Ezbon Allen

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EZBON ALLEN
b. 16 September 1817, New York, to Joseph and Mary
(Sanford) Allen
d. 28 June 1886, Rock Island, Rock Island County,
Illinois

m. 31 December 1848, Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois
Rebecca Jones
b. 28 February 1831, Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
d. 28 September 1865, Rural Township, Rock Island County, Illinois

Children with Rebecca Jones:

  • Joseph Levi (1849-1895)
  • James Eli (1852-1926)
  • Eliza Ellen (1855-1855)
  • Emit Swain (1856-1857)
  • Lillie Elsie (1858-1948) married John Beck
  • Millie Ada (1860-1861)
  • Minnie Etta (1862-1884) married James Murrin
  • Leota Maybell (1865-1865)

Ezbon came to Indiana from New York in 1819. He lived in Connersvillle, Fayette County; Hanover Township, Shelby County; and Porter County before emigrating in 1842.

Submitted by:
Kathryn M. Jennings
Orland Park IL

Henry Adkins

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 HENRY ADKINS
b. 22 May 1858, Busseron Township, Knox County,
Indiana, to John and Barbaryan (Piety) Adkins
d. 30 December 1941, Sarcoxie, Jasper County,
Missouri

m. 2 February 1890, Sarcoxie, Jasper County, Missouri
Minnie DeHaven
b. 29 November 1869, Bristol, Elkhart County,
Indiana
d. 15 January 1948, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Children with Minnie DeHaven:

  • • Mable
  • • Blanche
  • • Bonnie
  • • Edison
  • • Minnie
  • • Horace
  • • Kate
  • • Ann
  • • Infant
  • • Paul

Henry lived in Busseron Township, Knox County, Indiana, where he was born, until he emigrated sometime before 1888.

Submitted by:
Mary L. Courtney
Aldrich MO

John A.J. Abel

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John A.J. Abel
b. 5 December 1838, Orange County, Indiana
d. 30 June 1918, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas

m. 7 October 1866
Margaret Ellen McCauley
d. 3 August 1916

Children with Margaret Ellen McCauley:

  • James A. of Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana
  • J. K. of Hoisington, Kansas
  • Frank W. of Pomona, Kansas
  • Courtland C. of Wichita, Kansas
  • [–?–] married E. N. Jenkins of Red Oak, Iowa
  • [–?–] married W. A. Hunting of Caldwell, Kansas
  • [–?–] married F. S. Peterson of Anthony, Kansas
  • [–?–] married P.E. Feltner of Lyndon, Kansas

While John was born in Indiana and may have married there, he emigrated in 1899 to Kansas.

Submitted by:
Dr. Eric C. Stumpf
Burr Ridge IL

 

Sarah Elizabeth Statton

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SARAH ELIZABETH STATTON
b. 15 July 1846, Virginia, to James and Catherine (Bobo) Statton
d. 9 November 1927, Shelton Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

m. 8 September 1867, White County, Indiana
George Washington Kersey
b. 20 December 1830, Marion County, Ohio
d. 12 November 1904, Union Township, Jasper County, Indiana

Children with George Washington Kersey:

  • Effie Alice (b. 1869) married [—?—] Stanley
  • James (b. 1871)
  • Isaac (b. 1871)
  • Earl (b. 1873)
  • Kathryn Statton (b. 1875)
  • George Orval (b. 1877)
  • Curtis Roy (b. 1880)

While in Indiana, Sarah lived in Chalmers, White County; Remington, Jasper County; and Fowler, Benton County.

Submitted by:
Orville Kersey
Crown Point IN

Harry Austin Moore

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HARRY AUSTIN MOORE
b. 17 June 1883, Gananoque, Leeds County, Ontario, Canada, to Joseph John and Martha (Bryant) Moore
d. 11 December 1964, Carlsbad,California

m. 23 June 1910, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
Sarah Glenn Culver
b. 17 June 1887, Carthage, Miner County, South Dakota, to George Herbert and Alice Julia (Cooling) Culver
d. 23 May 1974, Libertyville, Illinois

Children with Sarah Glenn Culver:

  • John Austin (1912-1977) married Ruth Martin
  • Glenn Culver (1914-1973) married Margaret Allison
  • Jean Louise Virginia (1916-2001) married Milton James Weber

Harry was a machine tool salesman. He came to Indiana in 1927 and lived in Elkhart where he was the sales manager of the Foster Machine Co. He made fine furniture of walnut wood obtained in the Elkhart area using the many woodworking machines he had. He left the state about 1943 for Washington, D.C., where he spent about 18 months as head of the Machine Tool Division of Lend Lease before retiring and moving on once again, eventually ending up in Carlsbad, California, where he died.

