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David Litson

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David Litson
birth: August 22, 1837 in Jefferson County, Indiana to John and Ann Litson
death: November 11, 1916 in Crescent, Logan County, Oklahoma
burial: Oak View Cemetery, Lovell, Logan County, Oklahoma

marriage: April 3, 1858 in Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana
Barbara Ellen Landon
birth: May 30, 1838 in Jefferson County, Indiana to William Landon and Elizabeth Riggle
death: November 27, 1920 in Englewood, Clark County, Kansas
burial: Oak View Cemetery, Lovell, Logan County, Oklahoma

Children of Barbara Ellen Landon and David Litson:

  • Cecilia Adaline Litson about 1859 – 1883. She married John Howell and possibly married a Mr. Roseberry.
  • William Landon Litson 1865 – 1928. He married Mary Powell. After she died, he married Etta Holcombe.
  • John Charles Litson 1867 – 1947. He married Mary Jane Graybeal.
  • Sarah Ann Litson 1870 – 1955. She married Stonewall Jackson Cole.
  • George Washington Litson 1872 – 1944. He married Anna Louisa Knecht.
  • Unknown boy (1910 census and David’s obituary)
  • Unknown girl (1910 census and David’s obituary)
  • Unknown girl (1910 census and David’s obituary)

Ancestor here lived in:

Jefferson County, Indiana 1837-1881

Ancestor also lived in:

St. Clair and Bates counties, Missouri 1881-1883
Cowley County, Kansas 1884-1891
Sumner County, Kansas 1891-1893
Indian Territory 1894
Miami County, Kansas 1895-1900
Polk County, Arkansas 1901-1910
Lovell, Logan County, Oklahoma 1910-1916

Other Information:

possibly served Civil War as part of militia from Jefferson County, IN

Submitted by:
Cherry Roegner
Email: cherryroegner@gmail.com

Clara Alice Dexter

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Clara Alice Dexter
b. 2 February 1886, Morocco, Newton County, Indiana, to David Austin and Anne Marier (Howell) Dexter, Jr.
d. 28 March 1969, Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas

m. before 1903
Joseph Marion Swiger
b. 15 November 1877, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, to John and Sarah (Harvey) Swiger

Children with Joseph Marion Swiger:
• Barbara Ellen (1903-1984) married (1) Russell Chester Miller, (2) Newton Vincent Smith, (3) James Bodkins
• Margarete May (1904-1979) married Edward Joseph Hartke
• Lawrence Elmer (1907-1977) married Gertrude Peo
• Daisy Lorena (b. 1907) married Harold Edward Millard
• Jennie Blanch (1909-1998) married (1) Chester Bert Zimmerman, (2) Leo Stanley Owxzarski
• Sarah Evelena (1911-1994) married (1) Harry Novak, (2) Jesse Frank Odle
• Joseph Willferd (1914-1966) married (1) Irma May Walker, (2) Betty Lou Gunn
• Beatrice Louella (b. 1916) married Orran Zerber
• Benjamin Willard (1919-1961) married Marjorie Harris
• Florence Elizabeth (b. 1924) married Garl Figgins
• Mary Louise (b. 1931) married (1) Russell W. Vernard, (2) Denzil Patrick

The family lived in Tippecanoe, Lake, LaPorte, and Newton counties in Indiana. Clara left Michigan City after 1944. At the time of her death, she lived next door to her daughter Barbara. Joseph’s whereabouts after 1927 are unknown. Clara was granted a legal separation from Joseph on 3 April 1926 in LaPorte County. The divorce was granted 18 January 1927 in the same county. She was called Alice, her middle name, until after the divorce, when she began using Clara.

Submitted by:
Betty Odle Ramsey
Batesville AR
E-mail: homes@ipa.net