Ross County Genealogy Charts

Generation No. 1

1. CHARLES1 WARD probably born in late 1890's

Children of CHARLES WARD are:
2. i. WILLIAM2 WARD.
ii. THOMAS WARD.
iii. DANIEL WARD.
iv. BERTHA WARD.
v. SUED WARD.
vi. CLARENCE WARD.

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM2 WARD (CHARLES 1). He married FLORENCE LEWIS.

Children of WILLIAM WARD and FLORENCE LEWIS are:
3. i. LEORA3 WARD, b. September 10, 1906, Ross Co., Chillicothe, Oh;
d. January 15, 1993, Ross Co., Chillicothe, Oh.
ii. EDITH WARD.
iii. PHOEBE WARD.
iv. HENRY WARD.
v. GERALDINE WARD.
vi. AUDRY WARD.
vii. CLARENCE WARD, b. July 1922.
viii. MAXINE WARD.
4. ix. RACHEL WARD, b. February 11, 1904, Ross Co., Chillicothe, Oh;
d. June 11, 1989, Ross Co., Chillicothe, Oh.

Generation No. 3

3. LEORA3 WARD (WILLIAM 2, CHARLES 1) was born September 10, 1906 in
Ross Co., Chillicothe, Oh, and died January 15, 1993 in Ross Co.,
Chillicothe, Oh. She married PEARLY BUTTERBAUGH, son of GEORGE
BUTTERBAUGH and SARAH KNEECE.

Children of LEORA WARD and PEARLY BUTTERBAUGH are:
i. SARA BELL4 BUTTERBAUGH, b. March 19, 1922, Ross Co., Chillicothe,
Oh; m. EARL AVRIL PRICE, May 10, 1941, Ross Co., Oh.
ii. GLENN LEROY "JOHN" BUTTERBAUGH, b. April 22, 1925, Ross Co., Oh;
m. MARY MUNTZ.
iii. ERMA JUNE BUTTERBAUGH, b. January 03, 1932, Ross Co.,
Chillicothe, Oh; m. WILLIAM WATTERS.
iv. INFANT SON BUTTERBAUGH, b. January 30, 1924.
v. INFANT DAUGHTER BUTTERBAUGH, b. February 24, 1929.

4. RACHEL3 WARD (WILLIAM 2, CHARLES 1) was born February 11, 1904 in
Ross Co., Chillicothe, Oh, and died June 11, 1989 in Ross Co.,
Chillicothe, Oh. She married HARLEY BUTTERBAUGH November 08, 1920 in
Ross Co., Chillicothe, Oh, son of WILLIAM BUTTERBAUGH and MARY HIGGINS.

Children of RACHEL WARD and HARLEY BUTTERBAUGH are:
i. DELLA4 BUTTERBAUGH.
ii. NELLIE BUTTERBAUGH.
iii. DAISY BUTTERBAUGH.
iv. EVERETT BUTTERBAUGH.
v. FLORENCE BUTTERBAUGH.
vi. HERBERT BUTTERBAUGH.
vii. WILLIAM H. "TUCK" BUTTERBAUGH

1. Johann Tobias Weidinger (1834-1901)
   + Anna K. Distler (1833-1888)
     2. Johann Konrad Weidinger (1859-1860)
     2. John ("Johnny") Weidinger (1860-1860)
     2. John Weidinger (1857-1941)
        + Martha Ione Albright (1863-1938)
          3. Howard Weidinger (1882-1912)
             + Kitturiah Hill (1885-1943)
               4. John Franklin Weidinger (1907-1984
                  + Rubye Loeffler
               4. Charles Hill Weidinger (1912-1998)
                  + Florence Marie Jackson (1914-1997)
                    5. Charles Louis Weidinger (1932-
                       + (1)Dorothy Lee Lampson (1935-1981)
                         6. Bethanne Weidinger (1962-1995)
                       + (2) Jo Ellen Good Loy (1933-
                         6. Robert Eugene Loy
                         6. Jeri Loy Needles
                         6. Teri Loy Blazer
                         6. Bret Carter Loy
                         6. Shawn Curtiss Loy
                         6. Shane Preston Loy
                         6. Tracey Keith Loy
                    5. Ann Marie Weidinger (1942-
                       + (1) Dwight Dell Joseph (1940-
                         6. Richard James Joseph
                         6. Leora Fawn Joseph
                       + (2) Charles Martin Wilderness
                         6. Rebekah Lee Wilderness
                         6. Susanna Beth Wilderness
                         6. Joshua Weidinger Wilderness
               4. Sandra Lee Weidinger
                  + Michael M. Hudson
          3. George Frederick Weidinger (1887-1969)
             + Jennie Marie Metzger (1893-1972)
               4. Orville Frederick Weidinger (1911-1988)
               4. Millard Herbert Weidinger (1913-1998)
                  + Charlene Mark (1908-1989)
               4. John Ulrich Weidinger (1914-1995)
               4. Joseph Byrle Weidinger (1916-1924)
               4. Jennie Mae Weidinger (1918-
                  + Wendell Shaw (1916-1992)
                    5. Billy Joe Shaw
                    5. Bobbie Lee Shaw
               4. Martha Ione Weidinger (1920-
                    5. Michael Weidinger
               4. Nettie Florence Weidinger (1921-
                  + Donald Lee Kempton (1920-1986)
                    5. Patricia Ann Kempton
                    5. Donna Lee Kempton
                    5. Linda Jane Kempton
                    5. Larry Kempton
               4. Dorothy Helen Weidinger (1924-
               4. Marian Emogene Weidinger (1927-
                  + John Harold Orihood (Unk)
                    5. Joe Orihood
                    5. Judy Orihood
                    5. Sally Orihood
                    5. Susan Orihood
                    5. Jeanne Orihood
               4. Georgiana Faith Weidinger (1929-1930)
               4. Betty Lou Weidinger (1931-
                  + Richard Albright
                    5. Gretchen Albright
               4. Georgia Joanna Weidinger (1936-
                  + Donald Theodore Oesterle
                    5. Tracie Oesterle
                    5. Donald Theodore Oesterle, Jr.
                    5. Charles Oesterle
          3. Edmund Charles Weidinger (1890-1930)
             + Flora Hennrich (1893-1983)
               4. Edmund Charles Weidinger (1921-1983)
                  + Leota Lockhart Will
                    5. Marc Edmund Weidinger (1945-
                       + Debbie Louise Griffin
                         6. Michele Marie Weidinger
                         6. Michael Edmund Weidinger
               4. Carolyn Maybelle Weidinger (1923-
               4. Rosemary Ann Weidinger (1926-
          3. Clara Weidinger (1891-1891)
          3. John Earl Weidinger (1893-1960)
             + Frances Dye (1895-1975)
               4. William Thomas Weidinger (1918-
               4. Joseph Earl Weidinger (1920-1980)
                  + Elizabeth Marie Bukovsky (1925-
                    5. Julianne Elizabeth Weidinger
                    5. Joseph Earl Weidinger II
                       + Becky Yvonne Robinson
                         6. Jessie Daniel Weidinger
                         6. Kevin Joseph Weidinger
                         6. Tyler Cody Weidinger
                         6. Alyssa Bethany Weidinger
                         6. Eric James Weidinger
                         6. Natalie Ellen Weidinger
          3. Unnamed Daughter Weidinger (1895-1895)
          3. John Harvey Weidinger (1897-1952)
             + (1) Rachel Boyd (1900-1979)
               4. Warren Harvey Weidinger (1922-
                  + Ethel Irene Timmons (1923-
                    5. William Robert Weidinger
                    5. Katherine Louise Weidinger
                    5. David Timothy Weidinger
                    5. Phillip Warren Weidinger
               4. Jesse Weidinger (1923-
             + (2) Elsie Elizabeth Schrempp (1910-
                    5. Charles Alton Weidinger (1940-
                    5. John Harvey Weidinger (1942-
                    5. Richard W. Weidinger
          3. Ralph Albright Weidinger (1899-1969)
             + Freda M. Hennrich (1889-1979)
               4. June Louise Weidinger (1924-
                  + Paul G. Crader
                    5. William Leslie Crader
                    5. Susan Louise Crader
               4. Margaret Ann Weidinger (1930-1991)
     2. George Weidinger (1861-1931)
        + Flora Lea
          3. Arthur Weidinger (1887-1965)
     2. Charles F. Weidinger (1864-1944)
        + Clara Nancy Butts (1868-1921)
          3. Homer Guy Weidinger (1890-1948)
             + Ollie Clorinda Price (1898-1942)
               4. Phillip Weidinger (1925-1925)
               4. Julia Weidinger (1927-1997)
          3. Alva Hugh Weidinger (1892-1892)
          3. Nellie Beatrice Weidinger (1894-1972)
          3. Fred B. Weidinger (1897-1979)
             + Ardath Viola Stout (1900-1982)
               4. Jane Ann Weidinger (1921-
                  + Malcolm C. Pickering (1921-1967) WWII Ace
               4. Robert James Weidinger (1933-
          3. Jean Louise Weidinger (1927-1973)
             + Kenneth Carnahan (1925-Unk)
               4. Thomas Michael Carnahan (1949-
          3. Bessie Pauline Weidinger (1902-1987)
             + Lorraine William Dern (1901-1977)
               4. Jack William Dern (1927-
               4. David Weidinger Dern (1932-
     2. Barbara J. Weidinger (1866-1934)
        + William S. McCollister (1866-1936)
          3. Edna A. McCollister (1888-1968)
          3. Hazel McCollister (1893-Unk)
          3. William Major McCollister (1896-1983)
     2. Samuel C. Weidinger (1869-1952)
     2. Anna K. Weidinger (1867-1961)
        + Christopher McCollister (1855-1936) William S.'s brother.
          3. Benjamin H. McCollister (1888-1949)
          3. Ross C. McCollister (1894-1962)
          3. Theodore McCollister (1895-1985)
          3. Thelma M. McCollister (1895-Unk)
          3. Donna M. McCollister (1896-Unk)
          3. Elsas Elwood McCollister (1904-1983)
     2. Elizabeth G. Weidinger (1873-1943)
        + William Madison Reid (1868-1949)
          3. Ray Palmer Reid (1894-1965)
             + Sylvia Madelaine McManamy
          3. Evelyn Reid (1895-1982)
             + Harry E. Montelius
          3. Paul Briner Reid (1897-1976)
             + Ruth Allison Swingle (1897-1988)
               4. William Paul Reid (192-
          3. Merle Reid (1899-1997)
             + William Everett Collins
          3. Avis Marion Reid (1902-1985)
             + Harry Edwin Sark
          3. Martha Reid (1904-
          3. Katheryn Louise Reid (1906-1999)
             + Robert F. Bower (1905-Unk)
          3. Eleanor Hortense Reid (1911-

1. JOHN1 WELTY1 was born 1790 in Ohio, and died Abt. 1824 in Ohio. He married BARBARA WISSLER1 May 18, 1816 in Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio,
daughter of HENRY WISSLER and ANNA WISSLER. She was born January 23, 1795 in Donegal Township, Lancaster County, PA, and died August 16, 1877 in Kokomo, IN.

Notes for BARBARA WISSLER: After her husband's death in 1824 Barbara, her five children and her grandson, Joseph Wallace moved to Howard County, Indiana. It is
believed this happened between 1846 and 1848. In a "History of the Wallace Family" by Harold Prickett, reference is made to the fact that Susanna Welty
purchased 80 acres of land in Howard County and was living with her mother, Barbara, and her son Joseph next door to the farm of her brother, John Welty. The
1850 census for Howard County shows Samuel and Nancy (Welty) Whisler, A. Robert Hall and Magdalena (Welty) Hall along with John and Susannah Spencer Welty, and
Barbara and her daughter Susannah Welty, along with her son Joseph Wallace all living in Taylor Township along with Samuel Beighler and his family (son of
Magdalena Welty Beighler) Also in Taylor Township was the family of Susannah Spencer Welty. Peter Welty and his wife Mary Schnellbacher were living in Center
Township, adjacent to Taylor Township. Barbara is buried in Upper Kokomo cemetery, Taylor Township at the intersection of 200S and 400E of Howard County, Indiana.
Birdie Jordan visited the cemetery in 1987 and said, "There are 13 members of the Whisler, Welty, Wallace and Good families in this small cemetery. This abandoned
cemetery was adjacent to a "New Light" log church many years ago. I was in Whistler for the purpose of doing some research on the Welty family and to pull
courthouse records, but the day before I arrived the courthouse was severely damaged by a bomb and it was closed. Two months later I was able to go back and
pull some records, but not extensively. At that time I placed artificial flowers on the graves of Nancy, Barbara and Susanna. I had complained to the city of
Kokomo about the cemetery being a public dump. when I returned in June it was clean. There are many broken headstones, so there may be more members of the
families than I could see. There was a listing of the graves in this cemetery in the Kokomo library, but I found that many errors had been made in the listing, so
cannot vouch for it's authenticity."

Children of JOHN WELTY and BARBARA WISSLER are:
2. i. NANCY2 WELTY, b. April 15, 1817, Ohio; d. November 08, 1888, Howard
County, Indiana.
3. ii. MAGDALENA WELTY, b. 1818, Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio.
4. iii. PETER WELTY, b. January 03, 1820, Pickaway County, Salt Creek
Township, Ohio; d. December 07, 1882, Madison County, Webster
Township, Iowa.
5. iv. SUSANNA WELTY, b. 1822, Ohio; d. October 13, 1852, Kokomo, IN.
6. v. JOHN WESLEY WELTY, b. February 02, 1823, Chilicothe, Ross County,
Ohio; d. May 17, 1912, Saxman, Rice County, KS.

Generation No. 2 2. NANCY2 WELTY (JOHN1)1 was born April 15, 1817 in Ohio, and died November 08, 1888 in Howard County, Indiana. She married SAMUEL WHISLER1 October 30, 1840 in Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio, son of ABRAHAM WHISLER and SUSANNA BOWMAN. He was born October 09, 1809 in Cumberland County, PA, and died August 05, 1863 in Upper Kokomo Cemetary, IN. Notes for NANCY WELTY: Nancy and Samuel had six children. More About SAMUEL WHISLER: Misc: 1809 Children of NANCY WELTY and SAMUEL WHISLER are: i. JOHN B.3 WHISLER1, b. January 08, 1842, Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio; d. 1863, Atlanta, GA. Notes for JOHN B. WHISLER: His death is recorded in the 75th Indiana Regiment as November 1, 1863. He was a Private in Company C. ii. ENOS C. WHISLER1, b. 1843, Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio; m. JULIA GALWAY1, May 07, 1876, Howard County, IN. Notes for ENOS C. WHISLER: Enos and his wife Julia were the parents of a son born February 15, 1882 and a February 24, 1884. 7. iii. MARY ANN WHISLER, b. June 01, 1845, Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio; d. March 06, 1900, Howard County, Indiana. 8. iv. JR. WHISLER SAMUEL, b. August 1847, Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio. v. BARBARA WHISLER1, b. August 1850, Howard County, IN; d. 1850, Howard County, Indiana. Notes for BARBARA WHISLER: Barbara lived only one day and is buried in the Upper Kokomo Cemetery. vi. BARBARA ELLEN WHISLER1, b. 1853, Howard County, IN; m. EDWARD W. MORRIS1, April 17, 1873. 3. MAGDALENA2 WELTY (JOHN1)1 was born 1818 in Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio. She married A. ROBERT HALL1 March 18, 1835 in Pickaway County, Ohio. He was born 1811 in Ohio, and died Abt. 1860 in Indiana. Notes for MAGDALENA WELTY: In notes it mentions other children and their spouses. They are: Margaret E. married to John J. LeMaster on 19 July 1871, Martha J. married to David Thompson 6 Oct 1876,and another Sarah married to Earnest Ortes on 2 Jan 1900. Children of MAGDALENA WELTY and A. HALL are: 9. i. NELSON W.3 HALL, b. 1836, Ohio. ii. SAMUEL HALL1, b. 1838, Ohio. iii. SUSAN HALL1, b. 1840, Ohio. 10. iv. JOHN WESLEY HALL, b. September 19, 1842, Kansas; d. August 24, 1907, Montesano , WA. v. MARTHA ELLEN HALL1, b. 1845, Ohio; m. EBENIZER SWORD1, April 21, 1861. vi. SARAH J. HALL1, b. 1850, Indiana; m. D. A. SENDS1, October 21, 1866. vii. MARGARET A HALL1, b. 1853, Indiana; m. S.J. HERRICK1, July 06, 1895. viii. MARY J. HALL1, b. 1857, Indiana; m. GEORGE BASSETT1, January 01, 1876. 4. PETER2 WELTY (JOHN1)1 was born January 03, 1820 in Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio, and died December 07, 1882 in Madison County, Webster Township, Iowa. He married MARIA MAGDALINA SCHNELLBACHER1 February 18, 1845 in Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio, daughter of JOHANN SCHNELLBACHER and CHRISTINA HOFFERBERTH. She was born 1825 in Hess Darmstadt, Germany, and died January 03, 1894 in Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa. Notes for PETER WELTY: Peter and his wife Mary moved to Howard County, Indiana, Center Township between 1848 and 1850. Between 1851 and 1853 they moved to Illinois. Around 1854 they moved to Madison County, Iowa. It is believed that they moved together with his brother John, and other members of the Wissler and Schnellbacher families. At that time his brother John purchased 240 acres in three sections between 1854 and 1855. Peter was born of Dutch parents who had migrated from Pennsylvania to Iowa. He, like most settlers of the time was not only looking for land to farm but for conditions which stood for both convenience and safety. Accordingly, he purchased land and built a home near running water and in a partly wooded section. A constant spring of running water located in the side of a steep little rock canyon served them at all seasons of the year. A small room was excavated in the rocky wall and tanks made of heavy boards were situated underneath the flow of water--the first to be used for drinking and the second for cooling of milk and butter. In later years he built a frame house, a large frame barn and several outbuildings. The yard was fenced in with a picket fence. East of the house stood the smoke house where a generous supply of meat was salted and afterwards smoked. Peter planted a fair-sized apple orchard with several of the varieties which stood the the of quality and hardiness. His cellar was equipped with homemade trays like bins of wood, built several inches above the cellar floor to keep the apples through the long winters. Peter died of diabetes in the winter of 1883. Mary continued to live in the old home with her remaining unmarried son, John. He is buried in the Welty Cemetery, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa. Peter and his wife Mary were life long members of the Evangelical Association. Peter was a Webster Township Trustee in 1879. Death note: Peter and his wife Magdalena are buried in the Welty Cemetery in Section 23 of Webster TWP.Madison County, IA Notes for MARIA MAGDALINA SCHNELLBACHER: Lana, as she was known, was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany and at an early age moved with her parents to Indiana and later to Indiana where she met and married Peter Welty. She is remembered by her granddaughter Emma Hart as always having a smile and a kind word for everyone. Her religion was the true and practical kind. Her generous skirt pocket always contained cookies, candy, and apples for the little folk when she visited. Her knitting almost always accompanied her for besides stockings and socks for her own family she supplied many pair of mittens for her grandchildren. She was a splendid cook. Death note: Mary is buried in the Welty Cemetery, Webster Twsp., Madison County, IA Children of PETER WELTY and MARIA SCHNELLBACHER are: i. SUSANNA3 WELTY1, b. Ohio. ii. MARY ELLEN WELTY1. 11. iii. CAROLINE MATILDA WELTY, b. April 19, 1846, Hawkins, Ohio; d. May 29, 1935, Ohio. 12. iv. EMANUEL M. WELTY, b. March 21, 1848, Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio; d. May 06, 1908, Winterset, Madison County, IA. 13. v. MARTHA ELLEN WELTY, b. January 27, 1850, Howard County, Indiana; d. March 29, 1928, Indianola, Iowa. vi. SARAH A. WELTY1, b. 1852, Iowa. vii. BARBARA A. WELTY1, b. 1854, Iowa. 14.viii. JOHN ADAMS WELTY, b. December 20, 1857, Madison County, Iowa; d. 1922, Macksburg, Webster Township, Ohio. ix. SAMUEL WELTY1, b. March 17, 1860, Webster Township, Ohio; d. April 30, 1862, Webster Township, Ohio. Notes for SAMUEL WELTY: He died at age 2 years, 1 month, and 13 days and is buried in the Welty cemetery in Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa. Misc: 1855, Iowa 5. SUSANNA2 WELTY (JOHN1)1 was born 1822 in Ohio, and died October 13, 1852 in Kokomo, IN. She married JESSE GOOD1 October 17, 1850 in Howard County, IN, son of JACOB GOOD and SARAH GOOD. He was born 1829 in Indiana. Notes for SUSANNA WELTY: In 1848 Susanna purchased 80 acres of land in Howard County, Indiana while living at home with her mother, Barbara, and her young son Joseph in Pickaway County, Ohio. Shortly after the purchase she and Joseph and her widowed mother Barbara moved to Indiana and lived on this land adjacent to her brother John Welty. Susanna married Jesse Good in 1850 in Howard County and they were blessed with a daughter, Sarah, in 1851. Susanna died at the age of 30 years and is buried next to her mother in the Upper Kokomo cemetery. *This information obtained from the book, "History of the Wallace Family" by Harold Prickett in the Yakima, WA library. Death note: Susanna is buried in the Poff Cemetery near her Indiana home. Notes for JESSE GOOD: After the death of his first wife Susanna, Jesse married Minerva and they moved to Nemaha County, Nebraska. Children of SUSANNA WELTY and JESSE GOOD are: 15. i. JOSEPH3 WALLACE, b. June 09, 1846, Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio; d. October 19, 1915, Yakima County, Washington. 16. ii. SARAH GOOD, b. August 1851, Indiana; d. August 28, 1908, Tekamah, NE. 6. JOHN WESLEY2 WELTY (JOHN1)1 was born February 02, 1823 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, and died May 17, 1912 in Saxman, Rice County, KS. He married SUSANNAH MARY SPENCER1 January 20, 1850 in Taylor Township, Howard County, IN, daughter of JOHN SPENCER and MARY SHEARER. She was born April 19, 1830 in Miami County, OH, and died August 12, 1909 in Saxman, Rice County, KS. Notes for JOHN WESLEY WELTY: John Wesley Welty was the fifth child of five children born to John and Barbara Whisler Welty. His father, John H, died when he was only one year of age. Sometime between the years of 1846 and 1848 he moved to Taylor Township, Howard County, Indiana where he purchased 100 acres of farm land. It was there on January 20, 1850 that he married Susannah Spencer, daughter of John and Mary Spencer The first child of John and Susannah, Sarah Ann, was born October 17, 1851. During a brief stay in Illinois their second child, Barbara Alice, was born December 17, 1853. They moved to Madison County,Iowa in 1855 and purchased 120 acres that straddled the Middle River. The farm adjoined John's brother Peter's. There they welcomed three more children, Mary Etta, born May 29, 1855, Caroline Ella, born June 10, 1857, and Emma Jane (Iowa), born April 8,1860. John donated land for the Welty Cemetery where many of the early family members are buried. By 1862 they had returned to Howard County, Indiana and were living on a farm adjoining Susannah's parents. Their next five children were born on this farm. Melvina Jane, born May 12, 1862, Sherman Arthur, born December 19, 1864, John Harlan, born May 1, 1867, Wesley B., born August 31, 1869 and Lillian May, born April 24, 1872. In 1876 John Welty, his wife and eight of their children traveled in a covered wagon westward to Rice County, Kansas. It was there they bought a farm and built a beautiful one and a half-story white farmhouse. John planted trees in even rows around the property so that one could stand in any corner and see even columns of trees. The homestead seemed to be the center of activities for members of the six Welty families who lived within a radius of five miles. Many special picnics were held in the grove and many holiday meals prepared for the whole family. It was common in later years to see John, with his long white beard, rocking in his favorite chair on the front porch. The homestead consisted of a horse barn, shed for the buggy, chicken house and a windmill. Every year they planted a large garden and plenty of flowers. Family members remember the house faced east and was located across the street from the Jarvis Creek Schoolhouse. Inside the house was a parlor which held the treasured family organ, a sitting room and a large kitchen with access to the back porch and a cellar which extended under the entire house. Susannah is remembered as being very helpful in times of need. She had a remarkable spirit of caring and giving. John is remembered as heading out in the wintertime with his two faithful horses, Sheller and Grandpa, to go into town and spend the day shelling corn for the community. They were hard-working, honest folks and well-respected in the community. Children of JOHN WELTY and SUSANNAH SPENCER are: 17. i. SARAH ANN3 WELTY, b. October 17, 1851, Indiana; d. May 13, 1895, Hemlock, IN. ii. BARBARA ALICE WELTY1, b. December 17, 1853, Illinois; d. December 25, 1928, Saxman, Rice County, KS. Notes for BARBARA ALICE WELTY: Death note: It is thought she died of a possible appendicitis attack after cooking Christmas dinner for her family. Barbara Alice never married. Her fiance was killed by lightening one week before their wedding. iii. MARY ETTA WELTY1, b. May 29, 1855, Madison County, Iowa; d. Howard County, Indiana; m. JOHN W. PEACOCK1, November 10, 1877. Notes for MARY ETTA WELTY: Death note: It is unknown where Mary is buried and assumed she never married. 18. iv. CAROLINE ELLA WELTY, b. June 10, 1857, Madison County, Iowa; d. 1939, Howard County, Indiana. 19. v. EMMA J. WELTY, b. April 08, 1860, Madison County, Iowa; d. December 30, 1936, Hutchinson, KS. vi. MELVINA JANE WELTY1, b. May 12, 1862; d. August 09, 1939, Hutchinson, KS. Notes for MELVINA JANE WELTY: Vina, as she was called, never married and spent her life loving and caring for all her nieces and nephews. They brought her much joy. In later years she cared for her aging parents, until their deaths. Death note: Vina is buried in Lyons,KS 20. vii. SHERMAN ARTHUR WELTY, b. December 19, 1864, Kokomo, IN; d. October 07, 1944, Topeka, Shawnee County, KS. 21. viii. JOHN HARLAN WELTY, b. May 17, 1867, Howard County, Indiana; d. July 05, 1961, Mt. Vernon, MO. 22. ix. WESLEY B. WELTY, b. August 30, 1869, Howard County, Indiana; d. April 06, 1948, Sterling, Kansas. 23. x. LILLIAN MAE WELTY, b. April 24, 1872, Kokomo, IN; d. March 07, 1958, Wichita, Kansas.

