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Margaret E. TERWILLIGER

Female Abt 1854 - Bef 1870  (< 15 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Margaret E. TERWILLIGER was born about 1854 (daughter of George TERWILLIGER and Matilda B. FOWLER); died before 1870.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1855, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George TERWILLIGER was born on 26 Apr 1827 in New Scotland, Albany, New York (son of John Simon TERWILLIGER and Margaret REID); died on 6 Apr 1892 in Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1850, DeWitt, Onondaga, New York
    • Census: 1855, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
    • Census: 1870, New York, New York
    • Census: 1880, Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois

    Notes:

    GEORGE TERWILLIGER
       George Terwilliger, attorney at law, Justice of the Peace, Notary Public and insurance agent, at Fulton, was born in the town of New Scotland, Albany, N. Y., and is the son of John and Margaret (Reid) Terwilliger, his father being of Holland descent and his mother of Scotch.
     At the age of nine years he moved with his parents to De Witt, Onondaga, N. Y., and remained with his father on the farm, receiving the ordinary common-school education, until he entered the Onondaga Academy, located at Onondaga Hollow, where he took a four years’ course and graduated in the class of 1850. He then commenced the study of the law with Forbes & Sheldon, in the city of Syracuse, and was admitted to practice in all the Courts of New York State on the 5th of July, 1852. During the time he was studying law he frequently assisted in editing the Syracuse Daily Journal, one of the leading newspapers in the interior of New York State, and after his admission to the Bar became editor-in-chief of that paper. He remained in this position for about two years, when he resigned on account of a change in the proprietorship, he being Free-Soil in his proclivities, while the new proprietors were pro-slavery in their views. Shortly after his resigning he was elected City Attorney of the city of Syracuse, receivng the highest vote cast for any one on his ticket except the candidate for City Treasurer. In 1857 he removed to New York city, where he practiced law, and was also honored with positions in the Custom House, and in the Tax Commissioner’s office. While a resident of New York he was admitted to practice in the United States District and Circuit Courts.
     In the summer of 1870 he came West in accordance with a long considered intention, and purchased the Sterling Gazette, which paper he conducted with ability and success until March, 1872, when he sold out and moved to Fulton, purchasing the Fulton Journal. In the fall of 1872 he sold a one-half interest in the Journal to Dr. W. C. Snyder, now State Senator, he taking the editorial department, and Dr. Snyder the business department. In 1876 he sold his interest in the Journal, and virtually laid aside the editorial quill. When the Legislature of 1877 convened, his reputation was such that he easily secured a clerkship in the House of Representatives, and served during the session. In the spring of that year he was elected Justice of the Peace of Fulton, and on his return from Springfield entered upon the duties of his office. In June, 1877, he was employed in editing and compiling Bent’s History of Whiteside, and completed the work in the following January. At the session of the Legislature in 1879 he was elected First Assistant Secretary of the Senate, and was, re-elected at the session of 1881, the Senators being so well pleased with his services that at this session they presented him with an elegant gold watch. At the special session of 1881 he was elected Secretary of the Senate. During the years 1874, 1875 and 1876, he was City Clerk of the city of Fulton. He has been Justice of the Peace of the town of Fulton for eight years, and at the late spring election was again elected, without opposition, for four years more.
     Mr. Terwilliger has been a member of the Masonic Order since 1862, having been made a Mason in New York city. He was married while editing the Syracuse Daily Journal, to Miss Matilda B. Fowler, daughter of John and Eliza Fowler, Mrs. Terwilliger being a native of New York city. They have two children, both girls: Lillian, wife of Henry H. Denton, of Newtown, Queens, N. Y., and Georgiana, unmarried.
     Mr. T. is Republican in politics, and has been an active member of the party since its organization. He is a popular Justice, his thorough knowledge of law and judicial turn of mind enabling him to make his rulings and decisions in accordance with law and evidence, so that his judgments are seldom reversed. As a writer Mr. Terwilliger is favorably known throughout Northern and Western Illinois by his connection with the press, and his able compilation of the History of Whiteside County in 1877. (Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside, Illinois, Chapman Brothers Publishing, Chicago, 1885., Page 327).

