birth and death dates taken from documnets written by Bonnie Esgar
!death date could be 16 Oct 1856 but two references list 16 Oct 1881birth and death dates taken from documnets written by Bonnie Esgar
!death date could be 16 Oct 1856 but two references list 16 Oct 1881
!Middle Ini added based on information found on ancestry.com
birth and death dates taken from documents written be Bonnie Esgar
Letter from Adah states birth dat as 3 Dec 1829
Batch and Sheet #5027152 = Soure Call # 1553840 Film
data from letter from Adah dtd 24 jun 1956
data from letter from Adah dtd 24 jun 1956
Death date could be 28 Jan 1919
data from letter from Adah dtd 24 jun 1956
data from letter from Adah dtd 24 jun 1956
data from letter from Adah dtd 24 jun 1956
John Booth ESGAR Came to the United States in 1882, by working his passage on a cattle Boat when he was 16 years old. He docked in a Texas seaport and got job with a work gang that were building Railroads in and across the state of Texas.
John Died at home on a farm 1 mile north of Keesee, Bent, Coloredo.
!Birth location could be Southbrent, Davonshire, England
!Marrage took place in a parrish church (England).HISTORY OF JOHN BOOTH ESGAR
1866-1920
John Booth Esgar was born March 20, 1866 at his parents farm home near South Brent, Somerset, England. He was the second child born to John Hicks Esgar and Mary Ann Booth. His older brother, Arthur Esgar was born July 4, 1864 and sisters, Mary Agnes Esgar born June 2, 1868 and Edith Susanna born May 20, 1870. There father was addressed "Esquire" as he owned considerable acreage and was a sheep stockman farmer.
John B. received his elementary education in the local schools at South Brent. When he was 14 years old, he attended one term at The Friend's School at Walden, Essex, England. While attending this school he became acquainted with Adeline Hicks, from Kelvedon, Essex, England, who was also attending this school.
After his 15th birthday, in the summer of 1881 he obtained work with a steam boat company that were shipping cattle from Galveston, Texas to England. Upon arriving at Galveston he decided to stay in the United States and soon found employment with a construction gang that were building railroads thru out the State of Texas. He remained in this state until the spring of 1884 when he traveled to Sharon, Wisconsin to join his parents, brother and sisters, who has just migrated to this area from England. His parents, John Hicks and Mary Ann Esgar having purchased the 60 acres1 near Sharon in Walworth County, Wisconsin. The family remained together in this area through-out the 1884-1885-1886 farming season, when on October 1, 1886 John H and Mary Ann disposed of their property here and moved their entire family to a farm near Estherville, Iowa where on November 5, 1886 they purchased from T. W and Therese Jerrems a 160 acre farm,2 all in Emmet county, Iowa.
The health of John B's brother Arthur continued to deteriorate and he was soon placed in a Tuberculosis Sanitorium at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He died there on February 10, 1890 and was buried at Estherville, Iowa.
On September 28, 1891 John B. purchased for himself a 160-acre farm, being 2 miles due west of his parents farm. He purchased the farm3 from R. M. John and his wife Mary, for a total price of $5,000.00. He gave $3,200.00 in cash and assumed a mortgage of $1,800.00. Less than 6 months later he had a chance to make a few dollars, so on March 19, 1892 he sold the property to Charlotte Rice for $5,320.00, receiving $3,530. in cash and the new buyer assuming the $1,800.00 mortgage against the property.
Just prior to this sale, on February 4, 1892 John B. purchased from Frank P. Wood a 170 acre farmi, The purchase prce was $3,640.00 in cash and the property was located 2 miles north and 2 miles East of his parent's farm.
After farming this acreage the 1892 season, on October 25, 1982 he sold the property to Charles W. Wood for $4,250.00 cash, turning a profit of $590.00 on his investment.
After selling his farm at Estherville, Iowa, he went back to Sharon, Wisconsin where he worked in an Iron Foundry for about one year.
