Crawfordsville Journal Review Sept 23, 1938 p 7 -- note there are several mistakes in this obituary -- I'll put on paranthesis what I believe to be correct -- Mrs. Margaret Emza (Emma) Cedars, 85 years old, a lifelong resident of the Wesley neighborhood died at 12:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Dinwiddiw home 603 S. Washington Street. She had been ill the past year. Born near Waynetown July 8, 1853, Mrs. Cedars was the daughter of Leslie (Wesley) and Mary Hall Singer. She was a member of the Christian Union Church and for many years had resided one mile south of Wesley. Surviving are two sons, Burton of Komo and Oscar of near Yountsville and a daughter, Goldie of New Castle. The husband George Cedars died in 1931 (29 December 1932). Two sons also preceded her in death (Charles and ?). Funeral services will be held at two o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Christian Union Church.

Crawfordsville Daily Journal 2 May 1923 p 1 -- Waynetown, May 2 - Frank Cedars, one of the most prominent and highly respected farmers in this section, died at 6 o'clock this morning. For three months he had suffered from heart failure but two weeks ago the disease took a turn for the worse. Mr. Cedars was born Jan 14, 1848 on a farm 3 miles east of here, the son of John and Mary Mosier Cedars. His first wife was Sarah Schaffer and his second was Edna Geigner. He had lived all his life in the vicinity of Waynetown and he is survived by his wife, two sons, Albert of Kokomo and Vern who lives at home and two grandchildren, while a brother George Cedars resides here and a sister, Mrs. Sarah Smith lives at Danville, Ill. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Sunday from the home, two miles northeast of here. Rev. Everett Nixon of Kokomo will officiate and interment will be in Waynetown cemetery.

Crawfordsville Journal Dec 29, 1909 p 5 -- Waynetown, Dec 28 -- The funeral of Uncle John Cedars occurred at the late residence Monday morning. His death came Saturday night at 11 o'clock. He was born Sept 1, 1817 in Maryland and was 92 years 2 months 24 days old. He was married to Miss Mary Mosier in 1835, celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary Feb 14, 1885. She died Oct 14, 1904. Since then uncle John made his home with his son Lee at the old home place near Christian Union Church. To Mr. and Mrs. Cedars were born 5 children, 3 of whom are still living, Sarah Smith of Potomac, Ill; and George and Hank living here. His son Thomas and daughter Mary J. died some years ago. He was the oldest continued resident of Wayne Township. 50 years ago he became a member of the Predestinari-Baptist Church. Rev. John L. Miller who preached his funeral discourse being the only one left who moined at that time. Uncle John had the distinction of have 21 grandchildren, 52 great grandchildren and 11 great great grandchildren. The interment was made by Shuler & Birdcell in the family lot in the Masonic Cemetery.

