This funeral of Amanda KING was found at the Alexandria-Monroe Historical Society museum. Amanda was my maternal 2nd-great grandaunt, the wife of Suman Douglas KING. Her maiden name was Amanda Louise FOX.
According to the record, Amanda was born September 24, 1860, the daughter of Philip and Mary (RECTOR) FOX. She died June 22, 1944 at 12:10 a.m. in Orestes, Madison County, Indiana. The cause of death listed was a cerebral hemorrhage.
Her husband, Douglas, aged 83, was the responsible party for the bill, which totaled $ 321.00. The ledger is interesting, as it lists installment payments made on the bill, and lists who made the payment - by her children. The final payment of $ 24.00 was made January 14, 1950 by Fred KING when the bill was marked "Paid in Full". That was the time of her husband's death, so the children must have been made aware of a balance and settled up at that time.
My maternal 5th-great granduncle, Joseph WRIGHT, married on this date in 1818 in Brown County, Ohio to Clarissa GARDNER. Clarissa's parentage is unknown. Joseph was the son of John and Sarah (FLEMING) WRIGHT, and the younger brother of my George WRIGHT. Joseph was born January 26, 1798 in Kentucky. Clarissa was born circa 1800 in New York. They had at least one child. Clarissa died January 29, 1882 in Brown County, Ohio. Joseph died December 13, 1856 in Brown County, Ohio.
My maternal 6th-great grandparents, Nicholas KIMMER and Sarah FAYLER, were married on this date in 1784 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Nicholas was born circa 1763. Sarah's date of birth and death are unknown. Nicholas served in the Revolutionary War. They had 11 children. Nicholas died October 19, 1841 in Fayette County, Indiana.
My maternal 2nd-great grandaunt, Daisy L. WRIGHT, married on this date in 1890 in Madison County, Indiana to Thomas A. FOX, son of Phillip and Mary Susanna Katherine Jane (RECTOR) FOX. Daisy was the daughter of Joseph W. and Rebecca (HEATON) WRIGHT, and the younger sister of my John W. WRIGHT. Daisy was born June 1873 in Madison County, Indiana. Thomas was born September 1869 in Madison County, Indiana. They had 4 children and lived in Madison County. Thomas died February 1, 1926 in Madison County, Indiana. Daisy was still living after the 1930 census.
My maternal 5th-great granduncle, William J. JACOBS, married on this date in 1821 in Brown County, Ohio to Zoa WILKS. Zoa's parentage and dates of birth and death are unknown. William was the son of William and Sibell (LITTEL) JACOBS, and the younger brother of my James Thomas JACOBS. William died June 23, 1879 in Brown County, Ohio. Nothing further is known at this time.
My paternal 4th-great grandaunt, Barbara SHERRICK, was born on this date in 1785 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Barbara was the daughter of David and Barbara (ERB) SHIRK, and the younger sister of my David SHERRICK. Barbara died July 13, 1851 in Coles County, Illinois. Nothing further is known at this time.
My paternal 6th-great grandaunt, Rebecca HAINES, was born on this date in 1744 in Burlington County, New Jersey. Rebecca was the daughter of Jeremiah and Hannah (BONNELL) HAINES, and the younger sister of my Robert HAINES. Rebecca married June 7, 1775 in Burlington County, New Jersey to John WHITE, son of Josiah and Rebecca (FOSTER) WHITE. John was born September 9, 1747. They had 6 children. John died August 21, 1785. Rebecca died March 22, 1826 in Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
My paternal great-grandaunt, Bertha Fidelia LeMASTERS, married on this date in 1903 in Jay County, Indiana to John Henry YAEGER. Bertha was the daughter of Luman Walker and Mary Keziah (CHEW) LeMASTERS Jr., and the younger sister of my Luman Cooper LeMASTERS. Bertha was born May 31, 1874 in Darke County, Ohio. John was born October 4, 1871, of unknown parentage. They had 6 children and lived in Clay County, Indiana. John died in 1963. Bertha died March 16, 1922 in Clay County, Indiana.
