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Rolanda P Chaplin

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Rolanda P Chaplin
b. 1 June 1844, Kosciusko County, Indiana, to Morse P. and Sarah A. (Morris) Chaplin
d. 18 October 1909, Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas

m/1. 3 April 1867, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Clarissa Logan
b. 20 February 1846, Indiana, to Thomas W. and Chloe (Marquess) Logan
d. 13 February 1893, Sumner County, Kansas

m/2. 5 February 1894
Mattie A. Ransford

m/3. 5 December 1895
Minnie Beam

Children with Clarissa Logan:

  • Allen Pickney (1867–1938) married (1) Minnie Lillie Vickery, (2) Helen Smith Barnett
  • Chloe Malisa (1869–1948) married Robert Simms
  • Oren Morse (1884–1972) married (1) Iadessa Fagan, (2) Emma Bradford

The family moved from Kosciusko County in 1878.

Submitted by:
Carol Chaplin Milbourn
Boones Mill VA

Allen Pickney Chaplin

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Allen Pickney Chaplin
b. 9 December 1867, Kosciusko County, Indiana, to Rolanda P. and Clarissa (Logan) Chaplin
d. 22 May 1938, Cowley County, Kansas

m/1. 22 December 1890, Bolton Township, Cowley County, Kansas
Minnie Lillie Vickery
b. 16 April 1868, Doniphan County, Kansas, to Ira Marion and George Ann (Young) Vickery
d. 11 October 1928, Anderson County, Kansas

m/2. 24 August 1931
Helen Smith Barnett

Children with Minnie Lillie Vickery:

  • Dora (1891–1976) married (1) David Rayner Gillespie, (2) Charles P. Morgan
  • Vernon Wiley (1892–1986) married Lydia DeMott
  • William Cullen (1894–1916)
  • infant (1897)
  • Charles Stedman (1899–1975) married Hazel Fern Smith
  • Georgia Clarisa (1902–1951) married Ray Peters
  • Ella Mariam (1904–1978) married (1) Jack Curtis, (2) Bill Havens
  • Byron Atherton (1908–1953) married Ruby Jones

Allen Chaplin left Kosciusko County, Indiana, in 1878.

Submitted by:
Carol Chaplin Milbourn
Roanoke VA

Sarah Ann Chance

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Sarah Ann Chance
b. 5 December 1865, Clay County, Indiana, to Caleb and Margaret [–?–] Chance
d. 4 February 1958, Pawnee, Oklahoma

m. 19 November 1882, Coffeyville, Kansas
W. F. Edwards
b. Indiana
d. 1949, Oklahoma

Children with W. F. Edwards:

  • Arthur
  • Maude married [–?–] Crowder
  • Lorn
  • Verda married [–?–] Cox
  • Glen
  • two children who died in infancy

Sarah moved to Kansas with her parents when quite small. She was an Oklahoma pioneer, moving to Oklahoma soon after her marriage. She saw the first railroad built into Claremore and Pawnee.

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Margaret Van Ness Nelson
Sanibel FL
E-mail: mvnelson@ix.netcom.com

Lewis Chance

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Lewis Chance
b. 28 April 1818, Ohio, to Caleb and Comfort (Murphy) Chance
d. 29 August 1880, Montgomery County, Kansas

m. 29 September 1842, Warren County, Ohio
Margaret L. Lyon
b. 3 May 1822, Ohio
d. 22 April 1900, Montgomery County, Kansas

Children with Margaret L. Lyon:

  • Henry (b. 1845) married Martha E. Dunlevey
  • Caleb (b. 1845) married Matilda Bristo
  • Mary (b. 1847)
  • Joseph (b. 1848) married Emeline Johnson
  • Victoria Margaret (1853-1938) married James T. Gross
  • Emanuel (1856-1920) married Maggie E. [–?–]
  • Newton Lewis (1858-1952) married Eva D. [–?–]
  • Sarah A. (b. 1867) married William Edwards

Lewis immigrated to Indiana by 1850 from Union Township, Butler County, Ohio. He emigrated from Clay County, Indiana, to Parker, Montgomery County, Kansas, by 1880.

