Category Archives: Decatur County

Jeese King Jr.

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Jesse King, Jr.
b. 1813, Estill County, Kentucky, to Jesse and Lucinda (Abney) King
d. 2 August 1892, Anna, Union County, Illinois

m. 23 September 1846, Decatur County, Indiana
Elizabeth Barkley
b. 14 July 1822, Kentucky
d. 4 March 1864, Jasper County, Illinois

Children with Elizabeth Barkley:

  • Henry
  • Perlina married [–?–] Stanley
  • Jessie
  • Elijah
  • Euphma married [–?–] Rhoads
  • James M.
  • Addison
  • Isom
  • Joshua
  • Sarah
  • Sam
  • William

Jesse resided in Marion County, Indiana. He emigrated from Indiana in 1860 to Richland
County, Illinois.

Submitted by:
Randall M. Grove
Dix IL

Tandy Johnson

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Tandy Johnson
b. 23 June 1837, possibly Shelby County, Indiana, to Isaac and Susanna (Wiles) Johnson

m. 29 October 1866, Decatur County, Indiana
Minerva Kelly
b. about 1846, Virginia
d. between 1870 and 1880, White County, Indiana

Children with Minerva Kelly:

  • Sophia
  • Edgar

Tandy lived in Rock Creek, Bartholomew County, Indiana, and Jackson, Decatur County, Indiana. He moved to Burnt Prairie, White County, Illinois, about 1869.

Submitted by:
Frances I. Douglas
Almira WA

Phebylean “Phebe” Johnson

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Phebylean “Phebe” Johnson
b. 1 July 1832, Oldham County, Kentucky, to Isaac and Susanna (Wiles) Johnson
d. 5 April 1901, Independence, Nodaway County, Missouri

m. 6 July 1851, Shelby County, Indiana
Smith Anderson
b. March 1818, Ohio
d. 16 February 1901, Independence, Missouri

Children with Smith Anderson:

  • Nancy
  • Isaac
  • Charles
  • David
  • Louise
  • Susan
  • George W.
  • James
  • Margaret

Phebe immigrated to Jackson, Decatur County, Indiana, in 1832–1835 from Oldham County, Kentucky, and emigrated from Sandcreek, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Benton Township, Crawford County, Missouri, in the 1870’s.

Submitted by:
Frances I. Douglas
Almira WA

Odrien Johnson

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Odrien Johnson
b. 11 April 1830, Oldham County, Kentucky, to Isaac and Susanna (Wiles) Johnson
d. about 15 August 1890, Montesano, Chehalis County, Washington

m. 5 September 1850, Decatur County, Indiana
Amanda Anderson
b. about 1830, Ohio
d. before 1920, possibly Texas

Children with Amanda Anderson:

  • Isaac
  • Susan
  • Jesse
  • John
  • Odrien
  • Nancy
  • Marietta
  • Robert

Odrien came to Indiana about 1832–1835. He emigrated in the late 1860’s from Rock Creek, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Burnt Prairie, White County, Illinois.

Submitted by:
Frances I. Douglas
Almira WA

Jane Clark

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Jane Clark
b. 1859, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, to John and Anna (Haines) Clark

m. 28 August 1875, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana
Thomas Adams

Jane emigrated from Decatur County, Indiana, to Boyer, Crawford County, Iowa, in the 1880’s.

Submitted by:
Maureen Duncan
Indianapolis IN

David Clark

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David Clark
b. 25 November 1867, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, to John and Anna (Haines) Clark
d. 3 December 1935, Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa

m. 25 February 1889, Boyer, Crawford County, Iowa
Minnie Wulf
d. May 1934, Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa

Children with Minnie Wulf:

  • David
  • Pearl
  • James
  • Ernest
  • a daughter who died in infancy

David resided in Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana. He emigrated from Indiana in the 1880’s to Boyer, Crawford County, Iowa.

Submitted by:
Maureen Duncan
Indianapolis IN

Rosetta M Bayless

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Rosetta M Bayless
b. 30 October 1852, Mt. Carmel, Franklin County, Indiana, to Samuel and Emeline (Rariden) Bayless
d. 30 May 1933, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois

m. 11 April 1874, Decatur County, Indiana
Benjamin C. Garver
b. 16 October 1850, near Kingston, Decatur County, Indiana
d. 23 September 1917, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana

Children with Benjamin Garver:

  • Ernest (1875-1959)
  • Clarence (1877-1896)
  • Thurlow (1889-1976)
  • Lulu Ethel (4 July 1880-25 April 1948) married Frederick George Stier
  • Winifred (b. 1897) married [–?–] Mieks

Rosetta resided in Franklin and Decatur counties in Indiana. She moved to Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, in 1931.

