Gen 4: Cawby - Gulley

Martin Cawby [1818-1898]: Martin was born in 1818 in Jessamin Co., KY. He was nearly 30 when he married Elizabeth Masters in 1847. The Cawbys had moved to Johnson Co., IN by 1850. Elizabeth died there in 1852, Martin's mother, Susanna Trisler Cawby, died in 1858, the same year he married Lucinda Gulley in Decatur Co. Martin farmed in Johnson Co. until moving to Hendricks Co. prior to 1870. The Cawbys relocated to Indianapolis about 1880. There he found work as a night watchman, a sawyer and a teamster. Martin died in Indy in 1898 and was buried in the Faucett - Cawby plot at Crown Hill Cemetery.

Lucinda Gulley [1831-1920]: Lucinda was born in Shelby Co., IN. When she was about three, the Gulleys moved to Decatur Co. Lucinda was raised on the family farm in Adams Twp. At age 26, she married Martin Cawby Jr. The Cawbys had one son and three daughters. Lucinda survived Martin by 22 years.

Gen 4: Faucett - Clark

Benjamin Franklin Faucett [1827-1885]: Benjamin was a native Hoosier, spending his entire 57 years in Indiana. He was raised on the family farms in Hendricks Co. In 1852 he married 16 year old Nancy Clark. They had five children. By 1882, Benjamin had sold his farm in Hendricks Co. and moved the family to Indianapolis where he took up carpentry work. In 1885, Benjamin Faucett died of consumption. He was buried in Shiloh Methodist Cemetery near present-day Avon in Hendicks Co. where his grandparents and great-grandparents were interred. In 1893, Benjamin's sons, James and Charles, had remains and those of grandson, Edwin, removed to a recently purchased family plot at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.

Nancy Clark [1836-1911]: Nancy was born in Butler Co., OH. Her family moved o Hendricks Co., IN in 1849. Three years later, she married Benjamin Faucett. Nancy gave birth to five children. She survived Benjamin by 26 years and died in Indy in 1911.

Gen 4: Wolary - Hubbard

William Wolary [1818-1894]: A native of Virginia, William moved with his family to what would become Auglaize Co., Ohio when he was barely out of infancy. He married Sarah Hubbard in Fayette Co. in 1841. By 1850 the family had moved to Clinton Co., OH and on to Grant Co., IN by 1854. Youngest daughter, Margaret Jane was born in Grant Co. in 1856. Sometime between mid-June 1860 and the end of 1863, Sarah died and William took his five children back to Ohio. He married Sarah's half-sister, Sina, in late January 1864. Sina was a young mother [her child's father had been killed during the Civil War] and William was in need of a mother for his young children. The couple would havea son of their own. The Wolarys would reside in Clinton, Highland and Auglaize Counties by 1874. Over the next 20 years, William and Sina would move to Logan and Shelby Counties, where William died in 1894.

Sarah Hubbard [c1819- bet. 1860-63]: Sarah's details are somewhat shrouded in mystery. Census records give her birthplace as Delaware between 1817 and 1820. The name of her mother has yet to be determined. Likewise, the exact date of her death is unknown. She was alive when the family was enumerated on 14 June 1860. Her widower husband, William remarried on 28 January 1864 in Clinton Co., OH. those facts allowed for a period of roughly three years and seven months in which Sarah's death could have taken place.

Gen 4: Prall - Rhodes

Isaac Rittenhouse Prall [1800-1880]: Isaac was named for his maternal grandfather. He grew up in New Jersey and Harford Co.,MD, where he married Ann Bathia Rhodes, the niece of his step-mother. Isaac farmed until the family fell on hard times during the Civil War. Ann died in the spring of 1865. Isaac sold his land and joined several of his children in a move to Ohio. Isaac was living with his daughter Ann Kohler in Clinton Co., OH in 1870. It is known that Isaac died in 1880, but the location remains a mystery. Ohio, York and Lancaster Co., PA have been offered as the final destinations for Isaac.

