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THE BLOOMFIELD NEWS
Volume XX, Number 21, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana
Friday, April 24, 1896
Page 1, Columns 1-16
"SOUTHERN PRISON. A HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY'S WAYWARD CITIZENS.
Early History of the Penitentiary-Names of Convicts, Date, Crime, When Discharge, or Date of Death and Many Other Items of Interest."
Through the kindness of John A. PATE, who formerly lived at Bloomfield, but is now Clerk of the Indiana State Prison South, we are enabled to give the readers of the News a history of all the convicts sent from Greene County to the State's prison at Jeffersonville, Indiana.
The prison was established in 1822. It has not been the custom until recent years to record the particulars of the crime a prisoner was convicted of, hence the record history of the early convicts is very incomplete.
Up to about 1820 all had to serve the full term of sentence. Since then we have had what is called a good time law, under which a convict can gain good time by good behavior. This good time may be taken from a convict as a punishment for bad conduct. Hence you will see why to the average reader it will appear that some do not serve their full sentence.
The Penitentiary, as it was then called was completed and ready to receive convicts from the various counties of the State in the year 1822. The Governor appointed a gentleman whose name was WESTOVER as Superintendent or keeper of the prison. He held this position from 1822 to 1829. WESTOVER was afterward a soldier in the Mexican war and was killed at the massacre of CROCKETT and his army at the battle of the Alamo, Texas.
The first man received in prison was James MILLER, from Crawford County, November 1, 1822, for passing counterfeit money; sentence two years. The first woman brought to prison was Margaret BLUNK, from Sullivan County, June 3, 1830 for assault and battery with intent to kill: term eleven years and seven months; died October 6, 1830. The first man sentenced for life was Martin CROTTY, from Jennings county, October 18, 1837, who was afterward pardoned.
1. First man from Greene County was Julius DUGGER, June 2d, 1824, four years for manslaughter; served his sentence.
2. Thomas FOSTER, November 10, 1829, larceny, five years; served his sentence.
3. Thomas WATSON, April 12, 1830, larceny, one year, served his sentence.
4. Seth CATTALON, October 11, 2833, grand larceny, three years; served out term.
5. Jackson WARREN, April 15, 1834, grand larceny, two years; discharged June 29, 1836, by reversal of judgment in Supreme Court.
6. Joseph MALCOM, April 25, 1843, forgery, four years; died August 29, 1846.
7. Thomas MCDANIEL, November 6, 1843, grand larceny, four years, escaped Mar 31, 1846.
8. Ballard THACKER, April 18, 1849, forgery, two years; served out term.
9. Merida KESTERSON SR, September 30, 1852, grand larceny, two years, died of dropsy March 5, 1853.
10. Merida KESTERSON, JR. September 30, 1852, grand larceny, two years served his term.
11. George WOOD, April 24, 1854, grand larceny, three years, served his term. WOOD had served a longer term of three years from Vigo County.
12. James BAYS, October 26, 1854, assault and battery with intent to kill; died of consumption, October 25, 1855.
13. Alex STEWART, May 9, 1855, murder in second degree, two years, pardoned May 26, 1856.
14. Andrew HALE, April 26, 1856, grand larceny, three years, served his term.
15. William DRAPER, April 17, 1857, petit larceny, one year; served his term.
16. Alexander JACKSON, alias WEYER, alias BOYD, October 22, 1858, grand larceny, three years, transferred to Northern Prison, April 25, 1860.
17. Jefferson RAPER, April 16, 1858, forgery, two years; served out term.
18. Mansfield CROW, October 23, 1859, murder, life; transferred to Northern Prison, July 22, 1861. Crow killed Arthur H. NEAL on Sunday at church at Dresden. He served about seven years of his sentence and was pardoned. Was first life man sent from Greene County.
