Fannie A. Ireland Update - Yes, They Are Cousins

I discovered the connection between Fannie A. Ireland and Mary Elva Stilwell.

Fannie A. Ireland and Mary Elva Stilwell were first cousins once removed.

Fannie's mother was Mary Cady.
Mary's mother was Ann Eliza White who married Stephen P. Cady.
Ann Eliza's parents were Hamilton White and his wife, Betsey Dennis.

Mary Elva's mother was Mary K. White.
Mary K's parents were Hamilton White and his wife, Betsey Dennis.

So Mary Elva's mother was the sister of Fannie's grandmother.

Here is a chart:

Sure would love to find pictures of some of the Fannie Ireland bunch.

So here is what I have found to date about the family of Hamilton White and Betsey Dennis and their descendants:

Hamilton White was born 23 September 1775 in Suffolk Co., New York.  His parents were Henry White and Sarah Hedges.  He married Betsey Dennis on 11 December 1803 in Stonington, Connecticut.   Betsey was born 25 May 1786 in Stonington, Connecticut.  I have not yet found her parents.  Their children were Samuel White (born 1804; married Sarah), Ann Eliza White (1809-1889; married Stephen P. Cady), John Cheseborough White (1815-1882; married Mary Ford), and Mary K. White (1824-1901; married Lonson Stilwell).  Hamilton and Betsey moved to Michigan sometime before 1850.  Hamilton died there 24 September 1862 and is buried  in Reeds Corner Bethel Cemetery, Ripon, Fond du Lac Co., Wisconsin.  After Hamilton's death, Betsey went to live with her daughter, Mary K (White) Stilwell.  Betsey died in Wisconsin 30 April 1875 and is buried next to her husband.

Their other daughter, Ann Eliza, married Stephen P. Cady in 1829.  They had at least 8 children, not all of whom have I sorted out yet.  Stephen died in 1871 and Ann Eliza died in 1889.  They are both buried in Greenwood Cemetery, New Berlin, New York.  The child of main interest in this puzzle is their daughter, Mary E. Cady, who was born 6 July 1831 in New York state.

Mary E. Cady married Alex B. Ireland July 8, 1854 in Clinton Co., Iowa.  I am not sure why she moved to Iowa.  Perhaps her brothers moved there?  I haven't pursued this yet.  She died 9 May 1872 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Camanche, Iowa.  Alex Ireland died 29 August 1879 and is also buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. 

Mary E. (Cady) and Alex B. Ireland had the following known children:  Jennie Ireland (1855-1898) who married Lee R. Heilman; Marie Antoinette ("Nettie") Ireland (1860-1923) who married Dr. George Alfred Smith; and Louie Ireland (1865-1880).  And Fannie A. Ireland, who was the writer of the letters to Mary Elva Stilwell. 

So mystery solved.

I have at least one more letter of Fannie's and also a letter from Ann Eliza (White) Cady that I will be transcribing and posting soon.