Sixth Generation

William Apple, was born circa 1796/1800 in Guilford County, North Carolina and died between 1846-49 in Orange Co., IN, to date, no tombstone has been found for him, I would strongly suspect he is buried in Apples Chapel Cemetery in Orange Co., IN.  On July 13, 1819 in Guilford Co., (Apple Chapel Records) when he was approximately 23 years old, William married Caty Smith; born circa 1802.  My current guess, after studying the Guilford Co., Census records, is that the William Smith who is living very close to the Apples, is Caty's father.  More research pending.

William Apple with his wife and children are listed in the 1830 Davidson Co., NC Census.  There are three boys under ten and one wife, both the husband and wife are listed between 30 and 40 yrs old which would fit as our William, Caty Smith and the three boys would be William Ridley, b. 1820, Simeon, b. 1821, and David Allen b. 1824.  Davidson Co., is adjacent to Guilford.  They are living next to several Smith Family's, who I am sure are Caty's family.

William Apple, Caty and their three boys migrated to Orange Co, Indiana, from Guilford County, North Carolina. Land records for Indiana indicate William Apple bought land as early as 1836.  Perhaps William made an application for the land in 1836; but he didn't move there until 1839 when the rest of the Apples moved there.  My line, John Wesley Apple, states in ALL census records that he was born in North Carolina, and he was born in 1834/5.

I am guessing there was a party of men from the Apple family who went to Indiana before 1839 on a scouting expedition to seek out new land for their families, perhaps William and family went and stayed, and the rest came later in 1839 and remained there to watch the land while the others went back to NC to gather their families.

William, Caty and their four children are listed in the 1840 Orange Co., In Census. All of the boys fit in their respective age brackets, and there is a new addition, a young girl under five yrs old.  She was probably born sometime after my John Wesley Apple who was born circa 1834/5.  If she was under five in 1840, then this makes sense and fits a typical birth pattern.

Indiana Land Records for William Apple in Orange County, Indiana:

17 Aug 1836, SE of NW Sec 11, 40 acres
7 Sept 1836, Section 11, 40 acres
8 Aug 1837, Section 16, 80 acres, N 1/2 of SW

A Frederick Smith also bought land in Indiana, (and signed on a deed with William and Caty in Indiana, and I am certain this is Caty's brother, uncle or some other relation) and on one date it was the same day as William bought land.

Caty, William's wife, and their little girl died between 1840 and 1844 when William Apple married second to Anna Allstott (Indiana marriage records).

In the 1850 census for Orange Co., IN, William, Caty and the little girl are all gone. David Apple is listed as head of household, and my John Wesley (brothers) is there, along with Lucinda Allstott, David's wife.  (Lucinda was the daughter of Anna Allstott, who William had married second.  Father and son married mother and daughter).  Also in the 1850 Census, William Ridley and his wife, Susannah Easter, (William's oldest son), are living next door to David and John.

I have narrowed William's death date down to somewhere between November 1846, when he is mentioned in a letter (below) and 1849 when his widow, Anna Allstott, marries Daniel Williard, April 4, 1849 per Indiana Marriage Records.

William Ridley Apple sold land to a John Apple on September 19th, 1846. A William Apple witnessed the deed, whom I'm certain is William Ridley and John Wesley's father

Both David and my John Wesley named  one of their girls after their mother "Catherine - Caty".  Simeon died in 1842, brother to William Ridley and David.

William Apple and Caty Smith had the following children:

