Category Archives: Bartholomew County

Harriet Poland/Polen

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Harriet Poland/Polen
b. 28 November 1842, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Clyde Washington and Hester E. (Cooperider) Poland/Polen
d. 23 July 1924, Scotts Mill, Marion County, Oregon

m. 28 Mar. 1866, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana
James Chalmers Barnes
b. 1 October 1842
d. 19 February 1870, Vicksburg, Claiborne County, Mississippi

Children with James Chalmers Barnes:
•Orlando B.
•Carra A.
•James Challen

After their marriage, Harriet and James moved to Moores Prairie, Jefferson County, Illinois, in 1867; to Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, in 1869; and then to Scotts Mill, Marion County, Oregon.

Submitted by:
Betty Louise Polen Schlechte
Alton IL

Emily E. Poland/Polen

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Emily E. Poland/Polen
b. 18 January 1837, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, to Clyde Washington and Hester E. (Cooperider) Poland/Polen
d. 2 December 1892, Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska

m. 9 April 1855, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Mathias M. Clark
b. November 1834, Washington County, Indiana
d. 1 May 1912, Holsey, Linn County, Oregon

Children with Mathias M. Clark:
• George W.
• Albert M.
• Calvin W.
• John R.
• Charles E.

Emily lived in Jefferson and Bartholomew counties in Indiana, before leaving in 1873 for Bromfield, Hamilton County, Nebraska.

Submitted by:
Betty Louise Polen Schlechte
Alton IL

Charles Robert Poland/Polen

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Charles Robert Poland/Polen
b. 21 August 1850, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Clyde Washington and Hester E. (Cooperider) Poland/Polen
d. 8 August 1932, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

m/1. 23 January 1870, Glendale, Daviess County, Indiana
Sarah F. Arms
b. 16 August 1854, Glendale, Daviess County, Indiana

m/2. 19 August 1883, Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska
Mary Emily Wright
b. 1 November 1860, Belmont, Lafayette County, Wisconsin
d. 8 January 1933, Asbury, Jasper County, Missouri

Children with Sarah F. Arms:
• William Arms
• Mollie
• Olive
• infant son

Children with Mary Emily Wright:
• Robert Wright
• Carl Edward
• Ora Marion
• two infant daughters

Charles lived in Azalia, Bartholomew County, and Glendale, Daviess County, Indiana, before emigrating to Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska, in 1873.

Submitted by:
Betty Louise Polen Schlechte
Alton IL

Calvin Wesley Poland/Polen

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Calvin Wesley Poland/Polen
b. 23 January 1834, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, to Clyde Washington and Hester E. (Cooperider) Poland/Polen
d. 4 April 1923, Opdyke, Jefferson County, Illinois

m. 12 October 1865, Bellair, Crawford County, Illinois
Olive Elizabeth Lathrop
b. 14 December 1843, Oxford, Butler County, Ohio
d. 2 April 1921, Opdyke, Jefferson County, Illinois

Children with Olive Elizabeth Lathrop:
• Margaret E.
• Clyde Washington
• Laura Sarah
• John Calvin
• Halleck Wesley
• Harriet Melissa
• Edward Clark
• Luella Leona

The family lived in Madison, Jefferson County, and near Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana. They left about 1864 for Giltner, Nebraska, and in 1865 settled in Opdyke, Jefferson County, Illinois.

Submitted by:
Betty Louise Polen Schlechte
Alton IL

Aurilla Bland Poland/Polen

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Aurilla BLand Poland/Polen
b. 15 April 1870, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Clyde Washington and Elmira Elizabeth (Herod Betts) Poland/Polen
d. 19 October 1956, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

m. 15 August 1889, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana
John Andrew Martin
d. 22 October 1930, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Children with John Andrew Martin:
• Washington Glenn

Aurilla lived in Azalia, Bartholomew County, and Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, before emigrating to Los Angeles, California.

Submitted by:
Betty Louise Polen Schlechte
Alton IL

Rebecca Hammer

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Rebecca Hammer
b. 19 November 1839, Bartholomew County, Indiana
d. 15 August 1919, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas

m. 10 October 1855, Pike County, Illinois
R. H. Wynne

Children with R. H. Wynne:
• [–?–] married M. E. Demsten
• James H.
• Charles E.

Rebecca lived in Bartholomew County, Indiana, but she was already in Illinois by the time she married in 1855.

Submitted by:
Dr. Eric C. Stumpf
Burr Ridge IL

Charles L. Foster

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Charles L. Foster
b. 27 April 1837, near Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, to John and Sarah (Hendrickson) Foster
d. 27 July 1934, Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California

m. 7 February 1864, Milan, Ripley County, Indiana
Sally Richardson
b. 1 November 1843, Ripley County, Indiana, to Robert and Louisa Ann C. (Dean) Richardson
d. 10 January 1921, Mira Monte, Los Angeles County, California

Children with Sally Richardson:
• Millie M. (1866-1944) married Oliver Bailey
• John R. (1874-1910) married Louise M. [–?–]

Charles moved to Indiana about 1845. He lived in Johnson Township, Ripley County, and near Columbus, Bartholomew County, before emigrating about 1890. He served in Company A, 83rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War.

Submitted by:
Col. James E. Foster
Austin TX

John Wesley Davis

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John Wesley Davis
b. 14 October 1838, Wayne County, Indiana, to Moses and Elizabeth (Potter) Davis
d. 11 August 1907, Pardeeville, Columbia County, Wisconsin

m. 16 March 1866, Columbia County, Wisconsin
Zelnora French
b. 4 July 1843, Bloomfield, Vermont
d. 15 February 1931, Pardeeville, Columbia County, Wisconsin

Children with Zelnora French:

  • Myron
  • Ella married [–?–] Albee
  • Alfred
  • Arthur
  • William
  • Minnie married [–?–] Simpson

John lived in Wayne County and Wayne Township in Bartholomew County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1850 to central Wisconsin with his recently widowed mother and two younger siblings. He was a member of the Fifth Wisconsin Regiment in the Civil War.

Submitted by:
Glen Simpson
Trinity NC

Charles Claude Casey, Sr.

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CHARLES CLAUDE CASEY,  SR.
b. 19 March 1884, near Bicknell, Knox County, Indiana, to Charles Robert and Tabitha (Crusslow) Casey
d. 2 February 1952, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

m/1. April 1909
Laura Louise Bange d. 1910

m/2. 1910
Lydia Shoemaker
b. 10 June 1886
d. 14 December 1915, Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan

Children with Laura Louise Bange:

  • Eloise Dorothy (1910-2002) married [–?–] Craig

Children with Lydia Shoemaker:

  • Charles Claude, Jr. (1912-1970)
  • Carleton (1915-1915)

Charles lived in Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Knox, and Ripley counties in Indiana before emigrating in or before 1912.

Submitted by:
Donna Casey
Milford MI

Mary Wallace

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Mary Wallace
b. 1839, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Samuel and Polly (Bonnell) Wallace
d. 24 July 1922, Nortonville, Atchison County, Kansas

m. 7 November 1857, Platte County, Missouri
Jacob Benjamin Hamm
b. 16 August 1833, Markenfries, Wurtemberg, Germany
d. 9 August 1889, Nortonville, Atchison County, Kansas

Children with Jacob Benjamin Hamm:

  • George Samuel

Mary left Indiana in the 1850’s for Weston, Platte County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Michael R. Darnel
Granger IN