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Surnames: Beaman, Dickens, McDonald, Roberts
Classification: Biography
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1915 Biography of JOHN ROBERTS, born in Clay County, Indiana in 1836, from “The History of Adair County, Iowa”.
JOHN ROBERTS
Farming interests in Harrison Township, Adair County, Iowa find a well-known and worthy representative in John Roberts, who is living on Section 26. He was born in Clay County, Indiana on May 11, 1836, his parents being James and Nancy Dickens Roberts, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. James and Nancy Dickens Roberts were probably married in Kentucky and subsequently relocated to Clay County, Indiana, where they remained until 1854, when they started across the country with two yoke of oxen and a two horse team, with Kansas as their destination. On reaching Nodaway, Andrew County, Missouri, however, Nancy Dickens Roberts died and the immigrant train, consisting of the father and his family, three uncles and a brother-in-law, with their families, diverted their course and came north into Iowa with the intention of going to Boone County. Upon reaching Adair County, however, they decided to locate here and the five families took up their abode in Harrison Township, where!
John Roberts’ father James Roberts spent his remaining days, passing away at the ripe old age of eighty-two years.
John Roberts was a youth of eighteen years when the family came to Adair County about 1854. He had attended the district schools of Indiana and he had not only learned from books but had also gained many valuable lessons from the school of experience. After coming to Iowa, John Roberts assisted in the development and improvement of the home farm, remaining with his father James Roberts up to the time of John Roberts’ marriage on September 20, 1860 to Miss Emily McDonald, born about 1841. The young couple began their domestic life upon a tract of rented land and for about five years he cultivated the farm upon which he now resides. At the end of that time he bought eighty acres in Grand River Township, on which he continued to make his home for nineteen years and which he still owns, having in the meantime brought it to a high state of development and improvement. In 1888 he relocated to his present place in Harrison Township. This farm of two hundred acres belon!
gs to his wife Emily McDonald Roberts and was entered from the government by her father, William McDonald, who came to Adair County from Missouri in 1851, being the first settler in this section of the country, his nearest neighbor at that time being ten miles distant. William McDonald lived and died in the home, which is now occupied by John Roberts, passing away in his eighty-third year. This house is the original log cabin built by William McDonald when he came to Adair County from Missouri and is the oldest residence in Adair County. The home bears little resemblance to the original building, however, for it has been weather boarded and various additions have been made, transforming it into a more modern home. Emily McDonald Roberts is probably the oldest resident in Adair County in point of continuous residence here.
To Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts have been born seven children: James W. Roberts, who follows farming in Grand River Township; Charles F. Roberts, of Clay County, South Dakota; Leonard Roberts, who farms in Grand River Township; Mary Almina (“Mina”) Roberts, now the wife of Mr. Pleasant Elmer Beaman, of Harrison township, Adair County; Thomas A. Roberts, a resident of Morton County, North Dakota; Josiah B. Roberts, who lives in Guthrie County, Iowa; and John I. Roberts, at home.
John Roberts votes with the Republican Party. He came to his majority about the time the party was formed and he has always been an advocate of its principles. He served for several years as Township Trustee and at an early period was School Director. He and Emily are of the Christian faith but advanced age has made it almost impossible for them to drive to town to attend worship. They have long been highly esteemed residents of the community – people of genuine worth whose good qualities of heart and mind have endeared them to many. John Roberts is now in the eightieth year of his age and such has been the course that he has followed that he can look back over the past without regret and forward to the future without fear.
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Classification: Query
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There is a new Wabash Valley Genealogy Society meeting in Terre Haute IN on Monday, July 12, 2004 at the main library (South 7th and Poplar Streets). This is for the entire area of researchers. There are many events planned in including beginner genealogy classes and classes for more advanced researchers. Also a trip is planned in November for members to visit the Ft Wayne Library. The meeting in July will include a session given by a Nationially recognized expert in the Morman Genealogy program. Everyone is welcome to attend. Also visit the site at: http://inwvgs.org/
Jenni Cruse
Has anyone else noticed the new look to the Indiana State Library in
Indianapolis' pre-1850 marriage database? I was not able to get into it
over the July 4th weekend, and today I discovered it has been revamped. You
no longer have to search within a particular letter range. The only thing
to be careful about is that you can get a number of pages of hits, depending
on the name you have searched, and it is easy to think what you are seeing
on a page is all that is there, when actually there are more pages to move
forward to.
