Tapscotts of The Wabash Valley

Henry’s Children
The Tapscotts of
The Wabash Valley
First Edition
Robert E. Tapscott
Henry’s Children
The Tapscotts of
The Wabash Valley
First Edition
Robert E. Tapscott
© 2021 Robert E. Tapscott
All Rights Reserved
First Edition, October 2021
Published by Robert E. Tapscott

Albuquerque, New Mexico
Printed by Instantpublisher.com
United States of America
Except where noted otherwise, photographs and maps are by the author. Cover photo, the
Wabash River at Darwin, Illinois.
In memory of Victoria Angela Maria Pytell Tapscott, James Frederick Tapscott, John Conrad
Tapscott, William Glenn Tapscott, and Terry Wayne Jacot.
For my son Michael, a much better writer than I can ever hope to be; Mary Frances, who
spent long hours in dusty courthouses and forgotten cemeteries researching this book; and the
soon-to-be newest members of our family, Dara and Jon.
Other history books authored or co-authored by R. E. Tapscott
The Never Failing Brook

The Glenn and Mary Imle Tapscott Family, 2004
Bier und Brot

The Wehners of Southeast Missouri, 2013
To Praise, To Bless, To Preach, A History of the Newman Dominican

Community at the University of New Mexico, 1950 to 2014, 2014
Henry the Immigrant, the First Tapscotts of Virginia, 1st edition 2006,
2nd edition 2014
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Contents
Contents ..................................................................................................................................... i
Preface .................................................................................................................................... vii
Henry, a Traveling Man ............................................................................................................ 1
My Old Kentucky Home ....................................................................................................... 1
On the Road .......................................................................................................................... 4
Clark County ......................................................................................................................... 6
The Tapscott Homelands ...................................................................................................... 7
The Last Journey ................................................................................................................. 16
William Tapscott..................................................................................................................... 17
William Riley Tapscott ....................................................................................................... 22
Jennie Edith Tapscott ...................................................................................................... 26
Nellie Mae Tapscott ........................................................................................................ 27
Golden Arthur Tapscott .................................................................................................. 30
Forrest William Tapscott ................................................................................................ 36
James Byron Tapscott ......................................................................................................... 37
Omer Frank Tapscott ...................................................................................................... 40
John Howard Tapscott .................................................................................................... 42
James (“Jimmie”) Tapscott ............................................................................................. 43
Joseph (“Joe”) Cleo Tapscott .......................................................................................... 44
Joseph R. Tapscott .............................................................................................................. 48
Grant Frederick Tapscott ................................................................................................ 49
Allen F. Tapscott ............................................................................................................. 56
William H. and Lail J. Tapscott ...................................................................................... 56
Carl Herman Tapscott ..................................................................................................... 56
Orpha Irene Tapscott....................................................................................................... 59
Edith Mae Tapscott ......................................................................................................... 60
Noble Burns Tapscott ..................................................................................................... 62
Harley Rowland Tapscott ............................................................................................... 62
Philander D. Tapscott.......................................................................................................... 62
Mary J. Tapscott.................................................................................................................. 62
John Wesley Tapscott ......................................................................................................... 63
Russell Truman Tapscott ................................................................................................ 69
Alta Leona Tapscott ........................................................................................................ 71
Ralph Vernon (“Jack”) Tapscott ..................................................................................... 73
Clarence Benson Tapscott............................................................................................... 74
Nellie Pearl Tapscott ....................................................................................................... 76
Lillie Alice Tapscott ....................................................................................................... 77
Willard Tapscott.............................................................................................................. 78
Bessie Fern Tapscott ....................................................................................................... 78
Glenn Daniel Tapscott .................................................................................................... 79
Clifford Lloyd Tapscott .................................................................................................. 84
Millard F. Tapscott.............................................................................................................. 86
Cora Isabelle Tapscott......................................................................................................... 88
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Ithamar Sweet Sr. ............................................................................................................ 91

William Austin Sweet ..................................................................................................... 92
Robert Sweet ................................................................................................................... 93
Charles Leroy Sweet ....................................................................................................... 93
Emma Pearl Sweet .......................................................................................................... 94
Murl E. Sweet ................................................................................................................. 95
Faris Lee Sweet ............................................................................................................... 95
Lela May Sweet .............................................................................................................. 96
Ruth Isabelle Sweet......................................................................................................... 97
Ruby Sweet ..................................................................................................................... 98
Leslie Morgan Sweet ...................................................................................................... 98
Eugene Sweet .................................................................................................................. 99
Harold Bernard Sweet ................................................................................................... 101
Nila Lucille Sweet......................................................................................................... 103
Emma Tapscott ................................................................................................................. 104
Elzia William Mallory .................................................................................................. 105
Alma Gertrude Mallory................................................................................................. 106
Owen Hobert Mallory ................................................................................................... 107
Ruby Lavona Mallory ................................................................................................... 107
Mary E. Mallory............................................................................................................ 109
John Tapscott ........................................................................................................................ 111
James Wesley Tapscott ......................................................................................................... 116
Thomas Tapscott ................................................................................................................... 121
Malissa Angeline Tapscott ................................................................................................ 124
Charles Edward Tapscott .................................................................................................. 124
Grace E. Pratt ................................................................................................................ 126
Lena Frances Tapscott .................................................................................................. 128
Alice M. Tapscott.......................................................................................................... 128
Carl Duane Tapscott ..................................................................................................... 129
Ruth E. Tapscott............................................................................................................ 130
John Milton Tapscott ........................................................................................................ 131
Riley J. Tapscott............................................................................................................ 132
William Humphry Tapscott .............................................................................................. 133
Samuel Wesley Tapscott ................................................................................................... 135
Retta Faye Tapscott....................................................................................................... 137
Silas Wesley Tapscott ................................................................................................... 138
Eola Belle Tapscott ....................................................................................................... 141
Foster Meryl Tapscott ................................................................................................... 141
May Tapscott .................................................................................................................... 143
Henry Tapscott .................................................................................................................. 143
Nancy Ann Tapscott ............................................................................................................. 144
Sarah S. Siverly ................................................................................................................. 147
Nancy E. Gummere ....................................................................................................... 148
Mattie LeOra Gummere ................................................................................................ 148
John William Gummere ................................................................................................ 149
Charles D. Gummere .................................................................................................... 150
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Mary Gertrude Gummere .............................................................................................. 151

Jacob Wesley Siverly ........................................................................................................ 153
Itha Siverly .................................................................................................................... 154
Nellie Siverly ................................................................................................................ 155
Ida Siverly ..................................................................................................................... 155
Louis Henry Siverly ...................................................................................................... 156
William George Siverly ................................................................................................ 158
Amanda May Siverly .................................................................................................... 158
Joseph Russell Siverly .................................................................................................. 159
Stanley Alfred Siverly................................................................................................... 161
Lydia Ann Siverly ............................................................................................................. 163
Sarah Jane Moore .......................................................................................................... 163
Nettie Ellen Moore ........................................................................................................ 166
Lucinda Martha Moore ................................................................................................. 167
Lucy Ann Moore ........................................................................................................... 170
Charles Henry Moore .................................................................................................... 171
Ada M. Moore ............................................................................................................... 176
William E. Moore ......................................................................................................... 176
Roscoe J. Moore............................................................................................................ 177
Ruth Bell Moore ........................................................................................................... 177
Alice Tennie Moore ...................................................................................................... 179
George William Siverly .................................................................................................... 179
James Howard Siverly ...................................................................................................... 180
Ida Mabel Siverly .......................................................................................................... 180
Cecile Mae Siverly ........................................................................................................ 182
James Siverly ................................................................................................................ 182
Edward George Siverly ................................................................................................. 182
Ruby Irene Siverly ........................................................................................................ 183
Virginia Rose Siverly .................................................................................................... 183
Eugene Alfred Siverly................................................................................................... 184
William Lyle Siverly..................................................................................................... 185
Martha E. Siverly .............................................................................................................. 186
Herman Alvis Peck ....................................................................................................... 187
Elmer Franklin Spencer ................................................................................................ 188
Georgia Josephine Spencer ........................................................................................... 188
Lucy Ella Siverly .............................................................................................................. 193
Robert William Montgomery ........................................................................................ 195
James Arthur Montgomery ........................................................................................... 196
Charles George Montgomery ........................................................................................ 197
Edward Siverly.................................................................................................................. 198
Jacob Tapscott....................................................................................................................... 199
Mary Lavina Tapscott ....................................................................................................... 201
Mary Julia Brewster ...................................................................................................... 202
Violet G. Brewster ........................................................................................................ 203
Andrew Tapscott ............................................................................................................... 204
Charlotte McFarland ..................................................................................................... 205
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Ernest Andrew Tapscott Sr. .......................................................................................... 207

Maggie Tapscott................................................................................................................ 208
Gertrude V. Britton ....................................................................................................... 208
Anna Jacob Tapscott ......................................................................................................... 208
Arthur B. Brown ........................................................................................................... 210
Triphena Brown ............................................................................................................ 210
Kathryn Marie Brown ................................................................................................... 211
Sarah Ann Tapscott ............................................................................................................... 212
Mary H. Sanders ............................................................................................................... 213
Oliver Lee Massey ........................................................................................................ 214
George William Massey ............................................................................................... 214
Edward Albert Massey .................................................................................................. 215
Harry Thomas Massey .................................................................................................. 215
Susan Frances Sanders ...................................................................................................... 217
Marion Holly Shade ...................................................................................................... 217
Thomas Wesley Sanders ................................................................................................... 219
Ethel Georgiana Sanders ............................................................................................... 220
Grayce Blanche Sanders ............................................................................................... 222
Thomas Ernest Sanders ................................................................................................. 223
Ruby Opal Sanders ....................................................................................................... 223
Edward F. Sanders ............................................................................................................ 224
Laura Ann Sanders ............................................................................................................ 226
Thomas Edward Gray ................................................................................................... 231
Charles Raymond Gray ................................................................................................. 232
Gladys Marie Gray ........................................................................................................ 232
Amelia Jennie Sanders ...................................................................................................... 233
Cleveland Leslie Shade ................................................................................................. 235
Blanche Edith Sweet ..................................................................................................... 236
Olin Isaac Sweet ........................................................................................................... 237
Pearl Zephra Sweet ....................................................................................................... 237
Welcome Austin Sweet ................................................................................................. 239
Dora Isabell Sanders ......................................................................................................... 240
Clifford Erney Baskett .................................................................................................. 241
Clarence Russell Baskett............................................................................................... 242
Sarah Evaline Sanders....................................................................................................... 243
Leroy (“Roy”) Conrad Yeager ...................................................................................... 245
Frances Ann Tapscott ........................................................................................................... 246
Martha L. Lockard ............................................................................................................ 247
Frederick George Lockard ................................................................................................ 248
Lydia Ann Tapscott .............................................................................................................. 249
Elizabeth Tapscott................................................................................................................. 250
John W. Sweitzer .............................................................................................................. 255
Everett John Sweitzer ................................................................................................... 259
Ethel Mae Sweitzer ....................................................................................................... 261
Charles L. Sweitzer ....................................................................................................... 261
George William Sweitzer .................................................................................................. 262
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Elizabeth C. Sweitzer .................................................................................................... 263

Carrie A. Sweitzer ......................................................................................................... 263
Mary Anne Sweitzer ......................................................................................................... 264
Clarence Arthur Hamilton............................................................................................. 265
Hattie Mae Hamilton..................................................................................................... 265
John Wesley Hamilton .................................................................................................. 267
Elza Elmer Hamilton..................................................................................................... 267
Eva Belle Hamilton ....................................................................................................... 267
Lawrence Edward Hamilton ......................................................................................... 269
Mary Alice Hamilton .................................................................................................... 269
Edward Clinton Sweitzer Sr.............................................................................................. 270
Ernest C. Sweitzer ......................................................................................................... 271
Alice G. Switzer ............................................................................................................ 273
Walter Everett Switzer .................................................................................................. 273
Edward Clinton Switzer Jr. ........................................................................................... 273
William Fred Switzer .................................................................................................... 275
Robert C. Sweitzer ........................................................................................................ 275
Lyman E. Sweitzer ............................................................................................................ 275
LeRoy Edward Sweitzer ............................................................................................... 276
Allice Sweitzer .................................................................................................................. 277
Major Josiah Tapscott ........................................................................................................... 278
Paul V. Tapscott ................................................................................................................ 278
George Wilber Tapscott .................................................................................................... 279
Violet Ruth Campbell ................................................................................................... 281
Thomas George Head ................................................................................................... 282
Esther Geraldine Tapscott ............................................................................................. 283
George William Tapscott .............................................................................................. 284
Marion John Tapscott ................................................................................................... 285
Robert Louis Tapscott ................................................................................................... 285
Allen Louis Tapscott ......................................................................................................... 286
Berneice Emma Tapscott .............................................................................................. 288
Edward Allen Tapscott ................................................................................................. 289
Mildred Elizabeth Tapscott ........................................................................................... 290
Samuel Tapscott .................................................................................................................... 295
Viola Jane Tapscott ........................................................................................................... 304
Thomas Nathaniel Flint................................................................................................. 304
Emma Romaine Flint .................................................................................................... 305
Julia Maria Tapscott .......................................................................................................... 307
Estella (“Stella”) Susan Tapscott ...................................................................................... 308
William Allen McClain................................................................................................. 310
Bert Wade McClain ...................................................................................................... 311
Chester McClain ........................................................................................................... 311
Nora McClain................................................................................................................ 311
Albert McClain ............................................................................................................. 312
Harry McClain .............................................................................................................. 313
Marvin Hart McClain .................................................................................................... 314
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Austin T., Frank, and Harry Tapscott ............................................................................... 314

Descendants of Henry Tapscott ............................................................................................ 315
Index ..................................................................................................................................... 329
Endnotes……………………………………………………………………………………………….….… 367
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Preface
YOU don’t know about the beginnings of Henry’s Children, The Tapscotts of
The Wabash Valley without you have read a book by the name of Henry the
Immigrant; but that ain’t no matter. That book was made by Mr. Bob Tapscott,
and he told the truth, mainly. There was things which he stretched, but mainly
he told the truth.
with apologies to
Samuel L. Clemens
STOP! If you are looking for proof of descendancy from Constantine the Great, this book
is not for you. If history bores you, this book is not for you. If you like a family tree filled with
emperors, generals, presidents, Indian princesses, this book is not for you. If you enjoy leaps
of faith, wishful thinking, fairy tales, this book is positively not for you. If, however, you are
willing to ignore the quirks, the unending endnotes, the diatribes on credibility, the concerns
about middle names, you might find things of interest or utility here. I certainly hope so.
This was the family history book I first intended to write, a volume about comparatively
recent Tapscotts—my Clark Co, Illinois, relatives. But I became sidetracked and then obsessed
with the earliest American Tapscotts, alive centuries ago, descendants of Henry Tapscott, who
arrived in the New World from England just days after the beginning of the eighteenth century
and decades before there was a United States. With the publication of the second edition of
Henry the Immigrant, that task, interesting as it was, has ended, allowing study of more
immediate relatives, those descended from Henry the Immigrant’s great great grandson,
another Henry Tapscott, one I christen “Henry the Traveler.”
And travel he did. Born at the end of the 1700s in (according to him) Virginia, Henry grew
up in the North Carolina Piedmont and then trekked with his father and siblings (and mother?)
through the Cumberland Gap to the Green River Valley of Kentucky. After marrying and
starting his own family there, Henry crossed the Ohio River, meandered for two or three years
in Indiana, and in 1840 crossed the Wabash River to reach his final stopping point, Clark Co,
Illinois. There, in the Wabash Valley, Henry completed his family, founding a line, the Wabash
Valley Tapscotts, children of Henry the Traveler, and also, of course, of Henry the Immigrant.
And what is this book? It’s not quite a genealogy, with bajillions of begets and droves of
dates. Nor is it an anthology of dubious memoirs and speculative stories, more fiction than
fact. Nevertheless, it does contain begets and dates and memoirs and stories, constructing an
account of the past. The book is a compilation of the everyday lives of (mostly) everyday
people, with a genealogical skeleton fleshed out with history. And we find that many ordinary
Joes and Janes turn out to be much more than ordinary. Covered are the lives of Henry the
Traveler and the next three generations of his descendants, with the following generation, my
own generation, named. And there are some excursions toward the present or into the more
distant past, and some detours to show origins and lives of spouses, neighbors, friends,
associates, and an enemy or two. The purpose? To resurrect the mouldering relics of years long
past. To find the forgotten.
This was a difficult book to write. Owing to privacy and identity-theft concerns, modern
records are often more difficult to find than are centuries-old accounts, and they are certainly
more sensitive. That every family tree has some crooked branches posed no problem when I
wrote Henry the Immigrant, most of whose characters had been dead for centuries. But one
treads a perilous path when writing of protagonists with still living close relatives, as in this
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book. One slip—an ill-chosen phrase, acceptance of a biased story, disclosure of a sensitive
tale—and a plunge into acrimony can ensue. As my son, Michael, declares in a poem penned
during his Elizabethan period and quoted at the at the end of this preface, “The ship of my pen
doth sail rough waters.”
One rule used in writing this book is that personal details (but not necessarily names) be
omitted for still-living individuals, excepting those few whose fame or notoriety has already
put specifics before the public. Another rule is that details for deceased parents and siblings of
still-living persons be treated with care (though never falsified).
In an effort for absolute accuracy, three additional self-imposed mandates were employed.
First, when possible, original records and photocopies, photographs, or digital images of
original records were used in data collection, a condition met perhaps half the time, with
reliable secondary sources and transcriptions used otherwise. In a citation, the phrase
“transcribed from a digital copy of the original record” or something similar always denotes a
transcription by me. All references to Find A Grave are based on my readings of posted
cemetery marker photos or from referenced obituaries and never from “memorial” entries,
which are always questionable. Second, nothing significant (excluding, of course, generally
accepted or readily available fact) has been stated without an explanation or a source. Third,
any use of deduction, assumption, guesswork, family tradition, or questionable record is clearly
stated. The multiplication of errors by “family historians” copying each other without hint of
reliable sources is appalling. Quoting from genetic genealogist Roberta Estes, “Proof is not,
not, 1000 times not someone else’s tree.”
Unfortunately, the accuracy of family photographs supplied by others and shown in this
book usually cannot be unquestionably verified. I have sought to ensure that photo dates,
portrayed apparel, and apparent subject ages are reasonable, but photo errors have undoubtedly
crept in. Let’s hope they are few.
Birth and death dates calculated from ages given solely in years are conservatively
presented as year ranges. For example, if a calculation from an age in a census or a death record
yields a birthdate range of 2 Jun 1850 to 1 Jun 1851, this is reported as “1850–1851.” Census
ages are notoriously unreliable (increasingly so with increasing age), and ages at death are
often provided by uninformed parties. Marriage date ranges calculated from years married are
also conservatively reported.
Unless otherwise noted all census citations are for population schedules, and all census
data are from images of original documents on Ancestry.com as read by me. Census
transcriptions by others are never used. Census citations give the accepted names of the heads
of household with the name in the source entered parenthetically in quotations when it differs.
Unless I have acceptable evidence for a middle name or initial, I don’t give one. Evidence
provided by a close family member is acceptable. This book often shows an endnote reference
next to a name, e.g. “John Douglas000 Doe.” This generally gives the source for that name.
And now we come to abbreviations. In both text and sources “Precinct” is abbreviated
“Pct” and “District,” “Distr” when showing a specific location (e.g. “Paradise Pct,” “Distr 10”);
otherwise, the words are spelled out. When part of a location, the word “County” in the text,
but only some of the sources, is abbreviated “Co,” e.g., “Clark Co, Illinois.” In location
designations “Borough” (Alaska) and “Parish” (Louisiana) are abbreviated “Bor” and “Par.”
In Public Land Survey System (PLSS) location designations “Section,” “Township,” and
“Range” are reduced to “S,” “T,” and “R.” Elsewhere, in location descriptions they are “Sec,”
“Twp,” and just “Range” (e.g., “Sec 10,” “Anderson Twp”). PLSS directions have standard
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abbreviations (e.g., “E,” “SW”). As an example of a PLSS designation, the location “South
Half of Northwest Quarter of Sec 9, Twp 10 North, Range 12 West” is abbreviated as “S½
NW¼ S9 T10N R12W.”
In exact dates, months and days are given three-letter abbreviations (e.g., “Mon 20 Jun
1938”) but are spelled out elsewhere (e.g., “June flowers,” “married on a Monday,”
“September 1908”). “SS” denotes “Social Security”; “SSDI,” “Social Security Death Index”;
“BIRLS,” “Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem,” and “WWI, WWII,”
“World War I, World War II.” On occasion, “b,” “m,” “d,” and “c” are used to denote “born,”
“married,” “died,” and “circa.” Periods are omitted from all these abbreviations, a style for
which I make no apology. Parenthetical “Sr.” and “Jr.” are sometimes used to distinguish father
and son even when those titles are not seen in contemporary records.
When no state is given, “Marshall,” “Martinsville,” “Casey,” “Darwin,” and “Clark Co”
always denote locations in Illinois; “Vigo Co” and “Terre Haute,” places in Indiana. And,
unless otherwise noted, “Anderson Twp,” “Auburn Twp,” “Darwin Twp,” “Martinsville Twp,”
“Marshall Twp,” and “York Twp” always refer to townships in Clark Co.
Exact quotes, titles, and endnote sources are excluded from these abbreviation guidelines.
I dread attempting to acknowledge the scores of generous contributors of sources,
suggestions, critiques, documents, photos, and family history, several of whom reviewed
drafts, but an attempt must be made. I apologize for omissions, undoubtedly many. In surname
alphabetical order, contributors include the following: Ben Ames, who provided scanned
documents and family history for Ernest Andrew Tapscott, helped immensely in unraveling
Andrew Tapscott’s line. Kathleen Pohlman Beckom provided photos for the Tynan family.
Jacqueline (“Jackie”) Bell contributed a detailed genealogy (coauthored by Chris Childs and
Shirley Bays) of the Mathias Siverly family. Terry Bullock was a cornucopia of information,
articles, and photos for the Sanders family and their Tapscott relatives, often digging up what
I had totally missed. Judy Cooke, an expert on the Iroquois Theater fire, was a source on both
the fire and the victims, one of them a Tapscott descendant. In my very early days of family
history research, Phillip Cunningham shared his research on the descendants of Fairy Lowry,
helping unravel the genealogy of James Cunningham, Emma Tapscott’s son-in-law. Debra Lea
Hawkins Erwin, a dedicated genealogy researcher, helped with photos and information when
I stumbled on a new (to me) descendant of Sarah Ann Tapscott. Ritch Fuhrer provided
photographs and information about the descendants of Nancy (Tapscott) Siverly. Scheryl Jean
Gaylor was a wonderful source of material on the Sweets, much of it first-hand. Paula (Gray)
Bennett, contributed photographed documents and held my hand as I stumbled through the
tangled web of William and Laura Ann (Sanders) Gray. Linda (Rogers) Grinnell supplied
family stories concerning the connection of Isaiah Grant Wright, Grant Tapscott, Mary Emma
Sanders, and Joseph Tapscott. She was also the source of a large amount of hard-to-find
information on the Lowrys, particularly on the descendants of Jackson and Eliza Ann (Sweet)
Lowry. Michael L. Hébert supplied detailed information and reliable sources about Leslie
Sweet, a Tapscott descendant I had worked on for weeks, and he did it in days. Rev. & Mrs.
Frank and Teresa Helton contributed photos, research results, and valuable discussions about
the Rev. Richard Wright family. Thanks to Sherri Lenz for connecting me with David Teel,
who in turn connected me with Karen Giffin, all three sources of information on the Teel family
and on Ruth and Alice, the orphaned children of Aden and Lydia Moore. John David Massey
generously supplied Massey family photos. Meredith and LeAnna McGuire were a treasury of
photos and valuable information about the descendants of Major Josiah Tapscott. Indeed, were
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I more altruistic, LeAnna would be listed as a co-author. Marilyn McKittrick was a great source
of information and discussion regarding the Spencer family. Cheryl (Pickett) Naegel was a
prodigious source of amazing photos and information for Susan (“Susie Bell”) Tingley and her
progeny. Had it not been for Cheryl, I would never have figured out what became of Susie.
Pamela Loos-Noji, a thorough, efficient, and highly knowledgeable genealogist, obtained Civil
War pension records for Wesley Tapscott. Patricia Phillips kindly provided information and
photos concerning the Grant Tapscott family. Sharon (Bruner) Poteet supplied abundant
photos, obituaries, and information and pointed out my blunders about the descendants of
Joseph and Mary Emma (Sanders) Tapscott. Dan Reedy gave me a copy of his book on Clark
Co history, Growin’ up on Big Crick, allowed me to duplicate a newspaper-published passage
for my book, and was a great source of information on the Milbourns, Moores, and Siverlys.
Nancy (Martin) Rhoades furnished photos and innumerable, valuable communiques with
information on the descendants and siblings of Nellie Mae Tapscott. Gail Ann (Reed) Schenck
contributed greatly to discussions about the Wrights and furnished information about Wright
relatives. Brian Scott supplied photographs and stories about the Mallorys and the Scotts. Pat
Shade, who understands the meaning of “reliable documentation,” was a great source
information for the Shade and Wright families. Minga (Buckle) Stivers supplied information
and photos for the William Henry Day family and connected individuals. Robert Dean Tapscott
provided data on the Forrest William Tapscott family. My late brother Jim, sister Mary Ann,
niece Kirsten, sister-in-law “Liz,” and wife, Mary Frances, spent hours in the Clark Co
courthouse transcribing documents. This book would have been nothing without the John
Wesley Tapscott family history and old letters contributed by Edgar and Marjorie Tingley. Jeff
Wallace, a thorough researcher, provided highly valuable information about the Wallace
family into which William Tapscott married. Pat Anderson Wallace and Loistel Delp
Summerville provided stories and photos about Harold Bernard Sweet and the Hurt family into
which he married. Bob Walls was a prolific source of well-researched genealogy and copies
of records concerning Flora Bell Walls, her descendants, and their Tingley, Sweitzer, Clouse,
and Tapscott connections. Kathy Wienrank, an exceptionally thorough and accurate researcher,
brought to my attention a possible illegitimate child of Andrew Tapscott, son of Jacob, and
then went on to supply records, documents, and photos, leading me by the nose through a
detailed investigation of the descendants. Marianne (Bruner) Wilson contributed a transcript
of family information from Mary Emma Tapscott’s Bible, was an informative contributor to
Grant Frederick Tapscott discussions, and provided information about the Bruner family. I am
particularly grateful to her for showing me the location of the William and Mary (Wallace)
Tapscott farm, where her great uncle “Tinker” (Millard) Tapscott had also lived. I will make
no attempt at all to recognize the countless agencies, libraries, courthouse offices,
organizations, and historical societies that supplied the genealogical and historical meat of this
book, though some of these appear in sources cited and in photo captions.
On the following page are two poems. One, mentioned earlier, is by my son Michael, a
writer of great ability. The second is by Fr. George Reynolds, a now-deceased priest, scholar,
and friend, whose verse reminds us that family history is about people, not dates.
This, then, is the story of the Wabash Valley Tapscotts, the children, grandchildren, etc. of
Henry the Traveler, a history written by his great great grandson.
Robert E. Tapscott
October 2021
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The ship of my pen doth sail rough waters,

so to type of calmer waters sail I
But matter not, for vessels speak none to thy cargo
Great art, poorly framed, speaks as loudly to the soul as that in gilded trappings
Better yet that vessels be poor, so art not trapping soul, thus lauded into silence
Per the Father, letter’s art is most certainly lost at sea
So find I this treasure resurrected from the oceans deep,
to share with thee, as You with me
Simply stated, though deeply felt
“More matter, with less art.”
Michael Kevin Tapscott
OBITUARY
Twenty-five lines in a throwaway text
Do not sing in hearts full of memories.
There should be rage and belief and the belief in love,
Not outmoded, forgotten dates in dusty catalogues.
Blood on lintels should forewarn the passer-by
Of burning passion within,
Of smothered pride.
Where is the anger at the thrice-read letter of rejection
The tears on the once-sent letter of praise?
Where is the apology for the days on days
With never a zenithed noon?
Where is the dream, undeterred by defeat,
Or the stillborn vision, waiting to be shared?
The clawed hours of superstition repelled,
Or the darker nights of doubt-tossed sleep?
Where is the loss of Anthony’s strength
Turned into victorious struggle?
How have twenty-five lines sketched all that was,
All that might have been,
A life?
Twenty-five lines, and a name in caps,
Do not sing in hearts full of memories
George Reynolds, O.P.
New Priory Press / Dominican Friars
Province of St. Albert the Great
Printed with permission
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Robert Edwin and Mary Frances Tapscott.

Bob and Mary Frances Tapscott reside in Albuquerque, New Mexico, their home since
1968. For over 30 years, Bob worked for the University of New Mexico, where he was a
Professor of Chemistry and later Head of the Applied Technologies Division of the New
Mexico Engineering Research Institute and Director of the Center for Global Environmental
Technologies. After retiring from the University in 1999, he has volunteered at the Good
Shepherd Center homeless shelter for twenty-two years (with a COVID year off), serving as a
board director, treasurer, “computer jock.” Bob also researches and writes family histories and
acts as the home chef—efforts, at present, profitless. And he is addicted to poker, even more
profitless. Bob has won several awards, not a single one having a thing to do with this book
and not, therefore, listed here. Ever hopeful, he is awaiting the day when movie rights for this
or a future tome are snapped up by a Hollywood studio.
Mary Frances retired in 2012 after serving as full-time Director of Technology (i.e., she
handled computers) for St. Pius X High School in Albuquerque. Now, when not collaborating
with Bob on family history research, she sings with Threshold Choir and Holy Rosary Catholic
Church choir; knits and sews with the Tuesday Angel group (makes items for low income and
homeless); provides newspaper readings for the blind; and plays a mean game of Mahjong.
These days Bob and Mary Frances live with a cat, Annie. Their only child, Michael, has
escaped to Phoenix, where he is an instructor at GateWay Community College. Their two
grandchildren, Corina and Cody, are ensconced in academia (social work, psychology,
philosophy) and in technology (electrical engineering).
Henry’s Children Henry, a Traveling Man 1
Henry, a Traveling Man

My Old Kentucky Home
Our story starts with Henry Tapscott, “the Traveler,” son of William Tapscott, “the
Preacher.” Henry’s Virginia birth, North Carolina childhood, Kentucky maturation, Indiana
journey, and Illinois residence provide a label to differentiate him from the multitude of other
Henry Tapscotts (20 by the latest count, not including those with the middle name “Henry”),
beginning with the Traveler’s great, great grandfather “Henry the Immigrant.”1
Henry the Traveler was born around 17962,3 to William Tapscott4,5,6 and, possibly,
Winifred Cobb. We say “possibly” because William’s wife may have died relatively young
and no proof has been found for her name, a situation discussed in an earlier book, Henry the
Immigrant, The First Tapscotts of Virginia.1 Quoting from that book,
We know a lot about William—where and
when he was born and died, where he lived,
his military service—but we know little that
is reliable about his marriage and his
children. A major problem is that
Buckingham County court records were
destroyed by a fire in 1869, and it was in that
county that William is believed to have
started married life. Only one plat book
survived the flames, although some lost wills
and deeds were later recorded again.
William is said to have married a Winifred
Cobb and to have had five children: Henry,
William Stewart, George Rice, Richard, and
a single daughter, Winifred; however, no
original or even contemporary secondary
source proving these relationships has been
found. Nothing reliable provides his wife’s given or family name. In fact, in his
Revolutionary War pension application, which contains a brief biography,
William says not one word about his wife or his children. But Green County,
Kentucky, tax lists do show four male Tapscotts with the names of his supposed
sons living at times and in locations also given for William and provide
particularly strong evidence for Henry. Moreover, a marriage record and census
data are consistent with a daughter Winifred (or “Winney”). The overall
evidence indicates that William’s offspring did indeed include four boys and a
girl with the names shown above. For convenience we will take William’s wife’s
name as “Winifred Cobb,” though given the middle names of two of the sons, a
family name of “Rice” or “Stewart” seems also possible. “Cobb” (or “Cobbs”),
“Rice,” and “Stewart” are relatively common names in Virginia and North
Carolina, where the boys would have been born.
In retrospect, William the Preacher was likely married around 1796 (the approximate birth
year for his eldest child, Henry) in North Carolina, where William was living at the time. The
Cobb name is absent in Buckingham Co, Virginia, records until the middle 1800s. On the other
hand, several Cobbs, said to be descendants of Noah Cobb,7 son of Henry and Jemima (Morse)
Cobb,8,9 lived in Caswell Co, North Carolina, in the 1790s, when William and his parents were
there. And your author, a GGG grandson of William the Preacher, shows autosomal DNA
matches to some descendants of Henry and Jemima Cobb. But it is worrisome that no marriage
record is found for William in North Carolina, with its well-documented marriages.
As seen from the quoted excerpt, Henry, the oldest of William’s children, apparently had
three brothers, George Rice, William Stewart, and Richard, and a sister, Winifred, all born in
North Carolina or Virginia,1 relationships now strongly supported by both y chromosome and
autosomal DNA evidence. After the birth of Richard, the youngest, around 1810 or 1811,
William pulled up stakes and, with his offspring, headed for Kentucky from North Carolina,
arriving by 1812, probably as a
widower.10 There William worked as a
preacher, supplementing his scant
income with hardscrabble farming.4,10
The Preacher settled along
meandering Robinson Creek in Green
Co,4,5 a site that today lies in Taylor Co,
created from Green Co in 1848. There,
his five children had what was probably
a motherless upbringing by an
impecunious itinerant cleric, in an
uncultured backcountry, which
provided little opportunity or need for
schooling. The Preacher could read and
Henry’s journey to Kentucky with his father, William,
write, or at least sign his name.10,11 His would have taken him through the Cumberland Gap, but
four sons could not.12,13,14 not, of course, on a paved highway (2013).
Green
Barren
n
As a teenager and young adult, Henry lived in Green and Barren counties, Kentucky. (U.S. Census Bureau.)
On 25 Sep 1825 in Green Co, Henry

Tapscott, the Traveler, married Susan Bass.15 We
know little reliable about Susan, who, unlike
Henry, was literate. She is believed to have been
the daughter of Josiah Bass Jr. and Anny Moody,
who were married on 27 Mar 1799 in Green Co16
and who were there in 1806,17 around the time of
Susan’s birth (probably between 1806 and
1808).3,18,19 But reliable sources confirming
Susan’s parentage are lacking.
In 1830 Henry, his wife, Susan, and sons,
William and John, were living in Barren Co,
Kentucky, southwest of Green Co.20 The
household contained two additional boys aged 5
to 10 and 10 to 15, too old to be any of Henry’s
children and far too young to be any of his still
unwed brothers, at least those of whom we have William the Preacher’s Green Co home lay alongside
some knowledge. The household of Henry’s Robinson Creek, today found in Taylor Co (2013).
father, William, who too was living in Barren Co
at that time, also contained unexplained children.21 Henry may have had siblings who are now
unknown, possibly because of childhood deaths. And they could have been offspring of
Henry’s second cousin once removed, Raleigh Tapscott, grandson of Henry’s great great uncle
James and also an 1830 resident of Barren Co.22 Raleigh had a prodigious family and may have
been very willing to farm out some of his children.
By 1835 Henry and Susan with his father, William, were back in Green Co, where Henry
is shown landless in tax records for 1835, 1836, and 1837.5
At the time, Henry’s father
Henry Tapscott
(the Traveler) was also landless. When
1795–1797 William the Preacher died,
Apr 1876 about March 1837, he
possessed only a black mare, a
William Tapscott Winifred Tapscott cow and calf, and some
(the Preacher) 1799–1800 harnessing equipment; an
aft 1860 estate that sold for $63.13.23
24 Jan 1764
c Mar 1837 The value today (2020) would
George Rice Tapscott be about $1700, still a paltry
1805–1810
1880–1900 sum to be divided among five
Winifred Cobb children. Unlike present-day
1774–1783 William Stewart Tapscott television evangelists with
by 1830 1805–1806 their crystal cathedrals,
Mar 1860 itinerant nineteenth-century
preachers seldom achieved
Richard Tapscott wealth or fame. Saving souls
1810–1811 from perdition was reward
1855–1856
enough.
On the Road
The Wabash
On the banks of this river in youth’s early day,
As pleasure allured me, I often did stray
And oft did I linger alone on its brink
And the bliss of each moment so sweetly did drink.
G. Shaw, Marshall, Illinois, 15 Jun 185024
With the death of his landless father, Henry
had little to keep him in Kentucky. Around 1837
he, Susan, and their six Kentucky-born children
(William, John, James, Thomas, Nancy Ann, and
Jacob) headed out for better pickings, leaving
behind Henry’s four siblings. The couple
traveled through Indiana, where two more
children (Sarah Ann and Frances Ann) were
born, but we know neither the route nor the
residences during the two or three years (about
1837–1840) during which the family was in that
Many settlers reached Indiana in the 1840s by state. Some say, without reliable sources or even
Conestoga wagons, which were narrow family lore, that Henry and his family lived in
enough to pass through dense woods and were Fort Wayne, Indiana, a residence unlikely on a
designed to ford rivers. This one is in the journey to Clark Co. The Wabash and Erie Canal
Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis (2014).
heading west from Fort Wayne did not begin
operation until 1843.25 Part of their travel, however, could have been by the National Road,
which by 1834 crossed Indiana to the town of Terre Haute and was used by pioneer settlers.26
And it is just possible that the family traveled part way by steamboat, though it is doubtful
that Henry had the money needed. The first Wabash River steamer, the Florence, arrived in
Vincennes, Indiana, in 1823, and by the time of Henry’s journey, small steamboats were
traveling up and down the river.27,28
About 184029 Henry, Susan, and their eight children (at the time) arrived at the Wabash,
but they still had to traverse a river too large to safely ford. No bridge connecting Indiana and
Clark Co was available until 1847, when construction of a drawbridge at Terre Haute was
completed.30 Travelers had to cross by ferry, and several were available.
Popular was the Darwin Ferry, established in
1818, connecting the town of Darwin with the east
bank of the Wabash. The cost was about 75 cents for
a wagon and four horses or oxen, with additional
charges for foot passengers and livestock.31 That
ferry would have been particularly convenient for
Henry since Darwin Twp is adjacent to Anderson
Twp, where the Tapscotts settled. Darwin Ferry is
the only ferry still operating on the Wabash, but it is
now used solely by local farmers for hauling farm
implements and products. Darwin Ferry has operated two centuries with,
of course, equipment changes (2014).
Darwin
Darwin, where Henry may have entered
Clark Co, was named after the English polymath
Erasmus Darwin.32 Some wrongly ascribe the
name to Erasmus’s nephew, Charles, who had
yet to achieve fame. In 1839, just before Henry’s
Clark Co arrival, the county seat was moved
from Darwin to Marshall, at the time a collection
of a dozen houses on the Great Cumberland
Road (today the National Road), a town 16 miles
west of Terre Haute and nine miles northwest of
This building, later a corn crib and then a Darwin. The Cumberland Road was the primary
stable, in Aurora, functioned as the first reason for the shift of the county seat to
court house. (Historical Encyclopedia of Marshall. Before 1823, when it was moved to
Illinois and History of Clark County, 1907.)
Darwin, the seat had been the now-defunct town
of Aurora at a bend in the Wabash River, two miles north of Darwin. Today a marker
alongside a field of soy beans on North River Road is all that evidences the original county
seat . Not a stone remains of what was once considered the finest landing on the Wabash.33
When Henry’s family arrived in Clark Co, Darwin had about 400 residents. With its
steamboat landing, the town was a major
distribution point for Clark Co.34 In later
years steamboats began bypassing Darwin
to land at Terre Haute, which by then had
two advantages: location on the Cumberland
Road and site of a railway hub.35 In addition
to being an important shipping route, the
river provided Darwin with a valuable
commodity—fish. Catfish, bass, crappie,
bluegill, drum, eel, perch, and shad were
sold well into the 20th century, often from
riverside fishing shacks, remnants of which
remain today. Remains of a Darwin riverside fishing shack (2001).
Wabash River near Darwin (2015).

Clark County
Henry and Susan reached Clark Co just 25 years
after the arrival of the county’s first European settlers
and following a decade of rapid growth.36 Between
1830 and 1840 the county’s population increased from
3,940 to 7,453. Clark Co had no slaves and by 1840,
few native Americans.37,38
Clark Co had and still has 15 civil townships—
Anderson, Auburn (the smallest), Casey (originally
named “Cumberland”), Darwin, Dolson, Douglas,
Johnson, Marshall, Martinsville, Melrose, Orange,
Parker, Wabash (the largest), Westfield, and York.
Anderson Twp was the site of the Tapscott homelands.
The number of towns was amazingly small. The
county had only three post offices between 1828 and
1832—Bachelorsville, Clark Courthouse, Morton’s
Store.39 By 1856, 15 post offices had been established
and Marshall was included.40 In 1862 the post office
list was not longer, but was more familiar. Clark Illinois. (U.S
Center and York had been added.41 In 1893 the county Census Bureau.)
boasted 27 post offices, many of them having
unfamiliar names today—Allright, Beltz, Cleone,
Cohn, Neadmore, State Line, Tom.42
Clark Co civil
townships, Union Atlas,
Chicago. 1876.
Cumberland Twp was
renamed “Casey” in the
year the map was made.
(David Rumsey Map
Collection, David
Rumsey Map Center,
Stanford Libraries.)
It was in Clark Co that Henry and Susan’s family was William Tapscott
completed with the birth of four more children. Names and birth 25 Aug 1826
states are summarized in the 1850 census—Kentucky: William, 2 Sep 1912
John, James, Thomas, Nancy; Indiana: Jacob (birthplace of John Tapscott
Kentucky, as reported elsewhere, is more likely),43 Sarah, Frances; 11 Jun 1829
Illinois: Lydia, Elizabeth, Major, Samuel.2 Henry and the four 23 Aug 1870
older boys were farming, with William, the eldest, owning $500 in
land, and Henry, $200 in land. The 1850 census summarizes the James Wesley Tapscott
family’s composition, occupations, and economics, but it is 28 Sep 1829
21 Nov 1894
misleading. The family is reported to be in “Darwin Precinct
District 48.” Though this seems to imply that they were living in Thomas Tapscott
Darwin Twp, they were not. “Darwin Precinct” included both c1832
Darwin Twp and at least part of Anderson Twp. The Tapscotts 23 Apr 1894
were living in Anderson Twp.*
Nancy Ann Tapscott
1834–1836
The Tapscott Homelands Henry Tapscott 1880–1900
On 12 Apr 1847 Henry purchased 80 acres (the Traveler)
1795–1797 Jacob Tapscott
(NW¼ SW¼ S9 T10N R12W and SW¼ Apr 1876? 1834–1837
NW¼ S9 T10N R12W) in Anderson Twp 7 Aug 1868
from John Handy for $163.44 Two years later, on 26
May 1849, Henry used a land warrant to Sarah Ann Tapscott
obtain two 40-acre tracts (SE¼ NE¼, NW¼ Susan Bass 1837–1839
SE¼) and one 80-acre tract (E½ SE¼) in Sec 1872–1877
1806–1808
8 of the same township.45 The warrant was aft 1880 Frances Ann Tapscott
obtained from William Smith, who had 1839
received 100 acres for his service with the 3rd c Jan 1881
Regiment of the Tennessee Volunteers during the War with
Mexico.46 Then, on 12 Sep 1849, Henry sold his Sec 9 land to his Lydia Ann Tapscott
47
eldest son, William. And on 18 Sep 1850 Henry and Susan sold 1841–1843
aft 1870
another 40 acres jointly to sons William and James.48
In 1850 Henry owned 80 acres of land, three horses, two milk Elizabeth Tapscott
cows (with an annual production of 200 pounds of butter), seven Jul 1844
head of cattle, ten sheep (producing just ten pounds of wool), and aft 1910
30 swine.49 The farm, on which was raised wheat (25 bushels in a
Major Josiah Tapscott
year), Indian corn (500 bushels), oats (25 bushels), potatoes (30 23 Mar 1848
bushels), peas/beans (ten bushels), and hay (six tons), was valued 29 Feb 1916
at $500. It was not, for the time, a humble farm. Indeed one
wonders how Henry raised money for the purchase, particularly Samuel Tapscott
when midwestern farmers were feeling the economic impact of the Mar 1848
15 Jun 1903
panic of 1837 until well into the next decade. The source was
certainly not inheritance from his penurious father, William. By 1855 Henry’s two oldest boys
had established separate households.50,51,52
*
Anderson, a civil township with an area of about 33 square miles, and the PLSS survey township T10N R12W,
which contains 36 sections of one square mile each, are not identical, but do encompass approximately the same
region.
Anderson Township
Rough, hilly, and once heavily wooded, portions of
Anderson Twp were poor for tillage. And some of the worse Tapscott
were in the northwest, the area of the Tapscott homelands. Lands
The township is divided by Mill Creek, whose tributaries
(Hurricane Creek, Haw Branch, Blackburn Branch, Auburn Anderson Twp
Branch) disrupt what would otherwise be unbroken prairie.
But that the area was distant from the river bottomlands Mill Creek
meant that the dreaded “Wabash chills” were less common.
Anderson Twp was once known for being wild and
untamed, a reputation that may have been due as much to myth as fact. Nevertheless, it was
once the home of Robert H. Birch, claimed to be a robber and murderer, claims never
proven in court.53 Known as “three-fingered” Birch, with a number of other aliases, Robert
had arrived in Anderson Twp around 1832 as a child with his father, John, and brother
Timothy.54 In 1832 John Birch owned property in Sec 4 just north of what would be Henry’s
Sec 9 land.55
As a youth Robert became involved with a
group of criminals who were terrorizing central
Illinois. In Clark Co the group was known as the
“Birch Gang,” though little indicates that Robert
was the leader. On 4 Jul 1845 near Rock Island,
Illinois, Colonel George Davenport was murdered
and Robert Birch, William Fox, Granville Young,
and brothers John and Aaron Long were accused
as participants.56 Young and the Longs were hung
for the crime; William Fox and Robert Birch
escaped. In later years Birch reformed and led a
reputable life.
Anderson Twp had just two villages—
Choctaw, with little Tapscott connection, and
Allright (also “Alright”), just off Fox Road. Until
Robert and his cohorts burying loot. (The 1892 the latter community consisted of only a
Banditti of the Prairie, D. H. Cook and Co,
Publishers, Chicago, 1856.)
church (later becoming a Congregational church)
and a store. In that year a post office was
established in the home of Henry Kile so that locals could avoid journeying to Auburn or
Marshall to get their mail. According to Carroll Kannmacher, a later resident, when Kile
traveled to the Marshall courthouse with the town name chosen by residents, as required to
establish a post office, “He got all nervous, stuttered and stammered and said ‘all right.’
The officials said, okay, you’ll be Allright from now on.”57 Is the tale true? Perhaps. Henry
Kile was an Allright postmaster around that time.58
Eventually the village had three general stores, but the post office, used by the
Tapscotts, lasted only a few years, closing in 1908. The town limped along for another half
century, the church shutting its doors in 1956. Today nothing remains of Allright.
Clark County
Terre
Haute
Marshall
I70
Clark Center
Tapscott
40
Lands
Wabash
Martinsville Allright Grand
Turn River
Ernst
Casey Darwin
West
Union
The Tapscott Lands were southeast of Clark Center (original name, Auburn).
Sec 5
Sec 8 Sec 9
Early Tapscott properties were in Sections 5, 8, 9 of PLSS survey township T10N R12W, which
approximated Anderson Twp. (Original map, U. S. Geological Survey.)
Henry’s property lay in the northwest part

of Anderson Twp near the summit of Lost Hill
and the Auburn Branch of Mill Creek.
Eventually a collection of Tapscott farms
could be found between the hamlet of Allright
to the south and the village of Auburn
(renamed “Clark Center”) to the north.
Tapscott lands in Anderson Twp (2014).

Much, though not all, of Henry’s farmland
lay in brushy, hilly terrain with ravines cut by
Mill Creek and its tributaries. Even today,
driving to some of what was once Anderson
Twp Tapscott land is best done with a high-
clearance vehicle and a brave driver. Henry’s farm was cut by creeks and ravines (2014).
Tapscott farms (bounded in blue) with villages, schools, churches and cemeteries and with present-day
features—Route 40, Lincoln Trail State Park, and road numbers. (Based on a Google map.)
By 1860 Henry’s farm had grown to a massive 280 acres, valued at a whopping $3000
(approximately $94,000 in 2020 currency),59 with at least 200 acres in Sec 8 and Sec 9.60 (The
80 acres sold to his son William in 1849 appears to have come back into Henry’s possession,
or at least management.)47 Compared with ten years earlier,49 hay production increased (15
tons versus six tons), corn decreased (300 bushels versus 500 bushels), and neither wheat nor
oats were now grown. Livestock declined, and the amount of improved land increased from 50
acres to 65 acres. Henry now had more property than he could have dreamt of as a boy in
Kentucky. In 1862, however, 80 acres of Henry’s property (E½ SE¼ S8) were sold to cover
taxes,61 though the land was apparently redeemed.62,63
For church services the family depended on circuit riders, and even then would have had
to travel out of the backwoods to someone’s home in a more “civilized” area. One circuit rider
was Richard Wright (p. 64), who traveled the Mill Creek circuit, which extended from the
Grand View Circuit on the north to Hutsonville on the south, and from the Wabash River on
the east to the county line on the west.64 Rev. Wright’s granddaughter Edna Earl Wright would
one day marry the Traveler’s grandson John Wesley Tapscott.65 Eventually church buildings
were erected near Tapscott lands—Auburn Methodist, Freedom Baptist, Allright
Congregational. Only Freedom Baptist, which became a major Tapscott church, still stands.
The Tapscotts were buried at Auburn Methodist, which had a cemetery, but attended Freedom
Baptist, which did not.
Circuit Riders
Baptist, Methodist Protestant,
and Methodist Episcopal circuit
riders covered Clark Co, holding
services in private homes or whatever
they could find. They ran revivals
and camp meetings, filling the
“mourners’ benches” with penitents.
They visited the sick and dying. And
they often rode or walked from town
to town in rain and snow and mud.
These early “fire and brimstone”
preachers were poorly paid but were
filled with the spirit, bringing
religion into, what were then, rough
frontier towns.
Often preachers reached a
community unexpectedly, went to a
church member’s home, and sounded
a bell to announce services in an
hour. Rural Clark Co families of the
time often skipped donning “Sunday-
go-to-meeting” attire because there
was no Sunday meeting to go to, at
Circuit Rider. (Harper’s Weekly, Oct 1867.)
least none known for certain.
Auburn and Its Church66

Auburn village was settled in 1833 by one Jonathon
Rathburn, who built a log cabin along the Great National
Pike, and was platted in 1836. One block was set aside for
public buildings, another for a school (two lots) and
cemetery (eight lots). The town soon contained a hotel, the
“Old Buck” Tavern, two groceries, and two blacksmiths.
The church established in Auburn, alongside which
rest many Tapscotts, was a Methodist Protestant Church
(MPC) . In the late 1700s, the authority of the bishops in Auburn Church (2001).
the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) had begun to be
challenged.67 Some members wanted local and lay representation at Methodist conferences
and a voice in running the church. A convention of those hoping to reform the church was
held in Baltimore in 1824, and in 1827 a minister and several members were expelled from
the church for agitating for change. In the absence of this expulsion, a complete break
would have been unlikely. In 1830, however, those expelled were joined by others in
establishing the MPC, identical to the MEC in all ways except governance. The first session
of the Illinois Conference of the MPC was held in Alton, Illinois, on 25 Oct 1836.68
In 1842 the Reverend Witherspoon organized the Auburn MPC, which was made part
of the Mill Creek Circuit. covering all of Clark Co and extending south into Crawford Co
and north into Edgar Co. In 1850 the smaller Mission Circuit was carved out.
The first quarterly conference was held at Auburn 15 Feb 1845, with Rev. E. C. Peacock
presiding. Rev. Richard Wright (p. 64) was the district superintendent.
The name of the village was reportedly changed to “Clark Centre” on 21 May 1857 and
to “Clark Center” on 25 Oct 1893.69 At first the town had no church building. Meetings
were held in homes. In 1860 a new log school house was erected about two miles northwest
of Auburn and was used as the church until an official building was constructed. In 1883
the trustees purchased two lots held by the school trustees and built the church there.70 With
donated labor, a 30-foot by 40-foot building was started in 1886 and was completed the
following year at a cost of $1000. The following is an account of the construction.
It was finally decided to erect a frame building. Much talk followed, but little action,
‘til one day Ben Lowry took his crosscut saw and ax and went down to Howard
McNary’s. Howard asked him what he was going to do. He replied, “Oh, I’m going
to cut logs for the lumber for the new church.” Whereupon, Howard called his boys
and told them to get their saws and axes and go too. Then the men came to the hill
just north of our present home and cut the trees from which the timbers and the
lumber was made for the church.
The building, erected under pastors William Burkett and Daniel McCormick, was
dedicated on 5 Jun 1887 by Rev. Richard Wright, first president of the South Conference
of the MPC. This conference existed until 1922, when it was united with the North Illinois
Conference to form the Illinois Conference. In 1939 the Methodist Protestant, Methodist
Episcopal, and Southern Methodist churches united to form the Methodist Church. In 1941
Auburn was placed on the Marshall Circuit, and the Mill Creek Circuit ceased to exist.
Today all that remains of the church building is the bell, but the cemetery is still used.
James&
Thomas Wesley,
NW SE NW SE
S6 Wallace, S5
William
Wallace, E½SW
Mary A S5
SW SW
S5
Henry, Henry,
John John Wm. Sr.
SW NE SE NE SW NW
S8 S8 S9
Henry, Henry,
William &
John Henry, William
NW SE
S8 John NW SW
E½ SE S9
S8
Some Tapscott properties in Anderson Twp. Quarter designations are omitted (e.g., “NW¼” is written
“NW”). Names separated by commas show successive owners. Names separated by “&” show joint owners.
(Based on U. S. Geological Survey map.)
In 1860 Henry and Susan, along with three of their children (Major, Samuel, and Lydia).
were living in the Anderson Twp household of their oldest son, William.3 The rest of Henry
and Susan’s offspring had married (except James, who apparently remained single throughout
his life) and had gone off on their own. A year later the township, the county, and the nation
were shattered by events long foreseen, but nevertheless distressing. On 12 Apr 1861, at 4:30
in the morning, a mortar shell arched over the Charleston, South Carolina, harbor, exploding
over an island fortification, Fort Sumter, and changing America forever. The result of the
shelling was variously known as “The War of the Rebellion,” “The War of Northern
Aggression,” “Mr. Lincoln’s War,” “The Brothers’ War.”
Over a decade earlier Illinois had become a free (none-slave) state with the adoption of the
Constitution of 1848. The final decision was only made after a prolonged struggle, though
there were few slaves in the state—only 331 when Henry arrived in 1840.71 Although a free
state, Illinois loyalties were split. On 30 May 1861 a new pro-war newspaper, Flag of Our
Union, appeared on Marshall streets.72 But in 1863, on those same streets, a group of Clark Co
“Copperheads,” war
opponents, tried to
safeguard Union
Army deserters.73 In
March of that year,
an Indiana army
detail arrested several of the defectors. A local judge, Charles

Constable, freed the deserters and ordered two Union sergeants
arrested on kidnapping charges. Under the command of Col.
Henry B. Carrington, 250 soldiers arrived in Marshall by special
train from Indianapolis, surrounded the Clark Co courthouse,
freed the two sergeants, and arrested Judge Constable. Today
Charles Henry Constable, who was soon released, rests in the
Marshall Cemetery.
In 1862 the publishers and editor of the Democratic Standard
newspaper, published in Paris, just north of Marshall, were
arrested as a result of their antiwar leanings, and the offices and
equipment of the southern sympathizing Bloomington Times in
Bloomington, Illinois, were ransacked by a mob. In Charleston,
just 30 miles northwest of
Marshall, nine men were
Marker for Charles Henry killed when Southern
Constable, Marshall, Illinois sympathizers fought with
Cemetery. (Find A Grave.)
furloughed Union soldiers.74
And things remained bad. From the Flag of Our Union,
“Last Saturday [24 Oct 1863] exceeded
anything we have ever seen in Paris in the way
of assaults, riots, &c. A Union man could not
walk the streets without danger of being
knocked down, or assaulted with bowie-knives,
stones and brick-bats.”75
Clark Co sent over one-tenth of its population, 1,560
men, into the War,76 but there was little impact on Henry
the Traveler’s family. James Wesley Tapscott and Lydia Third Clark County courthouse,
Ann Tapscott’s husband, William Cardell, who served built 1839, site of 1863 military
before he and Lydia were married, were the only close arrest of Judge Charles H.
Constable. (Historical Encyclopedia
relatives who took part of Illinois and History of Clark
in the conflict.77,78 County, 1907.)
And no member of the
family is known to have served in the preceding Mexican
War. Nineteen-century Wabash Valley Tapscotts were not
bellicose.
In 1870 Henry and Susan’s household included their
perpetual-bachelor son James and their ne’er-do-well son
Samuel.79 In that year their second-eldest son John died.80
At age 70 plus, Henry was still farming, though he had only
a few years left.
The year 1870 was important for Clark Co. The very
first regular passenger train passed through the county on
12 Jun. After years of debate, planning, successes, and
Herald, 10 Jul 1873. failures, the 158-mile long St. Louis, Vandalia, and Terre
Haute Railroad was finally initiated.81
Marshall
In addition to being the governing center of Clark Co, Marshall was the cultural and
societal hub. Its cemetery was a Spoon River Anthology of deeds and misdeeds, devotion
and godlessness, success and failure. When it became the county seat in 1839 the town
had only a couple dozen or so houses along with Bartlett’s Hotel and J. B. King’s Taylor
Shop. By 1850 it had grown to 800 inhabitants and a clothing store, a business house, and
Congregational and Methodist churches were being built.82
In 1929 a bandstand was constructed on
the courthouse square, and weekly concerts,
which began on 11 Jul that year, have been
given ever since.83 The first program started
with a march, “The Favorite” from Pizarro,
and ended with “The Star Spangled Banner.”
A popcorn wagon, still in use today, provided
a treat for the audience, seated on movable
chairs or on the low concrete barrier circling
the square.
The square was the site of Memorial Day,
Labor Day, and Independence Day events,
Popcorn wagon on the courthouse square (2001). which included greased pole climbs and pig
catches. In the 20th century, at the Candy
Kitchen, sodas and malts were served at a long, white counter. Across from the courthouse
on the northeast was Rademaker and Sons Bottling and Ice Cream Plant, which sold soda
pop by the case. There, customers ate ice cream while watching the clanging machinery
fill bottles with soda, cap them, and convey them to a boy for packing. Across from the
courthouse to the northwest were the town’s two drug stores, Martin’s and Blankenship’s,
where spigots, knobs, taps, and levers on white marble soda fountains were pulled and
twisted and turned by the “Soda Jerk” to create malts, phosphates, and sodas.84
The events in Indiana author Booth Tarkington’s book Penrod and the fictitious town
of Plattville in his novel The Gentleman from Indiana were inspired by visits he made to
his mother’s relatives living in Marshall.85 The 19 Jul 1941 issue of the Saturday Evening
Post has a description of 19th century Marshall written by Tarkington:
“I went to a little town that was a boy’s sheer heaven. ‘Loveliest village of the
plain,’ it lay in Illinois just beyond the Indiana border, a emeraldine jewel of a
midland county seat in the earliest 80’s: old brick courthouse in the shady green
square; stamping and switching farmers’ teams hitched all day to the courthouse
fence; monosyllabic loafers draped elsewhere upon this fence, whittling a little
between reveries; stores sleeping in the sun all round the square; and Main
Street stirless dust, except when a dust whirlwind flipped up from it to dance a
moment in the sunshine. All the boys in Marshall went barefoot throughout the
summer; meadows, woods, creeks and old covered bridges were within a hop,
skip and jump from anywhere; nobody hurried and everybody seemed to know
everybody else amusedly and without severity.”
The Last Journey

The Traveler lived out his life on his Anderson
Twp farm. In 1872 he made the Clark County
Herald’s “List of Old Citizens,” county residents over
age 70.86 In 1873 the Marshall Weekly Messenger
reported that “Uncle Henry Tapscott varied the
monotony of the Court House last Wednesday, by his
usual two hours harangue to an appreciative
audience.”87 Henry had become the town character.
Sometime between his August 1873 “harangue”
and 1880, when Susann was said to be a widow,18
Henry made his final journey. His remains probably
Modern bridge over Auburn Branch, Mill
lie in an abandoned family cemetery somewhere Creek. (Photo by Robert Stevenson, 2007.)
among the gullies and hillocks near the Auburn
Branch of Mill Creek. We do have a possible death date. In 1876 an article appeared in the 13
Apr issue of the Marshall Weekly Messenger:
The following persons were buried this week by undertaker Harlan: Mrs. McKinney
of Wabash tp., Mrs. Kirby of Darwin; William Tapscott of Anderson. Mr. Tapscott
was an old pioneer, being about 84 years of age. He was living by himself, was
taken suddenly ill, and when found was in a dying condition.
No known William Tapscott fits this description. Henry is the only Tapscott around age 80
believed to have been living in Clark Co in the 1870s. Could a mistake have been made in the
name? Henry is known to have died in the 1870s, very likely in Anderson Twp. And in 1876
he would have been about 80 years old. But he should not have been living by himself. Henry’s
wife, Susan, was still alive at the time. Could the two had some kind of falling out? Had Henry
harangued one time too many? Did he not live out his life on his farm? In August 1874 his
wife, Susan, was among those borrowing money against a deed of trust, without Henry’s name
being mentioned.88 Was he dead, or had he been banished from the family home? All in all it
might be a good guess that “William” Tapscott who died in 1876 was Henry. Newspaper
reporting is certainly not error free. And perhaps Henry’s name was really “Henry William
Tapscott,” a designation combining the names of his grandfather and father.
In 1880 the widow Susan was heading an Auburn Twp household and providing
accommodations for Samuel Richardson and his family, who were helping run the Tapscott
farm.18 In 1882 a “Susan Tapscott” (presumably Susan wife of Henry rather than Susan wife
of Henry’s son Samuel) sold land in Auburn Twp to James W. Tapscott for $150,89 land that
she had originally purchased from James in 1879 for $600.90 The price difference may have
had something to do with settlement of Henry’s estate. Apparently having passed away, Susan
is not found in the 1900 census. Like that of her husband, Susan’s resting place is unknown.
Three of Henry’s boys—William, John, and James—moved to their own farm land around
Auburn Branch. Other sons had different plans. Thomas moved to Missouri; Jacob, to nearby
Crawford Co; and Major Josiah, to Indiana. Samuel, the family black sheep, bounced around
Clark and Edgar counties, when he wasn’t doing time in prison elsewhere. Of the girls, only
Nancy and Elizabeth remained in Clark Co. The other three, Sarah, Frances, and Lydia became
Indiana “Hoosiers.” The pages that follow contain the stories of the 12 children and their
descendants.
Henry’s Children William Tapscott 17
William Tapscott
The eldest of Henry and Susan’s children, William, was born 25 Aug 1826,91 presumably
in Green Co, Kentucky, where his single father was living in 1822, and where his parents were
married in 1825,92,15 but possibly in nearby Barren Co, where the family resided in 1830.20 At
age 11 or so William left Kentucky with his parents, ending up in Anderson Twp with,
eventually, 11 siblings.2 There he helped his father farm. William told the following tale about
an 1840 errand to what became known as Gideon Mill, where today’s North Choctaw Road
crosses Mill Creek.93 (The bolting chest under which William slept separates flour into grades.)
I drove an ox team to mill to get some grinding done, but so many were ahead
of me that I had to stay all night. For supper we ate parched corn. Mr. Duckwall
fixed me a place to sleep under the bolting chest for breakfast we had bill of
fare as for supper. The whopping I got when I returned home impressed the
event on my mind.
Gideon Mill, date unknown. (Clark Co Genealogical Library.)

Possibly excepting his brother Thomas, William was the first of Henry’s children to marry.
On 26 Oct 1854 in a ceremony conducted by Nicholas Hurst, a Clark Co justice of the peace,
William wedded Mary Angeline94 Wallace.95 Born 20 May 1831 in Ohio, Mary was one of
five children of Joseph and Cynthia A. Wallace.91,96 It is likely that Cynthia was “Cynthia Ann”
since several records show names “Cynthian,”97 “Cinthian,” and “Cinthiano,”98 in addition to
“Sintha”99 and “Lucinda,”100 probably a result of sloppy handwriting and careless clerks as
much as anything. Cynthia and Joseph are known to have had five children—Archibald,
Cynthia Ann, Mary Angeline, Joseph C., and James R.96,100,101 But Cynthia’s obituary states
that she “bore six children whom she saw grow to maturity.”101 It appears that Cynthia had
given birth to one more child, said to be “Sylvester” (though reliable documentation is still
lacking), in a previous marriage.102 On Nov 1820 in Wayne Co, Indiana, “Cynthian” Wood
(her birth surname) had married a John Sharp.97 Then, following the apparent failure of that
marriage (or John’s death), “Cinthian Sharp” had wedded Joseph Wallace on 14 Mar 1825 in
Shelby Co, Indiana.98
In 1850 Mary Wallace and her parents were living on a Johnson Co, Indiana, farm.96 Then
in 1852 Joseph, Cynthia, and three yet unmarried children (Mary Angeline, Joseph, James)
moved to Clark Co.96 The two oldest and married children, Archibald (who married Armilda
Rawlings in Johnson Co 4 Oct 1848)103 and Cynthia Ann (who married James McIlrath in
Johnson Co 4 Jan 1849)104 probably accompanied their parents and younger siblings since all
appear in Clark Co about the same time.105,106 Later, in Clark Co, Joseph the younger, would
marry Mary A. Harlow on 10 Sep 1860 and Mary A. (Day) Hood on 19 Oct 1871.107,108 In
Gibson Co, Indiana, James wedded Mary Jane Creek, 1 Sep 1867.109
married
Joseph Wallace 14 Mar 1825 Cynthia A. Wood
Jun 1797 25 Sep 1799
c1890 2 Feb 1886
Mary Angeline Joseph C. Wallace

Archibald Wallace Cynthia Ann Wallace James R. Wallace
m James McIlrath Wallace m Mary A. Harlow
m Armilda Rawlings m Mary Jane Creek
m William Tapscott m Mary A. Day
On 28 Jun 1852 Joseph Wallace purchased 120 acres public domain land in Sec 5 Anderson
Twp: E½ SW¼ (80 acres) and SW¼ SW¼ (40 acres) for $150.110,111 The first segment would
one day end up in the hands of Joseph’s son-in-law William Tapscott and the other would
eventually belong to his daughter Mary Angeline.
Born 25 Sep 1799 in Ohio, Cynthia Wallace, Mary’s mother, died 2 Feb 1886 in Anderson
Twp and was interred in Martinsville Twp with a rather striking marker.112,113 Mary’s father,
Joseph Wallace, born June 1797 in Tennessee,112 survived his wife. He is claimed to have died
24 Sep 1890, however no reliable sources are provided. His equally striking marker in the same
area shows no dates.114
William got an early start farming his own land when he
purchased 80 acres in Sec 9, Anderson Twp from his father
for $250 on 17 Sep 184947 and, jointly with his brother John,
another 40 acres in Sec 8 from his parents for $50 on 18 Sep
1850.48 In 1855 William and Mary were farming in Sec 5
next to Mary’s father, Joseph.51 Then on 17 Aug 1857
William obtained 80 acres in Sec 5 from Mary’s parents for
$500.97 The land, less than ideal, had been purchased by
Joseph Wallace for $100.110
By 1860 William and Mary Tapscott’s household
included William’s parents and three siblings: Major,
Cynthia Joseph Samuel, and Lydia.3 Living nearby were William’s brother
Wallace markers. (Find A Grave.) Jacob and his wife, Mary Ann, and William’s sister
Elizabeth and her husband, George Switzer.115,116 The area
had become a small community of Tapscotts and their relatives.
The 1860 schedule 4 census shows William managing an 80-acre farm valued at $600. The
property was apparently the Sec 5 land obtained from Joseph Wallace. For some reason, the
80 acres of Sec 9 land purchased from William’s father in 1849 was shown as part of Henry’s
ownership or at least management in 1860.59 Had the land reverted to Henry, or was he just in
charge of it? The 1865 Illinois State census showed William’s 80-acre farm with livestock
valued at $250 (up from $110 in 1855)51 and producing wool but little else.117 Cut through by
the Auburn Branch of Mill Creek, the farm was an assembly of ravines with little cultivatable
land (map, p. 11).
William continued acquiring real estate, buying 80 acres (E½ SE¼ S8 T10N R12W) on 29
Mar 1871 for $800.118 But then, possibly to avoid taxes or debts or legal problems, land started
to be put in Mary’s name. On 13 Feb 1879 William and Mary sold the 80 acres obtained from
Mary’s parents (land now collateral for a $100 loan) to their son William Riley for $400.119
The next day Mary bought the property back for $400.120 This put the land solely in Mary’s
hands. Earlier, on 21 Nov 1870, William’s sister and brother-in-law Frances and Samuel
Lockard, sold 69 acres to Mary for an amazingly low $20.121 Today that land at N½ SE¼ S3
T10N R12W lies in Lincoln Trail State Park, part of it under the lake. And Mary continued
accumulating property.122,123,124 An 1892 plat map shows some of her holdings (p. 21).125
Between poor farmlands and, eventually, nine children, William may have had difficulty
making ends meet. In 1860 he was a farmhand for his sister Sarah Ann and her husband,
William M. Sanders, south of Indianapolis.126 (Sarah and William were among the Sanders
family members traveling back and forth between Marion and Clark counties, see p. 39). In
that year William appears in censuses for both Marion Co, Indiana,126 and Clark Co, where he
was providing accommodations (and support?) for his parents and some younger siblings.3
Whether William was working for his sister and brother-in-law to help them out or because he
needed the money is uncertain, but he apparently stayed long enough to have his wife join him,
because four years later his son John Wesley was born in nearby Montgomery Co, Indiana.127
On 13 Feb 1862 William and Mary sold
40 acres of very good land (SW¼ SE¼ S8
T10N R12W) for a phenomenal $250,128
money they probably needed. On 1 Aug
1874 William, his wife, and his widowed
mother put up two 40-acre tracts in Sec 9,
Anderson Twp, SW¼ NW¼ and NW¼
SW¼, to cover William’s debt of $500 to
Horace A. Parson, at 10% annual interest.
Payments were missed, and on 18 Apr the
land was put up for sale to cover the $725
obligation, which now included unpaid
interest.88 Unfortunately the property lost
was good flat farmland, unlike William’s
other property. Then in November 1878 a
foreclosure was granted against William
and Mary for a debt of $114.52.129
Despite the indication of financial
problems, William was a prominent citizen,
serving in 1868 as a judge (just two days), a
member of the Board of Registers
(registering votes), and a court bailiff.130 In
1879 he was a justice of the peace.90 And
throughout his life, as we will see, William
was the person family members turned to
Sons of William and Mary Tapscott. L to R: James, when there were legal dealings. The eldest,
William Riley, John, Millard, Joseph, c1895. Philander not unexpectedly, turned out to be the most
had died by this time. (Courtesy of Sharon Poteet.) reliable and responsible.
On 9 Oct 1895 The Marshall Herald proclaimed131

THE BIGGEST REUNION YET HELD, THE OLD SETTLERS
CAPTURE THE CITY AND HAVE A GRAND TIME
Amidst bunting and flags and speeches by notables, 480 people sat down to the old settlers
dinner in Gray’s Opera House in Marshall. The gala ended with music (“Annie Laurie,”
“Illinois”) and more speeches. Those honored included Mary and William Tapscott, the only
Tapscotts listed, but, of course, they were the oldest Tapscotts in the county at the time.
In 1899 Mary Angeline
William Riley Tapscott Tapscott and her nephew John W.
25 Aug 1855
9 Apr 1929 McIlrath (son of Mary’s sister,
Cynthia Ann)132 brought suit
James Byron Tapscott against Mary’s grandniece Florence
5 Aug 1856 Carpenter and some other members
8 Jan 1937 of the Wallace family.133 Florence
Effie, wife of John E. Carpenter,134
Joseph R. Tapscott was a daughter of George W. and
22 Aug 1858
11 Jul 1917 Mary L. (Wallace) Kinkade135 and a
granddaughter of Mary Angela’s
Philander D. Tapscott brother Archibald Wallace.136 The
William Tapscott 24 Nov 1860 suit for a partition of property may
25 Aug 1826 14 Jun 1878 have had something to do with
2 Sep 1912
Archibald’s land since his widow,
m 26 Oct 1854 Mary J. Tapscott Armilda, had died on 22 Jul 1899,137
1 Nov 1862
7 Sep 1863 the month before the suit was first
Mary Angeline Wallace filed.138 Why Mary Angeline would
20 May 1831 John Wesley Tapscott have had an interest in her brother’s
28 Apr 1904 4 Sep 1864 property is unknown, but in any
14 Oct 1930 case, being on the winning side
allowed Mary to purchase for $27
Millard F. Tapscott an irregular 3-acre piece of land to
4 May 1867
17 Nov 1926 make square the Sec 5 property she
had obtained from her father.124
Cora Isabelle Tapscott On 28 Apr 1904 Mary Angeline
21 May 1869 Tapscott passed away in Anderson
23 Oct 1932 Twp,94 leaving 34 acres of Sec 5
land to her offspring.139 William
Emma Tapscott moved in with his children. In 1910
2 Nov 1873 he was living with his daughter Emma
30 Apr 1928
and her husband, William
William and Mary Angeline (Wallace) Tapscott Family. 140
Mallory. But it was at the home
of his son William and daughter-in-law Minerva that “Uncle Billy” (as he was now known)
died, on 2 Sep 1912.141 William and Mary Angeline rest under a single stone at Auburn
Cemetery in Clark Center, just a few miles from where they had spent their married lives,
farming and raising nine children: William Riley, James Byron, Joseph R., Philander D., Mary
J., John Wesley, Millard F., Cora Isabelle, and Emma.3,142,143,144
Wesley
Mary
Freedom
Possum
Ridge
Joseph
Allright
Jackson
1892 properties of Mary Angeline Tapscott, Wesley Tapscott, and Joseph Tapscott, with
Freedom Church and School, Possum Ridge School, Jackson School, Allright Village. (Based on
1892 Plat Map, Genealogy.com.)
William Riley Tapscott

William Riley, middle name provided by a grandson,145 was born 25 Aug 1855 in Anderson
Twp,146 the birthplace of many of his siblings. On 3 Aug 1879 William and Minerva A.
Rountree were married by Rev. S. T. (“Seth Thomas,” same as the clock maker) Reynolds, a
Baptist minister,147 at the bride’s home in Clark Co.148 William Riley, the first-born of
William’s children, was not the first-married. His brother James Byron beat him by six days.149
Minerva had been born to John D. and Minerva Annett150 (Holt) Rountree in Washington
Co, Illinois, on 28 Jul 1863.151 Her mother, born 3 Apr 1830 in Landgrove, Vermont,152 had
been married previously, on 11 Mar 1845 in Jackson Co, Illinois, to John McLaughlin.153 But
having fathered a single child, Winfield,154 John had apparently died and Minerva (Holt)
McLaughlin had married John Rountree (“Roundtree” in many documents), a Veteran of the
Mexican American War,155 on 6 Sep 1849 in Perry Co, Illinois. And there the family
settled.154,156 (Jackson, Perry, and Washington counties, Illinois, are contiguous.)
It is claimed that Minerva Annett Rountree died in Ashley, Washington Co, Illinois, on 4
Aug 1863, just a few days after the birth of her daughter Minerva; however, no reliable source
has been provided. All evidence shows, however, that the younger Minerva did indeed lose her
mother at a very early age, by 1864 when her father remarried.157 Left with at least three
children—Lucy Josephine, Sarah, and Minerva—to care for (two other children, William and
Lenville, appear to have died early), John D. Rountree remarried almost immediately.154,158,159
We know little with
certainty about John’s new
wife, Lucy. She was
supposedly born 11 Jun 1833;
however, that date is taken
from a badly eroded grave
marker, on which only the
year, 1833, is clear.160 The
1900 census gives her date of Lucy Rountree’s eroded marker,
Marshall Cemetery. (Find A Grave.)
birth as Aug 1833 and shows
that she and John were married around 1864.157 Censuses state
that she was born in Virginia; however, that the birth states for
her parents vary widely in those same censuses (Pennsylvania
John D. Rountree, c1890. and Virginia for her father and Pennsylvania, Virginia, and
(Courtesy of Donna Ande.) South Carolina for her mother) makes Lucy’s recorded birth
157,161,162
state questionable. Of great interest is that the 1910 census indicates that Lucy was
married three times including her marriage to John (marital status “M3”).162 The 1910 census
also states that by that year Lucy had four children, of whom two were deceased. She was,
however, probably claiming her stepchildren from John Rountree’s first marriage, of which
there were actually five, William, Lucy Josephine, Sarah J, Lenville, and Minerva A., the two
boys dying as children.159,158,161 In the 1900 census, Lucy claimed to have no children.157
We do have a possible origin for Lucy. John’s first wife, Minerva, had a sister, Lucinda B.
Holt, who was born 9 Feb 1833 in Landgrove, Vermont,163 and by 1850, was living in
Illinois.164 Could it be that “Lucy” was short for “Lucinda” and that John Rountree’s second
wife was Minerva’s sister? The birth year fits. Lucinda was only a few years old when she
arrived in Illinois (see next page) and may have been confused about her birth state.
The Holt Family

In the Old Vergennes Cemetery in Jackson Co, Illinois is a striking monument for the
parents of Minerva Holt, who married John D. Rountree. The marker tells the story of
Joseph Holt, said to be born in Wilton, New Hampshire, 28 Sep 1793, dying 23 Apr 1876,
and his wife, Hannah Peabody, dying 29 Aug 1868 aged 72 years, 7 months, 1 day, who
traveled from Landgrove, Vermont, to Jackson Co with their ten children in 1835. But the
condition and design of the monument is not that expected for a grave marker erected in
the 1800s. It was almost certainly erected much more recently, probably by descendants.
Did they get things right? Mostly, but there are some errors. Joseph Holt was not born in
Wilton, New Hampshire as stated on the marker. That was another Joseph Holt, born the
same year, 1793, but dying in Wilton 20 Jun 1864.165 The Joseph in the Vergennes
Cemetery was born in Landgrove, Bennington Co, Vermont.166 And Hannah’s age, which
gives a calculated date of birth of 28 Jan 1796, cannot be correct since Hannah Peabody
was born 28 Jan 1797 (in Wilton, New Hampshire, it turns out).167 And the story about the
move with ten children from Vermont? It appears true in the essentials.
Mr. and Mrs. Holt with ten

children moved in a two horse
wagon from Landgrove Vt. to
this place in the fall of 1835.
Joseph and Hannah were married 8 Jan 1818 in

Andover, Vermont, and had eleven children born in
Vermont, most or all in Landgrove: Cynthia P,
Hannah, Carolyn E, Joseph P., Charlotte A., Joseph P.
(the first Joseph had died), Gilbert Lafayette, Minerva
Annett, John M., Lucinda B., and Mary.168 Then,
following their move, they had three more children in
Illinois: Lucy Ann, Dewitt Clinton, and Louisa.169
In 1850, Lucinda B., the daughter who may have
been “Lucy,” the second wife of John D. Rountree, is
found living in the home of Henry S. and Rebecca
Walbridge in Alexander Co, Illinois.164 Her
connection with the Walbridges is unknown, and this
is the last that we see of her unless she was indeed the Joseph and Hannah Holt. (Courtesy
wife of John Rountree, at this time unproven. of D. L. Williams.)
By 1870 John, Lucy, and their family were

living in Perry Co, Illinois, where John was
farming, his usual occupation.158 The family
then moved to Anderson Twp in Clark Co,
where William Riley Tapscott and Minerva
presumably met.161
Minerva married William Riley just six
days after turning 16, and needed her father’s
consent.170 A witness was Squire Simeon171
Mundy, who had been wedded to Minerva’s
sister Lucy Josephine Rountree in Clark Co
earlier that year, 27 Feb 1879.172 In the same
year, the elder Squire Mundy’s daughter
Sabra173 had been married to William Riley
Tapscott’s brother James Byron.149 Confused?
Perhaps the following diagram will help. (Or
perhaps not, since the diagram is complicated
by the addition of Emma Tapscott, William
Mallory, and Martha Mundy, whose lives are
yet to be presented in this book, and by the use
of an unusual format.)
William and Minerva (Rountree) Tapscott with
daughters Jennie (L) and Nellie (R), c1890.
(Courtesy of Sharon Poteet.)
Lucy ?
Lucy Josephine Rountree
John D. Rountree
Squire Simeon Mundy
Minerva Annett Holt

Minerva A. Rountree

Squire Mundy
Sabra Ellen Mundy
William Tapscott
Sarah Ellen Sanders
James Byron Tapscott
Mary Angeline Wallace
Emma Tapscott
William Luther Mallory
Martha C. Mundy
William Riley Tapscott was not well off. In a 1900 assessment his personal property was
valued at only $125, less than half the average of $300 for Anderson Twp.174 His only known
land purchase, 80 acres (SE¼ SE¼ S6 T10N R12W) for a phenomenal $1000 on 29 Jan 1907
from Robert Lewis Wright, the brother of his sister-in-law Edna (Wright) Tapscott,175 was for
property split by a gully of the Auburn Branch of Mill Stream.176 Perhaps buildings and other
improvements account for the high price. To make ends meet William not only farmed, he
dealt in lumber,177 a job that almost cost him his life. In 1912, while hauling wood, his team
panicked and bolted, throwing him on the double trees and dragging him.178 Seriously injured,
he was taken to the home of Ray Burkybile to recover. William had problems with horse-drawn
vehicles. In 1914 he was traveling on Sixth Street in Marshall when his horse, spooked by an
automobile, took off. The buggy struck a tree and overturned. William suffered a broken arm
and rib, a sprained ankle, and cuts and bruises.179
A fife player in a Marshall band,180 William was also a minor politician. In Anderson Twp,
he was elected justice of the peace as a Democrat in 1893181 and township clerk in 1897,182 a
position to which he was re-elected
Jennie Edith Tapscott in 1900.183 In 1908 he ran as a
20 Sep 1880 Democrat for Accessor in Auburn
8 Dec 1970
William Riley Tapscott Twp184 and in 1922, for Accessor
25 Aug 1855 in Dolson Twp,185 where the
9 Apr 1929 Nellie Mae Tapscott
1 Sep 1882 family had moved.177
m 3 Aug 1879 12 Aug 1936 On 29 Dec 1913 in Auburn
Twp, Minerva’s father, John D.,
Golden Arthur Tapscott died from infection of a gunshot
Minerva A. Rountree 8 Oct 1892 wound in his foot received under
28 Jul 1863 25 Oct 1980 unknown circumstances about ten
19 Sep 1944 months earlier.186 Minerva’s
Forrest William Tapscott stepmother, Lucy, died 14 Jun
13 Jan 1895 1915.187 John and Lucy were laid
14 Aug 1974
to rest in the Marshall Cemetery.160
passed away in Dolson Twp
on 9 Apr 1929 and was buried
under an crude log-like
(Woodmen of the World?)
marker in the cemetery at the
Baptist Church in Clarksville,
a small, unincorporated
William Riley’s log-like marker (2003).
community about ten miles
north of Clark Center.188 The widowed Minerva ended up living
in Marshall and then Martinsville, where she and her son Golden
boarded with Margaret Vance, a widow, and Minerva did
housework to pay for her lodging.189 On 19 Sep 1944 Minerva died
at her home in Auburn Twp190 and was buried with her husband in
Clarksville Baptist Church Cemetery though no stone is
found.191,192 She and William had four children, two girls and two
Clarksville Baptist (2003). boys—Jennie, Nellie, Golden, and Forrest.193
Jennie Edith Tapscott

Born 20 Sep 1880 in Anderson Twp,
Jennie Edith Tapscott was not only the
eldest of William Riley and Minerva
Tapscott’s children, she was the first-born
of all the grandchildren of William and
Mary Angeline Tapscott.194 As a young
woman, Jennie alternated living with her
parents on the farm193 and living with her
Rountree grandparents, John and Lucy, in
Marshall.157 Lucy was actually Jennie’s
step-grandmother, but Lucy was the only
mother Jennie’s own mother, Minerva, had
This Hope, Arkansas, depot was constructed in 1912, known. Working as a seamstress,157 Jennie
about the time that Jennie and Hanson arrived in the found more business prospects in Marshall
town. (Photo by Ron Reiring, 2007, Wikipedia
than in rural Anderson Twp. And not only
Commons.)
did she find customers there, she found a
husband, Hanson A. Miller, who lived on a nearby Marshall Twp farm with his father and
mother, Mordecai and Caroline (Hammell)195 Miller.196,197 Hanson, a veteran of the Spanish-
American War,198 and Jennie were married 21 Jan 1905 in Marshall,199 but soon moved to
Arkansas. There, they lived for a while in the tiny community of Cash, Craighead Co, where
they were residing in 1907,200,201 before moving across the state to Hempstead Co,202 arriving
in 1912 and settling in the town of Hope.203
Hope, Arkansas, is known for two things. It is the birthplace of
William Jefferson Blythe III, better known as Bill Clinton, the 42nd
U.S. president (he took his stepfather’s name). And the town
“showcases some of the world’s largest watermelons,” according
to the Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Winning
watermelons at the Hope Watermelon Festival exceed 200
pounds. Jennie and two of her children were living in Hope in
1945 when Bill Blythe was born and probably knew him or
knew of him. (The town is not all that large.) And certainly they
would have had some of the locally-grown watermelons.
In Hope Jennie and Hanson raised nine kids, five girls and two boys.200,202,204 Hanson
worked in Hempstead Co as a timber inspector and buyer,202 an occupation he also had in
Marshall.199 On Wed 5 Feb 1930 he drove from his home to look at some timber in the western
part of the county. That night, about 9 o’clock, Hanson asked a farmer living a few miles
outside of Hope if he could spend the night as his car was broken down. About 3 am his host
found that Hanson was extremely ill and called for medical aid. But Hanson died of a heart
attack before the doctor arrived.203
Hanson was only 60 years old. The song sung at his funeral was one that he had always
loved, “Life’s Railway to Heaven.”197
...
Peaceful be thy silent slumber
Peaceful be thy grave so low;
...
Jennie lived another 40 years,

passing away in Hope on 8 Dec 1970
at age 90.205 She was laid to rest with
her husband in Hope’s Rose Hill
Cemetery.206 The couple’s seven
children are now all deceased—
Gladys (27 Jul 1907–12 Nov
1961),200,207 Geraldine (29 Apr
1909–23 Nov 1978),208 Nellie (2 Jul
1911–7 Oct 1930),209,210 William
Howard (25 Jan 1914–24 Sep
1965),211 Lillian (15 Mar 1916–28
Sep 1977),212 Mildred (25 Jun 1918–
Aug 1984),213 and John Hanson (who
always went by just “Hanson,” 28 Rose Hill Cemetery, Hope. (Cheryl Carey Bass, Find A Grave.)
Mar 1922–19 Jan 1994).214
Nellie Mae Tapscott

Nellie Mae was born 1 Sep 1882, probably in
Anderson Twp, where her parents were living at the
time.215,216 She taught in 1901 at Possum Ridge School,
about two miles southeast of Freedom Baptist Church
and south of Hurricane Creek (map, p. 21).217 Freedom
was her family’s
church,218 and in
later years Nellie and
her husband were
members.219
At her folks’
Anderson Twp
farmhouse, on 14
Dec 1902, Nellie was
wedded to James
Harvey Martin.220,221
James, a nearby
farmer, had been
Nellie Mae Tapscott. (Courtesy of Nancy
born 3 Jan 1876 in (Martin) Rhoades.)
Rockville, Indiana,
to David Radford222 and Mary (Branson) Martin.221
Around 1880 David and Mary had moved from Indiana to
Illinois with nine children (according to Mary),223 and by
1882 owned land in Anderson Twp.224 They were probably
there even earlier since they buried a child in Norton
Cemetery in 1879,225 a child Mary apparently omitted
James Harvey Martin c1940. (Courtesy when claiming to have had just nine children, all living, in
of Nancy (Martin) Rhoades.) 1900.223
Freedom Baptist Church and Freedom School

Freedom Baptist Church and
Freedom School were situated between
Clark Center Hurricane Creek and the Auburn
Branch of Mill Creek. The church and
school, just a few hundred feet apart,
were three miles southwest of the
Mill Creek village of Clark Center (originally the
town of Auburn). The nearby
Auburn Branch reservoirs are a recent addition. The
church still stands, but the school is
Mill Creek Auburn long gone. In 1952 the church
Reservoir Branch purchased the school property.226
Freedom Baptist Church
Hurricane Creek
Freedom School
No one knows the official organization date for
Freedom Baptist Church.227 A Baptist church was
organized at Auburn in 1850 by Rev. Robert
Carson and a church building was started. Never
completed, the structure was eventually converted
to a stable.
Freedom Baptist was a member of the
Westfield Baptist Association in 1862 and a
member of the Palestine Baptist Association even
earlier. Thus, Freedom Baptist as an organization
originated only a few years later than Auburn
Freedom Baptist Church, built 1889 (2014).
Methodist.
The first completed church building, a log structure, stood about a quarter mile east of
where the church stands now. The present building, constructed in 1889, is still used.
Freedom School was a typical one-room school, a single room for all grades through
eighth grade. A Clark Co woman, Bonnie White has described experiences at Freedom.228
By the time I started school, we lived west of
Freedom School. We walked to Freedom School.
We had to cross a creek. which wasn’t bad in warm
weather. Dad cut a tree and flattened one side of it
and made a foot log which worked fine until the
creek flooded.
We didn’t have enough desks. A girl and I the
same age, had to sit at a desk together. It wasn’t
that big of a desk. We squabbled constantly on who
Freedom School, class of 1908-1909.
Forrest Tapscott is sixth from the left would get the big side of the desk. We really didn’t
in the back row. (Clark County One have what we needed.
Room Schools, Marshall Public People carried their lunch in a bucket of some
Library.) kind. It was a rather primitive thing but we learned.
Once she married, Nellie had to give up

thoughts of teaching, a career forbidden at the
time to married women. A teacher might become
pregnant and farm folk did not want a woman in
that condition teaching their kids. (Even though,
being around animals, farm kids were highly
knowledgeable about the facts of life.) Besides,
a pregnant teacher might not be able to complete
her term, meaning that a new teacher would have
to be found and hired.
No longer tied to a schoolroom, Nellie and
James did considerable moving, something
unusual for a farm family. In 1910 they were
living in Duck Creek Twp, Stoddard Co,
Missouri;229 in 1920, in Wabash Twp, Clark
Co;230 and in 1930, in Licking Twp in Crawford
Co, the next county to the south of Clark Co.231
Licking Twp was just north of the small town of
James’s parents, Mary and David Martin c1900. Oblong and south of the much smaller Clark Co
(Courtesy of Nancy (Martin) Rhoades.) town of Moonshine (pop. 2 in recent years, a
little larger in times past).232
Moonshine (2015). Oblong. (USGen Archives.)

James and Nellie Martin lived in Licking Twp between Moonshine and Oblong.
Nellie passed away in Robinson, Illinois, on 12 Aug 1936.233 James, who had been sick for
some time and was staying with his daughter Opal in West Terre Haute, passed on 14 Jan
1940.219 The couple left five children, now all deceased—Opal Mary (4 Sep 1903–1 Nov
1973),234 Carl Ransome (30 Mar 1905–7 Jul 1977),235,236 Delbert Laurance (12 Jan 1909–10
May 1977),237,238 Mabel Lillian239 (18 Oct 1912–15 Sep 2001),240 and Lloyd James241 (14 May
1917–30 Oct 1990).242 At least three more children died as infants.229,243
Possum Ridge School c1900. The teacher is probably Nellie Mae Tapscott. (Courtesy of Sharon Poteet.)
Golden Arthur Tapscott

Born 8 Oct 1892 in Anderson Twp (according to a birth record filed years later)244 or in
Clark Center (according to him),245 Golden Arthur (“Goldie”)246 grew up to be an often
unanchored adult. Skinny as a rail,247 and not always in good health,248 he worked for many
years as a farmhand.177,245,249 His first known relationship resulted in his one and only child, a
fascinating tale that begins with a Clark Co girl, Flora Bell Walls. Be forewarned! Flora was
neither Golden’s significant other nor his child, but she is the Genesis of our story.
Flora Bell was born 31 Dec 1872 in Darwin Twp to John Eldridge250 and Mary Jane251
(Tingley) Walls.252 Just six months later, on 24 Jun 1873, Flora Bell’s mother, Mary Jane,
died.253 John Walls, an unwed widower, was not a good choice to care for a baby, so on 2 Dec
1873 Mary Jane’s brother Samuel Tingley Jr.254 (son of Samuel Sr., p. 32)255 was made Flora
Bell’s guardian.256 At the time Samuel, unlike John, was married.257
The 1880 census shows seven-year-old Flora Bell living in two different households—in
Jasper Co, Illinois, with her now-widowed uncle Samuel (his wife, Mary Ellen Strain,258 had
died in May 1876259)260 and in Darwin Twp with Flora’s father, John Walls, and his new wife,
Agnes.261 On 18 Apr 1875 in Clark Co, John had married Agnes Graham.262 But after the death
of her father, John, on 22 Mar 1899,263 Flora Bell settled down living solely with her uncle
Sam in Marshall Twp along with her illegitimate daughter, Nettie,264,265 and eventually Nettie’s
illegitimate son, Russell.266 (More about that to come.) Flora’s stepmother, Agnes, had borne
a large number of children during her marriage with John Walls, fifteen (there were four sets
of twins).253 Many had died in infancy, but several were still living and Agnes would have
certainly had more of an attachment to them than to Flora. Thus, Flora Bell ended up with Sam.
As he aged, Samuel’s
health went downhill.
Rheumatism, liver disease,
stomach problems, and
eventually near blindness
required increasing care and
physical assistance from Flora
and Nettie. But Samuel had
served in the Civil War. He
had enlisted in the 85th Indiana
Infantry on 31 Oct 1864 and
was transferred to 33rd
Indiana Infantry on 1 Jun
1865.259,267 He was discharged
21 Jul 1865 in Louisville,
Kentucky. Those nine-months
of service and his ill health
provided Samuel with a
pension that was sorely
needed. For Samuel had to
support not only Flora, who
had no known income, but also
his grandniece Nettie and
eventually his great Samuel became increasingly debilitated. (Courtesy of Bob Walls.)
grandnephew Russell.
That brings us to back to Nettie, who was born 20 Nov 1892 in Marshall268 to Flora Bell
and “Frank Switzer,” who were apparently unmarried.269 And who was Frank? Living in
Darwin Twp in 1880 was a “Frank Switzer,”270 born “John Franklin Sweitzer”271 in May 1870
to John and Elizabeth (Shorter) Sweitzer.272,172 Clark Co documents show members of this
family as both “Switzer” and “Sweitzer,” though the latter German spelling is the most
common.
Was John Franklin Sweitzer the father of Nettie? In 1880 (and presumably later) Flora Bell
was living in Darwin Twp where John Franklin was also living.261 And he was the only person
in Clark Co at the time who was called or likely to be called “Frank Switzer.” And he was of
an appropriate age, 22, when Nettie was born. All in all, it is very likely.
John Franklin must have been sowing wild oats. In Clark Co on 1 Jan 1893, less than two
months after Nettie’s birth, he married Alice May Kildow.172 But that marriage was very short.
John died on 23 Oct 1893 at age 23.271
Nettie had a muddled, short existence. At various times she was given different birth
names—”Walls” from her mother,265 “Tingley” from her great uncle Samuel,273 and
“Sweitzer” from her biological father.264
Samuel’s death in Marshall on 13 Feb 1924 left Flora Bell financially strapped. Except for
four acres of land received from her uncle,274 Flora Bell had few resources and her parents,
who might have helped, were long deceased.
The Tingleys of Clark County

Most, possibly all, Tingleys encountered in this book are descendants of three men,
Jacob, Samuel Sr., and John Hacket Tingley, who arrived in Clark Co in the first half of
the nineteenth century. A fourth early arrival, Isaac Tingley, apparently died young
without descendants. All four are believed to be sons of John A. (said to be “John Adams”)
and Sarah (Cox) Tingley of Greene Co, Ohio. John Tingley, probably with Sarah, arrived
in Greene Co, sometime between 1805, when John appeared on a tax list in Bridgewater
Twp, Somerset Co, New Jersey,275 and 1812, when he served in a Greene Co company in
the War of 1812276 and also when he purchased 40 acres, NE¼ S32 T3 R8, in Bath Twp.277
That the land was near the Virginia Military District, set aside for land bounties, may
explain why some of John’s early descendants gave Virginia as their birthplace.
John A. Tingley died relatively young and was buried in Cost Cemetery, Greene Co.
When Cost markers began disappearing and crumbling, the city of Fairborn, where the
cemetery is located, erected, in 1978, a monument showing the names of those buried
there. One of the inscriptions is “TINGLEY, JOHN A., D. 1/10/1834 AE 55-3-5.”278 From
his age, 55y 3m 5d, and date of death, 10 Jan 1834, a birth date of 5 Oct 1774 can be
calculated. But is it reliable? When asked about the source of the inscriptions, a Fairborn
city officer reportedly stated that “there was a sheet or two of paper somewhere.”279
Sarah’s name is absent from the city-erected monument;
however, among the ruins of Cost Cemetery stands a marker with
Sarah’s name and family information.280 But the relatively good
state of preservation and the biographical style hints that this
monument was erected long after Sarah’s death, probably by
Isaac descendants. Moreover, Sarah appears
Tingley in the 1850 Clark Co census with her
presumed son Samuel.255 It is not
Mary unlikely that Sarah died on 1 Sep 1851,
Galloway but she is almost certainly buried in
Cost Cemetery marker.
Clark Co, possibly in Shotts Cemetery, (Find A Grave.)
Jacob
Tingley where a dateless rustic marker
inscribed “Sarah E. Tingley” is found.281
John A Elizabeth Jacob, Samuel Sr., and John Hacket Tingley appear in
Tingley Claton early Greene Co, Ohio, records, including probate inventory
records for John A. Tingley, who died intestate,282 but no
Samuel reliable documentation shows them as sons of John A,
Sarah Cox Tingley Sr.
though it is likely. The first Tingley to arrive in Clark Co was
Hannah Samuel Sr. (c1799–1850),255,259 who married Hannah
Bartlett Bartlett there 29 Jan 1828.283 John Hacket Tingley (d by
1880),284 who had married Hannah Wallen in Greene Co,
John Hacket Ohio, 24 Mar 1836,285 was in Clark Co by 1840,286 as was
Tingley Jacob287 (11 Feb 1797–20 Sep 1854),288 who had married
Elizabeth Claton in Greene Co 15 Jul 1819.289 Isaac Tingley
Hannah
Wallen married Mary Galloway 4 Sep 1828 in Greene Co290 and was
also in Clark Co in 1840,291 but then disappears.
On 12 Feb 1934 Flora Bell wrote the

Bureau of Pensions asking for a portion
of Samuel’s Civil War pension:273
Dear sirs as I would like too have
some infermation i am riting to see
if you will let me here from you my
foster father was a pensioner and
when he was still living they sent
me a pink Paper that was in favor
of me geting a pension and it came
up missing by Every Body
handling the Discharge and a
paper like that yet my foster Father
Name was Samuel Tingley his
Company was E. 85 Co H 33 and
as times are so hard and i have
such poor helth it sure would be a
good thing if i only could get help.
She was turned down owing to an
absence of provision in the pension act
for foster children.
On 3 Apr 1918, Nettie, husbandless,
gave birth to “Russell Tingley.”292 Six
months later, 19 Oct 1918, in Marshall,
Nettie married Carl Herman Tapscott,293
and Russell Raymond took the name
“Tapscott.”294 We will hear more about
the marriage when we come to Carl’s
story.
It has been generally assumed that,
wedded or not, Carl Tapscott was
Russell Raymond’s biological father.
Carl did, after all, marry Nettie,
presumably to make an honest woman of
Letter from Flora Bell Walls to Bureau of Pensions. her. But he was named as Russell’s
(Courtesy of Bob Walls.) father in no official document nor in any
contemporary record. And we now have
evidence for a different paternity. In a dusty folder of unsourced obituaries filed away at the
Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society in Danville, Illinois, is an obituary for Russell
Tapscott that reads “Born April 3, 1918, at Marshall, he was the son of Golden and Sarah
Tapscott.”295
Son of Golden? And who was Sarah? The second question is easier answered than the first,
for Nettie also had the name “Sarah.” An obituary for her daughter Hulda Jane (product of a
second marriage, with William Clouse) refers to Nettie as “Sarah Nettie Tapscott Clouse.”296
But we still have Golden to contend with. Golden Arthur Tapscott was Carl Tapscott’s
cousin (p. 56). They had the same grandparents, William and Mary Angeline (Wallace)
Tapscott. They were about the same age and were both unmarried at the time of Russell’s birth.
The contention that Golden was Russell Tapscott’s father could be true. On 24 May 1918 a
few weeks after Russell’s birth, Golden was among a group of 25 Marshall draftees sent to
Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, to train for service in the U.S. Army, service that may have
helped avoid the problems of unplanned fatherhood.297 Just four days later, however, Carl
Tapscott also left Marshall, with 25 men scheduled for training at Camp Gordon, Georgia.132
Drafted, Golden was sent to Jefferson Barracks. (Photo by John Stanton 29 Jun 2010, Creative Commons.)
Golden or Carl (or someone else)? It is unlikely that the obituary author confused the
cousins, both of whom were living when Russell died. Obituaries are often written by surviving
spouses, and on 9 Nov 1963, the date of Russell’s death, his wife, Helen Frances, was still
living.298 Had he told her of his actual parentage? And who had told him? Russell was only
four years old when his mother died (23 Dec 1922),269 although his grandmother Flora Bell
lived until 3 Mar 1939, long enough to see Russell’s 21st birthday.252
But while this book was being written, a smoking gun was found. A list of court
proceedings published in the Clark County Democrat on 13 Mar 1918, towards the end of
Nettie’s pregnancy, reported “Golden Tapscott was placed under bond on charge of bastardy
preferred by Nellie [sic] Tingley.”299 Golden was indeed Russell Tapscott’s biological father.
Golden was discharged from the Army 29 Dec 1918, having served just over seven
months.300 On 14 Jun 1922 he married Mary Combs in Clark Co.301 The bride, daughter of
Milo C. Combs, a Dolson Twp farmer, and Rosabelle Lycan, was 18; the groom was 30.302,303
In 1925 the short marriage ended in divorce.304 Mary went on to marry Benjamin Harrison
Waymire Sr.,305 whose first marriage to Emma Pearl Sweet, had been ended abruptly (p. 94).306
Emma Sweet was the daughter of Richard Morgan and Cora Isabelle (Tapscott) Sweet and was
Golden’s first cousin.307 Confused? The diagram on the next page may help.
Golden continued working as a farmhand, rooming with farmers249 and in 1940 lodging
with his widowed mother, Minerva, herself a lodger.189 He had spent well over a year, 4 Sep
1929 to 22 Jan 1931, at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS) in
Danville, Illinois, being treated for chronic prostatitis and lumbago, peculiar illnesses for such
a long stay.248
After his mother died in 1944, Golden moved across the Wabash to Terre Haute, Indiana,
where he presumably met Mary Elizabeth Robinson, a widow with two adult children (and one
step child).308,309 The two were married 19 Dec 1946 in Vigo Co.310
As he aged, Golden’s driving ability may have diminished. On Tue 25 Nov 1975 during an
early Terre Haute snow, he slid into another car.311 On Fri 25 Feb 1977, at the ripe old age of
84, he drove into the path of a motorcycle, though Golden may not have been at fault.312
Age forced Golden and Mary to

move into Casey Nursing Home.
There, Mary passed away on 5 Aug
1980.313 Golden lasted just a few
weeks longer, dying 25 Oct 1980.314
The couple are interred in Casey’s
Cumberland Cemetery. With the
exception of Russell Raymond
Tapscott, Golden left no
descendants.
Joseph R. Tapscott Golden spent months at the Danville, Illinois, NHDVS. (Veterans
22 Aug 1858 Health Admin.
11 Jul 1917
Carl Herman Tapscott
3 Oct 1887 10 May 1894
13 May 1966
Mary Emma Sanders
26 Feb 1867
18 Mar 1937
19 Oct 1918
Nettie Sarah Sweitzer
20 Nov 1892
23 Dec 1922
Not Married 23 Aug 1920
n of William and Mary (Wallace)25Tapscott
Aug 1855
9 Apr 1929 William L. Clouse
Golden Arthur Tapscott 20 Apr 1895
3 Aug 1879 8 Oct 1892 3 Jun 1972
25 Oct 1980
Minerva A. Rountree
28 Jul 1863 14 Jun 1922 Mary Combs.
19 Sep 1944
19 Jan 1904
abt 1925 26 Jul 1997
Benjamin H.Waymire Sr.

8 Dec 1888
11 Feb 1965
Cora Isabelle Tapscott
21 May 1869 5 Mar 1912
23 Oct 1932
Emma Pearl Sweet
1 Mar 1884 12 Oct 1892
8 Jul 1922
Richard Morgan Sweet
7 Aug 1861
13 Apr 1937
Connections. Marriage dates are in red.

Forrest William Tapscott

Forrest, the youngest of William and Minerva’s four children, was born 13 Jan 1895 in
Clark Center.315 His first and middle names were sometimes switched. As the enumerator for
the Auburn Twp 1940 census, he signed his name “W. Forrest Tapscott.” His given name has
been spelled with both one “r” and two “r”s, but family members use the latter and so shall we.
Moreover, that is how Forrest wrote his name.315
Forrest’s signature on his WWI draft registration.

On 12 Apr 1914 Forrest married Nellie
May Thompson, daughter of Joseph E. and
Jennett M. (Snowden)172 Thompson,316 at her
home in Auburn Twp.317
Forrest was a Clark Co farmer for most of
his working life.318,319,320 But then, sometime
after 21 Feb 1949,321 Forrest and Nellie
moved to the state of Washington, following
their oldest child, Dale, who went there to
take up ranching and working for the U.S.
Forest Service.322
Forrest passed away in Yakima,
Washington, 11 Aug 1974.323,324 The date of
“Jan 1975” in his SSDI record is an obvious
error.325 Nellie Mae died a few months later
on 22 Jan 1975.326 The couple are buried in
Wenas Cemetery, a few miles north of
Selah.327 They left behind four children, Dale
Victor (25 Nov 1919–24 Jul 2000, born
“Victor Dale”),328,329 Robert Dean (8 Jan
1926–28 Mar 2020),330,331 Ina Ruth,332 and
Jennett and Joseph Thompson, c1945. (Courtesy of
Freda Lenore (28 Sep 1934–17 May
Nancy (Martin) Rhoades.) 2006).333 A fifth child, Forrest Jr. (22 Feb
1932–25 Feb 1932), died as an infant.334
Forrest and Nellie spent their final days in Selah, Washington, just north of Yakima. (A. Balet, Wikimedia).
James Byron Tapscott

James’s middle name has been a mystery. Called “Uncle By” by some family members, he
is designated “James B.” in most documents. Four records—two from the probate file for his
brother Millard,335,336 an obituary for his wife,337 and an obituary for his sister Cora338—give
the name “James Byron.” A contemporary newspaper article339 and an obituary for his brother
Millard340 give the name “Byram.” His middle name is consistently said to be “Byram” in on-
line trees, with no reliable source citations. One cannot ask James’s descendants. He has none.
But we do know one thing. Two signatures in Millard’s probate file appear to read “Byron
Tapscott.”341 Although the vowel could be either “o” or “a” in the signatures, the last letter is
certainly “n” rather than “m.” Thus, against a tide of public opinion, we take James’s middle
name as “Byron.” This is the name James used, regardless of the name he was given.
Petition for letters of administration Administrator’s bond

Millard Tapscott probate file documents dated 22 Nov 1926.
On Independence Day 1879 James gave up some independence. On that day, 4 Jul 1879,
he was married to Sabra Ellen Mundy by a Clark Co justice of the peace.342 Sabra was the
daughter of Squire and Sarah Ellen (Sanders) Mundy, an Anderson Twp farm family.173
Born 29 Aug 1817 in Ohio,343 Sarah Ellen is
believed to have been a daughter of Francis and
Mary H. (Mackey) Sanders, the parents of a
number of Sanders connected with the Wabash
Valley Tapscotts (p. 39). We say “believed to
have been” since no reliable record showing her
parentage has been found. But Sarah had been
born in Ohio, where Francis and Mary’s earlier
children had all been born, and following her
marriage to Squire (sometimes, “Esquire”)344
Mundy in Marion Co, Indiana, on 3 Oct 1838,345
she and Squire lived alongside Francis and
Mary Sanders in Perry Twp, Marion Co.346
By 1860 Squire and Sarah Ellen Mundy had
moved to Anderson Twp in Clark Co, where
Squire farmed.347,348 Even though Squire was
illiterate, he was relatively well-off. The 1870
census shows him with real estate valued at
$4000 and a personal estate valued at $715, well
above the average for Anderson Twp farmers.173
And the cemetery marker for Squire and his
wife in Auburn Cemetery, Clark Co, is much
Elegant marker for Squire and Sarah Mundy in
Auburn Cemetery (2014). more elegant, and presumably more expensive,
than most other markers there.
It was in Anderson Twp that Squire and Sarah lived out their lives,343 or rather where they
would have, had not Sarah, in December 1893, been committed to the Southern State Hospital
for the Insane in Anna, Illinois, where she died just three months later, on 10 Mar 1894.349,350
Sarah’s mental illness had been long-standing. She had been designated “insane” 24 years
earlier in the 1870 census.173 Newspapers reported that “Unremitting toil and worry are the
prime causes of her losing her mind,” a highly doubtful diagnosis.349
The family’s mental
problems went further. Two
of Sarah and Squire’s
children suffered from the
malady. In 1881 their son
Squire Simeon Mundy
(“Sim”) was judged insane
(he was said to be a
“Raving Maniac”) and was
sent to the Anna
Hospital.351,352 It was not
his only commitment. Sim
was sent to Anna Hospital
It was at the Anna asylum that Sarah (Sanders) Mundy and two of her three times before dying
children spent their last days. (Atlas of the State of Illinois, Union Atlas there a young man of 32 on
Company, Chicago, 1876, p. 90.)
13 Dec 1893 (about the
time his mother was committed).353 And in March 1891 Squire
Simeon’s sister, Martha C. Mallory (wife of William Mallory),172
was judged insane and committed to Anna.171 It was claimed that
it was her brother’s “violent actions which led to her
aberration.”171 Martha died aged 27 (or so) in Anna Hospital 7 Jun
1892,354 and her husband married Emma Tapscott (p. 104). Three
members of the same Clark Co family died at the same asylum in
less than two years.
On 30 Sep 1895, the year following Sarah’s death, the elder
Squire, died in Anderson Twp.355 He was laid alongside Sarah in
Auburn Cemetery, Clark Co.343
Following their marriage, James and Sabra moved from place
to place in Illinois, living, and usually farming, in Shelby Co in
1880,356 Clark Co in 1882 and 1898,357,358 Edgar Co in 1900,359
and Coles Co in 1910.360 Then, in 1918 we find Sabra living in
Champaign, Illinois, apparently without James.361 In 1920 she
was there, with only her son, Omer, claiming to be a widow and
working as practical nurse.362 And in 1923 Sabra was still in
Champaign, working for the Cushman Company.363 But James
was not dead, just absent from a marriage made shaky by insanity
and early deaths for Sabra’s mother and two of her siblings and,
as we will see, by a felonious son, a dead infant, and a murdered James Byron Tapscott c1920.
child. By 1930 James and Sabra were back together in Marshall (Courtesy of Sharon Poteet.)
Twp, Clark Co, where James was once more farming.364
The Sanders Connection

Sanderses (that’s right, a name
ending in “s” is pluralized by adding
“es”) are abundant in the history of the
Wabash Valley Tapscotts. And most of
those with Tapscott connections were
descendants of Francis and Mary
(“Polly”) Sanders of Marion Co, Indiana.
Born in Loudoun Co Virginia,365
Christmas day, 1775,366,367 Francis
Sanders moved to Adams Co, Ohio.
There, on 11 Oct 1811, he married
“Polly” Mackey,368 born “Mary H.” in
Pennsylvania in 1784.369,370 Based on
admittedly inconclusive evidence they
are believed to have had five children in
Ohio: Joseph,371 James,372 Charles,373
Sarah Ellen,346 and Francis Jr.374 They
Marion County (STATSIndiana). then moved to Marion Co, Indiana,
around 1820, where, in Perry Twp,
reliable records show that they had four more children, William, Peter, Henry W., and
Thomas.374,367,375 Francis and Mary spent over 50 years farming in Perry Twp. During that
time Sanderses (and a few Tapscotts) flowed back and forth between Marion Co, Indiana,
and Clark Co, Illinois. Joseph Sanders and Sarah
Ellen (Sanders) Mundy settled in Clark Co.173,376
James, Francis Jr., William, and Henry W. Sanders
were married there (William to a Tapscott girl, Sarah
Ann, daughter of Henry the Traveler),377,378,379,380
though all returned to Marion Co afterwards, at least
for a while. And Charles Sanders probably passed
through Clark Co on his way to Missouri, stopping
long enough to acquire a Tapscott son-in-law
(Thomas, p. 116).
Francis died 23 Jan 1874 at the grand old age of
98 (local newspapers claimed ages of 99 and
102)365,381 and was laid to rest under an impressive
monument in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood,
Indiana.366 Mary lived a few years longer, during
which time her son Joseph Sanders and his family
came back from Clark Co to run her farm.382 She died
25 Oct 1883 at age 99 or so (amazing in that era for
someone who bore at least nine children) and was also
interred in Mt. Pleasant, with a much lesser and nearly
illegible marker.369 Francis Sanders marker. (Find A Grave.)
On 8 Jan 1937 James Byron

died at his home, now in Omer Frank Tapscott
Martinsville Twp.383 Sabra passed 10 Jun 1882
away a few years later, on 14 Jan 6 Apr 1967
1945 at her home in Marshall.384 James Bryon Tapscott
5 Aug 1856 John Howard Tapscott
Having had problems living 8 Jan 1937
together in life, the couple was Sep 1887
m 4 Jul 1879 3 Mar 1905
separated in death. James was
buried in Auburn Cemetery,
James Tapscott
though no stone is found.385 Sabra 12 Jul 1890
Sabra Ellen Mundy
was interred in the Marshall 15 Mar 1900
25 Jul 1861
Cemetery.386 14 Jan 1945
James and Sabra had four Joseph Cleo Tapscott
children: Omer, Howard, Jimmie, 11 Apr 1898
and Joe.337 They had no known 23 Oct 1966
grandchildren. As we will see,
perhaps it was just as well. James and Sabra Ellen (Mundy) Tapscott Family.
Omer Frank Tapscott

Born “Omer Frank Tapscott” on 10 Jun 1882 in Auburn Twp to James Byron and Sabra
Ellen (Mundy) Tapscott,357 he was often misnamed “Omar” (as on his grave marker)387 or
“Homer.”388
Less-than-reputable people lend spice to histories, and Omer is a very spicy fellow. He
worked for years as a brakeman for the Illinois Central Railroad in Clinton, Illinois,360,362,361
and for a while as a pipeline worker while living in Marshall.389 But financial security eluded
Omer, and he lived with one or both parents much of his life. At age 56 and the sole support
of his widowed mother, Omer worked only ten weeks during 1939, earning but $200.389
Either his financial foundering brought him to a wayward life or his wayward life led to
foundering, but in either case he suffered from numerous brushes with the law. In June 1915
he was arrested in Decatur, Illinois, for selling bootleg whiskey in the nearby town of Arthur.390
The arresting official was none other than Arthur’s mayor, F. F. Fleming. Omer was fined $100
(equivalent to $2600 today, 2020) and sentenced to 40 days in the county jail.391 In January
1919 Omer was one of 14 arrested in a gambling raid in Champaign, Illinois.392 Once again a
mayor, this time Samuel C. Tucker of Champaign, was directly involved in the arrests.
Omer was poor husband material, but he did marry, though briefly. In June 1942 a marriage
license was issued in St. Louis for Omer Tapscott and Esther Gaddis, both of Marshall.393
Esther Gaddis was Esther May Smith,394 born 17 May 1899,394 one of ten children of Andrew
Johnson and Minnie Belle (Lynn) Smith.395,396 Andrew and Minnie were a Clark Co couple
with a love for alliteration when naming offspring. Their five boys were William, Wesley,
Warren, Wiley, and Walter.397 The girls were alliterated by twos—Emily and Esther and the
twins Jennie and Jessie.397 But a tenth child’s name stands alone, “Ruby Mildred Smith.”398,399
Esther had been married twice before. In December 1914, at age 15, she and 46-year-old400
Robert Lindsay (“Linzie”) Gaddis401 were granted a marriage license in Marshall.402 Despite
producing four children (Waneta Ione, Robert, Marcella Gayle, and Paul Bliss)403,404,401 the
marriage failed. By 1923 Robert and Esther were each married again—Robert to Ada A. Schell
and Esther to Plummer Doyle O’Farrell.394,405
On 6 Dec 1923 Esther married Plummer in Vigo Co.394 By 1930, however, Esther and her
children were living in Marshall with Esther’s mother, Minnie, both women said to be
widows.406 They may have been parted from their husbands, but they were not widows.
Andrew Smith did not pass away until 18 Nov 1940.407 And in 1930 Plummer was living in
Wichita, Kansas, with Hazel L. Payton and their one-year old child, Anna May.408,409 Plummer
and Hazel claimed to be husband and wife, but any marriage would have been illegal. Esther
did not file for divorce from Plummer until June 1934.410
On 28 May 1946 in Marshall, Esther was granted a divorce from her third husband, Omer,
on grounds of “extreme and repeated cruelty.”411 Esther would be married one more time, to
Omer’s cousin Elzia Mallory (p. 105).
Omer’s most serious infraction was yet to come,
in Charleston, Illinois. There, Cooley’s Pool Hall, run
by Purne A. Cooley, was a center for Coles Co
gambling412 and a magnet
for Omer. On 20 Apr
1959, while playing poker
in Cooley’s back room,
Omer became involved in
a violent argument with
another player, Buford
Hill.413 Some say that
Omer went home and
returned with a pistol.
Wherever it came from,
Omer pulled the pistol
from his coat pocket and
shot Hill, who died the
following day, just shy of
414 77-year-old Omer walks up the Coles
age 51. In part because of Omer’s age of 77, a Coles County courthouse steps for a preliminary
Co jury failed to reach a verdict and the charge was hearing on his murder charge. (Decatur
reduced to manslaughter.415 Omer pleaded guilty to Herald, Fri 24 Apr 1959, p. 4.)
involuntary manslaughter and requested
probation. His lawyer claimed that his
client was acting only in self-defense
and shot Hill because he feared for his
life. The lawyer went on to say that
“Any sentence, even if it be only one
year, is a death sentence because age
and poor health have numbered
Tapscott’s days.” The judge refused
probation. On 14 Nov 1959 Omer was
sentenced to four to ten years at Menard
Penitentiary in Chester, Illinois. He took
his sentence well, stating “I’ll have over
Coles Co Courthouse, where Omer was found guilty, 2015. $3,000 saved up from my pension
(Bubba73, Jud McCrane, Creative Commons License.) checks when I get released.”416,417
).
Incarceration failed to reform Omer. At 4:30 pm on 9 Dec 1965 Illinois State Police
concurrently raided three Coles Co establishments suspected to front gambling activities—
Knight’s Buffet, White Owl Truck Stop, and Cooley’s. Thirty-four people were arrested. One
was Omer. At age 83 and an ex-con, Omer was still a Cooley’s frequenter.418
Omer passed away on 6 Apr 1967 and was laid to rest alongside his mother in the city
cemetery in Marshall.419,387 His victim, Buford Hill, lies in Roselawn Cemetery, Charleston.420
Today, a parking lot is found where Cooley’s Pool Room once stood.
John Howard Tapscott

John Howard Tapscott, known as “John H.” as a child and almost solely as “Howard”
thereafter, was born in September 1887, probably on the family farm in Kansas Twp, Edgar
Co, Illinois.359 In March or April 1905, James and Sabra moved a few miles west to a new
home near Humboldt, Illinois, in adjacent Coles Co, leaving 17-year old Howard behind to
“attend to some matters” before rejoining the family.421
On Mon 6 Mar 1905 Howard and some young neighbors attended a revival meeting in
nearby Borton, a tiny Edgar Co community of a few scattered houses.422 This would be the last
opportunity for the group to get together since Howard was scheduled to join up with his family
the next day. A revival seems a strange venue for a get-together, but teen social events were
decidedly scarce in rural Edgar Co in the early 1900s. Among the participants was William
(“Will”) Chaney, who lived on a neighboring farm with his mother and father, Andrew and
Maria, and four brothers and sisters.423 Will and Howard had known each other for years.422
During the church services that evening, the two boys started quarreling and continued to
squabble after church had been let out.422 As the group walked through Borton, the argument,
said to have been over a girl, erupted into a fight. Some claimed that Howard, larger and older,
had pushed Will Chaney off a sidewalk.424 Whatever the cause, Will pulled a knife and stabbed
Howard, who bled to death within minutes.
The murder made newspapers across Illinois and in Indiana, Kentucky, and Minnesota as
well. It was first reported that Howard was stabbed in the throat and bled to death from a
severed jugular, but it was later revealed that death was due to a punctured artery near the heart
from a chest wound.425 The details are immaterial. Howard Tapscott, at age 17, was dead and
14-year-old William Chaney was the killer.
On Thu 15 Mar 1906, just
over a year later, Will was tried
for manslaughter at circuit
court in Paris, Illinois, the seat
of Edgar Co.425 The defendant
claimed that he was assaulted
in the dark and was unaware of
the assailant’s identity until
after the killing. The trial was
brief. On day two the jury was
charged, and on the third day
brought back a guilty verdict
after deliberating overnight.
Boyton, the scene of the crime (2015). William was sentenced to
reform school.
The tragedy hit the families hard. Will’s family moved to North Dakota,426 probably to
escape the condemnation of neighbors. And for a while, James Byron and Sabra split up.362
Howard’s remains were reportedly laid to rest in Marshall, though no grave is found.427
James (“Jimmie”) Tapscott

James Tapscott was almost lost in the mists of time, except that in Sabra Ellen (Mundy)
Tapscott’s obituary is the statement “to this union four sons were born Omer, Howard, Jimmie
and Joe.”337 And the 1900 census shows Sabra as the mother of four children, only three of
whom were living.359 But nothing was known of “Jimmie.” Nothing, that is, until the discovery
of an article clipped from the 21 Mar 1900 issue of the Clark County Democrat and held in the
Clark Co Genealogical Library in Marshall:428
Little Jimmie, son of James H. and Sabra Tapscott died near Kansas Station,
March 15, 1900, after an Illness of three days. He was aged 9 yrs, 8 mo. and
three days. The little fellow seemed to know that he must die for before death
he gave evidence that he was going to meet the Blessed Savior in a world where
sickness and death never come. He was a bright, pleasant little fellow who
always had a smile for every one. He leaves a father, mother and three brothers
to mourn his loss. The body was sent from Kansas to Marshall and then removal
to Auburn, and interred in the Auburn cemetery Friday. The funeral services
were conducted by Elder W. P. Andis. There was a large attendance of relatives
and friends. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of all.
The following day, the Clark County Herald published a brief, two-sentence notice giving
the name “James.”429
The remains of little James Tapscott, who died at his home in Edgar county on
Thursday, were brought here for interment Friday. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Andis.
So there was indeed a “Jimmie Tapscott.” His age at death shows that he was born 12 Jul
1890, probably in Auburn Twp, Clark Co, where at least two of his brothers were born.357,358
He died in Kansas Twp, Edgar Co, where James Sr. and Sabra were then living.359 The funeral
service was conducted by Rev. Wiley P. Andis, pastor at Freedom Baptist Church.227 Jimmie
was buried where his father would one day be buried, Auburn Cemetery, and like his father,
was apparently laid to rest in an unmarked grave since no marker is found. We wish we had
more. But at least little Jimmie has been rescued from total oblivion.
Auburn Cemetery, little Jimmie’s final resting place (2001).

Joseph (“Joe”) Cleo Tapscott

Born 11 Apr 1898 in Auburn Twp (or, possibly, Marshall),430 he was named “Joseph
Cleo,”358 but nearly always went by “Joe” or “Joe Cleo,” though some records show him as
“Joe J.” (possibly for “Joe Joseph” to indicate that his “legal” name was not “Joe”).431,432,433 In
his younger days Joe used the spelling “Tabscott,” but later went back to the usual “Tapscott.”
In 1917, while living in Champaign,
Illinois, probably with his mother and
brother Omer,361 Joseph was accepted into
the Navy and ended up a Machinist’s Mate,
2nd class at the U. S. Naval Air Station in
Key West, Florida. There, in 1919, “Joe
Cleo Tabscott” spent five days in the Naval
hospital to treat synovitis [inflammation]
of the knee.434 Commissioned 18 Dec
1917, just weeks after Joe enlisted, the Key
West Naval air station was responsible for
training seaplane flyers and for coastal
Naval dirigible on way to Key West Naval Air
Station, Jan 1919. (Library of Congress.)
protection against submarines using
dirigibles and biplanes. In those early days
of military aviation, pilots were instructed to fly low over surfaced subs and drop grenades on
the conning tower. Joe’s Navy days may account for the tattoos he sported on both arms.430
In 1919 on his way to San Diego Naval Air Station, to which he had been transferred (Key
West would close 15 Jun 1920), Joe stopped in Champaign. Actually it was more than just a
stop. There, on 7 Oct 1919 at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, he married Elizabeth M.
Leonard.435 The marriage announcement in a local newspaper was titled “Champaign Girl is
Aviator’s Bride.”435 Although he did indeed serve at a Naval Air Station, Joseph was a
Machinist’s Mate, operating, maintaining, and repairing equipment rather than flying aircraft.
But WWI had just ended, and service men, particularly those associated with that latest
technological invention, the airplane, were heroes.
Elizabeth had been born 15
May 1899 in Champaign Co,
Illinois, to Thomas and Adda S.
(Gauble) Leonard.436 She had
grown up in the city of
Champaign, where her father was
a laborer and later a journal box
packer at the Illinois Central
Railroad roundhouse.437,438,439 But
Thomas missed his daughter’s
wedding, having died in
Champaign 23 Nov 1916, when
Elizabeth, the youngest of four
San Diego Naval Air Station, c1925. (Library of Congress.)
children, was only 17.439
On 27 Oct 1919 the widow Adda held a farewell party for Joe and Elizabeth and sent them
on their way to their new home in San Diego.440 Or perhaps we should say “their new homes,”
for in 1920, still a Machinist’s Mate 2nd class, Joe was being housed at the San Diego Naval
Air Station441 and Elizabeth was living off base, in the city of Coronado.442 Perhaps it was the
separation that ended things. On 2 Jun 1922 Joe was married again, to Hazel Lee Williams in
Lake Co, Indiana,443 and about 1924 Elizabeth married Sheridan B. Bush.444 Elizabeth passed
away shortly afterward, in Champaign on 22 Sep 1930, and was interred in Woodlawn
Cemetery, Urbana, Illinois.436,445 Sheridan’s name is engraved on the same stone with a birth
date, but no death date. He married again and is probably buried elsewhere.446
Born 8 Apr 1902 in Illinois, Hazel Williams was a resident of Arcola, Illinois, when she
married Joseph, a resident of Gary, Indiana.447,448 (What Joe was doing in Gary is unknown.
No Naval Air Station was located in the area.) Hazel was the oldest of three daughters of James
Worley449 and Myrtle (McGrew) Williams, an Arcola farm couple.450,451
The 1930 Federal census shows Joe Tapscott (now using the accepted spelling) living by
himself at the Cromwell Hotel in Chicago, only seven blocks from where his first wife and her
second husband were living.431,444 He was shown to be married, but if so, it was not to Hazel,
who was also living in Chicago at the time with her second husband, John Michael452 Rice,
who she had married a couple of years earlier.453 Hazel and John would eventually move to
California, where both died, Hazel on 10 Jun 1982 in Riverside Co and John on 14 May 1986
in Los Angeles Co.447,454
Joseph Tapscott was married a third and final time, to Mildred Iona Morgan455 (who usually
went by just “Iona” or “Iona M.”). In 1920 Iona was assembling watches in a factory in Elgin,
Illinois, only 35 miles from Chicago, where Joe would soon be living.456 By 1940 the two were
married, but when and where are unknown.457
Elgin National Watch Company plant, Elgin, Illinois, c1914. (Library of Congress.)
Records later in her life claim that Iona, who grew up in Mattoon, Illinois,458 was born
there on 2 Jan 1900.459,460 But, she was definitely born prior to that date, probably 2 Jan 1897.461
Like many of us, Iona tended to understate her age as she grew older. A daughter of George
M. Morgan and Delila Capitola Shumard,461,462 Iona had an idyllic childhood, writing letters
to Santa,463
Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl 10 years old. For Christmas, please bring
me a doll buggy, set of furs, muffler and lots of candy, nuts, oranges, bananas,
figs, dates and popcorn. That is all for this Christmas. Good-bye. From your
little friend Iona Morgan, 1401 DeWitt avenue,
helping organize a Sunday School class at the First Christian Church,464 attending birthday
parties,465 and participating in social functions.466
But then everything changed. While working on a Sunday morning, 28 Sep 1913, Iona’s
father, George, a watchman for the Mattoon shops of the Big Four Railway (Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis), stepped between parked rail cars and into the path of Train
No. 9. Struck by the pilot (the “cowcatcher”), he was killed instantly.467 George left a widow
and four children.
The following year, 29 Jun 1914, in Mattoon, Illinois, Iona married William Earl
McGlasson, a young pressman for the local newspaper, the Journal-Gazette.455,468 After a
couple of years in Mattoon, the couple moved to Salem, Illinois, where Earl worked as a
brakeman for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad. But catastrophe struck again. In 1918
America was hit by an influenza pandemic. The “Spanish flu” infected 28 percent of all
Americans, and unlike most illnesses, was most deadly for people aged 20 to 40. At age 26
and a member of the most threatened group, Earl contracted the illness and died, on 27 Nov
1918 in Salem.469 Iona and Earl had no known children.
Following their marriage, Joe and Iona traveled widely, with Joe working as an
“automobile demonstrator” in Chicago (when the couple may not have yet married),431 a
foreman at Holabird Company in Bryan, Ohio,457 and a locomotive fireman for the Atchison,
Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, while living in San Bernardino Co, California.470,471
The Holabird Company, in Bryan, which manufactured furniture, wood novelties, and
advertising specialties, had been founded in Chicago in 1899, but moved to Bryan during
WWI. Joe arrived around the time of the Holabird strike, during which 220 of the 320 workers
walked out. The strike, which began on 13 Apr 1939, lasted only eight days. The workers
obtained a minimum wage of 34 cents an hour for women and 38 cents an hour for men and
an increase of ten percent per hour for all employees.472 It was not the strike of the century, but
it did make the news here and there.
1887 James Worley 1896 Myrtle E.

Adda S. Gauble Thomas Leonard
Williams McGrew
1861–1940 1862–1916
1869–1936 1878–1978
c1924 1919 1922 c1927 John Michael

Sheridan B. Elizabeth M. Joseph Cleo Hazel Lee
Bush Leonard Tapscott Williams Rice
1899–? 1899–1930 1898–1966 1902–1982 1905–1986
1914 Iona M.
Earl McGlasson
Morgan
1892–1918
1897–1990
George M. Delilah Capitola

Morgan Shumard
1858–1913 c1882 1861–1958
Joseph Cleo Tapscott’s connections.

In 1945 Joe and Iona were living in

Hammond, Indiana,473 and that same year
moved to Needles, California, probably
with Iona’s widowed mother, Capitola (the
name she usually used), who arrived about
the same time.474,475 Capitola passed away
in Needles 4 Nov 1958 just days before she,
her daughter,
and son-in-law
were to move
to Byron, Find A Grave
Ohio.475 Joe
and Iona never made the move and lived out their lives in Needles,
where Joe worked as an ambulance driver and Iona was involved
in a multitude of social activities.476 Joe Cleo passed away 23 Oct
1966, just weeks after running for the county office of Constable,
Needles Judicial District.432,477 (In 1952 he had run for Needles
city council, coming in fourth for three seats.)478 Iona died on 23
Needles Desert Star, Thu, Aug 1990 at a nursing home in nearby Bullhead City, Arizona.459
10 Mar 1966. They are interred in Riverview Cemetery, Needles, where Joe’s
marker shows that unexpected letter “J.”433,479
Joseph Cleo Tapscott had no known descendants from any of his marriages, nor, for that
matter, neither did his wives.
Needles. (Ancestry.com.)
Joseph R. Tapscott
Born 22 Aug 1858 in Anderson Twp, Joseph is often, with nary a source, said to have had
the name “Joseph John”; however, the only known reliable document showing either a middle
name or initial (a birth record for his son, Noble) gives his name as “Joseph R.”480
Illiterate,139,481 Joseph spent his life as an
Anderson Twp farmer482 and a member of Freedom
Baptist Church.483 The church was a mile north of his
first farm, 20 acres bordering Hurricane Creek in Sec
17, purchased 13 Nov 1885 for $150 from James and
Sarah Mundy (map, p. 21).484 James Mundy was the
brother-in-law of Joseph’s brother James Byron.344
At age 29, on 3 Oct 1887, Joseph married Mary
Emma Sanders,485 one of eight children of William
Francis486 and Elizabeth Jane (Fox)487 Sanders, who
farmed near the Tapscotts (and a grandchild of
Francis and Mary Sanders of Marion Co, Indiana, p.
39).488,489,490 Lopping off years as she aged, Mary
Emma at the end of her life was stated to have been
born 26 Feb 1870.491 A date of 26 Feb 1867 is,
however, much likelier.485,488
Joseph acquired additional farmland in 1906, 80
acres in Sec 5 purchased from his brother Millard for
$300.492 And again in 1909, 40 acres in Sec 19 near
the Blackburn Branch of Mill Creek for an
L to R, Nancy Sanders (unknown), Mary astounding $1500.493 Then in 1913 Joseph moved his
Emma (Sanders) Tapscott, and niece, Mary family onto the Fred Shade farm in Sec 7 of
Ellen Sanders. (Courtesy of Terry Bullock.)
Anderson Twp.494,495
On these widely scattered farms, Joseph and Mary Emma nurtured nine
children,481,496,497,498—Grant, Allen F., William H., Carl Herman, Orpha Irene, Edith Mae, Lail
J., Noble Burns, and Harley Rowland. We use the word “nurtured” rather than raised, because
most died young and unmarried, with limited raising to be done. Only Grant and Edith are
known to have left descendants.499
Joseph died of a “Malignant Tumor of the
Liver” on 11 Jul 1917 in Wabash Twp500 and was
buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsville
Twp, under a stone inscribed “JOSEPH
TAPSCOTT AND CHILDREN.”501 Mary Emma
lived almost two decades more, working part of
the time as a practical nurse.502 She passed away
in Marshall, 18 Mar 1937,499 and was buried
alongside her husband and probably with all but
two of her children, Grant and Edith. Carl, who Joseph Tapscott and Children. (Find A Grave.)
lies in a marked grave, is the only one of Joseph
and Mary Emma’s children with a marker in Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery.288
Sebastin C. Fox
Mary Emma Sanders’s maternal grandfather was Sebastin C. Fox, a most interesting
character. “Sebastin” is the name on his grave marker503 and in his daughter Elizabeth’s
death record487 and obituary,504 but his name was more often given as “Sebastian.” His
middle name is said to be “Capital,” but no reliable source is given.
Sebastin, who in 1838 was the first school teacher in Anderson Twp,505 was known for
his deep belief in “spare the rod and spoil the child.”506 In fact his use of corporal
punishment was shocking. And yet he was also a Church of Christ minister.507
But it was his death that gave Sebastin notoriety. On 5 Jun 1855 he died after falling
from his horse and being dragged home, but the cause of the fall is disputed. A newspaper
article reported that he fell or was thrown from his horse
while liquored up from celebrating the 4 Jun 1855 rejection
of prohibition in Illinois, an activity unexpected for a teacher
and minister.507 Others claim he fell and was dragged after
being shot by a gunman, specifically by a member of the
Birch Gang (p. 8).504,508 The latter is unlikely, since the
Birches had left the state by 1855.
It is claimed that Fox Road in Anderson Twp was named
after Sebastin and that on stormy nights, around midnight,
his ghost returns to ride the road, along which is Fox
Cemetery, where he is buried.508
Today the markers in Fox Cemetery for Sebastin and his
Photo of a now-missing marker.
wife, Rebecca, can no longer be found, probably the result (Chris Childs.)
of vandalism and theft.
Grant Frederick Tapscott

When Mary Emma Sanders married Joseph Tapscott, she already had a son, and therein
lies a most interesting tale.
On 3 Oct 1884 Mary, apparently single, gave birth to a child, Grant Frederick,509 who was
given the last name “Tapscott” three years later, when Mary married Joseph Tapscott. No
original birth record has been found. In 1949, however, decades after his birth and years after
the deaths of Mary and Joseph, Grant obtained a delayed record of birth, giving Joseph as his
father.509 The birthdate of 3 Oct 1884 on that record is a little suspicious considering that
Joseph and Mary Emma were married 3 Oct 1887. Perhaps Grant did not know his actual
birthdate and picked 3 Oct because it was familiar. But that date does fit census data.
Who then was Grant Tapscott’s biological father? One of Grant Tapscott’s children, Mary
Jean, now passed away,510 disclosed to your author that her “Aunt Edith” (Edith Mae Tapscott
Bruner) told her that the real father of Mary Jean’s dad was a Wright.511 The record of Grant
Tapscott’s 1905 marriage to Lena Clouse, gives his father’s name as “Grant Wright.”512 A
grandchild relates that “...my mom always told me that Grant Wright’s father would not let
him marry Mary Emma Sanders. I believe she said that the Wright family was more well to do
than the Sanders family and Grant Wright also felt he was too young to marry.”513 Given the
marriage record and stories related by close relatives, it is likely that Grant Tapscott’s
biological father was indeed a “Grant Wright.”
Grant Tapscott’s marriage record gives his father’s name as “Grant Wright.”
But who was Grant Wright? Only one person by that name is found in Clark Co at the time
in question—Isaiah Grant Wright (who went by just “Grant” in his youth), son of Richard and
Joanna (also “Joan,” “Joann, “Johanna”) Wright.514,515 Richard, a prominent Methodist
Isaiah Grant Wright Protestant clergyman (p. 64)66
29 Jul 1863 or 1864 and part-time farmer,516
30 Dec 1924 owned 40 acres just southeast
of the town of Auburn, two or
Grant Frederick Tapscott three miles from the 40 acres
3 Oct 1884 farmed by Mary Emma’s
22 Jan 1961
father, William Francis
Allen F. Tapscott Sanders.125 Born 29 Jul 1863
6 Jul 1908 or 1864,517,518 Grant Wright
7 Jul 1908 was just three or four years
older than Mary Emma.
William H. Tapscott
29 Apr 1891 Was Isaiah Grant Wright,
3 Dec 1893 then, the father of Grant
Tapscott? Probably. The
Carl Herman Tapscott name, location, and ages are
10 May 1894 right. And the Wrights were
Mary Emma Sanders 13 May 1966
financially better off than the
26 Feb 1867 Sanders, who had only a 40-
18 Mar 1937 Orpha Irene Tapscott
11 Feb 1898 acre farm for support. Richard
m 3 Oct 1887 15 May 1914 had both a farm and a second
Edith Mae Tapscott income. And as first president
Joseph R. Tapscott 15 Nov 1901 of the South Illinois Methodist
22 Aug 1858 12 Dec 1984 Protestant Conference,519 he
11 Jul 1917 certainly had status. Perhaps
Lail J. Tapscott most important is that an
14 May 1905 autosomal DNA test for a
12 Mar 1906
great granddaughter of Grant
Noble Burns Tapscott Tapscott shows matches with
18 Aug 1907 a number of descendants of
9 Sep 1909 Rev. Richard Wright, matches
who are not also known
Harley Rowland Tapscott
2 Jan 1911 relatives of Joseph Tapscott or
10 Feb 1912 Mary Emma Sanders.520
DNA Difficulties
It has been hoped that DNA will prove that Isaiah Grant Wrights was the father of
Grant Tapscott. Although yDNA testing could provide proof (or near-proof), so far no
patrilineal (all male line) descendants of Grant Frederick Tapscott and Richard Wright
have stepped forward to take yDNA tests. So we are stuck with autosomal DNA testing.
A great granddaughter of Grant Frederick Tapscott shows matches with descendants
of Richard and Joanna (Paschal) Wright by lines not involving Grant Frederick. But she
also shows matches with descendants of Sarah Ann Tapscott and Joseph Tapscott, even
though Grant Frederick Tapscott is believed to not be a Tapscott descendant. This is
puzzling until we realize that there are non-Tapscott routes available for matches. That is
one of the problems with autosomal DNA. Matches can come from many lines. The
unexpected Tapscott matches are probably due to Sanders connections (p. 39).
Grant Frederick Tapscott is believed to be descended from Mary Emma Sanders as
well as Isaiah Grant Wright. But Sarah Ann Tapscott, James Byron Tapscott, Thomas
Tapscott, and Joseph R. Tapscott all married descendants of Francis and Mary H.
(Mackey) Sanders, Mary Emma Sanders’s grandparents. Thus, a descendant of Grant
Frederick Tapscott, will be genetically related to descendants of these four Tapscotts.
Red Borders show people descended from Francis and Mary H. (Macke) Sanders. Blue indicates
an illegitimate birth. Many, many, many siblings, sons, and daughters have been omitted.
Your author faces a different problem. He shows DNA matches with descendants of
Grant Frederick Tapscott not because Grant is a Tapscott but because Grant’s grandfather,
Richard Wright, is your author’s great great grandfather.
The totality of DNA test results to date are consistent with Grant Frederick Tapscott
being a descendant of Richard and Joanna Wright and not of Henry and Susan Tapscott.
On 28 Jan 1905, Grant Tapscott married Lena C. Clouse at Grace Church in Marshall.521
Lena was a child of Moses (“Mose”) Clouse Sr. and his second wife, Pina Ann Plunkett.521
Lena had a penurious upbringing in a penurious family. Moses and Pina Ann were “dirt poor,”
and their children at times, unschooled.522,523
Born in Coshocton Co, Ohio, 16 Nov 1837,524 Moses had first married Ohio-born Susan
Siverly on 15 Jan 1857 in Clark Co.525 The preceding year Susan’s brother William had married
Joseph Tapscott’s sister Nancy.526 Susan and Moses had seven children—Emanuel, Mary
Belle, Jacob M.,527 William A.,528 Frederick, Margaret Ann, and Moses Jr.529,530,522 Then,
sometime around 1873, Susan died. Her marker in Shotts Cemetery has no dates.531
Moses’s second marriage was to Ann Dulaney in Clark Co on 1 Oct 1875.172 Ann was Pina
(sometimes “Piny” or “Piney”) Ann Plunkett.522,532 She had earlier married Francis A.
(“Frank”) Delano (probably, “Delaney”) 24 Nov 1871 in Sullivan Co, Indiana.533 They had a
single known child, Mary Delaney, reportedly born Jan 1866 or 25 Dec 1869, apparently before
her parents married).523,534
On 21 Sep 1899 the Clark County Herald published the following in a list of criminal cases
on the court docket:535
[The people] vs Moses Clouse and Mary Dulaney: Adultery.
Certified to public court.
Two Moses Clouses were associated with Clark Co—the father and the son. But in 1899
Moses, the elder, would have been aged 62. His son, Moses Jr., born c1873, was about 26 and
a more likely suspect.522 And who was Mary Dulaney? Could it have been Mary Delaney, the
step sister of Moses Jr.? Perhaps, but there were at least two Mary Dulaney’s living in Clark
Co around 1900. Moses Jr., who is found in no records past 1899, appears to have died by
1900. His grave marker in Shotts Cemetery has no dates.531
In 1900 Mary Delaney was living with Moses and Pina Clouse in Fairbanks Twp, Sullivan
Co, Indiana, the Clouses having moved there from Clark Co. And living with them were two
grandchildren of Moses Sr.—six-year-old Piney Eaton (“Pina Ann” on her cemetery marker)536
and one-year-old Grace May537 Pearson.523 The two girls may have had the same father,
William Eaton according to Piney Eaton,538 since Grace is known to have used the name
“Grace Eaton” when she married and the name “Pearson” comes from a nearly illegible
document.539,523 The stories of the two girls, apparently born out of wedlock, are fascinating,
but far too complex to add to a book already contaminated by complications.
Curious, however, is that Mary Delaney was mixed race, which means that her father,
Francis Delaney, must have been black or mixed race.523,540 But how, then, could Francis and
Pina have married in Indiana, a terribly racist state with, in those days, severe penalties imposed
for interracial marriage?541 Perhaps Francis was not actually Mary’s father. Mary went on to
marry George W. Shields and had a single child from that marriage, Van (rarely, “Vance”)
Shields, also stated to be mixed-race.542
Pina’s birthdate shows a remarkable variation, depending on the source. Her death
certificate gives a date of 4 May 1846.543 Her cemetery marker shows 1855.544 And census
records give ages corresponding to birth years ranging from 1841 to 1850.545,523 That,
according to census records, Pina was illiterate may help account for the scattered dates.
Moses and Pina Ann had nine children:532 John (who may have died as a child), Cynthia,
George, Charles, Nancy Ellen,546 Belle (also “Bell”),532 Lena C., Roy S., and Bertha.522,547,523
Some include a girl, Lizzie,548 but this is probably due to confusion with the wife of Charles
Clouse, Lizzie (Elizabeth Hilbert),549 who appears with Moses and Pina in the 1910 census.547
Usually Moses worked as a farmhand in and around Marshall though, for a while, the
family lived in Sullivan Co, Indiana.523 The income was insufficient for a total of 16 children
(not all present at the same time, of course) plus, occasionally, some Delaney descendants of
his second wife.523 Times were desperate, with the family depending on goods bought by the
Clark County Board of Supervisors.550 In 1913 Pina, claiming blindness, asked for a pension
from the Board.551 The request was rejected. In 1918 the Board did, however, pay $5 to “H.
Prust” (Harry Prust, the local undertaker)552 for “taking Moses Clouse & wife to poor farm.”553
There the couple lived,545 and died, Moses on 15 Apr 1924524 and Pina on 2 Feb 1927.543
Pina, Moses, and his first wife, Susan, rest in Shotts (Siverly, Shad) Cemetery, just off Fox
Road in Anderson Twp.531 Their crude markers indicate an impoverished existence.
Markers for Moses, Susan, and Pina Clouse in Shotts Cemetery. (Find A Grave.)
Lena and Grant Tapscott lived in Clark and Edgar counties, where Grant worked as a
farmhand and Lena produced prize chickens and children, eventually 14 (children not
chickens):554,555,556
Ray Arthur (21 Nov 1905–4
Jul 1962)557,558
Mabel559 or Bertha (1907–13
Jan 1910,560 buried at county
expense)561
Edith Irene (8 Feb 1909–15
Jan 1989)562,563
Floyd Lloyd564 (6 Jan 1911–
9 May 1977)565
Stella Mildred (15 Mar
1913–23 Feb 1985)566,567
Esther May (25 Jan 1915–9
Jun 1929)568
Bertha Jane (29 Mar 1917–
20 Feb 2008)569,570
Clifford Allen (15 Apr 1919–
8 May 1920)571
Carroll Don (1 Nov 1921–4
Mar 1922)572
Mary Jean (29 Aug 1923–2
Jun 2009)573
Wilma Norene (28 Jan 1925–
14 Nov 2006)574
Lena with one of her chickens. Grant Frederick Tapscott.
Wilbert Dean (28 Jan 1925– (Courtesy of Patricia Phillips.)
(Courtesy of Patricia Phillips.) 575
11 Dec 1926)
Charles Frederick576 (28 Jun
1926–26 Jul 1984)577
And then, last, a fourteenth child, a boy probably named “Grant,”578 stillborn 21 Jun 1928
in Buck Twp, Edgar Co, the same day that Lena died from shock due to childbirth.579 Fourteen
children were just too many.
Emanuel Clouse
Mary Belle Clouse

Susan Siverly
Jacob M Clouse
William A Clouse
Frederick Clouse
Ray Arthur Tapscott
Moses Clouse Sr
Margaret Ann Clouse
Mabel Tapscott
Moses Clouse Jr
Edith Irene Tapscott
John Clouse Floyd Lloyd Tapscott
Cynthia Clouse Stella Mildred Tapscott
George Clouse Esther May Tapscott
Nancy Ellen Clouse Bertha Jane Tapscott
Charles Clouse Clifford Allen Tapscott
Belle Clouse Carroll Don Tapscott
Mary Jean Tapscott

Lena C Clouse
Wilma Norene Tapscott
Grant Frederick Tapscott
Wilbert Dean Tapscott
Roy S Clouse Charles Frederick Tapscott
Bertha Clouse Grant Tapscott Jr.
William Eaton Pina Ann Eaton

Pina Ann Plunkett
Mary Delaney Grace May Eaton
Francis A Delaney Van Shields
George W Shields
Clouse connections.
Lena’s death left seven children still in their teens or younger. Family members say that
Grant went to pieces and farmed the children out. But if so, they were back together by 1930,
living in Danville, Illinois.556
By 1955 Grant was married again,580 to Helen Jenkins.581
“Jenkins” was probably Helen’s name from an earlier
marriage since she had a son, Harold Jenkins. According to a
grandchild who had visited the couple, Grant and Helen lived
together in Danville in “very small shack” with “no
plumbing.”582 Grant died 22 Jan 1961 from arteriosclerosis
and is interred with Lena in the Marshall, Illinois,
cemetery583,584 with a rather impressive marker for a family
who appeared, at times, to be poverty stricken.
And what became of Isaiah Grant Wright? According to
his son, Ernest, Isaiah left Clark Co around the time of Grant
Tapscott’s birth, ending up in Bristol, a city split between
Virginia and Tennessee, where he first worked as a teamster,
then a foreman at Dixie Tannery,515,585 and later as a laborer,
plasterer, and lather.590,591,592 Did Isaiah leave home to avoid
conflicts over Grant Tapscott’s illegitimate birth? Perhaps.
Isaiah Grant and Minerva Wright Did he pick Bristol because of relatives there? We don’t
Family. (Courtesy of Rev. & Mrs.
know. But in Bristol he presumably met and certainly married
Frank and Teresa Helton.)
(on 14 Mar 1894)586 Minerva Jane587 Dickerson, daughter of
Robert Craig and Margaret Louisa (Massey) Dickerson.588,589 Grant and Minerva went on to
have 13 children.515,590,591,592 The family may have done poorly on Grant’s income though one
cannot tell that from the dapper apparel in photos of Isaiah and his family. On 30 Dec 1924,
after living all his married life in Bristol (except for a
brief return to Clark Co around 1905),515 Grant died at
age 61 of pellagra, typically a vitamin deficiency
disease of the poor.593,594 He was interred under a
crude marker in East Hill Cemetery, Bristol.595
Minerva died in Bristol several years later, on 3 Dec
1941, and was also buried in East Hill.596
Isaiah Grant Wright marker. (Find A Grave.)
Dixie Tannery, c1910, workplace of Isaiah Grant Wright. (Ancestry.com.)

Pellagra
Pellagra, which can cause dermatitis, diarrhea, and dementia, was not recognized as a
sickness in the United States until the beginning of the 20th century although it had been long
known overseas. The first U.S. case was diagnosed in 1902 (though it undoubtedly had
occurred before then) and reached epidemic proportions, particularly in the south, during the
next four decades. By 1912 the disease was at its peak with a mortality rate of 40%. By 1920
Dr. Joseph Goldberger of the U.S. Public Health Service had run a number of experiments all
indicating that Pellagra was due to a dietary deficiency. It was typically a disease of the poor
and particularly of those with inadequate diets. In 1937 Dr. Conrad A. Elvehjem identified lack
of nicotinic acid (niacin) as the cause of the disease. The disease was eliminated in the south
by 1945. It is estimated that during the four decades after its first diagnosis in 1902, Pellagra
had resulted in 3 million cases and 100,000 deaths.597
Allen F. Tapscott
We know little about Allen, who was born 28 Apr 1888
in Anderson Twp598 and died 6 Jul 1908599 at the age of 20.
He appears with his parents in the 1900 census481 and is
named in a family bible.600 Otherwise, his life is a mystery.
Allen was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, in an unmarked
grave, presumably with his father.599 A photo of him and his
older brother (actually, half brother), Grant, has survived.
William H. and Lail J. Tapscott

William H. Tapscott, 29 Apr 1891 to 3 Dec 1893, and
Lail J. Tapscott, 14 May 1905 to 12 Mar 1906, died as
toddlers and are named with their birth and death dates in
the family bible.600 They are found in no other records. They
are probably buried with their father, Joseph, in Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery. Grant (L) and Allen (R) Tapscott,
c1895. (Courtesy of Sharon Poteet.)
Carl Herman Tapscott
Born to Joseph and Mary Emma (Sanders) Tapscott in Anderson Twp on 10 May 1894,
Carl, like the rest of his family, spent his early years farming. 601 On 28 May 1918 he was
shipped off for WWI combat training to Camp Gordon, Georgia, along with 34 other Clark Co
draftees.297 The war ended just a few months later, 11 Nov, with the signing of the armistice.
After mustering out, Carl worked as a farmhand and doing odd jobs. Although he farmed at
times, nothing indicates that Carl ever owned land.
Many of the later Tapscott men, the great grandchildren of Henry the Traveler, were not
good marriage material. They often married late, marriages were usually short, and children
were generally few. Despite a noticeable speech impediment and unusual physical
characteristics (thick lips and a dark complexion according to a relative), Carl had no trouble
attracting the ladies. His death certificate claimed that he had never been married,602 but he
was actually wed four times, though he left no known biological offspring.
His first marriage, in Marshall on 19 Oct 1918, was to Nettie Sarah Sweitzer.293 Nettie’s
story, and that of her son Russell Raymond Tapscott, has been told earlier (pp. 30-34). The
difficult marriage was short. A divorce decree dated 9 Mar 1920 claimed that Nettie Tapscott603
“committed adultery with one William Clouse; and … with divers other persons
in the city of Marshall.”
Both Carl and Nettie remarried. Nettie’s
second marriage (to William L. Clouse on 23
Aug 1920 in Sullivan Co, Indiana)268 lasted
just a few months longer than her first, ending
when she died 23 Dec 1922 at age 30 of acute
cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation).269
Following her death, Nettie’s son Raymond
Tapscott ended up living with his
grandmother Flora Bell, who was boarding in
Marshall Twp with Carl’s first cousin on his
mother’s side, Mary Ellen (Sanders) Shields
and her husband, John.604
The 2015 discovery of a 25 Jan 1939
Terre Haute Tribune obituary for “Mayme
Mullikin Tabscott,” wife of “Carl” provided
clues to unravel Carl’s second marriage.605
Her brothers’ surname in the obituary gives
Mayme’s birth name or at least a semblance
Joseph and Mary Emma Tapscott with children Edith of it, “Foschaar” rather than the actual
and Carl, c1910. (Courtesy of Sharon Poteet.) “Foshaar,” but the name “Mayme” here and
in an earlier obit,606 is found nowhere else.
Investigation reveals that “Mayme Mullikin Tabscott” was born Mary (sometimes “May,”
rarely “Mae”) Theresa Foshaar in Indiana in 1882 according to her cemetery marker607 or in
November 1880 according to the 1900 census.608 Her parents were George and Mary Amelia609
(Weist) Foshaar (sometimes “Forshaar”), natives of Holland, where the family probably had
the Dutch name “Voshaar.”610 George and Mary immigrated to the U.S. in 1881, settled in
Terre Haute, and raised six kids—Mary Theresa, John, George Jr., Harry (who died young
from an accidental gunshot wound),611 Sadie J.,612 and Roy A.613,605,610
Mary, the oldest of the Foshaar children, was wedded three times, all the marriages ending
by death. On 13 Aug 1900 she wedded Frank Orville White in Terre Haute, with confusing
documentation.609 Although Mary appears as “May Foster” in the official marriage record, the
correctness of her father’s given name, her mother’s uncommon birth name (“Weitz”), the
groom’s name, and the ages of the bride and groom leave no doubt that “Foshaar” was
misunderstood as “Foster.” Also confusing is that Frank appears twice in the 1900 Terre Haute
federal census, in both cases as “Frank O. White,” born “Nov 1880” and employed as a
“Switchman.”614,615 Now, duplicate census entries are by no means unknown, but in this case
Frank appears once as a recently married man living with “May White” and once as a single
man living with his parents, with census dates, both official and enumeration, preceding the
marriage by two months. And that is bizarre. But extensive investigation shows that, without
any significant doubt, the marriage and census records are all for the same Frank White.
On 21 Nov 1918 Frank died616 and the following

year, on 27 Aug 1919, “Mary White” wedded Harry
Mullikin in Clay Co, Indiana, the next county east
from Vigo Co.617 It was due to Harry, one of five
children of Samuel and Sarah E. (Hardin)
Mullikin,618 that “Mayme” is shown with the name
“Mullikin” in her obituary. The couple spent their
relatively brief married life in Terre Haute, where
Harry worked as a railroad telegrapher619 and, later,
in landscaping.620 Mary’s second marriage ended
with Harry’s death in Terre Haute on 26 Mar 1933.621
It was around this time that Carl Tapscott moved
to Terre Haute. He had been at loose ends since his
acrimonious divorce, living with his widowed
mother while working as a farmhand502 and doing
odd jobs for the town of Marshall (for which he
received a “salary” of 90 cents in 1931 and $1.00 in
1932).622,623 In 1934, for unknown reasons, he spent
some time in Terre Haute’s Union Hospital, which
could not have helped his finances.624 It was the
height of the Depression and jobs were certainly less
scarce in Terre Haute than in Marshall. And with the
death of his mother in 1937, there was nothing to Carl Tapscott, c1914. (Courtesy of Sharon
Poteet.)
keep Carl in Marshall, or to call him back.
The move to Terre Haute quite likely introduced Carl Tapscott and widowed Mary White
Mullikin for in May 1937, Carl, still listing Marshall as his home, and “Mary Mullikin” of
Terre Haute obtained a Clark Co marriage license.625 The couple appear in the Terre Haute
City Directory for that year.626 The marriage was short-lived, less than two years, ending with
Mary’s death on 24 Jan 1939.605 All records indicate that Mary, like Carl, left no children from
any of her marriages.
Mary was interred as “Mary Theresa White” with her first husband in Terre Haute’s
Highland Lawn Cemetery, next to her mother and father.607,627 Five months later, Carl married
his third wife, Beulah Frances Mead.
Carl’s third marriage, to Beulah Frances on 3 Jul 1939 in Vigo Co,628 was also short with
a divorce suit filed almost exactly two years later.629 Born in Curryville, Sullivan Co, Indiana,
to Allen and Ida (Romine) Mead,628 Beulah was a most interesting character. Eventually she
would be married six times in Vigo Co, to five different men. Grooms other than Carl were
Fred C. Young (17 Jul 1915),630 William Edward Miller (6 Feb 1917),631 Joseph Franklin
Kackley (12 Dec 1917 and 6 May 1920),632,633 and Ernest Frakes (18 Jul 1942).634 Each of her
six marriage license applications gives a birthdate of 5 Feb but a different year—1898, 1897,
1896, 1899, 1901, and 1900. Her death record gives an age corresponding to a birth year of
1902.635 She was almost certainly born in 1900, as given in the 1900 census.636 Beulah also
tended to stretch other things on her license applications. When she married Carl, Beulah
claimed to have been married only once before. In fact, she had been married three times before
(four times if you include her two marriages to husband number three).
Beulah, like many people, tended to make herself older in her early years (she was first
married at age 15) and younger in her later years, but the changes were minor compared with
those of Carl Tapscott’s fourth and last wife, Pauline Benefiel (sometimes “Benefield”). Born
in June 1870637 or 1871638 to Hiram and Cass Ann (Davidson)639 Benefiel,640 Pauline went by
a variety of names: “Perlina” (probably her birth name), “Pauleen,” “Per,” “Perline,” and
“Paulina.” Before wedding Carl Tapscott on 3 May 1944 in Vigo Co,641 she had been married
twice, first on 4 Sep 1891 to Benjamin Cox642 and then by 1926 to William M. Auberry,643
who also had problems keeping track of his age, leading to birth years ranging from 1867 to
1869.644,645 When Pauline married Carl Tapscott, she claimed to have been born 17 Jun 1884,
knocking a massive 14 years off her probable age, and to have been married once before. All
this goes to show that you cannot trust marriage records when determining birthdates and prior
marriages, though women are not always the culprits. Pauline and Carl lived out their lives in
Terre Haute. Pauline died 28 Feb 1952,646 with Carl surviving her by 14 years.
Like his cousin Golden, Carl had a less than perfect driving record, 647,648 but he was not
behind the steering wheel when his most serious traffic mishap occurred. On 7 May 1966 Carl
was hit by a Terre Haute driver.649 He spent his 72nd birthday in St. Anthony’s Hospital, where
he died six days after the accident.650
Carl was laid to rest in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, near Martinsville, where his mother and
father were also interred.288 His former spouses rest elsewhere—Nettie in Marshall
Cemetery;651 Mary Theresa in Terre Haute’s Highland Lawn Cemetery;607 Beulah in
Lexington, Kentucky;652 and Pauline in Trimble Cemetery, Sullivan Co, Indiana.653
Orpha Irene Tapscott

Born 11 Feb 1898 and dying
15 May 1914 at age 16 of
“convulsions,” to which she had
been subject since childhood,654
Orpha lived a short life.600 She
attended Possum Ridge School,
where she received a certificate
of perfect attendance in October
1904.655 A photo taken near that
date has been said to show the
students of Freedom School with
her and her brother Carl among
them; however, the school is
almost certainly Possum Ridge,
rather than Freedom. Following
her funeral at Freedom Baptist
Church, Orpha was laid in an
unmarked grave in Mt. Pleasant
Possum Ridge School c1905, Orpha (second from left, front row),
Cemetery, Martinsville Twp,
Carl (first on left, back row). The teacher, far back right, appears to
presumably alongside her father be Nellie Mae Tapscott, who we have already met. (Courtesy of
where others of his children Sharon Poteet.)
rest.656
Edith Mae Tapscott

Born 15 Nov 1901, Edith, who lived her entire life in Clark Co, attended Jackson School,
southwest of the hamlet of Allright. It was some distance to the school from the Sec 5 property
that Joseph had owned in 1892,125 but in 1909, he had bought 40 acres in Sec 19 of Anderson
Twp (SE¼ SE¼),657 putting the family close to Jackson (map, p. 21). But in 1912 Edith was
attending Possum Ridge School, along with her sister Orpha.658
Jackson School c 1907 with Edith Tapscott, 2nd row right, sailor collar with trim. (Courtesy of Sharon Poteet.)
Around 1914659 Anderson Twp greeted a new family when George Washington660 and
Sarah Ellen (Campbell)661 Bruner and their five or so kids662 moved there from Vigo Co.663
George and Sarah had lived in Clark Co earlier.664,665 In fact, they had been married there on
20 Oct 1881.666 This time, however, rather than Wabash Twp they chose Anderson Twp for
their home, specifically W½ SW¼ S5, next door to where William and Mary Angeline
(Wallace) Tapscott had once lived. Part of their land, in fact, had once been William and
Mary’s (map, p. 21). The move put the Bruners just a little over a mile from the Fred Shade
farm, to which Joseph Tapscott had moved in 1913.494 Thus, Wesley Bruner, son of George,667
and Edith Mae Tapscott, daughter of Joseph, had opportunity to meet, which they obviously
did since the two were eventually wed.
Born 27 Jul 1894 in Terre Haute, Indiana,668 Wesley Bruner
was first called “George W.,” for “George Wesley,”667,662 but
soon became “Wesley G.” and then just “Wesley” or “Wes,” the
names used throughout his adult life.
On 16 Dec 1917 Wesley enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving
as a cook during WWI until discharged 25 May 1919.669 He
returned to work on the family farm.670
Edith and Wesley were married 19 May 1928 by Rev. R.
(Reuben)671 S. Wheeldon, pastor of Marshall’s Pilgrim Holiness
(later Wesleyan) Church.672 A newspaper gives the bride’s home
as the marriage location,672 but family members have a different
possibility.673 At the time Rev. Wheeldon ran a small grocery
store that stayed open late on Saturday nights. Edith and Wesley
went to the store and waited for him to close so he could marry Edith Mae (Tapscott)
them. It seems likely they were married at the store or at Rev. Bruner, c1917. (Courtesy of
Wheeldon’s home. Sharon Poteet.)
Possum Ridge School

Located about three miles
east of where Fox Road meets
Hurricane creek, Possum
Ridge was one of eight one-
room schools in Anderson
Twp. Others were Siverly,
Freedom, Grand Turn, Kile,
Jackson, Avon, and
Choctaw.658 Possum Ridge
was the school for the
Cunninghams, Shotts, Sweets,
Mallorys, and Tapscotts. It is
claimed that a cave used by
the Birch Gang (p. 8) was
Possum Ridge School. (Clark County One Room Schools,
Marshall Public Library.) located near the school, but
that has gone unproven.674
Possum Ridge pupil list with Tapscott descendants Orpah and Edith Tapscott and Mary and Ruby
Mallory, 1912. (Clark County One Room Schools, Marshall Public Library.)
At first the couple lived and farmed in Auburn Twp,675 but then moved to Marshall, where
Wesley worked for Max Zschau, a local florist.673,676 According to two of Wesley’s children,673
when WWII broke out, Wes went to work at a defense plant, continuing there until the end of
the war. He then became a union member and started working construction. In 1948 the family
moved to Millard Tapscott’s old farm, south of Clark Center, off Freedom Church Road, but
soon returned to Marshall. Some believe that the Millard property may have been part of the
original farm owned by William and Mary Angeline Tapscott. In later years the old house was
razed and the logs from two of the rooms were donated to be used in construction of historic
log cabins at Fowler Park in Terre Haute.673
Wesley passed away 16 Sep 1960 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute.677 Edith lived almost
a quarter century more, passing 12 Dec 1984 in Marshall.678 Edith and Wesley, who rest in
Auburn Cemetery,679 left four children678—John Wesley (3 Mar 1919–20 Dec 2000),680 Carroll
Vernon (31 Jan 1932–8 Aug 1996),681,682 Sharon, and Marianne.
Noble Burns Tapscott

Noble Burns, an unusual name of unknown origin (neither “Burns” nor “Noble” are names
found among Joseph’s and Mary Emma’s antecedents), was born 18 Aug 1907 in Anderson
Twp.683 He died, just two years later, on 9 Sep 1909, probably from diphtheria,684 a scourge
among Clark Co children. Noble was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, in an unmarked grave,
presumably alongside his father.684
Harley Rowland Tapscott

Harley, the last born (2 Jan 1911) of Joseph and Mary Emma’s children, like his brother
Noble died young, on 10 Feb 1912.600,685 His obituary includes “Four brothers have crossed
death’s cold stream before him.”686 His resting place, never reported, was probably in Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery. A newspaper clipping gives his memorial:686
Precious baby thou has left us
Left us for evermore
Philander D. Tapscott
Wow! What a name. And where did he get it? Actually “Philander,” meaning “lover,” is a
known, though not common, appellation. Philander Tapscott, son of William and Mary
Angeline,142 was born 24 Nov 1860 (calculated from age at death on his cemetery marker) and
died 14 Jun 1878 at age 17.91 We know little about Philander other than that he was buried in
Auburn Cemetery, Clark Center.91
Mary J. Tapscott
Like Philander, Mary J. Tapscott had a short life, less than a year. In fact, her whole life is
summarized in a single record, the inscription on her marker in Auburn Cemetery:91
MARY J.
DAUGHTER OF
WM & MA TAPSCOTT
SEPT 7, 1863
AGE 10 MONTHS 16 DAYS
John Wesley Tapscott

John Wesley was born 4 Sep 1864 in
Montgomery Co, Indiana,65,127 probably while his
father was working for John’s aunt and uncle Sarah
and William Sanders in nearby Marion Co.126 Some
descendants give Ft. Wayne, Allen Co, Indiana as
John’s birthplace; however, reliable records show
this to be incorrect.687,688 Possibly John was born in
Wayne Twp in Montgomery Co and this was
confused with Fort Wayne.
John was a farmer all his life,689 beginning as a
hand on his father’s Anderson Twp farm.143 On 4
Apr 1894 he married Edna Earl Wright,65 one of six
children of James F. and Elizabeth J. (Lowry)
Wright—Edna, Richard, Mary Elizabeth, Robert
Lewis,690 Orlia, and John M.175,691 (A seventh child John and Edna Tapscott on their Oak Grove
farm, c1910. (Glenn Tapscott Collection.)
is said to have died as an infant.) 515 Edna was a
granddaughter of Richard Wright, a well-known
Methodist Protestant clergyman (p. 64).692 The
marriage took place in Humboldt, Illinois, a tiny
town (1900 U.S. census population, just 319) in
Coles Co, Illinois. Family members claim that
Edna was living in Coles Co at the time. But she
was likely living in Jonathan Creek Twp,
Moultrie Co, just across the county line from
Coles Co, and 15 miles or so from Humboldt. It
was there that Edna’s parents are found farming,
five years later, in 1899.693,691
From 1894, when they were married, until
1898 Edna and John Tapscott lived in Clark Co,
where their first three children were born,
probably in Anderson Twp.84 From 1899 to 1904
they farmed property near that of Edna’s parents,
close to the tiny village of Cadwell in Moultrie
James and Elizabeth (Lowry) Wright Family, Co, Illinois.84,694,693 And from 1904 (after the
c1891. Standing, left to right: Robert, Mary, death of their son Willard in Jonathan Creek
Richard, Edna, Orlia. Seated, left to right: Twp, Moultrie Co)695 until 1906, they owned and
James, John, and Elizabeth. (Glenn Tapscott operated a farm in Wabash Twp, near Big Creek,
Family collection.)
down Oak Grove Road.84
Cadwell (2003).
Rev. Richard Wright515

On 13 Feb 1829 the first Illinois meeting on Methodist reform
(government, not doctrine, was the issue) was held in the home of
James Ross in Morgan Co.67 Attendees included “I. Paschal.” Isaiah
Paschal’s role in the reform is unknown; however, his future son-
in-law Richard Wright would one day be a major Illinois figure in
the newly formed Methodist Protestant Church (MPC) .
Born 24 (or 17) Mar 1816 in Baltimore,91,696 the center of the
Methodist reformation movement, Richard was only age 12 at the
time of the 1828 schism, but may have been aware of the events.
In 1835 Richard moved to Alton, Illinois, where he set up
business as a hatter, a trade learned as a boy.696 He would have Rev. Richard Wright, c1875.
been in Alton when the first Illinois Conference of the MPC was (Courtesy of Gail Schenck.)
held in 1836,68 possibly leading to Richard’s new calling—as a circuit rider, a position he
held as early as 1839.64 In 1842 he was the district superintendent when the Auburn MPC
was organized, with further terms of office in 1845, 1852, 1853, and 1856.66
On 2 Jun 1840 Richard married Malinda Ann Swayze in Vermillion Co, Indiana,697 but
Malinda died early, on 1 Nov 1843.698 On 23 Jul 1844 in Virginia, Cass Co, Illinois,699 Rev.
Wright wedded Joanna Ruth Paschal, daughter of Isaiah and Agnes (Freeman) Paschal.700
The couple lived with Joanna’s parents in Cass Co at least until 1850.701 By 1860 the two
had moved to Auburn Twp in Clark Co, where they spent the rest of their lives.692
In 1853 the South Illinois Conference of the MPC was formed and, no longer an itinerate
preacher, Rev. Wright (“Uncle Dickie” to many) was its first President.702 He attended
General Conferences of the MPC in Cincinnati in 1862 and in Pittsburgh in 1880.703 On 5
Jun 1887 he dedicated the newly built Auburn Methodist Church, in Clark Co.66
Richard had 11 known children,514,515,692,701 one of whom, Richard Wesley, was from
his first marriage.704 Another, James F. Wright, was the father of Edna Earl Wright, wife of
John Wesley Tapscott.65 And his last-born child, Isaiah Grant Wright, is believed to have
fathered Grant Frederick Tapscott (p. 49).
Joanna and Richard passed away in Auburn Twp,
Joann, 9 Jan 1885; Richard, 13 Jul 1889.91 The reverend
left no will, but a petition for letters of administration by
his son, James, gives as his estate “Land in Auburn
Township and Town Lots in the Town of Auburn and
personal property consisting of House Hold goods a buggy
and one Note.” The personal property totaled “One
Hundred and Sixty five” dollars ($4,700 value in 2020).705
Impressive markers for Joanna (inscribed “Joan”)
and “Rev. R. Wright” stand in Auburn Cemetery. On the
back of the latter marker, replicating a lectern with a
Bible, is written:91
I HAVE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT. I HAVE
FINISHED THE COURSE. I HAVE KEPT THE
FAITH. HENCEFORTH THERE IS LAID UP FOR ME
THE CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH THE
LORD THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGE WILL GIVE ME
Joanna and Richard Wright markers, ON THAT DAY AND NOT TO ME ALSO BUT TO
Auburn Cemetery (2014). ALL THOSE ALSO WHO LOVED HIS APPEARING.
Wright family gathering, 1922, at home of Nicholas Reed, James Wright’s brother-in-law. Present from the John
and Edna (Wright) Tapscott family were 1 Glenn Daniel Tapscott, 2 Lillie Alice Tapscott, 3 Alta Leona (Tapscott)
Hiddle, 4 Edmund Hiddle, 5 Edna Earl (Wright) Tapscott, 6 John Wesley Tapscott, 7 Clifford Lloyd Tapscott.
Also present was 8 Elizabeth J. (Lowry) Wright, Edna’s mother, in addition to Edna’s siblings, cousins, nieces,
and nephews. (Courtesy of Dolores (Tingley) Berbaum. Identifications by several relatives.)
In 1906 the family moved 50 miles south to Lawrence Co, near Bridgeport.
There, on 10 Mar 1906, they purchased 115 acres (SW¼ SE¼ S20 T3N
R12W and W½ NE¼ S29 T3N R12W less 5 acres) for
a whopping $3,450, almost $100,000 in 2020
currency.706 They assumed a $1,700 mortgage. VERMILION
In 1906, the year that John and Edna arrived, oil CHAMPAIGN
was discovered in Lawrence Co leading to an oil
INDIANA
boom. That may have been what drew the couple there. ILLINOIS
A little over a month after purchasing land, John and
Edna signed a lease to allow oil exploration.707
The first test drilling on their land, in DOUGLAS
Cadwell
February 1909, was “a duster” but by June EDGAR
1909 a second well was started.708,709 The MOULTRIE Humboldt
Terre
COLES Haute
lease was surrendered by the Shaffer-
710
Smather Oil Co on 11 Sep 1909, just before the Marshall
family returned to
Clark Co, but John CLARK
and Edna still made a Wabash
tidy profit due to the River
increase in land value.
CRAWFORD
When they sold out in
1909, their 115 acres
brought $11,500, Bridgeport
three times what had LAWRENCE
been paid for it just
three years earlier.711 Oil well on John’s Lawrence Co Land (2003).
But perhaps they left too soon. A visit by your author in 2003 found working oil wells and
holding tanks standing on what had been John and Edna’s Lawrence Co property.
On 27 Nov 1909 John
and Edna purchased a 120-
acre712 property (called by
some “Cedar Hill Farm”)713
alongside Big Creek in the Oak
Grove neighborhood of
Wabash Twp.714 Located
Russell Truman Tapscott

2 Mar 1895
20 Dec 1982
Alta Leona Tapscott

9 Aug 1896
29 Jul 1979
Ralph Vernon Tapscott

Cedar Hill Farm and Oak Grove School.
5 Dec 1897
8 Jun 1963
near the site of their earlier farm
(perhaps even the same land), the Clarence Benson Tapscott
price was a nominal “One Dollar 1 Jul 1899
and other valuable considerations,” 18 Feb 1992
but John had to pay off a $1000 John Wesley Tapscott
mortgage. 4 Sep 1864 Nellie Pearl Tapscott
On Cedar Hill Farm John and 14 Oct 1930 19 Feb 1901
m 4 Apr 1894 27 Dec 1980
Edna raised nine children—
Russell, Alta, Ralph, Clarence, Lillie Alice Tapscott
Nellie, Lillie, Bessie, Glenn, and 28 Sep 1902
Edna Earl Wright
Clifford (a tenth, Willard, had died 6 Mar 1875 16 Aug 1952
as a child).695,715,716 While living 5 Sep 1948
there, the Tapscott kids attended Willard Tapscott
Oak Grove School, located just 16 Sep 1904
over a mile from the farm. And 5 Mar 1905
there, on 14 Oct 1930, John Wesley Bessie Fern Tapscott
Tapscott passed away at age 66 10 Jul 1907
from prostate cancer, having been 4 Jan 1990
ill for several months.717,718,719
At the Auburn Church funeral, Glenn Daniel Tapscott
six Modern Woodmen of America 7 Sep 1909
15 Jun 1952
acted as pallbearers. The
congregation sang “Sometime Clifford Lloyd Tapscott
We’ll Understand,” “We are Going 25 Oct 1913
Down the Valley,” and “The Old 12 Dec 1996
Rugged Cross.” A Woodmen
graveside service was held.719 John Wesley and Edna Earl (Wright) Tapscott Family.
Ralph, Russell, Clarence Nellie, Alta, Lillie Bessie, Glenn, Clifford Lloyd
John and Edna Tapscott’s children, c1916. (Glenn Tapscott Family collection.)
Edna Earl (Wright) Tapscott,

c1947. (Glenn D. Tapscott
Family collection.)
For 11 years (except for a
short stint in Marshall)720 Edna
and her sons Lloyd and, at times,
Ralph, continued to run the
farm.721 But Edna, a tiny, quiet,
gray-haired lady, increasingly
showed age far beyond her years, John and Edna Tapscott Family, Cedar Hill Farm, c1918. L to R, back:
probably due to the rigors of Russell, John, Clarence, Edna, Ralph; middle: Alta, Nellie, Lillie; front:
Clifford Lloyd, Glenn, Bessie. (Glenn D. Tapscott family collection.)
backwoods farm life and the bearing of ten

children. She became exceptionally bent,
apparently from osteoporosis, walking slowly
with her head thrust forward and looking down
so that it must have been difficult to see what
was ahead.84 The trait may have run in her
family. As a boy, your author met Wright
relatives in Marshall who exhibited the same
dowager’s hump. Farm life finally became too
much, and, after selling all the animals and
equipment on 8 Jan 1942,722 she moved
permanently to Marshall,723 where she passed
away unexpectedly on 5 Sep 1948, the day
before a planned family reunion.724 That next Edna spent her last years in this small house in
Marshall (2002).
day her descendants went ahead with a
scheduled family photo, now without Edna.
Edna died with $85.65 in the bank and $11.83 in her purse.725 Sales of her personal
belongings brought $67.10; her house, $3800. She and John Wesley are buried with a single
marker in Auburn Cemetery, where so many other Tapscotts rest.91
Family of John and Edna Tapscott, 6 Sep 1948, Marshall, Illinois. This photo was taken the day after Edna’s
death. The family had gathered for a reunion, and was totally unprepared for her passing. (L to R) Clifford Leon
Cork, Randall Leon Cork, John Kenneth Kuhn, Russell Truman Tapscott, Dolores Hope (Tingley) Berbaum, Reba
Shirley Cork, Margaret Sue Tapscott, Milo Robert Berbaum, William Glenn Tapscott, Clarence Benson Tapscott,
Jerry Douglas Berbaum, Nellie Pearl (Tapscott) Tingley, Edgar Gene Tingley, Dennis Roland Cork, Bessie Fern
(Tapscott) Cork, Karen Rachel Cork, Edmund Hiddle Jr., James Dean Kuhn, James Frederick Tapscott, Alta
Leona (Tapscott) Hiddle, Rita Joan Cork, Robert Edwin Tapscott, Mary Emaline (Imle) Tapscott, Doris Jean
Kuhn, Glenn Daniel Tapscott, Mary Anne Tapscott, Clifford Lloyd Tapscott, Walter Albert Tingley, Edmund
Hiddle, and Ralph Vernon Tapscott. Absent were Lillie Alice (Tapscott) Kuhn, who was ill, and her husband
Harry Otto Kuhn. (Glenn Tapscott Family collection.)
Russell Truman Tapscott

Born 2 Mar 1895 in Clark Co and the oldest of John
and Edna’s children,726 Russell Truman65 spent much of
his life searching for greener pastures, primarily in the
West, America’s land of opportunity. He skipped high
school to work on his father’s farm. Then from 1912
through 1914 he attended Central Normal College
(CNC), in Danville, Indiana, where he took bookkeeping,
typewriting, shorthand, and “general list” (whatever that
may be).727 In 1915 Russell began five years of teaching
in the Clark Co school system, still without a high school
diploma,728,729 ending up at Freedom School in 1920.730
Russel’s tenure as a Clark Co teacher was interrupted
by a very brief stint in the Army during WWI. He was
sent to basic training in early September 1918;731
however, the armistice with Germany was signed just two
months later. He supplemented his teacher’s salary by
some farming, while living in both Wabash Twp with his
parents and in Anderson Twp with his grandmother
Elizabeth (Lowry) Wright.716,732
Russell Truman Tapscott, c1925. In 1921 and 1922, while living in the hamlet of Max,
(Glenn Tapscott Family collection.)
Dundy Co, Nebraska, and teaching eight grades at a rural
school there, Russell found time (presumably, summers) to finally obtain a high school general
equivalency from CNC.733 In 1922 Russell started work at Colorado Agricultural College in
Fort Collins, Colorado. There, in June 1925 he graduated with a B.S. degree in Education.733
Russell went on to teach a variety of subjects—agriculture, science, shop, physical
education, math, and chemistry at high schools in Colorado (Hoene, 1924–1927; Arapahoe,
1927–1929; Simla, 1929–1930) and Nebraska (Douglas Co, 1931)—while doing postgraduate
work at CNC.733,734 Then in 1932 he entered school as a student one last time. This time it was
Stanford University in California, where he did postgraduate work in Education, Physics,
Chemistry, and Botany.735
After Stanford, Russell gave up teaching, spending the rest of his life as a self-employed
landscaper and gardener in Palo Alto, California.736,737 One job was serving as the gardener for
the Herbert Hoover family at the Hoover House, now part of Stanford University.738
Although a well-educated, handsome man with a good income, substantial investments,
and an interest in the arts (he played the violin),733 Russell never married,736 He was too
occupied with financial matters, too concerned with aspirations and goals, and too busy
searching for his true calling to follow his brother Clarence’s advice to marry:
I am surprised to learn that you still compose a part of the celibacy of the
country. now listen, you are long ago old enough to have married. Why do you
still wait? You are out of school and have a good enough start to enable you to
keep a wife. Surely you don’t hesitate because it is a matter of not being able to
find the proper kind. I believe that I told you long ago that it will be impossible
to ever find a perfect women.739
His mother also pushed Russell to settle down:
I am glad you have a girl and will be gladder when marry and buy a farm as
you are old enough. If you like this girl and she is the right kind and wants you
why get her as soon as possible before someone else does. don’t wait until you
get everything else first.740
But Russell did want “everything else first,” and then it was too late. He became too set in
his ways.
Torn between teaching and farming, Russell searched for years for an ideal farm,
something suitable for a trained agriculturalist. But he never found it. His brother Clarence
often talked him out of it. Clarence, who was closely attached to Russell throughout their lives,
provided both wanted and unwanted guidance. In a 1948 letter to his mother, Russell wrote
Clarence was down here for a week. If I worked during the day and spend a
couple of hours with him, hoping to discuss old times, the future and what to
do, etc, he spent so much time growling at me that it wore me out more than the
day of work. Everything I did or thought was wrong. I was hoping to get a little
more advice and discuss certain things that I thought of doing in the future.741
In many ways Russell sounded like a gloomy fuddy-duddy, always complaining about
prices (“prices are sky-high”), restaurant meals (“would give a hog indigestion”), and his health
(“sleepy and nervous...a kind of nervous indigestion”).741,742 After visiting him, a nephew,
Glenn’s son, Bill, noted that Russell would buy cereal by the case and bananas by the stalk so
that he could eat cheaply, living on a breakfast diet.84 Family members claim he owned but one
car his entire life—a 1928 Model A.743 But despite the appearance of parsimony, he regularly
sent money to his widowed mother744 and he made substantial loans to his brother Clarence,
supporting him during his early years, when Clarence was attending CNC in Danville.745 In
fact, Clarence might never have achieved success without Russell’s support. And Russell made
loans to other family members, including his parents. He was the family banker. But according
to his mother, Russell was too frugal, while those to whom he loaned money spent too freely.746
Bad loans may explain why he lived in what was little better than a shack in Palo Alto in his
later years.84
Henry and Martin

