Rachel Adcock Emery

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Rachel Adcock Emery
b. 28 January 1823, Randolph County, Indiana, to Travis Adcock and Elizabeth (Frazier) Emery
d. 24 March 1901, Hardman, Morrow County, Oregon

m. 11 August 1839, Henry County, Iowa
Dillon Hoskins
b. 17 July 1814, Clinton County, Ohio, to Jonathan and Lydia Ann (Hodgson) Hoskins
d. 23 January 1889, Hardman, Morrow County, Oregon

Children with Dillon Hoskins:
• Ruth (1840-1905) married Samuel King
• James Birney (1842-1892) married Clarinda J. Kenoyer
• William (1843-1907) married Jane Deborah Deford
• Elizabeth (1845-1916) married (1) James W. Copelen, (2) W. C. [–?–]
• Lydia (1846-1937) married Jasper Deford
• Mary Ann (1849-1849)
• Joel (1850-1850)
• Jonathan Travis (1851-1925) married Hannah Mary Galloway
• Rebecca (1854-1932) married William Shaw
• Dillon, Jr. (1856-1938) married Mary Jane Kelty
• Mary (1858-1938) married (1) Thomas Hoskins, (2) Garret Haynes
• John Seward (1860-1940)
• unnamed son (1863-1863)
• George (1864-1864)
• Rachel Leoni (1865-1933) married Ezra C. Kelty
• Martha Katherine (1868-1927) married William J. Emery

Rachel left Indiana in 1839 from Randolph County. She and her husband moved the family west to Oregon, where they spent the remainder of their lives.

Submitted by:
Dale Davidson Harguess
Huntington Beach CA
E-mail: dharguess@coastline.edu

Samuel H. Elrod

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Samuel H. Elrod
b. 1 May 1856, Coatesville, Hendricks County, Indiana, to Jesse F. and Lydia (Pursell) Elrod
d. 13 July 1935, Clark, Clark County, South Dakota

m. 10 November 1884, Hendricks County, Indiana
Mary Ellen Masten
b. March 1863, Indiana, to Mathias and Eliza Jane (Fitts) Masten
d. after 1930

Children with Mary Ellen Masten:
• Barbara (1892-aft. 1920)
• Arthur Mellette (1896-1966) married Viola [–?–]

Samuel’s father’s family was from Stokes County, North Carolina. They settled in Clay Township, Hendricks County, Indiana.

Samuel left Indiana for the Dakota Territory in 1882, shortly after graduating from DePauw University in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana. He came back in 1884 to marry a fellow Clay Township resident and to receive another degree, after which they returned to the Dakotas. He was a lawyer; a delegate at South Dakota’s first constitutional convention; state’s attorney for Clark County, South Dakota, for ten years; county postmaster; county probate judge; and the fifth governor of South Dakota (1905-1907).

Submitted by:
Meredith Thompson
Avon IN
E-mail: mere@augustmoondesign.com

Ira David Eppard

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Ira David Eppard
b. 8 July 1871, Mt. Pleasant Township, Delaware County, Indiana, to Henry and Sarah A. (Brown) Eppard
d. 13 June 1954, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio

m. 3 February 1912, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
May “Ruth” Carnahan
b. 25 July 1894, Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan
d. 28 August 1969, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio

Children with May Carnahan:
• Ralph
• Robert
• Kathryn
• Virginia
• Ira
• Richard
• Donald
• Raymond
• Lois
• Martha
• James
• Margaret

Ira lived in Mt. Pleasant Township, Delaware County; Muncie, Delaware County; and Bedford, Lawrence County, before leaving Indiana in 1911.

Submitted by:
Margaret E. Edwards
Bowling Green OH

Isaiah Elliott

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Isaiah Elliott
b. 21 May 1818, Center Township, Wayne County, Indiana, to Nathan and Rachel (Bunch) Elliott
d. 30 June 1885, Eagle Township, Richland County, Wisconsin

m. 28 December 1837, Preble County, Ohio
Rachel S. Jones
b. 11 June 1817, Gasper Township, Preble County, Ohio
d. 22 June 1858, Eagle Township, Richland County, Wisconsin

Children with Rachel S. Jones:
• Nathan
• Jane “Amy”
• Rachel
• Margaret
• Barbara Allen
• Joseph Franklin

Isaiah’s parents came to Wayne County, Indiana, in the spring of 1816. He left Wayne County between 1840 and 1842.