James Clark Bannon and Phebe Marshall were married 5 Oct 1881. Phebe had been a neighbor and friend of Elizabeth's when JC and Elizabeth lived in Russells Mills. She was a lifelong Quaker. Yes -- there's an area in Warren County where Deerfield (the township), Gainsborough (a failed town) and Mary Ellen (a town now absorbed into Kings Mills) all occupy the same land area. I have the three eldest children (Jeremiah, Lewis, and Elizabeth) all born there. I think it's one property which had three names attached, myself. My grandfather always said they lived in "Deerfield," which confused me for years because the town in Randolph County was Deerfield. Guess there were lots of Bambi-types around! For Rebecca (b. 1824) I have only the county, Warren. For Anna, b. 19 Aug 1827, my records show Deerfield. Kathy > From: karen.zach@sbcglobal.net > To: inmontgo@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 03:35:17 -0400 > Subject: Re: [InMontgo] Lewis Bannon - Jeff others than one on there :) > > Yep, I have Michael dying in Indiana as well. Also have (in my personal > data - I can't change the obits though) that Lewis was born in Gainsborough > which I think IS in Warren Co. By the way, do you have the date of the > Phebe marshall marriage? I have James' first date but not other. I don't > have a date for Lewis' marriage to the Helms, either. Sorry, I have Lewis in > only the 1870,80 and 1910 for some odd reason > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kathleen Lynch" <kslynch62@hotmail.com> > To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 11:27 PM > Subject: Re: [InMontgo] Lewis Bannon - Jeff others than one on there :) > > > > Karen, I am happy to have these obituaries -- thanks for including them. > > There are a couple of problems for me, though, in the details. (The devil > > is ALWAYS in the details.) > > In the 1820 US Federal Census for Ohio, Michael is living with Nancy in > > Warren County, Ohio, with two sons, apparently by their ages Jeremiah and > > Lewis. Since the family didn't move to Darke County for several more > > years, I have to conclude that Lewis was most probably born in Warren > > County. The deed by which Michael and Nancy transferred their land in > > Warren County to some of Nancy's Clark relatives is reproduced in Noble > > Bannon's collection about Michael and Nancy's descendants. > > > > Although I've been told all my life that Michael was the first blacksmith > > in Cincinnati, that is patently impossible: According to histories of > > early settlement along the Ohio River, Cincinnati had blacksmiths when > > Michael was still wearing infant dresses, and probably hadn't even left > > Neville's Island, Pennsylvania. > > > > Finally, Michael died in Indiana, not in Ohio. He had been paying a visit > > to his sons Lewis and James in Parke County IN shortly before his death. > > Going back and forth across the state by train from east to west shows > > just how "modern" Michael was. > > > > Isn't it interesting that Lewis's obituary goes into so much detail about > > Michael! All this talk of Michael Bannon should > > not by any means take away from the impressive life of Rev. Lewis > > Bannon. He was the mainstay of the family, the one whom all his > > brothers depended on, after their father's death. My grandfather, his > > nephew, was named Lewis Wesley Bannon in his honor; he wore the name > > proudly from his birth in Russell's Mills in 1870 until his own death > > in 1959 in Indianapolis. The Rev. Lewis Bannon performed both his brother > > James' > > wedding ceremonies, his first to Elizabeth Fulwider, and his second to > > Phebe Marshall. > > > > > > > > Something I'd love to find: There's a framed artist's portrait of Michael, > > posed win a photograph taken about 1890 with his five surviving sons. A > > cousin posted a copy of it on his website, but he does not have the > > original photograph either, much less the portrait. Perhaps someone seeing > > this will know how I might find out about these pictures! > > > > Incidentally, I have not been able to find Lewis and Livonia in the 1850 > > census. Anyone have more success? > > > > Kathy > > > >> From: karen.zach@sbcglobal.net > >> To: INMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com > >> Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 16:41:37 -0400 > >> Subject: [InMontgo] Lewis Bannon - Jeff others than one on there :) > >> > >> BANNON, L. W., preacher, Russell's Mills, was born in Warren County, Ohio > >> in the year 1818. His father, Michael Bannon, was a native of Pa. And > >> came to Ohio at a very early date, settling at Cincinnati when that city > >> only consisted of 5 houses, and there opened a blacksmith shop, the first > >> in the city. In 1858, he moved to Indiana, settling in Sugar Creek > >> Township, at Russell's Mills, which he rebuilt, and ran for four or five > >> years. He returned to Ohio on a visit and died there about 1868. Mr. > >> Bannon received his early education at the primitive country school, and > >> worked at the bricklaying business for many years, and during the last 30 > >> years, has been a preacher of the Christian denomination. In 1854, he > >> settled in Montgomery Co this state, where he preached the gospel until > >> 1870, when he removed to Parke County, locating in this township. Since > >> beginning to preach he has averaged over 100 sermons per annum; married > >> over 300 couples, and preached over 150 funer! > > al! > >> sermons. In 1838, he married, in Ohio , Miss Livonia Ashley, daughter > >> of Loama Ashley, one of the pioneer preachers of the Christian > >> denominations in Ohio , and in 1860 he married his second wife, Miss > >> Angeline Hellams, and has a family of 9 children, 5 by his first wife and > >> four by his present; and Mr. Bannon is a member of Harveysburg Lodge, AF > >> & AM and is a prominent member and past grand of Parke Lodge IOOF. He > >> was one of the organizers and first preachers of Pleasant Grove Christian > >> Church in this township. In politics he is entirely independent. Taken > >> from: 1880 History of Parke County, Indiana by J. H. Beadle. Chicago: H. > >> H. Hill & N. Iddings, Publishers. > >> === > >> Rev. Lewis W. Bannon, over 101 years old, died this (Tuesday) morning at > >> the home of his son, Samuel Bannon, of Bloomingdale, where he had made > >> his home for several years. He had been in unusual health for one of his > >> great age, and his last slickness lasted only ten days. Mr. Bannon was > >> born in Dark County, Ohio, but had lived in Indiana for seventy-five > >> years. He was ordained a minister in the Christian Church sixty-five > >> years ago, and was active and had attended every conference until five > >> years ago. > >> > >> Rockville Republican 10-21-1919 > >> == > >> > >> ========= > >> Crawfordsville daily Journal Oct 22, 1919 p 7 - Waynetown, Oct 22 -- > >> After 101 years of active life, Lewis Bannon passed away at the home of > >> his son, Samuel in Bloomingdale , Ind yesterday morning about 8 o'clock. > >> Mr. Bannon who originally hailed from Ohio was born Oct 1, 1818. He moved > >> to Montgomery County about 80 years ago. At that time he was a circuit > >> rider passing from neighborhood to neighborhood but not under the > >> direction of any particular denomination. Later in life, however, he > >> became a member of the new Light Christian Church and remained devoted to > >> its doctrines. He left this count 4 years ago to live with his son in > >> Bloomingdale. He amrried twice in his life time, 11 children being born > >> to both marriages; three of them survive, Mrs. Joe Baldwin, Waynetown; > >> Samuel Bannon, Bloomingdale, at whose home the death of the centenarian > >> occurred and Baker Bannon, Center, Indiana. Besides these, however, > >> there are several grandchildren, great grandchildren and great ! > > gr! > >> eat grandchildren. > >> > >> http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > >> > >> List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Crawfordsville Journal June 10, 1923 ? - Waynetown June 9 - Dudley O. Hutchinson 30, a well known young farmer of near here, died at 4:30 o'clock Friday afternoon following an operation last Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospital at Lafayette. He was ill but one week. Last Sunday he suffered a severe attack of appendicitis and was rushed to the hospital. It was thought that he might recover but several days ago his condition became grave and little hope was enteretained for recover. Mr. Hutchinson was born July 21, 1893 the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Emma Hutchinson. He was a highly respected citizen of the community having lived in the vicinity most of his life. Sept 21, 1912, he was united in marriage with Miss Arminta Wills. Two children were born to the union. He is survived by his widow and two children, Fay, six years old and Matt, one year old. Also his parents and a sister, Mrs. Wanda Smith, who lives near Crawfordsville. Funeral services will be at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home north of Waynetown. The services will be in charge of the Rev. Airhart of Crawfordsville. The burial will be at Waynetown Cemetery.