The relation between Russell and Clarence sounds much like that between two other
Tapscott brothers (actually half-brothers) who lived in 18th century Virginia—Henry and
Martin, sons of Capt. Henry Tapscott and first cousins five times removed of Russell and
Clarence.747 Martin appeared to have supported and guided his older brother Henry all his life,
and he certainly took credit for doing so. It was said by others that “Henry Tapscott lived on
the courtesy of the sd. Martin.” And, with a statement similar to Russell’s “Everything I did or
thought was wrong,” Henry said that Martin “had not been as kind to him as he expected.” But
it turns out that Henry, who like Russell never married, greatly contributed to Martin’s
maintenance, so that Martin had time to succeed. Henry ran Martin’s household, managed his
plantation, and made all necessary purchases. It has been said that Henry “cannot be put in a
box. Like many interesting characters, he was a mosaic of opposites,”747 as was Russell.
On 20 Dec 1982 in Menlo Park, San Mateo Co, California, Russell passed away.736 He was
laid to rest in Auburn Cemetery, Clark Co, where his parents are also interred.91 Russell, who,
despite his mother’s wishes, never married, left no descendants.
Alta Leona Tapscott

Alta Leona,65 the oldest of four girls, was born 9 Aug 1896 in Clark Co.748 She spent her
young years in Moultrie and Lawrence counties, where her family moved shortly after her
birth. In 1909 Alta returned with her parents to the Oak Grove farm alongside Big Creek in
Wabash Twp.84 She was trained as a nurse in a Robinson, Illinois, hospital,749 but she did little,
if any, professional nursing.
On 25 Feb 1922 Alta married Edmund Hiddle,65 one of 16 children (three died young) of
Edmund Sr. and Nancy (Harper) Hiddle,750 residents of Brouilletts Creek Twp in Edgar Co,
Illinois.751 Ed and Alta lived most of their married lives on a farm in Brouilletts Creek Twp,
south of the village of Scottland, Illinois.752,753 The following has been written about the farm
by your author, a nephew who often visited there.84
While not nearly as picture-perfect, Uncle Ed and Aunt Alta Hiddle’s farm in
Edgar Co, Illinois, just across the state line from Saint Bernice, Indiana, had
several things that the Tingley farm lacked. Foremost was Old Bess, a huge,
gentle, retired workhorse, which we visiting kids rode at every opportunity.
Second were the mint-covered fields alongside the farmhouse containing a
creek bed filled with what we termed “Indian beads.” Hours were spent walking
the usually dry creek to collect these artifacts. Later I discovered that these
small stone cylinders, which often have a hole through the center, are fossilized
crinoid stems, and have little to do with Indians (though, I have heard that
American Indians used these fragments as beads). Finally, Aunt Alta served
unforgettable breakfasts: pork chops, potatoes, and gravy. This was an unusual
repast for us town kids, who thought that breakfast consisted only of cereal and
milk. Our chubby cousin Ed Jr., who was always called just “Junior,” and his
dad were both proponents of large breakfasts.
But Alta, always pleasant and amiable in person,
could be narrow-minded and downright nasty. When
one of her nephews married an Hispanic, she wrote a
letter admonishing his marriage to a “Mexican.”754
(The bride had lived in the United States all her life.)
When another nephew married a Catholic, she wrote
her brother Russell that “he is going to marry a Catholic
girl, which I am sorry to say I think it is a mistake.”755
And when their brother Glenn lay dying, a sibling’s
letter stated “Alta said Mary [Glenn’s wife] treated
Glenn so terribly and acted all the time like she didn’t
want him to get well. . . seemed to want him to hurry &
die so that she could get all his insurance & everything
they have into her own hands.”756
Alta died in Paris, Illinois, on 29 Jul 1979.757 Ed
lived five years longer, passing away 6 Aug 1984, also
in Paris.758 The couple are buried, with a multitude of
Sugar Grove, the Hiddle church with Hiddle relatives, in Reed-Sugar Grove Cemetery,
“Junior” and Mary Frances (Summers) alongside the family church, Sugar Grove United
Tapscott (2002). Methodist, just west of St. Bernice.757
Alta and Ed had a single child,

Edmund Jr. (less confusing would
have been the name “Edmund
III”),* nearly always called
“Junior” or “Tub.”752 Born 27 Sep
1924, Junior was the first boy born
in the Vermillion Co Hospital in
Clinton, Indiana.759 (In later years
the hospital, now known as “Union
Hospital,” would become
infamous as the scene of as many
as 130 serial killings between 1993
and 1995 by a male nurse, Orville
Lynn Majors Jr. “Junior” Hiddle in front of the old home place, built 1890 (2002).
Rather chubby, Ed Jr. was
gregarious, socially adept, and
extremely charming, particularly to women. He was married twice, both times to widows with
children (Margarite Pauline Griffin on 14 Aug 1944 and Monica Loveta Gooch on 20 Jul
1968).760,748 Predeceased by both wives,761,762 Ed Jr. died 10 Jul 2004 in Terre Haute, Indiana,
leaving seven stepchildren, but no descendants of his own.759,763 He rests with his folks in
Reed-Sugar Grove Cemetery.759
Hiddle markers in Reed-Sugar Grove Cemetery, Edgar Co, Illinois (2002).
*
This book refers to the eldest Edmund as “Edmund Sr.” and the youngest, who was known to all as “Junior,” as
“Edmund Jr.” The husband of Alta Tapscott is just “Edmund.”
Ralph Vernon (“Jack”) Tapscott

Born “Ralph Vernon Tapscott” 5 Dec 1897 in
Auburn Twp,764 he was known to everyone as just
“Jack.” When your author came across a Clark Co
gravestone inscribed “Ralph V. Tapscott,” he thought
he had found an unknown relative, not realizing it was
“Uncle Jack.” After leaving the family farm, Jack
became a nomad, heading west with his brothers
Clarence and Russell. In 1920, in Garfield, Kansas,765
and Dundy Co, Nebraska,766 he threshed. Returning to
Illinois, he shucked corn in Metcalf in 1921.767 After
residing in Terre Haute in 1925,768 Ralph made a final
move to South Bend, Indiana,769 returning on rare
occasion to the family farm in Clark Co.721 In South
Bend Ralph worked for Studebaker770 as a press
operator769 and machinist771 and for City Pattern
Works as a laborer.772 At least in his younger years,
Ralph was almost always broke and, like other family
Jack in his WWII uniform, c1942
members, borrowed money from his brother Russell, (Glenn D. Tapscott collection).
who he had great difficulty reimbursing.767
On 13 Oct 1942 Ralph joined the U.S. Army, serving as a private in Company C, 331
Infantry,91,773 but, for unknown reasons, he received an honorable discharge just a few months
later, on 3 Feb 1943.774 Ralph, who never married, died 8 Jun 1963 at Hines Hospital, now
Veterans Administration Hospital, in Chicago.775 His Auburn Cemetery grave marker is
incorrectly inscribed with the death date “JULY 8, 1963.”91
This 1948 photo of the children of John Wesley and Edna (Wright) Tapscott is one of the few
pictures available of Ralph (“Jack”) Tapscott. Left to Right, back: Glenn, Russell, Clarence,
Clifford Lloyd, Ralph; front: Alta, Nellie, Bessie, Lillie. (Glenn D. Tapscott collection).
Clarence Benson Tapscott

Clarence Benson was bigger than life. His roles as
teacher, lawyer, politician, marine, and socialite left
him little time for family life. His two marriages were
brief, and he left no children. Tall, always impeccably
dressed, with a decidedly military bearing, Clarence
was a leader and, perhaps, a bit of a braggart. He took
charge of things and people, particularly his brother
Russell, who he constantly advised.
Clarence, often called “Tap” in his later years, was
born 1 Jul 1899 near the town of Sullivan in Moultrie
Co, Illinois, on the “Buddy Miller farm,” according to
family members.65,776 As a teenager Clarence decided
that farm work was too hard and left home to teach in a
one-room school in Indiana.777 He attended Central
Normal College in Danville, Indiana, off and on
between 1917 and 1923,727 a tenure broken by stints
serving in the Army Signal Corps during WWI778 and Brothers Clarence and Glenn, c1913.
779 (Glenn Tapscott Family collection.)
teaching school in Cheyenne Co, Kansas, in 1920. In
1925 he graduated from the University of Washington
in Seattle, and on 11 Sep 1929, received his teaching permit to teach high school in the State
of Nevada.780 In 1929 and 1930, he taught in Wells, Nevada, where he was also the principal.781
From 1930 to 1932, Clarence was the principal of Virginia City, Nevada’s Fourth Ward
School.782 Today a museum, that historical school, constructed as a Centennial gift from
Virginia City to the State in 1876, ceased operating as a school in 1936. In 1932 Clarence was
made Superintendent of Schools in Fernley, Nevada.783
It was while he was principal in Virginia City that Clarence married Mavis Jacqueline
Tuttle on 3 Aug 1931 in Reno.784 Jacqueline (“Jackie”) was born to John Fremont and Mae E.
(Godfrey) Tuttle in Spokane, Washington, on 27 Feb 1910,785 and in 1930 was a Seattle
resident.786 Clarence had stayed in Washington state for a while after he graduated from the
University of Washington, when, it is likely, he met Jacqueline. The marriage did not last. He
was divorced by 1940.787 Around March 1946 Jacqueline married James Todorovic in San
Francisco Co, California.788 Jacqueline Tuttle Todorovic
passed away 15 Jan 1998.789 She and James are buried
in the Serbian Cemetery, Colma, California.790
During his first marriage, Clarence changed fields,
something he had been thinking about for years. In 1935
he obtained a law degree from the University of Oregon
at Corvallis791 and established practice in Elko, Nevada.
There, his first client gave him $2.50 for setting up a
power of attorney.777 This was poor earnings, even in the
Depression years. One of his first criminal cases was a
killing in Elko around 1936. It was a gruesome murder
of four men, and the murderer, Luther Jones, was
quickly caught. As the new attorney in Elko, Clarence
was appointed to defend the killer. He asked to be
removed from the case, stating “Jones has no more defense than a jackrabbit, and I certainly
will not take the case.”792 But Clarence was threatened with contempt if he pulled out. A lynch
mob swarmed outside the courtroom warning that they would string up the murderer and any
lawyer who defended him. He lost the case. His client went to the gas chamber, but Clarence
escaped the rope and earned $100.777,793
Running on the Democratic ticket, Clarence was elected as Elko Co, Nevada, District
Attorney in the general election of 8 Nov 1938:
C. B. Tapscott won over Alexander Puccinelli by a vote of 2009 against 1712,
with part of Wells to be heard from. This proved to be one of the outstanding
races of the entire election, with a great deal of interest centering in it. Tapscott
held a narrow lead from the first, which widened as the election neared its end.794
C. B. (his usual moniker along with “Tap”) was district
attorney from 1939 until late in 1942, when he resigned to
join the U.S. Marines.795 During World War II he served
from 6 Nov 1942 to 24 Jun 1946, beginning as a first
lieutenant and rapidly advancing to captain, the rank he held
when he was discharged.796,797,798
After leaving the marines, he served ten years as Chief
Assistant Attorney General for the State of Nevada.777 On
23 Aug 1968, while in that position, Clarence married a
second time. His bride was Elizabeth (“Beth”) Belle Cazier,
and the wedding took place at the First Methodist Church in
Reno.799 Married less than three years, the couple were
divorced on 3 Jun 1971 in Washoe Co, Nevada.800
Clarence was conservative, once stating that during his
time as a lawyer and as an Elko County, Nevada, District
Attorney, he had never seen an innocent man brought to
Capt. Clarence Benson trial.84 It seems incongruous, therefore, that he was a
Tapscott, c1945. (Glenn politically active Democrat and a strong supporter of
Tapscott Family.)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In 1990 the Nevada State Bar
newsletter described C. B. as
…one of the old school gentlemen, courteous
with the highest ethical standards.777
Clarence continued practicing in Reno until his death 18 Feb
1992, at age 92,801 the oldest practicing attorney in the state at the
time.777 Clarence was laid to rest in Reno’s Mountain View
Cemetery.802 He died without known descendants.
Beth, who never remarried, kept the name “Tapscott” until her
death on 18 Feb 1999 (exactly seven years after Clarence’s)
despite having children from an earlier marriage.803 (She had
married William Leslie Siebert 9 Nov 1934. One child from that
marriage is a renown novelist, songwriter, and entertainer.)804,805
Elizabeth rests with Cazier relatives in the Wells Cemetery, Wells, Clarence and Beth Tapscott,
Nevada.806 Her marker reads “Elizabeth Cazier Tapscott.” 1968. (Courtesy of Edgar &
Marjorie Tingley.)
Nellie Pearl Tapscott

Born 19 Feb 1901 two miles south of Cadwell on
Jonathan Creek in Moultrie Co, Illinois,65,776 Nellie
spent only a few years there before her parents moved
to Wabash Twp, then to Crawford Co, and finally
back to their Clark Co farm in the Oak Grove
community. There she met Alma Taylor,807 with
whom she double dated, the Wabash River being a
favorite destination. From 1918 editions of a local
newspaper:
“The Misses Nellie Tapscott and Alma
Taylor and the Messrs Walter Tingley and
Eck Baggs… spent Sunday at the River”808
“…Alma Taylor and Nellie Tapscott and
their gentlemen friends enjoyed a picnic at
the river Sunday”809
In August 1918 Alma and her “gentleman friend,”
Eck, were married.810 Six months later, on 23 Feb
1919, in Marshall, Nellie and Walter did the same.65
Born 4 Sep 1898, Walter Albert Tingley811 was
orphaned at age five. His parents, James William Edna Wright Tapscott, Nellie Tingley
Tingley (grandson of Samuel Tingley Sr, p. 32)255,812 (daughter), Jerry Berbaum (great grandson),
and Christina Aldora (“Dora”) Taylor,813 had died Dolores (Tingley) Berbaum (granddaughter),
within days of each other, James on 21 May 1904 of Jul 1943. (Courtesy of Dolores Berbaum.)
“abscess of liver”814 and Dora on 5 Jun 1904 of
“consumption.”815 Walter and his four brothers (Harry Arthur, Robert Samuel, James
Frederick, and Bert Allen)814 were farmed out to relatives, a sometimes discordant arrangement
according to relatives.
Nellie and Walter farmed in various
areas of Champaign Co, Illinois, before
moving to the “Big House” south of
Sidney, where they lived from 1938
until they retired.816 Their farm was
Grandma Moses picture-perfect—large
white frame house, tidy barnyard,
manicured fields.84
Walter passed away in April
1968.817 Nellie lived well over a decade
as a widow, dying 27 Dec 1980 in
Sidney, Illinois. Interred in Mount Hope
Cemetery, Sidney,818 the couple left two
children—Dolores Hope (9 Aug 1921–
22 Nov 2016)776,819 and Edgar Gene (7
Tingley farmhouse, Grandma Moses picture-perfect (2014). Dec 1928–10 Dec 2017).820,821
Lillie Alice Tapscott

Lillie, who was born 28 Sep 1902 in Moultrie Co,822 was given the middle name “Alyce”
according to her mother’s Bible,65 but “Alice” according to other sources. Less than two years
separated her from her older sister, Nellie, and as young girls, “Lil” and “Nell” did everything
together—visiting their grandmother,823 seeing Terre Haute,824 dining with friends.825 But
wedding bells soon broke up the duo. Nellie married at age 18, and moved north to Champaign
Co.65 Lillie waited nine more years to wed, marrying Otto Kuhn in Marshall on 28 Jan 1928.776
1922 Marshall High School football team. Otto Kuhn is the tall person in the center of the back row. (The
Marshallonian 1922–1923, Marshall High School Year Book.)
Born Harry Otto Kuhn in Wabash Twp on 28 May 1904,826 Otto never used his first name,
usually appearing in records as just “Otto” or “Otto H.” He was the son of a Swiss-born
farmer,827 Jacob Rudolph (“Rudy”) Kuhn,828 and a local girl, Mary Alice Kibby.829 In 1924
Otto graduated from Marshall High School, where he played on the football team,830 and then
traveled a while, as far away as Detroit, to find work.831 But Otto returned, married Lillie, and
moved to Champaign Co, where he worked as a farmhand.832 Otto was never meant to be a
farmer, a career he disliked, and soon gave up agriculture to become a carpenter, his occupation
for the rest of his life.816
Around 1937 the family settled in the small village of Sidell, Illinois, in Vermilion Co.833
There Otto and Lillie raised three kids (all of whom had been born in Champaign Co before
the family’s move)—Doris Jean (22 Mar 1929–2 Nov 2006),834 James Dean (15 Feb 1931–15
Apr 2014),835 and John Kenneth (23 Jul 1932–20 Sep 2017).836,776,833
Lillie, who was sickly, died young, on 16 Aug 1952 at age 49.65 On 25 Oct 1957 Otto
married Gladys Elleanor Mosier837 in Harrisburg, Illinois.838 Born 21 Oct 1902 in Indianola,
Illinois,837 Gladys had been married before, years earlier, on 19 Jan 1921 to Raymond Lera
Gaines,839 a Sidell resident.840 When that marriage broke up, Gladys moved in with her parents,
William and Emma Etta (Canaday),837 also Sidell residents.841 Gladys’s father, William, a
carpenter842 and later a painter,841 probably knew Otto professionally.
Gladys passed away in Sidell on 30 May 1969;838 Otto, in Sidell on 17 Nov 1982.776 Lillie
and Otto are interred under a single stone in Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Illinois,843 where
Gladys also rests.838
Willard Tapscott
Willard’s story is short and tragic. Born 16
Sep 1904 near the hamlet of Cadwell in
Moultrie Co, Illinois,844 Willard lived less than
six months before dying of pneumonia on 5
Mar 1905.845 He was laid to rest in Auburn
Cemetery, just west of Marshall.91 His grave
marker relates his life’s story.
Bessie Fern Tapscott

The youngest girl, Bessie (claimed by
relatives to have been nicknamed “Toad”),738
was born 10 Jul 1907 in Bridgeport, Illinois,846
and then moved to Clark Co with her parents
when she was only two years old. Unlike her sisters, Bessie finished high school, graduating
in 1926 at Marshall.847 The year following, on 24 Dec 1927 at Blacks Hotel in Marshall, she
married Clifford Leon848 Cork (always called “Cliff” in his older years).849
Clifford was one of eight children of Charles Andrew and Stella (Alcorn) Cork,850,851 a
Clark Co farm family living near Livingston.852 Within a year of his 1923 graduation from
Marshall High School,847 Cliff bought a Ford Roadster,853 a magnet for local farm girls, and
spent the next few years in Marshall living a bachelor’s life.
The Marshallonian, 1922–1923, Marshall High School Year Book, Marshall, Illinois, 1 Jun 1922, p. 21.
After Bessie and Cliff married, they left Clark Co, returning only for visits. Working as an
electrician, Cliff moved his family from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,854 to Sulphur, Louisiana,855
to Kentucky,856 making Paducah the family’s final home.724 Bessie died there on 4 Jan 1990;857
Clifford, on 26 Mar 1992.858 The two lie side by side in Paducah’s Brooks Memorial Park
Cemetery, where two daughters have also been laid to rest.859
Bessie and Cliff had six children—Rita Joan (7 Jul 1932–25 May 1990),860,861 Calvin
Reginald (“Buddy,” 3 Oct 1935–8 Nov 1937),862 Reba Shirley (23 Jul 1937–25 Oct 1999),863
Dennis Roland (4 Jan 1942-?),864 Randall Leon,865 and Karen Rachel.866 Dennis, now legally
declared dead, disappeared as a young man and was never seen again after going out one
evening, Fri 28 May 1978, to buy cigarettes.84,867,868 His fate is a mystery.
Glenn Daniel Tapscott

Details of Glenn’s life and the lives of his wife, Mary, and their descendants can be found
in the book The Glenn and Mary Imle Tapscott Family, The Never Failing Brook.84 Much of
the following is taken from that source, which is highly reliable since most of the book was
written by first-hand witnesses, Glenn and Mary’s children, one of them your author.
Glenn Daniel Tapscott was born 7 Sep 1909 in Bridgeport, Illinois,869 but grew up on the
120-acre Oak Grove farm bordering Big Creek southeast of Marshall. His early schooling was
done at Oak Grove School,870 and in 1928 he graduated from Marshall High School.847 Despite
his membership in the high school “Ag Club” and his enrollment in agriculture classes,871 there
is little indication that he was seriously interested in farming. As he grew up “Tabby,” his high
school nickname,872 became “Tappie” and finally “Tap,” a designation he shared with his
brother Clarence.
Quiet and a little shy, Glenn’s description in the 1923 Marshall High School year book was
A very funny lad is he, for he is scared of girls you see.872
Glenn was a follower, not a leader; a listener, not a preacher. Quiet, calm, and amicable,
he was quite good looking, always neatly groomed and well dressed. More formal attire is one
way to pick him out in a group photo. He continued this as an adult, often wearing a three-
piece pinstriped suit. His work clothes were always neat and clean, even after a full day’s work.
Glenn graduated from high school the year preceding Black Friday, the stock market crash
of 25 Oct 1929. The Great Depression of the 1930s was a rough time for many farm families,
but much less so in Clark Co than in the South and in the Dust Bowl. Nevertheless, cash money
was scarce, and local stores often carried customers on tab until crops or livestock could be
sold. Two of the older Tapscott boys, Russell and Clarence, had obtained college degrees in
the middle 1920s, and by the time the Depression was really under way, they had left farming
and were established in other occupations. On the other hand, the two youngest offspring,
Glenn and Lloyd, had little opportunity for college and, during at least part of the 1930s,
traveled the country (often accompanied by their older brother Ralph and their brother-in-law
Cliff Cork) to find electrical and construction work.873 Glenn was successful. He was always
able to afford new automobiles and first-rate clothes.
At the age of 20, Glenn met
Mary Emaline Imle on a blind date
arranged, according to Mary, by one
of her cousins. The cousin may have
been Wilma, daughter of her
maternal uncle Bob Geisert. Wilma
and Glenn were in the same
Marshall High School Class. On 21
Jan 1932 Mary Imle’s cousin Paul
Imle wrote in her autograph book
We are listening to a new
version of the “Saint Louis
Blues” by Rudy Vallee. If Glenn
T. were only here tonight—life Glenn was known as a snappy dresser, c1933. (Glenn Tapscott
would be complete. Family collection.)
Born 20 Feb 1914 on a farm south of

Marshall in Clark Co,874 Mary was one of four
children of Adam Conrad and Olive Rachel
(Geisert) Imle.875 Named after her
grandmother Maria Emmeline (Rhoads)
Geisert, Mary disliked her middle name,
“Emaline.” and, consequently, spelled it in a
multitude of ways. It is “Emeline” on her
official birth record (which lists her mother’s
married name as “Imel”).874
The Geiserts and the Imles were
Protestants from the southern Germany state
of Württemberg, the origin of most 19th-
century German immigrants to the United
States. Mary Imle’s father, Adam, was an
infant when his parents, Christoph Frederick
and Anna Maria (Reichert) Imle, landed in
New York City on 16 Apr 1881.876 Mary’s
mother, Olive Geisert, on the other hand, had
been born in the United States to Edward and
Maria (Rhoads) Geisert, descendants of
German immigrants.875 Mary Imle in a Marshall, Illinois, baby contest
photo c1916. She won the contest. (Glenn
Tapscott Family collection.)
On 28 Mar 1937, eight years after their
first date, Mary Imle and Glenn Tapscott
were married at Grand Turn Church, south of
Marshall.877 Their attendants were Marie
Imle, Mary’s cousin, and Henry Saiter,
Marie’s future husband.878 Officiating was
Rev. Benjamin Schuermeier.
Following the birth of their first child,
Bob, the family set out on an odyssey
covering much of the Midwest and West,
wherever Glenn could find work in the steel
industry.84 They moved from Marshall to
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (where they were
living in November 1938); to Texas City,
Texas (Christmas, 1938); to La Porte, Texas
(February 1939); to Galveston, Texas (1939);
to Augusta, Kansas (1939); to Wichita Falls,
Texas (1940, where their second child, Bill,
was born); to Memphis, Tennessee (1940); to
Jeffersonville and New Albany, Indiana
(1941, where Jim was born); to Minneapolis,
Mary and Glenn wedding photo, Mar 1937. (Glenn Minnesota (1942, 1943); to Richland and
Tapscott Family collection.)
Yakima, Washington (1944, where Mary Anne was born); and back to Minneapolis, where
they spent the winter of 1944 and spring of 1945 before returning to Marshall toward the end
of the War, in the summer of 1945. After the family returned, Margaret and John were born in
Terre Haute, which had the closest hospital. Are you keeping count? That makes six children—
Robert Edwin (“Bob”), William Glenn (“Bill”), James Frederick (“Jim”), Mary Anne,
Margaret Sue, and John Conrad.
Glenn had attempted to enlist in
the Army during WWII, but was
turned down due to deafness in one
ear (a disability that was never
obvious) and, it is rumored, an
irregular heartbeat. He contributed to
the war effort, however, through his
construction work on defense plants.
While living in Yakima, he worked
for DuPont at what is now the
Hanford Nuclear Reservation. There,
Glenn and other workers erected the
world’s first full-sized nuclear
reactor, “B Reactor,” which made the
plutonium used in the Nagasaki
bomb. At the end of the war Glenn
received a letter (probably one of
thousands) signed by Secretary of
War Henry L. Stimson, recognizing
his contribution to the Manhattan
Project, the development of the
Atomic Bomb. Glenn Tapscott Family, 1948, Bob, Mary, Glenn, Jim,
The six years in Marshall were Margaret, Mary Anne, and Bill (John was not yet born).
the family’s defining years. This was
the only extended period during which the whole family resided in one location, and that place
was where the Wrights, Geiserts, Imles, and Tapscotts provided an extended family.
Glenn worked on construction projects located some distance away from Marshall, but he
drove home each evening. The travel meant that he worked long hours. He invariably fell
asleep while listening to news commentator Gabriel Heater on the Radio in the evening and
during Wednesday evening Prayer Meetings at Grand Turn Church. His more leisurely
weekends were comprised of visits to relatives and maintaining the yard and garden.
Though the family prospered in Marshall, in the winter of 1950/1951 Glenn and Bob went
to Denver, Colorado, to see if the move would help Bob’s asthma. It did, and in the fall of
1951, the entire family moved to Denver.
In February 1952, following a bout of severe headaches, Glenn entered a hospital in Denver
for exploratory surgery. The worse was confirmed; he had a brain tumor. Glenn survived four
months, but on Sunday, 15 Jun 1952, less than a year after the entire family had arrived in
Denver, he died.879 It was Father’s Day. The first service was held in Denver at Central
Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) Church with Reverend Harvey Chinn officiating. The
family then took a long train trip back to Marshall for a second funeral and burial.
On 19 Jun 1952 Reverend E. C. Kunce, the pastor at Emmanuel (“Grand Turn”) EUB
Church and a close family friend, presided over the final services at Trinity EUB church in
Marshall.880 There were far too many people (300) for Grand Turn. Rosamond (“Rosie”)
Coldren, a close friend and distant relative, sang “In the Garden” and “Beyond the Sunset”;
Helen Moore, Rosie’s sister and the wife of Basil Moore, the funeral director, was the pianist.
Wayne Pennell (Glenn’s cousin), Ed Hiddle and Kenneth Kuhn (two of Glenn’s nephews), and
Logan, George, and Harold Miller (three of Mary’s cousins) carried the casket into the Church.
Following the service, the funeral procession wended its way a short distance to Marshall
Cemetery, where, after living to the age of 42 years, 9 months, and 8 days, Glenn was interred
near the Imles.584 As a member of Marshall Lodge No. 133 of the Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons of Illinois, he was given a Masonic burial service.
At age 38 Mary was an unemployed widow with six children ranging in age from one to
14. She went back to school, which she had quit attending at age 16, and, on 22 Oct 1964,
received a High School Equivalency Certificate. With scores above the 50th percentile rank for
the U.S. in four out of five areas, she did very well for someone who had been out of school
for over 30 years. Surprisingly, she received one of her higher marks in mathematics (62
percentile), even though she blamed math for her having dropped out of high school. Mary
worked in several jobs to support her kids. For about 15 years, she worked as a nurse’s aide at
nursing homes and private residences. She was also a cook at Denver Central Business College
and at summer camps, and did office work for an advertising company.
During her final years, Mary’s
health was not the best. She lost
the ability to walk and was
confined to a wheelchair. But she
continued to show the same
determination and love of people
that she had shown throughout
her life. She participated in as
many activities as possible, and
became a one-person “Welcome
Committee” for new residents at
Denver’s Autumn Heights Health
Care Center, where she resided.
She took a special interest in
Mary (Imle) Tapscott (seated) with children, grandchildren, their knowing about the staff and their
spouses and in-laws, Denver, 17 Jul 2000. (Glenn Tapscott families, and was committed to
Family collection.)
the Sunday church program.
On 16 Dec 2000 Mary Emaline (Imle) Tapscott passed away at the Hospice of St. John in
Lakewood, Colorado, a Denver suburb.881 Her funeral was held at Alameda United Methodist
Church, which she had attended for many years before going into a nursing home. Then, as
had been done for Glenn, the family traveled to Marshall for a final burial service. Mary was
lacking just two months of being 87. She hadn’t expected to live so long. When Glenn died,
Mary had the joint cemetery stone engraved with her name but with only the beginning of the
year for the date of death, “19__”. The numbers had to be filled in and re-engraved to get
“2000.” Three of the six children, Bill (25 Apr 1940–23 Aug 2019),882 Jim (26 Jul 1941–14
Mar 2013)883 and John (26 Nov 1950–29 Jul 2016)884 are now also deceased.
Grand Turn Church84

Marshall and Clark County were heavily German and English. The Germans (e.g., the
Imles and Geiserts), who lived primarily south and east of Marshall, worshipped in either
the Evangelical Church (at one time known as the German Evangelical Church) or the
Church of the United Brethren in Christ, both denominations founded in the U.S. by
Germans. The English (e.g., the Tapscotts and Wrights), who mainly resided southwest of
town, were mostly Baptists and Methodists–Methodist Protestants in the days before the
Methodists combined in 1939. The Imle church, Emmanuel Evangelical, was five miles
south of Marshall, a short distance from Route 1, which makes a major turn at its
intersection with Grand Turn Road. Emmanuel was popularly referred to as “Grand Turn.”
This was the Imle church and became the Glenn and Mary Tapscott family church.
The Emmanuel Evangelical German congregation was formed in 1842 and meetings
were held in homes until a log building was erected in 1862.885 In 1887 a white frame
building replaced the log structure. The language used in services changed from German
to English around 1916, both to keep the interest of the younger people, who spoke only
English, and because of concerns about
possible antagonism toward Germans induced
by World War I. The present brick church
building was erected in 1926, when Rev. D. A.
Kroft was pastor. This was the year after Mary
Imle)’s grandparents Christoph Frederick and
Maria Imle died,886 so they never saw the new
building whose construction involved major
contributions of money, labor, and planning
Grand Turn Church, c1945. (Glenn Tapscott from their sons. The cornerstone is engraved
Family collection.) with a retinue of Imles and their relatives.
The Trustees were Robert Geisert, Mary Imle’s uncle;
William Imle, Adam Imle’s brother; and John Ziegler, a TRUSTEES
cousin of Mary’s aunt Emma (Holzwarth) Geisert. The ROBERT GEISERT
Building Committee was comprised of Mary’s father, Adam, WILLIAM IMLE
and her uncle Chris. JOHN ZIEGLER
In 1946, the Evangelical and United Brethren BLDG. COM.
denominations joined to become the Evangelical United CHRIS IMLE
Brethren (EUB) Church. The Emmanuel Evangelical Church ADAM IMLE
C. B. MONTGOMERY
became Emmanuel EUB. Nearby, Zion Evangelical Church BLDR
(originally called “Big Creek Church”), the Geisert church,
became Zion EUB (although the stonework above the door still bears the inscription
“ZION EVANGELICAL CHURCH”). The biggest disagreement about the union was not
theological, it was nominal—should the union be known as “Evangelical United Brethren”
or as “United Brethren Evangelical”? Many years later, in 1968, the Methodist and EUB
churches merged to become the United Methodist Church. Because so many Clark County
churches were once Methodist, Evangelical, or United Brethren, United Methodist
Churches are now abundant there.
Clifford Lloyd Tapscott

Named “Clifford Lloyd Tapscott” when born
25 Oct 1913 on the family farm,887 he seldom
used his first name. To friends he was “Lloyd,” to
some family members, “Cy.”738 With brothers
and sisters, he attended Oak Grove school. When
his dad died in 1930, Lloyd was a student at
Marshall Twp High School, from which he
graduated with great difficulty in 1931.888 As the
youngest of John and Edna’s children, Lloyd was
saddled by his absent siblings with the duty of
maintaining the farm with his widowed mother
following his dad’s death. This was Lloyd’s job
until Edna finally sold the property in 1942.715,722
Freed from an career he neither wanted nor was
good at, he became, like his brother Glenn, an
Glenn and Lloyd at Cedar Hill Farm, 1918.
iron worker, an occupation he held for over 30
years, retiring in 1975.889,890
During WWII Lloyd served in the Military Police as a White House Guard,891,778 and then
reenlisted as an Army private following the war’s end.892 Lloyd said that during his time at the
White House, Eleanor Roosevelt invited him and other guards in for tea, coffee, and cookies
when Franklin was absent.738
Like his brother Glenn, Lloyd was a quiet, slightly shy man. He
remained single until age 42, when he wed Inez Louise Wayman on
13 Jul 1956 in Indianapolis.893 Louise, the name she always went
by, had earlier married Benjamin F. Reynolds, but that marriage had
been dissolved in 1946.894
After 42 years as a
bachelor Lloyd may have
found married life confining.
He complained to your author
that Louise made him give up
smoking, and when he
changed to chewing, made
him go outside.
Lloyd died 12 Dec 1996 in
Danville, Indiana.895 Louise
passed away 12 Feb 2002 in
Guarding the White House,
Indianapolis, where she had c1943. (Glenn Tapscott Family.)
been born 86 years earlier, on
29 Jan 1916 to Everett and Mary (Horton) Wayman.896,897
Lloyd and Louise rest under a single marker in
Washington Park North Cemetery, Indianapolis.898
Lloyd had no children of his own, but had three
Louise and Lloyd, 25th Anniversary, 13 stepchildren from Louise’s first marriage—”Benny”
Jul 1981. (Glenn Tapscott Family.) (Benjamin), Donald, and Elizabeth Reynolds.899
Oak Grove School

Located about three miles south of
Livingston and about four miles southeast
of Marshall, Oak Grove School was the
school for John and Edna (Wright)
Tapscott’s kids. Jacob Earl Mason has
written about his experiences in 1936 at
this school.658
There was a coal house and a
girls and boys rest room on east
side of the school. As for the
school, it is just as it was then.
Of course today (1978) it is
almost gone, the roof caved in,
Oak Grove School, March 1999. (Clark County most of the windows are broken
One Room Schools, Marshall Public Library.)
out and weeds have taken over
the yard.
I remember we had Christmas plays at Christmas time--Playing Fox and Geese
in the snow at winter time – I remember going up to a long bench at the teachers
desk to read with my grade-which were five of us in the first grade and about
twenty-two in the school all together.
On rainy days we were driven to school in a buggy, then my folks would go down
to the creek and get the teacher as the creek was too high for the car to cross so
the horse & wagon could cross. Different people would go get the teacher when
it rained. Also the eighth would go to school early and start the fire so it would
be warm when the teacher and younger children got there. Mrs. Adams told me
years later how she would take our hands and put in her hair to warm them up.
Then we would put our feet in a bucket of cold snow or cold water to warm up,
never with warm water as it was damaging and may cause frost bite.
Mrs. Adams, the teacher, was Margaret LaFern Cork, first cousin of Clifford Cork,
husband of Bessie Tapscott.900 By 1936 married women were being allowed to teach.
Livingston
Marshall
Oak Grove
Oak Grove School (Based on USGS map.).

Millard F. Tapscott
Millard F? Could that be Millard Fillmore? But President Millard Fillmore had left office
almost 14 years before Millard Tapscott was born. And why name a child after a president who
was not highly regarded? No known record gives Millard Tapscott’s middle name. To close
relatives, however, he was known not as “Millard F.,” but as “Tinker.”673
Born 4 May 1867 in Clark Co (two years after the end of the Civil War), Millard spent
most of his life as a bachelor farmer, and despite his apparent illiteracy,901,492 did well
financially, combining farming with wheeling and dealing in land. After living for many years
with his parents, William and Mary,142,143,144 he was suddenly on his own when his mother
died in 1904 and his father had moved in with Millard’s sister Emma and her husband William
Mallory.140 Millard stayed on the 34-acre family farm, part of SW¼ SW¼ S5 T10N R12W,
which he received from his siblings and their spouses (the other heirs of his mother) for
“complying with a certain agreement … and consideration for all his claims etc,” though what
that agreement was or his claims were we do not know.139 On that land he lived in his parents’
partially log-constructed house.673 On 13 Oct 1904 Millard purchased 4 acres, missing from
the tract received earlier, for a phenomenal $225 (perhaps a structure was involved),902 and
two weeks later had a large sale at the farm (of things left behind by his parents?), obtaining
nearly $1000.903 In 1905 he bought 80 acres in Sec 5, land that had originally belonged to his
father,62 from his brother and sister-in-law James and Sabra for $250904 and sold it a year later
for $300 to his brother Joseph.492 On 24 Feb 1906 he purchased 20 acres in Sec 5 for $400905
and later that year sold an undivided one-seventh of the land purchased from James and Sabra
to his other siblings.901 The 1910 census shows that he owned his farm, free and clear.906 And
on it he was growing more than crops, he was raising cattle.907
Millard was 47 years old when he was finally married, on 19 Sep 1914 in Vigo Co,908 but
it was a marriage far less than successful. His wife, Samantha A. (McNary) Johnson, was the
daughter of Thomas, an Auburn blacksmith,909 and Reba (Cox) McNary.908,910 And she was
the widow of William Henry Johnson, to whom she was married 27 Oct 1889. William had
died 3 Feb 1913 of pneumonia911 after fathering four children, Violet F., W. Thomas, Cora,
and Reba Ann, two of whom (Cora and Reba Ann) died young.910
Millard and Samantha did not hit it off well. It has been claimed that the two divorced,388
but no records show anything official. However, around 1920, the couple separated and
Samantha “released her rights to the property by contract in writing.”912 That contract came
back to haunt her when Millard died at age 59 on 17 Nov 1926 at the home of his niece, Alma
Thompson, daughter of his sister Emma (Tapscott) Mallory.913
Millard’s brother John Wesley was made executor of the estate.341 At his death, Millard,
the family banker, had $1605.58 in notes owed by 25 people (several jointly) including his
nephew Forrest Tapscott and wife Nellie; Sister Emma Mallory and husband William; niece
Ruby and husband Walter Scott; brother John Wesley Tapscott and his son Clarence Benson
Tapscott; niece Alma (“Gertie”) and her husband James Thompson; and McNary in-laws.
Millard also had $222.21 in cash and about 60 acres of land, about 40 acres of which had
belonged to his mother, valued at $1600.125 A sale of small items of Millard’s personal property
(chairs, axe handles, tin cups, a bucket, brooms, etc.) brought in only a few dollars;914
nevertheless, Millard’s worth was sizeable for the time. And people—livestock caretakers, a
doctor, his nephew Forrest—began billing the estate.
Samantha petitioned the court stating that “as the surviving widow of Millard F. Tapscott,
she is entitled to her Widow’s Award in said Estate.”915 She stated that
on or about the 11” day of October A.D. 1920 she and the said Millard F.
Tapscott signed an agreement, the purport of which agreement your Petitioner
did not at that time understand, and that at that time Petitioner did not know
her rights pertaining to the property of Millard F. Tapscott, and did not know
what a widow’s award meant, and did not understand the agreement and should
not be held bound by said agreement because of the fraud which said agreement
perpetrated against your Petitioner because of petitioners misunderstanding
and lack of knowledge as to her rights.
Samantha claimed that
… for many months prior to the death of the said Millard F. Tapscott, he ….
and the petitioner had resumed the marriage relation, and were living as man
and wife, having repudiated aforsaid contract, and resumed the status of
husband and wife.
A child of Samantha from her
first marriage, Violet Johnson, filed a
claim for $500 against the estate “For
care, washing for, ironing, sewing,
getting up wood, cooking, keeping
house and attention for three years at
different intervals” and for $1000 for
“Services as per contract.”916 Since
Violet was unmarried and Millard’s
stepchild, she would have been
(more or less) a family member. One
might expect that as such, she should
have helped gratis around the house,
where she was presumably living.
Millard’s brother and sisters, the
estate heirs, got together and settled
all the claims of both Samantha and
her daughter for $1000.341
Following her
death many years later,
on 17 Feb 1952,
Samantha was buried
with her first husband
in Auburn Cemetery.
The stone reads
“Samantha His
917
Wife.” Millard, who
left no descendants,
rests alone.91
Find A Grave 2014.
Cora Isabelle Tapscott Ithamar Sweet Sr.

29 Dec 1884
Born 21 May 1869 in Anderson Twp,918 Cora Isabelle 24 Oct 1918
(usually “Bell” or “Belle”) had a brief childhood due to an early
marriage. And she may have been at least partially illiterate, William Austin Sweet
1 May 1886
signing one document with her mark.139 Before age 15, on 1 Mar 11 Jun 1959
1884, she married 22-year-old Richard Morgan Sweet.919,920
Morgan, the name he always used, was one of 14 children921 of Robert Sweet
Mary Ellen (Johnson) and 31 May 1887
26 Aug 1965
Austin Sweet Sr.,919 a Clark Co
veterinarian and farmer.922 Charles Leroy Sweet
Bell and Morgan, who lived 3 Dec 1889
all their married lives near 29 Mar 1960
Martinsville,923,924,925,926 wasted
Road sign near Mt. Pleasant no time. Their first child, Emma Pearl Sweet
Cemetery (2003).
12 Oct 1892
Ithamar, was born 29 Dec 8 Jul 1922
1884,927 their last, Nila, was
928 Murl E. Sweet
born 4 Apr 1908. In between were
12 more children, a child every two 7 May 1894
Richard Morgan Sweet 22 Aug 1920
years.338 (A fifteenth child, Thomas,
7 Aug 1861
who could have died as an infant, has Faris Lee Sweet
13 Apr 1937
also been claimed.)929 And they 20 Mar 1898
raised a granddaughter, Sarah Helen 2 Dec 1961
m 1 Mar 1884
Waymire, after her mother died.338
Morgan owned 50 acres in the Lela May Sweet
21 Jan 1900
northeastern part of Martinsville Cora Isabelle Tapscott 4 Feb 1900
Twp, five or so miles south of Clark 21 May 1869
Center.930 The gully-filled land 23 Oct 1932 Ruth Isabelle Sweet
(“Wolfden Hollow”),931 straddling 2 Jul 1901
9 Feb 1973
Hurricane Creek, was poor cropland, and Morgan
may have had problems supporting his large family. In 1917 he Ruby Sweet
lost a small part of his 50 acres to pay back taxes,932 and he often 2 Jul 1901
appeared on tax delinquent lists published in the local 30 Sep 1916
newspapers. But then so did many other Clark Co residents.
Most of his life Morgan claimed to be a farmer, but he Leslie Morgan Sweet
14 Oct 1903
actually had multiple trades. He sold hogs,933 cut ice,934 shod 9 Jun 1957
horses,935 and was a blacksmith, his primary livelihood.920 In
1909 he was reported to have moved his family from their 50 Eugene Sweet
acres in Wolfden Hollow to Marshall to take up blacksmithing 10 Nov 1905
21 Feb 1971
there, but either he did not go or soon returned.931,924 In 1930
Morgan and Bell, along with various children and grandchildren, Harold Bernard Sweet
were living in Martinsville, where Morgan at the time had his 19 Jan 1907
blacksmith shop.926 28 Jul 1971
In 1929 Morgan received shocking news. His brother Austin
Sweet Jr., a prominent Terre Haute Attorney, had been shot and Nila Lucille Sweet
4 Apr 1908
killed.936 On Sunday, 7 Apr 1929, Austin Jr., his son Dixon, and 6 Nov 1993
the law office janitor had gone fishing at Big Raccoon Creek in
Parke Co, Indiana. Unfortunately Austin had no Parke Co fishing
license and was spotted by game wardens. Sweet, known for
argumentative outbursts, claimed that he had a permit, but the
wardens found none. He then claimed he had not yet put his line in
the water and was therefore innocent. Nevertheless, the wardens
obtained a warrant and served it to Sweet in his Terre Haute law
office the following Thursday, 11 Apr. A member of the arresting
party was Constable John Van Hook (also, “VanHook”), with
whom Sweet had been quarreling for years. During the arrest Van
Hook exchanged heated words with Austin, pulled a gun, and shot
Sweet once in the head. Austin died the same day.937
On 13 Apr a Vigo Co grand jury presented Van Hook with an
indictment, charging that on 11 Apr he did “unlawfully and
feloniously, purposely and with premeditated malice kill and
murder Austin Sweet by shooting with a gun then and there loaded Terre Haute Tribune
938 Fri 12 Apr 1929.
with leaden ball, from the effects of which shooting Sweet died.”
Investigation determined, in fact, that John Van Hook was a Deputy Constable with no legal
status. He had been present at the attempted arrest of Austin Jr. only by invitation. On 26 Oct
1929 Van Hook was found guilty of
manslaughter and sentenced to 2 to 21
years at the Michigan City State Prison.939
On 23 Oct 1932 Cora Isabelle Sweet
passed away.940 Morgan lived a few more
years, dying on 13 Apr 1937 at his daughter
Nila’s house.941 Bell and Morgan are
interred in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, in
Martinsville Twp.942,943 The stories of their
14 children follow.
Richard Morgan and Cora Isabelle Sweet, at

Martinsville home, c1932. (Courtesy of Sharon Poteet.)
Clark County Herald, 1933.
Austin Sweet Sr.

Austin Sweet, Morgan’s father, was a veterinarian and farm owner. Here is a story about
Austin and two of his grandchildren, Carrie and Mary (“Merrie”) Lowry as told by Mary.922
As one of the most sought-after veterinarians in the
entire countryside, [Grampa Sweet’s] practice often took
him to some spot near our farm, always to our delight.
However, as he had a large farm of his own to work when
not out taking care of sick livestock, he could seldom stay
long.
Jauntily climbing down from the half-cart, half-buggy
in which he made his professional calls, he greeted us all
cheerily and gave mother a warm embrace.
This day grampa was in more of a hurry than usual to
get back to his farm. His bull, a huge and vicious animal
that he kept on a chain in the barn, had been acting up that
morning. He was the only one who could do anything with it.
Reluctant to see him go, we all walked out to the road
with him. Then, just as he was about to slap his horse with the
reins as a signal for it to start rambling off, he suddenly sat up Austin Sr. (The Merry Cricket).
straight, looked at Carrie and me, rubbed his chin
thoughtfully and asked if Carrie and I couldn’t go home with him and stay over. We
clamored so eagerly mother smilingly consented.
This was a treat, and to make it still more of a treat, grampa let Carrie take the
reins and drive us. In truth, the horse knew the way better than Carrie. But he was an
amiable animal. Knowing that grampa must have turned the reins over to one of us
girls, and sensing that it might be fun to step lively, he picked up his feet and whisked
us home smartly.
There were always things to look forward to at grampa’s. There would be
wonderful things to eat which pretty Gramma Sweet would prepare especially to
delight us. There were strange books to browse over in grampa’s cluttered little office,
treatises on animal husbandry with fascinating pictures of sick cows and spavined
horses.
And there would be things which grampa would think up for us to do which were
always exciting, as the expedition on which he took us that night after dinner.
“Come girls,” he said, when it was dark, “you can help me, I think. This is a good
night for it. There’s been a lot of rain lately and the ponds are swollen.” Then he filled
his lantern, lit it, found a big corn knife, winked at us conspiratorially, and told us to
follow him.
We trotted to keep up with him as he walked briskly to a marshy pond not too far
from the house. It was a noisy night: the frogs were making such a din we could hardly
hear ourselves think. When grampa reached the spot where their croaking was loudest
and most distinct he held his lantern down close to the edge of the pond, flicked his
knife back and forth and picked up one fat bullfrog after the other, dropping them into
our bags. The light blinded them, he explained, and made it easy to stun them with the
flat of the blade.
Since it didn’t take long to bag all we could carry, we got back to the house in time
for him to cut off the hind legs of the biggest and fattest frogs to gramma to skin and
wash them before we went to bed.
A heaping plate full of these was given us the next morning for breakfast. Fried in
fresh-churned butter, they were the most deliciously-flavored, finely-textured, white
meat anyone had ever tasted.
Ithamar Sweet Sr.

“Ithamar” was the name of the youngest son of Aaron, a Biblical high priest, and of the
eldest son of Bell and Morgan Sweet. The unusual name makes Ithamar Sweet easily traceable,
though one must take into account mistaken and alternative spellings. “Ithmar,” “Ithamer,”
“Ithemar,” “Ithenear,” “Ethmer” are all found in records for Ithamar Sweet.
Born in Martinsville,944 Ithamar’s birthdate is a little uncertain. The age of 30 years, 10
months on his grave marker indicates a birthdate of 24 Dec 1887,945 a date that appears wildly
incorrect based on the birthdates of his siblings. His brother Robert is known to have been born
on 31 May 1887.946 Ithmar’s Texas death record shows a birthdate of 29 Dec 1884,927 a date
that agrees with census data,923,947 is a reasonable nine months three weeks following Bell and
Morgan’s marriage,919 and fits in well with the birthdates of the other Sweet children.
On 16 Jun 1906 in Danville, Illinois, Ithamar enlisted in the Army. He achieved the rank
of sergeant, and was discharged 15 Jun 1909, in Walla Walla, Washington.948 He reenlisted the
following day944 and was shipped off to Fort Stotsenburg, at Luzon in the Philippines, where
he served as a cavalry sergeant.949 On 15 Jun 1912 Ithamar was discharged at Ft. Clark in
Texas,944 but apparently reenlisted since he spent the rest of his life in the military.950
Cavalry Mounting Guard, Fort Stotsenburg, 1909. (Courtesy of J. B. Offley.)

Sometime between 1910,947 when he was still single in the Philippines, and 1913, when his
first child was born,951 Ithamar married Frances Isadora (“Fannie”) Baker.951,952 Born 25 Dec
1889 in Brownwood, Texas,952,953 Frances was the eldest daughter of John William and Minnie
(Conklin)952,Baker, a farm family.954,955,956 Ithamar’s transfer by the Army to Texas, had
brought with it a chance to meet Fannie.
In 1913 Fannie and Ithamar were living in Marfa, Texas, where soldiers at Camp Marfa
patrolled the Rio Grande during the stormy Mexican Revolution.951 By 1915 the couple had
moved to Eagle Pass, Texas, where a still unready Army camp was increasing in strength due
to the threat of WWI.953 In 1917 Ithamar, who had reached the rank of first lieutenant,
submitted his resignation as a reserve officer,957 but he was still serving at the Eagle Pass Army
Post on 24 Oct 1918, when he died of bronchopneumonia,950,927 probably brought on by
influenza.958 An estimated 675,000 Americans died from the misnamed 1918 “Spanish Flu”
pandemic. A much lower number of Americans, 116,708, died from all other causes during
WWI military service.
Ithamar’s body was returned to Clark, Illinois, where it was interred in Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery.959 He left a single child, Eugene Sweet (15 Jul 1915–30 Oct 1989).953,960 Ithmar and
Fannie’s other child, Ithamar Jr., born 5 Dec 1913, died by 1915.951,953
Ithamar’s widow, Frances, married George Madison961 Doney on 27 Sep 1919 in San
Antonio, Texas,962 and Eugene adopted his stepfather’s last name, going by “Eugene Madison
Doney”963 or “Eugene Sweet Doney.”964 The family settled in Lynwood, California, where
George became the Chief of Police.965 But things did not go well for George. In 1930 the police
department was under investigation for misappropriation of funds, and on 31 May of that year,
when George was interviewed by members of the district attorney’s office, he named names
and implicated colleagues.966 The following day Police Chief Doney was found dead in his car
with a bullet wound in his chest and clutching a revolver. He left a note fit for a B-grade
gangster movie:
To the District Attorney’s office: I told you a pack of lies. The men of this police
force are all OK. I was the crook, so drop that statement your man got out of
me, because they are square guys and never take a nickel from anybody that I
know. This is the truth, so help me God. ____ never paid me or not one else one
cent, so drop any charges you have made.
The story made newspapers nationwide. The
police department concluded that George had
committed suicide out of remorse for turning on
his friends in the department.966 But was it a
suicide, or a cover-up by murder? Some thought
the latter.
St. Louis Post Dispatch, 3 Jun 1930 Frances was married one more time, to Austin
John Nugent around Oct 1932 in Reno
Nevada.”967,968 But the marriage was cut short by Austin’s untimely death at age 47 on 11 Jan
1934 in Los Angeles Co.969 Widowed three times by early deaths, Frances moved in with her
brother Royce Baker and sister-in-law Visa, a couple she was living with in Redondo Beach,
California, in 1940.970 By 1943 Fannie had moved to Medford, Oregon,971,972 but then returned
to California, where she died 10 Jan 1959 in Redding, Shasta Co. Though married three times,
she was laid to rest in Redding’s Lawncrest Memorial Park accompanied by nary a husband.952
William Austin Sweet

William Austin Sweet, named after his grandfathers, William Tapscott and Austin Sweet
Sr., was born 1 May 1886 in Martinsville.973,974 There he started working as a blacksmith, his
primary occupation throughout his life.924
About 1911 William traveled to Shelburn, Sullivan Co, Indiana,975 probably where he met
Lettie Marie Hill, a Shelburn girl through and through. It was there, in that tiny town of a
thousand or so, that she had been born on 6 Jul 1891, one of seven children976,977 of Alonzo T.
Hill, a farmer and carpenter, and Sarah Angeline (“Angie”) Hardesty.978 And it was there that
she would live most of her life.979,980 William and Lettie were married on 5 Jun 1912 in Paris,
Illinois, at the Methodist Episcopal Church parsonage. Lettie, her sister Chloe, and Chloe’s
boyfriend, Harold A. Stevenson,981 had come to the wedding by automobile from Shelburn,
and on the way, had picked up William in Terre Haute.975 There is no indication that Lettie’s
parents, who were still living, attended the wedding.
For the first two or three years of married life, William and Lettie lived in Clinton, Indiana,
where William worked in the blacksmith shop of Harry Reid.982 After an even briefer time in
Sumner, Illinois, where they were living in 1914,983 they moved to Lettie’s hometown of
Shelburn. In Sullivan Co, Indiana, they would spend the remainder of their married
years.984,985,986
In 1920 William served as Shelburn town marshal, a position primarily concerned with
petty crimes, intoxication, and prohibition.984 That same year he entered the primary for
Sullivan Co sheriff on the Republican ticket, but lost to Martin H. Myles.987,988 Over the years,
the need for blacksmiths decreased, and by 1940 William was employed in road work.986
William passed away 11 Jun 1959, in Linton, Indiana, at the Freeman-Greene County
Hospital, about 25 miles distant from Shelburn.989 Lettie died 11 May 1982 in the town of
Sullivan, Indiana, county seat of Sullivan Co.990 The couple are interred under a single stone
in Westlawn Cemetery, Farmersburg, Indiana.973 They left four children, Wendell Hill (29 Jul
1915–19 Nov 1985),991,992 Donna Gertrude (22 May 1918–15 Feb 1964),993,994 Robert Billy
(18 Aug 1926–24 Jul 2013),995 and Richard Dale (26 Feb 1929–5 Nov 2020).996
Robert Sweet
Robert was born 31 May 1887 in Charleston, Illinois,997 where his parents may have lived
for a time, but grew up on the family farm in Martinsville Twp, Clark Co.923,924 On 28 Jun
1913 he married Elva Mallory.997 Elva, born 27 Aug 1892 to Alfred and Almira (“Allie” Davis)
Mallory,998,999 had grown up in Anderson Twp near the Tapscotts and the Sweets.1000
The first 15 years of their married life (1913–1928) Robert and Elva resided in Terre Haute,
followed by ten years (1928–1938) in Marshall.997 And then they moved to Anderson Twp,
near Martinsville, where they spent their remaining time together.997
Robert was a “Jack of Many Trades.” As a
young man, he farmed, probably on the family
farm.924 In Terre Haute he worked as a streetcar
motorman for the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and
Eastern (THI&E) Traction Company.1001 And
after the family returned to Clark Co, he was an
automobile mechanic.1002,1003 At the end of the
Depression, however, Robert was working very
little, only 15 weeks in 1939 making just
THI&E Terminal, Terre Haute. (Photo by C. $150.1002
Bedford Crenshaw.) Robert died near Martinsville, on 26 Aug
1965. Elva passed away on in Marshall on 2 Jun 1970.1004 The couple, who rest beneath a
997
single marker in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, near Martinsville,1005 left two daughters—Mildred
Mabel (10 Jun 1914–29 Sep 2001)1006 and Wilma Marie (6 Nov 1916–25 Nov 2000).1007
Charles Leroy Sweet

Born Charles Leroy on 3 Dec 1889 in the tiny hamlet of Redmon, Illinois,1008 he used the
name “Charles Roy” as he got older.1009 Around 19131010 Charles married Cora Virgil Lewis,
born 24 Jun 1896 in Missouri to John V. Lewis and Rosa Benner.1011,1012 By 1900 John, Rosa,
Cora, and Cora’s five siblings were living in Edgar Co, Illinois, where they farmed1013 where
John sold coal,1012 and where Cora and Charles could meet.
Charles and Cora lived for a while in Terre Haute1014,1015 and in Edgar338,941,1010 and
Vermilion1016 counties in Illinois, before settling down in 1937 in Fountain Co, Indiana, where
they lived out their married life.1017 In between farming Charles worked as a streetcar
conductor for the THI&E Traction Company,1014 where his brother Robert also worked,1001
and as the proprietor of a Covington, Indiana, beer tavern.1016
Charles Sweet passed away 29 Mar 1960 in rural Veedersburg, Indiana.1011 Cora died 1 Jul
1983 in Crawfordsville, Indiana.1011 The couple are interred with a single stone in Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery near Martinsville in Clark Co.1018
Charles and Cora had four children—Nila R. (24 Feb 1919–18 Apr
2009),1019 Virginia R. (3 Jul 1925–28 Feb 2010),1020 Loren, who died as an
infant in 1931,1020,1021 and Virgil.1016
Virgil Sweet was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in
1987, and during his 25-year career, coached high school teams to 342
victories.1022 His 1963–1964 Valparaiso, Indiana, team shot 0.792 in free
throws for the season, a national high school team record that still stands.
Emma Pearl Sweet

Emma Pearl was born 12 Oct 1892 in Martinsville Twp, where she grew up on the family
farm.307,1023 In 1910 in the next county north, Edgar, lived Benjamin Harrison Waymire, born
8 Dec 1888 in Vandalia, Ohio, to a farm family, John Henry and Mary (Cassel)
Waymire.305,1024 As a young man, Ben (the name he always went by) had left his folks and
siblings behind and had traveled to Edgar Co to work as a farmhand.1025 The journey not only
provided a job, it provided a mate. On 5 Mar 1912 Ben and Emma were married.307,1026
The couple spent a decade farming in Elwood Twp in Vermilion Co, Illinois. Then on a
Sunday night, 8 Jul 1922, the 19th and 20th centuries met violently near small Illinois town of
Chrisman, when a horse-drawn buggy and a Ford sedan collided. At the young age of 29,
Emma, an occupant of the buggy, was killed.306 The other buggy passengers—Emma’s
husband, her two-year-old child, and a sister (probably Ruth)—escaped with, at most, a few
scratches. When help arrived, Ben was found in the wreckage, apparently in shock, motionless
and still holding the reins.1027 The automobile driver, Miss Madge Boone, did not stop.1028
Emma’s passing left a single child, a survivor of the automobile accident, Sarah Helen
Waymire (8 Dec 1919–23 Feb 1998),1029 who grew up with her grandparents, Cora and Richard
Sweet.338 Two other offspring, Harold Benjamin Waymire (28 Nov 1913–31 May 1916)1030
and John Morgan Waymire (23 Feb 1922–26 Feb 1922)1031 had died as children, the latter just
a few months before his mother. They rest with Emma in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.1032
On 7 Jan 1925 in Parke Co, Indiana, the widowed
Benjamin married Mary Combs, who had earlier
wedded Golden Arthur Tapscott, Emma (Sweet)
Waymire’s cousin, a story told elsewhere in this book
(p. 34).
Benjamin and Mary had four children1033—Lelia
Belle (31 Aug 1925–5 Sep 2013),1034,1035 Benjamin
Harrison Jr. (25 Apr 1927–7 Oct 1985),1036 Robert R.
(9 Apr 1929–5 Jan 1984),1037 and Lester Dean (10 Jun
1934–4 Oct 1988).1038,1039 Ben passed away 11 Feb
1965 and Mary, 26 Jul 1997.305,1040 The couple are
interred together in the Marshall city cemetery,1041
even though Benjamin’s name also appears on a
marker in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery along with the names
of his first wife, Emma, and their two children who
Waymire marker. (Find A Grave.) had died young, Harold and John.1042
Murl E. Sweet
Various records show “Merril,” “Murel,” “Mural,” “Merle,” “Murrel,” “Murales,” and
“Murle.” but he signed his name as “Murl” and we will follow his lead.1043 The middle initial,
“E,” is often claimed to stand for “Everett”; however, no source is provided or found.
Born 7 May 1894, Murl worked as a farmhand both on his father’s farm924,1043 and on the
Robert Varner farm, near Metcalf.1044 It was the latter job that cut his life short. On Sun 22
Aug 1920 Murl and his brother Leslie, both having worked that day at Metcalf, were on the
way to have dinner with their sister, Emma (Sweet) Waymire,
who lived near Ridge Farm in Vermilion Co, Illinois.1045 After
missing the passenger train, the boys decided to hitch a ride on
a moving Clover Leaf freight train. Leslie made it, Murl did
not. Missing his footing, Murl was drawn under the moving
train, with an outcome too grisly to be described here.1044,1046
Murl, who left this world at age 26 with neither spouse nor child, was reportedly buried in
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, near Martinsville, the resting place for most of the Clark Co Sweets;1044
however, no marker is found for him.
Faris Lee Sweet

Under a spreading chestnut-tree
The village smithy stands:
The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands
Longfellow
Born 20 Mar 1898, in or near Martinsville,1047,1048 Faris (sometimes, erroneously, “Farris”
or “Ferris”) Lee Sweet farmed a little,1049 but his real profession was village smithy. Faris
worked in a shop rather than “under a spreading chestnut tree,”1050 but he was a “mighty man,”
stocky, with a build expected for a blacksmith.1047 He began blacksmithing in 1919, continuing
in and near the town of Marshall for 42 years.1050
In 1919, the same year that he started as a blacksmith, Faris married Mary McNulty, a
Martinsville girl.1051 Born 7 Nov 1897, Mary was a daughter of George Perry and Rebecca
Jane (Crank) McNulty, a farm family.1052,1053,1054 George and Rebecca had divorced in
November 1918, the year before their daughter Mary’s wedding.1055
Faris and Mary had a single child, Roy Gale, born 6 Feb 1920 at Clark Center.1056 By 1932,
when Roy was only 12, the blacksmith shop was being advertised as “Faris Sweet & Son.”1057
Like that of Mary’s parents, Mary and Faris’s marriage did not last. By 1930 the two were
living separately, with Mary claiming to be widowed.1058 A divorce was granted in Marshall
21 Jul 1936.1059 But, Roy Gale continued working in his father’s blacksmith shop.1060 Roy’s
mother was married twice more, to Clarence Russell Lutz1061 in Mt. Sterling, Illinois, on 7 Jul
19471062 and to George Franklin (“Frank”) Urven1063,1064 in Brown Co, Illinois, on 19 Jan
1959.1065 Clarence was a widower, from an earlier marriage (1914) to Paralee Hazel
Howard.1066,1067 Frank, who was also a widower (he married Bertha M. Vanpelt on 24 Sep
1911),1068 was a most difficult person to trace. Various records give alternative names of
“Urvin,” “Ervin,” and “Urbin,” but he signed “Urven.”1064 Mary died 28 Dec 1979 in Terre
Haute.1052 Frank, in 1965.1063 Clarence is said by some to have died in 1957, but no reliable
source is given or found.
Following his divorce, Faris

Paralee Hazel Howard Bertha M. Vanpelt did something that could lead to
1894–1944 1892–1955 family animosity. About 23 Mar
1937, he married his ex-wife’s
m 1914 m 24 Sep 1911 niece, Ettsyell L. McNulty,1069
who had been born 11 Dec 1912
Clarence Russell Lutz George Franklin Urven in Clark Co to John E. and Effie
1889? 1888–1965 Stella (Walker) McNulty.1070
m 7 Jul 1947 m 19 Jan 1959 Ettsyell and Faris’s marriage
lasted 24 years, until Faris’s death
Mary McNulty on 2 Dec 1961, of a heart attack
1897–1936 while hunting in southern
Illinois.1071 Ettsyell, who married
m abt Mar 1919 once more, about 1966,1072 to
Norman Eugene1073 Rhoads,1074
Faris Lee Sweet passed away 23 Oct 1993 just
1898–1961 outside Marshall.1070
m abt 23 Mar 1937m Faris, Ettsyell, and Roy Gale
Sweet (who died 18 Apr 1997)1056
Ettsyell L. McNulty are interred in Mt. Pleasant
1912–1993 Cemetery.1075,1070,1076 Faris’s first
wife, Mary, was buried in the
m c1966 Marshall Cemetery,1052 where
Norman Rhoads and his first wife,
Norman Eugene Rhoads
Pauline Belle1073 Beauchamp,1077
1914–2003
also lie.1078
m 18 Apr 1935 Too complex to fathom? The
diagram shown here may help. (Or
Pauline Belle Beauchamp it may confuse since the
1917–1963 directionality does not indicate the
time line.)
Lela May Sweet

Lela May338 Sweet’s story is short. She was born 21 Jan 1900, died 4 Feb 1900, and was
buried with other Clark Co Sweets in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.1079
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Clark Co, resting place for a multitude of Sweets (2003).
Ruth Isabelle Sweet

Born 2 Jul 1901 in Martinsville,1080,1081 Ruth, according to her eldest daughter, had the
middle name “Isabelle,” though no contemporary record is found.1082 The Kentucky death
index, gives her the middle initial “S,” probably for her birthname, “Sweet.”1083 On 9 Feb 1922
in Marshall, Ruth married Aaron Shotts.1084
Aaron Richard (“Dick”) Shotts,1085 was born 9 Dec 18941086 (or May 1894)1087 in
Marshall,1088 to Richard Lawrence1088 and Mary Ann (Flueckinger) Shotts.1089 Aaron’s
mother’s family name is spelled many different ways in contemporary records and newspaper
articles—Flueckinger,” “Fluecklinger,” “Flueckiger,” “Flickinger,” “Fleckinger,” “Fleckiger,”
“Flickiger,” “Fluckiger.” When Mary’s father, John Jacob,1090 first arrived from
Switzerland,1091 it was probably “Flückiger,” a very common Swiss name. But the name was
soon was anglicized to “Flueckiger” and then further changed by simplifications and
misspellings, with some family members adopting one spelling and others, another.
In 1917 Aaron claimed exemption from WWI service due to “business affairs,”1092 but was
drafted anyway. On 24 May 1918 he was sent to Jefferson Barracks in Missouri for basic
training1093 and until 20 Feb 1919 served as a PFC in the U.S. Army 43rd Field Artillery.1094
In 1919 Aaron and his brother Charles owned 20 acres, S½ SW¼ SW¼ S16 T10N R12W,
along Hurricane Creek. Anderson Twp Sec 16 contained the homelands for Shotts and
Flueckingers, and when he returned to Clark Co from military service, Aaron began
accumulating additional farmland there. In 1920 he purchased Sec 16 land from his aunt1090
Margaret Eva Flueckinger (later “Flickinger”)1095 and from A. P. Burger (probably, Arthur P.
Burger, a Martinsville farmer).1096
After marrying, Ruth and Aaron lived in Anderson Twp near Kile school, which stood on
the east side of N. Fox road about half way between Hurricane Creek and Mill Creek.1097 Their
home was probably in Sec 16. Newspapers called this region the “Choctaw” area, though the
tiny community of Choctaw (a school and a few farmhouses) was two or three miles away.
Though he owned farmland, Aaron was not really into farming. He gave his occupation as
“machinery” in 1917,1092 “steam engineer” in 1918,1092 and “mechanic” in 1920.1098 Clark Co
was not an ideal spot for such jobs, but another town was. Less than 200 miles north was Gary,
Indiana, founded in 1906 to provide a
home for a new United States Steel
Corporation plant. Around 1930
Aaron, Ruth, and their children moved
to Gary, where Aaron found work as a
machinist in a steel mill.1099 In 1940
Ruth and Aaron were living on Burr
Street, two blocks distant from Ruth’s
sister Nila and husband, Ralph.1100 Steel Mills, Gary, Indiana. (Ancestry.com.)
Ruth and Aaron spent most of
their married lives in Gary, but in the 1960s, probably when Aaron reached retirement age,
they moved to Flatwoods, Greenup Co, Kentucky,997 just a few miles from where their
daughter Mary Ann and her husband, Orville Caudill, were living.1101 On 9 Feb 1973, in
Greenup Co at age 71, Ruth passed away,1083 followed by Aaron, on 15 Aug 1975.1102 Because
he appears in a Kentucky death index and was residing in Kentucky at the time,1103 Aaron is
often claimed to have expired in Kentucky, but in fact he died at his sister Sarah’s home, in
Marshall, Illinois, during a trip to visit relatives.1103
Ruth and Aaron, who rest in Bellefonte Memorial Gardens in Flatwoods, Kentucky,1104 left
six children—Ruby Retta, Sarabelle (“Sally”) (27 Feb 1925–12 May 2021),1105 Mary Ann,
Paul Richard (1 Jan 1930–c2021),1081 Donna Faye, and Robert Aaron.1081,1099,1100,1106,1107
Ruby Sweet
From 1914 into 1916 Clark Co
experienced outbreaks of typhoid fever.1108
Infected milk was blamed,1109 as was
contaminated well water.1110 Better
sanitation and avoidance of flies was
urged.1111 Dr. Lord, who had an office on
Marshall’s Main Street, listed typhoid
among the diseases that would “yield
quickly” to his nonmedicinal
1112
treatments. But despite studies, and
sanitation, and treatments, typhoid took
many Clark Co citizens, with children,
National Library of Medicine.
particularly those in rural areas, being the
most vulnerable.
Ruth Sweet had a twin, Ruby.924,929 Born 2 Jul 1901, the girls grew up during the typhoid
outbreaks on a farm, where the greatest dangers lay. Ruth was spared. Ruby was not. She
suffered for three weeks, but finally succumbed on 30 Sep 1916 at the age of 15, and was
buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.1113
Leslie Morgan Sweet

Leslie was born to Cora and Richard on 14 Oct 1903.1021 Sometime in the early 1920s, after
working on the family farm,925 he moved to Michigan City, Indiana,1114 and then to Detroit.338
While living there, Leslie worked as grinder in an automobile factory 1115 and married Agnes
May Ford on 29 Mar 1940 (the ceremony actually occurred across the state line in Wood Co,
Ohio).1116 Born 11 Aug 1916 in Benton, Kentucky,1117 Agnes was one of six children of Robert
Courtney and Ila (Ursery)1118 Ford.1119,1120,1121 On 17 Aug 1933 in Detroit Michigan, Agnes
had wedded Lee Stanton Pettross1122 and had one child, Patricia Ann Pettross,1123 from that
marriage. But the marriage ended in divorce 9 Jun 1939 in Wayne Co, Michigan.1124 Agnes’s
second marriage, with Leslie, also ended in divorce, on 30 Oct 1952.1125 The marriage may
have gotten off to a shaky start since on 13 Aug 1940 Leslie had posted the following in a
Detroit newspaper: “Not responsible for debts contracted by my wife Agnes on and after this
date Leslie Sweet.”1126
Then, the 21 Jul 1957 edition of The Marshall Herald reported that the Sweet clan had
been called together by the “by the sudden death of their brother and uncle, Leslie Sweet, of
Effingham, Ill.”1127 Leslie was buried near Martinsville in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery with a
multitude of relatives.1021
Leslie’s life appeared nicely wrapped up until the discovery of a 24 Jul 1959 Marshall
Herald article about a reunion of “Morgan and Bell Tapscott Sweet” descendants held in
Covington, Indiana.1128 Among those attending was “Mrs. Leslie Sweet of Effingham, Ill.”
Unless Agnes had decided to attend a reunion of her ex-in-laws, which seemed unlikely,
Leslie’s life was not “wrapped up.” Moreover, the earlier report that he had died suddenly was
a bother. During two weeks of family history research in the summer of 1915, your author
spent a day in Effingham, Illinois, putting together the rest of Leslie’s tale. Records collected
from the courthouse and the Helen Matthes library and information provided by Michael L.
Hébert, a genealogy researcher, allowed completion of the story of Leslie’s life.
Around 1950 Leslie moved from Detroit to Effingham, where he apparently met Cora
Katherine Campbell,1129 to whom he was wedded sometime between 1952, when his first
marriage was dissolved, and 1954, when Cora was designated “Cora Sweet” in an obituary for
her father.1130 Raised by John W. and Susan M. (Hilton)1131 Campbell in the town of Montrose
in Effingham Co,1132 Cora was first married to Oakley Earl (“Jack”) Hargrave1133,1134 on 15
May 1926.1135 The marriage, which produced one child,1135 Jack Maurice Hargrave,1136 ended
in an acrimonious divorce (is there any other kind?) on 4 Nov 1935,1133 with Jack Hargrave
later arrested for nonpayment of alimony.1137
Cora’s marriage to Leslie Sweet was short. On 9 Jun 1957 at 8:15 in the evening, Leslie
stepped in front of a car while crossing a busy street in the city of Effingham and was struck
by a driver who may have been blinded by oncoming traffic.1138 He died instantly. Less than a
year earlier, on 3 Aug 1956, Leslie had been involved in an automobile accident near Mattoon
in which he hit the rear end of an automobile. That accident had injured five people with one
dying, and had resulted in personal injury suits against Leslie for $65,750.1139
Two years after Leslie’s death, on 4 Sep 1959, Cora married Gerald E. Lockart, a widowed
funeral home owner and operator from Shelby Co, Illinois.1140 Cora passed away 24 Aug 1983
in Altamont, Illinois, and is interred in Montrose Cemetery in Effingham Co.1129 Her marker
is inscribed with the name “Cora K. Lockart” and with “HARGRAVE” written in large letters
above it, but with nary a mention of “Sweet.”1141 All three husbands were buried elsewhere:
Oakley Hargrave in Arthur Cemetery, Arthur, Illinois,1134 Leslie Sweet in Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery,1021 and Gerald Lockart in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, Illinois.1142
From the 1950s through the 1990s, ABC radio broadcaster Paul Harvey presented little-
known or forgotten facts on events and people, concluding his broadcast with the phrase “And
now you know the rest of the story.” Here, for Leslie Sweet, is the “rest of the story.”
Or is it? The marriage date, 29 Oct 1949, appearing on the record of Leslie’s divorce from
Agnes Ford seems to be incorrect, but, perhaps, the couple was married more than once.1115 Of
greater concern is the record of the 1940 marriage to Agnes, a record stating that Leslie had
been married before.1116 Clerical error or an earlier marriage?
Leslie left no known descendants.
Eugene Sweet
Born 10 Nov 1905,1143 Eugene (“Gene”)1128 grew up on the family farm,924,925 eventually
working with his father in his Martinsville blacksmith shop.926 But by 1935 Eugene was living
in Detroit, Michigan, where his brother Leslie lived, and, like Leslie, was working in an
automobile factory.1144 Eugene then moved to Covington, Indiana, the residence of his brother
Charles,1145 where he was joined by yet another brother Harold.989 During the Depression,
family members followed each other to find jobs.
Around Sep 1949, when he was in his middle forties, Eugene finally married.1146 The bride
was Mary Alta (White) Thomason.1147 Mary Alta, who later in life went by “Mary Jo,” had
been born in Willow Shade, Metcalfe Co, Kentucky, to James Elbert and Cornellia Lena (Hurt)
White.1147,1148 She had lived with her family in Summer Shade, just down the road from Willow
Shade, at least until 1940.1149 Actually, the two communities consisted of little more than a few
farmhouses and a store or two, and the farm family could have lived outside what might have
passed for the town limits.
For whatever reason, Mary Jo had traveled north to Indiana, where on 22 Sep 1943, in
Lafayette, she had married Paul Newton Thomason.1150,1151 The marriage ended tragically. On
Thu 17 Oct 1946, while working beneath an automobile in a grease pit at a Lafayette filling
station where he was a co-operator, Paul turned on an electric air compressor.1152,Gasoline
fumes in the pit ignited, presumably from a compressor motor spark, and Paul was severely
burned. He died the next day.1151
Suddenly a widow, Mary moved to Danville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, 13 miles east of
Fithian, Illinois, where Paul’s parents, Mossie Lee and Mary Susan (Button) Thomason were
living.1153,1154 and 13 miles west of Covington, Indiana, where her sister Ruey Dorothy (White)
Ray was living with her husband, James.1155,1156 It is quite likely that Mary, who was working
as a nurse in Danville, met Eugene Sweet during visits to her sister in Covington, where Eugene
operated a filling station.1146
Eugene and Mary lived out their
married lives in Covington, Eugene
continuing to run a service station and
Mary traveling back and forth to
Danville, where she graduated with a
degree from the Danville Lakeview
School of Nursing in 1950 and where
there was a need for nurses.1147
Mary started her career
immediately.1157 During her life she
worked in a physician’s office in
Covington, as a private duty nurse in
Practical Nursing Instructors, Danville Junior College, Danville, a pharmacy nurse at Lakeview
1966. Mary Jo Sweet is second from right. (Chronicle Hospital, an onsite nurse at Olin-
yearbook, Danville Jr. College.)
Matheson in Covington, an instructor of
Practical Nursing at Danville Junior College, and Director of
Nursing at Danville’s St. Elizabeth,1147,1158 finally retiring at
age 85.1147 As a centenarian she had this advice to give:1159
Get an education. Know what you want to do
and go for it. Also, you have to work hard. If
you don’t work at it, you are going to be a
loser.
Eugene and Mary were living in Covington when Eugene
passed away at age 65 on 21 Feb 1971.1160 He was laid to rest
in Covington’s Mount Hope Cemetery.1161 His widow moved
back to Danville1162 and then, late in life, to Lafayette, Indiana,
where she passed away 8 Jan 2018, aged 102.1147 She was
buried alongside her first husband, Paul, in Stearns Cemetery,
Muncie, Illinois.1163 Eugene and Mary Alta left one child, Picture on cemetery marker for
Scheryl Jean. 1164 Mary Jo and Paul. (Find A Grave.)
Harold Bernard Sweet

Harold Bernard was born 19 Jan 1907 in
Illinois,924,1165 presumably on the family farm in
Martinsville Twp. On 23 Feb 1929 he married
Doris Kathryn1166 Hurt in Tuscola, Illinois.1167
Doris was one of five children of an Illinois
farm couple, Elmer Charles and Pearl Edna
(Wood) Hurt.1166,1168 Most of his life Doris’s
father went by the name “Tell.” According to
relatives Elmer had the habit of snitching on his
eight siblings (seven of whom were boys) to his
“Pappy” Eli,1169 and thus became known as
“Tell.”1170 Elmer liked the name and tried to use
it on everything, even official documents.1171
But when he tried to sign his WWI draft
registration card as “Tell,” the registrar, who was
his brother Huldah, made him sign it again with Harold Sweet. (From the collection of Loistel
Delp Summerville.)
a more legal name.1172
Huldah made Tell sign his WWI draft registration card again.
Tell and Pearl, 1960. (From the collection of Loistel Delp Summerville.)
Newlyweds Harold and Doris, lived first in

Charleston, Illinois, their residence in 1930.1173 During
at least part of 1930, however, Harold (without Doris)
was staying in Gary, Indiana, working in a steel mill
while living with his sister and brother-in-law Ruth and
Aaron Shotts.1099 By 1932 Harold and Doris had moved
to Casey,338 then to Martinsville,1174 then to Gary,
Indiana,1175 and by 1946 to Covington, Indiana,1166
where they lived out their married lives. In Covington,
Harold operated a Standard Oil service station, while
Doris worked in nearby Danville, Illinois, first at John
Rissman and Son, makers of the “Windbreaker,
America’s most famous jacket,” and then as a
commissary clerk at the Veterans Affairs.1166
On 4 Nov
1960, Doris
lost her mother,
Pearl, in an
Harold and Doris, c1930. (From the automobile
collection of Loistel Delp
Summerville.)
accident on
Highway 40
1176
just east of Marshall. Towards the end of her life,
Pearl had been the owner and operator of Hurtz
Nursing Home in Casey, Illinois.1177 (For a while
Pearl, and her daughter, Janice, used the name
Harold at his station.. (From the collection
“Hurtz” though this name was never adopted by the of Loistel Delp Summerville.)
rest of her family.)1178
Doris next lost her father on 10 Jun 1971 when he died in Casey.1179 Then just a few weeks
later, she lost her husband, Harold, who passed away 28 Jul 1971.1166 Widowed, Doris lived
another two decades plus in Covington and then in 1993 moved to Casey in Clark Co,1166 where
she had family.1180 Doris died 19 Nov 2003 in a Terre Haute hospital.1166 Harold and Doris,
who are interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington,1181 left a daughter, Edna Belle.1166,1174
Covington, Indiana, c1960. (Ancestry.com.)

Nila Lucille Sweet

Born 4 Apr 1908 in Martinsville,1182 Nila married
young. She was exactly 16 when she wedded 23-
year-old Joseph Ralph Wolfe1183 on 4 April 1924, her
birthday, in Clark Co.1184,1185 Ralph (the name he
always used) was a carpenter and the son of Daniel
E. and Sarah Catherine (Janney) Wolfe.1186,1187
The marriage got off to a shaky start. On a
Saturday afternoon, 27 Oct 1928, Ralph was involved
in a “disturbance” at the First National Bank in
Martinsville.1188 The local paper gave no details, but
that same day Ralph was judged to be “delusional”
and the following day was driven by the sheriff to
Southern Illinois State Hospital for the Insane in
Anna, Illinois, to be committed for treatment. Just a
few weeks later, in January 1929, Ralph escaped from
the hospital.1189 In 1930 he was back at Anna as an
inmate,1190 and Nila was living with her parents in
Martinsville, with her three first-born children.926 By
1935 Ralph had been released and he and his family
were living in Martinsville. In 1940 they were in
Gary, Indiana, living just a couple of blocks from
Nila’s sister Ruth and her husband, Aaron.1191
Nila, c1925. (Courtesy of Sarah Shaw.)

Ralph died in Portage, Indiana, on 23 Jun
1963 at age 62.1186 Nila, who did day care work
at the Hobart Church of the Nazarene, passed
away over 30 years later, on 6 Nov 1993, in
Chesterton, Indiana.1185 Nila and Ralph rest in
Calvary Cemetery, Portage.1182,1186 The couple
left seven children1191—Dorothy Helen (17 Jan
1925–19 Jan 2013),1192 Naomi Faye (20 Jan
1926–13 Apr 2013),1193,1194 Marian Elizabeth
(30 Aug 1927–3 Aug 2000),1195 Sarah Charlotte
(27 Feb 1934–19 Jan 2021),1196,1193 James Earl,
Brenton David, and John Stanley.1185 Nila and Ralph. (Courtesy of Sarah Shaw.)
Emma Tapscott
Born 2 Nov 1873,1197 Emma, William and Mary Angeline Tapscott’s youngest child, lived
almost all her life in Anderson Twp near Freedom School, which she attended, and Freedom
Baptist Church, which she joined.1197
Farming nearby in 1870 were Isaac Owen and Rebecca (Steelman) Mallory1198 and their
seven children.1199 Rebecca had been earlier married to an Amaziah Cleveland but had no
known offspring of that marriage.1200 In March 1880 Rebecca succumbed to an illness that all
too often hit Clark Co residents—typhoid fever.1201 The two oldest children still living at home,
Mary (“Maria”) and William Luther, did what they could to help their widowed father. Mary
became the housekeeper and William, born 10 Apr 1864 in Martinsville Twp1202 (or Casey
Twp)1203 and not quite 16 when his mother died, became his father’s primary farmhand.1204
On 15 Sep 1887 in Clark Co, William Luther
Mallory married Martha Mundy,172 daughter of
Squire and Sarah Ellen (Sanders) Mundy.348 The
marriage, which produced two known children,
Elzia and W. E. (who died as an infant and was
known only by his initials),1202 was brief.
Martha died 7 Jun 1892 in the Southern Hospital
for the Insane in Anna, Illinois, after being
committed there the preceding year (p. 38).171,354
Cemetery markers are known to be rather
accurate for death dates, yet Martha’s grave
marker claims her death to have occurred in
1890, not 1892.1205 Moreover, 1890 is also
claimed as the year of her death in William
Luther’s obituary.1202 Were these just simple
errors? Or were they deliberate untruths to hide
the fact that Martha had been committed to an
asylum? Her last full year outside the Anna
Hospital was 1890.171 This was the year her son William and Emma Mallory family c1904.
Children, L to R back: Gertrude, Owen, Elzia,
W. E. had been born and had died,1202,1205 a front: Ruby, Mary. (Courtesy of Sharon Poteet.)
death that undoubtedly contributed to Martha’s
mental aberration.
William Mallory was left with three-year-old Elzia and a farm to manage. But not too far
away lived Emma Tapscott, sister of James Byron Tapscott, husband of Sabra Mundy,149
Martha Mundy’s sister.173 William and Emma were brother-in-law and sister-in-law (p. 24).
On 30 Nov 1892 Emma Tapscott married William Mallory at the bride’s home.1206
William (“Will”) and Emma farmed 80 acres (which had once belonged to Emma’s
mother)125 for over four decades near the Freedom community (just a school, a church, and a
few farms) in Anderson Twp, raising four children in addition to Elzia—Alma, Owen, Ruby,
and Mary.1207,140,1208 When Emma died on 30 Apr 1928 at the hospital in Paris, Illinois,1197
William moved in with his daughter Mary Cunningham and her husband, James, while
continuing to farm.1209 A few years later, on a visit to his son Elzia in Maywood, Illinois,
William was hit with sudden paralysis (probably a stroke) and died three days later on 7 May
1936.1202 Emma and William rest in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery near Martinsville.1210
Elzia William Mallory

While not a Tapscott by blood, Elzia William Mallory was still, for all practical purposes,
a Tapscott. Born 8 Apr 1889,1211 Elzia knew only Emma (Tapscott) Mallory as his mother.
The name “Elzia,” rare but not unknown, was often misspelled. Most Clark Co newspaper
articles gave him the name “Elza.” A transcription of his cemetery marker gives the name
“Eliza.”1210 His name in the 1900 census is clearly “Elsie.”1207 Most other documents give the
name “Elzia,” the name he used when signing his WWI and WWII draft registrations.1212,1213
In the 1920s Elzia lived in Hammond, Indiana,1197,1214,1215 where he was a locomotive
engineer for the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (IHBRR), a job he held throughout his life.1216
The IHBRR runs from Franklin Park, northwest of
Chicago, to Hammond, home of the headquarters. By 1930
Elzia had moved to Franklin Park1217 and then on to
Maywood,1218 both in Cook Co, where he lived most of his
remaining life. Somewhere along the way, probably
between 1930, when Elzia was listed as single,1217 and
1935, when they were apparently living together,1218 Elzia
married Myrtle Mae Horning.
Myrtle, born 20 Jan 1886 in Ipswich, South Dakota, to
Wikipedia. John Holdeman and Mary Alice (Hill) Horning1219,1220 had
been married earlier, about 1903,1221 to Vern Van
Kennedy1222 (1881–1947).1223 But that marriage ended in divorce,1224 and the two children
from that first marriage, Van Albert Kennedy (8 Jul 1904–6 Jun 1977)1225 and Ronald Elwin
(usually “Ronald M.”) Kennedy (31 Aug 1912–28 Nov 1996),1222,1226 were grown or nearly so
when Myrtle married again.
On 3 Jul 1947 Elzia and Myrtle
Emma
were riding in a car near Manteno, a Tapscott
small town south of Chicago, when
their tire blew out, sending the
automobile into on-coming traffic.1227 William
Myrtle and two passengers in the Luther
other car died in a head-on collision. Mallory
Elzia and two others were seriously Elzia William
Mallory
injured. Myrtle was buried in Malvern
Cemetery in Whiteside Co, Illinois, Squire Mundy Martha
where her parents and other family Mundy
1228,1229,1230
members rest.
Elzia’s second wife, Esther May
Smith, whose origins have been Sarah Ellen Sabra Ellen
earlier detailed (p. 40), had previously Sanders Mundy
been married to Elzia’s cousin Omer Omer Frank
Tapscott. The two were cousins, not Tapscott
through the Tapscott line since Elzia James Byron
was not a Tapscott by blood, but Tapscott
through the Mundy line. Elzia’s
mother, Martha Mundy, and Omer’s
mother, Sabra Mundy, were sisters.173 Elzia and Omer were cousins.
Elzia and Esther were married sometime between 1946, when Esther was granted a divorce
from Omer,411 and 1950, when “Esther Mallory” of Hammond was shown as a sister in the
obituary of Wiley Clay Smith.1231 The marriage was brief. Esther died 27 Jun 1954 in Terre
Haute and was buried in the Marshall Cemetery.1232
On 5 Aug 1955 in Lake Co, Indiana, Elzia married his third wife, Effie Lydia1233
O’Neal,1234 daughter of John and Lou (Jackson) O’Neal,1235 widow of William R. Cornwell
(1892–1948),1236,1237 and mother (from her first marriage) of three children—Webster William
(14 Dec 1919–6 Jul 1999),1238 Lillian Bernice (15 Nov 1921–4 Sep 2010),1239, and Walter Lee,
who died as an infant (24 Mar 1923–31 Mar 1923).1240,1241 Elzia passed away 16 Dec 1964 in
Pinellas Co, Florida,1242 and was interred in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsville Twp, Clark
Co, Illinois, the resting place of numerous Mallorys, Sweets, and Tapscotts.1210 Effie died 29
Jul 1985 in Crown Point, Indiana, and was buried alongside her first husband in Ridgelawn
Cemetery, Gary, Indiana.1235,1237 Elzia had no known children of his own.
With all the marriages of Esther May Smith and of her spouses, perhaps we should attempt
to diagram them:
Robert Lindsay 1923
Gaddis Ada A. Schell
1914
Plummer Doyle abt 1927 Hazel L.

O’Farrell Payton
Esther May 1923
Smith Vern Van
Omer Frank Kennedy
1940- Tapscott 1903
1943 1930-
1946- 1935 Myrtle Mae
1950 Horning
Elzia William
Mallory Effie Lydia
1955 O’Neal
William R.
Marriages with years or year ranges, where known. Cornwell
Alma Gertrude Mallory

Emma and William’s first-born (13 Apr 1894)1243 always went by “Gertrude” or “Gertie,”
never by “Alma.” One of Gertrude’s many Possum Ridge friends was Nellie Thompson.1244
On 18 Feb 1914, Gertrude married Nellie’s cousin James Albert Thompson.1245,1246 Two
months later, Nellie married Gertrude’s cousin Forrest Tapscott.317
Born 7 Dec 1889, James was one of three sons of William Wallace Thompson and Shellia
Catherine Cusick.1245 (The other two were John Thurman and Lawrence Joseph.)1247,1248
William and Shellia (yes, that was really her name despite numerous attempts to spell it
“Shellie”) had been married 20 Jan 1887 in Terre Haute.1249 Several years later, however, on
28 Mar 1895, Shellia, using her birth name, married Mathias Summers in Vigo Co.1250 What
had happened? Had William died? Had Shellia’s first marriage ended in divorce? All we know
is that by 1900 Shellia was living in Edgar Co, Illinois, with Mathias; their three young children
(at the time), Clifford, Ethel, and Isabelle Summers; and James Thompson.1251 The other two
Thompson boys were living in Clark Co—John with his father’s brother Joseph Thompson and
wife Jennett in Auburn Twp,316 Lawrence with his father’s sister Mary Elizabeth1252 and her
husband James G. Elam in Martinsville Twp.1253
The three boys may have been divided among relatives for reasons other than a divorce.
Mathias Summers may not have been able to support his entire family. First a farmhand, then
a coal miner, Mathias was illiterate and often out of work.1251,1254
Gertrude and James lived out their lives in Clark Co, where James first farmed,1255 then
became a brick mason,1256 and was finally forced into WPA work by the Depression.1257
On 17 Jun 1938 Gertrude had a stroke that left her paralyzed, and eight years later suffered
a second one.1246 The latter sent her to a Paris, Illinois, hospital, where, on 2 Jun 1946, she
died, at the relatively young age of 52.1258 James lived another 20 years, before passing at a
Terre Haute hospital on 25 Sep 1966.1245 Laid to rest in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery near
Martinsville,1243 the couple left three children, William Everett (3 May 1915–23 Feb
2011),1259,1260 Emma Joy (5 Jul 1920–9 Jan 1975),1261,1262 and James Wilhoit (7 Mar 1926–9
Sep 2002).1263,1259 Two other children, unnamed sons, died young.1263
Owen Hobert Mallory

Born 29 Oct 1896, Owen Hobert Mallory spent most of his life in poor health.1264 As early
as age 15, he missed months of school owing to “rheumatism,”1265 and on 16 Oct 1919,
“Despondent in love and brooding over ill health,” he attempted suicide.1266 A bullet missed
his heart but penetrated his lung, leaving him in critical condition. In 1930 Owen was forced
to bed with an enlarged heart,1267 finally succumbing at his home in Anderson Twp on 24 Mar
1930.1268 Never married, 33-year-old Owen was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.1268
Ruby Lavona Mallory

Born 3 Jul 1899,1269 Ruby attended Possum Ridge school with her sister, Mary.658 Sharing
a corner with the farm where Ruby grew up were 80 acres farmed by Alexander Scott,494 one
of whose children was Walter Ernest Scott.1270 Born in Clark Co on 16 Jun 18971271 and the
youngest of Alexander and Martha Ellen (Robinson) Scott’s offspring,1272 Walter was just a
couple of years older than his neighbor Ruby. On 15 Mar 1917 in Marshall, Walter and Ruby
were wed by Evangelical minister John Craig.1273
Martha Robinson was not the first wife of Walter’s father, Alexander, and therein lies an
interesting story. A little before 1850,1274
Alexander Scott had arrived in Clark Co from
Ohio, a very young child, with his parents
Jacob and Hettie (Brown) Scott.1272 The
family settled first in York Twp1274 and then
in Melrose Twp,1275 near where Ohio Chapel
Methodist Protestant Church would someday
stand. Melrose became the Scott family
homeland and Ohio Chapel, the Scott burial
ground. The Scotts were among those
donating money and effort to the construction
of the church, dedicated in 1892.1276
Ohio Chapel and Cemetery (2003).
Sometime around 1868 (their first child was born in 1869)1277 Alexander Scott married
Sarah J. Condon, daughter of Henry and Eliza (Dixon) Condon.1278,1279 The Condons were
unusual in that nearly all Clark Co records and newspaper articles give their name and that of
their descendants as “Cowden,” but many more records outside that county give the name
“Condon.” The problem arose because county residents insisted on substituting “Cowden,” a
well-known Clark Co name, for “Condon,” which was almost unknown in the county.
Between 1866, when they were married in Muskingum Co, Ohio,1280 and 1870, when they
were living in Anderson Twp,1281 a new couple appeared in Clark Co—Uriah and Hester M.
(Stockdale) Wilbur and son, William, along with Uriah’s parents, Enoch and Mary.1282
The Wilburs were members of a family of early Ohio potters involved in the start of the
renown 20th-century Zanesville art potteries. Abundant clay, firewood, and a navigable
tributary of the Ohio River made the Zanesville area perfect for pottery. The Wilbur potters
were located in Putnam, Muskingum, Co, Ohio, now part of Zanesville and one of the state’s
oldest settlements.1283,1284,1285 Pottery became known as “Putnam Currency,” and in 1827
Uriah’s grandfather, Thomas, developed a pottery with a total annual vessel capacity of 50,000
gallons.1286 Those Wilburs who migrated to Clark Co continued working as potters,1281,1282 but
the area had neither the resources nor the market of Muskingum Co.
On 19 Feb 1874 the first of several announcements appeared in the Marshall Weekly
Messenger stating that a notice of “non-residence” of Sarah J. Scott had been filed by
Alexander Scott and that unless Sarah showed up in court to answer complaints a divorce
decree would be filed.1287 Sarah had run off—with potter Uriah Wilbur!
On 6 Jun 1874, presumably after the divorce was granted, Sarah and Uriah were married
in Boone Co, Iowa,1288 where Sarah’s mother and
father, Henry and Eliza Condon had moved a few Martha Robinson
years earlier.1289 Sarah left her two children, Ella and 1856–1926
1290 Walter Ernest Scott
Edward, behind with their father, Alexander. But 1897–1975
Sarah soon had a new child, Henry Alexander Scott
Wilbur, whose birth in 1873 or 1844–1932
1874 may have resulted in Sarah’s Henry Condon Ella and
demise. 1291
On 15 Jun 1876, Uriah 1822–1893 Edward Scott
Sarah J. Condon
was married a third time, in Pettis c1848–c1874
Co, Missouri. to Estella A. Eliza Dixon
Grant.1292 Henry appears with his 1825–1893
father, Uriah, and step mother Henry Wilbur
“Stella,” in the 1880 census for Enoch Wilbur
Boonville, Missouri.1291 1821–1893
Like Sarah, Uriah had also Uriah Wilbur
abandoned offspring. His son 1844–1908
Mary
William is found in the 1880 William Wilbur
c1818–c1894
census for Plymouth Twp, Hester M Stockdale
Richland Co, Ohio, living with his mother, Hester, 1843–1925
Artie E. Jones
his stepfather, William Jones, and his half-sister,
1878–1881
Artie.1293 Hester had married the widowed William William Jones
around 1876, a couple of years after her husband and 1828–1912
Alexander Scott’s wife had “eloped.”1294
Confused? So am I. Perhaps this chart will help. Or perhaps it will only increase the haze.
Walter and Ruby Scott lived most of their lives in rural Anderson Twp, where Walter
worked as a farmhand.1295,1296 They did, however, live from approximately 1927 to 1938 in
Marshall,1197,339 during which time Walter was a truck driver1297 and owned a Standard Oil
service station on route 40, just west of the Indiana state line, where he was a holdup victim.1298
On Mon 4 May 1928, three men
drove up to the station in a Ford
roadster and asked for seven gallons
of gas, two quarts of oil, and tire
patching. After supplying the gas and
oil, Walter left to get the tire patches
from his car. Returning, he found
himself facing what appeared to be a
gun and was told to put his hands up.
But Walter, who did not believe the
gun looked real, ran to his house,
retrieved his gun, and fired two shots
at the now rapidly departing roadster.
Although he failed to hit anything, the
Walter Jr. is in front. Next, Phyllis and Gerald. Then, Mary, three bandits were captured later that
Charles. Florence. In back Chester is left, Ruby in center holds
day, tried, convicted, and sentenced to
Warren, Walter Sr. is left. c1941. (Courtesy of Brian Scott.)
a year in the Illinois State Penal Farm.
Walter died 6 Jan 1975 at the Casey Nursing Home.1270 Ruby passed away at her
Martinsville home on 1 Mar 1993.1299 The couple, who were laid to rest in Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery,1300 had nine children, including a daughter who died as an infant:1297,1296,1299
Florence, Chester L. (7 Jan 1925–19 Sep 2000),1301 Charles Everett (19 Feb 1927–31 May
2005),1302 Mary Ann (1 Jun 1929–2 Jul 2015),1303 Grace (22 Dec 1931–23 Dec 1931),1304
Gerald Dean, Phyllis Lou, Walter Jr., and Warren.
Mary E. Mallory
Sisters “Gertie,” Ruby, and Mary Mallory were part of Possum Ridge society. Among their
friends, neighbors,1305 and schoolmates658 were three other sisters, Ruth, Reba, and Joy,
daughters of Squire and Dora Ann (Swallum)1306,1307 Cunningham and cousins of James
Cunningham.1244 (Squire Cunningham and James’s father, Andrew, were brothers.)1308 Of
course, Emma and William Mallory’s youngest, Mary (born 8 Sep 1903),1309 and James met.
Born in Marshall, Illinois, 23 Dec 1899,1310 James (“Jim”) Cunningham was one of eight
children of Andrew (“Andy”) and Elizabeth Catherine (Smitley)172 Cunningham, a Clark Co
farm family.1311 In his younger days, James worked as a farmhand in nearby Humboldt1312 and
as a general laborer.1311 He was working in St. Louis for American Car Company, a streetcar
manufacturer, when he and Mary were married 3 Jul 1923 at the home of Rev. R. (Reuben) S.
Wheeldon in Auburn.1313 (The same preacher would tied the knot for Mary’s cousin Edith Mae
Tapscott in 1928.)672
Mr. and Mrs. James Cunningham returned from their first home in St. Louis back to Clark
Co, moving from farm to farm—in 1924 to the Charles Cline farm in the Freedom area of
Anderson Twp;1314 by 1930 to live with Mary’s widowed father, William;1209 by 1933 to the
farm of Mary’s widowed aunt Edna (Wright) Tapscott when Edna briefly moved to Marshall;
and in that same year to “Mr. Hollenbeck’s farm.”720
But farming was not for James. By 1933 he had joined R. S. Wheeldon, the preacher at his
wedding, in running the Wheeldon & Cunningham grocery on Marshall’s Main Street.1315
Although the market was almost destroyed in a fire that year, James continued in the business,
which became the “James Cunningham Market” after Wheeldon moved to Palestine, Illinois.1316
Rev. Reuben S. Wheeldon was a
leading figure in the Pilgrim Holiness
Church, founding during his life churches
at several locations including Marshall,
Palestine, and West Terre
Haute.1317,1318,1319 Known for his tent-
meeting revivals, he ran grocery stores in
many of those towns, selling groceries
during the day and preaching nights and
weekends. Working alongside Wheeldon,
James Cunningham became increasingly
active in the Pilgrim Holiness Church. In
1934 he served as a church delegate to a
conference in Frankfort, Indiana,1320 in
Clipping from a 6 Aug 1925 newspaper. (Pilgrim News 1935 he was visiting other towns as an
& Notes, Jun 2016, p. 15.) evangelist while continuing work in
Marshall as a “merchant,”1321 and in 1937
he was made a deacon and a trustee of the local church.1322 In 1938 James was the pastor of
Asbury Pilgrim Holiness Church, about four miles north of Greenup, Illinois.1323 And in 1940
he was studying at Bible Holiness Seminary in Owasso, Michigan, while his wife supported
the family by doing laundry.1324 From then on the family moved from place to place while
James served as pastor and/or evangelist in
Robinson, Illinois,1325 Dryden, Michigan,1326
Cincinnati, Ohio,1327 and Joliet, Illinois.1328
In 1956, he was offered the position of pastor
of the Fort Lauderdale church in Florida, the
state in which he spent the rest of his life.1329
Mary (Mallory) Cunningham passed
away in Pinellas Park, Pinellas Co, Florida,
12 Apr 1970 and was interred in Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery in Clark Co.1330 James lived
another three years before dying on 27 Aug
1973 in Melbourne, Florida.1310 His last
position was pastor of the Wesleyan Church
in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Holiness
Church having merged with the Wesleyan
Methodists in 1968.1331 He was laid to rest
alongside Mary.1332
The Cunninghams left two girls, Wilma
Faye (25 Oct 1928–16 May 1990)1333 and
Mildred Fern (11 Dec 1932–15 Aug
The Pantograph, Bloomington, Illinois, 7 Apr 1947.
2020).1334
Henry’s Children John Tapscott 111
John Tapscott
Information about the life of Henry and Susan’s son John is limited. He left no children
and thus no descendants to serve as sources or repositories of information about their ancestor.
Extant Clark Co newspapers are almost nonexistent for the latter half of 1870, when John died.
And following John’s death, his widow vanished from view.
Census data indicate that John was born between 1827 and
1829 in Kentucky, presumably Green Co.2,1335,1336 The year of
death is impossible to decipher from John’s badly eroded stone
in Auburn Cemetery, but it cannot be 1850 as has been
transcribed.1337 The record of a probate action gives his death
date as 23 Aug 1870.1338 Two transcriptions of his grave
marker give slightly different ages—41y 2m 14d1337 and 41y
2m 12d91—but the number of years is uncertain. The latter,
slightly more reliable, transcribed age combined with the
probate record death date allows calculation of a birthdate of
11 Jun 1829, in reasonable accordance with ranges calculated
from census data, but even so questionable, particularly
because his brother James’s birthdate is recorded as 28 Sep
John Tapscott’s Marker (2014).
1829, though not without question.77
John took up farming, much of his eventual 160 acres of Anderson Twp farmland (E½
SE¼, SE¼ NE¼, and SW¼ NE¼ all in S8 T10N R12W) originally belonging to his father
(map, p. 11).63,1339 He owned another 40 acres (NW¼ SE¼ S8 T10N R12W) jointly with his
brother William.48 And an additional 40 acres (SE¼ NE¼ S8 T10N R12W) was purchased
from his brother Thomas in a tax sale following Thomas’s move to Missouri.1340
On 15 Apr 1858 in Clark Co, John married Elizabeth E.80 Canady,1341 who was born
“Vandeventer” (also, “Vandevanter”). A daughter of William and Mary (Elsworth)1342
Vandeventer, Ohio-born Elizabeth had census ages corresponding to birth years between 1829
and 1835)1335,1336,1343 In 1850 William, Mary, and seven children (Oliver, Elizabeth, Jacob,
Nancy, William (Jr.), John Wesley,1344 Thomas) were residing in Pleasant Twp, Clark Co,
Ohio.1343 Sometime before 20 Nov 1856, when their oldest child, Oliver E. Vandeventer,
married Mary Jester in Clark Co, Illinois, the Vandeventers had moved from Ohio to
Illinois.1345 In 1860 William (Sr.), now a tenant farmer, and Mary were living in Coles Co,
Illinois.1346 Elizabeth was not living with them, for she had married—twice. On 25 Dec 1856
Elizabeth wedded Henry Canady (or “Canaday”) in Clark Co, Illinois.1347 Then, less than two
years later, she married John Tapscott.1341 What had happened to Henry is uncertain.
John and Elizabeth had just a dozen years as an Anderson Twp farm couple1335,1336 before
John died at age 41 (or so). A little over a year later, on 2 Nov 1871. his widow married Oliver
York, a Civil War veteran (Co B, 25th Illinois Infantry).526,1348 Oliver had been previously
married. In 1864, presumably after mustering out of the army on 5 Sep 1864, he had married
Sabrina M. Thrasher, in Champaign Co, Illinois.1349 They had a child, Eva,1350 but the marriage
apparently ended in divorce since Sabrina was married twice more, again in Champaign Co,
to John W. Warrenburg in 1870 1351 and to John N. Axtel, in the village of Fisher, on 4 Sep
1881.1352 The child, Eva, was born in 1865, married Harvey B. Platt 9 Aug 1885 in Champaign
Co,1353 died in 1947, and is interred in Newton Burial Park, Nevada, Missouri.1354
Oliver was born around 1834 or

1835 in Kentucky to John and Drusilla
York.1355 On 23 Sep 1830, John York
had made bond to marry Drusilla Black
in Bracken County, Kentucky.1356
During the 1840s, John, Drusilla, and
their four children (Melvina, Aven,
Oliver, and Amanda) arrived in Auburn
Twp, Clark Co, Illinois, from
Kentucky.1355 (Around that time John
Tapscott’s parents had made a similar
trip.) Drusilla died sometime between
1850, when she is found with her
husband and four children in the Auburn
Twp federal census,1355 and 1855, when
John York appears in the Illinois state
census for Marshall Twp with no person
of the proper age and sex to be Drusilla.
In 1860 John, now a constable, and his
youngest child, Amanda, were living in
Auburn Twp with a farmer, who may
have been taking in boarders.1357 And in
1870 John was living in Auburn Twp
with Amanda, her husband, Jacob
Vandeventer, a wheelwright, and their
four kids.1358
Jacob, who had married Amanda in
Clark Co on 30 Jul 1860,1359 was
Elizabeth Vandeventer Canady
Tapscott’s brother. A York brother and
sister would end up married to a
Vandeventer sister and brother. When
Jacob passed away Amanda married his
brother, Oliver E., 13 Nov 1876 in Bond
Co, Illinois.1360 Oliver’s first wife, Mary
Jester, had died 21 Mar 1875.1361 When
Oliver also passed away Amanda was
left a widow with kids. An El Paso
newspaper article published 29 Sep
1927, shown here, tells a little of the life
of Amanda (“Grandma Vandevanter”),
including somewhat doubtful tales about
her association with Abraham Lincoln in
the town of Marshall.1362 Amanda, who
died in 1931, is buried in the Reserve
Cemetery, Reserve, New Mexico.1363
We know quite a lot about Oliver York’s parents, but

not nearly as much as has been “revealed” in family trees
posted on the internet. Seldom does one see such
ridiculous, scandalously undocumented, and laughable
genealogies. Drusilla Black has become “Drusilla
Eveningstar” (in one case, a native American, “Druscilla
Princess Eveningstar”). John York, who is sometimes
from Ulster, New York, marries Drusilla in Clark County,
Illinois, even though their children are all born in
Kentucky. And their son Aven is morphed into Aven Hall
York, who just happened to have the same first name, but
the wrong birth date, birthplace, and residence. Of course,
the only sources for this information are other trees. Trees
referencing trees. Well, enough polemics.
On 2 Sep 1870 John Tapscott’s brother William was
issued letters of administration for John’s estate, a position
requiring much more effort than he probably expected.
Amanda (York) Vandeventer.
(Myleene Turner, Find A Grave.)
For two years William tried to settle

debts, but failed. Then on 17 May
1872 he published a notice in the
Marshall Herald announcing an 18
Jun 1872 court hearing to sell two 40-
acre plots of John’s land “or as much
thereof as shall be necessary to pay
debts against the estate of said John
Tapscott, deceased.”1339 Summoned to
appear in court were most of John’s
living siblings and the children of
those deceased, along with husbands
in the case of women (sorry, that’s the
way things were).
But some siblings were missing
from the notices. William, of course,
since he was the person arranging the
court action, but also James W.
Tapscott, Nancy (Tapscott) Siverly,
Elizabeth (Tapscott) Sweitzer, and
Samuel Tapscott. Were there
separations within the family? Later in
life Elizabeth exhibited a rather free
spirited lifestyle that could cause
familial problems, but the court action
notice was published before her
nonconformist activities (as we will
see). Of Samuel, there is no doubt. He was a bounder. If not rejected by the family, he should
have been. And Nancy? Other than indications of a low economic position and her husband
William’s, illiteracy, probably because he was German-born, nothing seems to set the Siverlys
apart. In any event, family feelings cannot legally eliminate heirs. And another person was
missing from the announcements—John’s widow, Elizabeth (Canady) Tapscott York.
The Yorks found out what was going on and hired an attorney, Robert L. Dulaney, to
champion their cause. They agreed to “waive further process and enter the appearance as if
they had been served with process two days before the present term of the court.”80 The sale
of property was approved and notices of sales included the statement “Said land will be sold
… subject to the widow’s dower.”
Several sales of the land
were scheduled, the last being on
Sat 1 Nov 1873.1364 On that date,
William Lowry purchased two
40-acre tracts for $135. The
record of the probate action in
the land transfer deed finally
provides a complete list of
John’s heirs: “Elizabeth E. York,
Oliver York, Henry Tapscott,
Susan Tapscott, James W.
Tapscott, Thomas Tapscott,
Major Tapscott, Samuel
Tapscott, Nancy Siverly,
William Siverly, Sarah Ann
Sanders, William Sanders,
Francis [sic] Lockard, Samuel
Lockard, Elizabeth Switzer,
Agreement by Elizabeth and Oliver York to waive further process. George A. Switzer, Lydia Ann
The nearly illegible note appears to give Oliver’s name as “Alvin.” Cardell, Wm Cardell, Lavina
Tapscott, Andrew Tapscott,
Margaret Tapscott, and Ann Tapscott.”1338 Several of the heirs named are husbands of
Tapscotts. The last four heirs listed are the children of Jacob Tapscott, who was deceased.
Jacob’s widow, Mary Ann, who had remarried, was not included.
The land sale did not provide William with the needed funds. Complaints of debts against
the estate continued. Finally, in Dec 1891 a “Recapitulation” was filed showing that the total
amount received had been $670.24, while that paid out had been $732.88.80 The estate was in
debt $62.64. At the bottom William wrote
The undersigned states, that he believes the forgoing report to be accurate but
that he has been for a number of years unable to find the papers in said court
concerning said estate … and that this report or one due in this case would
have been made years ago but for the absence of said papers….
And what of Elizabeth and Oliver York? They disappeared from sight.
The following page has a summary of the connections mentioned in this chapter. If you
think it’s difficult to interpret, guess how difficult it was to construct.
Melvina
York
Aven York
Mary Jester
Oliver E.
Vandeventer John
York
Amanda
York
Drusilla
Jacob Black
Vandeventer
John
Tapscott
Elizabeth E.
Vandeventer
Harvey B.
William Platt
Oliver
Vandeventer York
Eva York
Sabrina M.
Mary Thrasher
Elsworth
John W. John N.
Warrenburg Axtell
Nancy
Vandeventer
William
Vandeventer
John Wesley
Vandeventer
Thomas
Vandeventer
Connections, with many descendants and spouses omitted.
Henry’s Children James Wesley Tapscott 116
James Wesley Tapscott

James W. Tapscott, Henry and Susan’s third known child, was born in Kentucky,
presumably in Green Co, in 1830 or 1831 according to census data.2,79 He appears in only two
censuses, 1850 and 1870, in both cases with his parents in Clark Co.2,79 He and his brother
Thomas jointly owned two 40-acre pieces of land in S6 T10N R12W (Auburn Twp): E½ Lot
2 NE and NW¼ SE¼ as shown in delinquent tax lists published in 1865, 1866, and
1874.62,63,1365 The latter property was purchased from the General Land Office on 24 Mar 1852
(certificate date, 15 Apr 1853).1366
In 1850 James was listed as a farmer. But the 1870 census gave his occupation as just “at
home.” Except for the appearance of his name in an 1874 delinquent tax list, James Tapscott
was last seen in the 1870 census. There was no indication that he ever married and there seemed
to be no record of his death. But now for the “rest of the story.”
In Auburn Cemetery, Clark Center, Illinois, stands a
military stone marker inscribed simply WESLEY
TAPSCOTT, CO. H., 149TH IND. INF. Wesley’s 12-
page Clark Co probate file,1367 63-page Civil War
pension file,1368 and four-page Illinois Soldiers and
Sailors Home file,77,1369 provide no information on his
parentage. His roots were totally unknown.
Except on his grave marker, written will, and a few
deeds, Wesley’s name was usually spelled “Tabscott”
(sometimes “Tabscat” or Tapscot”), likely because he
was at least partially illiterate. In particular, he is shown
as “Wesley Tabscott” in all military records. Unable to
write, he signed documents with a mark and others
entered his name. He claimed to have been born on 28
Sep 1829 in Green Co, Kentucky,77 and is known to have
died 21 Nov 1894 in Marshall.1367,1369 Of course a
birthdate given by an illiterate person is questionable. In Wesley Tapscott marker (2013).
fact his age on a Civil War muster role

indicates a birth year of 1840 rather
than 1829, though this was, almost
certainly, an error.1370 Not a single
census record is found for a Wesley
Tapscott or Tabscott who could
possibly be Wesley of Clark Co,
despite the fact that, according to his
medical records and land purchase
deeds, he was living in or near
Anderson and Auburn townships in
Clark Co in 1856.1368
Wesley served two stints in the
Ruins of railroad bridge at Bridgeport and construction of Civil War as a Union Army private
temporary pontoon bridge, 1864. (Library of Congress.)
with the 133rd Indiana Infantry (17 May 1864 to 5 Sep 1864) and with the 149th Indiana
Infantry (2 Mar 1865 to 11 Jul 1865), enlisting both times at Terre Haute, Indiana.77,1371 The
133rd was sent to Bridgeport, Alabama, where they were charged with guarding the railroad
bridge across the Tennessee River. The 149th was sent to Decatur, Alabama, a strategic site at
the junction of two railroads. Just a month later, on 9 Apr 1865, Lee surrendered at
Appomattox, signaling the beginning of the end of the War. While serving in Decatur in June
1865, Wesley was taken ill and was hospitalized at Huntsville, Alabama, where he was
discharged 11 Jul 1865. He was one of the lucky ones. Forty-three soldiers of the 149th died of
disease. (Another 27 deserted).1372 Extensive medical records show that Wesley lived the rest
of his life primarily in Clark Co as an invalid with an assortment of nasty physical conditions—
chronic diarrhea, disease of rectum, kidney disease, rheumatism.1368
This pension application record lists some of the maladies of “Wesley Tabscott.” (National Archives.)
Despite his illiteracy and physical problems, Wesley was extensively involved in Clark Co
land transactions. Those shown in the following table are from the Clark Co courthouse in
Marshall. In these records, Wesley’s name is spelled as both “Tabscott” and “Tapscott,” often
in the same document. An 1892 plat map shows also shows some of Wesley’s land holdings.125
Date Seller Buyer Price Description Acres
17 May William H. Wesley E½ L2 NE¼ S6 T10N R12W;
$75 80
1869 Coons Tapscott NW¼ SE¼ S6 T10N R12W
17 May Wesley Harrison E½ L2 NE S6 T10N R12W and
$400 80
1869 Tapscott Cork NW¼ SE¼ S6 T10N R12W
12 Mar Joel, Margaret Wesley
$1 W½ L1 NE¼ S6 T10N R12W
1874 Williams Tapscott
19 Feb Wesley Lots 2, 3, 8, 9 Block 19, Town
Daniel Lundy $600
1877 Tapscott of Auburn
25 Apr Wesley Lots 2, 3, 8, and 9, Block 19,
Susan Tapscott $150
1882 Tapscott Town of Auburn
25 Apr Alzori P. Wesley Lots 9 and 2, Block 19, Town of
$200
1882 Williams Tapscott Auburn
23 Aug James, Nancy Wesley W½ NW¼ SE¼ S5 T10N ;
$100 40
1883 Shannon Tapscott W½ SW¼ NE¼ S5 T10N R12W
12 Apr Nicholas, Wesley Lots 3 and 8, Block 18, Town of
$25
1883 Nancy Hurst Tapscott Auburn
14 Nov Wesley Henry Evenly off N end W½ SW¼
$12.50? 1
1885 Tabscott Baker NE¼ S5 T10N R12W
30 Oct Wesley Emma Lots 2, 3, 8, and 9, Block 18,
$200
1885 Tapscott Bennett Town of Auburn
29 Nov Clark, Roxana Wesley
$100 W½ NW¼ SE¼ S5 T10N R12W 20
1889 Hammond Tapscott
31 Jul Wesley Joseph W½ NW¼ SE¼ S5 T10N R12W;
Support 39
1893 Tapscott Shade W½ SW¼ NE¼ S5 T10N R12W
On 31 Jul 1893, Wesley sold 39 acres to
Joseph Shade, son-in-law of William and Sarah
Ann (Tapscott) Sanders for $1 plus “Future
support & Maintenance.”1373 The deed includes
“as a part of the above consideration grantee is
to support and properly maintain and clothe the
grantor for and during his natural life, also to pay
his funeral expenses and any doctor bills made
after this date.” Joseph was also required to
assume and pay a mortgage of $60 on the land.
From 30 May 1894 to 30 Oct 1894, Wesley
resided in the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home
in Quincy, an institution for disabled, ill, and
elderly military personal.1369,1374 He then
discharged himself and returned to Marshall. Quincy, Illinois, Soldiers, Sailors Home (2015).
Less than a month later, on 21 Nov 1894, “Wes Tabscott” died of “consumption” (according
to a local newspaper) at the Marshall home of John and Sarah (Siverly) Gummere.1375 Sarah
was a daughter of Nancy (Tapscott) Siverly, but the newspaper article revealed nothing about
any connection between the Gummeres and Wesley.1376
Wesley willed all his personal property to Joseph Shade.1377 Despite receiving 39 acres of
land, Joseph, the executor, may have ended up with nothing but a headache. Wesley left more
debts than assets. He died with personal property consisting of household goods and a horse
and buggy, with a total value of $100, and with debts of $211.65, much of it for care during
his final days.
Not a single word about
Wesley’s parents appears in any
record. Many documents name
Clark Co Tapscotts and their
relatives as Wesley’s witnesses
and contacts—William Riley
Tapscott, William Sanders
(widower of Sarah Ann
Tapscott), William Sanders’s
daughter Susan Shade, and
William Sander’s son-in-law
Joseph Shade—but with no
mention of their connections.
That Wesley was born in Green
Co, Kentucky, showed that he
was almost certainly one of the
Virginia Tapscotts, giving four
possibilities:
1. He was an unknown child
of Henry the Traveler,
journeying with Henry and
Susan during their trip from
Kentucky to Clark Co.
2. He was a child of William
Wesley’s will. the Preacher, born late in
William’s life.
3. He was a descendant of Raleigh and Judith (Staton) Tapscott, who were living in Barren
Co Kentucky (essentially next door to Green Co) at the time of Wesley’s birth.1378 Raleigh,
William the Preacher’s 2nd cousin, had a massive number of known Kentucky-born grandkids
and likely many others never identified.
4. He was actually James W. (for “Wesley”?) Tapscott. James, like Wesley, never married
(as far as we know). But census data do not indicate that James was illiterate. And if Wesley
were James, why would be appear only as “Wesley” in so many documents?
Until Wed 27 Dec 2017 nobody knew the answer. But on that date, at precisely 2 PM,
while visiting his son in Phoenix and looking through copies of old Clark Co deeds, your author
spotted something. On 19 Feb 1877 for $600 Wesley had purchased Lots 2, 3, 8, 9, Block 19,
in the town of Auburn (today, Clark Center).1379 On 2 Dec 1879 those exact lots at that price
were sold to a “Susan Tapscott” (presumably Susan Bass Tapscott), by James W. Tapscott.90
Between the two sales dates, no record is found showing the sale of this land by Wesley to
James. Moreover, the latter deed of sale was signed with a mark. James was illiterate!
Everything fell into place. James W. Tapscott was James Wesley Tapscott.
The 1850 and 1870 censuses show the name “James,” because that is how his family knew
him and he was living with his family at the time of those censuses. The name “James W.
Tapscott” was entered for his mark in the deed of sale to Susan Tapscott because the justice of
the peace acknowledging the signature was James’s brother William Tapscott, who, like the
rest of his immediate family used that name. The occupation “at home” shown for James in
the 1870 census is often shown in censuses for nonworking adult invalids, as Wesley was.
James seems to have used his middle name, “Wesley,” while in the military, and continued
using it throughout his life. His family, however, used the name “James W.” At last, the
mystery of Wesley is solved, and James is identified.
2 Dec 1879 Deed of sale to Susan Tapscott.

Henry’s Children Thomas Tapscott 121
Thomas Tapscott
Born about 1832 in Kentucky (presumably in Green Co), Thomas arrived in Clark Co with
his parents around age eight.1380,1381,1382 There he spent his early years with, eventually, 11
brothers and sisters, helping out on the family farm.2 In 1852, jointly with his older brother
James, Thomas purchased 40 acres (20 acres each) of public land in Auburn Twp.1383
Eventually, the brothers owned 80 acres just north of the Auburn Branch and a mile south
of Clark Center.62,63,1365 But Thomas had little opportunity to use that land. By 1860 he was
farming in Lewis Co, Missouri.1380 In this book on the Wabash Valley Tapscotts, this section
on Thomas and his descendants relates primarily to Tapscotts who lived nowhere near the
Wabash River.
Knox Lewis
Linn
Thomas Tapscott and his descendants resided in the Missouri counties of

Knox, Lewis, and Linn. (http://d-maps.com, published with permission.)
Around 1857, give or take a couple of years,1384 Thomas married Mary R. Sanders.1385
(About 30 years later, Thomas’s nephew Joseph R. Tapscott, would marry a Mary Emma
Sanders,485 and that has led to major errors among non-research-oriented “family historians.”
The two Marys were first cousins, once removed, p. 39.) Thomas’s bride was born 27 Apr
1841 in Marion Co, Indiana, to Charles and Nancy Sanders.1385 Charles and Nancy had married
23 Mar 1837 in Marion Co, Indiana, Charles’s home.1386 In 1850 Charles, Nancy, and four
children (including Mary) were living in Van Buren Twp, Clay Co, Indiana.1387 In 1860
Charles and Nancy with their offspring B. F. (Bethuel F.),1388 I. N. (Isaac N.),1387 M. E.
(Margaret E.),1387 and W. H. (William H.,1389 who for some reason does not appear in the 1850
census) were living in Reddish Twp, Lewis Co.1390 Living alongside them was their now-
married daughter Mary, her husband Thomas Tapscott, and Charles and Nancy’s one-year-old
granddaughter “Ann” (Malissa Angeline).,1380 Somehow, between 1850 and 1860, Thomas
Tapscott of Clark Co, Illinois, had met Mary R. Sanders of Clay Co, Indiana, married her,
fathered a daughter, and moved with her to Missouri.
Thomas and Mary R. Sanders certainly had ample opportunity to meet. Four of Mary’s
uncles (James, Francis, William, and Henry), brothers of her father, Charles, had been married
in Clark Co (p. 39). William Sanders had even married Thomas’s sister, Sarah Tapscott. And
Mary’s aunt Sarah Ellen (Sanders) Mundy and her uncle Joseph Sanders had made Clark Co
their home.
Elizabeth Jane Fox

Mary Ann Norton Mary Emma Sanders
Wm Francis Sanders Sr
Joseph Sanders Joseph R Tapscott
James Sanders
Thomas Tapscott
Nancy Hinkson
Mary R. Sanders
Charles Sanders
Squire Mundy
Francis Sanders Sabra Ellen Mundy
Sarah Ellen Sanders
Mary H. Macke James Byron Tapscott
Francis Sanders Jr.
Sarah Ann Tapscott
William M. Sanders
Peter Sanders
Henry W Sanders
Thomas Sanders
Some Sanders/Tapscott connections.

Living very near the Sanders and Tapscott families in Lewis Co in 1860 were several
individuals with the surname “Hinkson,” and those residents probably attracted Nancy and
Charles Sanders to the area. The Hinkson and Sanders families had close connections.
“Hinkson” was Nancy Sanders’s birth name.1386 Moreover, when he died on 17 Nov 1873,
Charles Sanders was buried with Hinksons in the Sharpe-Hinkson Cemetery, just north of the
town of La Belle in Lewis Co.1391 And in Lewis Co on 6 Mar 1862 Charles and Nancy’s son
Bethuel married Margaret Hinkson,1392,1393 widow of Thomas Ewalt1394 and daughter of nearby
neighbors John and Margaret (Ewalt) Hinkson.1395,1396 (The relationship between Margaret
Ewalt and Thomas Ewalt is unknown.) Nancy Hinkson, wife of Charles Sanders, was a child
of Samuel and Nancy (Wilson) Hinkson of Kentucky.1397,1398 It is claimed without proof that
Nancy (Hinkson) Sanders and John Hinkson were siblings. That John and Margaret were
married (25 Jan 1828) in Bourbon Co, Kentucky, where Samuel and Nancy were also married
(September 1800), lends Thomas Ewalt
credibility to this Margaret Ewalt
claim.1396,1398 If John and
Nancy were indeed Margaret Hinkson
brother and sister, as Samuel Hinkson John Hinkson
seems likely, the diagram
shown a illustrates the Nancy Wilson Nancy Hinkson Bethuel Sanders
relationships between the
Lewis County Hinksons
and Sanderses. Charles Sanders Mary R. Sanders
In July 1863 Thomas
Tapscott registered for the
Civil War draft, but there Thomas Tapscott
1399
is no indication that he served. For this he should have been thankful. Missouri was
exceeded by only Virginia and Tennessee in the number of battles and engagements, and by
no other state in partisan warfare, guerilla carnage, and bushwhacker violence.
On 28 Jul 1873 Thomas’s wife Mary paid $50 to her parents for 40 acres of land in La
Belle Twp (SW¼ NE¼ S32 T62 R9W).1400 On 15 Jan 1880, Thomas paid $500 for another 40
acres (SE¼ NE¼ S32 T62 R9W), adjacent
Edina
to the family’s existing property,
Thomas Tapscott
purchased from Mary’s brother and sister-
Knox City Farm in-law Isaac and Margaret
1387,1401,1402
La Belle Sanders
Thomas, who appears in the 1880
census for Lewis Co,1381 died 23 Apr 1894
Novelty
in adjacent Knox Co. 1403 An 1897 plat
map shows his widow owning the 80 acres
Newark of La Belle Twp, Lewis Co, land.1404 From
at least 1900 until she died, Mary lived
with her son and daughter-in-law William
H. and Ivy Tapscott in Knox Co, first in
1405 1406,1407,1408
Lyon Twp and then in Bee Ridge Twp. Mary (Sanders) Tapscott died at William
and Ivy’s farm near the town of Novelty in Knox Co on 26 May 1930.1385 She and Thomas rest
in LaBelle Cemetery, just north of the town of La Belle in Lewis Co.1403 (Yes, the spelling
differs between the cemetery and the town.)
Mary and Thomas had six
children (Malissa, Charles, John,
William, Samuel, and
May),1381,1382 of which one was
deceased by 1900.1405 The
deceased child was Malissa or
May, neither of whom could be
located in 1900 or thereafter. We
will see (p. 143) that Henry, who
appears to have been a seventh
child, almost certainly was not.1382 Tapscott land in La Belle Twp (2017).
Malissa Angeline Tapscott

The oldest known child of Thomas and Mary R. (Sanders) Tapscott was born in Illinois in
1858 or 1859.1380,1381,1382 Her birthplace may indicate that she was born prior to her parents’
move to Missouri. Names of “Malissa” (“Melissa”?) and “Angeline” are seen in the 1870 and
1880 censuses,1381,1382 but other contemporary records show “Ann,” “Anne,” and “Annie,”
apparently short for “Angeline.”1380,1409,1410
On 11 Mar 1883 “Annie Tabscott” married “Morcy Robertson” at her parents’ home in
Lewis Co.1411 On 1 Dec 1883 a male child was born to “Anne Tapscott” and “Mory Robertson”
in La Belle Twp, Lewis Co.1409 Then on 10 Oct 1885 in Reddish Twp, Lewis Co, Mary
Elizabeth Robinson was born to “Maurice Robinson” and “Annie Tapscott.”1410
Unfortunately, no further record is found of a Maurice, Morcy, Mory, etc. Robinson or
Robertson associated with Lewis Co or with the Tapscotts. Malissa Angeline Tapscott, her
husband, and her children vanish completely. Malissa was deceased by 1930, probably
earlier.1403
Charles Edward Tapscott

The oldest of Thomas and Mary’s sons, Charles Edward Tapscott, was born 27 Dec 1860
in Lewis Co, Missouri.1412 On 24 Sep 1891 at the parsonage of Martin Jones, a Methodist
Episcopal preacher, in Meadville, Missouri, Charles wedded Emma Crandall.1413
Born 2 Jun 1870 in Linneus, Missouri, to Egbert Duane1414 and Ellen (Stewart)
Crandall,1415 Emma Jean, whose middle name is found but once,1416 was one of six children—
Clarence, Emma, Anna (“Annie”), Edith, Claude, and a daughter who died as an infant.1417,1418
Prior to marrying Charles, Emma had borne a daughter, Grace E., fathered by an Edward
Pratt.1419 Emma and Edward Pratt may have been married since Emma gave her name as
“Pratt” when she married Charles,1413 but no record has yet been found. Though Grace’s
wedding record gives her father’s middle initial as “E,”1419 he was almost certainly Edward W.
Pratt, who in 1880 resided in Clay Twp, near Linneus, Emma’s residence,1420 and was the son
of John M. Pratt, a prominent citizen of Linn Co (judge, commissioner).1421 Since Emma and
Charles were wed the year following Grace’s birth (16 June 1890),1422 Grace may not have
known her father nor, accurately, his name. Edward W. Pratt went on to marry Lona Agnes1423
(White) Swain1424 on 5 Dec 1905 in Kansas.1425
By 1900 Charles and Emma were living

in Linn Co, Missouri, where Emma would
spend most of her life.14261426,1427,1428,1429
Starting out with Charles’s stepdaughter,
Grace, the farm family added Lena, Alice,
Carl, and Ruth.1426,1426,1428
In 1905 Charles traded a house in
Laclede for a 17-acre farm two miles north
of town.1430 In February 1911, “undecided
about where they [would] make their home
in the future,” the family sold its tiny
farm.1431 A month later they sold an in-
town house to Charles’s brother
Samuel.1432 After a few months in
Chillicothe,1433 the family moved to a 40-
acre farm just north of St. Catharine, a
village 11 miles east of Laclede.1434 That
St. Catharine was the home of Emma’s
The Crandalls. Left to right, Back: Clarence, Claude, brother Clarence may have attracted the
Edith; Front: Ellen (Stewart), Anna, Emma. (Courtesy family.1435 Despite its saintly designation,
of Clyde Thurston.) the town was named for Mrs. Catharine
Elliot, the wife of a founder, William
Elliot.1436,1437 “St.” was added as a joke.
Ten years older than Emma, Charles passed away 23 Jan 1941 in Brookfield, Missouri, and
was buried in Laclede Cemetery.1412
Following Charles’s death,
Emma purchased a residence in
nearby Chillicothe as an
investment property.1438 But, on
25 Nov 1950 at her home in
Brookfield, Emma “a gay little
woman, barely five-feet tall, and
with a sharp tongue for the
shiftless or the less-than-
upright,” suddenly and without
warning passed away.1439,1440
She was laid to rest in Laclede
Cemetery alongside her
husband, whom she had survived
by almost a decade.1415 Her
close-knit family had long
“depended upon her for advice
and judgment, and when they
made mistakes, accepted her
critical comments without ‘back
Linn County with Civil Townships.
talk.’ ”1440
Brookfield (2017).
Grace E. Pratt
Why is a Pratt here? She was specifically named “Grace Pratt” in the record of her first
marriage,1441 in a Social Security application of one daughter,1442 and in an obituary of
another.1443 But she was also said to be a daughter of Charles and Emma Tapscott in a number
of records.1426,1444,1445 And she was raised by Charles and Emma from the time she was a year
old. For all practical purposes, Grace was a Tapscott, just not by blood.
Grace was married four times, to Robert Ernest1446 Plunkett at her stepfather’s house in
Linneus on 1 Oct 1907,1441 to Fred Brooks1447 Smith in Linneus on 19 Dec 1910,1448 to Fred
Brooks Smith once again (that’s right), in Des Moines, Iowa on 29 Jan 1925,1419 and finally to
“Fred E. Pennington.”1422.1445 Her first husband, Robert Plunkett, was the brother of Nellie
Plunkett, wife of Samuel Tapscott, brother of Charles (p. 135). We know almost nothing about
the last spouse. The first two marriages ended in divorce.1449 Robert Plunkett was married a
second time, to Florence Beatrix1450 Poore on 25 Dec 1911 in Newark, Missouri, where he
would live out his life, dying in November 1971.1451 Fred Smith was also married again, to
Vera Blair on 5 Sep 1933.1452
Florence Beatrix Poore Fred passed away in 1962.1453
Though Grace’s first three
marriages (two husbands)
Robert Ernest Plunkett ended in divorce, they did
produce three daughters—
Vanesse Eula Plunkett Vanesse Eula1454 Plunkett (20
Aug 1908–29 Jun 1997),1427,1455
Grace E. Pratt
Hazel Lee Smith Hazel Lee Smith (22 Mar
1911–9 May 1985),1443,1456 and
Emmajane Smith (4 Oct 1913–
27 Aug 1987).1442 “Van”
Emmajane Smith
Fred Brooks Smith (Vanesse) was a well-known
Illinois newspaper editor and
radio broadcaster.1457 One of
Emmajane’s three husbands
Vera Blair was singer and movie actor
Charles Farrell Fiedler (“Skip
Farrell”).1458
Fred E. Pennington
Fred Brooks Smith with Grace, children Hazel (back) and Emmajane (center front) and
step-daughter Vanessa Plunkett (front left). (Courtesy of Peggy Lamb Swafford.)
Grace died 7 Jun 1936 in Chicago, Illinois.1444 Though her death certificate, an index of
Cook Co, Illinois, death records, and a newspaper account all give her name at death as “Grace
Pennington,”1422,1459,1445 her marker in the Laclede Cemetery is inscribed “Grace E. Smith.”1460
The fate (or origin) of her last husband, Fred E. Pennington, is unknown.
Laclede Cemetery (2017).

Lena Frances Tapscott

Lena was born 13 Sep 1892 in La Belle, Lewis
Co, Missouri,1461 but lived out her life in Linn Co. It
was there, in Brookfield, that she wedded Herbert
James Phillips on 11 Aug 1912, probably in the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, where Karl T.
Davis, who performed the marriage, was pastor.1461
Born 9 Nov 1883 in Grundy Co, Missouri, to
William D. and Malcena (Crews)1462 Phillips,1463
Lena’s husband was a farmer and auctioneer.1464 The
couple farmed in Clay Twp, west of
Linneus,1465,1466,1467 the township in which their only
child, Charles William Phillips (19 Feb 1918–11 Sep
1970) was born.1468,1469,1470
On 11 Jun 1962 Lena died at Doctor’s Hospital
in Brookfield, Missouri, near which she and Herbert
were living at the time.1471 Herbert lived a few years
more, passing away in Brookfield on 28 Aug
1969.1464 It first appears that the couple were buried
separately, Lena in Rest Haven Memorial
Announcement of the name change from
Gardens1471 and Herbert in Park Lawn Memory “Rest Haven” to “Park Lawn.” (Daily
Gardens.1464 But in 1966 the Brookfield, Missouri, News-Bulletin, Brookfield, 23 Feb 1966.)
cemetery changed names.1472
Alice M. Tapscott
Alice’s name is seen in only one record, the 1900 federal census for Laclede, Missouri,
where she appears with a birthdate of April 1898 with her father and mother.1426. She is not
seen in the 1910 census nor in any other contemporary records. Alice presumably died as a
child, just a name, no longer remembered.
Laclede, c1900, where Alice Tapscott probably lived a brief life. (Public Library, Brookfield, Missouri).
Carl Duane Tapscott

Born 13 May 1901 in Browning, Missouri,1416 Carl Duane1473 lived out his life in Linn Co,
Missouri, managing a filling station and farming.1474,1475 There, on 16 Oct 1921 in Linneus, he
married Mary Evelyn Cady (who usually went by just “Evelyn”).1473 A Lynn Co girl, Evelyn
was born 6 Sep 1903 to David L. and Etta Lydia (Pulliam) Cady.1476,1477
The marriage did not last. Carl and Evelyn were still together on 25 Jan 1925 when
Evelyn’s father visited them in Brookfield,”1478 but by 10 May 1925 “Mrs. Carl Tapscott and
baby” were living, apparently without Carl, in Kansas City.1479 And on 5 Nov 1925 in
Brookfield, Carl Duane Tapscott married Martha Icle Grim.1480 Sometime during 1925, Evelyn
and Carl had divorced. Their short-lived marriage produced a single child, Ada Delila Tapscott
(11 Feb 1924–2 Aug 2003).1481,1482
By 19271483 Mary Evelyn had married Landon Garland Hamner II (29 May 1902–28 Aug
1963).1484,1485 Evelyn went on to have one more child, Landon Garland (“Gary”) Hamner III
(22 Jul 1927–28 May 2006),1486,1487,1488 before a third marriage, by 1957,1476 to Douglas Bitley
Hill (3 Feb 1904–24 Oct 1967).1489,1490,1491
Born 18 Jun 1903 in Browning, Missouri, Martha Icle Grim was the daughter of Edward
(“Eddie”)1492 and Floy Ann (Stone) Grimm.1493 At age seven Martha lost her father, a railroad
fireman, when he fell beneath his moving locomotive.1494 On 15 Oct 1915 in Brookfield, Floy
Ann was remarried, to Elbert Mortimer1495 Stanard.1496 Martha and her brother, David
Benjamin,1497 dropped an “m” from “Grimm” in most documents. And Martha proceeded to
use her unusual middle name, “Icle” (anglicized pronunciation, “ĭk’əl”), as a first name.
Carl and Icle had three children1498—Carl Edward1499 (4 May 1927–27 Oct 2004),1500
William Herbert (“Billy,” 16 Jun 1930–Jul 1980),1501,1502 and Phyllis Ann (“Pat,” 21 Jan 1935–
13 Apr 2011).1501,1503
Following Icle’s death from coronary thrombosis on 7 Jul 1975 in Brookfield,1493 Carl
married a final time, on 24 Jul 1976.1416 The bride was Eunice Mae Arnold, born 27 Jul 1903
in Browning, Missouri, daughter of Edward and Katie (Jacobs) Arnold.1504 Eunice had
previously been married to Edward J. O’Leary on 15 Feb 1922 in Jackson Co, Missouri,1505
and to Robert Reginald1506 McClung, probably around 1938.1507 And Eunice had two adult
children from the latter marriage when she and Carl were wed, in Livingston Co, Michigan,
where Eunice was living at the time.1504,1508,1509
Carl passed away on 27 Jan 1983 and Eunice, on 17 Nov 1985, both in Brookfield.1416,1504
Carl, Icle, and Eunice were laid to rest in Brookfield’s Rose Hill Cemetery.1510
Landon Garland Hamner II Edward J. O’Leary

1925-1927 1922
Mary Evelyn Cady Eunice Mae Arnold
by 1957 c1938
1921 1976
Douglas Bitley Hill Carl Duane Tapscott Robert Reginald McClung
1925
Martha Icle Grim
Oh, what a tangled web. And several spouses of the spouses have been omitted.
Ruth E. Tapscott
Born 17 Apr 1906 in LaClede,1511,Ruth E. grew up in Linn Co.1428 On 7 Mar 1923 she and
a local boy, Floyd Earl Williams,1512 drove to Milan, seat of Sullivan Co, the next county north,
and were married, an unannounced event that surprised friends and relatives.1513 Ruth was just
16. Floyd, born 17 Jan 1901 in Kansas to John W. and Viola Letitia (Meyers)1514 Williams,
was 22.1515,1516
The couple lived for a while in Linneus, Linn Co, before moving to the tiny village of
Cincinnati, Iowa, where they were living in 1930 while Floyd worked as a section foreman on
the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad.1517 Floyd continued working for the CB&Q
when the family returned to Linneus and when, in April 1933, they moved from there to the
nearby town of Laclede.1518 The latter move proved unwise because living in Laclede was
Ruth’s disreputable cousin Foster Tapscott (p. 141). On Friday morning, 25 Aug 1933, Floyd
was found dazed with near-fatal lacerations, bruises, broken ribs, and mashed toes near a gravel
pit west of Laclede. He had gone fishing with Foster, but from then on the story is muddled,
with Floyd asserting ignorance of what happened. Foster claimed that he and Floyd had been
drinking and that when their car became stuck, he headed out for help. Floyd, on the other
hand, stated that Foster was the only person drinking.1519,1518 A local newspaper printed
“something may develop to prove true or false some of the many rumors that are floating about
concerning his [Floyd’s] family affairs.”1520 The “family affairs” rumors were never revealed,
and an explanation of Floyd’s injuries was never found. But the incident and/or “affairs” may
have contributed to Floyd and Ruth’s breakup.
In May 1936 Missouri, Ruth filed for divorce in Linn Co.1512 Later that same year, 21 Nov
in Laclede, Floyd married Rose Mary Wilson, who had earlier been wedded to Winfield Scott
McNelly.1521,1522
Though Ruth and Floyd’s marriage did not last, it did produce five sons—Gaylan Earl (16
Feb 1924–24 Jun 2013),1523 1524 Roy Bernard (13 Jun 1926–18 Jul 1965),1525 John Edward (23
Feb 1928–19 Apr 2013),1526,1527 Gerald Van (15 May 1932–5 Jul 2018),1528,1529 and Frederick
Bruce.1530,1511,1531,1517
Ruth was married a second time, on 14 Feb 1939 to Edwin
Joel Brown,1532 in Burlington, Iowa.1533 Edwin, who worked
as a salesman and a farmer, had been born 3 Mar 1901 in
Edina, Knox Co, Missouri.1532 He was one of two children
(Thomas was the other)1534 of Edwin Sever1535 and Eva
Lee1536 (Burk) Brown.1532,1533
The five children from Ruth’s first marriage were divided
between the two households. Floyd and Rose Mary got the
three oldest;1537 Ruth and Edwin, the two youngest.1538 Edwin
died young, of an apparent heart attack, at age 40 on 19 Oct
1941, leaving a 35-year-old widow.1532 He was buried in
Linville Cemetery, Edina.1539 Within two months of Edwin’s
death, Ruth married a third and final time, on 12 Dec 1941 in
Kirksville, Missouri.1530 Her first marriage lasted 13 years;
the second, two and one-half years. This one would end with
Ruth’s death over 41 years later.
The groom, James Augustus Weiher, had been born 3 Dec Edwin Brown, left, with his brother,
1898 in Bonapart, Iowa, to John Forbes and Maggie Elizabeth Thomas, c1908. (Ancestry.com)
(White) Weiher.1540 James had been married, in 1925 in Adams Co, Illinois, to Mary E. Tate1541
and had a child from that marriage.1542 But the marriage ended in divorce,1543 with Mary taking
Virgil A. Buss as her second husband, on 11 Apr 1929 in Keokuk Iowa.1544
James lived his life near or
along the Mississippi River—in
Ewing, Missouri;1545 Keokuk,
Iowa;1546 Canton, Missouri;1546
and Quincy, Illinois.1547 Early
in his life, he worked as a
farmhand,1548 but soon turned
to the river, where he labored as
a deck hand on a dredge
boat1543 before joining the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers,
working from 1935 to 1965
(excluding a few months for
service in WWII),1549,1550
starting as a lockman at the
Canton Lock and Dam and
James Weiher worked at the Number 21 Mississippi lock and dam at
Quincy, Illinois. (Library of Congress.) ending his river career at the
Quincy lock and dam.1542
Ruth, who worked as a nurses aid, passed away in Quincy 1 Mar 1983.1551 James died in
Quincy on 30 Jan 1985.1542 They are buried in Greenmount Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois.1552
John Milton Tapscott

One looks for scandal, criminality, or adventure to spice up biographies, but none of these
can be found for John Tapscott, a salt of the earth, Lewis Co farmer. So be forewarned. The
story below is uninvolving, uneventful, unvarying, unremarkable, but in this age of conflict
and anxiety, mundane is comforting. And, there are some very sad parts to this tale.
John Milton, the third of Thomas and Mary’s seven children was born 10 Jan 1863 in Lewis
Co, Missouri,1553 and grew up working on the family farm.1382 On 8 Mar 1888 in Knox Co he
married Nancy Jane1553 Woods.1554 Nancy had been born 23 Oct 1854 in Kentucky, to John
Bunyan1555 and Patience (Acton)1556 Woods, in Lincoln Co according to her death
certificate.1557 But Pulaski Co, where Nancy’s parents were married1556 and where they were
living before and after her birth, seems a more likely birthplace.1558,1555 The family name is a
little uncertain since records show “Wood” as often as “Woods.”
John and Nancy had three children, but one, Lennie, died as an infant.1559 And another,
Alvin, born in February 1896, appeared only in the 1900 La Belle, Missouri, census,1560 dying
around 1908 at age 12.1559 The 1910 census shows the family with a single child, Riley, the
only offspring who lived to adulthood.1561
In 1920 John and Nancy were living on a farm in Dickerson Twp, Lewis Co, Missouri, but
that year’s census reports John’s occupation as none.1562 John had lost his eyesight. Three years
later he was approved for a pension under the 1921 Missouri blind pension statute.1563 Then
on 16 Feb 1927 in Lewistown, Missouri, Nancy Jane died of a cerebral hemorrhage.1557 A
decade later, on 12 Jan 1937 in Lewistown, John Milton, who was over eight years younger
than Nancy, passed on.1553 The couple rest next to a single marker in LaBelle Cemetery.1564
LaBelle Cemetery (2017).
Riley J. Tapscott
On 10 May 1889 in La Belle, Lewis Co, Missouri, Riley was born to John and
Nancy.1565,1560 His middle initial appears only in his listing as an informant for his father’s
death certificate.1553
On 24 Dec 1910, Riley and Bertha M. Logan were married in Edina, Knox Co. Bertha had
been born 7 Mar 1895 in La Belle1566 to John W. and Fannie Jane (Shumate) Logan.1567,1568
Like his aunt and uncle Samuel and Nellie, Riley was married on a Christmas eve.1569
Riley and Bertha spent most of their married life in (near?) the hamlet of Lewistown, a
rural village of a few hundred people in La Belle Twp and six or so miles from the town of La
Belle. There Riley worked as a farmer,1565,1570 a manager of a farmers’ produce company,1571
and a truck driver.1572 And there Riley and Bertha raised two children1570,1571,1572—Verlie May
(30 May 1919–19 Dec 1991)1573 and Willis Riley1574 (11 Aug 1921–15 Jan 2008).1575 A third
child, Harold Wesley, died as an infant of marasmus (28 Sep 1911–20 Jul 1912).1576 Marasmus,
severe malnutrition, is usually attributable to poverty and a scarcity of food; however, there is
no indication that Riley and Bertha were impoverished.
Riley and Bertha lived most of their married life in Lewistown, but their last years were
spent in Hannibal, Missouri.1566,1577 There they were living when they passed on, Riley in June
1966 and Bertha in March 1971.1577,1566 A shared marker stands in LaBelle Cemetery.1578,1579
Riley and Bertha spend their final years in Hannibal (2012).

William Humphry Tapscott

William Humphry Tapscott, whose story is curious and decidedly unpleasant, was born to
Thomas and Mary on 9 Dec 18681580 in, according to five censuses,1382,1405,1406,1407,1408 Indiana.
Only the earliest census in which William is found, 1800 at age 2, gives the expected birthplace
of Missouri.1381 Did his mother, Mary, go back to Indiana, where she was born, for William’s
birth? If so, why? At the time William was born, Mary’s closest relatives, her parents, Charles
and Nancy Sanders, were living near Thomas and Mary, in Reddish Twp, Lewis Co. There
seems to have been no reason to travel.
On 19 Nov 1893 William married Ivy (also “Iva,” “Eva,” “Ida”) Parrish (also “Parish,”
“Parrash”).1581 The license was obtained at the Lewis Co seat, Monticello, but the wedding was
held at the bride’s home in Knox Co.1581
Ivy Ellen1405 Parrish was born in Edina, Missouri,1582 to John William and Malinda
Parrish.1583 John’s middle name is nearly always given as “Wesley,” but that name is found in
no known primary or reliable secondary source, whereas “William” is given as Ivy’s father’s
name in her death certificate.1582 Ivy’s birthdate is uncertain. Four federal censuses indicate a
birthdate of 1877 or 1878; however, the 1900 census gives a birthdate of April 1879.1405
Whatever is correct, Ivy married young, age 14 to 16.
Sketch of winter view from the southwest of a portion of the public square, Edina, Missouri, c1876.
(Illustrated Historical Atlas of Knox Co, Missouri, R. H. Harrison, Philadelphia, 1876, p. 60.)
Edina, where Ivy was born, is the seat of Knox Co. At the time of Ivy’s birth, the town was
a rather prosperous looking little village of about 1100 people,1584 with an impressive structure,
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. The church still stands and the population is about the same (it
increased and then decreased), but the town is not as prosperous looking as it once was.
A farm family, William and Ivy
Tapscott lived their married, but childless,
lives in Knox Co, first in Lyon Twp,1405
where the couple bought 50 acres with a
$600 deed of trust on 13 Feb 1899,1585
then in Bee Ridge Twp,1406,1407,1408 where
William acquired 80 acres for $2000 on
30 Aug 1902.1586 The Lyon Twp land was
sold a few days later.1587 The Bee Ridge
property, where William and Ivy resided
for nearly 30 years, lay about 20 miles
south and slightly east of Edina (as the
crow flies) and seven miles northeast of
the Hamlet of Novelty.
Edina public square (2017).
Things did not go well for the

Tapscotts. William became increasingly
Edina
depressed. In May 1930 William’s
Knox City
mother, who had been living with her
son for over 30 years, died at his Bee La Belle
Ridge Twp home. Then, the economic
Depression caused the two Edina banks
to close in November 1930,1588 a closure
William H. Tapscott
that was said to have hit William Novelty Bee Ridge Farm
particularly hard.1589 On 17 Feb 1931
William asked his wife to take
strychnine with him. Ivy, as expected, Newark
refused. The next day William hung
himself in his barn.1580 Ivy found him,
still alive, and held him up until his
“cousin” (see p. 143) Henry Tapscott
could cut the rope. He survived for just a
few hours.1589
On 23 Sep 1937 in Knox Co, the widowed Ivy married Samuel Fleck.1590 The marriage
was not promising. Born “Samuel Goode”1591 or “Good” on 19 Feb 1901,1592 the groom had
been adopted by Frank William1593 and Nancy (Leimkuehler)1594 Fleck,1595 and eventually
assumed the name “Samuel M. Fleck.”1596 Samuel had been married once before, to Zobeide
Cox in Osage Co, Missouri, on 8 May 1921,1597 a marriage that ended in divorce.1598 Samuel
was only 20 at the time of that marriage and needed his guardian’s signature. Zobeide was
27.1598 Samuel continued his attention to older women when he married Ivy. About 23 years
separated the two. Might he have been after Ivy’s inheritance?
But it was not Samuel’s earlier marriage and divorce, nor even the age difference that made
his marriage to Ivy questionable. It was that Samuel was a felon. In 1930 he was doing time in
the Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, Missouri (where he was a barber in the prison
shop).1599 And in 1935, after his release, he pleaded guilty to stealing grain from a farm near
Jefferson City.1600 The guilty plea was made to avoid being designated a habitual criminal.
Sam and Ivy farmed for a while in Knox Co,1601 but the suicide of her first husband and
the criminality of her second may have driven Ivy to drink. On 30 Jul 1942, in Ninevah Twp,
Lincoln Co, Missouri, she accidentally drowned while intoxicated.1582
And what of Samuel Fleck? On 9 Dec 1943 in Phenix City, Alabama, he married Susie
Spivey, 12 years his senior.1602 They were divorced just six months later, on 16 May 1944 in
Arkansas, and then remarried, to each other, on 24 Jan 1945, again in Phenix.1603 Susie and
Samuel’s second marriage was also short. On 1 Oct 1945 in Arkansas, Samuel married Marie
Langley, who he divorced 17 Dec 1947 in Jefferson City, Missouri.1604,1605 But Samuel didn’t
stop there. On 15 Nov 1950 he married Helen O. Hanks in Arkansas.1606 And during at least a
portion of this marrying spree, Samuel continued the trade he learned in prison—
barbering.1602,1603
William Humphry Tapscott was interred in Harmony Cemetery, Knox Co,1580 though no
marker is found. Ivy was buried in Olney Cemetery, Lincoln Co, Missouri.1582 The resting
place of Samuel Fleck, who died a St. Louis resident in June 1986, is unknown.1592
Samuel Wesley Tapscott

According to his SS application, Samuel Wesley Tapscott1607,1608 was born in the town ( or
township) of La Belle, Lewis Co, on 9 Aug 1869,1607 a date that agrees with his ages in the
1870 and 1880 censuses.1381,1382 The birth year of 1871 shown in the 1900 census1609,1610 and
on his death certificate cannot be correct since Samuel appears in the 1870 census.1381
On 24 Dec 1891 Samuel obtained a marriage license in Monticello, Lewis Co, and the next
day, Christmas Eve, married Nellie Plunkett in the tiny town of Newark, Knox Co, at the
bride’s home.1569 Today the tiny town is even tinier. In 1890 the population was 303. In 2010
it was only 94.1584
Nellie Adeline Plunkett was born 22 Mar 18711611 (or, more likely, 1872)1612 in Knox Co
to Silas P.1613 and Rose Ann (Scaggs)1614 Plunkett. Married 2 Feb 1870 in Knox Co,1615 Rose
Ann was Silas’s second wife. He had been married earlier (31 May 1860 in Shelby Co,
Missouri) to Mary Jane Pembleton.1616 It is claimed that the first marriage produced three
children, though reliable sources are found for only two, John R. and Nancy R.1617,1618 The
result of the second marriage was 11 children,1619 one of whom, Robert Ernest , married Grace
Pratt (p. 126) and another, Nellie, married Grace’s “step” uncle, Samuel Wesley Tapscott.
Confused? So am I. So let’s diagram things:
Silus P. Plunkett Robert Ernest Plunkett
Rose Ann Scaggs Nellie Adeline Plunkett
Thomas Tapscott Samuel Wesley Tapscott
Mary R. Sanders Charles Edward Tapscott
Emma Jean Crandall

Grace E. Pratt
Edward W. Pratt
Fred Brooks Smith F. E. Pennington
Samuel and Nellie lived a few years in La Belle, Lewis Co, where their first two children,
Retta Faye and Silas Wesley, were born,1620,1621 and then, sometime before 1899, moved to
Laclede, a hamlet of 700 or so at the time,1584 in Linn Co. There, two more children, Eola Belle
and Foster M., were born.1622,1608,1623 And there Samuel and Nellie lived out their
lives,1609,1624,1625,1626,1627 Samuel working as a railroad bridge carpenter and dabbling in the
draying business.1628
Bridge construction and

repair could be dangerous.
Tuesday morning, 27 Dec
1910, Sam Tapscott and ten
co-workers showed up at the
railroad line, just north of
Unionville, the seat of
Putnam Co, to collect
materials left over from
construction of the new
Blackbird bridge.1629,1630,1631
The men were sitting on a
flatcar on a siding when
Train No. 19, which was
carrying a crane used to pick
up heavy timbers, went
Plunkett family, c1910. Silas at far right. (Courtesy of Scot Stout.)
across the bridge. The crane
boom struck a bridge girder
and fell on six of the workers. Two were killed, four others were injured.1632 Samuel was
“hardly expected to live”1629 or “to never fully recover.”1633 But despite a skull fracture and
two days unconscious, he lived, recovered, and collected a $4000 settlement from the
railroad.1634 Samuel used the money, worth about $100,000 today (2021) to purchase the north
Laclede home of his brother Charles Edward.1432
In the days before Social Security, widespread
pension plans, and numerous charitable organizations,
people depended on fraternal and benevolent
societies, which provided insurance, old age pensions,
sickness benefits, and other assistance. One such
organization was the Knights and Ladies of Security
(KL of S), established in 1892 and renamed the
“Security Benefit Association (SBA)” in 1919. Nellie
was involved in the KL of S, holding office (along
with Samuel) and participating in events.1635,1636 And
during WWI Nellie was a member of the local Red
Cross.1637 But Nellie was unwell and spent the last ten
years of her life, an invalid.1638 Then on 10 Feb 1946,
alone and unable to escape, Nellie died in Laclede
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when her house caught fire.1611
Following Nellie’s death, Samuel moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where he lived from
1946 to 1957; then to Malta Bend, Missouri.1608 On 23 may 1959 Samuel died at the Kelling
Clinic and Hospital in nearby Waverly, where he was being treated for metastatic carcinoma
of the lungs and arteriosclerosis. An accident at the hospital did not help things: “While
standing up [Samuel] fell to floor, hitting a foot stool. Fracture of upper third, left femur.” But
cancer was the primary killer.1610
Samuel was interred in Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri;1608,1610 Nellie, in
Laclede Cemetery.1639
Retta Faye Tapscott

Born 6 Sep 1892 in the town
of La Belle,1620 Retta Faye
married Robert Newton1640 Dye,
on 8 Nov 1909 in Laclede, where
she and her folks were living.1641
Robert Newton was born 9
Jun 1891 in Sumner, Missouri, a
small town in Chariton Co, just
13 or so miles south and a little
west of Laclede.1640 He was one
of seven children of Robert T.
Today, Laclede (boyhood home of Gen John J. Pershing) consists and Florence Smith1642 (St. Clair)
largely of abandoned boarded up buildings (2017). Dye1643,1644,1645—Etta Lee,1646
George Oliver,1647 Mary F.,
1648
Robert Newton, Henry Everett, Florence M., and Virginia Anna.1649 An eighth died
young.1644 The seven children were raised in Linn Co,1643 eventually in Laclede,1644 giving the
Dye and Tapscott kids ample opportunity to meet. And meet they did, for Dye brothers Robert
Newton and Henry Everett married Tapscott sisters Retta Faye and Eola Belle.
Retta Faye Tapscott’s
father-in-law was well
known around the Linn Co
towns of Laclede and
Meadville. He started as a
farmer1643 and then branched
out into cattle,1650 restaurant
proprietorship,1651 and real
estate1644 He even ran for
county recorder.1652 But
then things went badly.
Around 1917 Florence
moved to Kansas City,
Missouri, without Robert T,
and they continued to live
apart.1653,1654,1655 The
following year, Robert T.
closed his restaurant, after
only a year’s operation, and
sold the furniture and
fixtures.1656 In 1919 the
now-vacant Dye residence
was struck by lightning and
severely damaged.1657 Then
things really went downhill. Robert T. and Florence Dye Family. L to R Back: George, Mary, Robert
Newton, Etta, Henry Everett; center: Robert T, Florence (daughter), Florence
On 23 Dec 1925, after
(wife); front: Virginia. (Courtesy of Susan St. Clair Laubengayer.)
spending time in the
Linneus jail, Robert T. was tried for arson and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.1658
He had attempted to burn a house in Marceline, Missouri, to collect insurance on items he had
stored there. The fire burned not only the house and contents, but also one of the
coconspirators, Warren Smoot, who, badly injured, was arrested and confessed.1659 Robert T.
then drops out of site, not to be heard from again until his death on 28 Jan 1943 in Hamilton,
Missouri.1660 He was buried in Laclede Cemetery. Florence, who lived out her life residing
with her single daughter Florence M., died 27 Mar 1938,1642 rests in Kansas City’s Floral Hills
Cemetery.1661
But let’s get back to Robert Newton and Retta. The couple lived for a while in Laclede,1662
and in Linn Co had four children, one dying immediately upon birth: Velma Gladine (15 Apr
1911–13 Sep 1955),1663 Dorothy Margrette (23 Jul 1913–3 Mar 1989),1664 Mary Myrtle (19
Sep 1916–February 1996),1665 and Robert Henry (21 Jun 1918–21 Jun 1918).1666 The family
then moved to a farm in Wright Co, Iowa,1667,1668 and finally to Kansas City, Missouri,1669
where Robert’s mother was living.
And Robert went from job to job: concrete laborer,1662 poultry house laborer,1640 farm
hand,1667 automobile trimmer.1669 His final job was as a farmhand on the Paul Jones ranch, near
Winona, Kansas. On 4 Jan 1931, a Sunday morning, Robert Newton was riding in a truck
carrying grain to feed ranch livestock, when the truck was struck by a train near Winona.1670
Despite a broken neck and other serious injuries, “Little Bob Dye” (as he was by then known)
held on for several days before passing away 8 Jan 1931 at a Hays, Kansas, hospital. Bob was
laid to rest alongside his infant son, Robert Henry, in Laclede Cemetery.1671
Sometime between 1935, when the two were living separately, and 1938, when they were
living together in Independence, Missouri, Retta (Tapscott) Dye and Joseph A. Hamilton of
Little Rock, Arkansas, were wed.1672,1673 This was Joseph’s second marriage. On 30 Jun 1903,
in Kansas City, Missouri, he had wedded Minnie Warren1674 Pickle,1675 but like Bob Dye,
Minnie had died young, on 19 Jan 1933 at age 46, of peritonitis due to a ruptured appendix.1676
After living for a few years in Laclede (next to Retta’s parents),1672 the couple moved to
Independence, Missouri, where Joseph died on 31 Mar 19611677 and Retta, on 4 Feb 1974.1678
Joseph and Retta are buried in Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.1678,1679
Silas Wesley Tapscott

On 4 Apr 1916 the little town of Laclede elected H. C. (Henry Clayton) Lomax, president
of the Lomax and Standly Bank, to the office of police
judge,1680 but a year would pass before he held his first court.
On 9 Apr 1917 Lomax fined three Laclede boys—Silas
Tapscott and Charley and Ray Goodwin—$6.45 each for
“being intoxicated and disturbing the peace on the night of
Mar 30.”1681 As the local newspaper put it, “There has been
altogether too much rowdyism about the railroad station of
nights lately and in this case is only a starter to cleaning up the
bunch of boys who make a practice of night prowling when
they ought to be at home with their parents.”
Before the year was out, the three boys were back in the
newspapers again, but this time with praise rather than
condemnation. On Sat 4 Aug 1917, the Chillicothe Daily
Constitution announced “Hundreds of people gathered in the
public square at Laclede last night to attend a reception planned for the Laclede boys, who are
members of Company I and who will report for service in this city Sunday morning.”1682
Among the “Laclede boys” were Silas Tapscott, Ray Goodwin, and his brother Charles. Before
things were “over, over there,” Silas would be one of the 41 million casualties in the deadliest
conflict in human history. He was gassed and wounded, but recovered.1683,1684 Charles
Goodwin was hospitalized; Ray Goodwin died on the battlefield in France.1685
Named after his grandfather Silas P. Plunkett, Silas Wesley Tapscott was born 18 Feb 1894
in La Belle, but soon moved with his parents to
Laclede.1686 It was in Laclede that he met his
bride-to-be,1687 Margaret P. Cooper, born 23 Jun
1899 to Abbott H. and Laura Emma (Brown)
Cooper.1688,1689 Margaret (who often went by
“Margie” or “Marjorie”) and Silas were married
6 Oct 1919 in Shelbina, Shelby Co, Missouri,1690
and set up residence in Newark, Knox Co, where
Silas had been doing some farming and Silas and Margaret lived only briefly in Newark,
labor.1687,1691 The Tapscotts were there for only a Knox Co, Missouri (2014).
year before moving to Laclede.1692
In Laclede things started falling apart. In December of 1926 Silas was arrested for receiving
and hiding a stolen radio.1693 After being released on a $500 bond, he received a preliminary
hearing and was bound over for trial at the February term of the circuit court.1694 But no
mention of that February court trial is found in local newspapers. Silas’s lawbreaking may have
impacted his marriage, for soon Silas and Margaret were living separately.
The 1930 census shows Silas W. Tapscott living in Kansas City, Missouri, without
Margaret, but with a 52-year-old household member also named “Silas W.” Tapscott”1695 Age,
name, and birthplace leave no doubt that the younger man, given the title “Jr” in the census, is
Silas Tapscott, son of Samuel. But who is the older man, the man whose relationship is
designated “father”? Neither the age nor the name of the mysterious household member
corresponds to Silas’s father. The second Silas probably resulted from a blunder by the census
enumerator (or by a neighbor), but perhaps there is more to the story.
The 1930 census shows Silas “Jr” to be widowed, but people often listed themselves as
widowed rather than admit to being divorced or separated, and that is the case here. Although
Silas’s wife, or ex-wife, cannot be found in any censuses later than 1920, a 1963 obituary for
Mrs. Bessie Couch, daughter of Abbott and Laura Cooper, shows a sister, Mrs. Marjorie
Wilson, living in San Francisco, California.1696 And a 1964 obituary for Byron Cooper, another
child of Abbott and Laura Cooper, shows a sister, Mrs. Margaret Wilson, living in El Monte,
California.1697 Another of Margaret’s sisters, Addie, was living in El Monte at the time,1697 and
the two may have been living together. Margaret had not died. she had just dropped out of sight
and remarried a Wilson, whose given name has yet to be determined. Margaret P. Wilson,
while still a resident of El Monte, died 1 Mar 1970.1698,1699
The 1930 cenus for Silas Tapscott shows wife-to-be number two, Myrtle Slusser, as a
household servant.1695 But by 1931 when Mr. and Mrs. Silas “Tabscott” moved from Kansas
City to Laclede, the two were apparently married.1700
Born in Arkansas to William M. and Mattie Slusser1701 in 1903 or 1904,1695 Myrtle lived
for a while with her sister, Iola and her husband, William Cook, in Yell Co, Arkansas.1702 On
11 Mar 1920, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, at the young age of 16, she married Clarence Reuben
Taylor.1703 Around 1921 the couple moved to Kansas City, Kansas, where Clarence would live
the next 52 years.1704 Clarence and Myrtle had two children, Wayne, born in Arkansas before
the move, and James F., born in Kansas afterwards.1705 Now things start getting really
complicated.
By 1930, Myrtle and Clarence had split. Clarence was living near Kansas City with his
new wife,1706 Edith May White, daughter of John and Flora Bule (Raines) White.1707 The
household also included Clarence’s divorced father, William Taylor, and an adopted son, given
the name “Clarence R. Taylor,” possibly the product of an earlier marriage by Edith. Clarence’s
two biological sons, Wayne and James, were living in Kansas City with their maternal
grandmother, Mattie, and her new husband, Benjamin L. Bristow.1708 Mattie’s first husband,
William Slusser, had died in Logan Co Arkansas on 5 Jul 1922,1709 and her next marriage, to
Oliver Matthew Browder on 18 Aug 1923 in Jackson Co, Missouri, ended before Oliver
did.1710,1711 And, of course Myrtle was living with Silas, as his “servant.”
Silas and Myrtle lived in Laclede at least until 1936,1712 but by 1940 they were living in
Arkansas, first in Greenbrier Twp, Independence Co,1713 then in the now-deserted community
of Almond, Cleburne Co.1621 It was in Cleburne Co that Myrtle passed away on 16 Jun
1950.1709 But it was not death that ended Myrtle and Silas’s marriage, for Silas had married a
third time almost exactly a year earlier on 11 Jun 1949, in Independence Co, Arkansas, while
still residing in Almond.1714
Edith May White

1901–1983
m by 1930
Clarence Reuben Taylor
? Wilson 1894–1970
m by 1963 m 1920
Margaret P. Cooper Myrtle Slusser
Abandoned post office, Almond, Arkansas, 1899–1970 c1903–1947
2012. (Courtesy of Arline McCracken.)
m 1919 m 1930 - 1931
Silas’s new bride was Ilma Silas Wesley Tapscott
Tapp, born 18 Sep 19081715 in 1894–1970
1716
Kentucky to John B. and Clara m 1949
(Gibson) Tapp.1717,1718 On 3 Jul
1924 Ilma had married George Lee Ilma Tapp
1719 1908–1981
Deihl Jr. in La Junta,
Colorado,1720 and there the couple m 1924
raised five kids, four boys and a
George Lee Deihl Jr.
girl.1716 Since George Deihl did not 1896–1976
pass on until 14 May 1967, in Fulton
Co, Georgia,1721 one assumes that Ilma, like Silas, was divorced when the two were married.
Silas passed away on 1 Dec 1970, while a resident of the small town of Slater, Missouri.1722
Ilma died a decade later, on 3 Jan 1981, also a resident of Slater.1715 The two are interred in the
Slater City Cemetery, along with three of Ilma’s children from her first marriage.1723,1724,1725
Despite three marriages, Silas had no known biological children.
Eola Belle Tapscott

Born 24 Apr 1899 in Laclede, Missouri, Eola Belle’s life was brief.1622 She grew up in
Laclede, where she was married on 6 Oct 1915 to Henry Everett Dye,1726 whose brother Robert
Newton had married Eola’s sister Retta six years earlier.1641 Henry had just returned from 3-
years’ service (26 Feb 1912–25 Feb 1915) as a cook for the 14th infantry, U.S. Army, a
peacetime enlistment.1727
After a short stint in Laclede, the couple spent a few years in Brookfield, while Henry was
working for the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad.1728,1729 It was during this time that
two daughters were born, Eola’s only children.
Around 1923 Henry, Eola, and the two girls joined Robert and Retta in Troy Twp, Wright
Co, Iowa, and took up farming.1730 They didn’t stay long. By 1930 they were living in the tiny
town of Springerton, Illinois, where Henry was a construction foreman,1731 a career he would
follow the rest of his life.1732
By 1931 the family was back in Missouri,1671 and it was there, on 23 Sep 1934 in Laclede,
that Eola Belle died from melanoma, at the young age of 35.1622 Her two daughters were still
teenagers. She was laid to rest in Laclede Cemetery.1622
Henry married twice more. On 20 Jun 1939 in Oklahoma Co, Oklahoma, he married Ada
Elizabeth1733 Armstrong. During his short, second marriage, Henry served with the U S. Navy
in the Seabees, from 29 May 1943 to 14 Jul 1944.1734 In July 1946 Ada, presumably divorced,
married again.1735 When Henry passed away on 30 Mar 1973 in Kansas City, Missouri, he left
a wife, Mary E.1732 He was interred in Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.1732
Eola and Henry left two daughters, Estelle M. Dye (27 May 1916–15 Mar 2004)1736 and
Stella M. Dye (27 Aug 1918–21 May 2008).1737 Yes, there was both an “Estelle” and a “Stella.”
Foster Meryl Tapscott

Born “Foster Myrle Tapscott” on 7 Feb
1903 in Laclede,1738 Foster was a source of
problems for family and community. He
started out OK, growing up in Laclede,
making the fourth grade honor roll
(scholarship, attendance, punctuality) in the
local school,1739 joining the Army. On 15
Dec 1920 he traveled, a 17-year-old raw
recruit in Company I 13th Field Artillery, on
the USS Madawaska from San Francisco to
Honolulu, Hawaii,1740 where he was still
stationed in 1923.1741,He next served at Fort
USS Madawaska 1919, still with camouflage from service
during WWI. (Rootsweb.) Des Moines, Iowa, where we see a problem,
the first of several.1742 A 15 Feb 1927
newspaper tells the story:1743
Falls City, Neb., Apr 15. (AP)-Jackson Roberts and Foster Tapscott, alleged
army deserters from the Fort Des Moines, Iowa, post, were taken to Fort
Omaha this afternoon by Richardson county officers. The soldiers say that after
being given a ten-day leave from the fort, they became intoxicated and
wandered away. Their captors will receive a $100 reward for their return.
After leaving the Army, Foster began keeping the wrong company. First was Alfred Ebsen,
who was only questionable. On 28 Jul 1931 Foster was riding through Des Moines, Iowa, with
Alfred and his new car, when they were stopped by police. It seems that Alfred’s two brothers,
Harry and Theodore, had been arrested for robbing the Webster Co State bank at Red Cloud,
Nebraska, on 2 Jul 1931.1744 Police thought that Alfred and, possibly, Foster might have been
participants, particularly since Alfred’s new car had been purchased with $600 given him by
his brothers. But witnesses identified neither Alfred nor Foster as being at the bank, and they
were let off the hook.1745
Foster’s next associate, William
Pipes, was downright felonious.1746
In 1934 Foster and Pipes were tried
for breaking into the Finney filling
station in Laclede and stealing
cigarettes and tobacco. Foster
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
two years in the Missouri State
Penitentiary in Jefferson City.1747,1748
In 1940, after spending some time
in the Linneus jail,1749 Foster was
sentenced once again to the Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, Foster’s home away
penitentiary, this time to five years from home. (Missouri Division Tourism.)
for forgery.1750,1751
In 1958 and 1960, Foster was living at 619 East Douglas in Wichita, Kansas, with a group
of men.1752 And why was he there? In 1953 the building had been purchased by the Salvation
Army for rehabilitation services,1753 and if anyone needed rehabilitating, it was Foster.
On 15 Aug 1933 Foster married Reba June Lewis in Linneus, Missouri.1754 The Laclede
Blade published the following:1755
Mr. Foster Tabscott of Laclede and Miss Reba June Lewis of Knoxville, Iowa,
were united in marriage by Rev. C. E. Dunkleberger at the home of the groom’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam W. Tabscott Tuesday [15 Aug]. The report this as
their second hitch in matrimony, having been married once before and divorced
about three years ago. Their friends hope they will have better luck this time.
They will make their home at Knoxville.
According to the story, the two had been married before and had divorced around 1930.
But we know nothing about the first marriage, which might have occurred when Foster was
stationed in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, nor the divorce. And all we know of Reba is her name and
her residence of Knoxville, Iowa. The second marriage appears to have been very short. Reba
disappears from public record, never to be seen again. In fact, one must question the accuracy
of our information on Reba. Your author can find no person with a reasonable birthdate and a
name resembling “Reba June Lewis” or “Reba Lewis” associated with Iowa, let alone
Knoxville, who cannot be ruled out for other reasons. Of course, it is possible that “Lewis”
was Reba’s name from another marriage.
Foster Tapscott died in February 1973, while residing in Fulton, Missouri.1756 His burial
place is unknown. He left no known descendants.
May Tapscott
May appears in only one citable source, the 1880 federal census for La Belle Twp, in Lewis
Co, Missouri, where she is found, at age 7 (birth 1872 or 1873), with her parents and siblings.
She probably died young, since she is never seen again.1382
Henry Tapscott
According to the 1880 census, where he appears at age 3,1382 Henry was a grandson of
Thomas and Mary R. Tapscott, with whom he was living. But it is not obvious whose child he
was.
In the 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal censuses Henry is found living in Bee Ridge Twp,
Knox Co in the William Humphry Tapscott household along with William’s wife, Ivy, and his
widowed mother Mary R. Tapscott.1406,1407,1408 When William died, Henry accompanied Ivy
and her new husband, Samuel Fleck, when they moved to nearby Myrtle Twp, north of La
Belle. There, he was boarding with them in 1940.1601
No evidence exists that Henry ever married. Over the years, he worked as a farmhand, a
farmer, a general laborer. But any farming was done on William’s farm. Henry never owned a
farm, nor as far as we know, any real estate. The last 16 years of his life were spent in Newark,
Knox Co, Missouri, where on 12 Jul 1958, he died of a coronary occlusion.1757 He was buried
in Harmony Cemetery, Knox Co, where William Humphry was interred.
Henry’s death certificate, which states that he was born 14 Feb 1875 in Lewis Co, Missouri,
claims that he was a child of Thomas and Mary Tapscott.1757 A newspaper article about the
suicide death of William Humphry Tapscott states that Henry was William’s cousin.1589 But
Henry is claimed to be William’s brother in the 1910 census,1406 and his nephew in the 1920
and 1930 censuses.1407,1408 His parents were reported to be born in Indiana,1408 but Thomas was
not born in that state (nor were any of Thomas and Mary’s children except possibly William).
In the 1900 census Mary (Sanders) Tapscott is said to have had six children,1405 but with Henry
there would have been seven. And Mary’s obituary states that she had only four sons,1403
though Henry would have made five. Finally, Henry is not included in the list of living brothers
in the obituary of John Milton Tapscott.1559
Henry was almost certainly born out
of wedlock to a child of Thomas and
Mary. Malissa Angeline (Ann) and
Charles were the only children who
were of age to have had a child born in
1875, and it is likely that Henry was the
offspring of one or the other, probably
Malissa since an illegitimate child
would usually stay with his mother or
her family. Here, in the absence of more
information, we take him to be attached
to Thomas and Mary R. but not their
natural child. He was probably their
grandchild, as stated in the 1880 census,
Church at Bee Ridge, 1872–1925 (2014). In this rural
where his name is first found.1382
township Henry spent much of his life.
Henry’s Children Nancy Ann Tapscott 144
Nancy Ann Tapscott

Henry’s eldest daughter had the middle name “Ann” according to a single record, a
transcription of a marriage record for her daughter Martha (“Mattie”), which gives her mother
as “Nannie Ann,” “Nannie” apparently being a nickname.1758 The middle name is not
unexpected since Nancy had three sisters, Sarah, Frances, and Lydia, with the identical middle
name, a favorite with Nancy’s parents.
Born between 1834 and 1836 in Kentucky (presumably in Green Co),2,1759 Nancy Ann is
often confused with her cousin Nancy of Casey Co, Kentucky. This is understandable since
the two Nancy Tapscotts were born in Kentucky and had similar birth, marriage, and death
dates. But their histories are quite different. The other Nancy was born in Casey Co on 22 Dec
1836 to William Stewart and Rhoda Jane (Coppage) Tapscott.1760 There, she married
blacksmith George W. Coffman on 23 Dec 1852 and, after raising five children, died on 8 Nov
1914 in Lincoln Co, Kentucky.1760,1761 George and Nancy’s gravestone in Middleburg
Cemetery, Casey Co, is almost illegible, but her name is clear.1762
But let’s get back to Nancy of Clark Co.

On 29 Feb 1856 Nancy Tapscott married “Wm. Siberly,”526 an Anderson Twp farmer born
“Wilhelm Saeuberlich” on 1 Oct 1828 to Matheus and Rebecca (Maier) Saeuberlich (also
“Säuberlich”) in Ellmendingen, Baden-Württemberg Germany.1763 In Clark Co the
Saeuberlich name was anglicized to “Siberly” and, more commonly, “Siverly.” Except for
direct quotes, we’ll stick to “Siverly,” the name eventually adopted by all the family.
Along Fox Road in Anderson Twp William and
Nancy farmed 44 acres, most of which is part of present
day Lincoln Trail State Park.125 Next to William’s farm
was erected the one-room Siverly School, many of
whose pupils were Siverlys. A quarter mile to the west
was Shad/Siverly Cemetery. In 1895 Siverly School,
the last of Clark Co’s log schoolhouses, was torn down
and replaced with a frame structure.1764 On 14 Nov
1950, following the consolidation and discontinuation
of Clark Co country schools, Siverly school site and
Siverly School. (Marshall Library.)
building were sold at auction.1765
The Siverlys of Clark Co

Matheus Saeuberlich and Rebecca Maier, founded a multitudinous Siverly family in
Clark Co.1766 An abstract of a record for the couple’s 24 Sep 1823 marriage in
Ellmendingen gives Rebecca’s date of birth as 29 Aug 1802 and Matheus’s, as 19 Aug
1789.1767 But the latter date, likely a bad transcription, should probably be 19 Aug 1799,
which agrees much better with census and other records. In Ellmendingen Matheus and
Rebecca had two children, Margarethe, born 26 Nov 1825,1768 and Wilhelm. In 1832 the
family headed to the U.S. on the packet ship Albany with 6-year-old “Margareta” and 3-
year-old “William.”1769 They arrived in New York on 8 Oct 1832 without Margareta. She
was one of 27 passengers dying on the trip. According to descendants, the family spent six
weeks shipboard, traveling on Rebecca’s dowry money, which was stolen during their
journey.1770
Matheus (“Mathias” in the United
States) and his family first settled in Marion
Twp, Marion Co, Ohio, where they were
living in 1840.1771 In Ohio three more
children—Jacob, Henry, and Susan (also
“Susannah”)—were born.1772 By about
“Saeuberlech” family names in the 8 Oct 1832 1846, when their last child, Lewis (also
passenger manifest for the Albany. Rebecca’s “Louis”), was born, Mathias and Rebecca
name has be read by some as “Bebin,” but had moved to Illinois, where in 1850 they
comparisons with other handwritten entries were living in “Darwin Precinct”
show that it is “Rebeca.” (National Archives).
(presumably, Anderson Twp), Clark Co.1772
Marker forRebecca
Mathiasdied, 1773
and Rebecca
In 1858 and in 1860 the widowed Mathias was living alone in
Siverly, Shad/Siverly
1774 Cemetery.
Anderson Twp. Two of the children, Henry and Lewis, may have died young since they
(Find a Grave).
are found in no records after 1850. Three children, William, Jacob, and Susan, established
homes of their own after marrying—William to Nancy Tapscott, Susan to Moses Clouse
(p. 51), and Jacob (who was illiterate)1775 to Elizabeth Fuller, on 24 Sep 1857 in Clark
Co.1776 The last marriage ended catastrophically. after the birth of her last child, Daniel in
1870, Elizabeth became mentally disturbed and
until her 22 Jul 1907 death531 resided off and on in
institutions—the Southern Hospital for the Insane
in Anna, Illinois,1777,1778 the State Hospital in
Kankakee, and the Clark Co Poorhouse.1779
Mathias (1799–1879) and Rebecca (1802–
1858) rest beneath one of the oldest stones in Clark
Co’s Shotts (sometimes just “Shott”) Cemetery,
where at least 18 Siverlys rest, giving the cemetery
the alternative name, “Siverly Cemetery.”1773 The
name “Shad” is also used because, it is claimed, the
cemetery land had belonged to a person with that
name (probably, in fact, “Schad”). Not a single
Marker for Mathias and Rebecca Siverly, Shad or Schad is known to rest there. Most Schads
Shotts Cemetery. (Find A Grave). are buried in the Marshall Cemetery.
The locations of Siverly (“Sively”) property, Shad/Siverly Cemetery, and Siverly School are circled.
(Platbook of Clark Co Illinois, Geo. A. Ogle & Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1892, p. 45.)
Nancy Tapscott and William Siverly had nine children,1780 eight living to adulthood, and
six marrying and having offspring. The number of Nancy and William’s descendants is huge.
Those researched for this book numbered 354, along with 245 spouses, and continues to
increase. Descendant families include Gummere, Moore, Peck, Spencer, and Montgomery. Of
course, only a fraction of the descendants are included in this work.
Nancy’s death date is unknown. Last
appearing in the 1880 census,1781 she
rests in Shad/Siverly Cemetery under a
crude stone with only her name.1782
Though badly deteriorated, William’s
stone in that cemetery is much more
informative. He died 24 Mar 1884 at an
age of 56 years, five months, six days,
corresponding to a birthdate of 18 Oct
1827,531 differing from the date of 1 Oct
1828 on his birth record.1763 Histories of
Nancy “Tapscot” Siverly marker.
(Courtesy of Ritch Fuhrer.)
their children and grandchildren follow. William Siverly marker.
Shad/Siverly/Shotts Cemetery. (Find A Grave.)

