Families of Adams County, Indiana, from the County Histories

Acker

• Samuel S. Acker (b. 1870); married Jane Smith
• Alpheus N. Acker; married Edna A. Faust

Anderson

• Badgeley Anderson; child of Robert Anderson and Nancy (Moore) Anderson

Armstrong

• Charles Armstrong (b. 1856, Adams county); child of Stephen Armstrong and Miriam (Nelson) Armstrong

Aspy

• H. M. Aspy (b. 1850, Wabash township); child of Mark Aspy and Elsie A. (Short) Aspy

Augsburger

• John C. Augsburger (b. 1876, French township)
• Levi Augsburger; child of John Augsburger and Marie (Wenger) Augsburger
• Moses Augsburger (French township); child of Christian Augsburger and Barbara (Liechty) Augsburger

Baker

• John P. Baker (b. 1880, Jefferson township); married Edna Landfair

Baltzell

• Thomas H. Baltzell (b. 1856, Blue Creek township); child of John Baltzell and Rebecea J. (Ruby) Baltzell

Barkley

• John Barkley; child of Elias Barkley and Mary (Clem) Barkley; married Laura L. Wass
• William P. Barkley; child of Elias Barkley and Mary (Clam) Barkley; married Ocie Miller

Baumgartner

• Peter J. Baumgartner; married Bertha L. Saurer

Becker

• John P. Becker; child of Morris Becker and Anna (Tanner) Becker; married Mary Luxenburger

Beeler

• Daniel Beeler; child of William Beeler and Margaret (Burcaw) Beeler

Beer

• Christian C. Beer (b. 1866); child of Christian Beer and Barbara (Dubach) Beer

Beery

• Reuben Beery (b. 1848); married Elizabeth Steele
• Christian Beery (b. 1850, Washington township); child of Eli Beery and Hester (Biosser) Beery; married Martha Burkhead

Berger

• William Berger; child of Nicholas Berger and Susanna (Smith) Berger

Bienz

• Adam J. Bienz (b. 1859); married Matilda Bleeke

Bixler

• David Bixler (French township); married Anna Luginbill

Blackburn

• Norval Blackburn; married Sarah J. Stoops

Blakey

• John H. Blakey (b. 1855); married Amelia Thieme

Bleeke

• William F. Bleeke (b. 1855); married Louisa Holle
• Theodore Bleeke (b. 1869); child of Christian F. Bleeke and Maria (Rupp) Bleeke; married Hedric Schindler
• Ferdinand Bleeke (b. 1872); child of Frederick Bleeke and Maiy Bleeke; married Matilda Koldewey
• Edward C. Bleeke; married Pauline Thieme

Bolds

• Alexander Bolds (b. 1830, Medina county); child of Fhilander Bolds and Claricy (Davis) Bolds

Bowman

• William A. Bowman; child of Gideon Bowman and Aline (Sautbine) Bowman

Bradford

• H. P. Bradford; child of Peter Bradford and Martha (Cornelius) Bradford; married Rosie Wible

Brown

• Isaac Brown (b. 1847, Wayne county); child of John Brown and Mariah (Sager) Brown
• John Brown; married Nettie Martin

Buckmaster

• W. V. Buckmaster (b. 1865, Adams county); child of Hilman Thatcher. Mrs. Buckmaster; married Elizabeth Thatcher
• J. A. Buckmaster (b. 1874, Jefferson township); child of David Buckmaster and Sarah (Hutchinson) Buckmaster

Bultemeier

• Charles E. Bultemeier (b. 1853, Root township); child of Conrad Bultemeier and Louisa (Miland) Bultemeier; married Dora Horstmeyer

Burghalter

• Christian Burghalter (b. 1833)

Burk

• Bartly Burk (Wabash township); married Christiana Kelly

Campbell

• William C. Campbell; child of George Campbell and Rebecca (Gilpin) Campbell; married Clara Blossom

Case

• Robert Case (b. 1856)

Chronister

• Josiah L. Chronister (b. 1856); child of Conrad Chronister and Catherine (Lenharl) Chronister; married Ida Merrill

Cline

• Jonas Cline (b. 1845); child of Jacob Cline and Barbara (Robinson) Cline; married Nancy Rice

Cook

• Coat Cook (b. 1841, Medina county); child of Frederick Cook and Margaret (Shafer) Cook

Dailey

• Joseph Johnson Dailey (b. 1847)

Decker

• Henry Decker (b. 1854); married Frances Bucher

Dirkson

• Henry Dirkson

Drew

• William B. Drew; child of Rufus B. Drew and Mary A. (Buck) Drew; married Rebecca Vorhis

