Moses and William Pruitt, Indiana Pioneers

MOSES AND WILLIAM PRUITT, INDIANA PIONEERS. Compilers, REBA GEPHART RUTH PRUITT CHELSEA DINN

Printed by UNIGRAPIC, INC. Evansville IN. Bound by THE MODERN BINDING CORP. Portland IN Published by CHELSEA & RUTH DINN Franklin IN REX & RUbY PRUITT Nevis MN, & t' ALL THE DONORS. 1973 YOU WILL FIND A LIST OF THE DONORS & THE FINANCIAL REPORT INSIDE THE BACK COVER. There is no known copyright on anything in this Book. "Man builds on what has gone before."

This Book will be given to any Pruitt Descendant as long as the 400 published copies last. Contact Chelsea Dinn, RR 5 Box 318, Franklin IN 46131. 73B-2574. THE PRUITT MIGRATION FROM VIRGINIA TO INDIANA. In the 1782 census of Virginia several Prewitts, among them John & Samuel, were listed in Pittsylvania County. That county is located on the Virginia-North Carolina horder about the middle. Danville VA is the County Seat. After the Revolution the John Prewitts went to South Carolina. They located in the District of Abbeville. After the 1812 War the children scattered, Samuel, Archibald, Moses, William and Absolon found their way to Indiana, the counties of Franklin, Fayette, Shelby and Bartholomew. Very little is known of the 8 other children. Jacob died in Abbeville District for his estate was administrated by/Mofies, Joshua & John Pruitt. Jacob could have died in the 1812 War. These recoi/d!s Wrned in 1873«

1. PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY 2. ABBEVILLE DISTRICT' 3. FRANKLIN COUNTY 4. SHELBY & BARTHOLOMEW COUNTIES. This study was undertaken in order to gather together most of the known

information concerning the Pruitt family, including genealogies and life

history. Since, to the best of our knowledge,, this had never been done,

Reba Bryson Gephart and I began this compilation of data in 1948. With

out doubt, the person to whom we are most indebted for the early history

of the Pruitt*s is Mary Pruitt Thompson (1851-1902). She was a sister of my father-in-law, Jacob Pruitt (1858-1928), and did considerable traveling going to the Carolinas, Virginia, England and other places in search of authentic data. Mrs. Gephart and I started by contacting members of the different branches of the family, checking family Bibles, courthouse re cords, libraries, cemeteries, and following leads given us by the younger generations which proved very helpful.

The results of Mrs. Thompson's efforts were recorded in a small genealogy book dated I896 and given to me by my rnother-in-law. It is to Mrs. Thompson that I dedicate my part in this publication.

REBA BRYSON GEPHART, MARY PRUITT THOMPSON, RUTH HAMBLEN PRUITT, I899-I967 I85I-I902 1898- THE ORIGINAL PRUITT RESEARCHERS.

THE PRUITT FAMILY ^ Virginia to South Carolina to Indiana. ' Maturity kindles an interest in family lineage. When we're young we couldn't care less about antecedents who have passed from the scene and exist as mere names and dates on tombstones in cemetery plots. But as we pass into middle age we tend to become fascinated by the panorama of family heritage and find ourselves wishing we had some personal record of each of our immediate ancestors. This is only natural, for we are living manifestations of our forebears. The genes in our bodies have come from them, along with a string of tendencies and characteristics including occupational ones and the color of our eyes and the cut of our profiles.' BISHOP FULTON JOHN SHEEN once said, " Anyone without regard for his ancestors, who disavows his forefathers in any way, has only to lift his shirt to see the connection!" Let us take that look! The PRUITT FAMILY is no different from anyother pioneer family living out the history of our country, no worse and no better. One finds disreputable members as well as members of the highest type.

THIS BOOK WAS COMPILED MAINLY BY t REBA GEPHART, (Dec.)»RUTH PRUITT, 601 N. Clay, Edinburg IN 46124 CHELSEA DINE, R.R. 5, Box 318, Franklin IN 46131 j aided by a host of Pruitt Descendants , financed by REX PRUITT, Route 2, Nevis MN 56467 (Tel. 218-732-5339) thru contributions and published by CHELSEA DINN, 1973 . TRE PRUITT FAMILY, VA , SC, & IN. Records of our Family are found in England as early as the thirteenth century, In " The Hundred Rolls", spelled Pruet, and in the 1558 Bristol Wills. There are several branches to the Pruet Family. Our branch settled in Virginia about 1700, it is believed,and must have been led by Henry & John Pruet, of English & Scotch descent . There was also a direct French migration from Alsace-Lorraine about the same time to Mannikintown VA led by Huguenot refugees, Roger & Mary Pruit. Many of our Pruitt Ancestors claimed Scotch-Irish blood. In answer to a request from Dr. Charles Raymond Dillon, PsD for a book on the Pruitt-Prewitt Family, WILLIAM M. PRUITT, Attorney-at-Law, from Edinburg IN, on 13 July 1917 wrote in part i

M My grandfather, HARRISON PRUITT, and his two brothers, JACKSON & PLEASANT, came from North Carolina in 1816 and settled in Shelby County, about 2 \ miles northeast of Edinburg. Three or four years later their father and mother, MOSES PRUITT and wife came and settled in the neighborhood. They brought their only daughter, PEGGY, who afterwards married NELSON TYNER with whom she moved to Texas and later to New Mexico. What became of her I do not know. All the PHUITTS around Edinburg, and they are numerous, are the direct descendants of HARRISON, PLEASANT & JACKSON PRUITT. My father,

MOSES PRUITT, was a son of HAURISON PRUITT. My father had three brothers and one sister. All are dead but one, my Uncle PLEASANT PRUITT, now 75 years old. He never married. My father died 12 years ago. At the same time that my great-grandfather MOSES PRUITT came, his brother WILLIAM PRUITT settled in Bartholomew County about 2 miles south of this place . He had several children'who left here and went west. I have heard my father say that his great-grandfather came from England to North Carolina. I one time had a London paper with a list of names of escheated estates and I noticed some whose owners were PRUETS. That was the way our people spelled their names, but gradually 7 they have come to spell lt PRUITT, though I have seen it spelled as follows« PRUET, PRUIT, PRUITT, PREWITT, PREWET, PREWETT, by persons I knew to be related to me. I have noted the recurrence of the names MOSES, PLEASANT, and WILLIAM among the men and ELIZABETH and JANE among the women " ( Note. As a former student of Uncle Bill, I beg the prerogative to correct some of his mistakes. The Pruitts came from South Carolina, Abbeville County. In I8l6,JACKSON was but one year old, PLEASANT was five and HARRISON lacked a year of birth. Besides PEGGY the MOSES PRUITTS had three other daughters, namely, MARY ANN, RACHEL & REBECCA. Several PRUITTS around Edinburg name as ancestors others than these three brothers. Other Pruitts trace their ancestry back to Virginia Patriots MICHAEL & JOSHUA PRUITT thru Joshua Jr. who settled in Brown County. Some of them are Arthur G. Pruitt, one time teacher & Coach, Clell Pruitt, Carl Pruitt, Ernest Pruitt, Frank Pruitt, Allen Pruitt and his children & many others. C. Dinn )

DEDICATION

MY EFFORTS Sc EXPENDITURES TOWARDS THE PRODUCTION OF THIS PRUITT BOOK ARE DEDICATED TO MY GOOD & BEAUTIFUL MOTHER, MARTHA ARMINDA PRUITT MELVIN DINN, 18?1-1958 MOSES PRUITT,I787-I833, LAND 6} Original entry,$200.00 1820 Purchase,$400.00 1827 160 A Purchase,$250.00 1829 l6l A Purchase,#500.00 1831 160 A (g)240 A,MOSES PRUITT, 1840-1907, from George Pruitt & James Hayes,I865 and sold to James Hayes in 186?. MOSES is said to have lost this land in a lawsuit for defaming a lady. Brockman Cemetery. 0 Original Pruitt burial ground in section 26.

® E£$SEi,Sec. 24, 80 A entered by Lewis Barlow,April 5,1822.f EDINBURG VICINITY SHOWING OCT. 5, 1820 LAND ENTRY,160 A. IN SHELBY COUNTY,JACKSON TOWNSHIP, SECTION 26 DIRECT LY EAST OP CUTSINGER BRIDGE. HERE MOSES & JAMES HARRISON PRUITT &. OTHERS WERE BURIED. AFTER YEARS OF NO CARE THE MARKERS WERE MOVED TO THE BROCKMAN CEMETERY THREE MILES TO THE NORTH IN SECTION 11.

CARD RECEIV ED FROM A.R. "MOSE" " PRUITT: Great-Great- Grandfather Moses Pruitt settled on the now Don Garrison farm in 1810 just east h mile of the Cutsinger Bridge. R. STOTT 20 EARLY GENEALOGY OF THE PRUITT FAMILYi ° Most of the known facts concerning the different members of our family are based on data in MARY PRUITT THOMPSON'S GENEALOGY BOOK, dated 1896. Mary was a daughter of John Jackson Pruitt,I8l5-l86l| a granddau. of Moses Pruitt,I787-I833, and a great-granddaughter of John Pruitt & Mary Hopper Pruitt of Virginia and South Carolina, the first Pruitts we know of. Where Mary got the facts for her book, no one seems to know. Said book is now possessed by Ruth Pruitt, also of the John Jackson line, portions of which are given further on. Mary lists 13 children for John and Mary.

2 Samuel Pruitt,1777-1841, Capt. in the War of 1812,m,Elizabeth Webb. After the War,Samuel came to Indiana for he is listed in the Whitewater area early. In fact all the Pruitt people who came to Indiana after the I812 War seem to have come there. 2 John Pruitt. Mary gave nothing for him and there are too many John Pruitts for one to be able to separate them. 2 Archibald Pruitt. Mary gives nothing on him. He is listed with the other Pruitts in Whitewater and other places in Indiana. He may have been the Archibald Prult, I83I, whose soapstone marker was found at the Pruitt Burial grounds and replaced by a marble one at Broekman. There are so many Archibalds one can not be sure. One Archibald Pruitt enlisted in the Mexican War June 22 1846. He was 22 and was from Bartholomew Co.

'•Died Aug 17 at Camp Belknap, Texas. Nothing due sutler.w 2 Moses Pruitt,1787-I833,m,Elizabeth Hawkins in I8O8. Moses Pruett is listed in the Kentucky Militia, 1814 to I815, in the 1820 census in Fayette Co. Ind. with 4 children. Oct 4 1820 records show that Moses purchased 160 Shelby County acres, the N W 4 of section 26 for $200.00. Mary says that Moses was born in South Carolina and died and is buried on the farm he entered in 1820. His grave marker was moved to Brockman in 1972. She lists his children as 1 3 Mary Ann Pruitt,1809.Abbeville Co. SC- 1834,Shelby Co. buried in the Pruitt Burial grounds and soap stone marker found and changed to marble marker, placed at Broekman. In 1826 Mary Ann married Lewis Barlow,1806-1854. 3 Pleasant Pruitt,1811,Abbeville Co. SC-I89I,Shelby Co. buried in Rest 'Haven, m,l832, Nancy Breeding,1817-1887. 3 John Jackson Pruitt,l8l5,Abbeville Co. SC-1861, Sheloy Co. m, 1836 to Jane Kyle,I8I8-I887. Both are buried in Rest Haven. John Jackson died at Jollity, body later moved to tiest Haven. 3 James Harrison Pruitt,1817.Abbeville Co. SC.(could haye been born elsewhere) - 1848, Shelby Co. buried in the Pruitt Burial grounds. Marker found in 1972 and moved to Brockman uem. m, Martha Graham in 1839. Martha is buried in Rest Haven with her second husband, James Hayes. 3 Rachel Pruitt,1820, probably in Fayette Co. IN -I836, Shelby Co. buried with parents, marker found and moved to Brockman Cem. 3 Rebecca Pruitt,1825, Shelby Co.-1847, Shelby Co.m,1840,Edwin Perry Deupree,1817- ? .Beloit KS. Rebecca^ marker,not found. 3 Margaret Pruitt,1829,Shelby Co.-1895, Texas, m,1849.Robert Tyner, William Pruett,1793-1865,m,1814, Rebecca Hawkins,1796-1868. She and Elizabeth, wife of Moses, were sisters, descendants of a Revolutionary War Soldier,Thomas Little of North Carolina, thru his daughter Rachel, who married James Hawkins, who was father of Elizabeth and Rebecca. William came to Bartholomew Co. from Rush Co. in 1824. He was buried on the Pruitt farm in Shelby uo. No grave nor marker has been found for Rebecca, so it is presumed she is buried with William. A stone was found with William Pruett, died 1865, aged 72 years. Rebecca,1796-1868, was placed on it and it was removed to Brockman and concreted flush with the ground. Their children were 1 43 James L Pruitt,1815-1883,m,1846,Martha J Williams, ,m,1856,Arena Tull,1836-1892 3 John Pruitt,1820-1898,m,l851,Nancy Jane Stewart,1829-1910. 3 Margaret Pruitt,1823-1892,m,1842,Alfred L Carvin,1823-1898. 3 Elizabeth Pruitt,1826-1916,m,1842,Zephuria Dunn,1824-1854. 3 Esther Pruitt,1829-1887,m,1848,Benjimon Clark. Twins 3 Moses Pruitt,1829-1895,m.1852,Sarah Ann Bowles, 3 Mariah Pruitt,1836-1910,m,I859.George W Ely,1838-1913. 3 William Pruitt Jr ,1839-1879,m,1863,Junia D Wright,1845-1882. 3 Archibald Pruitt, died Feb 2 1031. 2 Absolom Pruett,1795-1848,m, Sarah Hatliff, 1803-1868. Both are hurled in the New Hope Cemetery south of Taylorsville Ind. With them are buried Nancy J. Pruitt, I837-I8551 Elizabeth M.Pruitt, 1841-184 6 & John T. son of J & M.A. Pruitt, I85I-I852. Below is a picture of the markers for Absolom and his wife, Sarah. Sarah's marker Is broken, but that of Absolom is in good shape after 127 years. The New Hope Cemetery is beautiful, well kept with a few big cedars. The Pruitts are buried practically in the center of the cemetery. Mary Pruitt Thompson in her genealogy book lists Absolom as born, Aug 9 1816 and death as Aug 17 I850. His marker gives his death as March 18 1848, aged 52 years, 6 months, 24 days. Therefore Absolom was born Aug 24 1795. This date more closely conforms to the births of Moses & William. The census of 1830 lists Absolom in German Twp. Bartholomew Co. near William with 2 sons & 3 daughters. He was listed as between 30-40 years old. In 1840 Absolom lived in the same Twp with 3 sons & 5 daughters. In I850 Absolom was dead. The 1850 census is indexed and altho three Sarah Pruitts were listed in various counties of the state, none seemed to fit Sarah Pruitt, wife of Absolom. Any knowledge of Absolom's descendants will have to wait.

Sarah's marker says, " SARAH, wife of Absolom Pruitt, died June 9, 1868, aged 64 years, 9 months, 23 days." Absolom's marker says, " Absolom Pruitt, died March 18, 1848, aged 52 years, 6 months, 24 days." CORRECTION J I was always told and so reported in this book, that Grandpa Moses Pruitt sent a substitute to the Civil War„ Search in the Indiana Archives at the Historical Library at Indianapolis turned up " The Roll of Volunteers for U.S. Service in 1862 from the

Indiana Militia'1. It states w Moses Pruitt, age 22, Regiment 27, was rejected on account of his bad right eye." C. D. June 1, 73. /3

2 Peter Pruitt 2 Elijah Pruitt 2 Jacob Pruitt,War of 1812. 2 Ezekiel Pruitt 2 Joshua Pruitt 2 Elizabeth Pruitt Nelson 2 Nancy Pruitt,m, Woody Bowen 3 James Harrison Pruitt,1817-1848,m,l839, Martha Graham,1821-1909, d/o George Graham,1786-1829 & Margaret Reed,1793-I837. Harrison is buried on the Pruitt farm & his marker moved to Broekman, Martha is buried in Rest Haven with her second husband, George and Margaret are buried in the Brand Cem. onthe old Shelbyville to Edinburg Road,just north of the Pruitt farm.In 1858 Martha married James Hayes,1824-1916. Both are buried in Rest Haven. Martha was long known to us as Grandma Hayes. By James Hayes she had two sons, Joshua & Samuel. They are to be found further on in this Book. See pages 88 - 95. 4 Moses Pruitt,1840-1907,m,I862, Jane Elizabeth Bilby,l844- I896, d/o Elias Bilby & Mary Chaple. Both are buried in Brockman. Moses, as were many of this region, was not in sympathy with the North during the Civil War and he told Uncle Bill Pruitt that he hired a substitute. He also said that he wished he had gone himself. 4 George Pruitt,1842-1876,m,Mary Ann Aulby,1854-1873, both burled in Brockman. George's marker states that he was born in I838 but I850 census gives him as 8, the i860,as 18, so he must have been born in 1842. George & Mary were married in I870. Their infant child died with the mother. 4 Matthew Pruitt,1843-1860. Matthew was buried on the Pruitt farm. His marker was moved to Brockman Cem. 4 Pleasant Pruitt,1845-1926, never married. Hunkie was easy going, a favorite with all his nieces and nephews. He often got drunk, but never was Hunkie belligerent, he often sang, " I'm as happy as a big sun-flower that nods and bends in the breezes." He was too, but he was his own worst enemy, going from riches to rags, dying at the Johnson County Home, buried by the County. At that he lived 81 + years. A small white marker, PLEASANT PRUITT,1845-1926, HUNKIE , made from the base of the marker of William Pruett, was placed at his grave in 1972, mainly because of his good treatment of the Moses Pruitt children. Many times my mother Matt Dinn has told me of their many outings in the Brockman neighborhood and especially of their fishing trips on PJLue River, where the Red Eye & Blue Gill were most plentiful. 4 William Pruitt,1846-1847,marker found and moved to Brockman. 4 Elizabeth Pruitt,1848-1871,m,1867 to George Sanders,18 7- 1913 s/o John Sanders & Elizabeth Cutsinger. Both,George and Elizabeth are buried in Brockman Cem. Their family is given further on in this Book. See pages I58-I6I. THE PRUITT NAME The name Pruitt Is spelled variously, Pruit, Pruet, Prewet, Prewert, Pruett, Prewett, Pruitt, etc. all thought to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon word " pryte " which means that of which one is Justly proud, of self respect, etc. The family originated in

Somerset and Wilts, England, where "y" came to be rtul, uy and ue ". It is probable the name started with one who played the part of " Pryte " in one of the early mystery plays. The family was an armorial family and bore arms. " Azure a chevron between 3 lions rampant Or " or " A blue chevron between 3 orange colored lions standing on their back feet." See the opposite page. You may want to remove your Coat of Arms to frame to hang in your room.

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• s CREDIT Not enough credit can ever be given to the two chief researchers of the Pruitt Family data. REBA BRYSON GEPHART and MRS. HENRY PRUITT (RUTH),each has spent hours & hours, and a considerable amount of money in search of Pruitt Data. Since the death of Reba in 1967, Ruth has continued the work. Ruth is to be commended highly for her generosity in allowing us to share this work with all the Pruitt people. Austin Rex Pruitt Chelsea Orem Dinn -i from '•Blixixíii'S GtíftiïriAL AiihOdï". DO ur c e, "Prewert" .

SOME PRUITT ITEMS. ^ Florence Yelton, who sold the NE i of section 26, the original Moses Pruitt land to Don Garrison in 1970, alowed me to examine the abstract fir clues to Pruitt history and also told me certain Pruitt incidents. The entry date was Oct. 5 1820. After the I833 death of Moses the administrators were Elizabeth Pruitt & Lewis Barlow, wife and son-in-law of Moses, In I834 Pleasant Pruitt & Lewis Barlow ,son & son-in-law,asked the court to allow them certain tracts of land upon which they lived because Moses had placed them on these tracts and told them they were to have same at his death. They had built on these lands and had cleared 35 to 50 acres each. This was allowed and Elizabeth was given 165 acres dower. Other children were given other land. Later James Harrison Pruitt was deeded this i section by the other children, John Jackson Pruitt and Pleasant Pruitt,Sr. signed the name Prewlt. Many of the early Pruitts could not sign their names. In I851 Martha Pruitt, after James Harrison Pruitt had died in 1848, asked the court to allow her dower. This was allowed and Martha was given one third of the land. In 1862,after Martha had married James Hayes and after he became of age, Moses, Martha's son, asked the court for a more proper partition of the land of James Harrison Pruitt. This the court allowed & each was given 71 acres. In 1864 most of the land was sold to Samuel Cut- singer. In I873 it passed to John A. Cutslnger, in 1903 to his heirs, in 1935 to Alfred Muck, his heirs, to Don Garrison in 1970. The abstract does say that $ acre is excepted for a burial ground, but does not place it. The Pruitt Burial Ground is so designated and could have been so dedicated but thru the years no Pruitt was so inclined. Moses, Martha's son, was once approached on the plan to fence it, but he declined to help. So thru the years the markers were scattered , misplaced and broken, until 1972 when those left were gathered and taken to Brockman, three miles to the north. The early Pruitts still rest in their ft acre burial ground. Florence Yelton reports thati When her grandparents William & Parthenla Cutslnger were to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary th^rquestioned whether or not to invite Moses. This was before he had married. It was decided to do so, and they did. After a few days Moses came to them and told them he was ashamed to come, that he had previously cut some of their melons and that he didn't feel that he should come. He was assured that they knew of his misdeed and that he was to come. I Florence says this was Moses, son of Martha. He was also called one Eyed Moses because of one bad eye. Lucy Winchester said that they called him Uncle Moses. I called him Grandpa Pruitt. CD.) James Harrison Pruitt drank a lot. His house stood out closer to the road ( Rd 1000 S.). This was the same location for earlier Pruitt cabins. His house was raised from the ground 2-3 feet more in the back than in front. Under the house ran fowl , pigs, dogs and such. When James Harrison got drunk his children were afraid of him and they would run under the house,too. Alexander Pruitt, son of Pleasant, Sr. was a famous Democrat and attended all the nearby rallies. He had what was called a cjBipaign wagon, with three levels, which he filled with young ladies, the older ones on the lower level and the younger above. Florence'0 mother was once invited to go to a Shelbyville Rally, but to her great disappointment became ill and could not go. The wagon and the young ladies were all decorated with flags. The Deer Park was on Pruitt land and was located below the Shelby-Bartholomew County line. The exact place and owner is debat ed, but in early times was a well known place for recreation, place for picnic and games with trees, a small stream and some deer. •*#•• Uncle Charlie Pruitt once told Jim Heflin he was driving Moses, his father, past the James Shepard home, and upon seeing Mr. Shepard walking along the road, Moses grabbed the lines and turned the horse toward Mr.Shepard saying, " Run over Old Shepard ! "Mr. Shepard climbed the rail fence and escaped injury. Mother Dinn told me many times about the drunken escapades of her father. Many times he took a spring wagon of melons to town and the horse would bring him home without the money for the melons. This had been left in the coffers of the saloon-keepers & hangers-on, the elite of Edinburg. Because of this drunkenness in their father, Uncle Bill, Uncle Charlie, Aunt Mollie, Aunt Amy, and Mother Dinn were dead set against all forms of liquor. Most of the later Pruitts drank but little. Florence Yelton also reported a Civil War story. Her grandfather said that during the Civil War the people of Jackson Township met at a certain place and deposited their money on a blanket and that this money was taken to Shelbyville to buy releases for all the men who didn't want to be drafted into the Union Army. Many Jackson Township settlers had come from the southern states and they sympathized with the South. Some went south to help. Many drafted men sent substitutes. When the people of Marietta heard of President Lincoln's death, they rejoiced, had a torch light parade and burned an effigy of Lincoln. DATA ON JOHN HAWKINS, 1794-1881, brother to ELIZABETH HAWKINS PRUITT. Also brother to REBECCA HAWKINS PRUITT. This data is from Mrs. Martin J. Blesz, 505 1st St. E. Altoona IA 50009. Blanche Blesz is well acquainted with the Barlow Family in Iowa. She attended grade school with Alta Riddle Glenn and knows her family well. Her son, Duane, and Joyce Stewart Glenn both graduated from the same high school in 1950. JOHN HAWKINS, 1794-1881, m,l8l5 in Fayette Co. Ind.,Nancy Hackleman, d/o Abraham Hackleman & Margaret Tyner, all prominent in Fayette Co.history. 3 Abraham Hackleman Hawkins, m, Sarah Rebecca Dicken. 4 Virgil Hawkins,I858-I936,m,1902, Des Moines IA.Meta Becker, d/o Augustus Charles Becker & Meta Blume, both are buried in Rising Sun Cem. east of Des Moines. A son Eric, 1903, who died in infancy is also buried there. 5 Blanche Therese Hawkins,I905- ,m,1927,Martin Blesz, 1903, Jewell, Hungary, s/o Joseph Blesz & Barbara Fetzer. 6 Duane Eugene Blesz,I-II-I932/ ,m, 11-22-1956, •unm Keokuk IA, Emma Marie Fazio. Now live in Waterloo IA. 7 David Martin Blez,8-27-1957 at Keokuk. 7 Dale Paul Blez,11-5-1959 at Adel IA. 7 Lynne Anne Blesz,5-7-1961 at Adel IA. 7 Son died in infancy. 7 Mary Ann Blesz,12-24-1967 at Waterloo IA. Picture of BLANCHE & MARTIN BLESZ, taken on vacation at Edinburg,Texas, Jan. 25 1973. I had hoped to get pictures of David, Dale, Lynne, Mary Ann, Duane & Emma. Blanche & Martin visited Ruth Pruitt once. THE ORIGINAL MOSES & ELIZABETH PRUITT FARM IN SHELBY COUNTY.

This picture of the present NE i of section 26 one half mile east of the Cutslnger Bridge, shows the location of the Pruitt Houses at A and the Pruitt Burial Grounds at B . The buildings pictured were built by later owners. The present owner , Donald Garrison,has recently purchased the farm from Florence Yelton. This picture was taken in 1972 towards the east from the over pass on Road 1000 S over I 65. It was to this farm that MOSES & ELIZABETH PRUITT came from Fayette County in 1820 with their family of 4 or 5 children, MARY ANN, PLEASANT, JOHN JACKSON, JAMES HARRISON, & perhaps RACHEL. RACHAEL was born in 1820, probably after the census had been taken. Here MOSES died in 1833, ELIZABETH in I856, JAMES HARRISON in 1848 and several children at various times. They were buried on the hill at B . In 1972 their markers were moved to Brockman Cem. to be preserved. Here also was the grave of WILLIAM PRUETT, a brother to MOSES, and probably that of his wife REBECCA, a sister to ELIZABETH. No marker was found for REBECCA. It may have been removed. Markers known to have been there were not found in 1972. On the map this farm Is marked No. 1 and the burial place is at No, 7. in 1821 Edward Carvin, Nathan Kyle, and Joseph VanMeter came with their families to the lands purchased the previous season. Al exander Thompson, father of James and Alfred C, came in March, 1821, accompanied by Is rael Watts who settled at the junction of Wil- Iiamsburg(Nineveh) and Franklin roads between This item xeroxed from Sarah Otto's 3lue River and Sugar Creek. The Hageman fam Edinburg Sesquicentennial Booklet ily settled in 1821 near St. George Church, Lewis Bishop and Thomas Russell came this year, Issac Collier, and William Hunt about the same time. The following year, 1822, came Jake Saunders, Martin Cutsinger, father of Sam uel, and Barnetts, Moses and William Pruitt, Thomas Dupree, Lewis Runkle (father of Pul aski) in 1823; Holland Legate came in 1825 or 1826 and the father of Alexander and Elza Bre eding in 1828. BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 8, 1815 %*> Gen.Jackson had 3000 men,mostly militiamen,^to Protect south west United States against Gen. Packenham's 12.000 British, gen. Jackson called the militia from several southern »tat". 3000 m^ia- men responded, mostly from Kentucky and Tennessee, all expert rille men. Son fortified 4 miles south of New Or1^ »J«* Canal Rodriques between the swamps and the Mississippi River. The British advanced against these fortifications. When close enough the Kentucky and ïennetsee riflemen mowed the British down. The British lost their leade? and 1000 dead & wounded. The British fled. The Americans lost, 1 killed and 6 wounded. Pruett men were there.

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Date of appointment, en- \Mfy %-j 181 Time P®id for'months, days. listment or engagement, ƒ' " r\ , • Pay per month, sl7. dollars, cents. Present or absent,....y&z£*íZ-hzr£tZ7-- Amount of pay ^Bl. . dollars,. cents. Company Muster Boll * " J tQX^^3/ /^/^^ P^^J>,18l5"r GOVERNMENT MARKER FOR MOSES &"A"""Ö ' " KP PRUETT AT BROCKMAN CEM. Roll dated P.JZíïrfi..^Z^ÆL^^-^Ø^...... ÆZZr..Jk£L-., 181s5~T Date of appointment, en- 1 ] listment or engagement, ƒ' Present or absent, ...^&3*t*^^--^-, 1815~7

J??y£^.....2=tL... 181,5-; Date of appointment, en>XT'lfctr'^O 181"^ listment or engagement, ƒ' Present or absent, ....yL^LL^^l-^^-- —- SAMUEL PRUITT, 1777-1841, was recorded in the I896 Genealogy Book as a Captain in the War of 1812. I could not verify this, but did find Samuel Prewitt as a private in the Georgia Militia from Nov. 1814 to May I8I5. He evidently, along with Moses Pruett, fell into that group of militiamen called by Gen. Andrew Jackson to defend New Orleans against the British. I found several Samuel Pruitts listed in Indiana. One Samuel lived in Hensley Twp. Johnson Co. I833-I839, but his wife was Mary instead of Elizabeth as given by Mary Pruitt Thompson in her I896 Genealogy Book. They had 12 children named In Samuel's will. The family mostly all went to Missouri. The descendants of Rachel Prewit & Stephen Weddle still live in Johnson County.

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From rendezvous and dis- 1 j, ^ v .j Company Muster Roll charge, to residence, ƒ"""" mi cs' Travelling to and from residence, L-/.... days. for sfc vfíhus/ 1181vy - Term of service charged, k. months, ./..days. Roll dated Contract price of rations, .. cents. i±_£_, 181c/" Pay per month, £.... . dollars. dollars, 2r.ki «cents. Date of appointment or \ 181 enlistment' nent, J Subsistence, .../.... dollars,.;^?, cents. Date of appointment or y/l//lr^2.J \8\J/ commencement of service, '

To what time engaged or 181J expiration of service, MARY ANN PRUITT BARLOW & LOUIS BARLOW. 3>- This picture is said to be of Louis Barlow, husband of Mary Ann Pruitt, eldest child of Moses Pruitt, 1787- I833. Mary Ann & Louis were married in I826. Louis lived in section 24 just about a mile east of Mary Ann. Their children were JOHN H.BARLOW,1827-1873, MOSES BARLOW, 1829-1863, MARY E.BARLOW 1*3^- The mother died in I834 and was buried with her parents on the Pruitt Farm. The Barlows went to Rising Sun, Iowa, during the 1850s. Below is xerox copy of data on the Moses Barlow Family, written by Rose Ella Barlow in 1942. Rose Ella was the wife of Thomas Henry Barlow & mother of Dorothy Grace Simpson,Grover City CA. a r - 10,

Í7 f^V^ ^Wc^e^C (ÍU^,z% Wít. 3 Mary Ann Pruitt,1809-1834,Abbeville SC-Shelby Co. IN. Mary Ann was buried on her father's farm. In 1972 her marker was placed in the Broekman Cem. Her daughter Mary E. was born the year of her death. m,l826, Shelby Co. to Lewis Barlow,I806-I854,IN - Iowa. (Pictured on previous page. The item below concerning Four Mile Township, Polk Co. IA, naming Lewis Barlow, was taken from I876 "Centennial History of Polk Co. IA." written by J.M.Dixon.) Lewis Is buried in the Rising Sun Cem. with many of his descendants and relatives.

KOUK MILK TOWNSHIP.

The greater part of this township is undergoing improve to impose on the credulity of the peo le and to transfer aí ment; and as a farming section, it is rapidly increasing in P T untold amount of gold or greenbacks to the pockets of pro- wealth, population and importance. Coal exists in quan fcss.onal sh,rpers. We have a certificate of one hundred tities. Among the early settlers were Lewis Barlow, Mr. shares in the Spring ( reek Oi! Company, which we will sell Klhson, Joshua and Ins sou, Rev. A. J. Barton. The wife very cheap for cash, or credit ou good time. of the elder Barton was a physician of good repute; and Bising Sun is situated on the north line of the township the son was a popular local preacher, who became Chap bet ween Spnng and Four Mile Creeks. Two church build- lain ot' one of our Regiments during the war. mgs, one belonging to the Methodists, and the other to tin In 1851 Lewis Barlow laid out the village of Rising Sun, Christians, were built here in I860. Rev. J. B Hardy Pre tht- plat of which was filed for record July 8th, 1&54. For «idimr Elder in the M. E. Church, resided here in 1S57 years thereafter, it steadily increased in population and bus- 1 lie Methodist parsonage for the circuit has long been loca ii:i >- But the railroads which introduced sad reierses to ted m the Milage In 1860 the pppB,ation of n^ir]g ^ many enterprising communities, brought practical ruin to was not less than :i0fj. tliis place. Two railroads pass near enough to kill it. J. A Methodist Society, of which Benjamin Pearson and B. Tiffin, for eight year.> our County Treasurer, sold mer oti ers were members, was organized at Rising Sun in 18.31. chandise here more than twenty years ago. Among other Rev- A. J. Barton, Ezra Rathburn, and Moses Shh.n were pioneers, weare able to mention Lewis Barlow and Thomas th. ministers. Willam Dawson and John Hawkins bon-ht McCall, who kept store, Ross Garrett, who started another then- ;„..,-. handise at this village. A Mr. Smith lost a child store; Benjamin Pearson; Jacob Fisher, hotel; Dr. Burnett, hen, which .as the first death in town. The death ot Mr. Birk, Mr. McBroom, a farmer, and Benjamin F. Fred Lewis Uar'ow, the village proprietor, took place shortly erick, son of Jacob Frederick, one of the oldest settlers in afterward. Dr. Jes.up, of Ottawa, preached the funeral dis", the County. Besides these, some of whom belong to the course, standing in the door of the cabin, with an attentive town, and others to the country, were James Rooker, and and mourning audience outside. Emory Barlow. Thomas Humphreys taught the first school just south of town. George Currans was the first magis The first sorghum in the County was raised by J. F A. H trate. The parties to the first wedding were George Stew Robens mdl! F. Frederick, in 1857. In the winter of 1856- J,n mah art and Miss Rogers. Is.cn- Barton was married a few- "• " Barlw died. The ground was so hard tha, weeks afterward. fire was applied to soften it, before a .rave -ould be dr.* t, receive the body of thi pioneer Walter Ellis came to\he It was in this and ( amp townships that the great oil ex- tow-.ship P. Mo settling ten years later in the villacre H, Mtiiieiit of 1HG5 originated. The earth m the latter town 're, -cd the firs, |,0U8e in Dt!xter> Dallas oonntV) ,;s ship was penetrate.I to the deptn of several hundred feet; but as no oil was developed the work was abruptly aban >"'ie 1 The whole thing was a gigantic swindle, designed

John H. Barlow,1827-1873.Shelby Co.- Iowa, buried at Rising Sun Cem.,m,1850,Shelby Co.,Georgia Ann West,1828-1899,Franklin Co.- Des Moines IA, burled at Rising Sun, d/o William West & Martha Finley. 5 Lewis William Barlow,I85I- ,m,1874,Catherine Henderson

5 Martha E Barlow,1854-1865 Double marker at Hlsln Sun Cem. 5 Maria V Barlow, 1862-1865 5 Mary Ann Barlow,1860-I879,m,1876,Anderson Winterrowd,I856- 1913,s/o John Francis Winterrowd,all buried at Stuart Cem. 6 Kenneth Winterrowd,I878-I879• 5 Infant son, 1866. %y 5 Infant daughter, 1868. 5 Indiana F. Barlow,m,1895»Leander Phegley,lived in California. Moses Barlow,1829.Shelby Co.-1863,Iowa,m,1852,Pheba Ann Hayes, 1834,Johnson Co.-1914,Westpoint MS, d/o Lewis Hayes & Eliza Beeson. Divorced. In I865 Pheba Ann married William Booker. By William she had 6 children, one of which was the mother of Bonnie Zeiler, R 4 Box 574 fioseburg OH 97470. More data with the Hayes Family farther on in the Book. 5 John Lewis Barlow,1853-1930,m,1880, Love Dailey, divorced in 1881, 2nd m,1900,Kit Wheeler,1875-1959,d/o Martin Wheeler & Elizabeth Townsend. 6 Lewis Martin Moses Barlow,1901- ,m,Leota Woods, divorced in 1966, 2nd m,I966,Cheryl Doud. 7 Bonnie Barlow,m,Vern Sandusky 8 Kattie Sandusky 8 John Sandusky 7 Jack Barlow,m,Myrna Chestnut. Jack is President of Capital Printing Co. Inc of Des Moines IA. 8 Teri Barlow 8 Hobb Barlow

6 Mary Barlow. Mrs. Thomas H. Barlow, in 1942, said Lewis Martin Nuscs Barlow had a sister, Mary who was then living in Des Moines. But inquiry of Jack Barlow produced nothing on his Aunt Mary. 5 Mary Ellen Barlow,l855,Mitchellville IA-1914,m,I870,John Cole Hayes, buried at Mitchellville,s/o James Hayes & Elizabeth Wheeler, divorced in I889. 6 Carl C. Hayes,I87I- ,m,l892, Blanche Armilda Wheeler,I873-I9OI 7 Ruth Hayes, m, ? Branstner. I wrote Ruth at Gowrie IA 505^3,but got no answer. 7 Mildred Hayes, death in 1962. 2nd m, Mary Ellen to William Underwood in Montana. 5 Thomas Henry Barlow,I858 Mitchellville-1936, California, m,1881,Mitchellville, Rose Ella Pearson,1862, Hartford OH-I951. 6 Harley Lewis Barlow,1881, Iowa-1937,CA,m,1908,first wife died a few months after marriage, 2nd m,1915,Myra Bowker, divorced in 1925 7 Mary Roseila Barlow,1915,Montana- ,m,1942, Ralph D Shipley. 8 Robert Barlow Shipley,1947,Montana- 7 Emily Barlow,I92O- ,m,1945,Charles Elmer Kraemer. 8 Lynn Charles Kraemer,1946,Los Angles CA- 8 Alan Curtis Kraemer,1952,South Gate CA- 6 Bertha May Barlow,1884- ,m,1903,Raymond Henry Hough, I88I-I972. Bertha May responded to my letter. She lives at 1245 Race St. Denver CO 80206. She seems very lively for her physical condition and age. 7 Bertha Genevieve Hough,1904-1963,m,1928,Lester A.Dixon. 8 Bruce Hough Dixon,1930- ,m,1957,Leslie Erskine. 9 Bruce Hough Dixon, Jr. i960- 8 Joann Dixon,1932- ,m,1965,Dr.Daniels (c D. Hansen. Divorced. 8 Lester A. Dixon,1938- ,m,1957.Joslyn Fisher. 9 Kerrie Gene Dixon,1958- 9 Kristie Jo Dixon,I96O- 9 Lee Alan Dixon,I96I- 9 Jody Mae Dixon,1962- 7 Henry Wade Hough,1906- ,m,1933.Frances Marian Downer. Divorced in 1968. 8 Susan Van Deusen Hough,1936- ,m,19 58 William E. Kuhn 9 Katherine Ann Kuhn,1959- 9 Christopher James Kuhn,196l- 8 Polly Downer Hough,1938- ,m,196l, Dr. Leonard James Schmidt. 9 Samuel Gordon Schmidt,1967- 8 Linda Downer Hough,m,1966,flichard Grossinger. 9 Robin Mitchell Grossinger,1969- 7 flaymond Hough,Jr. I9I8- ,m,1941,Elizabeth Matells. 8 Wade Barlow Hough,1943- 8 Henry Anthony Hough,1947- ,m,1966,Mlchele Dalesio. Divorced in 1967. 8 Betsy Lynn Hough,19 52- 6 David flay Barlow,I89O-I969,m,1912,Hazel Fern flich, divorced in 1919. 7 Dorothy Barlow,1914- , Gordon floss,Santa Clara CA 6 Dorothy Grace Barlow,1902- ,m,1936,Gerald nay Simpson, live at 13OI Atlantic Ave.,Grover City CA 93433 5 Martha Jane Barlow, died in 1862. 5 MAHALA ANN BARLOW,1863-1941, Altoona IA,m, 1882,Mitchellville to Jesse Owen Lee,1861-1922, She was called " Aunt Haley". 6 First son died in Infancy,1883. 6 LESLIE BARLOW LEE,1889-1970,m,1911,Golda Lacey,1888- In 1972 Golda lived at 304 -- 2nd Ave.,S.W. Altoona IA 50009 7 HARLEY MOWERY LEE,1915-1944, Altoona- died March 1 1944 during World War II. His ship was the "Pecos", torpedoed by the Japs in the Java Sea. 7 MORRIS LACEY LEE,1921, Altoona-1970,m,1944,Des Moines to Aleta Georgine Kite,1923- • Morris Lacey died of cancer June 13 1970 in Veterans Hospital Long Beach CA 8 VICKI JO LEE,1948,Compton CA- ,m,1971 to Alfredo Nakamatsu. They live in San Pedro CA 8 BRADFORD LACEY LEE,1957 in Compton CA-

7 LESLIE VERNON LEE,1923 at Altoona- ,m,19 57 in St. Louis MO to Arlolene Cozard. She died in 1958 in child birth. 2nd m,1966 in Minneapolis MN to Helen Welder of Madrid IA. Helen was born Nov.12,1933 in Madrid. They live in Dea Moines. 7 NORMAN RAY LEE,1928,Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines- m,1960 in Las Vegas NV to Emily Mary Crosby,1931 in Auburn NY- 8 NORMAN RAY LEE. Jr.1964,Huntington Beach CA- 4 MARY E. BARLOW,1834- ,m,1854,Shelby Co. by G.C.Smith to William E. Depew,1831-1897, Clarinda IA, killed by train. 5 JOHN LEWIS DEPEW,1857 Polk Co. IA-I930 at Clarinda IA m,1883,Pharaba Jane Kennedy, -I913, d/o George Kennedy & Cella Lee. 6 GEORGE R. DEPEW of Gravity IA. 7 DOROTHY DEPEW 7 LEOTA DEPEW 6 CHARLES DEPEW of Boulder CO, 7 PAUL DEPEW 7 LIELA DEPEW 6 DONALD DEPEW of Inglewood CA 7 HELEN DEPEW 7 PHYLLIS DEPEW 6 JOHN ANSEL DEPEW of Clarinda 7 REO DEPEW 6 ? DEPEW of Clarinda,m,V.L.Cagley 7 NORMA CAGLEY 6 JOSEPHINE DEPEW of Clarinda

6 2 sons, LEROY E.DEPEW & EARL K.. DEPEW drowned,1915. 5 ELIZA ANN DEPEW,l858Rising Sun- 1933. m, I883 Charles Craig Glenn,1845-1924. 6 BERTINA GLENN,1884-1949, unm. 6 EDNA GLENN, 1186- ,m, Steve J. Murray 7 CHARLES GLENN MURRAY,1914-1939, m,1935 to Mildred G. Peters,d/o Mrs. Mary Peters,Altoona IA. 8 BOBBY GENE MURRAY, 19 39- 7 MARY ANN MURRAY, ,m,1941,Hugh Wheaton. 7 BERNICE MURRAY 7 BILLY MURRAY 6 CARY C. GLENN,I888-I89O. 6 FRANK GLENN,I89O-I903,killed In rifle accident hunting. 6 FRED EARL GLENN,I89I- ,m,Dolly Taylor of Keokuk IA 6 JESS BARLOW GLENN,1899- ,m,1921,Gladys Stemler 7 RUSSELL GLEN,1923- ,m,195LJoyce Stewart,1931- d/o Elbert Stewart & Roberta Humphrey 8 MARK GLENN, 1952- 8 KATHLEEN GLENN,, 1953- 8 CYNTHIA GLENN, 19 56- 8 MICHAEL GLENN, 195?- 7 ROBERT GLENN,1932- „ ^ 2 « d/0 Bernard Hayes of Omaha NB.

8 ELIZABETH ANN GLENN 8 CHRISTOPHER JAMES GLENN 6 COLDREN CHARLTON GLENN,1901 Polk Co, IA- ,m,1931 at Mitchellville IA to Alta Irene Riddle,1907- Summer Co.KS. d/o John William Riddle,1882-1962& Mary Maud Jones,1890-1939. 7 MARY ELIZABETH GLENN,1935- .m,1957. David Fuchs(Fox) 1935- 8 CYNTHIA FUCHS,1959- 8 MARK FUCHS,1960- Twln g MICHAEL FUCHS.1960- 7 MARTHA ANN GLENN,1938- ,m,1960 to Richard T Michell, 1939- ,s/o William F. Michell. 8 JEFFREY MICHELL,1962- 8 STACEY MICHELL,1964- 5 MARY DEPEW, ,m,Joe Fisher,Eastland TX ? «5 JAMES LYTLE DEPEW, ,m,1892,Cora Glenn, Ortonville IA d/o Perry Frank Glenn & niece of Charles Craig Glenn.

SOME BARLOW CENSUS REPORTS IN IOVJAÍ Polk Co. Iowa i860 Lee Township John Barlow, 31 Farmer Indiana Georgianna, 31 Lewis W. 9 Iowa Martha E. 6 Mary A 2 mons. Margaret J. 12 Polk Co. Iowa i860 Four Mile Township W.E.Depew 30 Farmer Indiana M.E.Depew 26 J.L.Depew .2 Iowa E.A.Depew 1 L.A.Barlow 8 Indiana Census 1820 2-7 Samuel Pruitt,Franklin Co. males,2 under 10,1 26-44, females,3 under 10, 1 26-44, a farmer. 1830 Franklin Co. males, 2 under 5, 1 5-10, 1 10-15, 2 15-20, 1 20-30, 1 40-50. females 1 under 5, 1 5-10, 2 10-15, 1 .., 1 40-50, a farmer. 1840 There were Samuel Pruitts in Hensley Twp. Johnson Co and in Nineveh Twp. Bartholomew Co near Kansas. Neither seemed to check. John Pruitt, Too many to get any definite connection. 1820 Archibald Pruitt, Scott Co. males, 1 under 10, 1 16-18, 2 16-25, 1 over 45. females, 1 16-25« 2 farmers,1 manuf're. I830 Scott Co. 1820 Moses Pruitt, Fayette Co. males, 3 under 10, 1 26-44, females, 1 10-15, • 1 26-44, a farmer. I830,Shelby Co. Jackson Twp. males 1 10-15, 2 15-20, 1 40-50 females, 1 under 5, 2 5-10, 1 40-50 1840 .. .. Elizabeth Pruitt , 1 male 20-30, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 50-60. I85O .. .. Elizabeth Pruitt 60 years, born in N C . William Pruett 1820 Fayette Co. males 2 under 10, 1 26-44, females 1 under 10,1 16-25. engaged in manufacturing I830 Bartholomew Co, German Twp. males, 2 under 5, 1 5-10, 1 30-40 <& females, 1 under 5, 2 5-10, 1 10-15, 1 30-40. With Absolom. 1840 Bartholomew Co, German Twp. males, 1 under 5, 1 10-15, 2 20-30 1 40-50 & females, 1 under 5, 1 10-15, 2 15-20,1 40-50. Enumerated next to Absolom I850 Bartholomew Co, German Twp. i860 Bartholomew Co.German Twp RebeccWilliaam Prewitt 573 farmer SC RebeccWilliaam Pruitt 684 Moses 21 IN William 20 Mariah 15 William 10 Absolom Pruett I830 in Bartholomew Co. German Twp. Enumerated with William. males, 2 under 5, 1 30-40 & females, 1 under 5, 2 5-10, 1 20-30. 1840 in Bartholomew Co. German Twp. with William, males, 1 5-10, 2 10-15, 1 40-50 & females, 1 under 5, 2 5-10, 2 15-20, 1 30-40.

Pleasant Pruitt,I8II-I89I 1840 Shelby Co. Jackson Twp. males 2 under 5, 1 5-10, 1 20-30 & 1 female, 20-30 I850 .. Jackson Twp. Pleasant Prewitt 39 farmer born SS Sylas 7 IN Nancy 34 KY Milton 5 Alexander 15 IN Elizabeth2 William 13 Jackson 11 . . John Jackson Pruitt,1815-1867• I85O John Prewitt 36 Farmer SC i860 in Edlnburgn Shelby Co. Jackson Twp. John J. Pruitt 45 Farmer SC Jane 32 ^A Jane 42 Moses 12 IN Moses 22 William N 11 Nathan 21 Pleasant 10 Pleasant 19 Herman 8 Herman 18 Elizabeth 6 Elizabeth 15 Abigal 4 Abigal 13 Jasper 2 Jasper 11 Mary 9 belle 6 David 4 Jacob 2 James Harrison Pruitt,1817-1848 l840,Shelcy Co. Jackson Twp. .males 1 under 5 ,1 20-30& 1 female 15-20 I85O 1870 was too dim. Martha Pruitt 29 Moses 11 1880 Shelby Co. Jackson Twp. George 8 Matthew 7 Moses Pruitt 41 Pleasant 5 Jane 35 (Her father was born Elizabeth 2 in new Jersey, her mother in üngland.) James H. Pruitt 17 1860 Shelby Co. Jackson Twp ueorge Pruitt 16 «. James Hayes 36 William Pruitt 13 Martha 39 Mary Pruitt 11 Martha Hayes 13 Martha Pruitt 9 Mary A. 11 Ayma Pruitt 5 Margaret 9 Charle Pruitt 1 John •• 8 Mary A. Bilby(aunt) 60 George W .. 7 Pleasant Pruitt(brother) 31 James W .. 4 Charles Halstead (help) 20 Joshua .• 1 Elisha 0. Shipp (cousin) 32 Moses Pruitt 20 13 in the family! George .. 18 Pleasant .. 14 £-1 izabeth .. 12 13 in all! Some Xeroxed copy from Johnson & Bartholomew County Histories i 3 . * PLEASANT PRUITT, SR.— Among the successful self-made men, Jackson Twp.Shelby Co. of Johnson County, men who have been foremost in the laudable 1850 censust work of developing the material resources of the country as well as Pleasant Pruitt, S r. adding character to the community, the name of Pleasant Pruitt is Pleasant Prewitt, 39 NC deserving of especial mention. The ancestors of Mr. Pruitt were Nancy Prewitt among the sturdy yeomenry of South Carolina, in which state the 34 KY family was represented in colonial times by a number of worthy Alexander Prewitt 15 IN members. Moses Pruitt, father of the subject, was a Carolinian William Prewitt 13 IN by birth, and an early settler of Franklin County, Ind., moving to Jackson Prewitt 11 IN this state about the year 1815, and later to Fayette and Shelby Lylas Prewitt 7 IN Counties, in the latter of which his death subsequently occurred, at Milton Prewitt 5 IN the age of forty-seven years. He was essentially a self-made man, Elizabeth Prewitt 2 IN nnd during his life accumulated a valuable property, all of which represented the fruits of his unaided efforts His wife, whom he married in South Carolina, was Elizabeth Hawkins, a woman of sterling worth, whose virtues and characteristics are largely repro duced in the subject of this biography. Moses and Elizabeth Pruitt were the parents of seven children, Pleasant being the second born of the family. His birth occurred in the district of Abbeyville, S. C, on the 6th day of January, 1811, and at the age of four years, Continued. 3 PLEASANT PrtUiTT Sr. 1811-1891 1 NOTES v3 he was brought by his parents, to Franklin County, Ind. He af terward accompanied the family to Fayette and Shelby counties, and it may be truly said that the best years of his life were passed

amid the rugged duties and stirring scenes of pioneer times. Hc. ing the eldest son, he was early compelled to bear his share of the family burden, consequently his educational training was of a meager character. His practical knowledge, however, gained through a long series of years in the school of experience, is more thorough and complete, and by means of it, he has been enabled to transact successfully, the duties of a very active life, and turn, what to many would have proved misfortune, to his own advantage. No vember 11,1833, he took to himself a help-mate, in the person of Miss Nancy Breeding, who proved a true and faithful wife, and valu able assistant until her death, which occurred on the aSth day of March, 1887. Mrs. Pruitt was born in Kentucky in the year 1817, and was a woman honored and respected for her many admirable traits of character, having been an earnest member of the Christian Church for a number of years. To Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt were born a family of eleven children, four of whom are living, namely: Alexander, Jackson, Milton and Elizabeth, (Mrs. Drake), with the latter of whom Mr. Pruitt, now makes his home. Mr. Pruitt's life-work has been that of a farmer, in which he has been more than ordinarily successful. To each of his chil dren he recently gave a fine farm, besides assisting them in various other ways. In all his business transactions, Mr. Pruitt has made it a point to meet promptly his every obligation, and to-day he ;J proud of the fact that he owes no man. His life has been a long and useful one, and during a residence of. sixty-six years in John son County, the people have learned to revere him for his sterling manhood, and have profited by his advice and counsel. He is now in the seventy-eighth year of his age, a well-preserved old gentle man, retaining in a remarkable degree, his mental and physic- faculties. He is an earnest member of the Christian Church, and a true type of the old-time gentleman.