Waynetown Nov 9 -- Charles Walter Hutchinson, 72, life long resident of the Waynetown community died at 6:40 o'clock Thursday morning at 8:30 south Grant Avenue in Crawfordsville after an illness of two weeks, following a stroke of paralysis. Born 3 miles north of Waynetown, Dec 29, 1871, on a farm, Mr. Hutchinson was the son of John G. Hutchinson and Elizabeth Bannon Hutchinson. He was married Nov 6, 1892, to Emma M. Alward, of near Waynetown. Mr. Hutchinson was a member of the Old Baptist Church near Elmdale. Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. Wanda Smith, of 709 E. Jefferson Street, Crawfordsville and his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Armista Hutchinson of near Waynetown. Four grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive. The body was taken Thursday to the Grenard and Servies Funeral Home here, where funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon Nov 11, the Rev. John R. Servies of near Crawfordsville will be in charge. Burial will be made in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.

Crawfordsville Journal 3-21-1932 -- Mrs. Emma Hutchinson, 55, died at her home two miles NW of Crawfordsville Monday morning. Death followed a serious illness of 10 days. The deceased was born in Parke County Indiana Oct 30, 1876, the daughter of Timothy N. and Nettie Myers Alward. She was married November 6, 1892 (Fountain County) to Charles Hutchinson. She spent all of her life in the vicinity of Wallace, Elmdale, Waynetown and Crawfordsville. She had lived near this city for the past 11 years. Mrs. Hutchinson was a member of the Elmdale Primitive Bpatist Church. The survivors include the husband, Charles Hutchinson; one daughter, Mrs. Wanda Smith of Crawfordsville; four grandchildren; a brother, Otis Alward, of Lansing, Ill; a half-brother, Claude Alward of Kingman; 3 half sisters, Mrs. Charles Dain of Kingman; Mrs. Robert Newnum of Kingman and Mrs. Raymond Lucas of Marshall and her stepmother, Mrs. Timothy Alward of Kingman. The funeral services will be held at the Elmdale Baptist Church on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in charge of Rev. Cornelius Airhart. Burial will take place in the Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.

Crawfordsville Journal Review May 6, 1921 p1 -- Basil Tracey Merrell, former county treasurer, banker, farmer and identified with the publishing of the Crawfordsville Review, died at his home 709 W. Main Street 4:30 o'cock Wed morning. Death was not unexpected as he had been exceedingly ill for 10 weeks. Six weeks ago he was brought home from an Indianapolis hospital where his complaint was diagnoses as cancer of the liver. Funeral services will be at the residence at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon Rev. PO Duncan, pastor of the Baptist Church at Waynetown will officiate. The burial will be at the Waynetown Cemetery where short funeral services will be conducted and where the Waynetown friends of the deceased can pay their last respects Mr. Merrell was born in Wayne Township July 17, 1853, the son of Daniel and Anna Tracey Merrell, one of the pioneer families in the county. Benjamin Merrell, paternal grandfather of the deceased who was of English stock, removed to this state from Ohio in 1827 and was one of the first settlers in what is now Ripley Twp. Basil T. Merrell left the farm on which he was born when he was 16 years of age and learned the carpenter's trade. Subsequently he branched uot as a contractor and later established a furniture store and undertaking establishment in Waynetown which he conducted successfully for 15 years. Then he purchased the old homestead and was very successful in his farming operations. With William Rider he organized the Waynetown bank and became vice president, an office he held for 12 years In 1898 he was elected treaurer of Montgomery County and he was reelected in 1902 and again in 1906. In 1904 he assisted in organizing the Crawfordsville State Bank accepting a position as one of the directors, a position he held at the time of his death. In 1911 he formed the company which took over the Crawfordsville Review and for a considerable period was identified with that paper as business manager. In politics he was a Democrat and three times he was elected count chairman of that organization. He was also prominent in fraternal circles, being a 32nd degree Mason, having attained the Knights Templar degrees and was also a member of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, a member of the IOOF Tribe of Ben Hur, Knights of Pythias, the Red Men and the Elks. Mr. Merrell was married on July 13, 1873 to Miss Nannie Bonnell, daughter of Alfred and Catherine Edward Bonnell. Six children were born of this union. He is survived by his wife and five children: Alfred D. Merrell of Terre Haute; William S. Merrell of Wayne Township; Clarence F. Merrell of Indianapolis; Mrs. Stella Boldt of Waynetown and Mrs. Ruth Freeman of Crawfordsville.

