GRANT COUNTY, INDIANA
240 OCTOGENARIANS
With favorable weather the attendance will be unusually large at the
5th Annual meeting of the Grant County Octogenarian Club to be held at
the Soldiers Home Tuesday, August 13.
At the meeting contributions will be received for a fund which will be
used in the erection of a log-cabin which would become the permanent
meeting place of the club.
In the list below the names of a number of persons who have reached the
80th milestone may be omitted.
All persons whose birthdate back to 1827 are eligible to membership and
are urged to attend the meeting.
The Chronicle will add the names whose names do not appear on the
following list.
Van
Buren and Van
Buren Township
| Samuel Pulley |
Feb 12 1821 |
| James W. Lawyer |
May 12 1823 |
| Lewis Landess |
Oct 12 1825 |
| Enoch Camblin |
Jan 26 1826 |
| William Harvey |
Apr 1 1822 |
| William M. Farr |
Feb 9 1824 |
| Richard Brewer |
Jan 22 1826 |
| Lucinda Morarily |
Jan 11 1827 |
Washington
Township
and Marion
| Samuel McCann |
Dec 22 1821 |
| Rosanna Eubanks |
Nov 22 1822 |
| Michael Coon |
Dec 25 1826 |
| David Cretsinger |
Sep 28 1822 |
| Joseph Bradford |
Nov 22 1823 |
Pleasant
Township and
Sweetser
| Henry N. Murphy |
Feb 17 1817 |
| Mrs. Mary Bragg |
Nov 9 1822 |
| Martha Mcllwaine |
Jan 1 1825 |
| William Moreland |
Jan 18 1826 |
| William Rennaker |
Oct 19 1822 |
| Stephen Beach |
Apr 3 1823 |
| Charles Campbell |
Jan 12 1825 |
| George W. Holman |
Aug 15 1827 |
Richland
Township
| Mary A. Brumfiel |
Apr 16 1818 |
| Jacob Drook |
Nov 28 1824 |
| Michael Bash |
Aug 17 1822 |
| Jeremiah Sticler |
Sep 9 1825 |
Sims
Township and
Swayzee
| Anna M. Iler |
Jul 1, 1812 |
| Elijah Jolley |
Apr 16 1822 |
| Elizabeth Williams |
Aug 4 1824 |
| William Friermood |
Feb 3 1826 |
| Charles W. Johnson |
Dec 10 1820 |
| Frederick Sirasburg |
Feb 22 1822 |
| Joseph A Smith |
Nov 4 1825 |
| Miss Julia Johnson |
Aug 10 1825 |
Franklin
Township and
Marion
| Mrs. Anna King |
Jun 9 1818 |
| Mrs. Mary Grindle |
Nov 7 1818 |
| G.H. Heironomus |
May 30 1821 |
| Andrew Isehnoff |
Feb 5 1822 |
| Sarah B. Riley |
Aug 21 1822 |
| Elizabeth Modlin |
Sep 16 1823 |
| Jack White (colored) |
Mar 1 1812 |
| John C. Mason |
Oct 7 1820 |
| Rev. CP. Riley |
Nov 17 1821 |
| Mrs. Emetine Cox |
Feb 20 1822 |
| Win. B. Stephens |
May 18 1823 |
| Martha A Stusser |
Sep 8 1824 |
| Thomas Kinneman |
Mar 10 1825 |
| John Wood |
Sep 9 1825 |
| John Shields |
Jul 21 1826 |
| John J. Poe |
May 7 1825 |
| Mrs. Margaret Wilson |
Nov 1 1825 |
Center
Township and
Marion
| Dr. Isaac Carey |
Aug 25 1818 |
| Betsey Lassiter |
Jul 24 1816 |
| Mrs. Jane Todd |
Sep 5 1818 |
| Mrs. Mary A. Blue |
Aug 1 1819 |
| Margaret St. John |
Oct 19 1819 |
| Eliza Clayton |
Jan 1 1821 |
| Robert McQuiston |
Jun 16 1821 |
