BRIEF HISTORY OF PEOPLE BURIED AT BATH SPRINGS CEMETERY

 

  1. BENNETT, Obediah was born September 1785 and married Ruth Odgen who was born in 1788. They both were from Fairfield Township, Cumberland County New Jersey. In 1820 they were in Crosley Township, Hamilton County OH. Their son Isaac was born about 1810 and died 2 February 1835 at the age of 25. He is the only  family member thought buried at Bath Springs

  


  1. BOWEN, LADLE, BORN ABOUT 1810 in New Jersey. Ladle married Jane Dubois 7  January 1830. He was a cooper. The only census I found for him was in 1880 when he was living with his son-in-law in Dudley Township, Henry County IN. Ladle was 70 and a retired cooper. His son-in-law was Lindley M. H. Elliott age 25 and his daughter was Mary E. age 27.

 


  1. BURKE OR BURK, Hunter was in Ireland and settled in Fairfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana. He was a farmer. The information was taken from census reports.

     1860 Hunter 53;Margaret, wife 52; Margaret, dau 22; Jane dau 21; Rachel dau 18;     

      Hunter, Jr. 17; Isabelle J. 15; Robert J. 12; Malissa 9.

      1870 Hunter 63; Margaret from Pa 62; Hunter Jr. 27; Isabel24; Malissa 19, Margaret

      32.

      1880 Hunter Sr. 72 retired farmer; Margaret 71

      1880 Hunter Jr also in Fairfield Township Franklin Co IN. He married Cynthia J. Co

      12 October 1875. Hunter was 37; Cynthia 38; Mary A. 3 ;and dau (sp) Jensverie) 11       months.

      1900 Hunter Burk Jr. farmer in Union Township, Union County IN. He was born March       1834. His father had been born in Ireland; Mother in Pa. His wife Cynthia was born       March 1842 in IN; father in IN and mother in Pa. Their two children were Mary Ann       born March 1877 and Cassie born July 1879.

      In 1910 still in Union township and Hunter, Jr. was 67; Cynthia 68; Mary Ann 33 and       Carrie C. 30

 


  1. COLSON, William in the 1860 census was born in New Jersey, farming in Harmony township, Union County IN. Abigail Colson was 75 and born in Pennsylvania

     Their son John Colson in 1860 was 46 yrs. Born in NJ and farming in Harmony twp.

      Union County, IN. John Colson married Harriet Bennett 20 February 1834 in Union       County, IN. In the census in 1860 Harriet was 46 years also born in NJ. Their children      Ambrose 18 born in IN; Maria 16; William 13; Luella 4

      In 1870: Same location, John 56 farming; Harriet 56 ; William J. 22; Martha 16.

      In 1880 Same location: John Colson was 65 and still farming. Harriet had died and       his was married to a Sarah age 41 who had previously been married to a Howe. With       them in the household were George Howe 21; John Howe 17; Margaret Howe 15;       Charles Howe 12 and Elizabeth Howe 10.

 


  1. Cory, Samuel T. married Lydia Sloan 1 June 1848 in Union County IN.

 


6.   COWEN, John L. married Marietta Hughes 23 September 1869 in Franklin Co IN.

            John served in the Civil War. Enlisted Co H, 37 Infantry Regiment 18 October 1861             and was mustered out 27 October 1864. He enlisted at Decatur IN. In the records             Marietta as a widow filed for a pension in Union County. In the 1880 census the             family was in Bath township, Franklin County and John was a farmer. He was about

             42 yrs and Mary 41. The two children listed were Capitola a daughter 9; Adela age 5.

 


  1. CROCKER, Benjamin was born about 1783 in New Jersey. He married Elizabeth Cassedy in N.J. He was in the 1820-30 census living in Bath township, Franklin Co IN.

      In the 1850 census Benjamin was 67; his wife had died and he was in the household

      of son Thomas and family. According to the Old Bath Spring cemetery Benjamin died       12 October 1851 age 71 years. The names of all Benjamin and Elizabeth’s children are       unknown.  The family in Bath Springs is that of their son Thomas Crocker.

Thomas Crocker was born in 1816 in Ohio and married Elizabeth Snow daughter of Hercules and Mary Abercrombie Snow. Elizabeth was born about 1817 in Whitewater township, Franklin Co In. Elizabeth was born 2/3/1818 and died 2/3/1889 burial at Bath Springs.