Generation No. 3 7. MARY ANN3 WHISLER (NANCY2 WELTY, JOHN1)1 was born June 01, 1845 in Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio, and died March 06, 1900 in Howard County, Indiana. She married JOHN HINKLE1 May 05, 1864 in Howard County, IN, son of ZIBA HINKLE and ABIGAIL HINKLE. He was born 1842 in Delaware County, Indiana. Notes for MARY ANN WHISLER: Death note: Mary Ann is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Kokomo, Indiana. Notes for JOHN HINKLE: John served as Executor of the will of Barbara Wissler, grandmother of his wife Mary Ann. After his wife's death in 1900 John went to Kansas and remarried. At the time of his death, his two daughters Doretta and Christina went by train during the winter and brought his body back for burial in Indiana From the History of Howard County: Among the representative farmers and honored ex-soldiers of Howard County, Indiana, is the subject - John Hinkle - of this review, who is the owner of a fine farm in Taylor Township and is carrying on the various departments of his enterprise with that discretion and energy which are sure to find their natural sequence in definite success. To such men as Mr. Hinkle, we turn with particular satisfaction as offering in their life histories justification for works of this character owing to the life of honesty and sobriety he has led and his energetic nature and patriotic spirit. John attended the district schools in Howard County, working on the farm in the meantime, remaining under his parental roof until 1861 when he responded to his country's call for troops to save the union from disintegration during the Civil War. Severing home ties he enlisted when nineteen years old in Company D, Thirty- ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. The first winter after his enlistment he contracted the measles and they affected his lungs. After returning to his regiment he was put to driving a team at which he remained for two years. When he returned to his company it was the Battle of Chickamauga. He later participated the Battle of Missionary Ridge and Ringgold, Georgia. He was also in the marches and skirmishes in which his regiment was engaged on the Atlanta campaign. Since his regiment was armed with Spencer repeating rifles it was brought into nearly all the engagements. During the siege of Atlanta this regiment at times went entirely around the city and the Confederate Army. They were surrounded each time, but cut their way through the lines of the enemy with heavy loss. Many of their horses were lost which necessitated a slow movement and the plan of the raid was at one time nearly defeated on this account. They met with heavy loss at the battle of Jonesboro. After this the regiment was on the march to the sea, during which it was engaged at Mud Creek, South Carolina. Mr. Hinkle was mustered out at the close of the war, but he never fully recovered from the disease contracted during the first year of his service. After the war he came to Howard County, settling on the property where he has since resided. He then built a small log cabin eighteen by twenty feet, one story high, in which he lived for thirty years and in which all of this children were born and where two of them died. This place consisted of fifty-three acres, most of which he cleared himself. On it now stands a fine modern and commodious farm house, erected by the subject, also a good barn. He has tilled and drained the land, also put it under a fine state of cultivation, set out an excellent orchard of fine fruits of selected varieties. The place is well-fenced with wire. Owing to the fact that the subject is not now able to continue active work, the farm is managed by his son-in-law, but the subject brought the place up to it's present high state of efficiency through his skillful management. The subject is a member of the Christian Church. The wife of the subject, who passed to her rest in 1900, was also a member of this church. Fraternally, Mr. Hinkle is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and he is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He is a loyal Republican and was assessor for two years, serving in this official capacity with much credit. It would be impossible to find, within the bounds of Howard County, a more public spirited, loyal, high-minded and upright gentleman than Mr. Hinkle. Children of MARY WHISLER and JOHN HINKLE are: i. ORVILLE4 HINKLE1, b. April 24, 1867, Indiana; d. April 25, 1867, Indiana. Notes for ORVILLE HINKLE: Death note: Orville lived but one day and is buried in Upper Kokomo Cemetery. 24. ii. ALICE LORINDA HINKLE, b. September 23, 1868, Howard County, IN. iii. CORA A. HINKLE1, b. 1870, Indiana; m. MARTIN FREEMAN SALE1, October 09, 1892, Howard County, IN. Notes for CORA A. HINKLE: Cora and Martin were blessed with three children. 25. iv. LORETTA (DORETTA) HINKLE, b. 1871, Indiana. v. CLARA HINKLE1, b. December 1878, Indiana; d. September 29, 1879, Indiana. vi. CHRISTINA A. HINKLE1, b. 1887. Notes for CHRISTINA A. HINKLE: Christina married W. M. McQuiston and remained in Howard County. She and her husband had two sons. 8. JR. WHISLER3 SAMUEL (NANCY2 WELTY, JOHN1)1 was born August 1847 in Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio. He married LIZA BABBS1 January 31, 1875 in Howard County, IN. She was born November 1855 in Indiana. Notes for JR. WHISLER SAMUEL: In the 1900 Indiana census it stated that Samuel and Liza had six children but only three were living. Children of JR. SAMUEL and LIZA BABBS are: i. ROSA A.4 WHISLER1, b. 1876, Indiana; m. JESSE E. STEWART1, April 09, 1900. Notes for ROSA A. WHISLER: It is noted that Jesse and Rosa lived in Oregon. ii. JOHN M. WHISLER1, b. February 22, 1881, Indiana; d. April 25, 1881, Indiana. Notes for JOHN M. WHISLER: John was only 2 months and 3 days old when he died. He is buried in the Upper Kokomo Cemetery. iii. WILLIAM P. WHISLER1, b. April 03, 1882, Indiana. iv. CLOYD WHISLER1, b. October 27, 1887, Indiana; d. April 11, 1888, Indiana. Notes for CLOYD WHISLER: Cloyd was only 5 months and 15 days old when he died. He is buried in the Upper Kokomo Cemetery. v. CORDELIA WHISLER1, b. March 1889, Indiana. 9. NELSON W.3 HALL (MAGDALENA2 WELTY, JOHN1)1 was born 1836 in Ohio. He married SARAH W. SIMS1 November 15, 1859 in Dekalb County, IN. Notes for NELSON W. HALL: Nelson enrolled in the 5th Indiana Battery on October 8, 1861. In 1890 he was living in Avondale, MI. Children of NELSON HALL and SARAH SIMS are: i. JOHN WESLEY4 HALL1, b. October 01, 1860. ii. WILLIAM R. HALL1, b. December 07, 1861. iii. ALTHEA M. HALL1, b. June 05, 1865. iv. MINTIE A. HALL1, b. April 26, 1869. v. ROSE E. HALL1, b. May 12, 1882. 10. JOHN WESLEY3 HALL (MAGDALENA2 WELTY, JOHN1)1 was born September 19, 1842 in Kansas, and died August 24, 1907 in Montesano , WA. He married (1) MARY ANN YOUNG1 March 02, 1863 in Kokomo, IN. She was born 1846, and died August 18, 1867 in Kokomo, Howard County, IN. He married (2) KATHERINE WAGGAMAN1 July 10, 1868 in Kokomo, Howard County, IN. She was born March 19, 1847 in Kokomo, Howard County, IN, and died May 13, 1917 in Montesano, WA. Notes for JOHN WESLEY HALL: He is buried in Synoochee Cemetery, Grays Harbor WA. His military service began 14 February 1865 with Co. H. 153rd Regiment, Wabash IN Infantry. He was an engineer by trade. Notes for KATHERINE WAGGAMAN: Death note: She is buried in the Wynochee Cemetery, Grays Harbor, WA Child of JOHN HALL and MARY YOUNG is: i. OLIVER BERTLIN4 HALL1, b. December 26, 1866, Kokomo, Howard County, IN; d. October 13, 1930, Inglewood, CA. Children of JOHN HALL and KATHERINE WAGGAMAN are: ii. EDMUND4 HALL1, b. August 08, 1870. iii. DEVONIA MAY HALL1, b. September 08, 1872; d. June 15, 1965, Santa Cruz, CA. Notes for DEVONIA MAY HALL: Buried in Wynoochee Cemetery, Grays Harbor, WA iv. MOLLIE LENORA HALL1, b. May 05, 1878, Marysville, Yuba County, CA; d. December 25, 1969, Zenith, King County, WA. Notes for MOLLIE LENORA HALL: Buried in Montesano, Wynoochee Cemetery, Grays Harbor, WA v. JOHN LEONARD HALL1, b. August 24, 1881, KS; d. April 08, 1939, Elma, WA. vi. MAUD HALL1, b. April 02, 1884, KS; d. February 23, 1885, KS. vii. DELOLA HALL1, b. July 07, 1889, Beloit, Mitchell County, KS; d. June 08, 1934, Montesano , WA. 11. CAROLINE MATILDA3 WELTY (PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born April 19, 1846 in Hawkins, Ohio, and died May 29, 1935 in Ohio. She married ANDREW MATTHEW HART1 May 21, 1865 in Madison County, Iowa, son of GEORGE HART and SARAH KENWORTHY. He was born April 18, 1834 in Hillsborough, Highland County, OH, and died June 17, 1910 in Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa. Notes for CAROLINE MATILDA WELTY: Caroline and Andrew were the parents of ten children. She is buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Madison, Iowa. Death note: From the newspaper in Winterset, Iowa. Last rites for Mrs. Caroline Welty Hart, who died May 29, 1935 at the home of her daughter Mrs. John Krell were held Friday afternoon at 2 PM and were conducted by Reverand T. Orr, Oak Grove Church. Burial Pleasant View Cemetery. She was nine years old when she came with her parents settling in Webster Township. She was born April 19, 1846 in Ohio. She has made her home with her daughter for the past 23 years. She was a member of Oak Grove Evangelical Church. She was married to Andrew M. Hart, May 21, 1865. Mr. Hart died in 1910. Her children, Clarence L. Hart of Hyrum, Utah, Bertha Krell, Cora Krell, Mrs. Mata Wight, Mrs. Blanche Brock, all of Winterset, Sadie Ragan of Morgan, Minnesota, one son deceased. She had 23 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren. She was 89. Notes for ANDREW MATTHEW HART: Andrew bought SE1/4,Section 14, TWP 75NR29W in Madison County, (40 acres) June 26, 1855 for 50 dollars, patented June 3, 1856, Vol. 19, P. 237. Andrew enlisted in the army and served in the Fourth Cavalry, which saw action in Missouri and later in Mississippi and then east to Savannah. Andrew served with the third Corps in the Civil War. He enlisted November 5, 1861 as 7th corporal, promoted to 6th corporal February 28, 1862, 4th corporal June 18, 1862, 6th Sgt. October 18, 1862, 4th Sgt. June 28, 1863. He was discharged September 22, 1864. Andrew's younger brother Miles Harvey Hart married Caroline's younger sister Martha Ellen. Miles and Matthew, along with other members of the family and church members built the Oak Grove Church. Andrew donated the land for the church. Andrew was a carpenter by trade. Children of CAROLINE WELTY and ANDREW HART are: 26. i. CLARENCE LEONARD4 HART, b. March 04, 1866, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. May 06, 1939. 27. ii. BERTHA T. HART, b. May 25, 1867, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. April 22, 1957, Winterset, Iowa. 28. iii. CORA B. HART, b. April 02, 1869, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. February 20, 1958, Humboldt, Iowa. 29. iv. WRIGHT W. HART, b. 1872, Madison County, Iowa; d. December 30, 1897, Madison County, Iowa. 30. v. MARY E. (MATIE) HART, b. November 1877, Iowa. vi. SARAH J. HART1, b. October 28, 1879, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. February 10, 1897, Madison County, Iowa; m. GEORGE F. RAGAN1, February 10, 1897, Madison County, Iowa; b. Abt. 1873; d. January 05, 1973. Notes for SARAH J. HART: In 1935 Sarah and her husband George were living in Morgan, MN. 31. vii. BLANCHE P. HART, b. July 24, 1882, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. November 10, 1974, St. Joseph, Missouri. 12. EMANUEL M.3 WELTY (PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born March 21, 1848 in Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio, and died May 06, 1908 in Winterset, Madison County, IA. He married ELIZA J. WALM1 June 16, 1870 in Madison County, Iowa. She was born December 01, 1850 in Madison County, Iowa, and died March 12, 1919 in Winterset, Iowa. Notes for EMANUEL M. WELTY: Emmanuel and three of his children are buried in the Welty cemetery in Webster Township. Death note: From the Winterset, Iowa newspaper, May 1908: E. M. Welty, one of the old residents of Webster Township died at his home in this city last night of pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Welty retired from the farm and moved to Winterset a few week ago where they expected to live comfortably and enjoy a well-earned rest. They recently returned from an extended visit among friends in different parts of the state and just settled in their new home when death entered it. Emanuel and his wife are buried i in the Welty cemetery, Webster Township, Madison County, IA. Children of EMANUEL WELTY and ELIZA WALM are: i. EDDIE M.4 WELTY1. Notes for EDDIE M. WELTY: Eddie died at 6 weeks of croup. ii. JOSIE WELTY1, b. May 10, 1874, Webster Township, Ohio; d. August 15, 1876, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa. Notes for JOSIE WELTY: Death note: Josie died at two years of age and is buried in the Welty Cemetery. 32. iii. JESSIE WELTY, b. August 16, 1878, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa. iv. CHARLES M. WELTY1, b. January 12, 1880, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa. v. NETTIE WELTY1, b. October 16, 1881, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. November 14, 1898, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa. Notes for NETTIE WELTY: Nettie died of Typhoid fever and is buried in the Welty Cemetery. 33. vi. FLORA MAY WELTY, b. December 10, 1883, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. September 16, 1928. 34. vii. EDWARD WELTY, b. December 26, 1886, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. October 24, 1956, Madison County, Iowa. viii. ELMER WELTY1, b. January 22, 1888, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. 1920, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Notes for ELMER WELTY: Ed never married but did have a son named "Red" Reynolds. He died as a result of poison. ix. LURA WELTY1, b. 1889; d. 1935. x. HENRY LEE WELTY1, b. January 19, 1890, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. 1948, California. Notes for HENRY LEE WELTY: Henry was a career soldier and had a wife in California. xi. LEONIE WELTY1, b. January 19, 1890, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. August 25, 1890, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa. 35. xii. LILLIE WELTY, b. May 15, 1892, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. Bet. 1914 - 1918. 36. xiii. WILLIAM VERNEIL WELTY, b. March 13, 1895, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. August 26, 1948, Vinton, Iowa. 13. MARTHA ELLEN3 WELTY (PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born January 27, 1850 in Howard County, Indiana, and died March 29, 1928 in Indianola, Iowa. She married MILES HARVEY HART1 September 04, 1867 in Madison County, Iowa, son of GEORGE HART and SARAH KENWORTHY. He was born March 05, 1838 in Union Township, Highland County, Ohio, and died December 28, 1932 in Madison County, Iowa. Notes for MARTHA ELLEN WELTY: When a child Martha came with her parents to Iowa where her father Peter Welty, one of the pioneer settlers, obtained a tract of land in Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa, about 10 miles southwest of Winterset. Her mother was Mary Magdalena Schnnellbacher who was born in Hesse Daramstart, Germany. Peter was born in Ohio. Here she spent her girlhood and at an early age gave her heart to God and was united with the Evangelical Church, which later became known as Oak Grove Community Church. Services at that time were held in the various homes of the community. Later in life, her membership transferred to the Methodist Episcopal church located at Pleasant View. Martha died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. B.J. Holen at the age of 77 years. She is buried in Rock City Cemetery. Notes for MILES HARVEY HART: Miles had a brother Andrew Matthew who married Caroline Welty, the sister of Martha. Andrew and Caroline remained in the Madison, Iowa area. Matt and Miles helped to build the Oak Grove Church along with other members of the Welty family and members of the church. Matt Hart donated the land for the church. Miles served in the 4th Cavalry under President Wilson from November 5, 1861 until his release on August 8, 1865 at Atlanta, Georgia. On July 5th, 1855, Miles paid $100 for a section of land which held 80 acres. In 1874 Miles moved to an area 7 miles from Pringhar, O'Brien County, Iowa, along with Emmanuel Welty, brother of Martha, and his family. Miles and Martha's son Edward was six weeks old when Martha moved there with her children. Edward died of membrane croup at six months of age and is buried there. For the next two years they were hit with the grasshopper scourge, the land was so flat one could see the reflection of the sun on the town seven miles away. Their family tried to help them with clothing and food, but they finally had to move back to Madison County. A short time after their return Sadie May was born. Miles father, George, sold his land in Madison County and moved to Rawlins County, Kansas near Atwood. His father became ill and Miles thought he needed to go there to help. He was there in November 1879 according to the newspaper. He went back to Iowa to get his wife and children. They arrived in Kansas in May of 1800 and found that George had died, but Miles decided to stay. He moved the family in the sod house, but later built a frame house. Miles raised cattle and helped build the railroad. The land was not good for farming, too dry and not enough rain. In the early fall of 1882 they moved back to Iowa, Miles driving the cattle ahead and the family following behind in a covered wagon. After his return to Iowa he deeded his land to John Schnellbacher. Miles was a carpenter by trade. Children of MARTHA WELTY and MILES HART are: i. JUANITA4 HART1, b. June 30, 1867, Iowa; d. March 19, 1946, Iowa; m. ELIAS SYLVESTER GILBERT1, March 21, 1899, Madison County, Iowa; b. 1860. 37. ii. FLORENCE ELLEN HART, b. 1870; d. 1907. 38. iii. CAROLINE MAGDALENA HART, b. March 12, 1873; d. January 27, 1947, Winterset, Iowa. iv. EDWARD ARTHUR HART1, b. 1874; d. 1874, Iowa. Notes for EDWARD ARTHUR HART: Eddie died as an infant at age 6 months of the croup. Death note: Eddie died of membrane croup when he was 6 months old. v. SADIE MAY HART1, b. September 01, 1876, Iowa; d. January 06, 1878, Iowa. Notes for SADIE MAY HART: Sadie May died of dysentery at age two. 39. vi. EMMA HART, b. April 05, 1879, Madison County, Iowa; d. September 01, 1950, Winterset, Iowa. 40. vii. JOHN ARCH HART, b. January 06, 1883, Madison County, Iowa; d. November 30, 1946, Winterset, Iowa. 41. viii. ORIE CHARLES HART, b. December 18, 1886, Iowa; d. March 12, 1969, Winterset, Iowa. ix. BEATRICE BERTEEN HART1, b. November 12, 1889, Iowa; d. November 30, 1898, Winterset, Iowa. Notes for BEATRICE BERTEEN HART: Death note: Beatrice died of Diphtheria at the age of nine. She was a natural born pianist. She is buried in the Welty cemetery. 14. JOHN ADAMS3 WELTY (PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born December 20, 1857 in Madison County, Iowa, and died 1922 in Macksburg, Webster Township, Ohio. He married IDA FLORENCE ELLSBURY1 August 30, 1883 in Madison County, Iowa, daughter of WILLIAM ELLSBURY and NANCY HART. She was born April 1864 in Iowa, and died 1952 in Des Moines, Iowa. Notes for JOHN ADAMS WELTY: John and Ida lived in Oak Grove community until John's death and then Ida moved to Winterset, Iowa. Both are buried in Wight Cemetery, Webster Township, Iowa. They were the parents of three children. In his will it stated Ida would have all property for life, then property would go to the three children. In John's will,if Ida were to remarry she would get 1/3 and children get 2/3 of the property and it would be divided at once. John and Ida were married in the parsonage of the Evangelical Association's Oak Grove Church. The family of John A. Welty is documented in "The History of Madison County" 1984 Death note: He is buried in Wight Cemetery, Webster Twsh. Madison County, IA Notes for IDA FLORENCE ELLSBURY: John and Ida Florence were married in the parsonage of the Evangelical Association's Oak Grove Church. Death note: Buried in Wight Cemetery, Madison County, IA Children of JOHN WELTY and IDA ELLSBURY are: 42. i. JULIA ANN4 WELTY, b. April 09, 1885, Iowa; d. March 23, 1964, Jamesport, Missouri. 43. ii. NELSON EARNEST WELTY, b. March 22, 1887, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. January 04, 1964, West Branch, Iowa. iii. CRESSLEY DEWITT WELTY1, b. January 04, 1900, Iowa; d. April 15, 1986, Indianola, Iowa; m. BLANCHE BOREN1, 1942, Iowa; b. August 11, 1904, Iowa; d. February 02, 1989. Notes for CRESSLEY DEWITT WELTY: Cressley attended Iowa State Teachers College to prepare for his career in teaching. He taught in several communities in Iowa, including Patterson and Peru. In 1952 he and his wife Blanche retired to their farm north of Indianola, Iowa. They had no children. Notes for BLANCHE BOREN: Blanche was a teacher in Madison County. Her last school assignment was in West Des Moines. 15. JOSEPH3 WALLACE (SUSANNA2 WELTY, JOHN1)1 was born June 09, 1846 in Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio, and died October 19, 1915 in Yakima County, Washington. He married CATHERINE STANBROUGH1 September 06, 1878 in Howard County, IN, daughter of FRANCES STANBROUGH and HULDA DRAPER. She was born September 09, 1858 in Indiana, and died January 13, 1929 in Outlook, Washington. Notes for JOSEPH WALLACE: Joseph was born in the farmhouse of his grandmother Barbara Welty. His father was Samuel Wallace. He lived with his widowed mother on a farm about six miles from Susanna Welty's home. For reasons unknown, Samuel did not choose to take the responsibility of a wife and family at that time. Since he was reading law and making his own living by working as a farmhand he may have placed the passing of the Bar Association and becoming an attorney the one and highest goal. Upon his mother's marriage in 1850 to Jesse Good, Joseph moved to Madison Count, Iowa and lived with his uncles John and Peter Welty. He returned to Indiana to live with his grandmother in his Aunt Nancy Welty Wissler's home sometime after the death of his mother . Joseph grew up in Howard County, Indiana. He taught school for a time. He courted Catherine Stanbrough, youngest child of Frances and Huldah Draper Stanbrough who lived just north and west of Greentown, only a few miles from Joseph. They married September 5, 1878 and made their home on the thirty acres left to him by his grandmother when she died in 1877. Joseph and Catherine had 12 children. The first one, Lula, was stillborn and the third, Merton Earle, lived only one month. They lie buried next to their grandmother Barbara Wissler. As the family grew Joseph enlarged the home by moving a log cabin up to the original house. About 1908 the family moved to Outlook, Washington and lived on a farm on the Wellner Road. Their sixth child Eura and her husband, Charley Sutton, made the move with them. Joseph and Catherine were busy on a new farm and a new land. They saw five of their six lovely girls in waiting find husbands and start families of their own. They felt life's fulfillment as the many families of grandchildren came home for visits and holidays. Joseph suffered severe dropsy during his last year of life and passed away October 19, 1915. He was laid to rest beside a daughter and a son who preceeded him. Catherine lived on at the home place being cared for by her oldest son and joined her living husband January 13, 1929. They lie buried in the Outlook Cemetery at the foot of Snipes Mountain. From "History from Harold Prickett on the Wallace Family," found in the Yakima, Washington library. Children of JOSEPH WALLACE and CATHERINE STANBROUGH are: 44. i. LOTTIE "LENORE"4 WALLACE, b. Indiana. ii. LULA WALLACE1, b. September 20, 1878, Kokomo, IN; d. September 23, 1878, Kokomo, IN. Notes for LULA WALLACE: Death note: Lula lived only three days. iii. CHARLES SUMNER WALLACE1, b. September 19, 1879, Indiana; d. June 01, 1929, Centralia, Illinois. Notes for CHARLES SUMNER WALLACE: Death note: Charles is buried in Outlook Cemetery, Outlook, Washington. He never married. iv. MERTEN EARLE WALLACE1, b. January 29, 1881, Kokomo, IN; d. February 24, 1881, Kokomo, IN. Notes for MERTEN EARLE WALLACE: Death note: Merton lived but 26 days and is buried in the Upper Kokomo, Indiana cemetery. 45. v. MAUDE WALLACE, b. February 19, 1882, Indiana; d. August 30, 1966, Outlook, Washington. 46. vi. INDIANA BERNICE (INDIA) WALLACE, b. April 15, 1884, Indiana; d. November 03, 1971, Sunnyside, Washington. 47. vii. EURA WALLACE, b. June 25, 1886, Kokomo, IN; d. July 09, 1978, Outlook, Washington. 48. viii. ETHEL WALLACE, b. January 05, 1889, Indiana; d. February 07, 1911, Outlook, Washington. ix. EDITH ALTONA WALLACE1, b. January 10, 1889, Indiana; d. October 20, 1976, Seattle, Washington. Notes for EDITH ALTONA WALLACE: Edith never married. She was employed as a housekeeper for several families. She was never educated, 49. x. IDABEL WALLACE, b. May 09, 1891, Indiana; d. February 27, 1948. 50. xi. ARMOUR LEE WALLACE, b. May 03, 1893, Indiana; d. June 26, 1950. xii. VIRGIL FRANCIS WALLACE1, b. February 21, 1903, Indiana; d. June 14, 1923, Spokane, Washington. Notes for VIRGIL FRANCIS WALLACE: Virgil never married. He was killed jumping a freight train as he fell under the train's wheels. His obituary reads: BOY'S VACATION ENDS IN DEATH. The summer vacation tour of Virgil Wallace, age 20, of Yakima, came to an abrupt end Thursday near Spokane when he was fatally injured while attempting to steal a ride on a freight train at Yardley. With Linton Grob, Outlook, Washington, he was beating his way to the east where he was going to spend the summer with relatives. While boarding an eastbound freight in front of the Yardley station,he slipped under the wheels of the train. He was rushed to the Sacred Heart hospital, where it was found one leg was half cut off at the knee while the foot on the other leg was severed. He died two hours later. The two boys were in high school and on completion of the year's work decided to make the eastern trip. They left Sunnyside on Wednesday. 16. SARAH3 GOOD (SUSANNA2 WELTY, JOHN1)1 was born August 1851 in Indiana, and died August 28, 1908 in Tekamah, NE. She married (1) BENJAMIN BALDWIN1 March 06, 1869 in Nebraska. He was born Abt. 1846 in Indiana. She married (2) SAMUEL CHRISTOPHER`1 January 24, 1895 in Tekamah, NE. He was born March 17, 1831 in Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio, and died February 27, 1909 in Tekamah, Burt County, NE. Notes for SARAH GOOD: Sarah's mother Susannah died a few months after Sarah was born. There are papers placing Sarah under the guardianship of Samuel Wissler in 1855. In 1856 her guardianship to Peter Welty was revoked and set aside and William Brown was appointed guardian for Sarah. ( William Brown is an attorney) After her father Jesse married Minerva Stanley Sarah went to live with them in Peru Township, Nebraska. Sara married Benjamin Baldwin and together they had four children. In 1895 she was married to Samuel Christopher. In 1900 the census shows Sarah was living in Takamah City, Nebraska Her obituary reads:Sarah Barber Good was born in PA, August 8, 1851 and departed this life at her home in takamah, NE on August 28, 1908 at the age of 57 years. The parents of Sarah came to Nebraska in the early days when she was still a young child, so practically her who life was lived in this state. She married Jammes Benjamin Baldwin, March 6, 1869 and to them was born nine children, three sons and five daughters all of whom are living, but one son died in infancy. Mr. Baldwin's death occurred November 8, 1889 and he is buried at the Craig cemetery. Mrs. Baldwin married Samuel Christopher, January 24, 1895 and he survives her. Mrs. Christopher became a Christian and united with the Christian church at Craig about 1884 and her membership was kept in this church until the Lord transferred her from the church on earth to the church in heaven. She is buried in the Craig cemetery beside her first husband. Notes for BENJAMIN BALDWIN: From the Nemaha County History book it mentions Amanda Eleanor Baldwin was born in Henry County, Missouri on August 25, 1860, the eldest of two children born to James and Eliza (Pickett) Baldwin. The other child was a brother Benjamin, who lived most of his life in Nemaha County. It is not known for fact if this was Benjamin's family. Notes for SAMUEL CHRISTOPHER`: Samuel was a veteran of the Civil War. He enlisted in the 23rd Regiment of Indiana and served with credit to the close of the war, when, after the Grand Review in Washington in which he marched, he was mustered out of the army, receiving an honorable discharge. He was former ally married to Rebecca Benett and to them were born eleven children. Interment is in the Tekamah cemetery. Children of SARAH GOOD and BENJAMIN BALDWIN are: i. ED4 BALDWIN1, b. June 1879, Nebraska. ii. GRACE BALDWIN1, b. April 1881, Nebraska. iii. KATE BALDWIN1, b. April 1883, Nebraska. iv. NETTIE BALDWIN1, b. April 1885, Nebraska. 17. SARAH ANN3 WELTY (JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born October 17, 1851 in Indiana, and died May 13, 1895 in Hemlock, IN. She married HENRY HOLLINGWORTH1 May 19, 1870 in Indiana. Notes for SARAH ANN WELTY: Death note: Sarah died from complications of measles. She is buried in Allbright Cemetery in the Pickering lot with her daughter Cora. Children of SARAH WELTY and HENRY HOLLINGWORTH are: 51. i. LESTER W.4 HOLLINGWORTH, b. March 04, 1871, Howard County, Indiana; d. January 05, 1962, Hutchinson, KS. ii. CARRIE (CORA) HOLLINGWORTH1, b. 1873; d. Bef. 1912. 52. iii. EMMA HOLLINGWORTH, b. 1875. 53. iv. MILLARD L. HOLLINGWORTH, b. January 17, 1882; d. July 1958, Indiana. v. ERNEST HOLLINGWORTH1, b. 1890, Indiana; d. 1965, Washington. Notes for ERNEST HOLLINGWORTH: Ernest was only five years old when his mother died. He went to live with his brother Lester in Sterling, Kansas around 1905. After he married he and his wife lived in Portland, Oregon and both worked at the hospital. When they retired they moved to Canconetta and built a log house near the shore line. He and his wife had eight children. Some of their names were Merle, Earl, William, Donald and Donniva. 18. CAROLINE ELLA3 WELTY (JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born June 10, 1857 in Madison County, Iowa, and died 1939 in Howard County, Indiana. She married WESLEY HOLLINGSWORTH1 November 25, 1877 in Indiana. He was born 1853, and died 1935 in Howard County, Indiana. Notes for CAROLINE ELLA WELTY: Death note: Ella and her husband are buried in Allbright Cemetery, Kokomo, IN. Children of CAROLINE WELTY and WESLEY HOLLINGSWORTH are: 54. i. EDGAR W.4 HOLLINGSWORTH, b. March 1878, Indiana; d. June 03, 1926, Indiana. 55. ii. ELSIE B. HOLLINGSWORTH, b. March 1880, Indiana; d. March 03, 1913, Indiana. iii. BABY GIRL HOLLINGSWORTH1, b. December 03, 1884, Indiana; d. Indiana. 56. iv. GERTRUDE HOLLINGSWORTH, b. November 09, 1885, Indiana; d. October 31, 1935, Indiana. 57. v. HERBERT HOLLINGSWORTH, b. January 05, 1887, Indiana; d. 1956, Indiana. 58. vi. ALMA HOLLINGSWORTH, b. June 23, 1889, Indiana; d. Indiana. vii. NORA HOLLINGSWORTH1, b. November 1891, Indiana; d. Indiana; m. JOHN KELSEY1, Abt. 1941; b. June 22, 1883. 59. viii. VERNON HOLLINGSWORTH, b. July 29, 1894, Indiana; d. May 27, 1967, Indiana. 60. ix. CHESTER A. HOLLINGSWORTH, b. March 25, 1899, Indiana; d. 1970, Indiana. 19. EMMA J.3 WELTY (JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born April 08, 1860 in Madison County, Iowa, and died December 30, 1936 in Hutchinson, KS. She married NATHANIEL WILLARD1 July 14, 1884 in Jarvis Creek, Rice County, KS, son of EZRA WILLARD and MAHALA MCMILLAN. He was born August 17, 1844 in Marshall County, Indiana, and died March 15, 1939 in Hutchinson, KS. Notes for EMMA J. WELTY: Death note: Emma is buried in Lyons, KS cemetery. She and Nathaniel had another child that died in infancy besides Ormer. Notes for NATHANIEL WILLARD: Nathanial rode the Santa Fe Trail as a youth and also hunted buffalo and floated logs down the Mississippi River from Michigan to New Orleans. He was a handsome young man with black curly hair and blue eyes. He homesteaded on a farm in Rice County, Kansas in 1871. Children of EMMA WELTY and NATHANIEL WILLARD are: i. OMER4 WILLARD1. Notes for OMER WILLARD: Omer died in infancy. ii. CLARENCE HERBERT WILLARD1, b. April 13, 1886, Wilson Township, Rice County, Kansas; d. February 07, 1976, Joplin, MO. Notes for CLARENCE HERBERT WILLARD: Clarence ran a street car for part of his lively hood in Hutchinson, Kansas. He and his father went to Oklahoma and vied for land in the Cherokee Strip. He was married twice. iii. MABEL ADRIN WILLARD1, b. September 13, 1889, Kansas; d. November 17, 1972, Hutchinson, KS; m. WILL C. SHEPHERD1, February 03, 1909, Lyons, Rice County, KS; b. 1887; d. 1964. iv. VERNA LENORA WILLARD1, b. November 19, 1895, Saxman, Rice County, KS; d. December 21, 1972, Sterling, Kansas; m. JAMES CHAMBERS MCCREERY1, September 19, 1917, Kansas. 61. v. VIVIAN WILLARD, b. February 24, 1898, Lyons, Rice County, KS; d. January 10, 1980, Lyons, Rice County, KS. 62. vi. SYLVESTER LOY WILLARD, b. September 19, 1904, Saxman, Rice County, KS. 20. SHERMAN ARTHUR3 WELTY (JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born December 19, 1864 in Kokomo, IN, and died October 07, 1944 in Topeka, Shawnee County, KS. He married ELSIE MARIAN JONES1 December 19, 1894 in Lyons, Rice County, KS, daughter of JOHN JONES and ALICE BOLINGER. She was born January 27, 1874 in El Paso, IL, and died May 16, 1943 in Topeka, Shawnee County, KS. Notes for SHERMAN ARTHUR WELTY: Sherman was the seventh child of ten children born to John Wesley and Susannah Spencer Welty in Howard County, Kokomo, Indiana. At the time Sherman was born they were living on a farm adjoining his mother's parents, John and Mary Spencer. At the age of 12 years Sherman's parents and eight of their ten children travelled by covered wagon to Rice County, Kansas where they purchased farm land and built a lovely home. Sherman attended schools in Saxman and in the year 1894 he married Elsie Marian Jones and they were blessed with four children. Around the year 1921 Sherman , Elsie and their four children moved to Topeka, Kansas where Sherman built them a fine home at 705 Watson Street. Sherman was a carpenter by trade. This house remained in the family until the year 1950. Fond memories of Sherman are recalled by his granddaughter, Mary Ann. He was well- known for cooking Mary Ann's favorite dinner - corn bread and navy beans. He is remembered as a kind and generous grandfather, always bringing a sack of candy and his harmonica to entertain when he came for visits in later years. Notes for ELSIE MARIAN JONES: Elsie was born in Tremont, Illinois in 1874. She was the first child of seven children born to John and Alice Bolinger Jones. At the age of two her parents, along with her baby sister Imo left Illinois for a new home in Kansas. They travelled by river boat and covered wagon westward over the Santa Fe Trail. Before winter they found a 160 acre homestead near Saxman, Kansas where they built their home. Elsie attended schools in Saxman and married Sherman Welty in 1894. Elsie is remembered as being a sweet, caring person, always working hard to provide for her family. Her granddaughter, Mary Ann remembers watching her grandmother make soap from lye, wring the chicken's necks with a broom stick, then dipping them in scalding water to remove their feathers for a feast of fried chicken, gathering the eggs from the hen house, making a special cake out of bird eggs found by Mary Ann and doing the laundry with a wringer washer. Her grandmother always took her grandchildren to church with her and they especially loved to go to bible school in the summer time. Children of SHERMAN WELTY and ELSIE JONES are: i. MELISSA MAE4 WELTY1, b. December 09, 1901, Saxman, Rice County, KS; d. 1942, Topeka, Shawnee County, KS; m. RAYMOND W. DEITS1, November 27, 1929, Kansas; b. January 30, 1901, Berryton, KS; d. January 13, 1974, Topeka, Shawnee County, KS. Notes for MELISSA MAE WELTY: Raymond and Mary would have made wonderful parents. They received great joy from Mary's sister Helen and her two daughters, Mary Ann and Karen Fanning. Many good times were shared with them camping and fishing. Mary Ann loved to ride the bus downtown to meet Mary at Crosby Brothers where she was employed. The whole day was spent playing in the toy department, eating candy from the candy department and helping Mary with her work. Raymond never came to visit the girls without bringing a bag of black jelly beans. Many times they would take Mary Ann home with them to spend the day and hopefully the night. By the time they had Mary Ann in her nightclothes she was insisting on going home. Both were kind and very generous people. Birth note: Raymond and Mary were married November 27, 1929 in Lawrence, Kansas. Notes for RAYMOND W. DEITS: Raymond worked as a foreman in the paint department for Shortman Motors Company in Topeka. He retired in 1965. He was a member of the Golden Rule Lodge and the Scottish Rite bodies. He is buried beside his wife in Memorial Park Cemetery. 63. ii. LLOYD MERLE WELTY, b. October 29, 1904, Saxman, Rice County, KS; d. August 20, 1972, Topeka, Shawnee County, KS. 64. iii. WILBUR HAROLD WELTY, b. July 03, 1911, Saxman, Rice County, KS; d. January 15, 1971, Kansas City, Missouri. 65. iv. HELEN MILDRED WELTY, b. November 22, 1915, Saxman, Rice County, KS; d. September 10, 2002, Colorado Springs, CO. 21. JOHN HARLAN3 WELTY (JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born May 17, 1867 in Howard County, Indiana, and died July 05, 1961 in Mt. Vernon, MO. He married MARY ADELE KEEN1 1892, daughter of JOHN KEEN and MALINDA LOGAN. She was born August 04, 1865 in Jackson County, Iowa, and died October 06, 1936 in Denver, Colorado. Notes for JOHN HARLAN WELTY: John Harlan moved to Kansas with his family in 1876. According to records he purchased land in 1890 in amount of $3,500 from D. J. Fair. John was an Ivester in the Saxman State Bank and served as the bank's vice- president. The bank defaulted in 1926. He had also invested in the Leonard Mill and in 1930 it burned to the ground. These investments resulted in the loss of his farm. He moved to Hutchison and settled in a home with a large lot at 2527 North Adams. He had an orchard and a nursery where he grew flowers for florists. He was known for his beautiful gladiolas and roses. Death note: John is buried in Memorial Cemetery, Hutchinson, KS Notes for MARY ADELE KEEN: Mary was the second of seven children. Before her marriage she was a missionary in the Indian territory. All of her brothers and sisters were musicians and Mary played the piano. She was appointed one of the first directors of the United Presbyterian Church in Saxman August 31, 1904. In 1907 her father died and her mother came to live with Mary and her family. They had a two-story house with a large front porch that went across the front of the house. They took half of the porch and enclosed it to make a separate sitting room along with a bedroom for her. Malinda lived with them off and on between visits with her other children until her death of a heart attack. Death note: Mary is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Denver, CO Marriage Notes for JOHN WELTY and MARY KEEN: John and Mary were married in Indian territory where Mary was serving as a missionary was trading in Indian territory with Nathanial Williard and his son, Clarence Willard when he met Mary. Children of JOHN WELTY and MARY KEEN are: i. LESTER TRAVELLA4 WELTY1, b. August 06, 1894, Saxman, Rice County, KS; d. April 24, 1928, Denver, Colorado. Notes for LESTER TRAVELLA WELTY: Lester was a school teacher and taught in Saxman. He attended Washburn University in Topeka after returning from serving in WWI. Lester was also an accomplished musician. In later years Lester taught school in Denver, CO. During that time he contacted Diphtheria from one of his students and died in Fitzsimmons Hospital. He is buried at Fairmount Cemetery in the Military section in Denver. He never married. ii. ADDISON LYRA WELTY1, b. December 28, 1902, Saxman, Rice County, KS; d. November 10, 1952, Las Vegas, NV; m. (1) IRMA THOMPSON1, July 20, 1920, Hutchinson, KS; m. (2) MARY FRANCES MYERS1, October 16, 1931, Carrollton, Missouri; b. December 13, 1900, Carrollton, Missouri; d. June 03, 1989, Grand Junction, CO. Notes for ADDISON LYRA WELTY: Lyra was in the Ferry Command during WWII. After the war he became a ferry pilot, flying new planes from factories to air fields, trainer planes from school to school and bombers and fighters across the ocean. Before going into the service he operated the Hutchinson Flying Service at the municipal airport. He is qualified to fly any type of army plane. His fourteen years of experience in commercial aviation enabled him to handle the controls of the B-17 and many other models with equal ease. His favorites are the Flying Fortress and the C-45, twin engine Beechcraft. He has flown all over the world. Lyra was killed as he was flying a B-17 photographic plane near Las Vegas, NV. The crew of the plane were employees of the Mark Hurd Aerial Survey, Inc. of Boise, Idaho. They were in the process of making a 300,000 square mile aerial survey of four western states. The million-dollar project was for the Atomic Energy Commission. The motor went out on the plane and they parachuted from the plane, but Lyra's parachute failed to open. Marriage Notes for ADDISON WELTY and IRMA THOMPSON: After their marriage they moved into a small house on the southwest corner of his parents property. Their only child, a boy, was stillborn. Notes for MARY FRANCES MYERS: Frances spent her childhood and graduated from high school in Carrollton, MO. Following the death of her husband, Lyra, she made her home with her sister, Elizabeth Moats and was employed by the Hutchinson Floral Shop in Hutchinson, Kansas. She attended the Assembly of God Church. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, quilting, antiques and china painting. 66. iii. GRACE AMELIA WELTY, b. March 28, 1904, Lyons, Rice County, KS; d. July 19, 2000, MO. 22. WESLEY B.3 WELTY (JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born August 30, 1869 in Howard County, Indiana, and died April 06, 1948 in Sterling, Kansas. He married GERTRUDE MARIE STAPLES1 June 13, 1898 in Pratt, KS, daughter of JOHN STAPLES and WEALTHY RICHARDS. She was born June 30, 1875 in Springfield, Illinois, and died November 17, 1963 in Sterling, Kansas. Notes for WESLEY B. WELTY: When Wesley was nine years of age he came to Kansas with his parents who settled on a farm one mile north of Saxman. The remainder of his life was spent in the same community with farming as his main interest. At an early age he joined the Old Valley Church. When this church disbanded, he transferred his membership to the Saxman United Presbyterian church. He as greatly interested in all church activities, and especially enjoyed the music. He often held responsible positions in civic affairs. He enjoyed a full and active life and was respected by all who knew him. He was a sincere and loving father, most appreciative of all the kindness shown him by his family and many friends who made his last days as pleasant and comfortable as was humanly possible. May it bring consolation to know that those we love never die but live on as long as the heart remembers. Death note: Buried in Lyons, KS Notes for GERTRUDE MARIE STAPLES: Gertrude moved with her family to Pratt county when she was a child. She taught school in the rural Pratt area for five years before her marriage to Wesley. Children of WESLEY WELTY and GERTRUDE STAPLES are: 67. i. JOHN BERYL4 WELTY, b. October 01, 1901, Sterling, Kansas; d. May 23, 1971, Sterling, Kansas. ii. HAROLD WELTY1, b. November 27, 1903, Sterling, Kansas; d. February 20, 1907, Sterling, Kansas. Notes for HAROLD WELTY: Death note: Harold was only 3 years, 2 months, and 24 days old when he died as a result of being kicked in the head by a horse. 68. iii. WESLEY KENNETH WELTY, b. March 08, 1906, Sterling, Kansas; d. November 14, 1959, Sterling, Kansas. 69. iv. EDRIS CARMOLINE WELTY, b. November 23, 1907, Sterling, Kansas; d. May 27, 1990, Lyons, Rice County, KS. 23. LILLIAN MAE3 WELTY (JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born April 24, 1872 in Kokomo, IN, and died March 07, 1958 in Wichita, Kansas. She married JOHN T. BLAKELY1 August 16, 1893. He was born July 1870 in Ohio, and died February 1957 in Lyons, Rice County, KS. Children of LILLIAN WELTY and JOHN BLAKELY are: i. GLENN E.4 BLAKELY1, b. March 11, 1899, Pratt, KS; d. February 21, 1982, Lyons, Rice County, KS. 70. ii. CECIL NORRIS BLAKELY, b. June 02, 1901, Pratt, Kansas; d. October 25, 1994, Wichita, Kansas. 71. iii. ANSEL MORRIS BLAKELY, b. June 02, 1901, Pratt, KS; d. April 19, 1984, Lyons, Rice County, KS.

