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Peter Ryker
1791 - 1875 (83 years)1. Peter Ryker was born on 28 Jun 1791 in Shelby Co., KY; died on 22 Jan 1875 in Ripley County, IN, USA. Notes:
Blacksmith Peter Ryker, 1850 census, Shelby twp, Jefferson, Indiana, age 58, with wife Sarah, age 44.
Farmer Peter Ryker, 1870 census, Shelby, Ripley, Indiana, age 79, with wife Mary, age 60, children Samuel and Nancy M.Peter married Susanna Caplinger on 17 Jul 1811 in Shelby Co., KY. Susanna (daughter of Henry Keplinger and Elizabeth Barbara Harpole) was born about 1791 in Virginia, USA; died on 10 Jul 1825 in KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Barbara Ryker was born in 1818 in Indiana, USA; died on 12 Oct 1893 in Taylorsville, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA.
Peter married Sarah Lewis on 3 Jan 1826 in Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana. Sarah was born in 1806 in KY; died in in Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Susanna Ryker was born in 1827 in Iowa; died in in Indiana, USA.
- 4. Peter Ryker was born in 1837 in Iowa; died in in Indiana, USA.
- 5. Sarah Ryker was born in 1848 in Iowa; died in in Indiana, USA.
Peter married Mary Ann Robbins on 21 Dec 1837 in Jefferson, Indiana. Mary was born in 1810 in Kentucky; died in in Shelby, Ripley, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. William R. Ryker was born in 1842 in Jefferson, Indiana; died in in Webster, Nebraska.
Generation: 2
2. Barbara Ryker (1.Peter1) was born in 1818 in Indiana, USA; died on 12 Oct 1893 in Taylorsville, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA. Notes:
Marriage record and a couple of others records have her as Barbary, rather than Barbara.
In the 1870 census for Union, Bartholomew, Indiana, family nr. 68, Barbary is married to John Fry. He was previously married to Sarah A, and had the sons Thomas and John. With them is also Barbarys sons Samuel and Johnny.
In family nr. 69, next dwelling we find her daughter Eliza Ann and second husband James Harvey with family.Barbara married Charles B. West on 6 Sep 1837 in Jefferson, Wells, Indiana. Charles (son of John S. West and Martha R. Benefiel) was born on 22 Dec 1816 in Jefferson, Indiana, USA; died in 1860-1870 in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Eliza Ann West was born on 3 Nov 1838 in Johnson, Ripley, Indiana; died on 2 Mar 1926 in Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in West Lawn Cemetery, Henryetta, OK, USA.
- 8. Martha Jane West was born on 6 Dec 1840 in Johnson, Ripley, Indiana; died on 28 Jun 1918 in St Louis, Missouri.
- 9. Mary Ann West was born in 1843 in Johnson, Ripley, Indiana; died in in Indiana, USA.
- 10. Samuel Taylor West was born in 1849 in Johnson, Ripley, Indiana; died on 9 Jul 1929 in Laddonia, Audrain, Missouri, USA.
- 11. John Leonard West was born on 21 Jan 1857 in Indiana, USA; died on 11 May 1950 in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA.
Barbara married John Fry before 1870 in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA. John was born in 1827 in North Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Susanna Ryker (1.Peter1) was born in 1827 in Iowa; died in in Indiana, USA. 4. Peter Ryker (1.Peter1) was born in 1837 in Iowa; died in in Indiana, USA. 5. Sarah Ryker (1.Peter1) was born in 1848 in Iowa; died in in Indiana, USA. 6. William R. Ryker (1.Peter1) was born in 1842 in Jefferson, Indiana; died in in Webster, Nebraska. William married Addie Jane Sabin on 27 Dec 1874 in Webster, Nebraska. Addie was born in 1857 in Kenosha Co., Wis.; died in in Webster, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 3
7. Eliza Ann West (2.Barbara2, 1.Peter1) was born on 3 Nov 1838 in Johnson, Ripley, Indiana; died on 2 Mar 1926 in Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in West Lawn Cemetery, Henryetta, OK, USA. Notes:
After James Casey died, Eliza married brick mason James R. Harvey. b. 1839.
In 1870 they had the son William H., age 4, and Elizas two children Ellen and Charles, and lived in Bartholomew, Union, Indiana. Her mother was living next door with her new husband, a farmer named John Fry.
In 1910 Eliza lived with her daughter Rosella "Rosie" White in Degnan, Latimer, OK.Family/Spouse: Samuel R. Sandifer. Samuel (son of Samuel E. Durham Sandefur and Elizabeth Shipp) was born on 14 Nov 1829 in Shelby County, Indiana, USA; died in 1898 in Richland County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Dundas, Richland, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Martha Ellen West was born on 9 Jul 1857 in Brown County, IN, USA; died on 10 Sep 1937 in Vinita, Craig Co., OK; was buried in Timpson Chapel Cemetery, Estella, Craig County, Oklahoma.
