Category Archives: Delaware County

Frank Albert Richison

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Frank Albert Richison
b. 17 May 1862, Clark County, Ohio, to John Webster and Sarah Jane (Ayars) Richison
d. 2 April 1944, Pennville, Jay, Indiana
bur. Gravel Hill Cemetery, Bryant, Jay, Indiana

Frank Albert Richison and Sarah Jane Davis gravestone

Frank Albert Richison and Sarah Jane Davis gravestone

m. 25 Dec 1883, Jay County, Indiana
Sarah Jane Davis
b. 21 May 1862, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, to Oliver J. and Drusilla (Timmons) Davis
d. 28 Feb 1931, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana
bur. Gravel Hill Cemetery, Bryant, Jay, Indiana

Children of Frank Albert and Sarah Jane (Davis) Richison:

  • Dallas Ray (1884-1947) married Olive Alexander
  • William Oliver (1887-1962) married Mary Louisa “Lulu” Gibson
  • Berley Oral (1889-1946) married Ruby Marie Manes
  • Sylvia C. (1892-1966) never married
  • Guy Eli (1895-1959) married Carrie Estella Stoner

Frank Albert was a carpenter and cabinet maker by trade. He came to Indiana with his parents sometime between 1870 and 1880 from Ohio. His parents eventually moved a bit farther west to Delaware County but Frank and his family remained in Jay County. Three of his sons returned to Ohio and raised their families there.

Submitted by:
Shirley Richison Fields
Avon IN
E-mail: richison@me com

John Webster Richison

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John Webster Richison
b. 24 November 1837, Ohio, to John R. and Elizabeth (Cory) Richison
d. 20 April 1908, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana
bur. Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana

m. 24 November 1859, Clark County, Ohio
Sarah Jane Ayars
b. 21 August 1840, Ohio, to Micajah Robbins and Margaret (Priest) Ayars
d. 3 June 1906, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana
bur. Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana

Richison gravestone

Richison gravestone

John Webster Richison gravestone

John Webster Richison gravestone

Sarah Jane Ayars gravestone

Sarah Jane Ayars gravestone

Children of John Webster and Sarah Jane (Ayars) Richison:

  • George Andrew (1860-1940) married Cenith M. Schwyhart
  • Frank Albert (1862-1944) married Sarah Jane Davis
  • Silas Alva (1863-1917) never married
  • William Allen (1866-1936) married Sophy E. Wells
  • Charles Anthony, Sr. (1868-1944) married (1) Ardie Ellen Miles, (2) Emma Carolyn Green
  • Carrie Alice (1873-1944) married William A. Beard
  • Margaret Ann (1878-1965) married Ebenezer Sherman Secrest
  • Micajah Arthur (1882-1886)

John did not move to Indiana until sometime between 1870 and 1880. His mother had died in 1865 and by 1870 his father was living with John Webster. He relocated to Jay County first and taught school there for awhile. Later he moved his family to Delaware County, north of Muncie, where he spent his remaining years.

Submitted by:
Shirley Richison Fields
Avon IN
E-mail: richison@me com

Mildred I. Bailey

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Mildred I. Bailey
b. ca 1904, Dixon, Lee County, Illinois
d. 19 Jun 1935, Gary, Lake County, Indiana
bur. Yorktown, Delaware County, Indiana

Mildred Bailey

Mildred Bailey

m.
Harry Kanzler
b. 19 Aug 1902, Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, to Peter and Sally (McKenny) Kanzler
d. 26 Nov 1977
bur. Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana

Children with Harry Kanzler:

  • Robert (1928-2004)
  • Doris (1930-2005)
  • Shirley (b. 1932)
  • Ray (b. 1934)

Mildred’s children were ages seven, five, three, and less then one year when she died. Although she died in Gary, Indiana she is buried at Yorktown in Delaware County, so it may be that she had some earlier family ties to that area. Her son, Ray, now in his seventies never got to know his mother