Egly

• Christian Egly (b. 1864, Hartford township); child of Henry Egly and Catherine (Goldsmith) Egly; married Anna Schenbeck
• Samuel Egly; child of Henry Egly and Catherine (Goldsmith) Egly; married Fanny Schindler

Ehrman

• John A. Ehrman; married Caroline Bleeke

Eiting

• Henry Eiting (b. 1849)

Engeler

• Edward D. Engeler (b. 1876, Wells county); child of Frederick Engeler and Rosana (Beeverstein) Engeler; married Hazel Karns

Fetters

• Samuel Fetters (b. 1847, Stark county)

France

• Edwin W. France

Franz

• Emil Franz; married Katie Lehman
• Ernest Franz; child of Daniel Franz and Elizabeth (Schaad) Franz

Frisinger

• Maynard Frisinger; child of John M. Frisinger and Mary (Peterson) Frisinger

Fuhrman

• Samuel Fuhrman (b. 1862, Root township); child of Charles H. Fuhrman and Caroline (Hellswarth) Fuhrman

Fulk

• William Fulk; child of Jacob Fulk and Susan (Kale) Fulk; married Emma Sovine

Gallmeier

• Henry Gallmeier; married Minnie Kleine

Glendening

• Willis C. Glendening (Adams county); child of John Glendening and Rachel (Pontius) Glendening; married Ella Darr

Grandstaff

• John C. Grandstaff (b. 1872); child of Lemuel Grandstaff and Catherine (Dutcher) Grandstaff; married Lillie Fleming

Grote

• C. H. C. Grote

Grove

• Harry O. Grove; child of Hiram Grove and Leah (Eoyer) Grove; married Agatha Fischer

Habegger

• Jacob A. Habegger (b. 1870); child of Abraham Habegger and Lena (Moser) Habegger

Hale

• John Hale; child of Bowen Hale and Mary A. (Deam) Hale
• S. W. Hale; married Phoebe C. Mc

Hall

• John Hall (Morgan county)
• William Hall (Perry county); child of Samuel Hall and Margaret (Brown) Hall; married Melissa French

Hardison

• J. H. Hardison; child of Ivory Hardison and Dorcas (Abbott) Hardison

Heller

• Daniel D. Heller (b. 1839, Harrison county); child of Henry B. Heller and Mary A. (Weyandt) Heller
• Henry B. Heller (b. 1875)

Hendricks

• John Hendricks (b. 1839, Harrison county)
• Eli W. Hendricks (b. 1861); child of William Hendricks and Mary A. (Ray) Hendricks; married Mary Ellen Reffey
• William P. Hendricks (b. 1864, Monroe township); child of William Hendricks and Mary A. (Ray) Hendricks; married Achsah A. Harris
• John Hendricks; child of Thomas Hendricks and Lydda Hendricks; married Margaret E. Ray

Hirschy

• Elias Hirschy (b. 1824); child of Philip Hirschy and Mary (Richer) Hirschy; married Magdalena Stuckey
• Christian Hirschy (b. 1864, Adams county); child of Philip Hirschy and Mary (Richer) Hirschy; married Louise Felber

Hisey

• Frank Hisey; child of John Hisey and Barbara E. (Snyder) Hisey

Hoffman

• James D. Hoffman; married Jennie Fulk
• W. D. Hoffman

Holle

• William Holle; married Sophia Bleeke

Holthouse

• Lew Holthouse; child of John B. Holthouse and Mary (Gast) Holthouse

Hooper

• Paul G. Hooper (Root township); child of Ezekiel Hooper and Almira (Gosline) Hooper

Houck

• George Houck; married Mary D. Cline

Huffman

• John Huffman (Coshocton county); married Mary J. Runyon

Huser

• Jacob Huser (Adams county)

Jaus

• Henry Jaus; married Anna Paul

Johnson

• Willis Frank Johnson; married Lena Myers

Johnston

• Joseph T. Johnston; child of James Johnston and Eliza (Merryman) Johnston; married Minerva Reynolds

Klausing

• John Klausing; child of Charles Klausing; married Emma Berghegger

Kline

• William Kline (b. 1840, Root township); child of Jacob Kline and Barbara (Robinson) Kline

Koos

• Jacob Koos (b. 1859, Tuscarawas county); child of John Koos and Catherine (Burkhard) Koos

Krick

• Henry Krick; married Sarah Mangold

Kunkle

• Samuel D. Kunkle; child of Michael Kunkle and Catherine (Sentz) Kunkle; married Martha Dorwin

