1. Unknown LEMMING was born about 1770-1780.

Notes:  It is not known at this time who the parents of Nathaniel and Ephraim Lemming were. Presently, I am searching records in Dearborn County, Indiana for a connection with the Lemming / Leming family in that county.   It is very likely that Nathaniel Lemming was in Dearborn County before coming to Warren County in 1828/29. He most likely married Jane McGahan in Dearborn County abt. 1824/25m, as that is where her parents were living at that time. No record has been found of the marriage, however the courthouse in Dearborn County was burned in 1826 therefore some records previously to that were destroyed, and this could be the reason the marriage has not been found.

One source indicates that the parents of Nathaniel and Ephraim might have been Hiram Lemming and Ann Pike, but this has not been confirmed one way or the other.   Another descendant of Nathaniel and I have submitted our DNA to Ancestry and we both match DNA with descendants of Job Liming of Monmouth County, NJ and his wife Rachel Johnson.  

Noting the gap of 19 years between the birth of Nathaniel Lemming and his brother Ephraim, there surely were other siblings in between.

In searching for possible siblings of Nathaniel and Ephraim Lemming, I have compiled a list of those I've found in Ohio and Indiana census records who were born in New Jersey and Ohio from 1790-1820.   Naturally this is a long shot, but a beginning of somewhere to search.
 

A possible son of Unknown Lemming?

Note from Don Ebbeler:

A Daniel Leming appears in the 1850 census in Jordan Twp, Warren Co., IN and he, his wife and a son appear in
Jordan Cemetery tombstone extractions under the surname Lemon. There is no proven connection with Nathaniel
and Ephraim Lemming, but he appears in Warren Co. about the same time as Ephraim and his birthdate of 28 Apr 1797
is not completely inconsistent with the purported marriage date of the parents of Nathaniel and Ephraim, 16 Nov 1796
or the birth of Nathaniel in 1800. It may be that the surname was indeed Lemon and the Leming spelling was erroneous.

1850 US Census
Warren Co., Jordan Twp., IN
Page 42B, dwelling 35
2 Sep 1850

Daniel Leming    52  PA
Sarah Leming     54  IN
Ann A. Leming    26  PA
Nancy Leming     18  PA
Henry B. Leming  13  PA
William Leming    6  KY
_____________________________________________________

Jordan Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions - Warren County, IN
Henry B. Lemon  d. 24 Apr 1861, 21y 3m 8d
Daniel S. Lemon d. 18 Oct 1851, 54y 5m 20d
Sarah Lemon[stone face down]
 

Unknown married (name unknown).

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. Nathaniel LEMMING was born on 2 Jul 1800 in New Jersey,¹ died on 2 Mar 1847 in Warren Co., IN, at age 46,¹ and was buried in Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.

Nathaniel married Jane McGAHAN (b. 15 Mar 1809, d. 10 May 1891) in 1824-1825 in possibly Dearborn Co., IN.

+ 3 M    ii. Ephraim LEMMING was born on 30 May 1819 in NJ or OH, died on 15 Sep 1878 in Warren Co. , IN, at age 59, and was buried in Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Green Hill, IN.

Ephraim married Ann HENRY (b. 27 Dec 1825, d. 14 Mar 1890) on 13 Apr 1843 in Warren Co.,  IN.

2. Nathaniel LEMMING (Unknown¹) was born on 2 Jul 1800 in New Jersey,¹ died on 2 Mar 1847 in Warren Co., IN, at age 46,¹ and was buried in
Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.

Nathaniel married Jane McGAHAN , daughter of Thomas McGAHAN and RACHAEL , in 1824-1825 in possibly Dearborn Co., IN. Jane was
born on 15 Mar 1809 in Ohio ¹, died on 10 May 1891 in Warren Co., IN, at age 82 ¹, and was buried in Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.
 
 

DAVIS CEMETERY
Green Hill, Warren County, Indiana

 

Buried next to Nathaniel and Jane in Davis Cemetery are:
Nolin, Millie Maria  d.  May 11, 1851, aged 21y, 21d; wife of Geo. W.
Nolin, Infant Son  d. April 5, 1851
Possible connections to the Dearborn County Nowlins?
 

1850 Census - Warren Co., IN, Medina Twp., pg. 65a
Jane Leming       46   f   1600     OH
John Leming       23   m   farmer   IN
Thomas Leming     21   m   farmer   IN
Wesley Leming     19   m   farmer   IN
Juliet Leming     17   f            IN
Rachel Leming     15   f            IN
Joel Leming       14   m            IN
Perry Leming      12   m            IN
Amanda J. Leming  10   f            IN
Ephraim Leming     7   m            IN

 
Children from this marriage were:

+ 4 F    i. Lathena LEMMING was born in 1826 and died in 1879, at age 53.

Lathena married Michael HENRY (b. 1821, d. 1877) on 16 Sep 1847 in Warren Co., IN.

+ 5 M    ii. John LEMMING was born in 1827 and died after 1880 in Benton Co. IN?.

John married Isabel WEAVER about 1850.

 
+ 6 M    iii. Thomas LEMMING was born in 1829 and died on an unknown date.

Thomas married Catherine STEPHENSON on 8 Mar 1855.

Thomas married Rosa WEAVER (b. 1854, d. Unknown) on 20 Dec 1877 in Warren Co.,  IN.

 
+ 7 M    iv. Wesley LEMMING was born in 1831.

Wesley married Harriet STEPHENSON (b. 27 Jun 1834, d. 30 May 1854) on 7 Jul 1853 in Warren Co., IN.

 
+ 8 F    v. Juliette LEMMING was born on 4 May 1833 in Warren Co., IN,² died on 10 Apr 1912 in Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA, at age 78,³ and was buried on 13 Apr 1912 in Oakwood Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA.³

Juliette married Samuel GARRARD (b. 21 Apr 1832, d. 11 Jan 1896) on 30 Oct 1851 in Warren Co., IN.⁴

 
+ 9 F    vi. Rachel LEMMING was born on 21 Dec 1834 in Warren Co. In and died on 2 Mar 1899 in Vermillion Co., IN, at age 64.

Rachel married Henry WITTENMYER (b. 19 Jan 1829, d. 28 Jul 1908) on 28 Mar 1859.

+ 10 M    vii. Joel LEMMING was born in 1836 and died on 10 Dec 1880, at age 44.

Joel married Sarah M. CHAPMAN on 1 Aug 1861.

Joel married Emma JOHNSON on 11 Aug 1864 in Fountain Co., IN.

Joel married Susan SANDERS on 22 Jun 1877 in Benton Co., IN.
 

+ 11 M    viii. Perry LEMMING was born on 8 May 1838 in Warren Co., IN,⁵ died on 1 Aug 1903 in Warren Co., IN, at age 65, and was buried in
 Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.

Perry married Minerva MICHAELS (b. 28 Aug 1842, d. 27 Jan 1924) on 4 Apr 1861 in Warren Co., IN.

   12 F    ix. Amanda LEMMING was born in 1840, died unknown.

+ 13 M    x. Ephraim LEMMING was born on 4 Sep 1843 in Warren Co., IN, died on 24 Nov 1914 in Green Hill, Warren Co., IN, at age 71, and
was buried on 25 Nov 1914 in Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.

Ephraim married Caroline DAWSON on 9 Feb 1871.

Ephraim married Nancy ODELL (b. Mar 1856) on 6 Oct 1881 in Warren Co. , IN.

Notes:Marriage record gives her name as Anna Smith, but birth records for her children say Nancy Odell.

Notes from Don Ebbeler, descendant of Ephraim Lemming:

From the Lemming Family Records Booklet - Births - Some of the records listed are hard to read or have illegible parts. As spelled in the booklet,
the births listed are: 

Ephraim Lemming was born May the 30th 1819
Ann Lemming was born December the 27th 1825
Sarah Ann Mcgahn was ------- July the 13th 1848
William Henry was born November the 6th 1832
Alaxander Henry was born ------- the 11th 1835
Abram Henry was born ----------
Mary Jane Lemming was born October the 25 1850
Sarah ------------
Frances Marien Waid Lemming was borned March the 27 1861
Thompson Lemming was born December the 1 1865

Ephraim married Ann HENRY , daughter of Michael HENRY and Margaret PINKERTON , on 13 Apr 1843 in Warren Co. , IN. Ann was born on
27 Dec 1825 in Berkeley Co., WV, died on 14 Mar 1890 in Otterbein, IN, at age 64, and was buried in Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Green Hill,
Warren Co., IN.

 
Children from this marriage were:

+ 14 F    i. Mary Jane LEMMING was born on 25 Oct 1850 in Warren Co. , IN and died on 24 May 1899, at age 48.

Mary married John Dawson TIMMONS on 10 Dec 1868.

+ 15 M    ii. Francis M. Wade LEMMING was born on 27 Mar 1861 in Warren Co. , IN, died on 26 Jul 1937 in Pasadena, CA, at age 76, and was buried on 28 Jul 1937 in San Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, CA.

Francis married Mary Jane CROW (b. 1870, d. Unknown) on 27 Jun 1894.

   16 M    iii. Henry Clay Thompson LEMMING was born in 1865 in Tippecanoe Co., IN and died on an unknown date.

Below are notes compiled by Don Ebbeler:

Records for Thompson Lemming are available as follows:

Source: Ann Lemming Estate Settlement File
Includes a notarized statement from Thompson Lemming in Jefferson Co., Arkansas giving his brother Wade Lemming of NewCastle,
Wyoming Territory authority to act for him. Dated 21 Mar 1890.

Source: Family letter from Mary Jane Timmons to John Dawson Timmons from Pine Bluff, Arkansas on Police Court stationery
Refers to Thompson Lemming recovering from a gunshot wound. He was a law officer in Pine Bluff. Dated 13 Dec 1890.

Source: Ann Lemming Estate Settlement File
Refers to Thompson Lemming residing at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Dated 4 May 1891.

Source: 1897 Denver City Directory
Listing for Thompson H. C. Lemming, lineman for Denver Consolidated Electric Company, residence 1032 Lawrence.

Source: 1900 Colorado Census
Arapahoe Co., Denver, Colorado
Ed 71, sheet 12, St. Luke's Hospital
15 Jun 1900
Clay T. Lemming, patient, born in 1865 in Indiana, single, father and mother born in Pennsylvania, occupation electrician
 

4. Lathena LEMMING (Nathaniel², Unknown¹) was born in 1826 and died in 1879, at age 53.

Lathena married Michael HENRY , son of Michael HENRY and Margaret PINKERTON , on 16 Sep 1847 in Warren Co., IN. Michael was born in 1821 and died in 1877, at age 56.

 
Children from this marriage were:

+ 17 F    i. Julia Ann HENRY was born in 1850.

Julia had a relationship with Simeon GARRARD (b. 2 Apr 1839, d. 1886).

Julia married William RITTER .

