Families of Blackford County, Indiana, from the County Histories

Abbott

• Lyman Abbott (b. 1835)
• Eugene Abbott; child of Horatio Abbott and Angeline (Cory) Abbott

Adams

• Charles Kendall Adams (b. 1835)
• William Adams (b. 1840); child of James Adams and Martha (Devoss) Adams
• John Adams; child of John Adams

Alger

• Russell A. Alger (b. 1836, Medina county); child of Russell Alger and Caroline (Moulton) Alger

Allison

• William B. Allison (b. 1829)

Andrews

• Elisha B. Andrews (b. 1844)

Armour

• Philip D. Armour (b. 1832)

Armstrong

• Ezra Clinton Armstrong; married Anna Alaude Cox

Ayer

• Peter Ayer; married Matilda Oldfather

Baird

• James G. Baird (b. 1821); married Clarissa Lcedon

Baker

• B. P. Baker (b. 1835); married Mary Anderson
• Thomas Jefferson Baker (b. 1855, Henry county)
• Amos J. D. Baker (b. 1862)

Bales

• William Bales; child of Cyrus Bales and Cynthia (Beal) Bales; married Jane E Clugh

Banning

• Moses W. Banning; married Almeda Letitia Wright

Barnes

• Solomon M. Barnes; child of Ozias Barnes; married Elizabeth Sutton

Barr

• Charles Wesley Barr; married Hannah Letitia Shrack

Barton

• Clara Barton; child of Captain Stephen Barton

Bayard

• Thomas Francis Bayard (b. 1828)

Beath

• William Alfred Beath (b. 1836, Licking township)

Bergh

• Henry Bergh

Bland

• Richard Parks Bland (b. 1835)

Blankenbaker

• Robert B. Blankenbaker (b. 1838); married Martha Cordelia Batten
• Abraham Lewis Blankenbaker; married Mary Gaar

Bonham

• John Asbury Bonham (b. 1861); child of William A. Bonham; married Maude Perkins

Borden

• Stephen Bailey Borden (b. 1863)

Bowen

• Harvey Bowen (b. 1850); child of William Bowen and Rebecca (Evans) Bowen

Bowman

• Charles W. Bowman (b. 1847); child of Levi Bowman and Elizabeth (Stout) Bowman

Boyd

• John P. Boyd (b. 1869, Jay county)

Brice

• Calvin S. Brice (b. 1845)

Brickley

• John Brickley (Mahoning county)

Briscoe

• Thomas S. Briscoe; child of Samuel F. Briscoe and Margaret (Wiimcr) Briscoe

Brooks

• Phillips Brooks (b. 1835)

Brown

• George Orville Brown (b. 1859); married Catherine Willman

Brush

• Charles Francis Brush (b. 1849)

Bryson

• David Alonzo Bryson (b. 1852); married Sarah Ryan

Bugh

• Perry Bugh (b. 1852, Washington township)

Burchard

• John Marion Burchard; married Mary Ann Shinn

Burns

• John Burns (b. 1871, Wells county); child of Joseph Burns and Anna Burns; married Zina Tfyer

Caldwell

• Benjamin Franklin Caldwell (b. 1828, Campbell county); child of David Caldwell; married Mary Jane Sample
• David C. Caldwell (b. 1852, Hancock county); child of Benjamin Franklin Caldwell and Mary J. Caldwell

Cameron

• Simon Cameron; child of Simon Cameron

Cantwell

• Sydney Wilberforce Cantwell (b. 1859); married Flora M. Kunkle

Capper

• Michael Capper; married Lacy A. Darrin

Chevigny

• Joseph A. J. De Chevigny; married Roseame Perrault

Childs

• George W. Childs (b. 1829)

Clapper

• Manford Marion Clapper; married Auretta Klee
• Theodore Clapper

Clark

• Ashley Wells Clark (Oneida county)

Cline

• William W. Cline (b. 1837)

