On This Day : March 27

1598 - Katherine CLARKE died in Finningham, Suffolk, England. Katherine was the daughter of John COOKE and Alice CARTER.  Katherine was my 11x great-grandmother.


1646 - Christopher STANLEY died in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  Christopher was the son of John STANLEY and Susan LANCOCKE.  Christopher was my 11x great-grandfather.


1655 - James BROWN born.  James was the son of Richard BROWN and Mary ________.  James was my 9x great-grandfather.


1723 - James MADISON born in Orange County, Virginia.  James was the son of Ambrose MADISON and Frances TAYLOR.


1726 - Bridgett ELDERTON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Bridgett was the daughter of Roger ELDERTON and Lydia BABCOCK.


1735 - Oliver BURDICK born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Oliver was the son of Jonathan BURDICK and Judith CLARK.


1749 - Mary CHASE born.  Mary was the daughter of Joshua CHASE and Mary MAXSON.


1751 - Francis TAYLOR born.  Francis was the son of Francis TAYLOR and Mildred Ann CRADDOCK.


1773 - John DAVIS married Naomi KENYON.  John was the son of John DAVIS and Bethia ROGERS.


1786 - Martha VICKERS born.  Martha was the daughter of Thomas VICKERS and Jemima MENDENHALL.


1799 - John CANADAY married Julitha COX.  John was the son of John CANADAY and Margaret THORNBURGH.


1804 - Maria LOGAN born.  Maria was the daughter of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.


1806 - Nancy POTTER married Jonathan MAXSON.  Nancy was the daughter of George POTTER and Mary STILLMAN.


1810 - Catherine PETRY married George MILLER.  Catherine was the daughter of George PETRY and Maria Catharina KALTREIDER.


1817 - Isaac STOUT married Eleanor SMITH.  Isaac was the son of Obediah STOUT and Mary McBRIDE.


1821 - Mary MAXSON died.  Mary was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.


1833 - Friedrich Wilhelm BOLLING born.  Friedrich was the son of Friedrich Wilhelm BOLLING and Anna Marie Louise KAHRE.


1856 - India MAXSON born in Iowa.  India was the daughter of William MAXSON and Hannah KEISLER.


1857 - Margaret Jane SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  Margaret was the daughter of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.


1859 - Mary Ann BEALS born in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.


1883 - Cornelius KING born in Marion County, Indiana.  Cornelius was the son of Eli KING and Laura Belle BLACK.


1895 - Mathilde Wilhelmine Louise RITT died.  Mathilde was the daughter of Karl Ludwig RITT and Anna Maria Louisa Catherine KAHRE.


1909 - Washington METZNER died.  Washington was the son of William METZNER and Barbara POWELL.


1923 - Hollis LEWIS died in Huntington County, Indiana.  Hollis was the son of Jacob LEWIS and Laura GROFF.


1953 - John Cooper LeMASTER died in Korea.  John was the son of Donald Cooper LeMASTER and Luella M. GIBBONS.


1973 - John Leland LeMASTER died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  John was the son of John Leland LeMASTER and Dortha LeEtta DeLAUTER.

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.

On This Day : January 13

1747: Ruth MAXSON born.  Ruth was the daughter of John MAXSON and Martha PROSSER.


1766: Mary WOOLSTON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Samuel WOOLSTON and Cyllania WOOLSTON.


1769: George TAYLOR born.  George was the son of George TAYLOR and Sarah TALIAFERRO.


1772: Mary DOWNIE died.  Mary was the daughter of Alexander WRIGHT and Mary FERGUS.


1775: Jediah STOUT married Philina CHAMBERLAIN.  Jediah was the son of Freegift STOUT and Mary HIGGINS.


1814: John MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Joel MAXON and Hannah FIELDS.


1818: Catherine JACOBS born in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Catherine was the daughter of David JACOBS and Barbara BYERS.


1840: Mattie HATCH born.  Mattie was the daughter of Jethro HATCH and Minerva P. PIERCE.


1841: Almeda DAVIS born.  Almeda was the daughter of Ehud DAVIS and Catherine DAVIS.


1844: Mary Jane SHERRICK born in Ashland County, Ohio. Mary was the daughter of David SHERRICK and Susan JACOBS.  Mary was my 2x great-grandmother.


1850: Larkin M. SWAFFORD married Catherine Jane STILES in Monroe County, Indiana.  Larkin was the son of Larkin SWAFFORD and Nancy ________.


1851: Beverly CHEW died in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Beverly was the son of John CHEW and Ann FOX.


1855: William Solon KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  William was the son of Thomas KING and Martha E. HAGGERTY.


1858: Arvilla BEVAN born.  Arvilla was the daughter of Stacy BEVAN and Sarah BEALS.


1866: Landon DAVIS born in Long Run, West Virginia.  Landon was the son of Stillman Coon DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.


