John Homer Lee

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John Homer Lee
b. 31 August 1849, Jefferson County, Ohio, to William and Mary Jane (Adams) Lee
d. 20 December 1898, Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois

m/1. 9 March 1873, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana
Rebecca Adaline Mitchell
b. 30 December 1845, Parke County, Indiana, to William Durrow and Sarah Foster (Martin) Mitchell
d. 9 January 1879, Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois

m/2. 17 August 1879
Julia A. Cain

Children with Rebecca Adaline Mitchell:

  • William Reeder (b. 1874)
  • Barthenia Rose (b. 1875)
  • John Baker (b. 1877)

Children with Julia A. Cain:

  • Harry Cain (b. 1888)

John came from Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1850. He lived in Owen County, Monroe County, and Parke County, Indiana. He left in 1877 for Mitchelsville, Saline County, Illinois. John was in the Ohio Cavalry, Company G, 13th Regiment, in 1864–1865. He was in the 7th U.S. Cavalry at Indianapolis in 1870–71. He taught school while in Indiana and became a physician after moving to Illinois.

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Susan Lee Cook
LaCanada CA

Orrin Lawler

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Orrin Lawler
b. 1822, Tennessee
d. 3 April 1902, Sharon Township, Fayette County, Illinois

m. 26 May 1852, Owen County, Indiana
Clarissa Ellen Freeman
b. 25 December 1827, Burke County, North Carolina
d. 28 September 1912, Fayette County, Illinois

Children with Clarissa Ellen Freeman:

  • George Washington
  • John H.
  • James E.
  • Mary E.
  • Rebecca
  • Kesiah Rosanna
  • Clarissa E.
  • Martha

The family left Owen County, Indiana, in 1854.

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Win Wood
Vona CO

Caroline Lake

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Caroline Lake
b. 27 December 1830, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana to Elisah Warword Lake and Rebecca Hanna
d. 11 March 1915, Lyons, Rice County, Kansas

m. 4 May 1848, Putnam County, Indiana
Isaac Spencer Collings, M.D.
b. 16 October 1827, Floyd Township, Putnam County, Indiana, to William C. and Sarah “Sallie” (Monnett) Collings
d. 10 September 1865 in an Army hospital at Camp Irwin, west of Port Lavaca, Texas

Children with Isaac Spencer Collings:

  • Elisha William Zenas (1849-1919) married Mary Eurilla Andrews
  • Elmira Rosalie (1851-1926) married Preston Six
  • Franklin Chandler (1855-1915) married Eugenia Edson

Caroline moved from Putnam County, Indiana, to Rice County, Kansas, before 1900.

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Jay Brown Wright
Fayetteville NY

Elisha Warford Lake and Rebecca Hanna

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Elisha Warford Lake
b. 17 July 1799, probably Hunterdon County, New Jersey, to Zenas and [–?–] Lake
d. 23 April 1881, Lincoln, Rice County, Kansas

m. 17 February 1823, Marion County, Indiana
Rebecca (Hanna) Nugent
b. 8 January 1797, South Carolina
d. 12 July 1873, Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana

Children with Rebecca (Hanna) Nugent:

  • Juliann or Julian (1829–1854)
  • Caroline (1830–1915)
  • Mary Elsa (1833–1914) married William C. Summers
  • Hannah (1835–1921) married Sanford S. Wright
  • Martin VanBuren (1837–1842)

Elisha Lake immigrated to Indiana from Hamilton County, Ohio, about 1821 with his parents and resided in three Indiana counties: Marion, Carroll, and Putnam. He moved to Rice County, Kansas, in 1876.

Rebecca Hanna, Elisha’s wife, married first William Nugent. They had a daughter, Rosanna.

Submitted by:
Jay Brown Wright
Fayetteville NY

 

Clarence B Kyle

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Clarence B Kyle

m. 26 March 1902, Howard County, Indiana
Nira B. Ross
b. about 1882, Indiana, to Harvey and Martha (Saxon) Ross

Children with Nira B. Ross:

  • Helen L.
  • George B.

