115 - now in the upgraded status of "likely" to be in St. Louis on May 10.
79 - May 10 loaction uncertain.
Of 133 living Capens, 83, or 62.4%, are expected to be one hand!
Ed. Note: This is a very cautious count.
Excluded is the
Bellefontaine contingent rumored to be planning a 100% turnout.
1912-01-23 o Marjorie Capen Foster Sheldon "Marj" 63
1912-03-15 o o +Edmonstone Field Thompson "Ed" 14.1
1917-06-27 o o Effie Virginia Zeibig Niedringhaus "Effie" 11.1
1917-12-06 o o +John Brodhead, Jr. "Buddy" 13.2
1920? o o +Vail Goss Carr "Vail" 13.1
1920? o o +Richard Emory "Dick" 31.1
1920? o o +C. Meredith Boyce "Meredith" 31.1
1922-04-02 o o Nancy Scudder Armistead "Nan" 12.2
1922-05-19 o o Lila Capen Jones Emory "Lila" 31.1
1922-07-30 o o Barbara Bitting Frazer "Barb" 32.1
1922-08-16 o o +Mary Francis Cutts Jones "Mary" 31.2
1923-01-26 o o Jessie Josephine Carr Brodhead "Dodie" 13.2
1923-02-16 o o +James Harvey Howe, III "Jim" 12.3
1924-08-27 o o Kenneth Hills Bitting, Jr. "Ken" 32.2
1924-09-08 o o Meredith Cabell Jones, Jr. "Bud" 31.2
1925-12-25 o o +Adelaide Hare Powel Bitting "Addie" 32.2
1926-07-20 o o Elizabeth Capen Scudder Howe "Betty" 12.3
1928-02-22 o o LaMay Hawes Capen Thompson "LaMay" 14.1
1932-12-20 o o o +Ronald Nelson Dubin "Ron" 12.31
1934-08-01 o o Torrey Norton Foster "Tor" 63.1
1935-07-23 o o William Coleman Bitting "Tom" 32.3
1935-07-23 o o George Capen Bitting "Jerry" 32.4
1936-10-10 o o Albert Orson Foster "Bert" 63.2
1938-02-19 o o +Carol Culver Bitting "Carol" 32.4
1939-05-31 o o +Sharon Lee Foster "Sharon" 63.2
1939-08-02 o o +Lucinda Johnson Pratt "Cindy" 63.2
1939-11-04 o o +Nicholas Berthoud Clifford "Nick" 63.3
1940-02-29 o o o +George Dwight Moore "Dwight" 13.21
1940-03-20 o o o +Daniel Mansfield Sprague "Dan" 12.32
1940-06-04 o o +Georgie Wright Pierpont Foster "Georgie" 63.1
1941-06-11 o o +Ray Marshall Evans, Jr. "Marshall" 63.4
1941-08-23 o o Marian Capen Foster Clifford "Marian" 63.3
1942-07-26 o o +Evelyn Hopewell Bitting "Lynn" 32.3
1942-12-21 o o o +Jane Hamill Sommer "Janie" 12.11
1943-02-16 o o o Charles Scudder Sommer "Sandy" 12.11
1943-04-10 o o Claire Capen Foster Evans "Claire" 63.4
1944-06-23 o o o Peyton Thompson Carr, IV "Peyton" 13.11
1944-07-01 o o o Wallace Delafield Niedringhaus, Jr. "Denny" 11.11
1945-12-28 o o o +H. Russell Kay "Rusty" 12.21
1946-05-12 o o o +Wilbur Tyson Trueblood "Ty" 11.12
1946-08-28 o o o +Ann Burford Niedringhaus "Ann" 11.11
1946-10-11 o o o Alice Scudder Armistead Kay "Alice" 12.21
1947-08-22 o o o +John Knowles Pollock "John" 13.12
1947-10-10 o o o +Anthony G. B. Melford "Tony" 11.14
1947-11-14 o o o Carol Capen Carr Pollock "Carol" 13.12
1947? o o o C. Meredith Boyce, Jr. "Meredith" 31.11
1948-05-19 o o o Kenneth Hills Bitting, III "Tim" 32.21
1948-06-04 o o o Virginia Capen Niedringhaus Trueblood "Ginger" 11.12
1948-07-20 o o o +Barry George Hood "Barry" 32.11
1948-10-06 o o o +Judith Madden Carr "Judy" 13.11
1949-01-02 o o o Susan Howe Dubin "Susie" 12.31
1949-05-27 o o o John Irving Armistead, Jr. "Johnny" 12.22
1949-12-27 o o o Josephine Carr Brodhead Moore "Jodie" 13.21
1949? o o o Lila Boyce Lohr "Lila" 31.12
1949? o o o +Walter G. Lohr, Jr. "?" 31.12
1950-04-13 o o o +Arthur Garfield Hailand, III "Arthur" 12.34
1950-04-28 o o o Thomas Hare Powel Bitting "Tom" 32.22
1950-05-02 o o o +Christopher Davis Cunningham "Chris" 32.41
1950-12-18 o o o Adaline Houghton Niedringhaus "Lynda" 11.13
