Alpha Jones Died Suddenly at Rural Home

Source: Alexandria Times-Tribune, Alexandria, Indiana, Monday, December 17, 1934, page 1.

Alpha Jones Dies Suddenly At Rural Home

Widely Known Alexandria Resident Victim Heart Attack

Alpha Jones, 71, widely known Monroe township farmer and a resident of Alexandria and the immediate community for many years, died suddenly of a heart attack just before noon today at his home two miles north and a mile and a quarter east of Alexandria.

Although he had been under the care of a physician for several weeks, his condition had not been such as to confine him to the house and he was up and about as usual this morning. He was seated in a chair in the living room when the fatal stroke came upon him, and was dead when a physician who was hurridly[sic] summoned reached the Jones home.

The body was brought to the Davis and Stricler funeral home, and will remain their until preparations have been completed for the funeral and burial.

Mr. Jones owned a valuable farm northeast of the city and lived there for many years. He retired from active farm work six years ago and moved to his property at 419 North Canal street. Last year he and Mrs. Jones, who was Miss Amanda Hawkins before her marriage, decided to return to the farm, and their grandson, Harold Day, and his family, moved there with him.

Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Day, of West Broadway, two grandsons, Harold and Alpha Day, and two great grandchildren, the children of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Day.

Note : William Alpha Jones was the first married to my maternal 2nd-great grandaunt, Elizabeth Wright (1863-1882), who died in childbirth.

James Wright Funeral

Source: Alexandria Times-Tribune, Alexandria, Indiana, Friday, October 16, 1936, page 1.

James Wright Funeral

A large number of the relatives, friends and neighbors of the late James Wright gathered at the family home on South Wayne Street this afternoon to attend his funeral, which was conducted there by Rev. Otto Stroup, paster of the Christian church at Frankton.

Mr. Wright, who was born and reared on a farm two miles south of Alexandria, a son of the late Joseph Wright, had spent all of his life in that community until he retired from active farm work and moved to Alexandria a few years ago.

Pallbearers at the service were old neighbors and friends, Logan Jones, Harry Morgan, George Hicks, H.G. Ferguson, Charles Black and Thomas Ellis. Internment was in the I.O.O.F. cemetery here.

They counted him twice

My maternal 2nd-great granduncle, Jesse WRIGHT, was counted twice in the 1910 census of Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana. Jesse (1878-1919) was the son of Joseph and Rebecca (Heaton) Wright.

On the April 15, 1910 return, Jesse was living in the Virgil S. DAY household as a roomer. Jesse was listed as male, aged 32, single, born in Indiana and both parents born in Indiana. His occupation was listed as a postal clerk for the railroad, and he could read and write.

Virgil S. DAY was the husband of Jesse's niece, Myrtle M. (Jones) DAY. Myrtle was the daughter of William Alpha and Elizabeth (Wright) Jones.

On the April 22, 1910 return, Jesse was living in the Albert VINSON household as a boarder. Jesse was listed as a male, age 32, born in Indiana with father born Ohio and mother born in Indiana. His occupation was listed as clerk in mail dept., and he could read and write.

Albert VINSON was the husband of Jesse's sister, Anna L. (Wright) VINSON.

Though I'm sure he's not the only member of my family who has been counted twice in the census, at least in Monroe Township in 1910, the count is off by at least one.

Obituary : James Wright (1868-1936)

Source : Alexandria Times Tribune, Alexandria, Indiana, October 14, 1936, page 1.

JAMES WRIGHT AGED EXPIRED TODAY

Born South Of City And Had Lived Here All His Lifetime

James Wright, 68, who was born on a farm two miles south of Alexandria and who had lived in this community all of his life, died at 9:15 a.m. today at the family home at 515 South Wayne street after an extended illness with a complication of ailments.

The body was taken to the Davis & Stricler funeral home, and will be returned this evening to the Wright residence, where funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday. The minister who will have charge will be announced later. Interment will be in a local cemetery.

Mr. Wright was a son of the late Joseph and Rebecca Wright, and lived in the county south of Alexandria until eight years ago, when he and his wife retired from active farm duties and came to this city to live. Mrs. Wright was formerly Miss Carrie B. Hicks, and they were married 41 years last November.

She survives him, with four daughters, Mrs. Frances E. Sexton, Mrs. Olivia Jones, Mrs. Mabel Frees and Mrs. Helen McDermott, all living her, and five grandchildren.

He is also survived by three brothers, Charles Wright and John Wright, of Alexandria, and Edward E. Wright, of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Daisy Fox, of Delaware, O., is a surviving sister.

