Category Archives: Putnam County

Francis Marion Robertson

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Francis Marion Robertson
b. 16 November 1822, Putnam County, Indiana
d. 29 November 1879, Ravenna, Mercer County, Missouri

m/1. 18 May 1849
Mary Ann Barnes
b. 24 May 1828
d. 28 August 1856

m/2. 14 April 1857, Putnam County, Indiana
Maria Louisa Osborn
b. 7 November 1840, Putnamville, Putnam County, Indiana to Jonathan Osborn and Mary Ann C MacDonald
d. 7 February 1894, Mercer County, Missouri

Children with Mary Ann Barnes:

  • Eliza Ann (1850-1868)
  • Sarah Ann (1852-1870)

Children with Maria Louisa Osborn:

  • William Francis
  • Joseph “George” Washington
  • Mary Rosamond
  • James Rheudolphes
  • Alice Josephine
  • John “Shike” Marion

Francis resided at Mt. Merian, Putnam County, and in Hendricks County, Indiana. He emigrated from Indiana in 1870 to Ravenna, Mercer County, Missouri.

The Robertson family traveled to Putnam County, Missouri, in the fall of 1870 by covered wagon. Francis had tuberculosis and was sick all the way.

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Bonnie Bartlett
Springfield OR

John Nutt

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John Nutt

m. by 1831, Ohio
Anna Philhower

Children with Anna Philhower:

  • Nancy (1831-1886) married Mathias Hoffman
  • Effie Ann (1833-1913) married Jefferson Hoffman
  • Phillip (1835-1917)
  • Linda (b. 1836) married Pleasant Gibson
  • Robert (1837-1918)
  • John, Jr. (b. 1838)
  • Elizabeth (1840-1914) married Thomas J. Gildea
  • Mary (1841-1904) married Tyler Boone
  • Sarah (1846-1920) married (1) Harrison Boone, (2) Cyrus Davis

John and Anna may have immigrated to Putnam County, Indiana, along with the Squire Boone family from Harrison County, Indiana, or may have followed the Boone family a year or two later. Then, in 1853 the Nutt family emigrated from Indiana to Douglas Township, Boone County, Iowa. The Nutts and Boones were very close friends and neighbors in the 1800’s and still are today, with many still living in the same townships in Boone County, Iowa. Anna Philhower’s father had brought his family by waterway on a raft from New Jersey to Ohio, where Anna married John Nutt by 1831. About 1836, when Anna and John had four children, they loaded the family into a covered wagon and moved to southern Indiana.

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Lorraine Van Dolah
Wichita KS

Peter James Nicholson

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Peter James Nicholson
b. 22 January 1800, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, to William and Elizabeth [–?–] Nicholson
d. 31 October 1896, Mineralridge, Boone County, Indiana

m. 30 April 1833, Putnam County, Indiana
Elizabeth Frances Staughan
b. 1813, Shelby County, Kentucky
d. 30 October 1886, Polk County, Iowa

Children with Elizabeth Frances Staughan:

  • Stark Dupey
  • John William
  • Francis Marion
  • Nathaniel Stanford
  • Elizabeth Catherine
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Martha Ann
  • Aaron Calvin
  • Alsy
  • Peter
  • Silas
  • [–?–]

Peter Nicholson immigrated to Washington County, Indiana, from Kentucky in 1819 with
his parents. He was one of the leaders of a group of his relatives and friends who emigrated from Putnam County, Indiana, to Fraser, Boone County, Iowa, about 1848 after Iowa had opened for settlement. The town of Fraser sprang up around his pioneer home in Iowa.

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Bethel L. Marshall
Boise ID

Samuel Moore Baird

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SAMUEL MOORE BAIRD
b. 12 January 1826, Putnamville, Putnam County,
Indiana, to John and Martha (Moore) Baird
d. 7 May 1896, Redding, Ringgold County, Iowa

m. 5 November 1848, Putnamville, Putnam County, Indiana
Millie Elizabeth Parks
b. 20 July 1832, Monroe County, Indiana
d. 24 January 1894, Redding, Ringgold County, Iowa

Children with Millie Elizabeth Parks:

  • Mary Jane (b. 1849)
  • John Wesley (b. 1852)
  • James Monroe (b. 1854)
  • Martha Moore (b. 1856)
  • Sarah Elizabeth (b. 1859)
  • Louisa Kate (b. 1861)
  • Samuel Parks (b. 1863)
  • Laura Belle (b. 1865)
  • Nina Fay (b. 1868)
  • Absolom (b. 1871)
  • William Boss (b. 1874)

The family left Putnamville, Indiana, in 1851.

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Kathryn M. Jennings
Orland Park IL

John Baird

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JOHN BAIRD
b. 12 February 1789, Pennsylvania, to Samuel F. and Sarah (Craig) Baird
d. 5 June 1871, Redding, Ringgold County, Iowa

m. 1 August 1824, Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana
Martha Wilson Moore
b. 3 November 1796, Greenbrier County, Virginia
d. 20 September 1841, Putnamville, Putnam County, Indiana

Children with Martha Wilson Moore:

  • Lucinda (1825-1865) married William Conklin
  • Samuel Moore (1826-1896) married Millie Elizabeth Parks
  • Sarah Jane (1827-1915) married Rufus Hartley
  • Mary Archer (1829-1913) married John McGaughey
  • Martha H. (1836-1914) married John Merrill
  • Absolom (1837-1904) married Isabella Poore

John came to Putnamville, Indiana, in 1820 from Lincoln County, Kentucky, and left Indiana in 1851.

