Charles Joseph Dooley

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Charles Joseph Dooley
b. 23 December 1864, Arcola, Allen County, Indiana, to John T. and Johanna (Quinn) Dooley
d. 26 April 1930, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

m. 21 May 1889, Arcola, Allen County, Indiana
Catherine Margaret Marc
b. 15 September 1869, Arcola, Allen County, Indiana
d. 10 August 1914, Yoakum, Lavaca County, Texas

Children with Catherine Margaret Marc:
• Johanna Helena (1890-1983) married Charles W. Richards
• Laura Agnes (1893-1976) married Arthur J. Schuchert
• Mary Edwina (1895-1987) married Clyde H. Jeffus
• Charles Joseph (1897-1972) married Adele Marie Weinheimer
• Kathleen Rose (1900-1984) married Monroe D. Fischer
• Clement William (1903-1983) married Thelma Thomas and others

Charles and family left Arcola, Allen County, Indiana, about 1891.

Submitted by:
Kelvin C. Boyle
Woodridge IL
E-mail: kelverl@yahoo.com

Elizabeth Donaldson

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Elizabeth Donaldson
b. 7 April 1843, Lexington, LaGrange County, Indiana, to George and Nancy Emily (Norton) Donaldson
d. 13 April 1919, Crawford County, Illinois

m. 3 November 1861, Crawford County, Illinois
Thomas Middleton Shaw
b. 29 October 1836, Crawford County, Illinois, to Joseph M. and Narcissa (Middleton) Shaw
d. 30 December 1880, Crawford County, Illinois

Children with Thomas Middleton Shaw:
• Lydia Ann (1863-1914) married (1) Henry A. Folck, (2) Joseph Wolfe
• Laura (1864-1917) married Josephus Folck
• Nota (1865-1946) married Douglas Kincaid
• Andrew Jackson (1866-1948) married Annie Bartmess
• Narcissa J. (1867-1901) married Robert E. Edgington
• Mary (b. 1868)
• Ella E. (1870-1948) married (1) William Wilber, (2) John Hawkins
• Sarah B. (1873-1948) married Samuel Vance Kincaid
• Emma (1874-1906) married Albert Little
• Cora (b. 1877) married Charles A. Lambdin
• Thomas Middleton, Jr. (1880-1964) married Alma Edgington

Elizabeth left LaGrange County, Indiana, about 1853 for Crawford County, Illinois, where she married and lived for the remainder of her life.

Submitted by:
Sharon Howell
Greenwood IN
E-mail: sshowell@indy.net

Anna Rachel Dolley

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Anna Rachel Dolley
b. 20 April 1848, Hagerstown, Wayne County, Indiana, to William Malcolm and Elizabeth (Fisher) Dolley
d. 15 December 1894, Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas

m. 15 March 1870, Hagerstown, Wayne County, Indiana
Charles Wesley Hartup
b. 1 September 1840, near Economy, Wayne County, Indiana, to James and Mary (Whitinger) Hartup
d. 16 March 1937, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Children with Charles Wesley Hartup:
• Charles Dolley (1871-1952)
• Clara Belle (1874-1962) married Robert Lee Bonnet
• Florence (1875-1937) married Frederick Putnam Jaggi
• Anna May (1877-1911) married John William Chickester

Anna lived in Hagerstown, Wayne County, Indiana, until emigrating in 1864. She met her husband when he was the teacher at the primary school she attended before the Civil War.

Submitted by:
Harold L. Dawe
Arvada CO
E-mail: hdawe@mho.com

Irvin Wesley Dodge

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Irvin Wesley Dodge
b. 4 September 1872, Fountain County, Indiana
d. 20 April 1916, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas

m/1. 1898, Nortonville, Kansas
Kate Sloop
d. January 1910, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas

m/2. December 1910
Emma Miller

Children with Kate Sloop:
• Clayton
• Duane
• Irene
• Wilmer

Children with Emma Miller:
• Ernest
• Leona
• Anna

Irvin lived in Fountain County, Indiana, until he left the state in 1882.

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

William Dixon

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William Dixon
b. 1790, Pickaway, Virginia
d. 21 August 1848, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas

m/1. 5 March 1808, Ross County, Ohio
Malinda/Melinda McArthur
b. 17 May 1790, Ohio or Kentucky
d. 3 June 1838, Kentucky

m/2.
Elizabeth Cartwright
d. before 1847

m/3. 1847
Florinda Whiteside

Children with Malinda/Melinda McArthur:
• Joseph (b. 1811)
• Charity (1812-1846)
• Joal (b. 1814)
• Jane (1817-1848) married Joshua Barekman
• William A., Jr. (1819-ca. 1864) married Marilla Donaldson
• Susanna Louisa (1822-1906) married William Nicks Anderson, Sr.
• Alexander Joseph (1824-1906) married Mary Louise Kendall
• Mary Elizabeth (1826-1885) married James Gibson Hardin
• Malinda Earline (1829-1851) married James Thomas Lee
• Nancy Ann (1834-1915) married James M. Shegog

William was a practicing “herb” doctor, as was his son William, Jr. He served in the War of 1812. He left Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana, about April 1846 for Navarro County, Texas. He arrived in September for a land grant from the Mercer Colony, bringing with him his seven youngest children and several grandchildren. While it is not known where the first three children were born, the rest were born in Sullivan County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Walter C. Dixson
Fort Worth TX
E-mail: wcdixson@flash.net

Lilley Viola Dillavou

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Lilley Viola Dillavou
b. 12 July 1882, Bryant, Jay County, Indiana
d. 21 January 1964, Nowata, Nowata County, Oklahoma

m/1. 21 October 1899, Jay County, Indiana
William Lawrence LeFavour
b. 27 May 1876, Bryant, Jay County, Indiana, to Emmett and Sevilla (Blair) LeFavour
d. 30 December 1941, Bryant, Jay County, Indiana

m/2.
[–?–] Daubenspeck

Children with William Lawrence LeFavour:
• Audrey Merle (b. 1901)
• Lester Warren (b. 1903)
• Selvilla Elvira (b. 1905)
• Crystal Genevieve (b. 1907)
• Maxine Imogene (b. 1918)
• Betty Jo (b. 1921)

The first three children were born in Indiana; the last three in Oklahoma. The family emigrated to Nowata County, Oklahoma, about 1906.