1951-01-15 o o o +Amy Kenney Armistead "Amy" 12.22
1951-01-15 o o o Marie Howe Sprague "Marie" 12.32
1951-01-25 o o o +Linda Van Eck Niedringhaus "Linda" 11.11
1952? o o o Betsy Boyce Hoover "Betsy" 31.13
1952? o o o +Peter Hoover "Peter" 31.13
1953-01-06 o o o Mary Elizabeth Niedringhaus "Lisa" 11.14
1953-03-29 o o o Nelson Harry Howe, II "Nelson" 12.33
1953-07-27 o o o +Louise Keep Gardner Bitting "Sissy" 32.21
1953-09-25 o o o Laura Hawes Garesché Haffenreffer "Laurie" 14.11
1954-02-06 o o o +John Douglas Haffenreffer "John" 14.11
1954-09-15 o o o Jonathan Knight Bitting "Jono" 32.23
1955-01-04 o o o +Cynthia Nangle Bitting "Cynthia" 32.22
1955-02-21 o o o +Elizabeth Safe Bitting "Lisa" 32.23
1955-08-25 o o o Rebecca Capen Howe Hailand "Becky" 12.34
1955-11-12 o o o Eliza Halliday Frazer Hood "Liza" 32.11
1956-03-09 o o o Richard Louis Garesché, Jr. "Lou" 14.12
1956-09-06 o o o +Stephen Seeger "Steve" 11.15
1956-09-10 o o o +Janet Pfaff Garesché "Janet" 14.12
1956-10-18 o o o Anne Zeibig Niedringhaus Seeger "Anne" 11.15
1957-01-03 o o o +H. Tyler Franks "Tyler" 32.12
1957? o o o +Marya Boyce "?" 31.11
1958-12-01 o o o +Catherine Kenny Howe "Cathy" 12.33
1958-12-10 o o o James Harvey Howe, IV "Jimmy" 12.35
1959-04-09 o o o David Cutts Jones "David" 31.22
1959-07-29 o o o Barbara Reed Frazer Franks "Bobbie" 32.12
1959-08-19 o o o William Hodgman Bitting "Billy" 32.24
1960-08-19 o o o Mary Thacher Jones Otto "Mary" 31.21
1960-11-03 o o o +Corinne Dennig Jones "Corinne" 31.23
1960-12-20 o o o Carol Culver Bitting Cunningham "CC" 32.41
1961-05-29 o o o +Louise Kimbark MacColl Jones "Louise" 31.22
1961-11-12 o o o +Mary Rottinghaus Foster "Mary" 63.11
1961-11-14 o o o +Peter Klindt Sorensen "Peter" 31.24
1962-01-09 o o o Meredith Cabell Jones, III "Meredith" 31.23
1962-01-19 o o o +Nancy Pomeroy Foster "Nancy" 63.12
1962-01-20 o o o Torrey Norton Foster, Jr. "Torrey" 63.11
1962-03-10 o o o +Louise Foley Garesché "Louise" 14.12
1962-10-22 o o o +Robert Ewing Otto, Jr. "Bob" 31.21
1962-11-05 o o o Albert Orson Foster, III "Terry" 63.21
1962-11-13 o o o +Mary Brenton Howe "Mary" 12.35
1963-06-27 o o o Christine Watkins Jones Sorensen "Christy" 31.24
1963-11-23 o o o George Capen Bitting, Jr. "George" 32.42
1964-01-07 o o o Christopher Pierpont Foster "Chris" 63.12
1964-06-23 o o o +Jean Marie O'Neill Bitting "Jean" 32.31
1964-11-14 o o o +Mary Mauch Foster "Mary" 63.21
1965-03-27 o o o +Charles Horton Lownes "Charlie" 32.32
1965-08-14 o o o William Coleman Bitting, III "Cole" 32.31
1965-10-05 o o o Nicholas Berthoud Clifford, Jr. "Nick" 63.31
1965-10-17 o o o +Lewis Ragon Willmuth "Lewis" 63.13
1966-01-08 o o o +Maria Pedemonti Clifford "Maria" 63.31
1966-08-12 o o o Andrew Stebbins Foster "Andy" 63.22
1967-05-15 o o o Christopher Culver Bitting "Chris" 32.43
1967-09-04 o o o Kathryn Owen Bitting "Katie" 32.32
1967-12-18 o o o o Charles Hunt Niedringhaus "Hunt" 11.111
1967-12-31 o o o +Sarah Fischer Foster "Sarah" 63.14
1968-02-16 o o o o +John Alden Millard, Jr. "Alden" 12.112
1968-06-28 o o o Caroline Simmons Foster Willmuth "Caroline" 63.13
1968-08-01 o o o Stephen Wentworth Clifford "Stephen" 63.32
1968-12-08 o o o o Sandford Scudder Sommer "Sandy" 12.111
1969-01-16 o o o Ray Marshall Evans, III "Ray" 63.41
1970-03-04 o o o o Jane Sommer Millard "Jane" 12.112
1970-04-23 o o o Harlan Stuart Foster "Stuart" 63.14
1970-04-29 o o o o +Karine Behr Sommer "Karine" 12.111
1970-05-29 o o o +Kelly Noelle Martin Evans "Noelle" 63.42
