Category Archives: Decatur County

Julie Etta Cook

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Julie Etta Cook
b. 28 November 1840, near New Point, Decatur County, Indiana, to Joseph and Margaret (Cook) Davis
d. 27 April 1923, near Great Falls, Montana

m/1. about 1861, Indiana
Frank Matthews
d. 1869(?)

m/2. 7 May 1872, Rush County, Indiana
William Isaac “Bill” Graham
b. 28 February 1840, Kentucky
d. before 1915, probably Fayette County, Indiana

Children with Frank Matthews:

  • Louisa A. (1862-1914) married John Pleasant Meyers
  • Horatio (1870-1880)

Children with William Isaac Graham:

Julie was seriously injured and her son, Horatio, was instantly killed when a tornado destroyed their home at Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, in June 1880.

Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com

John H. Burkman

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JOHN H. BURKMAN
b. 21 October 1851, Decatur County, Indiana, to Daniel and Sabrina (Davis) Burkman
d. 1936, Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma

m. 5 October 1882, Decatur County, Indiana
Sarah C. Jordan
b. 23 March 1862, Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, to Isaac and Malinda Electra (Biggs) Jordan
d. 1932, Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma

Children with Sarah C. Jordan:

  • Julia Florence (b. 1883) married Albert T. Ellison
  • Cora Etta (b. 1887) married Otis A. Bendure
  • Freeman Earl (1889-1955) married Anna Frances Wealand

John left the state in 1897 for Oklahoma.

Submitted by:
Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

Abram Lincoln Burkman

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ABRAM LINCOLN BURKMAN
b. August 1854, Decatur County, Indiana, to Daniel and Sabrina (Davis) Burkman
d. 3 January 1939, McKinzie, Carroll County, Tennessee

m. 14 September 1890, Decatur County, Indiana
Mary Kathren Evans
b. June 1868, Illinois, to Joseph and Mary J. (Lawson) Evans
d. 30 April 1930, McKenzie, Carroll County, Tennessee

Children with Mary Kathren Evans:

  • Herbert Cecil (1891-1970) married (1) Lallie McNeil, (2) Maude McCoy Martin
  • Harry (1892-1976)
  • Eldo James (1893-1959)
  • William Earl (1894-1928) married Johnie Blanche Phelps
  • Mable Claire (1896-1975) married Lucian L. Carroll
  • Nettie (1899-1899)
  • Bethel Elizabeth (1903-1981)

Submitted by:
Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

Hiram Berkman

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HIRAM BERKMAN
b. 6 June 1840, Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, to Christian and Elizabeth (Hopples) Berkman
d. 27 August 1910, Monroe County, Iowa

m/1. 15 March 1863, Decatur County, Indiana
Rachel Himelick
b. 11 August 1840, Indiana
d. 6 September 1879, Monroe County, Iowa

m/2. 17 October 1883, Iowa
Mary (or May) A. Funk, who survived him

Children with Rachel Himelick:

  • Mary Belle (d. 1944) married Thomas G. Henderson
  • Ellen (1867-1957) married Frederick D. Moss
  • Daniel (1870-1871)
  • George (1871-1954) married Vienna Swope
  • Lydia (1876-1876)

Hiram came to Jennings County, Indiana, in 1844 and was living in Westport, Decatur County, when the family moved to Iowa in 1869. In his early years, he taught school. About 1881 he was ordained to the ministry for the Church of the Brethren. The surname is also spelled Barrickman and Bergman

Submitted by:
Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

David Garrison Berkman

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DAVID GARRISON BERKMAN
b. 25 June 1848, Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana, to Christian and Elizabeth (Hopples) Berkman
d. 8 April 1934, Hardin, Texas

m/1. 20 May 1875, Decatur County, Indiana
Elizabeth E. Malcolm
b. 15 May 1847
d. 16 August 1894

m/2.
Elizabeth J. Ford

Children with Elizabeth E. Malcolm:

  • Elizabeth (1877-1882)
  • Robert L. (1879-1884)
  • Roy Whitney (1881-1958) married Hattie Virginia Weaver
  • William F. (1884-1963) married Trudy Dillard
  • David Donald (1887-1919) married Almenda Mann
  • Mabel (b. 1888) married Harvey Jetton

David left Indiana after the 1880 census and was in Minnesota by 26 July 1881. He was a preacher for the Church of the Brethren. He was in Texarkana, Arkansas, in 1898-1899; Jolla, Arkansas, 1900-1904; Lanceburg, Arkansas, 1905-1916; and Chadron, Nebraska, 1916-1917.

