Elsa Louisa Reckman

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Elsa Louisa Reckman
b. 1 January 1896, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Frederick Heinrich Wilhelm and Emma (Strubbe) Reckman
d. March 1985, Hightstown, Mercer County, New Jersey

m. 5 May 1922, Beirut, Lebanon
Stanley Malcolm Kerr
b. 30 March 1894
d. December 1976, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Children with Stanley Malcolm Kerr:

  • Marion Jean (b. 1923) married Roger Miller
  • Dorothy Anne (b. 1930) married Philip C. Jessup
  • Malcolm Hooper (1931-1984) married Ann C. Zwicker
  • Douglas Stuart (b. 1936) married Mary Ann DuMond

Elsa grew up in Batesville, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com

Augustus Bulleit/Boillett

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Augustus Bulleit/Boillett
b. between 1803-1805, Alsace-Lorraine, France
d. after 1860, probably Louisiana

m. 29 April 1841, Harrison County, Indiana
Marie Julia Dulieu
b. 11 May 1820, Belgium, to Thiery and Marie Josephe (Alexandre) Dulieu
d. 31 October 1887, Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana

Children with Marie Julia Dulieu:

  • John Joseph (1844-1926) married Harriet Kiestler
  • Victor Henry (1848-1916) married Mahala Johnson
  • Mary Josephine (1849-bet. 1890/1900) married Anthony Daniel Kannapel
  • Amiel L. (1851-bet. 1910/1920) married Mary S. Fogel
  • Paul Constantine (1854-1926) married Sarah Jane “Jennie” Marsh
  • Rolalie (died in infancy)
  • Jule (died in infancy)
  • Augustus (died in infancy)
  • Frederick Alexander (died in infancy)

Augustus arrived in Indiana between 1836 and 1841. He was naturalized in 1841. Both the 1850 and the 1860 census list him in Harrison County, Indiana. He started a grocery in Lanesville, Harrison County, Indiana, but lost that business. He later opened a saw mill in Webster Township in Harrison County. Tradition says he died in a duel in Louisiana after delivering a load of lumber there.

Submitted by:
Lana Sutherland
Lebanon TN
E-mail: predsfan60@charter.net

Jacob Redpath

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Jacob Redpath
b. 17 October 1841, Delaware County, Indiana, to Charles and Jane Redpath
d. 28 May 1918, Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado

m. 9 October 1864, Marion, Grant County, Indiana
Temperance Ann Carmichael
b. 23 July 1840, Delaware County, Indiana, to Patrick and Margaret “Peggy” (Lee) Carmichael
d. 21 March 1915, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Children with Temperance Ann Carmichael:

  • Emma Rnetta (1865-1949) married Edwin F. Lampshire
  • William L. (1867-1891)
  • Zachariah (1870-1872)
  • James Edward (1872-1919) married Eva Smith
  • Louis Harlen (1874-bef. 1915)
  • Henry Leroy (1876-1901)
  • Lola Jane (1881-1958) married Robert McDaniel
  • Daniel

Jacob lived in Delaware, Grant, and Randolph counties while in Indiana. He was a farmer and served in the Civil War from Indiana, but moved to Colorado in 1878. He first settled in Park County, Colorado, and later moved to Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Jacob died at the Old Soldier’s Home in Monte Visa, Rio Grande County, and is buried with his wife in Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado.

Submitted by:
Cathy Lampshire
Anaheim CA
E-mail: clampshire@fullerton.edu

Cora Conner

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CORA CONNER
b. 3 December 1850, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, to Richard James and Mary McAlpine (Alexander) Conner
d. 28 February 1937, Washington, D.C.

m. 27 April 1870, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
W. Terrell Pattison
b. 13 November 1845, Marion County, Indiana, to Thurston Thomas Nelson and Elizabeth Grant (Mauzy) Pattison
d. 14 November 1928, Washington, D.C.

Children with W. Terrell Pattison:

  • Frederick (1871-1891)
  • Gertrude (b. 1872) married Clarence Benjamin Miller
  • George [a daughter] (b. 1875) married Edward Neffeler
  • Florence (b. 1877) married Edwin Derickson Vincent
  • Louise (1885-1971)

Cora lived in Noblesville and Indianapolis, Indiana, before emigrating in 1935 to live with her daughter Gertrude in Washington, D.C.

Submitted by:
Marion G. Harcourt
Indianapolis IN

Anna Laura Conner

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ANNA LAURA CONNER
b. 11 April 1861, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, to George Frederick and Elizabeth (Hazelrigg) Conner
d. 17 May 1912, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

m. 1885, Laurel, Franklin County, Indiana
John Betson Johnson
d. 4 April 1925, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California

Children with John Betson Johnson:

  • Lucas Conner (b. 1886) married Rachel Roberts Alexander
  • George Conner (1888-1917)
  • John Conner (b. 1894)
  • Richard Conner (b. 1896) married Etta Shaw

Anna lived in Noblesville, Hamilton County, and Laurel, Franklin County, before leaving Indiana around 1887.