+ 18 M    ii. Edward HENRY was born in 1851 and died on 3 Feb 1932, at age 81.

Edward married Margaret COX? .

   19 M    iii. George W. HENRY was born on 30 Apr 1853 and died in Mar 1902, at age 48.

+ 20 M    iv. John HENRY was born on 28 Feb 1856 in Warren Co., IN, died on 2 Nov 1921 in Vermillion Co., IL, at age 65, and was buried in
Mann's Chapel Cemetery, Vermillion Co., IL.

John married Eva Rosetta TARPENING (b. 3 Jun 1867, d. 23 Mar 1912) on 12 Dec 1880 in Warren Co., IN.⁶

   21 M    v. Abraham HENRY was born in 1858 and died on 7 May 1881, at age 23.

   22 M    vi. Philander HENRY was born on an unknown date.

   23 F    vii. Rosa HENRY was born on an unknown date.

1860 census - Warren Co., IN - Medina twp.

John LEMING    33  m  IN   Farmer  1300/400
Isabel LEMING  30  f  IL
Mary LEMING     9  f  IN
 

1880 census - Benton Co., IN - Bolivar twp., pg. 360B

John LEMMING          Self    M  Married  W      IN  Farmer       Fa: NJ   Mo: PA
Isabell C. LEMMING    Wife    F  Married  W  50  IL  Keeps House  Fa: NC   Mo: OH
Rosetta HENRY         Niece   F           W  14  PA               Fa: IRE  Mo: IRE
Jane LEMMING          Mother  F  Widow    W  71  PA               Fa: IRE  Mo: IRE

John married Isabel WEAVER about 1850.

Children from this marriage were:

   24 F    i. Mary LEMMING was born in 1851 in IN.

   25 M    ii. Thomas LEMMING was born on 15 Nov 1852 in Warren Co. , IN, died on 27 Dec 1852 in Warren Co. , IN, and was buried in Davis Cemetery,
 Green Hill, Warre Co., IN.

Thomas married Catherine STEPHENSON on 8 Mar 1855.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   26 F    i. Mary A. LEMMING was born on 25 Aug 1857 in Warren Co. , IN, died on 3 Sep 1857 in Warren Co. , IN, and was buried in Davis Cemetery,
Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.

+ 27 M    ii. Marit William LEMMING was born in 1859 in Warren Co. , IN and died on an unknown date.

Marit married Martha FISHER (b. Unknown, d. Unknown) in 1885 in Benton Co., IN.

+ 28 M    iii. Albert Ross LEMMING was born in 1862 in Warren Co. , IN and died on an unknown date.

Albert married Sarah SALE on 12 Jan 1888 in Warren Co. , IN.

+ 29 M    iv. Nelson E. LEMMING was born in 1866 in Warren Co. , IN and died on an unknown date.

Nelson married Kate ROBINSON on 29 May 1887 in Warren Co. , IN.

   30 F    v. Clara B. LEMMING was born in 1868 in Warren Co. , IN and died on an unknown date.

Thomas married Rosa WEAVER on 20 Dec 1877 in Warren Co. , IN. Rosa was born in 1854 in VA and died on an unknown date.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   31 M    i. Ira LEMMING was born about 1879 in Warren Co. , IN.

Ira Leming is living in the household of his uncle, Joel Lemming, in 1880.

IRA LEMING
Ira Leming, 66, died Wednesday at 2:30 a.m. at his home, 58 Green street.
Born at Williamsport, he married Mary Brown, who died in May, 1942. He
leaves five children, Cleo, Mrs. Iva Coward, and Mrs. Lillian Mills, Lafayette;
Fred Leming, Vallijo, Calif., and Pfc. Eugene Leming, in the Pacific area; also
a sister, Mrs. Clara Buck, Otterbein, and a brother, Nelse (Nelson?) Leming,
Lafayette.

Body at Soller and Baker funeral home after noon Thursday. Services there
Friday at 2 p.m. Burial in Rossville.
 

Wesley married Harriet STEPHENSON on 7 Jul 1853 in Warren Co., IN.   Harriet was born on 27 Jun 1834, died on 30 May 1854 in
Warren Co., IN, at age 19, and was buried in Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.

Juliette married Samuel GARRARD , son of John GARRARD and Elizabeth MARTINDALE ,
on 30 Oct 1851 in Warren Co., IN.⁴ Samuel was born on 21 Apr 1832 in Miami Co., OH ⁷ and
died on 11 Jan 1896 in Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA, at age 63.⁸

Samuel stayed in Ohio after his parents moved to Indiana, and in 1848 when he was 16 years
old, he worked to support himself by doing various work for Jesse Martindale, and others. He
moved to Warren Co., IN, where his parents were living, and married Juliette Lemming, daughter
of Nathaniel and Jane McGahan Lemming. He moved his family to Nebraska for a short time,
then returned to Warren Co. Eventually, he left Warren Co. for good and settled in Tacoma,
Pierce Co., WA.

The following notes on Samuel Garrard are from Florence Gerard Quinn, great-granddaughter of
Samuel and Juliette. These notes were written October 31, 1998.

1862--1865 Samuel Garrard fought in the Civil War in 100th Infantry Co. G, Indiana Volunteers.
He became a Corporal. While he was serving he had chronic digestive problems, which caused
some kidney failure later on. On May 13, 1864 Samuel was engaged in the Battle of Resaca,
Georgia. He received a gunshot wound to the finger on his left hand. Since all the surgeons were
pretty busy at the time; he decided to amputate his finger by himself. In so doing, he shattered the
bone and it would not heal. After several months, he was treated by a General Surgeon at
Cumberland Hospital in Nashville, TN. (I received this info from Nat'l Archives Records on
Samuel's Civil War Records)   After the war, Samuel went back to farming in Indiana; but
was suffering from pains received during the Civil War.

Fall 1873 Samuel and Juliette left and went to Jefferson CO, Nebraska.  During this time, Samuel became an Itinerant Preacher of the First
Rose Creek Conference of the United Brethren Church in Jefferson CO, Nebraska.  Abt 1891 Samuel and Juliette left Nebraska arriving in
Tacoma, Pierce CO, WA residing by their son Oliver (now Samuel O) and family. While in Tacoma, Pierce CO, WA, he joined the 1st Epworth
Church in Tacoma."
 

From Ancestry.com Search:
Search Terms: GARRARD (2)
Database: Tacoma, Washington Directories, 1889-91
Combined Matches: 2

Name Business Name Occupation Location 1 Location 2 City State Year

Samuel Garrard laborer n s Myrtle bet Pine and Cariboo, Coulter's add Tacoma WA 1891

Samuel O Garrard painter w s Cypress bet Cariboo and Walnut, Coulter's add Tacoma WA 1891
 

Death Record for Juliette Lemming Garrard:

Washington State Board of Health

Name: Juliette Gerrard
Place of death: Tacoma, Pierce County
Sex: Female
Color: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Date of Death: April 10, 1912
Date of Birth: May 4, 1833
Age at Death: 78 yrs., 5 mos., 4 das.
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Indiana
Name of Father: Nathaniel Lemming
Birthplace of Father: Ireland
Name of Mother: Jane McGarthen (should be McGahan)
Birthplace of Mother: Ireland
Informant: Samuel Gerrard, Tacoma, Wash.
Burial: April 13, 1912
Place of Burial: Oakwood Cemetery

 
Children from this marriage were:

+ 32 F    i. Jane GARRARD was born on 12 Aug 1852 in Warren Co., IN,⁹ died on 17 Dec 1934 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at
age 82,⁹ and was buried in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, IN.

Jane married Henry Clay WATKINS (b. 4 Jun 1848, d. 6 Jan 1918) on 25 Apr 1872 in Warren Co., IN.¹⁰

   33 F    ii. Sarah Ann GARRARD was born on 29 Aug 1853 in Warren Co., IN ² and died in Nov 1853.²

   34 M    iii. John Wesley GARRARD was born on 6 Oct 1854 in Warren Co., IN ² and died on 5 Sep 1855.²

   35 M    iv. James A. GARRARD was born on 5 Jan 1856 in Warren Co., IN ² and died on 23 Aug 1858, at age 2.²

   36 F    v. Amanda A. GARRARD was born on 27 Feb 1858 in Otoe Co., NE.²

   37 F    vi. Elizabeth GARRARD was born on 15 Sep 1859 in Warren Co., IN.²

+ 38 M    vii. Samuel (Oliver) GARRARD was born on 21 Mar 1861 in Warren Co., IN.²

Samuel married Minnie L. MILLER in 1888 in Eugene, Lane Co., OR.

   39 F    viii. Martha A. GARRARD was born on 9 Oct 1862 in Warren Co., IN.²

   40 M    ix. Perry GARRARD was born on 21 Sep 1866 in Warren Co., IN,² died on an unknown date in Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA, and
 was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA.

   41 F    x. Mary Arvilla GARRARD was born on 19 Feb 1867 in Warren Co., IN.²

   42 M    xi. Francis Marion GARRARD was born on 1 Aug 1871 in Warren Co., IN ² and died on 7 May 1878 in Warren Co., IN, at age 6.²

Vermillion Co., IN Death Record Index:
Wittenmeyer,Rachel F W 65 Mar. 2, 1899 C-3 255

Rachel married Henry WITTENMYER on 28 Mar 1859. Henry was born on 19 Jan 1829 in Vermillion Co., IN and died on 28 Jul 1908 in
Danville, VermIion, Co., IL, at age 79.

 
Children from this marriage were:

+ 43 M    i. Johnson Perry WITTENMYER was born on 20 Oct 1860 in Warren Co. In and died on 14 Jun 1916 in Danville, VermIion, Co., IL, at age 55.

Johnson married Osa Mabel CORDREY (b. 4 Oct 1867, d. 1 Dec 1913) on 15 Apr 1886 in Danville, VermIion, Co., IL.

   44 M    ii. Benjamin Franklin WITTENMYER was born on 5 Apr 1862 in Indiana and died on 9 Jan 1936, at age 73.

+ 45 F    iii. Margaret Jane WITTENMYER was born on 7 Feb 1864 in Warren Co. , IN and died on 8 Feb 1927 in Vermillion Co., IN, at age 63.

Margaret married Charles COLE (d. Unknown).

Margaret married William Henry HOOTON on 6 Aug 1886 in Vermilion Co., IL.

+ 46 M    iv. George Ephraim WITTENMYER was born on 8 Sep 1868 in Indiana and died in 1935, at age 67.

George married Bertha Ann FORD (d. Unknown) on 20 Jan 1892.

George married Josephine RUHL (d. 14 May 1909) on 3 Mar 1904 in Vermilion Co., IL.

George married Hattie THOMPSON (d. Unknown) on 15 Jun 1912 in Vermilion Co., IL.

