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William Hamilton Stapp

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William Hamilton Stapp
b. 1843, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, to William and Margaret Julia (Norris) Stapp

m. 12 February 1843
Anna Cornelia Robinson
b. 25 July 1843, Jefferson County, Indiana
d. 4 February 1936, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Children with Anna Cornelia Robinson:

William worked in his father’s cap and boot store in Madison, Indiana, and served as a sergeant in the Indiana cavalry during the Civil War. In 1878 he moved to Taylorsville, Williamson County, Texas, to raise sheep. He left Texas in the 1880’s to dig silver in Colorado and California. His death date and place are unknown.

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Edward Robert Whittlesey-Stapp
Dallas TX

William E Stapp

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William E Stapp
b. 20 August 1870, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, to William H. and Anna C. (Robinson) Stapp
d. 6 November 1927, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

m. 1906, Sweet Home, Lavaca County, Texas
Lillian Franks
b. 26 September 1884, Sweet Home, Lavaca County, Texas
d. 9 August 1983, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Children with Lillian Franks:

  • Edward Long
  • William Edward

William emigrated from Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, to Taylorsville, Williamson County, Texas, in 1878.

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Edward Robert Whittlesey-Stapp
Dallas TX

Eve Elizabeth Stair

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Eve Elizabeth Stair
b. 1 March 1842, Wabash County, Indiana
d. 24 July 1907, near Briscoe, Adams County, Iowa

m. 17 April 1857, Quincy, Iowa
W. R. Miller

Children with W. R. Miller:

  • Addie
  • Charles
  • Luella
  • Nellie M. married [–?–] Miller

Eve moved to Quincy, Iowa, in 1852 with her parents.

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

William Thomas Stagg

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William Thomas Stagg
b. 1824, Athens County, Ohio, to Thomas and Susanna (Howlett) Stagg
d. 8 October 1882, Healing Springs Township, Independence County, Arkansas

m. 11 March 1843, Ripley County, Indiana
Elizabeth Martha Ann Marshall
b. 1827, Pennsylvania
d. 9 March 1902, Pine Township, Cleburne County, Arkansas

Children with Elizabeth Martha Ann Marshall:

  • Frederic P.
  • William Hiram
  • Sylvester Harvey
  • Thomas Alfred
  • George R.
  • Susannah Jane
  • John L.

William came to Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana, from Athens, Ohio, in 1825. The family emigrated in 1875.

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Dorothy P. Ball
Kansas City MO

William Hiram Stagg

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William Hiram Stagg
b. 1847, Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana, to William T. and Martha A. (Marshall) Stagg
d. 7 December 1887, Pine Township, Cleburne County, Arkansas

m. 24 November 1867, Jennings County, Indiana
Sarah C. Ferren
b. March 1849, Ohio
d. 3 November 1910, Pine Township, Cleburne County, Arkansas

Children with Sarah C. Ferren:

  • Martha Melissa
  • John William
  • Eunice Alice
  • Thomas Burton
  • Alfred Leonadus
  • James Monroe

The family moved from Jennings County, Indiana, in 1868.

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Dorothy P. Ball
Kansas City MO

John Sparks

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John Sparks
b. about 1814, Estill County, Kentucky, to George and Fanny (Stivers) Sparks
d. 1870’s

m. 14 November 1837, Johnson County, Indiana
Delila Ann Demar
b. about 1819
d. about 1855, Putnam County, Missouri

Children with Delila Ann Demar:

  • Nancy Jane
  • Talton Emery
  • Daniel
  • James
  • Martha Ann
  • Fanny
  • George

John immigrated to Indiana in 1826 from Kentucky and resided in Brown and Johnson counties in Indiana. He left Indiana in 1846 for Putnam County, Missouri. John Sparks is said to have died along the Oregon Trail.

