1. Thomas McGAHAN was born after 1770 in Ireland and died in Sep 1839 in Warren Co., IN.

Notes For Thomas McGahan: Thomas McGahan was born abt. 1760-1770 in Ireland.  He emigrated to America and was in Pennsylvania, county unknown, by the time his first child, Thomas, was born in 1804.  His wife Rachel was also born in Ireland, but it is not known if they were married before arriving in America, or in Pennsylvania.  No record has been found yet. In 1800 a Thomas McCahon was in census records for Cumberland Co., PA: 1 male under 10; 4 males 10/16; 1 male 26/45 1 female under 10; 1 female 26/45 This does not appear to be our Thomas McGahan, as this one was likely closer to age 45 than 26.   However, could it be possible that our Thomas McGahan was one of the males 10/16? Also in 1800, in Erie Co., PA, the there are a Thomas and a Joseph McGahan in the census records.  It appears, however, that this Thomas McGahan would have been older than our Thomas.  Perhaps he was Thomas' father??   Those households consisted of: Thomas McGahan: 3 m -10; 3 m 16/26; 1 m 45^;  2 f 10/16; 1 f 45^ Joseph McGahan: 1 m -10; 1 m 16/26;  1 f 16/26 The following entry was found in "Nov. 21, Monday. Rode nine miles to Adam Reed's. Lectured to twenty persons on the parable of the sower, Matt. xiii. Received one dollar. In the evening rode seven miles to Thomas McGahan's." In 1806 a Thomas McGahan was in the tax rolls of Trumbull County, Ohio, which borders on  Erie Co., PA. Our Thomas McGahan was in Dearborn County, Indiana, by 1812, when he enlisted in the army to fight during the War of 1812.  He served in the Third Regiment, his rank Sergeant, in Capt. Justus Sartwell's Company. Also in 1812, an election was held at the house of Jacob Hornor in Lawrenceburg Township in Dearborn County, on August 3 and Thomas McGahan is listed as on this voter's list. On April 29, 1818, Thomas McGahan purchased for $30 property in Dearborn Co. from Jacob and Jemima Walters.  This purchase was the SW q of sec. 23, twp. 6, Range 1W, and was located on Blue or Double Lick (a creek?) adjoining land where he lived at the time.  This property also adjoined that of Mahlon Brown and Elijah Parks. Englizied: McGahan Irish: Mag Eacháin Early County Origin:Armagh, Louth, Monaghan, Tyrone Other Roots and Comments: From first name Eachán, diminutive of Eochaidh. The name was associated with Oriel. As protection of their property rights, Indiana farmers registered their Stock Marks with the County Recorder.  The original Warren County Stock Mark Book is now in the Archives Division, Indiana Commission of Public Records.  Below is a description of Thomas McGahan's Stock Mark: McCahan, Thomas - Medina Township - Recorded March 9, 1829-- "a smooth crop in the right ear and an under nick in the same and an under bit from the left ear."

1820 Census - Dearborn County, Indiana - page 96

Head of Household-
Thomas McGahan
2 m 16/18:  John and Thomas
2 m 16/25: unknown (John and Thomas?)
1 m 45+ :  Thomas Sr.
2 f 10/15:  Jane and Nancy(?)
1 f 16/25:  Mary?
1 f 45+:   Rachel


1830 Census - Warren County, Indiana - page 374

Head of Household-
Thomas McGahan
1 m 20/30:  John
1 m 50/60:  Thomas
2 f 5/10: granddaughters, Mary Jane and Deborah
1 f 20/30:  Nancy? (Nancy McGahan m. Samuel Harr 1832 Warren Co.)
1 f 50/60:  Rachel

In Thomas McGahan's Will, along with his wife and children, he named two "illegitimate" grandchildren,
Mary Jane and Deborah McGahan.  It is unknown at this time who the parents of these children were.

Thomas married RACHAEL (or RACHEL), maiden name unknown.  RACHAEL was born after 1760 in Ireland and died on an unknown date.

