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1887 Greene County History 


"A" Biographies

"B" Biographies

WILLIAM H. ADAM
      
b. 1832 Jackson Co OH, parents not given (Res. Grant twp.)
       m. Elizabeth Rhoads (dau of Walter & Mary Rhoads)
       Children- William W., John W., Lewis A., Warren, Mary A., Frances E., Minnie, Viana & Jemima

JACOB A. ADDY
      
b. 17 April 1817 Coshocton Co OH, son of Robert Addy; (Res. Junction twp.)
       m. Mary A. Rodney 15 Nov 1836 (dau of John Rodney)
       Children- Catherine m. William Sharp, Sarah A. d. age 18, Robert G. d. age 7, Elizabeth  Clark d. age 14 months  & adopted son William L. Fordyce (goes by name of Addy)

WILLIAM  LAFAYETTE  ADDY
      
b. 23 April 1856 Linn Co IA, foster son of Jacob A. Addy, & son of Mary (Corbley) Fordyce; (Res. Junction twp.)
       m. Carrie Hughes 22 Aug 1878 (dau of Francis Hughes)
       Children- Earl Fordyce and Frank Corbley

HENRY H. ADKINS
      
b. 2 Nov 1846 Champaign Co IL, son of Lewis & Mary A. (Phillippe) Adkins; (Res. Washington twp.)
       m. Mary E. Hoover 18 July 1869 (dau of Samuel & Sarah Hoover)
       Children- Charles W., Effie E., Mabel M., and three children dec'd

JOHN H. ALBERT
      
b. 6 Dec 1848 Lancaster Co PA, son of Emanuel & Mary (Will) Albert; (Res. Jackson twp.)
       m. Ursula Reynolds 15 Feb 1872 Cedar Co IA (b. 2 Dec 1854 PA, granddau of Daniel Whitman)
       Children- John Franklin, Charles C., Maud M., Martha M., Isaac N., David O., and infant dau unnamed

WILLIAM ALLAN
      
b. 22 Dec 1850 Aberdeenshire, Scot., son of William & Catherine (Walker) Allan; (Res. Grant twp.)
       m. Lucinda Rorick  3 March 1875 Cedar Co IA (b. OH)
       Children- Mary, Isabel R., George R., Gracie, and Edith

MRS. REBECCA A. ALLEN
      
b. 20 Aug 1832 Oswego Co NY, dau of Amos Burrows (Res. Grand Junction)
       m. John Allen 23 Jan 1850 (he is dec'd)
       Children- Amelia J. m. G.B. Burk, Austin D. m. Mary Steberg, Charley Frank d. age 5, and three other  children dec'd

RENSSELAER ALLEN
      
b. 7 June 1849 Cayuga Co NY, son of Jonathan & Sarah (Robinson) Allen;  (Res. Franklin twp.); Co. F, 164th New York Infantry - Civil War
       m. Ada A. Townsmen 17 Oct 1866 (b. 24 Feb 1850 Allegany Co NY, dau of A. & Julia (Jones) Townsmen
       Children- George A., Florence, and Mattie J.

ALFRED ALLISON
      
b. Sept. 1829 Yorkshire, England, son of Job & Anna (Coates) Allison (Res. Cedar twp.)
       m. Ann Arnett 22 Oct 1850 England (b. May 1827 Yorkshire, Eng., dau of Thomas & Hester Arnett)
       Children- John W., Eliza A. m. G.R. Waters, & Mary J. m. William J. Bryant

JOHN G. ALLSTOTT
      
b. Feb 1862 (1851?) Dubuque Co IA, son of Edward & Sarah (Smith) Allstott; (Res. Bristol twp.)
       m. Malinda Coombs 28 Oct 1872 (b. 10 Sept 1854 Champaign Co IL)
       Children- Jesse O., Charles E., Dora F., and Hattie

WARREN E. AMES
       
b. 24 Sept 1828 Onondaga Co NY, son of John Ames (Res. Junction twp.)
       m.(1)  Guitan Vine  1 Oct 1848
       Children- George, Henry, Alva, Mary, Ella, Harriet- dec'd, and Minnie- dec'd
       m. (2) Margaret Kannady 21 Sept 1870 (dau of John Kannady)
       Children- Charles W. and John M.  One adopted son, Thomas Early

BEN F. ANDERSON
      
b. Greene Co. IA, son of Preston Anderson (Res. Grant twp.)
       m. Isadore Humphrey
       Children- Robert L.

