He Even Took Money From His Mother

Located another article about James Orcutt, widower of my paternal 2nd grandaunt, Samantha Metzner.  She had died in 1890, and it appears that within a few years, James was in some financial difficulty.

Goshen Daily News, March 20, 1893, page 2

Left Many Debts Behind

PORTLAND, IND.  March 20 - James Orcutt, the time buyer, who left here about ten days ago, has turned out to be a heavy defaulter.  The following persons were beaten by him: John Ebert, $200; Fred Bimel, $250; D. L. Adams & Co., $104; Creamery Package Manufacturin company, $200; Shannon Rhoades, $900; William Humphrey, $300; Leonard Frank, $100; Mrs. Orcutt, his mother, $7000; Fred Axe, $100.  The People's bank also hold $500 of his paper with other people as security.  Orcutt was looked upon as perfectly reliable and honest. 

 I still need to research the court cases involved here in Jay County when I make another research trip.  This article was along the same lines as my previous post.

Later articles indicate that James was arrested and charged with embezzlement.  James was the grandfather of my black sheep relative, Harry Pierpont. 

Parents Deny Their Son Shot the Sheriff

Located some more information in newspaper clippings about my black sheep cousin, Harry Pierpont, and his family.  Seems the family felt like the police were harassing them because of their son's involvement with John Dillinger.  They also claimed that he didn't murder the sheriff.

His parents were Joseph Gilbert and Lena (Orcutt) Pierpont.  Lena was related to me on the Metzner side of the family.  Will have to see if I can find out anything else about their tavern plans, I believe at one point they had a restaurant near Lakeville as well.

Hammond Times, Hammond, Indiana
July 13, 1934, page 14

PIERPONTS SEEK COURT ORDER

Goshen, Ind. July 13 (U.P.) - A court order to restrain detectives from following them will be sought by Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Pierpont, parents of Harry Pierpont, Dillinger gang lieutenant.

Their intention was announced upon their arrival here to open a beer tavern two miles west of Goshen.

Both expressed bitterness over their inability to escape constant surveillance.

They denied that their son is guilty of slaying Sheriff Jesse Sarber, of Lima, O., in delivering John Dillinger from jail there last October, and claimed they neither was acquainted with the bandit leader.

They said Pierpont was at home the night Sarber was killed.  He is under death sentence in the Ohio state prison in connection with the murder.

He Left Town in A Hurry

Looks like I found more details on the alleged embezzler, James Orcutt (1865-1925), my paternal 2nd-great uncle via his marriage to Samantha E. Metzner (1857-1890) in the Farmland Enterprise.  Farmland is in Randolph County, Indiana, just south of Jay County.  Looks like after Samantha's death, James went into a bit of a tailspin.

James Orcutt, timber buyer, who disappeared suddenly from Portland, is said to be a defaulter for a large amount.  Several creditors are regretting his flight.  Among the reported losers are John Ebert, $200; Fred Bimel, $250; William Humphrey, $300, D.L. Adams & Co., $104; Leonard Franks, $100; Shannon Rhoades $950; and Orcutt's mother, $685.  The People's Bank holds $500 of his paper indorsed [sic] by other parties.  Mr. Orcutt is said to have borrowed money from his neighbors, and to have used his individual credit wherever it was good for a dollar.

Farmland Enterprise, Farmland, Indiana
March 24, 1893, page 4

I'll have some interesting court records to dig into in Jay County when I get a chance.  Even his own mother was left holding the bag.

James married in December of 1893 to Nancy Mayo in Delaware County.

Alleged Embezzler Arrested : James Orcutt (1893)

Jeffersonville News, April 29, 1893 page 1

Alleged Embezzler Arrested

Portland, April 29 – James Orcutt, of whom it is alleged that he embezzled $ 4,000, has been arrested at Dunkirk.

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This is James ORCUTT (1856-1925) who was married to Samantha E. METZNER (1857-1890) on May 12, 1878 in Jay County, Indiana.  Samantha was the daughter of John and Catherine (YOUNG) METZNER, making her my paternal 2nd-great grandaunt.

James and Samantha had 4 children : George, Lena, Mamie and Melvin.  James later remarried in December 1893 to Nancy MAYO in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.  I wonder if this court case was still hanging over him when they married.

Looks like I have some more research to do when I head to the Jay County courthouse.

James Orcutt versus Daniel W. Stover, Delaware County, Indiana, 1903

Hartford City Telegram
Hartford City, Indiana
April 29, 1903, page 1

NEW SUITS FILED

James Orcutt vs.Daniel W. Stover, from Delaware county.

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James Orcutt (1856-1925) mentioned in this notice of a lawsuit was the husband of my paternal 2nd-great grandaunt, Samantha E. Metzner (1857-1890).  By this time, James had remarried and was living in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.  I found this tidbit while searching newspaper records to see if there were any mentions of the Orcutt name.

Hartford City is in Blackford County while Muncie is the county seat in Delaware County.  I believe this article is saying that the case was moved to Blackford County from Delaware County.  Will have two courthouses to search.

