Family History of Elvira Flick Burton

Submitted by Bonnie Flick, transcribed by Tom Agan

Elvira Flick Burton (b. March 09, 1881, d. February 15, 1967) was a life long resident of Orange County. In this family history, prepared for her grand nephew, she outlines her families ties and illuminates the history with ancedotal material. This history, originally written in 1949, was passed on to another grand nephew in Oklahoma and from there to California. (The copy is as it was written, no embellishment or grammarical correction is necessary and would only detract from the original nature of the prose.)

GILLIATT

I was told by John H. Gilliatt of Daviess County his Grandfather's name was John Henry Gilliatt. Note the number of John H. Gilliatts. They were from Rockbridge County, Virginia. I do not know whether these childrens' father ever was in Indiana.

As far as I know, these are the names or the children of John Henry Gilliatt, Sr.

William Gilliatt
Harvey Gilliatt
Albert Gilliatt
Leroy Gilliatt
John Henry Gilliatt, Jr.
Catherine McWilliams
Hannah Gilliatt Stroud
__________Brubeck (her first name unknown, but George Brubeck says she was his Grandmother.

William Gilliatt: William married Mary Tearord, both natives of Virginia. Children: John Henry, batchelor farmer and stock raiser; Ann Apple and George, and maybe others by first wife. Second wife _______Radcliffe. Children: William B. Gilliatt and Lane, maybe others

John Henry Gilliatt: Married Elizabeth Winteers. Children: Nathan, Thomas, Robert, Mary Parks, Margaret Morris. His second wife was Adeline Marlett Brubeck who bore him two sons, Cyrus E. and Samuel Tilden, two still living (1949). Mary Parks in her 90th and Sam the youngest. Father buried at Gilliatt Cemetery.

Albert Gilliatt:. Married Elizabeth Leech, both buried at Fairview Cemetary, Crawford Co. Children: John H. Gilliatt, William, Sarah Parks, Elvina Cox Russou, David, James, and Mary Allstott.

Hannah Gilliatt Stroud: No family, a littly, tiny woman, blind ever since I could remember, buried at Fairview in Crawford Co., IN.

Harvey Gilliatt: Married Margaret Leech, a cousin to Alber's wife His children: William, died Civil War; John H., Daviess Co; Sam; Amanda Tucker; Eve Goldmen; Leech Gilliatt. His second wife was an Enlow, I believe, two children——George or Washington, IN and Malinda Brock. He was the last person buried at the Gilliatt Cemetery almost 50 years ago. The cemetery is on the W. B. Brubeck farm, once owned by Uncle Harve near where his first children were raised.

Leeroy Gilliatt: Was married to Alcy Tucker and was the father of 14 children: Ann Liza Grimes, Addie Lane, William, Mary King, Harvey, James, (Eve Kimmel and John H. twins), Alice Taylor, her mate died, Matilda Walls, her mate died, Cyrus F. and Alonzo (1949). Lon and Alice living. Now, you take your Grandad on down to your family. This is all I can remember of them.

Marlett: Father's name was William of these children, Jordon James, Adeline your great grandma married first John Brubeck. Children, William B., George and Maggie Thompson, second time to John H. Gilliatt, two children, Cyrus E. your grandad and Sam married third time to Isaiah Kendall, three children, Minnie a little, redheaded girl who was drowned in Patoka River near their home in August, Amos about four years when he died. Amy who was very young baby was saved by Bill Brubeck who swam out on his back with her on his chest. She lived to be about 50, maybe not so old. All of Adelines children, all of her children, have passed away but George Brubeck. He will be 82 in March, I believe, and Sam Gilliatt, her only living children. One of her brothers, Wm.Jr., was killed by a runaway horse. His horse was easily frightened by lightning. They supposed he was thrown and his foot caught in the stirrup. His father had sent him to Newton Stewart, Indiana, to see if he could get news from two sons who were in Civil War, but begged the boy not to put the saddle on for the mare was wild anyway. The boy told his father there were too many saddles there to ride bare-back to Newton Stewart. His head was beat into jelly when they caught the horse in Newton Stewart, almost in front of where Jim Denbo's house now (1949) stands. They took him to Dr. Radcliff's office, who was Dr. W. B. Gilliatt's uncle. They kept him until the next day and was taken to the Stockingers Cemetery, now known as the Swift Cemetery. His father and a brother are also buried there. She might have had other children I did not know about. This is all I can recall of your Great Grandma Kendall. She died of cancer, and is buried in the Gilliatt Cemetery. Some of her people are buried near the Highway 145 on the William Marlett farm (now Bennie Walters farm) on the left side of road going South. There are several stones there. Adeline was raised just back of where Jessie Cox and her husband live. It is now the Uncle Billie Marlett farm.

