I will jump in here with my Pike County lines,as I see several of them are
being covered at this time.
James A. BRENTON b.1764 Va. d.1836 Pike Co. m.#1 Mary Unknown #2 Catherine
Elizabeth BELLSFELT (My line) b.1785 Mercer,Ky. d.1820 Pike Co.,In. #3Mary
Ainsley
Hiram Corinth (Rent) HUGHES(my grandad) b.1865 Indiana (? Pike,Gibson or
Duboise Co.) d.1933 Indianapolis,Indiana burried Williams Cemetery,Pike Co.#1 Etta
Bell BAXTER d/o Newton BAXTER child; Laura Bell HUGHES m.#2 Martha Abigail
BEARD (my grandmother) b.1879 Pike Co,In d. 1967 Indianapolis,Indiana
children; Bonnie,Cecil,Huey (Hiram),Golden,Butaun
Obedient BEARD (BAIRD) Civil War Vet b. 1802 Sumner Co.,Tenn. or
Breckenridge,Ky. d.1879 Pike Co.,Indiana m.#1 Mary MAYBERRY #2 Abigail HARGROVE(probably
my line) b.1817 d.1879 Indiana Obedient may have had other wives. He lived in
Knox Co.,Duboise Co.,Pike Co,and perhaps other southern Indiana counties.
children;
Hugh BEARD (my g grandfather) b.1847 Duboise Co.,Ind. d.1930 Pike
Co.,Indiana
m. Elizina WALKER b.1854 Duboise Co.,Indiana d.1923 Pike Co.,Indiana ,William
H. BEARD,Sarah BEARD,John BEARD m.Sarah EARLY,Laura BEARD,Thomas BEARD m.
Melvina WALKER (Elzina's sister ), Elijah BEARD m. Mollie SEATON and Rosa
PEARL,Robert BEARD,George BEARD m. Bertha BYRD
I also know that a Sword BEARD (BAIRD) is a relative,but I am not sure where
he fits in. b. May 31,1848 m. Catherine WALKER
Hugh BEARD and ELZINA WALKER's children
Martha Abigail (see above)(Mattie or Mat) BEARD b.1879 Pike Co.,In. m.Hiram
Corinth (Rent) HUGHES
Susan Catherine BEARD b.1872 Illinois d.1872 m.William CANNON They lived in
Pike Co.and Fort Branch,which I think is in Gibson Co. He was previously
married and had several children. He and Catherine's children all died as infants.
Luvina BEARD b.1876 Pike Co.,d.1960 Indiana burried Pike Co. m.Enos Jud
Fettinger
Lucy June BEARD b.1881 Pike Co.,Indiana d.1940 Colorado m. Aulston NANCE
Cleveland BEARD b.1884 Pike Co.,Indiana d.1971 m.Lena May POWERSs
Maude BEARD b.1889 near Litchfield,Nebraska d. southern Indiana m.Elijah
JERRELL
all of these married in Pike Co.
Jonathan WALKER b.1790 Ky. resided in Knox,Dubois and Pike Co. d.Pike Co.
m.Mary "Polly" BRENTON b.1795 Ky. d. 1855 Dubois Co.,Indiana They m. in White
Oak
Springs. He was one of the first settlers to Dubois Co. Mary Polly was the
daughter of James A.BRENTON (see above) and Catherine BELLSFELT.
children of Jonathan and Mary BRENTON WALKER were;
Dessick (Dessix) WALKER b.1832 Duboise Co.,In d.1907 Pike CO.,In m.Mary
BENNETT,Prudence MAYO (my line) Celia WALLER These are my gg grandparents
and he may have had more wives.
Pete WALKER, Sampson WALKER m.Nancy BEBEE,Almon Bloomfield WALKER m.Judy
MAYO
Charlotte WALKER m.Elijah WILSON,Jr.,Lurena WALKER m.Jacob GOODMAN,Indiana
WALKER m.Harvey VANDIVER
Catherine WALKER b.1826 Duboise Co,In.m.Sword Clayton BEARD (see above)
Mary WALKER m. Richard STILLWELL,Jr. and Thomas SUMNER
Surilda WALKER m.Jessie SUMNER
Peter WALKER.
I will continue on another posting. If anyone is part of this line,I would
like to hear from you.
Judy