I have been told, he was a buyer and shipper of stock to Cincinnati also a
schoolteacher. Both buried St. Martin, Whitfield, IN. (Martha daughter of Henry
Johnson b.1825 Berne, Switzerland d.1877 and Lucy (Kyle) who lived at
Mt.Pleasant, Loogootee, IN.
Children of John and Martha: i) Henry ii)Frank iii)Arthur Vincent
iv)Clara v)James Virgil vi)HOMER THOMAS vii)Alma viii)Bertha
Genievie ix)Fred Walter x)Carl Bernard xi)John Russel
John Allen was a son of:
JAMES VIRGIL RANEY b.4-4-1809 Washington Co, Ky. To Martin Co, IN age 9, in
1818. Both bur St Rose Cem, Mt Pleasant, Perry Twn, Martin Co, IN d.9-21-1881.
(He may have been a Colonel. Mex War? and Recruiter in Civil War? Looking for
information on this) (Family legend says he built the Fred Raney house in 1840?
also called the John Raney farm? All bricks made by hand.) Son of Jeremiah Raney
and Mary Joan (Sheehan Moore), Indiana pioneers from Kentucky in 1818.
James Virgil Raney m. Mary Helen (Holland), b. Galway, Co Clare, Ireland.
b.7-22-1820 d.4-22-1891 m.10-15-1839 Daviess Co, In.
Children: 1)Frank Raney m. Sabrina Hill 2)Jeremiah Raney m. Elizabeth
Ann Arvin 3)Mary, twin 4)twin, Johanna Raney m. Charles M. Gootee
5)my great grandpa, John Allen m. Martha Jane Johnson 6)Alexander Raney
7)Thomas m. Jennie (Siefert) Daviess Co and married Mary Leah Wainman
8,9)unnamed twins |