Family History - Russell Makepeace

1. Russell Makepeace,¹ born ca. 1905 in Mays Landing, Atlantic County, New Jersey (parents not determined).¹ Russell married Eleanor Beeson Morse (born ca. 1902 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, parents not determined¹).

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Charles Denison Makepeace II, born 1 January 1934 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Married Cornelia Stetson ‘Tippy’ Ward.

1. Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1934, Charles Denison Makepeace II, born: 1 January 1934 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; father: Russell Makepeace, 29, born in Mays Landing, N.J., trade: cranberry grower; mother: Eleanor Beeson Morse, 32, born in Houston, Texas.

2. Charles Denison Makepeace II² (Russell¹), born 1 January 1934 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.¹ Charles married, 28 September 1956 in Sherman, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Cornelia Stetson ‘Tippy’ Ward^{5, 6} (born 27 March 1937 in New York, the daughter of Stetson Ward and Marianne C. Evans^{2, 3, 4}).

	3	i.	Margaret Anne Makepeace, born 17 January 1960.4
+	4	ii.	Susan Morse Makepeace, born 31 October 1961. Married (1) Andres T. Rojas, Jr. Married (2) Thomas John Basting, Jr..

1. Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1934, Charles Denison Makepeace II, born: 1 January 1934 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; father: Russell Makepeace, 29, born in Mays Landing, N.J., trade: cranberry grower; mother: Eleanor Beeson Morse, 32, born in Houston, Texas.
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Sherman, E.D. 1-139, Sheet No. 1B, Stetson Ward, 33, New York, real estate, salesman; wife Marianne C. Ward, 31, New York, church reader, church; daughter Elizabeth P. Ward, 5, Conn.; daughter Cornelia S. Ward, 3, Conn.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Sherman, E.D. 1-247, Sheet No. 28, Stetson Ward, 43, New York, insurance state agent, insurance company; wife Marianne Ward, 41, New York, healing work, Christian Science practice; daughter Elizabeth P. Ward, 15, Conn.; daughter Cornelia Ward, 13, Conn.
4. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
5. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ Charles Makepeace II and Cornelia Ward, married on 28 September 1956 in Sherman, Connecticut.
6. Marriage Announcement, New York Times, New York, New York, 29 September 1956, Miss Cornelia Stetson Ward and Charles Denison Makepeace 2nd, married on 28 September 1956 in Sherman, Connecticut.

4. Susan Morse Makepeace³ (Charles,² Russell¹), born 31 October 1961.¹ Susan married, first, 10 November 1984 in Marion, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Andres T. Rojas, Jr.² (born ____, parents not determined). Susan married, second, 1991, Thomas John Basting, Jr.³ (born ca. 1962, parents not determined¹).

	5	i.	Christopher Makepeace Basting, born 1993.1
	6	ii.	Tara Makepeace Basting, born 1996.1

1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
2. Marriage Announcement, New York Times, New York, New York, 11 November 1984, Susan Morse Makepeace and Andres T. Rojas, Jr., married on 10 November 1984 in Marion, Massachusetts. The article provides biographical details and the names of their parents and her paternal grandfather, and mentions that Andres’ previous marriage ended in divorce.
3. Justia US Law (website: law.justia.com), State of Minnesota In Court of Appeals, In Re the Marriage of Thomas John Basting, Jr., vs. Susan Morse Makepeace. Filed August 24, 2010.