DID ANNA MARRY OR REMAIN SINGLE -- I have she remained single dying in 1858 - right? wrong? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Lynch" <kslynch62@hotmail.com> To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [InMontgo] Lewis Bannon - Jeff others than one on there :) > James Clark Bannon and Phebe Marshall were married 5 Oct 1881. Phebe had > been a neighbor and friend of Elizabeth's when JC and Elizabeth lived in > Russells Mills. She was a lifelong Quaker. > Yes -- there's an area in Warren County where Deerfield (the township), > Gainsborough (a failed town) and Mary Ellen (a town now absorbed into > Kings Mills) all occupy the same land area. I have the three eldest > children (Jeremiah, Lewis, and Elizabeth) all born there. I think it's one > property which had three names attached, myself. My grandfather always > said they lived in "Deerfield," which confused me for years because the > town in Randolph County was Deerfield. Guess there were lots of > Bambi-types around! > For Rebecca (b. 1824) I have only the county, Warren. For Anna, b. 19 Aug > 1827, my records show Deerfield. > Kathy > > > >> From: karen.zach@sbcglobal.net >> To: inmontgo@rootsweb.com >> Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 03:35:17 -0400 >> Subject: Re: [InMontgo] Lewis Bannon - Jeff others than one on there :) >> >> Yep, I have Michael dying in Indiana as well. Also have (in my personal >> data - I can't change the obits though) that Lewis was born in >> Gainsborough >> which I think IS in Warren Co. By the way, do you have the date of the >> Phebe marshall marriage? I have James' first date but not other. I don't >> have a date for Lewis' marriage to the Helms, either. Sorry, I have Lewis >> in >> only the 1870,80 and 1910 for some odd reason >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kathleen Lynch" <kslynch62@hotmail.com> >> To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 11:27 PM >> Subject: Re: [InMontgo] Lewis Bannon - Jeff others than one on there :) >> >> >> > Karen, I am happy to have these obituaries -- thanks for including >> > them. >> > There are a couple of problems for me, though, in the details. (The >> > devil >> > is ALWAYS in the details.) >> > In the 1820 US Federal Census for Ohio, Michael is living with Nancy in >> > Warren County, Ohio, with two sons, apparently by their ages Jeremiah >> > and >> > Lewis. Since the family didn't move to Darke County for several more >> > years, I have to conclude that Lewis was most probably born in Warren >> > County. The deed by which Michael and Nancy transferred their land in >> > Warren County to some of Nancy's Clark relatives is reproduced in Noble >> > Bannon's collection about Michael and Nancy's descendants. >> > >> > Although I've been told all my life that Michael was the first >> > blacksmith >> > in Cincinnati, that is patently impossible: According to histories of >> > early settlement along the Ohio River, Cincinnati had blacksmiths when >> > Michael was still wearing infant dresses, and probably hadn't even left >> > Neville's Island, Pennsylvania. >> > >> > Finally, Michael died in Indiana, not in Ohio. He had been paying a >> > visit >> > to his sons Lewis and James in Parke County IN shortly before his >> > death. >> > Going back and forth across the state by train from east to west shows >> > just how "modern" Michael was. >> > >> > Isn't it interesting that Lewis's obituary goes into so much detail >> > about >> > Michael! All this talk of Michael Bannon should >> > not by any means take away from the impressive life of Rev. Lewis >> > Bannon. He was the mainstay of the family, the one whom all his >> > brothers depended on, after their father's death. My grandfather, his >> > nephew, was named Lewis Wesley Bannon in his honor; he wore the name >> > proudly from his birth in Russell's Mills in 1870 until his own death >> > in 1959 in Indianapolis. The Rev. Lewis Bannon performed both his >> > brother >> > James' >> > wedding ceremonies, his first to Elizabeth Fulwider, and his second to >> > Phebe Marshall. >> > >> > >> > >> > Something I'd love to find: There's a framed artist's portrait of >> > Michael, >> > posed win a photograph taken about 1890 with his five surviving sons. A >> > cousin posted a copy of it on his website, but he does not have the >> > original photograph either, much less the portrait. Perhaps someone >> > seeing >> > this will know how I might find out about these pictures! >> > >> > Incidentally, I have not been able to find Lewis and Livonia in the >> > 1850 >> > census. Anyone have more success? >> > >> > Kathy >> > >> >> From: karen.zach@sbcglobal.net >> >> To: INMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com >> >> Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 16:41:37 -0400 >> >> Subject: [InMontgo] Lewis Bannon - Jeff others than one on there :) >> >> >> >> BANNON, L. W., preacher, Russell's Mills, was born in Warren County, >> >> Ohio >> >> in the year 1818. His father, Michael Bannon, was a native of Pa. And >> >> came to Ohio at a very early date, settling at Cincinnati when that >> >> city >> >> only consisted of 5 houses, and there opened a blacksmith shop, the >> >> first >> >> in the city. In 1858, he moved to Indiana, settling in Sugar Creek >> >> Township, at Russell's Mills, which he rebuilt, and ran for four or >> >> five >> >> years. He returned to Ohio on a visit and died there about 1868. >> >> Mr. >> >> Bannon received his early education at the primitive country school, >> >> and >> >> worked at the bricklaying business for many years, and during the last >> >> 30 >> >> years, has been a preacher of the Christian denomination. In 1854, he >> >> settled in Montgomery Co this state, where he preached the gospel >> >> until >> >> 1870, when he removed to Parke County, locating in this township. >> >> Since >> >> beginning to preach he has averaged over 100 sermons per annum; >> >> married >> >> over 300 couples, and preached over 150 funer! >> > al! >> >> sermons. In 1838, he married, in Ohio , Miss Livonia Ashley, >> >> daughter >> >> of Loama Ashley, one of the pioneer preachers of the Christian >> >> denominations in Ohio , and in 1860 he married his second wife, Miss >> >> Angeline Hellams, and has a family of 9 children, 5 by his first wife >> >> and >> >> four by his present; and Mr. Bannon is a member of Harveysburg Lodge, >> >> AF >> >> & AM and is a prominent member and past grand of Parke Lodge IOOF. He >> >> was one of the organizers and first preachers of Pleasant Grove >> >> Christian >> >> Church in this township. In politics he is entirely independent. >> >> Taken >> >> from: 1880 History of Parke County, Indiana by J. H. Beadle. Chicago: >> >> H. >> >> H. Hill & N. Iddings, Publishers. >> >> === >> >> Rev. Lewis W. Bannon, over 101 years old, died this (Tuesday) morning >> >> at >> >> the home of his son, Samuel Bannon, of Bloomingdale, where he had made >> >> his home for several years. He had been in unusual health for one of >> >> his >> >> great age, and his last slickness lasted only ten days. Mr. Bannon was >> >> born in Dark County, Ohio, but had lived in Indiana for seventy-five >> >> years. He was ordained a minister in the Christian Church sixty-five >> >> years ago, and was active and had attended every conference until five >> >> years ago. >> >> >> >> Rockville Republican 10-21-1919 >> >> == >> >> >> >> ========= >> >> Crawfordsville daily Journal Oct 22, 1919 p 7 - Waynetown, Oct 22 -- >> >> After 101 years of active life, Lewis Bannon passed away at the home >> >> of >> >> his son, Samuel in Bloomingdale , Ind yesterday morning about 8 >> >> o'clock. >> >> Mr. Bannon who originally hailed from Ohio was born Oct 1, 1818. He >> >> moved >> >> to Montgomery County about 80 years ago. At that time he was a >> >> circuit >> >> rider passing from neighborhood to neighborhood but not under the >> >> direction of any particular denomination. Later in life, however, he >> >> became a member of the new Light Christian Church and remained devoted >> >> to >> >> its doctrines. He left this count 4 years ago to live with his son in >> >> Bloomingdale. He amrried twice in his life time, 11 children being >> >> born >> >> to both marriages; three of them survive, Mrs. Joe Baldwin, Waynetown; >> >> Samuel Bannon, Bloomingdale, at whose home the death of the >> >> centenarian >> >> occurred and Baker Bannon, Center, Indiana. Besides these, however, >> >> there are several grandchildren, great grandchildren and great ! >> > gr! >> >> eat grandchildren. >> >> >> >> http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ >> >> >> >> List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ >> > >> > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ >> >> List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Crawfordsville Journal Review 19 Dec 1938 -- Mrs. Matilda Ann Cruea, 42, wife of John Cruea, manager of the Farm Bureau elevator here, died at 4 o'clock Sunday morning at her home, 805 Prospect Street. Her death was due to a complication of diseases. Born May 30, 1896, in Cincinnati, Ohio Mrs. Cruea was the daughter of Joseph and Lena Schriner Grabman. She was married May 22, 1915 to John Cruea and had resided in this city since that time. The deceased was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church. Surviving in addition to her husband and parents, are two daughters, Mrs. Vivian Tolly and Mrs. Ellen Blankenship both of Crawfordsville, 4 sisters and 4 brothers. The body was taken to the Utterback & Murphy Funeral home and then returned to the famiy residence. Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning at St. Bernards with Rev. JC Keating in charge. Burial will be at Waynetown.

