Showing posts with label Duffey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Duffey. Show all posts

Saturday, April 14, 2012

On This Day : April 14

1588 - Edward GRUBBE born in Ridge, Hertford, England.  Edward was the son of Thomas GRUBBE.  Edward was my 11x great-grandfather.


1662 - Benjamin MENDENHALL born in Mildenhall, Wiltshire, England.  Benjamin was the son of Thomas MENDENHALL and Joanne STROADE.


1685 - Abigail PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Abigail was the daughter of Thomas PIERCE and Rachel BACON.


1703 - Sarah FIELD born in Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  Sarah was the daughter of John FIELD and Mary BENNETT.


1747 - Gershom PIERCE born.  Gershom was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail ________.


1784 - Johann Jurgen KAHRE died.  Johann was the son of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Anna Katherine STEINMEIER.  Johann was Corinne's 7x great-grandfather.


1808 - William SLADE married Malvina CLEMENTS in Harrison County, Kentucky.  William was the son of Ezekiel SLADE and Mary HODGKINS.


1822 - Burrell LEE born.  Burrell was the son of Robert LEE and Matilda SWAFFORD.


1830 - William TAYLOR died.  William was the son of George TAYLOR and Rachel GIBSON.


1840 - Anna Maria Louise Catherine KAHRE born in Tengern, Westphalia.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Hermann KAHRE and Anna Maria Sophia RULLMANN.


1841 - Rachel BEALS married Jefferson JACKSON.  Rachel was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.


1852 - Anna HOFF died.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Michael SCHLOTHAUER and Elizabeth PETRY.


1856 - Mary Elizabeth LEE born in Missouri.  Mary was the daughter of Burrell Russell LEE and Elizabeth W. NAIL.


1856 - William Burrell LEE born in Ray County, Missouri.  William was the son of Burrell Russell LEE and Elizabeth W. NAIL.


1865 - Thomas Alexander MAXON born.  Thomas was the son of Alexander Young MAXON and Margaret ROSE.


1865 - Calvin Bailey MAXSON born in Kansas.  Calvin was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Alice SMITH.


1878 - Ananias DAVIS died in Champaign County, Ohio.  Ananais was the son of Joseph S. DAVIS and Hannah SUTTON.


1881 - Isaac Fremont DUFFEY married Della BENJAMIN in Wabash County, Indiana.  Isaac was the son of Daniel DUFFEY and Susanna FREEZE.


1883 - Wilfred R. LEWIS born in Huntington County, Indiana.  Wilfred was the son of Jacob LEWIS and Marietta COOK.


1890 - Lola M. DUFFEY died.  Lola was the daughter of Daniel F. DUFFEY and Susannah LEEDY.


1892 - Daniel F. DUFFEY died.  Daniel was the son of Daniel DUFFEY and Susanna FREEZE.


1893 - John DOELITSCH married Amelia WEISLING in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  John was the son of John M. DOELITSCH and Doris Elisabeth SCHUTTE.

Monday, April 09, 2012

On This Day : April 9

1688 - Samuel SEWALL born.  Samuel was the son of John SEWALL and Hannah FESSENDEN.


1718 - Joseph BABCOCK born.  Joseph was the son of Robert BABCOCK and Lydia CRANDALL.


1757 - Humility GREENE born.  Humility was the daughter of John Matthew GREENE and Judith MAXSON.


1764 - Luanna STILLMAN born.  Luanna was the daughter of Elisha STILLMAN and Mary DAVIS.


1779 - John ALLEN married Rachel STOUT.  John was the son of John ALLEN and Phebe SCARLETT.


1788 - William OSBORNE married Anna MACY in Guilford County, North Carolina.  William was the son of Matthew OSBORNE and Mary REYNOLDS.


1788 - Elizabeth SCHLOTHAUER born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Johann Michael SCHLOTHAUER and Elizabeth PETRY.


1779 - John ALLEN married Rachel STOUT.  John was the son of John ALLEN and Phebe SCARLETT.


1790 - Catherine PETRY born in York, York County, Pennsylvania.  Catherine was the daughter of George PETRY and Maria Catharina KALTREIDER.


1807 - Mary SMITH married John GRIFFITH in Frederick County, Virginia.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph SMITH and Rachel BEALS.


1808 - John FESSENDEN died.  John was the son of William FESSENDEN and Martha BROWN.


1822 - Benjamin MAXSON died.  Benjamin was the son of John MAXSON and Thankfull RANDALL.


1825 - Mary DAVIS born in Randolph County, North Carolina.  Mary was the daughter of John W. DAVIS and Mary BARKER.  Mary was my 4x great-grandmother.


1832 - Rebecca Hannah BALES born in Vermillion County, Indiana.  Rebecca was the daughter of Solomon BEALS and Elizabeth JOHN.


1848 - Elizabeth McPheeters CAMPBELL died.  Elizabeth was the daughter of James McPheeters CAMPBELL and Betsey G. BROWN.


1849 - Gilbert Franklin DAVIS born in Doddridge County, Virginia.  Gilbert was the son of Cornelius S. DAVIS and Elizabeth Johnson SUTTON.


1885 - James R. HEATON died in Schuyler County, Missouri.  James was the son of Thomas HEATON and Susan TAYLOR.  James was my 4x great-grandfather.


1885 - Elizabeth DUFFEY died.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Daniel F. DUFFEY and Susannah LEEDY.


1905 - Nathan DAVIS died in Welton, Iowa.  Nathan was the son of Ananias DAVIS and Rebecca CLAYTON.


1910 - Catherine WAMSLEY died.  Catherine was the daughter of Nicholas GROENENDYKE and Lydia ________.


1930 - Anne Marie Catherine Sophia HUSEMANN died in St. Louis, Missouri.  Anne was the daughter of Heinrich Hermann KAHRE and Anna Maria Sophia RULLMANN.


1934 - Harry LAMBERTSON died in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.  Harry was the son of Nelson J. LAMBERTSON and Eliza Jane JOHNSON.


1942 - Sarah MUSSELL died.  Sarah was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.


1952 - Maud HAYSE died in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois.  Maud was the daughter of Carey W. LAMBERTSON and Clara E. COOK.


1984 - Bonnie Mae WRIGHT died in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.  Bonnie was the daughter of Clemon Beals LAMBERTSON and June Kirk DAVIS.  Bonnie was my grandmother.

Friday, April 06, 2012

On This Day : April 6

1747 - Johann Heinrich KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Johann was the son of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Catherine Margarethe KAMMEIER.


1751 - Sarah OLIPHANT born.  Sarah was the daughter of Ephraim OLIPHANT and Sarah HIGGINS STOUT.


1770 - Bennett FIELD died in Mansfield, Windham County, Connecticut.  Bennett was the son of John FIELD and Mary BENNETT.  Bennett was my 7x great-grandfather.


1790 - Catherine MAXSON married Charles EDWARDS.  Catherine was the daughter of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.


1791 - Nathan HUNT married Prudence THORNBURGH in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Nathan was the son of William HUNT and Sarah MILLS.


1807 - Elizabeth ADNEY born in Virginia.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Daniel ADNEY and Anna COGER.


1812 - Jonathan PIERCE born.  Jonathan was the son of Robert PIERCE and Charity THORNBURGH.


1815 - Elizabeth BEALS married Samuel JOHN.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth BLACKBURN.


1841 - Caleb MAXSON died in DeRuyter, New York.  Caleb was the son of John MAXSON and Tacy ROGERS.


1848 - Amanda F. HEATON married Peter WOMACKS in Brown County, Ohio.  Amanda was the daughter of Joseph HEATON and Mary Ann EVANS.


1849 - Katherine McMILLEN born in Marshall County, Indiana.  Katherine was the daughter of James E. McMILLEN and Julie E. ________.  Katherine was Eileen's 2x great-grandfather.


1855 - Marietta COOK born in Grant County, Indiana.  Marietta was the daughter of Robert COOK and Sarah ________.  Marietta was Eileen's 2x great-grandmother.


1857 - Katharine RIEBER born.  Katherine was the daughter of Petrus Theodore RIEBER and Elizabeth SCHUHMACHER.


1859 - Anthony RIEBER born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Anthony was the son of Petrus Theodore RIEBER and Elizabeth SCHUHMACHER.


