Henry Bingaman

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HENRY BINGAMAN
b. 28 January 1811, Garrard County, Kentucky, to Christian and Jenny (Proctor) Bingaman
d. 19 January 1874, Monroe County, Iowa

m. 15 September 1831, Orange County, Indiana
Louisa May
b. May 1811, Henry County, Kentucky
d. 1853, Orange County, Indiana

Children with Louisa May:

  • Mildred
  • Christian
  • Margaret
  • Mary
  • Rebecca
  • Amanda
  • William
  • Lovina

Henry came to Indiana about 1815 and lived in Crawford and Orange counties before emigrating about 1855.

Submitted by:
Doris V. Bond
Indianapolis IN

Christian Bingaman

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CHRISTIAN BINGAMAN
b. 8 June 1833, Leavenworth, Crawford County,
Indiana, to Henry and Louisa (May) Bingaman
d. 18 March 1904, Columbia, Marion County, Iowa

m. 2 September 1852, Orange County, Indiana
Amanda Ann Collins
b. 7 May 1833, Indiana
d. 16 March 1914, Marion County, Iowa

Children with Amanda Ann Collins:

  • Henry
  • Susan
  • William
  • John
  • Samuel
  • Daniel
  • James
  • Isaac
  • Rachel
  • Robert

They left Orange County, Indiana, in 1855.

Submitted by:
Doris V. Bond
Indianapolis IN

William Francis Bigwood

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WILLIAM FRANCIS BIGWOOD
b. 27 March 1853, Felicity, Clermont County, Ohio, to James Henry and Eliza A. (Young) Bigwood
d. 14 January 1906, Earlham, Madison County, Iowa

m. 31 March 1875, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana
Rachel Gertrude Nichols
b. 11 February 1856, Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana or Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, to Thomas and Jane (Brown) Nichols
d. 22 June 1910, Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa

Children with Rachel Gertrude Nichols:

  • Effie Jane (1876-1961) married Frank R. Libby
  • Zena Eliza (1878-1945)
  • Marjorie Frances “Madge” (1881-1963) married (1) Joseph Ficklin, (2) Doc Woolfrom
  • James Thomas (1884-1886)
  • Maggie May (1887-1931) married Henry Little
  • Ellis Nichols (1891-1909)
  • Maryanna Elizabeth (1897-1980) married Lyman Lyle Libby

It is unknown when William came to Indiana, but they moved from Parke County between 1900 and 1905. William was a stonemason. He was a member of the Silliman Lodge #66 and Knights of Pythias. He and his brother John were in White’s Band, which played for the laying of the cornerstone of the courthouse. Rachel Bigwood and daughters were admitted into membership at the Earlham Monthly Meeting in 1905. The Nichols family was Quaker.

Submitted by:
Robert J. Libby
Iowa City IA

Sarah A. Berry

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SARAH A. BERRY
b. 3 January 1815, Kentucky
d. 23 July 1897, Mississippi County, Missouri

m. 16 March 1837, Spencer County, Indiana
Jesse Isaacks
b. 1 August 1807, North Carolina
d. 21 July 1888, Pigeon Township, Warrick County, Indiana

Children with Jesse Isaacks:

  • Harvey
  • Furrenda E. married [–?–] Hesson Joseph
  • Mary A. married [–?–] Chaney
  • John A.
  • David (1851-1859)

Sarah came to Indiana about 1830 from Kentucky. She lived in Spencer and Warrick counties while in Indiana and emigrated from Pigeon, Warrick County, in 1890.

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Darlene Jeannette Scott Shawn
Norman OK

James Hiram Berkman

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JAMES HIRAM BERKMAN
b. 23 March 1853, Jennings County, Indiana, to Christian and Elizabeth (Hopples) Berkman
d. 11 August 1911, near Lanceburg, Arkansas

m/1. 14 November 1872, Jennings County, Indiana
Mary E. Stearns

m/2. 19 January 1897, Sonoma, California
Eva Josephine McFarland
d. 9 April 1957, California

Children with Mary E. Stearns:

  • Effie B. (1873-1955)
  • Edith G. (1880-1967)

Children with Eva Josephine McFarland:

  • Clare Elizabeth (1898-1986) married (1) Chester Riley, (2) Richard Watson
  • Elma Fredericka (1900-1983) married Edgar Burgess Straker
  • Mark Albert (1904-1987) married Ruby Mae McClinden
  • Lois (1909-1909)

The first two children were born in Indiana and Minnesota. The next two were born in California and Minnesota. The last two were born in Michigan. Eva’s other husband was Mark Parkhouse. James left Indiana between 1873 and 1880.