19. George W. HALL, October 23, 1858, grand larceny, two years, served out sentence.
20. William BLAND, April 19, 1859, assault and batter with intent to kill, two years; served out sentence.
21. Charles JUDD, April 23, 1859, grand larceny; two years, served out sentence.
22. Harrison W. MILLER, April 26, 1860, grand larceny, tree years, served out sentence.
23. James CASE, July 18, 1859, burglary, thirteen years transferred to Northern Prison, July 8, 1861.
24. Richard W. HAMER, July 18, 1859, burglary, thirteen years, transferred to Northern Prison July 8, 1861.
25. Adam SNYDER, January 12, 1860, burglary, two years; transferred to northern prison, May 15, 1860.
26. Frank EVERILY, January 12, 1860, burglary, three years; transferred to Northern prison May 15, 1870.
27. John WINTER, January 12, 1860, burglary, two years; transferred to Northern Prison, July 23, 18632
28. Joseph PARSE, October 26, 1861, grand larceny, three years; discharged August 13, 1864.
29. John WILLEY, April 18, 1864, assault and battery with intent to kill, ten years; pardoned May 21, 1869.
30. Robert GOAD, May21, 1864, assault and battery with intent to kill, five years; pardoned March 17, 1866.
31. Joseph SOUTHERN, April 8, 1864, burglary, five years; pardoned March 29, 1867.
32. John HALL, February 1, 1867, burglary, three years; pardoned June 19, 1867.
33. William VALLANDINGHAM, April 23, 1867, petit larceny, two years; discharged March 21, 1869.
34. Edward DAVIS, April 13, 1868, grand larceny, two years; discharged March 9, 1870.
35. Cyrus MILLER, April 13, 1868, grand larceny, two years, died September 18, 1869.
36. William WILSON, April 13, 1868, grand larceny, two years, died August 9, 1868, at 6 o'clock a.m.
37. James WILLEY, October 19, 1868, petit larceny, one year; served out term. He was a son of John WILLEY, who was then in prison.
38. Jeremiah GOAD, October 19, 1868, burglary, nine years; discharged April 17, 1876.
39. Henry REDNER, October 19, 1868, grand larceny, two years; discharged September 11, 1870.
40. James WILLIAMS January 18, 1869, grand larceny, three years; discharged November 17, 1871. This man had served a two years sentence from 1863 to 1865, being sent from Vigo County for grand larceny.
41. Gardner P. WILL, January 18, 1869, grand larceny, two years; pardoned March 22, 1870. WILL's wife, father and mother lived in Terre Haute.
42. John SIMPSON, April 17, 1869, assault and battery with intent to rape, two years; mandate from Supreme Court for new trial, August 2, 1869.
43. Andrew HARPER, April 17, 1869, grand larceny, two years; discharged March 12, 1871.
44. John ROSE, April 18,1870, murder, life; pardoned January 14, 1876.
45. William CARRY, April 19, 1871, grand larceny, three years; discharged March 30, 1874. CARRY escaped from the lumber yard December 9, 1871, and was recaptured January 18, 1872. His mother and step-father lived in Terre Haute.
46. John W. DONALDSON, April 28, 1871, burglary, four years, discharged October 29, 1874. This was DONALDSON second term in this prison. He was sent from Monroe County, October 28, 1867, for one year for grand larceny. He was a widower and his father and mother lived at Woodbury, Georgia.
47. John HENDERSON, January 34, 1872, grand larceny, two years; discharged December 13, 18i73. He was a widower, born in England, had daughter, living in Lafayette, Indiana.
48. William KEELER, September 16, 1872, grand larceny, on year; discharge September 4, 1876. Claimed to have no relatives.
49. James CLIFTON, November 6, 1873, grand larceny, two years, died October 4, 1874. He had served one term of one year before under the name of ALLEN, sent first time form Wayne County, Indiana.
50. Moses SUELLENBERGER, March 26,1874, receiving stolen goods, two years; discharged August 3, 1876.
51. James BRANNON, April 4, 1874, petit larceny, one year; died July 9, 1874.
52. Aden D. GAINEY, April 4, 1874, burglary, two years, pardoned November 28, 1874.
53. John CLARK, March 22, 1875, grand larceny, two years; discharged February 15, 1877.
54. John R. CHIPMAN, October 25, 1875, murder, life; pardoned November 22, 1888.
55. George WILLIS, June 12, 1876, burglary, three years; discharged April 5, 1879.
56. William JONES, alias LAWRENCE, June 12, 1876, burglary, two years; discharged May 11, 1878. Jones claimed his relatives lived in St. Louis, Missouri.
57. John HUEY, January 8, 1877, manslaughter, twenty-one years; discharged November 4, 1891. HUEY escaped from prison August 13, 1890 at 7:30 p.m., recaptured May 11, 1891, at St. Louis, Missouri after being out eight months and twenty-eight days. He was wanted by the United States District Marshal, and at the expiration of his term was arrested at the prison door by the United States Marshal on a charge of counterfeiting, taken to Indianapolis, tried before the District Court, found guilty and sentenced for one year, December 17, 1891; discharged March 3, 1893. On October 26, 1893 he was again convicted of burglary and larceny and received a sentence of ten years, which is now serving. Counting his recapture makes four times he has been in this prison. Was forty-two years old when he received last sentence.
