Category Archives: Cass County

John W Saxon

John W Saxon
b. 19 July 1873, Indiana, to Charles W. and Mary (Hyman) Saxon

m. about 1898
Julie I. [–?–]
b. September 1879, Michigan

Children with Julie I. [–?–]:

  • Nettie
  • Charles
  • Geraldine

John emigrated from Washington Township, Cass County, Indiana, with his parents to Chicago in 1877 and moved to Sand Lake, Kent County, Michigan, between 1880 and 1900.

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

Derexy Emeline Saxon

Derexy Emeline Saxon
b. about 1846, Carroll County, Indiana

m. 30 September 1860, Cass County, Indiana
David W. Osenbaugh

Children with David W. Osenbaugh:

  • Cora
  • Elmer

Derexy resided in Carroll and Cass counties in Indiana. He then moved to Champaign County, Illinois, before 1880.

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

James R Roark

James R Roark
b. 19 October 1834, Patrick County, Virginia
d. 14 December 1900, Valley Junction, Iowa

m. 1859, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana
S. A. Nevitt

Children with S. A. Nevitt:

  • Elzada Roark married [–?–] Smith
  • Bert M.
  • Charles F.
  • Edgar G.
  • Otto

James emigrated from Indiana to Madison County, Iowa, where he lived until moving his family to Valley Junction, Iowa, in 1895.

Submitted by:
Dawne Slater-Putt, from Hawkeye Heritage, published by Iowa Genealogical Society, winter 1993.

Frank Leighton Dunkelberger

Frank Leighton Dunkelberger
b. 29 April 1863, near Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, to Joel and Harriet Amanda Dunkelberger
d. 25 July 1948, Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas

m. 18 March 1886, Cheney, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Martha Everett Bowers
b. 22 October 1866, near Logansport, Cass County, Indiana
d. 28 May 1933, Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas

Children with Martha Everett Bowers:

  • Grover Ray (1887–1969)
  • Harry Maurice (1889–1979)
  • Gertie Mae (1891–1981) married Clarence T. Van Dolah
  • Orvill Leslie (1892–1978)
  • Albert J. (1895–1895)
  • Zora Victoria (1896–1967) married (1) Peter Thiel, (2) Arthur Krehbiel
  • Clarence (1900–1900)
  • Roy Franklin (1901–1965)
  • Charley Lee (1903–1964)

Frank’s father, Joel Dunkelberger, died during the Civil War and left his wife with several young children. Both Frank and his brother Benjamin moved to Kingman County, Kansas, about 1878.

Submitted by:
Lorraine Van Dolah
Wichita KS

Francis Marion Ayers and Adeline Bishop

Francis Marion Ayers
b. 10 May 1850, Wabash County, Indiana, to Barcus and Anna (Martin) Ayers
d. 31 December 1924, Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas,
m. 25 May 1871, Fulton County, Indiana

Adeline Bishop
b. 16 January 1850, Cass County, Indiana, to Stephen Manning and Caroline Amelia (Bonnel) Bishop
d. 21 March 1935, Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas

Children with Adeline Bishop:

  • Charles (b. 1872) married Mary E. [–?–]
  • Laura O. (1873-1959) married Albert Sidney Butner
  • Alton S. (b. 1876) married Jay Smith
  • Allie J. (b. 1879)
  • Viola (b. 1882)
  • Elmer M. (b. 1886)
  • Rosa Elmira (1888-1917) married Robert Benjamin McNett

Francis resided in Wabash, Grant and Fulton counties in Indiana. He and his family emigrated from Indiana to Harrison Township, White County, Arkansas, in 1874.

Submitted by:
Linda Wilson
Kansas City MO