1. SAMUEL2JACKSON (PHILLIP1) was born December 26, 1794 in Ohio, possibly Kentucky, and died June 20, 1865 in Tippecanoe Co., Indiana. He married SUSAN BEST1 December 05, 1812 in Greene Co., Ohio, daughter of EZEKIAL BEST and KATHARINE SCHONER. She was born March 19, 1795 in Virginia, and died March 02, 1864 in Indiana.
Notes for SAMUEL JACKSON:1850 Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County census:
20 272 272 JACKSON, Samuel 54 M Farmer 500 OH
20 272 272 JACKSON, Susan 50 F OH
20 272 272 JACKSON, Ann 26 F IN
20 272 272 JACKSON, Mathias 16 M Farmer IN
20 272 272 JACKSON, Samuel 13 M IN
20 272 272 JACKSON, Melissa 10 F IN
Children of SAMUEL JACKSON
and SUSAN BEST are:
3. ii. PHILLIP JACKSON, b. February 16, 1817, Ohio; d. May 19, 1852, Missouri.
4.
iii. AMOS JACKSON, b. February 11, 1819, Caesar Creek, Greene, Ohio; d.
January 16, 1880, Liberty Twnshp.,
Warren Cnty., Indiana.
iv. JAMES JACKSON, b. March 14, 1821; d. July 13, 1821.
v. SAMUEL JACKSON, b. July 14, 1822; d. September 13, 1823.
5. vi. REBECCA JACKSON, b. September 09, 1824, Ohio.
vii. LIZAJANE JACKSON, b. November 16, 1826; d. November 1827.
6. viii. AMY JACKSON, b. December 19, 1829, Indiana.
7. ix. MATTHIAS JACKSON, b. May 24, 1833, Indiana.
8. x. SAMUEL ANDREW JACKSON, b. February 24, 1836, Indiana.
xi. MELISSA JACKSON, b. September 16, 1838, Indiana; m. WILLIAM R. DAVIS, July 23, 1861.
2. ELIZABETH3JACKSON
(SAMUEL2,
PHILLIP1)
was born March 09, 1815 in Ohio, and died December 12, 1864 in Indiana.
She married JOSIAH SMITH May 09, 1833 in Tippecanoe Cnty, IN. He was
born
Abt. 1805 in Ohio.
Notes for ELIZABETH
JACKSON:
1850 Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County census:Children of ELIZABETH JACKSON and JOSIAH SMITH are:11 143 143 SMITH, Jonah 45 M Farmer OH
11 143 143 SMITH, Elizabeth 35 F OH
11 143 143 SMITH, Sarah E. 13 F IN
11 143 143 SMITH, Thomas F. 11 M IN
11 143 143 SMITH, David G. 8 M INMarriage Notes for ELIZABETH JACKSON and JOSIAH SMITH:
· Married by Charles Mostillar
ii. THOMAS SMITH, b. Abt. 1839.
iii. DAVID G. SMITH, b. Abt. 1842.
Notes for PHILLIP JACKSON:
· A carpenter by trade but also farmed; active member of the Methodist Episcopal churchNotes for HULDAH MCCLEARY:
· Buried Hebron Cemetery, Wabash Twp, Indiana; after the death of her husband, Phillip, in 1852, she stayed in Missouri until 1855 at which time she returned to Tippecanoe County, Indiana with their children.Marriage Notes for PHILLIP JACKSON and HULDAH MCCLEARY:
· Married by Phillip McCormick, J.P.
Children of PHILLIP JACKSON and HULDAH MCCLEARY are:
i. ISABELLA4 JACKSON, b. 1841; d. June 27, 1886, White Co., Indiana; m. SAMUEL VANCAMP, February 02,
1865, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana.Notes for ISABELLA JACKSON:ii. CHRISTOPHER C. JACKSON, b. July 28, 1843, Missouri; d. December 26, 1912, West Lafayette, Indiana;
· Buried W. Lafayette, Tippecanoe Cnty., Indiana
· Marriage Notes for ISABELLA JACKSON and SAMUEL VANCAMP:
· Married by C.Z. Leonard, M.G.
m. EVALINE B. ALBERTSON, November 20, 1870, White Co., Indiana; b. July 23, 1846; d. October 30,
1924.Notes for CHRISTOPHER C. JACKSON:
· Buried in Hebron Cemetery (also called Mt. Zion Cemetery), Wabash Twp, Indiana; buried
December 29, 1912; member of Co. C 72, Reg. IVI Carroll Cnty, Mo.
