Category Archives: Madison County

Aaron Tucker

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Aaron Tucker
b. June 1812, Rowan County, North Carolina, to Andrew and Levice (Rumley) Tucker
d. 31 October 1868, Oklahoma

m. 31 July 1841, Henry County, Indiana
Nancy Ann Long
b. 1814, Rowan County, North Carolina, to William Long

Children with Nancy Ann Long:
• Caroline (1841-1870) married Perry C. Judd
• Levica Ann “Vica” (b. 1844) married Oscar Lesher
• Walter Long (b. 1847)
• Mary Ann (b. 1850) married John Freeman
• Sarah J. (1853-1873)
• Aaron Douglas (1855-1936) married Marilla Annie Jerome

Aaron came to Wayne County, Indiana, in 1830. He also lived in Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana, from which he emigrated to Sullivan County, Missouri, in 1856.

Submitted by:
Diane Glidewell Fitzgibbons
Lee’s Summit MO
E-mail: sfitzgibbons@micro.com

William Hodson

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William Hodson
b. 1816, Guilford County, North Carolina, to George W. and Sarah E. (Powell) Hodson
d. 1891, Clay Township, Sullivan County, Missouri

m/1. 1839/40, Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana
Frances Tucker
d. September 1843, Union Township, Madison County, Indiana

m/2. 1844, Madison County, Indiana
Nancy Elizabeth Judd

Children with Frances Tucker:
• Rachel
• Hiram

Children with Nancy Elizabeth Judd:
• 8 children

William left Indiana in 1857 for Sullivan County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Tommy Tucker
Marion IA

George Washington Hodson

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George Washington Hodson
b. 21 June 1827, Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana, to Isaiah and Mary (Atwell) Hodson
d. 2 January 1896, Dade County, Missouri

m. Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana
Nancy Tucker
b. 10 December 1828, Ohio
d. 3 May 1888, Dade County, Missouri

Children with Nancy Tucker:
• David M. (?)

George emigrated from Indiana in 1857 to Sullivan County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Tommy Tucker
Marion IA

Nancy Gosnell

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Nancy Gosnell
b. 23 March 1872, Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, to Alexander and Martha Elizabeth (Reeder) Gosnell
d. 11 November 1948, San Francisco, California

m. 29 June 1889, Grant County, Indiana
James Oliver Clevenger
b. 20 July 1860, Greene County, Ohio, to Jonathan and Nancy (James) Clevenger
d. 13 April 1928, San Francisco, California

Children with James Oliver Clevenger:
• Gladys Cary
• Raymand A.
• Ruie Muriel
• Frank
• Ruby Madge
• Robin Mary
• Ruth Gosnell
• Dorothy Isabel
• Rudyard James
• Theodore Matt
• Charlotte Mande
• Bonnie Mae
• Martha Lens
• Lenora Ann

Nancy lived in Elwood, Madison County, and Marion, Grant County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1916.

Submitted by:
Joan Jane Yale Shields
Marion IN
E-mail: jadnard@bpsinet.com

William Harry Glover

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William Harry Glover
b. 3 June 1868, Milroy, Rush County, Indiana, to Lemuel and Cornelia (Stewart) Glover
d. 16 September 1955, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico

m/1. 8 February 1889, Franklin County, Indiana
Susie Witters
b. 26 May 1868, Ohio, to Henry and Elizabeth (Overleese) Witters
d. 1953, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana
divorced.

m/2. 21 April 1896, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Dora Isabell “Dolly” O’Keefe
b. 30 July 1877, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, to Patrick Oliver and Margaret Ann (Hoffman) O’Keefe
d. 19 February 1910, Welch, Craig County, Oklahoma

m/3. 31 December 1911, Estancia, Torrence County, New Mexico
Rachel Lutissa “Grace” O’Keefe (Dora’s older sister)
b. 1 July 1875, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
d. 18 March 1924, Tajique, Torrence County, New Mexico

m/4. after 1924, Tajique, Torrence County, New Mexico
Lilly Bachman Burnett

Children with Susie Witters:
• Ines Flora (1889-1965)
• Bonnie Hazel (1892-1894)

Children with Dora Isabell O’Keefe:
• Paul Maurece (1900-1900)
• Cecil Carl (1903-1985)
• Henry Harold (1905-1963)
• Hortense Lucile (b. 1907)

Children with Lilly Bachman Burnett:
• Lillian (b. aft. 1925)

As Harry and his family moved west, he worked as a carpenter, building houses, buildings, and coffins to earn enough to move further west. He returned to Indianapolis after the death of his second wife, but then moved on to Tajique, New Mexico, where he bought a ranch, a 160 acre homestead.

Harry served in the 3rd Artillery in 1898 during the Spanish-American War and was a corporal when he was discharged.

Submitted by:
Ellen Mangum
Indianapolis IN
E-mail: eomangum@aol.com

Nathan Perry France and Carrie Catherine Arford

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Nathan Perry France
b. 9 Nov. 1869 Boonville, Warrick Co., IN to William Glen France and Permelia Ellen Goad
d. 24 Feb. 1952 Anderson, Madison Co., IN
bur. East Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Madison Co., IN

Nathan Perry France

Nathan Perry France

m. 7 May 1902 Odon, Daviess Co., IN
Carrie Catherine Arford
b. 3 Nov. 1877 Odon, Daviess Co., IN to Franklin Bloom Arford & Jane C. Wilson
d. 19 Feb. 1963 Anderson, Madison Co., IN
bur. East Maplewood Cemetery at Anderson, Madison Co., IN

France gravestone

France gravestone

Children of Nathan Perry France and Carrie Catherine Arford:

Nathan Perry France was born and raised in Indiana. He studied at seminary out of state but returned to Indiana afterwards to spend his life as a preacher for the United Brethren Church of Christ in 15 cities throughout the southern part of the state. He retired in Anderson, where he died in 1963.

