Category Archives: Wells County

John A. Lepper

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John A. Lepper
birth: 22 Aug 1808 in Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York to Jacob A. Lepper & Mary Allen
death: 11 Sep 1884 in Ossian, Wells, Indiana
burial: Prospect Cemetery, Uniondale, IN 46791

marriage: 1836 in Trumbull Co., Ohio
Louisa Sarah Fairbanks
birth: 23 Dec 1810 in Perth, Fulton, New York to Jonathan Fairbanks & Sally Carpenter
death: 12 Oct 1858 in Prospect, Wells, Indiana
burial: Prospect Cemetery, Uniondale, IN 46791

Children of Louisa Sarah Fairbanks and John A. Lepper:

  • Sally Maria “Lucy” Lepper 1837-1911 wed Orson Jennings.
  • Jacob H Lepper 1838-1864.
  • Olive Lepper1840-1919 wed Ellison Covert.
  • Mary Lepper 1841-1841.
  • Thomas P Lepper 1843-1887 wed Nancy J Dick.
  • James Edward Lepper 1844-1932 wed Martha Ann Quackenbush.
  • Lydia Ann Lepper1847-1926 wed Lewis Hoopengardner.
  • William H. Lepper. 1849-1938 Minerva A. McDaniel.
  • John Marshall Lepper 1851-1928 wed Lucy Ellen Hayes.
  • Mary Louisa Lepper1853-1929 wed Seymore C. Goshorn.

Ancestor here lived in:

1848 John & Louisa moved to Wells Co., Indiana. John was a charter member of The Prospect Methodist Episcopal Church in Union Township. 1860 John wed Martha DeMoss, and had no children. John passed in 1884.

Other Information:

John A Lepper… Born in 1808 in Amsterdam, and in 1836 wed Louisa Sarah Fairbanks, and living in Trumbull Co., Ohio.

Submitted by:
Julie Morse
Email: a58winterschild55@yahoo.com

John Marshall Lepper

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John Marshall Lepper
birth: 1851 in Jefferson, Wells, Indiana to John A. Lepper & Louisa Sarah Fairbanks
death: 1928 in Kendallville, Noble, Indiana
burial: Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ossian, IN 46777

marriage: 7 Sep 1875 in Wells Co., Indiana
Lucy Ellen Hayes
birth: 1856 in Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio to James Dean Hayes & Mary Ellen Burnett
death: 1942 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio
burial: Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ossian, IN 46777

Children of Lucy Ellen Hayes and John Marshall Lepper:

  • Lida May Lepper 1876-1905 wed Morgan Leslie Wall.
  • George Henry Lepper 1878-1949 wed Jeannette Elzey.
  • Fred Louis Lepper 1880-1928 wed Mary L Houser.
  • Victor Orin Lepper 1881-1933.
  • Ina Ethel Lepper 1885-1958 wed A- Bruce Earl Saunders, wed B- Herbert Daniel Lewis.
  • Thomas Johnson Lepper 1887-1879.
  • Sidney Earl Lepper 1888-1952 wed Violet R Marsh.
  • Donna Bell Lepper 1892-1922 wed Edward L Sommers.
  • Paul Stein Lepper 1897-1941 wed Ruth Viola Croup.
  • Mary Olive Lepper 1898-1983 wed A- Shirley Jason Brodrick & B- James Earl Greider.
  • Adah Irene Lepper 1902-1981 wed John Madison Clinton

Ancestor here lived in:

  • 1851 born in Jefferson, Wells, Indiana
  • 1875 he wed Lucy an they were living in Ossian.
  • 1900 John was living in Jefferson doing odd jobs.
  • 1910 He is living in Wayne, Noble, IN.
  • 1925 John & Lucy celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in Kendallville, Noble, Indiana.
  • He passed in Kendallville in 1928.

