John Quakenbush1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 17793, (abt 1825 - 1899)
FatherJonothan Quakenbush4 (abt 1799 - )
MotherElizabeth [surname unknown]4 (abt 1796 - )

Key Events:

Birth: about 1825, North Carolina5,6,7
Marriage: 1 Apr 1852, Greene Co., Indiana, Permelia Jewel (about 1835 - )8,9,10
Death: 11 Mar 189911
Burial: Scottsdale, Kansas11

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Narrative:

     John Quakenbush was born about 1825 in North Carolina.5,6,7
     He was probably the male under age 5 listed in the household of his father, Jonothan Quakenbush, in the 1830 Federal Census of Greene Co., Indiana.12 He was probably the male age 10 to 15 listed in the household of his father in the 1840 Federal Census of Greene Co., Indiana.13 He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Highland Twp., Greene Co., Indiana, in the household of his parents.2
     John married Permelia Jewel, daughter of John P. Jewel, on 1 Apr 1852 in Greene Co., Indiana.8,9,10
     John and Permelia appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Highland Twp., Greene Co., Indiana, enumerated 2 Jun 1860, reporting real estate valued at $1,000 and personal estate of $600. Their children Jonathan and Mary were listed as living with them.14
     John and Permelia appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Worthington, Greene Co., Indiana, enumerated 2 Jul 1870, reporting real estate valued at $2,500 and personal estate of $500. Their children Jonathan, Mary, Martha, Alma and Ella were listed as living with them.15
     John and Permelia appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Highland Twp., Greene Co., Indiana, enumerated 1 Jun 1880. Their children Mary, Martha and Alma were listed as living with them.10
     He was a blacksmith in 1850, and became a farmer by 1870.16,17,18,19
     John died on 11 Mar 1899.11 He was buried in Scottsdale, Kansas.11

Children:
     Children with Permelia Jewel:

  • Jonathan Quakenbush20,21 (abt 1854 - )
  • Mary J. Quakenbush20,21,11 (18 Sep 1857 - 3 Nov 1925)
  • Martha Quakenbush21,10 (abt 1866 - )
  • Alma Susan Quakenbush21,10 (abt 1868 - )
  • Ella C. Quakenbush21 (abt May 1869 - bef 1880)

Citations

  1. [S1105] "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941," Ancestry.com, record for John Quekenbush and Permelia Jewell, citing Greene Co. bk E, pg 317.
  2. [S905] A. H. Walker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Elkhart Co., Indiana.
  3. [S3394] John Quakenbush household, 1860 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Indiana.
  4. [S905] A. H. Walker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Elkhart Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S905] A. H. Walker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Elkhart Co., Indiana, shows age 24 and state.
  6. [S3394] John Quakenbush household, 1860 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Indiana, shows age 35 and state.
  7. [S3395] John Quakenbush household, 1870 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Indiana, shows age 44 and state.
  8. [S1105] "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941," Ancestry.com, record for John Quekenbush and Permelia Jewell, citing Greene Co. bk E, pg 317, shows date.
  9. [S3394] John Quakenbush household, 1860 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. [S3396] John Quakenbush household, 1880 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Indiana.
  11. [S4628] Betts, "RE: William David Riegel," e-mail to author, 15 Aug 2014.
  12. [S4699] Jonothan Quakenbush household, 1830 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Indiana.
  13. [S4698] Jonothan Quakenbush household, 1840 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Indiana.
  14. [S3394] John Quakenbush household, 1860 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Indiana, enumeration date and place shown on prior page, left blank on this page.
  15. [S3395] John Quakenbush household, 1870 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Indiana.
  16. [S905] A. H. Walker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Elkhart Co., Indiana, shows occupation as blacksmith.
  17. [S3394] John Quakenbush household, 1860 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Indiana, shows occupation as blacksmith.
  18. [S3395] John Quakenbush household, 1870 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Indiana, shows occupation as farmer.
  19. [S3396] John Quakenbush household, 1880 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Indiana, shows occupation as farmer.
  20. [S3394] John Quakenbush household, 1860 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  21. [S3395] John Quakenbush household, 1870 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.