Category Archives: Jennings County

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.

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Marynell D. Kirkwood
Moline IL

Thorne O. Evans

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Thorne O. Evans
b. 3 August 1895, Koleen, Greene County, Indiana, to Leonard A. and Myrtle Ann (Davis) Evans
d. 8 March 1969, Colton, San Bernardino County, California

m. 29 November 1923, Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana
Lois Mildred Williams
b. 4 June 1894, east of Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana
d. 23 September 1959, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California

Children with Lois Mildred Williams:
• Eugene Barton
• Alfred Carleton “Bud”

The family left Indiana from Bedford in 1823.

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

Charles Ezra Redington

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Charles Ezra Redington
b. 12 July 1884, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, to John M. and Margaret E. (Hopper) Redington
d. 5 May 1970, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

m. 16 November 1910, Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana
Hazel Agnes Tucker
b. 5 October 1891, Westport, Decatur County, Indiana, to William R. and Mary Olive (Walker) Tucker
d. 28 May 1974, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona

Charles moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1926 and then moved to Arizona after his retirement. He was a real estate developer. He built the Tides Hotel & Bath Club resort in the late 1930’s. The town of Redington Beach was created in 1944 and is named after him, as are North Redington Beach and Redington Shores, Florida. They had 2 sons and 3 daughters.

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Maureen Duncan
Indianapolis IN
E-mail: mduncan75@excite.com

John H. Burkman

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JOHN H. BURKMAN
b. 21 October 1851, Decatur County, Indiana, to Daniel and Sabrina (Davis) Burkman
d. 1936, Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma

m. 5 October 1882, Decatur County, Indiana
Sarah C. Jordan
b. 23 March 1862, Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, to Isaac and Malinda Electra (Biggs) Jordan
d. 1932, Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma

Children with Sarah C. Jordan:

  • Julia Florence (b. 1883) married Albert T. Ellison
  • Cora Etta (b. 1887) married Otis A. Bendure
  • Freeman Earl (1889-1955) married Anna Frances Wealand

John left the state in 1897 for Oklahoma.

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Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

James Hiram Berkman

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JAMES HIRAM BERKMAN
b. 23 March 1853, Jennings County, Indiana, to Christian and Elizabeth (Hopples) Berkman
d. 11 August 1911, near Lanceburg, Arkansas

m/1. 14 November 1872, Jennings County, Indiana
Mary E. Stearns

m/2. 19 January 1897, Sonoma, California
Eva Josephine McFarland
d. 9 April 1957, California

Children with Mary E. Stearns:

  • Effie B. (1873-1955)
  • Edith G. (1880-1967)

Children with Eva Josephine McFarland:

  • Clare Elizabeth (1898-1986) married (1) Chester Riley, (2) Richard Watson
  • Elma Fredericka (1900-1983) married Edgar Burgess Straker
  • Mark Albert (1904-1987) married Ruby Mae McClinden
  • Lois (1909-1909)

The first two children were born in Indiana and Minnesota. The next two were born in California and Minnesota. The last two were born in Michigan. Eva’s other husband was Mark Parkhouse. James left Indiana between 1873 and 1880.

Submitted by:
Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

Hiram Berkman

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HIRAM BERKMAN
b. 6 June 1840, Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, to Christian and Elizabeth (Hopples) Berkman
d. 27 August 1910, Monroe County, Iowa

m/1. 15 March 1863, Decatur County, Indiana
Rachel Himelick
b. 11 August 1840, Indiana
d. 6 September 1879, Monroe County, Iowa

m/2. 17 October 1883, Iowa
Mary (or May) A. Funk, who survived him

Children with Rachel Himelick:

  • Mary Belle (d. 1944) married Thomas G. Henderson
  • Ellen (1867-1957) married Frederick D. Moss
  • Daniel (1870-1871)
  • George (1871-1954) married Vienna Swope
  • Lydia (1876-1876)

Hiram came to Jennings County, Indiana, in 1844 and was living in Westport, Decatur County, when the family moved to Iowa in 1869. In his early years, he taught school. About 1881 he was ordained to the ministry for the Church of the Brethren. The surname is also spelled Barrickman and Bergman

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Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

