Frances E. Potter

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Frances E. Potter
b. 1789, Virginia, to Louis and Mary Potter
d. 4 September 1859, Dunville Township, Davis County, Iowa

m. 18 April 1810, Warren County, Kentucky
Richard Grinstead
b. 14 April 1788, Henrico County, Virginia
d. 4 April 1875, Jennings County, Indiana

Children with Richard Grinstead:
• William
• Lewis P.
• Ann
• John H.
• Edward W.
• Betsy
• Richard H.
• Susan
• Daniel
• Thomas
• Jasper

Frances immigrated to Indiana in 1834 from Warren County, Kentucky. In 1849, she left Jennings County, Indiana, and moved to Iowa, where she died in 1859.

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Pearl Howard Wolf
Seattle WA

Anna Porsch

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Anna Porsch
b. 16 December 1877, Koeningsburg, Prussia, to Martin and Mary Porsch
d. 18 January 1950, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

m. 7 September 1901, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky
Charles John Schweikhart
b. 25 April 1868, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
d. 1 May 1949, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

Children with Charles John Schweikhart:
• Carl E. (1902-1980)
• Joseph J. (1906-1988)
• Louis William (1909-1992)
• Barbara Anne (1912-1993)
• Marie Alma (1914-1988)
• Helen Elizabeth (1917-1993)

The Porsch family immigrated to New York when Anna was about 6 years old. They moved to Osgood, Ripley County, Indiana, around 1885. After her marriage, Anna emigrated to Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Anna’s father was a pottery maker when in Prussia; her mother’s family were musicians.

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Rose A. Burlingame
Cincinnati OH
E-mail: rburlingam@aol.com

Johnson Seth Poppino

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Johnson Seth Poppino
b. 30 May 1845, Pleasant View, Shelby County, Indiana, to Silas and Cynthia Anne (Naugle) Poppino
d. September 1918, Fort Sumner, DeBaca County, New Mexico

m/1. 19 February 1870, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana
Phebe Ann “Anna” Arthur
b. 29 October 1848, Clermont County, Ohio, to Jesse and Hannah Arthur
d. 16 October 1880, Indiana

m/2. 19 December 1887
Lurana Margaret Wyckoff
b. 12 December 1857, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana
d. 1 June 1911, DeBaca County, New Mexico

Children with Phebe Ann Arthur:
• Sylvester (1871-1932) married Ella Boaz
• Claude (b. 1873) married Etta Johnson
• Oscar (1874-aft. 1939) married Mildred Thacker
• Frank (1876-1945) married Aura Myrtle Moon
• Harold (1878-1898)
• Gertrude Florence (1880-1964) married (1) Charles Hiram Ware, (2) Charles Emmitt Johnson

Children with Lurana Margaret Wyckoff:
• Clarence
• Alice
• Eva Louise (b. 1887) married Arthur William Tooker
• Francis E. (b. 1897) married (1) [—?—] Thatch, (2)Buren Jackson Smith

Johnson lived in Shelby, Marion, Johnson, and Morgan counties in Indiana before emigrating in 1889. He lived in Bourbon County, Kansas; Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties in Oklahoma; Vernon County, Missouri; and Quay County, New Mexico. He was in Company C, 79th Indiana Infantry, 1862-1865.

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Mary Shannon
Monticello FL
E-mail: walter5@noblestar.net

Frank Poppino

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Frank Poppino
b. 8 August 1876, Indiana, to Johnson Seth and Phebe Ann (Arthur) Poppino
d. August 1945, Washington

m. October 1902, Grant County, Indiana
Aura Myrtle Moon
b. 26 February 1883, to Clinton and Lydia Jane (Wright) Moon

Children with Aura Myrtle Moon:
• Mary Alice (1903-died young)
• Mildred (1904-1968) married [–?–] Hyatt
• Melvin (1907-1972) married Esther Huff

The family lived in Morgan and Grant counties in Indiana before emigrating. Frank was a private in the Spanish-American War between April and November 1898.

Submitted by:
Mary Shannon
Monticello FL
E-mail: walter5@noblestar.net

Sarah Elizabeth Poland/Polen

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Sarah Elizabeth Poland/Polen
b. 3 October 1854, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Clyde Washington and Hester E. (Cooperider) Poland/Polen
d. 1950, Hazeldell, Cumberland County, Illinois

m. 16 December 1891, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Charles Ed Leigh
b. September 1849, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
d. 1914, Hazeldell, Cumberland County, Illinois

Children with Charles Ed Leigh:
• Mary Belle
• Jessie E.
• Lydia A.
• John W.
• Harold Wayne

The family left Bartholomew County, Indiana, for Crooked Creek Township, Cumberland County, Illinois, in 1888.