i	Simeon Apple; born April 1, 1822; married Sarah Gobble on 29 September 1842 (Indiana marriage records), married by a Frederick FSmith, some relation to Caty Smith, Simeon's mother, I'm sure (Book C2, P. 118)  Simeon died circa 1842 in Indiana.  He and Sarah had a daughter, Elizabeth b. 2 Aug. 1843, m. 28 Nov 1861 Orange Co., IN to Benjamin Franklin Riley.  This information comes from a query I came across in the Orange Peelings genealogical newsletter from Orange County, IN.  I  wrote the woman, but never heard back from her.  I found Elizabeth and her husband in the 1880 Orange County, IN census with the following children:  Sarah, Luvina, Henry, Clara, James, Dora and Galena.  Elizabeth indicates that her parents were both born in North Carolina (Simeon and Sarah Gobble.  I find Elizabeth and Benjamin still living in Greenfield, Orange Co., IN in the 1910 census, she is 66 yrs and he is 70.  I can't find them in the 1920 census and there are some Riley's listed in the Apple Chapel cemetery, but no Elizabeth or Benjamin. The only record of Simeon's death is as follows: August 28, 1844 Wednesday, Book 2, Page 285, Orange County Indiana Records:  Be it remembered that on the 5th day of September 1844 a letter of Administration upon all singular, the goods, chattels, rights, credits, monies and affects which was of Simeon Apple, late of Orange County, deceased is granted to Sarah Apple who gave bond in the penal sum of $200 conditioned according to law with Absalom McCabe and Absalom Gobble as security and qualified.  Thomas V. Thornton, Clerk Sarah Gobble Apple married John Wood in Orange County, IN in 1845 and went on to have William, Catherine, Jacob, Nancy and Emily per the 1860 Indiana Census.  Sarah died at some point and this John Woods remarried to another woman and had two children by her.
ii	David Allen Apple; was born December 11, 1824 and died January 13, 1890 when he was 66 yrs old. He married Lucinda Allstot on 6 April 1848 in Orange County, Indiana.  Lucinda's mother (Ann Allstott) later married David's father, William Apple, ini 1846).  Military:  David A. Apple was in the Mexican War, Company B, 2nd Regular Indiana Volunteer Regiment; mustered in 6/19/1847 - New Albany, Indiana; mustered out 6/12/1847 - New Orleans, LA.  Eli McDonald was Corporal. David and Lucinda and a couple of their children are buried in Barry County, Missouri.  The cemetery has been indexed and several photos have been taken and where I obtained these of their stones. Lucinda William   1850 - IN 1860 - IN 1870 - IN 1880 - Ark   APPLE, Baby Feb. 13, 1899 Feb. 14, 1899 Inscription: "Our Darling - Son of C. E. & N. J." APPLE, Charles E. June 24, 1865 Jan. 26, 1909 Barry Co., MO Research Note: His parents were David A. and Lucinda (Alstott) Apple. APPLE, Cynthia C. (ROLLER) Mar. 2, 1865 Benton Co., AR Nov. 6, 1930 Barry Co., MO Research Note: Her death certificate reads that she was a daughter of Jacob Roller and that her mother was named Mary Jane. Mrs. Lora Tatman gave the information. Apple Headstone APPLE, David A. Dec. 11, 1824 Jan. 13, 1890 SSW: Lucinda APPLE, George T.  Aug. 7, 1855 Mar. 30, 1919 Apple Headstone APPLE, Howard C. May 1, 1886 Feb. 27, 1949 Apple Headstone APPLE, Lucinda (ALSTOTT) Dec. 8, 1828 IN Oct. 17, 1913 Barry Co., MO SSW: David A. - Inscription: "Inscription" - Research Note: Her death certificate reads that she was a widow and that her father was named Alstott and that her mother was Annie Barnaby, born in New Albany, IN. James Beagle gave the information. Seligman Cemetery, Barry Co., MO David & Lucinda Apple George T. Apple Howard C. Apple   Charles E. Apple Infant Apple David A. Apple and Lucinda Allstott had the following children: i. Mary Apple, born 1848 ii. William J., born 1851 iii. John Wesley, born 1852 iv. George T., born  7 Aug 1855 "My Maternal Great Grandfather was George Thomas Apple, Born 7 Aug 1855 in Tenn., Married three times, don't know who except my Great grandmother Cynthia Caroline Roller 4 Oct 1882, He died 30 March 1919 in Barry Co. Missouri. His father was David Apple, Born 11 Dec 1824 in North Carolina, Died 13 Jan 1890. David was married to Lucinda, Born 8 Dec.1828 Tenn., Died 17 Oct 1913. Any help would be appreciated." LittleTpot@prodigy.net" v. Catherine A., born 1859 vi. Charles E., born 1865, in IL, died 1909, no location.  I find a Charles Apple in the 1900 Sadorus, Champaign, IL Census, married to a Nettie M. in 1896; I believe this might be David's son... vii. Sarah E., born 1870 viii. un-named female Apple Notice that David named his first son William, probably after his father, and another one John Wesley, after his brother.  He also names a girl Catherine after his mother Caty Smith.
iii	John Wesley Apple, born circa 1833/34 (our line)

 

 

William Apple was involved in a law suit against a John Davis in 1840, Orange County, Indiana
Land Deed naming Caty Smith

 

A niece (Judy) of Dorothy Apple Henry supplied the information that her great-great grandfather, Eli McDonald of Orange County, IN, served in the same Company B, 2nd Indiana Regiment as David A. Apple during the Mexican War.  She has a copy of a letter written to Eli by one of his sons when he was serving in the war.  In the letter, dated November 20, 1846, was the message “Tell David Apple that his father and brothers are well at present”.  This indicates that William was still alive in 1846 but must have died before 1849 when his widow remarries.  No death records nor a burial location has been found, but I am assuming that William is buried in the cemetery at Apples Chapel in Orange County, Indiana, either without a stone or one that has been lost. From another researcher regarding Lucinda Allstot:  I am researching the family of David Allen Apple who married Lucinda Allstott in Orange Co IN on 6 April 1848. Lucinda Allstott was consistent on the census listings that she was born in Indiana. The 1850 Orange Co IN census for David A. Apple's family includes Anny Wilgard age 46. I believe that is the above Anna who m. Daniel Willard. The Indiana marriage records has this listing: Jacob Allstot m. Anna Barnaby 1 April 1820 Harrison Co IN I believe this may be the Anna Allstott that m1. Wm Apple and m2 Daniel Willard Indiana marriage records has Anthony L. Allstott m. Zerelda Allen 15 April 1845 Orange Co IN. IGI shows he was b 11 March 1821 Harrison Co IN. Possibly he was the son of Jacob Allstot and Anna Barnaby ?? Possibly Lucinda Allstott (m. David Apple ) b c 1828 IN might also have been their dtr ?? On the 1850 Orange Co IN census in Greenfield twp: David and Lucinda Apple were listed on pg 392 - other Apple families were listed on pgs 390-391-392- 393- & 394. On pg 395 was Anthony Alstot and wife Zerelda. Coincidence ? 1860 Schuyler Co IL shows David and Lucinda Apple there with Anna Apple age 46 in their household. Was this really Anna Barnaby Allstot Apple Willard ?? 1870 Greenfield twp Orange Co IN shows that David and Lucinda Apple had returned there. 1880 Crawford Co AR shows David and Lucinda Apple living there. Their dtr Mary F. had married James H. Riley when they lived in IL. They also moved back to Orange Co IN and were living next door to David and Lucinda on the 1870 census. James and Mary F. Riley were also living in Crawford Co AR in 1880. Catherine, the line of descent as shown on the Alstadt Organization web page is: 1. Johann Caspar Altstadt 2. Johnann Martin Altstatt b 1699 (to USA) 3. Johann Nicholas Alstott b 1727 4. John Altsatt b 1755 5. Jacob Alstott b 1786 m/ Anna Barnaby 6. Lucinda Alstott b 1828 m. David A. Apple

