Update on Ives Family History Blog: September 2013

I started this blog on February 15, 2007 with this post Ives Family Blog Overview. I first did this summary on October 4, 2007 and this is just an update. I have put up a total of 250 posts so far. I am still getting many comments and have 379 so far. As I said then, I am writing about the descendents of William Ives, one of the founders of New Haven CT. It is not like a regular blog that posts on current events and does not go back and makes changes to prior posts. Rather it is an online draft history that I hope to continue to improve. I intend to continue to modify this document on an ongoing basis and welcome all comments, additions, and corrections. This includes going back and correcting material already posted when new evidence arrives. Below is an Ives family gathering in Pinebluff North Carolina in the early 1900s. My great grandfather, Sumner Abraham Ives, is on the far right. My grand father, Sumner Albert Ives, is next two him. The two women are my great grandmothers, Alice Dunbar Ives and Eulalia Sharp.

 

I have now provided all the research that I have completed to date. This summer I finally visited New Haven and walked on the land owned by William Ives. It is now a parking lot for a medical building but there is a nice green hedge along one of the property lines. There have been over 127,315 page views since I started with an average of 52 a day, over a 100 on some days. I have met a number of new relatives and learned new information about the Ives family. I will continue to make periodic updates through new posts and corrections to existing material. There have been 429 comments on the 263 posts. Your suggestions are welcome.

Comments

[Jon Heintzman]

Just found this, very good information! I am through Martha Patsy Ives, whom married William Brockett, lots of history here that was lost in our branches journey west, thank you!

[dorio]

Aloha! I am looking for information on Albert Ely Ives, born in Newburgh, NY. He was an architect, described as an "East Coast society" architect, who did quite a bit of work for the DuPont family. He eventually came to Hawaii and opened up shop here. Trying to find out more information about him. If he is a relative, please let me know. I can be reached at 826Mojitoville@gmaildotcom.

Mahalo!

[Bill Ives]

Dorio

I am not familiar with Albert. Good luck in your search.

[Pam Casscles]

Hello -

I am responding to your research of Albert Ely Ives of Newburgh,NY and Honolulu, Hawaii. Burt was my great uncle, brother to my paternal grandmother, Pearl Ely Ives. Winterthur of Delaware- former DuPont estate - has some very nice photos and correspondence on his work which was quite extensive. His work followed through to Pebble Beach, Calif, Boca Grande, Florida, Hawaii of course, with the home that President Obama resides while on vacation, He married a Hawaiian native, Kanuai (sp?) Wilder, - very interesting man and wish I had met him myself. Very charming, very old world architecture and culture- traveled with the old uppercrust - dined with King of Siam.
The Ives/Ely families go back hundreds of years in the United States - I am doing Ancestry.com on my family trees -
Feel free to contact -
Mahalo-
Pam Casscles, [email protected]

[Liz Land]

Is Ely a middle name? My husbands family is originally from Pennington Gap, Va and their last name is Ely. Rev. Claude Ely, who wrote There Ain’t No Grave, is the most well known. Not sure if you might be related but the name just caught my eye while watching a YouTube video on the DuPont home.

[Bill Ives]

Good question. I am not sure of the answer but perhaps another reader will be able to let you know.

[John Stambaugh]

I just found your blog & am planning a trip to New England in September 2020 to commemorate Mayflower passenger ancestors. Is there a source describing location of William through Ephraim Ives graves (my ancestors)?
I am also related to John Hall, another signatory of the Wallingford Compact. His grave is also of interest. Thanks!