Lucy H. Whitten - Revision history

Mouser: /* Research */ Added possible match for 1810 census.

2014-06-11T04:04:31Z

‎Research: Added possible match for 1810 census.

Mouser: /* Research */ added note about no help from the county clerk's office.

2012-04-26T16:27:09Z

‎Research: added note about no help from the county clerk's office.

Mouser: /* Sources */ Added expanded gravestone information

2012-04-16T19:21:46Z

‎Sources: Added expanded gravestone information

Mouser: Lucy Whitten moved to Lucy H. Whitten: Added middle initial based on family bible records.

2012-04-16T19:05:48Z

Lucy Whitten moved to Lucy H. Whitten: Added middle initial based on family bible records.

Mouser: Initial writeup based on husband's page.

2012-04-16T15:00:21Z

Initial writeup based on husband's page.

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{| class="wikitable"
! || Date || Location || Notes || Sources
|-
| '''Birth''' || 6 Oct 1807 || Sullivan Co., NH || || 
|-
| '''Marriage''' || 4 May 1828 || Rochester, VT || To [[Erastus Church]] || 
|-
| '''Death''' || || West Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN || || 
|-
| '''Burial''' || || || || 
|}

= Immediate family in my direct ancestry =
''Generation 5'' ''Generation 6'' ''Generation 7''

+-- [[Erastus Church]]
| (1808-1877)
[[Carolyn R. Church]] --+ +-- (unknown Whitten)
(1831-????) | |
+-- [[Lucy Whitten]] --+
(1807-????) |
+-- (unknown)

Sources:


=Children=
(children with [[Erastus Church]])
{| class="wikitable"
! Name || Gender || Date of Birth || Birthplace || Spouse || Notes || Sources
|-
| [[Carolyn R. Church]] || F || 19 Nov 1831 || Rochester, VT || [[Jefferson S. Murphy]] || direct line || 
|-
| [[Erastus Warren Church]] || M || 18 Mar 1834 || Rochester, VT || [[Julia H. Barnard]] || || 
|-
| [[Langdon W. Church]] || M || 6 Dec 1835 || Greenfield, IN || [[Jane J. Logan]] || || 
|-
| [[Uzziel B. Church]] || M || 23 Dec 1837 || Greenfield, IN || [[Pheba A. Overman]] || || 
|-
| [[Oscar L. Church]] || M || 9 Nov 1839 || Greenfield, IN || || || 
|-
| [[Melville A. Church]] || M || 11 Aug 1840 || Greenfield, IN || [[Malinda A. Watson]] || || 
|-
| [[Arminta Livinna Church]] || F || 24 Nov 1842 || Greenfield, IN || [[Alexander McCulloch]] || || 
|-
| [[Chester R. Church]] || M || 9 Dec 1844 || Greenfield, IN || [[Louisa Hodgers McIlroy]] || Civil War veteran. || 
|-
| [[George D. Church]] || M || 28 May 1846 || Greenfield, IN || [[Martha Cole]] || || 
|-
| [[Lucy Ann Church]] || F || 15 Mar 1848 || Greenfield, IN || || || 
|-
| [[Orange W. Church]] || M || 29 Sep 1850 || Greenfield, IN || [[Martha A. Clark]] || || 
|-
| [[Elizabeth Rebecca Church]] || F || 21 Sep 1852 || Greenfield, IN || -never married- || died young (age 12) || 
|}

=Places of Residence=
{| class="wikitable"
! Location || Dates || Notes || Sources
|-
| Center Twp., Hancock Co., IN || 9 Sep 1850 || || 
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| Terre Haute, Sugar Creek Twp., Vigo Co., IN || 12 Jun 1860 || || 
|}

= Photo Gallery =
 

= Sources =
{| class="wikitable"
! Ref. Num. !! Description !! Image of original
|-
! '''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.
| [[Image:1850 census in hancock centre pg 5.jpg|50px|center]] [[Image:1850 census in hancock centre pg 6.jpg|50px|center]]

|-
! '''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, 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 B. Church|Uzziel Church]], 23; [[Oscar Church]], 20; [[Melville A. Church]], 19; [[Arminta Church]], 17; [[Chester Church]], 15; [[George Church]], 14; [[Lucy Ann Church|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: [[Erastus Warren Church|Warren Church]], 24; [[Julia H. Barnard|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.
| [[Image:1860 Census IN Vigo Sugar Creek 11.jpg|50px|center]]

|-
! '''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, [[George Church|Geo Church]], 24, [[Lucy A. Church]], 22, [[Orange Church]], 20, [[Carolyn R. Church|Caroline Murphy]], 38, [[Marion A. Murphy|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]].
| [[Image:1870_Census_IN_Vigo_Sugar_Creek_22.jpg|50px|center]]

|-
! '''5'''
| '''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 J. Logan|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 Whitten|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).
| [[Image:1880 Census IN Sugar Creek Vigo d200 p7.jpg|50px|center]]