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Michael R. Darnel
Granger IN

Lewis Sowers

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Lewis Sowers
b. 18 May 1818, Lexington, Rowan County, North Carolina, to Valentine and Eva Marie (Derr) Sowers
d. 11 February 1897, Colby, Kansas

m. 5 July 1838, North Carolina
Susannah Sink
b. 1819, Rowan County, North Carolina
d. 10 February 1863, Page County, Iowa

Children with Susannah Sink:

  • Anna
  • Jane
  • Hamilton
  • Elmine
  • William Harrison
  • Mary
  • Martha
  • Eve
  • George (b. 1863)

Lewis emigrated from Fountain County, Indiana, in 1859 to Buchanan Township, Page County, Iowa. Lewis’ son, George, was seven days old when Susannah died.

Lewis was small in stature, quick, active and strong. At almost 70, he journeyed west by covered wagon to Thomas County, Kansas, hoping to grow wheat extensively. Drought and grasshoppers took his crops seven out of ten years. He didn’t make enough money from his crops to pay for the seed. The strain was too much for him, and he died of heart failure in 1897.

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Karen Zach
Waveland IN
E-mail: Karen.zach@sbcglobal.net

George Franklin Snyder

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George Franklin Snyder
b. 27 July 1897, Lapel, Madison County, Indiana, to Daniel and Sarah (Rider) Snyder
d. 18 November 1961, Santa Ana, Orange County, California

m. 7 April 1919, Madison County, Indiana
Laura Esther Hutton
b. 7 April 1901, Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana
d. 7 November 1972, Pomona, Los Angeles County, California

Children with Laura Esther Hutton:

  • John Daniel
  • Kathryn Eloise

George resided at Clay City, Terre Haute, and Indianapolis, Indiana, and immigrated in 1945 to Los Angeles, California.

The Reverand Dr. Snyder was an ordained minister in the United Brethren Church, which later became the Evangelical United Brethren. He served Indiana congregations from 1919 to 1945 and then transferred to the California Conference, where he served until his death.

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Kathryn Snyder Forrest
Hemet CA

Elizabeth Jane Smitha

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Elizabeth Jane Smitha
b. 1 April 1830, possibly Shelby County, Kentucky, to Fielding and Catherine Smitha
d. 12 February 1903, Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri

m. about 1845, possibly Anderson County, Kentucky
Charles F. Kennedy
b. 5 January 1820, Kentucky
d. 27 November 1898, Adair County, Missouri

Children with Charles F. Kennedy:

  • Mary (d. bef. 1919)
  • John W. (d. 1927) married Sarah E. Hagens
  • Walter N. (d. 1919) married Recie [–?–]
  • Seth F.
  • Joseph married Mary [–?–]
  • William H. (b. 1862)
  • Laura Belle married Joseph Carpenter
  • Susan married [–?–] Morgan

Jane, her husband Charles, and some of their children are buried in Llwellyn Cemetery near Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri. Although Jane’s tombstone reads Jane E. and she was known as Jane, the 1880 Missouri census lists her as Elizabeth J. Her letters home to her widowed mother’s Hendricks County, Indiana, residence, related many of the facts concerning Jane and her family. These letters are in the possession of the contributor.

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Mary Jane Shackelford Kaiser
Fort Wayne IN

Joseph P Smith

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Joseph P Smith
b. 1807, New York, to Joseph P. Smith, Sr.
d. 5 February 1862, Wood River, Hall County, Nebraska

m.
Ellen J. [–?–]

Children with Ellen J. [–?–]:

  • John M.
  • Ellen M.
  • Martin B.
  • Margaret E.
  • Julia Ann
  • Martha M.
  • William R.
  • Charles

Joseph emigrated in 1836 from New York City. He lived at Lake County, Indiana, and then moved to Wood River, Hall County, Nebraska, in 1861. He served Lake County, Indiana, as county clerk from 1843 to 1847, editor of Lake County Jeffersonian in 1860, and census taker in 1860.

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Carolyn Houser
Oak Harbor WA