Emma “Grace” McGrew

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Emma “Grace” McGrew
b. 12 Apr 1877 Patricksburg, Owen Co., IN
d. 11 Mar 1963 Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN
bur. Roselawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN

Emma Grace McGrew

Emma Grace McGrew

m. 18 June 1902 Lewis, Vigo, IN
Zachariah “Zack” Jones
b. 21 Mar 1874 Huron, Lawrence Co., IN
d. 14 Jan 1968 Terre Haute, Vigo, IN

Children with Zachariah Jones

  • Glenn Winter (1903-1973) m/1.) Lois Edsil Eubank; m/2.) Gladys Marie Bryant
  • Richard Hebb (1904-1995) m. Jenny Mae Wilson
  • Clifford (1906-1976) m. Grace Louivier
  • Victoria Nevada (1908-1908)
  • Harold (1910-1962) m/1.)Dema Eberle; m/2.) Ruth M. Wilson
  • Herbert Raymond (1912-2003) m. Sylvia Dicks
  • Wayne Eugene (1915-1951) m/1.)Lorene David; m/2.) Helen Foltz
  • Kermit (1917-1995) m. Michael Kuckewich
  • Donald (1919-1975) m. Mary Ellingsworth
  • Wallace Z. (1921-1993) m. Alice G. Brown
  • Russell Edward (1923-1999) m. Geraldine Mullins

Grace was born to David Bacon McGrew and Rebecca Ellen Saltsgiver and spent her entire life in Indiana. She married Zachariah Jones, who was the son of Thomas Jones and Sarah Caroline Reed. She died at the age of 85 after a fall.

Submitted by:
Jennifer Cruse
Terre Haute, IN
E-mail: JenniCruse@gmail.com

Julia Louise Balding Grindle

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Julia Louise Balding Grindle
b. 4 Dec 1854 Vigo Co., Indiana
d. 20 Dec 1895 Vigo Co., Indiana
bur. Kennedy Cemetery, Otter Creek Twp., Vigo Co., Indiana

Julia Grindle and William Bryant

Julia Grindle and William Bryant

m. 7 Apr 1870 William Cleaster Bryant
William Cleaster Bryant
b. 13 Dec 1848 Sullivan Co., Indiana
d. 15 July 1917 Vigo Co., Indiana
bur. Kennedy Cemetery, Otter Creek Twp., Vigo Co., Indiana

Children of Julia Louise and William Cleaster Bryant

  • Minnie F (1873-1881)
  • Elizabeth Ellen (1875-1946) m. William Riley Murray
  • William Edward (1880-1934) m1.) Margaret Sarah Devonald 2.) Dora Lillian Williams
  • Gertrude (1883-1883)
  • Della Estelle (1883-1980) m1.) Lee Center 2.)Omar Safford
  • Frank Verner (1886-1970) m. Elsie Baker
  • Catherine Venora (1890-1968) m. Frederick N. Cartright
  • (also an infant who died young)

Julia was born to Noah Simpson Grindle and Elizabeth Ann Balding. She lived in Indiana for most of her life, except for a brief period when she and her family were living in Iowa. She married William Cleaster Bryant who was the son of Christopher Myers Bryant and Martha Beard. Julia died one year after the birth of her youngest child. William was a farmer born to Christopher Myers Bryant and Martha Beard. He spent most of his time in Indiana except for a period when his family was living in IL and another period where he lived in Iowa briefly before moving back to Indiana. He married Julia Louise Grindle who was the daughter of Noah Simpson Grindle and Elizabeth Ann Balding. He and his wife are buried at Kennedy Cemetery in Vigo County.