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Margaret Van Ness Nelson
Sanibel FL
E-mail: mvnelson@ix.netcom.com

John Carter

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John Carter
b. 1791, Virginia or Kentucky
d. 5 January 1864, Clay County, Illinois

m/1. 26 July 1813, Harrison County, Indiana
Nancy Fleenor
b. 10 November 1795, possibly Virginia
d. 26 January 1857, Clay County, Illinois

m/2. 2 December 1857, Clay County, Indiana
Emaline Fielding
b. 1833, Tennessee

Children with Nancy Fleenor:

  • James
  • Sarah married [–?–] Brooks
  • Charles
  • Elizabeth married [–?–] Babbs
  • Mary married [–?–] Barnett
  • Manirua married [–?–] Bowers
  • Lucinda married [–?–] Babbs
  • Jasper

Children with Emaline Fielding:

  • Jefferson

John resided in Harrison and Washington counties in Indiana, and emigrated from Indiana in 1850 to Clay County, Illinois.

Submitted by:
Randall M. Grove
Dix IL

John Carson

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John Carson
b. 16 February 1815, Butler County, Ohio, to John and Nancy (Potts) Carson
d. 18 November 1895, Rockdale, Dubuque County, Iowa

m. 24 January 1850
Abigail Beckwith
b. 28 August 1828, Hamilton County, Indiana, to Harris and Amanda (Leaming) Beckwith
d. 22 November 1867, Dubuque County, Iowa

Children with Abigail Beckwith:

  • Mary Elizabeth
  • Adelia Leaming
  • Harris B.
  • John
  • Margaret Jane
  • Allen W.
  • Nancy Jennifer
  • William D.
  • Emily
  • Edith Lorene
  • Abigail R.

John moved to Dubuque County, Iowa, in 1850.

Submitted by:
Glenis House Sherwood
Hampden ME

William Cantrall

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William Cantrall
b. 1808, Kentucky
d. Modoc, California

m. 30 December 1833, Warren County, Indiana
Malinda A. Boyer
b. 1818, Ohio
d. 15 June 1881, Cedarville, Modoc County, California

Children with Malinda A. Boyer:

  • Stephan (1835-1911)
  • John (1836-1890)
  • Mary (b. 1838)
  • Andrew (1840-1929)
  • Sarah (b. 1841)
  • Malinda (b. 1843)
  • William (1846-1925)
  • Thomas Icabad (1848-1917)
  • Robert (b. 1850)
  • Jane (b. 1853)
  • George (b. 1858)
  • Nancy Agnes (b. 1860)

William immigrated to Indiana from Kentucky in 1830. He resided in Warrick and Warren counties in Indiana. William moved in 1836 to Lake Zurich, Lake County, Illinois.

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Bonnie Bartlett
Springfield OR

Evermont J Campbell

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Evermont J. Campbell
b. 7 July 1841, Lawrence County, Indiana, to Andrew and Isabelle (Dougherty) Campbell
d. 13 September 1913, possibly Alabama

m. 22 January 1863, Greene County, Indiana
Mahala Anna Combs
b. 18 May 1844, Wright Township, Greene County, Indiana
d. 27 July 1927, Santa Paula, Ventura County, California

Children with Mahala Anna Combs:

  • Rose
  • Ella Minerva
  • Sarah
  • Malinda
  • James Edward
  • George W.
  • William Oscar
  • Isaac M.
  • John A.

Evermont emigrated from Indiana in 1875 to Weir, Cherokee County, Kansas.

Submitted by:
Audrey M. Bailey
Santa Paula CA

Albert W Campbell

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Albert W Campbell
b. 14 October 1884

m. 22 June 1901, Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana
Chloe Brandon
b. about 1888

Children with Chloe Brandon:

  • Albert W.
  • Mary C.

Albert moved to Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, about 1909.

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

Albert Sidney Butner

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Albert Sidney Butner
b. 28 December 1866, Whitestown, Boone County, Indiana, to Sandy Thomas and Rebecca (Neese) Butner
d. 8 May 1936, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

m. about 1900
Laura O. Ayers
b. 24 September 1873, Grant or Fulton County, Indiana
d. 13 December 1959, Kansas City, Missouri

Children with Laura O. Ayers:

  • LaVelle Albert (1901-1944) married Edna Gertrude Baland
  • Thomas Marion (1903-1959)
  • “Sally” Elmire (1905-1985) married Ira Lassiter
  • Ruby (b. 1907) married Holland Watson
  • Clifford (b. 1910)

Albert emigrated from Indiana in 1868 to Scranton, Greene County, Iowa.

Submitted by:
Linda Willman Wilson
Kansas City MO