Clarence moved before 1913 to Sandoval, Marion County, Illinois, and before 1920 to Lamoine Township, McDonough County, Illinois.

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

Lanselot Knipe

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Lanselot Knipe 
b. 18 March 1779, Soulby, Westmorland, England, to William and Mary (Steel) Knipe
d. 28 March 1847, Palmyra, Knox County, Indiana

m. 1802, Baltimore, Maryland
Elizabeth Jackson
b. 5 July 1779, Knock, Westmorland, England
d. 22 November 1849, Knox County, Indiana

Children with Elizabeth Jackson:

  • William M.
  • Nathan F.
  • Lancelot
  • Mary Elizabeth
  • John
  • Sarah
  • Thomas
  • Elizabeth
  • Joshua
  • Jane

Lanselot emigrated in 1828 from Wythe County, Virginia, to Palmyra, Knox County, Indiana, and in 1829 from Knox County, Indiana, to Vermilion County, Illinois.

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Johanna Nigra
Georgetown IL

Nathan Frank Knipe

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Nathan Frank Knipe
b. 15 September 1804, Wythe County, Virginia, to Lanselot and Elizabeth (Jackson) Knipe
d. 14 May 1848, Carroll, Vermilion County, Illinois

m. 20 November 1825, Wythe County, Virginia
Mary Jane Rodgers
b. 18 October 1806, Wythe County, Virginia
d. 1851, Carroll, Vermilion County, Illinois

Children with Mary Jane Rodgers:

  • John Frank (1826–1909) married Mary Ann Smith
  • Elizabeth Jane (1829–1872) married John Mosier
  • Sarah (1831–1908) married James Merchant Keeble
  • William A. (b. 1832)
  • Mary (b. 1834) married John Arnold
  • Nathan J. (1836–1849)
  • Lanty (1838–1877) married Emma Ernest
  • Alexander (1841–1878) married Martha O. Rogers
  • Nancy Catherine (1844–1848)
  • Joshua (1847–1911) married Ameila Mirah Keeble

Nathan emigrated from Palmyra, Knox County, Indiana, to Carroll, Vermilion County, Illinois,
about 1835.

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Johanna Nigra
Georgetown IL

John Frank Knipe

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John Frank Knipe
b. 15 October 1826, Wythe County, Virginia, to Nathan and Mary Jane (Rodgers) Knipe
d. 20 April 1909, Carroll, Vermilion County, Illinois

m. 9 December 1853, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana
Mary Ann Smith
b. 14 February 1836, Knox County, Indiana, to Charles and Susanna (Mize) Smith

Children with Mary Ann Smith:

  • Frank Elliot
  • William A.
  • Annabelle
  • Kate M.
  • Capilola “Capa”
  • Charles
  • Mabel

John immigrated to Indiana in 1828 from Wythe County, Virginia. He resided in Knox County, Indiana. He emigrated between 1829 and 1835 to Vermilion County, Illinois.

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Johanna Nigra
Georgetown IL

William H Knight

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William H. Knight
b. November 1830, North Carolina

m. July 1859, Rush County, Indiana
Drusilla Baird
b. October 1840, Pennsylvania.

Children with Drusilla Baird:

William and Drusilla Knight lived at Cambridge City and Indianapolis, Indiana, as well as in Rush County, Indiana.

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Eugene F. Gray
East Lansing MI

George W. Knight

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George W. Knight
b. April 1863, Indiana, to William H. and Drusilla (Baird) Knight

m. 14 February 1885, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana
Mary “Molly” Morgan
b. May 1864

Children with Mary “Molly” Morgan:

George W. and Molly Knight resided in Indianapolis, Marion County, and Richmond,
Wayne County, Indiana, and emigrated from Indiana about 1914 to Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.

Submitted by:
Eugene F. Gray
East Lansing MI