Category Archives: Dearborn County

William Dolph Murphy

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William Dolph Murphy
b. 25 March 1834, Dearborn County, Indiana, to Peter Liam and Drusilla (Dolph/Dewolf) Murphy
d. 26 January 1882, Central City, Putnam County, Missouri

m. 3 November 1854, Spencer County, Indiana
Sarah Ellen Brown
b. 3 December 18336, Spencer County, Indiana, to James Abbott and Sarah (Masterson) Brown
d. 7 February 1895, Putnam County, Missouri

Children with Sarah Ellen Brown:

  • Luella Belle (1855-1927) married Giles M. Morgan
  • RoseAnn Drusilla (1858-1934) married Louis Clinton Morgan
  • William Brown (1860-1928) married Nellie Ellen Metz
  • Sarah Elizabeth (1864-1942) married Loren L. Gray
  • Eunice Jane (1867-1962) married John H. Sandusky
  • Julia Ida (1868-1869)
  • James Lehem “Lee” (1869-1959) married Kitty Ann Duncan
  • Albert David Arthur (1873-1951) married Bertha May Alexander
  • Mary Emaline (1875-1970) married James H. Demry
  • Newton E. (1877-1877)

William emigrated in 1866 from Indiana to Central City, Putnam County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Betty Murphy Mabee
San Diego CA

Andrew J Murphy

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Andrew J Murphy
b. 8 May 1841, Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana, to Samuel and Matilda (Smith) Murphy
d. 3 February 1825, Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas

m. 24 September 1866, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Lydia Ann Pleakenstrauffer
b. 16 April 1846, Shilo, Decatur County, Indiana, to H. and Mary (Smith) Pleakenstrauffer

Children with Lydia Ann Pleakenstrauffer:

  • William Grant Paul (1867-1942) married Christina Haddow
  • Rosella (1869-1953)
  • Telitha Jane (1871-1969) married Charles Vance
  • Anna Viola (1873-1931) married Benjamin Galen Campbell
  • Andrew S. (1876-1884)
  • Lydia Edna (1877-1911) married Emery Albertus Dain
  • Emma Alice (1880-1894)
  • Mary M. (1882-1884)
  • Mabel Augusta (1885-1971) married Norval Morgan
  • Almina V. (b. 1887) married Gilbert Parrick
  • Euclid Theodore (1889-1966) married Elsie [–?–]

Prior to her marriage, Lydia Ann is said to have lived in an orphanage.

According to his Civil War records, Andrew and Lydia were married by Samuel K. Ross at Cincinnati, but the records were destroyed when a courthouse burned. Andrew was an octoroon whose grandfather, according to census records, was a “free mulatto”.

Andrew J. Murphy enlisted in the Union Army at Indianapolis on 18 August 1864 and served in a colored unit. After discharge he settled in Fairland Township, Shelby County, Indiana. In 1880 he emigrated with his family from Hymera, Sullivan County, Indiana, to Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas.

Submitted by:
Rolene Kiesling
Groveland CA

Lineus Risley Ludlow

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Lineus Risley Ludlow
b. 26 January 1844, Shelby or Dearborn County, Indiana, to Stephan D. and Emmeline (Kersey) Ludlow
d. 17 July 1906, Berrien County, Michigan

m. 18 November 1867, Shelby County, Indiana
Hester Ann Wills (Humphrey?)
b. 5 October 1845, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana
d. 7 April 1939, St. Joseph Township, Berrien County, Michigan

Children with Hester Ann Wills (Humphrey?):

  • Cora Emmeline
  • Orin Willis
  • Ernest Talma
  • Jason Berzilla
  • William Cumback

About 1892, Lineus and Hester Ann emigrated from Indiana to Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, where Lineus was a fruit buyer.

Lineus’ wife, Hester Ann, may have been the daughter of Jessie and Betsy (Grinsted)
Humphrey and may have been adopted by Wills and Hester Ann (Bassett) Wills before the age of five years.

Submitted by:
Mary L. Balderstone
West Chicago IL

Julius Risley Ludlow

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Julius Risley Ludlow
b. 26 January 1844, Shelby or Dearborn County, Indiana, to Stephan D. and Emmeline (Kersey) Ludlow
d. 19 October 1902, Berrien County, Michigan

m/1. 6 December 1870, Shelby County, Indiana
Maria Belle Thayer
b. 1845
d. before March 1900, Arapahoe County, Colorado

m/2. 4 March 1900, Arapahoe County, Colorado
Anna D. Kennedy

Children with Maria Belle Thayer:

  • Jessie Benton married Edward S. Acres
  • Earl Thayer
  • Ovid
  • Orphia

Julius emigrated from Indiana to Arapahoe County, Colorado, about 1897 for Maria’s health. Maria possibly died of tuberculosis.

Julius was a photographer, farmer, salesman, and travel agent during his life. Before the enumeration of the 1900 census, Julius and his second wife Anna moved to Berrien County, Michigan, where they lived near to his twin brother Lineus.

Regarding Julius’ children, Earl and Ovid Ludlow remained in Colorado, where they operated a packing company and a ranch. Jessie Benton Ludlow married in Arapahoe County, Colorado, on 3 August 1899.