Ann Bathia Rhodes [1812-1865]: Ann was born in Baltimore, possibly Fell's Point, Maryland to Captain Zachariah Rhodes and Harriet Cunningham in 1812. Her father and uncle were lost at sea in 1815. Ann's mother died about 1818. She was raised by her Aunt Bathia and Uncle Ralph Porter. Porter died in 1822. Bathia and Ann moved to Harford Co., MD. Aunt Bathia married widower Cornelius Prall Jr. in 1827 and Ann married his son, Isaac in 1828. Ann became the mother to ten children. She died early in 1865 at the age of 43.

Gen 3: Crail - Simmons

Dr. James Crail [1858-1920]: James was born in Indianapolis in 1858. His father, Aaron was a local farmer and his mother, Catherine, had arrived from Ireland only a few years earlier. James, his twin sisters and two brothers were without their father during the final year of the Civil War, as Aaron enlisted in the 124th Indiana. Following the war, James lost his father to consumption. Now with another brother, Catherine was left to raise the children. The family moved to Noblesville and, later, Peru, where James became a blacksmith. He married in nearby Tipton in 1882. Three children were born in Miami Co. [Willie, Pansy and Harry] before James moved the family to Kokomo. Daughter Bess was born there in 1891. Crail worked on parts for the Haynes automobile while in Kokomo. James decided to become a veterinarian. Unable to afford nearby veterinary colleges, he moved the family to Ontario, Canada to attend Ontario Veterinary College. The school offered a two year program in veterinary medicine. Upon returning to Indiana as a veterinary surgeon, James met with tragedy. As the family prepared to move, Willie was killed in a wagon accident. The Crails moved to Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IN  where James set up practice. Dr. Crail was active in the local Sons of Union Veterans chapter, as were Mima and their two edest children. The family remained the until 1908, when James procured an appointment as a federal meat inspector at the Stock Yards in Chicago. He requested a transfer to Indianapolis, which was granted in 1911. The Crails, along with Bess and her husband Charles McHugh, moved to Indy. James continued as a federal inspector until 1920, when, while inspecting a local meat packing plant, he suffered a fatal heart attack. That was the official report. James had found enough code violations to close the plant. The family believed that workers attacked him and pushed him down the stairs - resulting in the vet's death.

Ama Jemima "Mima" Simmons [1858-1931]: Mima was born in Howard Co., IN. Her mother died when Mima was 18. She managed the Simmons household until her marriage to James Crail in 1882.
Mima was the mother of four children. She survived her husband by 11 years. Mima lived with her daughter Bess' family on South Belmont in Indy.

Gen 3: McHugh - Wagner

James McHugh [1846-1898]: James was a first generation Irish-American, born to John and Sarah [Hickey] McHugh in Jo Davies Co., IL. The McHughs moved across the state line to Lafayette Co., WI about 1850. James grew up in Gratiot, but spent most of his adult life in neighboring Shullsburg. He married Louisa Wagner in 1874. The couple had 8 children, six growing to adulthood. James was a stone mason by trade. In 1896, James was diagnosed with spinal sclerosis. His right had would become paralyzed and he would become irritated easily. The family feared his sudden outbursts would cause them injury. James had been ill-tempered and may have been an alcoholic. He was placed in the State Hospital for he Insane. James died two years later and was buried in St. Matthew's Catholic Cemetery in Shullsburg.

Louisa Wagner [1849-1906]: Louisa was the daughter of John and Catherine [Laubscher] Wagner, born in Madison Co., MO. Her parents moved to Lafayette Co., WI about 1851. Louisa's father had died by 1855. She married James McHugh in 1874. Six years after James' death, Louisa moved her children to Chicago, where there were more opportunities. Eldest son, Jack, had opted for Galena and the cigar business. William had become a blast furnace foreman for Illinois Steel in Joliet in 1900. George, Charles and Frank all became machinists in Chicago. Daughter Josephine. would eventually marry Irishman Thomas Cox.

Gen 3 - Faucett-Cawby

Charles Elmer Faucett [1862-1934]: Charles grew up near what was to become Avon in Hendricks Co., IN. The family moved to Indianapolis when he was about 20. He married Lizzie Cawby less than a month after his father's death in 1885. The Faucetts lived on Indian and California Streets [near the present IUPUI Campus] until just before 1920, when they moved to thee near East side of town. Charles and his brother James purchased a plot at Crown Hill Cemetery in 1893. Charles worked as a teamster and city agent for Kingan and Co. Meat Packing Plant. Charles died in 1934 and was buried in the Faucett - Cawby plot at Crown Hill Cemetery.

