Category Archives: Dearborn County

Margaret F. Oliphant

Margaret F. Oliphant
b. 18 June 1842, Indiana, to William S. and Jane Elizabeth (Van Zile) Oliphant
d. 1 January 1915, Austin, Travis County, Texas

m/1.
L. W. Carter

m/2.
[–?–] Rutledge

Children with L. W. Carter:
• Jennie L.

Margaret was in Jefferson County, Indiana, in 1850, then left in 1852 from Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Connie Wallace Perdue
Austin TX
E-mail: clperdue@swbell.net

Eliza Jane Oliphant

Eliza Jane “Jennie” Oliphant
b. 16 July 1848, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana, to William S. and Jane Elizabeth (Van Zile) Oliphant
d. 9 April 1931, Austin, Travis County, Texas

m. 5 June 1872, Austin, Travis County, Texas
John Arthur Stuart
b. 1837, Mississippi
d. 19 January 1910, Austin, Travis County, Texas

Jennie was in Jefferson County, Indiana, in 1850, but left in 1852 from Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Connie Wallace Perdue
Austin TX
E-mail: clperdue@swbell.net

Granville Love

Granville Love
b. 7 April 1815, Kentucky
d. 26 September 1871, Jackson County, Missouri

m.
Jane Granger
b. 1823, England
d. before 1881

Children with Jane Granger:
• Thomas Jefferson (1847-1925) married Theodosia Curry
• Charlie (1854-1881)
• George W.
• John
• Martin
• Newton (1862-1946) married Alice Latimer

Granville lived in Miller, Dearborn County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1860 to Jackson County, Missouri. He was killed in a gunfight at Pink Hill Church in Jackson County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Thomas Love
Pinellas Park FL

Isaac Robert Littell

Isaac Robert Littell
b. 17 January 1855, Dearborn County, Indiana, to Ephraim and Lucinda (Shedd) Littell
d. 12 January 1945, Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County, Minnesota

m. 1 April 1880, Jennings County, Indiana
Sarah Jane Withrow
b. 17 March 1861, Jennings County, Indiana
d. 1 October 1928, Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Children with Sarah Jane Withrow:
• Floyd W. (1883-1920)
• Alberta W. (1904-1986)

They lived in Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1900.

Submitted by:
Stephen H. Dawidowicz
Trenton IL
E-mail: dplus9@aol.com

Philip Jacob Koehl/Cale

Philip Jacob Koehl/Cale
b. 17 June 1803, Sankt Johann am Saar, Saarbruken, Rheinland, Prussia, to Georg Ludwig and Anna Margaretha (Karcher(in)) Kohl
d. 14 September 1870, Camden Township, Carver County, Minnesota

m. 15 December 1836, Dearborn County, Indiana
Elizabeth B. Howery/Howry
b. 15/18 December 1819, Indiana
d. 20 February 1905, Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota

Children with Elizabeth B. Howry:
• Sarah Ann (b. 1838)
• Philip Henry (b. 1842)
• Louis James (b. 1845)
• George William (b. 1847)
• John Jacob (b. 1848)
• Mary Elizabeth (b. 1849)
• Samuel Frederick (b. 1851)
• Theresa Ellen (b. 1852)
• Rosena Sophia (b. 1854)
• Benjamin Franklin (b. 1856) (twin)
• Caroline Lucinda (b. 1856) (twin)
• Alphred Edward (b. 1861)

Philip was in Ripley County, Indiana, by 1836. The family emigrated from Green Township, Morgan County, Indiana, in 1856.

