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Eva Hacker

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Eva Hacker
b. 20 January 1906, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky
d. 25 June 1974, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington

m. 25 December 1925, New Point, Decatur County, Indiana
Raymond Lewis Davis
b. 25 December 1901, near Kingston, Decatur County, Indiana
d. 26 January 1969, Batesville, Franklin County, Indiana

Children with Raymond Lewis Davis:

  • Alice Jean (1927-2003) married Dorris “Rufus” Mayfield Reeves
  • Norma Jeanette (b. 1931) married Fred John Nobbe
  • Raymond Louis, Jr. (b. 1935) married Janet Sue Wilder

Although Eva was born in Kentucky, she grew up in Indiana. After her husband died, she went to live with her daughter in Tacoma, Washington. Her body was returned to Indiana for burial beside her husband in Rossburg Cemetery in Decatur County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com

Charles Edgar Davis

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Charles Edgar Davis
b. 7 August 1897, Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana, to David Arthur Thackrey and Anna Eliza (Hart) Davis
d. 30 April 1951, Michigan

m. 12 February 1922, Covington, Kentucky
Stella Marie Parmer
b. 4 November 1902, New Point, Decatur County, Indiana, to Isaac and Phoebe May (Thackery) Parmer
d. 14 January 1996, Michigan

Children with Stella Marie Parmer:

  • Doris Alene (1923-1998) married Ivan Gill
  • Gerald Keith (1927-1967) married Barbara Altman
  • Joyce Marie (1936-1984) married David Fortson, Jr.

Stella remarried after Charles died to Bonnye I. Donaldson, who also died. She then married Leroy W. Vansickle.

Charles and Stella are both buried in White Chapel Cemetery, Troy, Michigan.

Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com

Ralph Lon Wagener

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Ralph Lon Wagener
b. 1 February 1917, Decatur County, Indiana, to Jeremiah and Bertha May (Davis) Wagener
d. 21 October 1993, Wildwood, Sumter County, Florida

m/1. 26 November 1943, Joplin, Missouri
Margaret Susan Foster
b. 15 May 1922, Decatur County, Indiana to Robert Carl and Margaret Ellen (Johnson) Foster
d. 27 April 1992, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana

m/2. about 1952
Mary Melton

m/3. 17 January 1966, Kissimmee, Florida
Doris Aline Williams
b. 7 January 1934

Children with Margaret Susan Foster:

  • Lonny Gene (b. 1945) married Shari Annette Taylor
  • Jerry Robert (b. 1947) married Jane Ellen Collins

Ralph left Indiana sometime after 1945.

Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com

Julie Etta Cook

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Julie Etta Cook
b. 28 November 1840, near New Point, Decatur County, Indiana, to Joseph and Margaret (Cook) Davis
d. 27 April 1923, near Great Falls, Montana

m/1. about 1861, Indiana
Frank Matthews
d. 1869(?)

m/2. 7 May 1872, Rush County, Indiana
William Isaac “Bill” Graham
b. 28 February 1840, Kentucky
d. before 1915, probably Fayette County, Indiana

Children with Frank Matthews:

  • Louisa A. (1862-1914) married John Pleasant Meyers
  • Horatio (1870-1880)

Children with William Isaac Graham:

Julie was seriously injured and her son, Horatio, was instantly killed when a tornado destroyed their home at Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, in June 1880.

Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com

Delitha Workman

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Delitha Workman
b. 29 January 1845, Greene County, Indiana, to Noah and Elizabeth (Watson) Workman
d. 5 April 1889, Tolar, Hood County, Texas

m/1. 29 September 1859, Greene County, Indiana
James Alexander Martindale
b. 1836, Greene County, Indiana, to Ralph P. and Delilah (Davis) Martindale
d. 13 November 1864, Chattanooga, Texas

m/2.
[–?–]

m/3.
William Collins

Children with James Alexander Martindale:

  • Elizabeth (1860-1931) married Isaac Bingham
  • Delilia Anne (1863-1915) married Edmond F. Bingham

Delitha’s first husband, William, died during the Civil War. She emigrated after 1874 from Greene County, Indiana, to Hood County, Texas, with her third husband, William Collins, with whom she had ten more children.

Submitted by:
Betty Cox
Worthington IN

Zara Judson Wisner

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Zara Judson Wisner
b. 7 February 1825
d. 27 November 1902, Iola, Allen County, Kansas

m. 24 February 1850, Rush County, Indiana
Nancy “Mary Ann” Davis
b. 5 August 1831, Rush County, Indiana, to William S. and Nancy Jane (Zumwalt) Davis
d. 18 November 1913, Allen County, Kansas

Children with Nancy Davis:

  • Cynthia Drusilla (1850-1926) married John Wright
  • Judson Eugene (1851-1869)
  • Alice Mornelva (1852-1939) married Lewis Edmundson
  • Kansas Lilly (b. 1862) married Charles Denny
  • Ruby Ordelia (b. 1870) married Will Green
  • Carl Angelo (1874-1935) married Bertha Knopp

Zara, a schoolteacher in Rush County, Indiana, in 1850, and Nancy emigrated in 1854 to Webster County, Iowa. At the request of her children in 1900, Nancy (Davis) Wisner wrote the following narrative concerning her family’s emigration from Indiana:

“…Then we struck out for the state of Iowa. We wanted to go to Kansas but were afraid it would be a slave state, so we started to far-off Iowa, which seemed further away than California does now. One of our horses, unfortunately for us, died, and the other one became lame, so we had to trade her off for another one. All this happened while we were not more than one hundred miles from home.”

