James W Murphy

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James W Murphy
b. October 1850, Vienna Township, Scott County, Indiana, to John T. and Mary Ann Elizabeth (Smallwood) Murphy
d. 2 May 1906, Holcomb, Dunklin County, Missouri

m/1. 14 August 1877, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Percillia A. Parks
b. 15 April 1855, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, to Samuel and Dorcus (Henry) Parks
d. 22 December 1895, Donaldson Creek, Trigg County, Kentucky

m/2. 27 January 1897
Florence M. E. “Betty” (Walker) Wilkerson
b. to John C. and Amy Jane (Allen) Walker
d. 13 May 1906

Children with Percillia A. Parks:

  • Nannie M. (1879-1892) married (1) George W. Hawley, (2) James Whitt Dowlen
  • Effie Lena (b. 1883) married Thomas Rice Hagewood
  • Allie Elmire (b. 1885) married (1) Brown Hagewood, (2) Harrison Butcher, (3) [–?–] Grey, (4) John Inman
  • Margaret (or Emma) Elizabeth (1889-1933) married Columbus Collier Mathis Pascal
  • Lyman Arthur
  • Minnie Ruth

Children with Florence M.E. (Walker) Wilkerson:

  • Florence Lorene
  • Tryman Jessie
  • Janie (1902-1904)
  • Bodie Ophelia

The family left Bartholomew County, Indiana, about 1890 for Donaldson Creek Valley, Trigg
County, Kentucky. They left Kentucky for Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee, about 1899. Next, the family moved to Holcomb/White Oak, Missouri, in 1904.

James and Betty both died in May 1906 of pneumonia caused by being in the river after their ferry caught fire. They left six young children. The oldest four girls, all of whom were born in Indiana, had married and stayed in Tennessee.

Submitted by:
Lela B. Murphy Winfree
Warren MI

Oliver P. Bailey

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OLIVER P. BAILEY
b. about 1820, New York, to Aaron and Susanah Bailey
d. about 1865, Lavaca, Texas

m. 2 September 1840, Jefferson County, Indiana
Sarah Ann Wood

Children with Sarah Ann Wood:

  • John W.

Oliver’s family came to Indiana sometime in the 1820’s and left the state in 1846.

Submitted by:
Josephine Fitzhenry Hodge
Nassau Bay TX

Andrew J Murphy

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Andrew J Murphy
b. 8 May 1841, Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana, to Samuel and Matilda (Smith) Murphy
d. 3 February 1825, Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas

m. 24 September 1866, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Lydia Ann Pleakenstrauffer
b. 16 April 1846, Shilo, Decatur County, Indiana, to H. and Mary (Smith) Pleakenstrauffer

Children with Lydia Ann Pleakenstrauffer:

  • William Grant Paul (1867-1942) married Christina Haddow
  • Rosella (1869-1953)
  • Telitha Jane (1871-1969) married Charles Vance
  • Anna Viola (1873-1931) married Benjamin Galen Campbell
  • Andrew S. (1876-1884)
  • Lydia Edna (1877-1911) married Emery Albertus Dain
  • Emma Alice (1880-1894)
  • Mary M. (1882-1884)
  • Mabel Augusta (1885-1971) married Norval Morgan
  • Almina V. (b. 1887) married Gilbert Parrick
  • Euclid Theodore (1889-1966) married Elsie [–?–]

Prior to her marriage, Lydia Ann is said to have lived in an orphanage.

According to his Civil War records, Andrew and Lydia were married by Samuel K. Ross at Cincinnati, but the records were destroyed when a courthouse burned. Andrew was an octoroon whose grandfather, according to census records, was a “free mulatto”.

Andrew J. Murphy enlisted in the Union Army at Indianapolis on 18 August 1864 and served in a colored unit. After discharge he settled in Fairland Township, Shelby County, Indiana. In 1880 he emigrated with his family from Hymera, Sullivan County, Indiana, to Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas.

Submitted by:
Rolene Kiesling
Groveland CA

John W. Bailey

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JOHN W. BAILEY
b. August 1844, Kentucky
d. 30 October 1924, Wilmar, Drew County, Arkansas

m. 24 December 1865, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Adaline Whittington
b. February 1851, Indiana
d. 1907, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Children with Adaline Whittington:

  • Lillian Mary (b. 1867)
  • William (b. ca. 1869)
  • Patsy M. (b. ca. 1870)
  • Sarah (b. ca. 1872)
  • Justine (b. ca. 1878)
  • Francis Elmer
  • Martha (b. ca. 1882)
  • Hessie M. (b. ca. 1884)
  • Loran J. (b. 1886)
  • Lena

John emigrated from Bartholomew County, Indiana, in 1909.

John W.’s Civil War pension files includes a letter written 6 September 1910 from Wilmar, Arkansas, asking the pension commissioner to reconsider his pension application in lieu of the fact that he was a deserter. He states that he enlisted at “Falmath” Kentucky, it being the county seat of Pendleton County, in the 18th Kentucky regiment in 1861. He “recolect”s that he served 12 or 13 months and then wanted a furlough to go home which was denied so he “lit out and went eny how.” After trying unsuccessfully to re-locate his regiment he returned home until the “officers capteured me and took me back to the redgment way down in southern part of Tenise that was then in 63 the army started then to march to Chickamaga . “ After taking ill and spending a month in the hospital at “Chatneuky” he deserted “for good and went to Columbus and when the war broke I married there.”

John was denied a pension in 1890 and 1910 for his record of desertion.

