Henry Wylie Keller
b. about 1832
d. 5 April 1903, Crescent City, Logan County, Oklahoma Territory
m. before 1856
Margaret A. Meyers
b. about 1833
Children with Margaret A. Meyers:
Henry emigrated from Indiana to Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, about 1884.
Submitted by:
Estella Mae Staton
Baxter Springs KS
Henry George Keilman
b. 2 January 1855, Perry County, Indiana, to Jacob and Katharine (Knieriem) Keilman
d. 13 April 1925, Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois
m. 29 June 1884, Perry County, Indiana
Carolina Carrie Anna Ploch
b. 15 January 1856, Perry County, Indiana
d. 16 May 1931, Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois
Children with Carolina Carrie Anna Ploch:
Henry resided in Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana. He moved to Mercer County, Illinois, about 1900.
Henry Keilman’s mother, a German immigrant, spoke no English, like many immigrant women of the time. Henry stayed in Indiana in spite of plans to move to Illinois after a younger brother raced off to that same location, until his mother died and could be buried with her husband. By the time Henry arrived in Illinois, the best farmland was already occupied.
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Jessie-Mae Sanderson
Livonia MI
Daniel Baringer
b. 9 April 1809, Wurtemberg, Germany, to Johann and Catharina (Gobel) Baringer
d. about 1899, perhaps Nodaway, Missouri
m. 13 March 1838, Jefferson City, Kentucky
Ann Rebecca Lovier
b. about 1817, Hagerstown or Baltimore, Maryland
d. 2 February 1900, Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
Children with Ann Rebecca Lovier:
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Harriet Jordan Negaard
Carson CA
William Shanks Jordan
b. 31 January 1842, Salem, Washington County, Indiana, to Thomas and Eleanor (Williams) Jordan
d. 29 January 1912, Cotter, Marion County, Arkansas
m. 12 October 1865, Crothersville, Jackson County, Indiana
Caroline Rebecca Baringer
b. 15 March 1845, Jackson County, Indiana, to Daniel and Ann Rebecca (Lovier) Baringer
d. 11 November 1914, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa
Children with Caroline Rebecca Baringer:
William emigrated from Indiana to Page County, Iowa, about 1876.
Submitted by:
Harriet Jordan Negaard
Carson CA
Abraham J Jordan
b. 12 September 1820, Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana, to Abraham and Elizabeth (Miller) Jordan
d. 13 March 1897, Dewitt County, Illinois
m. 14 October 1841, Dearborn County, Indiana
Nancy Bennett
b. about 1822, Indiana
d. about 1856, Jennings County, Indiana
Children with Nancy Bennett:
Abraham’s father emigrated from Cumberland County, Maine, to Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana, about 1815-1816. Abraham resided in York, Dearborn County, Indiana, and Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana. He moved to Tunbridge, Dewitt County, Illinois, about 1865.
Submitted by:
Marilyn R. Jordan-Solari
Sonora CA
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Lemuel Shortridge Jones
b. 13 March 1859, Porter County, Indiana, to David and Eliza (Olinger) Jones
d. 16 July 1927, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho
m. 29 August 1883, Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana
Carrie Arnet Smith
b. 10 November 1864, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan
d. 29 June 1953, Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho
Children with Carrie Arnet Smith:
Lemuel Shortridge Jones emigrated from Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, to Giltner,
Hamilton County, Nebraska, in 1886.
Submitted by:
Carolyn Houser
Bow WA
Isaiah Jones
b. 16 January 1775, Guilford County, North Carolina, to Isaac and Elizabeth (Cox) Jones
d. about 1846, Iowa
m. about 1795
Martha East
b. February 1777, North Carolina
d. 8 September 1858, Iowa
Children with Martha East:
Isaiah resided in three Indiana counties: Marion, Hendricks, and Morgan. He left Indiana for Iowa about 1847.
Submitted by:
Barbara Mullendore Calvert
Caldwell NJ
Harlan C Jones
b. 6 March 1814, Alabama, to George and Narcissa (Harris) Jones
d. 12 April 1870, South Cedar Township, Jackson County, Kansas
m. 11 May 1837, Clinton County, Ohio
Ruth Hannah Zell
b. 3 March 1816, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia
d. 19 April 1893, South Cedar Township, Jackson County, Kansas
Children with Ruth Hannah Zell:
Harlan Jones resided in Clinton and Warren counties of Ohio, before moving to Parke County, Indiana, about 1844. In 1855, he moved by ox team from Parke County, Indiana, to Oak Mills, Cedar Township, Jackson County, Kansas.
Although born in Alabama, Harlan Jones was a strong Free State man. He was eventually driven from Oak Mills by pro-slavery border ruffians who took him prisoner. One night when his captors fell drunk around a campfire, he escaped and fled to Missouri. Returning later, he settled near Winchester, Kansas. But when border ruffians jumped his claim there, he purchased a claim in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
Swindled out of his Leavenworth claim, Harlan moved to Jackson County, Kansas, where he secured another tract of land, built a log cabin, and settled his family. He went from there to Atchison County, to learn the trade of stone mason, returned, and erected many of the early stone and brick buildings in northeastern Kansas.
Submitted by:
Betty Seprodi
Terre Haute IN
Tandy Johnson
b. 23 June 1837, possibly Shelby County, Indiana, to Isaac and Susanna (Wiles) Johnson
m. 29 October 1866, Decatur County, Indiana
Minerva Kelly
b. about 1846, Virginia
d. between 1870 and 1880, White County, Indiana
Children with Minerva Kelly:
Tandy lived in Rock Creek, Bartholomew County, Indiana, and Jackson, Decatur County, Indiana. He moved to Burnt Prairie, White County, Illinois, about 1869.
Submitted by:
Frances I. Douglas
Almira WA
Phebylean “Phebe” Johnson
b. 1 July 1832, Oldham County, Kentucky, to Isaac and Susanna (Wiles) Johnson
d. 5 April 1901, Independence, Nodaway County, Missouri
m. 6 July 1851, Shelby County, Indiana
Smith Anderson
b. March 1818, Ohio
d. 16 February 1901, Independence, Missouri
Children with Smith Anderson:
Phebe immigrated to Jackson, Decatur County, Indiana, in 1832–1835 from Oldham County, Kentucky, and emigrated from Sandcreek, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Benton Township, Crawford County, Missouri, in the 1870’s.
Submitted by:
Frances I. Douglas
Almira WA
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