58. John W. BYERS, January 8, 1877, grand larceny, two years; discharged December 6, 1878.
59. Joseph L. WHITE, June 11, 1877, grand larceny, seven years; discharged April 19, 1883. This was the second term for WHITE, he having served a former term of two years for grand larceny from Sullivan County
60. Charles JOHNSON, June 11, 1877, grand larceny, four years; discharged February 12, 1881.
61. William SNYDER, June 11, 1877, forgery, two years; pardoned July 1, 1878.
62. Charles CUMMINGS, June 11, 1877, burglary, five years; pardoned August 18, 1880. His correct name was R. P. WILSON.
63. William THOMAS, June 11, 1877, burglary five years; discharged December 13, 1881. Correct name was George BOGART.
64. Lewis MENK January 29, 1878, assault and battery with intent to murder, two years; discharged December 18, 1879.
65. Jacob JAMISON, October 21, 1878, assault and battery with intent to kill, two years, discharged September 21, 1880.
66. James WINTERS, October 21, 1878, grand larceny, one year, discharged October 9, 1879. WINTERS afterwards served a three year term in this prison for grand larceny, from November 25, 1885 to May 24, 1888. After finishing his second term, he was again convicted for assault and battery with intent to murder and is now servings two years sentence in this prison.
67. Elisha RAINBOLT, January 11, 1879, assault and battery with intent to kill, three years; discharged November 4, 1881.
68. Mont JOHNS, January 22, 1879, burglary and larceny, three years; pardoned July 23, 1880.
69. David HEATON, June 19, 1879, grand larceny, four years; discharged February 19, 1883.
70. John HILDERBECK, July 8, 1880, grand larceny, two years, discharged June 3, 1882.
71. Tracy OWEN, July 8, 1880, grand larceny, two years; died April 23, 1882. This was OWEN's second term. His relatives lived at Terre Haute.
72. E. M. LESLIE, November 4, 1880, petit larceny, two years; discharged September 29, 1882. Leslie was a physician. He afterward served a two years sentence in this prison for burglary form December 9, 1884 to September 9, 1886.
73. Jacob SHRANK, November 4, 1880, grand larceny, two years, discharged October 1882.
74. William BAYS, April 1, 1881, assault and battery with intent, two years, discharged February 4, 1883.
75. John WOODSMALL, June 21, 1881, murder, twenty-one years, pardoned June 4, 1888. Taken home by his brother to Elnora, Indiana where he died July 8, 1888. This case was venued from Daviess County to Greene County.
76. John BLAND, October 26, 1881, petit larceny, one year, discharged October 16, 1882.
77. __ GEORGE, February 1, 1882, burglary and larceny, two years; discharged November 23, 1883.
78. Henry L. WHITE, January 24, 1882, larceny, two years; discharged November 20, 1882. WHITE was afterward sent from Clay County, under the name of Lee WHITE, March 18, 1884, grand larceny, five years; discharged March 15, 1888. He was again convicted of grand larceny in Vigo County, June 2, 1888, and sentenced to a term of five years which expired April 26, 1882. Las time he was sent as Emory WHITE. If alive , he is no doubt in some other prison now.
79. James MYERS, January 8, 1883, larceny, two years; discharged October 11, 1884.
80. John R. EATON, June 6, 1883, two years, manslaughter; discharged March 6, 1885. EATON was sent for killing KING near Koleen in 1882.
81. Thomas DOVER, September 15, 1883, petit larceny, one year; discharged August 23, 1884.
82. John SMITH, September 15, 1883, petit larceny, one year; discharged September 8, 1884. SMITH was seventeen years old and claimed he had no relatives.
83. Andrew J. HUEY, December 20, 1883, burglary and larceny, five years; discharge October 14, 1887. HUEY had served a former term in this prison; being sent from Clay County, October 10, 1881, two years for burglary and larceny. Later he was sent from Vigo County, May 12, 1888, three years for petit larceny. On October 26, 1893, he was convicted in Clay County of stealing eighteen bushels of wheat and was sentenced for a term of ten years which he is now serving.
84. William L. BECK, May 24, 1884, petit larceny, one year; discharged May 10, 1885.
85. Charles CALKINS, June 3, 1881, assault and battery attempted to rape, two years; discharged May 13, 1886.
86. William E. GENTRY, October 3, 1884, forgery, three years; discharged July 3, 1886.
87. Charles BROWN, February 17, 1885, petit larceny, two years; paroled June 15, 1886. BROWN was eighteen years of age and claimed Ft. Wayne as residence.
