Isaac Tilden Parker

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Isaac Tilden Parker
b. 12 February 1828, New Garden, Wayne County, Indiana, to Jesse Horn and Sarah (Arnold) Parker
d. 30 August 1916, Howard Lake, Wright County, Minnesota

m. 24 September 1851, Arba, Randolph County, Indiana
Sarah Charles Morgan
b. 12 August 1831, New Garden, Wayne County, Indiana
d. 7 May 1887, Howard Lake, Wright County, Minnesota

Children with Sarah Charles Morgan:
• Hannah Etta (1853-1915) married Peter Wright, Jr.
• Emma Lauretta (1855-1937) married Lee Johnson
• Mary Etta (1858-1876)
• Luther Lincoln (b. 1860) married Emma DeWeese
• Georgia Marie (b. 1864) married Marsden McWooley
• Frederick Morgan (1866-1938) married Clarice Everett
• Charles Elwood Morgan (1866-1935) married Elizabeth Bryan

Isaac, Sarah, their six children, and three young grandchildren left Indiana in the early 1880’s in a covered wagon for Howard Lane, Minnesota.

Submitted by:
Naomi E. Purves-Adams
St. Paul Park MN
E-mail: naomipa@comcast.net

Rebecca Perry

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Rebecca Perry
b. 1820, Ohio, to Ganey and Rebecca (Lambert) Perry
d. 1 December 1873, near Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois

m. 4 April 1843, near Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
James Davis
b. 1820, Kentucky
d. 7 February 1881, near Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois

Children with James Davis:
• James
• Maranda
• John
• David “Tucker”
• Jane Elizabeth
• Commodore Perry

Rebecca came to live south of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, in 1829 and left in 1843.

Submitted by:
M. Tracy Carpenter
Lambertville, MI

Martha Owen/Owens

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Martha Owen/Owens
b. 31 March 1842, Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana, to James M. and Matilda Lucinda (Sears) Owen(s)
d. 10 February 1931, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa

m/1. 31 October 1860, Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana
James Motley
b. 7 April 1831, Kentucky
d. 28 February 1868, Kentucky

m/2. 14 January 1869, Warren, Iowa
William Stewart Turbett
d. before 1931

Children with James Motley:
• Ida Catheran (1861-1951) married Cortes Cloyd Braught
• Ara Elizabeth (b. 1863) married William Smith
• Nettie Eldora (1865-1944) married Fred Edward Evans

The family left Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana, in 1868.

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

Permilla E. Osbun

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Permilla E. Osbun
b. 27 June 1863, Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, to John and Susan (Friend) Osbun
d. 7 November 1925, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

m. 10 April 1884, Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana
John B. Strouse
b. 15 January 1863, Albia, Noble County, Indiana
d. 10 April 1939, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

Children with John B. Strouse:
• James Albert
• Arilla May
• Clarence W.
• Earl Clifton

They left Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, in 1901.

Submitted by:
William R. Strouse
Waterloo IA
E-mail: b.strouse@mchsi.com

Arthur Leroy Oppenheim

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Arthur Leroy Oppenheim
b. 2 April 1893, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, to Jacob and Marie (Dorval) Oppenheimer
d. July 1982, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California

His parents’ marriage did not last, and he was raised by an aunt. Arthur moved to California with his foster parents in 1905 when he was 12. He never married.

Submitted by:
Patricia Doran Jones
Sunland CA
E-mail: ajnpatinla@earthlink.net

Margaret F. Oliphant

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Margaret F. Oliphant
b. 18 June 1842, Indiana, to William S. and Jane Elizabeth (Van Zile) Oliphant
d. 1 January 1915, Austin, Travis County, Texas

m/1.
L. W. Carter

m/2.
[–?–] Rutledge

Children with L. W. Carter:
• Jennie L.

Margaret was in Jefferson County, Indiana, in 1850, then left in 1852 from Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Connie Wallace Perdue
Austin TX
E-mail: clperdue@swbell.net

Eliza Jane Oliphant

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Eliza Jane “Jennie” Oliphant
b. 16 July 1848, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana, to William S. and Jane Elizabeth (Van Zile) Oliphant
d. 9 April 1931, Austin, Travis County, Texas

m. 5 June 1872, Austin, Travis County, Texas
John Arthur Stuart
b. 1837, Mississippi
d. 19 January 1910, Austin, Travis County, Texas

Jennie was in Jefferson County, Indiana, in 1850, but left in 1852 from Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Connie Wallace Perdue
Austin TX
E-mail: clperdue@swbell.net

Otto I Old

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Otto I Old
b. 3 August 1881, Deedsville, Miami County, Indiana, to John C. and Sarah S. (Stallard) Old
d. 18 December 1963, Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada

m. 4 April 1905, Peru, Miami County, Indiana
Grace Emma Callaway
b. 17 July 1885, Macy, Marshall County, Indiana
d. 8 January 1984, Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada

Children with Grace Emma Callaway:
• Helen Pearl
• Marion John
• Ruby Grace
• Golda Bell
• Velma Bertrice
• Wayne Cyril
• Vivien Cozette
• Nondus Marie
• Noble Otto
• Fern Patricia
• Nina Mercedes
• Iria Wilda
• Frances Leah
• Howard Roscoe
• Merritt Hurd

Otto and family emigrated from Deedsville, Miami County, Indiana, in 1907.

Submitted by:
Marilyn McConnell
Las Vegas NV
E-mail: bratcatii@aol.com

Irena Jane Odle

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Irena Jane Odle
b. 5 March 1859, Newton County, Indiana, to John Wesley and Sarah Ann (Honn) Odle
d. 1 March 1889, Marion County, Kansas

m. 24 December 1878, Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas
Robert Henry Kerns
b. 27 March 1858, Blandinsville, Illinois
d. 16 June 1931, Marion County, Kansas

Children with Robert Henry Kerns:
• Rosa Belle (1879-1955) married George Robert Keazer
• Bert A. (1881-1973) married Etta Waner
• John (1882-1972) married Elizabeth [–?–]
• Cora Mabel (1886-1958) married Joseph M. Holloway

It is not known when Irena left Indiana, but her daughter, Cora Mabel, was born in Marion County, Kansas, in September 1886.

Submitted by:
Betty Odle Ramsey
Batesville AR
E-mail: homes@ipa.net

John Wesley Odle

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John Wesley Odle
b. 19 August 1836, Randolph County, Indiana, to Caleb Owen and Irena (Franklin) Odle
d. 4 May 1921, Florence, Marion County, Kansas

m/1. 29 November 1855, Newton County, Indiana
Sarah Ann Honn
b. 9 April 1836, Washington County, Indiana, to Johan and Jane (Putoff) Honn
d. 29 October 1911, Florence, Marion County, Kansas

m/2. January 1917, Kansas
Jennie [–?–]

Children with Sarah Ann Honn:
• Daniel Elisha (1856-1933) married Janette Mary Ann Mandeville
• Irena Jane (1859-1889) married Robert Henry Kerns
• John Wesley (1864-1939) married (1) Margaret Isabel Burns, (2) Emma Davis
• David Eli (1868-1950) married Cora Mae Folsom
• Mary Etta (1870-1961) married Joseph Warren Barr
• William Patrick (1873-1965) married Minnie Bell Folsom
• James Berton (1876-1959) married Hattie Emily Spitler
• Newton Edmond (1880-1948) married Maud M. Blurton

The family left from Kentland, Newton County, Indiana, after James was born in May 1876. Newton was born in Iroquois County, Illinois. They arrived in Florence, Kansas, in 1884. John was in Company A of the 128th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, serving from November 1863 to January 1866. He was with Sherman on the march to the sea and also fought at Gettysburg.

John’s second wife, Jennie, later married Frank Hoffman.

Submitted by:
Betty Odle Ramsey
Batesville AR
E-mail: homes@ipa.net