Clinton

• De Witt Clinton; child of General James Clinton

Clouse

• Aaron H. Clouse (b. 1851)

Clouser

• Nelson D. Clouser

Colfax

• Schuyler Colfax (b. 1823); child of General William Colfax

Conkling

• Roscoe Conkling; child of Alfred Conkling. Alfred Conkling

Conrad

• John Q. Conrad (b. 1828, Washington county)

Cooley

• Edward C. Cooley (b. 1863); child of Charles R. Cooley and Catharine (Brough) Cooley
• Charles R. Cooley; child of William Cooley and Jane (Rainey) Cooley
• William B. Cooley; child of C. R. Cooley and Catherine Cooley

Coulson

• Riley J. Coulson (b. 1857, Jay county); married Feenie Crozier

Cox

• Edward Everett Cox

Craft

• Thomas Evans Craft (b. 1837)

Cullom

• Shelby M. Cullom (b. 1829)

Curry

• William Amos Curry (Randolph county); child of Aaron S. Curry and Eliza Curry

Curtis

• George W. Curtis (b. 1824)

Cushman

• Charlotte Saunders Cushman (b. 1816)

Custer

• George A. Custer (b. 1840)

Davisson

• Henry C. Davisson (b. 1839); married Eliza Anderson

Dean

• Davis Gilmore Dean; child of Thomas Dean and Hannah (Anderson) Dean; married Hattie Curry

Death

• John Wesley Death; married Elizabeth R. Stewart

Debs

• Eugene V. Debs (b. 1855)

Depew

• Chauncey Mitchell Depew (b. 1834)

Dick

• Richard Dick (Morgan county); child of Uriah Dick and Rosa (Michael) Dick

Dickinson

• Don M. Dickinson (b. 1846)

Dildine

• Joseph Dildine; child of Samson Dildine and Sarah (Highland) Dildine; married Elizabeth Williams

Dingley

• Nelson Dingley (b. 1832)

Dom

• William Win Dom (b. 1827, Belmont county)

Donnelly

• Ignatius Donnelly (b. 1831)

Dot

• Elisha Cook Lan Dot (b. 1846)

Dowell

• Frank P. Dowell (b. 1852); child of Jesse IT. Dowell and Fannie A. (Ellis) Dowell; married Mary A. Sharp

Downing

• S. J. Downing; child of William Downing and May Downing

Edison

• Thomas Alva Edison (b. 1847)

Emshwiller

• Ashley G. Emshwiller; child of John Emshwiller and Mary A. (Bare) Emshwiller
• Marion A. Emshwiller; child of John Emshwiller and Mary Emshwiller; married Margaret Patterson

Evans

• Zophar Evans (b. 1831); child of Rev. George Evans

Evarts

• William Maxwell Evarts (b. 1818)

Fargo

• Henry Spencer Fargo (b. 1846); child of David M. Fargo and Sarah A. (Wilson) Fargo

Farrell

• Samuel J. Farrell; child of James Farrell and Martha Susan (Moore) Farrell

Fiddler

• Nathan Fiddler (b. 1824, Knox county)

Field

• Cyrus West Field (b. 1819)
• Marshall Field (b. 1835)

Fleming

• Cornelius C. Fleming (b. 1834, Marion county); married Laura Wilson
• Charles Odgen Fleming (b. 1865)

Ford

• Edwin Holton Ford; child of Dr. James Ford and America Ford
• Orlando Sherman Ford; child of David Ford and Mary (Richards) Ford

Fordney

• Calvin Harrison Fordney

Fortner

• William B. Fortner; child of Isaac Fortner and Mourning (Lawrence) Fortner

Frash

• Levi Frash
• Sarah Frash

Frazier

• William F. M. Frazier (Hamilton county); child of William N. Frazier and Julia Ann (Pickens) Frazier

Fulton

• George Thomas Fulton (b. 1872); child of Thomas Fulton and Elizabeth (Thompson) Fulton