Laman

• David Laman

Lehman

• Samuel Lehman; married Elizabeth Oberly

Lewton

• Lewis Lewton (b. 1841, Adams county); child of Perry Lewton and Mary (Leamaster) Lewton; married Sarah J. Robison

Liechty

• John J. Liechty (Wayne county); child of John Liechty and Barbara Liechty
• Peter J. Liechty; child of Catherine Liechty

Long

• Lewis Long; married Mary Kv

Lower

• Joseph Lower (b. 1843); child of William Lower and Catherine (Munia) Lower

Lutz

• Clark J. Lutz; married Anna M. Lewis

MacKlin

• P. A. MacKlin; married Mary Siberry

Martz

• James K. Martz; married Rachael Hahn

Mattax

• Lemuel Lewis Mattax (b. 1862, Adams county); child of William L. Mattax and Bersheba (Coverdale) Mattax; married Sophia Eocher
• Davidson Mattax (Knox county); child of Louis Mattax and Ann (Stephenson) Mattax

Mcclain

• Newton H. Mcclain (b. 1857, Adams county)

Mccollum

• E. D. Mccollum (b. 1843, Jay county); married Catherine Fritz

Mccune

• James Mccune (b. 1840, Rush county); married Susanna Berger

Mckean

• John W. Mckean; married Lydia Stalter

Merryman

• James T. Merryman (b. 1827, Tuscarawas county); married Mary Ann Archbold

Meshberger

• David Meshberger; child of Jacob Meshberger and Rosie (Rieffe) Meshberger

Meyer

• Eli Meyer (French township); married Florence Wood

Miller

• William Miller (b. 1837, West Penn township); child of Samuel Miller and Polly (Zimmerman) Miller
• Levi D. Miller (b. 1850, Hartford township); child of Daniel Miller
• Charles Miller (b. 1859, Lawrence county); child of Jacob Miller and Mary (Reinhard) Miller
• Henry Miller; child of Peter Miller

Moeschberger

• Christian Moeschberger; married Mary French

Moran

• John C. Moran (Jefferson township); married Rosella Yager

Morrow

• Henry A. Morrow; married Emaline Hoffman

Moses

• Edgar S. Moses (b. 1856, Root township); married Margaret A. Dailey

Mosser

• Noah Mosser; child of Solomon Mosser and Elizabeth (Schlatter) Mosser; married Rosina Zehr

Mumma

• John H. Mumma (b. 1837); child of Christian Mumma and Rebecca (Snyder) Mumma

Neuenschwander

• Jacob C. Neuenschwander (b. 1848, Putnam county); child of Christian P. Neuenschwander and Anna (Lehman) Neuenschwander; married Elizabeth Stauffer
• Jonas Neuenschwander; child of Christian Neuenschwander and Barbara (Gerber) Neuenschwander; married Maggie Bischoff

Niblick

• J. K. Niblick (b. 1859); child of Jesse Niblick and Catherine (Closs) Niblick; married Myrtle Miller
• Charles Stavart Niblick; child of Jesse Niblick; married Minnie Waldron
• Jesse Niblick (Carroll county)
• William H. Niblick; child of Jesse Niblick and Catherine (Close) Niblick

Nidlinger

• John D. Nidlinger; child of Nathan Nidlinger and Jane (Walters) Nidlinger; married Louisa J. Kline

Oliver

• Marion L. Oliver; child of Silas Oliver and Mary (North) Oliver; married Ellen Wistner

Patterson

• James C. Patterson (b. 1855); married Lydia Irvin
• Robert D. Patterson; married Sophia Beery

Porter

• Andrew J. Porter; child of William Porter and Margaret (Hoskinson) Porter; married Parthena Shaffer
• Charles Dorvvin Porter; child of John Pomeroy Porter and Elizabeth (Dorwin) Porter; married Gene Stratton

Preuss

• Christian B. Preuss; child of Christian F. Preuss and Mary (Schoenemann) Preuss; married Emma Sodtmaiin

Randenbush

• William Randenbush (b. 1862, Allen county near the city of Fort Wayne); child of Isaac Randenbush and Anna M. (Shaffer) Randenbush; married Delia Reynolds

Rape

• Lafayette Rape (b. 1845, Darke county); married Sarah Buckey

Rayn

• Clarence O. Rayn (b. 1873, Bear Creek township); married Pearl Leota Dutton

Reinking

• Herman F. Reinking; child of Christian F. Reinking and Louisa (Fhalsing) Reinking; married Mary L. Elakey
• William F. Reinking; married Laura Marker

Reusser

• Amos Reusser (b. 1869)

Rich

• Nicholas Rich (b. 1867, French township); child of Joseph Rich and Anna (Moser) Rich