   47 F    v. Mary Alice WITTENMYER was born on 12 Feb 1876 and died on 15 Jun 1878, at age 2.

In 1860, Joel Leming is living in the household of John and Sarah (Leming) Jackson.  Sarah Leming was the daughter of Lorenzo Dow Leming
and Elizabeth Nowlin.

1860 census, Lawrenceburgh, Miller Twp., Dearborn Co., IN;
John Jackson      38  IN    Farmer - 2,700 / 400
Sarah J. Jackson  27  IN
Henry C. Jackson   5  IN
Martha J. Jackson  3  IN
Danl Jackson       1  IN
Joel Lemming      23  IN  Laborer

Warren Republican Warren County, Indiana December 23, 1880 A MURDERER AT LARGE On the 25th of last month ABE. HENRY, a young man of desperate character and who boasts that he has killed four men, residing with his uncle, JOS. LEMING, living in Medina Township, this county, shot his uncle in the arm with a No. 32 ball, from the effects of which he died on the 10th inst. HENRY and his uncle had had trouble on the morning of the 25th because his uncle refused to board him any longer. After the shooting nothing was done more than to hush the matter up, and they so well succeeded that the facts did not reach the ear of the public until LEMING's death. It appears that during the two weeks intervening between the shooting and the sad ending that HENRY remained at his uncle's. After LEMING's death the attempt was made to arrest HENRY, but he made good his escape. When closely pursued and about to be taken near Rainsville he turned upon his pursuers, and drawing his revolver gave them to understand that he would shoot the first man who attempted to take him. In this affair the name of ex-Sheriff M.H. PEARSON has been tangled, it has been published in the Chicago Times and Tribune that he was shot and killed. There is not truth in the story, as MR. PEARSON had no connection with the matter at all. LEMING was a good, honest, hard-working farmer and that he should lose his life in such a manner and then the murderer go free is a disgrace to the township where the deed was committed and the county that harbors such a wretch. Dr. A.V. MOORE was at once called to attend the wounded man and dressed the wound, thinking that in due time it would heal, but in a few days gangrene set in, when the doctor was called again it was too late. LEMING died in great agony. It has now been 13 days since his death and no trace of the murderer is to be found. Why the matter should be kept so quiet and the citizens of Medina township did not investigate, is a matter which demands an explanation. Note: I can't find it right off hand, but I have a note from a HENRY descendant saying that it is  untrue that Abe Henry was guilty of killing Joel Lemming. I will continue to look for this and add it when found.

Joel married Sarah M. CHAPMAN on 1 Aug 1861.

Joel married Emma JOHNSON on 11 Aug 1864 in Fountain Co., IN. The marriage ended in divorce.

Joel married Susan SANDERS on 22 Jun 1877 in Benton Co., IN.
 
 

Perry married Minerva MICHAELS on 4 Apr 1861 in Warren Co., IN. Minerva was born on 28 Aug 1842, died on 27 Jan 1924 in Morroco,
Newton Co., IN, at age 81 ¹¹, and was buried in Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   48 M    i. Marion Wesley LEMMING was born on 20 Dec 1861 in Warren Co., IN and died on 7 Feb 1918 in Unknown, at age 56.

   49 U    ii. W. S. LEMMING was born on 18 May 1863 ¹² and died on 12 Oct 1868, at age 5.¹²

   50 U    iii. N. J. LEMMING was born on 20 Aug 1865 in Warren Co., IN ¹² and died on 12 Oct 1868 in Warren Co., IN, at age 3.¹²

   51 U    iv. V. G. LEMMING was born on 29 May 1867 in Warren Co., IN ¹² and died on 16 Oct 1868 in Warren Co., IN, at age 1.¹²

+ 52 F    v. Luella Frances LEMMING was born on 15 Jan 1869 in Warren Co., IN and died on 16 Aug 1953 in Rensselaer, Jasper Co., IN,
at age 84.

Luella married Benjamin Franklin DAVIS (b. 26 May 1853, d. 7 Sep 1926) on 24 May 1891 in Warren Co., IN.

+ 53 M    vi. Thomas Oliver LEMMING was born on 14 Mar 1871 in Kansas, died on 19 Jul 1935, at age 64, and was buried in Davis Cemetery,
Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.

Thomas married Edith Evelyn PEARSON on an unknown date.

+ 54 M    vii. John LEMMING was born on 16 Jan 1874 in Warren Co., IN and died on 25 Jan 1923 in Warren Co., IN, at age 49.¹²

John married Cornelia DAVIS (b. 27 Sep 1870, d. 25 Mar 1952).

Warren Review Republican, January 6, 1944

GREEN HILL NEWS
The farm home of Cornelia Lemming, and was occupied by K.W. Thompson
and family, burned Monday morning. Everything on the second floor was
destroyed but the fine help of neighbors and friends saved everything down
stairs. It was discovered about 4 a.m.

+ 55 M    viii. Perry LEMMING was born in Sep 1878.¹³

Perry married May SEWELL on 24 Jun 1903 in Benton Co., IN.

+ 56 F    ix. Mary LEMMING was born in May 1881.¹³

Mary married John TIMMONS .

1910 Census - Warren Co., IN - Medina Twp.
Ephran Lemming       Head  66  IN  NJ  IN  md/2, 26yr
Nancy A. Lemming     Wife  50  MO  MO  IN  md/2, 26yr
Benjamin H. Lemming  Son   21  IN  IN  MO  single
Guy V. Lemming       Son   17  IN  IN  MO  single

 
Ephraim married Caroline DAWSON on 9 Feb 1871.

Ephraim married Nancy ODELL on 6 Oct 1881 in Warren Co. , IN. Nancy was born in Mar 1856.

Marriage record gives her name as Anna Smith, but birth records for her children say Nancy Odell.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   57 F    i. Louise LEMMING was born in Oct 1885.

   58 M    ii. Harrison LEMMING was born in Mar 1888.

+ 59 M    iii. Guy LEMMING was born on 11 Apr 1893 and died in Feb 1972, at age 78.

Guy married Maude VAUGHN on 12 Jun 1912 in Warren Co. , IN.

Mary married John Dawson TIMMONS on 10 Dec 1868.

 
Children from this marriage were:

+ 60 M    i. Enos Walker TIMMONS .

Enos married Grace WINKLER .

17. Julia Ann HENRY (Lathena LEMMING⁴, Nathaniel², Unknown¹) was born in 1850.

Julia had a relationship with Simeon GARRARD , son of John GARRARD and Elizabeth MARTINDALE . Simeon was born on 2 Apr 1839 and died in 1886, at age 47.

Notes: Newspaper articles concerning Simeon Garrard:

Warren Republic
Warren County, Indiana
November 18, 1886

A DESPERADO KILLED

"Recently farmers about Battle Ground, Tippecanoe County, had been missing property from their premises and the pilferings had become so extensive that the Horse and Cattle Protective Association took the matter into hand, determined to bring the guilty parties to justice. On Wednesday morning of last week, John C. Shaw, Edwin Birch, John Cunningham, and Jesse Shortridge, of Battle Ground, got on the trail of one Simeon Gerard and of his probable whereabouts. Procuring a double-seated buggy the four started out Wednesday for Attica where they arrived in the evening and immediately made known their business to Marshall Beymer and all started up the river on foot, going up on the west side. Arriving at the mouth of the Kickapoo they discovered a tent which they immediately recognized as their property. A fishing boat was found which also had been stolen. Going inside the tent they found no one, but discovered boots, socks, a clock, spoons, cooking utensils, knives and forks, a pair of eyeglasses, rubber boots, overcoat, a dagger, 2 revolvers, 4 pocket knives, lap robes, a coat and vest, a pair of red woolen mitten, a lady's gossamer, a pair of pants, screw drivers, razors, a double-barreled shotgun, etc., some of the articles being readily identified, and some having the name of the owner plainly marked. The four men concluded to remain until their man returned, and Beymer returned home. A watch was kept all night and at 4 o'clock Thursday morning they decided to take their property, put it in the boat and return to Attica. As by accident one of the party looked in the direction of the west bank of the creek, which is high and steep, and saw a man standing some 30 steps away, and just as he called the attention of his companions, the fellow raised his revolver, aimed and as he was in the act of firing, he fell, rolled down the bank and remained in the tall weeds of the bottom land. No one dared to go to him for they did not know what he might do. when daylight came a search was made and the man found--dead, only a short distance from where he fell. Three buck shot had pierced the right side and breast and on the right forearm. The authorities of Attica were immediately informed and Coroner Lewis of this county sent for, who went to the scene and investigated the matter. The dead man was identified by J. H. Messner, W. P. Ermy, Elisha Little, Chas. Riggs and Robert Hall as Simeon Gerard. Deceased was 48 years of age, about 5 feet 8 inches in height, heavy build, weighing about 180 pounds, dark hair and beard. He was born and raised in this county about 3 miles south of Pine Village. Mr. Lewis rendered a verdict of death from gun shot wound, fired by parties unknown. Mr. Lewis took charge of the body, had it prepared for burial and brought to Hillside Cemetery where it was properly buried Thursday afternoon."

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Lafayette Daily Courier
Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana
Saturday Morning, November 20, 1886

WAS IT MURDER!
Revengeful Relatives After The Horse Company Whose Carbines Filled the Body of
Sim Gerard with Buckshot-Details of the Tradgedy-Gerard Offered no Resistance--Was He Murdered!

"The fact that Sim Gerard made a raid upon the silverware belonging to our Battle Ground neighbors would not justify any individual or company in shedding his blood. We are not authorized to do evil that a good result may follow, neither are we justified in taking human life to avenge the taking of a "pewter spoon." Sim Gerard (or Jarret) lived for years in the neighborhood of Pine Village, and was not angelic by any means, and yet he did not have the horns of a demon. The day before his tragic death he rode to Attica with Hon. Elish Little of Warren county, and behaved himself unusually well. He was an athlete, a great wrestler, and prided himself on being able to jump a greater distance than any man in the county. He was not quarrelsome, but would always resent an insult. His greatest fault was found in the fact that his fingers formed a kind of "magnet," and things not his own would naturally follow his hand. It may be that the Battle Ground Horse Detective company took the life of a worthless cuss, but the important question now presents itself, "Why was (he) killed?" Was he likely to take three prisoners and burn them at a stake? Did he quite suddenly (with blood in his eye) get the drop on three men who carried loaded muskets? The JOURNAL don't profess to know anything about the death of Sim Gerard. If he had ambushed himself among the shelving crags and mossy rocks of the secluded Kickapoo and was trying to play "Peekaboo" with our Horse Marines then he died just in time, but if he came out of his hiding place and walked leisurely toward the tent offering no demonstration of harm then the Battle Ground boys have "got their foot in it." The Attica Ledger of yesterday contained the following:

"Sim Gerard was quite well known over the country as Sim Jarret, though the former is his correct name. From youth he had been of a roving disposition and was known for expertness in the use of firearms and in athletic sports. He was one of the finest built small men ever seen in this vicinity, having solid muscles without an ounce of superfluous flesh, and very wiry and able to endure almost any physical hardship. He was a good marksman, it being told of him that he could get a squirrel from the tallest tree with one shot from his revolver. He was in the Union army for a while during the late war, deserting from his regiment and afterwards becoming a bushwhacker. He did not know fear and his dare-devil bravery pulled him through scrapes that would have cause other men to quake in their boots. Simeon was 39 years old. A brother and sister of the deceased are well known and respected citizens of Adams township, Warren county.

