Category Archives: Porter County

James Rice

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James Rice
birth: 27 November 1795, Wythe (Tazewell) County, Virginia
death: 6 August 1874, Lake County, Indiana
burial: Hebron Cemetery, Hebron, Porter County, Indiana

married 1st: 21 February 1815, Gallia County, Ohio
Violetta Keeton
birth: 3 October 1793, Patrick County, Virginia to David Keeton and Anna Poore
death: 15 September 1869, Lake County, Indiana
burial: Hebron Cemetery, Hebron, Porter County, Indiana

married 2nd: 27 May 1872, Lake County, Indiana
Eliza Briggs Button

Children of James Rice and Violetta Keeton:

  • Irena Rice (1816-1878) married John Cottrill
  • Edward W. Rice (1818-1880) married Emetine Butts and Elizabeth Westfall
  • Tazwell S. Rice (1821-1870) married Maria Pratt
  • Fatima Rice (1823-1900) married Silas Cottrell (Cottrill)
  • Esther Rice (1824-1902) married James Butts
  • Elias M. Rice (1827-1901) married Casander Copelan
  • James V. Rice (1833-1911) married Martha Alyea, Vilora Alyea, and Elizabeth Malcomb

James lived in Eagle Township, Lake County, Indiana. He owned farm land in Lake County and Porter County, Indiana. Before moving to Indiana, James lived in Tazewell County, Virginia; Gallia County, Ohio (1812-1815); Bloomfield Township, Jackson County, Ohio (1820); Elk Township, Athens County, Ohio (1830); Brown Township, Athens County, Ohio (1840); South Brown Township, Vinton County, Ohio (1850).

He purchased a 120 acre farm in Athens County, Ohio in 1834. He sold the farm in 1856 and relocated to Indiana.
Married second wife, Eliza Briggs Button Rice, 27 May 1872, Lake County, IN.  No children by that marriage.
Served two tours in War of 1812 with the Ohio Militia and was awarded a 160 acre Land Grant in Iowa (1850).

Irena and Fatima Rice married brothers John and Silas Cottrill. Edward and Esther Rice married brother and sister Emetine and James Butts. James V. married two sisters (deceased) and then Elizabeth Malcomb.

Submitted by:
Ruth Rice Patterson
dgpatterson@earthlink.net

John G. Forbes

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John G. Forbes
b. 1790, New York
d. 1855, Oakland Township, Louisa County, Iowa

m. 2 April 1811, Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio
Jane Foley

Children with Jane Foley:
• Sylvester
• Francis Ashbury
• [–?–] (son)

John resided in Montgomery and Porter counties in Indiana until his emigration in 1840-41.

Submitted by:
Betty Forbes
Lone Tree IA

Francis Asbury Forbes

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Francis Asbury Forbes
b. 7 May 1817, Butler County, Ohio
d. 27 February 1864, Oakland Township, Louisa County, Iowa

m. 8 January 1834, Montgomery County, Indiana
Sarah Ann Campbell
b. 1816

Children with Sarah Ann Campbell:
• Elizabeth

After arriving in Indiana from Butler County, Ohio, Francis lived in Montgomery and Porter counties in Indiana before leaving the state in 1837.

Submitted by:
Betty Forbes
Lone Tree IA

Lovilla Dewey

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Lovilla Dewey
b. 28 January 1836, Montville Township, Geauga County, Ohio, to Amon and Keziah (Williams) Dewey
d. 22 September 1920, Madison Township, Lake County, Ohio

m.
Jacob R. Benedict
b. 4 March 1796, Greenville Township, Greene County, New York
d. 2 October 1882, Flint Lake, Porter County, Indiana

Children with Jacob R. Benedict:
• Perry Wallace (1857-1927)
• Clara Alice (1861-ca. 1900) (twin)
• [—?—] (1861-bef. 1870) (twin)
• Clarence Albert (1863-1948)
• Stephen Amos (1872-1942)

The family came to Center Township, Porter County, Indiana, from Geauga or Lake County, Ohio, in 1850. Before 1860 they had moved to Kankakee City, Kankakee County, Illinois. Then, after 1880, they moved back to Center Township, Porter County, Indiana, before moving on to Madison, Lake County, Ohio.

