Lydia A. Shoemaker
b. 10 June 1886, Indiana, to Dillman Ewing and Orpha (McAfee) Shoemaker
d. 14 December 1915, Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan
m. 1910
Charles Claude Casey
b. 19 March 1884, Bicknell, Knox County, Indiana
d. 2 February 1952, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Children with Charles Claude Casey:
• Charles, Jr. (1912-1970)
• Carlton (1915-1915)
The family was living in Detroit, Michigan, when the children were born.
Submitted by:
Donna Casey
Milford MI
Adam Shoemaker, Jr.
b. 11 March 1823, Perry County, Indiana, to Adam and Catherine (Hoover) Shoemaker
d. 7 November 1895, Montgomery County, Iowa
m/1. 17 May 1842, Perry County, Indiana
Henrietta Maddux
m/2. 11 February 1845, Perry County, Indiana
Matilda Jane Faulkenborough
b. 19 September 1819, Indiana, to James and Barbara (Flie) Faulkenborough
d. 9 March 1875, Montgomery County, Iowa
Children with Matilda Jane Faulkenborough:
• James Madison (1848-1902) married Evangeline Rosalie Smith
• Catherine (b. 1850)
• Phoebe (b. 1852) married Wright Holmes
• Jacob (b. 1855)
• Adam (b. 1858) married May [–?–]
• William (b. 1860) married Martha [–?–]
The family moved from Perry County, Indiana to Montgomery County, Iowa, in 1867.
Submitted by:
Loretta J. Marriott
Thousand Oaks CA
E-mail: retta@west.net
Bessie Lona Shireman
b. 6 October 1897, Mauckport, Harrison County, Indiana, to Henry Hardin and Addie (Huffman) Shireman
d. 18 February 1973, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
m. 23 May 1922, Owatonna, Minnesota
Landon Clifford Minor
b. 28 May 1889, Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa
d. 15 August 1975, Bozeman, Montana
Children with Landon Clifford Minor:
• Donna Faye married [–?–] Tesch
Bessie left Indiana in 1920.
Submitted by:
Donna Faye Minor Tesch
Bloomington MN
E-mail: dtesch@mn.rr.com
William Shettler
b. 30 June 1846, Ohio, to William F. and Hannah (Knight) Shettler
d. 16 June 1923, Ontario, San Bernardino County, California
m. 15 April 1877, Wilson County, Kansas
Martha Hannaman
b. 1858, Illinois
d. 1935 Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas
Children with Martha Hannaman:
• Lola Mae “Lulu” (1877-1956) married William Phelps
• Irene Nona (1880-1957) married (1) [–?–] Horsley, (2) [–?–] Douglas
• Roy (b. 1883)
• Walter (1888-aft. 1951)
William came from Ohio in 1848 and lived in Pleasant Township, Grant County, Indiana, and Washington, Jasper County, Indiana. He homesteaded 160 acres in Duck Creek Township, Wilson County, Kansas, before 1880.
In 1906, William was unmarried and living in San Bernardino County, California. He made wagons, carriages, and was a rancher. William changed the spelling of his surname by dropping one “T” during his lifetime.
Submitted by:
Hilda Hemmingson Meryhew
Auburn WA
Mary Shaw
b. 21 November 1894, Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana, to Arthur J. (1870-1937) and Ruth Ellen (1871-1940) (Cox) Shaw
d. after 1980, Florida
m/1.
Sam Agnew
m/2. before 1928, Indiana
Will Osborn
d. before 1960
Children with Sam Agnew:
• Lorraine married (1) Richard Horn, (2) [–?–] Whitmore
Mary lived in Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana, and Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, before emigrating about 1975.
Submitted by:
Marion G. Harcourt
Indianapolis IN
E-mail: harcourt@comcast.net
Zachariah Shackelford
b. 7 September 1830, Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky, to Richard and Eliza (Dean) Shackelford
d. August 1892, Nonesuch, Woodford County, Kentucky
m/1. 7 May 1854, Franklin County, Kentucky
Mildred Jane Ellis
b. 1834, Hendricks County, Indiana, to Phillip R. and Elizabeth (Shackelford) Ellis
d. between 1866-1870, Hendricks County, Indiana
m/2. before 1880, Kentucky
Mrs. Margaret Cunningham
Children with Mildred Jane Ellis:
• Ammi W. (d. in infancy)
• Elizabeth “Betty”
• Richard J. (1861-1862)
• Albertine “Tiny” married James Lewis
• William H. (1866-1956) married (1) Grace Cole, (2) Mrs. Betty Cole Sims
The couple moved to Hendricks County, Indiana, soon after their marriage, but by 1870 the father and his three surviving children had moved back to Kentucky.
