Robert Merrifield Brenton

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ROBERT MERRIFIELD BRENTON
b. 9 August 1855, Bainbridge Township, Dubois County, Indiana, to John Borders and Ruth Miller (Heady) Brenton
d. 26 October 1935, Indiahoma, Comanche County, Oklahoma

m. 25 October 1877, Ireland, Dubois County, Indiana
Sarah Belle Dillin
b. 25 March 1859, Bainbridge Township, Dubois County, Indiana, to Samuel and Jane (McMahan) Dillin
d. 19 May 1931, Indiahoma, Comanche County, Oklahoma

Children with Sarah Belle Dillin:

  • Rupert Asa (1878-1962) married Frances T. Carnahan
  • Ruel Obed (1880-1968) married Catherine Emerson
  • Berthel (1882-1883)
  • Sylvan Bryan (1883-1939) married (1) Hannah Marguerite Carnahan, (2) Becky Wooten
  • Altha Belle (1887-1961) married LeGrande Lee Wright
  • Alma Jane (1889-1974) married Frank Goumaz
  • Robert Edgar (1891-1966) married Edna Marie Johnson
  • Ruby Ruth (1893-1941) married Emmet Alvin Jones

Both Robert and his wife, Sarah, were born and raised in the Scotch-Irish community near Ireland, Dubois County, Indiana.

Robert was a carpenter and moved his family west as the railroads opened the west with opportunities for those with building skills. By September 1878, they were in Walton, Kansas, and by March 1891 had moved on to Pueblo, Colorado.

In 1893 they moved back to the Kansas-Oklahoma area where Robert took part in making the Cherokee Strip Run. He homesteaded 11 miles northwest of Enid, Oklahoma, about four miles west and one mile south of Kremlin.

Submitted by:
Radine Brenton Weedon
Stow OH

Jeremiah Madison Tucker

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Jeremiah Madison Tucker
b. 25 May 1848, Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana, to Jesse and Mary Elizabeth (Judd) Tucker
d. 1924, Scottsville, Sullivan County, Missouri

m. 23 December 1869, Clay Township, Sullivan County, Missouri
Frances Sandiford
b. 1848
d. 1937, Sullivan County, Missouri

Children with Frances Sandiford:

  • William Madison (1870-1943) married Ida Myrtle Barnett
  • Effie
  • Ruanna
  • Harley E. (1883-1937)

Submitted by:
Tommy Dale Tucker
Marion IA

Caroline Nancy Ann Tucker

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Caroline Nancy Ann Tucker
b. 1841, Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana, to Aaron and Nancy Ann (Long) Tucker
d. 1864, Clay Township, Sullivan County, Missouri

m. 25 March 1862, Clay Township, Sullivan County, Missouri
Perry Commador Judd
b. 1844, Indiana
d. Sullivan County, Missouri

Children with Perry Commador Judd:

  • Nancy Ann Judd

Caroline emigrated in 1857 from Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana, to Clay Township, Sullivan County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Tommy D. Tucker
Marion IA

Amelia Tucker

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Amelia Tucker
b. 1 September 1846, Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana, to Jesse and Mary Elizabeth (Judd) Tucker
d. 13 December 1921, Weatherford, Custer County, Oklahoma

m. 3 January 1864, Clay Township, Sullivan County, Missouri
James Milton Pigg

Children with James Milton Pigg:

  • Jesse Lewis
  • Sarah E.
  • Frindnay
  • William T.
  • Margaret C.
  • Mary C.

Submitted by: Tommy Dale Tucker Marion IA

John Borders Brenton

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JOHN BORDERS BRENTON
b. 30 March 1832, Pike County, Indiana, to Robert and Catherine (Borders) Brenton
d. 3 December 1899, Kremlin, Garfield County, Oklahoma Territory

m. 5 October 1854, Centerville, Spencer County, Indiana
Ruth Miller Heady
b. 14 September 1833, Grass Township, Spencer County, Indiana, to Esquire and Susanna “Sucky” E. (Cotton) Heady
d. 13 January 1907, Kremlin, Garfield County, Oklahoma Territory

Children with Ruth Miller Heady:

  • Robert Merrifield (1855-1935) married Sarah Belle Dillin
  • Christopher Julius (1857-1891) married Jessie C. Linnens
  • John Samuel (1858-aft. 1900)
  • Franklin A. (1860-1926) married Laura Evelyn Springston
  • Effa (1866-1884)
  • Clara Flora (1868-1909) married Floyd Dillon
  • Blanche (1872-1904) married Kile R. Ochiltree

John was a carpenter and moved west as the railroads opened the west. He served in the Civil War in Company E, 58th Regiment, Indiana from October 1861 to July 1865.