      Their children listed in the 1850 census of Franklin Co, Fairfield Twp.

1.Joseph Crocker age 11 died 8/10/1851 age 12 years and 7 months bur Bath Springs

2.Manford Crocker age 9 was born 7 September 1841 in Fairfield Township, Franklin County IN. Manford served in the Civil War. He enlisted 24 May 1864 in Company H-134th Infantry Regiment and on 2 September 1864 was mustered out at Indianapolis. He married Rachel Burke (Burk) 7 October 1868 in Franklin County She was born in October 1841 and according to the 1900 census had six children,  five of whom where still living at that time. Bath Springs records have Manford as born 9/8/1841 and died7/13/1905.

Rachel Burke Crocker according to Bath Springs born 10/19/1841 died 3/22/1920.

  1. Mary Crocker age 8. She died 8/11/1851 aged 9 years 26 days.

  2. Wesley Crocker age 6.  Wesley served in the Civil War. He enlisted as a Private 19 August 1862 with Company H, Infantry Regiment. He was discharged with a disability 21 April 1863. Wesley died 7/27/1866 at the age of 21 years 3 months. He was buried at Bath Springs.

  3. Martha Crocker was born abt 1846 and died 8/4/1851. Burial Bath Springs

  4. Lucy Crocker was born abt. 1849. She married Allison W. Crist  They married 23 October 1868 in Brookville. In the 1870 census they were in Brookville where he was a grain merchant. In the 1880 census they still lived in Brookville, Allison have a livery was 34 years, Lucia was 32 and their son Orville was 9.  I could not find them

     in 1900.

  1. Jane Crocker died 11/15/1862 aged 9 years 6 months and 8 days. Bath Springs.

  2. Lydia Crocker died 11/20/1862 age 8 years 7 months and 1 day.

     

Of this Crocker family the only member to carry on the name as far as we can research was the children of Manford and Rachel. IN the 1880 census living in Fairfield township, Franklin County, Manford was 37 and farming. Rachel was 36 and their children were Effie Snow age 10, Leonodus 7; Vaughn 4 and Curtis 2.  At that time his parents lived very near to them.

 

In the 1900 census the family was still in the same location; Manford was 58 married 31 years. Rachel was 58 and had 6 children with 5 living. The two children still living with them were Curtis A. who was born in November 1879 and George in March 1883.  IN 1910 Rachel was living with her son Leonodus who was 37.

In 1930 their son Curtis was living in Fairfield Township. He had married Pearl M. Templeton and their children were Effie Snow b 1904; Fay T. born 1907; Hellen J. born 1910; Mabel F born 1912; Frank M. born 1914 and Florence N. born 1918.

                       

DuBois Family

The family came from New Jersey and those buried at Old Bath Springs cemetery were mainly from the descendants of William DuBois who was born 28 December 1778 in Cumberland County N. J. and died July 1817 in Union County Indiana. He was married to Hanna Richman who was born in 1775 in Salem County, NJ and died August 1855 in Union County Indiana. Their children were: Allen Dubois who married Eleanor Watkins 22 December 1831 in Franklin Co IN. The second child was Richmond Dubois. The third was Bernice Dubois who married John Peak 25 August 1819 in Franklin Co. The fourth child was Benjamin DuBois born 7 May 1801 in Salem County, NJ. And died in Union Co IN. He married

Elizabeth Wright 7 March 1826 in Union Co. She was born 23 September 1798 in N.C. and died 27 August 1853. His second marriage was to Charlotte Flint Watson about 1855.

The 5th child of this famly was Smith DuBois born 13 April 1804 in Frankin Co and died 28 December 1873. He married Rachel Krum 14 August 1824. She was born in 1805 in NJ and died 8 September 1877 in Indiana. The last child of the William and Hanna DuBois family was Abijah W. born in 1815 and died in 1873. He married Elizabeth A. Wilson first and his second marriage was to Catherine Cheny 15 September 1846 in Franklin County, IN. This information came from Michael Love-Yager love-yager@comicast.net (2006). In researching the census most of the families buried in the Bath Springs cemetery lived in Harmony township, Union County, Indiana.

