Catharine “Katie” Weber
b. 29 November 1860, Ripley County, Indiana, to John George and Katharina Margareta (Wirth) Weber
d. before 1939, Cincinnati, Ohio
m. 25 August 1881
George C. Sleighbaum
d. 23 February 1939
Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com
Albert Huneke
b. 20 August 1869, Laughery Township, Ripley County, Indiana
d. December 1949, Alva, Oklahoma
It is unknown who or when Albert married, but his obituary lists the following children:
• William
• Marion
• Harold
• Esther
• Sarah married [–?–] Moore
Albert farmed both in Indiana and later in Oklahoma.
Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com
George Henry Stiegelmeyer
b. 7 August 1871, Batesville, Ripley County, Indiana, to Fred and Mary (Schutte) Stiegelmeyer
d. 16 Feb 1930, Denver, Denver County, Colorado
m. 18 March 1896, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Catherine Louise Hinnenkamp
b. 25 October 1870, Huntersville, Franklin County, Indiana
d. 19 February 1954, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California
Children with Catherine Louise Hinnenkamp:
• Esther Katherine (b. 1897)
• Irwin George (b. 1903)
• Paul Wm. (b. 1905)
• Earl Benjamin (b. 1908)
• Victor Fred (b. 1901-died at age 2)
George was a cabinetmaker by trade.
Catherine Louise’s family lived in Huntersville, Franklin County, Indiana, and had ten children. Her father served in the Mexican-American War in the Cavalry and the Civil War in the Quartermasters Department. In civilian life he was a shoemaker. Catherine’s mother was one of the early pioneers that saw Huntersville and Batesville grow. She and other young friends rode on the first railroad to go through the area by invitation of the railroad company. The girls took chairs from home to sit on. Her parents, Christian Heinrich Zies and Mary Katherine Severinghaus, had a house and 40 acres in Batesville, and in 1997 the house was still there. It had been bought or built about 1840 on Huntersville Road.
George’s sister, Caroline, married Henry E. Brockman who owned Batesville’s leading retail shoe store. The Stiegelmeyer and Henry Brockman families both lived on Mulberry Street in Batesville. The Stiegelmeyers had eight children, and Fred Stiegelmeyer worked at the Union Furniture Co.
One of George’s brothers, Edward, was a policeman in Indianapolis.
Submitted by:
Vicki Moffett
Sun City CA
James Stark
b. 19 April 1839, Versailles, Ripley County, Indiana, to Elijah and Elizabeth (Johnson) Stark
d. 15 July 1921, Newburg, Jasper County, Iowa
m. 3 May 1864, Versailles, Ripley County, Indiana
Hester Ann Ludwick
b. 10 July 1845, to Jacob and Hester (Myers) Ludwick
d. 15 September 1927, Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Children with Hester Ann Ludwick:
• William Cornett (1865-1929) married Sophia Jane Love
• Mary Elizabeth (1866-1944) married (1) Willis Eugene Newton, (2) Porter Y. Fuller
• Anna Florence (b. 1868) married Newton John Morgart
• Elijah Ludwick (1872-ca. 1950) married Isadora Strickland
• Clarence Howard (1876-1955) married Ida Elizabeth Green
• Edith Viola (1880-1918) married Clarence Grubb
James was a deputy treasurer of Ripley County under his father. He enlisted in the 68th Indiana Regiment in 1861. In 1869, he, his wife, and three young children left Ripley County by covered wagon for Jasper County, Iowa.
Submitted by:
Willis H. Lowrey
Colorado Springs CO
E-mail: wlowrey846@aol.com
William Palmer Sparks
b. 1 April 1843, Moore’s Hill, Dearborn County, Indiana, to Hamlet and Elizabeth (Chisman) Sparks
d. 15 April 1915, Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa
m. 18 October 1866, Moore’s Hill, Dearborn County, Indiana
Anna Minerva Harding
b. 13 August 1848, New Marion, Ripley County, Indiana
d. 14 May 1910, Grant City, Worth County, Missouri
Children with Anna Minerva Harding:
• Lillie (b. 1867)
• Charles (b. 1868)
• Harry (b. 1869)
• Ida May (b. 1875)
• William (b. 1877)
• Edward (b. 1878)
• A. Montgomery (b. 1881)
• Alice (b. 1884)
The family left Dearborn County, Indiana, about 1878.