Gable

• Alexander Gable; child of Ch Gable and Margaret (Hargood) Gable

Gadbury

• George Gadbury; child of Samuel Gadbury and Julia Gadbury; married Kate W. Wells

Gannom

• Louis Gannom (b. 1853)

Garr

• Henry W. Garr; child of James W. Garr and Lurcna Garr; married Mary Huffman

Garrett

• John W. Garrett (b. 1820); child of John W. Garrett

Geiger

• James Finley Geiger (b. 1868); married Lora V. Cline

George

• Henry George (b. 1839)

Gettys

• John R. Gettys (b. 1838); married Anna E. Worster
• Samuel Gettys (b. 1850)

Gilbert

• Isaiah Gilbert (b. 1857)

Gothrup

• James E. Gothrup; child of John T. Gothrup and Mary (Rutherford) Gothrup

Grant

• Ulysses S. Grant; married Julia Dent

Gray

• Elisha Gray (b. 1835)

Greeley

• Adolphus W. Greeley (b. 1844)

Greenlee

• Thomas James Greenlee (b. 1851)

Hall

• Charles Francis Hall (b. 1821)

Haney

• Thomas Alarshall Haney; child of Joseph Haney and Eve (Livingood) Haney

Harley

• William Harley (b. 1861); married Ella Kennedy
• William Harley; married Charity Stingley

Hart

• Abner Hart (b. 1830); child of John Hart and Margaret (Blyth) Hart
• William Hart (Starke county)

Havemeyer

• John C. Havemeyer (b. 1833)

Hiles

• Isaiah Hiles; married Sarah Jane Golden

Hill

• David Bennett Hill (b. 1843)

Hindman

• J. A. Hindman; child of Crooks Hindman and Matilda (Brown) Hindman

Hitesman

• Jonathan Hitesman; married Sarah Shetterley

Holcroft

• James E. Holcroft (b. 1856)

Hollis

• Sam Uhl Hollis (b. 1852); child of William Hollis and Margaret (Roberts) Hollis

Hoover

• Jonas B. Hoover (b. 1856); child of Aaron Hoover and Eliza (Ballyeat) Hoover
• Joseph Louis Hoover (b. 1865)

Horn

• Jeremiah A. Horn (b. 1856); child of Silas Horn and Charlotte (Evans) Horn; married Jennie Carroll

Howard

• Isaiah Jones Howard; child of John Howard and Margaret (Jones) Howard

Howland

• Henry Howland (b. 1842, Clinton county); child of Eber Howland and Marcha (Sabin) Howland

Hudson

• Lewis J. Hudson (b. 1857)
• Joseph Hudson (Holmes county)

Huffman

• John R. Huffman (b. 1842); child of Henry H. Huffman and Elizabeth (Shick) Huffman
• Samuel Henry Huffman (b. 1864, Wells county); married Jennie Merriman

Hughes

• Eli Hughes; married Catherine Waldamoth

Humphreys

• George Humphreys (b. 1831); married Rebecca Evers

Ingersoll

• Robert O. Ingersoll (b. 1833)

Jay

• Samuel Newton Jay (b. 1827, Miami county); married Josephine Robertson

Jefferson

• Joseph Jefferson

Johnson

• Lemuel Johnson (Clinton county)

Johnston

• John R. Johnston (b. 1867)

Kane

• Lisha Kent Kane (b. 1820)

Kearney

• Philip Kearney (b. 1815)

Kegerreis

• Thomas Andrew Kegerreis (b. 1864); child of Jacob C. Kegerreis and Margaret A. Kegerreis
• Henry Lincoln Kegerreis; child of Jacob C. Kegerreis and Margaret M. Kegerreis
• J. C. Kegerreis; child of John Kegerreis

Kesler

• Adam Kesler (b. 1825); child of David Kesler and Elizabeth (Stum) Kesler

Kinsley

• Arthur Ferdinand Kinsley (b. 1858, Shelby county); child of Augustus E. Kinsley and Harriet (Lisher) Kinsley; married Irene Tyner

