Category Archives: Cass County

Fred Willard Taylor

Fred Willard Taylor
birth: 16 Dec 1886 in Young America, Cass, Indiana to John William Taylor and Mary Catherine Turner
death: 14 May 1968 in Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan
burial: Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio

marriage: before 1910
Ursula McCreary
birth: 07 January 1887 in Groomsville, Tipton, Indiana to Alfred Ross McCreary and Hannah Smith
death: 14 October 1982 in Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio
burial: Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio

Children of Ursula McCreary and Fred Willard Taylor:

  • William Alfred Taylor Born 1910 Died 1995 Audrey Hilda Green
  • Marjorie Genee Taylor Born 1912 Died 1983 William James Thomsen
  • Mary Catherine Taylor Born 1917 Died 2002 Benjamin Adam Schultz
  • Winnifred Sue Taylor Born 1919 Died 1986 1. R. J. Garn 2. R. Stomatovich 3. R. Crabtree 4. P. Reitinger
  • Hannah Louise Taylor Born 1921 Died 1997 John A. McNeil
  • Richard Earl Taylor Born 1927 Died 2017 1. Shirley Anita Brewer
  • Living

Ancestor here lived in:

Fred Willard Taylor lived in Young America from birth in 1886
1900 to 1930 in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana
1938 South Bend, Indiana

Ancestor also lived in:

1930 Lucas County, Ohio
1940 Wheaton, Illinois
1955 Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan

Other Information:

Fred worked in Brass companies his adult life. Working his way up from the line to being a supervisor. He worked for Bunting Brass, the Hale Chrome Co., and the Vacuum Can Co. He was an outdoorsman. At one time Fred left his family in Indiana, and went out to Soldier Summitt, Utah to try his hand at being a cowboy and possibly resettling his family there. That did not pan out well and he returned to his wife and 3 children. Fred and Ursula had 7 children and 30 grandchildren at the time of his death. The 30 grandchildren gave them 50 great-grandchildren, 56 great-great-grandchildren, and 21 great-great-great-grandchildren.

Submitted by:
Pamela Taylor-Bollinger
Email: pambo1945@hotmail.com

Benjamin Franklin Reed

Benjamin Franklin Reed
birth: 2 May 1888 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana to Francis Harvey “Frank” Reed and Florence Elizabeth McKee
death: 20 October 1917 in Detroit, Michigan
burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana

marriage: 25 November 1913 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Ruth Nave
birth: 24 November 1892 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana to Teter “Tete” Nave and Mary Elizabeth Taylor
death: 19 March 1951 in Logansport, Indiana
burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana

Children of Ruth Nave and Benjamin Franklin Reed:

  • Don (or Donald) Francis Reed (1913-1988) Virginia Amoss
  • Margaret Elizabeth Reed (1914-2006) Edward Nevarre “Eddie” Williams, Richard Eugene “Dick” Jackson
  • Martha Shideler Reed (1916-1980) Arden Packard

Ancestor here lived in:

Logansport, Cass County, Indiana

Other Information:

Switchman, Wabash Railroad

Submitted by:
Karen Packard Rhodes
Email: bitbucket001@comcast.net

George Boxley McClelland

George Boxley McClelland
birth: 21 Oct 1874 in Clinton County, Indiana to John Newton McClelland and Eliza Tudor
death: 27 July 1936, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana
burial: Longcliffe Cemetery, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana

marriage: 21 Oct 1895 in Crawford County, Kansas
Anna Lydia Kennedy
birth: 14 Sep 1877 in McDonough County, Illinois to John Alonzo Kennedy and Minerva Arlette Kaiser
death: 15 Dec 1960 in Girard, Crawford County, Kansas
burial: Girard Cemetery, Girard, Crawford County, Kansas

Children of Anna Lydia Kennedy and George Boxley McClelland:

  • Walter Ray McClelland, b. 1896, d. 1960 wife: Florence Evaleen Bennett No children from 2nd marriage.

Ancestor here lived in:

  • Clinton County, IN, 1874 to 1885
  • Logansport, Cass County, IN, 1917 to 1936

Other Information:

Lived in Crawford County, KS 1885 to 1917. Divorced from 1st wife in 1900, Crawford County, KS. married 2nd wife, 21 Jul 1928, Cass County, IN, Roxie Mae Prophet, widow of William Riley Shaw, she was born, 10 Mar 1888 in Howard County, IN, died 19 May 1965 in Logansport, Cass County, IN, her parents were Alvin Prophet and Mary Ellen Myers.

