Lovilla Dewey

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Lovilla Dewey
b. 28 January 1836, Montville Township, Geauga County, Ohio, to Amon and Keziah (Williams) Dewey
d. 22 September 1920, Madison Township, Lake County, Ohio

m.
Jacob R. Benedict
b. 4 March 1796, Greenville Township, Greene County, New York
d. 2 October 1882, Flint Lake, Porter County, Indiana

Children with Jacob R. Benedict:
• Perry Wallace (1857-1927)
• Clara Alice (1861-ca. 1900) (twin)
• [—?—] (1861-bef. 1870) (twin)
• Clarence Albert (1863-1948)
• Stephen Amos (1872-1942)

The family came to Center Township, Porter County, Indiana, from Geauga or Lake County, Ohio, in 1850. Before 1860 they had moved to Kankakee City, Kankakee County, Illinois. Then, after 1880, they moved back to Center Township, Porter County, Indiana, before moving on to Madison, Lake County, Ohio.

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Mary Alice Benedict Grindol
Galesburg MI

Solomon Dowell

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Solomon Dowell/Dewell
b. 13 April 1789, Frederick County, Maryland, to Benjamin and Barbara (Springer) Dowell/Dewell
d. 6 October 1864, Cedar County, Iowa

m/1. 1 June 1815, Harrison County, Ohio
Patience Potts
b. 17 June 1797, Pennsylvania
d. 30 July 1828

m/2. 15 April 1829, Wayne County, Ohio
Carolyn Elizabeth Miller
b. Flanders(?)
d. April 1841, Mentone, Kosciusko County, Indiana

m/3. 1844, Mentone, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Sarah M. (Moon/Hoon) McCombs

Children with Patience Potts:
• James P. (1816-1835)
• Samuel (1819-1839)
• Benjamin (1823-1903)
• Charlotte (1823/4-1916)
• Joshua (b. 1826)
• Elizabeth (b. 1828)

Children with Carolyn Elizabeth Miller:
• Nathaniel Miller (1830-1890)
• Eliza Jane (b. 1832)
• Sarah Ann (1834-1916)
• Charles (1836-1864)
• John (1838-1921)
• Mary Jane (1841-1841) (twin)
• Catherine (1841-1841) (twin)

Solomon and his second wife, Elizabeth, moved to Mentone, Kosciusko County, Indiana, in 1839, locating two miles south of Mentone. Solomon was a prosperous farmer. In 1848 he registered his stock mark as follows: a swallow fork in the left ear and under bit in the same, a crop and under bit in the right ear.

Three years after Elizabeth’s death in 1841, Solomon married Sarah McCombs and after the tax assessment of 1864, they moved on to Cedar County, Iowa.

Submitted by:
Cynthia Cockran Jones
Marietta GA

Asa De Long

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Asa De Long
b. 24 February 1834, Ohio
d. 9 August 1900, Kingston, Caldwell County, Missouri

m. 23 February 1860, Wells County, Indiana
Hannah Elizabeth Potee
b. 23 August 1840, Ohio
d. 19 February 1928, Kingston, Caldwell County, Missouri

Children with Hannah Elizabeth Potee:
• Peter Frank (1862-1924)
• Minnie Bell (1866-1930)
• Lulu D. (1877-1976)
• Edward M.

Asa probably immigrated to Indiana before 1860 when he married there. He left about 1869 for Kingston, Caldwell County, Missouri, where he lived until his death.

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Elizabeth Hendrixson
Witchita KS

Minnie Bell De Long

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Minnie Bell De Long
b. 22 October 1866, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, to Asa and Hannah Elizabeth (Potee) De Long
d. 22 January 1930, Whitewater, Harvey County, Kansas

m. 24 November 1885, Caldwell County, Missouri
George Dudley Cooley
b. 2 October 1860, Cincinnati, Appanoose County, Iowa
d. 5 August 1930, Whitewater, Harvey County, Kansas

Children with George Dudley Cooley:
• Martin Fredrick (1886-1959)
• Anna Estrella (1888-1965)
• Lula Belle (1891-1971)
• John Asa (1893-1964)
• Hobart Lorain (1896-1988)
• Mary Elizabeth (1899-1976)
• George Franklin (1902-1975)
• Mose N. (1905-1915)
• Jennie Viola (b. 1908)
• Guy Everet (1912-1974)

Minnie resided in Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, until her departure in 1869 for Kingston, Caldwell
County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Elizabeth Hendrixson
Witchita KS

Johannes Aloyse Decker

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Johannes Aloyse Decker
b. 6 March 1854, Blodelsheim, Alsace, France, to Johanes Meinrad and Marie-Rose (Stadler) Decker
d. 16 April 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

m. 27 January 1880, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana
Elizabeth Braunagel
b. 29 October 1861, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana
d. 27 July 1909, Burlington, Coffey County, Kansas

Children with Elizabeth Braunagel:
• Rose Ellen
• George Bernard
• Louis Martin
• John Minrod (b. 1888)
• Fred William
• Michael Theodore
• Edward Aloysuis
• Manual Anthony
• Lucille Elizabeth
• Clara Frances and Laura Frances, twin girls who died at birth

Johannes arrived in the United States and Indiana in 1875. He renounced allegiance to the emperor of Germany and was naturalized in 1876. He remained in Indiana until at least early 1888 when he was listed in the Union Township, Shelby County Road Tax before starting west. His fourth child, John Minrod, was born in April 1888 in Hartford, Kansas.