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Jennifer Cruse
Terre Haute, IN
E-mail: jencruse@msn.com

David Bacon McGrew

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David Bacon McGrew
b. 29 Feb 1832 Ohio
d. 16 Jul 1910 Sullivan, Indiana
bur. Stephens Cemetery, Pierson Twp., Vigo Co., Indiana

David Bacon McGrew

David Bacon McGrew

David Bacon McGrew gravestone

David Bacon McGrew gravestone

m. 5 May 1859 Lewis, Vigo Co., Indiana
Rebecca Ellen Saltsgiver
b. 16 Sept 1837 Ohio
d. 12 Apr 1922
bur. Stephens Cemetery, Pierson Twp., Vigo Co., Indiana

Children with Rebecca Ellen Saltsgiver

  • Mary Florence (1860-1931) m. John Stickels
  • Nathan Alfred (1863-1951) m. Effie Armilda Trimble
  • Nevada Victoria (1865-1924) m. Richard H. Cochran
  • Eliza Jane (1868-1943) m. Winter Lovette Kimbel
  • Cora Anise (1870-1892)
  • Edward Huston (1874-1952) m. Ruth Rozelle Roberts
  • Emma Grace (1877-1963) m. Zachariah Jones

David was born in Ohio to Nathan McGrew and Mary Huston. After spending a time in Iowa, he returned to Indiana by 1870, settling in Patricksburg before finally moving to Vigo and then to Sullivan counties. He married Rebecca Ellen Saltsgiver who was the daughter of Joseph Saltsgiver and Maria Davis Kail. They are both buried at Stephens Cemetery in Vigo County.

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Jennifer Cruse
Terre Haute, IN
E-mail: jencruse@msn.com

James Ezra Smith

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James Ezra “Ed” Smith
b. 29 Oct 1891 Polk Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana
d. 3 July 1978 Clear Creek Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana
bur. Clear Creek Cemetery, Monroe Co., Indiana

James Ezra Smith

James Ezra Smith

James Ezra Smith gravestone

James Ezra Smith gravestone

m. 25 June 1908 Polk Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana
Cemilda Jane “Millie” Kinser
b. 14 August 1892 Polk Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana
d. 12 July 1971 Indian Creek Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana
bur. Clear Creek Cemetery Monroe Co., Indiana

Children with Cemilda Jane Kinser

  • Hershel (1908-1982) m1.) Helen Cuttright; m2.) Alma Bald
  • Vannie (1910-1995) m1.) Stacy White m2.) Frank Nethery
  • Dasel (1911-1979) m. Lori Shields
  • Lucille (1913-1989) m. Clarence Edward McCammon
  • James (1918-1998) m. Dorothy Waterford
  • Margaret (1922-1995) m. Herbert Dick
  • Joan (1929-) m1.) Louis Treman; m2.) Bill Fleetwood

“Ed” was the son of General Jackson Smith and Ada Norman. He spent his entire lift in Indiana and worked as a farmer and also in the stone quarries of Monroe Co. He married Cemilda “Millie” Kinser who was the daughter of William Manson Kinser and Elva Hawkins. They are buried together at the Clear Creek Cemetery in Monroe County.

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Mobie McCammon
Bloomington, IN
E-mail: m.mccammon@comcast.net

Stokly D. Vaughn

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Stokly (or Stokely) D. Vaughn
b. 26 June 1830* Hawkins Co., Tennessee [*obit says b. 1831]
d. 8 May 1917 Lawrence Co., Indiana
bur. Gilgal Cemetery, Heltonville, Lawrence Co., Indiana

m. 26 July 1850, Brown Co., Indiana
Amanda Sullivan
b. 9 Nov 1934 Johnson Co., Indiana
d. 13 May 1917 Lawrence Co., Indiana
bur. Gilgal Cemetery, Heltonville, Lawrence Co., Indiana

Children with Amanda Sullivan

  • William Clinton (1851-1912) m. Emma Upton
  • Margaret Ann (1853-1927) m. Isaac Fish
  • Srepta Jane (1855-1933) m. Joshua Waldrip
  • Mary Matilda (1857-1917) m. John Bodenhamer
  • Nancy Catharine (1859-1878) m. Charles Riley McCammon
  • James Ervin (1861-1907) m. Josie Sherlock
  • Eli Wilson (1866-1922) m. Mary Vaughn
  • Cyrus Douglas (1868-1944) m. Elizabeth Norman
  • Marinda Ellen (1870-1952) m. Dalton Clark
  • Susan Eunice (1871-1905) m. Sherman Deckard
  • Flora Belle (1875-1962) m. John Fender
  • Charles Roscoe (1876-1896)

David was the son of Wilson Vaughn and Nancy Bowlen. He married Amanda Sullivan who was the daughter of William Sullivan and Nancy Anna Rogers. He came to Indiana about 1849 with his mother, three brothers, and a sister. They initially settled in Brown Co., Indiana where David and his wife, Amanda, met and were married. Before moving to Lawrence County, they settled in Jackson County. David worked as a carpenter, was a member of the local Methodist church, and served as a Justice of the Peace. His obituary and death notice appeared in a number of local papers including the Bloomington Telephone and the Bedford Daily Mail, both describing David and his family as pioneers of the county. He died at the age of 85.