Submitted by:
Mary L. Balderstone
West Chicago IL

William Kittle

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William Kittle
b. 1819, Indiana
d. 1860, Jasper County, Illinois

m. 12 February 1835, Dearborn County, Indiana
Sophia Scranton or Kemp
b. 1817, Indiana
d. after 1880, Missouri

Children with Sophia Scranton/Kemp:

  • Solomon
  • George
  • Abijah
  • Robert
  • William C.
  • Mealin
  • Samantha
  • Silas
  • Josephine
  • Helda married [–?–] Stanley

William emigrated from Indiana in 1851 to Jasper County, Illinois.

Submitted by:
Randall M. Grove
Dix IL

Abraham J Jordan

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Abraham J Jordan
b. 12 September 1820, Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana, to Abraham and Elizabeth (Miller) Jordan
d. 13 March 1897, Dewitt County, Illinois

m. 14 October 1841, Dearborn County, Indiana
Nancy Bennett
b. about 1822, Indiana
d. about 1856, Jennings County, Indiana

Children with Nancy Bennett:

  • Milo Paine (b. 1845)
  • Rebecca Jane (b. 1847)
  • Isabell (b. 1851)
  • Margaret (b. 1852)
  • Thomas Jefferson (b. 1855)

Abraham’s father emigrated from Cumberland County, Maine, to Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana, about 1815-1816. Abraham resided in York, Dearborn County, Indiana, and Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana. He moved to Tunbridge, Dewitt County, Illinois, about 1865.

Submitted by:
Marilyn R. Jordan-Solari
Sonora CA
E-mail: lynden@goldrush.com

Lucy Mildred Holman

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Lucy Mildred Holman
b. 4 May 1819, Dearborn County, Indiana, to Jesse L. and Elizabeth (Masterson) Holman
d. 7 June 1912, Los Angeles, California

m. 16 March 1837, Dearborn County, Indiana
Israel Coleman Curtis
b. 21 July 1813, Mississippi Territory
d. 3 October 1883, Los Angeles, California

Lucy emigrated from Indiana to Iowa in 1844 and moved to California in 1863. This couple
had ten children.

Submitted by:
John Stutesman
San Francisco CA

Alexander Jesse Hendrixson

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Alexander Jesse Hendrixson
b. 23 June 1834, Ripley County, Indiana, to John C. and Martha (Crandall) Hendrixson
d. 8 December 1911, Ninnescah Township, Reno County, Kansas

m/1. 16 April 1857, Dearborn County, Indiana
Catherine A. Engle
b. 20 November 1842, Indiana
d. 11 May 1890, Little River, Rice County, Kansas

m/2. after May 1890
Rosea M. (Campen) Duvall

Children with Catherine A. Engle:

  • John C. (1858–1859)
  • Henry Albert (1860–1954) married Hannah Edna Dole
  • Sarah G. (b. 1862)
  • George (1865–1873)
  • Clara B. (1868–1869)
  • Franklin Dayton (1870–1946) married Cora A. Mathes
  • Ida Mae (1873–1888) married Charles Rollins
  • Mary A. (1875–1876)
  • Nora Zelma (1877–1954) married William Enfield
  • Emery William (1881–1968) married Anna Estrella Cooley
  • Elzena Wheeler (1883–1957) married John T. Arnold

Alexander emigrated from Indiana in 1886 to Lyons, Rice County, Kansas.

Submitted by:
Elizabeth Hendrixson
Wichita KS

Eleazer Crouch

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Eleazer Crouch
b. 13 March 1824, Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana, to Benjamin and Elizabeth (Rarrick) Crouch
d. 12 January 1892, Muskegon County, Michigan

m/1. 17 November 1842, Dearborn County, Indiana
Lucinda Matthews
b. 2 September 1824, Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana, to Jonas D. and Susannah (Milliken) Matthews
d. 18 May 1858, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana, of consumption

m/2. 4 April 1859, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Ann Marie Wells
d. 13 December 1883, Hastings, Barry County, Michigan

Children with Lucinda Matthews:

  • Mary E. (b. 1846) married John J. Trego
  • Susan C. (b. 1848) married G. H. Hutchinson
  • Ephraym (1849–1850)
  • Eliza A. (b. 1850) married Ruben M. Hall in 1869
  • Flora A. (1853–1896) married Charles K. Beam in 1869
  • Norman Eddy (1855–1945) married Mary Mae Norter in 1886

Children with Ann Marie Wells:

  • Nellie
  • perhaps others

All of Eleazer’s family settled in Michigan in 1859 after his second marriage, with the
exception of Flora and Norman. Eleazer and Ann Marie and his daughters Mary (Crouch) Trego and Susan (Crouch) Hutchinson settled in Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, while Eliza (Crouch) Hall went to Muskegon and Nellie resided in Three Rivers, Michigan.

Submitted by:
Barbara Taylor Szabo
Osceola IN

Benjamin Bennett

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Benjamin Bennett
b. 14 April 1832, Franklin County, Indiana, to Notley and Christine [–?–] Bennett
d. 7 March 1921, Weaver, Wabasha County, Minnesota

m/1.
Mary Peterson
b. 1852

m/2. 24 May 1894, Wabasha, Wabasha County, Minnesota
Anna Kruger
b. 23 May 1876, Germany
d. 8 May 1934, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Children:

  • Fifteen, all born in Minnesota

Benjamin Bennett resided at Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana. He enlisted at Dearborn County, Indiana, on 6 August 1861 and served during the Civil War in Company K, 26th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers. In 1866 he emigrated to Watopa, Wabasha County, Minnesota.

Submitted by:
Maurice Bennett
Rochester MN