Shelby County Indiana History & Genealogy, Family Group Sheets

Shelby County, Indiana

Pence

Descendants of Lewis (baptised Ludwig) Pence

Generation No. 1

1. LEWIS (baptised LUDWIG)⁴ PENCE (JACOB ³, ADAM², VALENTINE¹) was born July 15, 1803 in Rockingham Co., Virginia, and died June 07, 1858 in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (27 Feb 1858-last deed signed at St. Paul). He married RACHEL MCDONALD January 18, 1827 in Warren Co., Ohio, daughter of WILLIAM MCDONALD and SARAH BOYD. She was born March 28, 1806 in Clear Creek Twp., Warren Co., Ohio, and died November 07, 1883 in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana.
More About LEWIS PENCE
Census: 1830, Clear Creek Twp., Warren Co., Ohio
Census1: 1840, Walker Twp., Rush Co., Indiana
Census2: 1850, Farmer in Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana
Probate: July 08, 1858, Shelby Co. court appointed son-in-law, Jacob Feaster, administrator per newspaper clipping
More About RACHEL MCDONALD:
Alternate Surname: 1824, Called "Rachel McDonnal" in uncle John McDonnal's Warren Co., Ohio estate papers
Census: 1860, Widow, living Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (p.70)
Census1: Bet. 1870 - 1880, Widow, living w/son-in-law D. W. Avery in St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (p.1; ED119,p.140)
More About LEWIS PENCE and RACHEL MCDONALD:
Alias: Called "Rachel McDonal" in mg. record

Children of LEWIS PENCE and RACHEL MCDONALD are:

        i.    SARAH PENCE, b. October 15, 1827, Clear Creek Twp., Warren Co., Ohio; d. December 17, 1908, St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (home of daughter Allie Eck).

        ii.    HENRIETTA PENCE, b. December 29, 1829, Clear Creek Twp., Warren Co., Ohio; d. January 01, 1897, Veedersburg, Fountain Co., Indiana; m. GEORGE WOODEN, March 15, 1857, Shelby Co., Indiana; b. Abt. 1811, Ohio; d. Bef. 1897, Indiana.
            Notes for HENRIETTA PENCE:
Henrietta's obit says she had no children of her own, but raised three children. Census records indicate that these were her stepchildren, George (b. c1849 IN) and Theodore (b. c1854 IN) Wooden, and her niece, Philena Avery, daughter of her sister, Lydia.
                    More About GEORGE WOODEN:
                    Census: 1860, Salesman in St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (p.171)

3.              iii.    LYDIA PENCE, b. September 02, 1831, Clear Creek Twp., Warren Co., Ohio; d. July 29, 1856, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana.

4.              iv.    WILLIAM M. PENCE, b. December 10, 1833, Clear Creek Twp., Warren Co., Ohio; d. March 30, 1897, Liberty Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana.

5.               v.    MOSES PENCE, b. March 01, 1836, Clear Creek Twp., Warren Co., Ohio; d. April 10, 1915, likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (ae. 79).

                  vi.    TWIN INFANTS PENCE, b. November 1843, Indiana; d. November 1843, Indiana.

6.            vii.    MARY MELISSA PENCE, b. May 22, 1847, near St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana; d. October 26, 1900, St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana.

Generation No. 2

2. SARAH ANN⁵ PENCE (LEWIS LUDWIG)⁴, JACOB³, ADAM², VALENTINE¹) was born October 15, 1827 in Clear Creek Twp., Warren Co., Ohio, and died December 17, 1908 in St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (home of daughter Allie Eck). She married JACOB FEASTER January 29, 1845 in Rush Co., Indiana, son of MARTIN FEIGHTER and ANN(A) EGL(N). He was born December 14, 1816 in Woodberry Twp., Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, and died August 19, 1889 in Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana.
More About SARAH ANN PENCE:
Burial: Vanpelt cem., Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana
More About JACOB FEASTER :
Appointed 1863, Rush Co., Indiana court - guardian of the orphan children of brother Martin
Burial: Vanpelt cem., Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana
Census: 1850, Millwright in Adams Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana (p.111)
Census1: 1860, Millwright in Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (p.68)
Census2: 1870, Farmer in Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (p.1)
Census4: 1880, Miller in Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (ED113,p.40)
Deed: September 29, 1858, Purchased 78 acre farm in northeast corner of Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana from Johnathan Parkason
Migration: 1837, To Orange Twp., Rush Co., Indiana from Bedford Co., Pennsylania
Probate: September 05, 1889, D. Wilson Avery, Jacob's brother-in-law, appointed executor by Shelby Co. court