Generation No. 4 24. ALICE LORINDA4 HINKLE (MARY ANN3 WHISLER, NANCY2 WELTY, JOHN1)1 was born September 23, 1868 in Howard County, IN. She married JAMES HENRY DUKE1 September 15, 1889 in Howard County, IN, son of ANDREW DUKE and HARRIETT HEADY. He was born December 12, 1855 in Marion County, Indiana. Children of ALICE HINKLE and JAMES DUKE are: i. HARRIETT MARRY5 DUKE1, b. June 21, 1890, Howard County, IN. ii. LELA L. DUKE1, b. February 08, 1892. iii. CLARA ELLA DUKE1, b. December 02, 1893. iv. JAMES LESLIE DUKE1, b. December 16, 1895. v. HARRIE DUKE1, b. 1897. vi. DORETTA PEARL DUKE1, b. October 10, 1900. vii. JOHN SEBURN DUKE1, b. March 10, 1903. viii. RUSSELL COOPER DUKE1, b. June 02, 1905. 25. LORETTA (DORETTA)4 HINKLE (MARY ANN3 WHISLER, NANCY2 WELTY, JOHN1)1 was born 1871 in Indiana. She married SEVERN BRYAN1. He was born 1871 in Mercer County, Ohio. Notes for LORETTA (DORETTA) HINKLE: In a letter, owned by her son Irvin, Doretta wrote to relatives that she had prayed to God that He would give her a child. After her mothers death in 1900 her father moved to Kansas and remarried. At his death Doretta and her sister Christina took a train in the middle of the winter to Kansas and brought their father's body back to Indiana. Notes for SEVERN BRYAN: Severn and his family came by covered wagon to Howard County settling a couple miles west of Kokomo. Child of LORETTA HINKLE and SEVERN BRYAN is: i. IRVIN BRYAN5 BRYAN1, b. Howard County, IN; m. LUCILLE FLORENCE ROUCH1. 26. CLARENCE LEONARD4 HART (CAROLINE MATILDA3 WELTY, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born March 04, 1866 in Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa, and died May 06, 1939. He married LILLY WIGHT1 December 25, 1890, daughter of GEORGE WIGHT and SUSAN ETTIEN. She was born March 17, 1872 in Madison County, Iowa. Notes for CLARENCE LEONARD HART: In 1935 Clarence was living in Hyrum, Utah. Children of CLARENCE HART and LILLY WIGHT are: i. ARLEY RAY5 HART1, b. November 07, 1891, Winterset, Iowa; d. October 29, 1968; m. LOLA BELLE HATHEWAY1; b. December 20, 1911. ii. ELIZABETH HART1, b. November 17, 1892, Winterset, Iowa; d. June 12, 1930; m. CHARLES LEO HATHEWAY1. iii. HELEN BLANCHE HART1, b. May 18, 1899, Winterset, Iowa; d. June 09, 1907. iv. LESTER LLOYD HART1, b. July 16, 1909, Joliet, Crbn, Montana; d. 1981; m. HULDA INEZ LAWRENCE1, October 24, 1929. 27. BERTHA T.4 HART (CAROLINE MATILDA3 WELTY, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born May 25, 1867 in Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa, and died April 22, 1957 in Winterset, Iowa. She married DAYTON W. KRELL1 March 17, 1892 in Madison County, Iowa, son of JOHN KRELL and MARY WISSLER. He was born September 03, 1866 in Pickaway County, Ohio, and died June 06, 1948 in Winterset, Iowa. Notes for DAYTON W. KRELL: In the early years, Dayton farmed in Webster Township. He subsequently moved to Winterset and served as a rural mail carrier for 21 years. Bertha taught school in Madison County prior to marriage. They also had another daughter born in 1894. Children of BERTHA HART and DAYTON KRELL are: i. ALTHA GLADYS5 KRELL1, b. 1895. ii. ARVILLE NELSON KRELL1, b. May 1897. iii. STANLEY M. KRELL1, b. March 13, 1899. 28. CORA B.4 HART (CAROLINE MATILDA3 WELTY, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born April 02, 1869 in Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa, and died February 20, 1958 in Humboldt, Iowa. She married (1) JOHN WESLEY KRELL1, son of JOHN KRELL and MARY WISSLER. He was born October 18, 1868 in Pickaway County, Salt Creek Township, Ohio, and died March 16, 1940 in Winterset, Iowa. She married (2) JOHN WESLEY KRELL1 March 07, 1894 in Madison County, IA. He was born October 18, 1868 in Pickaway County, Ohio, and died March 16, 1940 in Winterset, Madison County, IA. Notes for CORA B. HART: Cora taught school in Madison and Adair Counties prior to marriage. She died in Humboldt, Iowa where she lived with her daughter, Zella, with whom she had been living for three years. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Winterset for more than 50 years. Notes for JOHN WESLEY KRELL: John Wesley was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, and moved with his parents to Madison County, Iowa in 1875. He was a prominent citizen of Madison County and for a time, served as the County treasurer. John attended Madison County Teachers Normal and began teaching school at age 22 and taught for 22 terms in Webster Township. He was appointed superintendent of the county poor farm in 1901 and served through 1908. In the fall of 1908, he worked for the Madisonian newspaper and then was appointed assistant county treasurer. He was elected County Treasurer in 1912 and re-elected in 1914. He retired from Myles Young Company where he had worked for 22 years. He was a member of the Odd Fellows and Masons. In his youth he had joined the Evangelical Association at Oak Grove and in 1913 transferred to the Methodist Episcopal Church in Winterset where he was an active member. His grandchildren recall that he inherited his father's love of music, had a beautiful booming voice, and was a member of the church choir.John was born in Ohio and in 1875 came to Iowa with his parents and his mother's parents, the Henry Wisslers. John began teaching at 22 years and taught 22 terms in Webster Township. He attended the Madison County Teachers Norm and worked on the farm. In 1900 he suffered a broken leg. He was a superintendent of the county poor farm for seven years. In the fall of 1908, he worked for the Madisonian newspaper and then was appointed assistant county treasurer. He was elected County Treasurer in 1912 and reelected in 1914. He retired from Myles Young company where he had worked for 22 years. In his youth he joined the Evangelical Association at oak Grove and in 1913 transferred to the Methodist Episcopal Church in Winterset where he was an active member. His grandchildren recall that he inherited his father's love of music, had a beautiful booming voice, and was a member of the church choir. Cora taught school in Madison and Adair Counties prior to marriage. She died in Humboldt, Iowa where she lived with her daughter, Zella, with whom she had been living for three years. she was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for more that 50 years. More About JOHN WESLEY KRELL: Misc: October 18, 1868, Pickaway County, Ohio Notes for JOHN WESLEY KRELL: John W. Krell was born in Pickaway County, Ohio and moved with his parents to Madison County, Iowa in 1875. He was a prominent citizen of Madison County and for a time, served as the County Treasurer. John attended Madison County Teachers Normal and began teaching school at age 22 and taught for 22 terms in Webster Township. He was appointed superintendent of the county poor farm in 1901 and served through 1908. In the fall of 1908 he worked for the Madisonian newspaper and then was appointed assistant county treasurer. He was elected County Treasurer in 1912 and reelected in 1914. He retired from Myles Young Company where he had worked for 22 years. In his youth he had joined the Evangelical Association at Oak Grove and in 1913, transferred tot he Methodist Episcopal Church in Winterset where he was an active member. His grandchildren recall that he inherited his father's love of music, had a beautiful booming voice, and was a member of the church choir. Child of CORA HART and JOHN KRELL is: i. ZELLA VALENE5 KRELL1, b. June 28, 1897, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. May 05, 1978, Humboldt, Iowa; m. CLYDE JEWEL SHEARER1, July 30, 1922, Winterset, Iowa; b. August 17, 1893, Peru, Madison County, Iowa; d. March 16, 1949, Peru, Madison County, Iowa. Notes for ZELLA VALENE KRELL: Zella attended Drake University in Des Moines, majoring in the violin. She began teaching and took a job at the Peru, Iowa school where she met her first husband,Clyde, who was the school Principal. Clyde served in WWI and was the music director of the band in the 109th Engineers. By 1924 Clyde had bought into a general store in Peru with his brother and he ran the "Shearer Brothers" store until his death. He died on the job of a heart attach, while lifting a bag of feed into a farmer's car. After her marriage, Zella gave violin lessons in her home for many years and did some substitute teaching but remained mostly a homemaker. She was an active member of the Methodist church and was heavily involved in church volunteer work. Both Clyde and Zella are buried in the Peru, Iowa Cemetery. 29. WRIGHT W.4 HART (CAROLINE MATILDA3 WELTY, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born 1872 in Madison County, Iowa, and died December 30, 1897 in Madison County, Iowa. He married AMANDA FRANCES RAGAN1 February 06, 1896 in Madison County, Iowa, daughter of BENJAMIN RAGAN and ZILLIE DARNALL. She was born 1876. Notes for WRIGHT W. HART: Death note: He is buried in Walker Cemetery. Child of WRIGHT HART and AMANDA RAGAN is: i. FRANCES BLANCHE5 HART1, b. July 27, 1897, Madison County, Iowa. 30. MARY E. (MATIE)4 HART (CAROLINE MATILDA3 WELTY, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born November 1877 in Iowa. She married ARCHIE W. WIGHT1 March 21, 1898 in Madison County, Iowa, son of GEORGE WIGHT and CORDELIA ETTIEN. He was born September 18, 1874 in Iowa. Children of MARY HART and ARCHIE WIGHT are: i. HARRY M5 WIGHT1, b. December 03, 1898; m. GLADYS WIGHT1. ii. DOROTHY G. WIGHT1, b. September 18, 1900. iii. RUBY BERNICE WIGHT1, b. April 13, 1902. iv. LOUIS THEODORE WIGHT1, b. 1908. 31. BLANCHE P.4 HART (CAROLINE MATILDA3 WELTY, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born July 24, 1882 in Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa, and died November 10, 1974 in St. Joseph, Missouri. She married DENNIS A. BROCK1 March 09, 1904 in Madison County, Iowa. He was born December 07, 1880 in Madison County, Iowa, and died April 09, 1934 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Notes for BLANCHE P. HART: For a time Blanche and her husband, Dennis, farmed in Redfield, MN. After returning to Webster Township, Madison County,where they farmed, Dennis was appointed as steward of the Madison County farm. He served in that capacity for four years. In the year before his death, Dennis and Blanche lived with John W. Krell. Notes for DENNIS A. BROCK: For a time they farmed in Redfield, MN. After returning to Madison County, Dennis and his wife lived with John W. Krell. The Brocks were members of the Oak Grove Evangelical church. They are buried in the Winterset Cemetery. Child of BLANCHE HART and DENNIS BROCK is: i. VELMA DARLENE5 BROCK1, b. 1910. 32. JESSIE4 WELTY (EMANUEL M.3, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born August 16, 1878 in Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa. She married THOMAS ALLISON CHILCOTE1 1895 in Iowa. He died April 19, 1929 in Winterset, Iowa. Children of JESSIE WELTY and THOMAS CHILCOTE are: i. STANLEY D.5 CHILCOTE1, b. March 1896. ii. ORVAL W. CHILCOTE1, b. June 1897. 33. FLORA MAY4 WELTY (EMANUEL M.3, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born December 10, 1883 in Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa, and died September 16, 1928. She married ALFRED FONSO HARPOLE1 June 08, 1904 in Madison County, Iowa. He was born November 20, 1878 in McLean County, Illinois, and died May 13, 1943 in Madison County, Iowa. Children of FLORA WELTY and ALFRED HARPOLE are: i. ARCHIBALD EMMANUEL5 HARPOLE1, b. April 29, 1909, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. May 28, 1970, Madison County, Iowa. Notes for ARCHIBALD EMMANUEL HARPOLE: Death note: Buried in Moon Cemetery. ii. ALFRED ALPHONSO HARPOLE1, b. September 04, 1911, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. April 17, 1956, Mills County, Iowa. iii. RAYMOND CHARLES HARPOLE1, b. May 31, 1913, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; d. December 05, 1975, Lake Charles, Louisana; m. VIOLA ISABELLA WAGNER1, April 09, 1943, Baltimore, Maryland; b. February 24, 1921. Marriage Notes for RAYMOND HARPOLE and VIOLA WAGNER: Chub and Viola were divorced in 1963. iv. JANA MAY HARPOLE1, b. May 23, 1915, Madison County, Iowa; d. April 05, 1957, Henry County, Missouri; m. ARLIE DEAN JESSUP1, August 14, 1934, Madison County, Iowa; b. April 16, 1916, Madison County, Iowa; d. June 29, 1985, Bates County, Missouri. Notes for JANA MAY HARPOLE: Jana May and her husband Arlie had a dairy farm and raised Corredale sheep. v. VELMA EDNA HARPOLE1, b. July 26, 1919, Union Township, Highland County, Ohio; d. September 16, 1981, Grandriver Township, Madison County, Iowa; m. LAURENCE MERLE THOMAS1, January 16, 1937, Marysville, Missouri; d. July 01, 1977. Notes for VELMA EDNA HARPOLE: Velma E. "Teeny" Harpole was born in Creston Hospital on July 26, 1919. She was the youngest of five children born to Alfred Fonso and Flora May (Welty) Harpole. In 1928, following her mother's death due to dropsy, Teeny was sent to live with an aunt and uncle just north of Macksburg. Her uncle died in 1931 and in early 1932 she was sent to Chicago, Illinois to live with a friend of the family. At some time this arrangement changed . Teeny lived at the Ellinor Home for Girls until mid 1933 when she graduated eighth grade and returned to live with her father. On January 16, 1937 Bill Thomas and Teeny Harpole were secretly married in Maryville, Missouri. Alfred Harpole accompanied them to the service performed by a Justice of the Peace. The marriage was kept secret due to the fact that students were not allowed to be married. Teeny graduated that spring with a class on 19 students. Bill worked for Carl Givan as a farmhand, then got on the county road maintenance crew. About 1947, he rented a building off the NE corner of the square, beginning his mechanic's career with "Thomas Standard Service". About 1968, he purchased a building off the NW corner of the square continuing to serve the community with his fine mechanical abilities. He also found time to be a school bus driver, substitute mail carrier, and city councilman. Teeny's career was devoted to her home. She took time to serve in the Women's Relief Corps, Rebecca Lodge and Grandriver Go-Getters 4- H. She provided her family with an abundance of home canned fruits and vegetables. She had a very large collection of recipes that she had cut out of newspapers and magazines. Others came from mail- order offers plus she often asked friends and relatives for a recipe of theirs that she liked. For many years she served dinner at 11:30 and again at 12:30 six days a week plus two suppers on Saturday night. This was during the years her brother Arch and/or sons worked in the station with Bill. This was all B.M. (before microwaves) and of course there was no electric dishwasher. She enjoyed sewing and always saved the scraps for future quilts. Old worn-out clothes were stripped of buttons and zippers and placed in her rag bag. The buttons and zippers were saved for replacement duty. In fact--- there wasn't much that Teeny didn't save. This trait probably was developed during the "Great Depression." She felt that such a devastation could happen again so one had better hang on to everything possible. Bill died during open-heart surgery in Des Moines, Iowa on July 1, 1977. Teeny died in her sleep on September 17, 1981 in her home, which was also where her father died in 1943. They are buried in Moon Cemetery located southeast of Macksburg. * Taken from the Madison County, Iowa History Book. Notes for LAURENCE MERLE THOMAS: Bill was the second of eight children. He graduated from eighth grade at Webster Township school and attended Macksburg Consolidated school until 1932 during his tenth grade. Bill left school in order to help his family financially. In 1934 he joined the Civilian Conservation Crop continuing to aid his family. Death note: Bill and Velma are buried in the Moon cemetery located southeast of Macksburg. 34. EDWARD4 WELTY (EMANUEL M.3, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born December 26, 1886 in Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa, and died October 24, 1956 in Madison County, Iowa. He married LAURA SIMPSON1 July 30, 1908 in Winterset, Iowa, daughter of JOHN SIMPSON and MARTHA GILBERT. She was born August 22, 1889 in Lorimore, Union County, IA, and died February 06, 1935 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, IA. Notes for EDWARD WELTY: As of the 1920 census Ed and his family were living in Sioux City, Iowa. Death note: Buried in Moon Cemetery, Grandriver Township, Madison County, Iowa. Notes for LAURA SIMPSON: Death note: Buried in Moon Cemetery, Macksburg, Madison County, IA Children of EDWARD WELTY and LAURA SIMPSON are: i. EVA LOUISE5 WELTY1, b. December 31, 1908, Macksburg, Iowa; d. September 05, 1997, Sious City, Woodbury County, IA; m. (1) JOHN WILLIAM LECOCQ1, Macksburg, Iowa; b. June 07, 1892; d. June 19, 1959; m. (2) MAURICE EDSON NELSON1, March 27, 1954, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes for EVA LOUISE WELTY:Eva moved to Sioux City with her family as a child. She was employed as a seamstress with Pendleton Clothing Company Omaha,NE for over 20 years. ii. FAYE ANN WELTY1, b. June 15, 1910, Macksburg, Madison County, IA; d. December 24, 2000, Sious City, Woodbury County, IA; m. PAUL IRA "MIKE" HARRISON1, November 16, 1926, Dakota City, Dakota Couty, NE; b. September 03, 1907, Lorimore, Union County, IA; d. December 12, 1985, Sioux City, Woodbury County, IA. Notes for FAYE ANN WELTY: Faye and her husband lived on a farm near Hornick, Iowa for nearly 60 years After her husbands death she moved to Sioux City where she enjoyed gardening, sewing and doing various crafts. She is buried in Memorial Park cemetery. Notes for PAUL IRA "MIKE" HARRISON: Paul farmed for many years and in 1953 joined Agricultural Conservation Service now ASCS retiring as its supervisor in 1973. He is buried in Memorial Park cemetery. iii. FREDA LAVONE WELTY1, b. December 04, 1911, Macksburg, Iowa; d. July 05, 2000, Sious City, Woodbury County, IA; m. DONALD KELLOGG CHILTON1, December 24, 1930, Creston, Union County, IA; b. April 02, 1906, Woodbury, County, IA; d. November 20, 1967, Westfield, Plymouth County, IA. Notes for FREDA LAVONE WELTY: Freda and her husband farmed in the Hornick-Climbing Hill areas for many years and also in the Lawton and Westfield, Iowa areas. She worked at Yonkers for more that 20 years and enjoyed gardening and sewing. iv. MABEL WELTY1, b. July 03, 1914, Macksburg, Iowa; m. WALTER ERVIN "SHORTY" DAVIS1, January 10, 1933, Sioux City, SD; b. December 03, 1906, Sergeant Bluff, Woodbury County, IA; d. July 26, 1968, Moville, Woodbury County, IA. v. EDWIN PAUL WELTY1, b. September 08, 1916, Macksburg, Iowa; d. October 30, 1985, Sious City, Woodbury County, IA; m. ELEANOR IRENE COPENHAVER1, April 01, 1938, Sious City, Woodbury County, IA; b. September 03, 1921. vi. LYLE LAVERN, SR WELTY1, b. July 17, 1918, Lorimore, Union County, IA; d. May 13, 1998, Sious City, Woodbury County, IA; m. VELMA MARY WICKSTROM1, March 24, 1937, Sious City, Woodbury County, IA; b. February 02, 1918, Bronson, Woodbury County, IA; d. May 13, 1998, Sious City, Woodbury County, IA. Notes for LYLE LAVERN, SR WELTY: Lyle attended public schools in Sioux City. He farmed in the Moville area for 48 years. he was a member of Nazarene Church of Climbing Hill. Notes for VELMA MARY WICKSTROM: Velma graduated from Bronson High School in Bronson, IA. She and her husband farmed. She enjoyed housekeeping, helping with the chores and running the farm. She was a member of the Climbing Hill Church of the Nazarene, being a past board member and Sunday School teacher for many years. vii. FLORENCE L."FLOSSIE" WELTY1, b. September 12, 1919, Lorimore, Union County, IA; m. CLIFFORD C. "MAC" MCCOY1, February 06, 1939, Sioux City, Dakota County, NE; b. August 21, 1912, Onawa, Monona County, IA. viii. WAYNE CHARLES "CHUB" WELTY1, b. February 19, 1922, Lorimore, Union County, IA; m. PHYLLIS EVANGELINE GANDRUD1, January 15, 1944, Seattle, King County, WA; b. May 23, 1919, Detroit Lakes, MN. ix. BETTY MAXINE WELTY1, b. July 04, 1924, Lorimore, Union County, IA; d. March 31, 1997, Sious City, Woodbury County, IA; m. (1) WILLLIAM FORREST CHURCH1; b. 1908; d. 1982; m. (2) ROBERT WANDERSCHEID1, October 21, 1941, Sious City, Woodbury County, IA; b. April 1922; d. 1999, Sious City, Woodbury County, IA. x. HELEN JEAN WELTY1, b. November 22, 1926, Hornick, Woodbury County, IA; m. JAMES SHIELDS1, February 28, 1948; b. January 21, 1923, Oklahoma. Marriage Notes for HELEN WELTY and JAMES SHIELDS: Divorced 14 Aug 1969 xi. MARVIN DEWANE "SONNY" WELTY1, b. August 05, 1929, Climbing Hill, Woodbury County, IA; d. October 02, 2000, Tacoma, Pierce County, WA; m. (1) DONNA RAE CLARK1; b. September 14, 1932; m. (2) DOTTIE BATES1. 35. LILLIE4 WELTY (EMANUEL M.3, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born May 15, 1892 in Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa, and died Bet. 1914 - 1918. She married WALT JOHNSON1. Notes for LILLIE WELTY: Lillie died during childbirth. She had twin boys. Child of LILLIE WELTY and WALT JOHNSON is: i. DEAN5 JOHNSON1. 36. WILLIAM VERNEIL4 WELTY (EMANUEL M.3, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born March 13, 1895 in Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa, and died August 26, 1948 in Vinton, Iowa. He married NELLIE PORTER1 February 11, 1920. She died January 1959. Notes for WILLIAM VERNEIL WELTY: Vern served his country in World War I. Child of WILLIAM WELTY and NELLIE PORTER is: i. FLORENCE5 WELTY1, b. October 16, 1920. Notes for FLORENCE WELTY: Florence was married three times and had two children, Dennis Owens and JoAnn DeGomia. JoAnn lives in Grimes, Iowa and has three children. 37. FLORENCE ELLEN4 HART (MARTHA ELLEN3 WELTY, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born 1870, and died 1907. She married IRA QUICK1. Notes for FLORENCE ELLEN HART: Death note: Ella died in childbirth. Child of FLORENCE HART and IRA QUICK is: i. GEORGE5 QUICK1, b. 1907. 38. CAROLINE MAGDALENA4 HART (MARTHA ELLEN3 WELTY, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born March 12, 1873, and died January 27, 1947 in Winterset, Iowa. She married SAMUEL OBERN RIDOUT1 November 30, 1898 in Madison County, Iowa, son of WILLLIAM RIDOUT and MELLINDA LANGSDEN. Children of CAROLINE HART and SAMUEL RIDOUT are: i. LORNA L5 RIDOUT1, b. 1900. ii. LIVIAN RIDOUT1, b. 1902; d. 1945. iii. JUANITA RIDOUT1, b. 1904; d. 1981. iv. LLOYD RIDOUT1, b. December 06, 1905, Madison County, Iowa; d. 1995; m. IDA MAE STEPHENSON1, April 14, 1926, Winterset, Iowa; b. August 30, 1907, Madison County, Iowa. Notes for LLOYD RIDOUT: Lloyd attended country schools through the eighth grade and Winterset High School. After his marriage to Ida they established their first home on a farm in Madison County. The depression in 1939 provided the impetus for Lloyd to seek employment in the construction business, starting as an operator and assembler of rock crushers and ending his career as an independent contractor, specializing in concrete construction and bridge finishing on most of the freeway projects throughout the state of Iowa. This career included prolonged work assignments in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Alaska. He worked two years on the Alaskan Highway. After his retirement he maintained a busy life. He is noted for bountiful vegetable gardens, western music groups, which have performed throughout the state, ability to repair musical instruments, and his German Shepard dogs. Notes for IDA MAE STEPHENSON: Ida, the youngest of eight children, was born on a farm near Patterson, Iowa. She attended rural schools through the eighth grade and high school in Patterson. Ida's career became as varied as her husband's once the boys were of an age where she could pursue a vocation of her own. Ida found employment as a cook for several of the restaurants in Winterset including her own and the local hospital. She spent the final years of her career working as a machine operator and machinist in Des Moines for two companies in the manufacture of food products and machined components. After her retirement, Ida was noted for her "grey panther" devotion to the rights of senior citizens, appointments as Delegate to the "Council for Aging" in Des Moines and in Kansas City, Missouri. She loved crocheting afghans and cooking the products of Lloyd's gardens. v. SUE ZAIDA RIDOUT1, b. 1909; d. 1984. vi. HELEN RIDOUT1, b. 1913. vii. WAYNE RIDOUT1, b. 1916. viii. LARA RIDOUT1, b. 1927. 39. EMMA4 HART (MARTHA ELLEN3 WELTY, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born April 05, 1879 in Madison County, Iowa, and died September 01, 1950 in Winterset, Iowa. She married BERT J. HOLLEN1 August 10, 1904 in Iowa. Children of EMMA HART and BERT HOLLEN are: i. BEATRICE LUCILLE5 HOLLEN1, b. July 14, 1907; m. ARNOLD W. KOCH1. ii. JOHN HOLLEN1, b. April 04, 1911; m. DOROTHEA SCHOOLER1. iii. EUGENE HUBERT HOLLEN1, b. December 24, 1912; m. MARJORIE METTLEM1. 40. JOHN ARCH4 HART (MARTHA ELLEN3 WELTY, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born January 06, 1883 in Madison County, Iowa, and died November 30, 1946 in Winterset, Iowa. He married ELOISE PERLINA BINNS1 August 04, 1909 in Iowa. She was born July 16, 1885, and died November 12, 1968 in Winterset, Iowa. Children of JOHN HART and ELOISE BINNS are: i. BLANCHE GERTRUDE5 HART1, b. September 02, 1910; m. RAY E. MYERS1, June 06, 1948. ii. DWIGHT DEFOREST HART1, b. April 03, 1912, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; m. GRACE MEASE1, February 1951, Madison County, Iowa; b. September 08, 1921, Clark County, Murray, Iowa; d. June 1987, Custer, SD. iii. ARCHIE DEAN HART1, b. August 31, 1917, Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa; m. VIRGINIA RUTH KUNTZ1, February 24, 1940, Madison Township, Earlham, Iowa; b. February 05, 1920, Winterset, Iowa. Notes for ARCHIE DEAN HART: Dean attended "Lone Star" School in Webster Township and graduated from Macksburg High School in 1935. Dean and his wife Ruth lived on the Krabiel farm in Webster Township from February 1940 until February 1944 when they moved to a farm in Walnut Township. They lived on this farm until 1949 when they moved back to the farm in Webster Township where Dean was born. They continued to live there until they moved to Winterset in 1979. Marriage Notes for ARCHIE HART and VIRGINIA KUNTZ: They were married at Worthington Methodist church parsonage near Earlham, Iowa in Madison Township. iv. LYLE LEROY SR. HART1, b. May 12, 1920, Madison County, Iowa; m. (1) IRMA MAE BURGES1, December 26, 1948, Iowa; b. August 08, 1925, Clark County, Murray, Iowa; d. January 27, 1988, Winterset, Iowa; m. (2) MARY ELOISE ENRIGHT1, January 12, 1991; b. February 18, 1928, Crawford Township, Iowa. Notes for LYLE LEROY SR. HART: Lyle graduated from Mackburg High School. He was inducted in the Army on April 1,1942 and spent 43 months in various places including Greenland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany during World War II. Upon his return home on October 13, 1945, he joined his brothers in farming. He was farming in Walnut Township when he met his wife Irma. She was teaching in the Truro Consolidated School system. Lyle and Irma have spent most of their life farming. Lyle was Madison County Supervisor for four years. They have resided on the same farm for 36 years. Notes for MARY ELOISE ENRIGHT: Mary attended Mr. Pleasant country school and graduated from Winterset High School. She worked at Madison County Land and Title and went to the Courthouse as Deputy Recorder in 1949. In 1954 she was elected to her first term as County Recorder. She is a member of Winterset Methodist Church and active in Susanna Circle, the Madison County Republican organizations and other community interests. Mary's hobbies are gardening, antiquing, and local history. After her husband Robert died in 1988 she married Lyle Hart, a cousin of Robert. Lyle is the great-grandson of Miles and Martha Welty Hart. 41. ORIE CHARLES4 HART (MARTHA ELLEN3 WELTY, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born December 18, 1886 in Iowa, and died March 12, 1969 in Winterset, Iowa. He married NINA DRAKE1 December 25, 1909 in Iowa, daughter of WILLIAM DRAKE and MARY MORSE. She was born 1885, and died 1965. Children of ORIE HART and NINA DRAKE are: i. FLOYD DRAKE5 HART1, b. June 10, 1912; m. GENEIVE KUNTZ1. ii. GEORGE HART1, b. November 27, 1913; m. OPAL MAEDER1, June 07, 1940, Iowa; b. May 22, 1918. Notes for GEORGE HART: George Hart attended rural Madison County schools and graduated from Winterset High School. He started farming at a time when tractors had replaced horses, mechanical pickers were few and combines were beginning to replace threshing machines, so in addition to farming, he did much custom work with those machines. After his marriage to Opal Maeder they moved to a farm in Jackson Township in 1944, on which they live and operate. A new home was built in 1975. Both active members of the rural Webster Methodist church before it's closing in 1972, now belong to the Winterset United Methodist Church. George is currently a choir member there. Both have served as 4H leaders and other community activities. Opal taught school before her marriage. Her hobbies include flowers and gardening. She is a 50 year member of the Federated Garden Club of Iowa and an accredited judge. Notes for OPAL MAEDER: Opal has been a member of the Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa for 48 years, is an accredited Flower Show Judge, member and treasurer of Iowa Judges Council at the present time. She attended Cass County Schools, graduated from Griswold High School, attended college one year and taught in Madison and Adair schools before her marriage. Marriage Notes for GEORGE HART and OPAL MAEDER: George and Opal were married in Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. iii. IVAN WARREN HART1, b. July 21, 1918, Dexter, Iowa; m. ZOLA MAXINE HARDY1, December 14, 1940; b. April 29, 1922. Notes for IVAN WARREN HART: Ivan and Maxine are lifetime residents of Madison County,Iowa. Ivan, the son of Orie Charles and Nina Drake Hart, was born July 21, 1918. He attended rural school in Webster No.4 through eight grade. He then attended Winterset High School. Ivan is a grandson of Miles and Martha Welty Hart, early residents of Madison County, living mainly in Webster Township. His other grandparents are William M. Drake and Mary Maria Morse Drake. Ivan is the youngest of three boys in the Orie Hart family. Others are Floyd hart, married to Geneive Kuntz and George, married to Opal Maeder. In 1940, when Ivan and Maxine were married, they set up housekeeping on the original Orie Hart farm in Webster Township. For a time Ivan farmed with his father. Notes for ZOLA MAXINE HARDY: Maxine Hardy Hart attended school in Scott Township through the eighth grade and then attended Winterset High School, graduating in 1940. Maxine is the granddaughter of Charles and Devona Cline Bruett, early residents of Madison County, and of Ike and Sadie Mc Micheals Hardy, early residents of Madison County. Maxine is the youngest of two children born to Earl and Mary Bruett Hardy. Maxine and Ivan enjoyed farming from 1941 until 1953 when they moved to Winterset. They owned an implement store from 1953 until 1963. Maxine worked for NAPA distributor in Des Moines, Iowa from 1964 until 1970. Ivan was involved in insurance and car sales between 1963 to 1970. He worked for Watertown Monuments from 1970 until 1984. They purchased their home farm in 1970 on Highway 92 West, in Winterset, where they still reside. 42. JULIA ANN4 WELTY (JOHN ADAMS3, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born April 09, 1885 in Iowa, and died March 23, 1964 in Jamesport, Missouri. She married ROSS W. O'BRIEN1 November 26, 1902 in Madison County, Iowa. He was born May 17, 1882 in North English, Iowa, and died March 23, 1964 in Iowa City, IA. Children of JULIA WELTY and ROSS O'BRIEN are: i. HAROLD5 O'BRIEN1, b. June 11, 1903, Jameson, Missouri; d. April 26, 1961, Farmington , New Mexico; m. MARY WARNES1, August 14, 1926, Gallatin, Missouri. Notes for HAROLD O'BRIEN: Harold had a thirty- five year teaching career in New Mexico,Missouri, Idaho and Colorado. He retired from teaching at Farmington High School, Farmington, New Mexico. ii. WAYNE O'BRIEN1, b. March 07, 1914, Jameson, Missouri; d. March 1914. Notes for WAYNE O'BRIEN: Wayne lived only a few weeks. iii. MAXINE O'BRIEN1, b. February 09, 1918, Jameson, Missouri; m. CARY VYROSTEK1, August 24, 1937, Jamesport, Missouri; d. October 09, 1978. Notes for MAXINE O'BRIEN: Their home was on a farm near Jamesport, Missouri. 43. NELSON EARNEST4 WELTY (JOHN ADAMS3, PETER2, JOHN1)1 was born March 22, 1887 in Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa, and died January 04, 1964 in West Branch, Iowa. He married HULDA LOUISE HAUPT1 December 24, 1908 in Webster Township, Madison County, Iowa, daughter of ALVIN HAUPT and MARIE HAUPT. She was born April 30, 1888 in Hancock County, Iowa, and died March 07, 1963 in West Branch, Iowa. Children of NELSON WELTY and HULDA HAUPT are: i. LAWRENCE DEAN5 WELTY1, b. August 31, 1910, Iowa; d. December 06, 1986; m. DOROTHY DEVNEY1, July 06, 1954, Iowa; b. February 25, 1914, Iowa. Notes for LAWRENCE DEAN WELTY: In 1936 Lawrence moved to Cedar County where he farmed until 1960. At that time he and his wife Dorothy left their farm and moved to Long Beach, California where Lawrence was an automatic transmission specialist and Dorothy taught in Compton Jr. College. They are now retired in Hemet, California. ii. JOHN ALVIN WELTY1, b. February 27, 1913, Iowa; d. September 18, 1914, Iowa. Notes for JOHN ALVIN WELTY: John Alvin is buried in Wight Cemetery in Webster township. Death note: John is buried in Wight Cemetery in Webster Township, Iowa. iii. FAY PAULINE WELTY1, b. January 16, 1916, Iowa; m. IVAN CURTIS BARNHART1, 1947, Iowa; b. July 31, 1913; d. September 27, 1970. iv. MERL WAYNE WELTY1, b. July 30, 1917, Iowa; d. November 04, 1943, Italy. Notes for MERL WAYNE WELTY: Merle Morris was employed on farms near Macksburg until moving to Cedar County around 1938. Merle entered the Army during World War II in 1941 and was killed in action in Italy on November 4, 1943 and is buried in the National Cemetery at Keokuk, Iowa. v. ROBERT WAYNE WELTY1, b. August 10, 1923, Macksburg, Iowa; d. 1988, Iowa; m. MARY ELOISE ENRIGHT1, March 21, 1948, Iowa; b. February 18, 1928, Crawford Township, Iowa. Notes for ROBERT WAYNE WELTY: Robert attended rural schools and the Macksburg school until his parents moved to Winterset in 1936 and he entered the Winterset School system. During the 1940's he worked at Hess Standard which he later purchased and operated until 1954. Bob traveled with Western Auto as an installer and was associated with several automobile dealerships in the community. He managed Kirkland Motor until 1974 when he retired due to health. His interests were automobiles and his CB radio. Robert and his wife enjoyed traveling for a number of years before his death in 1988. Notes for MARY ELOISE ENRIGHT: Mary attended Mr. Pleasant country school and graduated from Winterset High School. She worked at Madison County Land and Title and went to the Courthouse as Deputy Recorder in 1949. In 1954 she was elected to her first term as County Recorder. She is a member of Winterset Methodist Church and active in Susanna Circle, the Madison County Republican organizations and other community interests. Mary's hobbies are gardening, antiquing, and local history. After her husband Robert died in 1988 she married Lyle Hart, a cousin of Robert. Lyle is the great-grandson of Miles and Martha Welty Hart. 44. LOTTIE "LENORE"4 WALLACE (JOSEPH3, SUSANNA2 WELTY, JOHN1)1 was born in Indiana. She married JESSIE H. BEASLEY1. Notes for LOTTIE "LENORE" WALLACE: Lenore and Jessie also had one other child. Children of LOTTIE WALLACE and JESSIE BEASLEY are: i. VERNA5 BEASLEY1. ii. LORRAINE BEASLEY1. iii. EDITH BEASLEY1. Notes for EDITH BEASLEY: Edith was named after her mother's sister Edith. They were very close. 