Evline Lillian Layton

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Evline Lillian Layton
b. 18 September 1878, Union Mills, LaPorte County, Indiana, to Seymour Charlie and Estella M. (Bement) Layton
d. 5 February 1929, Sedro Woolley, Skagit County, Washington

m/1. 12 September 1897, Ferndale, Whatcom County, Washington
Jacob Martin “Jake” Shetler
b. 11 November 1858, Kentland, Jasper County, Indiana, to Hezekiah and Nancy Ann (Sutton) Shetler
d. 19 August 1925, Ferndale, Whatcom County, Washington

m/2. 13 November 1922, Everette, Snohomish County, Washington
Gust Hill

Children with Jacob Martin Shetler:
• Minnie “Blanch” (1898-1957) married (1) Gus Anderson, (2) M. B. Webb, (3) Fred Smith, (4) Cliff Cook, (5) Floyd Challender
• Harry Layton (1899-1974) married (1) Violett Gorrie, (2) Nancy Isabell Johnson Graves
• William Cecil “Wooley” (1901-1928) married Estelle “Dollie” Belle
• Lester Earl (1903-1963) married (1) Vera Viola Heay, (2) Grace Minney (Hoffman) Williams
• Charles Semore (1905-1993) married Stella E. Duree
• Genevieve Estella “Neva” (1907-1990) married (1) Ross Best, (2) Jack Taylor, (3) Bernard Neustead, (4) Johnny Krieger
• Jacob LeRoy “Roy” (1909-1987) married Mary A. Knight
• Emma Garnetta (1911-1918)
• Pearl Ione (1915-1989) married (1) Earl Joseph DePew, (2) Karl Johan Algat “Al” Hemmingson, (3) Milton Storrs

Evline’s stepmother, Lois C. Layton, put her in an orphanage when her father died in 1889. At age 15, she was adopted by the George A. Monroe, Sr. family, originally from Michigan City, who now made their home in Ferndale, Washington. After her marriage, she began to wonder about her family. Her mother, Estella, had married John F. Neu, and was living in Omaha Nebraska. They were reunited in 1907. After her divorce in 1920 from Jacob Shelter, Evline became a camp cook for logging camp #9 above Hamilton, Washington.

Submitted by:
Hilda Hemmingson Meryhew
Auburn WA

Retta Ann Lawler

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Retta Ann Lawler
b. 25 May 1833, Jefferson County, Indiana, to Ausburn and Elizabeth Foly (Westbrook) Lawler
d. 17 October 1915, Moscow, Latah County, Idaho

m. 21 September 1854, Jefferson County, Indiana
John M. Wallace
b. 7 July 1827, near Volga, Jefferson County, Indiana, to John and Elizabeth Saray “Betsy” (Giltner) Wallace
d. 14 October 1915, Moscow, Latah County, Idaho

Children with John M. Wallace:
• Allen Hale (1859-1897) married Augusta Louise Zastrow
• Charles C. (1860-1894)
• James Lincoln (1862-1930)
• Anna Gevene (1865-1948)
• Artie Cordelia (1869-1950)
• Ednora (1872-1872)
• Jennie E. (1874-1962)

The family left Jefferson County, Indiana, about 1855. Retta’s husband was a millwright and built mills in Keokuk County, Iowa, several in Norton County, Kansas, and in Kendrick, Latah County, Idaho.

Submitted by:
Connie Wallace Dawe
Arvada CO
E-mail: connie5337@juno.com

Ausborn Lawler

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Ausborn Lawler
b. about 1804, Virginia, to James Lawler
d. 1 October 1871, Liberty, Keokuk County, Iowa

m. 29 February 1830, Jefferson County, Indiana
Elizabeth Neill Foly
b. 9 September 1808, Georgia
d. 11 August 1885, South English, Keokuk County, Iowa

Children with Elizabeth Neill Foly:
• Mary J. (b. ca. 1831-bef. 1871)
• Retta Ann (1833-1915) married John Wallace
• Thomas J. (b. ca. 1835)
• Rebecca (b. ca. 1836)
• Sarah (b. ca. 1837)
• James H. (b. ca. 1839)
• Nancy (b. ca. 1841) married Lorenzo Slate
• Isabelle (b. ca. 1843)
• William H. (b. ca. 1844)
• John Levi (b. ca. 1849)
• Elizabeth (b. 1852)

Ausborn came to Jefferson County, Indiana, about 1820 and left the state between 1851 and 1859.

Submitted by:
Connie Wallace Dawe
Arvada CO
E-mail: connie5337@juno.com

George Washington Larimer

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George Washington Larimer
b. 14 February 1818, Ohio
d. 28 March 1875, Jasper County, Illinois

m. 16 January 1845, Burlington Township, Carroll County, Indiana
Sarah Viney
b. 30 August 1823, Marion County, Indiana
d. 26 March 1860, Deer Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana

Children with Sarah Viney:
• Elizabeth (b. 1845)
• Lucinda (b. 1849)
• Mary (b. 1852)
• Isaac L. (b. 1855)
• Margaret A. (b. 1859)

George came to Miami County, Indiana, abut 1843 and left in 1862.

