James Arthur Soules, Sr.

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James Arthur Soules, Sr.
b. March 1862, Vigo County, Indiana, to Origen Brigham and Fraches Ann (Watkins-Draper) Soules
d. 14 September 1945, Bismarck, North Dakota

m/1. 20 October 1891, Vigo County, Indiana
Angeline Isabell Jones
b. 17 January 1866, Vigo County, Indiana, to Nathaniel M. and Sarah Ann (Brown) Jones
d. 3 November 1900, Vigo County, Indiana

m/2.
Wilhelmina Neukom

Children with Angeline Isabell Jones:
• Frances Sarah (1892-1967) married Vincent Grimes
• James Arthur, Jr. (1895-1987) married (1) Connie Carlson, (2) Beth Carpenter Johnson

Children with Wilhelmina Neukom:
• Mary E. (1910-1972) married Powell J. Bing

This family was first in Indiana prior to 1826 and resided in Vigo County. James did not leave for North Dakota until after 1905. He was a businessman and elected county officer while in Vigo County, and later a businessman in North Dakota.

Submitted by:
Thomas P. Jones
Indianapolis IN
E-mail: genjones@juno.com

Arthur Lewis Nelson

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Arthur Lewis Nelson
b. 6 April 1892, Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, to Walter Lincoln and Anna May (Lewis) Nelson
d. 5 December 1957, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio

m. 26 November 1914, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio
Ruth Mae Rhoderick

Submitted by:
Helen M. Bailey
Travelers Rest SC

William Riley McShane

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William Riley McShane
b. 31 July 1838, Dearborn County, Indiana, to Robert and Sarah (Shough) McShane
d. 11 November 1864, Fort Monroe Hospital, Virginia

William enlisted in the Union Army and, after completing his first enlistment, signed up for a second enlistment. He served with Battery L, 4th U.S. Artillery Regiment, 1st Artillery Brigade, 18th Army Corp. He died of dysentery at Fort Monroe Hospital at age 26 and is buried in the Hampton National Cemetry, Virginia.

Submitted by:
Helen M. Bailey
Travelers Rest SC

Lewis Leslie McShane

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Lewis Leslie McShane
b. 25 April 1879, Mahalasville, Morgan County, Indiana, to Francis Marion and Nora Rachel (Cramer) McShane
d. 19 October 1955, Glenside, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

m. 5 August 1903, Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas
Lorena Ellis
b. 1 June 1871, Indiana, to Jesse and Evaline (Thomas) Ellis, Jr.
d. 20 March 1964, St. Petersburg, Florida

Children with Lorena Ellis:
• Lois Jessie (1904-1997) married Clarence Eugene Mason
• Doris Loreen (1907-1999)
• Marjorie Elizabeth Louise (b. 1914) married Carl Irving Wilbur

Lewis’ grandparents came to Indiana from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, about 1830. They lived first in Harrison Township, Dearborn County, and later moved to New Trenton, Franklin County, Indiana in the 1840’s. Lewis left Indiana in 1881 for Gardner, Johnson County, Kansas. He later lived in Illinois and in Springfield, Massachusetts, before finally moving to Glenside, Pennsylvania.

Lewis was a teacher for a short time in Johnson County, Indiana, and married a teacher before joining Dodd, Mead & Company, where he sold encyclopedias for 20 years, but eventually left Dodd, Mead & Company. He moved to G & C Merrian & Company, where he became Vice President and a member of the board of directors.

Submitted by:
Helen M. Bailey
Travelers Rest SC

Francis Marion McShane

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Francis Marion “Frank” McShane
b. 3 January 1841, Harrison Township, Dearborn County, Indiana, to Robert and Sarah (Shough) McShane
d. 13 October 1910, Gardner, Johnson County, Kansas

m. 27 December 1877, Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana
Nora Rachel Cramer
b. 20 March 1856, Stanhope, New Jersey, to Lewis Putnam and Charity Amelia Cramer

Children with Nora Rachel Cramer:
• Lewis Leslie (1879-1955)
• Jesse Judson (b. 1881)
• Francis Marion (b. 1883)
• Harry Cramer (b. 1891)

Frank’s parents came to Indiana from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, about 1830. They lived first in Harrison Township, Dearborn County, and later moved to New Trenton, Franklin County, Indiana in the 1840’s.

Frank enlisted in Company A, 68th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment and served from 1863 to 1865. He was wounded twice during his military service. He moved to Morgan County after the war and worked as a teacher and in the timber business. In 1881, he moved to Johnson County, Kansas and became a farmer. His son, also named Francis Marion, died while attending Kansas University.

Submitted by:
Helen M. Bailey
Travelers Rest SC

Martha Ann Streepy

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Martha Ann Streepy
b. 15 May 1824, Daviess County, Indiana, to Edward and Delilah (Freeland) Streepy
d. 26 February 1912, Udell, Appanoose County, Iowa

m.
Thomas James Cooley
b. 1807

Children with Thomas James Cooley:
• Louella
• Eudora

Submitted by:
Julia Newman
Hackensack MN
E-mail: julienew@uslink.net

Catharine Weber

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Catharine “Katie” Weber
b. 29 November 1860, Ripley County, Indiana, to John George and Katharina Margareta (Wirth) Weber
d. before 1939, Cincinnati, Ohio

m. 25 August 1881
George C. Sleighbaum
d. 23 February 1939

Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com

Albert Huneke

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Albert Huneke
b. 20 August 1869, Laughery Township, Ripley County, Indiana
d. December 1949, Alva, Oklahoma

It is unknown who or when Albert married, but his obituary lists the following children:
• William
• Marion
• Harold
• Esther
• Sarah married [–?–] Moore

Albert farmed both in Indiana and later in Oklahoma.

Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com

Evan “Curly” Dierlein

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Evan “Curly” Dierlein
b. 20 January 1894, Indiana, to Charles and Margaret (Darr) Dierlein
d. 28 December 1958, Mobile, Alabama

m. 5 May 1917, Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana
Ruth Weber
b. 15 March 1894, Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana, to Johann Heinrich and Louisa A. (Losey) Weber
d. 16 August 1985, Tipton, Tipton, County, Indiana

Evan grew up in Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana but moved to Tipton in 1912 with his family. He remained in Tipton after his marriage until 1925 when he and his bride moved to Mobile, Alabama. During World War II, he served with the Navy as an electrician on a submarine. Upon return to civilian life, he continued to work as an electrician.

Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com

Allen Jasper Hart

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Allen Jasper Hart
b. 10 January 1882, Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana, to James L. Marion and Harriett Jane (Shouse) Hart
d. 11 September 1957, Kiowa, Kansas

m. 14 February 1902, New Pennington, Decatur County, Indiana
Lou Ella Davis
b. 1 May 1881, Missouri, to David Arthur Thackrey and Anna Eliza (Hart) Davis
d. 3 August 1963, Jefferson County, Indiana

Allen was a farmer, and it is unknown when he left Indiana. Lou Ella had been committed to the Madison State Hospital on 2 September 1914, but Allen died in Kansas in 1957 before she died in Indiana in 1963.

Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com