DOCKSTADER FAMILY HISTORY
Celistia Dockstader, the wife of Franklin Samuel Ferris was born in American Fork, Utah. Her father was George Dockstader and her mother was Lovira M. Dayton. At the time of this writing, nothing is known of any Dockstader beyond these two mentioned in this recording. We don’t even know when George was born or where. The fact that Celistia was born May the 8th, 1858 at American Fork, indicates that her father must have come to this area with the early pioneers. Research along this family line will have to be started. It is interesting, however, to note that the ancestors of Celestia have been traced back to England to the year 1275 on her mother’s side. Mrs. Leland Dayton who resides at this time at 2324 South 9th East in Salt Lake City has done extensive work on the Dayton line and names have been found 22 generations beyond myself. The Dayton name is found around New York as early as 1636 when Ralph Dayton came to America from England. His grandfather changed the spelling from “Deighton”. It is known that one Deighton was Lord Mayor of York and many were closely connected with royalty. Royalty owned some and it tells in the records where they gained a Freeman status during their lives. One was a collector of tolls and taxes.
It is to be hoped that someone of us can get busy on the Dockstader line and bring something to light.
(Compiled by Ellen Ferris Hixson 1960.
Re-typed for digitizing by Richard S. Hixson, April 2006.)
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