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William “Riley” Murray

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William “Riley” Murray
b. 27 April 1873, Rosedale, Parke County, Indiana, to Joseph and Mahala (Montgomery) Murray
d. 17 October 1959, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota

m. 3 July 1893, Rosedale, Parke County, Indiana
Elizabeth Ellen Bryant
b. 24 June 1875, Vigo County, Indiana, to William Cleaster and Julia Louise (Grindle) Bryant
d. 16 July 1946, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota

Children with Elizabeth Ellen Bryant:

  • Raymond (1894-1894)
  • Grace Ellen (1895-1963) married (1) William Epperson, (2) Forrest E. Cox, (3) S. Alvin
  • Ethel Gladys (1897-1987) married Willard D. Greenleaf
  • Stella (1899-1901)
  • Mary May (1901-1989) married (1) Georg Frison, (2) Claude Allen
  • William Anthony (1903-1995) married Ann Mary Johnson
  • Harry Cleaster (1905-1984) married Myrtle Kline
  • Lee Harvey (1907-1987) married Lillian Standahl
  • Julia Esther (1913-1984) married (1) Walter Horne, (2) Felix Ochose, (3) Arnold Huddleston, (4) Walter Shaver

While in Indiana, Riley worked as a checker in the coal mines. He would take the metal “checks” or brass tags off of each man’s cart of coal as he weighed it and credited the man with the coal he had dug.

In 1914, at the urging of Elizabeth’s brother Bill, the family moved to Devils Lake, North Dakota. Riley worked for Bill, who maintained a coal and feed business, for the first year. In the spring of 1915, Riley went into farming. In 1923, he rented two farms of 500 acres each, with rights to 200 acres of Dry Lake. He used horses and employed quite a few men during the year, especially during harvest time.

The Murray home was noted for its hospitality and was a neighborhood gathering place on Sundays. There would be games of baseball, horseshoe pitching, and other activities with Elizabeth serving hundred of doughnuts and beverages.

In the fall of 1943, the farm machinery was sold at auction, and Riley and Elizabeth retired in Devils Lake. The farm was rented to son Bill Murray. Daughter, Ethel Greenleaf, continued to live in Devils Lake, but the rest of the family spread out from Michigan to Washington states.

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

Philo H Allyn

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Philo H Allyn
b. 7 March 1824, Posey County, Indiana, to Abijah and Catharine (Hooper) Allyn
d. 5 November 1888, Lexington, Dawson County, Nebraska

m. 25 January 1849, Posey County, Indiana
Sarah Welborn
b. 10 May 1827, North Carolina, to Moses and Deborah (Chipman) Welborn
d. 19 November 1902, Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska

Children with Sarah Welborn:

  • Virgil (1849-1928) married (1) Mary Jane Wilson, (2) Arvilla Kern
  • Mary (b. 1851) married (1) George Manning, (2) Henry Newcomer
  • Joseph W. (1854-1880)
  • William C. (1859-1900) married Hattie Allen
  • Julia (1862-1961) married James W. Thompson
  • Charles Howard (1863-1943) married Minerva Tesch
  • Nora E. (1866-1867)

Philo’s parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles came to Posey County, Indiana, from Cayuga County, New York, about 1820. In 1857, Philo purchased land in Andrew County, Missouri. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1877. By the summer of 1880, he had moved again, this time to St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. His final move was to Dawson County, Nebraska, in 1885, and he died there in 1888.

Philo was engaged in agriculture and livestock. His son, Joseph, allegedly committed suicide on 27 January 1880, in Buchanan County, Missouri. There was initially some suspicion that it might have been a homicide rather than a suicide.

