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Robert Merrifield Brenton

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ROBERT MERRIFIELD BRENTON
b. 9 August 1855, Bainbridge Township, Dubois County, Indiana, to John Borders and Ruth Miller (Heady) Brenton
d. 26 October 1935, Indiahoma, Comanche County, Oklahoma

m. 25 October 1877, Ireland, Dubois County, Indiana
Sarah Belle Dillin
b. 25 March 1859, Bainbridge Township, Dubois County, Indiana, to Samuel and Jane (McMahan) Dillin
d. 19 May 1931, Indiahoma, Comanche County, Oklahoma

Children with Sarah Belle Dillin:

  • Rupert Asa (1878-1962) married Frances T. Carnahan
  • Ruel Obed (1880-1968) married Catherine Emerson
  • Berthel (1882-1883)
  • Sylvan Bryan (1883-1939) married (1) Hannah Marguerite Carnahan, (2) Becky Wooten
  • Altha Belle (1887-1961) married LeGrande Lee Wright
  • Alma Jane (1889-1974) married Frank Goumaz
  • Robert Edgar (1891-1966) married Edna Marie Johnson
  • Ruby Ruth (1893-1941) married Emmet Alvin Jones

Both Robert and his wife, Sarah, were born and raised in the Scotch-Irish community near Ireland, Dubois County, Indiana.

Robert was a carpenter and moved his family west as the railroads opened the west with opportunities for those with building skills. By September 1878, they were in Walton, Kansas, and by March 1891 had moved on to Pueblo, Colorado.

In 1893 they moved back to the Kansas-Oklahoma area where Robert took part in making the Cherokee Strip Run. He homesteaded 11 miles northwest of Enid, Oklahoma, about four miles west and one mile south of Kremlin.

Submitted by:
Radine Brenton Weedon
Stow OH

Charles Bowerman

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CHARLES BOWERMAN
b. 1 October 1869, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, to Amos and Mary Alice (Flowers) Bowerman
d. 29 June 1904, Denning, Franklin County, Arkansas

m. 14 February 1894, Coal Hill, Johnson County, Arkansas
Eliza T. Lowe
b. 3 November 1872, Shoal Creek, Logan County,
Arkansas, to Columbus and Ann “Barbara” (Johnson) Lowe
d. 13 February 1947, Caulksville, Logan County, Arkansas

Children with Eliza T. Lowe:

  • Earl Clarence (1895-1970) married Edie Longing
  • Raymond (1898-1956)
  • Ora Columbus
  • Hazel Ann (1900-1983) married Carl Edward Colvard
  • Emery Clifford (1903-1982)
  • Charlie Pearl (b. 1904) married Mays L. Terry

Charles emigrated from Indiana before 1894 as all of Charles and Eliza’s children were born in Coal Hill, Johnson County, Arkansas.

Submitted by:
A. L. Bowerman
Howe IN

Samuel S Tennis

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Samuel S Tennis
b. 14 January 1790, Pennsylvania
d. 15 September 1888, Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa

m. 25 March 1831, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Jane Crow
b. 17 April 1806, Pennsylvania
d. 24 April 1886, Norway Township, Winnebago County, Iowa

Children with Jane Crow:

  • Philip
  • Eliza married B. F. Wellman
  • William (1832-1914) married Laura C. Westbury
  • Joseph Tennis (1837-1909) married Carrie Belle Johnson
  • Mary married J. J. Kewley
  • Harriet Catharine “Kate” (1841-1942) married George Washington Strong
  • Lora married H. S. Botsford
  • Samuel W. (d. 1864)
  • Elsa Ann (1850-1908) married Egbert D. Skinner
  • Margaret

Samuel resided at Eel River Township, Allen County, Indiana, and Union Township, LaPorte County, Indiana. In 1859 he emigrated from Indiana to Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa, and in 1861 he moved to Norway Township, Winnebago County.

According to family tradition, Samuel had a previous marriage to a woman who was the mother of Philip.

Samuel was elected county judge in Winnebago County, Iowa, in 1863 and re-elected in 1865 and 1867. When that position was abolished in 1867, he became the county auditor for one year.

Samuel’s son, Samuel W., died on 9 June 1864, while serving during the Civil War. He was marching with Company B of the Iowa Volunteers en route to Memphis, Tennessee.