Sarah S. Siverly
Sarah S. (according to some, “Sarah Susan”) Siverly,
William and Nancy’s first child, was born 16 Jan 1857 and
lived to the ripe old age of 93.1376
On New Year’s Day, 1 Jan 1878, in Clark Co, Sarah
married John Gummere (“Gunimere” in the record),1783
sometimes designated “John Gummere III” since his father
bore the name “John,”1784 and it is likely that his grandfather
(believed to be John Gummere of Perry Twp, Clay Co,
Indiana)1785 did also. No reliable evidence exists for a
middle name of
“William,” which he is
often given.
John, who was born
in Clay Co, Indiana, on 9
May 1857,1784 may have
had no memory of his
father, who was dead by
1860. His mother,
Sarah S. (Siverly) Gummere, c1940.
Louisa, raised John and
(Courtesy of Ritch Fuhrer.) his older brothers, Eli
and Alexander, while
living with her parents, Thomas L. and Elizabeth
(Stanley)1786 Moore, in Clay Co.1787 But then, by 1870,
Louisa had also died, and the orphaned kids were raised by
their grandparents.1788
John and Sarah Gummere settled in Marshall, Illinois,
where, beginning as a day laborer with limited
employment,1789 John became a concrete worker1790 and
then a contractor.1791 It was in Marshall that John and Sarah
raised four children (one more died as an infant),1789 kids
who were almost orphaned in 1904. In spring of that year, John Gummere, c1880. (Courtesy of
John hitched up a young horse to a light spring wagon while Jackie Bell.)
Sarah held the halter at the horse’s head. The horse
suddenly lunged, Sarah fell, and the horse and wagon passed over her. Luckily all she had were
bruises. John fared worse. When he turned about to check on Sarah, the horse bolted. In the
space of three blocks, the wagon disintegrated and John was thrown to the ground. His right
leg was sprained, his left hand crushed, and two fingers broken. But, he survived.1792
By 1930 John and Sarah had moved to Danville, Illinois, where John continued working
as a concrete contractor.1793 Then the couple moved again, this time to Terre Haute, where they
were living in 1935 and where they would live out their lives.1794 In Terre Haute John passed
away on 15 Jun 19431795 and Sarah, on 23 Nov 1950.1796 The couple rest in Marshall
Cemetery.1376,1795 Their unmarked graves lie between the two gates of the cemetery, bordered
by Burnsides on the left and Thomas Riley’s large marker on the right. John’ remains are in
Lot 4; Sarah’s, in Lot 5.1770
Nancy E. Gummere
We have but one record of Nancy—a gravestone in
Shott/Shad/Siverly Cemetery. A gravestone much more
refined than other stones of that age in the cemetery. A
gravestone that reports Nancy’s parentage, “Dau. oF J. &
S.S.” A gravestone bearing, at the bottom, the memorial
“Budded on earth to bloom in heaven.” And a gravestone
that gives her death date, 8 Oct 1879, and age at death, 1
month, 16 days. She had been born 22 Aug 1879.
Mattie LeOra Gummere

Born 29 Feb 1880, leap day, near Marshall, Mattie
LeOra1797 (sometimes “Le Ora” or just “Ora”)1798,1799 had
a short, difficult life. Things started well. In Marshall, on
11 Aug 1907, while holding a good job working in a local
printing shop on the Herald newspaper, she married
Joseph Cline.1800 Though not really unexpected, the
marriage at the home of Rev. Frank W. Moore, Marshall Nancy E. Gummere gravestone.
Methodist Episcopal Church minister, nevertheless
surprised friends and family because there was no
preliminary announcement.1800
Joseph Franklin Cline had been born 3 May 1877 in
Clark Co to Jonas Cline and Mary Jane Sweet (sister of
Austin Sweet Sr., see p. 90).1801 Joseph and Mattie settled
down in Marshall, where Joe did concrete work (probably
for Matties father, who lived next door)1802 and was later
employed as a railroad section foreman.1803
But all was not rosy. On 29 Nov 1918 (11 years after
their marriage) their first-born child, John Joseph, died.1804
He had only lived one day. Then a little over a year later,
on 24 Mar 1920, their second child, Sarah Jane, died.1805
Sarah had lived six days. These were their only two
children. Then Mattie developed heart problems, probably
before the birth of their second child, and “dropsy”
(edema), to boot.1797 She died on 23 Jan 1922 at the young
age of 41.1798
Mattie was buried in the Marshall Cemetery,1797 though
no marker is found. Joseph married again, wedding Carrie
Maude Van Douser,1806,1807 and continued working for the
Pennsylvania Railroad while living in Terre Haute.1808 He
died in at his home there 21 Nov 1941 and was buried in
Terre Haute’s Highland Lawn Cemetery.1808 Carrie, who
Mary (L) and Mattie LeOra Gummere
married a second time, on 12 Jun 1944 in Vigo Co, to
(R). (Courtesy of Ritch Fuhrer.) Edward Killen,1807 died in Terre Haute 16 Feb 1967 and
was interred in Highland Lawn alongside Edward.1809
John William Gummere

Born to John and Sarah (Siverly) Gummere on 28 Aug
1883,1810,1811 A family member has told your author that John
William was taciturn about his early life because he had been
married twice. It is said that his first wife was named Della
Moore and that they had divorced. Moreover, William and
Della reportedly gave up their only children, twin girls, for
adoption, to the discomposure of William’s parents. John’s
mother, Sarah, wanted to raise the children, herself. We have a
single record indicating that this story is at least partially
correct. On 10 Aug 1910 the Marshall Herald published a brief
note under the title “More Marital Misfits”:
After a period of comparative quiet in that line, three
divorce suits in a bunch were filed in the circuit court
this week. . . Della Gummere, of Marshall, charges
William Gummere with cruelty, infidelity and John William Gummere c1900.
desertion. They were married in 1908. (Courtesy of Ritch Fuhrer.)
Nothing more is known about Della, her origins, or

fate.
John went on to marry Maude1812 (also
“Maudie,”1811 “Maudia”1813) Grace Griffin on 16 Apr
1923.1811 John’s bride, who used almost solely her
middle name, “Grace,” was born 10 May 19041811 to
John Austin1814 and Sylvia A. (Myers)1815,1816 Griffin
and was raised in Symmes Twp, Edgar Co, Illinois.
along with at least nine brothers and sisters.1817
John and Grace spent most of their married life in
Vermilion Co, Illinois, in or near Danville.1818,1819
There, John worked on the railroad, at least part of the
time in the shops.1820 And there the couple raised five
children, Virginia Rose (22 Sep 1924–5 May 2004),1812
Mary Ruth (16 Oct 1925–31 Dec 2014),1812,1821 John
Maude Grace Gummere. (Courtesy of William (also “William John,” 28 Jul 1929–4 Apr
Ritch Fuhrer.)
2006),1813 Robert Eugene (29 Sep
1931–20 Jul 2014),1822 Joseph Dean
(24 Apr 1934–14 Dec 1996),1823
and Thomas Verlin.1812
Maude, who passed away 11
Jan 1956, and John, who passed on
13 Feb 1963, are interred at Spring
Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, in
Danville, Illinois.1811 Chicago and Eastern Railroad Shops, Danville, Illinois.
(Ancestry.com.)
Charles D. Gummere
Born 20 Aug 1885 in Marshall,
Illinois,1824 Charles is claimed to have had
the middle name “Dune,” though no
certifiable source has been found.
At age 19 Charles was married to a
somewhat older Mabel Rolison (she was
30) at her home in Dolson Twp, Clark Co,
on 14 Sep 1904.1825 Born in Clark Co on
29 Oct 1873,1826 Mabel was one of eight
children of William M. and Serilda
Elizabeth (Flenner) Rolison, a Clark Co
farm family.1827
The family lived for a while in
Marshall, where Charles worked as a
laborer at odd jobs,1828 but by 1915, they
were in Terre Haute.1829 In that city
Charles found work as an electrician for
Highland Iron & Steel, a position he held
throughout the rest of his working
life.1830,1824 In Marshall and Terre Haute,
four children were born to the family—
Beatrice Naomi (31 Oct 1905–5 Aug
1976),1831,1832 Hester Ruth (17 Nov 1909–
19 Nov 1988),1828,1833,1834 Edgar Paul (26 Sarah (Siverly) and John Gummere’s children, John William,
Aug 1912–27 Jan 1996),1835 and Sara Mattie Leora, Charles D., Mary Gertrude, and granddaughter
Elizabeth (24 Jun 1917–22 Apr Beatrice Naomi c1907. (Courtesy of Ritch Fuhrer.)
1981).1836,1837
Mabel died 24 Jan 1919 in Terre Haute, of pneumonia
while pregnant.1826 Though left with four children, the
youngest under age two, Charles waited four years before
marrying again, on 8 Apr 1923 in Vigo Co.1791 The bride
was Anna Laura Payne, daughter of Marvin and Sarah
(Cottrell) Payne.1838 Born in Vigo Co 31 Aug 1886, Laura
knocked a year off her age when she married Charles.1839
Laura had been married before, on 26 Nov 1913 to Harry
Sparks, but Harry had died of pulmonary tuberculosis less
than two years later, on 27 Apr 1915, in Terre Haute.1840
He was only 30 years old and had died without children.
When she married Charles, Laura, the name she went
by, was working as an electric welder in an enameling
works, probably at Columbian Enameling and Stamping
Company, Terre Haute. This was the company where the
Charles Gummere with daughter husband of Charles’s daughter Beatrice, Henry Monroe
Elizabeth and niece Sarah Duzan, c1919. Connett, worked.1831 Perhaps that is how Laura and
(Courtesy of Ritch Fuhrer.) Charles met.
Charles and Laura lived out their

lives in Terre Haute, Charles dying
there on 26 Jan 1955,1824 and Laura, on
19 May 1983.1838 The couple left no
children from their marriage. Laura was
interred with her first husband, Harry
Sparks, in Riverside Cemetery, Clinton,
Indiana.1841 Charles was laid to rest in
the Marshall Cemetery, with a grave Marker, Marshall Cemetery. (Find A Grave.)
marker showing both his name and that
of his first wife, Mabel.1842 But according to her death certificate, Mabel is buried in Highland
Lawn Cemetery.1826 The marker in the Marshall Cemetery, whose style appears to date from
well after Mabel’s 1919 death, may be just a memorial for her.
Mary Gertrude Gummere

Born 11 Apr 1889,1843 the youngest
of John and Sarah’s children, Mary
Gertrude (she used just “Gertrude”),
married Joseph Francis Duzan on 22 Feb
1915 in Clark Co.1844,1845 There, Frank
(his usual name) had been born, to John
Wesley and Eunice Melisa1846 (Norris)
Duzan on 7 Jun 1891.1847
Once married, Frank hit the ground
running. He leapt into the job market
with an entrepreneurial spirit. By the end
of 1915 he was running Marshall’s West
Mary Gertrude Gummere on family farm c1910. (Courtesy of

Ritch Fuhrer.)
End Wagon and Feed Yard, where he and a brother

had a few months earlier been selling livestock and
other items.1848 By the beginning of 1916, he was
proprietor of Duzan’s Feed Store.1849 By the end of
1916, however, nothing more was heard of the feed
store, and Frank was selling coal.1850 Moreover, his
business advertisements in the Herald, which had
been getting smaller and smaller, ended entirely.
Then in 1917 Frank put his South Second Street
house up for rent or sale.1851 But the notice ran for
months. There appeared to be no desire for a four-
room house, small even for a farm town. Frank and
Gertrude were not doing well financially.
The Marshall Herald, 3 Nov 1915.
Then on 28 Jun 1918 with 23 other Clark Co boys, Frank traveled by train to Camp Taylor,
Kentucky.1852 Conscripted for WWI, Frank would soon be a PFC in Company B, 154th
Infantry, 39th Division. And he would be making $30 a month, probably more than he was
making in Marshall. But the money would take a while to reach Gertrude. A month after Frank
left, she published the following notice in the newspaper: “All those owing Frank Duzan,
please leave the amount at the City Drug Store at once.”1853 And she continued to post notices.
In August 1918 Gertrude received noticed that Frank had arrived safely overseas.1854 He
was there just in time to see the final battles on the Western Front—Havrincourt (12 Sep 1918)
and Epehy (18 Sep 1918) . Two months later, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
of 1918, the “war to end all wars” ended. Frank spent a few more months in France, returning
in March 1919.1855
Back from the war, Frank jumped from job to job, first partnering with his brother-in-law
William Gummere to run the East End Grocery,1856 then running his own Duzan Grocery (“I
sell at small profit”),1857 then doing hauling (“Prices reasonable”),1858 and finally selling real
estate (“a bargain”),1859 all in one year, 1919.
Apparently the profits were too small, the prices too reasonable, the bargains too great. In
1920, when the family were living in Marshall next to Mary Gertrude’s parents, Frank was
working as a farmhand.1860 But Frank was unstoppable. It was, after all, the Roaring Twenties.
People were becoming rich. The following year, The Marshall Herald shows Frank dealing in
coal, insurance, potatoes, land, melons. And he was buying houses, for himself, not others.
Frank kept up the furious pace until, in November 1922, he, Gertrude, and their two daughters
moved to Danville, Illinois, so Frank could attend a vocational training school. What
occupation Frank was training for we don’t know, but by August 1924, he was a Danville
realtor.1861 And a highly successful realtor, traveling by private plane between Danville and
Marshall, just 50 miles by car, to visit his parents (the plane landed at the Clark Co Poor Farm
and he was provided transportation into town).1862
But the Great Depression hit. In 1930 Frank was still a real estate broker, but he and
Gertrude were living in Danville with Gertrude’s parents, who had moved there around
1926.1793 The following year, Frank and Gertrude moved to Terre Haute, where Frank worked
as a salesman.1863 But things did not go well. Frank was unable to find work in 1939 and at
least part of 1940.1864
Being married to a entrepreneur is tough. Being married to an unsuccessful entrepreneur,
tougher yet. And that may have brought things to a finish for Mary. On 6 May 1942 in, of all
places, Louisville, Kentucky, Frank, charging cruelty, was granted a divorce from Mary
Gertrude.1845 (Why Louisville? Your author doesn’t have the least idea.) On 23 May 1942, in
Vigo Co, Frank married Floella Lucille Sullivan, who must have been waiting in the wings.1847
It was Floella’s second marriage. She had been divorced just a year earlier. But Frank had been
divorced only a little over two weeks earlier.1847
Mary Gertrude also remarried, but she waited considerable longer, perhaps too long. At
age 70, on 8 Feb 1960, in Clark Co, Washington, she married 84-year-old Abel Hurlburt West,
a widowed minister.1845,1865,1866 The marriage was short lived, as was Abel, who died 17 Aug
1961 in Multnomah Co, Oregon.1867 Mary Gertrude lived only three years longer, passing away
24 Jul 1964 in Portland, Oregon.1868 She rests in the Marshall Cemetery.
Frank and Mary Gertrude Duzan had two daughters,1793 Sarah Rosemary1869 (19 Feb 1917–
2 Jul 1993)1870 and Dorothy Gertrude (17 May 1926–1 Nov 2003).1871
Jacob Wesley Siverly

Adjoining the William Siverly farm were the fields of the much larger Dietz farm, 114
acres to the north and 70 acres to the east—184 acres total compared with the Siverly’s 44
acres (map. p. 146).125 The Dietz farm was owned by Charles Frederick and Magdalena
(Dening) Dietz.1872
Charles, who was usually called “Charley” or “Charlie,” had been born “Karl Friedrich
Dietz” in Ellmendingen. Baden-Württemberg, Germany.1873 Magdelena (also “Magdaline,”
“Magdalene,” “Magdalana,” “Magdlina,” the last name found on her grave marker)1874 had
also been born in Ellmindingen, possibly with the name “Denninger.”1875 On 28 Mar 1849 the
couple had left Le Havre, France, on the ship Charlemagne, arriving 18 May in New
Orleans.1876,1877 Out of 283 passengers on the 7-week, 5700-nautical-mile passage, 19 died
during the voyage. One was Charles and Magdalene’s only child at that time, 4½-year-old
Magdalene, who died 5 Apr, six days into the voyage.1876
The ship’s passenger list shows Charles and Magdalena with the name “Ditz,” a known
German name, but uncommon in the south of Germany, where the two were born.1878 Most
other records usually show them with the abundant German name “Dietz,” though many of
their descendants favored “Deitz,” a rare name, not found in Baden-Württemberg. All in all,
“Dietz” is their likely name, and that is the name used here.
The Dietzes spent a few years in
Ohio, long enough to have had a son,
Elmore, born 3 Feb 1851 in Marion
Co,1879 and then traveled to Clark Co,
where their next child, Elizabeth, was
born 5 May 1854.1880 On their large
Anderson Twp farm, Charles and
Magdalena raised six children (six
others died young),1875 the last being
Mary Christina, born in 1868.1881,1882
Being of similar age (he was born
in 1860)1882 and living next door to the
Dietzes, William Siverly’s oldest son,
Jacob Wesley,1781 got to know Mary
Christina. They may have even been
classmates in Siverly School. On 11
Feb 1885, in Marshall, Jacob married
Mary Christina.1883
Like his father, Jacob was an
Anderson Twp farmer all his working
life. He and Mary raised seven
children (another died young) on their
farm.1881 After only 24 years, the
marriage ended with Jacob’s death on
17 Feb 1909 at the young age of 49.1884 Charles and Magdalena Dietz. (Courtesy of Ryan Hanson.)
Widowed at age 41, Mary would live
another 40 years.
Mary continued to run the farm and for a while even cared for an infant relative,1885,1886
Harold Lesley Siverly,1887 son of her husband’s cousin John B. and Nancy Ellen (Clouse)
Siverly.1888 Harold was only three days old when his mother died, on 9 Jul 1909, presumably
as a result of childbirth.546,1888 Nancy’s two oldest boys, George Franklin1889 and Clarence
Douglas,1890 stayed with their widowed dad.1891 (What happened to three-year-old Ernest1892
during the first few years following his mother’s death is uncertain.) Mary’s daughter Ida and
her husband eventually assumed caring for Harold.1893,
Mathias Rebecca
Siverly Maier
Nancy Ann William Jacob Elizabeth

Tapscott Siverly Siverly Sr. Fuller
Mary Christina Jacob Wesley John B. Nancy Ellen

Dietz Siverly Siverly Clouse
Harold Lesley Ernest Clarence George Franklin

Ida Siverly
Siverly Siverly Douglas Siverly Siverly
Mary Christina and her daughter Ida took over care of Ida’s second cousin Harold Lesley Siverly.
Mary lived out her life with her bachelor son, William George, running the RR1 farm
together.1894,1895 Mary Christina died 11 Jun 1950 and was buried alongside her husband in the
Marshall city cemetery.1881,1882
Itha Siverly
Mary and Jacob’s
first-born (as far as
we know) was a
daughter, Itha, who
died as a child. She is
remembered only by
a marker in Shotts
Cemetery with her
name, Itha Siverly,
but no dates,1896 and
in an obituary of her
brother Louis.1897 An
unreferenced
secondary source
gives birth and death
dates of 24 Oct 1885
and 7 Sep 1888.1770
Itha’s marker. (Find A Grave.)
Nellie Siverly
Born 19 Feb 1887, Nellie grew up in Anderson Twp on the family farm.1898,1899 Around 22
Jul 1905 Nellie and Nathan Hedden obtained a marriage license at the Clark Co courthouse.1900
Nathan David Hedden was born in Lawrence Co, Illinois, on 29 Oct 1881 to John Lee and
Lucy (Fitts) Hedden.1901 His dad was a farmer,1902 but after he married, Nathan became a
nonagrarian laborer.1901
For a while Nathan and Nellie lived in Marshall,1903 but by 1925 they had moved to West
Terre Haute, Indiana, where Nathan’s father, John, lived with them.1904 The rest of their lives
were spent in that town. Nathan died at home on 23 Mar 1962.1905 Nellie died at St. Anthony’s
Hospital, Terre Haute, on 23 Feb 1972.1906 The couple are interred at West Terre Haute’s
Bethesda Cemetery.1898
Nellie and Nathan had eight children, five girls and three boys, the six youngest born in
Marshall and the two oldest in West Terre Haute:1903,1907,1908 Harry Charles (8 Sep 1905–8 Apr
1965),1909 Itha Ida (3 Mar 1910–25 Oct 1963),1910 Mary May (5 May 1913–28 Jun 1988),1911
Louise (3 Jan 1919–1 Feb 2007),1912,1913 Lucy Virginia (3 Jul 1921–25 Jan 2001),1914 Louis
Henry (10 Oct 1923–16 Jan 2010),1915,1916 Thelma Marie (20 Jan 1925–27 Jul 2002),1917,1918
and Herman Glenn (11 Apr 1929–17 May 2004).1919,1920 Their first daughter, Itha Ida, was
presumably named after Nellie’s sisters Itha, who died as a child, and Ida, who died a
centenarian.
Ida Siverly
Ida, who was born in Anderson Twp on 8 Jul 1888,1921 led a very active and hectic life.
Around 15 Nov 1911 Ida Siverly and Herman Wallace obtained a Clark Co marriage
license.1922 Herman was one of nine children (eight boys)1923 of William C. Wallace and
Cynthia Catherine Fuller,1924,1925 another Anderson Twp farm family.1926 It has been reported
that the marriage took place 11 Nov 1911; however, no source is given.1770
Herman and Ida immediately started adding to their family with non-offspring relatives.
They first took over the care of Ida’s second cousin Harold Leslie Siverly, who had been living
with Ida’s mother, Mary, after the death of Harold’s mother, Nancy Ellen.1927 Harold, often
called “Ben,”1928 was considered a foster child.1921,1929 Then when their son Ira’s marriage
broke up, Ida and Herman took in two grandchildren.1930 And they also took in another
grandchild when their daughter Ruby’s first marriage foundered.1931 And finally they took in
Willard Wallace, an adult nephew of Herman to live with them.1932 In 1940 Ida and Herman
had living with them three of their own children and five other relatives.1933 Talk about familial
mingling!
Born 19 Jun 18911934 and always an Anderson Twp farmer (he simultaneously ran a
sawmill in his later years),1933 Herman passed away at the Paris Hospital on 12 May 1971 at
age 79.1929 Ida lived considerably longer. Born 8 Jul 1888 (or possibly 1887),1899 Ida lived over
a century, dying in Marshall, Illinois, at age 101.1921 Herman and Ida, who rest in the Marshall
Cemetery,1929,1921 had six children (seven if one includes Harold Siverly, 6 Jul 1909–5 Mar
2000),1888 six boys and one girl.1893,1927 Clarence Alfred, who passed away before either parent
(7 Mar 1912–7 Aug 1966),1935,1936 Ira Allen (13 Mar 1914–11 Feb 2012),1937 Samuel Edward
(6 Oct 1917–13 Jun 2009),1938 Ray Eugene (27 Jan 1919–27 Jul 1997),1939 Ruby Katherine (7
Sep 1922–7 Apr 2110),1940 and Woodrow (“Woody”) LeRoy.1921 A newspaper article gives
the middle names of three of the boys.1941
William and Cynthia (Fuller) Wallace with children and in-laws. (Ancestry.com.)
Louis Henry Siverly

Much of Louis’s life has been described in Vol. 2
of a series of Clark Co histories, in an article written
by his wife.1942
Born 8 Mar 1891 in Anderson Twp,1943 Louis
(often “Lu,” sometimes “Lou”) was a romantic kid,
something you can see in his face as a 19-year-old. As
a young man he fell in love. We don’t know with
whom, but the romance came to naught, a fate Lou
then wished for himself. In 1913, hoping to end his
suffering, Lu drank what he thought was carbolic
acid. It turned out to have been horse medicine, which
only made him very sick.1944
It took 13 more years (broken by a short stint in
the WWI military)1945 for Lu to finally find and marry
the love of his life, Nellie Kannmacher, daughter of
Frederick and Florence Emma (Lambdin)
Kannmacher (often, “Kannamacher”), an Anderson
Twp farm family.1946,1947 Lu and Nellie were married
24 Dec 1926.1948 At that time and in that place, they
were a little old for a first marriage. Lu, a bachelor Louis (“Lu”) Henry Siverly, age 19. (Courtesy
farmhand,1949 was 34. Nellie, an “old maid” teacher at of Phillip K. Bonnell.)
Possum Ridge School,1950 was 33, going on 34.
The marriage was a huge success,

helped by the industriousness of both
parties. After bearing four children, Nellie
went back to teaching, almost unheard of in
those times for a married woman,
particularly one with a six-year old child
(who, presumably accompanied her to
Siverly School, where she then
taught).1951,1952 Marriage set Lu free from
tending his widowed mother’s family
farm,1949 a job taken over by his brother
William.1894 Lou was a natural-born
salesman, not a farmer, and he pursued that
career rest of his life, at Marshall Auto
Sales,1952 Homer-Newman Appliance
Store,1942 and Montgomery Brothers Rock
Crusher.1953 And he was a very good
salesman. In 1934 he won a trip to the
Chicago World’s Fair Century of Progress
and to Detroit, a trip awarded by the Ford
Nellie Kannmacher Siverly’s 1938 teaching contract for
Motor Company after Lu won a sales
Siverly School. (Clark County One Room Schools, contest.1954
Marshall Public Library.)
In 1924, when Nellie’s sister Goldie Ann1955 was teaching, half the students at Siverly School were
Siverlys. (Clark County One Room Schools, Marshall Public Library.)
On 7 Nov 1968 in Terre Haute’s Union Hospital, Louis died from a heart attack.1956 He
was 77. Nellie lived considerably longer, passing away in Marshall on 12 Mar 1989 at age
96.1946 The couple are buried in the city cemetery at Marshall.1957 They left four
children:1952,1958 John Louis (26 Sep 1927–29 Jun 2011),1946,1959 Doris Joan, Mary Arlene, and
Helen Lee.
William George Siverly

William George Siverly was born 11 Sep 1892 in Anderson Twp,1960 lived with his parents
and then his widowed mother,1885 ran the family farm after his father died,1949,1894 and passed
away on 18 Oct 1985.1961 His tale (except for the dying part) is nicely summarized on his WWI
draft registration card, which contains the replies “Self and mother” when asked by whom
employed and “mother and Brother” when asked about his sole dependents.1962 The brother
was Stanley. Most of his life was spent in Anderson Twp, though in later years William moved
to Marshall.1963 Never married, he had no known descendants. His only claim to fame, was
that he was a charter member of the Marshall Moose Lodge, founded in September 1914 to “to
provide a high school education and trade for the children of its departed brothers.”1960,1964
Following William’s death at the Burnsides Nursing Home in Marshall at the ripe old age
of 93, his grandnephew Rev. Eugene (Gene) Siverly, grandson of his brother Stanley,1965,1966
conducted the funeral.1960 William reportedly rests in the Marshall Cemetery, but no marker is
found.1961
Amanda May Siverly

Born 4 May 1894 in Clark Co,1967,1963 Amanda May1899 spent her first 45 years of life living
with (sponging off?) relatives—first, of course, her parents,1899 then her widowed
mother,1885,1949 and finally her brother William.1894 There is no indication that, outside her
home, Amanda ever held a job. Then, at age 45, Amanda got married, on 28 Feb 1938, to
Robert Fugate.1968
Where the two met is unknown, but they had been keeping company for at least a couple
of years.1969 Robert (no middle name)1970 was born 25 Jan 1884 in Morgan Co, Missouri, to
Samuel M. and Mary M. (Catterlin) Fugate.1971,1972
At first glance (and perhaps second and third glances) Robert does not seem to have been
a promising catch, even for a 45-year-old spinster. He had been married once before, very,
very briefly, on 11 May 1908 in Clay Co, Indiana, to Emma Cecil Vankirk, and the marriage
had been a catastrophe.1973 After living with Emma for less than a month, Robert fled the
marriage, according to Emma. She filed for divorce claiming “cruel and inhuman treatment.”
The couple got back together, but things got so bad that in July 1909 Robert attempted suicide,
by drinking carbolic acid.1974 He was unsuccessful, so once again he abandoned Emma1975 and
once again a Clay Co suit for divorce was filed, but this time Robert did the filing. According
to the October 1910 suit:1976
The plaintiff alleges cruel and inhuman treament, that his wife was sullen and
abusive and at time cursed him; that she became jealous because he talked a
few times with other female relatives; that she failed to prepare his meals, left
him and was otherwise unpleasant as a wife.
Robert moved to Terre Haute, but could not leave well enough along. Emma alleged that
he wrote her threatening letters, one of which stated “What happened in Stringtown will happen
to you.” On 17 Nov 1910 a neighborhood of Brazil, Indiana, adjoining Stringtown had been
shocked by the shooting of a 25-year-old wife by her 26-year-old husband.1977 In 1910 Robert
Fugate was 26 years old. Enough was enough. On 19 Dec 1910 Robert was sent to the Clay
Co Jail.1978 Two weeks later, on 2 Jan 1911, a divorce was granted.1979
In just a few months, on 13 Jun 1911, Emma was

married again, to Amos O. Price,1979 but as far as we
know, Robert waited 27 years to remarry, when he
wedded Amanda Siverly. What did he do during this
time? We are uncertain. But we do know that he
served in WWI, in the Quartermaster Corps, Saddler
Supply Company, 78th Field Artillery.1970 (Many of
the Army “vehicles” in that war had four legs, rather
than four wheels.) And he was said to have been
honorably discharged after being wounded, though
there seems to be no evidence that he served the 22½
years stated in his obituary. Records indicate that he
served only two periods: 10 Jun 1911 to 9 Jun 1914
and 4 Aug 1915 to 19 Mar 1918.1970
There is every indication that Robert’s second
marriage went much better than his first. Because of
Robert, who was heavily involved in the Disabled
American Veterans,1980 Amanda joined the DAV
Auxiliary. And she also became a member of the
Order of the Eastern Star, the White Shrine of
Robert Fugate’s cemetery marker proclaims his Jerusalem, the American Legion Auxiliary, the
WWI service as a saddler. (Find A Grave.) Women of the Moose, and the Royal Neighbors of
America.1963
Robert passed away 25 Jul 1950 in Clark Co.1980 Heavily involved in her organizations,
Amanda lived until age 91, dying on 25 Jun 1985 in Terre Haute’s Union Hospital.1963 The
couple, interred in the Marshall city cemetery,1980,1963 left no descendants.
Joseph Russell Siverly

Born “Joseph Russell” on 18 Jul 1900 in Marshall,1981 Joe married Dolly Mae1982 Siverly
in Vigo Co on 9 Oct 1925.1983 Dolly was Joseph’s second cousin, a daughter of Daniel D. and
Bertha A. (Wiseman) Siverly.1984
Mathias Rebecca
Siverly Maier
Nancy Ann William Jacob Elizabeth

Tapscott Siverly Siverly Sr. Fuller
Mary Christina Jacob Wesley Daniel D. Bertha A.

Dietz Siverly Siverly Wiseman
Joseph Russell Dolly Mae

Siverly Siverly
Joseph Russell and Dolly Mae were second cousins.
Dolly gave a birthdate of 2 Feb 1908 on her license for marriage to Joseph.1983 This does
not agree with the date of 3 Feb 1909 from the SSDI, a more reliable source.1985 It is likely that
Dolly misrepresented her age to make herself appear older. If the SSDI date is correct, she was
only 16 at the time of her marriage. Even with the “mistake” she was just 17. Her youth may
have been the reason that she brought her mother, Bertha, with her when she applied for the
marriage license. Bertha verified, however, that the information given was correct.
Siverly descendants relate the following story:1770
When Daniel and Bertha married, they moved to Clarksville, Illinois. All ten of their
children were born there. Mary was about three when they moved to the Eitel home-
place, which was Daniel’s family home (the family home also of Jacob and Belle. His
mother’s sister, Cynthia, and her husband, Fred, had built the house several years
before and had reared their family there. Daniel’s mother (Elizabeth) was very ill and
could not care for Daniel. Cynthia and her husband, therefore, reared Daniel. Daniel
and Bertha moved to the Eitel home place in 1920. Several of their children were
married soon after that: James married Elizabeth; Polly married Samuel Fuller; Dolly
married Joseph Siverly; Jess married Mary; and Jacob married Fairy Hires. In 1923
the barn burned when two children played with matches. The children, Lorene and
Walter Clark, four and five years old at the time, were unharmed. The other children
watched the fire from the Siverly schoolyard and asked the teacher if they could go
home, but she wouldn’t let them. Shortly after that the family moved to Martinsville,
and then, in 1927, to Dixon, Illinois, where Nora attended high school with former
president Ronald Reagan. In 1929, they moved to Janesville, Wisconsin. Daniel and
Bertha had a rough time rearing their children through the depression years and World
War II that followed.
Except for the barn burning incident,
most of the information has been
confirmed by your author: Jacob and
Belle were Jacob Siverly Jr. and Belle
Clouse.1986,1987 Cynthia Josephine
Fuller’s husband was Frederick (“Fred”)
Eitel.1988,1989 James William Siverly1990
married Elizabeth1991 Louise1992
1993
(“Eliza”) Groves. Frances P.
(“Polly”) Siverly married Samuel A.
Fuller.1994,1995 Jesse Jefferson (“Jess”)
Siverly1996 married Mary Floe
1997,1998
Kimberlin. On 27 Oct 1924,
Jacob David Siverly1999 married Fairy
Hires.2000 And Ronald Reagon did
indeed graduate from Dixon High
School in 1928. But, the last statement
of the story is not quite correct. Bertha
had the rough time during the
Depression years. Daniel died before the
Great Depression really got going.
Daniel & Bertha Siverly. (Gregory Siverly.)
In the latter 1920s Daniel and Bertha, their living children (all nine, including Dolly Mae),
their children’s spouses (including Joseph Russell Siverly), and their Illinois-born
grandchildren left Illinois for southern Wisconsin. Most went to the Janesville area. Some, to
Kenosha. Why did they go? Probably for the jobs, mostly in the automotive industry. In 1919
General Motors opened an assembly plant in Janesville. From 1916 to 1917 Nash Motors was
based in Kenosha. Did the Siverlys travel together? It does not appear so. Jacob David (“Jake”)
Siverly and his wife arrived in Janesville in 1925, and may have acted as a “scouting party”
for the others.1999 Daniel and Bertha arrived in 1929.2001 By 1930 the entire family was in
southern Wisconsin.1997,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006
Daniel died 3 Jan 1932 in
Madison, Wisconsin, just three or
so years after his arrival in the state,
leaving his wife in financial straits.
But well before his death, Daniel
had been unable to work and
Bertha, who was illiterate, was
forced to labor as a cushion stuffer
in an auto assembly plant.2002 The
entire family would eventually feel
severe constraints due to the
Depression. They had moved at the
worst possible time.
When he married, Joseph
Siverly was working as a
motorman,1983 and then as a
streetcar conductor, when Joseph
and Dolly lived briefly in West
Terre Haute around 1927.2007 In
Rock Co, Wisconsin, where the
family was living during the
Depression and war years, Joseph Rock Co, Wisconsin, home of many of the Siverlys. (David
worked in an automobile Benbennick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.)
2006,2008
factory. In his later years he
worked for Thomas Industries (a manufacturer of lighting fixtures and air compressors and
pumps) in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and did some farming.1981
Joseph passed away 5 Nov 1984 in Jefferson, Wisconsin.1981 Dolly died 29 May 1989 in
Edgerton, Wisconsin.1982 The two rest in Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wisconsin.2009 They
had three children: Betty Jane Siverly (3 Apr 1927–2016),2007,2010 Violet Raye Siverly (23 May
1933–22 Sep 1988),2008,2011 and Frederick Lyndon Siverly (25 Mar 1935–Jul 30 1979).2012,2013
Stanley Alfred Siverly

Two highly reliable records show that Stanley Alfred Siverly was born in Clark Co on 9
Jun 1905.2014,2015 Less reliable sources, his marriage license (for a variety of reasons, people
lie on marriage records) and his cemetery marker, give 1906 as his year of birth.2016,2017
Stanley, “Tommy” to close friends, attended (of course) Siverly School, along with many
Siverly relatives.2018
Siverly School students, 1915. From left. Bottom row, unknown, Stanley Siverly, Walter
Shotts, Clarence Shotts, George Eitel, Emery Hood, John Boesiger, and Lawrence Hood.
Second row: Cecil Siverly, Inez Siverly, Mabel Siverly, Josephine Eitel, Perry Siverly,
Leslie Hood, Orman Eitel, Julia Blockinger, Agil Eitel. Top row: Charles Siverly, Joseph
Siverly, Bernard Kallansa, Stella Siverly, Stella Hood, Barbara Brown, Anna Brown, teacher
Edna Culter. (Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 13 Aug 1990, p. 4.)
On 21 Feb 1927 in Vigo Co Stanley, who was operating a Marshall filling station at the
time, married Luceil McClaskey, a West Terre Haute beauty shop operator2019 Luceil’s
birthdate of 22 Jan 1909 in the marriage record is an obvious (deliberate?) error, since a birth
record shows that she was born 22 Jul 1909 in Vigo Co to Otto and Zella May2020 (Allen)
McClaskey.2021 Though the name given her at birth appears to have been “Ellen Luceil,”2021
she always used her middle name as her first name. Some records give her name as “Lucille”;
however, her signature shows the spelling “Luceil.”2019
Their first five years of married life was spent in West Terre Haute, where Stanley worked
in a creamery,2022 but in 1932 the couple moved to a farm in Anderson Twp in Clark Co.2023
There they spent the rest of their lives, Luceil raising children (six in all)2023 and Stanley raising
crops2024 (also owning and operating the Marshall Fruit Market).2025
At her home in Anderson Twp on 11 Apr 1968, Luceil passed away at the rather young age
of 58.2023 Two years later, on 20 Mar 1970 in Terre Haute, Stanley married Ruth Eileen
(Campbell) Baggs, a Clark Co native.2026,2027 Ruth was the widow of Ray Baggs, who had died
16 Sep 1907.2028
On 8 Oct 1980 in Terre Haute, Stanley passed away at age 75.2015 Ruth Eileen followed
many years later on 23 Jun 2005 in Marshall.2029 Stanley and Luciel are interred in the Marshall
Cemetery,2017 as are Ray and Ruth.2030,2031 Stanley and Luciel left six children: Dale Gerald
Siverly (23 Aug 1927–29 Nov 2019),2032 Robert Lea Siverly (25 Dec 1928–24 Mar
2016),2033,2034 Norman Siverly,2024 Larry Bernel Siverly (23 Mar 1941–Apr 2000),2035 Jerry
Duwayne Siverly,2036 and Gerry W. Siverly.2037 Stanley also had a stepson, Donald Ray Baggs
(12 Aug 1944–11 Nov 2011),2038 from Ruth Campbell’s first marriage.2025
Lydia Ann Siverly

Born Lydia Ann2039 to
William and Nancy (Tapscott)
Siverly,2040 “Liddie”2041 led a
short and sometimes difficult
life. Lydia’s exact birthdate is
uncertain. The 1900 census gives
a date of February 1862,2041 a
date that lies in the range
calculated from her age, 48, in
the 1910 census.2042 But that date
disagrees with both the year of
1863 on her cemetery marker2043
and the range of 2 Jun 1862 to 1
Jun 1863 calculated from her age
in the 1870 census.2040 She was
likely born in either February
Lydia and Aden Moore. (Courtesy of Ronald E. Higginbotham.) 1862 or February 1863, probably
the latter.
On 2 Jun 1878, in Clark Co, at the tender age of 15, Lydia married Aden Moore,2044 a child
of Zachariah and Hannah Jane (Antrim)2045,2046 Moore.2047 The 1900 census gives a birthdate
of July 1857 for Aden, but this is almost certainly incorrect.2041 His cemetery marker gives a
year of 1859, in agreement with his age in the 1860 and 1870 censuses. He was probably born
in July 1859, corresponding with the age of “11/12” in the 1860 census, presumably in Clay
Co, Indiana, where he was an infant.2047
At first the family lived in Anderson Twp, where Aden farmed.2041 Then around 1902,
Aden and Lydia moved to Auburn Twp. There, Aden ran a store attached to his house2048 and
became active in the community. In 1902 he was appointed postmaster at Clark Center.2049 In
1903 he was the Auburn town collector.2050 And in 1904 he ran for Auburn Twp Assessor on
the Democratic ticket.2051 Aden lost to Harry Stevens.2052
But everything was not going well for the family. Aden became increasingly ill and on 19
Mar 1909, at age 49, he died at his home in Auburn Twp.2053 Lydia lived only couple of years
longer, passing away at age 48 in November 1911.2054 But before she died, she saw her 18-
year-old daughter Ada pass away.2055 (After Lydia’s death, another child, William Edward,
would also die at age 18 after an extended illness.)2056 What caused the early deaths? That great
scourge of earlier times, “consumption” (tuberculosis).2057
Aden and Lydia rest in Clark Co’s Auburn Cemetery.2058,2043 They had ten children, three
boys and seven girls, two dying young.2059
Sarah Jane Moore

Sarah Jane2060 was likely born 23 Mar 18802061,2062 even though her cemetery marker gives
the year as 1879.2063 On 7 Feb 1895 in Clark Co, Sarah married Edward Otto2064 Maesch.2065
Edward was born 11 Feb 1871 in Marshall,2066 the son of Swiss immigrants, Wendelin and
Mary Ann Elizabeth Moesch.2067,2068 Mary Ann’s birth name was reportedly “Smithley,”2066
unlikely for someone born in Switzerland. Wendelin’s name was likely originally “Mösch”
and anglicized to “Moesch” after his arrival in the U.S. in 1865.2068 In fact the 1870 census
gives Wendelin the name “Mosch,” no umlaut of course.2069 In early records, Edward was
shown with the name “Moesch,” but he later adopted the spelling “Maesch,” the name used by
his descendants.
For about 15 years, Edward
and Sarah farmed in Anderson
Twp,2062,2070 where Sarah bore
eight children. Then around
1911 or 1912, in time for the
birth of the ninth child, Harry,
the family moved to West Terre
Haute, where Edward worked
at a clay plant.2071 The
American Clay Plant produced
drain, fireproofing, and roof
tiles and its clay pits occupied
10 acres of rich clay and shale
deposits southwest of West American Clay Plant. (Courtesy of Raymond W. Thomas.)
Terre Haute.2072
In addition to clay, the area around Terre Haute had coal and gravel. And it was to
Seelyville, the site of several coal mines just east of Terre Haute, that the family next moved.
There, Edward and Sarah were living in 1924.2073 By 1930 they had moved a little further east,
to Staunton, Clay Co, Indiana, where Edward was working as a miner.2074 Located on the
Vandalia Railroad, near Brazil, Indiana, Staunton at one time shipped immense quantities of
coal. It was in Indiana that five more Maesch children were born, giving a total of 13.
On 26 Aug 1932
in Posey Twp, Clay
Co, Edward Maesch
died of cirrhosis of
the liver.2066
Although often
indicative of chronic
alcohol abuse,
cirrhosis can have
other causes. On 29
Aug Edward was laid
to rest in Marshall,
Illinois, in the St.
Mary’s Catholic
Cemetery, where his
Coal mining near Brazil, Indiana, c1950. (Ancestry.com).
father and other
relatives rest.2075
Sarah was left a 52-year-old widow with 11 living children, though most, by that time, were no
longer at home. By 1940 she had married Arthur Melvin Alexander, a house painter and paper
hanger.2076,2077 Born 7 Mar 1885 to Thomas A. and Anna Elmira (Bower) Alexander and raised
in Staunton,2077,2078 Arthur was five years younger than Sarah and had not previously married.
The marriage ended with Arthur’s death in Brazil, Indiana, on 27 Aug 1969 at age
2077,
84. The SSDI, which shows a death date of 15 Aug 1969, does not agree with the much
more reliable death record.2079 Sarah died 13 Apr 1971 in Staunton.2060 Once again the SSDI,
which gives a date of 15 Apr 1971, cannot be correct* since her obituary was published on 14
Apr.2061, Sarah and Arthur were buried in Clearview Cemetery, Brazil, Indiana.2063
Sarah and Edward have been said to have had 13 known children, but, in fact, no absolute
proof has been found that one of those, Fredrick Moesch, buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery,
Marshall with a death date of 23 Nov 1903 and age of six months (birth about June 1903), was
one of theirs.2075 The name, place, and date are all reasonable, but a reliable record naming
Fredrick as an offspring has yet to be found. On the other hand, in 1910 Sarah was reported as
having had eight children, with only six living. This would be true if Frederick was her child;
otherwise we are missing someone. Thus, we conclude that Frederick was indeed one of Sarah
and Edward’s children. Unlike Fredrick, George Moesch, who died in 1908 at age one year
and is also buried in St. Mary’s, has a cemetery record showing him to be a child of “Ed and
Sarah,”2075 Fredrick and George both died before the family started using the name “Maesch.”
The other 11 children all appear in censuses as offspring of Sarah and Edward:2070,2071,2074 Mary
Ann (8 Aug 1895–9 Jan 1973),2080,2081 William Edward (13 Feb 1897–25 May 1968),2082
Charles Henry (3 Oct 1898–23 Jul 1988),2083 Clarine (23 Sep 1900–6 Mar 1982)2084 Lucille
(12 Aug 1904–15 Feb 1985),2085 Agnes Elizabeth (12 Jan 1909–23 Oct 1993),2086,2087 Harry
Clifford (13 Feb 1912–26 Dec 1959),2088,2075 Ernest Leo (4 Aug 1914–15 Feb 1985),2089,2064
Eva Mae (29 Sep 1916–5 Jun 1986),2090,2091 Paul Eugene (12 Dec 1918–9 Dec 2010),2092,2093
and John Vernin (14 Feb 1922–11 Dec 1974).2094,2095
St. Mary’s Cemetery, Marshall, Illinois.
*
The Social Security Death Index (the “Death Master File”) is not always correct since the death dates, which
come from a variety of sources (primarily family members and funeral homes), are seldom verified.
Nettie Ellen Moore

Nettie Ellen2096 has an SSDI birthdate of 10 Dec 1881, but a 1900 census birthdate of
October 1881.2097 But does it really make much difference? On 14 Feb 1897, in Clark Co, at
age 15, Nettie married Theodore Frederick2098 Sanders,2099 son of William Francis and
Elizabeth Jane (Fox) Sanders.489 Theodore was the brother of Mary Emma Sanders, who had
married Joseph R. Tapscott, cousin of Nettie’s mother. Once again. confusion reigns, so a
diagram follows:
Henry Susan
Tapscott Bass
Nancy William Mary William

William Ann Angeline Francis Elizabeth
Siverly Tapscott Wallace Jane Fox
Tapscott Sanders Sr.
Aden Joseph R. Mary

Lydia Ann Emma
Moore Siverly Tapscott Sanders
Nettie Theodore
Ellen Frederick
Moore Sanders
Theodore started out as an Anderson Twp farmer,2097 but he became attracted to the
industrial mecca just across the Wabash in Vigo Co. Around 1910 he headed there, settling in
the little village of Seelyville, a station on the Vandalia Railroad. There he worked as a railroad
section worker.2100 But the family was in Seelyville briefly. They were back in Clark Co in
time for the birth of their ninth child, Frank, in 1913,2101 and Theodore went back to farming,
this time in Wabash Twp.2102
Over the years, Theodore and Nettie suffered the early loss of four children. Their fourth-
born child,2103 Elizabeth, died in 1908 at age five.2104 Lizzie’s twin, Lydia, would live well
over a half century more. Their last-born, Charles Robert, died in 1924 as an infant.2105 Perhaps
the most devastating losses were the deaths of their two oldest offspring, young adult sons
Hurley and George in a 1920 coal mine accident, which also killed Nettie’s brother Roscoe J.
Moore.2106 The incident is detailed on p. 177.
On 3 Aug 1929 in Marshall, Theodore died,2107 and 47-year-old Nettie was forced to go to
work as a washerwoman.2108 Nettie lived out her life in Marshall, passing away on 5 Apr
1967.2109 The couple are buried in Auburn Cemetery.2110,2111
Theodore and Nettie had 11 children:2097,2100,2102 Hurley (2 Jul 1897–6 Sep 1920),2112
George (13 Apr 1899–6 Sep 1920),2113 Edith Nettie (13 Mar 1901–6 Feb 1995),2114 Elizabeth
(“Lizzie”) Jane (26 May 1903–9 Oct 1908),2103,2104 Lydia Anna (26 May 1903–13 Feb
1966),2115 Theodore (16 Oct 1904–6 Apr 1984),2116 Aden William (23 Jan 1908–3 Feb
1969),2117,2118 Esther Mae (15 Jun 1910–1 May 2001),2119 Franklin (“Frank”) Roxie (8 May
1913–16 Feb 2005),2120 2120Joseph Eugene (5 Oct 1914–18 Jun 1993),2121 Charles Robert (13
Aug 1924–11 Sep 1924).2105
Lucinda Martha Moore

Lucinda Martha Moore2122
was born in March 1885,2041 the
closest we have come to a
documented date. Otherwise, we
know a lot about Lucinda. She
married Daniel Milbourn Sr. in
Anderson Twp on 23 Sep
1900.2123 Born 9 Jan 1876,2124
Daniel was a child of Henry and
Martha Ann (Hamilton)
2125
Milbourn, an Anderson Twp
farm family.2126 We know that at
various times Daniel was a
carpenter,2127 a farmer,2128 and a
general store salesman.2129 And Lucinda and Daniel Milbourn Sr. (Courtesy of Steve Milbourn.)
we know that they had 14
children.2124
But there is someone who knows much more about the couple, Daniel R. Reedy, their
grandson. Dan has written a wonderful story about his grandmother, and has given me
permission to quote it here, which I have done, in part. It is called “Grandma Cindy” and was
published in the Marshall Advocate.2057
Grandma Cindy
By Dan Reedy
By just about any measure, Grandma Cindy must have been an unusual woman. She
was only thirteen when Daniel Milbourn, nine years her senior, started to court her.
At the time, the Moores and Milbourns lived about four miles south of Auburn near
the Freedom Baptist Church, where they were members. Their Scottish and English ancestors
were originally Quakers who had come to the U.S. seeking religious freedom.
When Grandma died in 1961, among her few remaining possessions in the old
farmhouse on Mill creek, northwest of Marshall, was a dresser containing a ribbon-bound
packet of letters from Daniel to Cindy.
During their courtship from 1898 to 1900, when Grandpa was a farm laborer working
elsewhere in the state, his correspondence to Cindy recounts his life away from home and
reveals his growing affection for her during a two-year absence. When Grandpa returned to
Auburn, he and Cindy were married in September of 1900.
From our vantage point today, it is sometimes difficult to understand how our
forebears managed to deal with the personal and financial hardships that were part of their
lives at the beginning of the last century.
In addition to his new family responsibilities, grandpa was the sole provider for his
aged parents, who spent their last years in the home of their son and his new bride.
As if that were not enough, during the next three decades, Dan and Cindy Milbourn
became the parents of fourteen children, all single births, born every other year for twenty-
eight years.
In order to provide a home and sufficient support to feed his family, Grandpa left his
job as a farm laborer and moved his family to Toad Hop, a small settlement near West
Terre Haute, where he worked as a carpenter in the coal mines that operated there.
Five years later, they returned to Illinois, where Grandpa later obtained employment
with Mr. B. F. Johnson, whose mercantile store in Marshall was located on the east side of
the Court House square. Mr. Johnson was a wealthy and generous employer, who rented
one of his farms near Bull Skin to Grandpa when he family returned from Indiana.
Later they moved to another one of his farms northwest of town near the Pennsylvania
Railroad. In addition to a salary for his employment at the mercantile, Grandpa was also
able to work a small farm and have livestock to provide for his rapidly growing family.
During the first thirty years of their marriage, Dan and Cindy Milbourn suffered the
loss of five of their children. Their firstborn son died from a congenital heart defect when
he was one year old in 1904. Two daughters died from tuberculosis when they were sixteen
(1917) and fourteen (1921). Another son died from influenza in 1918 and their last son
succumbed’ in infancy in 1927.
Grandma Cindy’s record in the Family Bible tells the story in her own handwriting of
the births and deaths that were joyful and then tragic pars of their lives. Eloquent testimony
as well are the pieces of ribbon tied around snippets of hair and other tangible reminders
of children who blessed their marriage but did not survive.
Parents’ greatest dread is to outlive their children, but at a time when medical
treatments were not yet refined or available. It was a part of life, an inevitable aspect that
had to be endured.
The great scourge of the 19th and early 20th centuries was tuberculosis, consumption,
or lung disease, as it was often called. Not only did grandma Cindy have to contend with
its ravages in her immediate family, it also claimed the lives of her father Aden Moore in
1909, her mother Lydia Siverly Moore and sister Ada in 1911, and brother William Edward
in 1915.
As if these losses were not enough to bear, her brother Roscoe was killed in a mine
explosion in 1920. Yet even more difficult challenges were ahead.
In 1933, her husband Dan also contracted tuberculosis and for the next three years
was able to work only intermittently. After grandpa’s death in 1936, Grandma Cindy became
the sole support for her four children, three sons and a daughter who were still at home.
Thanks to the generosity of Mr. B. F Johnson, Grandma Cindy was able to survive as
a widow and provide for her youngsters.
During Grandpa’s illness, Mr. Johnson visited him frequently and was abundantly
aware that it was only a matter of time until the end would come. More than a year before
Grandpa’s death, Mr. Johnson provided the family with a deed to the home and land on
which they lived. It was the act of a generous and caring individual who saw Grandpa not
just as an employee but also as a friend.
After her husband’s death, Cindy remained in charge of her family and the farm’s
activities With her children’s help, she milked a few cows, raised hogs, and always had a
sizeable flock of chickens, as well as geese and ducks. The older boys plowed the few
tillable acres with a team of horses, planted corn, and made hay.
Grandma Cindy was not one to sit in the house and watch someone else work She
planted a huge garden each year, milked cows and slopped hogs. In addition, she canned
enormous amounts of foodstuffs and stored potatoes, turnips and cabbage in the cellar,
enough to get her family through the winter.
Hogs were butchered, hams and bacon cured, lard rendered, mincemeat prepared,
cream churned for butter, and eggs gathered from the henhouse.
Somehow Grandma Cindy managed to keep her family together during the Great
Depression years. Then, following the outbreak of World War II in 1941 two of her sons
were called into military service, and only one child remained at home to help her with the
farm.
...
Grandma Cindy stayed on the farm until her children were all married and had
established families of their own, before she moved to Marshall during her last years.
Despite the adversities that she faced during her lifetime, I can never recall that she ever
complained about her lot in life.
Daniel Milbourn passed away 16 Feb 1936.2124 A friend, John Johnson, had the following
published in the local newspaper:2130
To the Family of Mr. Milbourn:
To the Lord’s bosom of rest
Returns the one surly God has blessed
Who could but admire a man kind and true,
When you once knew him, a man through and through
A man who never tired, but always worked,
And his honesty was greatly admired.
Mrs. Milbourn, a companion though grieved
Can always say as he leaves
He lived out the final test
His spirit has now gone to a place of rest
In the care of the Infinite Power.
‘Tis true o Mr. Milbourn,
By John H. Johnson, a friend
Lucinda died in Marshall on 8 Feb 1961.2122 She and Daniel rest in Auburn Cemetery.2131
During their life they saw the birth of 14 children. Consumption plagued their family, as it had
that of Lucinda’s parents. Two daughters, Nora and Ruth, died as teenagers from the “white
plague.”2132,2057 The last child passed away in 2008. Lucinda and Daniel’s offspring were Nora
Belle2132 (22 Sep 1901–22 Apr 1917),2133 Roscoe C.2134 (21 Jul 1903–29 Jun 1904),2135 Ruby
M. (4 Dec 1905–29 Apr 1988),2136 Ruth Anne (2 Dec 1907–18 Feb 1921),2137 John H. (5 Mar
1910–13 Aug 1971),2138,2139 Nellie Lucille (24 Mar 1912–5 Jan 2007),2140 Emory Robert (27
Apr 1914–17 Feb 1991),2141 Benjamin Franklin (12 Jun 1916–24 Aug 1918),2142 Pearl Georgia
(30 May 1918–31 Mar 1999),2143 Dorothy Maxine (9 Jul 1920–28 Aug 1950),2144 Daniel Jr.
(10 Apr 1922–6 Dec 1995),2145 Charles Edward (15 Jul 1923–16 Jun 2000),2146 George
Johnson2140 (19 Mar 1925–21 Jun 2008),2147 and Frederick Ernest (15 Apr 1927–30 Oct
1927).2148,*
*
Middle names without sources have been given for three children of Lucinda and Daniel Milbourn: Roscoe
(“Clifford”), Ruby (“Mae”), and John (“Henderson”).
Lucy Ann Moore

Lucy Ann2149 Moore was born to Aden
and Lydia (Siverly) Moore in Anderson
Twp on 7 Oct 1887.2150 On 12 Nov 1905,
in Auburn Twp, she married Samuel
Howard2151 Bradley Sr.2150 Born 31 Mar
1884 in Auburn Twp, Samuel was a child
of William Henry and Louise Alice
(McNary) Bradley.2152
Over the years, Sam held many
different jobs. As a young, single man in
Auburn Twp, he was a farmhand.2153 After
marriage, when the couple were still living
in Auburn Twp, he went to work on the
railroad (like his father).2154,2155 But in the
spring of 1916, while working for the
Vandalia Railroad as a section hand,
Samuel was injured when a handcar in
which he was riding jumped the track. He
sued the railroad company claiming
permanent injury resulting from an “old
and defective” car. He collected $1500 in
damage, equivalent to $36,000 today
Lucy and Samuel Bradley. (Courtesy of
Robert Morecraft.) (2021). He quit railroad work and moved
into the town of Marshall, where he was
employed as a general laborer,2156,2157 and WPA food depot foreman.2158 Then, in 1943 he was
made a half time Marshall police officer.2159 He went from that position to Chief of Police in
1946,2160 retiring in 1965.2161
Samuel passed away 19 Nov 1966;2162 Lucy, on 8 May 1983, both in Terre Haute.2152,2150
They were laid to rest under a single stone in the Marshall Cemetery.2163 Their marriage
produced seven children:2154,2156,2157 Henry Aden (18 Aug 1906–27 Apr 2002),2164,2165 William
Albert (1 Oct 1908–28 Dec 1994),2166 Mary Alice (23 Jan 1911–12 Mar 1976),2150,2167
Lawrence Walter (4 Jul 1912–20 Feb 1998),2168 Carrie Fern (6 Nov 1917–2 Oct 2010),2151
Lucile Jane (13 Dec 1920–22 Sep 2000),2169 and Samuel Howard Jr. (2 Oct 1923–12 Nov
1988).2170
Photo by Ronald E. Higginbotham, Find A Grave.

Charles Henry Moore

The 1900 census gives as Charles Henry’s
birthdate October 1889,2041 but more reliable
sources give a date of 5 Oct 1890.2171,2172
Charles started out as a railroad worker,2042
but after the death of his mother, he joined the
Army. He is said to have been in WWI,2173 but
his only proven service was in the Philippine
Islands, which were not a theatre during that
war. In fact, the Philippines sole contribution
during WWI was as a source of personnel to
serve in France and Siberia. Charles was in the
Philippines in 1920, in the Cuartel de
Infanteria, an old Spanish barracks in Manila,
serving as a sergeant in Co C, Reg 27,
Infantry.2174 He was part of the “Pacific Army”
stationed in the Philippines, a jumble of
islands, home to a mishmash of races, cultures,
religions, and languages, and, at the time, a
distinctly unhealthy place to live.2175 He served
there two decades after the 1898 Battle of
Manila Bay, which marked the end of Spanish
colonial rule in the Philippines, and two
decades before the 1941/1942 Battle of the
Philippines, which marked the beginning of
Japanese occupation. In 1920 the role of the Charles with his sisters Ruth (left) and Alice (right)
c1915. Charles may very well have bought the
Army was to protect America’s Pacific dress uniform he is wearing. Many soldiers did.
possessions. It was just then becoming (Courtesy of Janice Powers.)
apparent against whom.
When Charles resumed his civilian life, he went to work clerking for the Boston Store in
Marshall.2176,2177 The general merchandise store, which sold tobacco, dresses, furniture polish,
razor blades, soap, overalls, chair cushions, had opened its doors in 1926.2178 The firm was
noted for its splashy half-page newspaper ads and its baseball team, the Boston Store Stars,
which had opponents such as the Paris Legionnaires and the Terre Haute Davis Garden
Team.2179 But the store was operated with a lackadaisical attitude, taking a “summer
vacation”2180 and closing on Tuesdays.2181 And it seemed to be on shaky financial ground.
After being in business just a little over four years, management gave notice that the store
would close its doors 27 Sep 1930. The closing was rescinded when 1,017 customers signed a
petition in protest.2182 The store remained open, for a while. But then the 29 May 1935 edition
of Clark Co Democrat ran a notice: “SATURDAY NIGHT AT 9:30, THE FINAL CURTAIN
RINGS DOWN AND THE BOSTON STORE WILL BE NO MORE.”2183 The Boston Store
had lasted less than a decade. Charles became a farmer.2184
Good looks and dark, wavy hair may have been insufficient for Charles to attract girls. He
was nearly 37 on 4 Sep 1927, when he married Martha Ann Sheets, at the Martinsville Twp
farm of Martha’s sister and brother-in-law Estella and George F. Arney.2176,2185 Martha’s story
is the subject of a fascinating article in the The Marshall Choice.2186
Actually Estella, who usually went

by the name “Stella,” and Martha,
usually called “Mattie,”2187 were really
half sisters. Both were daughters of
Walter Earl Sheets with different
mothers. And that allows rerouting to a
most interesting tale.
Walter Earl, nicknamed
2186
“Early,” was born in Indiana in
1854,2188,2189 but his origins, until
recently, were totally unknown,
though countless unsupported claims
have been (and are still being) made.
Even now some questions and doubts
remain.
Walter and his three daughters: Left to right, Stella, Ida,

and Nora, c1890. (Ancestry.com.)
Estella was the eldest of five children of Walter’s

first wife, Rachel Ann.2189,2188 The others were Ida
Mary,2190 Walter, Nora,2191 and Willie E., though all
we have as evidence of Willie’s parentage is his
grave marker in Bailiff Cemetery in West York,
Clark Co, where Walter and Rachel are also
buried.2189,2192 It is claimed that his marker contains
the inscription “Son of W.E. and R.A.,” which
would certainly confirm his parents, but a
photograph of the marker shows no such
inscription.2192 Perhaps it is on the marker back.
It is believed that Rachel was Rachel Ann Dix,
who is reported to have married a George W. Sheets
in Clark Co on 31 Jan 1875,2193 just a year before Willie’s marker. (Find A Grave.)
2194
Stella was born (12 Jan 1876). The age, 20, on
the marriage record fits with Walter’s birthdate,2195 but until recently the reason for the name
“George W.,” clearly written on the marriage record, rather than “Walter E.,” was a complete
mystery. Evidence now indicates that “George W.” was really “George Walter.” It appears that
the name “George Sheets” was used in earlier records and “Walter Sheets,” in later records.
And here is the evidence.
On 6 Sep 1849 in Greene Co, Indiana, a John Sheets married a Mary Jane Rubottom.2196
The couple lived in Greene Co for the next several years. In 1850 they were farming in Taylor
Twp and in 1860, in Washington Twp.2197,2198 In Washington Twp the family included three
children, Mary A., b 1850 to 1851, George, b 1855 to 1856, and Hester C., b 1857 to 1858.
After the 1860 census, we lose track of John and Mary Jane Sheets, who appear to have died.
Their daughter Mary Ann, however, ended up in Crawford Co, Illinois, where on 12 May 1867,
she married Robert Dix (often “Dicks”*).2199
And we now have a connection, for Robert Dix and Rachel Ann Dix, wife of George W.
Sheets, were brother and sister, and they end up Crawford Co, the next county south of Clark
Co. Robert and Rachel Dix appear in 1860 and 1870 Crawford Co, Illinois, censuses with Jesse
and Rachel (Beal)2200,2201 Dix, their inferred parents.2202 Siblings George and Mary Ann Sheets
married siblings Robert and Rachel Dix.
George W Sheets is clearly written on the record of his marriage with Rachel Ann Dix (FamilySearch).
Of course we still need evidence that George Sheets and Walter Sheets were the same
person. And we have it. In 1880 Walter Sheets and his wife Rachel were living in Grape Grove
Twp, Ray Co, Missouri with their four oldest children.2188 And guess who was living next door
to Walter and Rachel in that out-of-the-way place—Robert and Mary Ann Dix.2203 This may
not be proof that Walter and Mary Ann were brother and sister, but it certainly gives credence.
And what about the name “Earl.” Was Walter actually “George Walter Earl Sheets”? Perhaps.
But perhaps the nickname “Early” was not derived from “Earl,” which is found in a single
record, a daughter’s obituary written 90 years after Walter’s death.2204
John Sheets m 1849 Mary Jane Jesse Dix m 1825 Rachel Beal
b c1824 Rubottom b c1808 b c1809
b c1833
George m 1875 Rachel Ann

Walter Sheets m 1825 Dix
1854–1908 1853–1884
Mary Ann m 1867 Robert Dix
Sheets m 1825 1846–1903
c1850–1932
*
Robert and his parents, siblings, and offspring switched back and forth between the surnames
“Dix” and “Dicks,” for no apparent reason, though the latter name appears most often in older
records. We will stick with “Dix” except for exact quotes and in endnotes.
Rachel Ann died young, on 4 Nov 1884 at age 31,2205 just a few weeks after the infant death
of her presumed son Willie E. on 27 Aug 1884.2192 Were the deaths connected? Possibly. When
Walter eventually passed away in 1908, he was buried next to Rachel.2189
Walter appears to have been married three more times. In Clark Co on 19 Aug 1886 he
married Anna Bell Crosby.2206 Born 17 Jun 1865 in Indiana,2207 Anna was a daughter of John
and Susannah (Bowman)2208 Crosby, a Melrose Twp, Clark Co farm couple.2209 The marriage
ended when Anna Bell died in Melrose Twp on 7 Feb 1888 due to a miscarriage.2207 There
were no children who survived.
We say Walter “appears to have been married three more times” because there are doubts
about the next marriage. In Indiana, on 7 Jul 1889, a Walter E. Sheets married a Rebecca J.
Raper,2210 a marriage that ended in divorce 14 years later in Greene Co, Indiana.2211 In the 1900
census, Rebecca Sheets, born May 1838 in Indiana and claiming to be married though no
husband is present, is found living in Center Twp, Greene Co, with her divorced sister,
“Sarrah” Wells, born Oct 1827 in Kentucky.2212 Sarah Wells was Sarah Walker, who had
married James Wells on 9 Apr 1846 in Greene Co.2213 When Sarah died 14 May 1909 in Center
Twp, her death certificate shows her parents as Thomas and Rebecca (Aldridge) Walker, and,
thus, these are also Rebecca Sheets’s parents.2214 Rebecca was born “Rebecca Jane Walker”
and, after growing up in Greene Co,2215,2216 had married John Raper on 2 Jun 1872,2217 a
marriage that apparently ended in divorce.2218 That George Walter Sheets and Rebecca Jane
Walker were both living in Greene Co in 1860 provides a connection for the two.2198,2216
And why are we uncertain that our George Walter Sheets was the Walter E. Sheets that
married Rebecca Walker? There are two concerns. First, Rebecca was considerably older than
George Walter Sheets. When they were living in Greene Co in 1860, she was 23, he was only
four. Second, Rebecca was not officially divorced from Walter E. Sheets until 1903, but
George Walter Sheets’s next marriage, as we will see, was in 1895.
Thomas M. Rebecca
Walker Aldridge
m 1872 John Raper
m 1846 Rebecca Jane

James Wells Sarah Walker Walker
1827–1909 b 1838
m 1889 Walter E.
Sheets
Wife number four (or three?) was Catherine Heleine, a daughter of John Paul and Barbara
Ann (Bickel) Heleine, an Indiana farm family, who had moved to Clark Co in the
1870s.2219,22202221 Walter and Catherine were wed on 30 May 1895 in Clark Co,2222 and once
again the marriage was cut short when Catherine died of consumption on 11 Feb 1900.2186,2223
Although the final marriage was short, it produced a child—Martha Ann Sheets.2204 And that
is why Stella (Sheets) Arney and Martha Sheets were half sisters, something that we used three
pages to explain.
In those days, the loss of a mother often resulted in a child being “farmed out” to relatives.
Fathers were thought incapable of handling children. Martha first went to live with her half-
sister Stella and Stella’s husband, George.2187 But when Martha was added to the family, Stella
and George Arney were living with George’s parents,2187 had two children of there own, and
would soon have three more.2185 Things were crowded in the Arney household. Martha next
went to live with her widowed grandmother Barbara and Stella’s bachelor uncle Daniel
Heleine, her mother’s brother, who farmed in Melrose Twp.2186 When her grandmother died
on 5 Apr 1910,2224 Martha continued to live with her uncle.2225
Then came an event that neither Martha nor relatives ever mention. On 29 Nov 1916 in
Vigo Co, Martha married Dorsie Ray Spittler, a Martinsville farmer.2226 The childless marriage
lasted just six years. The couple divorced 12 Nov 1922.2227 Dorsie Ray remarried;2227 and
Martha went back to using her birth name, “Miss Martha Sheets.”2176
We are finally back to Charles. When Charles and Martha married in 1927, the couple
moved into the house in which Martha had lived with her grandmother and uncle, and in that
house they would live out their 54 years of married life.2186 The house, along East Angling
Road, was originally a log cabin, later enclosed with planks, and had been built c1880 by
Martha’s uncles Daniel and George W. Heleine.2220,2228 Over the years the dwelling had housed
the family of Martha’s grandparents, John and Barbara Heleine; then the widowed Barbara and
her son Daniel; then Barbara, Daniel, and Barbara’s granddaughter Martha. Eventually the
building housed only Daniel, who passed away 27 Feb 1922,2229 leaving the planked cabin
available for Charles and Martha.
In 1929, while clerking one day in the Marshall Boston Store, Charles picked up the local
newspaper to learn that a woman was wanting someone to take care of her two children.2186
Childless themselves, Martha and Charlie opened their door to 12-year-old Frederick Leon
Roderick. A year later they took in a second child, Frederick’s sister Delores. Delores I. was
said to be age seven at the time, though she was likely a little older. Her grave marker shows a
birth date of 8 Jul 1916,2230 but this is certainly incorrect. That she does not appear with her
father and mother, Marvin and Lerna Roderick, and brother Frederick in the 1920 census,
indicates that she had been born in 1920 or later.2231
Marvin Washington Roderick and Lerna Bell Ulrey had married 20 Jan 1917 in Vigo
2232
Co, and had divorced ten years later, in July 1927.2233 They both remarried within a year,
Marvin to Nora A. Daubenspeck (license, May 1928)2234 and Lerna to Gust Applequist
(license, June 1928).2235 Apparently the Roderick children went with their dad, for when
Marvin suddenly died 12 Dec 1928 from burns received in an Indiana oil well explosion,2236 a
Marshall newspaper reported “The three little children of Marvin Roderick, deceased, were
taken to Chicago, Monday [18 Feb 1929] where they will enter an orphan’s home.”2237 At that
point Lerna (or Nora?) started looking for foster parents. We don’t know the identity of the
third child and we don’t know why Lerna, who had remarried, discontinued parenting.
Frederick and Delores lived with Charles and Martha for only a few years. By 1940, both
were married and living elsewhere.2238,2239 Despite their relatively short stays, Martha
remembered that “Both kids called us Mom and Dad.”2186 Charles and Martha never had
children of their own.
Charles passed away in Marshall, 18 Nov 1981.2173 Martha lived considerably longer,
dying in Marshall on 24 May 1999, at the age of 102.2204 The couple were laid to rest in the
Bailiff Cemetery in West York, Clark Co.2240
Rebecca. Barbara
Anna Bell John Paul
Jane Ann
Crosby Heleine
Walker Bickel
?
George
Rachel Catherine Daniel
Walter Earl
Ann Dix Heleine Heleine
Sheets
George F. Estella Ida Mary Walter Nora Willie E.

Arney Sheets Sheets Sheets Sheets Sheets
Nora A. Marvin Lerna Bell Gust Charles Martha Dorsie Ray

Washington
Daubenspeck Roderick Ulrey Applequist Henry Moore Ann Sheets Spittler
Frederick Leon Delores I.

Roderick. Roderick
Dramatis Personae, the Persons of the Play. (Can you figure out the cast?)
Ada M. Moore
Ada’s life was much less complex than that of her brother Charles, if only because it was
significantly shorter. Ada Moore was born 28 Jul 1892, presumably in Clark Co, where her
folks were living.2055 The middle initial “M” that appears in several records is claimed by many
to stand for “Mae,” but no sources are given.
On 18 Apr 1909 in Clark Co, Ada married George Throckmartin, though both the marriage
license announcement and her obituary claim that she married George “Throckmorton.”2241,2055
(A number of records and newspaper articles give the name “Throckmorton” to members of
the Clark Co Throckmartin family.) George Edward Throckmartin had been born in Franklin
Co, Indiana on 17 Feb 1887 to Charles Wesley and Alice (Schwartz) Throckmartin.2242,2243
The marriage did not last long because Ada did not last long. On 16 Oct 1911, at age 19,
Ada succumbed to a long bout of consumption (tuberculosis), the curse of the Moores.2055
Interred in Auburn Cemetery under a stone mistakenly inscribed “ADA M.
THROCKMORTON,”2244 Ada left no children. The following year, in Clark Co, George
married Mabel Belle Smitley.2245 George died 31 Oct 1937 and was laid to rest in Auburn
Cemetery, where Ada had been laid to rest.2242
William E. Moore
Born May 18962041 (or 1897 according to his grave marker),2246 William E. (“Edward,”
according to some) Moore died very young. On 18 Apr 1915, at age 19 (or 18), he passed away
at the home of his sister Lucy Bradley near the town of Clark Center, as a result of
consumption.2056 Like his mother, father, and sister Ada, all dying of the same disease, William
was buried in Auburn Cemetery.2246
Roscoe J. Moore
Born 28 Apr 1899, Roscoe was another of Aden and Lydia’s children to experience an
early death, but this time it wasn’t consumption that ended his life. It was his work as a day
laborer, a job he had found in Vigo Co, a job possibly obtained through his nephew George
Sanders, son of his sister Nettie Sanders (p. 166).2247
In the early 1900s, scattered around Vigo Co were clay pits and coal mines. One of the
latter was the Submarine mine in Fayette Twp, north and a little east of Terre Haute, near
Tecumseh.2248 The mine was called “Submarine” for good reason. In April 1919 a tunnel was
completed under the Wabash, allowing miners entering on the east side of the river to obtain
coal from the west side, 700 feet away.2249
In the 1920s the Submarine mine still used mules for hauling coal from shafts to a main
room for motorized transport to the surface. To avoid loss of time for driving the mules from
surface stables to the coal face, the mules were stabled underground with hay and grain brought
in by coal cars, and George Sanders was a “Barn Boss,” tending mules at the mine.2250
On the afternoon of 6 Sep 1920, Roscoe Moore was underground with George Sanders and
George’s brother Hurley, feeding mules in preparation for the reopening of the mine following
settlement of a labor dispute, when a gas explosion occurred. All three men were killed, along
with 17 mules.2250
These were not the first fatalities at Submarine mine, nor would they be the last. On 1 May
1920, just a few months earlier, five men had died and six more were injured as a result of an
explosion and the following rescue operations,2251 and the following year, on 7 Oct 1921, an
Orville Moore (no relation) died from a slate fall.2252
Never married, Roscoe Moore was buried in Auburn Cemetery.2045
Ruth Bell Moore

The youngest children of
Aden and Lydia Moore2042 were
Ruth Bell,2253 born 22 May
1901,2039 and Alice Tennie, born
20 Dec 1903.2254 Their widowed
mother died when the girls were
ten and seven. One might expect
the two orphaned girls to have
been taken in by one of their five
older and married sisters—Sarah,
Nettie, Lucinda, Lucy, or Ada—
but that did not happen. Of course
Ada was suffering from
consumption, but the others? For
whatever reason, Ruth and Alice
were sent to institutions, first, it is The Illinois Children’s Home, Du Quoin, opened in 1846 and
said, to an upstate orphanage and, closed in 1946. (Du Quoin Evening Call, 28 Dec 2011.)
after a contagion outbreak, to the
Illinois Children’s Home in Du
Quoin, Perry Co.2059
The Du Quoin Home sought families to provide shelter for children, announcing “Will you
not share your home with some little child and help to train him or her to good citizenship and
a life of usefulness?”2255 The Moore girls were taken in by members of the Teel family, Alice
by Elnora (“Nora”) Teel and her husband, Charles Peter2256 Bossle,2257 Ruth, by Nora’s brother
Rollo Teel and his wife, Nellie Maude (Bilbrey)2258 Teel.2259
Elnora and Rollo Russell2260 were children of Marshall Lycurgus and Evelyn (Harrison)2261
Teel,2262,2263 who farmed in Paradise Pct, just east of Perry Co’s most populated city, Du Quoin.
Marshall and Evelyn had had nine children, though two did not live to see the turn of the
century.2263
In 1926 or 1927 Ruth married James Ernest Red.2264,2265 James lived most of his life in
Boone Co, Indiana.2266 He was born there on 29 Nov 1900 (to Emma May2267 James and James
Aaron Red, would die there on 15 May 1978, and would be buried there in Robison
Cemetery.2268,2265 And he had married his first wife, Sarah Catherine Williams, there on 6 Dec
1919.2269 Then, how did he meet Ruth Moore, who was living in Perry Co, Illinois? We don’t
know, but they did meet and marry, apparently after James and his first spouse were divorced.
Sarah Catherine, who lived until 1979,2270 went on to marry James Ernest’s brother Jesse Earl
on 25 May 1927 in Boone Co.2267
After marrying, Ruth and James lived for a short time in Clark Co, where they had two
children, both born in Marshall. Their first-born, Ruth Red, died 25 May 1927 after living only
one day.2265 Their second child, James C. Red, was born a year later, on 9 May 1928.2271 By
1930 Ruth and James Ernest had moved to Rush Co, Indiana,2264 and by 1940 they had split
up. In 1940 Ruth and her
son were living with
Ruth’s sister and brother-
in-law Lucy and Samuel
Bradley in Marshall.2158
There, Ruth, claiming to be
a widow, was working as a
hotel maid. And in 1940
James Ernest, an out of
work construction laborer
claiming to be single, was
living with his mother,
Teel Family, Perry County c1893. Marshall Teel is standing in the back Emma in Lebanon,
with the baby, his child Otto Vernon. His wife, Evelyn, is to his left. Nora 2272
Teel is the young lady in black on the left of the photo in the back. The Indiana. Years later
young boy next to her, is Rollo Russell Teel. (Courtesy of David Teel, James Ernest Red’s death
who provided the identifications.) certificate would show him
as divorced.2268
On 2 May 1946 Ruth, who was by then living in Kansas City, Kansas, married Walter A.
Heape, born 11 Aug 1895 in Perry Co, Illinois, to Abraham and Anna (Kroeger) Heape.2273
Ruth lived out the rest of her life a residsent of the city of Du Quoin, continuing to live there
after Walter died 4 Jun 1974.2273 She passed away in Deaconess Hospital, St. Louis, 13 Jun
1999.2039 Walter was interred in Tamaroa Cemetery, Tamaroa, Illinois;2274 Ruth, in Sunset
Memorial Park, Du Quoin.2039
Ruth left a single child, James C. Red, who died in Des Moines, Iowa, on 23 Dec 2013.2271
Her only other child had died as an infant.
Alice Tennie Moore

Nora and Charles Bossle, who took Alice in as a foster child after she and her sister were
sent to the DuQuoin Children’s Home, had been married in Perry Co 11 Sep 1895,2275 and
were parents of two other children, Walter Lyle2276 and Beulah C.2257 According to a cousin,2277
Beulah suffered from a cleft pallet and severe retardation and felt more comfortable spending
her time in the barn with the livestock than playing with other kids. She never married, living
with her parents until their deaths, when she became a ward of the state. That Alice was just
eight days younger than Beulah, who had been born 28 Dec 1903,2278 may explain why Alice
was taken in by the family. They may have been looking for a playmate (or a “replacement”?)
for their daughter.
On 26 Dec 1923 in Terre Haute, Alice married Philip Allen Provart,2059 at the time both
residents of Du Quoin, Illinois.2279 Why did the marriage take place in Terre Haute, when they
lived in Du Quoin? We don’t know. Philip had
been born in Perry Co on 27 Oct 1904 to George
Walter and Rosella (Jones) Provart,2280 but he
gave his birth date as 27 Oct 1903 when he
married Alice, possibly to hide the fact that Alice
was a little older.
Alice and Philip lived out their married lives
in Du Quoin, where they raised a single child,
Betty Lue.2281,2282,2059 Philip was an educator, a
teacher, principal and coach in the Du Quoin
school system and he served for 24 years as Perry
Co superintendent of schools.2280 When Philip
died 26 Nov 1979 in Du Quoin, he was buried in
Sunset Memorial Park, Du Qoin,2280 where Alice
was buried when she died, on 10 May 2005 in
Chesterfield, Missouri.2059
In Du Quoin on 19 Sep 1943 Betty Lue
Provart married Loren E. Teel, a nephew of her
Philip Provart, 1950 (The Flashlight, Du Quoin mother’s foster parents.2283 Born 10 Mar
High School yearbook, 1950, p. 11)
1926,2284 Betty died 19 Oct 1986.2283
George William Siverly

George William Siverly’s obituary states that he was born in Anderson Twp 23 Apr
1864,1780 a year that agrees with his grave marker2285 and his age in the 1910 census.2286 On
the other hand, the 1900 census gives a birth year of 18652287 and ages in the 1920, 1930, and
1940 censuses, a combined range of 1865 to 1868.2288,2289 Since obituaries and grave markers
are usually the work of close family members, we will take 23 Apr 1864 as being correct.
George never married and lived most of his adult life on the farm of his brother James,
where he usually worked as a farmhand.2287,2288,2289 (In 1910 he claimed to be a junk dealer.)2286
The local newspapers show him doing some socializing, primarily visiting families, but
apparently always as a single. He died 10 Feb 1954 at the age of 89 in the Paris, Illinois,
hospital and was interred two days later in Auburn Cemetery.2290
James Howard Siverly

His death record states that
James Howard2291 Siverly was
born in Clark Co on 21 Mar
1866.2292 His grave marker,
however, gives a birth year of
1867 and his obituary, a birth date
of 16 Mar 1867,2285,2293 the date
believed to be most reliable.
On 16 May 1906, at the mature
age of 39, James married Rozella
(also “Rosella,” “Rose Zella,”
“Rosa”) G.2294 Day,2293 one of
seven children of William Henry
Day, from two marriages.2295,2296
A daughter, Fame Ellen,2297 was
the only child of his first marriage
(28 Sep 1877, Clark Co) with
Mary Davis.2298 Two boys and
William Henry Day’s children: Fame Ellen, Rozella, Charles,
four girls—Rozella, Charles, Mary Mary Opal, Martha Jane, Robert, and Anna Lulu, c1937.
Opal,2299 Martha Jane,2300 Robert, (Courtesy of Minga Buckle Stivers.)
and Anna Lulu2301—were the
products of William’s second marriage (11 May 1884) with Rebecca Florence Griffin.2302
Rebecca also had an unnamed child that died young.2296
The Siverlys and their spouses had trouble with birthdates. Rozella was no exception. Most
records give a birthdate of 7 Apr 1885,2303,2295 but the 1900 census shows a date of March
1886.2296 Since the 1885 date is in best agreement with other census data, we’ll go with it.
James spent his entire life living on the Anderson Twp farm where he was born,2293 taking
it over when his parents died.2287 There, he and Rozella not only raised seven children (Ida,
Cecile, Edward, Ruby Irene, Virginia, Eugene, and William; an eighth, James, died young),2293
but also housed James’s bachelor brother George.2286,2288,2289,2304
When James died 19 Jul 1946 it was said “He belonged to no church but believed in the
teachings of his pioneer mother who had the eldest daughter Sara read from the Bible and say
a prayer before each meal.”2293 He was buried in Auburn Cemetery, where he would be joined
by Rozella, when she died 16 Sep 1966.2285,2295
Ida Mabel Siverly

Born “Ida Mabel Siverly” in Marshall on 1 Apr 1907,2291 Mabel, the only given name she
ever used, grew up to be an educator. After graduating from Marshall High School in 1926,2305
she started teaching in Clark Co rural schools, while attending Eastern Illinois State Teachers
College in Charleston during the summers.2306,2307 She taught at Choctaw,2308,2309 Freedom,2310
and Livingston schools.2311 But then she left Clark Co and began teaching at Wiggins, a country
school north of Springfield, Illinois, in Sangamon Co.2312 She was working there when she
married Oliver Brown, a Clark Co farmer, 22 Dec 1945 at the First Christian Church in Terre
Haute.2312
Oliver Franklin Brown, born 20 Aug

1900 in Casey, Clark Co, to Arthur and
Ella (or Ellenetta,2313 or Ellenett A.,2314 or
Ellen Etta2315) Blair Brown,2291 had been
married once before. On 22 Dec 1923, in
Vigo Co, he had married Zada Fern Short,
also a teacher.2316 The marriage produced
a girl and a boy2317,2318,2319—Wanda
Rosalee Brown and Leonald Duane
Brown—and a stupendous breakup. Zada
charged Oliver with cruelty, Oliver
charged Zeda with adultery, and the Clark
Countyc Democrat called the divorce case
“sensational.”2320 In Marshall, on 23 Apr
1940, after almost two years of hearings,
the couple were granted a divorce.2320
At first glance, Oliver’s second
marriage appears to have been more
successful than his first, or was it? On 17
Dec 1948 Mabel acting as Oliver’s Mabel Siverly, “A dear little, sweet little, neat little
maid” (The Marshallonian, Marshall High School Year
conservator held a sale of livestock, trucks, Book, 1926.)
and farm equipment at Oliver’s farm about
two miles south of Martinsville.2321 Was
Oliver incapacitated?
After graduating from Indiana
State University in Terre Haute with
both bachelor and masters degrees,
Mabel ended up teaching in the
Anchorage, Alaska, school system,
starting in 1953.2322 And she was still
living there when Oliver died in
Alton, Illinois, on 30 Mar 1959 as a
result of a “serious fall.”2323 Why did
Mabel go to Anchorage and why was
Oliver in Alton? We don’t know.
Mabel died 16 Apr 1992 in the
Paris, Illinois, hospital, and was
buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in
Marshall, with a marker that gives
only her birth name.2324,2325 Oliver
rests in the Cumberland Cemetery,
Casey.2326 Living apart, the couple
were buried apart. Mabel had no
known children.
Mabel’s elegant marker in St. Mary’s Cemetery omits her
married name. (Minga Buckle Stivers.)
Cecile Mae Siverly

Cecile Mae was born 13 Feb 1909 and, like her sister Mabel, became a teacher, her
occupation for 35 years.2327
On 25 Jul 1936, Cecile married Russell Roscoe2328 Buckner, born 7 Mar 1911 in Clark Co
to Frederick (“Fred”) and Jane (Weir) Buckner.23292330 It is likely that Cecile and Russell met
each other through their involvement with the local Congregational Church.2331
Despite the Class Prophecy in the 1929 Marshall High School yearbook that in the future
“Cecile Siverly is the wife of a famous actor,”2332 Russel was a farmer in Marshall Township.
On the farm there the family raised two children,2333 James Russell (12 Feb 1937–14 Jun
2003)2334 and Rosemary Jane (12 Sep 1938–10 Dec 2001).2335
Cecile died 9 Feb 1986 at Community Hospital, Paris, Illinois.2327 Russell died 21 Jan 1988
at Union Hospital, Terre Haute.2329 The couple were laid to rest in Marshall Cemetery.
James Siverly
James is known to have died at the age of 2½.2293 It is claimed that his full name was “James
Oscar” and that his birthdate was 28 May 1912; however, no sources are given.1770
Edward George Siverly

Born 19 Nov 1915, Edward George2336
served in the U.S. Navy during WWII,2337
beginning active service at Coco Solo Naval
Station in Panama in 1942.2338 His military
interlude may have played a part in Edward’s
being nearly 35 when he finally married in
1950.2339 The bride was Alice Marie
Babcock, an Edgar Co farm girl, the sole
child of Jesse Arnold and Carrie Macel
(Wheeler) Babcock.2340,2341
The marriage ended in a Marshall divorce
court on 15 Mar 1956, Edward charging U.S. Naval Station Coco Solo, 1941 (Naval
Aviation News, July 1964.)
“extreme and repeated cruelty without
reasonable cause.”2342 (One wonders what
would constitute “reasonable cause.”) The couple was childless; Alice never remarried.2340
Edward’s second wife was Edna Amelia2343 Strausberger, born to Martin and Caroline
(Hipsch) Strausberger on 19 Oct 1910.2344,2345 Edna had earlier been married to Aloysius
Leo2343 Assell, whom she had wedded sometime between her appearance with her maiden
name in the 1934 Aurora, Illinois, city directory2346 and her listing with “Alloysius” in a 1936
directory.2347 The death of Aloysius on 18 Oct 19612348 left Edna free to marry Edward, which
she did by 1980, when the couple were living in Montgomery, Illinois.2349 Edward was living
in Montgomery, a small Chicago suburb, as early as 1965, perhaps married to Edna.2350
Edward passed away in Aurora, Illinois, 3 Oct 1998;2351 Edna, the following year, 3 Apr
1999.2345 The couple rest in St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in Montgomery.2352
Edward left no known children. In his obituary, however, is the enigmatic statement “Mr.
Siverly is survived by … three children dear to his heart, Andrea, Alicia and Austin Hinterlong,
all of North Aurora.”2351
Ruby Irene Siverly

Born in Marshall, Illinois, on 1 Jun 1918, Ruby
Irene married Edward Allen Drake in Brazil, Indiana,
24 Jun 1939.2353 Edward had been born in Marshall Feb
24 1918, a son of Joseph2354 Arlos and Edna A.
(Stricker) Drake.2353,2355 Why Irene (who went by her
middle name) and Edward, both born in Clark Co and
both of legal age, crossed the state line to marry is
unknown.
After marrying, Edward continued to farm and after
retirement worked as a school bus driver and mechanic
for the Marshall School District.2356
Irene died young, on 11 Sep 1965 at age 47, leaving
three children—Rita, Stephanie (“Sam,” 18 Jul 1953–
22 Dec 2017),2357 and Robert.2350 Edward was
remarried, in 1967 to Linda Lou Johnson, and fathered
two additional children—Maribeth and Lisa.2358
Edward died 25 Jun 1986 and Linda, 27 Dec 2007, both
Ruby Irene Siverly. (Courtesy of
in Terre Haute.2356,2358 Irene and Edward rest under a
Minga Buckle Stivers.)
single stone in the Marshall Cemetery.2359
Virginia Rose Siverly

Born in Marshall on 15
Jun 1921, Virginia was the
last-born of James and
Rozella’s four daughters. The
oldest, Ida, was too busy
teaching and studying to
become heavily involved in
the Clark Co social scene. But
that was not true of the three
youngest girls, who were
fixtures at birthday parties,
1938 Marshall High School Home Economics Class. Virginia Siverly is fish fries, revues, and those
seated, third from left. (Marshall Public Library.) special Marshall occasions,
home visits.2360,2361,2362,2363
On 6 Dec 1943 in Macon Co, Illinois, Shirley Glenn Miller wedded Virginia Rose Siverly.
Virginia’s obituary gives a date of 6 Dec 1942,2364 but the year is obviously wrong since the
marriage license was obtained in December 1943.2365
Shirley Glenn Miller, who for obvious reasons favored using the name “Glenn” or the
nickname “Bus,” was the oldest of three sons of Shirley Bryan Miller, an automobile mechanic,
and Mae Serilda (Sutton) Miller.2366,2367 Glenn was born 25 Nov 1918 in Moultrie Co,
Illinois.2368 His birthplace has been given both as the tiny hamlet of Allenville2369 and the small
town of Sullivan, just seven miles away on Route 121.2367
Glenn had been married before. Around May 1940, when Glenn was residing in
Springfield, Illinois, he obtained a license for marriage to Evelyn Lorrene Fishback, another
Springfield resident.2370,2371 The license was acquired in St. Charles, Missouri, possibly
because Evelyn was only 16 at the time and the license may have been easier to obtain there.
The marriage was short lived. When Glenn enlisted in the U.S. Army on 27 Apr 1943 in
Peoria, Illinois, he was listed as divorced without dependents.2372 Evelyn went on to marry
twice more.2373 Glenn was discharged as a corporal in the U.S. Army Air Corps.2368
Glenn and Virginia lived most of their lives in Springfield, Illinois.2374,2367 There, Glenn
worked for 25 years as a service man for Bruce Terminix Company (pest control),2367 after
stints as a driver2372 and as a service station attendant.2374 In Springfield, Virginia worked 25
years as a receptionist for Sentry Insurance.2364 And there Glenn and Virginia raised two
children—Linda and Glenn Michael.2364,2367
On 14 Apr 1997, Shirley Glenn passed away in Springfield,2367,2369 as did Virginia Rose
on 6 Dec 2005.2364 The couple were laid to rest in Camp Butler National Cemetery,
Springfield.2368,2375
On Glenn’s cemetery marker is written2368
JENNY LOVE YOU
LIKE A ROCK
BUS
Virginia’s marker is inscribed
A FARM GAL ALL
AGLOW I FOUND
HER IN A CHILLI
PARLOR YRS AGO
Find A Grave
Eugene Alfred Siverly
Born Eugene (“Gene”) Alfred2361 on 11 Feb
1924 in Clark Co,2376 Eugene first worked as a
farmhand, probably on his family’s farm.2304
But his forte was not farming. By 1954 he was
selling gasoline,2377 and spent the rest of his
working life retailing petroleum products.
On 23 Jul 1958 in Lawrenceville, Illinois,
34-year-old Eugene married Beverly Jean
Pennington, daughter of Fred Granville and
Catherine Lucille (Thompson) Pennington.2378
Just four months earlier, on 22 Mar 1958,
Beverly’s father, a railroad worker, had died
with a fellow worker in a Terre Haute railroad
accident.2379
Born 9 Oct 1929 in Marshall,2378 Beverly
Jean had been married before, in Vigo Co, to
LeRoy Turner on 5 Apr 1948.2380 The couple
had married young. Born 11 May 1930 in West Clark County Democrat, 3 Nov 1960.
Union, LeRoy was just 17.2381 He added a year
to his age when he married and even then he

needed his mother’s consent.,2380 Perhaps that is
the reason the marriage failed. After the birth of
two children, Debra Lynn2382 and Steven,2378
Beverly charged LeRoy with desertion. On 25 Oct
1956 in Marshall she was granted a divorce and
LeRoy, who failed to appear in court, was ordered
to pay $160 monthly child support.2383
Eugene and Beverly, who spent their married
life in Marshall, had two children, Mary Anne and
Betty Jane.2378 And Eugene continued working
with petroleum products, in 1960 taking over
operation of the DX service station at the corner of
6th and Michigan Avenue in Marshall.2384 The
station, which specialized in Sunoco heating oil,
had a number of earlier owners—Dan L. Harper,
Howard Harper and son, C. W. Goekler, Sherman
Davison. Eighteen years later Eugene turned the
operation over to Bob Grieve.2385
On 9 Jul 2000 Eugene passed away in Union
Hospital, Terre Haute.2376 Beverly passed on 4
Marshall Independent, 4 Dec 1978. May 2015 at Gowin Parc, a senior care facility in
Mattoon, Illinois.2378 The couple were laid to rest
in the Marshall city cemetery.
William Lyle Siverly

William (“Bill”) Lyle was born to James and Rozella in Marshall on 21 Aug 1928.2386 A
veteran of the Korean War, William, over the years, worked as a truck driver, janitor, bus
driver, and. jailer.2386 And he married Sarah Elvina Young, an Edgar Co girl.2387 His life seems
a nice, neat package. Or is it? For a number of mysteries remain. And all concern Sarah.
Sarah was born on May 4, 1938 in Paris, Illinois, the daughter of Willard Jackson and
Virginia Lucille (McIntyre) Young.2387 But at age 2, she was adopted by her aunt and uncle
Oscar Finley and Mae Cynthia (Richey)2388,2389 McIntyre, who also lived in Paris.2387 And this
is the first mystery, for adoptions are often the result of the death of a parent or the fragmenting
of a marriage. But Willard, who died in 1980, and Virginia, who died in 1975, went on to have
several more children.2390,2391 Then, why? The 1940 census may provide the answer.2392
That census shows Willard, Virginia, and three children, Rose Mary, Shirley, and Charles
D. (Sarah was already with her aunt and uncle)2393 living in Paris, Illinois. But the family was
living in a “shed” valued at $50 with no street address 200 feet back of Broom Street near the
railroad track. And Willard, a street construction worker, had been out of work for 60 weeks.
Finally, though she does not appear in the census, the family had just acquired a new addition,
Mary Lucille Young, who was born 22 Apr 1940.2394 The family may have become too large
to support all its members.
Sarah appears to have been married twice before, and that is the source of a second mystery.
During December 1958 a Vigo Co, wedding license was issued to William Joseph2395 Peel and
“Sara Elvin McOntyre.” (her misspelled adopted name).2396 In April 1961 in Terre Haute the
marriage ended in divorce with Sarah getting custody of the two children, who would take the
last name “McIntyre,” Joseph W. and Ina Mae.2397,2387,2398 In October 1967 Sarah changed her
name to “Sarah Elvina Boney,” indicating that she had remarried.2388 But research has failed
to identify Mr. “Boney,” a name not uncommon in Clark Co, though more common in the past.
And then in May 1970, Sarah changed her name to “Siverly.”2388 Sometime before that date
she had apparently married William Siverly, though we don’t know exactly when, or where.
Sarah passed away 1 Feb 2004 in Casey, Clark Co, and was laid to rest in Edgar Cemetery,
Paris, Illinois.2387 Strange it is that neither of her obituaries, says one word about her still living
husband. William Siverly died 18 Jan 2011 in Terre Haute and rests in Auburn Cemetery, Clark
Co.2386 The couple had one child, John L. Siverly.2386,2387
Martha E. Siverly
Martha E. (“Mattie”) Siverly’s obituary states “Her parents died when she was 7 years of
age, and she was then cared for by her older sister. She spent her entire life in Clark Co.”2399
She did spend her life in Clark Co, and perhaps at one point she lived with an older sister. But,
born 1 Mar 1868,2399,2040 Mattie was 12 in 1880 when both her parents were still living.1781
Perhaps the obit meant to say “17” rather than “7.”
Mattie was married twice, both marriages ending in divorce. On 6 Dec 1891 in Clark Co,
she married James Peck, a produce “huckster.”2400,2401 Born 16 Dec 1864 in Casey, Clark Co,
James Harvey Peck was a son of Calvin and Sarah Martha (McFarland) Peck.2402,2403,2404 By
1903 (or 1904), when Martha married again, her marriage with James, which produced a single
offspring, Herman,2401 had failed. In 1911 James Peck, presumably divorced, married Sylvia
Phillips, widow of Thomas Robert2405 Brahany,2406,2407 The marriage produced a daughter,
Helen, and gave James two stepchildren, George Edward2408 and Mary Delia.2403,2409
Martha went on to marry Carroll Elmer Spencer.2410 The marriage date is given as 3 Nov
1903 in Martha’s obituary;2399 however, an admittedly questionable clipping from an unknown
newspaper on an unknown date states that the marriage license was obtained in November
1904.2411 The years married in the 1910 census corresponds best with the 1903 date.2412
Carroll, born in Marshall on 18 May 1882 to Charles Bradford and Harriet Eltan (George)*
Spencer,2413 was 14 years younger than Martha.2414 This may explain why Martha often
removed years from her age, though she started doing so during her first marriage.2401 The
1920 census gives her age as 44, when she was actually 51, and would soon be 52.2415
Martha and Carroll lived out their married lives in Wabash Twp, Clark Co, with Carroll
working as a railroad section hand and in road construction, and Martha raising their two
children—Elmer and Georgia.2412,2415 But once again, the marriage did not last. In 1925, during
the March term of the Clark Co circuit court (9–13 Mar), Martha, who charged adultery, was
granted a divorce and given custody of the children.2416
Martha continued to live in Wabash Twp, dying there on 16 Mar 1948.2417,2418,2419 Carroll
Spencer passed away 7 May 1952 in Morganton, North Carolina.2414 And James Peck died in
Marshall on 27 Jan 1920.2402 All three are interred in the Marshall Cemetery, separately one
would assume.2399,2420,2403
*
Carroll Spencer’s death certificate incorrectly gives his mother’s birth surname as “Brown.” And in various
reasonably reliable sources, her given names are both “Harriett” and “Harriet” and both “Elton” and “Eltan.”
Trees, with no evidence, often give her middle name as “Elyon.”
Charles Bradford. Harriet Eltan Calvin Sarah Martha

Spencer George Peck Sr. McFarland
Carroll Elmer Martha E. James Harvey Sylvia Thomas R.

Spencer Siverly Peck Phillips Brahany
Elmer Franklin Georgia Josephine

Helen Peck
Spencer Spencer
Herman Alvis George Edward Mary Delia

Peck Brahany Brahany
Herman Alvis Peck

Herman Alvis Peck,2421 Martha Siverly’s first-born child, was born in Marshall on 8 May
18922422 and lived with his father, James, in Marshall after his parents separated.2423 He may
have been distant from his mother. The informant for his death certificate, his wife, did not
know the name of Herman’s mother.2424
On 17 Aug 1913 in Marion Co, Indiana, Herman married Nellie LaVerne Graves.2425 His
bride, who always went by her middle name, had been born on 17 Sep 1896 in Indianapolis to
Cyrus and Nannie (Davis) Graves.2425
In 1920 living with Herman and LaVerne in Indianapolis, where the couple would live out
their married lives, was George Behany,2426 James Peck’s stepson from James’s second
marriage.2403
In Indianapolis, Herman worked as a salesman and a truck
driver,2426,2427,2428 though his death certificate gives his
occupation as simply “labor.”2424 There, the couple raised two
children2428—Mildred Jane (16 Apr 1919–14 Jul 2010)2429 and
Robert Herman (23 May 1921–12 Sep 2001).2430 And there, on
7 May 1946 at his home, Herman Avis Peck put a gun to his
head and pulled the trigger.2424 No cause has been proposed.
Women are tougher than men, something we all know.
Widowed, LaVerne was no exception. A year or so after
Herman’s death, she went to work for L S. Ayres and
Company, an iconic Indianapolis department store, and when
she retired from there in 1967, she began volunteering 30 hours
a week at Methodist Hospital.2431,2432 On 25 Feb 1978, 32 years
after her husband died, LaVerne passed away in Austin, Texas,
where her daughter, Mildred, was living.2433 Herman and Laverne worked 20 years at L.S.
LaVerne are interred in Washington Park East Cemetery, Ayres. (Library of Congress.)
Indianapolis.2434,2435
Elmer Franklin Spencer

In his early years, Elmer Franklin Spencer
traveled from coast to coast. He was born 3 Dec 1905
in Marshall,2436 married on 26 Dec 1928 in
Brooklyn,2437 and spent the rest of his life in
California., primarily in Los Angeles.2438,2439,2440
Elmer’s New York bride was Therese (sometimes,
“Theresa”) Jean Dumas,2441,2436 born in 1911 to
Clotaire and Louise (Plancher)2442 Dumas.2443
Clotaire and Louise had arrived in New York City
from France on 28 Jun 1904, traveling on the ship La
Champagne.2444 In New York, Clotaire made and sold
wines.2445
The Spencers had no children, allowing work to
be their major
interest. In Los
Angeles, Elmer
worked as an
apartment Elmer Spencer, “Pete,” “The boy with
janitor and then curly pompadour.” (The Marshallonian,
as a building Marshall High School Year Book, 1923.)
contractor;
Therese, as an apartment housekeeper and then in a hotel
service department.2437,2440 Elmer passed away in San
Diego, California, on 14 Jan 1983;2439 Therese, in
The Dumas Family arrived on La 2002.2446 Markers for the two are found at Eternal Hills
Champagne. (Ancestry.com.) Memorial Park in San Diego.2446,2447
Georgia Josephine Spencer

Born 6 Jun 1912 in Clark Co,2410 Georgia Josephine Spencer2448 led a life that would
intrigue mystery afficionados. Her story could be a plot for an entire book. That of her husband,
a plot for a shelf full of “whodunits” and “whydunits.”
In 1929 Georgia graduated from Marshall High School, where she was known as
“George,”2449 and spent the next few years lsocializing, often in the company of local boys.2450
Then on 20 Mar 1935 the Clark Co Democrat published a brief note:2451
Billie Reece and his wife are the parents of a baby girl born at the Union
Hospital in Terre Haute, Friday [15 Mar]. Mrs. Reece was Miss Georgia
Spencer before her marriage.
“Billie Reece” was William Woodrow (sometimes “Woodroe”) Rease; the new-born girl
was Patricia Louise Rease.2448 William was not a local boy. Patricia’s birth certificate shows
her parents as living in Detroit, Michigan.2448 How did they meet? Why were they in Detroit?
(Georgia was still living in Clark Co in 1934.)2452 And were they married at the time? A 9 Jan
1936 list of marriage licenses granted in Detroit includes “William W. Rease, 22, Georgia J.
Spencer, 23.”2453
William W. Rease, said to be a “gardener,”2448 was

born 2 Feb 1914 (or, much less likely, 2 Feb 1912)2454 in
either Montgomery Twp or Princeton city in Gibson Co,
Indiana, to Emma Arnold.2455,2456 His birth certificate,
which gives his name as “William Woodrow Arnold,” was
filed over five months after the event, when the midwife
provided a late report “at the request of the householder.”
The certificate lists William’s mother as Emma Arnold and
his father as “unknown.”2455
William’s mother, Emma Lue Arnold, was a daughter
of Ira Dennis and Cordelia Rosella (Williams)
Arnold.2457,2458 Born 7 Feb 1897 in either Illinois (possibly
in Mount Carmel, where she spent her childhood and
would spend most of her adult life),2459 or in Gibson Co,
Indiana, just across the Wabash River from Mount Carmel,
Emma was only 16 when William was born.2455 Georgia Spencer, 1929 Marshall HS
yearbook. (Marshall Public Library.)
And who was the father? In later years, 1933 to be
exact, in a single record, William Woodrow Rease, claimed his father to be William Rease.2460
Were that true, his father was likely William Rease Jr. (there was also a Sr.), who on 11 Apr
1914, around the time of William W’s birth, married another woman, Ethel Jones, in Gibson
Co, Indiana.2461 William Rease Jr. was in the right place at the right time with the right name.
But, as we will see, there is another, more likely candidate.
In 1910, when Emma was a young girl living in Mount Carmel, Illinois, her father, Ira,
made his living harvesting mussels from the Wabash River, which separated Wabash Co,
Illinois, from Gibson Co, Indiana.2462 In Wabash Co at the same time lived Stephen Wesley
and Malissa A. (Brown) Terry,2463 a semiliterate couple, who had parented 14 children, though
only 10 were living in 1910.2464 Stephen Wesley claimed to be a “clams fisher,” though his
clams were undoubtedly freshwater mussels, and that is probably how he got to know Ira.2464
For on 8 Aug 1914 in Mount Carmel, Orville, son of Wesley and also a fisher of “clams,”
married Ira’s daughter Emma. The newspaper announcement of the marriage gives the groom’s
name as “Orville Taylor,” but this is an obvious error.2465 Emma appears with the surname
“Terry” in several records after that, the first being a newspaper notice that sometime between
December 1915 and January 1917 “Emma Terry” had filed a “pauper’s claim” in Mount
Carmel for $45.15.2466 The same notice showed that Emma’s mother, Cordelia, had also filed
a claim, for $15.35. Apparently mussel harvesting was not a lucrative business.
It is likely that Orville Terry was the father of Emma’s son, William, explaining why a
young boy (born 22 Jul 1895, Orville would have been 19)2467 would marry a teenage girl just
six months after she had given birth to an illegitimate child. The marriage did not last. In 1917
Orville married Minnie Ruth Dinderman.2468 And on 12 Oct 1918 in Princeton, Indiana, “Miss”
Emma Terry, “one of Mount Carmel's best known and popular young women,” married
“George Reitz.”2469
Born in Austria around 1864 and working as a game warden, George was considerably
older than Emma.2470,2471 And his name is given in the records cited here as both “Reitz” and
“Rietz,” a fact leading to an interesting possibility. The pronunciation of the German name
“Rietz” is similar to that of “Rease.” Could that explain the source of William Woodrow
Rease’s name?
The marriage of George with Emma was unsuccessful. On 7 Jul 1919, “Emma Reitz” and
Eljah Tipton Pearson applied for a marriage license in the court house in Mount Carmel.2472
Elijah, who often used the name “Lige,” sometimes misspelled “Leige,” a derivative of the
Jewish “Elijah,” had been born 6 Apr 1892 in Alton, Indiana, to Oliver Perry and Rebecca
(Morgan) Pearson.2473,2474 Elijah was not promising husband material. Although he served in
the Army in WWI,2475 he had been arrested for desertion on 21 Apr 1914 following an earlier
enlistment.2476 And in Apr 1919, only a couple of months before he and Emma applied for the
license, Elijah had been released from parole for burglary.2477
The marriage license application was refused because Emma stated that she had been
divorced less than a year earlier, Actually, at the time of the application no divorce had been
granted at all. The marriage of Emma and George Reitz/Rietz was not officially dissolved until
17 Sep 1919, in Princeton, Indiana, with the report stating that George “was unable to tell his
wife's maiden name.”2478 Emma and Elijah were more successful in Lawrence Co, Illinois,
where, on 29 Dec 1919, “Lige Pearson” and “Emma Arnold Reitz” were married.2479 And with
the later date, the marriage was legal, unlike the Wabash Co wedding planned earlier.
In the 1920 census Emma and “Leige T.” Pearson were living in Knox Co, Indiana,
adjacent to Gibson Co, with “William Terrie,” “stepson.”2480 The child had been given the
surname of his mother’s first husband, perhaps his biological father. Elijah may have been a
difficult husband. In Mount Carmel in January 1926, he was charged with malicious mischief
(the charges were dropped)2481 and later that year he was arrested, incarcerated and fined for
intoxication.2482 The marriage was officially dissolved in Mount Carmel on 19 Nov 1929, but
it seemed more successful than Emma’s other marriages were or would be.2483 It lasted ten
years, and Emma used the name “Emma Pearson” between marriages throughout the rest of
her life. We will get back to Emma, but let’s return to William Woodrow Rease.
From 3 Sep 1929 to 3 May 1932 William W. was a Seaman 2nd Class in the United States
Navy (probably adding a couple of years to his age so he could enlist).2454 Then on 5 Jun 1933
he married Wilma Lucille Dannaman in Albion, Edwards Co, Illinois.2460 That marriage was
apparently dissolved since Lucille was married twice more, to Clarence Baechle on 1 Aug
1940 in Phelps Co, Missouri,2484 and to Cornelius LaChance on 4 Jul 1952 in Piggott, Clay Co,
Arkansas.2485 And, of course, William Woodrow Rease wedded Georgia Spencer.
By 1937 Georgia was back from Michigan in Clark Co with her new husband, living in
Wabash Twp near Stringtown School just east of Marshall.2486,2487 Georgia’s now-divorced
mother lived nearby.2418 On Feb 16 1938 William Rease reported from the Stringtown area to
the local paper that he had sighted the first robins of the season.2487 In a year, William’s name
would begin appearing in newspapers for less bucolic reasons, his role in what became known
as the “Spencer Case.”2488
On 13 Jan 1939 Marshall’s tranquility was broken.2489 For two or three nights before that
date, Georgia’s mother, Mattie, thought she had seen prowlers around her home. Then on the
night of the 12th a brick was thrown through a window. Becoming alarmed, Mattie, the next
evening, the 13th, went to the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Georgia and William, along
with eight thousand dollars. Mattie did not believe in banks and was known to take her savings,
normally kept in her house, with her when she traveled.
About 7:30 that evening William Rease went to the back of his house to throw out a pan
of water. He claimed that while outside someone slugged him and then went into the house
and severely beat his wife, Georgia, and mother-in-law, Mattie. Taking Mattie Spencer’s purse,
filled with money and resting in her lap, the robbers had fled. Georgia was two-months
pregnant and her four-year-old daughter was in the house at the time.
Police cracked the case when they observed a person connected with the family spending
large amounts of money. The person turned out to be none other than William Rease. Knowing
that his mother-in-law kept a large amount of unbanked cash, William, it was claimed, had
gathered a group of Terre Haute conspirators and planned the robbery. Following the theft, the
gang had divided their proceeds in a Terre Haute nightclub and had then decamped. William
was arrested in Madisonville, Kentucky. Nine more suspects were arrested, at places as far
away as Hot Springs, Arkansas.
In March 1939, a Marshall grand jury brought indictments ranging from accessory to
burglary to assault to robbery with a dangerous weapon against seven individuals.2490 (Forrest
Tapscott, Georgia’s second cousin, was one of the jurors.) Four men were eventually sentenced
to a penitentiary term of 1 to 20 years.2491 One of the four was William Rease, who had pleaded
guilty. Two more suspects, who “had some connection with the robbing,” were given one
year’s probation.2492
On 2 May 1939, citing her husband’s felony as grounds, Georgia was granted a divorce
from William Rease.2493
Georgia was married twice more, to the same man each time. On 29 Jul 1960, in Paris
Illinois, she married Dallas Oval Hardin, a resident of Flint, Michigan.2494 Born 4 Mar 1907 in
Missouri to Alonzo and Cassie (Mason) Hardin, Dallas had been married once before, to Emma
Reva Hoisington on 25 Jan 1935 in Flint.2495 Dallas’s second marriage lasted just a little over
a year. Georgia was granted a divorce on 30 Oct 1961 in Marshall.2496 In August 1965 Georgia
and Dallas were granted a marriage license in Effingham Co, Illinois.2497 Then in April 1967
in Flagler Co, Florida, they were once again divorced.2498 Dallas died 27 Sep 1982 and is
interred in Memorial Park Cemetery, Malden, Dunklin Co, Missouri.2499
For over 40 years in Marshall, Georgia owned and operated the East Marshall Motel, a
collection of green-roofed and white-walled cabins that opened in 1950.2500,2410,She died in
Marshall two months shy of age 93 on 28 Mar 2005 and was laid to rest in the city cemetery.2410
Georgia and William had two children—Patricia Louise Rease (15 Mar 1935–23 Dec
1989)2501 and Marilyn June Rease.2410
And what became of that rascal William? We don’t know everything, but our ignorance
opens fascinating possibilities and probabilities.
In 1940 William was an inmate at the Illinois State Penitentiary, in the town of Pontiac,
Livingston Co, Illinois, serving time for his role in the Spencer Case.2502 After release he joined
his mother, now Emma “Curtis,” in Mount Carmel, Illinois, where they were living in 1943.
Around July 1936 in Tuscola, Illinois, Emma had married Rolla Edward Curtis, a young man
13 years her junior, hence her new name.2503,2504 That marriage ended not by divorce, but by
war. On 2 Jul 1944 Rolla died in the WWII battle of Saipan.2505
In Mount Carmel, William was married 5 Dec 1947 to an Edna Smith.2506,2507 Then in
October 1950 and October 1951 the Mount Carmel Daily Republican-Register published a
series of announcements: “NOTICE WILLIAM REASE is no longer employed by the
Electomic Chemical Corporation on River Road.” Had William strayed again? And why were
the notices posted only in October? On 18 Oct 1956 in Lewistown, Fergus Co, Montana, Edna
and William were divorced.2507 Edna claimed desertion, and that is likely true. It is known that
William, possibly while living in Phoenix, Arizona, did some traveling around Mexico in
1956.2508 We don’t see William again, for certain, after that year. When his mother, Emma
Arnold Ramsey (her name from a final marriage, c1963 to Frank G. Ramsey),2509,2510 died on
14 Aug 1979 in Mount Carmel, her obituary stated that her son, William W. Rease, was
deceased.2459 But by the time of her death all of Emma’s siblings were deceased, as were her
parents. Can the obituary, prepared by other than close family members, be trusted? Perhaps
not, as we will see.
Emma may have had one more partner than shown in the following chart. The newspaper
announcement about the award of a wedding license for her marriage to Rolla Curtis gives her
name as Emma “Byars.”2503 A typographical error? Or had Emma been married to a Byars?
And she may have had one fewer partner, William Rease.
George Elijah Tipton Rolla Edward Frank G.

William Rease Orville Terry
Rietz/Reitz Pearson Curtis Ramsey
1914? 1914 c1963

1918 1919 1936
Emma Lue
Arnold
William
Woodrow Rease
The lineup.
Now we get to the really mysterious part. The 23
Dec 1977 edition of the El Paso Times relates a detailed
interview by a reporter of William “Cherokee Bill”
Rease.2511 Rease, self-described as the stubborn son of
a Comanche-Cherokee mother and an Irish-Cherokee
father, claimed to be 79 years old (born around 1898)
and to have worked as a gas station attendant, inventor,
sign painter, school teacher, magazine writer, Fort
Worth cop, private investigator, and man-about-Las
Vegas. And he was an autobiographer, writing his life’s
story, which formed the basis of the newspaper article
(and of his claims of past accomplishments).
He was also, it turns out, a wife-killer. On 29 Oct
1977, in a rented barn near Van Horn, Texas,
“Cherokee Bill” put three bullets from a high-powered
rifle into the head of the woman he claimed to love,
Jacqueline “Ray” (actually “Jacquelyn Rae”)2512 Rease.
It was her 43rd birthday. Nine days later, District Court
Judge William H. Emory told Rease he would probate
his sentence in exchange for a plea of guilty to the
charge of murder. Rease agreed and walked free.
El Paso Times.
On 16 Aug 1987, “Cherokee Bill”

Rease died while still a resident of El Paso,
the story of his life apparently
unpublished,.2513 His SSDI year of birth is
1907,2514 considerably different from the
year of 1898 claimed during his interview
by the El Paso Times reporter.
A William Rease in the U.S. born
around 1907 (excluding one or two ruled
out by race or history) is first documented
in the record of “Cherokee Bill” Rease’s
marriage on 9 Feb 1977 in Chambers Co,
Texas, to Jacquelyn R. Johnson, the
woman he murdered later that year.2515 In
his interview, William said that he had
been married twice before that. (And he
would be married once more, to Carmen
Leyva on 28 Feb 1983 in El Paso.)2516
With the exception of William “Cherokee
Bill” Rease’s SSDI record, a William “Cherokee Bill” writing his memoirs, 1977. (El Paso
Rease born in or around 1907 appears in Times.)
no record prior to 1977.
That a William Rease born around 1907 cannot be found in early records does not prove a
connection between “Cherokee Bill” and our William Rease born 1914 in Princeton, Indiana,
but two things evidence this. First, the middle name of William “Cherokee Bill” Rease was
“Woodrow.”2511 Second, his SSDI birthdate was 2 Feb 1907, the same day and month as
William of Princeton.2514 Could our William have changed his birth year, perhaps to obtain
retirement benefits? Birthdate deceptions, not all that uncommon, usually involve only year
changes. Are the two Williams the same? Probably. What are the odds for two William
Woodrow Reases born on 2 Feb? And “Cherokee Bill” Rease was issued his SSN in Michigan,
where William of Princeton is known to have lived, at least for a while.2448
Jaquelyn Rae, her name badly misspelled “Jackquelyn Ray” on her death certificate, was
laid to rest in the Van Horn, Texas, city cemetery in an apparently unmarked grave.2517
Lucy Ella Siverly

Born 3 Mar 1871, Lucy Ella always went by just “Ella.”2518 On 12 Jun 1889 she married
Thomas Montgomery in Clark Co.2519 Born “Thomas Benson Montgomery”2520 on 1 Feb 1863
in Martinsville, Thomas was one of ten children2521,2522 (another died as an infant)2523 of Robert
and Nancy Ellen (Sweet) Montgomery,2524,2525 a Clark Co farm couple. Thomas was a cousin
of Richard Morgan Sweet who married Lucy’s cousin Cora Isabelle Tapscott.
In 1900, Ella was working as a housekeeper in a boarding house, and Thomas was nowhere
to be found.2526 Ella claimed to be married, but any marriage was certainly on the rocks. Her
three children had been farmed out to aunts and uncles—Robert to Elizabeth and Joseph
Hitt,2527 James to Katherine and James Napier,2528and Charles to Nannie and Cass Tyndall.2529
All three aunts were sisters of Thomas.
Ella and Thomas were divorced by 1910, when the Federal Census shows Ella married and
living with George Fredrick Atkinson2518 in the village of Brocton, Edgar Co, Illinois2530 and
shows Thomas, divorced, living in Marshall.2531 The three boys, apparently shared between
the two parents, appear in both census records.
By 1918 George, Ella, and the three boys had moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where
George worked as a machine shop mechanic.2532,2533 But in 1921 Indianapolis was second
among U.S. cities for death rate due to typhoid.2534 And one of the victims was Lucy Ella
Atkinson, who died of the disease in Indianapolis 10 Sep 1921.2518 She was interred in
Memorial Park Cemetery in Indianapolis.2518
On 20 Jan 1936 George Atkinson married Lettie May Wallingsford in West Liberty,
Iowa,2535,2536 The two divorced 13 Apr 1942 in Muscatine, Iowa.2537 George claimed cruelty.
George passed on 5 Feb 1950 and is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Iowa.2538
Thomas Montgomery died 24 Nov 1939 in Martinsville, where he was laid to rest.2525
Martinsville
In her book, The Merry Cricket, Mary Lowry Johansen describes Martinsville around 1900:922
The nearest town, Martinsville, only five miles from our place, seemed a day’s journey away.
Yet it was there that we had to go for most of what we needed, where we exchanged our butter,
eggs, poultry and surplus farm produce for staple groceries, coal oil for the lamps, father’s
smoking tobacco, and the stick of horehound candy he often brought us. It was a small town
on the Pennsylvania and Vandalia Railroad, had a post office, hotel, two department stores,
two groceries, a drug store, two doctors and about 500 people living in the houses and farms
surrounding the depot.
Martinsville around the turn of the century. (Penny Postcards, USGenWeb.)

Robert William Montgomery

Robert’s birthdate is a mystery. His WWI draft registration shows 12 Mar 1885.2539 His
death certificate gives 12 Mar 1891.2520 And the 1900 census claims March 1890.2527 Ages
from other censuses correspond with all three dates. Robert may have been trying to make
himself appear older in his draft registration since the Selective Service Act of 1917 was for
ages of 21 to 30, which would have eliminated Robert were he born in 1885, though the age
range was later expanded. All in all, it appears that the most reliable date is 12 Mar 1891.
With the bust-up of his parents’ marriage, Robert was placed with his aunt Elizabeth and
uncle Joseph W. Hitt, with whom, at age ten, he was living in 1900.2527 The couple, who were
in their 50s at the time, lived in the Clark Co town of Casey, where Joseph was a saddle maker.
On 27 Jul 1905, possibly while Robert was still with the Hitts, Elizabeth died.2540
By 1910 Robert and his siblings were alternately living with their mother and her new
husband, George Atkinson, and with their father, who never remarried.2530,2531 Living near the
Atkinson family in the village of Brocton in Edgar Co was the large family of James W. and
Flora Belle2541 (Miller)2542 McMillen. Included were eight kids who survived childhood, all
but one, daughters.2543,2544 One of the girls was Florence Maye, born 7 Jul 1893 in Illinois,2545
probably in Edgar Co, where her folks had been married 10 Jul 1889.2542 Florence, whose first
name is found in a single document, a social security record for one of her children, 2546 went
solely by “Maye,” which almost everyone insisted on writing as “May.” With the Atkinsons
and McMillens living in the same small village, Robert Montgomery and Maye McMillen had
every opportunity to meet, which they did and apparently married, about 1910 (based on
Robert’s age at first marriage in the 1930 census).2547 We say “apparently” because a record
has yet to be found. But they did have two children—James Edmond Montgomery (11 Feb
1912–24 Dec 1957)2548 and Ruby Lucille Montgomery (20 Jun 1915–10 Aug 1995).2549
By 1920, Maye was living with her two children in Redmon, Illinois, just nine miles from
Brocton, with a new spouse,2550 and Robert was living with his brothers, mother, and
stepfather, who had moved to Indianapolis.2533
Maye’s new husband was Lewis Albert Wynn, and the two had apparently been married
sometime between 1918, when Lewis gave his mother as his nearest relative on a WWI draft
card,2551 and 1920, when he and Maye were shown living together as a married couple.2550
Lewis, whose name
was sometimes
misspelled “Louis,”
had been born 8 Jul
1883 in the city of
Brazil, Indiana,2552 to
John W. and Clara
Wynn.2553 John
William and Clara,
born “Clarissa A.
Samson,” had been
married 11 Sep 1865
in Edgar Co.2554 but
then roamed around
Indiana, where all
Decreasing over the years, Redmon’s population was 173 in 2010. (Google Maps.) four of their children
were born, and to Jasper Co, Illinois,2555 finally returning to Edgar Co, where they were living
the hamlet of Redmon in 1900.2556
Lewis and Maye lived most of their married lives in Edgar Co, where Lewis worked at
various times (before and after marriage) as a laborer,2556 a post office clerk,2553 drugstore
clerk,2551 druggist,2550 owner and proprietor of a restaurant,2557 grocery store clerk,2558 and
worker at Jump’s General Store,2552 mostly in the town of Redmon. And in his later years he
worked for the New York Central Railroad, which passed through Edgar Co.2559 Then, around
1956, Lewis and Maye retired to Panacea, Florida, where their stepdaughter/daughter Ruby
Lucille (who went solely by “Lucille”) was living with her husband Earl Monroe Cummins.2560
(We will see Earl again, p. 263. He got around.)
Maye died within a year or two of arriving in Florida, on 2 Dec 1957 in Carrabelle.2561
Lewis lived another twelve years, passing away in Leon Co, Florida, 10 May 1968.2559,2562 The
two were laid to rest back home, in Embarrass Cemetery, Redmon.2545,2563
Meanwhile, in Indianapolis, Robert married Alice Naomi Huddleston, born 21 Dec 1900
to Alva William2564 and Nancy Ellen2565 (Boots) Huddleston.2520,2566 We don’t know the
marriage date other than it was between 1926, when Naomi was divorced from Clifford K.
Robbins, her first husband,2567,2568 and 1930, when Naomi and Robert Montgomery were
married and living together.2547
Robert went into business with his two brothers in Montgomery Awning and Supply
Company.2547,2569 Naomi worked there for a while,2547 but then went to work for the Drapery
Department, L. S. Ayres & Co, Indianapolis.2570
Robert Montgomery died at age 84 in Indianapolis on 15 Jul 1969.2520,2571 Naomi passed
away ten years later in Indianapolis on 16 Sep 1979.2570 The couple were interred in Floral
Park Cemetery in that city.2572
The couple left a mystery. The obituary of a Myrtle M. (Hannah) Beher, who died in
Alexandria, Indiana, on 17 Mar 1957 states that she had a foster daughter, “Mrs. Naomi
Montgomery, Indianapolis.”2573 Moreover, the 1940 census shows Myrtle and her husband
Warren, said to be “Foster Mother” and “Foster Father,” living with Robert and Naomi
Montgomery in Indianapolis.2569 The reason for the relationship is unknown.
James Arthur Montgomery

James Arthur was born 11 Nov 1894 in Marshall and, like his siblings, was farmed out to
relatives with the breakup of his parents’ marriage.2574,2575 He stayed with his aunt and uncle
James A. and Katherine A. Napier, who farmed near Martinsville.2528 Married 3 Mar 1881,2576
the Napiers had three of their own children living with them in 1900, when James Montgomery
was being housed by the family.2528 Three other Napier offspring had died young,2528
James Arthur served in WWI, the only one of the brothers to do so.2575 After the war, on 7
Feb 1921, in Paris, Illinois, he married Mildred A. Kempf.2577 Born 6 Mar 1899 in Fort Wayne,
Indiana, Mildred was the youngest of three children, all girls (Elsie, Luella, and Mildred),2578
of Charles F. and Anna C. (Fink) Kempf.2579
The Kempfs were a tragic family. By the time Mildred married, her two sisters had both
died of pneumonia (Elsie on 29 May 1909 and Luella on 26 Dec 1909)2578,2580 and her mother,
Anna, had passed away on 28 Aug 1912.2581 Charles Kempf remarried, to Emma Mae (Nelson)
Middleton about April 1918,2582 and Mildred went to live with her aunt and uncle Henry and
Henrietta (Kempf) Kaiser in Indianapolis.2583,2584 There, Mildred worked as a stenographer for
a bond company, and there, she undoubtedly met James Arthur Montgomery.2584
After moving with his mother, stepfather, and

brothers to Indianapolis, James Arthur worked first as a
tailor in a clothing company.2533 Then, around 1922, he
went to work with his brothers in the family business,
Montgomery Tent and Awning.2575 Mildred was also an
owner of the
company, but after
the death of her
husband she went to
work at Lake Shore
Country Club in
Indianapolis.2585
James Arthur
died in Indianapolis
on 12 Jan 1952 at the
rather young at age
57.2575 Mildred lived
much longer,
passing away in
Indianapolis on 27
L to R: Luella, Elsie, Mildred, c1902.
(Courtesy of Beth Cummins.) May 1980.2586
Interred in
Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis,2575,2586 the
couple left two children2587—Charlene Ann Montgomery (8 James Arthur Montgomery, c1915
Jan 1925–9 Dec 1999)2588,2589 and Barbara Jean (Courtesy of Beth Cummins.).
Montgomery.2590
Charles George Montgomery

Charles George Montgomery was born in Marshall2591 on 4 Jan 1898 according to his WWI
draft registration,2532 or on 4 Jan 1897 according to his SSDI.2592 The latter is probably correct.
As his brother Robert probably did, Charles may have changed his age in hopes of avoiding
the WWI draft. An 1898 birthdate would have made his age 20 on 5 Jun 1918, when civilians
who attained age 21 after 5 Jun 1917 were being registered for the WWI draft. The draft
eventually caught up with him when the third registration called for men 18 through 45, and
he ended up serving in WWI.2593
After spending some toddler years with his aunt and uncle, Nancy (“Nanny”/“Nannie”)
and Jacob Cass Tyndall,2529 Charles moved to Indianapolis with his brothers, mother, and
stepfather. And it was probably there, about 1920,2593 that he married Mary Jane Toomey. Born
27 Jun 1897 in Taylorsville, Kentucky,2591,2594 Mary Jane was one of five children (a sixth died
young)2595 of Michael J. and Florence May (Purcell) Toomey.2596,2597 Sometime between 1915,
when his youngest child, Mildred, was born in Kentucky,2597 and 1918, when he appears in a
city directory,2598 Michael had moved his family to Indianapolis. There, Michael continued
working as a carpenter and Mary Jane started employment as a clerk with the telephone
company.2597 There, on 12 Mar 1918, at age 41, Florence died of general peritonitis.2596 And,
presumably, there Mary Jane met Charles.
In 1923 Charles founded Montgomery Tent and

Awning, an employment opportunity for siblings
and descendants for years to come.2599 And in
Indianapolis the couple raised three sons—Charles
George Jr. (8 Dec 1925–15 Aug 2000),2600 James
William (c1931–24 Dec 2015),2601,2602 and Walter
Marvin (1 Mar 1933–11 Jun 1997).2591,2603 On 21 Jan
1980 in Indianapolis Mary Jane passed away at the
age of 82.2604 The following year, on 17 Jul 1981,
Charles married Laverne Wilson in Franklin,
Indiana.2605 The marriage was short; Charles died in
Indianapolis on 20 Aug 1983.2606
The obituaries of Mary Jane and Charles
Montgomery list only two children—James and
Walter.2607,2606 Nothing is said of Charles Jr., who
was at the time still living. Perhaps there was
something going on of which we are unaware.
Perhaps it’s none of our business.
Edward Siverly The Indianapolis News, 9 Jul 1925.
Edward, the youngest child, of William and

Nancy Siverly,1781 born 4 Jan 1874, had a short
life.2608 On 2 Jul 1893 he went swimming in Clark
Co’s Mill Creek against the advice of companions. It
was a hot day and why his companions advised
against swimming is unknown. But they were right.
At age 19 Ed drowned.2608 He was buried in Shotts
Cemetery.2609
The newspaper account of Edward’s death ended
with an interesting statement: “He was intending to
take up his home this week with Jim Peck, his
brother-in-law.”2608 (James Peck had married
Edward’s sister Martha.)2400 Might this imply that his
mother Nancy’s death had occurred near this time
leaving Edward an orphan? We know that his father
died in 1884, but the date of his mother’s death, other
than sometime between 1880 and 1900, has remained
unknown.
It is claimed by some that Edward had a twin
brother, Alfred, who died soon after birth,1770 and
perhaps that’s true. Unfortunately, no reliable source
has been presented. It is not unlikely that there was an
Edward Siverly marker, Shotts Cemetery. Alfred Siverly, but without evidence he cannot be
(Find A Grave.)
included here.
Henry’s Children Jacob Tapscott 199
Jacob Tapscott
With a birth year between 1834 and 1837, Jacob was the last of Henry the Traveler’s
children to be born in Kentucky.2,43,115 He was an infant at the start of the journey to Illinois,
and still a very small child when his family arrived in Clark Co.
On 24 Oct 1858 in Clark Co, Jacob married Mary Ann Lockard.2610 Mary Ann, born 10
Oct 1841,2611 was the fourth of nine children of James and Belinda (Cutright) Lockard, who
were wedded in Ross Co, Ohio, 21 Oct 1831.2612 The first eight children were born in Ohio,
probably Ross Co.2613,2614 The ninth, Sarah J., was born 22 Sep 1855 in Illinois.2615 Somewhere
around 1853 or so, James, Belinda, and the eight Ohio-born kids traveled to Clark Co.
Life in the new location was brief for James, who was not to be found in 1860, when
Belinda was head of the household.2614 But he did live long enough to see Mary Ann married,
since James consented to the marriage.2610 Mary Ann was 17 and parental consent was required
for marriage of females under 18.2616
In July 1863 Jacob registered for the military
draft, for some reason in both Clark and Crawford
counties, and was assigned as Class I (aged 20 to
35).43 In Clark Co he was listed as living in Marshall
Twp and married. In Crawford Co, immediately south
of Clark Co, he was listed as living in Hutsonville and
single. Could there have been a marital problem of
which we are unaware? Did Jacob live in Crawford
Co without Mary Ann? But she may have been there
at least for a while since one of their children,
Andrew, claimed to have been born in that county.2617
There is no record of Jacob having served in the
Civil War, but another dangerous role awaited. A
resident in the Hutsonville area, where Jacob was
apparently residing in the 1860s, was John W. Steers,
a farmer who lived about seven miles west of
Hutsonville, just south of the hamlet of Annapolis.2618
Steers was wealthy, with 1870 land holdings valued
at $15,000.2619 Today that land would be worth over
$700,000.2620 There is no evidence that “Judge”
Steers, as he was known,2621 was an acting judge, but
he was school treasurer of Prairie Twp and kept
money in his house.2622 And one night in 1868 the
“Judge’s” house was robbed. The thieves escaped
with only a little money, one or two suits of clothes,
and a few other articles, but they did escape, even John W. Steer’s marker, Grand Prairie
though Steers had been warned to watch for Cemetery, Crawford Co. (Find A Grave.)
thieves.2623
Our knowledge of what happened next comes from questionable secondary sources and
conflicting newspaper articles.2621,2622,2623,2624,2625 But while the details may be questionable,
the overall tale has been found trustworthy.
Questionable evidence pointed to the miscreants being a disreputable group of relatives

and hangers-on headed by “Old Jim Lane.” The “gang” was arrested, but several posted bond
and were released. Hearing of this, the local community called on a group of “regulators,”
some say a “posse,” others “vigilantes,” to rid Crawford Co of the suspected villains. On 8
Aug 1868 a ten-man posse raided Jim Lane’s house, a mile north and a mile west of Annapolis,
and a gunfight ensued. Jacob Tapscott, a “posse” member, was hit by a bullet (some say fired
by Old Jim Lane) and died instantly.
Young Jim Lane was also killed in the gunfight and his father was seriously wounded.
Realizing they had no warrant, the posse panicked and left with “Jake” Tapscott’s body. For
some time afterward Old Jim Lane, who recovered from his wounds, sought justice to avenge
his son’s death from what he considered to be mob action, but to no avail. Worried about their
reputation, lawyers, including John Schofield and Jacob Wilkin in Marshall (both of whom
were later Illinois Supreme Court justices), refused to take the case.
It is claimed that a couple of years later, a lone horseman rode into Annapolis, dismounted,
and walked among the few buildings.2621 After a short time Old Jim Lane (for that was who he
was said to be) remounted and rode away, never to be seen again. Although the Lane family
had likely committed the robbery of Judge Steers, the action taken by the enforcers was
unjustified, unlawful, and for Jacob Tapscott, disastrous.
At his death, Jacob was only 32 or so. His 27-year-old widow, Mary (Lockard) Tapscott,
moved to nearby Terre Haute to find work, taking in washing to support her four children.2626
On 23 Mar 1873 in Vigo Co Mary married James H. Nelson, about whom we know nothing.
By 1880 the marriage had ended, but there was one child—“Katie,” born c1874.2627 Katie was
Cordelia Catharine Nelson, who, on 5 Jul 1895, married John H. Craig, a Terre Haute
salesman.2628 Cordelia died a little over a year later, in Terre Haute on 5 Oct 1896.2629
Mary Lockard Tapscott Nelson was married a third time, on 13 Apr 1885 in Terre Haute,
to Charles H. Goodman.2630 Born in Virginia in 1844 or 1845 to Henry S. and Nancy B.
(McCormick) Goodman,2631 Charles claimed many occupations—merchant,2631 physician,2632
bartender,2633 dealer in second hand goods2634—and he was a Civil War vet.2635 But by 1894,
Mary, “wid Charles H,” was handling the second hand goods by herself.2636 Charles had died,
leaving Mary to fend for herself, and according to family members, that was difficult. In 1900
she was living as a “Pensioner,” while taking care of two grandchildren.2637 On 14 Aug 1931
in Terre Haute, aged nearly 90, Mary passed away at the home of her daughter, Anna.2638 She
had led a long, difficult life. Losing one husband after another (though the second may have
been due to divorce), she had to fight to make ends meet. And she had borne eight children
(we know the names of only five), six of whom were dead by 1900.2637 The known descendants
of Jacob Tapscott were Mary, Andrew, Maggie, and Anna.115,2626,2627
Jacob Mary Ann James H. Charles H.

Tapscott Lockard Nelson Goodman
Mary Lavina Andrew Maggie Anna Jacob

Tapscott Tapscott Tapscott Tapscott
Cordelia
Catharine Nelson
Mary Lavina Tapscott

Born in Illinois around 1859,2626,2627 Jacob and Mary’s oldest child, Mary Lavina, married
Leonard Hilton2639 Brewster in Vigo Co on 1 May 1877.2640 Leonard was born in July 1854 to
itinerant parents, John R. and Julia A. (Hilton) Brewster.2641,2642 John, born in New York state,
and Julia, born in Maryland, had married 26 Apr 1849 in Hamilton Co, Ohio.2643,2644 It was in
Ohio that their oldest child, John Jr., was born in 1849 or 1850,2645 but their second child,
Leonard, was born in New York,2643 and by 1858 John Sr. was in Dekalb Co, Indiana, just
across the state line from Ohio. It was there
that the elder John ran into serious trouble.
In October 1858 at the Dekalb Co
courthouse he was convicted of forgery
and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment
at the Indiana State Prison at
Jeffersonville.2646 Despite also being
accused of accepting money to make false
accusations against the Sheriff of Allen
Co, Indiana,2647 John was pardoned after
two years “on a petition of eleven of the
jury, the county officers, the directors and
warden of the State prison, showing his
good conduct before the commission . . Indiana State Prison, 1871, John Brewster’s home for
that he has a family depending upon him, two years. (An Illustrated History and Description of
and that his conduct during confinement State Prison Life by One who Has Been There, O.A.
Browning & Company, 1871, p. 22.)
has been good.”
In 1860, while John was in prison,2648 his wife and children John R. Jr. and Leonard, were
staying with the family of Julia’s brother Thomas J. in St. Louis, Missouri.2645
Despite their troubles, the family remained together after John’s release, and they
continued traveling. In 1870 John, Julia, Leonard, and two new additions, sons Frank and
Dewitt, were living in Chicago, where John was working as a railroad conductor.2643 (John Jr.
was in Vigo Co, Indiana, getting married.)2649 And in 1880, John Sr., Julia, Frank P., and
Dewitt E., were living in Terre Haute, in Vigo Co, where John Sr. was raising livestock, and
where newlyweds Leonard, working as a store clerk, and Mary Lavina were also living.2650
Mary and Leonard’s marriage was short. Mary contracted “consumption,” and a trip to
Colorado failed to provide relief.2651 She died 13 Mar 1883 and was interred in Terre Haute’s
Woodlawn Cemetery.2652,2653
Leonard married twice more. On 12 May 1886 in Terre Haute, he wedded Rosa B. Trump,
daughter of John and Mary (Staht) Trump.2642 The marriage ended in divorce in Terre Haute
about 1893.2654 Then on 17 Oct 1894 in Battle Creek, Michigan, he married Emma Swan, a
nurse.2655 Emma was Sarah Emma, born in Ohio in June 1867 to David A. and Minerva
(Reynolds) Swan.2641,2655 This was her first marriage. Emma and Leonard lived for a while in
Chicago and then in Battle Creek, working in the grocery business in both cities.2641,2656 By
1912 Leonard had found a new job: secretary to Adda B. Fleming, a “Magnetopath and
Metaphysical Science Healer.”2639 But Leonard apparently failed to utilize the healing power
of the magnetic fluid of the ether, for which magnetopaths were known. Or maybe it just didn’t
work. For whatever reason, by 1916 Sarah Emma was a widow.2657
Leonard had two daughters from his

marriage to Rosa Trump—Georgia Agusta
(20 Apr 1887–1 Jan 1942)2658 and Rosa B.
(30 Oct 1889–24 Sep 1974),2659,2660 who
stayed with their mother in Terre Haute
following the divorce.2661 But of greater
interest here, he had two earlier daughters
from his marriage to Mary Lavina—Mary
Julia and Violet G., who were raised by
Leonard and his subsequent wives
following Mary Lavina’s death.2641,2650
Mary Julia Brewster

Mary Julia Brewster, who usually went by her middle name, “Julia,” was born in March
1878 in Indiana, and accompanied her father and stepmother, Sarah, when they moved to
Chicago.2641 There she became a teacher at James Wadsworth School.2662
On 23 Nov 1903, Chicago celebrated the grand opening
of the magnificent Iroquois Theater, a six-story building
with a marble and mahogany interior claimed to be
Chicago’s “most beautiful temple of the drama.”2663 The
theater opened with the musical comedy Mr. Bluebeard
starring entertainer Eddie Foy, a show that ran five weeks,
until its sudden end on 30 Dec 1903.2664 On that fateful
Wednesday a special holiday matinee performance,
attracting primarily women and children, was held. Over
1600 people filled the seats and at least 100 more stood or
sat in the aisles to laugh at Eddie Foy and enjoy the
wondrous Iroquois.2665 Among the spectators were James
Wadsworth teachers Mary Julia Brewster and Pearl Mills,
accompanied by Pearl’s husband, Ward, and his sister
Isabella.2666
At the beginning of the second act, during a dance
number, an arc light ignited muslin curtains and the
resulting fire spread to the stage ceiling. In an heroic act
with flaming debris falling around him, Eddie Foy, having
rushed to the stage from his dressing room (first handing his
Mary Julia Brewster. (Chicago Daily son to an exiting stagehand), attempted to calm the
Tribune, 1 Jan 1904.) audience, but flames soon enveloped the backstage area.2665
The “fireproof asbestos” curtain, which was neither
fireproof nor asbestos but which might nevertheless have provided a barrier between the stage
and the audience, failed to drop completely.2667 When double doors at the rear of the building
were opened for escape, a blast of incoming air fanned flames from the stage into the audience,
igniting curtains, wooden seats, mahogany trimming, and people. The official death toll was
602; the actual death toll, probably higher. It was the deadliest single-building fire in U.S.
history. Among those killed were Julia Brewster, Pearl Mills, and Isabella Mills.2668 Ward
Mills escaped.
The record of the Vigo Co’s Coroner’s Inquest, No. 28526, Case 269, for Mary Julia
Brewster, states simply “Verdict Same as in Case 205 page 80.”2669 Page 80 is strangely blank,
but scores of contemporary newspaper articles list Julia among the dead. Leonard H. Brewster,
Julia’s father, appeared before the Coroner’s Jury as a witness.
Investigations showed shoddy fire protection (despite handbills and advertising
proclaiming the building to be “Absolutely Fireproof”), violation of fire codes, locked exits,
barricaded hallways, inadequate firefighting equipment, and possible bribery of fire inspectors.
Charges were brought against many, including Mayor Carter Harrison Jr., but between legal
tactics and loopholes, the only person convicted was a tavern keeper charged with robbing
dead fire victims.
Iroquois Theater after the fire. (Library of Congress.)

In 1912 sculptor Lorado Taft was commissioned to create a bronze plaque memorializing
those killed in the Iroquois fire, a plaque which was briefly lost but today hangs near an
entrance to the Chicago City Hall. In 1955 Bob Hope starred as Eddie Foy in the Seven Little
Foys, a movie whose storyline includes the Iroquois Theater fire.
Violet G. Brewster
The middle name of Violet G. Brewster, who was born in Terre Haute in October
1880,2641,2670 is said by many to have been “Garfield”; however, no primary or reliable
secondary source has been found.
In Chicago on 19 Oct 1903, just a little over two months prior to her sister’s death, Violet
married Robert Thomas Alexander.2671,2670 Robert had been born 29 Nov 1872 in Galesburg,
Illinois, to Charles H. and Theressa2672 Elizabeth2673 (O’Barr) Alexander.2674,2675,2676
Violet moved with her husband to Nebraska, where their first two children, Robert and
Raymond, were born, and then to Iowa, the birthplace of their last two children, Franklin and
Mildred.2677,2678 Violet and Robert lived most of their married life in Harlan, the county seat of
Shelby Co Iowa, where Robert worked as a salesman.2677,2679,2680,2681
Violet and Robert eventually, for unknown reasons, moved to New Cumberland,
Pennsylvania, located just across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg, which is where, on
26 May 1963, Robert died.2674 He was buried in Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill,
Pennsylvania, just a couple of miles from New Cumberland.2682
Violet passed away in May 1967, in Alachua Co, Florida, where she was probably staying
with her daughter, Mildred.2683 Violet rests alongside her husband in Rolling Green Memorial
Park.2684
The four Alexander children were2677,2678 Robert Lyle (2 Apr 1905–11 Oct 1979),2685
Raymond Hilton (22 Nov 1906–Sep 1984),2686 Franklin Pierce (6 Nov 1908–Mar 1980),2687
and Mildred Elizabeth (7 Jul 1910–15 Jun 1995).2688
Andrew Tapscott
Born in January 1861, Andrew claimed Crawford Co, Illinois, as his birthplace.2689,2617
Only seven years old when his father died, he was raised by his mother in Terre Haute.2626,2627
And now things get puzzling, and somewhat uncertain.
A secondary source shows that on 5 Feb 1886 in Vigo Co a child was born with the name
“McFarlaire” and with father and mother “A. Tabscott” and “M. L. McFarlaire.”2690 Another
secondary record gives a date of birth of 6 Feb 1886, the name of the child as “Tabscott,” and
parents “Andrew” and “M. L. McFarlaire.”2691 It turns out that “M. L. McFarlaire” was actually
Mary Florence McFarland,2692 whose name was entered incorrectly on the records or was
wrongly transcribed. Andrew Tapscott’s name was often recorded as “Tabscott.”2689,2617,2693
The child was Charlotte, and evidence indicates that she was illegitimate.
Mary McFarland was born 29 Aug 1865 in Paris, Illinois, to William and Lucy Jane (York)
McFarland.2692,2694 Married 4 Feb 1847 in Vigo Co,2695 William and Lucy were living in Vigo
Co’s Harrison Twp (today part of Terre Haute) in 1850 and in Wabash Twp, Clark Co, in
1860.2696,2697 William died shortly after the birth of his last child, Mary. The widowed Lucy
married a considerably younger Ephraim Hall in Edgar Co, Illinois, on 4 Jul 1870.2698 At the
time Lucy was about 50 and Ephraim, about 21.2699 Mary and her siblings were raised by Lucy
and Ephraim in Stratton Twp, Edgar Co,2699 and then in Wabash Twp, Clark Co.2700
After her apparent assignation with Andrew Tapscott, Mary McFarland married Albert M.
Lane in Terre Haute on 16 Jun 1892.2701 Born 30 Oct 1863 in Warren Co, Indiana, Albert was
one of six children of William and Mary (Bledsoe) Lane.2702,2694,2703 The couple settled in the
Sugar Creek Twp/West Terre Haute area of Vigo Co, where they raised eight children,
including Charlotte and where Albert worked as a coal miner and tile plant laborer.2704,2705,2706
Albert, who died 4 Mar 1940 in West Terre Haute, and Mary Florence, on 3 Nov 1947 in
Terre Haute, are interred in West Terre Haute’s Bethesda Cemetery.2702,2692
In Terre Haute, on 25 Aug 1887, the year following Charlotte’s birth, Andrew Tapscott
married Lucinda Brown.2707 The marriage was held at Andrew’s Terre Haute home on the
corner of 3rd and Cherry, where he was living with his mother.2708
Born in 1864 or 1865 in Terre Haute, Lucinda was one of nine known children born to Eli
and Amy (Moore) Brown.2707,2709,2710 Eli was totally illiterate and Amy was unable to write.2709
Perhaps that is at least partially the reason that so many different names given Amy: “Emy,”2711
“Anna,”2707 “Emma,”2712 “Jane.”2710 But “Amy” is the name she is given on her death
certificate and grave marker, so that is what we are using here.2713,2714
Lucinda and Andrew had marital problems. Charging Andrew with “failure to provide,
cruel treatment and habitual drunkenness,” Lucinda obtained a divorce in Terre Haute about
10 June 1893.2715,2716 But then only three month later, on 14 Sep, the couple remarried.2712
Part of the marital difficulty might be attributed to the loss of two young children. In Vigo
Co on 28 May 1889, Lucinda gave birth to a son, “Tabscott,” who, apparently due to an infant
death, is never seen again in any record.2691 Another son, Roy or Ray, was born in Vigo Co on
2 Feb 1891,2717 and was interred in Terre Haute’s Highland Lawn Cemetery eight months later,
on 24 Sep 1891.2718 Two other probable children of Andrew and Lucinda are buried in
Highland Cemetery: An infant Tapscott, who died the same day he was born, was buried 29
Apr 1888,2719 and Otto Tapscott, aged 4 months and likely a twin brother of Ernest, Andrew
and Lucinda’s only child who survived childhood, was buried 23 Sep 1892.
Lucinda died young, about age 30, on 15 Jan 1895 in Terre Haute, of tuberculosis, and was
interred in Highland Lawn Cemetery.2720,2721 The widowed Andrew married again, in Vigo Co
to Mary A. Dix on 25 Dec 1888, Christmas. Born 3 Dec 1866 in Shelby Co, Indiana to John
W. and Lydia (Hendrix) Dix, Mary was a widow.2617,2722 Her previous husband was Andrew’s
uncle Walter J. Lockard,2613,2723 who died 26 Sep 1894 at age 442613 (or 47).2724
Once again, a wife of Andrew died young from tuberculosis. Mary (Dix) Tapscott died on
7 Jan 1905, at age 38 in Terre Haute.2722 Andrew died the following year, in Terre Haute on 1
Apr 1906.2693
Andrew had only two children that lived past childhood—Charlotte (perhaps) and Ernest.
Charlotte McFarland
Charlotte (who usually went by “Lottie”) used the surnames “McFarland,”2725
“Tabscott,”2726 and “Lane” (her stepfather’s name).2704 Descendants say that Charlotte was an
illegitimate daughter of Andrew Tapscott and Mary McFarland, and certainly all the paper
evidence points that direction. But DNA evidence does not. Your author has worked with a
great grandchild of Lottie, who shows no autosomal DNA matches with any descendant of
Henry and Susan (Bass) Tapscott, grandparents of Andrew. Negative autosomal DNA matches
for distant relatives are quite possible, but one would hope to see at least one match. Moreover,
no matches are observed between known descendants of Henry and Susan and those of
Charlotte McFarland. But even though DNA evidence is negative, paper evidence is positive
for Lottie being Andrew’s daughter.
Raised in West Terre Haute by her stepfather and mother, Albert and Mary Lane,2704 Lottie
married Frank Christman there on 24 Jul 1902.2725 Frank (who may have had the middle name
“Jerome”)2727 was one of ten known children2728,2729,2730,2731 of William (Sr.) and Nancy Ann
(Roberts) Christman.2732 William and Nancy were both illiterate,2728 a fact that helps explain
the variation in spelling of their last name and in birthdates. William and Nancy almost always
went by the name “Christman,” but the name “Chrisman” became increasingly popular among
their descendants as time passed. Here we will use the name “Christman,” the most common
spelling in the earlier generations.
The Christmans (Christmen?) lived in Vigo Co’s Sugar Creek Twp, which lies west of the
Wabash and includes West Terre Haute, Toad Hop, and St. Mary-of-the-Woods. In the 1800s
and early 1900s, the populace was primarily low-income working class.
The area is vividly described in a book by Timothy Crumrin, a descendant of William
Christman (Timothy uses the spelling “Chrisman”), Til the Coal Train Hauled it Away, 2017.
The book relates the story of the 21 Nov 1878 arrest and jailing of William
Chrisman/Christman and two others for the murder of James Murray. James, a railroad
brakeman, had died when an Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad train was deliberately derailed.
After being imprisoned for several weeks, the three were released for lack of evidence. Then
it was determined that their two accusers had actually caused the train wreck. Eventually
William received a monetary settlement from the rail line, which was accused of unfairly
“railroading” those first accused of the crime.
But William was not the only Christman impacted by the misconduct of others. On 6 Sep
1908, the small settlement of St. Mary-of-the-Woods saw William Christman’s oldest son,
Alexander, fatally shot by a neighbor, John Smith, in an argument over use of a water well.2733
The region was a rough area, with a coarse element.
While Frank was working in Sugar Creek Twp doing odd jobs, in quick succession he and
Lottie had three children:2734 Beulah L. (17 Oct 1904–10 Sep 1964),2735 Leo A. (28 Apr 1905–
9 Jan 1987),2736 and Maudie Lucie (1 Oct 1907–28 Nov 1988).2737,2727 But the marriage ended
in divorce. By 1920 Frank was married to Mary Cloe Hawk, with whom he had two children,
Max William(17 Oct 1921–29 May 2005) and Nixie (4 Sep 1922–4 Sep 1922).2738,2739,2740
Frank died a tragic death. On 28 May 1934, while walking by himself along the railroad tracks
near St. Mary’s, where he lived, he was struck and “Cut into pieces” by a Big Four train.2741,2742
By 1918, Lottie was married again, to
Grover Cleveland Lake, and the couple
were living in Fayette Co, Illinois.2743
Two dates of birth and two birthplaces are
given for Grover. His WWI draft
registration card gives a date of 18 Feb
1885,2743 a date in agreement with his age
in the 1920 census.2744 On the other hand,
a date of 18 Feb 1886 is given in the SS
Applications and Claims Index,2745 his
death certificate,2746 and his WWII draft
registration.2747 His Illinois birthplace is
also contentious. Was it Cumberland
Co2745 or Mattoon in Coles Co?2746,2747
George’s premarital life is also puzzling.
Why in 1900 at the age of 14 was he
boarding with his uncle George B. Lake
on a farm in Cumberland Co?2748 What
became of his father and mother, Joseph
2745
Mary (McFarland) Lane, seated, with great and Susan? Joseph is seen in only two
granddaughter Marlene Evelyn Moore. Standing, left to Illinois census records, a single man
right Helen Louise (Ludtke) Moore, Beulah (Christman) living with his parents in Cumberland Co
Iliff, Charlotte “Lottie” (Tapscott/McFarland) Lake,
in 18702749 and in Jasper Co in 1880.2750
1937. (Courtesy of Kathy Wienrank.)
Nothing is known of Susan at all.
In 1920 Grover and Lottie were living in Fayette Co, Illinois, where Grover worked in a
paper mill.2744 And in 1930 and 1940 they were living in Lake Co, Indiana, where Grover
worked in a steel mill.2751,2752 Labor would have been difficult for Grover, who had physical
problems. His 1918 WWI draft card states that he was “Badly Crippled.”2743 His 1942 WWII
draft registration states that he was “Crippled result of a dislocated hip.”2747
Grover and Lottie had one child, Donald Pearl Lake, born 6 Nov 1919 in Vandalia,
Illinois.2753,2754 On Fri 25 Aug 1944 Lottie was staying in her East Gary, Indiana, home with
her grandchildren, Dennis Michael Lake2754 and Donald Raymond Lake,2755 while her son and
Grover were working, when the house caught fire.2756 Lottie and Donald Raymond died in the
blaze, which may have been started by a cigarette.2755,2757 Although badly burned, Dennis
survived.
Lottie and her grandchild Donald Jr. rest in Hobart Cemetery in Hobart, Indiana.2758,2755
There, Grover, who passed away 8 Jan 1949 in rural Gary, Indiana, is also buried.2746 Donald
Pearl died 15 May 1998 and was interred in Calvary Crematory, Portage, Indiana.2726
Was Charlotte’s biological father Andrew Tapscott? We simply don’t know.
Andrew Mary Florence
Tapscott McFarland
Mary Cloe Frank Charlotte Grover

Hawk Christman McFarland Cleveland Lake
Beulah L. Leo A. Maudie Lucie Donald Pearl

Christman Christman Christman Lake
Ernest Andrew Tapscott Sr.

A transcription of Ernest Andrew Tapscott’s birth record states that he was born in Terre
Haute on 13 May 1892.2759 At least six other contemporary records, however, show a birth date
of 13 Apr 1892, and that was Ernest’s own belief.2760 Since his mother, Lucinda, died when he
was just three years old, Ernest may not have known the correct month. Nevertheless, we are
taking 13 Apr 1892 as being correct since there are several original records with this date and
the transcription of his birth record, which has his name wrong (“Ray E. E.”), may be
unreliable.
In 1900, having lost his mother, and in 1910, having lost both his parents, Ernest was living
in Terre Haute with his grandmother, Mary (Lockard) Goodman.2637,2761 On 26 Jun 1918 he
changed jobs from salesman (something he would pursue most of his life) to sergeant in the
U.S. Army.2762 Ernest, who saw no action, was given an honorable discharge on 12 Dec 1918,
when his term of service expired with the end of the WWI.2763 Descendants say that Ernest’s
only service injury occurred when he was thrown from the back of a truck or cart that hit a hole
or bump, causing a shoulder dislocation.2764
By 1920 Ernest was married and living in Terre Haute with his wife Anna and her parents,
John and Lydia Carlisle.2765 Anna Jane Carlisle was born to John Amos2766 and Lydia A. (Reed)
Carlisle in Terre Haute on 8 Apr 1896.2767 Ernest and Anna, childless, divorced on 7 Nov 1921
and Anna Jane married Cecil Milton Ellis on 3 Apr 1929 in Brazil, Indiana.2767
Ernest’s second marriage was to Helen Bennett on 5 Jan 1927 in Allen Co, Indiana.2768 His
bride had been born 19 Jan 1899 in Boonville, Indiana, to William G. and Alice (Snyder)
Bennett.2768 Ernest and Helen settled in Indianapolis, Indiana,2769 where they had two children,
Ernest Andrew Tapscott Jr.2770 and Alice Bennett Tapscott.2771
Ernest’s second marriage was also short, but his time it ended by a totally unexpected death
that caught the family by surprise.2764 On 16 May 1934 in Indianapolis, Helen was found dead
in her bed. She was only 35 years old. The diagnosis was coronary thrombosis, and she was
laid to rest in Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Indiana.2772,2773
Ernest’s third and final marriage was to Mary E. Blinn on 30 Mar 1935 in Lake Co,
Indiana.2774 Mary had been born to Marcus and Mabel (Williams) Blinn on 29 Nov 1900 in
Lafayette, Indiana2775,2776,2777 And she had been married once before, on 27 Jul 1920 in
Danville, Illinois, to Manford H. Simms.2778 That first marriage had produced a child, Mary
Jean Simms,2777 but in 1934 ended in divorce.2779,2780
Over the years, Ernest held a variety of sales and advertising positions in several cities. In
Terre Haute he worked as a clerk for an office supply business2781 and as a salesman.2782,2783
In Oklahoma City he worked in advertising for The Oklahoma News,2784 and continued with
Scripps-Howard Newspapers in Dallas,2785 The Indianapolis Times,2786 and The Knoxville
News-Sentinel.2787 In Evansville, Indiana, he was a salesman for the Evansville Printing
Corporation.2788
The marriage of Ernest and Mary Blinn resulted in no children. Ernest died in Evansville,
Indiana, 6 Aug 19832789 and Mary, in Nashville, Tennessee, 25 Jun 19912790 The couple are
interred in Spring Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, Indiana.2791,2792
Maggie Tapscott
Born in Illinois around 1864,2626,2627 Maggie is shown as “Margaret” in one record, a
newspaper article.1339 Otherwise, she was always “Maggie.” Only four or so when her father
died, Maggie was raised by her widowed mother in Terre Haute. On 22 Jun 1881 in Vigo Co,
she married Charles W.2793 Britton,2794 son of James and Cynthia Hays (or Sintha Hayes)2793
Britton.2795 The marriage apparently ended in divorce. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, Charles
Britton, on 24 May 1888. married Jennie Lindhout,2793 and then on 26 Aug 1891, Cora
Morton.2796 Maggie and Charles’s short marriage did generate a child, Gertrude Britton.2637
Maggie also married again, on 20 Dec 1885 in Terre Haute, to Wilbert Bogard.2797 Born in
1857 or 1858 to Andrew and Edna (Smith) Bogard,2797,2798 Wilbert had been married before,
to Hester Belle Taylor on 20 May 1877.2799 And following his marriage with Maggie he would
be married twice more, to Mary Gideon on 9 Dec 1891 and to Rachel2800 Louisa Barnes on 10
Mar 1894.2801,2802 Maggie and Wilbert had two known children: on 30 Jul 1886 a girl given
only the last name “Bogard,” who probably died young,2803 and on 27 Jan 1889 Mary M.
Bogard, who died a little over a month later.2804,2805
In Terre Haute, Maggie died young, on 7 Aug 1890 at age 26,2806 and rests in Highland
Lawn Cemetery.2807 Wilbert also died in Terre Haute, on 16 Aug 1930, and was buried in Hull
Cemetery, Honeycreek Twp, Vigo Co.2808 Charles Britton died 28 Sep 1941 in Waterford Twp,
Oakland Co, Michigan, and was interred in Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Michigan.2809
Gertrude V. Britton
We have only two records for Gertrude. She appears with a birth date of March 1881 in the
1900 census, living in Terre Haute with her grandmother, Mary (Lockard) Goodman.2637 And
she is found with the middle initial “V” in the 1901 Terre Haute city directory, still living at
801 S. 3rd with her grandmother.2810 And that is all we know. How can someone disappear so
completely? Her father, Charles Britton, also named another daughter, born in 1898 from his
third marriage, “Gertrude.”2811 And this was while the first Gertrude was living!
Anna Jacob Tapscott

Born 17 Mar 1868 in Terre Haute,2812 Anna is shown with the middle initial “J.” in
numerous records, but the middle name “Jacob” has been found only in the marriage license
application for her daughter Kathryn Marie.2813
On 4 Apr 1886 in Vigo Co, Anna married Wesley Brown.2814 Wesley had been born to
Stiles and Mary (Snedeker) Brown in Illinois on 12 Jun 1864, and worked as a cooper for the
Terre Haute Brewing Company.2815,2816
While living in Terre Haute, Anna and

Wesley had five children, but two died
young. An unnamed male infant born 22
Sep 1886 was stillborn2817,2818 and a
daughter, known only as “child of
Wesley,” was born 21 Oct 1889 and died
about 26 Jul 1891.2819,2820 Both are buried
in Highland Lawn Cemetery.2818,2820
Three other children, Arthur,2821
2822 2823
Triphena, and Kathryn, lived to
adulthood.
On 9 Apr 1910, Wesley, realizing he
Founded in 1837, Terre Haute Brewing Company, where was hopelessly afflicted with
Wesley worked as a cooper, is the second oldest tuberculosis, asked his family to allow
operating brewery in the United States. (source, Terre him the privacy of his room, and when he
Haute Brewing Company.)
was alone committed suicide by
swallowing poison, at least that was what
2824
happened according to one newspaper. Another newspaper claimed that he was despondent
over being unable to work because of his illness.2825 Wesley drank carbolic acid, a readily
available household disinfectant often used in suicides at the time despite causing death by
painful caustic burns. He was buried at Highland Lawn Cemetery.2815
With help from her oldest child, Arthur, who worked as a brewery bottler, the widowed
Anna supported her family by working as a cook for private families.2826 Then on 8 Feb 1893
in Terre Haute, she married William B. St. John, child of David B. and Elma J. (Woodmansee)
St. John.2827
Born 24 Aug 1870 in Terre Haute,2828 William had been married earlier, on 8 Feb 1893 in
Terre Haute, to Alice S. Pinder.2829 But that marriage had ended with Alice’s death on 11 Jan
1913.2830 She was only 37. The marriage was childless.
In 1888 William had opened a Terre
Haute blacksmith shop at Thirteenth and
One-half Street and Wabash Avenue and,
after 40 years, when blacksmithing became
outdated, worked another 30 years as a
groundskeeper for Memorial Stadium (home
of the Terre Haute minor league team the
“Tots,” then the “Phillies,” and finally the
“Huts”).2831 He and Anna lived in Terre
Haute for much of their married lives,2832,2833
and then moved in for a while with their
William worked 30 years as a groundskeeper at
daughter Kathryn and her husband in Lost Memorial Stadium. (Penny Postcards, USGenWeb.)
Creek Twp, Vigo Co.2834
Anna passed away on 18 Jan 1957 at her home in rural Terre Haute, where William died
the following year on 18 Jul 1958.2812,2828 The couple were interred in Highland Lawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute.2835 William left real estate valued at $5000 to his two surviving
offspring, Triphena and Kathryn.2836
Arthur B. Brown
Arthur was born 7 Sep 1887 in Terre Haute,2837 where, in 1910, he was working as a bottler
in a brewery.2826 By 1920 he was working as a watchman on a railroad, while living with his
grandmother Mary (Lockard) Goodman.2838 Throughout the remainder of his short life Arthur
would continue working for railroads, as a watchman, brakeman, switchman, or freight
hand.2839,2840,2837
On 11 Nov 1922 in Vigo Co, Arthur married Vivian M. Jacoway.2839 Feeling the need to
knock a couple of years off her age on her marriage license, Vivian gave her birthdate as 20
May 1903, but in fact she was born 20 May 1901.2841 Born in Tennessee to Perry C. and
Elizabeth (Matthews) Jacoway,2839 she had earlier (12 Jun 1919 in Portsmouth, Ohio) been
married to Earl Grover Dishon,2842,2843 a marriage that soon ended with Earl’s death at age 33
from double lobar pneumonia on 10 Apr 1922.2844
Vivian’s second marriage was also short. Arthur died in Cook Co, Illinois, on 21 Dec 1933
at age 48.2837 He was interred in Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute.2845 There were no
children.
We should end this section here, with the death of Arthur, a childless Tapscott descendant,
but the remainder of Vivian’s militarily interesting life demands telling. We will keep it short.
At a still undiscovered time and place (between 1933 and 1940,2846 possibly in Chicago)
Vivian was married a third time, to Francis Angus Gerrard.2847 Francis served in the Navy in
WWI and WWII.2848 And four of Vivian’s brothers (one who would be a prisoner of war)
enlisted to fight in WWII.2849 Vivian had to do the same. On 1 Jun 1944 she joined the
Women’s Air Corps, serving until 17 May 1945.2841 And she was featured in a Chicago
newspaper article “Women at War.”2849 Vivian and Francis lived out their lives in Arizona.
Francis died 27 Oct 1966 at age 66 and was interred in Mountain View Cemetery, Mesa,
Arizona.2848 Vivian reached age 88, outliving three husbands and dying 5 Feb 1990.2850 She
was buried in Mountain Meadows Memorial Park, Payson, Arizona.2851
Triphena Brown
“Triphena.” What a name! Under that spelling, the name appears only 15 times in the 1940
federal census. Even with the usual spelling, “Tryphena,” a biblical name, it appears only 232
times in that census.
Triphena Brown was born 9 Dec 1894 in Terre Haute, a birthdate confirmed by her birth
record,2852 even though her first marriage record gives the year 18932853 and her SSDI,
1895.2854 Following the death of her father, she lived in Terre Haute with her widowed
mother,2826 and then with her mother and stepfather, William, with whom she was living when
she married James Corbett Maloney in Vigo Co on 20 Aug 1917.2853 James had been born in
Clark Co to Michael and Laura A. (Lloyd) Maloney on 2 Apr 1896.2855,2856
In 1921 the couple were divorced, and on 10 May 1922 Triphena was married to Frank L.
Kirkhoff in Vigo Co.2857 Born 23 Dec 1892 in Indiana to Christian and Matilda (Kohl)
Kirkhoff, Frank was a Post Office worker throughout his life.2857 Frank and Triphena lived the
first of their married life in Indianapolis,2858,2859 but eventually moved to St. Petersburg,
Florida, where they were living in 1956.2860 It was there that Triphena passed away 28 Apr
1966.2861 Frank lived a little over a decade longer, dying on 18 Dec 1977 in a Franklin, Indiana,
nursing home.2862 The couple rest in Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute.2863,2864
Triphena had no descendants.
Kathryn Marie Brown

Born 26 Dec 1903 in Vigo Co, Kathryn, according to her birth record, had no middle
name.2823 But by age six she was using the name “Marie,” and she was known as “Kathryn
Marie” the rest of her life.2826,2865
As a young woman, Kathryn went to work doing office work in a department store, and
that may be how she met her future husband.2833 For Robert John Bartenbach, who Kathryn
wedded in Vigo Co on 4 Mar 1934, was a retail store salesman.2834 Born 28 Jan 1904 in Terre
Haute to Karl Gottlieb and Mary R. (Von Eute) Bartenbach, Robert had been divorced from
an earlier marriage in 1927.2834,2866
In 1940 Kathryn’s mother, Anna, was living with Kathryn and Robert in rural Vigo Co.2834
Perhaps living with a mother-in-law put a strain on the marriage, for on 6 May 1946 in Vigo
Co the union ended in divorce.2813 Robert, who went on to wed Dorothy Eldred,2867 and
changed from salesman to steamfitter and plumbing contractor, died in Terre Haute 13 Nov
1966 and was buried in Highland Lawn Cemetery.2868,2869
On 27 Nov 1952 in Vigo Co Kathryn was married a second time, to Marvin Roscoe
Burnworth.2813 Marvin had been born 16 Jul 1896 in Huntington Co, Indiana, to Levi and Cora
May (Loftland) Burnworth, and was working as an Indianapolis post office clerk.2813 Earlier
Marvin had married Leona Gladiola Whitlatch (30 Apr 1899–16 Dec 1984)2870 in Scott Co,
Indiana, on 24 Sep 1916.2871 That marriage had lasted 35 years and produced at least three
children,2872,2873 but ended in divorce in Marion Co, Indiana, on 31 Oct 1951.2813
Marvin passed away in Terre Haute on 18 Aug 1972;2873 Kathryn, on 7 Feb 1992.2865 The
couple lie under the same stone in Highland Lawn Cemetery.2874 Like her siblings, Kathryn
left no descendants.
Anna Jacob Tapscott’s family was complicated by multiple marriage. The following chart
may make things clearer. Or, since charts do not work well with numerous marriages, perhaps
it actually obscures things.
Alice S. Pinder William B. Anna Jacob Wesley Brown

c1872–1913 St. John Tapscott 1864–1910
1870–1958 1868–1957
Infant Brown Child Brown Robert John

1886–1886 1889–1891 Bartenbach
1904–1966
Kathryn Marie
Brown
1903–1993
Earl Grover Marvin Roscoe
Dishon Burnworth Sr.
1888–1922 1896–1972
Arthur B. Vivian M. Leona Gladiola
Brown Jacoway Whitlatch
1887–1933 1901–1919 1899–1984
Francis Angus
Gerrard
1899–1965
James Corbett Triphena Frank L.

