William Marshall
It is not known when and where William was born. He was killed in 1831 along the Red River in Arkansas. He was married to a Delaware Indian and was moving west with her people.
He was a partner with William Connor at Conner’s Trading Post along the White River in Hamilton County, Indiana. He left the state in 1820.
Submitted by:
Marion G. Harcourt
Indianapolis IN
E-mail: harcourt@comcast.net
Francis Marion Marker
b. 2 May 1854, Preble County, Ohio, to Daniel and Lucinda (Nine) Marker
d. 27 February 1925, Depew, Creek County, Oklahoma
m. 10 December 1875, Jay County, Indiana
Margaret Bever/Beaver
b. 13 May 1857, Indiana
d. 26 January 1893, Jay County, Indiana
Children with Margaret Bever/Beaver:
• Mary Leticia married [–?–] Smith
• Charles M.
• Lauralie Alice married [–?–] Alberson
• Orville Isaac
• Hoah
• Minna married (1) [–?–] Forney, (2) [–?–] Awer
• James (b. ca. 1883-1894)
• George
Francis lived in Wells and Jay counties while in Indiana, having arrived in 1866 from Darke County, Ohio. He left from Wells County in 1909.
Submitted by:
Darlene Jeannette Scott Shawn
Norman OK
Mason Robinson Magee
b. 12 April 1814, Madison County, Kentucky, to Henry and Keziah (Newby) Magee
d. 29 April 1884, Harrison County, Missouri
m. 6 October 1836, Decatur County, Indiana
Rebecca Jane Power
b. 4 December 1820
d. 15 July 1883, Harrison County, Missouri
Children with Rebecca Jane Power:
• Evaline
• Evalee
• Martha
• Madison Perry
• Harriett
• Giles
• Mary A.
• James
• Mason
• Albert
Mason came to Indiana about 1832 and lived in Washington Township in Decatur County until leaving the state about 1852.
Submitted by:
Kathleen M. Kinstler
Tigard OR
Mathew Maddox
b. 15 April 1828, Letcher County, Kentucky, to Matthew and Dicy (Guinn) Maddox
d. 19 July 1908, Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas
m. 1 September 1850, Covington Township, Fountain County, Indiana
Martha Jane “Jenny” Henderson
b. 4 September 1833, Covington Township, Fountain County, Indiana, to Jacob and Hannah (Booth) Henderson
d. 31 January 1911, Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas
Children with Martha Jane Henderson:
• Milton M. (1851-1939) married Lucinda Bell
• Nelson J. (1853-1926) married Nancy Jane Shrader
• John (1854-1863)
• William L. (1858-1895) married Neita L. Barcelo
Mathew came to Indiana from Mason County, Kentucky, in 1832 and lived in Troy Township, Fountain County, until emigrating to Iowa in 1852.
Submitted by:
Patricia Little Maddox
Alexandria VA
E-mail: ramseesmar@aol.com
Oscar Macy
b. 28 July 1829, Knox County, Indiana, to Obed and Lucinda (Polk) Macy
d. 1 November 1910, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
m. 24 June 1873, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
Margaret Elizabeth Bell
b. 2 December 1848, Millersburg, Ohio
d. 28 October 1891, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Children with Margaret Elizabeth Bell:
• Estell (b. 1874)
• Margaret Lucinda (1876-1908)
• Irene (1879-1902) married F.J. Whitney
• Alice Bell (b. 1882)
• Oscar Alexander (1884-1918) married Ella McLean
Oscar started west in the spring of 1850. He started from Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, overland to Columbus, then by railroad to Madison, by steamboat to Louisville, Kentucky, and another steamboat to St. Louis, Missouri, then by another boat to Kansas City, Missouri, where his parents and family met him. It then took them nine months to cross the plains.
He had a gold stake for a while. Then he became a printer for several publications. He was the Deputy Collector of Customs at San Pedro and a member of the Los Angeles City Council. Macy Street in Los Angeles is named for this family, since the only house on the street for many years was the Macy’s house.
Submitted by:
Christie Hill Russell
Paris IL
E-mail: christie@cartar.com
Obed Macy
b. 14 December 1801, Guilford County, North Carolina, to William and Mary (Barnard) Macy
d. 9 July 1857, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
m. 17 October 1824, near Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana
Lucinda Polk
b. 6 January 1808, Knox County, Indiana, to Charles and Margaret (McQuade) Polk III
d. 3 August 1872, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Children with Lucinda Polk:
• Amanda (1824-1826)
• Urania (1828-1916) married David Williams Cheesman
• Oscar (1829-1910) married Margaret Elizabeth Bell
• Nancy (1832-1916) married Aphek Lorenzo Woodruff
• Lousia (1834-1896) married John Moran Foy
• Charles P. (1837-1850)
• Margaret (b. 1839)
• William (1841-1923)
• Obed (1843-1922) married Mary Teresa Sullivan
• Lucinda (1844-1926) married Samuel Calvert Foy
• Mary Jane (1849-1917) married Taliesin Evans
• Alice (1852-1854)
• Christina (1855-1856)
Obed came to Liberty, Union County, Indiana, in August 1818. He also lived in Bruceville and Oaktown, Knox County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1850. His son Charles died of cholera near the South Platte River on the California Trail. Obed was a medical doctor in Bruceville, and the first medical doctor in Los Angeles.