Submitted by:
Judie Cale Nelson
Potlatch ID
E-mail: kashmir@potlatch.com

Silas Hamson

Silas Hamson
b. 8 October 1812, Greene County, Pennsylvania
d. 9 April 1883, Sidney Township, Champaign County, Illinois

m. 13 February 1834, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana
Keziah Tanner
b. 1807, Virginia or Indiana
d. 20 November 1890, Sidney Township, Champaign County, Illinois

Children with Keziah Tanner:
• Mary Jane (b. 1823)
• Eliza (b. 1835)
• George W. (b. 1838)
• Jonathan A. (b. 1840)
• Henry (b. 1842)
• Thomas B. (b. 1844)
• Abram (b. 1845)
• Sarah Jane (b. 1847)
• Mary Ann (b. 1850)
• Silas Jr. (b. 1852)

Silas and family emigrated in 1863 from Dearborn County, Indiana, to Champaign County, Illinois.

Submitted by:
Anabeth Dollins
Pittsburgh PA
E-mail: axd2@psu.edu

Pauline Hamlin

Pauline Hamlin
b. 19 April 1834, Wrights Corner, Dearborn County, Indiana
d. 22 May 1921, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas

m/1. 21 November 1855, Dearborn County, Indiana
Edward Freeman

m/2. 31 October 1867
Oscar Fairbanks

Children with Edward Freeman:
• Edda married [—?—] Norton
• Ina married [—?—] Sisson

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

Silas Garrison

Silas Garrison
b. 29 January 1798, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, to Elijah and Mary (Bolar) Garrison
d. 3 August 1873, Washington Township, Wapello County, Iowa

m. 1818, Dearborn County, Indiana
Eliza Farmer
b. 1798, Pennsylvania
d. 1851, Wapello County, Iowa

Children with Eliza Farmer:
• William H. (b. 1819)
• Catherine L. (b. 1821)
• George (b. 1822)
• Harmon (b. 1824)
• Charles F. (b. 1826)
• Addison A. (b. 1830)
• Mary A. (b. 1834)
• Milton L. (b. 1835)
• Elizabeth (b. 1838)
• Sophia (b. 1841)

Silas immigrated to Dearborn County, Indiana, about 1814 and emigrated about 1832.

Submitted by:
Phyllis J. Miller
San Mateo CA
E-mail: phyllism19@aol.com

Rebecca M Cronkhite

Rebecca M Cronkhite
b. 8 August 1824, Hamilton County, Ohio, to Elijah and Catherine (Ouderkirk) Cronkhite
d. 18 November 1891, Marion County, Iowa

m. 26 December 1846, Jones County, Iowa
William H. Garrison
b. 21 August 1819, Dearborn County, Indiana
d. 3 November 1890, Marion County, Iowa

Children with William H. Garrison:

  • Elijah (1849-1850)
  • Sarah (b. 1850)
  • Silas and Eliza (b. 1851)
  • Samantha J. (b. 1855)
  • Abraham (b. 1856)
  • Omer (b. 1857)
  • Lincoln (b. 1860)

Rebecca was in Warren County, Indiana, by 1829 and emigrated about 1840.

Submitted by:
Phyllis J. Miller
San Mateo CA
E-mail: phyllism19@aol.com

Willard Theodore Bascom

Willard Theodore Bascom
b. 4 Jan 1868, Rising Sun, Ohio County, Indiana to Robert Bruce Bascom and Olive Bovard
d. 30 Mar 1834, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio
bur. Bovard Cemetery, Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

Willard and Susan Bascom gravestone

Willard and Susan Bascom gravestone

m. 28 May 1891, Switzerland County, Indiana
Susan “Susie” Sanders
b. 14 Mar 1870, Indiana to George W. Sanders and Sarah Jane Dunning
d. 16 Jan 1927, Hamilton County, Butler County, Ohio
bur. Bovard Cemetery, Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

Children with Susan Sanders:

  • Dewey Francis Bascom (1898–1975), m. Alice Susan Hillis
  • George Robert Bascom (1902–1990), m. Mary Starkey
  • infant daughter (died before 1900)

After their marriage, Willard and Susan lived in Cass Township, Ohio County, Indiana; Center Township, Dearborn County, Indiana; Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana; and Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, where they died. They were buried in Bovard Cemetery in Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Tina Lyons (genwishlist@gmail.com)
Fort Wayne, IN