Notes For Rachel:

1840 Census - Warren County, Indiana - Page 141
Head of Household  :  Rachel McChan - 2 females 15/20;  1 female 70/80

If this is our Rachel McGahan, it is possible the two females listed as 15/20 were most likely the granddaughters, Mary Jane McGahan and Deborah McGahan, the granddaughters mentioned in Thomas McGahan's will.  But I don't know if Rachel, Mary Jane and/or Deborah ever left Warren County.

The McCann's listed below may not be from this family.
White County, Indiana, Original Wills and Original Estate Papers
Source: Indiana Source Book 5, pg. 113:

McCann, Rachel
McCann, Mary Jane
McCann, Joseph D.
 

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. Thomas McGAHAN was born in 1804 in Pennsylvania ¹, died on 8 Mar 1881 in Medina Township, Warren Co., IN and was buried in
Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warre Co., IN.

+ 3 F    ii. Nancy McGAHAN was born in 1805-1810 and died on an unknown date.
It only supposition that this Nancy McGahan was a daughter of Thomas and Rachel McGahan.  Neither she or her
heirs were mentioned in Thomas McGahan's will, but she is of an age to be their daughter and was married in
Warren County.  Was she the mother of the illegitimate grandchildren, Mary Jane and Deborah McGahan
that are mentioned in Thomas McGahan's will??  Was our Jane?

+ 4 M    iii. John McGAHAN was born on 31 Oct 1806 ² and died on 6 Apr 1847 in Warren Co., IN ².

+ 5 F    iv. Jane McGAHAN was born on 15 Mar 1809 in Ohio ³, died on 10 May 1891 in Warren Co., IN ³ and was buried in Davis Cemetery,
Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.
 

2. Thomas McGAHAN (Thomas¹) was born in 1804 in Pennsylvania ¹, died on 8 Mar 1881 in Medina Township, Warren Co., IN and was buried in
Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.

 
Thomas McGahan was a resident of Dearborn County, Indiana, when he applied at the Crawfordsville Land Office for land patent,
certificate no. 14897. This patent was for the west 1/2, SWq Sec. 1, Twp. 22 N, Range 7 W, containing 80 acres in Warren County,
Indiana. The patent was dated June 6, 1832, and signed Andrew Jackson by A. J. Donelson on April 5, 1833.

Marriage record found on the Indiana State Library web site shows the following:
Thomas McGahan married LAVINA WATTS, Aug. 18, 1837, Dearborn Co., Indiana.

 
Children from this marriage were:

+ 6 M    i. Hiram McGAHAN was born in 1838.

+ 7 M    ii. Ezra McGAHAN was born in 1841.

+ 8 M    iii. George McGAHAN was born in 1845 and died in 1921.

+ 9 M    iv. Simeon McGAHAN was born on 25 Feb 1845 and died on 23 Jan 1914 in Warren Co., IN.

+ 10 M    v. Alexander McGAHAN was born on 25 Sep 1849 in Warren Co., IN, died on 29 Jan 1939 in Warren Co., IN and was buried in Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.

   11 M    vi. Thomas McGAHAN was born on 25 Sep 1849.
 

It only supposition that this Nancy McGahan was a daughter of Thomas and Rachel McGahan.  Neither she or her heirs were mentioned in Thomas McGahan's will, but she is of an age to be their daughter and was married in Warren County, Indiana.

Nancy married Samuel HARR on 4 Feb 1832 in Warren Co. In.   Where did Samuel Harr and Nancy McGahan go from Warren County, IN? I've been able to find anything else on them.
 

1840 Census - Warren County, Indiana; Page 141
Head of Household - John McChan
1 male 5/10; 1 male 30/40
1 female 10/15; 1 female 20/30

John married Margaret HENRY, daughter of Michael HENRY and Margaret PINKERTON, on 28 Mar 1831. (Margaret HENRY was born on 13 Aug 1815
and died on 13 Aug 1842 in Warren Co., IN.)

 
Children from this marriage were:

   12 M    i. Thomas McGAHAN was born on 5 Jul 1833 in Warren Co., IN, died on 30 Jul 1834 in Warren Co., IN and was buried in
Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Warren Co., IN.

   13 M    ii. George W. McGAHAN was born on 8 Jan 1835 in Warren Co., IN, died on 24 Jun 1839 in Warren Co., IN and was buried
in Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Warren Co., IN.

