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 funeral! > 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

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