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I am looking for anyone who are doing research on Leven & Phebe (Hannah) Henderson & their family. Leven & Phebe came to Jackson Twp., Wells County about 1842 from Franklin Co., Indiana.
Leven died in Jackson Township on 16 Aug. 1871 & Phebe died 5 Mar. 1882 in Van Buren Twp., Grant Co., Indiana where she was living with her daughter & son-in-law.
Thanks,
Seeking Henry BUCK (b.9/20/1809 in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia)
to Martin BUCK and Mary SMITH.
Does anyone know how far back Henrico Co, VA birth records extend or
where to get copies? Does anyone have access to these records who might
do a lookup? I am a few hours by car from Richmond. If I were to make
a daytrip to Richmond to do research, where should I start?
The following has information on the Bucks.
Thanks,
Greg Bender
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Henry Buck son of Martin Buck and Mary Smith
Generation No. 1
1. MARTIN BUCK[1] was born Bet. 1765 - 1770 in Germany[2], and died
Abt. June 9, 1854 in Madison County, Indiana[3]. He married MARY
SMITH[4] December 31, 1797 in Rockingham County, Virginia[4]. She was
born 1773 in Pennsylvania[5], and died Aft. 1850 in Monroe Township,
Madison County, Indiana[5].
Notes for MARTIN BUCK:
Settled near Natural Bridge of Virginia
Marriage Notes for MARTIN BUCK and MARY SMITH:
In "Rockingham County Marriages 1778-1850", by Vogt & Kethley, p. 58
Buck, M. & Mary Smith ---1798; bondsman- John Neinerich, dau. of John
Buck, Martin & Mary Smith 28 Jan 1798; bondsman Christopher Schmidt;
dau. of Christopher minister- Daniel Huffman
Children of MARTIN BUCK and MARY SMITH are:
2. i. HENRY BUCK, b. September 20, 1809, Richmond, Virginia; d. April
8, 1867, Alexandria, Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
3. ii. MICHAEL BUCK, b. 1807, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1850.
iii. POLLY BUCK, b. Bef. 1815.
Generation No. 2
2. HENRY BUCK (MARTIN) [9,10,11] was born September 20, 1809 in
Richmond, Virginia[12,13,14], and died April 8, 1867 in Alexandria,
Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana[15,16,17]. He married (1)
JEMIMA CHAMNESS18,19,20, daughter of WILLIAM CHAMNESS and MARY BRAY.
She was born February 5, 1825 in Wayne County, Indiana [21,22], and died
Bet. September 25 - 26, 1905 in Alexandria, Monroe Township, Madison
County, Indiana[23,24]. He married (1) MARTHA JANE EDWARDS [25,26]
possibly January 1, 1831 in Preble County, Ohio [27]. She was born
February 6, 1813 in Indiana [27], and died Bet. 1846 - 1850 in Monroe
Township, Madison County, Indiana[27].
Notes for HENRY BUCK:
> Family tradition said he left home because his father was cruel to him
and his opposition to slavery. He eventually settled near Alexandria,
Madison County, Indiana
> Father, Martin, later gave up his slaves and moved to Madison County,
Indiana near his son Henry.
More About HENRY BUCK:
1830 Census: 1830, Not listed as Head of Household in Indiana
1840 Census: 1840, Madison County, Indiana P.185
1850 Census: 1850, Near Alexandria, Monroe Township, Madison County,
Indiana
1860 Census: 1860, Near Alexandria, Monroe Township, Madison County,
Indiana Page 137 Line 11A Family 964 Dwelling 96428
Burial: 1867, Chaplin Cemetery #53, Monroe Township, Madison County,
Indiana30
More About JEMIMA CHAMNESS:
Burial: 1905, Chaplin Cemetery #53, Monroe Township, Madison County,
Indiana33
More About MARTHA JANE EDWARDS:
Ancestral File #: BWQ3-F434
Children of HENRY BUCK and JEMIMA CHAMNESS are:
i. JOHN M. (M. may stand for MARTIN) BUCK[35,36,37], b. June 2, 1853,
Near Alexandria, Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana[38,39,40]; d.
May 9, 1909, Bluffton, Indiana[41,42]; m. CAROLINE PUGH[43,44],
September 13, 1880, Delaware County, Indiana (probably Muncie)[45]; b.
