Archibald Ambrose Ramsay

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Archibald Ambrose Ramsay
b. 8 January 1823, Fleming County, Kentucky, to William and Elizabeth (McAnulty) Ramsay
d. 7 February 1905, Buffalo, Dallas County, Missouri

m. 12 January 1854, Georgetown, Vermillion County, Indiana
Mariah Etna Triplett
b. 1 January 1831, Parke County, Indiana
d. 20 December 1918, Buffalo, Dallas County, Missouri

Children with Mariah Etna Triplett:
• William Clarendon
• Mary Elizabeth
• Alice Jane
• Charles Hamlin
• Walker Morton
• Robert Allen
• Levena E.
• Walter Clinton

Archibald came to Indiana about 1826 and left in 1865. He lived in Portland Mills, Putnam County, Indiana, the entire time he was in the state.

Submitted by:
Alice Ramsay
Lombard IL
E-mail: ajramsay@yahoo.com

John S. Ramey

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John S. Ramey
b. 26 March 1816, Virginia, to James and Nancy A. (Reed) Ramey
d. 16 January 1891, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

m/1. 30 December 1837, Ohio
Mary Craig
b. 9 March 1816, Pennsylvania
d. 26 February 1848, Ohio

m/2. 8 February 1849, Champaign County, Ohio
Rebecca Jane Neal
b. 1833, Ohio
d. 7 February 1904, Sangamon County, Illinois

Children with Mary Craig:
• James M. (b. 1838) married Elizabeth J. Miller
• William Alfred (1840-1915) married Mary Ann Mott
• Mary Jane (1843-1939) married John A. Jackson
• Joseph (1845-1848)
• John F. (1846-1923) married Sarah J. Deardoff
• George

Children with Rebecca Jane Neal:
• Edward S. (1852-1916) married Sarah Jane Odell
• Joshua Harrison (1853-1933) married Elizabeth J. Brent
• Belle (b. ca. 1857-1907) married George W. Hurley

John was in Owen Township, Clinton County, Indiana, by 1850 and emigrated in 1860.

Submitted by:
Bradley S. Bolin
Springfield IL
E-mail: bbolin1964@aol.com

Dudley Kean Raffety

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Dudley Kean Raffety
b. 20 September 1819, Green County, Kentucky, to James and Elizabeth Morris (Kean) Raffety
d. 25 April 1901, Edgar County, Illinois

m. 22 November 1842, Dearborn, Dearborn County, Indiana
Harriet Mering
b. 1822, Maryland, to Frederick and Mary Mering

Children with Harriet Mering:
• Mary E. married Samuel D. McCarty
• Elias G. (b. 1847) married Hannah Stubbs
• William Oliver (b. 1850) married Mary Adeline Cottman
• Ellen married John S. Barber
• Jasper N. (b. abt. 1852) married Sarah Lipsey

Dudley came to Indiana in 1827 and lived in Franklin, Vigo, Ripley, and Dearborn counties before emigrating in 1854.

Submitted by:
Rose Overstreet Stein
Grand Rapids MI

William Henry Quigley

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William Henry Quigley
b. 24 March 1876, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, to Thomas M. and Margaret E. (Newitt) Quigley
d. 23 June 1935, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida

m. 9 December 1903, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana
Nelson Fay Jester
b. 5 September 1882, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
d. 14 February 1960, Miami, Dade County, Florida

Children with Nelson Fay Jester:
• Margaret E. (1905-1981) married (1) Harry S. Bellis, (2) A. G. Slone
• Robert Jester (1907-1989) married (1) Clara Harlan, (2) Sue Hurt
• Ruth (1909-1996) married Henry M. Pliske (married after her sister Jeannette died)
• Jeanette (1912-1952) married Henry M. Pliske
• William Gordon (1915-1974) married Dorothy Eugenia Machen

Will lived in Logansport, Cass County; Kennard, Henry County; and Eaton, Delaware County, Indiana. He moved to Chicago in 1900. He and Nellie moved from Delaware County, Indiana, to Tampa, Florida in 1922. He had been a conductor on a railroad and an employee of the Tampa Tribune. He was a Mason.

Submitted by:
Shelly D. Dooley
Indianapolis IN

Margaretha Purtzer

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Margaretha Purtzer
b. 10 August 1851, Huff, Spencer County, Indiana, to Nicolaus and Kunigunde (Eckert) Purtzer
d. 12 June 1922, Winslow, Nebraska

m. 15 May 1877, Evanston, Spencer County, Indiana
Johan B. Wittman
b. 25 May 1850, Oberfranken, Bayerin, Germany
d. 11 October 1912, Evanston, Spencer County, Indiana

Children with Johan B. Wittman:
• Anna K. (1878-1947)
• Anna M. S. (1880-1959)
• Margaretha L. (1882-1966)
• Hilene M. (1884-1971)
• Johann H. C. W. (1886-1972)
• Kunigunde L. (1888-1976)
• Heinrich M. (1890-1964)
• Amilie P. (1893-1982)
• Katherina C. (b. 1897)

Living in the same area from birth, Margaretha then emigrated from Huff, Spencer County, Indiana, about 1913.