   14 F    iii. Eliza J. McGAHAN was born on 18 Apr 1837 in Warren Co., IN, died on 18 Jun 1839 in Warren Co., IN and was buried in
Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Warren Co., IN.
 

Jane married Nathaniel LEMMING, son of Unknown LEMMING and Unknown, in 1824-1825. (Nathaniel LEMMING was born on 2 Jul 1800 in
NJ or PA ³, died on 2 Mar 1847 in Warren Co., IN ³ and was buried in Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.)

 
Children from this marriage were:

+ 15 F    i. Lathena LEMMING was born in 1826 and died in 1879.

   16 M    ii. John LEMMING was born in 1827.

+ 17 M    iii. Thomas LEMMING was born in 1829 and died on an unknown date.

+ 18 M    iv. Wesley LEMMING was born in 1831.

+ 19 F    v. Juliette LEMMING was born on 4 May 1833 in Warren Co., IN ⁵, died on 10 Apr 1912 in Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA ⁶and
was buried on 13 Apr 1912 in Oakwood Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA ⁶.

+ 20 F    vi. Rachel LEMMING was born on 21 Dec 1834 in Warren Co. In and died on 2 Mar 1899 in Vermillion Co., IN.

+ 21 M    vii. Joel LEMMING was born in 1836 and died on 10 Dec 1880.

+ 22 M    viii. Perry LEMMING was born on 8 May 1838 in Warren Co., IN ⁸, died on 1 Aug 1903 in Warren Co., IN and was buried in
Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.

   23 F    ix. Amanda LEMMING was born in 1840.

+ 24 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 and was buried on 25 Nov 1914 in Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.

6. Hiram McGAHAN (Thomas², Thomas¹) was born in 1838.

Hiram married Nancy STEPHENSON on 21 Jun 1863 in Warren Co., IN.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   25 M    i. John McGAHAN was born in 1864.

   26 F    ii. Flora McGAHAN was born in 1867.

+ 27 M    iii. Elmer McGAHAN was born in 1870.

   28 M    iv. Harry McGAHAN was born in 1872.

   29 M    v. William McGAHAN was born in 1875.

   30 F    vi. Elizabeth "Lizzie" McGAHAN was born in 1877.

   31 F    vii. Carrie McGAHAN was born in 1880.
 

Ezra married Rebecca OSBORN on 5 Jan 1871 in Warren Co., IN.

8. George McGAHAN (Thomas², Thomas¹) was born in 1845 and died in 1921.

George married Mary Jane HARMON, daughter of Thomas HARMON and Unknown, on 25 Jan 1866 in
Warren Co., IN.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   32 F    i. Sylvia McGAHAN .

   33 M    ii. Albert McGAHAN .

   34 M    iii. Simeon McGAHAN was born in Jan 1869, died on 16 Jan 1879 in Warren Co., IN and was buried in Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.

+ 35 M    iv. Arthur McGAHAN was born on 19 Jul 1875 in Medina Township, Warren Co., IN and died in Feb 1968 in Attica, Fountain Co., IN.
 

Simeon married Ella J. BLUE. (Ella J. BLUE was born on 3 Nov 1856, died on 26 Oct 1929 in Warren Co., IN and was buried in Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.)

 
Children from this marriage were:

   36 M    i. Ernest McGAHAN .

   37 F    ii. Laura McGAHAN .

   38 M    iii. Hallie Lea McGAHAN was born on 31 Aug 1885, died on 4 Apr 1896 in Warren Co., IN and was buried in Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Warren Co., IN.
 

Alexander married Meda Dawson, May 25, 1875, in Warren Co., IN.

 
Children from this marriage were:

+ 39 M    i. Thomas McGAHAN .

   40 F    ii. Cora McGAHAN .

   41 M    iii. Frederick McGAHAN was born in Nov 1876, died in 1965 and was buried in Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.

General Notes:
From the SSDI: MCGAHAN, FRED - 317-40-9063, IN 4 Nov 1877, Mar 1965 IN

+ 42 F    iv. Daisy McGAHAN was born in Dec 1881, died in 1949 in Warren Co., IN and was buried in Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.

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

 
Children from this marriage were:

+ 43 F    i. Julia Ann HENRY was born in 1850.