May 5, 1858, Possibly Howard or Madison County, IN[46,47]; d. January
9, 1939, at daughter's house in Angola, Steuben County, Indiana[48,49].
Notes for JOHN M. BUCK:
JOHN M. BUCK
This prominent manufacturer and head of one of one of Bluffton's leading
industrial enterprises is a native of Indiana, born at Alexandria,
Madison county, on the 2d day of June, 1853. His father, Henry Buck,
formerly a land owner and farmer of the above county, was of German
descent, and the mother, whose maiden name was Jemima Chamness, comes
from a long line of Quaker ancestors. For many years Henry Buck was not
only one of the leading agriculturists of Madison county, but also
achieved prominence as a local politician of the Republican party,
having been one of the first men in his part of the state openly to avow
and defend what was then the political heresy of abolitionism. He
acquired some property, was twice married, and departed this life in the
year 1867. His second wife, the mother of the subject of this sketch is
still living (note: this biographical sketch was written in 1903).
John M. Buck was the oldest of the children born to his father's second
marriage. He was reared to maturity in close touch with nature and as a
farm hand early learned by experience the true meaning of honest toil.
His means for acquiring an education were such as a few months'
attendance each year at the public schools afforded, consequently, he
was not a learned man in the sense of the term as generally understood,
although possessing a fund of valuable practical knowledge such as
schools and colleges do not impart. Young Buck assisted in cultivating
the home farm until his twenty-fourth year, when he started into the
world for himself, first directing his attention to buying and selling
lumber and later taking up the trade of wood turning. He started, in
1890, a small establishment of his own in the town of Geneva. He spent
about five years at the above place, when he found it necessary to
secure a more favorable location, consequently he moved his
establishment to the city of Bluffton.
Since moving to the latter place in 1895, Mr. Buck has built up an
extensive business and, as stated in the initial paragraph, the
enterprise has become on of the largest and most important of the city's
industries. In addition to the plant at Bluffton, which gives
employment to about twenty-five men and from three to five teams every
working day of the year, he operates a branch factory at Auburn, this
state, which, under his direction, has steadily increased its output and
grown in public favor. Mr. Buck manufactures wooden tool handles. His
weekly payroll at Bluffton alone will average about two hundred and
fifty dollars, in addition to which he pays every week to the farmers in
the vicinity who furnish him, very satisfactorily, with raw material the
sum of four hundred dollars.
Mr. Buck began manufacturing in a very small way and the large measure
of success which has attended him is due entirely to his own energy,
superior management and wise business foresight. At the outset, he
encountered many difficulties and numerous obstacles calculated to
impede and discourage, but with an inborn determination which hesitated
at none of these impediments to his progress, he persevered, gradually
removing everything in his pathway and gaining favor until he found
himself upon a well established basis which made ultimate success a
certainty. That he has achieved his aim is abundantly attested by the
place his plant occupies among the industries of Bluffton, in the
business circles of the city and throughout the state. The constantly
increasing demands for his products necessitates the running of his
several establishments at their full capacity, and , judging by present
prospects, their enlargement or the building of additional plants is
only a matter of time.
Few men in Wells county stand higher in the esteem of their fellow
citizens than Mr. Buck and none have better records for energy, honesty
and sterling integrity. He is a man of actions rather than words,
attends strictly to his own affairs, at the same time being not
unmindful of the duty which every citizen owes to the public. He is
essentially a business man and as such ranks with the most enterprising
and progressive of his contemporaries, deserving of great credit for
what he has done for this city in the way of giving employment to labor
and providing a good market for the farmers with timber to dispose of.
Mr. Buck supports the Republican party, but aside from voting for the
regular nominees, takes little interest in political matters, having no
ambition to gratify in the way of public distinction or official
honors. He owns a beautiful and attractive home on the corner of Wabash
and Market streets, where he welcomes and entertains his friends with a
genuine hospitality.
Mr. Buck was married in 1880 to Miss Caroline Pugh of Alexandria,
Madison county, this state, a union blessed with three children: Roland
C., the eldest, was born on the 20th day of June 1881, served with
Company M, Twenty-eighth Regiment, United States Infantry, in the
Philippines, and was shot and killed from ambush by native robbers on
July 13, 1902; Clyde, the second of the family, was born December 7,
1883; Alline, the youngest, is a student in the Bluffton high school.