Submitted by:
Ray Kanzler
Hammond IN
E-mail: ratso5239@att.net

Roscoe Junion Shrack

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Roscoe Junion Shrack
b. 24 December 1927 or 4 February 1926
d. 4 April 1983, Marion, Grant, Indiana
bur. Elm Ridge Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana

m. 24 February 1951, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana
Betty Jean Richison

Roscoe Shrack gravestone

Roscoe Shrack gravestone

Children with Betty Jean Richison:

  • Karen Sue (living)
  • Deborah Kay (1955-1984) married Cleve James Lolley

Rock celebrated his birthday in February until after his marriage when he suddenly discovered that his actual birth date was 24 Dec 1927. He never found an explanation for why the mix up or whether it was intentional or unintentional.

He served in the military during World War II and then worked as a telephone lineman when he and Betty were married, after he returned from service. They lived in Muncie, had their two daughters there, and later divorced there. Rock continued to live in Muncie for some time but eventually was admitted to the Veteran’s Hospital, in Marion, Indiana, where he lived until his death in 1983.

Rock’s mother and sister had both died of “mental” disease which later became recognized as Huntington’s Chorea. Rock was diagnosed with the disease. It is thought that his youngest daughter was also a victim of the hereditary disease for which there is no cure.

Submitted by:
Shirley Richison Fields
Avon IN
E-mail: richison@me.com

Jacob Redpath

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Jacob Redpath
b. 17 October 1841, Delaware County, Indiana, to Charles and Jane Redpath
d. 28 May 1918, Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado

m. 9 October 1864, Marion, Grant County, Indiana
Temperance Ann Carmichael
b. 23 July 1840, Delaware County, Indiana, to Patrick and Margaret “Peggy” (Lee) Carmichael
d. 21 March 1915, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Children with Temperance Ann Carmichael:

  • Emma Rnetta (1865-1949) married Edwin F. Lampshire
  • William L. (1867-1891)
  • Zachariah (1870-1872)
  • James Edward (1872-1919) married Eva Smith
  • Louis Harlen (1874-bef. 1915)
  • Henry Leroy (1876-1901)
  • Lola Jane (1881-1958) married Robert McDaniel
  • Daniel

Jacob lived in Delaware, Grant, and Randolph counties while in Indiana. He was a farmer and served in the Civil War from Indiana, but moved to Colorado in 1878. He first settled in Park County, Colorado, and later moved to Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Jacob died at the Old Soldier’s Home in Monte Visa, Rio Grande County, and is buried with his wife in Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado.

Submitted by:
Cathy Lampshire
Anaheim CA
E-mail: clampshire@fullerton.edu

James Oliver Clevenger

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JAMES OLIVER CLEVENGER
b. 20 July 1860, Greene County, Ohio, to Jonathan B. and Nancy (James) Clevenger
d. 13 April 1928, San Francisco, California

m. 29 June 1889, Grant County, Indiana
Nancy Gosnell
b. 23 March 1872, Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, to Alexander and Martha Elizabeth (Reeder) Gosnell
d. 11 November 1948, San Francisco, California

Children with Nancy Gosnell:

  • Gladys Cary
  • Raymand Arl
  • Ruie Muriel
  • Frank
  • Ruby Madge
  • Robin Mary
  • Ruth Gosnell
  • Dorothy Isabel
  • Rudyard James
  • Theodore Matt
  • Charlotte Mande
  • Bonnie Mae
  • Martha Leona
  • Lenora Ann

James came to Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, about 1863 and lived in Jonesboro and Marion in Grant County before emigrating from Indiana in 1916.

