Category Archives: Jefferson County

Samuel D. McCarty

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Samuel D. McCarty
b. 23 July 1836, Jefferson County, Indiana, to Henry and Hester McCarty
d. 16 November 1900, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois

m/1. between August 1861 and January 1862, Zenas, Jennings County, Indiana
Emily Herndon
d. January 1862

m/2. 16 April 1863, Edgar County, Illinois
Mary E. Raffety
b. 1844, Indiana
d. 28 May 1875, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois

m/3. May 1876
Martha Matilda Baum

Children with Mary E. Raffety:
• William Warder (b. 1867) married Nancy Catherine Meadows
• Emmit E. (b. 1869) married Laura Brown

Samuel served in the 43rd Indiana Regiment during the Civil War. He returned to Indiana to muster in with his brothers and brothers-in-law on 18 February 1865. He mustered out as a corporal on 14 June 1865.

Samuel lived in Jefferson County and then in Zenas, Jennings County, Indiana, before leaving in 1862. According to the Paris Beacon, he “was one of Paris’ most highly respected citizens, having been successfully engaged in the insurance and real estate business in this city for several years.”

Submitted by:
Rose Overstreet Stein
Grand Rapids MI

Wesley A. J. Mavity

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Wesley A. J. Mavity
b. 25 March 1845, Jefferson County, Indiana
d. 6 January 1922, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas

m. 18 January 1874, Big Springs, Kansas
Demma Sell

Children with Demma Sell:
• George
• Sadie married [–?–] Oard
• John W.
• Mary
• Della married [–?–] McDonnell

Wesley left Jefferson County, Indiana, in 1867.

Submitted by:
Dr. Eric C. Stumpf
Burr Ridge IL

Retta Ann Lawler

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Retta Ann Lawler
b. 25 May 1833, Jefferson County, Indiana, to Ausburn and Elizabeth Foly (Westbrook) Lawler
d. 17 October 1915, Moscow, Latah County, Idaho

m. 21 September 1854, Jefferson County, Indiana
John M. Wallace
b. 7 July 1827, near Volga, Jefferson County, Indiana, to John and Elizabeth Saray “Betsy” (Giltner) Wallace
d. 14 October 1915, Moscow, Latah County, Idaho

Children with John M. Wallace:
• Allen Hale (1859-1897) married Augusta Louise Zastrow
• Charles C. (1860-1894)
• James Lincoln (1862-1930)
• Anna Gevene (1865-1948)
• Artie Cordelia (1869-1950)
• Ednora (1872-1872)
• Jennie E. (1874-1962)

The family left Jefferson County, Indiana, about 1855. Retta’s husband was a millwright and built mills in Keokuk County, Iowa, several in Norton County, Kansas, and in Kendrick, Latah County, Idaho.

Submitted by:
Connie Wallace Dawe
Arvada CO
E-mail: connie5337@juno.com

Ausborn Lawler

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Ausborn Lawler
b. about 1804, Virginia, to James Lawler
d. 1 October 1871, Liberty, Keokuk County, Iowa

m. 29 February 1830, Jefferson County, Indiana
Elizabeth Neill Foly
b. 9 September 1808, Georgia
d. 11 August 1885, South English, Keokuk County, Iowa

Children with Elizabeth Neill Foly:
• Mary J. (b. ca. 1831-bef. 1871)
• Retta Ann (1833-1915) married John Wallace
• Thomas J. (b. ca. 1835)
• Rebecca (b. ca. 1836)
• Sarah (b. ca. 1837)
• James H. (b. ca. 1839)
• Nancy (b. ca. 1841) married Lorenzo Slate
• Isabelle (b. ca. 1843)
• William H. (b. ca. 1844)
• John Levi (b. ca. 1849)
• Elizabeth (b. 1852)

Ausborn came to Jefferson County, Indiana, about 1820 and left the state between 1851 and 1859.

Submitted by:
Connie Wallace Dawe
Arvada CO
E-mail: connie5337@juno.com

Nancy Lame

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Nancy Lame
b. 1804, Scott County, Kentucky, to Joseph and Mary (Bates) Lame
d. 1845, Louisa County, Iowa

m/1.
[–?–]

m/2. 5 June 1828, Jefferson County, Indiana
Abraham Hill
b. 1807, Scott County, Kentucky

Children with Abraham Hill:
• Mary (1829-1856) married (1) John H. Stevens (1815-1853), (2) James [—?—] (b. 1834)
• Martha (b. 1831)
• James (b. 1834)
• Jessie (b. 1836)
• Rebecca J. (b. 1837)
• Margaret (b. 1840)

Nancy came to Jefferson County, Indiana, in 1807 and lived in Madison and Monroe townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1844.

