Category Archives: Jennings County

David Zener

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David Zener
birth: May 16, 1797 in Virginia to Mathias Zener and Garringer
death: January 5, 1877
burial: Paris, Jennings County, Indiana, burial Gaddy-Wykoff Cemetery, Paris, Jennings County, Indiana

marriage: May 5, 1818 in Hardinsburg, Breckenridge County, Kentucky
Phoebe Baker
birth: July 31, 1807 in Hagerstown, Maryland to Nicholas Baker and Barbara Miller
death:
burial: 1858 West Virginia

Children of Phoebe Baker and David Zener:

  • Elizabeth Zener, November 22, 1819-July 14, 1865 spouse, Lot V. Search
  • Magdalena Zener, November 1, 1821-April 16, 1905, never married
  • Lydia Zener, October 2, 1823-March 14, 1924, 3 spouses Robert Dixon, Robert Bain, John M. McJimsey.
  • Sarah Zener, April 8, 1826-April 30, 1894, Charles (Rodney) Kendall Lard/Laird (changed his name)
  • Catherine Servilla Zener, February 13, 1828-December 19, 1909, spouse George Troutman Foster.
  • Harriet Agnes Zener, February 7, 1830-September 2, 1900, spouse Joseph Ayers.
  • Mathias Zener, January 12, 1831- September 22, 1890, spouse Frances Unknown.
  • Malinda Zener, January 20, 1834-April 21, 1894, spouse Francis Marion Landon.
  • Henry M. Zener, January 6, 1836-November 26, 1903, never married.
  • David G. Zener, December 8, 1837-February 18, 1907, spouse Zerilda Gaddy.
  • Benjamin F. Zener, October 29, 1839-July 29, 1869, never married

Ancestor here lived in:

Jefferson County, Indiana

Additional information about person:
His Father was Mathias Zener a Hessian Solder in the Revolutionary War who was captured at the Battle of Yorktown and remained in America after the war. He married a German/American woman in Virginia after the war and died in Clark County Indiana in 1815.

By 1812 he was in Kentucky as he fought in the War of 1812 with the Kentucky Militia, married in 1818 in Breckenridge County, Kentucky – War of 1812 Bounty Land in Jefferson County, Indiana, all children born there.

During the Civil War, David Zener was one of those who opposed slavery and would purchase no products produced in the south – the family raised sheep and even imported silk worms and planted Mulberry Trees to feed them so they could weave all their own clothing. The name Zener is spelled various ways the most common being Zener or Zenor but those were not the only ones.

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Sheila Kell
Email: kfurballkell@aol.com

John Ayers

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John Ayers
birth: 1789 New Jersey Jedediah Ayers – Experience Unknown
death: July 24, 1871, Jefferson County, Indiana
burial: Cave-Dixon Cemetery, Jennings County, Indiana

marriage: August 19, 1813, Hamilton County, Ohio
Sarah Ann Ward
birth: 1797 Virginia
death: February 11, 1878, Paris, Jennings County, Indiana
burial: Cave-Dixon Cemetery, Paris, Jennings County, Indiana

Children of Sarah Ann Ward and John Ayers:

  • Louis Ayers born 1818 Ohio death date and place unknown
  • George W. Ayers born 1820 Ohio death unknown
  • Milton Ayers born June 3, 1821 died 1898 Crawford County, Kansas, spouse Mary Sturgess
  • Benjamin S Ayers born February 16, 1826, Ohio died November 6, 1904, Boone County, Indiana, spouse Frances “Fanny” Unknown
  • Joseph Ayers born December 19, 1828, Hamilton County, Ohio died April 16, 1920 Paris, Jennings County, Indiana spouse Harriet Agnes Zener
  • Isaac Newton Ayers, born May 9, 1831, Hamilton County, Ohio died November 7, 1904, Boone County, Indiana , spouse Rebecca Davis
  • Mary Jane Ayers, March 22, 1837, Ohio died date unknown, Boone County, Indiana

Ancestor here lived in:

Jefferson County, Indiana 1845 – death in 1871

Other Locations where person lived:
New Jersey, New York, Ohio

Additional information about person:
Fought in the War of 1812 as a member of the Ohio Militia

Submitted by:
Sheila Kell
Email: kfurballkell@aol.com

Alva C. “Bud” Spillman

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Alva C. “Bud” Spillman
birth: 2 Aug 1920 at Seymour, Jackson Co., IN to Chester Spillman Sr and Ella Crane
death: 19 July 2000 at Washington, Daviess Co., IN
burial: Sugarland Memory Gardens, Washington, Daviess Co., IN

marriage: 24 Mar 1945, North Vernon, Jennings Co., IN
Agnes Janet (pronounced “Jeanette”)
birth: 27 Jan 1927 at Urbana, Wabash Co., IN to Melvin Horton and Iva Claytor, adopted by Robert and Agnes (Claytor) Moore

Children of Alva C. “Bud” Spillman and Agnes Janet:

  • Donald Spillman, b. 21 Nov 1948
  • Richard Spillman, b. 29 Sep 1952

Alva C. “Bud” Spillman Lived In:

  • 1920-27: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
  • 1927-1945: North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana
  • 1945-2000: Washington, Daviess County, Indiana

Other Information:

Alva C. “Bud” Spillman was Chief Train Dispatcher for B & O Railroad, which later became CSX. He served eight years on the Washington School Board and was Republican Precinct Committeeman for over twenty years. Alva C. “Bud” Spillman also served on the Washington Board of Zoning Appeals for twelve years and was active in both the Christ United Methodist Church and the Washington community.