 

Here is William Ridley Apple, son of William Apple, who is buried in the Apples' Chapel, In Cemetery. On the left is a picture of his tombstone that I took in 2003, it was lying down and broken. I returned June 2005 and a cousin and I fixed the stone. The birth date is Aug 1, 1820, and according to Friedens' Church records this is William' birth date. Descendants of Thomas Apple and Jane Parks have erroneously assigned William Ridley Apple as this couple's son and even have it etched on a memorial in the Apple's Chapel Cemetery in Indiana, below, this is an error. I am assuming they didn't have a place to put William Ridley, and since Thomas Apple and Jane Parks were the only Apple couple there, William Ridley got assigned to them.
	William Ridley listed in the 1870 and 1850 Census; in the 1850, he is living next to a Smith Family, and the head of household, is Adam Smith, who was born in 1850 and could easily be a brother to Caty Smith mother of William Ridley.

 

Note:  The "Memorial" on left is in the Apple's Chapel in Orange County, Indiana, that Thomas and Jane's descendants erected.  However, they have the last son 'wrong', William Ridley, b. 1820 was a son of William Apple and Caty Smith and NOT of the couple cited on the stone (Thomas Apple and Jane Parks).  The above couple may have had a son named William, (which I doubt, I think the researchers simply couldn't place William Ridley in any family and since Thomas was the only one old enough to fit as his father, they assigned William Ridley to Thomas Apple and Jane Parks).  If the persons who erected this monument had done their math, they would have realized that the mother Jane Parks would have been 55 yrs old in 1820 when William Ridley Apple was born.  Her birth and death dates are on the other side of the stone too !!

From: Adam Byron, History of the Indiana Conference of the Church of the Untied Brethren in Christ: Apple Chapel ~ Rev. S. B. Falkenburg organized this church in the home of John Apple in 1847. There was an appointment also at the home of Thomas Apple, at this time, but we are not able to say if they had a society there, or not. The record we have at hand shows that they had a society at, or near Unionville in 1853. On March 6, 1855, John Apple made a deed to the United Brethren trustees, who were John Apple, William R. Apple, and Moses Apple. This has been a United Brethren center for many years, but in the more recent years they have lost a great many members through death and removal. Quite a number of their members have recently transferred to the church in Paoli. There are enough left, however, to maintain a church society.

Seventh Generation

John Wesley Apple, was born circa 1833 in Guilford County, North Carolina and died 4 Mar 1896 in Sullivan County, Indiana when he was approximately 63 years old.  On 9 Aug 1854 in Orange County, Indiana when John was about 21 years old he married Frances Buchanan, daughter of William Buchanan & Mahulda Austin, Frances was born circa 1834.  On Feb 6, 1854, John Wesley bought 40 acres NW of NW Sec. 33.  On the 21st of June in 1848, his brother, David A. Apple bought 40 acres NE of SE in Sec 33.  John Wesley also bought 120 more acres on September 28, 1854 and on the same day, his son, William Ridley Apple, also bought 60 or 160 acres in the same section, further proving a connection between William Apple and William Ridley Apple (in my mind).  Also, according to Indiana Land Records, a William Apple bought 80 acres in section 16, N 1/2 of SW on 8 Aug 1837, on this day a Thomas Apple also bought 40 acres and I am wondering if they came up from North Carolina and scouted and bought land, then went back to NC to get the rest of the Apples?  An Eli Apple bought land on 5 Dec 1829 and wonder if this should read 1839?  A William Apple also bought 40 acres on 17 Aug 1836 and again on 7 September 1836 bought another 20 acres.

John Wesley Apple died March 4, 1896 and is buried in Liberty Church Cemetery in Sullivan County, Indiana (tombstone at left, which is almost totally illegible, and the cemetery (Liberty Church in Sullivan County, IN) where he is buried below).  In the 1900 census, his wife Frances Buchanan Apple and son Daniel Apple, (who would be 32 years old at the time) were living together in Farmersburg.  I don’t know when John and Frances sold their farmland and moved to town, but in 1885 John conveyed the acreage to Frances.  Around 1888 Frances began buying lots in Farmersburg.  Over the next few years, some Farmersburg lots were passed back and forth between Frances, Enoch and John; and George conveyed some lots to Frances.  It is confusing and I don’t know the purpose. 

Dorothy Apple Henry from Terre Haute told me that she had heard that Daniel was hit in the head by someone swinging an ax when he was a young boy.  Perhaps this "head injury" had made him mentally slow, and that is why he still lived with his mother.

In the 1900 census Frances Buchanan Apple (left) said she had given birth to ten children, six living at present.  I couldn’t account for the tenth child until Aunt Ethel told me she thought that Frances had given birth to a little girl who did not live.  If there is a stone at Liberty Church Cemetery, it must be deep under the ground as I have never seen it.

In the 1910 census Frances and Daniel (her son) were still living in Farmersburg.  I did not find them in the 1920 census nor have I found any trace of either their death or burial records (in Indiana).  Aunt Ethel said she thought Daniel went south to get work, so I would guess that Frances went with him.  Aunt Ethel said when she was a young girl, Daniel used to come back to visit and stayed with her grandpa, George T. Apple.  I would guess that would have been sometime around 1918."  B. Smith (my mom). 

