The Gladding book: being an historical record and genealogical chart of the Gladdding family, with accounts of the family reunions of 1890 and 1900, at Bristol, RI., the Gladdings' American ancestral home . helping it will be a giandsuccess and a right jolly good time to all who can make it convenientto attend. Mope that I shall be able to attend the next reunion. My fathers name was Joseph Richmond and my grandfathersname was Joseph. My mothers maiden name was Craig—of Scotchparentage. My father had one brother, named Horace, and one sis-ter, named Lydia. This is all the information I can giv
The Gladding book: being an historical record and genealogical chart of the Gladdding family, with accounts of the family reunions of 1890 and 1900, at Bristol, RI., the Gladdings' American ancestral home . helping it will be a giandsuccess and a right jolly good time to all who can make it convenientto attend. Mope that I shall be able to attend the next reunion. My fathers name was Joseph Richmond and my grandfathersname was Joseph. My mothers maiden name was Craig—of Scotchparentage. My father had one brother, named Horace, and one sis-ter, named Lydia. This is all the information I can give you con-cerning mv familv. I am the only one of n)v family name. Thereare several Gladdings in Albany but no relation to me that I knowof. I am thirty-six years old. I married a Miss Taylor in 1878 andhave had six children—one dead and live living. If I do not take too much of your vnhiable time I will give youfor future reference the names of my family in full. Mothers name. Mary A. : wifes. Jennie S. ; childrens, RobertR., (dead), Clara ^^alter Fannie May and Helen Marguerite,(twins), and Irene. With kind regaids to you all. I remain Yours, etc., ROBERT R. Lexington ff--^yo--^-~^ APPENDIX. Brief Biography of BENJAMIN F. GLADDING. Benjamin F. Gladding, now living, in his 80tli year, at Gill,Mass., is the oldest son of Benjamin Gladding, a carpenter ofBristol, R. I., who married Mehitable, daughter of James Cogges-hall of Bristol, R. I., and subsequently moved to Rainham, Benjamin F. was born Oct. 29th, 181;). About one year laterhis father, in company with several others, moved out west toChenango county, New York state, stopping for about one year at asmall village called Norwich and then settling in the town of Phar-salia. He and his brother John bought two adjoining farms, andbecame leading Methodists, organizing a church and building aschool-house. Near!}- all the houses and barns of that vicinity, con-structed during the next ten
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