Jacob Anderson Stark

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Jacob Anderson Stark
b. 29 November 1847, Crothersville, Jackson County, Indiana, to Samuel and Sarah Ann Stark
d. 30 December 1914, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa

m. 6 December 1868, Jackson County, Indiana
Barbara Ellen (Harvey) Hedrick
b. 24 April 1849, Thornhill, Grainger County, Tennessee
d. 18 May 1920, Harrison Township, Adair County, Iowa

Children with Barbara Ellen (Harvey) Hedrick:

  • Sarah Emma
  • Ozella Gelestine
  • Ida May
  • William Andrew
  • Bessie Estella
  • Kate
  • Freddie

Jacob moved in 1877 to Cass County, Iowa.

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Judith L. Weber
Greenfield IA

Elias Stapp

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Elias Stapp
b. 11 January 1786, Orange County, Virginia, to Achilles and Margaret (Vawter) Stapp
d. 1 February 1867, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana

m. 29 June 1810, Jefferson County, Indiana,
Susan Branham
b. 1 March 1789, Kentucky
d. 15 May 1859, Jefferson County, Indiana

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Elias Stapp moved to Kentucky with his parents in 1789 and later to the Madison, Indiana, area.

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Edward Robert Whittlesey-Stapp
Dallas TX

William Stapp

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William Stapp
b. 1814, Jefferson County, Indiana to Elias Stapp and Susan Branham
d. 1902, Jefferson County, Indiana

m. 30 April 1840, Jefferson County, Indiana
Margaret Julia Norris
b. 1822, Jefferson County, Indiana
d. 6 February 1865, Jefferson County, Indiana

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Edward Robert Whittlesey-Stapp
Dallas TX

William Hamilton Stapp

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William Hamilton Stapp
b. 1843, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, to William and Margaret Julia (Norris) Stapp

m. 12 February 1843
Anna Cornelia Robinson
b. 25 July 1843, Jefferson County, Indiana
d. 4 February 1936, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Children with Anna Cornelia Robinson:

William worked in his father’s cap and boot store in Madison, Indiana, and served as a sergeant in the Indiana cavalry during the Civil War. In 1878 he moved to Taylorsville, Williamson County, Texas, to raise sheep. He left Texas in the 1880’s to dig silver in Colorado and California. His death date and place are unknown.

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Edward Robert Whittlesey-Stapp
Dallas TX

William E Stapp

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William E Stapp
b. 20 August 1870, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, to William H. and Anna C. (Robinson) Stapp
d. 6 November 1927, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

m. 1906, Sweet Home, Lavaca County, Texas
Lillian Franks
b. 26 September 1884, Sweet Home, Lavaca County, Texas
d. 9 August 1983, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Children with Lillian Franks:

  • Edward Long
  • William Edward

William emigrated from Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, to Taylorsville, Williamson County, Texas, in 1878.

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Edward Robert Whittlesey-Stapp
Dallas TX

Eve Elizabeth Stair

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Eve Elizabeth Stair
b. 1 March 1842, Wabash County, Indiana
d. 24 July 1907, near Briscoe, Adams County, Iowa

m. 17 April 1857, Quincy, Iowa
W. R. Miller

Children with W. R. Miller:

  • Addie
  • Charles
  • Luella
  • Nellie M. married [–?–] Miller

Eve moved to Quincy, Iowa, in 1852 with her parents.

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Dawne Slater-Putt
Huntertown IN
E-mail: dslaterput@aol.com

William Thomas Stagg

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William Thomas Stagg
b. 1824, Athens County, Ohio, to Thomas and Susanna (Howlett) Stagg
d. 8 October 1882, Healing Springs Township, Independence County, Arkansas

m. 11 March 1843, Ripley County, Indiana
Elizabeth Martha Ann Marshall
b. 1827, Pennsylvania
d. 9 March 1902, Pine Township, Cleburne County, Arkansas

Children with Elizabeth Martha Ann Marshall:

  • Frederic P.
  • William Hiram
  • Sylvester Harvey
  • Thomas Alfred
  • George R.
  • Susannah Jane
  • John L.

William came to Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana, from Athens, Ohio, in 1825. The family emigrated in 1875.

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Dorothy P. Ball
Kansas City MO

William Hiram Stagg

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William Hiram Stagg
b. 1847, Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana, to William T. and Martha A. (Marshall) Stagg
d. 7 December 1887, Pine Township, Cleburne County, Arkansas

m. 24 November 1867, Jennings County, Indiana
Sarah C. Ferren
b. March 1849, Ohio
d. 3 November 1910, Pine Township, Cleburne County, Arkansas

Children with Sarah C. Ferren:

  • Martha Melissa
  • John William
  • Eunice Alice
  • Thomas Burton
  • Alfred Leonadus
  • James Monroe

The family moved from Jennings County, Indiana, in 1868.

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Dorothy P. Ball
Kansas City MO

John Sparks

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John Sparks
b. about 1814, Estill County, Kentucky, to George and Fanny (Stivers) Sparks
d. 1870’s

m. 14 November 1837, Johnson County, Indiana
Delila Ann Demar
b. about 1819
d. about 1855, Putnam County, Missouri

Children with Delila Ann Demar:

  • Nancy Jane
  • Talton Emery
  • Daniel
  • James
  • Martha Ann
  • Fanny
  • George

John immigrated to Indiana in 1826 from Kentucky and resided in Brown and Johnson counties in Indiana. He left Indiana in 1846 for Putnam County, Missouri. John Sparks is said to have died along the Oregon Trail.

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Michael R. Darnel
Granger IN

Lewis Sowers

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Lewis Sowers
b. 18 May 1818, Lexington, Rowan County, North Carolina, to Valentine and Eva Marie (Derr) Sowers
d. 11 February 1897, Colby, Kansas

m. 5 July 1838, North Carolina
Susannah Sink
b. 1819, Rowan County, North Carolina
d. 10 February 1863, Page County, Iowa

Children with Susannah Sink:

  • Anna
  • Jane
  • Hamilton
  • Elmine
  • William Harrison
  • Mary
  • Martha
  • Eve
  • George (b. 1863)

Lewis emigrated from Fountain County, Indiana, in 1859 to Buchanan Township, Page County, Iowa. Lewis’ son, George, was seven days old when Susannah died.

Lewis was small in stature, quick, active and strong. At almost 70, he journeyed west by covered wagon to Thomas County, Kansas, hoping to grow wheat extensively. Drought and grasshoppers took his crops seven out of ten years. He didn’t make enough money from his crops to pay for the seed. The strain was too much for him, and he died of heart failure in 1897.

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Karen Zach
Waveland IN
E-mail: Karen.zach@sbcglobal.net