I grew up in a family of women who created crafts for their homes. I learned to knit, sew, and quilt from an early age. My great grandmother, Ina (Kerschner) McGraw, made rag rugs. Several of her rugs found their way into my childhood home. One always sat on the floor in front of the kitchen sink to cushion our feet as we washed dishes.
For years, I have saved old flannel sheets. We used them so much that we wore holes through the middle. I am partial to L.L. Bean so the flannel is high quality. A single worn spot does not prevent the rest of the fabric from becoming unusable. I have always intended to use the fabric for something. A few years ago, I started a bradied rug, just like the ones my great grandmother used to make. The project stalled and sat on the shelf for a long time, until two weeks ago, when I began to clean and purge my studio. I decided to finish the rug. Since then, I completed it, made another, and started a third. I plan to make as many rugs as I can to use up all the flannel sheets I have saved.
I’ve spent the last few years doing many things, continuing my education has been one of them. I signed up for art classes at my local community college and completed the coursework for both Studio Art and Art History degrees. Along the way, I decided to tackle writing. So far, I’ve completed two creative writing classes and read many books on the art of writing nonfiction. Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood and David Grann’s Killers of the Flower Moon have inspired me to push my skills to another level. In the beginning, my goal was just to become a better writer. When I wanted to improve my genealogical skills, I read many journal articles that were stilted and unreadable. The articles may be have well-researched, but they were as boring as watching a field of wheat grow, putting many a reader to sleep before reaching a conclusion or losing them in a corn maze of conflicting information. As a self-published author myself, I cringe at many of the works my fellow genealogists have produced in an effort to preserve family history. I determined that I did not want to be that kind of writer. I want to engage my audience. I want my writing to be enjoyable. I also plan to have early peer readers and pay an editor well for their time.
My education is far from complete. Writing takes practice. Ask any published author and they will tell you to write every day, make it a habit. And then revise what you have written and make it better. For the new year, I started a Substack account to share my stories, the good, the bad, and the ugly. My focus is personal memoir, creative nonfiction, and family history. This genealogy site is not going anywhere, anytime soon, but feel free to check out my current work. Just follow the link below. I hope to see you there!
The following story is a fictional account of what life may have been life for my ancestor Sherman Scofield who moved to Connersville, Indiana around 1821-22. While I have taken liberties with some parts of the narrative, the structure of the story is based upon research I have completed on Sherman and his family.
“The practice will do you good,” Mother said, leaning over the washtub. She wiped a stray hair off her face. Though early in the morning, the day promised to be warm. She continued to scrub a shirt on the washtub as we talked.
“But Vester, Enzo, and I are planning to watch the flatboats on the river,” I groaned. As much as I missed our family, the last thing I wanted to do today was write letters.
“You are the only one with enough time to write,” she explained, with that tone of finality she has. There was no further use protesting; this discussion was over. The chore of writing letters now fell on my shoulders.
Spring 1823
Connersville, Indiana
Dear Aunt Martha,
Mother asked me to write. Her work keeps her far too busy to put pen to paper.
“Sherman, make sure you tell Aunt Martha that we send our love to her and Uncle Jonathon. Don’t forget to include that we are all doing well, and we hope everyone there is recovering. Your cousin Maria’s bout with influenza sounded miserable.”
“Send them hugs and kisses from all of us,” added Mary from her perch next to the butter churn, her arms methodically thumping away.
We finally received your letter dated the 16th of February last week. The mail service seems to be improving as this letter arrived more quickly than the last. Everyone here is fine. Mother sends her love to both you and Uncle Jonathon. Mary adds hugs and kisses. We were sorry to hear of everyone’s illnesses and hope all are better by now.
I wanted to make sure I commented on the news Aunt Martha sent us. After finding her last letter stashed away in Mother’s desk drawer, I returned to my writing spot. At seventy-nine, my grandfather still managed to do some work on his farm. He also rides daily into town to reminisce with his war buddies at the local tavern. We are all worried about my grandmother. Although a few years younger than Grandfather, her health has been poor the last few years. We anticipate receiving the news of her passing within the next few months. I will miss her and her apple pies.
We are all concerned about Grandmother and hope this present illness will not be her last. Is she able to bake much anymore? Please let us know if her condition worsens.
We are also pleased to learn that Grandfather is mobile enough to visit Mr. Weed and the other patriots down at Webb’s Tavern. I always loved listening to their Revolutionary war stories, especially the time when Great Aunt Elizabeth rode faster than the British soldiers to warn the village.
What crops is he planning to plant this year? With only limited space behind the house for a vegetable garden, we no longer worry about clearing and planting large fields of grain.
Letters from home have made the transition to life in Indiana easier. We nearly lost everything in Connecticut, and then in New York, so Father took a big risk moving us here. Just when we thought we had escaped our misfortunes, Seeley died, then Father, and Eliza, in quick succession. The swampy river bottom contained tainted water and infected mosquitos. Mother was on the verge of packing the rest of us up and returning east when a letter arrived from my grandparents. Their encouragement convinced Mother to stay and rebuild our lives here. The first few months were rough, but things are definitely improving.
In the fall, Mother predicts she will have enough saved so the three of us can continue our education. Currently, we cannot afford the tuition for the subscription school. Mary will be happy to relinquish her role as teacher—one of her many tasks. While Vester and I grudgingly agree that returning to school is a good thing, Enzo remains unconvinced.
“I have to sit still all day?” Enzo asked.
“Of course you do,” Vester responded, “and if you don’t, the schoolmaster might slap your knuckles with a ruler.”
“Can’t Mary continue to teach me my letters and numbers?” Enzo begged. He wanted to stay at home.
“Sorry, Squirt, Mary won’t have the time once Vester and I go back to school,” I explained. “Besides, you are old enough, you don’t want to stay at home with the girls all day, do you?”
Enzo sighed, and shook his head. He already knew several of the boys. Secretly, he really did want to attend school. He just wouldn’t admit it.
“You don’t have a choice in the matter, Enzo,” Mother said, as she looked up from the dough she was rolling on the table. “You boys have been running wild for far too long. It’s time to get back to your books and improve your minds. You don’t want to end up a farmer like your father.”
The three of us rolled our eyes. We had heard this speech before, but we knew she was right.
Married life seems to suit Betty. Fleming appears to be a decent fellow. While they were courting, Betty was insufferable. They have moved into a small log cabin on the other side of town, but Betty visits often enough while Fleming is engaged elsewhere on business.
