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Note: MARRIAGE #3: Record of marriage is not yet found. MARRIAGE #4: Copy of marriage certificate issued in Williams County, Ohio on
14 Jun 1897; pg 124, #369, Volume 8; FHL film #914,039
NOTE: George Rawson Joy was married four times. His first three wifes were sisters, the daughters of Gorham & Althea (Whitmarsh) Cottrell of Worthington Massachusetts, and Gorham,Ohio. He first married Parmelia and she died as a young women most probably in Hillsdale or Lenawee County, Michigan. His second marriage was to Lucy, widow of James Rogers, one of the early settlers in Pioneer, Ohio. She was the mother of his children. After her death, in 1892 he married another sister, Jane K., widow of Philetus W. Norris. Norris was an explorer and Norris Basin in Yellowstone Park is named in his honor.
DEATH: Copy of death certificate; Ohio Historical Society; Certificate #72551; certificate gives date of birth, 8 Jun 1819, place Connecticut; Divorced; Retired; Names of parents are not known; Crosby G. Sweet is informant; Cause of death, accidental injury to hip and senility; Place of burial is Floral Grove Cemetery.
The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 128 page 1 Mrs. Helen J. Masters Morris. DAR ID Number: 127002 Born in Bryan, Ohio. Wife of Reginald Morris. Descendant of Asa Cottrell, as follows: 1. Charles H. Masters (b. 1856) m. 1880 Alice A. Joy (b. 1858). 2. George R. Joy (b. 1819) m. 2d 1848 Lucy Cottrell (1820-92). 3. Gorham Cottrell (1780-1853) m. 1810 Althea Whitmarsh (1788-1867). 4. Asa Cottrell m. 1770 Lucinda Otis Clapp (1754-1836). Asa Cottrell (1746-1833) served as private, 1776, in Captain Lyman's company, Colonel Dike's regiment, and in the expedition, 1777, at Bennington and Stillwater. He was born and died in Worthington, Mass.
The following is from "County of Williams, Ohio" Historical and Biographical, edited by Goodspeed and Blanchard. pgs 703-4; FHL film #1000350, item 3.
"George R. Joy was born June 8, 1819 in Thompson, Windham County, Conn. his
father, Elias Joy, having been born in the same town March 18, 1781. George R. resided in Connecticut until his sixteenth year, attending the common schools about three months out of twelve, working the remainder of the time at the trade of shoemaking. When sixteen years of age, he removed with his father to Worcester County, Mass, remaining two years, after which he resided in Boston, Montpelier, VT., Northern New York and Canada, being variously engaged as farmer, shoemaker, lumberman, etc. While in Boston, he engaged for a three years voyage, but never shipped, thus preserving his life--the vessel being lost during the passage.
He left Oswego, NY in 1842, stopping at Chicago through the winter and working at his trade. In the spring of 1843, he went to Lenawee County, Mich. where he labored for a time on a farm. He was first married 30 Oct 1844, to Parmelia Cottrell, who died 8 Aug 1847 in Michigan. He then married Mrs. Lucy H. Rogers and they had seven children. For his third wife, he married Miss Jane K. Norris sister of his second wife. Mrs. Addie Arnold, a widow, of Bryan, Ohio was his choice for a fourth wife."
