Isaac B Saxon
b. May 1857, Indiana, to William M. and Elizabeth (Dusong) Saxon
m.
Jennie M. Fisher
b. December 1865, Ohio
Children with Jennie M. Fisher:
Isaac resided at Marion, Grant County, and Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. He moved to Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois, about 1909-10.
Submitted by:
Dawne Slater-Putt
Huntertown IN
E-mail: dslaterput@aol.com
DANIEL BENEDICT
b. 14 February 1811, Warwick, Orange County, New York, to Wallace and Rachel (Depew) Benedict
d. 14 July 1900, Verdon, Richardson County, Nebraska
m.
Sarah “Sally” Crosman
b. 20 June 1814, New York
d. 12 May 1862, Barrington, Cook County, Illinois
Children with Sarah Crosman:
In 1839, Daniel came to Indiana, living in Blackford or Delaware County and left before 1860.
Submitted by:
Joan Bray
Adel IA
WILLIAM MEREDITH BEESON
b. 23 July 1824, Randolph County, North Carolina, to Jonathan L. and Miriam (Hinshaw) Beeson
d. 1 September 1887, Ironton, Sauk County, Wisconsin
m. 26 December 1844, Henry County, Indiana
Melinda Mason
b. 21 May 1825, Wayne or Delaware County,
Indiana
d. 30 January 1879, Ironton, Sauk County, Wisconsin
Children with Melinda Mason:
The family arrived in Indiana about 1826; this was when William’s mother and two brothers were granted a certificate to the Springfield Monthly Meeting. The family lived in Green Township, Howard County. William and Melinda arrived at the Little Baraboo Valley Quaker Settlement (Wisconsin) in 1854.
Submitted by:
Leslie Hope
Santa Monica CA
John W. Miller
b. March 1861, Indiana, to Jonathon and [–?–] (Wilkens) Miller
m. 17 January 1889, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
Flora Shaw
b. May 1870, Indiana
Child:
Submitted by:
Florence E. Gerbec
Tonawanda NY
Harley Miller
b. 22 April 1895, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, to John and Flora (Shaw) Miller
d. 5 January 1961, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York
m. 20 July 1922, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Anna May Sheardown
b. 10 December 1902, Goderich, Steuben County, Ontario, Canada
d. 17 March 1986, Alden, Erie County, New York
Children with Anna May Sheardown:
Harley changed his name while serving in the United States Army during World War I to Virgil Wright.
Submitted by:
Florence E. Gerbec
Tonawanda NY
Valentine McNeer
b. 15 September 1844, Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana, to Kayser and Hester (Williams) McNeer
d. 27 October 1918, Colorado County, Texas
m/1.
Sarah Ann (Buxby) Conrad
m/2. 18 March 1879, Eaton, Delaware County, Indiana
Lou Shideler
b. 26 February 1846, Shideler, Delaware County, Indiana, to Abram and Priscilla (Rowden) Shideler
d. 27 November 1897, Irvington, Marion County, Indiana
Children with Lou Shideler:
In 1863, Valentine volunteered to serve in Company G, 110th from Indianapolis. He was also in the 2nd Light Artillery Regiment, Indiana Volunteers.
Valentine’s first wife was a widow. They had two boys and one girl.
The family lived in Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana, until 1880, when they moved to Pleasenton, Lynn County, Kansas. They later returned to Irvington, Marion County, Indiana.
Submitted by:
Elizabeth Heiman
Kirkwood MO
Charles B Long
b. 10 December 1818, Carroll County, Kentucky/Indiana
d. 26 October 1894, Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa
m. 25 August 1840, Indiana
Catherine Rash
b. 25 January 1820, Franklin County, Indiana
d. 12 February 1892, Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa
Children with Catherine Rash:
Charles resided in Carroll County, Indiana; Delaware County, Indiana; and Jackson Township, Brown County, Indiana, in 1850. He emigrated from Indiana in 1855 to Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa.
Charles and Catherine’s daughter, Mary Ann, was left a widow with eight children at age 33 when her husband, George Hendrickson, died of Civil War injuries. She raised the children and never remarried. She died at age 72 in 1917 at Berkeley, California.
Submitted by:
Paula G. Vierra
Eagan MN
Rachel Jane Eltzroth
b. 7 March 1864, Somerset, Wabash County, Indiana, to John B. and Margaret (See) Eltzroth
d. 15 July 1940, Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan
m/1. 23 October 1884, Cutler, Carroll County, Indiana
Noah Alfred Long
b. 20 December 1862, Carroll County, Indiana
d. 24 June 1947, Carroll County, Indiana
m/2. 20 August 1892, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
August Robert Anderson
b. 6 June 1860, Kristenstuad, Sweden
d. 16 December 1909, Columbus, Quincy County, Illinois
Children with Noah Alfred Long:
Children with August Robert Anderson:
Rachel moved to Otter Lake, Lapeer County, Michigan, in 1894. She later moved to Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, and then on to Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan.
She was a hotel manager when she met her second husband, and following his early death, she opened and operated bakeries in several different states.
Submitted by:
Jesse William Long, Jr.
Helena MT
Lorinda Eltzroth
b. 29 April 1822, Lanier Township, Preble County, Ohio, to Jacob and Elizabeth (Neff) Eltzroth
d. 3 June 1914, Providence, Rhode Island
m/1. 4 December 1845, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
William Fletcher Brady
b. to John and [–?–] Brady
d. Tipton, Indiana
m/2. 1854
Newton J. Jackson
d. 1862
m/3.
David J. Kemp
Children with William Fletcher Brady:
Children with Newton J. Jackson:
Lorinda’s first husband, William Fletcher Brady, was the son of John Brady, the first mayor of Muncie, Indiana. William died on the day he was elected city auditor.
Lorinda left Tipton County, Indiana, about 1890 after the death of her third husband to live near a son in Providence, Rhode Island.
Submitted by:
Nancy B. Fratt
Westfield NJ
Nancy Faris Ellis
b. 25 August 1811, to Henry and Charity (Harper) Ellis
d. 20 September 1881, Chetopa, Kansas
m. 11 October 1836
William Harper Reed
b. 10 January 1816
d. 28 October 1857, Chetopa, Kansas
About 1838 William H. and Nancy (Ellis) Reed moved from Ohio to Delaware County, Indiana. Later they moved to Moultrie County, Illinois, where Henry Ellis, Nancy’s father died on 28 October 1857. In 1866 the family moved to Chetopa, Kansas.
Submitted by:
Joseph R. Williams
Helena MT
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