|-
! '''6'''
| '''Church family bible records''' contain birth, marriage, and death dates and locations for numerous members of the Church family. Relevant to this page, [[Lucy H. Whitten]] was born in Sullivan Co., NH, on 6 Oct 1807. She was married to [[Erastus Church]] at Rochester, VT, on 4 May 1828. [[Carolyn R. Church]] was born at Rochester, VT, on 19 Nov 1831. She married [[Jefferson S. Murphy]] on 31 Oct 1855 in Terre Haute, IN. [[Erastus Warren Church]] was born at Rochester, VT, on 18 Mar 1834 and died 27 Aug 1877 at age 43. He married [[Julia A. Barnard]] on 14 Jan 1854 at Terre Haute, IN. [[Langdon W. Church]] was born at Greenfield, IN, on 6 Dec 1835 and died at home in Sugar Creek, IN, on 5 Mar 1892 at age 56. He married [[Jane Logan]] in 9 Mar 1859 in Shelly Co., IN. [[Uzziel B. Church]] was born at Greenfield, IN, on 23 Dec 1837. He was married to [[Pheba Overman]] at Perry, Ralls Co., MO, on 24 Mar 1867. [[Oscar L. Church]] was born at Greenfield, IN, on 9 Nov 1839 and died 24 Nov 1882 at age 43. [[Melville A. Church]] was born at Greenfield, IN, on 11 Aug 1840 and died at home in Kirksville, MO, on 3 Han 1892 at age 50. [[Arminta L. Church]] was born at Greenfield, IN, on 24 Nov 1842. She married [[Alexander McCulloch]] on 14 Jun 1863. [[Chester R. Church]] was born at Greenfield, IN, on 9 Dec 1844. He married [[Louisa H. McIlroy]] on 7 Apr 1875 at Maxville, IN. [[George D. Church]] was born at Greenfield, IN, on 28 May 1846. [[Lucy Ann Church]] was born at Greenfield, IN, on 15 Mar 1848. [[Orange W. Church]] was born at Greenfield, IN, on 29 Sep 1850. [[Elizabeth Rebecca Church|Elizabeth R. Church]] was born at Greenfield, IN, on 21 Sep and 1852 and died 20 Mar 1865 at the age of 12.
| [[Image:Church-bible-records-births1.jpg|50px|center]][[Image:Church-bible-records-births2.jpg|50px|center]][[Image:Church-bible-records-marriage.jpg|50px|center]][[Image:Church-bible-records-deaths.jpg|50px|center]]

|-
! '''18'''
| '''Gravestone''' for [[Erastus Church]] at Auburn Cemetery, Marshall, Clark Co., IL. It indicates he died on 3 Sep 1877 at the age of 71 years, 7 months, 24 days. This implies a calculated birth date of 10 Jan 1806.
| [[Image:Gravestone-erastus-church.jpg|50px|center]]
|}

=Research=

{| class="wikitable"
! Ref. Num. !! Description !! Image of original
|-
! '''R1'''
| '''Personal Research''' of Laurence Seitz. Mr. Seitz has prepared an in-depth document describing the descendants of [[Samuel Church]] and [[Elizabeth Stickney]]. While most data in this document are thoroughly sourced, a few items--particularly those relating to Samuel and Elizabeth--are referenced to public trees found on Ancestry.com. We do not consider Ancestry.com trees to be a reliable source of good data, so anything found here that is only referenced to this source should be considered conjectural at best. Because Mr. Seitz has done such a good job of referencing his sources, we have been able to duplicate many of those sources above.
| <div align=center>'''N/A'''</div>

|}

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		+	* I spoke with the Rochester, VT, clerk's office (Joanne McDonnell) and she indicated that they have no records at all for Erastus Church, Lucy Whitten, Caroline/Carolyn Church, or Erastus W. Church. The only Church birth records they have are from the 1900s. She suggested that I try neighboring towns such as Hancock and Ripton.

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 ! '''R1'''
 | '''Personal Research''' of Laurence Seitz.   Mr. Seitz has prepared an in-depth document describing the descendants of [[Samuel Church]] and [[Elizabeth Stickney]].  While most data in this document are thoroughly sourced, a few items--particularly those relating to Samuel and Elizabeth--are referenced to public trees found on Ancestry.com.  We do not consider Ancestry.com trees to be a reliable source of good data, so anything found here that is only referenced to this source should be considered conjectural at best.  Because Mr. Seitz has done such a good job of referencing his sources, we have been able to duplicate many of those sources above.
 | <div align=center>'''N/A'''</div>
 |}
 * I spoke with the Rochester, VT, clerk's office (Joanne McDonnell) and she indicated that they have no records at all for Erastus Church, Lucy Whitten, Caroline/Carolyn Church, or Erastus W. Church.   The only Church birth records they have are from the 1900s.  She suggested that I try neighboring towns such as Hancock and Ripton.

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 ! '''18'''
-| '''Gravestone''' for [[Erastus Church]] at Auburn Cemetery, Marshall, Clark Co., IL.  It indicates he died on 3 Sep 1877 at the age of 71 years, 7 months, 24 days.  This implies a calculated birth date of 10 Jan 1806.
+| '''Gravestone''' for [[Erastus Church]], [[Lucy H. Whitten]], and [[Elizabeth Stickney]] at Bethesda Cemetery, West Terre Haute, IN. This is a four-sided monument with engravings for Erastus, Lucy, and Elizabeth on three of the sides. The engraving for [[Erastus Church]] indicates that he died on 3 Sep 1877 at the age of 71 years, 7 months, 24 days.  This implies a calculated birth date of 10 Jan 1806.  The engraving for [[Elizabeth Stickney]] indicates that she died on 30 Dec 1860 at the age of 90 years, 1 month, and 3 days.  This implies a calculated birth date of 27 Nov 1770.  The engraving for [[Lucy H. Whitten]] has not yet been seen by this researcher.
-| [[Image:Gravestone-erastus-church.jpg|50px|center]]
+| [[Image:Gravestone-erastus-church.jpg|50px|center]][[Image:Gravestone-elizabeth-stickney.jpg|50px|center]]
 |}