September 5

John Downing Herdman was born 05 September 1837

The Herdman family is related to the Treat family by the marriage of Belle Treat to Ulysses Grant Herdman. (Belle was the sister of my great-grandfather Marcus Treat). I have largely given up on trying to figure out exactly how individual Herdmans are related to one another. Here's one reason why it's so confusing --

The second generation of Herdmans in our family records consists of three brothers - John, Michael, and Henry - sons of Henry and Eva Elizabetha Shoemaker Herdman. These three Herdman brothers married three Downing sisters. John married Anna Susanna Downing, Michael married Jemima Downing, and Henry married Ruth Downing. 

John Downing Herdman is the son of John and Anna Susanna Downing.

John Downing Herdman married Margaret Johnson. They had five children - William McClellan 'Mack', Thomas, Alvaro, Aggie, and Mary.

PHOTO: Alvaro (Alvero?) Herdman

PHOTO: William McClellan 'Mack' Herdman, with his wife Laura Helterbran and Mabel (I don't know who Mabel is -- maybe their daughter?)

I don't have pictures of their other children.

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Matthew Dallas Treat was born 05 September 1984

Matthew is the son of Terry Treat.

Terry is the son of Jack and Joanie Treat.

Jack was the son of John Dallas Treat (brother of my grandmother Christie Treat Thomas)

PHOTO: Jack and Joanie Treat with their children Terry, Jeff, and Jackie Jo.

PHOTO L-R: John and Mabel Treat, Jack and Joanie Treat, Christie and Bill Thomas

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Seth William Gard married Eliza Jane Helpman Conklin 05 September 1870

Seth Gard was a brother of my great-great-grandmother Adeline Lucretia Gard.

Adeline Lucretia Gard married Asa Gibson, and they were the parents of my great-grandmother Lora Gibson Burford.

From FindAGrave memorial for Eliza --

"Eliza Jane HELPMAN CONKLIN was the second wife of Seth W GARD, marrying on 5 Sep 1870 Richland Co, IL. They had no children. After she died, Seth took off for California."

Obituary of Seth William Gard.

28 December 1910, The Republican-Advocate, CO