 

Elwell Family

Information from KnightHawk7@Verizon.net

Samuel Elwell was born 6 May 1775 in Daretown, Salem County, N.J. He came to Indiana in 1817. His parents were Samuel Elwell born 9/10/1747 in Salem County N.J and his Mother  was Amelia Annetha Morgan born about 1753. Samuel, Jr. married Mary Johnson in February 1797 in Salem County NJ. Mary’s birth date was about 1777.

 

Haag Family

Christopher Haag married Melissa Burk 10 November 1875 in Franklin County, IN

Hughes Family

This family also came from New Jersey.

In the 1860 census Fairfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana the father John was 60 and farming, his wife Mary was 51 and their children were Madison 18; Maryetta 20, Alvin 14, and Emily 11. Their son Frank served and died during the Civil War. He enlisted as a Lieutenant lst Class on 10 September 1861. He was commissioned 18 September 1861.He was  promoted to Full Captain on 27 February 1863, effective 22 March 1863. He died 28 July 1864 in Nashville. Tennessee.

 

Husted Family

We find John and Abigail Husted in the 1850 and 1860 census in Bath township, Franklin County, Indiana. They were from New Jersey.

In 1850 John was 55, Abigail his wife 53, children Daniel 19; Mary 16; Catherine13  and Caroline.  In the 1860 census they were in the same County and Township, John being 65 and Abigail 64.

Krom family

In the1850 census Harmony township, Union County Indiana I found John (Crum) born in New Jersey age 74 years and his wife Sarah also born in NJ age 70. Living in the same household was Oliver Vanmeter 25 and his wife Isabella 27

 Maharry Family

Some information from James M. Maharry olveracn@speakeasy.net

William Maharry was born about 1786 in Leacock Township, Lancaster Pennsylvania. He served in the War of 1812 Rifle Corps, Pequea PA with the Rangers 2nd Brigade, 4th Division of 98th Regiment. William’s father was Alexander Maharry born about 1754 in Ireland. He served in the War of 1812 Rifle Corps, Paquea PA Rangers, 2nd Brigade, 4th Divison, 98th Regiment. In the 1850 census the Maharry family had settled in Fairfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana. The father William was 64 and living with his son Samuel and Family. Another son Alexander 40, was in the same location living with his wife Elizabeth age 30. Alexander was a carpenter. Their children in the household were

William, Mary, Jacob and Prisilla.

Miller Family

Joseph Miller marry Sarah Garrison, Joseph was born 22 May 1818 and died 6 September 1893 and buried at Bath Springs. Hazael, the father was born in NJ and in 1850 was farming at the age of 57 in Harmony Township, Union County, IN. His wife Naomi (Mayhew) Miller was 57 and the two children in the household were Jedediah 22 and Sarah 20. Their son Henry Harrison Miller was born about 1841 and served in the Civil War in Company H, 68th Indiana Volunteer.  In 1880 Henry was in Fairfield Township with his wife Emma Miller age 27, son Walter G. age6, son Wilbur J. Age 3 and Lola M. age 1. Also in Fairfield Township was Joseph Miller age 62 and wife Sarah aged 66.

Mullen Family

The family came from New Jersey settling in Harmony Township, Union County Indiana

In the 1850 census Lewis Mullen was 38, wife Mary (Colson)( married  7 August 1834)

aged 39 born NJ, children : Amos 15 born in Indiana; Harriet 13, Joel 10, Mary 4 and Abby A. 2.  Could not find in 1860 but in 1870 they were still in same location. Lewis Mullen was 58, Mary 59, Lewis Jr. 15, Sylvanus 11 and next door was their son Mark 24 married to Eliza A. aged 19.

Murphy Family

William Murphy was born 14 May 1742 in Ireland. He married Phebe Sherry in 1769. She was born in Woodbury, Gloucester County NJ. Between 1804 and 1808 most of that Murphy family moved to Ohio and then Franklin County IN.

Part of Murphy information came from Murphy percys@foxinternet.net39744.FTW

William served in the Revolutionary War and listed on the muster roll of Captain Jacob DuBois 20 September 1775. He was discharged in 1784. The next, in part, is a letter written by Anna Fountain Webb.

            William Murphy assistesd in establishing American independence while acting in the capacity of Private in the Gloucester County, NJ Militia. He lived in Gloucester County at the beginning of the war. He told his descendants in whose home he died that he served two terms of 9 months each in the war. He lived 20 miles from Philadelphia and being so near the city his family was constantly harassed by British soldiers, Tories and renegades. One night during such an attack, when they failed to enter the home by many means they tried the chimney. William Murphy’s wife Phebe smoked them out by burning a feather bed in the fireplace. William Murphy had six children, John, William,

Samuel, Recompence, Rachel and Mary. He finally moved his family to Daretown in Salem County, NJ and later came to Indiana. He died in Bath Township, Franklin County at the age of 88. His epitaph reads: “By long experience have I known Thy sovereign form to save at Thy command I ventured down securely to the grave.”

On the website of Jimmy Lamp JL5946@aol.com is listed the family of William and Phebe Murphy.

  1. John Murphy b 24 April 1770 in Woodbury, Gloucester Co NJ and died 14 August 1850 in Daretown, Salem Co NJ. He married Marianna Krom 17 April 1797, daughter of John Mayman Krom and Rachel DuBois. Marianna was born 27 October 1770 and died 15 October 1811.

  2. Mary Murphy b 8 May 1772 in Gloucester Co N. She married Samuel Swing, b 4 November 1767 in Salem Co NJ and died in 1832 in Cincinnati OH

  3. Recompense Murphy b 12 June 1774 in Pitt’s Grove, Salem NJ. He married Catherine Newkirk. She was born 17 Jan 1775 and died 20 June 1832 in Adams Co OH.

  4. Samuel Murphy b 12 June 1774 in Salem Co NJ and died 15 June 1862 in Franklin Co IN. He married Elizabeth Hitchner.

  5. William Murphy b 6 Feb 1776 in Gloucester Co NJ and died in Franklin Co IN.

             He married Mary Craft.

  1. Sherry Murphy born 1778 in Salem, NJ

  2. Rachel Murphy b 6 October 1781 in Gloucester Co NJ. She died 18 September 1851. She was the wife of David Ogden.

In the 1850 census of Fairfield twp, Franklin Co IN

Recompense Murphy was 44 NJ

Susanna 38 wife

Jonathan 18

Henry 16

Samuel 14

Elizabeth 12

Christina 10

Sarah 8 and by 1860 there was

Susan

Mary

Caroline

 

Also in the 1850 census in Franklin County, Bath Township

Samuel Murphy 76 NJ

Elizabeth 70 NJ

In 1860

Samuel was 86, Elizabeth had died and he was living with William Ewell 76, wife Phebe 51, granddaughter Sarah 21, Beulah 18; Josiah 13.

 

 

 

Newkirk Family

Jacob Newkirk was born 13 December 1781 in Pittsgrove, Salem NJ. Jacob was the son of Joast Newkirk and Sarah Ayers. Jacob married Mary Dickison in Union County IN 7 June 1821. Information from Mary E. V. Hill maryevhill@gmail.com

1850 census Harmony township, Union County IN

Jacob Newkirk 60 farmer NJ

Mary 50 NJ

Isaac 25 IN

Jacob 21 IN

Louisa 24 IN

Hannah  H. 22

Mary J. 19

Docia 18

Noah 16

 

By 1870 the family was still in Harmony township

Jacob was 82

Mary 78

Son Noah 38

Mary J. 39

Theodocia 37

 

In 1880 the parents had died and only Noah 49 and single lived with his sister Mary J.

Ogden Family

From Dave Bates davebates77@hotmail.com

Jebediah Ogden born 17 February 1750 in Fairfield township, Cumberland N.J. His death was 5 September 1840 because of cancer.

He served 31 January 1777 as Captain in the Light Infantry of Cumberland N.J. He served in the Ft. Mifflin attack. He was in Captain Elwell’s company, Col. Enos Seeley’s battalion State Troops. His father was John Ogden, Jr. born in 1702 in Fairfield township, Cumberland, N. J. His mother was Bertha Reed born about 1712.

Jebediah first married Ruth Stratton born about 1755 and they married about 1776.

Jebediah’s second marriage was to Mary Whitaker born 10 October 1758 and married 7 May 1782.

The children of Jebediah Ogden:

1.Isaac Ambrose Ogden born 5 Feb 1783 in Salem Co NJ and died 15 October 1851. He married Rhoda Lupton.

