An Illustrated historical atlas of St. Joseph Co., Indiana, Part 10

Author: Higgins, Belden & Company
Publication date: 1875
Publisher: Chicago : Higgins, Beldin & Co.
Number of Pages: 116


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VIII. Martha married Mr. Greene; has had two children;


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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES-CONTINUED.


Mr. Rupe married Susan, daughter of Abram Whitmer, and has Heury C., Melissa, Laura A., Rosco C., Luella, Ambrosc, and · Ernest. He has been township trustee for several years.


Ind., April 23, 1841.


'l'he family is of German extraction and came to America be- under General Sherman and General Grant.


fore the Revolution. His grandfather took part in that memora- ble war.


He married and had John, Hiram, Jacob, Matthias, Malan, in Union township.


Leonard, Catherine, and DeWitt Clinton. His father was born in Ohio, and moved to Indiana in 1830, township.


and settled on Terre Conpee prairie, and subscquently came to Union township, and purchased a farm where he now resides. His family is as follows: Wellington, Clara J., Delia A., Israel H., Samuel, Frances, Flora, and Squire D.


Mr. Rush married Mary E. Crocker, and has Minnie; he is engaged in merchandizing at Lakeville.


JAMES MOON was born March 6, 1816, in Wayne county, Ind.


His ancestry is of English origin and came to America nearly a century before the Revolution, and settled first in New York, but soon scattered abroad into Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and the beginning of the 18th century.


Virginia.


His grandfather was a Quaker and consequently did not par- settled in Pennsylvania, and engaged in farining. They both


ticipate in the War of the Revolution. He married, and had James, John, Malachi, Simeon, Richard, and Williamn. All of these emigrated to Ohio, married, and had families.


Malachi married Mary Fisher, whose ancestors came from Scotland, and had Sarah, Elizabeth, Hannah, Eliza, Susanna, James, John, Mary, Eli, Nancy, John, and one who died in infancy. Malachi settled in Wayne county, Ind., in 1811 ; his nearest white neighbors on the north were at Fort Wayne, ninety miles distant.


During the Indian disturbances in 1812, he left the county for


six months, but returned and died there in 1830.


Mr. Moon married Mary James, and had Anna J., John R., David, Malachi, Ancil B., and Calvin.


Mrs. Moon having died in 1861, he married, secondly, Susan- na Woentz, and by her has Albion. The children by the first wife- I. Anna J. married Jonathan Lineback : has had Irena, ren. Mary J., James, Clara, Franklin, Laura, Susanna, and the baby. Resides in Union township.


II. John R. volunteered in Twenty-ninth Ind. Reg., and died in camp in Kentucky.


III. David died unmarried ; aged 23.


IV. Malachi died unmarried; aged 22.


V. Ancil B. married Amanda Hupp ; has Emma and Jennie. VI. Calvin, born May 16, 1849; was educated at Valparaiso Mr. Hupp first came to Indiana, March 27, 1836 ; finally set- tled in Union township, St. Joseph county. He has been justice College; was three years in engineer corps, C. & C. So. R.R., and of the peace 13 years, county assessor 2 years, township assessor


is now (1874) engaged in teaching the village school in Lakeville. Mr. Moon first came to St. Joseph . county, Ind., May 30, 1834, and is one of the old settlers in Union township.


WILLIAM CLENNY was born Feb. 8, 1824, in Ran- dolph county, Ind.


His maternal ancestors were of English descent, and came to America previous to the achievement of our national independ- ence. Both of his grandfathers were in the Revolutionary war. His paternal grandfather moved from Pennsylvania to North Carolina previous to the war, and about 1830 he emigrated to In- diana, where he died.


In 1801, or 2, his father emigrated to Ohio, and thence to In- diana.


He married Mary Milner, and had Martha aud Elizabeth (twins), Catherine, Mary, Jane, William, Michael, Sarah A., John, and Rebecca ; all married and had families but Rebecca. He and is buried on the old homestead.


was in the War of 1812, and died Feb. 22, 1873, aged 90.


Mr. Clenny aided his father on the farm until he reached his and married Lorinda Brown, daughter of Colonel Brown, and ford county, N. C.


majority. He then worked eight years at the carpenter trade. In 1849 he married Sarah Garrett, and had Mary E: and Martha (both dead). Mrs. C. died in 1858.