D. B. ANDERSON
      
b. 24 Feb 1841 Knox Co OH, son of J.Y. & Mahala (Cain) Anderson; (Res. Kendrick twp.); Co. E, 39th Iowa Infantry - Civil War
       m. (1) Eliza Miller  1 July 1858 (dau of Dr. J.P. Miller)  She d. 9 Jan 1879
       Children- Alice, Sylvester, Freddie, Hattie, Myra, David  & four children dec'd
       m. (2) Mrs. Anna Nesbit 13 April 1879 (widow of John Nesbit & mother of his five children-M.L., Etta L., Alice M., Alva U. and Anna B. Nesbit)
       Children- Eliza Pearl, Myrtie E., and Levi Ross Anderson

DRURY P. ANDERSON
      
b. 3 Sept 1847 Greene Co OH, son of William & Lydia Anderson (Res. Jackson twp.)
       m. Annie McCuen 17 Dec 1877 (dau of Nathan & Harriet McCuen)
       Children- Lura, Edgar-d. in infancy, and Sadie

JOSEPH W. ANDERSON
      
b. 14 Jan 1844 Fayette Co OH, son of William & Amarilla (Dinsmore) Anderson; (Res.  Grant twp.); Co. H, 10th Iowa Infantry- Civil War 
       m. Nancy J. Cochran 15 March 1866 (b. 1848 Logan Co OH, dau of George & Phebe Ann Cochran)
       Children- none listed

SYLVESTER B. ANDERSON
      
b. 1846 OH, son of J.G. & J. (Cain) Anderson (Res. Jefferson)
       m. Cornelia Price (dau of Owen Price)
       Children- Mary W., Edith M., Josephine E., Lovina S., and Sylvester B.

GEORGE ANDREW
      
b. Lincolnshire, Eng., son of George & Ann Andrew (Res. Bristol twp.
       m. Catherine Hatter 4 March 1852 (b. Lincolnshire, Eng., d. 1867 Clayton Co IA)
       Children- William, Catherine m. W.C. Stream, Abbie m. James Clifferton, Clayton, Ella m. Alfred  Flack, and Charles

JOHN D. ARCH
      
b. 11 June 1822 Morris Co NJ, son of Thomas & Betsy Ann Arch; (Res. Jackson twp.)
       m. Catherine Colwell 1843 NJ (dau of Joshua & Ann Colwell)
       Children- George, William A., Ransom, Anna m. ___ Jaquies, Emma m. ___ Gouger, John, Eddie, Walter S.- dec'd, and Frank- dec'd

THOMAS J. ARMSTRONG
      
b. 25 July 1838 Montgomery Co IN, son of Henry Armstrong; (Res. Surry, Washington twp.); (Photo available); Co. G, 11th Indiana Infantry- Civil War
       m. Sarah Cole  22 Nov 1866 (b. VA, dau of Joshua Cole)
       Children- one child burned to death age 4

GEORGE ATCHINSON
      
b. 8 Nov 1838 Fulton Co IL, son of Jacob & Mary (Randall) Atchinson; (Res. Franklin twp.)
       m. Elizabeth A. Butler 1871
       Children- Alonzo, John, Arthur, and George
 

VALENTINE S. BABB
      
b. 9 July 1820 Greene Co. TN, son of William & Mercy (Brown) Babb; (Res. Grant twp.)
       m. (1) Lydia Crumley in TN (d. 19 Feb 1857 Greene Co IA) 
       Children- Emily m. Luke Turpen, Amanda Jane m. John Atkins, three 
children d. young
       m. (2) Abigail Bennett 9 Aug 1857  (d. 13 Jan 1874 )
       Children- Mary m. ___ Roberts, Oliver V., Amelia A., Alice M., Belle m. ___ Johnson, Walter, and one who d. in infancy

A. B. BARKER
      
b. 18 Dec 1823 Oneida Co NY; (Res. Not given)
       m. (1) E. A. Stantiel  1850 (b. NY)
       Children- H.S.,  H.F., and Mattie E.