4 JACKSON PRUITT,1840-1902

4JACKSON PRUITT, prominent farmer and stock-raiser, son of Pleasant andNqincjPruitt, is a native of Shelby County, Ind., and was born on the first day of November, 1840. His early educa tional privileges were of a meager character, embracing a few months in the common schools, but his practical knowledge, ob tained by coming in contact with business men, has. enabled him to discharge successfully the duties of an active life. He was reared to agricultural pursuits, which honorable calling has been his life work. April io, 1864, he was married to Miss Eliza Patterson, of Jennings County, Ind., and daughter of Adam and Roxana Pat terson. Mr. Pruitt ran a saw-mill several years for his father, and later began farming in German Township, Bartholomew County, where he now owns a valuable farm of 400 acres. In 1S74 1,e moved to Blue River Township, Johnson County, since which time his residence has been in the suburbs of Edinburg, where he moved in order to better educate his children. In addition to his-farming interests, Mr. Pruitt has been extensively engaged in buying and selling live-stock, being at this time one of the most active dealers in this section of the county. He is an ardent friend of education, takes an active part in all public enterprises, but is withal, a man of domestic tastes and habits, finding his greatest pleasure in his home and family. Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt have three children, viz.: Arthur W., Nannie, and Charles F. k ALEXANDER PRUITT,I836-I89I 4. Ai.KX.wnF.u PivVirr, a wealthy farmer and lumber

1861, of the third, generation and grandfather T^ Q{ thoge who knQW them and their of Henry Pruitt, husband of Ruth Alene own home is noted for its gracious hospnal-

Hamblen Pruitt, who was the prime mover of iu, Mr- £ly .g a stanch Democrat jn his this Pruitt Family Book.) |w*.litical affiliations and for six years he tarly settlers, he was reared in a time when hard work and mani- served as county commissioner, proving a fold' privations were the common lot of all. He early developed most capable officer and one whose official extraordinary powers of endurance, and choosing agriculture for a labors were of direct benefit to the county. life-work, bent all of his energies to the accomplishment of the one In whatever relation of life he is found he purpose of founding a home, in which he was more than ordinarily is loyal to the trust reposed in him and is luccessful. In 1836 he married Miss Jane Kyle, a native of Fayette County, Penn., daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth (Nixon) Kyle, therefore deserving of mention among the who were among the early settlers of Shelby County. To representative citizens of the county. this marriage were born eleven children, seven of whom are living, namely: William N., Pleasant,* Mrs. Elizabeth Sergeant, Joseph, Mrs. Mary Thompson, David and Jacob. The deceased members of the family are as follows: Moses, died at New Orleans, July 9, 1S61; Herman, died November 15, 1861; Abigail," wife of Robert W. Medkirk, died April 12, 1870; Belle, wife of G. W. Overstreet,- of Franklin, died March 24, 1876. Mr. Pruitt, was very success ful in his business affairs, and during a long and very active life, accumulated a large property, much of which consisted of valuable rr.il estate, in Johnson, Shelby and Bartholomew counties. He was a liberal patron of all public enterprises, and a man prominent in the circles in which he moved. In his death, which occurred on the <;th day of November, 1861, the family suffered the loss of a kind husband and father, and the citizens of the community, a wise coun selor nnd faithful friend. Mrs. Pruitt departed this life on the 21st day of November, 1887, aged sixty-nine years and a day. 4 JACOB PHUITT,I858-I928 ^ 4.JACOB PRUITT, one of the substantial citizens of Edinburg, and youngest son of John J. and Jane ( Kyle ) Pruitt, was born in Shelby County, Ind., on the 20th day ot July, 1858. He was raised to agricultural pursuits, and chose that useful occupation for a life work, and followed it with good success until his removal to Edinburg in the year 18S8. Mr. Pruitt belongs to that sturdy class of people, who though quiet and unassuming, have by their industry and sterling qualities of manhood, proved the most valu able and substantial members of society. He occupies a prominent place in the estimation of his neighbors and fellow-citizens, and has - a large circle of friends in Edinburg and surrounding country. He is the possessor of a fine farm in Blue River Township, and is otherwise well provided for, in the way of earthly wealth. Like nil members of his family, Mr. Pruitt is a republican, but has never been a partisan or office-seeker. He married, in December, 1881, Miss Mary Ludeka, of Buffalo, N. Y.,. daughter of Henry and Abigail (Dangert) Ludeka, natives of German)'. Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt are the parents of four children, viz.: John (deceased), Ralph, Belle and Howard. (Henry Ludeke Pruitt)

RALPH EDWARD PRUITT. 1884-1958

JACOB PRUITT,I858-I928 & his wife MARY CHRISTINA LIBERTINE LUDEKE PRUITT, I859-I935.

WILLIAM A. PRUITT, I865-I9IO A son of Alexander Pruitt,I836-I898.

To the right, two daughters of MOSES PRUITT, from a tin-type, MAT & MOL. (MARTHA DINN & MARY BATTON ) 3*

On the following pages are entries of PRUITT data by the authoress, MARY PRUITT THOMPSON. These pages were xeroxed from her 1896 GENEALOGY BOOK., now in the possession of Mrs. HENRY PRUITT. It was this record that started Ruth & Reba on their re search of the PRUITT FAMILY and which culminated

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l7 OUR REVOLUTIONARY ANCESTORS Three ancestors can be documented as having served the American Cause In 1776. These are common to all the Pruitt Descendants. There was JOSEPH JONES, PATROIT of Maryland, THOMAS LITTLE, SOLDIER, of North Carolina and JOHN HAWKINS, SOLDIER, of Maryland. JOSEPH JONES was the father of ELIZABETH JONES HAWKINS. ELIZABETH married JOHN HAWKINS. They were the parents JAMES HAWKINS. JAMES married RACHEL LITTLE. They were the parents of ELIZABETH & REBECCA HAWKINS who married MOSES & WILLIAM PRUITT,. respectively. JOSEPH took the Loyalty Oath and performed public service for the American Cause. His descendants are members of the NSDAfl. THOMAS LITTLE was the father of , Seawoll's Regiment. 2 • -».iïíïl'ia.. RACHEL LITTLE who married JAMES 7". HAWKINS, They were the parents of

f Gapt. John acres' Co. of Pitt ELIZABETH & REBECCA. At the left is J /_ j Vohiimvrs, .•(.uunaiulcd by Col. " ' •[ Boiij'n Seawvl! of die Isortli Caro all I could get of his record. No lina Regiment of Militia. :3.oT7olut:onary "K/ST JA S •. ) descendants of THOMAS were members Appears on

Company Pr„v lioJ. of NSDAR on his record. f> die organization named above, JOHN HAWKINS (Jr.) served the American dated .JSX/:..J^.a/f. ,17

r 7 Cause as a Maryland Minute Man. He Commencement pay S?/ t 17 yv^ To wh-.u time paid 17 was the father of JAMES HAWKINSthe grandfather to ELIZABETH & REBECCA PRUITT} and so on down thru all the generations who followed. Below are excerpts from NSDAR application No, 487652 of BONNIE SHARP NEUVILLE of Georgetown KY made on the record of JOHN HAWKINS Jr.

^ 5. The said PJfcianag Hawttng^Z . ^ waa the child of i —John Hariri ai y born %' IW. at._JfixyJL&nsL died at Soutl> fiarolinft 2bxL~L-2ZM and his (firsfaqg ) wife

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Here follows some of the record of JOHN HAWKINS Jr. from the NATIONAL ARCHIVES , WASHINGTON DC.

'7 ' List dated - M'T/im. - >vj /7 t on a Appears with the rank of —.(iS'M 17 Date of Commission^-Í^Í^^' 7/ Return of the Officers of 5"1 Maryl4 Reg1 Agreuble to Remai'ks General Orders of 27"1 August 1778 Hevolut tonory ATV/ ll/// I ('V/'W tuJuJ.L0l^. Return dated -y ...... ^h..tz..cïM.yL, i7 . .(///J.., ...Jj'/l^-- Regiment. Appears as shown below on a Date of Com:,-. .^J.A..^...,17/y . List

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Ifør. Moses Prewet born Oct 18 1833/died Mar 18 I8i».2 ^ Alexander Prewet born Sept \\ 1835 died May 22 1891 married Oct 15 1857 Sarah Miller born Dec 11 1838 died March 17 1908 Pleasant Pruitt, Sr born Jan 6 l3ll Abbeville Co S G Aroiiilee Prewet diod Jan 15 1891 June 12 1837/Oct 26 I837 married Nov 11 1832 William Prewet born Aug 11+ I838 Nancy Breeding died during Civil War - thought to be buried born June 26 l8l7 Ky in New Orleans (left for Texas with Moses,son died March 28 1887 of John Jackson Pruitt and never heard ofl d/o Alexander Breeding & Rebecca Pile Jackson Prewet born Nov 1 I8I4.O died July 23 1902 married April 10 I86I4. Elizabeth Patterson born 1845 died Peb 3 1908 Silus Prewet born March 1 lSI+1 died young - burned to death

Milton Prewet born Aug 19 I8I4.6 died Nov 10 1911+ married Dec 26 1867 Phoebe Marker born I8I4.8 died 1923

PLEASANT PRUITT, l8ll Elizabeth H Pruitt I891,born in South borrj Nov 30 181+3 Carolina. died Jan 25 1915 married Dec 31 1866 Elmore Todd Drake born Aori"» 11 181+6 died April 11 1921+ Margaret Pruitt born Jan 31 1852/died Feb 2 1852 Tiffin Pruitt born Feb 28 1853/died Sept 10 1853 Nancy Ann Pruitt born July 20 1858/died Oct 6 1861; y Pleasant A Pruitt Jr bom Mar l8 l85o/died June 18 l880

Israel A Pruitt born Nov 21; l86l/died May 1 1921; Married Jan 30 1895 no children Lydia Sneop born Sept ll; 1873/died Mar 21+ 1956 Alexander pruitt d/o John E Snepp & Mary E Marker born Sept 1| I836 died May 22 1891 Anna Maria Pruitt born Sept 30 1863/died Sept 9 1861). mlarrie d Oct 15 1857 Sarah Ann Killer William A Pruitt born Dec 11 I838 died Mar 17 1908 born June 26 1865/died Dec 29 1910 d/o Israel Miller & Anna Maria Bechtol Ada Mae Pruitt born Oct l6 l866/<4ied Nov 1 1922 married Jan 16 I889 Wm Edwin Deupree Emmborna MaArabelir 2 l361;/diee Pruitdt Aug 28 1933 born July 19 1868/died Oct 15 1875

Alexander A Pruitt Jr born Oct li; 1870/died Aug 27 1371

Andrew Jackson A Pruitt born June 26 1872/died Peb ll; 1902

Franklin A Pruitt born Mar .27 l37i;/died Aug 27 1923 married Oct 31 1899 divorce Maude 'White born June .25 1877/died July 30 1951

Dock A Pruitt born July 22 1375/died Sept 10 1903 married Jan 1 1900 Ruth Neely Prosser born Sept 3 1876/died Aug 26 to 28 1968 DOCK A.PRUITT,I875-I903. d/o Jameno schildre Pros sen r & Katherine Ryan DOWNTOWN EDINBURG Grace Esther Pruitt Most of the downtown section of Main t>orn April 16 1877/died April 111 1937 Cross street bad been built by 1879 with com- married Dec 21 I898

mon side walls, two stories high, the fronts jj»a Francis Bryson

designed similarly. Brick was burned at the hopn April 22 1872/died Aoril 30 1961; Pruitt farms. The last buildings constructed in the downtown area are thought to be from Delcie's to Barretts Jewelry with permission from the Town Board for an arch alley so the second floor could be extended to make a lar ge community hall. It was called Pruitt Hall. From Sarah Otto's Booklet. ILOf Lelia Ha2el Deupree Sept 23 1889/Sept 28 1929 never married Grace Deupree May 6 1891/AprIl 20 1901 Ada Mae Pruitt born Oct 16 l866 Ralph Ishmel Deupree—resided Shelbywille Ind. died Nov 1 1922 July 7 1899/Dec 18 1966 married July 9 1925 (10 grandchildren married Jan 16 1889 Justine Bronson at time of death) born Dec 27 1903 Wm Edwin Deupree d/o Warren Bronson & Lura Dunn born Mar 2 1861+ died Aug 28 1933 Gloria Deupree born June 23 1926 s/o Daniel Deupree & married Oct 28 1950 Susan Sanders Charles Lawrence Lewis born s/o Glenn T Lewis daughter Amy Lewis William D Deupree M.D. born Mar 20 1936 married Jan 28 1956 Sheila Darlene Clark d/o Leonard Clark daughter Dawn born Oct 5 1957 Springfield 0 son Ralph Todd born Oct 21; 1958 Ft Sam Houston, Te William Ert Deupree(2nd marriage-no data) Nov 27 1903/Sept 22 1957 buried Fairiand IN 1st marriage Mar 15 192^ Aletha Van Namee, June 11 1903 d/o Allison Van Namee & Kathryn Dickman Suzanne Deupree,born Feb.19»1925 m,July,20,19^5 to Dale DeMott, born Jan. 8,1923. s/o Cecil DeMott & Mildred Henry James Deupree, March 20 1936, m, 1967 to Beverly A. Mays

THE PLEASANT PRUITT, Sr. I8II-I89I HOUSE. It is a red brick on the hill east of Edinburg. Formerly owned and occupied by Grace & Ira Bryson. In 1972 it was owned by Helen Willard. Merrill Pruitt,11/4/1900-2/22/1959.never married. Helen Secore Pruitt,Aug.22,1902-July 13 1969 at Cuyahoga Falls OH, buried at Hose Hill Cemetery, Akron OH. m.June 27.1928, Clifford Monroe Lockenour, April 22 1902,s/o Fred S Lockenour & Nora Bennett. 7 Janet Louise Lockenour,June 20 1930- m, Dec.28,1952,Wayne Grant Woodford,11/2/1930- s/o Lester L Woodford & Thelma Grant. Franklin A Pruitt 8 David Wayne Woodford, 1/24/1956- born Mar 27 1874 8 Richard Lynn Woodford, 9/17/1957- died Aug 27 1928 8 Carolyn Louise Woodford, 6/19/1965- 7 Joanne Rae Lbckenour, 4/11/1934- married Oct 31 1899 m,I/9/I954 to Maurice Dickens Thomas, s/o Maurice J Thomas & Mildred Sabra Dickens. Maude White 8 Maurice Stephen Thomas,Jan.12,1957- born June 25 1877 8 Susan Rae Thomas, Jan. 29,1959- died July 30 195l 8 Ellen Lynn Thomas, Jan.3,1961- 8 Edward Locke Thomas, Nov. 8,1962- d/o Clay (Henry) White & Clara Hartman #*##**«"»***

Farris Pruitt Feb 2k 1904/Sept 18 1906 Neil Pruitt born Nov 11 190Ö died May 4 1970 Springfield 111 married Feb 13 1937 Aletha Jane Montgomery born Jan 20 1911 living d/o Avery Montgomery & Mary Melvina Montgomery James Neil Pruitt born May 16 194-1

HELEN LOCKENOUR John (Jack) Martin Pruitt born Aug 27 1942

PLEASANT PRUITT MARKER IN REST HAVEN. CLIFFORD LOCKENOUR Reba Irene Bryson born Oct 22+ 1899 jr 1 died Sept l8 1967 married June 11+ 1922 Robert Franklin Gephart f1 born May 15 1899 Grace Esther Pruitt died April l± 1963 born April 16 1877 il died April Hj. I937 s/o Charles Brenton Gephart & Adelaide Strahl Barbara Louise Gephart married Dec 21 1898 born April 3 1923 married Jan 5 191+6 Ira Francis Bryson Roscoe Talbert Jr born April 22 l872 born July 27 1921 died April 30 1961+ s/o Roscoe Talbert & Harriet Long Both buried at Rest Haven, s/o James Neal Bryson Jr Lisa Ann (Melissa) Talbert & Margaret Ann Gargia born July 8 1951 Geralne Francis Gephart born Feb 19 1928 married Aug 21 19^6 Edward William Joseph Jr born Oct 5 1921+ s/o Wm Edward Joseph Sr & Raman Sayer Michael Edward Joseph born Sept 7 19^8 married May 3 1969 Charlene Kay Copeland d/o Mr & Mrs Charles Copeland (Grace Esther Pruitt d/o Alexander Pruitt Teresa Lynn Joseph & Sarah Ann Miller Pruitt) bora Mar 12 1952 married June 27 1970 Kirk Lynn Detty s/o Keith Detty Jacqueline Ann Joseph born March 16 1957 Stephanie Leigh Joseph born April 23 I960 Ada Mae Bryson born March 3 1901 died May 12 1971 married Sept 29 1925 Meredith Newton Williams born Sept 20 1899 died Sept 23 I96Í+ s/o Newton Eldredge Williams & Harriet Rush no children

0065470 Arthur W Pruitt Aug 5 1865/Sept 10 1953 marriod April 10 1390 Mary Deming July 11; 1866/ Oct 3 191+9 d/o Benjamin Jarrett Deming & Heppy 'White Maurice Pruitt born Jan l6 1897 Jackson Pruitt died Mar 16 I960 Shreveport La born Nov 1 l8l+0 married April l8 1918 diod July 23 190? Dorothy Daphne Dooller divorce born J an 5 I896 < married April 10 I86Í+ died May 30 1963 Columbus Ind d/o Fred Doeller & Hattie Reeves al izabeth. Jano Patterson dau - Betty Louise Pruitt born 181+8 born May 26 1919 never married died Peb 13 1908 2nd marriage Maurice Pruitt d/o Adam Patterson t Rowena Herron King Roxanna Holcomb bora Nov 19 I89I+ d/o Hugh Jamo3 Herron & Rowena Reynolds Harold Pruitt Nov 25 1900/July 9 I903 Nancy ( Nannie) .Pruitt Jan 22 l868/Jan 23 1934 married Dec 26 I888 Fred N Mahret born Aug 9 1865 died Indiana Masonic Home prior to 191+8 s/o Andrew Mahret 8c Elizabeth Wendt Newport Ky Lucille Mahret born 1889/died Feb 6 1920 Charles F Pruitt Jan 16 I870/July 6 1931 married Feb 23, 1909 divorce Anna Josenhine Thompson born Mar 20 l87i+/dled Dec 31 1955 d/o aim Hensley Thompson & Anastasia Fogarty Ann Thompson Pruitt born May 17 1911 married Sept 16 19U5 Robert Blaker born April 6 1911 s/o Robert Hoekman Blaker & Blanche no children Walter L Pruitt born 1868 died JT3 married April 5 l891 Ida Braden born 1871 Milton Pruitt died born Aug 19 181+8 d/o James Marke Braden & Dora Lovaon died Nov 29 1911+ Earl Pruitt married Dec 26 1867 born July 15 1892 died young buried Kyle Cemetery in Bartholomew Co Phoebe Marker born 181+5 Donald Pruitt died I923 born Peb 11+ 1895 d/o Joshua Marker~& no data on his family - 7 children Catherine Ccmpton son Carrol lives in rfhiteland Ruby Pruitt born Feb 1+ 1897

Walter's family lived in Calif at one time Estelle Pruitt Nov 29 1869/Aug 1 191+5 married Jan 1 I89O William Vogler Nov 16 1863/Mar 10 191+5 s/o Lewis A Vogler & Roseltha Lee Lewis Milton Vogler born Nov 28 I89O married Dec 25 1915 Nina Allison born Dec 16 1893 d/o Harry S Allison & Linnie May Wyatt Lewis Allison Vogler born Oct 27 1916 Richard Stowe Vogler bom Jan 27 1919 Helen Vogler Peb 7 1893/Jan 15 1965 married Sept 11 1920 Dr Clifford Earl Cox born Mar 26 l890 died Oct 11+ 1961 Indpls Ind s/o Henry L Cox & Mary Doll Earl no children Elmer T (Babe) Pruitt Dec 16 1871/ May 3 1962 married 1st Feb 10 1892 5* Bertha Cobb Milton Pruitt born 1875/died Mar 10 1892 & d/o Wesley Cobb & Elizabeth McCaffrey McCaslin Phoebe Marker 2nd marriage Elmer Pruitt Peb 10 1893 Bertha Anderson cont'd Dec 10 1874/ Aug 30 1962 d/o Joseph Anderson & Mary Jane Dehart Harold Pruitt Inez Pruitt (sister to Elmer) born Mar 17 1894 born Jan 6 1881). 1st married April l8 1922 Ethel Boffing died Aug 9 1963 Miami Fla born Sept 11 1902/ died Mar 2 1930 married Sept 30 1901 d/o John Boffing & Clara Lucas Hardin McQueen born May 22 1879 Emily Pruitt died Jan 31 I960 Miami Fla born Anril 7 1923 Helen Eleanor McQueen (twin) married April l8 1942 / Lewis Hammond divorce born Nov 1 1902 / / born Nov 24 1920 Ruthtívelyn McQueen (ïwinï s/o Floyd Hammond & Carmilla Dwyer born Nov 1 1902 married June 16 1934 Douglas Edward Hammond John Ford born May 8 1943 born Oct 30 190k died Feb 23 19U-8 Charlotte Ann Hammond s/o G-eorge Wesley Ford & born Sept $ 194& Ada Matthews married Peb 2 1969 Richard Myers EDINBURG FAIRS AND RACES Richard Myers Jr The Edinburg Courier of Aug. 1877 ruldies born July' 7 1970 that the Edinburg Agricultural Association would hold its 18th annual fair on Sept. 18-19-20 and 21st. This makes the Edinburg Fair begun in Charles Stephen Hammond 1859 along with the Indiana State Fair in age. born Peb 16 19^0 The first fairgrounds was located east of Grant street, north of Mam Cross street and west of Claude Pruitt Clay street (Don Graham home). The fairgrounds born Nov 26 1898 was not very large outside the space for the married July 24 1937 race track. The town and surrounding country Jeannette Smith soon outgrew the fairgrounds and the association born July 28 1904 moved east to just across the Shelby Countv d/o Edward David Smith & Maude Alma Dean line, purchasing 80 acres from Jane Kyle Pruitt. r attend the Edinburg races and old-timers can half of which later was sold and the remainde remember the cry from Bea I's Hotel corner fitted up with the necessary buildings and downtown. "Hack for the Fairgrounds, going accessories of a fairgrounds including a Floral right out." It was only a half mile to the fair Hall, agricultural building, stables, and a one- grounds so there was a steady stream of walk half mile track. The association was governed ers out Main Cross street. Just inside was the by a board of directors, two from Johnson, two Midway and beyond, the track. The Racing from Bartholomew and two from Brown County. Association lasted until the early 20's. Then Fairs were held and exhibits of agricultural anc Jack Amos, owner and lover of racing horses, horticultural products exhibited. By the 1890's leased the grounds and the races continued un the fair had died out and a three-day race meet til 1929 in Edinburg when the county fairs drew heldeach year. During the 1890's the Fair Asso the cmwd away. ciation ran into financial trouble and in 1898 Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt still have the starting the grounds were sold to Milton Pruitt, grand bell, and remnants of the stables can be seen father of Harold Pruitt who lives on the property there. now. The Edinburg Racing Association, another organization, promoted a three-day racing meet each year. People came from far and wide to Xeroxed from Sarah Otto's Edinburg Sesquicentennial Booklet. Minnie Drake born Oct 6 1868 died Jan 2k 1938 5S married 1st Nov 26 188k Brian Cutslnger born Dec 2 l8£9 died Peb ?3 194k divorce s/o John Cutslnger & Eunice Lewis Oscar G Cutslnger Elizabeth H Pruitt born May 12 1886 born Nov 30 l8k8 died June 10 192k died Jan 2$ 1913 married Dec 17 1910 Ruth Compton marriod Dec yi 1866 born Oct $ l889 died Jan 21 1961 Elmore Todd Drake d/o John Compton & Lavinna Chambers born April 11 l3k6 diod April 11 192k Joan Cutsinger born Nov 11 1915 3/0 Joseph Drake & Larcey Beech married Aug 12 1938 John Gwin born June 16 1912 s/o Harry Gwin & Kathryn F Schoenhol Linda Jean Gwin (Elizabeth H Pruitt born Sept lk 19kC- d/o Pleasant Pruitt Sr *- Nancy Breeding Pruitt) Betty Sue Gwin born July 29 19k5 Betty (Elizabeth") Cutsinger born April 13 19l8 married June 2 19k2 divorce Ralph Henry Gommes (Norwegian) born May 17 1913 s/o Kristoffer Gommes & Marie Bergh Dianne Bobbette Gommes born Sept £ 19kk married July 29 1967 John Davis Shullenberger s/o Dr & Mrs Wendall Sdhullen- -berger Elmore T Cutsinger (brother to Oscar) born Jan 19 I889 died July 3 1971 never married 2nd marriage MInnio Drake Cutsinger Ben Hardin born June 30 1868 died Sept 3 1926 s/o Abner Hardin 8c Elizabeth Keaton Moses Pruitt Aug 28 I837 / about July 10 l86l marker in Rest Haven Cemetery - no body Buried in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nathan Pruitt Union Army in the Civil War March 3 1839 / Aug 3 190k 7th & 17th reg't married Sept 19 i860 of Ind. Vol. Sarah S Henderson Jan 22 l8k£ / Dec 15 1883 d/o James Henderson & Angeline Smith John Jackson Pruitt Pleasant Pruitt Union Army, l86l. born Aug 9 1815 Abbeville Co Oct 9 I8k0 / Oct 9 1902 6th reg*t Ind.Vol. S C married 1st Dec 3 1863 died Nov $ l86l Shelby Co Ind Mary Ellen VanMeter near Edinburg June 9 l8kk / Oct 28 1886 d/o Joseph VanMeter & Mary Treadway married Aug 13 1836 2nd marriage Pleasant June 21 1889 Jane Kyle Naomi Huffman born March 3 l8l8 born 18^0 / died July 16 1896 died Nov 21 1887 Edinburg Ind d/o A R Huffman d/o Nathan Kyle & Elizabeth Nixon 3rd marriage Pleasant Pruitt Winnie Berry (of Iowa) Nathan Kyle 1789 - 186k born i860 / died Oct 9 1902 she had son Jesse Berry born 1888 He man Pruitt Nov 9 I8k2 / Nov 1$ I88I Elizabeth Pruitt Dec 28 l8kk / July 23 1911 married Aug 9 l86£ John Sergeant (of York, Pa) June 1 1837 / July 16 190£ s/o Benjamin E Sergeant & Elizabeth Marshall Abigail Pruitt Dec 10 l8k6 / April 12 l870 married Sept 17 1867 Robert W Medkirk ( of Cincinnati Ohio) Attorney no more data on him Abigail was buried Rest Havèn and latér moved to Spring Grove cemetery Cincinnati

L to R. JOHN JACKSON PRUITT, 1815-1861

a son, PLEASANT PRUITT U,S. 1840-1902 4 NATHAN PRUITT,1839-1904, U.S. m,1868,SARAH SAPHRONIA HENDERSON, SI 1845-1883,d/o James Henderson & Angeline Smith. Nathan served in the 7th & 17th RegHs of Indiana Vol. during Civil War. His full was William Nathan Pruitt. They lived on the Hill road near Amity. 5 AMY PRUITT, died in infancy. 5 WILLIAM PRUITT,I869-I936,m,1898,STELLA ETCHISON ALLEN,divorced. 2nd m,1920,DELIA CALVERT, 1873- .d/o William C Moody and Sarla Meadows. 6 HOLLAND (HOLLEN) PRUITT,1899- ,m,1920,JESSIE LOUISE RUFF, 1902- ,d/o Elmer Ruff & Nettie Viola Duncan. 7 GERTRUDE LOUISE PRUITT,1923- ,m,1940, CHESTER SMILEY,1920- ,s/o Floyd Smiley. 8 SHARON LOUISE SMILEY,1941- 8 DARLINE FRANCES SMILEY,1945- 7 ROSEMARY ALICE PRUITT,1926- ,m,1946,VERNON F. KOERS,1926- ,s/o Herman Koers. 8 CATHERINE FRANCES KOERS,1947- 7 HOLLEN E. PRUITT,1928- ,m, 8 HOLLEN JOSEPH PRUITT,1953.died in infancy. 8 TERRI LYNNE PRUITT, 8 PATTI ARLENE PRUITT, 7 MILDRED JOAN PRUITT,1930- ,m,RICHARD LANKFORD. 7 RICHARD F. PRUITT,I932- 7 WILLIAM N, PRUITT,1933- ,m,1959,JEAN JULIA ROESSLE. 7 CHARLES K. PRUITT,1936- 5 JANE ETTA PRUITT,1870-1928,m,I889,JAMES W. MONTGOMERY,1859, Bardstown KY- 1937, NY State. Jane Etta is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, lot No. 975» 6 MARVIN MONTGOMERY,I89O- ,m,DOROTHY BALLARD,Cambridge IN. 7 JAMES MONTGOMERY,1928- 7 PATRICIA LOUISE MONTGOMERY, 6 HASKELL MONTGOMERY,died in infancy,buried .Bowling Green KY. 6 McMAHAN MONTGOMERY,m,MYRTLR MILLER. 5 SARAH CHLOE PRUITT,I872-I965,Indianapolis,m,1891, GEORGE T. MATLOCK,1864- ? ,s/o John Matlock. 6 CORINNË MATLOCK,I892-I909,burled,Crown Hill,m,EDWARD DAVIDSON, 2nd m,1902,FREDERICK W. SWARTSj 3rd m, BERT SMITH. All three marriages ended in divorces. 5 PAUL M. PRUITT,1873-1928 at St. Louis MO,m,1901 to a first cousin, ALICE GERTRUDE HENDERSON STORY, (Mrs.William Story), d/o Milton Henderson & Sarah Jane Day. 6 LOWELL DONALD PRUITT,m,1931, AILEEN WHITE,1914- ,d/o Charles Thurston White,1886-1913 & Edith Eliss Swen,1889-1914. 6 HASKELL PRUITT 5 HOLLAND PRUITT,I88I-I909, unm, burled at Rest Haven. 5«PLEASANi T PRUITT Children* s/o John Jackson Pruitt & Jane Kyle FLORA PRUITT 1865-1867 born Oct 9 1840 died Oct 9 1902 GERTIE PRUITT 1868-1873 m, Dec 3 1863 ALICE PRUITT Sept 13 1871-Aug 8 1945 MARY ELLEN VANMETER m,I9IO,EDGAR GAVIN HOOD,Sept 19 1866- Born June 9 k844 April 3 1944. Divorced. died Oct 28 1886 d/o Joseph VanMeter & ETHEL PRUITT Nov 22 1877-June 20 1940 Mary Treadway. m.Nov 12 I905, JAMES A TUTTLE, born May 12 I879, Orange Ind. s/o Pleasant Pruitt served Samuel Tuttle & Agnes Hopkins. Divorced. three months, April to August,1861 in Co. B, CLYDE PRUITT,Jan 4 1884- Jan 1956 6th Reg't Ind. Vol. m, MYRA JOHNSON. Divorced. 2nd m,March 12 1947, MINNIE SEYMOUR Nathan Pruitt,1839-1904, HOWELL, born July 13,1882. & Jasper Pruitt, 1849- d/o John W Seymour & Margaret Brown 1900, also in the Union Army during the Civil War. LESLIE PRUITT,July 28,1881, last heard Two Pruitt boys went to of by family in 1911. serve the Confederacy. 2nd m, June 21 1889 to NAOMI HUFFMAN,I85O-I896, No descendants known. d/o A. R. Huffman. 3rd m, WINNIE BERRY (Iowa) 1860-1902

ELIZABETH PRUITT Children: d/o John Jackson Pruitt & CHARLES ADOLPH SERGEANT, Feb 22 1867- Jane Kyle Nov. 10 1925,m, CLARA J. HUSSEY, born Dec 28 1844 widow, April 1 1863-Dec.31,1950, died July 23 1911 burled,Garland Brook,Columbus Ind. m,August 9 1865 JOHN A. SERGEANT, June 1 1837- ELIZABETH BELLE SERGEANT, Sept.21, July 16 1905, s/o Benjamin I869 - Feb 9 1910, never married, Sergeant & Elizabeth Marshall buried in City Cemetery, Columbus. Yorktown PA Both buried City Cemetery, Columbus Ind. WE SUPPORT JOHNSON COUNTY'S SESQUICENT ENNIAL

"WE HONOR A GREAT HERITAGE" Jasper Pruitt Union Army in Civil War March 2k l8k9 / May 7 1900 married March 6 1888 S? John Jackson Pruitt Louise Miller d/o Jacob Marion Millar & Mary Lynch & no children Jane Kyle Marv Pruitt (this entire family Aug 15 1851 / April lk 1902 buried Crown Hill) cont1d married May 11 1Ó69 Edward C Thompson U.S. Dec 22 I837 / Dec l8 1902 s/o Alfred C Thompson & Maria W Carvin Maurice Thompson Aug lk I870 / Jan 2k 1875 Belle Thompson April 11 1873 / Dec k 1879 Bona Thompson May 17 I878 / Oct 12 1899 Belle Pruitt Peb 1 185k / March 2k I876 married June l8 1873 Gabrial M Overstreet Jr May 26 l8k2 / Nov 2 1897 s/o James Madison Overstreet & Melissa McClure Twins - Johnnie Overstreet Jan 25 I875 / Aug lk I875

MARY PRUITT THOMPSON 1851-1902, - Jeanie Overstreet authoress of the I896 Jan 25 I875 / Sept 7 1875 Genealogy Book, which was very instrumental This entire family buried Greenlawn in starting Ruth Pruitt Cemetery Franklin Ind & Reba Gephart on their David Pruitt research of the Feb 10 1856 / Feb 23 1922 Pruitt Family Data. married Sept 30 1896 At the Christian Church trustee election Addie Anthony on Monday afternoon, 1886, the following named Aug 20 187k / July 5 196k gentlemen were chosen as such: John A.Thomp d/o Joseph Anthony & Mary Janei Prickètt son, A. C. Thompson, E. C. Thompson, Sam Cut "o children singer and Adam Mutz. A majority of the newly elected trustees were decidedly infavor of build ing a new house of worship, four of them signi Jacob Pruitt fying their willingness to contribute two-thirds July 20 1858 / Jan 15 1928 of the expense thus incurred. married Dec 21 l88l Ed Thompson was a great benefactor and Mary Christina Llbertlna Ludeke after moving to Indianapolis and the death of Aug 15 1859 Buffalo N Y / died Nov 12 1935 his daughter, Bona, at age of 21, he had built d/o Henry Ludeke & Albertine Dangert a library at Butler University in Indianapolis called the Bona Thompson Library.

Xeroxed from Sarah Otto's Edinburg Sesquicentennlal Booklet. Mrs. Jane Pruitt, take, ptace ftom fcc* fate *c*ibct*ce. to-n*o*«o»» («WebtMsbay) oftc^coi*, 9loó. 23b, ot 1:30 o'ctoefc. •gft-c fwni^af actuvcc» will U cowbuctcb 6y §fbe* 3- S. o*»i»t«b 6^ g(W§lfcobc». All those desiring to view the remains may do so by calling at the residence between the hours oi 9 *. m. and 12 m. on Wednesday. EDINBURG, IND., NOV. 32, 1887.

HENRY LUDEKE PRUITT & son, JACOB EDWARD PRUITT.

Miss Jane Pruitt and Gary Wayne Eldred will wed at t o'clock tonight in a candle light ceremony in Olive Branch Christian Church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Pruitt, 913 E. Southport Road. She has received a bachelor's and master's degree from In diana University. She is a member of Sigma Kappa So rority. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Sweeney, Terre Haute. He has a bachelor's degree from Indi ana State University, a mas ter's degree from University of Cincinnati, and is working To Be Mrs. Gary Eldred towards his doctorate at the University of Mnois. He is a member of Tau Kappa Epsi L to R, Dr. Edward, Howard, lon Fraternity. Honor attendants will be Amy Ann, Jacob Edward Jr., Miss Nancy Jo Smith, Hot Ruth & Henry Pruitt about land, and Phillip Schoffstall, 1953. Terre Haute. The couple will travel to the Wést coásf. John Jackson Pruitt Aug 9 1382 / Oct 1 1883 61 Ralph Edward Pruitt Jacob Pruitt born Feb 29 l88k / died 1

JACOB PRUITT-BELLE FREYN HOUSE, second house north of Edinburg State Bank, torn down in 1972 to make room for parking lot. Another substantial old home fell for progress! 63

JANE KYLE PRUITT,1818-188?, pictured from a painting.

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AMY ANN PRUITT, during World War II). valedictorian of the 1966 Twenty-four scholarships graduating class at Lew are awarded annually to Wallace High School and Phi members of either sex, but Beta Kappa graduate at under 26 years of age and •Him Cornell University, has been college or university ft man awarded the prestigious graduates. Candidates may Marshall Scholarship. Miss apply for Marshall Pruitt, who lives at 2403 Scholarships tenable at any West 63rd Avenue in university in the United

Merrillville with her parents Kingdom, but the final 1 Dr. and Mrs. Jacob E. award is only made for a Pruitt, hopes to go to Oxford specific course of study at a University in England and particular university. JOHN JACKSON PRUITT,1815-1861, study history and philosophy Selection is drawn from a & below two grandsons, HENRY of science. list of recommended can & HOWARD PRUITT in 1897. Miss Pruitt majored in didates turned in by five neuro-biology and medicine regional committees, each at Cornell and is currently composed of a British finishing her second year of Consul-General for the study at Harvard Unversity region and four United Medical School in Boston. States citizens. The Mid- Finishing Cornell in three Western Region office is 33 years she graduated "with North Dearborn Street, distinction." Chicago, Illinois 60602. AT LEW WALLACE she Four scholarships are was a National Merit awarded for each of the five Scholarship finalist and regions and the remaining National Honor Society four scholarships are at the finalist. In addition she was Advisory Council and awarded the Baush-Lomb Marshall Aid Com science award and was a memoration Commission's member of Girls State. The discretion. Closing date for Lew Wallace graduate was also treasurer of the Gary 1973 competition is October Inter-City Council while in 23, 1972. Prospective can high school. didates from this area should write to the above The Marshall Scholarship address or to the British program was established in Embassy, 3100 1953 as an expression of Massachusetts Avenue, N. British gratitude for Mar W. Washington, D.C. 20008. shall Aid (economic aid SOME PRUITT RELATED ITEMS XEROXED FROM SARAH OTTO'S EDINBURG StiSQUICENTENNIAL BOOKLET, 1822-1972. Large areas of land were owned by Nat Union Starch & Refining Co. han Kyle south of Edinburg (Kyle family liv ing there today) and his land in Johnson Co Only a few names were mentioned as the unty lay east of Kyle street (named for him) material was gathered about the starch factory. and south of Main Cfoss. By 1836 he had Some of them were: Clint Scholler, superinten bought the John Campbell estate of 80 acres dent/Orner Fulp of Taylorsvil le, the night super lying east of Walnut and south of the first alley south of Main Cross street to the co intendent. Henrv Pruitt was the chemist, Otis unty line and adjoining to his own land to Freese, traffic and sales manager; other names the east. A daughter, Minerva Oaks, inher mentioned, Andy Robertson, Gilford' Freese, ited 32 acres of the south portion of this Arthur Patterson, and Joe Brown, engineers. eighty. purchased, 1831 Homer Hubbard, William Beever, Alf Mitchell, Mrs. Henry Pruitt, stenographer, Joseph Sconce, Mose PruitL/ land (the Mrs. A. S. Willard home east of Edinburg) and foreman, Mamie Cotton, Seward Hutchison, May- Pleasant Pruitt, Sr.. his son, built that her Rubush, Ray Gundrum, Ben Sutton, Al Morg house, had a brick yard where the tenant an, Frank Phillips, Roscoe Mosier, Ralph Sad house used to be located, (Grandfather of ler. All of them old Edinburg names. Two em Mrs. Rftha Gfiohart). Most of the brick used ployees were at the Starch Factory for 40 years, in the buildings of Downtown Edinburg were Ray Gundrum and Hector Swinehart. burned at that brick yard. A "Pruitt ^wn, is spoken of east of Edinburg where rows 1869 School **** of tenant houses were built. Another son, The building on the hill was two-story and lohnJ, Pruitt. and grandfather of U&OÍX of brick burned at the Alex Pruitt kilns east of Pniitt marriedI Jane Kyle. When he died in town where Mrs. A. S. Willard now lives. This 1861 he had 2,200 acres from Grant street lasted until 1911 when a new Edinburg school east'to the Shelby County line extending to was begun and completed in 1912 on the same Blue River. Their home was located on the school site. School continued during construct almost exact spot of the present East Side ion in the churches over town. The 1912 grad Elementary School. A son of Pleasant, Sr,, uating class had its senior year in the old A,l gander Pruitt. continued the brick yard, Opera House which was the first floor of the moved into Edinburg at the northwest corner Masonic Temple. of Grant and Main Cross with a Pruitt row of houses lining the west side of Grant street. * **** Another son, Milton Pruitt, grandfather of Harold Pruitt, farmed the present Burbrink The late Clifford farm-south of Edinburg and the fairgrounds. Hamilton n his notes on Edin- Lands of the Pruitts lay south of Edinburg burg states there was a cord- TELEPHONE as thev do today (John Pruitt). uroy road built in Edinburg One of the first business ****** from Perry street on Walnut es in Edinburg after the town In 1972 how the town received its name is south over swampy ground to was platted (Thompson Mill) as uncertain but we have found that Alexander the county line in 1865. In on Blue River also was Thompson was not born in Scotland, but in Vir 1916 when Mr. Hamiltoo was the first to have a telephone, ginia of Scotch-Irish descent. This is based working install ing water met His- tory of the telephone in on the research of Byce and Eva Mae Sconce ers in front of the old J. M. Ed inburg comes from Indiana Bell on the Thompson family history and on a geneo Carvin house (now Francis Ot office at Columbus obtained logy of the Pruitt family in the possession of to house) walnut logs buried by Clifford Hamilton. Mrs. Henry Pruitt of Edinburg. The geneology six feet deep were found. The was compiled by Mary Pruitt who married Ed south part of town was much Thompson jn 1869 and who included a portion lower at that time. of the Thompson geneology in the Pruitt qeneo- logy having done research on the Thompson Sarah Otto in her Edinburg family also. Mrs. Thompson and her daughter Sesquicentennial Booklet, , Bona, traveled to Virginia, to South Carolina gives a large amount of credit and to Eruope in looking up historical records to "the volumes of painstaking of the ancestors of Alexander Thompson find notes the late Clifford Hamilton ing he was born in Virginia of Scotch-Irish ancestry. The geneology was written in her made on Edinburg and filed away writing in 1896. for a history of Edinburg and his collection of pictures which were made available to me;M. SOME PRUITT MEMORABILIA.

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MRS. JACOB EDWARD PRUITT & their children, AMY ANN PRUITT & JACOB EDWARD PRUITT Jr MORE PRUITT MEMORABILIA

THE PLEASANT PRUITT HOUSE northwest of Edinburg on Road 31. It was orig inally a red brick. In 1972 it was owned and occupied by Lawrence and ONE OF SIX RESTORED CHAIRS Dorothy Wertz. BELONGING TO THE JOHN JACKSON FAMILY.

THE JASPER PRUITT HOUSE ON EAST THE DAVID PRUITT HOUSE ON- MAIN CROSS later owned by EAST MAIN CROSS, Edinburg Kenneth Auxier.

THE HOUSE ACROSS THE ROAD FROM JOHN JACKSON PRUITT,where Jacob HOWARD PRUITT1S HOUSE & Mary went to housekeeping, 1881. EAST OF EDINBURG. He-re Ralph, Belle & Howard were born.

HISTORY OF BROCKMAN CEMETERY , -f5"

by . CLARENCE SHEPARD, 189"+- I97O In the early 1820's as more and more settlers

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five miles north of Edinburg, Tandy Brockman and

J.B. Sandefeur bought or "entered" land, as it

was called then, from the U.S. Government. This

is the land now owned by Mrs. Daisy Schome and

James and Lawson Heflin. What is now known as

the School House Road was their dividing line.

Sandefeur took the land to the north and Brockman

took the land to the South.

Tandy Brockman erected their log cabin in

I822 or I82JU and it stood until a few years ago

when a storm blew it down. Tragedy struck the

Brockman family early in their new home. Little

Richard suffered a broken leg and although they

made a trip back to Louisville for medical aid,

it was ail in vain. Little Richard died December

2*1, 1821*. This page and the five succeeding pages give the booklet written by Clarence Sheoard on the history of the Broekman Cemetery with a record of most of the markers. Clarence was born in I894 just £ mile west of Broekman and lived there until 1965, when he retired to Saint Paul's Hermitage at deech Grove IN. For some time Clarence was caretaker of the cemetery. Following the booklet are items from county histories concerning the Brockmans and Jollity Church. Three places which held an honored place In the minds of all descendants of hoses Pruitt, 184-0-1907, his sister Elizabeth Pruitt Sanders,1848-1871 and all their Jollity Community neignoors, was Brockman Cemetery, Jollity Church and No. 3 , Jrockman School, just recently burned and destroyed. CD. There probably was a cemetery in Edinburg, Austin Drockman died four years later in 1877. but at that time five miles was a long trip. So Soon after that his widow, Eliza Ellen Brockman, Í í according to tradition Richard was bur:ed on the better known as "Aunt Ellen" and family came to farm under a large Foplar Iree. Thus was started the old Brockman home. ' 1 the Erockman Cemetery. As the Jollity Community grew and prospered, Many of the people coming to this community this burial ground became a favorite of the at this time were of the Methodist Faith. Their Community. By 18?0 the trustees at that time, first services were held in the members homes. James S. Atwood, James Sanders Jr., and James In I83O in the home of Tandy Brockman, they Shipp i decided to buy more land. The deed organized the Methodist Protestant Church. The descibes the land and instead of giving the first church building was on or near the Brock- amount it says; "the land survey Conveyed being man farm. all of a strip-of land lying between the said As the church and the community grew, the cemetery and the land now owned by James M. spot where Richard Brockman was buried became Shepard. The said grantor herein reserves all'; the burial ground for both. There may be earlier the rails that are in the fence on said real estate. unmarked graves but the grave of Richard Shipp, The said grantor Eliza Ellen Brockman, has here who died in I836 and was 6.0 years old when he unto set hand and seal this Twftfth Day of March died, is next oldest to Richard Broekman's. I89O. Consideration $^0.00i Tandy Brockman died in 1873« As his estate I do not have any definite facts but I of 2h0 Acres was divided among his children, a suppose the cemetery was fenced shortly after son Austin received a part of the original land, the addition was bought. I do remember that by 7 the cabin and also the land used as a cemetery. I9I2 the old board fence was about gone,After (2) (3) In looking over my brother's old papers talking to the people of the community and going after his death, I found the old bank book from to Fairiandj Indiana to see a cemetery fenced, with the Thompson Bank of Edinburg used at that time. concrete blocks, the Trustees, Charles Smith, It shows deposits of only $507.60. It also W.S. Broekman and George L. Shepard decided to shows payments of $85.00 to L.A. Farr, the build a concrete block fence. Contractor; to Jasper Bogie $50.00 and $16.00, In the drive for funds, if my memory serves and to Edinburg Coal Company $197.47. me right, William Sanders and Elizabeth Atwood The block fence erected in 1512 served well gave $$0.00 each to head the list. All .the with a few minor repairs until Easter Sunday hauling of blocks, cement, gravel,sand and night of 1567 when a storm blew down the entire everything needed was donated by the interested west wall. It has since been replaced with people of the Community. L. A. Farr, south of steel posts and barbed wire. This was done by Edinburg, was general contractor. The blocks; Walter Pruitt, a professional fence builder. were.laid by Jasper Bogie of Edinburg. The Walt donated the labor. blocks were made by the Edinburg Coal Company, A man came to our house after I started owned and operated by David Marsh on the location caring for the cemetery. His name was Arvin. of the present James L. Records and Son Store.. He said his parents were buried there. He I don't remember hearing the price of the thought there might be a plat of the cemetery. blocks in 1512 but a few years ago I talked to . I told him as far as I knew there never was. I an old gentleman in Edinburg who said he worked asked the older people and the late Billy Parker for and made blocks for Mr. Marsh when he started was the only one that even remembered the name. the place in 1903. He made 100 blocks a day, six

days a#week, for one cent per block. CU) 1902-1903 The Brockman Cemetery has always been Glenn F. Bowers Lucy, wife of Jacob Boyer free for anyone to pick a plot anywhere. No RICHARD BROCKMAN Age 2 yrs 10 mo Died Dea. 21 charges were ever made. There is plenty of First buried in Brockman. 1822-1824 Joseph H. Brockman 1835-1839. open space in this cemetery. The present Tandy Brockman 1801-1873 Trustees are, Jåmes E. Pruitt, Sec.-Treas., 1 #4, Martha Brockman 1804-1864

Shelbyville, Indiana and Walter Pruitt, R. #4, Shelby* John Brockman 1828-1886 ville, and'Carl Brockman, Franklin. Samuel Brockman 1824-1903

The following is a partial list of those Mary E. Brockman 1826-1877 • buried there as taken from the stones. There William T. Brockman 1830-1912 are several buried there for whom there are Martha Brockman 1332-1917 no stones. Austin Broekman 1833-1877 1817-1879 Eliza Broekman Daniel Atwood 1837-1907 1825-1917 Easton Brockman Elizabeth Atwood 1845- 1917 1868-1930 Mary J. Brockman Melvina J. Atwood 1846- 1915 1848-1918 James W. Brockman James S. Atwood 184,6- * 1856-1930 America Atwood • 1801-1884 Cïara E. Broekman Isaac Beeson - 1853-1887 1861- I906 : Sarah G. - Bay-" 1814-1871 Franklin S. Brockman i • Sarah Beeson , - , 1862- 1930 1846-1868 Charles Brockman Martha Beeson 1872-1928 1870-1934 Amy Brockman Vim. H. Bowers 1867-1922 1873-1911 Vinson Brockman W.E. (Ed) Bowers 186I-1922 1880-1952 Ira T. Brockman Everett F. Bowers 1879-1966 1885-1952 Anna M. Brockman Ida fee Bowers 1361-196 4 (6) (7) Martha Hawkins xitwooa lo6l-191$ Dorothy Brocks 1915-l(l5 Ruben Hendrickson 1864-13% G. Forest Broekman 1906-1913 Nathan Jones 1858-1922 Jasper G. Campbell 1570-1097 Martha Jones 1855-1935 Charles L. Carder 1940-194& Flora M. Jones 1885-1935 Clarisa H. Freeman Carder 1895-1947 John Kelley 1906-1363 Wm. H. Chaney 1844-19H Martha Louisa Large 1854-1916 Julia P. Chaney 1°!;7-I9u2 Martha E. McGue 1340-1871 John Bright Co,H, 4th Ind. Cav. David McGinnis 1828-1873 Nannie A. Cowles 1878-1933 Nancy McGinnis 1837-1890 Jacob Daniels 1837-1911 Emeline Daniels: 1840-1902 Mattie McGinnis 1860-1878 Wm. G. Duckworth 1822-1874 Elnora Belle Melvin 1395-1396 Forest Elba Pruitt 1915-1916 William H. Pruitt 1914 Russell T. Melvin 1916-1925 Amy Campbell Farrell I876-I94O Thomas Melvin iocy-1969 C. Irene Parker 1895-1897- Martha Farrell 1912-1913 Samuel Pile " 1795-1847 Sarada F. Freeman 1869-1960 Moses Pruitt - ' 1840-1907 Caleb H. Freeman 1862-1943 Jane E. Pruitt 1844-1396 Gilbert W. Freeman 1855-1915 Pleasant Pruitt (Hunkie) 1845-1926 George Pruitt, Sr. I838-I876 Maiinda Freeman 1854-1937 Infant r>t /o^ Mary A . Pruitt 1855-1870 3 Herbert F. Freeman 1892-1893 George B. Pruitt 1864-1929 Wm, A. Gregory 1836-1893 Maggie M. Pruitt 1871-1892 Minerva•J. Gregory 1842-1929 Charley Pruitt 1878-1948 Orlanda Gregory 1875-1892 Dorothy Pruitt 1915-191? (9) (8) Mary, wife of Wm. Shipp Born April 20, 1302 Cordelia Pruitt 1882-1S23 Died April 12, 1387 James H. Pruitt 1863-1930 Joshua Shipp 1825-1902 Clara C. Pruitt 1871-1911 Harry Shipp 1864-1866 Moses Pruitt 1891-1965 Martha Shipp 1827-1863 Rebecca E. Pruitt I89I- living James Shipp 1823-1910 J.B. Sandefeur . 1801-1873 Sarah Lewis Shi PP 1828-1908 Nancy Sandefeur .- 1805-1863 James Shipp 1850-1900 Rilda E.Sanders. 1880^189.8 Thomas Shipp 1865-1836. Elizabeth Pruitt Sanders 1848-1871 Elizabeth,wife John Sanders 1752-184-3, 91 years Ethel Shipp 1884-1951 George Sanders 1837-1913 James M. Shepard 1838-1905 James M. Smith Died April 13, 1873 Age 33 yrs Ivory Sanders - I89O-I898 Sephronla Jane Shepard 1853-1935 Mary F. Smith Died April 30, 1367 Age 33 yrs Sarah M. Sanders ' 1853-1936 Eliza Sanders 1824-1862 Mary C. Smith, wife of James M. Smith Harry Sanders .1883-1958 August 1, I836—May 30, 1908 Dovie Shepard 1879-1956 Cland Harrison Turk I888-I962 James M. Sanders, 1844-1895 Tessie Shepard 1882-1955 Ethel Freeman Turk I890-I937 Mary Sanders-wife of James 1853-1933 Clarence J.Shepard 1894- Christiana Wild I833-I902 Harvey L. Sanders-son of James and Mary Died'Aug. 28, I89O--Age 17 yrs Charles Wild I829-I912 Jesse Sanders-son of James and Mar»y ' • . >•'. Carrie Wild 1830-1918 .... _. Died 1839 -r Age 2 yrs Naomi Sanders , 1050-107*2 Ida A. Williams 1877-1965 Hazel Sanders JWSL' Nancy Scott 1826-1848 Minnie Tinkey 1869-1898 RICHARD SHIPP Second person!776-l836 buried in Broekman. David Tinkey I854-I932 Mary Shi pp 1770-1852 Avery C. Tinkey I897-I898 William ShiPP 1798-1383

(10) (11) TANDY BROCKMAN, 1801-18?3. — Tanday Brockman, father of the subject _ . of this sketch, was a native of Virginia, and grew to manhood in 0 I Kentucky, having been taken to the latter state when but four years old. He married in Kentucky, Martha Shipp, and later moved to Shelby County, Ind., settling in the woods, and for some years lived the rugged life of the pioneer. He was one ot the early settlers of Shelby, and at the time of his arrival his nearest neighbors were the Indians, with whom he appears to have been upon terms of the greatest friendship. He made a valuable farm, and became a leading citizen of the community in which he resided. Mrs. Broekman died at the ago of sixty-four; she was the mother óf twelve children, seven of whom are now living. 1 Until within a year of his death, Mr. Broekman lived on his home place, consist ing of 320 acres of land, but later moved to Edinburg, and died in that to\vn at the advanced age of seventy-two. He was an active member of the Methodist Protestant Church, a great temperance worker, and in early life supported the principles of the whig party. Descendants of Tandy Broekman who are also Pruitt descendants are the children of Amy Sanders Brockmanj Orpha Shumway, Floretta Parker & Carl Broekman, thru John Broekman,1828-1886 and the child ren of Aunt Clara & Uncle Bill Pruitt1 Hazel Sellers, Lorel McKillop Chelsea Pruitt, Mabel Mohr, Rex Austin Pruitt & Jane Elizabeth CookT thru Austin Brockman,I833-I877. Tandy was born in Virginia, taken to Kentucky in I805, married to Martha Shipp,1804-1864, in Kentucky and came to Shelby County in 1823 . Here he built temporary living quar ters on the knoll now occupied by the Brockman Cemetery. When their little son Richard died they buried him on this knoll near them. So was begun the Brockman Cemetery. Later more permanent living quar ters, a log cabin, was built across the slough to the north. Here the Brockmans reared eleven more children. Lawson Heflin , the'pres ent owner of the Brockman land, said that in 199k ,when he built his new house he removed the remains of the log cabin. In this log Cabin the Jollity Church was organized about 1828-29.