Maloney Brown Kirkhoff
1896–1938 1894–1966 1892–1977
Henry’s Children Sarah Ann Tapscott 212
Sarah Ann Tapscott

And then we come to Sarah Ann,1339 who, like her father (but not her mother), was
illiterate.126 Sarah was born sometime between 1837 and 1839 in Indiana, as her father and
mother, Henry and Susan, crossed that state on their way to Clark Co.2,2875 And in Clark Co,
on 23 Aug 1854, she married William M. Sanders,2876 producing a confusing bunch of
descendants, burdened with many unknowns and uncertainties, as we will see. Born 4 Mar
1827 in Indiana,375 William Sanders was one of nine children of Francis and Mary H. (Mackey)
Sanders, a family about which we have already heard (p. 39). The Sanders and the Tapscotts
were incredibly close. William Sander’s niece Mary R. Sanders would one day wed Sarah
Ann’s brother Thomas Tapscott,1403 another niece, Sabra Mundy, would marry Sarah Ann’s
nephew James Byron Tapscott,149 and William’s grandniece Mary Emma Sanders would wed
Sarah Ann’s nephew Joseph R. Tapscott.499 Confused? So am I. Perhaps a diagram is needed.
The newlyweds moved to Perry Twp in Marion Co, Indiana, where William had been
raised.374 And there, as far as we know, William and Sarah Ann lived out their married life,
raising eight children,126,2875,2877 or at least as much raising as could be done since Sarah Ann
died young, sometime in her forties, between May 1872, when she was named as a defendant
in a law suit concerning her brother John’s estate,1339 and August 1877, when William married
a second time.2878 The exact dates of her birth and death are unknown, as is her burial place.
(A Sarah A. Sanders who died 7 Jul 1918 in Rockville, Parke Co, Indiana,2879 is claimed by
many to be our Sarah Sanders. She is not. That Sarah was born “Sarah Martin" in Ohio and
married a Charles G. Sanders, as a modicum of investigation shows. But modicums seem rare.)
William returned to Clark Co with his younger kids (some eventually returned to Marion
Co, Indiana), and there, on 14 Aug 1877, he married Martha Ann Richardson, widow of
William Johnson,2880 and mother of at least seven children, two of whom moved in with the
newly married couple.2877,2878,2881 His second marriage was short-lived. By 1900 William was
once again a widower, living first with his daughter Mary and her husband, Francis Massey,2882
and then with his daughter Sarah Evaline and her husband Henry Yeager.2883 On 22 Mar 1912
in Southport, Indiana, William passed away.375 He was reportedly buried in Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana;375 however, no grave marker is found.
Mary H. Sanders
Records for Mary, who was born to William and Sarah
(Tapscott) Sanders in Indiana on 4 Jan 1856,2884 show middle
initials of both “H” and “A”; however, her cemetery marker
clearly shows “H” and that is what we use here.2885 She is often
said to have had the middle name “Henrietta”; however, no
reliable source has been provided.
After growing up in Perry Twp, Marion Co, Indiana, the
Sanders homeland,126,2875 Mary wedded George W. Davis on 2
Apr 1873 in Indianapolis.2886 About George, we know only a
name. Due to death or divorce, the marriage was short. In less
than two years Mary (Sanders) Davis had remarried.2887
Mary’s second marriage was to Marion Massey on 4 Feb
1875 in Indianapolis.2887 Born in Indiana, Francis Marion
Massey was the youngest of four children of George M. and
Nancy (Mountjoy) Massey.2888,2889 His death certificate gives a Mary H. (Sanders) Massey,
birth year of 8 Feb 1846,2888 and this agrees with the year c1930. (Courtesy of John
2890 David Massey.)
engraved on his cemetery marker. But this is a little uncertain
as Francis’s age in the 1880 census corresponds to a birth year
of 1841 or 18422891 and his birth year in the 1900 census is 1856.2882
Certificate for the marriage of George W. Davis and Mary H. Sanders. (Courtesy of John David Massey.)
Francis Massey served with Company I, 9th

Indiana Cavalry during the U.S. Civil War before
settling down as a farmer in Marion Co,
Indiana.2892 There, he and Mary raised four
children: Oliver, George, Edward, and Harry, all
boys.2891,2882
Francis passed away on 5 Apr 1909 due to
“autoinfection due to renal suppression” (kidney
failure) at age 63 in Southport, Indiana.2888
Ten years younger than Francis, Mary lived to
age 77, continuing to reside for a while in her Perry
Twp, Marion Co, home with her youngest,
Harry,2893 then moving to nearby Southport, where
she was living in 1920 and 1930,2894,2895 and dying
in Indianapolis on 7 Mar 1933.2884 The couple were
interred in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood, Francis Marion Massey, c1864. (Courtesy of
Indiana,2890,2885 the resting place for a dozen or so John David Massey).
Masseys and several dozen Sanderses.
Oliver Lee Massey

The oldest child, Oliver Lee Massey,2891 was born 10 Nov 1877 in Indiana (presumably in
Marion Co).2896 On 10 Nov 1901, his 24th birthday, he married Anna Belle Graves, a marriage
that ended in divorce around April 1915.2897 Anna Belle had been born 27 Feb 1875 in Clark
Co, Indiana, to Jordan and Emily (Pierce) Graves.2898
Oliver and Anna Belle had two children—Francis Jordan2899 Massey (24 Sep 1902 [or 4
Sep 1902]2900–13 Oct 1982)2901,2902 and Ruth Eudora Massey (23 Apr 1905–24 Sep 1985)2903—
who, following the divorce, went to live with their father and their new stepmother,
Clara.2904,2905 For some reason, the children did not remain with their biological mother, Anna
Belle, who had also married again, to Henry Clinton Dazey on 18 Oct 1917 in Marion Co.2898
Oliver’s second wife, Clara Schultz, who he married 1 Dec 1917 in Marion Co,2906 had
been born 16 Mar 1886 in Indiana to Peter L. and Regina (Merklin) Schultz.2907 Oliver and
Clara had three children—Oliver Lawrence Massey (died as an infant, 26 Jan 1918–31 Jan
1918),2908,2909 Marion Lee Massey (13 Jan 1919–8 Nov 1984),2910 and Florence Regina
Massey.2911
Oliver died quite young, at age 44 on 28 Feb 1922 in Southport, Indiana.2896 The kids and
Clara ended up living in Ninevah Twp in Johnson Co, Indiana, where Francis Jordan and, when
he became old enough, Marion Lee ran the farm.2905,2912 Clara died in Johnson Co 10 Oct
1954.2907 She and Oliver are interred with a single headstone in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery,
Greenwood, Indiana.2913
George William Massey

Born 31 Aug 1879 in Indianapolis, Indiana, , George William lived his entire life in rural
Indianapolis.2914 On 24 Dec 1901 in Marion Co, he married Laura Bell Shannon,2915,2916who
had been born 13 Sep 1876 to Joseph W. and Emma (Faulkner) Shannon.2917 George had grown
up on a farm and he and Laura spent their married lives farming.2918,2919,2920,2921
George passed away at home on 11 Aug 1966

at age 86.2914 Laura died a few years later on 17
Feb 1971 at age 94 in rural Crawfordsville,
Indiana.2917 The couple lie beneath a single stone
in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood,
Indiana.2922
George and Laura left two daughters2919,2920—
Emily Marie Massey (30 Dec 1902–19 Jan 1999
[her SSDI gives a death date of 15 Jan, but the 19
Jan date is more reliable.])2923,2924 and Grace
Shannon Massey (23 Jul 1911–24 Sep 2000).2916
George William Massey and Laura Bell
Edward Albert Massey Shannon. (Courtesy of John David Massey.)
Born 24 May 1886, presumably in Perry Twp, Marion Co, Edward Albert started out as a
farmer, but ended up a jack-of-all-trades.2925 Around 1908 Edward married Bertha Pearl
Smith.2926,2927 Bertha was born 29 Jan 1884 to Abraham (“Abe”) and Alice (Doty) Smith, a
Johnson Co, Indiana, farm couple.2928,2929
In 1910 Edward and Bertha were farming in Perry Twp, Marion Co, the Sanders and
Massey homelands.2927 By 1918 the family was living in Muncie, Indiana, where Edward
worked as a motorman for Union Traction, a company that supplemented the slow and
infrequent steam railroads. The electric UTC cars provided farmers with a rapid, handy system
for transporting produce to city markets. Then, two years later, in 1920, Edward, still living in
Muncie, was working for himself as a real estate dealer.2930 When the family moved to
Southport by 1930, Edward became an indoor painter, developing into an interior
decorator.2895,2931
On 3 Dec 1945 Bertha died at home in Southport, and was laid to rest in New Crown
Cemetery, Indianapolis.2928,2932 She left behind two sons,2926 Russell Thomas (10 Jan 1912–2
Jan 1953),2933,2934 and Robert Edward (2 Jul 1915–29 Jan 1992).2935
Sometime after Bertha’s death in 1945, Edward married his widowed first cousin, Grayce
Blanche (Sanders) Long.2936 We will hear more about Grayce, daughter of Edward’s aunt and
uncle Thomas and Alfaretta Sanders, later in this book (p. 222).
Edward Massey died 4 Aug 1976 in Fairland, Shelby Co, Indiana,2937 and was interred with
his first wife in New Crown Cemetery.2932 Dying at age 90, Edward had outlived both wives
and one son, Russell.
Harry Thomas Massey

Francis and Mary’s youngest child, Harry Thomas,2938 born in Marion Co 9 May 1892,
married Edna Pauline2938 Ritchie on 26 Feb 1913 in Southport, Indiana.2939 Edna had been born
9 Feb 1891 in Madison, Indiana, to Albert and Ella (Davis) Ritchie.2939,2940
In 1910 Harry and his widowed mother, Mary, were living near the Ritchie farm in Perry
Twp.2893,2941 Albert S. (the “S” stood for “Sarl” according to descendants, though the closest
to this name found in a contemporary record is “Albert Searl”)2942 and Ella Ritchie had four
girls—Ida May, Edna Pauline, Hazel, and Jennie—and two boys—Orville Lee2943 and Ralph
E.2944,2941 They also had two children that died young.2941 The two oldest girls, Ida and Edna
Ritchie, married into the Massey family. (We will see about Ida later. p. 245.)
Like his brother Edward, Harry started out farming in Perry Twp2945 and ended with a
different livelihood, in Harry’s case working as a driver and machine operator for a packing
company while living in Southport.2946,2947 Southport, a community of about 500 at the time,
had few businesses, and it is likely that Harry worked in nearby Indianapolis, which was easily
accessible by the Interurban Railway, particularly after the tracks were elevated to eliminate
highway crossings. And Indianapolis had a number of meat packing houses.
The Ritchie family, c1910, with two more women than are known for the family (one is probably Orville’s
wife). At the far left is Ida. Fifth from the left is Edna. At the far right, next to Ella and Albert, are Ralph and
Orville. (Courtesy of John David Massey, who provided most of the identifications.)
In Southport, Harry and Edna raised two children—Mary
Ella Massey (23 Jan 1915–3 Apr 1996)2948,2949 and Albert
Lawrence Massey (30 Mar 1922–23 Dec 1990).2938,2950
Following Harry’s death 1 Sep 1961 in Bloomington,
Indiana,2951 Edna remarried, wedding Burl Milton Smith on 14
Jun 1964 in Southport.2952 Burl
had been married twice before,
to Ora B. Snow (1888–
1919)2953,2954 and Grace L.
McNutt (18 Mar 1886–28 Nov
1969).2955,2956 The first
marriage had ended with Ora’s
death, the second, by
2957
Edna (Ritchie) Massey.
divorce.
(Ancestry.com.) Edna passed away 3 Apr
1974 in Indianapolis.2940 Her
obituary mentions as survivors her son and daughter, Albert and
“Mrs. Thomas Ott” (Mary Ella), as well as a stepdaughter, Mrs.
Edna Browning (Edna Mae Smith), a child of Burl’s first
marriage.2940,2954 Edna Pauline Massey Smith and Harry Harry Thomas Massey. (Courtesy
Thomas Massey were laid to rest in Greenwood Cemetery, of John David Massey.)
Greenwood, Indiana.2958
Susan Frances Sanders

Born 8 Aug 1857,2959 Susan Frances2960 may have married a Robert Jones in Marion Co,
Indiana, on 3 Sep 1873, but the sole evidence is a record with “Susan F. Sanders” as the bride
and let’s face it, “Sanders” is a common name.2961 Nothing is known of Robert, and when
Susan married Joseph Shade in Clark Co a little over three years later, on 5 May 1879, the
record gives her name as “Susan Frances Sanders,” not “Susan Frances Jones.”2960 So, did our
Susan Frances Sanders marry Robert Jones? We don’t know. And possibly never will.
Born 4 Sep 1854 near Mt. Gilead in Morrow Co, Ohio,2962 to John and Rachel (Graham)
Shade,2963 Joseph was 25 year old when he married Susan, a surprisingly young age
considering that he had already been married twice.
His first wife, Ada Swafford, who he married in Clark Co on 1 Dec 1874, is a mystery.2964
Other than an approximate birth year of 1857 calculated from Ada’s age of 17 on the marriage
record, we know nothing about her. Nor do we know what ended the marriage.
Then on 8 Feb 1877, again in Clark Co, Joseph married his second wife, Margaret J.
Smitley,2965 a daughter of John W. and Malinda (Tharp) Smitley.2966,2967 Sometimes called
“Maggie,”2968 Margaret’s name in the marriage record is given as “Maggie Smedley.”2965
Records often mangled the Smitley name.
Joseph’s second marriage was as short as the first. In April 1879 Margaret J. Shade was
granted a divorce.2969 But the short marriage did produce one child, Fred Elmer Shade (“Big
Fred”),2970 born 11 Jan 1878.2962,2971
Joseph’s third marriage, with Susan Frances Sanders, was successful, or at least lasted more
than a couple of years. Joseph and Susan farmed in Anderson Twp and raised two children,
one of their own, Marion, and a foster child, their nephew Cleveland Shade (p. 235), son of
Susan’s sister Amelia.2972,2973,2974 Susan had three other children, who apparently died
young.2974
By 1920 Joseph, aged 65 and retired from farming, was living with Susan in Marshall.2975
On 9 Mar 1929 he died at his home, now in Anderson Twp.2962
Susan moved in with her sister Sarah and Sarah’s new husband, Robert Wycoff, in
Southport, Indiana, where she was living in 1935 and 1940.2976 Then around 1941, Susan
moved to El Cajon, California, to live with her son, Marion.2977 It was at Marion’s home that
she passed away at age 86 on 25 Dec 1943.2978,2959 The following June, a grandson, Raymond
Shade, brought her cremated remains back to Marshall so they could be interred in Auburn
Cemetery, alongside her husband.2978
Marion Holly Shade

Born in Casey, Clark Co, on 8 Jul 1894, Marion Holly Shade was married four times.2979
He first married Exie Davidson, who had been born 13 Jul 1900 in Paris, Illinois, to
William Robert2980 and Lula (McEvoy) Davidson.2981,2982 The marriage date was probably
about 1916. Their first known child was born in 1917,2983 when she was only 16. Prior to 1916
Exie would have been 14 or younger, unlikely age for a marriage.
Marion and Exe had two children, both boys, Christian Keifer Shade* (11 May 1917–26
Jun 1953)2983 and William Raymond Shade (25 Jun 1919–22 Mar 2006).2984,2985 But the
*
Christian, a rigger, fell 50 feet to his death in Carlsbad, California when he was showing his brother, William,
how another man fell to his death from the same building the previous day. (“Fell 50 Feet to Death,” Townsville
Daily Bulletin, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Mon 29 Jun 1953, p. 2, col. 3.)
marriage was shaky. In April 1919 the following article was published in an Ohio paper (must
have been a slow news day).2986
WHY CAN’T REPORTERS BE ACCURATE?
Editor Paris News:
I was reading in your paper about our case. My husband did not beat me or
drag me about the street when I ran away with my little boy. He ran after me
and tried to take him away from me and couldn’t, so he jerked me and struck
me in the street and took me by the arm and back of my neck and made me go
in the house. My face is not bruised nor lacerated, so please make a little
different writing and put it in today’s paper. I can’t come myself, so I will send
this. Please fix it different. Yours very respectfully, Mrs. Exie Shade–Paris (Ill.)
News.
Marion’s service in the Navy probably further damaged the already unsteady marriage. In
1920 while Marion was serving as a Fireman 3rd Class on the USS Newport News in the vicinity
of San Diego,2987 Exie was living in Paris, Illinois, with her youngest child, William, while
working as a cigar maker and housing her 17-year-old brother Clyde.2984 Her older son,
Christian, was living in Marshall with his grandparents Joseph and Susan (Sanders) Shade, not
a good sign.2975 Sure enough, the marriage was dissolved in 1922 and on 3 Dec 1924 Exie
married Walter Frederick Whalen, who also made cigars, probably how the two met.2981 Exie
died in in Paris, Illinois on 16 Aug 1996 and was interred there in Edgar Cemetery, where her
second husband was buried.2982,2988
Wife number two for Marion was Katharine S. Wilcox.2989 Born in Hartford, Connecticut,
on 21 Mar 1902, Katharine was the daughter of Clara (Hayes) and Wilbur A. Wilcox, a rather
well-to-do building contractor, owner of a $35,000 house in 1930.2990,2991 Since Marion was
living in San Diego and Katharine was a resident of West Hartford, it is difficult to see how
the two met, but meet they did since they were married in Hartford on 26 Oct 1926.2992 The
marriage, which produced one child, Wilma Joan Shade (31 May 1927–17 Jan 2015),2993 was
short, ending in a Hartford divorce on 31 Oct 1930.2992 Several years later, in 1942, in Hartford,
Katharine married Edward Joseph Toohie.2994 Katharine (Wilcox) Toohie died 16 Feb 1960 in
Vernon, Connecticut, and was buried in Granby Cemetery, Hartford.2990
On 19 Sep 1938 Marion and bride-to-be number three, Lucy Irene Morse, applied for a
marriage license in San Diego, California,2995 where the married couple were living in 1940.2996
Born 24 Jun 1902 in Johnstown, Wisconsin, to Ray Denver and Nellie May (Ide) Morse, Lucy
had earlier married Chester Perry Maddox2997 in San Diego on 15 Oct 1927. Nine years later,
in January 1937, Chester, charging desertion, had been awarded a divorce.2998,2999
Lucy’s childless marriage to Marion Shade ended with her death in El Cajon, California,
on 21 Sep 1959.3000 She was laid to rest in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, a
burial site for which she was eligible owing to Marion’s Naval service from 1918–1924.3001
Marion’s last marriage was to Velma E. Frazer in Imperial Co, California, on 11 Nov
1960.3002 Velma Elizabeth, born to Robert R. and Pearl F. (Cain) Frazer in Carterville,
Missouri, on 30 Jul 1910,3003 had earlier been married to Charles Cordon Gill in Yuma, Arizona
(marriage license date 11 Jul 1936),3004 a marriage that had ended with Charles’s death on 29
Jan 1958.3005 Velma was married twice more—to William Robert Lawson3006 c1976 and to
Omar Webster Love3007 c1982.3003 Velma died 2 Dec 1994 in San Diego Co.3008
Edward Joseph
Toohie
1942
Katharine S.
Wilcox
15 Oct 1927
3 Dec 1924
26 Oct 1926
c1916
Walter Frederick Exie Marion Holly Lucy Irene Chester Perry
Whalen Davidson Shade Morse Maddox
c1982 1937–1940
11 Nov 1960
Charles Cordon Velma Elizabeth Omar Webster

Gill Frazer Love
11 Jul 1936
by 1976
William Robert
Lawson
A superfluity of spouses. e
Marion died in San Diego 31 Mar 1966 and was buried in Fort Rosecrans National
Cemetery, where his third wife was interred and where his two sons, William and Christian,
veterans of WWII, lay.3009,3010,3011
Most of Marion’s adult life was spent in San Diego Co, where his labors were often
connected with the sea. He worked for many years in the Naval Hospital carpentry shop and
was also employed as a shipfitter and as a captain of sport fishing boats.3001 And he was a
special deputy in the sheriff’s office.3001 The 1930 census gives his occupation as “Driver,
Stage Coach.”3012 Search me. But it certainly does not seem to be a sea-connected job.
Thomas Wesley Sanders

Thomas, whose middle name is given in the death certificate of a daughter,3013 was born in
Indiana, probably in Marion Co, around January 1860 (calculated from his age of 5/12 in the
1860 census).126 Thomas spent his childhood in Perry Twp, Marion Co, but by 1880 he was
living in Marshall Twp, Clark Co, with his Father and his stepmother, Martha.2877 It was in
Clark Co that Thomas presumably met his wife-to-be Allie Tingley, to whom he was married
on 12 Jun 1885.3014
Allie’s actual name was “Alfaretta,” which, as one might expect, was routinely
misspelled.3015 Perhaps that is why she often used the name “Allie.” Alfaretta was born 12 Feb
1867 to Reuben and Georgeann (Bostwick)* Tingley, who farmed near Martinsville in Clark
Co.3015,3016,3017 Alfaretta was the oldest of ten siblings and half siblings. Reuben (grandson of
Jacob Tingley, p. 32)3018,3019 had seven children from his first marriage, with Georgeann, and
three more from his second marriage, with Carrie Eib.3020
Alfie and Thomas’s marriage was short; Thomas died in September 1899 at age 39.3021 But
despite the short, 14-year marriage Thomas and Alfaretta had four children, three girls and a
*“Bostick,” “Boswick,” and “Bostic” are also given as her name, but “Bostwick” is almost certainly correct.
boy—Ethel, Grayce (also “Grace”), Ruby, and Thomas—all of whom are listed with the
widowed Alfaretta in the 1900 census for the Clark Co town of Casey.3022
Alfaretta was wedded again, around 1904 to William Eddy McDaniel,3023 a Clark Co
farmer.3024,3025 Born in Casey 8 Apr 1860 to Simeon and Anna Retta (Elliott) McDaniel,3023
William had earlier wed Emma Funk in Clark Co on 14 Feb 1886.3026 But Emma died 23 Apr
1903, leaving William free to marry again, which he did.3027
Alfaretta and William gave up farming and moved to Muncie, Indiana, where William went
to work for Whiteley Malleable Castings Company.3028 But according to newspaper accounts
Alfaretta became insane and then suicidal. From the 5 Jul 1917 edition of the Muncie Evening
Press:3029
Mrs. McDaniels [sic] recently became violently insane and it was necessary to
place her in the county jail for safekeeping while awaiting her commitment to
the Easthaven hospital for the insane at Richmond, and it was there last week
that she slashed her throat and wrist with a piece of broken glass taken from
her cell window. She bled profusely notwithstanding she was hurried to the
hospital and the loss of blood, and her already diseased condition resulted in
her sinking slowly until death came. Mrs. McDaniels resisted efforts to help her
and, if she were capable of any reasoning, probably was anxious to die.
Alfaretta died 5 Jul 1917 at the Muncie Home Hospital and was laid to rest in Muncie’s
Beech Grove Cemetery.3016 William went on to marry a third time, in Marion Co, Indiana, to
Estella Grace Richey on 4 Jan 1919.3023
Ethel Georgiana Sanders

Born in Illinois in February 1886,3022 Ethel Georgiana3030 was married four times.
On 4 Apr 1903 at the Marshall House in Marshall she married Bert Allen3031
McGinness.3032 At the time, Ethel and Bert were living in the small town of Casey on the border
separating Clark and Cumberland counties.3033 There Ethel worked as an operator in the
telephone exchange3032 and there lived Bert’s mother and father,3034 Sanford J. and Millie (or
“Millia,” “Milla,” “Melba,” “Millo,” depending on the record) Bell3035 (Pearce, often “Pierce”)
McGinness.3036 Born 11 Aug 1880 in Robinson, Illinois,3037 Bert was one of four children.3036
While living in Illinois, probably in Casey, Ethel and Bert had two offspring, Thorald
Everett3038 (17 Oct 1902–10 Apr 1969)3039,3040 and Thelma Frances (28 Jun 1905–7 Aug
1988).3041 The family then headed to Devils Lake, North Dakota,3042 the state where their final
child, Natalie (19 Nov 1910–15 Dec 1994)3043 was born.3044 There, Bert worked as a buyer for
a grain elevator.3042
But things did not go well. Around July 1918, an itinerant Bert filed for divorce from
Ethel.3045 Bert and Ethel had been living in North Dakota, but Bert filed for divorce in Clark
Co. Two months later, he was working as a tool dresser in Ottawa, Kansas,3046 and the
following year on, 24 Mar 1919, he married Mabel LaVerne Moorehead3047 in Fort Worth,
Texas.3034 Though married in Texas, Bert and LaVerne probably met in Casey, where LaVerne
had married her first husband, Claude Lewis, on 8 Sep 1912.3048 The couple ended up with the
three kids from Bert’s first marriage and the only child, Crescent, from LaVerne’s first
marriage, living first in Ranger, Texas,3044 and then moving to Michigan.3049 There, Bert died
in Benton Harbor on 20 Dec 1951.3050 Laverne died several years later, on 17 Jul 1965,
probably in Tucson, Arizona, where her stepdaughter Natalie was living.3051
Unencumbered by children, who stayed with their father, Ethel married Lawrence Sunday
on 13 Sep 1919 in Great Falls, Montana,3052 where the family lived while Lawrence worked as
a smelter laborer.3053 Records show Lawrence Anthony Sunday to have been born 1 Sep 1880
in Delano, Wright Co, Minnesota, to Andrew and Julia (Ponza) Sunday,3054,3055 but no
“Sunday” with the given name “Andrew” or “Julia” is found in censuses for Wright Co. In
Delano’s Old Saint Peters Cemetery, however, is a tombstone with the names “Andrzej”
(Polish for “Andrew”) and “Julianna” and the last name “Niedzela.”3056 A slight variant,
“Niedziela,” is Polish for “Sunday.” In English, the stone reads
HERE LIES IN HOLY MEMORY

ANDRZEJ NIEDZELA
B. 21 NOV. 1842
D. JULY 1, 1929
JULIANNA NIEDZELA
B. 15 FEB. 1841
D. 21 OCT. 1909
That the stone’s last date is written in English

implies that by that time no Polish-speaking family
members were still living. Some say Andrzej and
Julianna were actually Lawrence’s grandparents, but
reliable records found thus far show them as his
parents.
Lawrence was 39 years old when he married Ethel,
but there is no evidence of an earlier marriage. His
belated first attempt did not last long. On 10 Nov 1923,
just a little over four years after his marriage with Ethel,
Lawrence married Anna A. Tardich in Coeur d’Alene,
Idaho.3057,3058 Anna and Lawrence lived out their
married life in Spokane, Washington, where Lawrence
worked as blacksmith for the Great Northern
Railroad.3054 Lawrence died on 23 Apr 1954 in
Spokane;3055 Anna, on 7 Apr 1957 in Multnomah Co,
Oregon.3059
Ethel’s husband number three was Richard T.
Cummings, with whom Ethel was living in New York
City in 1930, having been married around 1927.3060 We
know that the “Ethel Cummings” listed in the 1930
census is Ethel Sanders because that year an Ethel (Find A Grave, photo by Jack Stroud.)
Cummings was named in a suit petitioning the sale of
property to pay debts incurred by the estate of Reuben
Tingley, her grandfather.3061 In addition, Ethel’s daughter Thelma McGinness was living with
her.3060 Richard Cummings’s occupation in tunnel construction required numerous residences
including Kern Co, California, and Fulton Co, Pennsylvania.3062 He was living in Albuquerque,
New Mexico, when he died on 27 Oct 1970.3063
It may have been Richard’s travel to Kern Co that allowed Ethel to meet Leroy E.3064 Gann,
with whom she was living in Stockton, California, in 1940.3065 The couple was formally
married in Carson City, Nevada on 16 Dec 1950.3066,
Both Ethel and her fourth, and last, husband died in Shasta Co, California, in 1958—Ethel
on 3 May3030 and Roy on 21 Dec.3067 The couple were laid to rest in Redding Memorial Park,
Redding, California, Leroy with a WWI marker.3068,3069 He was a ammo train “wagoner.”
Grayce Blanche Sanders

Born in Clark Co3070 on 1 Sep
1887,3013 Grayce (often “Grace”) had a
middle name found in a single document,
the WWI draft registration card of her
husband, Arthur Elsie Long.3071 The very
same record gives Arthur’s unusual
middle name, a name that also appears on
his WWII draft registration.3072
Born 27 Dec 1882 in Muncie,
Indiana,3072 Arthur was one of three
children of Edward and Susannah C.
(McClain) Long.3073,3074 The 1910 census
indicates that Grayce and Arthur were
married around 1907,3075 possibly in Arthur (left) with his sister Florence and Brother Frank,
Casey, Illinois. 3076
The date 22 Feb 1906 c1895. (Courtesy of Joan Rocamora.)
given by some is rational but unsourced.
The family was highly mobile. In 1910 they lived in Center Twp, Delaware Co, Indiana,
where Arthur was a shipping clerk for a gas engine plant.3075 In 1920 they lived in Muncie,
Indiana, where Arthur was a bookkeeper for a gas pipe company.3077 Actually, their residence
did not change. The location description of the Neely Addition, where they lived, changed.
Muncie was booming in the early 1900s. In 1886 the discovery of natural-gas wells
changed the economy from agrarian to industrial. Glass manufacturers and steel mills moved
in, and by the time the gas boom ended around 1910, industry was well established. But, for
some reason by 1925, the Longs had moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Arthur found work as
an oil company accountant.3078,3079 And then the family made a very strange move, to
Springfield Twp, Washington Co, Arkansas, where they were living by 1935 and where Arthur
took up farming, a most unusual occupation for someone whose previous occupations were
nonagrarian and who had two years of college.3080 Perhaps it was the Depression that drove
the family there. Certainly the value of $300 for their home in 1940 was well below the value
of other homes in the area.3080
On 9 May 1944 in Washington Co, Arkansas,3081 at the age of 61, Arthur passed away
leaving a widow and two children, both born in Muncie—Harold Raymond (9 Mar 1908–19
Dec 1968)3070,3082 and Isabel Aileen (16 Sep 1913–12 Dec 2000).3083 Arthur was buried in Bluff
Cemetery, Springdale, Arkansas.3084
Grayce moved back to Indiana, where on 26 Nov 1959 in Madison, she passed on.3013 But
her story does not end there, for her obituary shows that she had married again, to her widowed
first cousin Edward Massey (see p. 215).2936 Grayce was laid to rest in New Crown Cemetery,
Indianapolis, Indiana, where Edward would one day be interred.3085
Thomas Ernest Sanders

Born in Casey, Illinois, 2 Feb 1890,3086 Thomas was married in Cook Co, Illinois, on 10
Jan 1914, to Philimine E. Haubenschild.3087 Philimine had been born August 1888 near
Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, to Reinhold and Caroline (Elgas) Haubenschild.3088,3089,3090 In 1866
at the age of two, Carolyn (or “Carline,” a German name)3091 Elgas had emigrated from Alsace
Lorraine, a German territory at the time.3092
As might be expected, “Philimine’s name appears with a number of variants—some
spelling errors and some anonyms. She appears as “Phyllis Hamscheld” in the record of her
marriage with Thomas.3087 She is also given the names “Philmine,” “Phillimine,” “Filemine,”
and “Minnie” in various records.
Thomas and Philimine were an itinerant pair. In 1917 they lived in Detroit.3029 Next was
Indianapolis, where Thomas worked as a restaurant clerk, a salesman, and a café
manager.3093,3094,3095 In 1928 the family was living in Stamford, Connecticut,3096 and in 1929,
in Springfield, Massachusetts.3097 In the 1930s and early 1940s, they lived in Rockford Twp,
Winnebago Co, Illinois, where Thomas worked first as a cafeteria cook3098 and then for the
Woodward Governor Company, which manufactured governors for variable-pitch aircraft
propellers and produced many other control systems and control system components.3086
During their travels, the couple had four children, but three died early. In Detroit, son
Vernon George died 21 Feb 1919, the same year he was born.3099 On 30 Aug 1920 in
Indianapolis Patricia Ann was stillborn.3094 Also born in Indianapolis was Roger Meredith, on
15 Nov 1923, but he fails to show up with his mother and a brother in the 1930 census.3095,3100
Only the last child, Francis Arnold Eugene, born 31 Jan 1928 in Stamford, Connecticut,3096
lived to adulthood, dying on 15 Jul 1989 at age 61 in Sedro-Woolley, Washington.3101
Philimine passed away 2 Mar 1972 in Watertown, Wisconsin, near her birthplace. Thomas
died 1 May 1983 in Oak Harbor, Washington, and was laid to rest in the local Maple Leaf
Cemetery, where his son Francis would one day be interred.3102,3103,3104
Ruby Opal Sanders

Given a name worthy of a gemologist, Ruby Opal was born in November 1893 in Casey,
Illinois.3022,3105 On 14 Nov 1911 in Muncie, Indiana, she married Erville Harry Wright.3106,3107
Born in Muncie on 14 Nov 1891,* Erville was one of two children of Myron E. and Elizabeth
Dynes3108 (Shellenbarger) Wright.3109,3110,3111 Myron had died at age 35, on 26 Mar 1896, when
Erville was just four.3112 For a while Elizabeth and her two children lived with her widowed
father, Andrew J.3111 Then on 19 Apr 1902 Elizabeth married Orian Jones in Muncie.3113
Erville and Ruby lived for a while in Muncie, where Erville was a steel mill worker,3114
but by 1930 they were in Shrewsbury, Louisiana, where he made dies.3115 As did his father,
Erville died early, on 7 Feb 1933 in Muncie at age 42. Laid to rest in Beech Grove Cemetery,
Muncie, Erville left Ruby Opal with five children: Maxine (6 Jul 1912–21 Apr 1930),3116
Myron Thomas (26 Feb 1914–11 Nov 1969),3117 Jean Melvin (1 Jul 1916–13 Jul 1988),3118
Mary Jane (6 Aug 1919–10 Feb 1985),3119 and Erville Andrew (22 Aug 1921–3 Nov 1969).3120
*
From the date of 22 Aug 1921 on the birth certificate for his son, Erville the younger, and his age (29), Erville’s
birth date range is calculated as 23 Aug 1891-22 Aug 1892. From the date of 6 Jul 1912 for the birth of his
daughter Maxine, and his age (20), his birth date range is calculated as 7 Jul 1891-6 Jul 1892. Neither of these
ranges contain the date of 14 Nov 1892 shown on Erville’s death certificate. Moreover his cemetery record gives
a birth year of 1891. It is likely that Erville’s actual date of birth was 14 Nov 1891.
In 1936, Ruby was married again, to Edward William Budrick,3121 but the marriage was
fleeting. At age 43, Ruby passed away on 2 Nov 1936, in Trinity, California.3122 Her resting
place is unknown. Edward, who remarried, 15 years later, on 15 Nov 1951 to Mary T. Marsh
in Palmer, Alaska,3121 died 27 Dec 1970 and was buried in Port Hudson National Cemetery,
Louisiana.3123
Edward F. Sanders
Edward was born 22 Nov 1861, near Glenns Valley in Marion Co, Indiana.3124 Today
Glenns valley is an Indianapolis neighborhood, but in 1861 it was a tiny separate settlement.
Founded by Archibald Glenn in the 1820s at the tollgate where Bluff and Morgantown roads
met, the community boasted only about 60 residents and a handful of businesses as recently as
1923.3125
Edward’s story is intriguing, with most of the intrigues arising as a result of his first
marriage and involving people other than Edward. It is said that Edward lived his entire life in
Marion Co, Indiana, where he was born.3124 He did reside most of his life there, but he lived a
few years in rural Marshall, when his father moved there about 1877 after his mother, Sarah,
had died.2877,2878 It was in Clark Co that on 27 Dec 1887 he married Emma Lucy3126 Tingley,
the sister of Edward’s sister-in-law Alfaretta.3127
Emma and Edward’s marriage was short-lived. Around 23 Dec 1896 in Marshall, Emma
was granted a divorce after Edward failed to appear for a hearing. 3128 Perhaps he was back in
Marion Co, Indiana, where he would live most of the rest of his life.
On 8 Nov 1899 in Clark Co, Emma married J. W. Smith.3129 J. W. was Jacob Warren Smith,
a local homeopathic physician.3130 The doctor went by “J. W.” professionally,3130 “Jacob W.”
in his early personal life,3131 and “J. Warren” in later years,3132 making family history research
difficult, particularly when the surname is “Smith.”
The year 1899 ended with Dr. Smith marrying Emma (Tingley) Sanders, but it began with
him being shot four times, then being tried in Kentucky for murder, and finally being divorced
from his first wife. What a year!
On 1 Jan 1887 in Clark Co Jacob W. Smith had married Rosanna (Ulery) Soward, the
widow of Michael Soward.3131,3133 At the time Jacob was not yet a physician, so Rosanna used
the money she received from her late husband to send Smith through medical school. But
Rosanna’s son Guy was not happy about his inheritance being spent and became increasingly
angry at his stepdad. Then on New Year’s Eve, 31 Dec 1898, things came to a head. At his
home in Martinsville, where he had his office at the time, Dr. Smith encountered Guy and the
new year started with a bang. Five bangs in fact, as Guy emptied a revolver at his stepfather.
Dr. Smith was hit four times, in the hand, the arm, and twice in the back, though fortuitously
the injuries turned out to be minor.3134
Guy was arrested. The Herald reported “Young Soward has been rather on the wild order
for several years. It is related that he was very fond of riding his horse at breakneck speed when
just outside the city limits, firing his revolver as he rode, cowboy fashion.”3135 Eventually,
Rosanna would also be indicted for attempted murder. The family situation ended any
domesticity and Dr. Smith moved from Martinsville to Marshall, living at the Marshall House
hotel and setting up his office first above Ferry’s Drug Store and then over Beamer’s Grocery.
Rosanna, threatened with a charge of

attempted murder, developed a plan to
turn the tables—transform the victim
to an accused.3136
When Smith was a boy of 16, he
killed a 17-year old boy, Henry Craig,
in Bath Co, Kentucky. Though there
are differing tales about how it
occurred and what happened
afterwards, it appears that, under Clark County Herald, 10 Aug 1899.
indictment for murder, Smith left
Kentucky, going to Ohio, Kansas, Missouri, and his original home in Seymour, Indiana, before
ending up in Martinsville, where he met and married, Rosanna, the well-to-do widow who paid
for his education.3137 Rashly, Dr. Smith told his wife about what had happened in Kentucky,
providing Rosanna a way to later distract her accusers. In August 1899 Rosanna traveled to
Kentucky and told her story. But officials there were not eager to spend money for a trip to
Illinois to return Smith for trial. So Rosanna actually funded their travel, paying twice since
two trips were needed owing to a problem with the original warrant. On 9 Sep 1899 a warrant
for Smith’s arrest was delivered to the Marshall sheriff, and Smith was conveyed to the city
jail in Owingsville, Kentucky, the seat of Bath Co.3138
Smith was tried, beat the charges, and returned to Marshall, where both Roseanna and Guy
had now been indicted for his attempted murder. On 7 Nov 1899 Guy Soward was allowed to
enter a plea of guilty to the charges of assault and carrying concealed weapons.3139 He was
fined $50 on the first charge and $25 on the second. It was at Dr. Smith’s request that leniency
was shown. At the same court Dr. Smith was granted a divorce from Roseanna. Less than 24
hours later, he married Emma (Tingley) Sanders, apparently the woman with whom he had
“conducted himself improperly” according to allegations reported in the Herald.3136
Dr. Smith continued his practice in Marshall for several years,3140 moved to Paris in
1910,3141,3142 returned to Marshall,3143 and finally ended up in Terre Haute, where his wife,
Emma, died 10 Sep 1922 and he died 26 Jun 1934 (after marrying once more,
briefly).3126,3144,3145 J. W. and Emma had two children. daughters, that lived—Catherine E. and
Frances E.3142
On 26 Feb 1902 in Marion Co, Indiana, Edward Sanders (who we temporarily abandoned for
tales of in-laws, in-laws of in-laws, and an outlaw or two) married Clara Moody, daughter of George
W. and Mollie (Hays) Moody.3146
Clara’s mother, Mollie, was born to Jewish3147 German immigrants Emanuel M. and
Miena/Mena/Minna/Minnie (Rosenthal) Hays3148 in Kokomo, Indiana, on 22 Dec 1860.3149
Though likely born as “Mary,”3150 she went by “Molly.” In Marion Co, Indiana, on 21 Dec
1872, Molly married George W. Moody.3151 A transcription of the marriage record shows
Molly as age 12, though she was actually one day shy of that. On 4 Feb 1831 the Indiana
General Assembly had codified the legality of marriages for 12-year-old females and 14-year-
old males with parental consent.3152 These were the same age restrictions as those in English
common law used in Colonial America (which, however, did not require parental consent)3153
but were less restrictive than those of the Northwest Territory, from which Indiana Territory
and then Indiana were formed (minimum ages, 14 and 17).3154 A likely transcription error
shows age 12 for George also, which assuredly he was not. He was born in December 1852.3155
That Molly’s parents were born in Germany had little to do with her marriage as a child.
Nineteenth-century German marriage-age laws and attitudes were quite restrictive.3156
Not unexpectedly, the marriage of a child didn’t last. On 2 Jul 1879 in Marion Co, Mollie
married again at the more reasonable (by present standards) age of 18, to Joseph C.
Manheimer.3157 The marriage record uses her birth name, perhaps because the earlier marriage
was annulled. She was, after all, married at age 11, not 12, and, in any case, the marriage would
have been illegal under revised laws passed by the Indiana legislature in 1877, requiring
females to be age 16 and males, age 18.3158 The only known child from the first marriage, Clara
Moody, went to live with her aunt and uncle John Q. and Maria (Moody)
Devall/Dewvall/Duval.3159 George Moody, who never remarried, eventually moved in with his
daughter and her husband, Edward Sanders.3160
Edward and Clara lived for while in Southport,3161 where Edward worked as a farmhand,
then by 1920 in nearby Greenwood, where he farmed,3160 and by 1930 in Indianapolis, where
he was a carpenter,3162 Then Edward became unable to work.3163 Edward died 4 Oct 1950 in
Southport;3164 Clara, 5 Jul 1952 in Indianapolis.3165 The couple, who were laid to rest in
Greenwood Cemetery, had no children.3166
Laura Ann Sanders

Much of Laura’s life is a mystery, with years missing.
She was born 2 Dec 18633167 in Marion Co, Indiana,3168
presumably in Perry Twp, where she was living with her
parents on their farm in 1870.2875 Her middle name,
“Ann,” is found in only one document, an obituary for her
daughter Gladys.3169
In 1880 Laura was living with her father and his new
wife, Martha, in Marshall Twp, Clark Co,2877 and it was in
that county that Laura married William R. Gray on 11 Mar
1882.3170 Like Laura’s, much of William’s life is
uncertain, but even more so.
William R. was almost
certainly William Riley Gray,
who we see in the 1860 census
William Gray and Laura Sanders. as a one-year-old with Sarah
(Courtesy of Debra Hawkins Erwin.) Gray in Dolson Twp, Clark
Co.3171 Born 4 May 1860 in
3172,3168
Clark Co, Laura’s husband, William R. Gray, is a close
match to William Riley Gray in name, birthplace, and birthdate.
The 1860 census indicates that Sarah and her husband, Peter,3173
were William’s parents, though, in fact, that is probably not the
case. We need to take a close look at this couple.
Peter Gray married Sarah Fullerton on 24 Sep 1837 in Logan
Co, Ohio, where the two immediately settled down and began
raising children.3174 By 1850 the family had moved to Illinois and
were living Martinsville Pct, Clark Co with six Ohio-born children Laura Sanders with great
(some incorrectly shown as born in Illinois in the 1850 census but grandniece Libbie Bell Weaver,
not elsewhere).3175 The six Ohio-born offspring are listed in the c1944. (Ancestry.com.)
Peter Gray Family Bible with their birthdates:3176 Maria

(sometimes “Mariah”) Ann3177 (b 18 Aug 1838), Mary
(b 20 Apr 1840), Rebecca Jane (b 4 Dec 1841),3178
William Henry (b 17 Feb 1843),3171 Malinda (b 17 Sep
1845), and George W. (b 25 Apr 1848).3171 After
appearing in the 1850 census, Peter and Sarah are found
in 1860 in Dolson Twp, Clark Co, where they seem to
be living next door to each other rather than as a couple,
Peter by himself3173 and Sarah with four of the Ohio-
born children—Rebecca, William Henry, George, and
Malinda (misnamed “Matilda”).3171 Mary, seen in the
1850 census, has disappeared, likely due to an early
death, and Maria Ann has married and is living
elsewhere.3179 Also living with Sarah in 1860 is
William Riley. Two other children, Armilda (b 17 Sep
1852)3180 and Peter (b 18 Apr 1853),3181 evidenced (see
below) to be offspring of Peter and Sarah, appear in the
1860 Dolson Twp census in the household of Jacob
3182
Listing of names in family bible. (Courtesy of Bartmess ("Bartemas"). Although neither child is
Paula Gray Bennett.) listed in the record of births in the Peter Gray Family
Bible, Armilda’s marriage to John (“J”) Calvin Mallory
is recorded on a separate page in that Bible.3176 Moreover, the death record for the younger
Peter gives his father as Peter Gray.3181 And Armilda’s obituary states that the younger Peter
was her brother.3183 Due to probable error by the enumerator the two children are named
“Armilda Bartemas” and “Peter Gray Bartemas” in the 1860 census. Other records show
“Armilda Gray”3180,3184 and “Peter Gray,”3185 as expected.
But we have problems with William Riley being the son of Peter and Sarah. First, it is
exceedingly rare to have two living children, in this case William Henry and William Riley,
with the same first name and the same parents. Your author has seen only one example of two
living children with identical first names in a family, excepting children added by adoption or
from multiple marriages. Second, a seven-year gap is found between the birth of the youngest
verified child, Peter Jr., and the birth of William Riley. But there is a more serious problem.
The death certificate of William R., husband of Laura Sanders, states that he was born 4 May
1860 in Illinois to a “John Gray,” not Peter Gray.3172 Only one John Gray is found in Clark Co
around the time of William’s birth. In 1860 John Gray, son of Andrew and Maria Gray, was
living with his parents in Dolson Twp, where Peter Sr. and Sarah were also residing.3186
Peter Sr. and Andrew Gray were almost certainly brothers. Andrew had been married to
Maria Kenton on 2 Feb 1837 in Logan Co, Ohio, where Peter and Sarah had also been
married.3187 Andrew and Peter were probably children of William and Elizabeth (Stacey) Gray.
William Henry Gray and William Riley Gray were likely namesakes of William. William and
Elizabeth had been married in the state of Delaware on 10 Sep 1797,3188 and, after living for a
while in Worcester Co, Maryland,3189 had moved to Union Twp, Logan Co, Ohio, where they
were living in 1820 and 1830.3190,3191 Censuses for those years indicate that the couple had at
least two daughters and seven sons, two of whom were probably Andrew and Peter.
By 1840 Andrew and Maria had moved from Logan Co to Clark Co,3192 where, around
1841, Andrew purchased 80 acres of Dolson Twp land.3193 In Clark Co, Andrew and Maria
raised four children,3194,3186 all born in Illinois—James (b c1839), John (b Apr 1841),3195
Rachel (b 19 Mar 1842),3196 and Sarah Ann (b c1847). In 1860, the approximate year of
William Riley Gray’s birth, John Gray was around 18. Even though John was born in Illinois,
not Indiana as stated on William Riley Gray’s death certificate,3172 it is not unlikely that John
was William’s father. And since John was single in 1860, the birth would have been
illegitimate. Autosomal DNA matches are found for Paula Gray Bennett, a great great
granddaughter of William Riley and Laura (Sanders) Gray, with descendants of both Peter and
Sarah Gray and of Andrew and Maria Gray. The matches are for relatives far too distant to use
DNA match lengths to conclude William Riley’s father. But that there are matches is near
proof that Laura Sander’s husband was indeed a relative of the Dolson Twp Grays.
But if John Gray was William
Riley’s father, who was his
mother? A record in the Clark Co
court house for William and
Laura’s marriage provides a clue.
That record gives the names of
William’s parents as “John
Collins” and “Rebecca Marriage record listing John and Rebecca Collins as parents. (Courtesy of
Collins.”3168 John had a first Paula Gray Bennett.)
cousin, Rebecca Jane Gray,
daughter of Peter and Sarah, who in 1860 was 17.3171 That Rebecca was the mother, would
explain why, as an infant in 1860, William Riley was staying with Sarah Gray. An illegitimate
child would be likely cared for by the mother’s family. And the arrival of an unexpected child
may explain why Peter and Sarah’s family appears jumbled in the 1860 census, with two
children living with another family, Peter and Sarah living in separate houses, and the children,
usually listed according to age, having William Riley completely out of place.3171 But while
this may explain William giving his parents as John and Rebecca in his marriage record, where
did the name “Collins” come from? We will soon see a possible explanation.
On 10 Aug 1837 in Vermillion Co, Indiana, a Susan Cain married a James H. Gorrell.3197
By 1860 Susan, who had been born in North Carolina, and James, born in Kentucky, had
moved to Wabash Twp, Clark Co.3198 There, the childless couple, now entering middle age
(James was 42 and Susan was 40), farmed. An Illinois State Census shows that in 1865 the
couple were living in Dolson Twp, home of the Grays, and that the household was no longer
childless.3199 The family now included a male child ten or under.
On 20 Mar 1869 Susan Gorrell married William H. Collins in Clark Co.3200 What removed
James, divorce or death, is unknown. In 1870 Susan and William Collins were living in Auburn
Twp with 11-year-old William “Gorell,” apparently the unnamed child in the 1865 Illinois
State census.3201 Susan’s second marriage must have ended in divorce since, in Clark Co,
William married Rebecca King on 23 Jan 18733202 and Susan “Collins” married Linus Gilbert
on 11 Oct 1874.3203
Susan’s third marriage was also short. In 1880 60-year-old Susan Gilbert, divorced, was
living in Auburn Twp with 20-year-old William R. Gorrell (the name “Gorrell” is crossed out
but not replaced), her “a-son” (adopted son).3204 The evidence indicates that William R. Gray
had been adopted by Susan and James Gorrell, probably while they were living in Dolson Twp.
And that William, as a child and young man, had been given the name of his step-parents,
“Gorrell.” And it is not unlikely that, on his marriage record, William had given his parents,
John and Rebecca, the name “Collins,” the name of the father he had for a while as a child,
either out of ignorance or to hide an illegitimate birth.
Susan, William’s step mother, led a difficult life, particularly in her final years. It did not
help that she was illiterate,3198,3201,3204 but in 1894 she was taken to the Southern State Hospital
for the Insane in Anna, Illinois.3205 She was apparently released from the Anna hospital since
the 1900 census shows Susan as an 81-year-old inmate in the Clark County Poor Farm.3206
Then in February 1901, the Clark Co Herald published the following news item.3207
Mrs. Susan Gorrell, an aged woman who has been in the poorhouse for some
time, was adjudged insane last week and taken to the Kankakee asylum by
Sheriff Hurst on Sunday [3 Feb 1901].
Susan’s residence in the Illinois Eastern Hospital for the Insane in Kankakee was brief. On
23 Mar 1901, less than two months after entering the facility she passed away in Kankakee.3208
She was likely interred in the hospital cemetery, one of 4,100 burials, with the first 1,118 or so
nameless, given a marker with just a number.3209 The cemetery has been described as
Thousands of abandoned souls behind 8 ft walls crying for recognition!3210
Judged insane by society and indigent as well -- and some of them just old,
senile, poor and alone -- they died in the near century between the asylum's
opening in 1879 and the cessation of on-site burials in 1974, when the
graveyard ceased being used.3209
After William Riley Gray’s birth, Rebecca Jane Gray, William’s suspected mother, lived
for a while with her parents,3211 and when her father, Peter, died in July 1879, preceded by his
wife,3212 she moved in with her sister Maria Ann and Maria’s husband John Newell3213
Collins.3214 * She was living with them in Cumberland Co, Illinois in 1900 (when she worked
as a day laborer), 1910, and 1920.3215,3216,3217 John’s income as an odd jobs laborer was meager.
When John died 22 Aug 1923 in Sumpter Twp, Cumberland Co,3213 his wife, Maria, ended up
in the Cumberland County Farm, where she passed away two years later, on 20 Oct 1925.3177
She was buried there the next day, probably in an unmarked grave.
“County farm" is the name which most people remember this farm.
"Cumberland County Old Folks Home" was written above the doorway. The
land and remains are located about four miles northeast of Toledo, Illinois. The
home maintained the poor people of Cumberland County who could not survive
on their own. Each township sent its paupers, which were so declared in court,
to this farm. The people might be physically handicapped, aged, left without no
family, or unable to work. At this home they did small farm and household tasks
according to their abilities. Living in this poor farm was looked down upon by
other people so one would try to live by his own aid. The cemetery is marked by
a Potter's Field monument erected in 1965. There were approximately 40
buried there but no individual stones or markers were placed as it was a
disgrace to be buried as a pauper.3218
*
There’s that name again, “John Collins.” But a connection between Maria’s husband and the
name listed for William Gray’s father on William’s marriage record has yet to be found.
With the deaths of her sister and brother-in-law, Rebecca

was out on the street. And how did she end up? You guessed
it. As an inmate in a facility for the indigent, the County
Almshouse in Tuscola Twp, Douglas Co, Illinois.3219 Never
married, Rebecca died in Tuscola on 2 Sep 1933.3178 But unlike
others in similar situations mentioned here, “Aunt Rebecca”
ended up with a nicely marked grave, apparently erected by
family members, in Villa Grove Cemetery, Douglas Co.3220 Find A Grave.
John Gray, William Riley’s presumed father, lived with his parents in Dolson Twp, and
when his mother, Maria, died, he continued living with his widowed father, Andrew, with
whom he was living in 1870 while working as a farmer, probably on the family farm.3221 But
then Andrew died, around November 1873, when John was made administrator of his father’s
estate.3222 And when that job was finished John did what Rebecca had done, he moved in with
family members. In 1880 and 1900 John was living with his sister Rachel and her husband
Henry T. Sutton3223 in Coles Co, Illinois.3224,3195 John worked as a farmhand, probably much
of the time on Henry and Rachel’s farm. But soon he was working only part time.3195 And then
the unthinkable happened. Henry died, on 15 May 1905 in Oakland, Coles Co.3225 Rachel
would live almost three decades more, passing away in Georgetown, Illinois, on 17 Mar 1932.
John was now without a residence or a job. We then lose sight of him. Or do we? On 7 Mar
1923 an article appeared in the Charleston, Illinois, Journal Gazette.3226
JOHN GREY DIES AT THE COUNTY FARM.
Special to the Journal Gazette. Charleston, Ill., March 7. John Grey, 76, an
inmate of the county farm since 1917, passed away shortly after noon today,
following a lingering Illness. His death was attributed to hardening of the
arteries. So far as is known, his only survivor is a sister residing in New
Orleans. The funeral services will be held Thursday.
Was this John Gray, son of Andrew? The location is right, Coles Co, and the age nearly so.
We know of no sister residing in New Orleans, but information for indigents is often highly
suspect. And John would be following a family tradition, ending his days in a county farm, the
Coles County Poor Farm. But he did get a legible marker with name and dates in the County
Farm cemetery: “John Gray 1848–1923.”3227 John Gray, like Rebecca, never married.
Was William Gray, Laura Sanders’s husband, an illegitimate descendant of the Dolson
Twp Grays? Assuredly. Was his father John Gray? Probably. Was his mother Rebecca Gray?
Possibly. Is this the last of confusion and doubt for this line? Hardly.
Following their marriage, William and Laura cannot be found in the 1900 or 1910 censuses.
But the couple is placed in Paris, Illinois, by the 1904 and 1905 Paris city directories (William
is a carpenter)3228,3229 and in their son Charles’s 1914 marriage record (William is a
contractor).3230 William and Laura then moved to Indianapolis, where they were living as early
as 1918.3231 In 1919 William was working in Indianapolis, as a warehouseman and
carpenter3232 (two entries for the same person) and in 1920 as a house inspector.3233
William died at age 65 on 29 May 1925 in Indianapolis.3172 He was interred in Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery in nearby Greenwood.3234
Laura, who never remarried, lived another quarter century, dying 18 Nov 1950, also in
Indianapolis.3167 She was laid to rest alongside her husband in Mt. Pleasant.3235
Laura and William had three children—Thomas, Charles, and Gladys.
Thomas Edward Gray

Thomas Edward was born 11 Feb 1889 in Auburn Twp in Clark Co and, like his parents,
is somewhat of a mystery.3236 In 1905 he was living with his mom, dad, and siblings in Paris,
Illinois, and working as a “railroader,” a surprising job for a 16-year old.3229
Then, on 20 Apr 1909 in Paris, Thomas married Jessie
James.3237 Born in Casey, Clark Co, Jessie Pearl3238
James3238 was one of six children of Louis Ryan3239 and
Susan (often “Susie”) Jane3240 (Strader) James.3241,3242
Jessie’s reported birthdate of 28 Nov 18963238 is highly
unlikely since this would mean that she married at age 13.
A much more likely birth year is 1892.3242 Her father,
Louis, who became known as “Lewis” as time went on,
was a carpenter,3243 as was Thomas Gray’s father,
William.3172 And both sets of parents had been married in
Clark Co, fortuitously, in the same year, 1882.3241,3170
Things may have gone badly for Thomas and Jessie
from the start. In 1910, when her parents and five siblings
were living in Terre Haute, Jessie, three months or so
pregnant, was staying with a childless Martinsville
couple, William H. Conklin and wife, with Jessie serving
as a “companion.”3244 Thomas, Jessie’s spouse, is Jessie Pearl James Gray Oenning. (Courtesy
nowhere to be found. Then, on 31 Oct 1910, when their of Debra Lea Hawkins Erwin.)
only child, Lewis Calvin Gray, was born in Terre Haute,
the couple was living separately—Thomas in Paris, Illinois, working as a hotel keeper, and
Jessie in Terre Haute.3245 Lewis Calvin’s birthplace of 1924 Locust in Terre Haute was the
address of Jessie’s parents, with whom Jessie was apparently living.3245,3243
Thomas then moved to Indianapolis, apparently without Jessie. There, in 1917, on his WWI
draft registration, Thomas gave his marital status as single and listed only his parents as
dependent upon him for support.3236 After working briefly as a painter, Thomas died in
Indianapolis, on 28 Mar 1918 at age 29, of a kidney infection.3246 His death certificate claimed
that he was unmarried. Thomas was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana,
where his parents would one day lie.3247 The inscription on the marker reads “SON OF WM.
R. AND LAURA A.” Nary a word about Jessie.
Jessie is absent in the 1920 census, which shows her nine-year-old son, “Louis” Gray,
boarding parentless in Chicago.3248 But she is then seen in a record for her marriage to Herman
John3249 Oenning on 25 Jan 1927 in Georgetown, Colorado.3250 The marriage record
specifically states that Jessie had been married before and that the marriage had ended by death,
not divorce. Strangely, the record shows Herman as previously married without a divorce and
with his former wife still living. Unless the marriage laws differed in Colorado from
everywhere else in the country, it looks like a clerical error. Jessie and Herman had a single
child, Ruth Ann (30 Nov 1927–15 Aug 2008).3251,3252 Jessie passed away 17 Mar 1964 in
Houston, Texas,3251 and Herman, 5 Feb 1968 in Kingsville, Texas.3249 Jessie and Herman were
laid to rest in Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Texas.3253,3254
Lewis Calvin Gray died 26 Mar 1982 in Houston and is interred in Rosewood Memorial
Park, Humble, Texas.3255
Charles Raymond Gray

Charles Raymond’s birth date is given as 15 Nov 1891 on his marriage record;3230 however,
census and other records all indicate or show a birth year of 1890, and thus we take his date of
birth as 15 Nov 1890 as shown on his death certificate.3256 On 8 Aug 1914 in Vigo Co, while
living in Paris, Illinois, Charles married Mae Bandy.3230
Jesse Mae Bandy was one of seven children of George Washington3257 and Olive (often
“Ollie”) Jane (Smith)3258 Bandy, an Edgar Co, Illinois, couple.3259,3260
Except for short stints in
Terre Haute, where their first
child, Paul, was born in
1914,3261 and Detroit, Michigan,
where their second child,
Aletha, was born, in 1917,3262
Charles and Jessie Mae lived out
their married lives in
Indianapolis.3263 It was there
that their other three children
were born, while Charles worked
in a variety of jobs—
millwright,3264 electrician,3265
and mechanic,3266 with 22 years
at Stokely-Van Camp Inc, a
producer of canned foods.3263
Charles passed away 5 Oct
1957 and Jessie, 18 May 1973,
both in Indianapolis.3256,3267 The
Children of George and Olive Bandy, Mar 1948. (A
couple were laid to rest in Mt.
daughter, Nellie, is absent.) Jessie Mae is at the top far left.
Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood, (Courtesy of Richard Beck.)
Indiana.3268,3267
Charles and Jessie had five children—Paul Raymond (1 Dec 1914–15 Mar 1998),3261,3269
Aletha Wescella (18 Mar 1917–18 May 1923),3262 Reidith Lloraine (21 Apr 1922–4 Nov
2006)3270 Mildred Lucille (30 Jan 1925–12 Dec 1993)3271 and Charles William (3 Apr 1929–9
Aug 2000).3272,3273 Aletha died at age six of tetanus from a nail in the foot, something all
children were warned of at the time.3262
Gladys Marie Gray

Gladys Marie3274 was born 26 May 1898 in Casey,3275 but disappears until the 1920
census.3233 Some people have assumed that the Gladys M. Craig, adopted daughter of Robert
and Margaret Craig in the 1910 Los Angeles census, was our Gladys.3276 The age is correct,
all household members were born in Illinois, and Craigs were common in Clark Co. In fact,
Gladys would one day marry a Craig, son of a Robert Craig who lived in Clark Co. Everything
falls into place. Except it doesn’t. The California Gladys is found in the 1920 Los Angeles
census working as a teacher,3277 while in 1920 our Gladys is in Indianapolis, living with her
parents and working as a bookkeeper for a streetcar company.3233 But it was a good try.
Sometime around 1922 (from the ages of first marriage in the 1930 census)3278 Gladys
apparently wedded Charles Wesley Craig.3274 A marriage would probably have occurred in
Indiana, where both were likely living at the time, but no record is found.
Charles Wesley was born 12 Oct 1895 in Illinois,3279 probably in Clark Co, where his
parents, Robert and Nancy Catherine3280 (Ennis) Craig, lived.3281 and he grew up in
Martinsville, where he was living when he was drafted for WWI (in which he served as a
sergeant in the 6th Infantry and was seriously injured).32823283 Though Charles and Gladys were
likely both born in Clark Co, they were residing in Indianapolis in 1920, shortly before the
presumed marriage, just 11 blocks apart on South Meridian Street.3284,3233 There, Gladys was
living with her parents and Charles was rooming, while working as a machinist.
Their first child was born in Martinsville on 13 Jan 1922, and died there the same day.3274
Despite the designation “Jr” on the birth and death record, the child was named “Robert
Wesley.” Robert was interred in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Clark Co, though no marker is found.
Charles and Gladys ended up living most of their married life in Indianapolis, where
Charles worked as a real estate broker.3278 It was in that city that the other two children were
born, daughters Mary Bell3285 and Wesley Ann.3286 And it was in that city that Charles died, at
age 34, on 17 May 1930 of heart dilatation, leaving a 32-year-old widow and two young
children.3279
Gladys remained for a while in Indianapolis, and then moved to Jennings Co, Indiana,
where she and her two children were living in 1940.3287 It was presumably in Jennings Co that
Gladys met Ralph Hale3288 Linkhart, who she married on 7 Jan 1948.3289 Born (on 7 Oct 1886)
and bred in Jennings Co, Ralph had a child, Elizabeth Jane Linkhart (14 Oct 1915–21 Sep
1999)3290 from an earlier marriage, on 10 Oct 1908 to Nellie Fra Howe in Indianapolis.3288 That
marriage apparently ended in divorce since Nellie Fra lived until 13 Feb 1971.3291
From 1905 until his death on 10 Mar 1958 in Seymour, Indiana, Ralph operated Linkhart
Feed and Grain in North Vernon, Jennings Co.3292 Following her marriage, Gladys shared in
the operation.3169 Gladys passed away on 19 May 1974 in North Vernon3169 and was buried in
the Vernon Cemetery,3293 where Ralph had been interred 16 years earlier.3294
Amelia Jennie Sanders

As a child she was “Amelia” in the 1870 Marion Co, Indiana,2875 and 1880 Clark Co2877
censuses, but thereafter she was just “Jennie.” In Clark Co on 5 May 1884 she married Clement
V. Shade.3295 Born 5 Aug 1863 in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, to John and Rachel (Graham) Shade,3296
Clement was the brother of Joseph Shade, husband of Jennie’s sister Susan (p. 217). Clem (as
he was usually known) and Jennie had a single child, Cleveland Leslie,2970 but by 13 Apr 1892,
when Clement married Josephine (“Josie”) Church, Jennie and Clem had apparently
divorced.3297 That same year, on 17 Sep 1892, in Coles Co, Illinois, Jennie married Isaac
Nathanial Sweet, brother of Richard Morgan Sweet,3298 who had earlier married Jennie’s
cousin Cora Isabelle Tapscott.3299 It was a tight-knit community.
Clement and Josephine went on to have three children (Charles, Glen Frederick,3300 and
Ruth) before Clem died in Martinsville on 17 May 1932.2970 Josephine lived another 30 years,
passing away 3 Oct 1962, also in Martinsville.3301 She and Clement were interred in Auburn
Cemetery.2285 But let’s get back to the Tapscott descendants.
When first married, Isaac and Jennie lived in Martinsville Twp where, in 1900, Isaac was
farming.3302 But then Isaac began spending more and more time in Terre Haute taking on a
variety of occupations. In 1910 he appears in two censuses, with Jennie in Martinsville Twp,
where he is still listed as a farmer,3303 and as a boarder in Terre Haute, where he is working as
a streetcar conductor.3304 And he continued to spend much of his time in Terre Haute.3305,3306
In 1920 Isaac once again was found in two censuses, with Jennie and son Austin in
Martinsville,3307 and with Austin and a housekeeper, Jeannette Sluder, in Terre Haute.3308 And
Isaac was now a constable, a job that continued five more years while living in Terre
Haute.3309,3310
And then things get strange. In 1922 the Terre Haute city directory shows Isaac with a wife,
“Jennie,”3309 and in 1925, with a wife “Jeannette.”3310 Was “Jennie” really his housekeeper
Jeanette? Did the directory publisher make a mistake listing “Jeannette” as his wife? Could his
wife Jennie have also been known as “Jeannette”? In 1922 he was a constable, but, in 1925 he
was listed as a “barber and constable,” quite a combination. Then in Terre Haute in 1927 he
was a notary public3311 and in 1929, a “Lawyer,” where the directory entry shows his wife as
“Jeanett.” Wow! Very confusing. Cross checks of addresses and other information confirm
only a single Isaac N. Sweet at that time and locale.
And what was Jennie Sweet doing while Isaac was working at a variety of jobs in Terre
Haute? A large number of Marshall newspaper articles in the Marshall Public library collection
(120 in the 1920s alone) show her living in the Martinsville area or traveling to Indiana (to
Brazil or Indianapolis), usually with her son Austin, to visit relatives. In some cases she stayed
in Indianapolis for long periods.3312 And in a 1922 article reporting Jennie’s move into a house
once occupied by her son Olin in the Mt. Pleasant area of Martinsville Twp, Isaac was not even
mentioned.3313
In the 1930 census Jennie and Isaac were both living in Clark Co, but not together. Jennie
was living in Martinsville Twp with her son Austin, daughter Pearl, and Pearl’s children, and
she was listed as widowed.3314 Isaac was living in Wabash Twp, with a housekeeper “Jennett
Neal” and no occupation.3315
Were Jennett Neal, the “wife” Jeanett, and Jeanette Sluder the same person? Probably. The
censuses give ages corresponding to birth years around 1884 (considerably different than the
birth year of 1866 for Jennie). “Neal” and/or “Sluder” may have been married names. On 1
Sep 1935, almost three years after the death of Isaac Sweet, a “Jeanett Neal,” birthdate 4 Mar
1885, married Thomas Long in Terre Haute.3316,3317 The death certificate (which omits
parentage) for “Jeanette” Long, who died in the community of Sandford in Vigo Co on 7 Jan
1945, gives a birthdate of 4 Mar 1884.3318 Her obituary reveals nothing new.3319 This is all we
know about Jennett/Jeanett/Jeanette Sluder/Neal or her relationship with Isaac.
Born 14 Feb 1870 in Martinsville, Isaac Sweet died 4 Dec 1932 in Martinsville Twp.3320
Jennie, who was born May 1866 in Indiana,3302 died in the town of Martinsville on 21 May
1952.3321 Although apparently separated during much of their marriage, the couple are joined
for eternity with a single marker in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsville Twp.3322 They had
four children—Blanche, Olin, Pearl, and Austin.3303
We are left with three questions. Did Isaac and Jennie really live separate lives and why?
How could Isaac hold jobs as farmer, streetcar conductor, constable, barber, notary public, and
lawyer, some simultaneously? And who was Jennett/Jeanett/Jeanette Sluder/Neal? It turns out
that we have a clue about the first question. An outstanding family history researcher, Terry
Bullock, has found some interesting newspaper articles. Isaac led the type of life that could
easily make a wife want to live separately.
The first known questionable behavior occurred two years before Isaac married. On 24 Oct
1890 he “terribly stabbed” his cousin George Cline (Isaac’s father, Austin,3320 and George’s
mother, Mary Jane, were children of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Sweet)3323 at Mt. Pleasant Church
in Martinsville Twp.3324 George survived, and Isaac pleaded self-defense. His next known
escapade occurred over a quarter century later, when “Isaac Sweet, former constable” was
fined $100 and cost and given 90 days on a penal farm for liquor law violation.3325 This was
not all that big a transgression. A lot of people, many respectable, were violating the Volstead
Act in the 1920s. More serious things were to come. On 13 Apr 1929, again designated a
“former constable,” Isaac was arrested in Terre Haute for forging an assignment of title in the
sale of an auto. Conviction carried a fine of $1,000 to $5,000 and imprisonment of two to ten
years.3326 Isaac was paroled by circuit court judge John P. Jeffries3327 under the condition that
he return to his former home in Illinois and stay out of Terre Haute.3328 But despite the
restriction, on 28 Aug 1930 Isaac was arrested in Terre Haute on a charge of “hog stealing”
and turned over to the Sheriff of Marshall, the theft having apparently occurred in Clark Co.3329
Then on 30 Apr 1932, again in Terre Haute, Isaac was arrested for assault and battery with
intent to kill after stabbing a grocery clerk in a quarrel over the purchase of a bottle of pop.3328
Isaac’s known malfeasances started and ended with a stabbing, indicative of an anger
management problem. Surprising is that not one of Isaac’s escapades can be found in a Clark
Co newspaper.
Cleveland Leslie Shade

Born “Cleveland Leslie Shade” on 28 Aug 1884 in Clark Co,3330 he usually went by
“Cleve.” When his folks, Clem and Jennie, broke up and married others, Cleveland went to
live with his aunt and uncle Susan and Joseph Shade, who then on considered Cleve their foster
child (p. 217).2973,2962
Around September 1907 Cleve married Rosa Bennett,3331 who was born 11 May 1887 in
Clark Center to Thomas and Ellen (Hurst) Bennett.3332,3333 The couple started out married life
living in Auburn Twp with Rosa’s widowed grandfather, Henry Hurst, who at age 83 in 1910
was retired.3334 Henry provided the house, but Cleveland provided the income, working as an
“agent” in the “Broom” industry. Apparently he was selling brooms or broom corn, the crop
from which brooms were made.
Broom corn is still grown in Clark Co (2016).

Cleve became involved

in a number of public service
activities, serving as a bailiff
in 1913 and as Auburn Twp
Town Clerk in 1919 and for
years afterward.3335,3336,3337
In 1920, while living in
Auburn Twp with Rosa and
son Preston, Cleve was
working as a painter.3338
Around 1928, Cleve started
the business that he would
have the rest of his life,
Kansas, Edgar Co, Illinois (2015).
running an automobile repair
3339
garage in the town of Kansas in Edgar Co, Illinois. In 1930 Cleve and his family were living
in Clark Center, while Cleve operated the garage located about 23 miles north.3340 But by 1935
the family had moved to Kansas (the village, not the state),3341 where Preston joined with his
father in running the garage, now designated “Shade and Son.” 3342
Cleve died 23 Dec 1948 in Kansas, Illinois.3339 Rosa lived more than three decades as a
widow, passing on in Paris, Illinois, on 15 Oct 1981.3332 The couple were interred in Fairview
Cemetery in the town of Kansas. They had a single child, Preston Burnett Shade (20 Nov 1908–
4 May 1999).3343,3342
Blanche Edith Sweet

Blanche Edith3344 Sweet, Isaac and Jennie’s oldest child, was born 8 Aug 1893 in
Martinsville.3345 There, on 20 Dec 1912, she married Bert Clinton Kidwell,3345 born 20 Sep
1887 in Murdock, Illinois,3346 to Delaney and Rebecca (Roberts) Kidwell.3347
In 1912 Bert had the rather
romantic job of lamplighter in
Terre Haute,3348 but Tom
Edison put an end to that job.
Bert then went to work on the
Terre Haute, Indianapolis, and
Eastern Traction Company, or
THI&E, the second largest
interurban in the U.S.3349,3350
The system included over 400
miles of both interurban and
streetcar track in and around
Indiana cities and towns,
including Terre Haute and
Brazil, both places where the Brazil, Indiana, with streetcar track. (Penny Postcards, USGenWeb.)
Kidwells lived. Actually, the family lived only briefly in Terre Haute, in 1917.3351
By the early 1930s the THI&E succumbed to competition from the automobile and other
railroads. But Bert continued with railroad work, probably with the Indiana Railroad, into
which what was left of the THI&E was incorporated.3352
And Blanche worked as a cook at Brazil

Indiana’s Oak Restaurant, famous for its
chicken dinners.3345 The restaurant was
located on National Avenue, the route of the
National Road.
The Kidwells lived in Brazil, Clay Co,
Indiana, from about 1917 until 6 Nov 1966,
when Bert died.3347 And the widowed
Blanche continued living there, dying on 9
Jan 1978.3345 The couple rest under a single marker at Summit Lawn Cemetery in Brazil.3353
Blanche and Bert had six children,3349,3354,3355 three dying before their mother (one, Norma
Jean, as an infant): Harold Eugene3356 (12 Dec 1913–1 Dec 1984),3357,3358 Ina Faye (30 Jan
1915–16 Feb 1973),3359 Elizabeth Hope (17 Jan 1917–4 Sep 2010),3360 William Leo (30 Apr
1919–22 Oct 2006),3361 Norma Jean (3 Aug 1925–24 Jan 1927),3362 and Delbert Wayne (17
Sep 1928–10 Oct 1977).3363
Olin Isaac Sweet

Olin was born 21 May 1895, probably in the Martinsville area, where he would live out his
life.3364 Around Jan 1916, he married Hazel May Tingley, a Martinsville girl.3365 In 1922 the
couple purchased the Austin Sweet Sr. homestead, the Mt. Pleasant community, Martinsville
Twp farm that had been owned by Olin’s grandfather, who had died two years earlier.3313
Olin’s mother, Jennie, moved into Olin’s old house.
Hazel’s parents were Reuben Tingley and Carrie M. (likely born “Carolyn,” as inscribed
on her cemetery marker)3366 Eib,3367 Reuben’s second wife.3368 We have met Reuben before.
He was the father of Alfaretta Tingley by his first marriage. Alfaretta married Thomas Wesley
Sanders, Jennie Sanders’s brother (p. 219).
Although Olin farmed and primarily lived in Clark Co,3369,3370 he sold his produce (and
probably that of others) in Terre Haute, in 1927 at Sweet and Martin fruits and vegetables,3311
a store he established with Harry Martin on South 4th Street, and in 1960 as proprietor of the
Nineteenth Street Market s at 1669 Locust.3371 It was at the latter site where on 28 Jul 1960
Olin was “brutally beaten” during an armed robbery.3372 He survived. And in 1957 Olin was
also operating a café in Martinsville. 3373 Olin was a very busy man.
Olin passed away in Terre Haute on 15 Aug 1961.3364 Hazel died in January 1965.3374 The
couple, interred in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsville Twp,3375 left two children, Rexford
Eugene Sweet (22 Aug 1916–26 Feb 1982)3376,3377 and Max Leon Sweet (12 Jun 1926–19 Nov
2005).3378,3379 A third child, Olin Sweet Jr., was stillborn 18 Jul 1920.3380
Pearl Zephra Sweet

Given the rare middle name “Zephra,”3381 Pearl was born in Martinsville on 10 Mar
1900.3382 She was only 16 in November 1916 when a license was obtained to marry Donald
Eugene Tingley.3383 The unknown marriage date was likely near the license date.
Born 22 Jun 1898 in Marshall Twp,3384 Donald was the brother of Hazel Tingley, who had
married Pearl’s brother Olin. Brother and sister had married brother and sister the same year,
1916. At this point it seems wise to diagram the Tingley-Sanders connections.
William M. Sarah Ann

Sanders Tapscott
Isaac Nathaniel Amelia Jennie

Sweet Sanders
Georgeann Reuben Carolyn M.

Bostwick Tingley Eib
Thomas Wesley Alfaretta Donald Eugene Pearl Zephra

Sanders Tingley Tingley Sweet
Edward F. Emma Lucy Hazel May Olin Isaac

Sanders Tingley Tingley Sweet
Still confused? So is your author.

The first ten years or so of marriage were spent by Donald and Pearl in Martinsville Twp,
where Donald farmed and where five children were born.3385,3384 In 1927 the family moved to
Brazil, Indiana, where Donald’s brother-in-law Bert Kidwell was making a career of railroad
work, and Donald found work as a railroad section hand.3384,3386 Then tragedy struck. On 1
May 1928, probably less than a year after moving, Donald, at age 29, died of pneumonia caused
by influenza.3386 Pearl at age 28, with no source of income, moved back to Clark Co, only to
be hit by the Great Depression in 1929. She ended up living with her brother Austin and her
five children in a rural two-room log cabin owned by Pearl’s mother, Jennie.3387 Each morning
and evening, fresh eggs and a bucket of milk were given the family by Roy Bridgett, who lived
a half mile away with his brother and two sisters.3387
A product of the last marriage of Thomas Jefferson Bridgett (to Mary Etta
Cheesman),3388,3389 Roy Virgil “Jake” Bridgett was one of 12 offspring of Thomas from five
different marriages.3390,3391 The story of Thomas is worthy of a book of its own. From
Thomas’s obituary:3390
He was born in Pennsylvania in 1832. At the age
of 10 he was an orphan bound out making his
own way in the race of life, emigrated to Ohio,
thence to Indiana, working his passage on an
Ohio- Mississippi flatboat to New Orleans,
thence via the Wabash River to Merom, Indiana,
thence on foot via the Indian trail to Greenup,
Illinois, where he settled about 1850 and married
Catherine Haun. They lived contented in their
cabin and farmed, raising large crops of corn but
could not use or sell the surplus as all had
surplus but no market. He hired a neighbor to
move his family to Park Co, Indiana, and he
walked back. Here they made a home and raised
a family. They moved to Wabash Township,
Thomas Jefferson Bridgett Sr. Clark Co, then to Martinsville in 1889.
(Marjorie Gary.)
Roy and Pearl became a newspaper item, attending many Martinsville and Marshall social
and family events, but it was not until Roy, a “confirmed” bachelor, was getting up in years
and had developed medical problems,3392 that the two decided to formalize things. Sometime
between 1960, when she was still referred to as “Mrs. Pearl Tingley,” and 1962, when she was
called “Mrs. Pearl Burnett,” Pearl and Roy, were married.3393,3394 The union was brief. At age
66 Roy died at his home near Martinsville on 26 Sep 1962.3390 Pearl lived considerably longer,
passing away at 93 in Terre Haute on 28 Aug 1993.3382* Roy was laid to rest in Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery near Martinsville,3395 as were Pearl and her first husband, Donald, who share a
marker.3396
Pearl left five children from her first marriage: Dale Elwood (2 Jun 1917–24 Sep
1999),3397,3398 Virginia Faith (3 Aug 1918–30 Oct 2006),3399 Dwight Eugene (26 Dec 1921–12
Nov 2017),3400,3401 Roy Lee (14 Feb 1925–9 Jul 2009),3402 and Burdette (1 Jan 1927–28 Mar
1998).3403
Welcome Austin Sweet

How do you like that for a name, “Welcome”?3404 But he nearly always went by “Austin”
or “Austin W.” And who can blame him? After all, Clark Co’s best known veterinarian, Austin
Sweet Sr., was his grandfather, and “Welcome” is a rather peculiar name. As a child he was
sometimes called “Ossie,” possibly a misspelling of “Aussie,” a nickname for “Austin.”3308
Austin was born in Martinsville on 15 Dec 1906,3404 and, owing to his peripatetic father,
spent part of his childhood living Terre Haute and part in Martinsville Twp, sometimes
appearing two different censuses for the same year.3303,3304
Taking over the role of his father, who had started living separate from the family, Austin
became his mother’s social companion and chauffer, attending Clark Co functions with her
and driving her to visit friends and family, in and out of state.† In 1928 while finishing up work
at the teacher’s college in Charleston, Austin was awarded a teaching job at Woodlawn School,
in Clark Center.3405 Teaching would be Austin’s work until his retirement, when he became an
insurance salesman.3406
On 1 Sep 1934 in Casey, Austin married Thelma Mae Brosman,3404 one of seven
children3407,3408 of Isaac Newton and Hattie Mae (Morgan) Brosman, an Anderson Twp farm
couple.3409 Born in 1909, Thelma had a short life, dying on 20 Mar 1953 in a Paris, Illinois,
hospital at age 44 and outlived by both parents.3410 She and Austin had no known children.
Two years later, on 7 Jan 1955, Austin Sweet married Lois Evelyn Clark,3411,3412 Born 29
Dec 1921 in Clark Co to Robert Ledger and Goldie (Ionia) Clark,3412 Lois had been married
once before, to Lester Duane Hills,3413 a marriage that ended in divorce (filed in Clark Co Sep
1954)3414 and which had produced a single child, Norman Dwight Hills.3415
Austin lived out his life in rural Martinsville, dying on 6 Aug 1971 while hunting.3411 He
was laid to rest in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery near Martinsville, where so many Sweets rest
today.3411 He had no known children of his own, but did have a stepson, Dwight Hills.
Lois Evelyn was married once more, to Charles Thomas Clemons,3416 and lived out her life
in Owen Co, Kentucky, where she died 30 Jan 2005 in Owenton.3412
*
An SSDI death date of 29 Sep 1993 cannot be correct since her obituary was published on 6
Sep 1993.
†
The articles in Marshall and Martinsville newspapers are far too numerous to cite.
Dora Isabell Sanders

Sometimes known as “Belle,”2877 “Bell,”3417 or “Blanche,”3418 she was born “Dora Isabell
Sanders”3419 in Marion Co, Indiana,3420 on an uncertain date. Her death certificate gives 11 Apr
1869,3421 a birthdate more or less in agreement with census data, but she does not appear with
her parents in the 1870 census, perhaps due to an error by the census enumerator.2875 The date
of 11 Apr 1874 from the record of her second marriage, probably the product of a desire for
her age to be less than that of the groom, is almost certainly wrong.3420
Dora Isabelle had a doppelgänger, a second cousin once removed named “Dora Bell
Sanders,” born 11 Jul 1870, a date near the birthdate of Dora Isabelle.3422 Daughter of Milton
Sanders,3422 Dora Bell (short for “Isabelle”?) was the granddaughter of William M. Sanders’s
brother Joseph.376 Dora Isabelle and Dora Bell died within three years of each other, 1 Dec
1929 and 24 Jan 1926, respectively.3422,3421 And both were first married in the same year,
1888!3423,3419 Amazingly, the similarity causes little confusion among family historians.
But let’s get back to just Dora Isabelle, who on 1 Jan 1888 in Clark Co married William T.
Baskett.3419 William had been born 9 Jul 1867 in Peoria, Illinois,3424 to Silas and Margaret
(Blackburn) Baskett.3425 The family ended up living in Martinsville Twp, which is,
undoubtedly, how William and Dora met.3426 But by 1900, when William was living without
Dora and working as a farmhand in Coles Co, Illinois, and when Dora was not to be found, the
marriage was on rocky ground.3427 In 1901 or 1902 William and Dora divorced.3420,3428 Their
temporary merger, however, produced two boys, Clifford and Clarence, ill-fated products of
an ill-fated union, as we shall see.3417
William moved to Terre Haute, took up barbering, and on 25 Oct 1917 married Nellie
Jane3429 Wallace, a twice-married divorcee.3428 In February 1930, William filed for divorce
from Nellie in Terre Haute,3430 and it must have been awarded for later that year, on 4 Aug in
Brazil, Indiana, the two wedded each other again.3431 William died in Terre Haute 7 Apr 1935.
Burdened with two children in Terre Haute, Dora took in washing to get by.3417 Then, in
Vigo Co on 21 Aug 1915, she married John William Arney.3432,3420 John had been born in the
tiny town of Ashley, Illinois, to Martin and Anna (Hoover) Arney. Birthdates of June 1872,3433
1 Jun 1874,3420 and 1 Jan 18763432 have been reported. A date of 1 Jun 1872, indicated by
censuses, is most likely. The 1874 date comes from a marriage record and men are just as bad
as women in paring down ages in nuptial documents. The 1 Jan date is probably just due to
sloppy handwriting, though this does not explain the 1876 year.
John had been married once before, to Kate Grifmeyer, a marriage that ended in divorce
and resulted in a single child, Lucy S. Arney, born in November 1887.3434,3433 But the details
of that marriage are strange. The couple claimed in 1900 that they had been married 14 years,
corresponding to a marriage year of about 1886,3433 but the record of a Putnam Co, Indiana,
marriage gives a date of 16 Apr 1899.3435 The 1899 marriage was likely an attempt to belatedly
“legitimize” Lucy’s birth. When he married Doris, John declared that his previous marriage
had ended in divorce in 1895,3420 even though Kate, John, and Lucy were living together in
Brazil, Indiana, in 1900.3433 Of course it is possible that Kate and John were wedded and
divorced twice, a not unknown occurrence.
John was a rolling mill “rougher,” setting up and operating mills to roll steel.3433 The
availability of cheap fuels (coal, petroleum, and natural gas) and ores from Lake Superior and
Missouri fields, had allowed Terre Haute to establish extensive iron works. But the iron, steel,
and related industries, which peaked when John was working, have now greatly dwindled.
John Arney died relatively young in Terre Haute on 16 Jan 1925 of a ruptured aneurism.3432
He had not yet retired. Dora died in Terra Haute just a year later, on 24 Jan 1926, of a
pulmonary embolism.3421 The couple are interred in Terre Haute’s Highland Lawn Cemetery.
Clifford Erney Baskett

Clifford Erney was born in Charleston, Illinois, on 25 Nov 1888 or 1889.3436,3437 The 1888
date, from a WWII draft record that he signed, is most likely correct. Clifford and his brother,
Clarence, appear with their mother in the 1910 census,3417 but are found in no other census
until 1940. The reason is obvious. Clifford’s early years were wasted in crime, and Clarence
lived on the street. Neither lifestyle lends itself to censuses. The notorious Baskett brothers
were confused by the courts3438 and even tried at the same session for different crimes.3439
Clifford spent his youth in Terre Haute, involved with drugs and sentenced for
infractions.3440 Then in 1909, Clifford, described as a “lame mendicant,”* was charged with
robbing a blind woman beggar, taking money from her cup.3441 The woman could not be certain
that Clifford was the thief, but the judge gave him 60 days based on an old, suspended sentence.
It was too much for Clifford’s mother, Dora, who took strychnine as a result, it is claimed, of
her son’s troubles and disgrace.3440 Released to visit his dying mother (who did not die),
Clifford went on to bigger crimes. By 1914 he had spent time in the Southern Illinois
Penitentiary in Chester.3442 In 1920, while incarcerated in the Vigo Co jail for robbery, he
escaped through a door left open to provide light while he was mopping the jailhouse floor.3443
Then Clifford really went big time, robbing, among other things, a half dozen Illinois post
offices.3444, On 16 Feb 1921 he held up a Decatur Gas Station and, a few days later, on 25 Nov,
burglarized the post office in the Illinois hamlet of Hanson.3445,3446,3447 He was soon arrested,
but escaped once again, this time by sawing through the bars of the county jail in Urbana,
Illinois. After two years on the run, Clifford was captured in Terre Haute on 17 Nov 1923 at
his father’s house.3444 On 20 Jan 1924 in East St. Louis he was sentenced to five years in the
federal prison at Leavenworth, entering prison on 28 Jan 1924 under the name “Clifton
Baskat,” a transcription error for “Clifton Basket,” the name shown for him, when he was
transferred to the Federal Penitentiary at McNeil Island, Washington, on 9 Oct 1926.3448,3449
Clifford, as it turns out, operated under a multitude of aliases. In addition to “Clifton
Basket,” he went by “Jack Burns,” “Jack Arney,” “Jack Logan,” “J. H. Clark,” “Lloyde
Bayless,” and just plain “Spot.’3449 The name “Arney” probably came from his stepfather, John
Arney. Clifford’s liking of the name “Jack” may have influenced the naming of one of his sons.
Federal Penitentiary at McNeil Island, Washington, 1937. Here Clifford spent the last year of his post
office robbery confinement. (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC.)
*
The reason for the term “lame” is unknown. No other record shows Clifford with a disability.
Scheduled to be released on 28 Jan 1929, Clifford, alias “Clifton,” was released from
McNeil Island on 25 Nov 1927 owing to “Good Time.”3449 He first appears to have then
abandoned his life of crime, working in roller and steel mills, and as a painter, though he was
often out of work.3417,3450,3451 Most of his life was spent in Terre Haute, with stints in
Vincennes, Indiana,3450 and, possibly, Texas.3452 But he relapsed. On 13 Sep 1941 in Terre
Haute Clifford was arrested and jailed for issuing a fraudulent check and intoxication.
Clifford had three children:3453 Clifford Jr., Jack Arlington* (18 Jul 1934–29 Apr
1977),3452,3454 and Jerry Lee (10 Feb 1936–15 Mar 2021),3450,3455 by Mable Edith Muncie. Born
16 Jun 1909 in Clay Co, Indiana, to John E. Muncie and Anna (“Annie”) May Miller, Mable
had earlier been married to Erwin James LaFleur, on 12 Jul 1924.3456,3457 That marriage
produced two children, Dorothy Maire LaFleur (11 May 1925–13 Mar 2011)3458,3459 and
William Joseph LaFleur (22 Sep 1931–4 Sep 2020).3460,3461 No record of a formal marriage
between Mable and Clifford Baskett has been found.
Birth records for two of Clifford’s children name as mothers, “Edith M. Sullivan” and
“Mable Southerland,” not “Mable Edith Muncie,” as expected.3450,3452 But we have an
explanation. On 7 Oct 1928, in Clay Co, Indiana, Mable’s father, John Muncie, and his brother
Homer burned down the house and barn of a neighbor, Hiram Bridgewater, because of Hiram’s
attention toward Mable’s mother, Anna.3462 John and Homer were arrested, tried, and
sentenced for two to 14 years in an Indiana State Prison. That was enough for Anna, who
divorced John and on 10 Sep 1929 in Putnam Co, Indiana, married Charles Franklin
Sutherland.3463 “Sutherland” was often written as “Southerland.” Mable had taken her
stepfather’s name. “Edith M. Sullivan” is probably a mishearing of “Edith M. Sutherland.”
Not unexpectedly Mable left Clifford and, on 14 Nov 1947 in Jackson Co, Oregon, married
John Crisel, a marriage that lasted almost two decades before being dissolved 16 May 1966 in
Josephine Co, Oregon.3464,3465 Mabel died in that county on 24 Feb 2003.3466
Clifford may have had a second wife. The 1940 census enumeration shows Clifford
married to an “Elsie.”3451 On 25 Jan 1948 Clifford died in Terre Haute of a pulmonary
embolism related to chronic alcoholism.3437 He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Terre
Haute. His obituary names his three sons—Clifford Jr., Jack, and Jerry—but says nothing of
Mable Edith or Elsie.3453
Clarence Russell Baskett

Born 27 Feb 1894 in Arcola, Illinois, Clarence Russell lived a life less audacious but more
tragic than that of his brother.3467 As a teenager he was a meat cutter,3417 later, a plumber’s
helper.3424 Then the misadventures started. On 22 Jun 1915, Clarence and his soon-to-be
stepfather, John Arney, were charged with assault and battery against each other and, in a
Terre Haute city court, were fined $500 and given 180 days in the penal farm.3439 The fine
and sentence were suspended on condition that there would be no future misconduct.
*
Jack Arlington Baskett seems to have had a doppelgänger. A Jack Arlington Basquette/Baskette was
born in Dallas Co, Texas on 18 Jul 1930 to a Clifford L. Baskette (Jack Arlington Basquette, SS
Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com). Same unusual middle name, similar last
name, both fathers named “Clifford,” same state of birth, Texas, same birth date, 18 Jul, excluding the
year. Even the mother’s name, Mary L. Lafoure shows some resemblance to Mable Muncie’s name in
1930, Mable LaFleur. The death date (Mar 1978) and SSN are different, but all in all, the similarities
seem far too close to be accidental. Are they the same person? Was SS fraud involved?
On 10 Jul 1915 Clarence married Jessie Kelley, born 27 Sep 1890 to James and Nellie F.
(Young) Kelley of Paris, Illinois.3424 On 31 Jul 1919 in Terre Haute, Jessie died at age 28 due
to pelvic cellulitis following surgery.3468 On 21 Sep 1923, in Marion Co, Indiana, Clarence
married Beulah Welsh, a mystery with unknown origins and unknown endings.3469
Whether due to Jessie’s early death, his disrupted childhood, some other cause, or no cause
at all, Clarence became an unemployed, homeless alcoholic; a tattooed, scrawny little man (5
ft 4½ in, 145 lbs in 1942)3467 walking the streets of Terre Haute or residing in a jail or penal
farm.3470 In 1924 he “talked himself into a $5 fine when he attempted to explain to the judge
the proper method of mixing a jamaica ginger highball.”3471 By 1949 he was said to be one of
the “steady customers” at City Court.3472
The 1940 census shows him living in Seymour, Indiana, a town south of Indianapolis, but
no street address or household number is given.3473 The census enumerator entered “NH” (“no
home”?). His job was given as laborer for a transportation company, but he was out of work
and had no employment at all during the preceding year.
On 10 Feb 1952 Clarence died of Hodgkin’s disease in Indianapolis, following arrest after
arrest for intoxication and petty crime, at least nine incidents reported in Indianapolis and Terre
Haute newspapers in 1951. The death certificate erroneously lists his second wife as his mother
“Beulah Welch” and names the informant as “Papers From State Farm.”3474 Clarence’s body
was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in Terre Haute. He had no known children.
John E. Anna May Charles Franklin Dora Isabell William T.
Muncie Miller Sutherland Sanders Baskett
Erwin Mable Clifford Beulah Clarence Jessie

James Edith Erney Elsie Russell
LaFleur Muncie Baskett Welsh Baskett Kelley
Dorothy William Clifford Jack Jerry Lee

Maire Joseph Arlington
LaFleur LaFleur Baskett Jr. Baskett Baskett
Sarah Evaline Sanders

The youngest of the children of William Sanders and Sarah Tapscott was born in Indiana
(probably in Marion Co) on 1 Apr 1872.3475 Though her middle name was usually given as
“Eva” (if given at all), it was likely “Evaline.”2877
Her mother died soon after Sarah’s birth and Sarah likely had no memory of her biological
mother. She ended up living with her father and his second wife in Clark Co,2877 where on 12
Jan 1890 Sarah married Henry Salvines Yeager.3476 Born 9 Nov 1867 in Trimble Co, Kentucky,
to Richard C. and Mary F. (Ward) Yeager, Henry had somehow ended up in Clark Co, where
he met and married Sarah.3477 Perhaps he had relatives there, though the Yeager name is rare
in that county.
The couple lived in Illinois long enough to have a son there, their one and only child,
Leroy.3478 Then they headed to the Sanders homelands in Indiana, living at times in Southport,
in White River Twp in Johnson Co, and in Perry Twp in Marion Co.3478,2883,3479 There, Henry
blacksmithed and farmed and, for a while, housed Sarah’s widowed father, William.2883
Sometime between 1920, when they were living together, and 1921, when Henry took up
residence in Woodward Co, Oklahoma, and married Laura Mae (Vining)3480 Butcher (on 1
Nov 1921),3481 Henry and Sarah were divorced.
Following the divorce, Sarah continued living in Marion Co, in Southport, working as a
“general laborer” to support herself.3482 Two blocks away, also on Union Street, lived a
widower Robert Edmond Wycoff3483 and his two children Paul Leroy3484 and Frances
Viola.3485,3486 Next door to Robert lived his adult son Harold Raymond,3487,3488 who had
married Sarah’s grandniece Ruth Eudora Massey (see Wycoff, Sanders, Massey connections
chart below).3489 And the next two houses were occupied by Sarah’s nephews Edward and
Harry Massey.2895,2946 So of course Robert and Sarah knew each other and on 29 Jul 1930 in
Marion Co they were married.3490
Robert had been born in Marion Co on 29 Jul 1876 to William Robert and Elizabeth
Clementine (Westbrook) Wycoff.3491,3492,3493 That this birth date is given in several documents
prepared in Robert’s presence indicates that the date 29 Jul 1875 on his death certificate is
wrong.3494 On 3 Sep 1902 in Marion Co he had married Amelia Mary Kortepeter.3495 But
Amelia died 4 Feb 1924 at age 46, or so, leaving Robert, a widower with three children.3496
Sarah Ann William M.

Tapscott Sanders
c1838–c1875 1827–1912
Robert Edmond Sarah Evaline Mary H. Francis Marion Thomas Wesley Alfaretta
Wycoff Sanders Sanders Massey Sanders Tingley
1876–1950 1872–1952 1856–1933 1846–1909 1860–1899 1867–1927
Anna Belle Oliver Lee Edward Grayce Blanche

Graves Massey Albert Massey Sanders
1875–1946 1877–1922 1886–1976 1987–1959
Harold Raymond Ruth Eudora

Wycoff Massey
1903–1986 1905–1985
Some Wycoff, Sanders, Massey connections with many, many omissions.
Robert worked at Stokely-Van
Camp, a major source of employment in
Indianapolis. When Robert first joined
the firm, prior to 1918, the business was
the Van Camp packing Company.3483
After acquisition by the Tennessee
Stokelys; however, the company
eventually became “Stokely-Van
Camp.”
Robert lived out his life in Southport,
though he actually died in Indianapolis
in Methodist Hospital on 7 May
1950.3494 Sarah died less than two years
later, on 29 Feb 1952, in rural
Stokely-Van Camp building, Indianapolis 1942. Butlerville, Jennings Co, Indiana, where
(Indianapolis Star.)
her son Leroy and his family were living.3481 Sarah and Robert were laid to rest in Greenwood
Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana; however Robert shares a marker with his first wife,
Amelia.3497,3498
Leroy (“Roy”) Conrad Yeager

Born on 9 Dec 1890 in Coles Co, Illinois,3499 his name is shown as “Leroy” in only one
document,3478 otherwise he was always “Roy” or “Roy Conrad.”2942 Roy grew up in Marion
Co, Indiana, but by 1910 he was married to “Lillian,” to whom he was wedded around 1909,
and was living with his parents in Johnson Co, Indiana.2883 And who was Lillian? Nobody
knows, or if they do, they are keeping quiet. We only know that she was born around 1891 or
1892 in Illinois, appears only once (in the 1910 census), and is never seen again.2883
On 9 Dec 1913 in Marion Co, Roy married Ida May Ritchie, the sister of Edna Ritchie,
wife of Roy’s cousin Harry Massey, and one of four daughters of Albert and Ella Ritchie (see
p. 215).2942 The couple lived in Southport, where Roy worked as a trucker.3500 But by 1926,
when Roy married a third time, the marriage had ended. When Ida died on 16 Dec 1932 in
Decatur Twp, Marion Co, at age 43, her death certificate listed her as divorced.3501
Albert and Ella Ritchie with their four daughters, c1912. From left to right, the four girls are Jennie, Ida
(standing), Hazel, Edna. (From collection of John David Massey.)
Roy’s third and final marriage, on 2 Oct 1926 in Marion Co, was to Anna Elizabeth Foster,
who was born to Levert and Louise M. (Loertz) Foster on 21 Jul 1906 in Marion Co.3502,3503
At first Anna and Roy lived in Perry Twp, Marion Co, where Roy worked as a mechanic,3504
but by 1940, they were living in Jennings Co, and Roy was farming.3505 In that county, the
couple continued to live and Roy continued to farm until his death in St. Vincent Hospital,
Indianapolis, on 2 May 1974.3506
Anna lived considerably longer, dying as a centenarian on 23 Oct 2006 in the St. Vincent
Hospital in Beech Grove, Indiana.3503 She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Greenwood,
Indiana, where Roy, who left no known descendants, had been laid to rest 32 years
earlier.3507,3499
Henry’s Children Frances Ann Tapscott 246
Frances Ann Tapscott

It is often difficult to trace the lives of those who left no still-living descendants—
descendants to keep track of ancestors or just collect the scattered historical debris left during
life’s passage. And that is the case with Frances.
Born in 1839, Frances Ann was the last of Henry and Susan’s children to be born in Indiana,
before the family moved to Illinois.3508,3509 On 28 Oct 1858 in Clark Co, she wedded Samuel
James Lockard (often misspelled “Lockart” or “Lockhart”).2876 His sister, Mary Ann Lockard,
had married Frances Ann’s brother Jacob just four day earlier.2610
Born in Ross Co, Ohio,3510 on 1 Oct in either 1837 (according to his death certificate)3511
or 1838 (according to the 1900 census and his grave marker), 3512,3513 Samuel was one of nine
children of James and Belinda (Cutright) Lockard (see p. 199).
Samuel and Frances farmed a while in Marshall Twp in Clark Co,3509 but by 1870 they had
moved to Terre Haute, where Samuel was a carpenter, the job he had most of his life.3514 The
1880 census shows the couple (Frances with the name “Fairy”) still living at 1012 Walnut
Street in Terre Haute.3515 Then tragedy struck. In January 1881, 42-year-old Frances was laid
to rest in Terre Haute’s Woodlawn Cemetery, after dying of “paralysis,” whatever that may
mean.3516 She left two children—Martha and Fred.3509,3514,3515
Samuel lived 40 more years in Terre Haute, where he married twice more. On 9 Mar 1882
he wedded Lucinda H. Murphy.3510 Born 8 Aug 1840 in Pulaski Co, Kentucky,3517,3510 Lucinda
had two earlier husbands—Michael Sowder, who she married in Pulaski Co on 24 Apr
1860,3518 and Roland M. Smith who she wedded in Marion Co, Indiana, on 17 Sep 1865.3519
Lucinda died in Terre Haute on 21 Dec 1897 and was buried there in St. Joseph Cemetery.3517
On 12 Apr 1899 Samuel married a third time when he wedded Samantha B. Sanders.3520
Born on 7 Jun 1860 in Sullivan Co, Indiana, to William and Mary A. (Hughes) Sanders, she
almost always gave her middle name as “Belle,” possibly short for “Isabelle” or “Isabel,” the
latter shown in one census record.3512 Samantha does not appear to have been related to the
Sanders of Marion Co, Indiana, who had married into the Clark Co Tapscotts. Like Samuel’s
previous wife, Samantha had been married twice before.3521,3522 On 19 Jun 1887 in Sullivan
Co, Indiana, she had married Henry C. Robinson,3523 and on 15 Jun 1891 in Terre Haute she
had married William P. Walker.3524
From her second marriage, Samantha had a child, Earl
Walker,3525 who ended up in Terre Haute living with Samuel and
Samantha.3512,3526 By 1920 things had turned around. Samuel, who
was getting up in years, and Samantha were living with Earl and his
wife, Ruth (Ruth Ellen Atkinson),3527,3528 in East Chicago,
Indiana.3529 It was there that he died, “from old age” on 4 Jul 1926.3530
Samantha, who went back to using the name “Walker” (after all, she
had a son with that name) lived almost a quarter century more, dying
on 27 Aug 1949 in rural Rosedale, Indiana, where Earl had moved.3521
In St. Joseph Cemetery, Terre Haute, stands a marker for Samuel
J. Lockard showing a birthdate, but no death date. The marker was
St. Joseph Cemetery apparently erected following the death of Samuel’s second wife,
marker, with a missing Lucinda, who is buried there. But Samuel was actually interred in
body. (Find A Grave.)
Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond, Indiana.3530
We know little about Frances Ann Tapscott, but more about her children, Martha and Fred.
Tracing them, however, was an arduous task, not only owing to their lack of descendants, but
because neither kept the name “Lockard,” and Martha even went by a different first name.
Martha L. Lockard
In July 1859 she was born in Illinois, presumably in Clark Co and presumably with the
name “Martha,”3509 but very soon she was going almost solely by “Mattie.”3514 On 23 Oct 1876
in Vigo Co, where she was living with her parents, Martha married Joseph W. (Willis)3531
Watt.3532 Joseph, who was born 8 May 1842 in Allegheny city, Pennsylvania,3533 to James
Isaac3534 and Elizabeth (Milton) Watt,3535
was somewhat older than Mattie. In fact,
he was old enough to have served in the
American Civil War, as a private in
Company I, 5th Ohio Regiment, between
10 Feb 1865 and 30 Oct (or 15 Oct)3533
1865.3536
In 1880 Joseph and Mattie were
residing in Terre Haute, where Joseph was
working as a puddler in an rolling mill.3531
(Puddlers converted pig iron to wrought
iron using a reverberatory furnace). When
Frances Ann Lockard died in 1881,
Mattie’s brother Fred came to live with his
sister and her husband.3537
th
Puddling in the 19 century. (PBS LearningMedia.) Newspapers show Mrs. J. W. Watt
traveling to Marshall to visit in the 1880s. Then in 1893, an Indianapolis newspaper giving
news from Marshall, Illinois, announced that “Miss Mattie Watt, of Wheeling W. Va., is the
Guest of Joseph P. Lockard.”3538 Joseph F. Lockart (the “P” was apparently an error) was
Mattie’s uncle.2613 And what was Mattie doing in Wheeling? Well for one thing, her brother
Fred was living there.3539
Mattie is not seen again until 1907, when a newspaper article revealed that she and her
brother had traveled to Paris, France,3540 a surprising venue. In 1910 she was living with Fred
in Oakland, California.3541 It was Oakland where she died on 8 Nov 1911 and where she is
interred in Mountain View Cemetery.3542 Mattie left no known descendants.
And what happened to Joseph? We see him (and his brother-in-law, Fred) in the 1890–
1891 Terre Haute City Directory,3543 and then he disappears—or so for a time we believed. We
thought it likely that he died, probably in Terre Haute, around the turn of the last century,
though no death record or notice could be found. Iron puddling was dangerous work. Owing
to the heat, extreme labor, and fumes, most puddlers died in their 30s.3544 But we were wrong.
Joseph would live another 20 years, outliving Mattie.
It turns out that Joseph had probably accompanied Mattie and Fred when they went to
Wheeling, West Virginia, in the 1890s. In fact, he was likely the trip’s instigator, for he had
once lived in Wheeling. Following the death of his father, James,3535 Joseph had lived there
with his widowed mother, Elizabeth, and his eight siblings.3545 And he still had family there.
His youngest sibling, William Wallace3534 Watt, also an iron puddler, lived in Wheeling.3546
Wallace would be Joseph’s contact with the outside world in the difficult years to come.
And the coming years were difficult.

Perhaps this explains Mattie’s move to
California and out of Joseph’s life. On
21 Mar 1906 Joseph was admitted to the
Southern Branch, National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
(NHDAV), in Hampton, Virginia,
because of his rheumatism.3536 The
National Home was established
(initially under a different name) to care
for volunteer Union soldiers disabled
Building 69, National Home, Hampton, Virginia. (Library
of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.) during the Civil War. NHDAV records
listed Joseph as single, with his closest
relative being his brother William Wallace. He was released 11 Jul 1906 and went to live in
Steubenville, Ohio, where he was residing prior to his 28 Dec 1907 admission to the Ohio
Soldiers and Sailors Home in Sandusky, Ohio.3547 It was there that he lived out his life except
for a brief stint at the Battle Mountain Sanitarium of the NHDAV in Hot Spring, South
Dakota.3548 He entered Battle Mountain on 28 Sep 1912, again listed as single, with his brother
William Wallace, his nearest relative. Of course by this time, Mattie had died. Despite an
increase in his list of ailments—myalgia, rheumatism, chromic eczema, varicose veins,
umbilical hernia—Joseph’s stay was brief. He was discharged just two weeks later, on 11 Nov
1912. Joseph immediately returned to the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home, where he died 6
Nov 1920 and was buried in the institution’s cemetery.3533 His obituary states that “Comrade
Watt was never married. He was the oldest man in the hospital.”3549 He may have been the
oldest man at the hospital, though he was only 78 when he died, but he certainly had been
married.
Frederick George Lockard

Born in January 1869 in Indiana, probably in Terre Haute,3550 the younger of Samuel and
Frances’s two children nearly always went by “Fred G.” His actual first name, “Frederick,” is
found in Terre Haute City Directories for 1887 and for 1890–1891.3537,3543 His middle name,
“George,” is shown in the 1904 Alameda Co, California, voter registration.3551
Tracking Fred was laborious because when he went to live with his sister and her husband
following the death of his mother, he took the surname “Watt” and it took a while to figure
that out. The surname change may have occurred because he was adopted by his sister and her
husband though no adoption record has been found. Fred was only 12 years old when Frances
Ann died. And his father had married again shortly afterwards.
Fred G. Watt lived in Terre Haute with his sister and brother-in-law in the 1880s, working
as a pressman in 1887 and as a clerk at T. J. Griffith’s shoe store in 1890.3543 In 1894, he was
a salesman in Wheeling, West Virginia.3546 Then he traveled to California, where he was a San
Francisco hotel clerk in 1900 and an Oakland shoe salesman in 1910.3550,3541 Following the
1911 death of his sister, Fred began work as a night porter for the Southern Pacific Railroad,
ending up employed at the railroad hotel in Bowie, Arizona in 1920.3552,3553
And it is in Bowie, where a beautiful train station with a first-class hotel and dining room
once served thousands of passengers passing through, that we last see Fred. As far as we know,
Fred was never married and had no children. Where he ended up is a complete mystery.
Henry’s Children Lydia Ann Tapscott 249
Lydia Ann Tapscott

Of all Henry’s children, Lydia Ann is the most obscure. Her middle name is shown in only
one reliable record, a deed for the sale of land from the estate of Lydia’s deceased brother John,
listing Lydia Ann Cardell and her husband, William.1338 Lydia was born in Illinois, probably
in Clark Co, with a birth year of 1841 to 1843 calculated from census data.2,3,3554
On 9 Dec 1869 she married William S. Cardell in Perry Twp, Marion Co, Indiana,3555
where her sister, Sarah, was living.126,2875 William was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Morton
L. and Margaret (Coulter) Cardell, with a birth year between 1841 and 1843, as calculated from
several records.3556 An unsourced, but nearly contemporaneous, family history book published
in 1864 gives William’s middle name as “Samuel” and his date of birth as 21 Oct 1843.3557 He
served in the Civil War, enlisting 19 Aug 1862 and being commissioned an officer in Company
C, Indiana 79th Infantry Regiment on 22 Aug 1862.78 He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 2
Feb 1863 and to captain on 1 Mar 1865, and was mustered out on 7 Jun 1865 at Indianapolis.
Last seen in the Perry Twp 1870 census living with her husband, Lydia likely died (with
no known descendants) in the 1870s, around the time that her neighboring sister Sarah also
died.3554 In 1880 William is seen in Perry Twp working as a farmhand while living with Lydia’s
niece Mary H. (Sanders) Massey and her husband, Francis.2891 The 1880 census shows him as
single.
On 1 Nov 1887 William, by then a resident of the Indian Territory, married Listie Bryan
in Terre Haute.3558 Born on 28 Jul 1851 in Southport, Marion Co,3558 likely with the name
“Callista,”3559 Listie had been previously married to George M. Orme.3560 But that marriage
did not last. George married again on 1 Feb 1883.3561 Listie’s marriage to William was also
short, and she went back to the name “Orme,” as given on her 6 Nov 1924 death record.3562
On 22 Apr 1889 an estimated 50,000 people gathered at the boundaries of the “unassigned
lands” of Oklahoma in preparation for the opening to homesteaders, who could claim 160
acres. William may have been one of those in the “land run” In 1890, with or without Listie,”
he was living where Oklahoma City would one day rise.3563
Oklahoma City, 1889, year of the Land Run. (American West, National Archives and Records Administration.)
But William did not stay in Oklahoma. From 1908 to 1925 (with a one-month break) he
was an resident at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Los Angeles,
California,3564 where he died on 7 Sep 1925.3565 William was buried in the Los Angeles
National Cemetery.3566
Henry’s Children Elizabeth Tapscott 250
Elizabeth Tapscott
Elizabeth Tapscott, the youngest girl among Henry and Susan (Bass) Tapscott’s 12 known
children,2 and her descendants are the source of the most confusing conundrums and startling
stories found for the Wabash Valley Tapscotts.
The 1900 federal census gives Elizabeth’s birthdate as July 1845;3567 however, other
censuses, including the 1850 census taken when she was only five years old (and, thus, more
trustworthy), indicate that a date of July 1844 is more likely.2 On 28 Oct 1858 in Clark Co, at
age 14, Elizabeth married George A. Switzer, who was twice as old.526 Despite Elizabeth’s
youth, the marriage may have been legal. Illinois law at the time stated
“All male persons over the age of 17 years, and females over the age of 14
years, may contract and be joined in marriage; Provided, in all cases where
either party is a minor, the consent of parents or guardians be first had...”3568
But the marriage record shows no indication of parental consent.
George was born around 1830 in Ohio, probably in Stark Co, where his parents, John Henry
Switzer and Elizabeth Boyer, were married on 27 Jul 1826 and were living in 1830.3569,3570 But
he grew up in Darwin Pct, that mixture of present-day Darwin and Anderson townships where
Henry Tapscott and his family had settled.3571 Ages and birthplaces of the children indicate
that George’s family had arrived in Clark Co around 1840, about the time that Henry the
Traveler arrived from Indiana.3571 George could have first met Elizabeth Tapscott when he was
well into his teens and she was but a small child. George’s father had been born in Germany,3571
and the family name, originally “Schweitzer” (German for “Swiss”),3570 became Americanized
to “Switzer” (usually in earlier records) and “Sweitzer” (later records). The names “Switzer”
and “Sweitzer” are both found in Clark Co records for John’s descendants, often for the same
person. George generally used the spelling “Switzer” and his children, “Sweitzer.”
George and Elizabeth, who started married life in Anderson Twp,116 had six children, though
one, Allice (the spelling in the only known contemporary record), probably died as a
child.3572 The others were John, George William, Mary Anne, Edward, and Lyman.3573,3572
By 1870 the Switzers had moved to a farm in Darwin Twp.3573
In that township lived the family of Timothy A. Harmon3574 (also often “Harman”) and his
wife, Julia Ann (Sink) Harmon.3575,3576,3577 The family was said in the obituary of one of their
daughters to have had 16 children, though only 13, including three adopted, are known .3578 the
family had moved from Tuscarawas Co, Ohio, where Timothy, Julia, and three kids were living
in 1850,3574 to Owen Co, Indiana, where they lived pre- and post-Civil War3579,3575 and where
Timothy enlisted in the Union Army;3580 and finally to Clark Co.3577 There, on 12 Jul 1883,
Julia died leaving behind a husband and several, mostly grown, children.3581
It might appear that George Switzer had also passed away, for on 8 Mar 1887 Elizabeth
and her widowed neighbor Timothy were married in Huntington Co, Indiana, with the much
older Timothy (born January 1826)3582 knocking six years off his age, either to fool Elizabeth
or just onlookers.3583 Both gave their residences as Markle, Indiana, a small village on the
Wabash River, located in both Huntington and Wells counties. Timothy’s two youngest
children accompanied (or joined) them and were also married in that area. Matilda T. Harmon
married John H. Sink in Wells Co on 23 Feb 1887 (just a couple weeks before her father’s
marriage) and Melissa Harmon married William H. Maddux in Markle on 19 May 1889.3584,3585
At least two of Timothy’s other

children—George H. and Eliza
Arminda—had remained behind in
Clark Co to live out their lives
there.3586,3578 Whether any of
Elizabeth’s children came along to
Markle is uncertain, but since
Lyman was in his middle teens it
seems likely.
Why did Timothy and
Elizabeth move to the tiny town of
Markle, almost across the state of
Indiana from Clark Co, to get
married? Elizabeth had no known
relatives there. But Union Twp, the
location of the Wells County
portion of Markle, was loaded with
members of the Sink family, most
or all descendants of Henry Sink,
uncle of Timothy’s deceased first wife, Julia. (See “The Sink Family of Tuscarawas County,”
p. 252). In fact, Matilda Harmon and John Sink were first cousins. John was the son of Rosanna
and Benjamin Sink and Matilda, the daughter of Benjamin’s sister Julia Ann.3587 Still, that
Timothy’s deceased wife had been related to the Sinks of Wells Co seems a strange reason for
Timothy and Elizabeth to be married in that region.
John Sink Sr Eve
born c1770 c1771–1861
John Sink Jr Henry Sink

Sarah Clink Elizabeth
1792–1861 1797–1872
Timothy Harmon Julia Ann Benjamin

Rosanna Sink
1826–1913 Sink Sink
Matilda T.
Harmon John H. Sink
c1728–1883
Some connections with much information and many people omitted.
Perhaps a greater mystery is how Timothy’s daughters Matilda and Melissa could have met
and married their spouses in such short order, though it is, of course, possible that one or both
had traveled to Markle earlier. And their connection to the Sinks would make meeting potential
spouses, particularly Sinks, easy.
But things get much, much stranger. Just a little over four months after his second marriage
Timothy was married a third time, on 20 Jul 1887, in Sodus Twp, Berrien Co, Michigan, 140
miles north of Markle.3588 The bride was Mary E. (McGoldrick) Sink, a widow who had
outlived two previous husbands—John W. Adair and Henry Sink.3589,3590,3591 And Elizabeth
was still living.
The Sink Family of Tuscarawas County

Most Sinks in this book are descendants of John (born c1770)3592 and Eve Sink (born
c1771),3593 who raised five children in Somerset Co, Pennsylvania, in the townships of Elk
Lick (1800),3594 Milford (1810),3595 and Turkeyfoot (1820).3596 By1840 the couple had moved
to Dover Twp, Tuscarawas Co, Ohio, though some offspring arrived later.3597 John died by
November 1847.3598 His probate record names his five Pennsylvania-born children, all of
whom were living in Tuscarawas county by 1850,3599 and all of whom were farmers or married
to farmers. Eve died about 1861, probably in Tuscarawas Co, where her will was probated.,3600
The oldest was John the younger, born 30 Jul 17923601 and married to the former Sarah
Clink.3602 Part of their kids were born in Pennsylvania and the rest, in Ohio, though the 1850
Dover Twp census incorrectly claims all were Pennsylvania-born.3603 The family next moved
to Marion Twp, Owen Co, Indiana, the 1860 residence.3604 Census data show nine children,
but another child was almost certainly Julia Ann. She and her husband, Timothy Harmon, were
living next door to John and Sarah in Ohio in 1850.3574 And they were living in the same
Indiana township in 1860.3579 John died 17 Jan 1861, presumably in Owen Co, Indiana, where
he was living in 1860 and where he was laid to rest in Christian Cemetery, Patricksburg.3601
Next oldest was Henry, born 2 Dec 1797,3605 who was living in Turkeyfoot Twp, Somerset,
Pennsylvania in 1830.3606 In 1850 Henry, his wife, Elizabeth, and eight children were in Dover
Twp.3593 They had arrived by 1847, when Henry administered his father’s estate (and would
later administer his mother’s).3598,3600 In 1850 one child, Rosanna, named in Henry’s will,3607
was living in Union Twp, Wells Co, Indiana, with her husband, Benjamin Sink.3608 Benjamin,
who married Rosanna in Tuscarawas Co 4 Jan 1841,3609 was a grandson of Eve and John Sink
Sr.,3600 and probably a child of John Jr, as indicated by ages in early census records. As we
have seen, Rosanna and Benjamin’s son John H. Sink married Matilda Harmon. By 1860
Henry and Elizabeth had joined Rosanna in Union Twp, where they lived out their lives.3610,3611
Henry, who died 20 Dec 1872, and Elizabeth, who died 6 Feb 1869, are buried in Hoverstock
Cemetery, Zanesville, Wells Co, Indiana.3605,3612
The youngest son was Frederick H. Sink,3613 born c1903,3614 who arrived in Tuscarawas
Co by 1840 with his wife, Rachel Lyons.3615,3616 When Rachel died, Frederick married Juliann
Hochstetler 4 Apr 1847 in Tuscarawas Co.3617 Juliann gained five stepchildren and then had at
least nine children of her own.3618 Like both his brothers, Frederick left Ohio for Indiana, but
he ended up in Clay Co, rather than Owen or Wells.3614 With fourteen known children,
Frederick had sufficient descendants that a Sink Cemetery exists in Clay City, Clay Co. There,
rests Julia, who passed away 3 Jul 1875,3619 and Frederick, who died 7 Sep 1889.3613
The fourth child, Eve, born 17 Jan 1801,3620 married Henry J. Dietz (very often “Deatz”),
a widower, on 29 May 1850 in Tuscarawas Co.3621 Henry’s first wife, Susannah Domer, had
died at age 46 on 12 Mar 1848.3622 Eve inherited a large family,3623 but had only a brief time
as a mother. She died 19 Sep 1860 and was buried with Susannah in the First Reformed
Cemetery, Shanesville, Tuscarawas Co.3620 Eve had no children of her own.
Elizabeth, the last born (c1805),3624 married Jacob Blubaugh, with whom she was
presumably living in Upper Turkeyfoot Twp, Somerset Co, Pennsylvania, in 1840.3625 In 1850
they and their four known children were in Tuscarawas Co.3626 The next move was to Indiana,
where she and Jacob settled in Clay Co.3624 We last see them in the 1870 census, living with
their married daughter Eve (Blubaugh) Crites.3627
How could Timothy have dissolved his marriage to Elizabeth, traveled to Berrien Co, and
met, wooed, and married Mary in just four months? And why would he have done so?
Timothy’s father, George Harman (the usual spelling for his name), had died in Tuscarawas
Co in 1836.3628 Timothy’s widowed mother, Elizabeth (Thomas) Harman,3629 and at least four
of her children had, however, ended up in Berrien Co.3630,3631,3632 Moreover, Mary
McGoldrick’s second husband had been Henry Sink, one of the Tuscarawas Co Sinks and a
former brother-in-law of Timothy Harmon. Henry’s first wife had been Timothy’s sister,
Catherine.3633,3628 But these connections do not explain the rapid failure of Timothy and
Elizabeth’s marriage and the rapid realization of Timothy’s next marriage.
George Harman Elizabeth Thomas
Timothy A. Harmon Mary E. Henry Sink Jr. Catherine Harmon

McGoldrick
You might ask, is there any possibility that we have somehow mixed different Timothys
and Elizabeths? The answer is “No.” The evidence is irrefutable. The Huntington Co marriage
record correctly gives Timothy’s parents as “Geo.” and “Elizabeth Thomas.” Elizabeth’s
parents as “Henry Tabscott” and “Susan Bass,” and Elizabeth’s name from her first marriage
as “Switzer.”3583
One must then ask whether the Timothy A. “Harman” who married Mary (McGoldrick)
Sink and the Harman who married Elizabeth Tapscott were the same. While the evidence is
not quite as strong as that described above, siblings named in Michigan newspaper articles3632
and the father listed in Timothy’s Michigan death record3634 leave no doubt that the two are
one and the same.
The irrefutable Huntington Co marriage record. (FamilySearch.org.)

An 1897 Benton Harbor, Michigan, newspaper article indicates that Timothy’s third
marriage did not go well:3635
“Timothy Harman who has parted from or left his wife three different times has
returned and they are living together again. The people of this vicinity are very
much disgusted with the actions of the couple.”
Timothy and Mary passed away in Benton Harbor, he on 30 Jun 1913,3636 she on 4 Feb
1917.3637 The two were laid to rest in Bethel Cemetery, Sodus Twp, Berrien Co.3638,3639
Back in Marshall, on 4 May 1892, the Clark County Herald listed the proceedings of the
April 1892 court.3640 Among the chancery court cases was the following:
Elizabeth Sweitzer vs. Geo. Sweitzer, divorce; defendant defaults d. Decree pro
confesso. Divorce granted complainant, who pays costs.
Was this George and Elizabeth (Tapscott) Sweitzer? It would seem so. No other couple
with those or similar names are known to have been living in Clark Co at the time. But that
would mean that George was living in 1892 and that he and Elizabeth were married at the time
of Elizabeth’s marriage to Timothy Harmon five years earlier. The situation would certainly
explain why the marriage was so short. It was illegal.
The term “Decree pro confesso” in the newspaper report meant that the defendant, George,
made no answer to the bill and its allegation was therefore taken “as confessed.” Of course,
were George deceased at the time, he would have been unable to answer the bill, but, in this
case no divorce would have been granted. And in 1892, George was alive. He did not die until
1900, when, on 22 Nov, the Clark County Herald published a notice:3641
Walnut Prairie. Geo. Switzer, an aged man living one mile north of this place,
died very suddenly last Thursday night [15 Nov]. He had been quite poorly for
several weeks, but his friends did not realize that the close of his days was so
near. He left a wife, four sons and one daughter to mourn the death of a loving
husband and father. Funeral services were held at the home of his son William
at 10 o’clock Saturday morning.
Though other George Switzers or Sweitzers were living in Clark Co at the time, the
announcement fits George, Elizabeth Tapscott’s “ex,” to a “T.” About 70 years old, our George
would have been “aged.” Just north of Walnut Prairie is Darwin Twp, where George resided
most of his adult life. He had four sons and one daughter (another, “Allice,” is believed to have
died young). And he had a son George William who usually went by “William.” And the bit
about “his wife.”? Probably a euphonism to avoid mentioning a divorce.
In 1900, the year of George’s death, Elizabeth Tapscott, bearing the name “Sweitzer” but
listed as a widow (though George would not die for another five months), was living in York
Twp, Clark Co, with her 26-year-old son Lyman and residing next door to another son John
W.3567,3642 We last see Elizabeth in the 1910 census, still living with Lyman, but now in the
town of Marshall.3643 Then Elizabeth disappears.
It is often claimed that Elizabeth (Tapscott) Sweitzer died in Cook Co, Illinois, on 23 Aug
1927. That was a different Elizabeth, one born 9 May 1860, the wife of Gerhart Sweitzer, as a
little investigation shows. Our Elizabeth likely died in Clark Co between the dates of the 1910
and 1920 censuses, though it is possible that she joined her son Lyman, with whom she was
quite close, in Michigan.
John W. Sweitzer
The eldest of Elizabeth (Tapscott) Sweitzer’s six children was John W. Sweitzer,3573 born
in Clark Co 9 Sep 18613644,3645 and married there to Leora Savoree on 29 May 1890.3646 Born
in 1870, probably in Clark Co, to Jeremiah and Martha (Jeffers) Savoree,3647,3648 Leora died
very young, on 17 Jun 1897.3649 It is claimed that the marriage produced four children,3645 but
only three are known—Everett, Ethel, and Charles.3650
Two years after Leora’s death, on Thu 23 Nov 1899, an article appeared in the Clark
County Herald:3651
SHOT HIS OWN CHILD.
John Switzer sends a Bullet, Intended for Harry Shipley, Into His Child’s Temple.
Several years ago J. W. Shipley married a daughter of L. D. Robinson of Parker
township, the wealthiest farmer in Clark county, who died but a short time ago. They
settled on a farm close by Walnut Prairie and after a few years Shipley died. Some
time after, the widow married John Switzer, a young fellow of the neighborhood. He
was a widower with one child. This was about two years ago. They lived on the
wife’s farm for a few months, when she became tired of him and drove him off, but
still kept his child. About that time Harry Shipley, a brother of her first husband,
came home from the West, and he took charge of Mrs. Switzer’s business, making
his home on the farm. Switzer made several attempts to oust Shipley and resume
marital relations with his wife, but failed. He became desperately jealous and
angered and sought revenge. Last Thursday Shipley, Mrs. Switzer and the little boy
came to Marshall. They started for home in the evening and along by the Daniel
Prust farm Switzer waylaid them. He stepped out in the road, caught the horse by
the bridle and, after cursing and denouncing Shipley fired three times at him. Two
balls went wide, but the third struck the little boy in the foreheat, inflicting what was
at first thought a fatal wound. Shipley sprang out of the buggy and attacked Switzer,
but was knocked down and badly beaten over the head with the revolver by the latter.
Switzer finally released him and went his way while Shipley and Mrs. Switzer
hurried on with the little child, whom they feared was dying. The wound proved not
to be serious, however, the ball glancing on the skull and inflicting merely a flesh
wound. We heard directly from him yesterday noon and he was mending rapidly.
Sheriff Hurst and States Attorney Scholfield went down to West Union the next day
and Switzer was arrested. He waived examination and was committed to jail in
default of $800 bail. The charge against him is assault with intent to commit murder.
John actually had three children, Everett, Ethel, and Charles. Moreover, John and Malinda
were married only a little over a year earlier. And the person that married L. D. Robinson’s
daughter was F. K., not J. W. Shipley. But the remainder of the story appears to be correct.
Four months later, on 15 Mar 1900, the Herald published a follow-up article:3652
John W. Sweitzer of West Union, who attempted, on the evening of Nov. 17th last, to kill
Harry Shipley, Brother of wife’s first husband, and shot his own child instead, was
indicted by the grand jury last week on the charge of assault to murder, and also for
carrying a concealed weapon. By agreement he plead guilty to the latter charge and
was fined $50. he also plead guilty to the charge of assault with a deadly weapon and
was fined $200, and was to stand committed to jail until the two fines and the costs were
paid. And to make matters still harder for him his wife secured a divorce last week.
And now for the whole story:

In the second half of the 1800s, Levin Dixon
Robinson (who nearly always went by “L.D.”) was the
wealthiest man in Parker Twp, Clark Co, and quite
possibly the wealthiest in the county.3653 Born in Dixon
Co, Tennessee, on 28 Jan 1819, Levin (“Leven” on his
grave marker) at age two traveled with his parents,
Richard and Sally (Dixon) Robinson, to Edgar Co,
Illinois, and later to Clark Co, where the family had 720
acres in Parker Twp.3653 Following his father’s death in
1839, Levin went to work to acquire even more land
along with possessions and children.3654 By 1860 the
affluent farmer
had built up
$10,000 in land
holdings, obtained
$4000 in personal
property, and had
fathered ten
Levin Dixon Robinson. (Ancestry.com.) 3655,3656
children.
At the time of his death in 1899, Levin had 1400 acres of
good farmland with an estate (personal and real) valued
at $87,000.3657 In 2020 dollars that would be about $2.7
million.
Levin was married three times, to Elizabeth Connelly
by about 1837 (their first child, Sarah, was born in 1837 or 1838),3656,3658 Malinda Johnson on
18 May 1845,3659 and Abrilla (“Aberillah”) Jones on 8 Aug 1848.3660 His first two wives died
quite young, Elizabeth at age 24 after giving birth to five children (which may explain her early
death) and Malinda at age 21 with but a single child.3656 His last wife, Abrilla (or “Abarillia,”
“Abbarrila,” “Abrila,” “Aborila,” “Abrella,” “Arabella,” “Aberillah,” depending on which
record one believes), bore four children and lived to be 96.3655,3661 That the second wife,
Malinda, died just a little over three weeks after giving birth on 24 Feb 1846 to her only
offspring,3662 probably led to the child being named “Malinda” to memorialize her mother,
even though the family already had a Malinda, born 19 May 1841.3663 Yes, that is correct, the
family had two Malindas, an 1841 Malinda born to Elizabeth Connelly and an 1846 Malinda
born to Melinda Johnson.
The presence of two Malindas causes no end of confusion when unravelling the 1899
shooting by John W. Sweitzer, for it was the 1846 Malinda, whose full name was “Malinda
Jane,”3658 who was involved in the 1899 maelstrom. It helps that the two Malindas (and Levin
Dixon’s other children, who often went by variable names) usually gave their correct ages in
contemporary records. On the other hand, it hurts that the second Malinda often went by only
her middle name, “Jane,” and in later years by “Jennie.” Nevertheless, the full story of John
W. Sweitzer and the 1899 shooting has been unraveled.
On 1 Jul 1873, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she had been living, Malinda J.
Robinson, daughter of L. D. Robinson, married Fred K. Shipley.3664 Born Frederick Shipley
on 3 Mar 1842 in Cambridgeshire, England, to Thomas and Catherine Shipley,3665 Fred had
only recently emigrated to the U.S., arriving in New York City on 20 Nov 1871.3666 What
Malinda was doing in Grand Rapids is anybody’s guess. Perhaps she was searching for her
own fortune. Her father certainly had money to fund such adventures.
For a while, Malinda and Fred lived in Michigan
(in Allegan Co),3667 but then Malinda returned to
Clark Co with Fred in tow. There, by 1892, they
acquired 80 acres (N½ SE¼ S5) in York Twp
northeast of Walnut Prairie.3668 And there, on 11
Mar 1897, Frederick died.3669 He was laid to rest in
Washington Street Cemetery, Casey, Illinois, where
his rather elegant marker changed his birth date to 3
Mar 1843 and his name to “Fredrick.”3670
Three months following Frederick’s death, John
W. Sweitzer, lost his wife, Leora, leaving John with
three small children. And John was living in Hatton,
just three miles north of the Shipley farm.3671 On 20
Oct 1898 in Terre Haute the widow Malinda wedded
the widower John “Schweitzer,” who was 15 years
younger (the marriage record knocked nine years off Malinda’s age), and the couple settled on
the Shipley farm in York Twp. with John’s children.3644
The marriage was very brief. Sometime during the winter of summer or fall of 1899
Malinda kicked John out, keeping the youngest child, Charles. Malinda is claimed to have said
that she was willing to provide for the children but as John was inclined not to work she would
not support him.3672 Then Harry Shipley, brother of Malinda’s first husband, arrived on the
scene.3673 Harry saw a treasure trove. Not only did Malinda have the farm, she was a
beneficiary of her wealthy father, L. D., who had just died, on 13 Jul 1899.3674 (He committed
suicide by morphine ingestion, possibly owing to the death of his daughter, the 1841 Malinda,
just two weeks earlier.)3675,3663 Malinda had received personal and real property valued at about
$7500 ($234,000 in 2020 dollars).3657 Harry ingratiated himself, effectively becoming
Malinda’s business manager and generally running the household. All of this greatly upset
John, who wanted his rightful place again as head of the family and, presumably, the economic
opportunities the position entailed.
When efforts to reverse things failed, John Sweitzer resorted to force. On 14 Nov 1899
near the Shipley farm, John attacked a buggy containing Harry, Malinda, and Charles with a
revolver, accidentally wounding his son Charles.3651
John Sweitzer had used his revolver before. In the 14 Jul 1889 edition of the Clark County
Herald is the following story:3676
Last Thursday, John Sweitzer and Butler Miles started to go to a house near
the Grand Turn to do some work. they stopped at Ernst Rohl’s, where they
drank a lot of sour wine, which made them drunk, and then proceeded to their
destination. When they got there, Sweitzer said he was going back for more
wine. On the way he came to the house of one Lloyd, which he entered and
ransacked, searching for whisky, he says. He fired several shots from his
revolver in a random way, scaring the family considerably. As soon as he left,
word was send to town and Farr and Harlan went down and arrested him. He
was examined before Martin and was jailed in default of $200 bail.
York Twp was accustomed to violence.3677 The first murder in Clark Co is believed to have
been committed there around 1842 when a person by the name of “Lacy” was killed by Joseph
Evans. In 1869 or 1870, William H. Ayers was shot by Jack Dixon in the village of York.
Ayers, a scoundrel, survived. And in 1896 David McDonald and John Clements murdered
Charles L. Bell as he tried to escape by leaping from a buggy in York Twp.
Getting back to our story, the child, Charles Sweitzer, survived, as did Harry. John, who
pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon and to assault with a deadly weapon, was fined
$250 in March 1900, the same month Malinda was granted a divorce. Deemed “A Generous
Wife,” by the Clark County Democrat, Malinda paid the fines, court costs, and attorney’s fees
for her ex-husband.3678
Fearful of John or publicity, Malinda, Harry, and Charles appear to have hid out for a while.
They are nowhere to be found in the 1900 census. It is, however, possible that they missed the
census enumerator since following the divorce, Malinda sold her farm just north of Walnut
Prairie and moved to Casey.3679
John, on the other hand, does appear in the 1900 census, in York Twp with his nine-year-
old son, Everett (for some reason listed as “Benj. E.,” though the first name “Benjamin”
appears nowhere else).3642 John’s seven-year-old daughter, Ethel, is found boarding with
Charles and Maude Phillips, a Johnson Twp, Clark Co family.3680 Maude was a distant cousin
of L. D. Robinson’s first wife, Elizabeth Connelly.3681
Following her divorce from John Sweitzer, Malinda Robinson, lived in Casey with her
brother-in-law Harry Shipley.3682 One newspaper article concerning her move to Casey
referred to Malinda as “Jennie Shipley Switzer Shipley,” though there is no evidence that she
and Harry were ever married.3679 Malinda, however, did marry three more times. In Effingham,
on 30 Oct 1905, she married Thomas C.3683 McKeever a marriage that ended in March 1910
with a divorce, Thomas being charged with “drunkenness, cruelty and desertion.”3684,3685 Then,
again in Effingham, Malinda married Dixon S. Carter on 10 Apr 1911.3686 This time the
marriage lasted just 2½ years. A divorce was granted in November 1913 on grounds of
desertion.3687 Finally, in 1914 Malinda married George W. Shull. a marriage lasting until death
did them part, with Malinda passing away 17 Feb 1924.3662 Malinda Jane’s last four marriages
were to younger men, with a near 30-year age difference in the case of Thomas McKeever.3683
Perhaps the suitors were fortune seekers rather than Romeos.
By 1910, John W. Sweitzer
was residing with his three
children in York Twp, where he
lived out his life, dying in a Paris,
Illinois, hospital on 28 Mar
1937.3650,3688,3689 In the censuses
for 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930,
where he is shown with a variety
Walnut Prairie Cemetery marker. (Find A Grave.) of occupations (laborer, farmer,
farmhand, fisherman), John is
listed as widowed. 3642,3650,3690,3691
But on their joint marker in Walnut Prairie Cemetery, Leora and John both have the same
clearly inscribed death year “1937.”3692 Of course, this is wrong, probably the result of a later
marker being created by descendants who did not know Leora’s death date. From the 23 Jun
1897 Clark County Herald:3649
Hatton
Mrs. John Sweitzer, of this place, quietly passed away last Thursday morning
[17 Jun], after a lingering illness of several weeks. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. McClain, at the church, and the remains were taken to the
Brick Cemetery for interment.
“Brick Cemetery” is another name for Walnut Prairie Cemetery, and “Hatton,” for the
village of Snider.
Everett John Sweitzer

In the cemetery at Raisin City,
California, a few miles southwest of
downtown Fresno, are found four
nearly identical, crudely wrought,
square concrete markers, each
bearing a name and the year
1933.3693 One marks the burial of
Everett John3694 Sweitzer, eldest
son of John W. and Leora (Savoree)
Sweitzer.3650 The story of the four
markers s tragic.
Everett, who spelled and signed
his name his name “Evertt” in his (Find A Grave.)
younger days,3695 was born in Clark
Co on 3 Aug 1890.3696 Having served at a stateside military hospital during WWI, Everett
ended up living in California.3696 In 1918 he was working in Fresno Co for A. Mattel, a wine
maker,3695 and in 1920 he was a farmhand at a Fresno Co “grain ranch.”3697
In 1921, in Fresno, Everett married Elmira Juda (also “Judy”) Sherfey.3698,3699 Born c1867
in Nebraska to Christopher Columbus and Mary Catherine (Onstaff) Sherfey,3700,3701 Elmira
had been married twice before. On 20 Jul 1885 in Lincoln, Nebraska, she wedded George E.
Goodwater, and the couple went on to farm in North Dakota.3702,3703 Then in 1902 or 1903 she
married William D. York, and the two homesteaded in Kiowa Co, Colorado.3704 The first
marriage, which had ended in divorce,3705 produced three children—Eva, Florence, and Walter
Edward.3703 The second marriage, which ended with William’s death, was childless.3706
Around 1920 Elmira moved to Fresno Co, California, where her parents were living.3707
There she met and married Everett Sweitzer.
Despite a large difference in age (Elmira was about 23 years older than Everett), the
marriage appeared to be successful. The couple, which operated a small dairy and poultry
ranch, were joined by Elmira’s now-widowed father, and eventually by Elmira’s son Walter,
whose marriage to Pearl E. Christian3708 had disintegrated,3709 and finally by Walter’s two girls,
Ella Mae3710 and Mary Eunice,3711 who had been living with relatives after their parents’
breakup.3696 And Everett could not have been happier. He is said to have loved the girls.3712
But things were not all rosy. Everett had financial problems. The ranch was heavily
encumbered. And Everett had become fanatically religious, filling the small farmhouse with
spiritual calendars and books.3696 What happened next was the subject of newspaper articles
across the nation.3696,3713,3712
Fri 22 Sep 1933 appeared perfectly normal on the Sweitzer

ranch. Everett had been working all day and had been joined by
Elmira’s brother Robert who helped fix a pump. When Robert
met Everett at the ranch house door that evening, he heard
Everett say “I am the only one left alive. You go home and call
the coroner.” Instead, the sheriff was summoned.
When deputies arrived at the ranch and confronted Everett,
he dashed into the house put a pistol to his head, said “God be
with me,” and fired a single shot. Inside the house the deputies
found Elmira and her two
granddaughters, dead. Notes
scattered throughout the home
told the story. Elmira, seated
in a chair, had been poisoned
the preceding day. A note
read “My wife dead 2:30 noon
September 21st. I poisoned
Everett John Sweitzer. (San
her. I hope and pray she has Francisco Examiner, 24 Sep
gone to a better world. I know 1933.)
she was a good woman and is
better off.” The two granddaughters, wrapped in a sheet, had
been clubbed to death that morning, apparently with a claw
hammer. A note declared “Girl’s dead 6 A.M. I know they
are better off and go to a better place.” Ella was 13; Mary
was ten.
At a funeral the following Tuesday morning, four coffins,
containing the bodies of Elmira, Ella, Mary, and Everett,
were placed in the Church of the Brethren in Raisin City.3714
A grief-stricken Walter was present, but the girls’ mother,
Pearl, had claimed it was impossible for her to attend.
Following the service with the sermon “Suffer the Little
Children,” the four victims were buried in a single large
grave. One of Everett’s notes at the murder scene requested
Elmira with granddaughters Ella a gravestone for each and this was done though the markers
Mae (L) and Mary Eunice (R). were crude and some names misspelled. The “U.” in Mary’s
(San Francisco Examiner, 24 Sep name apparently stands for “Eunice.” “Switzer” should have
1933.) been “Sweitzer,” and “Everette,” “Everett.”
Everett’s Clark Co relatives seemed more concerned about Everett’s property than about
his fate. Within days of the multiple killings, Charles Sweitzer wrote the Fresno sheriff asking
what was to become of his brother’s estate.3715 Notes left by Everett at the scene of the tragedy
indicated that Elmira’s son Walter Goodwater, father of the murdered girls, was to get the farm.
But it was not to be so. Everett left a will giving everything to his wife if she survived him.
She, of course, did not, preceding him by a day. Everett’s father, John, and brother, Charles,
ended up with the $4,000 estate.3716 Why Everett’s sister, Ethel Mae, was not included is
unknown.
Everett Sweitzer left no children. It was just as well.
Ethel Mae Sweitzer

Born 26 Jul 1893, Ethel Mae,3717 who lived to be 100, lived an unremarkable life, quite
unlike her brother Everett.3718 In 1900, probably to get her away from the violence between
her father and stepmother, Ethel was boarding with the Phillips, distant relatives by marriage
who lived in Johnson Twp.3680 Actually, the word “relatives” is a stretch since the Phillips were
related to the first wife of Ethel’s step grandfather, Levin Robinson.
Around 1910 Ethel married Harold H. Smith.3719 Harold was born in Martinsville on 6 Aug
1882,3720 and in 1905 was living in Pottawattamie Co, Iowa,3721 but that is all we know about
his early life. His parents have eluded us.
In 1920 Ethel and Harold were living in the small town of Reinbeck, Iowa, where Harold
worked in a poultry plant.3722 Ethel’s brother Charles lived with them. By 1930 the couple were
living in Champaign Co, Illinois, where they worked in the restaurant business, Ethel as a cook
and Harold as a manager.3719,3723 There they appear to have lived out their lives.
Harold passed away in 1954.3724 Ethel lived another 40 years, dying 9 Feb 1994, while a
resident of Urbana, Illinois.3718 Ethel and Harold were laid to rest in Rupp Cemetery, a mile
north of Martinsville.3724 They left no known descendants.
Charles L. Sweitzer
John’s youngest son, Charles, whose life was almost ended by his father’s gunshot, spent
most of his life in York Twp, as West Union’s long-time barber. Born 11 Apr 1895 in the
community of Walnut Prairie in Darwin Twp,3725,3726 Charles is first found barbering in 1920,
while living with his sister and her husband in Reinbeck, Iowa.3722 On 30 Oct 1922 in Marshall,
West Union residents Charles L. Sweitzer, barber, and Goldie Cain were married.3726 Goldie
(Goldia?) Murine Cain had been born 25 Oct 1905 in Arkansas to John W. and Lena (Bush)
Cain.3727,3728 The marriage lasted less than two years, ending with Goldie’s death at age 18 on
14 Jun 1924 in West Union.3728
Around Dec 1932 in Clark Co, Charles wedded Opal Thompson, both parties living in
West Union.3729 Born 17 Feb 1895 in West Union to James K. and Elsie M. (Yeley)
Termain,3730 Opal L. Termain had been earlier married to Clace Allen Thompson,3731 a
marriage that ended in divorce in Clark Co in November 1924.3732 Her second marriage ended
in the same way. She and Charles Sweitzer were divorced about 1939 in Marshall.3733
Charles, who died 3 Aug 1958 in Champaign, Illinois,3734 Opal, who died 11 Jul 1982 in
Casey,3735,3736 and Goldie are all buried in Walnut Prairie Cemetery.3725 Charles had no known
children.
Walnut Prairie (Brick) Cemetery (2002).

George William Sweitzer

Born “George William” in November 1892, he nearly always went by “William” or,
sometimes, “Will.”3737,3738 William took a while to get married. He was nearly 37 when he
wedded Mary Ann Nitchman in Clark Co on 16 Aug 1899.3739
Mary Ann, who had been born in Darwin Twp on 1 Nov 1864 to James P.3740 and Catherine
(Serwise) Nitchman, a Clark Co farm family,3737 had three earlier Clark Co marriages, all
apparently ending in divorce, since all of the earlier grooms married again. On 21 Jan 1878 she
wedded John W. Hightshoe,3741 who on 25 Dec 1889 married Rosa Bell Steward3742 (followed
by Flora Hudson on 11 May 1893 and Amy Jane Elliott on 3 Feb 1899).3743,3744 Next on Mary
Ann’s hit list was Vernon Drake, who she married on 30 Aug 1883.3745 Just three years later,
on 7 Sep 1886, Vernon married Mary Stewart,3746 and on 3 Oct 1886, Mary Ann married
spouse number three, Ninian Edmonston.3747 Ninian was married again, to Anna Zimmerman,
around 1895, leaving Mary Ann free to marry William Sweitzer.3748,3749 That was a large
number of nuptials, and we didn’t even look at other spouses of the spouses.
William and Mary Ann lived out their married lives in York Twp, probably in the
community of Walnut Prairie, where the couple were living when they were married in 1899
and where they were living in 1917.3739,3750 In York Twp, William first worked as a carpenter
and then as a farmhand.3738,3751 His life was much more tranquil than that of his brother John,
but like John, William did have a temper. From the 8 Mar 1906 edition of the Clark County
Herald:3752
A fight took place in Walnut Prairie yesterday afternoon [7 Mar 1906] between
Len Davis and Will Sweitzer which resulted seriously for Sweitzer. The trouble
is said to have commenced over the purchase of a stack of hay. Davis had
contracted for the hay and it seems that Sweitzer wanted the hay also and
understood that Davis had concluded he did not want it, and told the owner,
who then sold it to Sweitzer. The two men met at the postoffice which is in
Hurst’s store and a quarrel ensued which resulted in blows. Both men were put
out of the store and they resumed the trouble, Davis finally landing a heavy
blow from his fist on Sweitzer, dislocating and fracturing his jaw. Sweitzer
passed through Marshall last night on the midnight train for Terre Haute to
have his jaw treated.
Like Mary Ann’s previous marriages, her
marriage with William was short, but this time it
ended with her husband’s death. On 22 Nov 1917,
William’s body was found along the Big Four
Railroad track near Walnut Prairie.3750 He had died
at age 55 of “leakage of the heart.” William and
Mary Ann had two children—Elizabeth and
Carrie,3738,3751 but the first died as an infant, as had
the children from Mary Ann’s first two marriages,
Laura C. Hightshoe and Isabel A. Drake.3753,3754
Mary Ann (Nitchman) Sweitzer lived only a few
more years, dying at her home in York Twp on 8 Jul Zeigler Cemetery. (Footstepsofthepast,
1924.3755 She and William were laid to rest in Ziegler Find-A-Grave.)
Cemetery though no markers are found.3750,3755
Elizabeth C. Sweitzer
Born 15 Mar 1900, ELIZABETH C.
presumably in York Twp, Clark DAU. OF
Co, Elizabeth appears in only G. W. & M. A.
two records—a paper SWEITZER
document, the 1900 York Twp DIED
census,3738 and a stone record, MAR 14, 1901
her marker in Ziegler Cemetery, AGED
Anderson Twp.3756 11 M, 27D
Carrie A. Sweitzer
None of Carrie’s three sisters, two half and one
full, lived to see their first birthday. Carrie would
live to age 76.
Carrie A. Sweitzer was born 28 Dec 1903,
probably in York Twp, and died 9 Apr 1980, in
Cicero, Illinois.3757,3758 In between she led an
Elizabeth’s marker. (Find A Grave.)
indistinct, occasionally peripatetic, and sometimes
troubled life.
Following the death of their father and husband, William, Carrie and her mother went to
live with Mary Ann’s widowed mother, Catherine, and brother, George Briscoe3740 Nitchman,
who also lived in York Twp.3759 In October 1921 Carrie A. Sweitzer and Earl Monroe
Cummins, both from West Union, obtained a Clark Co marriage license. Born 21 May 1899
in Terre Haute,3760 Earl was the oldest of eight children3761,3762 of Edgar Monroe and Lillie
Florence (Curry) Cummins.3763,3764 Both Edgar and Lillie had been born in Clark Co,3765,3764
but spent part of their married lives in Indiana.3762
In 1924 Earl and Carrie were living in Terre Haute,3766 and then Earl joined the U.S. Army,
serving in the active military from 16 Jul 1927 to 31 May 1943.3767 Whether the Army broke
up the marriage or it was already fractured, we don’t know, but in 1930 Carrie was working as
a household servant in Terre Haute and the census for that year listed her marriage status as
“un” (“unknown”).3768 Much more significant, on 22 Mar 1933 in Lake Co, Indiana, Earl was
married a second time, to Edith Myrtle3769 Serwise,3770 a Clark Co girl, who had moved with
her parents, John W. and Martha E.,3771 to the Lake Co city of Gary.3772 Earl divorced Edith 22
Mar 1933 in Wayne Co, Michigan, Earl charging “extensive and repeated cruelty.”3773
Then on 25 Dec 1934 in Tianjin, China, where he was stationed (he spent 11 years in China
as an interpreter for Gen. Joe Stilwell),2560 Earl married a third time.3774 The bride was
Valentine Nicolima Araya, a Russian citizen. In 1936, Earl brought his bride back to Scott
Field (now “Scott Air Force Base”) in St. Clair Co, Illinois.3775 The couple lived there a year
or two and then moved to Fort Custer, Michigan, where Earl was a Technical Sergeant.3776 It
was in Calhoun Co, Michigan, that they were divorced on 19 Apr 1941.3777 Earl moved back
to Marshall, where he lived with his mother in the 1940s.3760,3763 In 1950, after marrying Ruby
Lucille (Montgomery) Vaughn, an Edgar Co, Illinois, native, Earl’s fourth and last marriage,
he moved to Panacea, a small town in the Florida panhandle, where he and Ruby resided the
rest of their lives.2560,3778 Earl died 9 Jun 1986 at the Veterans Hospital in Lake City, Florida,
and Ruby, 10 Aug 1995 in Spring Creek, Florida.
But we need to get back to Carrie.

In 1936 The Clark County Democrat published a brief article: in the society announcements
for Walnut Prairie:3779
Mr. and Mrs. Art Lang of Chicago spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Mattis
and family. Mrs. Lang was formerly Miss Carrie Sweitzer of this vicinity.
Carrie had married again, wedding an “Art” (Arthur) Lang. On 5 Jun 1940, however, the
marriage was dissolved in Chicago, according to the Chicago Tribune with good reason:
Mrs. Carrie Lang complained yesterday that Arthur Lange drove her from their
home and forced her to sleep in their car in the garage. Meanwhile, she told
Judge Rudolph Desort, her husband took all her clothes off the hangers in the
closet and burned them in an alley. Mrs. Lang, who is 32 years old, had a
divorce when she returned to her home at 4318 Grand avenue, Western Springs.
She also had an order for Lang, a trucking contractor, to pay her $250 for the
burned clothes.
We are unable to identify Arthur with any certainty;
however, living in Chicago in 1930 was an Arthur Lang, a
widower with a ten-year old son.3780 Born 10 Aug 1895,
Arthur Mathew3781 Lang was eight years younger than
Carrie, and he was a trucker.3782 One troublesome problem
is that the 1940 census, with an official date a couple of
months prior to Carrie’s divorce, shows Arthur, still a truck
driver, as married, living with a wife Frieda.3783 Of course
many couples claim to be married when they are not.
Nevertheless, we have no proof of Arthur Lang’s identity.
In 1940, at the time of the divorce, Carrie was boarding
with a private family in the Cook Co town of Western
Springs, while working as a housekeeper on a WPA
project.3784 Carrie went back to using her birth name and
soon moved to Cicero, Illinois, where she lived out the rest
of her life. She is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest
Park, Illinois,3758 Carrie Sweitzer left no known descendants.
Carrie, at the time of her divorce.
Mary Anne Sweitzer (Chicago Tribune, 6 Jun 1940.)
Mary Anne was born 13 Oct 1865 in Clark Co,3785,3786 a date that fits all known records,
with one exception. The 1900 census gives Oct 1867 as her birth date.3787 But we all know that
people often knock years off their ages as they become older.
On 28 Dec 1887, Mary Anne married Ewing Francis3788 (or “Francis Ewing”) Hamilton in
Vigo Co.3786 A native of Clark Co, Ewing was born 12 Oct 1860 to a Wabash Twp farm couple,
Patrick and Christina (Downey) Hamilton3789,3790 and was farming in Vigo Co.3786,
Mary Anne and Ewing lived for a while in Prairie Creek Twp, Vigo Co,3791 but by 1894
were in Illinois, where their daughter Eva was born,3792 and by 1900 were farming in Darwin
Twp.3787 In 1910 the family was in York Twp,3793 and in 1915 they were back across the
Wabash, in Terre Haute.3794 During this time Ewing worked as a farmer, farmhand, or laborer.
While traveling around, Mary Anne bore

seven children. Born in Indiana were Hattie, John,
Elza, and probably Clarence.3795 Illinois-born
were Eva, Lawrence, and Mary.3787,3793 Then in
1918 Mary Anne, like 29 million other Americans,
contracted influenza virus. She developed
pneumonia, and on 9 Nov 1918 in Terre Haute
died, one of the 675,000 Americans who fell
victim to the deadly disease.3785 She was only 53.
Ewing went to live with his widowed daughter
Eva Malone, also in Terre Haute, while he worked
as a laborer in a gravel pit.3796 It was there that died
on 29 Jul 1922, of a cerebral hemorrhage, at the
relatively young age of 61.3789
Mary Anne and Ewing were laid to rest in
Walnut Prairie Cemetery in Clark County.3797,3788
1918 poster. (Library of Congress.)
Clarence Arthur Hamilton.
We know little about Clarence other than he was Mary Anne and Ewing’s first born and
died on 21 Jul 1889, probably as an infant.3795
Hattie Mae Hamilton

Hattie Mae Hamilton3798 was born 4 Jan 1890 in the tiny community of Hutton in Prairie
Creek Twp, Vigo Co,3799 though her death certificate, erroneously, claims West Union in Clark
Co as her birthplace.3800 She did, however, grow up in Clark Co, in the southeast townships of
Darwin and York.3787,3793
On 8 Jun 1910 in Vigo County, Hattie married
Claude R. Fenton, born 3 Nov 1887 to a Vigo Co farm
family, John Edward and Mary Olive (Francis)
Fenton.3801,3802,3803 Hattie and Claude lived the next
several years in Vigo Co, while Claude worked as a
farmhand and then a laborer at Terre Haute Paper
Company,3803,3804 and while Hattie bore two boys,
Walter Yancy (29 Oct 1911–12 May 1981)3805 and Fred
Max (3 Apr 1916–15 Jun 1979).3806 These would be
Hattie’s only known children.
Then duty called and Claude headed to Europe to
fight in WWI as a private in Company C, 363rd Infantry,
Division 91.3807 On 4 Nov 1918, just seven days before
an armistice ended the war, Claude was killed in action,
probably during the Ypres-Lys campaign in
Belgium.3808 The 91st Division was heavily involved in
Claude Fenton, c1918. (Find A Grave.) this campaign and many of those killed were buried in
the American Cemetery in Waeregem, Belgium, which is where Claude was first buried. Later,
in May 1921, his remains were relocated to Arlington National Cemetery.3807,3808
The record for Hattie’s next marriage, on 21 Feb 1919 to Edward Leonard3809 Matherly in
Vigo Co, shows something most interesting.3799 Hattie had divorced Claude, probably in 1917
or 1918, possibly while he was in the service. Had she waited a few months or so, a divorce
would have been unnecessary.
Edward had been born to Alvertis Lindley and Catherine (Strader) Matherly on 2 Sep 1887
in Terre Haute.3810,3811 He was married previously, on 3 Jul 1911 in Vigo County, to Nina
Johnson,3812 by whom he had two children, Ivan and Edward D. Matherly.3813,3814 The marriage
had ended in divorce in 1918.3799
In 1920 Edward and Hattie were living in Terre Haute, where Edward worked as a teamster,
and in 1930, in Honey Creek Twp, Vigo Co, where Edward farmed.3815,3816 Edwards’s second
marriage, to Hattie, lasted longer than his first but was nevertheless dissolved, in 1932.3817 He
went on to marry twice more, both times in Vigo Co, both ending in divorce—on 30 Nov 1932
to Dorothy Scarbrough, ending in 1935, and on 11 Oct 1938 to a much younger Lorraine
(Whitehead) Huddleston, ending 5 Feb 1952.3817,3818,3819 Edward passed away in Terre Haute
on 11 May 1967 and was buried in Durham Cemetery at Terre Haute’s southeast edge.3809
After the divorce, Hattie moved to Colorado
Springs, Colorado, where she was living in
1932.3820 Living at the same address was Clarence
Earl Brooks, who was also from Vigo Co.3821
Born 23 Oct 1911 to Zacharia and Goldie M.
(Dixon) Brooks in Vigo Co, and 21 years younger
than Hattie, Clarence had lived in Honey Creek
Twp with his parents when Hattie was living there
with Edward Matherly.3822,3823 Hattie and
Clarence had apparently traveled together to
Colorado, and that may have been what led to
Hattie’s divorce. The two were finally married on
6 Jan 1936 in Denver, Colorado, and lived for a
while in Colorado Springs.3824,3825 But by 1940
Clarence Earl Brooks, c1943. (Courtesy of Clarence was back in Vigo Co living with his
Mike Ford.)
father, Zachariah, in Sugar Creek Twp and
working as service station attendant.3826 And
Hattie, declaring herself a widow, was living
with her son Fred Max in Colorado Springs.3827
Hattie and Fred Max ended up in Dennison,
Texas, where on 25 Jun 1953 Hattie died.3828,3800
She was interred in Cedarlawn Memorial Park
in nearby Sherman, Texas.3829 Clarence Brooks
joined the U.S. army in 1942, served in WWII
making staff sergeant, and lived for a while in
Honolulu, Hawaii.3830,3831 It was there that he
may have met his future wife, Hawaii-born
Alicia Elizabeth Santana.3832 Clarence Earl died
in San Francisco, California on 5 Apr 1984 and
was laid to rest with Alicia in Cypress Lawn Zacharia and Goldie Brooks with children Herman,
Thelma, and Clarence Earl at far right, c1919.
Memorial Park, Colma, California.3833,3834 (Courtesy of David Krueger.)
John Wesley Hamilton

John Wesley was born in Vigo Co (not Walnut Prairie, Illinois, as claimed in his
obituary)3835 27 Feb 1891.3836 The 1900 federal census gives a birth date of Dec 1891, but no
other source indicates this date.3787 John grew up in Darwin and York townships in Clark
Co3787,3793 and on 21 Aug 1915 he was married in Terre Haute.3835,3837 His bride was Ethel
Blanche Linton,3835 born 9 Mar 1900 in Sullivan Co, Indiana,3838 to Charles M. and Mary
Jane3839 (Wadell) Linton.3840 The birthdate of 9 Mar 1891 on Ethel’s marriage license was
likely an attempt to disguise the fact that she was age 15 when she married.
When first married, John was a laborer, working for Summit Sand and Gravel Company,
headquartered in Terre Haute.3836 In 1920, after the family had moved to Montezuma in Parke
Co, Indiana, John continued working for a gravel company, possibly still Summit.3841
Then in 1927 John, Ethel, and their three Indiana-born kids moved to Colorado Springs,3838
where John worked cutting concrete and then as a custodian for Colorado College, and where
three more children, the last of six, were born.3842,3843 The family made its final move in 1960,
to Grand Junction, Colorado,3838 where John passed away 15 Jul 1963 and Ethel, 11 Jul
1969.3835,3838 The couple are buried in Grand Junction’s, Memorial Gardens cemetery.3844,3845
John and Ethel’s six children were Julia Mae (15 Apr 1916–2 Jun 1988),3846 Charles
Francis (15 Oct 1917–1 Dec 1967),3847,3848 Esther Irene (22 Mar 1922–10 Apr 2003),3849 Mary
Elizabeth (8 Aug 1930–20 Mar 2012),3840,3850 and twins Lois Elaine (28 Nov 1934–26 Jan
2004)3851 and Linda Eileen (28 Nov 1934–10 Sep 1989).3840,3852
Elza Elmer Hamilton

Elza Elmer was born 12 Dec 1892 in Indiana.3795 A date of February 1894 in the 1900
census is almost certainly incorrect since Elza had a sister born in November of that year.3787
He died at age 14 on 12 Apr 1907 in Darwin Twp.3853 The cause of his early death is unknown,
as is the location of his grave. His obituary was filled with sentimentality and little else.3795
Eva Belle Hamilton

Born 24 Nov 1894,3854 a date that agrees with ages in four federal censuses,3787,3793,3796,3855
Eva Belle may have knocked a year off her age with friends and family. Both her death
certificate and her cemetery marker give a birthdate of 24 Nov 1895.3792,3856 The totally wrong
date of 4 Nov 1884 on the record of her second marriage is likely due to clerical error.3857
Three records made while she was living show her birthplace as Vermilion Co, Illinois, 3854
specifically, in birth records for two children, the town of Ridge Farm.3858,3859 But three other
contemporary birth records show Eva’s Illinois birthplace to be Mattoon in Coles Co,3860
Metcalf in Edgar Co,3861 and Clark Co.3862 In addition to “Eva Belle,” her name has been given
as “Eva Bell,”3795 Evabelle,”3792 Evie,3859 and even “Effie,”3863 the last two probably used by
close friends.
Eva led a short and somewhat disturbed life, as did both her husbands. On 21 Sep 1912 in
Vigo Co, she wedded Otto Lawrence Malone,3854 born 19 Oct 1888 in Marshall, according to
records prepared in Otto’s presence3864,3854 or in Vigo Co, according to his less reliable death
certificate.3865 His folks were Thomas Nelson3866 and Christina (Coordes) Malone,3854 who
lived in Vigo Co near the boundary between Prairieton and Prairie Creek townships.3867,3868
They were said to live across the Wabash and two miles upstream from Darwin.3869 Before he
married, Otto had served three years, 17 Nov 1908–16 Nov 1911, in the U.S. Army Coast
Artillery, making sergeant.3870 At the time of his marriage Otto listed his occupation as simply
labor, but by 1917 he was working as a locomotive engineer at Summit Sand and Gravel, a
Terre Haute company where his brother-in-law John Wesley Hamilton was also
employed.3864,3836
But then Otto contracted influenza and developed
pneumonia. On 2 Dec 1918, in St. Anthony’s Hospital,
Terre Haute, he died from the effects of the so-called
“Spanish Flu.”3865 He was only 30 years old. Eva had lost
her mother to the same disease just three weeks earlier.3785
In 1920 Eva was the head of a Terre Haute household
with her three children (one posthumous), who had lost
their father:3796 Living with them was Eva’s father, Ewing,
who had lost his wife about the same time, and Eva’s still-
unmarried sister Mary Alice.
Eva’s second marriage was to Lyman Walter3871
Matherly Sr in Vigo Co, on 20 Nov 1920.3857 Lyman’s
brother, Edward, had married Eva’s sister, Hattie.3799
Brothers had married sisters.
Lyman had two children, Rose May3872 and Albert
Lindley,3873 from an earlier marriage, to Margaret Wood on
30 Sep 1910 in Vigo Co.3874 In 1918 the marriage had
ended by divorce in Terre Haute.3857
Lyman had served in the U.S. Army in France, as a
private in the 105th Ammunition Train, a detachment from
Otto Lawrence Malone in uniform,
c1909. (Jennifer Kent, MyHeritage.)
Camp Taylor, Louisville. Kentucky.3875 He may well have
been in the Army at the time of his 1918 divorce.
Camp Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky, c1917. (Library of Congress.)

While living in Terre Haute, where Lyman worked as a trucker and as a gardener,
apparently hauling his own produce, he and Eva had three children.3876,3877,3855 But the marriage
was shaky and Eva filed for divorce in November 1929.3878 Whether a divorce was granted is
unknown, but the marriage would have soon ended anyway. At the age of 37, on 9 Mar 1932
in Prairieton Twp, Vigo Co, Eva died from acute uremia due to nephritis.3792 She was buried
in Terre Haute’s Grandview Cemetery.3856 Her marker is inscribed “ONE IN A MILLION.”
Lyman was married one more time, on 1 Jul 1936 in Vigo Co, to Glyde (Lake) Miller.3879
The marriage was exceedingly short. On 28 Dec (or possibly 29 Dec) 1936, in a Terre Haute
rooming house, where he was living by himself, Lyman placed a loop of belt around his neck,
and hung himself from a bed post.3880,3881 At the age of 48 he was buried in Grandview
Cemetery, where Eva had been laid to rest.3871 Glyde went back to using the name “Miller,”
from her previous marriage.3882
Eva Belle had three children from her first marriage—Valara Pauline Malone (17 Nov
1915–10 Mar 2000),3883 Theodore Francis Malone (7 Feb 1917–29 Sep 1979),3858,3884 and
Evelyn (also, Evelin) Latrell Malone (17 Mar 1919–26 Jan 2008)3860,3885—and three more from
her second—Mary Katherine (also, Catherine) Matherly (13 Mar 1921–8 Jul 2017),3861,3886
Lyman Walter Matherly Jr. (12 Mar 1923–10 Mar 2004),3887 and Betty Lou Matherly (16 Jun
1926–24 Jul 2007).3888
Lawrence Edward Hamilton

Lawrence Edward led a simple life. He was born 27 Dec
1899 in Clark Co (possibly, in West Union),3889,3890 married Julia
Ann Morris in Terre Haute on 21 Jun 1918,3891,3892 lived nearly
all of his married life in Vigo Co working for the Public Service
Company (after a stint as a truck driver)3893 and raising three
daughters,3894,3895 and died in Terre Haute 13 Mar 1970.3896
The girl he married, Julia Ann, was born 6 Nov 1901 in
Riley, Indiana, to Sampson M.3897 and Ida Belle (Baker)
Morris.3898,3890 Like her coal-miner father Sampson, who went
by variable names (see below), Julia had a alternating first name.
She became “Judy” in her later years,3899 when she owned and
operated several restaurants in and around Terre Haute.3900
Julia died in Terre Haute on 6 Dec 1983 and was interred
next to her husband in Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre
Haute.3898,3901 The couple left three girls: Marian Joy (6 May Lawrence and Julia (Morris)
1920–29 Dec 2002),3902 Anthis Marie (21 Sep 1923–20 Jan Hamilton, c1941. (Courtesy of
Billie (Morris) Barushak.)
2011),3903 and Mary Frances (4 Feb 1928–9 Aug 2013).3891,3904
Mary Alice Hamilton

The youngest of the family, Mary Alice, was born in Clark County on 29 Oct 1906 and
married in Vermillion Co, Indiana, on 7 May 1923 at age 16.3905,3906 Mary Alice was living in
Hillsdale, Vermillion Co, at the time, but she and her new husband would live the rest of their
lives in Terre Haute.
The bridegroom was Walter Morris, brother of Julia Ann Morris, who had married Mary
Alice’s brother Lawrence Hamilton.3907 Siblings had married siblings. Born 18 Oct 1903 in
Riley Twp, Vigo Co,3908 Walter was one of Sampson and Ida Belle’s 12 known
children.3909,3907,3910,3911 (The birth date of 18 Oct 1901 on Walter’s marriage record is
unreliable and does not fit with other data).3906 In his younger and older days, Walter’s dad
was known as “Sampson” or “Samson,”3899,3912 but in his middle years he used the names
“Sanford,”3909 “Sandford,”3913 and “Santford.”3911 That Sampson and his wife were illiterate
may provide an explanation.3910
Married and living in Terre Haute, Walter

worked as a mule driver (probably in a coal
mine),3914 a miner,3915 and a laborer in street
construction, the latter assigned as public work
when he was unemployed.3916 By 1942 he was
working for the Terre Haute Paper Company.3908
His last job was driving a truck carrying dry
goods.3917
Walter passed away 20 May 1959 in
Indianapolis, Indiana.3918 Aged 55, he had died in
the Methodist Hospital from the effects of a
stroke.3917
Mary Alice lived another two decades and then
some in Terre Haute, dying there in Union
Hospital on 19 Mar 1981.3905 She was laid to rest
Terre Haute Paper Company, 1944. (Martin in Oak Hill Cemetery in Riley, Vigo Co, sharing a
Collection, Indiana Historical Society.)
marker with Walter.3919
Mary Alice and Walter raised three children, all born in Terre Haute: Leotta Trevelle (7
Sep 1925–28 Nov 1982),3920,3921 Helen Mae (13 Apr 1928–19 Aug 1979),3922 and Richard Lee
Morris (3 Aug 1929–4 Nov 1989).3915,3923
Edward Clinton Sweitzer Sr.

What a scrambled, clouded, mysterious family Edward Clinton founded. We don’t know
the full names, the finales, or marriage details for most of his children, at least four of whom
adopted the name “Switzer,” at least part of the time. A major problem is that some of his
children do not appear in the 1930 or 1940 federal censuses. But perhaps the biggest problem
is that with the possible exception of his only daughter, Alice, none of Edward’s children had
descendants to provide family information.
Born Edward Clinton Sweitzer on 30 Jan 1867 in Clark Co,3924,3925 Edward married Mary
Catharine (“Kate”)3926 Hartzler there on 25 Dec 1890, Christmas Day.3927 Census and other
records indicate that the birth date of 30 Jan 1866 reported in a transcribed death record is
almost certainly incorrect.3925
For a while Ed and Kate lived in
Darwin, where Edward had grown up,
and there they farmed and started a
family.3928 But then, for some unknown
reason, the family moved to the tiny
community of Hudson, Stafford Co,
Kansas, where they were living in
1910.3929 There, Ed ran a restaurant and
Mary Catharine was the restaurant cook,
a career she would follow the rest of her
life. None of the family would ever go
back to farming. And in Kansas, the sixth Hudson, Kansas, 1909. (Special Collections, Wichita
and final child, Robert, was born. State University Libraries.)
By 1920 Edward, Mary Catharine, and

their family, minus Robert, had moved back to
Illinois, settling in Danville, Vermilion Co,
which would become the family’s home town.
But things had not gone well. In 1920 Edward
and Mary were living separately, Mary was
continuing to work as a restaurant cook while
maintaining a home for four of the Sweitzer
children,3930 while Edward, reported to be
divorced, was boarding on a farm just outside
town and working as a railway track
walker.3931 (A walker looked for wear, loose
spikes, and other evidence of rail deterioration,
a sometimes dangerous job.)3932
Edward was still working as a track walker
and again said to be divorced when he died in
Danville on 22 Dec 1921.3925 He was buried on
Christmas day, in Walnut Prairie Cemetery,
Clark Co.3933 The “e” in his surname was Track Walker, statue by Shiela Cavalluzzi,
interred with him, for within a few years his 2011, Burbank, California. (Pinterest.)
surviving children and ex-wife began using
“Switzer” as their last name.
Mary Catharine continued
working as a Danville cook,
primarily at the Big Four Café,
adjacent to the Big Four Hotel on
Vermilion Street,3934,3935 with a
short stint at the John R.
Thompson Restaurant.3936
On 17 Dec 1934 Mary passed
away in Danville, and was laid to
rest in Walnut Prairie Cemetery,
under the name “Sweitzer,”
sharing a marker with her ex.3937
She and Edward had six known
children—Ernest, Alice, Walter,
Vermilion St., c1935. Mary Catharine worked on this Edward, William, and Robert—at
Danville street at the Big Four Café. (Ancestry.com.)
least two of whom preceded Mary
in death.3929
Ernest C. Sweitzer
Born 10 Dec 1893 in Marshall,3938 Ernest C. spent his childhood in Darwin,3928 and moved
with his family to Hudson, Kansas.3929 On 17 May 1918, after settling in Danville,3939 Ernest
enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving as a cook in France during WWI. He was discharge 10 Jul
1919 at Camp Grant, near Rockford, Illinois.3940
Camp Grant, near Rockford, Illinois, c1917. (Library of Congress.)

On 12 Aug 1919, within weeks after returning home from Camp Grant, Ernest married
Annie E. Collins, in Fountain Co, Indiana, just a few miles from Danville.3941 Annie had been
born Anna Ethel Henry3942 on 11 Sep 1893 in Iowa to James Thomas3943 and Louana (Hughes)
Henry.3944 The name “Collins was from a previous marriage.
Anna’s early life is difficult to trace. Born 15 Mar 1852 in Crab Orchard, Lincoln Co,
Kentucky,3943 Anna’s father, James, married twice. On 18 Jul 1870 in Decatur Co, Indiana, he
married Martha Angeline3945 Crouch.3946 Martha died 25 Nov 1883 in Thorntown, Indiana,3947
leaving James Henry with three young sons—James Matthew,3945 Walter C.3948,3949 and
Albert.3950 James then married Louinie Hughes in Boone Co, Indiana, on 14 Jan 1884.3951
James’s bride appears with a multitude of names, “Louinie” in her marriage record,
“Louana,”3944 “Louanna,”3952 “Luaanna,”3953 “Lusanna,”3943 “Susanna.”3954 The name
“Louana” was arbitrarily selected for this book. Our major problem with Louana is that we
know nothing of her birth, death, or parents, for not too long after her marriage she disappears.
The 1900 census shows James Thomas, listed as married, living in the tiny village of Orient,
Iowa, with his widowed mother Martha (Sturger), two of the children from his first marriage
(Walter had married and was living elsewhere),3955 and the four children from his second
marriage—Estella, William A.,3954 Bessie P.,3956 and Anna Ethel, the youngest.3950 There was
no sign of Louana, nor would there be.
The family had apparently moved from Indiana to Iowa between the birth of William on
19 Aug 1887 in Boone Co, Iowa,3957,3954 and that of Anna on 11 Sep 1893 in Iowa.3944 By 1910,
Anna’s sister Bessie had married and had moved to Danville, Illinois, where her father and
sister, Anna, would eventually live.3958
In Fountain Co, Indiana, on 2 Mar 1916, while living in Danville, Anna married Edward
Carl3959 Collins.3944 It was apparently Anna’s second marriage. Her first had apparently been
to a “Siers” since that is the name on the marriage record. Based on the limited number of men
in the area with that name and their ages, it is not unlikely that groom had been James Lewis
Siers, a Danville resident.3960
Anna’s marriage with Edward Collins was short. Only a little over three years passed
before she was married again, this time to Ernest Sweitzer. That marriage was also short, but
rather than by divorce, it ended with Ernest’s death. He died in Danville on 29 Mar 1925.3938
He was only 31. During his short married life in Danville, Edward had worked as a laborer,3961
an American Railway Express Company employee,3962 and an insurance solicitor.3938
Ernest was laid to rest in Walnut Prairie (“Brick”) Cemetery in Clark Co, Illinois, where
his father had been buried and where his mother would be.3940 Anna went on to marry twice
more, to Frank Thomas Veach in Champaign, Illinois, in 1926, and to Renus Harry Shell in
Covington, Fountain Co, Indiana, on 28 Jul 1927.3942,3963 She, like her mother, then disappears.
Ernest had no known descendants.
Alice G. Switzer
Alice, like most of her siblings, proved difficult to track. She was born Alice G. Sweitzer
in July 1898 in Illinois, presumably Clark Co.3928 She would eventually adopt the name
“Switzer,” as did some of her siblings who lived long enough to make the change. In the 1924–
1925 Danville, Illinois, city directory, around the time she and her siblings were making the
name change, Alice is listed under both names.3964 In Danville, she worked as a waitress at the
Big Four Cafe and at the John R. Thompson Restaurant, both places where her mother
worked.3965,3935 Part of the time she lived with her widowed mother.3964
The 1929 and 1931 Danville city directories list Alice, living without a spouse, as “Mrs.”
Alice Switzer, with one minor child in the household.3965,3935 (She is not found in the 1930
census.) It appears likely that Alice had a child sometime between 1924-1925, when no child
is numbered in the directory,3964 and 1929, and that she started using the title “Mrs.” when the
relationship or marriage broke up.
Alice cannot be found with any certainty after 1931. On his 1942 Los Angeles WWII draft
record Edward Switzer, Alice’s brother, listed as a contact an Alice Jones in Chicago.3966 Her
handwritten address was “4909 N Brody [unclear] Apt. 5.” The uncertain street name might
be an abbreviation for Broadway. Could this be Edward’s sister Alice under a married name?
Possibly, but extensive research has thus far failed to confirm this.
Walter Everett Switzer

Born in Marshall, Illinois, Walter Everett was born 1 May 1900 according to his WWI draft
registration record or 1 May 1901 according to his less-reliable death record.3967,3968 The latter
is less reliable because Walter was obviously not present when the record was made. We will
use the “Switzer,” because Walter signed his name with that spelling in at least one instance;3967
however, records switch back and forth between the two spellings.
In Danville, Illinois, while living with his mother, Walter Everett primarily worked as a
“chauffeur,” the term used for a hired driver of any type at the time,3936,3969 but was also a
salesman for Blue Banner Dairy for a time.3934
No record shows that Walter ever married, with one exception. The 1924/1925 Danville
city directory shows Walter with a wife, “Gladys.”3970 Gladys never appears again.
Walter died young, aged 37, on 29 Mar 1938 in Danville, and was interred in Sunset
Memorial Park in that city.3968 He left no known descendants.
Edward Clinton Switzer Jr.

Named after his dad, Edward Clinton Jr. was born 13 Oct 1903 in Marshall.3966 He usually
went by the name “Switzer,” and this is the name used in his only known signature, on his
1942 WWII draft registration card.3966 Like his sister, Alice, however, he is listed under both
“Switzer” and “Sweitzer” in the 1924/1925 Danville city directory.3971 In that city, while living
with his mother, he worked at an assortment of jobs—Garage mechanic’s helper,3930 salesman

for Illiana Dairy,3934 driver.3935
On 13 May 1927 in Fountain Co, Indiana, Edward married Dorothy Doris Springer.3924
Doris was born 25 Jun in the hamlet of Sigel, population around 300, in Shelby Co, Illinois,
but the year is uncertain.3924 As she grew older years came off her age. When she married, the
birth year was 1908.3972 Her social security record reports 1909. Her cemetery marker reports
1910.3973 Census records indicate that 25 Jun 1909 is most likely.
Dorothy was one of nine children of Edward John3974 and Alma Laura3975 (Henshaw)
Springer.3976 Edward, a laborer and farmhand, and Alma started family life in Sigel,3977 then
moved to another tiny town, Tolono, Champaign Co, Illinois, and were there in 1920.3978 The
next move was to Danville, where the family was living in 1924,3974 where their ninth and last
child, Jack, was born in 1925,3979 and where Dorothy and Edward Switzer apparently met.
The marriage was very short. By 1930 Dorothy, working as a waitress at the Wolford
Hotel,3934 was rooming in Danville without Edward.3980 And on 28 Jun 1930 of that year she
married Lee Anderson, in Clark Co, Indiana.3976
For several years Dorothy and
Lee lived in Danville,3981 but by
1942 the two were no longer living
together.3982 Between 1953, when
she was still living alone and still
working as a waitress in
Danville,3983 and 1955, when she
was living in Springfield, Illinois,
with Joseph William Meitzler Jr.,
Dorothy had married a third
time.3984,3985
Dorothy died in January 1975
and was laid to rest in Maplewood
Cemetery, Rantoul, Illinois.3972,3973
And what of Edward? In 1931
he was living with his mother and
brother Walter, working as a
driver.3935 He next appears in the
Edward and Alma Springer family, c1940, Dorothy is 3rd 1940 federal census, unemployed
from right in back row. (Courtesy of Carolyn Smith.)
and living by himself in Los
Angeles, California,3986 and then in the 1942 WWII draft registration, again in Los Angeles
and unemployed.3966 At the time he was living at 766 San Julian St., less than a block away
from the “Skid Row” area of the city. Doesn’t sound good.
Edward cannot be positively identified in any record after 1941; however, on 29 May 1945,
an Edward Switzer died in the county of San Bernardino, which is in the Greater Los Angeles
area.3987 The birthplace given, Illinois, matches that of our Edward; however the reported date
of birth, 1 Jan 1904, though close, is not correct. On the other hand, that the date is New Year’s
day may indicate an approximation by someone who did not know the deceased. That no other
records or burial information are found for the Edward Switzer who died in 1945 is what one
might expect for someone who was down and out.
Edward Clinton Switzer had no known descendants.
William Fred Switzer

Born “William Fred” (or possibly “William Frederick”) Sweitzer3929 on 4 May 1906 in
Marshall, Illinois,3988 he went almost solely by “Fred Switzer.” Fred was married twice, or at
least cohabited twice, but we only know the first names of his companions and know nothing
of the marriages.
Fred is found in neither the 1930 nor 1940 federal census, but does appear in 11 Danville,
Illinois, city directories from 1924/1925 to 1945, including the 1930 and 1940 directories.3989
Only the 1924/1925 directory lists his name as “Sweitzer.”3970 In the others he is listed as “Fred
Switzer,” “Fred W. Switzer,” or “W. Fred Switzer.” In Danville Fred worked primarily as a
salesman and/or driver for dairy companies, Illiana and Bredehoft.
Starting in 1929, he appears with a spouse, Anna, but no minor children.3934 Then, in 1940
his WWII draft registration gives his contact as “Mrs. Anna Marie Switzer,” “Ex Wife.” Anna
appears living by herself in the 1943, 1944, and 1945 directories (with a name change to “Ann”
in the latter two)3990,3991,3992 and then disappears, never to be seen again. Fred is found in the
1945 directory with a new spouse, Emma, and a new job, awning worker.3992 Then Emma, like
Anna, disappears. William Fred, who served as a private in the U.S. Army 4 Dec 1942–27 May
1943, died 31 Jan 1954 and was buried in the Oak Ridge Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois.3993 He
had no known descendants.
Robert C. Sweitzer
Robert C, the youngest of the family, was born May 1909 in Illinois, probably Clark Co,
just before his family moved to Hudson, Kansas, where he was living in 1910.3929 Appearing
in no additional records, he presumably died as a child, possibly in Kansas.
Lyman E. Sweitzer
Born 28 Jul 1873 in Clark Co,3994,3995 Lyman, as a young man, lived there with his mother,
Elizabeth, first in York Twp and then in Marshall.3567,3643 Lyman may have led a questionable
life. In January 1898 a Clark Co court found him guilty of carrying concealed weapons in two
cases.3996 He was fined $25 in one case and $1 in the other, plus the costs of suit. He was also
charged with assault at the same court. The local newspaper stated that Lyman “returned home
Saturday, a wiser and we trust, a more obedient citizen.”3997
Lyman started life as a laborer,3567 but soon went into carpentry,3643 his life-long
occupation. In 1918, presumably after his mother died, Lyman was living in Battle Creek,
Michigan, working as a carpenter at Camp Custer.3994 It seems likely that he went there
specifically to find work at this WWI military training center, which was constructed in 1917.
Camp Custer Training Center, Calhoun Co, Michigan, 1918. (Library of Congress.)
Lyman’s next destination was Fort

Myers, Florida, where he was working as a
carpenter in 1920.3998 He then headed back
to Michigan, and it was there, in
Kalamazoo, on 15 Dec 1923, that Lyman
finally married, at age 49.3995 The bride was
a 35-year-old stenographer, Beulah Mab3999
Treadwell, daughter of William Edson4000
and Mary E. (Wolvin) Treadwell. 3995,4001
Raised in Calhoun Co, Michigan, Hilda (as
she was often called),4002 had lost her
Beulah with her father, William Edson Treadwell,
mother when she was only six years old.4003
c1918. (Courtesy of Maribeth Sanford.) The feeling that she had to be there for her
widowed father may have been the reason
that Beulah did not marry until she was 34, though William Edson had married again, wedding
Ellen (Sanders) Thomas on 16 Jun 1910 in Marshall, Michigan.4004 Ellen, the daughter of an
early Michigan settler,4005 had lost her first husband, Richard Thomas, on 2 Aug 1903 in
Yavapai Co, Arizona.4006
Beulah and Lyman’s marriage lasted just seven years. On 5 Feb 1930, charging extreme
cruelty and nonsupport, Beulah was granted a divorce with alimony in Calhoun Co.4007 She
continued living in Battle Creek with her and Lyman’s only child, LeRoy, working as a packer
in a food factory.4008 By 1940 she was no longer employed, but had an income, probably
alimony payments.4009
Lyman died 28 Dec 1944 in Catlin Twp, Vermilion Co, Illinois, at age 71 and was buried
there two days later.4010 Beulah lived considerably longer, passing away 15 Oct 1969, at 81, in
Battle Creek, where she had lived for 45 years.4011 She was laid to rest in Burlington Township
Cemetery, Calhoun Co, Michigan, where her father had been interred a half century
earlier.4012,4013
LeRoy Edward Sweitzer

LeRoy Edward was only four years old when his parents divorced in 1930.4007 He ended
up living in Battle Creek with his mother,4008,4009 moving out briefly after his first marriage4014
and moving back in after his second.4015 In Battle Creek, LeRoy worked with the Grand Trunk
Railroad4014 and later with as a driver for the post office.4015
LeRoy’s first marriage, to Christina Jennings on 13 Dec 1949 in Angola, Steuben Co,
Indiana,4016 ended in divorce after three years, on 25 Feb 1952.4017 Born Christina Jane Jones
on 22 Jan 1921,4018 Christina’s first marriage, on 21 Sep 1940 to Arthur Edward Jennings,4019
had resulted in a single known child, Janet K. Jennings.4020 Her second marriage, to LeRoy,
had also produced a single child, Thomas Lee Sweitzer.4021
Christina passed away on 14 Jun 1988 in Burlington, Michigan,4020 and was laid to rest in
the Beckley Cemetery, Battle Creek.4022
On 30 Aug 1952 in Jackson, Michigan, LeRoy married Virginia Marr.4023 Born “Virginia
Pearl Crandall” on 24 Nov 1925 in Webberville, Ingham Co, Michigan, to D. S. and Erma
Marie (Kelley) Crandall,4024,4025 Virginia had been married twice before. On 2 Oct 1945 in
North Adams, Michigan, she married Kenneth Eugene Clark4024 and on 5 Jul 1947 in Angola,
Indiana, she wedded William Albert Marr.4026,4027 Both marriages ended in Michigan divorces,
the first on 10 Apr 1945 in Hillsdale Co and the second on 14 May 1951 in Lenawee Co.4028,4029
Virginia’s first two marriages were childless as was her marriage with LeRoy Sweitzer.
LeRoy passed away 2 Mar 1989 in Cadillac, Michigan; Virginia Pearl, on 4 Aug 2011 in
Traverse City, Michigan.4030,4024 Virginia and LeRoy were laid to rest in Churches Corner
Cemetery, Wheatland, Michigan.4031
LeRoy and Virginia Sweitzer were laid to rest in Churches Corners Cemetery,
named in memory of pioneers J. A. Church and F. B. Church. (Find A Grave)
Allice Sweitzer
The big question is whether her name was really “Allice,” as it was spelled in the 1880
census for Darwin Twp, where she is found as a 1-year-old (born in Illinois in 1878 or 1879)
living with her mother and father, Elizabeth and George.3572 And the answer is “probably.”
The spelling “Allice” was not uncommon in the 1800s, but rapidly began fell out of favor
around 1900. In fact, in Clark Co federal censuses, 50 residents with the name “Allice” are
found in 1800, 34 in 1900, and only five in 1910, even though the population was increasing.
Since an Allice (or Alice) Sweitzer or Switzer with the appropriate credentials is found in
no other record it is likely that she died young. But it is remotely possible that Allice married
and has been “misplaced” due to a name change and our loss of the 1890 census. It should be
noted that the Alice Switzer who married Charles H. Welsh in Clark Co on 22 Aug 1896 was
not Allice, daughter of Elizabeth and George.4032 That Alice Switzer was actually Alice
Kildow, who had earlier married a John F. Switzer.4033
Henry’s Children Major Josiah Tapscott 278
Major Josiah Tapscott

A descendant has told your author “no one in the family knew anything about Josiah’s
family, not even his wife. Evidently he was estranged from the rest of his family.” Where his
first name originated is anybody’s guess, but Major’s middle name may have come from his
presumed grandfather, Josiah Bass. Major’s death certificate gives his date of birth as 23 Mar
1848, in agreement with the date of March 1848 given in the 1900 census.4034 Most other
census data, however, indicate a birth year of around 1845 or 1846. He may have knocked a
year or two off his age as he grew older.
Always called “Major” in his younger years, but
“Josiah” later on, he was born in Illinois, presumably in
Clark Co, where he was living with his parents in 1850.2
But Major and his progeny spent most of their lives in
Indiana, where he had moved by 1870, when he was
working as a farmhand in White River Twp, Johnson Co,
just south of Indianapolis, for John Presser, a rather well-
to-do farmer.4035 It was in that county that, on 6 Oct 1874,
Major “Tabscott” married Fanny Dinsmore.4036
Sarah Fanny Dinsmore was born 6 Aug 1858 in
Boone Co, Indiana,4037 to John and Jane (Holder)4038
Dinsmore, an Iowa and, then, Indiana farm family with at
least six children.4039,4040 Sarah and Major lived most or
all of their married life in Hendricks Co, Indiana, where
they raised three boys, Paul, George, and Allen, while
Major worked in assorted jobs—farmhand, laborer, Sarah (Dinsmore) Tapscott. (Courtesy of
LeAnna and Meredith McGuire.)
school janitor.4041,4042,4043,4044 Some claim that a fourth
child, a daughter Maude, was born and died the same day, on 19 Nov 1875, but no reliable
evidence has been provided. It is certainly possible, however, since the first documented child,
Paul, was born almost six years after Major and Sarah were married.
Major passed away 29 Feb 1916 at the Protestant Deaconess Hospital in Indianapolis.4034
Sarah died 8 Mar 1928 at the home of her son Allen in Indianapolis.4037 The couple were laid
to rest in the Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Lizton, Indiana, though no markers are found.
Paul V. Tapscott
Major and Sarah’s known first-born, Paul V., arrived 18 Sep 1880 in Hendricks Co,
Indiana.4045,4046 About July 1909, nearing age 29 (Major’s male descendants tended to marry
late), Paul wedded Pearl D. Johnson, daughter of a Lebanon, Indiana, brick mason.4047,4048 Pearl
was born to Willis D. and Emaline (Lee)4049 Johnson on 10 Jan 1879, presumably in
Lebanon.4050 Pearl may have lacked documentation of her birth since in 1942 she asked the
Morgan Co, Indiana, Circuit Court “to have the time and place of her birth determined.”4051
Paul and Pearl, a truly alliterative couple, started out married life in Montgomery Co,
Indiana, northeast of Indianapolis, living there in the town of Crawfordsville in the 1920s with
Paul’s widowed mother.4047,4045,4052,4053 By 1930 the couple was residing in the village of
Brooklyn, Indiana, just a 40-minute drive to downtown Indianapolis.4054 There, they lived out
their married lives.4055,4056
When he retired in 1949, Paul had

worked 47 years for Bell Telephone
Company, where Pearl had also worked
as an operator.4057 It may have been due
to Paul’s and Pearl’s jobs that two
Tapscott nephews, George William t
and Marion John, ended up working for
Indiana Bell.
Paul died suddenly, passing away at
his Brooklyn home 20 Jul 1950.4056
Widowed, Pearl moved to Lebanon,
Indiana, where she had spent her
Brooklyn, Indiana, 2016. (Chris Flook, Wikipedia.) childhood.4058 She died there on 14 Jan
1963, while living with a niece.4050 She and Paul were laid to rest in the Knights of Pythias
Cemetery, Lizton, Indiana.4059 The couple had no children.
George Wilber Tapscott

Born 25 Oct 1884 in Hendricks Co, Indiana, George Wilber Tapscott was a life-long
Indiana farmer.4060,4061 As a teenager he worked as a farmhand,4042 as did his father at the time,
and went on to operating rented farms in Hendricks,4061 Boone,4062 and Marion counties.4063
On the way he got married and raised four kids. And it was that marriage that makes George’s
story interesting, for the woman he married had a fascinating history.
On 6 Jul 1915 in Hendricks Co,, George W. Tapscott married Ellen J. Head.4064 But Ellen
was not a native of Hendricks Co or even of the United States. She had been born Ellen Jane
Booker, on 9 Mar 1885 in Chichester, England, to William M. and Augusta Emma (Peskett)4065
Booker.4066,4064,4067
On 21 Apr 1908, the SS Minnehaha steamed into New York, arriving from London,
England. First launched 31 Mar 1900, the Minnehaha would have an exciting history, ending
with its sinking on 7 Sep 1917 by a German U-boat off Ireland. On board in 1908, with Los
Angeles her ultimate destination, was Nellie Campbell.4068 Nellie, it turns out, was Ellen Jane
Booker. “Nellie” (“Nell” to friends and family) was the name Ellen would use most of the rest
of her life and “Campbell” was the name of the father of her unborn child.4069 Nellie had arrived
in the U.S. three months or so pregnant. She would later claim that she had been married to a
person of high standing in the Royal Navy, who had died at sea, where he was buried.4070 And
perhaps that’s true, although it does seem a little doubtful.
In Los Angeles, on 30 Oct 1908, Violet Campbell was born to Ellen “Jean” [sic] Booker
and Daugald Archibald Campbell.4069 Though the birth was recorded as legitimate, it had
occurred at Door of Hope, 3500 S. Main Street, a women’s shelter.
In 1909 Nellie was apparently taken ill and placed in a California hospital. It was there that
she met William T. Head, a well-to-do Boone Co, Indiana, farmer. As a result of that meeting,
it was said, “the spark of love was kindled which time fanned into a flame, resulting in their
marriage.”4071 The two were united in Danville, Illinois, on 5 Apr 1910.4071
Born 20 Jun 1852 in Bullitt Co, Kentucky,4072 William Thomas Head had outlived two
wives, the second dying 29 Aug 1909, around the time that he met Ellen (“Nellie”) Booker
Campbell.4073 William was 33 years older than Nellie, and had children by both previous
marriages.4074,4075
The “spark of love” between William and Nellie was soon extinguished. On 1 Sep 1910,
less than five months after the marriage, William filed for a divorce.4076 In an article titled
“Nellie was very Naughty” a local newspaper reported William’s claims:4070
. . .during his courtship Nellie represented that she was a pious, religious, and
virtuous woman, a church member of long standing and had sang in the choir
of one of the churches near her home; that she had previously been married to
a man of high standing in the English navy, but that he had died on a voyage
and been buried at sea; that as a result of her former marriage she had one
child, but he declares that all of said statements were false and made for the
purpose of deceiving him and inveigleing him into a marriage with her.
He says that he explained to her that he was a farmer and would give her a
good home; that he needed some one to look after his grand daughter, and that
she would be expected to do the work usually performed by farmers’ wives. At
her request, he brought her child to his home where it has since remained.
Soon after their marriage she began to complain and find fault with the
furniture and other things about the farm; circulated the report that she did not
love him; but married him for his money; called him a d-d old fool, and used
vile and indecent language in the presence of his grand daughter, and when he
remonstrated with her, she would tell him to “go to hell,” she would do as she
pleased.
He says that he explained to her hoods regarding him to his children, and
caused them to cease visiting him; that she would use vile, suggestive and
indecent language in the presence of strangers; that while professing to love
him, she was planning to leave him, and was planning to visit lawyers with a
view to compelling him to divide his property with her. That she averred she
had been with other men, and they had taken liberties with her. He declares
that he does not believe her child is the legitimate offspring of her former
marriage. He says there no children and no hope of a reconciliation.
Was there any truth to this? Possibly. In later years, one
family member was told by her mother that “children were
kept away from [Nellie] because of … Nell’s language.” But
most of the charges in the newspaper appear to be
unsubstantiated, accusations of an irate husband. Then, just
two weeks later, the suit for divorce was dismissed.4077 The
couple stayed married until William’s death, but how good
the marriage was is difficult to say. The couple did, however,
have a child, Thomas George Head, born posthumously 30
Mar 1914 in Union Twp, Hendricks Co.4078
William Thomas Head died 27 Feb 1914 and was laid to
rest in Riverside Cemetery, Attica, Fountain Co, Indiana,
with an elegant marker inscribed with the names and dates
for his first two wives.4079 And Nellie was free to marry
Nell (Ellen) and George Wilber. again, which she did, the following year, when she wedded
(Courtesy of LeAnna McGuire.) 30-year-old George W. Tapscott.4064
During the years that George traveled from county to county to rent and manage farms, he
and Nellie had four children, Esther, George, Marion, and Robert.4062,4063 Nellie’s first two
offspring, Violet and Thomas George were also part of the family.
George Tapscott died young, on 11 Jan 1936 in Indianapolis, of heart failure following
removal of a cancerous kidney.4080 Nellie continued living in Marion Co, in rural Indianapolis,
raising four children (the two girls were married by the time George died).4081,889 Then, on 18
Jul 1960, Ellen J. (“Nellie”) Tapscott was found dead on a bed in the rural Indianapolis home
of her daughter Violet with a plastic bag tied over head.4082,4083 She had committed suicide.
Ellen and George rest
side by side in the Knights
of Pythias Cemetery,
Lizton, Indiana.4084 His
cemetery marker is clearly
inscribed with an
obviously incorrect death
of 1938.4085 The year 1936
in his death certificate is
confirmed by a newspaper
George and Ellen (Booker) Tapscott markers. (Find A Grave.) death notice.4086
Violet Ruth Campbell

Violet was not a Tapscott by blood, but she was a
member of the George Tapscott family, listed as
George’s daughter, and given the last name “Tapscott”
in the 1930 census.4063 She never knew her real father,
and was only five years old when her first stepfather
died. So, as far as your author is concerned, she was a
Tapscott.
We already have the story of Violet’s birth, with
many of the details captured in her birth certificate.4069
The certificate gives no middle name, but several
documents report the initial “R” or the name “Ruth,” the
name she usually went by. A few records give the name
“Kathleen” or the initial “K.” This book uses the name
“Violet Ruth.”
Violet spent her early childhood in the William
Thomas Head household,4087 a questionable environment
considering the conflict between her mother and
stepfather. Then, in 1915, she became a member of the
George Tapscott family, which eventually included a Violet of
Ruth Campbell c1930. (Courtesy
LeAnna and Meredith McGuire.)
half-sister and four half-brothers.4062,4063
On 9 Nov 1931 Violet K. Campbell (there’s that “K”) and Lynn E. Perrin obtained a
marriage license in Paris, Illinois.4088 Born Lynn Edgar Perrin on 12 Feb 1927 in Underwood,
Clark Co, Indiana, Lynn grew up in a Scott Co, Indiana, farm family as the only boy.4089,4090
His father, George Alexander Perrin, died on 29 Feb 1920, when Lynn had just turned 13,
another victim of the dreaded “Spanish Flu” that had spiked again.4091
Lynn and his widowed mother, Carrie Etta (Smith) Perrin,4092 moved to Marion Co,
Indiana, and it was there that Lynn’s mother met and, on 27 Nov 1929, married LeRoy W.4093
Simmons, an Indianapolis building contractor.4094,4095 The marriage ended in divorce in
1947,4096 but Carrie continued living in Indianapolis until her death on 1 Nov 1957.4092
Lynn and Violet lived out their married lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. There, Lynn worked
for several years for the Indiana Paint & Color Company,4089 and then for the Naval Avionics
Center.4097 From 1952 to 1972 Violet worked as a pay clerk for the Army Finance and
Accounting Center.4098
Violet died 2 Sep 1983 in Indianapolis and was interred at the Lincoln Memory Gardens,
Whitestown, Indiana.4099 Lynn lived until age 90, passing away in McCordsville, Hancock Co,
Indiana, on 7 Sep 1997.4100 He was laid to rest alongside Violet.4101 Violet and Lynn left two
children, Phyllis Ann and Donald Lynn.4102,4103
Thomas George Head

Like his half-sister Ruth, Thomas George, became part of the George Tapscott family, a
Tapscott in all but blood and name (and even by name in the 1930 census).4063
He was named “Thomas George Head” at his birth, but you might not know that from his
birth certificates, that’s right, ‘certificates,” plural. A Hendricks Co, Indiana, certificate No.
19084 gives his name as “George Thomas Head.” Then an attempt was made to correct the
error by drawing an arrow showing that ‘Thomas” was meant to be the first name. But this was
unacceptable to someone in the record office, so a new certificate was issued, No. 19085. But
the second record switched father and son, giving the son’s name as “William Thomas Head”
and the father as “George Thomas Head.” Both were archived and thus many family historians
have Thomas’s name wrong, particularly those depending on transcriptions by others.
Birth certificates 19084 and 19085, neither of which is correct though the first is closer. (Ancestry.com.)
Thomas never knew his biological father William Head. He only know the father he grew
up with, George Tapscott, to whom his mother was wed when Thomas was just a year old. He
spent his childhood in Boone Co and his teen years in Marion Co, and it was there where he
met and, on 19 Nov 1938, wed Helen Bailey.4104 And now it behooves us to look at Helen’s
tangled origins, out of fascination if nothing else.
Helen L. Bailey (some say “L” stands for “Louise”) was born in Illinois, probably
Vermilion Co, 14 Jun 1914 to “Claude” Bailey and Hazel Gillis,4105 Actually, Helen’s father
was “Claud,” not “Claude,” though most records show the latter. He signed his name “Claud
Levi Bailey.”4106 Claud and Hazel grew up in Vermilion Co, Illinois, where Claud’s father,
Edward J., farmed, and Hazel’s father, John W., ran a saloon4107,4108 Claud and Hazel were
living together, presumably married, in Danville, Vermilion Co, in 1910.4109 Then Claud
almost, though not quite, disappears. Some say that the 27-year-old Claude Bailey, who
appears as a prisoner in the 1910 census for the Illinois State Penitentiary in Joliet, is Claud
Levi, but verifying records have yet to be found.4110
The marriage failed, and Claud was married again, to Annie Lebanson (could that be
Levinson?) on 26 Sep 1918 in Chicago.4111 After living for a while with her parents in
Vermilion Co, Illinois,4112 Hazel married John E. Kuhns on 24 Sep 1921 in Marion Co,
Indiana.4113 John E. Kuhns was actually Elmer John Coons, who usually went by just “Elmer
J.”4114 Elmer and Hazel lived out their married lives with Hazel’s daughter Helen in Marion
Co, where Elmer worked a multitude of jobs—timekeeper, farmhand, laborer, service station
attendant.4114,4115,4116,4117 In Mar 1937 Hazel sued for divorce.4118 The following year her
daughter, Helen, and Thomas Head were wed.
At first, Helen and Thomas lived in rural Indianapolis with Thomas’s mother, Nellie,4081
While living there, Helen was a factory worker for Real Silk Company, which manufactured
hosiery, lingerie, and underwear, and there Thomas got his start with Indiana Bell, a company
with which he would spend 40 years (with time off for WWII military service).4119
Helen died rather young, on 17 Feb 1973 in Indianapolis at age 58.4105 Laid to rest in
Lincoln Memory Gardens, Whitestown, Indiana,4120 she left four children, two boys and two
girls—Charles Thomas, Ray Allen, Lillian Jane, and Mary Ann.4121
The following year, on 27 Jul 1974 in Marion Co, Thomas married Thelma Nester.4122
Born Thelma Louise Galm in Indianapolis on 11 Sep 1915,4123 Thelma was the widow of
Robert Joseph Nester4124 and brought five daughters to the marriage.4125 Thomas’s second
marriage was short, less than five years, ending with his death, 22 Apr 1979 in Indianapolis.4119
He was laid alongside Helen in Lincoln Memory Gardens.4126 Thelma Louise died 20 Sep 1996
and was interred alongside her first husband, Robert, in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Fishers,
Indiana.4127
Esther Geraldine Tapscott

She was named “Esther Geraldine” when she was born to George and Ellen on 20 Oct 1915
in Middle Twp, Hendricks Co, Indiana, but she always went by “Geraldine” or “Geraldine
E.”4128 On 25 Jun 1935 in Marion Co, Indiana, Geraldine married Silas Starkey, a Boone Co,
Indiana, dairy farmer.4129,4130 Born “Silas Curtis Starkey” on 27 Sep 1913 in Pike Twp, Marion
Co,4131 Silas was one of five children of William J. and Edessie (Watts) Starkey.4132,4133
Geraldine and Silas lived all their married life farming in Boone Co, where they raised
three children—Betty Lou,4134 Barbara Jane, and Marvin Eugene.4135,4136,4137 But things must
not have gone well. On 18 Sep 1969 Geraldine was found in an automobile in her home garage
in rural Lebanon, Indiana, with a hose running from the exhaust to a window. She was
immediately taken to the Winona Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis, where she died a few
days later, on 24 Sep, of pneumonia attributed to inhalation of carbon monoxide. Her death,
like that of her mother, was judged to be a suicide.4138
On 6 Jun 1970, in Tippecanoe Co, Indiana, Silas married again.4139 His bride was Ruth
Elizabeth (Cunningham) Peabody, the widow of Ellsworth Lee Peabody.4137 Ellsworth, a
farmer, had been killed 26 Aug 1963 when his tractor was struck by a truck.4140 Ruth’s second
husband, Silas, would also die in a tractor accident. On 12 Oct 1971 at his rural Lebanon farm
Silas had allowed his six-year-old grandson, Mark, to drive a small garden tractor while Silas
followed with his large farm tractor.4141 Believing that his grandson was having difficulties at
a railroad crossing, Silas jumped from his tractor before it had come to a full stop and was run
over. He was taken to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis and died there.4130
Silas and Geraldine were buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, in Lebanon, Indiana.4142,4143 Ruth
Elizabeth (Cunningham) Peabody Starkey passed away 18 Mar 2007 in Lafayette, Indiana, and
was also interred in Oak Hill Cemetery, where her first husband had been laid to rest over four
decades earlier.4137,4140
George William Tapscott

George William was born to George and Ellen 13 Jan 1921 in the Boone Co, Indiana, town
of Lebanon.4144 By 1942 he was working for Indiana Bell Telephone Company, where two of
his brothers, Thomas and Marion, would also work.4144 And like his brother Thomas, George’s
Bell Telephone career would be interrupted by military service.
Three of Nellie Tapscott’s served in WWII, the subject of an article in the Indianapolis
Star newspaper:4145
Hoosiers Stationed on Many Fronts in War
These three sons of Mrs. Nellie Tapscott are
scattered from California to Virginia to Texas,
but all look to the Indianapolis areas as home.
Sergt. Thomas G. Head (left). Husband of Mrs.
Helen Head of New Augusta, is stationed at
Camp Pinedale, Fresno, Cal, Sergt. George W.
Tapscott (middle) is at Military Reservation,
Virginia. Both of the brothers were former
employees of the Indiana Bell Company.
Private First Class Robert L. Tapscott is at
Camp Hood, Texas. He formerly worked for the
Allison Division General Motors Corporation.
George was back at work at Bell by February 1946,4146
and wasting no time, like many returning veterans, he soon
married, on 7 Jun 1946.4147 The bride was Virginia Lee
Craig, born on 21 Aug 1923 in Cayuga, Indiana, to Orville
S. and Doyne G. (Fultz) Craig.4148 The marriage was held in
Bethel Methodist Church, Indianapolis, with George’s
younger brothers, Marion and Robert, ushering.4149
Lafayette, Indiana, just an hour away was the honeymoon
destination.
George and Virginia spent most of their married lives in
Speedway, an Indianapolis suburb and home of the
Indianapolis 500.889 There, the couple raised two kids, George William Tapscott. (Find
A Grave.)
Nancy Louise and Max Allen,4150,4151 while George continued at Bell and Virginia became a
marketing recording assistant for Eli Lilly and Company, a career that lasted for 21 years.4152
After their children had grown, the couple moved to Plainfield, Hendricks Co, Indiana, and
there they would live out their lives.4153
Virginia died at age 65, on 6 Oct 1988 at the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, and was
interred at Lincoln Memory Gardens in Whitestown, Indiana.4154 George lived nearly three
decades longer, dying 9 Sep 2016, aged 95.4155
Marion John Tapscott

Marion John was born 21 Jan 1922 in Lebanon, Indiana, spending his childhood in the Jazz
Age, but his teen years in the Great Depression.4156 Unlike his brothers, George missed military
service, possibly because in 1942 he was working for Allison Gas Turbine Division of General
Motors in Speedway.4157 During WWII Allison was turning out the V-1710 engine used in the
U.S. Army Air Corps P-38 Lightning, P-39 Airacobra, and P-40 Warhawk aircraft. On the
other hand, Marion’s brother Robert, who did serve in the Army during WWII, was also
working at the time for Allison.4145
As did his brothers, Marion married a little later than usual. He was 30 years old when, on
12 Sep 1952 in Marion Co, he wedded Sara Dotson.4158 Born 12 Aug 1924 in Fountain Co,
Indiana,4159 Sara Jane Dotson was one of three children of Russell David4160 and Berniece O.
(Furr) Dotson.4161,4162
At first the couple lived in Speedway with Marion’s widowed mother, Nellie,889 but then
moved to Indianapolis, where they were living when Nellie died.4083 In Speedway and
Indianapolis, Marion worked as a cable repairman for Indiana Bell, a position he held for 35
years from 1946 to 1981.4163 And there the couple raised three children4164—John Michael,4165
Robert J.,4166 and Linda Susan.4167 Tragically, the two boys died young in violent deaths. John
(26 Jun 1953–14 Dec 1975)4168 was run over by a train.4169 Robert (8 Jun 1955–18 Apr
1976)4170 was killed when a motorcycle on which he was a passenger struck a bridge.4166
Marion died in Indianapolis 23 Nov 2001.4171 Sara passed away in Speedway 19 Jan
2003.4159 The couple lie side by side in Lincoln Memory Gardens, Whitestown, Indiana.4172
Robert Louis Tapscott

The youngest of George and Nancy’s children. was
born “Robert Louis” on 14 Apr 1924 in Harrison Twp,
Boone Co, Indiana.4173 Robert, however, on at least one
occasion, signed his middle name “Lewis.”4174 In 1942
Robert went to work for Allison Gas Turbine Division of
General Motor, where his brother Marion also worked.4175
He would work for Allison for 42 years,4176 minus WWII
active duty time.
On 12 Mar 1943 Robert enlisted in the U.S. Army at
Fort Benjamin Harrison,4177 joining the 86th Infantry
Division as a private, exiting a sergeant.4178 The 86th arrived
in France, but was soon fighting in Germany and was there
until VE Day. The men were then transferred to the Pacific,
Robert Louis Tapscott. (Find A
but Japan surrendered before the 86th saw any action. Grave.)
Robert returned to work at Allison in Speedway, and

on 29 Feb 1952 in Marion Co married Bernice
Kearns.4179 Bernice was Bernice Eleanor Kearns, born 11
Jan 1924 in Indianapolis to Chester C. and Wilda Lou
(Colby) Kearns.4180,4181 Prior to her marriage Bernice had
worked at Wasson’s Department Store, Western Electric,
and Allison Transmissions, and it may have been the last
position that allowed her to meet Robert.4182 Her father,
Chester, active in Republican politics, was briefly a
Marion Co deputy sheriff, but then made a name for
himself buying and selling produce for canneries, though
not without conflict at times.4183,4184 But Chester, father
of eight, died relatively young, on 9 Jan 1950, at age
59.4183 He would not see his daughter’s marriage.
Bernice and Robert lived out their lives in the
Indianapolis area, where they raised five children—
Debra, Lisa, David, Jefry, and Douglas.4175 Bernice died
in Indianapolis 27 Sep 2006.4185 Robert died 4 Jul 2018,
at the ripe old age of 94.4176 The couple share a marker Robert and Bernice, wedding photo.
in Washington Park North Cemetery, Indianapolis.4186 (Find A Grave.)
Allen Louis Tapscott

Allen Louis Tapscott, born 31 Jul 1891 in Danville, Indiana,
was the last-born of Major and Sarah’s three children.4187,4188
He was a sergeant in WWI, reportedly serving 15 Jan 1917–4
Jun 1920.4189,4190 In fact, as we shall see, he continued military
service after this period. On
23 Feb 1920 he married
Emma Cecelia Hausmann in
Tuscola, Illinois.4191,4192
Emma was born, 5 Jun
1902, and raised in Pesotum,
a tiny village in Champaign
Co, Illinois (around 400
people in the early 1900s,
not many more today).4193
She was one of seven
children of Bernard
(sometimes “Bernhard”)
Hausmann, a blacksmith,
and Antoinette (“Nettie”)
Wilhelm.4194,4195,4196 And she
had a job as a hotel waitress, Emma Cecelia Hausmann. (Courtesy
Allen Louis Tapscott (Courtesy of of LeAnna & Meredith McGuire.)
LeAnna & Meredith McGuire.)
when she married Allen.4195
In 1921 Allen and

Emma were living in Fort
Wayne, Indiana, where
their first child, Berneice,
was born, and where Allen
gave his occupation as
soldier.4197 Allen was
probably employed as an
officer in the Indiana
Recruiting Service, where
he was known to be
working in 1919. In 1922
the couple was living in
Lawrence, Indiana, a small
town adjacent to
Indianapolis and the
location of Fort Benjamin
Harrison. There their Indiana Recruiting Service, 27 Dec 1919, Indianapolis. Allen is third from
second child, Edward, was the far right in front. (Courtesy of LeAnna McGuire.)
born and once again Allen
gave his occupation as “soldier.”4198 The following year in Lawrence the couple had their third
and final child, Mildred, and Allen was no longer working as a soldier; he was a stone
mason.4191
Allen and Emma soon moved into the city of Indianapolis, where they would live out their
married lives. In 1926 Allen’s widowed mother was living with them, while Allen continued
work as a stone mason.4114
Later he was as a
carpenter,4199 and then a
custodian, first for the post
office,4200 then for the
Speedway school
system.4201 And in 1930
Emma worked as a boxer in
a glove factory.4199
When Allen died in
Indianapolis on 10 Sep
1971,4190 Emma moved to
Mason City, Cerro Gordo
Co, Iowa, where her
daughter Berneice was
living.4192 There, on 30 Apr
1976, Emma passed
away.4202 Allen and Emma
are interred in Knights of
Emma and Allen with sisters-in-law, Ellen Jane (“Nell”) and Pearl Pythias Cemetery, Lizton,
(Johnson) Tapscott, c1953. (Courtesy of LeAnna McGuire.)
Indiana.4189,4203
Berneice Emma Tapscott

Born 1 Jan 1921 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, she
was given (according to her birth certificate) the
name “Bernice Emma Tapscott,” but as she grew
older she increasingly used the spelling
“Berneice.”4194 To old, close friends and family
she was “Toots.” On 31 Aug 1940 in Indianapolis
Bernice wedded Arthur Murphy.4204 Born
“Arthur Frantz Murphy” on 9 Aug 1920 in
Indianapolis to Arthur Reed and Irene (Frantz)
Murphy,4205 Arthur Frantz had worked for
Allison Engine Company in 1942 before leaving
to serve in the Coast Guard in WWII.4206,4207
Upon returning from the military he went to work
in Indianapolis for Bell telephone companies,4208
starting as a lineman for Indiana Bell and working
his way up to project engineer. By 1970 the
family was living in Mason City, Iowa, where
Arthur worked for Northwestern Bell.4192 He
retired early, at age 56(!), when the company
encouraged engineers who had worked their way
up with incentives for early retirement so they
could be replaced with young men with
engineering degrees.4209
Much of Arthur’s occupational history is
strikingly similar to that of his wife’s cousin
Berneice Tapscott. (Courtesy of LeAnna and Marion Tapscott—first Allison Engine
Meredith McGuire.)
Company, then Bell Telephone.
When Arthur retired in 1976, he and
Berneice moved from Iowa to Ozark Acres in
Sharp Co, Arkansas.4210 With an abundance of
hills and rivers, along with two lakes for
recreation, the area was ideal for retirement. It
was the family residence for 25 years, a quarter
century, when Arthur passed away at the
nearby Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center on 26 May 2001.4211 (The place of
residence was said to have been Williford, a
tiny hamlet a few miles away, but that was
probably just the mailing address.) Berneice
passed away 17 Jan 2013, also at the Ash Flat
Center.4210 The couple were laid to rest in the
Baker Cemetery, Ozark Acres, Arkansas.4212
They left a single child, LeAnna.4207
Arthur Frantz Murphy. (Courtesy of LeAnna and
Meredith McGuire.)
Edward Allen Tapscott

Edward Allen
(“Ed” to friends
and his wife’s
family; “Pete,” for
no obvious reason,
to old friends and
his own family)
was born in
Lawrence, Marion
Co, Indiana, 2 Jan
1922, and spent his
entire life living in
that county.4198 On
7 Aug 1948 in
Indianapolis he
Edward Allen Tapscott, c1940 (Courtesy of married Rosemary Rosemary Alice Tynan, c1943. (Courtesy
LeAnna & Meredith McGuire.) Alice Tynan.4213 of Kathleen Beckom.)
Born 24 Feb 1921 in Indianapolis, Rosemary was
one of two children,4214 both girls, of John Leonard4215 and Esther (Heckman) Tynan.4216 Born
in Kentucky, John’s folks had moved to Indianapolis when John was a youngster.4217 Esther,
on the other hand, was born in Indianapolis and spent her entire life in Marion Co.4218,4219
In Indianapolis, Rosemary worked in the accounting department at the L. S. Ayres
Store.4213 Located at the corner of Washington and. Meridian from 1905 to 1992, Ayres was
famed for its women’s fashions, holiday displays, and a tea room on the eighth floor offering
classy cuisine. At the corner the 10,000-pound L.S. Ayres clock topped with a bronze cherub
rose almost 29 feet above passersby.
And there, in Indianapolis,
Edward worked as a pattern maker, a
career started before he married,
initially at Universal Gear, 1452 East
19th Street,4200 and ending after more
than 40 years with his retirement in
1984.4220
In 1954, the couple moved to
Columbus, Indiana, where Edward
continued pattern making with
Engelking Patterns, 1537 Hutchins
Street. And where “Ed” and
Rosemary, when not involved with
work and family, were prominent
bowlers, their scores appearing in
issue after issue of Columbus,
Indiana’s The Republic and its earlier Edward and Rosemary (Tynan) Tapscott, 1987. (Courtesy of
variant, The Evening Republican. Kathleen Beckom.)
In Columbus, Edward died 1 Dec 1995 and Rosemary, 6 Nov 2010.4221,4222 The couple
were laid to rest under a single marker in Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus.4223 They left
one child, a daughter, Phyllis A.4213
Mildred Elizabeth Tapscott

Mildred’s life was amazingly difficult to
trace, mainly because she was married to six
different men (not simultaneously!) and lived
in at least four states (Indiana, Iowa,
Louisiana, Mississippi). She was born
“Mildred Elizabeth” on 19 Aug 1923 in
Lawrence, Indiana, and grew up in
Indianapolis with her folks and
siblings.4191,4199,4200
In April 1943 at the William H. Coleman
Hospital in Indianapolis. a girl was born to a
Gordon and Mildred LaTour.4224 The National
Archives NUMIDENT application SS-5 files
(commonly known as the “Social Security
Application and Claims Index,” SSACI) show
a July 1943 name change in Mildred
Tapscott’s SS file from “Mildred Elizabeth
Tapscott” to “Mildred Tapscott Latour.”4225
Mildred LaTour, the mother of the child, was
Mildred Tapscott, whose SSACI record
indicates was officially married to Gordon
Mildred Elizabeth Tapscott. (Courtesy of LeAnna & LaTour, though no record has been found of a
Meredith McGuire.) marriage around or before 1943.
Gordon Burney LaTour
was born 17 Feb 1923 in
New Orleans, Louisiana.4226
His parents were probably
Regil4227 Gordon and Linnie
L. (Gunter) LaTour.4228 By
1930 Gordon’s parents had
divorced. Linnie was living
with her son, Gordon, and
new husband, John Baskin,
in Akron, Ohio;4229 and
Regil was a patient in the
U.S. Veterans Hospital,
Rapides Par, Louisiana.4230
We’ll come back to Gordon.
If Mildred and Gordon
Gordon and Mildred LaTour with daughter (left) and niece, c1945. (Courtesy
were officially married, that of LeAnna McGuire.)
marriage had ended in
divorce by 22 May 1944, when Mildred “LA Tour” married Lawrence Ammon in Marion Co,
Indiana.4231 Born 1 May 1910 in Lafayette, Indiana, Lawrence used his middle name, “Clyde,”
on only a single known record—his WWII draft registration.4232 His parents, Harry and Anna
(Wolsieffer) Ammon,4233 had a talented son. In 1930 at age 20 Lawrence graduated with a
Bachelor of Law degree from Benjamin Harrison Law School and in 1937 with a Doctorate of
Jurisprudence from Indiana University School of Law, both schools in Indianapolis.4234
Lawrence C. Ammon was a practicing attorney in Indianapolis for 42 years and in 1937 was
appointed by Indiana’s governor to the position of Indianapolis District parole officer, serving
four years.4234
Despite of (or because of) talent and
business success, Lawrence’s personal life
appears to have been a mess. Quite trim
and, in his later days, sporting a chic
mustache,4232 Lawrence may have been
irresistible to women. When he married
Mildred, Lawrence had already been
married four times—to Agnes4235 Martha
Oxford 31 Aug 1930,4236 to Marabelle
Schriefer 27 Apr 1934,4237 to Thelma
Regenia4238 (Rinker) Nickerson 3 Nov
1934,4233 and to Dorcas Davis 10 May
1942.4239 His marriage to Thelma ended
with an accusation by his wife that
Lawrence “drank to excess and that he
cursed her and called her vile names.”4240
Following his marriage to Mildred
Tapscott LaTour, which of course did not
last, Lawrence was married twice more—
to Doris (James) Ivy 17 Mar 19464241,4242
and to Ethel Marie4243 Ammerman by
1960.4244,4245 What makes the multiple
marriages and divorces particularly
interesting is that Lawrence was a very
active divorce lawyer. His cases are found
Lawrence Ammon, c1920. (Ancestry.com) in multiple issues of Indianapolis
newspapers, far too many to cite here.
Lawrence died 5 Feb 1972, in Indianapolis, not surprisingly (at least to Thelma) from
cirrhosis of the liver.4244 His cremains were interred with those of his seventh wife, Ethel (who
stayed with him to the end), in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Fishers, Indiana.4243
We don’t know for certain when Mildred and Lawrence’s marriage officially ended. But a
military enlistment record states that “Mildred E. Ammon” was divorced when she joined the
Women’s Army Corps (WAC) on 16 Oct 1944 (or 7 Nov 1944),4246 just a little over a year
after the marriage.4247 Mildred, however, continued using the name “Ammon” and her SSACI
record shows a somewhat tardy name change from “Mildred Tapscott Latour” to “Mildred
Elizabeth Ammon” in October 1946.4225
In the WAC, Mildred was probably stationed in Germany since, following her 19 Feb 1946
discharge, she obtained a brief civilian position in Bad Nauheim, Germany, a residential area
for American occupation forces.4246,4248 There, “Miss Mildred Ammon” was chief of civilian
personnel at the 218th Signal Depot, supervising 800 workers. Later that year she returned to
the U.S. on the troopship SS Marine Robin, departing Germany on 13 Aug 1946, arriving in
New York 24 Aug.4249
On 5 Jan 1948 in Chicago Mildred E. Ammon married “Gordon B. La Tour.”4250 Either
this was the couple’s second marriage, or they were not previously married despite Mildred’s
SSACI name change in 1943. Two marriages to the same person separated by a divorce are
not that unusual.
Gordon and Mildred’s (second?) marriage was short. By 1952 Gordon was in Harris Co,
Texas, and had married again.4251 And when his second wife, Mary Geneniane Smith, died in
Harris Co on 4 Jun 1969,4252 he married his third wife, Ruth A. Schnyder, on 28 Jul 1969 in
Liberty, Texas.4253 Gordon died 15 Nov 1989 in Montgomery Co, Texas.4254
But Mildred remarried even sooner. On 6 Mar 1950 in Cook Co, Illinois, Mildred E. “LA
Tour” wedded Harold Clayton4255 Grabfelder.4256 This was Harold’s first marriage. It would
not be his last.
Harold was born on 7
Mar 1924 in Chicago to
Edward and Doris
(Clutterbuck)4257 Grabfelder,
a Chicago butcher and a
British emigrant.4255,4258 He
served in WWII as a Tech 5
in the 3rd Tank Battalion with
service in Northern France,
Ardennes, Central Europe,
and Rhineland.4255 It’s
obvious why Mildred would
have been attracted to the
rather handsome, decorated Harold Clayton Grabfelter. (The Fresno Bee, 2 Mar 2008).
veteran, who in later years
would take on a somewhat rakish appearance. The marriage was short. On 16 Feb 1953, in
Cook Co, Harold was married again, to Alice M. Helus,4259 and after moving to California,
married twice more, Judith I. Nelson and Patricia Joyce Moss.4260,4261 He passed away 26 Feb
2008 in Sanger, Fresno Co, California.4255
Mildred moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where in 1953 she was the office secretary at
Sealtight Corporation.4262 Also working at Sealtight was Carl W. Nelson, the general
manager.4263 Born “Carl Wilhelm Nelson” on 7 Nov 1906 in Valley Junction, Polk Co, Iowa,
to Julius Peter and Amelis, “Millie,” (Johnson) Nelson, Carl used “William” as his middle
name.4264,4265 On 11 Oct 1936 in Waterloo, Iowa, he married Dorothy Marie Schubbert.4266
Carl and Dorothy eventually moved to Cedar Rapids, where Carl worked his way up from
working for a candy company,4265 to Skelly Oil service station attendant,4267 to clerk at Wilson
& Company,4268 to manager of Sealtight, to founder of Hillside Mobile Home Sales (which
would become Nelson Inc.).4269
But, we are getting ahead of

our story. When Mildred arrived
in Cedar Rapids, Carl was still
manager of Sealtight and was still
married to Dorothy.4262 But in
December 1953 Carl divorced
Dorothy, and the following year,
on 27 Feb 1954, married his
secretary, Mildred E. Latour.4270
In March of that year, Mildred
changed the name on her SS
record from “LaTour” to
“Nelson.”4225 Carl and Mildred
were soon running Hillside Sales
out of their home.4269
Around 1949 Robert Kelp and
his wife, Cecilia (Storc)4271 Kelp
were new arrivals in Cedar
Rapids. Born “Robert Seth Kelp”
on 29 Dec 1901 in Sidney,
Iowa,4272 Robert had spent the
first years of his adult life
farming, in Missouri4273 and in
Iowa,4274,4275 but then went into
non-agrarian businesses. At
various times between 1945 and
Carl William (Wilhelm) Nelson. (Courtesy of LeAnna McGuire.) 1947 he owned and operated Blue
Goose Markets in Blair,
Nebraska, and in Glenwood, Iowa, and the Tip Top Restaurant in Shenandoah,
Iowa.4276,4277,4278 And by 1949 in Cedar Rapids he was running B&K Trailer Sales, which in
1956 became B&K Mobile Homes, a business operated by Robert and Cecilia alongside their
home.4279,4280 (In later years Robert and Cecilia’s businesses would suffer serious financial
problems with multiple lawsuits, but that is another story.)4281
Among the members of Robert’s family in Cedar Rapids was his son Kenneth Eugene.
Kenneth had been born 10 Aug 1928 in Mondamin, Harrison Co, Iowa to Robert and his first
wife, Opal Strain.4282 Opal Defern (Strain) Kelp had died on 21 Jan 1937 in Council Bluffs,
Iowa, when Kenneth was only eight.4283 Accompanying Kenneth to Cedar Rapids was his wife,
Edna Loretta Chandler, to whom he was married 16 Oct 1946 in Shenandoah, where his father
was running the Tip Top Café.4284
In 1954 Kenneth and Edna were living in Cedar Rapids and Kenneth was working as a
brakeman on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.4285 That his parents were running
B&K Mobile Homes, a direct competitor of Hillside Mobile Home Sales operated by Carl and
Mildred Nelson, may be how Kenneth met Mildred. For in June 1965 in Cedar Rapids, Kenneth
and Mildred were both granted divorces from their respective mates.4286,4287 In December 1965
the name on Mildred’s SS record was changed from “Nelson” to “Kelp.”4272
Mildred and Kenneth Kelp headed to

Louisiana, to New Iberia, Iberia Par, where
they were living in 1970, and to
Kentwood, Tangipahoa Par, where they
were living in 1976 and where, in Amite
City, Kenneth Eugene Kelp passed away at
age 47.4192,4288
The unmarried life did not suit
Mildred. In August 1980, Mildred E. Kelp
and Larry Joseph Campeaux obtained a
marriage license in Magnolia, the county
seat of Pike Co, Mississippi, just across the
state line from Tangipahoa Par,
Louisiana.4289 Both Larry, who had been
married earlier to Marie Louise Rohli in
New Orleans in November 1950,4290 and
Mildred gave as a residence Jayess,
Mississippi. The relocation from
Louisiana to Mississippi may have been
due to differences between community Kenneth (“Kenny”) and Mildred. (Courtesy of LeAnna
McGuire.)
property laws in the two states.
Whether they actually married is
a bit uncertain, “Mildred
Campeaux,” living in Amite City,
Louisiana, is listed as a sister in the
1995 obituary for Edward
4220
Tapscott. But, on the other hand,
she is listed as “Mildred Kelp” in
Amite City phone directories for
1995–2002 and on 31 Jan 1989, the
name in her SS record was changed
from “Mildred E. Kelp” to “Mildred
Elizabeth Kelp,” not “Mildred
Elizabeth Campeaux.”4291,4272
Mildred died 24 Dec 2005, while
living in Des Moines, Iowa.4292 The
location of her grave is unknown.
She had but one known
descendant—Suzanne,4293 the
daughter, born to her and Gordon
LaTour in 1943. Mildred’s
presumed last husband, Larry
Campeaux, died a year after her
death, on 26 Oct 2006, with nary a
Larry Campeaux and Mildred, Aug 1994. (Courtesy of LeAnna
mention of Mildred in his
McGuire.)
obituary.4294
Henry’s Children Samuel Tapscott 295
Samuel Tapscott
Of all Henry’s children, Samuel was by far the most notorious. Born in March 1848 in
Clark Co, Illinois,4295,4296 he began his misadventures at age 22 when, on Wed 22 Feb 1871, in
Terre Haute, Indiana, he viciously slashed the face of Alexander Thompson with a spade.4297
Exactly two weeks later, on 8 Mar 1871, Alexander succumbed to his wounds. The attack and
subsequent trial made newspapers as far away as Wheeling, West Virginia.4298
A newspaper account of Samuel’s trial provides details of the assault.4297 The day of the
incident, Sam had gone to Terre Haute to visit his sister and brother-in-law Frances Ann and
Samuel Lockard and his sister-in-law Mary Ann (Lockard) Tapscott, widow of Samuel’s
brother Jacob, who had been killed a couple of years earlier during a Crawford County, Illinois,
“posse” action (p. 200). Mary Ann Lockard and Samuel Lockard were brother and sister and
had married a Tapscott brother and sister, Jacob and Frances Ann. On that fateful day, Samuel
Tapscott had entered his sister’s yard, which faced an alley, and encountered a neighbor,
Alexander Thompson (“Alex”), who had gone out to his stable to milk his cow. Although the
two had apparently never met before, they became involved in a heated argument, yelling
according to observers, “What the hell are you doing here?” “None of your damned business.”
“Get out of the alley you drunken scamp.” “I won’t do it, and I don’t want any of your jaw.”
“Let me kill the damn son of a bitch.” “Let me go; I will kill any God damn man that calls me
a damn son of a bitch, or strikes me, or strikes at me first.” But witnesses, several of whom
were relatives of Alexander or Samuel, were unable or unwilling to disclose who said what to
whom or who started the row. The argument ended violently with a single blow with a spade
to Alexander’s head and face. At that point Samuel, and possibly others, ran down the alley.
One cannot help but wonder whether Samuel’s brother-in-law Samuel Lockard was involved,
though this was never suggested.
About 10 o’clock that night Samuel Tapscott was arrested attempting to leave town on a
west-bound train. Former Terre Haute Chief of Police Daniel Crowe, who made the arrest,
asked Samuel if his name was “Tapscott.” Samuel responded “No.” Daniel replied, “You are
probably the man I want.” Samuel was jailed in Terre Haute with a bail of $2000, which was
raised to $5000 a couple of weeks later.4299 On 14 Mar 1871, following Alexander’s death, a
Vigo Co grand jury brought in a first degree murder indictment against Samuel.4300
Samuel languished in jail while continuances and postponements pushed dates for hearings
further and further into the future. Month after month local newspapers announced trial dates,
only to have the notices retracted. On 1 Nov 1871 the Terre Haute Weekly Express declared
“The question is often asked when will Tapscott be tried for the murder of Alex. Thompson?
He has now lain in jail eight months, at a heavy expense to the county.”4301 On 4 Nov 1871 the
Terre Haute Saturday Evening Mail covered all bases by announcing “We have positive
assurance that Tapscott will be tried next week, unless the case is again postponed. This can
be relied upon.”4302 The case was postponed. Finally, on Thu 23 Nov, trial commenced.4303
Testimony at the proceedings was muddled.4297 Members of both the Tapscott and
Thompson families were near, possibly at, the crime scene, as were some neighbors, but
nobody seemed certain of what happened. Everything indicated that Samuel, who did not take
the stand, struck the fatal blow. Samuel’s sister Frances said it “seemed” to her that Alexander
had a long stick. Others mentioned that a rock was picked up by someone, but whether or not
it was one of the combatants was unknown. The defense consisted solely of character witnesses
from Clark County with weak statements such

as “I know his general character. It is good as
far as I know”; “I never heard his character
questioned one way or the other”; “I never
heard anything about his character.” With no
defense other than damning by faint praise,
one wonders how a jury could possibly vote
for acquittal. But around 11 pm on Fri 24 Nov,
after a lone hold-out juror finally voted with
the majority (either because he wanted to go
home or because he felt browbeaten by other
jurors, depending on which version one Vigo County Courthouse, Terre Haute, site of the
believes), the jury decided for acquittal.4304 Tapscott trial. (Judson McCranie, Wikimedia Commons.)
Samuel’s mother, Susan, attended the trial. Samuel’s father, who may have been too infirm
to travel, is never mentioned. Afterwards a Terre Haute newspaper declared “We insist that the
real sufferers are Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Tapscott,” Alexander’s wife and Samuel’s
mother.4305 A Clark County newspaper reported “from what we can learn, [Tapscott] bears a
very fair character.”4306 In view of his later adventures, which included horse theft, assaults,
robbery; and child beating, the description “fair character” seems highly questionable.
But one person must have thought Samuel bore a fair character—Susan Tingley. Five years
after Samuel’s murder trial. the following appeared in the 12 Jul 1876 Clark County Herald:4307
Susan M. Tingley appeared before
Squire Martin, one day last week,
and swore to the fact of Samuel
Tapscott being the father of her
infant child, as yet unborn. The
squire issued a warrant for Samuel
to appear before him, and show
cause why things were thusly. It was
put into the hands of Constable
Frank Jenney, who found the soon-
to-be-daddy, at Ben Ohm’s and
brought him in. The young lady
confronted him, and he thought
better to marry her than to go into
trial. A license was procured. Benso
performed the ceremony, and the
pair left happy.
Susan Tingley had been born 4 Jul 1855 to
John Hacket and Hannah (Wallen) Tingley (p.
32).4308,4309 John’s family of ten (or more)
children settled and farmed in Anderson Twp,
Clark County, giving Susan and Samuel Tapscott
ample opportunity to meet.4310,4311
Susie Bell, c1880. (Courtesy of Cheryl Naegel).
Marshall Marriage Announcements

Newspaper articles about marriages was often poetic, gossip-filled, and sometimes scandalous (e.g., Samuel
Tapscott and Susan Tingley). The following marriage notices are from the Marshall Republican:
23 Apr 1909: In order to keep their friends from finding out the great secret Mrs. Lucy Swope and James
Obrist went to Effingham Wednesday of last week and were married in that city returning home Thursday
morning. This is the bride’s third adventure on the sea of matrimony and the groom’s first attempt at steering the
matrimonial craft o’er life’s tempestuous sea.
27 Aug 1909: Monday morning the train on the Vandalia from the west due at 7:04 brought Mr. Jeff Walters
and Goldia Mae Jacobs of Vevay Park Cumberland county to the Co clerk’s office where they secured the papers
authorizing them to trot in double harness and hied themselves to Judge Martin’s matrimonial parlors where they
were soon made one. This was a runaway match but as soon as the knot was tied they turned right around and ran
back again.
10 Sep 1909: Benton Willey, age 36 and Myrtle Gudgeon age 29, both of Terre Haute were married by
Esquire Benson Martin in his matrimonial parlors at noon Wednesday. The groom was a former resident of this
city and it is his first marriage. The bride is a bashful young creature, but has managed to survive the shock of
two former marriages and seemed to enjoy the thought of a third matrimonial alliance.
26 Nov 1909: Grover Hybarger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hybarger of Paris, who formerly lived here
and Miss Bertha Sidenstricker also of Paris, were married secretly at New Castle, Ind. , in July last. Mr. Hybarger
was working at the time for the American Express company at Indianapolis and Miss Sidenstricker was visiting
her brother there when they slipped away to New Castle where they were married. They revealed the fact to her
brother, James Sidenstricker at Indianapolis but concealed it from their parents until recently when Grover was
transferred by the American Express company to Paris when they divulged the secret and decided to set up house
keeping.
20 May 1910: Sunday Abel Bennett, bachelor, and Mrs. Minnie Bennett, both of Orange township, were
married at the home of Richard Keller of Orange township by Rev. T.C. Bailiff. The brides maiden name was Cox
and we understand was the widow of a brother of the man of her second choice.
21 Jan 1910: A romance culminated here Tuesday when Oscar Mason of Mayfield, Kentucky, applied for a
license to marry Miss Minnie Robinson of Parker township. Seven years ago Dr. John F. Kirksey of Mayfield,
met and woed and won Miss Amanda Robinson, a sister of Mr. Mason’s bride and in a visit to her sister at
Mayfield, Miss Minnie became a victim of cupids darts and capitulated to her southern wooer.
And from the Clark County Herald:

26 Sep 1882: Esq. A. L. Howerton of Anderson township, united in marriage, on Thursday [21 Sep] of last
week, John Pettinger and Miss Maria Wallace. It will be remembered that the former wife of Mr. Pettinger eloped
with a farm hand, in February last, and a divorce was granted him at the late sitting of the Circuit Court.
From an unknown Clark Co newspaper of unknown date (around 1899) found in a box of old clippings:
WON THE GIRL AFTER ALL
John Coats, who has been working on a farm south of Marshall for the past four years, is just now a happy
man, as he has won a wife under great difficulties. Miss Cecile Montgomery of Marshall, taught school in the
neighborhood where John worked. She agreed to marry him, but her mother, who is a widow, bitterly opposed
the marriage. She started with Cecile for Pennsylvania on a visit. Coats went to Terre Haute on the same train,
and there confronted the mother and daughter, told the former he had the license in his pocket and was determined
to wed the daughter. The latter sided with her lover, and they won. All returned to Marshall, where the wedding
took place.
And, another article:
John Henry Shaffer and Miss Dora Mason, both of Wabash, were united in marriage Sunday afternoon by
Esq. Abe Finkbiner at his residence. Abe tied them up with neatness and dispatch and then the groom treated the
large crowd gathered to witness the ceremony. The men were presented with cigars and the women with candy.
Shaffer was divorced the day before from his first wife, who was Miss Maud Liffick. She was a guest at the wedding
and seemed as happy as any of them.
Susan’s middle initial is given as “C” in her 1876 marriage record4312 and as “M” in a less
reliable newspaper article.4307 Since she was often called “Bell,” “Belle,” or (very often) “Susie
Bell,” her middle name may have been “Corabelle.” In her later years she always used the
name “Susie” rather than “Susan.”
In 1880 Susan (Tingley) Tapscott, along with her seven living siblings, inherited land from
her father’s estate in S3 T10N R12W, land that today is part of Lincoln Trail State Park.284
Following John Hacket Tingley’s death, the family scattered to the four winds, leaving
daughter Susan to fend for herself in what was to come.
Marriage did not reform Samuel. Just a year later, on Wed 7 Nov 1877, the following article
appeared in the Edwardsville Intelligencer.4313
Samuel Tapscott some ten days ago knocked down and robbed a man named
Munday at Marshall. On the evening of the 28th, Tapscott was found by Sheriff
Flood and City Marshal Nolan in the woods near that place, but attempted to
escape by running. The officers immediately fired upon him, two shots taking
effect, one in the head and another in the shoulder. At last accounts he was
dying.
Four days earlier, the Terre Haute Saturday Evening Mail had gone so far as to state
that Samuel had been “fatally shot” by Flood.4314 A longer article appeared in the 31 Oct 1877
edition of the Clark County Herald:4315
On Sunday last [28 Oct], Sheriff Flood, Flem Neal, and John Mundy attempted
to arrest Sam. Tapscott, near Auburn, for robbing the latter named person on
the streets, a few weeks ago, but Sam, not liking the looks of things, broke and
ran. The officers after called on him to halt, commended firing on him, two balls
taking effect before he was brought down. One shot took effect near the left ear,
and the other struck him while in a stooping attitude entering just before the
shoulder blade, and lodging above the right nipple. All three of the parties in
pursuit fired at him, and all having the same kind of revolver it is not known
which one inflicted the wounds. Tapscott is now lying at his own house, the
chances being that he will never leave it alive. Whether or not the officers were
justifiable in using such measures to capture their prisoner, we do not at this
time pretend to say, but the facts will undoubtedly develop in a few days. The
amount he was charged with stealing was $0.25. Later.-We learn from parties
who were present that the officers were perfectly justified in taking the steps
they did. Tapscott, had made threats against Sheriff Flood, swearing that he
would never be taken, &c. He was halted a half dozen times before a shot was
fired, and, even after he was hit the first time in the side of his head and knocked
down, he jumped to his feet and again started, and was again halted several
times, but he took to the brush, and the course the officers adopted was the only
one to secure him. Tapscott is reported to be a very dangerous man. He was
arrested in Terre Haute some time ago for killing a man, named Thompson,
with a spade, and was once arrested for horse stealing in this county. The night
he robbed Mundy, he knocked him down and rifled his pockets. Tapscott was
still living at noon yesterday.
John Mundy, the man robbed, was a son of Squire Mundy, and a brother-in-law of James
Byron Tapscott, Samuel’s nephew.344 Samuel survived and in April 1878 was tried and
acquitted.4316 He lived another quarter century, providing opportunities to rack up new
violations. In an 1881 court in Marshall he was charged with malicious mischief (quashed),
assault (guilty plea for a $10 fine plus costs), and an unstated charge that included one Jacob
Hill (costing the two defendants a total of $41.65 plus costs).4317
The only federal census that shows Samuel with his wife and children is that of 1880.4318
There, in addition to Samuel (occupation, farmer) and Susan, three children are listed—”Lully”
(Viola Jane), “Maria” (Julia Maria), and “Susan” (Estella Susan). A fourth child, a son, Austin,
would be born a year later.4319
Samuel was a threat not only to others, but to his family. According to family members,
his youngest daughter, Viola Jane, was crippled by Samuel, who swung her by her leg to the
floor when he became angry while putting on her shoes. The leg had to be amputated and Viola
lived out her life with an artificial leg.4320
An 1884 Terre Haute newspaper article tells of Samuel’s viciousness:4321
MARSHALL, Ills, July 13. The wife of Samuel Tabscott, a brutal character living
in Anderson township, came to town the latter part of the week with two of her
children whom she said she had stolen away from her husband. He is in the habit
of beating his wife and children with anything that comes to hand. The woman
showed the strips made on the back of one of the children, a little girl. They looked
like they had been made with a heavy strap. The woman said that the other two
children were with their father but that she meant to get them also away from him
as he maltreated them shamefully. He was arrested for the crime of wife beating
several years ago. He
is a rather dangerous
character, and all the
neighbors are afraid
of him, hence will not
do anything to prevent
his brutality.
In 1897 Samuel was
locked up to stand trial for
burglary after eluding
officers for a year.4322 The
following year he was
convicted.4323 From 28 Mar
1898 to 4 Sep 1900 Samuel
was incarcerated for burglary
at the Southern Illinois
Penitentiary in Randolph
County, Illinois.4324
From 28 Mar 1898 to 4 Sep 1900, Samuel’s home was Southern Illinois
Penitentiary, now Menard Correction Center, Chester, Illinois (2010).
Registry of prisoners imprisoned at Southern Illinois Penitentiary, Vol. 1, p. 165. (State of Illinois Digital Archives.)
In view of the Samuel’s character, it is surprising that around 1890 he posed with his four
children for a family photo, shown here. The seated daughter is Viola, who is said to have been
crippled by her father.
On 21 May 1902, while drunk, Samuel
was mugged and left lying in a pool of
blood in a Marshall alley by, it was later
claimed, Freeman Dulaney.4325,4326
Samuel survived, but a year later died
under mysterious circumstances. On 15
Jun 1903 he was found near death in a barn
belonging to the husband of his niece
Lydia (Siverly) Moore.4327 He died shortly
afterwards of “concussion of brain” and
was buried the next day in an unmarked
grave in Auburn Cemetery.4328 Perhaps
Freeman Dulaney had caught up with him.
The following story was reported by the
Herald:4329
Sam Tapscott died at the home of Aden
Moore in Clark Center Sunday evening.
He had been to Marshall on Saturday
and went to Mr. Moore’s that night. The
next day just after dinner he started to
go to see his daughter Mrs. Stella
McClain, but only got as far as the
barn, where he fell and was not
discovered till several hours later. He
L to R: Samuel, Julia, Viola, Stella, Austin, c1890. found he was able to arise but could not
(Courtesy of Cheryl Naegel)
talk. He died that evening at 7 o’clock.
And what was Samuel’s wife, Susie, doing

while all this was occurring? Probably her best to
keep her and her children safe from Samuel. In
1895 her name, erroneously transcribed as “Bell
Fingley,” appears in a record of her daughter
Stella’s marriage in Edgar Co.4330 But she seems
to be missing from the 1900 census, when her
husband was in the state pen—a good time to
avoid public attention.
Then in 1910 we find a census record for a
Susie B. and Henry “Deickhoff” (usually,
“Dieckhoff”) living in Decatur, Illinois, with
Susie’s birthplace given as Indiana.4331 This
evidence for the woman being Susie Tingley is
very weak. But years later, when Henry was laid
to rest, his grave marker included the name “Susie
Belle” with a date of birth of 4 Jul 1859.4332 The
year was changed to indicate a younger Susie, but
the day and month are correct. And, as we will
see, evidence keeps piling up until there is no
doubt that this was indeed Susie Tingley. The
1910 census gives the years married as seven,
corresponding to 1903, the year Samuel died.
Henry Dieckhoff was born 2 Nov 1859 (or 2
Nov 1860) in Illinois to German immigrants
Herman and Mary/Maria (Peters)
4332,4333 Susie and son Austin, c1886. (Courtesy of
Dieckhoff. Though both of Henry’s Cheryl Naegel.)
parents were from Hanover, Germany,4334 they
appear to have immigrated separately. They married in McHenry Co, Illinois, 5 Nov 1856, two
years after Herman’s arrival in 1854.4335,4336 Henry grew up in DeWitt Co, Illinois,4334 but
moved to Decatur in Macon Co, Illinois, sometime before 18824337 and was followed by his
parents, who arrived around 1888.4338 In Decatur Henry worked as a carpenter and cabinet
maker.4339,4333 When he married Susie he was a 44-year-old bachelor with no known prior
attachments. The marriage ended with Henry’s suicide on 2 Jan 1918.4340 He hanged himself
on his back porch, despondent, it was claimed, due to long-term cancer. His grave marker in
Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, gives the spelling of his name as “Deickhoff,” but the German
spelling “Dieckhoff” was used during most of Henry’s life.4332 The marker includes Susie’s
name probably because it was expected that she would one day be buried with him, but that
was not to be. As expected the marriage produced no known children.
Now twice-widowed, Susie continued living in Decatur, supporting herself by working as
a seamstress.4341 On 6 Sep 1923, the Decatur Herald reported that “Susie Deickhoss” had
married A. J. Sturdevant in Decatur the previous day.4342 Her name is shown as “Susie
Dieckhoff” in a list of marriage licenses in the same newspaper issue.4343
“A. J. Sturdevant” was Andrew J. Sturdevant, born 15 Apr 1854, 15 Apr 1858, or Apr 1855
in either Indiana or Illinois.4344,4345,4346 We know almost nothing about Andrew’s early life,
prior to his arrival in Decatur around 1896, other than that he had married Susan M. Simmons
in Johnson Co, Illinois on 25 Feb 1876.4347 That

Andrew had been born in the hamlet of Otisco,
Clark Co, Indiana, to a John Sturdevant, as reported
in a secondary death record,4345 is questionable.
Nothing is found connecting Andrew to Clark Co,
Indiana, and no John Sturdevant with appropriate
age and location has been identified. Andrew and
his first wife, Susan, had seven children, but four
died young.4346 On 2 Dec 1921 Susan Sturdevant
died in Decatur.4348
His second marriage found Andrew in poor
health. Cheryl Naegel, a Tapscott relative, has a
postcard dated 1927 (Jul 3?) from “Mother” to
“Lola Flint.” Lola was Susie’s daughter Viola who
had married Nathaniel Flint.4349 Written from
Decatur, the message includes the statement “Poor
Mr. Steravant. Cant walk.” Mentioned in the letter
is “Stella,” Susie’s daughter. The “Bill” referred to
may have been Andrew’s son, William R.
Sturdevant, though that seems unlikely.4350 Could it
Andrew Sturdevant. (Cheryl Naegel.)
be Susie’s son? Austin William?
Mrs. Lola Flint
Paris Illinois
R.R. No 1
Write Soon.
To Lola—I am up & able to
be around a neighbor took
me up in a car to see Mr.
Steravant. Poor Mr.
Steravant. Cant walk Why
don’t Stella write I sent 3
different times didn’t write
Bill sent a letter. You spoke
of sending a Box But didn’t
get it. It is rainy &
Lonesome Havent got a
room rented yet. it is so far
out. From Mother
Andrew died 14 Apr 1928 at his East Waggoner Street home in Decatur (or in the Decatur
and Macon County Hospital).4345,4344 Actually, the Waggoner Street home was Susie’s, where
she and Henry Dieckhoff had lived.4341 Andrew had moved in when he and Susie were
married.4342 Andrew was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, where his first wife was
interred.4351
On 3 Dec 1930 “Susie Sturdevant” died at the home of her daughter Stella in Burnett, Vigo
Co, Indiana.4352,4353 She was interred in the Burnett Cemetery, Vigo Co, Indiana.
At this point it appears we know most of the life

of Susan (“Susie”) Bell Tingley Tapscott Dieckhoff
Sturdevant. But far from it.
On Mon 30 Dec 1946 a news article on a court
case in Decatur, Illinois, was published in The
Decatur Daily Review.4354 Lola Flint of Paris and
Stella McClain of Terre Haute (Samuel and Susie’s
daughters Viola and Stella) had asked the court to
declare their brothers, Frank and Harry, former
Decatur residents who had been missing for more
than 50 years, and each heirs to an estate of $165.85,
legally dead. The estate was probably Susie’s real
estate. Following Susie’s death, a Decatur lot was
listed under Lola’s name.4355 But who in the world
were Frank and Harry? With one possible exception,
they are found in no document other than
announcements of the petition. A notice of mail
being held for a Harry Tapscott was published 22
Jun 1904 in a Decatur newspaper.4356 That Frank and
Harry had not been seen for more than 50 years
implies a birth year prior to 1896. It is likely that one
Susie and Andrew Sturdevant. (Courtesy of
was Austin, who may have had a middle name Harry
Cheryl Naegel.) or Frank (or vice versa). This is evidenced in the
1910 census where Sarah is reported as having had
a total of five children (rather than six), with four still living.4331 And it is possible that one or
both were illegitimate children of Samuel, or even of Susie. Or, or course, one or both could
have just been additional children born to Susie and Sam in the 1880s or 1890s. The mystery
remains.
The Decatur Review, Fri 10 Jan 1947, p.13.

Viola Jane Tapscott

Viola Jane4357 (“Lola”)4354 Tapscott (often “Lola”; “Lully” in the 1880 census)4318 was born
in Edgar Co, Illinois, 23 Aug 1875 (apparently out of wedlock).4358,4359,4360 The story, related
earlier, of the severe leg injury inflicted by her father was given to your author by relatives.
On 1 May 1898 in Paris, Illinois,
Viola married “Nathen” Flint.4349
Nathen was Nathaniel B. (“Nat”)4361
Flint, born 6 May 1868 in Paris,
Illinois, to Romaine Blanchard and
Thomas H Flint Sr., a Civil War
veteran.4362,4363 Nathaniel, whose
middle name is claimed to be “Bundy,”
was one of eight children raised in Paris
after the Flints moved there from
Virginia in the late 1850s.4364,4365,4366
The two oldest children were actually
born in Virginia.
Viola and Nathaniel on wedding day 1898. (Courtesy of
Cheryl Naegel.)
When Viola and Nathaniel were
first married, the family lived in Paris,
Illinois, where in 1900 Nathaniel was an “engineer” at the lighting plant4360 The position,
which involved night hours during which Nathaniel would fall asleep on the job, became too
much and in 1905, after shooting a friend with a revolver while (according to Nathaniel)
sleepwalking, he quit the job.4367 He was released from jail and the friend recovered. In 1910
he was working in Paris as a “laborer.”4361 By 1920 the family had moved to rural Edgar Co,
where Nathaniel farmed for the rest of his life.4368,4369,4370
Nathaniel passed away in Paris on 25
Apr 1944 and, eventually, the widowed
Viola moved to Shelbyville, Shelby Co,
Indiana, where her daughter was
living.4362,4358 There, in Shelby Co at the
Conover Nursing Home in Morristown
Viola died 19 Apr 1973 at age 97.4358
Viola and Nathaniel rest side by side in
the Edgar Cemetery, Paris,
4371,4372
Illinois. They left two children,
Thomas and Emma.4368 Emma and Thomas c1906. (Courtesy of Cheryl Naegel.)
Thomas Nathaniel Flint

Thomas was born 2 Apr 1903 in Paris, Illinois.4373 His middle name is found in a single
document (a WWII draft registration) and even there it is misspelled, “Nathanial” rather than
“Nathaniel.”4373 We know it is a misspelling since his father’s name is misspelled in the same
way in the same record.
In 1928 or 1929 (from years married in the 1930 census)4369 Thomas wedded Mary Opal
Benson.4374 Mary Opal, daughter of Franklin4375 Perry4376 and Kathrine Margaret (Berry)
Benson, was born 3 Jun 1908, probably in Paris, Edgar Co, Illinois, where she was baptized
on 28 Jun 1908 at St. Mary’s.4374 The couple started married life living with Thomas’s parents
in Paris while Thomas working as a farmhand.4369 And on 9 Jan 1933 they had a child, Paula
Marlene.4377,4378 But by 1940 the two had split up and Marlene (the name she usually used)
was living in two different households—with her mother at her Grandparents, Frank and Kate,
and with her dad.4379,4378 Marlene died very young and quite unexpectedly, at age 25, in Paris
on 19 Sep 1958.4380 Thomas and Mary Opal’s marriage was annulled 3 Mar 1944.4369 Mary
was married a second time, to Marcus Lionel4381 Whitcher.4382 Mary Opal (Benson) Whitcher
passed away in Paris 14 Dec 1989 and was interred in Edgar Cemetery, Paris.4383
Thomas’s second wife was Alice L. Kennedy, who he married on 3 Mar 1944 at St. Mary’s
Catholic church in Paris.4384 Alice, born 14 Dec 1916 to Delford L. and Pearl (Kirby) Kennedy,
came from an immense Roman Catholic family.4384 She had 13 brothers and sisters plus a half
brother, Virgil, from an earlier marriage by her father.4385,4386,4387
Thomas and Alice lived out their married lives in Paris, Illinois, where Thomas owned and
operated a fruit market.4378 They had a single child, Thomas Warren Flint, born 21 Oct 1945,
who, like Thomas’s daughter, Paula Marlene, died young.4388 On 28 Jun 1971, at age 25, he
was struck by a freight train near Livingston, Illinois, while crossing the track on foot.4389,
Alice passed away in Paris on 3 Sep 1983, and Thomas, on 14 Mar 1987, also in
Paris.4390,4391 The two rest side by side in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Paris, where their son Thomas
Warren also lies.4392,4388
Emma Romaine Flint

Born 17 Oct 1906, presumably in Paris, Illinois, where her family was living, Emma
(“Peggy,” “Peg”)4393 was given a middle name inherited from her paternal grandmother
Romaine Blanchard.4357,4394 Emma Romaine was married three times.
Her first marriage was to Ernest Earl Pickett,4395 presumably by 1930, when her only child,
Ernest Bradley Pickett, was born.4396 Ernest Earl was born 23 Mar 1902 in Ripley Co, Indiana,
to William Anderson4397 and Anna Mary (Wiley)4398 Pickett.4395,4399 Married in Indiana 12 Jan
1901,4400 Ernest’s parents, William and Anna, divorced by 1919, when Anna was married
again, to Alonzo P. Murphy on 16 Sep 1919 in Shelby Co, Indiana.4401 Anna and Alonzo then
moved to Marion Co, Indiana, 4402 with the four youngest Pickett children, leaving the two
oldest, Ernest Earl and Cecil William4399 working as farmhands on a farm near Shelbyville4403
and leaving William Anderson Pickett living by himself in Shelbyville.4404 The marriage of
Ernest Earl Pickett and Romaine Flint also failed. Sometime between 1940. when they were
living in Edgar Co, Illinois, with Emma’s parents, Nat and Viola Flint,4370 and 1943, when
Ernest Earl married Geneva Sosbe in Shelby Co, Indiana,4398 Ernest and Romaine had split up.
Emma’s second marriage was to Henry B. Switzer. We are uncertain of Henry’s middle
name. A delayed birth certificate gives his name as just “Henry B.”4405 A 28 Oct 1914 Marshall,
Illinois, newspaper article reporting marriage licenses for Henry and his first wife, Lola
Alexander, gives the middle name “Boston.”4406 But a WWII draft registration gives the middle
name “Bernard.”4407 We’ll stick with “Henry B.”
Henry’s parents were David Andrew and Jemimah W.4408 (Price) Switzer, the latter better
known as “Mima” or “Minnie.”4409,4410 According to the delayed birth certificate, Henry was
born in Hutsonville Twp, Crawford Co, Illinois, on 31 Jul 1896, a date agreeing with his death
record (after correcting an obvious typographical error in the year).4405,4411 But a WWI draft
registration signed by Henry gives 31 Jul 1895.4412 The WWII draft record gives 30 Jul
1896.4407 And the 1900 census, expected to be reliable for a young child, gives July 1897.4413
Henry’s uncle was George Frederick

(“Fred”) Switzer, and George’s son was Carl
Dean Switzer, “Alfalfa,” Henry’s first
cousin.4409,4414 And who, you may ask, was
“Alfalfa”? Those now in their senior years will
know him as a cast member in the “Our Gang”
short film comedies produced in the 1920s
through the early 1940s—the character with the
freckles and prominent cowlick. Born 7 Aug
1927 in Paris, Illinois, Alfalfa may be the
town’s main source of fame.
Alfalfa (Wikipedia, public domain).

Henry and his first wife, Lola, had a
single child, Vesta R.4415,The 1930 census
also shows a “son,” Lloyd Switzer,4415 a
mistake that has puzzled a multitude of
family historians, most of whom still
accept this erroneous relationship. Lloyd
was actually Henry’s brother.4409,4416 When
his parents, David and Mima, died two
years earlier, in 1928,4417 Lloyd, still single,
apparently moved in with his brother. In his
younger years, Lloyd often went by his
unusual middle name “Anzle,”4418
‘Anzly,”4409 or “Angley,”4416 and the name
changes, probably misspellings, make
tracing his parentage difficult. Perhaps his
name was actually “Anzlie,” the same as
that of his first cousin Anzlie W. Switzer,
son of his uncle Archibald (“Arch”)
Switzer.4419 Lloyd went on to marry
someone with an even more unusual name, Henry and Lola Switzer with daughter Vesta, c1915.
Juradean Long. 4420
But let’s get back to the (James L. Poynter.)
Henry B. Switzer family.
Born 5 Jul 1915, Vesta might never have reached adulthood.4421 In fact, we could have lost
the entire family. The 1920 census has the word “smallpox” written with the entry for the
household.4422 But Vesta did survive and was twice married. The first husband was a
“Dawson.” We don’t know his first name, but the couple had a daughter, Erma.4423 The second
husband was William C. Redmon, who she married in St. Louis in 1942.4424 Vesta Redmon
passed away 25 Jun 1965 in Seattle, Washington.4425
Henry’s first marriage ended with the death of Lola (Anderson) Switzer in Paris, Illinois,
on 16 Jan 1942, at the young age of 47 (she had been born in Clark Co on 9 Dec 1894).4426,4427
The date Emma and Henry married is

uncertain. What is believed to be a wedding
photo of the couple has written on the back
Peggy–age 36 Henry–age 46 July 1941.
And the handwriting is identified by a relative
as Emma’s, But Henry’s first wife did not die
until 1942. Moreover, the ages on the photo
back correspond better with a date of July 1942.
In 1957 the couple was living in Shelbyville,
Shelby Co, Indiana, where Henry was a
yardman for Admiral Corporation (electrical
appliances).4428 Henry passed away in
Shelbyville 29 Oct 1969,4411 and shortly
afterward, on 24 Feb 1970 in Shelby Co, Emma
married James Robert Hatton.4394 James was a
widower. Born 30 May 1915 in Shelbyville he
had lived there all his life and on 15 Mar 1958
had married a local girl, Margaret E.
Holdren.4429 But in 1965, a relatively young
Emma and Henry Switzer. Dated on back July
Margaret died.4430 Five years later, James
1941. (Courtesy of Cheryl Naegel.)
wedded Emma.
Emma Romaine (Flint) Pickett Switzer Hatton passed away 13 Jun 1979 in Shelbyville.4357
She was laid to rest alongside her second husband, Henry, in Lewis Creek Baptist Cemetery,
Shelbyville.4431 James Hatton died 28 Mar 1990 after marrying again.4432,4433 Emma’s only
child, Ernest Bradley Pickett, 1 Jun 1930–21 Jun 1995,4396,was interred in Forest Hill
Cemetery, Shelbyville.4434
Julia Maria Tapscott

Born in 1876 or 1877, Julia Maria, known by
Samuel’s descendants as simply “Julia,” was
probably the “infant child, as yet unborn” that
resulted in Susie’s marriage to Samuel on 8 Jul
1876.4318 She appears with her family in the 1800
census, and then in several newspaper articles, each
with a similar shocking story:
Miss Julia Tapscott suicided by
throwing herself in front of a Big
Four Train near Wetzel.4435
Julia Maria died in May of 1898 near her home,
Wetzel, a tiny community north of Paris, Illinois.4436
According to relatives, she was pregnant and
unmarried, but certainly a baleful father contributed
to her fate. Apparently consigned to an unmarked
grave, Julia’s resting place is unknown.
Julia, c1886. (Courtesy of Cheryl Naegel.)
Estella (“Stella”) Susan Tapscott

The 1880 census shows Samuel and Susan’s youngest child (at the time), “Susan,” age
one.4318 An 1879 issue of the Clark County Herald announced “BORN. TAPSCOTT-In
Marshall, May 31, to Samuel and Susie Tapscott-a daughter.”4437 And in the Clark County
Courthouse is found a record of the birth of a girl named just “Tapscott” to Samuel, a farmer,
and Susan Tingley Tapscott at a residence near Marshall.4438
We have always assumed the last two records were for the Susan who appears in the 1880
census. And they are. But then we have a problem. According to her death certificate,4439
Estella Tapscott, who went almost solely by “Stella,” was born to Sam and Susie on 23 May
1879. The same date is calculated from the age on Stella’s cemetery marker and fits the age on
her marriage record.4440,4330 But, excluding a very rare delayed-interval birth of twins, we
cannot have two children born eight days apart. Moreover if Stella had been born 23 May 1879
she should appear in the 1880 census with her family. Even if her date of birth was May 1880,
as appears in the 1900 census, she should still show up in the 1880 census, which has an official
date of 1 Jun. And, the birth record for her brother Austin states that he is child number 4, not
number 5 which would be the case if he had both a sister Susan and a sister Stella. 4319 The
evidence allows one to conclude that Stella does appear in the 1880 census, but as “Susan.” It
is likely, excluding an error by the 1880 census enumerator, that the daughter we know as
“Stella’ was really “Susan Estella” or “Estella Susan” and was really born 31 May 1878 as
given in the more reliable birth record, not 23 May 1879, a date probably promulgated by
human error. (Birth dates on death certificates and grave markers are highly questionable.)
On 10 Jun 1895 in Edgar Co, Illinois, Stella married Samuel McClain.4330 She was only 16
at the time, and had to obtain her parent’s approval. Samuel, said by some to be “Samuel
Edward,” was one of five surviving children of William Allen and Phebe Ann (McClain)
McClain. William and Phebe actually had 12 children but by 1900 seven had died, and therein
lies a story, or at least a theory.4441,
Born 19 Mar 1843 to Samuel and Mary Ann “Polly” (Cleaver) McClain,4442,4443 William
Allen had grown up on a farm in Hendricks Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana.4444,4445 Nearby, possibly
on the next farm over,4446 lived Phebe Ann, born in May 1854 to David and Elizabeth (Cleaver)
McClain.4441,4447 The two families, with McClain husbands and Cleaver wives, were close,
going so far as to give duplicate names for several of their children–Margaret, Neil (or “Neal”),
Rebecca, William, Eliza, Mary. With an age difference of about four years and the same birth
state, Pennsylvania, it is likely the neighbors Samuel and David McClain were brothers.4444,4448
They were probably children of Neil and Margaret (Curry) McClain, who were married in
Edinburgh, Scotland, 30 Oct 1807, and are believed to have immigrated to Pennsylvania.4449
The names “Margaret” and “Neil (“Neal”) are found in both Shelby Co McClain families.
Moreover, with an age difference of about three years, and the same birth state, Ohio, Mary
and Elizabeth Cleaver were likely sisters.4444,4448 Their father was probably William Cleaver.
Born in Maryland, where Elizabeth (Cleaver) McClain’s father had been born,4450 about 1785,
William was living with Samuel and Mary Ann McClain in Hendricks Twp in 1860.4445
Brothers marrying sisters was not at all uncommon in rural areas with limited populations
and limited travel opportunities. And the marriage of first cousins, as would have been the case
for their children William McClain and Phebe McClain, was also rather common. But if their
parents were sets of siblings, William and Phebe would not have been just first cousins, they
would have been double first cousins, sharing about 25 percent of their DNA, rather than about
12½ percent expected for single first cousins. Consanguinity may explain the high mortality
rate for their children. Of course, much of this is speculation, particularly since were have no
proof that Samuel and David were siblings, or that so were Mary and Elizabeth. But given the
identical last names, and the other evidence, it is very likely.
David McClain died 21 Jan 1863 and Samuel (the elder) died within a few years of that
date, leaving their wives in Hendricks Twp to take care of the families. 4451 In fact Mary and
Elizabeth appear to have taken in additional McClain children, presumably orphaned by
relatives.4452,4453 Most of the family members soon headed elsewhere. By 1880 the widowed
Elizabeth was the only McClain remaining in Hendricks Twp, which had had 33 McClains in
1860.4450 The diaspora included William and Phebe McClain, who, in 1880, were living in
Edgar Co, Illinois.4454 They were eventually joined by their presumed aunt Elizabeth, who died
in the Edgar Co town of Paris on 12 Aug 1888.4455 Her remains were returned to Shelby Co
for burial in Tucker (aka “Maxwell”) Cemetery in Hendricks Twp, where her husband had
been interred.4451 Today, Tucker Cemetery, once located in S17 T12N R6E, is no more.
Fortunately some of the stones, all of which are now missing, were read in 1933.4451
Though born in Indiana (presumably in Shelby Co),
Samuel McClain (the younger) lived most of his childhood
in Edgar Co, Illinois, where his dad and mom farmed in
Symmes Twp.4454,4441 Samuel and Stella started married life
there, with Samuel working as a day laborer.4456 But by
1910 they were living in or near the little settlement of
Burnett in Otter Creek Twp, Vigo Co, Indiana.4457
North of Terre Haute, Otter Creek Twp was named after
a small creek that winds through the southern part of the
township, entering from the east near the hamlet of Burnett
and flowing into the Wabash River on the west. The bottom
lands of the river, which forms the township’s west
boundary, provided great farmland, but Samuel McClain
did not go there to farm. He went there to mine coal. At one
time Vigo Co was the foremost coal producing county in
Indiana.4458 Burnett was home to the Burnett Coal Mining
Company, which operated its own company store. Five Samuel and Stella McClain.
miles to the northeast was the town of Fontanet, a coal (Courtesy of Cheryl Naegel.)
mining center and residence for over 300 miners in 1890.4459
A worker, William Spence, who began mining in 1902 at age 12, has described his job in
a Fontonet mine.4460
“In the coal mines at the time they done the work all by hand. There was no
machines nor nothing. Your drilled your holes by hand, you mined your coal
down with a pick and you shot your shots. They had blastin’ barrels to shoot your
coal about 8-10 feet long. They was just a small little pipe–bout as big as you
finger. They’d make a long cartirage–like a rolling pin only longer and they’d
roll this heavy paper on that and soap it. And then they’d take that powder and
they’d pour that thing full of powder . . . You’d light the end of that and it’d fise
like a firecracker. It’d burn back to that powder and this powder would blow the
coal off. We had little lights–they burnt lard oil. . . I started in the mine for a
$1,25 a day.
Powder mills were established in

the area to produce explosives for the
blast and dig operation. Near Burnett
was located a mill operated by Laflin
and Rand Powder Company, a DuPont
subsidiary.4461 On Tuesday morning
15 Oct 1907, three or four years after
Samuel and Stella McClain had
moved to Burnett, a powder mill
located at Fontanet, a town of 600 at
the time, exploded, followed by a
second explosion an hour later and
then a third explosion. The town was
leveled and the death toll exceeded
Fontanet, after the 1907 explosion. (Vigo County 100. Severe shocks were felt 60 miles
Historical Museum.) away. One can imagine the effect on
Burnett, only five miles distant.4462
Burnett was, and still is, unincorporated, though it did have its own post office from 1870
to 1934.4463 Thus, many documents give the addresses of Samuel and his children as RR 6,
Terre Haute, rather than Burnett. In general, particularly when there is substantiating evidence,
a residence of Burnett is concluded from a RR 6 address for Samuel and his relatives.
Working as a miner and, on occasion, as a carpenter,4464 Samuel lived out his life at
Burnett.4465,4466,4467 He died there on 14 Feb 1951 at age 79.4468 Stella passed away in Terre
Haute on 1 May 1959, and was laid to rest alongside Samuel in the Burnett Cemetery.4469,4470
They left a daughter, Nora, and six sons, William, Bert, Chester, Albert, Harry, and Marvin.4471
William Allen McClain

William Allen was born in Paris, Illinois, on 22 Feb 1896, before the family headed across
the Wabash, which occurred when he was around eight.4472 He went to work as a coal miner,
probably working alongside his dad.4465 On 23 Dec 1921 in Vigo Co, William married Vivian
Marie Marquis.4472
Vivian was a local girl, born to Elmer Edward4473 and Mary Ann (Hargraves) Marquis, 5
Oct 1903 in Burnett, around the time that William and his family arrived.4472 And her father,
like William’s, was a coal miner.4474
William worked as a coal miner until Vigo Co coal mining took a drastic drop in the 1930s
(it would come back, temporarily) and then had to go to work under the WPA (Works Progress
Administration).4475,4476 Afterwards he found work as a laborer.4477
William and Vivian lived for a while in Burnett, then Fontanet (the town had been rebuilt),
and finally in rural Rosedale—Indiana villages a few miles from each other.4475,4471,4477 And in
those rural and semirural areas, they raised six kids4478,4479—Samuel Elmer (2 Apr 1923–11
Jul 1980),4480,4481 Mary Lou (31 Mar 1925–26 Nov 1996),4482,4483 Billie Gene (18 Aug 1931–
18 Mar 2018),4484,4485 James Norman (4 Oct 1934–7 Nov 1996),4486 Gary, and Allen Ray (6
Apr 1947–14 Apr 2009).4487
William passed away at his home in rural Rosedale, on 1 Apr 1966,4478 as did Vivian, on
24 Mar 1971.4479 The couple were laid to rest in Burnett Cemetery.4488
Bert Wade McClain

Born 20 Mar 1899 in Illinois, Bert never married.4489 He lived his entire life in Burnett,
residing with his parents until their death, working at various times as a coal miner, a garage
mechanic, and a highway construction worker.4465,4466,4467 He died 26 Oct 1962 at RR 6 Terre
Haute, the rural delivery address for Burnett, and was interred in the Burnett Cemetery.4490 His
brother Albert was made the administrator of Bert’s estate.4491 Bert left no known descendants.
Chester McClain
Born in Edgar Co, Illinois, 17 Sep 1902, Chester grew up in Burnett.4492 A few houses
away from the McClains lived Christiana (also “Christina” and “Christana”) and John Marquis
and their daughter, Constance.4493 John was a coal miner, as was nearly every adult (and several
non-adult) male in the area. Born Annie Constance Marquis on 28 Mar 1908, Constance was
a first cousin of Vivian Marquis, who had married Chester’s brother, William. The girls;
fathers, John and Elmer, were brothers.4474 Constance was probably only a small girl when she
and Chester first met.4494 But over the years, things developed and on 22 Oct 1927 in Brazil,
Clay Co, Indiana, the two were married.4495 Clay Co was where Constance’s mother, Christiana
(Stott at the time) had been born and where she and John had been married.4496 Friends, family,
and nostalgia likely induced Constance and Chester to wed there.
The couple lived mostly in Burnett, where Chester worked as a coal miner, except, like
brother William, forced to accept government provided work (road construction in Chester’s
case) when coal production dropped (and the Great Depression cut in) in the 1930s.4497
Chester died in Union Hospital, Terre Haute, 6 Dec 1975, at age 73.4498 On 27 Feb 1983,
Constance also passed away in Union Hospital.4494 Chester and Constance are laid to rest side
by side in Burnett Cemetery.4499 They left three children4498—Robert Chester (12 Apr 1927–
24 Mar 2006),4500 Dolores Pauline (19 Dec 1930–14 Nov 2015),4501 and Joann.
Nora McClain
Born in Indiana (presumably in Vigo Co) 8 Jul 1905, Nora was the only one of Samuel and
Stella’s children to take up residence outside the Hoosier state, at least for any significant
time.4502 On 28 Feb 1923 in Vigo Co, Nora married John Struth.4503 He was born John Louis
Struth in Burnett on 5 Sep 1903, a date given by both a WWII draft registration and a WPA
index of birth records.4504,4505 A date of 10 Sep 1902 appears on a transcription of his marriage
record. There seems to be no reason to make himself appear older since he would have still
been under age 21 and thus have required consent by his parents (though there were
exceptions).4506 The year 1902 also appears on his cemetery marker.4507
Born in Scotland around 1868, John’s father, Joseph W. Struth, immigrated to the U.S. in
1881 and married Julia Huffman in Tazewell Co, Illinois, 13 Mar 1894.4508,4509 Joseph was a
coal miner, as was John, at least initially.4503 But John left coal mining. Around 1928 (based
on birthplaces of their children) he and Nora, and their three kids (at the time) headed to Ohio,
where John ended up driving a truck for Adams Oil Company in Swanton, Lucas Co, Ohio,
while the family settled down in nearby Whitehouse, a village in the Toledo Metropolitan
Area.4510,4504
They were soon joined John’s parents, Joseph and Julia, who were living next door (or in
the same house) in 1940.4511 Joseph and Julia passed away in Lucas Co, Joseph on 20 Jul 1944
and Julia in Whitehouse on 5 Apr 1948.4512,4513
John and Nora lived out their lives in Ohio, John passing away in Lucas Co 13 Jan 1969,
and Nora, in Maumee, Lucas Co, 5 Aug 1983.4514,4515 They were interred in Whitehouse
Cemetery. The couple had five children,4510 the first three born in Indiana, the last two in
Ohio—Nora Vivian (31 Jan 1922–17 Jun 2011),4516 Josephine A. (21 Jun 1924–27 Oct
1972),4517,4518 Helen Mae (4 Aug 1925–15 Mar 1997),4519 John Louis Jr. (10 Aug 1929–9 Mar
2007),4520 and Nancy Lou Ann (29 Oct 1935–30 Mar 2013).4521
Albert McClain
Born 5 Apr 1908 in Indiana (presumably, in Vigo Co), Albert lived his entire life in that
State, but there is no indication that he ever worked as a miner, unlike most other members of
his family.4522,4457 Sometime between 1930, when he is shown as single in the census,4466 and
1933, when his first-born child was born,4523 Albert married Agnes Christopher.
According to her social security records, Agnes Christopher was born 9 Dec 1908 in Terre
Haute, Indiana, to Walter and Sarah Ellen4524 (Hoffman) Christopher.4525 But there are
problems with this. The 1910 Otter Creek Twp census for Walter, a coal miner, and Nellie (the
name Sarah usually used) shows no children in the family and states that Nellie had no
children.4526 Agnes, however, is found with the Christophers in later Vigo Co censuses—the
1920 Otter Creek Twp census and the 1930 Nevin Twp census.4527,4528 Moreover, Agnes’s
death certificate states that her mother was “Lydia Graf,” not Sarah (“Nellie”) Christopher.4529
Finally, a marriage record for one of her children gives his mother’s name as “Mary Jane
Grafe.”4523 All too often records contain errors, but in this case, the records are mostly factual.
On 10 Dec 1908 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, “Lidia” Grafe, housemaid, gave birth
to Helen May Grafe.4530 The father was unknown and the birth was designated as illegitimate.
The infant, with a name change to “Mary J. Grafe,” was temporarily taken in by Alfred
Morford, a Terre Haute express wagon driver, and his wife, Alice.4531 The Morfords, a childless
couple, may have taken in the child to create a family, but also could have boarded her for pay
by the county. By 1920 Mary J. Grafe was living with Walter and Nellie Christopher, as their
daughter Agnes.4527 And the Christophers certainly accepted her as their daughter. Agnes was
an heir when Sarah Christopher died 3 Feb 1966.4532
And who was Lydia Grafe? We don’t really know. She is first seen in 1892, when a “Miss
Lyda Grafe” resided at 36 S. Fifteenth in Terre Haute.4533 In the 1900 census Lydia was
boarding at that address with a Calvin and Catherine Doerschuk.4534 The spellings “Lyda” and
“Lidia” in some early records may be due to Lydia being illiterate, as shown in the 1900, 1920,
and 1930 censuses.4535,4536 And she was unschooled.4537 She may not have known her date of
birth since ages given in various documents correspond to birth years ranging from 1869 to
1874. The 1900 census gives a date of September 1871 in agreement with the age given in her
daughter’s birth certificate.4534,4530 That Catherine Doershuk’s birth name was “Grafe”4538 is
strongly indicative that she and Lydia were related; however, the relationship is unknown.
Extensive research shows that they were not sisters. Perhaps they were cousins.
And what became of Lydia Grafe? Following the birth of her daughter, she is seen in the
1920 census living at the Vigo County Poor Asylum on what is now Maple Ave, just west of
Fruitridge Ave, in northeast Terre Haute.4535 Also known as the Vigo County Poor Farm, the
Vigo County Infirmary, and, in later years, the Vigo County Home, the facility received a new,
much more massive structure at the original location, 5300 Maple, in the 1930s. There, in the
old building and then in the newer building, Lydia lived out her life.4539 She died at the Vigo
County Infirmary on 21 Nov 1944.4540 Her death certificate gives a birthdate of 3 Mar 1868,
questionable since the informant was

the infirmary superintendent. She was
interred 24 Nov 1944 in Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute.4541 Did Agnes
and her family know of her death?
Albert and Agnes McClain lived out
their lives in Vigo Co, Albert working
as a road worker, driver, and Kroger
warehouseman.4542,4543,4544 But, perhaps
we should say that Albert may have
lived out his life in Vigo Co, for after
1956 he is no longer found in Terre
Vigo County Poor Farm, c1909. (Vigo County Haute City directories. We do find
Community Collection, Vigo County Public Library.)
Agnes, in 1959 and 1960, living at RD
6, probably Burnett, working in a book bindery for Unique Printed Products Company in Terre
Haute.4545,4546 Puzzling is that when Albert died 1 Jul 1965, he did so, without explanation, in
Denver, Colorado, though his obituary gave his residence as RR 6 Terre Haute.4547 But perhaps
we are making too much of nothing.
Agnes lived almost two decades longer, dying in Terre Haute 6 Jul 1993, fortuitously at
the Royal Oaks Nursing Home, 3500 Maple Ave, the location, though not the building, where
her mother lived out her life.4548 Unlike her husband, who was laid to rest in the Burnett
Cemetery,4522 Agnes was cremated.4529
Albert and Agnes McClain left two children4532—Albert Walter and Patricia Jane (27 Jan
1935–15 Sep 1993).4549
Harry McClain
Born 11 Aug 1910 in
Burnett, Indiana, Harry lived
all his life there (with his
parents until their deaths),
except for residence in a
nursing home towards the
end of his life.4550 In Burnett,
he worked at various times
as a farmhand, employee at
Jack’s Garage, and in
construction.4466,4550,4467
Never married, Harry
died 30 Oct 1989 in the Vigo Vigo County Home. In this facility for the elderly, Harry spent his final
County Home, and was days. (Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 1 Aug 2016.)
interred in Burnett
Cemetery.4551,4552 He was the last to die of Stella and Samuel’s children, and a nonrelative,
Frieda Haskett, had to provide information for his death certificate.4551 Harry left no known
descendants.
Marvin Hart McClain

Marvin was born 21 Sep 1912 in the Vigo Co community of Glen Ayre, a small
unincorporated village in Lost Creek Twp.4553 Named after the Glen Ayr Coal Company, the
mining town had a post office for a while, but it discontinued operation in 1902.4554 Marvin’s
middle name does not appear on his birth record, but does appear in other documents, including
his WWII draft card, which includes “Hart” in his signature.4555
Marvin grew up in Otter Creek Twp, probably in the town of Burnett, and attended Otter
Creek High School, situated across from Otter Creek in North Terre Haute.4556 On 12 Dec 1935
in Vigo Co he married Agnes Harpold, daughter of George Washington and Lora Edna
(Richter) Harpold.4557,4558
Agnes was born 27 Sep 1917 in Fontanet, Indiana, ten years after the town had been leveled
in the powder mill explosion.4559 She grew up in Nevins Twp, where Fontanet was situated,
initially with her parents and four siblings, Everett, Lina V., Ralph H., and Orville.4560,4561 But
George, a coal miner, died young, from a diabetic coma at age 46, on 26 Sep 1927, the day
before Agnes’s tenth birthday.4562 And Agnes found herself living in Nevins Twp with a new
stepfather, Peter Michael (who went almost solely by “Pete” and spelled his last name in a
number of ways), and eventually a new stepsister Maudie Margaret.4563,4564 Agnes’s mother,
Lora, also died young, on 14 Apr 1936, about eight years after her marriage to Pete.
Agnes and Marvin lived for a while in rural Terre Haute, where Marvin worked briefly as
a railroad worker, and then, as the Depression deepened, as a WPA worker.4565,4566 By 1951
the family was in Indianapolis, where Marvin was employed as a machine operator for
Continental Baking Company.4471,4567 The couple had three children—Barbara Jean,4568
Marvin Curtis (8 Jan 1939–13 Oct 2015),4566,4569 and George Russell.4570
The marriage did not last. Agnes was the first to remarry, wedding Wayne Wright in
Marion Co, Indiana, on 26 Sep 1959.4571 By April 1965 that marriage had also ended in
divorce.4572 Agnes spent the rest of her long life single, dying 15 Jan 2016, presumably in
Indianapolis, where she had been living.4559
Marvin remarried on 22 Feb 1962 in Marion Co.4573 The bride was Dorothy McCleaster,
who had been widowed twice. Born Dorothy Lucille Batton 10 Sep 1915 in Indianapolis to
Arthur and Pearl (Allen) Batton,4574 Dorothy first married Ollie William Switzer, a
widower,4575 on 9 Jun 1934 in Marion Co.4576 And when Ollie died she married James
McLeaster, on 25 Nov 1944.4577 Then, when James also passed away, Dorothy wedded Marvin.
Marvin died 14 Oct 1982 in Indianapolis,4578 and Dorothy, widowed once again, was married
a fourth (and very short) time, to William Sambrook King in Hillsborough Co, Florida, 10 Mar
1991.4579 After divorcing William 25 Nov 1992,4580 Dorothy died 19 Sep 1993 at a nursing
home in Carmel, Hamilton Co, Indiana.4581 She and Marvin are interred with a single stone at
Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Fishers, Hamilton Co, Indiana.4582
Austin T., Frank, and Harry Tapscott

Finally we come to the last of Samuel and Susie Bell’s children. Austin T. Tapscott is found
in only a single record, a reliable birth record at the Clark Co, Illinois courthouse.4319 The
record gives the date of birth as 23 Sep 1881 and states that he is fourth child born to “Sarah
Tabscot nee Tingley” and “Samuel Tapscot.” The “Sarah” is an obvious error. No other record
of Austin has been found and it is likely that he died young or that he was one of the
descendants Frank and Harry discussed earlier (p. 303).
Henry’s Children Descendants of Henry Tapscott 315
Descendants of Henry Tapscott

The following lists four generations of descendants of Henry the Traveler. Details are
omitted for living people under age 90.
Descendants of: Henry Tapscott
1 Henry Tapscott b. 1795 - 1797 d. Apr 1876

m. Susan Bass m. 25 Sep 1825 b. 1806 - 1808 d. aft 1880
[daughter of Josiah Bass Jr. and Anny Moody]
2 William Tapscott b. 25 Aug 1826 d. 2 Sep 1912
m. Mary Angeline Wallace m. 26 Oct 1854 b. 20 May 1831 d. 28 Apr 1904
[daughter of Joseph Wallace and Cynthia Ann Wood]
3 William Riley Tapscott b. 25 Aug 1855 d. 9 Apr 1929
m. Minerva A. Rountree m. 3 Aug 1879 b. 28 Jul 1863 d. 19 Sep 1944
[daughter of John D. Rountree and Minerva Annett Holt]
4 Jennie Edith Tapscott b. 20 Sep 1880 d. 8 Dec 1970
m. Hanson A. Miller m. 21 Jan 1905 b. 2 Sep 1869 d. 6 Feb 1930
[son of J. Mordecai Miller and Caroline Hammell]
4 Nellie Mae Tapscott b. 1 Sep 1882 d. 12 Aug 1936
m. James Harvey Martin m. 14 Dec 1902 b. 3 Jan 1876 d. 14 Jan 1940
[son of David Radford Martin and Mary Branson]
4 Golden Arthur Tapscott b. 8 Oct 1892 d. 25 Oct 1980
Nettie Sarah Sweitzer b. 20 Nov 1892 d. 23 Dec 1922
[daughter of John Franklin Sweitzer and Flora Bell Walls]
m. Mary Combs m. 14 Jun 1922 b. 19 Jan 1903 d. 26 Jul 1997
[daughter of Milo C. Combs and Rosabelle Lycan]
m. Mary Elizabeth Robinson m. 19 Dec 1946 b. 11 Nov 1897 d. 5 Aug 1980
[daughter of Robert Robinson and Sarah Ann Windley]
4 Forrest William Tapscott b. 13 Jan 1895 d. 11 Aug 1974
m. Nellie May Thompson m. 12 Apr 1914 b. 13 Mar 1895 d. 22 Jan 1975
[daughter of Joseph E. Thompson and Jennett M. Snowden]
3 James Byron Tapscott b. 5 Aug 1856 d. 8 Jan 1937
m. Sabra Ellen Mundy m. 4 Jul 1879 b. 25 Jul 1861 d. 14 Jan 1945
[daughter of Squire Mundy and Sarah Ellen Sanders]
4 Omer Frank Tapscott b. 10 Jun 1882 d. 6 Apr 1967
m. Esther May Smith m. 1942 b. 17 May 1899 d. 27 Jun 1954
[daughter of Andrew Johnson Smith and Minnie Belle Lynn]
4 John Howard Tapscott b. Sep 1887 d. 3 Mar 1905
4 James Tapscott b. 12 Jul 1890 d. 15 Mar 1900
4 Joseph Cleo Tapscott b. 11 Apr 1898 d. 23 Oct 1966
m. Elizabeth M. Leonard m. 7 Oct 1919 b. 15 May 1899 d. 22 Sep 1930
[daughter of Thomas Leonard and Adda S. Gauble]
m. Hazel Lee Williams m. 2 Jun 1922 b. 8 Apr 1902 d. 10 Jun 1982
[daughter of James Worley Williams and Myrtle E. McGrew]
m. Mildred Iona Morgan b. Jan 1897 d. 23 Aug 1990
[daughter of George M. Morgan and Delila Capitola Shumard]
3 Joseph R. Tapscott b. 22 Aug 1858 d. 11 Jul 1917
m. Mary Emma Sanders m. 3 Oct 1887 b. 26 Feb 1867 d. 18 Mar 1937
[daughter of William Francis Sanders Sr. and Elizabeth Jane Fox]
4 Grant Frederick Tapscott b. 3 Oct 1884 d. 22 Jan 1961
m. Lena C. Clouse m. 28 Jan 1905 b. 5 Feb 1886 d. 21 Jun 1928
[daughter of Moses Clouse Sr. and Pina Ann Plunkett]
m. Helen ? m. 1952
4 Allen F. Tapscott b. 28 Apr 1888 d. 6 Jul 1908

4 William H. Tapscott b. 29 Apr 1891 d. 3 Dec 1893
4 Carl Herman Tapscott b. 10 May 1894 d. 13 May 1966
m. Nettie Sarah Sweitzer m. 19 Oct 1918 b. 20 Nov 1892 d. 23 Dec 1922
[daughter of John Franklin Sweitzer and Flora Bell Walls]
m. Mary Theresa Foshaar m. abt May 1937 b. Nov 1880 d. 24 Jan 1939
[daughter of George Foshaar Sr. and Mary Amelia Weist]
m. Beulah Frances Mead m. 3 Jul 1939 b. 5 Feb 1900 d. 29 Nov 1953
[daughter of Allen Mead and Ida Romine]
m. Pauline Benefiel m. 3 May 1944 b. Jun 1870 d. 28 Feb 1952
[daughter of Hiram Benefiel and Cass Ann Davidson]
4 Orpha Irene Tapscott b. 11 Feb 1898 d. 15 May 1914
4 Edith Mae Tapscott b. 15 Nov 1901 d. 12 Dec 1984
m. George Wesley Bruner m. 19 May 1928 b. 27 Jul 1894 d. 16 Sep 1960
[son of George Washington Bruner and Sarah Ellen Campbell]
4 Lail J. Tapscott b. 14 May 1905 d. 12 Mar 1906
4 Noble Burns Tapscott b. 18 Aug 1907 d. 9 Sep 1909
4 Harley Rowland Tapscott b. 2 Jan 1911 d. 10 Feb 1912
3 Philander D. Tapscott b. 24 Nov 1860 d. 14 Jun 1878
3 Mary J. Tapscott b. 1 Nov 1862 d. 7 Sep 1863
3 John Wesley Tapscott b. 4 Sep 1864 d. 14 Oct 1930
m. Edna Earl Wright m. 4 Apr 1894 b. 6 Mar 1875 d. 5 Sep 1948
[daughter of James F. Wright and Elizabeth J. Lowry]
4 Russell Truman Tapscott b. 2 Mar 1895 d. 20 Dec 1982
4 Alta Leona Tapscott b. 9 Aug 1896 d. 29 Jul 1979
m. Edmund Hiddle m. 25 Feb 1922 b. 13 May 1891 d. 6 Aug 1984
[son of Edmund Hiddle Sr. and Nancy Harper]
4 Ralph Vernon Tapscott b. 5 Dec 1897 d. 8 Jun 1963
4 Clarence Benson Tapscott b. 1 Jul 1899 d. 18 Feb 1992
m. Mavis Jacqueline Tuttle m. 3 Aug 1931 b. 27 Feb 1910 d. 15 Jan 1998
[daughter of John Fremont Tuttle and Mae E. Godfrey]
m. Elizabeth Belle Cazier m. 23 Aug 1968 b. 1 Apr 1914 d. 18 Feb 1999
[daughter of Harry H. Cazier and Nevada D. ?]
4 Nellie Pearl Tapscott b. 19 Feb 1901 d. 27 Dec 1980
m. Walter Albert Tingley m. 23 Feb 1919 b. 30 Sep 1898 d. Apr 1968
[son of James William Tingley and Christina Aldora Taylor]
4 Lillie Alice Tapscott b. 28 Sep 1902 d. 16 Aug 1952
m. Harry Otto Kuhn m. 28 Jan 1928 b. 28 May 1904 d. 17 Nov 1982
[son of Jacob Rudolph Kuhn and Mary Alice Kibby]
4 Willard Tapscott b. 16 Sep 1904 d. 5 Mar 1905
4 Bessie Fern Tapscott b. 10 Jul 1907 d. 4 Jan 1990
m. Clifford Leon Cork m. 24 Dec 1927 b. 20 Jul 1904 d. 26 Mar 1992
[son of Charles Andrew Cork and Stella Alcorn]
4 Glenn Daniel Tapscott b. 7 Sep 1909 d. 15 Jun 1952
m. Mary Emaline Imle m. 28 Mar 1937 b. 20 Feb 1914 d. 16 Dec 2000
[daughter of Adam Conrad Imle and Olive Rachel Geisert]
4 Clifford Lloyd Tapscott b. 25 Oct 1913 d. 12 Dec 1996
m. Inez Louise Wayman m. 13 Jul 1956 b. 29 Jan 1916 d. 12 Feb 2002
[daughter of Everett Wayman and Mary Horton]
3 Millard F. Tapscott b. 4 May 1867 d. 17 Nov 1926
m. Samantha A. McNary m. 19 Sep 1914 b. 16 Jan 1873 d. 17 Feb 1952
[daughter of Thomas B. McNary and Rebecca Cox]
3 Cora Isabelle Tapscott b. 21 May 1869 d. 23 Oct 1932
m. Richard Morgan Sweet m. 1 Mar 1884 b. 7 Aug 1861 d. 13 Apr 1937
[son of Austin Sweet Sr. and Mary Ellen Johnson]
4 Ithamar Sweet Sr. b. 29 Dec 1884 d. 24 Oct 1918

m. Frances Isadora Baker m. by Mar 1913 b. 25 Dec 1889 d. 10 Jan 1959
[daughter of John William Baker and Minnie Conklin]
4 William Austin Sweet b. 1 May 1886 d. 11 Jun 1959
m. Lettie Marie Hill m. 5 Jun 1912 b. 6 Jul 1891 d. 11 May 1982
[daughter of Alonzo T. Hill and Sarah Angeline Hardesty]
4 Robert Sweet b. 31 May 1887 d. 26 Aug 1965
m. Elva Mallory m. 28 Jun 1913 b. 27 Aug 1892 d. 2 Jun 1970
[daughter of Alfred Mallory and Almira H. Davis]
4 Charles Leroy Sweet b. 3 Dec 1889 d. 29 Mar 1960
m. Cora Virgil Lewis m. 1912 - 1914 b. 24 Jun 1896 d. 1 Jul 1983
[daughter of John V. Lewis and Rosa Benner]
4 Emma Pearl Sweet b. 12 Oct 1892 d. 8 Jul 1922
m. Benjamin Harrison Waymire Sr. m. 5 Mar 1912 b. 8 Dec 1888 d. 11 Feb 1965
[son of John Henry Waymire and Minerva Cassel]
4 Murl E. Sweet b. 7 May 1894 d. 22 Aug 1920
4 Faris Lee Sweet b. 20 Mar 1898 d. 2 Dec 1961
m. Mary McNulty b. 7 Nov 1897 d. 28 Dec 1979
[daughter of George Perry McNulty and Rebecca Jane Crank]
m. Ettsyell L. McNulty m. abt 23 Mar 1937 b. 11 Dec 1912 d. 23 Oct 1993
[daughter of John E. McNulty and Effie Stella Walker]
4 Lela May Sweet b. 21 Jan 1900 d. 4 Feb 1900
4 Ruth Isabelle Sweet b. 2 Jul 1901 d. 9 Feb 1973
m. Aaron Richard Shotts m. 9 Feb 1922 b. 9 Dec 1894 d. 15 Aug 1975
[son of Richard Lawrence Shotts and Mary Ann Flueckinger]
4 Ruby Sweet b. 2 Jul 1901 d. 30 Sep 1916
4 Leslie Morgan Sweet b. 14 Oct 1903 d. 9 Jun 1957
m. Agnes May Ford m. 29 Mar 1940 b. 11 Aug 1916
[daughter of Robert Courtney Ford and Ila Ursery]
m. Cora Katherine Campbell m. 1952 - 1954 b. 4 Aug 1900 d. 24 Aug 1983
[daughter of John W. Campbell and Susan M. Hilton]
4 Eugene Sweet b. 10 Nov 1905 d. 21 Feb 1971
m. Mary Alta White m. 1949 b. 7 Jun 1915 d. 8 Jan 2018
[daughter of James Elbert White and Cornellia Lena Hurt]
4 Harold Bernard Sweet b. 19 Jan 1907 d. 28 Jul 1971
m. Doris Kathryn Hurt m. 23 Feb 1929 b. 28 Mar 1910 d. 19 Nov 2003
[daughter of Elmer Charles Hurt and Pearl Edna Wood]
4 Nila Lucille Sweet b. 4 Apr 1908 d. 6 Nov 1993
m. Joseph Ralph Wolfe m. 4 Apr 1924 b. 5 Jul 1900 d. 23 Jun 1963
[son of Daniel E. Wolfe and Sarah Catherine Janney]
3 Emma Tapscott b. 2 Nov 1873 d. 30 Apr 1928
m. William Luther Mallory m. 30 Nov 1892 b. 10 Apr 1864 d. 7 May 1936
[son of Isaac Owen Mallory and Rebecca Steelman]
4 Alma Gertrude Mallory b. 13 Apr 1894 d. 2 Jun 1946
m. James Albert Thompson m. 18 Feb 1914 b. 7 Dec 1889 d. 25 Sep 1966
[son of William Wallace Thompson and Shellia Catherine Cusick]
4 Owen Hobert Mallory b. 29 Oct 1896 d. 24 Mar 1930
4 Ruby Lavona Mallory b. 3 Jul 1899 d. 1 Mar 1993
m. Walter Ernest Scott Sr. m. 15 Mar 1917 b. 16 Jun 1897 d. 6 Jan 1975
[son of Alexander Scott and Martha Ellen Robinson]
4 Mary E. Mallory b. 8 Sep 1903 d. 12 Apr 1970
m. James Cunningham m. 3 Jul 1923 b. 23 Dec 1899 d. 27 Aug 1973
[son of Andrew Cunningham and Elizabeth Catherine Smitley]
2 John Tapscott b. 11 Jun 1829 d. 23 Aug 1870
m. Elizabeth E. Vandeventer m. 15 Apr 1858 b. 1829 - 1832 d. aft 23 Oct 1873
[daughter of William Vandeventer Sr. and Mary Elsworth]

2 James Wesley Tapscott b. 28 Sep 1829 d. 21 Nov 1894
2 Thomas Tapscott b. abt 1832 d. 23 Apr 1894
m. Mary R. Sanders m. abt 1855 - 1859 b. 27 Apr 1841 d. 26 May 1930
[daughter of Charles Sanders and Nancy Hinkson]
3 Malissa Angeline Tapscott b. 1858 - 1859 d. by 1930
m. Maurice Robinson m. 11 Mar 1883 b. abt 1857
4 ? Robertson b. 1 Dec 1883
4 Mary Elizabeth Robinson b. 10 Oct 1885
3 Charles Edward Tapscott b. 27 Dec 1860 d. 23 Jan 1941
m. Emma Jean Crandall m. 24 Sep 1891 b. 2 Jun 1870 d. 25 Nov 1950
[daughter of Egbert Duane Crandall and Ellen Stewart]
4 Lena Frances Tapscott b. 13 Sep 1892 d. 11 Jun 1962
m. Herbert James Phillips m. 11 Aug 1912 b. 9 Nov 1883 d. 28 Aug 1969
[son of William D. Phillips and Malcena Crews]
4 Alice M. Tapscott b. Apr 1898 d. 1900 - 1910
4 Carl Duane Tapscott b. 13 May 1901 d. 27 Jan 1983
m. Mary Evelyn Cady m. 16 Oct 1921 b. 6 Sep 1903 d. 26 Dec 2001
[daughter of David L. Cady and Etta Lydia Pulliam]
m. Martha Icle Grim m. 5 Nov 1925 b. 18 Jun 1903 d. 7 Jul 1975
[daughter of Edward Grimm and Floy Ann Stone]
m. Eunice Mae Arnold m. 24 Jul 1976 b. 27 Jul 1903 d. 17 Nov 1985
[daughter of Edward Arnold and Katie Jacobs]
4 Ruth E. Tapscott b. 17 Apr 1906 d. 1 Mar 1983
m. Floyd Earl Williams m. 17 Mar 1923 b. 17 Jan 1901 d. Jul 1985
[son of John W. Williams and Viola Letitia Meyers]
m. Edwin Joel Brown m. 14 Feb 1939 b. 3 Mar 1901 d. 19 Oct 1941
[son of Edwin Sever Brown and Eva Lee Burk]
m. James Augustus Weiher m. 12 Dec 1941 b. 3 Dec 1898 d. 30 Jan 1985
[son of John Forbes Weiher and Maggie Elizabeth White]
4 Grace E. Pratt b. 16 Jun 1890 d. 7 Jun 1936
m. Robert Ernest Plunkett m. 1 Oct 1907 b. 19 Feb 1886 d. Nov 1971
[son of Silas P. Plunkett and Rose Ann Scaggs]
m. Fred Brooks Smith m. 19 Dec 1910 b. 27 Jan 1888 d. 27 Jan 1962
[son of Joseph F. Smith and Tabitha J. Ball]
m. Fred E. Pennington
3 John Milton Tapscott b. 10 Jan 1863 d. 12 Jan 1937
m. Nancy Jane Woods m. 8 Mar 1888 b. 23 Oct 1854 d. 16 Feb 1927
[daughter of John Bunyan Woods and Patience Acton]
4 Riley J. Tapscott b. 10 May 1889 d. Jun 1966
m. Bertha M. Logan m. 24 Dec 1910 b. 7 Mar 1895 d. Mar 1971
[daughter of John W. Logan and Fannie Jane Shumate]
4 Lennie Tapscott
4 Alvin Tapscott b. Feb 1896 d. c1908
3 William Humphry Tapscott b. 9 Dec 1868 d. 18 Feb 1931
m. Ivy Ellen Parrish m. 19 Nov 1893 b. Apr 1879 d. 30 Jul 1942
[daughter of John William Parrish and Malinda ?]
3 Samuel Wesley Tapscott b. 9 Aug 1869 d. 23 May 1959
m. Nellie Adeline Plunkett m. 24 Dec 1891 b. 22 Mar 1871 d. 10 Feb 1946
[daughter of Silas P. Plunkett and Rose Ann Scaggs]
4 Retta Faye Tapscott b. 6 Sep 1892 d. 4 Feb 1974
m. Robert Newton Dye m. 8 Nov 1909 b. 9 Jun 1891 d. 8 Jan 1931
[son of Robert T. Dye and Florence Smith St. Clair]
m. Joseph A. Hamilton m. 1935 - 1938 b. 1 Nov 1876 d. 31 Mar 1961
[son of ? Hamilton]
4 Silas Wesley Tapscott b. 18 Feb 1894 d. 1 Dec 1970

m. Margaret P. Cooper m. 6 Oct 1919 b. 23 Jun 1899 d. 1 Mar 1970
[daughter of Abbott H. Cooper and Laura Emma Brown]
m. Myrtle Slusser m. 1930 - 1931 b. 1903 - 1904 d. 18 Mar 1947
[daughter of William M. Slusser and Mattie ?]
m. Ilma Tapp m. 11 Jun 1949 b. 18 Sep 1908 d. 3 Jan 1981
[daughter of John B. Tapp and Clara Gibson]
4 Eola Belle Tapscott b. 24 Apr 1899 d. 23 Sep 1934
m. Henry Everett Dye m. 6 Oct 1915 b. 24 Feb 1893 d. 30 Mar 1973
[son of Robert T. Dye and Florence Smith St. Clair]
4 Foster Myrle Tapscott b. 7 Feb 1903 d. Feb 1973
m. Reba June Lewis m. 15 Aug 1933
3 May Tapscott b. 1872 - 1873 d. by 1930
3 Henry Tapscott b. 14 Feb 1875 d. 12 Jul 1958
2 Nancy Ann Tapscott b. 1834 - 1836 d. 1880 - 1900
m. William Siverly m. 29 Feb 1856 b. 1 Oct 1828 d. 24 Mar 1884
[son of Mathias Siverly and Rebecca Maier]
3 Sarah S. Siverly b. 16 Jan 1857 d. 23 Nov 1950
m. John Gummere III m. 1 Jan 1878 b. 9 Mar 1857 d. 15 Jun 1943
[son of John Gummere Jr. and Louisa Moore]
4 Nancy E. Gummere b. 22 Aug 1879 d. 8 Oct 1879
4 Mattie LeOra Gummere b. 29 Feb 1880 d. 23 Jan 1922
m. Joseph Franklin Cline m. 11 Aug 1907 b. 3 May 1877 d. 21 Nov 1941
[daughter of Jonas Cline and Mary Jane Sweet]
4 John William Gummere b. 28 Aug 1883 d. 13 Feb 1963
m. Della Moore m. 1908
m. Maude Grace Griffin m. 16 Apr 1923 b. 10 May 1904 d. 11 Jan 1956
[daughter of John Austin Griffin and Sylvia A. Myers]
4 Charles D. Gummere b. 20 Aug 1885 d. 26 Jan 1955
m. Mabel Rolison m. 14 Sep 1904 b. 20 Oct 1882 d. 24 Jan 1919
[daughter of William N. Rolison and Serilda Elizabeth Flenner]
m. Anna Laura Payne m. 8 Apr 1923 b. 31 Aug 1886 d. 19 May 1983
[daughter of Marvin H. Payne and Sarah Cottrell]
4 Mary Gertrude Gummere b. 11 Apr 1889 d. 24 Jul 1964
m. Joseph Francis Duzan m. 22 Feb 1915 b. 7 Jun 1891 d. 7 Aug 1960
[son of John Wesley Duzan and Eunice Melisa Norris]
m. Abel Hurlburt West m. 8 Feb 1960 b. 25 Feb 1876 d. 17 Aug 1961
[son of Joseph West]
3 Jacob Wesley Siverly b. 1860 d. 17 Feb 1909
m. Mary Christina Dietz m. 11 Feb 1885 b. 1868 d. 11 Jun 1950
[daughter of Charles Frederick Dietz Sr. and Magdalena Dening]
4 Itha Siverly b. 24 Oct 1885 d. 7 Sep 1888
4 Nellie Siverly b. 19 Feb 1887 d. 23 Feb 1972
m. Nathan David Hedden m. abt Jul 22 1905 b. 29 Oct 1881 d. 23 Mar 1962
[son of John Lee Hedden and Lucy Fitts]
4 Ida Siverly b. 8 Jul 1888 d. 6 Sep 1989
m. Herman Wallace m. 11 Nov 1911 b. 19 Jun 1891 d. 12 May 1971
[son of William C. Wallace and Cynthia Catherine Fuller]
4 Louis Henry Siverly b. 8 Mar 1891 d. 7 Nov 1968
m. Nellie Kannmacher m. 24 Dec 1926 b. 5 Nov 1892 d. 12 Mar 1989
[daughter of Frederick Kannmacher and Florence Emma Lambdin]
4 William George Siverly b. 11 Sep 1892 d. 18 Oct 1985
4 Amanda May Siverly b. 4 May 1894 d. 25 Jun 1985
m. Robert Fugate m. 28 Feb 1938 b. 25 Jan 1884 d. 25 Jul 1950
[son of Samuel M. Fugate and Mary M. Catterlin]
4 Joseph Russell Siverly b. 18 Jul 1900 d. 5 Nov 1984

m. Dolly Mae Siverly m. 9 Oct 1925 b. 3 Feb 1909 d. 29 May 1989
[daughter of Daniel D. Siverly and Bertha A. Wiseman]
4 Stanley Alfred Siverly b. 9 Jun 1905 d. 8 Oct 1980
m. Ellen Luceil McClaskey m. 21 Feb 1927 b. 22 Jul 1909 d. 11 Apr 1968
[daughter of Otto McClaskey and Zella May Allen]
m. Ruth Eileen Campbell m. 20 Mar 1970 b. 12 Feb 1915 d. 23 Jun 2005
[daughter of Lyman A. Campbell and Lillian Barnes]
3 Lydia Ann Siverly b. 1863 d. Nov 1911
m. Aden Moore m. 2 Jun 1878 b. Jul 1859 d. 19 Mar 1909
[son of Zachariah Moore and Hannah Jane Antrim]
4 Sarah Jane Moore b. 23 Mar 1880 d. 13 Apr 1971
m. Edward Otto Maesch m. 7 Feb 1895 b. 11 Feb 1871 d. 26 Aug 1932
[son of Wendelin Moesch and Mary Ann Elizabeth Smithley]
m. Arthur Melvin Alexander b. 7 Mar 1885 d. 27 Aug 1969
[son of Thomas A. Alexander and Anna Elmira Bower]
4 Nettie Ellen Moore b. 10 Dec 1881 d. 5 Apr 1967
m. Theodore Frederick Sanders m. 14 Feb 1897 b. 2 Apr 1873 d. 3 Aug 1929
[son of William Francis Sanders Sr. and Elizabeth Jane Fox]
4 Lucinda Martha Moore b. Mar 1885 d. 8 Feb 1961
m. Daniel Milbourn Sr. m. 23 Sep 1900 b. 9 Jan 1876 d. 16 Feb 1936
[son of Henry Milbourn and Martha Ann Hamilton]
4 Lucy Ann Moore b. 7 Oct 1887 d. 8 May 1983
m. Samuel Howard Bradley Sr. m. 12 Nov 1905 b. 31 Mar 1884 d. 19 Nov 1966
[son of William Henry Bradley and Louise Alice McNary]
4 Charles Henry Moore b. Oct 1889 d. 18 Nov 1981
m. Martha Ann Sheets m. 4 Sep 1927 b. 23 Jan 1897 d. 24 May 1999
[daughter of George Walter Earl Sheets and Catherine Heleine]
4 Ada M. Moore b. 28 Jul 1892 d. 16 Oct 1911
m. George Edward Throckmartin m. 18 Apr 1909 b. 17 Feb 1887 d. 31 Oct 1937
[son of Charles Wesley Throckmartin and Alice Schwartz]
4 William Edward Moore b. May 1896 d. 18 Apr 1915
4 Roscoe J. Moore b. 28 Apr 1899 d. 6 Sep 1920
4 Ruth Bell Moore b. 22 May 1901 d. 3 Oct 1986
m. James Ernest Red m. 1926 - 1927 b. 29 Nov 1900 d. 15 May 1978
[son of James Aaron Red and Emma May James]
m. Walter A. Heape m. 2 May 1946 b. 11 Aug 1895 d. 6 Jun 1974
[son of Abraham Heape and Anna Kroegor]
4 Alice Tennie Moore b. 20 Dec 1903 d. 10 May 2005
m. Philip Allen Provart m. 26 Dec 1923 b. 27 Oct 1904 d. 26 Nov 1979
[son of George Walter Provart and Rosella Jones]
3 George William Siverly b. 23 Apr 1864 d. 10 Feb 1954
3 James Howard Siverly b. 16 Mar 1867 d. 19 Jul 1946
m. Rozella G. Day m. May 1907 b. 7 Apr 1885 d. 16 Sep 1966
[daughter of William Henry Day and Rebecca Florence Griffin]
4 Ida Mabel Siverly b. 1 Apr 1907 d. 16 Apr 1992
m. Oliver Franklin Brown m. 22 Dec 1945 b. 20 Aug 1900 d. 30 Mar 1959
[son of Arthur Brown and Ellenetta Blair]
4 Cecile Mae Siverly b. 13 Feb 1909 d. 9 Feb 1986
m. Russell Roscoe Buckner m. 25 Jul 1936 b. 7 Mar 1911 d. 21 Jan 1988
[son of Frederick Buckner and Jane Weir]
4 James Roscoe Siverly b. 28 May 1912 d. 1915
4 Edward George Siverly b. 19 Nov 1915 d. 3 Oct 1998
m. Alice Marie Babcock m. 1950 b. 14 Oct 1921 d. 2 Jul 1998
[daughter of Jesse Arnold Babcock and Carrie Macel Wheeler]
m. Edna Amelia Strausberger m. 1961 - 1980 b. 19 Oct 1910 d. 3 Apr 1999

[daughter of Martin Strausberger and Caroline Hipsch]
4 Ruby Irene Siverly b. 1 Jun 1918 d. 11 Sep 1965
m. Edward Allen Drake m. 24 Jun 1939 b. 24 Feb 1920 d. 25 Jun 1986
[son of Joseph Arlos Drake and Edna A. Stricker]
4 Virginia Rose Siverly b. 15 Jun 1921 d. 6 Dec 2005
m. Shirley Glenn Miller m. 6 Dec 1943 b. 25 Nov 1918 d. 14 Apr 1997
[son of Shirley Bryan Miller and Mae Serilda Sutton]
4 Eugene Alfred Siverly b. 11 Feb 1924 d. 9 Jul 2000
m. Beverly Jean Pennington m. 23 Jul 1958 b. 9 Oct 1929 d. 4 May 2015
[daughter of Fred Granville Pennington and Catherine Lucille Thompson]
4 William Lyle Siverly b. 21 Aug 1928 d. 18 Jan 2011
m. Sarah Elvina Young m. by May 1970 b. 4 May 1938 d. 1 Feb 2004
[daughter of Willard Jackson Young and Virginia Lucille McIntyre]
3 Martha E. Siverly b. 1 Mar 1868 d. 16 Mar 1948
m. James Harvey Peck m. 6 Dec 1891 b. 16 Dec 1864 d. 27 Jan 1920
[son of Calvin Peck Sr. and Sarah Martha McFarland]
m. Carroll Elmer Spencer m. 3 Nov 1903 b. 18 May 1882 d. 7 May 1952
[son of Charles Bradford Spencer and Harriet Eltan George]
[Children of Martha E. Siverly and James Harvey Peck]
4 Herman Alvis Peck b. 8 May 1892 d. 7 May 1946
m. Nellie LaVerne Graves m. 17 Aug 1913 b. 17 Sep 1896 d. 25 Feb 1978
[daughter of Cyrus Graves and Nannie Davis]
[Children of Martha E. Siverly and Carroll Elmer Spencer]
4 Elmer Franklin Spencer b. 3 Dec 1905 d. 14 Jan 1983
m. Therese Jean Dumas m. 26 Dec 1928 b. 1911 d. 2002
[daughter of Clotaire Dumas and Louise Plancher]
4 Georgia Josephine Spencer b. 6 Jun 1912 d. 28 Mar 2005
m. William Woodrow Rease b. 2 Feb 1914 d. 16 Aug 1987
[son of William Rease and Emma Lue Arnold]
m. Dallas Oval Hardin m. 29 Jul 1960 b. 4 Mar 1907 d. 27 Sep 1982
[son of Alonzo Hardin and Cassie Mason]
3 Lucy Ella Siverly b. 13 Mar 1871 d. 10 Sep 1921
m. Thomas Benton Montgomery m. 12 Jun 1889 b. 1 Feb 1863 d. 24 Nov 1939
[son of Robert Montgomery and Nancy Ellen Sweet]
m. George Fredrick Atkinson m. 1900 - 1910 b. 10 Jun 1867 d. 5 Feb 1950
[son of George Atkinson and Catherine Arbogast]
[Children of Lucy Ella Siverly and Thomas Benton Montgomery]
4 Robert William Montgomery b. 12 Mar 1891 d. 15 Jul 1969
m. Florence Maye McMillen m. abt 1910 b. 7 Jul 1893 d. 2 Dec 1957
[daughter of James W. McMillen and Flora Belle Miller]
m. Alice Naomi Huddleston m. 1926 - 1930 b. 21 Dec 1900 d. 16 Sep 1979
[daughter of Alva William Huddleston and Nancy Ellen Boots]
4 James Arthur Montgomery b. 11 Nov 1894 d. 12 Jan 1952
m. Mildred A. Kempf m. 7 Feb 1921 b. 6 Mar 1899 d. 27 May 1980
[daughter of Charles F. Kempf and Anna C. Fink]
4 Charles George Montgomery b. 4 Jan 1898 d. 20 Aug 1983
m. Mary Jane Toomey m. abt 1920 b. 27 Jun 1897 d. 21 Jan 1980
[daughter of Michael J. Toomey and Florence May Purcell.]
m. Laverne Wilson m. 17 Jul 1981
3 Alfred Siverly b. Jan 1874 d. Jan 1874
3 Edward Siverly b. 4 Jan 1874 d. 2 Jul 1893
2 Jacob Tapscott b. 1834 - 1837 d. 7 Aug 1868
m. Mary Ann Lockard m. 24 Oct 1858 b. 10 Oct 1841 d. 14 Aug 1931
[daughter of James Lockard and Belinda Cutright]
3 Mary Lavina Tapscott b. 1858 - 1860 d. 13 Mar 1883

m. Leonard Hilton Brewster m. 1 May 1877 b. Jul 1854 d. 1912 - 1916
[son of John R. Brewster Sr. and Julia A. Hilton]
4 Mary Julia Brewster b. Mar 1878 d. 30 Dec 1903
4 Violet G. Brewster b. Oct 1880 d. May 1967
m. Robert Thomas Alexander m. 19 Oct 1903 b. 29 Nov 1872 d. 26 May 1963
[son of Charles H. Alexander and Theressa Elizabeth O'Barr]
3 Andrew Tapscott b. Jan 1861 d. 1 Apr 1906
Mary Florence McFarland b. 29 Aug 1865 d. 3 Nov 1947
[daughter of William McFarland and Lucy Jane York]
m. Lucinda Brown m. 25 Aug 1887 b. 1864 - 1865 d. 15 Jan 1895
[daughter of Eli Brown and Amy Moore]
m. Mary A. Dix m. 18 Sep 1898 b. 3 Dec 1866 d. 7 Jan 1905
[daughter of John W. Dix and Lydia Hendrix]
[Children of Andrew Tapscott and Mary Florence McFarland]
4 Charlotte McFarland b. 5 Feb 1886 d. 25 Aug 1944
m. Frank Christman m. 24 Jul 1902 b. 27 Mar 1881 d. 28 May 1934
[son of William Christman Sr. and Nancy Ann Roberts]
m. Grover Cleveland Lake m. 1916 - 1917 b. 18 Feb 1885 d. 8 Jan 1949
[son of Joseph Lake and Susan ?]
[Children of Andrew Tapscott and Lucinda Brown]
4 Infant Tapscott
4 ? Tapscott b. 28 May 1889
4 Roy Tapscott b. 2 Feb 1891 d. Sep 1891
4 Ernest Andrew Tapscott Sr. b. 13 Apr 1892 d. 6 Aug 1983
m. Anna Jane Carlisle m. abt 1920 b. 8 Apr 1896 d. 19 Apr 1973
[daughter of John Amos Carlisle and Lydia A. Reed]
m. Helen Bennett m. 5 Jan 1927 b. 19 Jan 1899 d. 16 May 1934
[daughter of William G. Bennett and Alice Snyder]
m. Mary E. Blinn m. 30 Mar 1935 b. 29 Nov 1900 d. 25 Jun 1991
[daughter of Marcus Blinn and Mabel Williams]
4 Otto Tapscott b. abt May 1892
3 Maggie Tapscott b. 1863 - 1865 d. 7 Aug 1890
m. Charles W. Britton m. 22 Jun 1881 b. Apr 1864 d. 28 Sep 1941
[son of James Britton and Cynthia Hays]
m. Wilbert Bogard m. 20 Dec 1885 b. Sep 1857 d. 16 Aug 1930
[son of Andrew Bogard and Edna Smith]
[Children of Maggie Tapscott and Charles W. Britton]
4 Gertrude V. Britton b. Mar 1881
[Children of Maggie Tapscott and Wilbert Bogard]
4 ? Bogard b. 30 Jul 1886
4 Mary M. Bogard b. 27 Jan 1889 d. Mar 1889
3 Anna Jacob Tapscott b. 17 Mar 1868 d. 18 Jan 1957
m. Wesley Brown m. 4 Apr 1886 b. 12 Jun 1864 d. 9 Apr 1910
[son of Stiles Brown and Mary Snedeker]
m. William B. St. John m. 22 May 1913 b. 24 Aug 1870 d. 18 Jul 1958
[son of David B. St. John and Elma J. Woodmansee]
[Children of Anna Jacob Tapscott and Wesley Brown]
4 Infant Brown b. 22 Sep 1886 d. 22 Sep 1886
4 Arthur B. Brown b. 7 Sep 1887 d. 21 Dec 1933
m. Vivian M. Jacoway m. 11 Nov 1922 b. 20 May 1901 d. 5 Feb 1990
[daughter of Perry C. Jacoway and Elizabeth Matthews]
4 Child Brown b. 21 Oct 1889 d. abt 26 Jul 1891
4 Triphena Brown b. 9 Dec 1894 d. 28 Apr 1966
m. James Corbett Maloney m. 20 Aug 1917 b. 2 Apr 1896 d. 2 Mar 1938
[son of Michael Maloney and Laura A. Lloyd]

m. Frank L. Kirkhoff m. 20 May 1922 b. 23 Dec 1892 d. 18 Dec 1977
[son of Christian Kirkhoff and Matilda Kohl]
4 Kathryn Marie Brown b. 26 Dec 1903 d. 7 Feb 1992
m. Robert John Bartenbach m. 4 Mar 1934 b. 28 Jan 1904 d. 13 Nov 1966
[son of Karl Gottlieb Bartenbach Sr. and Mary R. Von Eute]
m. Marvin Roscoe Burnworth Sr. m. 27 Nov 1952 b. 16 Jul 1896 d. 18 Aug 1972
[son of Levi Burnworth and Cora May Lofland]
2 Sarah Ann Tapscott b. 1837 - 1839 d. 1872 - 1877
m. William M. Sanders m. 23 Aug 1854 b. 4 Mar 1827 d. 22 Mar 1912
[son of Francis Sanders Sr. and Mary H. Mackey]
3 Mary H. Sanders b. 4 Jan 1856 d. 7 Mar 1933
m. George W. Davis m. 2 Apr 1873
m. Francis Marion Massey m. 4 Feb 1875 b. 8 Feb 1846 d. 5 Apr 1909
[son of George M. Massey and Nancy Mountjoy]
[Children of Mary H. Sanders and Francis Marion Massey]
4 Oliver Lee Massey b. 8 Nov 1877 d. 28 Feb 1922
m. Anna Belle Graves m. 10 Nov 1901 b. 27 Feb 1875 d. 24 Apr 1946
[daughter of Jordan Graves and Emily Pierce]
m. Clara Schultz m. 1 Dec 1917 b. 16 Mar 1886 d. 10 Oct 1954
[daughter of Peter L. Schultz and Regina Merklin]
4 George William Massey b. 31 Aug 1879 d. 11 Aug 1966
m. Laura Bell Shannon m. 24 Dec 1901 b. 13 Sep 1876 d. 17 Feb 1971
[daughter of Joseph W. Shannon and Emma Faulkner]
4 Edward Albert Massey b. 24 May 1886 d. 4 Aug 1976
m. Bertha Pearl Smith m. abt 1908 b. 29 Jan 1884 d. 3 Dec 1945
[daughter of Abraham Smith and Alice Doty]
m. Grayce Blanche Sanders m. 1945 - 1959 b. 1 Sep 1887 d. 26 Nov 1959
[daughter of Thomas Wesley Sanders and Alfaretta Tingley]
4 Harry Thomas Massey b. 9 May 1892 d. 1 Sep 1961
m. Edna Pauline Ritchie m. 26 Feb 1913 b. 9 Feb 1891 d. 3 Apr 1974
[daughter of Albert Sarl Ritchie and Ella Davis]
3 Susan Frances Sanders b. 8 Aug 1857 d. 25 Dec 1943
m. Robert Jones m. 3 Sep 1873
m. Joseph Shade m. 5 May 1879 b. 4 Sep 1854 d. 9 Mar 1929
[son of John Shade and Rachel Graham]
[Children of Susan Frances Sanders and Joseph Shade]
4 Cleveland Leslie Shade b. 28 Aug 1884 d. 23 Dec 1948
m. Rosa Bennett m. abt Sep 1907 b. 11 May 1887 d. 15 Oct 1981
[daughter of Thomas Bennett and Ellen Hurst]
4 Marion Holly Shade b. 8 Jul 1895 d. 31 Mar 1966
m. Exie Davidson m. c1916 b. 13 Jul 1900 d. 16 Aug 1996
[daughter of William Robert Davidson and Lula McEvoy]
m. Katharine S. Wilcox m. 26 Oct 1926 b. 21 Mar 1902 d. 16 Feb 1960
[daughter of Wilbur A. Wilcox and Clara Hayes]
m. Lucy Irene Morse b. 24 Jun 1902 d. 21 Sep 1959
[daughter of Ray Denver Morse and Nellie May Ide]
m. Velma Elizabeth Frazer m. 11 Nov 1960 b. 30 Jul 1910 d. 2 Dec 1994
[daughter of Robert R. Frazer and Pearl F. Cain]
3 Thomas Wesley Sanders b. Jan 1860 d. Sep 1899
m. Alfaretta Tingley m. 12 Jun 1885 b. 12 Feb 1867 d. 5 Jul 1917
[daughter of Reuben Tingley and Georgeann Bostwick]
4 Ethel Georgiana Sanders b. 3 Feb 1886 d. 3 May 1958
m. Bert Allen McGinness m. 4 Apr 1903 b. 11 Aug 1880 d. 20 Dec 1951
[son of Sanford J. McGinness and Millie Bell Pearce]
m. Lawrence Anthony Sunday m. 13 Sep 1919 b. 1 Sep 1880 d. 23 Apr 1954

[son of Andrzej Niedzela and Julianna Ponza]
m. Richard T. Cummings m. abt 1927 b. 20 Mar 1893 d. 27 Oct 1970
m. Leroy E. Gann m. 16 Dec 1950 b. 29 Jun 1896 d. 21 Dec 1958
[son of Samuel C. Gann and Mary Stevenson]
4 Grayce Blanche Sanders b. 1 Sep 1887 d. 26 Nov 1959
m. Arthur Elsie Long m. abt 1907 b. 27 Dec 1882 d. 9 May 1944
[son of Edward Long and Susannah C. McLain]
m. Edward Albert Massey m. 1945 - 1959 b. 24 May 1886 d. 4 Aug 1976
[son of Francis Marion Massey and Mary H. Sanders]
4 Thomas Ernest Sanders b. 2 Feb 1890 d. 1 May 1983
m. Philimine E. Haubenschild m. 10 Jan 1914 b. Aug 1888 d. 2 Mar 1972
[daughter of Reinhold Haubenschild and Caroline Elgas]
4 Ruby Opal Sanders b. Nov 1893 d. 2 Nov 1936
m. Erville Harry Wright m. 14 Nov 1911 b. 14 Nov 1891 d. 7 Feb 1933
[son of Myron E. Wright and Elizabeth Dynes Shellenbarger]
m. Edward William Budrick m. 1936 b. 10 Feb 1905 d. 27 Dec 1970
3 Edward F. Sanders b. 22 Nov 1861 d. 4 Oct 1950
m. Emma Lucy Tingley m. 27 Dec 1887 b. 6 May 1871 d. 10 Sep 1922
[daughter of Reuben Tingley and Georgeann Bostwick]
m. Clara Moody m. 26 Feb 1902 b. 24 Mar 1875 d. 5 Jul 1952
[daughter of George W. Moody and Mollie Hays]
3 Laura Ann Sanders b. 2 Dec 1863 d. 18 Nov 1950
m. William Riley Gray m. 11 Mar 1882 b. 4 May 1860 d. 29 May 1925
[son of James H. Gorrell and Susan Cain]
4 Thomas Edward Gray b. 11 Feb 1889 d. 27 Mar 1918
m. Jessie Pearl James m. 20 Apr 1909 b. Nov 1892 d. 17 Mar 1964
[daughter of Lewis Ryan James and Susan Jane Strader]
4 Charles Raymond Gray b. 15 Nov 1890 d. 5 Oct 1957
m. Jessie Mae Bandy m. 8 Aug 1914 b. 22 Oct 1894 d. 18 May 1973
[daughter of George Washington Bandy and Olive Jane Smith]
4 Gladys Marie Gray b. 26 May 1898 d. 19 May 1974
m. Charles Wesley Craig m. abt 1922 b. 12 Oct 1895 d. 17 May 1930
[son of Robert Craig and Nancy Catherine Ennis]
m. Ralph Hale Linkhart m. 7 Jan 1948 b. 7 Oct 1886 d. 10 Mar 1958
[son of John William Linkhart and Elizabeth Gibney]
3 Amelia Jennie Sanders b. May 1866 d. 21 May 1952
m. Clement V. Shade m. 5 May 1884 b. 5 Aug 1863 d. 17 May 1932
[son of John Shade and Rachel Graham]
m. Isaac Nathaniel Sweet m. 17 Sep 1892 b. 14 Feb 1870 d. 4 Dec 1932
[son of Austin Sweet Sr. and Mary Ellen Johnson]
[Children of Amelia Jennie Sanders and Clement V. Shade]
4 Cleveland Leslie Shade b. 28 Aug 1884 d. 23 Dec 1948
m. Rosa Bennett m. abt Sep 1907 b. 11 May 1887 d. 15 Oct 1981
[daughter of Thomas Bennett and Ellen Hurst]
[Children of Amelia Jennie Sanders and Isaac Nathaniel Sweet]
4 Blanche Edith Sweet b. 8 Aug 1893 d. 9 Jan 1978
m. Bert Clinton Kidwell m. 20 Dec 1912 b. 20 Sep 1887 d. 6 Nov 1966
[son of Delaney Kidwell and Rebecca Roberts]
4 Olin Isaac Sweet b. 21 May 1895 d. 15 Aug 1961
m. Hazel May Tingley m. abt Jan 1916 b. Sep 1893 d. Jan 1965
[daughter of Reuben Tingley and Carolyn M. Eib]
4 Pearl Zephra Sweet b. 10 Mar 1900 d. 28 Aug 1993
m. Donald Eugene Tingley b. 22 Jun 1898 d. 1 May 1928
[son of Reuben Tingley and Carolyn M. Eib]
m. Roy Virgil Jake Bridgett m. 1960 - 1962 b. 12 Oct 1895 d. 26 Sep 1962
[son of Thomas Jefferson Bridgett Sr. and Mary Etta Cheesman]
4 Welcome Austin Sweet b. 15 Dec 1906 d. 6 Aug 1971
m. Thelma Mae Brosman m. 1 Sep 1934 b. 1909 d. 20 Mar 1953
[daughter of Isaac Newton Brosman and Hattie Mae Morgan]
m. Lois Evelyn Clark m. 7 Jan 1955 b. 29 Dec 1921 d. 1 Mar 2012
[daughter of Robert Ledger Clark and Goldie Ionia]
3 Dora Isabell Sanders b. 11 Apr 1869 d. 24 Jan 1926
m. William T. Baskett m. 1 Jan 1888 b. 9 Jul 1867 d. 7 Apr 1935
[son of Silas Baskett and Margaret J. Blackburn]
m. John William Arney m. 21 Aug 1915 b. Jun 1872 d. 16 Jan 1925
[son of Martin Arney and Anna Hoover]
[Children of Dora Isabell Sanders and William T. Baskett]
4 Clifford Erney Baskett b. 25 Nov 1888 d. 25 Jan 1948
m. Mable Edith Muncie b. 16 Jun 1909 d. 24 Feb 2003
[daughter of John E. Muncie and Anna May Miller]
m. Elsie ? b. 1903 - 1904
4 Clarence Russell Baskett b. 27 Feb 1894 d. 10 Feb 1952
m. Jessie Kelley m. 10 Jul 1915 b. 27 Sep 1890 d. 31 Jul 1919
[daughter of James Kelley and Nettie F. Young]
m. Beulah Welsh m. 21 Sep 1923
3 Sarah Evaline Sanders b. 1 Apr 1872 d. 29 Feb 1952
m. Henry Salvines Yeager m. 12 Jan 1890 b. 9 Nov 1867 d. 14 Jul 1956
[son of Richard C. Yeager and Mary F. Ward]
m. Robert Edmond Wycoff m. 29 Jul 1930 b. 29 Jul 1876 d. 7 May 1950
[son of William Robert Wycoff and Elizabeth Clementine Westbrook]
[Children of Sarah Evaline Sanders and Henry Salvines Yeager]
4 Leroy Conrad Yeager b. 9 Dec 1890 d. 2 May 1974
m. Lillian ? m. abt 1909 b. 1891 - 1892
m. Ida May Ritchie m. 9 Dec 1913 b. 26 May 1889 d. 16 Dec 1932
[daughter of Albert Sarl Ritchie and Ella Davis]
m. Anna Elizabeth Foster m. 2 Oct 1926 b. 21 Jul 1906 d. 23 Oct 2006
[daughter of Levert Foster and Louise M. Loertz]
2 Frances Ann Tapscott b. 1839 d. c Jan 1881
m. Samuel James Lockard m. 28 Oct 1858 b. 1 Oct 1837 d. 4 Jul 1926
[son of James Lockard and Belinda Cutright]
3 Martha L. Lockard b. Jul 1859 d. 8 Nov 1911
m. Joseph Willis Watt m. 23 Oct 1876 b. 8 May 1842 d. 6 Nov 1920
[son of James Isaac Watt and Elizabeth Milton]
3 Frederick George Lockard b. Jan 1869
2 Lydia Ann Tapscott b. 1841 - 1843 d. aft 1870
m. William Samuel Cardell m. 9 Dec 1869 b. 21 Oct 1843 d. 7 Sep 1925
[son of Morton L. Cardell and Margaret Coulter]
2 Elizabeth Tapscott b. Jul 1844 d. aft 1910
m. George A. Switzer m. 28 Oct 1858 b. 1827 - 1831 d. 15 Nov 1900
[son of John Henry Switzer Sr. and Elizabeth Boyer]
m. Timothy A. Harmon m. 8 Mar 1887 b. 6 Jan 1826 d. 30 Jun 1913
[son of George Harman and Elizabeth Thomas]
[Children of Elizabeth Tapscott and George A. Switzer]
3 John W. Sweitzer b. 9 Sep 1861 d. 28 Mar 1937
m. Leora Savoree m. 29 May 1890 b. 1870 d. 17 Jun 1897
[daughter of Jeremiah Savoree and Martha Jeffers]
m. Malinda Jane Robinson m. 20 Oct 1898 b. 23 Feb 1846 d. 17 Feb 1924
[daughter of Levin Dixon Robinson Sr. and Malinda Johnson]
[Children of John W. Sweitzer and Leora Savoree]
4 Everett John Sweitzer b. 3 Aug 1890 d. 22 Sep 1933

m. Elmira Juda Sherfey m. 1921 b. 1866 - 1868 d. 21 Sep 1933
[daughter of Christopher Columbus Sherfey and Mary Catharine Onstott]
4 Ethel Mae Sweitzer b. 26 Jul 1893 d. 9 Feb 1994
m. Harold H. Smith m. c1910 b. 6 Aug 1882 d. 1954
4 Charles L. Sweitzer b. 11 Apr 1895 d. 1 Aug 1958
m. Goldie Murine Cain m. 30 Oct 1922 b. 25 Oct 1905 d. 14 Jun 1924
[daughter of John W. Cain and Lena Bush]
m. Opal L. Termain m. abt Dec 1932 b. 17 Feb 1895 d. 11 Jul 1982
[daughter of James K. Termain and Elsie M. Yeley]
3 George William Sweitzer b. Nov 1862 d. 22 Nov 1917
m. Mary Ann Nitchman m. 16 Aug 1899 b. 1 Nov 1864 d. 8 Jul 1924
[daughter of James P. Nitchman and Catherine Serwise]
4 Elizabeth C. Sweitzer b. 15 Mar 1900 d. 14 Mar 1901
4 Carrie A. Sweitzer b. 28 Dec 1903 d. 9 Apr 1980
m. Earl Monroe Cummins m. abt Oct 1921 b. 21 May 1899 d. 9 Jun 1986
[son of Edgar Monroe Cummins and Lillie Florence Curry]
m. Arthur Mathew Lang Sr. m. by 1936 b. 10 Aug 1895 d. 29 Jun 1970
[son of Michael Lang and Louise ?]
3 Mary Anne Sweitzer b. 13 Oct 1865 d. 9 Nov 1918
m. Ewing Francis Hamilton m. 28 Dec 1887 b. 12 Oct 1860 d. 29 Jul 1922
[son of Patrick Hamilton and Christina Downey]
4 Clarence Arthur Hamilton b. _____ d. 21 Jul 1889
4 Hattie Mae Hamilton b. 4 Jan 1890 d. 25 Jun 1953
m. Claude R. Fenton m. 8 Jun 1910 b. 3 Nov 1887 d. 4 Nov 1918
[son of John Edward Fenton and Mary Olive Francis]
m. Edward Leonard Matherly m. 21 Feb 1919 b. 2 Sep 1887 d. 11 May 1967
[son of Alvertis Lindley Matherly and Catherine Strader]
m. Clarence Earl Brooks m. 6 Jan 1936 b. 23 Oct 1911 d. 5 Apr 1984
[son of Zachariah Brooks and Goldie M. Dixon]
4 John Wesley Hamilton b. 27 Feb 1891 d. 15 Jul 1963
m. Ethel Blanche Linton m. 21 Aug 1915 b. 9 Mar 1900 d. 11 Jul 1969
[daughter of Charles M. Linton and Mary Jane Wadell]
4 Elza Elmer Hamilton b. 12 Dec 1892 d. 12 Apr 1907
4 Eva Belle Hamilton b. 24 Nov 1894 d. 9 Mar 1932
m. Otto Lawrence Malone m. 21 Sep 1912 b. 19 Oct 1888 d. 2 Dec 1918
[son of Thomas Nelson Malone and Christina Coordes]
m. Lyman Walter Matherly Sr. m. 20 Nov 1920 b. 14 Jun 1888 d. 28 Dec 1936
[son of Alvertis Lindley Matherly and Catherine Strader]
4 Lawrence Edward Hamilton b. 27 Dec 1899 d. 13 Mar 1970
m. Julia Ann Morris m. 21 Jun 1918 b. 6 Nov 1900 d. 6 Dec 1983
[daughter of Sampson M. Morris and Ida Belle Baker]
4 Mary Alice Hamilton b. 29 Oct 1906 d. 19 Mar 1981
m. Walter Morris m. 7 May 1923 b. 18 Oct 1903 d. 20 May 1959
[son of Sampson M. Morris and Ida Belle Baker]
3 Edward Clinton Sweitzer Sr. b. 30 Jan 1867 d. 22 Dec 1921
m. Mary Catharine Hartzler m. 25 Dec 1890 b. 13 Jan 1868 d. 17 Dec 1934
[daughter of Christian Hartzler and Nancy Ann Tharp]
4 Ernest C. Sweitzer b. 10 Dec 1893 d. 29 Mar 1925
m. Anna Ethel Henry m. 12 Aug 1919 b. 11 Sep 1893
[daughter of James Thomas Henry and Louana Hughes]
4 Alice G. Switzer b. Jul 1898
m. Unknown
m. ? Jones
4 Walter Everett Switzer b. 1 May 1900 d. 29 Mar 1938
m. Gladys ? m. 1922-1925
4 Edward Clinton Switzer Jr. b. 13 Oct 1903 d. 29 May 1945
m. Dorothy Doris Springer m. 13 May 1927 b. 25 Jun 1909 d. Jan 1975
[daughter of Edward John Springer and Alma Laura Henshaw]
4 William Fred Switzer b. 4 May 1906 d. 31 Jan 1954
m. Anna Marie ? m. 1924-1929
m. Eileen ? m. 1941-1945
4 Robert C. Sweitzer b. May 1909 d. 1910 - 1920
3 Lyman E. Sweitzer b. 28 Jul 1873 d. 28 Dec 1944
m. Beulah Mab Treadwell m. 15 Dec 1923 b. 7 Apr 1888 d. 15 Oct 1969
[daughter of William Edson Treadwell and Mary E. Wolvin]
4 LeRoy Edward Sweitzer b. 1 Apr 1925 d. 2 Mar 1989
m. Christina Jane Jones m. 13 Dec 1949 b. 22 Jan 1921 d. 14 Jun 1988
[daughter of John L. Jones and Clara A. Nelson]
m. Virginia Pearl Crandall m. 30 Aug 1952 b. 24 Nov 1925 d. 4 Aug 2011
[daughter of D. S. Crandall and Erma Marie Kelley]
3 Allice Sweitzer b. 1878 - 1879
2 Major Josiah Tapscott b. 23 Mar 1848 d. 29 Feb 1916
m. Sarah Fanny Dinsmore m. 6 Oct 1874 b. 6 Aug 1854 d. 8 Mar 1928
[daughter of John Dinsmore and Jane Holder]
3 Paul V. Tapscott b. 18 Sep 1880 d. 20 Jul 1950
m. Pearl D. Johnson m. Jul 1909 b. 10 Jan 1879 d. 14 Jan 1963
[daughter of Willis D. Johnson and Emaline Lee]
3 George Wilber Tapscott b. 25 Oct 1884 d. 11 Jan 1936
m. Ellen Jane Booker m. 6 Jul 1915 b. 9 Mar 1885 d. 18 Jul 1960
[daughter of William M. Booker and Augusta Emma Peskett]
4 Esther Geraldine Tapscott b. 20 Oct 1915 d. 24 Sep 1969
m. Silas Curtis Starkey m. 25 Jun 1935 b. 27 Sep 1913 d. 12 Oct 1971
[son of William J. Starkey and Edessie Watts]
4 George William Tapscott b. 13 Jan 1921 d. 9 Sep 2016
m. Virginia Lee Craig m. 7 Jun 1946 b. 21 Aug 1923 d. 6 Oct 1988
[daughter of Orville S. Craig and Doyne G. Fultz]
4 Marion John Tapscott b. 21 Jan 1922 d. 23 Nov 2001
m. Sara Jane Dotson m. 12 Sep 1952 b. 12 Aug 1924 d. 19 Jan 2003
[daughter of Russell David Dotson and Berniece O. Furr]
4 Robert Louis Tapscott b. 14 Apr 1924 d. 4 Jul 2018
m. Bernice Eleanor Kearns m. 29 Feb 1952 b. 11 Jan 1924 d. 27 Sep 2006
[daughter of Chester C. Kearns and Wilda Lou Colby]
3 Allen Louis Tapscott b. 31 Jul 1891 d. 10 Sep 1971
m. Emma Cecelia Hausmann m. 23 Feb 1920 b. 5 Jun 1902 d. 30 Apr 1976
[daughter of Bernard Hausmann and Antoinette Wilhelm]
4 Berneice Emma Tapscott b. 1 Jan 1921 d. 17 Jan 2013
m. Arthur Frantz Murphy m. 31 Aug 1940 b. 9 Aug 1920 d. 26 May 2001
[son of Arthur Reed Murphy and Irene Frantz]
4 Edward Allen Tapscott b. 2 Jan 1922 d. 1 Dec 1995
m. Rosemary Alice Tynan m. 7 Aug 1948 b. 24 Feb 1921 d. 6 Nov 2010
[daughter of John Leonard Tynan and Esther Heckman]
4 Mildred Elizabeth Tapscott b. 19 Aug 1923 d. 24 Dec 2005
m. Gordon Burney LaTour Sr. m. c1943 b. 17 Feb 1923 d. 15 Nov 1989
[son of Regil Gordon Latour and Linnie L. Gunter]
m. Lawrence Clyde Ammon m. 22 May 1944 b. 1 May 1910 d. 5 Feb 1972
[son of Harry Ammon and Anna Wolsieffer]
m. Harold Clayton Grabfelder m. 6 Mar 1950 b. 7 Mar 1924 d. 26 Feb 2008
[son of Edward Grabfelder Sr. and Doris Clutterbuck]
m. Carl Wilhelm Nelson m. 27 Feb 1954 b. 7 Nov 1906 d. 20 Nov 1999
[son of Julius Peter Nelson and Amelis Johnson]

m. Kenneth Eugene Kelp m. c Dec 1965 b. 10 Aug 1928 d. 11 Apr 1976
[son of Robert Seth Kelp and Opal Defern Strain]
m. Larry Joseph Campeaux b. 23 Jun 1930 d. 26 Oct 2006
[son of Wilson C. Campeau and Marie Chedotal]
2 Samuel Tapscott b. Mar 1848 d. 15 Jun 1903
m. Susan Bell Tingley m. 8 Jul 1876 b. 4 Jul 1855 d. 3 Dec 1930
[daughter of John Hacket Tingley and Hannah Wallen]
3 Viola Jane Tapscott b. 23 Aug 1875 d. 19 Apr 1973
m. Nathaniel B. Flint m. 1 May 1898 b. 6 May 1868 d. 25 Apr 1944
[son of Thomas H. Flint Sr. and Romaine F. Blanchard]
4 Thomas Nathaniel Flint b. 2 Apr 1903 d. 14 Mar 1987
m. Mary Opal Benson m. 1928 - 1929 b. 3 Jun 1908 d. 14 Dec 1989
[daughter of Franklin Perry Benson and Kathrine Margaret Berry]
m. Alice L. Kennedy m. 3 Mar 1944 b. 14 Dec 1916 d. 3 Sep 1983
[daughter of Delford L. Kennedy Sr. and Pearl Kirby]
4 Emma Romaine Flint b. 17 Oct 1906 d. 13 Jun 1979
m. Ernest Earl Pickett m. by 1930 b. 23 Mar 1902 d. 25 Jul 1978
[son of William Anderson Pickett and Anna Mary Wiley]
m. Henry B. Switzer m. Jul 1941 b. 31 Jul 1896 d. 29 Oct 1969
[son of David Andrew Switzer and Jemimah W. Price]
m. James Robert Hatton m. 24 Feb 1970 b. 30 May 1915 d. 28 Mar 1990
[son of Alonzo Hatton and Gladys Marie Wickliffe]
3 Julia Maria Tapscott b. 1876 - 1877 d. May 1898
3 Estella Susan Tapscott b. 31 May 1879 d. 1 May 1959
m. Samuel McClain m. 10 Jun 1895 b. 25 Nov 1871 d. 14 Feb 1951
[son of William Allen McClain and Phebe Ann McClain]
4 William Allen McClain b. 22 Feb 1896 d. 1 Apr 1966
m. Vivian Marie Marquis m. 23 Dec 1921 b. 5 Oct 1903 d. 24 Mar 1971
[daughter of Elmer Edward Marquis and Mary Ann Hargraves]
4 Bert Wade McClain b. 20 Mar 1899 d. 26 Oct 1962
4 Chester McClain b. 17 Sep 1902 d. 6 Dec 1975
m. Annie Constance Marquis m. 22 Oct 1927 b. 28 Mar 1908 d. 27 Feb 1983
[daughter of John Marquis and Christiana Stott]
4 Nora McClain b. 8 Jul 1905 d. 5 Aug 1983
m. John Louis Struth Sr. m. 28 Feb 1923 b. 5 Sep 1903 d. 13 Jan 1969
[son of Joseph W. Struth and Julia Huffman]
4 Albert McClain b. 5 Apr 1908 d. 1 Jul 1965
m. Agnes Christopher m. 1930 -1933 b. 9 Dec 1908 d. 6 Jul 1993
[daughter of Walter Christopher and Sarah Ellen Hoffman]
4 Harry McClain b. 11 Aug 1910 d. 30 Oct 1989
4 Marvin Hart McClain b. 21 Sep 1912 d. 14 Oct 1982
m. Agnes Harpold m. 12 Dec 1935 b. 27 Sep 1917 d. 15 Jan 2016
[daughter of George Washington Harpold and Lora Edna Richter]
m. Dorothy Lucille Batton m. 22 Feb 1962 b. 10 Sep 1915 d. 19 Sep 1993
[daughter of Arthur Batton and Pearl Allen]
3 Austin T. Tapscott b. 23 Sep 1881 d. by Dec 1930
3 Frank Tapscott b. bef 1896 d. by Dec 1930
3 Harry Tapscott b. bef 1896 d. by Dec 1930
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Index
When the birth name is known, women are indexed by birth names, not married names.
Acton, Patience, 131 Clay Co
Adair, John W., 251 Piggott, 190
Alabama Cleburne Co
Jackson Co Almond, 140
Bridgeport, 117 Craighead Co
Madison Co Cash, 26
Huntsville, 117 Garland Co
Morgan Co Hot Springs, 191
Decatur, 117 Hempstead Co, 26
Russell Co Hope, 26
Phenix City, 134 Independence Co
Alaska Greenbrier Twp, 140
Anchorage Municipality, 181 Independence Co:, 140
Matanuska-Susitna Bor Logan Co, 140
Palmer, 224 Pulaski Co
Alcorn, Stella, 78 Little Rock, 138
Aldridge, Rebecca, 174 Sebastian Co
Alexander, Arthur Melvin, 164 Fort Smith, 139
Alexander, Charles H., 203 Sharp Co
Alexander, Franklin Pierce, 203, 204 Ozark Acres, 288
Alexander, Lola, 305, 306 Williford, 288
Alexander, Mildred Elizabeth, 203, 204 Washington Co, 222
Alexander, Raymond Hilton, 203, 204 Springfield Twp, 222
Alexander, Robert Lyle, 203, 204 Yell Co, 139
Alexander, Robert Thomas, 203 Armstrong, Ada Elizabeth, 141
Alexander, Thomas A., 164 Arney, George F., 171, 175, 176
Allen, Pearl, 314 Arney, John William, 240, 241, 242
Allen, Zella May, 162 Arney, Lucy S., 240
Ammerman, Ethel Marie, 291 Arney, Martin, 240
Ammon, Harry, 291 Arnold, Edward, 129
Ammon, Lawrence Clyde, 291 Arnold, Emma Lue, 189, 190, 191, 192
Anderson, Lee, 274 Arnold, Eunice Mae, 129
Andis, Rev. Wiley P., 43 Arnold, Ira Dennis, 189
Antrim, Hannah Jane, 163 Arnold, William Woodrow. See Rease, William
Applequist, Gust, 175, 176 Woodrow
Araya, Valentine Nicolima, 263 Assell, Aloysius Leo, 182
Arizona Atkinson, George Fredrick, 194, 195
Cochise Co Atkinson, Ruth Ellen, 246
Bowie, 248 Auberry, William M., 59
Maricopa Co Austria, 189
Phoenix, 191 Axtel, John N., 111, 115
Pima Co Ayers, William H., 258
Tucson, 220 Babcock, Alice Marie, 182
Yavapai Co, 276 Babcock, Jesse Arnold, 182
Yuman Co Baechle, Clarence, 190
Yuma, 218 Baggs, Donald Ray, 162
Arkansas, 261 Baggs, Eck, 76
Baggs, Ray, 162 Birch Gang, 8, 49, 61

Bailey, Claud Levi, 283 Birch, John, 8
Bailey, Edward J., 283 Birch, Robert H., 8
Bailey, Helen L., 283, 284 Birch, Timothy, 8
Bailiff, Rev. T. C., 297 Black, Drusilla, 112, 115
Baker, Frances Isadora (‘Fannie’), 91 Blackburn, Margaret, 240
Baker, Henry, 118 Blair, Ella (also ‘Ellenetta’), 181
Baker, Ida Belle, 269 Blair, Vera, 126
Baker, John William, 91 Blanchard, Romaine, 304, 305
Baker, Royce R., 92 Bledsoe, Mary, 204
Bandy, George Washington, 232 Blinn, Marcus, 207
Bandy, Jesse Mae, 232 Blinn, Mary E., 207, 208
Bandy, Nellie, 232 Blockinger, Julia, 162
Barns, Rachel Louisa, 208 Blubaugh, Eve, 252
Bartenbach, Karl Gottlieb, 211 Blubaugh, Jacob, 252
Bartenbach, Robert John, 211 Blythe, William Jefferson III. See Clinton, Bill
Bartlett, Hannah, 32 Boesiger, John, 162
Bartmess, Jacob, 227 Bogard, Andrew, 208
Baskett, Clarence Russell, 240, 241, 242, 243 Bogard, Mary M., 208
Baskett, Clifford Erney, 240, 241, 243 Bogard, Wilbert, 208
Baskett, Clifford Jr., 242, 243 Booker, Ellen Jane (‘Nellie’), 279, 280, 281, 283,
Baskett, Jack Arlington, 242, 243 284, 285, 287
Baskett, Jerry Lee, 242, 243 Booker, William M., 279
Baskett, Silas, 240 Boone, Madge, 94
Baskett, William T., 240, 243 Boots, Nancy Ellen, 196
Baskin, John, 290 Bossle, Beulah C., 179
Bass, Josiah Jr., 3, 278 Bossle, Charles Peter, 178, 179
Bass, Susan, 3, 4, 7, 16, 114, 118, 119, 120, 144, Bossle, Walter Lyle, 179
166, 205, 250, 253, 296 Bostwick, Georgeann, 219, 238
Batton, Arthur, 314 Bower, Anna Elmira, 164
Batton, Dorothy Lucille, 314 Bowman, Susannah, 174
Beal, Rachel, 173 Boyer, Elizabeth, 250
Beauchamp, Pauline Belle, 96 Bradley, Cary Fern, 170
Beher, Warren, 196 Bradley, Henry Aden, 170
Bell, Charles L., 258 Bradley, Lawrence Walter, 170
Benefiel, Hiram, 59 Bradley, Lucile Jane, 170
Benefiel, Pauline, 59 Bradley, Mary Alice, 170
Benner, Rosa, 93 Bradley, Samuel Howard Jr., 170
Bennet, Emma, 118 Bradley, Samuel Howard Sr. (‘Sam’), 170, 178
Bennett, Abel, 297 Bradley, William Albert, 170
Bennett, Helen, 207 Bradley, William Henry, 170
Bennett, Rosa, 235 Brahany, George Edward, 186, 187
Bennett, Thomas, 235 Brahany, Mary Delia, 186
Bennett, William G., 207 Brahany, Thomas Robert, 186
Benson, Franklin Perry (‘Frank’), 304 Branson, Mary, 27
Benson, Mary Opal, 304 Brewster, Dewitt E., 201
Berbaum, Jerry Douglas, 68, 76 Brewster, Frank P., 201
Berbaum, Milo Robert, 68 Brewster, Georgia Agusta, 202
Berry, Kathrine Margaret (‘Kate’), 304 Brewster, John R. Jr., 201
Bible Holiness Seminary, Owasso, MI, 110 Brewster, John R. Sr., 201
Bickel, Barbara Ann, 174, 175, 176 Brewster, Leonard Hilton, 201, 202, 203
Bilbrey, Nellie Maude, 178 Brewster, Mary Julia, 202
Brewster, Rosa B., 202 businesses

Brewster, Violet G., 202, 203 Adams Oil, Swanton, OH, 311
Bridgett, Roy Virgil (‘Jake’), 238, 239 Allison Division, General Motors, Indianapolis,
Bridgett, Thomas Jefferson Sr., 238 IN, 284
Bristow, Benjamin L., 140 Allison Engine, Indianapolis, IN, 285, 286, 288
Britton, Charles W., 208 American Car Company, St. Louis, MO, 109
Britton, Gertrude, 208 American Clay Plant, West Terre Haute, IN, 164
Britton, Gertrude V., 208 American Express, Indianapolis, IN, 297
Britton, James, 208 American Express, Paris, IL, 297
Brooks, Clarence Earl, 266 B&K Mobile Home, Cedar Rapids, IA, 293
Brooks, Zacharia, 266 B&K Trailer Sales, Cedar Rapids, IA, 293
Brosman, Isaac Newton, 239 Beamer’s Grocery, Marshall, IL, 224
Brosman, Thelma Mae, 239 Bell Telephone, IN, 279, 283, 284, 285, 288
Browder, Oliver Matthew Reuben, 140 Big Four Café, Danville, IL, 271, 273
Brown, Anna, 162 Blue Banner Dairy, Danville, IL, 273
Brown, Arthur, 181 Blue Goose Market, Bair, NE, 293
Brown, Arthur B., 209, 210, 211 Blue Goose Market, Glenwood, IA, 293
Brown, Barbara, 162 Boston Store, Marshall, IL, 171, 175
Brown, Edwin Joel, 130 Bredehoft Dairy, Danville, IL, 275
Brown, Edwin Sever, 130 Bruce Terminix, Springfield, IL, 184
Brown, Eli, 204 Burnett Coal Mining, Burnett, IN, 309
Brown, Hettie, 107 City Pattern Works, South Bend, IN, 73
Brown, Kathryn Marie, 208, 209, 211 Columbian Enameling and Stamping, Terre
Brown, Laura Emma, 139 Haute, IN, 150
Brown, Leonald Duane, 181 Continental Baking, Indianapolis, IN, 314
Brown, Lucinda, 204, 205, 207 Cushman, Champaign, IL, 38
Brown, Malissa A., 189 Duzan Grocery, Marshall, IL, 152
Brown, Oliver Franklin, 180, 181 Duzan’s Feed Store, Marshall, IL, 151
Brown, Stiles, 208 DX Service Station, Marshall, IL, 185
Brown, Thomas B., 130 East Marshall Motel, Marshall, IL, 191
Brown, Triphena, 209, 210, 211 Electomic Chemical Corporation, Mount
Brown, Wanda Rosalee, 181 Carmel, IL, 191
Brown, Wesley, 208, 211 Elgin National Watch, Elgin, IL, 45
Bruner, Carroll Vernon, 62 Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN, 285
Bruner, George Washington, 60 Engelking Patterns, Columbus, IN, 289
Bruner, George Wesley, 60, 62 Ferry’s Drug Store, Marshall, IL, 224
Bruner, John Wesley, 62 Ford Motor Co, Detroit, MI, 157
Bruner, Marianne, 62 General Motors, Janesville, WI, 161
Bruner, Sharon, 62 Glen Ayr Coal, Glen Ayr, IN, 314
Bryan, Callista (‘Listie’), 249 Highland Iron & Steel, Terre Haute, IN, 150
Buckner, Frederick (‘Fred’), 182 Hilside Mobile Home Sales, Cedar Rapids, IA,
Buckner, James Russell, 182 292
Buckner, Rosemary Jane, 182 Holabird, Byran, OH, 46
Buckner, Russell Roscoe, 182 Illiana Dairy, Danville, IL, 274, 275
Budrick, Edward William, 224 Indiana Paint & Color, Indianapolis, IN, 282
Burger, Arthur P., 97 Jack’s Garage, Burnett, IN, 313
Burk, Eva Lee, 130 John R. Thompson Restaurant, Danville, IL, 271,
Burkett, Rev. William, 12 273
Burnworth, Levi, 211 Jump’s General Store, Redmon, IL, 196
Burnworth, Marvin Roscoe Sr., 211 L. S. Ayres, Indianapolis, IN, 187, 196, 289
Bush, Lena, 261 Laflin and Rand Powder, Fontanet, IN, 310
Bush, Sheridan B., 45 Lake Shore Country Club, Indianapolis, IN, 197
Linkhart Feed and Grain, North Vernon, IN, 233 Cain, Pearl F., 218
Marshall Auto Sales, Marshall, IL, 157 Cain, Susan, 228, 229
Marshall Fruit Market, Marshall, IL, 162 California
Montgomery Awning and Supply, Indianapolis, Alameda Co, 248
IN, 196, 197, 198 Oakland, 247, 248
Montgomery Bros. Rock Crusher, Clark Co, IL, Fresno Co, 259
157 Fresno, 259
Nash Motors, Kenosha, WI, 161 Sanger, 292
Nineteenth Street Market, Terre Haute, IN, 237 Imperial Co, 218
Northwestern Bell, IA, 288 Kern Co, 221, 222
Oak Restaurant, Brazil, IN, 237 Los Angeles Co, 45, 92
Public Service, Terre Haute, IN, 269 El Monte, 139
Railway Express, Danville, IL, 272 Los Angeles, 188, 232, 274, 279
Real Silk, Indianapolis, IN, 283 Lynwood, 92
Sealtight, Cedar Rapids, IA, 292, 293 Redondo Beach, 92
Sentry Insurance, Springfield, IL, 184 Riverside Co, 45
Shade and Son Garage, Kansas, IL, 236 San Bernadino Co
Stokely-Van Camp, Indianapolis, IN, 232, 244 Needles, 47
Studebaker Plant, South Bend, IN, 73 San Bernardino Co, 274
Summit Sand and Gravel, Terre Haute, IN, 267, San Diego Co, 218, 219
268 Carlsbad, 217
Sweet and Martin fruit and vegetables, Terre El Cajon, 217, 218
Haute, IN, 237 San Diego, 188, 218
Terre Haute Brewing Company, Terre Haute, IN, San Francisco Co, 74
208, 209 San Francisco, 139, 141, 248, 266
Terre Haute Paper, Terre Haute, IN, 265, 270 San Joaquin Co
Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern (THI&E) Stockton, 222
Traction Company, Terre Haute, IN, 93 San Mateo Co
Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern (THI&E) Menlo Park, 70
Traction, Terre Haute, IN, 93 Santa Clara Co
Thomas Industries, Fort Atkinson, WI, 161 Palo Alto, 69
Tip Top Restaurant, Shenandoah, IA, 293 Shasta Co, 222
Union Traction, Muncie, IN, 215 Redding, 92
Unique Printed Products, Terre Haute, IN, 313 Trinity Co, 224
Universal Gear, Indianapolis, IN, 289 Campbell, Cora Katherine, 99
Wasson’s Department Store, Indianapolis, IN, Campbell, Daugald Archibald, 279
286 Campbell, John W., 99
West End Grocery, Marshall, IL, 152 Campbell, Ruth Eileen, 162
West End Wagon and Feed Yard, Marshall, IL, Campbell, Sarah Ellen, 60
151 Campbell, Violet Ruth, 279, 281, 282
Western Electric, Indianapolis, IN, 286 Campeaux, Larry Joseph, 294
Whiteley Malleable Castings Company, Muncie, Canaday, Emma Etta, 77
IN, 220 Canaday, Henry, 111, See Canady, Henry
Wilson (meatpacking), Cedar Rapids, IA, 292 Cardell, Morton L., 249
Wolford Hotel, Danville, IL, 274 Cardell, William Samuel, 14, 114, 249
Woodward Governor, Rockford, IL, 223 Carlisle, Anna Jane, 207
Buss, Virgil A., 131 Carlisle, John Amos, 207
Button, Mary Susan, 100 Carpenter, John E., 20
Cady, David L., 129 Carrington, Henry B., 14
Cady, Mary Evelyn, 129 Carson, Rev. Robert, 28
Cain, Goldie Murine, 261 Carter, Dixon S., 258
Cain, John W., 261 Cassel, Mary, 94
Catterlin, Mary M., 158 Glenwood, Shelbyville, IL, 99

Cazier, Elizabeth (‘Beth’) Belle, 75 Grandby, Hartford, CT, 218
cemeteries Grandview, Terre Haute, IN, 268, 269
Arlington National Cemetery, VA, 265 Greenmount, Quincy, IL, 131
Arthur, Arthur, IL, 99 Greenwood, Greenwood, IN, 216, 226, 245
Auburn, Clark Center, IL, 12, 20, 37, 38, 40, 43, Harmony, Harmony, MO, 134, 143
62, 64, 68, 70, 73, 78, 87, 111, 116, 163, 166, Highland Lawn, Terre Haute, IN, 58, 59, 148,
169, 176, 177, 179, 180, 186, 217, 233, 300 151, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 241
Austin Memorial Park, Austin, TX, 231 Hobart, Hobart, IN, 207
Bailiff, West York, IL, 172, 175 Hoverstock, Zanesville, IN, 252
Baker, Ozark Acres, AR, 288 Hull, Honeycreek Twp, Vigo Co, IN, 208
Baptist Church, Clarksville, IL, 25 Knights of Pythias, Lizton, IN, 278, 279, 281, 287
Beckley, Battle Creek, MI, 276 LaBelle, Lewis Co, MO, 124, 131, 132
Beech Grove, Muncie, IN, 220 Laclede, Laclede, MO, 125, 127, 136, 138, 141
Bellefonte Memorial Gardens, Flatwoods, KY, Lawncrest Memorial Park, Redding, CA, 92
98 Lewis Creek Baptist, Shelbyville, IN, 307
Bethel, Berrien Co, MI, 254 Lincoln Memory Gardens, Whitestown, IN, 282,
Bethesda, West Terre Haute, IN, 155, 204 283, 285
Bluff, Springdale, AR, 222 Linville, Edina, MO, 130
Brick, Clark Co, IL. See cemeteries:Walnut Los Angeles National Cemetery, CA, 249
Prairie, Clark Co, IL Malvern, Whiteside Co, IL, 105
Brooks Memorial Park, Paducah, KY, 78 Maple Leaf, Oak Harbor, Washington, 223
Burlington Township, Calhoun Co, MI, 276 Maplewood, Rantoul, IL, 274
Burnett, Burnett, IN, 302, 310, 311, 313 Marshall, Marshall, IL, 14, 15, 22, 25, 40, 42, 55,
Calvary Crematory, Portage, IN, 207 59, 82, 94, 96, 106, 145, 147, 148, 151, 152,
Calvary, Portage, IN, 103 154, 155, 157, 158, 159, 162, 170, 182, 183,
Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, IL, 185, 186, 191
184 Memorial Gardens, Grand Junction, CO, 267
Cedarlawn Memorial Park, Sherman, TX, 266 Memorial Park, Indianapolis, IN, 194
Christian, Patricksburg, 252 Memorial Park, Malden, Dunklin Co, MO, 191
Churches Corner, Wheatland, MI, 277 Memorial Park, San Diego, CA, 188
Clearview, Brazil, IN, 165 Middleburg, Casey Co, KY, 144
Cost, Fairborn, OH, 32 Montrose, Montrose, IL, 99
County Farm, Cumberland Co, IL, 229 Mount Hope, Covington, IN, 100, 102
Cumberland, Casey, IL, 35, 181 Mount Hope, Sidney, IL, 76
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA, 266 Mountain Meadows Memorial Park, Payson,
Durham, Terre Haute, IN, 266 AZ, 210
East Hill, Bristol, TN, 55 Mountain View, Mesa, AZ, 210
Edgar, Paris, IL, 186, 218, 304, 305 Mountain View, Oakland, CA, 247
Elmwood, Hammond, IN, 246 Mountain View, Reno, NV, 75
Embarrass, Redmon, IL, 196 Mt. Pleasant, Greenwood, IN, 39, 212, 214, 215,
Fairlawn, Decatur, IL, 301, 302 230, 231, 232
Fairview, Kansas, IL, 236 Mt. Pleasant, Martinsville Twp, Clark Co, IL, 48,
First Reformed, Shanesville, OH, 252 56, 59, 62, 88, 89, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99,
Flanders Field American Cemetery, Waregem, 104, 106, 107, 109, 110, 233, 234, 237, 239
Belgium, 265 New Crown, Indianapolis, IN, 215, 222
Floral Hills, Kansas City, MO, 136, 138, 141 Newton Burial Park, Nevada, MO, 111
Forest Hill Baptist, Shelbyville, IN, 307 Norton, Clark Co, IL, 27
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Oak Hill, Evansville, IN, 207
CA, 218, 219 Oak Hill, Janesville, WI, 161
Fox, Clark Co, IL, 49 Oak Hill, Lebanon, IN, 284
Garland Brook, Columbus, IN, 290 Oak Hill, Riley, IN, 270
Oak Ridge, Hillside, IL, 275 Tamaroa, Tamaroa, IL, 178

Oak Ridge, West Liberty, IA, 194 Trimble, Sullivan Co, IN, 59
Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Fishers, IN, 283, Tuckey (‘Maxwell’), Hendricks Twp, Shelby Co,
291, 314 IN, 309
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home, Sandusky, OH, Van Horn, Van Horn, TX, 193
248 Vernon, Vernon, IN, 233
Old Saint Peters, Delano, Minnesota, 221 Villa Grove, Douglas Co, IL, 230
Old Vergennes, Vergennes, IL, 23 Walnut Prairie, Clark Co, IL, 258, 259, 261, 265,
Olney, Lincoln Co, MO, 134 271, 273
Park Lawn Memory Gardens, Brookfield, MO, Washington Park East, Indianapolis, IN, 187,
128 197
Poor Farm, Coles Co, IL, 230 Washington Park North, Indianapolis, IN, 84,
Port Hudson National Cemetery, LA, 224 286
Raisin City, Raisin City, CA, 259 Wells, Wells, NV, 75
Reed-Sugar Grove, Edgar Co, IL, 71, 72 Wenas, Yakima Co, WA, 36
Reserve, Reserve, NM, 112 Westlawn, Farmersburg, IN, 93
Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Brookfield, MO. Whitehouse, Whitehouse, OH, 312
See Park Lawn Memory Gardens, Brookfield, Woodlawn, Forest Park, IL, 264
MO Woodlawn, Indianola, IL, 77
Ridgelawn, Gary, IN, 106 Woodlawn, Terre Haute, IN, 201, 242, 243, 246,
Riverside, Attica, IN, 280 313
Riverside, Clinton, IN, 151 Woodlawn, Urbana, IL, 45
Riverview, Needles, CA, 47 Ziegler, Anderson Twp, Clark Co, IL, 262, 263
Robison, Lebanon, IN, 178 Chandler, Edna Loretta, 293
Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, PA, Chaney, Andrew, 42
203, 204 Chaney, Mrs. Marie, 42
Rose Hill, Brookfield, MO, 129 Chaney, William (‘Will’), 42
Rose Hill, Hope, AR, 27 Cheesman, Mary Etta, 238
Roseland Park, Berkley, MI, 208 China
Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre Haute, IN, 269 Tianjin, 263
Roselawn, Charleston IL, 42 Chinn, Rev. Harvey, 81
Rosewood Memorial Park, Humble, TX, 231 Christian, Pearl E., 259, 260
Rupp,Martinsville Twp, Clark Co, IL, 261 Christman, Alexander, 206
Serbian, Colma, CA, 74 Christman, Beulah L., 206, 207
Shad. See Shotts Christman, Frank, 205, 206, 207
Sharpe-Hinkson, Lewis Co, MO, 123 Christman, Leo A., 206, 207
Shotts, Clark Co, IL, 32, 51, 52, 53, 144, 145, Christman, Maudie Lucie, 206, 207
146, 148, 154, 198 Christman, Max William, 206
Sink, Clay City, IN, 252 Christman, Nixie, 206
Siverly. See Shotts Christman, William Sr., 205
Slater City Cemetery, Slater, MO, 140 Christopher, Agnes, 312, 313
Spring Hill, Danville, IL, 149 Christopher, Walter, 312
Spring Vale, Lafaette, IN, 208 Church, Josephine (‘Josie’), 233
St. Joseph, Terre Haute, IN, 246 churches
St. Mary’s, Marshall, IL, 164, 165, 181 Alameda United Methodist, Denver, CO, 82
St. Mary’s, Paris, IL, 305 Allright Congregational, Clark Co, IL, 11
St. Paul’s Lutheran, Montgomery, IL, 182 Auburn Methodist, Clark Center, IL, 11, 12, 64,
State Hospital, Kankakee, IL, 229 66
Stearns, Muncie, IL, 100 Bethel Methodist, Indianapolis, IN, 284
Summit Lawn, Brazil, IN, 237 Central EUB, Denver, CO, 81
Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, IL, 273 Church of the Brethren, Raisin City, CA, 260
Sunset Memorial Park, Du Quoin, IL, 178, 179 Church of the Nazarene, Hobart, Indiana, 103
Clarksville Baptist, Clarksville, IL, 25 Clouse, John, 52, 54

Emmanuel, Clark Co, IL. See churches:Grand Clouse, Lena C., 51, 52, 53, 54, 55
Turn Clouse, Margaret Ann, 54
First Christian, Mattoon, IL, 45 Clouse, Mary Belle, 54
First Christian, Terre Haute, IN, 180 Clouse, Moses (‘Mose’) Sr., 51, 52, 53, 54, 145
Freedom Baptist, Clark Co, IL, 11, 21, 27, 28, 43, Clouse, Moses Jr., 52, 54
48, 59, 104, 167 Clouse, Nancy Ellen, 52, 54, 154, 155
Grace, Marshall, IL, 51 Clouse, Roy S., 52, 54
Grand Turn, Clark Co, IL, 80, 81, 82, 83 Clouse, William A., 54
Methodist Episcopal Church South, Brookfield, Clouse, William L., 33, 35, 57
MO, 128 Clutterbuck, Doris, 292
Mt. Pleasant, Martinsville Twp, Clark Co, IL, 235 Coats, John, 297
Ohio Chapel, Clark Co, IL, 107 Cobb, Henry, 2
Pilgrim Holiness, Asbury, IL, 110 Cobb, Noah, 2
Pilgrim Holiness, Marshall, IL, 60, 110 Cobb, Winifred, 1, 3, 144
Pilgrim Holiness, Palestine, IL, 110 Coffman, George W., 144
Pilgrim Holiness, West Terre Haute, IN, 110 Colby, Wilda Lou, 286
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Edina, MO, 133 Coldren, Rosamond (‘Rosie’), 82
St. Mary’s, Paris, IL, 305 Collins, Edward Carl, 272
Sugar Grove United Methodist, Edgar Co, IL, 71 Collins, John Newell, 229
Trinity EUB, Marshall, IL, 82 Collins, William H., 228
Wesleyan, Marshall, IL, 60 Colorado, 201
Wesleyan, St. Petersburg, FL, 110 Clear Creek Co
Circuit Riders, 11 Georgetown, 231
Civil War, 13, 31, 111, 116, 200, 214, 247, 248, Denver Co
249, 250, 304 Denver, 81, 266, 313
Clark, Kenneth Eugene, 276 El Paso Co
Clark, Lois Evelyn, 239 Colorado Springs, 266, 267
Clark, Robert Ledger, 239 Kiowa Co, 259
Claton, Elizabeth, 32 Mesa Co
Cleaver, Elizabeth, 308, 309 Grand Junction, 267
Cleaver, Mary Ann (‘Polly’), 308, 309 Otero Co
Cleaver, William, 308 La Junta, 140
Clements, John, 258 Combs, Mary, 34, 35, 94
Clemmons, Charles Thomas, 239 Combs, Milo C., 34
Cleveland, Amaziah, 104 Condon, Henry, 108
Cline, George M., 234 Condon, Sarah J., 108
Cline, John Joseph, 148 Conklin, Minnie, 91
Cline, Jonas, 148 Conklin, William H., 231
Cline, Joseph Franklin, 148 Connecticut
Cline, Sarah Jane, 148 Fairfield Co
Clink, Sarah, 251, 252 Stamford, 223
Clinton, Bill, 26 Hartford Co
Clouse, Belle, 52, 54, 160 Hartford, 218
Clouse, Bertha, 52, 54 West Hartford, 218
Clouse, Charles, 52, 54 Tolland Co
Clouse, Cynthia, 52, 54 Vernon, 218
Clouse, Emanuel, 54 Connelly, Elizabeth, 256, 258
Clouse, Frederick, 54 Connett, Henry Monroe, 150
Clouse, George, 52, 54 Constable, Charles Henry, 14
Clouse, Hulda Jane, 33 Cook, William, 139
Clouse, Jacob M., 54 Cooley, Purne A., 41
Coons, William H., 118 Crews, Malcena, 128

