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George W Thompson

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George W Thompson
b. 14 February 1850, Parke County, Indiana, to Alfred and Martha (Nevins) Thompson
d. 12 May 1902, Vernon County, Missouri

m/1. 13 February 1870, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
Martha Ann Rukes
b. 16 May 1850, Parke County, Indiana, to William and Mary Jane (Adams) Rukes/Rooks
d. 24 August 1885, Vernon County, Missouri

m/2. November 1885, Vernon County, Missouri
Julia Etta Rukes
b. 30 January 1866, Vigo County, Indiana, to William and Sarah (Ellensworth) Rukes
d. 13 January 1952, Cedar County, Missouri

Children with Martha Ann Rukes:

  • Clara Etta (1871-1959)
  • Franklin Charles (1872-1938) married Emma Matilda Weide
  • William (1875-1906)
  • Benjamin Perry (1882-1958)
  • Lulu (b. 1883/4)
  • Edna May (1885-1885)

Children with Julia Etta Rukes:

  • Wilbur Ernest (1866-1942)

George emigrated from Vigo County, Indiana, to Walker, Vernon County, Missouri, in 1872. When Martha and baby Edna died in 1885, George married Julia, who raised Martha’s children. Julia was Martha’s half-sister.

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Betty Jane Lagerquist
Loves Park IL

James Adelbert Reynolds

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James Adelbert Reynolds
b. 2 August 1861, Lagrange, Lagrange County, Indiana to William Reynolds and Sarah Elizabeth Adams
d. 2 February 1941, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa

m. 8 August 1882, Des Moines County, Iowa
Mary Jane Kongable
b. 19 April 1860, Perry County, Pennsylvania, to George and Elizabeth (Schreckengast) Kongable
d. 7 January 1939, Des Moines, Iowa

Children with Mary Jane Kongable:

  • Charles
  • Flora May
  • Dora Alice
  • Frederick Benton
  • John Howard
  • Lilly Rose
  • Glen Horace

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Eileen M. Reynolds Martin
Bartonville IL

William Reynolds

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William Reynolds
b. about 1820, Fitchville, Huron County, Ohio, to Amos and Hannah (Benedict) Reynolds

m. 30 January 1846, LaGrange County, Indiana
Sarah Elizabeth Adams
b. about 1830, New York
d. Iowa

Children with Sarah Elizabeth Adams:

  • Elizabeth Ann married [–?–] Miller
  • Clarrissa married [–?–] Shirk
  • Sarah married [–?–] Browne
  • Augustus
  • James Adelbert (1861-1941) married Mary Jane Kongable
  • Lily
  • Melvin

William and Sarah emigrated from South Milford, LaGrange County, Indiana, to Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.

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Eileen M. Reynolds Martin
Bartonville IL

Katherine Adele Pittman

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Katherine Adele Pittman
b. 5 February 1871, Indiana, to Sherrod J. and Harriet (Dyre/Dyer) Pittman
d. 18 November 1950, San Diego, California

m/1. 16 August 1887, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana
Lawrence Wilmer Jackson
b. June 1865, Bennington, Switzerland County, Indiana, to James Wallace and Elizabeth E. (Adams) Jackson
d. 25 June 1901, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana

m/2. 9 December 1902, Clark County, Indiana
Kersey R. Battin

Children with Lawrence Wilmer Jackson:

  • Nest Harriet (1888-1962) married Hubert Victor Everly
  • Pauline Roberta (1890-1948) married Oscar Frederick Quarforth

Katherine moved to San Diego, California, before 1910.

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Jan Everly Williams
Honolulu HI
E-mail: jeverly@lava.net

Francis Marion Payne

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Francis Marion Payne
b. 26 October 1849, Clark County, Indiana
d. 4 November 1928, Bellingham, Washington

m. 19 June 1873, Saluda, Jefferson County, Indiana
Elizabeth Luella Wells
b. 23 July 1852, Saluda, Jefferson County, Indiana
d. 29 December 1907, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois

Children with Elizabeth Luella Wells:

  • Eva Grace (1874-1949) married James Lee Hesler
  • Estella May (1877-1975) married Albert Mellum
  • Claudia Laura (1880-1968) married Earl C. Applegate
  • Christina Florence (1883-1885)
  • Clyde Wells (1885-1952) married Balva May Mitchell
  • Winnie Luella (1889-1986) married Earl Palmer Hill
  • Edwin Francis (1892-1972) married Bertha Louise Adams

Francis and Elizabeth emigrated from Indiana to Newton, Jasper County, Illinois, after their
marriage in 1873.

