JOSIAH BENNER
b. 7 August 1813, Maryland
d. 29 March 1892, Missouri
m. 21 April 1842, Jackson, Ohio
Suzanna Butt
b. 14 August 1825, Ohio
d. 1877, Keytesville, Chariton County, Missouri
Children with Suzanna Butt:
It is not known when or where they lived in Indiana, but all their children were born there.
Submitted by:
Elizabeth Nash
Garden City KS
DANIEL BENEDICT
b. 14 February 1811, Warwick, Orange County, New York, to Wallace and Rachel (Depew) Benedict
d. 14 July 1900, Verdon, Richardson County, Nebraska
m.
Sarah “Sally” Crosman
b. 20 June 1814, New York
d. 12 May 1862, Barrington, Cook County, Illinois
Children with Sarah Crosman:
In 1839, Daniel came to Indiana, living in Blackford or Delaware County and left before 1860.
Submitted by:
Joan Bray
Adel IA
ESTELLA M. BEMENT
b. 9 January 1858, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, to Samuel and Lydia Celesta (Waite) Bement
d. 15 April 1926, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
m/1. about 1877
Seymour Charlie Layton
b. 23 February 1851, Pennsylvania, to Hiram and Julia Layton
d. 12 September 1880, Noble Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
m/2. about 1883
Gordon Martin
d. about 1893, Nebraska
m/3. about 1894
John Neu
b. 29 March 1867, Berlin, Otoe County, Nebraska
d. 10 October 1889, Berlin, Otoe County, Nebraska
m/4. about 1910
J. W. Smalley
Children with Seymour Charlie Layton:
Children with Gordon Martin:
Children with John Neu:
Estella lived in South Bend, St. Joseph County, and Union Mills, Noble Township, LaPorte County, before emigrating from Indiana. She then lived in Berlin, Otoe County, Nebraska.
Submitted By:
Hilda Hemmingson Meryhew
Auburn WA
ISAAC H. BELL
b. 1787, Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to David D. and Mary Bell
d. 12 October 1865, Cedar Township, Monroe County, Iowa
m. 3 October 1814, Henry County, Kentucky
Elizabeth Keiser
b. 1797, Shelby County, Kentucky, to John and Catherine (Ferguson) Keiser
d. after February 1881, Monroe County, Iowa
Children with Elizabeth Keiser:
There were three more children born between William H. and Sarah A.
The family came to Indiana from Oldham County,Kentucky, in 1835. They lived in Brown, Johnson, and Morgan counties before emigrating in 1845. Isaac served in the Kentucky militia and in the War of 1812. Elizabeth was a weaver.
Submitted by:
Patricia Little Maddox
Alexandria VA
August Quante
b. 16 August 1839, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Johann and Sophie (Waitinger) Quante
d. 23 April 1920, Nemaha County, Nebraska
m. 19 August 1868, Nemaha County, Nebraska
Rosetta Snyder
b. 13 December 1849, Wood County, Ohio
d. 13 February 1910, Nemaha County, Nebraska
Children with Rosetta Snyder:
August Quante immigrated with his parents to Franklin County, Indiana, as an infant. He joined the Indiana 1st Regiment Cavalry in 1862. He emigrated first to Kansas and then moved to Nebraska. He worked outfitting wagon trains and hauling government supplies west.
Submitted by:
Elizabeth Quante Ward
Evansville IN
John T Quackenbush
b. 25 November 1847, Orange County, Indiana, to John and [–?–] Quackenbush
d. 17 January 1915, Clay County, Illinois
m. 3 October 1869, Clay County, Illinois
Nancy Jenkins
Children with Nancy Jenkins:
John moved to Clay County with is parents when he was a young man. He and Nancy had two other children who died young.
Submitted by:
Dawne Slater-Putt, from Clay County, Illinois, Roots, fall 1993, p. 50
William Dodson Proctor
b. possibly Randolph County, North Carolina
d. 30 January 1888, Mercer County, Missouri
m. before 1850
Rachel “Matilda” Anderson
b. about 1823, North Carolina or Tennessee
d. 25 July 1873, Mercer County, Missouri
Children with Rachel Anderson:
William resided in Hendricks County, Indiana, and moved to Mercer County, Missouri. A William Proctor, listed as an early settler, purchased land in 1855 in Mercer County, Missouri.
Submitted by:
Betty Murphy Mabee
San Diego CA
Vickers Preston
b. 29 September 1815, Campbell County, Virginia, to Zenas and Elizabeth (Stanton) Preston
d. about 1904, probably Jefferson County, Iowa
m. 13 March 1841, LaPorte County, Indiana
Charlotte E. Fouts
Vickers moved to Jefferson County, Iowa, about 1842. His occupation was that of farmer and his faith was Quaker.
Submitted by:
Barbara Taylor Szabo
Osceola IN
Reverend Elam S. Preston
b. 29 September 1821, Campbell County, Virginia, to Zenas and Elizabeth (Stanton) Preston
d. 27 February 1906, Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota
m/1. 13 May 1850, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Keziah Brown
m/2.
Maria Shepley
m/3. 21 July 1864
Anna N. (Dodd) Willard
d. 8 March 1905, Tower City, Cass County, North Dakota
Children with Maria Shepley:
Elam was the fifth of seven children. In 1840, Elam, age 19, was still living at home with his family, but shortly afterward he entered Indiana Asbury College to begin his studies for the ministry. In 1847 he was admitted on a trial basis to the North Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In August 1850 he was appointed to serve at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. He joined the Northwest Indiana Conference when it formed in 1852 and was appointed minister to the Mishawaka Methodist Episcopal Church in April 1863. Elam died in 1906 at the home of his daughter, Elizabeth (Preston) Anderson. He and Maria had other children.
Submitted by:
Barbara Taylor Szabo
Osceola IN
Oliver Hosea Powell
b. 23 May 1870, Elizabethtown, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to John and Mary Jane (Dunn) Powell
d. 4 June 1955, Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas
m. 22 July 1896
Sarah Krapp
b. 26 April 1874, Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas, to Hosea and Elizabeth (Christie) Dunn
d. 4 February 1945, Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas
Children with Sarah Krapp:
John Powell, Oliver Powell’s father, was the son of Wiley Prosis and Sarah (Carter) Powell.
Submitted by:
Dawne Slater-Putt
Huntertown IN
E-mail: dslaterput@aol.com
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