Submitted by:
Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

William Townsend

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William Townsend
b. 5 May 1809, Indiana or Kentucky, to Moses and Abigail (Matthews) Townsend
d. 19 January 1878, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa

m. 15 October 1829, Harrison County, Indiana
Christena Boyer
b. 1 May 1811, Kentucky
d. 25 June 1907, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa

Children with Christena Boyer:

  • James (1830-1915) married Mary Ellen Hicks
  • Julia Ann (1832-1888) married Norris Herbert
  • John (1833-1912) married Mary Ellen Davis
  • George (1834-1837 or 1843)
  • Mary Jane (1838-1915) married (1) William A. Stine, (2) [–?–] Leathers
  • William Thomas (1840-1853)
  • Elizabeth (1842-1843)
  • Joseph Boyer (1843-1923) married (1) Isabel Bradbury, (2) Mary Boatman Martin
  • Clark (1846-1853)
  • Henry (1847-1933) married Sarah Delilah Bazter
  • Alexander M. (1849-1906) married (1) Catherine Lowe, (2) Mary Elizabeth Dwyer
  • Matilda Eveline (1852-1932) married Isaac Herbert

William immigrated from Indiana to Illinois in 1852; later he moved to Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. William was a farmer, broom maker, and basket weaver.

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Ruth Townsend
Sheridan WY

William Townsend

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William Townsend
b. 14 February 1832, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana
d. 1907, Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kansas

m. about 1869, Kentucky
Elizabeth (Murphy) Harness
b. 18 April 1846, Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky
d. 11 January 1911, Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kansas

Children with Elizabeth (Murphy) Harness:

  • Charles E. (1870-1935)
  • Orah E. (b. ca. 1872)
  • Elvira Jane (1873-1947)
  • William Cooper, Jr. (b. ca. 1880)
  • Anna B. (1884-1942)
  • Ira (1887-1962)

William and Elizabeth had twin girls, born about 1889, who died soon after birth. William Cooper, a farmer, took his family by covered wagon from Indiana to Kansas, arriving in Neosho Falls on Christmas Day 1883. The wagon was drawn by two pair of oxen, of which Buck and Bright were his favorite pair. Horses were not used to pull such wagons because they required too much food, and mules were often too difficult to handle.

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Mary F. Peek McBride
Huntsville AL

Nancy Burshes Totten/Totton

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Nancy Burshes Totten/Totton
b. 22 February 1856, Indiana, to John and [–?–] Totten
d. 27 November 1926, Carroll, Texas County, Missouri

m. 12 September 1875, Miller County, Missouri
James Nelson Edgmond/Edgeman
b. 22 December 1855, Miller County, Missouri
d. 10 October 1932, Franklin, Green County, Missouri

Children with James Nelson Edgmond/Edgeman:

  • Dora Belle
  • Thomas Pinkney
  • William Jackson
  • James Albert
  • John Azrow
  • Henry Asby
  • Joseph E.

Nancy emigrated from Indiana to Miller County, Missouri, prior to her 1875 marriage.

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Louise C. England
Golden CO

Thomas Todd

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Thomas Todd
b. about 1801, perhaps Tazewell County, Virginia, to Andrew and Elizabeth (Sipes) Todd
d. 1846, Ozark County, Missouri

m. 17 December 1818, Lawrence County, Indiana
Easter Dayton
b. about 1800, perhaps Greene County, Tennessee
d. 1830’s, Pleasant Run, Lawrence County, Indiana

Children with Easter Dayton:

  • Melvina (b. ca. 1820)
  • Elizabeth (b. 1821)
  • August (b. 1821)
  • Joseph (b. 1823)
  • Malinda (b. 1825)
  • William W. (b. ca. 1826)

Thomas emigrated about 1841 from Lawrence County, Indiana, to Ozark County, Missouri.

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Nancie Todd Weber
Canyon Lake CA
E-mail: nanciet@verizon.net

Isaiah Reid Tippin

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Isaiah Reid Tippin
b. 4 January 1821, Washington County, Indiana, to George Manton and Elizabeth (Ralls) Tippin, Jr.
d. 13 February 1915, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska

m/1. 22 October 1846, Washington County, Indiana
Jane McQuiston Faris
b. 23 February 1820, Preble County, Ohio
d. 1848, Washington County, Indiana

m/2. 12 November 1849
Susanna Rock
b. 1828, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
d. 21 October 1858, Sharon, Iowa

m/3. 8 March 1867
Louisa Sterrett

Children with Jane McQuiston Faris:

  • Margaret Tirzah (b. 1847)

Children with Susanna Rock:

  • Sarah
  • William
  • George

Children with Louisa Sterrett:

  • Elizabeth
  • Susan

Isaiah emigrated from Indiana to Morning Sun, Des Moines County, Iowa, in 1856.

Submitted by:
Ronald F. Rittel
Des Moines IA