Paul (Gilliatt), this is all I know about your Grandpa Gilliatt, Cyrus E. Gilliatt. I have seen all of them but your Great Grand-father John Henry and William and Cassie. I suppose her name was Catherine. I can find out who she married. She has not been dead long.

Your Grandmother Gilliatt's people on her father's side——Geo. W. Flick.

CANE CREEK

{At this point in the letter Elvira Burton copied the article from the Spring Valley Herald, History of Cane Creek Church, with the addition of the complete last paragraph}

The comforts and conveniences and luxuries that we enjoy today were not even dreamed of in those days. Our pioneer fathers who established this little church in this wilderness. If they had not believed that God would have courage, fortitude and endurance to endure all their privations. We today are facing a crisis in government, in morals and religion. Our situation is not different from that of our early pioneer fathers, only in its outward aspect. The same ingenuity, fortitude, enduring and faith are required to conquer wilderness of indifference, lawlessness, and crime that has spread throughout our country. Let us all work together to help Cane Creek do her part and to make this world a better place in which to live.

This is the history of the Church but since our great, great, great, grandmother and her family were such a part, thought you might like to have it now for your individual family.

Flicks married in Nelson, Kentucky on May 17, 1810. Polly Cox and Christopher Flick. They had 12 children, 6 boys and 6 girls, all lived to woman and manhood. George, Isaac first wife, Elizabeth Beatty, their children Sam, Polly Cox, Manerva McKiven, George, several others, Lizzie Hawhee, Thomas, Johnathan married Fanny Elkins, his children, John, Clsom, Thomas, Stephen married a Tillery, Pop married Jordon Marlett, Lucinda Cope, Mills, James died of measels in Civil War, America Drake, Elizabeth Drake both married same man. Jules killed by train at Shoals, Malinda Beatty married Joe Beatty, mother of Dr. Beatty, used to have a son near Paoli named Sherman. If he is living, he is the only one living. Louisa Hooten, Louisiana Maples Youla., I’ve got it so mixed up, I’ll just write her children. Geo, Isaac, Johnathan, Thomas, Jules, James Boys. Girls: America, Elizabeth, Malinda, Louisa, Louisiana, Youla. They were all reared near the church. I do not know how many were born in Indiana. Thomas, my grandfather, was born August 21, 1821 and was the third son and sixth child so he was born in Indiana. Polly Flick's mother known as Granny Wise is buried about a mile north of the church, in her yard. She had a favorite maple tree she sat under in her declining years. She told them when she died to hang her coffin up to one of the limbs. Law wouldn’t permit that, so they did the next best place, buried her under it.

I do not know their first names, young Mr. Cox and wife, they owned quite a bit of land and were prosperous people for their days. Christopher Flick passed away about 50, a year before his wife. She told many interesting things. One was where their dog left them at one of their movings and went back to the home they had left, and the wild animals about the towns, how gentle they became great pets. In Indiana they built log or pole cribs for corn and they had to put their calf in at night to keep it safe from wolves. She brought two bundles, about the size of a man’s two fists, of unpaid notes from Kentucky. They ranged from 4O cents up to $l.5O. They were written on very small pieces of paper. On her 100th birthday, which was July 16, quite a number of people from Paoli drove down just to get to see someone 100 years old. She was very jolly that day. She told them interesting things. Although she was bedfast, she had fallen on sleet and broken her hip and never walked again. She was blind but lived about 10 years after she fell. She was a very small woman and had red hair. She drew $12.00 pension from her son James who died in Civil War. A man in Paoli had drawn that pension until his death. When she applied, the department sent back and thought this was the boy’s pa. George W. Flick got in touch to see who the witnesses were. They sent back only one of the witnesses were living, Pa went to see him and he confessed, but Pa thought the other got by, no use to make him suffer for it, but she was granted a $12.00 pension, no back pay, it had already been drawn by the bogus man. It got so no one would stay so she was moved to her, America Drake, her daughter’s home where she passed away about one year after she left her home.

