Knox County IN Archives History .....Family Record Of William Amiziles Rodarmel October 3, 1921 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty klbeatty@npgcable.com January 6, 2007, 7:31 am Mr Rodarmel says he was born in Clay Co Illinois & when 18 moved back to Daviess Co, Ind on the old home farm. He says Joseph Rodarmel was born in Penna & went from Pa to Crab Orchard Ky & from there to a farm (the Old Bill Welton farm) near Vincennes, Ind & the Indians were too thick for him & he then went back to Crab Orchard, Ky. While he lived on the Welton place, his first wife died. From Ky, he came to Daviess Co, Ind & settled there buying 80 Acres from his brother in law Edwards. He died in 1843 aged 81 or 82 yrs. He died in Veale Tp, Daviess Co & is buried at Bethel, a Methodist Church. There used to be a sandstone marker with his birth & death on it, but thinks it was knocked down. It was in the old part right across the road from the church. The church is about 5 miles south of East [best guess]. He was single when he first came to Indiana & married 1st a Miss Van Kirk from Ky (never heard her first name). She died in Palmyra Tp married 2d Nancy Twigger, a widow whose maiden name was Edwards, a sister of the man he bought the farm from, probably his name was Abe. He died in 1843, three yrs before Mr R was born & she died 6 or 7 yrs later say in 1849 or 1850 & is buried at Bethel. She weighed 300 lbs. He thinks the 1st wife was buried at one of the Indiana Pres Church graveyards. By his first wife, he had two children: 1. Sarah, Old Dr Roseberry took her to raise & she married his only son. He lived at Pana, Ill & died there when Mr Rodarmel was young. Thinks it was about all of 40 yrs ago that she died & thinks she was then fully 75 yrs of age. She died at Pana, Ills. She had 4 children. Wm A.R. visited them in 1866 & one of the sons was a traveling man or a lumber man. One of the children was dead, & a daughter was then married. 2. John, He married a Barbour? Don't remember seeing him. He died at Old London, Daviess Co & is buried at Bethel. Says there is no marker. He was comparatively a young man when he died & left a daughter named Huldah (see line 23) By second wife, Joseph Rodarmel had: 3. Minerva, the oldest, who married Wm Rogers of Daviess Co They had two sons, Amos & Friend Rogers. Amos married Louisa Colbert & they had one Child, Minerva. Amos, Louisa & Minerva are all buried at Walnut Grove, a Methodist g.y. Minerva married 1. Dave Heroitt 2. Jacob Hicks Had children by 1st husband, but none by 2d. Friend Rogers went to Iowa 60 yrs ago or more & was never heard of afterwards. Was single when he went. 4. Nellie, married Joel Strong, a farmer, in Pike Co, Ind. Both dead. She buried in Bethel & he in Pike Co at Union Chapel. Had two children, John Strong & Joe Strong, both dead. Joe went in The Civil War, returned home to Indiana & left shortly thereafter & went to Kansas & was never heard from until abt 8 yrs ago, through his wife, who he had left behind applying for a pension & the Dept at Washington D.C. informed her he was drawing it himself. She had married here again & he married out there & raised a large family by his wife out there. Had no children by his first wife. He died 4 or 5 yrs ago. After he was found, his brother, John, went out to Kansas to see him. John Strong was also an old soldier of the Civil War & married Ann Davenport & had one child, a girl. She is dead, unmarried. Thinks he & wife are buried at Union Chapel or Otwell, Pike Co. 5. Findley, died unmarried & W.A. thinks it was when he was a small boy as he cannot recollect him. He went insane caused by a limb falling on him. 6. Allen, he married Polly Black & had a big family, lived in Pike Co near Otwell which was their P.O. address & W.A. thinks they are buried at Otwell. They had children: 1. James, died in Kansas & "left a right smart family" 2. Joe, died in Pike Co, was married 3. Lizzie, married John Richardson & lived in upper end of Pike Co next to DuBois Co. Wm A. doesn't know about children as it has been 43 yrs since he was there. She is dead. 4. Nancy, married Anay Gordon & lived in Kansas where they went in the fall of 1872. 5. Perry Rodarmel, Don't know what became of him was married 4 or 5 times. 6. Elijah, don't know about him. Was in Indianapolis. Was married twice. Don't know about children as I haven't seen him for 40 yrs. 7. Wm Friend Rodimel lives in Petersburg, Pike Co, Ind, where he is a dealer in Real Estate & livestock, with office on Fourth & Main St Tel 27, aged abt 50. Wm A. thought married twice & had 2 children by 1st wife who he married in Kansas. Reach Petersburg fr Washington by train. 