Update:  This author just discovered amongst John W. Apple's Civil War papers that Frances Buchanan Apple died on July 8, 1914 in response to a County Clerk's inquiry while trying to deliver her pension (from her late husband, John Wesley Apple, who was in the Civil War).  It also sates on this record that George Thomas Apple, her son was appointed Administrator in May of 1911. If Frances didn't die until 1914, I wonder why George Thomas was appointed Administrator in 1911, perhaps Frances was senile or ill or just getting things "ready" ?  Now it will be this author's "job" to find out where she is buried.  See the record stating she died in 1914 on the right, "click" to enlarge. 

The Farmersburg Record
Thursday, February 25, 1897
News Notes

Mrs. Francis Apple, widow of John W. Apple deceased, through the efforts of Wint Foote, our courteous and obliging Pension Attorney, has been granted a pension of twelve dollars per month from date of her husband's death.  We bespeak for Mr. Foote success in this new undertaking into which he is entering with so much zest and civility, and would heartily recommend him to the favor of those having pension business to do.

John Wesley Apple is one of many Apple ancestors that participated in the Civil War and some information regarding his service follows.  The picture left is a reunion picture of soldiers from the 38th Indiana Infantry from which John Wesley Apple was part.  I don't believe John Wesley is in it, but it is a neat picture.  "Click to enlarge".

In September of 1861, John’s first cousins David, Moses, and Joseph enlisted in Company A, 38th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers.  Joseph and David died of wounds between 1861 and 1863; Moses it has been reported (on the internet) that he also died in the war, but by evidence of his tombstone in Apple's Chapel below, he didn't.  I took the pictures below in May 2003 at Apple's Chapel in Orange County, Indiana.

Moses, Joseph and David Thomas Apple were sons of Thomas Apple and "Peggy".  Their brother, George Swift also was in the same regiment.  They were my John Wesley's first cousins as their fathers were brothers.

Exactly one year later, in September of 1862, John Wesley joined the same regiment along with cousins Bingham, George and Henry Apple and his brother-in-law, Alexander Buchanan (left).  Henry and George Apple were killed in 1862.

John Wesley Apple fought in the battle of Perrysburg, Kentucky, in September, 1862.  In December he fought at the battle of Stones River, Tennessee, and was wounded on December 31.  He spent until March in a field hospital at Nashville, Tennessee.  Sometime in the spring of 1863, John returned to his unit and fought at Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge and other smaller skirmishes as his regiment marched on to the Battle of Atlanta.  After that battle, John marched with General Sherman to the sea and up the coast, where he was captured at Goldsboro on March 24, 1865.  He had spent only two weeks as a prisoner in Richmond, VA until April 2nd 1865 when Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House.  John was discharged in June of 1865.

From John's Civil War papers (right) he stated that he was :6" 1-1/4 ft tall, has a fair complexion, gray eyes and auburn hair and he was a farmer.  In his own words about his being wounded:  "Deposes and says at the time I enlisted on or about the 2nd day of September 1862, at which time I was sound able bodied and free from disease and further while in line of duty at or near Murfreesboro, TN, I received a wound by a rifle ball in the left arm between the hand and elbow on or about the 28th day of August 1865.  I received an injury of hernia in the right side which comes to the outside lining said injury received while tearing up a railroad track near Jonesborough, Georgia which has disabled me continuously up to the present time not being able to do any kind of the manual labor of a sound man, consequently, I have applied for a pension".

John Wesley Apple and Frances Buchanan had the following children:

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i	William Ridley Apple; Born 5 May 1855 in Orange County, Indiana. Died 8 Sep 1861 in Orange County, Indiana when he was six years old and is buried in Apple Chapel in Indiana.  I believe John Wesley named his first born son after his father, and his elder brother, William Ridley Apple who was born to William and Caty Smith in North Carolina.  He is buried in Apple's Chapel, Orange county, IN.  He tombstone is below.  I believe this shows that my John Wesley was indeed a son of William Apple, who was a son of Daniel Apple from North Carolina, but this is one of several clues...  John Wesley's older brother was also named William Ridley and he is buried in Apple's Chapel in Indiana.
ii.	George Thomas Apple, was born 29 October, 1856 in Orange County, Indiana and died 26 September 1934 in Sullivan County, Farmersburg, Indiana when he was 78 years old. He married Mary “Mariah” Bell.
iii.	Daniel W. (William?) Apple; Born About 1860 in Orange  County, Indiana.   In the 1910 census, Frances (his mother) and he were listed living together in Farmersburg.  They were not in the 1920 census.  I have found no trace of Daniel's death record or tombstone in Sullivan County.  Aunt Ethel said she thought that Daniel went South to get work.  Aunt Ethel said when she was a young girl, Daniel used to come back to visit and stayed with her grandpa, George T.  I would guess that would be around 1918.
iv.	David S. Apple was born March 1862.  In the September 9, 1897, Farmersburg paper, when he was 35 years old, it was announced that David S. sold his barber shop and he and his wife were moving to Oakland, Illinois to open another barber shop.  I presume it was to be near his in-laws, since that is where his wife was from.  The Coles County Gen Society wrote me in answer to my query, that David, his wife and daughter, Viola, were all buried in the local cemetery.  Family tradition says a train killed their daughter, Viola when she was young.  David married "Sarah L." and they had one child:  i. Viola Apple, born 1892, died when hit by train when young.  From correspondence from a descendant of David ~ he was in the old Mexican War and migrated to McDonough Co., IL about 1855-59, returned to IN sometime between 1865 and 1870, then moved on to Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri.  He has descendants in Oklahoma.  David, his wife Sarah are buried in the Rosedale Cemetery in Oakland, IL.  David S.  1862-1938, Sarah L., 1873-1936.
v.	John Sherman Apple was born Oct 1864 in Orange County, Indiana. The census listed his occupation as a laborer.  I believe the S. stood for Sherman, because one of the boys was called Sherman.  Since John was born in October, he was conceived around January, when his father, John Wesley Apple, was home on leave from the Civil War.  No doubt Sherman was named after General William Sherman, under whom John served.  He married Martha Terry, 1 Sep 1885 and she was the daughter of  N. R. Terry and Cyntha Hannacock.  John Sherman must be wearing his father's civil war uniform in this picture, as his father was in the Civil War.  It says on the picture it was taken in Missouri, and I have no idea when he was there or why.   Martha Emerine Terry was the d/o NATHAN ROBERT TERRY b. 11-17-1837 Ripley Co., In., d. 10-11-1913 Terre Haute, buried in Bennett Cem. Cemetery records say he had a military marker: Co. E 43rd Ind. Inf, but the cemetery is gone husband I went out a couple of months ago to try to find it and there was NOTHING there.   Nathan Robert Terry  married @1864 1. CYNTHA HAMMOCK b. ca 1845 Farmersburg, In., d. 8-24-1873 Farmersburg. The d/o James and Levina Hammack, both b. Ky. Nathan and Cyntha's children: 1. Edwin b. ca 1865; 2. Martha; 3. Laura b. Jan 1870; Bennett b. 12-18-1871 Farmersburg, d. 1942 L.A. Cal. NATHAN m2: ANNA HAMMACK b. 1843 In., d. 1923. Their children: Sarah b. ca 1879; Caroline "Carry" b. ca Jan 1881, d. 2-8-1901 supposedly buried Bennett Cem. Nathan was s/o REUBEN TERRY b. 1793 Campbell Co., Ky, d. ca 1870 Farmersburg, in. and MARTHA SALYER b. ca 1795 S.C., d. ca 1873. They married 11-2-1823 Franklin Co., In. Their children: Nathan; Lucinda b. 8-30-1824; Letha Ann b. 9-27-1826; Mary b. 12-24-1828; William b. 3-12-1830; Isaac b. 1-30-1833. I have that Reuben and Martha had each married before: him to a Mary Enness m. 8-31-1815 Cincinnati, Oh and her to a Higgins and married bef. 1823. Reuben was s/o: ROBERT TERRY b. 8-12-1771 d. 2-16-1862 Adams Twp., Ripley Co., In., buried McClary Cem., Washington Twp., Daviess Co., Mo, and married 7-15-1792 Woodford Co., Ky to a CHLOE WORRELL b. ca 1773 ky and d. ca 1822 Franklin Co., In. Their children: Reuben; John b. ca 1800 Hamilton Co., Oh; Nancy Elizabeth b. ca 1802 d. 2-24-1870 Franklin Co., In.; Robert b. ca 1808 Hamilton Co., Oh.; Ruth b. 5-7-1798 Campbell Co., Ky. d. 7-8-1892 Aurora, Dearborn Co., In., buried 7-10-1892 Riverside Cem., Dearborn Co., In.; Harriet b. ca 1818; Rhoda b. 2-26-1795 Campbell Co., Ky. d. aft. 1870 Henry Co. Ia.; William b. 2-26-1807 Hamilton Co., Oh; d. 12-1-1876 Ripley Co., In.; Barbara b. 8-2-1805 d. 4-12-1883 Ripley Co., In., buried Pipe Creek Cem., Penntown, Ripley Co., In.; Ansel b. 8-10-1797 d. 1-3-1884 Daviess Co., Mo., buried McClary Cem., Daviess Co., Mo. Robert was the son of John and Ruth Terry; and Chloe was the dau. of William and Barbara Worrell. A generous researcher sent me this census information: 1900 U. S. Census, Sullivan Co., IN Page 32, Curry Township Lines 24 - 25, Dwelling 32, Family 32 Supervisor's District 2, Enumeration District 123, Sheet 2a Enumerated on June 2nd 1900 by Charles A. Lloyd, Enumerator Terry, Nathan Head W M Nov 1837 62 M 26 IN KY VA Terry, Ann Wife W F Nov 1843 56 M 26 02 02 IN KY TN On same page is Cynthia and Nathan's son: 1900 U. S. Census, Sullivan Co., IN Page 32, Curry Township Lines 05 - 10, Dwelling 28, Family 28 Supervisor's District 2, Enumeration District 123, Sheet 2a Enumerated on June 2nd 1900 by Charles A. Lloyd, Enumerator Terry, Edward L Head W M Feb 1866 34 M 06 IN IN IN Terry, Louetta Wife W F Sep 1876 23 M 06 03 03 IN IN IN Terry, Pearl Dau W F Sep 1894 06 S IN IN IN Terry, Mabel B Dau W F Mar 1897 03 S IN IN IN Terry, Bonnie L Dau W F Nov 1900 7/12 S IN IN IN Kendall, William W Boarder W M Jan 1883 17 S IN IN IN and 2 pages down their daughter 1900 U. S. Census, Sullivan Co., IN Page 33b, Curry Township Lines 67 - 74, Dwelling 69, Family 69 Supervisor's District 2, Enumeration District 123, Sheet 3b Enumerated on June 4th 1900 by Charles A. Lloyd, Enumerator Apple, John S Head W M Oct 1864 35 M 15 IN IN IN Apple, Martha E Wife W F Dec 1868 31 M 15 07 06 IN IN IN Apple, Guy T Son W M Jul 1886 13 S IN IN IN Apple, Grace F Dau W F Aug 1891 08 S IL IN IN Apple, Blanch Dau W F Oct 1892 07 S IN IN IN Apple, Silvia E Dau W F Apr 1896 04 S IL IN IN Apple, Alva L. Son W M Jan 1898 02 S IN IN IN Apple, Infant Dau W F May 1900 1/12 S IN IN IN    A new contact, Ernest W. Cade has supplied some information on his line:  6/2002   Catherine: I looked at your website and found it very informative.  