This is the marker for Tanday & Martha Shipp Brockman. The small marker in the foreground is for Richard Brockman, 1822-1824, the first person buried in Brockman.

Marker for second person, RICHARD SHIPP, buried in Brockman. METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH, JOLLITY.

While a few of the survivors of pioneer times still remain, many have passed away and with them the landmarks they erected. A few of the pioneer incidents have been preserved and cherished, but man is mortal and the'mem ory weak and uncertain, hence much of the early history of this community is buried in eternal oblivion. Pleasant, yet sad it is, to recall the scenes of the past. Pleasant because we see faces of dear ones. Sad, because it is a picture of memory, unreal, and will vanish like the mists of the morning. Back in the gray and misty dawn of the history of Jackson township ilicrc came two men and settled in what is now known as the Jollity neigh borhood. These men, William Shipp and Burgess Waggoner, brought their families from Kentucky and settled, the former in the field across the road- from the present residence of William Broekman, the latter on the place now owned by George Sanders, Jr. In the latter part of the following year, 1823, Richard Shipp and fam ily, Tandy Broekman and family and Samuel D. Sandefur, just east of school- house No. 3, on land now owned by Mrs. Marsh. Most of these had come from Baptist communities in Kentucky, and after coming into their new homes in the wilderness they continued to live as neighbors, meeting from time to lime in their respective homes for the purpose of worshiping God. In 1828 or 1829 they formed themselves into what in the early history of the Metho dist Protestant church was known as Union societies, which afterward took the name of Associated Methodists. In 1830, soon after the convention at Baltimore, Maryland, where all the Associated Methodists, as a denomination, took the name of Methodist Protestant, these four families organized as a Methodist Protestant church and elected Thomas Shipp as class leader. The church was organized at the home of Tandy Brockman, and the eight members who went into the organ ization at that time were Tandy Brockman, Martha Brockman, Richard Shipp and Mary Shipp, his wife, Thomas Shipp, his son and Mary, his daughter- in-law, Samuel D. Sandefur and his wife, Elizabeth. In 1832 Peter Ginger came as the first Methodist Protestant preacher. Concerning the pastors from 1832 to 1840 we have no record, but in 1837 a committee was elected to plan and oversee the building of a house suitable for worship, as they no longer wished to worship in the public building which stood on the land now owned by James Sanders, Jr. The house was built by Matthew Kelly and Josiah Frady for the sum of three hundred dollars, the timber being furnished by Thomas Shipp. The house was completed and dedicated in 1840 or 1841. The following is a list of the pastors who served the work while a part of Sugar Creek circuit: Thomas Shipp, 1840, and in 1841 Thomas Shipp with George Evans as assistant; 1842, Thomas Shipp; Charles F. Williams from 1843; 1844, Joseph Shipp; T. Shipp and Samuel Morrison, 1845 and 1846; James Edmiston, 1847; 1848-50, H. Collings; 1850-53, Thomas Shipp; 1853-54, Union J. Gardiner; 1854-55, J. W. B. Taylor; 1855-1856, Thomas Bland: 1856-1857, John Bogle; 1857-1858, John Bogle and S. Gentry: 1858- 1859, Thomas Shipp: 1859-1860, S. M. Gentry; 1861-1862, John Gardner: 1862-1863, Charles Williams; 1863-1865, Samuel Louden; 1865-1866, E. M. Moels: 1866-1868. Hugh Stackhouse; 1868-1872. H. M. Boyer, the last year of whose ministry the present building was erected at a cost of five thousand dollars. This building was damaged later to the extent of four hundred and fifty dollars by the cyclone of 1876. ?3

The MOSES PRUITT, 1840-1907,FAMILY homestead south of BROCKMAN. To this 240 acres in I865 came the three Pruitt brothers, MOSES,, GEORGE & PLEASANT, and probably others of the Pruitt-Hayes Family. Here the Pruitts were born and carried on their lives. Many are the tales about this place I have heard from my mother. I wish now I had recorded them. Back of this house stood the original log house. Here were born all of the Moses & Jane Pruitt Children. Uncle Pleas lived here after he married. Later Uncle Charlie and his Family lived here. Always, it seems, there were extra relatives come to help and live at this place. A lot of sorrow touched the lives of all who lived here. Then, there were good times, too. Much of the Pruitt activity centered around the Brockman School and Jollity Church. Out toward the road along the lane stood a lot of hickory trees. Jim says there were three kinds, one with nuts with shells so soft he could crack them with his teeth, and another kind with big bull nuts as big as a walnut. By 1925 all these hickory trees were gone. By 1941 Uncle Charlie, his boys and Mary had left the place. The PRUITTS had occupied the place for 75 years. In 1972 Andy Baker lived here.

Spme soldier markers in BROCKMAN, 1972. There has been some who questioned whether or not the BROCKMAN was excepted from the Brockman land. Court records at Shelbyville show that it is a dedicated tract. Dinn BROCKMANi CEMETERY as it looked in 1972. This is the location of of the first log cabin of the Tandy Broekman Family in 1823. Later a second log cabin was erected back to the northeast where the present house and barn stand. This cabin was removed in 194fc to make room for the present Lawson Heflin home. You will note that the cemetery Is very well kept. The yearly cost for keeping the cemetery in this shape is now $150.00. The Cemetery Fund now is approximately $1200.00, which is on interest at the Franklin Bank & Trust Co. This amount also includes a Clarence Sanders Savings & Loan share for $100.00 at the First Federal Savings & Loan Association at Franklin. At the present interest rate of 5 % this fund produces but $ 60.00 yearly, which means that each year about % 90.00 must be taken from the fund or donated in some way. The Trustees suggest that interested persons donate to the fund either thru Savings & Loan shares or to be deposited in the Cemetery bank account in sufficient amounts to bring the fund up to at least $ 4000.00, so that the yearly interest will cax-e for upkeep of the grounds. Future donors should contact, JAMES PRUITT R R 4 Shelbyville or phone 729-5^11 The marker for JAMES HARRISON PRUIT, 1817-1848. He was buried in the Pruit Burial Grounds in section 26. MARTHA GRAHAM PRUIT, his widow married James Hayes. GRANDMA HAYES is buried in Rest Haven Cem. at Edinburg .

MOSES PRUITT

Died at Late Hour Monday Night at Home in Jackson Township. Nov.--2-5, 190 7 After an illness covering several weeks. Moses Pruitt. ol' Jackson township, >tf«l late Monday nijïhr. Tin? Immediate cause of his death was paralysis. At. death Mr. Pruitt Fwas sixty-seven years of ase. His [acquaintance throughout the country gained hy a life time residence was extensive. Mr. Pruitt has been a widower ten (years. Surviving children are Wil .Until Pruitt, of Edinliurg. James Pruitt. of Brandy wine township. Pleasant Pruitt, of Edinburg. George B. Pruitt, of Jackson township, Mrs. Mattie tjinn, of Amity, Mrs. Mollie Bnttoli. of near Amity. Mrs. Anna Far rell, of JaeJison township, and Charles Pruitt, who made his home with his father. Mr. Pruitt's mother, a Mrs. Hase, is now living and is a resident of Johnson county. She is ninety-two years of age. The funeral services will be held at the Pruitt home this afternoon atjj two oclock, the Itev. Herman Schwarlzkopf officiating. Interment, "will take placé, in the Broekman cemetery.

The MOSES & JANE PRUITT Marker in Broekman was originally for JOHN JACKSON PRUITT FAMILY, son MOSES, wife JANE St JOHN JACKSON. Three dark spaces show where three names have been blasted off & filled. MOSES died in 1861 in New Orleans & was not returned. JOHN JACKSON died at Jollity, Clarence Sanders farm & his body was moved to Rest Haven. V SOME PRUITT GRAVE MARKERS,

THE PRUIT FAMILY BURIAL GROUNDS AS MOSES PRUIT, 1787-1833 IT LOOKED IN 1972, all the stones were down, trampled by hogs & cattle. It is located on a hill 1 mile east of the Cutsinger Bridge on the south side of Shelby County Road 1000 S.A11 the remaining markers were moved to the Broekman Cemetery in section 11. Below,the markers as they appear in Broekman, set in concrete flush with the ground. The marker in foreground tells of the removal. The large marker to the left is for Moses,(1840-1907), & Jane Bilby Pruitt,(1844-1896) The small marker is for Elnora Belle Melvin, my half sister. ( CD.) Markers moved were for MARY A.BARLOW., MARY ANN PRUIT, ARCHIBALD PRUIT, MOSES 3c ELIZABETH PRUIT, WILLIAM & REBECCA ELIZABETH PRUIT,1790-l856 PRUET, JAMES H. PRUIT, MATTHEW, WILLIAM & RACHAEL PRUIT.

WILLIAM,1793-1865 & REBECCA PRUET,1796-1868. THE SECOND TANDY BROCKMAN CABIN. It was torn down when the present Lawson Heflin house was built in 1946. This picture, courtesy of Mrs. James Heflin, Lawson*s mother.

This is the 1972 building of the Jollity Methodist Church, established in 1828 by the Brockmans, Shipps, etc. 'MARTHA GRAHAM PRUITT HAYES, 1821-1909» MOSES PRUITT,1840-190?i GEORGE BRITIAN PRUITT,1864-1929« JESSIE PRUITT REDMOND, I89O- & daughter,MARGARET REDMOND ROBERTSON„1906- MOSES PRUITT, MARTHA GRAHAM PLEASANT PRUITT,1845-1926, PRUITT HAYES We called him • Hunkie*. Below is a picture of a double horseshoe pin of hammered gold with 12 red and blue stones, given to Grandma Jane Bilby Pruitt by Frank Sheldon, Shelbyville jeweler who purchased the Pruitt farm at Broekman. At Grandma's death the pin passed to Aunt Amy, then to Glondolia and is promised to Jeanetta Aline Bridges, Aunt Amy's eldest granddaughter.

GRANDMA JANE BILBY PRUITT, 1844-1896 GRANDMA HAYES' FAMILY 1 MARTHA GRAHAM, 1821-1909, m, 1839, JAMES HARRISON PRUITT,1817- 1848. She and JAMES HARRISON had 6 Pruitt children. After the death of JAMES HARRISON, MARTHA married, I858, JAMES HAYES, 1824-1916. JAMES HAYES already had 6 children from his first wife. The two families lived to-gether. GRANDMA HAYES then had two Hayes children, JOSHUA, 1859-1925 & SAMUEL,1861-1918. MARTHA was the daughter of George Graham,1786-1829 & Margaret Reed, 1793-1837, both buried in the Brand Cemetery. JAMES HARRISON PRUITT was buried on the Pruitt farm in section 26, where in 1848 the family lived. In 1972 his grave marker was moved to the Broekman Cemetery. MARTHA, JAMES HAYES, JOSHUA , & SAMUEL are all buried in Rest Haven, Edinburg IN. 3 MARTHA GRAHAM PRUITT, m.,1858, James Hayes, 1824-1916. 4 JOSHUA HAYES, 1859-1925, unmarried. 4 SAMUEL HAYES, 1861-1918, m, RUTH ELLEN FURNAS,1868-1911. d/o Orlando Furnas & Rebecca Ross of the Furnas Mill family. 5 ORLANDO MAXWELL HAYES, I889-I89O. 5 LUCY L. HAYES,I89I- ,m, CLYDE M. WINCHESTER, 1891-1971. In 1972 Lucy had a nice home in the Hoosier Village Baptist Home near Zlonsville.

5 FLORA MABEL HAYES, 1894-1955 ,m> OSCAR WINCHESTER, divorced, no children. 5 HERMAN MAURICE HAYES, 1900-1956,m,1925 to MARGARET FRANCES GALE.

Samuel & Ruth Ellen Hayes with Lucy, top, & Flora Mabel, below. Pictured at the right are MABEL, HERMAN & LUCY. Below is pictured Lucy's husband as he looked in I915, CLYDE M. WINCHESTER.

MABEL HAYES , 1918 11 Children of HERMAN & MARGARET HAYES are JOHN ROBERT, JAMES FRANKLIN,., & RUTH ELLEN. 6 JOHN ROBERT HAYES, 1927- ,m, 194-8 to PATRICIA C OLENE FISH,d/o George Rhys Fish & Opal Lenore Dutcher. Live at Des Moines IA 7 WENDY LYNN HAYES, 1949- ,m,1970 to MICHAEL PAUL MUETZEL, U.S. MILITARY SERVICE. 8 GRETCHEN COLENE MUETZEL, 1971- 7 SCOTT DOUGLAS HAYES, 1951- 7 JOHN PATRICK HAYES, 1955- 6 JAMES FRANKLIN HAYES, 1930- .Graduate,Iowa State U. 1948, & American Institute of Business, 1949-1951. Ass't Head of Circulation Promotion, Register & Tribune Newspaper, m, 1951 to CHARLOTTE JEAN WISEMAN,, 1932- , Simpson College, 1950-1951. Teller at Home Federal Savings & Loan. Live in Des Moines IA 7 LEE ANN HAYES, 1954- , Freshman,Iowa State Uni. fall of 1972. 7 DAVID MAURICE HAYES, 1956- , Junior at Des Moines Tech High School 1972. 7 WILLIAM (Billy) PAUL HAYES,1963- 4th grader at Perkins Grade School in 1972. 6 RUTH ELLEN HAYES, 1938- ,m,1958,JOHN DANIEL VIERGEVER,1939- Ruth, 2 years of college,certified occupational therapist assistant, Schoolcraft College. John, graduate of Morningside College, quality control engineer, Ford Motor Co. They live at Walled Lake MI. 7 PETER DANIEL VIERGEVER, 1959- 7 SUSAN ELIZABETH VIERGEVER, I96I- HAYES PICTURES, JOHN ROBERT & PATRICIA COLENE. JOHN ROBERT HAYES CHILDREN.

WENDY LYNN HAYES MUETZEL SCOTT DOUGLAS HAYES JOHN PATRICK HAYES

WENDY LYNN HAYES Their daughter, GRETCHEN married COLENE MUETZEL at 1 year. MICHAEL PAUL MUETZEL, Oct. 2, 1970.

William days entered the ü£ SEa section 10 T 11 R 5 80 acres. In IB'^6 William & Elizabeth hays sold this same 80 to Lewis Hays for mil50.00. I Dresurce William & Elizabeth were Lewis' parents. They lived in Wayne Cu. Later Lewis purchased and sold other tracts of land in Johnson & Shelby Count ies. According to the enclosed record of the William & Clara Pruitt Family,Lewis WHS born in NC near Raleigh Feb 3 1798 and died in MO in 1844. He married Eliza E beeson. She died Way 20 I836, just 2 weeKs after the birth of her last child, Eliza Elizabeth Hayes Broekman, üunt Clara Pruitt's mother. Their children seem to be, there is no definite list any olace unless it would be in MO « James Hayes, 1824-1916 John Hayes, I827-I856 Hirsm Hayes 1*30- ? Wash ington Hayes 1832- ? Pheba A Ha yes! 834-1914 Eliza Elizabeth Hayes 1*36-1907 In Johnson County, March 2 1837 Lewis & Elenor Shoemate were married, in 18^2 Lewis & Eleanor Hays sold the SE % of section 10 T 11 A 5 to John Foster for ^2100.00. About the same time they sold land at Smithland & just north of Blue River along the Shelby-Jonnson line.I presume they went to MO at that time for In 1844 Lewis died there. If there was an estate settlement it would be there. By 1850 the children were with their brother James Hayes, with the except ion of Eliza Elizabeth. Although I searched Johnson and Shelby County Censuses in I850 1 could not find Eliza. John in I85O was listed near by as 23,

Ms wif'e Jane as 20 & his son Samuel as 9 months. Lewis had two grandsons by the name of Samuel Hayes. Samuel Hayes,1861-1918, son of James Hayes, 1824-1916, m, Ruth Ellen Furnas. They were the parents of Orlando, Lucy Hayes Winchester, Mabel Hayes Winchester & Herman Hayes. Lucy is the only ono.remaining. Lucy lives at the Hoosier Village near Zionsville IN, 5300 West 96th Street Indianapolis IN 46268. Banta on pages 421 & 422 gives a biography for Samuel Hayes, son of John Hayes. Here he says both Lewis and John were born in NC. In the I85O census John says he was born in Indiana. Sectiqn 10, SE i is on the west side of the Johnson-Shelby line, just south/of the road to Brockman Cem. It is just i mile west of see opposite page, farm marked X. Broekman,/I presume it was here most of Lewis1 children were born & Eliza E. Beeaon Hayes died. It still belongs to the Lanahan heirs. I 65 the new Interstate cut diagonally thru the 160 acres. James Hayes,1824-1916 first married Elizabeth Graham and they had Martha, Mary, Margaret, John, George, James, & after their mother died he married Elizabeth's sister, Martha Pruitt. By her James had two more sons, Joshua & Samuel. Martha had lost her first husband, James Harrison Pruitt in 1848. John Hayes,I827-I856, m, Jane Hardin. Their children were Samuel, Lewis, James & Madison. Samuel m, Eliza E. Beeson. There children were John, Lewis, William & Charles. I know nothing of Hiram & Washington Hayes. Pheba Ann Hayes,1834-1914, first m Moses Barlow,1829-1863, son of Lewis Barlow,I8O6-I854 & Mary Ann Pruitt,1809-1834,eldest of the Moses Pruitt,1787-I833, Family. Her Barlow children were,John Lewis, Mary Ellen, Thomas Henry, Martha Jane & Mahala Ann. Her second m in I865 to William (Minnie Hooker Miller) Rooker, produced 6 children, Charles, James, Sarah J./ Louisa, Amy &c Robert Miller A granddaughter is Bonnie/Zeïler, R 4 Box 574 Roseburg OR 97470. Eliza Elizabeth's data I know, Is in the Clara Pruitt Bible record. Aunt Clara's eldest,Hazel Sellers, 5519 Chaucer.Houston TX 77005« BLUE RIVER LEWIS HAYES DESCENDANTS^" 11 NrR. 5 E. SCC„ PAG£ 19

SHELBY CO.

BHOCKMAN CEMETERY IHERE THE LEWIS HAYES FAMILY LIVED. Pictured here are some of his descendants. Below is Lucy Hayes Winchester & her home in Hoosler Village. p THE PRUITT REUNION by James & Ruby Pruitt As we remember after about fifty years, the first Reunion of the Moses & Jane Pruitt Family was held in 1924 or '2.5 at the home of my father, Charles Pruitt, which place was the birthplace of all the Pruitt children. This was the Pruitt Home Place at Broekman and had been so for 60 or more years. All five sons and three daughters with their children were there, some 60 in all. Over the next 20 years not over 3 reunions were held at the Pruitt Home Place, these usually when Aunt Mollie Batton would make a visit from Oklahoma. Starting in 1945 the Pruitt Reunion met the 4th Sunday of July in what then was Pioneer Park, later called Province Park. The families of James, George, William, Charles, & Pleas Pruitt, Mollie Batton, Martha Dinn & Amy Farrell atended, usually around 70 or so. Of course other Pruitts and relatives also dropped by to renew acquaintances. After a couple years we were named to lead the Reunion and send the notices. No records of attendance were ever kept. But each year we did try to notify members of the Family as to just when and where the Reunion was to be held. In 1957 Clifford & Orintha Hamilton were named the new Leaders. They cared for the business for about 7 years, when they turned it over to Arthur Pruitt, Orintha's brother. He is still Leader of the neunion. Since so many of the older ones are gone and the younger scattered, not so many attend. In 1972 60 Moses & Jane Pruitt descendants gather July 23 at Table 9- They are all pictured 3/4 the way forward except Ruth & Chelsea Dinn who forgot to take a picture of themselves.

JAMES HARRISON PRUITT, 1863-1930, FAMILY

UNCLE JIM'S CHILDREN IN 194-7, L to R, FRED (Jack), BONNIE, ORINTHA, ARTHUR, UNCLE JIM PRUITT,I863-I93O. 8c GEORGE.

GEORGE, UNCLE JIM & ARTHUR during WW I. JACK & LAURA PRUITT, 1965 MARY LOUISE SHORT is a daughter of Marcia Price, granddaughter of Orintha Hamilton, great-grand daughter of Uncle Jim and a great-great-grand daughter of JANE BILBY PRUITT. JANE ELIZABETH BILBY PRUITT JAMÜS HARRISON PRUITT, 1863-1930, FAMILY \ oO

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Front row, L to R, LEROY, MEREDITH 8c WAYNE BONNIE & LESTER WARREN HAMILTON. at the 1972 PRUITT Second row, MAME, HENRIETTA & GEORGE PRUITT, REUNION. ARTHUR 8c UNCLE JIM PRUITT, ORINTHA,CLIFFORD, & PAUL HAMILTON. REARt BONNIE, FRED 8c LAURA PRUITT.

MITCHELL, PHYLLIS, FRANCIS,. & GEORGE P. PRUITT & a daughter, DEBORAH HAMILTON, Dec. 1971. DOROTHY ANN SHULL at the 1972 PRUITT REUNION.

UNCLE JIM , an early pictux'e from a tintype. ,01

LIFE AT FROST FARM

EDINBURG AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY

by CLIFFORD HAMILTON "Life has been wonderful to me. I have us it was too weak to cheer us very much. enjoyed the living of it up to the limit and I We did not stay very long on Thompson would not have missed any of it for any West, first moving over on Blue River be thing. And so, dear reader, bear with me as hind the big mill and then to a house across I tell you about it, as it has been told to the road from the present location of Blue me by those who were old when I was young, River Park Addition. At that time the addit as they had it from their forebearers and as ion was a cow pasture. There was a cooper I have learned of it from the archives." shop just east of us presided over by Dave So Clifford Hamilton, native of Edin Mitchell where they made barrels for pack burg, begun the story of his life set in early ing flour at the mi II. days on Thompson West street. Frost Farm, We did not stay here very long. My the Edinburg he saw in his boyhood days. father took the job of taking care of the The autobiography was only begun when it country home of Homer F. Frost. The Frost came to a stop but what he has remembered farm was located just east of Edinburg about and written for history is a tale worth print one half mile beyond the Johnson-Shelby- ing excerpts of in this Sesquicentenn'iaI ville line on State Road 252 and it was year of our town. there that I enjoyed the happiest years of Within that part of town west of Pleas childhood. The house stood on the hill over ant, south to the Bartholomew County line looking Edinburg and, at certain time of were several additions but the one I can year, you could see the golden Cross atop remember best was "Keeley Town" so-called the steeple of the little church that stood on It had been platted by Dr. Isaac Keeley who the hill behind the town at the west end of accumulated a comfortable estate through Main Cross street and then over and beyond his remedy to save victims of liquor from the town, were the.hills of Brown County drinking themselves out of circulation in rolling and tumbling over each other until this world and into the next. At the west they lost themselves in the hazy distance. side of town was Thompson's West street (You've seen it as you come into Edinburg.) but to those who lived there it was "Greasy It was a big two-story house with high Row." Like a lot of nicknames it came ceilings with fireplaces scattered through into being without any particular reason. out the house. One of the things that I rem It was on this street that I became a citizen ember well was the servant's call. It was of Edinburg Town, Aug. 17, 1892, at the be a bell mounted on a coil spring on the kit ginning of the "Gay Nineties." I wasn't chen wall. This was connected with a rope old enough to appreciate it and I am sure that came down from the ceiling in the din that the good people of Thompson West ing room where Mr. Frost sat at the table. never gave it a thought. This was because He would always give thanks for what we^ by the time the gayety had filtered down to were about to receive and then he would Hive tbe belí'a yank and the service would in March of that year did him in. When he beo in. died he was a member of two lodges, the fcVe lived on a large farm but my father Red Men and Odd Fellows. At that time when a member died, it was the custom to have did no úrming. His only concern was the the Edinburg Mechanic's Band head the pro upkeep ot the place. This was no inconsid cession from the house or church to the erable it.>m as Mr. Frost insisted that every Grave Yard. In our case it was too far out thing be kept in good repair. The tillable of town for the band to march the entire ground was rented out to the Snepps and distance so we were met at the east edge of Mullendores who were related to Mrs. Frost. town and were escorted to the last resting My earliest recollections of Mr. and place. So we went across town riding in Mrs. Frost were that they were both very horse-drawn cabs that were always furnish aristocratic and dignified. Mr. Frost him ed by the local livery stable. self was a general agent of the Big Four at A couple of days later we moved to the Louisville. Ky., and during the summer was Center Cross street address using the same home only on weekends. In the summer three horse wagon from the Big Mill that had Mrs. Frost always remained on the farm dur taken us to the country in the first place. ing the week and I came in contact with My Mother and I were lonesome and we her every day. She used to take my hand spent a lot of time on south Pleasant street and m the cool of the morning walk back with my maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. and forth on the brick walk west of the hou Francis Myers. More than 60 years have se speaking of this as her daily constitut gone since then but some of the names who ional. It was years later that I learned you lived around there remain clear in my mind. could absorb a constitutional without so Starting in at Thompson street where it much walking. goes up to the school house was the home When we had no visitors we always ate of Joseph Richardson. He was a tumbler with them in the big dining room but when for Cole Bros. A square south of him on the they had visitors we ate by ourselves in west side was the home of Bill Williams and the kitchen where we always ate in the back of him on Keeley lived George Carter. winter when we closed off the rest of the Across the street from Bill was the home of house. William "Bipp" Thompson who ran a dry- During the winter Mr. and Mrs. Frost goods store up town. South of the Williams often came up for the weekend and, when house were the home of Uncle John Perry they did, Mr. Frost always said that it was and Jarvis Brant. Across the street from the too much trouble to get everything out of Brant house was the many gabled home of storage for so short a time and that they Henry Pate. Henry had two daughters, both would eat with us in the kitchen. By and teachers. large it was a wonderful part of life. Across the street on the south side of A lot of things happened before and Perry street lived Corporal Barker. South during the time we lived on the Frost place. of him was William Schwehm, James Thomas, First of all we had a panic in '93 that put George Pile and Allen Oaks. On the west a crimp on a lot of folks. The Big Mill side of the street were John Deer and then never stopped entirely in its grinding and Joseph Freese. Back of Joe on the same my Dad stayed with it until we moved to side of the street was William (Bipp) Freese. the country in '96. The Gay Nineties were my granutatner'Myers, Uswell Mason, Uddie running right along. Of course the profits Green, Joseph Watson, Nicholas Grandstaff, of those years stayed at the top. Wages "Doad" Olmstead and Dave LeFever. were low and hours long but my father man Back of LeFever on Thompson West and aged to get hold of a house and lot in Edin Keeley street were William Gaddis, "Crow" burg and get it paid for so that when he LeFever, William Byers, Charles Breeding, died in 1901 my Mother had a home to go to. John Stivers and William Kenton. Along about 1896 we were right in the In the summer of 1903 I felt that I was middle of the "Ta, Ra, Ra, Boom Der E!" big enough and old enough to get a job so days. Mr. Frost was always singing the I started out as a paper boy carrying the chorus but Mrs. Frost could sing it all. Edinburg Courier. The town was divided In the spring of 1901 the world crashed into two routes and mine was south cover down around us. My father had never been ing everything on Pleasant street and west a robust man and an attack of pneumonia lo-b and everything north on Kyle and east of the described as saying that "in most locations railroad. At that time Charlie Breeding's it was low while in others it was lower." farm covered everything west of Thompson It is hard to get folks who did not live here west. No one lived south of the county line at that time to understand what a problem in Green Acres or Cuba. water and mud can be certain times of the year. Eastof the railroad. Breeding's Addition- When my grandfather came to town in was still farmland and on north of that, 1896 there was a low swag in Kyle street White's Woods, the town's old picnic ground, from Center Cross to Thompson and there (Meadow Village) was still a part of the was a pond back of the depot. At one time Breeding farm. North of Main Cross all of the town school was at Grant and Mai nCross that part of town east of G'ant street was and when it burned down the reason for not still farmland. Center Cross Streefwas open rebuilding there was that the students 'all but not used as it did not go anywhere. It from the west part of town) had trouble get was still in grass and several of the good ting across Kyle street in wet weather. citizens living along Main Cross street kept (Foot bridge there.) their cowstied out there. It was handier and The first winter that the interurban ran a bit cheaper than to rent pasture at the Fair down Kyle street they had one of the cars Grounds and hire some boy to drive them get "drowned out" in the water and that is back and forth. one of the reasons why Kyle street got itself As I have written, everything east of "raised up." The traction company proceed Grant street was farmland. There was not a ed to fill up the street so they could get the sign of a house out there, north to what is cars through in bad weather. now Fload 252 and east to the Shelby County During the next few years I was gradu Line. ally growing up. I did not realize it at the When we moved from the country into time but I was going through the most won Edinburg in 1901 Edinburg was far different derful time of my life. During these years from what it is today. To start with, it was the Interurban came into town and went on much smalle-. Inthe Census of 1900 the year to Columbus and Seymour and that opened up before we moved back into town, the pop the world to us. For eighty-five cents one ulation was listed at 1,820 souls. could make a round trip to Indianapolis, go Another thing, it was much lower then to Franklin and Columbus for twenty cents than now. Its condition could well have been or thirty cents for the round trip. l.iiv.b HARRIS ON PRUITT ,1863-1930,111,1892»Henriett a Carolyn Chaney, 1 yi-1911,d/o William Chaney & Julia F 6 OrtTNTHA PRUITT, 1893- ,m, 1913,Charles Clifford Hamilton, 18^2-1969,s/o Charles Jefferson Hamilton & Rebecca Myers. Ln 1972 Orintha lived at Lot 150, 4111 Vernal Pike, Bloomington, IN 47401 7 MEREDITH HARLAN- HAMILTON, 19Í4- ,m,1940 Helen Lintzenich, 1918- ,d/o Peter J. Lintzenich & Odelia C. Schmidt Meredith lives in Evansville IN. 8 JUHN MEREDITH HAMILTON,1941- ,m,1967,Donna Marie Miller, 9 RACHEL ELIZABETH HAMILTON, 1970- 8 MARY ANN HAMILTON,1943- ,m,1966,Harry Neil Lester, 9 CHARLES ALLEN LESTER,I966- 9 KATHLYN ANN LESTER, 1969- 8 PAUL DENNIS HAMILTON,1944- ,m,1967,Rebecca Louise Conaway. 9 ANTHONY PAUL HAMILTON,1967- 9 EMILE REBECCA HAMILTON,1970

8 1EBECCA LOUISii HAMILTON,1950- 8 ALEXANDER CHAHLES HAMILTON,1951- jO^r 8 CHRISTOPHER MARK HAMILTON, 1953- 8 SARA JANE HAMILTON,1954- 8 PETER FRANCIS HAMILTON,1955- Twln 8 ANDREW JOSEPH HAMILTON,1955- 8 NANCY RUTH HAMILTON,1957- 8 ERIC MATTHEW HAMILTON,1969- 7 LEROY JACOB HAMILTON,I916- ,m,1940,Terre Haute IN to Geraldine Louise Faulk, 1919- »d/o Harry Raymond Faulk & Clara Helen Foote. They live in Winter Haven Fl. 8 DIANA LYNN HAMILTON,.1947,Chicago IL- ,m,John Irish. 9 GEANE HAMILTON,1972- 7 PAUL WARREN HAMILTON,1922- ,m,1944,Jean Hinton,1925- d/o Homer Henry Hinton & Ruth Auburn. Live,Bueno Park CA. 8 STEVEN CHANEY HAMILTON,1951- ,m,Susan miller, Twin 8 PAULA JEAN HAMILTON,1951- 8 VALERIE RUTH HAMILTON,1952- 7 CHARLES WAYNE HAMILTON,1924- ,m,1955,Kentland IN,Helen Jean Plunkett,1929- ,d/o James P Plunkett. They live in Indianapolis IN. 8 KATHLEEN ANN HAMILTON,1959- 8 PATRICIA MARIE HAMILTON,I96I- 7 JAMES FRANCIS HAMILTON,1927- ,m,1948,Phyllis Lamphire, 1929- ,d/o Paul Lamphire & Mary Armstrong. They live in West Lafayette IN & Francis teaches in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. They left Edinburg,1949 for Lafayette & Purdue University, Bethany Gail born at Franklin IN,1950,finished B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1951» Accepted position of instructor and graduate student at Cornell University, Ithaca NY and received M.S. in Mechanical Engineering,1954. Deborah Sue born that same year at Ithaca NY. Accepted position with Clevite Corp., Cleveland OH setting up research laboratory. Decided to return to teaching and accepted position at West Virginia University at Morgantown WV from 1955 "to I960. Mitchell Darwin was born at Morgantown WV in 1956. Returned to Purdue for Ph.D. froml960 to 1962. Returned to W V University and spent the next three years, one of which served as Acting Department Head of Mechanical Engineer. In 1965, accepted position at Purdue and till 1972 had taught and done research. They are members of Christ United Methodist Church, Lafayette. For recreation they do the usual yard work, enjoy reading, working puzzles, biking, music and attending local events. Bethany had one year at Purdue, took stenography course in Business College, worked as secretary for 2£ years at National Homes, now working at Purdue. Her husband is a student at Purdue. 105 Deborah in 197? was attending business College until December, when she may go to ball State- undecided right now,but is enrolled. Mitchell is a Junior at Lafayette Jefferson High School, deply involved in band, orchestra, pep band, stage band, will finish Driver's Education this summer, 1972. Also working at his first job at Sir ueef this summer. 8 BETHANY GAIL HAMILTON,1950- ,m,1971,Melvin Lloyd Swisher.

8 DEBORAH SUE HAMILTON,1954- 8 MITCHELL DARWIN HAMILTON,1956- 7 MARCIA CAROLYN HAMILTON, 1931- ,m,1950.Estill Short,1922-1954, s/o Thomas Short. 8 THOMAS RANDALL SHORT, 1951- ,m,1970.Deborah Roberts. 9 ERYWN MATTHEW SHORT, 1970- 9 THOMAS CHRISTIAN SHORT,1972-

8 MICHAEL ESTILL SHORT,1953- 8 MARY LOUISE SHORT,1954- ,m,John Lowrie ol Stewartville MN s/o Claude Lowrie. See back pages for wedding article. 2nd m,1957, George Price,1917- .Marcia lives in edinburg. b GEORGE RICHARD PRICE, 1957- 600 N.Franklin 3 SUSAN JO PRICE, 1960-

3 SHEILA FAYE PRICE,1962-

7 DAVID LOWELL HAMILTON, 1933- ,m,1951, Ann Trammell,1933- 8 JAMES WAYNE HAMILTON,1952- David, Journeyman Tool & Die Maker, Mold Builder. Vice- 8 CHERYL LYNN HAMILTON,1954- President, Incorporator, & m,James Dean. Stockholder of Huntsville 9 DAVID WAYNE DEAN Tool & Die, Inc. Founded 1969. 8 DAVID KYLE HAMILTON,1955- David lives at 5010 Ortega Circle, Huntsville AL 3 5810 . 8 CAROLYN GAIL HAMILTON,1957- 7 JULIA ESTHER HAMILTON, March 12 1937-

6 ARTHUR HOWARD PRUITT, I895- , Arthur lives at Scottsburg IN He has served as president of the Pruitt Family Reunion for some time. U.S. Army in W W I. 6 GEOriGE PRENTISS PRUITT,1898- ,m,1924, Mame Lilly Barton, 1896-1934, d/o Noah Parker Barton & Cora Deal. 7 HENRIETTA MAY PRUIiT,1924- ,m,Willard Patterson,truck driver. 8 STEPHEN PATTERSON,I952- b PAMELA PATTERSON, 195^- Ö KAREN PATTERSON, 1960-

7 BETTY JEAN PRUITT,1927- ,m,1945,Dale Powers,divorced. Ö MICHAEL DALE POWERS, 1946-

8 SHAWN A LYNNE POWEtíS, 1955- 7 DOROTHY ANN PRUITT, 1931- .m,1951,James Shull,1927- Insurance Ö CAROL MAME SHULL, 1952- 2nd m, I960, Mattie Lilly Mattingly Thurman, 19o3- They live at Scottsburg IN. George was in the U.S. Army in W W I . George is a fox hunter. Some one asked George why he never brought home a fox from his hunt. George replied, " When you go to a horse race, do you bring home a horse?" George is known all over Scott County for his jokes. George said the teacher had him to sit on her desk and he thought she did that because she liked him. b CHARLES FREDERICK PRUITT, (Jack) 1900- ,m,1923,Laura Watterson, 1901- . They live in Scottsburg IN. Fred served in the U.S. Navy,1919-1923. They have lived at Greenwood. They kept store at Midway on Road 44, between Franklin and Shelbyville for some time. 6 BONNIE BELLE PRUITT, 1908- ,m,1925, Veryl Etchison, I9OI-I949, s/o Calvin E. Etchison & Myrtle Morris, worked for Johns-Manville. 7 JACK PRUITT ETCHISON, 1926- , ,1952,Alice Ann Allison,1926- , d/o Walter Allison. Live and work in Dayton, OH, Wright-Patterson Air Field. 8 ANDRE A DAVID ETCHISON, 1963- 8 JOHN PRUITT ETCHISON, I966- 7 WANDA ROSE ETCHISON,1928- ,m,1946, L. Eugene Vinson, I928- , s/o Garth Vinson & Lucille Townsend. Divorced in I969. 8 CYNTHIA LOU VINSON, 1949- ,m,Dan Meyer s/o Robert Meyer. 9 D. ROBERT MEYER, 1970- 9 RICHARD NüAL MEÏER, Jan. 30, 1973- 8 DAVID LEE VINSON, 1951- ,m,1972,Peggy Parker.

8 LORRANCE E. VINSON, 1953-

8 MARK L. VINSON, 1953- Wanda Rose, 2nd m,1969, George Acres. George is efficiency exoert at Excello Corp. & Wanda is secretary to a lawyer. 7 DONALD JERROLD ETCHISON,1932- ,m,1956, Wanda Marie Bennett, divorced In 1962. Donald works at Fisher Body, Marion IN. 8 JERRI LYNN ETCHISON,1958- 8 MICHAEL JOSEPH ETCHISON, 196I- Donald married Anna Atkinson,1968, divorced, 1969. 7 ELINOR ANNE ETCHISON,1938- ,m,1957,Fred A.Peace,1934- s/o Curtis Peace & Hazel Cutshaw. Work at Fisher Body. 8 DENNIS WAYNE PEACE, 1958- .8 STEPHEN CURTIS PuACE,1960- 8 GARY JAMES PEACE, I96I- . 8 MATTHEW CRAIG PEACE, I965- Bonnie married,1958, Lester Everett Warner,1909- ,s/o Judge J. Warner & Catherine Hamm. Lester served 40 months in W W 2,worked 30 years, Delco-Remy,retired,1969. They like to garden and travel« Live at Elwood IN.

GEORGE B. PROITT FAMILY 5 GEORGE BRITAIN PRUITT,1864-1929,m,Sept. 9,1889,MARGARET SNEPP,1871-1892, d/o Joe Snepp & Frances Compstock. They two children JESSIE MAE PRUITT & MOSES PRUITT. After Margaret died, George married ROSAMOND GEPHART HILL. They had three daughters, GEORGENA, DORIS & CLARICE. 6 JESSIE MAE PRUITT,I89O- ,m,1906, DALLAS REDMOND,1884-1963. They had three children. 7 MARGARET MAE REDMOND, I906- ,m,1929, ALBERT ROBERTSON 8 KENNETH A ROBERTSON,3940- , Columbus Ind. Kenneth served in the Army for three years and is a barber, owning his own shop, m,1964,JUDITH COLEMAN. 9 LESLIE ANN ROBERTSON,I967- 7 MAURICE DALE REDMOND,I9O8-I963. Unmarried. 7 MILDRED LOUISE REDMOND,1913- ,m,1932,CHARLES EARL TURNER,1909- . They have three children. 8 BARBARA EARLE TURNER,193^- ,m,1955,JOHN F GANDALL 9 MICHELLE LYNN GANDALL,1956 Barbara & John F. divorced & Barbara m,1959 J£RRY LEE EVERETT,Indianapolis,s/o Leeman & Agnes Everett. They live at Elizabethtown,Ind,R 1. They have 4 sons. 9 MICHAEL DEAN EVERETT, I96O- 9 KRISTIN LEE EVERETT, I96I- 9 ANDREW CHARLES EVERETT, 19 6 5- 9 DARREN SCOTT EVERETT, I966- 8 NANCY CLOE TURNER,1937- ,m,1959»R0NDELL McCUE, s/o Esker & Roma McCue of Columbus Ind. Nancy & Rondell live at Columbus. They have four children, 3 boys & one girl. 9 WILLIAM CHARLES McCUE, I96O- 9 CURTIS RICHARD McCUE, I962- 9 CINDY LOUISE McCUE, 1964- 9 PATR2CK LINDSAY McCUE, 1970- 8 SUSAN ELLEN TURNER,1943- ,m,196l to THEODORE GENE HOPKINS, son of Herbert Hopkins & Lillian Finke. Susan & Ted live at Edinburg R 2. They have 3 children, 2 boys and a girl. 9 DAVID ALLEN HOPKINS, I963- 9 AMY JOAN HOPKINS, I965- 9 BRIAN MATHEW HOPKINS,I968- 6 MOSES PRUITT (MODE) I891-1965,m,1910 to REBECCA ËLL&N SPRONG,I89I d/o Thomas Carr Sprong & Nancy Irene Petro . Ellen lives at New Palestine IN 7 GEORGE ROSCOE PRUITT,1912- ,m,1934 to BERTHA BEATRICE KNUCKLES,1904- ,d/o Franklin Lorenzo Knuckles & Mary Ellen Rathburn. George lives at Edgewater FL. 8 SHER1L IRENE PRUITT,1935- ,m, 1963 to RONALD G. BOUCHARD, 1935- i S/O William Ellis Bouchard & Harriett Bouchard. In U.S.Navy in Norway in 1972. 9 YVONNE ANGELA BOUCHARD, 1964- 9 GEORGE ELLIS BOUCHARD, I967 GEORGE BRITIAN PRUITT,1864-1929« At the left is a picture of AUNT MAGGIE M. and UNCLE GEORGE B. PRUITT.

Above, SUSAN TURNER HOPKINS FAMILY. L to R, Susan, Amy, Theodore, Brian & David. At the left, NANCY TURNER McCUE FAMILY. Front row, L to R, William C., Cindy & Curtis. Rear, L to R, Patrick, Rondel, & Nancy. Children of Mildred & Charles Turner. BARBARA TURNER EVERETT FAMILY. Rear, L to R. Michelle, Michael, Kristin & Andrew. Front, L to R, Jerry, Barbara & Darren. All are children of Mildred & Charles Turner. Grandchildren of Jessie Redmond.

Below, Billy Pruitt Tucker Family, Front, Sandra & Billy. Rear, Rick & Gerald, grandsons of Doris Pruitt & William Tucker, next page. To the right of the picture is Sandra's closing to her letter when she sent their picture. Sandra works for Amos Corp. Billy has his own plastic molding plant at Hope. They live at Schaefer Lake, P.O. Box 54, Hope IN 47246. CD.

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JXyri cOl 7 WILLIAM H. PRUITT, 1914-1914. Buried at Broekman. /fB 7 FOREST ELBA PRUITT,1915-I916 Burled at Broekman. 7 RALPH LEON PRUITT,1915- ,m,1942 to DORIS MARIE McDERMID, I92O- ,d/o Virgil Peter McDermid & Clara Spacke. Ralph & Doris live at Jackson MI. 8 DIANE MARIE PRUITT,1944- ,m, 1962 to ROGER 0. STEGGERDA, 1941- ,s/o Orville & Jacqueline Steggerda. 9 JEFFREY ALLEN STEGGERDA, I963- 9 TODD ROGER STEGGERDA, 19 6 5- 9 SUSANNE MARJE STEGGERDA, 1970- 8 RONALD RALPH PRUITT, 1950- ,m,1971 to DEBORAH ANN SHERBQN, I95O- , d/o Charles William Sherbon & Mildred Lillian Spanel. 9 MELISSA ANN PRUITT, 1971- 7 DALE HANSEL PRUITT,1920- ,m, 1944 to MARGARET LOUISE GILLASPY, 1921- ,d/o Claude Matthew Gillaspy & Hazel Irene Leonard. Dale lives at Fairiand IN. 8 CLAUDE MOSES PRUITT, 1954- 8 DONALD ALAN PRUITT, I956- 8 NANCY IRENE PRUITT, I958-

5 Second marriage of GEORGE B. PRUITT to ROSAMOND GEPHART HILL.I878-I96I Uncle George is buried at BROCKMAN & Aunt Rose at ST.GEORGE Cem. m, Oct 16 1907 in Shelby Co. 6 GEORGENA PRUITT,1909- ,m,1930.MARION F. SHUPPERT 7 JANET LOU SHUPPERT,I93O- ,m,1948,DONALD LEE DEAVER. 8 JOHN ROBERT DEAVER,1949- ,m,1969,BELINDA SHOOPMAN. 9 MICHAEL ERIC DEAVER,I969- 8 DEBORAH LOUISE DEAVER,195O- ,m,1968,CHARLES ROBERTSON. 9 SANDRA KAY ROBERTSON,1969- . 2nd m,1956,JANET LOU & CLARENCE DAVIS,Jr. 2nd m,1934, GEORGENA & THADDEUS GROVES, 1909- 6 DORIS PRUITT,1914- ,m,1931,William Tucker,I914I 7 BILLY PRUITT TUCKER,1932- ,m,1953,Sandra Freese,I935- d/o Edgar Freese & Lucille Woodsides 8 RICK D. TUCKER,1955- 8 GERALD W. TUCKER, 1957- 7 MICHAEL DENTON TUCKER,1944- ,m,Diana Movius.1944- 8 STACEY LYNN TUCKER,1969- 8 BRYAN MICHAEL TUCKER,1971 6 CLARICE PRUITT, I918- ,m,1936 to Roscoe Beagle. 2nd m, 1939 to Carl Denton Sanders,I9I8- 7 JOSEPH DENTON SANDERS,1948-

At the right is pictured Aunt Bertha, Albert Dinn, Aunt Clara, Uncle Frank Farrell & Aunt Rose Pruitt. Up to now this is the only picture I have of Aunt Rose. UNCLE BILL'S FAMILY PICTURES

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CO«""«HÍÏÍ 1 ;r • WILLIAM MATTRA PRUITÏ, 1866-1930, m, 1892 to CLARA MAY BROCKMAN, ' I87O-I962. Uncle Lill grew to manhood in the broekman- Jollity neighborhood. As a boy he suffered the loss of the major part of his left hand. It was thought best for him to get a little better education than the rest of the family. I was never told just what that was, but I do know that Uncle Rill gained enough knowledge to become an excellent lawyer and school teacher. He also became a good father and a leader in the Edinburg community. 1 spent three terms with Uncle Bill as my teacher and 1 know he was a great influence in my life work. My mother loved him dearly Oct. 13, I892 he married Clara May Broekman, also a school teacher, daughter of Austin & Eliza Ellen Broekman and grand daughter of Tandy & Martha Shipp Broekman, Shelby County, 1822 pioneers, who organized the Jollity Church and provided for the Broekman Cemetery. Aunt Clara became the mother of six children, giving all of them her most loving care and Christian teaching.

