Adoptions - Marshall County Indiana

Date Petitioner Child's Name Born Changed To:
10 Nov 1902 John H. Webster Edwin Chester Arand of Julia Work Home 12 Feb 1901 Chester Edwin Webster
6 Nov 1902 James W. Dennis         Mary M. Dennis of Johnson Co., Neb (maternal grandparents) Ruby Barnes                            of Julia Work Home (father James E. Barnes of Whitley Co., Ind) 3 June 1899 Ruby Dennis
6 Nov 1902 James W. Dennis         Mary M. Dennis of Johnson Co., Neb (maternal grandparents) Malcom Barnes           of Julia Work Home (father James E. Barnes of Whitley Co., Ind) 5 March 1901 Malcom Dennis
June 4 1866 Daniel Sentenright (birth mother resides in Gilead Co., Mich.) Rosanna Wade Berger wife of Daniel Berger Age 24 years (raised by Seltenright since an infant - adopting her as an heir.
23 Jan 1896 Jennie B. Williamson of Plymouth, Ind. Georgia Ann Brown  (father believed to be living in Cassopolis, Mich.) Age 10 years Georgia Ann Williamson
31 Dec 1896 John W. Parks                                 Sallie M. Parks of Plymouth, Ind Mary Brown               (Parents unknown) 14 Feb 1892 Jennie Bell Parks
29 March 1901 Benjamin Frank & Mary Frank of Marshall Co, Ind Urania Belle Carswell    (dau of George Carswell) Age 13 months Urania Belle Frank
29 May 1899 Charles B. Deardorff      Matilda S. Deardorff of Bourbon Olive C. Compton         (dau of Rosa C. Compton dec'd & Oliver O. Compton, of Bourbon) 31 August 1887 Olive C. Deardorff
16 Nov 1900 Sarah C. Wickizer of Plymouth, Ind Mertic Elnora Conner   (dau of Lincoln E. Conner of Danville, Illinois) 9 July 1889 Mertic Conner Wickizer
5 Oct 1882 Amos P Harsh Julia T. Harsh of Plymouth, Ind Evaline Everett             (dau of Charles Everett & Carrie Olleman Everett) 9 Oct 1880 Evelyn Kate Harsh
6 June 1902 James W. Bachman (grandfather) Enid Katherine Galentine (b. out of wedlock to Ellen Calloway of Plymouth) 30 Jan 1898 Enid Katherine Bachman
3 March 1927 Orio C. Himebaugh       Irene Himebaugh of Plymouth, Ind John De George (formerly of Boone Co. Parents unknown) 15 June 1907 John Himebaugh
29 Feb 1896 Philip J. Ball                 of Plymouth, Ind Leo Aloyisus Grant    (son of George Grant of Plymouth, Ind) 1 Feb 1896 Leo Aloyisus Ball
27 April 1874 John S. Bender Gemima Grigwer       (dau of Nelson & Caroline Grigwer of VanWert, Ohio) 28 Feb 1857 Maggie M. Bender
28 May 1902 William L. Foker         Mary J. Foker               of Argos, Ind Edna May Hahn       (dau of Fred C. Hahn dec'd and Ida Hahn of New Albany, Indiana 3 May 1896     (b in Alexandria, Madison Co, Ind) Edna May Foker
20 Oct 1886 Wellington B. Harris   (grandfather) Minnie Ellen Harris       (dau of Mary Harris     (father, William E. Styles living in Neb) 15 Nov 1883
1 Aug 1903 Sylvester E. Rish Thurel Verner Hendricks (b out of wedlock to Clara S. Hendricks) 24 May 1903 Thurel Verner Rish
9 March 1904 Albert E. Eves             Gertrude Ives of South Bend, Ind Roy Henning               (son of charles Henning, mother now Daisy M. Hughs of Nappanee, Elkhart Co 28 March 1900       (b at home of absalom Keyser of German Twp)
11 May 1900 Jacob Yockey of Bremen, Ind Louisa Huff nee Snark   (wife of Alfred A. Huff) 2 Aug 1864 Louisa Yockey Huff (to become heir of Jacob Yockey)
