Category Archives: Allen County

James H. Stack

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James H. Stack
b. 18 June 1857, Marshall County, Indiana, to James and Alice Stack
d. 20 March 1935, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio

m/1. 25 May 1886, Arcola, Allen County, Indiana
Alice Agnes Dooley
b. 27 August 1868, Arcola, Allen County, Indiana, to John and Johanna (Quinn) Dooley
d. 18 April 1900, Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana

m/2. 17 April 1907, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio
Clara Cecelia Smith
b. 18 June 1891, Bloomville, Seneca County, Ohio, to John T. and Mary (Unser) Smith
d. 19 July 1949, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio

Children with Alice Agnes Dooley:
• Mary Magdalene

Children with Clara Cecelia Smith:
• William
• James E.
• Dennis
• Mary C.
• Robert J.
• Bernard
• Leonard
• Clara
• John T.
• Paul

James lived in Plymouth and Donaldson in Marshall County, Indiana, before his work on the Pennsylvania Railroad took him to Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, after 1900.

Submitted by:
Kelvin C. Boyle
Woodridge IL
E-mail: kelverl@yahoo.com

Isaac McCoy

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Isaac McCoy
b. 13 June 1784, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, to William H. and Elizabeth (Rice) McCoy
d. 21 June 1846, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

m. 6 October 1803, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Christiana Polk
b. 12 November 1784, Nelson County, Kentucky, to Charles and Delilah (Tyler) Polk
d. 6 August 1850, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Children with Christiana Polk:
• Mahala (1804-1818)
• Rice (1807-1833)
• Josephus (1808-1831)
• Delilah (1809-1844) married Johnston Lykins
• John Calvin (1811-1889) married (1) Virginia Chick, (2) Elizabeth Woodson
• Elizabeth (1813-1822)
• Sarah (1815-1835) married (1) Thomas Jefferson Givens, (2) Thomas Gilens
• Christiana (1817-1837) married William Ward
• Nancy Judson (1819-1850)
• Eleanor (1821-1839) married Husband Dononue
• Maria Staunton (1823-1824)
• Isaac (1825-1849) married Martha Stone
• Charles Rice (1827-1831)
• infant (1831)

The family moved to near Sellersburg, Clark County, in the Indiana Territory in 1804. Later, they moved to Vincennes, Knox County, where Isaac was a spinning wheel maker and a jailer. In 1805, they moved back to Clark County, where he was licensed as a Baptist minister. Isaac served at Mariah Creek Church in Knox County, starting in October 1810. In 1818, he established an Indian mission north of Terre Haute near Montezuma on Raccoon Creek in Parke County. In 1820 he went to Fort Wayne in Allen County to establish a church for Indians; Christiana had a school that taught spinning and weaving. In 1828, Isaac was appointed a member of the commission to arrange the removal of Indians to reservations in Kansas. He and two sons moved to the Kansas City, Missouri area. In 1843, Isaac returned to Indiana where he was appointed Secretary and General Agent for the Indiana Mission Association of Louisville, Kentucky.

Isaac wrote a book on the white man’s attempt to Christianize the Indians in 1840. A memorial book Early Indian Missions by W.N. Wyeth tells of the lives and mission work of Rev. and Mrs. McCoy. Many of his writings are in the Isaac McCoy Collection of the Kansas Historical Society. The towns of Niles and Grand Rapids, Michigan were originally McCoy Indian Missions.

Submitted by:
Christie Hill Russell
Paris IL
E-mail: christie@cartar.com

Stephen Lee

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Stephen Lee
b. 30 October 1842, Port Finley, Hancock County, Ohio, to James and Elvina (Coleman) Lee
d. 3 November 1927, Curtis, Frontier County, Nebraska

m/1. 1865
Maria N. Clark
d. 1884

m/2. 17 July 1886, Republican City, Harlan County, Nebraska
Eva Lillian Cadwell
b. 17 June 1867, Clark County, Kansas
d. 8 June 1922, Centralia, Lewis County, Washington

Children with Maria N. Clark:
• Charley C. (1866-1951)
• Cora Ann (1868-1870)
• James W. (1870-1946)
• Franklin L. (1872-1920)
• Nora May (1879-1879)
• Nancy L. (1880-1880)
• Stephen O. (1884-1885)