Ripley

• Malcolm Alonzo Ripley (b. 1866, Mercer county); child of John F. Ripley and Elizabeth M. (Edwards) Ripley

Rohrer

• John Rohrer (b. 1870); child of John C. Rohrer and Rosana (Dantz) Rohrer
• Fred Rohrer; child of John Christian Rohrer and Rosina Rohrer

Rugg

• Jay Rugg; child of Samuel L. Rugg

Runyon

• Noah Runyon (b. 1838, Champaign county); child of John Runyon and Mary (Price) Runyon

Rupp

• Jesse Rupp

Rupright

• John Rupright (Lehigh county); child of George Rupright and Susanna (Schaffer) Rupright; married Elizabeth Daugherty

Ryf

• Otto M. Ryf (Monroe township of Adams county); child of Ferdinand Ryf and Lena (Kneuss) Ryf

Schamerloh

• William Schamerloh (b. 1859); child of Christian Schamerloh and Caroline (Kruckeberger) Schamerloh; married Anna Bienz

Schenk

• Charles H. Schenk; child of G. F. Schenk and Christina (Ruckweidt) Schenk; married Elizabeth C. Atkinson

Schug

• Julius C. Schug (b. 1858, Tuscarawas county); child of Karl Schug and Catherine (Roush) Schug; married Nanny Burghalter
• Philip Schug (b. 1861, Tuscarawas county)
• Rudolph Schug; married Mina Reppert
• William F. Schug (Tuscarawas county); child of Charles Schug and Catherine (Rousch) Schug

Shepherd

• Nathan Shepherd; child of William Shepherd and Olevia (Emory) Shepherd; married Sarah C. Conner

Sholty

• Benjamin W. Sholty (b. 1846, Stark county); child of Henry J. Sholty and Sarah (Weimer) Sholty

Simison

• John Simison; married Sarah Chrisman

Smith

• Martin L. Smith (b. 1859); child of Franklin Smith and Catherine (Rawley) Smith; married Isabella Kern
• David Edward Smith (b. 1867, Mercer county)
• Adam J. Smith; child of Henry Smith and Catherine (Leppie) Smith; married Alwillda Fonner

Snow

• Vernon L. Snow; married Mary C. Vance

Sprunger

• Reuben Sprunger (b. 1875); married Laura Fuhrman

Steel

• David Steel (b. 1840, Kirkland township)
• James A. Steel; child of Samuel Steel; married Victoria Le

Steiner

• John P. Steiner; child of Peter C. Steiner and Fanny (Stauffer) Steiner; married Sarah A. French

Stengel

• Chris Stengel (b. 1865); married Millie E. Craig

Teeple

• William H. Teeple (b. 1855); child of John E. Teeple; married Rosetta Gulick
• Judson W. Teeple; child of John E. Teeple and Catherine (Smith) Teeple

Thieme

• Andreas F. Thieme (b. 1865); child of Godfrey Thieme and Amelia (Reusher) Thieme
• Frederick Thieme (Union township); child of Andrew Thieme and Christina (Kruckeberger) Thieme

Tinkham

• Sylvester C. Tinkham; child of Dennison Tinkham and Margaret (Scoles) Tinkham; married Phoebe Murray

Vizard

• John W. Vizard (b. 1869, Monroe township); child of William Vizard and Elizabeth (Ratledge) Vizard; married Myrtle M. Acker

Waggoner

• William T. Waggoner; child of Henry R. Waggoner and Sarah (Lizar) Waggoner; married Julia A. Hedington

Wagner

• James Wagner (Fairfield county)

Walters

• C. Lee Walters (b. 1869)

Wass

• Wesley W. I. Wass (b. 1837)

Weldy

• William B. Weldy (b. 1850, Kirkland township); child of Daniel Weldy and Elizabeth (Beery) Weldy
• Daniel Weldy; married Elizabeth Beery

Werling

• David Werling

Wilson

• Richard S. Wilson; child of George C. Wilson and Eliza A. (Wood) Wilson; married Elizabeth Eutsler

Wolfe

• Adamson Ross Wolfe (b. 1847, Ashland county); child of Sylvester Wolfe and Hannah G. (Gladden) Wolfe; married Jenny Murphy

Wullimann

• Jacob Wullimann (b. 1840); child of Clemenz Wullimann and Elizabeth (Habbeger) Wullimann

Yager

• Charles Yager; child of Jacob Yager and Mary J. Yager; married Kannie Steele

Zehr

• George Zehr (b. 1842); married Lydia Roth
• John B. Zehr; child of John Zehr and Catherine (Baughman) Zehr