Children of SARAH PENCE and JACOB FEASTER are:

                   i.    ROYAL PENCE⁶ FEASTER, b. January 29, 1846, Rush Co., Indiana; d. May 17, 1917, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana; m. NANCY JANE SHOPPELLE, May 31, 1866, Rush Co., Indiana; b. March 04, 1849, Orange Twp., Rush Co., Indiana; d. October 02, 1923, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.
More About ROYAL PENCE FEASTER:
Burial: May 21, 1917, Crown Hill cem., Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana
Census: 1870, Miller in Moscow, Orange Twp., Rush Co., Indiana (p.19)
Census1: 1880, Grist miller in Marion Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (ED204,p.17)
Census2: 1900, Living in Kennard, Greensboro Twp., Henry Co., Indiana (ED61,p.2)
Residence: 1908, Living Edinburg, Johnson Co., Indiana per obit of his mother
More About NANCY JANE SHOPPELLE:
Burial: October 04, 1923, Crown Hill cem., Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana
Census: 1920, Widow, living w/daughter Laura Banta in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana (ED184,p.13A)

                  ii.    MANFORD FEASTER, b. August 24, 1849, Adams Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana; d. July 20, 1921, Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana; m. MARY ELIZABETH TAYLOR, January 16, 1872, Shelby Co., Indiana; b. August 27, 1845, Jefferson Co., Indiana (of fb. VA, mb. KY); d. May 02, 1923, Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana.
More About MANFORD FEASTER:
Burial: Vanpelt cem., Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana
Census: 1880, Farmer in Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (ED213,p.13)
Census1: Bet. 1900 - 1920, Farmer in Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (ED120,p.1A; ED147,p.8A; ED123,p.5B)
More About MARY ELIZABETH TAYLOR:
Burial: Vanpelt cem., Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana

                 iii.    LEANDER 'LEE' FEASTER, b. March 23, 1851, Adams Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana; d. April 07, 1933, Rushville, Rush Co., Indiana; m. NANCY JANE DAVIS, November 28, 1888, Rush Co., Indiana; b. September 1853, Indiana; d. November 1926, Rushville, Rush Co., Indiana.
More About LEANDER 'LEE' FEASTER:
Burial: East Hill cem., Rushville, Rush Co., Indiana
Census: 1880, Miller living w/brother John in Moral Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (p.1)
Census1: Bet. 1900 - 1910, Millwright in Rushville, Rush Co., Indiana (ED95,p.8A; ED121,p.9B)
Census2: 1920, Living in Rushville, Rush Co., Indiana (ED96,p.4)
Census3: 1930, Widower, living in Rushville, Rush Co., Indiana (ED12,p.6B)
More About NANCY JANE DAVIS:
Burial: East Hill cem., Rushville, Rush Co., Indiana

                 iv.    LAURA ANN FEASTER, b. September 23, 1854, Adams Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana; d. August 23, 1856, Adams Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana.
More About LAURA ANN FEASTER:
Burial: Vanpelt cem., Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana

                  v.    JOHN CHARLES FEASTER, b. October 09, 1856, Adams Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana; d. December 09, 1935, near Seymour, Jackson Co., Indiana; m. SARAH ALICE 'SALLIE' FAY, April 17, 1879, Fairland, Shelby Co., Indiana; b. April 17, 1864, Fairland, Shelby Co., Indiana; d. June 03, 1952, near Seymour, Jackson Co., Indiana.
More About JOHN CHARLES FEASTER:
Census: 1880, Miller in Moral Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (p.1)
Census1: 1900, Farmer in Hensley Twp., Johnson Co., Indiana (ED7,p.4)
Census2: 1920, Farmer in Washington Twp., Jackson Co., Indiana (ED95,p.7B)
Census3: 1930, Living Washington Twp., Jackson Co., Indiana (ED21,p.6A)
More About SARAH ALICE 'SALLIE' FAY:
Burial: Fairland cem., Shelby Co., Indiana