Children with Eva Lillian Cadwell:
• Sarah E. (1887-1949)
• John S. (1889-1966)
• Mindal Maud (1890-1891)
• Roy (1892-1914)
• Clay M. (1900-1984)
• Claude V. (1905-1998)

Stephen lived in Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, in 1861. According to his Civil War pension papers he lived in Ligonier, Indiana, 1865-1871; Kingsbury, Indiana, 1871-1884; Republican City, Nebraska, 1884-1892; and Hayannis and Bridgeport, Nebraska, 1892-1926.

From 1920 until his death in 1927, he spent his time between Bridgeport, Nebraska, and Centralia, Washington. He would go to Washington when it got cold in Nebraska. He joined Company C, 30th Indiana Volunteers on 27 August 1861 at the age of 19. He was discharged at Vicksburg 19 January 1865. He was a farmer by trade.

Submitted by:
Gary E. Lee
Cosmopolis WA

Cluna Clyde Huber

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Cluna Clyde Huber
b. 24 May 1884, Celina, Mercer County, Ohio, to William Jacob and Minnie Maude (Betz) Huber
d. 23 May 1952, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

m. 9 July 1902, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Edward Jacob Hausbach
b. 17 September 1881, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, to Jacob John and Mary Henrietta (Sanford) Hausbach
d. 14 January 1959, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Children with Edward Jacob Hausbach:
• Viola Gayness (1904-1998) married (1) William Randolph Karasteter, (2) Ralph Baker
• Garland Huber (1906-1961) married Esther Ceclia Hilberling
• Maribel Pauline (1916-1993)
• Roberta Margaret (b. 1918) married Alfred Richard Scott
• Ellen Dolores (b. 1920) married William Elwood Berry
• Ruth Elinor (b. 1923) married Robert Delon Mayall

Cluna came to Indiana with her mother and siblings in 1900. In 1913, she and her family moved from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Decatur Illinois. When she moved to Fort Wayne, she began dressmaking for private individuals in their homes. This opportunity developed her natural talent in design and fashion. Her expertise in the art of needlework was in many mediums, materials, and techniques. Cluna’s appreciation of home led her to design and supervise the construction of their two-story brick colonial home surrounded by three acres of landscape. The home was furnished with authentic Victorian antiques, which were upholstered in needlepoint that she had made and included many early American family heirlooms.

Submitted by:
Ruth H. Mayall
Tucson AZ
E-mail: rhmayall@netscape.net

Edward Jacob Hausbach

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Edward Jacob “Ed” Hausbauch
b. 17 September 1881, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, to Jacob John and Mary Henrietta (Sanford) Hausbach
d. 14 January 1959, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

m. 9 July 1902, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Cluna Clyde Huber
b. 24 May 1884, Celina, Mercer County, Ohio
d. 23 May 1952, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Children with Cluna Clyde Huber:
• Viola Gaynell (1904-1998) married (1) William Randolph Karsteter, (2) Ralph Baker
• Garland Huber (1906-1961) married Esther Ceclia Hilberling
• Maribel Pauline (1916-1993)
• Roberta Margaret (b. 1918) married Alfred Richard Scott
• Ellen Dolores (b. 1920) married William Elwood Berry
• Ruth Elinor (b. 1923) married Robert Delon Mayall

Edward worked for the Wabash Railroad in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Decatur, Illinois, working his way up from machinist to superintendent of the locomotive shops. He moved from Fort Wayne in 1913. Edward was interested in fishing, raising show rabbits, gardening (especially roses and dahlias), and maintaining mechanical equipment.

Submitted by:
Barbara Clark Myall
Goleta CA
E-mail: blueblazer72@cox.net

Johanna Helena Dooley

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Johanna Helena Dooley
b. 9 March 1893, Arcola, Allen County, Indiana, to Charles Joseph and Catherine (Marc) Dooley
d. 27 December 1983, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

m. 26 July 1911, Yoakum, Lavaca County, Texas
Charles Watkins Richards
b. 9 January 1890, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
d. 18 December 1963, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Children with Charles Watkins Richards:
• Joanna Mary (1927-1999) married Isador Pantuso

Johanna left Indiana about 1891.

