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David Mack Berkman

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DAVID MACK BERKMAN
b. 11 November 1851, near Queensville, Jennings County, Indiana, to John Henry and Martha (McJenkins) Berkman
d. 13 February 1912, Rochester, Minnesota

m. 26 June 1877, Rochester, Minnesota
Gertrude Emily Mayo
b. 18 July 1853, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, to Dr. and Mrs. William Worral Mayo
d. 22 July 1938, Rochester, Minnesota

Children with Gertrude Emily Mayo:

  • Daisy Louise (1878-1976) married Henry S. Plummer
  • Martha M. (1880-1971) married Ralph V. Blethen
  • Helen Phoebe (1883-1952) married Edward Starr Judd
  • David Mayo (1886-2958) married Frances Kiefer Scott
  • John Mayo (1898-1978) married Margaret Sherman

David was a veterinary surgeon; he left Indiana before 1877. Gertrude was a sister to Dr. William J. Mayo and Dr. Charles H. Mayo; her family left Indiana in early 1855. The Berkman and Mayo families both lived in homes on the site of the older portion of the Mayo Clinic building.

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Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

 

David Garrison Berkman

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DAVID GARRISON BERKMAN
b. 25 June 1848, Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana, to Christian and Elizabeth (Hopples) Berkman
d. 8 April 1934, Hardin, Texas

m/1. 20 May 1875, Decatur County, Indiana
Elizabeth E. Malcolm
b. 15 May 1847
d. 16 August 1894

m/2.
Elizabeth J. Ford

Children with Elizabeth E. Malcolm:

  • Elizabeth (1877-1882)
  • Robert L. (1879-1884)
  • Roy Whitney (1881-1958) married Hattie Virginia Weaver
  • William F. (1884-1963) married Trudy Dillard
  • David Donald (1887-1919) married Almenda Mann
  • Mabel (b. 1888) married Harvey Jetton

David left Indiana after the 1880 census and was in Minnesota by 26 July 1881. He was a preacher for the Church of the Brethren. He was in Texarkana, Arkansas, in 1898-1899; Jolla, Arkansas, 1900-1904; Lanceburg, Arkansas, 1905-1916; and Chadron, Nebraska, 1916-1917.

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Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

Christopher C. Berkman

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CHRISTOPHER C. BERKMAN
b. 17 June 1831, Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, to Christian Berkman/Barrickman/Bergman
d. 13 August 1894, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

m. 26 February 1852, Jennings County, Indiana
Melvira Adelina Sperry
b. 16 April 1836, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County,
Michigan
d. 21 January 1889, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Children with Melvira Adelina Sperry:

  • Franklin Pierce (1853-1907)
  • William Mack (b. 1854) married Carrie Daisy Williamson
  • Flora Bell (b. 1858) married Adam Leroy Bolton
  • Minnie May (b. 1861) married William Benson
  • Cora Etta (b. 1867) married John Griffen

Christopher immigrated to near Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, in 1851, and emigrated from Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, in 1854. He served in the 3rd Regiment, Company F, Minnesota Volunteers in the Civil War. He was a veterinary surgeon and worked with the fire department for ten years. He had acquired a competence in the manufacture of patent medicines and had investments in real estate. He was a member of the Masons, I.O.O.F., and A.O.U.W.

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Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

 

Charles Bentley

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CHARLES BENTLEY
b. 23 August 1819, Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, to John and Mary (Chapin) Bentley
d. 3 February 1895, Bangor Township, Marshall County, Iowa

m. 17 March 1846, Wabash County, Indiana
Cordelia Baker
b. 1 August 1829, Cattaraugus County, New York, to Peter and Catherine (Marvin) Baker
d. 18 July 1905, Laurens, Pocahontas County, Iowa

Children with Cordelia Baker:

  • Mary Jane (1847-1913) married Nicholas Moore
  • Peter John Lewis (1849-1918) married Caroline Charlotta Moore
  • George Silas (1850-1852)
  • Harriet Adelia (1853-1854)
  • Joseph Marvin (1856-1944) married Bonnie Bell Johnson
  • George Edwin (1858-1949) married Margaret Ann Valentine
  • David Waldo (1860-1906) married Eunice Etta Marshall
  • Rebecca Josephine (1862-1901) married Thomas Hudson

In the fall of 1840, Charles Bentley, along with his brothers, Joseph, Ezra, and Silas, and their families, moved west. They left Berkshire County, Massachusetts, crossed Lake Erie on a ferryboat, and followed the Wabash River to settle in the woods of southwestern Wabash County, Indiana. They had an ashery west of Pioneer. The Baker family had settled in Wabash County in 1841 on the Indian Reservation. In 1853, Joseph Bentley went to see what the land was like to the west. The Bentley brothers sold their homes and started west about the first of September 1854. There were four couples and fourteen children in horse- drawn covered wagons. They reached Bangor Township, Marshall County, Iowa, on 12 October 1854.

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Barbara Vorseth Benson
Wyoming MI

Willie Missouri Benner

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WILLIE MISSOURI BENNER
b. 27 September 1864, Indiana, to Josiah and Suzanna (Butt) Benner
d. 17 April 1949, Rago, Kingman County, Kansas

m. 1 August 1885
Francois “Frank” Lafayette
b. 5/6 July 1853/57, Joliet Township, Will County, Illinois
d. 11 July 1942, Belmont, Kingman County, Kansas

Children with Francois Lafayette:

  • Ellen Iris
  • Eli Joseph

It is not known when Willie left Indiana, but both of the children were born in Missouri.