Submitted by:
Marion G. Harcourt
Indianapolis IN

Alexander Hamilton Conner

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ALEXANDER HAMILTON CONNER
b. 5 August 1831, Conner’s Trading Post, Hamilton County, Indiana, to William and Elizabeth (Chapman) Conner
d. 29 May 1891, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska

m/1. 1855
Helen Stevenson
b. 1833
d. 27 January 1856

m/2. 1865, Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky
Katherine Willis
b. 8 August 1842, Bellevue, Campbell County, Kentucky, to William and Sara Hane (Tupman) Willis
d. 13 May 1911, South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan

Children with Katherine Willis

  • William Willis Graves (1866-1930)
  • Sarah Katherine (1868-1963)
  • Elizabeth (1871-1873)

None of the children married.

Alexander lived in Noblesville, Hamilton County, and Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Helen died in childbirth shortly after their marriage; the child died, too. He attended New York Law School at Poughkeepsie, and was admitted to the bar. He was a member of the Indiana General Assembly, but lost his bid for U.S. Senate three times. He was actively involved in the campaign for Abraham Lincoln. He was appointed postmaster of Indianapolis in 1861. He and two others owned the Indianapolis Journal for several years, selling it in 1870. He was chairman of the Republican Central Committee 1868-1872. In 1872, he moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, where he practiced law. He was a member of the Nebraska State Senate for three terms, serving as its president for two years.

Submitted by:
Marion G. Harcourt
Indianapolis IN

George Cyrus Cole

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GEORGE CYRUS COLE
b. 24 August 1844, Pennyan, Yates County, New York, to Cornelius and Eleanor (Daesler(?)) Cole
d. 22 July 1921, Union, Cass County, Michigan

m. 20 March 1867, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan
Sarah M. Ross
b. 23 June 1844, Wayne Township, Noble County, Indiana
d. 2 October 1890, Stamford, Harlan County, Nebraska

Children with Sarah M. Ross:

  • Anna Eliza
  • Eddie Jacob
  • Eva May
  • Emmie E.
  • Edna E.
  • George Rueban (twin)
  • Caroline S. (twin)
  • Myron J.
  • Willis (twin)
  • Willard (twin)

George moved to Indiana from Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan, around the time he married Sarah Ross in 1867. The family lived in Kendallville, Noble County, until they emigrated in 1869.

Submitted by:
Helen C. Cole
Ordville WA

Anna Elisa Cole

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ANNA ELISA COLE
b. 10 February 1868, Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana, to George C. and Sarah N. (Ross) Cole
d. 8 August 1953, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado

m. 23 November 1886, Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska
John H. Truesdell, Jr.
b. 3 March 1857, West Coxsacki, New York
d. 22 May 1952, Colorado

Children with John H. Truesdell, Jr.:

  • John
  • Sarah M.
  • Myrtle C.
  • Frank V.
  • Orlo M.
  • Grace
  • Willis H.
  • Mary E.
  • George M.
  • Corneluis
  • Eugene E.

Anna Elisa emigrated from Noble County, Indiana, in 1869.

Submitted by:
Helen C. Cole
Ordville WA

John Harrison Cochran

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JOHN HARRISON COCHRAN
b. 1 November 1840, Allen County, Ohio, to George and Mary (Sunderland) Cochran
d. 1 February 1905, Middle Point, Van Wert County, Ohio

m. 11 September 1862, Middle Point, Van Wert County, Ohio
Anna Catherine Null
b. 30 March 1843, Thorn Township, Perry County, Ohio
d. 6 April 1936, Middle Point, Van Wert County, Ohio

Children with Anna Catherine Null:

  • John A. (1863-1864)
  • Charles E. (1865-1945)
  • Franklin E. (1867-1951)
  • Ida Jane (1870-1943)
  • Nettie Viola (1877-1957)
  • Lorena Elmira (1879-1967)

The family arrived in Tiosa, Fulton County, Indiana, after August 1869 and left after 1872.

Submitted by:
Carol W. Moellering
Fort Wayne IN

Robert Cloyd

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ROBERT CLOYD
b. 4 April 1836, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, to John and [–?–] Cloyd
d. 1 June 1902, Farnam, Dawson County, Nebraska

m. 31 March 1859, Ohio
Ann Randall
b. 29 April 1838, Ohio
d. 10 February 1879, Glengary, Fillmore County, Nebraska

Children with Ann Randall:

  • Emma Jane
  • John O.
  • William H.
  • Mattie E.
  • Jefferson F.
  • George A.
  • Cora B.

Robert lived in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, until 1865 when he emigrated to Nebraska.

Submitted by:
Ruby Jean Francis
Denver CO