Marie Harper Found in Muncie, 1917

Goshen, Indiana Democrat
June 14, 1917, page 5

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Marie Harper of Muncie,who disappeared from her home, was found at the residence of her aunt, Mrs. Lena Pierpont, in Muncie.

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Lena (Orcutt) Pierpont (1883-1958) was my paternal 1st cousin 3 times removed and the daughter of James and Samantha E. (Metzner) Orcutt.  She was also the mother of Dillinger gangster, Harry Pierpont.

Marie Harper's relationship has not been determined yet.

Gilbert and Lena Pierpont of Muncie come for visit

Portland, Indiana Semi-Weekly Sun, March 23, 1900, page 5

Gilbert Pierpont and wife, of Muncie, visited this week with James Huston and George Straube.

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Located this article through NewspaperArchive.com, showing Gilbert and Lena (Orcutt) Pierpont of Muncie visiting in the Portland area.  Lena was my paternal first cousin three times removed, the daughter of James Orcutt and Samantha E. Metzner.

The James Huston being visited was likely the James who had married Caroline Metzner, Lena's aunt.  Caroline died that year.   I have not yet connected George Straube to my family.

Gilbert and Lena were married November 27, 1899 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.  They were the parents of my black-sheep cousin, Harry Pierpont, member of the Dillinger gang.

Research Trip to Ft. Wayne

Last Monday I took a day off and completed a research trip to the Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne.  I always enjoy researching in this library, and manage to find something new every time.

Though I didn't prepare fully for the trip, and ended up using a 'shotgun' approach to research, jumping from family to family, I did manage to find some gems, a synopsis of which follows:

• Cummings family : Found plat maps of Winston County, Alabama locating the land where Eileen's ancestors bought land just before the Civil War.  These maps show the location of neighbors as well, many of whom married into the family, which may lead to making more connections.
• Wardlaw/Wardlow family : Found estate and guardianship records indicies in Clermont County, Ohio with references to original records for me to contact the court and obtain copies.  Also located records of deeds and mortgages in early Clermont County, Ohio and early tax records
• Wright family : Found estate and guardianship records referenced in Clermont County, Ohio with references to original records for me to contact the court and obtain copies.  Also located records of deeds and mortgages in early Clermont County, Ohio and early tax records.
• Stuber family : Located cemetery records in Spencerville, Allen County, Ohio that mark the resting place of two Stuber infants.
• Orcutt/Pierpont family : Located a family genealogy on the Orcutt ancestry that included the family of Harry Pierpont, through his mother, Lena (Orcutt) Pierpont.
• Fessenden/Wright family : Located the family genealogy on the Fessendean family and the section detailing the Hannah (Fessenden) Wright family.
• Freeze Family : Located mention of the family in early newspaper records of Wabash County, Indiana.
• Jarrett Family : Located court records of Corinne's line in Koscuisko County, Indiana.
• Chew Family : Located mention of the family in early newspaper records of Jay County, Indiana.
• Wehrly Family : Located mention of the family in early newspaper records of Jay County, Indiana.
• LeMaster Family : Located mention of the family in early newspaper records of Jay County, Indiana.
• Haley Family : Located mention of the family in early newspaper records of Jay County, Indiana.

Will follow up with more detailed posts as I input this information into my database.  

On This Day : December 10

1675 - Mary BENNETT born in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  Mary was the daughter of James BENNETT and Mary BROUGHTON.

1684 - John HAINES married Esther BORTON in Burlington County, New Jersey.  John was the son of Richard HAINES and Margaret ________.

1687 - Ebenezer PIERCE born.  Ebenezer was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Rachel BACON.

1706 - Samuel HEATON married Susan HAWES in Wrentham, Massachusetts.  Samuel was the son of Nathaniel HEATON.  Susan was the daughter of John HAWES and Sarah DEERING.  They were my 7x-great grandparents.

1717 - Margaret FESSENDEN died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Margaret was the daughter of Thomas CHENEY and Jane ATKINSON.  Margaret was my 9x-great grandmother.

1736 - Lydia ELDERTON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Lydia was the daughter of Roger ELDERTON and Lydia BABCOCK.

1737 - Peter WRIGHT born in Foodie, Fife, Scotland.  Peter was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.

1742 - Joseph WILLSON born in Bethlehem, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Joseph was the son of Samuel WILLSON and Deborah WILLETTS.

1777 - Bowater SUMNER married Rebeckah BURRAS in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Bowater was the son of Robert SUMNER and Phoebe BEALS.

1812 - Hannah OLIPHANT married William BARTON.  Hannah was the daughter of John OLIPHANT and Hannah AMOS.

1823 - Asher HIGGINS died.  Asher was the son of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.

1841 - Charles YOUNG died in Sandusky County, Ohio.  Charles was the son of Charles YOUNG and Catherine Elizabeth KINT.

1842 - Phillip Wesley YOUNG born.  Phillip was the son of Adam YOUNG and Mary NOLAND.

1848 - Nathaniel CHEW married Nancy MOSIER in Iowa.  Nathaniel was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Sarah SPRINGER.  Nathaniel was my 4x-great grandfather.

