Viola L Herron: Olvey Family History

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Generation: 1

1. Viola L Herron was born about 1872 (daughter of George Washington Herron and Nancy Ellen Olvey).

Generation: 2

George Washington Herron was born in 1849 in Indiana, USA; died on 20 Mar 1897 in Hamilton, Indiana, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Name: George W Herron
Birth: 1842, Indiana, USA

Notes:

George served in Co. I, 124th IN Regiment in Civil War.

George married Nancy Ellen Olvey on 10 Jan 1869 in Hamilton, Indiana, USA. Nancy (daughter of William Olvey and Susannah Clark) was born on 06 Feb 1852 in Hancock, Indiana, USA; died in 1912 in Hamilton, Indiana, USA; was buried . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy Ellen Olvey was born on 06 Feb 1852 in Hancock, Indiana, USA (daughter of William Olvey and Susannah Clark); died in 1912 in Hamilton, Indiana, USA; was buried .

Notes:

Nancy and George are both buried in the Lowery Cem.,

Children:

William Herron was born in Feb 1870.
1. Viola L Herron was born about 1872.
Louella Herron was born about 1874.
Charles Newton Herron was born on 08 Mar 1878 in Indiana, USA; died in 1952 in Gadsden, Florida, USA.
Frank Tivis Herron was born on 01 Oct 1879 in Indiana, USA.

Generation: 3

William Olvey was born about 1830 in Wayne, Indiana, USA (son of Thomas Olvey and Mary "Polly" Brown); died on 06 Feb 1863 in Grand Junction, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Medical Info.: Surgeon General's Office, Washington D.C. May 5, 1864
Military: 06 Aug 1862, Fortville, Hancock, Indiana, USA; Co H 12th Reg., IN Infantry

William married Susannah Clark on 22 Aug 1850 in Hancock, Indiana, USA. Susannah was born about 1832 in Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susannah Clark was born about 1832 in Indiana, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Also Known As: Susan

Children:

3. Nancy Ellen Olvey was born on 06 Feb 1852 in Hancock, Indiana, USA; died in 1912 in Hamilton, Indiana, USA; was buried .
John Riley Olvey was born on 05 Nov 1853 in Hancock, Indiana, USA; died after 1930 in Indiana, USA.
Thomas Newton Olvey was born on 16 Jan 1856 in Hancock, Indiana, USA; died on 03 Jan 1918 in Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, USA.
Ransom F. Olvey was born on 07 Mar 1858 in Hancock, Indiana, USA; died on 01 Jan 1894 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.
James Oliver Olvey was born on 22 Aug 1860 in Hancock, Indiana, USA; died on 20 May 1913 in Fortville, Hancock, Indiana, USA.

Generation: 4

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Thomas Olvey was born about 1800 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA (son of Wiseman Olvey and Mary Sale); died after 21 Jun 1870 in Hancock, Indiana, USA; was buried in Hancock, Indiana, USA.

Notes:

Living in the household of Thomas Olvey in 1850, was a woman named Rachel Elsberry, age 50, who, it was noted by the census taker, was insane.

In The History of Hancock Co., IN, 1818 - 1882, 1st ed, John H. Binford: King & Binford, Pub., 1882, p. 324: "Murders, Sucides and Fatal Accidents: John Trittipo lost his life at a party, in a row, one mile south of Woodbury on a New Year's Evening, 1857, at the home of Thomas Olvey." I believe it to have been this Thos. Olvey.

Thomas married Mary "Polly" Brown on 19 Sep 1827 in Wayne, Indiana, USA. Mary (daughter of William Brown and Martha Shaw) was born on 10 Nov 1779 in Halifax, North Carolina, USA; died before 1848 in Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary "Polly" Brown was born on 10 Nov 1779 in Halifax, North Carolina, USA (daughter of William Brown and Martha Shaw); died before 1848 in Indiana, USA.

Notes:

Abstracts of Wills of Hamilton Co., IN, 1824-1901, pub. by Cook & McDowell, 1981, p. 23, #109: Polly Olvey is mentioned in the will of William Brown named as his daughter.

Children:

John Olvey was born on 03 Jan 1828 in Wayne, Indiana, USA; died in UNKNOWN in Indiana, USA.
6. William Olvey was born about 1830 in Wayne, Indiana, USA; died on 06 Feb 1863 in Grand Junction, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, USA.
Wiseman Olvey was born on 05 Feb 1833 in Rush, Indiana, USA; died on 05 Aug 1910 in Vernon Township, Hancock, Indiana, USA.
Aladelphi Olvey was born about 1835 in Hancock, Indiana, USA.
Mary Ann Olvey was born on 30 Aug 1839 in Hancock, Indiana, USA; died on 13 Jul 1900 in Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried .