Modified Register for Pioneer
Samuel* MCCUTCHEON
5th Great Grandfather of L. M.
Bell
Permission was granted
(September, 2003) by M.L. McCutchan to quote excerpts from his book,
“ McCutchan and Related Families
- Our Family History”
Permission was granted (October,
2003) by Sarah Suter Splaun to quote excerpts from
“The McCutchen Trace Newsletter”
First Generation
1. Pioneer Samuel* MCCUTCHEON was born about
1710 in Northern Ireland. He died in 1797 in Augusta Co., Virginia. He was
buried in North Mountain Burying Ground, Virginia.
From
the book by M.L. McCutchan, Chapter 4, The Direct Line - McCutchans
"Samuel was born around 1710. He came to the colonies from Ireland,
probably
around
1729; ...
(Updated
information not from the book)
"I'm
now convinced that the McCutchans (Samuel, et.al.) came not from Scotland but
from
Northern Ireland - County Down, in the vicinity of Bangor Abbey and Gray Abbey,
on
the Ards Penninsula. It's the only place in Scotland or Ireland where you can
find
Finleys,
Fultons, and McCutchans occupying the same cemeteries. They were originally
from
Scotland, of course - and perhaps they responded to "Where are you
from?" with
their
original home. According to McCutchan
researchers in PA... they settled in
western
Lancaster County, on the east bank of the Susquehanna, around what is now
Harrisburg."
(From
the book...)
"Around 1739, Samuel married Frances
Jeanette Noble. She was daughter or
sister
(I
believe sister) of John Noble of Augusta County, Virginia. By this time Samuel had
made
his way down the Great Valley, like many others at the time, as far as Augusta
County,
one of the southern counties in the Shenandoah Valley. John Noble mentions
a
daughter, Jean Noble in his will; it appears that he named a daughter after his
sister,
Frances
Jeannette Noble.
"In 1742, Sam and Frances bought 600
acres of land from Benjamin Borden. The
land
was part of the Borden Grant, land originally awarded to Benjamin Borden by
Governor
Gooch of Virginia.
"Sam and Frances set about farming and
raising a family. One gets the
impression
that
Samuel’s priorities were, in descending order, (1) Presbyterian, (2) husband
and
father,
(3) McCutchan clansman, (4) farmer, and (5) soldier. Just about all the able-
bodied
men in Augusta County were part-time soldiers at the time; the land was still
hotly
disputed by the Indians - Mingos, Shawnees, Wyandots, and other tribes.
"Most of our understanding of Samuel is
based on records bearing his signature.
We
know
that he was an executor of brother James’ will (James’ widow was Griselda,
sister
of Patrick Campbell); we know he signed various petitions for roads in the
area,
and
that he became a trustee (in 1755) of the Old North Mountain Meeting House, the
first
Presbyterian church in the area. In
about 1759, Samuel sold some of his land to
his
son, William McCutchan.
"Samuel was an early settler. Augusta County was established in 1740, but
was not
organized,
and the court did not begin to function, until 1745. One of their first
actions
was to record Samuel’s deed, which had been registered on August 3, 1742.
"Samuel was neither a lender nor a
borrower. In the ensuing 50 years, in
which the
court
kept records and Sam was alive, there is but a single case in which he
contested
a
debt (and the debt was due to him):
"February 1763 - Samuel McCutchen vs.
John Risk.--To one cow sold you in 1740 for
which
you was to pay me 22 years afterwards 29 yards of O hundred linen, &c.
"Samuel served in three different
campaigns in the French and Indian War, and
furnished
provisions for the militia from time to time.
In 1765, Samuel presented his
claims
for supplies he had furnished to the Augusta County militia. In 1780, he was
allowed
50 acres of land for service in Captain Lewis’s Company of Rangers, in
1758.
"Some authorities claim Samuel was a
General, and use that title in referring to him.
It
seems unlikely. As late as 1758 he was
serving under a Captain (John Lewis); so if
he
then became a general, he did it very quickly, and at an advanced age. It is
possible
that he was assigned responsibility for the militia in the area during the
Revolution;
and that the job carried the largely honorary title of “General of
Militia”. It
doesn’t
really matter. Fighting was pretty
clearly #5 on Samuel’s priority list - he did it
when
necessary. That it was frequently
necessary was a characteristic of the times,
rather
than a characteristic of Sam." ...
"In 1768, with Samuel approaching the
age of 70, he and Frances began making
preparations
for their declining years. Samuel sold
150 acres of land to son Samuel, Jr.
, for
“five shillings and diverse and good causes done to me”, and to son John for an
unnamed
number of pounds sterling and “divers reasons and good causes done to me”.
At the same time, Samuel Jr. binds himself
£200, to take care of his father and
mother;
and Samuel Sr. binds himself to convey 20 acres to Samuel Jr. when Sam Sr.
is no
longer able to do for himself.
"Sam also gave up some of his community
duties. In June 1769, he resigned as
overseer
of roads, being replaced by John Buchanan.
In May 1774, he gave up duties
as a
road surveyor, being replaced by Robert Mitchell.
"Frances died in about 1791; and Samuel
in 1797. Both are buried in the Old
North
Mountain
burying ground. The meeting place there
has long since disappeared; and
the
burying ground is now a cow pasture.
Many of the gravestones have been
trampled;
others were used to build a foundation for a barn on a neighboring farm.
It’s
a shame. A monument has been raised on
the spot, identifying the McCutchans
buried
there."
The
Beverly Patent, November 6,1736, Including Original Grantees, Orange and
Augusta
Co. VA containing 92,100 Acres.
McCutcheon,
John 1741 920 B-7
McCutcheon,
Samuel 1742 600 A-7
McCutcheon,
William 1753 100 B-7
"Finding
the Log Home of Samuel and Frances (Noble) McCutchan"
McCutchen
Trace Newsletter, Volume 24, Number 1, May 2000, by Sarah Splaun.
"Samuel and Frances (Noble) McCutchan
purchased 600 acres of land on Aug. 3,
1742
in the Borden Tract of Augusta county.This was purchased when Augusta county
was
still a part of Orange county, and the deed is recorded there. They had probably
been
living on the land much earlier than 1742 as land grants took time to process.
When
a settler first arrived, he quickly built a shelter for his family until a more
substantial
home could be constructed. Many built a small one room log house and
then
added to that structure later. Somewhere on those first 600 acres of land,
Samuel
built
his log home. On August 21, 1746, he sold 298 1/2 acres of the original 600 to
James
Shields.
"On May 16, 1768, Samuel Sr. made a
binding contract with Samuel Jr. in that
Samuel
Jr. would care for his father in his old age. Samuel Jr. would let his father
have
twenty
acres of clear land for his lifetime to use and dispose of the produce for
himself
during
his lifetime, and he was to have ten acres of meadow of his choice. Also,
Samuel
Jr. was to keep his mother and father in food and clothes if they were not able
to do
for themselves. Likewise. they were to possess their own dwelling house for
term
of
life, the half of the barn, and other buildings. They were to possess their own
plenishings
and instruments for work and to have the benefit of their orchard to do
with
as they saw fit. His father was to keep the stock that he had which included a
small
number of cows, hogs, and sheep. An endorsement on the above bond stated
that
Samuel Jr. was to have the said 20 acres of land when Samuel Sr. was not able
to
do for
himself. Samuel Jr. was Captain Samuel
who married Rebekah Downey.
"On February 14, 1791, Samuel Sr. sold
to Samuel Jr. one hundred and fifty acres of
land
for thirty pounds "being part of plantation whereon the said McCutchan
lives on in
Augusta
County part of Bordens Tract and on the head waters of Middle River Bounded
as
follows..."
Pioneer
married Frances Jenette* NOBLE . Frances was born in 1720. She died
about 1791 in Augusta Co., Virginia. She was buried in North Mountain Burying
Ground, Virginia.
They
had the following children:
2 M i. Charles MCCUTCHEON was born in 1736. He
died on 29 Jun 1814.
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/2court43.txt
Inscription
on Tombstones at the Glebe Graveyard on the farm of
Thomas
Thompson in Augusta County, VA., in 1902:
Charles
McCutchan,
born 1736; died June 29th, 1814.
From
the book by M.L. McCutchan, Chapter 4, The Direct Line -
McCutchans:
"A gravestone was found years ago in
Glebe cemetery, a family
cemetery,
for Charles McCutchan, 1736-1814. No
other information is
known. It is doubtful that he was Sam and Frances’
son; if he was,
their
marriage date should be moved back by 4-5 years. It seems
unlikely;
Charles remains a mystery, a McCutchan unclaimed by any of
the
first five families of McCutchans, although his age suggests he must
have
belonged to one of these."
+ 3 M ii. Lt. William* MCCUTCHEON was born in 1739.
He died on 27 Dec 1785.
4 M iii. John MCCUTCHEON was born in 1742 in
Augusta Co., Virginia . He died on 22 Jan 1757 in Tennessee.
John married Margaret SPROUL .
Margaret was born about 1744. She died in Tennessee.
5 F iv. Margaret MCCUTCHEON was born in 1744.
Margaret married (1) William
CLARK in Aug 1760 in Augusta Co., Virginia . William was born in 1738.
Margaret married (2) John
SMITH before 20 Jan 1769.
+ 6 M v. James MCCUTCHEON was born about 1745.
+ 7 M vi. Captain Samuel MCCUTCHEON Jr. was born on
25 Oct 1748. He died on 24 Jun 1824.
Second Generation
3. Lt. William* MCCUTCHEON (Pioneer Samuel*)
was born in 1739 in Augusta Co., Virginia.He died on 27 Dec 1785 in Augusta
Co., Virginia.
From
the book by M.L. McCutchan, Chapter 4, The Direct Line - McCutchans:
"William, born 1740, is usually referred
to as “Lieutenant William McCutchan”, in
order
to identify him among the several other William McCutchans living about the
same
time. Assuming that the mysterious Charles McCutchan (1736-1814) buried in
Glebe
Cemetery is not a son of Samuel and Frances Noble McCutchan, William was the
eldest. William appears to have been somewhat
different from his father, Samuel. He
did
not remain a farmer, but became a merchant; and he died early, reportedly
murdered
in 1786.
"William married Eleanor Fulton,
maintaining a family relationship that went back all
the
way to Ireland. The Fultons, Finleys,
and several families of McCutchans lived
together
in Ireland (a clan). They were all
related by blood, but not so closely that
they
could not intermarry. And intermarry
they did. William married Eleanor, and
William’s
cousin, John the Pioneer’s son Samuel, married Eleanor’s sister, Elizabeth, in
1753. The latter became the parents of yet another
William - “Elder Billy” McCutchan,
thus
adding to the complexity of telling them all apart.
"Our William was occasionally a soldier,
called to active duty in the militia several
times
over an extended period. As a very young man (still almost a boy) he fought
Indians
under General Braddock; he was a Lieutenant in Colonel Bouquet’s expedition
against
the Ohio Indians in 1764; and he participated in the Battle of Point Pleasant
in
1774. It should be noted that it’s possible that
Lieutenant William’s war record (and
Lieutenant
William) may have ended right there. A
monument at Point Pleasant lists
him
among those killed and buried in a common grave there. I have seen and
photographed
this monument, but I don’t believe it.
We’re nearly certain that this is a
mistake;
our Lieutenant William went on to amass a considerable record after that.
For
starters, William went on to fight in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1782. The
problem
is that there were at least three William McCutchans in the Revolution, all
related. We have a list of battles, and a list of
Williams, but we can’t match them up
exactly. One William drove General Washington’s wagon
for three years (pretty sure
that’s
not our William - but his cousin).
Another William fought Hessians in New
Jersey
(where Washington crossed the Delaware), and was present at the siege of
Cornwallis
at Yorktown, which ended the Revolutionary War. This was probably not
“our”
William, either. “Our” William was
ordered south, with Col. Christian’s unit, to
defend
the Holston River area in the summer of 1775; Indians in that area, supported
by
the British, were committing atrocities against the settlers. The remainder of
Lieutenant
William’s war record is unclear. Col.
Christian’s unit was present at the
battle
of King’s Mountain, one of the key engagements of the Revolutionary War, and
there
was a William McCutchan present. ...
**See note below for DAR records
"Unlike his father, William was both a
borrower and a lender (not surprising, since he
was,
unlike his father, a merchant). We find
the following court cases which involve
him
as a creditor or as a debtor (see the extracts from Chalkley’s “Chronicles of
the
Scotch-Irish
Settlement in Virginia”, below):
"1764.--Michael
Harper, debtor to William Christian. August 23, to James Bodkin;
August
27, to Abram Hempenstall; to David Fraime; to Vance and Doake; to Lieut.
William
McCutcheon; to Edward Hynds; August 30, to Lieut. William McCutcheon; to
James
McCutcheon; to John Millar; to Thomas Rhoads; to William Black; September 4,
to
Jean Graham; to Francis Evick for funeral expenses. Contra: 1764, September 4,
by
42
days in service, at 1/6; by part of
John Miller's order rejected; by part of Rhoads'
order
rejected; by part of William Black's order rejected; by part of Jean Graham's
order
rejected; by bounty."
"August
1768: Mr. Wm. McCutchan, Dr., to John Handley. 1760. To 1 elk skin, 10/.
(Dr.
refers to debtor, not Doctor. We’ll
probably never know why our G5 Grandfather
owed Mr.
Handley 10 shillings for an elk skin - and didn’t pay him for 8 years."
"June
1769 - Wm. McCutcheon, security for Margaret Clark, admx. of her husband,
since
intermarried with John Smith, claims counter security."
"We don’t know what kind of man William
was. He was a leader in the community -
an
officer in the militia, a road surveyor, a surveyor of highways, and a
merchant. He
served
as guardian for orphaned children, and provided “security” (a form of counter-
signature)
for another widow (Margaret Clark). At
the same time, he occasionally had
debts;
and was on at least one occasion, the subject of an injunction, as follows:
"March
1768 - Wm. McCutcheon bound to peace versus James Cooper. (“Bound to
peace”
is understood to be a form of injunction, requiring William to avoid any form
of
contention
with said James Cooper.)"
"In 1785, William was reportedly
murdered. We don’t know the
circumstances of his
death. From the following court record, we know
that one couple was brought to trial
for
his murder - but that charges were apparently dismissed.
"January
1786 - Called Court on Thomas Torst and Sophia Torst, his wife, charged
with
murdering William McCutchan.--Discharged.
"...William and Eleanor are buried in
the North Mountain burying ground, with
William’s
parents."
------
Augusta
County Court Records:
May
21, 1765, Wm. McCutcheon, merchant, appointed road overseer
March
17, 1767, Wm. McCutcheon (merchant) appointed road surveyor
**Lt.
William has been accepted as a revolutionary war soldier by the DAR.
His
record was the Battle of Point Pleasant and that he furnished supplies. Proof
used:
_1.
Chalkleys Vol. 1 page 373 (in Civil Court proceeding in May 1779 concerning
petition
written 6 July 1774_2. Poffenbarger's Monument Commission, Battle of Point
Pleasant;
Chalkley's Vol.2, p. 475; _3. Virginia Magazine of History, Vol. 9, p.404;_4.
Abercrombie
and Slatten's VA Revolutionary Publick Claims Vol. 1, p. 98. In this
citation
Wm. McCutchin was paid 50 pounds in Augusta County in April 1781 for 100#
flour,
purchased by John Moffett, Commissioner of the Provision Law for the County of
Augusta,
1780 (original public claim record book pp 7-8)._All these are records in the
DAR
library.
**This
information was provided by Sarah Suter Splaun, Secretary of the McCutchen
Trace
Association
http://www.dar.org/natsociety/PI_lookup.cfm
DAR
Patriot Lookup: Reference Code RTBZXAK
A
search of our Patriot Index provided the information found below.
MCCUTCHEON,
William; Birth: Circa 1741; Service: VA; Rank: LT, Patriotic Service;
Death:
VA 27 Dec 1785; Patriot Pensioned: No; Widow Pensioned: No; _Children
Pensioned:
No; Heirs Pensioned: No. _Spouse: (1) Eleanor X
William*
married Eleanor* FULTON daughter of James* FULTON and Sarah* in Aug 1763
in Augusta Co., Virginia. Eleanor* was born on 10 Dec 1740 in Augusta Co.,
Virginia. She died in 1824 in Augusta Co., Virginia. She was buried in North
Mountain Burying Ground.
Baptism:
10 Dec 1740, Augusta County, Virginia, South Mountain Presbyterian Church
by
Reverend John Craig
William*
and Eleanor* had the following children:
+ 8 M i. James H.* MCCUTCHEON was born about 1764.
He died on 2 Nov 1822.
9 M ii. William MCCUTCHEON Jr. was born about
1765.
From
the book by M.L. McCutchan, Chapter 4, The Direct Line -
McCutchans:
"The first to go [into the territory of Indiana] (at least
the first we
know
of) was James’ brother, William. Carol
Darnell, in her excellent
book
on the McCutchan family, quotes the History of Ohio Falls Counties
as
follows: “In 1806 there came a William McCutchan and his two sons,
Samuel
and James”.
"Born in Virginia, William passed through
Kentucky and established the
family
in Indiana ahead of his big brother (James).
From
"The McCutchen Trace," Volume II, pg 187
"The valley of the Big Indian received
the first settlers, Lafayette
Township.
There were William McCutchan and his two sons, Samuel
and
James in 1806. The family of Wells also settled there. The
McCutchans
first settled on the Wabash River, the latter part of the 18th
century,
or first part of the 19th century.
10 F iii. Fanny
MCCUTCHEON was born about 1766 in Augusta Co., Virginia. She died in Floyd
Co., Indiana.
Never
married.
11 M iv. John
MCCUTCHEON was born in 1768 in Augusta Co., Virginia. He died about 1814 in
New Orleans, Louisiana.
From
"The McCutchen Trace," Volume II, pg 187
"John,
(was) a soldier, one of his brothers brought his clothes home.
His
will of 1814 named a sister Fanny, as well as the brothers.
The
McCutchen Trace Newsletter:
"A researcher found a record of a soldier
John McCutchen who
seemed
to have died in camp, and that he was the son of Eleanor,
widow
of Samuel. John's brother David brought his clothes back from
the
camp. This suggests John had died of wounds or disease in the war
of
1812, and may imply that David was serving also."
+ 12 M v. Samuel Sanford MCCUTCHEON Sr was born
about 1772.
13 M vi. David MCCUTCHEON was born in 1774.
6. James MCCUTCHEON (Pioneer Samuel*) was born
about 1745 in Middlebrook, Augusta Co., Virginia. He was buried in North
Mountain Burial Ground, Virginia.
James
married Elizabeth JAMISON about 1765. Elizabeth was born about 1745 in
Virginia.
They
had the following children:
14 F i. Rebecca MCCUTCHEON was born about 1765 in
Virginia.
15 M ii. David MCCUTCHEON was born about 1768. He
died on 11 May 1854 in Montgomery Co., Virginia.
16 F iii. Fanny MCCUTCHEON was born about 1770 in
Virginia.
Fanny married John CARTER on
19 Nov 1795 in Franklin Co., Tennessee.
17 M iv. Samuel MCCUTCHEON was born about 1772 in
Virginia.
18 M v. William MCCUTCHEON was born in 1783 in
Virginia.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/etc/comp276.txt
"In
1805, William and John McCutcheon, sons of James, bought land
from Joseph
and Dolly Pedigo on Widgeon Creek, in Patrick Co., VA.
Deed
book 2, pg. 285. William and Nancy Roberson McCutcheon sold
their
part of above land to John McCutcheon in 1809, Patrick Co. VA.
Deed
book 3, page 294."
William married Nancy
ROBERSON .
+ 19 M vi. John MCCUTCHEON was born about 1785. He
died in 1842.
20 F vii. Betsy MCCUTCHEON was born about 1785 in
Virginia.
21 M viii. George Washington MCCUTCHEON was born on
23 Feb 1791 in Virginia. He died on 12 Jan 1863 in Franklin Co., Tennessee.
George married Nancy
"Nicy" CORN on 30 Aug 1814 in Franklin Co., Tennessee. Nancy was
born on 12 Feb 1798.
22 F ix. Sarah MCCUTCHEON was born about 1792.
7. Captain Samuel MCCUTCHEON Jr. (Pioneer
Samuel*) was born on 25 Oct 1748 in Augusta Co., Virginia. He died on 24 Jun 1824
in Augusta Co., Virginia. He was buried in Old North Meeting House Cemetery,
Augusta Co., Virginia.
Samuel
McCutchan, Jr was a captain in the Augusta militia during the Revolution, and
may
have served for some years after the war. He is usually referred to as
"Captain
Samuel"
in the references in the record books.
Samuel's parents convey their property
when
they are elderly whereby Samuel Jr. is to take care of them during their
infirmites.
Samuel makes bond to do so.
Samuel
married Rebecca DOWNEY about 1767 in Augusta Co., Virginia. Rebecca was
born about 1753 in Augusta Co., Virginia. She died on 10 Jun 1820. She was
buried in Glebe Cemetery, Virginia.
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/2court43.txt
Chronicles
of the Scotch-Irish Settlement of Virginia; Vol 2, pp 390 - 399 by Lyman
Chalkley
Inscription
on Tombstones at the Glebe Graveyard on the farm of Thomas Thompson
in
Augusta County, VA., in 1902: Rebecca
McCutchen, wife of Samuel (stone broken).
Samuel
and Rebecca had the following children:
+ 23 M i. Samuel MCCUTCHEON III was born on 25 Oct
1768. He died on 1 Jul 1828.
24 M ii. R. John MCCUTCHEON was born on 13 Nov 1770
in Augusta Co., Virginia. He died on 27 May 1844.
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/2court43.txt
Chronicles
of the Scotch-Irish Settlement of Virginia; Vol 2, pp 390 -
399
by Lyman Chalkley
Inscription on Tombstones at the Glebe Graveyard
on the farm of
Thomas
Thompson in Augusta County, VA., in 1902:
R. John
McCutchan,
died May 27th, 1844; aged 73
R. John MCCUTCHEON married (1) Martha
LYLE .
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=
bfhawkins&id=I7785
R. John MCCUTCHEON married (2) Isabella
PATRICK on 16 Nov 1797 in Augusta Co., Virginia. Isabella was born about
1772.
+ 25 M iii. William MCCUTCHEON was born on 10 May
1773. He died in 1846.
26 M iv. James MCCUTCHEON was born on 20 Aug 1775
in Augusta Co., Virginia.
He died on 22 May 1852 in
Rockbridge Co., Virginia.
27 M v. Downey MCCUTCHEON was born on 1 Jun 1778
in Augusta Co., Virginia. He died on 1 Jul 1852.
Downey married Nancy Laprada
BLANKS .
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=
bfhawkins&id=I7785
+ 28 F vi. Sarah "Sallie" MCCUTCHEON was born
on 3 Sep 1780.
29 M vii. Charles C. MCCUTCHEON was born on 2 Sep
1783 in Augusta Co., Virginia. He died on 25 Dec 1862. He was buried in
Shemariah Presb Church Cemetery, Augusta, Virginia.
Charles married Elizabeth
CRAIG .
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=
bfhawkins&id=I7785
30 F viii. Martha MCCUTCHEON was born in 1786 in
Augusta Co., Virginia. She died about 1848.
31 F ix. Margaret Murriel MCCUTCHEON was born on 16
Dec 1786 in Augusta Co., Virginia. She died on 6 Jul 1848.
Margaret married Robert CRAIG
.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=
bfhawkins&id=I7785
32 M x. Robert Wardlaw MCCUTCHEON was born on 9
Feb 1790 in Augusta Co., Virginia. He died on 18 Mar 1869. He was buried in Shemariah
Presb Church Cemetery, Augusta, Virginia.
Robert married Rachel
ARMSTRONG .
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=
bfhawkins&id=I7785
Third Generation
8. James H.* MCCUTCHEON (William*, Pioneer
Samuel*) was born about 1764 in Augusta Co., Virginia. He died on 2 Nov 1822 in
Lafayette Twp., Floyd Co., Indiana.
From
the book by M.L. McCutchan, Chapter 4, The Direct Line - McCutchans
"James was the eldest son of William and
Eleanor Fulton McCutchan. We don’t know
James’
birth date, but it must have been around 1760-1765. He married Elizabeth
Hunter
in Augusta County, Virginia, on November 15, 1786. They moved west - a
momentous
event in our history, for it marks the first move in 50 years, and the
beginning
of the dispersal of the tightly knit clan.
James and Elizabeth headed west -
to
Bourbon County, Kentucky. (note* from Chapter 11 below) ... James’ son Samuel
(our
direct line) was born in Kentucky on January 6, 1797.
*Chapter 11- Kentucky and Tennessee - The
Way West "... James McCutchan,
headed
for Bourbon County some time between 1787 and 1792. (William Eldon, b.
1792,
was also born in Virginia according to his children's census records.)
"The move to Kentucky was not to be
their last. James and Elizabeth are
also
among
the McCutchans (and the first in our direct line) who blazed the trail to
Indiana.
The
first to go (at least the first we know of) was James’ brother, William. Carol
Darnell,
in her excellent book on the McCutchan family, quotes the History of Ohio
Falls
Counties as follows: “In 1806 there came a William McCutchan and his two sons,
Samuel
and James”.
"William’s brother, [our] James, followed
in about five years, heading to the Wabash
River
area of Indiana Territory, engaging in the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. ...
James,
fighting Indians in Indiana, liked the country, but apparently didn’t like the
Indians
or the war with them. Again quoting
Carol Darnell’s book: “Getting tired of
harassment
from the Indians after having six horses shot out from under him, (he)
determined
to return to Virginia. Stopping in the
Falls area of Indiana at his brother
William’s
place, he decided to stay, and became the first teacher on Indian Creek, as
well
as in the Scott settlement (Scottsville) on Section 25 of Lafayette
township.”
Though
we’re not certain, it is at this point that he presumably brought his family
from
Kentucky.
The move from Bourbon County was not a long one - about a hundred miles.
His
son, Samuel, would have been 16, and it is assumed that he made the move also -
although
Samuel returned to Kentucky at least once - and perhaps twice.
"Land patents were awarded to James
McCutchan in 1813 for 160 acres in Greenville
township,
and in 1819 in the adjoining Lafayette township. James was appointed
Inspector
of Elections when Greenville township was organized in 1819, and served on
the
County Board of Commissions that year.
Also in 1819, he wrote to his cousin
“Elder
Billy” McCutchan, still in Virginia, regarding the estate of James’ brother
John,
who
had been killed in 1814 in the war. (See note** and letter below.)
"Located in what is now Floyd County,
Indiana, Big Indian Creek is near what is now
New
Albany, just across the state line from Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville,
Kentucky
was
the frontier at the time. What is now
Floyd County, Indiana is just across the
Ohio
River. My guess is that they didn’t
wait for the Louisiana Purchase, in 1803; if
they
had, the land just across the river would no longer have been available. So the
McCutchans
moved - and found themselves on the frontier, yet again.
James
and Elizabeth died in Floyd County - James in 1822 and Elizabeth in 1824. Both
are
buried in New Albany. They had lived
and fought on three frontiers in their
lifetimes
- in Virginia, in Kentucky, and in Indiana."
**In 1814, James brother John died in the
War of 1812 in New Orleans and in 1819,
word
reached James that John's estate was settled and ready to be distributed. He
wrote
the following letter to Elder Billy.
James was a first cousin to "Elder Billy"
because
their mothers, Elizabeth and Eleanor Fulton, were sisters. In addition their
grandfathers
Pioneer John (in Elder Billy's case) and Pioneer Samuel (in James' case)
were
either brothers or cousins.
Cousin
William McCutchan (Middle Brook P. O. Augusta Co., Va.)
Sir I inform you by thys that we are in reasonable
health, at present. I have been sick
myself
but are recovering at this time Brother
Samuel & his family is in good health
Your
son Samuel & his wife is well at this time he lives about two miles distance
from me
nigh to where son Jas. McCutchan lives
all and each of the Connections join
in
sending their respects to you and all enquiring & well wishing friends in
that country
Friend
Wm you stated in your Letter to Saml, that you had got thee bussiness of
brother
Johns Estate Settled & is now ready to send on the money _I have Again got
in
favor with Mr. Philip Engleman to take the Receipt to you to receive the money
from
you
for me You will please to make out a
Memorandom stating the amount of the
note bill
or bills and what bank or banks they are on & file the same with the money
and
give the same in Charge or Care of Mr. Engleman to carry or convey to me I add
no
more but remain yours
April
21st 1819 James McCutchan
From
"The McCutchen Trace," Volume II, pg 187:
"James who married Elizabeth Hunter
often wrote letters back to his cousin Elder Billy
McCutchan
of the Samuel & Elizabeth line. "Cousin" thought to be from the
mothers,
Elizabeth
and Eleanor. We believe he is the James McCutchan appointed to the Board
of
Commissions of Floyd County, in May, 1819. On Feb. 8, 1819, Greenville
Township,
organized
and at the same meeting Mr. James McCutchan, Sr. was appointed
Inspector
of Elections.
James
married Elizabeth* HUNTER daughter of William* HUNTER on 15 Nov 1786 in
Augusta Co., Virginia. Elizabeth* was born about 1765. She died in 1824 in
Lafayette Twp., Floyd Co., Indiana .
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/2court32.txt
1786--November
15, James McCutchen and Elizabeth Hunter, daughter of Wm. Hunter;
surety,
David Cale; witnesses, Margrit Hunter, Sarah Hunter. James is son of Ellenor
McCutchan;
witnesses, John McCutchan, Jane McCutchan.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/2court38.txt
November
15th, James McCutchen and Elizabeth Hunter
James
and Elizabeth* had the following children:
33 F i. Priscilla MCCUTCHEON was born about 1787 in
Augusta Co., Virginia. She died on 12 Aug 1853 in Daviess Co., Indiana.
Priscilla married John SEALS on
3 Aug 1817 in Clark Co., Indiana. John was born about 1786 in Kentucky.
+ 34 F ii. Rebecca Sarah MCCUTCHEON was born on 5 Nov
1788. She died on 20 Nov 1841.
+ 35 M iii. William Eldon* MCCUTCHEON Sr was born on
24 Dec 1792. He died about 1875.
+ 36 M iv. Samuel MCCUTCHEON was born on 6 Jan 1797.
He died on 26 Apr 1867.
37 F v. Hannah MCCUTCHEON was born in 1799.
Hannah married John FOWLER on
4 Oct 1821 in Floyd Co., Indiana.
38 M vi. Fulton MCCUTCHEON was born in Nov 1802 in
Bourbon Co., Kentucky. He died on 13 Nov 1863 in Lafayette Twp., Floyd Co.,
Indiana .
Fulton married Rosanna
"Rose" HEY on 13 May 1822 in Floyd Co., Indiana.Rosanna was born
in 1803 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. She died about 1875 in Lafayette Twp.,
Floyd Co., Indiana .
39 F vii. Elizabeth MCCUTCHEON was born in 1804.
Elizabeth married Humphry
SHEPARD on 16 Jun 1825 in Floyd Co., Indiana.
40 M viii. James MCCUTCHEON was born in 1805.
James married Susannah
MCHURIN on 24 Dec 1829 in Floyd Co., Indiana.Susannah was born about 1804.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:a975&
id=I725
41 F ix. Eleanor Ann MCCUTCHEON was born in 1806.
Eleanor married Richard LEWIS
.
42 F x. Patsy MCCUTCHEON was born in 1810.
12. Samuel Sanford MCCUTCHEON Sr (William*,
Pioneer Samuel*) was born about 1772 in
Augusta Co., Virginia. He died
in Floyd Co., Indiana.
The
McCutchen Trace, Volume II, page 178, 187, 188, 189
"Samuel
married his cousin Fanny, daughter of Samuel & Elizabeth (Fulton)
McCutchan.
"
1850
U.S. Federal Census, Floyd County, Indiana
Listed
as 109, Samuel McCutchen, born in Virginia, age 78, with wife Frances, age 78,
born
in Virginia.
Moved
from Virginia to Tennessee to Indiana
McCutchen
Newsletter, May 1999
Letter
69
October
7th 1815
Mr.
Saml McCutchan 6 Augusta County Virginia Middlebrook office
Honoured
Father an mother and family we once more have an opertunity to let you
now
that there is some of us in the land of the living -I must in form you that at
this
time
my family is verry mutch afflicted with sickness with the Egue and fevers or
somthing
similer to that -it has been verry mortal in our cuntrry -my woman and litle
son William
is at this time verry low with it- we must in form you that on the 2 of
October
1815 we lost our litle Daughter Elisabeth -She was a verry promising child
beloved
of all her friends and aquntans yet we had to part with hir- it pleased the
almighty
to take hir away from us whitch was a verry sorry parting to give up our
darling
child the only one that we had -She was taken verry sudently with a puking
and
purging -we aplyed to a phisition but all to now purpose -the puking and
purging
left
her a bougt the third day after she was taken but apeard to be in a rack of
misery
to
she dyed- She was sensable to a few minnutes before she departed on the 10 Day
from
she was taken to she dyed.- There has been a number of Deths in our
neighirhood
this summer and fall -Brother James McCutchan and his family has
sufferred
a grately in sickness this season but is yet all sparred -we are got in too a
verry
sickly cuntrry -it is butifull cuntrry to look at and an easy cuntrry to live
in iff it
was
not sow un healthy -it Destroys all ones satisfaction in life -living so mutch
of their
time
in sickness- I intend God willing and I am sparred to move my family off the
wabash
but I am not serten where yet -Crops in this cunterry is tolerable good -there
is a
number of people moving from this Cunterey -Corn is selling at nine pence per
bushel
and a number moving from difrent parts to it -there is pece made with the
wabash
indians on last month and it is expected that in may nex(t) the sale of land in
the
new purches will commens -I am truly sorry I ever left Tennssee for it is a
healthy
cunterry
and a good cunterry to live in -I red your leter to brother James dated June
last
whitch a was a satisfaction to us to hear from you that your are all yet alive
but
sorry
to hear of your Distress in Sickness -I have never
recd
a leter from anny of you since I have been in this Territory -fale not to wrigt
to
me -I
have a grate many to wrigt to you but must con clude with a few -may the the
love
of God remain and abide with you all forever -We must subscribe our selves your
effecunate
sun and Daughter to Deth
Samuel
and Fanny McCutchan, Saml McCutchan October 7th 1815
-------------------------------
(Notes
to letter)
Samuel
and Fanny have moved to the Wabash country from Tennessee.
The
marriage date for Samuel and Frances McCutchan is Oct. 1804. Augusta County
Marriage
Bonds. The consent on the marriage is signed by Saml McCutchan, senr.
affidavit
by Saml McCutchan, Jr., son of Saml, Sr. regarding his sister, Frances.
Honored
Father an mother: letter written to Samuel and Elizabeth (Fulton) McCutchan.
"1
red letter dated June last..." This shows that Samuel and Elizabeth were
still living
in
June 1814.
Brother
James is Fanny's brother. He has moved from Tennessee to Indiana.
Son
William was born in 1808 in Tennessee. He married America Scott in 1831 in
Indiana.
Elizabeth
was the only daughter they had.
------
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inripchs/1820/m-names.html
Indiana
1820 Federal Census, Heads of Household
Other
McCutchans were listed, but those in Floyd County were:
MCCUTCHAN,
William 146 Floyd
MCCUTCHAN,
Samuel 146 Floyd
MCCUTCHAN,
James 146 Floyd
MCCUTCHAN,
James Jr 147 Floyd
MCCUTCHAN,
Samuel Sr 147 Floyd
MCCUTCHAN,
Samuel 147 Floyd
Samuel
married Frances MCCUTCHAN daughter of Samuel MCCUTCHAN and Elizabeth
FULTON on 4 Oct 1804 in Augusta Co., Virginia. Frances was born on 1 Mar 1772 in
Augusta Co., Virginia. She died in Floyd Co., Indiana.
The
McCutchen Trace, Volume II, page 178
Married
Samuel McCutcheon (cousin of her father).
Samuel
and Frances had the following children:
43 F i. Elizabeth MCCUTCHEON was born in 1807 in
Tennessee. She died on 2 Oct 1815.
+ 44 M ii. William S. "Billy" MCCUTCHAN was
born about 1808.
+ 45 M iii. Samuel Sanford MCCUTCHAN Jr. was born on
21 Jan 1811. He died on 4 Aug 1896.
46 M iv. Alexander
MCCUTCHEON was born on 27 Nov 1819 in Floyd Co., Indiana. He died on 1 Feb
1887 in Floyd Co., Indiana.
Alexander married Mary Jane
JOHNSON on 14 Oct 1841. Mary died on 19 Jun 1881 in Floyd Co., Indiana.
19. John MCCUTCHEON (James, Pioneer Samuel*)
was born about 1785 in Virginia. He died in 1842 in Estill Springs, Franklin
Co., Tennessee.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/etc/comp99.txt
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/etc/comp276.txt
"In
1805, William and John McCutcheon, sons of James, bought land from Joseph and
Dolly
Pedigo on Widgeon Creek, in Patrick Co., VA. Deed book 2, pg. 285. William and
Nancy
Roberson McCutcheon sold their part of above land to John McCutcheon in 1809,
Patrick
Co. VA. Deed book 3, page 294. John McCutcheon sold 217 acres to Richard
Wood
May 15, 1819 in Patrick Co. VA on Widgeon Creek. Deed book 5, pg. 202. John
and
Eady Packwood McCutcheon with their four children, Elizabeth, George Turner,
Rutha,
and Permelia moved to Washington Co., Indiana. They are listed there in the
1820
Census and their fifth child was born there per his War Record. Gordon C.
McCutcheon,
born June 3, 1821 in Washington Co.,Indiana. War record on file at the
Archives
in Nashville,Tenn. (Mexican War of 1848). By 1830, John McCutcheon and his
family
had joined his brother George McCutcheon in Franklin County, Tenn. John
owned
land on the Elk River in the northern part of Franklin Co., Tenn."
"1836-1837,
pastor of Maxwell Baptist Church on big Spring between Maxwell & Salem
community."
"1832-1837,
listed as a juror in Franklin County, TN."
John
married Edith "Eddy" Ruth PACKWOOD daughter of Samuel PACKWOOD
II and Elizabeth P. TURNER on 11 Feb 1813 in Patrick Co., Virginia. Edith was
born on 10 Aug 1788 in Patrick Co., Virginia. She died in 1862 in Estill
Springs, Franklin Co., Tennessee.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/etc/v98i5.txt
"Edith
Packwood McCutcheon lived in Franklin County, TN. Some of her children lived
there,
having families of their own, before moving to MO and Coffee County, TN."
John
and Edith had the following children:
47 F i. Elizabeth
"Betsy" MCCUTCHEON was born in 1815. She died about 1900 in
Tennessee.
48 M ii. George
Turner MCCUTCHEON was born on 13 Feb 1816 in Patrick Co., Virginia. He died
in 1861/1865 in Missouri.
49 F iii. Ruth
A. MCCUTCHEON was born in 1817 in Patrick Co., Virginia. She died about
1857 in Missouri.
50 F iv. Permelia
Ann MCCUTCHEON was born on 17 Apr 1819 in Patrick Co., Virginia. She died
on 5 Jun 1894 in Hillsboro, Coffee Co., Tennessee.
51 M v. Gordon
Cloyed MCCUTCHEON was born on 3 Jun 1821 in Washington Co., Indiana. He
died on 7 Aug 1906 in Franklin Co., Tennessee.
52 M vi. James MCCUTCHEON was born in 1826.
James
McCutcheon was born in 1826. He died accidentally at about the
age
of 26 - reportedly smothered to death in a cotton bin.
53 M vii. John Packwood MCCUTCHEON was born on 1 Dec
1829 in McMinnville, Coffee Co., Tennessee. He died on 3 Mar 1879 in
Callisburg, Cooke Co.,Texas.
John
Packwood MCCUTCHEON, born Dec 1 1829, was in the Gold Rush
in California.
Published
in The McCutchen Trace about 1965
(From
Mrs. Leo McCutcheon of Wichita Falls, Texas, "These are the
direct
words of Samuel Bird McCutcheon who was 93 at the time...")
"John Packwood McCutcheon lived to be
not over 49. He died in Cook
County
Texas. He 'took in' the California Gold Rush. At one time in Los
Angeles
he lost three men trying to change the course of a river. I think
maybe
he came from Scotland. The river is east of Los Angeles. He lost
his money
and lost three mines. The mines are still on record in
California
in the name of John Packwood McCutcheon. I have some of
the
gold at home now.
"Father married Mary Ann Freeman in East
Tennessee and moved to
Batesville,
Arkansas and from there to Cook County, Texas where he
died
in 1879 at Gainsville.
"My mother, a widow and us four boys
went to Oklahoma Territory at
what
is now Harmon County and the town of Hollis. At that time there
was
no Hollis and the county is part of what used to be old Greer
county.
We went to Oklahoma before 1900 and she died on May 3,
1901.
"I was 6 years old when father died. He
had nothing when he died."
From
the book by M.L. McCutchan, Chapter 28, Page 391: The Lost
McCutchan
Gold Mine:
"Every family needs a fable or two - a
lost castle in Scotland, a lost
gold
mine in the Old West, a mysterious European title to which they
are
heir - or something along those lines.
Given the size of our family,
we
probably have several such. There’s Uncle
Monty’s copper mine in
Peru
(which caved in and killed him); there’s the mysterious connection
to
Admiral Lord Nelson; and there’s the lost gold mine of the
McCutchans. The lost gold mine is real. Here’s what happened:
"John Packwood McCutchan was a
Tennessean, born about 1830, in
Franklin
County. He became a 49er, mining for
gold in California. And
he
found some, or so the story goes. He
stayed there for 17 or 18
years,
first prospecting and then mining. At
the end, he became very ill,
and
when his partners thought he would not recover, they took his
gold,
and left him to die. Somehow, this
isn’t how I thought “the code
of
the West” operated, but that’s what they did.
John Packwood
McCutchan
was hard to kill. He crawled to an old
miners trail, where he
was
picked up by miners, eventually recovering and returning to
Tennessee.
"In Tennessee, John married Mary Ann
Freeman, in January 1870.
Shortly
afterward, John and Mary Ann and John’s brother Samuel
Lafayette
McCutchan left Tennessee, heading south through Arkansas,
headed
eventually for Texas. They stayed for two years in Arkansas,
where
Mary Ann had two sons. Samuel decided
he like the Hot Springs
area,
and stayed there, where he settled near New Blaine, Arkansas.
John
and Mary Ann went on to Callisburg, Texas.
There they had two
more
sons.
"In 1879, John died, leaving Mary Ann
with four sons, aged 3 through
9. Shortly after John’s death, Mary Ann
secretly burned all his papers
relating
to the time in California. They
included maps and legal
documents
regarding the gold mine which he still owned.
She was
afraid
that if her sons became aware of them, they’d want to head west
and
hunt gold.
"Instead, when they were older, Mary Ann
loaded them in a covered
wagon,
and they lit out for the Indian Territory of Oklahoma, where
they
homesteaded. The year was 1899. Thus
endeth the tale of the
lost
gold mine of the McCutchans. There’s a
moral in it somewhere, I’m
sure. I just don’t know what it is."
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/etc/Valentine.txt
"John
Packwood McCutcheon and Mary Freeman moved to Cooke Co.,
Texas
about 1874 and ... George Lafayette McCutcheon was born there
in
1876."
John married Mary Ann FREEMAN
in 1868/1870 in Coffee Co., Tennessee. Mary died on 3 May 1901.
54 M viii. Samuel Lafayette MCCUTCHEON was born on 11
Aug 1832 in Tennessee.He died on 4 Oct 1909 in Patterson's Bluff, Logan Co.,
Arkansas.
23. Samuel MCCUTCHEON III (Samuel, Pioneer
Samuel*) was born on 25 Oct 1768 in
Augusta Co., Virginia. He died
on 1 Jul 1828.
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/2court43.txt
Inscription
on Tombstones at the Glebe Graveyard on the farm of Thomas Thompson
in
Augusta County, VA., in 1902: Samuel
McCutchan, born October 25th, 1768; died
July
1st, 1828.
Samuel
married (1) Mary PATRICK on 16 Jun 1792 in Augusta Co., Virginia. Mary
was born about 1770.
Samuel
married (2) Elizabeth "Betsy" HUMPHRIES on 16 Feb 1801 in
Augusta Co., Virginia. Elizabeth was born in Mar 1781. She died on 17 Jun 1861.
They
had the following children:
55 F i. Mary "Polly" MCCUTCHEON was born
about 1802.
56 F ii. Margaret "Peggy" MCCUTCHEON was
born about 1804.
57 M iii. Addison MCCUTCHEON was born on 4 Oct 1805
in Augusta Co., Virginia. He died on 4 Jun 1880. He was buried in Shemariah
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Augusta, Virginia.
58 M iv. Samuel D. MCCUTCHEON was born in 1808 in
Augusta Co., Virginia. He died on 7 Feb 1878. He was buried in Shemariah
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Augusta, Virginia.
59 F v. Rebecca MCCUTCHEON was born about 1810. She
died on 8 Jan 1849. She was buried in Shemariah Presbyterian Church Cemetery,
Augusta, Virginia.
60 M vi. David MCCUTCHEON was born about 1812 in
Augusta Co., Virginia.
61 F vii. Hannah H. MCCUTCHEON was born about 1814
in Augusta Co., Virginia. She died .
Hannah married Samuel H. BELL
on 9 Oct 1837 in Augusta Co., Virginia. Samuel was born about 1811 in
Augusta Co., Virginia. He died.
62 M viii. Washington MCCUTCHEON was born about 1817.
63 F ix. Elizabeth MCCUTCHEON was born about 1823.
64 M x. Isaac MCCUTCHEON was born about 1826.
25. William MCCUTCHEON (Samuel, Pioneer Samuel*) was
born on 10 May 1773 in Augusta Co., Virginia. He died in 1846 in Van Buren Co.,
Iowa. He was buried in Oak Point Cemetery.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bfhawkins&id=I7710
William
married Margaret "Peggy" BELL daughter
of Samuel BELL and Eliza Jane HOLMES on 4 Jun 1800 in Augusta Co., Virginia. Margaret
was born in 1775 in Augusta Co., Virginia. She died on 6 Jul 1848 in Van Buren
Co., Iowa.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bfhawkins&id=I7710
Chronicles
of the Scotch-Irish Settlement of Virginia by Lyman Chalkley
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/2court31.txt
To
the Clerk of Augusta County. SIR: This shall be your sufficient warrant on my
part
to
grant William McCutchen (son of Cap. Samuel McCutchen) a license to marry my
daughter,
Peggy Bell, of the said county. Given under my hand and seal this 2d day of
June,
1800. SAMUEL BELL. [SEAL.] Attest: JOHN BELL. JAMES BELL.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/2court38.txt
1800--June
4, Wm. McCutchen, son of Capt. John Bell, surety. Wm. McCutchen and
Peggy
Bell, daughter of Samuel Bell (consent). Teste: James Bell, John Bell.
William
and Margaret had the following children:
65 F i. Rebecca
Downey MCCUTCHEON was born on 17 Oct 1802 in Staunton, Augusta Co.,
Virginia. She died on 4 Jul 1863.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=
bfhawkins&id=I7710
66 F ii. Mary
"Polly" Bell MCCUTCHEON was born on 27 Jan 1805 in Staunton, Augusta
Co., Virginia . She died on 27 May 1886 in Van Buren Co., Iowa.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=
bfhawkins&id=I7710
67 M iii. James
Bell MCCUTCHEON was born on 19 May 1810 in Augusta Co., Virginia. He died
on 19 Nov 1901.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=
bfhawkins&id=I7710
James married Rachel H.
MCCLURE on 6 Jan 1832 in Augusta Co., Virginia.Rachel was born about 1805
in Virginia. She died on 8 Sep 1871 in Sonoma, California.
68 M iv. Samuel
MCCUTCHEON was born on 30 Sep 1812 in Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia. He
died on 28 Feb 1848.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=
bfhawkins&id=I7724
(extensive
notes)
Samuel married Sarah
WELLINGTON .
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=
bfhawkins&id=I7724
69 F v. Isabella
Patrick MCCUTCHEON was born on 24 May 1816 in Staunton, Augusta Co.,
Virginia. She died on 26 Jun 1838.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=
bfhawkins&id=I7710
70 M vi. William
Charles MCCUTCHEON was born on 2 Jun 1819 in Staunton, Augusta Co.,
Virginia. He died on 7 Jun 1820.
Died
at one year.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=
bfhawkins&id=I7710
28. Sarah
"Sallie" MCCUTCHEON (Samuel, Pioneer Samuel*) was born on 3
Sep 1780 in Augusta Co., Virginia.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bfhawkins&id=I7725
John
Bell and Sarah McCutchen were married 25 August 1800. She was a daughter of
Samuel
McCutcheon.
Sarah married Rev. John BELL son of Samuel BELL and Eliza
Jane HOLMES on 25 Aug 1800 in Augusta Co., Virginia. John was born about 1780 in
Augusta Co., Virginia . He died in Rush Co., Indiana.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bfhawkins&id=I7725
John
Bell was a Presbyterian Minister
John
and Sarah had the following children:
71 M i. Menton BELL .
72 F ii. Rebecca BELL .
73 M iii. Harvey BELL .
74 M iv. John BELL .
75 F v. Margaret BELL .
76 M vi. Miletus BELL was born on 3 Dec 1813 in
Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia.
77 M vii. Franklin BELL .
78 F viii. Betsey BELL .
79 F ix. Mary Jane BELL .
80 F x. Susan BELL .
81 F xi. Cynthia BELL .
Fourth Generation
34. Rebecca Sarah MCCUTCHEON (James H.*,
William*, Pioneer Samuel*) was born on 5 Nov 1788 in Augusta Co., Virginia. She
died on 20 Nov 1841 in Greenville Township, Floyd Co., Indiana.
Indiana
State Library Genealogy Division, "L-M" Indiana Marriages Through 1850
MCCUTCHEON,
Sarah; Sysenus EMMONS; County: Clark Date: 5-1-1815 Remarks:
IMH
LICENSE
Married
by David Fannin
Rebecca
married Syrenius EMMONS on 1 May 1815 in Clark Co., Indiana. Syrenius
was born on 25 Nov 1796 in Tazewell, Virginia. He died on 28 Aug 1869 in
Macoupin Co, Il.
Sometimes
spelled as Cyrenius
Syrenius
and Rebecca had the following children:
+ 82 F i. Lydia Ruth EMMONS was born in 1828.
35. William
Eldon* MCCUTCHEON Sr (James H.*, William*, Pioneer Samuel*) was born on 24
Dec 1792 in Augusta Co., Virginia . He died about 1875 in Yamhill, Oregon.
From
the book by M.L. McCutchan: "From
Sea to Shining Sea" McCutchan:
"William Eldon McCutchan was born in
Virginia (Staunton, Shenandoah Valley) in
1792.
In
1810, [when he was 18] ... he moved to the Indiana Territory. Indiana was still
largely
controlled by the Indians, but William settled and farmed on Big Indian Creek,
just
west of Louisville, Kentucky. [He probably joined his Uncle William and cousins
James
and Samuel who came in 1806. See the
notes for James H.]
"William Eldon married Susanna Thornton
in Indiana, and they had six children
between
1819 and 1834. Susanna died in 1834, possibly in childbirth (son Samuel was
born
in that year).
"William remarried, marrying Elizabeth
Galloway in about 1836, with whom he had
an
additional five children (5 in Indiana, and the last in Iowa, in 1862).
"In about 1851, William moved to Iowa -
again a territory, again in Indian country
(the
first white child had been born in Iowa in 1842). He settled there, and finished
raising
his family. His sons and daughters married, and in 1865 were still living in
Iowa.
"In 1865, about two-thirds of William's
family decided to move themselves and their
families
to Oregon, joining a wagon train on the Oregon Trail. William, by then 73
years
old, joined them. Sons John, Samuel,
and William Jr., and daughters Hannah
and
Mahala and their families all went - but not all got there. William E.'s son
John
died of
typhoid fever on the South Fork of the Platte River, in the Nebraska Territory,
on
July 14, 1865. His widow and children split off at that point, going on to
California*.
The
remainder, including father/grandfather William, went on to Yamhill, Oregon,
where
they settled, lived, and died. William
passed on in about 1875. His very full life
had
included two wives, eleven children, god knows how many grandchildren, and four
major
emigrations: Virginia to Kentucky (abt.
1796 with his parents); Kentucky to
Indiana,
1810; Indiana to Iowa, 1851; Iowa to Oregon, 1865."
*Note:
According to another report, the group had to spend the winter in Salt
Lake
City.
The following spring, Samuel and his family, including father/grandfather
William,
continued
on to Oregon. Mary Isabell, John's widow, her five children, mother Isabell
Akers,
and brothers Thomas and John Akers and their families all went south through
Las
Vegas and settled in southern California.
1870
Census for Wayne County, Benton Twp., Iowa
Cyrus
BELL's wife Sussannah, (daughter of William Eldon) age 41, female, white,
keeping
house, states her father was born in
VIRGINIA, and her mother was born in
INDIANA
William
Eldon appears in the Floyd County, Indiana census in 1820-30-40 & 50. The
following
children, all born in Floyd County, appear on the Wayne County Iowa census
of
1860: John b. 1825; Samuel, b. 1834; Sarah J. b. 1838; Hannah, b. 1839; Mahala
A.
, b.
1847; William Jr., b. 1849.
William
married (1) Susanna* THORNTON about 1818. Susanna* was born about 1797
in Indiana. She died in 1834 in Lafayette Twp., Floyd Co., Indiana .
They
had the following children:
83 M i. George W. MCCUTCHEON was born in 1819 in Lafayette
Twp., Floyd Co., Indiana . He died on 3 May 1902 in Crawford Co., Indiana.. He
was buried in Milltown Cemetery, Crawford Co., Indiana.
George married Elizabeth
BARKSHIRE on 3 Apr 1843 in Floyd Co., Indiana. Elizabeth was born on 29 May
1819 in Crawford Co., Indiana.. She died on 18 Apr 1891 in Crawford Co.,
Indiana.. She was buried in Milltown Cemetery, Crawford Co., Indiana.
84 F ii. Elizabeth MCCUTCHEON was born in 1822 in
Lafayette Twp., Floyd Co., Indiana .
+ 85 M iii. John MCCUTCHEON was born in 1825. He died
on 14 Jul 1865.
+ 86 F iv. Susanna MCCUTCHEON was born on 14 Nov
1828. She died on 13 Apr 1906.
+ 87 F v. Fannie (Mary Frances)* MCCUTCHEON was born
on 4 Feb 1830. She died on 11 Mar 1915.
88 M vi. Samuel
MCCUTCHEON was born in 1834 in Lafayette Twp., Floyd Co., Indiana .
Samuel married Charlotte .
William
married (2) Elizabeth GALLOWAY daughter of John GALLOWAY and Hannah
REASOR on 31 Mar 1836 in Floyd Co., Indiana. Elizabeth was born on 17 Aug 1817
in Kentucky. She died on 31 Oct 1904 in Yamhill, Oregon.
They
had the following children:
89 F vii. Sarah
Jane MCCUTCHEON was born on 22 Apr 1837 in Floyd Co., Indiana.She died on
28 Mar 1894 in Wayne Co., Iowa.
90 F viii. Hannah
Mary MCCUTCHEON was born on 13 Aug 1838 in Floyd Co., Indiana. She died on
27 Sep 1920 in Yamhill, Oregon.
91 F ix. Mahala
Ann MCCUTCHEON was born on 13 May 1843 in Floyd Co., Indiana. She died on 7
Jul 1904 in Yamhill, Oregon.
92 M x. William
Eldon MCCUTCHEON Jr. was born on 27 Jul 1849. He died in Jun 1908 in
Yamhill, Oregon.
93 M xi. James
Fulton MCCUTCHEON was born on 14 May 1852 in Wayne Co., Iowa. He died on 27
Feb 1854 in Wayne Co., Iowa.
"Fulton"
was a family name. James Fulton died as
a child.
36. Samuel MCCUTCHEON "Kentucky Sam"
(James H.*, William*, Pioneer Samuel*) was born on 6 Jan 1797 in Bourbon Co.,
Kentucky . He died on 26 Apr 1867 in Floyd Co., Indiana. He was buried in Mt.
Eden, Indiana.
1850
Federal Census, Floyd County, Indiana
Listed
as 110, Samuel McCutchan, age 53, farmer, born in Kentucky, wife Sarah, age
44,
born in Kentucky. (Next to them at 109
were Samuel McCutchen, born in Virginia,
age
78, with wife Frances, age 78, born in Virginia.)
From
the book by M.L. McCutchan, Chapter 4, The Direct Line - McCutchans
"... Samuel was born to James and
Elizabeth in 1795, in Kentucky. He
presumably
made
the move to Indiana with them in about 1811.
He may have returned to
Kentucky
temporarily in 1814, however. A Samuel
McCutchan took part in the War of
1812,
joining the Kentucky Detached Militia in 1814, in a company commanded by
Captain
William Wade. We’re not sure if this
was our Samuel; by this time there were
so
many Samuel McCutchans and James McCutchans in Kentucky and Tennessee that
they
probably rode two to a horse. It might
have been; it’s less than a hundred miles
from
Big Indian Creek in Indiana to Bourbon County, KY. Sam may well have decided
to
return to Kentucky to join the militia, and fight alongside his friends. Whether he
did,
or not, 10 years later he was back on Big Indian Creek, farming, and known as
"
Kentucky"
Sam. His neighbors there (in addition
to second cousins Hard-Hearing Sam
McCutchan
and Virginia Sam McCutchan), included Daniel Reasor. The latter is
important
to our family history, because in 1824 he was visited by his 19-year-old
sister
Sarah, from Spencer County, Kentucky, the youngest child of Michael Reasor and
Anna
Herbert Reasor. Michael’s father was a
Revolutionary War veteran. A romance
bloomed
between Kentucky Sam and Sarah; and in early 1824, he returned with her to
Kentucky,
to request permission from her parents to marry her. It was granted; the
bans
were published in April, and they were married in May 1824. Following their
marriage,
Samuel and Sarah returned to Indiana, where they lived and died in Floyd
County,
on Big Indian Creek. They had 10
children. Anna, Fanny, James, William,
John,
Larue, Josiah, Sarah, David, and Samuel.
"So Samuel and Sarah lived and died in
Floyd County, Indiana. It was probably
a
nice
life, although Sarah’s life was cut short in 1854. Although five of their children
were
still under 21 at the time, Samuel never remarried. The children grew, married,
and
moved away, as children tend to do.
Samuel, Jr. and Larue each got married; the
two
families moved to Iowa together. David
homesteaded in Kansas. Josiah moved to
Iowa
as a young man, still single. John
became a minister, staying in Indiana (but
moving several times), and raising 11 children. Sarah married, and remained in Floyd
County."
Samuel
married Sarah REASOR daughter of Michael REASOR and Anna HERBERT on 12
May 1824 in Kentucky. Sarah was born on 14 Nov 1805 in Little Mount, Spencer Co.,
Kentucky. She died on 20 May 1854 in Floyd Co., Indiana.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=:2150801&id=
I107955254
From
the book by M.L. McCutchan, Chapter 7, The Reasor and Scott Families
"Sarah,
the key Reasor for the McCutchan line, grew up in Little Mount, but as a
teenager
went north to Indiana to visit her brother in Floyd County. Her brother, of
course,
had a neighbor, James McCutchan, whose son, Kentucky Sam, was grown and
ready
to take a bride. It wasn't quite that
simple - Sam and Sarah had to travel back
to
Little Mount, to obtain the permission of Michael and Anna, but they did so,
and
were
married on May 12, 1824, in Little Mount, Spencer County, Kentucky. It was the
first
non-Scotch Irish marriage for the McCutchan family; it was not to be the
last."
Samuel
and Sarah had the following children:
94 F i. Anna
MCCUTCHEON was born on 7 Feb 1825 in Floyd Co., Indiana. She died on 12 Nov
1837 in Floyd Co., Indiana.
Anna married James W. AKERS .
95 F ii. Fanny
MCCUTCHEON was born in 1827 in Floyd Co., Indiana. She died about 1849.
Fanny married Patrick WILSON .
96 M iii. James
MCCUTCHAN was born in 1829 in Floyd Co., Indiana. He died in 1855.
James married Elizabeth SCOTT
daughter of Moses SCOTT Sr. and Elizabeth SCHINDLER on 25 Sep 1851.
Elizabeth was born about 1829. She died on 9 Sep 1861.
Elizabeth
Scott died at age 32.
97 M iv. William
MCCUTCHEON was born in 1831 in Floyd Co., Indiana. He died before 1916.
William married Sarah RUTH .
98 M v. John
H. MCCUTCHEON was born in Nov 1835 in Floyd Co., Indiana. He died on 18 Jan
1916 in Crawford Co., Indiana.
John married Mary Melissa
ROBERTS on 21 Apr 1860 in Harrison Co., Indiana. Mary was born in 1840 in
Harrison Co., Indiana. She died in 1885 in Harrison Co., Indiana.
99 M vi. Josiah MCCUTCHEON was born on 27 Oct 1838
in Floyd Co., Indiana. He
died on 3 Apr 1891 in Leon Co.,
Iowa.
Josiah married Elizabeth Ann
NELSON on 17 Mar 1859 in Wayne Co., Iowa. Elizabeth was born on 18 Feb 1842
in Madison Co., Indiana. She died on 13 Sep 1906 in Leon Co., Iowa.
100 F vii. Sarah J. MCCUTCHEON was born about 1839.
101 M viii. Larue
MCCUTCHEON was born on 16 Nov 1842 in Floyd Co., Indiana. He died on 18 Jul
1922 in Benton Co., Arkansas.
Larue married Jane Elizabeth
TODD . Jane died on 21 Jun 1883.
102 M ix. David
Washington MCCUTCHEON was born on 28 Feb 1846 in Floyd Co.,Indiana. He died
on 3 Jan 1916 in Mitchell Co., Kansas.
David married Fanny BASSETT on
10 Mar 1870 in Decatur Co., Iowa . Fanny was born on 11 Feb 1849 in Defiance
Co., Ohio. She died on 24 Oct 1900 in
Mitchell Co., Kansas.
103 M x. Samuel MCCUTCHEON was born in 1848. He
died after 1916.
44. William S. "Billy" MCCUTCHAN (Samuel
Sanford, William*, Pioneer Samuel*) was born about 1808 in Tennessee. He died
in Floyd Co., Indiana.
http://www.crimfamily.org/WC03/WC03_120.HTM
William
married America SCOTT daughter of Moses SCOTT Sr. and Elizabeth
SCHINDLER in 1831. America was born in 1811 in Kentucky. She died in 1882 in
Floyd Co., Indiana.
They
had the following children:
104 M i. Samuel J. MCCUTCHAN "Virginia
Sam" was born on 26 Feb 1832 in Indiana. He died on 28 Apr 1904.
The
McCutchen Trace, Volume II, pg 177
Called
"Virginia Sam"
105 F ii. Elizabeth Betty MCCUTCHAN was born in
1834.
The
McCutchen Trace, Volume II, pg 177
Elizabeth,
born 1834, not married in 1870 census.
+ 106 F iii. Frances M. "Fanny" MCCUTCHAN was
born on 11 Dec 1842. She died on 21 Oct 1894.
45. Samuel Sanford MCCUTCHAN Jr. (Samuel
Sanford, William*, Pioneer Samuel*) was born on 21 Jan 1811 in Tennessee. He
died on 4 Aug 1896 in Eagleville, Missouri. He was buried in Payne Cemetery,
Missouri.
Samuel
married (1) Malinda SCOTT daughter of Moses SCOTT Sr. and Elizabeth
SCHINDLER on 10 Apr 1836 in Scottsville, Floyd Co., Indiana. Malinda was born
on 1 Mar 1814 in Kentucky. She died on 15 Feb 1860 in Scottsville, Floyd Co.,
Indiana. She was buried in Mt. Eden Cemetery, Floyd Co., Indiana.
The
McCutchen Trace, Volume II, page 178
Scott
Family Marriage Records in Indiana
SCOTT
Malinda, MCCUTCHAN, Samuel Jr - Floyd
04-10-1836
Samuel
and Malinda had the following children:
+ 107 M i. William J. MCCUTCHEON was born on 14 Jan
1837. He died on 19 Dec
1870.
108 F ii. Elizabeth Fulton MCCUTCHEON was born in
1839 in Floyd Co., Indiana.
Elizabeth married John
BYWATER on 11 Mar 1868.
109 F iii. Ellen J. MCCUTCHEON was born in 1841.
Ellen married Tillman HOLLIS on
4 Oct 1860.
110 M iv. George W. MCCUTCHEON was born in 1843.
Went
to California.
111 M v. Samuel Sanford MCCUTCHEON III was born on
16 Sep 1846 in Scottsville, Floyd Co., Indiana. He died in Jul 1876 in Scottsville,
Floyd Co., Indiana. He was buried in Mt. Eden Cemetery, Floyd Co., Indiana.
"Hard
Hearing Sam"
Samuel married Clarinda SCOTT
. Clarinda was born in Apr 1850 in Scottsville, Indiana. She died on 22 Oct
1939. She was buried in Delano Cemetery, Cameron, Missouri.
112 F vi. Louisiann MCCUTCHEON was born on 4 Apr
1850 in Scottsville, Floyd Co.,Indiana. She died about 1915 in Lamoni, Iowa.
Louisiann
married Unknown .
Samuel
married (2) Emily Baggerly SCOTT daughter of John SCOTT and Anna REASOR
after 1860. Emily was born about 1815 in Spencer Co., Kentucky. She died on 4
May 1893 in Eagleville, Missouri. She was buried in Payne Cemetery, Missouri.
The
McCutchen Trace, Volume II, page 178
1860
Clark County Census, CARR TOWNSHIP, June 5,1860
146
BAGGERLEY, Emily 43 KY - John 25 -
Isaac 18 - Indiana 16 - Vardiman 14 (male)
"Husband
David Baggerley died in 1854 and then she married Samuel Sanford
McCutchan,
Jr.
She
was the daughter of John Scott and Anna Reasor."
Fifth Generation
82. Lydia Ruth EMMONS (Rebecca Sarah
MCCUTCHEON, James H.*, William*, Pioneer Samuel*) was born in 1828 in Indiana.
Lydia
married Thomas BELL son of Elias E.* BELL and Jemima* MCKINLEY on 31 Oct
1847 in Clark Co., Indiana. Thomas was born in 1827 in Clark Co., Wood Twp.,
Indiana.
Living
in Clark Co., Wood Twp. according to 1850, 1860, and 1870 Census records
Thomas
is listed as a Blacksmith. Verification from deed transfers from settlement of
Elias
Bell estate.
1860
Clark County Census, Wood Twp. Indiana, June 2,1860
#49 BELL, Thomas 33 - Lydia 32 - James 12 -
Sarah E. 10 - Manford 8 - Mary C. 6 -
Williard
4 -
Elias 1
Note: He lived next door to his brother James
(#48)
Thomas
and Lydia had the following children:
113 M i. James Kelso BELL was born in Nov 1848 in Indiana.
He died on 19 Jul 1936 in Borden, Wood Twp., Indiana. He was buried in Walnut
Hill Cemetery,Borden, Indiana.
He
was a cooper by trade and farmed.
James married Mary Frances
OVERTON on 7 Jun 1870. Mary was born in Sep 1852 in Washington Co.,
Indiana. She died on 13 Oct 1923 in Borden, Wood Twp., Indiana. She was buried
in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Borden, Indiana.
Walnut
Hill, Borden, Indiana, Row 4 Sec 2.
114 F ii. Sarah E. BELL was born on 6 Oct 1851 in
Clark Co., Indiana. She died on 19 Jan 1882. She was buried in Pleasant Ridge
Cemetery, Clark Co., Indiana.
Sarah married George LITTELL on
13 Dec 1870 in Clark Co., Indiana. George was born on 24 Mar 1842. He died on 4
Oct 1920. He was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Clark Co., Indiana.
115 M iii. Manford BELL was born about 1852 in
Indiana.
Manford married Alice V.
BEEZLEY on 23 Nov 1875.
116 F iv. Mary C. BELL was born in 1854 in Indiana.
She died on 13 Sep 1945 in Portland, Oregon.
Mary married John A. LITTELL on
7 Apr 1874. John was born on 13 Jun 1848. He died on 18 Aug 1929.
117 M v. Willard BELL was born about 1856 in
Indiana.
Willard married Cynthia A.
"Lytha" SCOTT on 4 Dec 1884. Cynthia was born on 9 Aug 1860. She
died on 12 Apr 1889. She was buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Floyd Co.,
Indiana.
118 M vi. Elias A. BELL was born on 28 Sep 1858 in
Clark Co., Indiana. He died on 21 Feb 1945 in Lafayette, Indiana. He was buried
in Grandview Cemetery, Lafayette, Indiana.
Elias married Mary Ada COOK .
Mary was born on 17 Oct 1861. She died on 12 Aug 1930 in Layfayette, Indiana.
119 M vii. Syrenus E. BELL was born in 1861 in Clark Co.,
Indiana. He died in 1927 in Jeffersonville, Indiana. He was buried in Walnut
Ridge Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Syrenus married Blanche
MCKINLEY daughter of Samuel MCKINLEY and Louise SCHLEICHER on 11 Dec 1887.
Blanche was born in 1866 in New Providence, Clark Co., Indiana. She died on 3
Jun 1943. She was buried in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Marriage
Records, Clark County, Indiana: Blance
McKinley to Syrinus
Bell,
Dec 11, 1887
120 M viii. Thomas Pearce BELL was born on 11 Sep
1861. He died on 21 Jun 1939.
Thomas married Eglentine A.
"Tina" MCKINLEY daughter of William MCKINLEY and Emma LITTELL on
23 Oct 1884. Eglentine was born on 30 May 1864. She died on 29 Sep 1932. She
was buried in Roseland Cemetery, Francesville, Indiana.
Article
Citation: MARRIAGE / Thomas Bell to Tina McKinley. New Albany
Ledger.
10-29-1884. p 4, c 5.
121 F ix. Jemima BELL was born in 1863.
122 M x. Samuel BELL was born in 1866.
123 M xi. C. Sanford BELL was born in 1869 in Clark
Co., Indiana.
C. Sanford BELL married Gertrude
SUMPTION on 26 Aug 1896 in Cass County, Indiana.
85. John MCCUTCHEON (William Eldon*, James H.*,
William*, Pioneer Samuel*) was born in 1825 in Lafayette Twp., Floyd Co., Indiana
. He died on 14 Jul 1865 in Wagon Train, Nebraska Territory.
1850
census lists John's occupation as a cooper.
McCutchen
Trace Newsletter:
"Charles
W. Stewart writes: "As a point of interest, a short commentary on this
family
since
Floyd County. The group moved to Wayne County, Iowas in 1851. In 1866, John
and
his brother, Samuel, with their families, left Iowa bound for Oregon by wagon
train.
Tragedy struck along the Platte River in Nebraska. An outbreak of typhoid fever
claimed
John's life. The group spent the winter in Salt Lake City. The following
spring,
Samuel
and his family continued on to Oregon. Mary Isabell, John's widow, her five
children,
mother Isabell Akers, and brother Thomas and John Akers and their families
all went
south through Las Vegas and settled in southern California. There are now a
large
number of descendants of John and Mary Isabell McCutchan living in central and
southern
California."
(Mary
Isabell's parents were John Akers and Isabell McKinley)
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/MCCUTCHEON/2001-05/0990570087
"Trails
Grown Dim, Frontier Times September 1967, McCutcheon Wagontrain_Dear
Editor:_We
are preparing a research paper on an 1865 wagon train which traveled
from
Council Bluffs, Iowa to Salt Lake City and eventually reached California in
1866.
John
McCutcheon, Mary McKinley McCutcheon (his wife) and Cyrus Bell McCutcheon,
their
ten-year-old son, were members of this train. John organized it and other
families
joined
him. One night before the train reached Fort Bernard, Wyoming, the fort was
savagely
attacked by Indians. Five soldiers lay dead before the Indians withdrew.
Expecting
the Indians to attack the train, and John McCutcheon being stricken with
diptheria,
the train decided to keep on the move. This proved too much for the
weakened_man,
and he passed away during the night. He was buried along the Platte
River.
The mountains to the west were heavily covered with snow, forcing the train to
lay
over for the winter north of Salt Lake City, just south of Provo, Utah. The
Mormons
helped
the people of the train through the_winter. In the Spring of 1866, the train
again
forged westward. However, before they moved a very great distance, the train
split.
Some pioneers headed for Oregon. The main portion of the train headed south
toward
Los Angeles with a Mormon food train. Cyrus Bell and his mother were in the
latter
group. We are interested in information about the names of persons who
traveled
with this particular train; the route traveled, the names of any known
overnight
camps; the location of any diaries, letters, pictures or maps concerning this
train;
or any other available pertinent information. We will answer all letters. -----
James
Melvin Cannon, and Mary B. (McCutcheon) Cannon, P.O. Box 34, Edwards,
California
93523." (written in 1967)
John
married Mary Isabel AKERS daughter of John AKERS and Isabel MCKINLEY on 26
Oct 1848. Mary was born on 10 Nov 1832 in Clark Co., Indiana. She died in Feb
1904 in Tulare Co., California. She was buried in Crabtree-Globe Cemetery,
Tulare Co., California.
Indiana
Marriages Through 1850 lists Mary AKERS and John MCCUTCHEN, 10-26-1848,
Clark
County.
http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/tulare/tccemhis.htm
From
"OLD CEMETERIES OF SOUTHEASTERN TULARE COUNTY" Native Daughters of
the
Golden West, Porterville, CA (1954) THE CRABTREE CEMETERY
"...
lots had been sold to the Hallibrtons, McCutcheons, Duncans, Lee Greens, A. P.
Osborns,
Oliver Osborns, Grahams and others according to A. P. O. Crabtree, son of W.
Newton
Crabtree. ..."
...Newton
Crabtree, a pioneer of the early 60's, ... two [of his daughters] married the
McCutcheon
brothers, James and Sam. ..."
"In-laws
who are buried there are Murdoch Phillips and his wife, and the mother of the
McCutcheon
brothers—Mary McKinley, (relative of the President, whose second
husband
was Benj. Kerrick. Their father died while the family in the McCutcheon
Wagon
Train was crossing the plains in 1865. The story of "The Covered
Wagon" was
written
from the experiences of this wagon-train during Indian attack and other
hazards.
Newton Crabtree got Louis Weber, the teacher, to survey the cemetery and
prepare
a map of it which is on record at Visalia. There are more than 60 graves."
http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/tulare/tcctg.htm#MENU
The
Crabtree-Globe Cemetery
KERRICK
Mary McKinley McCutcheon b 10 Nov 1832 d Feb 1904
John
and Mary had the following children:
124 M i. William MCCUTCHEON was born in 1849 in
Lafayette Twp., Floyd Co., Indiana . He died in 1851 in Lafayette Twp., Floyd
Co., Indiana .
125 F ii. Isabel MCCUTCHEON was born in 1850 in
Lafayette Twp., Floyd Co., Indiana . She died in 1850 in Lafayette Twp., Floyd
Co., Indiana .
126 M iii. Samuel Marion MCCUTCHEON was born on 25
Oct 1852 in Wayne Co., Iowa . He died on 24 Nov 1924 in Tulare Co., California.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/tulare/census/ed68.txt
1900
Federal Census of Tulare County, California
McCutcheon
Samuel M. farmer 46 IA IN IN 68-5-16
McCutcheon
Lillie B. 37 68-5-16
McCutcheon
William B. Farm lab 18 68-5-16
McCutcheon
Henry W. 15 68-5-16
McCutcheon
Carl E. 12 68-5-16
McCutcheon
Mary E. 10 68-5-16
McCutcheon
Nora B. 7 68-5-16
McCutcheon
Mabel L. 3 68-5-16
Samuel married Lillie B.
OSBORN on 17 Nov 1878.
127 M iv. Cyrus Bell MCCUTCHEON was born on 21 Apr
1856 in Wayne Co., Iowa . He died on 22 Apr 1929 in Fresno, California .
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/tulare/census/ed68.txt
1900
Federal Census of Tulare County, California
McCutcheon
Cyrus B. farm lab. 45 IA IA IN 68-5-9
McCutcheon
Anna M. 33 68-5-9
McCutcheon
Clifford W. 3 68-5-9
Cyrus married Anna Missouri
STAYTON on 4 Jul 1888.
128 M v. James Thornton MCCUTCHEON was born on 16
Oct 1858 in Wayne Co.,
Iowa . He died on 30 Aug 1918 in
Kern Co., California.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/tulare/census/ed68.txt
1900
Federal Census of Tulare County, California
McCutcheon
James-F. farmer 41 IA IN IN 68-5-24
McCutcheon
Laura A. 31 68-5-24
McCutcheon
Earnest W. 15 68-5-24
McCutcheon
Mary E. 13 68-5-24
McCutcheon
Earl A. 6 68-5-24
McCutcheon
John 0. 4 68-5-24
McCutcheon
James E. Age: 10/12. 68-5-24
James married Laura OSBORN on
16 Nov 1879. Laura was born about 1858.
129 F vi. Elizabeth Ellen MCCUTCHEON was born on 8
Feb 1861 in Wayne Co., Iowa . She died on 27 Feb 1939 in Kern Co., California.
130 F vii. Alia Ann MCCUTCHEON was born on 14 Feb
1863 in Wayne Co., Iowa . She died about 1906 in Tulare Co., California.
Alia married John Lockward
DUNN on 16 Mar 1879. John was born on 27 Oct 1846. He died on 15 Dec 1907
in Tulare Co., California.
131 F viii. Emaline MCCUTCHEON was born in 1865 in
Wayne Co., Iowa . She died in 1865 in Wayne Co., Iowa .
86. Susanna MCCUTCHEON (William Eldon*, James
H.*, William*, Pioneer Samuel*) was born on 14 Nov 1828 in Lafayette Twp.,
Floyd Co., Indiana . She died on 13 Apr 1906 in Benton Twp., Wayne Co., Iowa.
She was buried in Kirby Cemetery, Washington Twp., Lucas Co., Iowa.
Susanna
married Cyrus BELL son of Gabriel BELL and Mary Molly AKERS on 6 Apr
1850 in Floyd Co., Indiana. Cyrus was born on 6 Jun 1826 in Clark Co., Indiana.
He died on 18 Jan 1895 in Wayne Co., Iowa.
Moved
to Wayne County, (Benton Twp.) Iowa in fall of 1855.
From
the book, The Bells of Pleasant Ridge 1760-2000, by Pat & Paul Coffman:
"1870
Census for Wayne County, Benton Twp., Iowa
Cyrus
Bell, age 44, male, white, farmer, b. Indiana, Father born Indiana, Mother born
Indiana
His
wife Sussannah, age 41, female, white, keeping house. Father born Virginia,
Mother
born Indiana
John,
age 19, male, white, farm work, Born Indiana
William,
age 17, male, white, farm work, Born Indiana
Mary
E., age 16, female, white, at home, Born Indiana
James
(Marshall), age 12, male, white, at home.
Born Iowa
Joseph
E., age 9, male, white, at school. Born
Iowa
Iona,
age 4, female, white, at home. Born
Iowa
Manford,
age 2, male, white, at home. Born
Iowa"
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu/obitDocs/Bs/bellcyrusobit.html
Copied
by Stacey McDowell Dietiker, February 25, 2003
"Independent
Patriot, Lamoni, Iowa, January 24, 1895
DIED
- BELL- Near Cambria, Iowa, Friday, January 18, 1895, Mr. Cyrus Bell, over 68
years
old. The funeral from his home, funeral sermon preached by Rev. Burns of the M.
E.
Church, Sunday, January 20, at 11:00 a.m. Deceased was born in Clark County,
Ind.,
June 6, 1826. April 6, 1850, he was married to Susanna McCutcheon. In 1855
came
to Wayne County, Iowa where he has resided ever since. He was a man greatly
beloved,
as was shown by the very great attendance at the funeral. He leaves a wife,
six
children, two sisters, and four brothers.
"Elder
T. J. Bell* of Lamoni, a nephew, was sent for to attend his funeral."
*T.J.
Bell, a nephew, was the son of James Bell and Fannie McCutcheon Bell. Fannie
was a
sister of Susanna.
Cyrus
and Susanna had the following children:
132 M i. John BELL was born on 26 Mar 1851 in
Indiana. He died on 24 Jan 1913 in Willow Grove, Iowa. He was buried in Kirby
Cemetery, Washington Twp., Lucas Co., Iowa.
133 M ii. William BELL was born in 1852. He died in
1928 in Humeston, Iowa.
William married Laura ULRICH in
1894.
134 F iii. Mary E. BELL was born on 28 Jul 1855 in
Indiana. She died on 9 Jul 1912. She was buried in Kirby Cemetery, Washington
Twp., Lucas Co., Iowa.
135 M iv. James Marshall BELL was born on 22 Jan
1858 in Wayne Co., Iowa. He died on 9 Mar 1887. He was buried in Kirby
Cemetery, Washington Twp., Lucas Co., Iowa.
136 M v. Gabriel BELL was born on 29 Jul 1860 in
Indiana. He died on 22 Mar 1864. He was buried in Kirby Cemetery, Washington
Twp., Lucas Co., Iowa.
Died
age 3 years, 7 months, and 24 days...
137 M vi. Joseph Eldon BELL was born on 30 Mar 1862
in Benton Twp., Wayne Co., Iowa. He died on 1 May 1910. He was buried in Kirby
Cemetery, Washington Twp., Lucas Co., Iowa.
138 F vii. Sarah E. BELL was born on 26 Jun 1864 in
Wayne Co., Iowa. She died on 23 Sep 1869. She was buried in Kirby Cemetery,
Washington Twp., Lucas Co., Iowa.
Died
age 5 years, 2 months, and 27 days...
139 F viii. Iona BELL was born in 1866 in Wayne Co.,
Iowa. She died in 1920.
140 M ix. Manford BELL was born in 1868. He died in
1938 in Miles City, Montana.
1910
Census Benton Twp. Iowa. Iona lived
with her brother Manford.
87. Fannie (Mary Frances)* MCCUTCHEON (William
Eldon*, James H.*, William*, Pioneer Samuel*) was born on 4 Feb 1830 in
Lafayette Twp., Floyd Co., Indiana . She died on 11 Mar 1915 in Borden, Clark
Co., Indiana. She was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Clark Co., Indiana.
1860
Clark County Census, Wood Twp, Indiana 2 June 1860
Frances
- 29 years old born in Indiana
Marriage
Records by Rev. George Brock.
County: Floyd, Name: James Bell, Spouse: F
McCutehen, Marriage Date: 21 Jun 1849,
Book:
3, Original Source Page: 217
In her family Bible, Fannie recorded her own
marriage: "James Bell and Frances
McCutcheon
were married by Rev. Geo. Brock, Floyd County, Indiana June 21st. Anno
Domini
1849." She also recorded the births
of her husband, James, and herself (Mary
Frances),
and all of their children.
Additionally, she recorded the marriages of
her sons, Thomas J. to Jincy Ann Scott
and
Elias E. to Elizabeth Goss, as well as the births of grandchildren
"Eckley," Clara,
and
"Berty."
Under "Deaths," the first listing
was for Elizabeth, her daughter-in-law, wife of Elias,
who
died 17 Jul 1876, just a little over 3 months after giving birth to
"Berty."
Shortly after the death of her
daughter-in-law, Fannie gave birth to her own child,
Amsley
Tilden, who died in infancy. His birth
is listed in the Bible but not his death.
Fannie
herself never listed any more marriages, births, or deaths as the next entry in
the
Bible was that of Fannie's own death.
Fannie's own mother had died, probably in
childbirth, when she was only 4 or 5 years
old -
the same year her brother Samuel was born.
Then about a year after her
marriage
to James Bell, when she was 20 or 21, practically her whole family moved to
Iowa
(about 1851) - including her father, step-mother, older brother John, older
sister
Susannah,
and younger brother Samuel. Then in
about 1865 several members of
Fannie's
family, with the exception of Susannah, left Iowa and joined a wagon train
bound
for Oregon. Susannah remained in Iowa
along with her husband, Cyrus Bell,
but
their brother John died along the way.
According
to the biography of her son Thomas J. (Published in 1887), after James
death
in 1885, Fannie continued to live on the "old homestead." with her
three
youngest
children, Elizabeth, Andrew and Tilford."
From
the book, The Bells of Pleasant Ridge 1760 - 2000, by Paul & Pat Coffman,
Page
135
Obituary:
Daily Ledger, Jeffersonville, Indiana, March 18, 1915
"Mrs. Fannie Bell, widow of the late
James Bell, died at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon
at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Marion Smith of Borden, which had been her home
most
of her life, age 84 years. Death was
due to the infirmities of old age and the
funeral
took place this morning. Mrs. Bell was
formerly Miss Fannie McCutcheon and
she
was married to her late husband in 1851.*
Seven sons and three daughters
survive
her: Thomas, William, and Tilford Bell,
all in Missouri; Charles and Andrew Bell,
Orleans;
James Bell, Salem; Elias E. Bell, Jeffersonville; Mrs. Charles McKinley, Mrs.
Arthur
Littell and Mrs. Marion Smith, Borden.
She was well known in this county."
*Fannie
records her own marriage date as 21 June 1849
Another
obituary reads:
"Mrs. Frances Bell, widow of James Bell,
died Thursday evening, March 11th, at the
home
of her daughter, Mrs. Marion Smith, aged eighty-five years, one month and
seven
days. She was united in marriage to
James Bell, June 21, 1849, by Rev. George
Brock. To this union eleven children were born,
Thomas, Elias, William, James,
Jemima,
Charles, Andy, Sarah, Lizzie, Tilford, and Tildan, all of whom are living
except
the
last mentioned having died in infancy.
The funeral took place at Pleasant Ridge
church
Saturday, conducted by the Rev. F. M. Brock, and her body placed by the side
of
her husband in the cemetery adjoining the church yard."
Fannie
married James* BELL son of Elias E.* BELL and Jemima* MCKINLEY on 21 Jun
1849 in Floyd Co., Indiana. James* was born on 28 Dec 1828 in Wood Twp., Clark
Co., Indiana. He died on 22 Sep 1885 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was buried in
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Borden, Indiana.
1860
Clark County Census, Wood Twp., June 2,1860
#48 BELL, James 30 - Frances 29 (female) -
Thomas 9 - Elias 6 - William H. 4 - James
N.
2
James
was employed as a Farmer.
From
Biography of son Thomas J.:
The father (James) died on the old homestead
where our subject (Thomas J.) was
born,
September 22, 1885, aged fifty-six years.
http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/isl/whatwehave/dbsubj.html
Article
Citation: BELL, James, Death of, at
Indianapolis, New Albany Ledger. 9-26-
1885.
p4,c2
James*
and Fannie had the following children:
141 M i. Thomas Jefferson BELL was born on 30 Apr
1851 in Borden, Clark Co., Indiana. He died on 20 Dec 1935 in Lamoni, Decatur
Co., Iowa. He was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur Co., Iowa.
Biographical
and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties,
Iowa,
(Lewis Publishing Company (1887)), p. 101: (Submitted to the
Decatur
County GenWeb site by Christy Jay)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu/bioDocs/1887Bios/biog101.htm
"THOMAS
J. BELL, of the firm of Blair & Bell, general merchants of
Lamoni,
was born in Clark County, Indiana, April 30, 1851, his parents,
James
and Frances (McKutchan) Bell, being born, reared and married in
the
same State. The father died on the old homestead where our
subject
was born, September 22, 1885, aged fifty-six years. The mother
still
survives, and resides at the old home with her three youngest
children.
The names of their children are -- Thomas J., our subject;
William,
living in Lamoni; Charles P., of Orange County, Indiana; Elias,
of
Clark County, Indiana; Mrs. Jemima McKinley lives near her mother;
Mrs.
Sarah Bell, of New Albany, Indiana, and Elizabeth, Andrew and
Telford,
living at the homestead. Thomas J. Bell was reared to a farm
life,
and educated in the district schools. August 11, 1872, he was
married
to Miss Jincy Ann Scott, who was born in Floyd County, Indiana,
February
9, 1854, a daughter of Herbert and Nancy Scott. They are the
parents
of three children, a son and two daughters -- Edward Curtis,
Clara
May and Tina Ethlyn. Mr. and Mrs. Bell commenced married life
on
her father's farm in Floyd County, Indiana, and in the spring of 1875,
removed
to Sandwich, Illinois, and in the autumn of 1876 came to
Decatur
County, Iowa, and located at Davis City, where, in company
with
B. V. Springer, Mr. Bell worked at the carpenter's trade for
eighteen
months. July 17, 1879, he entered the mercantile
establishment
of Clark & Sons, where he was engaged in clerking till
September,
1882. In January, 1883, he removed to Lamoni, and March
following
he was engaged in the lumber yard of David Dancer, where
he
remained until he became associated with Mr. Blair in the mercantile
business.
They carry a general stock of dry-goods, groceries, clothing,
boots,
shoes, etc., their stock being worth about $6,500, their annual
sales
amounting to about $18,000. Mr. Bell is a man of excellent
business
qualifications, and by his gentlemanly and courteous manners
has become
a popular merchant. In his political views Mr. Bell is very
liberal,
and is not allied with any party. Both he and his wife are
prominent
members of the church of the Latter-Day Saints, and for the
past
three and a half years he has been an elder of the Lamoni branch
of
that denomination. He served in the city council at Davis City three
years,
and was a member of the first council of Lamoni."
From
the book, The Bells of Pleasant Ridge 1760 - 2000, by Paul & Pat
Coffman,
Page 142
“Obit
from a Lamoni Newspaper...: ‘Resided in
Community 52 years ---
Strong
Supporter Of The Church Affairs --- Death Was Sudden ---
Suffered
Stroke Last Year Left Him Speechless--- T. J. Bell answered the
call
of the grim reaper early Friday morning. Death came suddenly, the
result
of a stroke suffered in May 1934 which left him in a weakened
condition.
His passing thins the ranks of those early pioneers who
contributed
so much to the development of Lamoni and who gave so
much
to the church life of the community. For 52 years he resided in
the
community, contributing to all that was good and assisting in
everything
that was for the betterment of his fellow men. Brother Bell
was a
man of sterling qualities, a man who held the admiration and
respect
of all who knew him. As a result of the stroke he suffered over a
year
ago he was unable to speak to his friends and family the last
months
of his life. The testimony he bore as to the divinity of his church
and
the spiritual manifestations he had enjoyed were missed in the
prayer
services of the past year, but the faith he exercised throughout
his
life was not dimmed by his affliction. In August of 1934, Mr. Bell lost
his
companion after an illness of only a week. Since that time he has
been making
his home with his daughter, Mrs. Charles Sprague. He
appeared
to be in usual health Friday morning and enjoyed his
breakfast
with the family. Soon after the meal he was stricken with
what
appeared to be a slight stroke. The doctor and other members of
the
family were called and were present at his passing a few moments
later.
His death was a release from what must have been a lonely life
following
the loss of his speech and his dear wife. Death held no fear
for
him as he had lived each day as a Christian gentleman and
exercised
a strong faith in the beyond. In 1872 Mr. Bell was married to
Miss
Jency Scott, the ceremony being preformed by W.W. Blair. After
their
marriage in Indiana, the couple went to Plano, ILL., where they
remained
a few years. After returning to Indiana where their eldest son
was
born they moved to Davis City, Iowa in 1876, where they made
their
home. The move to Decatur County was prompted by a desire to
be
with church people in a more gathered condition. In January 1883
the
family moved to Lamoni where, with the exception of a few years,
they
spent the remaining years of their lives. Both brother and sister
Bell
were of the priesthood for 61 years. Brother Bell served as an
active
missionary in many communities with unusual success. He was
baptized
in 1870, ordained a deacon in 1874 and an elder in 1880. To
the
trust of membership in the church and priesthood he remained
faithful
throughout his life. For eight years Brother Bell served as a
missionary
under general contract. Although not serving under general
appointment
he served in the capacity of Elder in many of the outlying
branches
of the church Sundays, throughout the years of his life. His
presence
will be sadly missed but the good he accomplished in a long
and
useful life will live forever in the hearts of those he came in contact
with.
Thomas J. Bell was born near Borden, Ind., April 30, 1851, the
eldest
child of James and Frances Bell. There were 11 children in the
family,
all growing to adulthood with the exception of one, the youngest
son,
who died in infancy. His brothers, Elias, James, Andrew and
Charles
and a sister Mima have all gone on before him. Surviving him
are
his four children; Edmund C. of St. Louis, Mrs. Clara Lane, of
Lamoni,
Mrs Ethelyn Sprague of Lamoni and Harbert of St. Joseph,
several
grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a brother George, of
Kansas
City; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith and Mrs. Sally *Latell of
Borden.’ *Should read Littell”
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecat2/rose_b.htm
Rose
Hill Cemetery, Surnames B,
Bell,
Thomas Jefferson - Plot,1526, Grave, 1
Bell,
Jency Ann - Plot 1526, Grave 2
Thomas married Genesis Ann
"Jincy" SCOTT daughter of Rev. Harbert SCOTT and Nancy Sterling
MCKINLEY on 11 Aug 1872 in Mt. Eden Church, Floyd Co., Indiana. Genesis was
born on 9 Feb 1854 in Scottsville, Floyd Co., Indiana. She died on 23 Aug 1934
in Lamoni, Decatur Co., Iowa. She was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni,
Decatur Co., Iowa.
2nd
oldest of 15 children.
Marriage
was recorded in the Bell Family Bible as:
Thomas J. Bell and
Jincy
Ann Scott was married by W.W. Blair, in Floyd County, Indiana
August
11th. 1872
Rose
Hill Cemetery
Bell,
Thomas Jefferson - Plot,1526, Grave, 1
Bell,
Jency Ann - Plot 1526, Grave 2
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu/obitDocs/Bs/belljencyobit.html
"OBITUARY
- JENCY SCOTT BELL
"PIONEER
IS LAID TO REST - Mrs. T. J. Bell died at her home in West
Lamoni
after a short illness - Death has again invaded our community,
this
time taking one who has been a resident of our town for over 50
years.
Thus we chronicle the death of Mrs. Jency Bell, wife of T. J. Bell,
who
passed away last Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Bell had been
sick
only one week, but during that time her suffering had been intense
and
her death came as a release from pain. Her passing is made more
sad
because of the condition of her companion, who suffered a stroke
of
apoplexy about three months ago, and has been unable to speak
since.
Jency Ann, daughter of Harbert and Nancy Scott was born,
February
9, 1854, at Scottsville, Ind. and departed this life August 23,
1934,
at an age of 80 years 6 months 14 days. She was the second
child
of a family of fifteen, nine boys and six girls. Her father, mother,
one
sister and four brothers precede her in death. Her early childhood
was
spent in southern Indiana. She was baptized January 4, 1871, in
the Reorganized
church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by T. W.
Smith
at Mount Eden branch of the church near Scottsville, Ind. She
was
married to Thomas J. Bell, August 11, 1872, by W. W. Blair - 1875
they
went to Plano, Ill. and stayed until the spring of 1876, living in the
homes
of Israel Rodgers, and W. W. Blair. They returned to Indiana,
where
their eldest son was born. In September 1876, they came west,
locating
at Davis City, Iowa, desiring to be with the church where it
would
be in a more gathered condition. On January 26, 1883, they
moved
to Lamoni, Iowa, where they have since resided except for a few
years
spent in Pawnee, Mo. and on a farm in nothern Missouri. Their
entire
interest and desires were for the success of the church and they
have
stood steadfast all these years to their faith and belief. She leaves
to
mourn, her aged companion who is 83 years old, two sons and two
daughters,
Edward C. Bell, of St. Louis, Missouri; Mrs. Arthur Lane, Mrs.
Charles
Sprague of Lamoni, and Harbert W. Bell, of St. Joseph, Missouri;
ten
grandchildren, six great grandchildren, a brother, Zenos, in
Massachusetts;
Reasor, Glenn, Emma, Lizzie and Eva in Indiana, Vina of
St.
Joseph, Will of Independence; and Carter of Davis City, and many
other
relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the Coliseum
Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with pastor, Blair Jensen, in charge.
Elder
J. W. Lane preaching the sermon. Music was furnished by a
quartet.
Interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery."
142 M ii. Elias E. BELL was born on 2 Sep 1853 in
Wood Twp., Indiana. He died on 15 Sep 1933 in Clark Co., Indiana. He was buried
in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Elias married (1) Elizabeth
"Lizzie" GOSS daughter of David H. GOSS and Jemima MCKINLEY on 11
Mar 1875 in Clark Co., Indiana. Elizabeth was born in 1852 in Indiana. She died
on 17 Jul 1876 in Clark Co., Indiana. She was buried in Goss Cemetery, Trainer
Farm, Clark Co., Indiana.
Married
by J.S. Tilferd. She died about three
months after giving birth
to
Bert.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5881/gosscem-2.html
Goss Cemetery
II Burials, Wood Township, Clark County, Indiana:
BELL,
Elizabeth, wife of Elias b. 1852 d. 1876
Elias married (2) Mattie
LEWIS . Mattie was born in 1863. She died in 1929.She was buried in Walnut Ridge
Cemetery, Borden, Indiana.
143 M iii. William Henry* BELL was born on 16 Nov
1855 in New Providence, Clark Co., Indiana. He died on 17 Apr 1940 in Denver,
Colorado. He was buried on 20 Apr 1940 in Denver, Colorado.
Census
Records: 1860 Clark County, Wood Township June 2,1860
#48 BELL, James 30 - Frances 29 (female) -
Thomas 9 - Elias 6 -
William
H. 4 - James N. 2
William
Henry and his brother, Thomas Jefferson, both moved from
Clark
County, Indiana to Decatur Co, Iowa in about 1876. William was
married
to Rebecca Jane “Jennie” McKim in Lamoni, Iowa in 1882 and
three
of their children were born there - Elmer Lorenzo (1883), LuAda
(1885),
and Milton Lilburn (1887).
In
about 1888, William and Rebecca moved
to Nebraska for a few
years
as sons Clyde Lloyd (b.1889) and William Lester (b.1892) were
both
born in Nebraska, but their next son, Cleveland, (b.1894) was born
back
in Lamoni, Iowa.
Gothenburg,
Nebraska history:
<http://www.ci.gothenburg.ne.us/>
"Gothenburg
reached a population of 300 and was incorporated as a
town
on July 8, 1885. The first church was completed in 1886. A boom
occurred
in the early 1890s when a canal, lake and powerhouse were
built
to generate electric power. A barbed wire factory, pickling works,
galvanized
iron works, lead pipe works, sheet copper rolling mill, brass
foundry,
boiler iron works, and bathtub factory were some of the firms
that
located in Gothenburg in the 1890s. The Financial Panic of 1893 (a
year
after William Lester was born) put most of the companies in the
hands
of receivers, and the boom turned into a bust. Resulting,
however,
was irrigation for about 16,800 acres east from the lake, and
the
community settled down to an agricultural future which has
continued
to progress through the years.”
Migration: Indiana; Lamoni, Iowa; Gothenburg, Nebraska;
St. Joseph,
Missouri;
Hoxie, Kansas; Denver, Colorado
William
Henry and his wife Rebecca both died in Denver, Colorado in
1940
and 1941.
William married Rebecca Jane
"Jennie"* MCKIM "Jennie" daughter of John Joseph* MCKIM
and Rebecca Ann* MOORE on 28 Mar 1882 in Lamoni, Decatur Co., Iowa. Rebecca was
born on 6 Aug 1864 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. She died on 20 Jul 1941 in
Denver, Colorado.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iacrawfo/boyer1870.html
According
to Crawford County, Boyer River P.O
records, Rebecca was a
resident
of Crawford County, Iowa in 1870 and was born in
Pennsylvania
in 1861. She is listed twice, once as "Rebecca" and once
as
"Jennie" with Pennsylvania birth place and 1861 birth year (Family
records
show date of birth as 6 Aug 1864)
Her
name is given as Jennie Rebecca McKim on her marriage certificate.
When
Rebecca's father died in 1907, she and William were living in
Hoxie,
Sheridan County, Kansas
Bell-Cimino
family note: Rebecca Jane McKim Bell
(born)
8-06-1864; Lancaster Co., Penn;
(died)
07-20-41, St. Anthony's Hosp. Denver, Colo.
144 M iv. James Nelson BELL was born on 10 Jun 1858
in Clark Co., Wood Twp., Indiana. He died on 8 Oct 1922 in Salem, Washington
Co., Indiana. He was buried in Blue River Hicksite Cemetery, Washington Co.,
Indiana.
1860
Census Clark County, Wood Twp: James N.
2 years
1900
Washington County IN census, Washington Twp., house 26.
1910
Washington County IN census, Washington Twp., house 172
James married Samantha
CALLOWAY on 25 Dec 1884. Samantha was born on 20 Dec 1857 in Salem,
Washington Co., Indiana. She died on 31 Oct 1918 in Washington Co., Indiana.
She was buried in Blue River Hicksite Cemetery, Washington Co., Indiana.
Daughter
of Flanders Calloway, b: 18 Oct 1830, and Frances Gibson, b:
16
Sep 1838. Her daughters were
triplets. She had nursed one of her
sons
through an attack of typhoid fever and then she died of typhoid
fever.
145 F v. Jemima Ellen "Mima" BELL was born
on 5 Aug 1860 in Clark Co., Indiana.She died on 24 Aug 1919 in Borden, Clark
Co., Indiana. She was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Borden, Indiana.
Buried
in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Row 2, Grave 17.
Jemima married Charles Edwin
MCKINLEY son of William MCKINLEY and Nancy BELL on 17 Sep 1885. Charles was
born on 7 May 1862 in Pleasant Ridge, Wood Twp., Borden, Indiana. He died on 21
Aug 1929 in Borden, Clark Co., Indiana. He was buried in Pleasant Ridge
Cemetery, Clark Co.,
Indiana.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~incccpc/clarkbios/mckinley-chas.html
Biography
of Charles Edwin McKinley from the Clark County, Indiana
Biographies
Page
Biography
provided by Volunteer Lois Mauk, Source of Biography:
Baird's
History of Clark County,1909, page 683
"Charles Edwin McKinley is a well known
member of the Indiana
branch
of the illustrious McKinley family, and a relation of our martyred
President
of that name. In common with the other members of his
family
he boasts a Scotch-Irish line of ancestry, in which the Scotch
strain
predominated. The family was of Scotch Covenanter origin and as
the
descendants of sturdy and religious men the family history in this
country
has upheld its ancient traditions. He is a business man of
acknowledged
ability and as a citizen he has not gone without
recognition.
"Charles Edwin McKinley was born at
Pleasant Ridge, Wood Township,
four
and a half miles south of Borden, in the vicinity of the old burial
ground,
on May 7, 1862. He was the son of William McKinley, and his
wife,
whose maiden name was Nancy Bell. Our subject's grandfather,
Thomas
McKinley, was a son of the head of the Indiana branch of the
McKinley
family.
"Charles Edwin was educated in the
public schools of Wood Township
and
on arrival at the proper age began life as a farmer. For eighteen
years
he farmed and marketed farm and dairy produce and had a large
array
of private customers in New Albany. In this line he was very
successful
and he still retains his farm at Pleasant Ridge. In October,
1906,
he established himself as head of the well known McKinley Hotel
at
Borden, which was started some years before by Edwin McKinley. He
also
opened an adjoining store and carried on a general mercantile
business.
At the present time [1909] he conducts the McKinley Hotel, a
livery
stable, and a general store, on an extensive scale and in a first
class
manner. In addition he has been since 1907 president of the
Borden
State Bank.
"
Mr. McKinley married on the 17th of September, 1885, Jemima E. Bell,
the
daughter of well known townsfolk. Their marriage proved very
happy
and they have reared a family of four sons and four daughters,
namely:
Francis M., Sarah F. (known to her friends as Fannie); Jessie E.,
John
H., Clarence D., Georgia E., Harry Goebel and Iva Mildred
McKinley.
All are well educated and accomplished.
"Our subject was a member of a family
composed of one girl and ten
boys.
In politics he is a Democrat. He is reckoned as one of the leading
men
of his party in Clark County. He was Trustee of Wood Township
from
1895 to 1900."
146 M vi. Charles Pinkton "Pink" BELL was
born on 25 Apr 1863 in Wood Twp., Clark Co., Indiana. He died on 9 Oct 1917 in
Hamilton Co., Indiana. He was buried in Stampers Creek Church Cemetery, Orange
Co., Indiana.
1910
Orange County IN census, Stampers Creek Twp., house 20.
Charles married Lydia MCCOY on
16 Aug 1885 in Orange Co., Indiana. Lydia was born on 3 Nov 1863 in Stampers
Creek, Orange Co., Indiana. She died on 9 Oct 1917.
Father:
Riley McCoy b: 3 MAY 1828 in Indiana; Mother: Mary Ann
Cornwell
b: 21 JUN 1841 in Orange County, Indiana
147 M vii. Andrew Jackson BELL was born on 31 Dec
1865 in Clark Co., Wood Twp., Indiana. He died on 10 Feb 1931. He was buried in
Livonia Cemetery, Washington Co., Indiana.
Marriage
Record:
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/county/orange/wpamarr/h1_page176.
htm
1910
Orange County IN census, Stampers Creek Twp., house 114
Burial:
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/county/orange/wpa/page2b2.htm
Andrew married Emma Ruth
GALLOWAY on 23 Sep 1890 in Orange Co., Indiana. Emma was born on 12 Feb
1864 in Orange Co., Indiana. She died in 1948. She was buried in Livonia
Cemetery, Washington Co., Indiana.
Marriage
Record:
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/county/orange/wpamarr/h1_page176.
htm
148 F viii. Sarah "Sallie" Francis BELL was
born on 6 Mar 1868 in Clark Co., Wood Twp., Indiana. She died on 31 Mar 1948.
She was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Borden, Indiana.
Wood
Twp. Census 1880
From
the book, The Bells of Pleasant Ridge 1760-2000, by Pat & Paul
Coffman:_"After
Wyatt McKinley died, Sally (Bell) McKinley married
Albert
Littell. He had the funeral home at Borden. His daughter, Cleon,
by
his first marriage continued to have the funeral home after his death.
"
Sarah married (1) Wyatt
MCKINLEY son of Thomas J. MCKINLEY and Mary Elizabeth "Polly" BELL
on 4 Jul 1896. Wyatt was born on 8 Aug 1871 in Clark Co., Indiana. He died on
10 Aug 1909 in Clark Co., Indiana. He was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery,
Clark Co., Indiana.
Obitiuary
of Wyatt McKinley.
"The
death of Wyatt McKinley, on last Tuesday, came as a shock to his
family,
relatives and many friends, as he was thought to be getting
along
so nicely. He had been sick only about
2 weeks with typhoid
fever
and pneumonia fever and was thought to be in fair condition for
recovery
when he suddenly took worse and died in a few minutes. The
cause
of his immediate death was due to a blood clot on the heart...."
Sarah married (2) Arthur
LITTELL on 7 Jan 1915. Arthur was born in 1869 in Indiana. He died on 11
Jan 1941.
149 F ix. Mary Elizabeth BELL was born on 18 May
1870 in Clark Co., Wood Twp., Indiana. She died in Sep 1942. She was buried in
Walnut Hill Cemetery, Borden, Indiana.
Her
mother's Bible Record gives birth year as "Anno Domini 1870"
Head
stone says 1871.
Mary married Marion Henry
SMITH . Marion was born in 1876. He died on 4 Jun 1961. He was buried in
Walnut Hill Cemetery, Borden, Indiana.
150 M x. George Tilford BELL was born on 21 Sep
1873 in Wood Twp. Clark Co., Indiana.
From
the book, The Bells of Pleasant Ridge 1760-2000, by Pat & Paul
Coffman:_"George
was living in Kansas City, Missouri in 1915 according
to
his mother's obituary. He was known to
his family as "T" Bell."
151 M xi. Amsley Tilden BELL was born on 1 Aug 1876.
He died as a infant.
106. Frances M. "Fanny" MCCUTCHAN (William
S. "Billy" MCCUTCHAN, Samuel Sanford, William*, Pioneer Samuel*) was
born on 11 Dec 1842 in Floyd Co., Indiana. She died on 21 Oct 1894 in Clark
Co., Indiana. She was buried in Pleasant Ridge, Clark Co., Indiana.
Frances
married George W. BELL son of Elias E.* BELL and Jemima* MCKINLEY on 5
Jan 1864 in By Rev. James Scott, Clark Co., Indiana. George was born on 20 Apr
1838 in Borden, Clark Co., Indiana. He died on 21 Dec 1913 in Borden, Clark
Co., Indiana. He was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Borden, Indiana.
http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/isl/whatwehave/dbsubj.html
Article
Citation: Marriage / George Bell to Francis McCutchen. New Albany Ledger. 1-16-
1864.
p 2, c 3.
Elias
and George were involved in a family fight.
Elias, Jr. hit his brother George W. in
the
head with a hatchet. George W. later
recovered to outlive all his brothers. (Larry
Bell)
From
the book, The Bells of Pleasant Ridge 1760-2000, by Pat & Paul
Coffman:_"The
death
certificate for George W. Bell has the cause of death as Tuberculosis."
Three
of his children were deaf: Charles, William, and Ida.
George
and Frances had the following children:
152 F i. Infant Daughter BELL was born on 27 Oct
1864 in Borden, Clark Co., Indiana. She died on 27 Oct 1864 in Borden, Clark
Co., Indiana. She was buried in Pleasant Ridge, Clark Co., Indiana.
153 M ii. Charles Henry "Bucky" BELL was
born on 3 Oct 1866 in Borden, Clark Co., Indiana. He died in 1944 in Borden,
Clark Co., Indiana. He was buried in Pleasant Ridge, Clark Co., Indiana.
154 M iii. William John BELL was born on 21 Jan 1868
in Clark Co., Indiana. He died on 20 Jan 1944 in Borden, Clark Co., Indiana. He
was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Clark Co., Indiana.
William married Lula Belle
BROWN on 7 Apr 1901. Lula was born on 6 Jan 1870 in Fredericksburg,
Indiana. She died on 2 Apr 1942 in Henryville, Indiana. She was buried in
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Clark Co., Indiana.
155 M iv. Elias Jefferson "Jeff" BELL was
born on 2 Dec 1871 in Borden, Clark Co., Indiana. He died on 2 Dec 1936 in
Borden, Clark Co., Indiana. He was buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Floyd Co.,
Indiana.
Elias married Lillie
Elizabeth NORRIS on 20 Dec 1893 in Washington Co., Indiana. Lillie was born
on 7 Jan 1875 in Washington Co., Indiana. She died on 11 Oct 1955 in Borden,
Clark Co., Indiana. She was buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Floyd Co., Indiana.
156 F v. Ida Frances BELL was born on 13 Jun 1873 in
Borden, Clark Co., Indiana. She died on 29 May 1947 in Monticello, Indiana.
Ida married Gilbert Herbert
"Bert" GILLESPIE on 21 May 1895. Gilbert
was born on 31 Oct 1871 in White
Co., Guernsey, Indiana. He died on 3 Apr 1944. He was buried in Riverview
Cemetery, Monticello, Indiana.
157 M vi. George Thomas BELL was born on 10 Jun 1879
in Borden, Clark Co., Indiana. He died in Dec 1962 in Clark Co., Indiana. He
was buried in Kraft-Graceland Cemetery, Floyd Co., Indiana.
George married (1) Carrie
SCOTT on 18 Apr 1905. Carrie was born in 1882 in Floyd Co., Indiana. She
died on 28 Sep 1913 in Floyd Co., Indiana. She was buried in Chapel Hill
Cemetery, Floyd Co., Indiana.
George married (2) Henrietta
A. HOMBERGER on 28 Nov 1915. Henrietta was born on 23 Oct 1890. She died on
10 Nov 1960. She was buried in Kraft-Graceland Cemetery, Floyd Co., Indiana.
107. William J. MCCUTCHEON (Samuel Sanford
MCCUTCHAN, Samuel Sanford, William*, Pioneer Samuel*) was born on 14 Jan 1837.
He died on 19 Dec 1870. He was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Clark Co.,
Indiana.
William
married Sarah "Sally" BELL daughter of Elias E.* BELL and
Jemima* MCKINLEY on 17 Jun 1863. Sarah was born on 1 Jul 1846 in Clark Co., Indiana.
She died on 31 Mar 1884. She was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Borden,
Indiana.
They
had the following children:
158 F i. Mary E. MCCUTCHEON was born in 1868. She
died on 15 Dec 1882.
Died
young