Submitted by:
Mary E McClelland
Email: marymac1962@ckt.net

Ruth Nave

Ruth Nave
birth: 24 November 1892 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana to Teter “Tete” Nave and Mary Elizabeth Taylor
death: 19 March 1951 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana
burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Indiana

marriage: 25 November 1913 in South Bend, Indiana
Benjamin Franklin Reed
birth: 2 May 1888 in Logansport, Indiana to Francis Harvey “Frank” Reed and Florence Elizabeth McKee
death: 20 October 1917 in Detroit, Michigan
burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Indiana

Children of Ruth Nave and Benjamin Franklin Reed:

  • Don (or Donald) Francis Reed (1913-1988) Virginia Amos
  • Margaret Elizabeth Reed (1914-2006) Edward Nevarre “Eddie” Williams, Richard Eugene “Dick” Jackson
  • Martha Shideler Reed (1916-1980) Arden Packard

Ancestor here lived in:

  • South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
  • Logansport, Cass County, Indiana

Other Information:

  • Second husband surname Pennington; given name not known
  • Third husband Harold White

Submitted by:
Karen Packard Rhodes
Email: bitbucket001@comcast.net

Perry Wilmer Reed

Perry Wilmer Reed
birth: 7 September 1885 in Logansport, Indiana to Francis Harvey “Frank” Reed and Florence Elizabeth McKee
death: 4 October 1938 in Pensacola, Florida
burial: St. John’s Cemetery Pensacola, Florida

marriage: 31 October 1907 in Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana
Mary LeSourd
birth: 23 March 1889 in Sleeth, Indiana to Levi Curtis LeSourd and Rachel Anna Sleeth
death: 28 May 1978 in Jacksonville, Florida
burial: Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida

Children of Mary LeSourd and Perry Wilmer Reed:

  • Wilmer LeSueur Reed (1908-1909)
  • Mary Elizabeth Reed (1909-1967)
  • Robert Richard Reed (1813-1998) Dorothy Bauman
  • Martha Shideler Reed (adopted) (1916-1980) Arden Packard

Ancestor here lived in:

  • Logansport, Cass County, Indiana
  • Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana

Other Locations where Ancestor lived:

  • Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
  • Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
  • Nitro, Kanawha County, West Virginia
  • Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida

Additional information about person:
Rear Commodore, Pensacola (FL) Yacht Club
Composer-songwriter of hymns and popular tunes
Wrote songs “In a Florida Houseboat,” “Swinging Along,” and “Down Pensacola Way”
Served as Secretary of the Pensacola Rotary Club
Secretary-Manager of Pensacola Chamber of Commerce

Submitted by:
Karen Packard Rhodes
Email: bitbucket001@comcast.net

Maria Elizabeth Sutherland

Maria Elizabeth Sutherland
b. 21 October 1857, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, to Zera and Maria Elizabeth (Dodds) Sutherland
d. 13 November 1915, Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan

m. 1 July 1873, North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana
James Herschel White
b. 25 December 1846, Chatham, Medina County, Ohio
d. 11 September 1923, Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan

Children with James Herschel White:
• Fannie Sevilla
• Hiram Levi “Jake”
• James Gloyd
• Jessie M.
• Paul Sutherland

The last two named children died young.

Maria lived in Logansport, Cass County, and Larwill, Whitley County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1887. She was also known as Mariah.

Submitted by:
F. Norman Pottle
Berrien Springs MI
E-mail: beverlypottle@msn.com

William Henry Quigley

William Henry Quigley
b. 24 March 1876, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, to Thomas M. and Margaret E. (Newitt) Quigley
d. 23 June 1935, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida

m. 9 December 1903, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana
Nelson Fay Jester
b. 5 September 1882, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
d. 14 February 1960, Miami, Dade County, Florida

Children with Nelson Fay Jester:
• Margaret E. (1905-1981) married (1) Harry S. Bellis, (2) A. G. Slone
• Robert Jester (1907-1989) married (1) Clara Harlan, (2) Sue Hurt
• Ruth (1909-1996) married Henry M. Pliske (married after her sister Jeannette died)
• Jeanette (1912-1952) married Henry M. Pliske
• William Gordon (1915-1974) married Dorothy Eugenia Machen

Will lived in Logansport, Cass County; Kennard, Henry County; and Eaton, Delaware County, Indiana. He moved to Chicago in 1900. He and Nellie moved from Delaware County, Indiana, to Tampa, Florida in 1922. He had been a conductor on a railroad and an employee of the Tampa Tribune. He was a Mason.