Submitted by:
Lulu M. Bell
Champaign IL

Thomas Anspach/Anspaugh

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Thomas Anspach/Anspaugh
b. 23 February 1828, Butler County, Ohio, to John and Lydia (Bailey) Anspach
d. 7 August 1904, near Bussey, Marion County, Iowa
m. 30 September 1847, Decatur County, Indiana

Elsie Ridlen
b. 14 March 1826
d. 21 December 1905, Marion County, Iowa

Children with Elsie Ridlen:

  • Sarah
  • Elizabeth
  • Louisa
  • Alice
  • Barbara Emily
  • Ebenezer Warren William

Thomas’s siblings were:

  • Catherine Ann (b. ca. 1826) married Abraham Chriss.
  • Elizabeth (ca. 1829-1852) married Samuel Ridlen; Philip (ca. 1832-1849).
  • Barbara Ellen (1831/2-1912) married (1) Newton Hamilton Miller, (2) Julius Hoch.
  • John (b. ca. 1834) married (1) Jane Parkinson, (2) [–?–] Longsdorf.
  • Michael (1836- 1917) married (1) Elizabeth Wise, (2) Rebecca McGrew.
  • Susanna (b. 1838/39) married [–?–] Miller.
  • Sarah Ann (1840-1884) married Pierson Brelsford.
  • Marion Beck (1844-1918) married Amanda Ellen Shade.
  • Peter (1847-1924) married Catharine McClain.

Thomas Anspach served in the Mexican War 1847-47 and earned bounty land. In 1849, he moved his family to near Bussey, Marion County, Iowa.

Submitted by:
Marilyn J. Edwards
Oxford OH

James Lane Alley and Tamzen Johnson

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James Lane Alley
b. 25 October 1849, Decatur County, Indiana, to Hiram and Emily (Selby) Alley
d. 4 March 1932, Garden City, Finney County, Kansas
m. 6 April 1874, Decatur County, Indiana

Tamzen Johnson
b. 7 September 1856, Decatur County, Indiana
d. 16 December 1921, Finney County, Kansas

Children with Tamzen Johnson:

  • Emily Izora (1875-1893) married Robert English
  • Minnie Belle (1878-1965) married Oliver James Christy
  • Hiram Vorhees (1879-1932) married Mamie E. Baker
  • Lydia Ann (1880-1963) married Lewis I. Buck
  • Lewis Korseman (1882-1957) married Fanny Agnes Buck
  • Jessie Melissa (1885-1945) married Fredrick Samuel Wolking
  • Clarence Franklin (1888-1889)
  • Ocea Matilda (1890-1968) married Lewis E. Leonard
  • Samuel (1892-1895)
  • Eliza Jeanette (b. 1894) married Wallace L. Dagget
  • William Robert (1895-1979) married Anna Jane Brown

James resided in Decatur and Madison counties in Indiana before emigrating from Madison County, to Gray County, Kansas, in 1889-90.

Submitted by:
Regina Falcetto
Emporia KS

Hiram Vorhees Alley and Emily Shelby

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Hiram Vorhees Alley
b. 4 December 1821, Decatur County, Indiana, to Doddridge and Jane (Phillips) Alley
d. 4 March 1905, Logan, Gray County, Kansas
m. 31 December 1843, Rush County, Indiana

Emily Shelby
b. 9 February 1827, Rush County, Indiana, to Joshua A. and Mary (Riggan) Selby
d. 10 November 1913, Logan, Gray County, Kansas

Children with Emily Shelby:

  • Lydia Ann (1845-1925) married Lewis Korseman
  • Noah (1847-1847)
  • James Lane (1849-1932) married Tamzen Johnson
  • Emily Isora (1851-1860)
  • Doddridge Buchanan (1853-1940) married America Jane Hilligass
  • Joshua Breckenridge (1858-1933) married Matilda Louise Kidder
  • Samuel Jesse (1860-1913) married Melissa J. Wilburn
  • William Seymour (1863-1927) married Etta E. Christy
  • Jonathan Osborn (1865-1955) married Jenetta Weaver Lewis (b. 1872)

Hiram resided in Decatur and Madison counties in Indiana before emigrating from Madison County in 1889-1890 to Gray County, Kansas.

Submitted by:
Regina Falcetto
Emporia KS