45. MAUDE4 WALLACE (JOSEPH3, SUSANNA2 WELTY, JOHN1)1 was born February 19, 1882 in Indiana, and died August 30, 1966 in Outlook, Washington. She married CHARLES A. PEABODY1 1912 in Outlook, Washington. Children of MAUDE WALLACE and CHARLES PEABODY are: i. JOSEPHINE5 PEABODY1. ii. ROBERT PEABODY1. iii. GEORGE PEABODY1. Notes for GEORGE PEABODY: In 1992 George and his wife Virginia were living in Yakima, Washington. 46. INDIANA BERNICE (INDIA)4 WALLACE (JOSEPH3, SUSANNA2 WELTY, JOHN1)1 was born April 15, 1884 in Indiana, and died November 03, 1971 in Sunnyside, Washington. She married CHARLES A. PRICKETT1 March 20, 1909 in Yakima County, Washington. Children of INDIANA WALLACE and CHARLES PRICKETT are: i. CECIL5 PRICKETT1, d. 1992. ii. HAZEL PRICKETT1. Notes for HAZEL PRICKETT: Hazel was living in Gresham, Oregon in 1992. iii. RAYMOND PRICKETT1, d. 1992. iv. MARGUERITE PRICKETT1. Notes for MARGUERITE PRICKETT: Living in Portland, Oregon in 1992. v. PEARL PRICKETT1. vi. HAROLD PRICKETT1. vii. CHARLIE PRICKETT1, d. 1992. viii. PAULINE PRICKETT1. 47. EURA4 WALLACE (JOSEPH3, SUSANNA2 WELTY, JOHN1)1 was born June 25, 1886 in Kokomo, IN, and died July 09, 1978 in Outlook, Washington. She married CHARLES W. SUTTON1 June 03, 1905 in Howard County, IN, son of HENRY SUTTON and MARTHA SUTTON. He was born 1886 in Indiana. Children of EURA WALLACE and CHARLES SUTTON are: i. EARL5 SUTTON1. ii. DOROTHY SUTTON1. iii. MABEL SUTTON1, b. 1907, Indiana. iv. EVA SUTTON1, b. 1908, Washington; m. JOHN LALANDER1. Notes for EVA SUTTON: John and Eva were the parents of three sons. v. JERALD SUTTON1, b. 1923. 48. ETHEL4 WALLACE (JOSEPH3, SUSANNA2 WELTY, JOHN1)1 was born January 05, 1889 in Indiana, and died February 07, 1911 in Outlook, Washington. She married ROY L. HARRIS1. Notes for ETHEL WALLACE: Death note: Ethel died about six weeks after the birth of her only child. She is buried in OutlookCemetary. Her husband Roy was a prospector. Child of ETHEL WALLACE and ROY HARRIS is: i. DAVE5 HARRIS1, b. 1911, Washington; d. 1991. Notes for DAVE HARRIS: Dave was raised by his grandmother and other members of the Wallace family. He put himself through college and became a millionaire in Seattle, Washington. He retired to Carmel, California around 1982 and died in 1991. He never forgot his roots and was a very humble and caring man, per Pearl Hale his cousin. 49. IDABEL4 WALLACE (JOSEPH3, SUSANNA2 WELTY, JOHN1)1 was born May 09, 1891 in Indiana, and died February 27, 1948. She married RALPH WEAYER1. Children of IDABEL WALLACE and RALPH WEAYER are: i. HELEN5 WEAYER1. ii. MILDRED WEAYER1. iii. EARL WEAYER1. iv. EVELYN WEAYER1. v. DORIS WEAYER1. 50. ARMOUR LEE4 WALLACE (JOSEPH3, SUSANNA2 WELTY, JOHN1)1 was born May 03, 1893 in Indiana, and died June 26, 1950. He married SHIRLEY CLAPSADDLE1. Children of ARMOUR WALLACE and SHIRLEY CLAPSADDLE are: i. LELAND5 WALLACE1. Notes for LELAND WALLACE: Leland was killed in World War II. He was named after the hometown of his mother--- Leland, Illinois. ii. GALE WALLACE1, d. 1995. iii. WAYNE WALLACE1. iv. KATHERINE WALLACE1, d. 1992. v. LEIGHTON EARL WALLACE1, b. September 28, 1921; m. DOLORES KATHRINE GARBE1, August 13, 1944; b. April 02, 1923. 51. LESTER W.4 HOLLINGWORTH (SARAH ANN3 WELTY, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born March 04, 1871 in Howard County, Indiana, and died January 05, 1962 in Hutchinson, KS. He married (1) KATHERINE E. GOODYKOOTZ1 April 26, 1891 in Indiana. He married (2) ROSA E. HACKETT1 February 14, 1900 in Sterling, Kansas. She was born 1877. Notes for LESTER W. HOLLINGWORTH: Lester was a carpenter by trade. Children of LESTER HOLLINGWORTH and ROSA HACKETT are: i. ESTHER R.5 HOLLINGWORTH1, b. 1901, Kansas; m. VICTOR REX GAREY1. ii. BEATRICE HOLLINGWORTH1, b. 1906. iii. LAVERNE R. HOLLINGSWORTH1, b. 1908, Kansas; m. HARRY H. DELANEY1. iv. HERSCHEL S. HOLLINGWORTH1, b. 1910, Kansas; m. THELMA A. HOLLINGSWORTH1. v. WILBUR HOLLINGWORTH1, b. 1912, Kansas; m. BERTHA M. HOLLINGSWORTH1. vi. FLORENCE HOLLINGWORTH1, b. 1916, Kansas. vii. H. LIONEL HOLLINGWORTH1, b. 1920, Rice County, Kansas. 52. EMMA4 HOLLINGWORTH (SARAH ANN3 WELTY, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born 1875. She married ALBERT E. PICKERING1. He was born August 06, 1893. Notes for EMMA HOLLINGWORTH: Death note: Emma is buried in the Allbright Cemetery. Children of EMMA HOLLINGWORTH and ALBERT PICKERING are: i. ORES T.5 PICKERING1. ii. ANCIL PICKERING1. 53. MILLARD L.4 HOLLINGWORTH (SARAH ANN3 WELTY, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born January 17, 1882, and died July 1958 in Indiana. He married FLOSSIE SCOTT1 July 17, 1904 in Kokomo, IN. Children of MILLARD HOLLINGWORTH and FLOSSIE SCOTT are: i. DENZEL5 HOLLINGWORTH1, b. 1907, Logansport, Indiana; d. April 1998; m. IDA ELIZABETH LYNAS1. ii. ISOPHENE HOLLINGWORTH1, b. December 15, 1915, Hemlock, IN; m. WILLIAM DILLINGER1, November 25, 1953. iii. AILINE FLORA HOLLINGWORTH1, b. September 25, 1919; m. MAURICE TOLLE1. iv. ROSE HOLLINGWORTH1, b. 1921; d. April, 1986; m. KENNETH STONER1. v. DWIGHT HOLLINGWORTH1, b. December 25, 1929. Notes for DWIGHT HOLLINGWORTH: Dwight moved to Florida and was married three times and had six children. Three from his second marriage were Alicia, Douglas Eugene and Brenda. 54. EDGAR W.4 HOLLINGSWORTH (CAROLINE ELLA3 WELTY, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born March 1878 in Indiana, and died June 03, 1926 in Indiana. He married DELLA FREEMAN1. She was born 1878, and died 1933 in Indiana. Notes for EDGAR W. HOLLINGSWORTH: Edgar and his wife Della are buried in the Allbright Cemetery. Children of EDGAR HOLLINGSWORTH and DELLA FREEMAN are: i. ELVA5 HOLLINGSWORTH1. ii. MARY ALLICE HOLLINGSWORTH1, b. February 02, 1903; d. 1987, Indiana. 55. ELSIE B.4 HOLLINGSWORTH (CAROLINE ELLA3 WELTY, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born March 1880 in Indiana, and died March 03, 1913 in Indiana. She married MR. SIZELOVE1. Child of ELSIE HOLLINGSWORTH and MR. SIZELOVE is: i. CRESTON5 SIZELOVE1, b. 1907. Notes for CRESTON SIZELOVE: Creston was raised by Ella and Wes Hollingsworth after his mother's death in 1913. 56. GERTRUDE4 HOLLINGSWORTH (CAROLINE ELLA3 WELTY, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born November 09, 1885 in Indiana, and died October 31, 1935 in Indiana. She married WILLIAM H. MCGUIRE1 April 15, 1905. Children of GERTRUDE HOLLINGSWORTH and WILLIAM MCGUIRE are: i. FRANK5 MCGUIRE1. ii. HELEN MCGUIRE1. 57. HERBERT4 HOLLINGSWORTH (CAROLINE ELLA3 WELTY, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born January 05, 1887 in Indiana, and died 1956 in Indiana. He married MERLE COX1 April 23, 1910 in Howard County, Indiana. She was born 1892. Children of HERBERT HOLLINGSWORTH and MERLE COX are: i. KERMET5 HOLLINGSWORTH1. ii. SHERMAN KEITH HOLLINGSWORTH1, b. October 13, 1911. iii. ROSE ELLEN HOLLINGSWORTH1, b. December 19, 1920. 58. ALMA4 HOLLINGSWORTH (CAROLINE ELLA3 WELTY, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born June 23, 1889 in Indiana, and died in Indiana. She married MASON VITTLE1 January 25, 1913 in Howard County, Indiana. He was born June 08, 1890. Children of ALMA HOLLINGSWORTH and MASON VITTLE are: i. GORZEL OR AESEL5 VITTLE1. ii. ALICE VITTLE1, b. Indiana. 59. VERNON4 HOLLINGSWORTH (CAROLINE ELLA3 WELTY, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born July 29, 1894 in Indiana, and died May 27, 1967 in Indiana. He married (1) GRACE WILLIAMS1. He married (2) JEWEL D.1. She was born 1890, and died April 1987. Notes for VERNON HOLLINGSWORTH: Vernon's wife Grace left him with four small children to raise. Children of VERNON HOLLINGSWORTH and GRACE WILLIAMS are: i. MADELINE5 HOLLINGSWORTH1. ii. MONA HOLLINGSWORTH1. iii. MARY HOLLINGSWORTH1. iv. AUDREY HOLLINGSWORTH1, b. March 04, 1918. Notes for AUDREY HOLLINGSWORTH: Audrey died in a trailer fire. 60. CHESTER A.4 HOLLINGSWORTH (CAROLINE ELLA3 WELTY, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born March 25, 1899 in Indiana, and died 1970 in Indiana. He married PAULINE RANDOLPH1 April 20, 1918. She was born January 08, 1902. Children of CHESTER HOLLINGSWORTH and PAULINE RANDOLPH are: i. DALE5 HOLLINGSWORTH1. ii. ZANE HOLLINGSWORTH1. iii. ARTHUR HOLLINGSWORTH1, b. April 23, 1919. 61. VIVIAN4 WILLARD (EMMA J.3 WELTY, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born February 24, 1898 in Lyons, Rice County, KS, and died January 10, 1980 in Lyons, Rice County, KS. She married WALDO ELDRIDGE LEONARD1 May 16, 1917 in McPherson, KS, son of ELDRIDGE LEONARD and ANNA WYATT. He was born December 29, 1895 in Lyons, Rice County, KS, and died October 23, 1978 in Lyons, Rice County, KS. More About WALDO ELDRIDGE LEONARD: Misc: December 29, 1895, Wilson Township, Rice County, Kansas Children of VIVIAN WILLARD and WALDO LEONARD are: i. EUGENE LOWELL5 LEONARD1, b. March 05, 1918, Wilson Township, Rice County, Kansas; m. ROBBIE HELEN WALDRON1, September 08, 1943, Chula Vista, CA; b. May 28, 1919; d. August 20, 1996, Chula Vista, CA. ii. GWENDOLYN NATHALIA LEONARD1, b. June 15, 1920, Lyons, Rice County, KS; m. ORVILLE ADOLPH SHIEVER1, September 03, 1939, Great Bend, Kansas; b. May 25, 1916, Morrison, Oklahoma; d. October 28, 1984, Tulsa, Oklahoma. iii. JUANITA MAY LEONARD1, b. January 09, 1927, Wilson Township, Rice County, Kansas. iv. NAOMI FERN LEONARD1, b. January 27, 1929, Wilson Township, Rice County, Kansas; m. NACE RIEAD1, September 06, 1947, Hutchinson, KS; b. May 14, 1923, Timpas, Otero County, CO; d. June 04, 1982, Valley Township, Reno County, KS. v. ONA EILEEN LEONARD1, b. October 17, 1931, Hutchinson, KS; m. JOHN WILLIAM STANSEL1, October 28, 1952, Hutchinson, KS. vi. SHIRLEY ANN LEONARD1, b. January 08, 1934, Hutchinson, KS; d. October 10, 1992, Pasadena, CA; m. WALTER RAMON SPITZ1, January 08, 1953, Newton, KS; b. December 20, 1928, Washington, DC. Notes for SHIRLEY ANN LEONARD: Death note: Shirley was buried in Lyons, KS. 62. SYLVESTER LOY4 WILLARD (EMMA J.3 WELTY, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born September 19, 1904 in Saxman, Rice County, KS. He married MARY SELFRIGE1. She was born April 02, 1903 in Sterling, Kansas, and died June 1977 in Tulsa, OK. Notes for SYLVESTER LOY WILLARD: Loy was a mail carrier in Rice County, Kansas for many years. Children of SYLVESTER WILLARD and MARY SELFRIGE are: i. HAROLD S.5 WILLARD1. ii. HELEN WILLARD1, b. July 02, 1925. iii. ARTHUR LYLE WILLARD1, b. October 31, 1927. iv. DOROTHY WILLARD1, b. August 1929. v. GERALD GREDERICK WILLARD1, b. July 21, 1939, Tulsa , OK. 63. LLOYD MERLE4 WELTY (SHERMAN ARTHUR3, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born October 29, 1904 in Saxman, Rice County, KS, and died August 20, 1972 in Topeka, Shawnee County, KS. He married FRANCES MARGARET ROTH1 March 22, 1930 in Oskaloosa, Kansas. She was born February 01, 1910 in Oskaloosa, Kansas, and died August 09, 1971 in Topeka, Shawnee County, KS. Notes for LLOYD MERLE WELTY: Merle received his elementary education in Saxman and high school in Little River, KS. He worked in the lumber business until his regiment. Child of LLOYD WELTY and FRANCES ROTH is: i. DONALD EUGENE5 WELTY1, b. November 01, 1930, Topeka, Shawnee County, KS; d. May 30, 2001, Topeka, Shawnee County, KS; m. EVA PINHEIRO1, November 08, 1957, Topeka, Shawnee County, KS; b. August 20, 1935, Tulane, California; d. November 20, 1988, Topeka, Shawnee County, KS. Notes for DONALD EUGENE WELTY: Donald was a Shawnee County Sheriff's Deputy and also was employed as a truck driver for Chruchill Trucking. He joined the U.S.Army National Guard and saw duty in Vietnam when his unit was activated. He was a member of the Oakland Church of the Nazarene. He is buried beside his wife and parents in Memorial Park Cemetery. 64. WILBUR HAROLD4 WELTY (SHERMAN ARTHUR3, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born July 03, 1911 in Saxman, Rice County, KS, and died January 15, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri. He married JOSEPHINE WELTY1 in Pittsburg, Crawford County, KS. Notes for WILBUR HAROLD WELTY: Death note: Harold is buried in the Ft. Leavenworth Cemetery in Kansas Children of WILBUR WELTY and JOSEPHINE WELTY are: i. RICHARD5 WELTY1. ii. MARY MARTHA WELTY1. iii. NANCY BARBARA WELTY1. 65. HELEN MILDRED4 WELTY (SHERMAN ARTHUR3, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born November 22, 1915 in Saxman, Rice County, KS, and died September 10, 2002 in Colorado Springs, CO. She married (1) GEORGE KEITH FANNING1 September 1935 in Holton, KS, son of STARLEY FANNING and MAUDE ATCHISON. He was born September 10, 1913 in Waverly, Coffey County, Kansas, and died September 07, 1986 in Colorado Springs, CO. She married (2) ROBERT MORRISON RUMBAUGH1 April 10, 1950 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, son of JOHN RUMBAUGH and MABEL MCMASTER. He was born August 07, 1919 in Dreshler, Ohio. Notes for HELEN MILDRED WELTY: Helen was the fourth child of four children born to Sherman and Elsie Jones Welty, in Saxman, Kansas. When Helen was about six years of age she and her family moved to Topeka, Kansas where Helen attended school, graduating from Topeka High School in 1933. Helen is remembered as being a very caring and loving mother to her two daughters, always working hard to provide for them. She was an excellent seamstress and made most of her daughter's clothes, which were always worn with pride. She was the best cook that ever was, always making everyone's favorite cake for birthday's. Everyone looked forward to holidays dinners she made and especially to all the homemade cookies, candies and special desserts. All of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren remember "GG" fondly and think she is really cool since she bought herself a new set of graphite shaft golf clubs at the age of eighty. Helen died at her home, surrounded by her loved ones on September 10,2002. She is buried in the Shrine of Remembrance Mausoleum in Colorado Springs, CO. Notes for GEORGE KEITH FANNING: Keith spent his first seven years living on the family farm two miles south of Waverly. He had a pony named Beauty and enjoyed hunting, fishing and trapping with his father and brothers. He earned extra money trapping. One morning he got up before daylight to check his traps before school. Much to his surprise he had caught a skunk and as he approached the trap the skunk sprayed him. He killed the skunk, took it home and skinned it. By then he was really smelling bad so he washed up the best he could and sprayed himself with some of his mother's best perfume and went on his way to school. At school it was the custom to line up outside and march into the schoolhouse keeping time to a chime. His teacher pulled him out of the line and sent him home. He spent a lot of time staying in town with his grandmother Sarah and Aunt Susie when he was in the first grade. The summer before he entered the second grade his father bought 64 acres of land across from the city park and they moved to town. Every August they held a big celebration called "Ohio Days". This included a parade, carnival, picnic, sidewalk sales, skits, crafts and lots of homemade ice cream, pie and cake. On the closing day of this celebration Keith and his brothers would rise up early and sneak over to the tent where all the soda pop was stored. They would steal several bottles of their favorite lemon soda and hide it under their sleeping porch. One day when Keith was coming around the side of the house he saw Max drinking a bottle of soda. He asked for part of the bottle which Max willing shared with him. When he took a big swig of it he discovered the bottle was filled with urine. Max laughed and Keith chased him around and around the house. Each time Max would pass the door he'd yell, "Open up the door the next time I come around Momma". Maude let him in the house and saved him from a real pounding from Keith. Keith went to school in Waverly through the 7th grade. After his father's early death his mother married J. G. Given. He was a good and kindly man. Keith entered 8th grade in Ottawa, Kansas. It seemed like the end of the world moving from Waverly. He was able to make friends readily though through his baseball playing. It was there that he had his first date. He earned extra money with a paper route. When he wanted to go to a movie he would go collect from one of his customers. During this time his mother was diagnosed with tuberculosis and it was necessary for the family to move to Albuquerque, New Mexico for her health. By then he was entering his sophomore year in high school. He readily made friends through athletics and he also was a really good dancer. During his sophomore year he placed third in pole vaulting at a state meet. His baseball team won the state championship and they went to Colorado Springs to play in the 4 state tournaments. They lost in the finals, but won the championship the following year. His junior and senior years were unforgettable for him. He made many lifelong friends. Sports were his "cup of tea" and he was active in most of them. His 1932 basketball team won 43 straight games and lost only two---one to Phoenix and one to Raton in the finals. His senior year at Albuquerque High was spent with the Brannin family. His family moved to El Paso, Texas. He played baseball on the same team with the Brannin boys. After graduation he went to the National Guard Camp in Las Vegas, New Mexico with two of his friends. They got paid $15 apiece for the 15 days in camp. They returned to Albuquerque and bought a Model A Ford touring car for $5 and took off for Denver. They cooked out and slept under the car until they got to Denver. They stayed with his stepsister for ten days and then found a ride back to Albuquerque. He was offered a basketball scholarship to the University of New Mexico and took it. He washed dishes for board and room at the fraternity house. It was at this time his parents moved back to Albuquerque and they lived with the parents of his mother until his mother died in 1932. He had to pull out of college after the first semester because of the depression. He went to live with his aunts and uncles in Waverly. Everyone was broke and times were hard. They went without food many times. He was able to get a part time job at the Farmers Co-op and was paid one dollar a day. He swept out the dance hall on week-ends for free admission to the dances. In 1934 he received a try-out contract for a professional baseball team in Lincoln, Nebraska. He received notice he'd been hired and would receive $60 per month and pay his own expenses when they played a home. He borrowed ten dollars from his high school coach and he and a friend arranged for a ride to Topeka on a chicken truck. They got as far as Topeka and got a room at a boarding house for twenty-five cents a day. They had run out of money by then so went to see Scott Brothers Ice Cream Store for a job and a try out with their Ben Johnson League baseball team. They worked out for them and were hired the following day. He loved to stop by Hoover Drug for ice cream and it was there that he met Helen Welty, who was a car hop at that time. She also was a check girl at Crosby Brothers so they got better acquainted when he got a part-time job there too. He worked at various jobs and it was tough going. He finally got a job making doughnuts at SS Kresge Co. for $13 a week. He courted Helen all this time and they were married in 1935. In 1937 he and his brothers sold their fathers land in Waverly and he took his share of $475, quit his job and went to business college. After his graduation he got a job working for Ayer Auto Supply as a bookkeeper for $60 a month. ***These notes were taken from letters my father wrote to me in 1985, the last year of his life. I had asked him to share his fondest memories with me. Notes for ROBERT MORRISON RUMBAUGH: Bob was the middle child in a family of seven children. During his younger years he worked for ten dollars a week to help provide for his family during the depression years. Working long hours daily in a grocery store became a p art of his life as he struggled to get an education. As a youngster he was called upon to make many sacrifices and put the welfare of his family before his own needs. After graduating from high school in 1937, he continued working at the grocery store for two more years. In 1939 he took a job at a restaurant earning fifteen dollars a week. A year later he became a timekeeper for an agricultural company for twenty-four dollars a week. Realizing that he wanted to go somewhere and do something with his life he enlisted in the United States Army at the rank of Private and for the salary of twenty-one dollars a month. One year later he enrolled in Engineer Officer Candidate School and graduated as a Second Lieutenant. During World War II he was a member of the Airborne Aviation Battalion serving in France and Germany. He served with the Amphibious Engineer Battalion during the Korean War. A career in the Army meant more sacrifice and determination which included long absences away from his family during the war years. His determination to achieve financial security became a realization as he retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1967 at the age of 48. Children of HELEN WELTY and GEORGE FANNING are: i. MARY ANN5 FANNING1, b. February 13, 1936, Topeka, Shawnee County, KS; m. (1) JESSE MAX GIBSON1, October 17, 1954, Emporia, Kansas; b. October 08, 1934, Emporia, Kansas; m. (2) LEROY ISAAC ATENCIO1, May 05, 1967, Elko, Nevada; b. August 18, 1939, Parkview, New Mexico. Notes for MARY ANN FANNING: Mary Ann received her elementary education at Gage School in Topeka, KS. She attended high school in Lyons, Kansas, Oklahoma City, OK, Yokohama, Japan and graduated from Emporia High School in Emporia, Kansas in 1954. She later graduated from Hill's Business College in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is an active church member of St. James Catholic Church and has held many positions there from parish secretary, CCW president, Brownie and Cub Scout leader, and coordinator and catechism teacher for RCIA, a year long process which brings adults into the catholic church. She has also served as a volunteer for Hospice and is an Oblate of St. Benedict Priory in Ogden, UT. She has played an active role in the lives of her four children and nine grandchildren and became a great grandmother in the year 2000.. Her hobbies have been golf, travelling, needlework, cooking special recipes for her family and reading. In September 2001 she and her husband relocated to Colorado Springs, CO to be closer to her parents and sister. Marriage Notes for MARY FANNING and JESSE GIBSON: Jesse and Mary Ann were married ten years and are the parents of three children. Notes for LEROY ISAAC ATENCIO: He has many fond memories of life from this small ranching community. He tells the tales of going with his grandfather up in the mountains to tend the sheep, riding in the wagon with his Uncle Chris to gather wood for the fire, the strict discipline of the sisters at parochial school, sneaking into the fish hatchery ponds to catch trout the easy way, staying behind when his family moved to Utah to help his aging grandparents, and his many friend and relatives. Leroy served his country with pride and continues to be active in the Air Force Reserves. His biggest pride and joy has been his son Jon. Leroy retired from Defense Depot Ogden after 35 years of government service. He now enjoys being able to play golf daily, travelling, and spending time with his family and grandchildren. Marriage Notes for MARY FANNING and LEROY ATENCIO: Their marriage was blessed in the Catholic Church, Ogden, Utah on December 19, 1973. ii. KAREN JANE FANNING1, b. January 25, 1939, Topeka, Shawnee County, KS. Notes for KAREN JANE FANNING: Karen attended schools in Kansas, Washington, Arizona, Oklahoma, Yokohama, Japan and graduated from high school in Germany in 1957. She has traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe. Her home is now in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was employed for many years as a para-legal for Otereo Savings and Loan. In 1987 she attended floral design school and was the owner of the Flower Traditions shop. She spent many years caring for her father before his death from cancer in 1986. She is a very sweet and loving person, full of good humor. She is known for her creativity and artistic abilities and is always sharing her creations with her family. She is very fond of all her nieces and nephews and has been very much a part of their lives. She has been a loving companion for her mother bringing meaning and humor into her twilight years. 66. GRACE AMELIA4 WELTY (JOHN HARLAN3, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born March 28, 1904 in Lyons, Rice County, KS, and died July 19, 2000 in MO. She married ELBERT LONZO WILSON1 February 08, 1925 in Denver, Colorado. He was born December 20, 1900 in Russell, KY, and died March 03, 1983 in Wadsworth, KS. Marriage Notes for GRACE WELTY and ELBERT WILSON: Grace and Alonzo were secretly married. Children of GRACE WELTY and ELBERT WILSON are: i. ELVA GENE5 WILSON1, b. July 18, 1926, Denver, Colorado; m. MICHAEL ANTHONY KOZAK1, May 17, 1952, Ft. Leavenworth, KS; b. Leavenworth, KS. ii. ALBERTA JOSEPHINE WILSON1, b. November 14, 1928, Denver, Colorado; m. JACKSON CLIFTON JORDAN1, July 16, 1951, Los Alamos, NM; b. July 01, 1922, Itasca, TX; d. November 14, 1977, Irving, TX. iii. CALVIN WARREN WILSON1, b. August 04, 1930, Denver, Colorado; m. ELAINE MCCABE1, Leavenworth, KS. iv. BARBARA IRENE WILSON1, b. October 05, 1931, Ft. Leavenworth, KS; m. PAUL WILM1, 1950, Aurora, MO. v. JAMES ROSS WILSON1, b. May 30, 1934, Ft. Leavenworth, KS; m. GOLDIE WILSON1, Springfield, Missouri. vi. DOROTHY MAY ROSE WILSON1, b. February 27, 1938, Ft. Leavenworth, KS; m. BILL NAGEL1, Los Angeles, CA. vii. FREDRICK ROGER WILSON1, b. February 01, 1940, Ft.Leavenworth, KS; m. (1) BARBARA BRIDGES1, July 31, 1961, Irving, TX; b. January 18, 1945; m. (2) DEB DRURCKY1, July 12, 1986, The Colony, TX. Marriage Notes for FREDRICK WILSON and BARBARA BRIDGES: Fred and Barbara were divorced 1977. He later married Phyllis , but was divorced from her shortly after their marriage. Notes for DEB DRURCKY: Fred and Deb were divorced in 1996. 67. JOHN BERYL4 WELTY (WESLEY B.3, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born October 01, 1901 in Sterling, Kansas, and died May 23, 1971 in Sterling, Kansas. He married ALICE JEANETTE LARGE1 April 20, 1920 in Sterling, Kansas. She was born August 02, 1901 in Iatan, Missouri, and died October 05, 1989 in Sterling, Kansas. Notes for JOHN BERYL WELTY: Beryl was the eldest son of Wesley B. and Gertrude Welty. He attended Union II, Sterling High School and Sterling College. He assisted his father on the farm and later worked in the mill at Saxman and also the Arnold Mill in Sterling. He started a Gamble's Store in 1938, leaving that business in 1956 to join the college staff. He was a member of the Sterling United Presbyterian Church, having served as an elder and in several other capacities. He was active in many community affairs and was a member of Sterling Rotary and the Chamber of Commerce for many years. He was a former Mayor of Sterling. Notes for ALICE JEANETTE LARGE: Alice was a retired teacher and was a member of the United Presbyterian Church. Child of JOHN WELTY and ALICE LARGE is: i. MARLETA JEAN5 WELTY1, b. February 09, 1924, Sterling, Kansas; d. September 12, 1974, Wichita, Kansas; m. DONALD EUGENE CHILDS1, August 02, 1948, Sterling, Kansas; b. January 21, 1926; d. August 17, 1972. Notes for MARLETA JEAN WELTY: Marleta was a bank teller at the First National Bank and was a member of the Sterling United Presbyterian Church. She had been a lifelong resident of Sterling. 68. WESLEY KENNETH4 WELTY (WESLEY B.3, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born March 08, 1906 in Sterling, Kansas, and died November 14, 1959 in Sterling, Kansas. He married (1) GRACE F. HARDWICK1. She was born August 23, 1904 in Bushnell, Illinois., and died October 08, 1984 in Sterling, Kansas. He married (2) ELLA MARGARET WEBER1 June 25, 1925 in Hutchinson, KS. She was born October 15, 1910. Notes for WESLEY KENNETH WELTY: Kenny was a furniture dealer and a member of the Odd Fellows. Death note: A tribute written by Max Moxley in the Sterling Bulletin: We could all take a lesson from the all-too-short life of the late Kenneth Welty. Kenny was not a wealthy man nor a learned one, yet few Sterling men had more friends. Injured in a salt plant accident some twenty years ago, he continued his work under a severe handicap. He was admired for his indomitable spirit and pluck, plus his resolute policy of accommodation and service. Too crippled to work at a bench, he spent hours and days hunkered down on the floor, framing a picture, gluing a chair --- all at a price which paid him little for his time. And all the time he remained cheerful and agreeable, his attitude best expressed by his favorite rejoiner, "Ain't that the truth." And so, because he worked hard despite his ill health - and did so without grumbling - he gained that priceless gift, the admiration of his fellow man. Kenny Welty had more friends than almost anybody. He would be proud to know there was standing room only at the Porter Funeral Home at the time of his service. Notes for GRACE F. HARDWICK: Grace was a retired administrator for the Sterling Presbyterian Manor and had been a longtime Sterling resident. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. Child of WESLEY WELTY and GRACE HARDWICK is: i. ARLENE KAY5 WELTY1, b. November 20, 1944; m. GARY HILDEBRAND1, December 28, 1968; b. February 15, 1941. Children of WESLEY WELTY and ELLA WEBER are: ii. WESLEY5 KENNETH, JR. WELTY1, b. September 16, 1926; m. NORMA MITCHELL1, May 17, 1950; b. January 17, 1931. iii. DONALD KEITH WELTY1, b. January 15, 1928; m. MARTHA MAXINE REINHARDT1, February 03, 1951; b. October 05, 1933. 69. EDRIS CARMOLINE4 WELTY (WESLEY B.3, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born November 23, 1907 in Sterling, Kansas, and died May 27, 1990 in Lyons, Rice County, KS. She married JOHN E. EDWARDS1 June 13, 1935 in Ludington High School, Ludington, MI.. He was born February 04, 1893 in Lyons, Rice County, KS, and died February 05, 1972 in Sterling, Kansas. Notes for EDRIS CARMOLINE WELTY: Edris was valedictorian of her graduating class of Sterling High School in 1927, and graduated from Sterling College in 1931. A lifetime resident of Rice County, she was a homemaker and community leader. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church in Saxman, the Chaldean Club, the Priscilla Club, the Dorian Club, Jeannette McCrory Missionary Circle, and the American Association of Retired Persons, all at Lyons. She was also a member of Rice County Silver Threads, was a founder of the Rice County Council on Aging, and was a Rice County 4-H Community Leader. Notes for JOHN E. EDWARDS: John was a retired farmer and stockman and was a lifetime resident of Saxman. He was a member of the Saxman Presbyterian Church and a veteran of World War I. Some may not recall the life of John, but he was an athlete, taking part in all phases of athletics, starting with Sterling college when it was called Cooper College. He was named one of the halfbacks on the first team of the all-state football players chosen during the years of 1921 and 1925 by Les Edmonds, sportswriter of the Topeka Capital. He was a member of the Cooper College team when it was named the all-state team of 1915. He also played community baseball for many years. John Edwards played when usually 11 men played the entire game, when there was a quarterback, a full back and two halfbacks and no one had ever heard of wide ends and all the other positions now in football. Lloyd Brothers, a lifelong friend and neighbor, recalls that John created quite a stir when he and John reported for duty at Camp Pike in Missouri during World War I. In a Thanksgiving Day Regimental track meet, John outran the entire 334th Field Artillery in the 100-yard dash. John and Lloyd had reported to Camp Pike on October 5, 1917 and within a short while John was promoted to PFC and later sent to Officers Candidate School. Children of EDRIS WELTY and JOHN EDWARDS are: i. JOHN ERVING JR.5 EDWARDS1, b. May 27, 1922, Lyons, Rice County, KS; m. KERMIT JONES1, September 22, 1946, Lyons, Rice County, KS; b. October 30, 1925. ii. JONETA JEAN EDWARDS1, b. August 06, 1936, Lyons, Rice County, KS; m. HARRY GAFFIN1, January 27, 1957. iii. JANICE JOLENE EDWARDS1, b. November 05, 1938, Lyons, Rice County, KS; d. June 29, 2000, Kansas; m. JAMES RONALD ALLEN1, November 29, 1958, Lyons, Rice County, KS; b. July 03, 1937. 70. CECIL NORRIS4 BLAKELY (LILLIAN MAE3 WELTY, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born June 02, 1901 in Pratt, Kansas, and died October 25, 1994 in Wichita, Kansas. He married (1) IVA ROGERS1 1941. She died October 03, 1986 in Lyons, Rice County, KS. He married (2) GLADYS SMITH1 April 15, 1941. She was born February 21, 1912 in Oklahoma. Children of CECIL BLAKELY and IVA ROGERS are: i. MARY KATHYRN5 BLAKELY1, m. W. D. OAKLEY1. ii. SHIRLEY MAXINE BLAKELY1. Child of CECIL BLAKELY and GLADYS SMITH is: iii. JOHN5 BLAKELY1, b. July 11, 1943; d. November 15, 1994; m. JUDY BLAKELY1; d. September 12, 1995. 71. ANSEL MORRIS4 BLAKELY (LILLIAN MAE3 WELTY, JOHN WESLEY2, JOHN1)1 was born June 02, 1901 in Pratt, KS, and died April 19, 1984 in Lyons, Rice County, KS. He married ELLA MAE WARREN1. She was born 1903, and died 1967 in Lyons, Rice County, KS. Notes for ANSEL MORRIS BLAKELY: Ansel was the twin brother of Cecil Norris. His second marriage was to Clara in 1968. Children of ANSEL BLAKELY and ELLA WARREN are: i. WAYNE5 BLAKELY1. ii. PHIL BLAKELY1.

