Frank Troup

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Frank Troup
b. 8 June 1876, New Paris, Elkhart County, Indiana, to Benjamin and Mary (or Sarah) (Fickes) Troup
d. 10 April 1941, Houston, Texas

m. 1898
Martha Elizabeth Jackson
b. 30 April 1883, Green Garden Township, Ellsworth County, Kansas
d. 9 April 1966, Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas

Children with Martha Elizabeth Jackson:
• Henry O.
• Luella J.
• Doris Opal
• Elizabeth C.
• Frances E.
• Maud
• May
• Harold
• Arlo A.

Frank emigrated from Elkhart County, Indiana, to Cowley County, Kansas, in 1879.

Submitted by:
Elizabeth Nash
Garden City KS
E-mail: dnash1@cox.net

George Washington Trisler, II

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George Washington Trisler, II
b. 18 December 1873, Rockport, Spencer County, Indiana, to George Washington and Nancy A. (Wire) Trisler
d. 18 May 1937, Vera, Washington County, Oklahoma

m. 5 September 1900, Seneca, Newton County, Missouri
Dillie Crippen
b. 29 May 1883, Seligman, Barry County, Missouri, to Jessie Ives and Susan Elizabeth (Wyrick) Crippen
d. 3 March 1969, Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Children with Dillie Crippen:
• Pearl (1902-1902)
• Urban I. (1903-1990) married Alma Fae Sears
• Earl James (1906-1988) married Katie Irene Searle
• Iva Ella (1909-1987) married Fred Amiott
• Mary Sue (1911-1997) married William Edward Wickham
• Paul Elmer (1914-1987) married (1) Ruth Hannon, (2) Nancy [–?–]
• Dillie Faye (1917-1945) married Roy Denton
• Willie George (b. 1920) married Betty Jo Clark
• Tina Christine (b. 1922) married William Clayton Gilbert
• Juanita (1926-1926)
• Dolly Esther (b. 1927) married Henry Franklin Weygandt, Jr.

George lived in Rockport and Midway in Spencer County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1879. He was a Pentecost preacher. He had a molasses mill, raising his own cane and peddling the results. He also had a hay baler and baled hay all over the country.

Submitted by:
Tina Trisler Gilbert
Wichita KS
E-mail: wgilb10676@aol.com

George Washington Trisler

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George Washington Trisler
b. 8 July 1835, Mercer County, Kentucky, to David and Lydia (Hoover/Rohrer) Trisler
d. 5 April 1922, Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma

m. 25 September 1865, Rockport, Spencer County, Indiana
Nancy Ann Wire
b. 15 June 1850, Midway, Spencer County, Indiana
d. 13 March 1932, Avant, Osage County, Oklahoma

Children with Nancy Ann Wire:
• Clara Florence (1866-1932) married (1) Enoch Jones, (2) Jacob Downs
• Sarah (b. 1869) married (1) Jack Shores, (2) George Marion Faylor
• Charley Enay (1872-1951) married (1) Eve Crippen, (2) Elizabeth Stevens
• George Washington (1873-1937) married Dillie Crippen
• Mary (1876-1920) married (1) Winter D. White, (2) David Hildebrand
• James A. (1880-1940) married Ethyl Malone
• Laura B. (1882-1970) married Albert Setterstrom
• Benjamin Harrison (1886-1968) married Letha Ida Linton
• Ross Albert (b. 1895) married Lillie Karnes

George came to Clear Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana, in 1840. After living in Rockport and Midway in Spencer County, Indiana, he emigrated to Pea Ridge, Arkansas, in 1878. Then in 1881 the family moved to Indian Territory which later became Oklahoma. He was a cooper (barrel-maker). He was in Company I, 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry from August 1861 to August 1864, except for three months in the 49th Regiment in early 1864.

Submitted by:
Tina Trisler Gilbert
Wichita KS
E-mail: wgilb10676@aol.com

Aura Harold Tinkle

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Aura Harold Tinkle
b. 17 April 1892, Southport, Marion County, Indiana, to Warren and Martha “Mattie” (Rodgers) Tinkle
d. 19 June 1969, Falls Church, Virginia

m. 4 April 1912, Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana
Frances Louise “Fanny” Sheek
b. 22 November 1892, Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana
d. 28 June 1989, Alexandria, Virginia

Children with Frances Louise Sheek:
• Howard Addison (1913-1945)
• Warren Louis (1915-1956)
• Marjory Nelle (b. 1922)
• Marvin Conrad (1926-1993)

Harold was a farmer until his later years when he got into real estate. He left Johnson County, Indiana, in 1920 and spent from about 1930 through 1934 in California.