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Mobie McCammon
Bloomington, IN
E-mail: m.mccammon@comcast.net

Alva Alaska McConnell

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Alva Alaska McConnell
b. 26 October 1872, Monroe County, Indiana to Fletcher and Lucinda (Downey) McConnell
d. 26 October 1959, Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana
bur. Walkers Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

Alva Alaska McConnell

Alva Alaska McConnell

m/1. 26 June 1893, Lawrence County, Indiana
Edith E. Johnston
b. 14 June 1875, Monroe Countu, Indiana to Robert and Sarah A. (Bennett) Johnston
d. 16 August 1913, Monroe County, Indiana
bur. Walkers Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana

m/2.
Lurie Stipp

Children with Edith E. Johnston:

  • Eva (18941981) married James Daniel Boruff
  • Virgil E. (1897-1993) married Ruth M. Graves
  • Oliva (1902-1994) married Russell Loesch
  • Effie (1904-1998)
  • Christa L. (1911–1911)
  • Leola Ona (1912-1998) married Lester Moore

Children with Lurie Stipp:

  • Lou Ellen (b. 1919) married Mathew Kasten

Alva was born and raised in Indian Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana. In 1893, he and his first wife, Edith E. Johnston, rode his horse to Bedford, Indiana to get married. He and Edith began their life together in Indian Creek Township. Years later, after Edith had died and he had remarried to Lurie Stipp, he purchased a farm in Pleasant Run Township in Lawrence County, Indiana. That farm was eventually sold and Alva moved to Bloomington, Indiana where he died in 1959.

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Mobie McCammon
Bloomington, IN
E-mail: m.mccommon@comcast.net

John Webster Richison

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John Webster Richison
b. 24 November 1837, Ohio, to John R. and Elizabeth (Cory) Richison
d. 20 April 1908, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana
bur. Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana

m. 24 November 1859, Clark County, Ohio
Sarah Jane Ayars
b. 21 August 1840, Ohio, to Micajah Robbins and Margaret (Priest) Ayars
d. 3 June 1906, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana
bur. Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana

Richison gravestone

Richison gravestone

John Webster Richison gravestone

John Webster Richison gravestone

Sarah Jane Ayars gravestone

Sarah Jane Ayars gravestone

Children of John Webster and Sarah Jane (Ayars) Richison:

  • George Andrew (1860-1940) married Cenith M. Schwyhart
  • Frank Albert (1862-1944) married Sarah Jane Davis
  • Silas Alva (1863-1917) never married
  • William Allen (1866-1936) married Sophy E. Wells
  • Charles Anthony, Sr. (1868-1944) married (1) Ardie Ellen Miles, (2) Emma Carolyn Green
  • Carrie Alice (1873-1944) married William A. Beard
  • Margaret Ann (1878-1965) married Ebenezer Sherman Secrest
  • Micajah Arthur (1882-1886)

John did not move to Indiana until sometime between 1870 and 1880. His mother had died in 1865 and by 1870 his father was living with John Webster. He relocated to Jay County first and taught school there for awhile. Later he moved his family to Delaware County, north of Muncie, where he spent his remaining years.