Edmund Pierce household - Madison Co., IN

The E.G. PIERCE household appears in the 1870 census of Lafayette Twp., Madison Co., IN. Edmund G. PIERCE was my maternal 3rd-great grandfather, the son of Francis S. and Rebecca (PAGE) PIERCE.

In the 1870 census, E.G. is listed as a 33 year-old farmer, born in Indiana, with real estate valued at $3200 and a personal estate valued at $750. His wife, Catherine, was aged 27, born in Indiana, and cannot read. Children listed were a son, W.F., aged 4; son E.A., aged 3; and daughter, Martha, aged 1 year.

Edmund G. PIERCE b. April 30, 1837 Wayne Co., IN, d. January 8, 1875 Madison Co., IN., m(1) October 17, 1858 Preble Co., OH to Lydia DUELL, daughter of Joshua and Abigail (BORTON) DUELL; m(2) May 5, 1864 Madison Co., IN to Catherine GROENENDYKE, daughter of Elias and Nancy (JENKINS) GROENENDYKE. Lydia b. March 26, 1838 Pilesgrove, NJ., d. September 14, 1860; Catherine b. February 4, 1843 Madison Co., IN., d. December 10, 1913 Madison Co., IN.
Children of Edmund G. and Catherine (GROENENDYKE) PIERCE are as follows :
i. William Francis PIERCE b. July 10, 1865 Madison Co., IN., d. September 21, 1950 Madison Co., IN., m(1) Clara PENNISTEN; m(2) Vida MADDOX.
ii. Elias A. PIERCE b. February 14, 1867 Madison Co., IN., d. March 1963 Madison Co., IN., m(1) Flora CURTIS; m(2) Katie ________
iii. Martha PIERCE b. November 16, 1868 Madison Co., IN., d. February 29, 1932 Madison Co., IN., m. John JOHNSON
iv. Lyman PIERCE b. March 1871 Madison Co., IN., d. December 4, 1938 Madison Co., IN., m. Lavina SUNDERLAND.
v. Margaret PIERCE b. April 1873 Madison Co., IN., d. June 11, 1923 Madison Co., IN., m. John W. JONES

Peoples v. Stanley - Indiana Supreme Court May Term 1855

May Term, 1855 : Peoples v. Stanley

Bill in chancery under the R.S. 1843. Some of the defendants were notified of the pendency of the suit, as non-residents, by publication, and a decree was taken against them by default. No affidavit of their non-residence was made. A guardian ad litem was appointed for other defendants, who were minors, and a decree was taken against them; but it was not shown that they had any notice of the suit, by service of process or otherwise. Held, that the Court had not acquired jurisdiction of the persons of the defendants mentioned, and that the decree against them was, consequently, erroneous. A Court of equity cannot appropriate choses in action of a debtor to the payment of a demand of a creditor.

Monday, June 11. ERROR to the Marshall Circuit Court.

Davison, J. - Stanley, on the 6th of June, 1850, sued Hugh A.B. Peoples, Thomas Skilman, John Fisher, John Jones, Alvin Kite, and Orange Fisher, in chancery, in the Marshall Circuit Court.

The bill states these facts :

Peoples and Skilman, as sureties for Jones and Kite, became indebted to Stanley 600 dollars. Jones, Kite and Skilman were insolvent. Peoples, with intent to defraud Stanley, and evade the payment of said debt, which was then in judgment, placed a certain amount of money in the hands of John Fisher, and directed him to lay it out in canal land, and take the title in his, Fisher's, name. In pursuance of this arrangement, Fisher went to the land office at Logansport, and purchased a quarter-section of land in Marshall county. After this, Peoples, with his family, moved upon said land, improved it, and resided thereon until the month of March, 1850, when he and Fisher left the state, with the avowed intention of going to California. When Fisher bought the land, he obtained a certificate of purchase, which, before he started to California, he assigned to Patsey Peoples, the wife of the said Hugh Peoples, and she, the said Patsey, remained in the occupancy of the land, and also in the possession of personal property belonging to her husband, worth 500 dollars. It appeared that, within a few days after their departure for California, Patsey Peoples died, leaving William, George, Daniel, Mary and Samuel Peoples, her heirs at law, they being minors and the children of the said Hugh and Patsey. These children, by amendment of the bill, were subsequently made defendants. After the death of Patsey, the property left with her was sold by the said Orange Fisher, who, in making the sale thereof, acted without authority, and took notes for the purchase-money, payable to himself at six months. The bill alleges that Hugh A.B. Peoples and John Fisher are non-residents, and prays the appropriation of the notes in the hands of Orange Fisher, and also the above land, to the payment of Stanley's claim, and for general relief, &c.

