Category Archives: Jennings County

William Thomas Stagg

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William Thomas Stagg
b. 1824, Athens County, Ohio, to Thomas and Susanna (Howlett) Stagg
d. 8 October 1882, Healing Springs Township, Independence County, Arkansas

m. 11 March 1843, Ripley County, Indiana
Elizabeth Martha Ann Marshall
b. 1827, Pennsylvania
d. 9 March 1902, Pine Township, Cleburne County, Arkansas

Children with Elizabeth Martha Ann Marshall:

  • Frederic P.
  • William Hiram
  • Sylvester Harvey
  • Thomas Alfred
  • George R.
  • Susannah Jane
  • John L.

William came to Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana, from Athens, Ohio, in 1825. The family emigrated in 1875.

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Dorothy P. Ball
Kansas City MO

William Hiram Stagg

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William Hiram Stagg
b. 1847, Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana, to William T. and Martha A. (Marshall) Stagg
d. 7 December 1887, Pine Township, Cleburne County, Arkansas

m. 24 November 1867, Jennings County, Indiana
Sarah C. Ferren
b. March 1849, Ohio
d. 3 November 1910, Pine Township, Cleburne County, Arkansas

Children with Sarah C. Ferren:

  • Martha Melissa
  • John William
  • Eunice Alice
  • Thomas Burton
  • Alfred Leonadus
  • James Monroe

The family moved from Jennings County, Indiana, in 1868.

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Dorothy P. Ball
Kansas City MO

Thomas Jefferson Murphy

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Thomas Jefferson Murphy
b. 15 October 1814, Jennings County, Indiana, to Daniel and Nancy (Baker) Murphy
d. 10 February 1922, Siloam Springs, Benton County, Arkansas

m/1. 29 January 1863, Jennings County, Indiana
Mary Jane Lewis
b. 15 March 1848, Jennings County, Indiana, to Timothy B. and Mahala (Lett) Lewis
d. by January 1877, Jennings County, Indiana

m/2. 21 January 1877, Jennings County, Indiana
Mary Delanzo Carpenter
b. about 1859, to Watis and Anna (Graston) Carpenter
d. 18 March 1896, near Stockdale, Riley County, Kansas

m/3. 29 April 1899, Riley County, Kansas
Saphronia (Carpenter) Allison
b. 12 September 1855, to Watis and Anna (Graston) Carpenter

Children with Mary Jane Lewis:

  • Elnora (1864-1870)
  • Cora (b. 1867)
  • Minetta E. (b. 1870) married John S. Carpenter
  • Timothy Thomas (1871-1933) married Katie May Dobson
  • Nancy Mae (1873-1885)
  • Samuel Hall (1875-1942) married Ida Adelia Brundige

Children with Mary Delanzo Carpenter:

  • [–?–] (1878-1878)
  • Louella (b. 1879) married Warren W. Maloney
  • Ida Belle (1881-1954) married John S. Thomson
  • James Leland (1884-1973) married Lucinda Marietta Johnson
  • Frances A. (1887-11974) married Ace Applebee
  • Mabel Pearl (1888-1972) married Charles Anderson Trotter
  • Homer C. (1889-1967) married Ada M. Deckert
  • Howard (b. 1892) married Pearl [–?–]
  • Henry F. (1894-1970)
  • [–?–] (1896-1896)

Saphronia (Carpenter) Allison was Mary Delanzo Carpenter’s sister.

Thomas Murphy served in Company G, 145th Indiana Regiment, during the Civil War. He and his second wife Mary Delanzo (Carpenter) Murphy emigrated from Jennings County, Indiana, to Grant Township, Riley County, Kansas, in 1865. Mary and Saphronia were sisters. Thomas Jefferson Murphy claimed 21 children.

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Kevin L. Stilley
Manhattan KS
E-mail: trlrhouseman@aol.com

George Harvey Marshall

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George Harvey Marshall
b. 14 November 1828, Berkshire, Tioga County, New York, to Harvey George and Eunice (Hull) Marshall
d. 7 March 1902, Clackamas County, Oregon

m/1. 8 December 1850, Jennings County, Indiana
Susannah Jane Howlett
b. 5 April 1832, Columbia, Jennings County, Indiana
d. 6 May 1879, Clackamas County, Oregon

Children with Susannah Jane Howlett:

  • William Nelson
  • Lucy Ann
  • David Milton
  • Sarah Jane
  • Susan Eveline
  • John Alfred
  • Mary Alice Marshall

George immigrated with his parents to Jennings County, Indiana, about 1836 from Sheshequin, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. His parents helped establish the Flat Rock Baptist Church, and their home was a station on the Underground Railway, passing slaves through Indiana to Canada. Perhaps George helped too, but he was married and had children of his own by then.

He resided in Jackson Township, Ripley County, Indiana, and Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana.

George and his wife Susannah were married before her parents and siblings left Indiana, and they lived on her parents’ place. Their youngest son was just a baby when they left Indiana by train and settled in Eagle Creek, Clackamas County, Oregon, not far from where Susannah’s family had settled.

When Susannah died in 1879, she left small children. George then married a widow with small children of her own and had two sons by his second wife.

