Category Archives: Brown County

Moses Millard Ward

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Moses Millard Ward
b. 30 November 1817, Monroe County, Ohio, to Timothy and Rebecca (Matheney) Ward
d. 4 August 1893, Lakin Township, Barton County, Kansas

m. 18 August 1838, Monroe County, Ohio
Matilda Moore
b. 31 December 1819, Ohio, to Solomon and Mary Sarah (Truex) Moore
d. 25 November 1874, Van Buren, Brown County, Indiana

Children with Matilda Moore:

  • Mahlon (1839-1915) married Rebecca Downey
  • Henry Johnson (1841-1933) married (1) Susan W. Sowders, (2) Margaret Adaline Butler
  • Benjamin F. (1843-1901)
  • Mary J. (b. 1846)
  • Timothy (1849-1923) married Amanda M. Gatten
  • Rebecca A. (b. 1851)
  • Emaline (1855-1926) married (1) John Gatten, (2) George Webster King, (3) Phillip A. Moore, (4) Daniel Keller, (5) Harold R. Brown
  • Evaline (1855-1890) married Christopher Cook
  • Albert (b. 1859)

Moses immigrated to Indiana from Belmont County, Ohio, in 1847. They emigrated from Brown County, Indiana, to Barton County, Kansas, in 1878.

Emaline and Evaline were twins. Mahlon, Henry Johnson “John”, Timothy, and Emaline are all buried in Barton County, Kansas.

Submitted by:
Donna R. Kuhlman
Columbus IN

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

Isaac H. Bell

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ISAAC H. BELL
b. 1787, Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to David D. and Mary Bell
d. 12 October 1865, Cedar Township, Monroe County, Iowa

m. 3 October 1814, Henry County, Kentucky
Elizabeth Keiser
b. 1797, Shelby County, Kentucky, to John and Catherine (Ferguson) Keiser
d. after February 1881, Monroe County, Iowa

Children with Elizabeth Keiser:

  • David (1815-1864) married Elizabeth Orchard
  • Catherine (1816-1888) married (1) John Hargin/ Hargan, (2) Henry Harter
  • William H. married Elizabeth Torrey
  • Sarah A. “Sally” (1824-1897) married Samuel Richmond
  • Mary (1827-1856) married Reuben Torrey/Toney
  • John (1828-1888) married (1) Nancy Jones, (2) Catherine Cooper
  • Absolem (1830-1896) married America Jones
  • Isaac Syrene (1832-1868)
  • Jacob Derrick “Jake” (1833-1925) married Mary Elizabeth Millard
  • Sarah Frances (1839-1916) married James Cooper

There were three more children born between William H. and Sarah A.

The family came to Indiana from Oldham County,Kentucky, in 1835. They lived in Brown, Johnson, and Morgan counties before emigrating in 1845. Isaac served in the Kentucky militia and in the War of 1812. Elizabeth was a weaver.

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Patricia Little Maddox
Alexandria VA

James W Murphy

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James W Murphy
b. October 1850, Vienna Township, Scott County, Indiana, to John T. and Mary Ann Elizabeth (Smallwood) Murphy
d. 2 May 1906, Holcomb, Dunklin County, Missouri

m/1. 14 August 1877, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Percillia A. Parks
b. 15 April 1855, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, to Samuel and Dorcus (Henry) Parks
d. 22 December 1895, Donaldson Creek, Trigg County, Kentucky

m/2. 27 January 1897
Florence M. E. “Betty” (Walker) Wilkerson
b. to John C. and Amy Jane (Allen) Walker
d. 13 May 1906

Children with Percillia A. Parks:

  • Nannie M. (1879-1892) married (1) George W. Hawley, (2) James Whitt Dowlen
  • Effie Lena (b. 1883) married Thomas Rice Hagewood
  • Allie Elmire (b. 1885) married (1) Brown Hagewood, (2) Harrison Butcher, (3) [–?–] Grey, (4) John Inman
  • Margaret (or Emma) Elizabeth (1889-1933) married Columbus Collier Mathis Pascal
  • Lyman Arthur
  • Minnie Ruth

Children with Florence M.E. (Walker) Wilkerson:

  • Florence Lorene
  • Tryman Jessie
  • Janie (1902-1904)
  • Bodie Ophelia

The family left Bartholomew County, Indiana, about 1890 for Donaldson Creek Valley, Trigg
County, Kentucky. They left Kentucky for Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee, about 1899. Next, the family moved to Holcomb/White Oak, Missouri, in 1904.

James and Betty both died in May 1906 of pneumonia caused by being in the river after their ferry caught fire. They left six young children. The oldest four girls, all of whom were born in Indiana, had married and stayed in Tennessee.