Submitted by:
Nancy Gragg
Alamogordo NM
E-mail: graggns@yahoo.com

Mary Ann Diehl

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Mary Ann Diehl
b. 15 November 1821, Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, to Charles and Mary Elizabeth (Sheets) Diehl
d. 22 April 1912, Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas

m. 10 March 1842, Jackson Township, Randolph County, Indiana
Ellerson Fields
b. 17 August 1820, Butchers Valley, Hawkins County, Tennessee, to William and Judida (Sizemore) Fields
d. 23 May 1890, Havensville, Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Children with Ellerson Fields:
• Manerva (1843-1922) married Lewis Jontra
• Lewis (1844-1927) married Martha Jane Miller
• Eli (1847-ca. 1935) married Mary Weirock
• Levi (1847-1847)
• Charles Diehl (1849-1934) married Lucinda Victoria Morris
• Elizabeth (1851-1880) married Archibald Elisha Abbott
• Ephraim (1853-1941) married Rebecca Clark
• Harriett Melissa (1854-1880) married Zachary Taylor Baysinger
• Hiram (1856-1936) married Sarah Jane Ellison
• John William (1861-1943) married Sarah Jane Dennis
• Milton Leander (1862-1953) married Clara Agnes Witham
• Leslie Martin (ca. 1864-ca. 1867)
• James/Jonas Squire (ca. 1864-ca. 1867)
• Mary Martha (1869-1958) married Charles A. Bateman

Mary Ann’s family came to Randolph County, Indiana, in 1840. She lived in Jackson Township, Randolph County; Richland Township, Grant County; and Hartford Township, Adams County, before emigrating from Indiana in 1864.

Submitted by:
Aletha M. Fields
Columbia MO
E-mail: clancy@computerland.net

Western Ackley Dickinson

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Western Ackley Dickinson
b. 10 August 1832, Richland, Oswego County, New York, to Samuel and Belinda (Ackley) Dickinson
d. 30 January 1911, Houston, Harris County, Texas

m.
Sarah A. Moriah (?)
b. 7 January 1835, Vernon, Trumbull County, Ohio
d. 12 September 1899, Lake Charles, Calasieu Parish, Louisiana

Children with Sarah A. Moriah (?):
• Mary E. (b. 1857)
• Horora A. (b. 1858)
• Ella B. (b. 1868)
• Charles L. (b. 1874)
• Chester Delos (1875-1957) married Lydia Belle Wilkinson

The first two children were born in LaGrange County and the second two in Whitley County, so the family was in Indiana before 1857. They left for Kansas in 1874 or 1875.

Submitted by:
Elizabeth Nash
Garden City KS
E-mail: dnash1@cox.net

Mary Ella Dickey

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Mary Ella Dickey
b. 29 November 1885, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, to Robert Dickey
d. 18 October 1918, Canton, Fulton County, Illinois

m. August 1907, Canton, Fulton County, Illinois
Carroll W. Schnell

Children with Carroll W. Schnell:
• Frederick
• Marrow
• Kathryn
• Bernice

Mary Ella emigrated from Evansville, Indiana, about 1886.

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

Clara Alice Dexter

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Clara Alice Dexter
b. 2 February 1886, Morocco, Newton County, Indiana, to David Austin and Anne Marier (Howell) Dexter, Jr.
d. 28 March 1969, Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas

m. before 1903
Joseph Marion Swiger
b. 15 November 1877, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, to John and Sarah (Harvey) Swiger

Children with Joseph Marion Swiger:
• Barbara Ellen (1903-1984) married (1) Russell Chester Miller, (2) Newton Vincent Smith, (3) James Bodkins
• Margarete May (1904-1979) married Edward Joseph Hartke
• Lawrence Elmer (1907-1977) married Gertrude Peo
• Daisy Lorena (b. 1907) married Harold Edward Millard
• Jennie Blanch (1909-1998) married (1) Chester Bert Zimmerman, (2) Leo Stanley Owxzarski
• Sarah Evelena (1911-1994) married (1) Harry Novak, (2) Jesse Frank Odle
• Joseph Willferd (1914-1966) married (1) Irma May Walker, (2) Betty Lou Gunn
• Beatrice Louella (b. 1916) married Orran Zerber
• Benjamin Willard (1919-1961) married Marjorie Harris
• Florence Elizabeth (b. 1924) married Garl Figgins
• Mary Louise (b. 1931) married (1) Russell W. Vernard, (2) Denzil Patrick

The family lived in Tippecanoe, Lake, LaPorte, and Newton counties in Indiana. Clara left Michigan City after 1944. At the time of her death, she lived next door to her daughter Barbara. Joseph’s whereabouts after 1927 are unknown. Clara was granted a legal separation from Joseph on 3 April 1926 in LaPorte County. The divorce was granted 18 January 1927 in the same county. She was called Alice, her middle name, until after the divorce, when she began using Clara.

Submitted by:
Betty Odle Ramsey
Batesville AR
E-mail: homes@ipa.net