· Listed in 1902-3 Tippecanoe Cnty, Directory: Jackson, Christopher C (Evaline B), teamster,
h 411 W. Wood (W L)
4. AMOS3 JACKSON(SAMUEL2, PHILLIP1) was born February 11, 1819 in Caesar Creek, Greene, Ohio, and died January 16, 1880 in Liberty Twnshp., Warren Cnty., Indiana. He married (1) HANNAH EDWARDS April 30, 1843 in Tippecanoe Cnty., IN.. She died January 22, 1859. He married (2) ELIZA JANE COZAD2,3 May 14, 1859 in Indiana, daughter of HENRY COZAD and ELIZABETH PAINTER. She was born Abt. 1838 in Indiana4,5.10. iii. FERDINAND CORTEZ JACKSON, b. April 03, 1846, Carroll Co., Missouri; d. June 21, 1939, Tippecanoe Co.,Notes for EVALINE B. ALBERTSON:
· Buried in Hebron (also called Mt. Zion) Cemetery, Tippecanoe Cnty, IN.
Indiana.iv. MISSOURIA ANN JACKSON, b. February 11, 1849, Carroll Co, Missouri; d. January 02, 1914;
m. THOMAS HAIN; b. October 15, 1842; d. October 29, 1917.
Hebron Cemeteryv. MARGARET S. P. JACKSON, b. August 21, 1852, Carroll Co, Missouri; d. June 27, 1931, Indianapolis,
Indiana; m. MILTON C. ALBERTSON, February 16, 1871, White Co., Indiana.Notes for MARGARET S. P. JACKSON:
· Buried in Lafayette, Indiana; buried June 29, 1931
Notes for AMOS JACKSON:
· Buried James Cemetery near Pine Village, Indiana with 1st wife Hannah Edwards Jackson; headstone reads
Co. D 40 Ind. Vol.; Amos enlisted in the Civil War at the age of 42 on December 16, 1862 at the same time
as his son Milton (who was not quite 16 at the time); Amos mustered out December 21, 1865; died of typhoid
fever.
· An indenture note for 20 acres in Warren Cnty, Indiana from William and Elizabeth Coates to Amos Jackson is
recorded in Warren Cnty. Deed Record, Vol. 18 pg. 178- 179Notes for HANNAH EDWARDS:
· Buried with her husband, Amos, in James Cemetery, Pine Village, Indiana
Children of AMOS JACKSON
and HANNAH EDWARDS are:
· Tippecanoe Cnty, Indiana 1860 census shows him living with his grandfather Samuel Jackson.
11. ii.
WILLIAM
HARRISON (HARRY) JACKSON, b. April 15, 1848, Wabash Twnshp., Tippecanoe
Cnty., Indiana;
d. November 14, 1937, Indianapolis, Indiana.
12. iii. CHARLES JACKSON, b. Abt. 1853, Indiana.
iv. MARTHA E. JACKSON, b. Abt. 1858.
vi. THOMAS W. JACKSON, b. August 06, 1865, Attica, Indiana; d. November
09, 1944, Terre Haute, Indiana;
m. EMALINE SNEDIKER, March 16, 1895, Terre Haute, Indiana.
vii. SAMUEL JACKSON, b. April 04, 1866, Attica, Indiana; d. February
09,
1929, Terre Haute, Indiana; m. MAGGIE
MURRAY, September 16, 1906, Terre Haute, Indiana.
13. viii. KATIE
A. JACKSON, b. March 1874, Indiana; d. 1971, Indiana.
ix. ELIZABETH JACKSON, m. *** AMMERMAN.
Notes for REBECCA JACKSON:Children of REBECCA JACKSON and SIMON COFFMAN are:
· Rebecca appears to have remarried somewhere between the years 1866 and 1872. Her name appears as Rebecca
McLaughlin in 1872 probate records of her father, Samuel Jackson's estate.1850 Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County census:
10 138 138 COFFMAN, William 32 M Farmer TN
10 138 138 COFFMAN, Rebecca 25 F OH
10 138 138 COFFMAN, Rachael E. 7 F IN
11 138 138 COFFMAN, James M. 4 M IN
11 138 138 COFFMAN, Samuel 1 M INNotes for SIMON COFFMAN:
· The name Simon appears in family bible records, however, census records indicate William and/or Tim
ii. JAMES M. COFFMAN, b. Abt. 1846, Indiana.
iii. SAMUEL COFFMAN, b. Abt. 1849, Indiana.
iv. SYLVESTER COFFMAN, b. Abt. 1851.
v. AMEY L. COFFMAN, b. Abt. 1854.
vi. MARION COFFMAN, b. Abt. 1857.
vii. OLIVER H.P. COFFMAN, b. Abt. 1859.