Submitted by:
Dian Moore
Crawfordsville IN

Jacob Ludwick/Ludwig

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Jacob Ludwick/Ludwig
b. 8 November 1807, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, to Abraham and Susan (McBride) Ludwick
d. 18 September 1894, Grinnell County, Iowa

m/1. 25 September 1828, Marion County, Ohio
Hester Myers

m/2. Iowa
Mary Hays

Children with Hester Myers:

  • Ann Elizabeth (b. 1830)
  • Margaret (b. 1831)
  • Mary (b. 1833)
  • Emaline (b. 1834)
  • Nancy (b. 1836)
  • Wealthy (b. 1837)
  • Eliza Ann (b. 1839)
  • Jonathan (b. 1841)
  • Abraham (b. 1843)
  • Hester (b. 1845)
  • Jacob (b. 1847)
  • Mariah (b. 1849)
  • Julia (b. 1851)
  • Silas (b. 1853)

After the death of his parents, Jacob and two of his younger sisters lived with his eldest sister and her husband, Margaret and Peter Shook. After their marriage in Marion County, Ohio, Jacob and Hester (Myers) Ludwick moved to Johnson Township, Ripley County, Indiana. After Hester’s death, Jacob emigrated from Indiana to Grinnell County, Iowa, in 1864, where he married Mary Hays.

Submitted by:
Mrs. Lynne Emmons
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Cora Emmeline Ludlow

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Cora Emmeline Ludlow 
b. 24 August 1868, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana to Lineus Risley Ludlow and Hester Ann Wills
d. 28 June 1954, Berrien County, Michigan

m. 20 April 1887, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana
George Gates Mull
b. 5 July 1858, Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio, to John and Naomi (Beebe) Mull
d. 8 March 1945, Berrien County, Michigan

Children with George Gates Mull:

  • Raymond Arthur
  • Irene

George Mull immigrated to Indiana from Clermont County, Ohio, by 1887. About 1892, George and Cora Emmeline emigrated from Decatur County, Indiana, to Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan.

Submitted by:
Mary L. Balderstone
West Chicago IL

Lineus Risley Ludlow

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Lineus Risley Ludlow
b. 26 January 1844, Shelby or Dearborn County, Indiana, to Stephan D. and Emmeline (Kersey) Ludlow
d. 17 July 1906, Berrien County, Michigan

m. 18 November 1867, Shelby County, Indiana
Hester Ann Wills (Humphrey?)
b. 5 October 1845, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana
d. 7 April 1939, St. Joseph Township, Berrien County, Michigan

Children with Hester Ann Wills (Humphrey?):

  • Cora Emmeline
  • Orin Willis
  • Ernest Talma
  • Jason Berzilla
  • William Cumback

About 1892, Lineus and Hester Ann emigrated from Indiana to Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, where Lineus was a fruit buyer.

Lineus’ wife, Hester Ann, may have been the daughter of Jessie and Betsy (Grinsted)
Humphrey and may have been adopted by Wills and Hester Ann (Bassett) Wills before the age of five years.

Submitted by:
Mary L. Balderstone
West Chicago IL

Julius Risley Ludlow

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Julius Risley Ludlow
b. 26 January 1844, Shelby or Dearborn County, Indiana, to Stephan D. and Emmeline (Kersey) Ludlow
d. 19 October 1902, Berrien County, Michigan

m/1. 6 December 1870, Shelby County, Indiana
Maria Belle Thayer
b. 1845
d. before March 1900, Arapahoe County, Colorado

m/2. 4 March 1900, Arapahoe County, Colorado
Anna D. Kennedy

Children with Maria Belle Thayer:

  • Jessie Benton married Edward S. Acres
  • Earl Thayer
  • Ovid
  • Orphia

Julius emigrated from Indiana to Arapahoe County, Colorado, about 1897 for Maria’s health. Maria possibly died of tuberculosis.

Julius was a photographer, farmer, salesman, and travel agent during his life. Before the enumeration of the 1900 census, Julius and his second wife Anna moved to Berrien County, Michigan, where they lived near to his twin brother Lineus.

Regarding Julius’ children, Earl and Ovid Ludlow remained in Colorado, where they operated a packing company and a ranch. Jessie Benton Ludlow married in Arapahoe County, Colorado, on 3 August 1899.

Submitted by:
Mary L. Balderstone
West Chicago IL

Watson Lowther

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Watson Lowther
b. about 1830, West Virginia, perhaps to Elias and Margaret (Beam/Bean) Lowther
d. September 1891, Saratoga Springs, McDonald County, Missouri

m/1. 30 December 1849, White County, Indiana
Sarah Macklin

m/2.
Jane Coleman
b. about 1828, Cherokee Nation East, Georgia, to William A. and Lucinda (Robbins) Coleman
d. 30 January 1901, Inola, Rogers County, Indian Territory, Oklahoma

Children with Jane Coleman:

  • Leroy Grover (1853–1909)
  • Georganna Isbell (1855–1895)
  • Josephine Joanna (1853–1926)
  • Thomaan (b. 1859)
  • Samantha
  • Eugene W. (b. 1870)

Watson immigrated to White County, Indiana, from Harrison County, Virginia, about 1830 and left Indiana after 1850.

Submitted by:
James L. Spencer
Cedar Rapids IA
E-mail: jlscr2@yahoo.com