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William Jackson Whiteman

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William Jackson Whiteman
b. 23 March 1848, Clinton County, Indiana, to [–?–] and Annie (Sawyer) Whiteman
d. 21 May 1920, Centralia, Lewis County, Washington

m.
Emilyn Jane Bixby
b. 27 September 1853, St. Louis, Missouri
d. 20 May 1917, Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington

Children with Emilyn Jane Bixby:
• Mary “Mollie”
• Hattie
• Thomas (1877-1954)
• William Henry (1884-1960) married Mary Etta Rhodes
• Jennie
• Lela (1888-1912)
• Ivy (1890-1950)
• Edward
• Ethel May (1894-1988)

William left Clinton County, Indiana, in 1858.

Submitted by:
Gary E. Lee
Cosmopolis WA

Theresa Mary Goffinet

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Theresa Mary Goffinet
b. 13 August 1875, Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana, to Adolph and Mary Josephine (Rhodes) Goffinet
d. 20 August 1967, Winter Township, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

m. 18 October 1892, Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana
Joseph Longly
b. 15 May 1864, Paris, France, to Hubert and Catherine (Harman) Longly
d. 5 June 1945, Winter Township, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Children with Joseph Longly:
• Alfred (1893-1972) married Anna Johnson
• Clara Catherine (b. 1895) married Harold L. Barnett
• Joseph Henry (1896-1898)
• Catherine Helen (1898-1986) married Erhardt H. Huber
• Louis Joseph (1900-1945) married Victoria Huber
• Minnie Adeline (1902-1983) married John J. Eder
• Joseph Francis (1907-1990) married (1) Hazel Chase, (2) Isabell [–?–]
• Stella (1909-1994) married (1) Edmund Mark Haske, (2) Robert Ryan
• Elmer (1912-1935) married Esther Emma Kielbeau
• Wilma Marie (1915-1996) married Joseph Anthony Haske
• Raymond Louis (1919-1940) married Bernice Eleanor Golonka

Their youngest son was born in Winter, Wisconsin; all others were born in Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Mary F. Crook
Kingman AZ
E-mail: mcrook@rraz.net

Arthur Alva Austin

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ARTHUR ALVA AUSTIN
b. 14 September 1883, near English, Crawford County, Indiana, to James and Nancy (Peyton) Austin
d. 2 August 1959, Alton, Madison County, Illinois

m. 10 June 1905, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana
Mary Grace (Riley) Gowen
b. 4 April 1883, Coles County, Illinois
d. 13 March 1959, Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Children of Mary Grace Riley and (1)Henry Gowen:

  • Chester married Gladys Champlin

Children with Mary Grace Riley:

  • Raymond Arthur
  • Nancy Marie married Leo Johnson
  • Nolan Estes married Helen Ross
  • Vivian Pearl married (1) Raymond Cummings, (2) Edward Rhodes
  • Garnett Ruth
  • Hazel Ivadean married (1) Norman Combs, (2) John Edwards
  • Harold E. married (1) Mary Lucille Harrell, (2) Lucille Lea
  • Calvin Clyde

Arthur and Mary left Indiana prior to 1911 and went to Patton Station, Lawrence County, Illinois. They moved to western Illinois around World War I to join up with Arthur’s brother, Cyrus Austin. They moved to Wood River Township, Madison County, Illinois.

Arthur found work at the Western Cartridge Company, which is now the world-renown ammunitions and chemical manufacturer, Olin Corporation. Olin was founded at East Alton, Madison County, Illinois, in 1892 and is best known for supplying ammunition in time of war. Its most famous line is the Winchester Rifle and cartridges. Arthur worked for Western for 25 years before retiring in 1948.

They lived in Crawford and Knox counties while in Indiana.

Submitted by:
Irene “Rene” Denother
Alton IL

 

 

John Huff Dunkin

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John Huff Dunkin
b. 20 January 1800, Pennsylvania, to Hercules and Sarah (Hough) Dunkin
d. 5 May 1875, Marion County, Iowa

m. 17 September 1842, Fountain County, Indiana
Elizabeth Sargent
b. 10 July 1817, Champaign County, Ohio, to George and Abigail (Rhodes) Sargent
d. 3 August 1890, Marion County, Iowa

Children with Elizabeth Sargent:

  • Sarah Jane (1843–1931) married William Williams
  • Amos Ross (1847–1924) married Etheline Barnett
  • Lucinda A. (1850–1933) married Christopher C. Sharon
  • John Sargent (1852–1910)

Submitted by:
Iris E. Grimmett
Sweet Home OR