Category Archives: Jefferson County

Arthur Dean Ritchie

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Arthur Dean Ritchie
b. 24 September 1883, Smyrna Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, to Walter and Soral (Amsden) Ritchie
d. 23 July 1972, Lake Worth, Paul Beach County, Florida

m. 11 October 1905, Smyrna Township, Jefferson County, Indiana
Hallye Smith
b. 19 November 1879, Gratz, Owen County, Kentucky
d. 15 June 1944, Miami, Dade County, Florida

Children with Hallye Smith:

  • Arthur Ormond
  • Elizabeth Anna

The family lived in Indianapolis before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1908. Arthur managed the Baltimore Dairy lunchrooms in both cities. He moved to Florida in 1939 where he worked as a truck farmer.

Submitted by:
Wendy Bole Hankins
Geneva FL

Katherine Adele Pittman

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Katherine Adele Pittman
b. 5 February 1871, Indiana, to Sherrod J. and Harriet (Dyre/Dyer) Pittman
d. 18 November 1950, San Diego, California

m/1. 16 August 1887, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana
Lawrence Wilmer Jackson
b. June 1865, Bennington, Switzerland County, Indiana, to James Wallace and Elizabeth E. (Adams) Jackson
d. 25 June 1901, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana

m/2. 9 December 1902, Clark County, Indiana
Kersey R. Battin

Children with Lawrence Wilmer Jackson:

  • Nest Harriet (1888-1962) married Hubert Victor Everly
  • Pauline Roberta (1890-1948) married Oscar Frederick Quarforth

Katherine moved to San Diego, California, before 1910.

Submitted by:
Jan Everly Williams
Honolulu HI
E-mail: jeverly@lava.net

Francis Marion Payne

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Francis Marion Payne
b. 26 October 1849, Clark County, Indiana
d. 4 November 1928, Bellingham, Washington

m. 19 June 1873, Saluda, Jefferson County, Indiana
Elizabeth Luella Wells
b. 23 July 1852, Saluda, Jefferson County, Indiana
d. 29 December 1907, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois

Children with Elizabeth Luella Wells:

  • Eva Grace (1874-1949) married James Lee Hesler
  • Estella May (1877-1975) married Albert Mellum
  • Claudia Laura (1880-1968) married Earl C. Applegate
  • Christina Florence (1883-1885)
  • Clyde Wells (1885-1952) married Balva May Mitchell
  • Winnie Luella (1889-1986) married Earl Palmer Hill
  • Edwin Francis (1892-1972) married Bertha Louise Adams

Francis and Elizabeth emigrated from Indiana to Newton, Jasper County, Illinois, after their
marriage in 1873.

Estella Mellum, Francis and Elizabeth’s second child, homesteaded a tract of land on Cyrus Island in Puget Sound, Washington, and later purchased an adjacent tract of 160 acres. She built her own cabin, as well as some of her furniture. Her father left Illinois to live with Stella at her island home after the death of his wife in Illinois.

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Marjorie P. Hoelzel
Wilmington DE

William S. Oliphant

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William S. Oliphant
b. 30 May 1813, Dunfermaline, Fife County, Scotland, to Lord Oliphant
d. 20 April 1890, Austin, Travis County, Texas

m. 1840
Jane Elizabeth Van Zile
b. 1821, Indiana, to Peter and Ruth (Rodgers) Van Zile
d. 8 February 1867, Austin, Travis County, Texas

Children with Jane Elizabeth Van Zile:

William came from Scotland in 1835. The family lived in Jefferson and Dearborn counties of Indiana, before they left the state in 1852. William was the first jeweler and watchmaker in Austin, Texas.

Submitted by:
Connie Wallace Perdue
Austin TX
E-mail: clperdue@swbell.net

William Henry Bailey

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WILLIAM HENRY BAILEY
b. about 1822, Indiana, to Aaron and Susanah Bailey
d. about 1854, Victoria County, Texas

m. 6 September 1846, Jefferson County, Indiana
Lucretia Monroe
b. about 1826, Indiana
d. about 1860, Victoria County, Texas (Locations for birth and death have not been proven.)

Children with Lucretia Monroe:

  • Oliver F. (b. 1848)
  • Sarah J. (1850-ca. 1859)
  • Cyrus A. (1853-1910)

The family emigrated from Jefferson County, Indiana, in 1846.

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Josephine Fitzhenry Hodge
Nassau Bay TX

Sarah Ann Bailey

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SARAH ANN BAILEY
b. 1816, New York, to Aaron and Susanah Bailey
d. about 1849, Victoria, Texas

m. 12 July 1842, Jefferson County, Indiana
James Calder Fitzhenry
b. 3 October 1814, Huntington County, Indiana
d. about 1856, Lavaca County, Texas

Children with James Calder Fitzhenry:

  • Almond
  • Aurilla
  • Abigail
  • William

Sarah probably came to Indiana in the 1820’s and lived in Jefferson County until emigrating in 1846.

Submitted by:
Josephine Fitzhenry Hodge
Nassau Bay TX

Oliver P. Bailey

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OLIVER P. BAILEY
b. about 1820, New York, to Aaron and Susanah Bailey
d. about 1865, Lavaca, Texas

m. 2 September 1840, Jefferson County, Indiana
Sarah Ann Wood

Children with Sarah Ann Wood:

  • John W.

Oliver’s family came to Indiana sometime in the 1820’s and left the state in 1846.

Submitted by:
Josephine Fitzhenry Hodge
Nassau Bay TX

Candace Case Bailey

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CANDACE CASE BAILEY
b. about 1824, Indiana, to Aaron and Susanah Bailey
d. Texas

m. 6 April 1841, Jefferson County, Indiana
Elias Sweet Farrar
b. about 1814, New York

Children with Elias Sweet Farrar:

  • Lorenzo
  • Celestine
  • Orange
  • Allen
  • William
  • Olive
  • Sarah Minerva
  • Mary Ella
  • Amelia Ann
  • John R.

The family moved from Jefferson County, Indiana, in 1846.

Submitted by:
Josephine Fitzhenry Hodge
Nassau Bay TX

George Homer Fry

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George Homer Fry
b. 5 November 1820, Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky, to George and Nancy (Gaitskill) Fry
d. 8 December 1885, Pleasant, Jefferson County, Indiana

m. 2 April 1840, Clark County, Kentucky
Martha Ann Clinkenbeard
b. 6 November 1821, Kentucky
d. 7 January 1861, Jefferson County, Indiana

Children with Martha Ann Clinkenbeard:

  • John
  • Sarah A.
  • George W.
  • Joseph E.
  • Mary E.
  • James R.
  • Leonard I.
  • William O.
  • Alvin H.
  • Harriet E.
  • Thomas N.
  • Charles L.

Submitted by:
Laurel DeLoss Fry
Endwell NY

Alvin Henry Fry

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Alvin Henry Fry
b. 19 June 1855, Pleasant, Jefferson County, Indiana, to George H. and Martha (Clinkenbeard) Fry
d. 17 January 1936, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas

m. 28 February 1882, Greenwood County, Kansas
Martha Jane Fugit
b. 3 February 1862, Jefferson County, Indiana
d. 9 July 1940, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas

Children with Martha Jane Fugit:

  • Ethel R.
  • Flora B.
  • Laurel D.
  • Una Z.
  • Alvin
  • Ada M.
  • Andrew F.
  • Martha M.
  • George R.

Alvin moved to Greenwood County, Kansas, about 1876.

Submitted by:
Laurel DeLoss Fry
Endwell NY