Submitted by:
Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

Roscoe Irving Stultz

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Roscoe Irving Stultz
b. 2 April 1866, Huntington County, Indiana, to George and Mary (Yant) Stults
d. 3 May 1955, Cherokee, Iowa

m. 1 November 1891, Milford, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Fredonia Druckamiller
b. 25 April 1870, Milford, Decatur County, Indiana, to Harvey C. and Mary Jane (Arnold) Druckamiller
d. 8 April 1957, Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa

Children with Fredonia Druckamiller:

  • Paul Franklin (1892-1980)
  • Harvey Carlyle (1901-1965)
  • Mildred (1896-1975)
  • Marie (1898-1993)
  • Eloise B. (1903-1964)

Roscoe moved to Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa, in 1891.

Roscoe’s father, George Stults and his brothers, changed the spelling of their surname from Z to S when they moved to Indiana from Ohio. Roscoe changed the spelling back to a Z when he was married and moved to Iowa.
Submitted by:
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin E. Stultz
New Carrollton MD

John Redington

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John Redington
b. 28 February 1794, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, to Daniel and Anna (Prince) Redington
d. 23 April 1885, Vinton, Benton County, Iowa

m.
Sarah Clifford
b. 1 March 1798, Vermont
d. 7 May 1886, Vinton, Benton County, Iowa

Children with Sarah Clifford:

  • Jacob
  • Phylonzo
  • Sarah
  • Hetty
  • John
  • Daniel
  • Abigail
  • Elvire
  • George
  • B. Franklin
  • Delilah

They immigrated to Indiana about 1822-24 from Warren County, Ohio. They resided in Franklin County and Washington, Decatur County, Indiana, before emigrating from Indiana during the 1850’s to Vinton, Benton County, Iowa.

Submitted by:
Maureen Duncan
Indianapolis IN

Raymond Arthur Mull

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Raymond Arthur Mull
b. 9 February 1888, Adams, Decatur County, Indiana, to George and Cora (Ludlow) Mull
d. 29 July 1970, Bokeelia, Florida

m. 6 September 1919, St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan
Lottie May Hatheway
b. 8 January 1891, Berrien County, Michigan
d. 14 April 1979, Berrien County, Michigan

Children with Lottie May Hatheway:

  • Stanley George
  • Raymond Lynn
  • Virginia
  • Mary Louise

Raymond emigrated from Decatur County, Indiana, to Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, about 1892.

Submitted by:
Mary L. Balderstone
West Chicago IL

John C. Ardery

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JOHN C. ARDERY
b. 27 December 1822, Decatur County, Indiana, to James Ardery (1793-1853)
d. 30 June 1901, Odin, Marion County, Illinois

m/1. 26 December 1844, Decatur County, Indiana
Sarah Jane Donnell
b. 30 April 1823, to James and Elizabeth (Fisher)
Donnell
d. 13 July 1864

m/2. 28 November 1867
Eliza Bennett
b. 26 May 1842, Warren County, New York
d. 26 September 1920, Salem, Marion County, Illinois

Children with Sarah Jane Donnell:

  • William L. (1846-1907) married Ann Phelps
  • Elizabeth Jane (1848-1916) married Gilbert B. Martin
  • Emma

Children with Eliza Bennett:

  • Junella (1874-1956) married Samuel Elisha Davidson (1863-1928)

The family lived in Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, before emigrating after 1864

Submitted by:
Marion G. Harcourt
Indianapolis IN

Cora Emmeline Ludlow

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Cora Emmeline Ludlow 
b. 24 August 1868, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana to Lineus Risley Ludlow and Hester Ann Wills
d. 28 June 1954, Berrien County, Michigan

m. 20 April 1887, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana
George Gates Mull
b. 5 July 1858, Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio, to John and Naomi (Beebe) Mull
d. 8 March 1945, Berrien County, Michigan

Children with George Gates Mull:

  • Raymond Arthur
  • Irene

George Mull immigrated to Indiana from Clermont County, Ohio, by 1887. About 1892, George and Cora Emmeline emigrated from Decatur County, Indiana, to Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan.

Submitted by:
Mary L. Balderstone
West Chicago IL