My maternal 4th-great grandfather, Elias GROENENDYKE, was born on this date in 1818 in Fayette County, Indiana. Elias was the son of James and Joannah (ANTONIDES) GROENENDYKE. Elias married July 28, 1839 in Fayette County, Indiana to Nancy JENKINS. Nancy was born in 1817 in North Carolina. They had 9 children and lived in Madison County, Indiana. Nancy died May 11, 1856 in Madison County, Indiana. Elias married secondly on October 21, 1857 to Hester TEAFORD. Hester was born July 26, 1827. They had 4 children and lived in Madison County, Indiana and Darke County, Ohio. Hester died September 23, 1870 in Darke County, Ohio. Elias died May 23, 1906 in Darke County, Ohio.
My maternal 5th-great grandfather, James Thomas JACOBS, was born on this date in 1789 in Virginia. James was the son of William and Sibel (LITTEL) JACOBS. James married August 5, 1808 in Adams County, Ohio to Isabella FEILY. Isabella was born June 10, 1793 in Pennsylvania. They had 10 children in Adams and Brown Counties, Ohio. Isabella died September 5, 1876 in Ohio. James died September 1, 1847 in Brown County, Ohio.
My paternal 6th-great grandaunt, Jane PHILBRICK, was born on this date in 1715 in Hampton, Province of New Hampshire. Jane was the daughter of Thomas and Abigail (________) PHILBRICK, and the younger sister of my John PHILBRICK. Jane married Ebenezer KNOWLTON and had 2 children. Nothing further is known at this time.
My maternal 5th-great granduncle, Samuel PIERCE, was born on this date in 1779. Samuel was the son of Seth and Bethiah (FIELD) PIERCE, and the younger brother of my Gordon PIERCE. Samuel married in 1800 to Persis BARROWS. Persis was born October 1783. They had 9 children. Persis died February 5, 1858. Samuel died August 17, 1849. Nothing further is known at this time.
My maternal 2nd-great granduncle, Suman Douglas KING, was born on this date in 1861 in Frankton, Madison County, Indiana. Suman was the son of Daniel and Elizabeth (SHAW) KING, and the older brother of my Ellen KING. Suman married circa 1878 to Amanda Louisa FOX, daughter of Phillip and Mary Susanna Katherine Jane (RECTOR) FOX. Amanda was born September 1861 in Indiana. They raised 10 children in Madison County, Indiana. Amanda died June 22, 1944 in Orestes, Madison County, Indiana. Suman died January 9, 1950 in Orestes, Madison County, Indiana. Both are buried in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.
Virgil Lee Wright (1894-1972) was my maternal great-grandfather. While I don't have any memories of him to share, my cousin Charlie High shared some of the following tidbits:
"Virgil hid his Salem cigarettes in my cattles' corn born bin. He was always at the fairs when I showed my cattle and he came and visited me in El Paso, Texas while I was in AIT training in the Army. Bob and Barbara Webster brought him down there."
Another tidbit was relied by Charlie "a guy at the feed barn named Ernie Rector said his family was in a thrashing ring with Virgil and many locals such as Blackledge, Goldie Freese and many more, John and Mike Wright, etc." I had no idea what a thrashing ring was, until I looked it up on Google and found this book:
Charlie also told me that he named his first steer after Virgil, called him "Virg".
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The marriage record of Thompson Asbury FOX to Daisy L. WRIGHT occurred September 27, 1890 in Madison County, Indiana. Daisy L. WRIGHT was my maternal 2nd-great grandaunt, the daughter of Joseph W. and Rebecca (HEATON) WRIGHT. Thompson, or Thomas, as he is shown in most records, was the son of Phillip and Mary (RECTOR) FOX.
Thomas was born September 1869 in Indiana. Daisy was born June 1873 in Indiana. After their marriage, they lived in Madison County, Indiana where Thomas was a farmer. He died February 1, 1926 in Madison County, Indiana and is buried at the Park View Cemetery, according to his obituary. Daisy was living still in the 1930 census in Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana. There is a Daisy L. Fox listed in the obituary database at the Anderson Public Library with an obit date of 3/29/1950, but I don't know yet if this is her. Neither Daisy or Thomas appears in the cemetery database.
