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Mary Elizabeth Stites

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Mary Elizabeth Stites
b. 1 October 1837, Rockport, Spencer County, Indiana, to Benjamin and Sidney Vail (Davis) Stites
d. 2 August 1878, America, Pulaski County, Illinois

m. 11 August 1857, Rockport, Spencer County, Indiana
Samuel Sheets
b. 25 October 1833, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
d. 5 November 1906, Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois

Children with Samuel Sheets:
• Sidney
• Letitia
• Edward Jacob
• Mary Belle
• William
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• Harry M.
• Charles G.

Mary Elizabeth left Indiana shortly after her marriage for America, Pulaski County, Illinois.

Submitted by:
Norma Sullivan
Delphi IN

Ellerson Fields

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Ellerson Fields
b. 17 August 1829, Butchers Valley, Hawkins County, Tennessee, to William and Judida (Sizemore) Fields
d. 23 May 1890, Havensville, Pottawatomie County, Kansas

m. 10 March 1842, Jackson Township, Randolph County, Indiana
Mary Ann Diehl
b. 15 November 1821, Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, to Charles and Mary
Elizabeth (Sheets) Diehl
d. 22 April 1912, Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Children with Mary Ann Diehl:
• Manerva (1843-1922) married Lewis Jontra
• Lewis (1844-1927) married Martha Jane Miller
• Eli (1847-ca. 1935) married Mary Weirock
• Levi (1847-1847)
• Charles Diehl (1849-1934) married Lucinda Victoria Morris
• Elizabeth (1851-1880) married Archibald Elisha Abbott
• Ephraim (1853-1941) married Rebecca Clark
• Harriett Melissa (1854-1880) married Zachary Taylor Baysinger
• Hiram (1856-1936) married Sarah Jane Ellison
• John William (1861-1943) married Sarah Jane Dennis
• Milton Leander (1862-1953) married Clara Agnes Witham
• Leslie Martin (ca. 1864-ca. 1867)
• Jonas Squire (ca. 1864-ca. 1867)
• Mary Martha (1869-1958) married Charles A. Bateman

Ellerson lived in Ward and Jackson townships in Randolph County; Richmond Township, Grant County; and Hartford Township, Adams County, before emigrating from Indiana in 1864.

Submitted by:
Aletha M. Fields
Columbia MO
E-mail: clancy@computerland.net

Mary Ann Diehl

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Mary Ann Diehl
b. 15 November 1821, Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, to Charles and Mary Elizabeth (Sheets) Diehl
d. 22 April 1912, Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas

m. 10 March 1842, Jackson Township, Randolph County, Indiana
Ellerson Fields
b. 17 August 1820, Butchers Valley, Hawkins County, Tennessee, to William and Judida (Sizemore) Fields
d. 23 May 1890, Havensville, Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Children with Ellerson Fields:
• Manerva (1843-1922) married Lewis Jontra
• Lewis (1844-1927) married Martha Jane Miller
• Eli (1847-ca. 1935) married Mary Weirock
• Levi (1847-1847)
• Charles Diehl (1849-1934) married Lucinda Victoria Morris
• Elizabeth (1851-1880) married Archibald Elisha Abbott
• Ephraim (1853-1941) married Rebecca Clark
• Harriett Melissa (1854-1880) married Zachary Taylor Baysinger
• Hiram (1856-1936) married Sarah Jane Ellison
• John William (1861-1943) married Sarah Jane Dennis
• Milton Leander (1862-1953) married Clara Agnes Witham
• Leslie Martin (ca. 1864-ca. 1867)
• James/Jonas Squire (ca. 1864-ca. 1867)
• Mary Martha (1869-1958) married Charles A. Bateman

Mary Ann’s family came to Randolph County, Indiana, in 1840. She lived in Jackson Township, Randolph County; Richland Township, Grant County; and Hartford Township, Adams County, before emigrating from Indiana in 1864.

Submitted by:
Aletha M. Fields
Columbia MO
E-mail: clancy@computerland.net

Matilda English

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Matilda English
b. About 1839, Indiana, to Jonathan E. (1801-1875) and Christiana (Coombs) (1806-aft. 1880) English
d. About 1883, Navarro County, Texas

m. 11 February 1857, Hendricks County, Indiana
James H. Sheets
b. 15 December 1833, Illinois
d. 27 September 1890, Navarro County, Texas

Children with James H. Sheets:

  • Ellen (b. abt. 1857)
  • John Franklin “Frank” (1858-1917)
  • Mollie (b. abt. 1864)
  • Samuel (b. abt. 1865)
  • Emma (b. abt. 1867)
  • Levi S. (1871-1937)
  • Ida M. (b. abt. 1871)
  • Malinda (b. abt. 1874)
  • William W. (b. abt. 1875)
  • Samuel (1882-1882)

Matilda’s family settled in Hendricks County, Indiana, shortly before her birth, having moved from Cumberland County, New Jersey. Matilda and her husband moved to Navarro County, Texas, between 1875 and 1880.

Some of Matilda’s children moved back to the Hendricks County, Indiana, area as adults.

Submitted by:
Meredith Thompson
Avon IN
E-mail: mere@augustmoondesign.com

Jacob McCalla

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Jacob McCalla
b. 9 March 1813, Unity, Columbiana County, Ohio, to Thomas and Lydia (Leibert) McCalla
d. 15 July 1902, Middleville, Wright County, Minnesota

m/1. 26 October 1837, Unity, Columbiana County, Ohio
Sarah Ann Steel
b. 6 December 1813, Pennsylvania
d. 8 June 1860, Union, Miami County, Indiana

m/2. 1864
Hannah Sheets
b. 1839, Columbiana County, Ohio

m/3. 1868
Mary Ann (Fish) Sweet
b. about 1826, Alabama

Children with Sarah Ann Steel:

  • Samuel (b. 1840)
  • Lydia A. (b. 1838)
  • Andrew (b. 1842)
  • Mary A. (b. 1843)
  • Nancy (b. 1846)
  • Thomas (b. 1848)
  • John (b. 1849)
  • William (b. 1853)

Children with Hannah Sheets:

  • Sarah A. (b. 1865)

Children with Mary Ann (Fish) Sweet:

  • Edgar (b. 1868)
  • Elsie (b. 1868)

Jacob McCalla immigrated to Indiana in 1852 from Jackson, Crawford County, Ohio, and resided at Union, Miami County, Indiana, until he moved to Middleville, Wright County, Minnesota, in 1866.

Submitted by:
C. X. McCalla, III, M.D.
Paoli IN