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Adah Irene Lepper

Adah Irene Lepper
birth: 15 Mar 1902 in Ossian, Wells, Indiana to John Marshall Lepper & Lucy Ellen Hayes
death: 4 Mar 1981 in Blythe, Riverside, California
burial: Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, OH 43560

marriage: 23 Jul 1918 in Niles, Berrien, Michigan
John Madison Clinton
birth: 18 Dec 1888 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana to James Elmer Clinton & Mary Magdelene Flowers
death: 4 May 1966 in Kendallville, Noble, Indiana
burial: Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, OH 43560

Children of Adah Irene Lepper and John Madison Clinton:

  • James Marshal Clinton b 1919 • Ossian, Wells, Indiana – d 1984 • Mohave Valley, Mohave, Arizona. no marriage/kids.
  • Jack Milford Clinton b 5 1922 • Toledo, Lucas, Ohio – d 2008 • Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee. Spouse – Living
  • Nila Jeanne Clinton b 1926 • Toledo, Lucas, Ohio d 1992 • Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Spouse Harold John Fife b 1924 • Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania d 2002 • Mount Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
  • Patricia Joanne Clinton b 1934 • Toledo, Lucas, Ohio d 2022 • Bryan, Williams, Ohio. Spouse Ronald Arthur Morse b 1932 • Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania d 1974 • Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada (he passed in a Vegas hospital, but was living in Lake Havasu City, AZ.)

Ancestor here lived in:

  • 1902 born in Ossian.
  • 1910 Wayne, Noble, Ind.
  • 1919 Fort Wayne, Allen, IN.
  • sometime in the mid 1950s Adah & John moved to Kendallville, Noble, IN.

Other places ancestor lived:

  • 1918 eloped to Niles, Berrien, MI.
  • 1922 Toledo, Lucas, OH.
  • some time after John Clinton passed in 1966, Adah & eldest son James moved back to Toledo, Lucas, OH. in 1978 Adah had a heart attack, and she moved with James, to Junction, Mesa, CO. to live with 2nd son Jack Clinton & his 2nd wife Joyce Jackson. Then sometime in the late 1970s the family moved to Lake Havasu City, Mohave, AZ. 1981 Adah passed at the Nursing home in Blythe. Cali.

Other Information:

Adah’s husband, John M. Clinton was married before. John wed Mae Catherine Miner on the 14 Dec 1912 • Fort Wayne, Allen, IN. Mae, 1893-1974, of Fort Wayne, Allen, IN. John & Mae had 2 Children: 1- Beatrice Marie Clinton ,1914 – 1979 Fort Wayne, Allen, IN, wed Robert J McClure 1915-? & 2- Rosemary Anne Clinton 1916 – 1997 Fort Wayne, Allen, IN., and in 1935 down in New Orleans, Orleans, LA., she wed Robert Edwin Scranton 1916-1970.

Submitted by:
Julie Morse
Email: a58winterschild55@yahoo.com

Myer “Mike” Krueger

Myer “Mike” Krueger
birth: 10 January 1887 in the town of Lachawitz, Minsk, Russia (now Lyakhavichy, Brest, Belarus) to Ellya Kriger and Zipe Soloman
death: 2 November 1934 in Michigan City, LaPorte, Indiana
burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City, LaPorte, Indiana

marriage: June 28, 1910 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana.
Antonia “Toni” Jeannette Engel
birth: 24 May 1889 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois to Samuel Hirsch Engel and Dora Flekman
death: 27 Jul 1944 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana
burial: Hebrew Orthodox Cemetery, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Children of Antonia “Toni” Jeannette Engel and Myer “Mike” Krueger:

  •  Fern Esther Krueger (7 Apr 1911-10 Aug 1974) m. David Tolchinsky
  • Marvin Alvin Krueger (23 Aug 1913-3 Nov 1981) m. Leah Greenfeld
  • Shirley Helen Krueger (11 Jul 1918-20 Apr 2008) m. Edward Herbert Morse

Ancestor here lived in:

  • Michigan City, LaPorte, Indiana

Other Information:

Visit my blog to read more about his life at https://jenalford.com/2014/02/04/52-ancestors-5-myer-krueger/

Submitted by:
Jennifer Alford
Email: jenalford@gmail.com

Edwin Hiram Clark

EDWIN HIRAM CLARK
b. 24 June 1859, St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota
d. 13 June 1945, Norfolk, Princess Anne County, Virginia

m.
Leeta Bannon
b. 8 August 1871, Pine Village, Warren County, Indiana
d. 31 July 1920, Oxford, Benton County, Indiana

Children with Leeta Bannon:

  • Glenn R. (1897-1962) married (1) Catherine Matilda Morse, (2) Mrs. Belle Meek
  • Perry Edwin (1899-1955) married (1) Mary Ellen McDaniel, (2) Betty Jean Severance Montgomery
  • Irma (b. 1901) married Sidney Baker

Edwin was a carpenter and telephone electrician. He lived in Warren and Benton counties in Indiana for most of his life. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. in Oxford. The family was in Minnesota at the time of its 1857 territorial census. His body was returned to Oxford, Indiana, for burial.

Submitted by:
Barbara Clark Myall
Goleta CA

John Newton Bristow

JOHN NEWTON BRISTOW
b. 4 March 1858, Cannelton, Perry County, Indiana, to John James and Rebecca Jane (Wade) Bristow
d. 16 April 1938, Los Angeles County, California

m. 30 May 1887, Monona County, Iowa
Margaret “Maggie” Myrtle Morse
b. 30 September 1871, Monona County, Iowa
d. 24 March 1950, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Children with Margaret Myrtle Morse:

  • Flossie May
  • Barbara Etta
  • William Morse
  • Thomas Newton
  • Myra Agnes
  • Frances Evelyn

Submitted by:
Dale Davidson Harguess
Huntington Beach CA

John James Bristow

JOHN JAMES BRISTOW
b. 9 March 1833, Cannelton, Perry County, Indiana, to Thomas H. and Barbara A. (Blocker) Bristow
d. 8 May 1906, Turin, Monona County, Iowa

m. 12 April 1857, Cannelton, Perry County, Indiana
Rebecca Jane Wade
b. 6 January 1836
d. 2 April 1914, Turin, Monona County, Iowa

Children with Rebecca Jane Wade:

  • John Newton “Newt” (1858-1938) married Margaret “Maggie” Myrtle Morse
  • Mary “Molly” Rebecca (b. 1864)
  • Clara Josephine (1867-1868)
  • Thomas James (1869-1954)
  • Hannah Barbara (1871-1873)
  • Charles William “Willie” (1874-1877)

John James was with the 81st Regiment of Indiana Volunteers from August 1862 until November 1862, when they had to leave him behind because he was too ill to continue. He was discharged for disability in March 1863. It is not known when he moved to Iowa, but he was there in 1898 when he applied for his pension. Rebecca received a pension after John’s death.

Submitted by:
Dale Davidson Harguess
Huntington Beach CA