88. John H. STROPES, April 28, 1885, embezzling and grand larceny, two years; discharged February 5, 1887.
89. Wm ATKINSON, May 18, 1885, murder, fifteen years, paroled October 22, 1889. ATKINSON was a coal miner and his family lived at Edwardsport, Indiana.
90. Lewis DAUGHERTY, May 27, 1885, petit larceny, one year; discharged April 27, 1886. DAUGHERTY claimed his wife lived in Vincennes.
91. Edward LANCASTER, May 27, 1885, assault and battery with intent to rape, two years; discharged Mary 17, 1887.
92. James HOWELL, November 22, 1885, robbery, five years; died September 28, 1888.
93. Tobias TUNGATE, February 25, 1887, burglary, two years; discharged November 25, 1889.
94. Alfred JOHNSON, September 6, 1887, petit larceny, one year; discharged August 6, 1888. JOHNSON served three terms in this prison. Second term for petit larceny, December 12, 1888, to November 14, 1889, sent from Dearborn County. Third term was sent from Daviess County, March 7, 1892, one year for petit larceny, stole $15.00, sentenced as Stephen A. JOHNSON.
95. Donald A. LECLAIR, May 10, 1888, forgery, two years; discharged February 10, 1890. Claimed Canada as his home.
96. Henry LYNCH, September 19, 1888, burglary, two years; discharged June 21, 1890.
97. John MCGREGOR, February 21, 1889, receiving stolen goods, two years; discharged November 24, 1890. MCGREGOR was born in Scotland and claimed to have served in Battery D, Heavy Artillery, in the English army, June 13, 1891, he was sentenced from Clark County to a term of one year for stealing whisky and cigars to the value of $4.00. Served second term under name of John THOMAS.
98. Edward R. STROPES, May 11, 1889, embezzlement, one year; released by mandate of the Supreme Court, November 5, 1889.
99. William GOENS, December 5, 1889, assault and battery with intent to kill, two years, discharged September 4, 1891. GOENS was a private in CO A 4TH TENNESSEE INFANTRY VOLUNTEERS.
100. William S. MARTIN, February 22, 1890, petit larceny, one year, discharged January 22, 1891.
101. Leander CITY, March 15, 1890, manslaughter, nine years; discharged April 14, 1896.
102. Charles STEELE, May 12, 1890, grand larceny, one year; discharged April 14, 1891, Charged with stealing $30.00
103. Ross ELROD, May 14, 1891, larceny, one year; discharged April 14, 1892. Charged with stealing a suit of clothes valued at $30.00.
104. Liberty STALCUP, May 17, 1891, grand larceny, two years; discharged February 7, 1893. Charged with stealing a horse valued at $100.
105. William BLAKER, October 1, 1891, larceny, one year; discharged February 1, 1892. Charged with stealing a horse valued at $100.
106. Sylvester HANLEY, October 1, 1891, forgery, three years; discharged April 1, 1891. Charged with forging a note for $100.
107. Ed ROBINSON, October 1, 1891, burglary and larceny, one year; discharged September 1, 1892. Charged with breaking into warehouse and stealing wool value of $5.00. Wife lived in Columbus, Ohio.
108. William GAINEY, October 1, 1891, burglary and larceny, one year; discharged September 1, 1892. Charged with breaking into wareroom and stealing wool value of $5.
109. Byron NOEL, September 17, 1892, larceny, two years; discharged June 17, 1894. NOEL was eighteen years old and charged with stealing $45.
110. Wm MCKINNON, May 13, 1893, larceny, one year; discharged April 15, 1894. Charged with stealing a basket of groceries.
111. Robert BEASLEY, May 22, 1893, larceny, two years; discharged May 22, 1895. Charged with stealing five horse shoes from a man named HAMILTON. On June 20,1896, BEASLEY escaped at 1:00 p.m. and was recaptured at 2 p.m. after being out one-half hour.
112. Ed MCGUIRE, November 20, 1893, grand larceny, five years; serves sentence. Charged with stealing six head of cattle valued at $200.
113. Wm BONHAM, December 11, 1893, grand larceny, five years; serving sentence. Charge same as above.
114. John S. RUSSELL, March 4, 1894, forgery, three years; serving sentence. Charged with forging not [note] for $17.550 17.50]
115. David CONWELL, May 2, 1894, larceny, two years; discharged December 2, 1896. Charged with chicken stealing.
116. John JONES, alias MCNUTT, alias RANSOM, fourth term March 9, 1894, larceny, three years; serving sentence. Charged with stealing clothing. First term from Franklin County, one year, petit larceny under name of Joseph MCNUTT in 1874. Second time was sent under name of MCNUTT from Daviess County, three years, for grand larceny, Nov 17, 1877. After finishing his second term, he was again sentenced for two years, September 4, 1880 from Henry County for burglary and larceny.
