William Goodwill Guthrie 1825 NY – 1892 NY and Sarah Roberts
of Wayne County, New York, USA

WILLIAM GOODWILL GUTHRIE
Parents: Ahiel Guthrie c1789MA-1851NY and Diantha Bullock 1782NY-1873NY
Birth: 15 April 1825
Birth Location: Huron, Wayne, New York, USA
Occupation: Farmer
Marriage: Abt. 1847 in Huron Wayne, New York to Sarah Roberts
Death: 15 August 1892
Death Location: Huron, Wayne, New York, USA
Burial Location: Huron Evergreen Cemetery

SARAH ROBERTS
Parents: Unidentified
Birth: 8 December 1824
Birth Location: Stradbroke, Suffolk, England
Guthrie Children: Carolina Josepha (1848), Louisa Diantha (1852), James Reuben (1854), Alice Sophronia (1856), Charles S (1859), Hattie L (1866), Anna A (1871)
Death: 23 July 1896
Death Location: Huron, Wayne, New York, USA
Burial Location: Huron Evergreen Cemetery

Guthrie Children: 7
Y-DNA Project Participants: Yes
Autosomal DNA Participants: No

CHILD 1: CAROLINE JOSEPHA GUTHRIE aka ‘CARRIE’
10 Jun 1848 NY – 6 Sep 1923 NY

Caroline was listed in the 1850 and 1860 censuses of Wayne County, New York with her parents. She was 20 years old at her marriage to Charles Edwin McQueen on 27 Oct 1868 in Rose, Wayne, NY. He was a farmer born 26 August 1838 in Tyre, Seneca, NY, a son of Hiram and Amarillo McQueen. They continued to make Wayne County their home raising a large family of nine children on their farm two miles west of Wolcott. Carrie died on 6 September 1923 and Charles the following year on 12 October 1924.
McQueen Children: 9
1.) Hiram Jerome McQueen 1869NY-1942NY m1.Mary Lena Searles +ch., m2.Bertha Hanneman +ch.
2.) Luna Caroline McQueen 1871NY-1952NY m. Warren Seager +children
3.) Leona Estelle McQueen 1873NY-1945NY m. Lewis W. Cline -no children
4.) William Zopher McQueen 1875NY-1941NY m. Ivy Blanche Whitney +children
5.) Bertha Amelia McQueen 1880NY-1939NY m. Austin LeRoy Hendrick +child
6.) Amasa Duane McQueen 1884NY-1946NY m. Lucinda Dailey +children
7.) Pearl McQueen 1885NY-1885NY – died in infancy
8.) Emerilla McQueen 1887NY-1935NY – unmarried
9.) Effie Alice McQueen 1893NY-1973FL m. Howard F Morganthaler +child

Y-DNA Project Participants – N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: No

CHILD 2: LOUISE DIANTHA GUTHRIE
5 Jul 1852 NY – 1920 NY

Louise Diantha Guthrie was born in Rose, Wayne County, New York. She married widower Charles Deady about 1870. He had 1 daughter, Junea Deady, from his previous marriage. Charles was a farmer.They had three children. Charles died on 23 March 1904, 16 years before Louise. He was seventy. After her husband’s death, Louise moved to Oswego, New York to live with her son. She died on 12 Nov 1920 in Oswego. She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery in Clyde, Wayne, New York.
Deady Children: 3
1.) Edith C Deady 1872NY-1901NY m. Edward Martin* – no children
2.) Clara Estelle Deady 1873NY – 1947NY m. Merrit H Bennett Jr – no children
3.) Grover Cleveland Deady m. La Verna A Seely +children
*Martin married as his 3rd wife Awilda Guthrie, daughter of Rev. James Reuben & Carrie (Stophel) Guthrie

Y-DNA Project Participants – N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: No

CHILD 3: REV. JAMES REUBEN GUTHRIE
26 Jun 1854 NY – 10 Nov 1918 NY

James Reuben Guthrie grew up on the family farm. He married Carrie Marie Stophel about 1883. In addition to farming, he became a minister of the Methodist Protestant Church for the Onondaga Conference. In September of 1901, he was appointed as the pastor of the North Huron Methodist Protestant Church. (Record, 27 Sep 1901) James and Carrie were blessed with eight children born between 1884 and 1904. James was only 64 at his death on 10 November 1918. Carrie lived with her youngest sons until her own death on 29 August 1930. They are buried at Huron Evergreen Cemetery.
Guthrie Children: 8
1.) Awilda L Guthrie 1884NY-1960NY m.Edward Martin (his 3rd wife) – no children
2.) William John Guthrie 1886NY-1974NY m. Grace Maude DeVol +children
3.) Alice Helene Guthrie 1891NY-1959NY m1. James Johnson, m2. James Wilson, m3. Joseph Parker – no children
4.) Ahiel Eugene Guthrie 1894NY-1960NY m. Blanche M Ford +children
5.) Mina Guthrie 1896NY – 1898NY – died in early childhood
6.) Ester Lily Guthrie 1898NY-1898NY – died at 3 months of age
7.) Dee Harry Guthrie 1902NY – 1943NY m. Gertrude May Wilson +child
8.) George Nelson Guthrie 1904NY-1955NY m. Marjorie Entelle Field +children

