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Bailey Bridwell

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Bailey Bridwell
birth: 1774 in Virginia to Simon and Elizabeth
death: 1850, Greene County, Indiana
burial: unknown

marriage: unknown date in Virginia
Frances Bridges
birth: unknown
death: unknown
burial: unknown

Children of Frances Bridges and Bailey Bridwell:

  • Frances Bridwell 1794 VA – 1830 Lawrence Co. IN m John Hibbs Cuppy 1817 Nelson Co KY
  • Noah Bridwell 1797 VA – 1876 Lawrence Co IN m Nancy Cuppy 1817 Nelson Co KY
    Catherine Bridwell 1800 KY – 1841 Sullivan Co IN m Samuel C Okes 1819 Nelson Co KY
  • Burrell Bridwell 1809 KY – 1864 IN m. Nancy Sentney 1820 Lawrence Co IN
  • Jane Bridwell 1810 KY – m. 1 Hugh Guthrie 2nd Abraham Lee
  • George Bridwell 1811 KY – 1866 Missouri m Sarah Maize 1830 Lawrence Co IN
  • Doctor Bridwell 1813 KY – 1901 Lawrence Co IN m 1 Lydia Gregory 2 Lydia Pace
  • Cynthia Bridwell 1819 KY – 1902 Lawrence Co IN m 1 Hugh Bennett 2 Owen Owens

Ancestor here lived in:

  • Lawrence County, Indiana 1822- 1839
  • Greene County, Indiana 1839- 1850

Ancestor also lived in:

  • Stafford County, Virginia 1774-1805
  • Nelson County, Kentucky 1806-1821

Other Information:

2nd wife Elizabeth White m 1835 in Lawrence County, Indiana

Submitted by:
Sheryl Smith
Email: hmcret@charter.net

Abraham Hill

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Abraham Hill
b. 1807, Scott County, Kentucky, to James and Mary (Cope) Hill
d. after 1880

m/1. 29 March 1826, Jefferson County, Indiana
Caroline Houston
d. before June 1828

m/2. 5 June 1828, Jefferson County, Indiana
Nancy Lame
b. 1804, Scott County, Kentucky, to Joseph and Mary (Bates) Lame
d. 1845, Louisa County, Iowa

m/3. 2 September 1847, Louisa County, Iowa
Cynthia Gregory
b. 1829, Indiana

Children with Nancy Lame:
• Martha (b. 1831)
• James (b. 1834)
• Jessie (b. 1836)
• Rebecca (b. 1837)
• Margaret (b. 1840)

Children with Cynthia Gregory:
• Laurinda (b. 1849)
• Byron Gregory (1850-1850)
• George W. (b. 1853)
• Secelia A. (b. 1857)
• Samuel H.C. (b. 1859)

Abraham lived in Monroe Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, between 1829 and 1844.

Submitted by:
J. Ralph Lindgren
Bethlehem PA
E-mail: jrl3@lehigh.edu

Wesley C Gregory

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Wesley C Gregory
b. 5 August 1851, Delaware County, Indiana
d. 28 April 1913, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas

Wesley never married. He emigrated from Delaware County in 1870.

Submitted by:
Dr. Eric C. Stumpf
Burr Ridge IL

Harriet Ann Duncan

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Harriet Ann Duncan
b. 1 March 1838, Spearsville, Brown County, Indiana
d. 8 February 1922, Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas

m. 18 September 1861, Douglas County, Kansas
Benjamin Glenn

Children with Benjamin Glenn:
• William
• John
• [–?–] married Thomas Warren
• Ellen married [–?–] Cates
• [–?–] married Frank Gregory
• [–?–] married R. B. Keplinger
• Sherman Duncan
• Benjamin
• Alec
• David

Harriet Ann emigrated about 1850 from Spearsville, Brown County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Dr. Eric C. Stumpf
Burr Ridge IL

Thomas M. Drake

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Thomas M. Drake
b. 2 February 1827, Rowan County, North Carolina, to Simon and Patience (Gregory) Drake
d. 2 March 1902, Choctaw Area, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)

m/1. 24 July 1851, Worthington, Greene County, Indiana
Sarah A. Smith
b. 1837, Indiana, to Anderson H. and Elizabeth (Syke) Smith
d. about 1870, Kansas

m/2. about 1871
Dice S. [–?–]

m/3.
Rufina Folsom
b. to Judge Rufus and Salina (Wade) Folsum

m/4.
Izo Roberts

Children with Sarah A. Smith:
• William Joe (1856-1922) married (1) Joanna [–?–], (2) Laura Arkanzada Hasty
• Mary (ca. 1858-1870)
• Worthington “Worthy” (aft. 1860-bef. 1890)
• twin sons (b. and d. on the trail westward)

Children with Dice S. [–?–]:
• Laura (b. 1871)

Children with Rufina Folsom:
• George W.
• John William
• Mable Sue

Children with Izo Roberts:
• Edith
• Rose

Thomas came to Indiana before 1840. The Drake family left Greene County, Indiana, for the area of the Five Civilized Tribes, Choctaw area, Indian Territory, about 1870. On the trail westward to Texas, twin sons were born and died, as did their mother Sarah.

Thomas mined coal in the area and was active in union organizations, as was his son William Joe. The children born to Thomas and Rufina were registered on the Dawes Commission Rolls as Native Americans. Thomas is buried in what is now Pittsburgh County, Oklahoma.

Submitted by:
Shirley Drake Maynard
Hampton VA
E-mail: MaeMay510@aol.com