Submitted by:
Gretchen Tinkle
Los Alamos NM
E-mail: gtink@concentric.com

N. R. Thompson

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N. R. Thompson
b. 7 October 1846, Jennings County, Indiana
d. 25 April 1921, Osage County, Kansas

m/1. 12 September 1872
Emaline Miller
d. 27 December 1891, Osage County, Kansas

m/2. 24 October 1904, Osage County, Kansas
Ida McLaughlin

Children:
• Iva G.
• Lory L.
• Delgar W.
• Ina Rubie
• Gertrude Hill
• Ira
• I. W. Cramer

N. R. had a brother, J. L. Thompson of Mt. Vernon, Posey County, Indiana.

N. R. left Indiana about 1884.

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

Marilla Thompson

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Marilla Thompson
b. 10 December 1849, Leesburg, Kosciusko County, Indiana, to Samuel and Sarah Thompson
d. 20 March 1919

m. 8 June 1879
John Williams
d. 9 July 1903, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas

Children with John Williams:
• Sarah Lovella married Richard Schultz
• Harry Herbert
• Olive Gertrude
• Ira
• Samuel C.

Marilla left Indiana in 1870.

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

Zachary Taylor

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Zachary Taylor
b. 19 November 1848, New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, to William C. and Phebe (Clark) Taylor
d. 14 December 1924, Washington, D.C.

m. 26 October 1876, Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
Kezia Preston
b. 1 February 1855, Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, to Calita T. and Cynthia (Terwilliger) Preston
d. 27 February 1936, Washington, D.C.

Children with Kezia Preston:
• Mable C. (b. 1881) married Monroe L. Friedheim

Zachary farmed in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, until 1899 when he moved to the town of LaPorte and went into the well driving business. Mable was a school teacher, but secured a job with the War Risk Bureau in Washington, D.C., in 1918. In the spring of 1920, her parents moved to Washington, D.C., to be with her.

Submitted by:
Barbara Taylor Szabo
Osceola IN

William Thomas Tarpey

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William Thomas Tarpey
b. 27 February 1879, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, to John and Ellen (Sheridan) Tarpey
d. 10 April 1962, Vermillion, Lorain County, Ohio

m/1. 18 September 1899, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Delia Brigit Kelly
b. 8 May 1876, Indiana
d. 7 March 1927, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

m/2.
[–?–]

m/3. 30 November 1917, Chicago, Illinois
Senobia Albertina Johansson/Johnson

Children with Delia Brigit Kelly:
• Helen (1901-1982)
• John

Children with Senobia Albertina Johansson/Johnson:
• Marie (b. 1919)
• Alice

Williams’s family came to Indiana after 1872. They left Indianapolis in the 1950’s.

Submitted by:
Mary Mathewson
Rocky River OH
E-mail: mary@treesprout.com

Joseph Ward Talbott

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Joseph Ward Talbott
b. 17 June 1876, Rising Sun, Ohio County, Indiana, to John Ulrey and Mary Jane (Williamson) Talbott
d. 14 December 1960, Russell County, Kansas

m. 18 December 1901, Russell County, Kansas
Elva Mitchell
d. May 1932

Children with Elva Mitchell:
• Zelda
• Joseph C.
• Mary Ann married [—?—] Schmitt
• Mildred married [—?—] Nye
• Betty Jo married [—?—] Jahn
• Joan married [—?—] Sechtem
• Edna Mae married [—?—] Wakefield
• Barbara married [—?—] Brown
• Frederick
• Marvin
• Mitchell Kenneth
• Bina married Doran R. Dole

Joseph moved from Ohio County, Indiana, to Russell County, Kansas, about 1900. He farmed for a number of years in the Kennebec Community south of the Smoky River, then lived in Bunker Hill, before retiring to Russell. He was the grandfather of 1996 Republican presidential candidate Robert J. Dole.

Submitted by:
John S. Dorrell
Indianapolis IN
E-mail: jsdorrell@cs.com

William Swope

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William Swope
b. 27 January 1818, Monroe County, Virginia (West Virginia), to James (1783-about 1839) and Frances (Harvey) (about 1776-about 1830) Swope
d. 17 February 1884, Fillmore Township, Iowa County, Iowa

m/1. 24 November 1839, Henry County, Indiana
Polly Harvey
b. 8 May 1819, Monroe County, Virginia (West Virginia), to John Harvey (about 1785-1856)
d. 28 May 1865, Fillmore Township, Iowa County, Iowa

m/2. 26 May 1867, North English, Iowa County, Iowa
Susan [–?–] Brewer
b. February 1825, Kentucky
d. after 1900

Children with Polly Harvey:
• John H. (1841-1901) married Mary Etta Garringer (1853-1938)
• Jane (ca. 1842-bef. 1915) married Louis Martland
• Mary Emily (1843-1879) married James M. Lowder/ Louder
• Benjamin Austin (1846-1926) married Laura Edith McKinstry (1851-1954)
• Elizabeth F. “Becky” (1848-1909)
• Jemimah Catherine “Kate” (1852-aft. 1920) married Andrew Jack Burne (b. 1846)
• Joshua Louis “Luther” (1852-1938)
• James Wesley (1855-1939) married Myra W. [–?–] (1868-1904)
• Polly Ann “Anna” (1859-1884) married Lorenzo Maitlen (1855-1898)
• William H. (1862-1912)

The family was in Jefferson Township, Henry County, Indiana, by 1832 and left from there in 1856. William’s second wife Susan was Mrs. Brewer; she had five children.

Submitted by:
Mary King
Worthington OH
E-mail: mandwking@prodigy.net