1872 - Orilla Catherine WEHRLY born in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Catherine was the daughter of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.


1885 - Elizabeth DUFFEY born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Daniel F. DUFFEY and Susannah LEEDY.


1887 - Cornelius KING died in Marion County, Indiana.  Cornelius was the son of William KING and Sarah SULLIVAN.


1887 - Jesse William COVEY born in Missouri.  Jesse was the son of Andrew Woolsey COVEY and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.


1929 - Leander LEWIS died in Huntington County, Indiana.  Leander was the son of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.


2001 - Kenneth Paul LeMASTER died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  Kenneth was the son of Clarence Harrison LeMASTER and Ferry May BICKEL.


2002 - Otis Robert CHIVLARE died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Otis was the son of Taylor E. CHIVLARE and Nellie COX.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

On This Day : March 20

1687 - Prudence REYNOLDS born.  Prudence was the daughter of Henry REYNOLDS and Prudence CLAYTON.


1704 - James TAYLOR born.  James was the son of Col. James TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.


1729 - Anne Margueritte CHERDRON died in Otterberg, Bayern.  Anne was the daughter of Pierre VIELLARD and Catherine BOYE.  Anne was my 8x great-grandmother.


1749 - Nicholas GROENENDYKE born in Kingston, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  Nicholas was the son of Johannes GROENENDYKE and Sarah Ann LAKE.


1771 - Sarah CLARKE married Silas MAXSON.  Sarah was the daughter of Joseph CLARKE and Deborah PENDLETON.


1771 - William SUMNER married Eleanor EDWARDS.  William was the son of Robert SUMNER and Phoebe BEALS.


1780 - John SMITH born in Frederick County, Virginia.  John was the son of Jacob SMITH and Patience BALLINGER.


1790 - Lydia STEVENS born.  Lydia was the daughter of David STEVENS and Mary COOK.


1803 - Jesse MAXSON married Sophia CLARKE.  Jesse was the son of Jesse MAXSON and Elizabeth CLARKE.


1818 - Susannah YOUNG born.  Susannah was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Nancy Ann McLANE.


1821 - Rachel HAWORTH born.  Rachel was the daughter of Nathaniel HAWORTH and Anna OLIPHANT.


1832 - Elizabeth BYERS died in Franklin Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Elizabeth was my 6x great-grandmother.


1840 - Amos CARSON born.  Amos was the son of Jacob CARSON and Esther BEALS.


1843 - Daniel F. DUFFEY born.  Daniel was the son of Daniel DUFFEY and Susanna FREEZE.


1854 - Ira F. HENDRIXSON born in New Hope, Ohio.  Ira was the son of Allen HENDRIXSON and Sarah Ann WRIGHT.


1855 - Manomey CUMMINGS born.  Manomey was the daughter of Abner CUMMINGS and Mary WRIGHT.


1864 - Ruth MAXSON died.  Ruth was the daughter of Phineas CRANDALL.


1871 - Adam YOUNG died in Shelby County, Ohio.  Adam was the son of Charles YOUNG and Catherine Elizabeth KINT.


1895 - Emeline Sarah IRICK died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Emeline was the daughter of Japeth BISHOP and Rachel HAINES.


1902 - Mabel CHIVLARE born in Yankeetown, Warrick County, Indiana.  Mabel was the daughter of Isaac C. CHIVLARE and Viola FOLLOWAY.


1917 - Kirts MAXSON died in Iowa.  Kirts was the son of William MAXSON and Delilah BOWLAND.


1929 - Joseph Garrett CROCKETT died.  Joseph was the son of Joseph CROCKETT and Elizabeth JAMES.


1933 - Samantha SILLS died in Grant County, Indiana.  Samantha was the daughter of Jacob SHELLY and Elizabeth RICKERT.  Samantha was Eileen's 2x great-grandmother.


1951 - June Kirk LAMBERTSON died in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  June was the daughter of Ida DAVIS.  June was my great-grandmother.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

On This Day : March 13

1714 - Jabesh HEATON born.  Jabesh was the son of Samuel HEATON and Susan HAWES.


1740 - Anna Katherine KAHRE died.  Anna was Corinne's 8x great-grandmother.


1752 - John STILLMAN born.  John was the son of John STILLMAN and Molly CLARKE.