Submitted by:
Kay Shoenwalk Shariff
Casper 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

James Newson Sellers

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James Newson Sellers
b. 3 December 1817, Garrard County, Kentucky, to James and Mary “Polly” (Crawford) Sellers
d. 19 December 1882, Cumberland, Cass County, Iowa

m. about 1837, Putnam County, Indiana
Matilda Ann McCoy
b. 14 January 1822, Kentucky
d. 25 February 1885, Cumberland, Cass County, Iowa

Children with Matilda Ann McCoy:

  • William Harvey (b. 1838) married Marian Johnson
  • Sarah Frances (b. 1841) married [–?–] Sayles
  • Mary Abigail (b. 1843) married Merritt Higley
  • James David (b. 1847)
  • John Albert (b. 1849)
  • Nathaniel Crawford (b. 1852) married Mary Maria Keith
  • Granville Boone (b. 1854)
  • Lizzie Caroline (b. 1856) married [–?–] Jenison
  • Lucy Lucynthia (b. 1859) married Jake A. Smith
  • Hugh Thompson (b. 1864) married Cora Bell

James emigrated from Indiana in 1839 to Maries County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Gladys Sellers Hedstrom
Wheaton MD

Austin David Rutter

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Austin David Rutter
b. 14 March 1844, Posey or Gibson County, Indiana, to Austin A. and Elizabeth (Johnson) Rutter
d. 7 March 1933, Wabash County, Illinois

m/1. 28 February 1864, Gibson County, Indiana
Eliza Rosborough
b. 16 August 1846, Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana
d. 10 November 1898, Petty Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

m/2. 21 July 1906, Wabash County, Illinois
Maria Louisa Keen

Children with Eliza Rosborough:

  • Rane (b. 1867) married Rose Peters
  • Essie Flora (1870-1939) married Abner Berry
  • Francis Eugene (1872-1873)
  • Clarence Greene (1874-1951) married (1) Cora Reid, (2) Ida May Hieronimus, (3) Sarah M. Addis
  • Marice Ann Agnes (1879-1962) married Charles Alexander
  • Mayme “Maud” Elvira (1882-1929) married Frank Fereau
  • Orvis (b. 1885) married Daisy Hill

Austin Rutter served with Company E, 42nd Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, during the Civil War. He emigrated from Indiana to Petty Township, Lawrence County, Illinois, about 1866.

Submitted by:
Judith E. Svoboda
Longmont CO
E-mail: jzsvoboda@earthlink.net

Charles Bentley

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CHARLES BENTLEY
b. 23 August 1819, Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, to John and Mary (Chapin) Bentley
d. 3 February 1895, Bangor Township, Marshall County, Iowa

m. 17 March 1846, Wabash County, Indiana
Cordelia Baker
b. 1 August 1829, Cattaraugus County, New York, to Peter and Catherine (Marvin) Baker
d. 18 July 1905, Laurens, Pocahontas County, Iowa

Children with Cordelia Baker:

  • Mary Jane (1847-1913) married Nicholas Moore
  • Peter John Lewis (1849-1918) married Caroline Charlotta Moore
  • George Silas (1850-1852)
  • Harriet Adelia (1853-1854)
  • Joseph Marvin (1856-1944) married Bonnie Bell Johnson
  • George Edwin (1858-1949) married Margaret Ann Valentine
  • David Waldo (1860-1906) married Eunice Etta Marshall
  • Rebecca Josephine (1862-1901) married Thomas Hudson

In the fall of 1840, Charles Bentley, along with his brothers, Joseph, Ezra, and Silas, and their families, moved west. They left Berkshire County, Massachusetts, crossed Lake Erie on a ferryboat, and followed the Wabash River to settle in the woods of southwestern Wabash County, Indiana. They had an ashery west of Pioneer. The Baker family had settled in Wabash County in 1841 on the Indian Reservation. In 1853, Joseph Bentley went to see what the land was like to the west. The Bentley brothers sold their homes and started west about the first of September 1854. There were four couples and fourteen children in horse- drawn covered wagons. They reached Bangor Township, Marshall County, Iowa, on 12 October 1854.