1850 U.S. Census; Madison, Williams, Ohio; FHL film #444,734 pg 34; dated 14
Sep 1850
463/565 George Joy, age 30, farming, $2000, born in CT
Lucy Joy, age 30, born in MA Lucy Rogers, age 12, born in Michigan Mary Rogers, age 8, born in Michigan Josephine Rogers, age 4, born in Ohio John Pool, age 25, monthly laborer, born in Ohio 1860 U.S. Census; Madison, Williams, Ohio; FHL film #805,052
1242/1202 G.R. Joy age 41, a farmer, $3000/$3000, born in CT
Lucy Joy age 40, b Mass. Mary A. Rogers, age 18, b Mich. Josephine Rogers, age 12, b Ohio Phedilina Joy, (Fedilia) age 6, b Ohio Ellen Joy, age 3, b Ohio Elenor Joy, age 3, b Ohio Hellen Joy, age 2, b Ohio Roger Thomas, age 26, shoemaker, b MA Daniel Bowdine, age 18, farmhand, b Mich. 1870 U.S. Census; Pioneer, Williams, Ohio; FHL film
67/68 George R. Joy age 51, Hotel Keeper, $17,000/1000, born in CT
Lucy H. Joy age 50, keeping house, born in MA Ada Joy age 14, attending school, born in Ohio Ida Joy age 14, attending school, born in Ohio Alice Joy age 11, attending school, born in Ohio Charles Blake age 16, day laborer, born in Ohio 1880 U.S. Census; Madison, Williams, Ohio; pg 28; FHL film #1,255,077
226/226 G. R. Joy age 61, father, a farmer in good health; born in CT
Lucy Joy, age 60, wife in good health; born in MA Ida Joy, age 24, daughter in good health; born in Ohio Levi Miller, age 22, laborer in good health; born in Ohio 1900 U.S. Census; Pioneer Village, Madison Twp; Williams, Ohio
39/40 George R. Joy, born June 1819, age 80, a farmer, born in CT
Addie Joy, born Oct 1838, age 68, md 2 yrs, mother of 2 children, born in New York Grace H. Durkins, servant, born 1882, age 17, single, born in Ohio Loyd Adams, servant, Born Mar 1882, age 17, single, born in Michigan 1910 U.S. Census; Pioneer Village, Madison Twp; Williams, Ohio
78/78 George R. Joy age 90, Born in CT
Newkirk, Ida E. age 53, Born in Ohio The following was taken from History of Williams Co., Ohio by Shinn in 1905.
"George Rawson Joy, one of the prominent farmers of Pioneer, Williams Co.Ohio, was born in Windham county, CT. on 8 Jun 1819. He is the son of Elias and Mary (Wakefield) Joy, both natives of Connecticut. They removed to
Massachusetts from their native state and later returned to Connecticut, where both ended their days. Elias Joy worked in the first cotton factory in Rhode Island, built by a Mr. Slater. He was overseer of a cording machine in
Massachuseets. His last days were spent on a farm. In politics he was a Whig.
His wife was identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Of the eight
children born to Elias Joy and wife only one is living. (George R. Joy)
George Rawson was reared in Connecticut until twelve years of age, when he removed with his parents to Massachusetts. At the age of sixteen years he began to care for himself. From Massachusetts he went to Jefferson county NY where for five years he worked for a man in the lumber business. Then he went to Chicago, traveling from Buffalo by the last boat to go up the lake in 1842, the name of the boat being the "Superior." After a stay of one winter in Chicago he went, in March, to Lenawee county, Mich. driving a horse hitched to what he calls a "pung" on which he rode. There he worked two seasons, by the month, near Morenci, Mich. He erected the first house built in Morenci, which was used for a hotel. He owned sixty acres of land near Morenci, but sold it and removed to Williams county, Ohio, on April - 1848 and located on the same land he owns to-day. At that time there were but four houses between Pioneer and Bryan. For thirty years he successfully conducted the Joy Hotel, the building having been erected by him. The west side of Pioneer was built on the one hundred and sixty acres of land that he had previously bought. He has owned sixteen hundred acres of land within four miles of Pioneer. In stock dealing and the breeding of road horses and Durham cattle he has been actively engaged. The first drove of cattle driven across the Maumee river, in 1846, was purchased by him. In merchandising he has been equally successful. Today he is one of the well-to-do men in the county, having made all that he possesses by his own exertions. In politics he is actively identified with the Democratic Party. He has held the offices of school director and county commissioner, having been elected to the latter position by the largest majority ever given a candidate in the county. In religious matters his family are affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Joy holds membership in Joy Lodge, No. 441, Free and Accepted Masons, and Joy Lodge, No. 461, Independent Order of Odd Fellows."
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