Carrie Catherine Arford was born and raised in Indiana. She attended college out of state but returned to Indiana afterwards to spend her life as a preacher’s wife, travelling with her husband who was a preacher for the United Brethren Church of Christ in 15 cities throughout the southern part of the state.

Submitted by:
Rick France
Indianapolis, IN
E-mail: rfrance@indy.rr.com

Gordon Ashton France

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Gordon Ashton France
b. 29 Nov 1911 Marion, Grant Co., IN to Rev. Nathan P. France & Carrie Catherine Arford
d. 27 July 2009 at Franklin United Methodist Community, Franklin, Johnson Co., IN
bur. Anderson Memorial Gardens, Anderson, Madison Co., IN

Gordon Ashton France

Gordon Ashton France

m. 17 April 1937 at Anderson, Madison Co., IN
Madelyn Elisabeth Wright (still living)

Children with Madelyn Elisabeth Wright:

  • Three children, all still living

Gordon France was the youngest of three sons born to Rev. Nathan Perry France and Carrie Catherine Arford of Grant Co., IN. He attended the University of Indianapolis and graduated magna cum laude in 1933. He served as class president and was active in the school’s tennis and baseball teams. In 2001, members of his baseball team were admitted to the University of Indianapolis Hall of Fame in recognition of their 13-0 season during Gordon’s senior year. He later served on the Board of Trustees for the University and became Trustee Emeritus. Hewas also involved in civic affairs for the community of Anderson, IN where he was active on the school board, the city council, the board of the YMCA, various non-profit community organizations, the Masons, Kiwanis, and the Boy Scouts of America. He was also active with the United Brethren/Methodist Church.

He spent most of his life in Indiana except for a brief period during World War II when he was living in Ohio and working towards the war effort. After the war, he returned to Indiana where he remained until his death in 2009.

Submitted by:
Rick France
Indianapolis, IN
E-mail: rfrance@indy.rr.com

Julia Ann Smithers

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Julia Ann Smithers
b. 22 July 1843, Madison County, Indiana, to Daniel and Minerva (Kinnaman) Smithers
d. 27 March 1890, Texas

m.
Levi Franklin Kidwell

The Smithers family came to Indiana between 1830 and 1840. Although born in Madison County, Indiana, Julia Ann was taken to live in Parker County, Texas, by an uncle in the late 1850’s. She and her three brothers had been orphaned. In the 1860 U.S. census, she is found living with the J. Kidwell family and she later married a Kidwell. She and her husband were farmers and teachers.

Submitted by:
Eleanor Edmondson
Odessa TX
E-mail: gen-pics@earthlink.net

Mary Catherine Hendricks

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Mary Catherine Hendricks
b. 29 September 1843, Madison County, Indiana, to Lewis (1820-1856) and Lucinda (Rector) (1819-1866) Hendricks
d. 19 May 1903, Fellsburg, Edwards County, Kansas

m/1. 9 January 1859, Madison County, Indiana
John Wesley King
b. about 1837, Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, to William (1792-1869) and Nancy Ann (Owens) (1816-1887)
d. 23 January 1865, Paducah, McCracken County Kentucky

m/2. 26 May 1867, Madison County, Indiana
Gazaway Shipley
b. about 1840, Madison County, Indiana, to George and Elizabeth Shipley

Children with John Wesley King:

  • Nancy Lucinda (1860-1873)
  • William (1862-1937) married Mary Williams
  • Elizabeth Angeline (1864-1890) married Eli Bird Thomas

Children with Gazaway Shipley:

  • Mary Ellen (b. abt. 1868)
  • James Edward (b. 1869)
  • Millie (b. abt. 1873)
  • Sarah Jane (b. abt. 1875)
  • George (b. 1877)
  • Dora Leota (b. 1882)
  • Lewis E. (b. 1884)
  • Frank (b. 1886)
  • Charles

Mary Catherine’s father settled near Frankton in the 1830’s. Her first husband, John Wesley King, enlisted in October 1864 in the 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry. He died of typhoid fever at the US Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky, during his service. His remains were later moved to Mount City National Cemetery.

Mary Catherine and her second husband moved to Edwards County, Kansas between 1875 and 1877. Their last five children were born in Edwards County. Mary died there and is buried in Trotter Cemetery.

Submitted by:
Eugene F. Gray
East Lansing MI
E-mail: graye@msu.edu

Henry Frederick Thielking

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Henry Frederick Thielking
b. 21 December 1891, near New Point, Decatur County, Indiana, to Heinrich August and Marie Christine Caroline (Moehring) Thielking
d. 11 December 1953, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky

m. 7 December 1915, Huntersville, Madison County, Indiana
Edna Borchelt
b. 23 March 1894, Batesville, Franklin County, Indiana, to John and Elizabeth (Wisman) Borchelt
d. 21 February 1973, Cincinnati, Ohio

Children with Edna Borchelt:

  • Genevieve (b. 1916) married Paul Ellis Graue

Henry was baptized in the Smyrna Church in Decatur County, Indiana.

Edna worked as a clerk. She died at her daughter’s home in Cincinnati, and both she and Henry Frederick are buried in Lot 18 of the Huntersville Cemetery in Huntersville, Madison, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger @yahoo.com