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Sylvanus Sylvester Tackett

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Sylvanus Sylvester Tackett
b. 4 October 1849, Morgan County, Indiana, to Jeremiah and Rosanna Matilda (Kilgore) Tackett
d. 18 February 1908, Jefferson County, Illinois

m. 5 July 1869, Morgan County, Indiana
Debrah Asher
b. 16 March 1851, Morgan County, Indiana, to Robert and Catherine (Moser) Asher
d. 23 February 1907, Leech Township, Wayne County, Illinois

Children with Debrah Asher:

  • Walter (1869-1874)
  • Goodlet Elmer (1872-1880)
  • Willis (1878-1879)
  • William Watson (1879-1937)
  • Viola Belle (1881-1943)
  • Albert A. (1884-1955)
  • Mary Jane (1888-19965)

Sylvanus emigrated from Morgan County, Indiana, to Moultrie County, Illinois, about 1870.

Submitted by:
Terry L. Harper
Albion IL
E-mail: terryharper@verizon.net

Mary Jane Tackett

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Mary Jane Tackett
b. 7 February 1888, Morgan County, Indiana, to Sylvanus Sylvester and Debrah (Asher) Tackett
d. 7 August 1965, Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois

m/1. 15 August 1903, Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois
Albert A. Nesler
b. about 1877, Wabash, Illinois

m/2. 25 March 1908, Golden Gate, Wayne County, Illinois
Charles Headley
b. 24 August 1871, Leech Township, Wayne County, Illinois
d. 6 June 1959, Anna, Union County, Illinois

Children with Albert A. Nesler:

  • Elva Ester

Children with Charles Headley:

  • Freda Vivian
  • Marjorie Opal
  • Lester Leon
  • Charles Alan
  • Elsie Mae
  • Lois June

Mary Jane emigrated from Morgan County, Indiana, to Moultrie County, Illinois, about 1890.

Submitted by:
Terry L. Harper
Albion IL
E-mail: terryharper@verizon.net

Claude Bernard Sweezey

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Claude Bernard Sweezey
b. 10 September 1868/9, Vevey, Switzerland County, Indiana
d. 22 September 1939, Oakland, California

m.
Frances Comba

Children with Frances Comba:

  • Frances

Claude emigrated from Switzerland County, Indiana, to Olivet, Osage County, Kansas, about 1870-1874.

Claude B. Sweezey graduated from West Point in 1892 and was a career U.S. Army officer. As a colonel, he led the 313th Infantry, 79th Division, in World War I. He retired from the Army in 1920.

Submitted by:
C. Eugene Swezey
Medfield MA

Cornelius Mansfield Sweem

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Cornelius Mansfield Sweem
b. 26 February 1813, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio
d. about 1892, Parke or Montgomery County, Indiana

m. 23 November 1834, Butler County, Ohio
Penthacilla “Priscilla” Welch
b. 26 August 1813, Ohio
d. 13 March 1884 or 1885, Parke County, Indiana

Children with Penthacilla Welch:

  • Oscar D. (1838-1912) married Eliza C. Prior
  • Tilghman A. H.
  • Nancy
  • Eliza
  • Mary
  • Amanda
  • John Calvin

Submitted by:
Helen Magee
Hot Springs SD

Oscar Denreith Sweem/Swim

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Oscar Denreith Sweem/Swim
b. 2 August 1838, Montgomery County, Indiana, to Cornelius and Penthacilla (Welch) Sweem
d. 3 March 1912, Greenwood, Cass County, Nebraska

m. 17 September 1859, Montgomery County, Indiana
Eliza C. Prior
b. about 1841, Indiana
d. 26 January 1864, near Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana

Children with Eliza C. Prior:

  • William Martin (b. 1860)
  • Francis Mansfield (b. 1862)

Oscar emigrated from Indiana before 1898 to Greenwood, Cass County, Nebraska. Oscar’s son, William, was serving as a deputy sheriff when he was shot at Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, on 25 April 1896. There were several other children by a second marriage.

Submitted by:
Helen Magee
Hot Springs SD

David Sturgeon

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David Sturgeon
b. about May 1807, Indiana, to Robert and Mary (Stephenson) Sturgeon
d. 26 December 1850, Montgomery County, Illinois

m. 16 February 1825, Crawford County, Indiana
Mary McCarty
b. about 1807, Indiana, to John and Margaret (Smith) McCarty
d. 1840, Jackson or Jasper County, Illinois

Children with Mary McCarty:

  • John Wayne married Charity Cundiff
  • Sarah Ann married Elza Sanders

Submitted by:
Dawne Slater-Putt
Huntertown IN
E-mail: dslaterput@aol.com

John L Sturdivant

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John L Sturdivant
b. 15 November 1793, Virginia, to Randall and Disa (Rainey/Reney) Sturdivant
d. 6 July 1866, probably Boone County, Iowa

m. June 1817, North Carolina
Mary Green
b. 17 November 1793, South Carolina
d. 16 June 1889, Madrid, Boone County, Iowa

Children with Mary Green:

  • Rebecca (1826-1908) married (1) Benjamin Payne, (2) John Long
  • Nancy (1839-1936) married Corydon Lowell Lucas

John immigrated to Indiana from North Carolina in 1826. He emigrated from Clay County, Indiana, to Boone County, Iowa, in 1851. John and Mary probably had many other children.

Submitted by:
Lorraine Van Dolah
Wichita KS

Harvey C Druckamiller

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Harvey C. Druckamiller 
b. 7 December 1842, Ohio
d. 23 August 1928, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana

m.
Mary Jane Arnold
b. 4 May 1845, Indiana
d. 7 July 1875, Indiana

Child:

Submitted by:
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin E. Stultz
7600 Vicar Pl.
New Carrollton MD 20784-2966

Roscoe Irving Stultz

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Roscoe Irving Stultz
b. 2 April 1866, Huntington County, Indiana, to George and Mary (Yant) Stults
d. 3 May 1955, Cherokee, Iowa

m. 1 November 1891, Milford, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Fredonia Druckamiller
b. 25 April 1870, Milford, Decatur County, Indiana, to Harvey C. and Mary Jane (Arnold) Druckamiller
d. 8 April 1957, Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa

Children with Fredonia Druckamiller:

  • Paul Franklin (1892-1980)
  • Harvey Carlyle (1901-1965)
  • Mildred (1896-1975)
  • Marie (1898-1993)
  • Eloise B. (1903-1964)

Roscoe moved to Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa, in 1891.

Roscoe’s father, George Stults and his brothers, changed the spelling of their surname from Z to S when they moved to Indiana from Ohio. Roscoe changed the spelling back to a Z when he was married and moved to Iowa.
Submitted by:
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin E. Stultz
New Carrollton MD