Generation No. 1

1. SAMUEL J.1 WILGES/WILGUS was born May 15, 1781 in Pennsylvania or Maryland,
and died November 13, 1857 in Concord Twp., Ross County, Ohio. He married (1)
Nancy Ann Kerr Abt. 1800 in Pennsylvania, daughter of James Kerr and Susannah
Unknown. He married (2) CATHERINE B. HUFFMAN August 06, 1837 in Ross Conty, Ohio,
daughter of JOHN HUFFMAN and Martha Unknown.

Notes for SAMUEL J. WILGES/WILGUS:
Samuel J. came into Ohio from Penn. between 1805 and 1807 with his wife Nancy Ann
and two small daughters Elizabeth & Susanna. Also with him was James Wilgus and
his wife Catherine who may be either his father or uncle. He settled on land in
Concord Township, Ross County Near Frankfort . When he died in 1857 he owned 73
acres of land # 1975 and 35 acres land # 5495.

Samuel is buried in Days Cemetery in Ross County, Ohio. The cemetery is located 2
miles west of Austin on a Knoll on the south side of Goodhope Road
The head stones read as follows.

Wilges, Samuel J. died Nov.13,1857-76y 5m 28d (fs) SJW
Samuel (no dates) Samuel's son
Ann (no dates) This is Samuel's 1st wife Nancy Ann Kerr (fs) AW
James (no Dates) Samuel's father ?
Marion (no dates) Samuel's son
Catherine (no dates) Samuel's mother?

Samuel did not have a Will. A few of expenses reported to the "Ross Probate Court"
was $9 to John Ware for making the coffin, $15 to John Dehas making the Tomb Stone
and Nelson B. Young $1.25 to furnishing & paintng wagon bed. (to take Samuel to
the cemetery in I'm sure)

I do not know for sure where Samuel J. was born. The 1850 census has Penn. and his
son Samuel Lorenzo was14 when his father died said he was born in Penn., but on
the 1880 census his sisters Nancy Ann, who was 21 when he died and Susanna, from
his frist mariage, who was 42 when he died, both said he was born in Maryland.

There is a James Wilgus in Hartford Co., Maryland whose family fits this one on
the 1790 cemsus .

Pioneer Ohio newspapers 1802-1818
Abraham Hagier, in Concord Township, Ross County, reports that John Hoddy and
Samuel Wilges have appraied a mare found by Moses Wiliams.

In Aug. of 1813 Samuel Wilges was a witness to the probate of Henry Cooleys
Will in Ross Co. Ohio. He signed his name "Samuel J. Wilges"
Note; Henry Cooley"s son James married Samuel's daughter Susan.

1850 Census, Concord Twp., Ross Co. Ohio
Wilgus, Samuel age 63 Farmer born, PA.
Catherine 45 PA.
Nancy 12 OH.
Samuel L. 8 OH.
Carmean, Pearson 23 OH.

1840 Census, Concord Twp., Ross Co., Ohio.
Wildjur, Samuel
Males
1-under 5 years of age
1- 5 to 10 years of age
1- 40 to 50 years of age
Females
1- under 5 years of age
1- 30-40 years of age

1830 Census, Concord Twp., Ross Co. Ohio
Wilgus, Samuel
Males
1- 10 to 15 years of age
1- 40 to 50 years of age
1- 90 to 100 years of age
Females
2- 15 to 20 years of age
1- 50 to 60 years of age

1820 Census, Concord Twp., Ross County, Ohio
Wilgis, Samuel J.
Males
1-26-45 years of age
Females
2-under 10 years of age
2- 10 and under 16 years of age
1- 26 and under 45 years of age

1820 Census, Corncord Twp., Ross Co. Ohio
Wilgis, James
Males
1- 45 years and up
Females
1- 10 and under 16 years of age
1- 26 and under 45 years of age.

There is not an 1810 census for Ohio

Notes for CATHERINE B. HUFFMAN:
After her husband Samuel J. died the 1870 census shows her living with her
daughter Nancy & her husband David Keister.They later moved to Auglaize County,
Ohio And Catherine is buried at the Buckland Cemetery next to David & Nancy
Keister.

***The Auglaize County Democrat June 24. 1886
Wilgis--At home of her daughter, Mrs. Kiester, at Buckland, Ohio. June 16th,1886,
Catherine B. Wilges, aged 81 years 9 months 1 day.
Mrs. Wilgis was born near Pittsburgh, Pa. and she moved with her parents, John
and Martha Huffman,to Ross County,Ohio in 1814. She married to Mr. Carmean in
1824, whom she lived with ten years. She again married to Samuel J. Wilgis who
died in 1857, since which time she has lived with her children and for the past
twenty years with the above mentioned daughter.
She was converted in her youth and united with the M.E. Church, in which she
remained until her death. She was industrious, devoted to God and loved by all.
By: J.H. Cateri

June 11, 1860 Concord Twp. Ross. Co., Ohio
Wilgus, Catherine age 55 Farming born PA.
Wilgus, Nancy A. age 22 Housework born OH.
Wilgus, Samuel L. age 16 Farmhand born OH.

Children of SAMUEL WILGES/WILGUS and Nancy Kerr are:
+ 2 i. Elizabeth2 Wilges, born September 30, 1802 in Pennsylvania; died
February 27, 1878 in Wapello, Louisa Co. Iowa.
+ 3 ii. Susanna Wilges, born March 23, 1805 in Penn..
+ 4 iii. Margaret Wilges, born July 01, 1807 in Ross County, Ohio; died
September 20, 1857 in Des Moines County, Iowa.
+ 5 iv. Harriet Hannah Wilges, born August 01, 1809 in Ross County, Ohio; died
January 26, 1833 in Ross County, Ohio.
+ 6 v. Sarah Wilges, born October 10, 1811 in Ross County, Ohio.
7 vi. Samuel Wilges, born March 04, 1814.
8 vii. Thomas Wilges, born May 08, 1817 in Ohio.
9 viii. William Arnol Wilges, born October 11, 1818.

Children of SAMUEL WILGES/WILGUS and CATHERINE HUFFMAN are:
+ 10 i. Nancy Ann2 Wilges, born May 17, 1838 in Ross County, Ohio; died
September 11, 1899 in Auglaize Cty, Ohio.
11 ii. Marion Wilges, born December 09, 1839 in Ross County, Ohio; died Bef.
1850 in Ross County, Ohio. Burial, Day Cemetery, Ross Co., Ohio
+ 12 iii. SAMUEL LORENZO WILGES, born September 05, 1843 in Near Frankfort, Ross
Co., Ohio; died June 15, 1924 in Buckland , Auglaize County, Ohio.

Generation No. 2

2. Elizabeth2 Wilges (SAMUEL J.1 WILGES/WILGUS) was born September 30, 1802 in
Pennsylvania, and died February 27, 1878 in Wapello, Louisa Co. Iowa. She married
Henry Warnstaff September 17, 1825 in Ross County, Ohio, son of Henry Warnstaff
and Elizabeth.

Notes for Elizabeth Wilges: Burial: Wapello Cemetery, Wapello Township, Louisa
County, Iowa

1850 census Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa, Elizabeth was living with her
son John Warnstaff listed her age as 48, born in Penn.

1860 census Port Louisa Township, Louisa County, Iowa, Elizabeth was living with
her daughter Nancy Ann Dollarhide, her age was listed as 59, was born in Penn.

1870 census Port Louisa Township, Louisa County, Iowa, Elizabeth was still living
with her daughter Nancy Ann, Her age was listed as 70 and was born in Penn.

Notes for Henry Warnstaff: Burial: Wapello Cemetery, Wapello Twp. Louisa Co. Iowa

Children of Elizabeth Wilges and Henry Warnstaff are:
13 i. Samuel J.3 Warnstaff, born August 19, 1827 in Ross County, Ohio; died
June 16, 1893 in Oakland Twp. Louisa Co. Iowa. He married Euthery A.
Unknown. Notes for Samuel J. Warnstaff: Burial: Beauchamp Cemetery,
Oakland Township, Louisa Co. Iowa.

1856 census, Wapello, Twp. Louisa Co., Iowa
Samuel 29 b. Ohio Farmer
Euthery A. 28 b. Ind.
Mary M 5 b. Iowa
Rhoda M 3 b, Iowa

14 ii. John Warnstaff, born August 08, 1830 in Lafayette, Indiana; died March
03, 1907 in Clatsop County, Oregon. He married Jane Biggs October 18,
1849 in Louisa Co.Iowa.
15 iii. Nancy Ann Warnstaff, born April 04, 1835 in Indiana; died March 14,
1876 in Sterling, Johnson Co., Nebraska. She married Albert H.
Dollarhide November 13, 1849 in Louisa Co.Iowa.
Notes for Nancy Ann Warnstaff: Burial; Sterling Cemetery, Sterling, Nebraska

Notes for Albert H. Dollarhide:
Burial; December 2, 1896, Sterling Cemetery, Nebraska.
Cause of death; Heart Attack
Farmer; Iowa & Nebraska
Masonic Lodge; June 19,1878, Sterling, Johnson County, Nebraska, one of 7 charter
members when the lodge was instituted in 1875.
Mexican War; Between 1847-1848, served from Iowa.

1856 Census, Iowa, Town of Wapello, Louisa Co., Iowa
Albert 26 b. Ind.
Nancy A. 22 b. Ind.
Tabetha 5 b. Iowa
Lavina 2 b. Iowa
Elizabeth 54 b. Ohio

3. Susanna2 Wilges (SAMUEL J.1 WILGES/WILGUS) was born March 23, 1805 in Penn..
She married James Cooley August 16, 1829 in Ross County, Ohio, son of Henry
Cowley/Cooley and Mary Shannon.

Notes for Susanna Wilges:
1850 Census Davis Township, Fountain County, Indiana
James, age 57 born in Penn. Farmer
Susannah, age 46 born in Penn.
Paul, age 18 born Ind.
Alford, age 14 born Ind.
Samuel, age 12, born Ind.
Margaret, age 10, born Ind.
Harriet, age 8 born Ind.
Miriam, age 6 born Ind.
John, age 2 born Ind.

1860 Census Davis Township, Fountain County, Indiana
James, age 67 born in Penn., Farmer
Susannah, age 55 born Penn,
Harriet, age 16 born Ind.
Miriam, age, 14 born Ind.
John, age 13 born Ind
Samuel , age 22 born Ind.

June 7,1880 census , City of Attica, Fountain Co. Indiana
Cooley, Susan Self W WF 73 Oh. Keeping House MD. MD.
, Maggie Dau S WF 38 IN. At Home OH. OH.
, Mary Dau S WF 30 IN. At Home OH. OH.
, John Son S WF 32 IN. Cattle Dealer OH. OH.

Children of Susanna Wilges and James Cooley are:
16 i. Paul3 Cooley, born Abt. 1832 in Indaiana.
17 ii. Alford Cooley, born Abt. 1836 in Indiana.
18 iii. Samuel Cooley, born Abt. 1838 in Indiana.
19 iv. Margaret Cooley, born Abt. 1840 in Indiana.
20 v. Harriet Cooley, born Abt. 1842 in Indaiana.
21 vi. Miriam Cooley, born Abt. 1846 in Indaiana.
22 vii. John Cooley, born Abt. 1848 in Indaiana.

4. Margaret2 Wilges (SAMUEL J.1 WILGES/WILGUS) was born July 01, 1807 in Ross
County, Ohio, and died September 20, 1857 in Des Moines County, Iowa. She married
Frederick Heizer January 17, 1828 in Ross County, Ohio, son of Samuel Heizer and
Mary Ware. Notes for Frederick Heizer: Moved to Iowa in 1843

1856 Census Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
Frederick Heizer age 47 b. Va. Merchant
Margaret 48 b. Ohio
Mary 18 b. Ohio
Susan 17 b. Ohio
Rebecca J. 14 b. Ohio
Caroline 12 b. Iowa
Thos. Campbell 20 , Carpenter

June 9, 1860 census, Kossuth Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines, Iowa
Frederick Heizer 53 M Miller $6200 $2000 Va.
Susan 21 F Ohio
Rebecca 18 F Ohio
Caroline 16 F Ohio

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Samuel Heizer 36 M $600 $1000 Ohio
Hannah 37 F Ohio
Justin 4 M Iowa
Phebe Fisher 57 M Ohio
Rober Speard 57 M Shoemaker Scotland

Received from Rendell
The following text was extracted from James Marion Heizer's Genealogy Treatise , Page 137 "The Heizer Family"
Frederick Heizer was born January 24,1807 in Augusta County, Virginia and died in
Des Moines County, Iowa on February 29, 1880. He Married twice, On January 17,1828
in Ross County, Ohio he married Margaret born July 1, 1807 and died Sept. 20,
1857. Their nine children were James Carr, John Ware. Elizabeth, Mary Jane born
July 14, 1835 and died a year later...In addition to other transfers of land to
and from Frederick and Margaret Heizer, deed records of Des Moines County show
they gave 40acres of land to establish a college. Deed Book Vol. page 105 records
"Frederick Heizer and wife to Yellow Springs Collegiate Institute for the
consideration of the establishment of an Instute of learning at a point known as
Jefferson Academy in Kossuth Yellow Springs Township for the instruction of young
persons of both sexes in all branches of a finished education. Feb. 15, 1853.

This is quite comprehensive coverage of the children of Frederick and Margaret,
with the last, Caroline Heizer being the only one born in Iowa July 24, 1844 in
Des Moines County. From this we can deduce that the family moved from Ross County
to Iowa sometime between 1842 and 1844

Children of Margaret Wilges and Frederick Heizer are:
23 i. James Carr3 Heizer, born Abt. 1829 in Ohio.
24 ii. John Ware Heizer, born Abt. 1831 in Ohio.
25 iii. Elizabeth Heizer, born Abt. 1834; died 1836.
26 iv. Mary Jane Heizer, born July 14, 1835 in Ohio; died 1836 in Iowa.
27 v. Susan Heizer, born Abt. 1839 in Ohio.
28 vi. Rebecca Jane Heizer, born February 14, 1842 in Ross County, Ohio;
died August 1868 in Iowa.
29 vii. Caroline Matilda Heizer, born July 24, 1844 in Des Moines County,
Iowa. She married Edwin Rex January 24, 1872 in Des Moines, Kossuth
Co. Iowa.
30 viii. William Henry Heizer, born 1846 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died 1849
in Des Moines County, Iowa.

5. Harriet Hannah2 Wilges (SAMUEL J.1 WILGES/WILGUS) was born August 01, 1809 in
Ross County, Ohio, and died January 26, 1833 in Ross County, Ohio. She married
Rudolph Hire December 15, 1831 in Ross County, Ohio, son of Michael Hire and
Elizabeth Stingley.

Notes for Harriet Hannah Wilges:
1850 Census, Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio
Rudolph Hire, age 47 born Ohio
William Hire, age 32, born Ohio
Hannah Hire, age 40 born Ohio
Elizabeth Hire age 17 born Ohio
Elijah Hire, age 23 born Ohio

1860 census, Corcord township, Ross County, Ohio
Rudolph Hire, age 54 Born in Va, Farmer
Hannah Hire, age 50 born Ohio
Wiliam Hire, age 43 born Ohio

The Hannah listed on the 1850 census must be Rudolph's sister. Question is who is
the the mother of Elijah as he was born in abt. 1827 and Rudolph & Hariett was
married 12/15/1831. Elizabeth was born in 1833 did she die in childbirth?