Crawfordsville Journal Review 25 Nov 1929 -- Alvin W. Cruea, well known Waynetown resident passed away at his home this morning at three a.m. following a three year's illness. Mr. Cruea born April 4, 1889 was the son of Ellis and Ella Davis Cruea. His place was in the Robert's Chapel neighborhood. He was united in marriage to Maude R. Stout, December 30, 1916. The deceased was a member of the Liberty Christian church and except for five years spent in Jersey City, NJ had been a resident of Montgomery Co. Those surviving are his wife, two daughters, Eleanor, age 10, and Mardell, age 5, three brothers, George of Hammond; John of Crawfordsville; and Guy of Philadelphia and three sisters; Mrs. Florence Fouts, Mrs. Josie Holman and Mrs. Opal Lewellen, all of Waynetown. The funeral services will be held at the Waynetown Christian church Wednesday afternoon at one thirty with the burial in the Waynetown Masonic cemetery.

Crawfordsville Daily Journal 3-12-1946 p 7 -- Waynetown, March 12 -- Mrs. Margret Ellen Cruea, 84, died at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Florence Fouts, in Waynetown after an illness of six weeks' duration, due to the infirmities of old age. Born near Clark's Hill, Jan 13, 1862, Mrs. Cruea was the daughter of Absolom and Jamima Davis, pioneer residents of that community. Her marriage to Ellis Cruea took place December 13, 1883, at Clark's Hill. Mrs. Cruea was a member of the Waynetown Christian Church. She had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Opal Lewellen, in Waynetown, since the death of Mr. Cruea in 1928. Sons and daughters surviving include the Mrs. Fouts, at whose home she died; Mrs. Lewellen, with whom she made he rhome; Mrs. Jo Holman of Crawfordsville; Goerge W. Cruea, also of Crawfordsville; John L. Cruea, of Chalmers and Guy L. Cruea of Jersey City, NJ. Twelve grandchildren and nine great grandchildren also survive. The body will be taken tot he home of the daughter, Mrs. Lewellen after Tuesday evening, where friends may call to pay their respects. Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. Guy E. Tremaine, pastor of the Waynetown Methodist Church at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon. The casket will not be opened at the church. Burial will be made at the Masonic Cemetery in Waynetown. Crawfordsville Daily Journal 3-13-1946 p 7 -- Waynetown, March 13 -- Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret E. Cruea aged Waynetown woman who died Tuesday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Florence Fouts will be held in the Waynetown Methodist Church at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon with the pastor of the church, the Rev. Guy E. Tremaine in charge. In addition to her 3 daughters and 3 sons who survive, Mrs. Cruea is also survived by a brother, Frank Davis who resides in Crawfordsville. As previously announced the casket will not be opened at the church. Friends may call at the residence of another daughter, Mrs. Opal Lewellen in Waynetown to pay their respects. Burial will be made in the Masonic cemetery here.

Crawfordsville Journal Review March 8, 1928 p 1 -- Ellis Cruea,well known resident and business man of Waynetown, died at his home here Wednesday night following a two weeks' illness. Death was caused by blood poisoning. Mr. Cruea was born May 25, 1859 in Ohio, the son of John and Margaret Schleppy Cruea. When a small boy he came to Montgomery county and had been a resident of the county ever since. For the past seven years Mr. Cruea had lived at Waynetown, operating a restaurant there most of the time. He was a member of the Liberty Christian church and a member of the Modern Woodsmen of Crawfordsville. Those surviving are his wife, four sons, George of Hammond; Alvin and John of Crawfordsville, and Guy of Jersey City, NJ and three daughters, Mrs. Florence Fouts, Mrs. Josie Holman and Mrs. Opal Lewellen, all of Waynetown. Four grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Ruphina Meagher of Spencer also survive. The funeral services will be held from the Waynetown Christian church Saturday morning at 10:30 with the Rev. Will Newlin of Crawfordsville in charge. Burial will be made in the Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.

Crawfordsville Journal Review Feb 11, 1935 -- Waynetown, Feb 11 -- William Lewellen, 66, life long resident of Montgomery County died suddenly of heart failure at 3:45 o'clock this afternoon while working on his farm 5 miles southeast of Waynetown. Mr. Lewellen had been in declining health for the past year. The deceased was born in Montgomery County 10 miles southwest of Crawfordsville Nov 16, 1868 the son of Thomas and Mary Crabb Lewellen. He was married first to Josephine Davis who died 32 years ago and on Dec 20, 1905 he wed Maude Steele who survives. Mr. Lewellen was a member of the Ridge Farm United Brethren Church. Surviving besides the widow are a son, Byron Lewellen of Waynetown; two brothers, Edward and Bert Lewellen both of Crawfordsville, and a half brother, Henry Lewellen of Wingate. Funeral services will be conducted 1:30 Wed afternoon at Waynetown Baptist Church in charge of Rev. IC Overman. Burial will be made in the Waynetown Maosnic Cemetery.

Crawfordsville Journal Review June 24, 1943 p 3-- Waynetown June 23 - Alvin I. Lewellen, 29, died at 3:15 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Robert Long Hospital in Indianapolis. He had been ill about ayear and had been in the hospital six weeks. Death was ascribed to a brain tumor. Mr. Lewellen was born Dec 15, 1913 in Waynetown, the son of AA and Katherine Padgett Lewellen. He was married to Marie Simms who survives on Aug 22, 1930. He was employed in a local elevator. In addition to the widow, Mr. Lewellen is survived by three sons Alvin, Jr. Sammy and Teddy by his parents, by one brother, Arnold Lewellen of the army and 4 sisters Mrs. mary McClamroch and Mrs. Warren King Crawfordsville, Mrs Lyle C. Krout, Fresno, Calif and Miss Peggy Lewellen at home. The body will be returned to the Grenard & Servies funeral home here to await funeral arrangments which will be announced later.