117. Peter JONES, March 8, 1894, larceny, three years; serving sentence.
118. John BAIN, Mary 13, 1894, incest, three years; serving sentence.
119. Alfred HASLER, February 27, 1894, petit larceny, one year; discharged January 27, 1895. Charged with stealing tobacco.
120. Jack MONTGOMERY, March 19, 1894, incest, two years; discharged February 18, 1896.
121. Andrew F. DOUGLAS, October 1, 1894, larceny, one year; discharged September 1, 1895.
122. William BENNETT, October 4, 1894, grand larceny, two years; escaped November 20, 1895. BENNETT had been doing work in front office and about 7 o'clock p.m. while count was being made, he escaped. Owing to a misunderstanding between two of the guards as to who should count BENNETT, he was not missed until next morning.
123. George W. RILEY, November 20, 1894, forgery, two years, serving term.
124. Charles RIVERS, alias COOK, alias WEST. It is thought his right name is COOK. December 4, 1894, grand larceny, ten years; serving sentence. RIVERS, it will be remembered, was one of the men who robbed the Bloomfield bank in the fall of 1894. Claims he was born in Texas and that his wife Mabel lives in Canada. She now lives in Chicago. RIVERS has been visited by Chief of Police, of St. Paul and other detectives. He works in the pants factory.
125. William F. HOWELL, December 11, 1894, false pretense, one year; discharged November 11, 1895.
126. Thomas R. COOK, March 4, 1895, embezzlement, one year; pardoned September 10, 1895.
127. Martin PRESCOTT, March 13, 1895, larceny, one year; discharged February 14, 1896.
128. William MCCARTY, September 3, 1895, larceny, eighteen months; serving term. Charged with stealing set of silver knives and forks, near Sandborn, Indiana.
129. Frederick S. SHOEMAKER, October 5, 1895, larceny, two years, serving term. Charged with stealing $115. from W. O. C. DECK, at Newberry, Indiana.
130. Charles WHITTLEVEY, November 15, 1895, larceny, eighteen months, serving time. Charged with stealing overcoat at Bloomfield, Indiana, value of thirty-five dollars. Father lives at Los Angles, California. WHITTLEVEY is sixteen years of age.
131. John H. CARNES, November 26, 1895, larceny, one year; serving term. Charged with stealing a pair of posts from Taylor Bros., at Worthington, Indiana. Gave his occupation as sign painter.
132. Elijah MICHAELS, November 30, 1895, incest, two years; serving term. Charged with committing incest on Harriet BAYS, at Cincinnati, Ind.
133. William SNIDER, December 4, 1895, larceny, one year, serving term. Charged with stealing pork from George and J. D. MYERS, at Worthington, Indiana.
134. Major EVANS, February 15, 1895, larceny, one year; serving term. Charged with stealing five dollars and two gold rings valued at seven dollars from Mamie SMIRK, at Linton, Indiana.
Of the 134, fifteen were pardoned, two paroled, eight died, two escaped, and three were released by mandate from the Supreme Court, leaving 100 who served their term; All the life men were pardoned; neither on serving as long as fifteen years.
There are forty seven life terms in the prison.
Jim RAPER has been here twenty-three years. Sentence fifty.
J. A. R.
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The Blands are sure an interesting bunch. Thank you for the information. I have heard a little about Hiram, but the detail you provided was really cool.
My William is the son of James and Lydia (Burch Shaver) Bland, making William the nephew of the infamous Hiram Bland. Consistently, William's birth date is shown as approximately 1838, making him only 12 when Hiram murdered William Walker in 1850.
So, it appears that those "quarrelsome and dangerous" Blands kept at it after Hiram was executed. Please let me know if you find anything about William being involved in a murder, probably in the late 1850s.
William and wife Mary moved with their daughter's family (William and Elvira (Bland) Stamper) to Camden County, MO, around 1880. According to their gravestone, they both died in 1914.
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There is a book written by Georgia Lucas called "The Hanging of Hiram the Hoss" about this. I checked, Barnes and Noble sell it for $15.95.
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Goodspeed's "History..." page 117
"PEBBCNARL ECORD.