2.Jebediah Ogden, Jr. born 9 March 1784 and died 10 May 1854. He married Hannah Jones Harris about 1806.

3.Neri Ogden born 16 Feb 1786 and died 11 April 1844 in Union Co IN. He married Mary Husted of that County.

4.Ruth Ogden b 16 April 1788 and married Obediah Bennett 11 Feb 1809

5.David Ogden b 24 September 1797. He married Harriet Lummis about 1822 and his second marriage was to Margaret

 

 

Orr Family

Thomas Orr was born in 1764. He married Elizabeth Harlan who was born in 1768 in Chester Co PA, the daughter of George Harlan and Mary Harris.

Their son was Thomas Orr, Jr. born about 1797 in

In the 1850 census, Union County, Union township IN

Thomas Orr 60 born Ireland?

Elizabeth 50 born PA

Thomas III, 21

Ann 22 born IN

Johnson, son 18

 

Living next to Thomas, Jr. was George Orr 24 born IN with wife Hester 21 and daughter Elizabeth 2.

Rose Family

Information in part from:

 KnightHawk7@verizon.net

Uriah Rose was born 19 February 1769 in Pittsgrove, Salem County NJ. He died 10 October 1839 in Union County IN. His father was Ezekiel Rose born 13 May 1745 and his mother was Elizabeth Newkirk born 3 November 1745 in Pittsgrove, Salem County NJ. The couple married about 1793.

Their children:

1.Elizabeth born 4 August 1794 Pittsgrove

2.Mary born 9 September 1796 Salem Co NJ

3.Anna born 8 May 1798

4.Ezekial born 11 September 1800

 

Uriah Rose married Tamson Garrison 9 April 1804 in NJ. She was born 10 August 1781 in Salem County, NJ.

Their children:

1.Phebe 1805

2.Henrietta 1806

3.Isaac 28 June 1808

4.Rachel abt 1810

5.Annanias 20 Feb 1814

6 John 26 Feb 1816

7.Uriah, Jr. 16 June 1819

8. Thomas abt 1821

9. Abigail about 1822

10.Tamson L. 19 February 1829.

In searching the census, most of the Rose family settled in Harmony township, Union County IN.  However, it seems the family is responsible for the village of Roseburg which is in Liberty Township.

 

 

Sloan Family

Benjamin Sloan born about 1784 in NJ. In 1810 he was in Cumberland County, NJ. He was in Franklin County IN for the 1820-1830 census and in the 1840-1850 census was in Union County, IN. Benjamin’s father was David Sloan. Benjamin married Mary Dubois 22 February 1810 in Cumberland Co NJ. Mary was born about 1790.

Only the names of two of their children are known, Benjamin Jr. born about 1818 in Ohio and Samuel in 1829 in Franklin Co Indiana.


 

Vanmeter Family

In the 1850 census Harmony twp, Union County

Olive Vanmeter age 25

Wife Isabel (Krom) 27

They married 14 September 1849 in Union County.

In the 1860 census, Union township, Union Co IN.

 

Wm Vanmeter age 64 born NJ

Wife Nancy 48

 

Oliver Vanmeter age 35 Harmony, Union Co.

Isabel 37

Charlotte Harris 13

Sarah Krom 80

White Family

Jonathan White married Mariah or Maria Colson 1 January 1863 in Union County, IN.

In the 1880 census Center twp, Union Co IN

Jonathan 40 and farmer

Marie 36

John D. 10

Sylvia C 8

Carrie 5

Lillie G 2

Wooters Family

 

In the 1850 census of Harmony township, Union County Indiana Martha Wooters is 66 years of age and living with Anderson Sutton age 36 born in Ohio and his wife Mary 34. We presume Mary was Martha’s daughter.

Wright Family

 

Cyprian Wright was living in Union township, Union County Indiana in 1850. He married Nancy Nixon 11 August 1841 in Union County. Cyprian was a farmer. Nancy was born in 1816 in Ohio the daughter of James Nixon who was born in Ireland.

1850 census:

Cyprian Wright 38 farmer born in Tennessee

Nancy 34 born Ohio

Children:

James A. 8

Sarah C. 6

Thomas J. 4

Henry E 2

Also living in the household:

James Nixon 76 Ireland

Jane Nixon 46 born in OH

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