ISAAC M. BARNES
      
b. 25 June 1841 Guernsey Co OH, son of Nathan & Mary Barnes; (Res. Highland twp.); Co. F, 83rd Illinois Infantry - Civil War
       m. Laura Nowles 29 Sept 1870 (b. 9 Dec 1849 OH, dau of G.R. &
Emily Nowles)<br>
       Children- Mary Tacy, Albert M., Mabel, Alice, Laura, Icyda, and Lester

WILLIAM C. BARTH
      
b. 14 May 1853 Lewis Co NY, son of Andrew Barth (Res. Dana)
       m. Phebe A. Ashmore 30 My 1880 (dau of Madison Ashmore of WI)
       Children- none listed

CHARLES H. BASSETT
      
b. 24 Dec 1824 New Bedford, MA,  d. 14 Nov 1885; (Res. was Grand Junction)
       m. name not given
       Children - eight who survived him

JACOB F. BEATY
      
b. 12 Oct 1831 Preston Co W.Va, son of James  & ____ (Feather) Beaty; (Res. Junction twp.)
       m. Elizabeth Blick  Dec 1859 (dau of Joseph Blick)
       Children- Marcellus E., Henry W., Huldah A., Elma E., and Margery A.

HENRY BEEBE
      
b. 20 Nov 1840 Steuben Co NY, son of Alonzo & Elizabeth Beebe; (Res. Bristol twp.) Co. A, 36th Illinois Infantry - Civil War
       m. Mary Wright (b. 15 Aug 1850 Putnam Co IN, dau of Willis Wright)
       Children- Orville, Willie- dec'd, Myria, Orson, and Hazen

ELI B. BERRIEN
      
b. 12 May 1857 New York City, NY, son of Cornelius Berrien (Res. Angus)
       m. Anna H. Halpine 7 Nov 1878 (dau of Matthew Halpine of LaSalle, IL)
       Children- Nellie H., Orval B., Leonard B., and one child dec'd

J. E. BERRY
      
b. 23 April 1846 Davis Co IA, son of James & Nancy (McConnell) Berry; (Res. Greenbrier twp.)
       m. Lucinda Breeding  9 March 1873 (dau of Alexander Breeding)
       Children- William Guy, Thomas G.

JOHN BISH
      
b. 31 May 1842 Highland Co OH, son of Jacob Bish; (Res. Rippey); Co. H, 10th Iowa Infantry - Civil War
       m. Hattie E. Clark 23 Nov 1865 (dau of George Clark)
       Children- Zuie A., Charles d. age 8, and Nora B.

WILLIAM H. BISTLINE
      
b. 23 June 1850 Perry Co PA, son of George & Elizabeth (Bird) Bistline; (Res. Junction twp.)
       m. Mary Barrick 16 Jan 1872 Ogle Co IL (dau of Jacob Barrick)
       Children- Elizabeth E., Jennie B., Grace, Charles- dec'd, William, and Ethel

HENRY M. BLAKE
      
b. 20 May 1839 Co. Clare, Ire., son of Henry & Margaret (Magner) Blake; (Res. Highland twp.) Co. A, 11th Wisconsin Infantry - Civil War
       m. Margaret Murphy 24 Oct 1866 (b. 10 May 1844 Can.)
       Children- Mary E., Annie T., Margaret, James H., Sarah B., Elizabeth, Lucy, John S., Alice, and George S.

DANIEL I. BLANSHAN
      
b. 29 Nov 1850 Onondaga Co NY, son of Matthew & Sarah Blanshan (Res. Junction twp.)
       m. Ella N. Mack  1 Jan 1880 (dau of Willard Mack) 
       Children- Melvin, Sarah, Merton, and Laura

CHARLES BOFINK
      
b. (not given) (Res. Jefferson)
       m. Eliza E. Northway  (b. NY)
       Children- none given

LOREN W. BOGGS
      
b. 12 Jan 1830 Franklin Co. OH, son of Moses M. & Sarah (Skinner) Boggs; (Res. Bristol twp.) Co. G, 24th Iowa Infantry - Civil War
       m. Jane W. Morris April 1854 (b. NY,  d. 25 Dec 1883 age 69)
       Children- Henry M., others dec'd

BENJAMIN BOLIN
      
b. 25 Nov 1839 Owen Co IN, son of Benajah Bolin; (Res. Junction twp.) Co. H, 14th Indiana Infantry - Civil War
       m. Mrs. Rilla Hagood 14 Oct 1878 (dau of Jesse Harden)
       Step-children- Charles E. Hagood

