Category Archives: Grant County

Albert Sidney Butner

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Albert Sidney Butner
b. 28 December 1866, Whitestown, Boone County, Indiana, to Sandy Thomas and Rebecca (Neese) Butner
d. 8 May 1936, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

m. about 1900
Laura O. Ayers
b. 24 September 1873, Grant or Fulton County, Indiana
d. 13 December 1959, Kansas City, Missouri

Children with Laura O. Ayers:

  • LaVelle Albert (1901-1944) married Edna Gertrude Baland
  • Thomas Marion (1903-1959)
  • “Sally” Elmire (1905-1985) married Ira Lassiter
  • Ruby (b. 1907) married Holland Watson
  • Clifford (b. 1910)

Albert emigrated from Indiana in 1868 to Scranton, Greene County, Iowa.

Submitted by:
Linda Willman Wilson
Kansas City MO

Blanche Matilda Bagley

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Blanche Matilda Bagley
b. 25 December 1878, Mier, Grant County, Indiana, to Levi Charles and Susannah (Campbell) Bagley
d. 5 July 1968, Seattle, King County, Washington
m. 11 December 1897, Marion, Grant County, Indiana

Carey Denim Pence
b. 15 December 1867, Ohio, to Martin and Sarah (Flaugher) Pence
d. 23 December 1929, Seattle, King County, Washington

Children with Carey Denim Pence:

  • Ruth S.
  • Iris Carrie
  • Ethel
  • Edith B.

Blanche and Carey Pence emigrated from Mier, Grant County, Indiana, to Sickle, Dewey County, Oklahoma, in 1898 along with her father.

Submitted by:
Ruth Sheean
Mission Viejo CA

Levi Charles Bagley

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Levi Charles Bagley
b. 7 May 1839, Marion, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, to Azor and Euphemia (Beach) Bagley
d. 5 May 1932, Labette, Labette County, Kansas
m. 17 May 1864, Marion, Grant County, Indiana

Susannah Campbell
b. about 1844, Washington Township, Grant County, Indiana
d. about 1887, Mier, Grant County, Indiana

Children with Susannah Campbell:

  • Sarah L.
  • Melissa
  • Versilla
  • Gracie
  • Blanche (1878-1968) married Carey Denim Pence (1867-1929)
  • Julia

Levi emigrated from Delaware County, Ohio, to Distict #97, Rush County, Indiana, about 1845. He emigrated from Grant County, Indiana, to Sickle, Dewey County, Oklahoma, in 1898.

Submitted by:
Ruth Sheean
Mission Viejo CA

Francis Marion Ayers and Adeline Bishop

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Francis Marion Ayers
b. 10 May 1850, Wabash County, Indiana, to Barcus and Anna (Martin) Ayers
d. 31 December 1924, Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas,
m. 25 May 1871, Fulton County, Indiana

Adeline Bishop
b. 16 January 1850, Cass County, Indiana, to Stephen Manning and Caroline Amelia (Bonnel) Bishop
d. 21 March 1935, Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas

Children with Adeline Bishop:

  • Charles (b. 1872) married Mary E. [–?–]
  • Laura O. (1873-1959) married Albert Sidney Butner
  • Alton S. (b. 1876) married Jay Smith
  • Allie J. (b. 1879)
  • Viola (b. 1882)
  • Elmer M. (b. 1886)
  • Rosa Elmira (1888-1917) married Robert Benjamin McNett

Francis resided in Wabash, Grant and Fulton counties in Indiana. He and his family emigrated from Indiana to Harrison Township, White County, Arkansas, in 1874.

Submitted by:
Linda Wilson
Kansas City MO