Kleefisch

• Philip Kleefisch (b. 1835)

Knox

• John Jay Knox (b. 1828)
• John W. Knox; married Lydia Phillips

Lanning

• Aaron Lanning (b. 1852); married Alfretta Robbins

Leach

• Jacob I. Leach

Listenfeltz

• Jacob Listenfeltz; married Lucinda Duffy

Liurrle

• Charles J. Liurrle (b. 1848)

Luzadder

• James A. Luzadder; child of Aaron Luzadder

MacKay

• John William MacKay (b. 1831)

Maddox

• James Jackson Maddox (b. 1827, Highland county); child of Michael Maddox and Francis (Jones) Maddox; married Sophia M. Miller
• Peter L. Maddox (b. 1858, Blackford county)

Manor

• Roland L. Manor (b. 1852); child of John W. Manor and Margaret A. (Scott) Manor

Mather

• Increase Mather; child of Rev. Increase Mather

Maxim

• Hiram S. Maxim (b. 1840); child of Isaac W. Maxim and Harriet B. Maxim

Mccolly

• James G. Mccolly; married Polina McElwain

Mcconkey

• J. N. Mcconkey; married Mary Schmidt

Mcdirmit

• Walter M. Mcdirmit (b. 1863, Blackford county); married Clara Geary

Melick

• David R. Melick (b. 1857, Perry county); married Eva A. Gillespie

Miller

• J. Milton Miller (b. 1876)

Moody

• Dwight L. Moody (b. 1837)

Moon

• John Wesley Moon; child of Harrison Moon and Eleanor (Swift) Moon; married Elizabeth Fuller

Morton

• Oliver Perry Morton (b. 1823, Wayne county)

Newbauer

• John A. Newbauer (b. 1847, Darke county); married Elizabeth Bolner

Olney

• Richard Olney

Ort

• William G. Ort; child of William II. Ort and Mary Ort; married Alice M. Carver

Palmer

• William W. Palmer; married Sarah Fox

Parker

• Jacob Perry Parker (b. 1868, Fayette county); child of George W. Parker and Alary AI. (Smith) Parker; married Almeda E. Twibell

Peck

• George W. Peck (b. 1840)

Peterson

• John W. Peterson (b. 1836); married Rachel Downs

Pingree

• Hazen S. Pingree (b. 1842)

Plant

• Henry B. Plant (b. 1819)

Poe

• Edgar Allen Poe (b. 1809)

Quay

• Matthew S. Quay (b. 1833)

Raines

• Joseph M. Raines (b. 1847)

Randolph

• Edmund Randolph (Montgomery county)

Rapp

• George Rapp; child of George Rapp and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Rapp; married Lena Anderson

Rawlings

• James Pressley Rawlings

Reasoner

• Ralph Bernard Reasoner (b. 1876); child of Jacob M. Reasoner and Emma (Willman) Reasoner; married Cora Crannell

Remy

• John Andrew Remy (b. 1869); child of Alfred II. Remy and Sarah (Moore) Remy; married Nettie Jocelyn

Robbins

• Moses Hamlin Robbins; married Sarah M. Stewart

Roberds

• Mauris H. Roberds (Grant county); married Elizabeth McKee

Robey

• Nathaniel Miller Robey; married Mary E. Griffith

Sage

• Russell Sage (b. 1816)

Sanderson

• Andrew M. Sanderson; child of Ambrose Milton Sanderson and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Sanderson; married Nettie Hartsook

Schmidt

• Michael Schmidt (b. 1846); child of William Schmidt and Anna (Barber) Schmidt

Schurz

• Carl Schurz (b. 1829)

Secrest

• James Madison Secrest; child of Henry Secrest and Margaret (Geyer) Secrest; married Lima Corwin