+ 44 M    ii. Edward HENRY was born in 1851 and died on 3 Feb 1932.

   45 M    iii. George W. HENRY was born on 30 Apr 1853 and died in Mar 1902.

+ 46 M    iv. John HENRY was born on 28 Feb 1856 in Warren Co., IN, died on 2 Nov 1921 in Vermillion Co., IL and was buried in Mann's Chapel Cemetery, Vermillion Co., IL.

   47 M    v. Abraham HENRY was born in 1858 and died on 7 May 1881.

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

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

Thomas married Catherine STEPHENSON on 8 Mar 1855.

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

19. Juliette LEMMING (Jane McGAHAN⁵, Thomas¹) was born on 4 May 1833 in Warren Co., IN ⁵, died on 10 Apr 1912 in Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA ⁶ and was buried on 13 Apr 1912 in Oakwood Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA ⁶.

Juliette married Samuel GARRARD, son of John GARRARD and Elizabeth MARTINDALE, on 30 Oct 1851 in Warren Co., IN ⁷. (Samuel GARRARD was born on 21 Apr 1832 in Miami Co., OH ¹² and died on 11 Jan 1896 in Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA ¹³.)

General Notes:
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.

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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 lst Epworth Church in Tacoma."

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From Ancestry 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

 

Children from this marriage were:

+ 50 F    i. Jane GARRARD was born on 12 Aug 1852 in Warren Co., IN ¹⁴, died on 17 Dec 1934 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN ¹⁴ and was buried in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, IN.

   51 F    ii. Sarah Ann GARRARD was born on 29 Aug 1853 in Warren Co., IN ⁵ and died in Nov 1853 ⁵.

   52 M    iii. John Wesley GARRARD was born on 6 Oct 1854 in Warren Co., IN ⁵ and died on 5 Sep 1855 ⁵.
  53 M    iv. James A. GARRARD was born on 5 Jan 1856 in Warren Co., IN ⁵ and died on 23 Aug 1858 ⁵.

   54 F    v. Amanda A. GARRARD was born on 27 Feb 1858 in Otoe Co., NE ⁵.

   55 F    vi. Elizabeth GARRARD was born on 15 Sep 1859 in Warren Co., IN ⁵.

+ 56 M    vii. Samuel (Oliver) GARRARD was born on 21 Mar 1861 in Warren Co., IN ⁵.

   57 F    viii. Martha A. GARRARD was born on 9 Oct 1862 in Warren Co., IN ⁵.

   58 M    ix. Perry GARRARD was born on 21 Sep 1866 in Warren Co., IN ⁵, died on an unknown date in Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA.

   59 F    x. Mary Arvilla GARRARD was born on 19 Feb 1867 in Warren Co., IN ⁵.

   60 M    xi. Francis Marion GARRARD was born on 1 Aug 1871 in Warren Co., IN ⁵ and died on 7 May 1878 in Warren Co., IN ⁵.

Rachel married Henry WITTENMYER on 28 Mar 1859.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 61 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.

   62 M    ii. Benjamin Franklin WITTENMYER was born on 5 Apr 1862 in Indiana and died on 9 Jan 1936.

   63 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.

   64 M    iv. George Ephraim WITTENMYER was born on 8 Sep 1868 in Indiana and died in 1935.

   65 F    v. Mary Alice WITTENMYER was born on 12 Feb 1876 and died on 15 Jun 1878.

She never married.

Notes For Joel Lemming:

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.

Joel married Sarah M. CHAPMAN on 1 Aug 1861.

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

Perry married Minerva MICHAELS on 4 Apr 1861 in Warren Co., IN. (Minerva MICHAELS was born on 28 Aug 1842, died on 27 Jan 1924 in Morroco, Newton Co., IN ¹⁶ and was buried in Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.)

Children from this marriage were:

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

   67 U    ii. W. S. LEMMING was born on 18 May 1863 ¹⁷ and died on 12 Oct 1868 ¹⁷.

   68 U    iii. N. J. LEMMING was born on 20 Aug 1865 in Warren Co., IN ¹⁷ and died on 12 Oct 1868 in Warren Co., IN ¹⁷.

   69 U    iv. V. G. LEMMING was born on 29 May 1867 in Warren Co., IN ¹⁷ and died on 16 Oct 1868 in Warren Co., IN ¹⁷.

+ 70 F    v. Luella Frances LEMMING was born on 15 Jan 1869 in Warren Co., IN and died on 16 Aug 1953 in Rensselaer, Jsaper Co., IN.

