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William Henry Quigley

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William Henry Quigley
b. 24 March 1876, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, to Thomas M. and Margaret E. (Newitt) Quigley
d. 23 June 1935, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida

m. 9 December 1903, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana
Nelson Fay Jester
b. 5 September 1882, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
d. 14 February 1960, Miami, Dade County, Florida

Children with Nelson Fay Jester:
• Margaret E. (1905-1981) married (1) Harry S. Bellis, (2) A. G. Slone
• Robert Jester (1907-1989) married (1) Clara Harlan, (2) Sue Hurt
• Ruth (1909-1996) married Henry M. Pliske (married after her sister Jeannette died)
• Jeanette (1912-1952) married Henry M. Pliske
• William Gordon (1915-1974) married Dorothy Eugenia Machen

Will lived in Logansport, Cass County; Kennard, Henry County; and Eaton, Delaware County, Indiana. He moved to Chicago in 1900. He and Nellie moved from Delaware County, Indiana, to Tampa, Florida in 1922. He had been a conductor on a railroad and an employee of the Tampa Tribune. He was a Mason.

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Shelly D. Dooley
Indianapolis IN

Stephen Nineveh Harmon, Sr.

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Stephen Nineveh Harmon, Sr.
b. 29 April 1820, Monroe, Clark County, Indiana, to Stephen Harmon
d. 9 July 1889, Lincoln, Dallas County, Missouri

m. 31 October 1838, Lexington, Scott County, Indiana
Rosanna Smith
b. 28 January 1822, Kentucky
d. 21 January 1911, Lincoln, Dallas County, Missouri

Children with Rosanna Smith:
• William R. (1839-1840)
• Mary Ann (1841-1872) married Stephen “Jessie” Osborne
• Sarah J. (1843-1847)
• Jabez Edward (1845-1879) married Mary Ann Quigley
• Almira Jane (1847-1896) married Henry Gray True
• Emily Ellen (1850-1916) married Henry Coatney
• Phelina Elizabeth (1852-1923) married James Knox Polk Simmons
• John W. (1854-1917) married Sarah Quisenberry
• Hulda Catherine (1858-1911) married James Berry Cox
• George W. (1859-1863)
• Union Victoria (1862-1863)
• Stephen Nineveh (1864-1932) married Mary Elizabeth Stidham

Stephen was in Scott County, Indiana, about 1840, but by about 1850, he had returned to Clark County. He remained there until he emigrated in 1855.

His Civil War pension record (#554671) shows that he served in Company G, 14th Regiment M.S.M. Volunteers. His marriage license is with the pension papers and provides a death date for both he and Rosanna.

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Thelma Harmon Cowan
Snohomish WA