1. FERN MALINDA COLE, born September 11, 1898 in ORANGE COUNTY , IN; died February 26, 1973 in PAOLI, INDIANA. She was the daughter of 2. WILLIAM ISAAC COLE and 3. MARY ANNIE CONDRA. She married (1) ELIJAH BARNETT MASON November 15, 1915 in Crawford COUNTY , IN. He was the son of JAMES THEODORE MASON and SUSANNE UNDERHILL.

Children of FERN COLE and ELIJAH MASON are:

i. WALTER ELIJAH MASON, born September 16, 1916 in ORANGE COUNTY , IN; died November 20, 1987 in PAOLI, IN; married JANELLE MARTIN April 26, 1941 in ORANGE COUNTY , IN.

Notes for WALTER ELIJAH MASON:

OBITUARY

FROM THE PAOLI PAPER OF 11/24/1987-Walter Elijah Mason, 71, Paoli, died Friday at his home. Funeral Services were held Monday at Dillman-Ellis-Funeral Home with Rev. Carl Boyer officiating. Burial was in Paoli Community Cemetery. He was born September 16, 1916 in Orange County to Elijah and Fern M Cole Mason. He was a retired mechanic at Mitchell Transport and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. He was an Army veteran of World War II.Survivors include his wife Janell Martin Mason, a son Walter Wayne Mason, Paoli, a daughter Janice Payton of Paoli, a sister Bettye Kemple of Paoli, and three grandchildren.

ii. ELIZABETH ANN MASON, born in ORANGE COUNTY, IN; married (1) EDDIE L ELLIOTT; married (2) PAUL KEMPLE in CLARKSVILLE, IN.

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM ISAAC COLE, born October 12, 1877 in MT. CARMEL, IL; died August 03, 1953 in ORANGE COUNTY , IN. He was the son of 4. WILLIAM MADISON COLE and 5. SARAH ELIZABETH GRAY. He married 3. MARY ANNIE CONDRA April 06, 1898.

3. MARY ANNIE CONDRA, born December 17, 1880 in CRAWFORD COUNTY, IN; died March 22, 1924 in GLIDDEN, IA. She was the daughter of 6. SILAS CONDRA and 7. EMILY ELIZABETH DILLARD.

Children of WILLIAM COLE and MARY CONDRA are:

1 i. FERN MALINDA COLE, born September 11, 1898 in ORANGE COUNTY , IN; died February 26, 1973 in PAOLI, INDIANA; married ELIJAH BARNETT MASON November 15, 1915 in Crawford COUNTY , IN.

ii. ORVILLE HAROLD COLE, born March 19, 1901; died August 02, 1916 in ORANGE COUNTY , IN.

iii. WILLIAM LOWELL COLE, born June 28, 1904; married ETHEL BEDELL April 10, 1937.

iv. MARTHA ELIZABETH COLE, born October 31, 1906 in Orange COUNTY , IN; died May 15, 1996 in PAOLI Convalescent Center; married JOHN H LINDLEY June 01, 1935 in PAOLI, INDIANA.

v. KENNETH FERDINAND COLE, born May 05, 1910; died March 03, 1983 in BLOOMINGTON, IN; married RUTH HALL November 09, 1932 in PAOLI METHODIST PARSONAGE.

vi. FRIEDA MAY COLE, born May 05, 1910.

vii. ROBERT CONDRA COLE, born June 23, 1914; married LOIS FOLEY January 01, 1940.

viii. MARY LUCILLE COLE, born December 28, 1916 in SE TNSHIP, ORANGE COUNTY; married ROBERT T OAKLEY May 04, 1940 in PAOLI, INDIANA.

ix. THELMA LOUISE COLE, born May 04, 1919; married STANLEY L LINDLEY September 18, 1943.

x. DOROTHY JEAN COLE, born April 28, 1922 in GLIDDEN, IA; married ROBERT L ROSS October 22, 1939 in PAOLI FRIENDS CHURCH.

Generation No. 3

4. WILLIAM MADISON COLE, born February 16, 1842; died March 20, 1912 in ORANGE COUNTY , IN. He was the son of 8. JOSEPH COLE and 9. ELIZABETH DURHAM. He married 5. SARAH ELIZABETH GRAY.

