Mary Weed

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Mary Weed
b. 4 February 1776, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, to Miles and Mary (Gray) Weed
d. after 1850, Illinois

m. 17 November 1798, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Caleb Smith
b. 2 April 1779, to Dr. Isaac and Abigail (Waring) Smith, Jr.
d. before 4 May 1830, Fayette County, Indiana

Children with Caleb Smith:

  • Jacob M. (b. 1799) married Margaret Rowland
  • Sally (1800-1860) married Glover Perrin
  • Samuel (1801-1863) married Parthena Ide Rowland
  • Lewis (b. 1805) married Elizabeth Porter
  • Leander (1807-1887) married Nancy Buchanan
  • Isaac
  • Edward (b. 1809) married Jane [–?–]
  • George
  • Lovina (b. abt. 1816) married Nicholas Smith

Submitted by:
Corlyn Holbrook Adams
Fort Worth TX

Daniel William Warner

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Daniel William Warner
b. 17 September 1859, Harlan, Allen County, Indiana, to Daniel and Louise (Bowers) Warner
d. 28 June 1932, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

m. April 1892, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois
Ellen Boles
b. 7 October 1870, Williamson County, Illinois
d. 22 November 1937, East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois

Children with Ellen Boles:

  • Roy Edward (b. 1893)

Submitted by:
Sandee Hanahan
Park Ridge IL

Moses Millard Ward

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Moses Millard Ward
b. 30 November 1817, Monroe County, Ohio, to Timothy and Rebecca (Matheney) Ward
d. 4 August 1893, Lakin Township, Barton County, Kansas

m. 18 August 1838, Monroe County, Ohio
Matilda Moore
b. 31 December 1819, Ohio, to Solomon and Mary Sarah (Truex) Moore
d. 25 November 1874, Van Buren, Brown County, Indiana

Children with Matilda Moore:

  • Mahlon (1839-1915) married Rebecca Downey
  • Henry Johnson (1841-1933) married (1) Susan W. Sowders, (2) Margaret Adaline Butler
  • Benjamin F. (1843-1901)
  • Mary J. (b. 1846)
  • Timothy (1849-1923) married Amanda M. Gatten
  • Rebecca A. (b. 1851)
  • Emaline (1855-1926) married (1) John Gatten, (2) George Webster King, (3) Phillip A. Moore, (4) Daniel Keller, (5) Harold R. Brown
  • Evaline (1855-1890) married Christopher Cook
  • Albert (b. 1859)

Moses immigrated to Indiana from Belmont County, Ohio, in 1847. They emigrated from Brown County, Indiana, to Barton County, Kansas, in 1878.

Emaline and Evaline were twins. Mahlon, Henry Johnson “John”, Timothy, and Emaline are all buried in Barton County, Kansas.

Submitted by:
Donna R. Kuhlman
Columbus IN

Sarah Jane Walters

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Sarah Jane Walters
b. 9 February 1861, Fort Ritner, Lawrence County, Indiana, to Thomas R. and Eliza Levina (Compett) Walters
d. 31 July 1925, Anthony, Harper County, Kansas

m. 22 May 1879, Lawrence County, Indiana
George Washington Carothers
b. 7 May 1856, Fort Ritner, Lawrence County, Indiana
d. 12 June 1939, Anthony, Harper County, Kansas

Children with George Washington Carothers:

  • Minnie Maye (1880-1957)
  • Florence Etta (1883-1969)
  • George Orton (1885-1970)
  • Charles Crittendon (1888-1969)
  • Harry Lester (1890-1982)
  • Clarence Early (1892-1976)
  • Eva “Ethel” (1895-1956)
  • Otto Melvin (b. 1901)

Sarah and George emigrated from Indiana to Harper County, Kansas, in 1882. They lived in Springfield, Baca County, Colorado, 1888-1892, and then returned to Harper County, Kansas.