Submitted by:
Perry E. Krumbach
Spokane WA
E-mail: krumbach@ieway.com

Henry Thomas Edmonds

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Henry Thomas Edmonds
b. 9 October 1891, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, to George D. and Anna (Weissenberger) Edmonds
d. 17 October 1975, Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Henry never married. He emigrated from New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, in 1915.

Submitted by:
Joel K. Waszak
Louisville CO
E-mail: jwaszak@mho.com

Margaret Anne Dye

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Margaret Anne Dye
b. 30 August 1850, Linton, Greene County, Indiana, to [–?–] and Elizabeth (Morrow) Dye
d. 17 May 1937, Effingham County, Illinois

m. 21 November 1867, Martin, Indiana
James Adams
b. 27 December 1844, Newark, Licking County, Ohio
d. 23 July 1950, Effingham County, Illinois

Children with James Adams:
• Vera Ola (b. 1870)
• Earnest (b. 1871)
• Elsa (b. 1873)
• Sarah B. (b. 1876)
• George (b. 1882)
• Fred (b. 1884)
• Rex (b. 1892)

Margaret left the state from Martin, Indiana, in 1869.

William Dustin

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William Dustin
b. 5 April 1800, Washington County, Vermont, to William Dustin
d. 21 January 1851, Jefferson County, Iowa

m. 2 July 1822, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana
Martha Ann Willey
b. 9 September 1802, Oneida County, New York

Children with Martha Ann Willey:
• John G. (1824-1869)
• William F. (1827-1904)
• Martha Ann (1829-1903) married William Logan Smith
• Elihu/Elisha (1838-1875)
• Mary Elizabeth (1841-1876) married Washington J. M. Smith

William came to Indiana from Vermont in 1820. He resided in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, and married there before moving on to Liberty Township, Jefferson County, Iowa in 1845.

Submitted by:
Laurel L. Posey
Granada Hills CA

James Dunham

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James Dunham
b. 1 November 1865, Johnson County, Indiana, to Aaron and Emily (Jones) Dunham
d. 15 August 1894, Weatherly, DeKalb County, Missouri

m. 21 September 1884, Missouri
Sarah Ellen McBrayer
b. 23 February 1868, Daviess County, Missouri
d. 18 October 1951, Maysville, DeKalb County, Missouri

Children with Sarah Ellen McBrayer:
• John Henry
• Virgil Preston
• Josephine married [–?–] Chapman

James lived in both Johnson and DeKalb counties in Indiana before moving to Hamilton, Caldwell County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Robert B. Lamison, Jr.
Renton WA

David E. Dunham

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David E. Dunham
b. February 1861, Johnson County, Indiana, to Aaron and Emily (Jones) Dunham
d. 12 March 1941, Hamilton, Caldwell County, Missouri

m. Missouri
Emma Veronica Nolte
b. 13 November 1867, Missouri
d. 4 August 1952, Hamilton, Caldwell County, Missouri

There were no children of this marriage. David lived in both DeKalb and Johnson counties in Indiana before moving to Hamilton, Caldwell County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Robert B. Lamison, Jr.
Renton WA

Iona Dunham

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Iona Dunham
b. 21 November 1869, DeKalb County, Indiana, to Aaron and Emma (Jones) Dunham
d. 5 November 1942, Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington

m. about 1886, Missouri
David Miller
b. 7 July 1866, Nettleton, Caldwell County, Missouri
d. 5 October 1929, Olds, Alberta, Canada

Children with David Miller:
• Jesse Ray
• Arthur Day
• Ira Jay
• Buruil Clay
• Otto Allen
• Thedore Newey
• Dante Corvante
• Iona Delprinay

Iona lived in Johnson County, Indiana, before moving to Nettleton, Caldwell County, Missouri, in 1878.

Submitted by:
Robert B. Lamison, Jr.
Renton WA