Emerson Martin Wyatt Van Horn
b. 22 March 1862, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, to William Martin and Lucinda Louis Van Horn
d. 13 January 1912, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
m. 2 January 1887, Nedshow, Newton County, Missouri
Ida Louisa Lea
b. 11 March 1866, Newton County, Missouri
d. 5 or 6 January 1929, Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri
Children with Ida Louisa Lea:
Submitted by:
Estella Mae Staton
Baxter Springs KS
William Vail
b. 18 December 1821, Hamilton County, Ohio, to Peter L. and Amy (Applegate) Vail
d. 10 October 1893, Albion, Nebraska
m. 7 March 1848, Franklin County, Indiana
Annabelle Moore
b. about 1829, Preble County, Ohio
d. 6 April 1903, Effingham County, Illinois
Children with Annabelle Moore:
William emigrated from Franklin County, Indiana, to Shelby County, Illinois, about 1852.
Submitted by:
Phyllis Wyckoff Arnold
Effingham IL
George William Uphaus
b. 12 July 1871, Batesville, Ripley County, Indiana, to Johann and Anna Marie (Igelmann) Uphaus
d. 27 February 1956, Glasgow, Valley County, Montana
m. 8 May 1895, Batesville, Ripley County, Indiana
Elizabeth Henrietta Beck
b. 16 August 1874, Ripley County, Indiana, to A. C. Frederick and Anna Marie (Reidemann) Beck
d. 7 March 1956, Glasgow, Valley County, Montana
Children with Elizabeth Henrietta Beck:
In 1903, George and Elizabeth Uphaus emigrated from Ripley County, Indiana, to Iroquois County, Illinois. Ten years later, they moved to Church’s Ferry, North Dakota, where they homesteaded on Brazil Creek, Valley County, Montana, in 1913.
Bill, as George William was known, had brought shorthorn cattle, horses, and machinery with him to Montana by train. The first man in his neighborhood to own a gasoline engine powered tractor, he did the neighborhood plowing required by the Homestead Act for improving the land. In the fall, he canvassed the neighborhood with a threshing machine, horsedrawn bundle racks, and a cook car.
Elizabeth’s nephew Emmert Hadler, a bachelor who left Indiana in 1917 to work on the Great Northern Railway, visited the family frequently.
Submitted by:
Merla Uphaus Gines
Renton WA
JACOB CARVER
b. 11 April 1807, Elizabeth Township, Miami County, Ohio, to Michael and Anna (Lennon) Carver
d. 7 May 1897, Clarksburg, Bourbon County, Kansas
m. 3 January 1830, Miami County, Ohio
Eleanor Derr
b. 1 February 1812, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Eleanor (Vanderbilt)
Derr/Dahr
d. 26 April 1892, Clarksburg, Bourbon County, Kansas
Children with Eleanor Derr:
In 1841, the family came to Stoney Creek Township, Randolph County, Indiana. They left in 1868.
Submitted by:
Marjorie Meagher
San Jose CA
FRANKLIN EDWARD CAMP
b. 16 March 1863, Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana
d. 5 April 1920, Osage County, Kansas
m. 10 December 1885, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas
Hattie W. Sloniken
Franklin emigrated from Marshall County, Indiana, about 1867.
Submitted by:
Dr. Eric C. Stumpf
Burr Ridge IL
JOHN FRANCIS NEWTON CAIN
b. 27 October 1866, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County,
Indiana, to George W. and Anna (Logsdon) Cain
d. 14 October 1940, Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma
m. 22 June 1890, Quantah, Hardeman County, Texas
Caledonah Lee Hutchison
b. 28 November 1865, Tupelo, Lee County,
Mississippi
d. 5 March 1950, Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma
Children with Caledonah Lee Hutchison:
John left Lafayette, Indiana, in 1872.
Submitted by:
Carol Cain Headley
Greenwood MO
GEORGE WASHINGTON CAIN
b. 19 January 1843, Fountain County, Indiana, to John and Elvira Cain
d. 14 March 1920, Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma
m. 18 January 1866, Fountain County, Indiana
Anna Logsdon
b. 11 March 1845, Holmes County, Ohio
d. 24 January 1925, Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma
Children with Anna Logsdon:
George lived in Fountain County and in Lafayette in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, before leaving between 1870 and 1872.
Submitted by:
Carol Cain Headley
Greenwood MO
HIRAM CADWELL
b. 27 September 1827, Onandaga County, New York, to Chester P. and Phila (Daniels) Cadwell
d. 6 November 1911, Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota
m/1. 2 November 1849
Mary Gates
b. 2 April 1832, Buffalo, New York
d. 25 April 1868
m/2. 14 November 1868, Red Wing, Minnesota
Jane Glynn
b. 1835/42, County Galway, Ireland
d. 6 November 1911, Goodhue County, Minnesota
Children with Mary Gates:
Children with Jane Glynn:
Hiram came to Porter County, Indiana, about 1837-39 and left the state in the 1860’s.
Submitted by:
Kath Lambert
Shoreview MN
HUGH C. BYERS
b. 12 August 1897, Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana, to Arthur Fay and Roxie May (Lee) Byers
d. 19 October 1968, San Diego, San Diego County, California
m. 21 December 1921, Ludington, Mason County, Michigan
Ruth Elizabeth Moran
b. 2 April 1901, Ludington, Mason County, Michigan
d. 28 March 1986, Romoland, San Diego County, California
Children with Ruth Elizabeth Moran:
Hugh lived in Tipton, Tipton County, and Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1920.
Submitted by:
Roxielee Ogilvie
Riverside CA
CATHERINE BYERLY
b. 28 July 1824, North Carolina, to George Joseph and Leah (Sappenfield) Byerly
d. 9 August 1902, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa
m/1. 27 August 1846, Greene Township, Parke County, Indiana
James Mottern
b. 1823, Carter County, Tennessee
d. 27 August 1853, Greene Township, Parke County, Indiana
m/2. 12 June 1873, Iowa
Nicholas Mottern
b. 20 February 1820, Carter County, North Carolina
d. 19 April 1893, Parke County, Indiana (his first wife was Sarah Sappenfield)
Children with James Mottern:
James and Nicholas Mottern were brothers. Catherine Byerly and Sarah Sappenfield were cousins.
The first three children were born in Parke County, Indiana; the last child was born in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa.
Catherine left Greene Township, Parke County, Indiana, in 1852.
Submitted by:
Lucy F. Katz
Long Beach CA
E-mail: lucy.katz@gte.net
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