The list is probably slow because of summer.......and many other things
going on.
I am here.......my 3 direct lines from Noble twp, Jay Co Ind are:
1) Charles & Phoebe (nee?) Bennett........Phoebe came to Wisc. in early
1860's after Charles died. Charles b. 1800 NJ d. 1856 Jay.......came from
Wayne Co Ohio abt 1838 into Indiana.
2) Barbara (Hunt) Johnson (John....may have died in Pa or Ohio before
arriving in Jay) John &
Barbara were in Springhill, Fayette Co Pa in 1831.
3) John & Sarah (Johnson) Frank/s came from Greene Co Pa......she is the
d/o Barbara
and John Johnson. John Franks b. abt 1804 died aft 1873 in Jay. He
remarried in 1853 to
Miriam Stoner widow of John Stoner of Randolph Co Indiana.
All 3 families children:
John R and Martha (Money) Bennett......lived in Jay Co Ind and in Mercer Co
Ohio
Joseph & Catherine (Johnson) Bennett...lived in Jay Co Ind and in Mercer Co
Ohio
Rachel Franks & Basil Crawmer.........where? Jay?
Charles Franks & Sarah Geeseman.........lived in Jay
Sarah Emily Franks & George Stoner.....then md Levi Griffe
Catherine Franks & Samuel Gibson............where? Jay?
Hulda Lovina Franks & Jacob Runkle.........lived in Mercer Co Ohio
Christian F Franks & Rachel Geeseman.......lived in Jay
Thomas B. Franks & Wealtha Jane Geeseman.....lived in Jay Co Ind. & in
Paulding Co Ohio
Elisha b. 1850.........d as a young man or md?............lived where?
Elizabeth Franks b. 1839 died young or md?...............
Possibly a second Sarah Franks......b. 1853.....died young or md?
All came to Wisc.......early 1860's...
Caroline Margaret Franks & Wm Shaffer..........came to Wisc.
Washington & Mary Jane (Franks) Bennett........came to Wisc.
Joseph & Sarah (Bennett) Franks.............came to Wisc.
Benjamin R. and Emeline (Bennett) Johnson........came to Wisc.
Elizabeth Johnson and David Jones............came to Wisc
Rachel M Johnson and Adam Kimble.......came to Wisc
Elisha G. Johnson and Vesta Fuller...........came to Wisc.
Barbara Ann Frank/s and James Granger........came to Wisc.
The Johnsons had some other children which I am lacking information on:
Thomas B (born 1814) and Catherine Frankenberger Johnson.......lived in
Fayette Co. Pa.
Thomas died young and his widow and 3 children stayed in Fayette until after
the
Civil war..then moved. One child ended up in W Va and the others went to
Missouri
and into Oklahoma.
John J (b. 1816) and Mary Lancaster Johnson..........may have lived in
Fayette/Greene Co Pa
area until their death.......or moved to Ohio. I have not found them.
Hulda (b. 1825) md a Craigo..........the first name is not clear in the
record.......it looks like Tret..
I have no info on them other than they md in 1842.
Mary (b. 1818) md Robert Gibson in 1835........may have staid in
Fayette/Greene Co Pa.....or moved. I have no info on them.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ann Chambers <annchambers(a)earthlink.net>
To: <INJAY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 9:57 PM
Subject: Messages, etc
I joined this list in April, but there is no activity. How come?Maybe I
should join the other list. Please advise. Ann