There have been may rumors flying concerning the killing of Gerard, among them one to the effect that the four men from Battle Ground would be arrested on the charge of murder, and that the brother of the dead man would institute proceedings in that direction. To back this rumor it was also reported that Gerard made no resistance; that he was shot down before being given an opportunity to surrender, that he had no revolver in sight, and that he could have been captured alive with proper precaution. It is quite probable that these and the various other rumors concerning the affair have no real foundation. The Ledger has made diligent inquiries and believes that the report of the tragedy, given in last week's paper is substantially correct. It came from first hand, within an hour after the man was known to be dead, and at present there is no ground for disbelieving it. The verdict of the coroner was "death from buckshot wound, at hands unknown."

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Warren Republic
Warren County, Indiana
Thursday, January 19, 1888

John Cunningham, of Tippecanoe county, residing near Battle Ground, committed suicide on Monday, January 9, by jumping from the cupola on his residence, causing instant death. It will be remembered that he was one of the party of three men who in the early part of last year came to Attica, Ind. on the hunt of one Girard, a notorious character of the Wabash who had stolen, as was believed, article from the three men. They got trace of their game at Attica and learned his place of rendevous, and following him up and waiting for him overnight, succeeded early the following morning in killing him. Cunningham, it seems, believed he was the one who fired the fatal shot and this so preyed upon him that he became unbalanced in his mind, and admitted one day to a friend that he found it was with great difficulty that he resisted the tempation to kill himself. The attempt was made the same day he jumped from his cupola to take his life, by firing a gun into his mouth. The family had taken the precaution before hand of drawing the load and thus foiled him in his murderous intent. The deceased was a man advanced in years. Shortly after his acquittal here last spring for the shooting of Girard, he was compelled to borrow $300, and to secure payment of the sme gave a mortgage on his farm. This was the first time in his life he had been compelled to do such a thing, and he felt, as he expressed to friends, that ever since the killing of Girard everything had gone wrong. He believed this firmly and it had such a depressing effect upon his mind that he sought relief in taking his life. The remains were buried last Thursday.

 
Children from this relationship were:

Ira married Gertrude WATKINS (b. 16 Oct 1874, d. 1 Feb 1929) on 8 Sep 1894 in Warren Co., IN.¹⁴

Notes: DIVORCE COMPLAINT
Warren County, Indiana
August 4, 1900

State of Indiana
Warren County
October Term 1900

GERTRUDE HENRY
vs.
IRA HENRY

Plaintiff complains of defendant and says that they are husband and wife, that they lived together as such until two children were born to them, namely, Bessie aged 5, Carl aged 2; that defendant without cause left and abandoned plaintiff in April, 1900, leaving said children dependent of plaintiff, that defendent has failed for more than two years to make reasonable provision for plaintiff and his children, that he has been guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment of plaintiff by repeatedly striking her with his fists, clubs and other weapons and in addition once kicked plaintiff causing her to miscarry and plaintiff says she is now and for more than two years last past has been a bona fide resident of said county. Therefore she asks a divorce and all proper relief.

Signed: E.G.? McCabe
Pltff atty

State of Indiana
Warren County

Gertrude Henry being duly sworn on her oath says that she is now a bona fide resident of Warren County, Indiana, and has been such for more than two years last past and her occupation is housekeeping.

Signed: Gertrude Henry

Subscribed and sworn to before me this Aug. 4, 1900
E.G.? McCabe
Notary Public
 

Ira married Mary SHONKWILER (d. 1920) on 31 Oct 1903 in Warren Co., IN.

Ira married Lily ______ (b. 1878) about 1929.

Julia married William RITTER.

Edward married Margaret COX? .

Notes:John and Rose Henry were the parents of a total of twelve children.

John married Eva Rosetta TARPENING , daughter of Perry TARPENING and Susan HAWORTH , on 12 Dec 1880 in Warren Co., IN.⁶ Eva was born on 3 Jun 1867 and died on 23 Mar 1912, at age 44.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   62 F    i. Mary Ellen HENRY was born on 12 Apr 1882.

+ 63 M    ii. John Sable HENRY was born on 1 Oct 1883 in Warren Co., IN, died on 16 Feb 1948 in Danville, IL, at age 64, and was buried in Mann's Chapel Cemetery, Vermillion Co., IL.

John married Christine STINEBERG (b. 26 Feb 1887, d. 10 May 1935) on 19 Aug 1903 in Warren Co., IN.

+ 64 F    iii. Laura Maud HENRY was born on 10 May 1889.

Laura married Brannock COURTNEY .

   65 M    iv. George Williard Lee HENRY was born on 21 Nov 1891.

   66 F    v. Alta Ethel May HENRY was born on 23 Jul 1893.

   67 F    vi. Emma Anetta HENRY was born on 24 Mar 1899.

   68 F    vii. Hallie Allen HENRY was born on 1 Aug 1902.

Notes:This person is listed three different ways in census records:
1860 - Marit W., 1, male
1870 - N. W., 11, male
1880 - William, 21, male

1900 census, Davis Twp., Fountain Co., IN; ED 63, sheet 5A
William Leming  Head  41  May 1859  IN IN WI  Farmer  md 15y
Martha Leming   Wife  38  Jul 1861  IN OH IN  mo. 2 ch., 1 living
Henry Leming    Son    8  Jun 1891  IN IN IN
 

Marit married Martha FISHER in 1885 in Benton Co., IN. Martha was born on an unknown date and died on an unknown date.

Notes:In the 1870 census Albert is listed as Albert R. and is 1880 he is listed just as Ross.

Albert married Sarah SALE on 12 Jan 1888 in Warren Co. , IN.

Nelson married Kate ROBINSON on 29 May 1887 in Warren Co. , IN.

 
Lafayette Journal and Courier, December 1934, Lafayette, Indiana

MRS. JANE WATKINS DIES AT AGE OF 81
Mrs. JANE (GERRARD) WATKINS, 81, widow of HENRY WATKINS, died Monday morning at 9 o'clock at the family residence, 415 South Fourth street.

Born Aug. 12, 1853, in Warren county, she was the daughter of SAMUEL and JULIET GERRARD. Surviving are four sons, ELMER, LOUIS and WILLIAM, of this city, and HARLEY WATKINS, of Kokomo; also four daughters, Mrs. ALICE RILEY and Mrs. PEARL REYNOLDS, of Lafayette; Mrs. CHARLES BOYLES, Pittsburg, Ind., Mrs. CLARA McNEELEY, Glasgow, Ky., and a brother, OLIVER GERRARD, Tacoma, Wash.

The body was removed to the Soller and Baker funeral home and will later be taken to the residence, where friends may call after 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services from the Battle Ground U.B. church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. C.T. Walker officiating. Interment in Battle Ground cemetery.
 

 

Lafayette Daily Courier, January 8, 1918, Lafayette, Indiana

DEATH AT BATTLE GROUND
HENRY C. WATKINS, in his younger days a farmer, died Sunday night at 9:30 o'clock at his
home in Battle Ground. Death was caused by leakage of the heart. He had been ill for six
months. Mr. WATKINS was 69 years old and was born in Maryland, coming to Indiana when
he was 17 years of age. For a number of years he was engaged in farming near Green Hill.
He was a member of the U.B. church at Battle Ground. A widow, ten children, and one sister,
Mrs. GEORGE LAMB, of Battle Ground, survive.

*Even though there is a conflict between the birthdate of Henry Watkins and the marriage date
of his parents, the evidence that he belongs to both of these parents is strong. The first husband
of his mother, William McKendre Davis, died in 1845. Also, Henry is not mentioned as an heir
in the estate of William Wright, father of Deborah Wright Watkins, first wife of Henry's father
Josiah. His half-sister, Mary E. Watkins Butterfield, daughter of Josiah Watkins and Deborah
Wright is mentioned in the distribution of William Wright's estate as his granddaughter, and daughter of his deceased daughter Deborah.

 
Children from this marriage were:

+ 69 F    i. Gertrude WATKINS was born on 16 Oct 1874 in Warren Co., IN,¹⁶ died on 1 Feb 1929 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 54,¹⁵ and was buried on 4 Feb 1929 in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, IN.¹⁵

Gertrude married Ira (HENRY) GARRARD (b. 22 Apr 1872, d. 14 Oct 1948) on 8 Sep 1894 in Warren Co., IN.¹⁴

Gertrude married Marshall SHONKWILER (b. Nov 1878, d. 27 Jan 1904) on 6 Nov 1900 in Warren Co., IN.¹⁷

Lafayette, Indiana newspaper, ed. unknown, January 27, 1904

CHONKWILER DEAD
___________________________

Attempt at Suicide Finally Proves
Successful - Died This Morning
___________________________

Marshal Chonkwiler, of Battle Ground, who tried to kill himself on January 8, died at Battle Ground this morning at 9 o'clock. His attempt at suicide was finally successful. Chonkwiler was taken from St. Elizabeth hospital last night to Battle Ground, and care for at the home of Henry Watkins, as noted elsewhere in this paper. Ever since the sensational shooting two weeks ago, Chonkwiler had been at St. Elizabeth hospital under the care of Dr. John S. Morrison. It was thought that he would recover and he was taken to Battle Ground as stated. Dr. Morrison said Chonkwiler refused to have an operation performed. Dr. Biddle took charge of his case. The suicide will be remembered as having happened on the Van Natta farm, east of Battle Ground. Chonkwiler threatened to kill himself, after a discussion with his wife, and she threw her arm in front of the shotgun, with which he tried to end his life. Her arm was blown off, and her husband was shot severely.

Gertrude married James G. GARZA (b. 1886, d. Unknown) after 1904.

Notes:1920 census, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY - ED 204, sheet 1A

James G. Garza - 34 - France - France - France
Gertrude Garza - 36 - IN - MD - IN

Gertrude married Noah WEBB (d. After 1929) on 19 Jul 1923 in Kokomo, Howard Co., IN.¹⁸

+ 70 M    ii. Lewis Napoleon WATKINS was born on 29 Apr 1877 in Green Hill, Warren Co., IN,¹⁹ died on 19 Jan 1968 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 90,¹⁹ and was buried in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, IN.