6 HAZEL BELLE PRUITT, 1893- ,m,19l8 to LESTER ALLEN SELLERS, 1892-1953.- Hazel was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, Oct. 13,1893. Attended Edinburg schools, graduating in 1910. Enrolled at Indiana State at Terre Haute,Ind. Taught in the Johnson Count3'- schools and in Edinburg High School. She and Lex were married Oct. 2 5,1918. She taught in the Akron OH elementary schools, continuing her education at Akron Uni. graduating in 1928. Became an elementary principal in 1928 and served in that capacity until retiring in 1963. She obtained a Master of Education degree from Akron U. in 194-2. Was active in Elementary Principal's Association, Kappa Delta Pi, American Ass'n of University women, Gamma Phi Beta and Altrusa. Her most stellar performance is in the care she has given to her sister Lorel and Lorei's husband Alan. Hazel has always been a delight. She was my English teacher at Edinburg High. She has always been my friend. Lester Allen Sellers, born on a farm in Johnson County March ''O I892, attended school in Franklin, graduating in 1910, 9ttended Franklin College, quitting to become a re porter for the Franklin Star. In 1917 he went to Akron OH where he was employedby the Ohio Edison Co. until his death S?eb. 6,1953. He is buried in Franklin. Lex was a Mason ,a member of the East Market St. Church of Christ in Akron, where he was a member of the choir and served as Sunday School Superintendent for a number of years. No children. 6 LOREL ATTA PRUITT,I896-I966,m,1921 to ALAN DUGALD McKILLOP, I892- . Lorel as born in Johnson County Jan. 1 ,1896. Educated in Edinburg Schools, a graduate of Franklin C. with M.A. from Illonis University in 1919. Taught in elementary schools and Edinburg H.S. and after marriage five years in Central H.S. Houston TX. Was active in civic and philanthropic work in Houston, serving in various capacities at the Family and Children Service Center, the Mental Health Association, the Florence Crittendom Home, the United Fund and Volunteer Services. She was a member of the Rice Faculty Women's Club, the Pan American Round Table and the PI Beta Phi Alumnae. During the many trips to England,when Alan was doing research at the British Museum, she became interested in antiques, old silver and this became an engrossing hobby with her. She often gave talks to various groups on her experiences in studying and collecting antiques, both in McKILLOP, Alan Duoald, educator, author; bom this country and abroad. Lynn, Mass.. May 24, 1892; s. Uuirald McKenzie and Catherine Jane (McKiimon) McK.; A.B., Har While on a return trip to America she vard. 1013. A.M.. 1014. I'h.D., 1020; m. Lorel Pruitt. Aug 27. 1921. Instr. Bnsllsh 1). oi 111., 1917-18. was stricken with severe head pains from nice Inst.. Houston, 1020-24. asst. prof.. 1921-30, prof.. 1930-02, Trustee DistinEuishcd professor, the high altitude. She soon developed train 1902'- ••; vis. prof. English summers U. or Chicago, 1925-62, Northwestern. 1920. U. oi Texas. 19.10- tumor, lingered for three years in coma. 31. 19-18, Johns Hopkins. 1932. 1040. U. of Minn., 1937, 30, 40. Harvard, 1041. 52, Ind. U.. 1017. I'niversllv of Colorado, 1950, Columbia Univer Her death came Aug. 13.1966. She was burled sity, 1901; C-ur.Kcnhoim Memorial fellow, KiiRland and France, 1028. Fellow Newberry Library. Mem at Forest Park Westheimer, Houston TX. They ber of Modern LaiiKuace Association of America (editorial com., 1949-53), S. Central Modern Lanj. had no children. Alan has been for all Assn (pres. 1950-51). Texas Institute of Let ters. Houston Philosophical Society. Philosophical purposes, blind. For such a literary person Soc Tex Pill Reta Kappa. Author: Samuel Itlcirard- sori, Printer

McKillop: Yes, I had the good fortune to meet Lorel in the academic year 1918-19. Then I finished up my graduate work at Harvard in 1920, came to Rice in the autumn of that year, married Lorel in the sum mer of 1921, and spent the rest of my academic life here.

Dowden: I'd like to ask you a bit about Lorel. She was certainly an inspiration to other faculty wives. My own wife had a great deal of love for her and admired her a great deal. Lorel was quite active, LOREL from 1918 was she not, in civic affairs here in Houston, as Franklin College well as in the affairs at Rice University? Almanack.

McKillop: Yes, she was. Of course, meeting Lorel is my supreme piece of good fortune. In those years, Rice Institute was small, Houston was on a manageable scale, and town and gown relations were very plea sant. Lorel, I must say, figured quite prominently in those relations.

Dowden: What were some of the civic activities in which she was engaged?

McKillop: Well, I almost hesitate to give a full list, because I might leave something out. Child guidance, which later got the title Family in it somehow; the Mental Health Association; during the war, the Red Cross; eventually Lorel served on the budget committee of what was then called the Com munity Chest.

LOREL ATTA PRUITT MCKILLOP from a 1916 picture in the Franklin Almanack. THE FRIENDS OF THE FONDREN LIBRARY RICE UNIVERSITY

FRIENDS HONOR ALAN D. MCKILLOP In recognition of his outstanding contributions to The Fondren Library With gratitude for the countless ways in which through many years Dr. Alan McKillop, Professor Emeritus of English, of careful development of the book collections has strengthened Fondren Library and our organiza and devoted editing of THE FLYLEAF tion, the Board of Directors voted unanimously at hereby present this the April 12 meeting to honor him with this issue of the FLYLEAF and with a citation inscribed: CERTIFICATE OF HIGHEST MERIT

ALAN DUGALD MCKILLOP

Professor Emeritus

Houston, Texas Ralph Anderson, Jr. President, The Friends A.D. MCMLXXII of the Fondren Library o Richard L. O'Keeffe Librarian, Fondren Library Tø HcL«£oí upon Hev- G \r

THIS IS A POEM TO HAZEL-IH UNCLE BILL'S- PRINl', XEHOXED BY - LINN COOK. UNCLE BILL'S FAMILY PICTURES

Standing, BILL & ANN DANIEL, BILL & JUNE MOHR, ALAN & JEAN MOHR, L to R. ARTHUR & CLARA MARGARET KOTCH, GEYNELL & CHARLES ROBERT MOHR, BETTY & DR. JOHN HOLDER & MARTY MOHR (McCARTY) Seated, ALAN McKILLOP, SUSAN DANIEL, HAZEL BELLE SELLERS,, AUNT CLARA, MABEL & CHARLES MOHR, LOREL ATTA McKILLOP Children, BRANT KOTCH, ALAN HOLDER, TOM & CATHIE MOHR, ALISON KOTCH, MARY BETH MOHR, LINDA DANIEL, PAMELA HOLDER , KARIN DANIEL. Pictured,July, I960 , at the Columbus home of Bill & Ann Daniel. 6 MOSÊS CHELSEA PRUITT, 1897-1964-, m, 1922,LUCILE STURDEVANT,1901- Veteran CHS Coach Is Gone But Memories Remain... Connersville News-Examiner, September 9, 196^

EDITOR'S NOTE — Ken bread lines, the milk lines, tha out-manned on the bench?" He neth Cook, assistant coach bank failures all over the coun went on: "We waited unitl al under Mose Pruitt, Conners try—these all had a serious ef most the last minute to enter ville High School athletic fect on the morale of both par the dressing room between mentor for 20 years, foday ents and students. halves. The score was 16-4 pays the following tribute But there was a saving grace against us — a hopeless cause, to Mr. Pruitt, for whom that somehow kept this com it seemed." funeral services were held munity's esprit de corps up. I remembered — we were this afternoon: The Spartans, under Mose really without any words of in Pruitt, gave a boost to the ebb spiration or criticism to help BY KENNETH COOK ing morale. The city's whole our boys. Our problem was Men of all stature n ust lay hearted interest in the Spartans that the other team was tGO aside their earthly task.,, large provided a general subject of big—we just couldn't get the or small, and leave this world conversation, a renewed civic ball. for their just reward in the pride, and a means to forget, at Mose continued: "When we Great Beyond. least momentarily, individual did go into that dressing room, Today v.c pay homage to a problems. there, still ou his feet, towel man whose time has come to He scheduled a tough program in hand, stood a colored boy- receive this reward. Let's pause each year. He chose the cham giving a pep talk we'd never now, in the world's mad pace pions, the greats, the near- thought of. Skinny, short. 135 not only to honor him and pay greats, as worthy opponents. pounds of fight, there he was, our respects, but take a glance His record attests to his suc sparking the team. I'll never back at a few of his mortal cess. He helped and guided the forget his voids. He was say achievements over three de people in again pointing with ing. "Look! The score is 16-4. cades in his ei«.,cn prof.-.ion pride to this city, for its athletic That's 12 points. Why that's on M. C. Piuitt, b< it. r kno.Mi to achievements. Mose was a quiet ly six baskets. I can get four us ail as Moat, was of nuriy man who possessed that rare of 'em if the rest of you get things, a m*.n anion;; men, re- quality, the ability to get the two. Now we're even a^ain, spected bj all, your,,/ and old be.sl out of every boy. When the and boy! let's really go to work a -"' g his tch ue a, <,u-> w hi-tie bleu-, every opponent on 'em!' us. He w .s a lead.r.g c-ni/.n knew he was in for a tough but "And before Anderson woke and a rnolder of character of frir and clean battle. And when the young men who knew him up the score was 18 16 in favor best — his players and stu the game was over there was no of Connersville going away:" dents. In many instances h« gloating over victory or vindic- There are many other inci knew and understood their tiveness in defeat. To him it dents pointing up Mose's guid adolescent trials and tribula was yesterday's rain, and he ance, and the fight and confi tions better than their parents had a better insight of his play dence he instilled in his players. did. ers and the team's combined Today Mose Pruitt is a legend ability under fire. I too knew him well. For he —a great lesson for those who was responsible for me getting The goal was always the Big follow and a challenge to my first job, as coach and teach 16 at the state tournament. This emulate. er in Connersville; and for goal was achieved many times. In the beginning, I learned eight years we worked togeth Mose was recognized as a much from his experience. Our er from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each shrewd but fair coach, without working relationship was one of day plus the regular football the slightest taint of underhand constructive criticism. It was and basketball schedules. play or of any tolerance of it. freely and calmly discussed. I There were only two coaches I believe that he was an owe him a great debt as a true in Senior High in tho>e days. We avowed exponent of the now friend and co-worker. He is now worked as a team. Never in immortal words of the late A.L. a legend, particularly to his all those years was there any Trester; "The rules are clear former players, the coaching trace of petty jealousy or seri — the penalty severe." For profession, and true friends, and eus disagreements or arguments Mose was a rnolder of charac to the sports writers. I feel per between us. ter, a fierce competitor in com sonally the loss of a good friend, bat and a firm believer in but no one can deprive me of the His greatest years of success fair, clean hard play. ciine at a time when not only many pleasant memories of the ionnersville but the entire On my last visit to him at times we- shared. ("ruled States was in the throes the hospita^ he again proved to me how deftly he ^instilled From the creed of a great a deep depression A psycho fraternal order, I take these logical depression also bit Con- into the youth under his tute lage the desire to win with words, because they express my i.u-v.illr. hard, for it was prl- feelings: "The faults of our de ' 'a.r.ly an industrial city. fight, poise, honor and finesse. He said, "Remember that game parted friend we write upon th* Men rjut able to net a job to at Anderson where we were sands. His virtues on the tablets support their families; the long hopelessly outsized and even of love and memory." MOSES CHELSEA PRUITT, 12/19/1897 - 9/6/64. Graduated from Edinburg High School, 1916 j attended Franklin College, with interruption due to service in World War I (Marine CorpsAvlation, officers' training); graduated from Franklin College A.B. 1920. During college years, member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, member of varsity baseball, basketball, football teams. Taught school and coached basketball and other sports at Genesee Illinois,1920-1922. While there met Lucile Sturdevant from Milford, Illinois, a music teacher, whom he married 12/24/22. ( Lucile attended the University of Illinois and graduated from the Columbia School of Music in Chicago. ) 1922-1942, athletic director, Coach and teacher at Connersville High School, Connersville, Indiana, where his teams received state wide recognition. Did graduate work at University of Wisconsin, Ball State Teachers' College, and Indiana University for an M.A. degree in 1937. I942-I944, served In Marine Corps, as a special recruiter. Served as manager of Veterans' Administration Office in Evansville, Indiana from 1945-1947. Then served as Assistant Chief of Administra tion at the V.A. Office in Indianapolis. I949-I95I, served as Principal, Trafalgar Schools, Trafalgar,Ind. In I95I he returned to Connersville to teach and coach at the Junior High level. He retired in 1963 because of ill health. Widow, Lucile, In 1972 lives at Westminister Village, Greenwood, Indiana in an apartment, following a serious illness in 1969, which left her totally deaf. 7 DAUGHTER.MARY JO PRUITT, 6/19/24, in Connersville, Indiana, graduat ed from Connersville High School in 1942 and from Franklin College with B.A. degree, Magna Cum Laude in 1945. Member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority, Theta Sigma Phi, Alpha. Attended Indiana University and received M.A. degree in Social Service in 1964. Served as child wel fare consultant, Indiana Department of Public Welfare, 1964-1967. Served as Executive Director, Suemma Coleman Home, Indianapolis,1967- 1969. Became director of Shelby County Department of Public Welfare in 1970, where she is presently employed. Married to Byron J.Mozingo, farm owner-operator, Johnson County, on October 5» 1946. 8 GRANDSON, TODD R. MOZINGO, 12/17/49, Franklin, Indiana. Todd graduated from Franklin Community High School in 1968. Studied at the Architectural Association, London, England,1971-1972. Attending Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, majoring in archi tecture, where he plans to graduate in June, 1973 with a B.A. degree in architecture. Todd is a current member of Miami Men's Glee Club, the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and a former member of the Student Senate. Single, 1972. The grandson, TODD fit. MOZINGO, at age one year. MOSE, LUCILE, & MARY JO with TODD and his pony.

BYRON, TODD & "MacDuff" at their home, ll40 North Dr. in Franklin, Ind. 1971- MARY JO & TODD pose below CAPTAIN MOSE PRUITT, 1917. at Miami University,1971.

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The athletes who have given their very best to the college and who, in recognition of their services, are permitted to wear the coveted Old Gold "F" are: Seniors: Cross, track i, 3, 4, captain 3, 4; Hamilton, football 3, track 2; Lowery, football i, 2, 3, basket ball 1, 2, 3, 4, captain 3, track 1, 2; Moeller, basket T ball 3, 4; Rob' erts, football 2, 3; Stoddard, football 4. Jun- iors: E. Camp bell, football 2, basket ball 2,3, baseball 1, 2, track 2; Cline, track 2; Farmer, track 2; Mc iH Clure, track 2; Pruitt. football 2. baseball 2, captain 2; Ross, foot' ball i, 2, 3, basket ball, 1, 2, 3, captain 2, 3, baseball 2; McClain, basket ball 2. Sophomores: Bitters, baseball 1; Har' rison, football 1 track 1; Kings- olver, football i, 2, baseball 1, track i, basket ball 2; Mat- T tingly, track 1; Naugle, foot' W ball 2, track 1; E Greene.baseball N i. Freshman: Pike, football 1, T basket ball 1. jL-J

MOSES PRUITT.—"Mose." End. "Mose" started out for half-back and landed at end. His steady --=51 rp---=^ playing and consistent punting made him invaluable. Though neither end was •JiiF-Jl I» J fast) n0 {eam ha(i a more reliable pair in the offensive and defensive play. He always showed up with the goods when counted upon. A quote from FRANKLIN ALMANACK. 6 MABEL MARIE PRUITT,5-28-1900- ,m, 1923,CHARLES PHILLIP MOHR, 8-2 5-1899- .They have lived at Clifford IN for many years. Mabel taught, Charles farmed & butchered. His meats found a ready market all over central Indiana. Charles also did considerable trucking of coal, grain, etc. Both are mow retired. 7 MARY ELIZABETH MOHR,1924- ,m, JOHN HOLDER 8 JOHN ALAN HOLDER, 1951- 8 PAMELA HOLDER, 1954-

7 WILLIAM FREDERICK MOHR, 1926- fm, JUNE MILLER 8 MARY ELIZABETH MOHR, 1950- 8 CATHERINE ANN MOHR, 1951- 8 THOMAS MOHR, 1955- 7 CLARA MARGARET MOHR,1929- ,m,MARION ARTHUR KOTCH 8 BRANTON MARION KOTCH, 1956- 8 ALISON MOHR KOTCH, 1959- 8 HUNTER ALAN KOTCH, 1969- 7 LOREL ANN MOHR, 9-I5-I93O- ,m, WILLIAM KENYON DANIELE, I-8-I93I 8 LINDA ANN DANIELE, 9-15-1953 8 KAREN LEE DANIELE, 12-14-1954

8 SUSAN DANIELEr 5-2-1957 8 MARTHA ANN DANIELE, 5-18-1961 8 WILLIAM KENYON (Danny) DANIELE, Jr., 12-24-1964 7 CHARLES ROBERT MOHR, 1932- ,m, GEYNELL CLARK 8 MELISSA CLARK MOHR, 10-12-1962 Second marriage, SANDRA FRIEDLANDER, 1938-

7 ALAN REX MOHR, 1935- .n. JEAN MINTON 8 ANGELA RAE MOHR, December 17 1967 7 MARTHA (Marty) SUE MOHR, 1942- ,m, FOSTER TIMM McCARTY 8 MELINDA MARIE McCARTY, August 31 1968 8 MELISSA McCARTY December 24 1970. 8 FOSTER MATT McCARTY Thanksgiving Day Nov.23,1972.

M*lB4L i'lARIK PRUITT from the 1923 Franklin College Almanack. TO COACH PRUITT REX PRUITT,

1967 1967 1958 H YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE IT THAT LITTLE BITTY EXTRY !w

William's Girls, NANCY„ MARY JO, & SHELLEY DICKINSON in 100 + years old crib used by 5 generations, G-G-Grandmother WILLIAM LEE PRUITT, HAZEL ANN & Ziegler,G-Grandmother Hadsall, 1954 at DePauw U. son KIRK ,1968 Grandmother Ruby, Bill & Ann , and all their children.

fa/ fW;tf- REX & RUBY in 1962. Right is WILLIAM, SHELLEY,. NANCY, MARY JO & MARVIS 12>o

AUNT CLARA & HAZEL in 1953-

Taken by William a week before his accident in July I960, L to R, KIRK SALMELA, SHELLEY DICKINSON, GREAT-GRANDMOTHER CLARA PRUITT, NANCY & MARY JO DICKINSON Rex was Mayor of New Boston IL, 1948-1950. He was elected as a write in candidate. He helped clean up a bad liquor situation and some other things in the town. He soon got his belly full of politics. 131 6 AUSTIN REX (Mose) PRUITT,1902- ,m, RUBY HADSALL,1903- Two children, William Lee & Hazel Ann. 7 WILLIAM LEE PRUITT,1931-1960, died in automobile wreck, 1955 graduate of DePauw University,m,1955 to MARVIS OKESON 8 SHELLEY ANN PRUITT DICKINSON, 1956- 8 NANCY JEAN PRUITT DICKINSON,. 1958- 8 MARY JO PRUITT DICKINSON, 1959- Marvis, m, 1965, DAVID W. DICKINSON, who adopted the children. 8 WINDY SUE DICKINSON,I967- 8 JOHN DAVID DICKINSON,1970- 7 HAZEL ANN PRUITT,1933- ,m,1955 to ROGER SALMELA. Hazel Ann is also a graduate of DePauw.She and Roger were divorced in 1963. 8 KIRK ROGER SALMELA, 1957- Hazel Ann m,1969 to DANIEL WRIGHT. Reside,Freeport IL Rex was educated In the Edinburg Schools, graduating from Edinburg High in 1921. He attended DePauw, a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity,graduating in 1925« He began teaching that fall at Greenfield, ILL. Later he went to Staunton, Geneseo, Woodhall, Joy, & New Boston, 111. There was an interim period, 1933-1942,when he farmed and coached and played industrial league ball in Illinois. From 1951 to 1962 Rex coached at Cokato MN. He retired from teaching in 1967, 34 years as a teacher and coach. This is the dedication to him from the 1967 Cardinal Year Book t With the close of the 1966-67 school year, a long career of teaching comes to an end. Austin Rex Pruitt began this career in 1925 and has been teaching for 34 of the 43 years since then. His dedication to the education of the American student has been concen trated in three fronts: the classroom, the athletic field, and the church. Mr. Pruitt has taught almost every course available including math, history, science, and even a year of bookkeeping. He has coached every major sport including his years as head basketball coach in Cokato. But, above all, he has been an example of a Christian faith which he has zealously spread. Mr. Pruitt, Cokato High School has lost a great teacher, but none will lose sight of the teaching you left behind. Rex played baseball & basketball all four years in High School, was captain'of each sport during senior year, at DePauw, regular at baseball, playing all innings for four years, was

baseball captain senior year. Rex received a B0A. degree from DePauw U.1925, took graduate work at Notre Dame U., Eastern Illinois U., and U. of Minnesota. High lights and awards« 485 basketball victories & 162 defeats in 27 years coaching« H D " blanket award at 1958 DePauw Sport Banquet. "ORDER OF MERIT" Lambda Chi Alpha Toronto Convention,1958» President of MN DePauw Alumni,195^-1962. Director Cokato Corn Carnival Band,I95I-I96I0 DePaiw Alumni Citation, Alumni Day, June 3 1961. DePaiw Lambda Chi Alpha Hall of Fame,1967. Minneapolis Star & Tribune Award,Outstanding Coaching over 25 years, i960. Minnesota Sports Champion, Statehood Centennial Com. 1958. Many years was lay speaker and I965-I97O was full time lay minister, United Methodist Churches at Paynesville and Mapel Grove Parishes. 6 JANE ELIZABETH PRUITT- 6th child,born November 5 1905,Edinburg IN, Johnson Co.- ,m, July 22 1934 at Edinburg to Linneaus Charles Cook, Feb. 28,1907,Brazil IN, Clay Co.- , only child of Charles W. Cook (Bruce) & Eliza Rowe. 7 LISA LINN COOK, October 10,1939, Colombo,Ceylon.- Only child.

Jane Elizabeth taught in Edinburg High School. She and Linn were married July 22,1934 in Edinburg. Linn became employed by the Goodyear Rubber Co. and was sent to Ceylon as a buyer of crude rubber. Oct. 10, 1939,their daughter, Lisa Linn was born in Colombo. During W.W. II the Cooks returned to the United States. Linn became Vice-President in charge of Production for Gould, Inc. Jane Elizabeth has always been actice in church and civic work, besides her household work. Linn retired in 1967. Now he just helps Jane and cares for his yard! In 1972 the Cooks lived in Reading PA. Lisa Linn lives in New York. Both are graduates of Purdue University and Lisa Linn is a graduate of Wellesley University, Wellesley MA. Since I could not get the Cooks to provide any current pictures, I used one of Jane Elizabeth I found in the 1920 Criterion, Edinburg High School Annual. At that time she was a High School Freshman. On the opposite page, lower picture, fifth from the left, Jane Elizabeth is pictured with other Pruitt girls. One good story my mother always told on Jane was that Jane really shocked Aunt Clara on a telephone call from our house, when she reported that H Uncle Albert has a jack ass!" At the time Jane was about 7 and Uncle Albert and Aunt Matt lived 5 miles southwest of Edinburg in the hills of Bartholomew County. He stood stallions and jacks at stud.

At the right is a picture of the William Pruitt home 300 North Lincoln, Edinburg,as it looked in I972. Mabel says it was built in 1910. In 1942 Aunt Clara sold it to Clifton & Pearl Roth. They still live there. It is well kept, a very beautiful place!

The picture at the right was taken in 1912 at Heflin's Camp. It shows Lorel & Hazel Pruitt with the Frank Bowmans. Lorel Is at the right hand wheel of a now old time automobile. Hazel leans on the right front fender. Mr. & Mrs. Bowman are at the extreme right & left, respectively. The other girl is Verna Pressley, sister of Mrs. Bowman. What is the automobile? Bob Roberts says it was a Davis. THE THREE PRUITT SISTERS & THEIR CHILDREN.

Front, L to R. AMY & GLONDOLIA FARRELL, CHELSEA & MARTHA DINN. MARTIN & MARY BATTON. Rear, L to R. WARD CAMPBELL, TOM MELVIN AMY MELVIN, & GRACE BATTON. Pictured about 1907.

SOME PRUITT GIRLS i L to R, Mabel Pruitt Mohr, Maggie Redmond, Georgina Pruitt Groves, Glondolia Farrell Sandefur, Jane Elizabeth Pruitt Cook, Cecil Pruitt, and Ruth Farrell Armstrong. Pictured at Aunt Amy Farrell's, left to right, UNCLE PLEAS, AUNT AMY, AUNT MOLLIE,. MOTHER MATT & UNCLE CHARLIE about 1924. THE MARY (MOLLIE) EBBIE BATTON FAMILY. /35

AUNT MOLLIE & UNCLE JOHN BATTON.

MARTIN BATTON, AUNT MOLLIE WROTE,"Looks just like Martin. Isn't he a fine looking boy ?"

GRACE BATTON ELLIS, (flf-t 7*7

L to R, CHELSEA DINN,JAMES, Jr.,MAYME & LEONARD J.ELLIS, AUNT MOLLIE, MOTHER MARTHA DINN, AMY MITCHELL & MARY ELLIS. Pictured in 1946 on AUNT MOLLIE AND HER GRAND-CHILDREN.KATHERINE a visit to El Reno, Okla. MAUREEN ELLIS, MARTIN DAVIS, LEONARD JAMES ELLIS III, PATRICIA DAVIS, ERLA LYNN DAVIS, BARBARA DAVIS 8c MARGARET J. ELLIS, from left to right. ff€t o*

Mary Ebbie Pruitt b. Nov. 16, 1868- d. Oct. 27, 1961 m. Aug. 11, 1892 John Jessie Batton b. Apr. 21. 1871- d. Jan. 20. 1931

Martha Grace Batton William Martin Batton b. May 12, 1895—d. Mar. 27, 1927 B. July 12, 1901—d. June 10, 1935 m. Sept. 3, 1914 m . June 3, 1927 Leonard James Ellis Fay Lou Ellen Dale b. May 30. l893--d. Nov. 26. 1970 b. Aor. 20, 1900—

Leonard James Ellis, Jr. Mary Sue Batton b. Aug. 19, 1917 b. Mar. 5. 1928 m. June 14, 1942 •m. June 5, 1948 Mary Beatrice Miller Earl Allen Davis b. Feb. 26, 1917 b. Oct. 16. 1928

Leonard James Ellis III Katherine Maureen Ellis Margaret Jean Ellis b. June 13, 1947 b. Dec. 28, 1948 b. Aug. 1, 1952 m. Aug. 16, 1969 Emoline Weldon b. Dec. 24, 1947

Jar.is Ellen William Martin Davis Barbara Dale Davis Patricia Elaine Davis Earla Lynn Davis b. June 6, 1956 Davis b. Mar. 9, I95O b. June 15, 1952 b. Nov. 23, 1953 b.May 9,1964 m. Apr. 23,1969 Warren Guyman Williams b. Apr. 23, 1949 Dear Chelsea, It is doubtful that I could be comfortable using the third person so this will be pretty informal, and we shall hope that you can winnow out the pearls. Molly and John Batton came to Oklahoma in 1908, bringing Grace and Martin with them. I never learned why they had settled in El Reno, but in latter years, when Grandma was in her 80's i had occasion to x-ray her chest and found a huge calcification in the left apex. This, of course, was prima-facie evidence of tuberculosis long healed. When I checked this with Grandma, the story of the Battons' depature from Indiana came out. It seems that they had come to a drier climate so the lung could heal! Heal-it did, but the Good Lord must have surely helped. Early on in El Reno, they lived in houses at 1206, 121C and 1214 East Cavanaugh. These houses are still standing and I take especial interest in 1214 for that is where I was born. Grandpa supported his family by carpentry and later with rental property. The four of them joined the First Christian Church of El Reno. This must have represented u compromise for I believe they were not of this particular denomination when they left Indiana. Grandpa contributed both money and labor to the construction of a new building for the church and Grandma added the profits from the ladies' Aid activities. This original building is the sanctuary of the present church building. Each of the Battons held a lifelong interest in the church and as each passed on his funeral service was held in the building. Grace Batton married before or at the time of her highschool grad uation. She and Leonard lived in Chickasna, El Reno, Okla., and then in various towns through Kansas and finally Hammond., Ind. They returned to the home town only a few months before she was to die. Martin finished El Reno Highschool in 1919 and then earned a B. A from Texas Christian University. He completed his education with a D. Div. from Vanderbilt. A note of coincidence: Fay Dale who was to marry Martin in 1927 taught public schools in El Reno and had in the third grade a pupil named Mary Miller who was later to marry Leonard James Ellis, Jr. Martin began his ministry in Excelsior Springs, Mo., and it was here that Mary Sue was born. He held churches in Holdenvilie and Broken Bow, Ok., and then Sulfur Springs, Texas, where he was at his death. I, James Ellis, Jr., completed public schools at El Reno, then attended Arkansas Polytechnic College for two years and finished up at the University of Oklahoma as an undergraduate and in the School of Medicine. My internship was at the University of Wisconsin. Upon completion of the hospital training I was gobbled up by the army and served three years in the ETO. The highest rank attained was Major. I returned home to Okla. City in 1946 and have been practicing here since. 13* Our home is in the Putnam City School District. This is a large system formed in the twenties by the consolidation of several rural schools which now draws students from most of western Okla- home County. Our three children have all attended Putnam City Schools for their allotted twelve years. Firstborn, Leonard J. Ill, finished highschool in 1965. From there he went on to Phillips University and earned a B. A. in Theology. His Master of Divinity came from Vanderbilt in 1972. He now has his first pastorate at Cashion, Oklahoma. Number Two Child, Katherine, received her B. S. degree from Oklahoma State University in 1971 and now is a sophomore in the School of Veterinary Medicine at Oklahoma State University. If all goes well, she will get her DVM in 1975. Youngest Child, Margaret, is a junior at Oklahoma State University majoring in speech pathology and therapy. This presumably will lead to a D. Sc. My complaint to my offspring is that someone will call on the phone and ask for Dr. Ellis. Our reply: Do you want horse, people or soul? Regards, James X. J. ELLIS, M. D. 4601 Reeves Drive Okla. City, Ok. 73122

*** Above, Dr. James & Mary Miller Ellis in 1946. To the left is Martin's wife & daughter, m Fay & Mary Sue Batton. On the back of this picture Aunt Mollie wrote,"We think she (Mary Sue) is a darling, so sweet and pretty. Looks like her cousin Cecile Pruitt a lot."

THE MARTHA ARMINDA PRUITT MELVIN DINN FAMILY 5 MARTHA PRUITT,I87I-I958,Jollity - Franklin,m,I889,ED MELVIN,I86O- 1940,s/o John Melvin & Jane Kelley. Divorced. 6 THOMAS MELVIN,I889-I969,m,1914,MABEL MARIE KERR,d/o Arch Kerr & Alice Horton. Tom farmed for a while, served 4 years in the U S Navy. He attended the coronation of George V , King of England in 1910. Tom carpentered for many years. He lived in Indiana, Florida, & Arizona. He is buried with his son in Brockman Cem. Tom & Mabel divorced. 7 RUSSELL THOMAS MELVIN,1916-1925, died of typhoid fever. 2nd m, BETTY McCOY IMLAY.1908- Divorced. 3rd m, MABEL MARIE KERR, Divorced. 4th m, MABEL RODEBUSH WALKER, Divorced. 6 AMY ABBIE MELVIN,1892-1959,m,1910,IRA MITCHELL,1891-1938. Ira was killed by railroad at Haughville & West Michigan in Indianapolis the night of Jan. 15,1938. s/o Joseph Mitchell & Mary McMurray. Both are buried at Franklin. 7 LELAND LESLIE MITCHELL,1912- ,Edinburg,m,1939, to THELMA "SORGIUS 1918- ,d/o James Frank Sorglus & Myrtle Gray Leland & Thelma divorced & Leland married a second time. 8 BARBARA JO MITCHELL,1942- Barbara is an Airline Hostess. 8 NANCY LYNN MITCHELL,1944- Nancy Is married & has children. 8 FRANK IRA MITCHELL,1950-1968 In the U S Army Frank Ira died of meningitis. His mother buried him with her people. To the left from L to R Is BARBARA, LELAND, THELMA & NANCY about 1947.

7 ELNORA BELLE MITCHELL,1913-1968,m,1933,CLAYTON DODD, 1912- ? , s/o William Dodd & Jenny Williams. 8 CLAYTON DODD,1934, died in infancy. 8 JACQUELINE RAE DODD,1937- ,m,1955, RICHARD ALLEN HUSSUNG.1936- ,s/o Albert Hollan Hussung & Gertrude Coats. 9 LORI KAYE HUSSUNG,1956- 9 LINDA RAYE HUSSUNG,1958- 9 LISA FAYE HUSSUNG,I962- 9 RICHARD ALLEN HUSSUNG, Jr. I963- 2nd m,THOMAS ALLEN,1918- U.S. Army 8 THOMAS ALLEN, U.S. Army 6 ELNORA BELLE MELVIN,1895-1896,buried at Brockman. CHELSEA & RUTH DINN HUNTER AND TRAPPER DINN & RED FOX MARTHA PRUITT MELVIN DINN, I87I-I958.

AMY & MARTHA MELVIN about I898.

ALtíERT & MARTHA DINN l?3é> When she was 17 years-of-age, Mrs. Albert Dinnsh e became the bride of Edward Melvin and two children were born to them. On July 1, 1898, she was Dies Late Mondaymarrie d to Mr. -Dinn and they had An illness of one day resulted in one son. Mr. Dinn died Oct. 16, the death of Mrs. Albert Dinn at 1953. her home Monday night at 10 Mrs. Dinn was a member of the o'clock. Walters Chapel Church of the Naz- The body has been taken'tcrthe I arene. Vandivier-Parsley Funeral Home where funeral services are to be conducted Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. The Rev. Gerald Fleming, pastor of the Walters Chapel Church of the Nazare/ie, will be in CONDUCT RITES Feb 21 charge of the services, and Mrs. 19 8 Dinn will be buried in Rest Haven FOR MRS. DINN ^ cemetery at Edinburg. Last rites were conducted in the Friends may call at the funeral Vandivier-Parsley Funeral Home home any time after 2 o'clock at 10 o'clock Thursday morning for Wednesday afternoon and until the Mrs. Martha Dinn, widow of the funeral, and are invited to attend late Albert Dinn. the rites. In charge of the services was ELNORA BELLE MITCHELL DODD Shelby County Native the Rev. Gerald Fleming, pastoi ALLEN 8c JACQUELINE RAE Mrs. Dinn was the former Mar 31 the Walters Chapel Church oi DODD HUSSUNG. tha Pruitt, daughter of the late the Nazarene where Mrs. Dinn was Mose and Elizabeth Bilby Pruitt a member. Burial took place in and was born Oct. 22, 1871, in Shel Rest Haven cemetery at Edinburg. by county. Most of her life had The casket was carried by' been spent in Jollity, the Kansas Charles Manion, Irvin Dinn, Arthur community, Goat's Crossing, Ed Pruitt, James Pruitt, Earl Pruitt inburg and Franklin. and Frank Farrell. LELAND She is survived by two sons and Died Monday a daughter, Thomas Melvin, Chel Mrs. Dinn was ill only one day sea 0. Dinn, of Franklin; and the and died , at 10 o'clock Monday LESLIE daughter, Mrs. Amy Mitchell, of night at her home. Indianapolis. A native of Shelby county, she MITCHELL Her other survivors are two had spent most of her life in John grandchildren, Leland Mitchell, of son county. Brownsburg; Mrs. Elnora Allen, Those who survive are two sons, of Indianapolis; five great-grand a daughter, two grandchildren, children, one great-great-grand five great-grandchildren, one great- child; a brother, Pleasant Pruitt, great-grandchild, a brother and a of Richmond; and a sister, Mrs. J. sister. J. Batton, of El Reno. Okla. Mr. Dinn died Oct. 16, 1953. THE MARTHA ARMINDA PRUITT MELVIN DINN FAMILY, continued. 2nd m,1898,ALBERT 0.DINN,1870-1953, s/o Michael Dinn & Arinda Roys Albert was a storekeeper at Amity, was shot, Martha took care of him. Upon his recovery they were married. Later they sold the store, farmed, moved in 1909 to Bartholomew Co. 5 miles southwest of Edinburg. In 1921 they moved to a farm one mile north of Amity. Both are buried in Rest Haven. 6 CHELSEA OREM DINN,1901- ,m,1924 to RUTH: MANION, 1902- d/o Dempsey Manion & Arminta Hamilton. Both were teachers, Ruth for 39 years & Chelsea for 30 years

CAMPBELL PICTURES i

MARKERS FOR AMY CAMPBELL FARRELL & WILLIAM NORMAN CAMPBELL JASPER CAMPBELL at Brockman. "Wild Bill" says he is the best golfer in Johnson Co. AI'JY ELIZABETH PRUITT CAMPBELL FARRELL, 1876-1940. I

AMY ELIZABETH PüUITT,I876-I940,m,1894, JASPER CAmFBELL,1869-1897, s/o James Clinton Campbell & Minerva Flint. 6 WARD McCALLISTER CAMPBELL, 1895- ,m,1923, HELEN JANE TAYLOR,I899- ,d/o George Taylor & Lottie Isabelle Brown. Ward's trade was machinist. (Wardie.) 7 ROBERT EUGENE CAMPBELL,1923- ,0,1953,BEVERLY COTTRELL. Robert served in the U.S.Navy. He is an engineer, a graduate,Rose-Poly, 1949. 8 KAREN SUE CAMPbELL, 1957- 8 DAVID CRAIG CAMPBELL,1962- 7 WILLIAM NORMAN CAMPBELL,1925- ,m,1953, CATHERINE MYERS. William served in the U.S.Navy. He sells insurance. Good golfer! 8 PATTI SUE CAMPBELL, 1964- 7 MARTHA JEAN CAMPBELL,1930- ,m,1953,EDDY TEETS,I928- s/o Arthur L. Teets. Eddy served in the U.S.Army. He is Vice-President for Development at Franklin College. 8 STEVEN ALAN TcETS,1954- 8 SCOTT DOUGLAS TEETS,1957- 8 SHERYL DENISE TEETS,I963- 7 PAUL RICHARD CAMPBELL,1933- ,m,1957,JUDY KAY KNIGHT, d/o Otis Tilley. Divorced.Paul Richard served in the U.S. Army, employed at Wallace Murray Corp, Indianapolis. 8 TIERRA BETH CAMPBELL, 196O- 7 DONALD EDWARD CAMPBELL,1937- ,m,1961.ROBERTA WHITMER. Divorced. Don served in the U.S. Marines. He sells insurance. 8 DENNIS WARD CAMPBELL, 1962- AMY ELIZABETH CAMPBELL, 2 m, 1901 to FRANCIS FRANK FARRELL,1862- I93O, s/0 James Farrell & Eliza Smith. 6 GLONDOLIA JANE FARRELL, 1905- ,m, 1924,ELBA LOYD SANDEFUR, I897-I971, s/o Reuben Sandefur ik Gertrude Sanders. 6 FRANCES RUTH FARRELL,1903- ,m,1933,TEDDY ARMSTRONG,I905- s/o William Grant Armstrong & Dörtha Steward. 7 R03ERT FARRELL ARMSTRONG,1933- ,m,1953,PATRICIA ANN SIMMONS,1934- ,d/o Gerald Simmons. 8 TONY FARRELL ARMSTRONG,19 55- 8 GREGORY LEE ARMSTRONG, 1957- 8 BRYON J. ARMSTRONG, I96O- 7 KAY FRANCES ARMSTRONG,1937- ,m,1954,CURDELL WAYNE EDMONDS,I936- (continued) CAMPBELL-FARRELL PICTURES

JASPER CAMPBELL, 1869-1897 AMY &c FRANK FARRELL

GLONDOLIA, RUTH, MARY, ELLEN, BERTHA, RUTH, GLONDOLIA, FRANK DALE, GRACE, FRANK, WARD & ARTHUR in 1947. MARY & GRACE FARRELL in 1947.

ELBA LOYD & GLONDOLIA JANE SANDEFUR, taken in 1964 at their 40 th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, 8 VICKIE LYNN EDMUNDS,1955- /ü7 8 KEVIN WAYNE EDMONDS,1959-1960. ' ^' 8 KENT DOUGLAS EDMONDS,I96O- 8 SANDRA ELIZABETH EDMONDS,1962- 8 TIMOTHY BENNET EDMONDS, 1964- 6 MARY EBBY PARRELL,I9II- ,m,1927,GEORGE WASHINGTON HENDERSON, 1906- ,s/o David Henderson & Clara Krise. George has farmed, traded, driven a truck & school bus, and kept store. 7 JEANETTA ALINE HENDERSON,1928- ,m,1946,RAYMOND CARROLL BRIDGES,1919- , s/o George Ray Bridges & Grace Huff. The double horse shoe pin originally belonging to Grandma Jane Bilby Pruitt, has been given to JEANETTA ALINE. 8 MICHAEL CAROL BRIDGES,1953- 8 PATRICIA ANN BRIDGES, I962- 7 LOIS ANN HENDERSON,I93I- ,m,1951,RAY RALPH RAUFEISEN, s/o Roy Raufeisen. Service station owner. 8 PAMELA RAE RAUFEISEN,1952- 8 JEFFREY LYNN RAUFEISEN, 1955- 8 JILL ANN RAUFEISEN, I96O- 7 SHIRLEY JANE HENDERSON,1936- ,m,1955,RALPH J.DUCKWORTH Jr. 1934- . Farmer. 8 ANDREW SCOTT DUCKWORTH, 1964- 7 CONNIE LYN HENDERSON,1948-1948. 6 MARTHA ROSEMOND FARRELL, I/3 6 FRANK DALE FARRELL,1914- ,m,1941.NAOMI FREDA SCOTT,1920- d/o John Scott & Orpha Babb. Farmers. 7 VICTOR DUANE FARRELL,1943- ,m, PATRICIA STINE d/0 Melvin Stine. Duane works for Chrysler. Divorced. 8 BRIAN LEE FARRELL, I966- 7 GERALD RAY FARRELL,1947- ,m,1968, NANCY COCHRAN, d/o Kenneth Cochran & Betty Miller. Gerald Ray manages the Goodyear Store at Columbus, Nancy teaches. 8 BRANDON KENT FARRELL,1971- 6 RUBY GRACE FARRELL,I916- ,m,1932,LOID RUSSELL SANDEFUR, 1908- I960, s/o Clarence Sandefur & Ada Dritt. 7 RUBY LOKEAL SANDEFUR,1933- ,m,1952,BOYCE DUANE HATTON,I932- 8 DEBRA LYNN HATTON,1955- 8 AARON BOYCE HATTON,1959- 8 TAMMI SUE HATTON, I96O- 7 JOYCE JO SANDEFUR,I95I- ,m,1969.ROBERT EVERETT GRAY.1951- 8 AMMY MICHELLE GRAY, 1970-

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TEDDY & RUTH RUBY LOKEAL ARMSTRONG. HATTON.

His second marriage was with FUNERAL SERVICES Mrs. Amy Campbell and they be NAOMI & FRANK DALE came the parents of five children, I9&t> FARRELL Frank Dale and Grace, at home; MONDAY AFTERNOONRuth , of Indianapolis; Mrs. Glon- dola Sandefur and Mrs. Mary Hen She was married to Frank derson, both of Shelby county. Farrell in 1900 and he preceded Last Rites for Frank Fan-ell to Bo He is survived by one sister, her in death April 26, 1930. Six Held at Homo West of Mrs. Ellen Wheeler, of Shelby children were born to the couple, Tids City. ville, and three brothers, Joseph, five of whom survive. They are cf Topeka, Kas., and John and Wil Frank, at home; Mrs. Elba San- liam Farrell, of Shelbyville. He defur and Mrs. Loid Sandefur, of Funeral services for Frank Far also leaves six grandchildren-. Hendricks township; Mrs. Teddy rell, well known Shelby county res-t Armstrong, of Jackson township, ldent, who died about six o'clock and Mrs. George Henderson, of this morning, will be conducted at Johnson county. One daughter, the late home, four miles west of Martha, died in infancy. this city, at two o'clock Monday Also surviving are three step afternoon, with the Rev. James MAS. FSflREL BIES children, Mrs. Pleas Pruitt, of Miller, pastor of the Bengal church, Richmond; Arthur Farrell, of officiating. Burial will be in the Jackson township, and Mrs. Frank Winchester cemetery in charge of OF COMPLICATIONS Stillabower, Bartholomew coun Carmony Bros., funeral directors. ty;' two brothers, Charles Pruitt, Mr. Farrell's death was' due to a ft to of Jackson township; Pleas complication of diseases and al Xutivc of County Succumbs Fol Pruitt, of Richmond; two sisters, though not unexpected, is a cause lowing Year's Illness of Mrs. John Batton, of EIReno, of deep grief to relatives and Complications. Okla.; Mrs. Albert Dinn, of friends. He had been a resident of Johnson county, and eleven Shelby county during his entire life grandchildren, four step-grand Mrs. Amy E. Farrell, age sixty- and had been one of the finest and children and several nieces and four, died at her home In Hen nephews. upright citizens in the section. dricks township Friday night at Mrs. Farrell was a member of He was born March 3, 1862, and 11:00 o'clock following a year's the Jollity Methodist church at the time of death was sixty-eight illness of a complication of dis years old. He was the son of Mr. eases. where funeral services will, be and Mrs. James Farrell. He had held Monday morning at 10:00 She was born i Shelby county, been twice married, his first wife n o'clock with the Rev. James Cox, July 6, 1876, the daughter of pastor, officiating. Burial will be being Miss Susan Nugent, who pre Moses and Jane (Bilby) Pruitt. ceded him. In death about twenty made in the Brockman cemetery She was married in 1894 to in charge of Loren H. Murphy. years ago. To their union three Jasper Campbell, who died in children were born, Mrs. Bertha Friends may call at the late home 18 97. To this union was born one at any time. Pruitt, of Richmond; Mrs. Ellen son, Ward Campbell, of Franklin, Stlllabauer, of Edinburg, and Ar who survives. thur Farrell, of.Marietta. CHARLES CLARENCE PRUITT 5 CHARLES CLARENCE PRUITT,1878-1948,m,1900,CORDELIA JANE KENNEDY, 1882-1923,d/o William Kennedy & Mary Jane Campbell. Uncle Charlie farmed the Moses Pruitt home place at Broekman Cem. for many years. He served in the Spanish-American War, 23 Infantry, Co. K under the command of Capt. Knight. Children, JAMES E. PRUITT, EARL CLARENCE PRUITT, CHESTER WARREN PRUITT, CHARLES EVAN PRUITT, WALTER DANIEL PRUITT, MARY JANE PRUITT, DOROTHY PRUITT (1915-1917) & RAYMOND KENNEDY PRUITT. 6 JAMES E. PRUITT,1901- ,m,1922,RUBY HILL,1904- ,d/o Edward Hill & Ada Ensley. Jim & Ruby have farmed & kept a General Store. Jim is trustee of Brockman Cem. & has done much to keep the Brockman in good shape. They have two sons, PAUL ROBERT PRUITT & DONALD NEAL PRUITT. 7 PAUL ROBERT PRUITT,1924- ,m,1947,PHYLLIS JEAN HENSLEY, 1927- ,d/o Roy Hensley & Alice Rose. Their children are PAMELA ANN PRUITT, PEGGY JEAN PRUITT, & ROBERT DARRELL PRUITT, 1956- 8 PAMELA ANN PRUITT,1948- ,m,1967 to GARY LONG, 1946- ,s/o Maurice Long & Margaret E. Waltman. 9 BARBARA EILEEN LONG, I969- 9 DAVID ARTHUR LONG, 1971- 8 PEGGY JEAN PRUITT,1951- .m,1971 to WILLIAM RANDALL ANNIS, 1949- 7 DONALD NEAL PRUITT, 1930- ,m,1951 to JOAN BOZELL, 1933- , d/o Louis Bozell & Mabel Fisher. They have three sons: 8 GREGORY WAYNE PRUITT, 1952- 8 REX ALLEN PRUITT, 1953- 8 TIMOTHY JAMES PRUITT, 1955- 6 EARL CLARENCE PRUITT, 1902- ,m,1931 to FRANCES BEERS, 1909- , d/o George Beers & Lavenia Henderson. They have farmed and Earl has made a specialty of raising fine draft horses. They have two sonsi 7 EARL EUGENE PRUITT, I938- ,m,1960, PHYLLIS MARIE WYCOFF,1940- , d/o Leroy P. Wycoff. 8 JEFFREY ALLEN PRUITT, 1967- 8 SCOTT DOUGLAS PRUITT, 1968- 7 EDWIN LEE PRUITT, 1944- , m, to KATHLEEN MARIE WILLIAMS, 1946- 8 MICHAEL DEAN PRUITT, I965- 8 DEBORAH ANN PRUITT, I969- 8 MARK DAVID PRUITT, 1970- 6 CHESTER WARREN PRUITT,1904- ,m,1936 to MILDRED SHEPHERD, 1914- , d/o John Shepherd & Golda Heath. Chet lives in Christmas, Florida. (Continued) Uncle Charlie's children,L to R, Grandpa Moses Pruitt's children, RAYMOND, EVAN, EARL, UNCLE CHARLIE, L to R, UNCLE PLEAS, UNCLE CHARLIE, WALTER, MARY & JAMES. AUNT AMY, UNCLE BILL, MATT, UNCLE GEORGE, AUNT MOLLIE & UNCLE JIM.

JAMES, PAUL, RUBY, & DONALD PRUITT about 19^0 o RUBY & JAMES PRUITT in 1972 their 50 th wedding anniversary Sept 12,

JO ANNE BOZELL " Jod-y" MRS. DONALD PRUITT Treasurer of G. A. A. 2 yrs., Press Club, Senior Secretary, Class Play, Annual Staff. Edinburg H. S. 1951 ;• •; UNCLE CHARLIE & AUNT CORDIA, JIM, EARL, & CHESTER about 1906. L to R, GREG, DONALD, REX, JOAN WILLIAM & PEGGY ANNIS & TIM PRUITT.

SCHOOL DAVS 1955-'56 EDWIN & KATHLEEN PRUITT with Whiteland MARK DAVID, MICHAEL DEAN Sc EARL EUGENE PRUITT DEBORAH ANN.

EARL & FRANCES PRUITT and LUCY SCHOOL DAYS 1955 -'56 WINCHESTER at Hoosler Village Whiteland Nov. 5, 1972. EDWIN LEE PRUITT AUGUST 30 1972 TRI-COUNTY ENTERPRISE TO CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

THE GOLDEN WEDDING PARTY, JIM & RUBY with all their children, 16 altogether. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Pruitt of Route #4, Shelbyville will cele brate their 50th weddi ng anniversary Sunday, September 3rd, with an open house reception to be held at the Jol lity Church located on the Johnson-Shelby Co MR. AND MRS. JAMES E. PRUITT unty line. Hours are 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Hosting the event will be the couple's 2 sons and daughter-in-law, Mr. Paul Pruitt and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Pruitt. Mrs. Pruitt is the former Ruby Hill. The couple was married September 12, 1922 at the Jollity parsonage, with the Reverend Geor ge Carnes officiating. Mr. Pruitt is a re tired farmer and busin ess man. The couple have lived all their lives in Johnson and Shelby counties. In addition to the 2 sons, they have 6 THE GOLDEN WEDDING NAPKIN & RING. grand children and 2 Many friends attended, about 300. great grand children. 7 CAROLYN SUE PRUITT, 1939- ,m,SAMUEL COWARD, divorced, y^-j 8 MICHAEL COWARD, I96I- 8 REX COWARD, 1964- 6 CHARLES EVAN PRUITT, 1907- ,m,1938 to LELA MOHR,1907- d/o Samus Mohr & Pearl Pile. They live at Mt. Auburn. 7 GERALD RICHARD PRUITT,1941- 7 BARBARA ANN PRUITT, 1943- ,m,1965, WILLIAM EUGENE EZELL, 1938- ,s/o Guy Ezell & Lulu Huntley. 8 SANDRA LEE EZELL, I966- 8 GARY EUGENE EZELL,I968- 6 WALTER DANIEL PRUITT,I9IO- ,m,1938 to EVELYN HANNEMAN,1917- d/o John Hanneman & Mabel Sawln. 7 JEFFERY LYNNE PRUITT, 1943- in 1963 to PENNY KAREN BAKER, 1944- 8 DIANE LYNN PRUITT,1966- 6 MARY JANE PRUITT, 1913- ,m,1937 to VIRGIL WHEELER, 1913- s/o Otto Wheeler & Myrtle Kerr. Mary and Virgil were born and married January 5. Virgil is a painter by trade. 7 MAX ROGER WHEELER, 1942- ,m,1967 to JUDY VINSON, 1942- d/o J.B. Williams. 8 KIMBERLY ANN WHEELER, 1970- 6 DOROTHY PRUITT, 1915-1917. 6 RAYMOND KENNEDY PRUITT,1920- ,m, 1956,VIOLBTTA BURTON,1923- Raymond cares for the Brockman Cemetery.

