Category Archives: Daviess County

John McRay Inman

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John McRay Inman
b. about 1841, Indiana, to George and Nancy (Webster) Inman
d. 8 January 1929, Oklahoma

m/1. about 1861
Lucinda Richison
b. about 1847, Indiana, to James and Hester Richison
d. 11 August 1905, Hennessey, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma
dv/1. between 1875 and 1876

m/2. 18 January 1877, Cedar Grove, Franklin County, Indiana
Sarah Heap
d. 10 January 1929, Oklahoma

Children with Lucinda Richison:
• George (b. 1862)
• Hester A. (1864-1929) married William D. Shackelford
• James “Jim” (b. 1867) married Emma Crane
• Isaac “Ike” (b. 1870) married Rosa Copeland
• William “Bill” (b. 1872)
• Noah (b. 1875)

Children with Sarah Heap:
• Richard “Dee” (b. 1878) married Gertrude [–?–]

John and Lucinda lived in Mt. Spring, Baker Township, Martin County, Indiana, in the 1870 census. By the 1880 census, John, his second wife Sarah, their son Dee, and John’s son William were in Montague County, Texas, where John operated a saloon in Spanish Fort, Texas. John, Sarah, and Dee left Nocona, Texas after 1900 for Manitou, Oklahoma, where John operated a café. John and Lucinda’s sons, George, William, and Noah all stayed in Daviess County, Indiana, near Elnora, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Ileta Blades
Chickashe OK

Clara Hawkins

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Clara Hawkins
b. 30 January 1872, Indiana
d. 21 February 1945, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

m. 15 June 1887, Washington, Daviess County, Indiana
Homer Beatty
b. 21 March 1867, Indiana
d. 15 July 1950, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Children with Homer Beatty:
• Maude
• Clara
• Nell
• Robert
• Frank

It is unknown when the family left Daviess County, Indiana, for California. Clara’s mother’s maiden name was Palmer.

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Susan Beatty Dillard
Medford OR

Charles Gaither

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Charles Gaither
b. 29 September 1894, Plainville, Daviess County, Indiana, to Lincoln and Mary E. (Dyer) Gaither
d. 25 June 1976, Petaluma, Sonoma County, California

m/1. 17 October 1913
Leola “Jennie” Hough
b. November 1894, Erie County, New York
d. October 1947, New York
divorced.

m/2. 1927
Ida Stewart

Children with Leola Hough:
• Raymond (1914-1936)
• Kinneth (b. 1920)
• Glada (1922-1975) married Al Higney
• Edith (b. 1924) married (1) Walter Pankey, (2) Gene Butler

Charles left Indiana in 1936 and moved to a chicken ranch in Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. He served in both World War I and II.

Submitted by:
Shirley Leola Smith
Grass Valley CA

Nancy Delilah Freeland

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Nancy Delilah Freeland
b. 10 May 1827, Daviess County, Indiana, to Benjamin and Mary P. (Miller) Freeland
d. 30 April 1912, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

m. 3 August 1846, Algiers, Pike County, Indiana
Moses Lane Chappell
b. 24 April 1822, Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana, to Jacob and Rachael (Lane) Chappell
d. 13 August 1883-1886, Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana

Children with Moses Lane Chappell:
• Adeline Ovanda (1848-1902) married Robert McCain
• Rachel Elizabeth “Lizzie” (1849-1932) married Albert McCain
• Mary Ann (1851-1935) married Rev. John Henry Derryberry
• Milton Simpson (1854-1924) married Susan Emily McCain
• Deamphard Silsbery (1856-1929) married Laura Frances Heaton
• Martha Angeline “Mattie” (1859-1946)
• Moses Ellsworth (1862-1943) married Sarah Frances “Sallie” Thomas
• James Franklin (1867-1920) married Mary Elizabeth DeMotte
• George W. (1869-1941) married Virginia Hila Perkins

Moses was married 16 June 1842 in Dubois County, Indiana, to Amanda Melvina Susan Twitty, born about 1820 to Buford and Rebeckah (Brittain) Twitty. They had one child, Elvira Demerette (1842-1915) who married Allen Overton Adams.