Y-DNA Project Participants -Yes
Autosomal DNA Participants: No

CHILD 4: ALICE SOPHRONIA GUTHRIE
28 Oct 1856 NY – 15 Nov 1939

Alice Sophronia Guthrie was born in Rose, Huron, Wayne, New York on 28 October 1856. She married about 1875 to Charles Bonyton Kellecut, a local farmer. They continued to live in the area. They had one daughter, Eva, who married Albert James Ackerman. After Charles’ death in 1932, Alice lived with the Ackermans. There were no children in the family. Ironically, after her husband’s death, she supplemented her income by crocheting baby clothes for local wholesale store. Alice died on 15 November 1939 at 83 years, and was buried at Huron Evergreen Cemetery.
Kellecutt Children: 1
1.) Eva M. Kellecut 1878NY – 1960NY m. Albert James Ackerman – no children

Y-DNA Project Participants – N/A – Female Guthrie / No Living Descendants
Autosomal DNA Participants: No Living Descendants

CHILD 5: CHARLES S GUTHRIE
1859 NY – Sep 1859 NY

Charles S Guthrie is listed on the 1860 Mortality Schedule as being 5 months old at his death in September 1859. His remains were interred at Huron Evergreen Cemetery.

Y-DNA Project Participants – N/A – No Descendants – Died in Infancy
Autosomal DNA Participants: N/A – No Descendants – Died in Infancy

CHILD 6: HATTIE L GUTHRIE
24 Feb 1866 NY – 9 Oct 1884

Hattie, 14, was listed with her parents during the 1880 census of Lyons, Wayne, New York. Family trees include a DOD of 9 Oct 1884, when she was 18, but no corresponding record or obituary has been found.

Children: None Known
Y-DNA Project Participants – N/A – Female Guthrie / No Descendants
Autosomal DNA Participants: No Descendants

CHILD 7: ANNA A GUTHRIE
1871 NY – 1871 NY

Anna A Guthrie was born and died in her infancy in 1871. She is buried at Huron Evergreen Cemetery.

Y-DNA Project Participants – N/A – Female Guthrie – No Descendants – Died in Infancy
Autosomal DNA Participants: N/A – No Descendants – Died in Infancy

Primary Sources

These are original or near-contemporary records created at or close to the time of events (e.g., official government documents, church registers, or direct eyewitness accounts).

• U.S. Federal Census Records (enumerations listing the household directly):
  • 1850 U.S. Census, Huron, Wayne County, New York: Lists Ahiel Guthrie (likely William’s father), Diantha, William (age 25, farmer), Sarah (age 25), and young daughter Caroline (age 2). This places the family in context and confirms approximate birth years and locations.
  • 1860, 1870, 1880 U.S. Censuses for Huron, Wayne County, New York: These should show the growing family, William’s occupation as farmer, Sarah’s birthplace (England or noted as New York in some transcriptions, though blog states Suffolk, England), and children’s names/ages. Variations in reported birthplaces highlight transcription nuances or enumerator errors.
  • Implications/Edge Cases: Censuses are primary but prone to errors (e.g., ages rounded, names misspelled as “Guthrie” or variants). Pre-1850 censuses list only head of household, so earlier details rely on parents’ entries.
• New York State Census Records (non-population schedules or state-specific):
  • 1855, 1865, 1875 New York State Censuses for Wayne County: These often provide more detail than federal ones, including exact town, occupation, and nativity. Likely to confirm Sarah’s English origins and marriage timing.
• Vital Records (Marriage, Death, Burial):
  • Marriage record or bond/index for William Goodwill Guthrie and Sarah Roberts, ca. 1847 in Wayne County, New York. No exact digitized record is cited in the blog, but FamilySearch lists a marriage date of 14 September 1847 (potentially from user-submitted data or derived indexes).
  • Death certificates or registers: William’s death on 15 August 1892 and Sarah’s on 23 July 1896 in Huron, Wayne County. New York death indexes/records from this era may be available via state archives or local clerks.
  • Cemetery records and headstone inscriptions: Huron Evergreen Cemetery (Find a Grave memorials likely exist, though not directly sourced in the blog). Gravestones provide death dates, sometimes birth or family info, serving as primary if inscribed contemporaneously.
• Church or Baptismal Records:
  • Potential Methodist or local church records in Huron for children’s baptisms (e.g., son James Reuben became a Rev. in the Methodist Protestant Church). No specific records cited, but North Huron Methodist Protestant Church is referenced indirectly via son’s appointment.
• Probate, Land, or Tax Records:
  • Wayne County land deeds, tax assessments, or wills (William died 1892; potential probate file). These could confirm property ownership and heirs.