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Max A. Wightman

Male 1890 - 1971  (80 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Max A. Wightman was born 26 Dec 1890, NY (son of Luther Lee Wightman and Lenora Unknown); died 29 Nov 1971; was buried , Richburg Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Luther Lee Wightman was born 1 Jun 1861, NY (son of Morton Wightman and Calista Knapp); died 15 Dec 1953; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.

    Notes:

    In the Federal Census of 1900, Lee L. Wightman is a widower age 38, living at Wirt, NY, with his widowed father Morton, 75, and his two sons, Max A. 9 & Glen T. 7; Eva M. Thomson 20 is boarding with them.

    Luther — Lenora Unknown. Lenora was born 18 Oct 1861; died 6 Nov 1893; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Lenora Unknown was born 18 Oct 1861; died 6 Nov 1893; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.
    Children:
    1. 1. Max A. Wightman was born 26 Dec 1890, NY; died 29 Nov 1971; was buried , Richburg Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.
    2. Glen T. Wightman was born Jan 1893, NY.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Morton Wightman was born 11 Oct 1824, NY (son of Simon Wightman and Catherine Allen); died 20 Apr 1919; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.

    Morton married Calista Knapp 1850. Calista (daughter of Israel Knapp and Sally Stanton) was born 1829; died Bef 1 Jun 1900; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Calista Knapp was born 1829 (daughter of Israel Knapp and Sally Stanton); died Bef 1 Jun 1900; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.
    Children:
    1. Daughter Wightman was born 10 Nov 1850, NY; died 11 Nov 1850, NY; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.
    2. Sally Aretta Wightman was born 29 Jan 1853; died 14 Mar 1856; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.
    3. John A. Wightman was born 3 Oct 1855, NY; died 17 Jan 1882; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.
    4. Mark A. Wightman was born Abt 1859, NY.
    5. 2. Luther Lee Wightman was born 1 Jun 1861, NY; died 15 Dec 1953; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Simon Wightman was born 11 Aug 1784, CT (son of Allen Wightman and Rhoda Lathrop); died 29 Oct 1871, Allegany Co., NY; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.

    Notes:

    The 1830 Federal Census at Bolivar, Allegany Co., NY, lists the following Wightmans: Simon, Aaron, E.H.

    The 1840 Federal Census at Wirt, Allegany Co., NY, list the following Wightmans: A., E.H., S., & L.

    In the Federal Census of 1850 at Wirt, Allegany Co., NY, Simon (Simeon) Wightman is 66 CT and Catherine is 64 NY. With them is Maria Wightman 37 NY, presumably a daughter; also Samuel Cusses 8 NY and Caroline D. Cusses 4 MI.

    In 1825, Simon Wightman was an Overseer of the Poor at Bolivar, appointed by the Town Council.

    The following is excerpted from "Allegany County and its people: a centennial memorial history of Allegany County, New York" (Alfred, N.Y.: W.A. Fergusson & Co., 1896) p 865: "Simon Wightman came from Skaneateles, Onondaga Co., to this county about 1812, and took up a lot of 150 acres, whose timber he felled and hewed, made his house of logs, and raised a small crop for present sustenance. He married Catherine Allen. They had 10 children of whom 3 survive: William of Turtle Point, PA; Morton, and Simon. Morton was born Oct 11, 1824, married in 1850, Calista, daughter of Rev. I. Knapp of Wirt and Sally Stanton his wife. His children living are Mark A. and Luther L. Simon Wightman, son of Simon and Catherine (Allen) Wightman, born March 6, 1827, married Melissa S. Gilbert, Sept 25, 1853. Their children are Rosa E., Frank M. and Bennie A. Simon Wightman Sr. and his wife Catherine were among the constituent members of the Baptist Church of Richburg, organized in 1828."

    The following notes are from this source: "History of Allegany County, N.Y.: with illustrations descriptive of scenery, private residences, public buildings, fine blocks, and important manufactories, from original sketches by artists of the highest ability, and portraits of old pioneers and prominent residents" (New York: F.W. Beers, 1879) p 381: The First-Day Baptist Church of Richburg was set off from the Baptist Church of Friendship and constituted as a church 29 Feb 1828. Among its founding members were the following Wightmans: Simon, Catherine, Roona (Roomy?), Rhoda, & Edward. Also, on its list of deacons or clerks is E. H. Wightman.

    Simon married Catherine Allen 29 Sep 1805. Catherine was born 29 Sep 1786, NY; died 28 Nov 1871, Allegany Co., NY; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Catherine Allen was born 29 Sep 1786, NY; died 28 Nov 1871, Allegany Co., NY; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.

    Notes:

    The gravestone does not have her maiden name. Catherine's maiden name is given in the following book: "Allegany County and its people: a centennial memorial history of Allegany County, New York" (Alfred, N.Y.: W.A. Fergusson & Co., 1896) p 865.

    Children:
    1. Edward Hubbard Wightman was born 14 Oct 1806, NY; died 3 Feb 1894, Allegany Co., NY; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.
    2. Rhoda Maria Wightman was born 8 Feb 1813, NY; died 3 Apr 1869, Allegany Co., NY; was buried , Dimick Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.
    3. Juliett "Julia" Wightman was born 1818, NY; died Between 1875 and 1880, Allegany Co., NY; was buried , Dimick Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.
    4. Lathrop Wightman was born 4 Jun 1820, Marcellus, Onondaga Co., NY; died 13 Jun 1889, Allegany Co., NY; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.
    5. William Wightman was born 21 Sep 1822, NY; died Aft 1 Jun 1900; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.
    6. 4. Morton Wightman was born 11 Oct 1824, NY; died 20 Apr 1919; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.
    7. Simon Wightman, Jr. was born 6 Mar 1827, NY; died 1907; was buried , Richburg Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.

  3. 10.  Israel Knapp

    Israel — Sally Stanton. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Sally Stanton
    Children:
    1. 5. Calista Knapp was born 1829; died Bef 1 Jun 1900; was buried , Dimick-Wirt Cemetery, Allegany Co., NY.