Three of Nancy’s children moved to Fort Worth, Texas (Mary, Mattie and Moses), while all the others moved to Nebraska. It is not known when they left Indiana.

Submitted by:
Larry L. Nielson
Fruitland ID
E-mail: lniel19027@juno.com

James Andrew Cunningham

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James Andrew Cunningham
b. 30 August 1842, Daviess County, Indiana, to William R. Cunningham
d. 10 May 1923, El Campo, Wharton County, Texas

m. 23 May 1868, Daviess County, Indiana
Martha A. Martin
b. 18 April 1851, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Sarah A. (Darrall) Martin
d. 17 May 1917, St. Louis, Missouri

Children with Martha A. Martin:

  • Joseph Douglas (1870-1928) married Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ellis
  • Charles Sidney (1873-1946) married (1) Daisy Ann McDonald, (2) Mazelle Server, (3) Emma Elizabeth Shields Holden
  • Samuel (b. 1878)
  • Verna “Vernie” (b. 1879) married William Earl McKiddy
  • Lenora Maude (1887-1968) married Harry Eugene Harder

James was living in Madison Township, Daviess County, Indiana in 1850. They left the state sometime after 1868. All their children were born in Missouri. Martha was also married to Frank Ross.

Submitted by:
Charles L. Cunningham, Jr.
Houston TX
E-mail: clc@flash.net

Cletus Joseph Matthews

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Cletus Joseph Matthews
b. 28 Jul 1904 at Daviess Co., IN to Alphonsus James Matthews and Mary Scholastica Disser
d. 24 Aug 1970 at Tell City, IN
bur. St. John’s Cemetery, Washington, IN

Cletus Matthews

Cletus Matthews

m. 28 Sept 1929 at Indianapolis, IN
Retha Eugena Bedwell
b. 26 Oct 1912 at Sullivan, IN to Claude C. Bedwell and Sarah Emaline Hardisty
d. 21 Mar 1994 at Washington, IN
bur. St. John’s Cemetery, Washington, IN

Children with Retha Eugena Bedwell (dates omitted for children living as of date of publication):

  • Norman Eugene Matthews, m. Catherine Rose Obrien
  • Veronica May Matthews (1933–1951)
  • Ann Marie Matthews, m. James Lee Martin
  • Regina Rose Matthews, m. Charles Maurice Shimer
  • Monica Fay Matthews, m. Larry Eugene Mattingly
  • Cletus Joseph Matthews, Jr (1946–2003), m. Ruth Ann Dugan
  • Edward Thomas Matthews, m. Theresa Ann Deitz

Cletus Joseph Matthews lived in Daviess County all of his life. His parents’ family homestead was located on what is now Boggs Creek Lake in Barr Township.

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Phillip Martin
Monclova, OH
PYR@woh.rr.com

James Nelson Martin

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James Nelson Martin
b. 2 July 1911 to Nelson Oscar Martin and Carrie Elizabeth Condra
d. 24 Nov 1995 at Washington, Daviess Co., IN
bur. The New Veal Creek Cemetery

James Nelson Martin

James Nelson Martin

m. 26 May 1934 at Lawrenceville, IL
Lena Nova Stafford
b. to James Morton Stafford and Flora Lenora Horrell

Children with Lena Nova Stafford (dates ommitted for children living as of date of publication):

  • James Lee Martin, m1. Anna Marie Matthews; m2. Penelope Miller
  • Arthur Irwin Martin, m. Judith Lynne Hill
  • Charles Nelson Martin (1940–1940)
  • Clair Cecil Martin, m1. Donna Jo Colbert; m2. Connie Kay Reed
  • Billy Jo Martin, m1. Carla Jeanne Wadsworth; m2. Brenda Lea Berhman
  • Thomas Ralph Martin, m. Karen Lynn Burris
  • John Wayne Martin (1950–1950)

James Nelson Martin lived in Washington, Indiana, for most of his life. He and Lena lived on property previously owned by her father, James Morton Stafford.