Sellers

• John S. Sellers

Shinn

• Eugene Melville Shinn (b. 1868); married Elsie May Sprague

Shrader

• Jacob Marion Shrader; child of John R. Shrader and Margaret (Cochran) Shrader

Shull

• Calvin Q. Shull (b. 1830); child of Henry B. Shull and Sarah (Wolf) Shull
• Edward L. Shull; married Electa A. Ellsworth

Smith

• Jeremiah Smith (b. 1805)
• H. B. Smith (b. 1847)
• Jeremiah Smith; married Amelia Dolly

Snyder

• David O. Snyder (b. 1845, Fayette county); child of John N. Snyder and Rhoda (Racer) Snyder

Stanton

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton (b. 1815)

Stewart

• William Morris Stewart (b. 1827)

Storms

• Elmer Crosby Storms; married Mary Watson

Sumner

• Charles Sumner; child of Charles P. Sumner and Relief J. Sumner

Swift

• Dodge Swift (b. 1848, Guernsey county)
• Sylvester Swift (b. 1864); married Mollie Noy

Swingley

• Albert B. Swingley (b. 1853)
• Charles Luther Swingley (b. 1866, Delaware county)

Taylor

• James A. Taylor (b. 1869, Jay county); child of Jacob Taylor and Martha (Smith) Taylor

Tesla

• Nikola Tesla (b. 1857)

Thomas

• George H. Thomas (b. 1816, Southampton county)

Thompson

• William M. Thompson (b. 1853); married Letitia Shroyer
• George H. Thompson; married Becky Bargdil

Thurston

• John M. Thurston (b. 1847)

Tillman

• Benjamin Ryan Tillman (b. 1847, Edgefield county)

Ton

• Seth S. Simon Ton; married Annie Downhour

Townsend

• Ira L. Townsend (b. 1852, Blackford county); child of Gilbert Townsend and Mary (Saxton) Townsend
• Andrew Jackson Townsend; married Elzara Shields
• James S. Townsend; child of Gilbert Townsend and Mary (Saxen) Townsend

Tracy

• Archie Wilkinson Tracy (b. 1872)

Turner

• Samuel William Turner

Twibell

• Lewis Twibell; child of David Twibell and Margaret Twibell

Vail

• Alfred Vail; child of Stephen Vail

Vance

• David Vance; married Jennie Barr

Vernon

• Ira Vernon (b. 1824); married Emily Miles

Vilas

• William Freeman Vilas (b. 1840)

Wanamaker

• John Wanamaker (b. 1838)

Weaver

• James B. Weaver (b. 1833)

Weller

• Joseph H. Weller (b. 1854)

Whitaker

• James William Whitaker (b. 1861); child of William Whitaker; married Amanda Chance

White

• Even V. White (b. 1831)

Whitney

• William Collins Whitney (b. 1841)

Williams

• John P. Williams (b. 1835, Preble county); married Rose Ann McConnell
• Henry Williams (Perquimas county); married Susan Bray

Willman

• Stephen Willman; child of Peter Willman and Sarah (Perrell) Willman; married Nancy Ann Huffman

Wilt

• John B. Wilt; child of George Wilt and Ruthic (Wade) Wilt; married Martha Dowlar

Wingate

• Isaac William Wingate (b. 1837); child of James W. Wingate and Malinda (Stewart) Wingate; married Hannah Bales

Wood

• Norman J. Wood (b. 1872, Blackford county); child of John G. Wood and Jane (Hugh) Wood
• John G. Wood (Morrow -county)

Woodard

• Oliver Woodard; married Nancy A. Fannon

Wright

• John F. Wright (b. 1842, Greene county)

Wyandt

• George W. Wyandt (b. 1847); married Lydia Mohler

Zeigler

• H. C. Zeigler; married Hattie J. Perrine

Zimmerman

• Alvin B. Zimmerman (b. 1859, Fayette county); child of Obadiah Zimmerman; married Alary E. Chitty