Burial, Hire Cemetery
Hire, Rudolph d March 20, 1873 ag 70y 11m 8das Father
, Harriet w/o Rudolph d Jan. 26,1833 ag 23y 5m 25das Mother } same stone
Notes for Rudolph Hire: Burial; Hire Cemetery, Ross County, Ohio

Children of Harriet Wilges and Rudolph Hire are:
31 i. Elijah3 Hire, born 1827. He married Sarah Wortman September 07, 1845
in Van Wert County, Ohio.
32 ii. Elizabeth Hire, born 1833.

6. Sarah2 Wilges (SAMUEL J.1 WILGES/WILGUS) was born October 10, 1811 in Ross
County, Ohio. She married Lewis Hoffman October 03, 1833 in Ross County, Ohio.

Notes for Sarah Wilges:
1850 census; Rome Twp. Jones County, Iowa.
Lewis Hoffman age 39 b. Ohio Farmer, 400 acres
Sarah age 39 b. Ohio
William age 16 b. Ohio
Eliabeth age 14 b. Ohio
Martha age 10 b. Ohio
Jane age 7 b. Ohio
Samuel age 2 b. Ohio

Children of Sarah Wilges and Lewis Hoffman are:
33 i. William3 Hoffman, born Abt. 1834 in Ohio.
34 ii. Eliabeth Hoffman, born Abt. 1836 in Ohio.
35 iii. Martha Hoffman, born Abt. 1840 in Ohio.
36 iv. Jane Hoffman, born Abt. 1843 in Iowa.
37 v. Samuel Hoffman, born Abt. 1848 in Iowa.

10. Nancy Ann2 Wilges (SAMUEL J.1 WILGES/WILGUS) was born May 17, 1838 in Ross
County, Ohio, and died September 11, 1899 in Auglaize Cty, Ohio. She married
David W. Keister December 17, 1861 in Ross County, Ohio.

Notes for Nancy Ann Wilges: from Ruth Ransbottom notes .When Nancy died she left a
living husband, a brother (Samuel Lorenzo) a half brother & a half sister. moved
to Buckland in November of 1897. Buried at Buckland, Auglaize County, Ohio

Notes for David W. Keister:
Keister, David W. died March 17, Buckland- 74y 2m 8d-born Virginia-m'd Nancy
Wilges December 18, 1861- no children.

June 11, 1860 Concord Twp. Ross County, Ohio Census
Keister, David 22 M Grocer $50 $150 Va.
Blizzard?? Sarah 55 F House Work Va.

July 16, 1870 Concord Twp. Ross County, Ohio Census, Post Office: Greenland
Keister, Davis 32MW Farm laborer Va.
Nancy 32FW Keeping House Oh.
John 11MW works on farm Oh
Wilges, Catherine 65FW Assist.keeping house Pa.
Kesner, William 26MW Farm Laborer Va.
Wells, Elizabeth 63FW Assist.keeping house Va.

June 22 & 23, 1880 Logan Twp. Auglaize Co., Ohio
Keister, D.W. WM 42 keeping Grocery VA VA VA
Nancy WF Wife keeping house Oh Maryland Pa.
Wilges, Catherine WF 76 M-I-L Pa. Pa. Pa.

Note: David is living in the household of Jesse Wilges in 1900
June 2, 1900 Buckland Village, Logan Twp., Auglaize Co., Ohio Census
Wilgus, Jesse H. Head WM Feb. 1865 35 m4 OH Oh Oh Barber
Abbie Wife WF Mar, 1877 23 m4-2-2 Oh Oh Oh
Herman Son WM Apr. 1897 3 S Oh Oh Oh
Mina Dau WF Jan. 1899 1 S Oh Oh Oh
Keister, David W. Border WM Jan, 1883 62 Wd Va Va Va

Child of Nancy Wilges and David Keister is:
38 i. John3 Keister, born October 1862.

12. SAMUEL LORENZO2 WILGES (SAMUEL J.1 WILGES/WILGUS) was born September 05, 1843
in Near Frankfort, Ross Co., Ohio, and died June 15, 1924 in Buckland , Auglaize
County, Ohio. He married (1) ANNA WHETSTONE December 26, 1862 in Ross County,
Ohio, daughter of REV. WHETSTONE and NANCY HIRE. He married (2) Hannah Hicks
January 28, 1892. He married (3) Hester A. Fisher October 20, 1892.

Notes for SAMUEL LORENZO WILGES:
A shoe Cobler 6' 250 lbs. served in the War of the Rebellion, with the 27th.
National Guard, the unit was never Federalized, he is not listed as having served
in the Civil War as I understand it.

On his Declaration for pension he states that he is 6' 1" Light complexion. blue
eyes, was born Sept. 5th 1843 near Frankfort, Ross Co., Ohio and that his"
several places" of residence since leaving the service on May 1, 1866 have been as
follows, Near Austin, Ross Co., Ohio until November 1863 then to Buckland,
Auglaize Co. Ohio.

**Acute Indigestion Takes Samuel L. Wilges Early Sunday Morning**

Samuel L. Wilges,81, oldest resident of Buckland and resident of that village for
more then three quarters of a century, died at the home of his son, Marion Wilges
Sunday morning, June 15, 1924 at 7 o'clock. Acute indigestion was the immediate
cause of his death. He had taken ill last Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock and his
condition grew rapidly worse until death occurred Sunday morning.

The deceased was widely know and highly respected in Buckland and Logan Township.
He was a farmer for many years and for the last ten years has been in charge of a
shoe repair shop at Buckland. For many years he had been a member of the Ohio
National guard.

His wife preceded him in death several years ago and since that time he has made
his home with his son Marion. He is survived by three sons: Marion Wilges, Jesse
Wilges and Albert Wilges, all of Buckland and one daughter; Catherine (Mrs. John
Young, who resides in Michigan. A host of other relatives and friends mourn his
death,services will be held at M.E. Church where for many years he was a member,
Tuesday afternoon, if his daughter arrives from Michigan.

Rev. Herbert Walkers will be in charge and burial will be made in the cemetery at
Buckland.

FROM " THE DAILY REPORTER
WAPAKONETA, AUGLAIZE COUNTY, OHIO, MONDAY JUNE 16, 1924

Samuel L. Wilgus, an old and highy respected resident of Buckland, passed to the
Great Beyond at the home of his son in Buckland Sunday morning, June 15, 1924,
after a brief illness. Mr. Wilgus had been enjoying reasonably good health but on
Saturday he was siezed with an attack of acute indigestion and he was given
immediate medical attention his condition gradually grew worst and he passed
peacefully away. Mr Wilgus had been making his home with his sons at Buckland for
some time since the death of his companion.

To mourn his death are three sons and one daughter, namely, Marion, Jesse and
Albert all of Buckland, and Mrs Catherine Young residing in Michigan. There are
also a number of grandchildren and great grandchildrento survive.

Mr Wilgus was a member of the M. E. Church and was well and favorably known. He
served his country in the war of the Rebellion, being a member of the O. V. I.

Funeral services will be held from the M. E. Church on Tuesday, with Rev. Walker
conducting.

(no headstone, next to his mother Catherine Wilges.)

June 23, 1880 Logan Twp., Auglaize Co., Ohio Census
Wilges, Samuel WM 36 Shoe Maker OH PA PA
Annie WF 33 Wife Keeping house OH OH OH
Marion WM 16 Son works on farm OH OH OH
Jesse WM 15 Son At home OH OH OH
Amanda C WF 13 Dau.at home OH OH OH
Albert WM 4 Son at home OH OH OH

Jan. 1920 Buckland Village, Auglaize Co., Ohio Enum. Samuel Walker
Wilgus, Samuel head 76 Wd OH PA PA
Albert Son 43 D OH OH none

Notes for ANNA WHETSTONE: Died at 44y 4m 20 d. Buried at Buckland, Ohio.

*The Auglaize County Democrat*
Died on Friday, April 10th, Mrs. Wilges aged 44y 4m 20d. Deceased had been a long
and patient sufferer, but Bore her sufferings without a mummer. By her death we
lose a good neighbor and a model Christian woman. The services were held Sunday.

Shelby County, Ohio Deaths, Wilges, Anna b. Logan Twp., 44y 4 m 22d died April 10,
1891, Place of death: Buckland, Cause of death: Cancer of the Stomach

Children of SAMUEL WILGES and ANNA WHETSTONE are:
39 i. Francis Marion3 Wilges, born November 21, 1863 in Indiana; died June 03,
1946 in Logan Township. Auglaize Co., Ohio. He married Anna Matilda Coon March
30, 1885 in Allen County,Ohio. Notes for Francis Marion Wilges: Burial; Buckland
Cemetery, Buckland, Ohio

June 7, 1900 Buckland, Logan Twp., Auglaize Co., Ohio
Wilgus, Marion F. Head WM Nov. 1863 36 M15 OH OH OH
Ann M. Wife WF Jan 1863 37 M 15 2-2 OH OH OH
Edy. L Son WM July 1886 13 S OH OH OH
Samuel Son WM Sept 1895 4 S OH OH OH

April 15 1910 Buckland Village, Logan Twp., Auglaize Co., Ohio
Wilgus, Frances M. Head MW 46 M1 24 Oh Oh Oh Farm Laborer, Working out
Anna M. Wife FW 47 M1 24 3-3 OH OH OH
Edward L. Son MW 23 S OH OH OH Laborer, odd jobs
Samuel A. Son MW 14 S OH OH OH
Clifford E. Son MW 8 S OH OH OH

Jan. 1920 Buckland Village, Auglaize Co., Ohio Census, Enum., Samuel Walker
Wilgus, Francis Head 56 M OH Oh Oh (very faint hard to read)
Anna Wife 56 M Oh Oh Oh
Cifford Son 18 M OH OH OH

Wilgus, Samuel Head MW 24 M OH OH OH
Sebrina Wife FW 19 M OH OH OH

April 28, 1930 Buckland Village, Logan Twp., Auglaize Co., Ohio Census
Wilges, Francis M. MW 66 WD OH OH OH None value of Property $600
Wilges, Cifford Son MW 28 M age at marriage 26 OH OH OH Operator, Steam Shovel
Millie M Dau-in-Law FW age at marriage 18 OH OH OH None
Ruth M Grn-dau FW 1 S OH OH OH
Barbara A. Grn-dau FW 0/12 S OH OH OH

Notes for Anna Matilda Coon:
Burial; Buckland Cemetery, Buckland, Ohio
Cause of Death; Acute Indigestion (belived to have been an heart attack)

40 ii. JESSE HERMAN WILGES, born February 16, 1865 in Ross County, Ohio; died
May 15, 1939 in St, Marys, Ohio. He married SARAH ABAGAIL WALKER June 24, 1896 in
Auglaize County, Ohio.

Notes for JESSE HERMAN WILGES:
Jesse was a Barber & a shoe Cobbler in Buckland, Ohio ,died at age 74 at 8pm in
the home of is son Elery. He had been ill at his son's home for 2 weeks having
been brought there from his rooming house in Buckland to be cared for during his
illness of heart trouble.

Mr. Wilges' wife Abbie Walker Wilges died 19 years ago.

Surviving him are five children: Elery-St. Marys; Herman- Wapakoneta; Clyde-
Sidney; Mrs. Catherine Harper-Warrington, Va. Mrs. Mina Conner-Michigan

There are 13 grandchildren.

Marion-Buckland; Albert and Mrs. Katie Fisherman both of Three Rivers,Michigan are
his brother and Sister. Mr. Wilges was a retired farmer. He was a member of the
Methodist Church of Buckland, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 10' O'clock
Thursday at the Methodist Church in Buckland . Burial will take place in the
Church cemetery.

June 2, 1900 Buckland Village, Logan Twp., Auglaize Co., Ohio
Wilgus, Jesse H. Head WM Feb. 1865 35 Male M4 OH OH OH Barber
Abbie Wife WF Mar, 1877 23 M4 2-2- OH OH OH
Herman Son WM Apr. 1897 3 S OH OH OH
Mina Dau WF Jan. 1899 1 S OH OH OH
Keister, David W Boarder WF Jan 1838 62 Wd VA VA VA

April 15, 1910 Buckland Village, Logan Twp., Auglaize Co., Ohio Census
Wilgus, Jesse H. Head WM 45 M1 OH OH OH Barber, own shop
Abbie A. Wife WF 33 M1 4-4 OH OH OH
Herman E. Son WM 12 S OH OH OH
Mina I. Dau WF 11 S OH OH OH
Elery L. Son WM 9 S OH OH OH
Catherine H Dau WF 3 S OH OH OH
Samuel L. Father WM 66 Wd OH PA PA Shoemaker, own shop

Jan 1920 Buckland Village, Auglaize Co., Ohio census Enum. Samuel Walker
Wilgus, Jesse Head WM 54 M OH OH OH Laborer, Painter
Abbie Wife WF 42 M OH OH OH
Mina Dau WF 20 S OH OH OH
Elery Son WM 19 S OH OH OH
Cathrine Dau WF 13 S OH OH OH
Clyde Son WM 4 5/12 OH OH OH

April 28, Buckland Village, Logan Twp., Auglaize Co., Ohio census
Wilgus, Jesse H. Head WM 65 Wd OH OH OH, Barber, Barbering Monthly Rent $5
Clyde E. Son WM 14 S OH OH OH none
Albert A. Brother WM 54 D Ind OH OH Laborer

St Marys Newspaper May 16, 1939
Jesse Wilges died May 15, 1939 at the age of 74 at * o'clock at the home of his
son Elery. 202 north Defiance St. He had been ill at his son's home for two weeks
having been brought here from his rooming house at Buckland to be cared for during
his illness of heart trouble, Mr Wilges's wife Abbie Walker Wilges died 19 years
ago. Surviving him are five children: Elery-St Marys:; Herman-Wapakoneta; Clyde-
Sidney, Mrs Catherine Harper- Warrington, Va; Mrs Mina Conner-Michigan There are
13 Grandchildren. Marion-Buckland; Albert and Mrs. Katie Fisherman both of Three
Rivers Michigan are he brothers and Sister. Mr. Wilges was a retired farmer. he
was a member of the Methodist Church of Buckland, Auglaize Co., Ohio. Funeral
services will be held at 1- o'clock Thrusday morning at the Methodist Church in
Buckland, Burial will take place in the church cemetery.

Notes for SARAH ABAGAIL WALKER:
She died at 104 So. Oak St,. Buckland, Ohio. Burial, Buckland Cemetery, Auglaize Co. Ohio

Birth records, Auglaize Co., Ohio Probate Court Vol 1 List:
Walker, Sarah Abigal, Female, b March 3, 1877, Moulton Twp., Father Solomon Waker
Mother, Hena Hill

41 iii. Amanda Catherine Wilges, born November 11, 1866 in Auglaize
County,Ohio; died December 02, 1945. She married (1) John Newton Young December
21, 1891 in Auglaize Cty. Ohio. She married (2) Thomas Howard October 24, 1922
in Sturgis, St Joseph County, Michigan.

Notes for Amanda Catherine Wilges:
Marriage License, 24th October 1922, St Joseph County, Michigan, NO.8706. Thomas
Howard is 54 yrs. of age, color is White, residence is Three Rivers, Michigan and
birtplace was Utica, New York, Occupation is Machinist, father's name is Thomas
Howard and mother: Hannah Wood, previosly married one time and that said: Amanda
Young is 55 yrs. of age, color is white occupation is Housekeeper, father's name:
Samuel Wilges and mothers maiden name was Anna Whetstone and who has been
previously marrie done time.
Buried in Three Rivers. St Joseph Co. Michigan

Notes for John Newton Young:
Marriage License State of Ohio, County of Auglaize, Mr John N. Young and Miss
Manda Wilges, 20th day of December, 1890. Certificate of Marriage December 21, 1890

June 13, 1900 Buckland, Logan Twp., Auglaize Co. Ohio census
Young, John Head WM Nov. 1869 30 M10 OH OH OH
Amanda C, Wife WF Nov 1866 33 M10 5-5 OH OH OH
Raymond A Son WM July 1892 7 S OH OH OH
Don A Son WM Dec. 1893 6 S OH OH OH
Margaret C Dau WF Apr, 1896 4 S OH OH OH
Samuel L. Son WM Dec 1899 2 S Oh OH OH
Jesse O. Son WM Aug. 1899 9/12 OH OH OH

Jan. 1920 Buckland Village, Auglaize Co., Ohio census Enum. Samuel Walker
John Head WM 51 M OH OH OH Contractor
Amanda Wife WF 50 M OH OH OH
Jesse Son WM 20 S OH OH OH
Ruth Dau WF 12 S OH OH OH

42 iv. Albert A. Wilges, born June 07, 1876 in Indiana; died January 21, 1946
in Ohio. He married Anna Devore.

Notes for Albert A. Wilges:
June 2, 1900 Buckland Village, Logan Twp., Auglaize Co., Ohio
Wilgus, Albert Head WM June 1877 22 M O Ind. Ind. Ind.
Annie Wife WF July 1881 18 M O-O OH OH OH

1910 Logan Twp. Auglaize Co. Ohio Census
Wilges, Albert Head WM 33 Indiana
Annie Wife WF 28 Ohio
Leland Son WM 9 Ohio
Velma dau WF 3 Ohio

Jan 1920 Buckland Village, Auglaize Co. Ohio census, Enum. Samuel Walker
Wilgus, Samuel Head WM 76 Wd OH PA PA Shoemaker
Albert Son WM 43 D OH OH OH none

Here Albert is divorced and living at home with his father

Jan. 8. 1920 St. Marys City, Auglaize Co., Ohio Census
Wilgus, Anna Head WF 38 D OH OH OH Weaver, Woolen Mill
Leland H. Son WM 19 S OH US OH Cigar Maker, Cigar Factory
Velma K Dau WF 16 S OH US OH None

From the files of Ruth (Young) Ransbottom, Uncle Albert was living at 422 South
Front St. St. Marys, Ohio c/o Frank Hankins

43 v. Rosa M. Wilges, born June 15, 1873; died March 12, 1875.

Generation No. 1

1. JAMES3 WILSON (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born July 13, 1743 in Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania1, and died June 08, 1799 in Ross County, Ohio. He married AGNES
HENDERSON June 27, 1769, daughter of JAMES HENDERSON. She was born February
14, 1745/46 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania2, and died June 30, 1796 in Ross
County, Ohio.
Notes for JAMES WILSON:

From Grandson James H. Wilsons interview by The Pike County Republican February 6, 1873: James H. stated his grandfather, this James, moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio in 1797, accompanied by most of his children, his wife having died previously. He and several emigrants clubbed together and built a flat-boat on the Monongahela River, on which they placed their families and floated down to the Ohio river, and thence down that river to where Portsmouth now is, but was then a dense wilderness. They had on board horses, cattle and sheep. The company encamped till my grandfather and uncle John went up to Chillicothe and procured a keel boat and returned with it down the Scioto River. While they were gone, the wolves made sad havoc with their little flock of sheep. When the keel boat arrived at the mouth of the Scioto River, the families and effects were put on it and the boat was keeled up the river. When they arrived at Chillicothe, they found but one house with a shingle roof and that was a log structure. They arrived in the spring season, and the families remained there some weeks while the working portion of the males went to Pickaway Plains and planted a crop of corn, after which the women and children were taken to their new homes.
The Indians had not yet left the country, and used to assemble at the residences of the new-comers and sing their songs which were to the whites a great novelty. But the natives of the forest soon afterward disappeared and melted away into the western forests, leaving their successors, the white settlers, in quiet possession of their "hunting grounds". They continued to cultivate the land and soon the aborigines were almost forgotten. Week after week, month after month, year after year, other settlers crowded in--and they were always welcome--and their children grew up, and soon began to marry, multiply and increase.

My grandfather died in 1797 (sic), the fall after arriving there, and his remains were taken to Chillicothe and buried. Of my grandfather's family, there were six daughters and three sons, viz: Sarah, Polly, Martha, Nancy, Esther, Jane, John, James and William. Sarah and Polly were married before the family came out, and remained in Pennsylvania some years, but afterwards came out and settled with their husbands near here.

From History of Ross and Highalnd Counties, Ohio (1895) p. 333

The first settlement in Buckskin Township was made by James Wilson, who built a house on Buckskin creek near South Salem, in 1799. ....These houses would be called rough cabins in these days of advanced ideas regarding the style of building and architecture, but at that time were confortable houses. They were formed of round poles, or of roughly hewed logs, notched at the corners, and rolled together in a nearly square form. Roofs were formed by laying poles lengthwise of the building, which was first raised to the desired height, and covering these poles with bark or with clapboards rived from a solid, straight grained oak and fastened to their places by laying still other poles across them. A hole was sawed or chopped through one end of the cabin to serve as a doorway, and a large stick chimney was built in the other end, which provided the means of securing warmth, and cooking the necessary food. The spaces between the logs in the building was chinked up with chips and sticks, after which it was daubed over with mud, when it was considered really a comfortable house. When first used, a blanket often served as a door, until clapboards could be split, pinned together with wooden pegs, and hung on wooden hinges. Most houses were built in that day without a nail being used in their construction--wooden pins had to answer the purpose, where every article used was brought so many miles on the rivers, or on horseback, to its destination.
Robert Willson [sic], a son of James Willson, settled in the southwest corner of the township, on Paint creek, where he made a home and died. The property is now owned by his son, A. L. Willson. His family were Anderson, William, Newton, Frank, Alfred L., and several daughters. Newton lives in Greenfield.

John H. Willson, also a son of James Willson, married Elizabeth Finch and settled on survey two thousand two hundred and ninety-five, where he died. His children afterwards scattered to other parts, and the property has since been sold. One son, was a physician, and died in New Holland; another, Josiah R., became a dentist, and settled in New Orleans.

The above Robert and John H. Willson, do not seem to fit into this genealogy, although Elizabeth Finch was married to Isaac Wilson. Are there two Elizabeth Finches or is the above account incorrect?

From Wilson-Baird History, Frank C. Shepherd (1943), p. 126.

James Wilson with his family removed from Franklin County to Ohio about 1797. The records of the Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church show that he gave up his pew in the church June 12, 1797. He died on his farm near where Kingston now stands in Pickaway County Ohio and is buried in Chillicothe (Extract from a letter of H. W. Craven, Seattle Washington to Mr. Shepherd May 25, 1901.)
From Abstract of Wills, Ross County Ohio 1798-1848: 32, p. 2

James Wilson, late of Green Township, Franklin County but now in Perry Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. No death date; certified July 1, 1799. Bequeathals to daughter Sarah, wife of John Swan; sons John, James and William; daughters Mary, Martha, Agnes, Esther and Jean. Executors: John, son; Mary, daughter. Witnesses: James Wilson, Isabel Wilson.
WILL OF JAMES WILSON

In the name of God, Amen the twentieth day of September in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundered ninety and seven, I James Willson (sic) late of Franklin County, green township, now living in Perry Township Westmoreland County; yeoman, being of perfect mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of my body to make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, first and principally I recommend my soul to God who give it and my body to the dust, whenever it shall please God to segregate my soul from it.
ITEM. I order that all my just debts be fully paid
ITEM. It is my will that my daughter Sarah, wife of John Swan, receive ten pounds more thanwhat she has got and no more.
ITEM. It is further my will that the half of my ready money bonds and notes be given equally to my sons John, James, William, and the other half equally to my daughters, Mary, Martha, Agnes, Esther and Jean, in the order and form following: first I order that my sons John, James and William receive their half out of the ready money and the first notes and bonds that is due till their half is made up, and I order that my sons John and James, buys land with the best information they can get, raises the family, and whilst the girls remains unmarried, they are to keep house and whaever time they have more, they may work for themselves, and it is my will that my sons John and James has the use of my son William's money till he is of age free from interest only they must lay it out on land; it is further in my will that my son William be put to a trade as soon as he is fit for he is a liberty to choose his trade; the other half which is to be left last of the bonds that comes due, I give to my daughters above named, and it is my will that my sons, John and James has four horses, they having their choice, the others to my daughters above named, the cows to be given equally to my daughters above names with the half of all household goods not mentioned; the other half to my sons John and James; and William; equally amongst them and do make and order my son John and my daughter Mary sole executors and executrix of this my last will and testament in trust for the intent and purposes of this my will contained. I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and dis...?? all former testaments, ex...?? and bequests by me heretofore willed or bequeathed. Ratifying and confirmingThis and no other to be my last testament in witnesseth whoever of I have hereunto set my had at day and year above written - 1797. Before signing and sealing it is my will that my son John and James have the plow irons, with the wagon and geers (?) and the esequences (??) of the family is to come out of the whole till land is bought. James Willson (seal)
Signed, sealed, pronounced, published, and declared by the s. James Willson as his last will and testament in presence of us the subscribers: Jas. Wilson, Isabel Wilson.

(The following contained many misspelled words and was difficult to translate) Westmoreland County of Parsenly (Pennsylvania?) came before me one of the justices of the peace for said county James Wolson (sic) and Isabel Wolson (sic) and being sworn as the law ??, deposition and asith that James Wolson (sic) desesed, law (?) to on them, to examine this is Last Will and Testament and that the one the parsons that evidence (?) the same and subscribed the names above sworn before me am subscribed October 11, 1799, given under my hand and seal: John Pumroy. Jas. Wilson, Isabel Wilson

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. I the subscriber Prothonatory of the court of common pleas for the County of Westmoreland in the State of Pennsylvania, certify that John Pumroy whose name is above subscribed and before whom probate of the last Will and Testament of James Willson, deceased was made on the solemn oaths of the subscribing witnesses to the same as above set forth, was at the time of administering the said deposition and yet is Commonwealth Justices of the Peace for the Township of Perry in the County of Westmoreland aforsaid Commissioned and to his acts as such, certified full faith and credit is given and of right due. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the county aforesaid this fourth day of November, One thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine. Thomas Hamilton, Proth.

ASSESSMENT OF THE PROPERTY OF JAMES WILSON, DECEASED BY WILLIAM MCCOY AND JOHN CROUS THIS 28TH DAY OF APRIL 1800:

Dollars Cents
Six hogs 24 --
Hammer & anvil 1 50
Ten shoats 20 --
2 shaving knives 1 --
dito eight (shoats) 10 --
4 augurs 2 --
four dito (shoats) 1 --
2 plains 1 75
ewe & 2 lams 4 --
3 saws 4 75
dito (ewe & 2 lams) 4 --
sundries iron & and chisels 2 --
two dito (as above) 6 --
2 weathers one ram 7 50
1 broad axe 1 --
one grinestoan 1 25
10 sickels 9 --
two maton (?) 3 50
tule & ceg (?) 2 50
one frow (?) 1 --
gridle & frying pan 1 50
one shovel 1 --
bucket and pail 1 --
dito 1 --
five hoes 3 50
two dung forks 1 75
hand screw 6 --
two hay dito 1 --
Bake oven 2 --
2 iron hagels (?) 2 --
2 sithe 1 75
1 dito 2 --
10 Bags 9 50
tee kittle 1 --
1 steel & cutting knife 3 --
pot 25
ban iron 16 12-1/2
2 pair of cards 25
one copper cittle 15 --
2 will combs 50
1 ax 2 50
dito 1 50
1 coffe mill 1 50
1 hackkle 2 --
one neck chain 2 --
dito 3 -
log chain & others 3 50
guns 20 --
2 chains 1 --
2 slats 75
Maul rings & weages 13 22
steel 1 --
1 spinning wheel 2 --
dito 1 50
nails 25 --
1 looking glass 1 --
dito 1 25
harow teath 5 --
Smoother irons 1 25
Cros cut saw 7 --
steel 1 30
32 big spools 2 --
2 met. birrels 1 --
1 flower dito 25
1 Chist 4 50
2 pairs tongs & shovels 2 --
1 Man's saddle and bridle & sursingle(?) 6 --
1 dito saddle 6 50
1 dito 3 50
Candle box 12
1 bureau 16 --
Close bascet 25
1 bookcase 1 50
Collection of books 11(?) 06
1 wheat kiddle 50
Meat Cattle 116 --
1 half bushel 50
1 Table 2 --
1 rug 9 50
2 sheets 5 --
1 feather bed and bed cloths 22 50
1 dito (bed) 22 50
1 dito (bed) 22 50
1 dito (bed) 22 50
1 counter pin 4 --
1 table cloth 1 50
1 dito (table cloth) 1 --
1 vinnegar ceg 50
pewter 6 --
tin wair 1 50
1 sedle 50
spoons & old pewter 1 --
20 plates 20 --
21 glasses 1 --
2 bottles 50
Quens (?) wair 3 --
6 knives and forks 1 --
dito 50
1 close brush 16
watrin can 50
Check (?) stick 1 --
Side saddle & bridle 12 --
dito 3 --

Ross County, Territory U.S., N.W. of O (Ohio) before me Samuel Finley Judge of Probate for the said county of Ross personally appeared the witnesses named William McCoy and John Crouse appraises of the goods and chattles of the estate of James Wilson late of said county deceased and made oath that the preceding inventory of the said goods and chattels with their value annend in dollars and cents, was taken and inately (?) them this 28th day of April 1800, according to the best of their knowledge. John Crouse, Wm. McCoy, sworn and subscribed this 1st day of May 1800 before me. Samuel Finley

Notes for AGNES HENDERSON: In James H. Wilson's "Interview", he states that his grandmother (Agnes Henderson Wilson) died before the grandfather and his family moved to Ohio.

Children of JAMES WILSON and AGNES HENDERSON are:

i. SARAH4 WILSON, b. April 07, 1770; m. JOHN SWAN.
Notes for JOHN SWAN:
See "Great-grandfather's Bear Story" under John Wilson Notes.
ii. MARY WILSON, b. January 27, 1773; m. JOHN SHIELDS.
Notes for MARY WILSON:
In James H. Wilson's "Interview" he names James' and Agnes' daughters as
Sarah, Martha, Esther, Jane, Nancy and Polly. This MARY may have been
called Polly or maybe her name was Nancy instead of Mary.
Birthdate may have been June 27, 1773 instead of January.
2. iii. MARTHA WILSON, b. March 29, 1779; d. 1824.
iv. AGNES WILSON, b. February 04, 1777; d. May 10, 1808; m. SOLOMON TEMPLIN,
May 05, 1803.
Notes for AGNES WILSON:
In James H. Wilson's "Interview" he names James' and Agnes' daughters
as Sarah, Martha, Esther, Jane, Nancy and Polly. This AGNES may have
been called Polly or maybe her name was Nancy instead of Agnes.
3. v. JOHN WILSON, b. February 18, 1779, Chambersberg, Pennsylvania; d.
September 29, 1856, Ross County, Ohio.
4. vi. JAMES WILSON, b. May 16, 1781, Chambersberg, Pennsylvania; d. January
20, 1870, Pike County, Ohio.
vii. ESTHER WILSON, b. October 18, 1783; d. May 29, 1856; m. TERAH TEMPLIN,
May 29, 1804.
5. viii. WILLIAM WILSON, b. June 11, 1787; d. July 15, 1852, Highland County
Ohio.
6. ix. JANE WILSON, b. August 28, 1789.