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Julie Morse
Email: a58winterschild55@yahoo.com

Adah Irene Lepper

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Adah Irene Lepper
birth: 15 Mar 1902 in Ossian, Wells, Indiana to John Marshall Lepper & Lucy Ellen Hayes
death: 4 Mar 1981 in Blythe, Riverside, California
burial: Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, OH 43560

marriage: 23 Jul 1918 in Niles, Berrien, Michigan
John Madison Clinton
birth: 18 Dec 1888 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana to James Elmer Clinton & Mary Magdelene Flowers
death: 4 May 1966 in Kendallville, Noble, Indiana
burial: Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, OH 43560

Children of Adah Irene Lepper and John Madison Clinton:

  • James Marshal Clinton b 1919 • Ossian, Wells, Indiana – d 1984 • Mohave Valley, Mohave, Arizona. no marriage/kids.
  • Jack Milford Clinton b 5 1922 • Toledo, Lucas, Ohio – d 2008 • Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee. Spouse – Living
  • Nila Jeanne Clinton b 1926 • Toledo, Lucas, Ohio d 1992 • Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Spouse Harold John Fife b 1924 • Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania d 2002 • Mount Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
  • Patricia Joanne Clinton b 1934 • Toledo, Lucas, Ohio d 2022 • Bryan, Williams, Ohio. Spouse Ronald Arthur Morse b 1932 • Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania d 1974 • Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada (he passed in a Vegas hospital, but was living in Lake Havasu City, AZ.)

Ancestor here lived in:

  • 1902 born in Ossian.
  • 1910 Wayne, Noble, Ind.
  • 1919 Fort Wayne, Allen, IN.
  • sometime in the mid 1950s Adah & John moved to Kendallville, Noble, IN.

Other places ancestor lived:

  • 1918 eloped to Niles, Berrien, MI.
  • 1922 Toledo, Lucas, OH.
  • some time after John Clinton passed in 1966, Adah & eldest son James moved back to Toledo, Lucas, OH. in 1978 Adah had a heart attack, and she moved with James, to Junction, Mesa, CO. to live with 2nd son Jack Clinton & his 2nd wife Joyce Jackson. Then sometime in the late 1970s the family moved to Lake Havasu City, Mohave, AZ. 1981 Adah passed at the Nursing home in Blythe. Cali.

Other Information:

Adah’s husband, John M. Clinton was married before. John wed Mae Catherine Miner on the 14 Dec 1912 • Fort Wayne, Allen, IN. Mae, 1893-1974, of Fort Wayne, Allen, IN. John & Mae had 2 Children: 1- Beatrice Marie Clinton ,1914 – 1979 Fort Wayne, Allen, IN, wed Robert J McClure 1915-? & 2- Rosemary Anne Clinton 1916 – 1997 Fort Wayne, Allen, IN., and in 1935 down in New Orleans, Orleans, LA., she wed Robert Edwin Scranton 1916-1970.

Submitted by:
Julie Morse
Email: a58winterschild55@yahoo.com

Edna Chloe Mann Ormsby

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Edna Chloe Mann Ormsby
birth: 8 December 1914 in Darke Co, OH to William Harvey Mann & Sarah Catherine Wise
death: 20 May 2003 in Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN
burial: Prospect Cemetery, Ossian, Wells Co, IN

marriage: Common law marriage
Argus Luster Ormsby
birth: 18 February 1894 in Ossian, Wells Co, IN to Alonzo Eugene Ormsby & Mary Elizabeth Archbold
death: 24 November 1967 in Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN
burial: Prospect Cemetery, Ossian, Wells Co, IN

Children of Edna Chloe Mann Ormsby and Argus Luster Ormsby:

  • Catherine Elizabeth Ormsby b. 17 December 1935 Darke Co, OH; d. 19 December 2019 Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN; marriage 1 Philip Jerome Wilson, marriage 2 Francis William Merritt, marriage 3 Ivan Harold Hurless, marriage 4 Kenneth Allan Williams

Ancestor here lived in:

  • Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana

Other Information:

Born in Darke Co, OH. 1914. Came to Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN, 1932 when she graduated high school in New Madison, Darke Co, OH

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Judy Ormsby Richter
Email: judyri@ligtel.com

Argus Luster Ormsby

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Argus Luster Ormsby
birth: 18 Feb 1894 in Wells Co., IN to Alonzo Eugene Ormsby and Mary Elizabeth Archbold
death: 24 Nov 1967, at Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN
burial: Prospect Cemetery, Ossian, Wells Co., IN

marriage: 15 Jan 1920, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN
Leona Sophia Gallets
birth: 29 Nov 1898, at Alleghany Co., NY to Marcus H Gallets and Phoebe Mary Green
death: 29 Oct 1968, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN
burial: Catholic Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN

marriage: 21 Apr 1924 in Michigan City, LaPorte Co., IN
Hattie Mary Buerkley
birth: 9 Jan 1897, Payne, Paulding Co., OH to Joseph and Mary E (Matthews) Buerkley
death: 5 Mar 1940, Richmond, Wayne Co., IN
burial: Prairie Grove Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN

marriage: common law marriage
Edna Chloe Mann
birth: 8 Dec 1914, Darke Co., OH to William Harvey and Sarah Catherine (Wise) Mann
death: 20 May 2003, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN
burial: Prospect Cemetery, Ossian, Wells Co., IN

Children of  Argus Luster Ormsby and Leona Sophia Gallets:

  • Mary Carol Ormsby, b. 1918, d. 2013, m. (1) Kenneth Merriman Smith, (2) Donald Charles Fechner

Children of  Argus Luster Ormsby and Hattie Mary Buerkley:

  • Waneta Rae Ormsby, b. 4 Aug 1924, d. Living, m. (1) John Pershing McConnehey, (2) Samuel Forrester Cummick
  • Infant Son Ormsby, b. 4 Jun 1928, d. 4 Jun1928

Children of  Argus Luster Ormsby and Edna Chloe Mann:

  • Catherine Elizabeth Ormsby, b. 17 Dec 1935, Darke Co., OH, d. Living, m (1) Philip Jerome Wilson, (2) Francis William Merritt , (3) Ivan Harold Hurless, (4) Kenneth Alan Williams
  • Judith Elaine Ormsby, b 10 Jan 1941, Fort Wayne, Allen Co. IN, d. Living, m. Robert Erwin Richter
  •  Nancy Lou Ormsby. b. 24 Jun 1942, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN, d. Living, m. Keith Allan Henninger

 Argus Luster Ormsby lived in:

  • Ossian Wells County, Indiana
  • Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana

Submitted by:
Judith E Ormsby Richter
Email: judyri@ligtel.com

Dorothy Emma Ivins Fosnaugh

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Dorothy Emma Ivins Fosnaugh
birth: 1 Apr 1920, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana to Harold Lautzenheiser Ivins & Elsie May Crum
death: 23 Jun 2011, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana
burial: Elm Grove Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana

marriage: 12 Apr 1941, Wells County, Indiana
Max Eugene Fosnaugh
birth: 8 Dec 1918, Wells County, Indiana to Benjamin Franklin Fosnaugh & Christena Miller
death: 15 Sep 2003, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana
burial: Elm Grove Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana

Children of Max Eugene Fosnaugh and Dorothy Emma Ivins, both born in Bluffton:

  • Diane E Fosnaugh (6 Dec 1942 – 29 Mar 1994). Never married.
  • Phillip Eugene Fosnaugh  m. Carol Sue Teeple.

Dorothy was a life long resident of Bluffton, Indiana. She was an 1938 graduate of P.A. Allen High School in Bluffton.

