Levi Burton

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LEVI BURTON
b. 1767, Maryland
d. 1860, Des Moines, Iowa

m/1. 9 March 1803, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Elizabeth Lansford
b. 7 January 1786, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
d. 1811, Harrison County, Indiana

m/2. 24 February 1812
Mary Mitchell

Children with Elizabeth Lansford:

  • Thomas (1804-1864)
  • Mary (1806-1886)
  • Nancy (b. 1808)
  • Isham (1811-1899)

The family came to Harrison County, Indiana, about 1810 and moved to Parke County around 1825. In 1842, they moved to West Point Township, Iowa, and in 1848 moved to Des Moines County, Iowa.

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Joe Wood
South Bend IN

Gordon Burton

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GORDON BURTON
b. 9 February 1838, Lawrence County, Indiana
d. 30 January 1918, Olivet, Osage County, Kansas

m. 13 December 1858
Mary Jane Griggs
d. 16 April 1915, Olivet, Osage County, Kansas

Children with Mary Jane Griggs:

  • Elmer of Olivet, Kansas
  • Lon of Lebo, Kansas
  • Henry of New Mexico
  • Mary of Macksville, Kansas
  • Lottie of Salem, Washington County, Indiana

Gordon emigrated from Indiana in 1878.

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Dr. Eric C. Stumpf
Burr Ridge IL

John H. Burkman

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JOHN H. BURKMAN
b. 21 October 1851, Decatur County, Indiana, to Daniel and Sabrina (Davis) Burkman
d. 1936, Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma

m. 5 October 1882, Decatur County, Indiana
Sarah C. Jordan
b. 23 March 1862, Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, to Isaac and Malinda Electra (Biggs) Jordan
d. 1932, Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma

Children with Sarah C. Jordan:

  • Julia Florence (b. 1883) married Albert T. Ellison
  • Cora Etta (b. 1887) married Otis A. Bendure
  • Freeman Earl (1889-1955) married Anna Frances Wealand

John left the state in 1897 for Oklahoma.

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Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

Abram Lincoln Burkman

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ABRAM LINCOLN BURKMAN
b. August 1854, Decatur County, Indiana, to Daniel and Sabrina (Davis) Burkman
d. 3 January 1939, McKinzie, Carroll County, Tennessee

m. 14 September 1890, Decatur County, Indiana
Mary Kathren Evans
b. June 1868, Illinois, to Joseph and Mary J. (Lawson) Evans
d. 30 April 1930, McKenzie, Carroll County, Tennessee

Children with Mary Kathren Evans:

  • Herbert Cecil (1891-1970) married (1) Lallie McNeil, (2) Maude McCoy Martin
  • Harry (1892-1976)
  • Eldo James (1893-1959)
  • William Earl (1894-1928) married Johnie Blanche Phelps
  • Mable Claire (1896-1975) married Lucian L. Carroll
  • Nettie (1899-1899)
  • Bethel Elizabeth (1903-1981)

Submitted by:
Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

Gilbert Lafayette Burch

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GILBERT LAFAYETTE BURCH
b. 14 September 1845, Monroe County, Indiana, to Henry and Rebecca Linzey (Gentry) Burch
d. 23 June 1898, Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon

m. 19 December 1856, Monroe County, Indiana
Nancy Ferguson
b. 11 February 1843, Indiana, to Augustin S. and Nancy S. (Foddrill) Ferguson
d. 6 October 1926, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Children with Nancy Ferguson:

  • Ida Gertrude (1870-1947) married Chester A. Davis
  • Henderson Roscoe (b. 1872)
  • Orin E. (b. 1876) married Miss Knox

The family moved from Clear Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana, to Cottage Grove, Oregon, around 1890. They went by train and took a pump organ along with the rest of their belongings. Ida and Chester Davis owned a theater in Cottage Grove, Oregon, where the pump organ was used for shows and dances at Davis Hall. After Gilbert’s death, the rest of the family moved to Portland, Oregon, around 1910. Gilbert was a farmer and active in the Masonic Order.

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Louise Alsop
Longview WA

Noah Bunton

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NOAH BUNTON
b. 12 March 1844, Randolph County, North Carolina, to William and Mary Bunting
d. 26 June 1932, Jasper County, Illinois

m. 14 February 1864, Morgan County, Indiana
Sarah Ellen Lewis
b. 4 April 1844, Indiana
d. 4 July 1925, Jasper County, Illinois

Children with Sarah Ellen Lewis:

  • Grant
  • Del
  • Joseph
  • David
  • Ivy
  • Mary
  • Sherman
  • Henry
  • Perry
  • possibly one or two others

Noah came to Monroe County, Indiana in 1860. He left from Morgan County, Indiana about 1875. He changed the spelling of his surname from Bunting to Burton sometime between 1870 and 1880. He became a Methodist minister in 1884 and served many churches in southern Illinois.

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Hale E. Bunton
Janesville WI

George Washington Buchanan

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GEORGE WASHINGTON BUCHANAN
b. 8 May 1801, Fayette County, Indiana, to James Buchanan
d. 9 September 1884, Centralia, Lewis County, Washington

m. 7 October 1822, Rush County, Indiana
Catherine Hittle
b. 11 November 1806, Fishing Creek, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
d. 23 July 1885, Centralia, Lewis County, Washington

Children with Catherine Hittle:

  • Elizabeth
  • James
  • Muhal
  • Margaret
  • John M.
  • Mary
  • William
  • George
  • Catherine
  • Henrietta
  • Henry
  • Winfield Scott
  • Thomas Filmore

They lived in Fayette and Rush counties before leaving Indiana about 1825.

Submitted by:
Michelle Day
Eastlake OH

 

Samuel Tyrell/Terrill

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Samuel Tyrell/Terrill 
b. 1817, Ohio

m. 27 February 1834
Sarah Terrill

Children with Sarah Terrill:

  • Alexander
  • John D.
  • Catherine
  • Edward Lewis
  • Omer
  • Walter
  • Dalton
  • Thadius
  • Mary
  • Albert

Sarah was Samuel’s cousin.

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Marie B. Bruner
Evansburg, Alberta, Canada

Josiah Bryant

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JOSIAH BRYANT
b. 9 March 1784, Montgomery County, Virginia, to Josiah and Lydia Bryant
d. 27 August 1871, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa

m. 24 December 1809, Miami County, Ohio
Mary Turman
b. 2 December 1791, Montgomery County, Virginia
d. 23 March 1890, San Jose, California

Children with Mary Turman:

  • Matilda (1812-1891) married John Bailey
  • Benjamin Turman (1815-1899) married Affa Mariah Benedict
  • Sarah Ruann (1821-1914) married Charles M. Teeple
  • Martha Mallone (1830-1864) married Francis A. Nolan

The Bryants lived in Turman Township, Sullivan County, and in LaPorte County before leaving Indiana about 1863.

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Kathryn Cox
Liberty Hill TX

 

Edward Lewis Tyrell/Terrill

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Edward Lewis Tyrell/Terrill
b. 15 July 1848, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, to Samuel and Sarah (Tyrrell) Tyrrell
d. 3 October 1927, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois

m. 18 May 1881, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois
Isabelle Kennedy
b. 25 August 1859, Clarksville, Clark County, Illinois
d. 26 March 1929, Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois

Children with Isabelle Kennedy:

  • Bertha
  • Grace Fern
  • Claudia Lenore
  • Mabel Clara
  • Edna

Edward emigrated from Indiana to Coles County, Illinois, in 1865.

Submitted by:
Marie B. Bruner
Evansburg, Alberta, Canada