1754 - Esther WILLSON born in Hardwick, Sussex County, New Jersey.  Esther was the daughter of Samuel WILLSON and Deborah WILLETS.


1767 - Roger BURDICK born in South Kingston, Rhode Island.  Roger was the son of Oliver BURDICK and Lydia ELDERTON.


1803 - Abraham BYERS born in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Abraham was the son of Abraham BYERS and Mary STICKEL.


1813 - Catherine YOUNG born.  Catherine was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Nancy Ann McLANE.


1858 - William Martin BOYER married Elizabeth J. WILCOX in Franklin County, Ohio.  William was the son of Martin BOYER and Anna BENNETT.


1858 - Margaret Leona MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Margaret was the daughter of Melford Joseph MAXON and Mary E. LANCASTER.


1872 - Amos DUFFEY married Mary Keziah McKINNEY.  Amos was the son of Daniel DUFFEY and Susanna FREEZE.


1875 - Jessie Lillian LOOFBOURROW born in Darke County, Ohio.  Jessie was the daughter of William Wade LOOFBOURROW and Martha Julesa LEMASTERS.


1880 - Allen Aaron SWAFFORD married Meda LILES in Ray County, Missouri.  Allen was the son of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.


1906 - Herbert W. METZNER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Herbert was the son of Irvin G. METZNER and Julia STONE.


1911 - Mary Louise PHILLIPS born in Kansas City, Missouri.  Mary was the daughter of Senator Winfield PHILLIPS and Una Maude LEMASTERS.


1912 - Jane JARRETT died in Fayette County, Iowa.  Jane was Corinne's 4x great-grandmother.


1912 - Lillian Mae ALDERMAN born in New Glarus, Wisconsin.  Lillian was the daughter of William ALDERMAN and Ida E. HOGA.

Thursday, February 02, 2012

On This Day : February 2

1638: Rowland CLARKE died in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.  Rowland was the son of John CLARKE and Katherine COOKE.


1691: Isaac HAINES born.  Isaac was the son of John HAINES and Esther BORTON.


1712: Rebecca HURLBUT died in Woodbury, Connecticut.  Rebecca was my 9x great-grandmother.


1718: Mary MAXSON died in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Mary was the daughter of Nicholas MOSHER.  Mary was my 8x great-grandmother.


1724: George MENDENHALL died.  George was the daughter of Thomas MENDENHALL and Joane STROADE.


1740: Martha NEWLIN married Isaac HARVEY.  Martha was the daughter of Nathaniel NEWLIN and Jane WOODWARD.


1748: Sarah BEALS married Alexander UNDERWOOD.  Sarah was the daughter of Thomas BOWATER and Sarah Edge.  Sarah was my 8x great-grandmother.


1749: Abraham BEALS born.  Abraham was the son of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth GRIEST.


1786: Thomas DAVIS died.  Thomas was the son of William DAVIS and Elizabeth PAVIOR.


1797: Sarah BEALS married John CARTER in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Sarah was the daughter of John BEALS and Susannah JOHNSON.


1797: Lucy POTTER married Rogers CRANDALL.  Lucy was the daughter of George POTTER and Content MAXSON.


1800: Rachel HIATT married William KERSEY.  Rachel was the daughter of William HIATT and Charity WILLIAMS.


1809: Rachel PIERCE born.  Rachel was the daughter of Robert PIERCE and Charity THORNBURGH.


1811: Joseph Glass McPHEETERS born in Fayette County, Kentucky.  Joseph was the son of Charles McPHEETERS and Martha GLASS.


1815: Daniel DUFFEY born in Virginia.  Daniel was the son of John M. DUFFEY and Catherine WALDECK.  Daniel was Eileen's 3x great-grandfather.


1818: Dorcas HOGGATT died.  Dorcas was the daughter of Richard WILLIAMS and Prudence BEALS.


1820: Rebecca HIATT married William UNTHANK.  Rebecca was the daughter of William HIATT and Charity WILLIAMS.


1824: Esther STILLMAN died.  Esther was the daughter of Joseph STILLMAN and Mary MAXSON.


1836: William Berry TAYLOR born.  William was the son of Jonathan TAYLOR and Ann BERRY.