Crawfordsville Journal Review March 22, 1929 p 1-- - Mrs. Eliza Bannon, widow of David Bannon and a lifelong resident of Montgomery County died at the home of her son Clarence Bannon West Main Street Thursday evening at 8. Mrs. Bannon had been seriously ill since Tuesday. Her death was caused by paralysis. Mrs. Bannon was born on a farm north of Waynetown on April 4, 1861, a daughter of Velzy (sic - Vezy) and Mary Jane Bunnell. On March 9, 1887 she was married to David Bannon who preced her in death on March 3, 1928. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Surviving Mrs. Bannon are one son, Clarence, at whose home she passed away, two brothers, William Bunnell of Waynetown and James Bunnell of Indianapolis, three nieces, three nephews, a host of friends. One brother Jerome Bunnell died Sept 9, 1925. The remains will be taken to her home in Waynetown Saturday by Wade & Murphy Funeral directors and friends may call and pay their respects. Funeral services will be held Sunday morning at 11 at the Baptist Church in Waynetown with Rev. Cletis Brown in charge

1900 Cain Twp Fountain Co IN Census #274 -- this is PROBABLY him David Bannon Head July 1856 marr 13 years In OH IN Farmer rest Indiana Eliza A APril 1861 1 ch 1 living Clarence E. Son April 1888 ===== Crawfordsville Journal March 5, 1928 -- Wayneotwn - David Bannon, 72, prominent resident of this vicinity, died at his home in Waynetown at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, a victim of complications. Mr. Bannon had been in declining health the past 4 years and had been seriously ill for 3 weeks. He was born near Waynetown on July 4, 1856 the son of Jeremiah and Maria Ridge Bannon. 41 years at he married Eliza A. Bunnell. Mr. Bannon who spent his entire life in Parke and Montgomery Counties, was a member of the Waynetown Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife and one son, Clarence E. Bannon of Crawfordsville. The funeral will be held from the Waynetown Baptist Churcch at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Cletus Brown in charge. Burial will be in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.