                 vi.    ALLIE JANE FEASTER, b. January 04, 1861, Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana; d. July 01, 1917, St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana; m. JOSEPH ROSS ECK, December 15, 1881, St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana; b. September 07, 1848, Bunker Hill, Berkeley Co., (now West) Virginia; d. January 27, 1940, St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana.
More About ALLIE JANE FEASTER:
Burial: Paul Hill cem., St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana
More About JOSEPH ROSS ECK:
Burial: Paul Hill cem., St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana
Census: Bet. 1900 - 1910, Stone mason (bridges and houses) in St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (ED50,p.18A;ED1,p.6A)
Census1: 1920, Laborer-cement in St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (ED53,p.1B)
Census2: 1930, Living St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (ED1,p.5A)
Occupation: Bef. 1900, Stone quarryman, St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana

                vii.    RACHEL A. FEASTER, b. May 09, 1867, Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana; d. May 11, 1889; m. GRANT JOHNSTON, May 26, 1886, Shelby Co., Indiana; b. March 15, 1864, Decatur Co., Indiana; d. December 31, 1946, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.
More About RACHEL A. FEASTER:
Burial: Vanpelt cem., Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana
Notes for GRANT JOHNSTON:
1920 census: Grant has second family in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana (wife Goldey (37), dtr Triegel? M. (15) & son Malcolm G. (7)), all b. IN of parents b. IN.
Burial: Vanpelt cem., Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana
Census: 1920, Railroad yard worker in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana (ED176,p.15A)
Occupation: Worked for Big Four Railroad, later merged into New York Central R.R..

3. LYDIA⁵ PENCE (L EWIS⁴, JACOB³, ADAM², VALENTINE¹) was born September 02, 1831 in Clear Creek Twp., Warren Co., Ohio, and died July 29, 1856 in St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana. She married DANIEL W ILSON ' WILS' AVERY August 31, 1853 in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana, son of HERMAN AVERY and MARY V AN PELT. He was born March 30, 1832 in near St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana, and died May 07, 1890 in St. Paul, Shelby, Indiana.
More About LYDIA PENCE
Burial: Vanpelt cem., Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana
More About DANIEL WILSON ' WILS' AVERY
Burial: Vanpelt cem., Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana
Census: 1850, Farmer living w/parents in Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (p.268)
Census1: 1860, Carpenter living w/brother-in-law George Wooden in St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (p. 171)
Census2: 1870, Grain merchant in Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (p.1)
Census3: 1880, Grain dealer in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED213,p.40)

Children of LYDIA PENCE and DANIEL AVERY are:

                   i.    HERMAN W.⁶ AVERY, b. July 07, 1854, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana; d. July 30, 1930, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana; m. RUTH MATILDA BOWEN, November 11, 1875, Waldron, Shelby Co., Indiana; b. December 25, 1859, Waldron, Shelby Co., Indiana; d. November 18, 1928, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana.
More About HERMAN W. AVERY:
Census: 1870, Farmhand w/William W. Pierce in Adams Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana (p.52)
Census1: 1880, Laborer in St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (ED55,p.13)
Census2: 1900, Carpenter in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED104,p.10)
Census3: 1910, Building contractor in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED131,p.7A)
Census4: 1920, Carpenter in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED107,p.7B)
Census5: 1930, Widower,living w/daughter Lena Webb in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED3,p.1A)

                  ii.    PHILENA AVERY, b. January 25, 1856, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana; d. September 25, 1883, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana (never married).
More About PHILENA AVERY:
Burial: Vanpelt cem., Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana
Census: 1860, Living w/uncle George Wooden in St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (p.171).