1840: Jane Maria ANDERSON born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.  Jane was the daughter of William Earl ANDERSON and Frances AUSTIN.


1852: Elizabeth COOK born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of George COOK and Matilda JACOBS.


1862: William F. HALEY born in Claridon, Marion County, Ohio.  William was the son of William W. HALEY and Jane Elizabeth OWEN.


1868: Sarah Jane HINSHAW died in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of John BARKER and Anne COX.


1873: Edith Mabel HUBER born.  Edith was the daughter of Walter F. HUBER and Emeline YOUNG.


1883: Fanny LANGWELL died in Spencer, Owen County, Indiana.  Fanny was the daughter of Jesse REYNOLDS and Mary PUTMAN.  Fanny was my 4x great-grandmother.


1884: Mary REYNOLDS died in Bean Blossom Township, Monroe County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of James PUTMAN and Elizabeth KENDRICK.  Mary was my 5x great-grandmother.


1894: Floyd LeMASTERS born in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Floyd was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.


1904: Jesse Walter SWAFFORD married Ollie Mae BIRD in Reno County, Kansas.  Jesse was the daughter of Aaron W. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth SHIRLEY.


1905: Charles YOUNG died.  Charles was the son of Noah YOUNG and Orlintha BROWN.


1907: Lester L. JACKLEY born in Madison County, Indiana.  Lester was the son of Mark O. JACKLEY and Cora Della KING.


1961: Margaret Elizabeth WARNER died.  Margaret was the daughter of William Perry ALDERMAN and Elizabeth Ann LEE.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

On This Day : January 26

1671: John PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of John PIERCE and Deborah CONVERS.


1697: Joseph HERITAGE married Hannah ALLEN in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Joseph was the son of Richard HERITAGE and Mary TIMMS.


1732: William WRIGHT born in Falkland, Fife, Scotland.  William was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.


1756: Johanna ANTONIDES born.  Johanna was the daughter of Pieter ANTONIDES and Catherine VANDERVEER.


1765: David WRIGHT born in Foodie, Fife, Scotland.  David was the son of Charles WRIGHT and Peggy MORRIS.


1774: Samuel PIERCE died in Mansfield, Windham County, Connecticut.  Samuel was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Lydia BACON.  He was my 8x great-grandfather.


1798: Joseph WRIGHT born in Kentucky.  Joseph was the son of John WRIGHT and Sarah FLEMING.


1827: Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE died.  Johann was the son of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Anna Catherine Elisabeth OBERMEIER.  He was Corinne's 6x great-grandfather.


1832: William MAXSON married Delilah BOWLAND in Harrison County, Ohio.  William was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Mary MAGDILINE.


1845: Nathaniel LEWIS married Mary ZOOK.  Nathaniel was the son of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.


1855: Ellen A. MOULTON born in Ohio.  Ellen was the daughter of Charles MOULTON and Charlotte Cordelia PHILLIPS.


1860: Nettie Belle STOUT born in Adams County, Ohio.  Nettie was the daughter of Moses B. STOUT and Nancy PARKER.


1881: Elizabeth BEALS died in Converse, Miami County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Andrew CHEW and Anna Marie BARTHUS.  She was my 5x great-grandmother.


1882: Isaiah W. DUFFEY born.  Isaiah was the son of Isaac Fremont DUFFEY and Della BENJAMIN.


1886: Jesse Clarence LEE born in Ray County, Missouri.  Jesse was the son of William Burrell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.


1899: Harley Alden DAVIS born.  Harley was the son of Winchester Journey DAVIS and Lula Iona DAVIS.