Submitted by:
Joan Jane Yale Shields
Marion IN

William Allison Wood

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William Allison Wood
b. 1 November 1860, Liberty, Henry County, Indiana, to Benjamin and Eugene (Hodgson) Wood
d. 29 December 1954, Osage County, Oklahoma

m. 28 February 1886, Wilson County, Kansas
Emma Jane Routh
b. 4 August 1866, Henry County, Indiana, to Milton and Elizabeth (Stanley) Routh
d. 5 August 1954, Osage County, Oklahoma

Children with Emma Jane Routh:

  • Ora Elizabeth (1887-1949) married Warren Cress
  • Della May (1888-1939) married Clifford Wells
  • Gladys (1891-1922) married Ray Rex
  • Rex (1893-1958) married Fannie Kamm
  • John Franklin (1897-1960) married Faye Cole
  • Moses (1895-1984) married Marie Kamm
  • Oval (1900-1972) married Bertha Clyde Edmundson
  • Pauline (June 1902-December 1902)
  • Dorothy (1904-1929) married Marion Hall
  • Oren Milam (1909-1950) married Margaret Fanning

William Wood’s father emigrated from Ohio to Delaware County, Indiana, with his parents. After his parents died in 1875, the orphaned William lived with the Milton Routh family in Henry County, Indiana, and moved to Wilson County, Kansas, with them in 1880. In 1886,
William married the Routh’s daughter Emma Jane.

Submitted by:
Jean Wood Cobb
Lynchburg VA

Harvey Uriah Wilkins

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Harvey Uriah Wilkins
b. 28 April 1822, Barre, Washington County, Vermont, to Uriah and Lucy (Wilkins) Wilkins
d. 14 June 1902, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana

m/1. 5 February 1843, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
Elizabeth Parkhurst
b. 1826, Smith County, Tennessee

m/2.
Elizabeth Stepleton

Children with Elizabeth Parkhurst:

  • Charles Ezekiel
  • Thomas Hiram
  • Hester Ann
  • Wilson Uriah
  • David Josiah
  • Mary Lucy (1853-1853)

After the death of his first wife in 1853, when baby Mary Lucy was born and died, Harvey returned to Indiana with his two older sons, leaving the three younger children with their Parkhurst grandparents from 1853 through 1861, when the grandmother died.

Because of diseased eyes and ulcerated varicose veins, Harvey had great difficult providing for his family. His two older sons helped with their support. Charles Ezekiel “Zeke” Wilkins, who enlisted in the Union Army on 27 August 1861 and served in Company A, 9th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, sent a portion of his military pay home to his father. After Zeke was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga, Harvey applied to the government for a dependent father’s pension. In spite of numerous affidavits testifying to his need, the pension was denied because the military had recorded Charles Ezekiel’s middle initial incorrectly.

Submitted by:
Beverly Wilkins Craig
Columbus IN

Horatio M Slack

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Horatio M Slack
b. 24 December 1814, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to James and Sarah (Simpson) Slack
d. 5 February 1847, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

m. 3 September 1837, Delaware County, Indiana
Susan Saxton
b. about 1818, Indiana
d. 13 October 1867, Buffalo, New York

Children with Susan Saxton:

  • Theodore Simpson
  • Louisa Vance
  • Adnah H.

Horatio immigrated to Delaware County, Indiana, from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1837; and then emigrated from Indiana to Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, about 1846. Susan later moved to Buffalo, New York. Children, Theodore and Louisa, lived with paternal relatives in Huntington County, Indiana, following the deaths of their parents.

Submitted by:
Dawne Slater-Putt
Huntertown IN
E-mail: dslaterput@aol.com

Julietta Saxon

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Julietta Saxon
b. 20 January 1841, Delaware County, Indiana
d. 9 April 1926, Stanford, Cumberland County, Wisconsin

m/1.
Daniel Fisher
b. about 1828, Indiana, to Jacob and Mary (Moss) Fisher
d. 24 February 1865, Gallatin, Tennessee

m/2.
William McKay

m/3.
Charles White

Children with Daniel Fisher:

  • John Charles
  • James M. A.
  • Artha
  • Nettie/Frantia/Susanna

Children with William McKay:

  • Alice B. “Jennie”

Julietta resided in Delaware, Grant, Miami, and Hamilton counties in Indiana. She moved to Stanford, Cumberland County, Wisconsin, between 1920 and 1926.

Daniel Fisher died in the Civil War. Julietta’s second and third marriages ended in divorce.

Submitted by:
Dawne Slater-Putt
Huntertown IN
E-mail: dslaterput@aol.com