John Henry Berkman

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JOHN HENRY BERKMAN
b. 2 November 1821, Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, to Christian Berkman
d. 11 July 1900, near Rochester, Minnesota

m. 12 December 1839, Butler County, Ohio
Martha McJenkins
b. 27 December 1821, Oxford, Butler County, Ohio
d. 6 January 1892, Rochester, Minnesota

Children with Martha McJenkins:

  • Mary Ann (1840-1889) married William Klingner
  • Frances Marion (1842-1882) married Smith Kiefer
  • David Mack (1851-1912) married Gertrude E. Mayo
  • William Riley (1855-1856)
  • Charles Patterson (1862-1866)

In 1841, the family came to Jennings County, Indiana, living in Geneva and Vernon townships, until leaving the state in 1884. John Henry was in charge of the County Poor Farm in Jennings County for 26 years.

Submitted by:
Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

David Mack Berkman

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DAVID MACK BERKMAN
b. 11 November 1851, near Queensville, Jennings County, Indiana, to John Henry and Martha (McJenkins) Berkman
d. 13 February 1912, Rochester, Minnesota

m. 26 June 1877, Rochester, Minnesota
Gertrude Emily Mayo
b. 18 July 1853, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, to Dr. and Mrs. William Worral Mayo
d. 22 July 1938, Rochester, Minnesota

Children with Gertrude Emily Mayo:

  • Daisy Louise (1878-1976) married Henry S. Plummer
  • Martha M. (1880-1971) married Ralph V. Blethen
  • Helen Phoebe (1883-1952) married Edward Starr Judd
  • David Mayo (1886-2958) married Frances Kiefer Scott
  • John Mayo (1898-1978) married Margaret Sherman

David was a veterinary surgeon; he left Indiana before 1877. Gertrude was a sister to Dr. William J. Mayo and Dr. Charles H. Mayo; her family left Indiana in early 1855. The Berkman and Mayo families both lived in homes on the site of the older portion of the Mayo Clinic building.

Submitted by:
Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

 

David Garrison Berkman

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DAVID GARRISON BERKMAN
b. 25 June 1848, Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana, to Christian and Elizabeth (Hopples) Berkman
d. 8 April 1934, Hardin, Texas

m/1. 20 May 1875, Decatur County, Indiana
Elizabeth E. Malcolm
b. 15 May 1847
d. 16 August 1894

m/2.
Elizabeth J. Ford

Children with Elizabeth E. Malcolm:

  • Elizabeth (1877-1882)
  • Robert L. (1879-1884)
  • Roy Whitney (1881-1958) married Hattie Virginia Weaver
  • William F. (1884-1963) married Trudy Dillard
  • David Donald (1887-1919) married Almenda Mann
  • Mabel (b. 1888) married Harvey Jetton

David left Indiana after the 1880 census and was in Minnesota by 26 July 1881. He was a preacher for the Church of the Brethren. He was in Texarkana, Arkansas, in 1898-1899; Jolla, Arkansas, 1900-1904; Lanceburg, Arkansas, 1905-1916; and Chadron, Nebraska, 1916-1917.

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Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

Christopher C. Berkman

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CHRISTOPHER C. BERKMAN
b. 17 June 1831, Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, to Christian Berkman/Barrickman/Bergman
d. 13 August 1894, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

m. 26 February 1852, Jennings County, Indiana
Melvira Adelina Sperry
b. 16 April 1836, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County,
Michigan
d. 21 January 1889, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Children with Melvira Adelina Sperry:

  • Franklin Pierce (1853-1907)
  • William Mack (b. 1854) married Carrie Daisy Williamson
  • Flora Bell (b. 1858) married Adam Leroy Bolton
  • Minnie May (b. 1861) married William Benson
  • Cora Etta (b. 1867) married John Griffen

Christopher immigrated to near Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, in 1851, and emigrated from Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, in 1854. He served in the 3rd Regiment, Company F, Minnesota Volunteers in the Civil War. He was a veterinary surgeon and worked with the fire department for ten years. He had acquired a competence in the manufacture of patent medicines and had investments in real estate. He was a member of the Masons, I.O.O.F., and A.O.U.W.

Submitted by:
Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN