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1. | Frances Dickenson died about 1824 in Will Dated, Eklon, Todd County, KY. Notes: Will probated 14 Mar 1825 Elkton, Todd, Kentucky Family/Spouse: Elijah Garten. Elijah (son of Uriah Garton and Winifred Landrum) was born in 1716 in Of Orange County, VA; died in 1775-1776 in Augusta County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Frances married John Brown, Sr. in 1778 in Rockingham County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Griffith Garten ![]() Notes: Last Will and Testament of Griffith Garton/Gartin (Monroe County, Virginia (now West Virginia)), Film 589,681, Will Book 3, Pg. 220, 575, 602-607, 611, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150. "In the name of God a men. I Griffith Gartin of the County of Monroe & State of Virginia, being advanced in years but in good health of sound mind & memory - do make this my last will & testimony in mmaner following that is to say - I desire that all my just debt s & funeral expences be promptly paid. 1st It is my will & desire that all my slaves to wit Benjamin, Betty, Jackson, Joseph, Wilson, Clara, & Harriet & the increase of the females (should any there be) be emancipated & set at liberty accordin g to the laws of the State, at my death & I do hereby direct & it is my will & desire that my Excecutors herein after named make out in due firm a deed of emancipation & have the same duly recorded should this will not be sufficient to give the m & every of them immediate freedom from all slavery at my death as it is my wish they shall not be held in bondage after my death by none of my children nor no one else. They nor their increase. 2nd It is my will that my sd slaves hold & enjo y whatever money or property they have now & may hereafter have & any accounts or other debts whatsoever which are now due to them or may hereafter be due to them that they be allowed to receive & recover the same as if they were now free. 3rd I t is my will that all my property (the above named slaves excepted) of every kind & description whatsoever I may be both real & peersonal at my death be sold & the money arising from such sale by my executors to be made to be equally divided amo ng all my children according to what they have each received. That is to say making with the sums they have already received each & every of them to receive an equal portion of my estate or such of it as may remain at my death, the same that eac h have received is entered on a book now in my possession which will be a guide for my executors when they come to make a distribution of the money as aforesaid. 4th It is my will that my exeuctors have time accoding to their sound discretion t o advertise & sell my lands so that the same may sell for as good a price as possible. 5th I entered into an article of agreement with my son Elijah A. Gartin on the 10th of March 1832 by which I put my sd sun (sic) into possession of all my pro perty & that he was to have & enjoy the same by paying each of my other children $100. & on the 15th of March 1832 I & my sd son entered into another article of agreement which is now in my possession & which entirely annulled & made void & of n o effect the one of the 10th of March 1832 & having come again into full possession of all my property which by the last article was in his possession the & last mentioned article as well as the previous one are entirely void & of no effect thi s Elijah A. Gartin having no claim either legal or equitable to any part of my estate except such part as he may be entitled to under this will - that he is in all respects upon the same grounds as my other children. 6th I do hereby appoint Joh n H. Vanter, James A. Dunlap & James Harvey or any two of them Executors of this my last will & testament hereby revoking all other or former wills by me heretofore made at any time declaring this & this alone to be my true last will & testamen t in presence & hearing of the witnesses hereto signed witness this 27th day of April 1835. James H. Alexander Griffeth Gartin Allen T. Caperton Jn Hutchison Jr. At Monroe July Court 1835 Griffith Gartin presented in court his last will & testi mony & acknowledged the same as such, it is ordered that the same be Recorded. A Copy Teste In Hutchison Jr. C.M.C. Item See proof of will this Book page 611. Pg. 575 I Griffith Garten of the County of Monroe and state of Virginia having heretof ore made and published my last will and testament and afterwards to wit on the (blank) day of (blank) in the year (blank) having made a codicil or addition and alteration thereto do now make the following alterations and additions thereto withou t intending to cansel (sic) either the Original will or the Codicil formerly made, but for the purpose of explaining the same and giving further Powers to my executors intending that all the papers refered to shall be taken and construed togethe r in the most liberal manner. Item 1st I therefore desire and authorise my executors or such of them as shall qualify as such to consult their best judgement as to the time and manner of making sales of my lands and they are hereby fully authori sed (sic) and enpowered either to make a private or a public sale of the same and upon such credits as they may think best calculated to promote the interest of my heirs and they are further authorised to sell ay of my personal property in the s ame manner. Item 2nd I desire and direct that if any debt or debts should come against my estate which have been contracted by any of my slaves that the said debts be paid by them or that my executors shall make the same out of the property the y now claim & have in their possession and which is (?????) as their property. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 5th day of August 1842. Signed, Sealed & delivered by Griffith Gartin G. Gartin in our presence a Codi cil to his last will & testament the 5th day of Aug 1842 James Vantor John H. Vantor William Campbell James A. Dunlap Pgs. 602-607 An Appraisment of the Real and Personal Estate of Griffith Garten Dec'd made by Robert Young, F. F. Neel and Tho s S. Campbell after having been duly sworn for that purpose. Pg. 606, 607 says: The foregoing is a list of the personal property sold of the Estate of G. Gartin Dec'd amounting to $488.34. In addition to which we have sold of the land of the sai d Dec'd to John C. Maddy the home tract 229 acres & a boundary of land ajoining part of 1000 acres granted to J.T. Welch quantity not known (say about 100 acres) for the sum of $1400.00 of which $650 to be paid in October 183 & remainder in thre e years thereafter. James A. Dunlap John H. Vanter Exors At Monroe July Court 1843 This Sale Bill of the Estate of Griffith Garten Dec'd was returned & ordered to be recorded. A Copy Teste G. W. Hutchinson D.C. mC Pg. 611 At Monroe February Cou rt 1843 This Last Will & Testament of Griffith Gartin Dec'd having been acknowledge in his life time in open court and recorded - was on the motion of James A. Dunlap & John H. Vantor the executors named in said will, upon(?) presented in Cour t & proven by the oaths of John Hutchinson Jr and George W. Hutchinson on subscribing witness is thereto. A Copy Teste Geo. W. Hutchinson D.C.mC." Griffith married Hannah Miller on 19 Sep 1787 in Rockingham County, VA. Hannah (daughter of James Miller and Margaret Boyd) was born about 1765; died on 7 Sep 1828 in Monroe County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | John Brown, Jr. ![]() |
4. | Ellen "Jennie" Garten ![]() Ellen married Charles C. Callaway on 26 Sep 1812 in Monroe County, VA. Charles (son of Zachariah Callaway and Ellenor Boyd) was born on 14 Feb 1793 in Augusta County, VA; died on 16 Nov 1865 in Fulton County, IN; was buried in Zion Cem, Fulton Co In. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Cinthia Ann Callaway ![]() Cinthia married James Wheeldon on 31 Dec 1829 in Greenburg Twp., Decatur County, IN. James (son of James Wheeldon) was born on 6 Mar 1810 in KY; died about Dec 1874 in Cass County, IN; was buried in Royal Center Cem., Cass County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Ursula Callaway ![]() Ursula married James Swinney on 13 Dec 1832. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Garten Callaway ![]() Garten married Margaret Oliver on 16 Jun 1842 in Fulton County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | James Callaway ![]() James married Christina Oliver on 11 Apr 1847 in Fulton County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Margaret J. Callaway ![]() Margaret married Jabez Izzard on 8 Sep 1842 in Fulton County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
10. | Serenia Callaway ![]() Serenia married William A. Horton on 22 Oct 1846 in Fulton County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Mary A. Callaway ![]() Mary married Seymour Wertz on 20 Oct 1849 in Fulton County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | Nancy E. Callaway ![]() Notes: Died: Nancy married Andrew Pearce on 19 Feb 1855 in Fulton County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Charles A. Callaway ![]() Notes: Died: Charles married Catherine Falconbury on 5 Apr 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Mahala Wheeldon ![]() Notes: Died: Family/Spouse: John Davis Green. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Charlie C. Wheeldon ![]() Notes: Died: |
16. | Newbury Wheeldon ![]() |
17. | Angeline Wheeldon ![]() Notes: FATHER: "MISC. RECORD BK. # 12:", Pg. 436 (Cass County Recorder's Angeline married James Hattery on 21 Jan 1855 in Fulton County, IN. James (son of Alexander Hattery and Catherine France) was born about 1832 in Tuscarawas County, OH; died before 18 Apr 1866 in Fulton County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | Everly Wheeldon ![]() Notes: Died: Everly married Kate Sarah Kensler on 6 May 1859. Kate died in 1937. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
19. | Griffie Wheeldon ![]() Notes: A History of Nemaha County: "Griffith Wheeldon supposedly abandoned his wife Phoebe Green and five children to live with an Indian woman and may have been hanged as a horse thief. Griffie married Phobe Jane Greer on 29 Dec 1860 in Fulton County, IN. Phobe was born on 6 Sep 1843 in Darke County Ohio; died on 26 Dec 1930 in Brownville, Nemaha, NE; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Brownville, Nemaha, NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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20. | John Wheeldon ![]() |
21. | Ella Wheeldon ![]() |
22. | Catharine Wheeldon ![]() |
23. | Patsy Wheeldon ![]() Notes: Died: Patsy married Moses Smith on 4 Jan 1866 in Fulton County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
24. | James G. Wheeldon ![]() Notes: Died: James married Catharine Couver on 13 Mar 1873 in Cass County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
25. | Lydia Ann Wheeldon ![]() |
26. | Sarah Ann Wheeldon ![]() Notes: Died: Sarah married James E. De Boo on 29 Nov 1877. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
27. | Sarah M. Hattery ![]() Sarah married Alvin L. McCarter on 7 May 1876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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28. | Charles A. Hattery ![]() Family/Spouse: Minni May Kochel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
29. | William Gordon Hattery ![]() Notes: William died at the Hospital for the Insane in Logansport, Indiana.FATHER: "James Hattery dec.", BOARD OF GUARDIANS, BONDS & C., (Bk.) A William married Margaret Ann Snyder on 12 Nov 1886 in Plymouth, Marshall County, IN. Margaret (daughter of George Snider Snider and Mary Ann Hill) was born on 31 Dec 1866 in Gilead, Perry Twp., Miami County, Indiana; died on 31 Jan 1939 in Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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30. | Hattery ![]() |
31. | Lillie Wheeldon ![]() |
32. | Lorenzo Dee Wheeldon ![]() |
33. | Frederick Wheeldon ![]() |
34. | Henry Wheeldon ![]() Notes: Died: |
35. | William Wheeldon ![]() Notes: Died: |
36. | Effie Viola Wheeldon ![]() Notes: Died: |
37. | Charles McCarter ![]() Notes: Died: Charles married Sarah S. Fellers on 14 Oct 1892 in Fulton County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
38. | Lawrene McCarter ![]() Notes: Died: Lawrene married Bertha Cole on 3 Oct 1903 in Fulton County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
39. | Edward McCarter ![]() Edward married Emma McHenry on 23 Sep 1903 in Fulton County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
40. | Winifred Beatrice Hattery ![]() Winifred married Andrew Curtis Books on 15 Aug 1906 in Cass County, Indiana. Andrew (son of Fremont Melvin Phillip Books) was born on 29 Apr 1886 in Adams Twp., Cass County, Indiana; died on 30 Jun 1988 in Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana; was buried on 2 Jul 1988 in New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
41. | Sadie Hattery ![]() Notes: Allen County, Indiana Index to Death Records A-Z 1896-1920 |
42. | James William Hattery ![]() Notes: [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Feb 6, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.111.5.102578.86] James married Dorothy Dale Thomas on 5 Jan 1925 in Plymouth, Marshall County, IN. Dorothy (daughter of Isaac Wesley Thomas and Lorana Thomas) was born on 11 Oct 1908 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN; died on 4 Apr 1964 in Plymouth, Marshall County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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43. | Unknown Hattery ![]() Notes: Died: |
44. | Earl Hattery ![]() Notes: [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Feb 6, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.111.5.102578.60] Earl married Esther Peterson on 3 Mar 1919 in Fulton County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
45. | George William Hattery ![]() |
46. | Cora Hattery ![]() Cora married Frank Lyons about 1947. Frank (son of Ottow Lyons and Eva Cox) was born on 6 Jun 1927 in Etna Green, Indiana; died on 12 Jan 2012 in 635 Oak Hill Avenue, Plymouth, IN; was buried on 18 Jan 2012 in New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