Mrs. Buck is a member of the Methodist church and well known in the best
social circles of the city. While not identified with any religious
organization himself, Mr. Buck believes in the church as a great moral
force among men and is liberal in his contributions to its support.
Taken from pages 334-335 of the Biographical Memoirs of Wells County,
1903.
Posted on: Wells County, Indiana Query Forum
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Surname: Christman, Grossman, Emley, Holloway
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The Holloways, Christman, Emley and Holloway families all intermarried
in Wells County Indiana.
Bill Grossman(1868-1935) married Elizabeth Emley(1880-1905) and then married
Dora M (LaDora) Emley 23 Sept, 1909. I have a contact with LaDora's grand
daughter if your interested.
Teresa Wagner
WagnerAT(a)AOL.com
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Surname: MAHENSMITH, SHORT
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Nancy J Mahensith md. first C. W. Davison 3 Apr 1878 and second William
Short 11 Sep 1887 both in Adams County.Family said to be from the Adams/Wells
County, area. Am trying to learn who Nancy's parents and siblings were.
Posted on: Wells County, Indiana Query Forum
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Surname: Goshorn, Ganshorn, Gansshorn, Harris, Calhoun, Bueckle
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Was curious how this DAniel fits in with George & Hannah (HARRIS) GOSHORN.
George's father was George GOOSHORN who married Nancy CALHOUN around 1808.
They appear to be the first GOSHORN's in Wells County.
This George's father was Johann Georg GANSHORN (married a Sarah ??). They
basically were in Allegheny & Washington Counties, PA. Johann was born
in York County, PA
Johann's father was Johann Georg GANSSHORN of Germany. He married Susanna
Eliabetha BUECKLE in 1746. He came ti America on board the ship TWO BROTHERS
in 1750 into Philadelphia.
You have anything that supports any of this? Also, anything on the George
& Hannah and descendants.
Rich Blanton
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Surname: HOLLOWAY, NEWHOUSE, ORMSBY
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I have William Elza HOLLOWAY b 3 Oct 1850 IN - d 12 Jan 1927. He m Sarah
Cordelia NEWHOUSE on 12 Sep 1872 and they had children Anna and Ira. Who
were Sarah's parents?
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Surname: HOLLOWAY, THORNBURG, NEWHOUSE
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I am kin to John NEWHOUSE and Emily ORMSBY. Did their children marry into
the HOLLOWAY and THORNBURG families? Or was it the John NEWHOUSE and Emily
COON family?? Help!
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Surname: OSBORN, ASHBURN, HECKMAN
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I was trying to respond to a Kathie Osborn, Romaker at:
T-811 Rd. 1
Grand Rapids, OH 43522
Her e-mail was returned !!!!!
I believe we have a connection between Etta M. who's father is LEVI OSBORN.
Etta married a Joseph Heckman in Wells Co.,IN.
Anyone knowing how I can contact her, would be greatly appreciated. Laura
J. Heckman
Connie-
Did your Sarah have a husband named John Rice? Was her father's name
Benjamin Starr Nutter and mother's name Margaret Martin?
Ronald Black
At 11:13 AM 9/28/00 -0700, Connie Cherry wrote:
>Posted on: Wells County, Indiana Query Forum
>Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/Wells/377
>
>Surname: NUTTER, KEMPER, COURTNEY
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>
>I am trying to find info on my GG Grandmother Sarah Elizabeth Nutter's,
>B-March 1, 1851, D-April 12, 1927, parents and siblings. She married Durias
>Kemper, January 5, 1870 and they had 11 children. When my G Grandmother,
>Minnie Alice, B-May 17, 1876, D-July 2, 1966, Wells Co. IN, was 12 (1888),
>the family moved to Wells Co, IN. If you have any info I would love to
>hear from you, will gladly share anything I have.
>Thanks
>Connie Cherry
>407 Thomasville Rd
>Florence, MS 39073
>
>
>
Hi Connie,
I'm new to this & this is the 1st time I've posted to a list like this.
The following is something I found and saved for future reference. I'm
copying the entire message, since the author states he would like to
hear from others who have pioneer ancestors from Perry and Gibson
counties. Hope it complements what the others have shared with you.