1867: Levi W. PETRY married Susannah COFFMAN.  Levi was the son of Charles PETRY and Susannah WEHRLY.


1871: Jonathan MAXSON married Lorencie Honore HAVEN in West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa.  Jonathan was the son of William MAXSON and Delilah BOWLAND.


1875: Alice Beryl MAXSON born in West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa.  Alice was the daughter of Jonathan MAXSON and Lorencie Honore HAVEN.


1881: Emma E. WOODS born.  Emma was the daughter of William Richard WOODS and Elizabeth Jane HILL.


1886: Aaron BALES died in Chautauqua County, Kansas.  Aaron was the son of Aaron BALES and Alice MANIFOLD.


1886: Helen F. WOODS born.  Helen was the daughter of William Richard WOODS and Elizabeth Jane HILL.


1893: John Aaron SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  John was the son of Jesse SWAFFORD and Dollie A. HALL.


1898: John HEATON died.  John was the son of Townsend HEATON and Nancy Jane HALE.


1908: Jesse William COVEY married Myrtle May COVEY in Ray County, Missouri.  Jesse was the son of Andrew Woolsey COVEY and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.


1972: Sylvia Maxine HELLYER died in Platte County, Missouri.  Sylvia was the daughter of John William SWAFFORD and Viola Mae MILLER.


1974: Robert Wayne BURNINE died in Richmond, Missouri.  Robert was the son of Cleatus Van BURNINE and Elsie Lee SWAFFORD.


1980: John Leland LeMASTER Sr. died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  John was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.

On This Day : January 2

1589: Alice BOWERS born.  Alice was my 11x great-grandmother.


1646/47: John CLARK married Elizabeth STEBBINS.  They were my 9x great-grandparents.


1659: Thomas EATON married Unice SINGLETARY in Andover, Massachusetts.  They were my 9x great-grandparents.


1742: Ruth BEALS married William UNDERWOOD.  Ruth was the daughter of William BEALS and Rebecca CHAMBERS.


1743: William BEALS died in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  William was the son of John BEALS and Mary CLAYTON.


1750: John OLIPHANT born in Amwell, New Jersey.  John was the son of Ephraim OLIPHANT and Sarah Higgins STOUT.


1757: Samuel OLIPHANT born.  Samuel was the son of Ephraim OLIPHANT and Sarah Higgins STOUT.


1769: George TAYLOR died.  George was the son of George TAYLOR and Rachel GIBSON.


1785: Jonathan MAXSON married Mary MAGDILINE in Monmouth County, New Jersey.  Jonathan was the son of Moser MAXSON and Tacy ________.


1792: Christian Friedrich KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Christian was the son of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.


1796: Jacob STICKEL died in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Jacob was my 6x great-grandfather.


1826: William CROCKETT married Sarah SOPHER in Owen County, Indiana.  William was the son of Alexander CROCKETT and Elizabeth WATKINS.


1827: Anne Marie Louise Charlotte BOLLING died in Schnathorst, Westphalia.  Anne Marie was the daughter of Christian Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.


1835: Jacob BABCOCK died.  Jacob was the son of Thomas BABCOCK and Martha DAVIS.


1847: Mary J. PENISTEN born.  Mary was the daughter of George PENISTEN and Amanda Melvina CAWGILL.


1854: Martha SMALLEY died.  Martha was the daughter of Capt. Thomas William DAVIS and Tacy CRANDALL.


1877: Elizabeth RAGAN died in Shelby County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Nancy Ann McLANE.


1878: Malissa E. MORRISTON born.  Malissa was the daughter of Alonzo T. MORRISTON and Rebecca A. WAMSLEY.


1896: David Edward BIRDWELL married Phebe FLANAGAN in Van Zandt, Texas. David was the son of William Ezekiel BIRDWELL and Dora Alice FLANAGAN.


1896: Mabel M. CUNNINGHAM born.  Mabel was the daughter of John William CUNNINGHAM and Leona A. DRAKE.


1914: Wayne Baker AILES born in Jackson Center, Shelby County, Ohio.  Wayne was the son of Sidney Dewitt AILES and Lina BAKER.


1962: Milton F. BAILS died in Ashland County, Ohio.  Milton was the son of William H. BAILS and Mary E. PENDLETON.

Historic Quaker Cemetery Disturbed

From across the Rootsweb mailing list for Hamilton County, Indiana comes the following disturbing news:

In the early-mid 1960's the Westield Women's Club embarked in a "beautification project" that resulted in the removal and stacking of the grave markers in the Westfield Old Friends Cemetery on south Union Street. They contacted Conner Prairie and offered them the stones but were told that the museum wasn't interested in any stones with dates of death after 1836. When a few interested citizens learned of the "project" and expressed their dissatisfaction with the treatment of this graveyard the stones were re-set in four rows on the back of the cemetery along with a single marker with the names of all known burials and a marker commemorating the civil war veterans buried there. All of the burials remained in place with no way of determining the exact location of the dead, since the markers ahd been moved from their original locations.

