Category Archives: Johnson County

David Parkhurst

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David Parkhurst
b. 15 November 1783, Morris County, New Jersey, to Ezekiel and Abiel (Hathaway) Parkhurst
d. 6 September 1858, Effingham County, Illinois

m. about 1800, Kentucky or Tennessee
Jane Jenkins
b. about 1784, North Carolina, to Roderick and Nancy (Pack) Jenkins
d. 8 September 1858, Effingham County, Illinois

Children with Jane Jenkins:

  • William (b. bet. 1801/1804-bet. 1870/1880) married (1) Rebecca Russell, (2) Martha Jane Taylor
  • Ezekiel (1808-aft. 1879) married (1) Mary Dias/Dies, (2) Aletha McClanahan
  • Abigail (b. bet. 1804/1810) married (1) Asa Russell, (2) Micajah Kittell/Kitchell
  • [–?–] (b. bet. 1804/1810-bet. 1820/1830)
  • Cynthia (1809-1891) married Mark Mitchell
  • Mahala Jane (1811-1874) married David S. Mitchell
  • Roderick (1814-1863) married Charlotte Knight
  • Tryphenia (1816-bet. 1865/1868) married Major Mitchell
  • Mary (1820-bet. 1870/1875) married (1) Jacob Legan, (2) Andrew J. Davis
  • John W. (1823-1862) married (1) Mary Ann Nay, (2) Nancy [–?–]

David and Jane Parkhurst immigrated to Indiana in 1836 from Smith County, Tennessee. They resided at Nineveh, Johnson County, Indiana, and then moved in 1851 to Effingham County, Illinois.

Jane’s mother was either full-blooded or onehalf Cherokee Indian and was said to have had a very bad temper.

The family of Ezekiel Parkhurst, David’s son, had a rather turbulent life. Cousins in Tennessee maintain that Ezekiel’s second wife murdered him after 1870 in Smith County, Tennessee, by putting poison in his coffee. She left quickly for Chicago after his death and was never charged with the crime. Later, one of Ezekiel’s sons, John C. Parkhurst, married Martha Younger, purported to be a sister of the Younger brothers who rode with the Jesse James gang. Another of Ezekiel’s sons, Robert S. Parkhurst, moved to Missouri, where his second wife, it is said, stabbed him to death, took his money, and escaped to Texas. Apparently Ezekiel’s family had a streak of bad luck, especially with second wives.

Submitted by:
Yvonne Parkhurst
Tacoma WA

John Mullendore

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John Mullendore
b. 23 July 1847, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Clint and Tabitha (Brooks) Mullendore
d. July 1907, Howard, Elk County, Kansas

m. 22 August 1866, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
Mary Eusebia Robinson
b. 1848, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, to David D. and Sarah Elizabeth (Forsyth) Robinson
d. 1 November 1898, Howard, Elk County, Kansas

Children with Mary Eusebia Robinson:

  • Hallie (1867-1960) married (1) C. E. Tesh, (2) Oth Elliott
  • Eddie (1869-1870)
  • Erd (1871-1938) married Sarah Jane Berry
  • David (1873-1947) married Metta B. Killam
  • Jessie (1875-1876)
  • Harry (1877-1879)
  • Clarence (1879-1885)
  • Otto V. (b. 1881) married (1) Golda Cribley, (2) Josephine Hall
  • Claudie (1883-1886)
  • Clarice (1885-1886)
  • Ray (b. 1887) married Alma Glahn
  • Carl (1889-1922)
  • William Clinton (1892-1983) married Esther Andrews

John and Mary E. Mullendore emigrated from Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, to Howard, Elk County, Kansas, in 1882.

John’s sons, Erd and David Mullendore, took part in the third Oklahoma land rush. Erd became an oilman, banker, and rancher, owning the famous Cross-Bell Ranch. David returned to Elk County, Kansas, where he served two terms in the Kansas legislature and became president of Production Credit Corporation.

John’s other sons also became prominent businessmen. Otto established a bank and owned a department store in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Ray became a banker first in Osage and later at Hominy, Oklahoma, where his brother Carl also was a banker. William Clinton served in the Food Relief Administration during World War I and as secretary to then Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover. Later William Clinton, an attorney, became president and CEO of Southern California Edison Company.

Submitted by:
Barbara Mullendore Calvert
Caldwell NJ

Lydia Katherine Montgomery

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Lydia Katherine Montgomery
b. 25 August 1881, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, to William Craigmile and Delia (Feeney) Montgomery
d. 12 January 1974, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas

m. 29 May 1906, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
William Noah Sidlinger
b. 13 October 1881, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas
d. 15 March 1975, Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska

Children with William Noah Sidlinger:

  • Virginia married (1) [–?–] Gustafson, (2) [–?–] Foster
  • Frances Jean
  • William Arthur

Lydia emigrated from Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, in 1887 to Johnson County, then Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas.