4. WILLIAM M .⁵ PENCE (LEWIS⁴, JACOB³, ADAM², VALENTINE¹) was born December 10, 1833 in Clear Creek Twp., Warren Co., Ohio, and died March 30, 1897 in Liberty Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana. He married SARAH A NN MOORE April 19, 1857 in Shelby Co., Indiana. She was born September 04, 1835 in Indiana, and died September 09, 1914 in Waldron, Shelby Co., Indiana.
More About WILLIAM M . PENCE:
Burial: Forest Hill cem., Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana
Census: 1860, Miller in Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (p.70)
Census1: Bet. 1870 - 1880, Farmer in Liberty Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (p.9; ED210,p.10)
Notes for SARAH ANN MOORE:
No children of this couple were listed in their family Bible. 1900 & 1910 census records say Sarah bore no children.
Census: 1900, Widow in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED106,p.8)
Census1: 1910, Widow in Waldron, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED142,p.3B)

Child of WILLIAM PENCE and SARAH MOORE is:

                   i.    ESTELLA⁶ PENCE, b. Abt. 1875, Indiana; m. WALTER O. WISE, April 11, 1897, Shelby Co., Indiana; b. Abt. 1877, Ohio.
Notes for ESTELLA PENCE:
Estella may be a child taken to raise by William & Sarah (Moore) Pence.
Census: 1880, Living w/William & Sarah Pence in Liberty Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (ED210,p.10).

5. MOSES⁵ PENCE (LEWIS⁴, JACOB³, ADAM², VALENTINE¹) was born March 01, 1836 in Clear Creek Twp., Warren Co., Ohio, and died April 10, 1915 in likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (ae. 79). He married MARYJANE MCC AIN September 03, 1857 in Decatur Co., Indiana. She was born 1838 in Indiana, and died January 03, 1927 in likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa.
More About MOSES PENCE
Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines Twp., Polk Co., Iowa
Census: Bet. 1860 - 1870, Carpenter in Newton Twp., Jasper Co., Iowa (p.123;p.34)
Census1: 1900, Farmer in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (ED61,p.1A)
Census2: 1910, Carpenter in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (ED64,p.31B)
Migration: Abt. 1859, To Newton Twp., Jasper Co., Iowa
More About MARY JANE MCCAIN
Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines Twp., Polk Co., Iowa
Census: 1920, Widow living w/daughter Lura Warrick in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (ED68,p.5A)

Children of MOSES PENCE and MARY MCCAIN are:

                   i.    VIOLA⁶ PENCE, b. Abt. 1858, Indiana; d. November 15, 1930, likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa; m. FRANK SPITZNAGLE, December 27, 1881, Polk Co., Iowa; b. 1859, likely Deer Creek Twp., Carroll Co., Indiana; d. December 23, 1894, likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa.
More About VIOLA PENCE:
Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines Twp., Polk Co., Iowa
Census: 1910, Widow, living w/parents in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (ED64,p.31B)
Occupation: 1910, Carriage trimmer in census (ED64,p.31B)
More About FRANK SPITZNAGLE:
Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa

                  ii.    LURA PENCE, b. Abt. 1860, Iowa; d. November 10, 1936, likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa; m. FRANK WARRICK, February 12, 1885, Polk Co., Iowa; d. June 23, 1896, likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa.
More About LURA PENCE:
Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines Twp., Polk Co., Iowa
Census: 1920, Widow, operating farm in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (ED60,p.5A)
Census1: 1930, "Lulu Warrick", widow, living w/brother James in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (ED93,p.14A)
More About FRANK WARRICK:
Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Marriage Notes for LURA PENCE and FRANK WARRICK:
Her name is "Leora Pence" in the 1885 Polk Co., Iowa marriage records online .

                 iii.    EFFIE PENCE, b. Abt. 1862, Iowa; d. March 16, 1949, likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa; m. JOHN LEWIS SPITZNAGLE, May 01, 1884, Polk Co., Iowa; b. 1862, likely Deer Cr. Twp., Carroll Co., Indiana; d. August 24, 1932, likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa.
Notes for EFFIE PENCE:
Census record of 1900, Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa, says she had borne no children.
Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines Twp., Polk Co., Iowa
More About JOHN LEWIS SPITZNAGLE:
Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines Twp., Polk Co., Iowa
Census: 1900, Carpenter, living w/inlaws in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (ED61,p.1A)
Census1: 1920, Dairy farmer in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (ED68,p.5A)