Marriage Notes for AMY JACKSON and ROBERT COOPER:Children of AMY JACKSON and ROBERT COOPER are:
· Married by Thomas Bartlett, M.G.
ii.
CHARLES ELLWOOD COOPER, b. September 01, 1856; d. October 12, 1856.
iii.
LAREA (TAREA?) BELL COOPER, b. June 28, 1858; d. September 13, 1859.
iv. MARY ALLAS COOPER, b. December 30, 1859.
v. EDWARD MORTEN COOPER, b. July 11, 1862.
vi. JACOB U.S. COOPER, b. December 13, 1864.
vii. EMLEY JANE COOPER, b. April 19, 1867.
viii.
HAREY
GEORDAN COOPER, b. November 19, 1868.
Notes for MATTHIAS JACKSON:
· Administrator of father Samuel Jackson's will; found in Benton Co., IN for 1870 and 1880 census; in 1880 his father Amos's second wife Eliza, and Eliza and Amos's daughter Katie is living in the householdNotes for SUSAN EVALINE BEST:
1850 Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County census
10 132 132 KLEPINGER, Isaac 38 M Blacksmith OH
10 132 132 KLEPINGER, William 10 M IN
10 132 132 KLEPINGER, Ancil B. 8 M IN
10 132 132 KLEPINGER, Elizabeth 5 F IN
10 132 132 KLEPINGER, Isaac 3 M IN
10 132 132 BEST, Susan E. 14 F IN
Marriage Notes for MATTHIAS JACKSON and SUSAN BEST:Children of MATTHIAS JACKSON and SUSAN BEST are:
· Married by George Guild, M.G.Marriage Notes for MATTHIAS JACKSON and NANCY MCBRIDE:
· Married by Isaac B. Lutz, J.P.
14. ii. SAMUEL JACKSON,
b. 1856, Indiana.
iii. AMOS ANDREW JACKSON, b. Abt. 1859, Indiana.
15. iv. WILLIAM E.
JACKSON,
b. August 1861, Indiana.
Children of SAMUEL JACKSON and VIOLA DAVIS are:
ii. ANNA E. JACKSON, b. Abt. 1863.
iii. FLORA N. JACKSON, b. Abt. 1866.
9. SARAH E.4 SMITH (ELIZABETH3 JACKSON,SAMUEL2, PHILLIP1) was born Abt. 1837. She married HENRY HOWRY.
Children of SARAH SMITH and HENRY HOWRY are:
ii. JOHN HOWRY.
10.
FERDINAND CORTEZ4 JACKSON
(PHILLIP3,SAMUEL2,
PHILLIP1)
was
born April 03, 1846 in Carroll Co., Missouri, and died June 21, 1939 in
Tippecanoe Co., Indiana. He married (1) MERINZA JANE HAIN March 26,
1867
in Tippecanoe Co., Indiana, daughter of LEONARD HAIN and HARRIET
GIPSON.
She was born November 11, 1848 in Tippecanoe Co., Indiana, and died
January
07, 1915 in West Lafayette, Indiana. He married (2) LIZZIE Aft. 1915.
She
died November 19, 1936.
Notes for FERDINAND
CORTEZ
JACKSON:
· Ferdinand
and Marinza were married by Harrison Thomas, J.P.
· Buried
in Hebron Cemetery, Wabash Twnshp. IN.; headstone states Co. D, 150
Ind.
Vol. Inf.
· Newspaper
clipping: The funeral of Mrs. Ferdinand C. Jackson will be held at 1:30
o'clock Sunday afternoon from the
Hebron
church.
Rev. O.P.Duncan will officiate, with the interment in the Hebron
cemetery.
(this may be 2nd wife, Lizzie)
Notes for MERINZA JANE
HAIN:
· Buried
1/10/ 1915 Hebron Cemetery, Wabash Twp., Indiana
Children of FERDINAND JACKSON and MERINZA HAIN are:
ii. BENJAMIN P. JACKSON, b. July 25, 1871; d. February 22, 1910,
Fairbault,
Minnesota; m. MARY A. GOSMA,
February 22, 1899, Brookston, Indiana; b. 1880; d. January 17, 1937.
iii. WILLARD L. JACKSON, b. June 13, 1874; d. May 29, 1943; m. DAISY
ERCHINGER,
February 10, 1897,
Brookston, Indiana; b. 1874; d. June 12, 1952.
