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Joseph Darby was a son of Eleazer Darby (b. 1731 Canterbury, CT - d. 1813 Homer, NY) & Anna Doubleday Darby (b. 1733 Suffield, Hartford, CT - d. 1800 Canterbury, CT). Anna Doubleday Darby was a daughter of Nathaniel Doubleday (b. 1706 Charlestown, MA) & Mary Atwell Doubleday (1710-1740 Boston, MA). Eleazer Darby was a son of James Darby (b. 1702 Dunstable, Middlesex, MA - d. 1786 Brooklyn, CT) & Eleanor Shepard Darby (b. 1701 Plainfield, CT). James Darby was a son of John Derby (b. 1672 Dunstable, MA - d. 1725 Groton, MA) & Mary Blanchard Derby (b. 1674 Chelmsford, MA - d. 1744 Groton, MA). John Derby was a son of Edward Derby, Sr. (b. 1639 Brisley, Surrey, Eng. - d. 1724 Boston, MA) & Susannah Hooke Derby (b. 1643 Eng. - d. 1668 Boston, MA).

Edward Derby, Sr. was a son of Augustine W. Derby (b. 1610 Brisley, Surrey, Eng. - d. 1639 Boston, MA). Augustine was a son of Sir John "Lord Derby" Stanley (b. 1590 East Coker, Somerset, Eng. - d. 1640 Salem, MA). Lord Derby was a son of Sir William Stanley, the 6th Earl of Derby (b. 1561 Westminster, London, Eng. - d. 1642 Chester, Cheshire, Eng.) and the Countess Elisabeth De Vere Stanley of Derby (b. 1575 Lancashire, Eng. - d. 1627 Westminster Abbey, London, Eng.).

Mary Derby was a daughter of John Blanchard (b. 1631 Dunstable, Bedfordshire, Eng. - d. 1694 Dunstable, MA) & Hannah Brackett Blanchard (b. 1634 Boston, MA - d. 1706 Dunstable, MA). Hannah Blanchard was a daughter of Richard Brackett (b. 1610 St. Peters, Eng. - d. 1690 Braintree, Norfolk, MA) & Alice Blower Brackett (b. 1615 St. Gregory, Eng. - d. 1690 Braintree, MA).

Anna Grow Darby was a daughter of Thomas Grow III (b. 1743 Abingdon, Windham, CT - d. 1824 Hampton, CT) & Experience Goodell Grow (b. 1747 Pomfret, Windham, CT - d. 1811 Hampton, CT). Deacon Thomas Grow III was a son of Thomas Grow II (b. 1714 Andover, MA) & Susannah Eaton Grow (b. 1715 Woodstock, CT - d. 1786 Pomfret, CT). Thomas Grow II was a son of Thomas Grow I (b. 1684 Ipswich, MA or Ipswich, Eng. - d. 1753 Pomfret, CT) & Rebecca Holt Grow (b. 1688 Andover, MA - d. 1762 Pomfret, CT). Thomas Grow I was a son of John Grow (b. 1636) & Hannah Lord Grow. Hannah was a daughter of Robert Lord (b. 1603 Ipswich, Suffolk, Eng. - d. 1683 Ipswich, MA).