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Generation No. 2

2. MARTHA4 WILSON (JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born March 29, 17793, and died
18244. She married SAMUEL STRAIN Abt. 1805, son of JOHN STRAIN. He was born
1762 in Virginia, and died 1845.
Notes for MARTHA WILSON:
Melvin Clark lists birthdate as 1774. Probably in error.
Notes for SAMUEL STRAIN:
b. 1762 First wife Hannah, then Martha jane Wilson. Had 2 more wives
An elder at Rocky Springs Presbyterian Church, Highland Co., Ohio

Children of MARTHA WILSON and SAMUEL STRAIN are:
i. REBECCA ANN5 STRAIN, b. 1806; m. THOMAS WATTS4; b. 1790; d. 1852.
ii. ESTHER D. STRAIN, b. 1808; d. 1835; m. ABNER THORNTON4.
iii. ROBERT WILSON STRAIN, b. 1809; d. 1851.
iv. MALINDA HENDERSON STRAIN, b. 1812; m. JOSEPH E. COCHRAN4.
v. JAMES GILLIAN STRAIN, b. 1813; d. 1840; m. LEVINA.
vi. SARAH ROBBERSON STRAIN, b. 1815; d. 1846; m. LEWIS AMBROSE4.
vii. DR. WILLIAM JOSEPH STRAIN4, b. 1818; d. 1882; m. MARGARET A. SMITH;
b. 1841; d. 1900. Notes for DR. WILLIAM JOSEPH STRAIN: M.D.
viii. MARTHA PIPPY STRAIN, b. 1820.

3. JOHN4 WILSON (JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born February 18, 1779 in
Chambersberg, Pennsylvania5, and died September 29, 1856 in Ross County,
Ohio6. He married LUCY TAYLOR April 22, 1802 in Ross County, Ohio7, daughter
of WILLIAM TAYLOR and LUCY IMLAY. She was born May 12, 1782 in Ross County,
Ohio8, and died September 15, 1866 in Ross County, Ohio9.

Notes for JOHN WILSON: In the Records of Rocky Spring Church, Highland County, Ohio, April 22, 1810, there were 53 members of the congregation, including John and Lucy Wilson, James and Sarah Wilson, and William Wilson.

In the History of Carroll County [Indiana], p. 357, the historian states that John Wilson was a son of William H. Wilson. Need to check this discrepancy out. This "History" goes on to state: The Wilsons in America, from whom the subject of this sketch is descended, came from the North of Ireland to the United States, during very early times, the emigrant ancestor being John Wilson, who had five sons, James, the third son, was the father of nine children, of whom John was the fifth child, and the father of eleven children.

He came to Ohio at an early date, settling originally in Pickaway County, then to Highland County, and finally to Ross county.

Active participant in War of 1812.

In Finleys Pioneer Records and Reminiscences of Early Settlers and Settlements of Ross County, Ohio (1871):
p. 132 "Pioneer Businessmen of Chillicothe: John Wilson"
p. 69 "Old Settlers, Buckskin Twp. - J. Wilson"

From An Essay in English 1, sec. 3, by James S. Wilson, Box 119 'MY GREAT GRANDFATHER'S BEAR STORY'" probably written while he was a student at Ohio State University during the 1890s. Provided by Robert S. Wilson, October 23, 1960.

More than a century ago my great-grandfather's family came to Ohio from Pennsylvania. They settled first near a big spring, which is now within the corporate limits of Circleville, but as the surrounding country was low, wet and unhealthful and the Indians quite numerous, they thought it best to go further south nearer the settlements, and into higher and more healthful regions. They next took up a claim near Chillicothe.
Two years later great-grandfather's oldest sister married John Swan, a young hunter and backwoodsman. The young couple soon left Chillicothe, my great grandfather a boy sixteen or seventeen years old going with them. They pressed twenty-six miles to the southward and settled near what is now the village of Cynthiana in the northwest corner of Pike County.

Mr. Swan made his first clearing in a rolling part of the country, building a large two-story log house on the west side of a trail which later became known as Zane's Trace. The spot was well drained but the situation was chosen for the good spring just across the trail opposite the house.

After building his house, his work was to enlarge his clearing. Beginning along the spring brook, as this was the best and easiest land to work, he continued cutting down, burning and deadening the timber, and it was not long before he had quite an open tract surrounding his house. He enclosed his clearing with the regulation stake-and-rider worm fence ten rails high. And as Mr. Swan came to feel more safe and secure he began to increase his livestock. One fall he bought a few hogs. Among them was a fine black sow which during the early winter farrowed a litter of ten pigs, east of the spring, at the root of a large oak tree which the wind had blown down. Mr. Swan was proud of the pigs and took all necessary precautions for their welfare. An old hunter had warned Mr. Swan against the bears that were roaming over the country, and told him that he had better bring the pigs to the house. Mr. Swan thought there was no danger as the pigs were but a short distance from the house and so he left them alone.

But one Saturday night when the pigs were nearly three months, the family was awakened by the barking of the dog and the squealing of the sow and pigs. The men dressed themselves hastily. Mr. Swan seized his gun and hurried out, but they could see no harm done except a few scratches and bruises on the old sow. They went back into the house, watched a while for the disturber of their rest but soon went to bed again.

The next morning when my great-grandfather went out to feed the sow and pigs, he found two of the finest pigs gone and the tracks of a large bear all around the old oak tree. He went back into the house and told Mr. Swan what had occurred. Mr. Swan immediately prepared to hunt down the bear, and after breakfast, he and great-grandfather, who was past eighteen, took up the trail of the bear. Mr. Swan carried the only gun, an old long-barreled flintlock but true and trustworthy when properly handled.

The trail let in an easterly direction for a short distance, then turned slightly to the south and ascended a ridge. At the top of this hill, the bear had turned nearly straight south to Cace's Branch where she faced east, crossed the brook, called her cubs, and they soon made way with the pigs. After their breakfast, the old bear and her cubs went to the eastward and began the ascent of one of the highest hills in that part of the country.

In many respects this is one of the most peculiar and fascinating of all the hills of the neighborhood. It is a mound-like hill standing alone; on the west, northwest, and southwest sides the hill ascends with considerable steepness. While the other side down from the top angle of depression for the first 100 yards where they descend more gradually. At the top of this heavily wooded hill is a spot bare of all vegetation, surrounded with a border of greenbriers, and having a forest as a background.

The hunters had been gaining on the bears, and the old bear first scented the danger when she neared this bare spot. Seeing that flight was impossible with the cubs, she prepared for battle by driving her cubs up a tall shagbark hickory that stood on the edge of the bald knob. The bear was still scolding the cubs when the hunters espied her.

They approached the bear several feet apart; great-grandfather was straight below her. Mr. Swan was south of him. When they were within twenty-five yards of the bear, she reared herself on her hind legs preparatory for the charge. Mr. Swan seeing his chance took true and careful aim---pooh---bang---and the old bear fell forward, rolled, bounded and jumped as if alive right at great-grandfather who was so frightened that he did not move until the bear rolled up against him, knocking him out of her course and stopped again a few feet below him. Mr. Swan had hurriedly reloaded his gun, but his aim had been so true that the bullet had penetrated the bear's heart, and she never moved after she stopped rolling.

They skinned the old bear, cut off such meat as they wanted and cached it and the hide on the branches of the trees. Then they turned their attention to the cubs and tried all conceivable ways to get them down. At last Mr. Swan shot one of them and then the other cub saw its companion on the ground below and soon came down. They captured it, and after skinning the dead cub, they took the other cub and some of the bear steak and went home well pleased with the morning's work. They returned the next day and brought in the hides and bear steak.

The cub at first would cry like a child and refused to eat. He soon began to eat, but the morose crying spells remained with him a long time. He never was tractable and became so cross that they had to kill him before he was two years old.

Per RSW: "This was copied from a photostat copy of the original. Written by James S. Wilson, my father's brother, probably when he was a student at Ohio State University during the 1890s. My cousin, William Davis of Cincinatti, Ohio, who is the son of Mary Davis, my father's sister, provided the photostat for loan while I could copy it." RSW, 23 Oct 60.

Children of JOHN WILSON and LUCY TAYLOR are:

i. WILLIAM TAYLOR5 WILSON, b. April 15, 1803; d. October 1863.
ii. NANCY HENDERSON WILSON, b. January 04, 1805; d. November 08, 1823.
iii. JAMES HENDERSON WILSON, b. January 02, 1807; d. February 12, 1886.
iv. LUCY ANN WILSON, b. April 06, 1809; d. September 20, 1840, Madison Township,
Highland County, Ohio10.
Notes for LUCY ANN WILSON: Died at age 31 years, 5 months, 14 days
More About LUCY ANN WILSON: Burial: Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Highland
County, Ohio
7. v. DR. JOHN GILLILAND WILSON, b. March 19, 1811, Ross County, Ohio; d.
September 1896, Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio.
vi. BETSY TAYLOR WILSON, b. July 26, 1813; d. September 02, 1831, Madison
Township, Highland county, Ohio10.
Notes for BETSY TAYLOR WILSON:
Baptised on August 16, 1813, Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church, Highland Co.
Ohio. Rocky Spring Church Records. Died at age 18 years, 1 month, 7 days
More About BETSY TAYLOR WILSON: Burial: Presbyterian Church Cemetery,
Highland County, Ohio. Church Affiliation: Presbyterian
8. vii. DR. ROBERT IMLEY WILSON, b. December 05, 1815, Ross County, Ohio; d. April
16, 1896, Lockport, Indiana.
viii. SAMUEL JOSEPH WILSON, b. March 20, 1818; d. October 24, 1823.
Notes for SAMUEL JOSEPH WILSON: Died at 5 years, 7 months, 2 days
More About SAMUEL JOSEPH WILSON: Burial: Presbyterian Church Cemetery,
Highland County, Ohio. Church Affiliation: Presbyterian
ix. EDWARD DICKEY WILSON, b. September 09, 1820; d. September 01, 1845.
Notes for EDWARD DICKEY WILSON: A twin of Isaac Carothers, died September 1,
1845
9. x. ISAAC CROTHERS WILSON, b. September 09, 1820; d. April 27, 1902, Greenfield,
Ohio.
xi. LOUISA HENDERSON WILSON, b. February 08, 1824; m. LUMBECK.
Notes for LOUISA HENDERSON WILSON:
Photo: Inscription "Louisa Wilson Lunbeck, father's youngest sister".
Picture is of elderly woman.

4. JAMES4 WILSON (JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born May 16, 1781 in Chambersberg,
Pennsylvania11, and died January 20, 1870 in Pike County, Ohio. He married
(1) ROSANNA FERNEAU. She was born Abt. 1789, and died Aft. 1873. He married
(2) SARAH HORN June 19, 1806 in Adams County Ohio. She was born in
Pennsylvania, and died 183912.

Notes for JAMES WILSON:
In James H. Wilson's "Interview", he stated his father, this James, was 16 years old when they moved to Ohio. After the grandfather died, the young women mothered the younger children. In 1801 or 1802 crops were poor and the boys settled near Cynthiana. On the 19th day of June, 1806, James married Sarah Horn. She was from Pennsylvania. They settled in Brushcreek Township, near Cynthiana. There they lived for many years and raised eight children, viz: Joseph H., William H., Nancy M., Eliza G., Louis M., James H., Enos and Julia Ann. As they settled in the woods, James felled the trees, built a log cabin, cleared the farm and wrought out an independence for himself and family. He was a large, stout man, and could endure the hardships he was called to grapple with and subdue. He was noted for his simple, moral habits, great industry and probity of character. He was a member of the Presybterian church from boyhood, and a elder for many years. He inculcated in the minds of his children precepts of the Christian religion, which took root and grew with them, for all of them belonged to that church except Eliza, who attached herself to the Methodist Episcopal church.

From Pioneer Records and Reminiscences of Early Settlers and Settlements of Ross County, Ohio by Isaac J. Finley, 1871:

p. 15 James Wilson came from Kentucky to Ohio, enlisted in the war of 1812 at 15 years, cooper and still living. (This is probably not this JAMES as he would have to have born in 1797, not 1781, although in James H. Wilson's Interview, he stated that James "answered the famous 'general call' in the second or 'last' war with Great Britain, and was out for 60 days for which he received a land warrant." Was this the War of 1812?
In Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church Records, Highland Co., Ohio, April 22, 1810:

James Wilson and Sarah, his wife, members.
August 1816, James Wilson chosen as one of ruling elders.
Dismissed James Wilson and Sally, his wife (about December 1816)
January 15, 1836, Dismissed James Wilson (son?)
Rocky Spring Church was the first religious organization in Madison Twp., Highland County, Ohio and second Presbyterian Church in Highland County. Rocky Spring Cemetery adjoined the church which is situated near Greenfield. The church sunk in ruins after a severe storm in 1876 and many early pioneers of Highland County rest in graves in buried ground, now abandoned.

E. Fullerton Wilson (great-grandson of James Wilson, son of John and Nancy Breckenridge), in a letter dated February 17, 1896, indicated his grandfathers birthdate was May 17, 1781 (not May 16).

More About JAMES WILSON:
Burial: Cynthiana Cemetery, Pike County, Ohio
Church Affiliation: Presbyterian

Children of JAMES WILSON and SARAH HORN are:
i. ELIZA G.5 WILSON, b. Abt. February 1813, Highland County Ohio13;
d. Bef. 1873.
ii. ENOS WILSON.
iii. JOSEPH H. WILSON. Notes for JOSEPH H. WILSON: Was an elder in the Presbyterian
Church in Cynthiana before leaving for Illinois.
iv. JULIA ANN WILSON, d. Bef. 1873.
v. LEWIS MCCOY WILSON, b. Abt. December 1814, Highland County Ohio14;
d. Bef. 1873.
vi. NANCY M. WILSON, b. Abt. 1811, Highland County Ohio15; d. Bef. 1873.
10. vii. JAMES H. WILSON, b. October 22, 1816.
viii. WILLIAM H. WILSON.

5. WILLIAM4 WILSON (JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born June 11, 1787, and died July
15, 1852 in Highland County Ohio. He married MARY GASTON February 14, 1811.
She was born September 23, 1792, and died April 15, 1864.

Children of WILLIAM WILSON and MARY GASTON are:
i. DAUGHTER5 WILSON.
ii. SAMUEL MILTON WILSON.

6. JANE4 WILSON (JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born August 28, 1789. She married
JOHN BARR.

Notes for JANE WILSON: Name appears as "Jean" in Abstract of Wills, James Wilson.

Child of JANE WILSON and JOHN BARR is:
11. i. ESTHER5 BARR.

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7. DR. JOHN GILLILAND5 WILSON (JOHN4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born March 19,
1811 in Ross County, Ohio, and died September 1896 in Washington Court House,
Fayette County, Ohio. He married LUCINDA MACKERLY 1839. She was born in New
Jersey, and died March 1875.

Notes for DR. JOHN GILLILAND WILSON:
From the notes of Dr. Robert I. Wilson History of Carroll County [Indiana]:

In the spring of 1840, he (Robert) removed to Lockport, Carroll County, Indiana, where forming a partnership with an older brother, Dr. John Wilson, who had preceded him thither five years, he commenced the practice of his profession. About 1842, his brother (John), returning to Ohio, the subject of our sketch removed to Delphi, and there entered into a co-partnership with Dr. Samuel Grimes of that place.

Children of JOHN WILSON and LUCINDA MACKERLY are:
i. MATTIE6 WILSON, b. Abt. 1858.
Notes for MATTIE WILSON: In John G. Wilson's obituary, it states that "Mattie died in
girlhood more than 25 years ago"
ii. ? WILSON, m. J. L. MILLIKAN; d. Fayette County, Ohio.

8. DR. ROBERT IMLEY5 WILSON (JOHN4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born December 05,
1815 in Ross County, Ohio16,17, and died April 16, 1896 in Lockport,
Indiana18. He married (1) JANE HOWLETT December 19, 1844 in Delphi,
Indiana19, daughter of PARKER HOWLETT and AMARILLA SUTHERLAND. She was born
March 18, 1821 in Syracuse, New York20, and died February 13, 1864 in
Lockport, Indiana20. He married (2) HELEN PARKER Aft. 186421.

Notes for DR. ROBERT IMLEY WILSON:
In Ross County, Ohio Families, Volume II, © 1979 by the Ross County Genealogical Society, Robert Imlay Wilson's birthdate is listed as May 12, 1815, and his death date as April 16, 1893.

In Rocky Spring Church, Highland Co., Ohio, April 22, 1810 Records:
April 1816, baptised John Wilson's sone (sic) Robert Early (sic)

Robert Imlay Wilson was a physician.

In the History of Carroll County [Indiana], p. 268: Dr. Robert I. Wilson was born in Ross County, Ohio, December 12, 1815. He was a son of John and Lucy Taylor Wilson and a grandson of James Wilson. Both father and grandfather were natives of Pennsylvania and both immigrated to Chillicothe, Ohio in 1798.

His maternal grandfather, Captain William Taylor, was a native Englishman, who came to the shores of New Jersey at sixteen years of age. Subsequently, Grandfather Taylor joined the Federal army and served as an officer throughout the Revolutionary struggle, and later, drifted to the State of Kentucky, where he became the owner of slaves. But soon becoming averse to the institution of slavery, after disposing of a protion of his slaves, he removed to Ross County, Ohio, with the balance, where he gave them their freedom. Captain Taylor's daughter, Lucy, here formed the acquaintance of John Wilson, the father of our subject, this acquaintance resulting in marriage in 1802. Dr. Wilson was reared on a farm, and received his elementary education in the pioneer common school. This he supplemented by a course of study at the Dayton Academy.

In the spring of 1837, he commenced the study of medicine under Dr. Henry Van Tyle, of Dayton, Ohio, and continued thus for about three years, completing a course in the meantime at the Cincinnati Medical College the fall of 1839. In the spring of 1840, he removed to Lockport, Carroll County, Indiana, where forming a partnership with an older brother, Dr. John Wilson, who had preceded him thither five years, he commenced the practice of his profession. About 1842, his brother returning to Ohio, the subject of our sketch removed to Delphi, and there entered into a co-partnership with Dr. Samuel Grimes of that place.

Here he maried Miss Jane Howlett, daughter of Captain Parker Howlett, on December 19, 1844, and, about July, 1854, he removed to Georgetown, Cass County. In the spring of 1847, he again changed to Burnettsville, White County, and finally, in the spring of 1852, returned to Lockport, where he has since lived and continued his profession.

His companion, then the mother of six children, departed this life February 13, 1864.

Dr. Wilson has been a man of enduring constitution, and, being of temperate habits, is well preserved for his years. Ever assiduous in the line of his profession and in the pursuit of fortune, he has been successful and is now the owner of a large estate.

Children of ROBERT WILSON and JANE HOWLETT are:
i. MARY BELLE6 WILSON, m. LAFAYETTE MACREYNOLDS.
12. ii. ELIZABETH FRANCES WILSON, b. March 13, 1857, Lockport, Carroll County,
Indiana; d. June 25, 1938, Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana.
iii. JOHN W. WILSON, d. Bef. 190022.
iv. EMILY J. WILSON, m. WILLIAM GUTHRIE.
v. LUCY C. WILSON, m. ADAM GIBSON.
vi. LOUISE WILSON, m. ALFRED GUTHRIE.
vii. JAMES A. H. WILSON, m. DR. MARY BROWN.
viii. CLARA M. WILSON.
Notes for CLARA M. WILSON: Died in infancy.

Children of ROBERT WILSON and HELEN PARKER are:
ix. MINNIE6 WILSON, b. Aft. 1864.
Notes for MINNIE WILSON: Twin.
x. WINNIE WILSON, b. Aft. 1864.
Notes for WINNIE WILSON: Twin.

9. ISAAC CROTHERS5 WILSON (JOHN4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born September 09,
1820, and died April 27, 1902 in Greenfield, Ohio. He married ELEANOR FINCH
December 02, 1841, daughter of ISAAC FINCH and LUCY IRWIN. She was born July
05, 1820, and died March 21, 1851.

Notes for ISAAC CROTHERS WILSON:
In 1800 Census of Ross County, Buckskin Township, the following is listed: Isaac C. Wilson, age 59, occupation farmer, parents born in Pennsylvania. Wife Eleanor, age 58, parents born in Virginia.

In a obituary of Joseph Bryan:

Mr. George Smith, of Washington Avenue received a telephone message from Sullivan county, Southwestern Indiana, Tuesday, announcing the death of Mr. Joseph Bryan, brother of Mrs. Smith, the cause being typhoid fever, of which disease the entire family, wife, two sons and a daughter, have been afflicted since some time in August. Mr. Bryan and family were well known residents of near Staunton, this county, until they sold their farm and moved to Indiana the first of February last. The deceased is a son-in-law of Isaac Wilson, near Greenfield, brother of the late Dr. John G. Wilson, of this city, and leaves a wife and two sons and a daughter, Isaac, Edward and Eva. he was aged 59 years and was a member of the Seventy-third O.V.I. in the Civil War." Joseph would have been married to Lucinda or Nancy Wilson. Who was his father?
Notes for ELEANOR FINCH: Photograph shows name as Ellen Lyle Wilson, b. November 24, 1824, d. March 21, 1851.

Children of ISAAC WILSON and ELEANOR FINCH are:
i. LUCINDA JANE6 WILSON, b. September 06, 1842.
ii. NANCY EMILY WILSON, b. June 19, 1844.
13. iii. MARY ELIZABETH WILSON, b. March 02, 1846, Ross County, Ohio; d. January
15, 1929, Sullivan County, Indiana.
iv. LOUISA ANNIE WILSON, b. April 19, 1848; d. August 20, 1889; m. WILLIAM
ALLEN MILLIGAN, November 20, 1872, Ross County, Ohio.

Notes for LOUISA ANNIE WILSON:
Newspaper article:
MARRIED: On Wednesday, November 20th, 1872, at the residence of the bride's father; Mr. Isaac C. Wilson, by Rev. S. D. Crothers, Mr. William Allen Milligan, to Miss Louisa A. Wilson, both of Ross County, Ohio.

The above happy couple in their hours of joy, did not forget the printer, but remembered him in the gift of several large and delicious slices of bride's cake, for which we tender them our warmest thanks. they have our best wishes for a long, happy, and prosperous life.

Louisa's funeral remembrance has "Louisa A. Milligan, Deid, May 20, 1889, aged 41 years.

v. INFANT WILSON, b. March 10, 1851; d. March 11, 1851.

10. JAMES H.5 WILSON (JAMES4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born October 22, 1816.
He married ROSE ANN CORE November 07, 183923, daughter of JOHN CORE.

Notes for JAMES H. WILSON:
The following may not be this James Wilson, but is being entered here until verification is made later:
From HISTORY OF THE SOUTH SALEM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ROSS COUNTY, OHIO, Southern Ohio Genealogical Society.

p. 28, Officers of the Church in 1874 included Robert Wilson, Ruling Elder, Alfred L. Wilson, Ruling Elder. A JOHN BRYAN was listed as a former Deacon. Members in 1874 included Robert Wilson, Elder, Catharine D. Wilson, George M. B. Wilson, Sarah Wilson, and Louisa Wilson. (p. 31)

First communion was October 31, 1802; The second communion was held by Rev. William Williamson, the second Sabbath of June 1804, by appointment of the Presbytery, the Reverend ROBERT WILSON, Kentucky, father of the Reverend ROBERT W. WILSON, who once taught in the Academy here and was for so many years the beloved pastor of Bloomingburg. In June 1805, DR. ROBERT G. WILSON officiated at a communion season when nineteen members were received. (p. 5)

There was a Dr. S. CROTHERS who taught theology at Miami University. (p. 10)

James Wilson came in 1800, bought land and lived on Buckskin. ROBERT WILSON, his son became an elder in the church. He lived south of Greenfield on Paint Creek where he had a sawmill. He was a good man, careful and prudent and strove always to make the best possible use of anything that he had. JOHN H. WILSON, another son, led the singing in the church for 40 years, part of the time he was assisted by Richard Junkins. He was often spoken of as Clerk Wilson, or as every one then pronounced the word, Clark Wilson, their speech betraying their Scotch Irish descent. He built and lived in the brick house on the hill a mile or so down Buckskin. His sister, Ellen, was married to Henry TAYLOR, and her daughter married Granville CALDWELL and became the mother of missionaries the Rev. Milton Caldwell and Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Williams. Granville Caldwell was the son of James Caldwell, one of the first school teachers in the township, who came from Chamborsburg, PA in 1805. (p. 10)

Rev. Alexander H. Young was installed in the Pastorate in May 1864, and R. W. WILSON gave the charge to the pastor. (p.17-18)

From Historical Discourse delivered in the Presbyterian church of South Salem, Ohio on Thanksgiving 1874 by Robert R. Campbell. The original name of the congregation was BUCKSKIN, so called from the little creek which passes through the township. The first house build on the creek or in the township was in 1779; and the first in this immediate neighborhood was by James Wilson in 1799. These houses were of round poles, or at least the best roughly hewed logs, with mud and chips for filling, formed the walls, and, excepting the capacious fireplaces, everything was on a small scale, affording but little comfort or convenience. Quite a number of the founders of the church--the WILSONS, and the IRWINS, and the EDMISTONS, and the WALLACES, and the TAYLORS, and others--emigrated that they might rid themselves of slavery, and came here seeking a free country, where labor would be respectable, and where their descendants might grow up without the blighting influence, which, they wisely foresaw, servitude would have on the dominant as well as on the subject race. (p. 21)

From The Pike County (Ohio) Republican February 6, 1873 ("Old Folks of Pike county Interviewed", No. XXV. James H. Wilson)

I was born in Brushcreek Township, Highland County, Ohio, on the 22nd day of October, 1816. My progenitors on my father's side were from the north of Ireland, and, I presume, were Scotch-Irish of the old Presbyterian stock. My great-grandfather came to this country from Ireland, but I can not say what his given name was. I believe my grandfather's given name was James, but am not certain. He died before I was born. My grandmother Wilson was a Henderson. My father's given name was James. He was born in Pennsylvania, near Chambersburgh, on the 13th of May, 1781. My grandfather came out from Pennsylvania to Ohio in 1797, accompanied by most of his children, his wife having died previously. He and several emigrants clubbed together and build a flat-boat on the Monongahela River, on which they placed their families and floated down to the Ohio river, and thence down that river to where Portsmouth now is, but was then a dense wilderness. They had on board horses, cattle and sheep. The company encamped till my grandfather and uncle John went up to Chillicothe and procured a keel boat and returned with it down the Scioto River. While they were gone, the wolves made sad havoc with their little flock of sheep. I have sat and heard my father tell of these and other adventures many times. When the keel boat arrived at the mouth of the Scioto River, the families and effects were put on it and the boat was keeled up the river. When they arrived at Chillicothe, they found but one house with a shingle roof and that was a log structure. If I am not mistaken, they arrived in the spring season, and the families remained there some weeks while the working portion of the males went to Pickaway Plains and planted a crop of corn, after which the women and children were taken to their new homes.
The Indians had not yet left the country, and used to assemble at the residences of the new-comers and sing their songs which were to the whites a great novelty. But the natives of the forest soon afterward disappeared and melted away into the western forests, leaving their successors, the white settlers, in quiet possession of their "hunting grounds". They continued to cultivate the land and soon the aborigines were almost forgotten. Week after week, month after month, year after year, other settlers crowded in--and they were always welcome--and their children grew up, and soon began to marry, multiply and increase.

My grandfather died in 1797 (sic), the fall after arriving there, and his remains were taken to Chillicothe and buried. Of my grandfather's family, there were six daughters and sons, viz: Sarah, Polly, Martha, Nancy, Esther, Jane, John, James and William. Sarah and Polly were married before the family came out, and remained in Pennsylvania some years, but afterwards came out and settled with their husbands near here. My father was the second son, and he was 16 years old when they came, he having been born May 13, 1781. Some of my aunts were young women, and after grandfather's death, mothered the younger children. They also kept house for the family after grandfather's death for four years, where they first settled. In 1801 or 1802, it was so sickly on the Plains that the boys were unable to raise a crop and inconsistently left their first Ohio home and settled near Cynthiana. If fact, that town is a part of the purchase.

On the 19th day of June, 1806, my father married Sarah Horn. I know but little of her family history. She was from Pennsylvania. They settled in Brushcreek Township, about two miles from my present residence near Cynthiana. There they lived for many years and raised eight children, viz: Joseph H., William H., Nancy M., Eliza G., Louis M., James H., Enos and Julia Ann. As they settled in the woods, my father felled the trees, built a log cabin, cleared the farm and wrought out an independence for himself and family. He was a large, stout man, and could endure the hardships he was called to grapple with and subdue. He was noted for his simple, moral habits, great industry and probity of character. He was a member of the Presybterian church from boyhood, and a elder as long ago as I can remember. He inculcated in the minds of his children precepts of the Christian religion, which took root and grew with them, for all of them belonged to that church except Eliza, who attached herself to the Methodist Episcopal church.

In the second or "last" war with Great Britain, my father answered the famous "general call", and was out sixty days for which he received a land warrant.

My mother died in 1839, and father afterwards married Rebecca Ferneau, who now resides with me at the venerable age of 84. Father died on the 20th day of January, 1870, in his 89th year.

Brother Lewis is dead; so are Nancy, Eliza and Julia. They were married, and each of the sisters left children. All the living brothers and sisters are married and have raised children.

As to myself, I married Rose Ann Core, November 7, 1839. She is daughter of the late John Core, who lived to a great age and died only three years ago last September. We settled on my father's homestead, where we now reside. My wife was born on this farm. We have had six children--one died in infancy. The living ones are Sarah M., Catharine L., Rebecca J. and Lewis C. We were called upon to follow Mary E., the youngest, to the grave nearly three years ago. We have thirteen grandchildren.

For civil office I have never troubled myself to seek, but for several years was justice of the peace in Highland county. Brother Joseph was an elder in the Presbyterian church when he left here for Illinois, many years ago, and brother Enoch and myself sustain the same relation to the church in Cynthiana.

Children of JAMES WILSON and ROSE CORE are:
i. SARAH M.6 WILSON.
ii. CATHERINE L. WILSON.
iii. REBECCA J. WILSON.
iv. LEWIS C. WILSON.
v. MARY E. WILSON, b. Abt. 1870; d. 1873.

11. ESTHER5 BARR (JANE4 WILSON, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) She married // GUSTIN.

Child of ESTHER BARR and // GUSTIN is:
i. FANNIE6 GUSTIN, m. // BALL.

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12. ELIZABETH FRANCES6 WILSON (ROBERT IMLEY5, JOHN4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was
born March 13, 1857 in Lockport, Carroll County, Indiana24, and died June 25,
1938 in Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana. She married THADDEUS GUTHRIE August
27, 1879 in Idaville, Indiana24, son of JOHN GUTHRIE and BARBARA FOY. He was
born December 09, 1831 in Chillicothe, Ohio, and died May 30, 1910 in Delphi,
Carroll County, Indiana24.

Notes for ELIZABETH FRANCES WILSON:
From the History of Carroll County [Indiana] notes for Mrs. Elizabeth F. Guthrie:

Mrs. Elizabeth F. Guthrie, widow of Thaddeus Guthrie, Rock township, Carroll County, was born on March 13, 1857, in Adams township of this county, and is a daughter of Dr. Robert I. Wilson and Jane Howlett Wilson. She grew to young womanhood at Lockport, Indiana, and at a proper age was sent to the public schools, after which she attended school at Delphi, and later entered the State Normal School at Terre Haute. After finishing her education, Mrs. Guthrie became a teacher, in which capacity she was engaged for three years prior to her marriage. Guthrie is one of the landowners in Rock Creek township, her farm having about three hundred acres. The home farm is one of the best farms in the county, the management of which is entirely under her own supervision. Mrs. Guthrie is an attendant of the Presbyterian Church at Burrows.
Dr. Robert I. Wilson, father of Mrs. Guthrie, was born on December 15, 1815, in Ross County, Ohio, and was a son of John and Lucy Taylor Wilson. His wife was Jane Howell (Howlett?) Wilson, by whom he had eight children, namely: John W., deceased; Mary B, the wife of Lafayette McReynolds; Emily J., who was married to William Guthrie; Lucy C., who became the wife of Adam Gibson; Louise was united in marriage with Alfred Guthrie; Elizabeth Frances, the widow of Thaddeus Guthrie; James A. H., who was married to Dr. Mary Brown, and Clara M., who died in infancy. After the death of his wife, Dr. Robert I. Wilson was married secondly, to Helen Parker, to which union were born two children, Minnie and Winnie, twins.

