Nora Coleman: Olvey Family History

Generation: 1

1. Nora Coleman was born on 08 Sep 1890 in Hancock, Indiana, USA (daughter of John L. Coleman and Ida May Olvey).

Generation: 2

2.	John L. Coleman (son of Thomas Coleman and Susan Marshall). John married Ida May Olvey on 28 Aug 1887 in Hancock, Indiana, USA. Ida (daughter of Wiseman Olvey and Mary Horton) was born about 1870 in Hancock, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

3.
Ida May Olvey was born about 1870 in Hancock, Indiana, USA (daughter of Wiseman Olvey and Mary Horton).
Children:

1. Nora Coleman was born on 08 Sep 1890 in Hancock, Indiana, USA.

Generation: 3

4. Thomas Coleman
Thomas + Susan Marshall. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5.
Susan Marshall
Children:

2. John L. Coleman

Wiseman Olvey was born on 05 Feb 1833 in Rush, Indiana, USA (son of Thomas Olvey and Mary "Polly" Brown); died on 05 Aug 1910 in Vernon Township, Hancock, Indiana, USA.

Wiseman married Mary Horton on 28 Jan 1857 in Hancock, Indiana, USA. Mary (daughter of William Horton and Patsy Rudagrass) was born on 24 Aug 1842 in Indiana, USA; died on 06 Apr 1919 in McCordsville, Hancock, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Horton was born on 24 Aug 1842 in Indiana, USA (daughter of William Horton and Patsy Rudagrass); died on 06 Apr 1919 in McCordsville, Hancock, Indiana, USA.

Children:

Nancy Ann Olvey was born about 1859 in Hancock, Indiana, USA.
Sarah Olvey was born about 1862 in Hancock, Indiana, USA.
Emma F. Olvey was born about 1866; died on 19 Feb 1884.
3. Ida May Olvey was born about 1870 in Hancock, Indiana, USA.
Polly D. Olvey was born about 1875 in Hancock, Indiana, USA.
Della Olvey was born in 1875 in Hancock, Indiana, USA; died in 1939 in Hancock, Indiana, USA.
Charles Alta Olvey was born on 14 May 1880 in Hancock, Indiana, USA; died on 09 Dec 1933 in McCordsville, Hancock, Indiana, USA.

Generation: 4

12.

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]

13.

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.
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.
6. 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 .

14. William Horton
William + Patsy Rudagrass. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15.
Patsy Rudagrass
Children:

7. Mary Horton was born on 24 Aug 1842 in Indiana, USA; died on 06 Apr 1919 in McCordsville, Hancock, Indiana, USA.