Thomas Anspach/Anspaugh

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Thomas Anspach/Anspaugh
b. 23 February 1828, Butler County, Ohio, to John and Lydia (Bailey) Anspach
d. 7 August 1904, near Bussey, Marion County, Iowa
m. 30 September 1847, Decatur County, Indiana

Elsie Ridlen
b. 14 March 1826
d. 21 December 1905, Marion County, Iowa

Children with Elsie Ridlen:

  • Sarah
  • Elizabeth
  • Louisa
  • Alice
  • Barbara Emily
  • Ebenezer Warren William

Thomas’s siblings were:

  • Catherine Ann (b. ca. 1826) married Abraham Chriss.
  • Elizabeth (ca. 1829-1852) married Samuel Ridlen; Philip (ca. 1832-1849).
  • Barbara Ellen (1831/2-1912) married (1) Newton Hamilton Miller, (2) Julius Hoch.
  • John (b. ca. 1834) married (1) Jane Parkinson, (2) [–?–] Longsdorf.
  • Michael (1836- 1917) married (1) Elizabeth Wise, (2) Rebecca McGrew.
  • Susanna (b. 1838/39) married [–?–] Miller.
  • Sarah Ann (1840-1884) married Pierson Brelsford.
  • Marion Beck (1844-1918) married Amanda Ellen Shade.
  • Peter (1847-1924) married Catharine McClain.

Thomas Anspach served in the Mexican War 1847-47 and earned bounty land. In 1849, he moved his family to near Bussey, Marion County, Iowa.

Submitted by:
Marilyn J. Edwards
Oxford OH

George Thomas Alvey

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George Thomas Alvey
b. 4 July 1827, Anderson Township, Perry County, Indiana
d. 17 February 1900, Larue County, Kentucky
m. 22 October 1848, Perry County, Indiana

Mary Ellen Spencer
b. 11 June 1828, Kentucky or Indiana
d. 4 December 1897, Larue County, Kentucky

Children with Mary Ellen Spencer:

  • Lydia Ann (1849-1874)
  • Joseph (b. 1852)
  • Sarah Belle (b. 1854)
  • John Overton (1857-1934)
  • Susan J. (1858-1898)
  • Mary Ellen (1859-1940)
  • Nancy E. (b. 1862)
  • James W. (b. 1864)
  • Melvina (1865-1869)
  • Olivia (1866-1913)
  • son (b. 1867)
  • Rosa M. (b. 1871)

George moved from Anderson Township, Perry County, Indiana, to Hamilton Precinct, Larue County, Kentucky, in 1849-50. George Thomas Alvey is allegedly the great-grandson
of Thomas Green Alvey of St. Mary’s County, Maryland, who was a Revolutionary War soldier buried in Perry County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Betty L. Warren
Greenwood IN

Elijah Altman

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Elijah Altman
b. 1824, Mechanic, Holmes County, Ohio, to Isaac and Nancy (Wallick) Altman
d. 1880’s

m/1. 13 July 1843, Holmes County, Ohio
Mary Beck
b. about 1824-5, Holmes County, Ohio
d. about 1858-9, Holmes County, Ohio

m/2.
Mary Strome

Children with Mary Beck:

  • Isaac N.
  • Martha A.
  • Benjamin F.
  • William
  • Amanda J.
  • Joseph Alfred

Children with Mary Strome:

  • Lander
  • Elizabeth
  • David
  • Ella
  • Delbert
  • Charles
  • George

Elijah immigrated to Indiana in 1860 from Holmes County, Ohio, and resided in Union
Township, St. Joseph County. He emigrated from Indiana in 1874 to Caldwell County,
Missouri.

Submitted by:
Michael R. Darnel
Granger IN

Benjamin F Altman

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Benjamin F Altman
b. 6 September 1847, Holmes County, Ohio, to Elijah and Mary (Beck) Altman
d. 19 September 1915, Hamilton, Caldwell County, Missouri
m. 17 October 1875, Coshocton County, Ohio

Lydia Cross
b. 28 December 1856, Coshocton County, Ohio
d. 24 November 1921, Caldwell County, Missouri

Children with Lydia Cross:

  • Flora
  • Rosa N.

Benjamin immigrated to Indiana in 1860 and left in 1876 for Caldwell County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Michael R. Darnel
Granger IN

Francis Marion Ayers and Adeline Bishop

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Francis Marion Ayers
b. 10 May 1850, Wabash County, Indiana, to Barcus and Anna (Martin) Ayers
d. 31 December 1924, Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas,
m. 25 May 1871, Fulton County, Indiana

Adeline Bishop
b. 16 January 1850, Cass County, Indiana, to Stephen Manning and Caroline Amelia (Bonnel) Bishop
d. 21 March 1935, Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas

Children with Adeline Bishop:

  • Charles (b. 1872) married Mary E. [–?–]
  • Laura O. (1873-1959) married Albert Sidney Butner
  • Alton S. (b. 1876) married Jay Smith
  • Allie J. (b. 1879)
  • Viola (b. 1882)
  • Elmer M. (b. 1886)
  • Rosa Elmira (1888-1917) married Robert Benjamin McNett

Francis resided in Wabash, Grant and Fulton counties in Indiana. He and his family emigrated from Indiana to Harrison Township, White County, Arkansas, in 1874.