It obviously is the result of a lot of research.  You have much more than I ever expected to get.  I am still digesting some of the info.  I was born and raised in Terre Haute, but currently live in Huntsville, AL.  Anyway my mother, who is in her 90s and still in good health still lives in Terre Haute so we do get up there fairly often.  I try to do some research when I visit since it is much easier then working from here. I will tell you some of what I know about the Apple family.   Blanche Apple was born in Farmersburg, Sullivan County, IN in 1892 ( I need to get the exact date).  She married my grandfather Ernest Ray Cade on June 17, 1911 in Terre Haute.  I have a picture of them as a young couple, which I am attaching.  Their first child, a male, miscarried on Nov 13, 1911.  She then had my father Ernest Wayne Cade on Apr 24, 1914 and my aunt Vivian Pearl Cade on Feb 12, 1916 without incident.  She had another male infant on Dec 15, 1917 lived only about 4 hours.  A third male child was stillborn on Feb 20, 1919.  She became pregnant again and was sitting on a porch swing at her home in Terre Haute when the chain broke.  She sustained injuries which caused the death of both her and her unborn child.  After that my father never allowed a porch swing in any home for the rest of his life.  Ernest Ray Cade never remarried.  He followed his trade as a boilermaker working on railroad steam engines and later on steam boilers in large factories and power plants.  He was quite successful, but was away a lot.  Consequently my father and his sister were raised mostly by their paternal grandmother, Edna Jane Nee Cade. I plan to talk to my Mother as soon as possible to see if she can shed any additional light on the Apple family history.  She has a good memory for this kind of thing.  Hopefully, your information will jog her memory some. Thanks again for your help.  Let's keep in touch. Ernest Cade   Catherine: As I mentioned previously, I have been researching the various lines of my family tree for about two or three years and just got around to the Apple branch.  I talked to my mother and she gave me some additional information on the family.  She knew John Sherman and his wife Martha. She tells me that John Sherman visited her and my father on several occasions and they also made trips to his home in Oakland, ILL. (I can vaguely remember some of these trips).  First, John Sherman Apple's wife was Martha Emerine Terry, daughter of N. R. Terry and Cyntha Hannacock.  They were, as your notes indicate, married on Sep 1, 1885.  They had a large family.  My mother has met them all and tells me most continued to live in the Terre Haute area although some did move to Illinois.  Guy Apple was the youngest (at least the youngest male).  He stayed with his father and took care of the family for a number of years.  Mother is not sure if he had children or not.  After the death of Blanch the family began to drift apart and saw each other less frequently over the years.  My father, Ernest Wayne Cade, was not close with his grandfather John Sherman Apple for this reason, although as noted they did visit on occasion up until John's death.  They slowly lost contact with the rest of the Apple family; however, mother remembers seeing both Daisy and Silva in Terre Haute several times.  As a side, mother says all of the Apple women were quite attractive and the men generally tall and handsome.  The picture of Blanch and my grandfather, Ernest Ray Cade, seems to substantiate this.  I hope this will allow you to add some new information to your site.  I am going to try and find some pictures on my next visit to Indiana this fall.  My mother says she may have some stored away. By the way, my mother's name is Wilma Beryl (Spear) Cade. One additional fact you may find interesting.  Blanch Apple Cade was buried with her unborn child (a female) in Grandview Cemetery in Terre Haute.  My grandfather and all of the infants are also buried there in a family plot.   Please give my mother credit for the information I sent you as she is the source. She says that John Sherman always carried himself in a straight manner and had great posture so that if you didn't know better you would have thought he was a military man. She also believes that there may have been a daughter, Helen. She isn't sure if she was John's daughter or another relative, but does remember her. Regards. Ernest W. Cade   Below are John Sherman and Martha Terry's children:   i. Guy Thomas Apple; Born 30 Jul 1886 in Indiana.  He married Ester O. Wagner, 18 Aug 1911 in Vigo County, Indiana.  Guy died in 1950 when he was 63 yrs old, his obit is on right. ii. Grace Apple, born August 13, 1890 iii. Blanche Apple, born 1892, Ernest W. Cade's line.  Very large picture, "click" to enlarge.  She married Ernest Ray Cade.  Blanche died April 4, 1921, she is buried in the Grandview Cemetery. iv. Silva Apple, born April 9, 1896 - v. Alva Apple vi. Infant daughter Apple vii. Lester Apple, died before 1949 viii. Lillian A. Apple, born November 1, 1897 ix. Daisy Apple, born May 6, 1903 x. Minnie Apple, born December 16, 1905 xi. Vera Goldie Apple, born January 31, 1908 - married CLAUDE JONATHON WILES: s/o Frank M. and Mary Martindale Wiles, b. 1-18-1900 Lyons, Gibson County, In., d. 12-24-1966 Terre Haute, In. married 6-15-1925 Vigo Co., In., VERA GOLDIE APPLE : d/o John Sherman and Martha Emerine Terry , b. 1-31-1908 Indianapolis, In. Their children:1. Mary Grace b. 2-7-1926 Terre Haute d. 2-10-1926 Terre Haute. Buried 2-11-1926 Woodlawn Cem., Terre Haute, In., has no marker. 2. Blanche Frances "Faye" b. 3-4-1927; 3. Ruby Lucille; 4. Mary Ellen b. 8-4-1930 d. 10-29-2002 Sullivan, In. Married Paul L. Southwood 9-16-1948 Sullivan County, In. Buried 11-1-2002 Little Flock Cem., Shelburn, In., has marker; 5. Vera Maxine; 6. Daisy Margaret "Peg" b. 1-11-1935; 7. Claude William "Bill" b. 2-10-1937; 8. Annabelle Lea "Ann or Skip" b. 12-18-??; 9. Michael Edward b. 5-2-1942; 10. James Dean b.11-1-1943 Terre Haute; 11. Harold Robert b. 8-11-1947 Terre Haute d. 3-9-1998 Terre Haute, buried 3-12-198 Highland Lawn Cem., Terre Haute, has marker; 12. Marion Alonzo b. 2-5-1940 Terre Haute d. 2-8-1940 Terre Haute, buried Woodlawn Cem., no marker; 13 Helen Elizabeth b. 7-15-1949; 14. Vaneta Darlene b. 5-12-1943 (retarded) and 2 miscarriages that is known of.  Kris Southwood, provided a good deal of information on Vera and the rest of the siblings.  Her husband was Vera's grandson through her daughter Mary.