5. SARAH ELIZABETH GRAY, born April 17, 1852 in FLEMING CO., KY; died December 27, 1878 in MT. CARMEL, IL. She was the daughter of 10. ISAAC GRAY and 11. SUSAN.

Children of WILLIAM COLE and SARAH GRAY are:

i. MARY COLE, born 1867.

ii. LIZZIE COLE, born 1869.

iii. ANDREW COLE, born January 22, 1871; died 1944; married Minnie Mae Schrick.

iv. DAVE COLE, born 1872.

2 v. WILLIAM ISAAC COLE, born October 12, 1877 in MT. CARMEL, IL; died August 03, 1953 in ORANGE COUNTY , IN; married MARY ANNIE CONDRA April 06, 1898.

Children of WILLIAM COLE and SARAH BEAL are:

i. JAMES THOMAS COLE, born February 21, 1887.

ii. JOSEPH GIDEON COLE, born February 05, 1888.

iii. MYRTLE SALINA COLE, born February 22, 1897.

6. SILAS CONDRA, born March 08, 1849 in CRAWFORD COUNTY, IN; died January 01, 1894 in CRAWFORD COUNTY, IN. He was the son of 12. ISAAC CONDRA and 13. MARTHA JANE JONES. He married 7. EMILY ELIZABETH DILLARD.

7. EMILY ELIZABETH DILLARD, born December 22, 1845; died November 03, 1915. She was the daughter of 14. JOEL CAMPBELL DILLARD and 15. MARY HARNED.

Notes for SILAS CONDRA:

SILAS CONDRA WAS A STONE MASON CONTRACTOR AND FARMER

Children of SILAS CONDRA and EMILY DILLARD are:

i. JOEL EMORY CONDRA, born February 18, 1871; died June 12, 1958; married OLA MAE PITTMAN February 13, 1895 in Jeffersonville, IN.

ii. MARTHA PRISCILLA CONDRA, born January 08, 1873; married (1) CORNELIUS VAN CADER; married (2) WOODROW NOBLITT; married (3) GEORGE BORNWASSER August 19, 1888.

iii. WILLIAM SAMUEL CONDRA, born March 25, 1875; died December 16, 1946; married HETTIE MYRTLE McMAHEL October 1896.

iv. PERRY NEWTON CONDRA, born May 30, 1879; died September 23, 1923; married Nettie Carlton Mathes June 20, 1901.

3 v. MARY ANNIE CONDRA, born December 17, 1880 in CRAWFORD COUNTY, IN; died March 22, 1924 in GLIDDEN, IA; married WILLIAM ISAAC COLE April 06, 1898.

vi. ORVILLE EDWARD CONDRA, born June 24, 1888; died April 24, 1964; married LILLIAN MAE HOLTZ June 20, 1910.

Generation No. 4

8. JOSEPH COLE. He married 9. ELIZABETH DURHAM.

9. ELIZABETH DURHAM.

Child of JOSEPH COLE and ELIZABETH DURHAM is:

4 i. WILLIAM MADISON COLE, born February 16, 1842; died March 20, 1912 in ORANGE COUNTY , IN; married (1) SARAH ELIZABETH GRAY; married (2) SARAH FRANCIS BEAL November 29, 1886 in WABASH CO, IL.

10. ISAAC GRAY, born 1824. He married 11. SUSAN.

11. SUSAN, born 1826.

Children of ISAAC GRAY and SUSAN are:

i. JAMES T GRAY, born 1844.

ii. HESTER ANN GRAY, born 1847.

iii. ELBERT GRAY, born 1851.

5 iv. SARAH ELIZABETH GRAY, born April 17, 1852 in FLEMING CO., KY; died December 27, 1878 in MT. CARMEL, IL; married WILLIAM MADISON COLE.

v. WILLIAM C GRAY, born 1855.

vi. RICHARD S GRAY, born 1856.

vii. DAVID GRAY, born 1858.

12. ISAAC CONDRA, born November 11, 1823 in craWFORD COUNTY, IN; died December 01, 1894 in GOODMAN RIDGE CEMETERY. He was the son of 24. JOHN "ELDER" CONDRA and 25. REBEKAH ALDERSON. He married 13. MARTHA JANE JONES November 24, 1847.

13. MARTHA JANE JONES, born February 18, 1823; died November 12, 1912 in GOODMAN RIDGE CEMETERY. She was the daughter of 26. WILLIAM ALLEN JONES and 27. REBECCA ISABELLA LEE.