Cooper, Abbott H., 139 Crisel, John, 242
Cooper, Addie, 139 Crosby, Anna Bell, 174, 176
Cooper, Bessie, 139 Crosby, John, 174
Cooper, Byron, 139 Crouch, Martha Angeline, 272
Cooper, Margaret P. (‘Margie,’ ‘Marjorie’), 139 Crowe, Daniel, 295
Coordes, Christina, 267 Culter, Edna, 162
Coppage, Rhoda Jane, 144 Cummings, Richard T., 221
Cork, Calvin Reginald (‘Buddy’), 78 Cummins, Earl Monroe, 196, 263
Cork, Charles Andrew, 78 Cummins, Edgar Monroe, 263
Cork, Clifford (‘Cliff’) Leon, 68, 78, 79, 85 Cumrin, Timothy, 205
Cork, Dennis Roland, 68, 78 Cunningham, Andrew (‘Andy’), 109
Cork, Harrison, 118 Cunningham, James (‘Jim’), 104, 109, 110
Cork, Karen Rachel, 68, 78 Cunningham, Joy, 109
Cork, Margaret LaFern, 85 Cunningham, Mildred Fern, 110
Cork, Randall Leon, 68, 78 Cunningham, Reba, 109
Cork, Reba Shirley, 68, 78 Cunningham, Ruth, 109
Cork, Rita Joan, 68, 78 Cunningham, Ruth Elizabeth, 284
Cornwell, Lillian Bernice, 106 Cunningham, Squire, 109
Cornwell, Walter Lee, 106 Cunningham, Wilma Faye, 110
Cornwell, Webster William, 106 Curry, Lillie Florence, 263
Cornwell, William R., 106 Curry, Margaret, 308
Cottrell, Sarah, 150 Curtis, Rolla Edward, 191, 192
Coulter, Margaret, 249 Cusick, Shellia Catherine, 106
Cowden. See Condon Cutright, Belinda, 199, 246
Cox, Benjamin, 59 Dannaman, Wilma Lucille, 190
Cox, Minnie, 297 Daubenspeck, Nora A., 175, 176
Cox, Sarah, 32 Davenport, George, 8
Cox, Zobeide, 134 Davidson, Clyde, 218
Craig, Charles Wesley, 233 Davidson, Exie, 217, 218, 219
Craig, Gladys M., 232 Davidson, William Robert, 217
Craig, Henry, 225 Davis, Almira (‘Allie’), 93
Craig, John, 107 Davis, Dorcas, 291
Craig, John H., 200 Davis, Ella, 215, 216, 245
Craig, Mary Bell, 233 Davis, George W., 213
Craig, Mrs. Margaret, 232 Davis, Karl T., 128
Craig, Orville S., 284 Davis, Len, 262
Craig, Robert (of Clark Co), 233 Davis, Mary, 180
Craig, Robert (of Los Angeles), 232 Davison, Cass Ann, 59
Craig, Robert Wesley, 233 Davison, Sherman, 185
Craig, Virginia Lee, 284, 285 Dawson, Erma, 306
Craig, Wesley Ann, 233 Day, Anna Lulu, 180
Crandall, Anna (‘Annie’), 124, 125 Day, Charles, 180
Crandall, Clarence, 124, 125 Day, Fame Ellen, 180
Crandall, Claude, 124, 125 Day, Martha Jane, 180
Crandall, D. S., 276 Day, Mary A., 18
Crandall, Edith, 124, 125 Day, Mary Opal, 180
Crandall, Egbert Duane, 124 Day, Robert, 180
Crandall, Emma Jean, 124, 125, 126, 135 Day, Rozella G., 180
Crandall, Virginia Pearl, 276, 277 Day, William Henry, 180
Crank, Rebecca Jane, 95 Dazey, Henry Clinton, 214
Creek, Mary Jane, 18 Deihl, George Lee Jr., 140
Delaney, Francis A., 52, 54 Drake, Joseph Arlos, 183

Delaney, Mary, 52, 54 Drake, Lisa, 183
Delaware, 227 Drake, Maribeth, 183
Dening, Magdelena, 153 Drake, Rita, 183
Devall, John Q., 226 Drake, Robert, 183
Dickerson, Minerva Jane, 55 Drake, Stephanie (‘Sam’), 183
Dickerson, Robert Craig, 55 Drake, Vernon, 262
Dicks. See Dix Dulaney, Freeman, 300
Dieckhoff, Henry, 301, 302 Dulaney, Robert L., 114
Dieckhoff, Herman, 301 Dumas, Clotaire, 188
Dietz, Charles Frederick (‘Charley’), 153 Dumas, Therese Jean, 188
Dietz, Elizabeth, 153 Duzan, Dorothy Gertrude, 152
Dietz, Elmore Fredrick, 153 Duzan, John Wesley, 151
Dietz, Henry J., 252 Duzan, Joseph Francis, 151
Dietz, Magdalene, 153 Duzan, Sarah Rosemary, 152
Dietz, Mary Christina, 153, 154, 155, 159 Dye, Dorothy Margrette, 138
Dinderman, Minnie Ruth, 189 Dye, Estelle M., 141
Dinsmore, John, 278 Dye, Etta Lee, 137
Dinsmore, Sarah Fanny, 278 Dye, Florence M., 137, 138
disease Dye, George Oliver, 137
Hodgkin’s, 243 Dye, Henry Everett, 137, 141
influenza pandemic, 46, 91, 168, 238, 265, 268, Dye, Mary F., 137
281 Dye, Mary Myrtle, 138
marasmus, 132 Dye, Mrs. Mary E., 141
mental illness, 38, 104, 145, 220 Dye, Robert Henry, 138
pellagra, 56 Dye, Robert Newton, 137, 138, 141
pneumonia, 78, 86, 150, 196, 210 Dye, Robert T., 137
tetanus, 232 Dye, Stella M., 141
tuberculosis, consumption, 76, 119, 150, 163, Dye, Velma Gladine, 138
168, 169, 174, 176, 177, 201, 205, 209 Dye, Virginia Anna, 137
typhoid fever, 98, 104, 194 Eaton, Grace May, 52, 54
Dishon, Earl Grover, 210, 211 Eaton, Pina (‘Piney’) Ann, 52, 54
Dix, Jesse, 173 Eaton, William, 52, 54
Dix, Mary A., 205 Ebsen, Alfred, 142
Dix, Rachel Ann, 172, 173, 174, 176 Ebsen, Harry, 142
Dix, Robert, 173 Ebsen, Theodore, 142
Dixon, Eliza, 108 Edmonston, Ninian, 262
Dixon, Jack, 258 Eib, Carolyn M. (‘Carrie’), 219, 237, 238
Dixon, Sally, 256 Eitel, Agil, 162
Dixons, Goldie M., 266 Eitel, Frederick (‘Fred’), 160
Doerschuk, Calvin, 312 Eitel, George, 162
Domer, Susannah, 252 Eitel, Josephine, 162
Doney, Eugene Madison. See Sweet, Eugene (son Eitel, Orman, 162
of Ithamar) Elam, James G., 107
Doney, Eugene Sweet. See Sweet, Eugene (son of Eldred, Dorothy, 211
Ithamar) Elgas, Carline. See Elgas, Caroline
Doney, George Madison, 91 Elgas, Caroline, 223
Dotson, Russell David, 285 Elliot, Mrs. Catharine, 125
Dotson, Sara Jane, 285 Elliot, William, 125
Doty, Alice, 215 Elliott, Amy Jane, 262
Downey, Christina, 264 Elliott, Anna Retta, 220
Drake, Isabel A., 262 Ellis, Cecil Milton, 207
Elsworth, Mary, 111, 115 Flueckinger, Mary Ann, 97

Elvehjem, Conrad A., 56 Ford, Agnes May, 98
Emory, Willam H., 192 Ford, Robert Courtney, 98
England Foshaar, George Jr., 57
Cambridgeshire, 256 Foshaar, George Sr., 57
Chichester, 279 Foshaar, Harry, 57
London, 279 Foshaar, John, 57
Evans, Joseph, 258 Foshaar, Mary Theresa, 57, 59
Eveningstar, Drusilla, 113 Foshaar, Roy A., 57
Ewalt, Margaret, 123 Foshaar, Sadie J., 57
Ewalt, Thomas, 123 Foster, Anna Elizabeth, 245
Faulkner, Emma, 214 Foster, Levert, 245
Fenton, Claude R., 265 Fox, Elizabeth Jane, 48, 49, 122, 166, 212
Fenton, Fred Max, 265, 266 Fox, Sebastin C., 49
Fenton, John Edward, 265 Fox, William, 8
Fenton, Walter Yancy, 265 Foy, Eddie, 202, 203
Fiedler, Charles Farrell (‘Skip Farrell’), 126 Frakes, Ernest, 58
Fink, Anna C., 196 France, 188
Finkbiner, Abe, 297 Alsace-Lorraine, 223
Fishback, Evelyn Lorrene, 184 Paris, 247
Fitts, Lucy, 155 Francis, Mary Olive, 265
Fleck, Frank William, 134 Frantz, Irene, 288
Fleck, Samuel M., 134, 143 Frazer, Robert R., 218
Fleming, Adda B., 201 Frazer, Velma Elizabeth, 218, 219
Fleming, F. F., 40 Freeman, Agnes, 64
Flenner, Serilda Elizabeth, 150 Fugate, Robert, 158
Flickinger, Margaret Eva, 97 Fugate, Samuel M., 158
Flint, Emma Romaine (‘Peggy,’ ‘Peg’), 304, 305 Fuller, Cyntha Catherine, 155, 156
Flint, Nathaniel B. (‘Nat’), 302, 304, 305 Fuller, Cynthia Josephine, 160
Flint, Paula Marlene, 305 Fuller, Elizabeth, 145, 154, 159, 160
Flint, Thomas H. Sr., 304 Fuller, Samuel A., 160
Flint, Thomas Nathaniel, 304 Fullerton, Sarah, 226, 227, 228, 229
Flint, Thomas Warren, 305 Fultz, Doyne G., 284
Florida Funk, Emma, 220
Alachua Co, 204 Furr, Berniece O., 285
Broward Co Gaddis, Marcella Gayle, 40
Fort Lauderdale, 110 Gaddis, Paul Bliss, 40
Melbourne, 110 Gaddis, Robert (son of Robert Lindsay), 40
Flagler Co, 191 Gaddis, Robert Lindsay (‘Linzie’), 40, 106
Franklin Co Gaddis, Waneta Ione, 40
Carrabelle, 196 Gaines, Raymond Lera, 77
Hillsborough Co, 314 Galloway, Mary, 32
Lee Co Galm, Thelma Louise, 283
Fort Myers, 276 Gann, Leroy E., 222
Leon Co, 196 Gauble, Adda S., 44
Pinellas Co, 106 Geisert, Edward, 80
Pinellas Park, 110 Geisert, Olive Rachel, 80
St. Petersburg, 210 Geisert, Robert Haddon (‘Bob’), 79
Wakulla Co Geisert, Wilma Holzwarth, 79
Panacea, 196, 263 George, Harriet Eltan, 186
Spring Creek, 263 Georgia
Flueckinger, John Jacob, 97 Fulton Co, 140
Germany, 226, 250, 292 Gray, Lewis Calvin, 231

Bad Nauheim, 292 Gray, Malinda, 227
Ellmendingen, 144, 145, 153 Gray, Maria Ann, 227, 229
Hanover, 301 Gray, Mary, 227
Württemberg, 80 Gray, Mildred Lucille, 232
Gerrard, Francis Angus, 210, 211 Gray, Paul Raymond, 232
Gibson, Clara, 140 Gray, Peter Jr., 227
Gideon, Mary, 208 Gray, Peter Sr., 226, 227, 228, 229
Gilbert, Linus, 228 Gray, Rachel, 228, 230
Gill, Charles Cordon, 218, 219 Gray, Rebecca Jane, 227, 228, 229, 230
Gillis, Hazel, 283 Gray, Reidith Lloraine, 232
Gillis, John W., 283 Gray, Sarah Ann, 228
Glenn, Archibald, 224 Gray, Thomas Edward, 230, 231
Godfrey, Mae E.), 74 Gray, William, 227
Goekler, C. W., 185 Gray, William Henry, 227
Goldberger, Joseph, 56 Gray, William Riley, 226–30, 231
Gooch, Monica Loveta, 72 Great Depression, 58, 74, 79, 93, 99, 107, 134,
Goode, Samuel. See Fleck, Samuel M. 152, 160, 161, 169, 222, 238, 285, 311, 314
Goodman, Charles H., 200 Grieve, Bob, 185
Goodman, Henry S., 200 Griffin, John Austin, 149
Goodwater, Ella Mae, 259, 260 Griffin, Margarite Pauline, 72
Goodwater, Eva B., 259 Griffin, Maude Grace, 149
Goodwater, Florence M., 259 Griffin, Rebecca Florence, 180
Goodwater, George E., 259 Grifmeyer, Kate, 240
Goodwater, Mary Eunice, 259, 260 Grim, David Benjamin, 129
Goodwater, Walter Edward, 259, 260 Grim, Martha Icle, 129
Goodwin, Charles (‘Charley’), 138 Grimm, Edward (‘Eddie’), 129
Goodwin, Ray, 138 Groves, Elizabeth Louise (‘Eliza’), 160
Gorrell, James H., 228 Gudgeon, Myrtle, 297
Gorrell, William. See Gray, William Riley Gummere, Alexander, 147
Grabfelder, Edward, 292 Gummere, Beatrice Naomi, 150
Grabfelder, Harold Clayton, 292 Gummere, Charles D., 150
Grafe, Catherine, 312 Gummere, Edgar Paul, 150
Grafe, Helen May. See Christopher, Agnes Gummere, Eli, 147
Grafe, Lydia, 312 Gummere, Hester Ruth, 150
Grafe, Mary Jane. See Christopher, Agnes Gummere, John (of Clay Co, IN), 147
Graham, Agnes, 30 Gummere, John III, 119, 147, 150
Graham, Rachel, 217, 233 Gummere, John Jr., 147
Grant, Estella A., 108 Gummere, John William, 149, 150
Graves, Anna Belle, 214, 244 Gummere, John William V, 149
Graves, Cyrus, 187 Gummere, Joseph Dean, 149
Graves, Jordan, 214 Gummere, Mary Gertrude, 150, 151
Graves, Nellie LaVerne, 187 Gummere, Mary Ruth, 149
Gray, Aletha Wescella, 232 Gummere, Mattie LeOra, 148, 150
Gray, Andrew, 227, 230 Gummere, Nancy E., 148
Gray, Armilda, 227 Gummere, Robert Eugene, 149
Gray, Charles Raymond, 230, 232 Gummere, Sara Elizabeth, 150
Gray, Charles William, 232 Gummere, Thomas Verlin, 149
Gray, George W., 227 Gummere, Virginia Rose, 149
Gray, Gladys Marie, 226, 230, 232 Gunter, Linnie L., 290
Gray, James, 228 Hall, Ephraim, 204
Gray, John, 227, 228, 229, 230 Hamilton, Anthis Marie, 269
Hamilton, Charles Francis, 267 Haskett, Frieda, 313

Hamilton, Clarence Arthur, 265 Hatton, James Robert, 307
Hamilton, Elza Elmer, 265, 267 Haubenschild, Philimine E., 223
Hamilton, Esther Irene, 267 Haubenschild, Reinhold, 223
Hamilton, Eva Belle, 264, 265, 267 Haun, Catherine, 238
Hamilton, Ewing Francis, 264, 265, 268 Hausmann, Bernard, 286
Hamilton, Hattie Mae, 265, 268 Hausmann, Emma Cecelia, 286, 287
Hamilton, John Wesley, 265, 267, 268 Hawaii
Hamilton, Joseph A., 138 Honolulu Co
Hamilton, Julia Mae, 267 Honolulu, 141, 266
Hamilton, Lawrence Edward, 265, 269 Hawk, Mary Cloe, 206, 207
Hamilton, Linda Eileen, 267 Hayes, Clara, 218
Hamilton, Lois Elaine, 267 Hays, Cynthia, 208
Hamilton, Marian Joy, 269 Hays, Emanuel M., 225
Hamilton, Martha Ann, 167 Hays, Mollie, 225
Hamilton, Mary Alice, 265, 268, 269 Head, Charles Thomas, 283
Hamilton, Mary Elizabeth, 267 Head, Lillian Jane, 283
Hamilton, Mary Frances, 269 Head, Mary Ann, 283
Hamilton, Patrick, 264 Head, Ray Allen, 283
Hammell, Caroline, 26 Head, Thomas George, 280, 282, 284
Hammond, Clark, 118 Head, William Thomas, 279, 280, 281, 282
Hammond, Mrs. Roxana, 118 Heape, Walter A., 178
Hamner, Landon Garland II, 129 Hébert, Michael L., 99
Hamner, Landon Garland III (‘Gary’), 129 Heckman, Esther, 289
Hanks, Helen O., 134 Hedden, Harry Charles, 155
Hannah, Myrtle M., 196 Hedden, Herman Glenn, 155
Hardesty, Sarah Angeline (‘Angie’), 92 Hedden, Itha ida, 155
Hardin, Alonzo, 191 Hedden, John Lee, 155
Hardin, Dallas Oval, 191 Hedden, Louis Henry, 155
Hardin, Sarah E., 58 Hedden, Louise, 155
Hargrave, Jack Maurice, 99 Hedden, Lucy Virginia, 155
Hargrave, Oakley Earl (‘Jack’), 99 Hedden, Mary May, 155
Hargraves, Mary Ann, 310 Hedden, Nathan David, 155
Harlow, Mary A., 18 Hedden, Thelma Marie, 155
Harman, George, 253 Heleine, Catherine, 174, 176
Harmon, Catherine, 253 Heleine, Daniel, 175, 176
Harmon, Eliza Arminda, 251 Heleine, George W., 175
Harmon, George H., 251 Heleine, John Paul, 174, 175, 176
Harmon, Matilda T., 250, 251, 252 Helus, Alice M., 292
Harmon, Timothy A., 250, 251, 252, 253, 254 Henry, Albert, 272
Harper, Dan L., 185 Henry, Anna Ethel (‘Annie’), 272, 273
Harper, Howard, 185 Henry, Bessie P., 272
Harper, Nancy, 71 Henry, Ellen, 235
Harpold, Agnes, 314 Henry, Estella, 272
Harpold, Everett, 314 Henry, James Matthew, 272
Harpold, George Washington, 314 Henry, James Thomas, 272
Harpold, Lina V., 314 Henry, Walter C., 272
Harpold, Orville, 314 Henry, William A., 272
Harpold, Ralph H., 314 Henshaw, Alma Laura, 274
Harrison, Carter, 203 Hiddle, Edmund (husband of Alta Tapscott), 65, 68,
Harrison, Evelyn, 178 71
Hartzler, Mary Catharine (‘Kate’), 270, 271, 274 Hiddle, Edmund Jr. (‘Junior’), 72
Hiddle, Edmund Sr., 71 Holt, Cynthia, 23

higher educational institutions Holt, Dewitt Clinton., 23
Benjamin Harrison Law School, Indianapolis, IN, Holt, Gilbert Lafayette, 23
291 Holt, Hannah, 23
Central Normal College, Danville, IN, 69, 70, 74 Holt, John M., 23
Colorado Agricultural College, Fort Collins, CO, Holt, Joseph, 23
69 Holt, Joseph P., 23
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, 267 Holt, Louisa, 23
Danville Junior College, Danville, IL, 100 Holt, Lucinda B., 22, 23
Denver Central Business College, Denver, CO, Holt, Lucy Ann, 23
82 Holt, Mary., 23
Eastern Illinois State Teachers College, Holt, Minerva Annett, 22, 23
Charleston, IL, 180, 239 Hood, Emery, 162
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, 181 Hood, Lawrence, 162
Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Hood, Leslie L., 162
IN, 291 Hood, Stella May, 162
Lakeview School of Nursing, Danville, IL, 100 Hook, John Van, 89
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 69 Hoover House, Stanford, CA, 69
University of Oregon, Corvallis, OR, 74 Hoover, Anna, 240
University of Wahington, Seattle, WA, 74 Hope, Bob, 203
Hightshoe, John W., 262 Horning, John Holdeman, 105
Hightshoe, Laura C., 262 Horning, Myrtle Mae, 105, 106
Hilbert, Elizabeth (‘Lizzie’), 52 Horton, Mary, 84
Hill, Alonzo T., 92 housing facilities
Hill, Buford, 41 County Almshouse, Douglas Co, IL, 230
Hill, Chloe I., 92 County Farm, Cumberland Co, IL, 229
Hill, Douglas Bitley, 129 County Home, Vigo Co, IN, 313
Hill, Jacob, 299 Door of Hope, Los Angeles, CA, 279
Hill, Lettie Marie, 92 Illinois Children’s Home, Du Quoin, IL, 177, 179
Hill, Mary Alice, 105 National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
Hills, Lester Duane, 239 (NHDAV), Hampton, VA, 248
Hills, Norman Dwight, 239 National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
Hilton, Julia A., 201 (NHDVS), Danville, IL, 35
Hilton, Susan M., 99 National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
Hilton, Thomas J., 201 (NHDVS), Los Angeles,CA, 249
Hinkson, John, 123 Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home, Sandusky, OH,
Hinkson, Margaret, 123 248
Hinkson, Nancy, 121, 122, 133, 212 Poor Asylum, Vigo Co, IN, 312
Hinkson, Samuel, 123 Poor Farm, Clark Co, IL, 52, 152, 229
Hinterlong, Alicia, 182 Poor Farm, Coles Co, IL, 230
Hinterlong, Andrea, 182 Poor Farm, Vigo Co, IN, 312, 313
Hinterlong, Austin, 182 Poorhouse, Clark Co, IL, 145
Hipsch, Caroline, 182 Howard, Paralee Hazel, 95
Hires, Fairy E., 160 Howarton, A. L., 297
Hitt, Joseph W., 193, 195 Howe, Nellie Fra, 233
Hochstetler, Juliann, 252 Huddleston, Alice Naomi, 196
Hoffman, Sarah Ellen (‘Nellie’), 312 Huddleston, Alva William, 196
Hoisington, Emma Reva, 191 Hudson, Flora, 262
Holder, Jane, 278 Huffman, Julia, 311
Holdren, Margaret E., 307 Hughes, Louana, 272
Holt, Carolyn, 23 Hurst, Ellen, 235
Holt, Charlotte A., 23 Hurst, Mrs. Nancy, 118
Hurst, Nicholas, 17, 118 Casey Twp, 6, 102, 104

Hurt, Doris Kathryn, 101 Choctaw, 8
Hurt, Elmer Charles (‘Tell’), 101 Clark Center, 6, 9, 10, 12, 25, 28, 30, 36, 62,
Hurt, Huldah, 101 88, 95, 119, 121, 163, 176, 235, 236, 300
Hurt, Janice A., 102 Clarksville, 160
Hybarger, Grover, 297 Darwin, 5, 16, 267, 270, 271
Hybarger, Samuel, 297 Ferry, 4
Idaho Darwin Pct, 7, 145, 250
Kootenai Co Darwin Twp, 6, 7, 30, 31, 250, 254, 261, 262,
Coeur d’Alene, 221 264, 265, 267, 277
Ide, Nellie May, 218 Dolson Twp, 6, 25, 34, 150, 226, 227, 228,
Ilinois 230
Clark Co, 267 Douglas Twp, 6
Coles Co Gideon Mill, 17
Mattoon, 45, 46, 99, 206, 267 Hatton. See Illinois:Clark Co:Snider
Edwards Co Johnson Twp, 6, 258, 261
Albion, 190 Licking Twp, 29
Illinois Livingston, 305
Adams Co, 131 Lost Hill, 10
Quincy, 131 Marshall, 4, 5, 6, 8, 14, 15, 20, 25, 26, 31, 33,
Alexander Co., 23 34, 40, 41, 43, 48, 52, 57, 58, 62, 67, 68,
Bond Co, 112 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 88, 93, 95, 96,
Cass Co 97, 98, 102, 107, 109, 110, 147, 148, 150,
Virginia, 64 151, 155, 157, 158, 159, 162, 163, 164,
Champaign Co, 77, 111, 261 166, 168, 169, 170, 175, 178, 180, 181,
Champaign, 38, 40, 44, 261 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 190,
Fisher, 111 191, 194, 196, 197, 200, 217, 218, 220,
Pesotum, 286 224, 225, 235, 239, 247, 254, 255, 261,
Sidney, 76 263, 267, 271, 273, 275, 297, 298, 299,
Tolono, 274 300, 308
Urbana, 241, 261 Marshall Twp, 6, 30, 38, 57, 182, 199, 219,
Champairn Co 226, 237, 246
Champaign, 273 Martinsville, 88, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 99,
Clark Co, 73, 163, 166, 176, 180, 186, 188, 199, 102, 103, 109, 160, 175, 181, 193, 194,
210, 212, 217, 220, 222, 224, 227, 231, 233, 196, 219, 224, 225, 231, 233, 234, 236,
239, 247, 250, 251, 255, 259, 262, 269, 270, 237, 238, 239, 261
275, 277, 278, 295 Martinsville Pct, 226
Allright, 6, 8, 10, 21, 60 Martinsville Twp, 6, 18, 40, 88, 93, 94, 101,
Anderson, 111 104, 107, 171, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239,
Anderson Twp, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 240
18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 37, 38, Melrose Twp, 6, 107, 174, 175
48, 49, 53, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 69, 88, 93, Orange Twp, 6, 297
97, 104, 107, 108, 109, 111, 144, 145, Parker Twp, 6, 255, 256, 297
153, 155, 156, 158, 162, 163, 164, 166, Snider, 257, 259
167, 170, 179, 180, 217, 239, 250, 296, townships, 6
297 Wabash Twp, 6, 16, 29, 48, 60, 63, 66, 69,
Auburn. See Clark Center 71, 76, 77, 166, 186, 190, 204, 228, 234,
Auburn Twp, 112, 163, 170, 231, 235, 236 238, 264
Aurora, 5 Walnut Prairie, 254, 255, 257, 258, 261, 262,
Bullskin, 168 264, 267
Casey, 102, 181, 186, 195, 217, 220, 222, West Union, 184, 185, 255, 261, 263, 265,
223, 231, 232, 239, 257, 258, 261 269
Westfield Twp, 6 Montrose, 99

Wolfden Hollow, 88 Fayette Co, 206
York, 6, 258 Vandalia, 206
York Twp, 6, 107, 254, 257, 258, 261, 262, Jackson Co, 23
263, 264, 265, 267, 275 Jasper Co, 30, 196, 206
Coles Co, 41, 111, 230, 233, 240, 245 Johnson Co, 302
Charleston, 14, 41, 93, 102, 241 Kane Co
Humboldt, 42, 63 Aurora, 182
Oakland, 230 Elgin, 45
Cook Co, 210, 254, 292 North Aurora, 182
Chicago, 45, 46, 127, 157, 175, 201, 202, Kankakee Co
203, 210, 231, 264, 273, 283, 292 Kankakee, 229
Cicero, 263, 264 Manteno, 105
Franklin Park, 105 Kendall Co
Maywood, 104, 105 Montgomery, 182
Western Springs, 264 Lawrence Co, 65, 66, 71, 155
Crawford Co, 16, 76, 173, 199, 200, 204, 295 Bridgeport, 65, 78, 79
Annapolis, 199, 200 Lawrenceville, 184
Hutsonville, 199 Lee Co
Hutsonville Twp, 305 Dixon, 160
Palestine, 110 Lincoln Trail State Park, 10, 19, 144, 298
Prairie Twp, 199 Macon Co, 183
Robinson, 29, 71, 110, 220 Decatur, 40, 301, 302, 303
Cumberland Co, 206, 220, 229 Decatur Twp, 245
Greenup, 238 Madison Co
Sumpter Twp, 229 Alton, 12, 64, 181
Vevay Park, 297 Marion Co
DeWitt Co, 301 Salem, 46
Clinton, 40 McHenry Co, 301
Douglas Co Morgan Co, 64
Arcola, 45, 242 Moultrie Co, 71, 77, 183
Arthur, 40 Allenville, 183
Murdock, 236 Cadwell, 63, 78
Tuscola, 101, 191, 230, 286 Jonathan Creek Twp, 63
Edgar Co, 106, 182, 185, 195, 204, 232, 256, Sullivan, 74, 183
263, 301, 304, 305, 308, 309, 311 Peoria Co
Borton, 42 Peoria, 240
Brocton, 194, 195 Perry Co, 22, 24, 178, 179
Brouilletts Creek Twp, 71 Du Quoin, 178, 179
Kansas, 236 Paradise Pct, 178
Kansas Twp, 42, 43 Rock Island Co
Metcalf, 267 Rock Island, 8
Paris, 14, 42, 71, 92, 104, 107, 155, 179, 181, Saline Co
185, 191, 196, 204, 217, 218, 225, 230, Harrisburg, 77
231, 232, 236, 239, 243, 258, 281, 297, Sangamon Co
302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 309, 310 Springfield, 180, 184, 274
Redmon, 195, 196 Shelby Co, 38, 99
Stratton Twp, 204 Hanson, 241
Symmes Twp, 149, 309 Sigel, 274
Wetzel, 307 St. Clair Co
Effingham Co, 191 East St. Louis, 241
Effingham, 98, 99, 258, 297 Tazewell Co, 311
Vermilion Co, 93, 283 Decatur Co, 272

Catlin Twp, 276 Dekalb Co, 201
Danville, 55, 91, 100, 102, 147, 149, 152, Delaware Co
207, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 279, 283 Center Twp, 222
Elwood Twp, 94 Muncie, 215, 220, 222, 223
Fithian, 100 Floyd Co
Georgetown, 230 New Albany, 80
Indianola, 77 Fountain Co, 93, 272, 274, 285
Ridge Farm, 95, 267 Covington, 93, 98, 99, 100, 102, 273
Sidell, 77 Franklin Co, 176
Wabash Co, 189 Gibson Co, 189
Mount Carmel, 189, 190, 191 Montgomery Twp, 189
Washington Co Princeton, 189, 193
Ashley, 240 Greene Co, 172, 174
White Co Center Twp, 174
Springerton, 141 Taylor Twp, 172
Will Co Washington Twp, 172
Joliet, 110 Hamilton Co
Winnebago Co Carmel, 314
Rockford Twp, 223 Hancock Co, 282
Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home, Quincy, IL, 118 Hendricks Co, 278, 279, 282
Illinois State Penal Farm, Vandalia, IL, 109 Danville, 84, 286
Imle, Adam Conrad, 80 Middle Twp, 283
Imle, Christoph Frederick, 80 Plainfield, 285
Imle, Marie Emaline, 80 Union Twp, 280
Imle, Mary Emaline, 68, 71, 79–83 Hendrix Co, 279
Imle, Paul Harry, 79 Henry Co
Indiana New Castle, 297
Allen Co, 201, 207 Howard Co
Fort Wayne, 4, 63, 196, 287, 288 Kokomo, 225
Bartholomew Co Huntington Co, 211, 250, 253
Columbus, 289, 290 Markle, 250, 251
Boone Co, 178, 272, 278, 279, 282, 283 Jackson Co
Harrison Twp, 285 Seymour, 233, 243
Lebanon, 178, 278, 279, 283, 284 Jefferson Co
Thorntown, 272 Madison, 215, 222
Clark Co, 214, 274 Jennings Co, 233, 245
Jeffersonville, 80 Butlerville, 244
Otisco, 302 Jennins Co
Underwood, 281 North Vernond, 233
Clay Co, 58, 122, 147, 158, 163, 242, 252, 311 Johnson Co, 17, 214, 215, 245
Brazil, 164, 165, 183, 195, 207, 234, 236, Franklin, 198, 210
237, 238, 240, 311 Ninevah Twp, 214
Perry Twp, 147 White River Twp, 243, 278
Posey Twp, 164 Knox Co, 190
Staunton, 164, 165 Vincennes, 4, 242
Stringtown, 158 La Porte Co
Van Buren Twp, 122 Michigan City, 98
Clinton Co Lake Co, 45, 106, 206, 207, 263
Frankfort, 110 Crown Point, 106
Crawford Co East Chicago, 246
Alton, 190 East Gary, 206
Gary, 45, 97, 102, 103, 207, 263 Fairbanks Twp, 52

Hammond, 105, 106 Merom, 238
Madison Co Shelburn, 92
Alexandria, 196 Sullivan, 93
Marion Tippecanoe Co, 284
Speedway, 284 Lafayette, 100, 207, 284, 291
Marion Co, 39, 187, 211, 212, 214, 215, 217, Vanderburgh Co
219, 220, 224, 225, 226, 233, 240, 243, 244, Evansville, 208
245, 246, 279, 281, 282, 283, 285, 291, 305, Vermillion Co, 228, 269
314 Cayuga, 284
Glenns Valley, 224 Clinton, 92
Indianapolis, 14, 19, 84, 187, 194, 195, 196, Hillsdale, 269
197, 198, 207, 210, 211, 213, 214, 216, Vigo Co, 106, 150, 152, 159, 162, 166, 175, 177,
223, 224, 226, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 181, 184, 185, 201, 203, 204, 205, 210, 211,
243, 244, 249, 270, 278, 281, 282, 283, 232, 247, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 295, 313
284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, Burnett, 302, 309, 310, 311, 313, 314
297, 314 Fayette Twp, 177
Lawrence, 287, 289, 290 Fontanet, 309, 310, 314
Perry Twp, 37, 39, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, Glen Ayr, 314
219, 226, 243, 245, 249 Harrison Twp, 204
Southport, 212, 214, 215, 216, 217, 226, Honey Creek Twp, 266
243, 244, 245, 249 Hutton, 265
Speedway, 285 Lost Creek Twp, 209
Monroe Co Nevin Twp, 312
Bloomington, 216 Nevins Twp, 314
Montgomery Co, 19 Otter Creek Twp, 309, 312, 314
Crawfordsville, 215, 278 Prairie Creek Twp, 264, 267
Morgan Co, 278 Prairieton Twp, 267, 268
Brooklyn, 278, 279 Riley, 269
Owen Co, 250, 252 Riley Twp, 269
Marion Twp, 252 Sandford, 234
Park Co, 238 Seelyville, 164, 166
Parke Co, 89, 94 St. Mary-of-the-Woods, 205, 206
Montezuma, 267 Sugar Creek Twp, 204, 205, 206, 266
Rockville, 212 Terre Haute, 4, 5, 34, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 72,
Rosedale, 246, 310 73, 81, 89, 93, 95, 106, 107, 117, 147,
Porter Co 148, 150, 151, 152, 158, 162, 164, 170,
Chesterton, 103 179, 183, 185, 186, 191, 200, 201, 202,
Portage, 103 203, 204, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211,
Valparaiso, 94 225, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237,
Putnam Co, 240, 242 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 246, 247, 248,
Ripley Co, 305 249, 257, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267,
Rush Co, 178 268, 269, 270, 295, 296, 297, 298, 303,
Scott Co, 211, 281 310, 312, 313, 314
Shelby Co, 17, 205, 305, 307, 309 Toad Hop, 168, 205
Fairland, 215 West Terre Haute, 29, 155, 161, 162, 164,
Hendricks Twp, 308, 309 168, 204, 205
Shelbyville, 304, 305, 307 Warren Co, 204
Steuben Co Warrick Co
Angola, 276, 277 Boonville, 207
Sullivan Co, 52, 57, 246, 267 Wells Co, 250
Curryville, 58 Union Twp, 251, 252
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, 94 Jeffries, John P., 235

Indiana, Marion Co, 121 Jenkins, Harold, 55
Ionia, Goldie, 239 Jenkins, Helen, 55
Iowa Jenney, Frank, 296
Adair Co Jennings, Arthur Edward, 276
Orient, 272 Jennings, Janet K., 276
Appanoose Co Jester, Mary, 111, 112, 115
Cincinnati, 130 Johnson, Amelis (‘Millie’), 292
Black Hawk Co Johnson, B. F., 168
Waterloo, 292 Johnson, Cora, 86
Boone Co, 108, 272 Johnson, Edward D., 266
Cerro Gordo Co Johnson, Jacquelyn Rae, 192
Mason City, 287, 288 Johnson, John H., 169
Des Moines Co Johnson, Linda Lou, 183
Burlington, 130 Johnson, Malinda, 256
Fremont Co Johnson, Mary Ellen, 88
Sidney, 293 Johnson, Nina, 266
Grundy Co Johnson, Pearl D., 278, 279, 287
Reinbeck, 261 Johnson, Reba Ann, 86
Harrison Co Johnson, Violet F., 86, 87
Mondamin, 293 Johnson, W. Thomas., 86
Lee Co Johnson, William, 212
Keokuk, 131 Johnson, William Henry, 86
Linn Co Johnson, Willis D., 278
Cedar Rapids, 292, 293 Jones, Abrilla, 256
Marion Co Jones, Artie E., 108
Knoxville, 142 Jones, Christina Jane, 276
Muscatine Jones, Ethel, 189
West Liberty, 194 Jones, Luther, 74
Page Co Jones, Martin, 124
Shenandoah, 293 Jones, Orian, 223
Polk Co Jones, Robert, 217
Des Moines, 126, 142, 178, 294 Jones, Rosella, 179
Valley Junction, 292 Jones, William, 108
Pottawattamie Co, 261 Kackley, Joseph Franklin, 58
Council Bluffs, 293 Kaiser, Henry, 196
Shelby Co Kallansa, Bernard A., 162
Harlan, 203 Kannmacher, Carroll, 8
Wright Co, 138, 141 Kannmacher, Frederick, 156
Jackson, Lou, 106 Kannmacher, Goldie Ann, 157
Jacobs, Goldia Mae, 297 Kannmacher, Nellie, 156
Jacobs, Katie, 129 Kansas
Jacoway, Perry C., 210 Butler Co
Jacoway, Vivian M., 210, 211 Augusta, 80
James Cunningham Market, Marshall, IL, 110 Cheyenne Co, 74
James, Doris, 291 Ellis Co
James, Emma May, 178 Hays, 138
James, Jessie Pearl, 231 Franklin Co
James, Lewis Ryan, 231 Ottawa, 220
James, Louis Ryan. See James, Lewis Ryan Logan Co
Janney, Sarah Catherine, 103 Winona, 138
Jeffers, Martha, 255 Pawnee Co
Garfield, 73 Robinson Creek, 2

Sedgwick Co Spencer Co
Wichita, 41, 142 Taylorsville, 197
Stafford Co Taylor Co, 2
Hudson, 270, 271, 275 Trimble Co, 243
Wyandotte Co Kentucky, Barren Co, 119
Kansas City, 140, 178 Kentucky, Green Co, 3, 111, 116, 119, 121, 144
Kearns, Bernice Eleanor, 286 Kidwell, Bert Clinton, 236, 237, 238
Kearns, Chester C., 286 Kidwell, Delaney, 236
Keller, Richard, 297 Kidwell, Delbert Wayne, 237
Kelley, Erma Marie, 276 Kidwell, Elizabeth Hope, 237
Kelley, James, 243 Kidwell, Harold Eugene, 237
Kelley, Jessie, 243 Kidwell, Ina Faye, 237
Kelp, Kenneth Eugene, 293, 294 Kidwell, Norma Jean, 237
Kelp, Robert Seth, 293 Kidwell, William Leo, 237
Kempf, Charles F., 196 Kildow, Alice, 277
Kempf, Elsie, 196 Kildow, Alice May, 31
Kempf, Henrietta, 196 Kile, Henry, 8
Kempf, Luella, 196 Killen, Edward, 148
Kempf, Mildred A., 196, 197 Kimberlin, Mary Floe, 160
Kennedy, Alice L., 305 King, Rebecca, 228
Kennedy, Delford L. Sr., 305 King, William Sambrook, 314
Kennedy, Ronald Elwin, 105 Kinkade, Florence Effie, 20
Kennedy, Van Albert, 105 Kinkade, George W., 20
Kennedy, Vern Van, 105, 106 Kirby, Mrs., 16
Kennedy, Virgil, 305 Kirby, Pearl, 305
Kenton, Maria, 227, 228, 230 Kirkhoff, Christian, 210
Kentucky, 228 Kirkhoff, Frank L., 210, 211
Barren Co, 3, 17 Kirksey, John F., 297
Bath Co, 225 Knights and Ladies of Security (KL of S), 136
Bourbon Co, 123 Kohl, Matilda, 210
Bracken Co, 112 Korean War, 185
Bullitt Co, 279 Kortepeter, Amelia Mary, 244, 245
Graves Co Kuhn, Doris Jean, 68, 77
Mayfield, 297 Kuhn, Harry Otto, 68, 77
Green Co, 2, 17 Kuhn, James Dean, 68, 77
Greenup Co Kuhn, John Kenneth, 68, 77, 82
Flatwoods, 97 Kuhns, Elmer John, 283
Hopkins Co LaChance, Cornelius, 190
Madisonville, 191 LaFleur, Dorothy Maire, 242, 243
Jefferson Co LaFleur, Erwin James, 242, 243
Louisville, 31, 152 LaFleur, William Joseph, 242, 243
Lincoln Co, 131, 144 Lake, Donald Pearl, 206, 207
Crab Orchard, 272 Lake, Donald Raymond, 206
McCracken Co Lake, George B., 206
Paducah, 78 Lake, Glyde, 269
Metcalfe Co Lake, Grover Cleveland, 206, 207
Summer Shade, 99 Lake, Joseph, 206
Willow Shade, 99 Lake, Mrs. Susan, 206
Owen Co Lambdin, Florence Emma, 156
Owenton, 239 Lane, ‘Old Jim’, 200
Pulaski Co, 131, 246 Lane, ‘Young Jim’, 200
Lane, Albert M., 204, 205 Calcasieu Par

Lane, William, 204 Sulphur, 78
Lang, Arthur Mattew Sr. (‘Art’), 264 East Baton Rouge Par
Langley, Marie, 134 Baton Rouge, 80
LaTour, Gordon Burney Sr., 290, 292, 294 Iberia Par
LaTour, Regil Gordon, 290 New Iberia, 294
LaTour, Suzanne, 294 Jefferson Par
Lawson, William Robert, 218, 219 Shrewsbury, 223
Lebanson, Annie, 283 Orleans Par
Lee, Emaline, 278 New Orleans, 153, 230, 238, 290, 294
Leimkuehler, Nancy, 134 Tangipahoa Par, 294
Leonard, Elizabeth M., 44, 45 Amite City, 294
Leonard, Thomas, 44 Kentwood, 294
Lewis, Claude, 220 Love, Omar Webster, 218, 219
Lewis, Cora Virgil, 93 Lowry, Benjamin, 12
Lewis, Crescent (‘Betty E’), 220 Lowry, Carrie, 90
Lewis, John V., 93 Lowry, Elizabeth J., 65, 69
Lewis, Reba June, 142 Lowry, Mary Elizabeth (‘Merrie’), 90, 194
Leyva, Carmen, 193 Ludtke, Helen Louise, 206
Liffick, Maud, 297 Lundy, Daniel, 118
Lincoln, Abraham, 112 Lutz, Clarence Russell, 95
Lindhout, Jennie, 208 Lycan, Rosabelle, 34
Linkhart, Elizabeth Jane, 233 Lynn, Minnie Bell, 40
Linkhart, Ralph Hale, 233 Lyons, Rachel, 252
Linton, Charles M., 267 Macke, Mary H., 48, 122
Linton, Ethel Blanche, 267 Mackey, Mary H. (Polly), 37, 39, 51, 212
Lockard, Frederick George (‘Fred’), 246, 247, 248 Maddox, Chester Perry, 218, 219
Lockard, James, 199, 246 Maddox, Elizabeth, 235
Lockard, Joseph F., 247 Maddux, William H., 250
Lockard, Martha L. (‘Mattie’), 246, 247 Maesch, Agnes Elizabeth, 165
Lockard, Mary Ann, 18, 114, 199, 200, 207, 208, Maesch, Charles Henry, 165
210 Maesch, Clarine, 165
Lockard, Mary Ann, 246 Maesch, Edward Otto, 163
Lockard, Mary Ann, 295 Maesch, Ernest Leo, 165
Lockard, Samuel James, 114, 246, 295 Maesch, Eva Mae, 165
Lockard, Sarah J., 199 Maesch, Harry Clifford, 164, 165
Lockard, Walter J., 205 Maesch, John Vernin, 165
Lockart, Gerald E., 99 Maesch, Lucille, 165
Loertz, Louise M., 245 Maesch, Mary Ann, 165
Loftland, Cora May, 211 Maesch, Paul Eugene, 165
Logan, Bertha M., 132 Maesch, William Edward, 165
Logan, John W., 132 Maier, Rebecca, 145, 154, 159
Lomax, Henry Clayton, 138 Mallory, Alfred, 93
Long, Aaron, 8 Mallory, Alma Gertrude (‘Gertie’), 86, 104, 106,
Long, Arthur Elsie, 222 109
Long, Edward, 222 Mallory, Elva, 93
Long, Harold Raymond, 222 Mallory, Elzia William, 41, 104, 105, 106
Long, Isabel Aileen, 222 Mallory, Isaac Owen, 104
Long, John, 8 Mallory, John Calvin, 227
Long, Juradean, 306 Mallory, Mary (‘Maria’), 104
Long, Thomas, 234 Mallory, Mary E., 104, 107, 109
Louisiana Mallory, Owen Hobert, 104, 107
Mallory, Ruby Lavona, 61, 86, 104, 107, 109 Massey, Grace Shannon, 215
Mallory, W. E., 104 Massey, Harry Thomas, 214, 215, 244, 245
Mallory, William Luther, 20, 24, 38, 86, 104, 105, Massey, Margaret Louisa, 55
109 Massey, Marion Lee, 214
Malone, Evelyn Latrell, 269 Massey, Mary Ella, 216
Malone, Otto Lawrence, 267, 268 Massey, Oliver Lawrence, 214
Malone, Theodore Francis, 269 Massey, Oliver Lee, 214, 244
Malone, Thomas Nelson, 267 Massey, Robert Edward, 215
Malone, Valara Pauline, 269 Massey, Russell Thomas, 215
Maloney, James Corbett, 210, 211 Massey, Ruth Eudora, 214, 244
Maloney, Michael, 210 Matherly, Alvertis Lindley, 266
Manheimer, Joseph C., 226 Matherly, Betty Lou, 269
marine vessels Matherly, Edward Leonard, 266, 268
Albany, 145 Matherly, Ivan, 266
Charlemagne, 153 Matherly, Lyman Walter Jr., 269
La Champagne, 188 Matherly, Lyman Walter Sr., 268, 269
SS Marine Robin, 292 Matherly, Mary Katherine, 269
SS Minnehaha, 279 Matherly, Rose May, 268
USS Madawaska, 141 Matthews, Elizabeth, 210
USS Newport News, 218 Mattis, Isaac, 264
Marmon, Melissa, 250, 251 McClain, Albert, 310, 311, 312
Marquis, Annie Constance, 311 McClain, Albert Walter, 313
Marquis, Elmer Edward, 310, 311 McClain, Allen Ray, 310
Marquis, John, 311 McClain, Barbara Jean, 314
Marquis, Vivian Marie, 310, 311 McClain, Bert Wade, 310, 311
Marr, William Albert, 277 McClain, Billie Gene, 310
Marsh, Mary T., 224 McClain, Chester, 310, 311
Martin, Benson, 297 McClain, David, 308, 309
Martin, Carl Ransome, 29 McClain, Dolores Pauline, 311
Martin, David Radford, 27 McClain, Eliza, 308
Martin, Delbert Laurance, 29 McClain, Gary, 310
Martin, James Harvey, 27, 29 McClain, George Russell, 314
Martin, Mabel Lillian, 29 McClain, Harry, 310, 313
Martin, Opal Mary, 29 McClain, James Norman, 310
Martin, Sarah, 212 McClain, Joann, 311
Maryland, 201, 308 McClain, Margaret, 308
Worcester Co, 227 McClain, Marvin Curtis, 314
Mason, Cassie, 191 McClain, Marvin Hart, 310, 314
Mason, Dora, 297 McClain, Mary, 308
Mason, Jacob Earl, 85 McClain, Mary Lou, 310
Mason, Oscar, 297 McClain, Neal, 308
Massachusetts McClain, Neil, 308
Hampden Co McClain, Nora, 310, 311
Springfield, 223 McClain, Patricia Jane, 313
Massey, Albert Lawrence, 216 McClain, Phebe Ann, 308, 309
Massey, Edward Albert, 214, 215, 222, 244 McClain, Rebecca, 308
Massey, Emily Marie, 215 McClain, Robert Chester, 311
Massey, Florence Regina, 214 McClain, Samuel, 308, 309, 310
Massey, Francis Jordan, 214 McClain, Samuel (the elder), 308, 309
Massey, Francis Marion, 212, 213, 214, 244, 249 McClain, Samuel Elmer, 310
Massey, George M., 213 McClain, Susannah C., 222
Massey, George William, 214 McClain, William Allen, 308, 309, 310, 311
McClaskey, Ellen Luceil, 162 Community Hospital, Paris, IL, 182

McClaskey, Otto, 162 Deaconess Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 178
McClung, Robert Reginald, Edward, 129 Decatur and Macon County Hospital, Decatur,
McCormick, Nancy B., 200 IL, 302
McCormick, Rev. Daniel, 12 Doctor’s Hospital, Brookfield, MO, 128
McDaniel, Simeon, 220 Eastern Hospital for the Insane (‘Easthaven’),
McDaniel, William Eddy, 220 Richmond, IN, 220
McDonald, David, 258 Eastern State Hospital for the Insane, Kankakee,
McEvoy, Lula, 217 IL, 229
McFarland, Charlotte (‘Lottie’), 204, 205, 207 Freeman-Greene County Hospital, Linton, IN,
McFarland, Lucy Jane, 204 93
McFarland, Mary Florence, 204, 205, 206, 207 Gowin Parc, Mattoon, IL, 185
McFarland, Sarah Martha, 186 Hines Hospital, Chicago, IL, 73
McFarland, William, 204 Kelling Clinic and Hospital, Waverly, MO, 136
McGinness, Bert Allen, 220 Lakeview Hospital, Covington, IN, 100
McGinness, Natalie, 220 Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, 187, 244,
McGinness, Sanford J., 220 270, 284, 285
McGinness, Thelma Frances, 220, 221 Muncie Home Hospital, Muncie, IN, 220
McGinness, Thorald Everett, 220 Protestant Deaconess Hospital, Indianapolis, IN,
McGlasson, William Earl, 46 278
McGoldrick, Mary E., 251, 253, 254 Royal Oaks Nursing Home, Terre Haute, IN, 313
McGrew, Myrtle, 45 Southern State Hospital for the Insane, Anna,
McIlrath, James, 18 IL, 38, 103, 104, 145, 229
McIlrath, John W., 20 St. Anthony’s Hospital, Terre Haute, IN, 59, 155,
McIntyre, Ina Mae, 186 268
McIntyre, Joseph W., 186 St. Elizabeth Hospital, Danville, IL, 100
McIntyre, Oscar Finley, 185 St. Vincent Hospital, Beech Grove, IN, 245
McIntyre, Virginia Lucille, 185 St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, 245
McKeever, Thomas C., 258 State Hospital, Kankakee, IL, 145
McKinney, Mrs., 16 U.S. Veterans Hospital, Rapides Par, LA, 290
McLaughlin, John, 22 Union Hospital, Clinton, IN, 72
McLaughlin, Winfield, 22 Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN, 58, 62, 157,
McLeaster, 314 159, 182, 185, 188, 270, 311, 312
McMillen, Florence Maye, 195 Vermillion County Hospital, Clinton, IN, 72
McMillen, James W., 195 Veterans Administration Hospital, Chicago, IL,
McNary, Howard, 12 73
McNary, Louise Alice, 170 Veterans Hospital, Lake City, FL, 263
McNary, Samantha A., 86, 87 William H. Coleman Hospital, Indianapolis, IN,
McNelly, Winfield Scitt, 130 290
McNulty, Ettsyell L., 96 Winona Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, IN,
McNulty, George Perry, 95 283
McNulty, John E., 96 Merklin, Regina, 214
McNulty, Mary, 95 Methodist Protestant Church, 12, 64
McNutt, Grace L., 216 Metzler, Joseph William Jr., 274
Mead, Allen, 58 Mexican Revolution, 91
Mead, Beaulah Frances, 58, 59 Mexico, 191
medical facilities Meyers, Viola Letitia, 130
Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Ash Michael, Maudie Margaret, 314
Flat, AR, 288 Michael, Peter (‘Pete’), 314
Battle Mountain Sanitarium, NHDAV, Hot Michigan
Spring, SD, 248 Allegan Co, 257
Burnside Nursing Home, Marshall, IL, 158 Berrien Co, 253
Benton Harbor, 220, 254 Camp Marfa, Marfa, TX, 91

Sodus Twp, 251 Camp Pinedale, Fresno, CA, 284
Calhoun Co, 263, 276 Camp Taylor, Louisville, KY, 152, 268
Battle Creek, 201, 275, 276 Coco Solo Naval Station, Panama, 182
Burlington, 276 Coco Solo Naval Station, Panama, 182
Marshall, 276 Fort Benjamin Harrison, Lawrence, IN, 285, 287
Genesee Co Fort Custer Training Center, Kalamazoo Co, MI,
Flint, 191 263
Grand Traverse Co Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, IA, 141, 142
Traverse City, 277 Fort Omaha, Omaha, NE, 141
Hillsdale Co, 277 Fort Stotsenburg, Luzon, Phillipines, 91
North Adams, 276 Jefferson Barracks, Lemay, MO, 34, 97
Ingham Co Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair Co, IL, 263
Webberville, 276 U.S. Naval Air Station, Key West, FL, 44
Jackson Co U.S. Naval Air Station, San Diego, CA, 44, 45
Jackson, 276 Miller, Anna May (‘Annie’), 242, 243
Kalamazoo Co Miller, Buddy, 74
Kalamazoo, 276 Miller, Flora Belle, 195
Kent Co Miller, George Eugene, 82
Grand Rapids, 208, 256 Miller, Geraldine, 27
Lapeer Co Miller, Gladys, 27
Dryden, 110 Miller, Glenn Michael, 184
Lenawee Co, 277 Miller, Hanson A., 26
Livingston Co, 129 Miller, Harold Frederick, 82
Oakland Co Miller, John Hanson, 27
Waterford Twp, 208 Miller, Lillian, 27
Wayne Co, 263 Miller, Linda, 184
Detroit, 77, 98, 99, 157, 188, 223, 232, 249 Miller, Logan Richard, 82
Wexford Co Miller, Mildred, 27
Cadillac, 277 Miller, Mordecai, 26
Milbourn, Benjamin Franklin, 169 Miller, Nellie, 27
Milbourn, Charles Edward, 169 Miller, Shirley Byran, 183
Milbourn, Daniel (‘Dan’) Sr., 167, 168 Miller, Shirley Glenn (’Bus’), 183, 184
Milbourn, Daniel Jr., 169 Miller, William Edward, 58
Milbourn, Dorothy Maxine, 169 Miller, William Howard, 27
Milbourn, Emory Robert, 169 Mills, Isabella, 202
Milbourn, Frederick Ernest, 169 Mills, Mrs. Pearl, 202
Milbourn, George Johnson, 169 Mills, Ward, 202
Milbourn, Henry, 167 Milton, Elizabeth (‘Eliza’), 247
Milbourn, John H., 169 Minnesota
Milbourn, Nellie Lucille, 169 Hennepin Co
Milbourn, Nora Belle, 169 Minneapolis, 80
Milbourn, Pearl Georgia, 169 Wright Co
Milbourn, Roscoe C., 169 Delano, 221
Milbourn, Ruby M., 169 Mississippi
Milbourn, Ruth Anne, 169 Lawrence Co
Miles, Butler, 257 Jayess, 294
military posts Pike Co
Camp Custer, MI, 275 Magnolia, 294
Camp Gordon, GA, 34, 56 Missouri
Camp Grant, Rockford, IL, 271, 272 Adair Co
Camp Hood, Killeen, TX, 284 Kirksville, 130
Caldwell Co Ray Co
Hamilton, 138 Grape Grove Twp, 173
Callaway Co Saline Co
Fulton, 142 Malta Bend, 136
Chariton Co Slater, 140
Sumner, 137 Shelby Co, 135
Cole Co Shelbina, 139
Jefferson City, 134 St. Charles Co
Cooper Co St. Charles, 184
Boonville, 108 St. Louis City, 40, 109, 134, 201, 306
Grundy Co, 128 St. Louis Co
Jackson Co, 129, 140 Chesterfield, 179
Kansas City, 129, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141 Stoddard Co
Jasper Co Duck Creek Twp, 29
Carterville, 218 Sullivan Co
Knox Co, 123, 131, 133, 134, 135 Milan, 130
Bee Ridge Twp, 123, 133, 134, 143 Moesch, Fredrick, 165
Edina, 130, 132, 133, 134 Moesch, George, 165
Lyon Twp, 123, 133 Moesch, Wendelin, 163
Myrtle Twp, 143 Montana
Newark, 126, 135, 139, 143 Fergus Co
Novelty, 123, 133 Lewistown, 191
Lewis Co, 121, 124, 131, 143 Montgomery, Barbara Jean, 197
Canton, 131 Montgomery, Cecile, 297
Dickerson Twp, 131 Montgomery, Charlene Ann, 197
Ewing, 131 Montgomery, Charles George, 193, 197
La Belle, 123, 124, 128, 131, 132, 135, 137, Montgomery, Charles George Jr., 198
139 Montgomery, Elizabeth, 193, 195
La Belle Twp, 123, 124, 143 Montgomery, James Arthur, 193, 196
Lewistown, 131, 132 Montgomery, James Edmond, 195
Monticello, 133, 135 Montgomery, James William, 198
Reddish Twp, 122, 124, 133 Montgomery, Nancy (‘Nanny’/’Nannie’), 193, 197
Lincoln Co Montgomery, Robert, 193
Ninevah Twp, 134 Montgomery, Robert William, 193, 195, 197
Linn Co Montgomery, Ruby Lucille, 195, 196, 263
Brookfield, 125, 126, 128, 129, 141 Montgomery, Thomas Benson, 193, 194
Browning, 129 Montgomery, Walter Marvin, 198
Clay Twp, 124, 128 Moody, Anny, 3
Laclede, 125, 128, 130, 135, 136, 137, 138, Moody, Clara, 225, 226
139, 140, 141, 142 Moody, George W., 225, 226
Linneus, 124, 126, 128, 129, 130, 142 Moody, Maria, 226
Marceline, 138 Moore, Ada M., 168, 176, 177
Meadville, 124, 137 Moore, Aden, 163, 166, 168, 300
St. Catharine, 125 Moore, Alice Tennie, 177
Livingston Co Moore, Amy, 204
Chillicothe, 125 Moore, Basil, 82
Morgan Co, 158 Moore, Charles Henry, 171
Osage Co, 134 Moore, Della, 149
Pettis Co, 108 Moore, Louisa, 147
Phelps Co, 190 Moore, Lucinda Martha (‘Cindy’), 167, 177
Putnam Co Moore, Lucy Ann, 170, 176, 177, 178
Unionville, 136 Moore, Marlene Evelyn, 206
Moore, Mrs. Helen, 82 Napier, James A., 193, 196

Moore, Nettie Ellen, 166, 177 Napier, Katherine A., 193, 196
Moore, Orville, 177 National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
Moore, Rev. Frank W., 148 (NHDVS), Danville, IL, 34
Moore, Roscoe J., 166, 168, 177 National Road, 4, 5, 237
Moore, Ruth Bell, 177 Neal, Flem, 298
Moore, Sarah Jane, 163, 177 Neal, Jeannett. See Sluder, Jeanette
Moore, Thomas L., 147 Nebraska
Moore, Visa Bel, 92 Dundy Co, 73
Moore, William E., 168, 176 Max, 69
Moore, Zachariah, 163 Lancaster Co
Moorehead, Mabel LaVerne, 220 Lincoln, 259
Morford, Alfred, 312 Webster Co
Morford, Mrs. Alice, 312 Red Cloud, 142
Morgan, George M., 45 Nelson, Carl Wilhelm (‘William’), 292, 293
Morgan, Hattie Mae, 239 Nelson, Cordelia Catharine (‘Katie’), 200
Morgan, Mildred Iona, 45 Nelson, Emma Mae, 196
Morgan, Rebecca, 190 Nelson, James H., 200
Morris, Helen Mae, 270 Nelson, Judith I., 292
Morris, Julia Ann (‘Judy’), 269 Nelson, Julius Peter, 292
Morris, Leotta Trevelle, 270 Nester, Robert Joseph, 283
Morris, Richard Lee, 270 Nevada
Morris, Sampson M., 269 Carson City, 222
Morris, Walter, 269, 270 Elko Co
Morse, Lucy Irene, 218, 219 Elko, 74
Morse, Ray Denver, 218 Wells, 74
Morton, Cora, 208 Lyon Co
Mosier, Gladys Elleanor, 77 Fernley, 74
Mosier, William, 77 Storey Co
Moss, Patricia Joyce, 292 Virginia City, 74
Mountjoy, Nancy, 213 New Hampshire
Mullikin, Harry, 58 Wilton, 23
Mullikin, Samuel, 58 New Jersey
Muncie, Homer, 242 Somerset Co, 32
Muncie, John E., 242, 243 New Mexico
Muncie, Mable Edith, 242, 243 Bernalillo Co
Mundy, James Franklin, 48 Albuquerque, 221
Mundy, John, 298 New York, 201
Mundy, Martha, 104, 105 New York City, 80, 145, 188, 221, 257, 279, 292
Mundy, Martha C., 38 Ulster Co
Mundy, Sabra Ellen, 24, 37–38, 40, 42, 86, 104, Ulster, 113
105, 122, 212 Niedzela, Andrzej, 221
Mundy, Squire, 37, 38, 104, 105, 122, 212, 299 Nitchman, George Briscoe, 263
Mundy, Squire Simeon (‘Sim’), 24, 38 Nitchman, James P., 262
Murphy, Alonzo P., 305 Nitchman, Mary Ann, 262, 263
Murphy, Arthur Frantz, 288 Norris, Eunice Melisa, 151
Murphy, Arthur Reed, 288 North Carolina, 228
Murphy, Leanna S., 288 Burke Co
Murphy, Lucinda H., 246 Morganton, 186
Murray, James, 205 Caswell Co, 2
Myers, Sylvia A., 149 North Dakota, 259
Myles, Martin H., 93 Ramsey Co
Devils Lake, 220 Tulsa Co

Norton, Mary Ann, 122, 212 Tulsa, 222
Nugent, Austin John, 92 Woodward Co, 244
O’Barr, Theressa Elizabeth, 203 Onstaff, Mary Catherine, 259
O’Farrell, Anna May, 41 Oregon
O’Farrell, Plummer Doyle, 40, 106 Jackson Co, 242
O’Leary, Edward J., 129 Medford, 92
O’Neal, Effie Lydia, 106 Josephine Co, 242
O’Neal, John, 106 Multnomah Co, 152, 221
Obrist, James, 297 Portland, 152
Oenning, Herman John, 231 Orme, George M., 249
Oenning, Ruth Ann, 231 Ott, Thomas, 216
Ohio Oxford, Agnes Martha, 291
Clark Co Parrish, Ivy Ellen, 123, 133, 143
Pleasant Twp, 111 Parrish, John William, 133
Greene Co, 32 Parrish, Mrs. Malinda, 133
Fairborn, 32 Parson, Horace A., 19
Hamilton Co, 201 Paschal, Isaiah, 64
Cincinnati, 64, 110 Paschal, Joanna Ruth, 50, 51, 64
Jefferson Co Payne, Anna Laura, 150
Steubenville, 248 Payne, Marvin, 150
Logan Co, 226, 227 Payton, Hazel L., 41, 106
Union Twp, 227 Peabody, Ellsworth Lee, 284
Lucas Co Peabody, Hannah, 23
Maumee, 312 Peacock, Rev. E. C., 12
Swanton, 311 Pearce, Millie Bell, 220
Whitehouse, 311 Pearson, Elijah (‘Lige’) Tipton, 190, 192
Marion Co, 153 Pearson, Oliver Perry, 190
Marion Twp, 145 Peck, Calvin, 186
Montgomery Co Peck, Helen, 186
Vandalia, 94 Peck, Herman Alvis, 186, 187
Morrow Co Peck, James Harvey, 186, 198
Mt. Gilead, 217, 233 Peck, Mildred Jane, 187
Muskingum Co, 108 Peck, Robert Herman, 187
Putnam, 108 Peel, William Joseph, 185
Zanesville, 108 pellagra, 55
Richland Co Pembleton, Mary Jane, 135
Plymouth Twp, 108 penal institutions
Ross Co, 199, 246 City Jail, Owingsville, KY, 225
Scioto Co Clay County Jail, Brazil, IN, 158
Portsmouth, 210 Federal Penitentiary, McNeil Island, WA, 241
Stark Co, 250 Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, IL, 283
Summit Co Illinois State Penitentiary, Pontiac, IL, 191
Akron, 290 Indiana State Prison, Jeffersonville, IN, 201
Tuscarawas Co, 250, 252, 253 Indiana State Prison, Michigan City, IN, 89
Dover Twp, 252 Linneus Jail, Linneus, MO, 138, 142
Williams Co Menard Correction Center, Chester, IL, 41, 241,
Bryan, 46 299, 300
Ohm, Ben, 296 Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, MO,
Oklahoma 134, 142
Oklahoma Co, 141 Southern Illinois Penitentiary. See penal
Oklahoma City, 208, 249 institutions:Menard Correction Center
United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KS, Plunkett, Vanesse Eula (‘Van’), 126, 127
241 Ponza, Julianna (‘Julia’), 221
Vigo County Jail, Terre Haute, IN, 241 Poore, Florence Beatrix, 126
Pennell, Wayne Andrew, 82 Pratt, Edward W., 124, 135
Pennington, Beverly Jean, 184 Pratt, Grace E., 124, 126, 135
Pennington, F. E., 126, 135 Presser, John, 278
Pennington, Fred Granville, 184 Price, Amos O., 159
Pennsylvania, 238 Price, Jemimah W. (‘Mima,’ Minnie’), 305, 306
Allegheny Co Provart, Betty Lue, 179
Allegheny City, 247 Provart, George Walter, 179
Pittsburgh, 64, 78 Provart, Philip Allen, 179
Cumberland Co Prust, Daniel, 255
New Cumberland, 203 Prust, Henry, 52
Dauphin Co Puccinelli, Alexander, 75
Harrisburg, 203 Pulliam, Etta Lydia, 129
Fulton Co, 221 Purcell, Florence May, 197
Somerset Co, 252 Railroads
Elk Lick Twp, 252 Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe, 46
Milford Twp, 252 Big Four, 46, 206, 262, 307
Turkeyfoot Twp, 252 Chicago and Eastern, 149
Perrin, Donald Lynn, 282 Chicago and Eastern Illinois, 46
Perrin, George Alexander, 281 Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy, 130, 141
Perrin, Lynn Edgar, 281 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, 293
Perrin, Phyllis Ann, 282 Grand Trunk, 276
Peskett, Augusta Emma, 279 Great Northern, 221
Peters, Mary, 301 Illinois Central, 40, 44
Pettinger, John, 297 Indiana, 236
Pettross, Lee Stanton, 98 Indiana Harbor Belt, 105
Pettross, Patricia Ann, 98 Indianapolis & St. Louis, 205
Philippine Islands New York Central, 196
Manila, 171 Pennsylvania, 148, 168
Phillips, Charles, 258 Pennsylvania and Vandalia, 194
Phillips, Charles William, 128 Southern Pacific, 248
Phillips, Herbert James, 128 St. Louis, Vandalia, and Terre Haute, 14
Phillips, Mrs. Maude, 258 Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern (THI&E)
Phillips, Sylvia, 186 Traction Company, 236
Phillips, William D., 128 Vandalia, 164, 166, 170
Pickett, Cecil William, 305 Raines, Flora Bule, 140
Pickett, Ernest Bradley, 305, 307 Ramsey, Frank G., 192
Pickett, Ernest Earl, 305 Rape, 174
Pickett, William Anderson, 305 Rawlings, Armilda, 18, 20
Pickle, Minnie Warren, 138 Ray, James, 100
Pierce, Emily, 214 Reagon, Ronald Wilson, 160
Pinder, Alice S., 209, 211 Rease, Marilyn June, 191
Pipes, William, 142 Rease, Patricia Louise, 188
Platt, Harvey B., 111, 115 Rease, Patrick Louise, 191
Plunkett, John R., 135 Rease, William (‘Cherokee Bill’), 192
Plunkett, Nancy R., 135 Rease, William Jr., 189, 192
Plunkett, Nellie Adeline, 126, 132, 135, 136 Rease, William Woodrow, 188–93
Plunkett, Pina Ann, 51, 54 Rebecca, Maier, 144
Plunkett, Robert Ernest, 126, 135 Red, James Aaron, 178
Plunkett, Silas P., 135, 139 Red, James C., 178
Red, James Ernest, 178 Roberts, Nancy Ann, 205

Red, Jesse Earl, 178 Roberts, Rebecca, 236
Red, Ruth, 178 Robinson, Amanda, 297
Redmon, William C., 306 Robinson, Henry C., 246
Reed, Lydia A., 207 Robinson, Levin Dixon (‘L.D.’) Sr., 255, 256, 257,
Reed, Nicholas, 65 261
Reedy, Daniel R. (‘Dan’), 167 Robinson, Malinda (b 1841), 256, 257
Reichert, Anna Maria, 80 Robinson, Malinda Jane (‘Jennie’), 255, 256, 257,
Reid, Harry, 92 258
Reitz, George. See Rietz, George Robinson, Martha Ellen, 107, 108
Renolds, Minerva, 201 Robinson, Mary Elizabeth, 34, 124
Reynolds, Benjamin (‘Benny’), 84 Robinson, Minnie, 297
Reynolds, Benjamin F., 84 Robinson, Richard, 256
Reynolds, Donald, 84 Robinson, Sarah, 256
Reynolds, Elizabeth, 84 Roderick, Delores I., 175, 176
Reynolds, Seth Thomas, 22 Roderick, Frederick Leon, 175, 176
Rhoads, Maria Emmeline, 80 Roderick, Marvin Washington, 175, 176
Rhoads, Norman Eugene, 96 Rohl, Ernst, 257
Rice, John Michael, 45 Rohli, Marie Louise, 294
Richardson, Martha Ann, 212, 219, 226 Rolison, Mabel, 150
Richey, Estella Grace, 220 Rolison, William M., 150
Richey, Mae Cynthia, 185 Romine, Ida, 58
Richnter, Lora Edna, 314 Roosevelt, Eleanor, 84
Rietz, George, 189, 192 Rosenthal, Miena, 225
Riley, Thomas, 147 Ross, James, 64
Rinker, Thelma Regenia, 291 Rountree, John D., 22, 24, 25, 26
Ritchie, Albert Sarl, 215, 216, 245 Rountree, Lenville, 22
Ritchie, Edna Pauline, 215, 216, 245 Rountree, Lucy Josephine, 22, 24
Ritchie, Hazel, 215, 245 Rountree, Minerva A., 22, 24, 34, 35
Ritchie, Ida May, 215, 216, 245 Rountree, Mrs. Lucy, 22, 25, 26
Ritchie, Jennie, 215, 245 Rountree, Sarah, 22
Ritchie, Orville Lee, 215, 216 Rountree, William (son of William), 22
Ritchie, Ralph E., 215, 216 Rubottom, Mary Jane, 172, 173
rivers and streams Saeuberlich, Margareta, 145
Big Creek, 63, 66, 71, 79 Saeuberlich, Matheus. See Siverly, Mathias
Hurricane Creek, 8, 27, 28, 48, 61, 88, 97 Saeuberlich, Wilhelm. See Siverly, William
Jonathan Creek, 76 Saiter, Henry L., 80
Mill Creek, 8, 10, 17, 97, 167, 198 Samson, Clarissa A. (‘Clara’), 195
Mill Creek, Auburn Branch, 8, 16, 18, 25, 28, Sanders, Aden William, 166
121 Sanders, Amelia Jennie, 217, 233, 237, 238, 239
Mill Creek, Blackburn Branch, 8, 48 Sanders, Bethuel F., 122
Mill Creek, Haw Branch, 8 Sanders, Charles, 39, 121, 122, 123, 133, 212
Mississippi, 131, 238 Sanders, Charles G., 212
Ohio, 108 Sanders, Charles Robert, 166
Otter Creek, 309, 314 Sanders, Dora Bell, 240
Raccoon Creek, 89 Sanders, Dora Isabell, 240, 241, 243
Robinson Creek, 3 Sanders, Edith Nettie, 166
Susquehanna, 203 Sanders, Edward F., 224, 238
Wabash, 4, 5, 76, 177, 189, 205, 238, 250, 267, Sanders, Elizabeth Jane (‘Lizzie), 166
309, 310 Sanders, Ellen, 276
Robbins, Clifford K., 196 Sanders, Esther Mae, 166
Roberts, Jackson, 141 Sanders, Ethel Georgiana, 220
Sanders, Francis Arnold Eugene, 223 Dixon High School, Dixon, IL, 160
Sanders, Francis Jr., 39, 122 Fourth Ward, Virginia City, NV, 74
Sanders, Francis Sr., 37, 39, 48, 51, 122, 212 Freedom, Clark Co, IL, 28, 59, 61, 104, 180
Sanders, Franklin Roxie (‘Frank’), 166 Grand Turn, Clark Co, IL, 61
Sanders, George, 166, 177 Jackson, Clark Co, IL, 21, 60, 61
Sanders, Grayce Blanche, 215, 220, 222, 244 Kile, Clark Co, IL, 61, 97
Sanders, Henry W., 122 Livingston, Clark Co, IL, 180
Sanders, Hurley, 166, 177 Marshall High School, Marshall, IL, 77, 78, 79,
Sanders, Isaac N,, 122 180, 181, 182, 183, 188
Sanders, James, 39, 122 Oak Grove, Clark Co, IL, 66, 79, 84, 85
Sanders, Joseph, 39, 122, 212, 240 Otter Creek High, North Terre Haute, IN, 314
Sanders, Joseph Eugene (‘Gene’), 166 Possum Ridge, Clark Co, IL, 21, 27, 30, 59, 60,
Sanders, Laura Ann, 226, 228 61, 69, 106, 107, 109, 156
Sanders, Lydia Anna, 166 Siverly, Clark Co, IL, 61, 144, 146, 153, 157, 160,
Sanders, Margaret E., 122 161, 162
Sanders, Mary Ellen, 57 Stingtown, Wabash Twp, Clark Co, IL, 190
Sanders, Mary Emma, 35, 48, 49, 50, 51, 57, 121, Wadsworth, Chicago, IL, 202
122, 166, 212 Wiggins, Sangamon Co, IL, 180
Sanders, Mary H., 212, 213, 215, 244, 249 Woodlawn, Clark Center, IL, 239
Sanders, Mary R., 121, 122, 133, 134, 135, 143, Schriefer, Marabelle, 291
212 Schubbert, Dorothy Marie, 292, 293
Sanders, Milton H., 240 Schuermeier, Benjamin Rev., 80
Sanders, Patricia Ann, 223 Schultz, Clara, 214
Sanders, Peter, 39, 122 Schultz, Peter L., 214
Sanders, Roger Meredith, 223 Schwartz, Alice, 176
Sanders, Ruby Opal, 220, 223 Scotland, 311
Sanders, Samantha Belle, 246 Edinburgh, 308
Sanders, Sarah Ellen, 37, 38, 39, 104, 105, 122, 212 Scott, Alexander, 107, 108
Sanders, Sarah Evaline, 212, 217, 243, 244 Scott, Charles Everett, 109
Sanders, Susan Frances, 119, 217, 218, 233, 235 Scott, Chester L., 109
Sanders, Theodore, 166 Scott, Edward, 108
Sanders, Theodore Frederick, 166 Scott, Ella, 108
Sanders, Thomas, 39, 122 Scott, Florence, 109
Sanders, Thomas Ernest, 220, 223 Scott, Gerald Dean, 109
Sanders, Thomas Wesley, 215, 219, 237, 238, 244 Scott, Grace, 109
Sanders, Vernon George, 223 Scott, Jacob, 107
Sanders, William, 246 Scott, Mary Ann, 109
Sanders, William Francis Sr., 48, 50, 122, 166, 212 Scott, Phyllis Lou, 109
Sanders, William H., 122 Scott, Walter Ernest, 86, 107, 108, 109
Sanders, William M., 19, 39, 63, 114, 118, 119, Scott, Walter Jr., 109
122, 212, 213, 219, 226, 238, 240, 243, 244 Scott, Warren, 109
Santana, Alicia Elizabeth, 266 Serwise Catherine, 262, 263
Savoree, Jeremiah, 255 Serwise, Edith Myrtle, 263
Savoree, Leora, 255, 258, 259 Serwise, John W., 263
Scaggs, Rose Ann, 135 Serwise, Mrs. Martha E., 263
Scarbrough, Dorothy, 266 Shade, Christian Kiefer, 217, 218, 219
Schell, Ada A., 40, 106 Shade, Clement V. (‘Clem’), 233
Schnyder, Ruth A., 292 Shade, Cleveland Leslie (‘Cleve’), 217, 233, 235
Schofield, John, 200 Shade, Fred, 48
schools Shade, Fred Elmer (, 217
Avon, Clark Co, IL, 61 Shade, John, 217, 233
Choctaw, Clark Co, IL, 61, 97, 180 Shade, Joseph, 118, 119, 217, 218, 233, 235
Shade, Marion Holly, 217, 219 Shumard, Delila Capitola, 45

Shade, Preston Burnett, 236 Shumate, Fannie Jane, 132
Shade, Sarah Elizabeth, 48 Sidenstricker, Bertha, 297
Shade, William Raymond, 217, 218, 219 Sidenstricker, James, 297
Shade, Wilma Joan, 218 Siebert, William Leslie, 75
Shaffer, John Henry, 297 Siers, James Lewis, 272
Shannon, James, 118 Simmons, Leroy W., 282
Shannon, Joseph W., 214 Simmons, Susan M., 301
Shannon, Laura Bell, 214, 215 Simms, Manford H., 207
Shannon, Mrs. Nancy, 118 Simms, Mary Jean, 207
Sharp, John, 17 Sink, Benjamin, 251, 252
Sharp, Sylvester, 17 Sink, Elizabeth, 252
Sheets, Estella (‘Stella’), 171, 172, 174, 175, 176 Sink, Eve, 252
Sheets, George Walter Earl (‘Early’), 172, 173, 174, Sink, Frederick H., 252
176 Sink, Henry, 251, 252
Sheets, Hester C., 172 Sink, Henry Jr., 251, 253
Sheets, Ida Mary, 172, 176 Sink, John H., 250, 251, 252
Sheets, John, 172, 173 Sink, John Jr., 251, 252
Sheets, Martha Ann (‘Mattie’), 171, 174, 175, 176 Sink, John Sr., 251, 252
Sheets, Mary Ann, 172, 173 Sink, Julia Ann, 250, 251, 252
Sheets, Nora, 172, 176 Sink, Mrs. Elizabeth, 251, 252
Sheets, Walter, 172, 176 Sink, Mrs. Eve, 251, 252
Sheets, Walter Earl. See Sheets, George Walter Sink, Rosanna, 251, 252
Earl Siverly, Amanda May, 158
Sheets, Willie E., 172, 174, 176 Siverly, Betty Jane, 161
Shell, Renus Harry, 273 Siverly, Cecil, 162
Shellenbarger, Elizabeth Dynes, 223 Siverly, Cecil Mae, 180, 182, 183
Sherfey, Christopher Columbus, 259 Siverly, Charles, 162
Sherfey, Elmira Juda, 259, 260 Siverly, Clarence Alfred, 155
Sherfey, Robert R., 260 Siverly, Clarence Douglas, 154
Shields, George, 54 Siverly, Dale Gerald, 162
Shields, John S., 57 Siverly, Daniel D., 145, 159, 160, 161
Shields, Van, 52, 54 Siverly, Dolly Mae, 159
Shipley, Frederick K. (‘Fred’), 255, 256 Siverly, Doris Joan, 157
Shipley, Harry, 255, 257, 258 Siverly, Edward, 198
Shipley, Mrs. Catherine, 256 Siverly, Edward George, 180, 182
Shipley, Thomas, 256 Siverly, Emanuel, 51
Shite, Ruey Dorothy, 100 Siverly, Ernest, 154
Short, Zada Fern, 181 Siverly, Eugene (‘Gene’) Alfred, 180, 184, 198
Shorter, Elizabeth, 31 Siverly, Frances P. (‘Polly’), 160
Shotts, Aaron Richard, 102, 103 Siverly, Frederick, 51
Shotts, Aaron Richard (‘Dick’), 97 Siverly, Frederick Lyndon, 161
Shotts, Clarence, 162 Siverly, George Franklin, 154
Shotts, Donna Faye, 98 Siverly, George William, 179, 180
Shotts, Mary Ann, 98 Siverly, Gerry W., 162
Shotts, Paul Richard, 98 Siverly, Harold Lesley (‘Ben’), 154, 155
Shotts, Richard Lawrence, 97 Siverly, Helen Lee, 157
Shotts, Robert Aaron, 98 Siverly, Henry, 145
Shotts, Ruby Retta, 98 Siverly, Ida, 154, 155
Shotts, Sarabelle (Sally), 98 Siverly, Ida Mabel, 180, 182, 183
Shotts, Walter, 162 Siverly, Inez, 162
Shull, George W., 258 Siverly, Itha, 154, 155
Siverly, Jacob David (‘Jake’), 160, 161 Smith, Bertha Pearl, 215
Siverly, Jacob Jr., 160 Smith, Burl Milton, 216
Siverly, Jacob M., 51 Smith, Carrie Etta, 282
Siverly, Jacob Sr., 145, 154, 159 Smith, Catherine E., 225
Siverly, Jacob Wesley, 153, 159 Smith, Edna, 208
Siverly, James, 180, 182 Smith, Edna Mae, 216
Siverly, James Howard, 179, 180 Smith, Emily, 40
Siverly, James William, 160 Smith, Emmajane, 126, 127
Siverly, Jerry Duwayne, 162 Smith, Esther May, 40, 105, 106
Siverly, Jesse Jefferson (‘Jess’), 160 Smith, Frances E., 225
Siverly, John B., 154 Smith, Fred Brooks, 126, 127, 135
Siverly, John L., 186 Smith, Harold H., 261
Siverly, John Louis, 157 Smith, Hazel Lee, 126
Siverly, Joseph Russell (‘Joe’), 159, 162 Smith, Jacob Warren, 224, 225
Siverly, Larry Bernal, 162 Smith, Jennie Marie, 40
Siverly, Lewis, 145 Smith, Jessie M., 40
Siverly, Louis Henry (‘Lu’), 156 Smith, John of St. Mary-of-the-Woods, 206
Siverly, Lucy Ella, 193 Smith, Mary Geneniane, 292
Siverly, Lydia Ann (‘Liddie’), 163, 166, 168, 170, Smith, Olive Jane, 232
300 Smith, Roland M., 246
Siverly, Mabel, 162 Smith, Ruby Mildred, 40
Siverly, Margaret Ann, 51 Smith, Walter, 40
Siverly, Martha E. (‘Mattie’), 186, 190, 198 Smith, Warren C., 40
Siverly, Mary Arlene, 157 Smith, Wesley, 40
Siverly, Mary Belle, 51 Smith, Wiley Clay, 40, 106
Siverly, Mary Orpha, 160 Smith, William, 7, 40
Siverly, Mathias, 144, 145, 154, 159 Smithley, Mary Ann Elizabeth, 163
Siverly, Moses Jr., 51 Smitley, Elizabeth Catherine, 109
Siverly, Nellie, 155 Smitley, John W., 217
Siverly, Norman, 162 Smitley, Mabel Belle, 176
Siverly, Perry Arthur, 162 Smitley, Margaret J. (‘Maggie’), 217
Siverly, Rev Eugene (‘Gene’), 158 Smoot, Warren, 138
Siverly, Robert Lea, 162 Snedeker, Mary, 208
Siverly, Ruby Irene, 180, 183 Snow, Ora B., 216
Siverly, Sarah S., 119, 147, 150, 180 Snowden, Jennett M., 36, 107
Siverly, Stanley Alfred, 158, 161, 162 Snyder, Alice, 207
Siverly, Stella, 162 Sosbe, Geneva, 305
Siverly, Susan, 51, 53, 54, 145 South Carolina
Siverly, Violet Raye, 161 Berkeley Co
Siverly, Virginia Rose, 180, 183 Charleston, 13
Siverly, William, 51, 114, 144, 146, 153, 154, 159, South Dakota
166 Edmunds Co
Siverly, William (‘Bill’) Lyle, 180, 185 Ipswich, 105
Siverly, William A., 51 Soward, Guy, 224, 225
Siverly, William George, 154, 157, 158 Soward, Michael, 224
Sluder, Jeannette, 234 Sowder, Michael, 246
Slusser, Iola, 139 Sparks, Harry, 150
Slusser, Mrs. Mattie, 139 Spencer, Carroll Elmer, 186
Slusser, Myrtle, 139 Spencer, Charles Bradford, 186
Slusser, William M., 139 Spencer, Elmer Franklin, 186, 188
Smith, Abraham (‘Abe’), 215 Spencer, Georgia Josephine, 186, 188
Smith, Andrew Johnson, 40 Spittler, Dorsie Ray, 175, 176
Spivey, Susie, 134 Sutton, Henry T., 230

Springer, Dorothy Doris, 274 Sutton, Mae Serilda, 183
Springer, Edward John, 274 Swaford, Ada, 217
Springer, Jack E., 274 Swallum, Dora Ann, 109
St. Clair, Florence Smith, 137, 138 Swan, David A., 201
St. John, David B., 209 Swan, Sarah Emma, 201
St. John, William B., 209, 210, 211 Swayze, Malinda Ann, 64
Stacey, Elizabeth, 227 Sweet, Austin Jr., 88
Staht, Mary, 201 Sweet, Austin Sr., 88, 90, 148, 234, 237, 239
Stanard, Elbert Mortimer, 129 Sweet, Blanche Edith, 234, 236
Stanley, Elizabeth, 147 Sweet, Charles Leroy, 88, 93, 99
Starkey, Mark, 284 Sweet, Dixon Holmes, 88
Starkey, Silas Curtis, 283, 284 Sweet, Donna Gertrude, 93
Starkey,William J., 283 Sweet, Edna Belle, 102
Staton, Judith, 119 Sweet, Emma Pearl, 34, 35, 88, 94, 95
Steelman, Rebecca, 104 Sweet, Eugene (‘Gene’), 88, 99
Steers, John W. (‘Judge’), 199, 200 Sweet, Eugene (son of Ithamar), 91
Stevens, Harry, 163 Sweet, Faris Lee, 88, 95
Stevenson, Harold A., 92 Sweet, Harold Bernard, 88, 99, 101
Steward, Rosa Bell, 262 Sweet, Isaac Nathaniel, 233, 234, 235, 238
Stewart, Ellen, 124, 125 Sweet, Ithamar Jr., 91
Stewart, Mary, 262 Sweet, Ithamar Sr., 88, 91
Stilwell, Gen. Joe, 263 Sweet, Lela May, 88, 96
Stockdale, Hester M., 108 Sweet, Leslie Morgan, 88, 95, 98, 99
Stone, Floy Ann, 129 Sweet, Loren, 94
Storc, Cecilia, 293 Sweet, Mary Jane, 148, 235
Stott, Christiana, 311 Sweet, Max Leon, 237
Strader, Catherine, 266 Sweet, Mildred Mabel, 93
Strader, Susan Jane, 231 Sweet, Murl E., 88, 95
Strain, Mary Ellen, 30 Sweet, Nancy Ellen, 193
Strain, Opal Defern, 293 Sweet, Nathaniel, 235
Strausberger, Edna Amelia, 182 Sweet, Nila Lucille, 88, 89, 97, 103
Strausberger, Martin, 182 Sweet, Nila R., 94
Stricker, Edna A., 183 Sweet, Olin Isaac, 234, 237, 238
Struth, Helen Mae, 312 Sweet, Olin Jr., 237
Struth, John Louis Jr., 312 Sweet, Pearl Zephra, 234, 237
Struth, John Louis Sr., 311, 312 Sweet, Rexford Eugene, 237
Struth, Joseph W., 311 Sweet, Richard Dale, 93
Struth, Josephine A., 312 Sweet, Richard Morgan, 34, 35, 88, 89, 91, 94, 98,
Struth, Nancy Lou Ann, 312 193, 233
Struth, Nora Vivian, 312 Sweet, Robert, 88, 91, 93
Sturdevant, Andrew J., 301, 302 Sweet, Robert Billy, 93
Sturdevant, William R., 302 Sweet, Roy Gale, 95
Sturger, Martha, 272 Sweet, Ruby, 88, 98
Sullivan, Floella Lucille, 152 Sweet, Ruth Isabelle, 88, 94, 97, 98, 102, 103
Summers, Clifford, 107 Sweet, Scheryl Jean, 100
Summers, Ethel, 107 Sweet, Virgil, 94
Summers, Isabelle, 107 Sweet, Virginia R., 94
Summers, Mathias, 106 Sweet, Welcome Austin, 234, 238, 239
Sunday, Andrew. See Niedzela, Andrzej Sweet, Wendell Hill, 93
Sunday, Lawrence Anthony, 221 Sweet, William Austin, 88, 92
Sutherland, Charles Franklin, 242, 243 Sweet, Wilma Marie, 93
Sweitzer, Allice, 250, 254, 277 Tapscott, Anna Jacob, 114, 200, 208, 211
Sweitzer, Carrie A., 262, 263 Tapscott, Austin T., 299, 300, 301, 303, 308, 314
Sweitzer, Charles L., 255, 257, 260, 261 Tapscott, Berneice Emma (‘Toots’), 287, 288
Sweitzer, Edward Clinton, 250, 270 Tapscott, Bertha Jane, 53, 54
Sweitzer, Elizabeth C., 262, 263 Tapscott, Bessie Fern, 66, 67, 68, 73, 78, 85
Sweitzer, Ernest C., 271 Tapscott, Carl Duane, 125, 129
Sweitzer, Ethel Mae, 255, 258, 260, 261 Tapscott, Carl Edward, 129
Sweitzer, Everett John, 255, 258, 259 Tapscott, Carl Herman, 33, 35, 48, 50, 56
Sweitzer, George William, 250, 254, 262, 263 Tapscott, Carroll Don, 53, 54
Sweitzer, Gerhart, 254 Tapscott, Charles Edward, 124, 126, 135, 136, 143
Sweitzer, John, 31 Tapscott, Charles Frederick, 53, 54
Sweitzer, John Franklin, 31 Tapscott, Clarence Benson (‘C. B.’,‘Tap’), 66, 67,
Sweitzer, John W., 250, 254, 255, 259, 260 68, 69, 70, 73, 74, 79, 86
Sweitzer, Lyman E., 250, 251, 254, 275, 276 Tapscott, Clifford Allen, 53, 54
Sweitzer, Mary Anne, 250, 264 Tapscott, Clifford Lloyd, 65, 66, 67, 68, 79, 84
Sweitzer, Nettie Sarah, 30, 31, 33–34, 57, 59 Tapscott, Cora Isabelle, 34, 35
Sweitzer, Robert C., 270, 271, 275 Tapscott, Cora Isabelle (‘Bell’,‘Belle’), 20, 88, 91,
Sweitzer, Thomas Lee, 276 94, 98, 193, 233
Switzer, Alice G., 270, 271, 273 Tapscott, Dale Victor, 36
Switzer, Anzlie, 306 Tapscott, David, 286
Switzer, Archibald (‘Arch’), 306 Tapscott, Debra, 286
Switzer, Carl Dean (‘Alfalfa’), 306 Tapscott, Douglas, 286
Switzer, David Andrew, 305, 306 Tapscott, Edith Irene, 53, 54
Switzer, Edward Clinton Jr., 271, 273 Tapscott, Edith Mae, 48, 49, 50, 60, 109
Switzer, Frank. See Sweitzer, John Franklin Tapscott, Edward Allen (‘Pete’), 287, 289, 294
Switzer, George, 18 Tapscott, Elizabeth, 114
Switzer, George A., 114, 250, 254, 277 Tapscott, Elizabeth (dau of Henry), 7, 18, 113, 250,
Switzer, George Frederick (‘Fred’), 306 275, 277
Switzer, Henry B., 305, 306, 307 Tapscott, Emma, 20, 38, 86
Switzer, John F., 277 Tapscott, Eola Belle, 135, 137, 141
Switzer, John Henry, 250 Tapscott, Ernest Andrew Jr., 207
Switzer, Lloyd Anzle, 306 Tapscott, Ernest Andrew Sr., 205, 207
Switzer, Mrs. Anna Marie, 275 Tapscott, Estella Susan (‘Stella’), 299, 300, 301,
Switzer, Mrs. Emma, 275 302, 303, 308
Switzer, Ollie William, 314 Tapscott, Esther Geraldine, 281, 283
Switzer, Vesta R., 306 Tapscott, Esther May, 53, 54
Switzer, Walter Everett, 271, 273, 274 Tapscott, Eugene C., 82
Switzer, William Fred, 271, 275 Tapscott, Floyd Lloyd, 53, 54
Swope, Mrs. Lucy, 297 Tapscott, Forrest Jr., 36
Tabscott, Wesley. See Tapscott, James Wesley Tapscott, Forrest William, 36, 86, 106, 191
Taft, Lorado, 203 Tapscott, Foster Myrle, 130, 135, 141
Tapp, Ilma, 140 Tapscott, Frances Ann, 4, 7, 144, 246, 247, 248,
Tapp, John B., 140 295
Tapscott Emma, 20, 24, 86, 104, 105 Tapscott, Frances Ann), 114
Tapscott, Ada Delila, 129 Tapscott, Frank, 303, 314
Tapscott, Alice Bennett, 207 Tapscott, Freda Lenore, 36
Tapscott, Alice M., 125, 128 Tapscott, George Rice, 1, 2, 3
Tapscott, Allen F., 50, 56 Tapscott, George Wilbur, 278, 279, 281, 282, 283
Tapscott, Allen Louis, 278, 286 Tapscott, George William, 279, 281, 284
Tapscott, Alta Leona, 65, 66, 67, 68, 71, 73 Tapscott, Glenn Daniel (‘Tap’), 65, 66, 67, 68, 70,
Tapscott, Alvin, 131 71, 73, 79, 84
Tapscott, Andrew, 114, 199, 200, 204 Tapscott, Golden Arthur, 30, 94
Tapscott, Grant Frederick, 48, 49, 50, 51, 54, 64, Tapscott, Max Allen, 285
212 Tapscott, May, 124, 143
Tapscott, Grant Jr., 53, 54 Tapscott, Mildred Elizabeth, 290
Tapscott, Harley Rowland, 50, 62 Tapscott, Millard F. (‘Tinker’), 19, 20, 37, 62, 86
Tapscott, Harold Wesley, 132 Tapscott, Nancy (of Casey Co), 144
Tapscott, Harry, 303, 314 Tapscott, Nancy Ann, 4, 7, 51, 113, 114, 119, 144,
Tapscott, Henry (Henry of Knox Co Missouri), 124, 154, 159, 166
134, 143 Tapscott, Nancy Louise, 285
Tapscott, Henry (son of Capt. Henry Tapscott), 70 Tapscott, Nellie (‘Nell’) Pearl, 66, 67, 68, 73, 76, 77
Tapscott, Henry (the Immigrant), 1 Tapscott, Nellie Mae, 27
Tapscott, Henry (the Traveler), 114, 119, 144, 166, Tapscott, Noble Burns, 50, 62
205, 250, 253 Tapscott, Omer Frank, 40, 105, 106
Tapscott, Ina Ruth, 36 Tapscott, Orpha Irene, 50, 59, 60
Tapscott, Jacob, 4, 7, 18, 114, 199, 246, 295 Tapscott, Otto, 205
Tapscott, James (‘Jimmie’), 40, 43 Tapscott, Paul V., 278
Tapscott, James Byron, 19, 20, 22, 24, 37, 48, 51, Tapscott, Philander D., 19, 20, 62
86, 104, 105, 122, 212, 299 Tapscott, Phyllis A., 290
Tapscott, James Frederick (‘Jim’), 68, 81 Tapscott, Phyllis Ann (‘Pat’), 129
Tapscott, James Wesley, 4, 7, 14, 16, 21, 111, 113, Tapscott, Raleigh, 3, 119
114, 116, 121 Tapscott, Ralph Vernon (‘Jack’), 66, 67, 68, 73, 79
Tapscott, Jefry, 286 Tapscott, Ray Arthur, 53, 54
Tapscott, Jennie Edith, 26 Tapscott, Retta Faye, 135, 137, 141
Tapscott, John (son of Henry), 3, 4, 7, 14, 111, 212, Tapscott, Richard, 1, 2, 3
249 Tapscott, Riley J., 131, 132
Tapscott, John Conrad, 81 Tapscott, Robert Dean, 36
Tapscott, John Howard, 40, 42 Tapscott, Robert Edwin (‘Bob’), 68, 81
Tapscott, John Michael, 285 Tapscott, Robert J., 285
Tapscott, John Milton, 124, 131, 143 Tapscott, Robert Louis, 281, 284, 285
Tapscott, John Wesley, 11, 19, 20, 63, 85, 86 Tapscott, Roy/Ray, 204
Tapscott, Joseph (‘Joe’) Cleo, 40, 44 Tapscott, Russell Raymond, 30, 33–35, 57
Tapscott, Joseph R., 19, 20, 21, 35, 48, 49, 50, 51, Tapscott, Russell Truman, 66, 67, 68, 69, 73, 79
60, 86, 121, 122, 166, 212 Tapscott, Ruth E., 125, 130
Tapscott, Julia Maria, 299, 300, 307 Tapscott, Samuel, 114
Tapscott, Lail J., 50 Tapscott, Samuel (‘Sam,’ son of Henry), 7, 13, 14,
Tapscott, Lail J.., 56 18, 113, 295, 307, 308, 314
Tapscott, Lena Frances, 125, 128 Tapscott, Samuel Wesley (‘Sam’), 124, 125, 126,
Tapscott, Lennie, 131 132, 135
Tapscott, Lillie (‘Lil’) Alice, 65, 66, 67, 68, 73, 77 Tapscott, Sarah Ann, 4, 7, 19, 39, 51, 63, 114, 118,
Tapscott, Linda Susan, 285 119, 122, 144, 212, 213, 224, 238, 243, 244, 249
Tapscott, Lisa, 286 Tapscott, Silas Wesley, 135, 138
Tapscott, Lydia Ann, 7, 13, 14, 18, 114, 144, 249 Tapscott, Stella Mildred, 53, 54
Tapscott, Mabel, 53, 54 Tapscott, Thomas, 4, 7, 39, 51, 111, 114, 116, 121,
Tapscott, Maggie, 114, 200, 208 133, 135, 143, 212
Tapscott, Major Josiah, 7, 13, 18, 114, 278 Tapscott, Verlie May, 132
Tapscott, Malissa Angeline (‘Ann’), 122, 124, 143 Tapscott, Viola Jane (‘Lola’), 299, 300, 302, 303,
Tapscott, Margaret Sue, 68, 81 304, 305
Tapscott, Marion John, 279, 281, 284, 285 Tapscott, Wilbert Dean, 53, 54
Tapscott, Martin (son of Capt. Henry Tapscott), 70 Tapscott, Willard, 63, 78
Tapscott, Mary Ann, 68, 81 Tapscott, William (son of Henry), 3, 4, 7, 17, 60,
Tapscott, Mary J., 20, 62 86, 111, 113, 120, 166
Tapscott, Mary Jean, 49, 53, 54 Tapscott, William (the Preacher), 1–3, 119, 144
Tapscott, Mary Lavina, 114, 200, 201 Tapscott, William Glenn (‘Bill’), 68, 70, 81
Tapscott, William H. (son of Joseph), 50, 56 Galveston, 80

Tapscott, William Herbert (‘Billy’), 129 Texas City, 80
Tapscott, William Humphrey, 123, 124, 133, 143 Grayson Co
Tapscott, William Riley, 19, 20, 22, 119 Dennison, 266
Tapscott, William Stewart, 1, 2, 3, 144 Harris Co, 292
Tapscott, Willis Riley, 132 Houston, 231
Tapscott, Wilma Norene, 53, 54 Kleberg Co
Tapscott, Winifred, 1, 2, 3 Kingsville, 231
Tardich, Anna A., 221 Liberty Co
Tarkington, Booth, 15 Liberty, 292
Tate, Mary E., 131 Maverick Co
Taylor, Alma, 76 Eagle Pass, 91
Taylor, Christina Aldora (‘Dora’), 76 Montgomery Co, 292
Taylor, Clarence R. (Jr.), 140 Tarrant Co
Taylor, Clarence Reuben, 140 Fort Worth, 192, 220
Taylor, Hester Belle, 208 Travis Co
Taylor, James F., 140 Austin, 187
Taylor, Wayne, 140 Wichita Co
Teel, Elnora E. (‘Nora’), 178, 179 Wichita Falls, 80
Teel, Loren E., 179 Tharp, Malinda, 217
Teel, Marshall Lycurgus, 178 Thomas, Elizabeth, 253
Teel, Rollo Russell, 178 Thomas, Richard, 276
Tennessee Thomason, Mossie Lee, 100
Davidson Co Thomason, Paul Newton, 100
Nashville, 208 Thompson, Alexander (‘Alex’), 295, 298
Dixon Co, 256 Thompson, Catherine Lucille, 184
Shelby Co Thompson, Clace Allen, 261
Memphis, 80 Thompson, Emma Joy, 107
Sullivan Co Thompson, James Albert, 86, 106, 107
Bristol, 55 Thompson, James Wilhoit, 107
Termain, James K., 261 Thompson, John Thurman, 106
Termain, Opal L., 261 Thompson, Joseph E., 36, 107
Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern (THI&E) Thompson, Lawrence Joseph, 106
Traction, 93 Thompson, Mary Elizabeth, 107
Territories Thompson, Mrs. Alexander, 296
Indian, 249 Thompson, Nellie May, 36, 86, 106
Indiana, 225 Thompson, William Everett, 107
Northwest, 225 Thompson, William Wallace, 106
Terry, Orville, 189, 192 Thrasher, Sabrina M., 111, 115
Terry, Stephen Wesley, 189 Throckmartin, Charles Wesley, 176
Terry, William Woodrow. See Rease, William Throckmartin, George Edward, 176
Woodrow Tingley, Alfaretta (‘Allie’), 215, 219, 220, 224, 237,
Texas 238, 244
Culbertson Co Tingley, Bert Allen, 76
Van Horn, 192 Tingley, Burdette, 239
Dallas Co Tingley, Dale Elwood, 239
Dallas, 208 Tingley, Dolores Hope, 68, 76
Eastland Co Tingley, Donald Eugene, 237, 238
Ranger, 220 Tingley, Dwight Eugene, 239
El Paso Co Tingley, Edgar Gene, 68, 76
El Paso, 192 Tingley, Edmund Jr., 68
Galveston Co Tingley, Emma Lucy, 224, 225, 238
Tingley, Harry Arthur, 76 Veach, Frank Thomas, 273

Tingley, Hazel May, 237, 238 Vermont
Tingley, Isaac, 32 Andover, 23
Tingley, Jacob, 32, 219 Landgrove, 22
Tingley, James Frederick, 76 Indiana
Tingley, James William, 76 West Terre Haute, 164
Tingley, John A., 32 Vining, Laura Mae, 244
Tingley, John Hacket, 32, 296, 298 Virginia
Tingley, Mary Jane, 30 Buckingham Co, 1, 2
Tingley, Reuben, 219, 221, 237, 238 Loudoun Co, 39
Tingley, Robert Samuel, 76 Washington Co
Tingley, Roy Lee, 239 Bristol, 55
Tingley, Samuel Jr., 30, 31 Virginia Military District, 32
Tingley, Samuel Sr., 30, 32, 76 Von Eute, Mary R., 211
Tingley, Susan Bell ('Susie’), 296–303, 308, 314 Wabash and Erie Canal, 4
Tingley, Virginia Faith, 239 Wadell, Mary Jane, 267
Tingley, Walter Albert, 68, 76 Walbridge, Henry S., 23
Todorovic, James, 74 Walbridge, Mrs. Rebecca, 23
Toohie, Edward Joseph, 218, 219 Walker, Earl, 246
Toomey, Mary Jane, 197 Walker, Effie Stella, 96
Toomey, Michael J., 197 Walker, Rebecca Jane, 174, 176
Treadwell, Beulah Mab (‘Hilda’), 276 Walker, Sarah, 174
Treadwell, William Edson, 276 Walker, Thomas M., 174
Trump, John, 201 Walker, William P., 246
Trump, Rosa B., 201 Wallace, Archibald, 17, 20
Tucker, Samuel C., 40 Wallace, Cynthia Ann, 17, 18, 20
Turner, Debra Lynn, 185 Wallace, Herman, 155
Turner, LeRoy, 184 Wallace, Ira Allen, 155
Turner, Steven, 185 Wallace, James R., 17
Tuttle, John Fremont, 74 Wallace, Joseph, 17–18
Tuttle, Mavis Jacqueline (‘Jackie’), 74 Wallace, Joseph C., 17
Tynan, John Leonard, 289 Wallace, Maria, 297
Tynan, Rosemary Alice, 289, 290 Wallace, Mary Angeline, 17–21, 17, 21, 60, 86, 166
Tyndall, Jacob Cass, 193, 197 Wallace, Mary L., 20
Ulery, Rosanna, 224, 225 Wallace, Nellie Jane, 240
Ulrey, Lerna Bell, 175, 176 Wallace, Ray Eugene, 155
United States Steel Corporation, Gary, IN, 97 Wallace, Ruby Katherine, 155
Ursery, Ila, 98 Wallace, Samuel Edward, 155
Urven, George Franklin (‘Frank’), 95 Wallace, William C., 155, 156
Van Douser, Carrie Maude, 148 Wallace, Woodrow LeRoy (’Woody’), 155
Vandeventer, Elizabeth E., 111–15 Wallen, Hannah, 32, 296
Vandeventer, Jacob, 111, 112, 115 Wallingsford, Lettie May, 194
Vandeventer, John Wesley, 111, 115 Walls, Flora Bell, 30, 33–34, 57
Vandeventer, Nancy, 111, 115 Walls, John Eldridge, 30
Vandeventer, Oliver E., 111, 112, 115 Walsh, Beulah, 243
Vandeventer, Thomas, 111, 115 Walters, Jeff, 297
Vandeventer, William (Jr.), 111, 115 Ward, Mary F., 243
Vandeventer, William (Sr.), 111, 115 Warrenburg, John W., 111, 115
VanHook, John. See Hook, John Van Washington
Vankirk, Emma Cecil, 158 Benton Co
Vanpelt, Bertha M., 95 Richland, 80
Varner, Robert, 95 Island Co
Oak Harbon, 223 Whitehead, Lorraine, 266

King Co Whitlatch, Leona Gladiola, 211
Seattle, 306 Wilbur, Enoch, 108
Skagit Co Wilbur, Henry, 108
Sedro-Woolley, 223 Wilbur, Mrs. Mary, 108
Spokane Co Wilbur, Uriah, 108
Spokane, 221 Wilbur, William, 108
Yakima Co Wilcox, Katharine S., 218, 219
Selah, 36 Wilcox, Wilbur A., 218
Yakima, 36, 81 Wiley, Anna Mary, 305
Watt, Fred G.. See Lockard, Frederick George Wilhelm, Antoinette (‘Nettie’), 286
('Fred') Wilkin, Jacob, 200
Watt, James Isaac, 247 Willey, Benton, 297
Watt, Joseph Willis, 247, 248 Williams, Alzori P., 118
Watt, Willam Wallace, 247, 248 Williams, Cordelia Rosella, 189
Watts, Edessie, 283 Williams, Floyd Earl, 130
Wayman, Everett, 84 Williams, Frederick Bruce, 130
Wayman, Inez Louise, 84 Williams, Gaylan Earl, 130
Waymire, Benjamin Harrison Jr., 94 Williams, Gerald Van, 130
Waymire, Benjamin Harrison Sr. (‘Ben’), 34, 35, 94 Williams, Hazel Lee, 45
Waymire, Harold Benjamin, 94 Williams, James Worley, 45
Waymire, John Henry, 94 Williams, Joel, 118
Waymire, John Morgan, 94 Williams, John Edward, 130
Waymire, Lelia Belle, 94 Williams, John W., 130
Waymire, Lester Dean, 94 Williams, Mabel, 207
Waymire, Robert R., 94 Williams, Mrs. Margaret, 118
Waymire, Sarah Helen, 88, 94 Williams, Roy Bernard, 130
Weiher, James Augustus, 130 Williams, Sarah Catherine, 178
Weiher, John Forbes, 130 Wilson, Nancy, 123
Weir, Jane, 182 Wilson, Rose Mary, 130
Weist, Mary Amelia, 57 Wisconsin
Wells, James, 174 Dane Co
Welsh, Beulah, 243 Madison, 161
Welsh, Charles H., 277 Jefferson Co
West Virginia Jefferson, 161
Ohio Co Johnson Creek, 223
Wheeling, 247, 248, 295 Watertown, 223
West, Abel Hulburt, 152 Kenosha Co
Westbrook, Elizabeth Clementine, 244 Kenosha, 161
Whalen, Walter Frederick, 218, 219 Rock Co, 161
Wheeldon & Cunningham grocery, Marshall, IL, Edgerton, 161
110 Janesville, 160, 161
Wheeldon, Reuben S., 60, 109, 110 Johnstown, 218
Wheeler, Carrie Macel, 182 Wiseman, Bertha A., 159, 160, 161
Whitcher, Marcus Lionel, 305 Witherspoon, Rev., 12
White, Bonnie, 28 Wolfe, Brenton David, 103
White, Edith May, 140 Wolfe, Daniel E., 103
White, Frank Orville, 57 Wolfe, Dorothy Helen, 103
White, John, 140 Wolfe, James Earl, 103
White, Lona Agnes, 124 Wolfe, John Stanley, 103
White, Maggie Elizabeth, 131 Wolfe, Joseph Ralph, 97, 103
White, Mary Alta (‘Mary Jo’), 99, 100 Wolfe, Marian Elizabeth, 103
Wolfe, Naomi Faye, 103 Wright, Richard, 63