“We crossed the Wabash River near Terre Haute, crossed the Illinois River at Beardstown, then passed through Springfield, Illinois, then crossed the Mississippi at Keokuk, Iowa, and then reached our destination in about three weeks from the time we started. We bought land on the Skunk River, five miles north of Des Moines, in Webster County.”

“We then had three young children, the youngest being about one year old. There was no house on the land, but there was a crop of sod corn on part of it and plenty of vegetables. We sold $25 worth of sod corn. There was an old stable, in which horses had been kept all summer. We cleaned it out pretty thoroughly and dug it out with a hoe. It was just logs laid up and had a roof on it. We put poles across the logs, and that was our bedstead. We cooked outdoors.”

The narrative continues in a most interesting and informative manner.

Submitted by:
Jean W. Cobb
Lynchburg VA

John H. Burkman

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JOHN H. BURKMAN
b. 21 October 1851, Decatur County, Indiana, to Daniel and Sabrina (Davis) Burkman
d. 1936, Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma

m. 5 October 1882, Decatur County, Indiana
Sarah C. Jordan
b. 23 March 1862, Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, to Isaac and Malinda Electra (Biggs) Jordan
d. 1932, Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma

Children with Sarah C. Jordan:

  • Julia Florence (b. 1883) married Albert T. Ellison
  • Cora Etta (b. 1887) married Otis A. Bendure
  • Freeman Earl (1889-1955) married Anna Frances Wealand

John left the state in 1897 for Oklahoma.

Submitted by:
Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN

Linville Tucker

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Linville Tucker
b. 1 October 1838, Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana, to Jesse and Mary Elizabeth (Judd) Tucker
d. 23 October 1922, Newtown, Sullivan County, Missouri

m. 1 October 1871, Clay Township, Sullivan County, Missouri
Hannah Mary Elizabeth Call
b. 29 November 1849, Indiana, to John and Amy T. (Smith) Call
d. 21 January 1919, Newtown, Sullivan County, Missouri

Children with Hannah Mary Elizabeth Call:

  • Nancy Emily (1872-1943) married James Davis
  • infant (1872-1872)
  • Mary Elizabeth (1874-1877)
  • Zachariah Taylor (1876-1959) married Mary E. Webb
  • Jeremiah Martin (1876-1938) married Jennie Magnolia Courtney
  • Charles William (1890-1957) married Del Nora Adlesperger

Submitted by:
Tommy Dale Tucker
Marion IA

William Townsend

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William Townsend
b. 5 May 1809, Indiana or Kentucky, to Moses and Abigail (Matthews) Townsend
d. 19 January 1878, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa

m. 15 October 1829, Harrison County, Indiana
Christena Boyer
b. 1 May 1811, Kentucky
d. 25 June 1907, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa

Children with Christena Boyer:

  • James (1830-1915) married Mary Ellen Hicks
  • Julia Ann (1832-1888) married Norris Herbert
  • John (1833-1912) married Mary Ellen Davis
  • George (1834-1837 or 1843)
  • Mary Jane (1838-1915) married (1) William A. Stine, (2) [–?–] Leathers
  • William Thomas (1840-1853)
  • Elizabeth (1842-1843)
  • Joseph Boyer (1843-1923) married (1) Isabel Bradbury, (2) Mary Boatman Martin
  • Clark (1846-1853)
  • Henry (1847-1933) married Sarah Delilah Bazter
  • Alexander M. (1849-1906) married (1) Catherine Lowe, (2) Mary Elizabeth Dwyer
  • Matilda Eveline (1852-1932) married Isaac Herbert

William immigrated from Indiana to Illinois in 1852; later he moved to Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. William was a farmer, broom maker, and basket weaver.

Submitted by:
Ruth Townsend
Sheridan WY

John R Stites

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John R Stites
b. 4 March 1836, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, to Benjamin and Sydney (Davis) Stites
d. 29 September 1897, Havana, Sargent County, North Dakota

m. 3 October 18856, Boonville, Warrick County, Indiana
Eliza Johnson
b. 31 August 1829, Boonville, Warrick County, Indiana
d. 1 February 1922, Oakland, Alemeda County, California

Children with Eliza Johnson:

  • Robert
  • Virginia
  • Kate
  • Lou Cretia
  • Arthur

John immigrated to Indiana from Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1836-1837. He lived near Rockport, Spencer County, Indiana, and Yankeetown, Warrick County, Indiana. John moved to Havana, Sargent County, North Dakota, after 1870.

Submitted by:
Norma M. Sullivan
Delphi IN