Lewis married Ethel John DOWNS (b. 17 Jul 1889, d. 3 Jan 1962) on 24 Dec 1906 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe Co., IN.²⁰

+ 71 F    iii. Myrtle WATKINS was born on 5 Jun 1878 in Warren Co., IN,²¹ died on 13 Jun 1914 in Kokomo, Howard Co., IN, at age 36,²² and was buried in Kokomo, Howard Co., IN.

Myrtle married Howard KENDALL (b. Jul 1873, d. 1934) on 26 Dec 1895 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.²³

+ 72 F    iv. Fannie WATKINS was born on 7 Oct 1880 in Independence, Warren Co., IN,²⁴ died on 18 Jul 1935 in Pittsburg, Carroll Co., IN, at age 54,²⁴ and was buried in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Delphi, Carroll Co., IN.²⁴

Fannie married Charles BOYLES on 20 Mar 1901 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.²⁵

   73 M    v. William E. WATKINS was born in Jul 1883 in Warren Co., IN,²⁶ died on 28 Jul 1948 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 65,²⁷ and was buried on 31 Jul 1948 in Battle Ground Cemetery, Tippecanoe Co., IN.

Lafayette Leader, Friday, July 30, 1948, Lafayette, Indiana

WILLIAM E. WATKINS
William E. Watkins, 65, died Wednesday at 11:10 p.m, at the home of a sister, Mrs. Pearl Reynolds, 411 Alabama street. He was born in Warren county and was a former resident of Monon where he was a carpenter. Survivors include two brothers, Harley, Kokomo and Lewis, Lafayette; and two sisters, Mrs. Clara Poore and Mrs. Reynolds, both of Lafayette. Services will be held Saturday at the Soller-Baker funeral home at 3:30 p.m. with Rev. John Keller officiating. Burial in Battle Ground cemetery.

William never married.

+ 74 M    vi. Elmer WATKINS was born on 14 Mar 1885 in Warren Co., IN ²⁸ and died on 25 Jan 1938 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 52.⁹

Elmer married Mary Frances JEFFREY (b. 29 Jan 1909, d. Unknown) on 19 Sep 1928 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.²⁸

+ 75 M    vii. Harley Oliver WATKINS was born on 8 Jun 1888 in Warren Co., IN,¹⁵ died on 11 Apr 1962 in Howard Co., IN, at age 73,¹⁵ and was buried on 14 Apr 1962 in Crown Point Cemetery, Howard Co., IN.¹⁵

Harley married Caroline HAMILTON (b. 27 Apr 1893, d. 1943) on 16 Oct 1910 in Carroll Co., IN.²⁹

Harley married PAULINE on an unknown date in Probably Howard Co., IN.

+ 76 F    viii. Clara Amelia WATKINS was born on 14 Dec 1888 in Warren Co., IN, died on 18 Sep 1961 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 72, and was buried on 20 Sep 1961 in Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, W Lafayette, IN.

Clara married James Milton McNEELEY (b. 4 Oct 1881, d. 2 Jul 1970) on 16 Feb 1907 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.³⁰

Clara married Richard Thomas POORE (b. 29 Jun 1879, d. 14 Mar 1960) in 1926.³¹

+ 77 M    ix. Theodore "Dode" WATKINS was born on 23 May 1891 in Warren Co., IN,³² died on 11 Mar 1933 in Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 41,³³ and was buried in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, IN.

Theodore married Nora GHERE (b. 10 Jan 1902, d. Unknown) on 15 Jul 1919 in Tippecanoe Co., IN ³².^,34

Theodore married Lillian DONALDSON on 4 Feb 1927.

+ 78 F    x. Pearl Pauline WATKINS was born on 30 Oct 1892 in Green Hill, Warren Co., IN,¹⁵ died on 15 Feb 1967 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 74,¹⁵ and was buried on 18 Feb 1967 in Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, IN.¹⁵

Pearl married William Lee IRWIN (b. 3 Jul 1884, d. 10 Feb 1933) on 2 Jul 1910 in Brookston, White Co., IN.

Pearl married Joseph E. REYNOLDS (b. 28 Jun 1885) on 26 Jan 1941 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.³⁵

+ 79 F    xi. Alice Jane WATKINS was born on 30 Oct 1892 in Warren Co., IN,³⁶ died on 22 Aug 1940 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 47,³⁶ and was buried on 26 Aug 1940 in Rest Haven Memorial Park, Lafayette, IN.

Alice married Raymond Thomas CUPPY in 1910.⁹

Alice married Carl O. RILEY on 7 Mar 1925.

Samuel married Minnie L. MILLER in 1888 in Eugene, Lane Co., OR.

 
Children from this marriage were:

+ 80 F    i. Bessie Valeria GERARD was born on 8 Mar 1887 in Eugene, Lane Co., OR and died in 1956 in Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA, at age 69.

Bessie married Herbert YOUNG on 27 Dec 1909.

+ 81 M    ii. John Mayo GERARD was born on 22 Feb 1889 in Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA and died on 15 Nov 1988 in Seattle, King Co., WA, at age 99.

John married Loretta SWEENEY (b. 16 Mar 1899) on 28 Jun 1932 in Seattle, King Co., WA.

   82 F    iii. Mabel Florence GERARD was born on 17 Feb 1891.

   83 F    iv. Minnie GERARD was born on 21 Apr 1893.

   84 F    v. Gertrude Elizabeth GERARD was born on 29 Nov 1900.

   85 M    vi. Samuel O. GERARD was born on 11 Nov 1902.

   86 M    vii. Frank William GERARD was born on 19 Sep 1904.

Johnson married Osa Mabel CORDREY , daughter of Nathan CORDREY and Meilme REARDON , on 15 Apr 1886 in Danville, VermIion, Co., IL. Osa was born on 4 Oct 1867 in Montgomery Co., IN and died on 1 Dec 1913 in Vermilion Co., IL, at age 46.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   87 F    i. Sarah Beatrice WITTENMYER was born on 16 Oct 1889 in Vermillion Co., IN and died on an unknown date.

+ 88 M    ii. Ray H. WITTENMYER was born on 20 Mar 1893 in Danville, VermIion, Co., IL and died on 12 Sep 1964 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, at age 71.

Ray married Esther LARSON on 23 Jun 1920 in Danville, VermIion, Co., IL.

Margaret married Charles COLE . Charles COLE died on an unknown date.

Margaret married William Henry HOOTON on 6 Aug 1886 in Vermilion Co., IL.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   89 F    i. Emma HOOTON .

   90 F    ii. Flora Ellen HOOTON was born on 2 May 1882 in Vermillion Co., IN and died in May 1949, at age 67.

George married Bertha Ann FORD on 20 Jan 1892. Bertha Ann FORD died on an unknown date.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   91 F    i. Myrta WITTENMYER was born on an unknown date.

George married Josephine RUHL on 3 Mar 1904 in Vermilion Co., IL. Josephine RUHL died on 14 May 1909 in Danville, VermIion, Co., IL.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   92 M    i. Paul WITTENMYER was born on 13 Mar 1906 and died on 21 Apr 1976 in Danville, VermIion, Co., IL, at age 70.

George married Hattie THOMPSON on 15 Jun 1912 in Vermilion Co., IL. Hattie THOMPSON died on an unknown date.

Luella married Benjamin Franklin DAVIS on 24 May 1891 in Warren Co., IN. Benjamin was born on 26 May 1853 in Ohio and died on 7 Sep 1926 in Lake Twp., Newton Co., IN, at age 73.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   93 F    i. Clarice Beulah DAVIS was born on 17 Jun 1892.

   94 M    ii. Ivan DAVIS was born on 7 Nov 1893.

   95 M    iii. Halsey Enlen DAVIS was born on 15 Jan 1895 in Green Hill, Warren Co., IN ⁵ and died on 8 Jan 1978 in Lake Village, Newton Co., IN, at age 82.⁵

   96 F    iv. Mamie Lois DAVIS was born on 15 May 1897.

Thomas married Edith Evelyn PEARSON on an unknown date.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   97 F    i. Vera LEMMING was born in 1909 in Warren Co. , IN.

+ 98 M    ii. Floyd LEMMING was born in 1902 in Warren Co. , IN.

Floyd married Ethel S. (b. 1903).

John married Cornelia DAVIS . Cornelia was born on 27 Sep 1870 and died on 25 Mar 1952 in Warren Co., IN, at age 81.¹²

Warren Review Republican, January 6, 1944
GREEN HILL NEWS
The farm home of Cornelia Lemming, and was occupied by K.W. Thompson and family, burned Monday morning. Everything on the second floor was destroyed but the fine help of neighbors and friends saved everything down stairs. It was discovered about 4 a.m.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   99 M    i. John A. LEMMING was born in 1902 in Warren Co. , IN.

   100 M    ii. Donald B. LEMMING was born in 1904 in Warren Co. , IN.

 
1920 census - Delaware Co., IN, Salem Twp., ED 57, Sheet 4A
Perry Lemming         head        41  IN  IN  IN  Farmer
Priscilla M. Lemming  wife        48  IN  OH  OH
Prudence W. Lemming   dau         13  IN  IN  IN
Samuel Sewell         bro-in-law  66  IN  OH  OH

Children from this marriage were:

   101 F    i. Prudence LEMMING was born in 1907 in Indiana.

Mary married John TIMMONS .

Guy married Maude VAUGHN on 12 Jun 1912 in Warren Co. , IN.

Enos married Grace WINKLER .

61. Ira (HENRY) GARRARD (Julia Ann HENRY¹⁷, Lathena LEMMING⁴, Nathaniel², Unknown¹) was born on 22 Apr 1872 in Warren Co., IN, died on 14 Oct 1948 in West Lebanon, Warren Co., IN, at age 76, and was buried in Independence Cemetery, Warren Co., IN.

 Ira Henry Garrard was illegitmate and for years went by his mother's maiden name of Henry. Sometime in the early 1900's he began using his father's surname, Garrard.

It was told to me by my uncle, Hank Watkins, that Ira Garrard committed suicide.

The Warren Review, Vol. 3, pg. 1, Thursday, September 21, 1893

GERARD AGAIN!
A Son of the Noted Warren County Desperado Vows to be Avenged.

"An illegitimate son of the noted Warren county desperado, Simeon Gerard, who our citizens will remember, met his death at the hands of a posse a few years ago on the banks of Kickapoo creek, about four miles north of here, has sworn to avenge the death of his father. HENRY WATKINS* , an uncle of the boy, who lives near Brookston, with whom young Gerard has made his home since boyhood, says the boy reached his majority about two weeks ago and then swore to avenge his father's death by seeking out and killing all parties concerned. He requested-almost demanded-Watkins to be a party to his nefarious plans and upon a flat refusal he vowed not only to kill the men who slew his father but to get even with him (Watkins) also.