The family crossed the plains in 1850, arriving at San Gabriel Mission on 1 January 1851. They camped two months at San Gabriel, and then moved to El Monte. In 1852, the family moved to Los Angeles, where Dr. Macy bought the Bella Union Hotel. They lived on the northwest corner of Los Angeles and Commercial Streets. Dr. Macy then procured a site on the Zanja Madre at what is now the corner of North Main and Macy Streets, where he built a low spreading building.
Submitted by:
Christie Hill Russell
Paris IL
E-mail: christie@cartar.com
Lucinda “Pet” Macy
b. 21 December 1844, near Mariah Creek, Knox County, Indiana, to Obed and Lucinda (Polk) Macy
d. 2 November 1926, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
m. 7 October 1860, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Samuel Calvert Foy
b. 23 September 1830, Washington, D.C.
d. 20 April 1901, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Children with Samuel Calvert Foy:
• Samuel Calvert (1860-1860)
• Mary Emily (1862-1962)
• James Calvert (1865-1922) married Adell O’Melveny
• Oscar (1867-1867)
• Cora Calvert (1870-1920)
• Samuel Calvert (1873-1874)
• Edna Calvert (1875-1909) married Otto Henrich Neher
• Irma Calvert (1878-1896)
• Alma Calvert (1880-1900) married Thomas Lee Woolwine
• Florence Calvert (1883-1910) married Remington Olmsted
Lucinda’s family left Knox County, Indiana, in 1850 and settled in California in 1852. Lucinda enrolled in the city school of Los Angeles the very first day there was a public school there, after learning her A-B-C’s from the family Bible on the overland journey to California. Mr. Foy was in the cattle business and for five years they lived near Stockton. They moved to Los Angeles in 1865. Lucinda moved to Pasadena, California, in 1904.
Submitted by:
Christie Hill Russell
Paris IL
E-mail: christie@cartar.com
Granville Love
b. 7 April 1815, Kentucky
d. 26 September 1871, Jackson County, Missouri
m.
Jane Granger
b. 1823, England
d. before 1881
Children with Jane Granger:
• Thomas Jefferson (1847-1925) married Theodosia Curry
• Charlie (1854-1881)
• George W.
• John
• Martin
• Newton (1862-1946) married Alice Latimer
Granville lived in Miller, Dearborn County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1860 to Jackson County, Missouri. He was killed in a gunfight at Pink Hill Church in Jackson County, Missouri.
Submitted by:
Thomas Love
Pinellas Park FL
Morgan Loomis
b. 14 August 1812/13, Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York, to David and Mary (Estes) Loomis
d. 5 April 1890, Box Butte, Box Butte County, Nebraska
m/1. 16 December 1835, Summit, Schoharie County, New York
Charlotte Banks
b. 5/6 October 1814, Summit Township, Schoharie County, New York
d. 22 March 1871, Hobart Township, Lake County, Indiana
m/2.
Priscilla Wilson
Children with Charlotte Banks:
• David (1836-aft. 1907)
• William Banks (b. 1838)
• Justin R. (1841-1902)
• Alexander (1843-1898)
• Maria E. (1846-1894)
• Harriet L. (b. 1846/48)
• John White (b. 1850/54)
• George (1851/53-1853)
• Jane (1848/55-1850/56)
• Charles Henry (b. 1857)
Children with Priscilla Wilson:
• Albertis Eugene (b. 1877)
Morgan came to Indiana from Summit, Schoharie County, New York, in 1865. While in Indiana he lived in Hobart and Hobart townships in Lake County before moving to Box Butte Township of then Sheridan County, Nebraska.
Submitted by:
Mary Alice Benedict Grindol
Galesburg MI
Isaac Robert Littell
b. 17 January 1855, Dearborn County, Indiana, to Ephraim and Lucinda (Shedd) Littell
d. 12 January 1945, Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County, Minnesota
m. 1 April 1880, Jennings County, Indiana
Sarah Jane Withrow
b. 17 March 1861, Jennings County, Indiana
d. 1 October 1928, Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Children with Sarah Jane Withrow:
• Floyd W. (1883-1920)
• Alberta W. (1904-1986)
They lived in Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1900.
Submitted by:
Stephen H. Dawidowicz
Trenton IL
E-mail: dplus9@aol.com
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