Notice, Paul, how many generations

Young Mr. Cox, his daughter
Polly Cox Flick
her son
Thomas Flick
his son
Geo. W. Flick
his daughter
Letitia M. Flick Gilliatt
her son
Aaron A. Gilliatt
his son
Paul Gilliatt
his son
Stephen Gilliatt
I believe it will go eight generations in all the rest. Williams,
Eastridge, Tuckers and Enlows.

Williams
William Williams, born March 30, 1760, died August 1?, 1846
his son
John Williams, born February 14, 1794, died July 10, 1874
his daughter
Letitia W. Flick, born May 31, 1826, died June 9, 1904
her son
George Washington Flick, born Sept. 19, 1852, died Feb. 28, 1929
his daughter
Letitia M. Gilliatt, born June 6, 1875, died March 31, 1909
her son
Aaron A. Gilliatt, born October 9, 1893
his son
Paul Gilliatt
his son
Stephen Gilliatt

I do not know whether Wm. Williams was ever in States or not. John Williams was quite a land owner in Orange County at one time. He lived at Hogs Defeat and on the farm where Aaron now lives, land he owned now by Amos Parks and some of the land where George Morganroth and Isaac Flick farm in Jackson Township. His children were Letitia Flick, Mary Jane Daviess, Solomon W. Williams, Daniel M., who moved to Missouri, and Wm. Williams. Williams all are buried at Cane Creek cemetery except Daniel M. who moved to Missouri. John Williams was married to Polly Parks, who died in 1865, and is buried in the Lowe Cemetery in Greenfield Township. He also raised a girl, a daughter born to William and Jane Redden, September 15, 1847, who moved with Daniels family and came back to visit her foster father as long as he lived. I do not know whether she was a relative or not. An orphan I suppose. He was a well educated man of his day. He also owned 80 acres, Turner Baxter farm 80 acres, Elbert Parks and 40 or 80 of Ollie Flick place. Uncle lke told me he had taken mortgages on farms that were lost after the Civil War.

FLICK (German)

Thomas Flick, born October 1821, died January 31, 1910 Letitia Williams, his wife, born May 31, 1826, died June 2, 1909, and their children, John, Polly Jane Gass, Elvira Kellams, Malena, T. J. and Christopher, who both died small. Martha Kellams, George W., Louisiana Bledsoe, Isaac M. Flick. Thomas Flick was a son of Polly and Christopher Flick, he was their third son and sixth child. He was a prominent citizen and farmer in Jackson Township. He owned 555 acres of land. His wife heired 210 acres from her father, he obtained 40 acres at the age of 18 years from Vincennes Land Office. In his young life before marriage he used to help run flat boats from that area to New Orleans, La, for the business men of Paoli. On one of his return trips-—he would work his way back--once he stopped to see his lady friend she later became his bride. Her father then lived on the Isaac Flick farm on crossing Patoka River a short distance of North of River. He crossed on what was known as the old Oak Log at the age of 21 years, and the limbs were off it then and is still being crossed (1935). I do not know from then on. He also was the first man who had beech lumber saved. His neighbors said it was foolish the lumber would soon rot. But he built a large smoke house that stood 64 years. He was formerly one of Jackson Township trustees. He and his wife lived a long and useful life. He lost his eyesight five years before his death that occurred only seven months after his wife passed away. George W. Flick, son of Letitia Williams Flick and Thomas Flick was married to Rutha Tucker, daughter of Jacob and Peggy Eastridge Tucker. They were the parents of seven children: Letitia M. Gilliatt; Jacob T. Flick; George Amos; Minnie R. Williams: Elzora and Elvira, twins (Elzora Eastridge and Elvira Burton); and John M. Flick. George W. Flick was a farmer and stocktrader. His home was one mile east of Newton Stewart, IN He owned 214 1/2 acres and his wife 157 acres. He was also a stock raiser. In their declining years they followed poultry raising. He was 76 years old when he passed away and she was 86. She died at Vincennes while living with her daughter, Minnie Williams. Both are buried at Cane Creek in Orange County, Indiana.