vi.	Annapolis Maryland Apple "Marion" Apple was born about 1866.  In the census his occupation was listed as Railroad Carpenter.  As I mentioned earlier, people were very patriotic with names back then.  A week before the war ended, John (his father) was captured by the confederates in Goldsboro, North Carolina.  He was taken to Annapolis, Maryland, and was released there when the war ended.  Obviously, he must have been very thankful to be released, to have named a son after the city of Annapolis.  Annapolis Maryland went by the name of Marion throughout his life, so I guess he wasn’t so thankful for the name.  As mentioned above, Marion was a railroad carpenter.  His wife, Ella Spilkey died from Breast Cancer and Marion married again and moved to Terre Haute. (I believe he married a Minnie and her obit is here in this paragraph too, or she could be the wife of another Marion Apple, I think there was at least one other).  Annapolis Maryland Apple married Ella Spilkey, 19 Dec 1888 in Sullivan County, Indiana.  In the 1900 census Annapolis Maryland (Marion) and his wife, Ella Spilkey, were living in Curry township, Sullivan county.  I have a death notice for "Flossie" daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Apple.  She died in 1909 and her parents survived her.  I have a note in my files from my mother that says Apple, Marion, married Mary Boyd on 13 Jan 1878 in Dade County, Missouri.  Children:  Flossie, Geneva, Frances.
vii	Enoch Alonzo Apple (according to his granddaughter, he went by "Lon") was born April 29, 1869 and died January 11, 1940.  He married Hattie Young.   I did not find Enoch Alonzo and family in the Sullivan County 1900 census.  I found he, his wife, Hattie Young, and their children on 18th street in Terre Haute in the Vigo County 1910 census.  Enoch was working as a gibber in a stamping mill at a mine.  B. Smith  From the obit at below:  Alonzo Apple, 76 years old, 1762 South First Street, died at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon at Union Hospital.  He was a member of the Eighth Avenue Church of Christ and of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Trainmen.  Surviving are the widow, Harriet; three sons, Marion and Clarence of Terre Haute, and Alonzo of Princeton, Ind.; two daughters, Mrs. Willis Driscoll and Mrs. Lela McGraw; two brothers, Sherman of Oakland, IL and Marion of Farmersburg, and twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.  The body was taken to the Cross Funeral Home where friends may call.  Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Church of Christ, Twelfth street and Eighth avenue, with Rev D. M. Mathie officiating.  The body will be taken to the church at 10 o'clock.  Burial will be in Highland Lawn Cemetery. (this would have been in 1945).  The picture in this paragraph is of Enoch "Alonzo" Apple and his wife, Hattie Young.  They were visiting relatives in Wisconsin, and this is on the shores of Lake Michigan.  From my mother's notes on this line, that came from Dorothy Apple Henry, a grandchild through Enoch's son, Clarence:  They had the following children: Holly Apple, March 1, 1891, died March 3, 1891, Clarence Lester Apple, April 26, 1893, Lila "Hazel" Apple, Feb 19, 1896, Ina Colleta Apple, May 16, 1902, Robert Alonzo Apple, Jan 4, 1904.  (note that what Dorothy wrote down in a note to my mom differs from the obit above, but it could be because the newspaper made a mistake.     My  cousin Melissa recently sent me two obits from her line, she descends from Alonzo Apple brother to my George Thomas Apple, through his son Robert Lonnie Apple.   (Terre Haute Tribune - Monday July 31, 1961) Robert "Lonnie" Apple, 56 years old, of 1724 South Fifth street, died at 3:15 o'clock Sunday morning at his residence. An employee of Commercial Solvents Corporation for the last 19 years, he was a member of the Church of Christ at Fifth and McKeen streets and Terre Haute Lodge No. 19, F&AM. Surviving are the widow, Vivian; a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Christian of Terre Haute; two sisters, Mrs. Lela McGraw and Mrs. Ina Driskell; two brothers, Marion and Clarence Apple, and a grand-daughter, Miss Mellissa Christian, all of Terre Haute. Services will be at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the DeBaun Funeral Home. Brother Gene Carrol will officiate and burial will be in Highland Lawn cemetery. Friends may call after 6 o'clock Monday evening. Terre Haute Masonic Lodge No. 10 will conduct rites at graveside. (Terre Haute Tribune - Friday February 28, 1958) Mrs. Harriet Apple, 85 years old, died at 4:15 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the residence. Surviving are three sons, Clarence L., Marion L., and Robert A., all of Terre Haute; two daughters, Mrs. Lela McGraw and Mrs. Ina Driskell, both of Terre Haute; two brothers, Ed Young of Terre Haute; two sisters, Mrs. Ida Smith and Mrs. Mattie Shaffer, both of Anderson; 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Church of Christ at Fifth and McKeen streets. The body was taken to the DeBaun Funeral Home here where friends may call after noon Saturday. Funeral services will be held at the Church of Christ at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon. Burial will be in Highland Lawn cemetery.
viii.	Edward S. Apple, born circa 1873 and died 1875
ix.	Pinckney Apple; Born 15 Nov 1874 in Orange County, Indiana. Died 15 Sep 1875 in Sullivan  County, Indiana.
Pictured on left are Edward, Pinckney and Minnie, all buried with their parents, John W. Apple, And Frances, nee Buchanan in the Liberty Church Cemetery, Sullivan county, Indiana.
	I don’t know whether Edward and Pinckney were born in Orange County or Sullivan County.  I have not found a record in either county.  I wouldn’t have known myself that they existed had I not found first Pinckneys and then Edwards tombstones broken at the base and embedded in the dirt near the grave of John Wesley Apple, their father.  (Barbara Smith).  I Catherine Monticue, author of this site, found their stones lying up next to another stone in October 2007.  I brought my trusty shovel and replanted them at the base of their parents' graves.