Submitted by:
Emily Moore
Indianapolis IN
E-mail: eallynm@aol.com

James W Murphy

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James W Murphy
b. October 1850, Vienna Township, Scott County, Indiana, to John T. and Mary Ann Elizabeth (Smallwood) Murphy
d. 2 May 1906, Holcomb, Dunklin County, Missouri

m/1. 14 August 1877, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Percillia A. Parks
b. 15 April 1855, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, to Samuel and Dorcus (Henry) Parks
d. 22 December 1895, Donaldson Creek, Trigg County, Kentucky

m/2. 27 January 1897
Florence M. E. “Betty” (Walker) Wilkerson
b. to John C. and Amy Jane (Allen) Walker
d. 13 May 1906

Children with Percillia A. Parks:

  • Nannie M. (1879-1892) married (1) George W. Hawley, (2) James Whitt Dowlen
  • Effie Lena (b. 1883) married Thomas Rice Hagewood
  • Allie Elmire (b. 1885) married (1) Brown Hagewood, (2) Harrison Butcher, (3) [–?–] Grey, (4) John Inman
  • Margaret (or Emma) Elizabeth (1889-1933) married Columbus Collier Mathis Pascal
  • Lyman Arthur
  • Minnie Ruth

Children with Florence M.E. (Walker) Wilkerson:

  • Florence Lorene
  • Tryman Jessie
  • Janie (1902-1904)
  • Bodie Ophelia

The family left Bartholomew County, Indiana, about 1890 for Donaldson Creek Valley, Trigg
County, Kentucky. They left Kentucky for Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee, about 1899. Next, the family moved to Holcomb/White Oak, Missouri, in 1904.

James and Betty both died in May 1906 of pneumonia caused by being in the river after their ferry caught fire. They left six young children. The oldest four girls, all of whom were born in Indiana, had married and stayed in Tennessee.

Submitted by:
Lela B. Murphy Winfree
Warren MI

Edwin Ashby

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EDWIN ASHBY
b. 1884, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, to William and Eliza (Higgenbottom) Ashby
d. 10 September 1960, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois

m. 9 April 1918, Coles County, Illinois
Martha Mary Allen
b. 31 May 1885, Casey, Clark County, Illinois
d. 20 April 1972, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois

Children with Martha Mary Allen:

  • Elsie Juanita married [–?–] Giberson
  • Esther married [–?–] Coleman

Submitted by:
Paul E. Giberson
Sullivan IL

Ezbon Allen

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EZBON ALLEN
b. 16 September 1817, New York, to Joseph and Mary
(Sanford) Allen
d. 28 June 1886, Rock Island, Rock Island County,
Illinois

m. 31 December 1848, Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois
Rebecca Jones
b. 28 February 1831, Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
d. 28 September 1865, Rural Township, Rock Island County, Illinois

Children with Rebecca Jones:

  • Joseph Levi (1849-1895)
  • James Eli (1852-1926)
  • Eliza Ellen (1855-1855)
  • Emit Swain (1856-1857)
  • Lillie Elsie (1858-1948) married John Beck
  • Millie Ada (1860-1861)
  • Minnie Etta (1862-1884) married James Murrin
  • Leota Maybell (1865-1865)

Ezbon came to Indiana from New York in 1819. He lived in Connersvillle, Fayette County; Hanover Township, Shelby County; and Porter County before emigrating in 1842.

Submitted by:
Kathryn M. Jennings
Orland Park IL

Albert Elbert Hause

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Albert Elbert Hause
b. 12 April 1876, Huntington County, Indiana to Henry C Hause and Martha A Smith
d. 8 August 1957, Dayton, Ohio

m.
Nellie Marie Allen

Children with Nellie Marie Allen:

  • Orville A.
  • Elsie Leona

Submitted by:
Carol Tayse Combs
Dayton OH

Archibald Joseph Allen and Evantha Elizabeth Sutton

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Archibald Joseph Allen
b. 24 July 1853, Indiana
d. 24 September 1925, Clay County, Illinois
m. 15 September 1882, Evantha Elizabeth Sutton

Children with Evantha Elizabeth Sutton:

  • five sons
  • two daughters

Archibald was survived by a sister, Mrs. Peter Thompson, half-brother George Mann, and half-sister, Mrs. James Montgomery.

Submitted by:
Dawne Slater-Putt from Clay Co., Illinois, Roots, winter 1993, p. 15.