Submitted by:
Shirley Richison Fields
Avon IN
E-mail: richison@me com

Sarah Caroline Reed

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Sarah Caroline Reed
b. aft 27 July 1837, Indiana
d. 27 July 1900, Daviess County, Indiana
bur. Washington, indiana

Sarah Caroline Reed

Sarah Caroline Reed

m/1. 17 June 1858, Tinity, Martin, Indiana
Jeramiah Redyard
b. about 1836
d. 10 July 1866

m/2. 18 December 1868
Thomas Jones
b. 1831, Indiana, to George Willis and Rebecca (Chapman) Jones
d. 1877, Huron, Indiana

m/3. 3 September 1881, Lawrence County, Indiana
William Scaggs

Children with Jeramiah Redyard:

  • Henry Clay (1866-1937) married Mary Francis Devies
  • Mary Elizabeth (b. 1859) married Soloman C. Jones
  • William Harrison (b. 1861) married Emma Chapell

Children with Thomas Jones:

  • Jackson (1869-1964) married Nancy Ella Hammersley
  • Zachariah (1874-1968), married Emma Grace Hammersley
  • Louis (b. 1876) married Teresa E. O’Brien
  • I May (abt 1878)

Sarah Caroline Reed lived her entire life in Indiana. She is buried in Washington, Indiana according to the record of her death in Daviess County, Indiana but there is no stone on her grave.

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Jennifer Cruse
Terre Haute, IN
E-mail: jencruse@msn.com

Lawrence Morton McCammon

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Lawrence Morton McCammon
b. 17 June 1878 Heltonville, Lawrence Co., Indiana to Charles Riley McCammon and Nancy Caroline Vaughn
d. 15 April 1938 Sanders, Monroe Co., Indiana
bur. Lucas Cemetery, Clear Creek Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana

Lawrence Morton McCammon

Lawrence Morton McCammon

m/1. 18 August 1898 Monroe Co., Indiana
Mary Ellen Deckard
b. 20 Jan 1878 Polk Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana to King Anthony “Mon” Deckard and Nancy C. Clendenin
d. 19 July 1962 Sanders, Clear Creek Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana
bur. Lucas Cemetery, Clear Creek Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana

m/2. 1931 Monroe Co., Indiana
Emma Garner
Divorced 27 Dec 1932

Children:

  • Charles Clinton McCammon (1899-1967) m. Hulda Curry
  • Clara Jane McCammon (1901-2001) m. Warren Wisley
  • Maggie Pearl McCammon (1903-1920)
  • Clarence Edward McCammon (1910-1989) m. Lucille Smith
  • Harley Gilbert McCammon (1913-1975) m. Irene Sowders
  • Earl Millard McCammon (1915-1979) m. Lois Jean Jones
  • James Hoyd McCammon (1918-1990) m. Ivonne Hays
  • (also, two stillborn infants; one in 1907, the other in 1921)

Though he was born in Lawrence County, Lawrence spent most of his life in Monroe County, where he was employed in the limestone industry. An injury to his leg caused his retirement and, according to his obituary in the Bloomington Daily Telephone, brought complications leading to his death in 1938.

Submitted by:
Mobie McCammon
Bloomington, IN
E-mail: m.mccammon@comcast.net

Lester Lee Moore

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Lester Lee Moore
b. 7 Dec 1907 Bloomington, Indiana to Otis Cleveland Moore and Cantha Ann Easterday
d. 6 Mar 1981 Owen Co., Indiana
bur. Vahalla Memory Gardens Bloomington, Indiana

Lester Lee Moore

Lester Lee Moore

m. 20 Sept 1930 Monroe Co., Indiana
Ona Leola McConnell
b. 15 Mar 1912 Lawrence Co., Indiana to Alva Alaska McConnell and Edithe Johnson
d. 13 May 1998 Monroe Co., Indiana

Children with Ona Leola McConnell

  • Doris Joan Moore (1931-)

Lester grew up in Indian Creek twp, Monroe Co., Indiana and in 1939 he purchased a farm and resided there until 1976 when he moved to Bloomington. His obituary names four brothers at the time of his death, Merle Moore, of Kentucky, Melvin Moore of Martinsville, Marvin of Richmond, and Otis C. Moore of Bloomington. The obituary also named four sisters who all lived in Bloomington, Sylvia Linthicum, Vada May, Mary Hardin and Erva Hoy and Lillian Quackenbush of Lyons.

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Submitted by:
Mobie McCammon
Bloomington, IN
E-mail: m.mccammon@comcast.net