Submitted by:
Shari Carr
Columbus, IN

 

John Mullendore

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John Mullendore
b. 23 July 1847, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Clint and Tabitha (Brooks) Mullendore
d. July 1907, Howard, Elk County, Kansas

m. 22 August 1866, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
Mary Eusebia Robinson
b. 1848, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, to David D. and Sarah Elizabeth (Forsyth) Robinson
d. 1 November 1898, Howard, Elk County, Kansas

Children with Mary Eusebia Robinson:

  • Hallie (1867-1960) married (1) C. E. Tesh, (2) Oth Elliott
  • Eddie (1869-1870)
  • Erd (1871-1938) married Sarah Jane Berry
  • David (1873-1947) married Metta B. Killam
  • Jessie (1875-1876)
  • Harry (1877-1879)
  • Clarence (1879-1885)
  • Otto V. (b. 1881) married (1) Golda Cribley, (2) Josephine Hall
  • Claudie (1883-1886)
  • Clarice (1885-1886)
  • Ray (b. 1887) married Alma Glahn
  • Carl (1889-1922)
  • William Clinton (1892-1983) married Esther Andrews

John and Mary E. Mullendore emigrated from Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, to Howard, Elk County, Kansas, in 1882.

John’s sons, Erd and David Mullendore, took part in the third Oklahoma land rush. Erd became an oilman, banker, and rancher, owning the famous Cross-Bell Ranch. David returned to Elk County, Kansas, where he served two terms in the Kansas legislature and became president of Production Credit Corporation.

John’s other sons also became prominent businessmen. Otto established a bank and owned a department store in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Ray became a banker first in Osage and later at Hominy, Oklahoma, where his brother Carl also was a banker. William Clinton served in the Food Relief Administration during World War I and as secretary to then Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover. Later William Clinton, an attorney, became president and CEO of Southern California Edison Company.

Submitted by:
Barbara Mullendore Calvert
Caldwell NJ

Raymond Arthur Mull

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Raymond Arthur Mull
b. 9 February 1888, Adams, Decatur County, Indiana, to George and Cora (Ludlow) Mull
d. 29 July 1970, Bokeelia, Florida

m. 6 September 1919, St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan
Lottie May Hatheway
b. 8 January 1891, Berrien County, Michigan
d. 14 April 1979, Berrien County, Michigan

Children with Lottie May Hatheway:

  • Stanley George
  • Raymond Lynn
  • Virginia
  • Mary Louise

Raymond emigrated from Decatur County, Indiana, to Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, about 1892.

Submitted by:
Mary L. Balderstone
West Chicago IL

Allen Moutray

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Allen Moutray
b. about 1810, Kentucky, to George M. and Elizabeth Moutray
d. 1862, Wayne County, Illinois

m. 28 August 1827, Posey County, Indiana
Anna Eliza Thompson
b. 1 January 1802, South Carolina
d. 28 January 1901, Edwards County, Illinois

Children with Anna Eliza Thompson:

  • George
  • Sylvester
  • James
  • Matthew
  • Tabitha
  • Sarah J.
  • Phobe Ann

Allen immigrated to Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana, before 1830 from Christian County, Kentucky. He emigrated from Indiana to Mt. Erie, Wayne County, Illinois, in the late 1850’s.

Submitted by:
Barbara J. Wohlhueter
Bradenton FL

Candace Case Bailey

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CANDACE CASE BAILEY
b. about 1824, Indiana, to Aaron and Susanah Bailey
d. Texas

m. 6 April 1841, Jefferson County, Indiana
Elias Sweet Farrar
b. about 1814, New York

Children with Elias Sweet Farrar:

  • Lorenzo
  • Celestine
  • Orange
  • Allen
  • William
  • Olive
  • Sarah Minerva
  • Mary Ella
  • Amelia Ann
  • John R.

The family moved from Jefferson County, Indiana, in 1846.

Submitted by:
Josephine Fitzhenry Hodge
Nassau Bay TX

William Riley Morris

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William Riley Morris
b. 15 March 1847, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, to Joshua and Barbary (Huffman) Morris
d. 1 October 1927, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois

m. 15 January 1982, Edwards County, Illinois
Melvina Potter
b. 25 April 1856, Edwards County, Illinois, to Jesse and Nancy (Bell) Potter
d. 13 July 1909, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois

Children with Melvina Potter:

  • George Washington
  • Jesse Joshua
  • Mary Alta
  • William Valentine

They had two other sons who died before 1900.

Submitted by:
Sharon Hohimer
Chatham IL

Joshua Morris

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Joshua Morris
b. about 1827, Ohio or Virginia
d. about 1870, probably Wayne County, Illinois

m. before 1847
Barbary Ann Huffman
b. 1829, Indiana
d. 24 May 1865, Wabash, Pike County, Indiana

Children with Barbary Ann Huffman:

  • William Riley married Melvina Potter
  • Sarah Elizabeth married Scott Christy
  • Martha J.
  • Aaron Wesley married Susan Frances Conaway
  • Margaret E.
  • Francis M.
  • Emma or Emily M.
  • Mary J.
  • Clara Belle
  • Barbara Ann

According to Joshua’s son William Riley Morris, Joshua was a direct descendant of Robert Morris, signer of the Declaration of Independence. The only clue to his parentage is found in Hixon Cemetery, Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana, where, in the grave next to that of Joshua’s wife Barbary, lies Elizabeth Morris, wife of William Morris, who died at age 73 on 13 March 1854.

After Barbary’s death in 1865, Joshua moved his family to Wayne County, Illinois. However, due to a Wayne County courthouse fire in the 1880’s, information concerning Joshua and his children has been difficult to obtain.

Submitted by:
Sharon Hohimer
Chatham IL