1970-06-04 o o o o Lila Meredith Lohr "?" 31.121
1970-08-19 o o o Torrey Foster Evans "Torrey" 63.42
1971-03-04 o o o +Carolyn Killian Evans "Carolyn" 63.41
1971-03-11 o o o William Bartholomew Foster "Willie" 63.23
1971-04-03 o o o Charles Haskell Clifford "Charlie" 63.33
1971-07-23 o o o Douglas Capen Bitting "Doug" 32.33
1972-01-04 o o o o Walter G. Lohr, III "?" 31.121
1972-06-01 o o o +Tara Kathleen Callahan "Tara" 63.33
1972-07-31 o o o o Alicia Ann Niedringhaus "Alicia" 11.111
1972-11-17 o o o +Angela Marie Adams Bitting "Angela" 32.33
1972-12-13 o o o o Jason Knowles Pollock "Jason" 13.121
1973-01-30 o o o o Frederick Boyce Lohr "?" 31.122
1974-06-07 o o o o Graydon Hamill Sommer "Graydon" 12.113
1974-12-29 o o o o Matthew Graham Pollock "Max" 13.122
1975-12-18 o o o Marjorie Capen Evans "Marjorie" 63.43
1977-04-14 o o o o Ashly Niedringhaus Melford "Ashly" 11.141
1977-04-15 o o o o Courtney Capen Trueblood "Courtney" 11.121
1977-07-29 o o o o Eliza Meredith Hoover "?" 31.131
1978-07-27 o o o o Margaret Capen Pollock "Maggie" 13.123
1979-04-17 o o o o Abigail Finney Hoover "?" 31.132
1980-03-02 o o o o Lauren Virginia Carr "Lauren" 13.111
1980-08-05 o o o John Quincy Dickinson Evans "Quincy" 63.44
1981-04-01 o o o o Matthew Delafield Melford "Matthew" 11.142
1981-05-02 o o o o Christopher Guild Haffenreffer "Chris" 14.111
1982-03-24 o o o o Elizabeth Scudder Kelly "Elizabeth" 12.311
1982-08-02 o o o o Thomas Hare Powel Bitting, Jr. "Tommy" 32.221
1982-09-27 o o o o Justin Howe Kearns "Justin" 12.321
1983-02-03 o o o o Elizabeth Capen Haffenreffer "Lisa" 14.112
1983-03-03 o o o o Andrew Tyson Trueblood "Andrew" 11.122
1983-07-28 o o o o John Thornton Brodhead Moore "Tory" 13.211
1983-11-30 o o o o Alexis Kenney Armistead "Alexis" 12.221
1984-03-26 o o o o Carole Halliday Bitting "Cary" 32.222
1984-04-05 o o o o Diana Maxwell Kelly "Diana" 12.312
1984-04-17 o o o o Whitney Ward Melford "Whitney" 11.143
1984-10-19 o o o o Samuel Powel Bitting "Sam" 32.211
1984-10-19 o o o o Elizabeth Capen Bitting "Lili" 32.231
1985-03-04 o o o o Richard Louis Garesché, III "Rick" 14.121
1985-11-20 o o o o Anne Garesché Haffenreffer "Annie" 14.113
1986-07-10 o o o o Charles Erskine Melford "Chappy" 11.144
1986-07-17 o o o o Justine Madden Carr "Justine" 13.112
1987-01-14 o o o o Robert Samuel Garesché "Sam" 14.122
1987-03-09 o o o o Abbe Gardner Bitting "Abbe" 32.212
1987-10-30 o o o o Amanda Scudder Armistead "Amanda" 12.222
1988-02-21 o o o o Adaline Capen Melford "Macey" 11.145
1988-05-07 o o o o James Nangle Bitting "Jamie" 32.223
1988-09-27 o o o o Catherine Filley Howe "Filley" 12.331
1988-11-25 o o o o Robert Hale Ives Bitting "Robby" 32.232
1989-05-12 o o o o Elizabeth Bunn Hailand "Elizabeth" 12.341
1990-01-29 o o o o Melissa Brenton Howe "Melissa" 12.351
1990-07-14 o o o o Christopher Davis C'ngham, Jr. "Chris" 32.411
1991-04-04 o o o o Michael Erling Seeger "Michael" 11.151
1991-05-25 o o o o Julia Richmond Foster "Julia" 63.121
1991-10-26 o o o o Eve Dalrymple Boyce "?" 31.112
1991-12-11 o o o o Catherine Capen Evans "Capen" 63.421
1992-02-14 o o o o James Harvey Howe, V "Jimmy" 12.352
1992-02-29 o o o o Arthur Garfield Hailand, IV "Arthur" 12.342
1992-04-02 o o o o Frances MacColl Jones "Frances" 31.221
1993-02-03 o o o o William Storey Cunningham "Willie" 32.412
1993-02-03 o o o o Alexandra Bitting Cunningham "Allie" 32.413
1993-05-18 o o o o Jack Halliday Hood "Jack" 32.111
