Rebecca Hammer
b. 19 November 1839, Bartholomew County, Indiana
d. 15 August 1919, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas
m. 10 October 1855, Pike County, Illinois
R. H. Wynne
Children with R. H. Wynne:
• [–?–] married M. E. Demsten
• James H.
• Charles E.
Rebecca lived in Bartholomew County, Indiana, but she was already in Illinois by the time she married in 1855.
Submitted by:
Dr. Eric C. Stumpf
Burr Ridge IL
Pauline Hamlin
b. 19 April 1834, Wrights Corner, Dearborn County, Indiana
d. 22 May 1921, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas
m/1. 21 November 1855, Dearborn County, Indiana
Edward Freeman
m/2. 31 October 1867
Oscar Fairbanks
Children with Edward Freeman:
• Edda married [—?—] Norton
• Ina married [—?—] Sisson
Submitted by:
Dr. Eric C. Stumpf
Burr Ridge IL
William Henry Hamilton
b. 20 September 1850, near Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
d. 23 February 1921, Michigan Valley, Osage County, Kansas
m. 1875, Osage County, Kansas
Francis L. Baker
Children with Francis L. Baker:
• Homer E.
• Myrtle M. married [–?–] Sheek
William lived near Muncie but left Delaware County and Indiana behind in 1870.
Submitted by:
Dr. Eric C. Stumpf
Burr Ridge IL
Robert Henry Hall
b. 23 October 1862, near Butlerville, Jennings County, Indiana, to David and Margaret (Davidson) Hall
d. 25 February 1955, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
m. 10 September 1896, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
Nellie Cooley
b. 26 August 1872, Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana
d. 9 September 1911, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
Children with Nellie Cooley:
• Frances (b. abt. 1899)
• Frieda (b. 1901)
• Margaret E. (b. 1903)
• Allen R. (b. 1906)
• Howard H. (b. 1909)
Robert’s parents came to Indiana from Butler, Pennsylvania. Robert quit school after the fourth grade. He also lost an eye while chopping wood, but after marrying and having a family, he earned a degree in Civil Engineering.
Local citizens razzed him about leaving home at age 62 to build houses in Barrington, Illinois. He not only won contracts to build them, but his houses were featured in the Roto Gravure section of the Chicago Tribune.
After the banks failed in 1933, he made his home in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his daughter Margaret.
Submitted by:
Marynell D. Kirkwood
Moline IL
Harry Thomas Guy
b. 30 August 1886, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, to George T. and Adie (Mills) Guy
d. 28 Jun 1918, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
m. 2 May 1910, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Anna Lily Remmy
b. 12 February 1886, Santa Claus, Spencer County, Indiana
d. 5 July 1953, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California
Children with Anna Lily Remmy:
• Annabell Harriet (b. 1912)
• Martha Jean (b. 1916)
Harry lived in Madison, Jefferson County; Santa Claus, Spencer County; and Duckman, Henry County, Indiana. He left the state about 1900.
Submitted by:
Liz Myers
Los Alamitos CA
Henry B Gunsaullus
b. 16 November 1825, Richland County, Ohio, to Levi Alexander and Jane (Bodley) Gunsaullus
d. 6 January 1873, Bourbon County, Kansas
m. 30 May 1847, Salem Center, Steuben County, Indiana
Eunice W. Harris
b. 3 June 1827, Oneida, New York
d. 11 February 1908, Bourbon County, Kansas
Children with Eunice W. Harris:
• Levi Augustus (1848-1938) married Barbara Ellen Moss
• Alice Jane (1851-1920)
• Cordelia (1854-1904) (twin) married Lyman Hurlbut Tiffany
• Cornelia (b. 1854) (twin) married Hebron F. Ruble
• Frank Henry (1857-1937) married Sahara Isabel Fitzpatrick
Henry came to Steuben County, Indiana, about 1839 and left the state before 1860.
Submitted by:
Wilda Marshall Brown
Port Byron NY
E-mail: wBrown@ny.tds.net
Mary Grubb
b. 19 November 1846, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Adam and Elizabeth (Mercer) Grubb
d. 19 February 1901, Taylor County, Iowa
m. 1 November 1868, Jasper County, Indiana
Achelus Shedrick Key
b. 18 January 1842, Surry County, North Carolina, to William S. and Lydia D. (Jones) Key
d. 13 June 1930, Sharpsburg, Taylor County, Iowa
Children with Achelus Shedrick Key:
• Eliza Ellen (1870-1918) married John Wattie Campbell
• Cora Lee (b. 1872) married Elmer McLaughlin
• John Orman (1874-1957) married Goldie Cook
• Charles Lee (1879-ca. 1950) married Ida Bell Crowe
• Wiliam (b. aft. 1880)
• Oscar Henry (1883-1967) married Ethel Mae Sturm
• Rosa Edith (1885-1934) married Jerry Wilson
Mary and her parents moved to Ohio in 1850 and to Jasper County, Indiana, in 1852. She and her husband moved to Peoria County, Illinois, in February 1869 and to Taylor County, Iowa, in the spring of 1880.
