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 1843 - 1923 (79 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
| 2. | Moses STRAUGHAN was born in in Indiana (1900 Nelson Co. Census, Nancy's father) (son of John STRAUGHAN and Obedience SCOTT); died on 15 Feb 1861 in near Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Notes:
Lillian's notes mention the two children of Moses and Sarah, John William and Mary. However , later in her notes she says " Moses had a Millie Straughan who married a Hill Betsy married a Cash."
When Moses first wife, Sarah King, died he left Indiana and went to Kentucky to marry her cousin, Elizabeth Wisehart. The two children stayed in Indiana and were raised by their maternal grandparents.
Moses married Sarah Ann KING on 18 Apr 1841 in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana. Sarah (daughter of KING and Elizabeth KURTZ) was born on 29 Oct 1824 in Greencastle, Indiana; died on 05 Jun 1843 in Putnam County, Indiana; was buried in Oakalla Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Sarah Ann KING was born on 29 Oct 1824 in Greencastle, Indiana (daughter of KING and Elizabeth KURTZ); died on 05 Jun 1843 in Putnam County, Indiana; was buried in Oakalla Cemetery. Notes:
Sarah was the cousin of Moses second wife, Elizabeth Wisehart.
Children:
- John William STRAUGHAN was born on 04 Feb 1842 in Putnam Co., Indiana; died on 13 May 1908 in Denver, Colorado.
- 1. Mary Elizabeth STRAUGHAN was born on 31 May 1843 in Putnam Co., Indiana; died on 06 Apr 1923 in Los Angeles, CA.
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Generation: 3
| 4. | John STRAUGHAN was born on 16 Mar 1785 in Virginia (son of John STRAUGHAN and WILSON). Notes:
According to Garry Bryant, Jojn served in the War of 1812.
The family moved to Putnam county, Indiana in the mid 1830's.
Garry Bryant's research gave his mother's name as Mary Saunders. However, Lillian Younger Deats thought her maden name was WIllson.
John married Obedience SCOTT in 1808. Obedience was born in 1790 in Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
| 8. | John STRAUGHAN Notes:
According to Garry Bryant, John served in the Revolution under Col. Daniel Morgan, 1776-1779. He married Mary Sanders in 1783 and moved to Shelby Co. , Ky in the late 1780's.
John married WILSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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