                 iv.    JAMES M. PENCE, b. Abt. 1864, Iowa; d. Aft. 1930, likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (never married).
More About JAMES M. PENCE:
Census: 1900, Single, farming w/parents in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (ED61,p1A)
Census1: 1910, Single, farmer living w/parents in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa
Census2: 1920, Single, farmhand living w/sister Lura Warrick in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (ED68,p.5A)
Census4: 1930, Single, retired farmer in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (ED93,p.14A)

                  v.    WILLIAM W. PENCE, b. Abt. 1868, Iowa; d. October 03, 1893, likely Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa.
More About WILLIAM W. PENCE:
Burial: Woodland cem., Des Moines Twp., Polk Co., Iowa

                 vi.    MARY PENCE, b. Abt. 1900, Iowa.
More About MARY PENCE:
Adoption: 1910, Cited as "adopted daughter" of Moses Pence in census, Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (ED64,p.31B)
Census: 1920, Living w/sister Lura Warrick in Bloomfield Twp., Polk Co., Iowa (ED68,p.5A).

6. MARY MELISSA⁵ PENCE (LEWIS⁴, JACOB³, ADAM², VALENTINE¹) was born May 22, 1847 in near St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana, and died October 26, 1900 in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana. She married DANIEL W ILSON ' WILS' AVERY November 29, 1866 in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana, son of HERMAN AVERY and MARY V AN PELT. He was born March 30, 1832 in near St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana, and died May 07, 1890 in St. Paul, Shelby, Indiana.
More About MARY M ELISSA PENCE:
Burial: Vanpelt cem., Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana
Census: 1900, Widow in Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (ED119,p.8A)
More About DANIEL W ILSON ' WILS' AVERY
Burial: Vanpelt cem., Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana
Census: 1850, Farmer living w/parents in Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (p.268)
Census1: 1860, Carpenter living w/brother-in-law George Wooden in St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (p. 171)
Census2: 1870, Grain merchant in Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana (p.1)
Census3: 1880, Grain dealer in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED213,p.40)

Children of MARY PENCE and DANIEL AVERY are:

                   i.    EDKER BUELL⁶ AVERY, b. January 12, 1868, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana; d. February 07, 1948, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana (never married).
More About EDKER BUELL AVERY:
Burial: Paul Hill cem., St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana
Census: 1900, Single, carriage painter in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED119,p.7B)
Census1: 1910, Single, painter, living w/Anthony Mulroy in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED146,p.6A)
Census2: 1920, Single, house carpenter in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED122,p.1A)
Census4: 1930, Operator-paint & repair shop in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED15,p.1A)

                  ii.    HENRIETTA 'RETT' AVERY, b. August 28, 1869, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana; d. January 02, 1921, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana; m. ANTHONY BARRETT 'TONY' MULROY, September 23, 1891, St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana; b. October 12, 1859, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana (of Ireland-born parents); d. 1933, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana.
More About HENRIETTA 'RETT' AVERY:
Burial: Vanpelt cem., Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana
Census: 1920, Keeping house for brothers in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED122,p.1A)
More About ANTHONY BARRETT 'TONY' MULROY:
Burial: St. Mary's R. C. Ch. Cem., St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana
Census: 1900, Blacksmith in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED119,p.7B)
Census1: 1910, Laborer-stone quarry in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED146,p.6A+)
Census2: 1920, Laborer-railroad in St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (ED53,p.1A)

                 iii.    JOHN FEASTER AVERY, b. April 16, 1871, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana; d. April 13, 1951, Tottenville, Richmond Co. (=Staten Island), New York; m. RHODA ANN HADSELL, August 01, 1910, Gloversville, Fulton Co., New York; b. June 19, 1880, South Valley, Nassau Co., New York.
More About JOHN FEASTER AVERY:
Census: 1920, Reporter-mercantile co. in New York City, Richmond Co., New York (ED1622,p.7A)
Census1: 1930, Living Richmond Twp., Richmond Co., New York (ED274,p.1A)
Occupation: 1912, Foreman-shipping dep't., Atlantic Terra Cotta Co., Perth Amboy, New Jersey
More About RHODA ANN HADSELL:
Census: 1920, Public school teacher in New York City, Richmond Co., New York (ED1622,p.7A)

