Please excuse the long message. Lots of
Randolph Co names here! I have noted the years and why their names appear as best I could. Some names are somewhat illegible in my copy.
The following names appear in the Civil War pension application of John M
COLLETT. John M
COLLETT served with the 100th IN regiment. He was severely wounded at Missionary Ridge. He was born 23 Apr 1842 in Warren Co., OH, to
Presley COLLETT (1812-1868) and Permelia LEONARD (1810-1877). On 31 Mar 1864 in
Jay Co., IN, he married Cynthia Ann
WHITENACK (1843-1926), a daughter of Isaac
WHITENACK (1817-1894) and Mariah Louisa
COLLINS (1820-1902). He spent over 30 years battling for pension raises, right up until his death, due to leg and eye injuries. Before the war, he had been a farmer. After, he moved into town and was a grain dealer and a RR agent. He and Cynthia had 11 children (most of the middle names come from the pension application): Ida Elnora, Permelia Louisa, Florence Rebecca, Jasper Ervin, Isaac Newton, Lily May, Charles
Presley, William Everett (my line), Joseph Earl, John Leonard, James G. [Gillaspie] Blaine. Six of his seven sons moved to Chicago. John M
COLLETT was my gggrandfather.
Many of these names have signatures and statements to go with them. If you are interested in this information, please contact me at my email address:
audrey_b_morris@yahoo.com.
Thos L ADDINGTON of
Randolph witness 1887
David C BAKER clerk of circuit court
Jay Co 1875
Amos Bentin BALLARD of
Deerfield,
Randolph Co, IN neighbor, medical affidavit 1887
Jesse
BARRETT witness 1887
Theodore
BARRETT of
Deerfield witness 1901
Jacob BICKEL
Justice of the
Peace,
Jay Co, IN, 1864 married John and Cynthia
John H BOLTZ auditor of
Randolph Co, 1905
William A BROUSE witness 1904 at Deerfield; of
Randolph Station 66 yrs, statement and sig 1905; witness
W S BROWN of
Deerfield witness 1887
Louis J BRUNER notary public
Jay Co 1889
D S
COLLINS of
Deerfield witness 1895
Darius S
COLLINS witness 1893
Lewis
COLLINS of Ridgeville witness 1902
Jesse CONNOR of
Randolph witness 1873
J. B CRABBE attorney 1888
Francis L
CROWE Clerk
Jay Co Circuit
Court 1905
William DAVID notary public 1890
Adams Co, IN
Edward EDGER / EAGER of
Randolph Co witness 1873
Dr A H FARQUHAR, MD of Ridgeville,
Randolph Co. (general affidavit handwritten with signature 1901)
Nelson W. FERGUSON PO Ridgeville, attorney, filed widow's claim to pension at husband's death Feb 16 1906, 1904, 1903; NP 1901
Jesse FISHER witness 1887
John A FOUNTAIN JP 1893, 1894
Isaac N FRAZEE 50 of Boundary,
Jay Co, IN 1889 1st Sgt Co H, general affidavit
Francis M “Frank” GAUTZ 1903 witness at Ridgeville
James HARNES 1903 witness at Ridgeville
D.F. HAWLEY
Justice of the
Peace 1881
Benj. HAWTHORNE of
Winchester witness 1887
John W HEADINGTON commander of Co H 100th IN affidavit of wounding
James B HILLER notary public, Ridgeville 1905, 1909
Os. JELLISON of Ridgeville witness 1901
Wm B JELLISON of
Randolph, witness 1874
Aaron HODGE of
Deerfield witness 1881
Wm O KING of
Randolph, witness 1874
LD LAMBERT notary public 1901
Thomas J LAMBERT of Chicago, optician (general affidavit handwritten with signature 1901)
John L LANG of Ridgeville witness 1887
Richard A
LEAVELL clerk of court
Randolph Co 1874, 1887
R A
LEAVELL clerk
Randolph Co Circuit
Court 1888
J S
LUCAS witness 1883
Jacob R
LUCAS JP 1883
George MILSTEAD of
Deerfield witness 1901
Wm MILSTEAD blacksmith age 67 of
Deerfield Station,
Randolph Co, general affidavit and signature 1889
Amos ORCUTT 80 of near
Deerfield general affidavit 1905
Darius/Darias ORR of
Deerfield 69 of
Deerfield general affidavit 1905; 1906 general affidavit of Randolph; witness 1909 for widow Cynthia A
WHITENACK COLLETT 1909
D. M. PIERCE of
Deerfield witness 1881
John Q PIERCE farmer age 43 of
Deerfield 1889 general affidavit w/signature
John
PURCELL of
Deerfield,
Randolph Co, IN 1887 medical affidavit
John L
RATHBURN of Bluff Point, IN handwritten affidavit 1893, of day of wounding
John J
RATHBURN farmer age 46 of
Pike Twp,
Jay Co, IN, general affidavit w/signature
Anthony REITENOUR of
Deerfield witness 1894, 1897
Joseph SELLERS witness 1883
John B SIPE witness 1893
Henry C STALEY miller age 46 of Boundary,
Jay Co, IN, affidavit w/signature 1889, 1893
David S STANTON physician in
Jay Co, IN, PO Portland. Physicain’s affidavit (handwritten w/sig, 1903)
George STEPH… (illeg) witness 1905
Henry STICK of
Deerfield witness 1894, 1897Isaac N STRATTON witness 1904 at Ridgeville
George STICKLEY attest 188?
Rinaldo SUMPTION of Ridgeville witness 1901
Alex VORHIS Notary Public Sep 1887, 1889, 1890; 62 years of
Winchester, statement and sig 1905; NP 1883, 1886, 1890
Franklin C WALKER 60 of
Deerfield general affidavit 1905; JP 1881
A B WALL of
Deerfield witness 1895
Isaiah WALTS or WATTS clerk of Randolph County court 1883
William E WARD witness 1905
John B WARNER of Ridgeville witness 1902
Charley E/Charles E
WHITENACK 41 of
Deerfield general affidavit 1905; 1906 general affidavit of Randolph; of
Deerfield witness 1909 for widow Cynthia A
WHITENACK COLLETT 1909 (also her nephew)
Joseph B
WHITENACK 49 of
Pike Twp,
Jay Co, IN, from Co H (also his brother-in-law) general affidavit (poor quality repro)
William WILEY 50 of Geneva,
Adams Co, IN 1890 . In same Co in CW