Notes for DAISY
ERCHINGER:
· Buried
in Hebron Cememtery (also called Mt. Zion Cememtery), Tippecanoe Cnty,
IN.
Marriage Notes for
WILLARD
JACKSON and DAISY ERCHINGER:
· Married
by G.W. Switzer
iv. HATTIE MAY JACKSON, b. September 07, 1876, IN.; m. JOSEPH W. W.
HENDERSON,
June 04, 1895,
Tippecanoe Co., Indiana; b. April 21, 1872, near Brookston, White Co.,
IN; d. July 17, 1949.
v. FLORINDA BELL JACKSON, b. September 10, 1878; m. ROBERT MOREHOUSE,
1901.
vi. THOMAS O. JACKSON, b. November 05, 1883, Tippecanoe Co., IN.; d.
1956;
m. MARGARET J. JACKSON,
Abt. 1912, Danville, Illlinois; b. August 14, 1888, Hoopeston,
Illinois;
d. January 1977, Miami, Florida.
Notes for MARGARET J.
JACKSON:
In newspaper clippings
(clipped
by Etha May "Deanie" Stephens ) Margaret and Tom are both noted
to be cousins prior to
their
marriage to each other; a postcard sent to Etha from Margaret indicates
she
and Tom lived in
Brookston,
Indiana in May of 1912;
Obituary published
1/26/1977
in Lafayette (IN) Journal and Courier:
Mrs. Margarette Jackson
Attica - Mrs. Margarette
J. Jackson, 88, a Miami, Florida resident since 1966, died in Lutheran
Medical
Center at Miami at 4:30
p.m. Tuesday. She had been in ill health one year. Born in Hoopeston,
Ill.,
she
was a 1907 graduate of
Covington
High School. She resided in Lafayette and Attica before moving to
Miami. Mrs. Jackson was
in charge of the first residence hall at Purdue University. She was
house
mother
and cook at SAE Fraternity
for seven years, and head of the pastry department at Purdue before
being
employed as cafeteria supervisor at Harrison Steel Casting Co. at
Attica.
She was a member of Grace
United Methodist Church
at Lafayette, member and past matron of Order of Eastern Star 125,
member
of
White Shrine of Lafayette,
former member of Attica War Mothers, and was honorary mother of State
International
House Fraternity at Purdue. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. K.E.
(Helen)
Brelsford of Miami; one son, Tom Orea Jackson of Wittenberg, Wis.; a
brother,
D. Earl Jackson of Veedersburg; and one
sister, Mrs. Albert
(Julia)
Pippenger of Frankfort. Also surviving is one grandaughter Kathy
Jackson
of Wittenberg, Wis. Interment in Rockfield Cemetery near Veedersburg.
Marriage Notes for
THOMAS
JACKSON and MARGARET JACKSON:
Newspaper clipping:
Surprise Marriage -
Thomas
O. Jackson Weds at Danville - Will Live on Farm
Word was received here
yesterday
of the marriage of Thomas O. Jackson and Miss Margaret J. Jackson,
of Covington. The groom
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Jackson who reside a half mile
north
of the Jamison school northwest of town. The wedding took place Monday
evening at Danville, Ill. Both parties
are well known here and
are popular young society people. The wedding came as a surprise to
friends
here as well as the
parents
of each. Mr. Jackson went to Covington Sunday and the young couple left
for Danville Monday where they were married. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson will
arrive here the latter part of the week
and will go to the home
of the groom's parents northwest of town, where they will reside for
the
present.
vii. EDWARD JACKSON, b. December 22, 1885.
Notes for WILLIAM HARRISON (HARRY) JACKSON:Children of WILLIAM JACKSON and RACHEL MILLER are:
· Farmer; buried in Montmorenci Cemetery, Montmorenci, Tippecanoe Cnty, IN. along with his wife Rachel and son,
Frederick A.; belonged to Montmorenci Methodist Church
ii. JOSEPH OTIS JACKSON, b. October 02, 1885, Montmorenci, Indiana; d.
September 16, 1959, Indianapolis,
Indiana; m. HARRIET GORDON WILLIAMSON, August 09, 1911, Montmorenci,
Indiana;
b. July 30, 1882, Shelby
Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana; d. December 06, 1945, Indianapolis,
Indiana.
iii. ETHEL VIOLET JACKSON, b. March 30, 1897, Montmorenci, Indiana; d.