Elizabeth June Cawby [1867-1937]: Lizzie, as she was known, called Johnson, Hendricks and Marion Counties in Indiana home. Her family settled in Indianapolis by 1880 and she married Charles Faucett in 1885. They had four children, Mayme, Lester "Buddy," Freda and Edwin, who died at one month. Lizzie operated Mohler, Metzger & Faucett, a millinery shop for a short time around 1900. She died in 1937 at the age of 69.

Note: The Faucetts and Cawbys  found marriage to be a "family affair." Charles Faucett & Lizzie Cawby married in 1885; James Faucett married Helen Cawby in 1884; Alpheus Faucett married Alice Cawby in 1900 [his 2nd marriage]. It apparently took Alpheus awhile to get with the program. His 1st wife died in 1887.

All three couples and their parents, as well as some of the infants are interred in the family plot at Crown Hill. Only Benjamin F. [father] and Edwin [grandson] are named on the monument.

Gen 3 - Prall-Wolary

Hugh McDonald Prall [1852-1907]: Hugh was the youngest of 10 children. He grew up in Pennsylvania and Ohio, marrying Margaret Jane Wolary in Auglaize Co., OH in 1874. The couple had a daughter, Cora, before moving to Grant Co., IN about 1877. The family resided in Marion and Herbst. Hugh was listed as a carpenter, farmer, solicitor, collector and clerk in census records and directories. He died in 1907 from Bright's Disease and was buried in the Thrailkill Cemetery.

Margaret Jane Wolary [1856-1910]: Margaret was born in Grant Co., IN shortly after relocating there from Ohio. Her mother, Sarah, died during the early 1860s. The family moved back to Ohio by 1864. Margaret married Hugh Prall in 1874. They moved to Grant Co., IN three years later. Margaret suffered a stroke sometime after Hugh's death and moved in with her daughter Cora. She died in 1910 and was buried in Thrailkll Cemetery.

Gen 2 Maternal

Charles Joseph McHugh [1887-1954]: My maternal grandfather was born in Shullsburg, WI.  His father died in 1898 and his mother moved most of the family to Chicago in 1904. Charles pitched for a semi-pro baseball team, the Chicago Porters. He and brother, Frank worked for Western Electric. Charles married Bess Crail in 1910. They moved to Indianapolis in 1911. In 1912, he bought Universal Tool and Die at auction and ran the business until the Depression.  Universal produced tools, dies, auto parts and toys. Charles was granted a patent for the putt-putt boat in 1915. The toy boat became immensely popular, A second patent in 1926 called for modifications and improvements in the steam-powered toy boat. The family moved to Vermont for a short time, joining Bess' sister and brother-in-law there. Back in Indy, Charles started Indianapolis Tool and Die [1937-42] and then Craftsman Tool and Engineering until the end of WWII. After that, Charles ran a shop behind the family home on S. Belmont. He employed his sons, daughter and son-in-law in the business. Grandpa had some interesting run-ins over the years. Twice he ran afoul of the KKK and broke up services at a church near the house to complain about parishioners' cars blocking the driveway. He died about a month before my 3rd birthday.

Bess Catherine Crail [1891-1952]: Bess was born in Kokomo, IN. Her father's travels would take the family to Ontario, Canada, Shelbyville, IN, Chicago, Vermont and Indianapolis. Bess was the mother of three sons and a daughter. Memories of Bess are few, as she died when I was about 17 months old.

Gen 2 Paternal

William Marshall Prall [1878-1939]: My paternal grandfather was born in Grant Co., IN shortly after the family's arrival from Ohio. He and his father worked as solicitors, apparently gathering information for local directories or working as pollsters or vote tabulators. Marsh Prall began his career as a candymaker about 1897. He left for Cincinnati about 1901, fathered a son and married for the first time to Marie Laeschele in 1906. Marshal Prall moved to Indianapolis in 1907 and was divorced in 1910. His second marriage was to Mayme Faucett in 1911. They had two children, Dorothy and Hugh. William Marshall Prall appeared as Maurice, Morris and W.M. in directories. He worked for J.F.. Darmody Candy Company for 33 years.