The record shows that Peoples and John Fisher were notified by publication, and defaulted; though an affidavit of their non-residency does not appear to have been made. It is alleged that the minor defendants answered by guardian ad litem; but it is not shown that they had any notice of the suit, or that any steps, by process or otherwise, were taken to notify them of the proceeding. The other defendants, (except Orange Fisher, who answered,) were served with process, and defaulted.

The Court, upon final hearing, directed the notes taken for the sale of the personal property by Orange Fisher, (which had been brought into Court,) to be collected, and the proceeds to be applied to the payment of Stanley's claim, which was adjudged to be 596 dollars; and for the payment of the balance, if any, after the application of such proceeds, the land was ordered to be sold.

This decree, in our opinion, can not be sustained -

1. Because the notice by publication against Peoples and Fisher does not appear to have been preceded by an affidavit of non-residency. Without such affidavit, we think the notice was insufficient, and, consequently, they were not properly before the Court. A provision of the R.S. 1843, in force at the time of these proceedings, points out the mode in which a non-resident party may be notified of the pendency of a suit, and expressly requires that such notice shall be upon affidavit. R.S. 1843, p. 883.

2. It is not shown that the minor defendants were served with process, or notified of the suit in any mode known to the law. This Court has repeatedly decided that process should be served on infant defendants, in chancery, in the same manner as if they were adults. Hough v. Canby, 8 Blackf. 301 - Robbins v. Robbins, 2 Ind. R. 74.

3. A Court of chancery has no power to appropriate choses in action in payment of a creditor's demand against his debtor, whether such demand be in judgment or otherwise. This point is decided in Shaw v. Aveline, 5 Ind. R 389; and also in Stewart v. English, ante, p. 176.

Per curiam. - The decree is reversed with costs. Cause remanded, &c.

J.B. Niles and W.G. Pomeroy, for the plaintiffs.

Source : Porter, Albert G., official reporter, Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of Indiana, being an official continuation of Blackford's Reports, with tables of the cases and principal matters., vol. VI - containing the cases from the fifteen day of the November term, 1854, to the end of the May term, 1855, inclusive, and the case of Beebe v. the State, decided at the November term, 1855.; Indianapolis, Indiana, Merrill & Company, Publishers, 1856

Note : This information was located using Google's Book search. Hugh A.B. Peoples was Eileen's 3-great maternal grandfather. Her line is through Hugh's son, George.

George G. Lambertson family - 1860 Mason Co. KY & 1870 New York City

The mysterious George G. LAMBERTSON and family was found in the 1860 census of Mason Co., KY. George was listed as age 28, born in New Jersey, and his occupation was that of M.E. [Methodist Episcopal] Minister. He appears with his wife Harriet, age 26, born Ohio; and two children : Isolina aged 2 and George L. aged 10 months.

In the 1870 census of Reily Twp., Butler Co., OH, Harriet LAMBERTSON is living with her brother Daniel JONES and his family. Only daughter Isolina is listed, so I presume that George L. died sometime between 1860 and 1870.

George G. LAMBERTSON appears in the 1870 census of 16th Ward of New York City as a Botanical doctor, aged 37, born in New Jersey. He has a new wife, Adelaide, aged 37, a Fortune Teller born in Connecticut.

John W. Jones Family - Madison Co., IN

Today I sourced the 1920 census record of the John W. Jones family in Lafayette Twp., Madison Co., IN. John was married to my maternal 2nd-great aunt, Margaret Pierce.

John was a farmer who owned his own free of mortgage in 1920. The family appears with two children, Herman and Neal. There is a 10 year age gap between the two of them, I'm not sure if there were other children who may have died young.

John W. JONES b. ca. 1868 Indiana, d. after 1920 census, m. March 1, 1903 Madison Co., IN to Margaret PIERCE, daughter of Edmund G. & Catherine (GROENENDYKE) PIERCE. Margaret b. April 1873 Madison Co., IN, d. June 11, 1923 Madison Co., IN.

Known children of John W. and Margaret (Pierce) Jones are as follows :
a. Herman Jones b. ca. 1904 Indiana
b. Neal W. Jones b. August 14, 1914 Madison Co., IN.

Catherine Groenendyke (b. February 4, 1843)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 3rd-great grandmother, Catherine Groenendyke.