JOHN P. BONTZ
      
b. 25 June 1837 Bavaria, Ger., son of Jacob & Eva Bontz (Res. Hardin twp.)
       m. Anna Shaw  Feb 1875 (b. June 1856 IL, dau of Joseph & Harriet Shaw)
       Children- Viola, Fred, and Joseph

JOHN BOYDEN
      
b. 6 Sept 1828 Jefferson Co NY, son of Samuel Boyden; (Res. Grand Junction); unmarried

JAMES F. M. BRADLEY
      
b. 18 April 1834 Howard Co MO, son of Thomas Bradley; (Res. Rippey) Missouri State Militia- Civil War
       m. Juda A. Burnett  1 Dec 1853 (dau of Isaac Burnett)
       Children- Elizabeth M., Melvin B., William G., Joseph L., Benjamin F., Maude, and two children dec'd

FRANK BRADSHAW
      
b. 3 May 1841 Brooke Co WV, son of John & Rebecca J. (Dodd) Bradshaw; (Res. Paton twp.) Co. D, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery - Civil War
       m. Aner E. Smith 21 Feb 1867 (dau of Fred & Almira Smith)
       Children- Fannie M., Frank W., Ida A., Emma M., Mary M., Charles W. & Cassie C. (twins), John A., and one child dec'd

PETER B. BREINER
      
b. 3 May 1819 NJ, son of Martin & Margarette (Port) Breiner; (Res. Highland twp.)
       m. (1) Mima Smith  1 Jan 1842 (b. PA, dau of William & Sarah (Farven) Smith. She d. 1861)
       Children- John, William S., Sarah, and Stewart
       m. (2) Mrs. E.A. Snyder 2 Feb 1876 Philadelphia, PA (b. 29 Sept 1825 Centerville, DE, dau of Perry & Rachel Carr
       Children- Eleanor, Jacob S., and Andrew Jackson

HENRY BUCHER
      
b. 16 Sept 1841 Lancaster Co PA, son of Martin &amp; Mary Bucher; (Res. Bristol twp.) Co. A, 16th Iowa Infantry - Civil War
       m. Lena Herbst Sept 1870 (b. 1850 Cedar Co IA, dau of Henry Herbst)
       Children- Minnie, Edward, Ebby, Bertie, and dec'd children Willie, Georgie, Amelia & unnamed infant

EDWARD S. BUCHMILLER
      
b. 10 Jan 1853 Henry Co IL, son of John D. & Frances Buchmiller; (Res. Bristol twp.)
       m. Valeria M. Young 1873 Henry Co IL (dau of Felix W. & Catherine (Briton) Young)
       Children- Odelia M., John E., Richard M., Ethel R., and Roxy B.

ARCHIBALD BURK
      
b. 23 April 1840 Otsego Co NY, son of Amos S. Burk; (Res. Washington twp.); Co. H, 10th Iowa Infantry - Civil War
       m. Martha Heater 21 May 1865 (dau of Jacob Heater)
       Children- Jennie A., James A., George E., and Nellie A.

JOSHUA BURK
      
b. 31 March 1833 Oswego Co NY, son of Amos Burk; (Res. Washington twp.)
       m. Amanda C. Hall  1856  (b. VA, dau of John Hall)
       Children- Viola E m. Tupper Kirby, Catherine m. Frank Taylor, Banyer m. Emma John, John, Amos m. Cora White, Nicholas P., Hannah, Eliza, Lilian, Andrew J. & Isaac J.

LEROY BURK
      
b. 22 Feb 1855 McDonough Co. IL, son of Amos S. & Catharine (Allen) Burk; (Res. Washington twp.) unmarried

JAMES BURKE
      
b. 10 Oct 1834 Ireland, son of Miles & Ellen Burke; (Res. Kendrick twp.) 1st Wisconsin Battery Light Artillery - Civil War
       m. Sarah Eason 23 March 1871 (b. Wayne Co OH, dau of Alexander & Mary Eason)
       Children- Ada May

C. K. BURKHOLDER
      
b. 26 July 1833 Adams Co PA, son of Samuel L. & Anna (Knopp) Burkholder; (Res. Greenbrier twp.)
       m. Anna Lizzie Mohler Jan 1866 (b. 12 April 1840, dau of John & Maria (Hurst) Mohler)
       Children- Anna M. m. David M. Austin, Emma Clara d. age 7

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