Just noticed your email came from Martin Co, I subscribe there and Daviess. Sorry for the
double up, for those who subscribe to both. (More than my brain can handle.) My Sause
grandparents were from Daviess and Raney grandparents were Martin Co. Hope to visit there
this month. Marilyn
To L F Anderson: Here is what I have been TOLD. Some dates have been verified.
My great grandparents: 5th born of 9, John Allen Raney b.2-29-1848 d.4-11-1929 m.1871 m.
Martha Jane (Mattie) Johnson b.7-11-1851 d.9-8-1933 b. Isle of Wight grew up in Epsworth
England. John Allen was a buyer and shipper of stock to Cincinnati, also a schoolteacher.
(Martha daughter of Henry Johnson and Lucy (Kyle) who lived at Mt.Pleasant Loogootee, IN.
Also had Clara, Ophia and Raymond Johnson.) I had also been told he was from Berne,
Switzerland. Have you been able to document any of this?
Children i) Henry ii)Frank iii)Arthur Vincent iv)Clara v)James Virgil vi)my
grandpa, HOMER THOMAS RANEY vii)Alma viii) Bertha Genievie ix)Fred x) Carl Bernard xi)
John Russel
John Allen was the son of: G) JAMES VIRGIL RANEY b.4-4-1809 Washington Co. Ky, to Martin
Co, IN age 9, 1818. Both bur St Rose Cemetary, Martin Co (possibly Col. Mex War and
Recruiter in Civil War) d.9-21-1881. m. Mary Helen (Holland) b. Galway Co. Clare, Ire.
b.7-22-1820 d.4-22-1891 m.10-15-1839 Daviess Co, IN. 9 Children.
Brother of my ggg grandpa, James Virgil Raney was:
F)John Felix Raney b.Washington Co, Ky. b.1804 d.9-21-1897 Martin Co, IN. 12 children m.
Mary (O'Neal) b.1808? m.2-6-1827 in Martin Co, IN. Their second of 12 children:
2)Delilah (Raney) b.1830 or 1831 m.Thomas Kile. I don't know who were Thomas
Kile's parents. Looking forward to hearing. Marilyn (Sause) Conlon