Submitted by:
Shelly D. Dooley
Indianapolis IN

Lucretia Mable Skinner

Lucretia Mable Skinner
b. 14 September 1881 at Howard Co., IN, daughter of Johnson Ballou and Sarah (McCoy) Skinner
d. 1 December 1963 at Augusta, GA
bur. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Cass Co., IN

Lucretia Skinner

Lucretia Skinner

Lucretia Skinner gravestone

Lucretia Skinner gravestone

m. 20 August 1909 at Logansport, Cass Co., IN
Henry F. Whitmyer
b. 14 June 1874 at Roann, Miami Co., IN, son of Henry and Catharine (Flohr) Whitmyer
d. 29 August 1927 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN
bur. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Cass Co., IN)

Children with Henry F. Whitmyer:

  • Helena Catherine Whitmyer (22 July 1910–12 August 1972; m. Ralph Sandige)
  • Mary Lucretia Whitmyer (4 May 1912–1 February 1994; m. Lewis W. Robinson Jr.)
  • Boy Whitmyer (23 November 1913–25 November 1913)
  • Elizabeth Evelyn Whitmyer (3 August 1915–4 April 1923)
  • Lois Caroline Whitmyer (30 September 1917–6 Feburary 2001; m. Warren J. Jones Jr.)
  • Alice Louise Whitmyer (22 September 1921–30 March 2003; m. Bernard Bobal)

Submitted by:
Kathy Jones Stickney
Ormond Beach, FL
Kstickney2@cfl.rr.com

Henry F Whitmyer

Henry F. Whitmyer
b. 14 June 1874 at Roann, Miami Co., IN, son of Henry and Catherine (Flohr) Whitmyer
d. 29 August 1927 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN
bur. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Cass Co., IN

Henry Whitmyer

Henry Whitmyer

Henry Whitmyer gravestone

Henry Whitmyer gravestone

m. 20 August 1909 at Logansport, Cass Co., IN
Lucretia Mable Skinner, daughter of Johnson Ballou and Sarah (McCoy) Skinner
b. 14 September 1881 at Howard Co., IN
d. 1 September 1963 at Augusta GA
bur. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Cass Co., IN

Children with Lucretia Mable Skinner:

  • Helena Catherine Whitmyer (22 July 1910–12 August 1972; m. Ralph Sandige)
  • Mary Lucretia Whitmyer (4 May 1912–1 February 1994; m. Lewis W. Robinson Jr.)
  • Boy Whitmyer (23 November 1913–25 November 1913)
  • Elizabeth Evelyn Whitmyer (3 August 1915–4 April 1923)
  • Lois Caroline Whitmyer (30 September 1917–6 Feburary 2001; m. Warren J. Jones Jr.)
  • Alice Louise Whitmyer (22 September 1921–30 March 2003; m. Bernard Bobal)

Submitted by:
Kathy Jones Stickney
Ormond Beach, FL
Kstickney2@cfl.rr.com

Sarah Robbins

Sarah Robbins
b. 3 October 1811 at Adams Co., OH, daughter of John and Lydia (Hannah) Robbins
d. 11 February 1869 at Cass Co., IN
bur. Spring Creek Cemetery, Cass Co., IN

Sarah Robbins gravestone

Sarah Robbins gravestone

m1.
John Davidson
b. 6 August 1829
d. 12 April 1845

m2.
Samuel M. McCoy as his second wife
b. abt. 1826 in OH
d. 16 March 1901 at Hoover, Cass Co., IN
bur. Spring Creek Cemetery, Cass Co., IN, in unmarked grave next to Sarah

Children with John Davidson:

  • Clarissa Davidson (?–26 November 1886)
  • Elizabeth A. Davidson
  • Allen Bruce Davidson (29 September 1839–3 October 1910) m. Mary Eliza Hensley
  • Lydia Helen Davidson (1842–2 February 1895) m. John Bunyan Winters

Children with Samuel McCoy:

Submitted by:
Kathy Jones Stickney
33 Black Hickory Way
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
Kstickney2@cfl.rr.com