Experience was a daughter of Ebenezer Goodell (b. 1703 Pomfret, CT - d. 1772 Canterbury, CT) & Experience Lyon Goodell (b. 1704 Woodstock, CT - d. 1758 Pomfret, CT). Ebenezer Goodell was a son of Thomas Goodale (b. 1676 Salem, Essex, [[Massachusetts|MA]] - d. 1756 Pomfret, CT) & Sarah Horrell Goodale (b. 1687 Beverly, MA - d. 1750 Pomfret, CT). Thomas Goodale was a son of Zachariah Goodell (1640-1715 Salem, MA) & Elizabeth Beauchamp Goodell (1648-1691 Salem, MA). Zachariah was a son of Robert Goodale (b. 1601 Ipswich, Suffolk, [[England|Eng.]] - d. 1682 Salem, MA) & Katherine Killiam Goodale (b. 1606 Dennington, Suffolk, Eng. - d. 1645 Salem, MA). Sarah Horrell Goodale was a daughter of Humphrey Horrell & Elizabeth Smith Horrell (b. 1663 Salem, MA - d. 1746 Halifax, Plymouth, MA).  * Thomas Dewight Darby (b. 1841 Cortland Co., [[New York|NY]] - d. 1900 Clarksville, Butler, IA), son of Thomas Darby (b. 1802 Homer, Cortland, NY - d. 1883 Cortland, NY) & Urana Marana Peck Darby (b. 1810 Solon, Cortland, NY - d. 1866 Cortland, NY). Wife (1867): Frances Elizabeth Bement Darby (b. 1845 Skaneateles Falls, Onondaga, NY - d. 1920 Clarksville, Butler, IA), daughter of Julius Caesar Bement (b. 1813 Cortland, NY - d. 1865 NY) & Sarah Emaline Darling Bement (b. 1821 NY - d. 1890 Clarksville, IA).** Lucius "Lute" Edwin Darby (b. 1868 Portland, Chautauqua, NY - d. 1943 Clarksville, IA); Wife (1888): Mary Amy Scott Darby (1867-1942 Clarksville, IA), daughter of Isaac Scott (b. 1839 Morrow, [[Ohio|OH]] - d. 1920 Barton, Clackamas, [[Oregon|OR]]) & Sarah Philippi Scott (b. 1848 Somerset, [[Pennsylvania|PA]] - d. 1923 Santa Ana, Orange, CA).*** Sarah Frances "Fannie" Darby Cross (b. 1890 Jackson Twp., Butler, IA - d. 1939 Bradford Twp., Chickasaw, IA); Husband (1913 @ Jackson Twp., Butler, IA): Charles Cross (b. 1883 Fremont Twp., Butler, IA), son of Frederick William Cross (b. 1857 Syracuse, Butler, IA - d. 1938 Nashua, Chickasaw, IA) & Evelyn May Porter Cross (1862-1941 Nashua, IA); In 1913, Charles was self-employed as an evangelist. Charles' & Sarah's wedding was witnessed by Luke Aldrich & Edith Cross. F.W. Cross was a son of Jackson Josiah Cross (b. 1829 Cattaraugus Co., NY - d. 1914 Bradford, IA). The Cross family emigrated from Warwickshire, England prior to 1786. Evelyn Cross was a daughter of John Adams Porter (b. 1826 Sheldon, Wyoming, NY - d. 1914 Riverton Twp., Floyd, IA) & Jane Elizabeth Johnson Porter (b. 1833 Springville, Erie, NY - d. 1907 Nashua, IA).*** Lillith M. Darby (b. 1892 Jackson Twp., Butler, IA - d. 1987 Waverly, IA). Lillith was employed in 1920 as a grammar (gradeschool) teacher in Fremont Twp., Butler, IA which she retired from by 1950. In her latter years, she resided with four nieces (Elizabeth Miller of Cedar Falls, Ada & Margaret Miller of Clarksville, Corinne Martz of Mountaintop, PA) and her nephew (Francis Miller of Lockport, IL).*** Ruth Elizabeth Darby Miller '''+1977''' (b. 1894 Jackson Twp., Butler, IA - d. 1977 Ainsworth, IA). Husband (1914 @ Presby., Clarksville, IA): Carlyle Mason Miller (b. 1891 Plainfield, Bremer, IA - d. 1977 Waverly, Bremer, IA), son of John Miller (b. 1858 Chicago, IL - d. 1908 Polk Twp., Bremer, IA) & Anna Elizabeth West Miller (b. 1861 Plainfield, IA - d. 1933 Waverly, IA). They farmed in the Plainfield area until 1924 when they moved to Clarksville where Carlyle was employed as a McNess salesman, then the Waverly Sugar Co., finally the International Harvester Co., in Waverly until he retired in 1963.