Some Descendants of Elizabeth Howland (Seth, Nathan, Seth, Nathan, Isaac, John) and William Butler Remey of Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa

1. Lieut. Edward Wallace Remey was born about 1838/40 [Ref, p. 87] in Iowa [Ref][Ref]. He died in 1885.
   Edward Wallace Remey disappeared from his ship the Portsmouth in Norfolk Harbor in 1885. [Ref, p. 87] Lieut. Remey was last seen on 17 Feb 1885 on the Old Dominion Line pier in New York, having arrived from Roanake. He was "demented" and it is likely that he fell or jumped into the North River. His badly decomposed body was recovered from the river on 13 Aug 1885. [Ref] Lieut. Remey was "good-looking and popular among his fellow officers." [Ref]
2. John Terry Remey was born on 4 Jun 1844 [Ref, 2;205] in Iowa [Ref][Ref][Ref]. He married Mary L. Rorer on 30 Oct 1872. [Ref, 2;206] She was the daughter of Judge David Rorer and Delia M. Viele. [Ref, 2;206] She was born in Sep 1849 in Iowa. [Ref]
   In 1900 John and Mary were living in Burlington where John was a banker. [Ref]
   John was president of the National State Bank in Burlington. [Ref, p. 430][Ref, 2;205]
   
   1. David Rorer Remey was born in Jul 1878 [Ref, p. 87] in Iowa. [Ref] He died in 1902. [Ref, p. 87]
3. Rear Admiral George Collier Remey [Ref, p. 430] was born on 10 Aug 1841 in Burlington. [Ref, p. 88] He died on 10 Feb 1928. [Ref, p. 87] He married Mary Josephine Mason. [Ref, p. 87] She was the daughter of Iowa Chief Justice Charles Mason. [Ref, p. 88] She was born on 12 Apr 1845. [Ref, p. 88]
   George was appointed Rear Admiral on 22 Nov 1898. [Ref, p. 88] He was in charge of the American fleet during the Spanish War. [Ref][Ref, p. 87] He retired on 10 Aug 1903. [Ref, p. 88] The World War II destroyer USS Remey was named after him.
   
   1. Angelica Gear Remey was born on 3 Sep 1879. [Ref, p. 88]
      The destroyer USS Remey was launched on 25 Jul 1943, sponsored by Miss Anglica G. Remey. [Ref]
      
   2. William Butler Remey was born on 23 Oct 1881. [Ref] He died on 29 Apr 1936 in Seattle. [Ref, p. 88] He married Mary Pasehall. [Ref, p. 88]
      According to his World War I draft card William was tall and slender with blue eyes and brown hair; his right hand was partially crippled. [Ref]
   3. Mary Remey was born on 18 Apr 1884. [Ref, p. 88] She married Lieut. Col. John Winthrop Wadleigh. [Ref, p. 88] John was the son of Admiral George Henry Wadleigh. [Ref] He died of yellow fever while at sea in the spring of 1923 [Ref, p. 88]. [Ref]
      The World War II destroyer USS Wadleigh was named after John's father.
      
      1. Rear Admiral John Remey Wadleigh was born on 24 Sep 1915 in Washington, DC. [Ref] He died on 15 Jan 1993. [Ref] He graduated from the USNA in Jun 1937. [Ref, p. 88]
         John served in World War II. [Ref] He was commissioned a Rear Admiral. [Ref]
      2. Unknown Son (twin) Wadleigh was born and died in 1917 or 1918. [Ref]
      3. Unknown Son (twin) Wadleigh was born and died in 1917 or 1918. [Ref]
         
      4. George Remey Wadleigh [Ref, p. 88] was born on 13 Sep 1920 in Washington, DC. [Ref] He died of polio on 13 Jan 1950. [Ref] He married Josephine Kidder. [Ref]
         George graduated from Harvard College in 1942. [Ref] He served in the navy during World Ward II and became a foreign service officer in late 1947. [Ref]
   4. John Terry Remey was born on 9 Jul 1890 [Ref, p. 89] in Burlington, Iowa. [Ref] He died on 9 Nov 1960 and is buried in the Arlington National Cemetery. [Ref] He married Margaret Howard. [Ref, p. 89] She was born on 13 Jul 1829, died on 28 Mar 1974 and is buried with her husband. [Ref]
      
   5. Charles Mason Remey was born on 15 May 1894 in Burlington. [Ref, p. 89] He died on 4 Feb 1974. [Ref] He married Gertrude Heim Klemm on 11 Jul 1931. [Ref, p. 89] She died on 5 Aug 1932. [Ref, p. 89]
      Charles was an architect, author and lecturer. [Ref, p. 89] He was a "prominent and controversial" member of the Bahá'í faith. [Ref] He was appointed a Hand of the Cause and president of the International Bahá'í Council. [Ref] He was the architect for the Bahá'í Houses of Worship in Uganda and Australia. [Ref] Guardian Shoghi Effendi died in 1957 without appointing a successor. In 1960 Remey declared himself to be successor. He was supported by a small but widespread group. [Ref]
      
4. Col. William Remey born about 1841-4 in Iowa. [Ref][Ref][Ref] He died "in an insane asylum" in Somerville, Massachusetts on 21 Jan 1895. [Ref] He never married. [Ref, p. 87]
   William was a second lieutenant on the frigate Sabine during the Civil War. [Ref] He was a captain on the U.S. Colorado in Dec 1873. [Ref] In 1880 William lived in Washington, DC. He was single and a U. S. Marine. [Ref] William was navy Judge Advocate General. [Ref][Ref, p. 430][Ref, p. 87] He was appointed on 9 Jun 1880 and served until 4 Jan 1892. [Ref] He was placed on the retired list on 4 Jun 1892. [Ref]
   
5. Eliza Remey was born about 1848 in Iowa. [Ref][Ref]