Love1. H. Rousseau, Captain in the Mexican war and Brigadier Genera1
and Major General in the rebellion; Adam SUopes, First Lieutenant,
dead, had fought the Creek Indians at Horseshoe Bend during the
war of 3812, where he was shot through the breast and left for dead on
the battle-field; David Erwin, living in Knox County, MO. ; Henry Roach,
Sr., died about 1855; Giles Williams, died at Camp Belknap, Tex., in
1846; McHenry Dozier, killed at Buena'Vista February 23, 1847; J. L.
Stropes, living in Greene County; John Vanscoit, diecharged with the
measles, living at Bloomfield: Zachariah Danforth died about 1870;
Richard C. Bray, residence unknown; John Sexton, died in Missouri;
Samuel Anderson, died in Illinois in 1882; James H. Hall, died about
1873. Privates --James Akins, died of measIes February 24, 1847; Willlain
Akins, killed at Buena Vista; Thomas J. Anderson, died about 1850;
J. TV. Ashford moved to Texas; William Bee, residence unknown; William
Bland, moved to Iowa, and served in the rebellion;
Page 238
"CATALOGUE OF PIONEPRE.
Prominent among the early pioneers of the township were Isaac Stalcup,
John H. Owen, Evan Owen, Ephraim Owen, John L. Buskirk, Cal.
Jack Stokely, James Jackson, Timothy Jessup, Robert Baber, John Kelley,
William J., Jacob and Moore McIntosh, Samuel Kelshaw, Thomas
Osborn, Edward and Richard Buckner, David Deem, Rev. Samuel Meddley,
Dr. Simon Snyder, Jonathan Quackenbush, William Bland, Bailey
JIcCutcheon, John Hunter, John Cloud, Jesse Wartin, Charles Beasley
and old Nr. Baber. Perhaps no family became so well known at; were
the Stalcups, not only because they were among the first settlers, but
because they became interested in the township's development, and five
generations of the family have resided n;ithin its borders.
Page 301
"COMPANY OF TOWNSHIP MILITIA.
In lS25, Josiah Buskirk, as a Captain in the Forty-seventh Indiana
Militia, made the following report of the condition of his company from
this locality, and it will be noticed by the reader that the amount of firearms
and munitions of war in possession of this company would, on
sight, have s&ken terror to an enemy's heart: 8 rifles, 6 pouches, 22
cartridges: 20flint.s, and 1% pounds of powder. The members composing
this company were: Josiah Buskirk, Captain; Peyton Owen, Ensign;
Sandford Gowan, Allan Kelley, Bailey McCutcheon and John Staloip,
First, Second, Third and Fourth Sergeants respectively, and David Deem,
John H. Owen, Evtin Owen, Joseph McIntosh, William Bryant, Benjamin
Stalcup, Francis Bland, William Bland, William Wilkie, Hiram
&rtin, Reuben Martin, George Nartin, Eli Martin, Richard Pope,
Joshua Hunter, Alexander Hunter, Richard Buckner, John Dodd, Robert
Dodd and Amos Owen, privates. It is not recorded how many battles
wdre fought, or how much blood was shed, but it is related by old settlers
that on muster day a fisticuff was no uncommon occurence. Blood, on
s~h occasions, would flow freely from sundry noses, and eyes that in the
morning had been a heavenly blue, a sparkling brown or a determined
gray, assumed the hue of the raven's lying before the day had passed
pages 717 & 718
"N?LLIAM II. BLAND was ,born in X'ew Lcbnnon, t-his county, February
13, 1840, the third of niue children born to Itichard 1. and Eusebia
(Mason) Bland. He was reared in Sullivan Count,;;, receiving a liberal
education at the graded school of his native town, finishing in 1857.