                 iv.    ALBERT AVERY, b. April 12, 1873, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana; d. 1940, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana; m. MARY MAUD LEFFLER, July 14, 1901, St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana; b. October 14, 1874, St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (of IN-born parents).
More About ALBERT AVERY:
Burial: Paul Hill cem., St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana
Census: 1900, Single, stationary engineer in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED119,p.7B)
Census1: 1910, Engineer-stone quarry in St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (ED1,p.6B)
Census2: 1920, Grocery clerk, St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (ED53,p.3B)
Census4: 1930, Dry goods salesman in St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (ED1,p.5B)
More About MARY MAUD LEFFLER:
Burial: likely Paul Hill cem., St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana

                  v.    ISAAC AVERY, b. December 10, 1874, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana; d. April 16, 1945, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana.
More About ISAAC AVERY:
Burial: Paul Hill cem., St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana
Census: 1900, Single, butcher in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED119,p.7B)
Census1: 1930, Divorced, butcher in St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (ED15,p.1A)

                 vi.    LEWIS PENCE AVERY, b. September 29, 1876, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana; d. 1933, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana; m. LENA CRITSER, September 28, 1911, St. Joseph, Berrien Co., Michigan; b. April 20, 1886, Milford, Decatur Co., Indiana; d. 1917.
Notes for LEWIS PENCE AVERY:
Killed while repairing Christian Church building at St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana.
Burial: Paul Hill cem., St. Paul, Decatur Co.
Census: 1900, Single, retail store sales in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED119,p.7B)
Census1: 1910, Single, clerk living w/Anthony Mulroy in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED146,p.6A)
Census2: 1920, Widower, retail merchant in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED122,p.1A)
Census4: 1930, Widower, house painter in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED15,p.1A)
More About LENA CRITSER:
Burial: Paul Hill cem., St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana

                vii.    FREDERICK WILLIAM AVERY, b. June 28, 1878, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana; d. December 05, 1911, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana; m. ROSA HIGENBOTHAM, November 24, 1906, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana; b. February 08, 1877, Hancock Co., Indiana.
More About FREDERICK WILLIAM AVERY:
Burial: Vanpelt cem., Noble Twp., Shelby Co., Indiana
Census: 1900, Single, undertaker in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED119,p.7B)

               viii.    RALPH WHITLEDGE AVERY, b. October 10, 1880, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana; d. 1935, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana; m. EDNA MAY WRIGHT, October 19, 1905, Rocky Hill, New Jersey; b. June 14, 1878, Rocky Hill, Mercer Co., New Jersey (of NJ-born parents); d. June 29, 1959, likely St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana.
More About RALPH WHITLEDGE AVERY:
Burial: Paul Hill cem., St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana
Census: 1900, Single, quarryman in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED119,p.7B)
Census1: 1920, Grocery clerk in St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (ED53,p.2B)
Census2: 1930, House carpenter in St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana (ED1,p.1A)
Occupation: 1912, Foreman, terra cotta plant, Rocky Hill, New Jersey
More About EDNA MAY WRIGHT:
Burial: Paul Hill cem., St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana

                  ix.    CLIFFORD AVERY, b. May 07, 1884, St. Paul, Shelby or Decatur Co., Indiana; d. December 05, 1967, Morristown, Shelby Co., Indiana (never married) (res. St. Paul).
More About CLIFFORD AVERY:
Burial: Paul Hill cem., St. Paul, Decatur Co., Indiana
Census: 1910, Single, laborer living w/Anthony Mulroy in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED146,p.6A)
Census1: 1920, Single, laborer-quarry in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED122,p.1A)
Census2: 1930, Single, laborer-stone quarry in St. Paul, Shelby Co., Indiana (ED15,p.1A).

Submitted by Don T. Mitchell, great great great grandson of Lewis & Rachel Pence, last of St. Paul, Noble Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana.

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