Submitted by:
Phillip L. Martin (PYR@WOH.RR.com)
Monclova, OH

Nathan Perry France and Carrie Catherine Arford

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Nathan Perry France
b. 9 Nov. 1869 Boonville, Warrick Co., IN to William Glen France and Permelia Ellen Goad
d. 24 Feb. 1952 Anderson, Madison Co., IN
bur. East Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Madison Co., IN

Nathan Perry France

Nathan Perry France

m. 7 May 1902 Odon, Daviess Co., IN
Carrie Catherine Arford
b. 3 Nov. 1877 Odon, Daviess Co., IN to Franklin Bloom Arford & Jane C. Wilson
d. 19 Feb. 1963 Anderson, Madison Co., IN
bur. East Maplewood Cemetery at Anderson, Madison Co., IN

France gravestone

France gravestone

Children of Nathan Perry France and Carrie Catherine Arford:

Nathan Perry France was born and raised in Indiana. He studied at seminary out of state but returned to Indiana afterwards to spend his life as a preacher for the United Brethren Church of Christ in 15 cities throughout the southern part of the state. He retired in Anderson, where he died in 1963.

Carrie Catherine Arford was born and raised in Indiana. She attended college out of state but returned to Indiana afterwards to spend her life as a preacher’s wife, travelling with her husband who was a preacher for the United Brethren Church of Christ in 15 cities throughout the southern part of the state.

Submitted by:
Rick France
Indianapolis, IN
E-mail: rfrance@indy.rr.com

Sarah Caroline Reed

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Sarah Caroline Reed
b. aft 27 July 1837, Indiana
d. 27 July 1900, Daviess County, Indiana
bur. Washington, indiana

Sarah Caroline Reed

Sarah Caroline Reed

m/1. 17 June 1858, Tinity, Martin, Indiana
Jeramiah Redyard
b. about 1836
d. 10 July 1866

m/2. 18 December 1868
Thomas Jones
b. 1831, Indiana, to George Willis and Rebecca (Chapman) Jones
d. 1877, Huron, Indiana

m/3. 3 September 1881, Lawrence County, Indiana
William Scaggs

Children with Jeramiah Redyard:

  • Henry Clay (1866-1937) married Mary Francis Devies
  • Mary Elizabeth (b. 1859) married Soloman C. Jones
  • William Harrison (b. 1861) married Emma Chapell

Children with Thomas Jones:

  • Jackson (1869-1964) married Nancy Ella Hammersley
  • Zachariah (1874-1968), married Emma Grace Hammersley
  • Louis (b. 1876) married Teresa E. O’Brien
  • I May (abt 1878)

Sarah Caroline Reed lived her entire life in Indiana. She is buried in Washington, Indiana according to the record of her death in Daviess County, Indiana but there is no stone on her grave.

Submitted by:
Jennifer Cruse
Terre Haute, IN
E-mail: jencruse@msn.com

Jackson Jones

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Jackson Jones
b. 17 May 1869, near Huron, Lawrence County, Indiana, to Thomas and Sarah Caroline (Reed) Jones
d. 1 January 1964, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri

m. 15 October 1892, Daviess County, Indiana
Nancy Ella Hammersley
b. September 1872

Children with Nancy Ella Hammersley:

  • Herman (b. aft 1900)
  • Monroe (b. aft. 1907)

Jackson was born in Indiana, and lived in Washington, Spice Valley, and Center townships while in Indiana. He eventually moved to St. Louis, Missouri. Jackson had two brothers, Zachariah and Louis, and one sister, I. May Jones. He also had half-brothers and sisters; Mary Jane, William, Henry Jones; Henry Clay, Mary Elizabeth, and William Harrison Redyard.

He was a lather by trade and is buried in Memorial Park, St. Louis, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Jennifer Cruse
Terre Haute IN
E-mail: jencruse@msn.com