Submitted by:
Kelvin C. Boyle
Woodridge IL
E-mail: kelverl@yahoo.com

Charles Joseph Dooley

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Charles Joseph Dooley
b. 23 December 1864, Arcola, Allen County, Indiana, to John T. and Johanna (Quinn) Dooley
d. 26 April 1930, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

m. 21 May 1889, Arcola, Allen County, Indiana
Catherine Margaret Marc
b. 15 September 1869, Arcola, Allen County, Indiana
d. 10 August 1914, Yoakum, Lavaca County, Texas

Children with Catherine Margaret Marc:
• Johanna Helena (1890-1983) married Charles W. Richards
• Laura Agnes (1893-1976) married Arthur J. Schuchert
• Mary Edwina (1895-1987) married Clyde H. Jeffus
• Charles Joseph (1897-1972) married Adele Marie Weinheimer
• Kathleen Rose (1900-1984) married Monroe D. Fischer
• Clement William (1903-1983) married Thelma Thomas and others

Charles and family left Arcola, Allen County, Indiana, about 1891.

Submitted by:
Kelvin C. Boyle
Woodridge IL
E-mail: kelverl@yahoo.com

Eli Cutshall

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Eli Cutshall
b. 1815, Maryland, to Samuel and Mary (Darner) Cutshall
d. 30 April 1885, Littleton, Buchanan County, Iowa

m. 23 September 1841, Wells County, Indiana
Dorcas Price
b. April 1823, Pennsylvania
d. 20 September 1911, Littleton, Buchanan County, Iowa

Children with Dorcas Price:

  • Ann Marie
  • Samuel L.
  • Thomas J.
  • Mary J.
  • Sarah M.
  • Kate J.
  • Joseph H.
  • George W.
  • Hester L.
  • Eli G.
  • Charles Wesley
  • infant

In 1837 Eli came from Dayton, Ohio, to near Wallen, Allen County, Indiana, and left in 1856. He and his father had a large farm on the north edge of Allen County.

Submitted by:
Patricia R. Cutshall
Indianapolis IN
E-mail: p_cutshall@hotmail.com

Amos Windsor

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Amos Windsor
b. 21 June 1801, Surry County, North Carolina, to Isaac and Anne (Riley) Windsor
d. 27 November 1873, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan

m/1. About 1823, probably Surry County, North Carolina
Mary McDaniel
b. 9 September 1805, Surry County, North Carolina
d. 1 August 1855, Lafayette Township, Allen County, Indiana

m/2. 1857
Anne Senner/Sonner

Children with Mary McDaniel:

  • Judah (b. ca. 1827) married John Bitner
  • Aquilla (ca. 1829 – aft. 1910) married Eleanor Bell
  • William R.
  • Frances married Elihu S. Wells
  • Elizabeth A.
  • Mary M.
  • Albert
  • unknown

Amos, the youngest son of Isaac and Anne (Riley) Windsor of Yadkin County, North Carolina, lived a few years in Virginia after marrying Mary McDaniel. Before 1840, Isaac moved his family, including his two oldest children, Amos and Mary, to Rush County, Indiana, where his family increased to at least six children.

In late 1848, Amos purchased 80 acres in Lafayette Township of Allen County, Indiana, and was living there with Aquilla, William R., Frances, Elizabeth A., and Mary M. at the time of the 1850 census. Sometime between 1860 and 1870, Amos and his second wife moved to Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan. Amos, a farmer, died there of typhoid fever, at the age of 72.

Submitted by:
Gretel Smith
Garrett IN
E-mail: gsmith@epl.lib.in.us

Daniel William Warner

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Daniel William Warner
b. 17 September 1859, Harlan, Allen County, Indiana, to Daniel and Louise (Bowers) Warner
d. 28 June 1932, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

m. April 1892, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois
Ellen Boles
b. 7 October 1870, Williamson County, Illinois
d. 22 November 1937, East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois

Children with Ellen Boles:

  • Roy Edward (b. 1893)

Submitted by:
Sandee Hanahan
Park Ridge IL