    In the 1850 Census of DeWitt, Onondaga NY, p. 337, Roll M432_570, George is listed as 22 years of age, and a “student at Law”

    George married Matilda B. FOWLER on 20 Jul 1853 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. Matilda (daughter of John FOWLER and Elizabeth) was born on 24 Jan 1837 in New York; died on 30 Apr 1914 in New York; was buried in Northport Rural Cemetery, Northport, Suffolk, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Matilda B. FOWLER was born on 24 Jan 1837 in New York (daughter of John FOWLER and Elizabeth); died on 30 Apr 1914 in New York; was buried in Northport Rural Cemetery, Northport, Suffolk, New York.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1855, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
    • Census: 1870, New York, New York
    • Census: 1880, Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois
    • Census: 1910, Bronx, New York, New York

    Children:
    1. 1. Margaret E. TERWILLIGER was born about 1854; died before 1870.
    2. Lillian TERWILLIGER was born on 27 Apr 1857 in New York; died on 26 Aug 1932; was buried in Northport Rural Cemetery, Northport, Suffolk, New York.
    3. Georgianna TERWILLIGER was born about 1861 in New York; died after 1930.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Simon TERWILLIGER was born on 16 Sep 1800 in Bethlehem, Albany, New York; was christened in Church of New Salem, Albany, New York (son of Simon TERWILLIGER and Jane COON); died on 31 Aug 1873 in Centerville, Allegany, New York; was buried in Collamer Cemetery, DeWitt, Onondaga, New York.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1850, DeWitt, Onondaga, New York
    • Census: 1855, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
    • Census: 1860, Clay, Onondaga, New York

    John married Margaret REID on 6 Dec 1823 in New Scotland, Albany, New York. Margaret was born about 1803; died on 11 Dec 1838 in Onondaga, New York; was buried in Collamer Cemetery, DeWitt, Onondaga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margaret REID was born about 1803; died on 11 Dec 1838 in Onondaga, New York; was buried in Collamer Cemetery, DeWitt, Onondaga, New York.
    Children:
    1. James M. TERWILLIGER was born on 30 Jan 1825 in New Scotland, Albany, New York; died on 17 Oct 1909 in Roselle, Union, New Jersey; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York.
    2. 2. George TERWILLIGER was born on 26 Apr 1827 in New Scotland, Albany, New York; died on 6 Apr 1892 in Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois.
    3. Nancy TERWILLIGER was born on 13 Apr 1830 in New Scotland, Albany, New York; died on 2 Jan 1915.
    4. Mary Ellen TERWILLIGER was born on 21 Jun 1833 in New Scotland, Albany, New York; died on 1 Oct 1834.
    5. Jane Reid TERWILLIGER was born on 26 Feb 1835 in New Scotland, Albany, New York; died on 8 Apr 1922 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
    6. Mary Elizabeth TERWILLIGER was born on 24 Apr 1837 in New Scotland, Albany, New York; died on 15 Mar 1908 in Manlius, Onondaga, New York; was buried in Collamer Cemetery, DeWitt, Onondaga, New York.

  3. 6.  John FOWLER was born about 1802 in New York; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1870, New York, New York

    John married Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born about 1802 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth was born about 1802 in New York; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1870, New York, New York

    Children:
    1. 3. Matilda B. FOWLER was born on 24 Jan 1837 in New York; died on 30 Apr 1914 in New York; was buried in Northport Rural Cemetery, Northport, Suffolk, New York.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Simon TERWILLIGER was born on 20 Feb 1760 in New Scotland, Albany, New York; was christened on 23 Mar 1760 in Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, New York; died on 4 Aug 1839 in DeWitt, Onondaga, New York; was buried in Collamer Cemetery, DeWitt, Onondaga, New York.

    Simon married Jane COON in 1788 in New Scotland, Albany, New York. Jane was born on 4 Oct 1770 in Albany, New York; died on 4 Apr 1846 in DeWitt, Onondaga, New York; was buried in Collamer Cemetery, DeWitt, Onondaga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Jane COON was born on 4 Oct 1770 in Albany, New York; died on 4 Apr 1846 in DeWitt, Onondaga, New York; was buried in Collamer Cemetery, DeWitt, Onondaga, New York.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Jennetje /Koen/

    Children:
    1. Sarah TERWILLIGER was christened on 28 Jun 1789 in First Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, New York.
    2. Ann TERWILLIGER was born on 27 Oct 1791 in Albany, New York; died in Unknown.
    3. Richard TERWILLIGER was born on 6 Jan 1794; was christened on 23 Feb 1794 in Princetown, Schenectady, New York; died on 9 Feb 1881; was buried in Lysander Union Cemetery, Onondaga, New York.
    4. Conrad TERWILLIGER was born on 5 Apr 1798 in New Scotland, Albany, New York; died on 3 May 1880 in Mason, Ingham, Michigan; was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Ingham, Michigan.
    5. 4. John Simon TERWILLIGER was born on 16 Sep 1800 in Bethlehem, Albany, New York; was christened in Church of New Salem, Albany, New York; died on 31 Aug 1873 in Centerville, Allegany, New York; was buried in Collamer Cemetery, DeWitt, Onondaga, New York.
    6. Fanny TERWILLIGER was born on 6 May 1802 in Albany, New York; was christened on 13 May 1802 in New Salem, New Scotland, Albany, New York; died on 15 Nov 1881.
    7. George TERWILLIGER was born in 1804 in New York; died in 1890 in Madison, New York; was buried in Pine Plains Cemetery, Sullivan, Madison, New York.