Isabella Grewell

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Isabella Grewell
b. February 1802, Kent County, Ohio, to Asa and Isabella (Haddock?) Grewell
d. 27 July 1876, near Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois

m. 31 January 1822, Wayne County, Indiana
John Creviston
b. 1797, Bedford or Somerset County, Pennsylvania
d. 9 June 1880, near Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois

Children with John Creviston:
• Sarah
• Harriett
• Mary
• Elizabeth
• John Robert
• Nancy Jane
• Hannah Naomi
• William
• Jacob
• Isabella
• Castilla
• Rosa

Isabella came to Wayne County, Indiana, about 1804 and also lived in Honey Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana. She emigrated from Vigo County in 1851.

Submitted by:
M. Tracy Carpenter
Lambertville, MI

Wesley C Gregory

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Wesley C Gregory
b. 5 August 1851, Delaware County, Indiana
d. 28 April 1913, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas

Wesley never married. He emigrated from Delaware County in 1870.

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Dr. Eric C. Stumpf
Burr Ridge IL

David Henry Gray

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David Henry Gray
b. 1825 or 1835, Indiana
d. 19 February 1889, Hailey, Idaho

m. 29 June 1870, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana
Charlotte Jane Thompson
b. 8 April 1842, Lockland, Hamilton County, Ohio
d. 26 November 1930, Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho

Children with Charlotte Jane Thompson:
• Eddie
• Daniel Thompson (b. 1872)
• Martha Daisy (b. 1875) married (1) [–?–] Hansbrough, (2) [–?–] Schellenback

The family left Wayne County, Indiana, about 1870. David was a Wells Fargo agent in California and a miner in Nebraska and Idaho.

Submitted by:
Mary Gray McMurdo
San Mateo CA

Nancy Gosnell

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Nancy Gosnell
b. 23 March 1872, Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, to Alexander and Martha Elizabeth (Reeder) Gosnell
d. 11 November 1948, San Francisco, California

m. 29 June 1889, Grant County, Indiana
James Oliver Clevenger
b. 20 July 1860, Greene County, Ohio, to Jonathan and Nancy (James) Clevenger
d. 13 April 1928, San Francisco, California

Children with James Oliver Clevenger:
• Gladys Cary
• Raymand A.
• Ruie Muriel
• Frank
• Ruby Madge
• Robin Mary
• Ruth Gosnell
• Dorothy Isabel
• Rudyard James
• Theodore Matt
• Charlotte Mande
• Bonnie Mae
• Martha Lens
• Lenora Ann

Nancy lived in Elwood, Madison County, and Marion, Grant County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1916.

Submitted by:
Joan Jane Yale Shields
Marion IN
E-mail: jadnard@bpsinet.com

Margaret Goldthwaite

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Margaret Goldthwaite
b. 15 January 1892, Marion, Grant County, Indiana, to Edgar Louis (1850-1918) and Candace Leah (1860-1956) (Zombro) Goldthwaite
d. 28 July 1969, Durham, North Carolina

m. 15 September 1922, Marion, Grant County, Indiana
Frank Byram Dilts
b. 4 August 1878, Ringoes, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, to William Fisher (1878-1933) and Amy (Swallow) Dilts
d. 10 June 1960, Durham, North Carolina

Children with Frank Byram Dilts:
• Elizabeth “Biz” (1923-1997) married (1) Wallace Goff Kibbee, (2) Carleton Williams
• Edgar Louis (b. 1929) married Shirley Sykes
• Charles Robert (b. 1931) married (1) Anne Marie Rogers, (2) Lynne Sherrerd

The family lived in Marion, Grant County, and Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, before emigrating about 1920. Margaret was a YWCA secretary in Indianapolis and in Los Angeles, where she helped found the Studio Club, a residence facility for star-struck young women of limited means. She was also a teacher of Latin, German and algebra. She was active in many civic organizations in Durham, North Carolina.

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

John Wesley Goldthwaite

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John Wesley Goldthwaite
b. 28 October 1816, Fairfield County, Ohio, to John (1768-1829) and Mary (1785-1847) (Crawford) Goldthwaite
d. 13 November 1896, Salt Lake City, Utah

m. 4 June 1844, Grant County, Indiana
Mary Bedsaul
b. 25 June 1825, Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, to Isaac and Katherine Bedsaul
d. 11 September 1853, Salt Lake City, Utah

Children with Mary Bedsaul:
• Caroline (1845-1893) married Daniel Wood
• Emily (b. 1849) married William Elmendorf
• John (1852-1853)

A set of twins was born in 1848 that did not live. All the children were born in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.

The family lived in Marion, Grant County, Indiana, before traveling to California in a wagon train in 1853. Mary died on the way west; baby John died three months later. John was a miner in California. After the Civil War, he moved to Ophir City, Utah. He was a probate court judge in Grant County, Indiana, in 1833.