EASTRIDGE

Rebecca Eastridge
her son
Isaac, born March 1794, died May 12, 1874.
his daughter
Peggy Eastridge Tucker, born March 1836, died August 1898
her daughter
Rutha Tucker Flick, born November 15, 1854., died March 1940
her daughter
Letitia M. Flick Gilliatt, born June 6, 1875, died March 1899.
her son
Aaron A. Gilliatt, born October 9, 1893
his son
Paul Gilliatt
his son
Stephen Gilliatt

Rebecca Eastridge and her son Isaac came to Indiana from Tenn. He was 19 years old, and had one horse wagon, his mother, an ax and 37 1/2 cents in money when he landed in Crawford County near and part of the Jesse Tucker farm, later it was given to his daughter. Jesse Tucker’s first wife and Jacob and Jesse were brothers who married sisters, Peggy and Ruth Eastridge. Isaac was born March 1794. He was first married to Rebecca, last name unknown. Their children, James, born January 11, 1818, buried in Fairview. Nancy Parks, born October 8, 1819, buried at Newton Stewart, Ind. Polly Moren, born February 8, 1821, buried at Graysville, Sullivan County. Willey, born March 10, 1823, buried at Knox County. Oaktown Lesson, born February 26, 1825, buried at Wickliffe, Indiana.

Isaac was again married to the daughter of Elijah Kendall and wife they are both buried in Newton Stewart Cemetery. Children of Isaac and Nancy Kendall Eastridge, John Eastridge, born March 25,1828, died March .1, 1825, buried at Newton Stewart. Ruth Tucker, born July 1, 1832 died March 22, 1874 at Fairview. Peggy and Jeremiah, twins, one was daughter born March 22 and 23, 1836, died August 18, 1898. buried Fairview. Other died March 25, 1853, buried at Newton Stewart Cemetery.

William Y, born October 17, 1839, died at 10 years, buried at Newton Stewart. Rachel Haskins born July 2, 1843, died Feb. 17,1924, buried Mt.. Lebanon. Isaac Asberry born Sept. 23, 1845, died Oct. 12, 1920 at Fairview. Isaac Sr. died, father of these children, died May 12, 1874. Isaac Eastridge was a tanner, shoe cobbler and farmer, his family of 14 children all lived to have homes. Of their only 2 Jeremiah, who at the age of 17 went swimming in Patoka River and in February, he was stricken with inflamatory rheumatism, only lived three weeks. Wm. Y. died at the age of 10 years with typhoid by swimming too much in Patoka. Their home is now owned by a great grandson, Wilford Newton. Isaac Eastridge would ride to Vincennes to purchase land at one time he went to buy and the forty he wanted had just been sold. He had one 40 he bought with a yearling calf hide, tanned it, made it into boots and shoes. They always called it the ant 40 because it was so infested with ants. He had great vats to tan the hides, bark mills and burnt line kilns. He gave 80 acres of land to all 12 children and an extra 40 to his youngest daughter who was infortunate and a big family. The old bark mills now serve as a covering in Crawford County, as a well cover. He had a brother John who went to Missouri and a brother James and a sister who married John McWilliams and a sister who married John Cosby, her name was Phoebe, their farm was on the farm where Aaron was born. He first was a member of the U.B.Church at old Mt. Eden, later a Methodist at what used to be Eastridge 1849, class later, Wesley Chapel. He helped build one of the early schools in Jackson Township. Isaac Eastridge was to furnish the boards to cover it and Wm. Stewart to do all the hauling of the building material (See history of Orange Co. Page 564). Jackson and Greenfield used to to be one township about 1831 or near that time it was divided, west half was named Jackson Township. This school house stood in Southeast corner of the old barn lot owned by George W. Flick. The chimney rocks were piled in the corner of the barn lot for a number of years and farm then belonged to Isaac Eastridge. The house didn’t stand long.

