George D. Church

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR George D. Church is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways: Brother of Carolyn R. Church Son of Erastus Church and Lucy H. Whitten

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	28 May 1846	Greenfield, IN
Military	21 Feb 1865 - 27 Sep 1865		Co. K, 149th IN Infantry
Marriage	10 Dec 1874	Vigo Co., IN	to Martha Cole
Death
Burial

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Centre Twp., Hancock Co., IN	1850
Terre Haute, Sugar Creek Twp., Vigo Co., IN	1860

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1850 United States Federal Census, Centre Twp., Hancock Co., Indiana, page 5 and 6. Census dated 9 Sept 1850. Lines 32-42 (page 5) and 1-2 (page 6): Erastus Church, 42, farmer, $1500 real property; Lucy, 42; Warren, 17, farmer, Caroline, 19; Langdon, 15; Uzziel, 13; Oscar, 11; Melville, 9; Arminta, 7; Chester, 5; George, 3; Lucy Ann, 2; Elizabeth Church, 76. All children attended school. Erastus, Lucy,Warren and Caroline b. Vermont, Elizabeth b. New Hampshire, all others b. Indiana.
2	1860 United States Federal Census, Sugar Creek, Vigo Co., IN, page 11. Census dated 12 Jun 1860. There are three adjacent houses with members of the Church family represented here. In the center is the family of Erastus Church, and on either side of him are the families of two of his sons, Langdon Church and Erastus Warren Church. Lines 14-15: Langdon Church, 25, and his wife Jane Church, 26. They are both carpenters. Langdon was born in Indiana, Jane in Vermont Lines 16-27, is Erastus Church, 52, living with his wife Lucy, 52; Uzziel Church, 23; Oscar Church, 20; Melville A. Church, 19; Arminta Church, 17; Chester Church, 15; George Church, 14; Ann Church, 12; Orange Church, 9; Rebecca Church, 7; and Elizabeth Church, 89. Erastus, Lucy, Uzzeil, Oscar, Mellvile, Arminta, and Chester all work on the farm. Erastus was born in Vermont, Elizabeth and Lucy in New Hampshire, all others in Indiana. Lines 28-32: Warren Church, 24; July Church, 25; Laura Church, 5; Harriet Augustus, 16; and Henry Church, 3. Warren and July work on the farm, Harriet is a domestic. Warren was born in VT, July in NY, Harriet in KY, Laura and Henry in IN.
3	1870 United States Federal Census, Vigo County, Sugar Creek, IN, Page 22 lines 1-10, lists Erastus Church, 62, living with Lucy Church, 57, Geo Church, 24, Lucy A. Church, 22, Orange Church, 20, Caroline Murphy, 38, Marion Murphy, 13, Willie Murphy, 10, Oscar Church, 30, and Martha Church, 22. Oscar and Martha are listed as being a separate family but living in the same dwelling; they were married the previous November. Geo, Lucy A., Orange, Marion, and Oscar were born in Indiana. Erastus, Lucy, and Caroline were born in Vermont. Willie was born in Illinois. No one had parents of foreign birth. Marion and Willie were in school. Everyone is either a farmer or a house keeper, except for Caroline who is a seamstress. The previous house in the census (on the previous page of the census) is that belonging to Erastus' son, Erastus Warren Church.
4	1880 United States Federal Census, Sugar Creek, Vigo Co., IN, Enumeration district 200, page 7, dated 4 Jun 1880. Lines 2-3: George D. Church, 34, and his wife Martha, 35. George is a farmer. George was born in IN, his parents in NH. Martha was born in TN, her father in SC, and her mother in GA. Next door is the family of George's brother, Langdon: Lines 4-10: Langdon Church, 44, and his wife Jane Church, 44, living with four children, daughter Anna L. Church, 18, daughter Louella Church, 16, daughter Lizzie Church, 11, and son Marion Church, 6. Also present is Langdon's widowed mother, Lucy W. Church, 73. Langdon is a house carpenter. Langdon was born in IN, his parents both in NH. Jane and her parents were born in VT. The kids were all born in IN. Next door is the house of Langdon's brother (see above).
5	1900 United States Federal Census has not been located yet.
6	1910 United States Federal Census
7	1920 United States Federal Census
8	Church family bible records contain birth, marriage, and death dates and locations for numerous members of the Church family. Relevant to this page, George D. Church was born at Greenfield, IN, on 28 May 1846.
9	Church family history written by Chester R. Church on 10 Mar 1924 contains details on the families of Samuel Church, his son Erastus Church, and assorted relatives. Relevant to this page: George D. Church, along with five of his brothers and one of his brothers-in-law, served in the Civil War.	full text / analysis
10	Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, has an entry for George D. Church marrying Martha Cole on 10 Dec 1874 in Vigo Co., IN.
11	U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles has an entry for George D. Church of Terre Haute, IN, enlisting on 21 Feb 1865 as a private in Company K, IN 149th Infantry Regiment. He mustered out on 27 Sep 1865 at Nashville, TN, and survived the war.
12	Marriage License for George D. Church and Martha Cole indicates that they received their marriage license on 10 Dec 1874, were married on 10 Dec 1874, and filed the license on 28 Dec 1874. All of this occurred in Vigo Co., IN.