+ 71 M    vi. Thomas LEMMING was born on 14 Mar 1871, died on 19 Jul 1935 and was buried in Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warre Co., IN.

+ 72 M    vii. John LEMMING was born on 16 Jan 1874 in Warren Co., IN and died on 25 Jan 1923 in Warren Co., IN ¹⁷.

+ 73 M    viii. Perry LEMMING was born in Sep 1878 ¹⁸.

   74 F    ix. Mary LEMMING was born in May 1881 ¹⁸.

Ephraim married Caroline DAWSON on 9 Feb 1871.

Elmer married Nammie C. SHAW on 24 Dec 1896 in Benton Co., IN ⁹.

General Notes:From Green Hill and Medina Township of Warren County, Indiana: An Historical View, by Vanda Wilson, 1986, pp. 143-144 ~~

ARTHUR and ELIZABETH (COWGILL) McGAHAN

George McGahan was one of five sons in his family: Hiram, Ezra, Simeon, Alex and George. Alex, Simeon and George lived in Medina Township all their lives. Alex had four children: Tom, Fred, and two daughters. Simeon had a son, Ernest (Peck), and a daughter, Laura, who married Abie Harmon. Ezra lived near Oxford, Indiana.

George McGahan married Mary Jane Harmon, daughter of Thomas Harmon. Thomas Harmon had five children: Eunice, who married Simeon Thompson; Edna, who married Bess Munson; Martha; Bill who married first Emma Watkins, and many years later, Nettie Gephart.

George and Mary Jane had four children:

1. Sylvia married Philip Mann and had one daughter, Lagreta. Lagreta married Norman Heimann and had two children, William and Patty. William now lives on the old homeplace with his wife Doris. Sylvia lived all her life at the home of her parents.
2. Simeon died at a young age.
3. Albert married Alice Brown but had no children.
4. Arthur married Elizabeth Cowgill.

George died in 1921.

Arthur McGahan was born July 19, 1876, in Medina Township. He married Elizabeth Cowgill, daughter of Reverend Joel and Martha Jane (Timmons) Cowgill, of Medina Township. Arthur and Elizabeth had three daughters: Dell, Lola and Vera.
Dell was born September 1, 1901, and married Dewey Oswalt. After Dewey's death she married Lois Crowe. They reside in Greencastle, Indiana. Vera was born September 13, 1906, and married Bernard Vester. Bernard and Vera are now deceased - Vera dying in 1974.

Dell's first school was the Gephart School. Dell and Lola went to Independence to school for one and a half years - and Dell, Lola and Vera all went to the Clawson School in Medina Township. The lot where the schoolhouse stood was situated on the land owned by their great-grandfather, Thomas Harmon. It is said he donated the land for the schoolhouse to be built on and for church purposes. Their teachers in the Clawson School were Ross Thompson, Guy McKinnis, Mary Belle Foster, Clara Johnston and Elizabeth Gephart. In 1912 there were so few pupils in Clawson School that they were sent to Reynolds School on Independence Road for a year.

Lola McGahan was born June 26, 1904, and at the age of 5 moved with her parents to Independence, Indiana. Her mother, Elizabeth, died there in 1911. After Elizabeth's death, Dell and Vera lived with their grandparents (McGahan) and Lola grew up at her Uncle Albert McGahan's home (1911-1928). Arthur later married Nellie Hildenbrand (1918), daughter of Frank Hildenbrand and they had one daughter, Mary Louise. Both Nellie and Mary are now deceased.
Lola married Everet Watkins, son of Otis and Anna (Ogborn) Watkins, on December 15, 1931, and moved to Danville, Illinois, in 1956. Everet died there on April 15, 1968, but is buried at Mt. Hope in Covington, Indiana. Lola married Harold Vandervort of Henning, Illinois, in April 1972. After living in Danville a short while, they moved to Palm Springs, California, and lived there until 1978, when they returned to Danville. Harold died at Danville and is buried at Springhill there.