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Sharon Decker
San Francisco CA

Nathan Davis

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Nathan Davis
b. 17 August 1837, Henry County, Indiana, to Mark and Rebecca (Osborne) Davis
d. 20 December 1907, Peterson, Clay County, Iowa

m. 13 May 1858, Sauk County, Wisconsin
Hannah Malinda Hutchens
b. 1843, Randolph County, Indiana
d. 22 September 1932, Peterson, Clay County, Iowa

Nathan grew up in Grant County, Indiana, and moved with his parents to Ironton, Sauk County, Wisconsin, about 1852. He moved to New Sharon, Mahaska County, Iowa, around 1868. By 1872, he was in Clay County, Iowa. He served in the 12th Wisconsin Infantry. The 1900 census listed his occupation as capitalist. It also said that Hannah had had 13 children, nine of which were still living.

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Leslie Hope
Santa Monica CA
E-mail: lahope@jps.net

Mark Davis

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Mark Davis
b. 10 August 1800, Surry County, North Carolina, to William and Ann (Marshall) Davis
d. 20 June 1870, Flint, Mehaska County, Iowa

m. 27 May 1822, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana
Rebecca Osborne
b. 7 October 1802, Guilford County, North Carolina, to David and Elizabeth (Thompson) Osborne
d. 24 August 1884, Laton, Rooks County, Kansas

Children with Rebecca Osborne:

  • Mary Ann (1823-1886)
  • William (1825-1850) married Rebecca Small
  • Rachel (1827-1901)
  • David (1829-1836)
  • Ruth (1832-1893) married Isaac Jay
  • Elizabeth (1834-1836)
  • Nathan (1837-1907) married Hannah Malinda Hutchens
  • Stephen J. (b. 1840)
  • Hiram M. (1844-1903)
  • Clarkson (b. 1847)

Mark came to Indiana before 1822, living in Wayne, Henry, and Grant counties, and emigrated in 1852 to the Little Baraboo Valley, Wisconsin, a Quaker settlement. He became one of the justices in the town of Woodland, Wisconsin, when it was formed in 1857. He was a Quaker preacher and sold land to the Baraboo Monthly Meeting for the Friendswood burial ground. The family moved on to Iowa in 1865. While he did not serve in the Civil War, two or three of his sons did.

Submitted by:
Leslie Hope
Santa Monica CA
E-mail: lahope@jps.net

John Wesley Davis

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John Wesley Davis
b. 14 October 1838, Wayne County, Indiana, to Moses and Elizabeth (Potter) Davis
d. 11 August 1907, Pardeeville, Columbia County, Wisconsin

m. 16 March 1866, Columbia County, Wisconsin
Zelnora French
b. 4 July 1843, Bloomfield, Vermont
d. 15 February 1931, Pardeeville, Columbia County, Wisconsin

Children with Zelnora French:

  • Myron
  • Ella married [–?–] Albee
  • Alfred
  • Arthur
  • William
  • Minnie married [–?–] Simpson

John lived in Wayne County and Wayne Township in Bartholomew County, Indiana, before emigrating in 1850 to central Wisconsin with his recently widowed mother and two younger siblings. He was a member of the Fifth Wisconsin Regiment in the Civil War.

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Glen Simpson
Trinity NC

James Davis

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James Davis
b. about 1820, Kentucky, to John and Jane Davis
d. 7 February 1881, near Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois

m. 4 April 1843, near Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
Rebecca Perry
b. 1820, Ohio
d. 1 December 1873, near Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois

Children with Rebecca Perry:

  • James
  • Maranda
  • John
  • David “Tucker”
  • Jane Elizabeth
  • Commodore Perry

James’ family came to Indiana shortly after his birth. They lived southeast of Terre Haute in Vigo County. He left the state in 1843.

Submitted by:
M. Tracy Carpenter
Lambertville, MI

Edward Samuel Davis

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Edward Samuel Davis
b. 22 May 1832, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana, to Mahlon and Julia Ann (Strain) Davis
d. 8 October 1912, Rubens, Jewell County, Kansas

m. 18 July 1864, Troy, Doniphan County, Kansas
Mary Ann Winder
b. 7 October 1839, Harrison County, Ohio
d. 19 May 1913, Montrose, Jewell County, Kansas

Children with Mary Ann Winder:

  • Edward Samuel, Jr. (1864-1926) married Anna Dahl

Edward lived in Goshen, Elkhart County, and in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana, before leaving the state in 1855 for Troy, Doniphan County, Kansas.