Eliza married James Solomon Casey on 29 Oct 1860 in Brown County, IN, USA. James (son of Thomas A. Casey and Malinda Ferguson) was born in 1840 in Ripley County, IN, USA; died on 10 Jan 1863 in Arkansas Post, AR, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Martha Ellen West was born on 9 Jul 1857 in Brown County, IN, USA; died on 10 Sep 1937 in Vinita, Craig Co., OK; was buried in Timpson Chapel Cemetery, Estella, Craig County, Oklahoma.
- 13. Charles Thomas Casey was born on 29 Aug 1861 in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA; died on 23 Sep 1911 in Nineveh, Adair, Missouri.
Eliza married James R. Harvey on 29 Dec 1864 in Marion, IN. James was born in 1842 in Indiana, USA; died after 1880 in Worthington, Greene, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. William H. Harvey was born on 25 Dec 1865 in Union, Bartholomew, Indiana; died on 16 Apr 1949 in Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, USA.
- 15. Charlotte Harvey was born in 1875 in Worthington, Greene, Indiana, USA; and died.
- 16. Barbara Rosella "Rosie" Harvey was born on 24 Sep 1879 in Worthington, Greene, Indiana, USA; died on 6 Jul 1958 in Wilburton, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA.
8. Martha Jane West (2.Barbara2, 1.Peter1) was born on 6 Dec 1840 in Johnson, Ripley, Indiana; died on 28 Jun 1918 in St Louis, Missouri. Family/Spouse: Allen Derringer. Allen was born on 14 Feb 1839 in Brown, Ripley, Indiana; died in Nov 1909 in St Louis, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Mary Ann West (2.Barbara2, 1.Peter1) was born in 1843 in Johnson, Ripley, Indiana; died in in Indiana, USA. 10. Samuel Taylor West (2.Barbara2, 1.Peter1) was born in 1849 in Johnson, Ripley, Indiana; died on 9 Jul 1929 in Laddonia, Audrain, Missouri, USA. 11. John Leonard West (2.Barbara2, 1.Peter1) was born on 21 Jan 1857 in Indiana, USA; died on 11 May 1950 in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA.
Generation: 4
12. Martha Ellen West (7.Eliza3, 2.Barbara2, 1.Peter1) was born on 9 Jul 1857 in Brown County, IN, USA; died on 10 Sep 1937 in Vinita, Craig Co., OK; was buried in Timpson Chapel Cemetery, Estella, Craig County, Oklahoma. Notes:
Illegitimate daughter of Eliza Ann West.
Raised by James Solomon Casey as his own.
Children:
Florence June Elkins, 1875– 1895
Edward Charles Frye, 1879 – (actor in Chicago 1910)
Pearl Emerson Frye, 1881– 1918
Martha Desdimona Elkins, 1885– 1957
William Thomas Frye, 1888– 1972
Eliza Magnolia Polson Oldaker, 1895– 1974
Frank Riley Trotter, 1902– 1969Martha married Thomas William Frye on 24 Dec 1873 in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA. Thomas was born on 7 Feb 1852 in Wayne Co., KY; died in 1920 in Paris, Edgar Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Martha married John Thomas Polson on 26 Apr 1895 in Blue Mount township, Vernon, MO. John was born in 1849 in Danville, Blount, Vermilion, Illinois; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Martha married Robert Franklin Trotter in 1898. Robert was born in 1847 in Richfield, Adams, Illinois; died in 1935; was buried in Timpson Chapel Cemetery, Estella, Craig County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Charles Thomas Casey (7.Eliza3, 2.Barbara2, 1.Peter1) was born on 29 Aug 1861 in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA; died on 23 Sep 1911 in Nineveh, Adair, Missouri. Notes:
According to one report, old Casey house is still standing in Freetown.
His grandmother Malinda Mitchell served as midwife when he was born.
1880: Charles T. is living with mother Eliza and step father James Harvey in Worthington, Greene, Indiana.
Children, mostly born in Nineveh, Adair, Missouri:
Wilbur Casey, 1891– 1981
Bert Casey, 1892– 1974
Ida Mae Casey, 1894– 1959
Flossie Blanche Casey, 1897– 1976
Ella Casey, 1899–
Alfred Casey, 1901– 1984
Roy Richard Casey, 1904– 1984
Everett Casey, 1906– 1987
Omar Glenn Casey, 1910– 1988Charles married Ella Mae Watson in 1890 in Champaign, Illinois. Ella was born on 1 Dec 1874 in Vermont Twp, Fulton, Illinois; died on 16 Dec 1957 in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
14. William H. Harvey (7.Eliza3, 2.Barbara2, 1.Peter1) was born on 25 Dec 1865 in Union, Bartholomew, Indiana; died on 16 Apr 1949 in Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, USA. 15. Charlotte Harvey (7.Eliza3, 2.Barbara2, 1.Peter1) was born in 1875 in Worthington, Greene, Indiana, USA; and died. 16. Barbara Rosella "Rosie" Harvey (7.Eliza3, 2.Barbara2, 1.Peter1) was born on 24 Sep 1879 in Worthington, Greene, Indiana, USA; died on 6 Jul 1958 in Wilburton, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA. Notes:
Married Milton White (1870-1961)