From Watkins' house young Gerard went to a neighbor's, Dennis Frazier, at whose place Watkins' daughter, age 16, was employed. He called for the young lady stating that he had a message from her father and the pair walked to the edge of the woods where they were seen a short time after, cracking walnuts. That was the last seen of them. The Frazier family becoming alarmed at the girl's continued absence notified her father. Thinking they had gone to the old home at Independence Mr. Watkins started in pursuit, stopping at La Fayette and consulting with Prosecutor Wood who advised him to come to this city and get out a warrant for abduction and send the officials after the pair. Watkins came to Independence where he was informed that young Gerard had crossed the river at that place but was alone and his intention was to go to Illinois. Search was instituted in that state but availed nothing and no clue could be obtained of either him or the girl. Mr. Watkins thinks the girl has either been killed or held against her wishes in order that young Gerard may be avenged upon his uncle for refusing to aid him in his plans of revenge. Such a man at large is a menace to any community and he should be apprehended in his career as soon as possible."

[*Henry Watkins was not the uncle of Ira Garrard, rather a first-cousin by marriage, his wife being Jane Gerard, cousin to Ira. It is believed that the girl mentioned in this article was Henry and Jane's daughter Gertrude, who, in 1894, married Ira Garrard, her first cousin-once removed. They were married six years, with the marriage ending in divorce at the end of 1900 in Warren Co.]

West Lebanon Gazette, October 21, 1948, West Lebanon, Warren County, Indiana

IRA M. GARRARD
Funeral services for Ira Manson Garrard, 75, who died late last Thursday at his home here, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hamilton Funeral Home in West Lebanon. Rev. Peter McEwen officiated and burial was made in Independence cemetery.

Mr. Garrard was born April 22, 1872 in Warren County, son of Simeon Garrard and Julia Ann Henry and lived here 20 years. He was a retired railroad employee.

He was married Oct. 31, 1903, to Mary R. Shonkwiler, who preceded him in death in 1920. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Bessie Yeager of Monon, Ind.; Mrs. Dorothy Kinney of Danville; Mrs. Florence Werker, of Albion, Ind.; Mrs. R. Jean Earnhart of Ligonier; and Mrs. Virginia Iva Hensley of Danville; 12 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; also five stepsons, Earl, Elmer, Alva, Leonard and Raymond Hinton.
 

Ira married Gertrude WATKINS , daughter of Henry Clay WATKINS and Jane GARRARD , on 8 Sep 1894 in Warren Co., IN.¹⁴ The marriage ended in divorce in Oct 1900. Gertrude was born on 16 Oct 1874 in Warren Co., IN ¹⁶, died on 1 Feb 1929 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 54 ¹⁵, and was buried on 4 Feb 1929 in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, IN.¹⁵

Children from this marriage were:

   102 F    i. Bessie May (HENRY) GARRARD was born about 1895 in Warren Co., IN ³⁷ and died on an unknown date.

Bessie married ______ FRANKLIN on an unknown date. The marriage ended in divorce on 25 May 1936.

Bessie married William F. YEAGER on 17 Dec 1938 in Tippecanoe Co., IN. William was born on 31 Jan 1903 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN and died on an unknown date.

   103 M    ii. Carl (HENRY) GARRARD³⁸ was born on 14 Apr 1898 in Warren Co., IN.³⁹

Ira married Mary SHONKWILER on 31 Oct 1903 in Warren Co., IN. Mary SHONKWILER died in 1920.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   104 F    i. Dorothy GARRARD was born in 1904.

   105 F    ii. Florence GARRARD was born in 1905.

   106 F    iii. Ruby Jean GARRARD was born in 1907.

   107 F    iv. Virginia Iva GARRARD was born in 1908.

Ira married Lily ______ about 1929. Lily was born in 1878 in Indiana.

John married Christine STINEBERG on 19 Aug 1903 in Warren Co., IN. Christine was born on 26 Feb 1887 and died on 10 May 1935, at age 48.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   108 F    i. Irene HENRY was born on 4 Jul 1905 and died on 21 Feb 1968, at age 62.

   109 F    ii. Lorene HENRY was born on 4 Jul 1905 and died on 4 Nov 1907, at age 2.

   110 M    iii. John Franklin HENRY was born on 6 Sep 1911 and died on 23 Apr 1972, at age 60.

John married Beulah HAYDEN .

   111 M    iv. Harvey James HENRY was born on 11 Jun 1919 and died on 21 Nov 1941, at age 22.

Harvey married Beulah Or BONNIE .

Laura married Brannock COURTNEY .

 
Lafayette Journal and Courier, February 2, 1929, Lafayette, Indiana

MRS. GERTRUDE WEBB DIES FRIDAY MORNING
GERTRUDE WATKINS WEBB died at 12 o'clock a.m. Friday at 1805 Hill street. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. HENRY WATKINS and was born in Warren county, Indiana, Oct. 16, 1874. The deceased was a member of the O.E.S. at Louisville, Ky. Surviving are her mother, one daughter, Mrs. BESSIE FRANKLIN, and the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. CHARLES BOYLES, Delphi, Mrs. ALICE RILEY, Mrs. CLARA McNEELEY, Mrs. PEARL IRWIN, LEWIS, ELMER and WILLIAM WATKINS, Lafayette; HARLEY WATKINS, Kokomo; and THEODORE WATKINS, Chicago.

The body was removed to the home of ELMER WATKINS, 806 North Fifth street, where friends may call. Funeral services will be held from the U.B. church at Battle Ground at 2 p.m. Monday. Interment in Battle Ground cemetery.

Gertrude married Ira (HENRY) GARRARD , son of Simeon GARRARD and Julia Ann HENRY , on 8 Sep 1894 in Warren Co., IN.¹⁴ The marriage ended in divorce in Oct 1900. Ira was born on 22 Apr 1872 in Warren Co., IN, died on 14 Oct 1948 in West Lebanon, Warren Co., IN, at age 76, and was buried in Independence Cemetery, Warren Co., IN.

Lewis married Ethel John DOWNS , daughter of Harry Morton DOWNS and Mary Elizabeth HAYWARD , on 24 Dec 1906 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe Co., IN.²⁰ Ethel was born on 17 Jul 1889 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe Co., IN ³³, died on 3 Jan 1962 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 72 ³³, and was buried in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, IN.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   112 M    i. Homer Earl WATKINS was born on 28 Jun 1907 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe Co., IN ⁴⁰ and died on 11 Jul 2001 in Delphi, Carroll Co., IN, at age 94.

Homer married Faye MULLENDORE on 3 Feb 1934 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.⁴⁰ Faye was born on 8 Jan 1914 and died on 30 Apr 1998 in Delphi, Carroll Co., IN, at age 84.

   113 F    ii. Thelma Louise WATKINS was born on 18 Jun 1909 in Brookston, White Co., IN,⁴¹ died on 17 Apr 1961 in Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 51,⁹ and was buried on 20 Apr 1961 in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, IN.⁴¹

Thelma married Earl Wilson McNEELEY , son of James Milton McNEELEY and Clara Amelia WATKINS , in 1927. Earl was born on 28 Jan 1908 and died on an unknown date.

Thelma married Forrest FUNK on 29 Nov 1947 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.⁴² Forrest was born on 7 Jun 1908 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN.

   114 M    iii. Elwood Avy WATKINS was born on 11 May 1911 ⁴³ and died on 24 Feb 1915 in Jasper Co., IN, at age 3.

   115 M    iv. Henry "Hank" Morton WATKINS was born on (living, private)

Henry married Martha NEIWOLD

Henry married Emma Mae WILKINSON

   116 M    v. Norwood "Norrie" Ray WATKINS was born on 7 Jan 1915 in Rensselaer, Jasper Co., IN ³² and died on 21 Jan 2002 in Dickinson, TX, at age 87.

Norwood married Mary BRUNS on 21 Jun 1936 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.⁴⁶

   117 F    vi. Agnes Rachel WATKINS was born on 31 May 1917 in Jasper Co., IN,⁹ died on 24 Feb 1991 in Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 73,⁹ and was buried in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, IN.

Agnes married UNMARRIED .

   118 F    vii. Marie "Riedie" Donna WATKINS was born on (living, private)

Marie married Alva Ray MOURNING on 30 Jul 1938 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.⁴⁷ Alva was born on 24 Apr 1918 in Middleport, OH and died on 4 Apr 1996 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 77.

   119 F    viii. Glyda "Pied" Moore WATKINS was born on 23 Jul 1922 in Otterbein, Benton Co., IN,⁴⁸ died on 3 Nov 1999 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 77, and was buried on 6 Nov 1999 in Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, Tippecanoe Co., IN.

Glyda married Dewey Nelson BURKHARDT on 21 May 1938 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.⁴⁸ The marriage ended in divorce on 13 Oct 1949. Dewey was born on 28 Oct 1913 in Lafayette, IN and died on 17 Jun 1979 in Delphi, Carroll Co., IN, at age 65.

Glyda married Richard Allen SNYDER on 28 Feb 1976. Richard was born on 29 Jun 1922 in Bluffton, IN and died on 22 Jul 1999 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 77.

Glyda married CORWIN on an unknown date.

   120 F    ix. Neva Laverne WATKINS was born on 9 Sep 1925 ⁴³ and died on 16 Apr 1930 in Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 4.⁹

   121 M    x. Joseph "Joe" Lewis WATKINS was born on (living, private)

Joseph married Betty Lorene DAVIS , daughter of Elvah Carter DAVIS and Thelma Evelyn HAWKINS , on 23 Jun 1944 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.⁵⁰ Betty was born on 3 Aug 1922 in Odell, Tippecanoe Co., IN ⁵¹, died on 28 Mar 1986 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 63 ⁵², and was buried on 31 Mar 1986 in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, IN.⁵³

   122 F    xi. Minnie Jane WATKINS was born on (living, private)

Minnie married Charles SPURGEON

   123 F    xii. Myrtle "Mert" Eileen WATKINS was born on (living, private)

Myrtle married Kenneth GARRISON , son of Harry GARRISON and Maybelle DUDLESTON.

   124 U    xiii. Infant WATKINS was born on an unknown date and died on an unknown date.

Notes:This child was one of a set of twins that died shortly after birth. No one seems to know exactly when or where these children were born.

   125 U    xiv. Infant WATKINS was born on an unknown date and died on an unknown date.

Notes:This child was one of a set of twins that died shortly after birth. No one seems to know exactly when or where these children were born.

 
Kokomon Tribune, June 13, 1914, Kokomo, Indiana

MRS. KENDALL DEATH
Wife of Howard N. Kendall Dies Following Operation
This morning occurred the death of Mrs. Myrtle Kendall, wife of Howard N. Kendall, 519 North Courtland Avenue. Death is believed to have resulted from an operation for appendicitis which she underwent several days ago. Since the operation Mrs. Kendall has been gradually sinking. Death came to her relief this morning. The funeral will be held Monday forenoon at 10 o'clock.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   126 M    i. Wilbur H. KENDALL was born on 30 Dec 1896 in Jasper Co., IN ²¹ and died on 14 Sep 1951, at age 54.