“Fleming bought me the most beautiful braid for my bonnet,” she boasted. “It’s prettier than the one Mrs. Frybarger has!”
“It’s very lovely,” replied Mary, as she ran her fingers over the braid. “The color matches your eyes well.”
“When we marry, Fleming says he will build us a brick house closer to the river,” she explained, “so the breezes will keep the house cooler in the summer.”
Mary quietly nodded her head over her knitting as she listened to Betty describe her dream house. At twenty-six, Mary was nine years older and had yet to find a suitable man to marry. Was she jealous? I don’t know. Mary kept her opinions close. Always the responsible one, Mother depended on her for everything. She will make a great mother someday, but right now, she takes care of us, especially Sally, while Mother works to support us all.
Little Sally turns three this summer. The neighbors comment on how adorable she is, but her pretty looks disguise a mischievous imp! Just yesterday, Mary’s back was turned for a moment in the kitchen. Luckily, no damage was done, and Mary caught her before she broke her neck or the crockery.
When she turned back around, she shrieked, “Oh no! What are you doing?”
Standing on the table, Sally was half-way up the wall, reaching for the honey pot. Mary grabbed her off the table, sitting her down on the nearby bench.
“We do not climb the wall for things we cannot reach,” Mary explained, “You must always ask, please. I do not want you to hurt yourself.” After poking her on the nose, Mary cuddled Sally on her lap, eventually squeezing her so tightly that Sally giggled.
Since leaving the river bottom farm behind, Wes does odd jobs around town or works on neighboring farms, adding to the income Mother makes from laundry and other miscellaneous tasks. Some weeks he finds work at Mr. Conwell’s tannery. Fortunately, the tannery is located on the south side of town so we aren’t accosted by its fumes on a regular basis. But having those smells walk through the front door is a different matter.
“Oh my goodness, Wes, do not come in the house wearing those clothes! You stink and you are dripping everywhere!” Mother shouted.
We all gagged from the stench.
“I don’t think I’ll ever get these stains out of your shirt,” Mother remarked on laundry day. “Let me see if I can find your father’s old work shirt for the next time.”
Once a week, Wes works for Mr. Frybarger who owns the mercantile store. Wes helps unload the flatboat when it brings supplies in from Cincinnati. Vester, Enzo, and I enjoy watching him labor and flex his muscles for the young ladies strolling by the waterfront.
Back in February, the river flooded parts of town, even reaching up to Main Street. Several prominent ladies complained of soiling their long skirts in the muddy streets while promenading through town to do their shopping. Their complaints reached the ears of the town elders—several are their husbands. As a consequence, the elders plan to install wooden walkways in front of the businesses on Main Street. Connersville’s citizens pay Mother well for her laundry services, and we cannot afford to lose their business if they hear her complaints. Wes hopes to earn a few dollars laying down the sidewalk, once the project begins.
“Do not say anything outside these walls, children,” Mother instructed us, “but I will be very glad to never see a mud-stained petticoat like these again.”
Mother and Wes have been planning a surprise for my birthday this summer. They sat me down last week to explain their proposal.
“You will soon be old enough to contribute to the family finances,” Mother explained. “Thirteen is a good age to learn a trade.”
“I’ve been asking around town to see if anyone needs an apprentice,” Wes began, a big grin lit up his face. “I know how you like to build things so I checked over at the sawmill and the brickyard. The brickyard will take you, starting July 1st, right after your birthday.”
“Now, I still expect you to attend school in the fall,” Mother added. “Your education is important, and the brickyard knows my opinion on the matter. You can work every day until school starts, and then afternoons and Saturdays in the fall.”
My mouth dropped open in surprise.
“You might want to close that, so you don’t get bugs in your mouth,” Wes joked.
“Vester and Enzo will take over most of your chores, like feeding the chickens and weeding the garden,” Mother continued. “But you still need to assist when needed, like Wes does.”
I nodded my head, too happy to speak.
July cannot come soon enough. Until then, I have the rest of the spring and early summer to run wild with my brothers.
In yesterday’s letter (1942-05-23 730 AM), my grandfather mentioned the Rotary Club. He asked Gladys to thank the Rotary Club members for the pen they gave him. For a man about to write hundreds of letters, this was a practical gift. On the surface, this would seem like an ordinary gesture; the local Rotary Club giving a leading citizen a gift as he went off to war. However, in the case of my family, there is a second deeper understanding of these events. My family is inexplicably bound to the Rotary movement. You may recall from an earlier post that my grandfather’s middle name was Schiele. Schiele was his mother’s maiden name. My great grandmother was Lovina Jane (Schiele) Yegerlehner. She was the sister of a man named Silvester Schiele. If you know anything about the Rotary movement, this name should be very familiar to you. In 1905, Silvester Schiele and his lifelong friend Paul Harris founded the Rotary Club in Chicago.
Silvester and his wife Jesse were frequent visitors at my grandparent’s house. They would often stop by Kentland on their way to Clay City from Chicago, or on other trips that Silvester took for the Rotary.
We think we have a room at 5.00 per week and before I send this I’ll get the address for sure. I’ll have letters from all over town I suppose, but maybe after today the address will be stable. The house proposition I wrote you about several days ago is good but the turnover here is fast. One fellow in our unit was sent to Fla. yesterday, one to some other field and one waiting to go out on boat.
We took some pictures today and if they are good we will send you some. I haven’t got all my uniform yet but enough to get by on so far and keep buying a little every few days.
I got two letters last night at the Y,
(page 2) they both arrived at the same time so the air mail didn’t seem to help.
I left the prescription for Mrs. Cox at Kenneys, I think – That was phenobob. gr ½ the one she showed you was a few I got in when I was out of the others.
The school kids shots were to be 15¢for each shot or 60¢each if the other charged that so you can figure that up – be sure to get those kids that hadn’t started to school yet – Lawrence Schofer’s kids. The Nosker kids – Jerry Sondergraths – The Hooper girl and there may be others but I can’t think of them now. Write me anytime if someone calls or asks – because I believe I can remember the most of them. Since I got my transportation money I think I’ll have enough to last until pay day. We get 250ºº
(page 3)toward for our uniform but that won’t come for 6 to 8 wks. The Thomas Clothing store opened a charge use for me and I still owe them about 40ºº for my top coat but the rest is paid for only I haven’t a blue suit yet nor white suits. The cap costs 12²⁵ plus the white kakia and blue covers which are about 1⁵⁰ each.
We are both about half sick from the typhoid shots. Dr. Lentz had a chill last night and I had to care for him, put on extra covers etc. Neither of us have an aspirin etc. with us so we were just like a couple of laymen sick and didn’t know what to do about it. When we get our address all settled etc, I’ll write same cards to the boys and to several other people to whom I promised letters or cards.
You may write to Slaymaker, Merrill & Jacke and tell them what has happened and that you want the (do ref. me)to and if you have any
(page 4) trouble tell Ira D. he has the insurance or Ralph Bower – he was the att. for the case.
We had eggs and fried potatoes for breakfast – ate at the Ocean View rest Café – only a stone’s throw from the bay which leads out into the Atlantic.
I’m on night duty next wed. night – got go to the close Wed. A.M. and don’t get off until Thurs A.M. but that makes lets me off all day Thurs.
The H.S. bill I almost forgot. I’m not sure of the date – but it should include $5.00 for the track boys $2 or $3 for Chas Brewer and the school shots. The bill was paid just before the exam of the H.S. Track team.
The address is-
Lt (jg) MC Yegerlehner
1026 Magnolia Ave.
Norfolk, Va.
I think this will be rather stable at least for a while. It’s alright to give Base Unit but it takes longer to get the mail thru the base. Well I’ll ring off until later
This genealogical summary is part of a larger work on the descendants of Jacob Troxell (1797-1885) of Fayette County, Indiana. An earlier work was published in 1998. These summaries are part of a new publication which is in progress. Mary Catherine Troxell was the eighth and youngest child of Jacob Troxell and his first wife, Mary Catherine (Ranck) Troxell. She was his second daughter.
Connersville Evening News, 1 August 1912, p. 5, col. 4
9. Mary Catherine5 Troxell (Jacob4, Abraham3, Christian2, Peter1), born 7 January 1837, Fayette County, Indiana;[1] died 31 July 1912, Wayne County, Indiana.[2] She married on 6 September 1860, Fayette County, Indiana, John Calvin Henry, son of William and Sarah M. (Shaw) Henry.[3] He was born 16 April 1839, Fayette County, Indiana, and died 5 April 1911, Lewisville, Henry County, Indiana.[4]
Children of Mary Catherine5 Troxell and John C. Henry were as follows:
44. i. JACOB6 HENRY, born 15 July 1861, Fayette County, Indiana; died 30 December 1862, Fayette County, Indiana. Burial at Robinson Chapel Cemetery, Springersville, Indiana.[5]
+ 45. ii. SARAH EMMA HENRY, born 10 August 1862, Fayette County, Indiana;[6] married James O. McClerney;[7] died 6 July 1949, Richmond, Indiana.[8]
+ 46. iii. ANNA MELINDA HENRY, born 1 January 1865, Fayette County, Indiana;[9] married Horace M. Wright;[10] died 22 October 1917, Falmouth, Rush County, Indiana.[11]
+ 47. iv. WILLIAM HENRY, born 30 March 1867, Fayette County, Indiana;[12] married Lucy E. Baker;[13] died 6 December 1894, Falmouth, Indiana.[14]
+ 48. v. JONATHAN H. HENRY, born 20 November 1869, Connersville, Indiana;[15] married Viola Bilby;[16] died 23 September 1944, Cincinnati, Ohio.[17]
+ 49. vi. SAMUEL HENRY, born 30 July 1872, Fayette County, Indiana;[18] married Minerva Moore,[19] Blanche M. (Hubbell) Arbuckle,[20] Ethel (Baker) Cameron,[21] and Mattie J. (Boyle) Brickey;[22] died 11 March 1949, College Corner, Union County, Indiana.[23]
+ 50. vii. MAUDE HENRY, born 24 December 1874, Fayette County, Indiana;[24] married Albert Hinchman;[25] died 16 February 1918, Greenwood, Rush County, Indiana.[26]
51. viii. ELIZABETH HENRY, born 13 April 1878, Fayette County, Indiana; died 13 August 1882, Fayette County, Indiana. Burial at Robinson Chapel Cemetery, Springersville, Indiana.[27]
+ 52. ix. HARRY HENRY, born 15 May 1881, Fayette County, Indiana;[28] married Sarah Jane Thomas;[29] died 1 July 1953, Straughn, Henry County, Indiana.[30]
Stone of John C. and Mary C. (Troxell) Henry, image courtesy of Find A Grave, photographed by Mary Louise Reynolds (2014)
[1] Indiana death certificate no. 278 (1912), Mary C. Henry; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[2] Indiana death certificate no. 278 (1912), Mary C. Henry.
[3] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriage , v. 1: 133, John C. Henry and Mary Troxell, 1860; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 February 2023), FHL film #004,540,515, image 100/710. Also, “Dies Many Years After Accident,” obituary, Rushville Republican (Rushville, Indiana), 6 April 1911, p. 4, col. 4; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 26 February 2023).
[5]Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 February 2023), memorial page for Jacob Henry (1861-1862), Find A Grave Memorial no. 49,968,716, citing Robinson Chapel Cemetery, Springersville, Fayette County, Indiana.
[6] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 23402 (1949), Sarah Emma McClerney; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[7] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 3: 211, James O. McClerney and Sarah E. Henry, 1886; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 February 2023), FHL film #00,454,0516, image 140/668.
[8] Indiana death certificate no. 23402 (1949), Sarah Emma McClerney.
[9] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 496 (1917), Malinda Ann Wright; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[10] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 3: 198, Horace M. Wright and Anna M. Henry, 1885; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : 26 February 2023), FHL film #004,540,516, image 134/668.
[11] Indiana death certificate no. 496 (1917), Malinda Ann Wright.
[12]Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 February 2023), memorial page for Will Henry (1867-1894), Find A Grave Memorial no. 120,399,850, citing Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Rush County, Indiana.
[13] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 3: 433, William Henry and Lucy Baker, 1890; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 February 2023), FHL film #004,540,516, image 256/668.
[14] “Will Henry Dead,” Connersville Daily News (Connersville, Indiana), 7 December 1894, p. 2, col. 5; digital image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 26 February 2023).
[15] Ohio Department of Health, death certificate no. 56293 (1944), Jonathon H. Henry; “Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 February 2023), FHL film #004,024,525, image 3,219/3,348.
[16] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages, b. 4: 73, Jonathan Henry and Ola Bilby, 1894; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 February 2023), FHL film #004,540,516, image 398/668.
[17] Ohio death certificate no. 56293 (1944), Jonathan H. Henry.
[19] Rush County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 14: 142, Samuel Henry and Minnie Moore, 1896; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 February 2023), FHL film #004,168,331, image 72/293.