Submitted by:
Virginia Sidlinger Foster
Hastings NE

Joshua Emmons

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Joshua Emmons
b. 28 January 1800, Virginia
d. 19 November 1883, Liberty, Johnson County, Iowa

m. 29 July 1823, Ross County, Ohio
Elizabeth Durham
b. 6 March 1805, Ohio
d. 14 April 1880, Liberty, Johnson County, Iowa

Children with Elizabeth Durham:

  • Amos H. (1825–1891) married Nancy J. [–?–]
  • John E. (b. 1831) married (1) Emily E. Love, (2) Hannah Fessler Miller
  • Mary Jane (1835–1899) married William Henry Loan
  • William (1838–1918) married Mary M. Bowden
  • Miranda (1841–-1912) married Cemiah Snair
  • George Wesley (1844–1907) married (1) Ellen Louisa Bowden, (2) Mary Miller
  • Isaac (1847–1917) married Anna Augusta Potter
  • Elizabeth (1827–1874) married John Keppler
  • Joshua (b. 1826) married Louisa Pretziner

Joshua resided in 1850 in German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana. He moved to Johnson County, Iowa.

Submitted by:
Patrick Loan
Oxford IA

Irvin Dickerson

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Irvin Dickerson
b. 10 March 1842, to Samuel and Elizabeth (Barnett) Dickerson
d. 4 April 1917, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, or Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana

m. 1865
Barbara Ann Surbur
d. May 1899, Marion County, Indiana

Irvin and Barbara Dickerson are buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana. Irvin was the only one of the six Dickerson brothers who did not leave Indiana.

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Karen Dickerson Hillson
Belton MO

William H. H. Dickerson

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William H. H. Dickerson
b. 8 November 1841, Boone County, Indiana, to Samuel and Elizabeth (Barnett) Dickerson
d. 10 April 1922, Liberal, Seward County, Kansas

m. 24 February 1864, Johnson County, Indiana
Nancy Ellen Paul
b. 30 August 1847, Marion County, Kentucky
d. 9 December 1923, Liberal, Seward County, Kansas

Children with Nancy Ellen Paul:

  • Laura (b. 1868)
  • William Thomas (b. 1869)
  • Spencer Barnett (b. 1874)
  • Robert (b. 1877)
  • Clinton (b. 1878)
  • Anna (b. 1882)
  • Blanche (b. 1884)
  • Charles (b. 1889)

William emigrated to Wintersville, Sullivan County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Karen Dickerson Hillson
Belton MO

Spencer Barnett Dickerson

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Spencer Barnett Dickerson
b. 27 December 1832, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, to Samuel and Elizabeth (Barnett) Dickerson
d. 12 July 1921, Galt, Grundy County, Missouri

m. 7 April 1853, Brown County, Indiana
Clarinda Moriah Sturgeon
b. 11 March 1834, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, to Samuel and Elizabeth (Morgan) Sturgeon
d. 18 April 1917, Galt, Grundy County, Missouri

Children with Clarinda Moriah Sturgeon:

  • Raleigh J. (b. 1854)
  • John Spencer (b. 1856)
  • George Washington (b. 1858)
  • Mary Ellen (b. 1861)
  • Edward Franklin (b. 1864)
  • Delilah Jane (b. 1867)
  • William Henry (b. 1869)
  • Alvah Kurtis
  • Spencer Barnett (b. 1877)

Spencer resided in these Indiana counties: Brown, Lake, and Marion. He emigrated from Indiana in 1865 to Wintersville, Sullivan County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Karen Dickerson Hillson
Belton MO

James Dickerson

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James Dickerson
b. 11 December 1828, to Samuel and Elizabeth (Barnett) Dickerson
d. 28 January 1914, Princeton, Mercer County, Missouri

m/1. 21 January 1851, Johnson County, Indiana
Indianna Sturgeon

m/2.
Martha “Patsy” Pile

Children with Martha Pile:

  • John
  • Alex
  • Julis Frances
  • Tiff Alice
  • Indiana

James emigrated from Indiana to Missouri in 1866.

Submitted by:
Karen Dickerson Hillson
Belton MO

Franklin Dickerson

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Franklin Dickerson
b. 23 November 1838, Boone County, Indiana, to Samuel and Elizabeth (Barnett) Dickerson
d. 8 October 1925, Newtown, Missouri

m/1. 17 July 1867, Johnson County, Indiana
Mary Elizabeth Russell
d. 1873, Johnson County, Indiana

m/2. 16 December 1880
Emily Armilda Guymon
d. 3 February 1916

Children with Mary Elizabeth Russell:

  • William Alexander
  • John
  • Thomas

Children with Emily Armilda Guymon:

  • Sarah
  • Samuel
  • Edward
  • George

Submitted by:
Karen Dickerson Hillson
Belton MO

Marcellus M Crocker

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Marcellus M Crocker
b. 1830, Johnson County, Indiana
d. 26 August 1865, Washington, D.C.

Marcellus moved with his family to the Iowa Territory in 1844. In 1846 he received an appointment to West Point. Two years later his father died, leaving a large family and forcing Marcellus to abandon his military career.

Marcellus Crocker later served in the Civil War and rose to the rank of General. In August 1865, he became seriously ill while on his way to Washington, D.C., on a business trip. He reached Washington but grew rapidly worse and died. His body was returned home to Polk County, Iowa, for burial.

From: Pioneer Trails, vol. 13, #2 (June 1994), Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, p. 17.