Submitted by:
Donald Spillman
Email: donspillman1@gmail.com

Charles R. Young

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Charles R. Young
birth: 20 Jan 1861 in Sand Creek, Jennings Co., Indiana to George G. Young and Katherine (Unknown)
death: 3 Mar 1899 in Tetersburg, Tipton Co., Indiana
burial: Tetersburg, Tipton Co., Indiana

marriage: 1 Nov 1883 in Tipton, Indiana
Mary Caroline Staneart
birth: 30 Dec 1865 Tipton, Indiana to Harvey Anderson and Diana A. Teeter
death: 4 Apr 1943 in  Frankfort, Clinton Co., Indiana
burial: Indiana

Children of Charles R. Young and Mary Caroline Staneart:

  • Emma Frances Young  b. 22 Aug 1884, d. 9 Mar 1932, m.  Johnston A. Morelock
  • Clara M. Young b. 6 Apr 1887, d. May 8, 1907
  • Lena May Young b. 27 Mar 1892, d. 28 Sep 1982, m. John Pyle
  • Myrtle A. Young b. 29 Sep 1894, d. 3 Dec 1898
  • Mabel O. Young b. 6 Oct 1898, d. 28 Jan 1987, m. Arthur A. Teal

Ancestor Charles R. Young Lived In:

Charles R. Young lived in Indiana his entire life.

Other Information:

His mother came to America from France at the age of eighteen and lived to be ninety-four years old. She died just three days before her chance to vote.

Submitted by:
Pamela J. Sullivan
Email: hurst_rare@yahoo.com

Lois Mildred Williams

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Lois Mildred Williams
b. 4 June 1894, near Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, to Smith Vernon and Frances Ann (Holsclaw) Williams
d. September 1959, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California

m. September 1823, Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana
Thorne O. Evans
b. 3 August 1895, Koleen, Greene County, Indiana
d. 8 March 1969, Colton, San Bernardino County, California

Children with Thorne O. Evans:
• Eugene Barton
• Alfred Carleton “Bud”

They left Bedford, Indiana, in 1823.

Submitted by:
Joyse Ann Evans
Colton CA
E-mail: joyseann@att.net

N. R. Thompson

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N. R. Thompson
b. 7 October 1846, Jennings County, Indiana
d. 25 April 1921, Osage County, Kansas

m/1. 12 September 1872
Emaline Miller
d. 27 December 1891, Osage County, Kansas

m/2. 24 October 1904, Osage County, Kansas
Ida McLaughlin

Children:
• Iva G.
• Lory L.
• Delgar W.
• Ina Rubie
• Gertrude Hill
• Ira
• I. W. Cramer

N. R. had a brother, J. L. Thompson of Mt. Vernon, Posey County, Indiana.

N. R. left Indiana about 1884.

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

Frances E. Potter

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Frances E. Potter
b. 1789, Virginia, to Louis and Mary Potter
d. 4 September 1859, Dunville Township, Davis County, Iowa

m. 18 April 1810, Warren County, Kentucky
Richard Grinstead
b. 14 April 1788, Henrico County, Virginia
d. 4 April 1875, Jennings County, Indiana

Children with Richard Grinstead:
• William
• Lewis P.
• Ann
• John H.
• Edward W.
• Betsy
• Richard H.
• Susan
• Daniel
• Thomas
• Jasper

Frances immigrated to Indiana in 1834 from Warren County, Kentucky. In 1849, she left Jennings County, Indiana, and moved to Iowa, where she died in 1859.

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Pearl Howard Wolf
Seattle WA

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

Isaac Robert Littell

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Isaac Robert Littell
b. 17 January 1855, Dearborn County, Indiana, to Ephraim and Lucinda (Shedd) Littell
d. 12 January 1945, Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County, Minnesota

m. 1 April 1880, Jennings County, Indiana
Sarah Jane Withrow
b. 17 March 1861, Jennings County, Indiana
d. 1 October 1928, Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Children with Sarah Jane Withrow:
• Floyd W. (1883-1920)
• Alberta W. (1904-1986)

They lived in Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1900.

Submitted by:
Stephen H. Dawidowicz
Trenton IL
E-mail: dplus9@aol.com

Robert Henry Hall

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Robert Henry Hall
b. 23 October 1862, near Butlerville, Jennings County, Indiana, to David and Margaret (Davidson) Hall
d. 25 February 1955, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

m. 10 September 1896, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
Nellie Cooley
b. 26 August 1872, Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana
d. 9 September 1911, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana

Children with Nellie Cooley:
• Frances (b. abt. 1899)
• Frieda (b. 1901)
• Margaret E. (b. 1903)
• Allen R. (b. 1906)
• Howard H. (b. 1909)

Robert’s parents came to Indiana from Butler, Pennsylvania. Robert quit school after the fourth grade. He also lost an eye while chopping wood, but after marrying and having a family, he earned a degree in Civil Engineering.

Local citizens razzed him about leaving home at age 62 to build houses in Barrington, Illinois. He not only won contracts to build them, but his houses were featured in the Roto Gravure section of the Chicago Tribune.

After the banks failed in 1933, he made his home in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his daughter Margaret.

Submitted by:
Marynell D. Kirkwood
Moline IL