Mayme Faucett [1885-1961]: Grandma was a native of Indianapolis. She worked at Vonegut Hardware. Mayme parents took in two boarders about 1909-10, Marshall Prall and Clint Pentzer. As already noted, Marsh married Grandma. Clint married her sister Freda. Grandma never remarried after Marsh died in 1939. She lived with daughter, Dorothy's family for several years before moving into the Linwood Apartments. Freda and Clint had an apartment in an adjoining building. Grandma served as my primary baby sitter. She frequently joined Mom, Pop and I when we went to Lake Shafer on weekends Grandma died in the spring of 1961

The Direct Line: Paternal and Maternal

I thought I'd revisit each generation of the family for awhile to get my routine going again. Various plans are slowing down research efforts. This should allow m to get back in the swing of things.

Gen 1:
Hugh C. PRALL: [1918-2007] Pop was born and raised in Indianapolis. He played amateur basketball and met my mother while coaching a basketball program at Rhodius Park on the West side. My parents were married in 1940. They moved to Elizabeth Street on the far east side during the late 40s. After working for his father-in-law and at the Naval Ordinance Plant, Pop opened his own tool and die shop, Van All Tool and Die. A move to the suburbs in Warren Township came in 1963.
Pop sold out to his business partner in 1976 and Mom packed up for Bonita Springs, FL Pop was a member of Kiwanis for awhile, played a rare game of golf and bowled on occasion. He had a very dry sense of humor and was extremely devoted to Mom. Oddly, Pop would not fly commercially, but was more than willing to fly with one of his buddies who owned a Cesna.

Ruth McHugh: [1921-2000] Mom was an A student and gave up a scholarship to Earlham College to get married. She was also an athlete - Lacross, swimming and softball were her primary sports. Her family home was across the street from Rhodius Park. Mom ran the office for her father's business for awhile. Later on she would volunteer at Community Hospital, become a fanatical bowler [3-4 leagues a week] and take up golf. Mom had a wide circle of friends from bowling and other activities. She was active in the PTA when I was in grade school. Artistic, great sense of humor, and it was said by one of my cousins that she could take the bus downtown and learn the life history of the person next to her along the way.

Both are missed very much!

A Tidbit on Alamo defender, Robert W. Cunningham

I came across an article dated 6 March 2016 that appeared in the Killeen [TX] Daily Herald penned by Valerie L. Valdez. In "Large tract of land in Killeen linked to defender of Alamo," Valdez relates that Tim Farek, president of Cameo Homes, came across a document in his mother's papers that linked Alamo defender, Robert W. Cunningham, to Killeen, Texas - a town adjacent to Fort Hood.

1400 acres [1/3 league] of land had been granted by the State of Texas to Cunningham's heirs in 1854 in recognition of his sacrifice to the Republic in 1836. Robert's mother,  Anna Jennison Cunningham sold the land to Silas A. Kingsbury in 1855. Kingsbury had married Robert's sister, Lucinda. The Kingsburys moved to the Bolton, TX area in 1860.

The article traces the tracts history to its sale in 1883 to H.L. Sprott, who bought 523 acres of the Cunningham Survey for$784.50 [$1.50 per acre] and the sale by Sprott's heir to the Farek's abcestors of  an are and a half in 1995. The "Rock House Addition" on the original tract became the Cameo Homes office.

Valdez gives some background on Cunningham and his family. She also points out that there is a street in Killeen named for Robert - Cunningham Road.

Acie and Adam update

I have done some searching for additional info on the Acie and Adam families. There was success!

Some details on four generations of the Adam family: Thomas [1470-1542], John [1500-10 - 1578], Heirom/Jerome [1525-35 - 1583] and Grace [1561-1630]. Grace married Bennett Belknap/Beltoft.

The Acie family will take some additional research. It appears that through a Beamont/Beaumont line, the Acies have ties to Henry III. Interesting! Confirmation, of course, is need.