Notes for ISAAC CONDRA:

ISAAC PURCHASED 40 ACRES - N E OF NW 1/4 SEC. 23, T2S,R1E, 3/4/ MI SW OF GOODMAN CEMETERY, CRAWFORD COUNTY, IN IN 1851, AND 40 ACRES ON WHICH GOODMAN RIDGE CHURCH STANDS IN 1856.

More About ISAAC CONDRA:

Fact 1: 1851, PURCHASED 40 ACRES

Children of ISAAC CONDRA and MARTHA JONES are:

6 i. SILAS CONDRA, born March 08, 1849 in CRAWFORD COUNTY, IN; died January 01, 1894 in CRAWFORD COUNTY, IN; married EMILY ELIZABETH DILLARD.

ii. JANE CONDRA, born January 19, 1850; died 1929 in WHITE CEMETERY, CRAWFORD COUNTY; married GEORGE W WHITE October 14, 1866.

More About GEORGE W WHITE:

Fact 1: 1865, WAS A CIVIL WAR VETERAN CO E 38th IN REGIMENT

iii. MARY M CONDRA, born August 06, 1853; died 1942 in BATMAN CEMETERY, CRAWFORD COUNTY; married GEORGE A MILLER April 04, 1878.

iv. ELIZABETH M CONDRA, born July 14, 1856; died March 18, 1945; married WINFIELD SCOTT DEARBORN October 14, 1885.

v. WILLIAM CONDRA, born October 10, 1858; died November 07, 1942; married (1) LIZZIE STRAWN; married (2) MELISSA A JENKINS January 22, 1879; married (3) ROSA R POE August 03, 1904.

Notes for WILLIAM CONDRA:

WILLIAM MASON WAS A STONE MASON, CARPENTER, BRIDGE AND GENERAL CONTRACTOR. HE WAS BURIED AT GOODMAN RIDGE CEMETERY, CRAWFORD COUNTY, IN.

vi. MARGARET CONDRA, born June 05, 1861; died April 05, 1940; married JAMES W SCHOONOVER October 23, 1865.

14. JOEL CAMPBELL DILLARD, born January 20, 1818. He was the son of 28. JOHN DILLARD and 29. ELIZABETH KEARBY. He married 15. MARY HARNED March 02, 1842.

15. MARY HARNED, born April 17, 1822. She was the daughter of 30. THOMAS BARKER HARNED and 31. ELIZABETH REAL.

Notes for JOEL CAMPBELL DILLARD:

Biographical sketches taken from Orange County History book, p 648-649

JOEL C. DILLAARD, a native of Orance County is the fourth in a family of ten children that were born to John L and Elizabeth (Kearby) Dillard, his birth occurring January 20, 1818. The father was a native of Virginia and the mother from Kentucky. They were married in Kentucky, and came to Indiana in 1811, and located in what is now known as Stampers Creek Township, Orange County. John Dillard died in 1830 and Elizabeth died in 1868. They both are buried in the Paoli cemetery. Joel C lived with his parents until the death of his father and he then began the tailor's trade, which he followed for some time. By diligence and application, he acquired a good common education with but little if any help from the teachers and schools of his day. He did this so thoroughly that he was well qualified for teaching . After this, he did teach thirty-six terms of school and all but two in his native county.

His marriage to Miss Mary Harned was solemnized March 2, 1842. To this union four children were born--Rachel P, Elizabeth E, Sarah S, and Samuel H. Mr Dillard then devoted his attention to farming and owned 200 acres of good land. On August 20, 1849, he was grieved by the death of his wife.

Mary Hall became his second wife September 8, 1850. Both Mr & Mrs Dillard were members of the Methodist Espiscopal Church, and he was a Decocrat in politics. In h848, he was elected Justice of the Peace, but after two years, he resigned that office. In 1870, he was elected County Commissioner, and in that capacity, he served the people of the county for nine years

Children of JOEL DILLARD and MARY HARNED are:

i. SARAH S DILLARD, married Leander Free.

ii. SAMUEL H DILLARD, married (1) Annie Buchanan; married (2) Sarah J Robert.

iii. RACHEL PRISCILLA DILLARD, born October 10, 1843.

7 iv. EMILY ELIZABETH DILLARD, born December 22, 1845; died November 03, 1915; married SILAS CONDRA.