On This Day : November 26

1656 - Margaret CHENEY born in England.  Margaret was the daughter of Thomas CHENEY and Jane ATKINSON.  Margaret was my 9x-great grandmother.

1767 - Thomas CLARKE died in Rhode Island.  Thomas was the son of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.

1782 - Hannah HUNT born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Hannah was the daughter of Isaiah HUNT and Elizabeth FLOYD.

1796 - William Berry TAYLOR married Susan Harrison GIBSON.  William was the son of Jonathan TAYLOR and Ann BERRY.

1806 - Hannah BEALS married William ELLIS.  Hannah was the daughter of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth BLACKBURN.

1806 - David MIZE married Hannah PETER in Washington County, Kentucky.  David was the son of Isaac MIZE and Elizabeth ________.  Hannah was the daughter of Samuel PETER and Mary TAYLOR.  They were Eileen's 5x-great grandparents.

1815 - Samuel LEWIS born in Ohio.  Samuel was the son of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.

1816 - William CANADAY married Anne HUNT.  William was the son of Charles CANADAY and Abigail FOSTER.

1847 - Mary Polly WOOLMAN died.  Mary was the daughter of James ALDERMAN and Catherine WARNER.

1850 - Coleby CHEW died.  Coleby was the son of Coleby CHEW and Frances LEARNED.

1874 - Hannah Leutitia LEMASTERS born.  Hannah was the daughter of Isaac LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HESTON.

1874 - Luman Walker WEHRLY born.  Luman was the son of John P. WEHRLY and Catherine E. LEMASTERS.

1884 - Grace G. RANTS born in Jay County, Indiana.  Grace was the daughter of David F. RANTS and Nancy Margaret CUNNINGHAM.

1890 - Elizabeth GILBERT died.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph HEATON and Mary Ann EVANS.

1891 - Lily Schaefer MILLER born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Lily was the daughter of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.

1893 - John William HUNT born.  John was the son of John A. HUNT and Ellanora Jane McLANE.

1964 - Lola May WHISLER died in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Lola was the daughter of Carey W. LAMBERTSON and Clara E. COOK.

1979 - Ernest SWAFFORD died in Dayton, Ohio.  Ernest was the son of George W. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth HAMILTON.

Black Sheep Sunday: Dillinger Gang Hides In The Loblolly

Source: Commercial-Review, Portland, Indiana, January 30, 1934, page 1.

Dillinger Gang Hides For Time In The Loblolly Near Geneva

Charles Makley, one of the Dillinger gang, who is now held in the Tucson, Ariz., jail, in telling of the movements of the gang in Indiana and Ohio after the prison break last September, said:

"We were in the Limberlost country of Gene Stratton Porter's books for a time.  It's not so wild any more, yet it has plenty of isolated spots where you can hide out for a few hours to rest.

"Once we got into Ohio, everything from then on was easy.  We had lots of gun battles, of cours, as we pulled the bank jobs, but we were never seriously threatened."

Jay county officers knew that the Dillinger gang was in this part of the state soon after the prison break.  The gang was recognized by Walter C. Krienke, who conducts the Loblolly dining car just north of Bryant, where highways 27, 67 and 18 connect.

Krienke is a former railroad detective and his years of training enables him to spot an outlaw much quicker than the average individual. He also has a retentive memory and pictures seen of criminals are retained by his trained mind.

Krienke was not an officer of the law at the time the gang stopped at his place and he could not summon help at the time.  However, officers were notified as soon as possible and a search was made in the vicinity of Bryant, but the gang was not found.  It is believed the desperadoes were on their way to Ohio when they stopped at the Loblolly.

No publicity was given at the time the gang appeared at the Loblolly dining car due to the fact the outlaws might return this way into Indiana, but state police were notified and a close watch kept.

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My paternal cousin, Harry PIERPONT (1902-1934) was a member of the Dillinger gang.  I found this article while on my last research trip to Jay County, hoping that the local paper might make mention of his connection to the area.