He lived in Pike County and in Bainbridge and Harbison townships in Dubois County while in Indiana. He left about 1878 from Harbison Township to Harvey County, Kansas, then moved on to Pueblo, Colorado about 1891.

Submitted by:
Radine Brenton Weedon
Stow OH

Aaron Douglas Tucker

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Aaron Douglas Tucker
b. 9 February 1854, Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana, to Aaron and Nancy Ann (Long) Tucker
d. 6 November 1936, San Diego, San Diego County, California

m. 19 February 1885, Everton, Dade County, Missouri
Marilla Annie Jerome
b. 4 July 1869, Dade County, Missouri
d. 28 January 1961, San Diego County, California

Children with Marilla Annie Jerome:

  • Zoie
  • Evea Gertrude
  • Ela Jerome
  • Benjamin Goodman
  • Kyle Willard
  • Howard Aaron
  • Joseph Reese
  • Marion Irvin
  • Harold
  • Ross Leona

Aaron emigrated from Indiana to Sullivan County, Missouri, in 1857.

Submitted by:
Tommy D. Tucker
Marion IA

Andrew Tucker

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Andrew Tucker
b. 1768, Rowen County, North Carolina
d. 7 October 1844, Marklesville, Madison County, Indiana

m. 25 September 1795
Luvisa Rumbley
b. 1771
d. 7 June 1843, Madison County, Indiana

Children with Luvisa Rumbley:

  • Jesse (1807-1889)
  • James
  • Aaron (1812-1868)
  • Fanny
  • Nancy
  • Sanford

Andrew and Luvisa possibly had three or more children born earlier.

Submitted by:
Tommy D. Tucker
Marion IA

Aaron Tucker

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Aaron Tucker
b. June 1812, Rowan County, North Carolina, to Andrew and Luvisa (Rumbley) Tucker
d. 31 October 1868, Newtown, Sullivan County, Missouri

m/1. 1835, Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana
Nancy Rachel Hodson
b. 6 November 1813, Guilford County, North Carolina
d. 1837, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana

m/2. about 1840, Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana
Nancy Ann Long
b. 1813, North Carolina
d. 1890, Everton, Dade County, Missouri

Children with Nancy Rachel Hodson:

Children with Nancy Ann Long:

Aaron moved with his brother Jesse to Clay Township, Sullivan County, Missouri, in 1857.

Submitted by:
Tommy D. Tucker
Marion IA

Gottlieb Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Traub

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Gottlieb Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Traub
b. 9 April 1866, Bingen, Adams County, Indiana, to Gottlieb and Maria W. (Aumann) Traub
d. 17 February 1922, Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan

m. 13 May 1896, Aurora, Kane County, Illinois
Anna Rosina Muschler
b. 6 November 1870, Aurora, Kane County, Illinois
d. 2 January 1938, Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan

Children with Anna Rosina Muschler:

  • Anna Maria
  • Gotlieb Georg
  • Lydia Henriette
  • Clara Bertha
  • Wilhelm Andreas
  • Edna Louise
  • Arthur Carl

Gottlieb emigrated from Adams or Allen County in 1868 to Crete, Will County, Illinois. He attended Concordia College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Concordia Theological Seminary in Springfield, Illinois. Gottlieb and his father were both Lutheran ministers who relocated frequently.

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Carol Koty
Mukwonago WI

Elizabeth Braunagel

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ELIZABETH BRAUNAGEL
b. 29 October 1861, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, to Barnard and Elizabeth (Strausberg) Braunagel
d. 27 July 1909, Burlington, Coffey County, Kansas

m. 27 January 1880, Union Township, Shelby County, Indiana
Johannas Aloyse Decker
b. 6 March 1854, Blodelsheim, Alsace, France
d. 16 April 1930, Los Angeles, California

Children with Johannas Aloyse Decker:

  • Rose Ellen
  • George Barrand
  • Louise Martin
  • John Minrod
  • Fred William
  • Michael Theodore
  • Edward Aloysius
  • Manual Anthony
  • Lucile Elizabeth
  • Clare Frances
  • Laura Frances
  • twin girls (died at birth)

Submitted by:
Sharon Decker
San Francisco CA