Hannah M. Sampson

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Hannah M. Sampson
b. 10 September 1807, Onondaga County, New York, to Seth and Eunice (Hopkinson) Sampson
d. 1 June 1866, Tamoroa, Perry County, Illinois

m. 4 November 1832, Rising Sun, Ohio County, Indiana
James Richard Wade
b. 18 September 1808, Ohio to Elisha and [–?–] Wade
d. 3 March 1867, Tamoroa, Perry County, Illinois

Children with James Richard Wade:
• Lorena L.
• Rebecca Jane
• Caleb S.
• Hannah P.
• William
• Benjamin F.

Hannah came to Switzerland County, Indiana, in February 1816. Her parents bought land north of Patriot in Switzerland County where they farmed and had a fruit orchard. Hannah taught school. The family left Switzerland County, Indiana for Perry County, Illinois, after 1850. Two of her sons died in the Civil War within a few months of each other, one at Vicksburg and one in Andersonville Prison. Hannah died soon thereafter.

Submitted by:
Dale Davidson Harguess
Huntington Beach CA
E-mail: dharguess@coastline.edu

Luther Owen Salsbury

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Luther Owen Salsbury
b. 29 January 1873, Wakarusa, Elkhart County, Indiana, to Luther (1832-1907) and Clarissa Jane (1842-1875) (McCoy) Salsbury
d. 9 May 1936, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada

m. 9 September 1900, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
Alice Nora Smith
b. 5 September 1880, Odessa, Missouri
d. 15 January 1955, Lovelock, Nevada

Children with Alice Nora Smith:
• Luther Earl (1901-1918)
• Clarissa Ellen (1905-1983)
• LeRoy (1907-1971)

Luther left Indiana before 1900 and lived in Marseilles, Illinois, then Floriston, California, before settling in Reno, Nevada.

Submitted by:
Brenton M. Dodge
Grants Pass OR
E-mail: bmdodge@magick.net

William Moore Rutledge

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William Moore Rutledge
b. 26 June 1820, Mine Run Hundred, Baltimore County, Maryland, to William C. and Margaret (Moore) Rutledge
d. 29 November 1900, Waterloo, Lynn County, Oregon

m. 8 July 1845, Ohio
Sarah Jane Scott
b. 13 January 1824, Ohio
d. 16 July 1911, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Children with Sarah Jane Scott:
• Electra (b. ca. 1846)
• Charles Moore
• Delia
• Cornelia (b. ca. 1851)
• Dorothy Elizabeth (b. 1854)
• Elnora (b. ca. 1859)
• Orfa (b. ca. 1862)
• Maude (b. 1868)

The family came to Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana, between 1847 and 1850, and left in December 1851.

Submitted by:
Laine Romero
Olympia WA
E-mail: lainepain@aol.com

William C. Rutledge

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William C. Rutledge
b. 16 August 1794, Mine Run, Baltimore County, Maryland
d. 1 June 1872, Littlerock (formerly Black River), Thurston County, Washington

m. 6 March 1818, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Margaret Moore
b. 3 March 1792, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
d. 8 October 1858, Tumwater (formerly New Market), Thurston County, Washington

Children with Margaret Moore:
• John C. (b. 1818)
• William Moore (1820-1900)
• Rachel Jane (b. 1822)
• David Moore (b. 1823)
• Catharine Ann (b. 1825)
• George Washington (b. 1827)
• Margaret Jane (b. 1829)
• Thomas Elliott (1831-1909)
• Andrew Jackson (b. 1833)
• Rachel Amanda (b. 1834)

The family came to Gibson County, Indiana, about 1840, then to Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana, about 1850. They left the state in 1851.

Submitted by:
Laine Romero
Olympia WA
E-mail: lainepain@aol.com

Thomas Elliott Rutledge

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Thomas Elliott Rutledge
b. 6 March 1831, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, to William C. and Margaret (Moore) Rutledge
d. 28 September 1909, Littlerock, Thurston County, Washington

m/1. 24 July 1856, Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington
Louisa Margaret Shotwell
b. 5 May 1839, Clermont County, Ohio
d. 24 February 1877, Littlerock (formerly Black River), Thurston County, Washington

m/2. 11 June 1882, Littlerock, Thurston County, Washington
Nancy Luella Miles
b. 13 November 1844, Pleasant Plains, Iowa
d. 3 March 1925, Littlerock, Thurston County, Washington

Children with Louisa Margaret Shotwell:
• William Thomas (b. 1857)
• Ellen Margaret (b. 1859)
• Emma (b. 1861)
• Marion Francis (b. 1863)
• John Franklin (b. 1866)
• Effie Belle (b. 1868)
• Leonard Moore (b. 1870)
• George Washington (b. 1872)
• Rollin Charles (b. 1873)

Children with Nancy Luella Miles:
• Thomas Albert (b. 1883)
• Lois Iola (b. 1884)

Thomas came to Gibson County, Indiana, about 1840. He also lived in Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana, before leaving the state in December 1851.