Submitted by:
Kathryn M. Jennings
Orland Park IL

William P McMains

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William P. McMains
b. about 1810, Woodford County, Kentucky
d. 10 February 1860, Putnam County, Indiana

m. 29 April 1834
Jane Elizabeth Conerly/Conley
b. about 1811
d. about 1860, Putnam County, Indiana

Children with Jane Elizabeth Conerly/Conley:

  • Mary Rebecca (b. 1834)
  • Robert A. (1837–1873)
  • John F. (b. 1839)
  • William S. (1841–1893)
  • James A. (b. 1843)
  • Granville Finley (1846–1895)
  • Sarah J. (b. by 1850)
  • Samuel W. (b. by 1855)
  • Lucius L. (b. by 1860)

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Bobbie J. Glisson
Pineville LA

Granville Finley McMains

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Granville Finley McMains
b. 7 July 1846, Putnam County, Indiana, to William P. and Elizabeth (Conerly/Conley) McMains
d. 18 August 1893, Rapides Parish, Louisiana

m. 29 December 1873, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Amy Ann Rhame
b. 25 April 1845, Butler County, Alabama
d. 20 December 1917, Melder, Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Children with Amy Ann Rhame:

  • Mary Francis
  • John
  • Ella
  • Thomas
  • Laura
  • Nonnetta
  • Robert

Granville emigrated about 1870 from Indiana to Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Submitted by:
Bobbie J. Glisson
Pineville LA

David McCoy

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David McCoy
b. 2 May 1790, on the banks of the Catawba, Burke County, North Carolina
d. 25 March 1895, near Redlands, San Bernardino County, California

m. 21 December 1815, Casey County, Kentucky
Lucintha Davis
b. about 1797, possibly Casey County, Kentucky, to perhaps Landon Davis
d. 1877, Missouri

Children with Lucintha Davis:

  • Rebecca (b. 1817) married Abraham Langston
  • Matilda Ann (1820–1885) married James Nelson Sellers
  • Landon (b. ca. 1825–aft. 1895)
  • John A. (b. ca. 1833)
  • William Western (1835–aft. 1895) married Elizabeth [–?–]
  • David Hugh (1836–aft. 1895) married Susan Cargill
  • Lucintha (1838–1930) married William Thomas Morris

David immigrated to Indiana from Kentucky by 1820. He emigrated from Putnam County, Indiana, to Marie’s County, Missouri, about 1832.

On 4 December 1892, the San Francisco Daily Examiner ran a fourteen-inch long column on
David McCoy following his voting for Grover Cleveland at the age of 102.

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Gladys Sellers Hedstrom
Wheaton MD

Caroline Lake

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Caroline Lake
b. 27 December 1830, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana to Elisah Warword Lake and Rebecca Hanna
d. 11 March 1915, Lyons, Rice County, Kansas

m. 4 May 1848, Putnam County, Indiana
Isaac Spencer Collings, M.D.
b. 16 October 1827, Floyd Township, Putnam County, Indiana, to William C. and Sarah “Sallie” (Monnett) Collings
d. 10 September 1865 in an Army hospital at Camp Irwin, west of Port Lavaca, Texas

Children with Isaac Spencer Collings:

  • Elisha William Zenas (1849-1919) married Mary Eurilla Andrews
  • Elmira Rosalie (1851-1926) married Preston Six
  • Franklin Chandler (1855-1915) married Eugenia Edson

Caroline moved from Putnam County, Indiana, to Rice County, Kansas, before 1900.

Submitted by:
Jay Brown Wright
Fayetteville NY

Elisha Warford Lake and Rebecca Hanna

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Elisha Warford Lake
b. 17 July 1799, probably Hunterdon County, New Jersey, to Zenas and [–?–] Lake
d. 23 April 1881, Lincoln, Rice County, Kansas

m. 17 February 1823, Marion County, Indiana
Rebecca (Hanna) Nugent
b. 8 January 1797, South Carolina
d. 12 July 1873, Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana

Children with Rebecca (Hanna) Nugent:

  • Juliann or Julian (1829–1854)
  • Caroline (1830–1915)
  • Mary Elsa (1833–1914) married William C. Summers
  • Hannah (1835–1921) married Sanford S. Wright
  • Martin VanBuren (1837–1842)

Elisha Lake immigrated to Indiana from Hamilton County, Ohio, about 1821 with his parents and resided in three Indiana counties: Marion, Carroll, and Putnam. He moved to Rice County, Kansas, in 1876.

Rebecca Hanna, Elisha’s wife, married first William Nugent. They had a daughter, Rosanna.

Submitted by:
Jay Brown Wright
Fayetteville NY