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Ollie Blanche Bailey

Ollie Blanche Bailey
b. 2 July 1883, Putnam County, Indiana, to Roscoe Oliver and Emma Margarette (Gorham) Bailey
d. 9 January 1958, St. Louis County, Missouri
m. 5 September 1903, Putnam County, Indiana, Joseph Alvin Chavis

Submitted by:
Patricia Bishop Obrist
St. Charles MO

Roscoe Oliver Bailey

Roscoe Oliver Bailey
b. 29 January 1863, Putnam County, Indiana, to Henry C. and Caroline (Browning) Bailey
d. 13 June 1923, St. Louis, Missouri
m. 13 September 1882, Putnam County, Indiana

Emma Margarette “Maggie” Gorham
b. 31 March 1862, Putnam County, Indiana, to George and Emerine H. (Moss) Gorham
d. 15 September 1946, Hendricks County, Indiana

Children with Emma Margarette Gorham:

  • Ollie Blanche (1883-1958) married Joseph Alvin Chavis
  • Henry D. (1890-1957) married Marguerite Grimeler

After their children were born, Roscoe and Maggie Bailey emigrated from Indiana to St.
Louis County, Missouri. Maggie Gorham Bailey lived in St. Louis for about 15 years before returning to Indiana sometime after the death of her husband.

Submitted by:
Patricia Bishop Obrist
St. Charles MO

John Howard Bailey

John Howard Bailey
b. June 1816, Kentucky, to Robert and Nancy Bailey
d. 18 July 1887, Wapello County, Iowa
m. 6 September 1842, Jefferson County, Indiana

Amanda Payne Tull
b. 17 April 1824, Jefferson County, Indiana
d. 4 February 1908, Agency Township, Wapello County, Iowa

Children with Amanda Payne Tull:

  • Chapman
  • Cyrua
  • Randolph (1846-1928) married Clara Fessenden (1859-1923)
  • Charles
  • Clara married Hubert Whitney

John emigrated in 1852 from Jefferson County, Indiana, to Lee County, Iowa.

Submitted by:
Dorothy V. Darland
Rock Island IL

Thomas Anspach/Anspaugh

Thomas Anspach/Anspaugh
b. 23 February 1828, Butler County, Ohio, to John and Lydia (Bailey) Anspach
d. 7 August 1904, near Bussey, Marion County, Iowa
m. 30 September 1847, Decatur County, Indiana

Elsie Ridlen
b. 14 March 1826
d. 21 December 1905, Marion County, Iowa

Children with Elsie Ridlen:

  • Sarah
  • Elizabeth
  • Louisa
  • Alice
  • Barbara Emily
  • Ebenezer Warren William

Thomas’s siblings were:

  • Catherine Ann (b. ca. 1826) married Abraham Chriss.
  • Elizabeth (ca. 1829-1852) married Samuel Ridlen; Philip (ca. 1832-1849).
  • Barbara Ellen (1831/2-1912) married (1) Newton Hamilton Miller, (2) Julius Hoch.
  • John (b. ca. 1834) married (1) Jane Parkinson, (2) [–?–] Longsdorf.
  • Michael (1836- 1917) married (1) Elizabeth Wise, (2) Rebecca McGrew.
  • Susanna (b. 1838/39) married [–?–] Miller.
  • Sarah Ann (1840-1884) married Pierson Brelsford.
  • Marion Beck (1844-1918) married Amanda Ellen Shade.
  • Peter (1847-1924) married Catharine McClain.

Thomas Anspach served in the Mexican War 1847-47 and earned bounty land. In 1849, he moved his family to near Bussey, Marion County, Iowa.

Submitted by:
Marilyn J. Edwards
Oxford OH