[20] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 5: 106, Samuel Henry and Blanche M. Arbuckle, 1904; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 February 2023), FHL film #004,540,517, image 81/119.
[21] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 6: 363, Samuel Henry and Ethel Baker Cameron, 1928; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 February 2023), FHL film #004,540,443, image 193/639.
[22] Union County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 2: 346, Samuel Henry and Mattie J Brickey, 1935; “Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 February 2023), FHL film #007,580,044, image .
[23] Indiana death certificate no. 9816 (1949), Samuel Henry.
[24] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 6441 (1918), Maud Hinchman; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[25] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 4: 84, Albert Hinchman and Maude Henry, 1894; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 February 2023), FHL film #004,540,516, image 404/668.
[26] Indiana death certificate no. 6441 (1918), Maud Hinchman.
[27]Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 February 2023), memorial page for Lizzie Henry (1878-1882), Find A Grave Memorial no. 49,968,832, citing Robinson Chapel Cemetery, Springersville, Fayette County, Indiana. Also, Daughters of the American Revolution, Indian Hill Chapter, Old Cemeteries, Fayette County, Indiana: a record of the known cemeteries and family burying plots in Fayette County, Indiana (Connersville: 1964), p. 176; digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 February 2023), FHL film #007,827,469, item 3, image 650/999. Lizzie, daughter of J. C. & M. C. Henry, age 4 years 4 months.
[28] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 21923 (1953), Harry Henry; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[29] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 1: 10, Harry Henry and Sadie J. Thomas, 1905; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 February 2023), FHL film #004,540,517, image 296/549.
[30] Indiana death certificate no. 21923 (1953), Harry Henry.
This genealogical summary is part of a larger work on the descendants of Jacob Troxell (1797-1885) of Fayette County, Indiana. An earlier work was published in 1998. These summaries are part of a new publication which is in progress. Levi’s biographical sketch is more developed than some of the others at this time as he has no known living descendants. His only child who lived to adulthood never married.
Connersville Times (Connersville, Indiana), 21 May 1884, p. 8, col. 4
6. Levi5 Troxell (Jacob4, Abraham3, Christian2, Peter1), born 1830, Fayette County, Indiana;[1] died 20 May 1884, Connersville, Indiana.[2] He married on 21 November 1869, Fayette County, Indiana, Sarah Jane Campbell, daughter of Thomas and Rachel (Jones) Campbell.[3] She was born 21 May 1849, Fayette County, Indiana, and died 12 December 1909, Anderson, Indiana.[4] She married (2) on 16 February 1886, Fayette County, Indiana, Mahlon Warner.[5] He was born 17 June 1846, and died 12 December 1910, Anderson, Indiana.[6]
Born and reared in Fayette County, Levi likely spent his whole life as a resident of the county. Enumerated with his father in 1850[7] and 1860,[8] he appeared as the head of his own household in 1870, living next door to his brother Jacob.[9] However, his exact whereabouts in 1880 are unknown but presumably somewhere around Waterloo as his obituaries four years later state he was a well-known citizen of the township.[10]
Levi and his brothers registered for Indiana’s statewide military draft in 1862 and again in 1863 for the federal draft.[11] However, Levi did not serve during the Civil War.
Levi died tragically in a wagon accident on 20 May 1884. While helping his brother Jacob move furniture into a new house in Connersville, Levi drove a two-horse team with his son Elzirus and Jacob’s wife, Marinda, accompanying him while Jacob followed behind in another wagon. After waiting over for over an hour at the Sixth Street railroad crossing in Connersville, Levi’s horses became spooked by the steam engines and unmanageable. Once the wagon cleared the tracks, the horses bolted. Levi was thrown from the wagon and dragged a short distance; his head was crushed by a wagon wheel. The unmanned horses continued to pull the wagon and collided with a buggy occupied by Mrs. Charles Brookbank several blocks later. The horses were finally caught be Thomas Hinebaugh.[12] The following week, Fayette county coroner John Farner determined that “Levi Troxell came to his death by being thrown from his wagon while his team was running away, causing his skull to be crushed and fractured, and that said team became frightened at an engine standing on the White Water railroad track, while…Troxell was driving it along Sixth Street.”[13]
Levi’s widow, Sarah, appeared before the probate court the following fall on September 30, 1884:
“At this day Sarah J. Troxell widow of Levi Troxell deceased presents to the Court her application to have the property of her deceased husband set apart to her, alleging the sum to be less than $500 in value. She also files the Inventory of Said property, appraised by Jesse Chrissman Selected by the clerk of this court, and Horace L. Hurst chosen by herself, at the Sum of $388.00 and asks that the ownership of the same may be invested on her said inventory application and affidavits read as follows. To wit (Ite. I). And the Court having seen and examined said papers orders and adjudges the said Sarah J. Troxell to be the absolute owner of all the property belonging to her deceased husband Levi Troxell and the court further directs the clerk upon application to issue to said Sarah J. Troxell – a certified copy of this order. All of which is ordered and adjudged by the court.”[14]
Almost exactly a year later, Sarah lost her twelve-year old son Levi to typhoid fever.[15] The newspaper described Sarah’s situation in the year between the two deaths: “The widow and children have fought the wolf from their door in their little home near Waterloo ever since…the brightest side of which is the kindness displayed by Horace Hurst and other neighbors of the stricken family.”[16] The following year, on 16 February 1886, Sarah married widower Mahlon Warner.[17] Mahlon’s first wife was Polly A. Youngs whom he married on 17 April 1868, in Franklin County, Indiana,.[18] Mahlon and Polly had at least two children, Thomas Warner, who died on 7 March 1891 and Martin Warner, who died 11 January 1901.[19]
Mahlon and Sarah eventually moved to Anderson, Indiana, where they lived in 1900, and remained until their deaths.[20] They had three sons: Louis, Jesse, and Charles.[21]
Known children of Levi5 Troxell and Sarah Jane Campbell:
36. i. DAVID6 TROXELL, born about 1868, Indiana.[22] No further information but likely died before 1884 as most sources indicate that Levi and Sarah had only two children. David was not named as an heir of Jacob Troxell in 1885.[23]
37. ii. ANDREW TROXELL, born 2 October 1871, Fayette County, Indiana;[24] died 25 October 1957, Anderson, Indiana.[25]
38. iii. LEVI ELZIRUS TROXELL, born about 1873, Fayette County, Indiana;[26] died 15 May 1885, Waterloo, Indiana.[27]
[1] 1850 U.S. census, Fayette County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison Township, p. 200 (stamped), dwelling 6, family 6, Jacob Troxell; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 144. Levi was recorded as a 20 year-old male, born in Indiana.
