DUTCHER FAMILY ASSOCIATION

Vol. 2 ~ December 1935 ~ No.1

Charles Henry Dutcher
By Flora B. Dutcher

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Charles H. Dutcher was born Feb 17, 1841, near Barry, Pike County, Illinois, son of Squire and Elizabeth A. (Townsend) Dutcher, both natives of New York, who left New York in 1839 for Illinois.

Charles was raised on a farm in Pike County, Ill. His boyhood was spend in assisting his father with the farm work and attending the district school, which was near his home. Later he was a student for one year at the Christian University at Canton (now called "Culver-Stockton College") and then he entered Kentucky State University at Harrodsburg. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree there in 1864. During the Civil War the school buildings were confiscated for hospital purposes and the classes of the university were held in churches, store rooms and even on the street, as the work was carried on under very adverse conditions. Practically the entire session of 1862 and 1863 Mr. Dutcher served as a volunteer nurse in both the Union and Confederate hospitals in Harrodsburg.

After graduation he taught for eight years in different schools in Kentucky. In 1872 and 1873 he was principal of the city schools in Kirkville, Mo., and from 1873 to 1877 he held the chair of Natural Science and Latin in the Kirksville Normal School. In 1877 he assumed the Presidency of the Cape Girardeau Mo. Normal school. In 1880 and 1881 he went into the banking business in Butler, Mo., but in Sept. 1881 he returned to his beloved teaching profession, going to the State Normal School at Warrensburg, Mo., to fill the chair of Natural Science, from which he resigned in 1892.

For several years he was interested in a fruit farm near Warrensburg and was President of the Missouri State Horticulture Socieyy from 1901 to 1908. He continued to have an active interest in horticulture until his death September 25, 1924 at his home in Warrensburg, Mo. In early life he became a member of the "Disciples of Christ" church, and was a valuable member the rest of his life, being an Elder in the church at the time of his death. For a number of years he was an active member of the Masonic lodge and the Odd Fellow Lodge.

In August 1872 Mr. Dutcher married Laura A. Tucker of Jeffersontown, Ky., who died Feb. 20, 1880 leaving three children, Lida M. (who died in 1914), Flora B. and Edwin T. In Sept. 1883 he married Mrs. Rolla Pemberton Lynes of Columbia, Mo., who still survives him.

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In some future issues of this we will reprint an account of some events in the life of Capt. William Dutcher (mentioned in the previous issue). This information was secured from the Tarrytown Argus, (N.Y.) of January 27, 1894, supplied by Miss Edith Dutcher.

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Address communications: 4827 34 Ave. South,
Minneapolis, Minnesota


New Members.

32. Mrs Geore W. Palmer RR #2 Idaho Falls, Idaho
33. Mrs Harry John Miller 1706 Hoyt Avenue, Everett, Washington
34. Henry Redman Dutcher 831 Powers Building Rochester, N. Y.
35. Sadie H. Korn Glenwood Springs, Colorado
36. Theodore Shotwell Dutcher Amsterdam, New York.

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To September 10, 1935

Receipts from dues   $13.00
Expenses:    
stamps 13.47  
stencils 3.60  
paper 2.72  
envelopes 2.00  
    21.79
    -$8.79

The consensus of opinion is that we should establish a membership fee of one dollar per year to take effect at this time. The report for 1935 covers the four issues of the bulletin and between four and five hundred announcements mailed to prospective members. We will gladly mail copies of the bulletin to any prospective members whose names we receive.

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Civil War Veterans (continued)
Wisconsin Volunteers 1861-1865

Dutcher, Adam Pvt Co.K 18 Inf
  Charles " D 8 ?
  Cornelius " D 1 Cav.
  Cornelius " Un. 4 "
  DeWitt " D 41 Inf.
  DeWitt Wagoner I 48 "
  Edgar Pvt. K [unreadable] Cav.
  Eugene Sergt.   4 Battery
  Frank Pvt. G 40 Inf.
  Hamilton B. " E 10 "
  Henry D. "   10 Battery
  Horace " B 37 Inf.
  James " K 4 Cav.
  John " A 3 Inf.
  Nathaniel " D 12 "
  Platt " K 5 "
  Samuel " Un. 1 Heavy Art.
  Theodore " G 42 Inf.
  William Sergt. A 1 Heavy Art.
  William Pvt. A 2 Inf.
  William " A 36 "
  William A. " D 1 Heavy Art.

Does anyone know to what families these men belong?

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To make the family records more complete and interesting, it is requested that all members who have any duplicate pictures or snapshots of themselves, families, and homesteads mail them to the office for future reference.


Questions.

68. When did Margaret Dutcher marry Stephen Krieger? When did she die?

69. When was Arcoucher Dutcher, who m. William Whitney in 1747, born? When did she die and when did Wm. Whitney die?

70. John Dutcher m. Lois Washburn Jan 11, 1770. When did he d? When was Lois Washburn b. and when did she d?

71. Christian Dutcher, b. 1755 m. Joseph Beebe 1777, When did she d? When was he b. and when did he d?

72. Who was Noah S. Dutcher who d. at Granby, N. Y. Aug 1867?

73. When did Olive Fuller m. Philo Dutcher? When did she d? Who were the parents of Philo Dutcher? When was he born? And when did he die at De Witt, N.Y?

74. Who did William Dutcher b. 1784 m? When did he d? And what were the names of his children?

75. When did Wheaton Dutcher m. Eleanor Wheeler?

76. When did Joshua Dutcher m. Sarah Carrington?

77. When did Betsey Dutcher m. Mr. _____ Leach?

78. When did Sylvia Dutcher m. Mr. _____ Chase?

79. Who were the parents of William Dutcher who m. Tryposa Howard?

80. Who were the parents of George Dore Dutcher who m. 1st Catherine Snyder; 2nd, her sister Cornelia Jane Snyder?

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Answers.

6. Vol.1 #1-M.W.Dutcher, reports that John Dutcher and Jemima Van Wart were the parents of Andrew Dutcher, who m. Elizabeth Minnerly.

15. V.1 #2-M.W.Dutcher: His name was Calvin L. Dutcher and he was the father of the Civil War Veteran, Austin Dutcher, mentioned on page 2, V.1 #2. He, also, was the father of Calvin L. Dutcher, Civil War Veteran, on page 3, V.1 #4. This also answers #9-V1 #1.

59. V.1 #4-Myra Calvert, LeRoy, N. Y., submits the names of the children of David Dutcher, b. 14 Sept. 1740, and Margriete Fonteyn, as shown in David’s will filed at Poughkeepsie, N.Y. One dau. Catherine, wife of Martin Montfort.

66. V.1 #4-Mrs. George W. Palmer, Idaho Falls, Idaho, gives the following: Jane Dutcher was a dau. Of Thomas Dutcher and Betsy Hurlbert.

67. V.1 #4-Miss Edith M. Dutcher, Brooklyn, N.Y., informs us that Benjamin, Silas, Peter Covil and Adam Mott Dutcher, were brothers of Simeon S. Dutcher, and the children of Simeon S. Dutcher and fis first wife, Lydia Scouten, were Daniel, Benjamin and Delilah.

Vol. 2 ~ March 1936 ~ No. 2