Category Archives: Perry County

Riley Main

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Riley Main
b. 1 July 1794, Litchfield, to Samuel and Mary (Cleveland) Main
d. 18 February 1881, Aleado, Abington Township, Mercer County, Illinois

m. 16 November 1818, Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana
Patsy Walker
b. 2 January 1797, Green County, Kentucky
d. 2 November 1865, Aleado, Mercer County, Illinois

Children with Patsy Walker:

  • Allen
  • Nancy
  • Eliza
  • Walker
  • Martha
  • William Riley
  • Mary
  • John Wesley

Riley immigrated to Dubois County, Indiana, from Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in 1830. He emigrated from Crawford County, Indiana, to Keithsburg, Mercer County, Illinois, before 2 November 1865.

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Patricia Armstrong
Mooresville IN

Henry George Keilman

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Henry George Keilman
b. 2 January 1855, Perry County, Indiana, to Jacob and Katharine (Knieriem) Keilman
d. 13 April 1925, Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois

m. 29 June 1884, Perry County, Indiana
Carolina Carrie Anna Ploch
b. 15 January 1856, Perry County, Indiana
d. 16 May 1931, Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois

Children with Carolina Carrie Anna Ploch:

  • Burton “Burt” Wesley Clarence (b. 1885) married (1) Adeline Goffinet, (2) Pearl Glenn Rosenbaum
  • Alta Suzanna (1887-1950) married Jesse Omer Waggoner
  • Ernestine “Tena” Catherine (1890-1945) married Clyde Holmes
  • Carrie May (b. 1893) married Frank A. Little
  • Corinne (1897-1976) married Melvin Kenneth Bellows

Henry resided in Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana. He moved to Mercer County, Illinois, about 1900.

Henry Keilman’s mother, a German immigrant, spoke no English, like many immigrant women of the time. Henry stayed in Indiana in spite of plans to move to Illinois after a younger brother raced off to that same location, until his mother died and could be buried with her husband. By the time Henry arrived in Illinois, the best farmland was already occupied.

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Jessie-Mae Sanderson
Livonia MI

Magdalena Ettenson

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Magdalena Ettenson
b. 6 July 1857, Hamilton County, Ohio
d. 14 February 1924, Usk, Pend Oreille County, Washington

m. 20 January 1880, Perry County, Indiana
Joseph Davis
b. 5 March 1848, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana
d. 26 May 1917, Usk, Pend Oreille County, Washington

Children with Joseph Davis:

  • George (b. 2 January 1881) of Tell City, Perry County, Indiana
  • John Fredrick (b. 8 May 1882) of Tell City, Perry County, Indiana

Magdalena moved in 1888 to Chattaroy, Spokane County, Washington.

Submitted by:
Betty J. Patterson
Spokane WA

Julia Belle Davis

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Julia Belle Davis
b. 4 October 1869, Cannelton, Perry County, Indiana, to Joseph and Arelia Ellen (Worthington) Davis
d. 2 July 1938, Spokane, Washington

m/1. 9 July 1889, Spokane, Washington
D. Glover
b. 24 March 1840, Fraserburgh, Aberdeen County, Scotland
d. March 1895, Peone Prairie, Spokane County, Washington

m/2.
Alexander Johnston

Children:

  • Victoria
  • Thomas Barney
  • Arelia Ellen

Julia lived in Tell City and Cannelton, Perry County, Indiana, until moving in 1888 to Colbert, Spokane County, Washington. D. Glover was a well-to-do businessman from Nagasaki. They farmed on Peone Prairie, Washington, until his death six years later.

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Betty J. Patterson
Spokane WA

George Joseph Davis

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George Joseph Davis
b. 2 January 1881, Tell City, Perry County, Indiana, to Joseph and Magdelena (Ettensohn) Davis

m.
Avis Alice Block
b. 5 November 1886, Spokane, Washington

Children with Avis Alice Block:

  • Margaret Eurlane
  • Clarence
  • Theodore
  • George Earl
  • Elmer James

George emigrated in 1888 to Colbert, Spokane County, Washington.

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Betty J. Patterson
Spokane WA

Joseph Davis

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Joseph Davis
b. 5 March 1848, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, to David and Charity (Carrigan) Davis
d. 26 May 1917, Usk, Pend Oreille County, Washington

m/1.
Arelia Ellen Worthington
d. 14 November 1879, Indiana

m/2. 20 January 1880, Perry County, Indiana
Magdelena Ettensohn
b. 6 July 1857, Hamilton County, Ohio
d. 14 February 1924, Usk, Pend Oreille County, Washington

Children with Arelia Ellen Worthington

Children with Magdelena Ettensohn:

Joseph emigrated from Perry County, Indiana, to Chattaroy, Spokane County, Washington, and then to Usk, Pend Oreille County, Washington.

Submitted by:
Betty J. Patterson
Spokane WA

John F Davis

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John F. Davis
b. 6 May 1882, Perry County, Indiana, to Joseph and Magdelena (Ettensohn) Davis
d. 3 November 1942, Newport, Pend Oreille County, Washington

m.
Margaret Miller
d. 1940, Newport, Pend Oreille County, Washington

John F. Davis had no children of his own but helped to raise the two children of his wife, Margaret.

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Betty J. Patterson
Spokane WA

Charles “Charley” Davis

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Charles “Charley” Davis
b. 19 April 1878, Cannelton, Perry County, Indiana, to Joseph and Arelia (Worthington) Davis
d. 1865, Pend Oreille County, Washington

m.
Sophia Christina Olson

Children with Sophia Christina Olson:

  • Eunice M. (d. 17 May 1994) married [–?–] Norstadt

Sophia Christina died when their daughter Eunice was young, and Charley never remarried.

Eunice M. Davis Norstadt, their daughter, served as district court judge for Pend Oreille County, Washington, before moving to Hawaii, where she died.

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Betty J. Patterson
Spokane WA

Bernhard “Barney” Davis

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Bernhard “Barney” Davis
b. 23 May 1874, Cannelton, Perry County, Indiana, to Joseph and Arelia (Worthington) Davis
d. Portland, Oregon

m.
Jane Eleanor Derrick
b. 4 May 1878

Children with Jane Eleanor Derrick:

  • Joseph
  • Arthur
  • John
  • Daisy
  • Connie
  • Frank W.
  • Elsie
  • Anna
  • Jim
  • Ray
  • Roy
  • Dorothy

Barney resided in Perry County, Indiana, until emigrating from that county in 1888 to Usk, Pend Oreille County, Washington.

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Betty J. Patterson
Spokane WA

Zeriuah Bullock

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Zeriuah Bullock
b. 5 September 1847, Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana, to William and Eliza Jane (Main) Bullock
d. 21 March 1922, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington

m. 12 August 1866, Aleado, Abington Township, Mercer County, Illinois
John Sheckels
b. April 1837, Wolfe Creek, Hardin County, Kentucky
d. 1866, Minden, Kearney County, Nebraska

Children with John Sheckels:

  • William
  • John
  • James
  • Sonarria
  • Leoria
  • Grace
  • George

Zeriuah emigrated from Crawford County, Indiana, to Aleado, Abington Township, Mercer County, Illinois, before 1866.

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Patricia Armstrong
Mooresville IN