He married, secondly, Mrs. Elizabeth (Brumfield) Branson, and has Melissa M., an infant unnamed, and William S. (dead). Mrs. C. had one child by Mr. Branson named Sarah J., who mar- ried F. George Cook, son of Rev. E. Cook, and has Carrie Bell and Elias W. ; resides in Union township.


Mr. Clenny moved from Randolph county to St. Joseph county, Indiana, Feb. 23, 1853, and settled in Union township, and moved to Lakeville November, 1873. where he still resides. He is a faithful worker in the Sabbath school.


JONATIIAN WYNN was born Feb. 14, 1814, in


Piatt county, Penn.


His ancestry is of German descent, and came to America be- fore the war of 1775. His grandfather took part in the struggle for our national independence.


They first settled in New Jersey and then moved to Pennsyl- vania. His father was born in New Jersey, and was married in Pennsylvania to Elizabeth Richards, and had Thomas, Jonathan, Jesse, and Jacob.


Thomas married Amanda Alexander, had a family, resided in Ohio, and died in California.


Mr. Wells was born in Ohio, learned the blacksmith's trade, Jesse married Catherine Wise, had a family, resided in Ohio, became a farmer subsequently, moved to Michigan, and then to


went to California, and has not been heard from for many years. Jacob married Susan Whitehill, had Jacob, resided and died farin of over 310 acres, and a substantial farm mansion, built in 1872, a lithograph of which may be seen in this volume.


Mr. Wells married, Dec. 11, 1853, Sarah J. Jones, daughter of Joseph P., an old settler in St. Joseph county, and has had Joseph J., Mary (dead), James L., Nannie, Libbie, Susy, and John C. Mrs. Wells' grandparents came from Wales and settled in Maryland about 1800. They had a family of seven children, all married and had families. The family moved to Pennsylvania, thence to Ohio, and finally to St. Joseph county, Ind., in 1835. Her father, Joseph P., married, and had Sarah J. and Eliza- beth. The latter married David Martindale; resides in Delaware county, lowa. The family name has become extinct in America.


JOB SMITH was born in Burlington county, New Jersey, August 13, 1813.


His great grandfather came to America from England near


His grandfather and two of his grand uncles were in the Revo- lution, and continued during the war under Washington, partici- pating in nearly all the great battles.


His grandfather had a family of three children, one of whom was named Job.


Job married first Rachel Rogers, and had Elizabeth, Samuel Ann and Job. Mrs. Smith having died he married secondly, Margaret Roe, and by her had twelve children. He was in the war of 1812.


In 1823 he emigrated with his family to Wayne county, In- diana, at that time a perfect wilderness.


During his youth, Mr. Smith aided his father in clearing land and farining, and in 1832 he moved to St. Joseph county, and carved out a home for himself in Olive township. A view of his residence may be seen in this volume. He erected his cabin on the same spot where his house now stands. He married first Eliza J. Lancaster, and had Mary J. who has been twice married, and lives in Missouri.


Mrs. Smith died abont 1846, and Mr. S. married secondly Mrs. Martha A. (Graves) Little, and has Horace G., Samuel, Ben-


Mr. Hupp remained in Virginia till he was 22 years of age ; then went to Ohio, where he lived five years. He married Caro- jamin D., Job-C., Eliza A., Emma. C., John J., Carrie M., and line Sayger and had :


George E.


HENRY RERICK was born in Cayuga county, New York, January 22, 1804.


His ancestors came from Germany previous to the Revolution, and settled in New Jersey.


His father emigrated to New York, near Anburn, in 1802, and engaged in farming. He died in the army in the war of 1812. In 1818 Mr. Rerick moved with his mother to Cincinnati, O., and in 1821, to Hamilton county, Indiana; thence to Tippecanoe county, and finally, in 1835, to St. Joseph county.


He married first Julia A. Lamb, and had


I. John, who was a surgeon in the Union army four years dur- ing the rebellion. Is now editor of the Legrange Standard. Is married and has three children ; resides in Lagrange county.


II. Rebecca A.


III. Isaac, married and has a family; was in an Iowa regi- ment three years; taken prisoner at the battle of Shiloh; wound ed at the battle on Red river under Gen. A. J. Smith, etc. IV. Hannah.