October 19, 1982, Downey, Los Angeles,
California; m. GUY LAWRENCE BURSK, May 26, 1920, Montmorenci, Indiana;
b. July 12, 1896, Ft. Madison, Lee,
Iowa; d. May 15, 1966, South Gate, Los Angeles, California.
Child of CHARLES JACKSON and JULIA is:
Notes for KATIE A. JACKSON:Children of KATIE JACKSON and JOHN GERRARD are:
· Buried in Masonic Cemetery, section F. , Delphi, Indiana in the Garrard family plot
ii. PERCY GERRARD, b. January 1900, Indiana.
Children of SAMUEL JACKSON are:
ii. MALE JACKSON.
iii. MALE JACKSON, b. Abt. 1893.
iv. FEMALE JACKSON, b. Abt. 1899.
v. JOSEPHINE JACKSON, b. January 1904; m. ***** CHURCH.
Notes for WILLIAM E. JACKSON:Children of WILLIAM JACKSON and MAGGIE are:
· Farmer
Jackson, Mrs. Minta M.
-
Friends may call from 5 - 9 p.m. Thursday at Dale Maus Funeral Chapel,
Attica, Services in Maus Chapel at 3:30 pm Friday with the Rev. Joe
Shyrock
officiating. Interment Riverside
Cemetery near Veedersburg.
Also surviving are 14 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren and 13
great=great
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons in 1955.
ii.
MARGARET J. JACKSON, b. August 14, 1888, Hoopeston, Illinois; d.
January
1977, Miami, Florida; m.
THOMAS O. JACKSON, Abt. 1912, Danville, Illlinois; b. November 05,
1883,
Tippecanoe Co., IN.; d. 1956.
Obituary published
1/26/1977
in Lafayette (IN) Journal and Courier:
Mrs. Margarette Jackson
Attica - Mrs. Margarette
J. Jackson, 88, a Miami, Florida resident since 1966, died in Lutheran
Medical
Center at Miami at 4:30
p.m. Tuesday. She had been in ill health one year. Born in Hoopeston,
Ill.,
she
was a 1907 graduate of
Covington
High School. She resided in Lafayette and Attica before moving to Miami.
Mrs. Jackson was in charge
of the first residence hall at Purdue University.
She was house mother and cook
at SAE Fraternity for
seven
years, and head of the pastry department at Purdue before being
employed
as
cafeteria supervisor at
Harrison Steel Casting Co. at Attica. She was a member of Grace united
Methodist
Church at Lafayette,
member
and past matron of Order of Eastern Star 125, member of White Shrine of
Lafayette, former member
of Attica War Mothers, and was honorary mother of State International
House
Fraternity at Purdue.
Survivors
include a daughter, Mrs. K.E. (Helen) Brelsford of Miami; one son, Tom
Orea
Jackson of Wittenberg,
Wis.;
a brother, D. Earl Jackson of Veedersburg; and one sister, Mrs. Albert
(Julia)
Pippenger of Frankfort.
Also surviving is one grandaughter Kathy Jackson of Wittenberg, Wis.
Interment
in
Rockfield Cemetery near
Veedersburg.
Notes for THOMAS O.
JACKSON:
· Buried
in Hebron (also called Mt. Zion Cemetery), Tippecanoe Cnty, IN.
iii.
LEWIS JACKSON, b. May 1891, Illinois; m. ETHEL COATS; b. July 1890,
Indiana.
iv.
KATE JACKSON, b. February 1893, Illinois; m. LUCAS COATES; b. April
1887,
Indiana.
v.
JULIA
"BABE" JACKSON, b. January 22, 1899, Illinois; d. June 1983; m. ALBERT
PIPPENGER; b. November 09,
1898; d. May 1983.
vi.
DONALD EARLE JACKSON, b. June 14, 1907; d. July 1985.
Notes for RHODA BELLE JACKSON:Newspaper clipping:
· Mrs. J.B. Stephens who lives near Williamsport was taken to the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Danville Sunday
afternoon in an ambulance for a surgical operation.Newspaper clipping:
Rhoda Belle Stephens
Rhoda Belle Stephens, wife of the late James B. Stephens, and daughter of Samuel and Viola Jackson, was born in the Kickapoo neighborhood, in Warren County, January 19th, 1861. She grew to womanhood there, attending the district schools, the country churches and experiencing the incidents common to the life of all. Her parents lived on a farm, where the work was hard and conveniences were few, and it was here the great virtues that characterize a true "Mother of Israel," were instilled and became a living part of her life. On February 3, 1880 she was united in marriage to James B. Stephens, now deceased. After keeping in Attica they began housekeeping in Attica, later moving to Davis township, Fountain county, and living there until 1914, when they moved to the McLaughlin farm in Warren county. After the death of Mr. Stephens in 1917 she moved to the farm where she had lived until her death. Seven children were born to this union: six boys, Harry, Rollin, Ray, Edward, Clarence and Ora; and one girl, Etha, all of whom, except Ray, survive together with ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. After her marriage she united with the Baptisit Church at Newtown, Ind. She was baptized, and in the faith of that church she always lived a true and faithful Christian life exemplifying those qualities in her daily living without pretense and with sincerity. After a lingering illness, which human hands and skill could not cure, and kind and tender care could not ease its suffering, she departed this life at the St. Elizabeth Hospital, in Danville, Ill. on May 11th, 1929, age 68 years, 3 months and 22 days. Mrs. Stephens has lived a long a useful life. She bore her crosses bravely, never shirking a responsibility, and never denying to others her sweet and tender influence that would make a moment brighter or a burden lighter. In her home she ruled with kindness; her Christian ideals made it a heaven, a sweet retreat and place of refuge for those near and dear to her. She never had time to censure and critisize, but instead she had that faith to believe, and that vision to see that the whole world is kin, that fellowship is Godly and that love alone is the greatest thing in life.Newspaper clipping: Fountain-Warren Democrat
Mrs. James B. Stephens
Mrs. Rhoda Belle Stephens, widow of James B. Stephens, died a t four o’clock Saturday morning at the St. Elizabeth hospital in Danville, Ill. where she had been taken the Sunday before from her home a few miles west of Williamsport. Mrs. Stephens had been confined to bed about a week before she was taken to the hospital, although she had not been well for some time. Mrs. Stephens was born near Kickapoo in Warren county January 19, 1961 (1861), being the daughter of Samuel and Viola Jackson. On February 3, 1880, she was united in marriage to James B. Stephens and they went to housekeeping in Attica, later, moving to a farm in Davis township where they lived until 1914 when they moved to the McLaughlin farm in Warren County. After the death of Mr. Stephens in 1917, Mrs. Stephens moved to a small farm west of Williamsport, where she resided up to the time of her death. Mr. and Mrs. Stephens were the parents of six boys, Harry and Edward of Danville, Ill., Rollin and Ora of Attica, Clarence of Hammond, and Ray who is dead, and of one daughter, Miss Etha, who is at home. She also leaves ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. After her marriage she united with the Baptist church at Newtown, and always lived a faithful Christian life. the funeral was conducted at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon from the Christian church in this city, Elder A.W. Jackman officiating. Burial was made in Riverside cemetery.Letter written on ledger paper and typed as written:
Williamsport Indiana February 19 - 1925 Thursday afternoon 3 - 15 o'clock Now this is what I want done I know what I am saying I want Etha to have what there will be after I am done with it for I think she deserves it for the notes that my name is on will over run the boys share only Hary & Ed and there are some checks among the checks that part of you boys names on for different things I want things fixed so she can send the children on to school so if the notes and checks over runs the boys share which one it may be pay for it back to her for she will need it to help the children on through school and it wouldn't be more than right to help her any way. Just the price of the place as it is now for if she puts her dollars in the place from now on taxes or for any thing to fix it will be that much more that would belong to her (other side of paper) February 19, 1925 now about the house hold goods I want her to have what she wants. The best bed and bed clothes is all ready hers for I gave them to her a long time agoMore About RHODA BELLE JACKSON:
· Cause of Death: gall stones/nephritisNotes for JAMES BUCHANAN STEPHENS:
Newspaper clipping of Friday, Feb. 23, 1917
James B. Stephens
James B. Stephens, a well known farmer of Warren county, died Sunday morning in his home on the James McClaflin farm near Carbondale, death resulting from heart failure and other complications. Mr. Stephens was born in this state, October 5, 1856, and was the son of Evandale and Ellen (Brown) Stephens. The father and mother died when James was a mere lad. In due time he was married and became the father of six children, Clarence, Walter, Roland, Harry and Ethel. Ray died two years ago and left two children, which were cared for by the grandparents. For a number of years the Stephens family lived on the E.B. Hughes farm east of Attica. The funeral was held Thursday at 11:00 o’clock in the Christian church in this city and Rev. A.W. Jackman delivered the funeral sermon. Interment was made in Riverside cemetery.Newspaper clipping:
James B. Stephens Dead
James B. Stephens who for many years resided on the E.B. Hughes farm four miles east of Attica but who for the three years had been living on the James McClafflin farm northwest of Carbondale two miles, died Sunday morning at 9:40 o'clock. Death was caused by heart trouble of which he had been afflicted for some time. The deceased was 60 years old and is survived by a wife and three children, two sons and a daughter. The funeral was conducted Tuesday afternoon from the Christian church in this city, Elder A.W. Jackman officiating, and burial was made in Riverside cemetery, this city.Newpaper clipping:
Obituary - James B. Stephens, son of Evandale and Catherine Stephens, was born near Newtown, October 5, 1856. At the early age of six years he was left an orphan. After the death of his father he was taken into the home of William Coon, where he spent his youth and received the rudiments of an education, in the district schools. He was always given plenty of work to do which produced a strong healthy man, and the manner in which he performed his duties soon won for him the confidence and trust of all who knew him. On February 3, 1880, he was united in marriage to Rhoda B. Jackson. To this union were born seven children, six boys - Hary, Rollin, Ray, Edward, Clarence and Ora and one girl, Etha; all of whom except Ray survive, together with his wife, seven grandchildren, two half brothers, John and Patrick Ambrose of Fort Wayne, and one half-sister, Mrs. Caleb Nehemiah of Veedersburg. He and his family have lived continuously in Fountain county, with the exception of the last few years, which have been spent near Carbondale, Warren county. After two years of failing health he departed this life February 18, 1917, aged 60 years, 4 months and 13 days. He was a man that had learned the lessons of life by experiencing them, and always reay to extend the hand of fellowship and do all he could to lighten the burden of one less fortunate. His family was closest his heart and their welfare meant all to him, his home was to him a heaven and his example will be a noble heritage.Letter (with envelope dated Attica, March 1888 and dried rose within) typed as written:
The Righes (?) Hopewell Baptist Church at Newtown, to any Regular, Baptist Church, of the Same, Faith and order, Greeting Brother James B. Stephens, and Wife. this is to certify, that they are Members, in Good Standing, with Us, as Such wee commend, them, to your Fellowship, and Watch care, Done By ardor, at our Regular, Meeting, March the 4, 1888, Brother John Dunwiddie M. Issac, W. Coon clerkCENSUS YR: 1860 TERRITORY: IN COUNTY: Fountain DIVISION: Richland Township REEL NO: 258 PAGE NO: 70
REFERENCE: Enumerated 10th of July by Stephen Voorhees
1 519 489 Stephens Ervin 81 M Farmer 3,600 800 Penn
2 519 489 Stephens Catharine 39 F Ireland
- REMARKS: Insane 2 years cause unknown
3 519 489 Stephens James B. 3 M Ind
4 519 489 Ambrose Patrick 16 M Ireland X
5 519 489 Ambrose Joanna 15 F Ireland X
6 519 489 Ambrose John 13 M Ireland X
7 519 489 Ambrose Mary 10 F VaMore About JAMES BUCHANAN STEPHENS:
Cause of Death: chronic alveolar heart disease
Children of RHODA JACKSON
and JAMES STEPHENS are:
Notes for JESSE BELLE
WICKER:
Newspaper clipping:
Mrs. Jessie B. Stephens,
age 87, 6782 E. Pleasant Run Pkwy N. Dr. Grandmother
of Robert J. Lee, Jr. Aunt
of Reid Whicker, also survived by 2 great-grandchildren, passed away
Friday.
Funeral Monday at 2 p.m.
at the J.C. Wilson Chapel of the Chimes, 1234 Prospect St. Friends
invited.
Friends may call.
ii. ROLLIN DAVIS STEPHENS, b. January 01, 1884, near Attic, IN.; d.
January
08, 1963, Lafayette, IN.; m.
(1) EVA FISHER, October 08, 1902; b. June 26, 1888; d. March 16, 1929;
m. (2) LILLIAN VINCENT, 1930;
b. February 04, 1884, Battle Ground, IN.; d. August 08, 1973,
Lafayette,
Indiana.
