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Elam S. Preston

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Reverend Elam S. Preston
b. 29 September 1821, Campbell County, Virginia, to Zenas and Elizabeth (Stanton) Preston
d. 27 February 1906, Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota

m/1. 13 May 1850, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Keziah Brown

m/2.
Maria Shepley

m/3. 21 July 1864
Anna N. (Dodd) Willard
d. 8 March 1905, Tower City, Cass County, North Dakota

Children with Maria Shepley:

  • Elizabeth Preston married [–?–] Anderson

Elam was the fifth of seven children. In 1840, Elam, age 19, was still living at home with his family, but shortly afterward he entered Indiana Asbury College to begin his studies for the ministry. In 1847 he was admitted on a trial basis to the North Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In August 1850 he was appointed to serve at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. He joined the Northwest Indiana Conference when it formed in 1852 and was appointed minister to the Mishawaka Methodist Episcopal Church in April 1863. Elam died in 1906 at the home of his daughter, Elizabeth (Preston) Anderson. He and Maria had other children.

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Barbara Taylor Szabo
Osceola IN

John Peek

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John Peek
b. 16 February 1868, Liberty Township, Shelby County, Indiana, to William S. and Elizabeth (Thompson) Peek
d. 16 May 1945, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

m. 20 December 1905, Iola, Allen County, Kansas
Belle Daisy Isom
b. 2 May 1885, Grayson County, Virginia
d. 24 December 1928, Iola, Allen County, Kansas

Children with Belle Daisy Isom:

  • Walter Sherman (1907-1988)
  • Sadie Elizabeth “Betty” (1916-1990) married [–?–] Brown

John emigrated from Boone County, Indiana, to Allen County, Kansas.

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Mary F. Peek McBride
Huntsville AL

William Dolph Murphy

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William Dolph Murphy
b. 25 March 1834, Dearborn County, Indiana, to Peter Liam and Drusilla (Dolph/Dewolf) Murphy
d. 26 January 1882, Central City, Putnam County, Missouri

m. 3 November 1854, Spencer County, Indiana
Sarah Ellen Brown
b. 3 December 18336, Spencer County, Indiana, to James Abbott and Sarah (Masterson) Brown
d. 7 February 1895, Putnam County, Missouri

Children with Sarah Ellen Brown:

  • Luella Belle (1855-1927) married Giles M. Morgan
  • RoseAnn Drusilla (1858-1934) married Louis Clinton Morgan
  • William Brown (1860-1928) married Nellie Ellen Metz
  • Sarah Elizabeth (1864-1942) married Loren L. Gray
  • Eunice Jane (1867-1962) married John H. Sandusky
  • Julia Ida (1868-1869)
  • James Lehem “Lee” (1869-1959) married Kitty Ann Duncan
  • Albert David Arthur (1873-1951) married Bertha May Alexander
  • Mary Emaline (1875-1970) married James H. Demry
  • Newton E. (1877-1877)

William emigrated in 1866 from Indiana to Central City, Putnam County, Missouri.

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Betty Murphy Mabee
San Diego CA

Elvira Jane Mitchell

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Elvira Jane Mitchell
b. 26 December 1858, Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana, to Adam and Elizabeth Eve (Crumbaker) Mitchell
d. 8 February 1949, Wood River, Hall County, Nebraska

m. 20 October 1881, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio
Christopher Frederick Babel
b. 17 October 1856, Washington, D.C., to Christopher Adam and Sophia (Ikler/Eikler) Babel
d. 1 January 1937, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio

Children with Christopher Frederick Babel:

  • Allora Belle (b. 23 August 1882) married John Hoye
  • Charles Adam (b. November 1884) married Veda Hansen
  • Wilbur Roy (b. 15 November 1886) married Grace Brown
  • Frederick Ernest (b. 26 November 1888) married Hazel Wahl
  • William Wesley (b. 17 November 1890) married Pearl Jones
  • Inez Olive (10 April 1893–21 July 1973) married William Dee Highland
  • Gladys Catherine (b. 2 June 1898) married H. Kenneth Cates

Elvira emigrated from Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana, to Muskingum County, Ohio.

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Karen Kellogg Mason
Mt. Vernon WA

James Stanford Arthur

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JAMES STANFORD ARTHUR
b. 25 January 1856, Jackson County, Indiana, to William and Cynthia (Ingle) Arthur
d. 15 February 1933, Deer Lodge, Powell County, Montana

m. 13 March 1876, Jackson County, Indiana
Elizabeth Celestine Hunsucker
b. 26 December 1860, Jackson County, Indiana, to Enock Henry and Mary Ann (Brown) Hunsucker
d. 8 August 1946, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Children with Elizabeth Celestine Hunsucker:

  • Charles (d. 1927)
  • Edward “Curt” (1877-1963) married Ellen Sunburg
  • Myrtle (b. 1878) married Wallace Richardson
  • Fred (1884-1967) married Mary Fish
  • John Chester (1886-1920) married Olive Muller
  • Rosezetta (1887-1891)
  • Minnie Geneva (1889-1963) married Alexander H. Mootz
  • William “Bill” (1891-1966) married Marie Hill
  • Maude (1892-1952) married Charles E. Sollin
  • Orville Norman (1897-1950) married (1) Mabel Erickson, (2) Myrtle Dawson
  • Martha (1901-1966) married Eugene H. Roger
  • Galays Dorothy married Howard Dewitt
  • Hazel Marie (1907-1960) married Earl Meade

James left Jackson County, Indiana, between 1878 and 1884. He homesteaded in Minnesota, then he farmed and ranched in the Richey area of northeastern Montana.