Submitted by:
Laine Romero
Olympia WA
E-mail: lainepain@aol.com

Henry Rusher, Jr.

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Henry Rusher, Jr.
b. 8 February 1795, Bedford County, Virginia, to William and Elizabeth (Brickey) Rusher
d. 14 April 1858, Raymond, Montgomery County, Illinois

m. 15 September 1815, Breckinridge County, Kentucky
Catherine Newton
b. 1798, Virginia
d. 27 March 1875, Raymond, Montgomery County, Illinois

Children with Catherine Newton:
• Jackson
• Mariah
• William P.
• Nancy
• Pleasant
• Martha Ann
• Sena Elizabeth
• Jacob Borders
• Lavisa Jane

The last four of Henry’s children were born in Indiana. He immigrated to Sullivan County, Indiana, about 1827 and left about 1840.

Submitted by:
Marilyn M. Alford
Tucson AZ
E-mail: rlalford@juno.com

Jacob Borders Rusher

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Jacob Borders Rusher
b. 1836, Sullivan County, Indiana, to Henry and Catherine (Newton) Rusher, Jr.
d. 2 April 1872, Bourbon County, Kansas

m/1. 1856, Sullivan County, Indiana
Theodocia Rusher
b. about 1832, Sullivan County, Indiana
d. December 1857

m/2. 5 June 1858, Macoupin County, Illinois
Eliza Jane Adams
b. 11 December 1842, Macoupin County, Illinois
d. 13 August 1881, Arcadia, Crawford County, Kansas

Children with Theodocia Rusher:
• Henry S.

Children with Eliza Jane Adams:
• Carrie E.
• Maggie B.
• Lorenzo Dow “Bud”
• Ada
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Lavisa Jane

Jacob left Sullivan County, Indiana, in 1857.

Submitted by:
Marilyn M. Alford
Tucson AZ
E-mail: rlalford@juno.com

Jonathan W. Ruggles

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Jonathan W. Ruggles
b. 22 August 1818, Lewis County, Kentucky, to John and Elizabeth (Wilson) Ruggles
d. 16 November 1865, Carlisle, Warren County, Iowa

m. 18 March 1841, Shelby County, Indiana
Samantha Amerilla Thomas
b. 29 December 1822, Jennings County, Indiana, to Elijah and Sarah (Pounds) Thomas
d. 25 March 1884, Warren County, Iowa

Children with Samantha Amerilla Thomas:
• George Washington (1841-1863)
• John W. (b. 1843) married Hannah M. Weatherby
• William H. (b. 1846) married Alice Lamphire
• Sarah E. (b. 1848) married Erastus Surber
• Marcus Lafayette (b. 1849)
• Albert Martin (1851-1928) married Alice Jane Lee
• Phoeby B. (1856-1859)
• Amos P. (1857-1859)
• Abraham Lincoln (b. 1860)
• Josephine L. (b. 1863)
• Jonathan Johnson (b. aft. 1863)

Jonathan came to Shelby County, Indiana, about 1842, and left in 1859.

Submitted by:
Loran Ralph Braught
West Terre Haute IN
E-mail: loranbraught@verizon.net

Joshua Routh

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Joshua Routh
b. 15 January 1816, Brown County, Ohio, to Isaac and Sarah (Slout) Routh
d. 20 June 1881, Marion County, Iowa

m. 31 March 1836, Boone County, Indiana
Lydia Skeen
b. 25 February 1817, Highland County, Ohio
d. 5 March 1876, Marion County, Iowa

Children with Lydia Skeen:
• John (b. 1837)
• Sarah Ann (b. 1840)
• Isaac (b. 1842)
• Walker S. (b. 1845)
• Rebecca J. (b. 1849)
• Mary (b. 1852)
• Lydia (b. 1854)
• Malinda R. (b. 1858)
• Joshua (b. 1863)

Joshua came to Tippecanoe County, Indiana, in 1829 and left in 1855.

Submitted by:
Phyllis J. Miller
San Mateo CA
E-mail: phyllism19@aol.com

Sarah M. Ross

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Sarah M. Ross
b. 23 June 1844, Wayne Township, Noble County, Indiana, to Rubin and Caroline Ross
d. 3 October 1890, Stamford, Harian County, Nebraska

m. 20 March 1867, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan
George Cyrus Cole
b. 24 August 1844, Penn Yan, Yates County, New York
d. 22 July 1921, Union, Cass County, Michigan

Children with George Cyrus Cole:
• Anna Eliza
• Eddie Jacob
• Eva May
• Emmie E.
• Edna E.
• George Rueban (twin)
• Caroline S. (twin)
• Myron J.
• Willis (twin)
• Willard (twin)

Sarah lived in both Wayne Township and in Kendallville in Noble County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1869.

Submitted by:
Helen C. Cole
Ordville WA