Karen __________________________________
DATE: 04/15/1997
NAME: Sam Cline
SOCIETY OF INDIANA PIONEERS
[Ed. Note: I asked around to find when and how a person would get their
ancestor enrolled as one of the Indiana Pioneers. This is one of the
responses. I think this is something all genealogy researchers for
Indiana should know. Although I am placing this in the county page I am
including all the Indiana counties' dates that this wonderful person
gave to me in his message. If you or anyone you know has a member listed
as one of the Pioneers for this county I would appreciate knowing it --
someday I hope to have a webpage listing the county's pioneers./jm]
>From P. 31, 1990 Year Book [of Society of Indiana Pioneers]: "Dates to
Determine Eligibility for Society Membership
To be eligible for membership in the Society of
Indiana Pioneers an applicant must submit jproof that at least one
ancester settled in Indiana abefore the close of the pioneer period of
the county wherein such ancestor established residence.
Any person interested in membership can obtain
information and application forms from THE SOCIETY OF INDIANA PIONEERS,
315 West Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN 46202."
After a careful study, eligibility dates were
determined at an annual meeting of the members of the Society in
December of 1933, and these dates can only be changed by vote of the
members at the annual meeting of the Society in November.
The Counties and dates follow:
Adams 1840
Allen 1840
Bartholomew 1830
Benton 1840
Blackford 1840
Boone 1835
Brown 1830
Carroll 1835
Cass 1835
Clark 1825
Clay 1830
Clinton 1835
Crawford 1825
Daviess 1825
Dearborn 1825
Decatur 1830
Dekalb 1840
Delaware 1830
Dubois 1825
Elkhart 1840
Fayette 1825
Floyd 1825
Fountain 1830
Franklin 1825
Fulton 1840
Gibson 1825
Grant 1840
Greene 1830
Hamilton 1830
Hancock 1830
Harrison 1825
Hendricks 1830
Henry 1830
Howard 1840
Huntington 1840
Jackson 1825
Jasper 1840
Jay 1840
Jefferson 1825
Jennings 1825
Johnson 1830
Knox 1825
Kosciusko 1840
Lagrange 1840
Lake 1840
Laporte 1840
Lawrence 1825
Madison 1830
Marion 1830
Marshall 1840
Martin 1825
Miami 1835
Monroe 1825
Montgomery 1830
Morgan 1830
Newton 1850
Noble 1840
Ohio 1825
Orange 1825
Owen 1825
Parke 1830
Perry 1825
Pike 1825
Porter 1840
Posey 1825
Pulaski 1840
Putnam 1830
Randolph 1830
Ripley 1825
Rush 1830
Scott 1825
Shelby 1830
Spencer 1825
Steuben 1840
St. Joseph 1840
Sullivan 1825
Switzerland 1825
Tippecanoe 1830
Tipton 1840
Union 1825
Vanderburgh 1825
Vermillion 1830
Vigo 1825
Wabash 1840
Warren 1830
Warrick 1825
Washington 1825
Wayne 1825
Wells 1840
White 1840
Whitley 1840"
The Society was formed in 1916; Indiana's Centennial Year. Hope this is
enough information to answer any questions you might have. The Society
was located, at the time I and my wife were active members, in the
Indiana Historical Society Library [State Library, Indianapolis, IN].
--
Sam Cline - scline(a)reliable-net.net
The Hoosier Group, Inc.
Greene County Indiana USGenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ingreene/greenegw.html Morgan County Indiana
USGenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmorgan/
Morgan County [Indiana] History And Genealogy Association, Inc.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmchaga/mchagai.html The candle light will
always be gleaming through the Sycamores. ...........
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Surname: Shields, Deaver
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I live in Chester Township, Wells County, Indiana. I am a descendent of
Calvin and and Caroline Lucy Deaver Shields, via their daughter Elmyra
Agnes Shields Crosby. I am their G-G-G granddaughter.
We had a visit this past weekend from a wonderful man named Gary Shields
from Kansas. About 12 of us gathered at my parents home to meet with him
and exchange information. Gary and I went cemetery hopping most of the
day today. What would you like to know? I'll help you if I can.
Dawn Maddox Montgomery
Cathy I cannot reply to you email of Sept 30. Please correct my address it is cbrubaker(a)coolsky.com this is a change from cbrubaker(a)ssicoolsky.com
Thanks,
Connie