24 Jan 1879 George F. Snell Mary E. Jackson (mother living but no legimate father) Age 5 years
14 Jan 1901 Mitchell Lovell        Catherine Lovell of Marshall Co, Ind Goldie Alice Knoblock   (dau of Jefferson & Jennie Knoblock, both dec'd. Father died in Oklahoma Territory) 24 March 1885 Goldie Alice Lovell
23 dec 1901 William H. Snider        Dora E. Snider of Bremen, Ind Infant Male child of Alice Lidecker About 2 months old Alva Dean Snider
7 Aug 1873 Davod Rodenberger      Julia A. Rodenberger of Marshall Co, Ind Clara Bell Manning      (dau of James & Margaret Manning - Mother dec'd father lives in North twp) 4 Dec 1871 Clara Bell Rodenberger
2 Dec 1905 John S. Bender           Rachel H. Bender of Plymouth, Ind Elizabeth Jane Martin  (dau of Joseph Martin of Soldier's Home in Lafayette & Josephine Martin whereabouts unknown) 24 Dec 1885 Elizabeth Dae Bender
23 June 1902 Jennie E. Weaver of near Bourbon, Ind Jessie B. Moore          (dau of Frank E. Moore & Belle J. Shafer-Moore - remarried, present name unknown) 16 Sept 1881 Jessie B. Weaver
1 March 1897 John S. Strauser of Marshall Co, Ind Florence May Norris (dau of William Norris of Maryland & Ellen McNeal of Michigan (unmarried) 18 July 1896 Florence May Stauser
9 April 1903 Daniel A. Fribley          Maud E. Fribley of Bourbon, Ind Robert Neil Perkins     (son of Charles Perkins & Laura Perkins Dec'd) 10 Jan 1903 Robert Neil Fribley
31 May 1879 Michael Whitty           Johanna Whitty Charles J. Powers       (son of John Powers & unknown mother) Age 5 Weeks Charles J. Whitty
15 Feb 1906 Elias Day                                      Ida M. Day of near Donaldson Daisy Lucille Pressler  (dau of George & Mary Burwell Pressler of Whitley Co, Ind) 8 March 1901 (at Columbia City, Ind) Daisy Day
18 Jan 1897 Edson Spangle       Sarah E. Spangle Addie Rouch             (dau of Charles E. & Emma Kelley Rouch) 17 Oct 1892 Addie Spangle
20 Juen 1895 Henry Lawrence           Retta Lawrence of Center Twp Alice May Royce       (parents unknown) 23 Dan 1885 (in a New England State) Alice May Lawrence
13 March 1879 Morris Agler Maud Pearl Sigler      (mother, Alice Sigler of Marshall Co) 24 Sept 1876 Maud Pearl Agler
25 Jan 1895 John W Parks                           Sallie M. Parks of Plymouth, Ind James C. Spence         (parents unknown - From New England Home for Little Wanderers, Boston, Mass. 28 Feb 1880 James Orison Parks
16 Jan 1902 Emanuel Freese         Lizzie D. Freese Ralph Byron Stuck    (unwed mother living in Marshall Co, In Age 8 Months on 24 Jan 1802 Ralph Byron Freese
9 March 1896 Elias Day                                            Ida May Day                  of West Twp Leola Sumner               (parents dec'd - came from Orphan's Home, LaPorte, Ind) 4 June 1892   (b in Lawrence Co, Ind) Leola Day
14 Nov 1894 Joseph E. Marshall         Tilley F. Marshall Harold J. Unger          (son of Lewis Unger & wife, Catherine, now dec'd) Age 6 months & 11 days Old Harold J. Marshall
1 April 1878 Henry H. Burch           Josephine Burch Alfred Eugene Walker   (father, Frank Walker, mother, Henrietta Burch) Age 16 Months Alfred Eugene Burch

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