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

George Edgar Goldthwaite

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George Edgar Goldthwaite
b. 18 October 1889, Marion, Grant County, Indiana, to Edgar Louis (1850-1918) and Candace Leah (1860-1930) (Zombro) Goldthwaite
d. 10 January 1960, Mahwah, New Jersey

m. 30 May 1925
Emily Jack Duncan
b. 23 September 1889, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, to James Staples (1854-1900) and Rosalie Emily (1856-1930) (Jack) Duncan
d. 16 June 1994, Jackson Heights, Queensboro County, Long Island, New York

Children with Emily Jack Duncan:
• Duncan (b. 1927) married Margaret Turner Temple

George was an electrical engineer who was an expert on rates, services and capitalization of public utilities in New York. He was a musician who played viola in a string quartet. He received the Distinguished Service Cross for service as a flight commander in France in World War I. The family lived in Jackson Heights, Queensboro County, Long Island, New York. He was preparing to hike in the Ramapo Mountains when he died on a train. Emily was a teacher and a YMCA director. The family left from Marion, Grant County, Indiana, about 1915.

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

Mary Agnes Goldthwaite

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Mary Agnes Goldthwaite
b. 21 December 1887, Marion, Grant County, Indiana, to Edgar Louis (1850-1918) and Candace Leah (1860-1930) (Zombro) Goldthwaite
d. 8 October 1947, Baltimore, Maryland

Mary left Indiana about 1912 and lived in North Carolina for a while. She was a nurse in France during World War I. She was interested in the new field of xray technology and was credited with significant innovations in the field. She worked for John Hopkins Hospital for 26 years. She never married and had no children.

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

Theresa Mary Goffinet

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Theresa Mary Goffinet
b. 13 August 1875, Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana, to Adolph and Mary Josephine (Rhodes) Goffinet
d. 20 August 1967, Winter Township, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

m. 18 October 1892, Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana
Joseph Longly
b. 15 May 1864, Paris, France, to Hubert and Catherine (Harman) Longly
d. 5 June 1945, Winter Township, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Children with Joseph Longly:
• Alfred (1893-1972) married Anna Johnson
• Clara Catherine (b. 1895) married Harold L. Barnett
• Joseph Henry (1896-1898)
• Catherine Helen (1898-1986) married Erhardt H. Huber
• Louis Joseph (1900-1945) married Victoria Huber
• Minnie Adeline (1902-1983) married John J. Eder
• Joseph Francis (1907-1990) married (1) Hazel Chase, (2) Isabell [–?–]
• Stella (1909-1994) married (1) Edmund Mark Haske, (2) Robert Ryan
• Elmer (1912-1935) married Esther Emma Kielbeau
• Wilma Marie (1915-1996) married Joseph Anthony Haske
• Raymond Louis (1919-1940) married Bernice Eleanor Golonka

Their youngest son was born in Winter, Wisconsin; all others were born in Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Mary F. Crook
Kingman AZ
E-mail: mcrook@rraz.net

William Harry Glover

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William Harry Glover
b. 3 June 1868, Milroy, Rush County, Indiana, to Lemuel and Cornelia (Stewart) Glover
d. 16 September 1955, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico

m/1. 8 February 1889, Franklin County, Indiana
Susie Witters
b. 26 May 1868, Ohio, to Henry and Elizabeth (Overleese) Witters
d. 1953, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana
divorced.

m/2. 21 April 1896, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Dora Isabell “Dolly” O’Keefe
b. 30 July 1877, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, to Patrick Oliver and Margaret Ann (Hoffman) O’Keefe
d. 19 February 1910, Welch, Craig County, Oklahoma

m/3. 31 December 1911, Estancia, Torrence County, New Mexico
Rachel Lutissa “Grace” O’Keefe (Dora’s older sister)
b. 1 July 1875, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
d. 18 March 1924, Tajique, Torrence County, New Mexico

m/4. after 1924, Tajique, Torrence County, New Mexico
Lilly Bachman Burnett

Children with Susie Witters:
• Ines Flora (1889-1965)
• Bonnie Hazel (1892-1894)

Children with Dora Isabell O’Keefe:
• Paul Maurece (1900-1900)
• Cecil Carl (1903-1985)
• Henry Harold (1905-1963)
• Hortense Lucile (b. 1907)

Children with Lilly Bachman Burnett:
• Lillian (b. aft. 1925)

As Harry and his family moved west, he worked as a carpenter, building houses, buildings, and coffins to earn enough to move further west. He returned to Indianapolis after the death of his second wife, but then moved on to Tajique, New Mexico, where he bought a ranch, a 160 acre homestead.

Harry served in the 3rd Artillery in 1898 during the Spanish-American War and was a corporal when he was discharged.

Submitted by:
Ellen Mangum
Indianapolis IN
E-mail: eomangum@aol.com