Submitted by:
Elizabeth Hendrixson
Wichita KS

George Walters

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George Walters
b. 4 July 1853, Fort Ritner, Lawrence County, Indiana, to Thomas Rayburn and Eliza Levina (Compett) Walters
d. 17 December 1917, Harper, Harper County, Kansas

m. 30 March 1879, Lawrence County, Indiana
Margaret Hill
b. 19 February 1854, Jackson County, Indiana, to Jessie B. and Catherine Hill
d. 4 March 1910, Anthony, Harper County, Kansas

Children with Margaret Hill:

  • Florence Lavina (1881-1944) married Abraham Louis Hoober
  • Carrie Catherine (1882-1957) married Robert Bruce Cullison
  • Stella Rose (1888-1943)
  • Jessie May (1890-1961) married Ernest Moldenhauer
  • Maude Elstia (1893-1971) married Flynn “Jess” Conner

George and Margaret Walters emigrated from Lawrence County, Indiana, to Eminence, Finney County, Kansas, in 1885/86. George and Margaret lived at the Harper County Poor Farm, where they cared for families and individuals until her death in 1910.

Submitted by:
Elizabeth Hendrixson
Wichita KS

Charles Crittendon Walters

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Charles Crittendon Walters
b. 23 October 1862, Fort Ritner, Lawrence County, Indiana, to Thomas R. and Eliza Levina (Compett) Walters
d. 15 July 1926, Anthony, Harper County, Kansas

m. December 1892, Harper County, Kansas
Gertrude Phillips
b. 1874
d. 1946

Children with Gertrude Phillips:

  • Ruth E.
  • Grace (1893-1895)
  • Gordon L. (1900-1974)
  • Nell
  • Ruby (1916-1954)

Charles went west to Colorado when he was 19. Later he was in Texas and then moved north to Harper County, Kansas.

Submitted by:
Elizabeth Hendrixson
Wichita KS

Mary Wallace

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Mary Wallace
b. 1839, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Samuel and Polly (Bonnell) Wallace
d. 24 July 1922, Nortonville, Atchison County, Kansas

m. 7 November 1857, Platte County, Missouri
Jacob Benjamin Hamm
b. 16 August 1833, Markenfries, Wurtemberg, Germany
d. 9 August 1889, Nortonville, Atchison County, Kansas

Children with Jacob Benjamin Hamm:

  • George Samuel

Mary left Indiana in the 1850’s for Weston, Platte County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Michael R. Darnel
Granger IN

Stanley Brown Walker

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Reverend Stanley Brown Walker
b. 22 February 1787, Virginia, to Richard and [–?–] Walker
d. 27 January 1843, Coles County, Illinois

m. 27 December 1809, Hardin County, Kentucky
Mary Owens

Children with Mary Owens:

  • Benjamin
  • William
  • Richard
  • John

Stanley immigrated to Perry County, Indiana, from Hardin County, Kentucky, in 1823. He emigrated from Indiana to Clark County, Illinois, in 1832.

Submitted by:
Judith L. Weber
Greenfield IA

Ruben Daley Wade

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Ruben Daley Wade
b. 7 May 1808, Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky
d. 7 March 1882, Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois

m. 27 December 1827, Ripley County, Indiana
Harriett Bassett
b. 14 July 1811, Ripley County, Indiana
d. 1888, Beaver City, Nebraska

Children with Harriett Bassett:

  • Rebecca J.
  • George W.
  • James H.
  • William H.
  • Martha J.
  • Thomas J.
  • David J.
  • Samuel W.
  • Susan M.
  • Benjamin F.

Ruben resided in Ripley County and Plainsville, Switzerland County, Indiana. He emigrated from Indiana in 1856 to Audrain County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Ann M. Gabel
Scottsbluff NE
E-mail: anniemg@actcom.net

George Washington Vance

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George Washington Vance
b. 21 August 1811, Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia), to Henry and Elizabeth (Leaps) Vance
d. 2 December 1890, Mankato, Jewel County, Kansas

m. 2 February 1832, Fayette County, Virginia
Elizabeth Ann Murdock
b. 12 August 1812, Monroe County, Virginia
d. 6 November 1883, Mankato, Jewel County, Kansas

Children with Elizabeth Ann Murdock:

  • John James (1832-1840)
  • Henry
  • Elizabeth (b. 1835)
  • Lewis (b. 1837)
  • Daniel (b. 1840)
  • Rebecca (b. 1842)
  • George Washington, Jr.
  • Margaret
  • Martha
  • Mary
  • Arrena
  • Millard

George immigrated to Indiana from Virginia in 1835. He resided in Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana, and emigrated to Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, in 1843.

Submitted by:
Everett W. Spackman
Laramie WY