Catherine was born February 4, 1843 in Madison Co., IN., the daughter of Elias and Nancy (Jenkins) Groenendyke. Catherine married May 5, 1864 in Madison Co., IN to Edmund G. Pierce, son of Francis S. and Rebecca (Page) Pierce. Edmund was born April 30, 1837 in Wayne Co., IN, and died January 8, 1875 in Madison Co., IN. Catherine died December 10, 1913 in Lafayette Twp., Madison Co., IN.

Children of Edmund G. and Catherine (Groenendyke) Pierce are as follows :
i. William Francis Pierce b. July 10, 1865 Madison Co., IN., d. September 21, 1950 Madison Co., IN., m. Clara Pennisten m(2) Vida Maddox
ii. Elias A. Pierce b. February 14, 1867 Madison Co., IN, d. March 1963, m. Flora J. Curtis
iii. Martha Pierce b. November 16, 1868 Madison Co., IN., d. February 29, 1932 Madison Co., IN., m. John M. Johnson
iv. Lyman Pierce b. March 1871 Madison Co., IN., d. December 4, 1938 Madison Co., IN., m. Lavina Sunderland
v. Margaret Pierce b. April 1873 Madison Co., IN., d. June 11, 1923 Madison Co., IN., m. John W. Jones

I descend from Edmund and Catherine (Groenendyke) Pierce through their son, William, as follows :
Catherine Groenendyke and Edmund G. Pierce
William Francis Pierce and Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce and Virgil Lee Wright (my great-grandparents)

Hiram Harter Family - Jay Co., IN

Today I finished sourcing the census data for the Hiram B. Harter family in the 1870, 1900 & 1910 census of Jay Co., IN. Hiram married my paternal 2nd-great grandaunt, Elizabeth Wehrly.

Hiram's occupation was a farmer, a spoke cutter and a railroad watchman in the census records. His wife, Elizabeth, died in 1890, so he was living with his son-in-law, Joseph Brandon in the 1900 & 1910 census. Interestingly, Joseph was a contemporary of Hiram's.

Hiram B. HARTER b. March 1838 Butler Co., OH., d. April 10, 1912 Portland, Jay Co., IN., m. May 29, 1890 Jay Co., IN to Elizabeth WEHRLY, daughter of John S. & Barbara (PETRY) WEHRLY. Elizabeth b. June 27, 1841 Preble Co., OH., d. November 12, 1890 Jay Co., IN.

Children of Hiram B. and Elizabeth (WEHRLY) HARTER :
i. Francis M. Harter b. ca. 1861 Indiana, d. after 1870 census
ii. Sarah J. Harter b. November 1862 Indiana, d. between 1900-1910, m. Joseph Z. Brandon
iii. William B. Harter b. ca. 1865 Indiana, d. after 1870 census
iv. John O.P. Harter b. ca. 1867 Indiana, d. after 1870 census
v. Isabel Harter b. ca. 1869 Indiana, d. after 1870 census
vi. Bertha A. Harter b. April 2, 1874 Jay Co., IN., d. June 4, 1920 Allen Co., IN., m. Arthur H. Jones

Today in my database : Frederick Damm (b. August 1853)

Today's featured relative in my database is my daughter's maternal 3rd great-grandfather, Frederick Damm.

Frederick was born in August 1853 in Indiana (probably Vanderburgh Co.). Frederick married Wilhemina Schneider circa 1879. Wilhemina was born January 1855 in Indiana. Frederick died March 28, 1925 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN.

Known children of Frederick and Wilhemina (Schneider) Damm are as follows :

Lula Damm
Anna Magdalena Damm m. Arthur Wildt
Mary Damm
Lena Damm
Matilda P. Damm m. Marion King
Fred H. Damm m. Ethel Jones
Viola Damm m. Samuel Wellmier

Happy Anniversary : John Lambertson & Sarah A. Willson

Happy Anniversary to my maternal 4th great-grandparents, John Lambertson & Sarah A. Willson, married July 6, 1822 in Belvidere, Sussex Co. (now Warren Co.), NJ.

Known children of John & Sarah A. (Willson) Lambertson :

Elizabeth W. Lambertson m. Carey H. Gilliland
Wilson Jackson Lambertson died young
Carmon W. Lambertson m. Mary Jane Vanlue
George G. Lambertson m(1) Harriet Jones m(2) Adelaide Hall
John Vorhees Lambertson m(1) Hannah Hudson m(2) Annie E. Oliver m(3) Margaret Jane Demonet
Sarah Wilson Lambertson m. John Lyst
Nelson J. Lambertson m. Eliza Jane Johnson
Mary S. Lambertson m. Samuel Snively
Carey W. Lambertson m. Clara E. Cook
Ellen Lambertson m(1) ____ Sockey m(2) David L. Mengle