Notes for THADDEUS GUTHRIE:
Carroll County History gives birth date as December 5, 1831. (p. 357) It goes on to state: He came to Carroll county in 1840. His education was obtained in the public schools of the district. To this union six children were born, Louise F., Winifred B., Lahre A., Mary W., Annie S., and Jane H. Louise F. was graduated from the public schools and afterward became the wife of Christian Blankinship, and is teaching school in North Dakota; Winifred B. is a graduate of the public schools, the Holy Angels Academy, the South Dakota Normal School, and is a student at Indiana State University; Jane H. is a graduate of the Delphi high school and is also a student at Indiana State University. [This was probably the present Indiana University.] The prosperous and valuable farm on which Mrs. Guthrie resides and which she manages is known as "Brookside Farm", and is situated ten miles east of Delphi, Indiana, on rural route number 1, Rockfield, where she has many warm and congenial friends and acquaintances.

Marriage Notes for ELIZABETH WILSON and THADDEUS GUTHRIE:
Marriage date in "Carroll County History" was August 31, 1879.
Marriage date in "Ross County History" was August 27, 1879.

Children of ELIZABETH WILSON and THADDEUS GUTHRIE are:

i. WINIFRED B.7 GUTHRIE, b. September 24, 1882, Delphi, Carroll County,
Indiana; d. November 26, 1908, Williston, North Dakota; m. ADOLPH G. ERDMAN;
b. August 01, 1883, Posen, Germany; d. April 24, 1950, Quartzsite, AZ24.
ii. LOUISE F. GUTHRIE.
iii. LAHRE A. GUTHRIE.
iv. MARY W. GUTHRIE.
v. ANNIE S. GUTHRIE.
vi. JANE H. GUTHRIE.

13. MARY ELIZABETH6 WILSON (ISAAC CROTHERS5, JOHN4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was
born March 02, 1846 in Ross County, Ohio, and died January 15, 1929 in
Sullivan County, Indiana. She married JOSIAH BRYAN November 14, 1867 in
Fayette County, Ohio, son of ZEPHANIAH BRYAN and MATILDA WAUGH. He was born
September 04, 1842 in Ross County, Ohio, and died November 18, 1901 in Gill
Township, Indiana25.

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH WILSON:
Newspaper article:

WELL-KNOWN ELDERLY WOMAN DIES AT HOME OF SON, ISAAC BRYAN, BODY BROUGHT HERE: (Sullivan, Indiana)
Mrs. Mary E. Bryan, 83 years old, one of the most highly respected and greatly loved older residents of Sullivan, passed away at the home of her son Isaac Bryan in Terre Haute Tuesday morning. Mrs. Bryan has been ill for the past few weeks and despite loving care and expert attention, her weakened condition and advanced age were handicaps that could not be overcome when her illness became so critical.

Mrs. Bryan came to Sullivan in 1904 and has lived here since that time, winning by her pleasing personality friends by the score. The body will be brought from Terre Haute to the Bryan home at 411 North Main Street, but definite funeral arrangements have not yet been made.

The beloved woman is survived by her one son Isaac Bryan and by nine grand children, Viola and Arthur Bryan at Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs. Mary Bryan Scott, Floyd, Earl, Helen, Ruth, Raymond and Faybelle Bryan, the children of Isaac Bryan.

Buried in Carlisle Cemetery.

Notes for JOSIAH BRYAN:
In 1870 census of Osage County, Burlingame, Kansas Census:
Josiah Bryan, age 28, farmer, born in Ohio; Mary, wife, age 22. Value of personal estate was $200.

In 1880 Census, Fayette County, Jefferson Twp., Ohio:

Josiah Bryan, w,m, 38, married, Farmer, born in Ohio, parents born in PA and OH
Mary, w,f, 32, wife, House wife, born in Ohio, parents born in OH an OH
Luie Bell, dau, 9 at school
Eddie(?) son, 9
Isaac, son, 4
Eva, dau., 2
Johnnie(?) Jones, w,m, 18, servant, farm labor
Kath. Hulman(?) w,f, 22, servant

Other Bryans in same county were John Bryan, 38, farmer, wife age 32; Children Albert H., age 26, carpenter; Harmon 18, at home; Rosa J. 17, at home; Z. Taylor North, age 26, Plasterer, value of personal property $100, born in Ohio; and Hamilton Bryan age 18, farmer, value of personal property $250.

Francis Bryan, Superior Township, age 28, farmer, value of real estate $5000, personal property $600; born in Ohio. Wife age 23, 4 children (illegible).

Joseph Bryan, Osage County, Burlingame Township, age 51, farmer; $2000 real estate, $1000 personal property, born in Ohio; wife Charity, age 44, born in Ohio; Jennie, age 19, born in Ohio; Effie, age 10, born in Ohio.

Thomas Bryan, Greenwood County, Eureka Township.

From The History of Sullivan County (Indiana) 1909

.....Josiah and Mary (Wilson) Bryan, both born in Ross county, Ohio, Josiah on September 4, 1842, and Mary on March 2, 1846. Josiah, who followed farming for a livelihood, came to Indiana in 1901, having the year before purchased one hundred and ninety-eight acres of land in Gill township. Here he conducted a successful farming business until his death in November of the same year in which he came to this place to reside. After his death the widow resided on the same farm until 1906, when she purchased a home on North Main street in Sullivan, where she expects to spend the remainder of her days. Josiah Bryan enlisted in 1862, at Chillicothe, Ohio, in Company I, Seventy-third Ohio Regiment, and served three years and nine months. He was slightly wounded in the ankle, and at another time in the stomach. The children of Josiah and Mary (Wilson) Bryan were: Flora, deceased; Louie, deceased; Edward, residing in Colorado; Isaac A., of this notice; and Eva, deceased.
(Also in History of Sullivan County (Edward W. Bryan))..

(Josiah) went to Kansas from Ohio in 1869 and followed farming for five years, he having purchased school land there to the amount of eighty acres. Subsequently he disposed of the Kansas land and returned to Ohio, remained in Fayette county until he moved to Indiana and located in Sullivan county, where he died in the autumn of 1901.
Josiah Bryan joined the Union Army and served from October 1861 to July 1865, fighting in many battles and being wounded twice. On a scroll 24" x 36", his discharge is handwritten as follows:

To all whom it may concern, know ye that Sergt Josiah Bryan has been honorably discharged from the service of the United States...May future generations never forget the debt of gratitude they owe to the brave boys in blue who on land and sea volunteered their services during that memorable struggle for the preservation of our union. Know ye that Sergt Josiah Bryan enlisted on the 26th day of October, 1861 and mustered into the United States service at Camp Logan, Chillicothe, State of Ohio on December 30, 1861 as a Corporal of Co. I, 73rd Regt. Ohio Volunteer Infantry under Captain Lewis H. Burkett and Colonel Orland Smith to serve 3 years or during the War. The Regiment was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Corps of the Army of the Potomac to April 1864, then 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 20 Corps of the Army of the Cumberland and participated in the engagements at Williamsville, VA April 27, 1862, McDowell, VA May 8, Cross Keys June 8, Cedar Mt. Aug 9, Freeman's Ford August 23-25, 2nd Bull Run August 30, Chancellorsville May 1-4, 1863, Gettysburg, PA July 1-3, Lookout Valley, Tenn. Oct. 29, Mission Ridge Nov. 25, Resaca, Ga. May 13-16, 1864, New Hope Church or Dallas May 28 to June 4, Pine Mt. June 14, Kenesaw Mt. June 9-30, Peach Tree Creek July 20, Culp's Farm June 22, 1864, Siege of Atlanta July 28-Sept. 2, March to the Sea Nov. 15 to Dec. 10, 1864, Fayetteville, N.C. March 13, 1865, Averasboro, N.C. March 16, 1865, Bentonville, N.C. March 19-21, 1865, and many minor affairs. Said Josiah Bryan was wounded October 29, 1863 in Battle of Lookout Valley, Tenn., promoted to Sergeant March 1, 1864, to 1st Sergeant July 1, 1865. Was in all movements of Regiment. Was mustered out and Honorable Discharged with Company July 20, 1865 at Louisville, Ky. by order of the War Department.
Josiah died of typhoid fever after the disease affected his family: his wife, two sons and a daughter. He had moved from Staunton, Ohio little more than a year earlier, to Sullivan, Indiana.

In the HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO, by R. S. Dills, 1881, p. 351, Thyphoid Fever, or milk fever is described as follows:

One of the greatest scourges to the early settlers in this county, a disease known as milk-sick or trembles, which not only affected cattle, sheep, hogs, horses and dogs, but the human family as well. Human beings and stock would often be infected with disease without any symptoms manifested until brought into account certain conditions, when it would suddenly develop itself with languid and fatal effects. Cattle driven until heated would become sick if the disease had come upon them. Those who wished to purchase stock, either for trade or for butchering, took means to heat them up previously. Reflecting the symptoms, it has been given various names, such as sour stomach, swamp-sickness, fires, slows, stiff joints, puking, river sickness, etc. Symptoms are vomiting, purging, extreme nervous agitation, obstinate constipation, low temperature of body, dry tongue and skin. Treatment includes soothing the stomach with opiates; blister; use castor oil and injection of nitric acid has also proved efficacious in exteme cases. Gentle emetics, laxatives with quiet and drinks are used. (This article, written in 1881, revealed that little was known about pasturization of milk as a method of controlling disease.)
He is buried in the Carlisle Cemetery.

In Henry B. Baldwin's Genealogical Records, Public Library of Youngstown, a will book index lists the following:

Josiah Bryan - W1847 - Pike County - wb1; p174; c102
Letter written by Josiah Bryan from Lookout Valley, Tenn, March 11th 1864:

Dear Cousin Elmira as I have lesure time this evening I will try and write you a short letter. Jim and I are both well and in very good spirits. The weather is very fine here, everything looks gay and happy as well cousin. We ae down in old Dixie again we were treated with the greatest of respect by our sodiers boys here. They were all glad to see the old 73 coming back. We have put up food quarters since we came here. Jim and I has a huge shanty put up to live in. The camp rumor is that we will stay here six months. I hope it my be so for I thingwe have done enough of marching and fighting. Well cousin I have got over the trouble of leaving home. I feel perfecly contened now. I never want to come home again till I come to stay. I received a letter from home a few days ago. I was very glad to hear that Wesley was improving some. I though when I was out home that he wouldn't get over it. Cousin I have just been up the side of Raccoon mountain. I went up thare by myself to read some religious newspapers that ware thew in to my tent this morning. As I sat thare on a large rock nothing to disturb me but the rumbling of a brook thar was a thousand things came into my mind. I just thought of home and friends and of what a good time I had while at home. It seemed to me more like a dream than any thing els. >From whare I was setting I could see the Little mountain that we charged up and drove the enemy out of thare breast works. I thought of how many brave boys has fallen thar. I wondered why it was that I was not cut down with the rest. I just thought how thankful I ought to be to God for his protection over me. Cousin I have made up my mind to lead a new life so if I should fall I will be prepared to meet my maker. Well cousin, I will hae to close for the sun is about setting and I have to cook some supper. You will please write me all the news. Give my love to aunt and Willey and all the rest of the folks and reserve a portion for yourself. Your true cousin, Josiah Bryan. Write down and often. Direct to Josiah Bryan, co II, 73rd, 2nd Brig., 11th div, Army Corps, Chattannoga, Tenn. [Josiah had a sister Almira. Not sure who "cousin Elmira" was.]
Sullivan county, Gill Township Department of Health Record of Death. Died November 18, 1901. Age at death, 58 years; married. Cause of Death, probably Milk Sickness; buried at IOOF Cemetery on November 20, 1901. States father Zephanah Bryan, birthplace of father, Ohio; Mother, Matilda Waugh, born Ohio.

Josiah must have purchased land from his father or borrowed money. At the settlement of Zephaniah's estate, Josiah had to pay a total of $1325.35 to the estate. His portion of the settlement on September 17, 1887 was $118.83.

More About JOSIAH BRYAN: Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever

Children of MARY WILSON and JOSIAH BRYAN are:
i. FLORA MATILDA7 BRYAN, b. October 01, 1869; d. April 17, 1870.
ii. LOUIE BELLE BRYAN, b. November 08, 1870, Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas;
d. July 12, 1894, Staunton, Ohio.

Notes for LOUIE BELLE BRYAN:
OBITUARY, July 26, 1894

Louie Bell Bryan, daughter of Josiah and Mary E. Bryan, was born November 8, 1870, in Burlingham, Osage County, Kansas, and came with her parents in the fall of 1874, to the home near Staunton, Ohio, which she so recently exchanged for heaven. She joined the M. E. church and gave herself to Jesus in the tenth year of her age, at Staunton, under the labors of Rev. T. G. Wakefield. From that day until the day of her death, she was a faithful consistent christian. She graduated at the South Salem Academy, June 15, 1893.
Three years ago she went into a decline; although at times she seemed to rally, yet the decline went steadily on. Twice she had to quit school for several months at a time, but the last year of her school days, she attended the entire year, and made up for the time lost in other years. She was ambitious---anxious to succeed. It was her purpose to make life a success. The subject of her graduating address was "A Glance Backward." But in the last graduation, the graduation from earth to heaven, what at a glance as she looked out upon the celestial city; not a glance only, but the beginning of an eternal investigation.

Louis always loved the class room and the prayer circle. She was a Sabbath School worker. She seldom, if ever, failed to read her Bible and pray just before retiring at night. She had read the Bible through several times. She felt that her parents had made sacrifices in her behalf, expecially in sending her to school She was anxious to do something for them. Sh said to her mother one day, "If it is God's will for me to get well, it is all right; if not, all right. I trust all to Him."

Though she suffered intensely she never murmered. She said, "I wonder if death will bring all my loved ones to Christ." She was organist of Sugar Grove church for four years---the last years of the old church and the first of the new. Her mother said to her, "Jesus is with you and will take care of you." She touched her lips in response, but could not speak. As she looked out into the great future, she beckoned with her hands as though she caught sight of the inhabitants of heaven.

She was a true, faithful christian. If she had an enemy, she did not know it. It was said that none knew her but to love her. Kind, unselfish, thoughtful and very much interested in the welfare of others.

Thursday evening, July 12th, at 4 o'clock, her physical sun went down, aged 23 years, 8 months, and 4 days. But at the same hour her immortal spirit looked out on the rising sun of the eternal morning of joy and progression. And now her sun shall go down no more, but it shall grow brighter and brighter as eternity rolls on.

She leaves a father, mother, two brothers and one sister. Her funeral and burial took place at Sugar Grove on Saturday, the 14th inst. The many that were present was but anindex of the high esteem in which she was held. The pall bearers were those who graduated with her at South Salem Academy.

RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Resolutions of condolence on the death of a member and Sunday school scholar of Sugar Grove.

Whereas: It has seemed good to the Almighty to remove from our midst our late worthy, and esteemed, sister and scholar, Louie Bryan, of Class No. 2..

Whereas: The intimate relations long held by the deceased with the members of this Sunday school render it proper that we should place upon record our appreciation of her services rendered in the different offices of the school. She served faithfully as organist some four years, and Librarian one year, and has been a devoted Sunday school scholar all her life..

Resolved: That in the death of Louie Bryan, we feel we have sustained a loss, yet, while it is our loss, we believe it is her gain..

Resolved: That we deplore the loss of Louie with deep feelings of regret, softened by that hope that her spirit has passed through the Golden gate. And today, she is walking the gold paved streets of the new Jerusalem, where perfect happiness reigns forever..

Resolved: That we tender to her afflicted parents and relatives, our sincere condolence, and our earnest sympathy in their affliction at the loss of one, a daughter, a sister, and a devoted Sunday school scholar, and a true believer in the Holy word, the Bible..

Resolved: That the foregoing resolutions adopted by the Sunday school be established, and a copy transmitted to the bereaved family.

Committee

iii. EDWARD WILSON BRYAN, b. November 17, 1873, Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas;
d. April 04, 1916, Columbus, Ohio; m. EVA L. HYER, April 07, 1880; b. April
07, 1880, Ohio.

Notes for EDWARD WILSON BRYAN:
Edward W. Bryan, who owned an excellent farm, well improved by his own hands, even to the making of fences, in Gill township, Sullivan county, was born November 17, 1873, near Burlingame, Osage county, Kansas, a son of Josiah and Mary E. Bryan, whose family sketch appears elsewhere in this work. The father went to Kansas from Ohio in 1869 and followed farming for five years, he having purchased school land there to the amount of eighty acres. Subsequently he disposed of the Kansas land and returned to Ohio, remained in Fayette county until he moved to Indiana and located in Sullivan County, where he died in the autumn of 1901..

Edward W. Bryan attended the public schools of Stanton, Ohio, and took a commercial course at Valparaiso. He remained with his parents until eighteen years of age, and then commenced the activities of life for himself. He prepared for teaching by attending school at Lebanon, Ohio. At the age of twenty years he commenced teaching school near Stanton, Ohio. He taught two winters near that city, and the next two, near Sabina, Ohio. He then attended the schools of Valparaiso for about four months, graduating there, and then went to Chicago and secured a position with William Wrigley, Jr.'s Chewing Gum House as their bookkeeper. There he continued for two years, and then returned to his parents' home in the autumn. The next spring he went to Indiana with his parents and remained with them until his marriage. He then moved to his farm in Gill township, where he was a general farmer and stockman. He owned seventy acres of land, all of which he improved himself. His farm home was one which made him one of the independent agriculturists of Sullivan county. But on account of ill health he sold his farm and property in Sullivan county and with his family moved to Denver, Colorado, in August, 1908, where he is now engaged in the real estate business. He is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which denomination he served as trustee for three years. He was also president of the epworth League two years while residing in Ohio. In his political views, Mr. Bryan, like his forefarther, is a Republican..

He was happily married January 22, 1902 to Eva L. Hyer, a native of Ohio, born April 7, 1880, a daughter of John and Phoebe (Isgrig). They are still living near Washington Court House of that state. The father is a carpenter and contractor. The date of the mother's birth was March 1850, and of the father's, January, 1845. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Bryan are: Viola, born January 15, 1903 and Arthur L., born March 13, 1904..

Of Mrs. Bryan's parents' children it may be said that there were two in the family: Jesse, a resident of Washington Court House, Ohio, a school teacher and also a contractor and carpenter. He has taught school since twenty-one years of age. The other child is Eva L., the wife of Mr. Bryan.

iv. ISAAC ALVIN BRYAN, b. January 26, 1876, Fayette County, Ohio; d. February 20,
1937, Terre Haute, Indiana, Vigo County; m. IDA BELLE HOLT, January 07, 1903,
Gill Township, Sullivan County, Indiana26; b. January 09, 1886, Pickaway
County, Ohio27; d. January 01, 1956, Terre Haute, Indiana, Vigo County.

Notes for ISAAC ALVIN BRYAN:

From The History of Sullivan County (Indiana) 1909 and 1976

Isaac A. Bryan, one of the younger farmers of Sullivan County, whose pleasant farm home is situated on the rural mail route running out from New Lebanon, is a native of Fayette county Ohio, born January 26, 1876, a son of Josiah and Mary (Wilson) Bryan, both born in Ross county, Ohio, the father (Josiah) September 4, 1842, and the mother (Mary) March 2, 1846. The father (Josiah), who followed farming for a livelihood, came to Indiana in 1901, having the year before purchased one hundred and ninety-eight acres of land in Gill township. Here he conducted a successful farming business until his death in November of the same year in which he came to this place to reside. After his death the widow resided on the same farm until 1906, when she purchased ahome on North Main street in Sullivan, where she expects to spend the remainder of her days. Josiah Bryan enlisted in 1862, at Chillicothe, Ohio, in Company I, Seventy-third Ohio Regiment, and served three years and nine months. He was slightly wounded in the ankle, and at another time in the stomach. The children of Josiah and Mary (Wilson) Bryan were: Flora, deceased; Louie, deceased; Edward, residing in Colorado; Isaac A., of this notice; and Eva, deceased.
Isaac A. Bryan received his education at the village schools of Stanton, Fayette county, Ohio. He remained with his father until the latter's death and with his mother until his marriage, and the estate was then divided between the mother, his brother and himself, Isaac A. remaining on the old homestead place. It contains sixty-four and a fraction acres, upon which he carried on a general farming and stock business. He made great changes and excellent improvements after taking the farm, including the clearing of some of the land, fencing and other conveniences needed about a first-class place, making it one of the best equipped places in his township. He sold his estate in Gill township and purchased ninety-three acres in Hamilton township. This place is known as "The Marlow" farm and is located about four miles northeast of Sullivan.

In his church faith, Mr. Bryan is identified with the Methodist Episcopal denomination, and has been president of the board of stewards in this church. Politically he is a firm supporter of the Republican party. On January 7, 1903, he was married to Miss Belle Holt, who was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, January 9, 1886, a daughter of Thomas and Mary E. (Prose) Holt, who came to Indiana in September, 1898, locating in Gill township on a farm, and he also operated a threshing machine. The father (Thomas Holt) died February 7, 1908. The mother (Mary E. Holt) still resides in the township. The date of the father's birth was August, 1866, and the mother's the same year. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan are the parents of three children; Mary Louise, born January 10, 1904; Doris Waneta, born December 28, 1906; and Floyd Theodore, born June 2, 1908. Mr. Bryan is a member of the New Lebanon Modern Woodmen of America Camp No. 5488, and carries for the protection of his family a thousand dollar policy.

Isaac and Ida Belle were married at home of Ida's parents. Witnesses were John E. Hart and Mattie J. Prose. Wedding performed by Theodore K. Nillis??

OBITUARIES:

ISAAC A. BRYAN SUCCUMBS TODAY
Isaac A. Bryan, 61 years of age, died at the home, 1029 South 13th Street at Terre Haute at 7 o'clock this morning..

Survivors are the widow, Ida; four daughters, Mrs. Mary Scott, of Sullivan, Mrs. Ruth Lowe, of Terre Haute, Helen Bryan and Faye Bell Bryan, at home; three sons, Floyd of Terre Haute and Earl and Raymond at home; two grandchildren, James and Patricia Ann Lowe..

The body was brought to the Billman Funeral Home and will be taken to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Scott, 411 N. Main street at 10 o'clock Sunday morning and will be returned to Billman Chapel Monday, where funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock. Rev. Fred P. Bedwell will officiate. Burial will be made at Little Flock Cemetery.

LAST RITES HONOR ISAAC BRYAN
Funeral services for Isaac Bryan who died at the home in Terre Haute, Saturday, were conducted from the Billman Chapel at 2 o'clock, Monday afternoon, with Rev. Fred Bedwell, officiating..

Flower girls were Julia Stewart, Mildred Arvin, Marie Yaw, Pauline Medsker, Doris Scott and Josephine Scott..

Pall bearers were John Hart, Emory Stanley, Frank Botts, William Pine, Dan Prose and Frank Debusk..

Interment was made at Little Flock Cemetery.

Isaac is buried in the Little Flock Cemetery in Shelburn, Indiana. He died of tuberculosis.

A note written by Mary Bryan Scott itemizes the funeral expenses for Isaac:

Billman Chapel $300
Mr. Thompson $8
Rev. Bedwell $5
Postage $1.50
Mayfield $25.30
Total $339.80

Earl paid $40, Floyd paid $20, Mary paid $34.80. It is uncertain how the balance was paid.

NOTE FOUND IN PERSONAL EFFECTS OF IDA BRYAN:

Isaac Alvin Bryan, son of Josiah and Mary Wilson Bryan, was born January 26th, 1876 at Stanton, Ohio, and departed this life February 20, 1937 at the age of 61 years, 25 days. He came to Gill Township, Sullivan County, with his parents in 1901 and was united in marriage to Ida Holt, January 7th, 1903, and moved to Hamilton Township in 1908 where they lived until they moved to Terre Haute 9 years ago. (1928)..
Mr. Bryan was engaged in farming as long as health permitted. when a young man he united with the Methodist Church, and at the time of his death he was a member of the Shelburn Methodist Church. Although not able to attend church the last few years, he enjoyed the services through the radio..

All who knew and loved him will remember him for his love and kindness to his family, his friendliness to mankind, and his patience during his last sickness.

He leaves to mourn his loss the widow, Ida, four daughters, Mary Scott of Sullivan, Ruth Lowe of Terre Haute, Helen and Fay Bell at home, three sons, Floyd of Allendale, and Earl and Raymond at home; two grandchildren, James and Patricia Ann Lowe. A daughter, Doris Clark, his parents, three sisters and one brother have proceeded him in death.

"The day is done, and the darkness
falls from the wings of night,
As a feather is wafted downward
from an eagle in his flight.
And the night shall be filled with music,
and the cares, that infest the day,
shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
and as silently steal away."

More About ISAAC ALVIN BRYAN: Cause of Death: Tuberculosis

Notes for IDA BELLE HOLT:
The following is an article written by Ida. It is unknown the purpose of the article.

WEAVING--MY PROFITABLE HOBBY
I have always been interested in doing handcraft work. Have done bead work, fancy pillow cases and all kinds of embroidery and crocheting. I like to work with colors, so I have painted many pictures and designs on glass. Mat weaving on hand looms has been another interesting hobby of mine..

My husband and I had a large family consisting of five boys and three girls. Opportunity for carrying on my hobbies was rather limited until my family was grown. After the death of my husband, I found it necessary to try to commercialize on my handwork. While making the mats, I had the urge to try a loom. I felt that I could make more profit with a loom..

First I studied ways and means to purchase a loom and where I might be able to secure materials. For I didn't want to use all old clothing and discards for rugs. I located a local dealer who sold strips of materials, blanket material and cotton mixtures by the pound. I saw an advertisement of warp in a magazine. I mailed a card and they sent samples and price lists. On March 9, 1942, I sent to Boonville, N. Y. for a Union Special Loom. It came threaded up with enough warp to make 12 yards of carpet. A book of instructions came with it with illustrations of how to thread it up. The loom, freight included, cost me $36.89. So began my first weaving experience. It was nothing to weave, as I had years ago watched a weaver as she made rugs for me on an old fashion kind of loom..

As I used up the warp, I became rather anxious as to how I was going to get the loom threaded up again. I had purchased additional warp so with the aid of the book of instructions I proceeded to warp up the loom. When I had it all threaded up, something was wrong, it just would not weave. There seemed to be no tension whatever. I studied the instructions sheets again and again. I tried to contact two or three whom I had been told had formerly owned looms. Finally in a distant town, I located a man whose mother had woven rugs. he came and together we studied the instruction book and the loom. I discovered that I had not brought the warp up over the back bar. Since then I have learned lots of tricks in threading up the loom. I have taught several to thread and weave..

When World War 2 came and warp was a scarce item, I tried out the seersucker weave. It takes less warp and makes a beautiful rug. This weave used four threads then skips four threads. The finished product has a weave that looks very much like seersucker..

I have used all kinds of materials. Silk hose, feed sacks, used clothing and upholstering materials. I do quite a bit of work for an upholsterer here. This material is cut about 1 inch wide and I double it as I weave it. It takes longer this way, but then the rugs are alike on each side and are very pretty..

During the War when materials became so scarce, a lady brought me some material to weave her some rugs. Upon inquiry, I found that the material was strips which came from a tire shop that did recapping. These strips lined the boxes the rubber came in and had been burnt until her husband brought some home to her and she had boiled the material in lye water removing the chemical, the result being yards and yards of cream colored cloth that looked like handkerchief linen. These strips then were dyed different colors and made up into very beautiful rugs..

Silk hose cut length-wise in about 3 strips, not cutting all the way through at the ends in order that the hose will remain in one piece, make very pretty rugs..

I am partially crippled, but I try to keep up my 9 room house, tend a flower garden, can fruits and vegetables, cook for one sone and have a lot of callers in the run of a day. Yet I always find time to do some weaving every day..

The warp which I use costs me .66 and .69 per lb. 8 lbs will warp up 150 turns on the loom. This will weave around 52 rugs of 4 feet each. For rugs woven for any merchant, I receive $1.25 per rug when sold in dozen lots, otherwise I charge $2.00 per cotton rug. If I have the materials cut and tacked, I can weave 6 4-foot rugs per day..

I like to buy rug materials in strips. From these I make panel rugs which will weave about 6 to 8 rows across. Since I do not cut the strips all the way through at the ends, I do not have so much tacking to do. The cost of warp for each rug averages about 12 cents. 15 to 25 cents worth of materials. If a rug is made from feed sacks, four sacks will be required to make a 4 foot rug. Strips of about 1 inch wide..

I cut and tack materials of an evening and listen in on my favorite radio programs..

I have enjoyed the many friends made through weaving. I have a friend who supplies the materials, prepares it for weaving and then sells the finished rug..

I charge 25 cents per foot for weaving when the material has already been prepared for 30 cents per foot if I cut and tack the materials furnished by my clients..

I do not believe that there is any other work that I could personally do that would give me time for work in my flowers and garden, visit with my friends, do my own housework and be my own boss and yet be as profitable to me as "My Profitable Hobby Weaving".

Ida is buried in the Little Flock Cemetery in Shelburn, Indiana.

v. EVA ALMA BRYAN, b. August 07, 1878, Fayette County, Ohio; d. November 19,
1901, Gill Township, Indiana28.

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Endnotes

1. Tombstone Inscriptions of Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio.
2. Ross County Ohio Families, Vol. II, p. 669.
3. Barbara Petty "Descendants of John/Hugh Willson.
4. Melvin Clark Information, 1999.
5. Ross County Ohio Families, Vol. II, p. 484
6. "Our Wilsons, Gastons, and Huttons", Herman Wilson Craven, Herman Wilson Graven, p. 17.
7. Ross County Ohio Marriages 1798-1849, 261, Vol. A, p. 018.
8. Ross County Ohio Families, Vol. II, p. 484.
9. Ross County Ohio Families, Vol. II.
10. Rocky Springs Sessions Book, Presbyterian Church Cemetery
11. From "Old Folks of Pike County Interviewed..James H. Wilson, 1873", >From "The Pike county (Ohio) Republican" February 6, 1873, No. XXV.
12. From "Old Folks of Pike County Interviewed..James H. Wilson, 1873".
13. Early Records of Ohio, 7. Rocky Spring Church, Highland Co., Ohio
14. Early Records of Ohio, 9. Rock Spring Church, Highland Co., Ohio
15. Early Records of Ohio, p. 2. Rocky Spring Church, Highland County, Ohio
16. "Our Wilsons, Gastons, and Huttons", Herman Wilson Craven, p. 17.
17. Ross County Ohio Families, Vol. II, Ross County Genealogical Society, 1979, p. 488, by Winifred Guthrie Erdman
18. Ross County Ohio Families, Vol. II, Ross County Genealogical Society, 1979, p. 484
19. Ross County Ohio Families, Vol. II, p. 484..
20. Ross County Ohio Families, Vol. II.
21. History of Carroll Co, Indiana, 357.
22. History of Carroll Co, Indiana, p. 357.
23. From "Old Folks of Pike County Interviewed..James H. Wilson, 1873".
24. Ross County Ohio Families, Vol. II.
25. Sullivan County Death Register.
26. Register of Marriages, Sullivan County.
27. Family RecordsMormon Church Archive 2CZ9-TC
28. Sullivan County Death Register.