Twin daughters were born to Lola and Everet on February 9, 1935, in Prairie Township, Warren County, Indiana: 1. Janice Irene who married Joie Jarred in 1954. Joie died on Christmas day, 1980, and Janice resides in Covington, Indiana. They had one son, James Walter, who resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. 2. Mabel Maxine who married Ed Pittman in June 1956. They reside in Phoenix, Arizona, where Ed is a Baptist minister and has a son, Mark Edward.

Arthur married Elizabeth "Lizzie Belle" COWGILL, daughter of Reverend Joel COWGILL and Martha Jane TIMMONS, on 10 Dec 1899 in Warren Co., IN. (Elizabeth "Lizzie Belle" COWGILL died on 15 May 1911 in Independence, Warren Co., IN.)

 

Children from this marriage were:

   75 F    i. Lola McGAHAN .

General Notes:Note in History of Green Hill and Medina Township:

After living in Danville a short while, they (Lola and Harold) moved to Palm Springs, California, and lived there until 1978, when they returned to Danville.

Lola married Everett WATKINS, son of Otis WATKINS and Anna OGBORN, on 15 Dec 1931 in Tippecanoe Co., IN. (Everett WATKINS died on 15 Apr 1968 in Danville, IL and was buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Covington, Fountain Co., IN.)

Lola next married Harold VANDERVORT in Apr 1972. (Harold VANDERVORT died in Danville, IL and was buried in Springhill Cemetery, Danville, IL.)

   76 F    ii. Dell McGAHAN was born on 1 Sep 1901.

General Notes:Note in History of Green Hill:
After Dewey's death she married Lois Crowe. They reside in Greencastle, Indiana.

Dell married Dewey OSWALT.

Dell next married Louis CROWE on an unknown date.

   77 F    iii. Vera McGAHAN was born on 13 Sep 1906 and died in 1974.

Vera married Bernard VESTER.

Thomas married Emma RAYL on 5 Feb 1899 in Warren Co., IN.

 
Children from this marriage were:

   78 F    i. Lydian McGAHAN .

Daisy married Harley DOWNEY on 6 Apr 1903 in Warren Co., IN ¹⁰. (Harley DOWNEY was born in 1881, died in 1964 in Warren Co., IN and was buried in Davis Cemetery, Green Hill, Warren Co., IN.)

Julia married Simeon GARRARD, son of John GARRARD and Elizabeth MARTINDALE. (Simeon GARRARD was born on 2 Apr 1839 and died in 1886.)

General 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 marriage were:

   79 M    i. Ira HENRY\GARRARD was born on 22 Apr 1872 in Warren Co., IN, died on 14 Oct 1948 in West Lebanon, Warren Co., IN and was buried in Independence Cemetery, Warren Co., IN.

General Notes: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.
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Source: 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.]

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

DEATH
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 ¹⁹. The marriage ended in divorce in Oct 1900. (Gertrude WATKINS was born on 16 Oct 1874 in Warren Co., IN ²⁰, died on 1 Feb 1929 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN ²¹ and was buried on 4 Feb 1929 in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, IN ²¹.)

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

Julia next married William RITTER.

Edward married Margaret COX?.

General 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 ¹¹. (Eva Rosetta TARPENING was born on 3 Jun 1867 and died on 23 Mar 1912.)

 
Children from this marriage were:

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

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

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

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

Laura married Brannock COURTNEY.

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

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

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

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

General Notes:Lafayette Journal and Courier
Lafayette, Indiana
December 1934

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.

Jane married Henry Clay WATKINS, son of Josiah WATKINS and Elizabeth J. W. GOWTY, on 25 Apr 1872 in Warren Co., IN ¹⁵. (Henry Clay WATKINS was born on 4 Jun 1848 in Sussex Co., DE ²¹, died on 6 Jan 1918 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe Co., IN ²¹ and was buried in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, IN.)

General Notes:Lafayette Daily Courier
Lafayette, Indiana
January 8, 1918

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:

   87 F    i. Gertrude WATKINS was born on 16 Oct 1874 in Warren Co., IN ²⁰, died on 1 Feb 1929 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN ²¹ and was buried on 4 Feb 1929 in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, IN ²¹.