This one will be a little more user friendly.
Laura, Terre Haute
Jim,
Do you have information about the Oard Family before they came to the US?
My husbands great grandfather was Ord Parker, born in County Durham about
1835. His mother was Margaret Ord. Ord Parker died in 1869 in Clay County, IN.
Mary Gardner
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CLAY COUNTY INDIANA 1840 & 1850 CENSUS DO NOT FIND THEM LISTED.
Arlette Puryear, I have some information on all the people you mentioned.
I tried to write you but it bounced. Please let me hear from you if you
see this.
Harold "Wayne" Green
Indianapolis, IN
greenealogy(a)juno.com
Am interested in exchanging information regarding the surnames PAYNE, STURDIVANT, LONG, ZENOR. My Payne ancestor, William Payne (b. abt 1773 d. before 1840 married Ellen Coleman b. 1770/1780 d. bef. 1850 both probably died in Clay Co.) had male children Benjamin Coleman Payne 1796-1886), Robert Henly Payne (1799-1874), George Payne 1800/1810 d. 1844 in Clay Co IN, and daughters Susan 1819-1905 (died in Boone Co IA) married Hiram LUCAS, Eliza about whom I know nothing.
John L. Sturdivant (1793-1866, died in Boone Co IA) had children Rainey Sturdivant (b. 1818 d. Bef 1914 in Clay C IN); Elizabeth (1820-1909 d. in Putnam Co IN married Hiram JENKINS); Rebecca b. 1826-1908, married Benjamin A. PAYNE in Clay Co IN in 1844; Malinda (b.1829 - 1907) married William Benjamin PAYNE prob. in Clay Co IN; Deana Sturdivant married James CUNNINGHAM; John George Sturdivant married Louise Clay ZENOR; Nancy Ellen Sturdivant (1839 in Clay Co-1935 in Boone Co IA) married Corydon L. LUCAS. Other Clay Co surnames are: Luther, Presnell,Cagle, Von Cannon, Hancock, Loowdermilk, Daniels
Helen Pilcher Hall
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Surnames: Wools, Bryan
Classification: Query
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I am searching for information on my Uncle Richard Clarence Wools' ancestry. He was born in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana on May 14, 1910. He was the son of Jacob Frederick Wools and Burilla Emeline Bryan Wools. Jacob was born in Clay County but I have no dates on him. Burilla was born in Owen County and I have no dates on her. That is as far back as I have gotten. If these two people are in your ancestry and you wish to share, I will share their decendancy.
Kay Hughes
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I had an aunt that is buried in one of cem. in Brazil Ind. her name was Elsie Brush. She was married to a charles Brush who was a preacher . They also had a restrauant. E-mail if you have any info please
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any one have any info on a Lucy Bullock that was married to a Muncie and moved to Ind, e-mail if you do.
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Hugh is my great uncle. Elizabeth is my great grandmother. Thank you so much Lora for taking the time to add to my knowledge. I was born in Brazil, Clay co. and just used the site for the first time. Elizabeth's daughter Mary E. was married to John Z. Macdonald, my grandfather.
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Surnames: Oard/Bullock
Classification: Query
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Jim,
I am very interested in your Oard information and would love to see what you have. If you would like, you can reach me directly at michellewisniewski1(a)comcast.net.
Thanks,
Michelle
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I have data on the Oard burials in IN. Please contact me if you're interested, Jim geiser
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I am looking for information on Samuel Leonard and Susannah McGinnis. I have a marriage license of their daughter Lena Leonard who married George Densmore in Edwards County, IL it has her place of birth in Clay County, Indiana. Her birth would of been around 1847. I would appreciate any information on this family.
Thank You,
Tonya
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