Submitted by:
Kathryn M. Jennings
Orland Park IL
George Washington Smith
b. 17 May 1854, Franklin County, Indiana, to John H. and Leannah J. (Lane) Smith
d. 6 October 1925, Eddyville, Dawson County, Nebraska
m. 13 December 1874, Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana
Ida Isabelle Hunter
b. 14 July 1860, Ripley County, Indiana, to Aaron Nathan B. and Cynthia Ann (Lawrence) Hunter
d. 29 October 1956, in Lexington, Dawson County, Nebraska
Children with Ida Isabelle Hunter:
• Allen M. (1876-1954) married (1) Della Clark, (2) Etta Bruce
• Charles Henry (1878-1936) married (1) Martha Nelson, (2) May E. Alexander
• Jule U. (1879-1880)
• Dore Viola (1882-1882)
• Jennie Lavine (1884-1919) married LeGrand H. Mason
• Edna Lenore (1886-1972) married Albert Bayne
• Carrie Alice (1888-1978) married Oliver S. Wagner
• LeAnna Belle (1890-1989) married Herman Leo Pierce
• Bertha Mae (1892-1966) married (1) Frank Brown, (2) George Brewster
• George Lorance (1899-1986) married (1) Clara Persons, (2) Auleen Hiner
• Franklin Evert (1898-1950) married (1) Mable Shapiro, (2) Velma Davis
• Bonnie Rae (1900-1900)
Submitted by:
Gerry Yost
Ravenna NE
E-mail: gyost@webtv.net
Jasper Newton Short
b. 29 June 1832, Switzerland County, Indiana, to Joseph and Frances (Cotton) Short
d. 16 July 1918, Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas
m. 23 October 1856 in Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana
Mary Jane Christie
b. 17 September 1837, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana
d. 16 November 1923, Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas
Children with Mary Jane Christie:
• Charles Preston (1858-1921) married Emma Brady
• Joseph Warren (1859-1938) married Martha Colliver
• James Taylor (1862-1940) married Flora A. Epperson
• Ira Newton (1866-1942) married Mary Popplewell
• Frances Elizabeth “Fannie” (1870-1930) married Justus A. Davis
• Edgar Leroy (1873-1950) married Louie Brothers
• Jeanette “Nettie” (1873-1959) married Edward Spencer Shriver
• Jennie (b. 1880) married William Franklin Smith
Jasper first moved to Ripley County, Indiana, with his parents. After his marriage, he lived near Canaan in Jefferson County and then in Decatur County before moving to Kansas in 1868, where first he moved to Davis County, then to Haskell County, and finally to Sumner County in 1897.
Submitted by:
Richard Shriver
Ft. Wayne IN
Dudley Kean Raffety
b. 20 September 1819, Green County, Kentucky, to James and Elizabeth Morris (Kean) Raffety
d. 25 April 1901, Edgar County, Illinois
m. 22 November 1842, Dearborn, Dearborn County, Indiana
Harriet Mering
b. 1822, Maryland, to Frederick and Mary Mering
Children with Harriet Mering:
• Mary E. married Samuel D. McCarty
• Elias G. (b. 1847) married Hannah Stubbs
• William Oliver (b. 1850) married Mary Adeline Cottman
• Ellen married John S. Barber
• Jasper N. (b. abt. 1852) married Sarah Lipsey
Dudley came to Indiana in 1827 and lived in Franklin, Vigo, Ripley, and Dearborn counties before emigrating in 1854.
Submitted by:
Rose Overstreet Stein
Grand Rapids MI
Anna Porsch
b. 16 December 1877, Koeningsburg, Prussia, to Martin and Mary Porsch
d. 18 January 1950, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
m. 7 September 1901, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky
Charles John Schweikhart
b. 25 April 1868, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
d. 1 May 1949, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Children with Charles John Schweikhart:
• Carl E. (1902-1980)
• Joseph J. (1906-1988)
• Louis William (1909-1992)
• Barbara Anne (1912-1993)
• Marie Alma (1914-1988)
• Helen Elizabeth (1917-1993)
The Porsch family immigrated to New York when Anna was about 6 years old. They moved to Osgood, Ripley County, Indiana, around 1885. After her marriage, Anna emigrated to Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Anna’s father was a pottery maker when in Prussia; her mother’s family were musicians.
Submitted by:
Rose A. Burlingame
Cincinnati OH
E-mail: rburlingam@aol.com
James Madison McKee
b. 15 September 1837, Napoleon, Ripley County, Indiana, to Samuel and Emily (Langston) McKee
d. 26 August 1904, Ojai, Ventura County, California
m. 27 March 1857, Napoleon, Ripley County, Indiana
Nancy Catherine Eaton
b. 23 January 1840, Napoleon, Ripley County, Indiana
d. 7 September 1894, Ojai, Ventura County, California
Children with Nancy Catherine Eaton:
• Sarah Ellen (b. 1857)
• Clarence Edmund (b. 1871)
James was a teacher in Ripley County, Indiana. He served in the Civil War with the 68th Indiana Volunteers. The family left Ripley County, Indiana, for Ventura County, California, in 1887. James was a Justice of the Peace in Ojai, California, 1887-1904 and also served as a judge.
Submitted by:
Gail Brandolino
Mandeville LA
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