PLEASANT PRUITT FAMILY 5 PLEASANT PRUITT,I882-I967, Shelby Co. - Richmond IN,m,1905 at Jollity to BERTHA MAY FARRELL,1887-1971,d/o Frank Farrell & Susan Nugent. Uncle Pleas farmed,worked at Edinbur/, Indianapolis, and finally moved to Richmond. Uncle Pleas enjoyed machinery. 6 CECILE MARIE PRUITT,1906-1933, Edinburg & Richmond. 6 KENNETH WOODROW PRUITT,1912- ,m,1951 at Second English Lutheran Church, Richmond to Elizabeth A. Allison,1912- , Chicago, father,Alden Allison, 1879-1914, Connersville IN &, mother, Alice McGlinchey,1884-1956,Everton IN. Betty has a brother, M.R.Allison,1909- »of Hamilton OH.m, 1931 to Doris Mikesell. Kenneth & Betty have no children. They live at 3911 Woodside Drive, Richmond IN 47374. Kenneth works for Palladian-Item Newspaper as machinery maintenance engineer and does free lance work for other news papers. Betty is a good cook and housekeeper, She works for Holthouse as advertising manager. She is a good musician, having spent 21 years with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra. She plays the violin and organ. CECILE & KENNETH WOODROW PRUITT. KENNETH & BETTY PRUITT, taken at the 1972 PRUITT REUNION.

PLEASANT PRUITT, 1882-1967

Whose little girl is this? It isn't, it's KENNETH WOODROW PRUITT!

UNCLE CHARLIE PRUITT in his Spanish-American War uniform. At the right are the three daughters of MOSES PRUITT,1840-1907, MARTHA, AMY & MARY as young girls. REUNION OF DESCENDANTS OF MOSES PRUITT,1840-1907 AT THE PARK AT FRANKLIN IN July 23 1972, Arthur Pruitt, President. 65 attended.

Above- DALE PRUITT, JESSIE REDMOND, Above- MARGARET LOUISE, DONALD GEORGE R. PRUITT, ELLEN (Smiling) & ALAN, ELLEN, DALE & NANCY RALPH LEON PRUITT. IRENE PRUITT Below- DEBORAH ANN, RONALD RALPH, Below- OLE LONESOME VIRGIL MELISSA ANN, ELLEN (Sour Puss), WHEELER & his lovely wife, DORIS MARIE & RALPH LEON PRUITT. MARY JANE PRUITT WHEELER. JIM, PAM, BARBARA EILEEN & GARY GEORGE WASHINGTON HENDERSON,WARD LONG., RUBY,, ROBERT, PHYLLIS JEAN, & HELEN CAMPBELL, MARY HENDERSON, & PAUL R. PRUITT+DAVID A. LONG. PATRICIA ANN BRIDGES, GRACE 1- GLONNIE SANDEPUR & JEANETTA BRIDGES.

Above-EARL EUGENE, PHYLLIS Above- GEORGE P. PRUITT, JAMES SHULL, MARIE, SCOTT DOUGLAS,FRANCES, FRED & LAURA PRUITT,DOROTHY SHULL,. JEFFREY ALLEN, EARL & MARK ARTHUR PRUITT, BONNIE & LESTER WARREN, DAVID PRUITT. & RAYMOND KENNEDY PRUITT, Below- WILLIAM, BARBARA ANN, Below- PAM, GARY, BARBARA EILEEN, GARY EUGENE & SANDRA LEE EZELL & DAVID ARTHUR LONG. with GRANDPA EVAN PRUITT SOME PICTURES OF ELIZABETH PRUITT SANDERS DESCENDANTS.

ORPHIA SHUMWAY, 1971 ORPHIA & O.J. SHUMWAY

LEEANN & CARMEN MEYER SHELBY & JANET GERKING

MARGARET & JACK SHUMWAY, 25th SUSAN SHUMWAY wedding anniversary in 1965. married Aug. 12, 1972. FLORETTA (Parker) Sc ORPHA CARL (Teddy) BROCKMAN (Shumway) BROCKMAN \W° SOME ELIZABETH PRUITT SANDERS DESCENDANTS.

SHARON & RONALD SHEPARD, BRIAN, RONNIE & LEANN SHEPARD wedding reception, 1965« in 1973 SOME ELIZABETH PRUITT SANDERS DESCENDANTS

HANNAH PARKER (Vornehnu & HANNAH VORNEHM Collie.

CARA ELAINE VORNEHM UARL (Teddy) & ELIZABETH BROCKMAN in Jan. 1973. Feb 1, 1973.

TEDDY GOES A FISHING IN BLUE RIVER !

ELIZABETH PxiUITT SANDERS, 1848-1871. /43 4 ELIZABETH PRUITT, 1848-1871,m,1867, GEORGE SANDERS,1837-1913, s/o John Sanders & Elizabeth Cutsinger. 5 AMY SANDEriS , 1867-1922,m,1888, VINSON BROCKMAN , 1861-1922 . 6 ORPHA BROCKMAN,I889- ,m,1911, O.J.SHUMWAY,188?-1959, s/o Louis Shumway & Mcqueen. Mr. Shumway was a R.R. Telegrapher. They lived in Amity. 7 MARGARET SHUMWAY,1912- ,m,1938,WILLIAM FRANKLIN Margaret for years has day cared for children. 8 ANN FRANKLIN, 1938- ,m,MARK MEYER 9 CARMEN MEYER, 1959- 9 LEEANN MEYER, I96O- 9 BRIAN MEYER, 1969- 8 SUE FRANKLIN, 1941- ,m,WALT CHAPMAN Divorced. ,m, 1971,BRUCE TOxiRENCE 9 RONNIE CHAPMAN,1965- 9 ANDY CHAPMAN ,1967- 7 JACK SHUMWAY,1916- ,m, MARGARET MILLER Jack served In the U.S. Army. Now works at the Naval Avionics Facility at Indianapolis. 8 JANET SHUMWAY,I947- ,m,SHELBY GERKING. Janet is a teacher & Shelby Is studying for his doctorate at Indiana University. 8 SUSAN SHUMWAY,1945- . Susan graduates from I. U. in 1972, preparing to teach. Married Aug 12,1972 to Gregory Stephen Johnson 6 BONNIE JANE BROCKMAN,I89I-I89I. 6 FLORETTA BROCKMAN,1894- ,m,1911,WILLIAM E.PARKER, I89O-I967. Farmed just east of Smiley's Mill. Floretta .Church pianist at Jollity for many years. 7 WILLIAM VINCENT PARKER,1914-1926. William was a student at Needham school at the time of death. 7 JOHN E. PARKER,1926- ,m,1945,DELORIS GIBSON, 1928- 8 SHARON DIANE PARKER,1946- ,m,1965 to DONALD SHEPARD 9 LEANN SHEPARD ,1966- 9 BRIAN D. SHEPARD .1971- 8 HANNAH ELLEN PARKER,1950- ,m,1971, MICHAEL VORNEHM,1948- .Both, Ball State students. 9 CARA ELAINE VORNEHM, 1972- 6 ARTHUR CARL BROCKMAN,1902- ,m,1937.ELIZABETH GILLASPY, d/o Tillus Gillaspy.Teddy was renowned baseball catcher. Teddy retired from Hospital & Elizabeth from Mutual B & L. 5 JOHN SANDERS, no information, married but childless. 3 REBECCA PRUITT DEUPREE FAMILY,1825-1847. i Rebecca Pruitt,1825, Shelby Co- 1847, Shelby Co. Buried in the Pruitt Burial Ground on her father's farm. In 1972 no stone remained. m,l840,Edwin Perry Deupree,1817- ? ,died and buried at Beloit KS,s/o Thomas Deupree 7 Martha Hatchett. 4 William A Deupree,m, 5 Nora Deupree,unmarried,last known address, 212 Padilla St. San Gabriel CA 5 Edith Deupree,m, Frank H Fay,last known address was Denver CO 4 Moses L Deupree,1843-1926,m,1878,Emma Moore,1845-1929 d/o John Moore & Jane McClintock. 5 Mary Deupree,1884- ,m,1910,Edd Marshall,1884-

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SOME PRUITT MARRIAGE DATES FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY IN BR00KVILLE. William Pruitt-Elizabeth Davidson, Nov 27 1828 Samuel Pruitt-Volley Moore, Jan 13 1829 Benjamin Prultt-Lucy Scott, July 1 I830 Vasti Pruitt-George Anthony, Feb 26 1833 Sarah Pruitt-Hartson Harvey, Jan .1 I838 Maria Pruitt- James M Crawley, Mar 10 1853 Alvera J Pruitt-Hiram J Weston, Dec 24 1857 William Pruitt-Harriett Ensweller, Apr 6 1859 James Pruitt-Jerusha Cassldy, Jan 7 1881 Louisa Prultt-Alex Vanarsdol, Jan 7 1881 Harriet Prultt-Willlam Nelson, Apr 26 1882 Clem Pruitt-Ethel Croddy, July 7 1904

WILLIAM PfíUITÏ,I793-I865 © Where he settled In 1824 in section 10 south of Edinburg. In 1972 the place was occupied by Clarence & Prances Breeding. CHILDREN i James Pruitt U.S. 31 John Pruitt EDINBURG Margaret Carvin 1000 N Elizabeth Dunn Esther Clark William Pruitt,Jr. Moses Pruitt Maria Ely ArchiDald Pruitt 900 N Turn to page JiX for additional item on William Pruitt and Maria Ely 800 N The 480 acres marked Union Ch ' H was purchased by James Hawkins,1766-184j, Father of Elizabeth & Rebecca Pruitt and 8 700 N other children.

William and his brothers, Samuel, Archibald, Moses, Absolom, and perhaps others came from Abbeville SC at the close of the mar of 1812 to the Brookville IN area. Moses later settled in Shelby Co. William and Absolom came to Bartholomew. Oct.4,1824- Henry Webster sold William the 160 acres now just l£ miles north of Taylorsville, where in 1972 Clarence and Frances Breeding lived, for # 700.00. William was a farm er & blacksmith. William gave his residence as Rush Co. William and Rebecca, in Feb. 1365 deeded the 160 to the three youngest children, Moses, Mariah & William Jr for caring for the parents. After William died the older children sued & obtained an equal division of the land. William was buried in the Pruitt Burial Grounds on the hill on his brother Moses' farm in Shelby Co. It is presumed that Rebecca was buried there too. Their marker was moved to the Broekman Cem in 1972. James L Pruitt born Sept 30 1815 Min died June 14 1883 Elijah Dawson married March 29 1846 William Pruitt Sr Martha J Williams born Jan 1 1793 (Abbeville C© SC) died Sept 11 1865 Barth Co Ind married 1814 John - never married Rebecca Hawkins William born Sept 15 1851 born Nov 10 1796 died Sept 19 1868 Barth Co 2nd marriage James L Pruitt å/ø James Hawkins & Rachel Little Sept 7 1856 (Lytle) of Lincoln Co N C Arena Tull born April 3 1836 Buried, family plot on farm, . died Jan 26 1892 Marker "or both moved to d/o Newton Tull & Delilah Gano Broekman Cëm„in 1972.

John Pruitt Moses Pruitt (twin to Esther) born April 29 1820 born Sept 5 1829 died May 5 1898 died April 6 1895 married Nov 9 1851 married Feb 5 1852 Nancy Jane Stewart Sarah Ann Bowles born Oct 9 1829 born died April 10 1910 died d/© Albert Stewart ft Nancy Neher d/o 'Vent to Pulaski Co Ind Margaret Pruitt 3 small children burled born May 31 1823 Rest Haven Edinburg Ind died Jan 25 1892 married Anril 21 1842 Mariah Pruitt Alfred L Carvin born May 9 1836 born April 21 1823 died July 9 1910 died Oct 29 1898 married Aug 24 1859 s/o Edward Carvin ft Hannah Stover George w Ely born April 1 1838 Elizabeth Pruitt died July 27 1913 born July 20 1826 s/o '.Villiam Ely & Elizabeth died Jan 7 1916 Oregon 111 White of Ohio married March 22 1842 Zeohuria Dunn William Pruitt Jr born Oct 5 1824 JenningsCo Ind born Nov 1839 died Aug 11 1854 Clinton Co Ind died July 21 1879 s/o Ambrose Dunnft Louis a Fillmere married Nov 1 1863 Junia D Wright Esther Pruitt (twin of Moses) born Jan 28 1845 born Sept 5 1829 died April 12 1882 died Jan 19 1887 d/© TheronWrlght Se Elizabeth Webb married Jan 6 1848 Benjimon Clark Archibald Pruitt di*d Feb 2 1831 Marker at Brockman but buried on family farm in Shelby Co. THIS IS THE MEXICAN WAR RECORD AND GOVERNMENT MEMORIAL POR ARCHIBALD PRUITT. A soapstone marker was found in 1972 at the Pruitt Burial Grounds, marked "ARCHIBALD 1831",For which Archibald this was intended no one knows. When Archibald enlisted in the 3rd Reg't of Ind. Inf. for the Mexican War he gave his age as 22. This would mean that he was born in 1824 instead of 1831, but often soldiers did not give their correct birth date. He died Aug. 17, 1846 at Camp Belknap,Texas, In 1972 he was memorialized with a government marker at Brockman along with his father, mother and brother William. His marker is pictured below.

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Muster-in to date Jmx.?:?:., 184 C . ~~p Co. F, 3 Reg't Indiana Infantry. (nVTosiion.il War.) Joined for duty and enroled: Age -*?-.t>.... years. When - Appears on Co. Muster-out Roll, dated Where - 72 Period ...L%.-... months.* Muster-out to date 184 Last paid to -, 184

When enrolled. ./to-MaJS.^ 1S4L , for 4 7 Where enrolled. Ær^t^-y^t^r^-•• * Ind. Clothing account: /7 Last settled... ., 184 ; drawn since § Too C- L Due soldier $ __.ïo5; due U. S. $..-„_ löö 3 Reg't Indiana Infantry. Am't for cloth'g in kind or money adv'd $.^.f„..100 (Moxioaxi VA/ «,1-.) Due U. S. for arms, equipments, &e,, $ ïüö" Appears on Returns as follows : Bounty paid ïöö • due § 155

, Remarks u^éü^c /5í 7f4>.-ya 2J^^...JX':. JAMES L. PRUITi,I815-I883,m,1846, Bartholomew Co. Martha I Buried near Klrklin IN , Clinton County. Williams. 4 JOHN WILLIAM PRUITT,I85I- ? .never married. 2nd m,l856, Arena Tull,1836-1892,d/o Newton Tull & Delilah Gano. /+• CURTIS N. PRUITT, I857-I936, m,l877, Julia A. Hendricks, 1860-1882. d/o John Hendricics & Fie Baker. SEE NEXT TWO PAGES FOR CURTIS N. PRUITT FAMILY. Page 171-172 4 WILLIS B. PRUITT,1858-1945,m,188?,Margaret E, Bond,1863-1946, d/o Jesse R. Bond & Eleanor Mount. 5 LEORA NEVADA PRUITT,1883-1964,m,1902,Howard C. Maxwell, I88O-I944, s/o John Maxwell & Isabelle Wilson. 6 ALVERDA MAXWELL,1904- ,m,1926,Wilbur H Harlan, 1901- ,s/o William F. Harlan & Clara Hill. 7 BARBARA JANE HARLAN,1931-1934. 7 SARA LOU HARLAN,193I-I957,m,Paul Morrow,1928- s/o Clarence Morrow. 8 David Edward Morrow,1955- 6 ROBERT B.MAXWELL,1907- ,m,1938,Juanita Dickey Fulton,I9I8- ,d/o Raymond Dickey & Ruth Livingston. 7 Carolyn Sue Fulton,1936- .step dau. m,1958,Phillip McFarland. 8 Michael McFarland,I96I- 8 Brent Allen McFarland,1963- 7 ALICIA ANN MAXWELL,1939- ,m,1960, James Knoll,1938- ,s/o Verlin Knoll 8 LARRY KNoLL,1960- 7 ROBERT HOWARD MnXWELL,1948- 5 ALPHA BLANCHE PRUITT,1891- ,m,1914,Taylor Whitcomb, I89O- ,s/o John E. Whitcomb & Martha oacon. SEE PICTURE & ITEM, page 172. 4 REBECCA PRUITT ^1860-1870. 4 OMA Z. PRUITT,1862-1939,m,1892,Albert Merrill,1866- s/o Aliek Merrill & Fanny Elliott, no children. 4 MARCELLIS G. PRUITT,1864-1866. 4 IDA LOUFAVER PRUITT,1866-1938,m,1893,Burton Edgar Dunn, (Bert) I862-I945, s/o Joseph Henry Dunn & Maiinda Murphy. Bert about 1890 had married Margaret Pruitt,d/o John Pruitt, a brother of James L. Pruitt. 5 BURTON JAMES DUNN,1894- .Frankfort IN,m,1920 Reba Boots, died 1941 2nd m,1948, Lula Cast,1894- ? ,d/o William H. Cast & Dora Florence Carter 5 ISOLA CORINNE DUNN.1896- ,m, 1914,Raymond Parsons, 1904- 6 MARY HELEN PHRSUNS,1915- ,1932,Virgil Rathel. 7 MARY JEAN RATHEL,1933- 6 MARTELL PARSONS, I9I6- fV

Ellihu Raymond fruitt born Sept 30 1878 died Aug 6 1965 married Nov 1 1905 Marie B Sandahl born June 29 1882 died July l6 1962 Curtis Pruitt d/o Andrew Sandahl & Anna Millburg born July 21 1857 Buried at Kirklin IN .Clinton Co. died Nov 23 1936 Mildred Pruitt born Aug 29 1906 married Dec 26 1877 Employed,Silver Creek H.S. Office Buried at Kirklin IN married June 13 1937 Julia A Hendricks Charles E Werle born I860 born April 27 1906 died Oct 22 1882 died s/o Peter Werle & Mary Morgan d/o John Hendricks and Fie Baker Richard Pruitt Werle born Nov 14 1941 married Oct 15 1965 Janet Irene Dunn born *eb 20 1945 d/o Charles Dunn & Irene Robinson Jason Todd Werle born May 9 1972 Marcia Ann Werle born Aug 3 1946 married June 21 1968 Neal Edward Schiller born Mar 1 1939 s/o Mr & Mrs Clarence Schiller

Harold Kenneth Pruitt born Sept 15 1908 died June 9 1972 married Sept 30 1941 Annabeiie Kincaid born July 19 1920 d/o Ora A Kincaid & Nora Burress See next page for pictures of Harold Kenneth & Werle Family

Mildred P. Werle ELLIHU RAYMOND PRUITT,I878-I965 403 South Street Sellersburg, Indiana 47172 ELLIHU RAYMOND PRUITT FAMILY PICTURES.

Top to right, RICHARD P.,MILDRED P. & JASON TODD WERLE. At left is MARCIA ANN WERLE SCHILLER. All are descendants of WILLIAM PRUITT,1793-' The secret to a happy retirement seems to be slowing down, but not stopping. Those who have centered their lives around their job may flounder a while after RAYMOND KENNETH PRUITT,1908- retirement, but many find a way to handle their abundance of leisure time while others 1972, brother of Mildred bide their time in loneliness and boredom Werle. until death. Tavlor and Blanche Whitcomb, 82 and 81 of Michigantown are two people who have proven that the golden years of life can be full of cheer and reward. Although Whitcomb retired from his telegraph operator's job at Norfolk and Western Railway (then the Nickel Plate) almost 20 years ago, he and his wife have not allowed themselves to rock away their lives in their five worn, but comfortable, rocking chairs. While Mrs. Whitcomb is crocheting intricate pillowcase borders or hooking rugs, her husband is either fixing up the yard and house or concocting his home-made medicines for rheumatism and stomach ailments. His rheumatism brew, composed of whiskey and poke root, is guaranteed to soothe acmng muscles. His grandmother bequeathed him the recipe "and that was the first bottle in all our medicine cabinets," he related proudly. Whitcomb said the medicine has warded off rheumatism for his whole family. His nimble movements indicate it's worked for nim. Both Whitcombs take the ginseng and whiskey mix, which he promises, is more effective than Pepto-Blsmol at soothing a cranry stomach. BLANCHE & TAYLOR WHITCOMB "Neither #uabw ev*F b«e«*ick enough to Page 170. go to the hospital" he boasted good- naturedfe "Of course we have our little ailments and aches, but our medicine takes carè.ofthat" 6 EMOGENE PARSONS,19I8- 9m,1932,Robert Kemp. /73 7 HAL KEMP,1933- 6 THELMA MAE PARSONS,1920- 5 THELMA OLGA DUNN, 1897- ,.m, 1917,William H. Page,1896- s/o Lawrence L.Page & Amanda Berry. 6 BURTON LAWRENCE PAGE,19l8- ,m,1940,Jayne Atkinson. 7 BONNIE JEAN PAGE,1941- ,m,I96I,David MacFayden. 8 MEGEN PAGE MACFAYDEN,1965 7 GARY SCOTT PAGE,1943- ,m,1966,Jeanie Scott.

7 DIXIE LEE PAGE,1945-

6 LEROY LOGAN PAGE,1920- ,m,1941.Helen Shoemaker. 7 LARRY ALLM PAGE,1943- 7 JUDITH LYNN PAGE,1946- ,m,1965,James R. Hupp. 7 STEPHEN LEROY PAGE,1952- 6 WILLIAM LLOYD PAGE,1924- ,m,1943,Elaine Brinson divorced 1957. 2nd m,1960, Mary Rutleage. 7 PHILIP EUGENE PAGE,1947- 7 GAY NELL PAGE,1947- 7 PAMELA ARLENE,I95I- 6 ALMA MARIE PAGE,1930- ,m,1948,James F Powell. 7 VICIKI JAYNE POWELL,1949- 7 SANDRA PAGE POWELL,1953- 7 TED FRANKLIN POWELL,19 55- 7 KIM RENEE POWELL,1956- 5 GEORGIA MAE DUNN.1900- ,m,1917.Charles Viokery Bond, l896-1949,s/o Charles E. Bond & Mary Luetta Whiteman. 6 JOHN EDGAR BOND,1919- ,m,1942, Nancia Lee Hawkins,I92O- ,d/o Alonzo Garfield Hawkins 8c Ruth Perkins, 7 JOHN EDGAR BOND,Jr. 1943-1966,m,1962,Patricia Harrell, divorded I966 8 DEBBIE SUE BOND,1963- 8 DEANNA KAY BOND,1964- 7 RANDALL LEE BOND,1947- 7 DANA LOUETTA BOND,1948- 7 VICKIE BEA BOND,1949- 7 ALICE JOAN BOND,I95I- 7 JERRY DEAN BOND,1952-1966 7 MARTY LYNN BOND,1954 6 BARBARA LOUETTA BOND,1926- ,m,1961,David Taragan, s/o Charles Taragan. 7 SOLANNA TARAGAN,1962- 7 CHARLES VICKERY TARAGAN,1963- 5 BUFORD PRUITT DUNN,1903- ,m,1924,Nellie Marie Crow,1906- dau./o Walter Amos Crow & Bessie Marie Farrell. 6 HELEN ADELINE DUNN,1926- ,m,1946,Eugene E. Heath,Jr, 1926- ,s/o Eugene E.Heath,Sr. & Helen Willard. 7 MICHAEL EUGENE HEATH,1953- 6 PHYLLIS EILEEN DUNN,1928- ,m,1953, Dr, Donald Eugene Jennings,1928- ,s/o James Preston Jennings & Ruth Irene Thurston. 7 SALLY ANNE JENNINGS,1958- 7 JILL CAROL JENNINGS,1961- 7 THOMAS DONALD JENNINGS,1964- 6 BUFORD RICHARD DUNN,1932- ,m,1953,Madonna Mae Milligan,1933- »d/° Ida Covalt & Harold Milligan. 7 MARK DOUGLAS DUNN,1955- 7 BRUCE ALAN DUNN,1956- 7 BRIAN KEITH DUNN,1959- 7 CHERYL LYNN DUNN,1963 6 THOMAS JOSEPH DUNN,1934- ,m,1958»Nancy Ann Habart, 1935- »d/° Herbert Habart & Jessie Thomas. 7 TERRY JOE DUNN,1961- 7 DAVID THOMAS DUNN,1964- 6 CECILE EVELYN DUNN,1946- 6 MARGARET ELLEN DUNN,1948 5 HELEN DUNN, 1906-1917. 4 MOSES LYTLE PRUITT,1868- ? ,m,1891,Orpha E. Brockett,1866- ? d/o Lee Brockett 4 MARY ELLEN PRUITT,1869-1952,m,1890.Sherman Bird, ? -1891, s/o Richard Bird & Mary Clidence. 2nd m,1897,John S. Clidence,1861-1917,s/o George Clidence & Almira Turner. 5 TRAVELL RUTH CLIDENCE,1898- ,m,1919,Ralph B.Kuhns,1894- s/o James Kuhns & Dora Allse Strong 5 FREIDA FAIRY CLIDENCE,I9OO- ,m,1923,Paul Buntin,1894-1961 s/o William Bunting & Minnie Smith 6 PATRICIA ANN BUNTIN,1926- ,m,1945, Lawrence Leon White,1926- ,s/oGilbert White & Pearl 7 MICHAEL LAMAR WHITE,1946- ,m,1964, Sheryl Ann Knight, d/o John G.Knight. 8 MACHELLE ANN WHITE,1964- 8 JOHN MICHAEL WHITE,1967 7 DANNY LEE WHITE,1948- ,m,I960,Jill Windall |1 d/o Harold Windall. 8 DOUGLAS LEON WHITE,1969- 8 CHRISTOPHER ALEN WHITE,1969- 7 DIANE ELAINE WHITE,1953- Randy Carter, 8 TIMOTHY CARTER 7 RANDALL PAUL WHITE,1955 6 MARY ROSENELL BUNTIN.1933- ,m,1958,Carl Fogelsong, 1934- ,son of Lavon Fogel song & Bertha Martin. 7 TERRY MARK POGELSONG,1959- 7 REBECCA KAY FOGËLSONG,I96I- 7 ANNETTE DEE FOGELSONG,1963- 5 RUTH NETT CLIDENCE,1901-1902. 4 MAGGIE CATHERINE PRUITT,1873-1898,never married. 4 CLEM E. PRUITT,1876-1902. 4 THOMAS E. PRUITT,1879-1951, m, Etta Hlnsley, ? -1962, daughter of James Hinsley & Clare Green 5 Daughter, 1903, died in infancy.

DoraSL Pruitt born Sent 18 1857 died Dec 9 1937 P7 married Aorj 1 27 1876 Lawson C Merritt bom Feb 11 1054 died Mar 10 1913 son of jrhn Merritt & Harriet Scott John Pruitt Rebecca Elizabeth Pruitt born "oril 29 1820 Payette Oo Ind born Sent 28 1852 died May 5 1398 Michigantown Ind died Nov 2 1911 married Vug 17 1876 married Nov 9 1851 Barth. Co Ind '"'illiam Kent born May 29.1347 " - ncy Jane Stewart died Oct 23 1942 born Oct 9 1829 Montgomery Co Ky son of Geo Anson Kent & Sarah Boyle died April 10 1910 William 0 Pruitt dau of Albert Stewart & Nancy Neher born Oct 25 1853 died ;..r.\> 8 1933 married Nov 26 1890 America Maude Carter born Nov 29 1869 died Dec 15 1948 dau of Geo Carter & Mary Elliott

James Talter Pruitt born Aoril 3 1855 died Dec 28 1387 married 1876 Hannah B Heaton born Jan 17 1857 died Aug 7 1931 dau of Wm Hep ton & Margaret Johnson Stephen H Pruitt died in infancy Margaret pruitt born Mary Ann Pruitt died born Aoril 7 1859 married died Mar 3 1941 Bert Dunn married Aoril 12 1877 bom July 29 1862 Wm Henry Davis died May 28 1945 born Dec 11 1854 son of Joseph Munn & Maiinda Murohy died July 11 1919 son of Huest.on Davis & Jane Lynch Jennie L Pruitt bom Feb 25 1869 Caroline McDora Pruitt died Jan 13 1945 born June 3 1862 married May 23 1388 died Orace Clinton Davis married Jan 19 1832 bom May 3 1367 Benjamin R Hillis died June 30 1947 born Dec 26 1351 son of Hues ton Davis & Mary Cowdry died June 10 1901 son of Anderville Hillis & Mary Frazier r?tf 4- DORCAS L. PRUITT FAMILY. 5 E. Bon Merritt Sr, m.Alta Llttell (Frankfort) 6 E. Bon Merritt Jr. m,1931.Carolyn Decker. 7 Martha Carolyn Merritt,1932- ,m, 7 Bon Reynolds Merritt,1933- .m, 8 Dau. Mrs. Ernest Perkins Jr Lafayette IN 6 Martha D Merritt,1904- ,m,1931.James A Gloin 7 James Merritt Gloin,1934- 6 Elizabeth Merritt,1907- ,m,Francis Howard Boar 7 Howard Merritt Boar,1932- 7 Elizabeth Ann Boar,1934- 6 Frances Alta Merritt,1916- 6 Barbara Jean Merritt,1921- ,m, 6 Lawson C.Merritt Jr,m,Beatrice Boulden Second m,194l,E. Bon Merritt Sr & Mary Catherine Shanks 5 Walter S Merritt,1883- ,m,1906.Bessie Pearl Hitch 6 James L Merritt,1907- ,m, 6 Virginia Merritt,1914- ,m, 5 John P. Merritt, m,1911,Clara Bristol 6 John Merritt Jr,1912- ,m, 6 Margaret Merritt,1913- ,m,1935,W J Sutton 7 Son 1936 6 Robert Merritt,I915- 5 Etta Merritt,m,John Berryman 5 Dick Merritt 5 Hubert Edward Merritt,m,1920,Marie Gesler 6 Catherine Ann Merritt,I92I- 6 Betty Jane Merritt 4 REBECCA ELIZABETH PRUITT FAMILY. 5 James Oscar Kent,1871-1874 5 John Anson Kent M D,1873-1953,1896,Nora Wilson,I876- d/oJames K Wilson& Mary E. Ward 6 Lily Elizabeth Kent,1899- ,m,1922,Merrill d. Guild, I898 - ,s/o James R Guild & Harriet Querry. 7 Mary Elizabeth Guild,1925- ,m,1946,John Louis Lothamar,1924- ,s/o Russell Lewis Lothamar & Hazel Reed 7 Susan Guild,1928- ,m, 7 John Kent Guild,1931- ,m, 6 James William Kent,1904- ,m,1933 to Virginia Mae Staton,1903- ,d/o Jeptha B Staton & Eva Mcllvain 5 Charles Dalton Frazier Kent,1875-1920,m,1896, Armlnda Christ iana Habecker,1876- ,d/o William Henry Habecker & Wary Wilmina Sophia Stellhorn. 6 Miss Elsie Vera Kent,l898- . 1972 address was 223 S Chauncey W. Lafayette IN 6 James Russell Kent,1900-1918 6 Alice Virginia Kent,1906- ,m,1929,LeRoy Abner Johnson,1902- 7 William Wallace Johnson,1938- ,m, 7 Thomas Charles Johnson,1944- ,m, 6 Charles Dalton Kent,1910- ,m,1943,Caroline Houk, d/o,Ralph Houk & Leeta Dunlavy 7 John Anson Kent, 1947- 5 Dallas Preston Kent,1877-1921, m,1902 to Idona Keever m,1909 to Elizabeth Holderbaum d/o Eli Holderbaum & Elizabeth Moore 5 William Walter Kent,1881-1908 unm. 5 Elsie Dora Kent 1884- ,m,1909.Elbert Lindley,1884- s/o Addison Lindley 5 Edith Vera Kent,l886- ,m,1908,George Edward Beavers,1884- s/o Nathan Wilson Beavers & Deborah Fulk 6 Phyllis Marian Beavers,1910- ,m,1931, Donald Cooper Wiley,1908- s/o Charles Wiley & Hazel Cooper 7 Donald Kent Wiley,1932- ,m, 6 Bessie Rae Beavers,1913- |H,1938,Eugene W Caton,1913- s/o Eugene W. Caton & Antoinette Marie Lefevre 7 Nancy Edith Caton,1942- 7 Eugene William Caton Jr 1944- 7 Susan Lefevre Caton,1946- Look on third page forward for complete EDITH VERA KENT BEAVERS 4 WILLIAM 0. PuUITT FAMILY. FAMILY , page 181. 5 Orval H Pruitt,I89I- 5 Hoil Pruitt ,m, 6 Robert L Pruitt, ,m, 6 Billie H Pruitt, ,m, 6 H. John H Pruitt, ,m, 5 Mary A Pruitt,1893-I941m, 1917, Rev. Roy R Helms,1893-1961, s/o Grant Helms & Luella Kincaid 5 Georcce Bryan Pruitt, 1396- 4 JAMES WALTER PRUITT FAMILY. 5 Daisy Pruitt,1876-1920 5 John Anson Pruitt,1878-1952,m, Emma Bond,1879-195? 6 Luelle Pruitt,1900-1910 6 Walter B Pruitt,1904- 5 Clint Pruitt,I88O-I965, buried in Whiteman Cemetery. m,1906 to Grace Smith, 1876-1957 m, Marie Farmer, died in 1964, Kokomo IN 5 Claud Pruitt,1822-1908,m,1907, Anna Mechemplied 6 Claudia Pruitt,I9O8- ,m, ? Peterson 7 a son. ,m,Austin Williams 4 MARY ANN PRUITT FAMILY. 5 Ophir Allen Davis,1878-1919.190?.Gertrude Suhre,1878-1936,d/o Henry C Suhre & Margaret Mendon. No children. 5 John Hueston Davis,1880, died in infancy. 5 Jennie May Davis,1882- ,m,1901,David Robertson,1880-1947, s/o Bryant Robertson & Mary Jane Guillion.

6 Lillie Marie RObertson,1903-1930,m,1925,Roger Ross,1907, s/o Frank Ross & Grace Lewis. 6 William Bryant Robertson,1905- ,m,1924,Dortha M Alter 1905-1963,d/o Albert Alter & Delma Nowels. 7 Dorothy Jean Robertson,1926- ,m,1948,Floyd Redding, 1919- ,s/o LeRoy Walker Redding & Lillian Hargrave 7 Robert D Robertson,1928- 7 Bettie Jo Robertson,m,1950, William K Ransom. 7 Davis Albert Robertson,1935- In 1963 there were 4 grandchildren by Dorothy or Bettie Jo. 8 Danny,1950- 8 Jennifer,1952- 8 Janet, 1953- 8 Andy, I96O- 6 Unnamed daughter born and died Sept 5 1907 6 Mabel Irena Robertson,1915- ,m,193^.Lawrence Wyrick, I913- , s/o Jeptha Wyrick & Daisy Martin 7 Joseph Allen Wyrick,1936- 7 Richard Leon Wyrick,1939- 6 Mary Elizabeth Robertson,I916- ,m,1935.Ralph Butler, 1915- ,s/o Earl Butler & Hazel Floyd 7 Odel Ann Butler,1936- 7 Jered William Butler,1941- 5 Moady Davis,1884, died In infancy. 4 CAROLINE McDORA PRUITT FAMILY 5 Mabel Dot Hillis.1882- ,m,1905,Jesse Grant Doane,1880-1933 5 Merlin Anderville Hillis,1884-1908,m,1906 to Lyla Zuehlke, d/o Otto Zuehlke & Ascenath Snow 6 Merlin Wilbur Hillis,1907- »m. 5 Maude Ethel Hillis ,1887-1946, unmarried. 5 Colonel B Hillis,1889-1964,m,1916 to Bertha Hinton,died,1925. ,m, 1925 to Georgia Dickerson 6 Caroline Lou Hillis,1926- ,m,1947,Mark Johnson,1923- 6 Julia Ann Hillis,1928- ,m, Carl McClure,s/o Paul McClure 6 Nancy Deloris Hillis,1930- ,m, Max Dunn 7 Seven children, among them, Elizabeth Dunn, Loretta Dunn & Twin Boys. 4 MARGARET PRUITT DUNN FAMILY. ^ Bert E. Dunn,2nd m, Ida L Pruitt, daughter of James L Pruitt. 5 Floyd Dunn,m,190 5,Margaret Bond,l890- ,d/o George E Bond & Ellen M Wells. 6 Kenneth A Dunn,190?- ,m,1924,Lucille I Stern,I907- d/o Elias W Stern & Nettie Phillips. 7 Norma R Dunn,1925- 6 Kathryn J Dunn,1908- ,m,1942,Lyle 0. Randall,I908- s/o Frank B Randall & Aminda Owenson 5 Fleet Dunn,I89I- ,m,Ruth Thomas ,m,Mary Johns ,m,Hilda Hopper,I893-I969. Buried in Whiteman Gem. near Michigantown IN. Fleet's address in 1965, N Ohio St. Kirklin IN 6 Thomas Pruitt Dunn,1912- ,m, 1965 address of Thomas was Dayton OH. 6 Evelyn Fleeta Dunn,1911- ,m,Andy Anderson. 1965 address of Evelyn was Miami OH. 7 Cecilia Anderson 7 John Anderson 4 JENNIE L PRUITT DAVIS FAMILY. 5 Glen Hueston Davis,1889, died in infancy. 5 Lillian May Davis,I896- ,m,1920, Kaslmar Ronsseau Avery, I89O-I93I,s/oCharles Avery & Clara Hillis. 6 Elizabeth Janet Avery,1921- ,m,1942,Robert Milner Turley,19l6- , s/o Ira Turley& Margaret Milner. 7 Robert Clinton Turley,1946- 6 Karl Robert Avery,1928- ,m,1942,Carla Strong, d/o Alexander Strong & Catherine Calhoun. 5 Palmer J Davis,1899- ,m,1924,Lucy C. Trenary,I9OO- d/o Andrew Trenary & Mary Carter. 6 Jim Billy Davis,I925- 6 John Clinton Davis,1936- 5 Paul Pruitt Davis,I907- ,m,1930.Bessie AuBuchon,I9O6- d/o Flavian AuBuchon & Alice Prime. 6 Barbara Elaine Davis,1933- ,m,1960,Dr. George C. Balbach. 6 Richard Joe Davis,1935- THE EDITH VERA KENT BEAVERS FAMILY. 5 Edith Vera Kent.1886- ,m,1908,George Edward Beavers,1884- Edith, born at Monon IN, George at Churubusco IN.s/o Nathan Wilson Beavers & Deborah Fulk. George, Chemical Engineer,U. of Montana. 6 Phyllis Marion Beavers,1910, Billings MT- .Graduate of Purdue U.m,1931 to Donald Cooper Wiley,1906,Kokomo IN- , graduate of Purdue U.,mechanical engineer. 7 Donald Kent wiley,1932,Columbus OH- ,Dr. of Veterinary, Penn. State,m,1962,Constance Wlllutt,1941,Philadelphia PA- 8 Clare Wiley, I965- 8 Diane Wiley, I967- Continued on the next page. EDITH VERA KENT BEAVERS FAMILY, continued. 6 Besse Rae Beavers,1913.Billings MT, High Museum of Art, U. of Ga ,m,1938,Eugene W. Caton,Jr.,1913, New York City,Chemical Engineer, Tufts U.- , s/o Eugene William Caton & Antoinette Marie LeFevre.m, 1912. 7 Nancy Edith Caton,19^2,New Brunswick NJ, graduate of Russel Sage College, Troy NY- ,m,1965,James William Bevevino, 1940,Warren PA,Masters in Mechanical Engineer.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy NY 8 Karen Lynn Bevevino,1966,Warren PA- 8 Susanne Marie Bevevino,I967,Warren PA- 7 Eugene William Caton III,19^4,Doylestown PA- ,m,1972, Barbara Maxine Downs,19^8, Ohio- . Both are graduates of Emory & Henry College at Emory VA. 7 Susan LeFevre Caton,19^6, Doylestown PA- ,m,1965 to Richard Warren Fuhrman,19^5,Clifton Forge VA- 8 Richard Warren Fuhrman, Jr. 1965,Clifton Forge VA- 8 Michael Eugene Fuhrman, 1970,Clifton Forge VA- í>>i»y Carvin bom died married iept 23 1B62 Dan Durnotto torn died s/o — son San v.'ho mnr "ollic t I.os.5. " John Esther Carvin (F.stcr) born dlod 137G r,':rx'/od nril 30 1863 i'.- r ;arct Pruitt ilath'in tvU-~ oil born "ay 31 1323 born ."cr 12 1842 &'' (i -Tan 25 1392 died Scot 23 1918 .^rriod ^rll 21 1842 •Ifrod L 0 -rvln John Carvin born ' or 11 2..> 10/J3 born Fob 10 1352 died Oct 29 1395 dlod 'Toy 19 1928 married Fob 21 1870 s/o d- ard l-.rvln .'ariah /hi to & Harnah "-tover born •pril. 10 1854 (both buried in Carvin died Mar 8 1906 cone tory on farm - 1963 o.vnod b.y Dorothy Oon )ton) Jo ?! '5 ah 0 3 o r r ) '• rvin south of "dlnburg Tnd born r-'nv 7 1353 died r>i,f 14 1019 -aot 27 1363 died JOT: 27 1933

Hannah Carvin born :-'"b 10 1861 died fob 2 1930 marrlod . Lorenzo Trice born 'u^ 30 1853 died Feb 4 1942 3/0 Lorenzo 'lice & Catherine Hay.vorth

Luella Carvin born : r?.r 21 1864 tiled l ay 11 1927 married Jan 10 1834 Lani©1 Oh-mbero born Sopt 50 1854 died Jan 50 1383 2nd marriage .''oat 13 1891 »:'ath- n Kyle born lent 13 1853 died /cb 27 1940 uf 4 ESTHER (ESTER) CARVIN FAMILY 5 Alford Russell,1866-1926,m,1886,Mary C.Welch,1865-1909, d/o James M Welch & Eliza Ann Thlxtun 6 Pearl Russell,1887- ,m,1908,LeRoy Smock,1885- s/o Samuel C Smock & Elizabeth Jane Collins. 7 Loretta Doyn Smock,1909-1961,m,1932,Roy VanUlzen, 1900- ,s/o Louis VanUlzen & Ella Davis. 8 Jane Alkan VanUlzen,1934- 7 Delores Hoyt Smock,1915- ,m,1938,Dennis Pittman, 1917 - ,s/o Allison Pittman 8c Bonnie Drake 7 Mary Ellen Smock,1917- ,m,1946,Dale Green, I92O- ,s/o John Green & Ethel Davis. 8 Michael Lee Green,1948-1948 7 Roy Russell Smock,1919- ,Sioux City IA 8 Tony Allen Smock, 1949- 6 Carvin W Russell,1890-1918 6 Armitta May Russell,I898-I898 6 Ruby Pauline Russell,1904- ,m,1926,Don Whalen, I89I-I941,s/o Grant Whalen& Minnie Beauchamp. 7 Martha Ruth Whalen, 1935- Ruby Pauline Russell Whalen, 2nd m to Clarence Funk 2nd m Alford Russell, 1918 to Estella Edna Starkey,1885-1945, d/o James J Starkey,1859-1920,m,1879,Mary Annaspy Woodsmall, 1861-1927• 6 James Nathan Russell,1922-1922. 6 Opal Leora Russell,1925- 5 Salenna Russell, 1874-1895.m.John S Welsh,1868-1924 s/o James M Welsh & Eliza Ann Thixton Salenna & John were first cousins. 6 Lavina Welsh,I89I- ,m,1913,Victor H Forsythe, s/o Armsted P Forsythe 8c Olive Eleanor Sheively. 7 Olive Eleanor Forsythe,1914- 7 Priscilla Irene Forsythe,1915- ,m,1945 to Leroy John York,1917- 8 Leroy John York Jr, 1946- 7 Martha Jane Forsythe,1919- ,m,1945 to Stanley L Zawadzki,1920- . 8 Priscilla Ann Zawadzki,1947- 7 Victor H. Forsythe Jr ,1925- 4 JOHN CARVIN FAMILY. 5 Ethel May Carvin,1878-1965,m,1906,James Garfield Davis, 1877-1962, s/o Aaron Davis & Maiinda Yoe. 6 James Lawrence Davis,I9IO- ,m,1934, to Helen Dicks,1914- ,d/o Marian Gilford Dicks & Minnie Harter Wheeler. 7 James Marion Davis,1940- 7 Jack Lawrence Davis,1946- \ss 6 Mabel E Davis,1907- ,m,1941,Charles Clinton Powell, 1893-1955, s/o Anthony Powell & Hannah Spears. 6 Cecil Carvin Davis,1911- 6 Dallas Garfield Davis,1914- ,m,1944 to Mary Jane Manning,1918- ,d/o William Edward Manning & No children. Effie Ann Williams. 6 Leah May Davis,1917- ,m,1938,Harry Wilbur Clark,1915- s/o Charles Edward Clark & Lottie Bernice Ping. 5 Frank H Carvin,1880-1964,m,1909, Emma lee,1884-1920, d/o John Riley Lee& Mary Ann Clark. 6 Eldon L Carvin,1910- ,m,1941,Georgia (Wolfe) Bear) 1909- ,d/o Edward Wolfe & Susie Herthel

5 Mary Carvin,1883-1953,m,1903, John Lisk,1879-1963, s/o Henry Barlow Lisk & Martha Allen. 6 Claud Lisk,1905 to 1929. 6 Herman Lisk,1907- ,m,1929.Goldie Richards,1907- d/o William Richards & Mary Day. Fairiand IN 7 Marilyn Louise Lisk,1932- ,m, 1952 , to John Mallory,1932- .s/oFred Mallory & Mary Moore 8 Kristi Jo Mallory 1953- ,m,1970,Ron Sibert 9 Kory Lynn Sibert 1971- Live at Pendleton IN 8 Victor Mallory,1955- 6 Blaine Lisk,19l6- ,m,1939.Barbara Price,I919- d/o William Davis Price & Florence Mabel Carter. 7 Lorna Sue Lisk,1941- ,m,1967.George Ralph Wanlass 8 Ralph Blaine Wanlass, Oct. 26,1968- 8 Megan Wanlass, Sept. 17, 1971- 7 Mary Margaret(Peggy) Lisk, July 31.1944- ,m,1965 to Twin Christopher Clark. 7 Patricia Joanne(Patty) Lisk,July 31,1944- ,m,1967 to David Reed Schnivel. 5 Fred Marvin,1889-1940,m,1914,Mabel Klein,1889-1959, d/o Charles S Klein & Julia Winterrowd. 6 Donald Bice Carvin,1915- 6 Owen Russell,I9I8- ,m,1950,Lucille Sullivan. 7 Marcia Lynn Carvin,1951- ,m,1970,Danny Joe Cass. 7 Janet Elaine Carvin,1954- 6 Julia Marlah Carvin,1924-1965,m,1942 , Carroll W. Muck, 1923- ,s/o Frank Muck & Loretta Williams 7 Linda Ann Muck,1945- ,m,1965, Wray Dean Emeriek, 1945- ,s/o Earl Emerick& Saray Isley 8 Dee Ann Emeriek,1968- 7 David Muck,I95O- ,m,1968, Linda Mohr, d/o Bruce Mohr 8 Jennifer Lynee Muck,1969- 7 Brenda Ruth Muck,1960- 5 Susie Eleanor Carvin,1890-1918, Washington DC 5 Clyde Carvin,1892-1917 5 Bona S Garvin,1893-1968,m,1912,Claude X Mohr,1891-1966 s/o John J Mohr & Minerva Pollard. John J. was s/o Jacob Mohr,1859-1891 & Barbara Samus,1827-1922. Son, Ludwig Mohr,1858- , all buried in St. George Cem. 6 Maurice Kenneth Mohr,1916- ,m,1942,Cecelia Voeltker, 1920- ,d/o John Voeltker & Lena Jacobs. 7 Roy Gene Mohr,1944- 7 Gail Lynn Mohr,1946- page 189 7 Ronnie Lee Mohr,1948- See third page/forward 7 Robert Dale Mohr,1950- for corrections and 7 Joyce Ann ivionr,1953- additions to Maurice 7 R. Joe Mohr,1955- Mohr Family. 6 Carroll Eugene Mohr,1920- ,m,1942, Margaret E Smith 1924- ,d/o Joe J Smith& Dessie Fastlaben 7 Danny Eugene Mohr,1946- 7 Rebecca Ann Mohr,1955- 6 Teddy Burnell Mohr, 1924- ,m,1946 in Berlin, Germany to Lucia Vidziak Tataczyak, 1924- , d/o Valentin Tataczyak & Viktoria Puhlmann 7 Martin Joseph Mohr, 1952- , in Berlin.