General 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

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Lafayette Journal and Courier
Lafayette, Indiana
February 2, 1929

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 ¹⁹. The marriage ended in divorce in Oct 1900. (Ira HENRY\GARRARD was born on 22 Apr 1872 in Warren Co., IN, died on 14 Oct 1948 in West Lebanon, Warren Co., IN and was buried in Independence Cemetery, Warren Co., IN.)

Gertrude next married Marshall SHONKWILER on 6 Nov 1900 in Warren Co., IN ²². (Marshall SHONKWILER was born in Nov 1878 in Indiana and died on 27 Jan 1904 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe Co., IN.)

Gertrude next married ? GARZA after 1904.

Gertrude next married Noah WEBB on 19 Jul 1923 in Kokomo, Howard Co., IN ²³. (Noah WEBB died after 1929.)

   88 M    ii. Lewis Napoleon WATKINS was born on 29 Apr 1877 in Green Hill, Warren Co., IN ²⁴, died on 19 Jan 1968 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN ²⁴ and was buried in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, 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 ²⁵. (Ethel John DOWNS was born on 17 Jul 1889 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe Co., IN ²⁶, died on 3 Jan 1962 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN ²⁶ and was buried in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, IN.)

   89 F    iii. Myrtle WATKINS was born on 5 Jun 1878 in Warren Co., IN ²⁷, died on 13 Jun 1914 in Kokomo, Howard Co., IN ²⁸ and was buried in Kokomo, Howard Co., IN.

Myrtle married Howard KENDALL on 26 Dec 1895 in Tippecanoe Co., IN ²⁹. (Howard KENDALL was born in Jul 1873 in Indiana ²⁷ and died on an unknown date.)

   90 F    iv. Fannie WATKINS was born on 7 Oct 1880 in Independence, Warren Co., IN ³⁰, died on 18 Jul 1935 in Pittsburg, Carroll Co., IN ³⁰ and was buried in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Delphi, Carroll Co., IN ³⁰.

Fannie married Charles BOYLES on 20 Mar 1901 in Tippecanoe Co., IN ³¹.

   91 M    v. William E. WATKINS was born in Jul 1883 in Warren Co., IN ³², died on 28 Jul 1948 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN ³³ and was buried in Battle Ground Cemetery, Tippecanoe Co., IN.

   92 M    vi. Elmer WATKINS was born on 14 Mar 1885 in Warren Co., IN ³⁴and died on 25 Jan 1938 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN ¹⁴. Another name for Elmer was PUG.

General Notes:Lafayette Journal and Courier
Lafayette, Indiana
January 1938

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

Elmer married Mary Frances JEFFREY on 19 Sep 1928 in Tippecanoe Co., IN ³⁴. (Mary Frances JEFFREY was born on 29 Jan 1909 in Montgomery Co., IN and died on an unknown date.)

   93 M    vii. Harley Oliver WATKINS was born on 8 Jun 1888 in Warren Co., IN ²¹, died on 11 Apr 1962 in Howard Co., IN ²¹ and was buried on 14 Apr 1962 in Crown Point Cemetery, Howard Co., IN ²¹.

General Notes:Kokomo Tribune, April 12, 1962

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.

Harley married Caroline HAMILTON on 16 Oct 1910 in Carroll Co., IN ³⁵. (Caroline HAMILTON was born on 27 Apr 1893 and died in 1943 in Howard Co., IN.)

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

   94 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 and was buried on 20 Sep 1961 in Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, W Lafayette, IN.

Clara married James Milton McNEELEY on 16 Feb 1907 in Tippecanoe Co., IN ³⁶. The marriage ended in divorce. (James Milton McNEELEY was born on 4 Oct 1881 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.)

Clara next married Richard Thomas POORE in 1926 ³⁷. (Richard Thomas POORE was born on 29 Jun 1879 in Metcalfe Co., KY and died on 14 Mar 1960 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN.)

   95 M    ix. Theodore WATKINS was born on 23 May 1891 in Warren Co., IN ³⁸, died on 11 Mar 1933 in Tippecanoe Co., IN ²⁶ and was buried in Battle Ground Cemetery, Battle Ground, IN.