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Dean Ivins
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Harold Eugene Ivins

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Harold Eugene Ivins
birth: 12 Oct 1926, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana to Harold Lautzenheiser Ivins & Elsie May Crum
death: 13 Mar 1973, Colonial Heights, Virginia
burial: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia

1st marriage: 13 Nov 1950 Wells County, Indiana
Delores Schwartz
birth: 21 Feb 1928, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana to John Reuben Schwartz & Emma Lou Neuenschwander

2nd marriage:1961
Gladys “Kitty” Eva Priest of Petersburg, Virginia.
birth: 6 Apr 1921
death: 22 Apr 2005

Children of Harold Eugene Ivins and Gladys Eva Priest:

  • Dean Eugene Ivins of Colonial Heights, Virginia

Harold lived in Bluffton, Indiana from 1926 to 1950 and Fort Wayne, Indiana from 1950 to 1954. He then lived in Dinwiddie County, Virginia (1959-1972) and Colonial Heights, Virginia (1972-1973).

Harold was a 1944 graduate of P.A. Allen High School in Bluffton, Indiana. He served in the Navy during both World War II and Korea.

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Dean Ivins
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Oscar Griffin

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Oscar Griffin
b. 27 December 1869, Fugit Township, Decatur County, Indiana, to Robert and Sarah Ann (Forrester) Griffin
d. 21 March 1957, Mandan, North Dakota

m/1. 15 January 1902, Wells County, Indiana
Zella Mae Shedd
b. 15 March 1884, Rush County, Indiana, to Elisha and Ida May (Laird) Shedd
d. 2 July 1977, Mandan, North Dakota

m/2.
Leora Ryan

Children with Zella Mae Shedd:
• John Howard (1902-1929)
• Mary Ione (1905-1999) married Elmer J. Otterstrom
• Charles Robert (1909-1974)
• Homer Merlin (1911-2001) married Nona Curfman
• Dorothy Mae (1914-1998) married Harold Kuebker
• Willard Oscar (1917-2001) married Grace Unkenholz
• Elbert James (1921-1921)

Oscar’s father moved to Indiana from Pennsylvania around 1849 and was a farmer and a minister of the Memorial Church, which was just at the southwest edge of what is now Lake Santee. Oscar was the youngest of eleven children and a farmer his entire life, first in Indiana and then later in North Dakota.

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James D. Lawrence
Greensburg IN

Lucinda Opal Smith

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Lucinda Opal Smith
b. 17 February 1896, Nottingham Township, Wells County, Indiana, to Harvey and Mary (Marker) Smith
d. 18 July 1971, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma

m. 16 May 1914, Canalou, New Madrid, Missouri
William Simmons
b. 3 November 1891, Carleston, Mississippi County, Missouri
d. 31 October 1969, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

Children with William Simmons:
• Velma May
• William Theodore
• Twylo Florence
• Kenneth Francis
• Zelma Maxine
• Rozella Lavon
• Lester Wayne
• Treva Darlene
• Loile Dale
• Shirley Doile

Lucinda left Nottingham Township, Wells County, Indiana, by 1907. Although she was married in New Madrid County, Missouri, her license was issued in Scott County.

Submitted by:
Darlene Jeannette Scott Shawn
Norman OK

Francis Marion Marker

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Francis Marion Marker
b. 2 May 1854, Preble County, Ohio, to Daniel and Lucinda (Nine) Marker
d. 27 February 1925, Depew, Creek County, Oklahoma

m. 10 December 1875, Jay County, Indiana
Margaret Bever/Beaver
b. 13 May 1857, Indiana
d. 26 January 1893, Jay County, Indiana

Children with Margaret Bever/Beaver:
• Mary Leticia married [–?–] Smith
• Charles M.
• Lauralie Alice married [–?–] Alberson
• Orville Isaac
• Hoah
• Minna married (1) [–?–] Forney, (2) [–?–] Awer
• James (b. ca. 1883-1894)
• George

Francis lived in Wells and Jay counties while in Indiana, having arrived in 1866 from Darke County, Ohio. He left from Wells County in 1909.

Submitted by:
Darlene Jeannette Scott Shawn
Norman OK