| Mary McCormack |
Sep 6 1821 |
| Peter Eshelman |
Jan 30 1822 |
| Mrs. Rachel Farr |
Mar 17 1822 |
| Elias B. Burns |
Jun 8 1822 |
| Susan Barnes |
Jan 30 1823 |
| John Embree |
Apr 2 1823 |
| Ella Mickel |
May 30 1823 |
| W.R. Collins |
Dec 25 1823 |
| John Butler |
Jan 10 1824 |
| Miriam Wallace |
Oct 6 1824 |
| Hannah Marks |
Oct 14 1824 |
| Alvey B. Dillon |
Mar 29 1825 |
| Martha A. Evans |
Jul 29 1825 |
| Elizabeth Neal |
Nov 7 1825 |
| William Sharon |
Apr 3 1826 |
| Jason Willson |
Nov 23 1826 |
| William Irwin |
Jul 4 1827 |
| Jacob H. Fisher |
Nov 28 1827 |
| Davidson Culbertson |
Nov 23 1814 |
| Jan A. Stretch |
Nov 8 1816 |
| Mrs. Anna Smith |
Oct 19 1818 |
| Mrs. Sarah Pilcher |
Oct 8 1819 |
| Samuel Campbell |
Aug 22 1820 |
| Columbus Stewart |
Oct 9 1820 |
| Lewis Kelley |
Aug 23 1821 |
| Mrs. Lucy Moors |
Sep 16 1821 |
John Ratliff
|
Mar 1 1822 |
| Catherine Clunk |
May 2 1822 |
| John A. Buckles |
Sep 9 1822 |
| Rebecca Ann Ferris |
Feb 16 1823 |
| Mahala Voiers |
Apr 3 1823 |
| Evan E. Massey |
Aug 2 1823 |
| Mordecai H. Unthank |
Dec 10 1823 |
| Mrs. E.A. Pettiford |
Mar 6 1824 |
| Mrs. E. Vermillion |
Sep 24 1824 |
| John I. Smith |
Nov 30 1824 |
| John P. Andrew |
May 25 1825 |
| Eli Thomas |
Aug 31 1825 |
| Charles D. Pilcher |
Dec 20 1825 |
| Mrs. Mary Wade |
Jun 8 1826 |
| Elizabeth Shields |
Nov 30 1826 |
| Rev. Almon Greenman |
Dec 12 1826 |
| Margaret VanVactor |
Apr 20 1825 |
Monroe
Township
| Lydia Strange |
Sep 18 1819 |
| John Schweitzer |
Oct 1 1821 |
| James Bocock |
Oct 1 1821 |
| Martha Willson |
Aug 10 1823 |
| Smiley M. Farr |
Apr 28 1827 |
| George Strange |
Nov 12 1819 |
| Thomas Thompson |
May 16 1823 |
| Hester Ann Bocock |
May 29 1824 |
| Joseph Atkinson |
Mar 3 1827 |
Jefferson
Township.
Upland and Matthews
| Lavina Reasoner |
Mar 27 1816 |
| Joshua Jones |
Mar 7 1819 |
| Richard Davis |
Sep 22 1820 |
| Richard Decrin |
Mar 25 1821 |
| Anna McVicker |
Feb 23 1822 |
| Mrs. Nancy Knight |
Nov 30 1824 |
| Elizabeth Reynolds |
May 25 1825 |
| David Odum |
Sep 25 1825 |
| Mrs. Ruth Owings |
Feb 6 1817 |
| Catherine Bricker |
May 18 1819 |
| Mary Ann Marshall |
Mar 2 1821 |
| James Johnson |
Nov 2 1821 |
| Lorenzo D. Watson |
May 11 1823 |
| James W. Weagley |
Mar 4 1825 |
| Eliza Ann Carter |
Jun 5 1825 |
| Hiram Pearson |
Oct 7 1825 |
| John Curtis |
Oct 9 1825 |
| Jacob Bugher |
Jan 19 1826 |
Fairmount
Township,
Fairmount and Fowlerton
| John Vetor |
Nov 22 1817 |
| Mary Winslow |
Jul 15 1818 |
| Sarah Kibbey |
Jan 26 1820 |
| Gabrilla Havens |
Feb 25 1820 |
| Ephraim Smith |
Mar 5 1821 |
| Mary Wilson |
Dec 11 1822 |
| Jane Winslow |
May 12 1825 |
| Eunice Weaver |
Mar 1 1824 |
| Rachel Smal |
Apr 26 1824 |
| Wm. S. Wardwell |
Oct 11 1825 |
| Walker Winslow |
Jan 16 1827 |
| Mrs. Nancy Dick |