[2] “Fatal Runaway Accident,” Connersville Examiner (Connersville, Indiana), 21 May 1884, p. 2, col. 3; digital image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 9 February 2023). Also, “Terrible Accident,” Connersville Times (Connersville, Indiana), 21 May 1884, p. 8, col. 4; digital image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 9 February 2023).
[3] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 1: 612, Levi Troxell and Sarah J. Campbell, 1869; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 February 2023), FHL film #004,540,452, image 334/693. Also, Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 352 (1909), Sarah J. Warner; State Department of Health, Indianapolis. Sarah’s parents are recorded as Thomas Campbell and Rachel Jones on the death certificate.
[4] Indiana death certificate no. 352 (1909), Sarah J. Warner.
[5] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 3: 217, Mahlon Warner and Sarah J. Troxell, 1886; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 February 2023), FHL film #004,540,516, image 139/319.
[6] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 437 (1910), ‘Mahilon’ Warner; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[7] 1850 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ind., pop. sch., p. 200 (stamped), dwell. 6, fam. 6, Jacob Troxell.
[8] 1860 U.S. census, Fayette County, Indiana, population schedule, Waterloo Township, p. 149 (penned), dwelling 1094, family 1088, Jacob ‘Troxuell;’ NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 256.
[9] 1870 U.S. census, Fayette County, Indiana, population schedule, Waterloo P.O., p. 14, dwelling 485, family 491, Levi Troxell; NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 312.
[10] “Fatal Runaway Accident,” Connersville Examiner, 21 May 1884. Also, “Terrible Accident,” Connersville Times, 21 May 1884.
[11] “U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865,” database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 February 2023), citing Levi Troxell, 5th Congressional district, Fayette county, Indiana, volume 6, unpaginated, line 18, image 58/63 and Levi Troxell, 5th Congressional district, Fayette County, Indiana, volume 2, p. 465 (penned), line 2, image 440/541.
[12] “Fatal Runaway Accident,” Connersville Examiner, 21 May 1884. Also, “Terrible Accident,” Connersville Times, 21 May 1884.
[13] “Coroner’s Verdict,” Connersville Times (Connersville, Indiana), 28 May 1884, p. 4, col. 6; digital image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 9 February 2023).
[14] Fayette County, Indiana, Probate Order Book 8: 517, Estate of Levi Troxell; “Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999,” database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 February 2023), citing Fayette, Order Books, Vol. 7-8, 1878-1885, image 601/641.
[15] “Additional Local,” Connersville Daily Examiner (Connersville, Indiana), 20 May 1885, p. 2, col. 5; digital image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 9 February 2023).
[16] “Additional Local,” Connersville Daily Examiner, 20 May 1885.
[17] Fayette Co., Ind., Marriages, v. 3: 217, Warner and Troxell.
[18] Franklin County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 8: 583, ‘Malon’ Warner and Polley A. Youngs; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 February 2023), FHL film #004,170,990, image 46/1193.
[19]Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 February 2023), memorial page for Thomas M. Warner (1869-1891), Find A Grave Memorial no. 46,294,709, citing Duck Creek Stone Church Cemetery, Blooming Grove, Franklin County, Indiana. Also, 1870 U.S. census, Fayette County, Indiana, population schedule, Columbia P.O., p. 20, dwelling 136, family 152, Mahlon Warner; NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 312. Also, Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 281 (1901), Martin Warner; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[20] 1900 U.S. census, Madison County, Indiana, population schedule, Anderson 1st ward, enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 13-B, dwelling 252, family 266, ‘Malon’ Warner; NARA microfilm publication T623.
[21] 1900 U.S. census, Madison Co., Ind., pop. Sch., Anderson 1st ward, ED 80, sheet 13-B, dwell. 252, fam. 266, ‘Malon’ Warner.
[22] 1870 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Ind., pop. sch., Waterloo P.O., p. 14, dwell. 485, fam. 491, Levi Troxell. David was enumerated as a 2 year old male. David was born prior to the marriage of Levi and Sarah in November 1869. Several scenarios are possible: David was actually two months old (an enumerator error), Levi had a wife, prior to Sarah, who was the mother of David, or Sarah had a prior husband who was David’s father. However, at this time no marriage records for either Levi or Sarah have been located prior to their 1869 marriage.
[23] “Notice to Heirs and Creditors,” Connersville Daily Examiner (Connersville, Indiana), 22 July 1885, p. 2, col. 8; digital image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 9 February 2023).
[24] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 033466 (1957), Andy Troxell; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[25] Indiana death certificate no. 033466 (1957), Andy Troxell.
[26] “Additional Local,” Connersville Daily Examiner, 20 May 1885, p. 2, col. 5.
[27] “Additional Local,” Connersville Daily Examiner, 20 May 1885, p. 2, col. 5. Also, “Additional Local,” Connersville Times (Connersville, Indiana), 20 May 1885, p. 5, col. 4. Also, Connersville Times (Connersville, Indiana), 27 May 1885, p. 1, col. 4.
This genealogical summary is part of a larger work on the descendants of Jacob Troxell (1797-1885) of Fayette County, Indiana. An earlier work was published in 1998. These summaries are part of a new publication which is in progress.
John Troxell was the third child of Jacob Troxell, and second son.