1968: Pansy TIMM died in Monticello, White County, Indiana.  Pansy was the daughter of Ida DAVIS.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Surname Saturday : Recap of Eileen's Family Lines

This post is a recap of Surname Saturday posts of Eileen's family lines.  Taking a six-generation view of her pedigree chart, these are the families in her line, with a few lines unknown at this point:



  • CUMMINGS Lawrence County, AR>Winston County, AL>North Carolina
  • IVEY Butler County, MO>McCracken County, KY>Marshall County, KY>Virginia
  • PEFLEY Wabash County, IN>Preble County, OH>Botetourt County, VA>Lancaster County, PA>Switzerland
  • ROOF Botetourt County, VA
  • DUFFEY Wabash County, IN>Hocking County, OH>Champaign County, OH>Pennsylvania
  • FREEZE Champaign County, OH>Shennandoah County, VA
  • PEEPLES Marshall County, IN>Miami County, IN>North Carolina
  • FISHER Miami County, IN>Brown County, OH
  • LEWIS Wabash County, IN>Huntington County, IN>Henry County, IN>Montgomery County, OH>Canada
  • RINEHART Henry County, IN>Preble County, OH>Chester County, PA>Switzerland
  • COOK Wabash County, IN>South Carolina
  • SILLS Wabash County, IN>Champaign County, OH>Bedford County, Pennsylvania>Hesse-Darmstadt
  • GRIMES Champaign County, OH>Clearfield County, PA
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Monday, August 29, 2011

Research Updates: August 29, 2011

I was able to spend a few hours yesterday at the Willard Library in Evansville, Indiana and do some research.  This is a great regional library, with a lot of sources that extend outside of their geographic area.  While my main focus was on the the robbery of the New Harmony bank in 1925, I also located information relating to Eileen's and Corinne's lines.



  • Searched additional editions of the Evansville Journal from March 1925, looking for additional information on the robbery in New Harmony that Harry Pierpont's gang was involved with.  Did not find anything other than what the library had already provided.
  • Found information in abstracts of Tagliche Evansville Union 1865-1885 that included information regarding the Sauer, Ritt, Damm, and Schafer lines.  Once I determine how they are related to Corinne's lines, will request copies of the actual newspaper items.  All of which are published in German script!
  • Located record of abstracts of Warrick County, Indiana Will Book I 1831-1859 and Will Book II Feb. 1860-June 1885.  In this work, located Corinne's ancestor Thomas McCool.  Will now be able to request the copy of his will filled April 23, 1869.
  • Located the Divorce Record Index 1818-1941 Vanderburgh County Indiana and located several of Corinne's ancestors and relatives, some of whom had filed multiple times, including the Miller, Chivlare and Sauer families. Now there's a story there!
  • Found published Ledger of Civil War Appointments & Discharges from the Recorders Office of Wabash County, Indiana which had information about Eileen's ancestor, Thomas PEFLEY.  Nice find in a library over 200 miles from home.
  • Made copies from Lagro Township Cemeteries Wabash County Indiana for records of Eileen's Duffey, Lewis, Sills & Pefley ancestors.
For just a few hours of research, it turned out to be a very productive day in a really nice, historic library.  If you ever have an opportunity to research there, I would highly recommend it.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Honoring Their Service

I spent part of my evening tonight honoring the memories of those who served in the American Civil War by browsing the collection of Civil War draft registrations on Ancestry, hoping to find new information about the military service of relatives.  All males between the ages of 20 and 45 were subject to the military draft.

I discovered that the Indiana 11th Congressional District in 1863 covered many counties where I had relatives, including: Jay, Madison, Wabash and Hamilton.

The draft act created three classes of men: Class I included men between the ages of 20 and 35 subject to military duty and unmarried men above 35 and under 45 subject to military duty; Class II included married men above 35 and under 45.

According to the National Archives, the consolidated lists of Class III, which I was researching, was comprised of men who were veterans or were already in the service.  The records included information such as name, place of residence, age as of July 1, 1863, occupation, marital status, place of birth and military organization.

I started this search too late at night to finish, but working up through the "D" surnames, I did discover one new lead in Wabash County for Eileen's ancestry.

Duffey, Daniel, age 22, white, farmer, service in the 8th Indiana Infantry.  I believe this was her 2nd-great granduncle.


Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Tombstone Tuesday: Sarah May (PEEPLES) PEFLEY (1869-1932)


Eileen's maternal great-greatmother, Sarah May (PEEPLES) PEFLEY, is buried in the Washington-Lawson Cemetery, Union Township, Marshall County, Indiana.


Sarah was the daughter of George and Katherine (McMILLEN) PEEPLES.  According to her obituary in the Culver Citizen, she was born on a farm near Maxinkuckee on May 3, 1870, although her tombstone clearly says 1869. Sarah married Albert Duffey PEFLEY, son of Thomas Jefferson and Ruth (DUFFEY) PEFLEY, on October 9, 1898 in Culver, Marshall County, Indiana.  They had 4 children and resided in Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana.  Sarah and Albert divorced circa 1924.  Sarah died April 4, 1932 in Argos, Marshall County, Indiana.


Source: Washington-Lawson Cemetery (Marshall County, Indiana), Sarah May Pefley marker, photographed by Travis LeMaster, 4 September 2010.

Saturday, May 01, 2010

Surname Saturday: Freese

The FREESE surname is in Eileen's maternal line.  The origins of the surname are not yet known.

Stories and history:

Ahnentafel # 51: Susanna FREESE (1820-1893).  Susanna was born October 7, 1820 in Ohio.  She married Daniel DUFFEY (1815-1879) before 1843, when their first child was born.  Daniel was born February 2, 1815 in Virginia.  They had 8 children together, and had moved to Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana by the 1860 census.  Daniel died May 17, 1879.  Susanna died June 7, 1893.  Both are buried in the Center Grove Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana.

 
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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Surname Saturday: Duffey

The DUFFEY surname is Eileen's maternal line.  The ethnic origins of the surname are not known at this time.

Stories and History:

Ahnentafel # 25: Ruth Anne DUFFEY (1847-1942). Ruth was born November 17, 1847 in Logan, Hocking County, Ohio.  She married Thomas Jefferson PEFLEY on September 17, 1863 at Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Thomas was born  May 24, 1840 in Eaton, Preble County, Ohio.  They raised 3 children in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Thomas died February 9, 1935 in Dana, Jackson County, Indiana.  Ruth died January 9, 1942 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 50: Daniel DUFFEY (1815-1879). Daniel was born February 2, 1815 in Virginia.  He married Susanna FREESE before 1843. Susanna was born October 7, 1820.   They raised 8 children in Wabash County, Indiana.  Susanna died Jun 7, 1893.  Daniel died May 17, 1879.

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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Surname Saturday: Pefley

The PEFLEY surname is Eileen's maternal line.  The surname has Swiss origins and is spelled a number of ways, a common variant is PEFFLEY.

Stories and History:

Ahnentafel # 384: Nicholas PEFFLEY (c1700-c1748), the immigrant.  Nicholas was born circa 1700 in Palatine and emigrated to Pennsylvania.  Nicholas was married to Barbara BARN.  They had 5 children together.  Nicholas died circa 1748 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.


Ahnentafel # 192: Jacob PEFLEY (c1724-c1778).  Jacob was born circa 1724 in Germany and emigrated to Pennsylvania.  Jacob was married to Esther ________.  They had 5 children together.  Jacob died circa 1778 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.


Ahnentafel # 96: Henry PEFLEY (c1770-1842).  Henry was born circa 1770 in Bethel Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  Henry married Susannah BORNDRAGAR.  Susannah was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Andrew and Susannah (________) BORNDRAGAR.  They had 10 children and lived in Botetourt and Roanoke County, Virginia.  Henry died in 1842 in Salem, Roanoke County, Virginia.


Ahnentafel # 48: Solomon PEFLEY  (1798-1879).  Solomon was born January 10, 1798 in Botetourt County, Virginia.  Solomon married Frances ROOF before 1823 in Botetourt County, Virginia.  They had 7 children.  Frances was born in Botetourt County, Virginia and died 1840 in Preble County, Ohio.  Solomon remarried after 1840 to Hannah HOOVER.  They moved to Wabash County, Indiana, where Solomon died June 9, 1879.


Ahnentafel # 24: Thomas Jefferson PEFLEY (1840-1935).  Thomas was born May 24, 1840 in Eaton, Preble County, Ohio.  Thomas married September 17, 1863 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana to Ruth Anne DUFFEY, daughter of Daniel and Susanna (FREESE) DUFFEY.  Ruth was born November 17, 1847 in Hocking County, Ohio.  They had 3 children.  Thomas was a veteran of the Civil War.  Thomas died February 9, 1935 in Dana, Jackson County, Indiana.  Ruth died January 9, 1942 in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.