1863 - Albert Orlando PIERCE married Elizabeth Williams PIKE in Wayne County, Indiana.  Albert was the son of Francis S. PIERCE and Rebecca PAGE.

1867 - Mary Estella PETRY born in Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Levi W. PETRY and Susannah COFFMAN.

1871 - Edward RICHARDS born.  Edward was the son of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.

1879 - Lewis HIXENBAUGH born in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Lewis was the son of Church HIXENBAUGH and Sarah A. MAXON.

1891 - William Arthur PENISTEN died.  William was the son of George Washington PENISTEN and Jemimah STIGLEMAN.

1893 - Adam YOUNG died.  Adam was the son of Philip YOUNG and Nancy McLANE.

1913 - Catherine PIERCE died in Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana.  Catherine was the daughter of Elias GROENENDYKE and Nancy JENKINS.  Catherine was my 3x-great grandmother.

1919 - Simon RIEBER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Simon was the son of Petrus Theodore RIEBER and Elizabeth SCHUHMACHER.

1938 - William Burrell LEE died in Ray County, Missouri.  William was the son of Burrell Russell LEE and Elizabeth W. NAIL.

1948 - Carl Ulysses ORCUTT died in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Carl was the son of James ORCUTT and Nancy E. MAYO.

1994 - Paul Washington WRIGHT died in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  Paul was the son of Charles Riggs WRIGHT and Bertha Cordelia LEONARD.

On This Day : November 27

1750 - James WILLSON born in Great Meadows, Warren County, New Jersey.  James was the son of Samuel WILLSON and Deborah WILLETTS.

1767 - Rebecca McPHEETERS born.  Rebecca was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Rachel MOORE.

1788 - Lucinda PIERCE married Thomas WELCH.  Lucinda was the daughter of Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD.

1795 - Marcus WELCH born.  Marcus was the son of Thomas WELCH and Lucinda PIERCE.

1818 - Elizabeth WARDLAW born in Brown County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel WARDLAW and Elizabeth NESBIT.

1826 - Alexander Young MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Alexander was the son of Joel MAXON and Hannah FIELDS.

1833 - Louisa LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Louisa was the daughter of Burrell Russel LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.

1837 - Karl Friedrich KAHRE born.  Karl was the son of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Anna Margareth Ilsbein HENNING.

1842 - Anna Marie Louise KAHRE married Christian Friedrich RITTERMEIER.  Anna was the daughter of Christian Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.

1858 - Henry MIGUET born in Iowa.  Henry was the son of Claud Francis MIGUET and Eliza NETCOTT.  Henry was Corinne's 3x-great grandfather.

1862 - Susanna Jane HALEY married Alfred HALDEMAN in Morrow County, Ohio.   Susanna was the daughter of George J. HALEY and Rachel H. GARY.

1864 - Josiah MILLS died.  Josiah was the son of Henry MILLS and Hannah WOODWARD.

1874 - Royal HADLEY born in Clark Township, Clinton County, Ohio.  Royal was the son of Alfred HADLEY and Keziah K. OVERMAN.

1885 - Ethel Mable BEALS born in Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska.  Ethel was the daughter of Nathan Thomas BEALS and Elizabeth Caroline POE.

1888 - Beulah Sarah LeMASTER married Lynn Luman ROCKWELL in Jay County, Indiana.  Beulah was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.

1898 - Alice SWAFFORD married Andrew L. HIPP in Bradley County, Tennessee.  Alice was the daughter of Aaron SWAFFORD and Sarah SWAFFORD.

1899 - Lena Leato ORCUTT married Joseph Gilbert PIERPONT in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.  Lena was the daughter of James ORCUTT and Samantha E. METZNER.

1911 - Barbara STOCKER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Barbara was the daughter of Peter SCHAEFFER and Marianne GROSSMANN.

1944 - John Spencer CUMMINGS died in St. Louis, Missouri. John was the son of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.

1950 - Carlos J. BOYER died in Indiana.  Carlos was the son of Christopher C. BOYER and Nancy Ann McCOOL.

1971 - Sidney Dewitt AILES died in Pemberton, Ohio.  Sidney was the son of John Forsythe AILES and Rebecca Lovina DRUMM.

On This Day : September 27

1697 - Tacy HUBBARD died in Newport, Rhode Island. Tacy was my 9x-great grandmother.

1711 - Mary STILLMAN born.  Mary was the daughter of George STILLMAN and Deborah CRANDALL.

1744 - Rebecca HAINES born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Rebecca was the daughter of Jeremiah HAINES and Hannah BONNELL.

1754 - David PIERCE born.  David was the son of Josiah PIERCE and Miriam COOK.

1784 - Nicholas KIMMER married Sarah FAYLER in Berks County, Pennsylvania. They were my 6x-great grandparents.

1785 - Barbara SHERRICK born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  Barbara was the daughter of David SHIRK and Barbara ERB.

1801 - Margaret CANADAY married Charles B. HARRIS.  Margaret was the daughter of Charles CANADAY and Abigail FOSTER.

1818 - Joseph WRIGHT married Clarissa GARDNER in Brown County, Ohio.  Joseph was the son of John WRIGHT and Sarah FLEMING.