Fast forward to 2010:

The City of Westfield Parks Department has commenced construction of a new park to be named the Old Friends Memorial Park on the property. This will include constructions of walls, trail ways and water fountains. Initial demolition in the northwest end of the property has already yielded intrusion into a grave. A backhoe sits on top of graves ready to disturb more graves. All of this is within the rights of the City of Westfield as a municipality. The Hamilton County Cemetery Commission is initiating action to at least bring a pause to this project for further consideration by the Westfield city government.

If you are interested in genealogy in Hamilton County and share our dismay that a local municipality would show such utter disregard for the remains of our ancestors, please contact the City of Westfield Parks Director, Melody Jones, at (317)804-3100 and share your displeasure with this project. You may write Ms. Jones at 2728 E. 271st Street, Westfield, IN 46074. In an election year, disfavor expressed about an issue like this goes a long way.

Bob Goode

Hamilton County Cemetery Commission

You can read more about this discovery covered by the local Fox affiliate here.

So many cemeteries have been lost to time and/or development, and the story about this one hits home because I discovered I had ancestors buried there.


A listing of some of the burials known to have taken place at the cemetery are listed on the Indiana Genweb.  Among those buried there are my maternal 5th-great grandparents, John W. and Mary (BARKER) DAVIS.  


In looking over the list of names at the cemetery, I see many Quaker names that I recognize as relatives, including: Baldwin, Bales, Barker, Davis, Hiatt, Jessup and Stout.

John Allen (b. February 8, 1719/20)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 8th-great grandfather, John Allen.

John was born February 8, 1719/20 in London Grove, Chester Co., PA., the son of John and Amy (Cox) Allen. John married September 12, 1740 in London Grove to Phebe Scarlett. Phebe was born November 4, 1722 in Chester Co., PA and died 1815 in Orange Co., NC. John died October 1, 1754 in London Grove, Chester Co., PA.

This family were members of the Society of Friends (Quaker), and some dates may not have been properly recorded by me.

Known children of John and Phebe (Scarlett) Allen are as follows :
i. Hannah Allen b. 1741 Chester Co., PA, d. 1834 Randolph Co., NC., m. Nicholas Barker
ii. Amy Allen b. 1743 Chester Co., PA, m. Herman Husband
iii. Ann Allen b. 1746 Chester Co., PA., m. Amos Comer
iv. John Allen b. 1749 Chester Co., PA., d. 1826, m. Rachel Stout
v. Samuel Allen b. 1751 Chester Co., PA., d. 1834, m. Hannah Cox
vi. Thomas Allen b. 1754 Chester Co., PA., d. 1754 Chester Co., PA
vii. William Allen m. Hannah Cox

I descend from John and Phebe (Scarlett) Allen through their daughter, Hannah, as follows :
John Allen and Phebe Scarlett
Hannah Allen and Nicholas Barker
Abner Barker and Lydia Osborne
Mary Barker and John W. Davis
Mary Davis and John T. Beals
Nathan Thomas Beals and Elizabeth Caroline Poe
Pearl May Beals and Charles Wilson Lambertson
Clemon Beals Lambertson and June Kirk Davis (my great-grandparents)

Today in my database : Phebe Scarlett (b. November 4, 1722)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 8th-great grandmother, Phebe Scarlett.

Phebe was born November 4, 1722 in Chester Co., PA. Phebe married September 12, 1740 at London Grove, Chester Co., PA to John Allen, son of John and Amy (Cox) Allen. John was born February 8, 1719/20 in London Grove, Chester Co., PA., and died October 1, 1754 in London Grove, Chester Co., PA. Phebe died 1815 in Orange Co., NC.

They were members of the Society of Friends (Quaker) faith. Some of these dates may have not been converted properly from Quaker dating systems.

Known children of John and Phebe (Scarlett) Allen are :
i. Hannah Allen b. 1741 d. 1834 m. Nicholas Barker
ii. Amy Allen b. 1743 m. Herman Husband
iii. Ann Allen b. 1746 d. 1829 m. Amos Comer
iv. John Allen b. 1749 d. 1826 m. Rachel Stout
v. Samuel Allen b. 1751 d. 1834 m. Hannah Cox
vi. Thomas Allen b. 1754 d. 1754
vii. William Allen m. Hannah Cox

I descend from John and Phebe (Scarlett) Allen through their daughter, Hannah, as follows :
John Allen and Phebe Scarlett
Hannah Allen and Nicholas Barker
Abner Barker and Lydia Osborne
Mary Barker and John W. Davis
Mary Davis and John T. Beals
Nathan Thomas Beals and Elizabeth Caroline Poe
Pearl May Beals and Charles Wilson Lambertson
Clemon Beals Lambertson and June Kirk Davis (my great-grandparents)