Obituary of John Troxell from the Connersville Times, 18 January 1911
4. John5 Troxell (Jacob4, Abraham3, Christian2, Peter1), born 29 April 1825, Montgomery County, Ohio;[1] died 11 January 1911, Waterloo, Indiana.[2] He married (1) on 3 February 1848, Fayette County, Indiana, Louisa Sampson, daughter of James J. and Sarah (Gear) Sampson.[3] She was born in July 1830, Jefferson County, Tennessee, and died 6 February 1855, Fayette County, Indiana.[4] John married (2) on 24 December 1857, Fayette County, Indiana, Ann Elizabeth Gruwell, daughter of John and Belinda (Hurst) Gruwell.[5] She was born abt. 1838, Indiana, and died April 1885, Waterloo, Fayette County, Indiana.[6]
Known children of John5 Troxell and Louisa Sampson:
+ 26. i. SARAH CATHERINE6 TROXELL, born 5 December 1848, Fayette County, Indiana;[7] married August Fiest;[8] died 2 December 1912, Miami County, Indiana.[9]
27. ii. INFANT TROXELL (twin), born and died 11 June 1850, Fayette County, Indiana. Burial at Valley Grove Cemetery, Cambridge City, Indiana.[10]
28. iii. JACOB TROXELL (twin), born 11 June 1850, Fayette County, Indiana; died 12 March 1853, Fayette County, Indiana. Burial at Valley Grove Cemetery, Cambridge City, Indiana.[11]
+ 29. iv. WINFIELD SCOTT TROXELL, born 4 September 1852, Fayette County, Indiana;[12] married Lucina C. Sampson;[13] died 17 January 1916, Miami County, Indiana.[14]
30. v. LEVI TROXELL, born about 1854, Fayette County, Indiana;[15] died 21 January 1890, Miami County, Indiana.[16]
Known children of John5 Troxell and Ann Elizabeth Gruwell:
+ 31. i. MARY ELLEN6 TROXELL, born 1858, Fayette County, Indiana;[17] married Lafayette Reed;[18] died 30 June 1889, Milton, Wayne County, Indiana.[19]
32. ii. EMMA B. TROXELL, born 1860, Fayette County, Indiana;[20] died 30 December 1883, Waterloo, Fayette County, Indiana.[21]
+ 33. iii. JOHN ABRAHAM TROXELL, born 30 April 1862, Fayette County, Indiana;[22] married Florence E. Brattain;[23] died 26 June 1937, Connersville, Indiana.[24]
+ 34. iv. EDWIN CORT TROXELL, born 19 January 1864, Fayette County, Indiana;[25] married Mary B. Elkins;[26] died 6 July 1949, Wayne County, Indiana.[27]
+ 35. v. DELL TROXELL, born 8 July 1871, Waterloo, Fayette County, Indiana;[28] married Reuben A. Brattain;[29] died 7 March 1895, McFarlantown, Fayette County, Indiana.[30]
Family monument for the John Troxell familyHeadstone of John Troxell
[1] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 195 (1911), John Troxell; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[2] Indiana death certificate no. 195 (1911), John Troxell.
[3] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages, v. F: 52, John Troxell and Louisa Sampson, 1848; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 February 2023), FHL film #004,540,514, image 604/795.
[4]Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 February 2023), memorial page for Louisa Sampson Troxell (1830-1855), Find A Grave Memorial no. 39,216,164, citing Valley Grove Cemetery, Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana.
[5] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages, v. F: 401, John Troxell and Ann E. Gruwell, 1857; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 February 2023), FHL film #004,540,541, image 785/795.
[6]Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 6 February 2023), memorial page for Ann Elizabeth Gruwell Troxell (1838-1885), Find A Grave Memorial no. 39,216,277, citing Valley Grove Cemetery, Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana.
[7] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 102 (1912), Sarah Catharine Feist; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[8] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 1: 602, August Fiest and Sarah C. Troxell, 1869; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : 7 February 2023), FHL film #004,540,515, image 677/693.
[9] Indiana death certificate no. 102 (1912), Sarah Catharine Feist.
[10]Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 7 February 2023), memorial page for Infant Troxell (1850-1850), Find A Grave Memorial no. 56,616,479, citing Valley Grove Cemetery, Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by genealogylady (member #47,137,469) is faded and not particularly legible. Also, Beverly Yount, Tombstone Inscriptions in Wayne County, Indiana, 4 vols. (Fort Wayne, Indiana: Fort Wayne Public Library, 1968)2: 356.
[11]Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 7 February 2023), memorial page for Jacob Troxell (1850-1853), Find A Grave Memorial no. 56,616,410, citing Valley Grove Cemetery, Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by genealogylady (member #47,137,469) is covered with snow and not particularly legible. Also, Yount, Tombstone Inscriptions in Wayne County, Indiana, 2: 356. Inscription reads, “Jacob, son of J. & L. d. 3-12-1853, 2y, 9m,1d.
[12] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 374 (1916), Winfield Scott Troxell; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[13] Champaign County, Illinois, Marriage register, 1878-1883, v. 1: 15, Winfield Troxell and Lucina C. Sampson, 1878; “Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940,” database and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 February 20223), FHL microfilm #4,010,635, image 49/1104.
[14] Indiana death certificate no. 374 (1916), Winfield Scott Troxell.
[15] 1860 U.S. census, Fayette County, Indiana, population schedule, Waterloo Township, p. 148 (penned), dwelling 1086, family 1080, Jno ‘Troxwell;’ NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 256. Levi was recorded as a 6 year-old male, born in Indiana.
[16] Miami County, Indiana, Circuit Court, Will Record, 1889-1895, v. 1: 37-38, will of Levi Troxell; “Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999,” digital image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 February 2023).
[17]Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 February 2023), memorial page for Mary Ellen Troxell Reed (1858-1889), Find A Grave Memorial no. 56,615,406, citing Valley Grove Cemetery, Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana.
[18] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 3: 23, Lafayette Reed and Mary E. Troxell, 1882; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : 8 February 2023), FHL film #004,540,516, image 45/668.
[19] “[Death notice,]” Connersville Daily Examiner (Connersville, Indiana), 1 July 1889, p. 2, col. 3; digital image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 8 February 2023). “Mrs. Lafe Reed died Sunday at her home near Waterloo…” Also, Find A Grave, Mary Ellen Troxell Reed, memorial no. 56,615,406.
[20] 1870 U.S. census, Fayette County, Indiana, population schedule, Waterloo Post Office, p. 14 (penned), dwelling 479, family 485, John Troxell; NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 312. Emma was recorded as a 10 year-old female, born in Indiana.
[21]Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 February 2023), memorial page for Emma B. Troxell (1860-1883), Find A Grave Memorial no. 56,616,592, citing Valley Grove Cemetery, Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana. Also, Yount, Tombstone Inscriptions in Wayne County, Indiana, 2: 356. Also, “Nipped in Her Bloom,” Connersville Times (Connersville, Indiana), 2 January 1884, p. 8, col. 3; digital image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 8 February 2023).
[22] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 19266 (1937), John A. Troxell; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[23] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 4: 134, John A. Troxell and Eva F. Brattain, 1895; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : 8 February 2023), FHL film #004,540,516, image 429/668.
[24] Indiana death certificate no. 19266 (1937), John A. Troxell.
[25] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 23439 (1949), Edwin C. Troxell; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[26] Wayne County, Indiana, Marriage licenses, 1893-1897, v. R: 193, Edwin C. Troxell Mary B. Elkins, 1895; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : 8 February 2023), FHL film #007,030,223, image 128/326.
