Oscar L. Church

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Oscar L. 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	9 Nov 1839	Greenfield, IN
Marriage	10 Nov 1869	Vigo Co., IN	to Martha E. Bennet
Death	24 Nov 1882
Burial		Bethesda Cemetery, Vigo Co., IN

Children

(children with )

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Josephine Church	F	1873	Vigo Co., IN

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Centre Twp., Hancock Co., IN	1840, 1850
Terre Haute, Sugar Creek Twp., Vigo Co., IN	1860, 1870, 1880

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1840 United States Federal Census, Centre Twp., Hancock Co., Indiana, page 5. Census is not dated. entry #18 from top: Family headed by Samuel Church: 3 males <5, 1 male 5-10, 2 males 30-40, 1 male 70-80, 1 female 5-10, 2 females 20-30, 1 female 70-80. Samuel is 74 and Elizabeth 70 in 1840. This is Samuel Church living with his wife and two families of his children and grandchildren. Erastus Church is 32 and Caroline Church 8 and the four oldest sons of Erastus and Lucy are 7, 5, 3, and 1 in 1840. These all agree with persons in the above list. Lucy Whitten should be 32 also and this is not in agreement.
2	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.
3	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.
4	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.
5	1880 United States Federal Census, Sugar Creek Twp., Vigo County, Indiana, district 200, pg 8. Dated 4 June 1880. Lines 10-12: Oscar L. Church, 40, lives with his wife Mattie Church, 30, and their daughter Josephine Church, 7. Oscar is a farmer. Oscar was born in IN, his parents in VT. Mattie was born in Ohio, her parents in VA. Josephine was born in IN.
6	Church family bible records contain birth, marriage, and death dates and locations for numerous members of the Church family. Relevant to this page, Oscar L. Church was born at Greenfield, IN, on 9 Nov 1839 and died 24 Nov 1882 at age 43.
7	U.S. Civil War Draft Registration Records, 1863-1865, for IN, 7th Congressional District, volume 1/3, Class 1, A-K lines 8-9 list Oscar L. Church, 23, of Sugar Creek, Vigo Co., IL, single, farmer, born in IN, had former military service "15 Mar(?) 52(?) Ind Vol" The remarks indicate "Discharged from hurt in breast." The next line is for E. W. Church, 29, married, farmer, born in VT. No prior military service. The list is dated Jun 1863.
8	Gravestone at Bethesda Cemetery, Vigo Co., IN, which indicates Oscar L. Church, born 9 Nov 1839, died 21(?) Nov 1882, aged ?? years, 15(?) days.
9	Marriage License for Oscar L. Church and Martha E. Bennett. Their license was issued on 10 Nov 1869, they were married on 10 Nov 1869, and the license was filed on 12 Nov 1869. All of this occurred in Vigo Co., IN.
10	U.S. Civil War Pension Index 1861-1934 includes a card for Oscar L. Church. He served in the 52 IN Infantry. His widow is listed as Marth E. Church. She applied for invalid status on 10 Apr 1880 and for widow status on 20 Dec 1882.