Submitted by:
Bethel L. Marshall
Boise ID

Permelia Mapes

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Permelia Mapes
b. 1823, Indiana, to Benjamin and Elizabeth [–?–] Mapes

m. 22 April 1849, Jennings County, Indiana
Wilson Brewer
b. 1821, Indiana

Children with Wilson Brewer:

  • Elizabeth Ann
  • Mary
  • Benjamin F.
  • John W.
  • Sarah J.
  • Euphinain
  • James A.
  • others – there were thirteen children in the family

Permelia moved in 1860 to Adair County, Iowa.

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Ronald F. Rittel
Des Moines IA

Timothy B Lewis

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Timothy B Lewis
b. 1819, Steuben County, New York, to William and Sarah (Miller) Lewis
d. 20 July 1878, Grant Township, Riley County, Kansas

m. 23 April 1840, Jennings County, Indiana
Mahala or Melinda Lett

Children with Mahala/Melinda Lett:

  • Thomas M. (1845–1860)
  • Mary Jane (1848–1877) married Thomas Jefferson Murphy
  • Salina Ann (1849–1927) married John Joseph Robbins
  • Daniel Thomas (b. 1851) married Katie Mayfield
  • Rachel Esther (1859–1913) married James Doyle
  • Marion M. (b. 1861)
  • Melvin (b. 1861)
  • William Lincoln (adopted) (b. 1863) married Addie Orr

Timothy resided in three Indiana counties: Jennings, Shelby, and Rush. He moved in 1865 to Grant Township, Riley County, Kansas. Timothy Lewis was a Baptist minister at Coffee Creek Baptist Church, Jennings County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Kevin L. Stilley
Manhattan KS
E-mail: trlrhouseman@aol.com

David Vawter Lewis

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David Vawter Lewis
b. 9 November 1816, Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, to Alexander and Nancy A. (Vawter) Lewis
d. 1898, Barnard, Lincoln County, Kansas

m. 12 September 1839, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana
Ann Grinstead
b. 8 November 1814, Warren County, Kentucky
d. 28 February 1904, Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas

Children with Ann Grinstead:

  • Bushron W.
  • Frances A.
  • Martha
  • Melvina J.
  • Alexander
  • Susan E.
  • John
  • Sarah

The family moved to Green, Wapello County, Iowa, in 1860.

Submitted by:
Pearl Howard Wolf
Seattle WA

Charles Kleiss

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Charles Kleiss
b. 2 June 1844, Welsbourgh, Alsace, France, to Charles and [–?–] Kleiss
d. 15 February 1923, Pesotum, Champaign County, Illinois

m. 24 July 1865, Welsbourgh, Alsace, France
Katherine Dietrich
b. 12 May 1840, Welsbourgh, France
d. 18 May 1920, Pesotum, Champaign County, Illinois

Children with Katherine Dietrich:

  • George (b. 1869)
  • Michael (b. 1871)
  • Frances Xaviera (b. 1873)

Charles immigrated from France to Indiana in 1868. He emigrated from North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, to Crittenden, Champaign County, Illinois, in 1880.

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Sandee Hanahan
Park Ridge IL

Abraham J Jordan

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Abraham J Jordan
b. 12 September 1820, Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana, to Abraham and Elizabeth (Miller) Jordan
d. 13 March 1897, Dewitt County, Illinois

m. 14 October 1841, Dearborn County, Indiana
Nancy Bennett
b. about 1822, Indiana
d. about 1856, Jennings County, Indiana

Children with Nancy Bennett:

  • Milo Paine (b. 1845)
  • Rebecca Jane (b. 1847)
  • Isabell (b. 1851)
  • Margaret (b. 1852)
  • Thomas Jefferson (b. 1855)

Abraham’s father emigrated from Cumberland County, Maine, to Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana, about 1815-1816. Abraham resided in York, Dearborn County, Indiana, and Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana. He moved to Tunbridge, Dewitt County, Illinois, about 1865.

Submitted by:
Marilyn R. Jordan-Solari
Sonora CA
E-mail: lynden@goldrush.com

Lord Viscount Nelson Howlett

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Lord Viscount Nelson Howlett
b. 6 May 1809, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, to William and Susan [–?–] Howlett
d. 5 August 1851, Malheur County, Oregon

m. 28 April 1829, Indiana
Lydia Ann Taylor
b. 14 October 1812, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
d. 26 March 1899, Eagle Creek, Clackamas County, Oregon

Children with Lydia Ann Taylor:

  • William Jackson
  • Susannah Jane
  • Catherine
  • Mary Ann
  • Louisa
  • Rufus
  • Wright
  • Lucinda
  • John Nelson

Nelson Howlett immigrated to Indiana about 1820 with his father and stepmother. Nelson’s father, William, was a Revolutionary War soldier and sailor.

He had extensive holdings in Jennings County, Indiana, which he sold to join a wagon train
traveling to Oregon in the spring of 1851. Somewhere in eastern Oregon, he died of a “bite of a buffalo gnat” and was buried along the Oregon Trail at the Birch Creek Crossing, now in Malheur County, Oregon, not far from Huntington. His widow and children became pioneers in Oregon, where Lydia Howlett married a man from the same wagon train who had also been widowed on the Oregon Trail.

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“Anonymous”