Early in the fall of 1893 John B. returned to England, where he found employment at Kelvedon, Essex, England. It was not by accident that he renewed his acquaintance with Adeline Hicks who was also employed there. He courted her throughout the winter and on March 14, 1894 they were married in the Kelvedon Parish Church. After the ceremony a reception was held in their honor at Coggeshall Hall, the home of Adeline's parents, Herbert Timperley and Mary Archer Hicks.
They came to the United States on their honeymoon, spending some time at Niagara Falls, New York before setting up house keeping and starting to farm near Estherville, Iowa, where John B's parents were still living.
Herbert Archer Esgar, their first child was born here at Estherville, on March 8, 1895.
As John B. was plagued with Asthma, he moved several times in his early-married life, seeking to find a climate that was more gentle to his health. Thus, 1897 found him farming near Sharon, Wisconsin, where their second child, Percy John Hicks Esgar was born on May 23, 1897. As the fall and winter became quite severe in this area and John B's Asthma had not relented; a warmer southern climate appealed greatly to them. Thus late in the year of 1897 they loaded their livestock and farm machinery into a train boxcar and had it diverted south thru Nashville, Tennessee. The family traveled along on the same train. As they traveled thru Tennessee, the landscape became very appealing, so they had their train car diverted to Decherd, Tennessee, which was a farming area.
On January 18, 1898 John B. purchased near Decherd, Tennessee 126 1/2-acre farm with improvements. The purchase price was $1,500. dollars, of which he gave $350.00 in cash and notes for the balance. This propertyii was purchased from R. T. and R. B. Miller and the John B. farmed this property only one season. On April 12, 1899 he sold the property for $1,650. receiving $1,200.00 in cash and the new owner assuming a $450.00 note payable to R. T. Miller.
About a month later on May 9, 1899, John B. purchased 87 1/2 acres of farm land from H. D. Broman for the total consideration of $1,554.73 (including interest) of which he gave $200.00 cash and notes for the balance. Said property was described as follows: Beginning on a rock in the road from Decherd by way of Thos. Madena's, it being the South West Corner of a track sold to Scott Turney and runs S. 1 1/2 E. with the road 117 poles to a rock in the Ga. road passing M.D. Embrey's and Pete Lefebre's corner at 11 poles and in all 50 poles to a post on the north side of the Georgia road which is marked for pointers indicating the line to be in the road, thence N. 81 E. with the road 20 poles to a rock in said road, thence S. 87 1/2 E. 66 poles to a rock in the center of the road, thence N1/2 E. 98 poles to a rock; Scott Turney's S. E. Corner; thence N. 87 1/4 W, with his line 28 poles to a dead oak and post oak, thence N. 83 W. 45 1/2 poles to a rock at the end of a wire fence, thence N. 89 W. 65 poles to the beginning. Within 30 days he was able to consummate a discount for early payment of the farm mortgage notes, thus on June 26, 1899 he paid off $939.92 in notes, leaving one note of $414.81 due July 1, 1903.
John B. farmed this property thru the 1899-1900 and 1901 farm seasons. On August 2, 1900 John and Adeline's third son, Arthur Franklin Esgar was born. The Esgar's were not too content living in this humid climate, thus in the fall of 1901; John B. sent his wife and three sons to England for a visit. He sold his farm, livestock and machinery and packed personal items into large trunks and headed by train for La Junta, Colorado.
John B. was not familiar with the western lingo and as the train neared La Junta, the conductor called out La Junta, pronouncing the J as an H. John B. did not recognize the name and made no effort to get off the train. After the train continued on, the conductor noticed John B. was still abroad and insisted that he leave the train at Rockyford, Colorado, some 10 miles west of La Junta. The extra 10 miles further west made little difference to John B. so he accepted the conductors orders without further adue.
After a few days of investigating the area, on February 15, 1902, John B. was able to purchase 23 acres of irrigated land with improvements. The property was located in the NW corner of the W1/4NW1/4 of section 14 township 23 South of Range 57 and being about 2 miles west of Rockyford, Colorado. The purchase price was $2,210.00 and the 1901 taxes. Said purchase price was paid with $1,400.00 in cash and assuming a $600.00 mortgage to Sarah J. Merridith, and a second mortgage for $210.00 to David Hamm.
Adeline and their three sons soon arrived from their trip to England and the family started accumulating household furniture, farm stock and equipment again.
Herbert started to school in the fall of 1902 at the Lafayette country school, which was 1 mile north of their home. The following fall, 1903 Percy started to the same school.
On September 21, 1903 the Esgar's' 4th child, Richard William Esgar was born.
On December 16, 1903, John B. traded his 23-acre farm for 47.9 acres of irrigated land just east, but not adjoining his present farm. The property was described as 40 acres in the NW1/4NE1/2 and 7.9 acres in the W1/2NE1/4NE1/4 section 14, township 23 South of range 57 west. The trade was made with Albert G. Epler for a cash difference of $2,400.00 and Mr. Epler assumed the $600.00 mortgage on the 23 acres. John B. raised the cash difference by placing a mortgage against the 47.9 acres in the amount of $3,500.00 payable to M. J. Prince.
John B. farm this land the 1904 crop season, when on October 1, 1904 he sold the 47.9 acres for $4,500 cash and the new buyer assumed the $3,500 mortgage to M. J. Pierce. On this same date he purchased from David Hamm 80 acres in Bent County, Colorado. It being the S1/2SE1/4 of section 16, township 22, south of range 48 with 60 shares of Ft Lyon Water Stock for a total price of $2,600.00 dollars, being $1,700.00 cash and assuming a mortgage to Alfred Cretin for $900.00 dollars. During the last week in October in 1904, John B. moved his family, livestock and farm machinery to this property. The move was accomplished by team and wagon and took two days of travel time. Their night on the road was spent near an old granary near the road. At this camp they found their chickens were over-crowded in their crates and some were smothered.
After the Esgar's got settled in their new home, Herbert and Percy started to school at the Enterprise country School. The school was located about 3/4 mile north and 1/2 mile west of their home. The Harry Clines and the Ewers families were neighbors to the east and the G. D. Cole family were neighbors on the south.
After farming this property the 1905 farm season, John B. saw the need for more acreage and better ground, thus on January 27, 1906 he purchased from Jacob D. Yoder the W1/2 of the SE1/4 of Section 10 in township 22 South of Range 48 West of the 6th PM. containing 80 acres with 72 shares of Ft Lyon water stock. The purchase price was $3,100.00 cash. The family immediately moved to this property. On June 13, 1906 John B. sold the 60 shares of Ft Lyon water from his original purchase in Bent County to John Oneill for $1,500.00 cash.
That fall Arthur started to school along with his brothers Herbert and Percy. On November 6, 1906 the Esgar's' fifth child and first daughter Rosa Margaret Esgar was born
On November 16, 1907 John B. entered into an agreement with F. A. Atkinson whereby John B. agrees to trade to F. A. Atkinson the SW1/4SE1/4 of Section 16, township 22, range 48 for F. A. Atkinson's NE1/4SE1/4 of section 16, township 22, range 48 and 8 shares of Ft Lyon water stock and $500.00. Legal Warranty Deed for exchange of ownership of the above-described agreement was completed on February 17, 1909.
1903 and 1905 purchased and moved to a farm three and one half miles West of Wiley Colorado. He resided at this place until his early in life death on April 8, 1920, being just a few days over 54 years old.
Though out his adult life his basic livelihood was derived from farming and feeding the farm produce back to livestock. Most winters he would feed from two to five thousand lambs for shipment to Kansas City, Missouri, in the spring as fat lambs. Each fall he traveled extensively through out New Mexico to purchase the lambs from individual growers. At one time he kept a herd of Holstein dairy cows, which were milked by hand and the milk transported daily to the pickup station at Keesee. John B. also kept a well-blooded Percheron Stallion on his farm to improve the breeding of better draft horses in the community.
John B. had many talents that he developed and used through out his life. He was a good blacksmith, having his own shop where he repaired farm machinery and made most of his hand tools. He was a first class carpenter and an amateur architect sketching his own blue prints and building therefrom. He drew the blue prints and built his own home, which is still being occupied, at his original home three and one half miles west of Wiley, Colorado. He was a good listener and councilor and always found time to listen and council with his neighbors and friends. He was a good teacher and loved to teach the gospel. At the time of his death, he had been the teacher of the adult Sunday school class in the Methodist Church for a number of years.
John Booth Esgar officially signed his name as J. B. Esgar and was know among his wide area of friends as Jack.
Through out his life he found time to develop hobbies. He was an amateur photographer, taking and developing many pictures of his family and of his neighbors. He also found time to develop the art of woodcarving. There are several wooden statutes among his heirs' to day that would pass for the work of a professional.
John B's wife Adeline stood beside and sustained Jack in all his endeavors. They were both raised in the Episcopalian faith, but not finding this church organized in their newly adopted community, they joined the Methodist Church and continued to support it with their faith, love, service and money through out their lives. They raised a family of five sons and two daughters who all joined the Methodist church in their youth.
After John B's death, Adeline moved from the farm to a residence in Wiley in order to be closer to her church work. She had a great love for the Ladies Aid, a women's auxiliary of the Methodist Church, which she served faithfully through out her entire life. She lived nine months past her 98th birthday. She held the love and respect of the whole community where many greeted her as "Grandma Esgar".4
1 North 60 acres of the W1/2 of the NE1/4 of Section 27 in township 1 North of range 15 East
2 being all of the SE1/2 of section 23 in township 99 North Range 34 West of the 5th P.M.,
3 being the SE1/4 of section 19, township 99 north of Range 33, west of the 5th PM.,i being all that part of the E1/2 of section 4 lying south of the B. C. R. and N. Railway right-of-way, in township 99 North of Range 34, West of the 5th PM.
ii legal description was described as follows: Bounded on the North by Warren and Scott and on the West by R. T. Miller and on the South by Jas Wilkerson (colored) and Henry Montague (colored).Birth location could be Southbrent, Davonshire, England
John Died at home on a farm 1 mile notth of Keesee, Bent, Coloredo. Birth place could be South Brent, Dunshire, England
Marrage took place in a parrish church (England).
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
HISTORY OF Adeline Hicks.
Grandmother Esgar's family, the Hicks Family were farmers in England. Mr. Hicks looked over a rather substantial acreage and the workers lived in small houses around the manor. Grandma tells of her upbringing where the children "were to be seen but not heard"; for the most part they lived on the second floor, and had their own nanny, who educated the kids. Grandma when in her teens was sent to Dunkirk, France to a girls school. She learned to speak French, refinement, and she brought home several oil paintings which were kept and later became the possession of one of the children. The story as I understand it is the Esgars lived just down the lane. The Senior Esgar was a teacher and operated a boys' boarding school. Grandpa, John Hicks Esgar, was just home from wherever he was attending school and was told that he could not stay at home as there had been an outbreak of sickness among the boys in school and the Esgars had arranged for John to stay up the road at the Hick's home called Coggeshell Hall. John must have been impressed with Adeline because the Esgars moved to the United States and sometime later John wrote to Adeline and ask for her hand. Adeline wrote back and said she could not remember what John looked like; that he would need to come back to England so they could be reacquainted. John took her up on the proposition and sailed back to England and appeared on the steps of the Hick's home asking Mr. Hicks for the right to marry Adeline. Hicks told John that he didn't think the marriage would work because Adeline couldn't adjust to the wilds of America (this was in 188?) John told Mr. Hick's that his thoughts about America were incorrect, why they had many modern conveniences, why they even had mechanical dishwashers. As a consequence of this statement the John Hicks Family had one of the very first mechanical dish washers complete with a level on the outside which stirred the dishes in water as one of the children was assigned the duty of "doing the dishes". Getting back to the conversation between John and Mr. Hicks. Mr. Hicks said that another reason he did not favor the marriage was that Adeline "didn't even know how to wash a hankie". I don't know the rest of the story but obviously John won out.
(The above taken from Esgar family reunion prior to the one planned in 1991)
from http://www.rooksbridge.org.uk/RootsMagicStuff/b62.htm
John Hicks ESGAR 74 was born on 4 April 1828 in White House Lane. Edingworth. SOM.74
In 1851 he was a farmer with 42 acres at living at Whitehouse farm in White House Lane.
