Joseph Andrew Budd, son of William Budd and Rachel Burrow was born on May 10, 1845 at Marcellus, New York. Rachel Mary Schlientz gave May 10, 1847 as Joseph's date of birth. The date given here is taken from Joseph's death certificate. It should be noted that there is a good deal of secondary evidence which points to 1847 as the year of Joseph's birth, i.e. his age on his marriage license and in various United States census returns. When recording Otis' second marriage, Indiana is given as Joseph's place of birth. He died at the age of eighty-four years, two months and six days on July 16, 1929 at Shelton, Nebraska. He was buried on July 18, 1929 in the Shelton Cemetery at Shelton, Nebraska. Joseph was a member of the Methodist Church and a member of Shelton Lodge I.O.O.F. 141 and Ellen Rebekah 306.
Rachel Mary Schlientz described her father as being six feet one in height, and having red hair and blue eyes.
During his lifetime, Joseph pursued a variety of occupations. He was a blacksmith, farmer, drayman, livery stable operator, town marshal/night watchman and nurse. While living in Michigan, shortly after his first marriage, he was a blacksmith. According to various newspaper clippings and abstractions, he tried his hand at farming in 1895 at Humbold, Kansas and in 1913 at Logan, Kansas. He is reported to have lived on a sheep ranch. After his marriage to Winifred, he and his family removed to Kansas to live and work on the ranch owned by his father-in-law. However, Joseph became violently ill from the water and could not work. The family return to Nebraska where, on December 29, 1899, Joseph purchased a livery stable in Shelton, Nebraska. He ran this livery stable until 1913. From July 6, 1892 to May 3, 1893, Joseph was town marshal of Shelton, Nebraska.
Joseph first married on May 17, 1868 at Constantine, Michigan to Susie P. Erway, daughter of Julius S. Erway and Nancy Ada Barnum. Susie, aka Susanna Polly, was born on September 9, 1853 near Three Rivers, Michigan. Susie's death certificate cites September 9, 1849 as the date of her birth. When recording Otis' second marriage, Indiana is given as Susie's place of birth. She died on September 30, 1905 at Tacoma, Washington. She was buried on October 2, 1905 in the Tacoma Cemetery at Tacoma, Washington. Joseph filed a petition of divorce on August 17, 1891 asking for a dissolution of his marriage to Susie "on the grounds of wilful desertion, adultery and cruelty". The final divorce was granted on September 23, 1891.
At the time Joseph and Susie migrated to Nebraska, they were accompanied by Joseph's cousin, Alexander Burrows. In 1884, Alexander's wife become ill and died. Susie when over to the Burrows residence to help the family and console Alexander. Shortly thereafter, she and Alexander went to the State of Washington, taking Otis Budd with them.
Joseph traveled to Washington determined to get Otis back. He took a pistol with him. Upon arriving in Tacoma, Joseph went to an Odd Fellows Lodge where he told his story to a fellow member. He told the member that he had a pistol and was going to see his ex-wife. He was going to return with his son or kill both of them. The fellow lodge member talked Joseph into giving up the pistol and going to retrieve his son. This Joseph did without harm to anyone.
Joseph and Susanna had six children.
Joseph married a second time on May 8, 1893 at Grant, Nebraska to Winnie C. Boltin, nee Winifred Cordelia Reeves, daughter of Thomas J. Reeves and Mary E. Evans. Witnesses to their marriage were John Rodarmel, Joseph's son-in-law, and Ada Mae Budd Rodarmel, Joseph's daughter. Winnie was a widow. She had married John Boltin in 1885. He died circa 1890. She was born on 29 January, 1870 at Princeton, Missouri. She died at the age of fifty years, six months and six days on July 5, 1920 at Shelton, Nebraska. She was buried on July 8, 1920 in the Shelton Cemetery at Shelton, Nebraska. As a young girl, Winifred became a member of the Camaldolite Church.
The following article appeared in the local paper giving this interesting account of Joseph's and Winnie's marriage.
"This town has been treated to a little sensation in the matrimonial line this week. The gossip of it runs thus: Some time ago Mrs. John Rodarmel's father, Mr. Joseph A. Budd, who resides at Shelton, Neb., wrote to his daughter here to give him the address of some elligibe[sic] maiden or widow with whom he might correspond with a view to matrimony. The gentleman is well along in his forties and Mrs. Rodarmel, for the fun of it, gave him the name of Mrs. Winnie Boltin, a young widow of 22, who had been living with her a short time. Monday afternoon Mr. Budd dropped off the train at Grant. He was met by his correspondent. They tumbled into one anothers arms, mentally, made all haste in securing a liscense[sic], the service of Rev. Robinson, and were duly married that very evening at the Rodarmel residence at nine o'clock. They seem entirely satsified with the swiftness of fate in this particular instance. When it is considered that the contracting parties were entire strangers up to the arrival of Mr. Budd in Grant Monday, the marriage must be conceded a certain degree of romance. At any rate it is the first thing of this kind to disturb the social serenity of this town. We wish them well and hope no wave of trouble will agitate the peaceful waters of their future life."
The Shelton Clipper ran the following short announcement of their marriage.
"J. A. Budd, ex-village marshal, last week hied himself away to Perkins county and when he returned Wednesday morning he brought with him a bride, he having been married at Grant Monday evening to Mrs. Winnie C. Bolton. The Clipper extends congratulations."
Rachel Mary Schlientz, nee Budd, has stated that these stories are damnable lies created by Johanna Rachel Butler, nee Budd to embarass her father. The truth of the matter is that Joseph corresponded with and phoned Winnie for several months prior to the marriage. He would make trips to Grant, Nebraska to visit Winnie. These would be made by horse and buggy as no rail line ran to Grant as reported in the above newspaper stories.
Joseph and Winifred had five children.
She married on December 24, 1921 at Sterling, Colorado to John William Tighe, son of John Tighe and Mary E. [family name unknown]. John William was born on July 7, 1892 and died in 1941. John was described in his World War I draft registration card, which was date May 26, 1917, as being tall and slender with brown eyes and light brown hair.
Rose and John operated a café in Holyoke, Colorado.
Frank married Eunice Van Camp. She is reported to have been born on March 10, 1904 and to have died in January of 1970 at Portland, Oregon.
Caroline first married Enock Peterson. They were divorced.
Caroline married for the second time to Oscar Haugen. Caroline and Oscar had one child.
Rex married on August 9, 1968 to Rose B. Tefteller, daughter of Irvin Tefteller and Fannie [family name unknown]. Rose was born on May 21, 1912 at Hazen, Arkansas. She died on August 24, 1999 at North Platte, Nebraska.
Rex and Rose had four children: Michael, Carolyn, Mary Ann and John William.
Winnie has two children from her first marriage.
She married on 4 September, 1912 to Dave McKee, who was born about 1887. He was a farmer by profession.
Orvel married on September 27, 1914 to Dorothy (Dolly) Wade. Dorothy was born in 1887 and died in 1951.
Orvel and Dorothy had six children.
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