Ahnentafel # 12: Albert Duffey PEFLEY (1867-1964).  Albert was born January 12, 1867 in Wabash County, Indiana.  Albert married October 9, 1898 in Culver, Marshall County, Indiana to Sarah May PEEPLES, daughter of George and Katherine (McMILLEN) PEEPLES.  Sarah was born May 3, 1870 in Maxinkuckee, Marshall County, Indiana.  They had 4 children.  Albert died April 20, 1964 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana.  Sarah died April 3, 1932 in Argos, Marshall County, Indiana.



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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Pefley Family Lineage

Here is the latest information I have on Eileen's Pefley family line, starting with her great-grandfather.

Albert Duffey PEFLEY b. January 12, 1867 Wabash Co., IN., d. April 20, 1964 Wabash Co., IN., m. 1897 Plymouth, Marshall Co., IN to Sarah May PEOPLES.

Thomas Jefferson PEFLEY b. May 24, 1840 Preble Co., OH., d. February 9, 1935 Dana, Jackson Co., IN., m. September 17, 1863 in Dora, Wabash Co., IN to Ruth Anne DUFFEY.

Solomon PEFLEY b. January 10, 1798 Botetourt Co., VA., d. June 9, 1879 Wabash Co., IN., m. before 1823 Botetourt Co., VA to Frances ROOF.

Henry PEFLEY b. ca. 1770 Bethel Twp., Lancaster Co., PA., d. 1842 Salem, Roanoke Co., VA., m. 1797 in Botetourt Co., VA to Susannah BORNDRAGAR.

Jacob PEFLEY b. ca. 1724 Germany, d. ca. 1778 Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA., m. ca. 1760 Lancaster Co., PA to Esther ________

Nicholas PEFFLEY b. ca 1700 Germany, d. ca. 1748 Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA., m. Barbara BARN

Friday, November 17, 2006

Today in my database : Ruth Anne Duffey (b. November 17, 1847)

Today's featured relative in my database is my wife's maternal 2nd-great grandmother, Ruth Anne Duffey.

Ruth was born November 17, 1847 in Logan, Hocking Co., OH, the daughter of Daniel and Susanna (Freese) Duffey. Ruth married on September 17, 1863 in Dora, Wabash Co., IN to Thomas Jefferson Pefley, son of Solomon and Francis (Roof) Pefley. Thomas was born May 24, 1840 in Eaton, Preble Co., OH and died February 9, 1935 in Dana, Jackson Co., IN. Ruth died January 9, 1942 in Dora, Wabash Co., IN.

Children of Thomas Jefferson and Ruth Anne (Duffey) Pefley are as follows :
i. Sherman John Pefley b. October 17, 1864 Wabash Co., IN, d. May 9, 1962 Wabash Co., IN., m. Rose Tucker
ii. Albert Duffey Pefley b. January 12, 1867 Wabash Co., IN., d. April 20, 1964 Wabash Co., IN., m. Sarah May Peoples
iii. Florence Belle Pefley b. October 16, 1869 Wabash Co., IN., d. 1958 Wabash Co., IN.

My wife descends from Thomas Jefferson and Ruth Anne (Duffey) Pefley through their son, Albert, as follows :
Ruth Anne Duffey and Thomas Jefferson Pefley
Albert Duffey Pefley and Sarah May Peoples (her great-grandparents)

Saturday, October 07, 2006

Today in my database : Susanna Freese (b. October 7, 1820)

Today's featured relative in my database is my wife's maternal 3rd-great grandmother, Susanna Freese.

Susanna was born October 7, 1820 (probably Virginia) to unknown parents. She married Daniel Duffey circa 1840 (probably Ohio). Daniel was born February 2, 1815 in Virginia and died May 17, 1879. Susanna died June 7, 1893.

Known children of Daniel & Susanna (Freese) Duffey :
i. Isaac F. Duffey m. Della Benjamin
ii. Daniel Duffey m. Susan Leedy
iii. John W. Duffey
iv. Ruth Anne Duffey m. Thomas Jefferson Pefley

My wife descends from Daniel & Susanna as follows :

Daniel Duffey & Susanna Freese
Ruth Anne Duffey & Thomas Jefferson Pefley
Albert Duffey Pefley & Sarah May Peoples (her great-grandparents)