4 JOSEPH OSCAR CARVIN FAMILY. 5 Harriette Pearl Carvin,1884-1926. 5 Lucy Garvin,I886-I96O,m,1908,Henry Bonta,1885-1921, s/o George Bonta & Sophronia Vanarsdale. 6 Harriet Bonta,I9IO- ,111,193^. Willet Sawin,I9IO- s/o Asa Sawin & Anna Riggs. 7 John Willet Sawin,1940- ,m,1962,Nancy Miller, d/o Walter Miller 8 Susan Elizabeth Sawin, 1963- 8 Daughter born Sept 25 1968 7 Robert Asa Sawin,1945- ,m,1967, Mary Katheryn Wilson, d/o Howard E. Wilson. 7 Sarah Elizabeth Sawin,1947- 6 Betty Jane Bonta,I9I8- ,m,1939.Kenneth Long,19l6- 1967 at Richmond IN, s/o Kenneth Raymond Long and Nena Wirey. 7 Susan Kay Long,1940- ,m, 7 Jane Ellen Long,1945- ,m, 7 Betty Ann Long,1949- 7 Sally Long, 1954- 5 Leora Carvin,1887-1959. 5 Maurice C. Carvin,l889-1966,m,1915,Carrie E. Steinbarger, I888-I962, d/o Hiram Steinbarger & Leona Sims. 6 Don Russell Carvin,I916- ,m,1946,Nedra Ziegler, 1922- ,d/o Clarence Ziegler & Ruth Porterfield. 7 Kent Edwin Carvin,1951- 7 Charles Russell Carvin,1952- 7 Kay Ellen Carvin,1955- 7 Ann Carvin,1958- 5 Ray Frank Carvin,1892-1970,m,1913,Emma Hatton,1894-1940 J*' d/o Frank Hatton & Janle Johnson. 6 Joseph Carvin,1914- ,m,1944,Mildred Hart,19il- d/o Irwin Hart & Annabeth Barkes. Columbus OH 6 Virginia Garvin,1916- ,m,1937,Albert Hall,1911-'973 s/o Clarence Hall & Myrtle Brooks Ü-5. 7 Barbara Ann Hall,1939- 7 Jim Bill Hall,1942- 7 Judith Lynn Hall,1944- 6 James Henry Carvin,1921- ,m,1946.Margaret Page,1927- d/o Reuben Page & Mary Vaunt. Indianapolis 7 Patricia Ann Carvin,1946- 7 Michele Margaret Carvin,1948- 6 Leora Mae Carvin,1923- ,m,1943,James Fiers,1921- s/o Forest Leland Fiers & Elma Wilkerson. Indianapolis. 7 Beth Ann Fiers,1947- 6 Margaret Jane Carvin Brochell,1925- .Sawyer MI 6 Maurice Dale Carvin, 1927- 5 Otto Carvin,I896-I950,m,1917,Nelle Terrill,I898- d/o Lewis Terrill & Nellie Eads. 6 Evelyn Carvin,I9I8- ,m,1941,Robert Alan McDonald, 1918- ,s/o Peter McDonald & Nellie Meyer. 7 Robert Alan McDonald Jr,194l- 6 June Carvin,1919- ,m,1937,John Wilson Bruce,1914- s/o John Bruce & Mary Wilson. 7 Bradley John Bruce,1938 7 Douglas Arthur Bruce,1941- Twlns 7 Dennis Alvin Bruce,1941- 7 Brian James Bruce,1944- 7 Beverly Bruce,1948-

5 Josephine Carvin,1901-1959. JOSEPHINE CARVIN in 1920. 4 HANNAH CARVIN FAMILY 5 Estella Tlce,l878- ,m,I898,Alpheus E Windblgler,1874- s/o John J Windblgler & Harriet Hlssong. 6 Milre Windblgler,I9OO-I937,m,1922, Henry Post, 90O- s/o Henry Post 7 Ruth Post & 2 other children. 6 Eleanor Windblgler,I906- ,m,1934,Timothy Hammond, I89O- , No children. 6 Roscoe Windblgler,1907- ,m,1936 Mary Wertz,1909-

d/o Walter Wertz & Mary Hilt. 7 John J Windblgler,1937- 7 Jane Kay Windblgler,1942- 5 Edelle Tiee,m,Albert Holmes, son, John Holmes & a daughter. 5 Clarence W. Tlce 5 Charles B Tiee 5 Dillard Tiee Iff 4 LUELLA CAnVIN FAMILY 5 Georgia Chambers,1884- ,m,1903,Otis Winn,1878-1949 s/o James Winn & Mary Steinbarger . 6 Ruth Marie Winn,1904- ,m,1927,Carl Parsons,I898- s/o Robert L Parsons & V.na bright 7 Bryan Lee Parsons, 19 3'+- 7 Ronald Carl Parsons,1937- 7 Burl Winn Parsons,1940- 6 Blanche May Winn,190^- ,m,1929,Paul F McComas,1906- s/oRoy McComas & Florence Webster 7 Stuart T McComas, 19 32 6 Mary Luella Winn,1908- ,M,1925. Earl W Grace,1904- s/o Richard Grace & a.la beasey 7 Earl Eugene Grace,1927- ,m,1948,Pauline lies, 1929- ,d/o Frank Skowronski. 8 Norma Jean Grace,1928- 8 Charlotte Ann Graue,1930- 6 Georgia Lois Winn,1913- ,m,1932,Harold Masterson,I90O- s/o James Masterson i Neil I Johnson 7 Randall H Masterson,1933- 7 Dana Ricnard Masterson,1944- 7 Lynn Edward Masterson,1945- 6 Margaret Catherine Winn,1919- ,m,1942,William Gruber, I92I- . s/o Frar k Gruber &. Frances March 7 Patricia Gay Gruber, 19^- 6 Phyllis Maxine Winn,1920- ,m,1940.Nathan M Nulf, 1920- . s/o Emery Nulf <* Blanche Norman. , 7 Larry Lee Nulf , 1942- 7 Gonna Mae Nulf, 194^-- Twins 7 Donna Rae Nulf, 1944- 6 Otis Winn Jr ,1924- bee next page, Harriett's family. 6 Harriett Jean Winn,1928- / ,m,1947,Marcus Tyler Jr 1928- 0 s/o Marcus Tyler Sr & Bertha Sullivan. 5 Arxnl C Chambers,1886-I958,ffi,1907,Ruth Ward,l890- d/o Oscar Ward & Ollie Davis. 6 Daniel Ward Chambers,1908-1964,m,1930,Mabel Mohr,1907- d/o August Mohr & Jennie Maley 6 Dorothy May Chambers,1910- ,1931, PHil Mohr,1910- s/o August Mohr & Jennie Maley 6 Hush Morton Chambers,1915- ,m,1936,Emma Kollmeyer, 1911- . d/o Edward tiollmeyer & Emma Michael 5 Allie Mae Chambers,1888-1964,m,1906,Sylvan Lei evers,1883- 1950. s/o David Lefevers 4 Heuei ca Tindle. 6 Bulah Lefevers,1907- ,m,1925,Hobart Robinson, 190^- . s/o William Robinson & Alice Settles. 7 Carol Jean Robinson,19?6- ,m,1943, Harold Beirlein,1926-19^7.s/o Harry Beirlein & Bertha 8 Richard Beirlein,1944- Robinson 8 Danny Lee Beirlein,1946- 8 David Harold Belrlein,1947- 7 Donna E Robinson,1928- ,m,1943,Wm Bryant, 1925- , s/o Sie Bryant & Seppie flexroad 8 Donna Sue bryant,1944- 8 Tony Bryant.19^7- 6 ^eoffrey Lefevers,1909- ,m,1928,Sirgel Ackenback, 1911- . d/o George Ackenback & Bonnie Bullock. 7 Mary Lois Lefevers,1932- ,m,195^»Sterling E Burgdorf,1930- , s/o John Burgdorf & Viola Hill 8 Sterling Edward Burgdorf Jr. 1955- 4 LUELLA GARVIN CHAMBERS SECOND FAMILY Luella,1864-1927,m,I89I,Nathan Kyle,1853-1940,s/o William Nixon Kyle & Lavinna Shinn. Nathan was a descendant of William Nixon,1745-1801, a Revolutionary War soldier from New Jersey and his wife Jane Ayres. 5 Ralph W. Kyle,I893-I959,m,1918 to Florence Pyle,1899- d/o Simiom Pyle and Emma Lawlis. 6 Karl Kyle,19l8- ,m,1945 to Susan Bills,1923- Karl is a mortician and has his own business in Alexandria IN. Susan is a daughter of Charles Bills and Mary Alice Woodsides. Mary Alice was a daughter of William Woodsides and Theodocia Susan Burns. Theodocia Susan, I855-I9I8, was a daughter of Thomas Burns & Mary A Ellis. Both Karl and Susan graduated from Edinburg High School. 6 David Michael Kyle,1949- ,m,Nancy Snyder 6 Karla Sue Kyle,1950- ,m,Terry Pahl 7 Michael Pahl,1971- 6 Richard Kyle,1953- 5 Paul Kyle,1895- . unmarried. Corrections on HARRIETT JEAN WINN, 6 Harriett Jean Winn,1928- ,m,1947.Marcus Tyler,Jr.1928- , s/o Marcus Tyler,Sr. & Bertha Sullivan, divorced in 1949. m,August 25 1957 to James Donald Packard,1932- ,s/o Harvey Packard & Freda Douglass. 7 Rebecca Sue Packard, 8-26-58- 7 Michael James Packard, 5-23-67- *#*#*********** Additions to 6 Maurice Kenneth Mohr Family. Address is R R 5 Greenfield IN 46l40 7 Roy Gene Mohr,1944- ,m,1966,Carolyn Blessinger,1945- 8 Roy Michel Mohr,1967- 8 Robert Darrel Mohr,1970- 7 Gail Lynn Mohr,1946- ,m,1972,Ronnie Youngclaus,1947-

7 Ronnie Lee Mohr,1948- ,m,1970,Sarah Thomas,1949- 8 Andy Mohr,1971- 8 Eric Mohr,1972- 7 Robert Dale Mohr,1950- 7 Joyce Ann Mohr,1953- ,m,I97I.Michel Holmes,1951- 7 R. Joe Mohr,1955- ****#************ Rebecca L Dunn bom iept 2 184'! ait:d -lent 11 1845

Krrv^ret; E Dunn born June 12 1845 died Sent 13 1922 married Aug 28 1373 M?rtin L Clark born Jan 9 1851 died Sent 26 1927 s/o Lev/is Clark « Irena Bickery

Mary M Dunn Elizabeth Pruett born '"ov 26 1348 born July 20 1826 CICG May 22 1921 Qiea Jan 7 1916 married Nov 15 1866 John Miller Beth buried at Rest Haven, married 7eb 24 1842 born June 11 1845 Edinburg. died Jan 10 1908 Zephuria Dunn s/o Israel Miller & Ann Maria hechto1 born Oct 5 1824 died Aug 11 1854 •'.Villiaiti A Dunn s/o Dunn & bcrn Jan 1 1851 Ambrose died 'U.'ij 24 1946 Louisa Fillman married Oct 22 1872 Laur^i Heaton • born Se ~>t 5 1355 died Feb 1919 d/o IprSovå HeoLon iebecca Nixon

The John & Mary Miller John M ounn Family was reared on born Dec 30 1852 the farm on Rt. 31 where died Mar 4 1942 Albert Fiesbeck now married Aug 24 1880 lives,1972. The Miller Mary Jjhnson house stood back of the born Jan 10 1861 present Fiesbeck house. died Vug 'd2 1884 d/o Argutas Johnson c°c Mary Brown 2nd marriage John M Dunn Jan 9 1887 Mary Alice Jones Hillis born Aug 3 1953 died d/o James Jones íe Matilda Hudson

Ali'red Z Dunn 2nd marria^i Alfred Z born ?eb 16 1855 Jan 27 1831 died Sept 8 1941 Mary Hattie Heaton married Dec 23 1875 born <\-;rii 30 1860 Lydia E 'Valker die a "xoril 12 1923 born a/o Jam a 0 Heaton diea Mar 9 1877 & Elizabeth Paris d/o Louisa Dunn, died in infancy. ELIZABETH PRUITT DUNN Elizabeth Pruitt was born July 20, 1926, in Bartholomew Co., Indiana. She was a daughter of William and Rebecca Pruitt, and one of a family of ten children, among whom were the late John and James Pruitt of this county. She grew to womanhood and was united to Zepherlah Dunn, Feb. 24, 1842. They moved to Clinton County In 1846 and lived temporarily south of Hillisburg until they could get possession of the old homestead west from Hillisburg, where they took their permanent abode. This place has never changed owners and was the scene of most of her active life. When she entered this home it was in the midst of a wilderness, full of wild beasts, and in her reminiscence of the past she often referred to her having driven the hungry, noisy wolves from the cabin door with brands of fire. Under the trials of their new home, she often found herself in tears, wondering why her parents had purchased land in such a place. But with true fidility to the trust imposed upon them,they stayed, and she was permitted to see the day when the primeval forest and the waste land of the county were turned into fruitful fields and comfortable homes. In this home so dear to her memory, she became the mother of five children, one infant having died before they moved here. They are, Margaret E, born June 12,1946 ; Mary L., born Nov. 26,1848 i William A. born Jan 1, 1851; John M. born Dec. 30, 185? and Alfred Z., born Feb. 16,1855. Her husband died Aug. 11, I854, leaving her all the responsibility of life and the care and keeping of a family of children. How well she bore the burden Is attested by the fidelity in the home not mortgaged and her children were reared in honor and respectability. Left alone in her old age, she broke up housekeeping about ten years ago and made her home with her sons, John and Alfred. She believed the gospel message as expounded by the Church of God, but never yielded her obedience in baptism. She had been in declining health for some time, but nothing unusual, until taken with acute pleurisy which terminated fatally two days later, Jan. 6, 1916. She reached the remarkable age of 89 years, 5 months, 10 days. She leaves her five children, thirty-five grand children and forty-six great-grand children, a total of eighty-six descendants. Besides these, she had many other relatives, friends, and neighbors, who will miss Grandmother Dunn. Funeral services were held from the Church-of-God, Sunday, January 9, 1916, at 10«30 A.M. conducted by the writer. The church was filled with an attentive audience to whom we spoke the words of life through Christ Jesus from Rev. 1 t 18. Burial was made in the nearby cemetery where the dear one was laid to rest. ( Taken from a newspaper, but writer not known .) WILLIAM A. DUNN.

The gentleman whose name heads this paragraph is regarded as one of the most progressive agriculturists of Michigan township, Clinton county, where he has .pent his life. His well directed efforts in practical every-day affairs, his capable management of his business interests and his sound judg ment have 1) rough I to him prosperity and his life demonstrates what may be accomplished bv anv man of energy and ambition who is not afraid to work and bas the perseverance to continue his labors in tbe face of many dis couragements which mav seem to arise. In all the relation-' ot life he has commanded the respect and confidence of (hose with whom he lias heen brought into contact. William A. Dunn was born on tbe first day of the year r851. in Michigan town-hip. Clinton county, and was ihe son of Zeth and Elizabeth (F.'ruitt) Dunn, the father having been born in i8<8 in Jennings, couty. Indiana, and died August 12, 1X5O. lie was a farmer and a Republican, and moved here after bis marriage, also lived in Bartholomew county for a time. The mother was born Jul)' 12, 1H2O, in Bartholomew county.' Six children were, born to the union, namely: .Maggie Clark, Mary Miller, William A., John, Albert, and Louisa (deceased;. Oui subject received a small education in Bartholomew countv and after his father's death lie moved to the above count) with his widowed mother and there they stayed until the tall of 1^05. Since that time Mr. Dunn has remained a farmer, and at present own.-, one hundred acres.where he lives, all of winch is tillable with the exception of two acres, which i- in pasture. The land i.-. tiled and Kneed in approved fashion, and Mr. lJunn has built his own home. .Mr. Dunn also owns another small farm west of here. He raises Jerse\ cows, Poland China mixed with Chester While hogs, and common breed of horses. Politically, Mr. Dunn is a Democrat. On October 22, 187N. Mr. Dunn was married to Laura Heaton, who was born in Forest township on February 25, 1S50, and was the daughter of Sanford and Rebecca (Nixon) Heaton. natives of Lush countv, Indiana. The father was a farmer and a Democrat. Mrs. Dunn received a common October 4, 1S7S. married Clifford Crawford; Pearl, born October i_\ 1880. married Bert Wood: Dillard. bom August 5, 1884, married Mabel Zerfas; Artie, bom February -'4. i8(ji. at home. Denzel, born Mav rO. 1803. and Vera, born July 13, 1890. /

FAMILY REC ORI)

'11 K T i! - 111 UT li S • THE JOHN W. MILLER BIBLE. FAMILY RECORD.

BIRTHS. UIRTHS.

3 FLORENCE EDITH MILLER MOORE—£ FAMILY HECOllD.

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% /190. %^yJ^30- /?63 This glass compote originally belonged to Sarah Blades Bradford,Grandmother of Bill Miller's children. It passed to her daughter Lillie, then to Maude Roth. Maude says it is close to 150 years old. It is one of Maude's prize posessions. It is most unique. The lid is of clear glass topped hy an opaque sitting Indian figure. The bowl is of opaque glass with a cabin & buffalo ( left picture ) on one side and two deer on the other. The base is clear glass. These pictures do not do the piece justice.

FAMILY" RECORD.

UK AT US DEATHS.

%JÍAJWOA. 4y ft**. 7i zcvwU jf)~fø£ %&dfø $J> 3~$f<$ ^JL /fifé, 7l<*jw **€**4, 4 THE MARGARET E DUNN CLARK FAMILY. ILeMar. 2nd m,1935iVinnie Swift Frye,l897- d/o Joseph Swift & Rachel Hague. 7 Esther Faye Miller,1941-

From the JOHN W. & MARY M. MILLER marker in Rest Haven Cem. Azora G Killer born Karch 2 1863 died Karch 22 1903 married April 30 H90 Edward Kiner born Dec 21 1861 Kary K Dunn born Nov 26 1848 died Jan 3 1937 di«d Kay 22 1921 s/o John T Kiner & Katherine Hartman Guy E Kiner marri«d Nov 15 1866 born Karch 4 1891 died Feb 25 1893 John K Killer born June 11 1845 Harry A Kiner died Jan 10 1903 born June 10 1892 died April 26 1955 s/o Israel Killer & Anna married June 1 1927 Karia Eechtol Kary Elizabeth Hardin born Karch 8 1903 died Oct 17 I958 patrick d/o Isaac Hardin & Jessie Fitz-'

William F Killer born Jan 17 1870 died Jan 25 19^6 Infant, born & died, 1777. married Oct 10 1894 Lillie Bradford Hattie F Killer born June 2 1869 born Dec 2 I878 died May 26 I923 died Jan l6 1916 d/o Isaac Bradfor & Sarah Blades married Sept*?£ 1897 Charles ^owm&n Ivory Killer (twin to Israel) born April 22 1871 born Oct 14 1871 died Sept 2 1941 died Kay 12 1946 s/o John Bowman & Mary Kilnes married Jan 31 1906 Daisy Wheatley Homer 0 Killer born Nov 26 1877 born Dec 21 1880 died April 2 1959 Drybread died Kay 26 1881 d/o Joseph Freemont Wheatley & Ellen Florence Edith Killer Israel Miller (twin to Ivory) born Karch 8 1883 born Oct 14 I87I died Oct 2? I954 died Karch 30 1954 married Sept 30 1903 married Dec 24 1902 John K Koore Sylvia Irene Cutsinger born Kay 21 1865 born Dec 26 1879

died Oct 28 I943 died Feb 6 I925 „ v s/o Henry Koore & Jane Pile d/o Charles Cutsinger & Laura Pnchard

Twin daughters born and died 1885 Lewis L Killer born Feb 23 1874 died July 23 1931 never married Clarence Miller born Dec 22 1875 died Nov 18 1944 never married THE WILLIAM F. MILLER FAMILY Front, L to R, Mary, Mrs. Miller, Clarence, Mr. Miller, & Myrle. Rear, L to R, Mildred, Paul, Everett, Charles & Maude.

PAUL L. MILLER FAMILY L to R, Mildred Coy, Maude L to R, Mrs. Miller, Esther Faye & Roth, Mary Renner & Myrle Paul. Neville. L to R,Clarence, Mr. Miller, Myrle, L to R,Front,Mary Renner, Paul, Mildred, Everett, Mary, Charlie, Maude Roth & Myrle Neville. 6 Maude. Rear, Charlie, Mildred Coy, & Clarence. 6 Mildred Faye Miller, 1897- ,m,19l6, Aubrey Delores Coy, I896-I965, s/o Samuel Washington (Wash) Coy & Emma Barnhill. 7 Lloyd Delorse Coy,1917- ,m,1942, Laurice Jayne Simon, 1919- ,d/o Rev. George Simon & Marie Assaff. In 1972 they lived at Dayton OH. 8 Robert Wayne Coy,1943- ,m,1966,Linda Gregoric, d/o John Gregoric 9 Tracy Lynn Coy,1967- 9 Robert Andrew Coy, 1970- 9 Meredith Ann Coy, 1972- 8 Sharon Marie Coy, 1946- ,m, James Hadley, s/o Elmer Hadley. Divorced. 7 Clifford Wayne Coy, 1920- ,m, 1945, Catherine June McCrisaken, 1920- ,d/o William McCrisaken & Blanche Wayne teaches in Columbus. Smith 8 Richard Wayne COy, 1945- DELORSE 8 Audrey Beth Coy, 1947- ,m, Larry Boss 1924 9 Kelly Jo Boss, 1971- 7 Louise Alberta Coy, 1925- ,m,1944 to Lowell A Angle, 1925- s/o LeRoy Angle & Mary Carroll. Louise & Lowell pictured at the left on 25th wedding anniversary. 8 William LeRoy Angle, 1945- ,m,1965, Joyce Henderson, d/o Robert Henderson. 9 Jan Eleane Henderson, I966- . 9 Kristine Machell Henderson, 1970- 8 Max Angle, 1953- 8 Mark Allen Angle, 1955- 8 Joe Dale Barger,1942- ,m,1969, Margaret Heckathonn.

8 Michael Lynn Barger, 1947- tm,1965, Beverley Sue McPeak, d/o George McPeak & Mazie Patterson, tíelow is a 9 Timothy Eugene Barger, I966- of William and 9 Tina Lynette Barger, I969- Rebecca Pruet. 9 Christopher William Barger, 1971-

Helen away back !

The Eugene Bargers about 1941. Above,Jerry David Barger in 100 year old suit worn by G-G-Grandfather William F. Miller when he was three. At the left Is pictured, R-L, Maude, Helen & Mike Barger with son, Gerald,Joe & Timothy. Larry Miller.

7 Leslie DeVere Roth,1922- ,m,1944, Elizabeth Hiles,1923- d/o Herman Hiles & Esther McCarthy. Leslie served in U.S.Navy, is a retired fireman. 8 Rex Ray Roth,1945- ,m,1969,Sandra Streit, 9 Amy Christine Roth,1971- 8 Ginger Diane Roth,1948- ,m,1970 James Newell, 9 Meka Renee Newell, 1971- 8 Hark Allen Roth, 1950- 7 Donald Miller Coy,1930- ,m,1957, Sharlene Berry, Divorced. d/o Edmund Berry & Goldie Hankins. 8 Bruce Allen Coy, 5-9-1958. 6 Maude Agnes Miller, I898- ,m,1918,Ralph R. Roth,1896-1945, s/o John Roth & Minnie Lee. Ralph taught school. They lived at Edinburg. 7 Helen Lynette Roth,1919- ,m,1939,Eugene Barger,1920- s/o Nolan Barger Sc Letha Betts. Eugene served I963-I967 as Johnson County Road Superintendent & 1968-1972 as Johnson County Commissioner. 8 Gerald Roth Barger,1940-1963, Indianapolis in heavy machinery accident,m,I96I, Judy Louise Hubbard,1941- ,d/o Leonard Hubbard & Margaret Gardner. 9 Jerry David Barger, 196I- ,was but 16 months old when his father died. 6 Mary Elizabeth Miller,1904- ,m,1925 to Hubert Renner,1903- s/o Charles Renner & Caroline Suverkrup. 7 Norris Dale Renner,1926- ,m,1947,Jeanne Parrott,1922- d/o Ingle Parrott & Hazel Patterson. 8 Sandra Sue Renner,1948- 7 Carolyn June Renner,1927- ,m,1946,Harold Gilliland,1923- s/o Walter Gilliland & LaVern Gilmour. 8 Nancy Ellen Gilliland,1947- ,m,1970, William Dean Berkenstock. 9 William Brent Berkenstock, December 5 1972- 8 Wayne Edward Gilliland,1949, died in infancy. 8 Joyce Carol Gilliland,1950- ,m,1969, Ernest Bean 8 Donald Wray Gilliland,1953- ,m,1972,Sharon Branum 8 Lisa Jo Gilliland,I96O-

7 Bertha Mae Renner,1931- ,m,1950,Jack Sneed,1931- s/o Noland Sneed & Blanche White. 8 David Lee Sneed,1952- ,m,1971.Mary Noltlng. 9Christi Marie Sneed, 11-12-72 8 Gary Wayne Sneed,1954, died In infancy. 8 Lynn Jeffrey Sneed,1955- 8 Mark Edwin Sneed,1964- 7 Clora Marie Renner,1933- »m,1956,Howard Mize,1931- s/o George Mize & Bernice Tull 8 Karen Kay Mize,8-6-1957 8 Dennis Eugene Mize, 12-19-1959 8 Allen Dale Mize, I-28-I96I- Leslie in the Navy. 6 Everett D.Miller,1900-1952. 6 Charles Miller,1902-1966,m,1924, Violet Royse,1903- d/o Louis Royse Se Ella Goetz. 7 Harry Royse Miller,1926- ,m,1946,Roselee Kime,1927- d/o Russell Kime Sc Roxie Heishman, divorced. 8 Michael Lee Miller,1947,died in infancy. 8 Patricia Ann Miller, 1950- ,m,1970 Walter Jefferson. 9 Jo Ann Jefferson, 1971- 8 James Robert Miller, 1951- Harry's 2nd m,1969,Katie McDaniel,1948- d/o Thomas E McDaniel,1921- & Lillian A. Wilde,1920- 7 Robert Dale Miller,1931- ,m,1952,Santa Clara CA,Juanita Ann (Donnie) Phillips,1931- »d/o Edward Phillips & Gladys Slevins. Robert drives a transport

VIOLET & CHARLES MILLER ROBERT MILLER FAMILY in 1971 7 Ralph LaVon Renner,1939- ,m,196l,Janice Carr,1943- d/o Lester Carr & Ellen Flannigan. 8 Brian Kent Renner, 1962- . 8 Beth Anne Renner, 1964- . 8 Cynthia Gail Renner, 1967-

6 Myrle Alberta Miller,1905- ,m,1927,William Frank Neville,I906- 7 Russell Oran Neville,1928- • 7 Lois Ann Neville,1930- ,m,1953»Clyde Milton Walnscott,1933- 8 Steven Ray Wainscott, 1954- i 8 Michael Allen Wainscott, 1956- 8 Patricia Ann Wainscott, 1957- . 8 Pamela Jo Wainscott, 1959- * 7 Dwight Merrill Neville, 1933- ,m,1959,Karen Sue Warren,1942- 8 James Edwin Neville, 1959- . 8 Deborah Lynn Neville, I96O- 8 Mark Allen Neville, I962- * 8 Russell Dwight Neville, 1964- 7 William Keith Neville, 1935- »m,1953,Janet Anne Kramer,1935- 8 Darrell Wayne Neville, 1953- 8 Sharon Lynn Neville, 1955- • 8 Audrey Carol Neville, i960- . 8 Teresá Diane Neville, 1964- 8 William Franklin Neville, 1971- 7 Donald Frank Neville, 1937-1938 7 Maurice Lee Neville, 1939- ,m,1958,Phyllis Káy Kltchin,1939- 8 Cheryl Yvonne Neville, 1958- 4 8 Cynthia Yvette Neville,1959- 4 8 Gretchen Louise Neville, I968- 8 Heidi Denise Neville, 1970- 7 Earl Dean Neville, 1942- ,m,I96I,Dorothy Mae Wilhelm,1942- 8 Brian Scott Neville, I963- 8 Dena Mae Neville, I965- * 8 Bsrenda Sue Neville, I968- 8 Kimberly Diane Neville, 1970- 7 Bernard Wayne Neville, 1944- ,m,1968,Paula Diane Foster,1947- 8 Michelle Diane Neville, 1970- 7 Marjorie Louise Neville, June, 30, 1947-

*****

6 Clarence (Cotton) Miller, 1908-1972,m,1936,Martha Cooper,1919- d/o Clarence Cooper & Ethel Hughes. 7 Larry Kent Miller,1938- ,m,Sharon Smith,1941- d/o Oscar Smith & Mildred Stillabower. 8 Randall Kent Miller, 1962- 8 Rodney Craig Miller, I966- 8 Tellisa Ann Miller, 1968- Clarence's 2nd m,1947,Virginia Leak Barnhart,1919- d/o Jesse Leak & Mamie Chapman. Clarence's 3rd m,1948, Marie Campbell,1920- , d/o Thomas Campbell & Mary Neville. ***** MARIE CAMPBELL, I938 LOCAL COUPLE MARRIED SUNDAY EVENING — ms The marriage of Miss Mary Miller; daughter of William F. Miller, of the Kansas neighborhood and Hubert Ren ner, son of Chas Renner, west of Tay lorsville were married at the home of the bride, southwest of Edinburg last evening at 8:30 o'clock by the Kev. Ralph Records, pastor of the Kansas Christian church in the presence ef a large number of relatives and friends'} The bride wore a Tangerine cfepe gown, trimmed with white lace. THf> tg • wedding march was played by Miss* WÊÊk. * * é^k'iv:..* . ,. — Eva Records. Thé home was decorated in orange and white and looked beau fiOY & RALPH MILLER, about 1905. tiful for the occasion. The bride waa attended by Miss Dorothy Reimer sister- of the groom and the groom was attended by Clarence Miller, bro ther of the bride. Ice cream and eåke were served to about sixty persons who were in attendance at the wed" ding. The newly wedded pair will make their home with the father di the bride for the present. The many friends wish them a long and happy married life, This clipping was saved, by Lottie Manion.

Their mother, SYLVIA,

Rere they are again, IVORY & DAISY MILLER ROY & RALPH MILLER. THE ISRAEL MILLER FAMILY. i-CO 5 Israel Miller,l8?l-195/+fm, 1902,Sylvia Irene Cutslnger, 1879-1925, d/o Charles Cutsinger & Laura Prichard. 6 Roy Miller,I905-I96I,m, 3 times. Twin

Roy 1920 Ralph I92O 6 Ralph Miller,1905- ,m,1935 to Fem Bevls. Ralph taught at Salem H.S. Indiana, 1927-1934, Ridgewood NJ H.S. assistant principal, 1934-1965, Sebring FL H.S. I965-I967 & Jr. College, I967-I969. They live in Sebring FL . 7 Connie Miller,1943- ,m,1969,Larry Johnson. 7 Carolyn. Miller,1947- ,m,1969,Michael Chesser 8 Charles Patrick Michael Chesser,11/14/1971- ***** THE HATTIE F MILLER BOWMAN FAMILY. 5 Hattie F. Miller,1878-I9l6,m,1897,Charles Bowman,1871-1941, a s/o John Bowman & Mary Mlines. 6 Dallas Austin Bowman,I898- ,m,1921, Edna Hazel Russell,1902- d/o William A. Russell & Lottie (Charlotte) Burkhart. They live in Santa Ana CA . 7 Margie Mae Bowman,1923- ,m,1944,Ross Emery Howe,1923- 8 Roger Lee Howe,1948- 8 Alan Dale Howe,1951- 8 Melanie Louise Howe,1953- 6 Frank Dean Bowman,1902-1970,m,1924,Helen Elizabeth Rea,1905- 7 Margaret Joan Bowman,1927- ,m,Robert Lloyd Walker 8 Robert William Walker,I95I- 8 Susan Elizabeth Walker,1954- 7 Frank Dean Bowman, Jr. 1932- ,m,Helen Ieke Vander-Baan,I93I- 8 Robert Dean Bowman,1954- 8 Linda Kay Bowman,1958- 7 James Francis Bowman,193^- ,m,1955.Marcia Elaine Ray,1936- 8 Cynthia Ann Bowman,I958- 8 Michael Joseph Bowman,I963- >°6 Mary Edith Bowman,1903- ,m,1934,Marvin M. Robert, They live at Nashville IN, retired. 6 John Dale Bowman,1906- ,m,1943, Dorothy 6 Carroll Bowman,1908- ,m,1941,Wanda 0 Gilliam, 7 Jerry Lee Bowman,19^3- ,m,1970, Rhonda Thorp 8 Christina Lee Bowman,4-10-72/ 7 Ralph Dennis Bowman,1944- 7 Michael Dale Bowman,1947- »m, Janet Tenell 8 Thomas Carroll Bowman,1969- 8 Michelle Rene'e Bowman,1-18-72/ 6 Nina Elizabeth Bowman,1910- ,m,1935.Delmar Paris Huppert,1909- 7 Charles Bowman Huppert,1942- ,m,Linda Kay 7 Susan Dayle Huppert,1947- .m,James Thomas 8 Kurt Thomas,1971- 6 Mable Frances Bowman,1912- ,m,1936,William F. Spacke,1914- 7 Beverly Jean Spacke,1938- ,m,1956,Lawrence Eugene Shetterly,1936- 8 Cynthia Jean Shetterly, 1957 - 8 Vickie Lee Shetterly, 1959- 8 Penny Louise Shetterly, 196I- 8 Nicholas Adam Shetterly, 7 James William Spacke, 1939- ,m,1957,Virginia Penelope Bates, 1939- 8 Theresa Ann Spacke,1959- 8 Anthony James Spacke,I96I- 8 Timothy William Spacke,1962- 7 Thomas Gerald Spacke, 2/16/1947- *****

Uncle Bill Miller takes a buggy ride. He loved horses! Seated left,HATTIE BOWMAN, CHARLES BOWMAN Seated right,GILLIE WEBSTER, Standing left, EDITH MOORE.

aÊÈÊmmmmBBÊmm DALLAS & EDNA BOWMAN MARGIE MAE BOWMAN HOWE Left to right, CHARLES BOWMAN, Left to right, EDITH ROBERTS, CHARLES BOB ROBERTS & DELMAR HUPPERT (Chuck) & NINA HHPPRHT

MARY EDITH BOWMAN ROBERTS CARROLL BOWMAN

WILLIAM F. & LILLIE MILLER 4 WILLIAM A DUNN FAMILY. » c 5 Clyde Dunn,1876-1948,m,l898,Rilla Laymon,I878- ? ' d/o John Laymon & Sarah Mobely. 6 Russell Dunn,1902- ,m,1927,Lois Gooding,I9OO- d/o Clarence C Gooding & Mattie F Bowers. 7 Malcom Graeme Dunn,1929- 7 Michael John Dunn,1941- 6 Laura Pearl Dunn,1908- 6 Buern Laymon Dunn.1910- ,m,1942,Lily Strong,19IO- d/o Levi Strong & Nancy Cornette 6 Mary Carmen Dunn,1912- 5 Jessie Dunn,l878- ,m,1898,Clifford Crawford,1877-1934, s/o John Crawford & Rosetta Whiteman. 6 Freida Crawford,1902- ,m,1920,Edwin Griffith,I896- s/o W Wiley Griffith & Clara Foster. 7 Janet Lee Griffith,1927- 6 Maxwell L Crawford,1907- ,m,1930,Lydia Linn, d/o Homer Linn & Lola Chambers. 7 Diane Crawford,1934- 5 Jennie Pearl Dunn,1880-I9l6,m,I898,Bert E Wood,1876-1932, s/o William Wood & Desta Bond. 6 — Florence Wood,m,Ray Thompson. 6 Coy Wood,1899- ,m,1919,Mary Young,1903- d/o William Young & Edith Thompson. 7 Helen Louise Wood,1922- ,m,1944,Herbert Killmer.1921- ,s/o Herbert Klllmer & Lucy Hufford. 5 Harry Dillard Dunn,1884-1965,m,1904,Mabel Zerfas,l887- 1948, s/o Samuel Zerfas & Rosa Fisher. 6 Kenneth B Dunn,1905- ,m,1934,Mildred M Harris, 1910- ,d/o Casper Harris & Stella Whitten 7 Peter Jan Dunn,1935- 7 Sarah Jane Dunn,1939- 7 One more child. 8 3 grandchildren. 5 Artie Glen Dunn,1891-1919,m,Bertha Wilson,no children. 5 Denzel Roscoe Dunn,1893-1932,m,1927,Icy Reed,1901- d/o James Reed & Cora F Horne. 6 Betty Lou Dunn,1923- ,m,1947,Robert Glenn Shirer,1921- ,d/o Emerson Shirer & Flossie Allen. 5 « Vera Margaret Dunn,1896-1919. 4 JOHN M DUNN FAMILY,1852-1942, 5 Dessa R Dunn,l88l- ,m,1899,Perry Kelly,1875- .s/o William Kelly & Eunice Layton. 6 Everett Kelly,1901-1950,m,1920,Averda Kingery,I9OO- d/o John Kingery & Elizabeth Cotterman 7 Donald Kelly,1921- ,m,1941,Eva Brumbarger,1923- d/o Henry Brumbarger & Zora Howe 8 Lynn Kelly,1942- 8 William Everett Kelly,1944- 8 Jo Elaine Kelly,1947- 3-1 7 Doris Kelly, 1924- ,m, 1944,Joseph Edward Horan, 1923- ,s/o Joseph Edward Horan & Katheryn Davidowski 7 Joan Kelly,1927- ,m,1946,Don C.Livezey,1927- s/o Verlin Livezey & Josephine Curtis 8 Dennis Kay Livezey,1947- 6 Fay Kelly,1903- ,m,Beulah Sanders of Hoseville MI 2nd m,1936,Margaret Manzer, d/o Fenton Manzer 7 Phyllis Kelly,1937- ,m,Howard Peters 7 Douglas Kelly 7 Barton Kelly 7 Susan Jane Kelly,m,1964, Don Allen Hunter. 7 James William Kelly,m,Fay A Hunter. 5 Cora Ethel Dunn,1883-1902,m,1901,Charles Purciful,1877-1957, s/o Albert Purciful & Emily East. 6 fluby Purciful,1902- ,m,1923,Fred Tait Morton,1902- s/o Alva D Morton & Mattie E McDonald. 7 Rosemary Ellen Morton,1930- 7 Marjorie Jane Morton,1938- 6 Ruth Purciful,1904- ,m,1928,Paul Peterson,1900- s/o Floyd Peterson and Vessie Ghere. 6 Albert John Purciful,1905- ,m,1925,Pauline Spencer d/o Edward Spencer and Gertrude McCoskey. 7 Albert John Purciful Jr. 1928- 7 Don Pure iful,1930- 7 Roseanne Purciful,1933- 7 Marcia Purciful ,1937- 7 Charles Eddie Purciful,1942- 6 Mary Purciful,1907- ,m,1928,Paul Teaguarden,1910- s/o Earl Teaguarden & Goldie Clevenger. 7 Dennis Teaguarden,1931- 7 Gordon Teaguarden,1935- 7 Judith Ruth Teaguarden,I945- 6 Kenneth Purciful,1910,died in infancy. 6 Harold Orvan Purciful,1915- ,m,1937,Margaret Ellen Cox,I92O- d/o Claude Cox & Mary Ferguson. 7 Larry Purciful,1938- 7 Roger Purciful,1939- 6 Charles Purciful,1912- ,m,1933,Thelma Perkins,1916- d/o Pearl Perkins & Fern Cox. 7 Kenneth Purciful,1934- 7 James Purciful,1944- 7 Donna Purciful,1948- 6 Vonneda Purciful,1918- ,m,1941,Charles Hibbard,1920- s/o Herman Hibbard & Hattie Rising. 7 Ronald K Hibbard,1943- 7 Lynette Sue Hibbard,1946- 6 Wilma J Purciful,1920,died In infancy. 6 Robert J Purciful,1921- ,m,1944,Wilma McDaniels, 19^7- ,d/o Sherman McDaniels 8c Artie E Anderson. 7 Jerry Purciful,1946- John M Dunn, 2nd marriage. 5 Charles Eldon Dunn,I889-I956,m,1909,Vern Fulkerson,I89O- d/o Charles Fulkerson & Flora Isgrigg. 6 Mary Dunn,1910- ,m,1947,Edward Burrell,1913- s/o Edward Burrell & Vada McVey. 6 Charles Dunn,1914- ,m,1939,Anjel Barker,1918- d/o Vern Barker & Bessie Spurgeon. i'' 7 Richard C Dunn,1942- 7 Regina Sue Dunn,1945- 6 Joan Dunn,1925- ,m,1948,John H Spray,1923- s/o Thomas Spray & Frieda Sharp 7 Sandra Kay Spray,1947- 5 Glen H Dunn,1893- ,m,1914,Lulu McDonald,1895- d/o Hugh McDonald & Mary Lindley. 6 Phyllis Christinia Dunn,1914- ,m,1939,Martin L Underwood,1916- ,s/o Basil Underwood & Emma Beeson. 7 Lela Ann Underwood,1942- 7 Glen Martin Underwood,1944- 6 Carolyn Jean Dunn,1923-1953,m,1946,John A McClain, s/o Floyd McClain & Amelia Ziebarth. 7 Steven Floyd McClain,1947- 5 Everett Dunn,l898- ,m,1920,Mary Grover,190I- d/o Charles Grover & Ruby Henderson. 6 Betty Lou Dunn,1925- 5 Vonnelda Dunn,1900- ,m,Glen Bally,s/o Wm Baily & Vina Davis 5 Carl Dunn,1902- 4 THE ALFRED Z DUNN FAMILY,1855-1941 5 Lawrence Dunn,1876-1924,m,Grace Selson,1880-1929. 6 Dorothy Dunn,1900- 6 Donald Dunn,1901 2nd marriage, Alfred Z Dunn,Jan 27 1881. 5 Vernal Garnet Dunn,1884-1914,m,1901,Charles Cue 6 Clel Cue,1902-1928. 6 Dale Cue,1907- ,m,1929,Evelyn Power,1907- d/o Daniel Power & Goldia Scircle. 7 Beverly Cue,1930- 6 Lillian Cue,m,Jerome Hess, 7 Four sons. 5 Connie Dunn,l887- ? ,m,1905,Earl Johnson,1882- ? 5 Gladys Frances Dunn,I888-I963,m,1908,Chalamar Avery,1889-1964, s/o E W Avery & Emma Stewart 5 Thurman Walden Dunn,l891- ,unmarried. 5 Basil C Dunn,I893- ,m,Lavonne Kelly,d/oArthur Kelly & Mary 5 Martin L Dunn,l898- ,m,Ruth Maish Parker d/o Mordecia Maish. 6 Joyce Dunn 6 Max Dunn 6 Regina Dunn 6 Caroline Dunn 6 Keith Dunn 6 Mary Frances Dunn 6 Georgia Dunn 5 Arica Dunn,I9OI- ,m,1920.Deleana Lee,l899- d/o William Lee & Bernice Wright 6 Evelyn Lorene Dunn,1923-1942,m,1941,William Paul Richey, 1923- , s/o Samuel Richey & Madaline Elliott. 6 Bernice Dunn,1926- ,ra,1947,Thomas Carter,1924- s/o Alfred Carter & Clara Harshman 6 Willa Lee Dunn,1931- 6 Glen Dunn,1935- 5 Jewel C Dunn,I895- ,m,1911,Elmer Morris,I890- s/o Wesley Morris & Ella Richards 6 Helen Isola Morris,1912- ,m,1934,Ernest Donald Baker, I909- ,s/o William Baker & Madge Barron. 7 Nona Carl Baker,1936- 7 Davis Wesley Baker,1938- 6 Wesley Morris,1914- ,m .,1932,Mary Elizabeth Huffer, 1913- ,d/o George huffer & Eva Williams. 7 Kay Wesley Morris,1939- 6 Mary Morris,1917- THE MARIA PRUITT ELY FAMILY. Marlah Pruitt,1836-I910,m,l859,George Ely,1838-1913,s/o William Ely & Elizabeth White of Ohio. 4 John F Ely (Jack)l860-1936,unmarried. 4 Mary E Ely,1868-1893,m,l892,Adam T Daugherty,1859-1956,burled at Garland Book Gem. Columbus IN. s/o Adam Daugherty & Elizabeth Roller Cook,m,1845 5 George Webb Daugherty,1892-1936,m,1919.Blanche Pittman, l887-1947,d/o Andrew Pittman and Maude Laurie. 6 Twin sonsy George W & John E Daugherty,1929, died in infancy. 6 Harriet Diana Daugherty,1930-1965,m, ? Hook 7 Kevin Hook,1957- 4 Infant, I873, died in infancy. THE WILLIAM PRUITT JR FAMILY. William Pruitt Jr,1839-1879,m,l863,Junia D Wright,1845-1882, d/o Theron Wright and Elizabeth Webb,ml837 In Shelby County IN. Elizabeth Webb was d/o David Webb,Sr. & Rebecca Conner,m,1811, at Brookvllle IN. Elizabeth Webb Wright, 2nd marriage, Martin Cutslnger Sr.1797 (KY)-l869,s/o John Cutsinger & Anna Phillips. 3rd m, Elizabeth Webb Wright Cutsinger to Joseph Baker on July 17 I872 in Shelby County. The Pruitts & Webbs were buried in a family cemetery f mile south of the Cutsinger Bridge on the west side of the County Line Road. The Pruitts had a beautiful marker enclosed in an iron fence. When Jack Hill built his house near by,he had the cemetery grounds cleared and the markers thrown into an old gravel pit. The broken Pruitt stone was found in 1972 and removed to the Broekman Cem. What is left is pictured here. 4 Rebecca Rosie Pruitt,1864-1925,m, 1884,Thomas Pugh,I858-I926, Both buried at Flat Rock IN, s/o John Pugh. 5 William Frank Pugh,1884- 1965,m,1907,Edna M Harris, I887- ,d/o Charles E Harris & Celia Brown. 6 Meredith Pugh,1909- m,1936,Evelyn Linson, 1913- , d/o Porter Linson & Teresa Calhoun 7 Robert Gerald Pugh, 1944- ,m,1967,Susan Lynne Reeder d/o Jack Reeder. 7 Gregory Alan Pugh, 1948- 6 Josie Edna Pugh,1886- WILLIAM PRUIT 1839-1879 1940,m,I92I,Alonzo Spur JUNIE D PRUITT (dates removed.) lin, 1881-1956,s/o Harvey Allen Spurlln & Sarah M. Garard 7 William D Spurlin,1921-195Lm,1946,Ruth McCarty, 1929- ,d/o Isaac McCarty & Bertha Jane Pool, 8 Kerry William Spurlin,1947- 8 Jayne Ellen Spurlin,1848- 6 Hester Cordelia Pugh,(Hattie) 188?- ,m,1914,Grover |3 Cleveland Kendall,1884-1941,s/o Aaron Kendall & *- Lavinna Reed. 6 Claude Hogurt Pugh,1892-1961, buried at Florial Park,Ind1pis m,1912,Lulu Davis,I892- ,d/o John davis & Mary Gabbert 7 Ruth Pugh,1913- ,m,1939,Charles Edgar Knoebel, s/o William Knoebel & Anna Brown. 7 Charles T Pugh,1915- ,m,1941,Marilyn Brokaw,19l8- d/o Virgil Brokaw & Anna Haislup 8 Barbara Ann Pugh,1947- 7 Robert W £ugh,1925-1969,m,1945,Elizabeth Jane Rowlinson 1924- ,d/o Adelbert Rowlinson & Mabel Harmon. 8 Lora Lee Pugh 8 Beth Ann Pugh 8 Charles F Pugh 7 Ethel Máe Pugh,1895-1971 ,m,1917,Forest Ferguson, I898-I968,s/o Edward Ferguson & Hattie Emeriek. 8 Glen DeVere Ferguson,I9I8-,died in infancy. 4 Theron Ranaldio Pruitt,1867-1932,m,l889,Mary Alice Foreman,I87I- 1904, d/o John Foreman & Maria Berry. 5 Walter Vance Pruitt,1890-1963,m,Olive Starkey,divorce,no children. 5 Beecher Ward Pruitt,l892-1962,m,1931,Golda Mounts,1887- 5 Charles Roscoe Pruitt,1895-1909. 5 Ruth Maria Pruitt,1899- ,m,1925,Herschel Owen,1882-1961, s/o John David Owen & Emma A lavell. 6 Wilma Katherine Owen,1926- ,m,1947,John Bush,Jrl925- s/o John Bush & Dolly Thurman. 7 Brenda Lee Bush,1949- 7 Terry Wayne Bush,1951- 7 Peggy Lee Bush,1952- 7 Larry Joe Bush,1954- 6 Iva Lou Owen,I927- ,m,Frank Hodson,1923- s/o Alva Hodson & Minnie Johnson 7 Divid Hodson,I949- 7 Dennis Hodson,1951- 7 Linda Kay Hodson,1952- 6 John Lamar Owen,1929- ,m,Mary Evelyn Myers, d/o Herman Myers. 7 Riki Gene Owen,1951- 7 John David Owen,1953- 7 Rodney Owen,1955- 7 Michael Dale Owen,1956- 7 Mitchell Lee Owen,1959- 6 Veda Bonita Owen,1931- ,m,Robert LeFavour,1934- s/o Albert LeFavour & Vera Shuemaker. 4 Martin Pruitt,1869-1933,m,1897,Annie Lee Hughes,1873-1910, d/o P Davis Hughes & Sarah Jane Cooke. 5 Erma Grace Pruitt,I898-. ,m, 1920,Harry L Curl, 1894-1962, s/o Asa Curl & Mary Winnings. 6 Harry Edward Curl,1921- ,m,1947.Helen Phillis Callen, widow, 1925- ,d/o Lester Frank Ratzlass 8c Mabel Bell. 6 Betty Jean Curl,1925- ,m,1943,Robert A Horton,1923- s/o Arba Harley Horton 8c Gladys Kleckner. 7 Renee Alene Horton,1947- 6 Robert Eugene Curl,1929- 5 Mabel Geraldine Pruitt,1901-1908 5 Emma Belle Pruitt,1904- ,4 4 ClaucB Moses Pruitt 1872-1944,m, 1894,Azora Huff er, 1878-1948 d/o Jake Huffer & Martha Jane Fryer. Buried,Michigantown IN. 5 Orville Pruitt,1895- ,m,1921,Violet Blystone,1896-1943, d/o Aaron Blystone & Maude Mann 2nd m,1946,Emma Pense Wright,1919- »d/o Hoy Pense & Belle Weber. 5 Hubert Pruitt,1897- ,m,1935»Faye Gomes,1915- . d/o Alonzo Gomes & Vernie Wilhite, 5 Grace Pruitt,1899- ,m,1920,Floyd Donneil,I896- s/o Alex Donnell & Jane Gox. 5 Lawrence Pruitt,1901-1957,m,1943,Margaret Brown,I906- d/o Tom Brown and Mary Morgan. 6 Jacqualine Pruitt,1943- 6 Linda Lou Pruitt,1945- 6 Carolyn Pruitt,1947- 5 Mary Pruitt,1907-1918. 5 Leslie Pruitt,I9IO- . ,m,1932,Winifred Biddle,1910- 4 Elizabeth Beatrice Pruitt,1874-1961,m,I892,Charles R White,1872- 1936,s/o John J White & Magdalene Warner« 5 Russell H White,I894-I95O,m,1916,Lora Ruth Pope,I898-I953, d/o William Pope & Mary Spencer. Twin ^ Leon Howe White,1Q12,died in infancy. 6Leo Howard White,1917- ,ml94l,Mary Eileen Johnson, 1917- ,d/o Walter Johnson & Lydia Alaun. 7 James Howard White,1945- See below for 7 Susan Mary White,1947 added data. 5 Bessie White,I898-I933,m,1918,Claude R Davis,I898-I96I, s/o James Davis & Dora Brewer ( BELDERA ) 6 Pauline Davis,1918- ,m,1940,Herbert C Sanford Jr 1913- »s/o Herbert C Sanford & Gertrude Swanson. 7 Wayne Lee Sanford,1941- .m.1967, Kathleen Louise Wehr,d/o W.Donald Wehr,& Lois Louise Tengen 8 Julie Louise Sanford, I97O- Wayne is a special agent for Frudentlal Insurance. He gives talks on the Civil War,Resides at Zionsville. Added data on Dr. Leo Howard White, 604 Washington St. Valparaiso IN 46383. 7 James Howard White,1945- ,m,Joanne Raelson 8 Amiee White 8 Hillary White 7 Susan Mary White,1947- ,unmarried,lives in San Francisco, is a stewardess for Pan American Airlines, graduated,Ind. U.I967 in Fine Arts. A THE PRUITTS OP CLINTON COUNTY, INDIANA. Compiled by E.Vera Kent, 223 S. Chauncey, West Lafayette, IN 47906. Received, May-11-73-

3 JOHN PRUITT, (See page B .)I82O-I898, St. Paul's Cem.Hillisburg, IN, m,1851,Bartholomew Co. to Nancy Jane Stewart,1829,Montgomery Co. KY- 1910 at the home of her daughter, Dorcas Merritt,545 N. Main St. in Frankfort, buried in St. Paul's Cem. All their children were born in Johnson Twp. Clinton County. Nancy, d/o Stephen Stewart & Elizabeth Cam. Elizabeth came from Orangeburg Co. SC. Most families held slaves. The Stewarts moved to Montgomery Co. KY. The 1820 census lists them in Dearborn Co. IN. After Stephen's death by drowning, Elizabeth took the family to Bartholomew Co. where Nancy Jane met John Pruitt. Many people in Bartholomew area sympathized with the South during the Civil War, so John moved to Clinton Co. to be better able to side with neither North or South. But there John was drafted, but was able to hire a substitute. John owned land here in 1847, but did not move here until I85I, built a log cabin. Shortly after the birth of their first child they built a large two-story frame house of colonial style where they lived until his death. A few years after his death it burned. An I878 picture of John & Nancy shows them very dour as was the custom of that time. Nancy was reported to be a very pretty woman. They reared a family of beautiful children. 4 REBECCA ELIZABETH PRUITT,I852- 1911 on the Kent farm, Largo, Wabash Co. IN, Greenlawn Cem. Frankfort, m,l870 to William Kent, I847-I943. ( See page C & D. ) 5 JAMES OTTO KENT, I87I- 1874, St. Paul's Cem. 5 JOHN ANSON KENT, 1873 ~ 1953 at Mayo Clinic, burled,Greenlawn, ( See pages C & D. ),m,l896, St. Joseph,MI, Nona Wilson,I876, Monon, IN- 1965, Mehtodist Hospital,Indianapolis while resid ing at Fairiand, IN, d/o James Wilson & Mary Elizabeth Ward, educated at Ind. State Normal, taught school 4 years. 6 LILY ELIZABETH KENT,I899,Scircleville- m,1922,M.E.Church,Frankfort,Merrill Daniel Guild, ( See pages E & F. ) 7 MARY ELIZABETH GUILD,1925,Home Hospital,Lafayette- m,1946 at Fairiand by uncle, Rev. W.B.Warriner to John Louis Lothamer,1924, Canton,OH- ,s/o Russell L. Lothamer & Hazel Reed. Mary Elizabeth, educated at Fairiand, Howe H.S.,Indianapolis,1942, B.A. Home Ec. DePauw,1946,Alpha Chi Omega. Jack graduated,Lehman H.S. Canton, 1942, B.A. DePauw, Econ. & Ed, 1947, football,Basketball, student government, Alpha Tau Omega, M.A. in Ed. Kent St. Kent, OH, 1952, Ensign, U.S.N. 1943-1946,Principal of Glenwood H.S. Canton, OH since 1968. 8 JANIS ANN LOTHAMER,1948,Indianapolis- m,I97O,Faith M.E. Canton to Mark R. Stevens, s/o Frederick Stevens. Janis Ann graduated, Hoover H.S. .Canton, 1966, Math. Honor Soc, B.A. in Bus. Ed. 1970, Bowling Green St. U, Alpha Xi Delta,Pi Omega Pi,Bus.^d.Honorary. Mark, grad. pre-med, I.U. 1971, Med. Ed. at Ohio State, Columbus OH, 1971. 8 CAROL LOTHAMER,I95I,Aultman Hosp. Canton- Hoover H.S. 1969, B.A. Bowling Green St. U. 1973, Alpha XI Delta. 8 KAREN LYNN LOTHAMER,1962,Aultman Hosp- CONTINUED AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGü D. B.