The first school was taught by James Eastridge. He deeded two acres of ground for a cemetery just in Crawford County, known for years as Eastridge Cemetery. His daughter Ruth and a son of Asberry named David Eastridge were the two first buried there, one one day and the other the next day. His first wife and mother are buried at Gilliatt Cemetery. About the year 1910, or near that date, there was a church erected near and named Fairview. I believe it is a General Baptist. The Gilliatt cemetery is down under the hill back of Wesley Chapel Church. It has been abandoned almost 50 years. Uncle Harvey Gilliatt’s the last one to be buried there. Very wet place was why people quit burying there.

ENLOW

Jessie Enlow and Anna Highfield were born in Maryland. They were in different counties along the Potomic River. Their marriage records in Woodford County, Kentucky. Anna’s father, Jeremiah Highfill, gave his consent to the marriage and John Enlow was a witness but just now we are not sure, but I have a record shows he, John, was the father of Jesse. They were the parents of 19 children.

Rebecca both married Phillip Crecelius, two sets of children
Ducilla
Polly or Mary Watson
Johnathan
Joseph -twins born near Corydon, 1804
Hiram, born 1808, died March 1894, Williams Cemetery
Susan Allen, 1797—1887
Henry
George W.
Jesse, killed by a horse age about six years
Jesse born 1812, Hardin’s father
Franklin Dock
Matilda Tucker, my great, grandma
Anna Holtsclaw
Katie Eastridge

Those are the names of 15 of the children. We are in hopes of finding the other four. The family home stood almost on the exact spot where Henry Roland, now (1952) stands, just across from Pedora School house in Crawford County.

TUCKERS (Irish)

William Tucker from Carolinas, father of James Tucker, my great grandfather raised on little Patoka in Crawford County, near the Enlow family. He had one brother Jacob, and a sister Nancy Lankford. James married Matilda Enlow and were the parents of eleven children. All grew to man and womanhood. One died at 18 years of age of typhoid fever and is buried at Old Mt. Eden, an abandoned cemetery where others of Enlow are buried.

Sarah, 18 years
Jacob, my Grandfather
Jesse
Alcey Gilliatt, Uncle Lee’s wife
Nancy King, Uncle Will’s wife
Samuel (Dock)
Rachel Stroud
Anna Knight
Susie Brakens
Mary Atkins
James, Jr.

These children were all raised in Crawford County. My Grandfather Jacob Tucker married Peggy Eastridge. They are the parents of two daughters, Rachel Newton, born May 18, 1856, Rutha Flick, born November 15, 1854. Rutha Flick and George W. Flick’s family of children were: Letitia Margaret Gilliatt; George Amos, born March 6, 1878; Minnie Rachel Williams, born August 21, 1879; Jacob Thomas, born October 22, 1876; Elvira Burton, born March 9,1881 and her twin, Elzora Eastridge born March 9, 1881, died 3—21—50. John Monroe. born July 23, 1884.

NEWTON

Rachel Tucker married George Wilbur Newton and were parents of twelve children: Johnnie, Willard; Margaret; Ann Roland; Frances Fields; Rutha Parks; Dearie Kendall; Bessie Benbo; Wilford; Jacob; Edward; an unnamed infant; and Hattie Dillard.

Well, this is all I know and have found out so far. I don’t believe I’ve left out anyone—-Oh, yes, Kendalls.

KENDALL

Elijah Kendall was my great, great, grandfather’s name. His daughter Nancy was my great, grandma on my mother’s side. She was the second wife of Isaac Eastridge. I only know of one sister of hers, Sally Hawhee. She had brothers and maybe more sisters, but that is all I know of them.

(This was. written for Paul Gilliatt by his Great Aunt, Elvira Burton.)