1821 - William J. JACOBS married Zoa WILKS in Brown County, Ohio.  William was the son of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.

1835 - Joseph Evans HEATON born in Brown County, Ohio.  Joseph was the son of Joseph HEATON and Mary Ann EVANS.

1838 - Joseph BALES married Mary Ann CORY.  Joseph was the son of Aaron BALES and Alice MANIFOLD.

1860 - Lucius C.G. PIERCE married Esther SNOW.  Lucius was the son of Austin PIERCE and Mary Ann STERLING.

1862 - Jesse Springer CHEW born.  Jesse was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.

1862 - Jesse Springer CHEW died.  Jesse was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.

1866 - Rebecca A. SILLS married Isaiah LANDIS in Grant County, Indiana.  Rebecca was the daughter of George SILLS and Mary GRIMES.

1869 - Lydia WRIGHT died in Adel, Dallas County, Iowa.  Lydia was the daughter of Aaron BALES and Alice MANIFOLD.

1884 - Clarissa A. BALLEIN died in Brown County, Ohio.  Clarissa was the daughter of John WRIGHT and Anna WARDLOW.

1890 - Daisy L. WRIGHT married Thomas A. FOX in Madison County, Indiana.  Daisy was the daughter of Joseph W. WRIGHT and Rebecca Ann HEATON.

1891 - William Haines WOOLSTON died in Ocean Grove, Monmouth County, New Jersey.  William was the son of Samuel WOOLSTON and Hannah HAINES.

1894 - Nellie V. CHALFANT born in West Virginia.  Nellie was the daughter of Solomon Elija CHALFANT and Matilda Gregg MAXON.

1902 - Carl Ulysses ORCUTT born in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.  Carl was the son of James ORCUTT and Nancy E. MAYO.

1902 - Ida Hazel WARNER born in Carbon, Texas.  Ida was the daughter of Hugo Himmons WARNER and Estella Mahala THOMAS.

1908 - Fred E. WILD married Anna Elizabeth TRAUTVETTER in Warrick County, Indiana.  Fred was the son of Johannes Heinrich WILD and Emilie DEUTSCH.

1935 - Elizabeth Caroline BEALS died in Howard County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Isaac S. POE and Hannah MILLS.  Elizabeth was my 3x-great grandmother.

1960 - Albert P. COFFELT died in Atchison, Kansas.  Albert was the son of Daniel COFFELT and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.

On This Day : September 13

1640 - Richard CLAYTON born in Boxgrove Parish, Sussex, England.  Richard was the son of William CLAYTON and Joan SMITH.

1685 - James PIERCE died.  James was the son of John PIERCE and Deborah CONYERS.

1687 - J. William CLARK married Mary HERITAGE in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Richard HERITAGE and Mary TIMMS.  They were my 9x-great grandparents.

1707 - Sarah HEATON born.  Sarah was the daughter of Samuel HEATON and Susan HAWES.

1744 - John MAXSON married Martha PROSSER.  John was the son of Joseph MAXSON and Tacy BURDICK.  Martha was the daughter of John PROSSER.

1745 - Rachel OLIPHANT born in Greene County, Tennessee.  Rachel was the daughter of Ephraim OLIPHANT and Sarah Higgins STOUT.

1749 - Judith MAXSON born.  Judith was the daughter of John MAXSON and Tacy ROGERS.

1749 - James MADISON married Eleanor Rose CONWAY.  James MADISON was the son of Ambrose MADISON and Frances TAYLOR.

1762 - Maria Catharina KALTREIDER born.  Maria was the daughter of Duvald KALTREIDER and Elizabeth Catherine ________.  Maria was my 4x-great grandmother.

1778 - Amy ALLEN died.  Amy was my 9x-great grandmother.

1781 - Rachel SMITH died.  Rachel was the daughter of Jacob BEALS and Mary BROOKSBY.

1783 - Hannah WHITE died.  Hannah was the daughter of John WHITE and Rebecca HAINES.

1802 - Jesse BOND married Phebe COMMONS.  Jesse was the son of Edward BOND and Elizabeth Ann MILLS.

1842 - William FAULKNER born.  William was the son of Solomon FAULKNER and Ruth BEALS.

1849 - Joel C. JACKSON married Eunice DAVIS.  Joel was the son of Bowater JACKSON and Jennie MACE.

1871 - John SHIRK died in Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.   John was the son of Michael SHIRK and Barbara FLICKINGER.

1881 - Joseph E. KING born in Wabash County, Indiana.  Joseph was the son of Nathan KING and Anzeletta HOLDREN.

1883 - Lena Leato ORCUTT born in Jay County, Indiana.  Lena was the daughter of James ORCUTT and Samantha E. METZNER.

1886 - Elizabeth RINEHART died in Henry County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Daniel ADNEY and Anna COGER.

1887 - Frank LEE born.  Frank was the son of John Edward LEE and Sarah SWAFFORD.

1890 - Samantha E. ORCUTT died in Jay County, Indiana.  Samantha was the daughter of John METZNER and Catherine YOUNG.

1900 - Nina BOYER born.  Nina was the daughter of Carlos J. BOYER and Cordie Bell WHITE.

1905 - Anna Beulah ROCKWELL born.  Anna was the daughter of Lynn Lumas ROCKWELL and Beulah Sarah LeMASTERS.

1908 - Alonzo Lee LEMASTERS born.  Alonzo was the son of Jacob Lee LEMASTERS and Daisy ELTING.

1908 - James BOTTS died in Clinton, Indiana.  James was the son of Benjamin BOTTS and Frances PUTMAN.

1926 - James Wesley SWAFFORD died in Richmond, Missouri.  James was the son of Jewell SWAFFORD and Maggie SWAFFORD.

1968 - Darius LEE died in Pikeville, Tennessee.  Darius was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.

1968 - Una Maude PHILLIPS died in David City, Nebraska.  Una was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.

On This Day : August 19

1637 - Anton SCHWARTZ born in Egenhausen, Württemberg.  Anton was the son of Anton SCHWARTZ and Anna WACKENHUT.  Anton was my 9x-great grandfather.

1758 - John MENDENHALL died in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Thomas MENDENHALL and Joane STROADE.  John was my 9x-great grandfather.

1764 - Jacob GROENENDYKE born in Kingston, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  Jacob was the son of Petrus GROENENDYKE and Mayke VERKERK.

1797 - Bowater CANADAY married Mary RUSSELL.  Bowater was the son of John CANADAY and Margaret THORNBURGH.

1816 - Martin BOYER married Anna BENNETT in Franklin County, Ohio.  Martin was the son of Jacob BORROR and Magdalene STRADER.  Anna was the daughter of Joseph BENNETT.   They were Corinne's 5x-great grandparents.

1843 - Owen DAVIS born.  Owen was the son of Ehud DAVIS and Catherine DAVIS.

1854 - John Winfield MAXON born in Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Alexander Young MAXON and Margaret ROSE.

1858 - Nathan BEALS died in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Nathan was the son of Bowater BEALS and Sarah Ann COOK.

1867 - Alvan MILLS born in Morgan County, Indiana.  Alvan was the son of Aaron MILLS and Hannah MACY.

1872 - Charles Wesley HALEY born in Medina County, Ohio.  Charles was the son of George Washington HALEY and Mary Jane SHERRICK.

1877 - Susannah STUMP died in Preble County, Ohio.  Susannah was the daughter of George PETRY and Maria Catharina KALTREIDER.

1881 - George Albert ORCUTT born in Jay County, Indiana.  George was the son of James ORCUTT and Samantha E. METZNER.

1888 - Effa Mae HIXENBAUGH born in Roscoe, Washington County, Pennsylvania.  Effa was the daughter of Church HIXENBAUGH and Sarah A. MAXON.

1890 - Ora Vernon BRADLEY born.  Ora was the son of Isaac M. BRADLEY and Manerva Lavonia SWAFFORD.

1895 - John CARTER died in Hendricks County, Indiana.  John was the son of John CARTER and Sarah BEALS.

1901 - James Aaron SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  James was the son of James Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice SHERRIL.

1907 - Allen F. SWOFFORD born.  Allen was the son of Clinton Franklin SWOFFORD and Lucy F. STEVA.

1943 - Fred E. WILD died in Boonville, Warrick County, Indiana.  Fred was the son of Johannes Heinrich WILD and Emilie DEUTSCH.

1962 - Carlton Elijah CHEW died.  Carlton was the son of William Tatem CHEW and Lucretta VAN DEXTER.

2011 - Larry R. PIERCE died in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.  Larry was the son of William McClellan PIERCE and Geneva Ruth ALDRIDGE.

On This Day : July 19

1679 - Emanuel GRUBB born.  Emanuel was the son of John GRUBB and Frances VANE.


1794 - Erasmus TAYLOR died.  Erasmus was the son of James TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.


1796 - Zipperah B. DAVIS born. Zipperah was the daughter of John DAVIS and Marvel MAXSON.


1802 - Darnia WELCH born.  Darnia was the daughter of Thomas WELCH and Lucinda PIERCE.


1819 - Catharine YOUNG born in France.  Catharine was the daughter of Nicholas YOUNG and Salome ________.  Catharine was my 3x-great grandmother.


1828 - Magdalena KEENEY died in York County, Pennsylvania.  Magdalena was the daughter of Steffan PETRY and Anna DANNER.


1829 - Christian Friedrich Wilhelm BOLLING died. Christian was the son of Friedrich Wilhelm BOLLING and Anna Marie Louise KAHRE.


1849 - Amanda Cassandra MAXON married James C. PATTERSON in Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.  Amanda was the daughter of Jesse MAXON and Jane NANGLE.


1861 - Zona MAXSON born.  Zona was the daughter of William MAXSON and Hannah KESLER.


1877 - Matthew HIXENBAUGH born in Washington County, Pennsylvania.  Matthew  was the son of Church HIXENBAUGH and Sarah A. MAXON.


1884 - Gincy Arminda BRUMLEY born in Hardin County, Tennessee.  Gincy was the daughter of Riley Young BRUMLEY and Nancy A. CUMMINGS.


1900 - Ida DAVIS married Carvie A. MORRIS in Monroe County, Indiana.  Ida was the daughter of James Austin DAVIS and Mary Ellen SWAFFORD.  Ida was my 2x-great grandmother.


1902 - Lowell Leslie PEFLEY born in Wabash County, Indiana.  Lowell was the son of Albert Duffey PEFLEY and Sarah May PEEPLES.


1902 - Edna R. WHISLER born.  Edna was the daughter of Omer A. WHISLER and Lola May LAMBERTSON.


1908 - George Gerald ORCUTT born.  George was the son of George Albert ORCUTT and Della P. JAMES.


1912 - Galen Delbert LEWIS born in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Galen was the son of Lawrence Solomon LEWIS and Ruth Alice SILLS.


1959 - John Herman PIERCE died in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  John was the son of William Francis PIERCE and Clara PENISTEN.


1959 - William Byrd SWAFFORD died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  William was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice PATTON.


1965 - Evert Raymond COX died in Amarillo, Texas.  Evert was the son of Henry Luther COX and Martha Angie LEE.


1970 - Hoy Hubert KING died.  Hoy was the son of David KING and Litha Ann Trumilis D'Amsel MAY.

On This Day : June 5

1685 - John MENDENHALL married Elizabeth MARIS in Darby Monthly Meeting, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Thomas MENDENHALL and Joane STROADE.  Elizabeth was the daughter of George MARIS and Alice ________.  They were my 9x-great grandparents.


1669 - Jane CHENEY born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Jane was the daughter of Thomas CHENEY and Jane ATKINSON.


1708 - Elihu BABCOCK born.  Elihu was the son of Robert BABCOCK and Lydia CRANDALL.


1745 - Ada PHILBRICK born in Hampton, Province of New Hampshire.  Ada was the daughter of John PHILBRICK and Judith SANBORN.


1756 - John GROENENDYKE born in Kingston, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  John was the son of Johannes GROENENDYKE and Sarah Ann LAKE.


1764 - Lydia HILYARD born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Lydia was the daughter of Isaac HILLIER and Sarah HAINES.


1797 - Rebecca HURLBUT died.  Rebecca was the daughter of Ebenezer WARNER and Martha GILPIN.  Rebecca was my 7x-great grandmother.


1800 - Henry ALDERMAN born in Shenandoah County, Virginia.  Henry was the son of James ALDERMAN and Catherine WARNER.


1802 - Lydia DAVIS born.  Lydia was the daughter of Ananias DAVIS and Rebecca CLAYTON.


1808 - Daniel RINEHART born in Virginia.  Daniel was the son of Peter RINEHART and Margaret MINGA.


1836 - Benjamin PUTMAN married Melvina BAKER in Monroe County, Indiana.  Benjamin was the son of James PUTMAN and Elizabeth KENDRICK.


1864 - Rachel Ann WEHRLY born.  Rachel was the daughter of John P. WEHRLY and Catherine E. LeMASTERS.


1867 - Susannah ALLEN died.  Susannah was the daughter of James GROENENDYKE and Barbara BUCK.


1872 - Alfred PHILBRICK died.  Alfred was the son of Joel PHILBRICK and Sally FOX.


1875 - Dunward M. FISHER born.  Dunward was the son of Lewis W. FISHER and Rebecca MARSHALL.


1884 - Mary DAMM born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Frederick Henry DAMM and Wilhelmina SCHNEIDER.


1889 - Melvin Elias ORCUTT died in Jay County, Indiana.  Melvin was the son of James ORCUTT and Samantha E. METZNER.


1917 - John McLANE died in Putnam County, Ohio.  John was the son of William Fleming McLANE and Elizabeth GUFFY.


1945 - John William WRIGHT died in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.  John was the son of Joseph W. WRIGHT and Rebecca A. HEATON.  John was my 2x-great grandfather.

On This Day : April 11

1613 - Peter STICKEL died in Egenhausen, Württemberg.  Peter was my 11x great-grandfather.


1678 - Bethiah CLARKE born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Bethiah was the daughter of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.


1691 - Jediah H. HIGGINS born.  Jediah was the son of Jedediah HIGGINS and Mary NEWBOLD.


1704 - John CLARKE died.  John was the son of Joseph CLARKE and Margaret TURNER.


1719 - Samuel PIERCE born.  Samuel was the son of Isaac PIERCE and Grace TUCKER.


1724 - Jacob ERB born in Canton Bern, Switzerland.  Jacob was the son of Nicholas ERB and Catherine ________.  Jacob was my 6x great-grandfather.


1758 - Ernst Christopher KAMMEIER born. Ernst was the son of Heinrich Hermann KAMMEIER and Anna Catherine KAHRE.


1776 - Abigail OSBORNE married William WAY in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Abigail was the daughter of Matthew OSBORNE and Mary REYNOLDS.


1779 - Catherine SHIRK married Joseph BAER.  Catherine was the daughter of Ulrich SCHERCH and Anna SWARR.


1805 - Catherine ROGERS died.  Catherine was the daughter of Samuel BROWN and Elizabeth HARRIS.


1810 - Elizabeth PETRY born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry PETRY and Elizabeth WEHRLY.


1816 - George MILLER born in York County, Pennsylvania.  George was the son of George MILLER and Catherine PETRY.


1853 - Anne Marie Sophie Louise KAHRE born.  Anne was the daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Anna Margareth Ilsbein HENNING.


1857 - William Solon KING died in Madison County, Indiana.  William was the son of Thomas KING and Martha E. HAGGERTY.


1879 - Robert O. LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Robert was the son of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.


1891 - Joseph W. WRIGHT married Dorothy PALMER in Madison County, Indiana.  Joseph was my 3x great-grandfather.


1892 - Rebecca HIGGINS died in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.


1904 - Ruby Gladys SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Ruby was the daughter of John William SWAFFORD and Viola Mae MILLER.


1908 - George Albert ORCUTT married Della P. JAMES in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.  George was the son of James ORCUTT and Samantha E. METZNER.


1923 - Margaret JONES died in Madison County, Indiana.   Margaret was the daughter of Edmund G. PIERCE and Catherine GROENENDYKE.

On This Day : February 26

1663 - Ezekiel JEWETT married Faith PARRAT.  They were my 9x great-grandparents.


1692 - Sarah BOWATER died in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Sarah was the daughter of George EDGE and Joan ________.  Sarah was my 9x great-grandmother.


1742 - Johann Hermann KAHRE born.  Johann was the son of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Katherine Marie KUHLMEYER.


1761 - Elisha STILLMAN born.  Elisha was the son of Elisha STILLMAN and Mary DAVIS.


1767 - William DAVIS married Anna WILBUR.  William was the son of John DAVIS and Bethia ROGERS.


1768 - William Berry TAYLOR born.  William was the son of Jonathan TAYLOR and Ann BERRY.


1778 - Matthew MAXSON married Fanny PECKHAM.  Matthew was the son of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.


1795 - Samuel WOOLSTON married Hannah HAINES in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Samuel was the son of Samuel WOOLSTON and Cyllania WOOLSTON.  Hannah was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.  They were my 5x great-grandparents.


1795 - Elijah TAYLOR married Della WALKER.  Elijah was the son of Zachary TAYLOR and Alice CHEW.


1802 - Simeon MAXSON died.  Simeon was the son of Joseph MAXSON and Bethiah MAXSON.


1805 - Levi WARDLAW born in Ohio.  Levi was the son of Samuel WARDLAW and Elizabeth NESBIT.


1809 - Anna SCHLOTHAUER married Jacob HOFF.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Michael SCHLOTHAUER and Elizabeth PETRY.


1829 - Mary MAXSON married Daniel JOHNSON in Harrison County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Jonathan MAXSON and Mary MAGDILINE.


1830 - John NOSLER married Mary PIRTLE in Owen County, Indiana.  John was the son of Conrad NOSLER and Sarah PAINS.


1835 - Mary C. DEACON married David Budd COLES in Northampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph DEACON and Beulah HAINES.


1837 - Michael GROENENDYKE married Anna HANKINS in Fayette County, Indiana.  Michael was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Joannah ANTONIDES.


1848 - Daniel BEALS married Phoebe E. DAVIS in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Daniel was the son of Nathan C. BEALS and Elizabeth CHEW.


1849 - Mary P. LeMASTERS born in Shelby County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Nancy YOUNG.


1851 - Richard WILLIAMS died.  Richard was the son of Silas WILLIAMS and Mary HUNT.


1874 - Johannes Heinrich WILD married Emilie DEUTSCH in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Johannes was the son of Friedrich WILD and Henriette GONDOLF.  Emilie was the daughter of Johann Jacob DEUTSCH and Doris Elisabeth SCHUTTE.  They were Corinne's 3x great-grandparents.


1889 - Mamie Elnora ORCUTT born in Jay County, Indiana.  Mamie was the daughter of James ORCUTT and Samantha E. METZNER.


1889 - Margaret Elizabeth ALDERMAN married John L. WARNER in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois.  Margaret was the daughter of William Perry ALDERMAN and Elizabeth Ann LEE.


1896 - Samuel H. IVEY married Emma E. CARTER in Massac County, Illinois.  Samuel was the son of George Washington IVEY and Rebecca HARROLD.  Emma was the daughter of George Washington CARTER and Ellen DUNAWAY.  They were Eileen's great-grandparents.


1900 - Wilber Newman SWAFFORD died in Waukomis, Oklahoma.  Wilber was the son of John Marlin SWAFFORD and Octavia Elmira HAYES.


1902 - Pearl YOUNG married Lewis COLE.  Pearl was the daughter of Norton YOUNG and Delilah BRUNTHAVER.


1905 - Carl Ethan WEHRLY born in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.  Carl was the son of Alva Monroe WEHRLY and Emma C. YAEGER.


1919 - Amanda Lena SWAFFORD married Bert HENRY in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Amanda was the daughter of Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice PATTON.


1936 - Weldon J. SHERRICK died in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio.  Weldon was the son of David SHERRICK and Susan JACOBS.