Submitted by:
Shirley Dilsworth
Grand Blanc MI
E-mail: sgdilsworth@aol.com

Samuel Carey Zombro

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Samuel Carey Zombro
b. 4 February 1858, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, to John Thomas and Rebecca Hitt (Brown) Zombro
d. after 1920, Michigan

m. 1881
Edna Dillon
b. 1862, Indiana, to John Dillon
d. 1892, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan

Children with Edna Dillon:
• Charles (b. ca. 1882-1950)
• Richard (b. ca. 1885) married Ethyl [–?–]
• Jean Ingelow (1886-1964) married Howard Weld

The family lived in Marion, Grant County, Indiana, until leaving about 1915. Samuel was in charge of the Soldiers and Sailors farm near Marion, where he had a successful dairy herd. About 1910, he bought a dairy farm near Hot Springs, Arkansas, but had trouble getting financing, so the venture failed. He then had a peanut farm in the area. Samuel bought a farm in Wisconsin before WWII.

Submitted by:
Marion G. Harcourt
Indianapolis IN
E-mail: harcourt@comcast.net

Levi Fleming Lankford

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Levi Fleming Lankford
b. 19 June 1850, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, to John C. and Emily (Ungles) Lankford
d. 14 February 1923, Phelps County, Missouri

m. 4 December 1873, Phelps County, Missouri
Lucy Ann Patterson
b. 4 November 1854
d. 17 March 1894, Macon County, Missouri

Children with Lucy Ann Patterson:
• Mary Ellen (1876-1896)
• Charley W. (1879-1923)
• John Wilfred (1881-1960)
• Emily L. (1883-1900)
• Minnie Alice (1885-1963)
• Elizabeth Pearl (1891-1974)

Levi left Indiana before 1870 from Hendricks County.

Submitted by:
Jean Lankford Powers
Northglenn CO

Ida Belle Addison

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Ida Belle Addison
b. 11 August 1883, Carthage, Rush County, Indiana, to Harvey J. and Violet (Bitner) Addison
d. 25 July 1967, Long Beach, Long Beach County, California

m. 20 May 1899, Carthage, Rush County, Indiana
John George Wise

Children with John George Wise:
• Howard

Ida’s father came to Rush County, Indiana with his sons in the 1820’s. They were farmers. It is not known when Ida left Indiana.

Submitted by:
Juanita Wise Santos
Louisville KY
E-mail: JuanitaWS@aol.com

Dudley Duncan Langton

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Dudley Duncan Langton
b. 16 February 1875, Kempton, Tipton County, Indiana, to Henry A. and Jeannie F. (Turpin) Langton
d. 10 July 1914, Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri

m/1. 29 December 1897, Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana
Hulda Ray Williams
b. 14 October 1874, Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana, to Waldo Wright and Mary L. (Kirkman) Williams
d. 1 January 1944, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
divorced.

m/2.
Hulda Ray Williams
divorced.

m/3.
Maude Higgins

m/4.
Violet Reese

Children with Hulda Ray Williams:
• Martha Florence (1898-1969) married Walter Clinton McCoy
• Joseph Henry (1900-1969) married (1) Bernice [–?–], (2) Hazel Bye Chambers
• Hulda Isabell (b. 1905) married Lloyd E. Berg Children with Violet Reese:
• Dudley (b. 1912)
• daughter (b. 1914)

Around 1902, Dudley left Delphi, Indiana, for McCroy, Arkansas, then went to Des Moines, Iowa, in 1910. At the time of his death in an auto accident, he was employed as a log buyer.

The local newspaper stated that his widow and two small children in Moberly, Missouri, survived him. However, it seems that he never divorced Mrs. Maude Langton. So, he may or may not have been legally married to Violet Reese. Dudley and Maude did leave Des Moines and lived in Pekin, Illinois, for several years after Mr. Reese threatened Dudley. Mrs. Violet Langton brought Dudley’s body to Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, for burial, despite the complaints of Mrs. Maude Langton.

Submitted by:
Pat McCoy
Laguna Woods CA
E-mail: bplaghls@worldnet.att.net

Lee O. Lane

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Lee O. Lane
b. 22 January 1876, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, to J. S. Lane
d. 25 May 1916, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas

m. 16 October 1897, White Rock, Oklahoma
Edith Wilkins

Children with Edith Wilkins:
• Lela
• Edith
• Jesse
• Earline
• infant (d. in infancy)

Lee departed from his home in Orange County, Indiana, in 1879.

Submitted by:
Dr. Eric C. Stumpf
Burr Ridge IL

Nancy Lame

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Nancy Lame
b. 1804, Scott County, Kentucky, to Joseph and Mary (Bates) Lame
d. 1845, Louisa County, Iowa

m/1.
[–?–]

m/2. 5 June 1828, Jefferson County, Indiana
Abraham Hill
b. 1807, Scott County, Kentucky

Children with Abraham Hill:
• Mary (1829-1856) married (1) John H. Stevens (1815-1853), (2) James [—?—] (b. 1834)
• Martha (b. 1831)
• James (b. 1834)
• Jessie (b. 1836)
• Rebecca J. (b. 1837)
• Margaret (b. 1840)

Nancy came to Jefferson County, Indiana, in 1807 and lived in Madison and Monroe townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1844.

Submitted by:
J. Ralph Lindgren
Bethlehem PA
E-mail: jrl3@lehigh.edu