Estella Mellum, Francis and Elizabeth’s second child, homesteaded a tract of land on Cyrus Island in Puget Sound, Washington, and later purchased an adjacent tract of 160 acres. She built her own cabin, as well as some of her furniture. Her father left Illinois to live with Stella at her island home after the death of his wife in Illinois.

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Marjorie P. Hoelzel
Wilmington DE

Me King Ees Anderson

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ME KING EES ANDERSON
b. after 1780, possibly in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, to Chief William Anderson and the sister of Captain Patterson (Twee Hul Lah Lah)
d. about 1862, Kansas

m. around 1801, Anderson’s Town, along the White River in Madison County, Indiana
William Conner
b. 10 December 1777, Lichtenau, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
d. 28 August 1855, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana

Children with William Conner:

  • John (1802-1869) married (1) a Delaware Indian (name unknown), (2) Nancy Wilson, (3) Mrs. Charlotte Wolf Bullette
  • Hamilton (abt. 1805-aft. 1873) married a Caddo woman
  • Nancy (abt. 1805-abt. 1852) married (1) a Delaware Indian named Wilson, (2) John Quincy Adams, (3) remarried Wilson
  • William Marshall (abt. 1813-1861) married (1) Ah Le Now, (2) Nancy Qua To Too
  • James (abt. 1817-1877)
  • Eliza (1818-1877)

The family came to Anderson’s Town, Madison County, around 1798, then they began and operated Conner’s Trading Post in Hamilton County. In 1820, Me King Ees left with her children and her tribe as one of the provisions of the Treaty of Greenville. Me King Ees and William Marshall Conner set up a trading post on the Current River, then after 1822, they set up a post on the Red River in southwestern Arkansas.

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Marion G. Harcourt
Indianapolis IN

John Homer Lee

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John Homer Lee
b. 31 August 1849, Jefferson County, Ohio, to William and Mary Jane (Adams) Lee
d. 20 December 1898, Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois

m/1. 9 March 1873, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana
Rebecca Adaline Mitchell
b. 30 December 1845, Parke County, Indiana, to William Durrow and Sarah Foster (Martin) Mitchell
d. 9 January 1879, Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois

m/2. 17 August 1879
Julia A. Cain

Children with Rebecca Adaline Mitchell:

  • William Reeder (b. 1874)
  • Barthenia Rose (b. 1875)
  • John Baker (b. 1877)

Children with Julia A. Cain:

  • Harry Cain (b. 1888)

John came from Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1850. He lived in Owen County, Monroe County, and Parke County, Indiana. He left in 1877 for Mitchelsville, Saline County, Illinois. John was in the Ohio Cavalry, Company G, 13th Regiment, in 1864–1865. He was in the 7th U.S. Cavalry at Indianapolis in 1870–71. He taught school while in Indiana and became a physician after moving to Illinois.

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Susan Lee Cook
LaCanada CA

Margaret Ann Dye

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Margaret Ann Dye
b. 30 August 1850, Linton, Greene County, Indiana to John Alvadore Dye and Lucinda Hardin
d. 17 May 1937, Effingham County, Illinois

m. 21 November 1867, Martin County, Indiana
James K. Adams
b. 27 December 1844, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, to James and Sarah (Davis) Adams
d. 23 July 1930, Effingham County, Illinois

Children with James K. Adams:

  • Veva Ola
  • Earnest
  • Elsa
  • Sarah Bell
  • George
  • Fred
  • Rex

Margaret emigrated in 1867 to Effingham County, Illinois, along with her parents.

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Dorothy Ray Gibson
White Heath IL

Jane Clark

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Jane Clark
b. 1859, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, to John and Anna (Haines) Clark

m. 28 August 1875, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana
Thomas Adams

Jane emigrated from Decatur County, Indiana, to Boyer, Crawford County, Iowa, in the 1880’s.

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Maureen Duncan
Indianapolis IN

James Peke Adams and Margaret Ann Dye

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James Peke Adams
b. 27 December 1844, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, to James and Sarah (Davis) Adams
d. 23 July 1930, Dieterick, Effingham County, Illinois
m. 21 November 1867, Martin County, Indiana

Margaret Ann Dye
b. 30 August 1850, Greene County, Indiana
d. 17 May 1937, Effingham County, Illinois

Children with Margaret Ann Dye:

  • Veva Ola Bercola
  • Ernest
  • Elsa/Elsie
  • Sarah Bell
  • George
  • Fred
  • Rex

James enlisted in Company A, 67th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, in July 1862 and served until July 1865. He emigrated from Indiana in 1869 to Effingham County, Illinois.

Submitted by:
Dorothy Ray Gibson
White Heath, Illinois