More About ROLLIN DAVIS
STEPHENS:
· Cause
of Death: natural causes, probably acute cardiac dilatation
Notes for EVA FISHER:
Newspaper clipping:
Fountain-Warren Democrat,
Thursday March 21, 1929
Mrs. Roland Stephens
Mrs. Eva E. Stephens, wife
of Rollin D. Stephens of this city, died shortly after noon Saturday at
the family home on south
Brady Street after an illness of several weeks. She was born at
Riverside
June 26, 1888, and spent
practically all of her life in Fountain county. Early in life she
united
with the
United Brethern church.
On Oct. 8, 1902, she was married to Rollin D. Stephens, and they were
parents of four children,
Vivian, Raymond, Delbert and Clifford, all of whom with the father
survive.
She also leaves her
father,
Wm. E. Fisher, Sr., and three brothers, William E. Fisher, Jr., Harley
R.
and Guy Fisher, two
sisters,
Mrs. Harry Morgan and Mrs. Pearl Shamp, and three grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
on Monday afternoon at two o'clock from the Christian church in this
city,
Elder A.W. Jackman of
Attica
officiating. Burial was made in Riverside cemetery.
· Buried Riverside Cemetery, Attica, IN.
More About LILLIAN
VINCENT:
· Cause
of Death: acute cholecystitis/cholelithiasis/athleroschlerotic heart
disease
iii. RAY LEE STEPHENS, b. November 08, 1888, Attica, IN.; d. September
26, 1914, Judyville, Indiana;
m. IVA AGNES MCKINZIE, September 02, 1909.
Notes for IVA AGNES
MCKINZIE:
· According
to Alice Louise, Iva's daughter, sometime after the death of her
husband
and youngest child,
Iva left children Alice
and James with their Uncle Rollin to go into town and did not return.
The
children
then went to live with
their
grandparents, James and Rhoda Stephens. Their aunt, Etha May Stephens,
became their primary
caretaker.
Iva is reported to have married again 2 - 3 times and have died in an
Indianapolis
nursing home.
iv. ETHA MAY STEPHENS, b. November 21, 1892, Fountain Cnty, IN.;
d. December 05, 1966, Lafayette, IN..
v. JAMES EDWARD STEPHENS, b. July 28, 1895, Fountain County, IN.;
d. December 30, 1974;
m. LUCY MAE COOK.
vi. CLARENCE STEPHENS, b. November 14, 1898; d. April 16, 1970.
Newspaper clipping:
Clarence Stephens, age 71,
of 7238 Wicker Ave., formerly of Hessville, passed away Thursday, April
16,
at the V.A. Hospital in
Indianapolis, Ind. Survivors: one son Ellwood; one daughter, Mrs.
Barbara
Vodk,
both of Hammond; six
grandchildren;
one great-grandson; one brother Edward of Danville, Ill. Funeral
services will be held
Monday,
April 20, at 11 a.m. from the Bocken Funeral Home, 7042 Kennedy Ave.,
Hessville,
with Rev. Herbert Teske, Jr. of the Concordia Lutheran Church
officiating.
Burial in Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Stephens had been a
resident
of the Calumet area for over 40 years, veteran of
World War 1 and a member
of the Pipe Fitters Assn., Local Union 597 U.A.
vii. ORA DALE STEPHENS, b. April 01, 1901, Fountain Cnty, IN.; d. June
10, 1966; m. ANNA L. YESKE,
December 31, 1927; b. August 27, 1910; d. November 06, 1967.
Newspaper clipping:
Not so Lucky
Danville, Ill. Nov. 22
(UP)
- A month ago Ora Stephens, Sr., called himself "the luckiest man in
the
world."
He had just been told he
would recover from a 38,000 volt charge of electricity from a short
powered
house
in a salvage yard. Today,
Stephens wondered why fate singled out his family. His daughter, Anna
Marie,
21, and his son, Ora, Jr., 17, were killed in an automobile accident
while
driving to the hospital to visit him.
Notes for ANNA L. YESKE:
Newspaper clipping:
Yeske-Stephens
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Yeske
announce
the marriage of their daughter, Anna L., to Ora E. Stephens, son of
Mrs.
J.B. Stephens, of Williamsport, Ind. The wedding took place at Paris,
Dec.
3. Mrs. Stephens was senior in high school before her marriage. The
young
couple will be at home in Danville after January 1, 1928.
· Information
regarding Anna's family (parents and siblings) came in the form of a
letter
from Jennifer Mitchell,
1st cousin twice removed
from Anna.
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