47. | ![]() ![]() Sadie married Arnold James Rhodes on 1 Nov 1947 in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, IN. Arnold (son of Clarence Rhodes and Ruby Lillian Vant) was born on 19 Jul 1922 in Osceola, Polk County, WI; died on 11 Nov 1986 in Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN; was buried in Nappanee, Elkhart County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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48. | Donald Hattery ![]() Family/Spouse: Dorothy Freece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
49. | Sharon Irene Rhodes ![]() Sharon married Denzil Lee Miller [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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50. | Brenda Joann Rhodes ![]() Brenda married Glenn Bina Smith on 17 Sep 1967 in Plymouth, Marshall County, IN. Glenn was born on 8 Feb 1949 in Plymouth, Marshall County, IN; died on 23 Nov 1994 in Bowlingreen, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Brenda married James Ray Kline [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Brenda married Rickey Joel Peconga [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
51. | Marlene Kay Rhodes ![]() Marlene married Johnnie W. Smith [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Marlene married Garry Robert Orr [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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52. | Darlene Fay Rhodes ![]() Darlene married Rex C. Menzie [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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53. | Ronald Allen Rhodes ![]() Ronald married Patricia Thompson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Amanda Sue Yeazel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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54. | Carl Lanard Rhodes ![]() Carl married Elaine Diane Grove [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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55. | Randall Gene Rhodes ![]() Randall married Talana Wise [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
56. | Freida Lynn Rhodes ![]() Freida married Neil Cornwell Hinton [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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57. | Jerald Glen Rhodes ![]() Jerald married Lisa Marie Holland [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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58. | Denzil Lee Miller, Jr ![]() Denzil married Noel Joy Eshleman [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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59. | Jason Dean Miller ![]() |
60. | Janette Wave Miller ![]() Janette married Kevin Rassler [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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61. | Glenn Bina Smith, Jr. ![]() Glenn married Becki [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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62. | Mishelle Lou Smith ![]() Family/Spouse: Mitch Elder. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Ronnie J. Jarrell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
63. | Windy Joanne Kline ![]() Family/Spouse: Jacon Whitaher. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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64. | Mindy Suzanne Kline ![]() |
65. | Christine Marie Smith ![]() |
66. | Tamara Kay Orr ![]() |
67. | April Lynn Orr ![]() |
68. | Trina Dawn Menzie ![]() Family/Spouse: John Taylor. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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69. | Shane Glenn Menzie ![]() |
70. | Diana M. Rhodes ![]() Family/Spouse: Bryan Echols. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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71. | Layla May Rhodes ![]() |
72. | Ronnie Winnifred Rhodes ![]() |
73. | Autumn Gayle Rhodes ![]() |
74. | Nichole Dawn Hinton ![]() |
75. | Ian Neil Hinton ![]() |
76. | Heather Marie Rhodes ![]() |
77. | Bandon James Rhodes ![]() |
78. | Dustin James Miller ![]() |
79. | Marissa Collette Rassler ![]() |
80. | Brook Lyne Smith ![]() |
81. | Tyler Loren Elder ![]() Family/Spouse: Brittni Weese. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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82. | Trenton Mitchell Elder ![]() Family/Spouse: Krissy Carroll. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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83. | Acaeia Marie Kline ![]() |
84. | Jay Evan Taylor ![]() |
85. | Summer Mae Echols ![]() |
86. | Loren Marie Elder ![]() |
87. | Bryson Lee Elder ![]() |
88. | Mason Mitchell Elder ![]() |
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