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Sharon Kay Arthur Knapp
Superior MT

Daniel Hon

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Daniel Hon
b. 13 January 1806, Kentucky, to Jacob and Susannah (Brown) Hon
d. 22 December 1864, White County, Illinois

m. 24 May 1827, Posey County, Indiana
Sarah Winkler
b. 17 May 1805, Indiana
d. 8 October 1849, White County, Illinois

Children with Sarah Winkler:

  • Lewis Winkler
  • Jonas J.
  • Carson
  • George
  • Amelia
  • Martin Van Buren

Daniel came to Indiana about 1827 from Kentucky. He lived in Posey County until he moved to White County, Illinois, in 1828.

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Sarah Lee Cook
LaCanada CA

John Brown

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John Brown
b. about 1796, near Lenoir, Burke County, North Carolina, to William and Elizabeth (Rippetoe?) Brown
d. about 1876, Fayette County, Illinois

m/1. North Carolina
Oliva Lawaler
d. between 1846-1849, Fayette County, Illinois

m/2. 14 August 1838, Owen County, Indiana
Mary B. Freeman
b. about 1824, Burke County, North Carolina

Children with Oliva Lawaler:

  • David Lindsay

Children with Mary B. Freeman:

  • John Alfred
  • Orren Hartsel

John came to Indiana in 1835 from Smokey Creek, near Lenoir, Burk County, North Carolina. He lived for some years in Owen County, Indiana, but left the state before 1840.

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Win Wood
Vona CO

James Madison Brown

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James Madison Brown
b. 1816, near Lenoir, Burke County, North Carolina, to William and Elizabeth (Rippetoe?) Brown
d. 27 August 1869, Keithsburg, Mercer County, Illinois

m. 24 March 1838, Monroe County, Indiana
Nancy Agnes Christy
b. 20 December 1820, Indiana
d. 17 December 1893, Freedom Township, Republic County, Kansas

Children with Nancy Agnes Christy:

  • Abigail
  • John Christy
  • William Jasper
  • Mary Elizabeth
  • Lucinda Nancy
  • Maria Jane
  • David Washington
  • James Newton
  • Rose Anna
  • Arminda
  • Ishmael

Rev. Brown came to Indiana around 1835. He lived in Whitehall, Owen County, and Beechcreek Township, Greene County, until leaving the state around 1857.

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Win Wood
Vona CO

David Anderson Brown

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David Anderson Brown
b. 21 August 1842, Owen County, Indiana, to David and Sally (Litton) Brown
d. 29 February 1916, Sharpsburg, Taylor County, Iowa

m. 6 April 1865
Martha A. Freeman
b. 15 December 1845, Owen County, Indiana
d. 4 May 1918, Taylor County, Iowa

Children with Martha A. Freeman:

  • William Thomas
  • Margaret J.
  • Odia McCager
  • Orie May
  • Daisy Lee
  • Guy Roy

The family left Owen County, Indiana, before 1870.

Submitted by:
Win Wood
Vona CO

James Lane Alley and Tamzen Johnson

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James Lane Alley
b. 25 October 1849, Decatur County, Indiana, to Hiram and Emily (Selby) Alley
d. 4 March 1932, Garden City, Finney County, Kansas
m. 6 April 1874, Decatur County, Indiana

Tamzen Johnson
b. 7 September 1856, Decatur County, Indiana
d. 16 December 1921, Finney County, Kansas

Children with Tamzen Johnson:

  • Emily Izora (1875-1893) married Robert English
  • Minnie Belle (1878-1965) married Oliver James Christy
  • Hiram Vorhees (1879-1932) married Mamie E. Baker
  • Lydia Ann (1880-1963) married Lewis I. Buck
  • Lewis Korseman (1882-1957) married Fanny Agnes Buck
  • Jessie Melissa (1885-1945) married Fredrick Samuel Wolking
  • Clarence Franklin (1888-1889)
  • Ocea Matilda (1890-1968) married Lewis E. Leonard
  • Samuel (1892-1895)
  • Eliza Jeanette (b. 1894) married Wallace L. Dagget
  • William Robert (1895-1979) married Anna Jane Brown

James resided in Decatur and Madison counties in Indiana before emigrating from Madison County, to Gray County, Kansas, in 1889-90.

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Regina Falcetto
Emporia KS