1993-06-05 o o o o Christopher Pierpont Foster, Jr. "Christopher" 63.122
1994-01-05 o o o o Henry Howe Hailand "Henry" 12.343
1994-05-23 o o o o Claire Josephine Foster "Claire" 63.111
1995-02-03 o o o o William Coleman Bitting, Jr. "Liam" 32.311
1995-04-28 o o o o Torrey Foster Evans, Jr. "Foster" 63.422
1996-03-31 o o o o Charlotte Capen Jones "Charlotte" 31.231
1996-06-03 o o o o David Cutts Jones, Jr. "David" 31.222
1997-03-17 o o o o Eleanor Reese Evans "Reese" 63.411
1997-05-31 o o o o new-in-late-May Bitting "late-May" 32.312
1997-07-00 o o o o new-in-July Willmuth "in-July" 63.131
1997-08-00 o o o o new-in-Aug Foster "in-Aug" 63.112
1997-08-15 o o o o new-in-mid-August Lownes "mid-Aug" 32.321
o 3rd generation Capen;
o o 4th gen.;
o o o 5th gen.;
o o o o 6th gen.
+ spouse; "o" to match partner.
You've probably already figured out the numbers following the nicknames. If not, at the bottom of the page is more on this topic.
Match the first two digits of the family code to the below links, and you can find the individual in his or her family roster descending from one of George Dunn Capen's 6 granddaughters or only grandson.
GDC > SDC to: (11) Adaline Capen Ziebig
GDC > SDC to: (12) Frances Isabel Capen Scudder
GDC > SDC to: (13) Lucile Capen Carr
GDC > SDC to: (14) Samuel Davis Capen, Jr.
GDC > GHC to: (31) Lila Capen Jones
GDC > GHC to: (32) Esther Capen Bitting
GDC > CPC to: (63) Marjorie Capen Foster Sheldon
Please e-mail me with any corrections or additions to this information: wbitting@yahoo.com.
revised 5/2/97
A brief summary of the Capen family number code: the purpose is to allow the reader to quickly identify to which branch and immediate family a person belongs.
Each digit represents the birth order of a Capen ancester within his or her family, descending from Geo D. The last digit is the birth order of the individual within his or her immediate family. For example, Sam D Capen (10) is the 1st born of George D Capen; Geo H Capen (30), the 3rd; Charles P Capen (60), the 6th. The other children of George D are not included here as none of them had children, with the possible exception of Jeanne, who remains the "mystery lady" to me.
While 10 looks like the number ten, here it is better thought of as a 1 followed by a zero, or 1 0. George Dunn and Frances Pond Capen had 8 children: Sam, Frances, Geo H., Mary, Wallace, Charles, Jeanne and Ethel. They are, therefore, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 & 8. The zero after each of those numbers is a "place holder" for their children. Thus Marjorie Capen Foster Sheldon, as the 3rd child of CPC, converts the place holding zero to a 3. So 60 becomes 63, representing the 3rd child of the 6th child of Geo D & Frances Capen. We are not dealing with the number 63, but rather with 6 and 3.
To make the "code" easier to read I've used a "dot" after the numbers for the 3rd generation (George Dunn Capen being the 1st genertion). So, instead of 63422, the number is written 63.422. Go to April 28, 1995, on the roster and you'll find that 63.422 is Torrey Foster Evans, Jr.. Reading the number for Torrey back to George D. Capen, in other words from right to left (backwards) he is the 2nd child of the 2nd child of the 4th child of the 3rd child of the 6th child of Geo D & Frances Capen. Of course, we know him as the great grandson of Marj Sheldon, grandson of Claire and Marshall Evans, and son of Torrey and Noelle Evans. /;-)