Category Archives: Martin County

John McRay Inman

John McRay Inman
b. about 1841, Indiana, to George and Nancy (Webster) Inman
d. 8 January 1929, Oklahoma

m/1. about 1861
Lucinda Richison
b. about 1847, Indiana, to James and Hester Richison
d. 11 August 1905, Hennessey, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma
dv/1. between 1875 and 1876

m/2. 18 January 1877, Cedar Grove, Franklin County, Indiana
Sarah Heap
d. 10 January 1929, Oklahoma

Children with Lucinda Richison:
• George (b. 1862)
• Hester A. (1864-1929) married William D. Shackelford
• James “Jim” (b. 1867) married Emma Crane
• Isaac “Ike” (b. 1870) married Rosa Copeland
• William “Bill” (b. 1872)
• Noah (b. 1875)

Children with Sarah Heap:
• Richard “Dee” (b. 1878) married Gertrude [–?–]

John and Lucinda lived in Mt. Spring, Baker Township, Martin County, Indiana, in the 1870 census. By the 1880 census, John, his second wife Sarah, their son Dee, and John’s son William were in Montague County, Texas, where John operated a saloon in Spanish Fort, Texas. John, Sarah, and Dee left Nocona, Texas after 1900 for Manitou, Oklahoma, where John operated a café. John and Lucinda’s sons, George, William, and Noah all stayed in Daviess County, Indiana, near Elnora, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Ileta Blades
Chickashe OK

John Inman

John Inman
b. March 1843, Indiana, to George and Nancy (Webster) Inman
d. 8 January 1929, Manitou, Tillman County, Oklahoma

m/1. circa 1861, Indiana
Lucinda Richards
b. about 1847, Indiana
d. 11 August 1905, Hennessey, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma

m/2. 18 January 1877, Cedar Grove, Franklin County, Indiana
Sarah Heap
d. 10 January 1921, Manitou, Tillman County, Oklahoma

Children with Lucinda Richards:
• George (b. 1862)
• Hester A. (b. 1864)
• James “Jim” (b. 1867)
• Isaac “Ike” (b. 1870)
• William “Bill” (b. 1872)
• Noah (b. 1875)

Children with Sarah Heap:
• Richard “Dee” (b. 1878)

The family lived in McCameron and Baker townships in Martin County, Indiana. John and Lucinda were divorced in 1875 or 1876. The 1880 census shows John, Sarah, Dee, and William in Montague County, Texas. John operated a saloon in Spanish Fort, Texas. After 1900, they moved to Manitou, Oklahoma, where John operated a café.

Submitted by:
Ileta Blades
Chickashe OK

James Inman

James “Jim” Inman
b. 8 December 1867, Martin County, Indiana, to John and Lucinda (Richison) Inman
d. about 1925, Los Angeles area of California

m.
Emma Crane
b. February 1872, Texas

Children with Emma Crane:
• Lillian (b. 1893)
• Mary (b. 1896)
• Vent (b. 1898)
• Verda (b. 1900)
• Alvin (b. 1902)
• Lucille (b. 1906)
• Freda (b. 1908)
• Bessie Jim (b. 1910)
• Lorene (b. 1914)

While it is unknown when Jim left Indiana, he was in Texas by 1872. Between 1893 and 1896, he moved his wife and daughter to the Indian Territory of Oklahoma (Chickasaw Nation). They moved to Rush Springs, Grady County, Oklahoma, around 1909. In the 1920’s, most of the family, except Lillian and Mary who were married, moved near Los Angeles, Calfornia.

Submitted by:
Ileta Blades
Chickashe OK

Isaac “Ike” Inman

Isaac “Ike” Inman
b. 5 April 1870, Martin County, Indiana, to John and Lucinda (Richison) Inman
d. Oklahoma

m. 4 September 1889, Arthur, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
Rosa Copeland
d. Oklahoma

Children with Rosa Copeland:
• Ruby Estell (b. 1900)
• Mable (b. 1902)
• Earl (b. 1904)
• Joe (b. 1906)
• Juanita (b. 1908)
• Ethel (b. 1909)
• Lou Ellyn (b. 1912)
• Mildred (b. 1915)
• Edith (b. 1919)

It is unknown when Isaac left Indiana; however, he was in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma by 1889. The family later moved from the Indian Territory to Retrop, Oklahoma, in 1914.