Submitted by:
Betty Louise Polen Schlechte
Alton IL

Mary Jane Poland/Polen

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Mary Jane Poland/Polen
b. 2 July 1841, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Clyde Washington and Hester E. (Cooperider) Poland/Polen
d. 9 August 1935, Opdyke, Jefferson County, Illinois

m. 29 January 1860, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Cornelius Frederick
b. 13 October 1836, New York City, Queens County, New York
d. 14 January 1920, Opdyke, Jefferson County, Illinois

Children with Cornelius Frederick:
• Olive E.
• Flora Emily
• Emery B.
• Elmer Emmett Ellsworth
• Edith A.
• Ruth A.
• Lynn
• Cornelius

The family left Bartholomew County, Indiana, for Jefferson County, Illinois in 1862.

Submitted by:
Betty Louise Polen Schlechte
Alton IL

Martha Poland/Polen

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Martha Poland/Polen
b. 12 March 1845, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Clyde Washington and Hester E. (Cooperider) Poland/Polen
d. 4 September 1927, Belgreen, Franklin County, Alabama

m. 21 April 1864, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Augustus R. Smith
b. 31 December 1842, Georgia
d. 21 April 1910, Belgreen, Franklin County, Alabama

They had no children. Martha and her husband left Bartholomew County, Indiana, for Franklin County, Alabama, in 1866.

Submitted by:
Betty Louise Polen Schlechte
Alton IL

James Johnson Poland/Polen

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James Johnson Poland/Polen
b. 12 December 1865, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Clyde Washington and Elmira Elizabeth (Herod Betts) Poland/Polen
d. 27 June 1952, Gideon, New Madrid County, Missouri

m/1. 1 March 1885, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Rhoda Charlotte Layman
b. 26 January 1890, Azalia, Bartholomew County,Indiana, to James Carter and Rutha Jane (Crosby) Layman
d. 10 September 1908, Merom, Sullivan County, Indiana

m/2. date unknown
Mary Bray

Children with Rhoda Charlotte Layman:
• Oscar Warren (1886-1925) married Lou Ethel Appell
• Edna May (1889-1954) married Lafayette French
• Nellie Gertrude (1891-1932) married Claud Glass
• Ruth Elmira (1893-1975) married Clifton Mason
• Vergle Edith (1896-1977) married John Wagster
• James Herschel (1898-1951) married Virgie Stewart
• Dauris Emeral (1901-1982) married Mildred Viola Batson
• Charley Layman (b. 1904) married Rhemo Cooper
• Leonard

James lived in Azalia, Elizabethtown, and Columbus (all located in Bartholomew County, Indiana) as well as Merom, Sullivan County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1909 to Arkansas. In 1910 the family emigrated to Malden, Dunklin County, Missouri, and then to Gidean, New Madrid County, Missouri.

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Betty Louise Polen Schlechte
Alton IL

Harriet Poland/Polen

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Harriet Poland/Polen
b. 28 November 1842, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Clyde Washington and Hester E. (Cooperider) Poland/Polen
d. 23 July 1924, Scotts Mill, Marion County, Oregon

m. 28 Mar. 1866, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana
James Chalmers Barnes
b. 1 October 1842
d. 19 February 1870, Vicksburg, Claiborne County, Mississippi

Children with James Chalmers Barnes:
•Orlando B.
•Carra A.
•James Challen

After their marriage, Harriet and James moved to Moores Prairie, Jefferson County, Illinois, in 1867; to Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, in 1869; and then to Scotts Mill, Marion County, Oregon.

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Betty Louise Polen Schlechte
Alton IL

Emily E. Poland/Polen

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Emily E. Poland/Polen
b. 18 January 1837, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, to Clyde Washington and Hester E. (Cooperider) Poland/Polen
d. 2 December 1892, Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska

m. 9 April 1855, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Mathias M. Clark
b. November 1834, Washington County, Indiana
d. 1 May 1912, Holsey, Linn County, Oregon

Children with Mathias M. Clark:
• George W.
• Albert M.
• Calvin W.
• John R.
• Charles E.

Emily lived in Jefferson and Bartholomew counties in Indiana, before leaving in 1873 for Bromfield, Hamilton County, Nebraska.

Submitted by:
Betty Louise Polen Schlechte
Alton IL