He then worked on his fathor'a farm until Septcmbcr, I,'iC,l, when he
enlisted in Company I, Second Indiana Cavalry (E'orty-tirst Regimentj,
becoming Sergeant. He participnt,e;l in the orqqerncnts at 3Iunfordvilla,
New Haven, where his regiluent captnrcld the Third (;c?orgia Regiment,,
Perryville and Hartsville, whcr \ 1~~ was captured. He was held
prisoner three dirys and nights, receiving not,liing to cat tluriq twothirds
of that time. After being paroled, hc was seht to Camp Chase,
718 HISTORY OF SULLIVAN COUNTY.
Ohio, and later to Indianapolis, and after being exchanged rejoined his
regiment and participated in the actions at Triune, Tenn., Chickamauga
Resaca, Dallas, Ga., near Atlanta, and others of * lesser importance:
He was a brave soldier, and was mustered out at Indianapolis, October
4, 1864. He returned home and remained with his father four years,
and then bought sixty acres of land near New Lebanon, but a year later
returned to his father's farm, and in 1872 purchased his present farm of
120 acres, which is now neatly improved. August 24, 1868, he married
Miss Clara A. Wilson, who died August 20, 1869. March 25, 1873, he
married Miss Mary E. Hughes. By this union he has the following children:
Harry E., Hudson A., Clarence E., living, and Nora 'Bell, deceased,
Mr. Bland is a Republican, and he and wife belong to the Methodist
Episcopal Church
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>From Goodspeed's 1884 "History Of Greene & Sullivan Counties..." pages 97 & 98:
"THE MURDER OF WILLIAM WALKER.
In September, 1850, Hiram Bland was indicted for murder. He was charged with the murder of William Walker. Contrary to the usual practice, and in opposition to the opinion of one of his attorneys (Maj. Livingston), he entered upon his trial at that term of court. The State was represented by A. L. Rhodes, and the defense was conducted by George G. Dunn and H. L. Livingston. It was a clear and aggravated
case of murder. He murdered his victim in daylight, for revenge. The main effort in the defense was to save the defendant's life. He was found guilty, and sentenced to be hung by the neck, on the 15th day of November next following. This is the only case in the county where the accused has had the death penalty pronounced upon him. On the 28th of October, 1850, at night, the defendant broke jail and escaped. He was concealed near his house, and did not make an effort to escape from the county. Great efforts were made to find him, but for a long time they appeared unavailing. His hiding place was finally revealed by one
of his pretended friends for the price of a new saddle, and on the 2d day of January, l85l, he was retaken. His hiding place was in a corn pen, in the center of which was a place prepared for the purpose. The corn pen was against the house in which his family lived, and he had a secret passage under the floor from one place to the other. At the April term, 1851, a motion was made for a new trial, and affidavits were read contradicting several particulars in the testimony that was given by the State on the trial. Mr. George G, Dunn made a powerful effort to procure a new trial, but it was unavailing. The court pronounced judgment
that he should be hanged on the 25th day of April following. On that day an immense concourse of people assembled to witness the execution (in that day executions were public), but it was postponed by the Governor until the Supreme Court could review the decision of the Circuit Court. The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Circuit Court, and Mr. Bland expiated his crime on the gallows on the 13th day of June, 1851. On that day, another large body of men, women and children assembled
to witness the execution. The gallows was erected a short distance southwest of the place where the southwest corner of the depot now stands, and from it, in public view, the unfortunate man was suspended by the neck until he was dead. The land on which he was executed belonged to Peter C. Vanslyke, who now resides in Bloomfield, and it was made a part of the contract of permitting the execution there that the gallows should, after execution, remain on the ground until it disappeared by decay, and it was left standing until it rotted down. William J. McIntosh was Sheriff at the time, and conducted the proceeding with intrepidity, and great credit to himself. One thing that contributed largely toward bringing about the death penalty in this case was the turbulent character of the accused. He and several brothers were powerful men physically, and when drinking were very quarrelsome and dangerous. When
not under the influence of intoxicating liquor, as a rule, they were peaceable. Then this trial came off when the public mind was excited to the very highest pitch, and it is impossible for jurymen to be different from other men. All persons become excited over a sudden and seemingly
unprovoked murder. If the advice of Maj. Livingston had been
taken, and the case had been continued one term, the probabilities are that, after the first burst of excitement abated, the Jury would have sent him to State prison for life. During this year, Hiram S. Hanchett, James
McConnell, W&s hT. Hamilton, William P. Hammond and Aden U.
Cavins were admitted to practice. Mr. Hanchett was a student in the office of the Rousseaus, and soon after his admission to the bar moved Weet. W. P. Hammond was afterward Governor of the State."
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If there were newspapers from Bloomfield around that time, I would think a Murder would warrant something in the paper, or Court Records for sure.
If you find out, I would be interested in what you find, since he was the brother in law to my GG Grandfather David J. Skinner.
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My 3rd great-grandfather is William Bland. He was born about 1838, probably in Greene County, IN. He married Mary (Skinner) Brock in 1858.
I find Wm. Bland in the Indiana State Prison for murder on the 1860 census! The census indicates he's been there since 1859. Mary and their daughter Eliza are living with Mary's mom. William's back out by the 1870 census.
Does anyone know what murder William was involved in? How can I find out more about this?