Theodore married Nora GHERE on 15 Jul 1919 in Tippecanoe Co., IN ^{38 39}. The marriage ended in divorce in 1923. (Nora GHERE was born on 10 Jan 1902 in White Co., IN and died on an unknown date.)

Theodore next married Lillian DONALDSON on 4 Feb 1927.

   96 F    x. Pearl Pauline WATKINS was born on 30 Oct 1892 in Green Hill, Warren Co., IN ²¹, died on 15 Feb 1967 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN ²¹ and was buried on 18 Feb 1967 in Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, IN ²¹.

Pearl married Lee William IRWIN about 1920. (Lee William IRWIN was born in White Co., IN and died in 1933.)

Pearl next married Joseph E. REYNOLDS on 26 Jan 1941 in Tippecanoe Co., IN ⁴⁰. (Joseph E. REYNOLDS was born on 28 Jun 1885 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN.)

   97 F    xi. Alice Jane WATKINS was born on 30 Oct 1892 in Warren Co., IN ⁴¹, died on 22 Aug 1940 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN ⁴¹ and was buried on 26 Aug 1940 in Rest Haven Memorial Park, Lafayette, IN.

General Notes:Lafayette Journal and Courier
Lafayette, Indiana
August 23, 1940

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.

Alice married Raymond Thomas CUPPY in 1910 ¹⁴. (Raymond Thomas CUPPY was born in Lafayettte, IN.)

Alice next 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:

   98 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.

Bessie married Herbert YOUNG on 27 Dec 1909.

   99 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Johnson married Osa Mabel CORDREY on 15 Apr 1886 in Danville, VermIion, Co., IL. (Osa Mabel CORDREY was born on 4 Oct 1867 in Montgomery Co., IN and died on 1 Dec 1913 in Vermilion Co., IL.)

 
Children from this marriage were:

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

   106 M    ii. Ray H. WITTENMYER was born on 20 Mar 1893 in Danville, VermIion, Co., IL and died on 12 Sep 1964 in Detroit, MI.

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

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

 

Children from this marriage were:

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

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

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

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

Thomas married Edith Evelyn PEARSON on an unknown date.

John married Cornelia DAVIS. (Cornelia DAVIS was born on 27 Sep 1870 and died on 25 Mar 1952 in Warren Co., IN ¹⁷.)

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

1. 1870 Census Warren Co., IN Medina Twp.

2. Tombstone/Armstrong Chapel Cem.,Warren Co.

3. Tombstone Inscription, Davis Cem., Warren.

4. Warren Co., IN Marriage Rec. Bk. 6, pg. 208.

5. Family Bible/Samuel and Juliette Garrard.

6. State of Washington Death Certificate.

7. Warren Co., IN Marriage Record.

8. Ancestral File.

9. Benton County, IN Marriage Rec. Bk. 3, pg. 168.

10. License, Warren Co., IN Bk. 9, pg. 145.

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

12. Family Bible of Samuel and Juliette Garrard.

13. Civil War Widow's Pension Application.

14. Obituary, Lafayette Journal and Courier.

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

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

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

18. 1900 Indiana Census, Warren Co., Medina Twp., pg. 13A.

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

20. C. H. Bradshaw Funeral Home Records.

21. Indiana State Certificate of Death.

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

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

24. Tombstone Inscription Battle Ground Cem.

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

26. Tombstone Inscription, Battle Ground Cem.

27. 1900 Census Jasper Co., IN.

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

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

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

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

32. 1900 Census - Tippecanoe Co., IN.

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

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

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

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

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

38. Tippecanoe Co., IN Marriage Records.

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

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

41. Bradshaw Funeral Home Record.

Not knowing where exactly to place the illegitimate granddaughters, Deborah and Mary Jane McGahan, I have listed their information separately from the rest of the above report.  Deborah McGahan died unmarried and in her will leaves her property to her "cousin" Mary Jane.   In a document proving her will, Thomas Dawson gave testimony of her age, stating that he moved to Warren County, Indiana in 1828 and that she moved part of the way with him, and that he believed her to be at that time over four years of age.   Deborah's will

The data for Mary Jane McGahan's descendants was compiled by P. J. Lewis and can be found on her Web site: Descendants of John Irving Mitcham