Wolfe, Sarah Charlotte, 103 Wright, Richard Wesley, 64
Wolsieffer, Anna, 291 Wright, Robert Lewis, 25, 63
Wolvin, Mary E., 276 Wright, Wayne, 314
Wood, Cynthia Ann, 17–18 Wycoff, Harold Raymond, 244
Wood, Margaret, 268 Wycoff, Robert Edmond, 217, 244, 245
Wood, Pearl Edna, 101 Wycoff, William Robert, 244
Woodmansee, Elma J., 209 Wynn, John William, 195
Woods, John Bunyan, 131 Wynn, Lewis Albert, 195
Woods, Nancy Jane, 131 Yeager, Henry Salvines, 212, 243
World War I, 60, 69, 74, 91, 97, 139, 152, 159, 171, Yeager, Leroy Conrad (‘Roy’), 243, 245
190, 196, 197, 207, 210, 233, 259, 265, 268, Yeager, Mrs. Lillian, 245
271, 275 Yeager, Richrd C., 243
World War II, 73, 75, 81, 84, 141, 160, 169, 171, Yeley, Elsie M., 261
182, 184, 191, 210, 219, 266, 275, 283, 284, York, Amanda, 112, 113, 115
285, 286, 288, 291, 292 York, Aven, 112, 115
Wright, Edna Earl, 11, 25, 63–68, 76, 85, 109 York, Aven Hall, 113
Wright, Elizabeth J., 63 York, John, 112, 115
Wright, Ernest I. G., 55 York, Melvina, 112, 115
Wright, Erville Andrew, 223 York, Oliver, 111–15
Wright, Erville Harry, 223 York, William D., 259
Wright, Isaiah Grant, 50, 51, 55, 64, 212 Young, Charles D., 185
Wright, James F., 63, 64, 65 Young, Fred C., 58
Wright, Jean Melvin, 223 Young, Granville, 8
Wright, John M., 63 Young, Mary Lucille, 185
Wright, Mary Elizabeth, 63 Young, Nellie F., 243
Wright, Mary Jane, 223 Young, Rose Mary, 185
Wright, Maxine, 223 Young, Sarah Elvina, 185
Wright, Myron E., 223 Young, Shirley, 185
Wright, Myron Thomas, 223 Young, Willard Jackson, 185
Wright, Orlia, 63 Zimmerman, Anna, 262
Wright, Rev. Richard, 11, 12, 50, 51, 63, 64 Zschau, Max, 62
Henry’s Children Endnotes 367
Endnotes
Source Abbreviations
Bassett: Ancel H. Bassett, A Concise History of the Methodist Protestant Church, James Robison, Springfield, Ohio, 1877.
Perrin: History of Crawford and Clark Counties Illinois, William Henry Perrin, editor, O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Chicago,
Illinois, 1883.
Stebens: Reba (Towell) Stebens, typed by Ellen Zschau, Transcriptions, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsville Township, Clark County,
Illinois, Clark County Genealogical Library, Marshall, Illinois, 1972.
Turner: Betty Turner, Thomas Turner, and Mazie M. Garver, Auburn Cemetery, Clark County, Illinois, Transcriptions, Clark County
Genealogical Library, Marshall, Illinois, Aug 1974.
Zschau: Ellen Zschau, Freda Stripp, Betty Turner, Mazie Garver, Marshall Cemetery, Clark County, Illinois, Indexed, Clark County
Genealogical Library, Marshall, Illinois, 1972-1973.
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are small.
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Illinois.
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47. Purchase of land by William Tapscott from Henry Tapscott, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. H, p. 65.
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49. 1850 U.S. census, schedule 4, agriculture production, Illinois, Clark Co, Distr 48, Henry Tapscott (“Tapscot”), p. 479 (written in),
year ending 1 Jun 1850.
50. 1855 Illinois State census, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Henry Tapscott (“Tabscott”) household, pp. 60-60A, line 32.
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88. “Trustee’s Sale,” Marshall Messenger, Marshall, Illinois, Thu, 23 Mar 1876, p. 4, col. 3.
89. Purchase of land by Wesley Tapscott from Susan Tapscott, 25 Apr 1882, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. 28, p. 459.
90. Purchase of land by Susan Tapscott from James W. Tapscott, 2 Dec 1879, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. 26, p. 109.
91. Robert E. and Mary Frances Tapscott, Auburn Cemetery, Clark County, Illinois, transcriptions, 25 Mar 2003.
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94. Death Certificate, Mary Angeline Tapscott, Clark County, Illinois, Apr 1904.
95. William Tapscott and Mary Wallace, Marriage Record, Clark County, Illinois, 1854.
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record.
99. Joseph Wallace and Cynthia (“Sintha”) Ann Wallace to William Tapscott, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. 25, p. 360.
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117. 1865 Illinois State census, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William Tapscott household, p. 19, line 31.
118. Robert L. and Elizabeth E. Dulaney to William Tapscott, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. 9, p. 94.
119. William and Mary Tapscott to William R. Tapscott, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. 25, p. 191.
120. William R. Tapscott to Mary Tapscott, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. 26, p. 53.
121. Samuel and Frances Lockard to Mary Tapscott, Clark County, Deeds, Book 6, p. 613.
122. Susan E. Richardson and Samuel E. Richardson to Mary Tapscott, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. 30, p. 269.
123. Joseph Wallace to Mary A. Tapscott, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. 39, p. 107.
124. Florence Carpenter to Mary A. Tapscott, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. 41, p. 201.
125. Platbook of Clark County Illinois, Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Chicago, Illinois, 1892, p. 45.
126. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, William Sanders household, p. 20, dwelling 140, family 135, 13 Jun 1860.
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129. “Circuit Court Cases,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 19 Nov 1878, p. 4, col 2.
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131. “The Old Settlers,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 9 Oct 1895, p. 5.
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Jul 1870.
133. “Master in Chancery Sale,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 21 Sep 1899, p. 10, col 5.
134. John E Carpenter and Florence E Kincaid, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
135. Florence Effie Carpenter, 21 Jan 1939, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
136. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Archibald Wallace household, p, 22, dwelling 155, family 155, 22 Jul 1870.
137. Obituary, Armida Wallace, Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 3 Aug 1899, p. 4, col. 2.
138. “Court Docket-September Term, 1899,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu, 31 Aug 1899.
139. Heirs of May Tapscott to Millard Tapscott, 27 Jun 1904, Clark County, Deeds, Vol. 68, p. 238.
140. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William L. Mallory household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet
14A, dwelling 125, family 126, 30 Apr 1910.
141. “Possum Ridge,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 11 Sep 1912, p. 4, col. 2.
142. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William Tapscott (“Tabscot”) household, pp. 21-22, dwelling 153, family 153,
22 Jul 1870.
143. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William Tapscott (“Tapscot”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration
Distr 31, p. 12, dwelling 112, family 113, 15 Jun 1880.
144. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William Tapscott (“Tabscott”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration
Distr 1, sheet 14A, dwelling 277, family 277, 26 Jun 1900.
145. Robert Dean Tapscott, personal communication to Robert E. Tapscott, 27 Dec 2006.
146. William (“Wm.”) R. Tapscott, 9 Apr 1929, Dolson Twp, Clark Co., Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
147. Perrin, p. 415.
148. William R. Tapscott and Minerva A. Rountree, Marriage Record Book 1, 1878-1894, Clark County, Illinois, p. 26.
149. James B. Tapscott and Sabra E. Mundy, Marriage Record Book F, 1872-1881, Clark County, Illinois, p. 388.
150. Her middle name is given as “Annett” in the record of her first, brief marriage to John McLaughlin (Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide,
1763-1900, John McLaughlin and Minerva Holt, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State Genealogical Society). Some claim her
name was “Antoinette,” but give no source.
151. Minerva Tapscott (“Tafscott”), 19 Sep 1944, Clark Co., Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
152. Minerva A Holt, Birth Record, Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original
record.
153. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide, 1763-1900, John McLaughlin and Minerva Holt, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State
Genealogical Society.
154. 1850 U.S. census, Illinois, Perry Co, District 7, John D. Rountree (“Rowntree”) household, p. 392 (stamped, front), dwelling 844,
family 850, 14 Oct 1850.
155. John D Rountree, Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995, Ancestry.com.
156. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide, 1763-1900, John D. Rountree and Mrs Minerva McLaughlin, Illinois State Archives and Illinois
State Genealogical Society.
157. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, John D. Rountree household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 9, sheet
1B, dwelling 17, family 18, 4 Jun 1900.
158. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Perry Co, T4S R2W, John D. Rountree household, p. 9, dwelling 68, family 68, 15 Jul 1870.
159. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Washington Co, T3S R5W, J. D. Rountree (“Roundtree”) household, 6 Oct 1860.
160. Zschau, p. 75.
161. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, John Rountree household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 31, dwelling
139, family 140, p. 15, 21 Jun 1880.
162. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, John D. Rountree household, Supervisor's Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 11, sheet
163. Lucinda B. Holt, Birth Record, Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original
record.
164. 1850 U.S. census, Illinois, Alexander Co, Henry S. Walbridge household, p. 339 (stamped, front), dwelling 149, family 149, 15 Oct
1850.
165 Joseph Holt, New Hampshire, U.S., Death and Burial Records Index, 1654-1949, Ancestry.com.
166. John M. Holt, Birth Record, Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original record.
167. Hannah Peabody, Birth Record, Birth Record, Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image
of original record.
168. Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original record.
169. 1850 U.S. census, Illinois, Jackson Co, Northern Distr, Joseph Holt household, p. 201 (stamped, front), dwelling 116, family 117, 1
Oct 1850.
170. William R. Tapscott and Minerva A. Rountree, Marriage Record Book F, 1872-1881, Clark County, Illinois, p. 393.
171. “Illinois,” The Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Indiana, Wed 4 Mar 1891, p. 3, col. 2.
172. Jordan Dodd, Illinois Marriages, 1851 - 1900, Database on Line, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
173. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Squire Mundy household, pp. 20/21, dwelling 146, family 146, 22 Jul 1870.
174. “Assessment List,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 5 Jul 1900, pp. 9,10.
175. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, James Wright household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 38, p. 14,
dwelling 138, family 146, 9 Jun 1880.
176. Robert Wright to William R. Tapscott, 29 Jan 1907, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. 71, p. 326.
177. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Dolson Twp, William Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 8, sheet
9A, dwelling 196, family 196, 17 Jan 1920.
178. “Possum Ridge,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 4 Dec 1912, p. 3.
179. “Injured In Runaway,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 11 Nov 1914, p. 1, col. 2.
180. Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 19 Sep 1906, p. 4, col. 5.
181. “The Lucky Ones,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 19 Apr 1893, p. 5, col. 5.
182. “The Lucky Ones,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 14 Apr 1897, p. 5, col. 1.
183. “Who Was Elected,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 12 Apr 1900, p. 8, col. 1.
184. “Official Ballot -- Auburn Township,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 1 Apr 1908, p. 5, col. 4.
185. “List of Nominations,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 29 Mar 1922, p. 3.
186. John D. Rountree (“Roundtree”), File Date 26 Mar 1914, Clark Co, Illinois, Death Records 1, 1910-1921, p. 146.
187. Find A Grave, Lucy Rountree, Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
marker.
188. William (“Wm.”) R. Tapscott, 9 Apr 1929, Dolson Twp, Clark Co., Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
189. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Margrett Vance household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-12,
sheet 4B, household 94, 15 Apr 1940.
190. “Ten Years Ago-1944,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 24 Sep 1954, p. 1. col. 4.
191. Death Index, Illinois Statewide, 1916-1950, Minerva Tapscott, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State Genealogical Society.
192. Obituary, Minerva A. Rountree, The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 4 Oct 1944, p. 6, col. 3.
193. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William R. Tapscott (“Tabscott”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration
Distr 1, sheet 12B, dwelling 252, family 252, 25 Jun 1900.
194. Jennie Edith Tapscott, return date Oct 1880, Clark Co, Illinois, Birth Records 1, p. 109.
195. Mordicai Miller and Caroline Hammell, Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993 (from digital image of original record).
196. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, Mordecai Miller household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 9, sheet
1A, dwelling 7, family 8, 2 Jun 1900.
197 . Obituary, Hanson A. Miller, Hope Star, Hope, Arkansas, Sat 15 Feb 1930, p. 5, col. 8.
198. Hanson Miller, U.S., Spanish American War Volunteers Index to Compiled Military Service Records, 1898, Ancestry.com.
199. Hanson Miller and Jennie E. Tapscott, Marriage Record Book 2, 1894-1911, Clark County, Illinois, p. 206.
200. Gladys Miller, Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original record.
201. 1910 U.S. census, Arkansas, Craighead Co, Texas Twp, Hanson Miller household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 29, sheet
1A, dwelling [blank], family 2, 18 Apr 1910.
202. 1920 U.S. census, Arkansas, Hempstead Co, Hope, Hanson Miller household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 97, sheet 4B,
dwelling 85, family 96, 7 Jan 1920.
203. “Citizen of Hope Dies Suddenly This Morning,” Hope Star, Hope, Arkansas, Thu, 6 Feb 1930, p. 1, col. 1.
204. 1930 U.S. census, Arkansas, Hempstead Co, Hope City, Jennie H. Miller household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 29-7,
sheet 6B, dwelling 140, family 160, 4 Apr 1930.
205. “Mrs. Jennie Miller,” Hope Star, Hope, Arkansas, Wed 9 Dec 1970, p. 2, col. 2.
206. “Mrs. Jennie Miller,” Hope Star, Hope, Arkansas, Thu, 10 Dec 1970, p. 2, col. 1
207. “Mrs. Ponder Dies Here on Sunday,” Hope Star, Hope, Arkansas, Mon, 13 Nov 1961, p. 1, col. 3.
208. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Geraldine Coleman, Ancestry.com.
209. Nellie Miller, Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original record.
210. “Funeral Services for Nellie Miller, Thursday,” Hope Star, Hope Arkansas, Wed 8 Oct 1930.
211. Find A Grave, William H. Miller, Rose Hill Cemetery, Hope, Arkansas, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
212. Find A Grave, Lillian Miller Fant, Rose Hill Cemetery, Hope, Arkansas, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
213. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Mildred Paxton, Ancestry.com.
214. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), John H. Miller, Ancestry.com.
215. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William R. Tapscott (“Tapscot”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration
216. Zschau, p. 56.
217. “Correspondence,” The Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 9 Oct 1901, p. 5, col. 3.
218. A Collection of Histories of the Churches of Clark County, Illinois, Clark County Genealogical Society, Marshall, Illinois, 1978, p.
5.
219. “Obituary,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, 17 Jan 1940, p. 6, col, 3.
220. WWI Draft Registration, James Harvey Martin, Marshall, Illinois,12 Sep 1918.
221. James H. Martin and Nellie M. Tapscott, Marriage Record Book J, 1894-1911, Clark County, Illinois, p. 160.
222 . David Radford Martin, 17 May 1930, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
223. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, David R. (“D. R.”) Martin household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration
224. “Delinquent Tax List,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 9 May 1882, p. 2, col. 2.
225. Find A Grave, M. U. Martin, Norton Cemetery, Clark Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
226. “Real Estate Transfers,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 19 Sep 1952, p. 4, col. 3.
227. “Freedom Baptist Church,” Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 13 Apr 1995, p. 2.
228. “Life and Times of Bonnie White,” Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 15 Mar 2016, pp. 1,6
229. 1910 U.S. census, Missouri, Stoddard Co, Duck Creek Twp, James H. Martin household, Supervisor’s Distr 12, Enumeration Distr
178, sheet 11B, dwelling 213, family 214, 12 May 1910.
230. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, James H. Martin household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 21, sheet
2B, dwelling 38, family 38, 6 Jan 1920.
231. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Crawford Co, Licking Twp, James H. Martin household, Supervisor’s Distr 24, Enumeration Distr 17-7,
232. “For the Middle of Nowhere, Old-Time Grill is Always Busy,” Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 18 oct 2005, p. 4, col. 1.
233. Nellie Mae Martin, 12 Aug 1936, Crawford County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
234. “Opal Thompson, 1903-1973,” unknown newspaper, Tue, 6 Nov 1973.
235. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Carl Martin, Ancestry.com.
236. Obituary, Carl Ransome Martin, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 7 Jul 1977, p. 2.
237. Delbert Laurance Martin, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
238. Find A Grave, Delbert and Florence Martin, Oblong Cemetery, Oblong, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
239. Roy Leon Hackett, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
240. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Mabel L. Hackett, Ancestry.com.
241. “Damages of $5,475” Sought in Suit,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute Indiana, Thu 26 Jul 1951, p. 16, col. 4.
242. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Lloyd J. Martin, Ancestry.com.
243. Nellie Martin, 20 Jul 1918, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
244. Golden Arthur Tapscott, 8 Oct 1892, filed 14 Jul 1942, Clark Co, Illinois, Births, Book 8, p. 542.
245. WWI Draft Registration, Golden Arthur Tapscott, Dolson Twp, Clark County, Illinois, 5 Jun 1917
246. "Slide Down Embankment Injures One, Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 30 May 1923, p. 1, col. 4,
247. WWII Draft Registration, Golden Arthur Tapscott, Clark County, Illinois, 27 Apr 1942.
248. Golden Arthur Tapscott, 23897, Register, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Danville Branch (National Archives
Microfilm Publication M1749).
249. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Young America Twp, Raymond Bartle household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr
23-29, sheet 1B, dwelling 16, family 16, 14 Apr 1930.
250. Delayed Birth Certificate, Edward Walls, Lawrence Co, Illinois, 23 Jul 1981.
251. “Administrator’s Notice,” Marshall Weekly Messenger, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 21 Aug 1873, p. 4, col. 2.
252. Death Certificate, Flora B. Walls, Prim Distr 3074, Reg No 19, Clark County, Illinois, filed 5 Mar 1939.
253. Bible, John E. Walls Family, transcription by Robert D. Walls.
254. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Darwin Twp, Hannah Tingley household, p. 291, dwelling 2108, family 2, 15 Aug 1860.
255. 1850 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Darwin Pct, Conrad Kariger household, pp. 229 (stamped, back), 230 (stamped, front),
dwelling 914, family 914, 25 Sep 1850.
256. Petition, Flora Bell Walls, 11 Jun 1890, County Court, Clark County, Illinois, June Term 1890.
257. 1870 U.S. census, Missouri, Henry Co, Grand River Twp, Samuel Tingley (“Tingler”) household, p. 106, dwelling 779, family 794,
27 Jun 1870.
258. Samuel Tingley and Mary Ellen Strain, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana, license 14 Mar 1867,
marriage 14 Mar 1867.
259. Samuel Tingley, Civil War pension file, Appl 893427, Cert 632432, National Archives, Washington, DC.
260. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Jasper Co, Wade Twp, Samuel (“Sam”) Tingley household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 161,
p. 21, dwelling 196, family 196, 11 Jun 1880.
261. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Darwin Twp, John E. Walls household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 34, p. 13,
262. John Walls and Agnes Graham, Marriage Record, Clark County, Illinois, 1875.
263. Find A Grave, John E. and Agnes Walls, Old Malden Cemetery, Dunklin County, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
from photo of grave marker.
264. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, Samuel Tingley household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 9, sheet
12, dwelling 55, family 56, 21-23 Apr 1910.
267. Samuel Tingley, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com.
268. Marriage License Application, Nettie Tapscott and William L. Clouse. Sullivan County, Indiana, Book 17, p. 4.
269. Death Certificate, Nettie Tingley Clouse, Reg Distr 122, Prim Distr 6215, Illinois, filed 27 Jan 1923.
270. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Darwin Twp, Elizabeth (“Elithats”) Switzer household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr
271. Obituary, Ethel Idona Sweitzer Hayes, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 28 Jan 1925, p. 1, col. 2.
272. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Darwin Twp, John Sweitzer household, p. 22, dwelling 168, family 175, 12 Jul 1870.
273. Flora Bell Walls, Marshall, Illinois, Letter to Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C., 12 Feb 1934.
274. “Real Estate Transfers,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 3 Jan 1923, p. 1, col. 4.
275. John Tingley, Bridgewater Twp, Somerset Co, 1805, New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890.
276. Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the War of 1812, Columbus, Ohio: The Adjutant General of Ohio, 1990, p. 13.
277. Land Patent, John A. Tingley, Bureau of Land Management, 20 Aug 1812.
278. Find A Grave, John A. Tingley, Cost Cemetery, Fairborn, Greene Co, Ohio, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
photo of a monument.
279. Nora Reed, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 5 Feb 2021.
280. Find A Grave, Sarah Tingley, Cost Cemetery, Fairborn, Greene Co, Ohio, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
photo of a monument.
281. Find A Grave, Sarah E. Tingley, Shotts Cemetery, Clark Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
282 . John A. Tingley, Green Co, Will Record, Vol G-H, 1826-1835, pp. 409-411, Ohio, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998,
Ancestry.com, from digital image.
283. Samuel Tingley and Hanna Bartlett, Marriage Record Book, Courthouse, Clark County, Illinois, 1819-1838.
284. Receipt of land by Susan Tapscott from Emeline Tingley, 23 Oct 1880, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. 29, p. 19.
285. John Hacket Tingley and Hannah Wallin, Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993 (from digital image of original record).
286. 1840 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, John H, Tingley (“Tinly”) household, p. 102, line 24.
287. 1840 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Jacob Tingley (“Tinley”) household, p. 102, line 25.
288, Stebens, p. 12.
289. Jacob Tingley and Elizabeth Claton, marriage record, Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Ancestry.com, taken from
digital image of original record.
290. Isaac Tingley and Mary Galloway, marriage record, Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Ancestry.com, taken from digital
image of original record.
291. 1840 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Isaac Tingley (“Tinley”) household, p. 102, line 23.
292. Russell Tingley, Clark Co, Illinois, Birth Records 4, p. 467.
293. Carl H. Tapscott and Nettie Tingley, Marriage Record Book J, 1907-1919, Clark County, Illinois, p. 505.
294. Russell Raymond Tapscott, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
295. “Russell Tapscott,” unknown newspaper, unknown date (Illiana Genealogical & Historical Society, Danville, Illinois).
296. “Hulda Jane Rich,” Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 20 Feb 1995, p. 12, col 2.
297. “Drafted Men Sent to Training Camp,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 29 May 1918, p. 1, col. 1.
298. Find A Grave, Russell R. and Helen F. Tapscott, Edgar Cemetery, Paris, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of marker.
299. “In Esq. Craig’s Court,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 13 Mar 1918, p. 1, col. 3.
300. Golden Tapscott, Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File, Department of Veterans Affairs,
Washington, DC.
301. Golden A. Tapscott and Mary Combs, Marriage Record Book K, 1917-1922, Clark County, Illinois, p. 170.
302. “Mary Combs Waymire,” unknown newspaper, Marshall, Illinois.
303. “Marriage Licenses,” Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio, Thu, 28 Sep 1899.
304. Golden Tapscott and Mary Archer, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 19 December 1946.
305. “Obituary, Benjamin H. Waymire,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri, 26 Feb 1965, p. 4, col. 3.
306. “Death Caused By Motor Car,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed, 12 Jul 1922, p. 1.
307. “Obituary-Emma Waymire,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed, 19 Jul 1922, p. 3, col 4,5.
308. “Ernest Wayne Archer,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 5 Aug 1994, p. 2.
309. “Elizabeth Archer Papscott,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Wed 6 Aug 1980, p. 2.
310. Golden Tapscott and Mary Archer, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 19 Dec 1946.
311. “Weather Blamed in Crashes,” The Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Wed, 26 Nov 1975, p. 2, col. 7.
312. “Motorcycle Rider Injured,” The Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat, 26 Feb 1977, p. 2, col. 2.
313. Elizabeth Tapscott, Illinois Burial Permits, Part 2 1976-1982 (Clark County Genealogical Library, Marshall, Illinois).
314. Golden A. Tapscott, Illinois Burial Permits, Part 2 1976-1982 (Clark County Genealogical Library, Marshall, Illinois).
315. WWI Draft Registration, Forrest William Tapscott, Dolson Twp, Clark County, Illinois, 5 Jun 1917.
316. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, Joseph E. Thompson (“Tompson”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration
317. “Thompson-Tapscott,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 14 Apr 1914.
318. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, Forest Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 2, sheet 2A,
319. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, William F. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-2,
320. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, Forrest William (“W. Forrest”) Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 18,
Enumeration Distr 12-12, sheet 4B, household 94, 15 Apr 1940.
321. “Valley Weddings,” The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon, 21 Feb 1949, p. 12, col. 3.
322. “Dale V. ‘Tap’ Tapscott,” Yakima Herald Republic, Yakima, Washington, Wed 26 Jul 2000, p. 4B-3.
323. W. F. Tapscott, Washington Death Index, 1940-1996 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
324. “Forest Tapscott,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, 15 Aug 1974, p. 1, col. 6.
325. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), William Tapscott, Ancestry.com.
326. Nellie M. Tapscott, Washington Death Index, 1940-1996 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002
327. Find A Grave, W. Forrest and Nellie M. Tapscott, Wenas Cemetery, Yakima Co, Washington, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
transcribed from photo of grave marker.
328. Victor Dale Tapscott, Filed 18 Feb 1920, Clark Co, Illinois, Birth Records 5, 1923-1927, p. 340.
329. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Dale V. Tapscott, Ancestry.com.
330. Robert Dean Tapscott, Filed 11 Feb 1926, Clark Co, Illinois, Birth Records 6, 1923-1927, p. 357.
331. Obituary, Robert Dean Tapscott, Brown Mortuary Service, Morton, Washington, USA.
332. Ina Ruth Tapscott, Filed 18 Feb 1928, Clark Co, Illinois, Birth Records 7, p. 29.
333. Obituary, Freda Lenore (Tapscott) Alden, Yakima Herald Republic Online, Sun 21 May 2006.
334. Forrest Tapscott, Jr., 22 Feb 1932, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
335. Administrator’s Bond, Millard F. Tapscott Probate Record File, Clark County, Illinois, 22 Nov 1926.
336. Petition for Letters of Administration to J. W. Tapscott, Millard F. Tapscott Probate Record File, Clark County, Illinois, 22 Nov 1926.
337. “Obituary, Sabra Ellen Tapscott,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 19 Jan 1945, p. 4, col. 1.
338. Obituary, Cora Isabelle Sweet, Martinsville Planet, Martinsville, Illinois, Thu 27 Oct 1932, p. 1, col 2.
339. “Around Our Town,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 13 Jan 1937, p. 5, col. 2.
340. “Obituary,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 26 Nov 1926, p. 1, col. 6.
341. Millard Tapscott Probate Records, Box 273, Records Clerk, Clark County Courthouse.
342. James B. Tapscott and Sabra E. Mundy, Marriage Record Book 1, 1878-1894, Clark County, Illinois, p. 26.
343. Turner, p. 11.
344. Obituary, Esquire Munday, Clark County Democrat, Wed 2 Oct 1895.
345. Squire Mundy (“Monday”) and Sarah Sanders, Marion County, Indiana, Indiana, Select Marriages (Ancestry.com).
346. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Squire Mundy (“Monday”) household, p. 159 (stamped, front), dwelling 114,
family 114, Oct 1850.
347. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Squire Mundy household, p. 41, dwelling 312, family 282, 2 Sep 1860.
348. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Squire Mundy household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 31, p. 19,
349. “Made Insane by Worry,” The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, Wed 13 Dec 1893, p. 4, col. 6.
350. Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916, Sarah E. (“C”) Mundy, Illinois State Archives.
351 . Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 27 Sep 1881, p. 1 col. 2.
352. Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 4 Oct 1881, p. 1, col. 4.
353. Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916, Squire S. Mundy (“Monday”), Illinois State Archives.
354. Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916, Martha C. Mallory (“Mallery”), Illinois State Archives.
355. Obituary, Esquire Mundy, Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 2 Oct 1895, p. 8, col. 1.
356. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Shelby Co, Rose Twp, James B. Tapscott (“Tabscott”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr
197, dwelling 59, family 57, p. 9, 14/15 Jun 1880.
357. Omer Frank Tapscott, 10 Jun 1882, filed 14 Oct 1941, Clark Co, Illinois, Births, Book 8, p. 2.
358. Joseph Cleo Tapscott, 11 Apr 1898, filed 14 Feb 1942, Clark Co, Illinois, Births, Book 8, p. 242.
359. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Kansas Twp, James B. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 68, sheet
360. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Coles Co, Charleston, James B. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 46, sheet
361. WWI Draft Registration, Omer Frank Tapscott, Local Board, Champaign, Illinois, 12 Sep 1918.
362. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Champaign Co, Champaign City, Sabra Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration Distr 7,
sheet 12B, dwelling 277, family 295, 15 Jan 1920.
363. Champaign and Urbana City Directory 1923 Flanigan-Pearson Co., Publishers, Champaign, Illinois, p.408.
364. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, James B. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-10, sheet
365. “Francis Sanders, Notice of Death,” The People, Indianapolis, Indiana, 19 Apr 1874.
366. BillionGraves, Francis Sanders, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana, http://billiongraves.com/, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
367. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Francis Sanders household, p. 20, dwelling 139, family 134, 19 Jun 1860.
368. Some Marriage Records of Adams County, Ohio, Vol. 1, 1797-1894, Adams County Genealogical Society, Walsworth Pub. Co.,
Marceline, Missouri, 1988, pp. 19, 84.
369. Find A Grave, Mary Sanders, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of marker.
370. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Francis (“Frank”) Sanders household, p. 12, dwelling 94, family 96, 13 Jun 1870.
371. 1840 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Joseph Sanders household, p. 240 (stamped back), line 6.
372. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, James Sanders household, p. 159 (stamped, front), dwelling 111, family 111, Oct
1850.
373. 1840 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Charles Sanders household, p. 240 (stamped back), line 8.
374. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Francis Sanders household, p. 159 (stamped, front), dwelling 111, family 111,
Oct 1850.
375. Death Certificate, William (“Wm.”) M. Sanders, Reg No 5, Indiana, Marion County, Filed 23 Mr 1912 (transcribed from digital
image of original record).
376. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Joseph Sanders household, p. 39, dwelling 295, family 269, 31 Aug 1860.
377. James Sanders and Mary Davis, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
378. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Francis Sanders and Jane Hayes, Illinois State Archives.
379. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide, 1763-1900, William Sanders and Sarah Ann Tapscott, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State
380. Henry W Sanders and Nancy Davis, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com.
381. “City News,” The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Thu 9 Apr 1874, p. 3, col. 1.
382. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Joseph Sanders household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr 102, p. 22,
383. “James B. Tapscott,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed, 13 Jan 1937, p. 5, col. 5.
384. “Sabra Ellen Tapscott,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon, 15 Jan 1945, p. 2.
385. James B. Tapscott (“Tafscott”), 8 Jan 1937, Clark Co., Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
386. Sabra Ellen Tapscott, 14 Jan 1945, Marshall, Clark, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
387. Zschau, p. 88.
388. Robert E. Tapscott, transcribed from Clarence Benson Tapscott, “Siblings of John Wesley Tapscott and Edna Wright.”
389. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Sabra Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-9A, sheet
17B, household 110, 6 Apr 1940.
390. “Arthur Mayor Makes Arrest,” The Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois, Friday, 25 Jun 1915, p. 7, col. 4.
391. “Heavy Sentences for Bootleggers,” The Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois, Friday, 30 Jul 1915, p. 14, col. 4
392. “Say Raid was Bit Premature,” Urbana Daily Courier, Urbana, Illinois, Monday, 13 Jan 1919, p. 2.
393. “Marriage Licenses,” St. Louis Star-Times, St. Louis, Missouri, Tue 16 Jun 1942, p. 18, col. 3.
394. Plummer Doyle O’Farrell to Esther May Gaddis, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, Application 6 Dec 1923; Marriage 6 Dec
1923.
395. Andrew Johnson Smith, 20 Nov 1940, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
396. Obituary, Minnie Belle Smith, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 23 Sep 1936, p. 8, col. 2.
397. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, Andrew Smith household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 21, sheets
1A,1B, dwelling 14, family 14, 15 Apr 1910.
398. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Ruby M. Smith, Ancestry.com.
399. Obituary, R. Mildred Smith, Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, 3 Feb 1997, p. 2, col. 1.
400. Robert L. Gaddis, 22 Feb 1922, Champaign County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
401. Paul Bliss Gaddis, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
402. “Marriage Licenses” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 30 Dec 1914, p. 1, col. 4.
403. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris City, Robert Gaddis (“Gaddes”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 51,
404. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Marcella Gayle Wyatt, Ancestry.com.
405. Robert Linzie Gaddis and Ada A. Schell, Illinois, County Marriages, 1800 - 1940 database, Ancestry.com.
406. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Minnie Smith household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-9, sheet 14A,
dwelling 463, family 464, 12 Apr 1930.
407. Andrew Johnson Smith, 18 Nov 1940, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
408. Anna May O’Farrell, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
409. 1930 U.S. census, Kansas, Sedgwick Co, Wichita City, Plummer O’Farrell household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 87-
51, sheet 4A, dwelling 31, family 76, 10 Apr 1930.
410. “New Cases in Circuit Court,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 18 Jun 1934, p. 1, col. 6.
411. “Five Divorces Granted at Court Session,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 29 May 1946, p. 1, col 1.
412. “Eight Fined in Gaming Cases,” The Daily Journal-Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Wednesday, 6 Sep 1944, p. 6.
413. “Retired Rail Worker Pleads Innocent in Fatal Shooting,” Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois, Thursday, 21 May 1959, p.
17, col. 5.
414. “Shooting Fatal to Charleston Man,” The Daily Journal-Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Tue 21 Apr 1959, p. 1.
415. “Manslaughter Plea Given,” Urbana Courier, Urbana, Illinois, Sunday, 8 November 1959, p. 34.
416. “Tapscott Loses Probation Plea; Faces Prison Term,” Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Fri 13 Nov 1959, p. 3, col. 1.
417. “Tapscott Gets 4-10 Years for Shooting,” Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Sat 14 Nov 1959, p. 3, col. 1.
418. “Swift Attacks Hit Knight’s, White Owl and Pool Room,” The Daily Journal-Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Thursday, 9 Dec 1965, pp.
1,3.
419. “Deaths, Omer F. Tapscott,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 7 Apr 1967, p. 3, col. 1.
420. “77-Year-Old Man Held in Coles Death,” The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois, Tue 21 Apr 1959, p. 1.
421. “Boys Fight Fatal Duel,” Mattoon Morning Star, Mattoon, Illinois, Sat 4 Mar 1905, p. 1.
422. “Tapscott Murder a Cold Blooded One,” The Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois, Mon 6 Mar 1905, p. 2, col. 1.
423. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Kansas Twp, Andrew S. Chaney household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 68, sheet
424. “Boy on Trial for Murder,” The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Thu, 15 Mar 1906, p. 13, col 4.
425. “Boy Found Guilty of Manslaughter,” The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sat, 17 Mar 1906, p. 19, col 3.
426. 1910 U.S. census, North Dakota, McHenry Co, Granville Twp, Andrew (“Andy”) Chaney household, Supervisor’s Distr 2,
Enumeration Distr 63, sheet 1B, dwelling 11, family 11, 15 Apr 1910.
427. “Boys Quarrel Ends in Murder,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 8 Mar 1905, p. 1, col. 5.
428. “Laid to Rest,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 21 Mar 1900.
429. “Auburn,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 22 Mar 1900, col. 4.
430. Joe Cleo Tapscott, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
431. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook Co, Chicago, Ward 49, Cromwell Hotel, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 16-1892, sheet 8A,
dwelling 7, 8 Apr 1930.
432. California Death Index, 1940-1997, Joe Tapscott, State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
433. Find A Grave, Joe J. Tapscott, Needles Riverview Cemetery, Needles, California, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
434. Joseph Cleo Tapscott (“Joe Cleo Tabscott”), Register of Patients at Naval Hospitals, Vol. 7, p. 93.
435. “Champaign Girl is Aviator’s Bride,” The Urbana Daily Courier, Urbana, Illinois, Thu 8 Oct 1919, p. 2, col. 4.
436. Elizabeth Bush, 22 Sep 1930, Champaign County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
437. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Champaign Co, Champaign, Thomas Leonard household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 6, sheets
10A-10B, dwelling 209, family 239, 8 Jun 1900.
438. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Champaign Co, Champaign, Thomas Leonard household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 7,
439. Obituary, Thomas Leonard, The Daily Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Fri 23 Nov 1916, p. 1, col. 6.
440. “Farewell Party,” The Champaign Daily Gazette, Champaign, Illinois, Tue 28 Oct 1919, p. 5, col. 3.
441. 1920 U.S. census, California, San Diego Co, Naval Air Station. Supervisor Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 354, sheet 2B, 10 Jan 1920.
442. 1920 U.S. census, California, San Diego Co, Coronado, Elizabeth Tabscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 239,
sheet 12A, dwelling 334, family 363, 12 Jan 1920,
443. Joseph C Tabscott and Hazel Lee Williams, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com), from digital image of original record.
444. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook Co, Chicago, Ward 49, Sheridan Bush household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 16-1902,
sheet 12A, dwelling 115, Family 410, 9 Apr 1930.
445. Find A Grave, Sheridan B. and Elizabeth M. Bush, Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign Co, Illinois,
http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave marker.
446. Sheridan B. Bush and Marianne Biel, Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
447. Hazel Lee Rice, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
448. “New Marriage Licenses,” The Times, Munster, Indiana, Mon 5 Jun 1922, p. 8, col. 6.
449. James Worley Williams, 25 Feb 1936, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
450. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Douglas Co, Arcola, James E. Williams household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration Distr 106, sheet
6B, dwelling 118, family [blank], 20-21 Jan 1920.
451. James W Williams and Myrtle McGrew, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com.
452. John Michael Rice, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
453. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook Co, Chicago, Ward 37, John J. Rice household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 16-1250,
sheet 15A, dwelling 146, family 329, 14 Apr 1930.
454. John Michael Rice, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
455. Wm Earl Mcglasson and Mildred Iona Morgan, Illinois, County Marriages, 1800 - 1940 database, Ancestry.com.
456. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Kane Co, Elgin, William T. Stokes household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr 88, sheet 2B,
457. 1940 U.S. census, Ohio, Williams Co, Bryan, Cleo/Joe Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 86-17, sheet
13A, household 321, 16 Apr 1940.
458. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Coles Co, Mattoon, George Morgan household, Enumeration Distr 63, sheet 13A, dwelling 289, family
306, 27 Apr 1910.
459. Iona M Tapscott, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
460. Find A Grave, Iona M. Tapscott, Needles Riverview Cemetery, Needles, California, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
photo of grave marker.
461. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Coles Co, Mattoon, George M. Morgan household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 29, sheet
462. Delila Capitola Morgan, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
463. “Letters to Santa Claus,” Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Fri 13 Dec 1907, p. 5.
464. “Class Organized, Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Fri 6 Aug 1909, p. 3.
465. “Birthday Anniversary,” Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Tue 26 Aug 1909, p. 6.
466. “Club Entertained,” Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Thu 5 Apr 1910, p. 6.
467. “Killed by Train No. 9,” The Daily Journal-Gazette, Mattoon. Illinois, Mon 29 Sep 1913, p. 1.
468. “M’Glasson-Morgan,” Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Mon 29 Jun 1914, p. 6.
469. “Former Mattoon Young Man Dead,” Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Thu 28 Nov 1918, p. 1.
470. California Railroad Employment Record, Joe Cleo Tapscott,
471. Voter Registration, San Bernardino County, 1948, California Voter Registration, 1900 - 1968, Ancestry.com.
472. Ohio Memory, Ohio Memory Connection and State Library of Ohio, https://ohiomemory.org/digital/,
473. The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 19 Jan 1945, p. 8, col. 3.
474. Obituary, Iona Tapscott, The Desert Star, Needles, California, Wed 29 Aug 1980, p. A3, col. 1.
475. Obituary, Delila Morgan, The Desert Star, Needles, California, Thu 6 Nov 1958, p. 1, col. 3.
476. “7 Races for Constable, The San Bernardino County Sun, San Bernardino, California, Tue, 29 Mar 1966, p. 21.
477. “Notice of Direct Primary Election,” Redlands Daily Facts, Redlands, California, Fri, 6 May 1966, p. 7.
478. "Cunningham, Nelson, McIntyre Win Council; Sullivan High," The Desert Star, Needles, California, Thu 10 Apr 1952, p. 1, col. 8.
479. Find A Grave, Iona M. Tapscott, Needles Riverview Cemetery, Needles, California, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
480. Tapscott, return date 24 Aug 1907, Clark Co, Illinois, Birth Records 3, p. 50.
481. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Joseph Tapscott (“Tabscott”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration
Distr 1, sheets 11B,12A, dwelling 237, family 237, 21 Jun 1900.
482. Death Certificate, Joseph Tapscott, Registration Dist. No. 6228, Illinois, 11 Jul 1917.
483. “Joseph Tapscott,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed, 18 Jul 1917, p. 1, col. 2.
484. Sale of land from James and Sarah Mundy to Joseph Tapscott, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. 35, p. 161.
485. Joseph Tapscott and Mary E. Sanders, Marriage Record Book 1, 1878-1894, Clark County, Illinois, p. 177.
486. William Francis Sanders, 24 Mar 1922, Anderson, Clark Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
487. Elizabeth Jane Sanders, 20 Jun 1920, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
488. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William Sanders household, p. 14, dwelling 99, family 99, 21 Jul 1870.
489. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William Sanders household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 31, p. 13,
490. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William Sanders household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet
491. Mary Emma Tapscott (“Lapscott”), 18 Mar 1937, Anderson, Clark Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
(Ancestry.com).
492. Millard Tapscott to Joseph Tapscott, 6 Sep 1906, Clark County, Deeds, Vol. 68, p. 441.
493. “Real Estate Transfers,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 6 Jan 1909, p. 4, col. 3.
494. The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed, 19 Mar 1913, p. 4.
495. Standard Atlas of Clark County, Illinois, Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Chicago, Illinois, 1916, p. 45.
496. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Joseph Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet
16A, dwelling 143, family 144, 3 May 1910.
498. Tapscott, return date 7 Feb 1911, Clark Co, Illinois, Birth Records 3, p. 195.
499. “Obituary,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 31 Mar 1937, p. 8, col. 1,2.
500. Death Certificate, Joseph Tapscott, Registration Dist. No. 6228, Illinois, 11 Jul 1917.
501. Find A Grave, Joseph Tapscott, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Clark County, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
502. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Mary Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-9, sheet 13A,
503. Chris Childs, Photo, Sebastin C. Fox Cemetery marker.
504. Obituary, Elizabeth Sanders, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 30 Jun 1930, p. 5, col. 3.
505. Perrin, p. 430.
506. D. D. Banta, History of Johnson County, Indiana, Brant & Fuller, Chicago, 1888, p 374.
507. Death Notice, Sebastian C. Fox, The Daily American, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 9 Jun 1855.
508. Independent Choice, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 16 Aug 2000, p. 8, col. 1.
509. Delayed Record of Birth, Grant Frederick Tapscott, Illinois, Clark County, 19 Aug 1949.
510. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Mary Jean Jennings, Ancestry.com.
511. Mary Jean Tapscott Jennings, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 22 Jun 2002.
512. Grant Tapscott and Lena Clouse, Marriage Record Book 2, 1894-1911, Clark County, Illinois, p. 206.
513. Patricia Marie (Jones) Applewhite, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 22 Jun 2002.
514. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, Richard Wright household, p. 12, dwelling 80, family 79, 13 Jul 1870.
515. Frank D. Helton, Descendants of Richard Wright, Part I, 20 Jun 2002.
516. 1860 U.S. census, schedule 4, agriculture production, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, Richard Wright, pp. 31-32, year ending 1 Jun
1860.
517. Isaiah and Minerva Wright Family Bible, photocopy in archives of Rev. & Mrs. Frank and Teresa Helton.
518. 1900 U.S. census, Virginia, Washington Co, Bristol City, Isaiah G. Wright household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 143,
sheet 31A, dwelling 389, family 401, 21 Jun 1900.
519. Bassett, p. 143.
520. Patrick Joseph Shade, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 29 Nov 2017.
521. Grant Tapscott and Lena Clouse, Marriage Record Book 2, 1894-1911, Clark County, Illinois, p. 206.
522. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, Moses Clouse Sr household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 38, p. 11,
dwelling 111, family 117, 7-8 Jun 1880.
523. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Sullivan Co, Fairbanks Twp, Moses Clouse household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 125, sheet
524. Mose Clouse, Death Certificate, Reg Distr 122, Prim Distr 6215, Reg No. 28, State of Illinois.
525. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide, 1763-1900, Moses Clouse and Susan Siberly, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State
526. Mary Anne Tapscott, Transcriptions of Clark County, Illinois, Courthouse Records, Oct 2001.
527. Jacob M Clouse and Mary H Easterday, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
528. Obituary, William A. Clouse, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 1 Dec 1953, p. 11.
529. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, Moses Clouse household p. 204, dwelling 1452, family 1, 3 Aug 1860.
530. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Moses Clouse household, p. 4, dwelling 26, family 26, 19 Jul 1870.
531. Ellen Zschau, Transcriptions, Shad (Shotts, Siverly) Cemetery, Anderson Twp, Clark County, Illinois, Clark County Genealogical
Library, Marshall, Illinois, 1973.
532. “Obituary,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 9 Feb 1927, p. 1, col. 2.
533. Francis A Delano and Anna Plunket, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
534. Mary Shields, 12 Mar 1937, Crawford Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
535. “Court Docket-September Term-1899,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 21 Sep 1899, p. 5, col. 5.
536. Find A Grave, Pina Ann Carter, West York Cemetery, Crawford Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
537. Find A Grave, Grace May Carter, West York Cemetery, Crawford Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
538. George V. Carter and Pina Shields, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Ancestry.com.
539. The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 6 May 1914, p. 5, col. 2.
540. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, York Twp, George Shields household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 23, sheet 3A,
541. Derek Hickerson, “The Relic of a Barbarous Age,” Traces, Winter 2009, pp. 36-41.
542. Obituary, George W Shields, The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 27 Nov 1946, p. 3, col. 1.
543. Illinois Death Certificate, Pina (“Piny”) Ann Clouse, Reg Distr 122, Primary Reg Distr 1.215, Reg No. 11, filed 3 Feb 1927.
544. Find A Grave, Pina Ann Clouse, Shad Cemetery, Clark County, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
545. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, Clark County Home, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 12, sheet 6A,
546. Death Index, Illinois Statewide, pre-1916, Nancy Ellen Siverly, Illinois State Archives.
547. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Moses Clouse household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 14, sheet 8B,
dwelling 193, family 205, 4 May 1910.
548, Patricia Marie Jones Applewhite, Genealogies of James Hurst, b 1756, Samuel Jones b 1727, Jacob Crum b. ca 1796, Jacob Clouse
b. ca 1802, Kingman, Arizona, 22 Apr 1989., p. 14.
549. Charles Clouse Jr., 21 Feb 1932, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
550. “Board of Supervisors,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 31 Jun 1908, supplement, col. 2.
551. “Supervisors Do Little”, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 14 Mar 1917, p. 1, col. 6.
552. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, York Twp, Harry Prust, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 23, sheet 3B, dwelling 82,
family 82, 5 Jan 1920.
553. “Supervisors’ Meeting,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 25 Sep 1918, p. 3.
554. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, Grant Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 12, sheet 2B,
dwelling 46, family 47, 20-21 Apr 1910.
555. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Kansas Twp, Grant Tapscott (“Tabscott”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr
48, sheet 6A, dwelling 118, family 118, 13 Jan 1920.
556. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Vermilion Co, Danville Twp, Grant Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 92-19,
557. Ray Arthur Tapscott, Return Date 11 Apr 1906, Clark Co, Illinois, Birth Records 2, p. 309.
558. Obituary, Ray Arthur Tapscott, Terre Haute Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 6 Jul 1962, p. 16, col 5.
559. Obituary, Mabel Tapscott, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, unknown date. A birth and death year of 1904 is also given
(Unknown author, Family Group, Grant Frederick Tapscott, collection of Mary Jean (Tapscott) Jennings). It may be that there were
two children named “Mabel” and that the name was “recycled.”
560. Death Register, Bertha Tapscott, Clark County, Illinois, 23 Apr 1910.
561. “Supervisors’ Meeting,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 23 Mar 1910, p. 6, col. 3.
562. Edith Irene Tapscott, Return Date 24 Aug 1907, Clark Co, Illinois, Birth Records 3, p. 50.
563. Death Certificate, Edith I. Jones, Local File Number 000185, Clark County, Nevada, 18 Jan 1989.
564. Unknown author, Family Group, Grant Frederick Tapscott, collection of Mary Jean (Tapscott) Jennings. Mary Jean Jennings believed
her brother’s middle name to be “Lloyd.”
565. Death Certificate, Floyd L. Tapscott, Reg Distr 92.0, Vermilion County, Illinois, 10 May 1977.
566. Stella Mildred Tapscott, Return Date 3 Apr 1913, Clark Co, Illinois, Birth Records 3, p. 275.
567. Death Certificate, Stella M. Brewer, Reg Distr 92.0, Reg No D85-02, Vermilion County, Illinois.
568. Death Certificate, Esther May Tapscott, Reg Distr 1010, Reg No. 319, Illinois, 10 Jun 1929. The birth year on the death certificate
1905, but this is a typographical error. The age is given as 14 years, 4 months, 14 days, corresponding to a birth year of 1915, which
is also given in other sources.
569. Certificate of Birth, Bertha Jane Tapscott, Clark County, Illinois, Certificate 5 Nov 1952, recorded 10 Aug 1917.
570. “Bertha Jane Phillips,” Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, Fri, 22 Feb 2008.
571. Clifford Allen Tapscott, 15 Apr 1919, Kansas, Edgar, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
572. “Obituary,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 8 Mar 1922, p. 8, col. 6.
573. “Mary Jennings,” Las Vegas Optic, Las Vegas, New Mexico, Tue, 30 Jun 2009.
574. Wilma Norene Romano, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
575. “Obituary,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 15 Dec 1926, p. 5, col. 4.
576. “Obituary,” Clark County Democrat, Wed 27 Jun 1928, p. 4, col. 1.
577. Death Certificate, Charles F. Tapscott, Distr No 92.0, Reg No D84-0669, Vermilion County, Illinois, 27 Jul 1984.
578. “Around Our Town,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 27 Jun 1928, p. 5, col. 2.
579. Death Certificate, Lena Tapscott, Reg Distr 233, Reg No 115, Edgar County, Illinois, 23 Jun 1928.
580. Polk’s Danville (Vermilion County, Ill.) City Directory 1955, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, St. Louis, Missouri, p. 464.
581. Obituary, Grant F. Tapscott, Unknown Danville, Illinois paper, unknown date.
582. Pati Applewhite, “My Jones Family,” http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~myjonesfamily/.
583. Death Certificate, Grant Frederick Tapscott, Vermillion County, Illinois, Reg Distr 42.0, Reg No 60, State File No 4744, 24 Jan 1961.
584. Robert E. Tapscott, marker transcriptions, Marshall Cemetery, Clark County, Illinois.
585. Frank Helton, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 17 Jan 2016.
586. Marriage License and Return, Isiah G. Wright and Minerva Dickenson, Bristol, Virginia, 14 Mar 1894.
587. Maude Margaret Quesenberry, Death Certificate, Virginia, Reg Area No. 201, Cert No. 8, State File No. 82-001961, filed 29 Jan
1982.
588. 1880 U.S. census, Tennessee, Sullivan Co, Distr 2, Craig Dickerson household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 16, p. 17,
589. Robert Craig Dickenson and Margaret Louisa Massey, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com.
591. 1910 U.S. census, Tennessee, Sullivan Co, Bristol, Isaiah G. Wright household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 171, sheet
12B, dwelling 227, family 228, 16 Apr 1910.
sheets 9A,B, dwelling 182, family 207, 12 Jan 1920.
593. “Obituary,” Clark County Democrat, Wed, 14 Jan 1925, p. 6, col. 2.
594. Death Certificate, Isiah G. Wright, Reg Distr 02950, Reg No. CXX, Commonwealth of Virginia, filed 6 Jan 1925.
595. Find A Grave, Isaiah Grant Wright, East Hill Cemetery, Bristol, Tennessee, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
marker.
596. Death Certificate, Minerva Dixon Wright. Reg Distr 02950, Reg No. 178, Washington County, Virginia, filed 6 Dec 1941.
597. Kumaravel Rajakumar, “Pellagra in the United States: A Historical Perspective,” Southern Medical Journal, Vol. 93, No. 3, Mar
2000, pp. 272-277.
598. Allen F. Tapscott, Return Date 4 Jul 1888, Clark Co, Illinois, Birth Records 2, p. 23.
599. Obituary, Allen Tapscott, unknown newspaper, unknown date.
600. Mary Emma Tapscott Bible (archives of Marianne Bruner Wilson).
601. WWI Draft Registration, Carl Tapscott, Wabash Twp, Clark County, Illinois, 5 Jun 1917.
602. Death Certificate, Carl Herman Tapscott, Local No 479, State No [unclear], Indiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 20 May 1966 (from digital copy
of original record).
603. Carl and Nettie Tapscott (“Tabscott”), divorce record, Clark Co, Illinois, Circuit Court in Chancery, filed 9 Mar 1920.
604. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, John Shields household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-10, sheet
605. “Mayme Mullikin Tabscott,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Wed 25 Jan 1939, p. 2.
606. “Mayme Mullikin Tabscott,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Tue 24 Jan 1939, p. 2.
607. Find A Grave, Mary Theresa and Frank Orville White, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com,
608. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Frank O. White household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 111, sheet
12A, dwelling 250, family [unclear], 12 Jun 1900.
609. Frank White and May Foshaar (“Foster”), Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 13 Aug 1900.
610. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, George Foshaar (“Foskhar”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr
100, sheet 4A, dwelling 66, family 74, 2 Jun 1900.
611. “Review of Indiana,” The Monroeville Breeze, Monroeville, Indiana, Thu 2 Jan 1908, p. 7, col. 3.
612. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Sadie J. Herbst, Ancestry.com.
613; Find A Grave, Opal D. and Roy A. Foshaar, Westlawn Cemetery, Farmersburg, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
614. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, George W. White household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 112, sheet
615. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Frank O. White household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 111, sheet
12A, dwelling 250, family [unclear], 12 Jun 1900.
616. “Frank Orville White,” Terre Haute Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 22 Nov 1918, p. 10.
617. Harry Mullikin and Mary White, Ancestry.com. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA:
618. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Honey Creek Twp, Samuel Mullikin (“Mulikan”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration
619. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Harry Mullikin household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 116, sheet 7A,
620. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Harrison Twp, Harry Mullikin household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 84-48, sheet
5B, dwelling 126, family 129, 7-8 Apr 1930.
621. “Harry Mullikin,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 27 Mar 1933, p. 2.
622. “City Treasurer’s Report,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 29 May 1932, p. 3, col. 1.
623. “City Treasurer’s Report,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 17 May 1933, p. 6, col. 4.
624. “Around Our Town,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 22 Aug 1934, p. 6, col. 1.
625. “Marriage Licenses,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 12 May 1937, p. 1, col. 2.
626. Polk’s Terre Haute City Directory 1937-38, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1937, p. 355.
627. Find A Grave, Mary and George Foshaar, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
628. Carl Tapscott and Beaulah Kackley, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 3 Jul 1939.
629. “Divorce Suits Filed,” Terre Haute Saturday Spectator, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 5 Jul 1941, p. 21, col. 4.
630. Fred C. Young and Beulah Frances Mead, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 17 Jul 1915.
631. William Edward Miller and Beulah Frances Young, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 6 Feb 1917.
632. Joseph Kackley and Beulah Miller, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, Application 11 Dec 1917, Marriage 12 Dec 1917.
633. Joseph Kackley and Beaulah Kackley, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 6 May 1920.
634. Ernest Frakes and Beaulah Kackley, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 18 Jul 1942.
635. Kentucky Death Index, Beulah M. Kackley, Ancestry.com, from Commonwealth of Kentucky, Division of Epidemiology and Health
Planning, 1911-Present.
636. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Sullivan Co, Shelburn, Allen Mead household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 124, sheet 3A,
637. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Sullivan Co, Jefferson Twp, Benjamin Cox household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 136, sheet
638. Death Certificate, Paulina Tapscott, Local No. 196, Death No. 6597, Indiana, Vigo County, Received 4 Mar 1952.
639. “Homer Benefiel, 80, Pleasantville, Dies,” Linton Daily Citizen, Linton, Indiana, Mon 3 Jul 1967, p. 2. col. 2.
640. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Sullivan Co, Haddon Twp, Hiram Benefiel (“H. Benefield”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration
641. Carl Tapscott and Pauleen Auberry, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 3 May 1944.
642. Index to Marriage Records Indiana, 1845-1920, Benjamin Cox and Perlina Benefield, Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-
1940.
643. Polk’s Vincennes Directory 1926, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1926, p. 60.
644. Transcriptions, Trimble Cemetery, Haddon Twp, Sullivan County, Indiana, http://genealogyworld.com/coxgene/trimble.html.
645. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Knox Co, Harrison Twp, William Auberry household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 42-6,
646. “Mrs. Tapscott Dies At Terre Haute,” Linton Daily Citizen, Linton, Indiana, Fri 29 Feb 1952, p. 1, col 3.
647. “Order Driver Held Pending New Charge,” The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu, 25 Apr 1957, p. 5.
648. “Imbiber Draws Fine, Jail term in City Court,” The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon, 28 Jan 1957, p. 12.
649. “Saturday,” Terre Haute Saturday Spectator, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 11 Jan 1941, p. 2, col. 1.
650. “Aged Man Hit by Auto Dies,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 14 May 1966, p. 2, col. 5.
651. Zschau, p. 15.
652. Obituary, Mrs. Beulah Meade Kackley, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 30 Nov 1953, p. 2.
653. Find A Grave, Pauline (“Perlina”) Tapscott, Trimble Cemetery, Sullivan County, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
654. Obituary, Orpha Tapscott, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 17 May 1914, p. 2.
655. Certificate of Attendance, Orpha Tapscott, Possum Ridge School, 1904.
656. Obituary, Orpha Irene Tapscott, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 20 May 1914.
657. “Real Estate Transfers,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed, 6 Jan 1909, p. 4, col. 3.
658. Clark County One Room Schools, Marshall Public Library.
659. “Real Estate Transfers,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 4 Feb1914, p. 1, col. 5.
660. Death Index, Illinois Statewide, 1916-1950, George Washington Bruner, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State Genealogical
Society.
661. Death Index, Illinois Statewide, 1916-1950, Sarah Ellen Bruner, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State Genealogical Society.
662. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Sugar Creek Twp, George Bruner household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 194,
sheets 13A-13B, dwelling 313, family 313, 2 May 1910.
663. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Sugar Creek Twp, George Bruner (“Brunner”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration
Distr 194, sheets 13A-13B, dwelling 313, family 313, 2 May 1910.
664. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, Adam Bruner household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 43, p. 61,
665. Sarah Ellen Bruner, 10 Aug 1932, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
666 . Dodd, Jordan R. Illinois Marriage Records, 1851-1900, George W. Bruner and Sarah E. Campbell, Liahona Research, Provo Utah.
667. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Sugar Creek Twp, George W. Bruner household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 135,
sheet 13B, dwelling 208, family 213, 25 Jun 1900.
668. WWI Draft Registration, Wesley Bruner. Anderson Twp, Clark Co, Illinois, 5 Jun 1917.
669. Wesley Bruner, Cook, U.S. Army 266th Aero Squadron, Service No. 967869, U.S. Headstone Application for Military Veterans, 26
Sep 1960.
670. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, George W. Bruner household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet
671. Obituary, Elizabeth Beltz Livvix, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 28 Aug 1935, p. 4, col. 3.
672. Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 23 May 1928, p. 5, col. 3.
673. Sharon Poteet and Marianne Wilson, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 21 Aug 2016.
674. “Down Memories Lane,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 28 May 1947, p. 6, col. 1.
675. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, Wesley Bruner household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-2, sheet
676. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Wesley Bruner household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-9B, sheet
677. Obituary, Wesley Bruner, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 17 Sep1960, p. 2.
678. “Edith M. Bruner,” Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Sat 15 Dec 1984, p. A6, col. 3.
679. Find A Grave, Edith M. and Wesley Bruner, Auburn Cemetery, Clark Center, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
680. Obituary, John Wesley Bruner, Tribune Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, 22 Dec 2002.
681. “Around Our Town,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 9 Mar 1932, p. 5, col. 1.
682. Obituary, Carroll Bruner, Terre Haute Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 10 Aug 1996.
684. “Mt. Pleasant,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 15 Sep 1909, p. 4, col. 3.
685. Tapscott, return date 7 Feb 1911, Clark Co, Illinois, Birth Records 3, p. 195.
686. Obituary, Harley Rowland Tapscott, clipping, unknown newspaper, unknown date.
687. Certificate of Birth, Nellie Tapscott, Moultrie County, Illinois, filed 20 Feb 1906, certified 26 Mar 2003.
688. Record of Birth, Glenn Tapscott, Lawrence County, Illinois, filed 28 Oct 1909, Record of Births, Book 4, p. 186.
689. John Wesley Tapscott (“Weslay Topscott”), 14 Oct 1930, Wabash Twp, Clark Co., Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
(Ancestry.com).
690. W II Draft Registration, Robert Lewis Wright, Clark Co, Illinois, 27 Apr 1942.
691. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Moultrie Co, Jonathan Creek Twp, James Wright household, Supervisor’s Distr 12, Enumeration Distr 99,
692. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, Richard Wright household, p. 157, dwelling 1099, family 7, 20 Jul 1860.
693. Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 18 Jan 1899.
694. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Moultrie Co, Jonathan Creek Twp, John Tapscott (“Tabscott”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 12,
Enumeration Distr 99, sheet 6B, dwelling 101, family 102, 14 Jun 1900.
695. Death Certificate, Willard Tapscott, Moultrie County, Illinois, filed 11 Apr 1905.
696. “Rev. Richard Wright,” The Methodist Recorder, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sat 28 Dec 1889, p. 5, col. 2.
697. Richard Wright and Malinda Ann Swayzwe, Vermillion County, Indiana, Marriage Record, 2, 1824-1845, 2, p. 43 (transcribed from
698. Robert E. and Mary Frances Tapscott, Cemetery Transcriptions, Helts Prairie Cemetery, Hillsdale, Indiana, 17 Oct 2017.
699. Jordan Dodd, Illinois Marriages to 1850, Ancestry.com.
700. Biographical Record of Whiteside County, Illinois, S. J. Clark Publishing Company, Fourth Street, Logansport, Indiana, 1900, pp.
41-42.
701. 1850 U.S. census, Illinois, Cass Co, Virginia, Isaiah Paschal household, p. 44 (stamped, back), dwelling 575, family 588, 2 Dec 1850.
702. Bassett, p. 179.
703. Edward J. Drinkhouse, History of Methodist Reform, Vol II, Digital Publication, Norwood Press, Norwood, Massachusetts, 1899.
704. Obediah Swayze Will, Vermillion County, Indiana, Will Records, Vol. 1-3, 1829-1901. pp. 322-323 (transcribed from image of
original).
705. James Wright, Petition for Letters of Administration, Clark County, Illinois, 26 Aug 1889.
706. Deed of Sale, Aaron and Addison Gray to John and Edna Tapscott, Lawrence County, Illinois, 10 Mar 1906, filed 17 Mar 1906, p.
50.
707. Lease by John and Edna Tapscott, Oil and Gas Lease Record Book 3, Lawrence County, Illinois, 16 Apr 1906, filed 3 Jul 1906, p.
409.
708. “The Oil Situation,” Lawrence County News, Lawrenceville, Illinois, Thu 11 Feb 1909, p. 5, col. 4.
709. “The Oil Situation,” Lawrence County News, Lawrenceville, Illinois, Thu 3 Jun 1909, p. 4, col. 3.
710. Lease Surrender to John and Edna Tapscott, Oil and Gas Lease Record Book 9, Lawrence County, Illinois, 13 Sep 1909, filed 13 Dec
1909, p. 402.
711. Deed of Sale, John and Edna Tapscott (“Tabscott”) to Frank and Bud Piper, Warranty Deed Record No. 41, Lawrence County,
Illinois, 7 Apr 1909, filed 30 Apr 1909.
712. Clarence Tapscott, Wells, Nevada, letter to Russell Tapscott, 6 Jul 1930.
713. Prairie Farmer, Reliable Directory of Farmers, 1920.
714. Sale of land from James and Eva Bell to John and Edna Tapscott, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. 78, p. 220.
715. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, John Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 21, sheets 6A-
716. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, John W. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 21, sheet
717. “Obituary,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed, 22 Oct 1930, p. 6, col. 1.
718. John Wesley Tapscott (“Weslay Topscott”), 14 Oct 1930, Wabash Twp, Clark Co., Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
(Ancestry.com).
719. John Wesley Tapscott Funeral Record, Blough Funeral Home, Marshall, Illinois.
720. “Stringtown,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 8 Feb 1933, p. 2, col. 2.
721. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, Lloyd Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-18, sheet
722. “Public Sale,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 31 Dec 1941, p. 4.
723. “Oak Grove, The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 15 Apr 1942, p. 8, col. 3.
724. “Mrs. Edna Tapscott,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 8 Sep 1948, p. 1, col. 1.
725. Edna E. Tapscott Probate Records File, Clark County, Illinois.
726. “Russell T. Tapscott,” Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 23 Dec 1982, p. 8, col. 6.
727. Students of Central Normal College, Danville, Indiana (1877-1934), Database, Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, Fort
Wayne, Indiana.
728. “County School Notes,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 25 Aug 1915, p. 1, col. 6.
729. “Clark County Teachers,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 29 Aug 1917, p. 2, col. 3.
730. “Oak Grove,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 14 Apr 1920, p. 6, col. 4.
731. “More Men Called Out,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 28 Aug 1918, p. 1, col 4.
732. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Russell Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet
733. Russell Tapscott, Teacher’s Application, Roy, New Mexico, 9 Jul 1930.
734. “Douglas Names School Teachers,” Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno, Nevada, Tue 30 Jun 1931, p. 6, col. 5.
735. Grades, Russell Truman Tapscott, Office of Registrar, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
736. Death Certificate, Russell T. Tapscott, State File No. 82-178250, California, 9 Sep 1983.
737. Santa Clara County, 1934, California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968, Ancestry.com.
738. Marjorie Tingley, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 12 Oct 2014.
739. Clarence Tapscott, Dyer, Nevada, letter to Russell Tapscott, 7 Jul 1929.
740. Edna (Wright) Tapscott, Marshall, Illinois, letter to Russell Tapscott, 25 Oct 1921.
741. Russell Truman Tapscott, Letter to Edna Wright Tapscott, 10 Apr 1948.
742. Russell Truman Tapscott, Letter to Edna Wright Tapscott, 19 Aug 1948.
743 Marjorie and Edgar Tingley, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 25 Sep 2016.
744. Russell Truman Tapscott, Letter to Edna Wright Tapscott, 10 Apr 1948.
745. Edna (Wright) Tapscott, Marshall, Illinois, letter to Russell Tapscott, 13 Nov 1921.
746. Edna (Wright) Tapscott, Marshall, Illinois, letter to Russell Tapscott, 24 Nov 1921.
747. Tapscott, p. 211.
748. Edmund Hiddle, Jr., Chrisman, Illinois, letter to Robert Tapscott, received 2 Nov 2001.
749. “The Week’s Doings,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed, 25 Feb 1920, p. 5, col. 2.
750. Edmund Hiddle and Nancy Harper, Ancestry.com. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA:
751. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Brouilletts Creek Twp, Edmund Hiddle household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr
61, sheet 7B, dwelling 152, family 152, 14 Jun 1900.
23-1, sheet 6A, household 115, 20 Apr 1940.
754. Alta Hiddle, letter to Mary Tapscott, Denver, Colorado, Nov 1967.
755. Alta Hiddle, Chrisman, Illinois, letter to Russell Tapscott, 23 Dec 1966.
756. Bessie Cork, Sidell, Illinois, letter to Clarence Tapscott, unknown date.
757. “Mrs. Alta L. Hiddle,” Terre Haute Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Tue 31 Jul 1979, p. 2.
758. “Edmund Hiddle,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Tue 7 Aug 1984, p. 2.
759. “Edmund Junior ‘Tub’ Hiddle,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 12 Jul 2004.
760. Cindy McCachern, “Descendants of Margarite Pauline Griffin,” personal communication to Robert Tapscott, 18 Aug 2003.
761. “Mrs. Pauline Griffin Hiddle,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Tue 16 Nov 1965, p. 2.
762. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Monica Hiddle, Ancestry.com.
763. “Edmund Junior ‘Tub’ Hiddle,” Commercial News, Danville, Illinois, Mon 12 Jul 2004.
764. Ralph Vernon Tapscott, Filed 12 May 1941, Clark Co, Illinois, Birth Records 7, p. 401.
765. Ralph Tapscott, Garfield, Kansas, letter to Russell Tapscott, 1920.
766. Clarence Tapscott, Hiawatha, Nebraska, letter to Russell Tapscott, 29 Oct 1920.
767. Ralph Tapscott, Metcalf, Illinois, letter to Russell Tapscott, 15 Nov 1921.
768. Polk’s Terre Haute City Directory 1925, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 502.
769. Polk’s South Bend City Directory 1929, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 695.
772. Polk’s South Bend City Directory 1942, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 604
773. WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946, Ralph V Tapscott, database on-line, Ancestry.com.
774. Ralph Vernon Tapscott, Pvt. U.S. Army, Service No. 35 343 941, U.S. Headstone Application for Military Veterans, 19 Sep 1963.
775. “Ralph V. Tapscott,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 13 Jun 1963, p. 1, col. 5.
776. Dolores Berbaum, “John Wesley Tapscott Family.”
777. “Still Practicing at Nearly 91 - C. B. Tapscott,” Bar Letter, Vol. 2, No. 6, Jun 1990.
778. “First Lieut. Clarence Tapscott Completes Training,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 17 Feb 1943, p. 8, col. 2.
779. 1920 U.S. census, Kansas, Cheyenne Co, Porter Twp, George Reuling household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 3, sheet
6B, dwelling 75, family 75, approx 15 Jan 1920.
780. “Nevada Teachers Get Certificates,” Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada, Thu 12 Sep 1929, p. 2.
781. “Teacher at Wells Weds Idaho Man,” Reno Evening Gazette, Reno, Nevada, Wed 5 Aug 1931, p. 6, col. 4.
782. “Virginia School Head is Retained,” Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada, Sat 23 May 1931, p. 8, col. 1
783. “Fernley Schools Sponsor Concert,” Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada, Tue 15 Nov 1932.
784. “Teacher at Wells Weds Idaho Man,” Reno Evening Gazette, Reno, Nevada, Wed 5 Aug 1931, p. 6, col. 4.
785. Tuttle Tuttle, Washington Births, 1907 - 1919, Ancestry.com.
786. 1930 U.S. census, Washington, King Co, Seattle, Mae Tuttle household, Supervisor’s Distr 12, Enumeration Distr 17-54, sheet 17A,
787. 1940 U.S. census, Nevada, Elko Co, Elko, Ella May Simonsen household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 4-9, sheet 4A,
household 83, 4 Apr 1940.
788. “Marriage Licenses Issued,” The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, Sat 30 Mar 1946, p. 9, col. 5.
789. United States Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Jacqueline Todorovic, Ancestry.com.
790. Find A Grave, James and Jacqueline Todorovic, Serbian Cemetery, Colma, California, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
791. “U. O. to Graduate 487 Students in Ceremony Monday,” The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, Sun 31 May 1936, p. 12, col. 2.
792. “Change of Venue Likely; Elko Attorney Declines Case,” Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada, Tue 20 Oct 1936, pp. 1,2.
793. “Luther Jones Guilty,” Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada, Thu 19 Nov 1936, p. 1.
794. “Tapscott, Harper, Williams Win,” Elko Daily Free Press, Elko, Nevada, Fri 9 Nov 1938, p. 1, col. 3.
795. “Newly Elected DA Sworn In,” Reno Evening Gazette, Reno, Nevada, Tue 10 Nov 1942.
796. Clarence Tapscott, Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File, Department of Veterans Affairs,
Washington, DC.
797. U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798 - 1958, Clarence B. Tapscott, muster date Oct 1942, Ancestry.com.
798. U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798 - 1958, Clarence B. Tapscott, muster date Jul 1943, Ancestry.com.
799. “Tapscott-Seibert Rites Read in Reno, Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada, Thu 29 Aug 1968.
800. Elizabeth C. Tapscott and Clarence B. Tapscott, Nevada Divorce Index, 1968-2005 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2007.
801. Death Certificate, Clarence B. Tapscott, State File Number 92 001887, Nevada, received 21 Feb1992.
802. C. B. Tapscott Memorial Service, Reno, Nevada, 24 Feb 1992.
803. “Former Reno Residents’ Daughter Wed,” Reno Evening Gazette, Tue 5 Sep 1961, Reno Nevada, p. 8, col. 3.
804. “Two Wells Girls Become Brides,” Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno, Nevada, Thu 15 Nov 1934, p. 8, col. 2.
805. Harry Shannon, Wikipedia, 14 Dec 2010.
806. Find A Grave, Elizabeth Cazier Tapscott, Wells Cemetery, Wells, Nevada, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
807. “Oak Grove,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 26 Dec 1917, p. 6, col. 4.
808. “Neighborhood News,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 29 May 1918, p. 2, col. 2.
809. “Oak Grove,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 5 Jun 1918, p. 2, col. 1.
810. “Marriage License,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 7 Aug 1918, p. 1, col. 2.
811. WWI Draft Registration, Walter Albert Tingley, Marshall, Illinois, 12 Sep 1918.
812. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Darwin Twp, John Tingley household, p. 24, dwelling 184, family 192, 12 Jul 1870.
813. “Death, Robert S. Tingley” Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 27 May 1982, p. 8, col. 3.
814. Marian McCauley Frye, The Tingley Family Revised, First Edition, Vol. 3, 1974, p. 289.
815. “Lower Wabash,” The Clark County Herald, Marshall, illinois, Wed 8 Jun 1904, p. 5, col. 5.
816. Dolores and Jerry Berbaum, “Oral History,” Homer, Illinois, 31 Mar 2002.
817. Floyd E. Brewer, My Pastoral Record, United Methodist Church, 1935 - 1999.
818. Find A Grave, Walter A. Tingley and Nellie P. Tingley, Mount Hope Cemetery, Sidney, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com,
819. “Dolores Berbaum,” The News Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, Thu 24 Nov 2016.
820. “Valley Weddings,” The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun, 15 Oct 1950, p. 44.
821. Obituary, Edgar Tingley, The News-Gazette, Champaign, Illinois, Tue 12 Dec 2017.
822. Certificate of Correction for Birth, Lillie Tapscott, Moultrie County, Illinois, 28 Sep 1902.
823. “Possum Ridge,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 24 Jun 1914, p. 6, col. 2.
824. “Oak Grove,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 30 Jan 1918, p. 7, col. 3.
825. “Oak Grove,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 20 Feb 1918, p. 3, col. 3.
826. Certificate of Birth, Harry Otto Kuhn, Clark Counry, Illinois, recorded 9 Aug 1904.
827 . 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, Rudy Kuhn household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 21, sheet 11B,
828. Obituary, Anna Barbara Kuhn, Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wednesday, 28 Feb 1912.
829. Death Index, Illinois Statewide, 1916-1950, Mary Alice Kuhn, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State Genealogical Society.
830. The Marshallonian, 1922-1923, Marshall High School year book, 1 Jun 1922, p. 38.
831. “With the Alumni,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois,Thu 28 Jan 1926, p. 7, col. 4.
832. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Champaign Co, Raymond Twp, Otto Kuhn household, Supervisor’s Distr 19, Enumeration Distr 10-54,
833. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Vermilion Co, Sidell, Otto Kuhn household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 92-85, sheet 3B,
834. Obituary, Doris Kuhn, The News-Gazette, Champaign, Illinois, Sat 4 Nov 2006.
835. “James Dean Kuhn,” The News-Gazette, Champaign, Illinois, Tue 22 Apr 2014.
836. Obituary, John K. Kuhn, Clark Legacy Center, Lexington, Kentucky.
837. Certification of Birth Record, Gladys Eleanor Mosier, Vermilion County, Illinois, Certificated 27 Mar 1962, Recorded 28 Jan 1903.
838. Obituary, Mrs. Gladys E. Kuhn, unknown Newspaper, unknown date, Crawfordsville District Public Library, Fountain County,
Indiana.
839. WWI Draft Registration, Raymond Lera Gaines, Vermilion County, Illinois, 12 Sep 1918.
840. “Weddings,” Weekly Tribune-Monitor, Fort Scott, Kansas, Thu 20 Jan 1921, p. 6, col. 4.
841. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Vermilion Co, Sidell, William Mosier household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 92-85, sheet
842. 1920 U.S. census, Missouri, Vernon Co, Nevada, William Mosier household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 164, sheet
843. Find A Grave, Lillie A. and Otto H. Kuhn, Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
photo of marker.
844. Certificate of Correction for Birth, Willard Tapscott, Moultrie County, Illinois, 16 Sep 1904.
845. Death Certificate, Willard Tapscott, Moultrie County, Illinois, filed 11 Apr 1905.
846. Birth Registration Correction, Bessie Tapscott, Lawrence County, Illinois, Filed 8 May 1972.
847. The Marshallonian, 1930, Marshall High School Year Book, Marshall, Illinois, p. 69.
848. Randall Cork, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 28 Feb 2021.
849. “Cork-Tapscott Wedding Occurs on Saturday,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 30 Dec 1927, p. 1, col. 2.
850. Obituary, Lloyd H. “Corky” Cork, Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 22 Jul 2005, p. 2.
851. Obituary, Charles A. Cork, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 22 Apr 1945, p. 2.
852. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash, Charles A. (“Andrew”) Cork household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 21,
sheet 2A, dwelling 33, family 33, 5 Jan 1920.
853. “Ford O’Grams,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 2 Apr 1924, p. 1, col. 1.
854. 1930 U.S. census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co, Ingram Borough, Clifford Cork household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr
2-639, sheet 16A, dwelling 338, family 386, 21 Apr 1930.
855. “Calvin Reginald Cork,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 17 Nov 1937, p. 1, col. 6.
856. 1940 U.S. census, Kentucky, Marshall Co, Mag Distr 4, Clifford L. Cork household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-1,
857. Obituary, Bessie Cork, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Fri 5 Jan 1990, p. B4, col. 6.
858. “Deaths, Clifford L. Cork,” Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 2 Apr 1992, p. 12, col. 4.
859. Find A Grave, Bessie F. and Clifford L. Cork, Brooks Memorial Park, Paducah, McCracken Co, Kentucky, USA,
860. Rita Joan Cork, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, original image.
861. Obituary, Joan Perreault, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Sun 27 May 1990, p. B10, col. 3.
862. Mazie M. Garver, Blough Funeral Home Record, 1929 - 1943, Clark County Genealogical Society, Marshall , Illinois
863. Reba Shirley Cork, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
864. Dennis R. Cork, Ancestry.com, Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com Operations Inc,
2006. Dennis went out to purchase cigarettes one night while he was living with his parents in Paducah, Kentucky. He never returned.
Neither his body nor his automobile were ever found, and he was eventually declared dead.
865. Karen Cork Weaver, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 4 Aug 2002.
866. Karen Cork Weaver, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 8 Mar 2021.
867. The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Kentucky, Fri 4 Dec 1992, p. 12B.
868. "McCracken Man Has Vanished," The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Kentucky, Sun 7 May 1978, p. 8, col. 3.
869. Record of Birth, Glenn Tapscott, Lawrence County, Illinois, filed 28 Oct 1909, Record of Births, Book 4, p. 186.
870. Public School Report, Glenn Tapscott, Clark County, Illinois, 1921 - 1922.
871. “Marshall Ag Club is Represented at Newton in Contest,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri, 8 May 1925, p. 3, col. 5.
872. The Marshallonian, 1923, Marshall High School Year Book, Marshall, Illinois, p. 29.
873. 1930 U.S. census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co, McKeesport, Calvin Brisbine household, Supervisor’s Distr 14, Enumeration Distr
874. Record of Birth, Mary Emaline Imle, Clark County, Illinois, 23 Feb 1914.
875. Olive Rachael Imle, Memorial and Service, Marshall, Illinois, 10 Apr 1954.
876. “Adam Imle Observes 100th Birthday,” unknown newspaper, unknown date.
877. Mary Emaline Tapscott Bible
878. Dorothea Imle Dunlap, Paul H. Imle, and John Frederick Imle, editors, Family Group Sheets, Descendents of Christian Karl Imle,
20 Aug 1981.
879. Obituary, Glenn D. Tapscott, The Marshal Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 27 Jun 1952, p. 8, col. 4.
880. Glenn Tapscott, Memorial and Funeral Services, Marshall, Illinois, 19 Jun 1952.
881. Obituary, Mary E. Tapscott, Tribune Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 18 Dec 2000.
882. Find A Grave, William Glenn Tapscott, Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co, Texas, USA,
883. “James F. Tapscott Obituary,” Horan & McConaty Funeral Home, Denver, Colorado, http://www.horancares.com.
884. “John C. Tapscott,” Courier News, Somerville, New Jersey, Mon 1 Aug 2016.
885. Emma Geisert, “Marshall Circuit Church History,” 1942.
886. Zschau, p. 42.
887. Clifford Lloyd Tapscott, filed 14 Nov 1913, Clark Co, Illinois, Birth Records 4, 1913-1919, p. 26.
888. “Large Class Graduated from Marshall High,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 3 Jun 1931, p. 1, col. 6.
889. Polk’s Indianapolis City Directory 1955, Vol. 95, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1955, p. 884.
890. Obituary, Clifford L. Tapscott, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fri 13 Dec 1996, p. B9, col. 5.
891. “Around Our Town,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 5 Oct 1943, p. 5, col. 3.
892. WW II Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946, Clifford L. Tapscott, database on-line, Ancestry.com.
893. Clifford Tapscott and Inez Reynolds, Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012, Ancestry.com.
894. Louise Tapscott, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 9 Dec 2001.
895. Clifford L. Tapscott, original image, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com.
896. Inez Louise Tapscott, original image, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com.
897. Inez Louise Waymann, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, original image
898. Find A Grave, Inez L. Tapscott, Washington Park North Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
899. Obituary, Inez louise Wayman, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Thu 2 Feb 2002, p. B5.
900. Carol Adams, Descendants of Margaret Lafern Cork, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 8 Feb 2004.
901. Millard Tapscott to Siblings, 6 Sep 1906, Clark County, Deeds, Vol. 68, p. 378.
902. Alexander and Martha Scott to Millard Tapscott, 13 Oct 1904, Clark County, Deeds, Vol. 67, p. 236.
903. Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 31 Oct 1906, p. 9, col. 3.
904. James and Sabra Tapscott to Millard Tapscott, 24 Nov 1905, Clark County, Deeds, Vol. 68, p. 239.
905. W. J. and Cynthia Richards to Millard Tapscott, 24 Feb 1906, Clark County, Deeds, Vol. 70, p. 67.
906. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Millard Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet
17A, dwelling 147 family 148, 4 May 1910.
907. “Possum Ridge,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 28 May 1913, p. 4, col. 3.
908. Millard Tapscott and Samantha Johnson, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 19 Sep 1914.
909. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, Thomas McNary household, p. 8, dwelling 49, family 48, 12 Jul 1870.
910. Obituary, Samantha A. McNary, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 29 Feb 1952, p. 7.
911. “W. H. Johnson,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 5 Feb 1913, p. 1, col. 5.
912. Petition for Letters of Administration to J. W. Tapscott, Millard F. Tapscott Probate Record File, Clark County, Illinois, 22 Nov 1926.
913. Obituary, Millard Tapscott, Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 26 Nov 1926, p. 1, col. 6.
914. Sale Bill, Millard F. Tapscott Probate Record File, Clark County, Illinois, 3 Dec 1926.
915. Petition of Samantha Tapscott, Millard F. Tapscott Probate Record File, Clark County, Illinois, Feb 1927.
916. Violet Johnson, Claim against Estate, Millard F. Tapscott Probate Record File, Clark County, Illinois, 29 Jan 1927.
917. Find A Grave, Wm. H. Johnson and Samantha, Auburn Cemetery, Clark Center, Illinoisj, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
from photo of marker.
918. Cora Isabelle Sweet, 23 Oct 1932, Martinsville, Clark Co., Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
919. Richard M. Sweet and Cora I. (“J.”) Tapscott, Marriage Record Book 1, 1878-1894, Clark County, Illinois, p. 110.
920. Richard Morgan Sweet, 13 Apr 1937, Martinsville, Clark, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
921. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Austin Sweet Sr. household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 11,
922. Mary Lowry Johansen, The Merry Cricket, A Hearthstone Book, Carlton Press, New York, NY, 1967
923. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Morgan Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 11, sheets
22A, 22B, dwelling 508, family 508, 27 Jun 1900.
924. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Richard Morgan Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr
925. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Richard M. Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 15,
926. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville, Richard M. Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-11,
927. Death Certificate, Ithamar (“Ithamer”) Sweet, File 43242, Texas Certificate of Death, filed 26 Oct 1918, original image.
928. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Nila Wolfe, Ancestry.com.
929. Dolores Tingley Berbaum, letter to June Tapscott Leathers, 15 Nov 1993.
930. Standard Atlas of Clark County, Illinois, Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Chicago, Illinois, 1916, p. 36.
931. “Auburn,” The Marshall Republican, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 5 Nov 1909, p. 4, col. 3.
932. “Tax Purchaser’s Notice,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 14 Mar 1917, p. 7, col. 4.
933. “Local and General,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 12 Oct 1899, p. 1, col. 1.
934. “Mt. Pleasant,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 21 Jan 1920, p. 5, col. 2.
935. “Horses Shod 20c a Shoe,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 7 Jan 1903, p. 8, col 3.
936. Death Certificate, Austin Sweet, Reg No 368, No 15414, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 12 Apr 1929 (from digital copy of original).
937. “Wardens Tell of Sweet’s Killing,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 12 Apr 1929, pp. 1, 2.
938. “Grand Jury Acts in Sweet Slaying,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 13 Apr 1929, pp. 1, 2.
939. “Constable to Serve Term,” The Muncie Evening Press, Muncie, Indiana, Sat 26 Oct 1929, p. 1, col. 7.
940. Death Index, Illinois Statewide, 1916-1950, Cora Isabelle Sweet, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State Genealogical Society.
941. Obituary, R. M. Sweet, unknown newspaper, unknown date.
942. Find A Grave, R. Morgan Sweet, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsville Twp, Clark Co, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com,
943. Find A Grave, C. Isabel Sweet, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsville Twp, Clark Co, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
944. Ithamar Sweet, Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914, Microfilm Publication M 233, National Archives, Washington,
DC., 1909-1913, R-Z, p. 139.
945. Find A Grave, Ithamar Sweet, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsville Twp, Clark County, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com,
transcribed from photo of marker.
946. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Robert Sweet, Ancestry.com.
947. 1910 U.S. census, Military and Naval Forces, Philippines, Camp Stotsenburg, Luzon, Enumeration Distr 143, sheet 4B.
948. Ithamar Sweet, Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914, Microfilm Publication M 233, National Archives, Washington,
DC., 1906-1907, L-Z, p. 94.
949. 1910 U.S. census, Military and Naval Forces, Philippines, Camp Stotsenburg, Luzon, Enumeration Distr 143, sheet 4B.
950. “Names of Soldiers Who Died in Army Camps Last Week,” The Official U.S. Bulletin, Sat 2 Nov 1918, p. 30.
951. Ithamar (“Ithmar”) Sweet, No. 43213, Certificate of Birth, Texas State Board of Health, Reg 225.
952. Frances Isadora Doney, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
953. Eugene Sweet, No. 29097, Certificate of Birth, Texas State Board of Health.
954. 1900 U.S. census, Texas, Stonewall Co, Justice Pct 4, William Baker household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 147, sheet
955. 1910 U.S. census, Texas, Fisher Co, Roby, John William (“J. W.”) Baker household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 93,
956. 1925 Iowa state census, Polk Co, Bloomfield Twp, George M. Doney household.
957. “More Reserve Officers Quit,” Evening Star, Washington, DC, Thu 9 Aug 1917, p. 3 col. 7.
958. “Additional Martinsville,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed, 6 Nov 1918, p. 6, col. 2.
959. Find A Grave, Ithamar Sweet, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsville Twp, Clark County, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com,
960. Eugene Madison Doney, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
961. George Madison Doney, U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, Ancestry.com.
962. George M. Doney and Mrs. Fannie Sweet, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Bexar County, Indiana, license 27 Sep
1919, marriage 27 Sep 1919.
963. “Bride From South Wedded at Chapel To Medford Man,” Medford Mail Tribune, Medford, Oregon, Sun 15 Dec 1946, p. 4, col. 4.
964. “Draft Board No. 1,” Medford Mail Tribune, Medford, Oregon, Mon 4 Nov 1940, p. 2, col. 2.
965. 1930 U.S. census, California, Los Angeles Co, Lynwood, George M. Doney household, Supervisor’s Distr 19, Enumeration Distr
966. “Remorse Spurs Chief’s Suicide,” The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, Tue 3 Jun 1930, p. II 3. col. 3.
967. Austin John Nugent, U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, Ancestry.com.
968. “Marriage Licenses,” Reno Evening Gazette, Reno, Nevada, Mon 24 Oct 1932, p. 2, col. 6.
969. Austin J Nugent, California Death Index, 1905 - 1939 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
970. 1940 U.S. census, California, Los Angeles Co, Redondo Beach, Royce R. Baker household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr
971. Medford Mail Tribune, Medford, Oregon, Tue 20 Apr 1943, p. 8, col. 7.
972. Polk’s Medford and Ashland (Oregon) City Directory, 1946, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Seattle, Washington, p. 105.
973. Find A Grave, William A. and Lettie M. Sweet, Westlawn Cemetery, Farmersburg, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
974. Wendell H. Sweet and Mary Margaret Walters, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Daviess County, Indiana, Vol. 23, p.
159.
975. “Hill-Sweet,” Sullivan Daily Times, Sullivan, Indiana, Mon 10 Jun 1912, p. 1, col. 2.
976. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Sullivan Co, Curry Twp, Alonzo T. Hill household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 124, sheet
977. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Sullivan Co, Shelburn Twp, Alonzo T. Hill household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 164, sheet
978. Death Certificate, Sarah Angeline Hill, Local No. 91, Reg No. 30938, Indiana, Sullivan County, Filed 36 Oct 1933.
979. Wendell H. Sweet and Mary Margaret Walters, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Daviess County, Indiana, Vol. 23, p.
159.
980. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Lettie Sweet, Ancestry.com.
981. Chloe I. Hill and Harold A. Stevenson, Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920, Ancestry.com.
982. “Sweet Attends Funeral,” The Clintonian, Clinton, Indiana, Tue 9 Jul 1912, p. 1, col. 1.
983 “Society and Personal,” Weekly Clintonian, Clinton, Indiana, Thu 17 Sep 1914, p. 5, col. 2.
984. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Sullivan Co, Shelburn, William A. Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 242, sheet
985. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Sullivan Co, Shelburn, William Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 77-5, sheet
986. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Sullivan Co, Shelburn, William A. Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 77-5, sheet
987. “Primary,” Sullivan Daily Times, Sullivan, Indiana, Mon 3 may 1920, p. 1, col. 1.
988. “Martin H. Myles,” Sullivan Union, Sullivan, Illinois, Wed 20 Oct 1920, p. 3.
989. “William A. Sweet,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 12 Jun 1959, p. 2.
990 “Lettie Sweet,” Terre Haute Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Wed 12 May 12 1982, p. 14.
991. Wendall Hill Sweet, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, original image.
992. Obituary, Mary Sweet, Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Glenwood, Indiana, Jul 2014.
993. Donna Gertrude Sweet, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, original image
994. “Mrs. Donna Sweet Osborne,” Terre haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun, 16 Feb 1964, p. 15.
995. “Bill Sweet,” Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 2 Aug 2013, p. A2, col. 4.
996. Obituary, Richard “Dick” Sweet, Princeton Daily Clarion, Princeton, Indiana, Mon 9 Nov 2020.
997. “Obituary, Robert Sweet,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 10 Sep 1965, p. 7, cols 2,3.
998. Elva Mallory Sweet, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com
999. Jordan Dodd, Illinois Marriages, 1851 - 1900, Alfred Mallory and Almira H. Davis, Database on Line, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
1000. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Alfred Mallory (“Malory”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr
1001. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Robert Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 140, sheet 3A,
1002. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Robert Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-9, sheet 5B,
1003. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Alfred Mallory household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-1, sheet
1004. Obituary, Mrs. Elva Sweet, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 4 Jun 1970, p. 2.
1005. Find A Grave, Elva and Robert Sweet, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsville Twp, Clark County, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com,
1006. Mildred Mabel Horn, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1007. Death Certificate, Wilma Marie Laubaugh, Local No. 00-201, State No. 039288, Indiana, Sullivan County, Filed 27 Nov 2000
(original image).
1008. Charles Leroy Sweet, original image, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com.
1009. WWII Draft Registration, Charles Roy Sweet, Covington, Indiana, 27 Apr 1942.
1010. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Young America Twp, Charles Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 23-
28, sheet 4B, dwelling 111, family 112, 14 Apr 1930.
1011. Cora Virgil Sweet, original image, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com.
1012. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Metcalf, John Lewis household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 59, sheet 4A, dwelling
79, family 81, 16 Apr 1910.
1013. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Young America Twp, John V. Lewis household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 77,
1014. WWI Draft Registration, Charles Leroy (“Chas Roy”) Sweet, Terre Haute, Vigo, Ind, 5 Jun 1917.
1015. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Charles Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 137, sheet 10A,
1016. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Fountain Co, Covington, Charles Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 23-18, sheet
1017. Obituary, Charles L. [“W”] Sweet, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Wed 30 Mar 1960, p. 5.
1018. Find A Grave, Cora and Charles Sweet, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsville Twp, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
1019. “Nila R. Craig,” Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, Tue, 21 Apr 2009.
1020. “Virgina R. Linton, 1925 - 2010, Obituary,” Hahn-Groeber Funeral Home, Linden, Indiana.
1021. Stebens, p. 10.
1022. Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, http://www.hoopshall.com/.
1023. The Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index gives a birth year of 1890, which disagrees with the age and date in the 1900 census (Oct
1892) and with her obituary. The 1892 year appears to be most likely correct.
1024. “Waymire Funeral Conducted Friday,” The Piqua Daily Call, Piqua, Ohio, Mon, 28 Sep 1936, p. 10, col. 6.
1025. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Ross Twp, George H. Dinsmore household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 54, sheet
1026. Benjamin Waymire’s obituary claims a marriage year of 1916, but this cannot be correct
1027. “Reckless Driving Blamed for Death,” Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Mon 10 Jul 1922, p. 6, col. 6.
1028. “Woman Left to Die by Motorists,” Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Mon, 10 Jul 1922, p. 1.
1029. Find A Grave, Sarah H. Combs, Macedonia Cemetery, Montgomery Co, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
1030. Harold Benjamin Waymire, 31 May 1916, Ross, Edgar Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1031. John Morgan Waymire, 23 Feb 1922, Ross, Edgar Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1032. Stebens, p. 14.
1033. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Grandview Twp, Benjamin (“Ben”) H. Waymire household, Supervisor’s Distr 18,
Enumeration Distr 23-10, sheet 8B, household 157, 11 May 1940.
1034. The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 4 Sep 1952, p. 10, col. 2.
1035. Obituary, Lelia B. Talley, Pearce Funeral Services, Marshall, Illinois.
1036. Death Certificate, Benjamin Harrison Waymire Jr., Local No. 1036, State No. 85-038210, Indiana, Vigo County, Rec’d 16 Oct
1985 (from digital image of original record).
1037. Find A Grave, Robert R. Waymire, Harrison Cemetery, West Union, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of marker.
1038. Lester Dean Waymire, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1039. Obituary, Lester D. Waymire, Herald & Review, Decatur, Illinois, Fri 7 Oct 1988, p. A7, col. 6.
1040. Obituary, Mary Combs Waymire, Independent Choice, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 28 Jul 1997, p. 2, col. 1.
1041. Zschau, p. 94.
1042. Find A Grave, Waymire Marker, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsville Twp, Clark Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
1043. WWI Draft Registration, Murl Sweet, Local Board, Clark Co, Illinois, 5 Jun 1917.
1044. “Mural Sweet Killed by Train,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed, 25 Aug 1920, p. 1, col. 5.
1045. Edna (Wright) Tapscott, Marshall, Illinois, letter to Russell Tapscott, 19 May 1920.
1046. “Killed Under Wheels of Train,” The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois, Mon 23 Aug 1920, p. 1, col. 6.
1047. WWI Draft Registration, Faris Lee Sweet, Marshall, Clark Co., Illinois, 9 Sep 1918.
1048. Roy Sweet and Waneta Helmick, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 17 Mar 1938.
1049. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark, Anderson Twp, Faris Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet 3A,
1050. “Obituary, Faris Sweet,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri, 15 Dec 1961, p. 7, col 6.
1051. “Marriage Licenses,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 26 Mar 1919, p. 1, col. 4.
1052. “Mrs. Mary Urvin,” Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 31 Dec 1979, p. 10.
1053. “Obituary,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, 28 Jul 1943, p. 7, col. 3.
1054. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, George McNulty (“Mcnulty”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration
1055. “Circuit Court Proceedings,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 27 Nov 1918, p. 1, col. 2.
1056 Obituary, Roy Gale Sweet, Marshall Independent Choice, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 21 Apr 1997, p. 2, col. 3.
1057. “Notice Farmers,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 27 Apr 1932, p. 6, col. 6.
1058. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Mary Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-9, sheet 22B,
1059. “Two Divorces Granted in Circuit Court,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 22 Jul 1936, p. 1, col. 2.
1060. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Faris Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-1, sheet
1061. WWI Draft Registration, Clarence Russell Lutz, Cooperstown Twp, Illinois, 5 Jun 1917.
1062. “Sweet-Lutz Wedding,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 9 Jul 1947, p. 1, col. 6.
1063. Find A Grave, Bertha M. and G. Franklin Urven, Perry Cemetery, Perry, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
1064. WWI Draft Registration, George F. Urven, Perry, Pike County, Illinois, 5 Jun 1917.
1065. Sherry Ward, “Marriages and Deaths Recorded in 1959, Brown County, Illinois, USGenWeb Archives.
1066. Clarence R. Lutz and Paralee Howard, Illinois, County Marriages, 1800 - 1940 database, Ancestry.com.
1067. Hazel Lutz, 14 Jan 1944, Adams County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1068. Frank Urvin and Bertha Van Pelt, Illinois, County Marriages, 1800 - 1940 database, Ancestry.com.
1069. “Marriage Licenses,” The Daily Journal-Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Tue 23 Mar 1937, p. 4, col. 5.
1070. “Ettsyell L. Rhoads,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 25 Oct 1993, p.2.
1071. Obituary, Faris Sweet, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 3 Dec 1961, p. 10.
1072. A Jul 1966 newspaper article gives the name Ettsyell Sweet (“Wabash Township Personal Property Assessment List,” The Marshall
Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 29 Jul 1966, p. 7, col. 3). In Mar 1967 an article gives the name Ettsyell Rhoads (“Real Estate Transfers,
Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 9 Mar 1967, p. 1, col. 6).
1073. Norman Eugene Rhoads, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
1074. Obituary, Norman E. Rhoads, Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 25 Nov 2003, p. 2.
1075. Obituary, Faris Sweet, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 4 Dec 1961, p. 2.
1076. Obituary, Roy Gale Sweet, Terre Haute Tribune Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 20 Apr 1997.
1077. Obituary, Pauline Rhoads, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 26 Jul 1963, p. 7, col. 2.
1078. Find A Grave, Pauline B. and Norman E. Rhoads, Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
1079. Stebens, p. 11.
1080. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Ruth Shotts, Ancestry.com.
1081. Robert Aaron Shotts, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, original image.
1082. Russ Shotts, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, Communication, 16 Jan 2017.
1083. Kentucky Death Index, Ruth S. Shotts, Ancestry.com, from Commonwealth of Kentucky, Division of Epidemiology and Health
Planning, 1911-2000.
1084. “The Weeks Doings,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 15 Feb 1922, p. 5, col. 2.
1085. Obituary, Aaron R. “Dick” Shotts, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 17 Aug 1975, p. 6.
1086. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Aaron Shotts, Ancestry.com.
1087. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Richard Shotts household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet
1088. Death Certificate, Katie Carpenter, Local No. 1228, State No. 81-042260, Indiana, Vigo County, Received 20 Nov 1981 (taken from
original image).
1089. Richard Shotts and Mary Flueckiger, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
1090. Obituary, Margaret Flickinger, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 30 Aug 1962, p. 3.
1091 . Mary Shotts, 7 Jun 1931, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1092. WWI Draft Registration, Aaron Shotts, Anderson Twp, Clark Co, Illinois, 5 Jun 1917.
1093. “Three Draft Calls,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 22 May 1918, p. 1, col. 3.
1094. Aaron Shotts, Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File, Department of Veterans Affairs,
Washington, DC.
1095. “Real Estate Transfers,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 7 Jan 1920, p. 1, col. 3.
1096. “Real Estate Transfers,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 22 Sep 1920, p. 1, col. 3.
1097. “Choctaw,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 15 Feb 1924, p. 6, col. 5.
1098. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Mary Shotts household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet 10B,
dwelling 216, family 216, 2 Feb 1920.
1099. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Lake Co, Gary City, Aaron Shotts household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 45-42, sheet 5B,
1100. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Lake Co, Gary, Aaron Shotts household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 95-28, sheet 10B,
1101. Polk’s Ashland (Boyd County, Ky) City Directory, 1960, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1960, p. 64.
1102. Ancestry.com. Death Index, 1911-present. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: Commonwealth of
Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.
1103. Obituary, Aaron R. Shotts, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 21 Aug 1975, p. 1, col. 4.
1104. Find A Grave, Aaron and Ruth Shotts, Bellefonte Memorial Gardens, Flatwoods, Kentucky, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
1105. Obituary, Sarabelle (Shotts) Dooley, The Repository, Canton, Ohio, Sun 16 May 2021.
1106. Jesse Leo Isaacs and Ruby Retta Shotts, Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, database with images, FamilySearch.
1107. Don Lee Glasson and Donna Faye Shotts, Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, database with images, FamilySearch.
1108. “Flies Caused Typhoid,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 12 Jan 1916, p. 1, col. 6.
1109. “Report of First Case,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 19 Apr 1916, p. 1, col. 4.
1110. “Keep Natural Gas Franchise,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 19 Apr 1916, p. 1, col. 4.
1111. “The Community Club,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 18 Oct 1916, p. 1, col. 4.
1112. The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 9 Aug 1916, p. 1, col. 6.
1113. “Obituary,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed, 4 Oct 1916, p. 1, col. 6.
1114. “Martinsville,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, 29 Oct 1926, p. 4, col. 3.
1115. 1940 U.S. census, Michigan, Wayne Co, Detroit, Leslie Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 14, Enumeration Distr 84-1357, sheet
11B, household 84, 15-16 Apr 1940.
1116. Leslie M. Sweet and Agnes Pettross, Marriage Record, Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993 (from digital image of original record).
1117. Agnes M. Ford, Ancestry.com, Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com Operations Inc,
2006.
1118. Ila Ursery and R. C. Ford, Tennessee State Marriages,1780-2002 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, 2008 (Ancestry.com), transcribed
from image.
1119. 1910 U.S. census, Kentucky, Marshall Co, Magisterial Distr 4, Robert Courtney Ford household, Supervisor's Distr 1, Enumeration
Distr 143, sheet 7B, dwelling 142, family 147, 28 April 1910.
1120. 1920 U.S. census, Kentucky, Marshall Co, Distr 4, Courtney Ford household, Supervisor's Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 167, sheet
1121. 1930 U.S. census, Michigan, Wayne Co, Detroit, Olive Ila Ford household, Supervisor's Distr 22, Enumeration Distr 82-772, sheet
1122. Lee Pettross and Agnes Ford, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Wayne County, Indiana, county file no. 422910, state
file no. 111087.
1123. Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, Mon 18 Oct 1954, p. 26, col. 3.
1124. Lee Pettross and Agnes Pettross, Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 (Ancestry.com).
1125. Leslie Sweet and Agnes Sweet, Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 (Ancestry.com).
1126. The Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, Tue 13 Aug 1940, p. 17, col. 6.
1127. “Social,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 21 Jul 1957, p. 8, col. 1.
1128. “Sweet Family Reunion,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 24 Jul 1959, p. 8, col. 3.
1129. Obituary, Mrs. Gerald Lockart, Herald & Review, Decatur, Illinois, Thu 25 Aug 1983, p. A11.
1130. Obituary, John Campbell, The Decatur Herald, Decatur, Illinois, Fri 16 Jul 1954, p. 28.
1131. Pearl Lown and Cloyse H. Comer, Vigo County, Indiana, Select Marriages (Ancestry.com).
1132. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Effingham Co, Montrose, John W. Campbell household, Supervisor’s Distr 15, Enumeration Distr 65,
1133. “Mattoon Woman is Granted Decree of Divorce,” Daily Journal-Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Tue 5 Nov 1935, p. 4, col. 8.
1134. Find A Grave, Oakley Earl Hargrave, Arthur Cemetery, Arthur, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
1135. “Mrs. Cora Hargrave of this City Asks for Divorce,” Daily Journal-Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Mon 30 Sep 1935, p. 6, col. 7.
1136, United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Jack Maurice Hargrave, Ancestry.com.
1137. “Arrest Champaign Man for Non-Payment of Alimony,” Daily Journal-Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Fri 27 Jan 1939, p. 8, col. 3.
1138. “Effingham Man Killed When Hit By Car,” Effingham Daily News, Effingham, Illinois, Mon 10 Jun 1957, p. 1.
1139. “5 Ask $65,750 in Coles Suits,” Decatur Herald, Decatur, Illinois, Thu 13 Dec 1956, p. 16, col. 3.
1140. Obituary, Gerald E. Lockart, Decatur Herald, Decatur, Illinois, Mon 17 Apr 1972, p. 13, col. 1.
1141. Find A Grave, Cora K. Lockart, Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
1142. Find A Grave, Gerald E. Lockart, Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, Illinois.
1143. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Eugene Sweet Ancestry.com.
1144. 1940 U.S. census, Michigan, Wayne Co, Detroit, Carl Harton household, Supervisor’s Distr 15, Enumeration Distr 84-1366, sheet
15A, household 342,18 Apr 1940.
1145. Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 31 May 1939, p. 5.
1146. “Marriage Licenses,” The Brook Reporter, Brook, Indiana, Thu 15 Sep 1949, p. 1, col. 1.
1147. Obituary, Mary Alta Sweet, Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, Wed 10 Jan 2018.
1148. Death Certificate, James Elbert White, Reg Distr 1664, Prim Reg Distr 2420, file 116 61 10838, Kentucky State Board of Health,
Bureau of Vital Statistics, received 25 May 1961.
1149. 1940 U.S. census, Kentucky, Metcalfe Co, Sunny Shade, James White household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 85-9,
sheet 9A, household 162, 30 Apr 1940.
1150. “White-Thomason,” Lafayette Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, Fri 24 Sep 1943, p. 11, col. 3.
1151. “Fire Victim is Taken by Death,” Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, Fri 18 Oct 1946, p. 16, col. 2.
1152. “Man Badly Burned and Autos Ruined as Fumes Catch Fire,” Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, Thu 17 Oct 1946, p. 16, col.
2, p. 10, col. 2.
1153. WW I Draft Registration, Moss Lee Thomason, Hoopeston, Vermilion County, Illinois, Div 1, 12 Sep 1918.
1155. Obituary, Ruey Dorothy Ray, Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, Thu 2 Apr 2009.
1158. Chronicle Yearbook, Danville Junior College, Danville, Illinois, 1966, p. 74.
1159. “100-year-old: Don’t be a loser,” The News-Gazette, Danville, Illinois, Fri 22 May 2015.
1160. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Eugene Sweet, Ancestry.com.
1161. Find A Grave, Eugene Sweet, Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
marker.
1162. Mary A Sweet, U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993 - 2002, Danville, Illinois, 1998-2002, Ancestry.com.
1163. Find A Grave, Mary Alta and Paul N. Thomason, Stearns Cemetery, Muncie, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
1164. Marriage Certificate, Michael L. Gaylor and Scheryl J. Weigle, Indiana State Board of Health, Tippecanoe County, No. 90-027518.
1165. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Harold Sweet, Ancestry.com.
1166. Obituary, Doris Sweet, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, Fri 21 Nov 2003.
1167. Harold Sweet and Doris Hurt, Marriage Certificate, Tuscola, Douglas Co, Illinois,
1168. Obituary, Pearl Hurt, unknown paper, unknown date (Find A Grave).
1169. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Cumberland Co, Crooked Creek Twp, Eli Hurt household, Supervisor's Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 50,
1170. Pat Anderson Wallace, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 10 Jun 2021.
1171. WW II Draft Registration, Tell Hurt, Martinsville, Illinois, 27 Apr 1942.
1172. WW I Draft Registration, Charlie Elmer Hurt, Toledo, Illinois, 12 Sep 1918.
1173. Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 19 Feb 1930, p. 2, col. 3,4
1174. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville, Harold Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-11, sheet
1175. Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 22 Mar 1944, p. 5, col.4.
1176. "Two Killed in Clark Wreck," Decatur Herald, Decatur, Illinois, Sat 5 Nov 1960, p. 1, col. 7.
1177. Death Certificate, Pearl Edna Hurt, Death No 60 040536, Indiana, Vigo Co, received 10 Nov 1960 (from digital copy of original).
1178. Loistel Summerville, personal communication to Robert Tapscott, 17 Jun 2021.
1179. Obituary, Tell Hurt, Decatur Herald, Decatur, Illinois, Fri 11 Jun 1971, p. 40, col. 2.
1180. Obituary, Ruth V. Hurt, The Independent Choice, Monday, Marshall, Mon 26 Oct 1998, p. 2.
1181. Find A Grave, Harold B. and Doris K. Sweet, Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
1182. Death Certificate, Nila Lucille Wolfe, State No 93-045519, Indiana, Porter Co, filed 12 Nov 1993 (from digital copy of original).
1183. Obituary, Joseph Ralph Wolfe, The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Indiana, Mon 24 Jun 1963, p. 6, col. 6.
1184. “Marriage Licenses,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 11 Apr 1924, p. 1, col. 3.
1185. Obituary, Nila Lucille Wolfe, The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Indiana, Tue 9 Nov 1993, p. 3, col. 4.
1186. Death Certificate, Joseph Ralph Wolfe, Local No 20, State No 63-023454, Indiana, Porter Co, received 27 Jun 1963 (from digital
copy of original).
1187. Daniel Wolf and Sarah C. Janney, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
1188. “Ralph Wolfe Taken to State Hospital,” Martinsville Planet, Martinsville, Illinois, Thu 1 Nov 1928, p. 10.
1189. “Escapes from State Hospital in Anna,” Martinsville Planet, Martinsville, Illinois, Thu 17 Jan 1929, p. 1, col. 7.
1190. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Union Co, Anna Pct, Southern Illinois Hospital for the Insane, Supervisor’s Distr 27, Enumeration Distr
1191. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Lake Co, Gary, Ralph Wolfe household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 95-28, sheet 17A,
1192. Obituary, Dorothy Wolfe Call, News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri, Tue 22 Jan 2013, p. Z6.
1193. Obituary, Naomi F. Nelson, Post-Tribune, Northwest Indiana, Mon 15 Apr 2013.
1194. Find A Grave, Naomi F. Nelson, McCool Cemetery, Portage, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
1195. Marian Elizabeth Bey, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1196. Obituary. Sarah Charlotte Nagel,Powell Funeral Home, Searcy, Arkansas.
1197. Obituary, Emma Mallory, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 23 May 1928, p. 1, col. 5.
1198. Isaac Owen Mallory and Rebecca Cleveland, Marriage Record, Clark County, Indiana, Vol. F, 1848-1855, p. 388.
1199. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Isaac Mallory household, p. 17, dwelling 120, family 120, 22 Jul 1870.
1200. Amaziah Cleveland and Rebecca Steelman, Indiana, Select Marriages (Ancestry.com).
1201. U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedule, Clark County, Illinois, 1880.
1202. Obituary, William Luther Mallory, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, 13 May 1936, p. 5, col. 4.
1203. William Mallory and Emma Tapscott, Marriage Record Book 1, 1878-1894, Clark County, Illinois, p. 281.
1204. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Isaac Owen Mallory (“Malory”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration
1205. Stebens, p. 7.
1206. William Mallory and Emma Tapscott, Marriage Record Book 1, 1878-1894, Clark County, Illinois, p. 281.
1207. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William Mallory household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 1, sheets
7B,8A, dwelling 153, family 153, 14 Jun 1900.
1208. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William Mallory household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet
1209. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, James Cunningham household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-1,
1210. Stebens, p. 6.
1211. Elzia William Mallory, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1212. WWI Draft Registration, Elzia William Mallory, Anderson, Clark County, Illinois, 4 Jun 1917.
1213. WWII Draft Registration, Elzia William Mallory, Serial Number 1745, Maywood, Illinois, 27 Apr 1942.
1214. Smith’s Directory of Hammond, Ind. and West Hammond, Ill for 1921-1922, Vol. 5, Edgar Smith Publisher, Dorchester,
Massachusetts, p. 343.
1215. Polk’s Hammond City Directory 1926, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Chicago, Illinois, p. 305.
1216. Obituary, Elzia W. Mallory, Martinsville Planet, Martinsville, Illinois, Wed 30 Dec 1964.
1217. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook Co, Franklin Park, Elzia W. Mallory household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 16-2161,
1218. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook Co, Maywood, Elzia Mallory household, Supervisor’s Distr 28, Enumeration Distr 16-435, sheet
1219. Myrtle Mae Mallory, 3 Jul 1947, Manteno, Kankakee Co., Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1220. Illafay Shawver, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1221. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook Co, Franklin Park, Myrtle Kennedy household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 16-2160,
1222. Ronald Elwin Kennedy, 31 Aug 1912, Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871 -1922.
1223. Vern V. Kennedy, Interment.net, Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs.
1224. 1940 U.S. census, Colorado, El Paso Co, Colorado Springs, Vern V. (“A”) Kennedy household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration
Distr 21-31, sheet 61A, household 245, Apr 1940.
1225. Obituary, Van Albert Kennedy, The McHenry Plaindealer, McHenry, Illinois, Fr 10 Jun 1977, p. 3, col. 1.
1226. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Ronald M. Kennedy, Ancestry.com.
1227. “Three Killed Near Manteno,” Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois, Fri 4 Jul 1947, p. 10, col. 4.
1228. Find A Grave, Myrtle M. Mallory, Malvern Cemetery, Whiteside County, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
1229. Find A Grave, John H. Horning, Malvern Cemetery, Whiteside County, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
1230. Find A Grave, Mary A. Horning, Malvern Cemetery, Whiteside County, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
1231. Obituary, Wiley Clay Smith, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 26 Oct 1950, p. 6, col. 2.
1232. Obituary, Mrs. Esther Mallory, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 1 Jul 1954, p. 4, col. 3.
1233. Lillian Bernice Cornwell, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, transcription of digital copy of
original record.
1234. Elzia William Mallory and Effie O’neal Cornwell, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Lake County, Indiana, License No.
A142521, Application 758.
1235. Death Certificate, Effie Mallory, Local No 1494-85, State No 85-028979, Indiana, Lake Co, received 8 Aug 1985 (from digital image
of original).
1236. Webster William Cornwell, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1237. Find A Grave, William R. Cornwell and Effie O’Neal Cornwell, Ridgelawn Cemetery, Gary, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com,
1238. Webster William Cornwell, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1239. “Vernon Blyman Baim,” Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles, California, Thu 16 Dec 2010.
1240. Walter Lee Cornwall, Reg No 14822, filed 28 Mar 1923, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from image
of original).
1241. Walter L. Cornwell, Grant County, Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Death Index, 1812-2015, Ancestry.com.
1242. Elzia William Mallory, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records.
1243. Stebens: p. 12
1244. “Possum Ridge,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 28 Aug 1912, p. 2, col. 2.
1245. “Obituary James Thompson,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 14 Oct 1966, p. 7, col. 5.
1246. “Obituary Mrs. Gertrude Thompson,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed, 19 Jun 1946, p. 8, col. 1.
1247. John Thurman Thompson, Cert 4379, State File No 50018, rec’d 11 Jul 1978, Certificate of Death, Texas State Board of Health,
Bureau of Vital Statistics.
1248. Death Certificate, Lawrence Joseph Thompson, Local No 31, State No 60-011776, Indiana, Porter Co, rec’d 18 Mar 1960 (from
digital copy of original).
1249. William W. Thompson and Shellia (“Shelly”) C. Cusick, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 20 Jan 1887, Rec No 552.
1250. Mathias Summers and Shellia (“Shelia”) Cusick, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 28 Mar 1895.
1251. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Elbridge Twp, Mathias Summers household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 64, sheet
1252. Mary Elizabeth Elam, 18 Feb 1920, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1253. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, James G. Elam (“Ellam”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration
Distr 11, sheets 22A, dwelling 505, family 505, 27 Jun 1900.
1254. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, West Terre Haute, Mathias Summers household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 196,
1255. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, James A. Thompson household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 1,
1256. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, James A. Thompson household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-
1257. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, James A. Thompson household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-2,
1258. Alma Gertrude Mallory, 2 Jun 1946, Paris, Edgar Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1259. “Names of Service Boys From Marshall Twp,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 8 Aug 1945, p. 3, col. 2.
1260. Obituary, William E. Thompson, Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 25 Feb 2011, p. 2, col. 2.
1261. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Emma Bowen, Ancestry.com.
1262. Obituary Mrs. Joy Paulsen Bowen, Clark County Democrat, Thu 16 Jan 1975, p. 1, col. 6.
1263. Obituary, James W. “Red” Thompson, Marshall Independent Choice, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 12 Sep 2002, p. 3A, col. 1.
1264. “Obituary,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, 9 Apr 1930, p. 3, col 3.
1265. “Possum Ridge,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 7 Feb 1912, p. 2, col. 2.
1266. “Young Man Shoots Self,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 22 Oct 1919, p. 5, col. 4.
1267. “East Martinsville,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois Wed 19 Feb 1930, p. 6, col. 5.
1268. Owen Hobbart Mallory, 24 Mar 1930, Anderson Twp, Clark Co., Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1269. Ruby Lavona Scott, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1270. Obituary, Walter Ernest Scott, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Tues 7 Jan 1975, p. 2.
1271. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Walter Scott, Ancestry.com.
1272. Obituary, Alex Scott, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 24 Feb 1932, p. 1, col. 5.
1273. “Scotts Will Observe Their Golden Wedding,” unknown newspaper, unknown date (1967).
1274 1850 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, York Pct, Jacob Scott household, p. 244 (stamped, front), dwelling 1133, family 1133, 4 Oct
1850.
1275. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Melrose Twp, Jacob Scott household, p, 49, dwelling 378, family 335, 13 Sep 1860.
1276. “Working Together Keeps the Ohio Chapel’s Doors Open Sundays,” Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 22 Jun 1989, p. 5.
1277. Find A Grave, Ella Scott and George W. Cline, Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
1278. Henry Cowden and Eliza Dickson, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860, Ancestry.com.
1279. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Henry Condon (“Cowden”) household, p. 37, dwelling 283, family 258, 31 Aug
1860.
1280. Uriah Wilbur and Hester M. Stockdale, Marriage Record Book 1865-1868, Muskingum County, Ohio, p. 159.
1281. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Uriah Wilbur (“Wilber”) household, p. 6, dwelling 43, family 43, 20 Jul 1870.
1282. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Enoch Wilbur (“Enock Wilber”) household, p. 6, dwelling 45, family 45, 20 Jul
1870.
1283. 1850 U.S. census, Ohio, Muskingum Co, Putnam, Thomas Wilbur household, p.36 (stamped, front), dwelling 506, family 506, 3 Aug
1850.
1284. 1850 U.S. census, Ohio, Muskingum Co, Putnam, Enoch Wilbur household, p.36 (stamped, front), dwelling 509, family 509, 3 Aug
1850.
1285. 1860 U.S. census, Ohio, Muskingum, Putnam, Enoch Wilbur household, p. 23, dwelling 174, family 169, 8 Jun 1860.
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1289. 1870 U.S. census, Iowa, Boone Co, Dodge Twp, Henry Condon household, p. 21, dwelling 136, family 141, 14 Sep 1870.
1290. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Alexander Scott household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 31, p. 19,
1291. 1880 U.S. census, Missouri, Cooper Co, Boonville, Uriah Wilbur (“Wilber”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr
1292. Uriah Wilber and Estella A. Grant, Missouri, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
1293. 1880 U.S. census, Ohio, Richland Co, Plymouth Twp, William Jones household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 212, p. 17,
1294. “A Tribute,” Plymouth Advertiser, Plymouth, Ohio, Sat 17 Aug 1912.
1295. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Walter Scott household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet 2B,
1296. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Walter Scott household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-1, sheet
9A, household 167, 3 May 1940.
1297. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Walter Scott household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-9, sheet 15A,
1298. “Holdup Men Plead Guilty Tuesday,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 18 May 1928, p. 1 col. 3.
1299. “Area Deaths,” Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Wed, 3 Mar 1993.
1300. Stebens, p. 9
1301. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Chester L. Scott, Ancestry.com.
1302. “Charles Everett Scott,” Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 3 Jun 2005, p. 2.
1303. Obituary, Mary Ann Zachary, Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 7 Jul 2015, p. 2, col. 1.
1304. Grace Scott, 23 Dec 1931, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1305. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Squire Cunningham household, Supervisor's Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 1,
1306. Stephen D Barr and Dora Ann Swallum, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
1307. Squire Cunningham and Dora Barr, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
1308. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, William Cunningham household, Supervisor's Distr 5, Enumeration Distr
1309. Mary E. Cunningham, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records.
1310. Obituary, Rev. James Cunningham, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 30 Aug 1973, p. 1, col. 7.
1311. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Andrew Cunningham household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr
1312. WWI Draft Registration, James Cunningham, Marshall, Clark Co, Illinois, 12 Sep 1918.
1313. Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 11 Jul 1923, p. 4, col. 4.
1314. “Freedom,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 10 Sep 1924, p. 7, col. 1.
1315. “Grocery Burned,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 27 Dec 1933, p. 1, col. 4.
1316. Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 19 May 1937, p. 3, col. 4.
1317. “Rev. R. S. Wheeldon Dies at Palestine,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 22 Feb 1952, p. 1, col. 6.
1318. Pilgrim News & Notes, Official Publication of the Midwest Pilgrim Holiness Church, Jun 2016, p. 15.
1319. “West Terre haute News,” The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Tue 8 Nov 1955, p. 12, col. 6.
1320. “Around Our Town,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 12 Sep 1934, p. 5, col. 2.
1321. “Jerseyville Notes,” Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, Illinois, Wed 31 Jul 1935, p. 3, col. 6.
1322. “Pilgrim Holiness Church,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 4 Aug 1937, p. 6, col. 1.
1323. “Pilgrim Holiness Church,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 29 Jun 1938, p. 5, col. 4.
1324. 1940 U.S. census, Michigan, Shiawassee Co, Owosso, James Cunningham household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 78-
21, sheet 11B, household 223, 20 Apr 1940.
1325. “Revival Meeting,” The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Mon 7 Apr 1947, p. 2, col. 4.
1326. The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 11 Feb 1949, p. 1, col. 2.
1327. “Pilgrim Holiness,” Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Fri 19 Oct 1951, p. 4, col. 3.
1328. Polk’s Joliet (Will County, Ill.) City Directory, 1956, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1956, p. 116.
1329. “Pilgrim Church Gets New Pastor,” Fort Lauderdale News, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Sat 21 Jul 1956, p. 2A, col. 6.
1330. Obituary, Mrs. Mary Cunningham, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 13 Apr 1970, p. 2.
1331. Obituary, Rev. James Cunningham, St. Petersburg Independent, St. Petersburg, Florida, Sat 15 1973, p. 4C.
1332. Stebens: p. 3.
1333. Wilma Faye Cunningham, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1334. “Family Reunion,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 2 Oct 1935, p. 4, col. 6.
1335. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, John Tapscott household, p. 41, dwelling 311, family 281, 2 Sep 1860.
1336. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, John Tapscott (“Tabscot”) household, p. 21, dwelling 151, family 151, 22 Jul
1870.
1337. Turner, p. 15.
1338. Sale of land from John Tapscott estate to William Lowry, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. 25, p. 61.
1339. “Notice,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 17 May 1872, p. 4, col. 4.
1340. Purchase of land by John Tapscott from Thomas Tapscott, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. 7, p. 83.
1341. John Tapscott and Elizabeth Canady, Marriage Record Book, 1856-1860, Clark County, Illinois, p. 172.
1342. William Sumner Junkin and Minnie Wyatt Junkin, compilers, The Henckel Genealogy, 1500-1960, Henckel Family Association, C.
W. Hill Printing Company, Spokane, Washington, 1964, p. 240.
1343. 1850 U.S. census, Ohio, Clark Co, Pleasant Twp, William ("Wm") Vandeventer household, pp. 268-269 (stamped, front), dwelling
7, family 794, 12 Sep 1850.
1344. John Wesly Vandeventer and Charlotte Hopper, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
1345. Oliver E. Vandevanter and Mary Jester, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
1346. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Coles Co, South Okaw Twp, William Vandeventer ("Vandventer') household, p. 171, dwelling 1167,
family 1167, 23 Jul 1860.
1347. Elizabeth E Vandevanter and Henry A. Canady, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
1348. Oliver York, Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995, Ancestry.com.
1349. Oliver York and S. M. Thrasher, Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, Ancestry.com.
1350. Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign County, Ill., Chapman Bros., Chicago, 1887, p. 400.
1351. John W Warrenburg and Sabrina M York, Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, Ancestry.com.
1352. John N Axtell and Sabrina M Thrasher, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com.
1353. Harvey B Platt and Eva York, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com.
1354. Find A Grave, Eva Platt, Newton Burial Park, Nevada, Missouri, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
1355. 1850 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Pct, John York household, p. 193 (stamped, front), dwelling 389, family 389, 27 Aug
1850.
1356. John York, marriage bond, Bracken County, Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, database with images, Ancestry.com.
1357. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, Jesse McBane household, p. 227, dwelling 1160, family 4, 19 Jul 1860.
1358. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, Jacob Vandeventer household, p. 10, dwelling 65, family 64, 13 Jul 1870.
1359, Jacob Vandeventer ("Vandevanter") and Amanda York, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
1360. O. E. Vandeventer and Mrs. Amanda Vandeventer, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
1361. Find A Grave, Mary Vandeventer, Pea Cemetery, Sullivan Twp, Moultrie Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
1362. "Pioneers of Reserve Remember Abe Lincoln," El Paso Herald, El Paso, Texas, Thu 29 Sep 1927, p. 1, col. 1.
1363. Find A Grave, Amanda Vandevanter, Reserve Cemetery, Reserve, New Mexico, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
1364. “Administrators Sale,” The Marshall Weekly Messenger, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 23 Oct 1873, p. 4, col. 3.
1365. “A List of Lands and Town Lots,” The Marshall Messenger, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 20 Apr 1866, p. 1, col. 4.
1366. Land Patent, James W. Tapscott and Thomas Tapscott, Bureau of Land Management, Certificate 22206, 15 Apr 1853.
1367. Wesley Tapscott Probate Records, Box 151, Records Clerk, Clark County Courthouse, Marshall, Illinois.
1368. Wesley Tapscott (“Tabscott”), consolidated Civil War pension file, Application 292943, Certificate 200628, National Archives,
Washington, DC.
1369. Joseph Shade, letter to George W. Fogg, 3 Dec 1894, Wesley Tapscott (“Tabscott”) file, Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home, Quincy,
Illinois.
1370. Muster roll of Captain James F. Murphy, Company H in the 149th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, 27 Sep 1865.
1371. U.S. Civil War Records and Profiles, Wesley Tabscott, Database Online, The Generations Network Inc., Provo, Utah., 2009.
1372. Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Dyer Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1908.
1373. Wesley Tapscott to Joseph Shade, Clark County, Deeds, Vol. 48, p. 560.
1374. Reports to the General Assembly of Illinois, 1894, Vol IX, Phillips Bros., State Printers, Springfield, Illinois, 1898, p. 106.
1375. Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 21 Nov 1894.
1376. Death Certificate, Sarah S. Gummere, Local No. 944, Death No. 96306, Vigo County, Received 29 nov 1950 (taken from digital
image).
1377. Will of Wesley Tapscott, signed 16 Aug 1893, proved 23 Nov 1894, Clark County, Illinois, Probate Records.
1378. Barren County Tax Assessment Books, Microfilm, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.
1379. Purchase of land by Wesley Tapscott from Daniel Lundy, Deeds, Clark Co, Illinois, Vol. 21, p. 296.
1380. 1860 U.S. census, Missouri, Lewis Co, Reddish Twp, Thomas Tapscott household, p. 12, dwelling 70, family 74, 16 Oct 1860.
1381. 1870 U.S. census, Missouri, Lewis Co, T62 R9W, Thomas (“Thos’”) Tapscott household, p. 8, dwelling 58, family 56, 7 Jun 1870.
1382. 1880 U.S. census, Missouri, Lewis Co, La Belle Twp, Thomas Tapscott (“Tabscott”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration
1383, Purchaser, Thomas Tapscott, 24 Mar 1852 (NW¼ SE¼ S6), Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database, Illinois State
Archives, Springfield, Illinois.
1384. No official marriage record has been found. Thomas and Mary were single in 1850 censuses, but married in the 1860 census. Their
oldest known child was born in 1858 or 1859, indicating a marriage year around 1858, or a little earlier. Mary’s obituary, on the
other hand, indicates a marriage year around 1855, though this is rather unreliable. These two sources indicate that the marriage
occurred between 1855 and 1859.
1385. Death Certificate, Mary R. Tapscott, Reg Distr 441, File No. 16572, Filed 16 Jun 1930, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of
Vital Statistics.
1386. Nancy Hinkson and Charles Sanders, Marion County, Indiana, Select Marriages (Ancestry.com).
1387. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana, Clay Co, Van Buren Twp, Charles Sanders household, p. 302 (stamped, front), dwelling 140, family 140,
2 Aug 1850.
1388. 1870 U.S. census, Missouri, Lewis Co, T62 R9W, Charles Sanders (“Saunders”) household, p. 6, dwelling 45, family 45, 7 Jun 1870.
1389. Death Certificate, William H. Sanders, Local No 601, Reg No 21396, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 22 Jun 1937.
1390. 1860 U.S. census, Missouri, Lewis Co, Reddish Twp, Charles Sanders (“Saunders”) household, p. 12, dwelling 69, family 73, 16 Oct
1860.
1391. Find A Grave, Charles Sanders, Sharpe-Hinkson Cemetery, Lewis Co, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
1392. Bethel Sanders and Margarett Ewalt, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Ancestry.com), taken from image of original.
1393. 1870 U.S. census, Missouri, Lewis Co, T62 R9W, Bethuel F. Sanders (“Saunders”) household, p. 8, dwelling 56, family 54, 7 Jun
1870.
1394. Marriage Record, Lewis Co, Missouri, 1851, Thomas Ewalt and Margaret Hinkston, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002,
Ancestry.com (from digital copy of original).
1395. 1850 U.S. census, Missouri, Lewis Co, Distr 48, John Hinkson household, p. 54 (written, top), dwelling 371, family 372, 13 Sep
1850.
1396. John Hinkson and Margaret Evatt marriage record, Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, database with images,
Ancestry.com.
1397. Kentucky Court and Other Records, Vol. I, Ancestry.com, p. 66.
1398. Samuel Hinkston and Nancy Wilson, marriage record, from image of original record, Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-
1965, database with images, Ancestry.com.
1399. Civil War Draft Registration Records, 1863-1865, 8th Congr Distr, Missouri, Jul 1863, digital image, Ancestry.com.
1400. Purchase of land by Mary R. Tapscott from Charles and Nancy Sanders, Deeds, Lewis Co, Missouri, Bk 13, p. 349.
1401. 1880 U.S. census, Missouri, Lewis Co, La Belle Twp, Isaac N. Sanders household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 32, p. 13,
1402. Purchase of land by Thomas Tapscott from Isaac Sanders, filed 3 Apr 1880, Deeds, Lewis Co, Missouri, Bk 28, p. 381.
1403. Obituary, Mary R. Tapscott, Edina Sentinel, Edina, Missouri, Thu 29 May 1930, p. 1, col. 4.
1404. Atlas of Lewis County, Missouri, Western Atlas Co, Keokuk, Iowa, 1897, p. 13.
1405. 1900 U.S. census, Missouri, Knox Co, Lyon Twp, William H. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 42, sheet
1406. 1910 U.S. census, Missouri, Knox Co, Bee Ridge Twp, William H. Tapscott household, Supervisor's Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 39,
1407. 1920 U.S. census, Missouri, Knox Co, Bee Ridge Twp, William Tapscott (“Tabscot”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration
Distr 39, sheet 1B, dwelling 21, family 21, Jan 1920.
1408. 1930 U.S. census, Missouri, Knox Co, Bee Ridge Twp, William Tapscott (“Tabscott”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration
Distr 52-1, sheet 1B, dwelling 21, family 21, 3 Apr 1930.
1409. Robertson, 1 Dec 1883, Lewis County, Missouri, Register of Births.
1410. Mary Elizabeth Robinson, 10 Oct 1885, Lewis County, Missouri, Permanent Record of Births.
1411. Morcy Robertson and Annie Tabscott, License and Certificate of Marriagei, Lewis County, Missouri, Marriage Records 5, Mar
1881 - Aug 1888, p. 112.
1412. Death Certificate, Charles E. Tapscott, Reg Distr 3025, File No. 3247, Received 29 Jan 1941, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau
of Vital Statistics.
1413. Charles Tapscott and Emma Pratt, License and Certificate of Marriage, license 18 Sep 1891, married 24 Sep 1891, Lewis County,
Missouri.
1414. John Cortland Crandall, Elder John Crandall of Long Island and his Descendants, New Woodstock, New York, 1949, p. 413.
1415 Death Certificate, Emma J. Tapscott, Reg Distr 3038, File No. 37658, Received 27 Nov 1960, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau
1416. Obituary, Carl Tapscott, unknown newspaper, unknown date (Brookfield Library, Brookfield, Missouri).
1417. 1880 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Laclede, Egbert D. Crandall (“E. D. Crandal”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration
1418. “Mrs. Ellen Lyster Funeral Sunday,” The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Chillicothe, Missouri, Sat 4 Sep 1937, p. 1, col. 5.
1419. Fred B. Smith and Grace E. Smith, Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, Ancestry.com.
1420. 1880 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Clay Twp, John M. Pratt household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 189, p. 25,
1421. “Another Pioneer Passes Away,” Linneus Bulletin, Linneus, Missouri, Wed 16 Aug 1905, p 7, col. 2.
1422. Grace Pennington, Death Certificate, Reg No 17358, filed 8 Jun 1936, Cook Co, Illinois.
1423. Death Certificate, Lona Agnes Sowash, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, File No. 26081, Filed 21 Jul
1928.
1424. Marriage License, Saline Co, Missouri, 1898, James Swain and Lonie White, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002,
Ancestry.com, original image.
1425. Edward Pratt and Lona Swain, Leavenworth county, Kansas, Marriage Records, 1900-1920 (Ancestry.com).
1426. 1900 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Laclede City, Charles E. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 79, sheet
4B, dwelling 97, family 102, 5,6 Jun 1900.
1427. 1910 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Jefferson Twp, Charles Edward Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr
81, sheet 11A, dwelling 253, family 256, May 1910.
1428. 1920 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Grantsville Twp, Charles Edward (“C. E.”) Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 2,
Enumeration Distr 77, sheet 4A, dwelling 80, family 81, 9 Jan 1920.
1429. 1940 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Grantsville Twp, Charles E. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 58-
1430. “Local Notes,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Sat 14 Oct 1905, p. 1, col. 5.
1431. “About All Sorts of Subjects,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 17 Feb 1911, p. 5, col. 1.
1432. “Short Personal Paragraphs,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 17 Mar 1911, p. 1, col. 5.
1433. “What Home Folks Do and Say,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 18 Aug 1911, p. 5, col. 1.
1434. Atlas of Linn County, Missouri, Geo. Scott, Publisher, Higginsville, Missouri, 1915, p. 23.
1435. “Short Personal Paragraphs,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 17 Feb 1911, p. 1, col. 5.
1436. David Wolfe Eaton, How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named, The State Historical Society of Missouri. 1916, p.
188
1437 Arthur Paul Moser, A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets of Missouri, Springfield-Greene County Library, Springfield,
Missouri, pp. 12-13.
1438. “Buys for Investment,” The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Chillicothe, Missouri, Thu 1 Oct 1942, p. 3, col. 5.
1439. Obituary, Emma Tapscott, Browning Leader-Record, Browning, Missouri, 30 Nov 1950.
1440. “Daily Sentinel Writer Thinks There May Be Lesson For Living In An Old Fashioned Missouri Funeral Service,” The Daily Sentinel,
Woodstock, Illinois, Sat 2 Dec 1950, p. 3, col. 1.
1441. Robert E. Plunkett and Grace E. Pratt, License and Certificate of Marriage, license 30 Sep 1907, marriage 1 Oct 1907, Linn County,
Missouri.
1442. Emmajane Smith Lindquist, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1443. Obituary, Hazel L. Redfield, Plaindealer-Herald, McHenry, Illinois, Wed 15 May 1985, p. 4, col. 4.
1444. Grace Pennington, 7 Jun 1936, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1445. “Brought Here For Burial” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 12 Jun 1936, p. 4, col. 2.
1446. WW I Draft Registration, Robert Ernest Plunkett, Newark, Knox Co, Missouri, 12 Sep 1918.
1447. WW I Draft Registration, Fred Brooks Smith, Chillicothe, Livingston Co, Missouri, 5 Jun 1917.
1448. Fred B. Smith and Grace E. Plunkett License and Certificate of Marriage, license 19 Dec 1910, marriage 19 Dec 1910, Linn County,
Missouri.
1449. 1930 U.S. census, Iowa, Union Co, Lorimor Town, James O. Weitgenant household, Supervisor's Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 88-
1450. Florence Beatrice Plunkett, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
1451. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Robert Plunkett, Ancestry.com.
1452. “Blair-Smith,” Afton Star-Enterprise, Afton, Iowa, Thu 5 Oct 1933.
1453. Find A Grave, Fred B. Smith, Greenlawn Cemetery, Afton, Union Co, Iowa, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
1454. Sharon Grace Sells, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1455. Find A Grave, Vanesse E. Sells, Christ the King Cemetery, Wonder Lake, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
1456. Hazel (“Hazle”) L. Redfield, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records (Ancestry.com).
1457. “Van Sells, Editor, Broadcaster,” Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Wed 2 Jul 1997.
1458. “Actor Skip Farrell Drops Dead at 43,” Green Bay Press Gazette, Green Bay Wisconsin, Fri 11 May 1962, p. 30, col. 5.
1459. Grace Pennington, 7 Jun 1936, file 6017358, Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988.
1460. Find A Grave, Grace E. Smith, Laclede Cemetery, Laclede, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of marker.
1461. Herbert J. Phillips and Lena F. Tapscott License and Certificate of Marriage, license 10 Aug 1912, marriage 11 Aug 1912, Linn
County, Missouri.
1462. Obituary, Evalina Crews, The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Chillicothe, Missouri, Fri 23 Oct 1936, p. 2.
1463. Find A Grave, Malcena and William D. Phillips, Elmwood Cemetery, Linneus, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
1464. “Was Retired Farmer and Auctioneer,” The Chillicothe Constitution Tribune, Chillicothe, Missouri, Thu 28 Aug 1969, p. 3, col. 2.
1465. 1920 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Clay Twp, Herbert J. Phillips household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 75, sheet 8A,
1466. 1930 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Clay Twp, Herbert J. Phillips household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr 58-12, sheet
1467. 1940 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Clay Twp, Herbert J. Phillips household Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 58-12, sheet
1468. Birth Registration, Charles William (“Chas. Wm.”) Phillips, Linn County, Missouri, Register of Births, Reg Distr 499, Prim Reg
Distr 5664.
1469. Obituary, Charles William Phillips, Daily News Bulletin, Brookfield, Missouri, Mon 14 Sep 1970.
1470. Audrey Stigall, Hill Funeral Home Records, Brookfield, Missouri, 1967-1977 (Brookfield Public Library), p. 45.
1471. Death Certificate, Lena Frances Phillips, Reg Distr 385, Prim Reg Distr 3039, File No. 62-02853, Filed 18 Jun 1962, Missouri State
Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics.
1472. The Daily News-Bulletin, Brookfield, Missouri, Mon 23 Feb 1966, p. 8.
1473. Carl Tapscott and Mary Cady, Marriage License, Certificate of Marriage, license 16 Oct 1921, married 16 Oct 1921, Linn County,
Missouri.
1474. 1930 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Brookfield, Carl Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr 58-6, sheet 18A,
1475. 1940 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Enterprise Twp, Carl D. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 58-13,
sheets 1B,2A, household 22, 6 Apr 1940.
1476. “Mrs. Etta Lydia Cady Dies at 80,” Constitution-Tribune, Chillicothe, Missouri, Mon 12 Aug 1957, p. 5, col. 2.
1477. Mary Evelyn Hill, Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
1478. “Purdin Items,” Browning Leader-Record, Browning, Missouri, Thu 29 Jan 1925, p. 4, col. 1.
1479. “Purdin, Items,” Browning Leader-Record, Browning, Missouri, Thu 14 May 1925, p. 4, col. 1.
1480. Carl Tapscott and Martha Grim, Marriage License, Certificate of Marriage, license 31 Oct 1925, married 5 Nov 1925, Linn County,
Missouri.
1481. 1930 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Purdin, David L. Cady household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr 58-3, sheet 4A,
1482. Ada Delila Tapscott, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1483. “Purdin Items,” Browning Leader-Record, Browning, Missouri, Thu 7 Apr 1927, p. 4, col. 4.
1484. Landon Garland Hamner Sr., Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
1485. 1930 U.S. census, Missouri, St. Louis (independent city), Ward 23, Landon G. Hamner I household, Supervisor’s Distr 8,
Enumeration Distr 96-123, sheet 12B, dwelling 224, family 235, 9 Apr 1930.
1486. Obituary, “Gary” Landon Hamner, St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minnesota, Tue 30 May 2006.
1487. Landon Garland Hamner Sr., Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
1488. Landon Garland Hamner Jr., Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2017, Ancestry.com.
1489. Obituary, Mary Evelyn Hill, St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minnesota, Sun 30 Dec 2001.
1490. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Name: Douglas Hill, Ancestry.com.
1491. “Car Upset Kills Indianola Man,” The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, Wed 25 Oct 1967, p. 5, col. 3.
1492. Find A Grave, Eddie Grimm, Dry Ridge Cemetery, Browning, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
1493. Audrey Durst Stigall, Wright Funeral Home, Brookfield, Missouri Records 24 September 1952 - 23 June 1981, p. 98.
1494. “Fireman Killed by Engine,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 3 Feb 1911, p. 4, col. 3.
1495. Death Certificate, Elbert Mortimer Stanard, Reg Distr 385, Primary Reg Distr 3039, File 62-043378, Missouri State Board of
Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, filed 26 Nov 1962.
1496. Elbert M. Stanard and Floy Grimm, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Ancestry.com), taken from image of original.
1497. Death Certificate, David Benjamin Grim, Reg Distr 184, Primary Reg Distr 3038, File 1898, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau
of Vital Statistics, filed 14 Feb 1956.
1498. Linn County, Missouri, Will Records, Excerpted, 15 Jan 1947 - 6 Mar 1986, p. 80.
1499. The Daily News Bulletin, Brookfield, Missouri, Thu 19 Sep 1974, p. 1, col. 8.
1500. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Carl E. Tapscott, Ancestry.com.
1501. Phyllis “Pat” Moore, Obituary, Rhodes Funeral Home, Brookfield, Missouri.
1502. William Herbert Tapscott, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1503. “Shelby,” Brookfield Daily News, Brookfield, Missouri, Fri 6 Oct 1950, p. 8, col. 4.
1504. Obituary, Eunice Tapscott, unknown newspaper, unknown date (Brookfield Library, Brookfield, Missouri).
1505. Edward J Oleary and Eunice May Arnold, Jackson County, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1826-2014, Ancestry.com.
1506. Robert Reginald McClung, Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1914, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original document.
1507. Obituary, Beatrice M. Murray, Livingston County Daily Press and Argus, Howell, Michigan, Thu 15 Mar 2012, p. 4, col. 6.
1508. Obituary, Robert R. McClung, Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, Thu 9 Jul 1987, p. 4B, col. 5.
1509. “Marriages,” The Livingston County Press, Livingston Co, Michigan, Wed 28 Jul 1976, p. 12c, col. 2,
1510. Transcriptions, Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Linn Co, Missouri, Brookfield, Missouri, Public Library.
1511. Obituary, Ruth E. Weiher, The Quincy Herald-Whig, Quincy, Illinois, Wed 2 Mar 1983, p. 2D.
1512. The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 29 May 1936, p. 2, col. 3.
1513. “Surprised Their Friends,” Linneus Bulletin, Linneus, Missouri, Thu 22 Mar 1923, p. 1, col. 6.
1514. Death Certificate, Viola Williams, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, File No. 37487, filed 12 Dec 1942.
1515. 1920 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Linneus, John W. Williams household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 83, sheet 1A,
1516. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Floyd Williams, Ancestry.com.
1517. 1930 U.S. census, Iowa, Appanoose Co, Cincinnati, Floyd E. Williams household, Supervisor’s Distr 14, Enumeration Distr 4-18,
sheet 9A, dwelling [blank], family 249, 18 Apr 1930.
1518. “Floyd Williams is Better,” Linneus Bulletin, Linneus, Missouri, Thu 31 Aug 1933, p. 8, col. 5.
1519. “Dangerously Injured,” Linn County Budget-Gazette, Brookfield, Missouri, Wed 30 Aug 1933, p. 3, col. 3.
1520. “Disastrous Fishing Trip,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 1 Sep 1933, p. 1, col. 4.
1521. Floyd E. Williams and Rose Mary McNally, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Ancestry.com), taken from image of original.
1522. Winfield Scott McNelly and Rose Mary Wilson, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Ancestry.com), taken from image of
original.
1523. Gaylan Earl Williams, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original
record.
1524. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Gaylan E Williams, Ancestry.com.
1525. Find A Grave, Roy Bernard Williams, Greenmount Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
1526. John Williams, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Ancestry.com.
1527. Obituary, John Edward Williams, The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, Tue 23 Apr 2013, p. A11, col. 6.
1528. “Marriage Licenses,” Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois, Sun 24 Jun 1984, p. C5, col. 3.
1529. Find A Grave, Gerald V and Kathy M Williams, Harristown Cemetery, Harristown, Macon Co, Illinois, USA,
1530. Frederick Bruce Williams, U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019, Ancestry.com.
1531. Obituary, James A. Weiher, The Quincy Herald-Whig, Quincy, Illinois, Thu 31 Jan 1985, p. 4B, col. 2.
1532. Death Certificate, Edwin Joel Brown, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, State File No. 35318, Filed 17 Nov
1941.
1533. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880-1940, Edwin J. Brown and Ruth Tapscott, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original
record.
1534. 1910 U.S. census, Missouri, Knox Co, Edina, Edwin S. Brown household, Supervisor's Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 42, sheet 9B,
1535. Find A Grave, Edwin Sever Brown and Nellie Fisher Brown, Linville Cemetery, Edina, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com,
1536. Find A Grave, Eva Lee Brown, Linville Cemetery, Edina, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
1537. 1940 U.S. census, Missouri, Chariton Co, Sumner, Floyd Williams (“William”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr
21-10, sheet 4B, household 87, 28 May 1940.
1538. 1940 U.S. census, Missouri, Knox Co, Benton Twp, Edwin Brown household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 52-2, sheet
1539. Find A Grave, Ed. J. Brown, Linville Cemetery, Edina, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
1540. James Augustus Weiher, Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, Ancestry.com (from digital image of original record).
1541. James A. Weiher and Mary E. Tate, Illinois, County Marriages, 1800 - 1940 database, Ancestry.com.
1542. Obituary, James Weiher, Press News Journal, Canton, Missouri, Thu 7 Feb 1985, p. 10, col. 5.
1543. 1930 Census, Illinois, Adams Co, Quincy, George J. Brandstetter Household, Supervisor’s Distr 17, Enumeration Distr 1-47, sheet
1544. Iowa Marriage Records, 1923-1937, Virgil A. Buss and Mary Weiher, Ancestry.com, transcribed from original image.
1545. WWI Draft Registration, James Augustus Weiher, Lewis County, Missouri, 12 Sep 1918.
1546. James A. Weiher, WWII Bonus Case Files, 1947 - 1954, Ancestry.com (from digital image of original record).
1547. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), James Weiher, Ancestry.com.
1548. 1920 U.S. census, Missouri, Lewis Co, Highland Twp, John F. Weiher household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 56, sheet
1549. James Weiher, Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File, Department of Veterans Affairs,
Washington, DC.
1550. Polk’s Keokuk (Lee County, Iowa) City Directory, 1943, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Omaha, Nebraska, p. 224.
1551. Death Certificate, Ruth E. Weiher, Adams County, Illinois, 1 Mar 1983.
1552. Cemetery Records, Greenmount Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois, http://www.greenmountqcy.com/website/biographies.html.
1553. Death Certificate, John Milton Tapscott (“Tapscot”), Reg Distr 4290, File No. 4, Filed 12 Jan 1937, Missouri State Board of Health,
1554. John Tapscott and Nancy Wood Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, license 4 Mar 1888, marriage 8 Mar 1888, Knox
County, Missouri.
1555. 1860 U.S. census, Kentucky, Pulaski Co, Distr 1, Bunyan Woods (“Wood”) household, p. 141, dwelling 931, family 906, 11 Jul
1860,
1556. John B. Woods and Patience Acton, Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, transcription of digital copy of original
record, Ancestry.com.
1557. Death Certificate, Nancy J. Tapscott, Reg Distr 4290, File No. 5304, Filed 17 Feb 1927, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of
Vital Statistics.
1558. 1850 U.S. census, Kentucky, Pulaski Co, Div 2, John Woods (“Wood”) household, p. 101 (stamped, front), dwelling 392, family
392, 4 Sep 1850.
1559. Obituary, John Milton Tapscott, The Canton Press-News: Canton, Missouri, 21 Jan 1937.
1560. 1900 U.S. census, Missouri, Lewis Co, La Belle Twp, John Tapscott (“Tabscott”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr
53, sheets 12A, 12B, dwelling 281, family 282, 5,6 Jun 1900.
1561. 1910 U.S. census, Missouri, Lewis Co, La Belle Twp, John M. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 58,
sheets 9A and 9B, dwelling 207, family 210, 25-26 Apr 1910.
1562. 1920 U.S. census, Missouri, Lewis Co, Dickerson Twp, John M. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 55,
1563. “Examination Given for Blind Wednesday,” Lewis County Journal, Monticello, Missouri, Fri 29 Jun 1923.
1564. Find A Grave, John M. Tapscott and Nancy J. Tapscott, LaBelle Cemetery, Lewis Co, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com,
1565. WWI Draft Registration, Riley Tapscott, Lewistown, Lewis County, Missouri, 5 Jun 1917.
1566. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Bertha Tapscott, Ancestry.com.
1567. Death Certificate, Claude William Logan, Reg Distr 1024, Prim Reg Distr 6088, File No. 44843, Filed 4 Dec 1939, Missouri State
1568. 1900 U.S. census, Missouri, Marion Co, Fabius Twp, John W. Logan household, Supervisor’s Distr 142, Enumeration Distr 91, sheet
1569. Samuel Tapscott and Nellie Plunkett Marriage License, Certificate of Marriage, license 23 Dec 1891, married 24 Dec 1891, Lewis
County, Missouri.
1570. 1920 U.S. census, Missouri, Lewis Co, La Belle Twp, Riley Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 58, sheet
1571 . 1930 U.S. census, Missouri, Lewis Co, Lewistown, Riley Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 56-8, sheet
1572. 1940 U.S. census, Missouri, Marion Co, Hannibal, Archie B. Craig household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 64-8, sheet
1573. Verlie May Tapscott, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1574. Obituary, Jeanne Tapscott, Meyers Funeral Chapels, Riverside, Missouri.
1575. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Willis R. Tapscott, Ancestry.com.
1576. Death Certificate, Harold Wesley Tapscott “Tabscott,” Reg Distr 479, Prim Reg Distr 5643a, File No. 23488, Filed 22 Jul 1912,
Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics.
1577. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Riley Tapscott, Ancestry.com.
1578. Find A Grave, Riley Tapscott, LaBelle Cemetery, La Belle, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
1579. Find A Grave, Bertha M. Tapscott, LaBelle Cemetery, La Belle, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
1580. Death Certificate, William Humphry Tapscott, Reg Distr 441, Prim Reg Distr 4259, File No. 6105, Filed 25 Mar 1931, Missouri State
1581. William Tapscott and Ivy Parrish Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, license 15 Nov 1893, married 19 Nov 1893, Lewis
County, Missouri.
1582. Death Certificate, Ivy (“Iva”) Fleck, Reg Distr 791, Prim Reg Distr 5670, File No. 30740, Filed 21 Sep 1942, Missouri State Board
of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics.
1583. 1880 U.S. census, Missouri, Knox Co, Liberty Twp, John W. Parrish (“Parish”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr
1584. United States Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing, https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html.
1585. Deed of Trust between William and Ivy Tapscott and William Buhl, filed 14 Feb1899, Deeds, Knox Co, Missouri, p. 278.
1586. Warranty Deed between William and Bertha Marguard and William H. Tapscott, 30 Aug 1902, Deeds, Knox Co, Missouri, p. 463.
1587. Warranty Deed between William and Ivy Tapscott and John Baker, 9 Sep 1902, Deeds, Knox Co, Missouri, p. 468.
1588. “An Edina Bank Closes,” Monitor-Index and Democrat, Moberly, Missouri, Fri 28 Nov 1930, p. 5, col. 4.
1589. “W. Tapscott A Suicide,” The Edina Sentinel, Edina, Missouri, Thu 19 Feb 1931, p. 1, col 3.
1590. Samuel Fleck and Ivy E. Tapscott, License and Certificate of Marriage, license 23 Sep 1937, marriage 23 Sep 1937, Knox County,
Missouri, Book 6, p. 360.
1591. 1920 U.S. census, Missouri, Osage Co, Crawford Twp, Frank Fleck household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 136, sheet
1592. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Samuel Fleck, Ancestry.com.
1593. Death Certificate, Frank William Fleck, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, File No. 27976, Filed 19 Jul 1937.
1594. Death Certificate, Nancy Fleck, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, filed 19 Mar 1952.
1595. 1910 U.S. census, Missouri, Gasconade Co, Boulware Twp, Frank Fleck household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 70,
1596. “Federal Court To Convene Here Next Monday,” Daily Capital News, Jefferson City, Missouri, Fri 18 Oct 1946, p. 9.
1597. Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Osage Co, Missouri, 1852, Samuel Goode and Zobeide Cox, Missouri Marriage
Records, 1805-2002, Ancestry.com, original image.
1598. Death Certificate, Zobeide Cox, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, File No. 12155, filed 20 Apr 1942.
1599. 1930 U.S. census, Missouri, Cole Co, Jefferson City, Missouri State Penitentiary, Supervisor’s Distr 12, Enumeration Distr 26-6,
sheet 18A, 10 Apr 1930.
1600. “Sam Fleck Prefers Four Year Term to Trial as ‘Habitual,’” News and Tribune, Jefferson City, Missouri, Sun 7 Apr 1935, p. 1, col.
5.
1601 1940 U.S. census, Missouri, Knox Co, Myrtle Twp, Samuel (“Sam”) Fleck household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 52-
1602. Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967, Samuel M. Fleck and Susie Hamric, Ancestry.com, from digital image of original record.
1603. Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967, Samuel M. Fleck and Susie Fleck, Ancestry.com, from digital image of original record.
1604. Samuel Fleck and Marie Langley, marriage 1 Oct 1945, Arkansas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1957, Ancestry.com.
1605. “Two Divorces Are Granted by Court,” Daily Capital News, Jefferson City, Missouri, Thu 18 Dec 1947, p. 1, col. 3.
1606. Samuel Fleck and Helen O Hanks, marriage 15 Nov 1950, Arkansas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1957, Ancestry.com.
1607. Samuel Wesley Tapscott, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1608 Obituary, Samuel Wesley Tapscott, Kansas City Times, Kansas City, Missouri, Mon 25 May 1959, p. 6, col. 3.
1609. 1900 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Laclede City, Samuel Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 79, sheet
5B, dwelling 123, family 128, 6,7 Jun 1900.
1610. Death Certificate, Samuel W. Tapscott, Reg Distr 4272, File No. 59-018304, Received 25 May 1959, Missouri State Board of Health,
1611. Death Certificate, Nellie Adeline Tapscott, Reg Distr 4300, File No. 6384, Filed 15 Mar 1946, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau
1612. Cemeteries in Jefferson & Parson Creek Townships, Linn County, Missouri, Vol. 7, MBS Genealogy Publishing, Marceline,
Missouri.
1613. Find A Grave, Silas P. Plunkett, Newark Cemetery, Newark, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
1614. Death Certificate, Rose Ann Plunkett, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, File No. 32721, Filed 17 Oct 1932.
1615. Silas P Plunkett and Roseann Scaggs, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Ancestry.com), taken from image of original.
1616. Silas (“Sciles”) P. Plunkett and Mary Jane Pembleton, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Ancestry.com), taken from image of
original.
1617. Death Certificate, John Plunkett, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, File 16583, Filed 14 May 1932.
1618. Death Certificate, Nancy Boone, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, File 25035, Filed 23 Jun 1937.
1619. 1900 U.S. census, Missouri, Knox Co, Newark, Silas Plunkett household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 39, sheet 1A,
1620. Obituary, Retta F. Hamilton. Kansas City Times, Kansas City, Missouri, Wed 6 Feb 1974, p. 33, col. 2.
1621. WWII Draft Registration, Silas Wesley Tapscott, Cleburn County, Arkansas, 27 Apr 1942.
1622. Death Certificate, Eola Belle Dye, Reg Distr 300, Prim Reg Distr 4808, File No. 33333, Filed 27 Sep 1934, Missouri State Board of
Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics.
1623. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Foster Tapscott, Ancestry.com.
1624. 1910 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Laclede, Samuel W. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 81, sheet 6B,
1625. 1920 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Laclede, Samuel W. Tapscott (“Tabscott”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr
80, sheet 3B, dwelling 85, family 88, 5 Jan 1920.
1626. 1930 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Laclede, Samuel W. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr 58-16, sheet
1627. 1940 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Laclede, Samuel Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 58-16, sheet 3A,
1628. “Town and County,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 14 Apr 1916, p. 1, col. 1.
1629. “Bridge Boom Kills Two,” St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, Missouri, Wed 28 Dec 1910, col. 6, p. 13.
1630. “Terrible Accident near Unionville,” Chariton Courier, Keytesville, Missouri, Fri 6 Jan 1911, p. 8, col. 6.
1631. “Victims of Accident at Rest,” The Laclede Blade, Fri 6 Jan 1911, p. 1.
1632. “Accident Fatal to Two,” Iron County Register, Ironton, Missouri, Thu, 5 Jan 1911, p. 7, col. 3.
1633 “Town and County in Brief,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 20 Jan 1911, p. 1, col. 3.
1634. “Town and County in Brief,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 17 Mar 1911, p. 1, col. 3.
1635. “Installed Officers,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Sat 27 Oct 1906, p. 1, col. 2,
1636. “Resolutions of Respect,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 25 Apr 1913, p. 4, col. 2.
1637. “On Local Subjects,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 25 Jan 1918, p. 1, col. 3.
1638. “Laclede Woman, An Invalid, Dies In Fire,” Argus, Brookfield, Missouri, Tue 12 Feb 1946, p. 1, col. 3.
1639. Obituary, Mrs. S. W. Tapscott, The Linn County News, Brookfield, Missouri, Fri 15 Feb 1946, p. 1, col. 1.
1640. WWI Draft Registration, Robert Newton Dye. Laclede, Missouri, 5 Jun 1917.
1641. Robert Dye and Retta Tapscott License and Certificate of Marriage, license 8 Nov 1909, married 8 Nov 1809, Livingston County,
Missouri.
1642. Obituary, Florence Smith Dye, The Kansas City Times, Kansas City, Missouri, Mon 28 Mar 1938, p. 6, col. 4.
1643. 1900 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Clay Twp, Robert T. Dye household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 73, sheet 5A,
1644. 1910 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Laclede, Robert T. Dye household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 81, sheet 8A,
1645. R. T. Dye and Florence S. St. Clair, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Ancestry.com), transcription of digital copy.
1646. “A Pretty Home Wedding,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 5 May 1911, p. 1, col. 2.
1647. George Oliver Dye, Private, 3rd Co. Sec. B, Service No. 4448968, U.S. Headstone Application for Military Veterans, 4 Mar 1948.
1648. WWII Draft Registration, Henry Everett Dye, Malvern, Arkansas, 27 Apr 1942.
1649. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880-1940, Everett Moore and Virginia Dye, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original
record.
1650. “About All Sorts of Subjects,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 25 Jul 1913, p. 1, col. 3.
1651. “Town and Country,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 17 Nov 1916, p. 1, col. 1.
1652. “Town and Country in Brief,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 29 Jul 1910, p. 5, col. 1.
1653. “Personal Paragraphs,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 9 Aug 1918, p. 1, col. 5.
1654. 1920 U.S. census, Missouri, Jackson Co, Kansas City, Florence Dye household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 138, sheet
5B,6A, dwelling 92, family 116, 9 Jan 1920.
1655. 1930 U.S. census, Missouri, Jackson Co, Kansas City, Florence M. Dye household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 48-112,
sheet 41A, dwelling 415, family 1112, 3 May 1930.
1656. “Local and Personal,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 3 May 1918, p. 1, col. 2.
1657. “Town and Country,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 6 Jun 1919, p. 1, col. 1.
1658. “Dye Gets Two Years,” The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Chillicothe, Missouri, Sat 26 Dec 1925, p. 1, col. 1.
1659. “Robert Dye Rearrested on Charge of Arson,” Linneus Bulletin, Linneus, Missouri, Thu 14 May 1925, p. 1, col. 6.
1660. Death Certificate, Robert T. Dye, Prim Reg Distr 4063, State File 1736, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics,
filed 9 Feb 1943.
1661. Find A Grave, Florence S. Dye, Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
1662. 1910 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Laclede, Robert N. Dye household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 81, sheet 11A,
1663. Death Certificate, Anna Mae Metcalf, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, filed 16 Sep 1954.
1664. Dorothy Margarette Dye (“Margrettedye”) Buford, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1665. Mary Myrtledye McKanna, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com
1666. Death Certificate, Robert Henry Dye, Reg Distr 500, Prim Reg Distr 430, File No. 20712, Filed 22 Jun 1918, Missouri State Board
of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics.
1667. 1920 U.S. census, Iowa, Wright Co, Troy Twp, Robert Dye household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr 214, sheet 2B,
1668 1925 Iowa state census, Wright Co, Troy Twp, Robert N. (“R. N.”) Dye household.
1669. 1930 U.S. census, Missouri, Jackson Co, Kansas City, Robert Dye household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 48-22, sheet
1670. “Fatal Accident to Bob Dye,” Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 9 Jan 1931, p. 1, col. 3.
1671. Obituary, Robert N. Dye, Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 16 Jan 1931, p. 1, col. 5.
1672. 1940 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Laclede, Joseph Hamilton household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 58-16, sheet 3A,
1673. Polk’s Independence City Directory 1938, Gate City Directory Co., Publishers, Kansas City, Missouri, p. 133.
1674. Carl Alexander Hamilton, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1675. Joseph Hamilton and Minnie W. Pickle, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Ancestry.com), taken from image of original.
1676. Death Certificate, Minnie Hamilton, Reg Distr 399, Prim Reg Distr 1002, File 1566, Filed 19 Jan 1933, Missouri State Board of
Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics.
1677. “Joseph A. Hamilton,” Kansas City Times, Kansas City, Missouri, Sat 1 Apr 1961, p. 20, col. 4.
1678. Obituary, Retta F. Hamilton, Kansas City Times, Kansas City, Missouri, Wed 6 Feb 1974, p. 33, col. 2.
1679. Death Certificate, Joseph Hamilton, Reg Distr 146, Prim Reg Distr 3026, File No. 61-009393, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau
of Vital Statistics, filed 14 Apr 1961.
1680. “Citizens Ticket Won,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 7 Apr 1916, p. 1, col. 5.
1681. “Peace Disturbers Fined,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 13 Apr 1917, p. 1, col. 4.
1682. “Gave Reception to Guardsmen,” Chillicothe Daily Constitution, Chillicothe, Missouri, Sat 4 Aug 1917, p 4, col. 2.
1683. “2477 Casualties Included 64 Deaths in Today’s List,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, Wed 26 Feb 1919, p. 14, col. 3.
1684. “Letters From Soldiers ‘Over There’,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 8 Nov 1918, p. 3, col. 2.
1685. “Letters From Soldier Boys,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 15 Nov 1918, p. 4, col. 1,2.
1686. WWII Draft Registration, Silas Wesley Tapscott, Cleburn County, Arkansas, 27 Apr 1942.
1687. “Married Here,” Shelbina Democrat, Shelbina, Missouri, Wed 8 Oct 1919, p. 1, col. 4.
1688. 1910 U.S. census, Missouri, Linn Co, Clay Twp, Abbott H. Cooper household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 75, sheet 1B,
1689. Obituary, Laura Emma Brown, Linneus Bulletin, Thu 1 Feb 1923, p. 8, col. 3.
1690. Silas Tapscott and Margie Cooper Marriage License, Certificate of Marriage, license 3 Oct 1919, married 6 Oct 1919, Knox County,
Missouri.
1691. 1920 U.S. census, Missouri, Knox Co, Newark, Silas (“Sylas”) W. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 44,
1692. “Personal Paragraphs,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 25 Jun 1920, p. 1, col. 5.
1693. “Sheriff Phillips And His Deputies Busy Last Week,” The Brookfield Gazette, Brookfield, Missouri, Thu 16 Dec 1926, p. 1, col. 6.
1694. “Bound Over,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 24 Dec 1926, p. 4, col. 1.
1695. 1930 U.S. census, Missouri, Jackson Co, Kansas City, Silas W. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 48-42,
1696. Obituary, Mrs. Bessie Couch, The Daily News-Bulletin, Brookfield, Missouri, Tue 7 May 1963, p. 4, col. 4.
1697. Obituary, Byron B. Cooper, The Daily News-Bulletin, Brookfield, Missouri, Mon 7 Dec 1964, p. 14, col. 5.
1698. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Marjorie Wilson, Ancestry.com.
1699. Marjorie P. Wilson, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
1700. “Brief Local Items,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 18 Feb 1931, p. 1, col. 5.
1701. 1900 U.S. census, Indian Territory, Choctaw Nation, Wister, William M. Slusser household, Supervisor’s Distr 73, Enumeration
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1705. 1925 Kansas state census, Wyandotte Co, Kansas City, Clarence R. Taylor household.
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1719 George Lee Deihl, WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
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1724. Find A Grave, Ilma Tapscott, Slater City Cemetery, Slater, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
1725 . Buried there are Dorothy I. Steele, Harold L. Deihl, and John Edwin Deihl.
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Missouri.
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1730. 1925 Iowa state census, Wright Co, Troy Twp, Henry Everett Dye household.
1731. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, White Co, Springerton Village, Henry E. Dye household, Supervisor’s Distr 28, Enumeration Distr 97-16,
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1733. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Ada Elizabeth Dunn, Ancestry.com.
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DC.
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1738. Foster Myrle Tapscott, WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
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1740. Foster Tapscott, U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, Ancestry.com, from digital image of original record.
1741. “On Local Subjects,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 30 Nov 1923, p. 1, col. 3.
1742. “About Town Today,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 14 Oct 1927, p. 1, col. 1.
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col. 4.
1744. “Third Ebsen Brother Held,” The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, Thu 30 Jul 1931, p.3, col. 7.
1745. “Not Identified as Red Cloud Robbers,” The Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Nebraska, Wed 5 Aug 1931, p. 12, col. 7.
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42, 5 Apr 1940.
1750. “Circuit Court Bar Docket,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 31 May 1940, p. 2, col. 2.
1751. “Happenings of the Week at June Term of Circuit Court,” The Lynn County Budget-Gazette, Brookfield, Missouri, Fri 7 Jun 1940, p.
1, col. 6.
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1754. Foster M. Tapscott and Reba June Lewis, License and Certificate of Marriage, license 15 Aug 1933, marriage 15 Aug 1933, Linn
County, Missouri.
1755. “Town and Country,” The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri, Fri 18 Aug 1933, p. 1, col. 3.
1756. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Foster Tapscott, Ancestry.com.
1757. Death Certificate, Henry Tapscott, Reg Distr 4259, File No. 58-026111, Received 16 Jul 1958, Missouri State Board of Health,
1758. Mattie Siverly and Carroll Spencer , Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
1759. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William Siverly household, p. 39, dwelling 296, family 270, 31 Aug 1860.
1760. Death Certificate, Nancy Coffman, Kentucky State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, File No. 19242.
1761. George [“Geo”] W. Coffman and Nancy Tapscott, marriage record, Casey Co, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1852 - 1914, transcribed
from original images (Ancestry.com).
1762. Find A Grave, Nancy Coffman, Middleburg Cemetery, Casey County, Kentucky, http://www.findagrave.com.
1763. Wilhelm Saeuberlich, Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898, Ancestry.com.
1764. “Ancient and Modern,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 21 Aug 1895, p. 5, col. 3.
1765 . “School Sale,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 9 Nov 1950, p. 6.
1766. “Siverly Family Gathers June 9,” Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 13 Jun 1996, p. 11, col 4.
1767. Matheus Säuberlich and Rebecca Maier, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1502-1985, Ancestry.com.
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1769. “Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1820-1897,” Publication M237, National Archives and Records Administration,
Washington, DC, Roll 17.
1770. “Descendants of Mathias Siverly” by Chris Childs, Shirley Bays, and Jackie K. Hamer-Bell Gummere (personal correspondence with
Robert Tapscott, 18 Jun 2003).
1771. 1840 U.S. census, Ohio, Marion Co, Marion Twp, Mathias Siverly (“Matthias Siverliey”) household. p. 88, line 7
1772. 1850 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Darwin Pct, Mathias Siverly household, p. 234 (stamped, back), dwelling 978, family 978, 27
Sep 1850.
1773. Find A Grave, Mathias and Rebecca Siverly, Shad Cemetery, Clark County, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
1774. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Mathias Siverly household, p. 44, dwelling 348, family 309, 2 Sep 1860.
1775. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Jacob Siverly (“Saverly”) household, p. 20, dwelling 140, family 140, 22 Jul
1870.
1776. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide, 1763-1900, Jacob Siberly and Elizabeth Fuller, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State
1777. “Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 18 Mar 1874, p. 5, col. 4.
1778. “Marshall Personals,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 20 Jan 1897, p. 8, col. 3
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1780. Obituary, George William Siverly, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 26 Feb 1954, p. 7, col. 5.
1781. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William (“Seiberling”) Siverly household, p. 9, dwelling 87, family 88, 11 Jun
1880.
1782. Rick Fuhrer, Photos of Markers in Shad Cemetery, My Family.Com, Gummere/Siverly Family, 7 Mar 2002.
1783. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide, 1763-1900, John Gummere (“Gunimere”) and Sarah S. Siverly, Illinois State Archives and Illinois
State Genealogical Society.
1784. Death Certificate, John Gummere, Local No. 492, Reg. No. 20487, Indiana, Vigo County, Filed 21 Jun 1943 (from digital image of
original record).
1785. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana, Clay Co, Perry Twp, John Gummere household, p. 272 (stamped, front), dwelling 402, family 402, 5 Oct
1850.
1786. Indiana Marriages, 1810 - 2001, Thomas Moore and Elizabeth Stanley, Ancestry.com, transcription from digital image of original
record.
1787. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Clay Co, Jackson Twp, Thomas Moore household, p. 118, dwelling 865, family 856, 16 Jun 1860.
1788. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Clay Co, Jackson Twp, Thomas Moore household, p. 71, dwelling 540, family 541, 1 Jul 1870.
1789. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, John Gummere household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 10, sheet 21B,
1790. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, John Gummere household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 13, sheet 1B,
1791. Charles D. Gummere and Laura A. Sparks, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 7 Apr 1923.
1792. “Twenty Years Ago,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 2 May 1924, p. 12, col 2.
1793. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Vermilion Co, Danville Twp, John Gummere household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 92-24,
1794. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, John Gummere household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 84-54, sheet
1795. Obituary, John Gummere, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 17 Jun 1943, p. 2.
1796. Obituary, Mrs. Sarah Gummere, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 24 Nov 1950, p. 12.
1797. “Obituary, Mattie LeOra Gummere,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 25 Jan 1922, p. 1, col. 6.
1798. Mattie Le Ora Cline, 23 Jan 1922, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1799. “Local and General,” The Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 2 Mar 1904, p. 1, col. 2.
1800. “1907-Forty Years Ago,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 8 Aug 1947, p. 1, col. 5.
1801. Joseph Franklin Cline, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1802. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Joseph Cline household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 13, sheet 1B,
1803. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall City, Joseph (“Joe”) Cline household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 13,
sheet 11A, dwelling 289, family 296, Jan 1920.
1804. John Joseph Cline, 29 Nov 1918, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1805. Sarah Jane Cline, 24 Mar 1920, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1806. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Joseph Cline household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 84-19, sheet 7A,
1807. Edward Killen and Maude Cline, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 12 Jun 1944.
1808. Death Certificate, Joseph F. Cline, Registered No 36070, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 29 Nov 1941 (from digital copy of original).
1809. Obituary, Mrs. Carrie Maude Killen, The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 17 Feb 1967, p. 2, col. 1.
1810. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall City, John Gummere household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 13, sheet
11A, dwelling 291, family 297, Jan 1920.
1811. Find A Grave, John William and Maudie Grace Gummere, Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Illinois,
1812. Death Certificate,Virginia Rose Hasselbring, Local No 0148, State No 015705, Indiana, Dubois Co, filed 10 May 2004 (from digital
image of original).
1813. William John Gummere Jr, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1814. John Austin Griffin, 17 Jan 1941, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1815. Sylvia A. Griffin, 7 Jul 1946, Efgar County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1816. John A Griffin and Sylvia Myers, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
1817. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Symmes Twp, Delford Kennedy household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 61, sheet
1818. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Vermilion Co, Danville Twp, William Gummere household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 92-
1819. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Vermilion Co, Newell Twp, John William Gummere household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr
92-74, sheets 1A-1B, household 11, 4 Apr 1940.
1820. John W Gummere, U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987 (Ancestry.com).
1821. Obituary, Mary R. Rodgers, Commercial News, Danville, Illinois, Fri 2 Jan 2015
1822. Obituary, Robert Eugene Gummere, Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, Wed 23 Jul 2014.
1823. Joseph Dean Gummere, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1824. Death Certificate, Charles D. Gummere, Local No 95, Death No 6487, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 4 Feb 1955 (from digital copy of
original).
1825. Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 14 Sep 1904, p. 1, col. 4.
1826. Death Certificate, Mabel Gummere, 3829, Reg No 83, Indiana, Vigo County, Filed 28 Jan 1919 (taken from digital image of original
record).
1827. Obituary, Wm. N. Rolison, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 17 Nov 1915, p. 1, col. 4.
1828. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Charles (“Chas.”) D. Gummere household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr
1829. R. L. Polk & Co’s Terre Haute City Directory 1915-1916, Moore-Langen Printing Co, Terre Haute, 1915, p. 257.
1830. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Lawson Balding household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 164, sheet
8BA, dwelling 176, family 187, 12 Jan 1920.
1831. Henry M. Connett and Naomi Gummere, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, Application 23 Dec 1922, Marriage 24 Dec 1922.
1832. Find A Grave, Naomi Connett, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
1833. “Indiana Deaths,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Wed 23 Nov 1988, p. C9, col. 1.
1834. Find A Grave, Ruth and Merle Chapell, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
1835. Death Certificate, Edgar Paul Gummere, Local No 114, State No 003159, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 31 Jan 1996 (from digital copy of
original).
1836. Indiana Births, 1880-1920, Elizabeth Gummere, Works Progress Administration. Index to Birth Records. Indiana, Ancestry.com.
1837. Sara Elizabeth Hargis, North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004, Ancestry.com.
1838. Death Certificate, Anna Laura Gummere, Local No 522, State Reg No 83-019561, Indiana, Vigo Co, received 21 May 1983 (from
digital image of original).
1839. Harry Sparks and Anna Laura Payne, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 26 Nov 1913.
1840. Death Certificate, Harry Sparks, 167, Reg No 357, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 29 Apr 1915 (from digital image of original).
1841. Find A Grave, Harry Sparks and Laura Gummere, Riverside Cemetery, Clinton, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
1842. Find A Grave, Charles D. Gummere, Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Clark Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
1843. Abel H. West and Mary Gertrude Duzan, Marriage Certificate, Clark County, Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013,
Ancestry.com (from digital image of original record).
1844. “Marriage Licenses,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 24 Feb 1915, p. 1, col. 5.
1845. “Divorces Granted,” The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Sat 9 May 1942, p 9, col. 2.
1846. Eunice Melisa Duzan, 12 Jun 1929, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1847. Frank Duzan and Floella Haywood, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 23 May 1942.
1848. Advertisement, West End Wagon and Feed Yard, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 3 Nov 1915, p. 5.
1849. Advertisement, Duzan’s Feed Store, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 19 Jan 1916, p. 8.
1850. Advertisement, Coal, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 18 Oct 1916, p. 5, col. 4.
1851. The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 13 Jun 1917, p. 7, col. 3.
1852. “Will Entrain for Camp Taylor,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 26 Jun 1918, p. 1, col. 5.
1853. The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 24 Jul 1918, p. 3, col. 2.
1854. “Local News,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 28 Aug 1918, p. 5, col. 2.
1855. “The Week’s Doings,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 19 Mar 1919, p. 5, col. 2.
1856. Advertisement, East End Grocery, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 9 Apr 1919, p. 8.
1857. “Duzan Grocery,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 4 Jun 1919, p. 1, col. 2.
1858. The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 24 Sep 1919, p. 5, col. 4.
1859. Advertisement, Town Property for Sale, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 5 Nov 1919, p. 5, col. 1.
1860. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall City, Francis (“Frank”) Duzan household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr
13, sheet 11A, dwelling 292, family 298, 1920.
1861. Advertisement, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 6 Aug 1924, p. 8, col. 3.
1862. The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 22 Jul 1927, p. 5, col. 3.
1864. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Joseph Francis (“Frank”) Duzan household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration
1865. WWI Draft Registration, Abel Hurlburt West, McMinnville, Yamhill Co, Oregon, 12 Sep 1918.
1866. Emma West, Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008, Ancestry.com.
1867. Abel H. West, Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008, Ancestry.com.
1868. Obituary, Mrs. Mary Duzan West, Terre Haute Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 26 Jul 1964, p. 6, col. 3.
1869. Raymond Warren Gammie, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original record.
1870. Death Certificate, Sarah R. Gammie, Local No. 736, State No. 93-029137, Indiana, Vigo County, Filed 6 Jul 1993 (from digital
1871. Obituary, Dorothy Gertrude Fuhrer, The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Sat 8 Nov 2003.
1872. Charles Albert Deitz, 21 Dec 1932, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1873. Karl Friedrich Dietz, Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898, Ancestry.com.
1874. Find A Grave, Magdalene (“Magdlina”) Dietz, Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
1875. Obituary, Magdalena Dietz, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 7 Aug 1912, p. 1, col. 4.
1876. New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963, Charles and Magdalena Dietz (“Ditz”), Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of
original record.
1877. “Arrived Yesterday,” The New Orleans Crescent, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sat 19 May 1849, p. 3, col. 1.
1878. Christoph Stoepel, Geogen4.1, http://geogen.stoepel.net/.
1879. Obituary, Elmore Frederick Deitz, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 2 Jan 1918, p. 1, col. 4.
1880. Elizabeth Kraemer, 29 Mar 1932, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1881. Obituary, Mrs. Mary Christina Siverly, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 12 Jun 1950, p. 2.
1882. Find A Grave, Mary and Jacob Siverly, Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
1883. Dodd, Jordan R., Illinois Marriage Records, 1851-1900, Jacob Siverly and Mary Dietz, Liahona Research, Provo, Utah.
1884. Death Index, Illinois Statewide, pre-1916, Jacob Siverly, Illinois State Archives.
1885. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Mary Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet 19A,
. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Lawrence Co, Russell Twp, John Hedden (“Heddin”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr
117, sheet 12B, dwelling 260, family 274, 25 Jun 1900.dwelling 58, family 58, 12 Jan 1920.
1887. “Clark County Boys Registered for Army Training and Order in Which They Will Be Called,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall,
Illinois, Wed 6 Nov 1940, p. 2, col. 6.
1888 Obituary, Harold L. Siverly, Tribune Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Tue 7 Mar 2000.
1889. Find A Grave, George Franklin Siverly, Norton Cemetery, Clark County, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
1890. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Douglas Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-12,
sheet 6B, dwelling 173, family [blank], 19 Apr 1930.
1891. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, John B. Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet 4A,
1892. Ernest Siverly and Flora Brosman, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 27 Dec 1926.
1893. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Herman Wallace household, Supervisor's Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 1,
sheets 3B-4A, dwelling 65, family 65, 12 Jan 1920.
1894. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William G. Siverly household. Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-1,
1895. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Mary Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-1, sheet
1896. Find A Grave, Itha Siverly, Shad Cemetery, Clark County, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of marker.
1897. Obituary, Louis Henry Siverly, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 15 Nov 1968, p. 1, col. 5.
1898. Find A Grave, Nellie and Nathan D. Hedden, Bethesda Cemetery, West Terre Haute, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
1899. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Jacob Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet
1900. “Marriage Licenses,” The Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 2 Aug 1905, p. 1, col. 5.
1901. Death Certificate, Nathan David Hedden, Local No 26-156, State No 62-011254, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 16 Mar 1962 (from digital
image of or. Leo Leclercq and Louise Hedden, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 6 Jul 1937. ginal record).
1902. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Lawrence Co, Russell Twp, John Hedden (“Heddin”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr
1903. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Nathan Hedden household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 13, sheet 10A,
1905. Obituary, Nathan D. Hedden, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 24 Mar 1962, p. 2.
1906. Obituary, Mrs. Nellie Hedden, The Terre Haute Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 24 Feb 1972, p. 2, col. 2.
1907. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, West Terre Haute Town, Ward 3, Nathen Hedden household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration
1908. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, West Terre Haute, Nathan Hedden household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 84-80,
1909. Death Certificate, Harry Charles Hedden, Local No 461, State No 65 015699, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 9 Apr 1965 (from digital copy
of original).
1910. Death Certificate, Itha Ida Boatman, State No 63-042941, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 12 Nov 1993 (from digital copy of original).
1911. Death Certificate, Mary May Montgomery, Local No 662, State No 188-024374, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 5 Jul 1988 (from digital
copy of original).
1912. Leo Leclercq and Louise Hedden, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 6 Jul 1937.
1913. Obituary, Louise Hedden Leclercq, Tribune Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 4 Feb 2007.
1914. Virginia Hedden Vicars, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1915. Louis Henry Hedden (“Heddon”) to Winifred Ruth Houston, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana,
license 18 Aug 1945, marriage 8 Aug 1945.
1916. Obituary, Louis H. “Bud” Hedden, Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 17 Jan 2010.
1917. Thelma Marie Hedden, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original record.
1918. Obituary, Thelma Hedden Harris, Tribune Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 29 Jul 2002.
1919. Herman Glenn Hedden and Laura Florence Bemis,Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 3 Jul 1948.
1920. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Herman G. Hedden, Ancestry.com.
1921. Obituary, Ida Wallace, Marshall Choice, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 11 Sep 1989, p. 13.
1922. “Marriage Licenses,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 15 Nov 1911, p. 1, col. 5.
1923. Obituary William C Wallace, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 20 Oct 1915, p. 1, col. 3.
1924. Obituary, James T. Wallace, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 14 Feb 1958, p. 7, col. 1.
1925. William C Wallace and Cynthia C Fuller, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
1926. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William Wallace household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 1, sheets
1927. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Herman Wallace household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-1,
1928. Harold Ben Siverly, National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1800-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah:
MyFamily.com.
1929. Obituary, Herman Wallace, The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 13 May 1971, p. 8, col. 4.
1930. “Heard Two Divorce Cases,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 8 Feb 1939, p. 21, col. 3.
1931. “Grand Jury Returns Six Indictments,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 12 Mar 1941, p. 1, col. 3.
1932, Obituary, Ed Wallace, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 17 Aug 1962, p. 4, col. 1.
1933. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Herman Wallace household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-1,
1934. Zschau, p. 93.
1935. Clarence Wallace and Elsie Sims, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 24 Jul 1939.
1936. Obituary, Clarence A. Wallace, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 8 Aug 1966, p. 2.
1937. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Ira A Wallace, Ancestry.com.
1938. Obituary, Samuel Edward Wallace, Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 16 Jun 2009, p. 2, col. 2.
1939. Obituary, Ray E. Wallace, Tribune Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 28 Jul 1997.
1940. Obituary, Ruby Katherine Hibschman, Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 8 Apr 2010, p. A4, col. 2.
1941. “Names of Service Men and Women for Memorial,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 3 Oct 1945, p. 3, col. 3.
1942. Hisory of Marshall/Martinsville and Central Clark County, published by Hurst Kesler, Kes-Print, Shawnee Mission, Kansas, 1980,
pp. 124-125.
1943. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Louis Siverly, Ancestry.com.
1944. “Attempt at Suicide Fails,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed Jun 18 1913, p. 1, col. 2.
1945. “Start for Germany,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 3 Oct 1917, p. 1, col. 4.
1946. Obituary, Nellie Siverly, Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 16 Mar 1989, p. A10, col. 5.
1947. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Frederick Kannmacher (“Kannamacher”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 13,
1948. Obituary, Louis Henry Siverly, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 15 Nov 1968, p. 1, col. 5.
1949. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Mary Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet 3B,
1950 “Possum Ridge” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 26 Jun 1912, p. 2, col. 3.
1951. “Teachers Called,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 30 Aug 1939, p. 4, col. 5.
1952. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Louis Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-9B, sheet 3A,
1953. “Notice,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 9 Apr 1941, p. 7, col. 4.
1954. “Around Our Town,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 15 Aug 1934, p. 5, col. 3.
1955. Obituary, Goldie Ann Kannmacher, Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 27 Jun 1969, p. 7, col. 1.
1956. Death Certificate, Louis H. Siverly, Local No 1336, State No 68-043577, Indiana, Vigo Co, received 19 Nov 1968 (from digital
image of original).
1957. Find A Grave, Nellie and Louis Siverly, Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
1958. “Clark County Courthouse.” Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 28 Sep 1987, p. 2, col. 6.
1959. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), John L. Siverly, Ancestry.com.
1960. Obituary, William G. Siverly, Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 21 Oct 1985, p. 12, col. 2.
1961. Obituary, William G. Siverly, Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois, Sat 10 Oct 1985, p. A9, col. 4.
1962. WWI Draft Registration, William George Siverly, Anderson Twp, Clark County, Illinois, 5 Jun 1917.
1963. Obituary, Mrs. Robert Fugate, Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois, Thu 27 Jun 1985, p. A5, col. 2.
1964. Dorothy Devenny and Harold Thomas, “History of Marshall Moose Family Center 676,” Moose Lodge 676, 4 Mar 2017
1965. Gerald Dale Siverly, Local No 429, State Reg No 41463, Filed 6 Sep 1927, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health
(transcribed from digital image of original).
1966. “Local News,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 15 Nov 1951, p. 5, col. 3.
1967. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Amanda Fugate, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Amanda Fugate, Ancestry.com.
1968. Obituary, Robert Fugate, The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 17 Aug 1950, p. 7, col. 2.
1969. “Around Our Town,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, 25 Dec 1935, p. 5, col. 1.
1970. Robert Fugate, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, transcribed from digital image of original record.
1971. Robert Fugate, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1972. Samuel M Fugate and Mary M Catterlin, Clay County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1860 - 1920 Inclusive Vol, Original Record
Located in County Clerk's Office B; Book 2, p. 350.
1973. Robert Fugate and Emma Cecil Vankirk, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com), from digital image of original record.
1974. “Many Suicides Past Two Weeks” Daily Times, Brazil, Indiana, Fri 23 Jul 1909, p. 1, col. 1.
1975. “Deserts Wife” Daily Times, Brazil, Indiana, Fri 23 Jul 1909, p. 1, col. 5.
1976. “Seeks a Divorce,” Brazil Daily Times, Brazil, Indiana, Tue 4 Oct 1910, p. 1, col. 1.
1977. "Henry Descamp Brutally Murders His Young Wife," Brazil Daily Times, Brazil, Indiana, Thu 17 Nov 1910, p. 1.
1978. “Threatened Wife and Lands in Jail,” Brazil Daily Times, Brazil, Indiana, Tue 20 Dec 1910, p. 1, col. 4.
1979. Amos O. Price and Emma C. Fugate, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com), from digital image of original record.
1980. Obituary, Robert Fugate, The Terre Haute Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Wed 26 Jul 1950, p. 10, col. 3.
1981. Obituary, Joseph Russell Siverly, The Janesville Gazette, Janesville, Wisconsin, Tue 6 Nov 1984, p. 2B, col. 1.
1982. Obituary, Dolly Mae Siverly, The Janesville Gazette, Janesville, Wisconsin, Wed 31 May 1989, p. 2B.
1983. Joseph Siverly and Dolly Siverly, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 9 October 1925.
1984. Dolly Maye Siverly, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1985. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Dolly M. Siverly, Ancestry.com.
1986. "Marriage Licenses," The Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 25 Dec 1901, p. 8, col. 5.
1987. Jacob Siverly and Belle Blockinger, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
1988. Cynthia Josephine Eitel, 20 Feb 1938, Clark Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
1989. Cynthia Fuller and Frederick Idle, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
1990. James William Siverly, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.
1991. Donald E Siverly, Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records, 1935-1970,Ancestry.com.
1992. Chester Russell Siverly, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
1993. James Siverly and Eliza Groves, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Clark Co, Illinois, license 13 Mar 1920, marriage 13
Mar 1920.
1994. "Marriage Licenses," Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 22 Aug 1923, p. 1, col. 5.
1995. Find A Grave, Frances P. Fuller, Greenwood Cemetery, Hayward, Wisconsin, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
1996. Jesse Jefferson Siverly, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
1997. 1930 U.S. census, Wisconsin, Kenosha Co, Kenosha City, Ward 12, Jesse ("Jess") Siverly household, Supervisor's Distr 14,
Enumeration Distr 30-27, sheet 2A, dwelling 37, family 37, 2 Apr 1930.
1998. Obituary, Mary F. Tribur, Kenosha News, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Sat 30 Oct 1993, p. 14, col. 3.
1999. Obituary, Jacob D. Siverly, Janesville Daily Gazette, Janesville, Wisconsin, Fri 25 Oct 1957, p. 2, col. 2.
2000. "Personals," The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 31 Oct 1924, p. 5, col. 1.
2001. Obituary, Daniel Siverly, Janesville Daily Gazette, Janesville, Wisconsin, Mon 4 Jan 1932, p. 5, col. 1.
2002. 1930 U.S. census, Wisconsin, Rock Co, Janesville City, Daniel D. Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 53-
2003. 1930 U.S. census, Wisconsin, Rock Co, Janesville City, Samuel Fuller household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 53-35,
2004. 1930 U.S. census, Wisconsin, Rock Co, Janesville Twp, Jacob Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 53-36,
2005. 1930 U.S. census, Wisconsin, Kenosha Co, Kenosha City, Ward 12, James Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 14, Enumeration
Distr 30-27, sheet 6A, dwelling 139, family 144, 5 Apr 1930.
2006. 1930 U.S. census, Wisconsin, Rock Co, Fulton Twp, Joseph R. Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 53-22,
2007. Betty Jane Siverly, State Reg No. 20297, Filed 7 Apr 1927, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from
image of original).
2008. 1940 U.S. census, Wisconsin, Rock Co, Milton, Joseph R. Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 53-54, sheet
2009. Find A Grave, Joseph R. and Dolly M. Siverly, Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wisconsin, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
2010. Find A Grave, Betty Buckholtz, Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Rock Co, Wisconsin, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
2011. Obituary, Mrs. Raye Starks, The Janesville Gazette, Janesville, Wisconsin, Fri 23 Sep 1988, p. 2B.
2012. Frederick Lyndon Siverly, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2013. Find A Grave, Frederick L. Siverly, Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wisconsin, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
2014. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Stanley Siverly,Ancestry.com.
2015. Death Certificate, Stanley Alfred Siverly, Local No 1088, State No 80-038354, Indiana, Vigo Co, received 17 Oct 1980 (from digital
image of original).
2016. Stanley Siverly and Luceil McClaskey, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana, license 21 Feb 1927,
marriage 21 Feb 1927.
2017. Zschau, p. 80.
2018. Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 13 Aug 1990, p. 4.
2019. Stanley Siverly and Luceil McClaskey, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana, license 21 Feb 1927,
2020. Otto McClaskey to Zellah Allen, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 6 Apr 1907.
2021. E. L. McClaskey, Indiana, WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920, Ancestry.com.
2022. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Larimer Hill, Stanley Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 84-70, sheet
2023. Obituary, Luceil Siverly, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 26 Apr 1968, p. 7, col. 5.
2024. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Stanley Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-1, sheet
2025. Obituary, Stanley (Tommy) Siverly, Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 9 Oct 1980, p. 6, col. 3.
2026. Stanley Alfred (“Alferd”) Siverly and Ruth Eileen Baggs, Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005, original image, Ancestry.com.
2027. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, Lyman A. Campbell household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-16,
2028. Obituary, Ray Baggs, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 25 Nov 1966, p. 7, col. 1.
2029. Obituary, Ruth E. Baggs Siverly, Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 28 Jun 2005, p. 2.
2030. Find A Grave, Ray Baggs, Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
2031. Find A Grave, Ruth E. Baggs, Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
2032. Obituary, Dale Gerald Siverly, Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 3 Dec 2019, p. 3, col. 2.
2033. Robert Lea Siverly, Local No 124, State Reg No 59652, Filed 26 Dec 1928, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health
2034. Find A Grave, Robert Lee Siverly, Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Clark Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
2035. Larry Bernel Siverly, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2036. Jerry Duwayne Siverly and Evalea Ann Browning, Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital
image.
2037. Jerry Wayne Siverly and Becky Len Shaw, Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image.
2038. Find A Grave, Donald Ray Baggs, Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
2039. Obituary, Ruth B. Heape, Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, Mon 6 Oct 1986, p. 7, col. 2.
2040. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William Siverly household, p. 19, dwelling 137, family 137, 22 Jul 1870.
2041. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Aden Moore household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet 13B,
2042. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, Lydia Moore household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 1, sheets 3A-
2043. Find A Grave, Lydia A. Moore, Auburn Cemetery, Clark Center, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
2044. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide, 1763-1900, Aden Moore and Lydia A. Siverly, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State
2045. Turner, p. 10.
2046. Death Certificate, John R. Moore, Reg No. 10712, Indiana, Vigo County, Filed 27 Apr 1933 (taken from digital image).
2047. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Clay Co, Jackson Twp, Zacharia Moore household, p. 118, dwelling 866, family 857, 16 Jun 1860.
2048. “Auburn,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 29 Jun 1904, p. 4, col. 5.
2049. Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 25 Jul 1901, p. 1, col. 5.
2050. “Supervisor’s Report,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 8 Apr 1903, p. 10, col. 2.
2051. “Official Ballot, Auburn Township,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 30 Mar 1904, p. 4.
2052. “Yesterday’s Elections in Clark County,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 6 Apr 1904, p. 1, col. 6.
2053. Obituary, Aden Moore, The Marshall Republican, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 26 Mar 1909, p. 4, col. 3.
2054. Obituary, Mrs. Aden Moore, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 8 Nov 1911, p. 1, col. 4.
2055. Obituary, Mrs. Geo. Throckmorton, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 18 Oct 1911, p. 1, col. 4.
2056. Death notice, William Moore, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 21 Apr 1915, p. 5, col. 2.
2057. Dan Reedy, “Growin’ up on Big Crick, Grandma Cindy” Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 6 Jan 2004, pp. 3,8.
2058. Find A Grave, Aden Moore, Auburn Cemetery, Clark Center, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
2059. Obituary, Alice Tennie Provart, Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, Thu 12 May 2005, p, 3B, col. 5.
2060. Obituary, Mrs. Sarah Jane Alexander, The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Wed 14 Apr 1971, p. 2, col. 2.
2061. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Sarah J. Alexander, Ancestry.com.
2062. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Edward Maesch (“Moesch”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration
2063. Find A Grave, Arthur M. and Sarah J. Alexander, Clearview Cemetery, Brazil, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
2064. Leo E. Maesch, Clay County, Local No 206, State No 85 007545, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com (transcribed
from digital image of original record).
2065. Sarah Moore and Edward Moesh, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
2066. Death Certificate, Edward Maesch, Local No. 23385, Registered No. 118, Indiana, Clay County (transcribed from digital image of
original record).
2067. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Wendelin Moesch household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 31, p.
2068. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Wendelin Moesch household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet
9B-10A, dwelling 199, family 199, 20 Jun 1900.
2069. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, Wendelin Moesch (Wolein Mosh) household, p. 54, dwelling 387, family 397, 2
Aug 1870.
2070. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Edward Maesch household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet
2071. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, West Terre Haute, Edward Maesch household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 188,
2072. Dorothy W. Jerse and John R. Becker III, Terre Haute and Vigo County in Vintage Postcards, Arcadia Publishing, Chicago, 2001, p.
44.
2073. “Personals,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 13 Jun 1884, p. 7, col. 4
2074. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Clay Co, Staunton, Edward Maesch household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 11-17, sheet 2A,
2075. Ann Badasch and Mazie M. Garver, St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, Marshall Township Cemeteries, Clark County, Illinois, Clark
County Genealogical Library, Marshall, Illinois, pp. 15, 18.
2076. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Clay Co, Staunton, Arthur Alexander household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 11-20, sheet
2077. Death Certificate, Arthur Melvin Alexander, State No. 69-028923, Indiana, Clay County, Received 29 Aug 1969 (transcribed from
digital copy of original record).
2078. Thomas Alexander and Elmira Bower, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com), transcribed from digital image of original
record.
2079. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Arthur M. Alexander, Ancestry.com.
2080. Harry O Fears and Mary Maesch, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, Application 18 Jan 1913, Marriage 18 Jan 1913.
2081. Death Certificate, Mary A. Smith, Local No 11/63, State No 73-000380, Indiana, Clay Co, rec’d 11 Jan 1973 (from digital copy of
original record).
2082. William Edward Maesch, Clay County, Local No 9/951, State No 68 016820, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com
(transcribed from digital image of original record).
2083. Charles Henry Maesch, LaPorte County, Local No 254, State No 88-030914, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com
2084. Clarine Brown, Clay County, Local No 15/51, State No 82-011728, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com
2085. Find A Grave, Lucille Craffets Marcinko, Calvary Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
2086. Roy Pruett Jr., Local No 633, Reg No 29006, Certificate of Birth, State of Indiana (transcribed from image of original record).
2087. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Agnes E. Pruett, Ancestry.com.
2088. Harry Clifford Maesch, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, transcription of digital copy of
original record.
2089. Ernest Leo Maesch, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, transcription of digital copy of original
record.
2090. Death Certificate, Larry Eugene Shaffer, Local No 789, State No 027067, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 15 Aug 2007 (from digital copy of
original record).
2091. Eva M. Maesch, cemetery marker, transcribed from photo on Ancestry.com.
2092. Paul Maesch and Helen Deakins, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 6 Nov 1937.
2093. Obituary, Paul Maesch, Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 11 Dec 2010.
2094. John Vernin Maesch, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, transcription of digital copy of original
record.
2095. John Maesch, Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File, Department of Veterans Affairs,
Washington, DC.
2096. Obituary, Esther M. Morecraft, Terre Haute Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 3 May 2001.
2097. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Theodore Sanders household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet
2098. Obituary, Esther M. Morecraft, Terre Haute Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 3 May 2001.
2099. Nettie E Moore and Theodore Sanders, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
2100. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Seelyville Town, Theodore Sanders household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 180,
2101. Frank R Sanders, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2102. 1920 Census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, Theodore Sanders Household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 21, sheet 7A-
2103. Turner, p. 13.
2104. Death Index, Illinois Statewide, pre-1916, Elizabeth Jane Sanders, Illinois State Archives.
2105. Charles Robert Sanders, 11 Sep 1924, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2106. “Explosion in Mine Takes Three Lives,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Tue 7 Sep 1920, p. 1.
2107. Theodore Sanders, 3 Aug 1929, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2108. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Nettie E. Sanders household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-10, sheet
2109. Obituary, Mrs. Nettie Ellen Sanders, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 6 Apr 1967, p. 9, col. 3.
2110. Find A Grave, Nettie E. Sanders, Auburn Cemetery, Clark Center, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
2111. Find A Grave, Theodore Sanders, Auburn Cemetery, Clark Center, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
2112. Hurley Sanders, Vigo County, Registered No 304, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com (transcribed from digital
image of original).
2113. George Sanders, Vigo County, Registered No 305, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com (transcribed from digital
image of original).
2114. Edith Beal, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2115. Obituary, Lydia Anna McCarty, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 24 Feb 1966, p. 6, col. 3.
2116. Find A Grave, Theodore Sanders Jr, Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Clark Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
2117. Aden William Sanders, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original
record.
2118. Obituary, Aden Sanders, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 7 Feb 1969, p. 5, col. 3.
2119. Esther Mae Morecraftt, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2120. Obituary, Franklin Roxie Sanders, Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 22 Feb 2005, p. 2.
2121. Obituary, Joseph Eugene Sanders, Marshall Choice, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 28 Jun 1993, p. 10, col. 4.
2122. Obituary, Lucinda Martha Milbourn, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 9 Feb 1961, p. 1, col. 2.
2123. Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 27 Sep 1900, supplement.
2124. Obituary, Daniel Milbourn, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 26 Feb 1936, p. 5, col. 4.
2125. Jordan Dodd, Illinois Marriages, 1851 - 1900, Henry Milbourn and Martha Ann Hamilton, Database on Line, Provo, Utah,
Ancestry.com.
2126. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Henry Milbourn (“Milburn”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration
2127. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, Daniel Milbourn (“Milborn”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr
2128. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, Daniel Milbourn household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 12, sheet
2129. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, Daniel Milbourn household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-10,
2130. “To the Family of Mr. Milbourn,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 26 Feb 1936, p. 5, col. 5.
2131. Find A Grave, Lucinda and Daniel Milbourn, Auburn Cemetery, Clark Center, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
2132. “Victim of White Plague,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 25 Apr 1917, p. 1, col. 3.
2133. Find A Grave, Nora B. Milbourn, Auburn Cemetery, Clark Center, Illinois, transcribed from photo of grave marker.
2134. Find A Grave, Roscoe C. Milbourn, Auburn Cemetery, Clark Center, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
2135. Obituary, Roscoe Milburn, Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 29 Jun 1904, p. 4, col 5.
2136. Ruby M. Baggs, Vigo County, Local No 466, State No 88-016211, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com
2137. Obituary, Ruth Anne Milburn, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 23 Feb 1921, p. 8, col. 3.
2138. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), John Milbourn, Ancestry.com.
2139. Obituary, John H. Milbourn, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 14 Aug 1971, p. 2, col. 1.
2140. Obituary, Nellie Lucille Milbourn Reedy, Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 6 Jan 2008.
2141. Emory Robert Milbourn, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2142. Obituary, Benjamin Franklin Milbourn, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 4 Sep 1918, p. 5, col. 4.
2143. Pearl Georgia Barrett, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2144. Find A Grave, Dorothy Maxine Macke, Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
2145. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Daniel Milbourn Jr., Ancestry.com.
2146. Charles Edward Milbourn, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2147. Obituary, George J. Milbourn, Times-Courier, Charleston, Illinois, Mon 23 Jun 2008.
2148. Obituary, Frederick Ernest Milbourn, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 2 Nov 1927, p. 1, col. 5.
2149. “Birth Records,” Marshall Republican, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 8 Jan 1909, p. 8, col. 6.
2150. Obituary, Lucy Bradley, The Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 9 May 1983, p 12, col. 5.
2151. Obituary, Carrie Fern Quick, Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Tues 5 Oct 2010.
2152. Samuel H. Bradley, Vigo County, Local No 1252, State No 66 047172, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com
2153. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, William Henry (“Henry W.”) Bradley household, Supervisor’s Distr 13,
Enumeration Distr 2, sheet 2A, dwelling 33, family 34, 4 Jun 1900.
2154. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, Samuel (“Sam”) H. Bradley household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr
2155. William Henry Bradley, 26 Sep 1947, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2156. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall City, Samuel (“Sam”) Bradley household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr
13, sheet 7B dwelling 188, family 194, [date blank] 1920.
2157. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Samuel (“Samul”) Bradley household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-
2158. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Samuel (“Sam”) Bradley household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-9A,
2159. "New Organization of City Officials," Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 5 May 1943, p. 1, col. 6.
2160. "December Meeting of City Council." Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 4 Dec 1946, p. 1, col. 6.
2161. Obituary, Samuel H. Bradley, Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 25 Nov 1966, p. 1, col.4.
2162. Obituary, Samuel H. Bradley, Rushville Republican, Rushville, Indiana, Sat 19 Nov 1966, p. 1, col. 6.
2163. Lucy A. and Samuel H. Bradley cemetery marker, Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Illinois (photo, Ancestry.com).
2164. “52 Draftees Report Today; Another Group is Inducted,” Rushville Republican, Rushville, Indiana, Sat 8 Apr 1944, p. 1, col. 3.
2165. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Henry A. Bradley, Ancestry.com.
2166. William Albert Bradley, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records.
2167. Death Certificate, Mary A. Hardesty, Local No. C301-BK37-Pg61, State No. 76-007614, Indiana, Boone County, Received 16 Mar
1976 (from digital image of original record).
2168. Lawrence Walter Bradley, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2169. Lucile Jane Bradley, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2170. Samuel Howard Bradley Jr, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2171. WWII Draft Registration, Charles Henry Moore, Clark County, Illinois, 27 Apr 1942.
2172. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Charles Moore, Ancestry.com.
2173. Obituary, Charles H. Moore, Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 19 Nov 1981, p. 12, col. 3.
2174. 1920 U.S. census, Philippine Islands, Cuartel de Infanteria, Co C, Reg 27, Infantry, sheet 12A, 1 Mar 1920.
2175. Linn, Brian McAllister. Guardians of Empire: The U.S. Army and the Pacific, 1902-1940, The University of North Carolina Press.
Kindle Edition.
2176. Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 7 Sep 1927, p. 5, col. 3.
2177. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Melrose, Charles H. Moore household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-13, sheet
4B, dwelling [blank], family 105, 15 Apr 1930.
2178. “New Store,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 20 Jan 1926, p. 1, col. 6.
2179. “Marshall Takes Ten Inning Fight from Legionaires, Score 7-6,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 12 Aug 1931,
p. 8.
2180. Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 1 Jul 1927, p. 8.
2181. “Stock Reduction Sale” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 21 Feb 1932, p. 8.
2182. “A Protest,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 29 May 1935, p. 8.
2183. “Boston Store Closes,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 8 Oct 1930, p. 5, col. 1.
2184. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Melrose Twp, Charles H. Moore household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-13,
2185. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, George F. Arney household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 15,
2186. “Home Sweet Home,” The Marshall Choice, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 7 Nov 1994, pp. 1, 2.
2187. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, John J. Arney household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 11, sheet
2188. 1880 U.S. census, Missouri, Ray Co, Grape Grove Twp, Walter Sheets household, Supervisor's Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 128, p. 7,
2189. Find A Grave, Walter E. Sheets and Rachel A. Sheets, Bailiff Cemetery, West York, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
2190. Ida Sheets and Allen Hammond, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
2191. Death Certificate, Nora S Kenser, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, File No. 63-015522, Rec’d 11 May
1963.
2192. Find A Grave, Willie E, Bailiff Cemetery, West York, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave marker.
2193. George W Sheets and Rachel Ann Dix, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
2194. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Estella Arney, Ancestry.com.
2195. George W Sheets and Rachel Ann Dix, Illinois, County Marriages, 1810 - 1940, FamilySearch, transcribed from digital image of
original record.
2196. Mary J. Rubottom and John Sheets, Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892 (Ancestry.com)
2197. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana, Greene Co, Taylor Twp, John Sheets household, p. 418 (stamped, front), dwelling 171, family 892, 2
Oct 1850.
2198. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Greene Co, Washington Twp, John Sheets household, p. 60, dwelling 428, family 440, 22 Jun 1860.
2199. Robert Dix and Mary Ann Sheets, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com.
2200. Jesse Dicks, Guilford County Marriage Bonds, North Carolina Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com, transcribed from
2201. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Crawford Co, Hutsonville Twp, Jesse Dicks household, p. 36, dwelling 275, family 265, 9 Jul 1870.
2202. 1860 Census, Illinois, Crawford Co, T8N R12W, Jesse Dix Household, p. 66, dwelling 486, family 486, 12 Jun 1860.
2203. 1880 U.S. census, Missouri, Ray Co, Grape Grove Twp, Robert Dix household, Supervisor's Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 128, p. 7,
2204. Obituary, Martha A. Moore, Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois on Mon 31 May 1999, p. 3, col. 2.
2205. Death Index, Illinois Statewide, pre-1916, Rachel A. Sheets, Illinois State Archives.
2206. Anna Bell Crosby and Walter E, Sheets, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
2207. “Deaths,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 20 Mar 1888, p. 3, col. 4.
2208. John Crosby and Susannah Bowman, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
2209. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Melrose Twp, John Crosby household, Supervisor's Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 40, p. 1,
2210. Walter E Sheets and Rebecca J Raper, Ancestry.com. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA:
2211. “New Cases,” Worthington Times, Worthington, Indiana, Fri 13 Mar 1903, p. 2, col. 3.
2212. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Greene Co, Center Twp, Sarah J. Wells household, Supervisor's Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 31, sheet
2213. James Wells and Sarah Walker, Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850 (Ancestry.com).
2214. Death Certificate, Sarah J. Wells, Certificate 485, Indiana, Greene Co, (from digital copy of original).
2215. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana, Greene Co, Distr 40, Thomas M. Walker household, p. 322 (stamped, front), dwelling 609, family 609,
21 Sep 1850.
2216. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Greene Co, Highland Twp, Elijah Walker household, p. 3, dwelling 24, family 24, 1 Jun 1860.
2217. Rebecca J. Walker and John Raper, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com.
2218. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Green Co, Richland Twp, Rebecca Raper household, Supervisor's Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 302, p. 23,
2219. Paul Heleine and Barbara Bickel, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com), transcribed from digital image of original record.
2220. George W. Heleine, 11 Jul 1942, Melrose Twp, Clark Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2221. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Melrose Twp, Paul Heleine household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 40, p. 5, dwelling
50, family 51, 11 Jun 1880.
2222. Catharine Helline and Walter Sheets, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
2223. Find A Grave, Catherine Sheets, Bailiff Cemetery, West York, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
2224. Find A Grave, Barbara A. Heleine, Bailiff Cemetery, West York, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
2225. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Melrose Twp, Daniel Heleine household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 17, sheet 6B,
2226. Dorsie Spittler and Mattie Sheets, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 29 Nov 1916.
2227. Dorsie Ray Spittler to Esther Pearl O’dell, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 15 Nov 1923.
2228. “The Test of Time,” The Marshall Choice, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 31 Aug 1992, pp. 1, 8.
2229. Find A Grave, Daniel Heleine, Bailiff Cemetery, West York, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
2230. Find A Grave, Carl W. and Delores I Lott, Joel Hall Cemetery, Athens, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
2231. 1920 U.S. census, Wisconsin, Chippewa Co, Birch Creek Twp, Marvin Roderick household, Supervisor's Distr 9, Enumeration
Distr 53, sheet 8B, dwelling 145, family 146, 15 Jan 1920.
2232. Lerna Bell Ulrey and Marvin Washington Roderick, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 20 Jan 1917.
2233. “Judge Clark Holding July Term of Court,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 13 Jul 1927, p. 1, col. 1.
2234. “Marriage Licenses,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 9 May 1928, p. 1, col. 6.
2235. “Marriage Licenses,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 22 Jun 1928, p. 1, col. 2.
2236. “Second Oil Driller Dies of His Burns,” The Muncie Morning Star, Muncie, Indiana, Thu 13 Dec 1928, p. 2, col. 5.
2237. “Casey,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 20 Feb 1929, p. 7, col. 2.
2238. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Champaign Co, St. Joseph, Frederick Roderick household, Supervisor’s Distr 19, Enumeration Distr 10-
68, sheet 8B-9A, household 204, 19 Apr 1940.
2239. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Sangamon Co, Clear Lake Twp, Aaron Lott household, Supervisor’s Distr 21, Enumeration Distr 84-70,
2240. Find A Grave, Charles H. Moore and Martha A. Sheets Moore, Bailiff Cemetery, West York, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com,
2241. “Marriage Licenses,” The Marshall Republican, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 23 Apr 1909, p. 8, col. 2.
2242. George Edward Throckmartin, 31 Oct 1937, Edgar County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2243. Charles Throckmorton and Alice Schwartz, Ancestry.com. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA:
2244. Turner, p. 16.
2245. “Marriage Licenses,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 11 Sep 1912, p. 8, col. 2.
2246. Wm. E. Moore, Aden Moore, Auburn Cemetery, Clark Center, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
2247. Death Certificate, Roscoe Moore, 32239, Reg No 306, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed [unclear] (from digital image of original).
2248. Mine Number 800187, Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, 2010.
2249. “Coal Beds Under the Wabash River,” The Star Press, Muncie, Indiana, Sun 29 Feb 1920, p. 3, col. 1.
2250. “Three Men Killed in Submarine Mine,” Terre Haute Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Tue 7 Sep 1920, p. 1.
2251. “Five Die in Mine Accident,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun 2 May 1920, p. 1, col. 2.
2252. “Orville Moore Killed in Mine,”The Brazil Daily Times, Brazil, Indiana, Sat 8 Oct 1921, p. 1, col. 6.
2253. Ruth Red, 25 May 1927, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2254. Alice Tennie Moore, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2255. “Homes for Children Wanted, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 5 Apr 1916, p. 1, col. 5.
2256. Charles Peter Bossle, 11 Nov 1931, Perry County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2257. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Perry Co, Paradise Pct, Charles (“Charlie”) P. Bossle household, Supervisor’s Distr 12, Enumeration Distr
2258. R. R. Teel and Nellie Maude Bilbery, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com.
2259. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Perry Co, Paradise Pct, Rollo (“Raleigh”) R. Teel household, Supervisor’s Distr 12, Enumeration Distr
2260. WWI Draft Registration, Rollo Russell Teel, Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois.
2261. Evelyn Teel, 19 Apr 1926, Perry County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2262. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Perry Co, Paradise Pct, Marshall Teel household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 72, p. 12,
2263. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Perry Co, Paradise Pct, Marshall Lucurgus Teel household, Supervisor’s Distr 15, Enumeration Distr 52,
p. 2B, dwelling 35, family 36, 4 Jun 1880.
2264. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Rush Co, Washington Twp, James E. Red household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 70-18,
2265. Ruth Red, 25 May 1927, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2266. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Boone Co, Union Twp, James A. Red household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 22, sheet 6A,
2267. Jesse Earl Red and Sarah Catherine Red, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Ancestry.com.
2268. James Ernest Red, Boone County, State No. 8-01262, Received 15 May 1978, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com
2269. James Ernest Red and Sarah Catherine Williams, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com), transcribed from digital image of
original record.
2270. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Sarah Red, Ancestry.com.
2271. Obituary, James C. Red, Evening Call, Du Quoin, Illinois, Tue 30 Dec 2014.
2272. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Boone Co, Lebanon, Emma Red household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 6-5, sheet 3A,
2273. Obituary, Walter Heape, Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, Fri 7 Jun 1974, p. 19, col. 5.
2274. Find A Grave, Walter A. Heape, Tamaroa Cemetery, Tamaroa, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
2275. Charles Bossle and Nora Teel, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com.
2276. Obituary, W. Lyle Bossle, Southern Illinoisian, Carbondale, Illinois, Mon 15 May 1972, p. 16, col. 8.
2277. David Teel, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 21 Apr 2018.
2278. Find A Grave, Beulah C. Bossle, Teel Cemetery, Du Quoin, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
2279. Alice T. Moore and Philip A. Provart, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 20 Dec 1923.
2280. “Retired Educator Philip A Provart Dies,” Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, Tue 27 Nov 1979, p. 21, col. 1.
2281. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Perry Co, Du Quoin City, Philip A. Provart household, Supervisor’s Distr 26, Enumeration Distr 73-8,
2282. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Perry Co, Du Quoin, Philip Provart household, Supervisor’s Distr 25, Enumeration Distr 73-10, sheet 10A,
2283. Obituary, Loren E. Teel, Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, Thu 11 Dec 2014.
2284. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Betty Teel, Ancestry.com.
2285. Turner, p. 14.
2286. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, James Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet 19A,
2287. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, James Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet 7A,
2288. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, James Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet 3B,
2289. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, James Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-1, sheets
6A-6B, dwelling 129, family 129, 17 Apr 1930.
2290. Obituary, George William Siverly, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thur 11 Feb 1954, p. 2.
2291. Oliver F. Brown and Mabel Siverly, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 22 Dec 1945.
2292. James H. Siverly, 19 Jul 1946, Anderson Twp, Clark Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2293. Obituary, James Howard Siverly, The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 24 Jul 1946, p. 7, col. 1.
2294. Mabel Siverly, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2295. Obituary, Rozella Day Siverly, Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 7 Oct 1966, p. 6, col. 1.
2296. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, William Day household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet 10A,
2297. Turner, p. 5.
2298. William H Day and Mary Davis, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
2299. Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997, Mary Opal Dunlap, Wisconsin Vital Records Office, Madison, Wisconsin.
2300. Obituary, Jackson Lee Buckle, Marshall Independent Choice, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 29 Aug 2005, p. 5A, col. 1.
2301. Obituary, Walter Cline, Martinsville Planet, Martinsville, Illinois, Thursday, 6 Jan 1938.
2302. Obituary, Rebecca Florence Griffin, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 2 Jan 1901.
2303. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rosella Siverly, Ancestry.com.
2304. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, James Siverly household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-1, sheet
2305. “Sixty-Six in Graduating Class of 1926,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 4 Jun 1926, p. 1, col. 5.
2306. The Teachers College Bulletin, No. 108, Eastern Illinois State Teachers College at Charleston, 1 Apr 1930, p. 111.
2307. The Teachers College Bulletin, No. 116, Eastern Illinois State Teachers College at Charleston, 1 Apr 1932, pp. 115, 121.
2308. “Choctaw,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 9 Sep 1927, p. 2, col. 3.
2309. “Choctaw,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 4 Apr 1945, p. 3, col. 5.
2310. “Freedom,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 12 Feb 1936, p. 2, col. 3.
2311. “Schools Open with Increased Enrollment,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 1 Sep 1937, p. 1, col. 3.
2312. “Mabel Siverly to Become Bride of Oliver F. Brown,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 9 Jan 1946, p. 1, col. 3,
2313. "Real Estate Transfers," Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 7 Mar 1945, p. 1, col. 3.
2314. Find A Grave, Ellenett A. and Arthur Brown, Washington Street Cemetery, Casey, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
2315. Arthur Brown and Ellen Etta Blair, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
2316. Oliver Franklin Brown and Zada Fern Short, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 22 Dec 1923.
2317. Obituary, Mrs. Fern Bowman, The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 20 Feb 1971, p. 2, col 3.
2318. Find A Grave, Wanda Rosalee Hammond, Cumberland Cemetery, Casey, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
2319. Leonald Duane Brown, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2320. “Sensational Divorce Case Ended Yesterday,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 24 Apr 1940, p. 1, col. 4.
2321. “Public Sale,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 15 Dec 1948, p. 6.
2322. “Anchorage Teacher Visits School,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 10 Apr 1959, p. 1, col. 1.
2323. Obituary, Oliver F. Brown, The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Tue 31 Mar 1959, p. 2, col. 4.
2324. Obituary, Mabel S. Brown, Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 16 Apr 1992.
2325. Robert and Mary Frances Tapscott, Transcriptions, St. Mary’s Cemetery, Marshall, Illinois, 22 Mar 2003.
2326. Find A Grave, Oliver Franklin Brown, Cumberland Cemetery, Casey, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
2327. Obituary, Cecile Mae Buckner, Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 10 Feb 1986, p. 10, col. 1.
2328. Russell Roscoe Buckner, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
2329. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Frederick Buckner household, Supervisor's Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-10, sheet
2330. Obituary, Russell R. Buckner, Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 25 Jan 1988, p. 12, col. 3.
2331. “Clubs and Social Events,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 15 Jun 1932, p. 4, col. 4.
2332. The Marshallonian, Marshall High School Year Book, Marshall, Illinois, 1929, p. 65.
2333. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, Russell R. Buckner household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-
10A, sheets 1B-2A, household 23, 9 May 1940.
2334. James Russell Buckner, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2335. Rosemary Jane Buckner, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2336. Edward George Siverly, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2337. “Enlisted in Navy Since Declaration of War,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 8 Apr 1942, p. 1, col. 2.
2338. U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, Edward G Siverly, 24 Jul 1942.
2339. “Homer,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 24 Mar 1950, p. 4, col. 4.
2340. Obituary, Alice Marie Siverly, Terre Haute Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 4 Jul 1998.
2341. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Grandview Twp, Jesse Babcock household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 23-10,
2342. “Short Session of Court Held Last Thursday,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 22 Mar 1956, p. 1, col. 3.
2343. Aloysius Leo Assell, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
2344. Obituary, Charles A. Strausberger, The Daily Chronicle, De Kalb, Illinois, Tue 30 Apr 1985, p. 5, col. 4.
2345. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Edna A. Siverly, Ancestry.com.
2346. Finch & McCulloch’s Aurora City Directory, 1934, Finch & McCulloch, Aurora, Illinois, p. 278.
2347. Finch & McCulloch’s Aurora City Directory, 1936, Finch & McCulloch, Aurora, Illinois, p. 2
2348. Find A Grave, Aloysius L. Assell, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Aurora, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
2349. Obituary, Louise Kahle, The Daily Chronicle, Dekalb, Illinois, Fri 5 Sep 1980, p. 9, col. 3.
2350. Obituary, Mrs. Irene Drake,Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 13 Sep 1965, p. 2.
2351. Obituary, Edward G. Siverly, The Beacon News, Aurora, Illinois, Sun 4 Oct 1998.
2352. Find A Grave, Edna and Edward Siverly, St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Montgomery, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com,
2353. Ruby Irene Siverly and Edward Allen Drake, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com), from digital image of original record.
2354. WW I Draft Registration, Joseph Arlos Drake, Marshall, Clark Co, Illinois, 12 Sep 1918.
2355. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash, Arlos J. Drake household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-16, sheet 2B,
9 Apr 1930.
2356. Obituary, Edward A. Drake, Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois, Fri 27 Jun 1986, p. 13, col. 3.
2357. Obituary, Stephannie “Sam” Asbury, Pearce Funeral Services, Obituaries, Marshall, Illinois.
2358. Obituary, Linda Lou (Johnson) Drake, Terre Haute Tribune Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 28 Dec 2007.
2359. Find A Grave, Edward A. and R. Irene Drake, Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Clark Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
2360. “Surprise Party,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 16 Jan 1935, p. 5, col. 3.
2361. “Fish Fry,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 24 Jul 1935, p. 1, col. 2.
2362. “Physical Education Revue at High School,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 17 Mar 1937, p. 1, col. 5.
2363. “Freedom,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois. Wed 30 Jun 1937, p. 2, col. 1.
2364. Obituary, Virginia R. Miller, The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Illinois, Fri 9 Dec 2005.
2365. “Marriage Licenses,” The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois, Tue 7 Dec 1943, p. 14, col. 3.
2366. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Sangamon Co, Fancy Creek, Shirley B. Miller household, Supervisor’s Distr 21, Enumeration Distr 84-
63, sheet 5B, dwelling 118, family 118, 1 May 1930.
2367. Obituary, S. Glenn Miller, The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Illinois, Tue 15 Apr 1997.
2368. Find A Grave, S. Glenn Miller, Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
photo of marker.
2369. Shirley Glen Miller, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2370. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Evelyn Lorrene Fishback, Ancestry.com.
2371. “Marriage Licenses,” St. Louis Star-Times, St. Louis, Missouri, Tue 7 May 1940, p. 23, col. 3.
2372. WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946, Shirley G Miller, database on-line, Ancestry.com.
2373 Obituary, Evelyn Buckles, The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Illinois, Mon 18 Jun 2007.
2374. Polk’s Springfield City (Sangaman County, Illinois) Directory 1948, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Springfield, Illinois, p. 455.
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2376. Obituary, Eugene Siverly, Tribune Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 10 Jul 2000.
2377. “Supervisor’s Reports,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 15 Apr 1954, p. 7, col. 1.
2378. Obituary, Beverly Siverly, Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Wed 13 May 2015, p. A7, col. 3.
2379. “Fred Pennington Killed in Railroad Accident,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 27 Mar 1958, p. 1, col. 6.
2380. LeRoy Turner and Beverly Pennington, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 5 Apr 1948.
2381. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Leroy Turner, Ancestry.com.
2382. Debra Lynn Turner, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2383. “Short Session of Court Held Here,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 1 Nov 1956, p. 1, col. 6.
2384. “Grand Opening,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 3 Nov 1960, p. 3.
2385. “Congratulations,” Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 4 Dec 1978, p. 10.
2386. Obituary, William “Bill” Lyle Siverly, Marshall Independent-Choice, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 27 Jan 2011, p. 5, col. 3.
2387. Obituary, Sarah Elvina Siverly, Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 6 Feb 2004.
2388. Oscar Finley McIntyre, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
2389. Sally Sarah McIntyre, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2390. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Willard Young, Ancestry.com.
2391. Obituary, Mrs. Virginia Lucille Young, The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Wed 24 Sep 1975, p. 14, col. 3.
2392. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris, Willard J. Young household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 23-16A, sheet 7B,
2393. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris, Oscar McIntyre household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 23-17, sheets
22A,22B, household 596, 2 May 1940.
2394. Obituary, Mary L. Ewing, Times-Courier, Charleston, Illinois, Sat 6 Jun 2009.
2395. William Joesph Peel, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2396. “Marriage Licenses,” The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Wed 17 Dec 1958, p. 6, col. 2.
2397. “Two Granted Divorce Decrees,” The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Tue 21 Apr 1964, p. 5, col. 4.
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image.
2399. Obituary, Mattie E. Spencer, The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 24 Mar 1948, p. 3, col. 5.
2400. James H. (“N”) Peck and Martha (“Mary”) E. Siverly, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
2401. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, James H. Peck household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 16, sheet 5B,
2402. James Harvey Peck (“Pack”), 21 Dec 1933, Marshall, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2403. Obituary, James H. Peck, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 25 Feb 1920, p. 2, col. 2.
2404. Obituary, Mrs. Sarah Peck, Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 7 Sep 1928, p. 4, col. 2.
2405. Find A Grave, Thomas Robert Brahany, St. Mary's Cemetery, Marshall, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
2406. Jordan Dodd, Illinois Marriages, 1851 - 1900, Thomas R Brahaney and Sylvia Phillips, Database on Line, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
2407. Thomas Brahany, Illinois, Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records, 1853-1975, Ancestry.com.
2408. George Edward Brahany, U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, Ancestry.com.
2409. Thomas Dugger and Lois Adams, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, license 7 Nov 1941, marriage 8 Nov 1941.
2410. Obituary, Georgia J. Rease, Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 1 Apr 2005, p. 2.
2411. Marriage Licenses, Carroll E. Spencer, Mattie E. Siverly, Unknown Paper, Unknown Date. (Found by Carol Adams in an old book
of newspaper clippings.)
2412. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, Carroll (“Carol”) Spencer household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 21,
2413. Harriett Eltan Spencer, 4 Nov 1942, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2414. Death Certificate, Carroll E. Spencer, Reg Distr 1208, Cert 10374, Received 2 Jun 52, North Carolina State Board of Health, Office
2415. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, Carroll E. Spencer household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 21, sheet
2416. “Grand Jury Returns Five Indictments,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 13 Mar 1925, p. 1, col. 6.
2417. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash, Martha (“Mattie”) Spencer household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-
2418. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, Martha Spencer household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 12-18, sheet
2419. Death Index, Illinois Statewide, 1916-1950, Mattie E. Spencer, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State Genealogical Society.
2420. Obituary, Carroll E. Spencer, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 12 May 1952, p. 2.
2421. WWII Draft Registration, Herman Alvis Peck, Indianapolis, Indiana, 27 Apr 1942.
2422. Herman A Peck, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2423. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, James (“Jas”) H. Peck household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 12,
2424. Death Certificate, Herman Alvis Peck, Local No 2068, Reg No 15139, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 9 May 1946 (from digital copy of
original).
2425. Nellie Laverne Graves, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Ancestry.com.
2426. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis, Herman Peck household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 45, sheet 4A,
2427. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Herman A. Peck household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 49-
2428. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Ward 2, Herman Peck household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration Distr
96-39, sheet 3B, household 60, 5 Apr 1940.
2429. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Mildred Jane Minnix, Ancestry.com.
2430. Robert Herman Peck, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2431. Obituary, Mrs. LaVerne Peck, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Tue 28 Feb 1978, p. 27, col. 2.
2432. “Dedication Brings Volunteer Praise, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun 26 Mar 1972, p. 6-1.
2433. “Deaths and Services,” Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Texas, Sun 26 Feb 1978, p. B2, col. 5.
2434. Find A Grave, Herman A. Peck, Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
2435. Find A Grave, Laverne Peck, Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
2436. Elmer Franklin Spencer, WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
2437. 1930 U.S. census, California, Los Angeles Co, Los Angeles City, Elmer F. Spencer household, Supervisor’s Distr 17, Enumeration
Distr 19-338, sheet 9A, dwelling [blank], family 4, 11 Apr 1930.
2438. Elmer F Spencer, New York, New York, Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937, Ancestry.com.
2439. Elmer Franklin Spencer, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
2440. 1940 U.S. census, California, Los Angeles Co, Los Angeles City, Elmer F. Spencer household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration
Distr 60-1320, sheet 11A, household 285, 2 May 1940.
2441. Elmer F Spencer and Therese Dumas, New York, New York, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-1995, Ancestry.com.
2442. Obituary, Napoleon Alexis Dumas, Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Mon 10 Oct 1949, p. 7, col. 1.
2443. 1920 U.S. census, New York, New York City, Clotaire Dumas household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 447, sheet 15A,
2444. Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820 - 1957, Clotaire Dumas, Database on Line, Provo, Utah, The Generations Network,
Inc., 2006.
2445. 1915 Directory of New York City, R. L. Polk & Co, New York, New York, Publishers, p. 615.
2446. BillionGraves, Therese J. Spencer, Eternal Hills Memorial Park, San Diego, California, http://billiongraves.com/, transcribed from
2447. BillionGraves, Elmer F. Spencer, Eternal Hills Memorial Park, San Diego, California, http://billiongraves.com/, transcribed from
2448. Patricia Louise Rease, Local No 220, Reg No 12388, filed 20 Mar 1935, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health
(transcribed from image of original).
2449. The Marshallonian, Marshall High School Year Book, Marshall, Illinois, 1929, p. 20.
2450. “Hall,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 17 Jan 1934, p. 6, col. 3.
2451. “Stringtown,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 20 Mar 1935, p. 23, col. 3.
2452. "Avon," Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 7 Feb 1934, p. 3, col. 3.
2453. “Marriage Licenses,” The Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, Thu 9 Jan 1936, p. 21, col. 1.
2454. William Woodroe Rease, U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, FamilySearch, transcribed from digital image of
original record.
2455. William Woodrow Arnold, Certificate 14978, Certificate of Birth, Gibson Co, 1914, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed
from image of original).
2456. William Woodrow Rease, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original
record.
2457. Obituary, Ira D. Arnold, Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Mon 4 Oct 1948, p. 2, col. 3.
2458. Ira Dennis Arnold and Cordelia Rosella Williams, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
2459. Obituary, Emma Arnold Ramsey, Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Wed 15 Aug 1979, p.12, col. 7.
2460. William Woodroe Rease and Wilma Lucille Dannaman, Illinois, County Marriages, 1800 - 1940 database, Ancestry.com.
2461. William Rease and Ethel Jones, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com.
2462. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Wabash Co, Mount Carmel, Ira Arnold household, Supervisor's Distr 14, Enumeration Distr 177, sheet
2463. Stephen W Terry and Malissa A Brown, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, Ancestry.com.
2464. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Wabash Co, Wabash Pct, Wesley Terry ("Tairy") household, Supervisor's Distr 14, Enumeration Distr
2465. "Taylor - Arnold," Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Mon 10 Aug 1914, p. 4, col. 7.
2466. "Pauper Claims," Mount Carmel Evening Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Tue 30 Jan 1917, p. 2, col. 5.
2467. WW II Draft Registration, Orville Terry, Gibson Co, Indiana, 27 Apr 1942.
2468. Obituary, Orville Terry, The Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, Mon 12 Jun 1967, p. 6, col. 2.
2469. "Terry Reitz," Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Mon 14 Oct 1918, p. 6, col. 4.
2470. Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001, George Rietz and Emma Terry, Ancestry.com.
2471. George Rietz, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com.
2472. "License Refused," Daily Republican Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Tue 8 Jul 1919, p. 5, col. 4.
2473, Elijah T Pearson, 20 Sep 1939, Vermilion Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2474. Obituary, Elijah Tipton Pearson, Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Thu 21 Sep 1939, p. 3, col. 5.
2475. "Six Veterans of Wars Have Died Here Past Year," Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Wed 29 May 1940, p. 1,
col. 3.
2476. "Capture Deserter from U. S. Army," Evening Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Wed 22 Apr 1914, p. 1, col. 4.
2477. "Other Indictments," Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Wed 23 Apr, p. 1, col. 4.
2478. "Absolute Divorce," Princeton Daily Clarion, Princeton, Indiana, Wed 17 Sep 1919, p. 1, col. 2.
2479, Lige Pearson and Emma Arnold Reitz, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, Ancestry.com.
2480. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Knox Co, Dexter Twp, Elijah T. Pearson (“Leige T. Pierson) household, Supervisor’s Distr 2,
Enumeration Distr 84, sheet 2A, dwelling 15, family 16, 2 Jan 1920.
2481. "County Court Docket is Set," Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Mon 11 Jan 1926, p. 2, col. 8.
2482. "Fine is Given Lige Pearson On An Intoxication Charge," Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Mon 15 Mar 1926, p.
2, col. 4.
2483. "Grand Jury Work Ended," Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Wed 20 Nov 1929, p. 1, col. 6.
2484. Clarence Baechle and Wilma Lucy Dannaman, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Ancestry.com), taken from image of
original.
2485. Cornelius LaChance and Wilma Baechle, Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital
2486. “Assessment List Personal Property,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 23 Jun 1937, p. 3, col. 5.
2487. “Stringtown,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 23 Feb 1938, p. 3, col. 1.
2488. “Nine Arrested for Robbing Farm Woman,” Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana, Thu 23 Feb 1939, p. 2, col. 3.
2489. “Three Confess Part in Spencer Robbery,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 1 Mar 1939, p. 1, col. 1.
2490. “Grand Jury Returns Seven Indictments,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 15 Mar 1939, p. 1, col. 6.
2491. “Spencer Robbery Case Nearing Final Chapter,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 12 Apr 1939, p. 1, col. 3.
2492. “Probations Granted and Docket Set,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 20 Nov 1940, p. 1, col. 4.
2493. “Judge Platt Held Court Here Monday,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 3 May 1939, p. 1, col. 4.
2494. "Rease-Hardin Wedding," Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 11 Aug 1960, p. 1, col. 4.
2495. Dallas Oval Hardin and Emma Reva Hoisington, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Ancestry.com), from original image.
2496. “Circuit Court,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 2 Nov 1961, p. 1, col. 6.
2497. “Marriage Licenses,” The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois, Sun 29 Aug 1965, p. 23, col. 4.
2498. Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001, Dallas O and Georgia R Hardin, 17 Nov 1971, Certificate No. 037127, Florida Department of
Health, Jacksonville, Florida.
2499. Find A Grave, Dallas O. Hardin, Memorial Park Cemetery, Malden, Dunklin Co, Missouri, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
2500. Karl B. Raitz and George F. Thompson, editors, A Guide to the National Road, John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1996, p.
277.
2501. Find A Grave, Patricia L. Davis, Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Charles, Missouri, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
2502. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois State Penitentiary, Pontiac Branch, Supervisor’s Distr 17, Enumeration
Distr 53-39, sheet 22B, 13 Apr 1940.
2503. "Are Granted License to Wed at Tuscola," Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Tue 21 Jul 1936, p. 4, col. 3.
2504. Rolla Edward Curtis, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
2505. Obituary, Rolla Curtis, Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Fri 2 Sep 1949, p. 2, col. 2.
2506. “License is Granted at Office of Clerk,” Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Sat 6 Dec 1947, p. 4, col. 3.
2507. Edna Rease and William W. Rease, Montana, U.S., Divorce Records, 1943-1988, Ancestry, transcribed from image of original
record.
2508. “Rease Complete Caravan Trip Into Old Mexico,” Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Mon 20 Feb 1956, p. 3, col.
4.
2509. Obituary, Walter Arnold, Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Fri 9 Mar 1962, p.1, col. 1.
2510. "Assessment Roll," Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Wed 2 Jul 1964, p. 5B, col. 8.
2511. “His Love He Killed, Now a Son He Seeks,” The El Paso Times, El Paso, Texas, Fri 23 Dec 1977, pp. 1, 15.
2512. Jacquelyn Rae Johnson, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2513. William Woodrow Rease, 16 Aug 1987, Texas Death Index, 1964-1998, FamilySearch.
2514. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), William Rease, Ancestry.com.
2515. Rease and Jacquelyn R Johnson, Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014, Ancestry.com.
2516, William W Rease and Carmen Leyva, Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014, Ancestry.com.
2517. Jacquelyn Rae Speicker Rease "Jackquelyn Ray Speaker" Rease, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903 - 1982, Ancestry.com, from
2518. Death Certificate, Lucy Ella Atkinson, Reg No 26846, Indiana, Marion Co (from digital image of original).
2519. Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 19 Jun 1889, p. 1, col 1.
2520. Death Certificate, Robert W. Montgomery, State No. 69-026880. Indiana, Marion County, Received 17 Jul 1969 (transcribed from
digital copy of original record).
2521. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Robert Montgomery household p. 113, dwelling 292, family 5, 13 Jun 1860.
2522. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Robert Montgomery household, p. 26, dwelling 193, family 192, 1 Jul 1870.
2523. Obituary, Nancy Ellen Montgomery, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 30 Mar 1921, p. 1, col. 2.
2524. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide, 1763-1900, Robert Montgomery and Nancy Ellen Sweet, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State
2525. Thomas Montgomery, 24 Nov 1939, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2526. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Mariah Griffith household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 10, sheet 19A,
2527. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Casey, Joseph W. Hitt household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 4, sheet 11b,12A,
2528. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, James A. Napier household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 11,
sheet 20A, dwelling 457 family 457, 25 Jun 1900.
2529. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Casey, Cass Tyndall household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 4, sheets 3A, 4B,
2530. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Brocton, George Atkinson household, Supervisor's Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 42, sheet 10B,
2531. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Thomas Montgomery household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 18, sheet
2532. WWI Draft Registration, Charles George Montgomery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, 12 Sep 1918.
2533. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis, George F. Atkinson household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 170,
2534. “New Sewage System Advised,” The Indianaplis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Tue 2 Aug 1921, p. 8, col. 1.
2535. “West Liberty News,” Muscatine Journal and News Tribune, Muscatine, Iowa, Wed 22 Jan 1936, p. 13, col. 1.
2536. Joseph N. Gregg and Lettie May Wallingsford, Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, Ancestry.com.
2537. "Divorce Decree, New Petition On File in Court," Muscatine Journal and News Tribune, Muscatine, Iowa, Mon 13 Apr 1942, p. 7,
col. 1.
2538. Cemetery Records, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Muscatine Co, Iowa, IAGenWeb.
2539. WWI Draft Registration, Robert William Montgomery, Indianapolis, Indiana, 12 Sep 1918.
2540. Death Index, Illinois Statewide, pre-1916, Mrs. Elizabeth Hitt, Illinois State Archives.
2541, Flora Belle McMillen, 15 Mar 1946, Edgar Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2542. James W McMillen and Flora Bell Miller, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com.
2543. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Brocton, James McMillen household, Supervisor's Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 65, sheet 16B,
dwelling [Blank], family 446, 25 Jun 1900.
2544. U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Brocton, James McMillen household, Supervisor's Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 42, sheet 9B,
2545. Find A Grave, Maye Wynn, Embarrass Cemetery, Redmon, Edgar Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
2546. Ruby Lucile Vaughn, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2547. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Ward 9, Robert Montgomery household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration
2548. Death Certificate, James Edmond Montgomery, Local No 57-297, State No 039724, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec'd 31 Dec 1957,
transcribed from digital copy of original record.
2549. Ruby Lucile Vaughn, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2550. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Redmon, Lewis ("Louis") Wynn household, Supervisor's Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 42,
2551. WW I Draft Registration, Lewis Albert Wynn, Paris, Illinois, 12 Sep 1918.
2552. WW II Draft Registration, Lewis Albert Wynn, Edgar Co, Illinois, 27 Apr 1942.
2553. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Redmon, John W. Wynn household, Supervisor's Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 39, sheet 2B,
2554. Clarisey A Sampson and William Wynn, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com.
2555. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Jasper Co, Wade Twp, William Wynn household, Supervisor's Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 161, p. 12,
2556. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Redmon, William Wynn household, Supervisor's Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 62, sheet 2B,
2557. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Brocton, Lewis A. Wynn household, Supervisor's Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 23-7, sheet 1B,
2558. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Redmon, Lewis A Wynn ["Winn"] household, Supervisor's Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 23-8,
sheet 2A, household 20, 12 Apr 1940,
2559. Obituary, Lewis A. Wynn, Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, Florida, Sat 11 May 1968, p. 8, col. 4.
2560. Obituary, Capt. Earl M. Cummins, Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, Florida, Wed 11 Jun 1986, p. 2B, col. 1.
2561 . Obituary, Maye Wynn, Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, Florida, Wed 4 Dec 1957, p. 19, col. 4.
2562, Lewis Albert Wynn, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records.
2563. Find A Grave, Lewis Wynn, Embarrass Cemetery, Redmon, Edgar Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
2564. Obituary, Alva William Huddleston, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Tues 28 may 1940, p. 11, col. 4.
2565. Death Certificate, Nancy Ellen Huddleston ("Huddleson"), 207, Reg No 97, Indiana, Howard County, filed 12 Jun 1913 (taken
2566. Death Certificate, Alice Naomi Montgomery, State No. 79-032751, Indiana, Marion County, Received 17 Sep 1979 (transcribed
from digital copy of original record).
2567. Alice Naomi Huddleston and Clifford K. Robbins, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Ancestry.com.
2568. Clifford K. Robbins and Ethel Charlene Winters, Application for Marriage License, 26 Aug 1936, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
(Ancestry.com), transcribed from digital image of original record.
2569. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Ward 14, Robert W. (“R. W.”) Montgomery household, Supervisor’s Distr
12, Enumeration Distr 96-238, sheet 7A, household 143, 9 Apr 1940.
2570. Obituary, Mrs. Montgomery, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Mon 17 Sep 1979, p. 29, col. 2.
2571. Obituary, Robert W. Montgomery, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Thu 17 Jul 1969, p. 80, col. 8.
2572. Find A Grave, Robert W. and Naomi Montgomery, Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com,
2573. Obituary, Myrtle Beher, Anderson Herald, Anderson, Indiana, Tue 19 Mar 1957, p. 3, col. 3.
2574. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), James Arthur Montgomery, Ancestry.com.
2575. Obituary, James Montgomery, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Mon 14 Jan 1952, p. 16, col. 2.
2576. James Napier and Catharine Montgomery, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
2577. “Society,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Thu 10 Feb 1921, p. 7, col. 1.
2578. Obituary, Elsie Kempf, Fort Wayne Daily News, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Mon 31 May 1909, p. 10, col. 2.
2579. “Marriage License,” The Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Fri 27 Jan 1893, p. 5, col. 5.
2580. Obituary Luella Kempf, Fort Wayne Weekly Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Thu 30 Dec 1909, p. 12, col. 4.
2581 Obituary, Anna Kempf, The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Thu 29 Aug 1912, p. 12, col. 5.
2582. Charles F. Kempf and Emma Mae Middleton, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com), from digital image of original record.
2583. “Local News,” Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Fri 10 Apr 1891, p 4, col. 2.
2584. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis, Henry D. Kaiser household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 50, sheet
2585. Obituary, Mrs. Mildred A. Montgomery, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Wed 28 May 1980, p. 55, col. 2.
2586. Mildred A. Montgomery, Marion County, State No. 80-021698, Received 29 May 1980, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011,
Ancestry.com (transcribed from digital image of original).
2587. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Ward 9, James Montgomery household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration
2588. “Society,” The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Wed 5 Jun 1946, p. 5, col. 2.
2589. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Charlene A. Milam, Ancestry.com.
2590. “Montgomery Wedding to Be Held Sunday,” The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sat 24 May 1947, p. 3, col. 1.
2591. Walter Marvin Montgomery, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, original image.
2592. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Charles Montgomery, Ancestry.com.
2593. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Ward 9, Charles Montgomery household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration
2594. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Mary Montgomery, Ancestry.com.
2595. 1910 U.S. census, Kentucky, Spencer Co, Taylorsville, Michael (“Mike”) Toomey household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration
Distr 129, sheet 7B, dwelling 32, family 34, 15 Apr 1910.
2596 Death Certificate, Florence May Toomey, No 9640, Reg No 997, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis (from digital image of original).
2597. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis, Michael (“Mike”) J. Toomey household, Enumeration Distr 91, sheet 15A,
2598. Indianapolis City Directory 1918, Vol. 64, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1918, p. 1250.
2599. “What’s up in Awnings,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun 18 May 1986, p. G1.
2600. Charles George Montgomery, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2601. James William Montgomery, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, original image.
2602. Obituary, James W. Montgomery, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun 27 Dec 2015, p. A25.
2603. Obituary, Walter M. Montgomery, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fri 13 Jun 1997, p. D11, col. 4.
2604. Death Certificate, Mary J. Montgomery, Local No. 00473, State No. 80-002458, Indiana, Marion County, Rec’d 24 Jan 1980 (taken
from original image).
2605. Charles G. Montgomery and Laverne Wilson, Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital
image.
2606. Obituary, Charles Montgomery, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Tue 23 Aug 1983, p. 31, col. 3.
2607. Obituary, Mary J. Montgomery, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Thu 24 Jan 1980, p. 48.
2608. Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 5 Jul 1893, p. 8, col. 1.
2609. Find A Grave, Edward Siverly, Shotts Cemetery, Clark County, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
2610. Jacob Tapscott (“Tapscot”) and Mary Ann Lockard, Marriage Record Book, 1856-1860, Clark County, Illinois, p. 210.
2611, Death Certificate, Mary Goodman, Loc No 604, Reg No 26715, Indiana, Porter Co, filed 25 Aug 1931 (from digital image of
original).
2612. James Lockard and Belinda Cutright, Marriage Record, Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993 (from digital image of original record).
2613. 1850 U.S. census, Ohio, Ross Co, Distr 131, James Lockard household, pp. 268-269 (stamped, front), dwelling 7, family 794, 12 Sep
1850.
2614. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Belinda Lockard household, p. 44, dwelling 345, family 307, 2 Sep 1860.
2615. Death Certificate, Sarah J. Cleverley, Reg No 31431, Loc No 286, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 4 Nov 1938 (from digital copy of original).
2616. Illinois Revised Statutes, 1937-1991, West Publishing Co., St. Paul, Minnesota.
2617. Andrew Tapscott (“Tabscott”) and Mary A. Lockard, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 18 Sep 1898.
2618. John W Steers, 10 Apr 1848, Crawford, Illinois, USA, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015, Ancestry.com.
2619. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Crawford Co, Hutsonville Twp, John W. Steers household, p. 25, dwelling 197, family 192, 7 Jul 1870.
2620. Leah J. Tsoodle and Christine A. Wilson, 125 Years of Farmland Values in Kansas, 1870 – 1997, Kansas State University, 2001.
2621. “Chronological,” Hutsonville Herald, unknown date, transcribed by Barbara Dix, Crawford County, Illinois GenWeb.
2622. “The Lanes and the Regulators,” History of Crawford County Illinois, Crawford County Historical Society, Crawford County, Illinois,
Vol. 2, 1983, pp. 190-191.
2623. “Story Of a North Crawford Co. Tragedy,” Robinson Constitution, Robinson, Illinois, Wednesday, 5 Feb 1913, pp. 1,5.
2624. “Larceny,” The Messenger, Marshall, Illinois, Fri, 21 Aug 1868, p. 3.
2625. “Startling Tragedy at Hutsonville,” Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 10 Aug 1868, p. 4, col. 6.
2626. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Mary Tapscott household, p. 28, dwelling 179, family 198, 10 Jun 1870.
2627. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Mary Nelson household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 215, p. 27,
2628. John H. Craig and Cordelia C. Nelson, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 5 Jul 1895 (from digital image of original record).
2629. Catharine Cragg, Indiana, WPA Death Index, 1882-1920, Ancestry.com.
2630. Charles H. Goodman and Mary Nelson, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana, license 13 Apr 1885,
marriage 13 Apr 1885.
2631. Charles H. Goodman (“Chas. H. Goldman”) and Mary Nelson, Marriage Return, No. 119. Vigo County, Indiana, filed 20 Jul 1885
2632. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Nancy Goodman household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 215, p. 27,
2633. Chas. O. Ebel & Co’s Terre Haute City Directory 1889, Chas. O. Ebel & Co., Publishers, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1889, p. 223.
2634. Chas. O. Ebel & Co’s Terre Haute City and Vigo County Directory 1890-91, Chas. O. Ebel & Co., Publishers, Terre Haute, Indiana,
1891, p. 239.
2635. Charles H. Goodman, Accession Number 1938001, Indiana, Indiana Digital Archives, Military Records, Civil War Collection.
2636. Ebel & Byers’ Terre Haute City Directory 1894, Ebel & Byers, Publishers, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1894, p. 233.
2637. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Mary A. Goodman household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 110, sheet
2638. “Mrs. Mary A. Goodman,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 15 Aug 1931, p. 2.
2639. Battle Creek City Directory 1912, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Detroit, Michigan, p. 127.
2640. Leonard H. Brewster and Mary Lavina Tapscott, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana, license 20 Apr
1877, marriage 1 May 1877.
2641. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook Co, Chicago, Leonard Brewster household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 1038, sheets
9B, 10A, dwelling 82, family 159, 7 Jun 1900.
2642. L. H. Brewster and Rosa B. Trump, Marriage Return, No. 139, Vigo County, Indiana, filed 20 Jul 1886.
2643. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook Co, Chicago, John Brewster household, p. 413, dwelling 2178, family 3422, 23 Jul 1870.
2644. John R. Brewster and Julia A. Hilton, license and certificate of marriage, Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993 (from digital image of
original record).
2645. 1860 U.S. census, Missouri, St. Louis, Ward 2, Thomas J. (“L”) Hilton household, p. 130, dwelling 508, family 657, 10 Jul 1860.
2646. Documents of the General Assembly of Indiana at the Forty-First Session, Begun on the Tenth Day of January, 1861, Part I, John S.
Walker, State Printer, Indianapolis, 1861, p. 384.
2647. “Vindication of Sheriff Fleming from the Foul Charges Made Against Him,” The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sat 9
Oct 1858, p. 1.
2648. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Clark Co, Jeffersonville Twp, Indiana State Prison, p. 50, dwelling 308, family 310, 18 Jun 1860.
2649. John R. Brewster Jr. and Lucetta Gibson, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana, license 24 Sep 1870,
marriage 25 Sep 1870.
2650. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Leonard H. Brewster (“Lenard H. Borester”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 4,
Enumeration Distr 219, p. 6, dwelling 47, family 55, 2 Jun 1880.
2651. Obituary, Mrs. Mary L. Brewster, Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 15 Mar 1883, p. 9, col. 6.
2652. Mary L. Brewster, Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.
2653. Mary L. Brewster, Old CEM Database, City of Terre Haute Website.
2654. “Fruit for the Lawyers,” Terre Haute Saturday Evening Mail, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 2 Sep 1893, p. 4, col. 5.
2655. Leonard H. Brewster and Emma Swan, Marriage Return No. 2880. Calhoun County, Michigan, filed 17 Oct 1894.
2656. 1910 U.S. census, Michigan, Calhoun Co, Battle Creek, Minerva R. Swan household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr 36,
2657. Battle Creek City Directory 1916, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Detroit, Michigan, p. 246.
2658. Georgia Agusta Brewster, Vigo County, Registered No 3208, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com (transcribed
from digital image of original).
2659. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rosa Mason, Ancestry.com.
2660. Rosa B. Mason, Vigo County, Local No. 1062, State No. 74-035104, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com
2661. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Rosa B. Aikman (“Akman”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr
2662. “Victims of the Iroquois Theater Fire,” The Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Fri 1 Jan 1904, p. 4.
2663. Iroquois Theater, Souvenir Programme, Dedicatory Performance, 23 Nov 1903.
2664. “Iroquois to Open Monday, Nov. 23,” The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, Sun 15 Nov 1903, p. 7, col. 6.
2665. “A Tragedy Remembered,” NFPA Journal, Jul/Aug 1995, pp. 75-79.
2666. Judy Cooke, “Website devoted to 1903 Iroquois Theater fire in Chicago,” //www.iroquoistheater.com/.
2667. Anthony P. Hatch, Tinder Box: The Iroquois Theater Disaster, 1903, Chicago Review Press, 2005/
2668. The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, Sat 2 Jan 1904, p. 4.
2669. Mary Julia Brewster, vol 63, p. 102, filed 25 Jan 1904, Cook County Coroner’s Inquest Record Index, Illinois State Archives.
2670. Franklin Pierce Alexander, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947, Ancestry.com.
2671. Violet G. Brewster and Robert T. Alexander, Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA:
2672. Theressa E. Alexander, Wills, Vol 1-3, 1875-1919, Grundy Co, Missouri, p. 281, transcribed from digital image of original record.
2673. 1900 U.S. census, Missouri, Grundy Co, Trenton City, Charles Alexander household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 60,
2674. Death Certificate, Robert T. Alexander, Local Reg. 1100, Prim. Distr. 22001222, Pennsylvania, received by registrar 27 May 1963.
2675. Charles H. Alexander and Elizabeth O’Barr, Marriage Record, Floyd County, Georgia, No. 1.019, recorded 9 Feb 1866.
2676. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Knox Co, Galesburg, Charles Alexander household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr 136, p. 29,
2677. 1910 U.S. census, Iowa, Shelby Co, Harlan, Robert T. Alexander household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 170, sheet 6A,
2678. Mildred Elizabeth AlexanderT, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947, Ancestry.com.
2679. 1920 U.S. census, Iowa, Shelby Co, Harlan, Robert Alexander household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 189, sheet 6B,
dwelling 153, family 153, 6-7 Jan 1920.
2680. 1930 U.S. census, Iowa, Shelby Co, Harlan, Robert T. Alexander household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 83-14, sheet
2681. 1940 U.S. census, Iowa, Shelby Co, Harlan, Robert Alexander household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 83-14, sheet 3A,
2682. Find A Grave, Robert T. Alexander, Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
2683 Violet G. Alexander, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records.
2684. Find A Grave, Violet G. Alexander, Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
2685. Find A Grave, Robert L. Alexander, Hillcrest Memorial Garden, Caldwell, Idaho, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
2686. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Raymond Alexander, Ancestry.com.
2687. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Frank Alexander, Ancestry.com.
2688. Mildred Strickler Beach, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records.
2689. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Andrew Tapscott (“Tabscott”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr
2690. McFarlaire, Indiana Births, 1880-1920 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
2691. Tabscott, Indiana Births, 1880-1920 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
2692. Death Certificate, Mary Florence Lane (“Layne”), Local No 899, Reg No 36274, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 6 Nov 1947.
2693. Andrew Tapscott (“Tabscott”), Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.
2694. Albert Lane and Mary McFarland, Marriage Record, Book 3-M, Sep 1888-Sep 1892, Vigo County, Indiana, p. 73.
2695. Marriage Certificate, William McFarland and Lucy York, Vigo County, Indiana.
2696. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana, Indiana Co, Harrison Twp, William McFarland (“Mase McFarlen”) household, p. 254 (stamped, front),
dwelling 560, family 605, 17 Sep 1850.
2697. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, William McFarland (“McFarlen”) household, pp. 351-352, dwelling 2023, family
8, 24 Aug 1860.
2698. Lucy J. McFarland and Ephraim Hall, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
2699. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Stratton Twp, Ephraim Hall household, pp. 41-42, dwelling 336, family 305, 22 Jun 1870.
2700. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, Ephraim Hall household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 43, p. 29,
2701. Marriage Certificate, Albert Lane and Mary McFarland, Record of Marriage License, Book 12, Jul 1891-Sep 1893, Vigo County,
Indiana, p. 178 (original image).
2702. Death Certificate, Albert D. Lane, Local No 50, Reg No 11210, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 6 Mar 1940 (from digital image of original).
2703. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Warren Co, Pike Twp, Mary Lane household, p. 42, dwelling 346, family 335, 1 Jul 1870.
2704. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, West Terre Haute, Albert Lane household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 136, sheet
2705. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Sugar Creek Twp, Albert Lane household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 193, sheet
2706. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Sugar Creek Twp, Albert Lane household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 183, sheet
2707. Andrew Tapscott and Lucinda Brown, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 25 Aug 1887.
2708. “Married, Tapscott-Brown,” Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, indiana, Fri 1 Sep 1887, p. 2.
2709. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Lost Creek Twp, Eli Brown household, p. 16, dwelling 114, family 114, 16 Jun 1870.
2710. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Emma (“Jane”) Brown household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 211, p.
2711. Marriage Certificate, Eli Brown and Amy (“Emy”) Moore, Vigo County Public Library, transcribed from digital image of original
record.
2712. Andrew Tapscott and Lucinda Brown, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 14 Sep 1893.
2713. Death Certificate, Amy Brown, 25375, Reg No 595, Indiana, Vigo County, Filed 1922 (taken from digital image of original record).
2714. Find A Grave, Amy Brown, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
2715. “Divorces,” Saturday Evening Mail, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 6 May 1893, p. 5, col. 3.
2716. “Divorces,” Saturday Evening Mail, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 10 Jun 1893, p. 4, col. 3.
2717. Roy Tapscott, Indiana Births, 1880-1920, Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
2718. Ray Tapscott, Old CEM Database, City of Terre Haute Website.
2719. Infant Tapscott, Old CEM Database, City of Terre Haute Website.
2720. Lucinda Tapscott, Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.
2721. “Highland Lawn,” Evening Gazette, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 1 Feb 1895.
2722. Death Certificate, Mary (“Marey”) Tapscott, Rec No 157, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 7 Jan 1905 (from digital image of original).
2723. Walter Lockard and Mary A. Dix, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana, license 24 Dec 1888, marriage
25 Dec 1881.
2724. Walter Lockard, Indiana, WPA Death Index, 1882-1920, Ancestry.com.
2725. Frank Christman and Lottie McFarland, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 24 Jul 1902.
2726. Death Certificate, Donald Lake, Local No. 1144-98, State No. 020039, Indiana, Lake County, Filed 18 May 1998 (taken from original
image).
2727. Death Certificate, Maude Uszewicz, Local No. 88-0867, State No. 88-04976, Indiana, Lake County, Filed 20 Dec 1988 (taken from
original image).
2728. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Fayette Twp, William Christman household, p. 7, dwelling 58, family 56, 6 Jun 1870.
2729. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Fayette Twp, William Christman household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 198, p.
2730. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Sugar Creek Twp, William Christman (“Crisman”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5,
2731. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Sugar Creek Twp, William (“Wm”) Christman household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration
Distr 193, sheets 1A-1B, dwelling 11, family 11, 15 Apr 1910.
2732. William Chrisman and Nancy Ann Roberts, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com.
2733. “Over Water,” The Brazil Times, Brazil, Indiana, Mon 7 Sep 1908, p. 3, col. 3.
2734. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Sugar Creek Twp, Frank Christman household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 193,
2735. Death Certificate, Beulah L. Brown, Local No 674, State No 32090, Indiana, Lake Co, received 11 Sep 1964 (from digital copy of
original).
2736. Find A Grave, Leo A. Chrisman, Bethesda Cemetery, West Terre Haute, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
2737. Maudie Lucie Christman, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, original image.
2738. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Sugar Creek Twp, Frank Christman (“Chrisman”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration
Distr 183, sheet 23A, dwelling 381, family 576, 27 Jan 1920.
2739. Max Christman, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2740. Nixie Chrisman, No. 49370, filed 29 Sep 1922, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from image of
original).
2741. “Killed Near Terre Haute,” The Muncie Morning Star, Muncie, Indiana, Tue 29 May 1934, p. 3, col. 8.
2742. Death Certificate, Frank Chrisman, Local No 180, Reg No 17040, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 4 Jun 1934.
2743. WWI Draft Registration, Grover Cleveland Lake, Vandalia, Illinois, 12 Sep 1918.
2744. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Fayette Co, Vandalia Twp, Grover Cleveland (“G. C.”) Lake household, Supervisor’s Distr 15,
Enumeration Distr 92, sheet 5B, dwelling 106, family 107, 22 Jan 1920.
2745. Grover Cleveland Lake, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2746. Death Certificate, Grover C. Lake, Local No 19W16, Death No 1502, Indiana, Lake Co, received 26 Jan 1949 (from digital image of
original).
2747. WWII Draft Registration, Grover Cleveland Lake, Gary, Indiana, 27 Apr 1942.
2748. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Cumberland Co, Sumpter Twp, James Eaton household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 56,
2749. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Cumberland Co, Cottonwood Twp, Bennet Lake household, p. 16, dwelling 98, family 98, 21 Jun 1870.
2750. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Jasper Co, Grove Twp, Bennett Lake household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 157, p. 21,
2751. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Lake Co, Calumet Twp, Grover (“Rover”) Lake household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 45-
2752. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Lake Co, Hobart Twp, Grover Lake household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 45-21, sheet 14B,
2753. Donald Lake, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2754. Dennis Michael Lake, Local No 1015-188, Reg No 21387, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from image
of original).
2755. Death Certificate, Donald Raymond Lake, Reg. No. 24679, Indiana, Lake County, Filed 28 Aug 1944 (taken from original image).
2756. “Two Burn to Death in Blazing Home,” The Hobart Gazette, Hobart, Indiana, Thu 31 Aug 1944.
2757. Death Certificate, Lottie Lake, Registered No. 24668, Indiana, Lake County, Filed 28 Aug 1944 (taken from original image).
2758. Find A Grave, Lottie Lake, Hobart Cemetery, Hobart, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave marker.
2759. Ernest (“Ray E. E.”) Tapscott, Indiana Births, 1880-1920, Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
2760. WWI Draft Registration, Ernest Tapscott, Terre Haute, Indiana, 5 Jun 1917.
2761. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Mary Goodman household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 137, sheet 4B,
2762. Enlistment Record, Ernest A. Tapscott, U. S. Army, enlistment date 26 Jun 1918.
2763. Honorable Discharge, Ernest A. Tapscott, U. S. Army.
2764. Benjamin Ames, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 4 Jul 2013,
2765. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, John Carlisle household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 131, sheet 1A,
2766. John Amos Carlisle, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2767. Indiana Marriages, 1810 - 2001, Cecil Milton Ellis and Anna Jane Carlisle, Ancestry.com, original image.
2768. Ernest A. Tapscott and Helen Bennett, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Allen County, Indiana, license 5 Jan 1927,
marriage 5 Jan 1927.
2769. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Ward 4, Ernest Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration
2770. Ernest Andrew Tapscott, No. 32772, filed 15 Jul 1930, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from digital
2771. Alice Bennett Tapscott, No. 32772, filed 15 Jul 1930, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from image of
original).
2772. Death Certificate, Helen Bennett Tapscott, Indiana, Marion County, filed May 1934, certified copy issued 7 Feb 1983.
2773. Find A Grave, Helen Tapscott, Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, Indiana, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
2774. Ernest A. Tapscott and Mary B. Simms, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Lake County, Indiana, license 30 Mar 1935,
2775. “Deaths and Funerals, Marcus Blinn,” Kokomo Tribune, Kokomo, Indiana, Saturday, 5 Apr 1952, p. 11, col. 3.
2776. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Mary B. Tapscott, Ancestry.com.
2777. Mary Jean Simms, No. 33279, filed 14 Jun 1921, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from image of
original).
2778. “Blinn-Simms,” Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, Mon 2 Aug 1920, p. 5, col. 3.
2779. "Divorce Granted," Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, Mon 11 Feb 1924, p. 1, col,. 8.
2780. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Knox Co, Harrison Twp, Clark Wells household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 42-6, sheet
2781. Moore-Langen Printing Co’s Terre Haute City Directory 1910, Moore-Langen, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1910, p. 465.
2782. Polk’s Terre Haute City Directory 1918, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1918, p. 525.
2784. Polk’s Oklahoma City Directory 1923, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Dallas, Texas, 1923, p. 683
2785. Dallas City Directory 1925, John F. Worley Directory Co., Dallas, Texas, 1925, p. 1714.
2787. Knoxville City Directory 1938, City Directory Co., Knoxville, Tennessee, 1938, p. 1696.
2788. Bennett’s Evansville City Directory, Bennett Directory Co., Publishers, St. Louis, Missouri, 1947, p. 713.
2789. Death Certificate, Ernest A. Tapscott Sr., Vanderburgh County, Indiana, Book 48, Local No. 1493, State No. 83-030996 (transcribed
2790. Obituary, Mary Tapscott, Evansville Courier and Press, Evansville, Indiana, Wed 26 Jun 1991, p. A6, col. 2.
2791. Find A Grave, Ernest A. Tapscott, Spring Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
2792. Find A Grave, Mary B. Tapscott, Spring Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
2793. Charles W. Britton and Jennie Lindhout, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, from digital image of original
record.
2794. Charles Britton and Maggie Tapscott, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana, license 22 Jun 1881,
marriage 22 Jun 1881.
2795. James Britton and Cynthia Hays, marriage record, Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993, Ancestry.com (from digital image of original
record).
2796. Charles W. Britton and Cora Morton, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, from digital image of original record.
2797. Wilbert Bogard and Maggie Britton, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 20 Dec 1885, pp. 278-279.
2798. Find A Grave, Wilbert Bogard, Hull Cemetery, Honey Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
2799. Wilbert Bogard and Hester Belle Taylor, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 20 May 1877.
2800. Lewis Gruesing and Rachel Barnes, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 20 Mar 1883.
2801. Wilbert Bogard and Mary Gideon, Ancestry.com. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA:
2802. Wilbert Bogard and Louisa Gruesing, Ancestry.com. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA:
2803. Bogard, Indiana Births, 1880-1920 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
2804. Bogard, Indiana, WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920, Ancestry.com.
2805. Mary M. Bogard, Old CEM Database, City of Terre Haute Website.
2806. Maggie Bogard, Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.
2807. Maggie Bogard, Old CEM Database, City of Terre Haute Website.
2808. “Wilbert Bogard,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 17 Aug 1930, p. 2.
2809. Charles Britton, State File No 63 15004, Loc No 234, Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com (transcribed from digital
1902. p. 147.
2811. 1900 U.S. census, Michigan, Kent Co, Grand Rapids, Charles Britton household, Supervisor's Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 56, sheet
2812. Death Certificate, Anna J. St. John, Local No 15, State No 3535, ndiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 25 Jan 1957 (from digital image of original
record).
2813. Marvin Roscoe Burnworth and Kathryn Marie Brown, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, license 26 Nov 1952, marriage 27
Nov 1952.
2814. Wesley Brown and Anna J. Tapscott, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana, license 3 Apr 1886,
marriage 4 Apr 1886.
2815. Death Certificate 152, Wesley Brown, Indiana, Vigo County, taken from digital image of original record.
2816. “Despondency Impels Sick Man to Suicide,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 10 Apr 1910, p. 1.
2817. Brown, Indiana Births, 1880-1920 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
2818. Infant Brown, Old CEM Database, City of Terre Haute Website.
2819. Brown (1889), Indiana Births, 1880-1920, Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
2820. Child of Wesley Brown, Old CEM Database, City of Terre Haute Website.
2821. Arthur Brown, Indiana Births, 1880-1920 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
2822. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Wesley Brown household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 110, sheet 2A,
2823. Kathryn Brown, Indiana Births, 1880-1920, Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
2824. “Terre Haute,” Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Mon 11 Apr 1910, p. 15, col. 6.
2825. “Despondency Impels Sick Man to Suicide,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 10 Apr 1910, p. 1.
2826. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Anna Brown household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 142, sheet 16B,
2827. William B. St. John and Anna Brown, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana, license 22 May 1913,
marriage 22 May 1913.
2828. Death Certificate, William B. St. John, Local No 742, State No 58-028149, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 21 Jul 1958 (from digital image
2829. William B. St. John and Alice S. Pinder, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 8 Feb 1893.
2830. Alice S. St. John (“Ohn Alice S. St”), Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc.,
2004.
2831. “W. B. St. John, 87, Blacksmith, Dies,” Terre Haute Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 19 Jul 1958, p. 2, col. 8.
2832. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, William St. John household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 124, sheet
2833. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, William B. St. John household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 84-9, sheet
2834. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Lost Creek Twp, Robert Bartenbach household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 84-68,
sheet 2A, household 26, May 1940.
2835. Find A Grave, William and Anna St. John, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
2836. “Church Sole Heir of Bamford Estate,” The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 25 Jul 1958, p. 12, col. 1.
2837. Arthur Brown, 24 Dec 1933, Cook County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com),
2838. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Mary A. Goodman household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 118, sheet
2839. Arthur Brown and Vivian Dishon, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 11 Nov 1922.
2840. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook Co, Chicago, Ward 9, Arthur Brown household, Supervisor’s Distr 29, Enumeration Distr 16-408,
2841. Vivian Gerrard, Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File, Department of Veterans Affairs,
Washington, DC.
2842. Earl Grover Dishon, Indiana, WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920, Ancestry.com.
2843. “Married in Portsmouth,” Portsmouth Daily Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, Thu 10 Jul 1919, p. 14, col. 4.
2844. Death Certificate, Earl Dishon, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate 12523, Filed 12 Apr 1922.
2845. Find A Grave, Arthur Brown, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
2846 . 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook Co, Markham, Frances A. Gerrard household, Supervisor's Distr 27, Enumeration Distr 16-100,
2847. Francis Angus Gerrard, Census of World War One Veterans, Kent County, Michigan, Western Michigan Genealogical Society.
2848. Obituary, Francis A. Gerrard, Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, Thu 27 Oct 1966, p. 74, col. 1.
2849. “Women at War,” Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Sun 25 Jun 1944, Part 3, p. 2, col. 1.
2850. Obituary, Vivian M. Gerrard, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, Wed 7 Feb 1960, p. CL14, col. 3.
2851. Find A Grave, Vivian M Gerrard, Mountain Memorial Park, Payson, Arizona, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
2852. Brown, Indiana Births, 1880-1920, Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
2853. James Corbett Maloney and Triphena Brown, Marriage Record, Vigo Co, Indiana.
2854. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Triphena Kirkhoff, Ancestry.com
2855. Jordan Dodd, Illinois Marriages, 1851 - 1900, Michael Maloney and Laura A Lloyd, Database on Line, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
2856. James C. Maloney, 26 May 1940, Vermilion County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2857. Frank L. Kirkhoff and Triphena Brown, Marriage Record, Vigo Co, Indiana.
2858. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Ward 10, Frank L. Kirkhoff household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration
2859. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Ward 17, Frank L. Kirkhoff household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration
2860. Polk’s St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, City Directory 1956, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Richmond, Virginia, p. 477.
2861. “Mrs. Triphena Kirkhoff,” Terre Haute Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 30 Apr 1966, p. 2, col. 6.
2862. “Frank L. Kirkhoff,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 19 Dec 1977, p. 2, col. 3.
2863. Find A Grave, Triphena Kirkhoff, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
photo of marker.
2864. Find A Grave, Frank L. Kirkhoff, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
photo of marker.
2865. “Kathryn Marie Burnworth,” Terre Haute Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 9 Feb 1992, p. A2.
2866. Karl Gottlieb Bartenbach and Mary R. Von Eute (“Voneote”), Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana,
13 Jun 1895.
2867. “Mrs. Dorothy Bartenbach Conlee,” The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 3 Feb 1977, p. 2, col. 1.
2868. Polk’s Terre Haute City (Vigo County, Ind.) Directory 1947, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, St. Louis, Missouri, 1947, p. 43.
2869. “Robert J. Bartenbach,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 14 Nov 1966, p. 2.
2870. Leona Gladolia Burnworth, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records.
2871. Marvin R. Burnworth and Leona G. Whitlatch, Scott County, Indiana, Select Marriages (Ancestry.com).
2872. Find A Grave, Marvin R. Burnworth Jr., Scottsburg Cemetery, Scottsburg, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
2873. “Marvin R. Burnworth,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 18 Aug 1971, p. 2.
2874. Find A Grave, Marvin and Kathryn Burnworth, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com,
2875. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, William Sanders household, pp. 18-19, dwelling 144, family 146, 17 Jun 1870.
2876. Remlinger, Transcripts of Clark County, Illinois, Courthouse Records, Clark County Genealogical Society, Marshall, Illinois, 1993.
2877. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, William Sanders household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 38, pp. 14-
2878. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide, 1763-1900, William Sanders and Martha Johnson, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State
2879. Sarah A. Sanders, Indiana, WPA Death Index, 1882-1920, Ancestry.com.
2880. William Johnson and Martha Ann Richardson, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com), from digital image of original record.
2881. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, William Johnson household, p. 24, dwelling 157, family 155, 7 Jun 1870.
2882. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Francis M. Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 195, sheet
2883. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Johnson Co, White River Twp, Henry S. Yeager household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 131,
2884. Death Certificate, Mary H. Massey, Local No 12, Reg No 9066, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 10 Mar 1933.
2885. Find A Grave, Mary H. Massey, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
2886. Marriage Certificate, George W. Davis and Mary H. Sanders, 2 Apr 1873, Indianapolis, Indiana, from photograph.
2887. Marion Massey and Mary H. Davis, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Marion County, Indiana, license 2 Feb 1875,
2888. Death Certificate, Francis Marion Massey, Rec No 145, Reg No 19, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 6 Apr 1909 (from digital image of
original).
2889. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana, Johnson Co, Hensley Twp, George M. Massey household, p. 118 (stamped, front), dwelling 1041, family
1041, 7 Nov 1850.
2890. Find A Grave, Francis M. Massey, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
2891. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Francis Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr 102, p. 27,
2892. Obituary, Francis M. Massey, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, 6 Apr 1909, p. 3, col. 4.
2893. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Mary Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 14, sheet 10A,
2894. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Southport, Mary Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 11, sheet 17A,
2895. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Southport, Edward A. Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 49-243,
2896. Death Certificate, Oliver L. Massey, Reg No 5949, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 8 Mar 1922.
2897. The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fri 16 Apr 1915, p. 11, col. 5.
2898. Henry C. Dazey and Anna B. Massey, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Ancestry.com.
2899. “Francis Jordan Massey, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original
record.
2900. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Francis Massey, Ancestry.com.
2901. Death Certificate, Francis Vorda Massey, Local No 405, State No 82-035692, Indiana, Johnson Co, rec'd 14 Oct 1982 (from digital
2902. Obituary, Francis J. Massey, The Daily Journal, Franklin, Indiana, Thu 14 Oct 1982, p. 8, col. 7.
2903. Death Certificate, Ruth Eudora Wycoff, Local No 06274, State No 85-040605, Indiana, Marion Co, received 27 Sep 1985 (from
2904. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Oliver L. Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 13, sheet
2905. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Johnson Co, Nineveh Twp, Clara Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration Distr 41-10,
2906. Oliver Lee Massey and Clara Schultz, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Ancestry.com.
2907. Death Certificate, Clara Schultz Massey, Local No 213, Death No 30523, Indiana, Johnson Co, rec’d 1 Nov 1954 (from digital image
2908. Oliver Lawrence Massey, Certificate 5356, Reg No 634, Filed 27 Jan 1918, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health
2909. Oliver L. Massey, Marion County, 3822, Reg No 104, filed 1 Feb 1918, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com
2910. Marion Lee Massey, Marion County, Local No 07319, State No 84-041057, rec’d 14 Nov 1918, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 -
2011, Ancestry.com (transcribed from digital image of original).
2911. Florence Regina Massey, State File No 27246, filed 25 May 1921, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed
2912. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Johnson Co, Nineveh Twp, Clara Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 41-12, sheet
2913. Find A Grave, Oliver L. and Clara S. Massey, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com,
2914. Death Certificate, George W. Massey, Local No C-592, State No 66 30264, Indiana, Marion Co, rec’d 12 Aug 1966 (from digital
copy of original record).
2915. George W. Massey and Laura B. Shannon, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Ancestry.com.
2916. Death Certificate, Grace Shannon Weaver, State No 032102, Indiana, Montgomery Co, filed 1 Oct 2000 (from digital copy of original
record).
2917. Death Certificate, Laura B. Massey, Local No. CH-51-84, State No. 71-006324, Indiana, Montgomery County, Filed 18 Feb 1971
(taken from digital image of original record).
2918. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, George W. Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 15, sheet
2919. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, George W. Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 13, sheet
2920. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, George W. Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 49-247,
2921. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, George Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration Distr 49-28, sheet
2922. Find A Grave, George W. and Laura B. Massey, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com,
2923. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Emily M. Thomas, Ancestry.com.
2924. Obituary, Emily Marie Massey Thomas, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Thu 21 Jan 1999, p. D6, col. 6.
2925. WWI Draft Registration, Edward Albert Massey, Muncie, Indiana, 12 Sep 1918.
2926. Obituary, Bertha Pearl Massey, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Wed 5 Dec 1945, p. 15(2), col. 4.
2927. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Edward Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 15, sheet
11B, dwelling 254, family 258, 2 May 1910.
2928. Death Certificate, Bertha Pearl Massey, Local No 9, Reg No 37532, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 6 Dec 1945.
2929. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Johnson Co, White River Twp, Abraham (“Abe”) Smith household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration
2930. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Delaware Co, Muncie, Edward Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 84, Enumeration Distr 34, sheet
2931. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Southport Town, Edward A. Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration Distr 49-
21, sheet 1A, household 7, 27 Apr 1940.
2932. Find A Grave, Edward A. and Bertha P. Massey, New Crown Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com,
2933. Death Certificate, Russel T. Massey, Local No. 4, Death No. 118, Indiana, Marion County (transcribed from digital image of original
record).
2934. Russell Thomas Massey, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, original image.
2935. Robert Edward Massey, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records.
2936. Obituary, Grace B. Massey, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fri 27 Nov 1959, p. 31, col. 5.
2937. Death Certificate, Edward A. Massey, Reg No 76-029829, Indiana, Shelby Co, received 9 Aug 1976.
2938. Albert Lawrence Massey, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, transcription of digital copy of
original record.
2939. Harry T. Massey and Edna P. Ritchie, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Ancestry.com.
2940. Obituary, Edna Massey Smith, The Daily Journal, Franklin, Indiana, Thu 4 Apr 1974, p. 18, col. 5.
2941. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Albert S. Ritchie household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 14, sheet
2942. Roy Conrad Yeager and Ida Mae Ritchie, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Ancestry.com.
2943. Orville Lee Ritchie, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2944. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Johnson Co, Franklin Twp, Albert S. Ritchie household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 4, sheet
2945. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Harry T. Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 12, sheet
2946. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Southport, Harry T. Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 49-243, sheet
2947. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Southport Town, Harry T. (“T”) Massey household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration Distr
2948. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Mary E. Ott, Ancestry.com.
2949. Mary Ella Massey, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, transcription of digital copy of original
record.
2950. Obituary, Albert Lawrence Massey, The Daily Journal, Franklin, Indiana, Mon 24 Dec 1990, p. A8, col. 3.
2951. Death Certificate, Harry Thomas Massey, Local No. 175, State No. 61-031409, Indiana, Monroe County, Received 12 Sep 1961
(from digital image of original record).
2952. Burl M. Smith and Edna P. Massey, Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005, transcribed from digital copy of original record,
Ancestry.com
2953. Find A Grave, Ora B. Smith, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
2954. Edna Mae Browning, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2955. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Grace McNutt, Ancestry.com.
2956. Obituary, Grace L. McNutt, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sat 29 Nov 1969, p. 13, col. 4.
2957. “Suits Filed in County Courts,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Thu 14 Mar 1940, p. 20, col. 6.
2958. Find A Grave, Harry T. and Edna P. Massey, Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
from photo of military grave marker.
2959. Susan F Shade, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
2960. Joseph Shade and Susan Frances Sanders, Illinois Marriages, 1851 - 1900, Database on Line, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
2961. Robert Jones and Susan F. Sanders, Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations
Network, Inc., 2005.
2962. Obituary, Joseph Shade, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 13 Mar 1929, p. 1, col. 1.
2963. Joseph Shade, 9 Mar 1929, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
2964. Joseph Shade and Ada Swafford, Marriage Record Book F, 1872-1881, Clark County, Illinois, p. 121.
2965. Joseph Shade and Maggie Smedley, Illinois Marriages, 1851 - 1900, Database on Line, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
2966. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, John Smitley (“Schmitly”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr
2967. John W. Smitley and Malinda Tharp, Marriage Record, Perry County, Ohio.
2968. Obituary, Malinda Tharp, Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 11 Nov 1914, p. 8, col. 4.
2969. “Circuit Court, Chancery,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 6 May 1879, p. 4, col. 5.
2970. History of Marshall Illinois and Eastern Clark County 1978, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, 1978, p. 193
2971. WWI Draft Registration, Fred Elmer Shade, Larenceville, Illinois, 12 Sep 1918.
2972. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Joseph Shade household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 31, p. 20,
2973. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Joseph Shade household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet 13B,
2974. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Joseph Shade household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet 18A,
2975. U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall City, Joseph Shade household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 14, sheet 4B,
2976. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Southport Town, Robert E. Wycoff household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration Distr 49-
2977. “From California,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 8 Oct 1941, p. 1, col. 2.
2978. Obituary, Mrs. Susan Shade, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 30 Jun 1944, p. 1, col. 4.
2979. WWII Draft Registration, Marion Holly Shade, El Cajon, California, 26 Apr 1942.
2980. William Robert Davidson, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
2981. Walter Frederick Whalen and Exie Shade, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 3 Dec 1924.
2982. Obituary, Exie Whalen, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 18 Aug 1996, p. 2.
2983. Christian Keifer Shade, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
2984. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris City, Exie (“Exia”) Shade household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 53, sheet
2985. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), William Raymond Shade, Ancestry.com.
2986. “Why Can’t Reporters be Accurate,” The Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio, Wed 16 Apr 1919, p. 6, col. 2.
2987. 1920 U.S. census, Military and Naval Forces, USS Newport News, sheet 1B, 1920.
2988. “Walter F. Whalen,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 4 Feb 1955, p. 2, col. 4.
2989. “Marriage Licenses,” The Hartford Daily Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, Sun 24 Oct 1926, p.4, col. 6.
2990. Obituary, Mrs. Catherine W. Toohie, The Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, Thu 18 Feb 1960, p. 4, col. 3.
2991. 1930 U.S. census, Connecticut, Hartford Co, Hartford City, Wilbur A. Wilcox household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 2-
71, sheet 46B, 2 Apr 1930.
2992. “Judge Brown Reserves Decision in One Case at Session of Superior Tribunal Here,” The Hartford Daily Courant, Hartford
Connecticut, Sat 1 Nov 1930, p. 9, col. 3.
2993. Obituary, Wilma Joyner, Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, Thu 22 Jan 2015.
2994. “Marriage License Application,” The Hartford Daily Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, Wed 2 Sep 1942, p. 16, col. 7.
2995. "Marriage Licenses," San Diego Union, San Diego, California, Sun 11 Sep 1938, p. 10F, col. 6.
2996. 1940 U.S. census, California, San Diego County, San Diego City, Marion H. Shade household, Supervisor’s Distr 20, Enumeration
Distr 62-14A, sheet 8A, household 168, 13 Apr 1940.
2997. WWII Draft Registration, Chester Perry Maddox, Los Angeles County, 27 Apr 1942.
2998. “Wife Deserted Him, Husband Gets Decree,” San Bernardino County Sun, San Bernardino, California, Tue 5 Jan 1937, p. 10, col. 3.
2999. “Deserted Husband Files Divorce Suit,” San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Fri 6 Nov 1936, p. 9, col. 7.
3000. “Mrs. Marion Shade,” San Diego Union, San Diego, California, Wed 23 Sep 1959, p. 9. col. 5,6.
3001. “Marion Shade Rites Today; Retired Deputy,” San Diego Union, San Diego, California, Tue 5 Apr 1966, p. A9, col. 3.
3002. Marion H. Shade and Velma E. Frazer, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche, Center for Health
Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.
3003. Velma E Lawson, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3004. Charles Cordon Gill and Velma Elizabeth Fraser, marriage licenses, County Marriage Records, 1865-1972, Ancestry.com (from
digital image of original record).
3005. Charles C Gill, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3006. Obituary, William Lawson, Times-Advocate, Escondito, California, Wed 29 Dec 1976, p. B10, col. 4.
3007. Omar Webster Love, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3008. Velma Elizabeth Love, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3009. Marion H Shade, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3010. Christian Keifer Shade, National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1800-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah:
MyFamily.com.
3011. William R Shade, National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1800-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah:
MyFamily.com.
3012. 1930 U.S. census, California, San Diego Co, San Diego City, Commodore Hotel, Supervisor’s Distr 21, Enumeration Distr 37-153,
sheets 2A and 8A, dwelling 6, family 6, 16 Apr 1930.
3013. Death Certificate, Grayce B. Massey, 6646, Loc No 412-59, State No 59 040397, Indiana, Jefferson Co, rec’d 10 Dec 1959 (from
3014. Thomas W Sanders and Allie Tingley, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3015. U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Reuben Tingley household, p. 26, dwelling 199, family 188, 1 Jul 1870.
3016. Death Certificate 21936, Alfaretta (“Alferetta”) Sanders McDaniel (“McDaniels”), Reg No 230, Reg No 230, Indiana, Delaware Co,
filed 7 Jul 1917 (from digital copy of original).
3017. Reuben Tingley and George Ann Bostwick (“Bostick”), Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3018. 1820 U.S. census, Ohio, Greene Co, Bath Twp, Jacob Tingley household, p. 309 (penned, upper right corner), line 18.
3019, Ruebin Tingley, 12 May 1929, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3020. Obituary, Reuben Tingley, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois. 22 May 1929, p. 4, col. 3.
3021. “Casey,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 21 Sep 1899, p. 10, col. 3.
3022. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Casey, Alfaretta (“Allie”) Sanders household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Supervisor’s Distr 13,
Enumeration Distr 4, sheets 5B,6A, dwelling 125, family 127, 9 Jun 1900.
3023. William Eddy McDaniel and Estella Grace Enrick, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Ancestry.com.
3024. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Casey, William E. McDaniel household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 3, sheet 1A,
3025. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Casey Twp, William McDaniel household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Supervisor’s Distr 13,
Enumeration Distr 3, sheets 4B, dwelling 85, family 85, 5 Jun 1900.
3026. William E McDaniel and Emma Funk, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3027. Find A Grave, Emma McDaniel, Washington Street Cemetery, Casey, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
3028. Emerson’s Muncie Directory 1913-1914, Emerson Directory Company, Muncie, Indiana, p. 509.
3029. “Mrs. McDaniels Insane, Dies of Stab Wounds,” Muncie Evening Press, Muncie, Indiana, Thu 5 Jul 1917, p. 2, col. 1.
3030. Ethel Georgiana Gann, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3031. Obituary, Bert A. McGinness, The Herald-Press, St. Joseph, Michigan, Fri 21 Dec 1951, p. 12, col. 3.
3032. “Casey,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 11 Feb 1903, p. 5, col. 4.
3033. “Marriage Licenses,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 11 Feb 1903, p. 8, col. 3.
3034. “Casey,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 2 Apr 1919, p. 4, col. 3.
3035. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, William Pearce household, p. 109, dwelling 272, family 6, 11 Jun 1860.
3036. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Casey Twp, Sanford ("S. J.") McGinness household, Supervisor's Distr 13, Enumeration Distr
3037. WW II Draft Registration, Bert Allen McGinness, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan 27 Apr 1942.
3038. Thorald Everett McGinness, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
3039. Thorald E McGinness and Dorothy Hyser, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com.
3040. Find A Grave, Thorald E. McGinness, Willow Wild Cemetery, Bonham, Texas, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
3041. Thelma Frances Obrien, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3042. 1910 U.S. census, North Dakota, Ramsey Co, Devils Lake City, Bert A. McGinness household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration
Distr 160, sheet 6A, dwelling 82, family 92, 16 Apr 1910.
3043. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Natalie M. Patterson, Ancestry.com.
3044. 1920 U.S. census, Texas, Eastland Co, Ranger City, Bert A. McGinness (“B. A. McGinnis”) household,
3045. “Circuit Court Coming,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 3 Jul 1918, p. 1, col. 6.
3046. WWI Draft Registration, Bert A.McGinness, Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas.
3047. Mable Laverne Moorhead, Ohio Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3048. “Casey,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 11 Sep 1912, p. 4, col. 1.
3049. “Casey,” The Decatur Herald, Decatur, Illinois, Tue 30 Jul 1929, p. 12, col. 6.
3050. Obituary, Bert A. McGinness, Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Sat 22 Dec 1951, p. 27.
3051. Obituary, LaVerne M. MCGinness, Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, Arizona, Wed 19 Jul 1967, p. 35, col. 4.
3052. Lawrence A. Sunday and Ethel McGinness (“MacGinnis”), Montana, County Marriage Records, 1865-1993, Ancestry.com
(transcribed from digital copy of original record),
3053. 1920 U.S. census, Montana, Cascade, Great Falls, Lawrence (“Laurance”) Sunday household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration
Distr 2, sheet 3A, dwelling 59, family 59, 5 Jan 1920.
3054. WWII Draft Registration, Lawrence Anthony Sunday, Serial Number U2419, Spokane, Washington, 26 Apr 1942.
3055. Washington, Death Records, 1883-1960, Lawrence A Sunday, Ancestry.com.
3056. Find A Grave, Andrzej and Julianna Niedzela, Old Saint Peters Cemetery, Delano, Minnesota, http://www.findagrave.com,
3057. Lawrence A. Sunday and Anna Tardich, Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950, Ancetry.com (transcribed from digital image of
original record).
3058. 1930 U.S. census, Washington, Spokane Co, Spokane, Lawrence A. Sunday household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 32-
3059. Anna Sunday, Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008, Ancestry.com.
3060. 1930 U.S. census, New York, New York City, Richard T. Cummings household, Supervisor’s Distr 26, Enumeration Distr 3-885,
3061. “Publication Notice,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 12 Nov 1930, p. 3, col. 2.
3062. 1940 U.S. census, Pennsylvania, Fulton Co, Licking Creek Twp, Leas Johnson household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr
29-6, sheet 13A, household 220, 11 May 1940.
3063. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Richard
Cummings, Ancestry.com.
3064. 1900 U.S. census, California, Kern Co, 9th Judicial Twp, John Gann household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 30, sheet
3065. 1940 U.S. census, California, Shasta County, Twp 4, Leroy Gann household, Supervisor’s Distr 21, Enumeration Distr 45-13A, sheet
3066. Roy Gann and Ethel Cummings, Carson City, Nevada, Marriage Index, 1855-1985, Ancestry.com.
3067. Leoy Gann, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3068. Find A Grave, Ethel G. Gann, Redding Memorial Park, Redding, California, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3069. Find A Grave, Leroy Gann, Redding Memorial Park, Redding, California, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3070. Harold Raymond Long, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, original image.
3071. WWI Draft Registration, Arthur Elsie Long, Muncie, Delaware Co, Indiana.
3072. WWII Draft Registration, Arthur Elsie Long, Serial Number 920, Springdale, Arkansas, 27 Apr 1942.
3073. Indiana Marriages, 1810 - 2001, Edward Long and Susannah C. McLain, Ancestry.com, transcription from digital image of original
record.
3074. Susannah Long Obituary, Muncie Evening Press, Munchie, Indiana, Thu 23 Feb 1939, p.2, col. 1.
3075. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Delaware Co, Center Twp, Arthur E. Long household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 20, sheet
3076. “Society,”Muncie Evening Press, Muncie, Indiana, Mon 4 Mar 1907, p. 5, col. 3.
3077. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Delaware Co, Muncie, Arthur E. Long household, Supervisor’s Distr 84, Enumeration Distr 29, sheet
3078. “Possum Ridge,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 31 Jul 1925, p. 8, col. 6.
3079. 1930 U.S. census, Oklahoma, Tulsa Co, Tulsa City, Arthur E. Long household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 72-96, sheet
3080. 1940 U.S. census, Arkansas, Washington Co, Springdale Twp, Arthur (“Auther”) E. Long household, Supervisor’s Distr 3,
Enumeration Distr 72-39, sheet 20B, household 432, 2 May 1940.
3081. Arthur E Long, Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950, Ancestry.com.
3082. Death Certificate, Harold Raymond Long, Local No 835, State No 68 046139, Indiana, Madison Co, received 23 Dec 1968 (from
3083. Isabel Aileen Cloer, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3084. Find A Grave, Arthur E. Long, Bluff Cemetery, Springdale, Arkansas, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
3085. Find A Grave, Grayce B. Massey, New Crown Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
3086. WW II Draft Registration, Thomas Ernest Sanders, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, 27 Apr 1942.
3087. Thomas (“Tom”) E. Sanders and Philimine Haubenschild (“Phyllis Hamscheld”), Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-
1920, Ancestry.com.
3088. 1900 U.S. census, Wisconsin, Jefferson Co, Aztalan, Reinhold Haubenschild household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr
3089. Obituary, Mrs. Thomas Sanders, The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, Sat 4 Mar 1972, p. 7, col. 1.
3090. Obituary, Reinhold Haubenschild, The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, Thu 14 Mar 1946, p. 10, col. 5.
3091. Find A Grave, Carline Haubenschild, St. Mary’s Cemetery, Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
3092. Jacob and Gertrude Elgas, Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934, Ancestry.com.
3093. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis, Thomas E. Sanders household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 42, sheet
3094. Patricia Ann Sanders, State File No 4753, Reg No 43355, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from image
of original).
3095. Roger Meredith Sanders, Local No 6336, State Reg No 59627 73, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed
3096. Eugene Sanders, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3097. Springfield Directory, 1929, The Price & Lee Co., Springfield, Massachusetts, p. 769.
3098. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Winnebago Co, Rockford Twp, Thomas E. Sanders household, Supervisor’s Distr 12, Enumeration Distr
101-75B, sheet 8B, household 178, Apr 1940.
3099. Vernon George Sanders, Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1929, Ancestry.com.
3100. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Ward 3, Hallie Wilson household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr
3101. Francis A Sanders, Washington, Death Index, 1940-2014 (Ancestry.com).
3102. Thomas E Sanders, Washington, Death Index, 1940-2014 (Ancestry.com).
3103. Find A Grave, Thomas E. Sanders, Maple Leaf Cemetery, Oak Harbor, Washington, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3104. Find A Grave, F. A. Gene Sanders, Maple Leaf Cemetery, Oak Harbor, Washington, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3105. Erville Andrew Wright, State File No 41709, Filed 25 Aug 1921, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from
3106. Erville Harry Wright and Ruby Opal Sanders, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com.
3107. “Casey,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 22 Nov 1911, p. 4, col. 1.
3108. Death Certificate, Elizabeth Dynes Jones, Cert 34847, Reg No 486, ndiana, Delaware Co, filed 29 Dec 1921 (from digital image of
original record).
3109. Death Certificate, Erville H. Wright, Local No 77, Reg No 4239, Indiana, Delaware Co, filed 8 Jul 1933 (from digital image of
original).
3110. Indiana Marriages, 1810 - 2001, Mary Lena Wright and Albert Davis, Ancestry.com.
3111. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Delaware Co, Center Twp, Andrew J. Shellenbarger household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr
3112. Beech Grove Cemetery Listing, Myron Wright, Muncie/Delaware County Digital Resource Library,
http://digitalresource.munpl.org/default.asp.
3113. Orian Jones and Elizabeth D. Wright, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Ancestry.com.
3114. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Delaware Co, Muncie, Erville Wright household, Supervisor’s Distr 84, Enumeration Distr 29, sheet 13A,
3115. 1930 U.S. census, Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Shrewsbury, Erville Wright household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration Distr 26-
3116. Maxine Richey, 21 Apr 1930, Saint Clair County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3117. Death Certificate, Myron Thomas Wright, Local No 2210, State No 69-044528, Indiana, Allen Co, rec’d 12 Dec 1969 (transcribed
3118. Jean Melvin Wright, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3119. Death Certificate, Mary Jane Thomas, Local No 85-123, State No 85-004305, Indiana, Delaware Co, received 6 Nov 1985
3120. Erville A Wright, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3121. Edward W. Budrick and Mary T. Marsh, Marriage License Docket, Alaska, Vital Records, 1818-1963, transcribed from digital image
of original record.
3122. Ruby O Budrick, California Death Index, 1905 - 1939 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3123. Find A Grave, Edward William Budrick, Port Hudson National Cemetery, Port Hudson, Louisiana, http://www.findagrave.com,
3124. Obituary, Edward F. Sanders, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Thu 5 Oct 1950, p. 22, col 4.
3125. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, David J. Bodenhamer and Robert G. Barrows, ed, Indiana University Press, Bloomington
and Indianapolis, 1994, p. 1090.
3126. Death Certificate, Emma Lucy Smith, Cert 28093, Reg No 645, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 11 Sep 1922 (from digital image of original
record).
3127. Edward F Sanders and Emma L Tingley, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3128. “Circuit Court,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 23 Dec 1896, p. 4, col. 4.
3129. Emma L Sanders and J W Smith, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3130. Advertisement, Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 10 Aug 1899, p. 8, col. 4.
3131, Jacob W Smith and Rose Soward, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3133. Michael Soward and Rose Ulery, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3134. “Dr. J. W. Smith Shot,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 5 Jan 1899, p. 1, col. 4.
3135. Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 19 Jan 1899, p. 1, col. 3.
3136. “She Strikes Back,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 14 Sep 1899, p. 5, col. 3.
3137. “Local and General,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 12 Oct 1899, p. 1, col. 5.
3138. “Dr. Smith in Kentucky,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 19 Oct 1899, p. 8, col. 6.
3139. “Local and General,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 9 Nov 1899, p. 1, col. 2.
3140. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Jacob Smith household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 10, sheet 17A,
3141. “Brief Local News Notes,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 16 Feb 1910, p. 5, col. 2.
3142. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris, J. Warren Smith household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 49, sheet 14B,
3143. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall City, Jacob W. Smith household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 13, sheet
10A, dwelling 254, family 260, 1920.
3144. Death Certificate, Dr. J. Warren Smith, Loc No 606, Reg No 24082, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 28 Jul 1934 (from digital image of
original).
3145. J Warren Smith and Emma L Schumaker, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Ancestry.com.
3146. Edward F. Sanders and Clara Moody, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Ancestry.com.
3147. Find A Grave, Miena and E. M. Hays, Hebrew Congregation Cemetery South, Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana, USA,
3148. Emanuel Hays and Mina Rosenthal, Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, taken from digital image of original record,
Ancestry.com.
3149. Mollie H. Manheimer, 8 Apr 1925, Cook County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3150. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis, Emanuel Hays household, p. 44, dwelling 563, family 574, 24 Jun 1870.
3151. George W. Moody and Molly Hays, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com.
3152. The Revised Laws of Indiana, printed by Douglas and Maguire, Indianapolis, 1831, p. 370.
3153. Nicholas L. Syrett, American Child Bride, The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 2016, p. 18.
3154. Theodore Calvin Pease, ed, The Laws of the Northwest Territory 1788-1800, Illinois Printing Company, Danville, 1925, p. 330.
3155. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Southport Town, George W. Moody household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 195,
3156. John Knodel, “Law, Marriage and Illegitimacy in Nineteenth-Century Germany,” Population Studies, vol 20, 1967, pp. 279-294.
3157. Joseph C Manheinier and Molly Hays, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com.
3158. David J Bodenhamer and Randall T Shepard, The History of Indiana Law, Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio, 2006.
3159. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, John Q. Devall (“Duval”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr
3160. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Johnson Co, Greenwood Town, Edward F. Sanders household, Supervisor’s Distr 80, Enumeration Distr
3161. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Southport, Edward F. Sanders household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 14, sheet
3162. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Ward 10, Edward F. Sanders household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration
3163. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Ward 13, Edward F. Sanders household, Supervisor’s Distr 12, Enumeration
Distr 96-225, sheet 1A, household 8, 2 Apr 1940.
3164. Death Certificate, Edward F. Sanders, Local No 75, Death No. 32008, Indiana, Marion County, Rec’d 6 Oct 1950 (transcribed from
3165. Death Certificate, Clara Sanders, Local No 2995, Death No. 23160, Indiana, Marion County, Rec’d 7 Jul 1952 (transcribed from
3166. Find A Grave, Edward F. (“E”) Sanders, Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3167. Death Certificate, Laura A. Gray, Local No. 4779, Death No. 35103, Indiana, Marion County, Rec’d 21 Nov 1950 (transcribed from
3168. William R. Gray and Laura A. Sanders, Register of Marriages, Clark County, Illinois, p. 77.
3169. Obituary, Gladys Linkhart, The Columbus Herald, Columbus, Indiana, Fri 24 May 1974, p. 5, col. 2.
3170. William R Gray and Laura A Sanders, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3171. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Dolson Twp, Sarah Gray household, p. 194, dwelling 843, family 7, 10 Jul 1860.
3172. Death Certificate, William Gray, Reg No 16528, Indiana, Indianapolis, filed 1 Jun 1925 (from digital copy of original).
3173. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Dolson Twp, Peter Gray household, p. 194, dwelling 842, family 6, 10 Jul 1860,
3174. Peter Gray and Sarah Fullerton, marriage record, Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Ancestry.com, taken from digital
3175. 1850 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Pct, Peter Gray household, p. 265 (stamped, front), dwelling 1436. family 1436,
14 Oct 1850.
3176. Peter Gray Family Bible, purchased Jan 1839, archives of Paula (Gray) Bennett,
3177. Maria Ann Collins, 20 Oct 1925, Cumberland Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3178. Rebecca Jane Gray, 2 Sep 1933, Douglas Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3179. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Elbridge Twp, John N. Collins household p. 143, dwelling 1027, family 987,18 Jul 1860.
3180. Find A Grave, Armilda Gray Mallory, Branch Side Cemetery, Gays, Moultrie Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
3181. Peter Gray, 10 Jul 1936, Clark Co. Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3182. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Dolson Twp, Jacob Bartmess ("Bartemas") household, p. 211, dwelling 964, family 7, 15 Jul
1860.
3183. Obituary, Armilla Mallory, The Daily Journal-Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Tue 30 Sep 1913, p. 1, col. 7.
3184. Calvin Mallory and Amilda Gray, Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, Ancestry.com.
3185. Peter Gray and Polly M Bishop, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3186. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Dolson Twp, Andrew Gray household, p. 210, dwelling 953, family 3, 14 Jul 1860.
3187. Andrew Gray and Maria Kenton, Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Ancestry.com.
3188. William Gray and Elizabeth Stacey, marriage bond, Delaware, Marriage Records, 1744-1912, Ancestry.com, transcribed from
3189. 1810 U.S. census, Maryland, Worcester Co, William Gray household, p. 628 (penned, left margin), line 2,
3190. 1820 U.S. census, Ohio, Logan Co, Union Twp, William Gray household, [no page number], line 2.
3191. 1830 U.S. census, Ohio, Logan Co, Union Twp, William Gray household, p. 56 (stamped), line 18.
3192. 1840 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Andrew Gray household, p. 83, line 10.
3193. Andrew Gray, General Land Office Records, 1776-2015, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original record.
3194. 1850 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Mill Creek Pct, Andrew Gray household, p. 196 (stamped, front), dwelling 444, family 444, 1
Sep 1850.
3195. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Coles Co, East Oakland Twp, Henry T. Sutton household, Supervisor's Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 26,
3196. Rachel Sutton, 17 Mar 1932, Georgetown, Vermilion Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3197. James H Gorrell and Susan Cain, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
3198. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, James H. Gorrell ("Gurrell") household, p. 333, dwelling 1769, family 2, 23
Aug 1860.
3199. 1865 Illinois State census, Clark Co, Dolson Twp, James H. Gorrell household, image 4/5, line 13.
3200. William H Collins and Susan Gorrell, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3201. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, William Collins household, p. 11, dwelling 75, family 74, 13 Jul 1870.
3202. William H Collins and Rebecca King, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3203, Linus Gilbert and Susan Collins, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3204. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, Susan Gilbert household, Supervisor's Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 32, p. 12,
3205. "Board of Supervisors," Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 18 Jul 1894, p. 5, col. 4.
3206. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, Clark County Poor Farm, Supervisor's Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 9, sheet
3207. "Local and General," Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 7 Feb 1901, p. 1, col. 2.
3208. Susan Garrell, Kankakee County, Illinois Death Index, 1870-1992, Ancestry.com.
3209. Robert Themer, "Asylum's Cemetery a Cryptic Resting Place," Daily Journal, Kankakee, Illinois, Digital Access Edition, 14 Oct
2013.
3210; Mr. Leprechaun, YouTube, 31 Oct 2017.
3211. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Dolson Twp, Peter Gray ("Grady") household, pp. 17-18, dwelling 54, family 48, 5 Jul 1870.
3212. Mortality Schedule, 1880, Peter Gray, Dolson Twp, Clark Co, Illinois, p. 1, line 15.
3213. John Newell Collins, 22 Aug 1923, Cumberland Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3214. John N Collins and Ann Maria Gray, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3215. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Cumberland Co, Town of Toledo, John N. Collins household, Supervisor's Distr 13, Enumeration Distr
3216. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Cumberland Co, Toledo, John N. Collins household, Supervisor's Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 34, sheet
9A, dwelling 208, family 210, 21 April 1910.
3217. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Cumberland Co, Sumpter Twp, John N. Collins household, Supervisor's Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 37,
3218. Mildred Gentry Lindsay, "Cumberland County Farm," Cumberland County Illinois, 1843-1993, KES-PRINT, Shawnee Mission,
Kansas, 1992, pp. 8-10.
3219. 1930 Census, Illinois, Douglas Co, Tuscola Twp, Douglas County Almshouse, Supervisor's Distr 19, Enumeration Distr 21-4, sheet
3220, Find A Grave, Rebecca Gray, Villa Grove Cemetery, Douglas Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
photo of marker.
3221. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Dolson Twp, Andrew Gray household, p. 15, dwelling 116, family 109, 6 Jul 1870.
3222. "Administrator's Notice," The Marshall Weekly Messenger, Marshall, Illinois, Sat 29 Nov 1873, col. 2.
3223. Henry Sutton and Rachel Gray, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3224. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Coles Co, Mattoon Twp, Henry Sutton household, Supervisor's Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 53, p. 14,
dwelling 126, family 126, 14 Jun 1880,
3225, Henry Sutton, Coles Co, Illinois, Record of Certificates of Death, p. 145, transcribed from digital image of original record.
3226. Obituary, John Gray, Journal Gazette, Charleston, Illinois, Wed 7 Mar 1923, p. 8.
3227. Find A Grave, John Gray, Coles County Poor Farm Cemetery, Ashmore Twp, Coles Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
3228. N. Church's Paris City Directory, N. Church Directory Company, Decatur, Illinois, 1904, p.33.
3229. Paris City Directory 1905-06, The Inter-state Directory Company, Marion, Indiana, p. 74.
3230. Charles Gray and Mae Bandy, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana, license 8 Aug 1914, marriage 8
Aug 1914.
3231. Obituary, Thomas E. Gray, Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Thu 28 Mar 1918, p. 13, col. 1.
3232. Indianapolis City Directory 1919, Vol. 65, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1919, p. 617.
3233. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis, William R. Gray household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 232, sheet
3234. Find A Grave, William R. Gray, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3235, Find A Grave, Laura A. Gray, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
3236. WW I Draft Registration, Thomas Edward Gray, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, 5 Jun 1917.
3237. Edgar County Marriages, Vol. 7, 1907-1910, Edgar County Genealogical Society, Paris, Illinois, Jun 1996.
3238. Jesse Pearl Oenning, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903 - 1982, Ancestry.com, from digital image of original record.
3239. Lewis Ryan James, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903 - 1982, Ancestry.com, from digital image of original record.
3240. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Lewis James household, Supervisor's Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 171 sheet 14B,
3241. Louis R James and Susan Strader, Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, Ancestry.com.
3242. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Casey Twp, Louis James household, Supervisor's Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 3, sheet 9B,
3243. Moore-Langen Printing Co's Terre Haute City Directory 1910, Moore-Langen, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1910, p. 264.
3244. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville City, William H. Conklin household, Supervisor's Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 16,
3245. Lewis Calvin Gray, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original record.
3246. Death Certificate 9923, Thomas E. Gray, Reg No 133, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 28 Mar 1918 (from digital copy of original record).
3247. Find A Grave, Thomas E. Gray, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3248. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook Co, Chicago, Paul Bloomhagen household, Supervisor's Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 433, p. 11A,
3249. Herman John Oenning, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903 - 1982, Ancestry.com, from digital image of original record.
3250. Herman J. Oenning and Jessie P. Gray, marriage license application and certificate of marriage, Colorado, County Marriage
Records and State Index, 1862-2006, Ancestry, transcribed from digital copy of original record.
3251. Obituary, Mrs. Jessie P. Oenning, The Austin Statesman, Austin, Tesas, Wed 18 Mar 1964, p. A24, col. 1.
3252. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Ruth A. Rascoe, Ancestry.com.
3253. Find A Grave, Jess Pearl Oenning, Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co, Texas, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
3254. Find A Grave, Herman John Oenning, Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co, Texas, USA,
http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of marker.
3255. Lewis C. Gray, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903 - 1982, Ancestry.com, from digital image of original record.
3256. Death Certificate, Charles Raymond Gray, Local No 4560, State No ‘57 034193, Indiana, Marion Co, rec’d 7 Oct 1957 (from digital
3257. Obituary, George Washington Bandy, The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 26 Mar 1956, p. 2, col. 6.
3258. Olive Jane Bandy, 17 Oct 1924, Paris, Edgar Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com),
3259. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Chrisman, George W. Bundy household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 73, sheet
3260. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris, George (“Geo”) Bandy household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 50, sheet
3261. Paul Raymond Gray, Indiana Births, 1880-1920 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
3262. Death Certificate, Aletha Wescella Grey, Reg No 18088, Indiana, Marion Co (from digital copy of original record).
3263. Obituary, Charles R. Gray, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Mon 7 Oct 1957, p. 7, col. 3.
3264. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis, Charles R. Gray household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 228, sheet
3265. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Charles R. Gray household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 49-
3266. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Ward 17, Charles R. Gray household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration
3267. Death Certificate, Jessie Mae Gray, Local No 3137, State No 73-019303, Indiana, Marion Co, rec’d 21 May 1973 (from digital copy
3268. Find A Grave, Charles R. Gray, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
3269. Find A Grave, Paul Raymond Gray, Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Wisconsin, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
3270. Reidith Lloraine Gray, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3271. Obituary, Mildred L. Kottkamp, The Greenwood News, Greenwood, Indiana, 21-27 Dec 1993, p. 11, col. 5.
3272. Charles William Gray, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, transcribed from digital copy of
original record.
3273. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Charles W. Gray, Ancestry.com.
3274. Robert Wesley Jr Craig, 13 Jan 1922, Martinsville, Clark Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3275. Ralph J. Linkhart and Gladys M. Craig, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
3276. 1910 U.S. census, California, Los Angeles Co, Los Angeles, USA, Robert H. Craig household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration
3277. 1920 U.S. census, California, Los Angeles Co, Los Angeles, USA, Robert Craig household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr
3278. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Ward 10, Charles W. Craig household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration
3279. Death Certificate, Charles Wesley Craig, Reg No 16956, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 19 May 1930 (from digital image of original).
3280. Robert Craig, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3281. Robert Craig and Nancy C. Ennis, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3282. Find A Grave, Charles W. Craig, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3283. “On the Casualty List,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 26 Dec 1918, p. 1, col. 3.
3284. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis, Charles B. Patterson household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 237,
3285. Mary Bell Craig, Marion Co, Local No 1757, State Reg No 14493 73, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed
3286. Wesley Ann Craig, Marion Co, Local No 3911, State Reg No 33273 73, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health
3287. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Jennings Co, Geneva Twp, Gladys M. Craig household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 40-9,
sheet 15A, household 305, 23 May 1940.
3288. Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001, Ralph Hale Linkhart and Nellie Fra Howe, Ancestry.com (transcribed from digital image of original
record).
3289. Ralph H. Linkhart and Gladys M. Craig, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
3290. Elizabeth Jane Linkhart, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3291. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Fra Peters, Ancestry.com.
3292. Obituary, Ralph H. Linkhart, The Columbus Herald, Columbus, Indiana, Fri 14 Mar 1958, p. 5, col. 6.
3293. Find A Grave, Gladys M. Linkhart, Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, Indiana, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
3294. Find A Grave, Ralph H. Linkhart, Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, Indiana, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
3295. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide, 1763-1900, Clement Shade and Jennie Sanders, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State
3296. Clem V. Shade, 17 May 1932, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3297. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide, 1763-1900, Clement Shade and Josie Church, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State
3298. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Austin Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 39, p. 18,
3299. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide, 1763-1900, Isaac Sweet and Jennie Sanders, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State Genealogical
Society.
3300. WW I Draft Registration, Glen Frederick Shade, Marshall, Illinois, 5 Jun 1918.
3301. Obituary, Josephine Shade, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 5 Oct 1962, p. 1, col. 3.
3302. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Isaac N. Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 11, sheet
3303. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Isaac Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 15, sheet 1B,
3304. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Sherman Weddle household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 141, sheet
3305. “Mt. Pleasant,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 7 Aug 1918, p. 2, col. 3.
3306. “Mt. Pleasant,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 12 Mar 1919, p. 5, col. 4.
3307. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville, Isaac Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 16, sheets 12A,
3308. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Isaac N. Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 117, sheet 4A,
3312. “Number One,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 8 Jun 1927, p. 3, col. 4.
3313. “Mt. Pleasant,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 23 Aug 1922, p. 2, col. 4.
3314. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Austin W. Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-
12, sheet 8A, dwelling 204, family [blank], 21 Apr 1930.
3315. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash, Isaac N. Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-17, sheet 8A,
3316. Indiana Marriages, 1810 - 2001, Thomas Long and Jeanett Neal, Ancestry.com.
3317. “Marriages,” The Saturday Spectator, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 28 Dec 1935, p. 21, col. 3.
3318. Death Certificate, Jeanette Long, Local No. 7, Reg No. 3160, Indiana, Vigo County, 17 Jan 1945 (taken from original image).
3319. Obituary, Jeanette Long, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 8 Jan 1945, p. 2.
3320. Isaac Nathaniel Sweet, 4 Dec 1932, Martinsville, Clark, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3321. “Mrs. Jennie Sweet,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 22 May 1952 p. 3, col. 4.
3322. Find A Grave, Isaac N. and Jennie Sweet, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsville Twp, Clark Co, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com,
3323. 1850 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Pct, Nathaniel Sweet household, p. 194 (stamped, back), dwelling 400, family 400, 28
Aug 1850.
3324. “State News,” Terre Haute Daily News, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 24 Oct 1890, p. 3, col. 3.
3325. “Review of Week’s Events,” The Saturday Spectator, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 18 Jun 1927, p. 37, col. 2.
3326. “Review of Week’s Events,” The Saturday Spectator, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 13 Apr 1929, p. 37, col. 1.
3327. “About Men Only,” The Saturday Spectator, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 27 Nov 1920, p. 31, col. 2.
3328. “Review of Week’s Events,” The Saturday Spectator, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 30 Apr 1932, p. 25, col. 2.
3329. “Review of Week’s Events,” The Saturday Spectator, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 2 Aug 1930, p. 25, col. 2.
3330. WW II Draft Registration, Cleveland Leslie Shade, Edgar County, Illinois, 27 Apr 1942.
3331. “Marriage Licenses,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 4 Sep 1907, p. 8, col. 7.
3332. Obituary, Mrs. Cleve Shade, Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois, Sat 17 Oct 1981, p. 7, col. 3.
3333. Ellen Bennett, 6 Mar 1941, Marshall Twp, Clark Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3334. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, Henry M. Hurst household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 2, sheet 4B,
3335. “Supervisor’s Meeting,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 18 Jun 1913, p. 3, col. 3.
3336. “Supervisor’s Meeting,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 7 May 1919, p. 3, col. 1.
3337. “Directory of Officers for Clark County,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 29 Aug 1923, p. 8, col. 4.
3338. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Auburn Twp, Cleveland L. Shade household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 2, sheet
3339. Obituary, Cleve Shade, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 24 Dec 1948, p. 2.
3340. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Clark Center, Cleveland L. Shade household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-2,
3341. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Kansas Village, Cleveland Shade household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 23-12,
3342. Obituary, Preston Shade, Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois, Thu 6 May 1999, p. 6, col. 4.
3343. Preston Burnette Shade, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
3344. Indiana Marriages, 1810 - 2001, Delbert Wayne Kidwell and Mildred Maudena Schell, Ancestry.com.
3345. Obituary, Blanche E. Kidwell, The Brazil Times, Brazil, Indiana, Mon 9 Jan 1978, p. 12, col. 5.
3346. WW I Draft Registration, Bert Clinton Kidwell, Brazil, Clay Co., Indiana, 5 Jun 1917.
3347. Death Certificate, Bert Clinton Kidwell, State No 66 039628, Indiana, Clay Co, received 7 Nov 1966 (from digital copy of original).
3348. R. L. Polk & Co’s Terre Haute City Directory 1912-1913, Moore-Langen Printing Co, Terre Haute, Indiana, p. 311.
3349. Norma Jean Kidwell, Loc No 39881, State Reg No 117, filed 4 Aug 1925, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health
3350. George W. Hilton and John F. Due, The Electric Railways in America, Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 1960, pp. 278
– 279.
3351. Hope Kidwell, 59372, Reg No 21387, filed 20 Jan 1917, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from image
of original).
3352. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Clay Co, Brazil, Bert C. Kidwell household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 11-3, sheet 1B,
3353. Find A Grave, Blanche E. and Bert C. Kidwell, Summit Lawn Cemetery, Brazil, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
3354. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Clay Co, Brazil, Bert Kidwell household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 26, sheet 12B, dwelling
280, family 280, 13 Jan 1920.
3355. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Clay Co, Brazil City, Bert Kidwell household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 11-4, sheet 10A,
3356. Linda Lou Kidwell, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, transcribed from digital copy of original
record.
3357. Harold Kidwell, Indiana Births, 1880-1920 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
3358. Find A Grave, Harold E. Kidwell, Summit Lawn Cemetery, Brazil, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
3359. Obituary, Faye Armstrong, The Brazil Daily Times, Brazil, Indiana, Sat 17 Feb 1973, p. 2, col. 2.
3360. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Elizabeth Hope York, Ancestry.com.
3361. Death Certificate, William Leo Kidwell, Loc No 1137, State No 036580, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 3 Nov 2006 (from digital image of
original).
3362. Death Certificate, Norma Jean Kidwell, Reg No 321, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 26 Jan 1927 (from digital copy of original).
3363. Death Certificate, Delbert Wayne Kidwell, Loc No 13/95, State No 77-034555, Indiana, Clay Co, rec’d 18 Oct 1977 (from digital
image of original).
3364. Death Certificate, Olin I. Sweet, State No 51 028858, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 21 Aug 1961 (from digital copy of original).
3365. “Marriage Licenses,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 12 Jan 1916, p 1, col. 3.
3366. Zschau, p. 90.
3367. Reuben Tingley and Carrie M Fry, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3368. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Reuben Tingley household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 11,
3369. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Olin Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 15, sheet
6B, dwelling 145,family 146, 16 Jan 1920.
3370. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville, Olin I Sweet household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-12, sheet
3371. “Theft Reports Investigated,” The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Wed 26 Oct 1960, p. 17, col. 5.
3372 “Grocer Beaten, Robbed: Hunt 2,” The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 29 Jul 1960, p. 17, col. 5.
3373. “Two Tipsy Driving Cases Collapse,” The Terre Haute Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 14 Dec 1957, p. 3, col. 3.
3374. “Personal,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 5 Feb 1965, p. 5, col. 2.
3375. Find A Grave, Hazel and Olin Sweet, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsville Twp, Clark Co, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com,
3376. Rexford Eugene Sweet and Ethel Edna Harlow, California, County Marriages, 1850-1952, MyHeritage
3377. Find A Grave, Ethel E. Sweet and Rexford E. Sweet, Ridgelawn Cemetery, Martinsville, Clark Co, Illinois,
http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of cemetery marker.
3378. Obituary, Max L. Sweet, Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 29 Nov 2005, p. 2.
3379 . Find A Grave, Barbara Joan Sweet and Max Leon Sweet, Cumberland Cemetery, Casey, Clark Co, Illinois,
3380. Master Olen Sweet, Jr., 18 Jul 1920, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3381. Pearle Z Tingley, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3382. Obituary, Pearl Tingley Bridgett, Marshall Choice, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 6 Sep 1993, p. 13, col. 1.
3383. “Marriage Licenses,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 1 Nov 1916, p. 1, col. 4.
3384. Obituary, Donald Eugene Tingley, Clark County Democrat, Wed 9 May 1928, p. 1, col. 4.
3385. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Donald Tingley household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 15,
3386. Death Certificate, Donald Tingley, Reg. No. 14385, Indiana, Clay County, filed 1 May 1928, transcribed from digital image of
original record.
3387. Joe L. McCammon, “The Life and Times of Roy Lee Tingley,” The Marshall Choice, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 5 Nov 1990, pp. 1, 10.
3388. Thomas Bridgett and Etta Slaughter, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3389. Mary Etta Bridgett (“Budgett”), 13 May 1924, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com),
3390. Obituary, Roy Virgil Bridgett, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 4 Oct 1962, p.1, col. 3.
3391. Obituary, Thomas Bridgett Sr., The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 6 Nov 1913, p. 1, col. 2.
3392. “Five Points,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 30 Oct 1959, p. 4, col. 2.
3393. “Five Points,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 5 Feb 1960, p. 4, col. 1.
3394. Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 9 Aug 1962, p. 5, col. 4.
3395. Find A Grave, Roy Virgil Bridgett, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsville Twp, Clark Co, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com,
3396. Find A Grave, Donald and Pearl Tingley, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsville Twp, Clark Co, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com,
3397. Dale Elwood Tingley, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
3398. Obituary, Dale Tingley, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 26 Sep 1999.
3399. Virginia Faith Kendall, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3400. Dwight Eugene Tingley, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
3401. Obituary, Dwight E. Tingley, Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 15 Nov 2016, p. 2, col. 1.
3402. Obituary, Roy Lee Tingley, Marshall Advocate, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 14 Jul 2009, p. 2.
3403. Obituary, Burdette Tingley, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Tue 31 Mar 1998.
3404. Welcome Austin Sweet, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
3405 “Mt. Pleasant,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 23 May 1928, p. 3, col. 3.
3406. Obituary, Austin W. Sweet, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 7 Aug 1971, p. 2.
3407. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Newton Brosman household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 1, sheet
3408. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Newton I. Brosman (“Brossman”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 16,
Enumeration Distr 12-1, sheet 1A, dwelling 8, family 8, 9 Apr 1930.
3409. Obituary, Hattie Mae Brosman, Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 17 Dec 1979, p. 13, p. 8.
3410. Obituary, Mrs. Thelma Sweet, The Terre Haute Tribune, Sat 21 Mar 1953, p. 2, col. 4.
3411. Obituary, Austin Sweet, Decatur Herald, Decatur, Illinois, 7 Aug 1971, p. 20, col. 6.
3412. Obituary, Lois Evelyn Clemons, McDonald & New Funeral Homes, Owenton, Kentucky.
3413. Find A Grave, Lester Duane Hills, Ridgelawn Cemetery, Martinsville, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
3414. “New Cases in Circuit Court,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 16 Sep 1954, p. 1, col. 3.
3415. “Centralia Teacher Dies in Crash at Marshall,” The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 3 Nov 1973, p. 1, col. 6.
3416. Obituary, Charles Thomas Clemons, Owenton News-Herald, Owenton, Kentucky, Wed 2 Feb 2005.
3417. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Belle Baskett (“Bell Basket”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr
3418. R. L. Polk & Co’s Terre Haute City Directory 1912-1913, Moore-Langen Printing Co, Terre Haute, Indiana, p. 101.
3419. Dora Isabelle Sanders and William T Baskett, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3420. John Arney and Dora Belle Baskett, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 21 Aug 1915.
3421. Death Certificate, Isabell (“Isabel”) Sanders, Certificate 3419, Reg No 78, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 27 Jan 1926 (from digital image
3422. Dora Bell Huey, 1 Dec 1929, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3423. Dora Sanders and Albert Huey, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3424. Clarence Basket and Jessie Kelley, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana, license 10 Jul 1915, marriage
10 Jul 1915.
3425. Death Certificate, William Baskett, Local No 389, Reg No 13737, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 9 Apr 1935 (from digital image of original
record).
3426. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Martinsville Twp, Silas Baskett (“Basket”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr
3427. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Coles Co, Humboldt Twp, Maxwell Sampson household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 24,
3428. William Baskett and Nellie Hankey, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 25 Oct 1917.
3429. Franklin Milton Hoffa and Nellie Jane Baskett, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com.
3430. "Review of Week's Events," The Saturday Spectator, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 1 Feb 1930, p. 35, col. 4.
3431. William Baskett and Nellie Hankey, 1930, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com.
3432. Death Certificate, John Wm Arney, 3028, Reg No 59, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 18 Jan 1925 (from digital image of original record).
3433. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Clay Co, Brazil, John Arney household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 4, sheet 18B, dwelling
374, family 396, 23 Jun 1900.
3434. John W Arney and Kate Grifmeyer, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com.
3435. Indiana Marriages, 1810 - 2001, John W. Arney and Kate Grifmeyer, Ancestry.com, transcription from digital image of original
record.
3436. WW II Draft Registration, Clifford Erney Baskette, Terre Haute, Indiana, 27 Apr 1942.
3437. Death Certificate, Clifford Baskett, Local No. 75, Reg No 3282, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 27 Jan 1948 (from digital image of original
record).
3438. “Not Clarence Baskett,” The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Ind, Tue 13 Oct 1914, p. 6, col. 7.
3439. “Basketts Heavily Fined,” The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Ind, Wed 23 Jun 1915, p. 10, col. 2.
3440. “Dying Mother Pleads for Her Son’s Release,” The Indianapolis Sun, Indianapolis, Indiana, Thu 19 Aug 1909, p. 2, col. 3.
3441. “Cripple Robs Blind Woman,” The Star Press, Muncie, Indiana, Fri 23 Jul 1909, p. 2, col. 3.
3442. "City News In Brief," The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Ind, Mon 5 Oct 1914, p. 24, col. 1.
3443. “Prisoner Takes to Heels,” The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fri 10 Dec 1920, p. 31, col. 2.
3444. “Taken after Evading Officers for 2 Years,” The Star Press, Muncie, Indiana, Sun 18 Nov 1923, p. 12, col. 5.
3445. “Two Men Rob Oil Station,” Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois, Thu 17 Nov 1921, p. 3, col. 5.
3446. “Hold-Up Man Sought Here Gets Pen Term,” Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois, Sat 26 Jan 1924, p. 3, col. 1.
3447. “Gets Five Years and Fine,” The Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville, Illinois, Fri 25 Jan 1924, p. 2, col. 5.
3448. Clifton Baskat, Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S. Penitentiary, Name Index to Inmate Case Files, 1895-1936, Ancestry.com.
3449. Clifton Basket, McNeil Island, Washington, U.S. Penitentiary, 1887-1939, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original
record.
3450. Jerry Lee Baskett, Local No 8785, filed 1 Apr 1936, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from image of
original record).
3451. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Clifford Baskett household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 84-45, sheet
3452. Jack Arlington Baskett, 18 Jul 1934, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.
3453. Obituary, Clifford Baskett, The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Hauge, Indiana, Mon 26 Jan 1948, p. 2, col. 4.
3454. Jack A Baskett, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records.
3455. Obituary, Jerry Lee Baskett, Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home, Ripon, Wisconsin.
3456. Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001, Erwin La Fleur and Mabel Edith Muncie, Ancestry.com.
3457. John E Muncie and Anna May Miller, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com.
3458. Erwin James LaFleur, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
3459. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Dorothy Maire Lafleur, Ancestry.com.
3460. William Joseph LaFleur, Loc No 673, Reg No 41815, filed 29 Sep 1931, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health
3461. Obituary, William J. LaFleur, Wachholz and Sons Funeral Home, Princeton, Wisconsin.
3462. “Jealousy Causes Arson; Brothers Sentenced,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, Tue 20 Nov 1928, p. 17, col. 5.
3463. Charles Sutherland and Anna Muncie, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
3464. John Crisel and Mable Muncie, Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-2009, Ancestry.com.
3465. John Crisel and Mable Crisel, Oregon, Divorce Records, 1961-1985, Ancestry.com.
3466. Mabel Edith Crisel, Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008, Ancestry.com.
3467. WW II Draft Registration, Clarence Russell Baskett, Terre Haute, Indiana, 27 Apr 1942.
3468. Death Certificate, Jessie Baskett, Cert 24590, Reg No 614 Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 1 Aug 1919 (from digital image of original record).
3469. Clarence R. Baskett and Beulah Welsh, Ancestry.com. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA:
3470. The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, 12 Mar 1948, 7 Apr 1948, 7 Apr 1948, 14 Mar 1949, 4 Aug 1949.
3471. The Daily Republican, Rushville, Indiana, Fr 25 Apr 1924, p. 1, col. 3.
3472. “Clarence Has His Day in City Court,” The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 22 Jul 1949, p. 1, col. 7.
3473. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Jackson Co, Seymour City, Clarence Baskett household Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 36-14,
sheet 81A, household [blank], 8 Apr 1940.
3474. Death Certificate, Clarence Russell Baskett, Local No. 0633, Death No 5226, Indiana, Marion Co, rec’d 11 Feb 1952 (from digital
3475. Death Certificate, Sarah Eva Wycoff, Local No 31, Death No. 4363, Indiana, Jennings County, Received 5 Mar 1952 (taken from
3476. Henry S Yeager and Sarah E Sanders, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3477. Henry Salvines Yeager, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3478. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Southport Town, Henry S. Yeager household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 195,
3479. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Henry Yeager household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 12, sheet 3A,
3480. Perry Butcher and May Vining, Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995, Ancestry.ciom.
3481. Obituary, Henry Salvinas Yeager, Woodward County Journal, Woodward, Oklahoma, Thu 19 Jul 1956, p. 7, col. 3.
3482. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Southport, Sarah E. Yeager household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 49-243, sheet
3483. WW I Draft Registration, Robert Edmond Wycoff, Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana, 12 Sep 1918.
3484. Obituary, Robert Wycoff, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Mon 8 May 1950, p. 17, col. 1.
3485. Francis Viola Wycoff, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line (transcribed from digital image of
original record).
3486. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Southport, Robert E. Wycoff household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 49-243,
3487. Death Certificate, Harold Raymond Wycoff, Local No 07781, State No 86-042897, Indiana, Marion Co, rec’d 13 Nov 1986
3488. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Southport, Harold Wycoff household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 49-243, sheet
3489. “Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Wycoff,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun 27 May 1973, p. 12, sec. 5, col. 5.
3490. Robert Wycoff and Sarah Yeager, Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012, Ancestry.com.
3491. Robert E Wycoff, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3492. Obituary, William Robert Wycoff, Franklin Evening Star, Franklin, Indiana, Fri 2 Nov 1928, p. 3.
3493. Charles Hartwell Askin and Cora Edith Wycoff, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Ancestry.com.
3494. Robert E. Wycoff, Marion County, Loc No 2001, Death No 15652, Rec’d 7 May 1950, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011,
Ancestry.com (transcribed from digital image of original).
3495. Robert E. Wycoff and Amelia Mary Kortepeter, Marion County, Indiana, Select Marriages (Ancestry.com).
3496. “Death Notices,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Wed 6 Feb 1924, p. 15, col. 3.
3497. Find A Grave, Sarah E. Wycoff, Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
3498. Find A Grave, Amelia and Robert Wycoff, Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3499. Obituary, Roy C. Yeager, The Republic, Columbus, Indiana, Sat 4 May 1974, p. 7, col. 2.
3500. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Southport, Roy Yeager household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 11, sheet 14A,
3501. Death Certificate, Ida May Yeager, Local No 619, Reg No 37145, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 28 Dec 1932 (from digital image of
original record).
3502. Roy Yeager and Anna Foster, Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012, Ancestry.com.
3503. Death Certificate, Anna Elizabeth Yeager, Local No 007742, State No 107742, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 31 Oct 2006 (from digital
3504. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Roy C. Yeager household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 49-245, sheet
3505. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Jennings Co, Campbell Twp, Leroy (“Roy”) Yeager household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr
3506. Death Certificate, Roy Conrad Yeager, Loc No 2939, State No 74-018376, Indiana, Marion Co, rec’d 9 May 1974 (from digital image
3507. Obituary, Anna Elizabeth Foster Yeager, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Wed 25 Oct 2006, p. B5, col. 5.
3508. Find A Grave, Mrs Francis Lockard, Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo Co, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, Woodlawn
Cemetery Index of Burials 1839-1899.
3509. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, Samuel Lockard household, p. 166, dwelling 1442, family 8, 1 Aug 1860.
3510. Samuel J. Lockard and Lucinda H. Smith, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana, license 9 Mar 1882,
3511. Death Certificate, Samuel J Lockard, Reg No 4675, Indiana, Lake Co, filed 7 Jul 1926 (from digital image of original).
3512. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Samuel J. Lockard household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 116, sheet
3513. Find A Grave, Samuel J. Lockard, St. Joseph Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
3514. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Samuel Lockard (“Lockhard”) household, p. 66, dwelling 443, family 516, 16 Jul
1870.
3515. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Samuel (“Saml.”) Lockard household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr
3516. “Interments,” The Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 3 Feb 1881, p. 4, col. 3.
3517. Find A Grave, Lucinda H. Lockard, St. Joseph Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indfiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker
3518. Michael Sowder and Lucinda Murphy, Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com,
3519. Roland M Smith and Lucinda H Murphy, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com.
3520. Samuel J. Lockard (“Lockart”) and Samantha B. Sanders, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 12 Apr 1899.
3521. Death Certificate, Samantha Belle Walker, Loc. No. 2-11-446-45, Death No. 25728, Indiana, Parke County, Rec’d 31 Aug 1949
(taken from original image).
3522. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Sullivan Co, Hamilton Twp, William Sanders household, p. 37, dwelling 267, family 266, 28 Aug 1870.
3523. Henry C. Robinson and Samantha B. Sanders, Marriage Return, Sullivan Co, Indiana, dated 20 Jun 1887 (transcribed from digital
3524. William P. Walker and Samantha B. Sanders, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 15 Jun 1891.
3525. Earl Walker, Indiana, WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920, Ancestry.com.
3526. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Samuel (“Sam”) J. Lockhard household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr
159, sheet 2B, dwelling 42, family 56, 15 Apr 1910 .
3527. Earl Walker and Ruth Atkinson, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
3528. Obituary, Earl Walker, Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, Sun 9 Oct 1966, p. 11B, col. 1.
3529. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Lake Co, East Chicago, Earl Walker household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 41, sheet 9A,
3530. “East Chicago and Indiana Harbor,” The Lake County Times, Hammond, Indiana, Tue 6 Jul 1926, p. 5, col. 9.
3531. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Joseph Willis Watt household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 219, p. 8,
dwelling 71, family 82, 2,3 Jun 1880.
3532. Joseph W. Watt and Martha Lockard, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana, license 23 Oct 1876,
marriage 23 Oct 1876.
3533. Joseph W. Watt, Ohio, Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958, Ancestry.com.
3534. William Wallace Watt, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, Ancestry.com.
3535. 1850 U.S. census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co, Sugarcreek Twp, James Watt household, p, 157 (stamped, front), dwelling 215, family
238, 23 Jul 1850.
3536. Joseph W. Watt, U.S. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, Hampton, Virginia, Ancestry.com, transcribed
from digital image of original record.
3537. Chas. O. Ebel & Co’s Terre Haute City and Vigo County Directory 1887, Chas. O. Ebel & Co., Publishers, Terre Haute, Indiana,
1887, p. 450.
3538. “The State of Illinois,” The Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun 25 Jun 1893, p. 14, col. 6.
3539. “Personal,” Terre Haute Saturday Evening Mail, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 27 May 1893, p. 8, col. 4.
3540. “Californians in Paris,” The San Francisco Call, San Francisco, California, Sat 30 Mar 1907, p. 6, col. 2.
3541. 1910 U.S. census, California, Alameda Co, Oakland City, Martha (“Mattie”) L. Watt household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration
3542. Obituary, Mattie L. Watt, The San Francisco Call, San Francisco, California, Fri 10 Nov 1911, p. 4, col. 7.
1891, p. 505.
3544. David S. Landes, The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to
the Present. Cambridge, New York: Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge. 1969, p. 218.
3545. 1860 U.S. census, Virginia, Ohio Co, South Wheeling, Elizabeth Watt household, p. 557, dwelling 3859, family 3979, 8 Jul 1860.
3546. Callin’s Wheeling Directory For 1894 - 1895, W. L. Callin, Wheeling, West Virginia, p. 459.
3547. Joseph W. Watt, Ohio Soldier Home Records, Family Seardh, transcribed from digital image of original Record.
3548. Joseph W. Watt, U.S. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, Hot Springs, South Dakota, Ancestry.com,
transcribed from digital image of original record.
3549. Obituary, Joseph W. Watt, Sandusky Star-Journal, Sandusky, Ohio, Sat 6 Nov 1920, p. 8, col. 2.
3550. 1900 U.S. census, California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Fred Watt household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 242, sheet
3551. Index to the Great Register, Alameda County, 1904, Index to the Great Register, Alameda County, 1904.
3552. Fred G. Watt, California, Railroad Employment Records, 1862-1950, transcribed from digital copy of original record
(Ancestry.com).
3553. 1920 U.S. census, Arizona, Cochise Co, Bowie Pct, Southern Pacific Hotel, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 8, sheet 9B,
3554. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, William S. (“W. S.”) Cardell household, p. 12, dwelling 97, family 99, 13 Jun
1870.
3555. Lydia A. Tapscott and William S, Cardell, Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations
3556. William S. Cardell and Lutie B. Orne, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 1 Nov 1887.
3557. Reuben Hyde Walworth, Hyde Genealogy, Vol. 1, Albany, New York, 1864, p. 519.
3558. William S. Cardell and Listie B. Orne, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 1 Nov 1887.
3559. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, Granville Bryan household, p. 20, dwelling 169, family 162, 14 Jun 1860.
3560. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Perry Twp, George M. Orme household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr 102, p. 7,
3561. George M Orme and Mary Pell, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com.
3562. Death Certificate, Listie B. Orme, Reg. No. 34489. Indiana, Marion Co, transcribed from digital image of original record.
3563. 1890 Veterans Schedule, Oklahoma, T10,11 R3W, William S. Cordell.
3564. William S. Cardell, U.S. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, Los Angeles, California, Ancestry.com,
transcribed from digital image of original record.
3565 . William S Cardell, California Death Index, 1905 - 1939 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3566. W. S. Cardell, National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1800-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah:
MyFamily.com.
3567. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, York Twp, Elizabeth Sweitzer household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 18, sheet
3568. Eugene L. Gross, editor, The Statutes of Illinois: An Analytical Digest of all the General Laws of the State (1818-1869), E. L. & W.
L. Gross, Springfield, Illinois, 1873, p. 437.
3569. John Switzer and Elizabeth Boyer, Marriage Certificate, Vol. B, Stark County, Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993 (transcribed from
digital image of original record),
3570. 1830 U.S. census, Ohio, Stark Co, Osnaburg Twp, John Henry Schweitzer household, p. 57 (written), line 1.
3571. 1850 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Darwin Pct, John Sweitzer (“Switzer”) household, pp. 231 (stamped, back), 232 (stamped,
front), dwelling 938, family 938, 26 Sep 1850.
3572. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Darwin Twp, George (Switzer”) Sweitzer household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr
34, pp. 5,6, dwelling 44, family 45, 3 Jun 1880.
3573. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Darwin Twp, George (“Geo”) Sweitzer household, p. 22, dwelling 175, family 182, 12 Jul 1870.
3574. 1850 U.S. census, Ohio, Tuscarawas Co, Dover Twp, Timothy A. Harmon household, p. 102 (stamped, front), dwelling 1394, family
1406, 17 Oct 1850.
3575. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Owen Co, Marion Twp, Timothy Harmon household, pp. 13-14, dwelling 86, family 85, 19 Aug 1870.
3576. Eliza A. Burger, 2 May 1928, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3577. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Darwin Twp, Timothy A. (“T. A.”) Harmon household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr
3578. Obituary, Eliza Arminda Burger, Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 11 May 1928, p. 3, col. 3.
3579. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Owen Co, Marion Twp, Timothy Harmon (“Hannan”) household, pp. 52-53, dwelling 364, family 358,
20 Jun 1860.
3580. Timothy Harmon, Indiana Digital Archives, Military Records, Civil War Collection.
3581. Death Index, Illinois Statewide, pre-1916, Julia Ann Harmon, Illinois State Archives.
3582. 1900 U.S. census, Michigan, Berrien County, Benton Harbor, Timothy Harmon ("Harmen") household, Supervisor's Distr 4,
3583 . Timothy A. Harman and Elizabeth Sweitzer (“Switzer”), Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, database with images, FamilySearch.
3584. John H. Sink and Matilda T. Harmon, Ancestry.com. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA:
3585. The Daily Democrat, Huntington, Indiana, Mon 20 May 1889, p. 4, col 3.
3586. “George H. Harmon,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 9 Aug 1916, p. 1, col. 4.
3587. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Wells Co, Union Twp, Benjamin Sink household, p. 51, dwelling 359, family 339, 20 Jul 1860.
3588. Timothy A. Harmon (“Harman”) and Mary E. McGoldrick, Berrien County, Michigan, Return of Marriages, transcribed from digital
copy of original record,
3589. John W Adair and Mary E Mcgoldrick , Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com.
3590. Henry Sink and Mary E Adair, Michigan, County Marriage Records, 1822-1940, Ancestry.com.
3591. “Resident Here for Fifty Years is Laid to Rest,” News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, Wed 7 Feb 1917, p. 1, col. 3.
3592. 1840 U.S. census, Ohio, Tuscarawas Co, Dover Twp, John Sink household, p. 286, line 29,
3593. 1850 U.S. census, Ohio, Tuscarawas Co, Dover Twp, Henry Sink household, p. 104 (stamped, front), dwelling 1419, family 1431,
18 Oct 1850.
3594. 1800 U.S. census, Pennsylvania, Somerset Co, Elk Lick Twp, John Sink household, p. 555 (written), line 6.
3595. 1810 U.S. census, Pennsylvania, Somerset Co, Milford Twp, John Sink household, p. 417 (written), line 11.
3596. 1820 U.S. census, Ohio, Somerset Co, Turkeyfoot Twp, John Sink household, unnumbered page, line 10.
3597. 1840 U.S. census, Ohio, Tuscarawas Co, Dover Twp, John Sink household, p. 286, line 29,
3598. John Sink, letter of administration, Tuscarawas Co, Record of Adm.Letters, p. 33, Ohio, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1786-
1998, Ancestry.com, from digital image.
3599. John Sink,Tuscarawas Co, Administration Record, Vol 6-7, 1845-1850, p. 90, Ohio, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998,
Ancestry.com, from digital image.
3600. Eve Sink,Tuscarawas Co, Administration Record, Vol 10-11, 1858-1863, p. 138, Ohio, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1786-
1998, Ancestry.com, from digital image.
3601. Find A Grave, John Sink, Christian Cemetery, Patricksburg, Owen Co, Indiana, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3602, Henry Null and Eva A. Williams, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
3603. 1850 U.S. census, Ohio, Tuscarawas Co, Dover Twp, John Sink household, p. 102 (stamped, front), dwelling 1394, family 1406, 17
Oct 1850.
3604. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Owen Co, Marion Twp, John Sink household, p. 53, dwelling 366, family 359, 21 Jun 1860.
3605. Find A Grave, Henry Sink, Hoverstock Cemetery, Zanesville, Indiana, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
3606. 1830 U.S. census, Pennsylvania, Somerset Co, Turkeyfoot Twp, Henry Sink household, p. 20 (written), line 15.
3607. Henry Sink, will, Wells Co, probated Allen Co, Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, Ancestry, from digital image
of original record.
3608. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana, Wells Co, Union Twp, Benjamin Sink household, p. 328 (stamped, front), dwelling 7, family 7, 2 Sep
1850.
3609. Benjamin Sink and Rosanna Sink, marriage record, Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993, Ancestry.com (transcribed from digital
3610. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Wells Co, Union Twp, Henry Sink household, p. 58, dwelling 417, family 390, 21 Jul 1860.
3611. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Wells Co, Union Twp, Henry Sink household, p. 7, dwelling 60, family 58, 11 Jul 1870.
3612. Find A Grave, Elizabeth Sink, Hoverstock Cemetery, Zanesville, Indiana, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3613. Find A Grave, Frederick H. Sink, Sink Cemetery, Clay City, Clay Co, Indiana, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3614. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Clay Co, Harrison Twp, Frederick Sink household, p. 111, dwelling 803, family 757, 24 Jul 1860,
3615. Eva L Brown, Clay County, No. 46, filed 15 Mar 1914, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com (transcribed from
3616. 1840 U.S. census, Ohio, Tuscarawas Co, Dover Twp, Frederick Sink household, p. 286, line 30.
3617. Frederick Sink and Juliann Hostetler, marriage record, p. 97, Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Ancestry.com, taken
3618. 1850 U.S. census, Ohio, Tuscarawas Co, Dover Twp, Frederick Sink household, p. 98 (stamped, front), dwelling 1331 family 1343,
15 Oct 1850.
3619. Find A Grave, Juliann Sink, Sink Cemetery, Clay City, Clay Co, Indiana, USA, transcribed from photo of grave marker.
3620. Find A Grave, Eve Deatz, Shanesville First Reformed Cemetery, Shanesville, Tuscarawas Co, Ohio, USA,
3621. Henry J. Dietz and Eve Sink. Tuscarawas County Marriage Record, Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Ancestry.com,
3622. Find A Grave, Susanna Deatz, Shanesville First Reformed Cemetery, Shanesville, Tuscarawas Co, Ohio, USA,
3623. 1850 U.S. census, Ohio, Tuscarawas Co, Sugar Creek Twp, Henry Dietz household, p. 213 (stamped, front), dwelling 125, family
127, 2 Dec 1850.
3624. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Clay Co, Posey Twp, Jacob Blubaugh household, p. 12, dwelling 542, family 530, 20 Jun 1860.
3625. 1840 U.S. census, Pennsylvania, Somerset Co, Upper Turkeyfoot Twp, Jacob Blubaugh household, p.143, line 21,
3626. 1850 U.S. census, Ohio, Tuscarawas Co, Dover Twp, Jacob Blubaugh household, p. 102 (stamped, front), dwelling 1394, family
1406, 17 Oct 1850.
3627. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Clay Co, Van Buren Twp, John Crites household, p. 46, dwelling 335, family 345, 4 Jul 1870,.
3628. Will of George Harman, written 25 Aug 1836, Tuscarawas Co, Ohio, Will Records, Vol 1-4, 1810-1864; Will Records, Vol 4, 1853-
1864.
3629. George Harmon (“Harman”) and Elizabeth Thomas, Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993 (from digital image of original record).
3630. Find A Grave, Elizabeth Harman, Bethel Cemetery, Sodus Twp, Berrien Co, Michigan, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
3631. Obituary, Rebecca (Harman) Stouffer, The Weekly Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, Fri 28 May 1897, p. 3, col. 4.
3632. “A Pleasant Reunion,” The Daily Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, Mon 4 Jan 1892, p. 3, col. 3.
3633. Henry Sink and Catharine Harmon (“Harmes”), Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958, FamilySearch.
3634. Timothy A Harmon (“Harman”), Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1920, Ancestry.com.
3635. “About the County,” The Evening News, Benton Harbor, Michigan, Wed 7 Jul 1897, p. 1, col. 2.
3636. Obituary, Timothy Harman, St. Joseph Saturday Herald, St. Joseph, Michigan, Sat 5 Jul 1913, p. 2, col. 5.
3637. Mary E. Harmon, Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, database, FamilySearch.
3638. Find A Grave, Timothy A. Harmon, Bethel Cemetery, Berrien County, Michigan, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
3639. Find A Grave, Mary E. Harmon, Bethel Cemetery, Berrien County, Michigan, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
3640. “Clark County Circuit Court-April Term,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 4 May 1892, p. 5, col. 5.
3641. Obituary, George Switzer, Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 22 Nov 1900, p. 5, col. 3.
3642. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, York Twp, John W. Sweitzer household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 18, sheet
3643. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall, Artella Jane Turner household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 14, sheet 12A,
3644 John W. Sweitzer (“Schweitzer”) and Malinda J. Shipley, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 20 Oct 1898.
3645. Obituary, John Sweitzer, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed, 7 Apr 1937, p. 4, col 5.
3646. Jordan Dodd, Illinois Marriages, 1851 - 1900, John W Switzer and Leora Savoree, Database on Line, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3647. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Darwin Twp, Jeremiah Savoree (“Jeramiah Saverie”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5,
Enumeration Distr 34, p. 14, dwelling 125, family 131, 9 Jun 1880
3648. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide, 1763-1900, Jeremiah Savoree and Martha Jeffers, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State
3649. “Hatton,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 23 Jun 1897, p. 4, col. 2.
3650. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, York Twp, John W. Sweitzer household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 23, sheet 11B,
3651. “Shot His Own Child,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 21 Nov 1899, p. 4, col 3.
3652. Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 15 Mar 1900, p. 1, col. 2.
3653. Perrin, Part III, p. 152.
3654. Find A Grave, Richard Robinson, Parker Twp, Clark Co, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
3655. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Parker Twp, Levin Dixon (“L. D.”) Robinson household, p, 153, dwelling 546, family 3, 26 Jun
1860.
3656. Connelly Cemetery, Genealogy Trails, Clark County, Illinois, http://genealogytrails.com/ill/clark/.
3657. “L. D. Robinson’s Wealth,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 26 Jul 1899.
3658. 1850 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Cumberland Pct, Levin Dixon (“L. D.”) Robinson household, p. 263 (stamped, front), dwelling
1486, family 1486, 16 Oct 1850.
3659. Levin (“Lewis”) D. Robinson and Malinda Johnson, Illinois Marriages to 1850, Ancestry.com.
3660. L. D. Robinson and Aberillah Jones, Tennessee State Marriages,1780-2002 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, 2008 (Ancestry.com),
transcribed from image.
3661. Aborila Robinson, 5 Jan 1918, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3662. “Obituary - Jennie Shull,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 27 Feb 1924, p. 1, col. 5.
3663. Find A Grave, Malinda Robinson and William Turner, Rupp Cemetery, Martinsville, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
3664. Malinda J. Robinson and Fred Shipley, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Ancestry.com), from original image.
3665. Frederick Shipley, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com.
3666. Fred Shipley, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820 - 1957, Ancestry.com, transcribed from image on original record.
3667. 1880 U. S. census, Michigan, Allegan Co, Salem Twp, Fredrick Shipley household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 3, p. 30,
3668. Platbook of Clark County Illinois, Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Chicago, Illinois, 1892, p. 49.
3669. Frederick Shipley Death Notice, Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 17 Mar 1897, p. 4, col. 2.
3670. Find A Grave, Fredrick Shipley, Washington Street Cemetery, Casey, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
3671. “Hatton Hummings,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 9 Dec 1896, p. 5, col. 4.
3672. “Attempted Murder,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 23 Nov 1899.
3673. “Serious Charge,” Decatur Herald, Decatur, Illinois, Mon 20 Nov 1899, p. 1, col. 5.
3674. Find A Grave, Leven D. Robinsonn, Rupp Cemetery, Martinsville Twp, Clark Co, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
3675. Obituary, Levin D. Robinson, Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 20 Jul 1899, p. 8, col. 4.
3676. “Local Department,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Tues 14 Jul 1885, p. 1, col. 2.
3677. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Clark County, H. C. Bell, ed., Middle West P:ub. Co., Chicago, 1907, Chap. 6.
3678. “A Generous Wife,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 21 Mar 1900.
3679. “Walnut Prairie,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 25 Oct 1900, p. 13 col. 4.
3680. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Johnson Twp, Charles Phillips household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 8, sheet
3681. Charles Phillips and Maude C. Connelly, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3682. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Casey, Jane McKeever household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 6, sheet 17A,
3683. Thomas C. McKeever, original image, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com.
3684. Thomas McKeever and Melinda Sweitzer (“Swertzer”), Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com.
3685. “Matrimonial Misfits,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 9 Feb 1910, p. 1, col. 4.
3686. Dixon Carter and Malinda (“Malandy”) Jane McKeever, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com.
3687. “Jury Finds Nine Bills,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 19 Nov 1913, p. 1, col. 6.
3688. Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 31 Mar 1937, p. 5, col. 4.
3689. John Sweitzer, 28 Mar 1937, Paris, Edgar Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3690. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, York Twp, John Sweitzer (“Switzer”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 20,
3691. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, York Twp, John Sweitzer (“Switzer”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 12-
3692. Find A Grave, Leora and John W. Sweitzer, Walnut Prairie Cemetery, York, Clark County, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com,
3693. Find A Grave, Raisin City Cemetery, Raisin City, California, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave marker.
3694. Obituary, Everett John Sweitzer, The Fresno Bee, Fresno, California, Mon 25 Sep 1933, p. 5B, col. 1.
3695. WW I Draft Registration, Evertt Sweitzer, Fresno, Fresno County, California, 12 Sep 1918.
3696. “Crazed Rancher Slays Three, Self,” The Fresno Bee, Fresno, California, Sat 23 Sep 1933, pp. 1A, 3A.
3697. 1920 U.S. census, California, Fresno Co, Twp 15, Robert Pell household, Supervisor Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 76, sheet 27B,
3698. J. E. Sweitzer and the Raisin City woman he killed last week, were married in Fresno in 1921.
3699. Obituary, Elmira Juda Sweitzer, The Fresno Bee, Fresno, California, Mon 25 Sep 1933, p. 5B, col. 1.
3700. 1870 U.S. census, Nebraska, Cass Co, Avoca Pct, C. C. Sherfey household, p. 138, dwelling 91, family 91, 26 Jul 1870.
3701. Marriage Record, Buchanan County, Christopher Columbus Sherfey and Mary Catharine Onstottk filed 10 Mar 1866, Missouri
Marriage Records, 1805-2002, transcription of digital image of original record.
3702. George (“Geo”) Goodwater and Elmira (“Almira”) Sherfey, Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908, Ancestry.com, transcribed
3703. 1900 U.S. census, North Dakota, Grand Forks, Rye Twp, George (“John”) Goodwater household, Supervisor’s Distr 199,
3704. 1910 U.S. census, Colorado, Kiowa Co, Pct 3, William D. York household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr 87, sheet 9A,
3705. "Two Divorces Granted," The Pioneer, Bemidji, Minnesota, Sat 23 Nov 1907, p. 1, col. 5.
3706. 1920 U.S. census, Colorado, Kiowa Co, Sheridan Lake, Walter Goodwater household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr 107,
3707. 1920 U.S. census, California, Fresno Co, Fresno City, Mary F. Sherfey household, Supervisor Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 33, sheet
3708. W. E. Goodwater and Pearl Christian, Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006, Ancestry, transcribed from
digital copy of original record.
3709. 1930 U.S. census, California, Fresno Co, Twp 17, Everett John Sweitzer (“John E. Switzer”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 11,
Enumeration Distr 10-91, sheet 11B, dwelling [blank], family 243, 17 Apr 1930.
3710. Obituary, Ella Mae Goodwater, The Fresno Bee, Fresno, California, Mon 25 Sep 1933, p. 5B, col. 1.
3711. Obituary, Mary Eunice Goodwater, The Fresno Bee, Fresno, California, Mon 25 Sep 1933, p. 5B, col. 1.
3712. “Man Slays Wife, 2 Girls Kills Self,” Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, Sat 23 Sep 1933, p. 3, col. 5.
3713 . “County Officers Close Probe of Orgy of Death,” The Fresno Bee, Fresno, California, Sun 24 Sep 1933, p. 1.
3714. “Services Held for Tragedy Victims,” Berkeley Dailey Gazette, Berkeley, California, Tue 26 Sep 1933, p. 5, col. 2.
3715. “Woman Believes Fresno Slayer Was Her Spouse,” The Fresno Bee, Fresno, California, Sun 1 Oct 1933, p. 23, col. 3.
3716. “Sweitzer Estate Goes to Father and Brother,” The Fresno Bee, Fresno, California, Tue 2 Oct 1933, p. 10A, col. 2.
3717. WW II Draft Registration, Harold H. Smith, Marion County, Indiana, 27 Apr 1942.
3718. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Ethel M. Smith, Ancestry.com.
3719. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Champaign Co, Champaign, Harold H. Smith household, Supervisor’s Distr 19, Enumeration Distr 10-8,
3720. Harold H Smith, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3721. 1905 Iowa State census, Pottawattamie Co, Harold Smith, Ancestry.com.
3722. 1920 U.S. census, Iowa, Grundy Co, Reinbeck, Harold Smith household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 48, sheet 9B,
3723. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Champaign Co, Champaign, Harold Smith household, Supervisor’s Distr 19, Enumeration Distr 10-22,
3724. Don Keller, Steve Cline, and David Murphy, Rupp Cemetery, Clark County, Illinois, Transcriptions, Clark County Genealogical
Library, Marshall, Illinois, Mar 1972, p. 23.
3725. Robert E. Tapscott, Marker Transcriptions, Walnut Prairie Cemetery, Clark Co, Illinois, 30 Mar 2002.
3726. Charles (“Chas.”) L. Sweitzer and Goldie Cain, Marriage Record Book, Clark County, Illinois, p. 550.
3727. 1910 U.S. census, Arkansas, Crawford Co, Cedar Creek Twp, John W. Cain household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 3,
sheet 1B, dwelling 9, family 9, 4 May 1910.
3728. Goldia Murine Switzer, 14 Jun 1924, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3729. “Marriage Licenses,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, 21 Dec 1932, p. 1, col. 4.
3730. Opal Termain Thompson, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3731. WW I Draft Registration, Clace Allen Thompson, Melrose Twp, Clark County, Illinois, 5 Jun 1917.
3732. “Grand Jury Returns Eleven Indictments,” Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 21 Nov 1924, p. 1, col. 6.
3733. “Circuit Court Meets Next Monday,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 8 Mar 1939, p. 1, col. 3.
3734. “Charles Sweitzer,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 3 Aug 1958, p. 2, col. 4.
3735. "Mrs. Opal Termain Howell," Marshall Independent, Marshall, Illinois, Mon 12 Jul 1982, p. 10, col. 6.
3736. Find A Grave, Opal E. Howell, Walnut Prairie Cemetery, Clark County, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3737. Mary Ellen [sic] Sweitzer, 8 Jul 1924, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3738. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, York Twp, G. William Sweitzer household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 18, sheet
3739. “Local and General,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 24 Aug 1899, p. 1, col. 1.
3740. Obituary, George Nitchman, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 4 Apr 1924, p. 3, col. 1.
3741. Illinois Marriages, 1851 - 1900, John Hightshoe and Mary A Nitchman, Database on Line, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3742. John W Hightshoe (“Hightshue”) and Rosa Bell Steward, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3743. John W Hightshoe and Flora Hudson, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3744. John W Hightshoe and Amy Jane Elliott, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3745. Vernon Drake and Mary A Nitchman, Illinois Marriages, 1851 - 1900, Database on Line, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3746. Vernon Drake and Mary Stewart, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3747. Ninian Edmonston and Mary A Drake, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3748. 1900 Census, Montana, Choteau Co, Sweet Grass Twp, Ninian (“Ninna”) Edmonton household, Supervisor’s Distr [blank],
Enumeration District 191, sheet 1A, dwelling 9, family 10, 1 Jun 1900.
3749. Ninian Edmonston, Death Certificate 224, Reg No. 24, Toole Co, Montana, filed 26 May 1926, transcribed from digital image of
original record.
3750. “Death From Heart Disease,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 28 Nov 1917, p. 1, col. 2.
3751. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, York Twp, George William Sweitzer household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 23,
3752. The Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 8 Mar 1906, p. 1, col. 4.
3753. Find A Grave, Laura C. Hightshoe, Ziegler Cemetery, Clark Co., Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
3754. Find A Grave, Isabel A. Drake, Ziegler Cemetery, Clark Co., Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
3755. Obituary, Mrs. Mary Ann Sweitzer, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 18 Jul 1924, p. 6, col. 2.
3756. Find A Grave, Elizabeth C. Sweitzer, Ziegler Cemetery, Anderson Twp, Clark Co, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
3757. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Carrie Sweitzer, Ancestry.com.
3758. Obituary, Carrie Sweitzer. Cicero Life, Cicero, Illinois, Fri 11 Apr 1980, p. 18, col. 6.
3759. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, York Twp, George Nitchman household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 20, sheet
3760. WW II Draft Registration, Earl Monroe Cummins, Clark Co, Illinois, 21 Aug 1944.
3761. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, York Twp, Edgar Cummins household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 23, sheet 16A,
3762. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Sullivan Co, Farmersburg, Edgar M. Cummins household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 241,
3763. Obituary, E. M. Cummins, The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 4 Jun 1947, p. 3, col. 1.
3764. Obituary, Lillie Florence Cummins, Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 8 Dec 1955, p. 7.
3765. Edgar Monroe Cummins, 24 May 1947, Clark County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3766. The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, 28 Nov 1924, p. 6, col. 4.
3767. Earl Cummins, Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File, Department of Veterans Affairs,
Washington, DC.
3768. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute City, Ward 1, Robert Prox household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 84-
3769. Indiana Marriages, 1810 - 2001, Alfred Amidei and Edith Myrtle Cummins, Ancestry.com.
3770. Indiana Marriages, 1810 - 2001, Earl M Cummins and Edith M Serwise, Ancestry.com.
3771. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Darwin Twp, John W. Serwise household, Supervisor's Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 7, sheet
3772. Polk's Gary City Directory 1927, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Chicago, Illinois, p. 518.
3773. Earl M Cummins and Edith M Cummins, Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 (Ancestry.com), transcribed from digital image
of original record.
3774. Earl Monroe Cummins and Valentine Nicolivna Araya, U.S., Consular Reports of Marriages, 1910-1949 [database on-line],
Ancestry.com.
3775. List of Passengers, S.S. U.S. Grant, Manila to San Francisco, arrived 2 Jun 1936.
3776. 1940 U.S. census, Michigan, Kalamazoo Co, Camp Custer, Earl Cummins household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr 39-
3777. Earl Monroe Cummins and Valentine Nicolima Cummins, Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 (Ancestry.com)
3778. Obituary, Ruby Lucille Cummins, Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, Florida, Fri 11 Aug 1995, p. 4C, col. 1.
3779. “Walnut Prairie,” The Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 9 Sep 1936, p. 3, col. 4.
3780. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook Co, Chicago, Ward 11, Michael [“Micheal”] Lang household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration
3781. Arthur Mathew Lang, 16 May 1920, Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922.
3782. Find A Grave, Arthur M. Lang, Bethania Cemetery, Justice, Cook Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3783. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook Co, Chicago, Arthur Lang household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 103-735, sheet 5B,
3784. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook Co, Western Springs, Carrie Lang household, Supervisor’s Distr 28, Enumeration Distr 16-269,
3785. Death Certificate 42000, Mary Ann Hamilton, Reg No 940, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 11 Nov 1918 (transcribed from digital copy of
original).
3786. Francis E. Hamilton and Mary A. Sweitzer, Marriage Record, Vigo Co, Indiana, 28 Dec 1887.
3787. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Darwin Twp, Ewing Francis (“F. Erwing”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr
5, sheets 5B,6A, dwelling 65, family 67, 22 Jun 1900.
3788. Obituary, Ewing Francis Hamilton, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 31 Jul 1922, p. 2.
3789. Death Certificate, Ewing Hamilton, Cert No 22680, Reg No 561, Indiana, Terre Haute, filed 1 Aug 1922 (from digital copy of
original).
3790. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Wabash Twp, Patrick Hamilton household, p. 69, dwelling 494, family 506, 5 Aug 1870.
1892, p. 871.
3792. Death Certificate, Evabelle Matherly, Rec No 88, Reg No 10346, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 25 Mar 1932. transcribed from digital image
of original record.
3793. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, York Twp, Ewing Hamilton household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 23, sheet 16B,
3794. R. L. Polk & Co’s Terre Haute City Directory 1915-1916, Moore-Langen Printing Co, Terre Haute, 1915, p. 261.
3795. Obituary, Elza Elmer Hamilton, Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 17 Apr 1907, p. 8, col. 4.
3796. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Eva Malone household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 122, sheet 7B,
3797. “Mrs. Mary Anne Hamilton,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 11 Nov 1918, p. 2.
3798. Death Certificate, Fred Max Fenton, File 43368, Texas, Grayson Co, received 12 Jul 1979.
3799. Edward Matherly and Hattie Fenton, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 21 Feb 1919.
3800. Death Certificate, Hattie Mae Brooks, File 30184, Texas, Grayson Co, received 11 Jul 1953.
3801. Claude Fenton and Hattie Hamilton, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana.
3802. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Prairie Creek Twp, John E. Fenton (“Finton”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration
3803. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Prairie Creek Twp, Edward Fenton (“Finton”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration
3804. WW I Draft Registration, Claude Fenton, 5 Jun 1917.
3805. Death Certificate, Walter Yancy (“Yancey”) Fenton, File 40843, Texas, Tarrant Co, received 9 Jun 1981.
3806. Death Certificate, Fred Max Fenton, File 43368, Texas, Grayson Co, received 12 Jul 1979.
3807. Claude R. Fenton, U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962. Ancestry.com (from digital image of original
record).
3808. Find A Grave, Claude R. Fenton, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3809. Death Certificate, Edward Leonard Matherly, Local No 614, State No 67 019065, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 22 May 1967 (from digital
3811. Matherly, Indiana Births, 1880-1920 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
3812. Edward Matherly and Nina (“Niner”) Johnson, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 3 Jul 1911.
3813. Ivan Matherly, Indiana Births, 1880-1920 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
3814. Edward D Matherly, Indiana Births, 1880-1920 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
3815. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Edward Matherly household, Enumeration Distr 122, sheet 7A, dwelling 112,
family 117, 10 Jan 1920.
3816. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Honey Creek Twp, Edward Matherly household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 84-
3817. Edward Matherly and Dorothy Scarbrough, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 30 Nov 1932.
3818. Edward Matherly and Lorraine Huddleston, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 11 Oct 1938.
3819. “Father Given Divorce, Custody of Child,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Tue 5 Feb 1952, p. 14, col. 1.
3820. Polk’s Colorado Springs and Manitou City Directory 1932, R. L. Polk Directory Co., Publishers, Colorado Springs, Colorado, p.
275.
3821. Polk’s Colorado Springs and Manitou City Directory 1932, R. L. Polk Directory Co., Publishers, Colorado Springs, Colorado, p. 93.
3822. Clarence E. Brooks, Indiana Births, 1880-1920 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
3823. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Honey Creek Twp, Zachariah Brooks household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 84-
3824. Earl Brooks and Hattie Matherly, Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006, Ancestry, transcribed from digital
copy of original record.
3825. Polk’s Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Directory 1938, R. L. Polk Directory Co., Publishers, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 66.
3826. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Sugar Creek Twp, Zachariah Brooks household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 84-63,
3827. 1940 U.S. census, Colorado, El Paso Co, Colorado Springs, Hattie Brooks household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr 21-
42, sheet 61A, household 235, Apr 1940.
3828. Worley’s Dennison City Directory, 1949, John F. Worley Directory Co., Dallas, Texas, pp. 52, 89.
3829. Find A Grave, Hattie M. Brooks, Cedarlawn Memorial Park, Sherman, Grayson Co, Texas, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
3830. WW II Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946, Earl C Brooks, database on-line, Ancestry.com.
3831. Polk’s Directory of City and County of Honolulu 1949, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1949, p. 121
3832. Alicia Elizabeth Brooks, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3833. Earl Clarence Brooks, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3834. Find A Grave, Earl and Alicia Brooks, Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
3835. Obituary, John W. Hamilton, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado, Mon 15 Jul 1963, p. 12, col. 3.
3836. WWI Draft Registration, John Hamilton, Terre Haute, Vigo Co, Indiana.
3837. John W. Hamilton and Ethel Linton, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana, license 20 Aug 1915,
marriage 21 Aug 1915.
3838. Obituary, Mrs. Ethel B. Hamilton, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado, Fri 11 Jul 1969, p. 3, col. 9.
3839. Find A Grave, Mary Jane Linton, Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colorado, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3840. William Wade Hinshaw, Index to Unpublished Quaker Records, Colorado Springs Monthly Meeting, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania,
Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, p. 16.
3841. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Parke Co, Montezuma, John W. Hamilton household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 62, sheets
10B-11A, dwelling 234, family 234, 12 Jan 1920.
3842. 1930 U.S. census, Colorado, El Paso Co, Colorado Springs, John W. Hamilton household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr
3843. 1940 U.S. census, Colorado, El Paso Co, Colorado Springs, John W. Hamilton household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr
21-48, sheet 4B-5A, household 89, 9 Apr 1940.
3844. Find A Grave, John W. Hamilton, Memorial Gardens, Grand Junction, Colorado, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
3845. Find A Grave, Ethel L. Hamilton, Memorial Gardens, Grand Junction, Colorado, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
3846. Julia Mae Miller, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3847. Charles Francis Hamilton, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, original image.
3848. Obituary, Charles F. Hamilton, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado, Sat 2 Dec 1967, p. 6, col. 6.
3849. Esther Irene Miller, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3850. “Mary E Kleinschmidt,” The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sun 22 Apr 2012.
3851. Lois Elaine Hamilton, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3852. Find A Grave, Linda E. Miller, Orchard Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colorado, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3853. Death Index, Illinois Statewide, pre-1916, Elza Elmer Hamilton, Illinois State Archives.
3854. Otto L. Malone and Eva B. Hamilton, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 21 Sep 1912.
3855. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Lyman Matherly household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 84-7, sheet
3856. Find A Grave, Eva B. Malone Matherly, Grandview Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indianaa, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3857. Lyman Matherly and Eva Malone, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 20 Nov 1920.
3858. Theodore Francis Malone, 59543. Reg No 104, filed 9 Feb 1917, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from
3859. Valera Pauline Malone, 59896. Reg No 927, filed 20 Nov 1915, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from
3860. Evelin Latrell Malone, 14554. Reg No 258, filed 24 Mar 1919, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from
3861. Mary Catherine Matherly, 16917. Reg No 358, filed 30 Mar 1921, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed
3862. Betty Lou Matherly, 31609. Reg No 322, filed 6 Jul 1926, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from
3863. James H. Turner to Evelyn L. Turner, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, license 17 Dec 1955, marriage 17 Dec 1955.
3864. WW I Draft Registration, Otto Lawrence Malone, Terre Haute, Indiana, 5 Jun 1917.
3865. Death Certificate 21936, Otto Lawrence Malone, Reg No 1091, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 3 Dec 1918 (from digital image of original).
3866. Death Certificate, Thomas Nelson Malone, Loc No 963, Reg No 35300, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 27 Oct 1936 (from digital copy of
original).
3867. Thomas Malone and Steenie Cordes, Marriage Return No. 129, Vigo County, Indiana, filed 20 Jul 1886.
3868. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Prairie Creek Twp, Thomas N. Malone household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 132,
3869. Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 6 Sep 1900, p. 1, col. 5,
3870. Otto L. Malone, Register of Enlistments, United States Army, 1908, p. 177, National Archives Microfilm Publication M233,
Washington, DC.
3871. Find A Grave, Lyman Walter Matherly, Grandview Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3872. Rose May Matherly, No. 46332, Reg. No. 46, filed 30 Jan 1912, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from
3873. Albert Lindley Matherley, No. 59321, filed 12 Jul 1914, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from digital
3874. Lyman Matherly and Margaret Wood, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 30 Sep 1910.
3875. Lyman Matherly, U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, Ancestry.com, from digital image of original record.
3878. “Divorce Suits Filed,” The Saturday Spectator, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 9 Nov 1929, p. 25, col. 4.
3879. Lyman Matherly and Glyde Miller, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 1 Jul 1936.
3880. Death Certificate, Lyman Matherly, Local No 1156. Reg No 1156, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 31 Dec 1936 (from digital image of
original).
3881. “Thursday,” The Saturday Spectator, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 9 Jan 1937, p. 21, col. 1.
3883. Valara Pauline Perrill, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3884. Find A Grave, Theodore F. Malone, Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre Haute, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
3885. Obituary, Evelyn L. Turner, Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 28 Jan 2008.
3886. Obituary, Mary Katherine Nobel, Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 15 Jul 2017.
3887. Lyman Walter Matherly, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3888. Betty Lou Euartte, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Ancestry.com.
3889. Lawrence Edward Hamilton, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original
record.
3890. Edward Ramsey and Anthis Hamilton, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 8 Nov 1942.
3891. Carl E Meisner and Mary Frances Hamilton , Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
3892. Indiana Marriages, 1810 - 2001, Lawrence Hamilton and Julia Morris, Ancestry.com.
3893. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Melvin W. Bonham household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 120, sheet
3894. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute City, Ward 1, Lawrence Hamilton household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration
3895. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Sugar Creek Twp, Lawrence (“Lawerence”) Hamilton household, Supervisor’s Distr 6,
Enumeration Distr 84-84, sheet 16A, household 387, 9 May 1940.
3896. Death Certificate, Lawrence Edward Hamilton, Local No 341, State No 70-011610, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 16 Mar 1970, transcribed
from digital copy of original record.
3897. Find A Grave, Sampson M. Morris, Oak Hill Cemetery, Riley, Vigo Co, Indiana, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
3898. Death Certificate, Judy A. Hamilton, Loc No 1242, State No 83-047244, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 9 Dec 1983 (transcribed from digital
3899. Obituary Sampson M. Morris, Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 30 Jan 1954, p. 2.
3900. “The Tribune-Star Congratulates,” Terre Haute Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sun 16 Jun 1968, p. 22, col. 2.
3901. Find A Grave, Judy A. and Lawrence E. Hamilton, Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre Haute, Vigo Co, Indiana, USA,
3902. Marian Joy Hamilton, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3903. Obituary, Anthis Marie Ramsey, The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 27 Jan 2011.
3904. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Mary H Haley, Ancestry.com.
3905. Death Certificate, Mary Alice Morris, Local No 351, State No 81-011949, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 23 Mar 1983 (from digital image
3906. Indiana Marriages, 1810 - 2001, Walter Morris and Alice Hamilton, Ancestry.com.
3907. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Riley Twp, Sampson (“Santford”) Morris household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr
3908. Walter Morris, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (transcribed from digital copy of original record).
3909. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Riley Twp, Sanford M. Morris household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 134, sheet
3910. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Riley Twp, Sanford Morris household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 181, sheet 3B,
3911. Death Certificate 414, Clarence Morris, Reg No 335, Indiana, Vigo Co, (from digital copy of original).
3912. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Riley Twp, Jonathan Jewell (“Johnithon Jewel”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration
3913. Sandford M Morris and Ida Baker, Ancestry.com. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA:
3914. Helen Mae Morris, Local No 326, Reg No 19785, Filed 18 Ap 1928, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed
3915. Richard Lee Morris, Vigo Co, Local No 593, State Reg No 32936, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed
3916. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Harrison Twp, Walter Morris household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 84-60, sheet
3917. Death Certificate, Walter Morris, Local No. 2463, State No 59 016470, Indiana, Marion Co, rec’d 21 May 1959 (from digital image
3918. Obituary, Walter Morris, The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 21 May 1959, p. 2, col. 3.
3919. Find A Grave, Alice and Walter Morris, Oak Hill Cemetery, Riley, Vigo Co, Indiana, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
3920. Leotta Trevelle Morris, Vigo Co, Local No 962, State Reg No 50374, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed
3921. Death Certificate, Leota T. Gregg, Local No 1274, State No 82 041945, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 3 Dec 1982 (from digital copy of
original).
3922. Death Certificate, Helen Mae Hoopengarner, Local No 928, State No 79-030097, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 24 Aug 1979 (from digital
3923. Richard Lee Morris, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3924. Edward Clinton Switzer and Dorothy Doris Springer, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
3925. Edward C Sweitzer, 22 Dec 1921, Danville, Vermilion Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3926. Obituary, Nancy Ann Hilbert, The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 8 May 1918, p. 1, col. 2.
3927. Edward C. Switzer and Mary Catharine Hartzler, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
3928. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Darwin Twp, Edward (“Ed”) C. Sweitzer household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr
3929. 1910 U.S. census, Kansas, Stafford Co, Hudson, Edward Sweitzer household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 199, sheet 2A,
3930. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Vermilion Co, Danville, Mary Sweitzer (“Switzer”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration
District 159, sheet 4A, dwelling 33, family 91, 5 Jan 1920.
3931. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Vermilion Co, Danville Twp, Henry Martin household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration District 150,
3932. Theodore Dreiser, “The Track Walker,” Tom Watson’s Magazine, Vol 1, Mar 1905, p. 502.
3933. Find A Grave, Mary C. and Edward C. Sweitzer, Walnut Prairie Cemetery, Clark Co, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
3934. Polk’s Danville (Illinois) City Directory 1929, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Chicago, Illinois, p. 406.
3936. Leishnick’s Danville City Directory 1922, Leishnick Directory Co, Peoria, Illinois, p. 551.
3937. Mary C. Sweitzer, 17 Dec 1934, Danville, Vermilion Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3938. Earnest Sweitzer, 29 Mar 1925, Vermilion Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com),
3939. WWI Draft Registration, Earnest C. Sweitzer, Danville, Vermilion Co, Illinois.
3940. Ernest C. Sweitzer, application for military headstone, 24 Jun 1935.
3941. Ernest C. Sweitzer and Annie E. Collins, Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations
3942. Frank Thomas Veach and Anna Ethel Switzer, Illinois, County Marriages, 1800 - 1940 database, Ancestry.com.
3943. James Thomas Henry, 6 Jun 1929, Danville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3944. Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001, Edward C Collins and Anna E Siers, Ancestry.com.
3945. James Matthew Henry, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3946. James T Henry and Martha A Crouch, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com.
3947. Martha Henry, Indiana, WPA Death Index, 1882-1920, Ancestry.com.
3948. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Boone Co, Thorntown, James Henry household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 114, p. 10,
3949. Obituary, Walter C. Henry, Lodi News-Sentinel, Lodi, San Joaquin Co, California, Wed 11 Jul 1956.
3950. 1900 U.S. census, Iowa, Adair Co, Orient, Martha Henry household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 15, sheet 3A, dwelling
52, family 52, 4 Jun 1900.
3951. Louinie Hughes and James L Henry, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com.
3952. Bessie Henry Draper, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
3953, Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001, Renus Harry Shell and Anna Ethel Veach
3954. William A. Henry and Ethel O. Ramsbottom, Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, Ancestry.com.
3955. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880-1951, Walter C. Henry and Eva Ruckman, Ancestry.com, transcribed from original image.
3956. Photo, Bessie P. and Wilbur O'Riley cemetery marker, Springhill Cemetery, Danville, Illinois, Ancestry.com, 22 Jan 2013,
3957. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), William Henry, Ancestry.com.
3958. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Vermilion Co, Danville Twp, Wilbur O’Riley (“Wilber Riley”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 4,
Enumeration Distr 131, sheet 4A, dwelling 59, family 60, 27 Apr 1910.
3959. Beverly Jean Collins, Loc No 180, Reg No. 19143, filed 31 May 1932, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed
3960. WW I Draft Registration, James Lewis Siers, Vermilion Co, Danville, Illinois, 5 Jun 1917.
3961. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Vermilion Co, Danville, Ernest Sweitzer (“Switzer”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration
District 164, sheet 5A, dwelling 111, family 115, 6 Jan 1920.
3962. Leishnick’s Danville City Directory 1922, Leishnick Directory Co, Peoria, Illinois, p. 553.
3963. Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001, Renus Harry Shell and Anna Ethel Veach, Ancestry.com.
3964. Polk’s Danville City Directory 1924-25, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Chicago, Illinois, pp. 409, 411.
3966. Edward Clinton Switzer, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
3967. WWI Draft Registration, Walter Everett Switzer, Danville, Vermilion Co, Illinois.
3968. Walter E. Sweitzer, 29 Mar 1938, Vermilion Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
3969. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Vermilion Co, Danville Twp, Mary C. Sweitzer household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 92-
3970. Polk’s Danville City Directory 1924-25, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Chicago, Illinois, p. 410.
3971. Polk’s Danville City Directory 1924-25, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Chicago, Illinois, pp. 410-411.
3972. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Dorothy Meitzler, Ancestry.com.
3973. Find A Grave, Dorothy S. Meitzler, Maplewood Cemetery, Rantoul, Champaign Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
3974. Polk’s Danville City Directory 1924-25, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Chicago, Illinois, p. 396.
3975. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Champaign Co, Thomasboro, Edward J. Springer household, Supervisor’s Distr 19, Enumeration Distr
3976. Lee Anderson and Dorothy Springer, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
3977. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Shelby Co, Sigel Town, Edward J. Springer household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 179,
3978. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Champaign Co, Tolono, Edward Springer household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration Distr 43, sheet
7A, dwelling 168, family 168, 19 Feb 1920.
3979. Obituary, Jack Springer, Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, Wed 31 Jul 2019, p. 3O, col. 1.
3980. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Vermilion Co, Danville, Louis Bruffy household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 92-16, sheet
3981. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Vermilion Co, Danville City, Lee Anderson household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 92-23A,
3984. Polk’s Springfield (Sangaman County, Illinois) City Directory 1955, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Springfield, Illinois, p. 480.
3985. Joseph William Meitzler, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
3986. 1940 U.S. census, California, Los Angeles Co, Los Angeles City, Edward Switzer household, Supervisor’s Distr 14, Enumeration
3987. Edward Switzer, California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 [Database on Line], Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
3988. William Fredic Switzer, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
3989. Polk’s Danville (Illinois) City Directory 1930, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Chicago, Illinois
3990. Polk's Danville (Vermilion County, Ill.) City Directory 1943, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, St. Louis, Missouri, p. 509.
3991. Polk's Danville (Vermilion County, Ill.) City Directory 1944, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, St. Louis, Missouri, p. 304.
3993. William F. Switzer, Service No. 36-612-104, U.S. Headstone Application for Military Veterans, 10 Apr 1954.
3994. WW I Draft Registration, Lyman Sweitzer. Battle Creek, Michigan, 12 Sep 1918.
3995. Lyman E. Sweitzer and Beulah Treadwell, Marriage Return No. 962, Calhoun County, Michigan, filed 19 Dec 1923.
3996. “County Court Docket, January Term, 1898,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 20 Jan 1898, p. 4.
3997. “Correspondence, West Union,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Thu 20 Jan 1898, p. 4.
3998. 1920 U.S. census, Florida, Lee Co, Ft. Myers, John I. Sellers household, Supervisor’s Distr 1, Enumeration Distr 108, sheet 12B,
dwelling 254, family 300, 13 Jan 1920,
3999. Beulah Mab Sweitzer, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4000. Wm Edson Treadwell, Death Certificate 335, Calhoun Co, Reg No 4, Filed 4 Nov 1918, Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952,
Ancestry.com (transcribed from digital image of original record).
4001. William E. Treadwell and Mary E. Wolvin. Michigan, County Marriage Records, 1822-1940, Ancestry.com.
4002. 1900 U.S. census, Michigan, Calhoun Co, Burlington, Edson Treadwell (“Tredwell”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration
4003. Mary E. Treadwell, Return of Deaths for 1895. Calhoun Co, Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com (transcribed from
4004. Edson Treadwell and Ellen Sanders, Michigan, County Marriage Records, 1822-1940, Ancestry.com.
4005. “Aged Burlington Brother and Sister Remember Well Early Days of Village,” The Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, Michigan,
Sun 12 Aug 1928, p. 10, col. 4.
4006. Ellen Thomas. Testimony of Applicant on Probate of Will, 13 Aug 1902, Richard Thomas Probate Record File, Yavapai Co, Arizona,
digital image of original file.
4007. Beulah and Lyman Sweitzer, Divorce Record, Calhoun County, Michigan, file 13 1865, docket 23-244, file date 3 Apr 1930.
4008. 1930 U.S. census, Michigan, Calhoun Co, Battle Creek City, Beulah Sweitzer (“Swertzer”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 16,
Enumeration Distr 13-31, sheet 20A, dwelling 418, family 480,
4009. 1940 U.S. census, Michigan, Calhoun Co, Battle Creek City, Beulah Sweitzer household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr
13-35, sheet 3B, household 65, 5 Apr 1940.
4010. Lyman Switzer, 28 Dec 1944, Catlin Twp, Vermilion Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
4011. Obituary, Mrs. Lyman Sweitzer, Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, Michigan, Mon 27 Oct 1969, p. 5, col. 1.
4012, Find A Grave, Beulah Treadwell, Burlington Twp Cemetery, Calhoun Co, Michigan, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
4013. Find A Grave, Edson Treadwell, Burlington Twp Cemetery, Calhoun Co, Michigan, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
4014. Polk’s Battle Creek City Directory 1951, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Detroit, Michigan, p. 328.
4015. Polk’s Battle Creek City Directory 1954, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Detroit, Michigan, p. 380.
4016. Leroy Sweitzer and Christina Jennings, Steuben County, Indiana, application, license, and certificate of marriage, A411642
4017. Leroy and Christine Sweitzer, Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 (Ancestry.com).
4018. Christina Jane Jennings, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4019. Arthur Edward Jennings and Christina Jane Jones, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, from digital image of
original record.
4020. Obituary, Christina J. Lynn, Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, Michigan, Wed 15 Jun 1988, p. 4A, col. 1.
4021. “Sweitzer-Eldred,” Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, Michigan, Wed 31 May 1972, p. B1, col. 7.
4022. Find A Grave, Christina J. Lynn, Beckley Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co, Michigan, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
4023. L. E. Sweitzer and Virginia Marr, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Ancestry.com).
4024. Kenneth Eugene Clark and Virginia Pearl Crandall, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Ancestry.com).
4025. “Virginia Pearl Sweitzer,” Daily Telegram, Adrian, Missouri, 6 Aug 2011.
4026. Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001, William A Marr and Virginia Crandall, Ancestry.com.
4027. William Albert Marr, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4028. Kenneth Eugene Clark and Virginia P Clark, Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 (Ancestry.com).
4029. William A. and Virginia P. Marr, Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 (Ancestry.com).
4030. Obituary, LeRoy E. Sweitzer, Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, Michigan, Sat 4 Mar 1989, p. 5A, col. 4.
4031. Find A Grave, LeRoy and Virginia Sweitzer, Churches Corner Cemetery, Wheatland, Hillsdale Co, Michigan, USA, transcribed
4032. Charles H. Welsh and Alice Switzer, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
4033. John F. Sweitzer and Alice Kildow, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
4034. Death Certificate, Josiah Tapscott, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 1 Mar 1916.
4035. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Johnson Co, White River Twp, John Presser household, p. 11, dwelling 78, family 78, 22 Jun 1870.
4036. Major Tapscott (“Tabscott”) and Fanny Dinsmore, Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The
Generations Network, Inc., 2005.
4037. Death Certificate, Mrs. Fannie Tapscott, Reg. No. 8672. Indiana, Marion Co, transcribed from digital image of original record.
4038. Jane Holder and John Dinsmore, Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, The Generations Network,
Inc., 2005.
4039 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Marshall Twp, Samuel Montgomery household, p. 166, dwelling 1150, family 1, 23 Jul 1860.
4040. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Boone Co, Harrison Twp, John Dinsmore household, p. 17, dwelling 123, family 123, 10 Jun 1870.
4041. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Dearborn Co, Lawrenceburg, Henry Geisert household, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 48, p. 29,
dwelling [blank], family 256, 11 Jun 1880.
4042. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Hendricks Co, Eel River Twp, Josiah (“Tabscot”) Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration
4043. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Hendricks Co, Lizton Town, Major Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 48, sheet
4044. “Township Trustee’s Report,” Danville Gazette, Danville, Indiana, Thursday, 23 Jan 1913, p. 6.
4045. WW I Draft Registration, Paul V. Tapscott, Crawfordsville, Boone Co., Indiana, 12 Sep 1918.
4046. WW II Draft Registration, Paul Tapscott, Morgan Co, Indiana, 27 Apr 1942.
4047. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Montgomery Co, Franklin Twp, Paul Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 159,
4048. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Boone Co, Lebanon, Willis Johnson household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 7, sheet 9A,
4049. Willis D. Johnson and Emaline Lee, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com.
4050. Death Certificate, Pearl J. Tapscott, Local No 9, State No 63-000247, Indiana, Boone Co, rec’d 25 Jan 1963 (from digital image of
original record).
4051. “Notice,” The Daily Reporter, Martinsville, Indiana, Thu 31 Dec 1942, p. 6, col. 5.
4052. Leshnick’s Crawfordsville City Directory 1922, Leishnick Directory Co., Publishers, Peoria, Illinois, p. 215.
4053. Polk’s Crawfordsville City Directory 1924, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers and Compilers, Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, p. 234.
4054. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Morgan Co, Brooklyn, Paul Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 55-6, sheet 2A,
4055. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Morgan Co, Brooklyn, Paul Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 55-6, sheet 1A,
household 3, 7 Jun 1940.
4056. Obituary, Paul Tapscott, Martinsville Daily Reporter, Martinsville, Indiana, USA, Thu 20 Jul 1950, p. 1, col. 6.
4057. Obituary, Paul Tapscott, Martinsville Daily Reporter, Martinsville, Indiana, Fri 28 Jul 1950, col. 5.
4058. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Boone Co, Lebanon, Willis Johnson household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 119, p. 3,
4059. Find A Grave, Paul and Pearl Tapscott, Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Lizton, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
4060. George W. Tapscott (“Tapscott”), Indiana Births, 1880-1920, Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
4061. WW I Draft Registration, George Wilber Tapscott, Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana, 12 Sep 1918.
4062. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Boone Co, Harrison Twp, George W. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 11,
4063. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Pike Twp, George W. Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 49-250,
4064. George W. Tapscott and Ellen J. Head, Hendricks County, Indiana, Select Marriages (Ancestry.com).
4065. William Booker and Augusta Emma Peskett, England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973, Ancestry.com.
4066. Ellen Jane Booker, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, Ancestry.com.
4067. Ellen J. Booker, Rumbolds Wyke, Sussex Co, England, 1891 England Census.
4068, List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration Officer at Port of Arrival, SS Minnehaha, London to New
York, departed 11 Apr 1908, arrived 21 Apr 1908.
4069. Violet Campbell, California Birth Certificate, Los Angeles, Loc Reg No 3748, filed 5 Nov 1908, from digital image of original record.
4070. “Nellie was very Naughty,” The Lebanon Patriot, Lebanon, Indiana, Thu 1 Sep 1910, p. 1, col. 3.
4071. “Married at Danville,” Lebanon Pioneer, Lebanon, Indiana, Thu 7 Apr 1910, p. 1, col. 2.
4072. Obituary, William Thomas Head, Jamestown Press, Jamestown, Indiana, Sat 7 Mar 1914, p. 1.
4073. Death Certificate, Harriett Emaline Head, Cert 141, Reg No 103, Indiana, Boone Co (from digital image of original record).
4074. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Warren Co, Jordan Twp, William Thomas Head household, Supervisor’s Distr 4, Enumeration Distr 58,
p. 14, dwelling 106, family 107, 22 Jun 1880.
4075. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Warren Co, Jordan Twp, William T. Head household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 119, sheet
4076. “Divorce is Sought,” The Lebanon Pioneer, Lebanon, Indiana, Thu 1 Sep 1910, p. 1, col. 5.
4077. “Docket Pickings,” The Lebanon Patriot, Lebanon, Indiana, Thu 15 Sep 1910, p. 1, col. 5.
4078. Thomas George Head, Reg No 19084, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from image of original).
4079. Find A Grave, William T. Head, Riverside Cemetery, Attica, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
4080. Death Certificate, George W. Tapscott, Reg No 2012, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 14 Jan 1936 (from digital image of original record).
4081. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Pike Twp, Nellie Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 12, Enumeration Distr 49-29, sheet
4082. Death Certificate, Ellen Jane Tapscott, Local No G0585, State No 60 028640, Indiana, Marion Co, rec’d 19 Jul 1960 (from digital
image of original).
4083. Obituary, Ellen J. Tapscott, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Wed 20 Jul 1960, p. 28, col. 7.
4084. Find A Grave, Ellen J. Tapscott, Lizton Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Lizton, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
4085. Find A Grave, George W. Tapscott, Lizton Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Lizton, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed
4086. Obituary, George W. Tapscott, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Mon 13 Jan 1936, p. 16, col. 1.
4087. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Boone Co, Center Twp, William Thomas Head household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 1,
4088. “Licensed to Marry, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Tue 10 Nov 1931, p. 12, col. 3.
4089. Lynn Edgar Perrin, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
4090. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Scott Co, Finley Twp, George A. (“Geo. H.”) Perrin household, Supervisor’s Distr 3, Enumeration Distr
4091. Death Certificate, George Alexander Perrin, Reg No 4657, Indiana, Clark Co 9from digital copy of original).
4092. Death Certificate, Carrie Etta Perrin, Local No 5233, State No 57 037778, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 1 Nov 1957 (from digital copy of
original record).
4093. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, L. W. Simmons household, Supervisor's Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 49-
4094. Le Roy Simmons and Carrie Perrin, Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012, Ancestry.com.
4096. “Superior Court,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Tue 25 Mar 1947, p. 12, col. 7.
4097. Obituary, Lynn E. Perrin, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Tue 9 Sep 1997, p D4, col. 6.
4098. Obituary, Mrs. Lynn Perrin, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fri 2 Sep 1983, p. 34, col. 2.
4099. Death Certificate, Ruth Perrin, Local No 05724, State No 83-033578, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 7 Sep 1983 (from digital image of
original record).
4100. Death Certificate, Lynn E. Perrin, Local No 275, State No 029314, Indiana, Hancock Co, filed 11 Sep 1997 (from digital image of
original).
4101. Find A Grave, Lynn and Ruth Perrin, Lincoln Memory Gardens, Whitestown, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
photo of marker.
4102. Phyllis Ann Perrin, Loc No. 19682, Reg No 2435, filed 2 Jun 1932, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed
4103. Donald Lynn Perrin, Loc No. 2079, Reg No 16769, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from digital
image of original).
4104. Thomas Head and Helen Bailey (“Dailey”), Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012, Ancestry.com.
4105. Death Certificate, Helen L. Head, Local No 1107, State No 73-010281, Indiana, Marion Co, rec’d 20 Feb 1973 (transcribed from
4106‘ WW I Draft Registration, Claud Levi Bailey, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, 12 Sep 1918.
4107. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Vermilion Co, Elwood Twp, Edward L. Bailey household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 78,
sheet 2A, dwelling 23, family 23, 5/6 Jun 1900.
4108. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Vermilion Co, Danville City, John W. Gillis household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 72, sheet
4109. The Press Democrat’s Danville City and Business Directory 1910, News Printing Co, Danville, Illinois, p. 45.
4110. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Will Co, Joliet Twp, Illinois State Penitentiary, Supervisor’s Distr 2, Enumeration Distr 154, sheet 6B,
dwelling X, family X, 20 Apr 1910.
4111. Claud L Bailey and Annie Lebanson, Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920, Ancestry.com.
4112. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Vermilion Co, Newell Twp, John W. Gillis household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration District 196,
4113. Hazel Bailey and John E. Kuhns, Ancestry.com. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA:
4115. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Pike Twp, Elmer J. Coons household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 49-248, sheet
4117. Polk’s Indianapolis City Directory 1937, Vol. 82, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1937, pp. 153, 385/
4118. “Superior Court,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fri 26 Mar 1937, p. 31, col. 8.
4119. Obituary, Thomas G. Head, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Tue 24 Apr 1979, p 30, col. 1.
4120. Find A Grave, Helen L. Head, Lincoln Memory Gardens, Whitestown, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
4121. Obituary, Mrs. Hazel Gillis, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sat 18 Oct 1969, p. 21, col. 5.
4122. Thomas Head and Thelma Nester, Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012, Ancestry.com.
4123. Thelma Louise Nester, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4124. Robert Joseph Nester, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
4125. Obituary, Robert J. Nester, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fri 12 Nov 1971, p. 14, col. 1.
4126. Find A Grave, Thomas G. Head, Lincoln Memory Gardens, Whitestown, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo
of grave marker.
4127. Find A Grave, Robert J. Nester and Thelma L. Nester, Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Fishers, Hamilton Co, Indiana,
4128. Esther Geraldine Tapscott, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, transcription of digital copy of
original record.
4129. Silas Starkey and Geraldine Tapscott, Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012, Ancestry.com.
4130. Obituary, Curtis Starkey, Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, Wed 13 Oct 1971, p. A4, col. 4.
4131. Silas Curtis Starkey, Reg No 412, filed 2 Oct 1913, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from digital
image of original).
4132. Obituary, George A. Bailey, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Mon 12 Jan 1948, p. 9, col. 2.
4133. Find A Grave, Edessie and William J. Starkey, North Liberty Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana, USA,
4134. Betty Lou Starkey, Loc No 3106, Reg No 38400, filed 8 Sep 1936, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed
4135. Marvin Starkey and Karen Robinson, Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1958-2005, original image, Ancestry.com.
4136. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Boone Co, Terry Twp, Silas Starkey household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 6-20, sheet 6B,
4137. Obituary, Ruth P. Starkey, Lebanon Reporter, Lebanon, Indiana, Tue 20 Mar 2007.
4138. Death Certificate, Geraldine Starkey, Local No. 5058, Death No 69-02519, Indiana, Marion Co, rec’d 26 Sep 1969 (from digital
4139. Silas Curtis Starkey and Ruth Elizabeth Peabody, Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1958-2005, original image, Ancestry.com.
4140. “Tractor-Truck Accident Takes Farmer’s Life,” The Noblesville Ledger, Noblesville, Indiana, Tue 27 Aug 1963, p. 8, col. 6.
4141. “Man Killed By Own Tractor,” Rushville Daily Republican, Rushville, Indiana, Wed, 13 Oct 1971, p. 10, col. 4.
4142. Find A Grave, Silas C. Starkey, Oak Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Indiana, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of
grave marker.
4143. Find A Grave, Geraldine Starkey, Oak Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
4144. George William Tapscott, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
4145. “Hoosiers Stationed on Many Fronts in War,” The Indianapolis Sunday Star, Sun 4 Jul 1943, p. 12, col. 7.
4146. “Boren Returns to Bell,” The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Mon 18 Feb 1946, p. 12, col. 3.
4147. George Tapscott and Virginia Craig, Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012, Ancestry.com.
4148. Virginia Lee Craig, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4149. “Virginia Craig to Become Bride,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fri 7 Jun 1946, p. 7.
4150. “Sailor-Tapscott,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun 23 Feb 1969, col. 3, sec. 5, p. 15.
4151. “Tapscott-Rieke,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun 4 Jun 1972, col. 2, sec. 7, p. 2.
4152. “Virginia L. Craig Tapscott,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fri 7 Oct 1988, col. 5, p. D7.
4153. Obituary, Virginia L. Tapscott, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fri 7 Oct 1988, p. C11, col. 3.
4154. Death Certificate, Virginia L. Tapscott, Local No 06902, State No 88-039544, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 10 Oct 1988 (from digital
copy of original).
4155. Obituary, George W. Tapscott. The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun 11 Sep 2016, p. A27, col. 2.
4156. Marion John Tapscott, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4157. Marion John Tapscott, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
4158. Marion Tapscott and Sara Dotson, Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012, Ancestry.com.
4159. Death Certificate, Sara Jane Tapscott, Loc No 000428, State No 100428, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 23 Jan 2003 (from digital image
of original).
4160. Russell David Dotson, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
4161. Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001, Russell D Dotson and Berniece Furr, Ancestry.com.
4162. Obituary, Berniece O. Dotson, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Mon 15 Jul 1963, p. 22, col. 2.
4163. Obituary, Marion J. Tapscott, The Indianapolis star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun 25 Nov 2001, p. B6, col. 6.
4164. “Sara Jane Tapscott,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Tue 21 Jan 2003.
4165. John Michael Tapscott, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4166. Obituary, Robert J. Tapscott, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Wed 21 Apr 1976, p. 56, col. 5.
4167. Linda Susan Tapscott, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, Ancestry.com.
4168. Find A Grave, John M. Tapscott, Lincoln Memory Gardens, Whitestown, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
photo of grave marker
4169. “Thought Object Was Dummy,” Valparaiso Vidette Messenger, Valparaiso, Indiana, Monday, 15 Dec 1975.
4170. Find A Grave, Robert J. Tapscott, Lincoln Memory Gardens, Whitestown, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
4171. Death Certificate, Marion Tapscott, Loc No 008700, State No 108700, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 26 Nov 2001 (from digital image
of original).
4172. Find A Grave, Marion L. and Sara D. Tapscott, Lincoln Memory Gardens, Whitestown, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com,
4173‘ Robert Louis Tapscott, Reg No 18413, Filed 18 Apr 1924, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from digital
image of original).
4174. Robert Lewis Tapscott, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
4175. “Mr. and Mrs. Tapscott,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun 3 Mar 2002, p. J10, col. 2.
4176. Obituary, Robert L. “Mr. Bob” Tapscott, Flanner Buchanan Cremation Burial Obituaries, https://flannerbuchanan.com/obit/.
4177. WW II Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946, Robert L Tapscott, database on-line, Ancestry.com.
4178. “Here is a List of Indianapolis and Indiana Men Coming Home on Furlough with 86th Division,” The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis,
Indiana, Mon 18 Jun 1945, p. 3,
4179. Robert Tapscott and Bernice Kearns, Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012, Ancestry.com.
4180. Bernice Eleanor Kearns, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4181. Death Certificate, Wilda Lou Kearns, Local No 04275, State No 79-025259, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 13 Jul 1979 (from digital
copy of original).
4182. Obituary, Bernice Kearns Tapscott, Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fri 29 Sep 2006.
4183. Obituary, Chester C. Kearns, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Tue 10 Jan 1950, p. 14, col. 2.
4184. “Angered Farmers Threaten Violence After Slump in Green Bean Prices.” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun 9 Jul
1939, p. 6, col. 2,
4185. Death Certificate, Bernice Tapscott, Local No 007051, State No 107051, Indiana, Marion Co, filed 6 Oct 2006 (from digital image
of original).
4186. Find A Grave, Robert L. and Bernice Tapscott, Washington Park North Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA,
4187. WW II Draft Registration, Allen Louis Tapscott, Marion County, Indiana, 27 Apr 1942.
4188. Allen Louis Tapscott (“Tapscot”), Indiana Births, 1880-1920, Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
4189. Find A Grave, Allen L. Tapscott, Lizton Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Lizton, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
photo of military marker.
4190. Death Certificate, Allen L. Tapscott, Local No 05942, State No 71-034129, Indiana, Marion Co, rec’d13 Sep 1971 (transcribed from
4191. Mildred Elizabeth Tapscott, 43216. Reg No 2385, filed 23 Aug 1923, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed
4192. “The Star Congratulates,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun 15 Feb 1970, p. 8, sec. 7.
4193. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Emma Tapscott, Ancestry.com.
4194. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Champaign Co, Pesotum, Bernard (“Benhard”) Hausmann household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration
4195. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Champaign Co, Pesotum Twp, Bernard Hausmann household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration Distr
4196. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide, 1763-1900, Bernhard Hausman and Antoinette Wilhelm, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State
4197. Bernice Emma Tapscott, State No 201, Reg No 139, filed 31 Jan 1921, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed
4198. Edward Allen Tapscott, Reg No 3514, filed 3 Jan 1922, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from digital
image of original).
4199. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Ward 9, Allen Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 8, Enumeration Distr
4200. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis City, Ward 2, Allen Tapscott household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration
4201. Obituary, A. L. Tapscott, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sat 11 Sep 1971. P. 20, col. 3.
4202. Obituary, Mrs. Emma Tapscott, Globe-Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, Sat 1 May 1976, p. 5, col. 2.
4203. Find A Grave, Emma and Allen Tapscott, Lizton Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Lizton, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com,
4204. Bernice Tapscott and Arthur Murphy, Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012, Ancestry.com.
4205. Arthur Frantz Murphy, 42840, Reg No 4400, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from image of original).
4206. Arthur Frantz Murphy, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
4207. Obituary, Arthur Frantz Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Wed 30 May 2001, p. B4, col. 5,
4208. Polk’s Indianapolis City Directory 1955, Vol. 95, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1955, p. 648;
4209. LeAnna McGuire, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 13 Oct 2020.
4210. “Berneice Emma Murphy,” Area Wide News, Salem, Arkansas, Thu, 24 Jan 2013 (http://www.areawidenews.com/).
4211. Obituary, Arthur Murphy, unknown newspaper, unknown location.
4212. Find A Grave, Arthur and Berneice Murphy, Baker Cemetery, Ozark Acres, Arkansas, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
photo of marker.
4213. Obituary, Rosemary A. Tapscott, Hathaway-Myers Dignity Memorial Chapel, Columbus, Indiana.
4214. Obituary, John L. Tynan, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fri 5 Sep 1969, p. 35, col. 4.
4215. WW II Draft Registration, John Leonard Tynan, Marion Co, Indiana, 27 Apr 1942.
4216. Rosemary Tynan, State File No 1073, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from digital image of original).
4217. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Indianapolis, James Tynan (“Tynen”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr
185, sheet 10A, dwelling 181, family 291. 9 Jun 1900.
4218. John Tynan and Esther Heckman, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Ancestry.com.
4219, Obituary, Esther Tynan, The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, Thu 26 Nov 1987, p. H3.
4220. Obituary, Edward A. Tapscott, The Republic, Columbus, Indiana, Sat 2 Dec 1995, p. A7, col. 2.
4221. Death Certificate, Edward A. Tapscott, Local No 567, State No 95-048098, Indiana, Bartholomew Co, filed 4 Dec 1995 (from digital
image of original).
4222. Death Certificate, Rosemary A. Tapscott, Local No 2010-684, State No 058524, Indiana, Bartholomew Co,12 Nov 2010 (transcribed
4223. Find A Grave, Rosemary and Edward Tapscott, Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew Co, Indiana,
4224. “Vital Statistics,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fri 23 Apr 1943, p. 21, col. 2.
4225. Mildred Elizabeth Tapscott, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4226. Gordon Burney LaTour, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
4227. WWI Draft Registration, Regil Gordon LaTour, Jefferson Davis Par, Louisiana.
4228. R. G. LaTour and Miss Linnie Gunter, Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital
4229. 1930 U.S. census, Ohio, Summit Co, Akron, John Baskin household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 77-122, sheet 15A,
dwelling 248, family 341A, 10 Apr 1930.
4230. 1930 U.S. census, Louisiana, Rapides Par, U.S. Veteran’s Hospuital, Regil G. LaTour, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 40-
4231. Lawrence Ammon and Mildred LA Tour, Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012, Ancestry.com.
4232. Lawrence Clyde Ammon, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
4233. Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001, Lawrence C Ammon and Thelma R Nickerson, Ancestry.com.
4234. Obituary, Lawrence C. Ammon, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Mon 7 Feb l972, p, 20, col. 4.
4235. Agnes Martha Oxford, Reg No 52903, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from image of original).
4236. Lawrence Ammon and Martha Oxford, Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012, Ancestry.com.
4237. Lawrence Ammon and Marabelle Schriefer, Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012, Ancestry.com.
4238. Albert Mark Nickerson and Thelma Regenia Rinker, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com)
4239. Lawrence Ammon and Dorcas Davis, Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012, Ancestry.com.
4240. “Ammons Divorced,” Muncie Evening Press, Muncie, Indiana, Thu 23 Apr 1942, p. 2, col. 3.
4241. Cornelius Ivy and Doris James, Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012, Ancestry.com.
4242. “Ivy-Ammon,” Lafayette Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, Mon 28 Mar 1946, p. 2, col. 6.
4243. Find A Grave, Lawrence C. and Ethel Marie Ammon, Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Fishers, Hamilton Co, Indiana, USA,
4244. Death Certificate, Lawrence C. Ammon, Loc No 00803, State Bi 72-006674, Indiana, Marion Co, rec’d 7 Feb 1972 (from digital
4245. Polk’s Indianapolis City Directory 1960, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1960, p. 21.
4246. Mildred Kelp, Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File, Department of Veterans Affairs,
Washington, DC.
4247. WW II Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946, Mildred E Ammon, database on-line, Ancestry.com.
4248. “Showing a German Girl the Use and Operation,” The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Mon 10 Jun 1946, p. 26.
4249. List of United States Citizens, S.S. Marine Robin, Bremerhaven, Germany, to New York, departed 13 Aug 1946, arrived 24 Aug
1946.
4250. Gordon B. Latour and Mildred E. Ammon, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, No.
2010126, license 5 Jan 1948, marriage 5 Jan 1948.
4251. Gordon Burney LaTour Jr., 18 Jan 1952, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics,
original image.
4252. Mary Latour, Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, 2006.
4253. Gordon B. LaTour and Ruth A Schnyder, Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014, Ancestry.com.
4254. G. Latour, U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987 (Ancestry.com).
4255. Obituary, Harold Clayton Grabfelder, The Fresno Bee, Fresno, California, Sun 2 Mar 2008, p. B6.
4256. Harold C Grabfelder and Mildred E. LA Tour, Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 [database on-line], Provo, UT,
USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
4257. Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991, Doris Grabfelder, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original
record.
4258. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook Co, Chicago, Ward 18, Edward Grabfelder household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 16-
4259. Harold C Grabfelder and Alice M Helus, Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA:
4260. Harold C Grabfelder and Judith I Nelson, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche, Center for Health
4261. Harold C Grabfelder and Patricia J Moss, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche, Center for Health
4262. Polk’s Cedar Rapids (Linn County Iowa) City Directory 1953, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Omaha, Nebraska, p. 363.
4263. Ibid, p. 457.