Submitted by:
Mary Alice Benedict Grindol
Galesburg MI

John Tratebas

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John Tratebas
b. 14 December 1892, Liberty Township, Porter County, Indiana, to John and Sarah (Taylor) Tratebas
d. 4 April 1960, Quincy, Massachusetts

m/1. 17 November 1914, Porter County, Indiana
Opal Adelia Barber
b. 30 January 1897, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, to Alpheus James and Elizabeth (Gater/Geater) Barber
d. 31 October 1987, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana

m/2. 4 October 1928, Boston, Massachusetts
Verna Maranda Atkins
b. 3 September 1903, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
d. 29 September 1971, Quincy, Massachusetts

Children with Opal Adelia Barber:

  • Edmund Wyatt (b. 1915) married Gladys Myrtle Spurr
  • John, III (1919-1998) married Evelyn Louise Cole
  • Russell Lewis (b. 1921) married Edith May Downs

Children with Verna Maranda Atkins

  • son (b. Massachusetts)

John’s family came to Porter County, Indiana, in the 1830’s. There were two mills in Porter County, which were the occupations of John Tratebas, I and John Tratebas II.

Submitted by:
Gladys M. Tratebas
Helmsburg IN
E-mail: tratebas@aol.com

William Vincent Tratebas

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William Vincent Tratebas
b. 10 May 1839, Westchester Township, Porter Counter, Indiana, to Edmund and Hannah (Thomas) Tratebas
d. 6 March 1909, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois

m. 13 December 1868, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana
Harriet Arvilla Sanders
b. 23 March 1851, Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan
d. 14 January 1927, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia

Children with Harriet Arvilla Sanders:

  • Joseph Norman (1869-1942) married Estella Ann Crawford
  • Lovinna Irene (1872-1958)
  • Edmund A. (1876-1951)
  • Emma Jean (1880-1958) married Arthur A. Muller

William’s father, Edmund, was born in France, but was in the United States by 1834, when he married Hannah Thomas in Ohio. They moved to Porter County, Indiana, and Edmund is buried as a pioneer in the Chesterton Cemetery in Porter County.

A further documentation of this family can be found at the Allen County Public Library as well as in various other libraries around the state. The history of two mills in Porter County, which were the occupations of John Tratebas, I and John Tratebas, II, are included in this family history.

Submitted by:
Gladys M. Tratebas
Helmsburg IN
E-mail: tratebas@aol.com

Hiram Cadwell

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HIRAM CADWELL
b. 27 September 1827, Onandaga County, New York, to Chester P. and Phila (Daniels) Cadwell
d. 6 November 1911, Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota

m/1. 2 November 1849
Mary Gates
b. 2 April 1832, Buffalo, New York
d. 25 April 1868

m/2. 14 November 1868, Red Wing, Minnesota
Jane Glynn
b. 1835/42, County Galway, Ireland
d. 6 November 1911, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Children with Mary Gates:

  • Alphonze Lester
  • Homer A.
  • Alice Lousea (b. 1854)
  • Charles F.
  • Ernest Elmer

Children with Jane Glynn:

  • William Orlando (b. 1870)
  • Hiram John (b. 1872)
  • Joseph Francis (b. 1874)
  • Stephen James (b. 1876)
  • Phila Anna (b. 1878)

Hiram came to Porter County, Indiana, about 1837-39 and left the state in the 1860’s.

Submitted by:
Kath Lambert
Shoreview MN

Ezbon Allen

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EZBON ALLEN
b. 16 September 1817, New York, to Joseph and Mary
(Sanford) Allen
d. 28 June 1886, Rock Island, Rock Island County,
Illinois

m. 31 December 1848, Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois
Rebecca Jones
b. 28 February 1831, Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
d. 28 September 1865, Rural Township, Rock Island County, Illinois

Children with Rebecca Jones:

  • Joseph Levi (1849-1895)
  • James Eli (1852-1926)
  • Eliza Ellen (1855-1855)
  • Emit Swain (1856-1857)
  • Lillie Elsie (1858-1948) married John Beck
  • Millie Ada (1860-1861)
  • Minnie Etta (1862-1884) married James Murrin
  • Leota Maybell (1865-1865)

Ezbon came to Indiana from New York in 1819. He lived in Connersvillle, Fayette County; Hanover Township, Shelby County; and Porter County before emigrating in 1842.

Submitted by:
Kathryn M. Jennings
Orland Park IL

Lemuel Shortridge Jones

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Lemuel Shortridge Jones
b. 13 March 1859, Porter County, Indiana, to David and Eliza (Olinger) Jones
d. 16 July 1927, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho

m. 29 August 1883, Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana
Carrie Arnet Smith
b. 10 November 1864, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan
d. 29 June 1953, Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho

Children with Carrie Arnet Smith:

  • Floyd
  • Irma
  • Charles
  • L. C.
  • Vera
  • Glenn
  • Fay
  • Ray
  • Erle
  • Neva

Lemuel Shortridge Jones emigrated from Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, to Giltner,
Hamilton County, Nebraska, in 1886.

Submitted by:
Carolyn Houser
Bow WA