[27] Indiana death certificate no. 23439 (1949), Edwin C. Troxell.
[28] “Obituary,” Connersville Daily Examiner (Connersville, Indiana), 5 April 1895, p. 4, col. 5; digital image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 8 February 2023).
[29] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 4: 119, Reuben A. Brattain and Dell Troxell, 1895; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : 8 February 2023), FHL film #004,540,516, image 87/327.
[30] “Obituary,” Connersville Daily Examiner, 5 April 1895.
Bibliography
Chapman, Charles C. History of St. Joseph County, Indiana. Chicago: C.C. Chapman & Co., 1880.
Crawford, Esther M. (Long). “Family History.” Irricana, Alberta, Canada, c.1985. Privately held by Anastasia Hughson, posted online at Ancestry as “Long Family,” 10 October 2012.
Hadler, Mabel Lyles Jacques. Towner County, North Dakota, Families. 6 volumes. Long Beach, California: Mabel Lyles Jacques Hadler [5917 Myrtle Ave], 1958-1962.
Illinois. Champaign County. “Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940.” Database with images. FamilySearch.https://www.familysearch.org : 2023).
This genealogical summary is part of a larger work on the descendants of Jacob Troxell (1797-1885) of Fayette County, Indiana. The original volume was published in 1998. These summaries are part of a new publication which is in progress.
Obituary of Elizabeth (Troxell) Long, The Star Press (Muncie, Indiana), 18 December 1901
2. Elizabeth5 Troxell (Jacob4, Abraham3, Christian2, Peter1), born 6 November 1820, Montgomery County, Ohio;[1] died 16 December 1901, Delaware County, Indiana.[2] She married on 3 January 1839, Fayette County, Indiana, John Anderson Long, son of George and Sarah (Ford) Long.[3] He was born 14 November 1813, Morristown, Jefferson County, Tennessee;[4] died 28 June 1874, St. Joseph County, Indiana.[5]
Known children of Elizabeth5 Troxell and John A. Long:
+ 15. i. JACOB JOHN6 LONG, born 25 December 1839, Fayette County, Indiana;[6] married Catherine Magnus;[7] died 24 June 1912, Chicago, Illinois.[8]
+ 16. ii. SARAH CATHERINE LONG, born 2 December 1841, St. Joseph County, Indiana;[9] married Jacob Jamison;[10] died 19 August 1925, Oregon, Starke County, Indiana.[11]
+ 17. iii. LUCINDA LONG, born 13 May 1843, St. Joseph County, Indiana;[12] married Adam Longaker;[13] died 5 April 1921, Union, St. Joseph County Indiana.[14]
+ 18. iv. JONATHAN LONG, born 9 April 1845, St. Joseph County, Indiana;[15] married Sarah Kane;[16] died 10 October 1871, St. Joseph County, Indiana.[17]
+ 19. v. GEORGE MITCHELL LONG, born 18 March 1849, St. Joseph County, Indiana;[18] married Mary Nancy Chapple[19] and Lucinda Waner;[20] died 9 March 1921, Liberty, St. Joseph County, Indiana.[21]
20. vi. THOMAS G. LONG, born 1 August 1851, St. Joseph County, Indiana;[22] died 4 October 1852, St. Joseph County, Indiana.[23]
+ 21. v. WILLIAM LONG, born 20 August 1853, St. Joseph County, Indiana;[24] married Margaret Jane Nichols;[25] died 21 January 1916, St. Joseph County, Indiana.[26]
+ 22. vi. FRANCIS MARION LONG, born 17 June 1856, St. Joseph County, Indiana;[27] married Priscilla A. Livengood;[28] died 23 May 1934, Muncie, Indiana.[29]
+ 23. vii. MARY ANN LONG, born 18 April 1858, St. Joseph County, Indiana;[30] married Milton E. White[31] and Daniel O. Cramer;[32] died 4 April 1950, South Bend, Indiana.[33]
+ 24. viii. MARGARET ELIZABETH LONG, born 4 April 1860, St. Joseph County, Indiana;[34] married George F. Harbaugh;[35] died 15 November 1944, St. Joseph County, Indiana.[36]
+ 25. ix. BENJAMIN A. LONG, born 29 November 1868, St. Joseph County, Indiana;[37] married Effie E. Allen;[38] died 25 October 1954, South Bend, Indiana.[39]
Gravestone of Elizabeth (Troxell) Long, Porter-Rea Cemetery, North Liberty, Indiana (Photograph by Gary Myers from Find A Grave)
Children of Elizabeth (Troxell) Long Back Row (l. to r.): William Long, Maggie Harbaugh, Maryann Cramer, Lucinda Longaker, George Long; Front Row: Sarah C. Jamison, Jacob Long (Photograph courtesy of Scott Reese)
[1] “Obituary,” The Star Press (Muncie, Indiana), 18 December 1901, p. 6, col. 4. Elizabeth’s obituary states that she was born in Darke County, Ohio. In 1820, her father Jacob was enumerated in Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. While Darke County boarders the northwest portion of Montgomery County, it is more likely that she was born in Montgomery County since that is where the family lived. Also, Find A Grave, Elizabeth (Troxell) Long, memorial no. 21,956,453, Also, Indiana death certificate no. 352 (1901), Elizabeth Long.
[2] Indiana death certificate no. 352 (1901), Elizabeth Long.
[3] Fayette County, Indiana, Marriages v. D: 212, John A. Long and Elizabeth Troxell, 3 January 1839; “Indiana Marriages, 1822-1951,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : 29 January 2023), FHL film #004,540,541, image 125/795. Also, Long, Wilbie R., Genealogy of the John A. and Elizabeth Troxell Long Family (Connersville (Indiana): The Haley Press, 1959), 2-3 [unpaginated].
[4]Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 January 2023), memorial page for Pvt. John Anderson Long (1813-1874), Find A Grave memorial no. 21,956,281, citing Porter Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Birth date is calculated based upon age at death: John A. Long, died June 28, 1874, aged 60 y’rs, 7 m’s, & 14 days. Also, Long, Genealogy of John A. and Elizabeth Troxell Long Family, 2-3.
[5]Find A Grave, Pvt. John Anderson Long, memorial no. 21,956,281.
[6] Long, Genealogy of John A. and Elizabeth Troxell Long Family, 8-9 [unpaginated]. Also, Mabel Lyles Jacques Hadler, Towner County, North Dakota, Families. 6 vols. (Long Beach, California: Mabel Lyles Jacques Hadler [5917 Myrtle Ave], 1958-1962), 4: 829.