Submitted by:
Lela B. Murphy Winfree
Warren MI

Charles B Long

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Charles B Long
b. 10 December 1818, Carroll County, Kentucky/Indiana
d. 26 October 1894, Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa

m. 25 August 1840, Indiana
Catherine Rash
b. 25 January 1820, Franklin County, Indiana
d. 12 February 1892, Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa

Children with Catherine Rash:

  • Mary Ann (b. 8 February 1845–1917) married George Hendrickson
  • Sarah Jane (b. 2 April 1848)
  • John W. (b. 16 March 1850)
  • Anna (b. 26 October 1853)
  • Thomas (b. 5 November 1860)

Charles resided in Carroll County, Indiana; Delaware County, Indiana; and Jackson Township, Brown County, Indiana, in 1850. He emigrated from Indiana in 1855 to Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa.

Charles and Catherine’s daughter, Mary Ann, was left a widow with eight children at age 33 when her husband, George Hendrickson, died of Civil War injuries. She raised the children and never remarried. She died at age 72 in 1917 at Berkeley, California.

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Paula G. Vierra
Eagan MN

James H Knight

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James H Knight
b. 1 July 1818, Ohio
d. 21 January 1889, Monroe County, Indiana

m. 23 April 1843, Monroe County, Indiana
Eliza Carter
b. 9 January 1825, Ohio
d. 20 April 1900, Monroe County, Indiana

Children with Eliza Carter:

  • Margaret J. (b. 1847)
  • Mary E. (b. 1850)
  • Lorenzo Marion (b. 1852)
  • James G. (b. 1856)
  • George L. (1858–1925)
  • Robert R. (b. 1866)
  • Lydia (b. 1867)

James immigrated to Indiana by 1840. He resided in three Indiana counties: Bartholomew, Monroe, and Brown. He emigrated from Indiana in 1846, to Millcreek Precinct, Clark County, Illinois. He later returned to Indiana by 18 February 1858.

Submitted by:
Don Knight
Edinburgh IN

Martha Ann Hubbard

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Martha Ann Hubbard
b. 9 February 1866, Brown County, Indiana, to Simon and Mary (Daisy) Hubbard
d. 1935, Montgomery County, Illinois

m/1. Montgomery County, Illinois
Joseph Waters

m/2.
James Burkitt

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

Allen Martin Hubbard

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Allen Martin Hubbard
b. 22 September 1818, Lee County, Virginia, to John and Nancy (Weduel) Hubbard
d. 24 March 1905, Winterset, Madison County, Iowa

m. 3 November 1839, Brown County, Indiana
Ary Fleenor
b. 13 September 1820, Wayne County, Kentucky
d. 26 January 1856, Harrison County, Missouri

Children with Ary Fleenor:

  • Martin (b. 1840)
  • Margaret (b. 1842)
  • Mary Ann (b. 1844)
  • Nancy Ellen (b. 1846)
  • James Mallet (b. 1848)
  • George Willis (b. 1850)
  • Oliver Green (b. 1852)
  • Lucretia Jane (b. 1853)
  • John David (b. 1856)

Allen immigrated about 1825 from Kentucky. He moved in 1841 to Davies County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Ralph Hermon
St. Louis MO

Robert Roy Hovious

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Robert Roy Hovious
b. 11 June 1883, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, to Thomas and Sarah (Houston) Hovious
d. 19 January 1942, Danvers, Illinois

m. 1902, Monroe County, Indiana
Bessie Iona Hobbs
b. 30 June 1885, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana
d. 29 September 1951, Peoria, Illinois

Children with Bessie Iona Hobbs:

  • Mary
  • Roy Robert
  • Thelma
  • Gladys
  • Juanita
  • Richard
  • Phillip
  • Betty
  • DelMarch

Robert emigrated from Monroe County, Indiana, to Illinois in 1909.

Submitted by:
Betty Hollowell
Ft. Lauderdale FL

William Hogg

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William Hogg
b. 8 May 1787, Antrim, Ireland
d. April 1880, Graysville, Putnam County, Missouri

m. 25 April 1839, Brown County, Indiana
Luanna Sparks
b. 16 May 1821, Estill County, Kentucky, to William and Nancy (Crawford) Sparks
d. 29 May 1910, Graysville, Putnam County, Missouri

Children with Luanna Sparks:

  • Francis
  • Susan
  • William
  • James
  • Nathaniel
  • Talton Emery
  • Oliver Perry
  • Alsalom
  • Edward
  • Aaron
  • Layton Cay
  • John Richard
  • Thomas

William immigrated to Indiana in 1837 and resided at Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana. He emigrated from Indiana in 1855 to Elm, Putnam County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Michael R. Darnel
Granger IN