Submitted by:
Ileta Blades
Chickashe OK

Hester A. Inman

Hester A. Inman
b. 30 October 1964, Mount Springs, Baker Township, Martin County, Indiana, to John and Lucinda (Richison) Inman
d. 31 August 1921, Grady County, Oklahoma

m. 21 October 1888, Texas
William Dewitt Shackelford
b. Bowling Green, Missouri
d. 25 February 1937, Grady County, Oklahoma

Children with William Dewitt Shackelford:
• Maud (b. 1889)
• Mattie (b. 1891)
• Otie D. (b. 1893)
• Otie B. (b. 1893)
• Lou (b. 1896)

Sometime after 1880, Hester went to Texas with others to help care for their children. After her marriage, she lived in Nocona, Texas. In 1897, the family moved to Bailey, Indian Territory, Oklahoma. William drew land in the Kiowa-Comanche Indian Reservation near Rush Springs, Oklahoma. He paid $14.00 for the 160 acres. They lived there the rest of their lives.

Submitted by:
Ileta Blades
Chickashe OK

Robert Sherman Crane

Robert Sherman Crane
b. 14 May 1891, Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, to William Thomas and Mary C. (Walton) Crane, II
d. 14 March 1974, Ames, Story County, Iowa

m. 15 November 1915, Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa
Jennie Beukelman
b. 1 July 1894, Pocahontas, Pocahontas County, Iowa
d. 30 December 1970, Clarion, Wright County, Iowa

Children with Jennie Beukelman:

  • Mary Elizabeth (b. 1922)
  • Doris Marquerite (b. 1924)
  • Barbara Jean (b. 1927)
  • Robert Gerald (b. 1931)
  • Alice Lou (b. 1933)
  • Richard H. (b. 1934)

Robert left Loogootee, Indiana, in 1910.

Submitted by:
Alice Crane Haulik
Fort Dodge IA

Lucinda Richison

Lucinda Richison
b. about 1847, Indiana, to James and Hester Richison
d. 11 August 1905, Hennessey, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma

m/1.
John McRay Inman
b. March 1843, Indiana, to George and Nancy (Webster) Inman
d. 8 January 1929, Manitou, Tillman County, Oklahoma

m/2. about 1880
Andrew Flummerfelt
b. 1854, Indiana

Children with John McRay Inman:

  • George
  • Hester A.
  • James
  • Isaac
  • William
  • Noah

Children with Andrew Flummerfelt:

  • Charles
  • Frank
  • Edward
  • Samuel
  • Effie

John Inman lived in McCameron and Mountain Spring in Martin County before leaving Indiana between 1870 and 1880. Lucinda lived in Dye in Martin County and in Elnora in Daviess County before leaving Indiana after 1900.

Submitted by:
Ileta Blades
Chickasha OK

Martin Huebner

Martin Huebner
b. 11 November 1862, Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, to John S. and Barbara (Lein) Huebner
d. 9 December 1934, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois

m. 24 May 1890, Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana
Rachel Fraim
b. 1866, Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana
d. 28 June 1901, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois

Children with Rachel Fraim:

  • Myrtle June (1889–1981)
  • Flora P. (1891–1891)
  • Trella B. (1893–1967)
  • Hubert (1898–1985)

Martin resided in Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, and Washington, Daviess County, Indiana. He emigrated in 1890 to Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois. Martin was a “saddler” or harness maker and was a merchant as such in Illinois and Vigo County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Carolyn H. Collins
South Bend IN

Margaret Ann Dye

Margaret Ann Dye
b. 30 August 1850, Linton, Greene County, Indiana to John Alvadore Dye and Lucinda Hardin
d. 17 May 1937, Effingham County, Illinois

m. 21 November 1867, Martin County, Indiana
James K. Adams
b. 27 December 1844, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, to James and Sarah (Davis) Adams
d. 23 July 1930, Effingham County, Illinois

Children with James K. Adams:

  • Veva Ola
  • Earnest
  • Elsa
  • Sarah Bell
  • George
  • Fred
  • Rex

Margaret emigrated in 1867 to Effingham County, Illinois, along with her parents.

Submitted by:
Dorothy Ray Gibson
White Heath IL

James Peke Adams and Margaret Ann Dye

James Peke Adams
b. 27 December 1844, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, to James and Sarah (Davis) Adams
d. 23 July 1930, Dieterick, Effingham County, Illinois
m. 21 November 1867, Martin County, Indiana

Margaret Ann Dye
b. 30 August 1850, Greene County, Indiana
d. 17 May 1937, Effingham County, Illinois

Children with Margaret Ann Dye:

  • Veva Ola Bercola
  • Ernest
  • Elsa/Elsie
  • Sarah Bell
  • George
  • Fred
  • Rex

James enlisted in Company A, 67th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, in July 1862 and served until July 1865. He emigrated from Indiana in 1869 to Effingham County, Illinois.

Submitted by:
Dorothy Ray Gibson
White Heath, Illinois