[7] St. Joseph County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 4: 495, Jacob Long and Catherine Mangus, 16 May 1861; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : 30 January 2023), FHL film #005,206,292, image 373/833.
[8] Esther M. (Long) Crawford, “Family History” (Irricana, Alberta, Canada, c.1985); privately held by Anastasia Hughson, posted online at Ancestry as “Long Family,” 10 October 2012. Esther wrote, “The only memory of my grandfather Jacob Long is very faint and fuzzy. A big man with a beard who stayed with us for a short time when we lived in Chicago where he passed away.” A search of the available Chicago and Cook County death record indexes provided negative results. Also, Long, Genealogy of John A. and Elizabeth Troxell Long Family, 8-9. Wilbie Long stated that Jacob died in Zion, North Dakota. Also, Hadler, Towner County, North Dakota, Families, 4: 829. Hadler stated that Jacob died in North Dakota. A search of the “North Dakota, U.S., State Death Certificates, 1908-2007,”database at Ancestry provided negative results.
[9] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 26783 (1925), Sarah Catherine Jamison; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[10] St. Joseph County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 5: 217, Jacob Jamison and Sarah C. Long, 1864; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : 2 February 2023), FHL film #005,206,292, image 524/833.
[11] Indiana death certificate no. 26783 (1925), Sarah Catherine Jamison.
[12] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 12181 (1921), Lucinda Longaker; State Department of Health, Indianapolis. Also, Long, Genealogy of John A. and Elizabeth Troxell Long Family, 8, 42.
[13] St. Joseph County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 5: 328, Adam Longaker and Lucinda Long, 1865; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : 5 February 2023), FHL film #005,206,292, image 580/833.
[14] Indiana death certificate no. 12181 (1921), Lucinda Longaker.
[15] Long, Genealogy of John A. and Elizabeth Troxell Long Family, 8, 43.
[16] St. Joseph County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 6: 247, Jonathan Long and Sarah Kane, 1870; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : 5 February 2023), FHL film #005,206,293, image 51/222.
[17] “Lakeville Items,” St. Joseph Valley Register (South Bend, Indiana), 19 October 1871, p. 3; St. Joe Public Library, South Bend, Indiana. “Jonathan Long died at his residence south of this place, on Wednesday last…” Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 5 February 2023), memorial page for Johnathan Long (1845-1871), Find A Grave Memorial no. 101572640, citing Eastlawn Cemetery, North Liberty, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The accompanying photograph by Nancy (member #47,625,783) of the stone is legible. “Died Oct. 10, 1871, Aged 26 Ys, 6Ms, 1 Da.”
[18] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 9312 (1921), George M. Long; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[19] Marshall County, Indiana, Marriages, v. C: 170, George M. Long and Mary N. Chappel, 1870; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : 5 February 2023), FHL film #004,476,688, image 86/274.
[20] Marshall County, Indiana, Marriages, v. F: 412, George M. Long and Lucinda Wener, 1887; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : 5 February 2023), FHL film #00,446,689, image 207/296.
[21] Indiana death certificate no. 9312 (1921), George M. Long.
[22] Long, Genealogy of John A. and Elizabeth Troxell Long Family, 8.
[23] Long, Genealogy of John A. and Elizabeth Troxell Long Family, 8. Also, Charles C. Chapman, History of St. Joseph County, Indiana (Chicago: Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1880), 728.
[24] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 281 (1916), William Long; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[25] St. Joseph County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 7: 50, William Long and Jane ‘Nicheols,’ 1873; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : 22 January 2017), FHL #005,206,293, image 53/325.
[26] Indiana death certificate no. 281 (1916), William Long.
[27] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 14500 (1934), Francis Marion Long; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[28] St. Joseph County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 8: 353, Francis M. Long and Priscilla Leavengood, 1881; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : 5 February 2023), FHL film #005,206,293, image 201/272.
[29] Indiana death certificate no. 14500 (1934), Francis Marion Long.
[30] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 13057 (1950), Mary A. White Cramer; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[31] St. Joseph County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 8: 4, Milton White and Mollie/Mary A Long, 1878; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : 5 February 2023), FHL film #005,206,293, image 27/272.
[32] Berrien County, Michigan, Marriage certificates, 1911, v. 1: 1749, Daniel O. Cramer and Mary A. White, 1911; “Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 February 2023), FHL film #004654093, image 264/318.
[33] Indiana death certificate no. 13057 (1950), Mary A. White Cramer.
[34] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 34857 (1944), Margaret E. Harbaugh; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[35] St. Joseph County, Indiana, Marriages, v. 8: 269, George F. Harbaugh and Margaret E. Long, 1880; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2016,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : 5 February 2023), FHL film #005206293, image 159/272.
[36] Indiana death certificate no. 34857 (1944), Margaret E. Harbaugh.
[37] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 32028 (1954), Benjamin A. Long; State Department of Health, Indianapolis.
[38] Marshall County, Indiana, Marriages, v. G: 159, Benjamin A. Long and Effie Allen, 1890; “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : 5 February 2023), FHL film #004,476,689, image 80/153.
[39] Indiana death certificate no. 32028 (1954), Benjamin A. Long.
Bibliography
Chapman, Charles C. History of St. Joseph County, Indiana. Chicago: C.C. Chapman & Co., 1880.
Crawford, Esther M. (Long). “Family History.” Irricana, Alberta, Canada, c.1985. Privately held by Anastasia Hughson, posted online at Ancestry as “Long Family,” 10 October 2012.
Hadler, Mabel Lyles Jacques. Towner County, North Dakota, Families. 6 volumes. Long Beach, California: Mabel Lyles Jacques Hadler [5917 Myrtle Ave], 1958-1962.
I am just in receipt of a note from Ralph Eugene Scofield, Kansas City, stating that he has traced our “line” back to Daniel Scofield who came to Stamford, Conn. 1641, and farther back to Sir Cuthburt Scofield, Scofield Manor, Rochdale, England. He will soon have his work in
[page 2] shape for all who may want the genealogy.
I spent all last week in Illinois. Am spending this at home. Was with George and May at Mt. Summit, (together with Etta, who is still there) over the Fourth of July. Never enjoyed myself better.
[torn paper]
With love, and with best to Brother John
Your brother
Eugene
Presume you knew of the death of Bro. J.M. Land. I held him in highest esteem and Christian love.
E.B.S.
Genealogy Lady 