From: Howard County in the World War, pg. 149 -
Kendall, Wilbur H., son of Howard and Myrtle Kendall, was born in Jasper Co., Ind. in 1896. He joined the navy at Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 7, 1917, and was assigned to Port Clinton, Ohio, as a seaman guard. In November, 1919, he was promoted to quartermaster, first class, at the naval air station, Akron, Ohio.

   127 M    ii. Merrell "Mike" KENDALL was born on 3 Jan 1898 in Jasper Co., IN ²¹ and died on 11 Feb 1972, at age 74.

Notes:From: Howard County in the World War -
Kendall, Merrill, son of Howard and Myrtle Kendall, was born in Jasper Co., Ind., Jan. 4, 1898. He enlisted in the aviation department and was advanced to sergeant before going to France.

Merrell married Grace L. ______ . Grace was born in 1901 in Missouri and died on an unknown date.

   128 M    iii. Russell Frank KENDALL was born on 2 Jan 1900 in Jasper Co., IN ²¹ and died on 6 Jul 1981, at age 81.

Notes:From: Howard County in the World War, pg. 149 -
Kendall, Russell F., son of Howard and Myrtle Kendall, was born in Jasper Co., Ind., Jan. 2, 1901. He enlisted Jan. 12, 1917, at the age of 16; he was then in the second year of high school. He was promoted to corporal and served in France for a year and eight months. He arrived in the States July 5, 1919, and was sent to Camp Devens, Mass., to be mustered out of the service.

   129 M    iv. Charles KENDALL was born on 16 Oct 1901 and died on 16 Dec 1973, at age 72.

   130 F    v. Florence W. KENDALL was born on 9 Sep 1904 and died on an unknown date.

Notes:A Florence Kendall, age 15, is found as an "inmate" at the Indiana Girls School in Indianapolis, IN in the 1920 census - ED 24, sheet 2.

   131 M    vi. Robert KENDALL was born on 14 Feb 1912 and died in Apr 1947, at age 35.

Lafayette Journal and Courier, July 19, 1935, Lafayette, Indiana

MRS. CHARLES BOYLES DIES AFTER STROKE
Delphi, July 19.--(Special)--Mrs. Charles Boyles, 54, who suffered a stroke of apoplexy yesterday morning at her home in Pittsburg, died at 11 o'clock last night. Surviving are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Frank (Bessie) Swaim and Mrs Harley (Stella) Richardson, and a son, James, all of Pittsburg; also the following brothers and sisters: Louis and Elmer Watkins of Lafayette; Harley of Kokomo; and William of Monon; Mrs. Clara McNeeley, Vincennes; Mrs. Allie Riley, and Mrs. Pearl Ervin (should be Irwin) Lafayette.

Funeral Sunday afternoon at 2 at the family home. Rev. Howard Jenkins of the Christian church officiating. Burial at Odd Fellows Cemetery (Delphi).
 

 
Children from this marriage were:

   132 M    i. James BOYLES

   133 F    ii. Bessie BOYLES was born on 23 Apr 1904 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe Co., IN and died on 27 Feb 1976 in Delphi, Carroll Co., IN, at age 71.

Bessie married Frank SWAIM on 23 Sep 1923 in Carroll Co., In ?. Frank SWAIM died in 1966.

   134 F    iii. Stella Faye BOYLES was born on 18 Jul 1905 and died on 6 May 1998 in Delphi, Carroll Co., IN, at age 92.

Stella married Harley RICHARDSON . Harley was born in 1902 in Indiana.

Lafayette Journal and Courier, January 1938, Lafayette, Indiana

ELMER WATKINS
ELMER (PUG) WATKINS, 52, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning at 7:55 o'clock at the home of his sister Mrs. ALICE RILEY, 522 North Fifth street, where he was eating breakfast. Coroner H.E. Klepinger was called and pronounced death due to a heart attack. Born in Warren county, he had made his home in Lafayette for several years. He leaves three brothers, LEWIS and WILLIAM WATKINS, Lafayette, and HARLEY WATKINS, Kokomo, and three sisters, Mrs. CLARA POOR, Vincennes, and Mrs. PEARL IRWIN and Mrs. RILEY, of this city.

The body was removed to the Soller and Baker funeral home

75. Harley Oliver WATKINS (Jane GARRARD³², Juliette LEMMING⁸, Nathaniel², Unknown¹) was born on 8 Jun 1888 in Warren Co., IN,¹⁵ died on 11 Apr 1962 in Howard Co., IN, at age 73,¹⁵ and was buried on 14 Apr 1962 in Crown Point Cemetery, Howard Co., IN.¹⁵
 

Kokomo Tribune, April 12, 1962, Kokomo, Indiana

HARLEY WATKINS
HARLEY("Daddy")WATKINS, 73, 801 E. Superior St., died unexpectantly at 2:40 p.m. Wednesday while at work, at the CIO Headquarters, North Washington Street.

Born June 8, 1888, in Warren County (IN), he was the son of HENRY and JANE (GERARD) WATKINS, and had lived in Kokomo most of his life. In 1909 he was married to CAROLINE HAMILTON, who died in 1943. In 1944 he was married to PAULINE LANNING, and she survives.
MR. WATKINS worked for Kingston Products for several years before retiring in 1957. he was a member of Local 1312 Steelworkers Union.  He attended the First Church of the Nazarene.

Surviving with the widow are one daughter, MRS. JOSEPH (ESTHER) NAPOLITANO and one son, WILBUR WATKINS, both of Kokomo; four stepsons, EDWARD HAMILTON of Moss Landing, Calif., LEWIS and ROY LANNING, both of Kokomo and HARRY LANNING of Indianapolis; two stepdaughters, MRS. EARL (HELEN) DAVIS and MRS. ROBERT (BEULAH) CUNNINGHAM, both of Kokomo; one brother, LEWIS WATKINS and one sister MRS. PEARL REYNOLDS, both of Lafayette; three grandchildren and 20 step-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Ellers Funeral Chapel with the Rev. F.C. SAVAGE officiating, assisted by the REV. G.W. WILLIAMS. Burial will be in Crown Point Cemetery.
Friends may call at the chapel after 7 o'clock tonight.
 

 
Children from this marriage were:

   135 F    i. Esther WATKINS was born on 27 Dec 1911 in Delphi, Carroll Co., IN ⁵⁵ and died on 26 Feb 1990 in Naples, FL, at age 78.

Notes:Esther L. Napolitano, 78, of Naples, died Monday, February 16. 1990.
Services will be held in Kokomo, Ind.

Esther married Joseph NAPOLITANO in 1930 in Howard Co., IN. Joseph was born on 4 Jul 1910 and died on 22 Dec 1994 in Naples, FL, at age 84.

Notes:Joseph L Napolitano, 84 of Naples, died Thursday December 22, 1994. He had
been a Naples resident since 1972 coming from Kokomo, Ind.
Funeral services and burial will be in Kokomo, Ind. next week.

   136 M    ii. Wilbur Sherman WATKINS was born on 15 Jul 1913 in Delphi, Carroll Co., IN ⁵⁶ and died in Feb 1964, at age 50.

Notes:It appears that in 1930 Wilbur Sherman Watkins was a prisoner at the Indiana Reformatory at Madison Co., IN. The census for that institution lists a Wilbur S. Watkins, age 16, bp IN. Wilbur is not listed with his parents in the 1930 Howard Co., IN census.

Harley married PAULINE on an unknown date in Probably Howard Co., IN.

Most of the information on the descendants of Clara Watkins and James Milton McNeeley is from Sue Nelson.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   137 M    i. Earl Wilson McNEELEY was born on 28 Jan 1908 and died on an unknown date.

Earl married Thelma Louise WATKINS , daughter of Lewis Napoleon WATKINS and Ethel John DOWNS , in 1927. Thelma was born on 18 Jun 1909 in Brookston, White Co., IN ⁴¹, died on 17 Apr 1961 in Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 51 ⁹, and was buried on 20 Apr 1961 in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, IN.⁴¹

   138 F    ii. Esther Amelia McNEELEY was born on 14 Oct 1910.

Esther married Paul CHEEK on 6 Feb 1929.

Esther married _____ DURHAM about 1931.

Esther married Neal OLSEN after 1932.

   139 F    iii. Ruth Jane McNEELEY was born on 11 Mar 1914 in Howard Co., IN ⁵⁷ and died on 16 Apr 1914 in Howard Co., IN.

   140 M    iv. Omer James McNEELEY was born on 12 Jun 1915 in Howard Co., IN ⁵⁸ and died on 13 Mar 1919 in Howard Co., IN, at age 3.

   141 F    v. Grace Bernice McNEELEY was born on 16 Feb 1917 in Howard Co., IN ⁵⁹ and died on 8 Jul 1998 in Loveland, Larimer Co., CO, at age 81.

Grace married Norman Arthur LOEWE on 12 Jun 1937 in Wheaton, Dupage Co., IL. Norman was born on 10 Jan 1914 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL and died on 9 May 1997 in Loveland, Larimer Co., CO, at age 83.

   142 F    vi. Mary Jane McNEELEY was born on 14 Oct 1918 in Howard Co., IN ⁶⁰ and died on an unknown date.

Mary married Edward RODEVICH about 1941. Edward was born on 22 Oct 1916 and died on an unknown date.

   143 F    vii. Ida Mae McNEELEY was born on 2 Jan 1920 in Howard Co., IN ⁶¹ and died on an unknown date.

Ida married Harry James DEGROOT on 13 Mar 1936. Harry was born on an unknown date and died on an unknown date.

Ida married Clifford DAVIDSON after 1937. Clifford was born on an unknown date and died on an unknown date.

   144 F    viii. Doris Geneva McNEELEY was born on 8 Feb 1921.

Doris married Edward DEAN .

Doris married Edmond Clarence "Iggy" MARCOTTE on an unknown date. Edmond was born on 31 Mar 1916.

   145 F    ix. Gertrude Marie McNEELEY was born on 6 Dec 1922.

Gertrude married Jay COLLARD after 1940.

Gertrude married _____ DROKE about 1940.

   146 F    x. Betty Jean McNEELEY was born on 19 Oct 1924.

Betty married John NANGLE on an unknown date. John was born on 12 Aug 1923.

   147 M    xi. James William McNEELEY was born on 11 Jun 1926 and died on 11 Jun 1926.

Clara married Richard Thomas POORE in 1926.³¹ Richard was born on 29 Jun 1879 in Metcalfe Co., KY and died on 14 Mar 1960 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 80.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   148 M    i. William Eugene POORE was born on 4 Feb 1929 and died in 1987, at age 58.

