Category Archives: Orange County

Harry Evertt Warren

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Harry Evertt Warren
b. 2 September 1883, Orleans, Orange County, Indiana, to Jackson and Clara (Worrell) Warren
d. 25 October 1956, Pengree, Bingham County, Idaho

m. 5 January 1908, Sedan, Chautaugua County, Kansas
Mable Edith Wells
b. 22 March 1887, Kapioma Township, Atchison County, Kansas
d. 1 October 1925, Wildcat Township, Elk County, Kansas

Children with Mable Edith Wells:
• Zella Mae (b. 1909)
• Vivian Clara (b. 1911)
• Beryl Bernice (b. 1912)
• Mildren Jeanne (b. 1916)
• James Jackson (b. 1925)

Harry emigrated from Orange County, Indiana, in 1884.

Submitted by:
LeAnne C. Wilson
Blue Springs MD

Zebulon Collins Smith

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Zebulon Collins Smith
b. 20 October 1806, Kentucky
d. 26 November 1878, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa

m/1. 2 June 1831, Monroe County, Indiana
Martha “Patsey” Finley

m/2. 6 June 1836, Monroe County, Indiana
Mary Ann “Polly” Moore
b. 22 October 1818, Lincoln County, Kentucky, to William and Ann (Inyart) Moore
d. 15 January 1914, Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa

Children with Martha Finley:
• Martha Jane (b. 1833) married Joseph Jefferson Maxwell

Children with Mary Ann Moore:
• John Moore (1839-1922) married Anna Maria Ralph
• Cynthia Ann (1841-1940) married Aaron Kennedy Ralph
• Mary McClelan (1843-1931) married Freeland Edwards
• William Henry (1846-1919) married Mary Elizabeth Miner
• Jacob Zebulon “Jake” (1850-1930) married Lydia Anne DeMar
• Reuben Jasper (1853-1925) married Mattie Matison
• Theodoria Ellen (b. 1856) married Frank Archer

It is unknown when Zebulon immigrated to Indiana; however he lived in Monroe County and, after his second marriage, in Orleans, Orange County, before emigrating in 1855 to Clark County, Iowa.

Submitted by:
Mrs. Helen M. Fridblom
Lawrence KS

William Henry Smith

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William Henry Smith
b. 19 May 1846, Orleans, Orange County, Indiana, to Zebulon Collins and Mary Ann “Polly” (Moore) Smith
d. 7 November 1919, Douglas Township, Madison County, Iowa

m. 31 October 1869
Mary Elizabeth Miner
b. 11 May 1852, Jefferson County, Indiana, to Robert Harvey and Sarah Ann (Wright) Miner
d. 27 January 1931, Winterset, Madison County, Iowa

Children with Mary Elizabeth Miner:
• Fannie Grace (1871-1953) married Marcus James Boyce
• Edith May (1874-1952) married John F. Harrell

William Henry was a cabinet maker, a painter, a paperhanger, and sometimes built houses. He was called “Pilgrim” for a tune he used to whistle while working. His parents moved their family to Clarke County, Iowa in October 1855.

Submitted by:
Mrs. Helen M. Fridblom
Lawrence KS

Mary Ann Moore

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Mary Ann Moore
b. 22 October 1818, Lincoln County, Kentucky, to William and Ann (Inyart) Moore
d. 15 January 1914, Osceola, Clark County, Iowa

m. 6 June 1836, Monroe County, Indiana
Zebulon Collins Smith
b. 20 October 1806, Kentucky
d. 26 November 1878, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa

Children with Zebulon Collins Smith:
• John Moore (1839-1922) married Anna Maria Ralph
• Cynthia Ann (1841-1940) married Aaron Kennedy Ralph
• Mary McClelan (1843-1931) married Freeland Edwards
• William Henry (1846-1919) married Mary Elizabeth Miner
• Jacob Zebulon “Jake” (1850-1930) married Lydia Anne DeMar
• Reuben Jasper (1853-1925) married Mattie Matison
• Theodoria Ellen (b. 1856) married Frank Archer

In 1819, Mary Ann immigrated to Indiana from Lincoln County, Kentucky. She lived in Monroe County, where she married the widower Zebulon Smith. They moved to Orange County near where her parents lived in Washington County before immigrating to Clark County, Iowa, around 1855.

