William Thomas Tarpey
b. 27 February 1879, Indiana, to John and Ellen (Sheridan/Sherman) Tarpey
d. 10 April 1962, Vermillion, Ohio
m. 18 September 1927, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Delia Brigit Kelly
b. 8 May 1876, Indiana
d. 7 March, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Children with Delia Brigit Kelly:
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Mary Mathewson
Rocky River OH
George Targett
b. 8 April 1893, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, to John and Margaret (Morris) Targett
d. 29 August 1977, Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina
m. 1914, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Alice Adeline Piper
b. 22 February 1893, Leetonia, Columbiana County, Ohio
d. 23 December 1962, Washington, D.C.
Children with Alice Adeline Piper:
George emigrated from Indiana in 1920 to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, then moved to Washington, D.C., in 1927.
After graduating from school, George worked in the coal fields while attending business school at night. In the early 1900’s, the family moved to Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, where George obtained a job in the auditor’s office of the Vandalia Railroad. After the Vandalia Railroad was absorbed by the Pennsylvania Railroad System, he was transferred to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In the mid-1920’s, a railroad unit was formed in the Internal Revenue Service, and George moved his family to Washington, D.C. When the railroad unit was abolished in the 1930’s with the formation of the Railroad Retirement Board, he opted to remain with the Internal Revenue Service. According to his daughter, he co-authored the IRS Tax Forms 1040 and 1040A. Throughout his life, he was very proud of his Hoosier background.
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Janet Satterfield
Hyattsville MD
Isaac B Saxon
b. May 1857, Indiana, to William M. and Elizabeth (Dusong) Saxon
m.
Jennie M. Fisher
b. December 1865, Ohio
Children with Jennie M. Fisher:
Isaac resided at Marion, Grant County, and Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. He moved to Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois, about 1909-10.
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Dawne Slater-Putt
Huntertown IN
E-mail: dslaterput@aol.com
Arthur Dean Ritchie
b. 24 September 1883, Smyrna Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, to Walter and Soral (Amsden) Ritchie
d. 23 July 1972, Lake Worth, Paul Beach County, Florida
m. 11 October 1905, Smyrna Township, Jefferson County, Indiana
Hallye Smith
b. 19 November 1879, Gratz, Owen County, Kentucky
d. 15 June 1944, Miami, Dade County, Florida
Children with Hallye Smith:
The family lived in Indianapolis before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1908. Arthur managed the Baltimore Dairy lunchrooms in both cities. He moved to Florida in 1939 where he worked as a truck farmer.
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Wendy Bole Hankins
Geneva FL
Jacob Tyrrell Railsback
b. 19 October 1845, near Clermont, Marion County, Indiana, to Thomas Jefferson and Beulah Ann (Barnhill) Railsback
d. 9 February 1932, Sierra Madre, Los Angeles County, California
m. 27 May 1868, Clermont, Marion County, Indiana
Joan Pauline Mendenhall
b. 11 November 1853, Brownsburg, Hendricks County, Indiana
d. 9 October 1928, Sierra Madre, Los Angeles County, California
Children with Joan Pauline Mendenhall:
Jacob enlisted in the 8th Indiana Cavalry, 39th Regiment, in 1864. He was wounded in November 1864 near Waynesboro, Georgia. He was one of General Grant’s bodyguards at the surrender of General Lee.
After his marriage, his family moved to Crawfordsville in 1868, then to Rockville in 1874, and back to Crawfordsville that same year. Jacob’s family, his mother Beulah Bailey, and brother Amasa Walter moved to Kansas in 1877 where Jacob worked for the railroad. Later in his career with the railroad, he invented a coupling device, and even though it was widely used, he never received credit for it. He moved his family to Kansas City, Missouri, about 1889. Jacob and Joan moved from Missouri to California after May 1918. Both Jacob and Joan are buried in Atchison, Kansas.
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Glenn Albert Railsback, III
Pine Bluff AR
John O’Kane
b. 22 September 1802, Virginia, to Henry and Sarah (Stevens) O’Kane
d. 5 January 1881, Louisana, Pike County, Missouri
m. 21 October 1830, Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio
Martha Verbrick
b. about 1811, Ohio
d. 16 November 1894, Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri
Children with Martha Verbrick:
Elder John O’Kane came to White County, Indiana, before 1832. He lived in Fayette, Montgomery, and Marion counties before leaving the state after 1851.
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Win Wood
Vona CO 80861
Elizabeth Catherine Nicholson
b. 8 September 1841, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, to Peter James and Elizabeth (Staughan) Nicholson
d. 17 March 1922, Fromberg, Carbon County, Montana
m/1. about 1861, perhaps in Iowa
Bartlett Lapham
b. about 1840
d. about 1869
m/2. 1872, Iowa
Abraham Messersmith
b. 18 August 1839, Johnson County, Indiana, to Andrew and Charlotte (Sells) Messersmith
Children with Bartlett Lapham:
Elizabeth Catherine (Nicholson) and Abraham Messerssmith had eight children, all born in Iowa. They lived for some time in Colorado, where they probably prospected for gold, but left the Cripple Creek area just before the big gold strike. They were pioneers of Oklahoma but left there and moved to Montana, where Elizabeth died. Abraham later returned to Iowa, where he died. Abraham was a widower when he married Elizabeth.
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Bethel L. Marshall
Boise ID
WILLIAM JAMES BACON
b. 26 August 1877, Madison, Wayne County, Indiana, to James and Arrie (Brooks) Bacon
d. 5 November 1941, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County,Michigan
m. 5 June 1898, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Elizabeth Weidig
b. 15 September 1875, Indianapolis, Marion County,Indiana
d. 16 October 1942, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Children with Elizabeth Weidig:
Only Carl and Iva survived.
William lived in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, until he left the state about 1920.
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Joan Van Fulpen
Kalamazoo MI
Maurice Hathaway Moore
b. 27 December 1893, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, to Nathan and Imogene (Waldron) Moore
d. 26 January 1965, Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California
m. 6 June 1920, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California
Henriette Catherine Bauchou
b. 10 December 1895, San Francisco, California
d. 14 April 1938, Mountain View, California
Children with Henriette Catherine Bauchou:
First Lieutenant Maurice H. Moore, flying instructor in the U.S. Air Corps during World War I, held a record for earning his wings after only six hours of flight training. In 1939 he was appointed county auditor for Santa Clara County, California, and was re-elected to two additional terms before accepting a similar position with the city of Palo Alto. He was a Mason and a past commander of the Knights Templar.
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Donald John Moore
Palo Alto CA
Nathan Albert Moore
b. 5 July 1863, Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio, to Aaron and Mary (Roush) Moore
d. 8 May 1940, Santa Cruz, California
m. 23 August 1886, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana
Imogene Waldron
b. 20 September 1864, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine
d. 25 December 1920, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California
Children with Imogene Waldron:
Nathan resided in New Castle, Henry County, and Indianapolis and Southport, Marion County, Indiana. He emigrated from Indiana in 1912 to Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California.
Nathan was a partner in the grocery firm of Fairfield and Moore in New Castle, Indiana, from 1883 to 1892. In 1892 he moved to Indianapolis, where he opened up a new grocery and meat market at I-5 Indiana Avenue. He purchased and used the first gasoline powered delivery truck to serve his customers in Indianapolis. After moving to California during the 1920’s, he owned a gold claim and prospected for gold in the California gold country.
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Donald John Moore
Palo Alto CA
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