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Nancy Delilah Freeland

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Nancy Delilah Freeland
b. 10 May 1827, Daviess County, Indiana, to Benjamin and Mary P. (Miller) Freeland
d. 30 April 1912, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

m. 3 August 1846, Algiers, Pike County, Indiana
Moses Lane Chappell
b. 24 April 1822, Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana, to Jacob and Rachael (Lane) Chappell
d. 13 August 1883-1886, Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana

Children with Moses Lane Chappell:
• Adeline Ovanda (1848-1902) married Robert McCain
• Rachel Elizabeth “Lizzie” (1849-1932) married Albert McCain
• Mary Ann (1851-1935) married Rev. John Henry Derryberry
• Milton Simpson (1854-1924) married Susan Emily McCain
• Deamphard Silsbery (1856-1929) married Laura Frances Heaton
• Martha Angeline “Mattie” (1859-1946)
• Moses Ellsworth (1862-1943) married Sarah Frances “Sallie” Thomas
• James Franklin (1867-1920) married Mary Elizabeth DeMotte
• George W. (1869-1941) married Virginia Hila Perkins

Moses was married 16 June 1842 in Dubois County, Indiana, to Amanda Melvina Susan Twitty, born about 1820 to Buford and Rebeckah (Brittain) Twitty. They had one child, Elvira Demerette (1842-1915) who married Allen Overton Adams.

Three of Nancy’s children moved to Fort Worth, Texas (Mary, Mattie and Moses), while all the others moved to Nebraska. It is not known when they left Indiana.

Submitted by:
Larry L. Nielson
Fruitland ID
E-mail: lniel19027@juno.com

Charles Joseph Dooley

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Charles Joseph Dooley
b. 23 December 1864, Arcola, Allen County, Indiana, to John T. and Johanna (Quinn) Dooley
d. 26 April 1930, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

m. 21 May 1889, Arcola, Allen County, Indiana
Catherine Margaret Marc
b. 15 September 1869, Arcola, Allen County, Indiana
d. 10 August 1914, Yoakum, Lavaca County, Texas

Children with Catherine Margaret Marc:
• Johanna Helena (1890-1983) married Charles W. Richards
• Laura Agnes (1893-1976) married Arthur J. Schuchert
• Mary Edwina (1895-1987) married Clyde H. Jeffus
• Charles Joseph (1897-1972) married Adele Marie Weinheimer
• Kathleen Rose (1900-1984) married Monroe D. Fischer
• Clement William (1903-1983) married Thelma Thomas and others

Charles and family left Arcola, Allen County, Indiana, about 1891.

Submitted by:
Kelvin C. Boyle
Woodridge IL
E-mail: kelverl@yahoo.com

Mary Catherine Hendricks

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Mary Catherine Hendricks
b. 29 September 1843, Madison County, Indiana, to Lewis (1820-1856) and Lucinda (Rector) (1819-1866) Hendricks
d. 19 May 1903, Fellsburg, Edwards County, Kansas

m/1. 9 January 1859, Madison County, Indiana
John Wesley King
b. about 1837, Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, to William (1792-1869) and Nancy Ann (Owens) (1816-1887)
d. 23 January 1865, Paducah, McCracken County Kentucky

m/2. 26 May 1867, Madison County, Indiana
Gazaway Shipley
b. about 1840, Madison County, Indiana, to George and Elizabeth Shipley

Children with John Wesley King:

  • Nancy Lucinda (1860-1873)
  • William (1862-1937) married Mary Williams
  • Elizabeth Angeline (1864-1890) married Eli Bird Thomas

Children with Gazaway Shipley:

  • Mary Ellen (b. abt. 1868)
  • James Edward (b. 1869)
  • Millie (b. abt. 1873)
  • Sarah Jane (b. abt. 1875)
  • George (b. 1877)
  • Dora Leota (b. 1882)
  • Lewis E. (b. 1884)
  • Frank (b. 1886)
  • Charles

Mary Catherine’s father settled near Frankton in the 1830’s. Her first husband, John Wesley King, enlisted in October 1864 in the 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry. He died of typhoid fever at the US Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky, during his service. His remains were later moved to Mount City National Cemetery.

Mary Catherine and her second husband moved to Edwards County, Kansas between 1875 and 1877. Their last five children were born in Edwards County. Mary died there and is buried in Trotter Cemetery.

Submitted by:
Eugene F. Gray
East Lansing MI
E-mail: graye@msu.edu

William Vincent Tratebas

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William Vincent Tratebas
b. 10 May 1839, Westchester Township, Porter Counter, Indiana, to Edmund and Hannah (Thomas) Tratebas
d. 6 March 1909, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois

m. 13 December 1868, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana
Harriet Arvilla Sanders
b. 23 March 1851, Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan
d. 14 January 1927, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia

Children with Harriet Arvilla Sanders:

  • Joseph Norman (1869-1942) married Estella Ann Crawford
  • Lovinna Irene (1872-1958)
  • Edmund A. (1876-1951)
  • Emma Jean (1880-1958) married Arthur A. Muller

William’s father, Edmund, was born in France, but was in the United States by 1834, when he married Hannah Thomas in Ohio. They moved to Porter County, Indiana, and Edmund is buried as a pioneer in the Chesterton Cemetery in Porter County.

A further documentation of this family can be found at the Allen County Public Library as well as in various other libraries around the state. The history of two mills in Porter County, which were the occupations of John Tratebas, I and John Tratebas, II, are included in this family history.

Submitted by:
Gladys M. Tratebas
Helmsburg IN
E-mail: tratebas@aol.com

John Woods

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John Woods
b. 1803, Indiana or Tennessee
d. about 1855, Jasper County, Illinois

m/1.
[–?–]

m/2.
Mary Riffy-Thomas
b. 1810, Virginia
d. 1898, Jasper County, Illinois

Children with [–?–]:

Children with Mary Riffy-Thomas:

  • Nancy married [–?–] Kittle
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Francis
  • Lydia

John immigrated to Gibson County, Indiana, from Blount County, Tennessee, in 1807. He
then emigrated from Indiana in 1848 to Jasper County, Illinois.

Submitted by:
Randall M. Grove
Dix IL

Eli Bird Thomas

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Eli Bird Thomas
b. 5 October 1855, Milroy, Rush County, Indiana, to Eli and Mahala (Neale) Thomas
d. 16 December 1936, Carbon, England County, Texas

m. 7 August 1881, near Kinsley, Edwards County, Kansas
Elizabeth Angeline King
b. 16 July 1864, Madison County, Indiana
d. 27 February 1890, Rushville, Rush County, Indiana

Children with Elizabeth Angeline King:

  • Estella Mahala
  • Albert Eli
  • Chase Sexton

Eli emigrated from Rush County, Indiana, about 1880 to Edwards County, Kansas.

Submitted by:
Eugene F. Gray
East Lansing MI

Charles Ernest Stone

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Charles Ernest Stone
b. 6 January 1880, Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana, to William G. and Mary E. (Thomas) Stone
d. 11 November 1979, Missoula, Missoula County, Montana

m. 3 April 1926, Roundup, Montana
Lucile Helen Horton
b. 18 April 1904, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri
d. 18 December 1977, Missoula, Missoula County, Montana

Children with Lucile Helen Horton:

  • John Youngblood
  • Charles Willis
  • Richard Ernest
  • Gary Lee
  • Carole Ann

Charles emigrated from Indiana in 1910 to Hobson, Judith Basin County, Montana.

Submitted by:
John Youngblood Stone
Canby OR

Margaret E Saxon

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Margaret E “Maggie” Saxon
b. 28 November 1882, Howard County, Indiana, to Samuel and Caroline (Thomas) Saxon
d. after 1974

m. 23 December 1900, Howard County, Indiana
Pearl Burgan

Children with Pearl Burgan:

  • Ralph Burgan

Margaret resided in Howard County, and Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana. She moved before 1924 to Detroit, Michigan.

Submitted by:
Dawne Slater-Putt
Huntertown IN
E-mail: dslaterput@aol.com

Rhoda Frances Roberts

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Rhoda Frances Roberts
b. 5 January 1869, Indiana, to Henry and Rachel (Thomas) Roberts
d. 2 May 1939, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa

m. 23 April 1886, Polk County, Iowa
Lewis Franklin Darland
b. April 1860, Mahaska County, Iowa
d. 24 March 1905, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa

Rhoda emigrated from Indiana in 1879 to Elkhart Township, Polk County, Iowa.

Submitted by:
Dorothy V. Darland
Rock Island IL

Jane “Jennie” Boggs

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Jane “Jennie” Boggs
b. 15 January 1863, Kosciusko County, Indiana, to Andrew Hamilton and Martha (Thomas) Boggs
d. 16 June 1946, Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma

m/1.
John L. Rock

m/2. 15 March 1895, Clunette, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Edwin Forrest Shinn
b. 7 August 1853, Logan County, Ohio
d. 17 May 1938, Lexington, Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Children with John L. Rock:

  • John Lestrang, Jr.
  • Zena Fay

Children with Edwin Forrest Shinn:

  • Earl Forrest
  • Edna Joy

When Jennie found out that her first husband, John L. Rock, had another wife and children from whom he had not bothered to disentangle himself legally, she was, needless to say, awarded custody of their two children John, Jr. and Zena Fay.

Jennie and Edwin Shinn emigrated from Prairie Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, to Lexington, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, after their marriage in 1895.

Throughout her life, Jennie was a resourceful woman. In May 1920 when her granddaughter, Genevieve Joy Peters, was born prematurely, weighing only two pounds and five ounces, Jennie kept the baby alive by feeding her with an eyedropper and surrounding her with hot bricks wrapped in flannel.

Submitted by:
Valerie J. Boggs
Pierceton IN