7. Friend Sears Rodarmel, named for a preacher, a Methodist, he supposes as his grandfather was a Methodist. Wm A. don't think his grandfather had a Bible record. Says his father Friend S. was born in 1805 in Veale Tp, Daviess Co, Ind. He bought the other heirs out & lived there all his life. Except three years & died & is buried at Mt Olive in Veale Tp, a Cumberland Pres Ch. He died Apr 30, 1870. He married Huldah M. Horrell. She was born Apr 20, 1818 & died in 1904 aged 86 & is buried at Walnut Grove on Christmas day. They had eleven children viz: 1. Thomas Fletcher, 2. Willis Andrew, 3. William Amziles, 4. Andrew Jackson, d.y. 5. Charles Aden, 6. Sarah Ann, 7. Annetta Jane, 8. Hester Ann, 9. John Seth, 10. Marcellus Friend, & 11. unnamed infant son. 1. Thomas F. born Dec 25, 1844 died Mch 17, 1864 was unmarried Buried at Mt Olive. 2. Willis Andrew died in Clay Co, Ills aged abt 2 yrs 3. William Amzile, Born Oct 7, 1846 my informant, m.1. Mary Jane Wilcher who was born 1844 & died 1899, m.2. Sarah Wilcher, a niece of 1st wife who was born Mch 6, 1853 & died Nov 2, 1919. He was married 1st on Jany 14, 1868, & was married 2d on Apr 30, 1901. No issue by either wife, but raised eight orphan children. 4. Andrew Jackson born 1848 died in infancy 5. Charles Aden born say 1849 died 8 or 9 yrs ago & is buried at Mt Olive Church. He married mel told me when I went out to his home, that Thinks she is buried in Jennings Co, Ind & had two children, 1. Jerry Aden & 2. Mollie. Jerry married Cora? Southerland & have several children Mollie married Ticey Southerland & have a lot of children. 6. Sarah Ann Born 1851 married Peter Klingensmith & live at Ellwood, Mo abt 14 miles west of Springfield, Mo. Have 7 children, one of them dead. 7. Annetta Jane, married Samuel R. Snyder & lived in this Co. She is dead. He is living. One child, Ella who married Henry Miller & has since died leaving 3 or 4 children. 8. Hester Ann, married William Hazleton. Both dead & buried at Walnut Grove. Left one child, Charles Harvey & he married Helderman 9. John Seth, died 15 or 20 yrs ago. unmarried. 10. Marcellus Friend. See page 24 this book 11. Unnamed infant son. 8. William Amzile, was in Civil War, died in June 1869 in Pike Co, Ind & is buried at Union Chapel or Otwell. He married Catharine Pride & had 4 children. 1. Amanda, d.y. 2. Martha, 3. Rev John Simpson, & 4. Matilda 2. Martha married Tom Gaither & lived in Illinois. Have children. 4. Matilda married in Illinois & had 1 child. 3. Rev John Simpson married Alice Dunn, granddaughter of Gov. Williams of Indiana. He lives in Vincennes at No St Clair St at foot of concrete road where paved street stops near Ryman's flower store corner Chestnut & Lendale. Their children are: 1. Dora, 2. William, 3. Ray, 4. Otto, 5. Bessie, 6. Rufus, 7. Mary 6. Catharine, daughter of Joseph Rodarmel married Thompson Wallace & lived in Knox Co, Ind. Both dead & buried at Walnut Grove. Had three children: 1. Joseph died 1867 not grown, 2. Rozella, 3. Jane. 2. Rozella married James Moorhead. He is dead & she lives in Harrison Tp P.O. address is Wheatland, Ind RR3 Had 3 children 1. Ethel, 2. Katharine, 3. Ruth. 3. Jane, married Geo R. Snyder. She dead. He living. No issue. She is buried at Walnut Grove. 10. Amanda married Asel Colbert & lived in Daviess Co, Ind. Both dead. Buried at Bethel. I asked Wm A "How many children" & he answered: "Good gracious" & commenced naming them: 1. Joseph, oldest, dead, 2. Friend, lives Veale Tp, go to see him, 3. Amos, dead, 4. George, out in Iowa, 5. Thomas, in Asylum, 6. Asel, lives in Veale Tp, 7. Rozilla dead, 8. Jesse, dead, Friend B. Colbert lives near Scudders Schoolhouse a mile Wm A. didn't know about Abraham's family, brother of his grandfather, Amos, also brother of his grandfather Joseph, lived in Steen Tp, Knox Co, Ind & was a farmer but Wm A. Don't recollect of ever seeing him. Thinks it probably that the Sarah of whose family Sam A. Rodarmel wrote in 1838 might have been his widow. Neither Wm A. or John A. know of any children of Amos except John B., the father of John A. Except the brother mentioned on page 23 lines 28 & 29 this book who died of smallpox in the Civil War. Mr & Mrs Whitelock. They have a grandson or great grandson, a local Methodist preacher named Peck 50 or 60 yrs ago living at Bicknell, Knox Co, Ind. He is married. His P.O. address w'd be Bicknell, Ind. Says 50 or 51 yrs ago, was here on a visit from someplace in Illinois. W.A. says there are Roadarmels in Ripley Co, Mo. Says he saw them but they couldn't tell anything except that they came from Penna. Wm A. says his grandfather, Joseph Rodarmel was a Methodist preacher or exhorter after he quit being bad. Said he was a Holy Terror when a young man. After he went back to Crab Orchard Ky, he quit his bad ways. Vincennes was an old French town & they had many & bad fights. Says his grandfather was 6 ft or 6 1/2 ft tall & a powerful, strong man &his father, Friend Sears Rodarmel was 6 ft 2 inches tall. He thinks his grandfather was in the Revolutionary War. Said Uncle John Van Kirk, a brother of Joseph Rodarmel's first wife was in the Rev War & came to Indiana from Kentucky & probably was originally from Penna. Additional Comments: Extracted from Josiah V. Thompson Journals File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/knox/history/other/familyre418gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 10.5 Kb