On This Day : January 30

1701: Benjamin FESSENDEN born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Benjamin was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1730/31: Sarah GREEN born in Shrewsbury, Worchester County, Massachusetts.  Sarah was the daughter of Thomas GREEN and Mary JOHNSON.


1766: Peter WRIGHT married Robena CROUSE.  Peter was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.


1772: Mary MILLS married Thomas COOK in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Mary was the daughter of John MILLS and Sarah BEALS.


1808: Katherine BEALS married Daniel BEALS.  Katherine was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Susanna JACKSON.


1814: Alanson ANDERSON born.  Alanson was the son of Elijah ANDERSON and Susannah WILLIAMS.


1822: Thornton JACOBS married Maraba HOWLAND in Brown County, Ohio.  Thornton was the son of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.


1825: Elizabeth Unity MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Jesse MAXON and Jane NANGLE.


1828: Carmon W. LAMBERTSON born in New Jersey.  Carmon was the son of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.


1840: Samuel BUCHER born in Maryland.  Samuel was the son of Nicholas BUCHER and Catherine PETRY.


1848: Mary BALES married Irvin Morris STANDARD.  Mary was the daughter of Solomon BEALS and Elizabeth JOHN.


1851: Norman Delmar PATTERSON born in Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.  Norman was the son of James C. PATTERSON and Amanda Cassandra MAXON.


1858: Thomas J. KING born in Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana.  Thomas was the son of George Washington KING and Elizabeth HOWARD.


1874: Miles Clement LEWIS born.  Miles was the son of William Henry LEWIS and Malissa Adaline MORRISTON.


1886: Melvin Forrest SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Melvin was the son of James J. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth Ann Gant HANKINS.


1890: Mary DAVIS died in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Abner BARKER and Lydia OSBORNE.  She was my 5x great-grandmother.


1902: James W. SWAFFORD born in Cumberland County, Tennessee.  James was the son of James Andrew SWAFFORD and Rebecca Jane SHERRILL.


1908: Lucille McLANE born.  Lucille was the daughter of John McLANE and Lillie Mae McGUFFEY.


1909: Mamie Elnora ORCUTT married Leslie O. REED in Jay County, Indiana.  Mamie was the daughter of James ORCUTT and Samantha E. METZNER.


1916: William R. DAVIS died.  William was the son of Ehud DAVIS and Catherine DAVIS.


1923: Mardelle KING born.  Mardelle was the daughter of Hoy Hubert KING and Cleo Fern COX.


1930: Gordon Louis METZNER born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.  Gordon was the son of Albert Louis METZNER and Linnea Henrietta CHRISTENSEN.


1951: Roscoe CHEW died.  Roscoe was the son of William Tatem CHEW and Lucetta VAN DEXTER.


1969: Galen Delbert LEWIS died in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana.  Galen was the son of Lawrence Solomon LEWIS and Ruth Alice SILLS.


1996: Ralph Vernon LeMASTER died in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana.  Ralph was the son of Chesley Franklin LeMASTER and Clara Louise BURKEY.

Obituary: Samantha (Metzner) Orcutt

Evangelical Messenger, September 23, 1890 page 603

ORCUTT. - Died near Portland, Jay Co., Ind., Sept. 13, 1890, Sister Samantha Orcutt, wife of James Orcutt, aged 33 y., 2 m. and 9 d.  She became a member of the Ev. Lutheran Church at the age of 20 years, and about 6 years since she united with the Ev. Association, and has ever since led a consistent Christian life.  She leaves husband, three children and many friends to mourn her departure.  They sorrow in hope, for our sister died in the Lord.  May the Lord comfort the bereaved friends and help them to meet in a better world.  Funeral by the writer.  H.H. Reingehl.

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Samantha E. METZNER was born July 4, 1857 in Jay County, Indiana, the daughter of John METZNER and Catherine YOUNG.  She married James ORCUTT on May 12, 1878 in Jay County, Indiana.  Samantha is buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana.

Though not named, the three children were: George Albert (b. 1881); Lena Leato (b. 1883) and Mamie Elnora (b. 1889).  One son, Melvin Elias (d. 1889) preceded her in death.

Samantha was the grandmother of Harry Pierpont.

The Orcutt-Metzner connection

Initiated correspondence with Mary K. Guinn regarding the ORCUTT and METZNER line, and the connection with Harry PIERPONT.  She sent me a nice printout of the descendants of James Orcutt (1857-1925) who married Samantha METZNER (1857-1890).  James was Harry PIERPONT's grandfather.


Samantha was her name as listed in the 1860 census, when she was 2 years old.  By the 1870 census, her name was listed as Amanda.  I still need to obtain her marriage record from Jay County.  In the 1880 census, she was listed as Amanda.  Ancestry.com shows the marriage of James ORCUTT to Samantha E. METZNER taking place May 12, 1878 in Jay County, Indiana.  They had three surviving children, George, Lena and Mamie.  Melvin died as an infant and is buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.


After Samantha's death, James remarried to Nancy E. MAYO on December 11, 1893 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.  They also had three surviving children, Carl, Hazel and Lawrence.  Iva died as a child in 1901.


Mary sent me a nice family history report, with a lot of clues for further research. All because I was able to find her tree online and make contact.