Submitted by:
J. Ralph Lindgren
Bethlehem PA
E-mail: jrl3@lehigh.edu

Rhoda Jameson

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Rhoda Jameson
b. 22 February 1790, Henry County, Virginia, to Thomas and Hannah (Taggart) Jameson
d. 20 October 1865, Davis County, Iowa

m. 2 October 1810, Garrard County, Kentucky
Samuel Cabell Humphries
b. 8 February 1782, Louisa County, Virginia
d. 5 October 1828, Monroe Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

Children with Samuel Cabell Humphries:
• Love Cabell
• James Marshall
• Samuel Reed
• Irving Fielding
• Harvey Crafton
• Thomas Dabney
• William Henry Harrison
• Araminta Jane
• William Henry Harrison
• Martha Anne

Rhoda came to Indiana from Garrard County, Kentucky, a few years after her marriage there. She remained until 1860 and left from Monroe Township, Jefferson County, to Davis County, Iowa, where she died. Her body was later moved to Hebron Cemetery in Madison, Indiana, for reburial near her husband.

Submitted by:
Rev. David McDonald
Peotone IL

James Marshall Humphries

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James Marshall Humphries
b. 23 April 1812, Garrard County, Kentucky, to Samuel Cabell and Rhoda (Jameson) Humphries
d. 5 March 1875, Salt Creek Township, Davis County, Iowa

m/1. 17 December 1835, Jefferson County, Indiana
Nancy P. Moore
b. 10 April 1816, Jefferson County, Indiana
d. before 31 December 1865, Davis County, Iowa

m/2.
Rosannah Glasgow

Children with Nancy P. Moore:
• Moriah Louiza married (1) Cavendar Love, (2) Lambdin P. Millikin of Huntington
• Samuel C.
• John M.
• Elizabeth L. married Oscar A. Lewis, MD of Huntington

James Marshall came to Indiana from Garrard County, Kentucky, in 1814. He was a Justice of the Peace in the late 1840’s in Jefferson County, Indiana, but left for Davis County, Iowa, in 1860.

Submitted by:
Rev. David McDonald
Peotone IL

Samuel C. Humphreys

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Samuel C. Humphreys
b. 5 January 1839, Monroe Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, to James Marshall and Nancy P. (Moore) Humphreys
d. 1 November 1910, El Reno, Woods County, Oklahoma

m. 15 November 1868, Davis County, Iowa
Emeline Lanman
b. 2 September 1843, Van Buren County, Iowa Territory
d. 28 February 1920, El Reno, Woods County, Oklahoma

Children with Emeline Lanman:
• Nancy P.
• John M.
• Love C.
• Rhoda Olive
• Ila Bessie
• Samuel Ross
• Araminta May
• Jeanetta Bell
• Harvey Hillis

Samuel left Indiana in 1860 from Monroe Township, Jefferson County, and moved first to Davis County, Iowa, and then to El Reno, Woods County, Oklahoma.

Submitted by:
Rev. David McDonald
Peotone IL

Abraham Hill

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Abraham Hill
b. 1807, Scott County, Kentucky, to James and Mary (Cope) Hill
d. after 1880

m/1. 29 March 1826, Jefferson County, Indiana
Caroline Houston
d. before June 1828

m/2. 5 June 1828, Jefferson County, Indiana
Nancy Lame
b. 1804, Scott County, Kentucky, to Joseph and Mary (Bates) Lame
d. 1845, Louisa County, Iowa

m/3. 2 September 1847, Louisa County, Iowa
Cynthia Gregory
b. 1829, Indiana

Children with Nancy Lame:
• Martha (b. 1831)
• James (b. 1834)
• Jessie (b. 1836)
• Rebecca (b. 1837)
• Margaret (b. 1840)

Children with Cynthia Gregory:
• Laurinda (b. 1849)
• Byron Gregory (1850-1850)
• George W. (b. 1853)
• Secelia A. (b. 1857)
• Samuel H.C. (b. 1859)

Abraham lived in Monroe Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, between 1829 and 1844.

Submitted by:
J. Ralph Lindgren
Bethlehem PA
E-mail: jrl3@lehigh.edu

Harry Thomas Guy

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Harry Thomas Guy
b. 30 August 1886, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, to George T. and Adie (Mills) Guy
d. 28 Jun 1918, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

m. 2 May 1910, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Anna Lily Remmy
b. 12 February 1886, Santa Claus, Spencer County, Indiana
d. 5 July 1953, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California

Children with Anna Lily Remmy:
• Annabell Harriet (b. 1912)
• Martha Jean (b. 1916)

Harry lived in Madison, Jefferson County; Santa Claus, Spencer County; and Duckman, Henry County, Indiana. He left the state about 1900.

Submitted by:
Liz Myers
Los Alamitos CA