4264. Carl Wilhelm Nelson, Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, Ancestry.com (from digital image of original record).
4265. Carl William Nelson, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
4266. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1945, Carl W. Nelson and Dorothy Schubbert, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of
original record.
4267. Polk’s Cedar Rapids (Linn County Iowa) City Directory 1942, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Omaha, Nebraska, p. 275,
4268. Polk’s Cedar Rapids (Linn County Iowa) City Directory 1945, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Omaha, Nebraska, p. 318,
4269 Polk’s Cedar Rapids Iowa City Directory 1956, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Kansas City, Missouri, p. 416.
4270. “Divorce Decree,” The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Fri 4 Dec 1953, p. 8, col. 1.
4271. Rosemary Kelp, Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, Ancestry.com (from digital image of original record).
4272. Robert Seth Kelp, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
4273. Iowa Marriage Records, 1923-1937, Robert Kelp and Opal Strain, Ancestry.com, transcribed from original image,
4274. 1930 U.S. census, Iowa, Harrison Co, Raglan Twp, Robert Kelp household, Supervisor's Distr 8, Enumeration Distr 43-23, sheet
4275. 1940 U.S. census, Iowa, Harrison Co, Morgan Twp, Robert Kelp household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 43-22, sheet
2B, household 39, [date blank] 1940.
4276. “Blue Goose Installs New Device,” The Pilot-Tribune, Blair, Nebraska, Thu 3 May 1945, p. 1, col. 5.
4277. “New Glenwood Market,” Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Thu 7 Feb 1946, p. 2, col. 5.
4278. “Shenandoah,” Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Tue 6 May 1947, p. 2, col. 4.
4279. “B & K Trailer Sales,” The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sun 25 Dec 1949, p. 8, col. 4.
4280. “More Land Bought for B & K Mobile Homes,” The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sun 11 Nov 1956, p. 17, col. 3.
4281. “Trailer Sales Firm Sued for $32,441” by CCC,” The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mon 12 Jul 1965, p. 3, col. 5.
4282. Robert Eugene Kelp, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
4283. Opal Defern Kelp, Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1967. Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original record.
4284. “Wedding Date Set,” Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Fri 27 Sep 1946, p. 13.
4285. Polk’s Cedar Rapids (Linn County Iowa) City Directory 1954, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Omaha, Nebraska, p. 415.
4286. “Divorce Decrees,” Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,Tues 8 Jun 1965, p. 1.
4287. “Divorce Decrees,” Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Thu 17 Jun 1965, p. 5.
4288. “Kelp,” Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana, 13 Apr 1976, p. 12.
4289. “Several Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses,” Enterprise-Journal, McComb, Mississippi, Wed 27 Aug 1980, p. 13, col. 1.
4290. Larry Joseph Campeaux and Marie Louise Rohli, New Orleans, Louisiana, Marriage Records Index, 1831-1964, Ancestry.com.
4291. Mildred Kelp, U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993 - 2002, Amite, Louisiana, Amite, Louisiana, 1995 - 2001, 2002,
Ancestry.com.
4292. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Mildred E. Kelp, Ancestry.com.
4293. Suzanne Latour, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, Ancestry.com.
4294. Obituary, Larry J. Campeaux, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisians, Fri 27 Oct 2006.
4295. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Randolph Co, Southern Illinois Penitentiary, Supervisor’s Distr 15, Enumeration Distr 147, sheet 4B, 6
Jun 1900.
4296. Death Register, Samuel Tabscott, Clark County, Illinois, Jun 1903.
4297 . “Criminal Court, Trial of Samuel Tapscott,” Daily Express, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 25 Nov 1871, p. 4, col 2,3.
4298. “Homicide at Terre Haute,” Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, Wheeling West Virginia, Thu 9 Mar 1871, p. 1, col. 4.
4299. Daily Express, Terre Haute, Indiana, Tue 7 Mar 1871, p. 4, col. 1.
4300. Weekly Express, Terre Haute, Indiana, Wed 15 Mar 1871 p. 3, col. 4.
4301. Weekly Express, Terre Haute, Indiana, Wed 1 Nov 1871 p. 3, col. 1.
4302. Saturday Evening Mail, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 4 Nov 1871, p. 4, col. 6.
4303. Daily Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sat 25 Nov 1871, p. 2
4304. Daily Express, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 27 Nov 1871, p. 4, col. 2.
4305. “Tapscott Acquitted,” Daily Gazette, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 25 Nov 1871 p. 4, col. 2.
4306. “The Tapscott Trial,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Fri 1 Dec 1871, p. 5.
4307. Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 12 Jul 1876, p. 5, col. 2.
4308. Death Certificate, Mrs. Susie Sturdevant, Local No 329, State Reg No 38888, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 3 Dec 1930 (from digital image
of original).
4309. John Hacket Tingley and Hannah Wallin, Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993 (from digital image of original record).
4310. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Sugar Creek Twp, John (“Tingly”) Tingley household, p. 16, dwelling 113, family 113, 14 Jun
1860.
4311. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, John Tingley household, p. 4, dwelling 30, family 30, 19 Jul 1870.
4312. Samuel Tapscott and Susan C. Tingley, Marriage Record Book F, 1872-1881, Clark County, Illinois, p. 207.
4313. Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville, Illinois, Wed 7 Nov 1877, p. 2.
4314. Saturday Evening Mail, Terre Haute, Indiana, 3 Nov 1877, p. 5, col. 1.
4315. “A Man Shot,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 31 Oct 1877.
4316. “Additional Locals,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 30 Apr 1878, p. 4, col. 3.
4317. “County Court-Law Term,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Tue 21 Jun 1881, p. 4, col. 1.
4318. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Clark Co, Anderson Twp, Samuel Tapscott (“Tapscot”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration
Distr 31, dwelling 146, family 147, p. 15, 21 Jun 1880.
4319. Austin T. Tapscott, Return Date Sep 1881, Clark Co, Illinois, Birth Records 1, p. 146.
4320. Dwight Vidito, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 2 Mar 2004,.

4321. “Marshall Matters,” Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Indiana, Tue 15 Jul 1884, p. 3, col. 3.
4322. Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 3 Nov 1897.
4323. “Court Proceedings,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 23 Mar 1898.
4324. Menard Correctional Facility, Vol. 1, Illinois State Digital Archives, p. 165.
4325. The Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 28 May 1902, p. 1, col. 4.
4326. The Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 25 Jun 1902, p. 1, col. 5.
4327. Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 17 Jun 1903,
4328. Death Register, Samuel Tabscott, Clark County, Illinois, courthouse, Jun 1903.
4329. The Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 17 Jun 1903, p. 1, col. 3.
4330. Edgar County Marriages, Vol. 5, 1894-1900, Edgar County Genealogical Society, Paris, Illinois, p. 95.
4331. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Macon Co, Decatur, Henry Dieckhoff (“Deickhoff”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration
4332. Find A Grave, Henry H. Deickhoff, Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Macon Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com.
4333. Henry Deickhoff, 2 Jan 1918, Macon Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
4334. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, DeWitt Co, Clintonia Twp, Herman (“H”) Dieckhoff household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr
70, p. 11, dwelling [blank], family 99, 16 Jun 1880.
4335. Herman Deickoff and Mary Peters, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com.
4336. Herman Dickhoff, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Ancestry.com.
4337. Death Notice, Henry George Steinen, The Decatur Morning Herald, Decatur, Illinois, Wed 15 Nov 1882, p. 3, col. 4.
4338. “Around Home,” The Weekly Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, 5 Oct 1888, p. 9, col. 3.
4339. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Macon Co, Decatur, Henry Dieckhoff (“Diekoff”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration Distr
4340. “Henry Dieckhoff Commits Suicide,” Decatur Herald, Decatur, Illinois, Thu 3 Jan 1918, p. 3, col. 5.
4341. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Macon Co, Decatur City, Susie Dieckhoff (“Deickhoff”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration
Distr 144, sheet 7B, dwelling 161, family 177, 7 Jan 1920.
4342. “Deickhoss-Sturdevant,” Decatur Herald, Decatur, Illinois, Thu 6 Sep 1923, p. 2, col. 3.
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4344. Obituary, Andrew J. Sturdevant, Decatur Herald, Decatur, Illinois, Sun 15 Apr 1928 p. 3, col. 2.
4345. Andrew J. Sturdevant, 14 Apr 1928, Macon County, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
4346. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Macon Co, Decatur, Andrew J. Sturdevant household, Supervisor’s Distr 11, Enumeration Distr 55,
4347. Andrew Sturdivan and Susan M Simmons, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
4348. Susan M Sturdevant, 2 Dec 1921, Macon Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
4349. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide, 1763-1900, Nathen Flint and Viola Tapscott, Illinois State Archives and Illinois State
4350. Obituary, Susan M. Sturdevant, The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois, Fri 2 Dec 1921, p. 28, col. 2.
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4353. Death Certificate, Mrs. Susie Sturdevant, Local No 329, State Reg No 38888, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 3 Dec 1930 (from digital image
of original).
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4357. Death Certificate, Emma Hatton, State No. 79-022135, Indiana, Shelby County, Received 15 Jun 1979 (from digital image of original
record).
4358. Obituary, Mrs. Nat Flint, The Decatur Herald, Decatur, Illinois, Sat 21 Apr 1973, p. 21, col. 3.
4359. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Viola Flint, Ancestry.com.
4360. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris, Nathaniel Flint household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 71, sheet 24B,
4361. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris, Nathaniel (“Nat”) Flint household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 50, sheet
4362. Nathaniel B. Flint, 25 Apr 1944, Paris, Edgar, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
4363 . U.S. Civil War Records and Profiles, Thomas H Flint, Database Online, The Generations Network Inc., Provo, Utah., 2009.
4364. 1860 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris, Thomas Flint household, pp. 28-29, dwelling 215, family 208, 5 Jun 1860.
4365. 1870 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris City, Thomas Flint household, p. 69, dwelling 571, family 441, 22 Jun 1870.
4366. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris, Thomas Flint household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 100, p. 20, dwelling
306, family 316, 7 Jun 1880.
4367. “Shot Friend in His Sleep,” The Ashton Gazette, Ashton, Illinois, Thu 15 Jun 1905, p 3, col. 3.
4368. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Stratton Twp, Nathaniel Flint household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 59, sheet
4369. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Stratton Twp, Nathaniel Flint household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 23-25, sheet
4370. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Stratton Twp, Nathaniel (“Nat”) Flint household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 23-
25, sheet 3A, household 49, undated.
4371. Find A Grave, Viola Flint, Edgar Cemetery, Paris, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave marker.
4372. Find A Grave, Nathaniel Flint, Edgar Cemetery, Paris, Illinois, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave marker.
4373. Thomas Nathanial Flint, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original record.
4374. Mariam Opal Benson, Baptismal Record, copied from digital image, Illinois, Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental
Records, 1853-1975, Ancestry.com.
4375. Franklin P. Benson, Wabash Valley, Indiana, Obituary Index, 1900-2013, Ancestry.com.
4376. WW II Draft Registration, Frank Perry Benson, Edgar County, 27 Apr 1942.
4377. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Paula Vidito, Ancestry.com.
4378, 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris, Thomas Flint household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 23-14, sheets 1B,2A,
4379. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris, Frank Benson household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 23-14, sheet 10A,
4380. “Mrs. Marlene Vidito,” Terre Haute Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Fri 19 Sep 1958, p. 4, col. 6.
4381. Marcus Lionel Whitcher, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
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4383. “Opal Whitcher,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 16 Dec 1989, p. 2.
4384. Thomas Flint and Alice Kennedy, Illinois, Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records, 1853-1975, Ancestry.com.
4385. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Symmes Twp, Delford Kennedy household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 61, sheet
4386. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris, Delford Kennedy household, Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 23-16, sheet 21A,
4387. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Symmes Twp, Pearl Kennedy household, Supervisor’s Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 23-26, sheet
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grave marker.
4389. “Train Kills Paris Man,” Decatur Herald, Decatur, Illinois, Wed 30 Jun 1971, p. 45, col. 8.
4390. “Alice L. Flint,” Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 5 Sep 1983, p. A10.
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of grave marker.
4393. Cheryl Naegel, Personal Communication to Robert Tapscott, 8 Mar 2021.
4394. James Robert Hatton and Emma Romaine Switzer, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005, original image, Ancestry.com.
4395. Ernest Earl Pickett, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
4396. Bradley Pickett, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4397. William Anderson Pickett, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4398. Ernest Pickett and Geneva Sosbe, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
4399. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Decatur Co, Clay Twp, William A. Pickett household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 2, sheet
4400. Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001, Anderson Pickett and Anna Wiley, Ancestry.com.
4401. Alonzo P Murphy and Anna M Pickett, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
4402. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Marion Co, Franklin Twp, Alonzo Murphy household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 7, sheet
4403. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Shelby Co, Addison Twp, Henry Macket household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 102, sheet
4404. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Shelby Co, Shelbyville, Anderson Pickett household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 110, sheet
4405. Henry B. Switzer, filed 3 Mar 1942, Certificate of Birth (delayed), Crawford Co, IIllinois, transcribed from digital copy of original
record.
4406. “Marriage Licenses,” The Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 28 Oct 1914, p. 1, col. 3.
4407. WW II Draft Registration, Henry Bernard Switzer, Enumclaw, King Co, Washington, 25 Apr 1942.
4408. Minnie W Price and David A. Switzer, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
4409. 1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Edgar Twp, David Switzer household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 40, sheet 4B,
4410. Jemimah Switzer, 10 Nov 1928, Edgar Co, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com).
4411. Death Certificate, Henry B. Switzer, State No. 69-039674, Indiana, Shelby County, rec’d 3 Nov 1969 (from digital image of original
record).
4412. WWI Draft Registration, Henry Switzer, Buck Twp, Edgar Co, Illinois.
4413. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Symmes Twp, David Switzer household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 76, sheet
4414. Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer, Wikipedia, 30 Aug 2020.
4415. 1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris, Henry Switzer (“Sweitzer”)r household Supervisor’s Distr 16, Enumeration Distr 23-16,
4416. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Edgar Twp, David Switzer household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 43, sheet 5A,
4417. Find A Grave, Mima and David Switzer, Laufman Cemetery, Symmes Twp, Edgar Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
4418. Lloyd Anzle Switzer, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
4419. Obituary, Anzlie W. Switzer, Decatur Herald, Decatur, Illinois, Fri 29 Jul 1977, p. 24, col. 5.
4420. “Marriage Licenses,” Clark County Democrat, Marshall, Illinois, Wed 25 Jun 1930, p. 1, col. 5.
4421. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Vesta Redmon, Ancestry.com.
4422. 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris Twp, Henry Switzer household, Supervisor’s Distr 10, Enumeration Distr 50, sheet 5A,
dwelling 114, family 115, 12-13 Jan 1920.
4423. 1940 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Paris, Vesta Dawson household, Supervisor's Distr 18, Enumeration Distr 23-14, sheet 8A,
4424. William Redmon and Vesta Dawson, marriage license application, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Ancestry.com), taken
from digital image of original.
4425. Vesta R Redmon, Washington, Death Index, 1940-2017 (Ancestry.com).
4426. Obituary, Mrs. Lola Switzer, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 17 Jan 1942, p. 2.
4427. Find A Grave, Lola Switzer, Ohio Cemetery, Melrose Twp, Clark Co, Illinois, USA, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
4428. Polk’s Shelbyville City Directory 1957, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Cincinnati, Ohio, p. 235.
4429. Indiana Marriages, 1810 - 2001, James Robert Hatton and Margaret E Holdren, Ancestry.com.
4430. Find A Grave, Margaret E. Hatton, Concord Cemetery, Morristown, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
4431. Find A Grave, Emma R. and Henry B. Switzer, Lewis Creek Baptist Cemetery, Shelbyville, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com,
4432. James Robert Hatton, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4433. Find A Grave, Vivian and J. Robert Hatton, Concord Cemetery, Morristown, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
4434. Obituary, Ernest Bradley Pickett, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fri 30 Jun 1995, p. E6, col. 4.
4435. “May,” Mount Carmel Register, Mount Carmel, Illinois, Thu 29 Dec 1898, p. 1, col. 3.
4436. “Events of the Last Seven Days,” Tri-county Gazette, Mentone, Indiana, Thu 26 May 1898, p. 6, col. 3.
4437. “Born,” Clark County Herald, Marshall, Illinois, 24 Jun 1879, p. 4.
4438. Tapscott, Return Date Jun 1879, Clark Co, Illinois, Birth Records 1, p. 58.
4439. Stella McClain, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, Ancestry.com (from digital image of original record).
4440. Find A Grave, Stella McClain, Burnett Cemetery, Burnett, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
4441. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Symmes Twp, William A. McClain household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration Distr 76,
4442. Death Certificate, William A. McLain, Certificate 28422, Reg No 248, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 14 Aug 1923 (transcribed from digital
4443. Samuel Mcclain and Mary Cleever, Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850 (Ancestry.com).
4444. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana, Shelby Co, Hendricks Twp, Samuel McClain household, p. 219 (stamped, front), dwelling 27, family 27,
6 Aug 1850.
4445. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Shelby Co, Hendricks Twp, William Cleaver household, p. 98, dwelling 774, family 708, 15 Jul 1860.
4446. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana, Shelby Co, Hendricks Twp, David McClain household, p. 99, dwelling 777, family 710, 15 Jul 1860.
4447. David Mcclane and Elizabeth Cleaver, Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850 (Ancestry.com).
4448. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana, Shelby Co, Hendricks Twp, David McClain household, p. 227 (stamped, front), dwelling 149, family 153,
Aug 1850.
4449. Neil Mclain and Margaret Currie, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com.
4450. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana, Shelby Co, Hendricks Twp, Elizabeth McClain (“Eliza McClan”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 3,
Enumeration Distr 206, p. 29, dwelling 254, family 258, 25 Jun 1880.
4451. Cemeteries, Hendricks Township, Shelby County Genealogical Society, Sep 1999, p. 70.
4452. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Shelby Co, Hendricks Twp, Mary McClain (“McLain”) household, p. 14, dwelling 99, family 110, 24 Jun
1870.
4453. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Shelby Co, Hendricks Twp, Elizabeth McClain (“McLain”) household, p. 14, dwelling 102, family 103,
24 Jun 1870.
4454. 1880 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Symmes Twp, William (“Wm”) A. McClain household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration
Distr 105, pp. 19-20, dwelling 167, family 187, 17 Jun 1880.
4455. Death Notice, Elizabeth McClain, The Daily Republican, Shelbyville, Indiana, Tue 14 Aug 1888.
4456. 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, Edgar Co, Symmes Twp, Samuel McClain (“McClein”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 13, Enumeration
4457. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Otter Creek Twp, Samuel (“Sam”) McClain household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration
4458. Denver Harpter, Coal Mining in Vigo County, Indiana, Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey Special Report 34,
Bloomington, Indiana, 1985.
4459. H. C. Bradsby, History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. S. B. Nelson & Company, Chicago, 1891, p. 481.
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Library, Terre Haute, Indiana.
4461. Laflin & Rand Powder Mill Explosion Collection 1907, Manuscript and Visual Collections Department.William Henry Smith
Memorial Library, Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis.
4462. “Gloom Cloud Hangs Over Fontanet,” The Bedford Weekly Mail, Bedford, Indiana, Fri 18 oct 1907, p. 3.
4463
. Burnett, Indiana, Wikipedia, 25 Sep 2020.
4464. Marvin McClain to Agnes Harpold, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancester.com (from digital image of original record).
4465. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Otter Creek Twp, Samuel (“Sam”) McClain household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr
176, sheet 19B, dwelling 285, family 414, 5 Feb 1920.
4466. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Otter Creek Twp, Samuel McClain (“McClean”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration
Distr 84-59, sheet 10B-11A, dwelling 239, family 254, 12 Apr 1930.
4467. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Burnett, Samuel McClain household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 84-71, sheet 19A,
household 397, 21 May 1940.
4468. Death Certificate, Samuel McClain, Local No. 39, Death No. 6600, Indiana, Vigo County (from digital image of original record)
4469. Obituary, Stella McClain, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 2 May 1959, p. 2.
4470. Find A Grave, Samuel McClain, Burnett Cemetery, Burnett, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
4471. Obituary, Samuel McClain, The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 15 Feb 1951, p. 2, col. 4.
4472. William Allen McClain and Vivian Marie Marquis, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 23 Dec 1921.
4473. WW I Draft Registration, Elmer Edward Marquis, Terre Haute, Indiana, 12 Sep 1918.
4474. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Nevins Twp, James Marquis (“Marques”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr
4475. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Otter Creek Twp, William McClain (“McClean”) household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration
4476. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Nevins Twp, William McClain household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 84-69, sheet
4477. Billy Gene Mcclain and Esther Ilene Hoffman, Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Vigo County, Indiana, license 24 Dec
1951, marriage 24 Dec 1951,
4478. Obituary, William Allen McClain, Terre Haute Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 2 Apr 1966, p. 2, col. 3.
4479. Obituary, Mrs. Vivian M. McClain, The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Thu 25 Mar 1971, p. 3, col. 1.
4480. Samuel Elmer McClain (“McLain”), Cert 11137, Reg No 188, filed 5 Apr 1923, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health
4481. Find A Grave, Samuel E. McClain, Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co, Tennessee, USA,
4482. Mary Lou McClain, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, original image.
4483. Mary Lou Newman, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4484. Billie Gene McClain, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, original image.
4485. Obituary, Billy Gene McClain, The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 19 Mar 2018.
4486. James Norman McClain, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4487. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Alan Ray McClain, Ancestry.com.
4488. Find A Grave, Vivian and William McClain, Burnett Cemetery, Burnett, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
4489. WW I Draft Registration, Bert Wade McClain, Terre Haute, Indiana, 12 Sep 1918.
4490. Death Certificate, Bert W. McClain, Local No 95-191, State No 62-037198, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 30 Oct 1962.
4491. “Notice of Appointment of Administrator,” The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 8 Apr 1963, p. 11, col. 8.
4492. Chester McClain, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
4493 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Otter Creek Twp, John Marquis household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 185, sheet
4494. Death Certificate, Annie Constance McClain, Local No 222, State No 83-007217, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec’d 4 Mar 1983 (from digital
image of original).
4495. Indiana Marriages, 1810 - 2001, Chester Mcclain and Constance Marquis, Ancestry.com.
4496. Indiana Marriages, 1810 - 2001, John Marquis and Christiana Stott, Ancestry.com.
4497. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Burnett, Chester McClain household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 84-71, sheet
4498. Obituary, Chester McClain, Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sat 6 Dec 1975, p. 2, col. 1.
4499. Find A Grave, Chester and Constance McClain, Burnett Cemetery, Burnett, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from
4500. Robert McClain, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4501. Dolores Pauline Norris, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2016, Ancestry.com.
4502. United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Nora Struth, Ancestry.com.
4503. John Struth to Nora McClain, Marriage Record, Vigo County, Indiana, 28 Feb 1923.
4504 John Louis Struth, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
4505. John Struth, Indiana, WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920, Ancestry.com.
4506. The Revised Statutes of Indiana, Callaghan and Company, Chicago, 1897, pp. 1620=1621.
4507. Find A Grave, Nora and John Struth, Whitehouse Cemetery, Whitehouse, Lucas Co, Ohio, USA, http://www.findagrave.com,
4508. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Nevins Twp, Joseph Struth household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 183, sheet 3A,
4509. Joseph W. Struth and Julia Huffman, Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, Ancestry.com.
4510. 1940 U.S. census, Ohio, Lucas Co, Whitehouse, John Struth household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 48-38, sheet 8B,
4511. 1940 U.S. census, Ohio, Lucas Co, Whitehouse, Joseph Struth household, Supervisor’s Distr 9, Enumeration Distr 48-38, sheet 8B,
4512. Joseph Struth, Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ancestry.com.
4513. Obituary, Julia Struth, The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Mon 5 Apr 1948, p. 2, col. 5.
4514. John Struth, Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ancestry.com.
4515. Nora Struth, Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ancestry.com.
4516. Obituary, Nora V. Amsden, Toledo Blade, Toledo, Ohio, Sun 26 Jun 2011.
4517. Robert Turner and Josephine Struth, Marriage License Application and Certificate of Marriage, Ohio, County Marriage Records,
1774-1993, Ancestry.com, taken from digital image of original record.
4518. Josephine A. McGilvery, Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ancestry.com.
4519. Helen Mae Struth, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4520. John Louis Struth Jr, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4521. Obituary, Nancy Lou Ann Dayton, Toledo Blade, Toledo, Ohio, Tue 2 Apr 2013.
4522. Find A Grave, Albert McClain, Burnett Cemetery, Burnett, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
4523. Albert Walter Mcclain and Marilyn Sue Nevins, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry.com).
4524. Death Certificate, Walter Christopher, Loc No 879, State No 60-029554, Indiana, Vigo Co, rec'd 18 Aug 1960, digital image of
original record.
4525. Agnes McClain, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4526. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Otter Creek Twp, Walter Christopher household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 185,
sheet 10A, dwelling 205, family 209, 2 May 1910.
4527. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Otter Creek Twp, Walter Christopher household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 176,
sheet 20A, dwelling 308, family 437, 5 Feb 1920.
4528. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Nevins Twp, Walter Christopher household, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 84-56,
4529. Death Certificate, Agnes McClain, Loc No743, State No 93-029153, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 8 Jul 1993.
4530. Helen May Grafe, Reg No. 53089, Filed 4 Jan 1909, Certificate of Birth, Indiana State Board of Health (transcribed from digital
image of original).
4531. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Harrison Twp, Alfred Morford household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 131, sheet
4532. “Probate Court,” The Terre Haute Star, Terre Haute, Indiana, Wed 9 Feb 1966, p. 15, col. 2.
1892, p. 239.
4534. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Terre Haute, Calvin Doerschuk household, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 102, sheet
4535. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Harrison Twp, Vigo Co Poor Asylum, Supervisor’s Distr 5, Enumeration Distr 115, sheet 7B,
4536. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Harrison Twp, Vigo County Poor Asylum, Supervisor’s Distr 7, Enumeration Distr 84-45,
sheet 18A, 22 Apr 1930.
4537. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Harrison Twp, County Poor Farm, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 84-57, sheet 22A,
4538. Calvin Doerschuk and Catherine Grafe, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com.
4539, Polk’s Terre Haute (Vigo County, Ind.) City Directory 1944, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1945, p. 160.
4540. Death Certificate, Lydia Grafe, Local No 309, Reg No 35218, Indiana, Vigo Co, filed 21 Nov 1944 (from digital image of original
record).
4541. Simona Bosc Lansaw, Woodlawn Cemetery book 1900-1983.
4542. 1940 U.S. census, Indiana, Vigo Co, Nevins Twp, Albert McClain household, Supervisor’s Distr 6, Enumeration Distr 84-70, sheet
4543 . Polk’s Terre Haute (Vigo County, Ind.) City Directory 1942, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1942, p;. 240.
4545. Polk’s Terre Haute City (Vigo County, Ind.) Directory 1959, R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, St. Louis, Missouri, 1959, p. 299/
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4547. Obituary, Albert McClain, Terre Haute Tribune Star, Thu 1 Jul 1965, p. 3.
4548. Obituary, Agnes McClain, Terre Haute Tribune Star, Fri 7 Jul 1993, p. 2.
4549. Patricia Jane McClain, SS Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
4550. Harry McClain, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, transcribed from digital image of original record.
4551. Death Certificate, Harry McClain, Loc No 53, State No 89-043069, filed 8 Nov 1989, Indiana, Vigo Co, transcribed from digital
4552. Find A Grave, Harry McClain, Burnett Cemetery, Burnett, Indiana, http://www.findagrave.com, transcribed from photo of grave
marker.
4553. Marvin McClain, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907 - 1940, Ancestry.com, database on-line, original image.
4554. Glenn Ayr, Indiana, Wikipedia, retrieved 4 Oct 2020.
4555. Marvin Hart McClain, WW II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com.
4556. The Otterian, Otter Creek High School, Vigo Co, Indiana, 1928, p. 28.
4557. Marvin McClain to Agnes Harpold, Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2007, FamilySearch, taken from digital image of original record.
4558. WWI Draft Registration, George Washington Harpold, Terre Haute, Vigo Co, Indiana.
4559. Obituary, Agnes H. Wright, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun 17 Jan 2016, p. A25, col. 3.
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Henry’s Children

First Edition, October 2021

Published by Robert E. Tapscott

Other history books authored or co-authored by R. E. Tapscott

The Never Failing Brook

Bier und Brot

To Praise, To Bless, To Preach, A History of the Newman Dominican

Ithamar Sweet Sr. ............................................................................................................ 91

Mary Gertrude Gummere .............................................................................................. 151

Ernest Andrew Tapscott Sr. .......................................................................................... 207

Elizabeth C. Sweitzer .................................................................................................... 263

Austin T., Frank, and Harry Tapscott ............................................................................... 314

The ship of my pen doth sail rough waters,

Robert Edwin and Mary Frances Tapscott.

Henry, a Traveling Man

On 25 Sep 1825 in Green Co, Henry

Wabash River near Darwin (2015).

Henry’s property lay in the northwest part

Tapscott lands in Anderson Twp (2014).

Auburn and Its Church66

detail arrested several of the defectors. A local judge, Charles

The Last Journey

Gideon Mill, date unknown. (Clark Co Genealogical Library.)

Mary Angeline Joseph C. Wallace

On 9 Oct 1895 The Marshall Herald proclaimed131

William Riley Tapscott

The Holt Family

Mr. and Mrs. Holt with ten

Joseph and Hannah were married 8 Jan 1818 in

By 1870 John, Lucy, and their family were

Minerva Annett Holt

William Riley Tapscott

William Luther Mallory

Jennie Edith Tapscott

Jennie lived another 40 years,

Nellie Mae Tapscott

Freedom Baptist Church and Freedom School

Once she married, Nellie had to give up

Moonshine (2015). Oblong. (USGen Archives.)

Golden Arthur Tapscott

The Tingleys of Clark County

On 12 Feb 1934 Flora Bell wrote the

Age forced Golden and Mary to

Benjamin H.Waymire Sr.

Connections. Marriage dates are in red.

Forrest William Tapscott

Forrest’s signature on his WWI draft registration.

James Byron Tapscott

Petition for letters of administration Administrator’s bond

The Sanders Connection

On 8 Jan 1937 James Byron

Omer Frank Tapscott

John Howard Tapscott

James (“Jimmie”) Tapscott

Auburn Cemetery, little Jimmie’s final resting place (2001).

Joseph (“Joe”) Cleo Tapscott

1887 James Worley 1896 Myrtle E.

c1924 1919 1922 c1927 John Michael