V. Andrew H., married and has 3 children; was under Gen. Sherman in the Union army ; resides in St. Joseph county. VI. Elizabeth.


Mrs. R. died, and Mr. Rerick married, secondly, Phebe A. (Hathaway) Miller.


Her sons were in the army. Miles Miller was killed at the


and were in many of the battles during that seven years' struggle. battle of Iuka; and George Miller was in the army. He is mar- ried and has three children; resides in St. Joseph county.


His paternal grandfather settled in Greene county, N. Y., at Mr. Rerick has by his last wife, Martha E., Eliza, Julia A., an early day, and here upon the banks of the Hudson he lived, Silas, Grace, Jackson, Lewis and William.


He settled in Greene township in 1849, has been J. P. for


JOHN RUDDUOK was born February 16, 1809, in Guil-


The tradition is that his great-grandfather came from Ireland to America nearly a century before the Revolution, and settled in


He married and had a son, William, who married and had two


John, the father of Mr. R., was left an orphan at the age of seven, and was bound out to learn the hatter's trade. After at- and he married, secondly, Eleanor Gaylor, and had Cynthia D., taining his majority, he married Ursula Crews; and some years Lucetta L., William M., and two others who died in infancy. afterwards emigrated to Tennessee, where he stoped on the Clinch Mrs. Jewell died, and he married, thirdly, Mary (Allen) Avery, and has Mary F.


river, and thence moved to Kentucky, and thence to Clinton county, Ohio. Their family was as follows : William, David, John, Sarah, Nancy, Isaac, Jonathan A. and Moses M.


Mr. R.'s father died in Warren county, Indiana, and his mo- ther in St. Joseph county.


Mr. Rudduck served an apprenticeship with his father until he was 21 years of age. and then shouldered his riffe and knapsack, and started for the St. Joseph country, where he arrived May 20, 1830. At that time the country was a wilderness. He followed the Indian trail from Logansport to St. Joseph river, where Mr. Coquillard kept a trading post with the Indians. He visited the settlers at Door village, the Clyburns, the Garwoods and Nathan- iel Steele.


At first he engaged in breaking prairie, and made himself gen- erally useful among the settlers.


He married August 1, 1833, Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob and Indiana, and settled in Warren township, where he has a fine Susanna Rupe, old settlers in St. Joseph county, and has William. Daniel married Elizabeth Hoke; has Mary (dead), and John F. Daniel volunteered during the Rebellion ; served three years under


in Ohio. His son was in the Union army.


Mr. Wynn resided with his father till he was of age, and the following year married Esther Locke and had :


I. Mary J. married Sammel Ulery; has four children; re-


sides in Macon, Ill. ; he is a farmer.


II. Elizabeth married John Jackson ; has four children; re-


WELLINGTON RUSH was born in St. Joseph county, sides in Center township ; he is a farmer.


III. Jacob, unmarried ; was in the Union army three years


IV. William died; aged 16.


V. Leander married Eliza Rush ; has two children : resides VI. Harriet married Harrison Deppen; resides in Center


VII. Eli, unmarried.


sey. Mrs. Wynn died March 30, 1858, and Mr. W. married, sec- the latter part of the eighteenth century, and settled in New Jer- ondly, Sarah Kimball, and has seven children by her, viz. : Clin- ton, Lydia, Allora, Charles, Allona, Ella, and Hettie.


Mr. Wynn came to St. Joseph county April 27, 1845, and is now located on section 12, Union township, engaged in farming. He has a good farm and excellent fruits.


MICHAEL HUPP was born in Shenandoah county, Va.,


July 24, 1809.


His great grandfather came to America from Germany near


His grandfathers on both sides were in the Revolutionary war,


moved to Virginia, where they died, aged respectively 83 and 95. His father, Abraham, was born and raised in Virginia, and married Elizabeth Knopp, and has John, residing in Indiana; Samuel, residing in Virginia; Abraham, residing in Missouri ; Isaac, residing in Virginia; Jacob, residing in Indiana; Michael, residing in Indiana, and George W., residing in Ohio. All mar- ried and have families. He was drafted in the war of 18t2, but sent a substitute, and died in Virginia, aged 44.