If his first name (not used) was William, I have some data. According to the Indiana Marriage Index on Ancestry, William A. Livengood married Ella M. Smith 24 Feb 1901 in Fountain County; William A. Livengood married Charlotte Frazier 2 Aug 1905 also in Fountain County. Companion, indeed! It probably didn't have any "unmarried" associations in 1907! Kathy > From: karen.zach@sbcglobal.net > To: INMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 22:24:34 -0400 > Subject: [InMontgo] Sounds like a current obit, doesn't it/ > > Crawfordsville Journal-Review Dec 4, 1907 - p 8 - Mr. Arthur Livengood died at his home here Tuesday afternoon of appendicitis. He was about 30 years of age and leaves a wife and 5-year-old boy by a former companion. The funeral services will take place on Thursday forenoon. > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yep, I have Michael dying in Indiana as well. Also have (in my personal data - I can't change the obits though) that Lewis was born in Gainsborough which I think IS in Warren Co. By the way, do you have the date of the Phebe marshall marriage? I have James' first date but not other. I don't have a date for Lewis' marriage to the Helms, either. Sorry, I have Lewis in only the 1870,80 and 1910 for some odd reason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Lynch" <kslynch62@hotmail.com> To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 11:27 PM Subject: Re: [InMontgo] Lewis Bannon - Jeff others than one on there :) > Karen, I am happy to have these obituaries -- thanks for including them. > There are a couple of problems for me, though, in the details. (The devil > is ALWAYS in the details.) > In the 1820 US Federal Census for Ohio, Michael is living with Nancy in > Warren County, Ohio, with two sons, apparently by their ages Jeremiah and > Lewis. Since the family didn't move to Darke County for several more > years, I have to conclude that Lewis was most probably born in Warren > County. The deed by which Michael and Nancy transferred their land in > Warren County to some of Nancy's Clark relatives is reproduced in Noble > Bannon's collection about Michael and Nancy's descendants. > > Although I've been told all my life that Michael was the first blacksmith > in Cincinnati, that is patently impossible: According to histories of > early settlement along the Ohio River, Cincinnati had blacksmiths when > Michael was still wearing infant dresses, and probably hadn't even left > Neville's Island, Pennsylvania. > > Finally, Michael died in Indiana, not in Ohio. He had been paying a visit > to his sons Lewis and James in Parke County IN shortly before his death. > Going back and forth across the state by train from east to west shows > just how "modern" Michael was. > > Isn't it interesting that Lewis's obituary goes into so much detail about > Michael! All this talk of Michael Bannon should > not by any means take away from the impressive life of Rev. Lewis > Bannon. He was the mainstay of the family, the one whom all his > brothers depended on, after their father's death. My grandfather, his > nephew, was named Lewis Wesley Bannon in his honor; he wore the name > proudly from his birth in Russell's Mills in 1870 until his own death > in 1959 in Indianapolis. The Rev. Lewis Bannon performed both his brother > James' > wedding ceremonies, his first to Elizabeth Fulwider, and his second to > Phebe Marshall. > > > > Something I'd love to find: There's a framed artist's portrait of Michael, > posed win a photograph taken about 1890 with his five surviving sons. A > cousin posted a copy of it on his website, but he does not have the > original photograph either, much less the portrait. Perhaps someone seeing > this will know how I might find out about these pictures! > > Incidentally, I have not been able to find Lewis and Livonia in the 1850 > census. Anyone have more success? > > Kathy > >> From: karen.zach@sbcglobal.net >> To: INMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com >> Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 16:41:37 -0400 >> Subject: [InMontgo] Lewis Bannon - Jeff others than one on there :) >> >> BANNON, L. W., preacher, Russell's Mills, was born in Warren County, Ohio >> in the year 1818. His father, Michael Bannon, was a native of Pa. And >> came to Ohio at a very early date, settling at Cincinnati when that city >> only consisted of 5 houses, and there opened a blacksmith shop, the first >> in the city. In 1858, he moved to Indiana, settling in Sugar Creek >> Township, at Russell's Mills, which he rebuilt, and ran for four or five >> years. He returned to Ohio on a visit and died there about 1868. Mr. >> Bannon received his early education at the primitive country school, and >> worked at the bricklaying business for many years, and during the last 30 >> years, has been a preacher of the Christian denomination. In 1854, he >> settled in Montgomery Co this state, where he preached the gospel until >> 1870, when he removed to Parke County, locating in this township. Since >> beginning to preach he has averaged over 100 sermons per annum; married >> over 300 couples, and preached over 150 funer! > al! >> sermons. In 1838, he married, in Ohio , Miss Livonia Ashley, daughter >> of Loama Ashley, one of the pioneer preachers of the Christian >> denominations in Ohio , and in 1860 he married his second wife, Miss >> Angeline Hellams, and has a family of 9 children, 5 by his first wife and >> four by his present; and Mr. Bannon is a member of Harveysburg Lodge, AF >> & AM and is a prominent member and past grand of Parke Lodge IOOF. He >> was one of the organizers and first preachers of Pleasant Grove Christian >> Church in this township. In politics he is entirely independent. Taken >> from: 1880 History of Parke County, Indiana by J. H. Beadle. Chicago: H. >> H. Hill & N. Iddings, Publishers. >> === >> Rev. Lewis W. Bannon, over 101 years old, died this (Tuesday) morning at >> the home of his son, Samuel Bannon, of Bloomingdale, where he had made >> his home for several years. He had been in unusual health for one of his >> great age, and his last slickness lasted only ten days. Mr. Bannon was >> born in Dark County, Ohio, but had lived in Indiana for seventy-five >> years. He was ordained a minister in the Christian Church sixty-five >> years ago, and was active and had attended every conference until five >> years ago. >> >> Rockville Republican 10-21-1919 >> == >> >> ========= >> Crawfordsville daily Journal Oct 22, 1919 p 7 - Waynetown, Oct 22 -- >> After 101 years of active life, Lewis Bannon passed away at the home of >> his son, Samuel in Bloomingdale , Ind yesterday morning about 8 o'clock. >> Mr. Bannon who originally hailed from Ohio was born Oct 1, 1818. He moved >> to Montgomery County about 80 years ago. At that time he was a circuit >> rider passing from neighborhood to neighborhood but not under the >> direction of any particular denomination. Later in life, however, he >> became a member of the new Light Christian Church and remained devoted to >> its doctrines. He left this count 4 years ago to live with his son in >> Bloomingdale. He amrried twice in his life time, 11 children being born >> to both marriages; three of them survive, Mrs. Joe Baldwin, Waynetown; >> Samuel Bannon, Bloomingdale, at whose home the death of the centenarian >> occurred and Baker Bannon, Center, Indiana. Besides these, however, >> there are several grandchildren, great grandchildren and great ! > gr! >> eat grandchildren. >> >> http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ >> >> List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sounds probable - thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Lynch" <kslynch62@hotmail.com> To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 11:41 PM Subject: Re: [InMontgo] Sounds like a current obit, doesn't it/ > If his first name (not used) was William, I have some data. > According to the Indiana Marriage Index on Ancestry, William A. Livengood > married Ella M. Smith 24 Feb 1901 in Fountain County; William A. > Livengood married Charlotte Frazier 2 Aug 1905 also in Fountain County. > Companion, indeed! It probably didn't have any "unmarried" associations in > 1907! > Kathy > > > >> From: karen.zach@sbcglobal.net >> To: INMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com >> Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 22:24:34 -0400 >> Subject: [InMontgo] Sounds like a current obit, doesn't it/ >> >> Crawfordsville Journal-Review Dec 4, 1907 - p 8 - Mr. Arthur Livengood >> died at his home here Tuesday afternoon of appendicitis. He was about 30 >> years of age and leaves a wife and 5-year-old boy by a former companion. >> The funeral services will take place on Thursday forenoon. >> >> http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ >> >> List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message