OHN PRUITT, a prominent farmer and one of the oldest citizens of John son township, Clinton county, Ind , was born in Fayette county, Ind., April 29, 1820, and is of g)od old English stock. His grandfather, also named John, was a na tive of South Carolina; William Pruitt, his son, was born in South Carolina, December 25> '793- He married Rebecca Hawkins, and they came, in company with another family, to Indiana in 1817, a one-horse wagon bring ing the effects of both families. Mr. -Pruitt located, consecutively, in Franklin, Fayette, Rush and Bartholomew counties, and while a resident of the latter was the owner of the first spring-wagon and first set of check lines ever owned in the county. John Pruitt attended the pioneer school- house of his early days, in which school was kept from daylight till dark. He began his business life by purchasing twenty acres of his present farm in Clinton county, but at one time owned, before dividing with his children, 720 acres. He married Nancy J. Stewart,, who became the mother of nine children, viz: Rebecca E., William O., James W., Dorcas L., Stephen A. (died an infant), Mary A., Caroline M , Maggie and Jennie L. To the surviving eight children of this family Mr. Pruitt has given eighty acres of land each. Mr. Pruitt is a sound democrat, and has been elected to the office of county commissioner twelve consecutive years—during which period the county court house was erected. He and wife are devoted members of the Church of God, and fraternally he is a member of Her man Todge, No. 184, F & A. M., at Michi gantown. Mr, Pruitt has been an industrious, upright and enterprising citizen, and has been rewarded by a competency, and, what is in one sense more precious, the esteem and re spect of his fellow-citizens.

JOHN PRUITT,I82O-I898 & my great-grandfather JAMES HARRISON PRUITT, 1817-1848, both were brought to Bartholomew & Shelby Counties, respec tively, about I822. They were first cousins, sons of brothers, William & Moses Pruitt» knew eachother, played to-gether. C. Dinn 1973 JOHN A. KKXT, M. D.

Tin' me:: ;:.<'-t inducntia! in j)!"' >m< aing ihe ail\auecmcut <>i society and in giving character lu 'die una'- in winch ihcy live are oi iwo classes—the ir.cn of thought .t;iii die men action. Whether we ;.:e ir.'ire indebted for the improvement of die .,gc '" die one clas-. or 'd e other is a ip.estion m honest ililïerein ( - oi opinion neither ean he --pai ed ami both sh,,;i!d lie en couraged lo ocenpv thoir reflective .sphere-; oi l.i!>r and imhicncc zealous.y and without mutual di-lru-t. in the t'> >llo\vhig parag:.'oils are hrie'h oiu- lined the leading facts and cliaiaeterisiics in the career >>! a gentleman v\ h-• combines in his makeup the elements oi the -choiar and tne energy 01 tiie public-spirited man >>f affairs. Dewted to .he n-l.le ar.d human work "i alleviating human ills, Dr. John A. Kent, of Mulberry, Clinton county, is making his imluctice felt in a most potent manner in ihe locality of which this hi.storv treat* occupying a prominent place in his profession and enjoying the confidence and good will oi all classes. Dr. Kent was born near Michigautown. Clinton county. February > lisjv He is a sou oi William Kent, a retired farmer, ot Mulberry, who was also burn in this countv. and is a son.of Ccrge Alison and Sarah i llovie) Kent. Ceorge A. Kent was born in I*emis.\ 1 vaia in iSio and was a son of Carlton and, l.uciud'av t Starkweather I Kent. Carlton Kent was horn ;n

Massachusetts m i ;N; i -eorge .\ison Kent came toj "!in!Vn county in iSïi. lie was one of the builder* oY ihc'Aiiclii:;.an road and did a great deal ..£ work on the -amc His death occurred in !,X;«». his widow surviving hun many vears. Ccrge A. Kent was reared on the farm and upon reaching manhood married Sarah A. Ih.yic. a daughter of Wiiiiam and Anna ( Venei!) ]io\]e. natives of Virginia. William Hoyle became a prominent citi/en. ile kept a tavern a number <,i years, held a mui,her <>i* politica! offices, ami .„ üiicians of the sta;.- oden ^..pped at his home. To Ceorge A. Kent and v.ifclhc follow ing children w.-ichorn: P.yrnn. of XVbraska; William, father of r.ur s.ildec: : Judge j. \".. a tuin brotiier of William, living at Frankfort: M,-. Marv I" Walters , decease,!) ; Mrs. Martha j Frazier, of Ihulington. Kansas: Mrs l-'.mma 1.. Dow. of Nebraska: Mrs. Minerva A. Jenkins and Adrian I'... of tins county. William Kent, father of the-e children, grew up on a farm in the vicinity of Michigantown and lie received his education in thr con.mon -ci Is. In early manhood, he married Ucbceca Khzabch Prmtt, a native of Johns,,,, township. Clinton county, where she grew to womanhood and was educate*!. boi/TH She was a daughter of John Pruitt. whose father was a X^rth Caro linian, and Xanr> J (S'cw.uVl I'ruitt. who was h..ni in Kentucky Jo'nn

Prmtt was a countv con.missioner for a period of twelve years and promin ent m Democratie politics To William Kent and wife eight children were born, six son* and two daughters: James O. and William W . deceased: Dr. lohn A., of tin* .ketch: Charles D. and Dallas P.. engage,! m the hardwa business at Mulberry and Postille. VAUWV die firm name of Kent Brothers; Mrs. Dora | .indly. of Wabash. Indiana: Mrs. Kdilh Beavers, who is living in Iblbngs. Montana: Ceorge Ib. a medical student. " I )r. Juin) \ i\t ;ii - in.'iiu-i 'lini in \<)ii aí the age ni fn'iv-iiiuc rears, She was a «irv„r; meuih, r of the "Nfi-iln »ii-»t F.pisropal church. I >r Keni w;i ivari-ii >.n a farm and there a-i-lul with the general w«>ric when a l>.n lu received a common school education, later attending \'a!- i'.ifaisii l_ ohege aiiii ihe Slate X'oruia! al 'I erre I laule. lie began life for luni-i-li li\ teaching, which he lolloued with much success fur a period of nine years, lie tauuht in both graded and high sclioftls and was one of the most popular cduramm "i the loiiiity. Believing that iiis true hem !a\ in another direction, lie began limbing medicine, later entering the Illinois Medical

College, where lie made an excellent 'ecord nnd irom wjiicii in-titution he was graduated with the das- ,,i njii.', later taking a post-graduate course in the medical departnunl of John Hopkins University. He hegan tin practice of his profession in njnj at Soirckw iile. Indiana, and in U)i)C> located at Mulbcrrv. Clinion ootinly. where lie has .-.jnce remained. He was succes-fu! foiin the start, and now 'ranks anion:; du. loading! general physicians and surgeons in the eoinitv, onjiiving a large and lucrative prac tice. He has remained a close siudenl of all that pertains to his profess;,,u and lias kept well ahreast ,n" the time-. Ile maiiiJ-»'»* a ,iioderniv equipped oiiicc and owns a commo

7 SUSAN GUILD,1928,Coleman Hosp. "IndiariapolTs- m,1952,Fairiand to Dr. Thomas Norbert Trauba,1926,Gen.Hosp.Madison, WI- ,s/o Dr.Norbert Trauba, Adm. of V. A. Hosp. Spokane,WA & Gladys Ankersbrant. Susan, graduated Shortrldge H.S.Indianapolis, 1946, A.B. pre-nursing, DePauw to Wesley Memorial Hosp.Northwestern U. Evanston IL 1952, Alpha Chi Omega, El. teaching, Sacramento CA St. College. Thomas,B.A. DePauw, pre-med,1947, Lamba Chi Alpha, Northwestern U. Med. Sc, M.D, 1951, Phi Beta Pi Med. Frat. Capt. U.S.A.F. Med. Corp, 1952-1954, flight surgeon. 8 NANCY CLAIRE TRAUB\,1953. A.F.B. Hosp. Riverside,CA- Grad. 1971, Casa Robie H.S. Orangeville, CA. Student,1971 at Utah State University. 8 THOMAS KENT TRAUBA, 1955,ftoseville CA- Freshman, 1970, Casa Robie H.S. 8 JANE ANNE TRAUBA, 1956, Rosevllle CA- 7th grade, 1970,Louis Pasteur Jr.H.S. Orangeville CA 8 CATHERINE CECILIA TRAUBA,1958,Rosevllle CA- 5th grade 1970, Oak Ave Sc. Citrus Heights, CA. 8 ANDREW MEKRILL TRAUBA, 1961,Rosevllle,Ca- 3rd grade 1970 Oak Ave, Sc. Citrus Heights, CA. -CONTINUED AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE F. BIOGRAPHY

MERRILL D. GUILD E

Born - Medaryville, Indiana - Pulaski County - May ?, 1898.

Graduated from DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, 1920; High School Teacher - 1921 and 1922. Married - two daughters, one son - Dr. J. Kent Guild, Plymouth, Indiana.

His father was in grain business in northern Indiana. Merrill D. Guild owned and operated a grain elevator at Fairiand, Indiana 1922 to 1929. He is a veteran of World War I. He became associated with cooperative grain marketing in 1929.

Was Manager Indianapolis Office Farmers National Grain Corporation - 193U - 1938 Mr. Guild was manager of Indiana Grain Cooperative when it was organized in I938 until his retirement on April 30, 19Ó2.

He was Manager of Illinois Grain Corporation, Chicago - 1962 - I963.

He operates a hOO-acre grain and livestock farm in Wabash County, Indiana and a 350-acre grain and livestock farm in Clinton County, Indian; He is a wheat farm owner in Saskatchewan, Canada.

He was a consultant to the Office of Price Administration in World War II

He was a member of the Board of War Pood Administration, World War JL

He is Trustee, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana and is .Member of the Executive Committee, Chairman of Building and Grounds Committee.

Ex-Member of U. S. Grain Storage Advisory Committee, Washington, D.C. Former President and Director, Illinois Cooperative Futures Company, Chicago. Former President St. Louis Grain Cooperative, St. Louis, Missouri.

Former Director, National Federation of Grain Cooperatives, Washington, D

Past President, Producers' Export Company, New York City

Director Emeritus Producers' Export Company, New York City.

Past Director, Pád States Terminals, Inc. Toledo, Ohio

Past Director, Soybean Council of America,Washington D.C. Past Director, U. S. Feed Grain Council, Washington D.C.

Former member of Agricultural Research Committee, Washington, D.C.

Former member of Board of Directors, Chicago Board of Trade.

Trustee of American Farm School, Thessaloniki, Greece

He is a member and trustee of the Methodist Church, Fairiand, Indiana Mr. Guild pioneered the marketing development of soybeans for American producers abroad. When the Steamship Perla cleared Baltimore for Genoa, Italy, June 1, 19U9, it was the first time in the history of American Agriculture that American producers marketed their beans in a foreign country.

He has completed several assignments for the Department of Agriculture and Foreign Agricultural Service, both at home and abroad.

Retirement Activities in addition to the above include:

Currently member Consulting Staff:

Cotton Producers Association - Atlanta

Soy-Pro International - Chicago, Cedar Falls, Iowa and Madrid, Spain

Several grain marketing firms throughout Indiana and Illinois

Staff Member.of Experience, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Tr-us-tee - W. S. Major Hospital, Shelbyville, Indiana

7 Dr. JOHN KENT GUILD,1931» Coleman Hosp.- m,1955 to Judith Barnes Drompp.d/o Frederick G, Drompp & Lucile Barnes of Logansport,IN. John Kent, Grad. Fairland H.S.1949, Capt. Basketball team,1948-1949, A.B. pre-med DePauw 1953, Capt. Basketball team,1952-1953, Pres. Interfraternity Council, 1952-53, Pres. Student Gov't Assn,Delta Kappa Epsilon, Voted " biggest boy on the Campus with the most personable personality". M.D, Northwestern U. Med. Sc.,Nu Sigma Nu Med. Frat., General Practicioner, Plymouth, IN. Named by Ind, Jr. Chamber of Commerce, one of ten most outstanding young men in Ind. in 1966. (Indianapolis Star, Mar. 11,1967.) Judith is a I953 grad. DePauw, Kappa Kappa Gamma, taught 2 years at Longfellow School, Logansport. 8 JOHN KENT GUILD, 1957- 8 ANNE LUCILE GUILD, 1959- 8 STEVEN GUILD, 1962- 8 SARAH GUILD, I965- 6 JAMES WILLIAM KENT,1904, Sclrcleville- ,m, 1933,Frankfort, Virginia Mae Staton,d/o Jeptha B. Staton & Eva Jane Mcllvain of Kentland,IN, 1902- ,grad. 1921,Kentland H.S.,Nurse Training, Lafayette Home Hosp. 1921-22, Purdue Uni, 1922-23, one child. CONTINUED ON PAGE G. G 7 SARAH ELIZABETH KENT,1936, Frankfort- m,1957, Fountalntown M.E., to Roger Alan Reid, by Rev. Wm. Pruett & Rev. David Reid, brother of Roger, of the United Methodist Ch. of Japan, where he and his family reside. Sarah, grad. Morristown H.S. 195^. A.B. Music Ed.I.U.1958, member of I.U. Singing Hoosiers, has one of the fullest & most beautiful singing voices in all Indiana and is very generous with her talent. In 1973 she is working on a Masters Degree at Butler U. Member: Home Ec. Club,Greenland Singers, Le Blazer Studio Club, Vol. Fireman's Auxiliary, occasionally a public school teacher. Roger, 1934, South Bend- , s/o James Dee Reid & Theodosia Eugenia Kinyon. Grad. 1952, South Bend Central H.S., at 16 attended 1 year American School in Japan on money he earned on paper route, B.A. Business Adm, IU ,1956; M.A. 1958, Delta Tau Delta, Member of Singing Hoosiers, in summer of 1956, he 8c Sarah toured Japan, Korea, Midway Is. & Hawaii with the Singing Hoosiers from IU. From 195^-1957 the Singing Hoosiers entertained many armed Services Camps in the U.S. U.S.Army I956-I96O, White Sands, NM, in 1973 owner and manager of Fountalntown Grain & Lbr. Co., member, Lions Cluo,Exchange Club, Investment Club, Greenland Singers & Vol. Fireman. 8 JESSICA LYNN REID, i960, Beaumont Hosp.,El Paso.TX- 8 JAMES D. KENT REID, 1965, Community H.Indianapolis-

5 CHARLES DALTON FRAZIER KENT,1875. Mich. Twp. Clinton Co.-1920 at his home, 223 S. Chauncey, W. Lafayette, Springvalle Cem. Lafayette. m,l896 at Norway, White Co. to Arminda Christiana Habecker of White Co & Ft. Wayne, educated at the Ind. State Normal, taught in White Co. schools, I897-I90O, farmed, 1900-1920, salesman for J.I.Case Co., a hardware merchant, 1910-1917 at Mulberry & 1917-1920 at W. Lafayette real estate investments. Organizations: F & A M, Scottish Rite, Indianapolis Consistory, Shriner, Murat Temple, 32nd degree. At various times they resided in Clinton & White Cos., Monon, Monticello, Ft. Wayne, Mulberry, Lafayette & W. Lafayette in Indiana, and for 2 years, 1880-1882, when his father, William, sold the 80 A John Pruitt had given them to his brother-in-law Wm Otto Pruitt and tried his abortive luck at farming at Table Rock,Pawnee Co. MB. Arminda (Minnie) l876,Ft. Wayne-195L West Lafayette d/o Wm Henry Habecker 8c Mary Wilmina Sophitt Stillhorn, d/o Henry Stillhorn & Sophia Brantmeyer, 1849, Preston Co, WV - 1919, Ft. Wayne, Linwood Cem Thei children: 6 ELSIE VERA KENT, April 7, I898- 6 JAMES RUSSELL KENT, Feb.11,1900, Monticello- June 9, 1918, San Antonio, TX, while in World War I Air Force. 6 ALICE VIRGINIA KENT, July 11,1906- 6 CHARLES DALTON KENT, Mar. 26,1910- CONTINUED ON PAGE H. Page H is in Vera*s own script. U/ rrnJ) <&VLCL Cí/VYt u^ruÁ^oc^l'fct-^Oc (et-j_,

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/YK,y jÂyytu^ CTJJU<<ÔV*SU. A/WH^X^<*asCc JÚfU^ y^CiÁr^ riÛ^ -^TU^, Name I. Mc a. Loroy &. Johnson (Alice Kont Johnson) Ad ire.i.3 1576 V.cst £ Ave., Kalamazoo, Michi/jun 49001 Education B.S. in home Economics, 1923, Purdvo University. Major: heme eoonomica; minors: English and Cheraiatry. Unxveruity of liiimoBOta /.uv.ncea work in English, American Government, and Education hy Extension. library Science minor, 19&4. Jerxified scr.ool librarian to 1973 E i c Ids o f i»-t rost -itv! hobbies Law American Government Education _ Fields oi Intersr.t Ken tal Hoaith and Public Health Libraries -0- i\ dading •'.ri ting (including all aspects of publicity) Gardening Home decoration Hobbies

p r •? •: • "t Occur at ion Homemaker pvrt Qoour-.ticns and Professional oxocrience Uomea-ker -nd teacher: married to Leroy A. Johnson, professor of chemistry, I'osaM State Junior Colleffe, Virginia, Minnesota. Homo and residenca in Virginia for 25 yeara, 1943-196d.Mother of two boys, no* 30 and 24. Teacher pnd librarian, Orr Minnesota High Sohóol, 1959-1962 I:achcr :.zA librarian at Cook High School, 1962-1968 Teacher, Home Economics, 4 years, Hartford, Michigan High School, 1923-32 Teacher, Home Economics, 1 year, Virginia, Minnesota High School, 1953-59 Cor, runity r.crvice arc Org an i z at i on 3 AAUV (American Association of University Women) Pemb-r, Virginia, yinnoeota Branch, 1943-1963 Status of Wonen Chairman, 1949-51. During thin timet 1. \ woman vas elected to the Board of Education 2. A woman wts elected to the Virginia Hospital Commission 3. Three women appointed to Virginia Library Commission. A'ii" (continued) Vi e-pntiident and program ch" rman, Virginia branch, 1951-52 iic^iajut, Virginia Pr.uich, 1952-54 AMI/.' Seholarsnip to Virginia Junior Collage established, 1954 Ajllcwship Chairman, 1954-56. Virginia, Minnesota Branch International Grant of S500 given for the first time. Legislative Chairman, Virginia Branch, 195°-57-53-59 Member, Resolutions Committee, State Division, 1952 Member, Nominating Committee, State Division, 1953 Member, Kinutea Committee, State Division, 1952-53 Chairman, Resolutions Committee, St?t*-> Division, 195? Member, Tellers Committee, National Convention, 1953 Member, Nominating Committee, State Division, 1956 Convention Cnairwan, State Division, 1956 Finance Chairman, State Division, 1956-57 Member, Committee for Eucational TV, State Division, 1957-53 PTA ho race "-ann PTA Gummer Round-up Chnirman, 1948 Vice-president, 1943-50 historian, 1950-51 Publicity Chairman, 1953-54 PTA Council Program Chairman, 1950-51 President, 1951-53 Publicity Chairman, 1953-54 Historian, 1954-55 Fedncsday liusioale Membur, 1948-53 Counsellor, Jr. Music Clubs, 1953-53 Arrowhead Community Concerts Association As a member, worked oontinuouslyjin support of Community Concerto through annual membership drives, 1948-1964. Pclio /und Drive

(.lively worked in Polio Drive Campaigns, 1950-55 uLairman, Mothers* March on Polio, 1951-53(sponsored by PTA) Cub Scuuts Organized Cub Scout Puck No. lid, 1954 K.» Virginia Covrr.unity Ch^at Ivj;jber, Board of Directors, 1950-58 ii i nn s r: o t a ho ar t A 0 s o c i it i o n r ublioity Onairman, Ti or the ant St. i-ouis Co. Ho art Council, 1',57-59 • i'.omber, State Committee on Public Information and Education, Minne00ta ilaart Association, 1959-oC. Governor's Commission on Human p.i^htu ana Fair ISuploytiont Practices Member, East Range Citizens' Committee-, 1959-61 Virginia Cooperative Food Center Member, Advisory Committee on Uonsuiaer Buying, 1959 Citi-jr.c' Co;, mit too to study Virginia School Heeds Member, 1953-59 Loagu" of 'omen Voters Member, 1?T7- '9 First Vico-prosident, 1953-59 Voters' Service Chairman, 1953-59 Unitarian Church Kuncay School teacher, 1957-53 Superintendent of tne Sunday Sunool, 1953-61 Tuberculosis and Health Association of Northeastern Minnesota, V959-1963 Sponsorof The C-rraole, Orr Hi~h School newspaper, 1959-19c2

Sponsor of The Vermilion , COOK Hign School nerspiper, 1962-1 ;.-od The Vermilion won s tree and national aw aids on the TB Press project in 1905, 1964, 19^5, l5Í3b» 19*67- NOTS i The above awards ir..;ued by the Minnesota ruberculcr.is '-d deaith Association,(state), and the National Tuberculosis , ia Scholastic rra s ara; health •*>.-- o'. o i -jt ion ana the -ormbxv .. Association,(national). ALICE VIRGINIA KENT,1906,Ft. Wayne- ,m,1929 to Leroy Abner Johnson by Rev. W.R.Graham at Central Presbyterian Ch. Lafayette, educated, Mulberry IN, Grades 1-5, Lafayette Centennial, grade 6, & grades 7-12 W. Lafayette Jr. & Sr. H.S., graduated 1924, B.S. Home Ec. Purdue 1928, Library Sc. at U of Minn,1961-1964,(See pages I, J. K,further info.) Leroy Abner Johnson (Johnny) 19o2, Hart, MI- s/o Abner Strong Johnson & Mary Schrvierschke, Abner was a s/o Alvan Othniel Johnson & Harriet Strong. Attended Hart Public 3c,1-12, grad H.S 1921,B.S. Chem.,Mich State Coll. at Lansing, 1925, M.S. Chem. U. of Chicago, 1930 with 2 years toward"Ph,D., the depression prevented his attending further. Taught Chemistry, Hartford,MI H.S. 1923-1931. Here he and Alice met during her first year of teaching. Morgan Park Jr. Coll at Chicago, 1933-1943 & Mesabi St. Jr. Coll, Virginia, MI,1943-1969. Pres. Musical Soc..Arrowhead Comm. Concert Assn, accomplished oboist &•cellist. Upon retirement in 1969 when they moved to Kalamazoo, he became associated with Kalamazoo College as a Chem. Lab. assistant. He is an expert gardener and wine grape grower. Their house is a real cultural center, full of stereo, books, magazines, art and the delightful smell of plain & gourmet cooking. 7 WILLIAM WALLACE JOHNSON,1938, Little Company of Mary Hosp. Chicago- ,m,1959,Winona Lush in her home at Mound, MN by family friend Fed. Dist. Judge Thomas Bergin. William ed, Virginia, MN Public Sc, Grad.Roosevelt H.S. 1956, B.S. Mining Eng. Mich. Tech, Hancock, i960, M.S. in Geophysics, Mich Tech, 1963, Phi Eta Kappa, Freshman Honor Soc, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Earth Sc. Honor Soc, Tau ueta Pi, Engineering Honorary, Employed, Earth Scientist, 1960- 1963, by U.S. Bur. of mines, Geophysccist 1963 to present, Geophysical Services, Inc. (G.S.I.) with headquarters in Dallas, Manager Bogota, Colombia Operations, 1973- Since 1963 has lived in Dallas, New Orleans, Houston & Bogata. Likes spearfishing, skin-diving,mineral collect ing & prospecting, hunting, fishing, guitar & music,, sculpturing, reading, farming and ranching, owning 1000 acres In Colombia. Winona Lush, 1941, Detroit- , d/o Philip Bernard Lush, Atty. & Winona (Winnie) Mae Haggerty of Omaha,NB. Lived in Rocky River & Lakewood, OH, Mound & Excelsior, MN & in Hancock MN while William was in coll. educations Mound Public Sc. graduated H.S. 19591 took a few courses in Mich. Tech. Likes reading, bridge, rug hooking 8c entertaining. 8 CHRISTOPHER (Chris) LEIGH JOHNSON,Sept.22,1959- 8 PAMELA ANN JOHNSON, May 20, I962- , Both born at Hancock,MI. 7 THOMAS CHARLES JOHNSON ( Tom) 1944, Municipal nosp. in Virginia,MN, m,1966,Christine Louise Luoma in Methodist Ch. at Virginia by Rev. William Koale. Tom educated, grad. Roosevelt H.S. Virginia in 1962, Math Honor Soc, Letterman's Club in swimming 8c Tennis, U. of Minn, at Minneapolis, Geophysics, 1962-1963, B.S. U. of Wash, at Seattle, Geologic Oceanography, 1967 ; Scripps Inst, of Oceanography- Marine Geology, 1967-1968. Working toward Ph. D. in I974. Served in U.S. Coast Guard,1967-1971 « O.C.S, 1968-1969 ; made Ensign, Jan.1969 »& Lt. Jr. Gr. in 1970 > stationed at U.S. Headquarters, Oceanographic Research, Washington, DC. Likes water sports, hiking, camping, fishing, M. sailing and reading, Christine (Chris) Louise Luoma, 1945,Community hosp,Virginia- d/o Ernest Wilho Luoma, 6th Dist. Co. Comm. & landscape Arch. & Bernice Ruth Heitkemper. Education; Grad. Roosevelt H.S.1963, Virginia Jr, Colli Mesabic Comm. Coll.) 1963-1964i Seattle U..Seattle,WA, 1964-1965. Likes mountain back packing, Camping, music, reading, sewing, antiques, furniture refinishing. 8 HEIDI LENA JOHNSON, May 6,1971,Bethesda,MD- 6 CHARLES DALTON KENT.1910, Ft. Wayne- ,m,19^3,at the home of her uncle & by tha uncle, Rev. Edwin Dunlavy, New Carlisle, IN, Caroline Kay Houk, 19l6,at Houk farm, Lafayette- d/o Ralph Wesley Houk & & Leeta Dunlavy. Charles, education; Mulberry, Gr. 1; Centennial, Gr. 2 iMorton, Gr. 3-8; grad. W.. Lafayette H S 1925; football, basket ball, Purdue U. 1928-30 & 32-33, Org. Delta Upsilon, Ohio State U, Columbus, OH, 1943; Washington & Jefferson Coll.,Washington, PA, 1944.

Served as Sgt, in U.S0 Army Classification Specialist, I942-I945, ending at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD. Worked at Van Camp Wholesale Hardware in Indianapolis 35-361 Edgerton Hardware, formerly Kent Hardware in W. Lafayette 36-39» Chief clerk Selective Service System, Lafayett,1939-1942; U.S. V. A. Indianapolis, 1945-1952; Acquatite Concrete Co, at Bradenton, FL,1953-I967, Manager, 1966-1967; Co-owner with wife, Caroline, Kent Hardware Co., Bradenton, 1967- Member of F & A M, Scottish Rite, Elks, Eagles & Kiwanis» Tippecanoe Co. Democrat Central Comm, 1938-19405 Bradenton PTA Pres. I960; Pres. of Bayshore Gardens Merchants Assn,1969s Trustee,Methodist Church. Caroline educated at Manatte (Bradenton) and Lafayette; Shadeland Elementary, Lafayette, 1922-1923; Ballard at Bradenton, 1924-1928 {Bethany, Manatee, 1929; Highland park, 1930 ; Grad. Manatee H.S, I936; class play, Spanish- Latin clubs 1 Orchestra, 1-4; Girl Reserves,4; Athletic Assn.,1-4? Purdue U.1935-1937, lived with her Aunt, Lora Dunlavy,915 Pontiac Ave,Lafayette* Lafayette Business College 1937» Worked, bookkeeper, Palais Royal Dept. Store.Lafayette, 1938-1940; Purdue U. Student Health Service, 1940-1943; Welcome Wagon hostess, Lebanon,IN, 1950 and Co-owner with husband, Kent Hardware, Bayshore Garden Center,Bradenton, FL. Is_ a hostess at Memorial Hosp. Bradenton and a Trustee of the United Trinity Methodist Church. From I952-I968 while their children were in local schools they lived ob the upper Manatee wiver Road, 12 miles east of Bradenton, one of the most beautiful spots in all Florida. They moved to Cantore Place, Whitfield Estates, to be closer to their store. 7 JOHN ANSON KENT,I947, Coleman Hosp. Indianapolis- m, 197? at the West End Church of Christ, Gretna,VA, , by Rev William D.Luly to Sheri Shelton Mayhew of Gretna,VA, d/o Buth L. Shelton. John educated at Manatee Elem. 1-6, grad, Southeast H.S. Bradenton,1966, Baseball, Sr. Notable & Stud. CI. Asbury College, Wilmore,KY,1966-1968 & A.B. U. of W. Florida, Pensacola,1971 CONTINUED ON PAGE N Served in Ármy Reserves from Feb.1970 to Feb.25,76. Salesman for Belknap Wholesale Hardware, Inc of Louisville, KY, 1971, working out of Danville,VA. Likes Bowling, Scouting (Eagle Scout, God ic Country Award in Scouting.) 7 CAROLmETA KAY KLIMT, 1950, Lebanon, IN Hosp.- Education» Manatee Elem. 1-6, Grad. Southeast H.S. Bradenton,19681 Keyettes; Student Council; Spanish Club Candidate for Homecoming t«iueen, 1967 5 Grad, Manatee Jr. Coll. Associate in Arts, 1970; Keyettes Cinderella Court, 1969; one of 14 candidates for

Desoto Queen, 19690 A.B. Interior Design, Fla.ST. U., Tallahassee, Dec. 1972, Pi Beta Phi. Worked while in Jr. College at Miller Trailers, Bradentonj Accounting Dept. Chas Stedman Co. Ins., Sarasota, After graduation from Fla. St. U. worked for Allen Terry & Associates, Atlanta, designers of interiors for banks and clubs. This company not only liked her credentials, they said she represent ed the all American Girl. Caroleeta likes sewing, reading,writing poetry, is in Methodist Youth Fellowship, was 8 years active in Girl Scouts and received *' Curved Bar riank " at a Jourt of Awards in 1964.

5 DKLLAS PRESTON KENT (Dall)1877,Michigan Twp. Clinton Co.- 1-^21, Wabash Co. Falls Cem. Wabash, m, 1902, Scircleville , idona Keever, divorced. 2nd m,Elizabeth Holderbaum, ? -I966, Ft. Wayne, Falls Cem. Between 1911 & 1913, Ball was associated with brotner, Charles Dalton Frazer Kent, in the hardware business in Mulberry. Before that he had been a brakeman and lived for a short time in Montana where his sister Edith Vera Kent Beavers then lived. However he was essentially a farmer and about 1914 bought land in Wabash County. One Sunday morning he drove to a near-by pit for a load of gravel, shoveling it hinself, and was crushed by the impact as the gravel slid down UDon him. 6 rtlCHARD KENT, adopted, lives at Ft. Wayne. 6 RILBY KENT RALTES, daughter of Elizabeth Holderbaum Kent ny a previous marriage, lives at Ft." Wayne. *»•«•*•#

5 WILLIHM WALTER KENT.1881, Table Rock.NB- 1908, Largo.Greenlawn Cem, Frankfort. Unmarried. Bill was the handsomest of aLl the Kent boys, with black curly hair and pink, unblemished skin, When he was in his early 20*3, he lost his right hand dc wore , ever after a contrivance with a hook on the end for pulling himself up to a buggy or street car if he were in town and slots in which he could insert a knife, fork, spoon or a 8' -wi^iver. It was the day of firecrackers and other explo sives used to celebrate the 4th of July, mill had set a giant cracker out on the road in front of the Kent farm and lighted it. it sputtered and appeared to fizzle out. When he picked thait tu o ittu nare-lighd to bet amputatedit, it explode. d in his hand, so mangling it Ü. 5 ELSIE DORA KENT £ Dode)1884 near Boyleston- 1968 Mt. Vernon, IOOP Cem. at Wabash Co,m,1909, Largo,to Elbert Lansing Lindley, born near Andrews - 1968, Mt. Vernon, burled with wife. Elsie graduated from Churubusco H.S. in 1902. Early in their life they were farmers. They bought a house in Largo and Elbert traveled each day to work In Wabash. He developed diabetis which necessitated the amputation of one leg, then the other. Dora had had several operations, and a broken hip in her late 70's. In 1964 they sold their home and moved to an apartment In Mt. Vernon near their son Bill & his family. There they died in 1968, within 13 days of each other. Dora was an immaculate housekeeper and never failed to keep up her appearance. With the aid of a walker, she'd hobble to the beauty parlor each week, She was a pretty woman and proud of it. She loved jewelry- good jewelry- and perfumes, powder, rouge, lipstick á pretty clothes. Much credit is due their daughter, Doris Parr, who despite having a family and a time-comsuming job of teaching, looked after them for a grest many years while they lived In Largo ; and to Bill and his family for looking after them at Mt. Vernon. 6 DORIS ELIZABETH LINDLEY,1911, Largo- ,m,1939 to Thurell Richard Parr at Simpson Methodist,Ft. Wayne by Rev Teeter. Education: Doris,grad. Largo H S 1929jB.S.1952 Manchester Coll. Teaches,elem. 26 years ( to 1972). Lincolnville & Largo, Southwood. Charter member, Kappa Delta Phi; ISTA, NEA, Rural T Assn/ Methodist Church. Thurell Richard Parr,1913,Portsmouth,VA- s/o John Henry Parr. From 1939-1945 they lived in Portsmouth where he was a Naval Yd. Construction worker. 7 LINWOOD LINDLEY PARR,1942, Largo- Grad. Largo H S 1964;grad. Manchester Coll. in pre-medjgrad. U. Colorado 1972 In Pharmacy. Spent 1000 hours apprenticeship in Pharmacy in Denver. Served 4f years, Capt in USAF, one year in Thailand. 6 WILLIAM ADDISON LINDLEY(Bill)1913,Largo-1968, St. Mary Hosp in Evansville, Belfontaine Cem. at Mt. Vernon,m,1942 at Frieden's United Church of Christ, St. Louis by Rev Paul Press to Doris Katherine Limbeiger of Mt. Vernon, 1909, Mt. Vernon- d/o Joseph Limbeiger & Rose Katherine Schellhorn. Bill graduated from Largo H S 1931, 2 years at Manchester Coll. Worked at Standard 011| Gibson Automatic Service in evansvillei Owner & operator GE store at Mt. Vernon; Sears.Roebuck,Evansville for 15 years. Served In US Army Military Police,1942-1945. Member, Tuscan Masonic Lodge, Largo; Scottish Rite, Ft. Waynej Mizpah Shrine, Ft. Wayne; Two River Swords of Bunker riill(Masonic) at Mt. Vernon. Trinity United Church of Christ, Mt. Vernon. Many civic organizations & Scouting. Doris, graduated,Mt. Vernon H S 1927, Lockyear's Bus. Coll,27-29. Worked as bookkeeper, L A Parker & Co, Wholesale Food, Evansville, Mt. Vernon Water Works; Co-owner GE Store; Co-owner Tasty-Treat Drive-in, Mt. Vernon; Sec, to Dr. Blevins, Humanities Division, Indiana State U. at Evansville; Receptionist, Wellborn Hospital at Evansville. Member , Ramblers Literary Club/ Order of Eastern o tar; Daughters of the Nile (Shrine); Church; & Scouting when children were growing up. 2nd m, 1972 to Paul V. Partington, owner & operator of the Evansville Blue Print Shop CONTINUED ON PAGE P for Bill & Doris children. 7 STUART JO LINDLEY,I945, Wellborn Hosp by Caesarian Section- in, 1970 to Nancy Ann Sutler,d/o Benjamin Butler & Mary Winifred Webb of Florissant,MO. Stuart grad. Indiana State U inl967, Lambda Chi Alpha, works for Emnerson Electric CO. St. Louis in Public Relations. Nancy teaches in Special Education. 7 CAROL KATHERINE LINDLEY,1948, Wellborn Hosp by Caesarian- m,1969 to John Ralph Pater, s/o Richard Pater & Ruth Hohn of Evansville. Carol graduated from Patricia Stevens Sc. in St. Louis; Counsellor and buyer of wigs for Sears while living at Flint, MI, where John was a special education teacher in the public schools. 7 DALLAS ADDISON LINDLEY,1949,Wellborn Hosp by Caesarian- m,1972 at Cathedral of St. James, South Bend,IN to Pamela Marie Nicholas, d/o Arthur John Nicholas of Mishawaka,IN. Dallas graduated from Ind. State U. Terre Haute in 1971, Lambda Chi Alpha.

***** 5 EDITH VERA KmNP,l386,Boyleston-1973 at Wyncote Church Home, PA, Services conducted McComb Mortuary,Ft. Wayne, Elk River Cem.Churubusco m,1908 at Missoula,MT to George Edward Beavers,1884, Ft. Wayne-1961, Philadelphia PA, McComb Mortuary 8c Elk River Cem, s/o Nathan Wilson Beavers & Deborah Ann Tucks. Edith graduated Churubusco H S 1904; summer sessions at State Normal, now Ind. St U. She taught 4 years,1904-1908, Urbana, 2 yrs. at Missoula while Ed finished his degree. She belonged to Eastern Star, DAB & Church. She was a brilliant student and wanted very much to attend IU, but her father's finances would not permit it. She was a beautiful young girl, who grew into a gracious,charm,ng woman, loved by everyone ; her brothers worshipped her. Ed, IU 3 years, Kappa Sigma; grad. 1909, B.S. Chem. engineer Log, U of Montana, Alpha Chi Sisrma. Belonged to American Inst. Chem.mng. & American Chem. Soc. He worked as Chem Eng. for Anaconda Copper Co. 1910-1918; Penn. Copper 8c Minning Co, Copperhill,IN,1920-1931» After retiring he worked for Bureau of Customs New Orleans & Jersey City. After 2nd retirement they lived at Harvard,Ma & Philadelphia. I9I8-I92O they lived in Atlanta,GA. 6 PHYLLIS MAilIOlM BEAVERS , 1910 , Billings,Mi ni,1931 at m. Broad St. Presbyterian Ch.,Columbus,OH by Dr.Cotton to Donald Cooper Wiley,1908,Delphi,IN- s/o Charles Orth Wiley & Hazel Cooper of Wabash, IN. Phyllis sot her elementary education at Anaconda, Atlanta ic Copperhill, ttrad. H S 1926 at Copperhill, basketball, drama, orchestra, choir. Aacnes Scott College, Decatur,GA, 192b-19275 B.S. Purdue, 1930 ;tna jors, Eng., French & Psychology; Pi Beta Phi; Science 8c English honoraries; Purdue Exponent; Ind ianarol is Business Coll, 1930-1931. PhiL'idelphia Horne onci Cchool Council President, Condy School; Board of Home and School Council of Philndelpnia; Executive Board,Somerton, Philadelphia, Methodist Church 1939 to 19^7 (Wrote history of the colonial church fron: handwritten records in nearby Friends Meeting house files); Red Cross Nurse's Aide 19^3 to 19^7 in Surgical, Orthopedic and Tumor Clinics Dispensary, Ab i rig ton Memorial Hospital; Pod Grnss Nurse's Aide, hamot Hospital, Erie, Pa., 19^7 to 195° in Tumor Clinic; Soroptimist Club, Erie, Pa; Executive Board Secretary,Erie Philharmonic Society,T-48 to >: nd rreuident of /.'omen's groups of Erie Philharmonic Society ( 19^8, 19^9); 1955 Co-Caai riaan of Erie Cancer Crusade 1951» Chairman of Library Committee and Librarian of • r-ice Pres. Church, Jenkintown, Pa;Christian Education Committee of same church. DeacoV| Q. In speaking of the cancer work in Aoington Memorial Hospital, Dr. Fred Kedinger, Oncolog and I set up the first private tumor clinic in the Philadelp ia area in I9¥i. Statistical research in cancer in both AbingtonUnd the Hamot Hospital'* in Erie provided the basis for entrance in to the American College of Surgeons of three M.D.'s. From 1959 to 196>, the research was purely in gynecological cancer at Abington Hospital. As a deacon of the Groce Presbyterian Church, I am on the Standing Committee of Memorial Gilts und Scholarships at the present time (1971)« I am a statistic in that I am an eleven year cure of cancer of the breast. The Church Library has become an obsession with me. In the past year, we have doubled the number of books in the library, doubled the number of borrowers of books, had wall to wall carpeting, new furniture etc.

On the leisure side, My husband and I have been boating for 23 years, first in Lake Erie and si -ce 1956 in the Chesapeake Ba£, Eastern Sh^re, where we spend more than a half of every week in the summer on the boat. Phyllis wrote in March,1973 after Edith died in Feb.1973« " My library committee in the church & Mamma's Bible Class arranged a memorial service, 2-20-73. It was a beautiful service in the John Wanamaker Chapel of our church ( Grace Presbyterian, Jenkintown.PA.). About # 100.00 has been donated to the church library, of which I am chairman, in memory of Mom." Donald got a B.S. in Mech. Eng. from Prudue in 1931; Beta Theta Pi; Tau Sicrma Mech. tíng. honorary.He was Production manager, J.J. Nesbitt Co.1931-1947, Chicago, Columbus,OH, Buffalo,Philadelphia» Vice-Pres. in charge of research, American Meter Co. 1947-1965, mrie & Philadelphia; President of Country Squire Homes & Wiley Metric, Inc., Philadelphia, 1965- 7 DONALD KENT WILEY(Kent) 1932,White Cross Hosp,Columbus,0H- m,1972, by Rev.Alvin L. Shiffer, Abington PA Lutheran Church to Constance Ann Willut,1940,Philadelphia- d/o ümil Frederick Wlllut & Herta Elsie Sonnenberg.Philadelphia. Kent attended Duke U for two years,Phi Delta Tneta; B.S. In Agri. at Cornell U. in 1955; D.V.M. U of PA, 1967. Spent 1 year farming land in NY State owned by Franklin D. Roosevelt and 2 years on a ranch in Rhodesia, Africa. Owner & operator of American Animal Hosp. Sarasota, FL, practice limited to small animals. Constance Ann graduated Abington H.S. 1958; attended Strouds- burcr College. Engaged at present as a licensed real-estate broker. In 1973 she sold a condominium unit to her husband's parents, Phyllis and Donald, in Sarasota. 8 CLARE ANNE WILEY, 1965. Coatsville,PA- 8 DIANE KATHRYN WILEY,196?,Jacksonville, FL.

6 BESSE RAE BEAVERS,1913»Billings,MT- ,m,1938 at the home of sister Phyllis Beavers Wiley,Philadelphia, to mugene William Caton,1913 in New York City- 1966 ,s/o mugene William Caton & Antoinette Marie Lefevre. Eugene died at Clifton For«e,VAi burled at Fairview Cem. North Bergen,NJ. Besse graduated Valedictorian from Copperhill H.S. 1930; Brennan Coll,Gainesville,GA- 1 year; U of GA at athens, 1 year; High Museum of Art, Atlanta,2 yrs; Spencer Bus. Sc. 1 yr. After the death of Eugene she took work in the Adv. Dept.,Daily Review at Clifton Forge, besse may be one of the few persons who remembers seeing Buffalo Bill Cody when he made his last public appearance in Billings and the great Maude ndams and Otis Shinner in " The Merchant of Venice" in New York City Besse donated to the Pruitt Book Fund. C. Dinn Eugene graduated from Windham, Maine H.S. 1932 j B.S in Chem. engineering, Tufts U, Boston, 1936 7 NANCY CATON , 19'+2 , New Brunswick, NJ- ,m,1965 at St. Joseph Catholic Ch. Clifton Forge to James Bevevino, 1938,Warren PA- s/o William Bevevino i Mary Kavinski of Warren. Nancy graduated Goshen H.S. 1960j B.S.Betailing »Russell Sage Coll. 1964. Has worked at Bloomingdales Dept Store in New York City. James , B.S., Cleveland St. U. formerly Fenn Coll., M.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. Sales Manager for Struthers Wells. 8 KAREN BEVEVINO, 1966, Warren,PA- 8 SUSANNE BEVEVINO, 1967, Warren,PA- 7 EUGENE WILLIAM CATON, III, 1944,Doylestown,PA- m,1972 at Clifton - Forge by Rev. Bridgers,Methodist & nev. J.H.Stephens,Presbyterian to Barbara Maxine Downs, 1948, Huntsville, Ala- ,d/o Martin Downs & Virginia Watson. Eugene, Gr. 1, Pauling,NY 5 2-3,Beekman,NY;4-5,Harvard,MA; 6-7 at Chardon,OH; 8th at Goshen,NY; 9,10,^11 Goshen C.H.S; grad. Clifton Forge H.S. 1963; Key Clubj 4yers,football, 2 letters; 4 years wrestling, 3 letters; 3 years Track, 1 letter. A.B. Bus. & Econ.,Emory & Henry College,Intra mural Sports. Starting Jan 197? was Business Manager at U. of VA at Roanoke,VA. Served in U.S.Navy,1966-1972 , 4 years in a out of Vietnam. Barbara attended K-3 grade at Johnson's Corners ,B.aroer~ ton.OH; 4-6 at Morgan Elem Montpelier,IN; then Port Clinton Jr. H S in Port Clinton,OH & grades 7-9 at Smith Jr. H.S. at Charlotte,NC. Grad. Clifton Forge H S 1966. Pres. of Tri- Hi-Y; Newsoaper staff. Voted "Wittiest in Class of '66". Terrum Jr.'College,1966-1968; B.S. mmory & Henry College in I97O. President Methodist Union; Student Government; oelta Omicron Pi social; Vice-Pres. Cardinal Key, Honorary. Employed as Rangerette Douthat State Park; Director Arts & Crafts Camp Easter Seals; Teacher of English, Lancaster ± Stafford County,VA Schools.

7 SUSAN CATON, 1946, Doylestown PA- 1111,1965 at murnside, NC by Rev. Raymus Hilliard, M.E. to Richard Fuhrman,1945, Clifton Forge- ,s/o Laverne (Michael) Fuhrman & Marian Scott„ Susan, Graduated Clifton Forge H S 1964, attended Dabney Lancaster College. Richard, B.S. Lincoln Memorial, Harrogate, TN 1967; M.S. U of.VA, 1971. Is Guidance Counsellor Covington,VA Public Schools.