Edingworth. SOM.45 He died on 13 November 1903 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota. Parents: John ESGAR and Susannah COMER.
ancestral file report dtd 8 aug 1993 list birth Abt 1832
Clayton Esgar's FGR lists birth location Haslingden, Lancashire England
from http://www.rooksbridge.org.uk/RootsMagicStuff/b62.htm
Spouse: Mary Anne BOOTH. Mary Anne BOOTH and John Hicks ESGAR were married on 1 September 1863 in Morecambe. LANCS..
Children were: John Booth "Jack" ESGAR, Agnes Mary ESGAR, Edith Susanna ESGAR.
Arthur Esgar died in a T. B. Sanitarium at Cedar Rapids, where he was treated for Tuberculosis which he had contracted when a teenager.
!Burth place could be South Brent, Dunshr, England
Marrrage took place in a Parrish church Ardleigh, E. E.
Mary Archer had 6 brothers and 8 sisters.
Clayton Esgar's copy of FGR lists birth location as Walton on the Naze Essex England (also death location is the same)
Ellis Island record dated Oct 10 1921 list address as Walton House, Capferd, England
addition information lists birth location as Coggeshal Hall, Coggeshall, Essex, England
birth state is Colorado?
!Violet and Vivian were twins.birth state is Colorado?
Gale Douglas was born with a hole in his heart and died on the operating table,
while Doctors were trying to repair it.
last name could be ACKERS
from IGI birth 23 MAR 1900 Holton, Jackson, Kansas
from IGI death 19 APR 1993 N, Olmsted, Cuyahoga, Ohiolast name could be ACKERS
other records list name as Clara Belle Esgar and birth location as Holton Kansas
Banker
last name changed from Temple to Tempel based on phone book lookup for family name in and around Wiley Coloredo.
death was at a Hospital in Denver, Colorado.
death was at a Hospital in Denver, Colorado.
Possable burial date is 30 Apr 1979. 2 May 1979 taken from obit program.
Civil War records list Laura Minehouse's GrandFather last name as MEINHAUS
Laura Addeene Esgar Friday, September 03, 2004
Laura Addeene Esgar, 96, resident of the Pueblo Regent, passed away Sept. 1, 2004. Preceded in death by her husband, Richard "Dick" W. Esgar. Born Nov. 30, 1907, in Wiley, Colo. Survived by her children, Kendall L. (Patricia F.) Esgar of Pueblo, Beverlee (Raymond) Weimer of Franktown; grandchildren, Ric (Domonica) Esgar, Jacci (Dennis) Zabukovic, Kendall Esgar II, and Pat A. Esgar, Rex Weimer, Rod (Lorraine) Weimer and Rich (Jackie) Weimer; great-grandchildren, Ryan (Karlie) Zabukovic, Kerstien Zabukovic, Brandon (Shelly) Esgar, Daneya Esgar, and Ryan Coy, Carla, Richard, Benjamin, Christine and Stephanie Weimer; great-great grandchildren, Laine and Quinn Zabukovic, and Kaylee Esgar. Laura was married in 1927, attended Blair Business College in Pueblo and also was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Laura enjoyed her retirement years traveling with her husband in the motor home, spending their retirement years in Phoenix, Ariz., and Colorado. Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004, at Imperial Funeral Home Chapel. Donations may be made to the charity of your choice in Laura's name through the funeral home office.
Tridition is: Robert was nicked name "Mike" when he was about 2 years old, by Ed Linville, a young man working for his Dad, (John Booth Esgar).
Birth location was at home north of Keesee Colorado, Between Wiley and McClave Coloredo.
Marrige took place in the home of a J of P in Syrascuse, Hamilton, Kansas
Birth location was at home outside the town of Wiley, Coloredo.
Referenced social Security records lists birth date as 19 Sep 1903 but does not list a middle name. Need to find a marriage certificate if possible
Birth took place at the esgar home 1 mile north of Keesee, Bent, Colorado.
initiatory 19 oct 1999 LANGE