Submitted by:
Linda Wilson
Kansas City MO

Jeanette Mary Austin

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Jeannette Mary Austin
b. 18 February 1870, Scott (?) County, Indiana, to Charles and Almeda Ann (Alcorn) Austin
d. 20 May 1949, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
m. 24 October 1888, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Simon Simonson
b. 21 November 1857, Sandar, Norway
d. 26 April 1917, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Children with Simon Simonson:

  • Jeanette (d. 1896)
  • Charles Albert (d. 1896)
  • Alemeda “Alice” Louise (b. 1893) married William Francis Amies
  • Andrew (1896-1934) married Martha Hand Jackson
  • Edward George (1898-1983) married Agnes Lalande
  • Wilbur (d. 1904)

Submitted by:
Eugene Glenn Stackhouse
Philadelphia PA

Minnie Belle Alley

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Minnie Belle Alley
b. 18 February 1878, Indiana, to James and Tamzen (Johnson) Alley
d. 15 January 1965, Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas
m. 21 August 1892, Gray County, Kansas

Oliver James Christy
b. December 1867, Illinois, to John J. and Mary Ellen Christy
d. August 1936, Mulvane, Sumner County, Kansas

Children with Oliver James Christy:

  • Laura (1894-bef. 1900)
  • Lydia A. (1896-1980) married Jess Marion Boan
  • Ira Leonard (b. 1898)
  • Harrison Emerson (b. 1901)
  • Doris May (b. 1906)

Minnie emigrated from Madison County, Indiana, to Logan, Gray County, Kansas, in late 1889 or early 1890.

Submitted by:
Regina Falcetto
Emporia KS

James Lane Alley and Tamzen Johnson

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James Lane Alley
b. 25 October 1849, Decatur County, Indiana, to Hiram and Emily (Selby) Alley
d. 4 March 1932, Garden City, Finney County, Kansas
m. 6 April 1874, Decatur County, Indiana

Tamzen Johnson
b. 7 September 1856, Decatur County, Indiana
d. 16 December 1921, Finney County, Kansas

Children with Tamzen Johnson:

  • Emily Izora (1875-1893) married Robert English
  • Minnie Belle (1878-1965) married Oliver James Christy
  • Hiram Vorhees (1879-1932) married Mamie E. Baker
  • Lydia Ann (1880-1963) married Lewis I. Buck
  • Lewis Korseman (1882-1957) married Fanny Agnes Buck
  • Jessie Melissa (1885-1945) married Fredrick Samuel Wolking
  • Clarence Franklin (1888-1889)
  • Ocea Matilda (1890-1968) married Lewis E. Leonard
  • Samuel (1892-1895)
  • Eliza Jeanette (b. 1894) married Wallace L. Dagget
  • William Robert (1895-1979) married Anna Jane Brown

James resided in Decatur and Madison counties in Indiana before emigrating from Madison County, to Gray County, Kansas, in 1889-90.

Submitted by:
Regina Falcetto
Emporia KS

Hiram Vorhees Alley and Emily Shelby

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Hiram Vorhees Alley
b. 4 December 1821, Decatur County, Indiana, to Doddridge and Jane (Phillips) Alley
d. 4 March 1905, Logan, Gray County, Kansas
m. 31 December 1843, Rush County, Indiana

Emily Shelby
b. 9 February 1827, Rush County, Indiana, to Joshua A. and Mary (Riggan) Selby
d. 10 November 1913, Logan, Gray County, Kansas

Children with Emily Shelby:

  • Lydia Ann (1845-1925) married Lewis Korseman
  • Noah (1847-1847)
  • James Lane (1849-1932) married Tamzen Johnson
  • Emily Isora (1851-1860)
  • Doddridge Buchanan (1853-1940) married America Jane Hilligass
  • Joshua Breckenridge (1858-1933) married Matilda Louise Kidder
  • Samuel Jesse (1860-1913) married Melissa J. Wilburn
  • William Seymour (1863-1927) married Etta E. Christy
  • Jonathan Osborn (1865-1955) married Jenetta Weaver Lewis (b. 1872)

Hiram resided in Decatur and Madison counties in Indiana before emigrating from Madison County in 1889-1890 to Gray County, Kansas.

Submitted by:
Regina Falcetto
Emporia KS

Archibald Joseph Allen and Evantha Elizabeth Sutton

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Archibald Joseph Allen
b. 24 July 1853, Indiana
d. 24 September 1925, Clay County, Illinois
m. 15 September 1882, Evantha Elizabeth Sutton

Children with Evantha Elizabeth Sutton:

  • five sons
  • two daughters

Archibald was survived by a sister, Mrs. Peter Thompson, half-brother George Mann, and half-sister, Mrs. James Montgomery.

Submitted by:
Dawne Slater-Putt from Clay Co., Illinois, Roots, winter 1993, p. 15.