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Debbi
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This must be the brother of Mary Brewer McKinnon. As Mary's son Harlan was
only 10 in 1860. I will check it out as I have family in the Brewer line. I
can't find where any of them are buried except Mary's father Zion.
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would like to know the death date of sarah ( skinner) brewer. she was
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What were Sarah's parents names??? I have Skinner's in Greene County who lived in Beech Creek area.....family of Clark Skinner b. 1794 KY m. Lucinda "Susanna" unknown.? I don't have her in my data, so I was curious.? I know that there is another Skinner line living in Greene County as well as mine.
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would like to know the death date of sarah ( skinner) brewer. she was married to
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I am seeking information on the Lambert/Lambird and Elgan/ Elgin families in Green County.
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I am seeking information on Adrain K Lambert married to Elizabeth. Also information on James R Lambert.
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I tried looking up several obit. that were in the Greene co.,In. area, but none listed, so the Vigo Lib. must not have done a very good job indexing counties away from Vigo Co.
I tried that Wabash Obit. list on Cyndislist. under Greene Co., In., but it doesn't work.
So will try to keep this address you gave me, for future reference.
I had been there a long time ago, but when you don't use something fairly often, one tends to forget how to find things.
Thanks again for your help.
Don
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Don, I tried the Vigo Co. link for the obits and it works just fine. No listing for Margaret Terrell, though.
http://www.vigo.lib.in.us/obituaries?searchdata1=terrell&format1=LN&searc...
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Gene,
That Wabash Valley Obit. site is on the internet at least 2 places that I've found, but when you click on it, it always says "page not found". So if it doesn't work anymore, why don't someone take it off, so it won't be so misleading to people who want to use it.
I try to use all the free facilities that I can find on the internet, but lots of items, are not on there yet & I realize they are not going to be, unless someone puts them there. I'm not getting paid for my research for someone else, so I know I'm not going to pay.
I wrote to the Greene Co.,In. official web site & asked if they could send me the email address for the health dept. in Bloomfield, but haven't heard from them yet. Several years ago, I wrote them & they looked up some death dates in their death index after 1920, & did not charge. I have all the W.P.A. Greene Co. marriages, births & deaths, but someone needs to start making indexes after 1920, as thats been 88 years.
Do you & Bob Jackson live in Greene Co.? I assume Bob does, as he goes & looks up obits. & puts them on the Greene Co. web site, which I think is really nice & very helpful for us people who don't have transportation any longer & can't get to Bloomfield.
Thanks
Don
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Don: I have at least 4 people I am trying to do work on, I also charge $10 an hr. Have you tried Vigo Co. library through the US Genweb site. They have Wabash Valley Obits indexes and will send to you for 2 or 3 dollars. Clay Co. Genealogy Society (accessible through the US Genweb) in Centerpoint has a wonderful resource library for all surrounding counties also. I am not sure about Bob, he must be busy as we hadn't seen him for a while
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Not related, just trying to help. You can find him in the 1900 census for Indiana, Greene county, Stockton township, Dist 36, page 12B, line 83. His first name is mispelled as Kasper. Don
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I have searched everywhere for my 2nd great-grandfather, Casper H. Moody, in the 1910 censes, and cannot find him anywhere.
I have the 1870, 1880, and 1900 censuses, and he was living in Sullivan, Greene, and then Sullivan Counties.
His civil war pension claim has a date of March 1908, and he was living in Linton, Greene County Indiana at that time.
His death certificate says he was treated by a doctor over a period of time before his death on October 28, 1917. Could he have been in the Linton Hospital in 1910, at the time the census was taken? Did the census takers go into hospitals to take a census?
I can't figure this out. Perhaps the census taker spelled his name in such a way that the transcriber could not read it??
Any suggestions?
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Gene,
I found that the other day, but thought maybe it was wrong & ran across it again today, so am going to try to write to whoever submitted it.....kfb0612(a)yahoo.com & see what proof they might have as to Eli McCullough, being Margaret's father.
About everyone I've written too lately, their email comes back. I wish everyone would quit changing their email addresses. I've still got the same one I've had for over 10 years, as I want everyone to be able to reach me if they have to.
Do you do research in Greene Co.,In. records? I've placed several queries out there, but no help so far.
I'm also trying to find anything on John C. Maxwell who died 12/13/1914 in Greene Co.,In. Thought maybe someone might do a lookup for his obit. I wrote to Robert Jackson to see if he would, but haven't heard from him yet.
I've looked all over the internet for John Maxwell & can't find anything on him either.
Its like trying to find a needle in a haystack with some of these people.
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Don
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