Jun 19 1818 |
| William Woolen |
Sep 5 1818 |
| Margaret Culbertson |
Dec 14 1818 |
| Sarah J. Stout |
Jun 20 1820 |
| Anna Bartholomew |
Oct 3 1821 |
| Elihu Small |
Feb 5 1823 |
| Henry D. Kepler |
Sep 10 1823 |
| Elizabeth Briles |
Apr 10 1824 |
| Sallie Newby |
Dec 7 1824 |
| Martha Winslow |
Jul 24 1826 |
| Levi Lewis Fankboner |
Jan 27 1827 |
Liberty
Township
| Mrs. Plessy Huston |
Dec 19 1811 |
| Elizabeth Andrew |
Sep 6 1819 |
| Rev. J. Shoecraft |
Feb 28 1821 |
| Mrs. E.A. McKinney |
Dec 18 1824 |
| Mary A. Gardner |
Aug 20 1825 |
| John Harrold |
Aug 26 1826 |
| Jackson Eaton |
Oct 14 1815 |
| Lydia Carey |
Jun 11 1822 |
| Nancy Daugherty |
Dec 15 1823 |
| John Bannister |
Jun 6 1825 |
| Solomon Bright |
Mar 5 1826 |
Green Township and Point Isabel
| Mary Lynas |
Jan 20 1816 |
| Mary A. Wilson |
Nov 21 1819 |
| Rebecca Legg |
Jun 26 1825 |
| James Hinton |
Jan 15 1827 |
| EleazerJohn |
Feb 5 1816 |
| John Legg |
Dec 3 1824 |
| Mrs. Miriam Miller |
Jan 16 1826 |
| Mrs. Mary Leer |
Jan 27 1827 |
Mill
Township,
Jonesboro and Gas City
| James D. Fort |
Feb 7 1816 |
| Joseph Kerlin |
Sep 1 1820 |
| Joseph Wills |
Feb 7 1823 |
| Noah Harris |
Jun 22 1823 |
| Mrs. Jane Roush |
Mar 16 1824 |
| Samuel B. Houck |
Jan 20 1825 |
| Ruth Gibson |
Sep 1 1825 |
| Christina Beck |
Apr 21 1826 |
| John Shugart |
Sep 5 1827 |
| Jacob Can |
Jan 16 1820 |
| A.C. Forsythe |
Nov 16 1822 |
| Chrislian Swafford |
Jan 7 1823 |
| James Deerin |
Feb 5 1824 |
| Jesse Johnson |
Aug 8 1824 |
| Mrs. Nancy Harris |
May 12 1825 |
| Jeremiah Roser |
Jan 21 1826 |
| Mrs. Anna Mason |
Jul 1 1826 |
National
Military Home
NAME
|
AGE
|
| John Anderegg |
81 |
| Chas Dolmer |
85 |
| Philip Hubbard |
88 |
| H.A. Lincoln |
81 |
| W.H. Mills |
82 |
| John Pike |
82 |
| Aaron Conkline |
85 |
| Edward Hebbs |
84 |
| Hamilton Hix |
81 |
| Geo. Mosier |
82 |
| S.W. Overstreet |
81 |
| Milton Roe |
81 |
| James Samuels |
81 |
| James Taylor |
83 |
| Elisha Hedder |
82 |
| John Dubleman |
82 |
| Wear Crawford |
81 |
| Chrislian Kunkler |
84 |
| Abner Mallory (colored) |
84 |
| Wm. Griffin (colored) |
81 |
| Wm. A. Parrish |
81 |
| Samuel McAfee |
88 |
| Laban Toplady |
88 |
| Joseph Thompson |
81 |
| Caleb Whitman |
82 |
| Wm. Ball (colored) |
82 |
| Archie Hunter (colored) |
90 |
| Moses Mundy (colored) |
83 |
| Henry Barrett (colored) |
83 |
| James C. Thomas |
83 |
| Joseph Cromwell |
81 |
| James Holt |
83 |
No
Ages listed
| Patrick Bradley |
| James Crawley |
| Ferdinand Gopher |
| Dickson Johnson |
| Christian Leibrans |
| Wm. Mohler |
| Frederick Ritter |
| Absalem Wallingford |
| Samuel Brown |
| Peter Dimick |
| John Hayl |
| Andrew King |
| Michael Leonard |
| James Morrison |
| Frederick Smith |
| Ephraim B. Wheeler |
Source: Marion
Chronicle, 25 June 1907.