Submitted by:
Barbara Vorseth Benson
Wyoming MI

Mary Pottorff

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Mary Pottorff
b. January 1851, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Ninevah and Nancy (Allhands) Pottorff
d. January 1922, Marlin, Grant County, Washington

m. 7 September 1871, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Isaac Johnson, Jr.
b. 2 July 1840, Shelby County, to Isaac and Susanna (Wiles) Johnson
d. 14 February 1902, Rock Creek, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Children with Isaac Johnson, Jr.:

  • Andrew (1872-1961) married Victoria Fulton
  • William Riley (1873-1962)
  • John Wesley (1878-1937) married Helen Bramer
  • Thomas Leslie (1878-1939) married Della Bramer
  • Ollie (1881-1928) married Martin Christensen

Isaac was married previously on 20 July 1864 to Arnetta Talkington, who died 10 November 1866.

According to family tradition, Mary and Isaac’s family included 12 children and three sets of twins.

After the death of Isaac Johnson in 1902, Mary and her children, (with the exception of Andrew, who had settled in Washington earlier,) all took out homesteads in Grant County, Washington.

Submitted by:
Frances I. Douglas
Almira WA

Andrew Johnson

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Andrew Johnson
b. 1872 to Isaac Johnson, Jr. and Mary Pottorff
d. 1961

m. 4 September 1895, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Victoria Fulton
b. to William and Eliza J. (Morrison) Fulton

Children with Victoria Fulton:

  • William Grant (1896-1898)
  • Ruby Beryl (1897-1991)
  • Mabel Marie (1899-1989)
  • Benjamin Franklin (b. 1900)
  • Hazel Helen (1902-1982)
  • Glen Carl (1904-1990)
  • Beatrice Fern (b. 1908)
  • Hubert Wayne (1911-1952)
  • daughter who died at birth
  • Harper Fulton (b. 1915).

In 1900 Andrew and Victoria Johnson emigrated from Grammer, Bartholomew County, Indiana, to Wilbur, Lincoln County, Washington. From Wilbur, the family moved to Grant County, Washington, where they homesteaded. After proving the Grant County homestead, Andrew and Victoria sold the land and returned to Grammer, Bartholomew County, Indiana. After about two years, they moved to Lincoln County, Washington.

Submitted by:
Frances I. Douglas
Almira WA

Thomas Jefferson Murphy

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Thomas Jefferson Murphy
b. 15 October 1814, Jennings County, Indiana, to Daniel and Nancy (Baker) Murphy
d. 10 February 1922, Siloam Springs, Benton County, Arkansas

m/1. 29 January 1863, Jennings County, Indiana
Mary Jane Lewis
b. 15 March 1848, Jennings County, Indiana, to Timothy B. and Mahala (Lett) Lewis
d. by January 1877, Jennings County, Indiana

m/2. 21 January 1877, Jennings County, Indiana
Mary Delanzo Carpenter
b. about 1859, to Watis and Anna (Graston) Carpenter
d. 18 March 1896, near Stockdale, Riley County, Kansas

m/3. 29 April 1899, Riley County, Kansas
Saphronia (Carpenter) Allison
b. 12 September 1855, to Watis and Anna (Graston) Carpenter

Children with Mary Jane Lewis:

  • Elnora (1864-1870)
  • Cora (b. 1867)
  • Minetta E. (b. 1870) married John S. Carpenter
  • Timothy Thomas (1871-1933) married Katie May Dobson
  • Nancy Mae (1873-1885)
  • Samuel Hall (1875-1942) married Ida Adelia Brundige

Children with Mary Delanzo Carpenter:

  • [–?–] (1878-1878)
  • Louella (b. 1879) married Warren W. Maloney
  • Ida Belle (1881-1954) married John S. Thomson
  • James Leland (1884-1973) married Lucinda Marietta Johnson
  • Frances A. (1887-11974) married Ace Applebee
  • Mabel Pearl (1888-1972) married Charles Anderson Trotter
  • Homer C. (1889-1967) married Ada M. Deckert
  • Howard (b. 1892) married Pearl [–?–]
  • Henry F. (1894-1970)
  • [–?–] (1896-1896)

Saphronia (Carpenter) Allison was Mary Delanzo Carpenter’s sister.

Thomas Murphy served in Company G, 145th Indiana Regiment, during the Civil War. He and his second wife Mary Delanzo (Carpenter) Murphy emigrated from Jennings County, Indiana, to Grant Township, Riley County, Kansas, in 1865. Mary and Saphronia were sisters. Thomas Jefferson Murphy claimed 21 children.

Submitted by:
Kevin L. Stilley
Manhattan KS
E-mail: trlrhouseman@aol.com