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Elizabeth Nash
Garden City KS

Josiah Benner

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JOSIAH BENNER
b. 7 August 1813, Maryland
d. 29 March 1892, Missouri

m. 21 April 1842, Jackson, Ohio
Suzanna Butt
b. 14 August 1825, Ohio
d. 1877, Keytesville, Chariton County, Missouri

Children with Suzanna Butt:

It is not known when or where they lived in Indiana, but all their children were born there.

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Elizabeth Nash
Garden City KS

Daniel Benedict

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DANIEL BENEDICT
b. 14 February 1811, Warwick, Orange County, New York, to Wallace and Rachel (Depew) Benedict
d. 14 July 1900, Verdon, Richardson County, Nebraska

m.
Sarah “Sally” Crosman
b. 20 June 1814, New York
d. 12 May 1862, Barrington, Cook County, Illinois

Children with Sarah Crosman:

  • Harriet (b. 1834)
  • Rachel (b. 1835)
  • Wallace W. (b. 1837)
  • John Allen (b. 1842)
  • Ira J. (b. 1846)
  • Harlo (b. 1848)
  • Rhoda (b. 1853)
  • Bentley (b. 1859)

In 1839, Daniel came to Indiana, living in Blackford or Delaware County and left before 1860.

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Joan Bray
Adel IA

Estella M. Bement

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ESTELLA M. BEMENT
b. 9 January 1858, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, to Samuel and Lydia Celesta (Waite) Bement
d. 15 April 1926, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

m/1. about 1877
Seymour Charlie Layton
b. 23 February 1851, Pennsylvania, to Hiram and Julia Layton
d. 12 September 1880, Noble Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

m/2. about 1883
Gordon Martin
d. about 1893, Nebraska

m/3. about 1894
John Neu
b. 29 March 1867, Berlin, Otoe County, Nebraska
d. 10 October 1889, Berlin, Otoe County, Nebraska

m/4. about 1910
J. W. Smalley

Children with Seymour Charlie Layton:

  • Evline Lillian (1878-1929) married Jacob Martin Shelter

Children with Gordon Martin:

  • Kathryn “Kitty” (b. 1884) married Charles Kuss
  • Edith (b. ca. 1885)
  • Flossie (b. 1887)

Children with John Neu:

  • Ethel Rae (1895-1937) married Fred G. Powell

Estella lived in South Bend, St. Joseph County, and Union Mills, Noble Township, LaPorte County, before emigrating from Indiana. She then lived in Berlin, Otoe County, Nebraska.

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Hilda Hemmingson Meryhew
Auburn WA

 

Isaac H. Bell

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ISAAC H. BELL
b. 1787, Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to David D. and Mary Bell
d. 12 October 1865, Cedar Township, Monroe County, Iowa

m. 3 October 1814, Henry County, Kentucky
Elizabeth Keiser
b. 1797, Shelby County, Kentucky, to John and Catherine (Ferguson) Keiser
d. after February 1881, Monroe County, Iowa

Children with Elizabeth Keiser:

  • David (1815-1864) married Elizabeth Orchard
  • Catherine (1816-1888) married (1) John Hargin/ Hargan, (2) Henry Harter
  • William H. married Elizabeth Torrey
  • Sarah A. “Sally” (1824-1897) married Samuel Richmond
  • Mary (1827-1856) married Reuben Torrey/Toney
  • John (1828-1888) married (1) Nancy Jones, (2) Catherine Cooper
  • Absolem (1830-1896) married America Jones
  • Isaac Syrene (1832-1868)
  • Jacob Derrick “Jake” (1833-1925) married Mary Elizabeth Millard
  • Sarah Frances (1839-1916) married James Cooper

There were three more children born between William H. and Sarah A.

The family came to Indiana from Oldham County,Kentucky, in 1835. They lived in Brown, Johnson, and Morgan counties before emigrating in 1845. Isaac served in the Kentucky militia and in the War of 1812. Elizabeth was a weaver.

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Patricia Little Maddox
Alexandria VA

William Meredith Beeson

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WILLIAM MEREDITH BEESON
b. 23 July 1824, Randolph County, North Carolina, to Jonathan L. and Miriam (Hinshaw) Beeson
d. 1 September 1887, Ironton, Sauk County, Wisconsin

m. 26 December 1844, Henry County, Indiana
Melinda Mason
b. 21 May 1825, Wayne or Delaware County,
Indiana
d. 30 January 1879, Ironton, Sauk County, Wisconsin

Children with Melinda Mason:

  • William Francis (b. 1854)
  • John Lewis
  • Jonathan F.
  • Martin Oliver (b. 1863)
  • Lillie Mae (b. 1866)

The family arrived in Indiana about 1826; this was when William’s mother and two brothers were granted a certificate to the Springfield Monthly Meeting. The family lived in Green Township, Howard County. William and Melinda arrived at the Little Baraboo Valley Quaker Settlement (Wisconsin) in 1854.

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Leslie Hope
Santa Monica CA