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John Franklin Smyers

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John Franklin Smyers
b. 7 October 1868, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, to John and Elizabeth (Conrad) Smyers
d. 4 June 1941, Benton Township, Hocking County, Ohio

m. 2 February 1893, Hocking County, Ohio
Anna Ebert
b. 20 December 1872, Hocking County, Ohio, to Isaac Newton and Orpha (Friend) Ebert
d. 11 January 1960, Hocking County, Ohio

Children with Anna Ebert:
• Clara (1895-1916) married Tracy Denton
• Mina (1897-1930) married Peter Schopp
• Judson Owen (1899-1973) married Effie Blacksten
• Mary (1904-1935) married Francis Tubbs
• Fredrick Marshall (1909-1964)
• Franklin Jacob (1912-1968) married Virgie Burgoon

The family originally came from Germany to Pennsylvania in the early 1800’s, then to Wabash County, Indiana. They moved to Hocking County, Ohio; back to Wabash County, Indiana, before 1868; and then back to Hocking County, Ohio. They were farmers.

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Ruby Bush
Lancaster OH
E-mail: bush-r@sbcglobal.net

Permelia Cox

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Permelia Cox
b. 1800 TN, daughter of Richard and Fannie Cox
d. 21 March 1868 Cass Co., IN
bur. Skinner Chapel Cemetery, Cass Co., IN

Permelia Cox

Permelia Cox

Permelia Skinner gravestone

Permelia Skinner gravestone

m. 7 September 1820 at Montgomery Co., OH
Thomas Skinner
b. 11 March 1795 at Rockingham Co., NC, son of Thomas and Sarah (Pickrell) Skinner
d. 3 April 1880 Cass Co., IN
bur. Skinner Chapel Cemetery, Cass Co, IN
(Thomas m2. Mary Bockover on 24 May 1870.)

Children with Thomas Skinner:

  • John Calvin Skinner (1821–1896), m. Hannah Crooks, Sarah Han, and Fannie Bell
  • Daniel Pickrel Skinner (1824–1882) m. Rebecca Belew and Amanda Bell
  • Samuel Edwards Skinner (1826–1884) m. Mary Johnson
  • Richard Cox Skinner (1827–1905) m. Elizabeth Conrad
  • Caroline Skinner (1830–1920) m. Joseph Young Belew/Ballou
  • Margaret Jane SKinner (1832–1917) m. George W. Coil
  • Ira Hollingsworth Skinner (1834–1919) m. Nancy Ann Arthahultz
  • Thomas Harrison Skinner (1836–1927) m. Sarah A. Bockover
  • Sarah Ann Skinner (1838–1873) m. Tipton Clary

According to Thomas B. Helm’s History of Cass County, Indiana, Thomas and Permelia were among the founding members of the Twelve Mile Christian Church and donated land for the first church building.

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Kathy Jones Stickney
Ormond Beach, FL
kstickney2@cfl.rr.com

Thomas Skinner

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Thomas Skinner
b. 11 March 1795 at Rockingham Co., NC, son of Thomas and Sarah (Pickrell) Skinner
d. 3 April 1880 at Cass Co. IN
bur. Skinner Chapel Cemetery, Cass Co., IN

Thomas Skinner

Thomas Skinner

m1. 7 Sept. 1820 at Montgomery Co., OH
Permelia Cox
b. 1800 in TN to Richard and Fannie Cox
d. 21 March 1868 at Cass Co., IN
bur. Skinner Chapel Cemetery, Cass Co., IN

m2. 24 May 1870
Mary Bockover

Children with Permelia Cox:

  • John Calvin Skinner (1821–1896), m. Hannah Crooks, Sarah Han, and Fannie Bell
  • Daniel Pickrel Skinner (1824–1882) m. Rebecca Belew and Amanda Bell
  • Samuel Edwards Skinner (1826–1884) m. Mary Johnson
  • Richard Cox Skinner (1827–1905) m. Elizabeth Conrad
  • Caroline Skinner (1830–1920) m. Joseph Young Belew/Ballou
  • Margaret Jane SKinner (1832–1917) m. George W. Coil
  • Ira Hollingsworth Skinner (1834–1919) m. Nancy Ann Arthahultz
  • Thomas Harrison Skinner (1836–1927) m. Sarah A. Bockover
  • Sarah Ann Skinner (1838–1873) m. Tipton Clary

Skinner’s obituary in the Logansport Weekly Journal (10 April 1880) states that he moved as a youth with his parents to Ohio, then in 1836 with his family to Adams Township, Cass Co., Indiana. His funeral was one of the largest in the township. Thomas B. Helm’s History of Cass County, Indiana, states that Thomas and his wife were among the founding members of the Twelve Mile Christian Church and donated land for the first church building.

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Kathy Jones Stickney
Ormond Beach, FL
kstickney2@cfl.rr.com

Abraham C Nice

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Abraham C Nice
b. 16 May 1817, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Mary “Polly” (Clemmer) Nice
d. 22 October 1898, Neutral, Cherokee County, Kansas

m. about 1841, Bucks or Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Mary Smith
b. 20 September 1821, Pennsylvania
d. 6 August 1880, El Paso Township, Woodford County, Illinois

Children with Mary Smith:

  • Hannah married [–?–] Row
  • Joseph
  • Susanna married [–?–] Mast
  • Valentine S.
  • Mary A. married [–?–] Conrad
  • Sarah C.

Abe Nice returned to Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio, about 1870 to care for his aged parents. After his father’s death, he took his family and his mother to Woodford County, Illinois, in 1877 and then moved on to Cherokee County, Kansas, in 1880.

Submitted by:
Hazel Nice Hassan
Glendale AZ

Valentine McNeer

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Valentine McNeer
b. 15 September 1844, Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana, to Kayser and Hester (Williams) McNeer
d. 27 October 1918, Colorado County, Texas

m/1.
Sarah Ann (Buxby) Conrad

m/2. 18 March 1879, Eaton, Delaware County, Indiana
Lou Shideler
b. 26 February 1846, Shideler, Delaware County, Indiana, to Abram and Priscilla (Rowden) Shideler
d. 27 November 1897, Irvington, Marion County, Indiana

Children with Lou Shideler:

  • May (b. 1881)
  • Eda (b. 1882)
  • Pearl (b. 1884)
  • Ethel (b. 1886)

In 1863, Valentine volunteered to serve in Company G, 110th from Indianapolis. He was also in the 2nd Light Artillery Regiment, Indiana Volunteers.

Valentine’s first wife was a widow. They had two boys and one girl.

The family lived in Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana, until 1880, when they moved to Pleasenton, Lynn County, Kansas. They later returned to Irvington, Marion County, Indiana.

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Elizabeth Heiman
Kirkwood MO