William married Elizabeth Ellen CLARK on 21 Mar 1947. Elizabeth was born on 22 Jan 1929.

   149 F    ii. Betty Lou POORE was born on 7 Oct 1931 in Vincennes, Knox Co., IN and died in 1999 in Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 68.

Betty married Joe GENTRY .

   150 M    iii. Thomas Lee POORE was born on 20 Apr 1933 in Glasgow, Barren Co., KY and died on 22 Sep 1988, at age 55.

Thomas married PAT about 1954.

Thomas married Dorothy Louise CHRISTOPHER on 28 Feb 1960 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN. Dorothy Louise CHRISTOPHER died on 13 Feb 1999 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN.

From Theodore's WW I draft registration card dated June 1917:
Occupation: farmer employed by Ralph Fisher in Battle Ground, Indiana
Physical description: medium height, medium build; blue eyes and brown hair.
 

Lafayette Journal and Courier, March 1931,Lafayette, Indiana

THEODORE WATKINS CALLED BY DEATH
Theodore Watkins, 42, was fatally stricken by a heart attack at the home of Etta Frier, 735 North Fourth street, Saturday night at 9 o'clock.

The deceased was born in Warren county, Indiana, in May 1890, the son of Henry and Jane Watkins. He was a veteran of the World War. Surviving are the widow and four children: Elmer P., Rose J., Mary C. and Delores A., all living at home; his mother, Mrs. Jane Watkins, of this city; four brothers: Elmer and Lewis, of Lafayette; Harley, of Kokomo; and William, of Crawfordsville; and four sisters: Mrs. Alice Riley and Mrs. Pearl Irwin, of this city; Mrs. Charles Boyles, of Pittsburg, Ind.; and Mrs. Clara McNeeley, of Glasgow, Ky.
 

 
Children from this marriage were:

   151 F    i. Mary Jane WATKINS .

   152 M    ii. Elmer Paul WATKINS

Elmer married Lorene COLE on 4 Jun 1946. Lorene was born  in McMinnville, TN.

 

Theodore married Lillian DONALDSON on 4 Feb 1927.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   153 F    i. Mary Catherine WATKINS .

   154 F    ii. Dolores Amelia WATKINS

Dolores married Ivan AMOS Jr. on 24 Aug 1950 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.⁶² Ivan was born on 5 Sep 1925 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN.

Lafayette Journal and Courier, February 16, 1967, Lafayette, Indiana

MRS. PEARL P. REYNOLDS
Mrs. Pearl P. Reynolds, 74, died in her sleep early Wednesday in her home, 1814 Morton St. She had been under the care of a physician but death was unexpected. Her body was found by relatives Wednesday evening.

Born at Green Hill, she spent most of her life in Lafayette and was married first in 1909 to Lee Irwin who died in 1933. She was married in 1946 to Joseph Reynolds who died in 1952.

Surviving are three sons, Lee Irwin and Charles Irwin of Lafayette, and Truman Irwin of West Lafayette, and a brother, Lewis Watkins of Lafayette.
 

 
Children from this marriage were:

   155 M    i. William Lee IRWIN was born on 23 Apr 1911 in Brookston, White Co., IN and died on 18 Dec 1989 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 78.

William married Lillian DONALDSON on 7 Feb 1934 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.

   156 M    ii. Truman Watkins IRWIN was born on 22 Jul 1913 in Brookston, White Co., IN ⁶³ and died on 24 Jul 1998, at age 85.

Truman married Evaline Josephine HOWARD , daughter of George Washington HOWARD and Ann M. SCHILLING , on 21 Sep 1934 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.⁶⁴ Evaline was born on 11 Oct 1917 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN ⁶³ and died on 20 May 1985, at age 67.

   157 F    iii. Meredith Maybell IRWIN was born on 29 Jan 1916 in Brookston, White Co., IN ⁶³ and died on 8 Jun 1956 in Tippecanoe Co, IN, at age 40.

Meredith married Clarence Byron LONG , son of Claude D. LONG and Isa Evelyn SALE

   158 M    iv. Charles L. IRWIN was born on 24 Feb 1919 in Brookston, White Co., IN and died on 5 Mar 1983 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 64.

Charles married Ruby DONALDSON , daughter of Harry DONALDSON and Mary M. DONALDSON

Pearl married Joseph E. REYNOLDS on 26 Jan 1941 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.³⁵ Joseph was born on 28 Jun 1885 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN.

Lafayette Journal and Courier, August 23, 1940, Lafayette, Indiana

MRS. CARL O. RILEY
Mrs. ALICE JANE RILEY, 47, wife of CARL O. RILEY, died at 10:15 o'clock Thursday night at the family residence, 522 North Fifth street, after an illness of a year and a half with heart trouble.
Born Oct. 30, 1892, near Green Hill in Warren county, her maiden name was WATKINS. She married RAY T. CUPPY in 1910 and they had three children. On March 7, 1925, she married Mr. RILEY. She spent her life in Battle Ground and Lafayette, and belonged to the Battle Ground U.B. church.

Survivors, beside the husband, are two daughters and a son: Mrs. CECIL MYERS, Mrs. WALTER B. AMOS and ROBERT CUPPY, all of Lafayette, born during the first marriage; also two sisters and three brothers: Mrs. PEARL IRWIN, Lafayette; Mrs. CLARA McNEELEY, Vincennes; HARLEY WATKINS, Kokomo; WILLIAM WATKINS, Monon; and LEWIS WATKINS, Lafayette.
The body was removed to the Bradshaw Funeral Homes where friends may call Sunday. Services there at 2 p.m. Monday, the Rev. O.J. Uneshphe officiating; burial at Rest Haven.
 

 
Children from this marriage were:

   159 M    i. Robert Levi CUPPY

Robert married Luella Marie SEIFERS

   160 F    ii. Helen Marjory CUPPY

Helen married Walter Brown AMOS , son of Mode V. AMOS and Alice SWISHER

Alice married Carl O. RILEY on 7 Mar 1925.

Bessie married Herbert YOUNG on 27 Dec 1909.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   161 F    i. Gladys YOUNG .

John married Loretta SWEENEY

 
Children from this marriage were:

   162 F    i. Florence Marie GERARD was born in Seattle, King Co., WA.

   163 F    ii. Jacqueline Jane GERARD was born in Seattle, King Co., WA.

Ray married Esther LARSON

Floyd married Ethel S. . Ethel was born in 1903 in Indiana.

1. Tombstone Inscription, Davis Cem., Warren.

2. Family Bible/Samuel and Juliette Garrard.

3. State of Washington Death Certificate.

4. Warren Co., IN Marriage Record.

5. Ancestral File.

6. Warren Co., IN Marriage Rec. Bk. 7, pg. 3.

7. Family Bible of Samuel and Juliette Garrard.

8. Civil War Widow's Pension Application.

9. Obituary, Lafayette Journal and Courier.

10. Warren Co., IN Marriage Rec. Book 6 pg 43.

11. Ancestral File, Submitter: Leeon Dale Davis, Staunton TX.

12. Tombstone Inscription, Davis Cemetery, Warren Co., IN.

13. 1900 Indiana Census, Warren Co., Medina Twp., pg. 13A.

14. Warren Co., IN Marriage Rec. Book 8 pg 178.

15. Indiana State Certificate of Death.

16. C. H. Bradshaw Funeral Home Records.

17. Warren Co., IN Marriage Rec Book 9 pg 13.

18. Howard Co., IN Mrg. Rec. Bk. 38, pg. 242.

19. Tombstone Inscription Battle Ground Cem..

20. Tippecanoe Co., IN Marriage Rec 27 pg 190.

21. 1900 Census Jasper Co., IN.

22. Howard Co., IN Death Rec. Bk. CH-16, pg 40.

23. Tippecanoe Co., IN Marriage Rec 21 pg 186.

24. Carroll Co., IN Death Rec. Bk H-17, pg 119.

25. Tippecanoe Co., IN Marriage Rec 23 pg 185.

26. 1900 Census - Tippecanoe Co., IN.

27. Obituary, Lafayette Leader, July 30, 1948.

28. Tippecanoe Co., IN Marriage Rec 43 pg 123.

29. Carroll Co. Marriage Rec. Bk. 15, pg. 258.

30. Tippecanoe Co., IN Marriage Rec 27 pg 187.

31. Obit for Richard Poore, Mar. 14, 1960.

32. Tippecanoe Co., IN Marriage Records.

33. Tombstone Inscription, Battle Ground Cem..

34. Tippecanoe Co., IN Marriage Application to Lillian Donaldson, 1927.

35. Tippecanoe Co. Mrg. Rec. 54, pg. 305.

36. Bradshaw Funeral Home Record.

37. Warren Co., IN Divorce Records.

38. Divorce Records, Warren Co., IN, 1900.

39. Warren Co., IN Birth Rec. Bk. C-2, pg. 16.

40. Tippecanoe Co., IN Marriage Rec 47 pg 225.

41. Bradshaw Funeral Home Records, Lafayette.

42. Tippecanoe Co. Mrg. Rec. 62, pg. 420.

43. Information given by Ethel Downs Watkins.

44. Tippecanoe Co., IN Marriage Application.

45. Tippecanoe Co., IN Marriage Rec 48 pg 521.

46. Tippecanoe Co. Marriage Records.

47. Tippecanoe Co., IN Marriage Rec 51 pg 564.

48. Tippecanoe Co., IN Marriage Rec 51 pg 462.

49. Lafayette, IN Birth Records Bk CH-10 Pg 4.

50. Carroll Co., IN Marriage Rec 22 pg 483.

51. Carroll Co., IN Marriage Records.

52. Tippecanoe Co., IN Death Records.

53. Hippensteel Funeral Hm. Records, Lafayette.

54. Tippecanoe Co., IN Mrg. Record Bk.

55. Carroll Co. Birth Rec. Bk. CH 3, pg. 3.

56. Carroll Co. Birth Rec. Bk. CH 3, pg. 7.

57. Howard Co., IN Birth Rec. Bk. CH-4, pg. 96.

58. Howard Co., IN Birth Rec. Bk. CH-5, pg. 39.

59. Howard Co., IN Birth Rec. Bk. CH-6, pg. 6.

60. Howard Co., IN Birth Rec. Bk. CH-6, pg. 84.

61. Howard Co., IN Birth Rec. Bk. CH-7, pg. 40.

62. Tippecanoe Co. Mrg. Rec. 66, pg. 91.

63. Application for marriage, Tippecanoe Co..

64. Tippecanoe Co. Mrg. Rec. 47, pg. 574.

65. Tippecanoe Co. Mrg. Rec. 47, pg. 123.

66. Tippecanoe Co. Mrg. Rec. 51, pg. 383.

67. Tippecanoe Co. Mrg. Rec. 50, pg. 234.

68. Tippecanoe Co. Mrg. Rec. 47, pg. 106.