Submitted by:
Marlene Petty Polster
Crown Point IN
E-mail: mars@mail.incongrp.com

Johann Purtzer

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Johann Purtzer
b. 17 June 1865, Huff Township, Spencer County, Indiana, to Nicolaus and Kunigunde (Eckert) Purtzer
d. 17 February 1943, Madison, Nebraska

m. 12 October 1893, Platte County, Nebraska
Mary Elizabeth Born
b. 20 October 1876, Bavaria, Germany
d. October 1915, Madison, Nebraska

Children with Mary Elizabeth Born:
• Gustav O. (1894-1922)
• Walter G. (1896-1984)
• Oscar R. (1898-1984)
• Clara (1900-1902)
• Clarence (1903-1910)
• Stanley (1905-1990)
• Earl A. (1907-1974)
• Viola (1909-1993)
• Evelyne V. (1910-1977)
• Laverne A. (b. 1912)
• Edward J. W. (1914-1986)
• Anname (1915-1987)

Johann left Huff Township, Spencer County, Indiana, in 1892.

Submitted by:
Marlene Petty Polster
Crown Point IN
E-mail: mars@mail.incongrp.com

Johan George Purtzer

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Johan George Purtzer
b. 14 October 1859, Huff Township, Spencer County, Indiana, to Nicolaus and Kunigunde (Eckert) Purtzer
d. 7 March 1948, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska

m. 29 December 1885, Huff Township, Spencer County, Indiana
Therese Elizabeth Detzer
b. 19 November 1866, Fremont Center, Sullivan County, New York
d. 1931, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska

Children with Therese Elizabeth Detzer:
• Edward F. (1886-1937)
• Amelia (1888-1890)
• Louis G. (1890-1978)
• Mathilda E. (1893-1988)
• Estella M. (b. 1898)

In 1886, the family emigrated from Huff Township, Spencer County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Marlene Petty Polster
Crown Point IN
E-mail: mars@mail.incongrp.com

Heinrich Nicolaus Purtzer

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Heinrich Nicolaus Purtzer
b. 24 December 1869, Huff, Spencer County, Indiana to Nicolaus and Kunigunde (Eckert) Purtzer
d. 2 March 1965, Holton, Kansas

m. 25 December 1887, Lynn, Kansas
Sophia Marie Emma Lohmeyer
b. 17 September 1867, Beacher, Illinois
d. 8 October 1954, Netawaka, Kansas

Children with Sophia Marie Emma Lohmeyer:
• Clarence J. C. (1898-1972)
• Laura E. (1900-1985)
• Alma (b. 1901)
• Charlotte (b. 1906)
• Arnold N. (b. 1912)

In 1886, Heinrich emigrated from his birthplace of

Huff, Spencer County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Marlene Petty Polster
Crown Point IN
E-mail: mars@mail.incongrp.com

Sarah Purcell

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Sarah Purcell
b. 6 February 1792, Hampshire County, Virginia, to Jonathan and Catherine (Douthit) Purcell
d. about 1827, Monroe County, Mississippi

m. 16 March 1814, Knox County, Indiana
Leonard Crosby
b. 1786, Chester County, South Carolina
d. 7 November 1844, Monroe County, Mississippi

Children with Leonard Crosby:
• Susan
• Elizabeth
• Catherine
• Jonathan
• Jeter
• Noah
• Sarah
• Andrew

Sarah arrived in Knox County, Indiana, with her father and siblings around 1800. She left the state before 1827.

Submitted by:
Shirlee Sacks
Redondo Beach CA

Thomas Price

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Thomas Price
b. 11 May 1816, Ohio, to Joshua and Polly Price
d. 11 August 1892, Marion County, Iowa

m.
Tabitha Emberling
b. 2 March 1822

Children with Tabitha Emberling:
• Fanny (b. 1840)
• Rosanna (b. 1842)
• Nancy (b. 1847)
• Mary “Polly” (b. 1851)
• Sarah Amelia (b. 1853)
• Elehanna V. (b. 1857)
• Isaac R. (b. 1861)
• Thomas B. (b. 1867)

It is not known when Thomas came to Indiana from his birthplace in Ohio, but he lived in St. Joseph County while in Indiana before leaving in 1853.

Submitted by:
Beverly Przybylski
Battle Ground WA
E-mail: beverlyp9@comcast.net