Achelus was in Company H, 21st Regiment of the Confederate Army and was wounded on 25 May 1862; the next month he and his brother deserted. He was married in 1862 in Jasper County, Indiana, to Martha Ellen Whittaker; they had two sons, Sam and Lewis, who were raised by Mary Grubb Key. He was married 22 September 1901 in Iowa to Sarah Ellen Coe; they had eleven children.
Submitted by:
Sandra L. Carter-Duff
Denver CO
E-mail: sandy@carduff.com
Esther Ann Groseclose
b. 22 September 1827, White River Township, Johnson County, Indiana, to Jacob and Elizabeth (Lowe) Groseclose
d. 9 October 1871, Cambridge, Story County, Iowa
m. 10 March 1854, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
Kennerly Dobyns
b. June 1821, Montgomery County, Virginia
d. about 1888, Bonham, Fannin County, Texas
Children with Kennerly Dobyns:
• John J.
• Elizabeth C.
• Ellen M.
• Martha Elmira “Mattie”
Esther and her husband left Indiana in 1854 or 1855.
Submitted by:
Jane Yoakum Evans
Broken Arrow OK
E-mail: d&jevans@webzone.net
Samuel R. Grimes
b. 18 September 1834, Elrod, Ripley County, Indiana, to John and Mary “Polly” (McDonald) Grimes
d. 28 December 1901, Vliets, Marshall County, Kansas
m. 9 February 1860, Lincolnville, Ripley County, Indiana
Catherine Ann Carrington
b. 30 April 1841, Benham, Ripley County, Indiana, to John Bennett and Maria (Chapin) Carrington
d. 29 February 1924, Vliets, Marshall County, Kansas
Children with Catherine Ann Carrington:
• Emily/Emma L. (1861-1927) married James Hervey (1854-1941) Connelley
• Nora B. (1863-1912) married Joseph H. Walker
• daughter (1864-1864)
• Mary Deborah (1865-1888) married Leonidas C. Wails
• Laura A. (1867-1941) married J. N. Banks
• Carrie A. (1871-1892) married Thomas L. Harper
• Dellie Elizabeth (1872-1952) married Charles Richard Wallace
• Robert C. (1882-1882)
• Paul W. (b. 1883)
Samuel was a teacher for twenty years. He was active in local affairs, being Assessor and Collector for Ripley County, Indiana, as well as holding other county offices. The family left Elrod, Ripley County, in 1855. In Marshall County, Kansas, he was Postmaster at Vliets and Weighmaster. Both of his grandfathers, James Grimes and Joseph McDonald, served in the Revolutionary War, as did his wife’s grandfather and great-grandfather.
Submitted by:
Don Connelley
Surprise AZ
E-mail: helenblue@att.net
Joseph Wierman Griest
b. 19 August 1800, Adams County, Ohio, to Joseph and Mary (Wierman) Griest
d. 20 July 1859, Nevada City, California
m. 6 April 1826, Springboro, Warren County, Ohio
Ruth Ann Garretson
b. 3 April 1819, Adams County, Ohio, to John and Rebecca (Bateman) Garretson
d. 8 January 1879, Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana
Children with Ruth Ann Garretson:
• William R. (1827-1830)
• Rebecca Ann (1829-1896)
• William Penn (1831-1916)
• Mary Eliza (1834-1902)
• Joseph Milton (1837-1938)
• Alva Clarkson (1840-1880)
• Almeda Ellen (1845-1923)
• Rosamina Eoline (1848-1911)
• John Milton (1850-1906)
• Florence Estelle (1852-1945)
The family came to Sugar River, Montgomery County, Indiana, in 1832. They moved to Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, in 1936 and left the state from there in 1855. Joseph was a doctor with a large practice in Crawfordsville. He had a certificate from the “Phisio-Medical School,” and, though he was considered one of the best anatomists in the state, regular physicians did not believe those from the “new school” of medicine were adequately trained.
In 1852, Joseph purchased the rights to a steam laundry. In 1855, he went to New York and bought two sets of laundry equipment. He sent the equipment around the Horn to San Francisco. He himself took a ship to Nicaragua, went overland, and caught another boat to San Francisco. He set up one laundry in San Francisco and the other in Sacramento. Twice, he sent money back to his wife and children, but it never arrived. After his death, a “friend” promised to settle his estate and take the assets back to his widow. This “friend” was never found, and the widow was left with a large family and no resources.
Submitted by:
Daniel E. Thornburgh
Charleston IL
E-mail: adthorn@consolidated.net
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