**** Elizabeth Lillith Miller '''+2004''' (b. 1915 Butler Co., IA - d. 2004 Clarksville, IA). She retired in 1981 after 45 years with Northwestern Bell. Her memorial was held at the assembly.**** Ada Ruth Miller '''+2014''' (1919-2014 Clarksville, IA). Ada served as deputy clerk of the Butler Co. Selective Service Board until after WWII, then deputy clerk of court for Butler Co., then office manager of Butler Co. Abstract Co. for 39 years.**** Francis Carlisle Miller (b. 1916 Butler Co., IA - d. 1988 Lockport, Will, [[Illinois|IL]]). Wife (1941): Elvera Anna Anderson Miller (1914-2012 Lockport, IL). In 1986, Francis was baptized into the Swedish Covenant in Lockport, Illinois, the same group where his wife was baptized 1915 (rec'd 1933).***** Ronald Carl Miller (b. 1944 Cedar Falls, IA - d. '''2022''' Lockport, IL). He was baptized into the Swedish Covenant church in 1944 (rec'd 1960).**** Margaret Louise Miller (b. 1923 Butler Co., IA - d. 2001 Clarksville, IA). Margaret worked as an operator of an address-o-graph machine at the auditor's office at the Butler Co. Courthouse for over 20 years, then the Butler Co. Abstract Office before retiring in 1985.**** Corinne Helen Miller Martz (b. 1926 Waverly, Bremer, IA - d. 2016 Wilkes-Barre, PA). Husband: Bernard Allen Martz, Jr. (b. 1929 Tipton, Blair, PA - d. 2016 Wilkes-Barre, PA), son of Bernard Allen Martz, Sr. (1909-1981 Tyrone, Blair, PA) & Edna Mae Weber Martz (b. 1908 Antis Twp., Blair, PA - d. 1979 Tyrone, PA). Corinne was in fellowship with the [[Boyertown Assembly, PA]] for many years, and loved the Lord. She worked for the Iowa State Bank in Clarksville, then as an office manager for [https://higherinfogroup.com Business Office Systems] in Wilkes-Barre, PA until her retirement.*** Clarence Arthur Darby (b. 1896 Clarksville, Butler, IA - d. 1985 Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA). Wife (1918 @ Nashua, IA): Katie Marie Sutter Darby (b. 1894 Plainfield, IA - d. 1990 Independence, Buchanan, IA), daughter of David Sutter (b. 1864 Germany; emig. 1880; d. 1918 Fremont Twp., Butler, IA) & Anna Marie Scheidecker Sutter (b. 1871 Germany; emig. 1883; d. 1968 Charles City, Floyd, IA). Anna was a daughter of Johann Michael Scheidecker (b. 1830 Germany - d. 1896 Butler Co., IA) & Karolina Roth Scheidecker (b. 1838 Germany - d. 1910 Fremont Twp., Butler, IA). See '''Scheidecker family'''.**** David Lucius Darby (b. 1919 Butler Co., IA - d. 2009 Irving, Dallas, [[Texas|TX]]). Wife: Geneva McCurley Howard-Darby (b. 1914 Texas City or Wichita Falls, Galveston, TX - d. 2004 Irving, TX), daughter of John Washington McCurley (b. 1880 Denton, TX - d. 1964 Wichita Falls, TX) & Teley Pollard McCurley (b. 1885 Hamilton, TX - d. 1973 Wichita Falls, TX). David's memorial was held at [https://firstdallas.org/ First Baptist of Dallas]. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps. **** Raymond Lyle Darby (b. 1923 Plainfield, IA). Wife: Mary Frances Whipple Darby (b. 1923 Ramsey, Anoka, MN - d. 2006 Loma Linda, San Bernardino, [[California|CA]]), daughter of Arthur Charles Whipple (b. 1886 Galesburg, IL - d. 1947 Elk River, Anoka, MN) & Esther Victoria Loucks Whipple (b. 1897 Malmo, Aitkin, [[Minnesota|MN]] - d. 1972 Los Angeles, CA). 1930 @ Grand Rapids, Kent, [[Michigan|MI]]. ***** Deanna Lee Darby (b. 3-12-1945 Sherburne, MN - d. 3-28-1945 Hennepin Co., MN) ***** Carolyn Rae Darby (1-17-1946 - 2-1-1946 Waverly, IA). **** Erwin Clarence Darby (b. 1924 Plainfield, IA - d. 2005 Waterloo, IA). Wife: Ella Lucille Podhaski Darby (b. 1927 Cedar Rapids, Linn, IA - d. 2003 Jesup, Buchanan, IA), daughter of Joseph F. Podhaski (b. 1870 Monticello, Jones, IA - d. 1945 Waterloo, IA) & Edith Edna Ross Podhaski (b. 1887 Amber, Jones, IA - d. 1949 Waterloo, IA). Ella was raised at the [http://www.1stpresby.org/ East Park Presbyterian] in Waterloo, her memorial was there also.***** Susan "Sue" Marie Darby Bullinga (b. 1952 Waterloo, IA - d. '''2021''' Marion, Linn, IA). She was a licensed RN, and an active volunteer in a local food pantry, and a member of the [https://www.fpcmarion.org/ First Presby] of Marion. Her husband of 45 years was Lothar Bullinga, who is renowned for setting a record for Eastern Iowan men in cross-country skiing in 1980 of 35 miles in just over four hours. ***** Richard J. Darby (b. 1958 - d. 1970 Jesup, IA) **** Ellen Lorraine Darby Roberts (b. 1926 Nashua, IA - d. 2016 Charles City, IA). Husband (1952 @ Greene, IA): Harold Roberts (1921-1996 Clarksville, IA), son of James Oliver Roberts (b. 1868 Heyworth, McLean, IL - d. 1940 Butler Co., IA) & Lula Mae Barr Roberts (b. 1885 Kimball, Brule, [[South Dakota|SD]] - d. 1958 Clarksville, IA). Their wedding was officiated by Marlin Rayburn at [https://www.calvarybaptistgreeneiowa.org/ Calvary Baptist] in Greene, which was founded in 1939. In 1951, Ellen was employed by the Commercial Bank and Trust Co., in Charles City and Harold farmed west of Clarksville, and his mother resided in San Mateo, CA. Her memorial was held at [https://www.stjohncharlescity.org/ St. John Evangelical Lutheran] in Charles City. **** LeRoy Charles Darby (b. 1927 Plainfield, IA - d. 2009 Sarasota, [[Florida|FL]]). Wife (1949): Colleen Anna Obermeier Darby (b. 1927 Charles City, IA - d. '''2021''' Sarasota, FL), daughter of Charles Reuben Obermeier (b. 1890 Peoria, IL - d. 1971 Charles City, IA) & Elda Emma Polzin Obermeier (1893-1970 Charles City, IA). He was "fondly remembered for his strong faith in Christ, his perseverance, his generosity, and most of all, his positive outlook on life in all circumstances". He joined the Merchant Marines after graduating from Greene High School in 1945, and transferred to the Navy in 1946, and honorably discharged. Three months after his wedding in May of 1949, he contracted bulbar and paralytic polio which left him in complete paralysis. Thru rehab, he regained some use of his body, and graduated from Hamilton College, and continued into a 55 year banking career, as per his [https://www.newspapers.com/image/131114781 obit], as well as serving as a city clerk, and as president of the first Lions Club in Marble Rock. LeRoy's memorial was at [https://www.facebook.com/stpaulmononaia St. Paul ELC] in Monona where he resided many years, he was also with [https://www.faithlutheransrq.com/ Faith ELCA] of Sarasota where he was a strong supporter of the development of a major outreach expansion wing.

** Lida Darby Bishop (b. 1872 Iowa City, Wright, IA). Adopted daughter.