Whether or not the gang truly did stop in the Loblolly area, it certainly seems feasible.  Pierpont, Makley and Copeland should have been familiar with the area, and it's pretty much a straight shot over to Lima.

Krienke was made a state excise officer in 1935, according to newspaper reports found on Ancestry.com


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On This Day : November 25

1681 - Samuel PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Samuel was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Lydia BACON.  Samuel was my 8x-great grandfather.

1738 - Jesse CHEW born in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Jesse was the son of Jeffrey CHEW and Amy DRIVER.  Jesse was my 6x-great grandfather.

1745 - Catherine Maria KAHRE married Heinrich Hermann RULLMANN.  Catherine was the daughter of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Anna Katherine STEINMEIER.

1758 - Rachel MILLS married Robert HODGSON in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Rachel was the daughter of Thomas MILLS and Elizabeth HARROLD.

1761 - Frances MADISON died.  Frances was the daughter of James TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.

1798 - Jacob KEENEY born.  Jacob was the son of John S. KEENEY and Magdalena PETRY.

1798 - Adam YOUNG born in Berkeley County, Virginia.  Adam was the son of Charles YOUNG and Catherine Elizabeth KINT.

1814 - Mary Elizabeth McPHEETERS born.  Mary was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Margaret Ann Curry McDANIEL.

1817 - Margaret Ann McPHEETERS born.  Margaret was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Margaret Ann Curry McDANIEL.

1821 - Christopher C. BOYER born in Jackson Township, Franklin County, Ohio.  Christopher was the son of Martin BOYER and Anna BENNETT.  Christopher was Corinne's 4x-great grandfather.

1825 - Nathan C. BEALS married Elizabeth CHEW in Clinton County, Ohio.  Nathan was the son of John BEALS and Mary CARTER.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Andrew CHEW and Anna Marie BARTHUS.  They were my 5x-great grandparents.

1848 - Judiah Higgins EWING born.  Judiah was the son of John G. EWING and Hannah Kuhl HIGGINS.

1851 - Frances PUTMAN married James WATSON in Brown County, Indiana.  Frances was the daughter of James PUTMAN and Elizabeth KENDRICK.

1862 - Sally FENNER died.  Sally was the daughter of George POTTER and Mary STILLMAN.

1865 - Jane McVAY died in Shelby County, Ohio.  Jane was the daughter of Jacob LEMASTERS and Hannah ________.

1867 - William Isaac LEE born.  William was the son of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.

1868 - Albert E. FISHER born. Albert was the son of Lewis W. FISHER and Rebecca MARSHALL.

1884 - Clyde ANDERSON born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.  Clyde was the son of Samuel Wallace ANDERSON and Lydie Louisa HALL.

1894 - Melinda KIMBALL died in Brown County, Ohio.  Melinda was the daughter of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.

1897 - Rachel H. HALEY died in Erie County, Ohio.  Rachel was the daughter of ________ GARY.  Rachel was my 3x-great grandmother.

1897 - Luman Walker WEHRLY married Almeda COLLINS.  Luman was the son of John P. WEHRLY and Catherine E. LEMASTERS.

1900 - Jeremiah Haines DEACON died in Mt. Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Jeremiah was the son of Joseph DEACON and Beulah HAINES.

1902 - Winifred Emeline THRAVES born.  Winifred was the daughter of William Maxwell THRAVES and Ida Leone HUBER.

1910 - Margeriete CHIVLARE born in Warrick County, Indiana.  Margeriete was the daughter of Isaac C. CHIVLARE and Viola FOLLOWAY.

1944 - Thomas GROENENDYKE died in Madison County, Indiana.  Thomas was the son of Elias GROENENDYKE and Nancy JENKINS.

1985 - Alfred DEMPSEY died.  Alfred was the son of Daniel Andrew DEMPSEY and Nancy CHIVLARE.