I. Alonson W. married Catherine Turner, and had eight children.


II. Charles married, first, Miss Cottrell ; secondly, Miss -; has two children by the first, and one by the second wife.


III. Mary A. married Joseph Jackson and has three child-


IV. William married Eliza Collar ; has had four children.


VI. Amanda married A. B. Moon; has two children.


V. Elizabeth, married William Vinedge; has had four child- ren.


VII. Erastus, unmarried.


VIII. Virginia C. married James Bartley.


4 years, notary public 5 terms, postmaster under Lincoln's and Grant's administration, 4 or 5 years.


Mr. Hupp died Dec. 17, 1874.


DANIEL B. JEWELL was born Nov. 21, 1822, in Portage county, Ohio.


He is of English descent, and his ancestors came to America about one hundred years before the Revolution. The original emigrant settled in Connecticut.


His grandfathers on both sides were revolutionary soldiers,


His grandfather Brown was a colonel under Washington.


highly respected by the community and the church in which he had been a deacon for over forty years. He died at the age of 87, many years.


Mr. Jewell's father was born in Greene county, N. Y., in 1796,


subsequently moved to Portage county, Ohio.


They had a family of six children, as follows. Daniel B., Julia D., Francis R., Henry E., Augustus E., and Augusta E. North Carolina.


(twins). Francis and Henry were in the Union Army during the Re- children, Jane and John. These were born in N. C. bellion.


Mr. Jewel married, first, Nancy Crocker, who died in 18 -;


Mr. Jewell moved to St. Joseph county in 1851. He resides on section 14, Madison township, and is engaged in farming.


JOSEPH BRIGGS WELLS' grandfather came from Wales and settled in Kentucky the latter part of the 18th cen- tury. He was a trader in cattle and horses, and a farmer ; mar- ried, and had seven children who grew to manhood, all of whom married and had families.


Charles, the father of Mr. Wells, was a blacksmith, lived in Ross county, Ohio, moved to Edwardsburg, Mich., married Susan Briggs, and had Lavonia, Eliza, Minerva, Joseph B., Francis, Mary, Louis, Isaac, and Ezra.


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in the Fall of 1832; Henry Ransted arrived about this time; Joho Reynolds came in 1832, moved his family in 1833, settled on Section 13. The first church, Methodist, at Hamilton, 1838; Israel Rush first Justice of the Peace.


settled on Terre Couper about the same time; Samuel Garwood, Garrett and Henry Nickerson, also io 1830; Wm. White' settled on Section 18; Joho Caskadden and Jacob Egbert came in the Spring of 1830 ,aod settled on This township was named from Olive Vail, wife of Charles Vail, who settled here in 1830. Jacob Adams came the same year; Jacob and Israel Rush stopped on Section 36, in 1830; John, Brazilla, and Malio Druliner OLIVE TOWNSHIP.


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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES-CONCLUDED.


Gen. Grant; was taken from the hospital; died in 1872. David |Mary C., William, David F., Wesley and Caroline S.


(dead), Clarissa (dead), Nancy E., married Jackson Gard ; has Ira, Samuel, John, Lilly, (dead), and Truman D .; resides in Greene township. Sarah A. (dead), Martha A., married Michael Loy; has William, George and Charles. Martha C., married G. W. Garwood ; has William.


Mrs. B. died September 16, 1860, and he married, secondly, Mary A. (Reasor) Reddick, who had seven children ; two living, Harriet R. and Manda M. Mr. B. by his second wife had Schuyler C., Georgia and Perry.


He was an old settler in St. Joseph county, coming from Ohio


Mrs. R. died January 30, 1874; buried in Sumption's prairie in 1833. He died March 1, 1874, leaving a wife and five chil- cemetery.


FRANKLAND PEARSE was born in St. Lawrence county, New York, 1809.


His ancestry is of English descent and came to America the middle or latter part of the eighteenth century. His grandfather was in the Revolutionary War.


His father followed the seas for a while, sailing from Boston. He finally settled in Sudbury, Vermont, and engaged in farming. He subsequently moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he died about 1854.


His mother's maiden name was Lucy Scoville, of Vermont, and was married in that state. They had six children, Frankland, Mary A, Roxanna, Boardman, Scoville, and Emily - all married except Scoville, and had families. Emily lives at Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the rest in Ohio.


Mr. Pearse assisted his father on the farm until he was 21, and The valne has increased ten-fold. His farm is excellent for fruit, then engaged in boating, and finally moved to Liberty township, and grain of all kinds is easily raised.




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