8 RICHARD FUHRMAN Jr. Nov. 16,1965,Clifton Forge

ts MICHAEL EUGENE FUHRMAN,Mar. 13,1970

*«• *ir "k -ifr s. 5 Dr. GEORGE BENJAMIN KENT, 1891,Johnson Twp,near Boleston.IN- 1968, Paradise Valley, Phoenix,AR, Greenwood Memorial Park, Phoenix, cremated.,m,1921,Whitman,MA,Gong.Church to Razel May Hall of Whitman. George grad. Urbana H S 1909; M.D. I U 1915' Internship,Robert Long Hosp. 1915-1917; fellowship in Surgery,Mayo Clinic,1921-1924. He practiced, Denver,CO,1924-19685 Surgery. Res.Cherry Hill estates He served as Capt.US Med.Corp, 1917-1921; Pt. Oglethorpe,GAj Ft. Porter,NY; Expeditionary Force in Siberia; Surgeon on Army Transport; Ft. Warden,WA. Hazel May Hall,I89I,Camden,ME-1970,Paradise Valley,Phoenix,Greenwoo Cem. Grad. Whitman H S 1909; New England Conservatory of Music, 2 yrs; Boston School óf Occupational Therapy,1917-1918. Church & Concert Soloist,I9II-I917; served In Army Med. Corp. as Occupational Therapist 1915-1920} Hosp. at. Shelling,MN; Ft. Porter, NY ( Where she and her husband met.); Hampton,VA; Carlisle PA & 1 year Red Cross.Boston. Church soloist & choir leader, Rochester,MN,1921-1922; Started the Occupational Therapy Dept. at Mayo Clinic,1921-1922; Church soloist, Denver,1924-1929. Member Steinway music club, Denver,1925-1935»was President 1 year. Hazel was a daughter of Melvin Robert Hall & Rosetta Whitehouse of Whitman,MA, Melvin Robert Hall,1863-19455 Rosetta Whitehouse Hall,1865-1951. 6 GEORGE BENJAMIN KENT Jr. 1922.Rochester,MN- m,1947, Omaha,NB to Lois Marilyn Fritts of Omaha. Divorced. George got his elementary education at Park Hill; Smiley Jr. ri S; grad. East H S Denver,1940, glee club, pre-med club, president of the student council, student council, Vice-P. Jr. class & National Honor Soc.; A B Chem Zoology,Dartmouth, 1943, glee club & Sigma Nu; M D at U. of Denver, 19475 Internship, IU Med.Center 1947-1948; residency in pathology, U of Colo.1948-1949. Practiced as Ass't to Staff, Mayo Clinic, Surg. Path. 1952, Certified, Am. Bd. of Pathalosry-Pathalosric Anatomy, 1952; Pathalogist, St.Joseph Hosp, Phoenix,Ï954- . Served in US Navy ROTC, 1944-1947; Capt. US Army Med. Corp, Ft. McPherson,GA,1952-1954. Member of Dartmouth Alumni i Assn; Mayo Alumnii; Maricopa County AR Med. Soc; AR Med. Soc; AMA 5 College of American Pathalogists ; Soc Clinical Pathalogists- Council for AR; President,I967-I969 of AR Soc. of Pathalogists; American Cancer Soc; AR Heart Assni Dr. George(I should have titled him Dr. to start with. C. Dinn) has outside interests in: Personal library, medical & general and a mountain cabin at Payson, AR. Lois Marilyn Fritts,1927, Womans Hosp,Denver-1967,Phoenix, Greenwood Memorial Park, d/o Dwight H. Fritts & Hazel Maurine Scattergood. Attended Venton School, 22nd Deer Park Blvd In Omaha & grad. Central H S Omaha 1943; U of Nebraska, 2| yrs. Member of Jobs Daughters; Central H S Girls Club; Youth groups at Wheeler Memorial Presbyterian Church. Worked as Sec. to Personnel Head Colo. Gen. Hosp. Member, Volunteers Goodwill; St. Joseph Hosp. Aux; Gray Ladies of Phoenix V A Hosp; and the Maricopa Co. Med. Soc. Aux. 7 GEOFFREY BENJAMIN KeNT,1947, Indianapolis,IN- Elementary education at Madison Meadows, Phoenix; Grad. Central H S Phoenix, 1965, Explorer Scouts; NM Military Inst. Roswell,I965-I9675 B.A. Anthropalogy, AR St. Uni. Tempe, 1970. Member Alumnii Assn. NM Mil. Inst. & AR ST.; Episcopal Church. His special Interests are Guitar,any music; woodworking & library. T. 7 KAREN ELIZABETH KENT,1948.Denver- ,ra,1970 by Pr. Hullraan at St. Francis Xavier Church,Phoenix, George William Hollingsworth, s/o George Wilbur Hollingsworth & Mary Theresa Vittorelli of San Diego. Elementary education in Phoenix, Grandview,19 54-55, Rose Lane, 1955-57 & Madison Meadows,57-63. Grace Phoenix Central H S 1966, Gymnastic Team,Girls Athletic Assn; Attended AR State U at Tempe ; Physical Bd , Kaydettes, Golden Hearts, Woman's Gymnastic Team; Episcopal-Catholic Ch. Employed by First National Bank of ÁR 1968-1970 & Continental Bank, 1970- 8 KIMBERLEY DENISE HOLLINGSWORTH,Jan.9,1972,Phoenix- Dr. George Benjamin Kent,Jr. 2nd m,196l at Las Vegas,NV to Jeanne Diane Burger. Divorced. Jeanne living in Hawaii in 1973« 7 LISA ANN KENT(adopted),1963,Phoenix- 7 DIANE MEREDITH KEN ,1965,Phoenix- Dr. George Benjamin Kent,Jr. 3rd m,1968 at Paradise Valley by Rev. Raymond Manker, Unitarian-Universat1st to Sandra Jo Thomson, 1937» Nebraska City,NB- ,d/o John Nicholas Thomson & Lorene Emily Strone; of Syracuse. Sandra's children by previous m, Derrick Edwin Bostrom, i960, Phoenix & Damon Kerr Bostrom, I.962, Phoenix. Sandra's elementary education obtained at Kenwood-Minneapolis, 1942-46 Sc Owatorma, MN,1946-49. Grad. Wills H S 1955. Occidental College, Los Angeles, 19 55-57 j AR ST. Coll 57-59; St. Joseph School of Med'. Tech, Phoenic, 59-60. Member of Church Choir. 7 GARRETT THOMPSON KENT,July 22,1970, Phoenix- 6 REBECCA ELIZABETH KENT,1924, Rochester,MN- Becky suffered all her life with migraine head aches. After graduating from Denver H S in 1943, she attended several colleges but dropped out of most of them because of illness. Her last attance was in an art & weaving school in NY state, I believe. She was very skilful with her fingers and because of this,was accepted as a lab. technician at CA Institute of Technology in work that required minute detail. About 1965 she was operated for tumor of the brain. While seeming recovered, she returned to live with her parents until their deaths. Since, she has resided in their winter home in Paradise Valley, AR, 6 Dr. ROBERT HALL KENT, 1929, Denver- m, at Denver, Suzanne Ojvarosi of Denver. Suzanne was a beauty queen and honor student at U of Denver. Divorced. Robert educated, Denver Public Schools; grad. pre-med. at Dartmouth; M.D. Uni. of Colo 1 Fellowship Mayo Clinic. Medical practice at Colorado Springs,CO. 7 BRIAN EDWA11D KENT,1956- 7 GORDON ANDREWS KENT,1958- 7 STEWART DOUGLAS KENT.1961- 7 ANDREA KENT, u. 4 WILLIAM OTTO PRUITT,1853-1933•m»1890,Frankfort by Rev.E.H.Staley to America M.E.(Maud) Carter,1866- ? ,d/o George Carter & Mary Elliott. America's will recorded at Frankfort Court House, dated 3-9-1948. I am not unmindful of my son, Orvan H. Pruitt of Terre Haute in making this will, butbecause my son, George, has stayed with me and looked after me for the last fifteen years since the death of my husband, William 0. Pruitt, it is my will and I hereby do give, bequeath,grant, and devise unto my son, George B. Pruitt, all of the property of which I may die the owner, including real,personal, and mixed, to have and to hold as his absolutely. I don't know what I would have done without him. America M. Pruitt George B. Pruitt,Executor. 5 ORVAN HOYLE PRUITT,1894-195LTerre Haute,m,1924,Dorothy Mae McGill,1904, Rossville- ? 6 WILLIAM (Billy) HOYLE PRUITT,1926- ,m,1952,Barbara Ann Vermillion. 7 RITA BOBETTE PRUITT,1953- 7 TERRI ANN PRUITT,1956- 6 JOHN EDWARD PRUITT,1928- ,m,1953,Joyce elaine Boss 7 JOHN WILLIAM PRUITT,1963- 7 JENNIFER GALE PRUITT(adopted),1966- 5 MARY PRUITT,1893-1941,m,1917,Roy Helms,1893- . farmer and minister,s/o Grant Helms & Luella Kincaid of Circleville. Roy's 2nd m,1943, Jewell oung Pruitt, divorced from Cleon 0. Pruitt, whose parentage we don't know. 5 WILLIAM PRUITT ? 5 GEORGE BRYAN PRUITT,1896-1970, Clinton Hosp.Frankfort, Kempton Cem.,m,1949 Marie Amos, widow of Kempton. Neither George nor Marie had children but Marie had two nieces who often stayed with them. George was a member of the Bd. of Trustees of the Hillisburg M.E."Ch, Vice-Chairman of the Johnson Twp. Farm Bureau; member, Scottish Rite, 4-Square Scottish Rite Club; O.E.S of Kempton; 50 yrs Forces F & A M, He owned and lived his entire life on his paternal estate, which included the 80 A given to his father, William 0. Pruitt by his grandfather, John Pruitt and the 80 A his grandfather, John Pruitt, had given to his daughter.Rebecca Elizabeth Kent and her husband, William Kent, which they had sold to George's father,William 0. Pruitt, at the time the Kents decided to pull up roots in Clinton County to move to Table Rock,NB, where they stayed only long enough for dissatisfaction to set in before returning to Clinton County. 4 JAMES WALTER PRUITT, I855-I887, St. Pauls Cem.. , m, m, 1876 .Hannah Heaton,I857-I93I,d/o William Heaton & Margaret Johnson. 5 DAISY PRUITT, 1876-1920, St. Pauls Cem. 5 JOHN W. PRUITT,farmer near Hillisburg,1878-1951.m,1899 at Hillisburg by Rev. A L Brandenburg to Emma Bond.1883- ? d/o George Bond anu Ellen Wells. 6 WALTER PRUITT, ? 6 LUCILE PRUITT, deceased 5 CLINTON PRUITT, farmer,I88O-I965, Community Hosp.Indianapolis. The last five months of his life he lived with his niece, Claudia Pruitt Williams of Indianapolis, buried at Whitman Cem. at Michigan town, IN.m, 1906,Grace Smith, ? -1957 2nd m,Marie Farmer, ? -1964, Kokomo, IN 5 CLAUDE V. PRUITT, farmer,1882-1908, St. Pauls Cem.,m,1907 to • Anna Mechem,1884- ? , at Frankfort by Rev. Alfred Kemmer, d/o Joseph Mechem & Amanda Malicoat. 6 CLAUDIA PRUITT,1908,Hilliaburg- ,m,1927, Paul Peterson, barber, 1900- ,at Cutler, s/o Floyd Peter son, barber & Vessie Ghere of Cutler. Pnd m, ? Williams, Indianapolis. 4 DORCAS LAVINA (Dorc) PRUITT,185?.Johnson Twp.-1937,Frankfort.Green lawn Cem,m,1876 at the Pruitt farm home by Rev.tí H Harmon to Lawson C Merritt, .1854-1918, Greenlawn, see biography below.

LAWSON C. MF.RRTTT.

Prominent among tTic retired agriculturists of t Union enmity is Lawson C. Merrill, ;t well known, respected and pi.pnlai man, who lias hem one or tin- solid supports of the county and aided materially in its rapid growth. Mr. Merrill claims 11- laurels for Ins main useful arts in life, hut he com mands the esteem and admiration of die people. He has not confined lr,s

efforts to hP farm alone hul lias aided in whatever enterprise he has hecn asked to join, and which appeared to him to hold some measure oi good. As a representative citizen of Clinton county. Mr. Merrill is more than en titled to a prominent place in a histon of that countv. Lawson C Merrill wns horn in Johnson township, Clinton county. February ri. 1S54, and vas the son of John and Harriet fSrotr) Mern;;. Tolm Merritt was horn in Virginia in I013. was brought to Ohio hy Ins par ents when a hov and came to Indiana in the v>'s. Fie performed the ta-ks of the earh pioneer and cleared about two hundred acres of land, part oi which is nou m possession of Lawson ('. Merritt. Our subject's grand father. Adam Merritt, was horn and reared in the Hid Dominion, and came

to Clinton countv. ader having Ihed a few years jn Coshocton county, O.. and entered par' of the farm later owned by our subject. John Merritt \vn- married to Helen M. William- of Ohio, and of the union were horn two chil dren. India, and an infant who died. Mr. Merritt's second marriage was to Harriet Ann Scott, daughter of Tames Scott, and of tins union was horn onr subject and -even other children. Mrs. Merritt was horn in I8J_' in die southern part of Indiana, her parents being earl;, settlers of this state. 1 rx\ moved lo l'.<>vlcst'>n. thi- countv, on a farm, where they both died Mi Merritt and Ids wife were members of the i'.aptist church, and were pcop.' iovc! hv all "ho knew them. The m.otlur prwd from this earth Decem ber i !. 1N7Í. and the father died June 7. iN'i.v I .aw... ,11 i Meruit arrived a good common -chonl education in 'his M.utb. and v. a \\ ;tcd o-j ihe 1".mc farm. v. her • he stayed until he \\;i> fifty vt-ar- of am. ,'\< pn-si-in Mr Merritt <>uin I •< hundred and ninety-live acic- of v. ib nt 1. nJ in ihe ea-ten part tin county, which is well im- ic-.^ed and < 1 appid v. ith the late-', cnvciiirn. «•-. His home is modem and the farm building- an of the latest type. ''or -, •.•ear- Mr. Merritt served as trustee b hn-un township and was the clerk ot Clinton county lor tbe vears \ (,(•>.] io mi-'. Mr. Merritt takes an a.tnt part in the politics of the day. and i- a faithiul -importer ro' the Rcpuhli-an party. 111 religious affairs

he i.- a Metho.'>| an,] fraternizes with the I leur\ oleiit Protective Order of Mr. Merritt'- hr. .tbeis and -ister-' are as foilnws: |,,lia. trw. ujfc 0f Kph I'M war. Is. ni Nillishmg. thi- rmimy; íku-i, M., die,! in 1005; Fmmazet and Knie. died in mfancv : Síndin, uii\ of Samuel Armstrong-, of Frankfort: S'-oll. a larmer of lohn.son township, tin- county and IMurtli p., wife of W. X. I'arriman of k'rankfort. (m April 27. iS'70. Mr. Merritt was married to Dorcas L. Pruitt. who uas horn Scptcmh. ,• iS. ,N •- the daughter of J.,hn and Nancy J. (Stewart) Pruitt. farme; - of Mips,.,, township. The father died in the year iSfls, and 11,0 "T'lher continued io live on the farm until the buildings were completely destroyed b\ lire, after whirl, -he made her home with our subject until her rk':l,h in ,om- •»'••> Merrm was one of eight children: Rebecca, wife of Wdliam Kent, twin broth,-,- o.f Judge Kent; William 0.. farmer of Johnson tmynship; Walter, died in '888;; Mol'ie. wife of YY. IT. Davis, nf Forest. Ind.: Dora, wid-wv oi benjamin P. Tiilli.-. of Frankfort: Margaret (de- ceasidl, and Jennie I. . wife of Hint Davis, of Forest. T" T-:iw' L • J'''1'11 •'• druggist of Marion. hid., married to Clara Bristol, has tuo children. John W. and Margaret P.: ! Inheit. aNlmb-iu in pharmacy at Northwe-tern Cmwrsiu of Chicago, will graduate in 1,114. and Lawson C, Jr.. at home. The latter is a fine piano player and expects to take up pharmacy as a lim vork both Mr. and Mrs. Merritt are enjoying their life, and live comfortably and easily in their beautiful home on North Main street. E. SON MERRITT,1879-1961,Greenlawn, ra,1903, Alta Littell, born in Jenninings-1945,Frankfort.Greenlawn. E.Bon,grad Purdue, B S in Pharmacyj Owner & operator of Merritt Drug Store,Frankfort. Children all born in Frankfort. 6 MAriTHA D. MERRITT, grad. Butler U..1926.K A 0,1904- m,1931 to James Alfred Gloin of Indianapolis, comptroller in department store, 1901, Buffalo,NY- ,s/o James M. Gloln, Woolworth Mgr. & Harriet M. Post. James Alfred later became President of L S Ayres Dept Store, Indianapolis. 6 ELIZABETH MERRITT , 1907- ,m,1929,Francis H. Boor,1903, Newcastle,IN- , grad. Purdue, Phi Delta Theta, d/o Howard Boor & Ethel Davis. 7 ELIZABETH (Tooty) BOOH,graduate of Lawrence College Appleton,WI, K A 0,m, Fred Brendemikl of Appleton, grad. of Lawrence College. 2nd m, Jose Hebares,adopted son of Joseph & Helen Stout of W. Lafayette,grad.Purdue. 7 HOWARD MERRITT BOOR, grad Lawrence College,m,1959 to June Evelyn Law, d/o Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Emmett Law of Fowler,IN. 7545 Keating Drive, Indianapolis. 7 NANCY BOOR 6 ii. BON MERRITT, Jr. , 1910-1960, suf focated as flames extensively damaged interior 01 nis home in Frankfort, m, Carolene ? Divorced, she later m Jarmigan ? and went to live Dallas,TX. E.Bon,Jr. grad. Purdue,1932;B S Pharmacy and was associated with his father in drug business. 7 BON REYNOLDS MERRITT,1935-196?,Long Beach,CA 7 MARTHA. MERRITT, ? ,m,Ernest Perkins, Jr. Grad Purdue, P.E. 1957. 6 FRANCES MERRITT, ? - afew years after Grad. Purdue. 5 WALTER SCOTT MiSRtiITT, 1883- before 1961, Cashier ist Nat Bank, Kirklin & deputy County Clerk,m,1906,Bessie arl Hicks, 1886,Shelby Co.,IN- ,d/o William Hicks & Margaret Ballard. 6 JAMES L MERRITT, 6 VIRGINIA MERRITT, 5 JOHN P MERRITT, druggist, Muncie,IN,1888-1936,m,Clarinda Bristol, 1889- ,d/o William P. Bristol, merchant, of Frankfort. 6 JOHN MERRITT, 6 ROBERT MERRITT, 6 MARGARET L MERRITT, 6 HUGH MERRITT, 5 RICHARD HUBERT MERRITT, grad Pharmacy, Northwestern U. 1890- ,m,19I6,Mamie Gessler. 6 CATHERINE MERRITT, 6 Twins, 6 BETTY MERRITT, 5 A daughter died in infancy. 5 LAWSON C MERRITT, Jr. Grad. B S Pharmacy, Purdue, 1921, Phi Gamma Delta,1899-1955,Atlanta,GA,m,1922, Beatrice Boulden,1900, Frankfort-1955, Frankfort, d/o Melville Forest Boulden, M.D. & Mildred I Buckingham of Frankfort. Except for the daughter who died in infancy, Dorcas had only boys. She determined that one of her sons should play the piano. She sat on the bench beside Lawson, Jr., a stick in her hand, while he practiced piano, át Purdue he had a fine orchestra that played for all the college dances. After graduation he became a salesman for a pharmaceutical com pany, Atlanta and died there. His wife, Bea, came back to Frankfort and while visiting her brother-in-law, E Bon, Jr., died there two months later. When young they were very much in love and an exceptionally attractive couple.

4 STEPHEN PRUITT, died in infancy. 4 MARY ANN (Molly) PRUITT, 18 59-19*+1, Forest Twp. , Clinton, St. Paul's C. in,1877, William Henry Davis,1854, Forest-1919, farmer & stockraiser, s/o Hueston Davis & Jane Lynch. Hueston Davis,1823-1879, s/o John Davis, 1300- ? & Elizabeth Doro, ? -i860, d/o John Doro & Mary Freeman. John Davis, s/o William Davis,178O- ? & Mary Watkins. Jane Lynch, d/o Abraham Lynch & Cathrine Garner, m ,1845 Hueston Davis, by Abraham Whiteman, J P. All their children born Forest Twp. 5 0PHIR ALLEN DAVIS,I878 nea^ Scircleville,Farmer & grain dealer- 1929, St. Petersburg,FL,St. Paul's Cem,m,1907, Gertrude Suhre, 1878-1936,d/o Henry C Suhre & Margaret Mendon. 5 JENNIE MAY DAVIS,1882-1968, St. Paul's, m,1901,David Robertson, I88O-I947 St. Petersburg FL. See his biography below« A cnrt-f'.ii;';c: gerieiai'oi; of .;gaml*;jtP. uh«. :uc r.p!i.>i hng tlx :'•:!'/!'.:.ti ' of ll*. b faiiu-t.- as tiders or the sod. Mr. Robertson iea-med many xivv.i*-' °!

the Vwc.tiion while lie wa> yotuh: and ;«> yetnhful impre.-uon.; arc the strong- e.-i .uld are the jjui-ita tu Run re life, HVM u» hii tat her s teacinng was periect

in da.-, and techmnue, he ha3 had n-j iioubic ranking among the most suc-

cc.,.,fid and scicnidic or tin.- count\*s farmers. Ilia ancestors, were good liovj-icr people who early in the centurj broke the forests of Indiana in order that home might be erected. Y.

Mr. Robert.-.,-ii was burn on February 12, 1880, in Howard county, In diana, and was ihe sun oi Bryant and .Mary Jane (Gullion) Robertson. The lathe! was born April 8, 1845, m Push county, and is still living in Forest. I lie niniher was born in 1ÍS49 in Howard county, and survives. Roth parents received a common school education and the father followed farming all his life. He was a Democrat. Eight children were born to the union: Minnie, Loren. David. Daniel, Martha, 1 'carl. Homer and Ernest. David Robertson received the usual common school training in Howard countv. and then took up active farming. He moved in 1897 from Howard countv to I'orc-t township and then jumped to Johnson township, where he now lives. Tic has continued to farm ever sincy. and raises Jersey milch cow s and Ter«ev lings nn the side. Tie has one hundred and ninety-six acres of land where he bves and which belongs to his wife's father. It is all tillable with the exception uf twenty acres, which is in timber. On the estate is a fine home, which is a model for a country residence. Mr. Robertson was married on December 24, 1002. to"Jennie Davis, who was bom in this township on May 23, 1882, the daughter of William H. and Mollv f PruitO Davis, fanners who now reside in Forest township. Three children have been born of this union: LilHe, January 10, 1903: William, fulv 18, ior.fi. and Mable Tretha. August 23. TQ13. Religiously, Mr. Robertson is a member of the Methodist Protestant church, and politically a Democrat. 6 LILLIE ROBERTSON,1903,Scircleville-1930,St. Paul's,m,1925,Roger Ross,farmer,s/o Frank Ross & Grace Leewis of New Washington,IN. 7 Unnamed child, prematurely,1930. 6 WILLIAM BRYANT ROBERTSON,farmer & stockraiser,1905-1973,s t. Petersburg,FL.m,1924, at Frankfort to Dorotha M Alter,1905-1963, d/o Albert Alter & Delma Narvels 7 DOROTHA JEAN ROBERTSON,1936- ,m,1948,Floyd Redding, 1919- ,s/o Leroy Walker Redding & Lillian Hargraves of Delphi. Both Purdue Grad. 8 THOMAS LEE REDDING,1954,Dayton 0H- 8 JAMES REDDING,1958- 7 ROBERT D ROBERTSON,farmer & fertilizer dealer,1928- Had 2years at Purdue,Lambda Chi Alpha. m,1949 at Frankfort to Patricia M Rowe, d/o Robert Rowe & Martha Reardon. Patricia, M S Ed. Butler U. 8 JAMES DANIEL ROBERTSON,1950- ,B S E E,Purdue,1972 8 JENNIFER ANN ROBERTSON,1952- ,Jr.Purdue,72-73• 8 JANET ELLEN ROBERTSON,1953- ,Soph Butler U 72-73. 8 ANDREW JAY ROBERTSON,I96O- ? BETTY JO ROBERTSON,1929- ,m,1950,William Kramer Ransom s/o Tim Ransom & Blanche Kramer of Frankfort. Betty Jo had one year at Ind. State U. William is a lumber dealer, tne Kramer Lumber Co., Frankfort. 8 KAREN SUE RANSOM,1951»Frankfort- ,Grad,Purdue. 8 MICHAEL RANSOM, 1953- 1 2 yrs Vincennes U. 7 DAVID ALBERT ROBERTSON, farmer, R R 1, Forest,IN. 1935_ ,m,1954,at Frankfort to Helen Sue Smith,1934- d/o J & Minnie Smith of Frankfort. Helen Sue graduated I U in Ed., employed Ingram Richardson, Frankfort.. 8 ROBIN SUE ROBERTSON,1955- 8 KIMBERLY ROBERTSON,1957- 8 RUSSELL WILLIAM ROBERTSON,1959- z. William Bryant Robertson's 2nd m, Dec. 26,1963 to Mary Jo Coleman, widow of Morgan E Pickard of Frankfort. 6 Unnamed daughter, born & dies, 1907. 6 MABLE IRETHA ROtíERTSON, 1913, Forest- ,m,1934 at Forest to Julius Lawrence Wyrick, s/o Jeptha Andrew Wyrick & Mary Elizabeth McQuinnj Jeptha Andrew Wyrick, s/o Andrew Wyrick & Daisy Melinda Martin,d/o James Benton Martin. 7 JOSEPH ALLEN WYHICK, farmer, grad. Purdue B S Agri. Econ, Sigma Chi, 1936- ,m,1963 to Majorie Wilson d/o Howard Wilson & Fannie Cleveland of Bedford,ÍN, Registered Nurse, Methodist Hosp.,Indianapolis. 8 TIMOTHY ALLEN WYRICK,I966- 8 THOMAS DAVID WYRICK,I968- 7 RICHARD LEON WYRICK, farmer, lyr at Purdue. 1939- ,m,1964 to Sharon Irwin, d/o Francis Irwin 8c Joan Ogle of Antioch. Sharon, A B Ball State. 8 POLLY WYRICK,1966- 8 DEAN WYRICK,I968- 8 DAVID ANDREW WYRICK,1971- 6 MARY ELIZABETH ROBERTSON,1916, Forest- ,m,1935 at Forest to Ralph Butler, farmer,1916, Russiaville- s/o Earl Butler 8c Hazel Miller of Carroll Co. IN 7 ODEL ANN BUTLER, attended Purdue,54-56.Alpha Xi Delta, 1936- ,m,1956 at Forest M E Church by Rev.howard B Cress to David Strange,1934- , farmer near Forest, s/o Mace Strange & Sylvia Ashley of Antioch. Grad. Purdue, B 3 in Agri. 1956. 8 MICHAEL STEPHEN STRANGE,I966- 8 CYNTHIA ANN STRANGE,I969, Terre Haute- 7 JARED WILLIAM BUTLER,1941- , grad. Duke Uni. at Durham,NC in Bus. Adm. 1962. Agent State Farm Ins.Co. C.L.U. 1972,m,1963 at home of bride's parents by Rev. C.Howard Lindley to Martha Jane Harris,1940- d/o Lewis Marion Harris & Wilma Burnan of Framtfort. Martha Jane grad. IU AB in Ed. 8c Eng in'1962, with MS IU in 1964. 8 JULIA DENISE BUTLErt, 1964- 8 JENNY MICHELE BUTLER,I966- 8 PETER ERIC BUTLER,I969- 8 STEPHANIE LEIGH BUTLER,1970- 5 JOHN HUESTON (Huey) DAVIS,died Septl9,l880 lived 6m, 26 d. 5 JOADY DAVIS, Aug 2 1884-Oct.7,1884 William Davis was born and reared in Forest Twp; was married at 23 to Mary Ann (Molly) Pruitt who lived in Johnson Twp. They went to housekeeping in a small log house where her mother had started house keeping. Three years later they built a brick house, 1880, where her youngest granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth Butler, now lives. They were • very prosperous farmers. They retired in 1903 and moved to Frankfort. Later, they moved to Forest where they built a house and spent the rest of their lives. Written by Jennie Davis Robertson in 1955» A letter from Jennie Davis Robertson to E. Vera Kent in 1955« "Sure was glad to have you visit us. You must do so again. I Know you will have a nice visit with Alice (Alice Kent Johnson,a 2nd cousin, then living in Virginia MN 5 sister to E. Vera Kent 8c grann daughter of Rebecca Elizabeth Pruitt Kent.). Mable (Mable Robertron, d/o Jennie Davis Robertson, d/o Mary Ann Pruitt Davis.) was here Saturday night and we may see you either Monday or Tuesday if it doesn't get too hot. AA, Lillian's daughter Janet ( Lillian Davis Avery Stong, a cousin, dau. of Jennie Lind Pruitt Davis and Janet Avery Turley,cousin once removed & Lillian's daughter.), is still staying with Carl. ( Lillian's second husband.) He Is some better but not too well. I'm glad to fill out the sheets you gave me. It was easy for I had it all in my Heuston Davis ( her grand father) history of seven generations, it is very interesting. I will be glad to get the Pruitt & Stewart records. ( Jennie died In 1968.) I don't know if you know that Bon Merritt ( cousin, s/o Dorcas L. Pruitt Merritt.) was operated upon last Sat for another gall-stone. He was operated upon May 24 for a ruptured gall bladder. I just talked with Grace Pruitt ( wife of cousin Clinton Pruitt.) who said he was getting along ü.ü. I had aletter from Dora (Dora Kent Lindley, cousin, d/o Rebecca Elizabeth Pruitt Kent and an Aunt to Alice & Vera Kent.)} said no one had let her know about Lillian's death. Guess she couldn't have come anyway as she isn't too well again. However she thinks they will try to come when Elbert ( Elbert Lindley, Dora's husband.)gets his vacation in October. I hope so. Love, Jennie."

4 CAROLINE MEDORA(Dora) PRUITT,1862, Johnson Twp-1950,Frankfort.Green lawn, m,1882 at Scircleville to Benjamin Franklin Hillis, farmer, s/o Anderville Hillis & Mary Ann Knapp by Rev. John Heim. Benjamin,I857, Scircleville-1901,Scircleville after a train accident.Greenlawn. 5 MABLE DOT HILLIS,1882- ,m,1905,Medaryville, Jesse Grant Doane,1880-1933, s/o George m Doane, physician & surgeon of Burlington & Rebecca Jane Mosie by Rev. CO.Smock. Jesse was a teacher at Frankfort H S. They had no children but doted on their nieces, daughters of her brother, Colonel Hillis. 5 MERLE ANDERVILLE HILLIS,1884-1908,Frankfort.Greenlawn,m,1906 at Chicago to Lyla Zuehlhe,d/o Otto Zuehlhe & Asenath Snow, 6 mRLE, WILBUR HILLIS, 1907- ,an attorney, Milwaukee, wl. 5 MAUDE HILLIS,1887-1946, Indianapolis Hospital. 5 COLONEL BENJAMIN HILLIS,I889,Scircleville-1964,Greenlawn,m,1916, Bertha Hlnton, -1925, no children. 2nd m,1925, Georgia Ann Dickerson,I896,Crawfordsville- 1972,Frankfort, d/o William Dick erson & Lida AnnEll.iot of Frankfort. Colonel, grad Purdue, BS In Agri. 1911, Scottish Rite, Methodist Ch. 6 CAROLINE LUCILE HILLIS,1926- ,grad Scircleville H S 1944} B S Purdue,1948, Alpha Delta Pi, YWCA; M S State U NY at Buffalo, 1966; Reserch Chemist, taught Science, m,1947,Mark Oakley Johnson,s/o Henry George Johnson & Gertrude Hagstromj 1923,Minneapolis,grad n-xcelsior H S 19415 grad Purdue BS E.E. 1952, Delta Chi; Teacher State U NY. 7 CHRISTINA JO JOHNSON,I95O,Lafayette- ,grad Purdue 1969 BA Art Ed. Taught one year in Indianapolis. 7 AMANDA LEE JOHNSON,1953,fonawanda,NY, 1973 Jr.3,U.NY. 7 JEFFREY HILLIS JOHNSON,1956 .. 6 JULIA ANN HILLIS,1928- ,grad Scircleville HS 1946» Purdue 46-47, Secretary & Housewife,m,1949,Carl Paul McClure, s/o Paul McClure & Dorothy Shank of Kempton by nev. Henry Hill at Indianapolis. Carl, 1929, Indianapolis- Grad Scircleville HS 1946 & Purdue BS E E 1950. In 1973 Carl was Supt. Delco Electronics Div. G E Kokomo. 7 GEORGEANN McCLURE,1950, Frankfort- , grad North western H S Kokomo 1968; 1 year IU,m,1972,Michael Rent Caine at Ft. Lauderdale, s/o Robert & Ruth Caine of Kokomo,grad Kokomo H S 1967.BS Purdue 1971, Sigma alpha Epsilon. BB. 7 CARLA KAY McCLURE, 19 54 , Kokomo- .grad Northwestern H S Kokomo 1972, Freshman Purdue 1972-1973 7 CHARLES ELLIOT McCLURE, i960, Hinsdale,IL- 6 NANCY DELURES HILLIS,1930- . grad Scircleville H o 1943 ;Purdue U. Housewife ,m,1950 at Forest by Rev bhuker,

ME to Max Lamoine Ounn, a farmer, 1929- . grad 1948 Scircleville H S, s/o Martin Dunn & Ruth Marie Maish; Martin Dunn,s/o Alfred Z Dunn * Mary Hattie Heaton Bee bout; Ruth Maish, d/o Mordeciah Maish & Jose Coapstich; Mary Beebout, d/o James Heaton * Elizabeth Paris; Alfred Z^unn s/o Zachariah (Zeth) Dunn & Elizabeth Pruitt. In this family geneaologies of siblings, John Pruitt and Elizabeth Px*tli"tt C3TOSS» 7 LORETTA ANN DUNN,1950- »grad Clinton Central HS 1968; BS Purdue 1972, member Astrological Soc. Part time teacher. m,1972, Daniel Paul Stambaugh, s/o Robert & Roberta Stambaugh o New Canaan,Ct at the Hillis farm by Rev. Anderson,ME. Daniel,1950,Vermont grad Berea,OH H S 1968; BS Chem. Eng. Purdue 1972 7 HILLIS MARTIN DUNN,1951- »Srad Clinton Central H S 1969; Purdue 3 years, Kappa Delta Rho,m,1971 to Pamela Alice Marshall, d/o John Marshall

7 CAROLYN hub DUNN „ ,7 iq6l_ f May 17 ±9b) Twins 7 mAllsm SUji DUNN

4 SAnAH MARGARET (Maggie) PHU1TT ,l864,near Scirolevllle-1892.^1883 at Scircleville by Rev. David S.Boswell to Burton Edgar (Bert) Dunn, 186?- ? ,s/o Joseph Dunn & Amanda Murphy,d/o Archie & Elizabeth Murphy, serfs 2nd m,l893 to Maggie's cousin, Ida L. Pruitt, who eroded to be a cruel step-mother. She is said to have beaten the boys,Floyd & Fleet, only 3 & 7 at the time of her marriage. She would notlet them into Per house but made them sleep m the barn. In time she drove them off the farm. • S FLOYD DUNN,1886- ,m,1905 to Margaret (Maggie) Bond,1899- d/o Georp-e Bond & Ellen M. Wells of Kirklin Twp. Farmer. 6 KATHRYN DUNN,1907,Kl klin Twp- ,m,1927,George Kenneth Stair,1904,Columbia City,IN- ,s/o Walter otair & Nunnie Baer of Duck Creek,IN. 2nd m.1942 to Lyle 0. dandall,s/o Frank R.Randall & Aminda Owenson 6 KENNETH A. DUNN, ? ,m,1924,Lucile Stern, d/o Ellas w. Stern & Nettie Phillips.

7 NORMA R. DUNN, 192 5 T .

4 JENNIE LIND PRUITT, I869, Johnson Twp.-1945,Forest, St. Paul's Cem. m,l888 by Rev. L 0 Knox to Orace Clinton Davis,see biography below.

ORACH CLINTON DAVIS.

ll is a good sign when a couniy_ like Clinton ean boast of so many of her enterprising tanners ami business men uho are native sons, for it indi cates that here are to he round al! tne oppi .rtunitic.- necessarv to insure suc- ce-s in the material a'.iair.- ot hie and that her native sons, unlike so manv I rom various sections, ha\> found ii to their advantage to remain at home, lite}' have IKCII wi-e m d.ang ;h>-. for nature has offend the husbandman unit-md advantage- here ; ml -eldon) fail- to reward the honest worker with gratif\v.xti r< -nit-. ;:' •' • die idlers of ihe soil are prosperous all lines of ííUsine-- doun h. i-oiwijiivnuv not eniv the farmer- h o e •ucceeded in Clin ton comity, lint al-o ihe merchant-, millers, lumbermen, stock dealer- and men of manv other vocations ihe count) ranks well with the thriving sections i u thi- i ir any i 'tlicr slate. One or the prosperous native sons of tins comm. P the well-known fanner and Lock man, (. >r..ro Clinton Davis, of Forest i< >\ m-liip, who was born Ian a tew miles from :. liere he now' lives, on Mav 3, tSOy. lie is a son of I iuest' 'ii and Marv (' uwdry) DaMs. finest.m Davis was horn September

14, 182-'. in Lehigl; count}. Pennsylvania, F.arly in life he came to Clinton count), Indiana, where he married Jane Lynch on April in, 1845. He had come to this locahlv with ins mother who settled in Warren township. Here he became an cmeiishc land owner and a successful farmer, owning a valu able tract ot land in lohn-oti Lown.-hip, at one time his e-tate aggregating over eight hundred acre-. Pv his marriage to Jane Lynch, seven children were born, namely : loin, \ .deceased; Mori-01 P. is living; Allen is deceased; Samuel M., an enterprising citizen of Clinton ci •-. was killed by a vicious horse, a few davs prior lo t'ne convention that wotilu have nominated him tor the office of countv auditor. Wdlliam lb, Martha and Ceorge P. arc all liv ing. After the death ot t'ne mother of the above named children Hueston Davis married Man (Mudrv. bv winch union four children were born, two of whom are deceased, namely: Laura is the widow of W. Dunn, he being deceased; Or.i'C tb, subject of this sketch '.lie other two died in early life, ddie death of Ihiestou Davis occurred on February 2. 1877. The mother of the subject of tin- -ketch was horn in Ohio September lu, 1838, and her death occurred on Mav ;i, 1894. Grandfather Davis was an early day trader in the stale of Pcnnsv hania. He made the Dm.; warn on a ran from Pennsylvania down the Ohio and Mississippi river. to New Orleans livuuently, walking hack home. < >n one

r,l these nip« L b- .-pi ired and nothing of hi- ulureab.

IK- may lui\ e been drowned, but iv,<«i JT« -iialil y was murdered 1>\ highway men, who frefjucntlv killed and robbed stranger.- passing through die coun try, as they ware always supposed m carry gold. Soon afier his dis.ippcar- ance his wife removed with a brother ot her husband, llnmilton Davis, to Clinton countv, Indiana, and. here established the permanent home of the family, and from that early.(.lay to Ihe present the Davises have been leading citizens here. Orace Davis grew to nvmhood on tbe home tarm and he received a com mon school education, later attending the normal school at Ladoga, Mom- "omerv county. Hn Mac 23, í8S8, he married Jennie b. Pruitt, daughter of John and Nancy J. (Stewart) Pruitt. Mrs. Davis was horn Pebaiary 25, i860, in Johnson township,- Clinton county, and there she grew to woman hood and received a common school education. Her father was in early hie a blacksmith, later a farmer. Pour children have been born to our subject and wife, one of whom is deceased, namely: Glenn IP, born March 22. [880. died February 16. 1800; Lillian M., born Mav 21, 1806; Palmer b, born March 22, r8oo; Paul P.. born March 27, 1907.

Mr. Davis has |,ccn engaged since early manhood in general farming, raising and feeding live stock, lie lias control of three hundred and thirty- eight acres, including one hundred and eight acres which is in his wile's name, ilk rest being in bus own name. The land is valuable, fertile and under a high state of improvement and cultivation, all being tillable but about seven acres which is in timber and, pasture. Pie has buih nearly all the buildings now to be seen on the place, and he has a pleasant, commodious home. He buys large numbers of cattle and hogs annually which he prepares for market. He formerly used manv horses, but is now making gasoline do as much of bis work" as possible. Fraternally. Mr. Davis is a member of the Masonic lodge at Forest, and is a Knight Templar. Politically, be is a Democrat and has been more or les- active locally, lie once made the race for county clerk, hut was defeated, l ie votes independently in local affairs. He is a member of the Methodist Hpiscopal church. 5 LILLIAN MAE DAVIS,1896-1955»Forest Twp. 1 year DePauw, ME & OSS. m,1920,Kashner Rousseau Avery,farmer,1890-1931,s/o Charles Avery & Clara Hulls, 2nd m,1942,Carl Stong, farmer of Michigantown. 6 ELIZABETH JANET AVERY,1921,Forest- ,m,1942.Robert Milner Turley of Chicago at Chicago by Rev.Stockton Swaney.ME. Robert, 1916 at Frankfort- ,s/o Ira Sylvester Turley & Elizabeth Milner of Russiaville & Frankfort. Grad. IU BA in Chem,1941. Grad Lindblom H.S. 1934, Chemist for Coca Cola & Pharmaceutical Sales,Merck,Sharp & Dohme, Inc. Elizabeth Janet, grad. Forest H S 1938} grad. Purdue, BS in Home Ec. 1942, Phi Mu. Worked at Institutional Mgnt and as an Elementary Teacher in Chicago. 7 ROBERT CLINTON TURLEY,1946,Chicago- ,grad. Maine E. Park Ridge H S 1964* grad. Purdue; works with Systems Analyst ( computers) and Applications Engineer. 7 SUSAN ALICE TURLEY,1949,Chicago- , grad. haine S. Park Ridge H S 1966; grad. Knox College,Galesburg,IL, 1970. Works for Underwriter, Washington Natl.Life Ins Co. 7 BARBARA LYNN TURLEY,1952,Chicago- ,grad. Maine S. Park Ride-e H S 1970,will grad. Knox College in 1974. EE. 6 KARL ROBERT AVERY,( Bob ),1928-1968 ,grad. Forest H S 1946. Used car dealer; owned & managed South-Side Drive-In from ^une, 1966-Feb.l972, which Carol continued to operate after Bob's death. His death was caused by car accident,buried,St, Paul's, m, 1949 to Carol Jay Crum, d/o Jacob Mllroy Crum & Audra Scott of Forest, m, at the Methodist Church at Michigantown by Rev. Paul McAfee. 7 JAMES KAY AVERY, Aug 7 1956- 7 JULIE MARIE AVERY, Mar 2 I963- 5 GLEN HUESTON DAVIS, MAR 22 1889- Feb 16 1890 ? 5 PALMER J.DAVIS, MAR 22 1899- July 2 1972, grad. Forest H S 1918, BS in Agri. Purdue 1922, farmer, teacher at Elwood H.S. Buried at St. Paul's Cem. near Scircleville. m,1924, Lucy Trenary,1900,Forest- , d/o Andrew Trenary & Mary Carter of Forest. 6 JIM BILLY DAVIS,1925- ,grad IU 1947, is an accountant, m,1948 at Martinsville, IN to Pearl Smith, d/o Orville Smith ik Ruby Marie Harvey of Brownsville, Union Co.,IN. Soon after his marriage, Jim Billy was stricken with polio and since he had to lie prone, he has a trailer outfitted for home and office in which he carries on, flat on his back , his business of living and a profession which seems to thrive. His good wife, Pearl, is a very helpful mate. His address in 1973 was. Box 366, Danville,IN 46122. 6 JOHN CLINTON DAVIS,1936- ,grad. Purdue 1958, BS Agri,Acacia. Farmer & farm manager,m,1957 at Frankton,IN to Sue Ann Antrim, 1937- , grad. Purdue, BS Home Ec. 1959; MS Ball State, Muncie and teaches at Frankton, d/o Ermel Antrim & Ruby Hartley of Frankton. 7 LAURA ANN DAVIS,Feb 22 1964, Madison Co. IN- 7 JOHN BRENT DAVIS,Au« 13 1966 Madison Co. IN- 5 PAUL PRUITT DAVIS, farmer, hardware merchant at Forest,1907,Forest- ,grad Forest H S 1927,m,1930, Bessie Mary Aubuchon,1906, Rochester,IL - ,d/o Dr. Flavian P. Aubuchon & Alice Primo 6 ELAINE BARBARA DAVIS,1933- , grad Forest H S 1951; AB in Speech IU 1935» fri Delta; active in theatre product ions,worked 1 year merchandizing, Marshall Fields,Chicago, 3å years teaching in Chicago, m,1959, George Charles Balbach of Chicago, 1931 In Waukegan,IL- , in Chicago, s/o Dr. George Jacob Balbach & Martha Shewmaker of Waukegan, mother born in KY. George C, grad, Waukegan HS 1949; BS U of Penn,Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 1953s Executive in marketing. 7 VANESSA ANNE BALBACH,I960, Evanston,IL- 7 MELISSA LYNNE BALBACH,1962,Evanston,IL- 7 GEORGE FREDERICK BALBACH,I967,Evanston,IL~

6 RICHARD JOE DAVIS,1935,Forest- ,grad.Forest H S,1954eA B Arts & Science,IU 1958,Phi Kappa Psi; Military service,58-60; Degree in Optometry,1963, Optometrist with Dr A V Kienly,Lafayette. m,1959,Carol Jean Gainey,1937»Coleman Hosp- , grad Howe H S 1955; B S in Ed. IU 1959, Alpha Phi; Swimming & life-guard at Riviera Club; taught in Bloomington Elem. Scjd/o John M Gainey ík Gladys M Bruce,d/o Arthur & Christine Andor. 7 JEFFRfY PAUL DAVIS,Aug 11 I960, Coleman- 7 GREGORY SCOTT DAVIS, Dec 15 1961, Coleman- 7 KRISTIN ELAINE DAVIS, Sept 28,L964,Home Hosp. Lafayette,IN. AFTER THE PRUITT BOOK WAS READY FOR THE PRINTER, E. VExiA KENT ASKED TO GET THIS DATA IN THE BOOK. I SUGGESTED AN INSERT. IT DUPLICATES SOMü .DATA ALREADY THERE, BUT IT COULD NOT BE HELPED. C. Dinn, June 1 1973

PRUITT WEDDINGS IN 1973 The bride, given COUPLE MAKING HOME IN FLORIDA in marriage by her uncle, Dr. Francis Ha milton of Lafayette , wore a white velvet wedding gown styled with an Empire waist enhanced with purple velvet ribbon in white lace embroid ery and three-tiered full length organdy puffed sleeves carryi ng out the same trim. Her short veil was se cured with a comb. She carried a bouquet of whi te carnations aad purple bows tied with purple bridal streamers. The maid of honor wore a gown of purple velvet and gingham fashioned with a vel vet bodice, short puf fed sleeves and gingh am skirt, She carried a bouquet of white carnations caught with white streamers. The bridesmaids were in purple high-rise waisted gingham full- length gowns with mat MR. AND MRS.JOH N LOWRIE 1-13-73 ching kerchiefs and Mr. and Mrs. John The Reverend Rich each carried a single Lowrie are making ard Gillum and the white rose with strea their home in Jackson Reverend Ted McGill mers. ville, Florida, after officiated at the Immediately follow their marriage Satur double ring nuptial ing the ceremony a re day evening at five vows. ception was held in thirty o'clock at the Attending the bride the church social room Edinburg United Meth as honor attendant was with friends in the odist Church. Miss Linda Bennett of church assisting in The bride is the Columbus. Bridesmaids serving. were the bride's sis The bride is a grad former Miss Mary ters, Miss Susan uate of Edinburg High Louise Short, daughter Price and Miss Sheila School in the class of Mrs. Marcia Short Price of Edinburg. of 1972 and has been of 600 north Franklin Best man was Jeffr employed at Paul Harr street, Edinburg, and ey Barnes of Boston, is, Inc., in Green the groom the son of Mass., and ushers were wood. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Richard Price, brother The groom is a 1968 Lowrie of route #2, of the bride, and graduate of Chosen Stewartville, Minn. Charles Denney of Edin Valley High School in burg. Ringbearer was Minnesota and is serv Christopher Turner ing in the United of Edinburg. States Navy stationed at Jacksonville, Florida. RUTH & CHELSEA DINN, Feb. 4, 1973

(Nash Studio) Miller-Polesel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller, 311 Lynwood drive. New Whiteland, announce the engagement of the* ^h»r, Sharvn Lynne, to Larry Raymond Polesel, son of Mr and Mr? LMSSPOesel of Greenwood route one The wedding Kaníed for January 20 in the New Whiteland Chnsüan REX & RUBY PRUITT 3SSMta^MmSemployedM WteN— Bank and Mr. Polesel is serving in the U.S. Air Force, and stationed in Denver, Colorado. these donors, in order of receipt, GEORGE & BERTHA PRUITT, 1709 S. Ridgewood Ave Edgewater,FL 32032 BONNIE & LESTER WARNER, R R 3 Box 20 Elwood, IN ^036

BERTHA M. HOUGH, 1245 Race St Apt 109 Denver, CO 80206 MARY & VIRGIL WHEELER, 703 B. Thompson St Edinburg, IN 46124

HAZEL SELLERS, 5519 Chaucer, Houston, TX 7/005 „.n MILBRED & CHARLES TURNER,2535 3rd Ave.N,St.Petersburg,FL 33713 JESSIE REDMOND. 2535 3rd Ave, N , St. Petersburg,FL 33713 KENNETH & BETTY PRUITT, 3911 Woodslde Drive, Richmond,IN 47374 BONNIE & DALE ZELLER, R R.4 Box 574 C, Roseburg OR 97470 RALPH & DORIS PRUITT, 2303 Kennilworth, Jackson, MI ^920 3 MABEL & CHARLES M0HR, Clifford,IN 47226 EUGENE 8c PHYLLIS PRUITT, R R 6, Greenfield, IN J|6140 LUCY WINCHESTER, 5300 W.96th St. Indianapolis, IN 4626Ö BLANCHE & MARTIN BLESZ, 505 First St. East, Altoona IA 50009 LARRY & SHARON MILLER, R R 1 Edinburg, IN 4-6124- ulus those donors listed in the insert, paid for the expenses of publishing the PRUITT BOOK. ADDITIONS TO'THE HARRIET- WILLBÏ SAWIN FAMILY. 8 SUSAN ELIZABETH SAWIN, JANUARY 27, 1964- 8 JORN ANDREW SAWIN, MARCH 9, 1966- 8 CYNTHIA ANN SAWIN, SEPTEMBER 2.5, 1968- ROBERT SAWIN, 8 LAURA ANNE SAWIN, SEPTEMBER 25, 1970- 8 DAVID ROBERT SAW IN, DECEMBER 12, 1972- LARRY & SHARON MILLER, RR 1,Edinburg,IN 46124 VERA KENT, 223 S.Chauncey St.,W. Lafayette,IN 47906 MARY & HUBERT RENNER, RR 4,Columbus,IN 47201 EDWIN & KATHLEEN M.PRUITT, RR 3,Box 174,Franklin,IN 46131 JAMES F. Sc PHYLLIS J ,HAMILTON, l401 Warren Place ,Lafayette, IN 47905 BILLY PRUITT & SANDRA TUCKER,P.0.Box 54, Hope,IN 47246 KARL M. KYLE, 412 N. Harrison, Alexanderla,IN 46001 GEORGE & MATTIE PRUITT, 462 N. Second St. Scottsburg,IN 47170 EARL & FRANCES PRUITT, RR 1, Box 213»Greenwood,IN 46142 Dr. JACOB E. & JUDITH A.PRUITT, 2403 W.63rd Ave.,Merrillville,IN 46410 C.FREDERICK & LAURA PRUITT, 849 W.McClain St.,Scottsburg,IN 47170 FLORETTA PARKER, RR 4, Franklin,IN 46131 MILDRED COY, 407 W. 5th St..Rushville,IN 46173 MEREDITH HAMILTON, 2123 W. Iowa St..Evansville,IN 47712 SHARON & RONALD SHEPARD, 50 Banta St., Franklin,IN 46131 JAMES E. & RUBY PRUITT, R 4 Box l6l, Shelbyville,IN 46176 GRACE SANDEFUR, 324 Shelby St.,Shelbyville, IN 46176 GLONDOLIA SANDEFUR, R 4 Box 361, Shelbyville,IN 46176 ORPHA SHUMWAY, R R 5, Franklin, IN 46131 (Amity) ARTHUR H. PRUITT, R 4 Box 337, Scottsburg,IN 47170 DALE H. & MARGARET L. PRUITT, R 1, Boggstown,IN 46110 CARROLL BOWMAN, R 1 Box 221, Clayton,IN 46118 MARY JO & BRYON MOZINGO, ll40 N. Drive, Franklin,IN 46131 RUTH A. PRUITT, 601 N. Clay St..Edinburg,IN 46124 MILDRED P. WERLE, 403 South St., Sellersburg,IN 47172 MAUDE A. ROTH, 511 S. Main St.,Edinburg,IN 46124 BESS B. CATON, 402 W. Ridgeway, Clifton Forge,VA 24422 JAMES M. & MARY E. DAVIS,15043-ll6th Place,N.E. Bothell.WA 98OII HAROLD & MARY E. PRUITT, R 2 Box 198, Edinburg, IN 46124 DALLAS A. & EDNA R. BOWMAN, 10361 Crawford Canyon Rd,Santa Ana.CA 92705 CLIFFORD M. & LUCILLE LOCKENOUR, 2041 Eighth St.,Cuyahoga Falls.OH 44221 DON CARVIN, RR 1, Edinburg,IN 46124 DONALD M. & JOANN PRUITT,RR 1, Edinburg IN 46124 ROBERT D. & DOROTHY B. PRUITT, 913 E.Southport Rd.,Indianapolis IN 46227 JOHN ROBERT PRUITT, 3605 Poinsettla Dr.,Hollyhills,Indianapolis,IN 46227 JANE PRUITT ELDRED, 6354 Eastshore Rd., Columbia, SC 29206 HELEN & EUGENE BARGER, RR 5, Franklin,IN 46131 WARD & HELEN CAMPBELL, 300 Walnut St., Franklin,IN 46131 CARL & ELIZABETH BROCKMAN, 149 Maple Lane, Franklin,IN 46131 HAZEL ANN & DANIEL WRIGHT, 434 Dewey St., Freeport.IL 61032 Mrs. DAVE DICKINSON & FAMILY, 1907-6th Ave.N.W.,Austin,MN 55912 RAYMOND & VIOLETTA PRUITT, 409 N.Kyle St., Edinburg, IN 46124 HARRY & KATIE MILLER, Box 945, Van Horn.TX 79855 WALTER D.& EVELYN M. PRUITT, RR 4 Box 133, Shelbyville,IN 46176 GEORGENA & THADDEUS GROVES, RR 8, Columbus,IN 47201 DOROTHY P. SHULL, 770 Lucas St., Scottsburg, IN 47170 SHELLEY PRUITT DICKINSON, 1907- 6th Ave. N.W. Austin,MN 55912 NANCY PRUITT DICKINSON, 1907- 6th Ave. N.W. Austin,MN 55912 MARY PRUITT DICKINSON, . 1907- 6th Ave. N.W. Austin,MN 55912 KIRK ROGER SALMELA, 434 W. Dewey, Freeport, IL 61032 In memory of WILLIAM LEE PRUITT by his mother, RUBY G. PRUITT. BETTE J. POWERS, 1004 Cahill Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82001 CLARICE & CARL SANDERS, RR 2, Edinburg, IN 46124 JACQUELINE R. Sc RICHARD A. HUSSUNG, RR 1, Whites town, IN 46075 OWEN R. & LUCILLE CARVIN, 4o4 S. Grove St., Odon.IN 47562 FINANCIAL STATEMENT, June, 20, 1973 TOTAL DONATIONS = 4 1375.00 PAID UNIGRAPHIC, INC. = 4 2428.00 f JôJLåJUk^tûî