Submitted by:
Mrs. Helen M. Fridblom
Lawrence KS

Mary Elizabeth Miner

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Mary Elizabeth Miner
b. 11 May 1852, Jefferson County, Indiana, to Robert Harvey and Sarah Ann (Wright) Miner
d. 27 January 1931, Winterset, Madison County, Iowa

m. 31 October 1869
William Henry Smith
b. 19 May 1846, near Orleans, Orange County, Indiana, to Zebulon Collins and Amry Ann (Moore) Smith
d. 7 November 1919, Douglas Township, Madison County, Iowa

Children with William Henry Smith:
• Fannie Grace (1871-1953) married Marcus James Boyce

Mary’s parents moved the family to Iowa in 1855. They first lived in northern Iowa, and then moved to Clark County in southern Iowa before the 1860 census.

After her marriage, Mary lived in Clark County, Iowa, for a short while, then moved to the town of Winterset in Madison County, Iowa. Her husband was a painter and a paperhanger. Mary and William also had another daughter.

Submitted by:
Mrs. Helen M. Fridblom
Lawrence KS

Margaret Ellen McCauley

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Margaret Ellen McCauley
b. 8 August 1846, Orange County, Indiana
d. 3 August 1916, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas

m. 7 October 1866
A. J. Abel

Children with A. J. Abel:
• J. K.
• F. W.
• C. C.
• [–?–] married W. A. Hunting
• [–?–] married E. N. Jenkins
• [–?–] married P. E. Feltner
• [–?–] married L. S. Peterson

Margaret only lived in Orange County while in Indiana.

Submitted by:
Dr. Eric C. Stumpf
Burr Ridge IL

Lee O. Lane

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Lee O. Lane
b. 22 January 1876, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, to J. S. Lane
d. 25 May 1916, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas

m. 16 October 1897, White Rock, Oklahoma
Edith Wilkins

Children with Edith Wilkins:
• Lela
• Edith
• Jesse
• Earline
• infant (d. in infancy)

Lee departed from his home in Orange County, Indiana, in 1879.

Submitted by:
Dr. Eric C. Stumpf
Burr Ridge IL

Samuel Piety Hill

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Samuel Piety Hill
b. 31 December 1858, Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, to George Washington and Indiana Ann (Piety) Hill
d. 13 April 1946, near Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri

m. 6 June 1886, Union Township, Jasper County, Missouri
Mary Ellen “Mollie” Burgoon
b. 29 January 1868, Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas, to George B. and Letta Jane (Fortner) Burgoon
d. 14 August 1934, Carthage, Jasper County, Missour

Children with Mary Ellen Burgoon:
• Bruce (1887-1906)
• Lee Raymond (1888-1973) married Alice Curtis
• Frankie Faye (1891-1989) married Frank Leslie McRae
• Grace Mae (1893-1985) married (1) Chester Arizon Dipboye, (2) Luther Ellison
• Glenn George (1898-1989) married (1) Marie [–?–], (2) Adelaide M. Whitten
• Bernice Ellen (1899-1995) married (1) Joseph Mohl, (2) Ray Kibler
• Clayton Gaul (1901-1994) married Georgia Clara Janney
• Lawrence Chester (1903-1987) married Mary Elizabeth Garrett

Samuel’s parents came to Orange County, Indiana, from Tennessee in 1814. The family left Knox County, Indiana, in 1872. Samuel was a truck farmer and Justice of the Peace in Jasper County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Christie Hill Russell
Paris IL
E-mail: christie@cartar.com

Malissa Catherine Wildbur

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Malissa Catherine Wildbur
b. 21 February 1851, Orange County, Indiana, to Robert and Jane Wildbur
d. 25 January 1925, near Iola, Illinois

m. April 1874
Bloomer A. Smith
d. 10 April 1901, Clay County, Illinois

Children with Bloomer A. Smith:

  • Goldie (d. 1905)
  • Arthur
  • Edna married [–?–] Lawder
  • Maude married [–?–] Holaday
  • Robert E.
  • Charles D.

At the time of her death, Malissa had lived more than 60 years in Clay County, Iowa. She also had a stepson, Bloomer F. Smith.

Submitted by:
Dawne Slater-Putt, from Clay County, Illinois, Roots, fall 1993, p. 69

Henry Bingaman

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HENRY BINGAMAN
b. 28 January 1811, Garrard County, Kentucky, to Christian and Jenny (Proctor) Bingaman
d. 19 January 1874, Monroe County, Iowa

m. 15 September 1831, Orange County, Indiana
Louisa May
b. May 1811, Henry County, Kentucky
d. 1853, Orange County, Indiana

Children with Louisa May:

  • Mildred
  • Christian
  • Margaret
  • Mary
  • Rebecca
  • Amanda
  • William
  • Lovina

Henry came to Indiana about 1815 and lived in Crawford and Orange counties before emigrating about 1855.

Submitted by:
Doris V. Bond
Indianapolis IN