Submitted by:
Mary Jane Shackelford Kaiser
Ft. Wayne IN
Edward Julis Seymour
b. 9 March 1826, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, to Felix and Caroline (Williams) Seymour
d. 6 March 1885, Judsonia, White County, Arkansas
m. 15 April 1856, Gray’s Summit, Franklin County, Missouri
Lucy Ann Rogers
b. 20 October 1834, Gray’s Summit, Franklin County, Missouri
d. 17 June 1919, Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado
Children with Lucy Ann Rogers:
• Edward P.
• Lucy Jane
• Fanny Carson
• Caroline Amelia
• Rogers
Edward came to Romney, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, in 1836 and left in 1850.
Submitted by:
Will Nicoll
Prairie Village KS
E-mail: wnicoll@tfs.net
Jemima Santee
b. 24 March 1777, Washington County, Pennsylvania, to George and [–?–] Santee
d. 8 December 1864, Mercer County, Illinois
m. 18 October 1794, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Andrew Long
b. 10 May 1758, Warrington Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to William and Elizabeth (Henderson) Long
d. 16 November 1835, Brownsville, Union County, Indiana
Children with Andrew Long:
• Phoebe (b. 1795) married William Retherford, Jr.
• Elizabeth (b. 1797)
• John (b. 1799) married Mary Hutson May
• Isabella A. (b. 1801) married David Honeyman
• Andrew H. (b. 1804) married Timandra Sparks
• Mary Ann (b. 1807) married Rezin Pratt
• William (b. 1810)
• Sarah (b. 1812)
• Jane (b. 1815)
• Rebecca
• Hugh A.
The family came to Union County, Indiana, in 1830 and left in 1835. Andrew Long was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Sometime between 1828 and 1830, a wagon train moved out from Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and started west on the Cumberland Road. The people in this group are found in the 1830 census in Union County, Indiana.
Submitted by:
Nadine D. Holder
Sierra Vista AZ
E-mail: nadin@c2i2.com
Seth Sampson, II
b. 12 April 1825, Switzerland County, Indiana, to Seth and Eunice (Hopkins) Sampson
d. 24 November 1918, Van Wert, Decatur County, Iowa
m/1. 22 November 1848, Patriot, Switzerland County, Indiana
Margaret Jane Wilson
b. 14 April 1825, to Aaron and Catherine Wilson
d. 7 May 1889
m/2. 1890
Mrs. Mary E. Brewer
d. 7 June 1904
Children with Margaret Jane Wilson:
• Marvin L.
• Edwin D.
• George
• Mary T.
• James F.
• Avarilla C.
• William
• Carrie J.
• Francis L.
• Charles M.
In 1853 Seth left Indiana and bought land in Wapello County, Iowa. Ten years later he moved to Decatur County and then to Van Wert in 1885.
Seth was in Company F, 7th Iowa Infantry from 22 July 1861 until his discharge at Pittsburg, Tennessee, on 14 March 1862. He lived mostly from farming and began preaching as a local preacher in 1869.
Submitted by:
Dale Davidson Harguess
Huntington Beach CA
E-mail: dharguess@coastline.edu
Seth Sampson
b. 17 January 1778 near Boston, Massachusetts, to Ezekiel and Sarah (Fance/Faunce) Samson
d. 20 August 1856, Madison County, Illinois
m. 8 July 1804, New York
Eunice Hopkinson
b. 13 July 1786, New Hampshire
d. 23 October 1883, Indiana
Children with Eunice Hopkinson:
• Olive (b. 1805)
• Lydia (b. 1806)
• Hannah
• Sabra
• Amanda
• Caleb
• Lucy
• John (b. 1821)
• Elizabeth
• Seth (b. 1825)
• James
• Mary Ann (b. 1827)
• Eunice
• Sarah
• Phobe
• Francis
Two of Seth’s children died in infancy, including the first Seth, who is not listed here. Son James also had a twin sister. All of the children were born in either New York or Indiana.
The family came down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh and settled north of Patriot in Switzerland County, Indiana in February 1816. They had a large sugar camp, a fruit orchard, and grew corn. They were affiliated with the Methodist Church and did whatever they could to maintain religious services in the communities where they lived. Seth was the first one to use a “P” in the spelling of his last name. He was a descendant of Mayflower passengers George Soule, Peter Brown, and Francis Cooke.
Submitted by:
Dale Davidson Harguess
Huntington Beach CA
E-mail: dharguess@coastline.edu
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