Eighth Generation

George Thomas Apple, seventh in our line, was born 29 Oct 1856 in Orange County, Indiana and died 26 Sep 1934 in Sullivan County, Farmersburg, Indiana; he was 78 years old.  He married Mary "Mariah" Bell, daughter of Elias Bell & Nancy E. Wood, 26 Sep 1878.  (See Bell and Wood Chapters).  Mary Mariah Bell was born 27 Sep 1860 in Sullivan County, Indiana and died 16 Sep 1940 in Terre Haute, IN, Vigo County when she was 80 years old.  I have several pictures of both George Thomas Apple and his wife, Mary Mariah Bell.

George Thomas Apple and Mary “Mariah” Bell had the following children:

 

Ninth Generation

Vivian Lucile Montague was born 27 Feb 1915 in Sullivan County, Indiana and died 20 Aug 1973 in Jasonville, Indiana, Greene County when she was 58 years old.  She married William Lynn Ratcliffe, son of Peter Lynn Ratcliffe & Lennie Victoria Terry, 17 Dec 1931 when she was 16 years old.  William Lynn Ratcliffe was born 5 Mar 1906 in Sullivan Co., Indiana and died 7 Jul 1969 in Linton, Indiana, Greene Co., Freeman-Greene Co., Hosp., when he was 63 years old.  He is buried at Farmersburg, Indiana.  He worked at Hudson Motors in Detroit MI on and off for many yrs.  I remember him as a crabby man, and he died when I was eight years old.   I remember the new pink shoes I got for the funeral and it was really hot outside. (he died in July in Sullivan County, IN)  C. Smith.

Vivian Lucile Montague and William Lynn Ratcliffe had the following children:

i.	Barbara Lucile Ratcliffe (eighth in our line), was born 28 August, 1934 in Sullivan County, Indiana and died August 12, 1997 when she was 62 years old. (my beloved mother).
ii.	Billie Ratcliffe, 25 December 1932; my uncle and my mother left.

 

From Arnold Grimes, LaGrange, Illinois, we have the following: "in the year 1839, John Apple and his wife, the former Mary Loman, loaded their belongings into covered wagons, with their six sons (aged 2 to 13), John's father, Thomas Apple, and two brothers, they set out for Orange Country, Indiana.  The country that was settled mostly by people from Orange County, North Carolina, after which the new Indiana Country was named. After a journey of several weeks over roads that consisted mostly of Indian trails that had been widened to make room for wagon tracks, and after crossing the Cumberland Mountains and the Ohio River, the Apple Family arrived in southern Indian, where, after acquiring lands and establishing homes in Orange Country, they built a log church which came to be known as Apple's Chapel.  This church still stands (with a newer building), services being held regularly each Sunday. There are many Apples living in Orange County, Indiana today -- descendants of the Apples who migrated from Guilford Country, North Carolina. John and Mary Loman Apple were my great-grandparents.  Recently while vacationing in North Carolina, we discovered their home church -- Apple's Chapel, north of Gibsonville, North Carolina, and attended services there." Arnold Grimes 6607 Sunset Avenue LaGrange, Illinois Some biographies on three of John and Mary Loman's children from the Orange County, Indiana site: ALFRED APPLE, farmer and stock-raiser of Greenfield Township, was born in Guilford County, N.C., January 1, 1833. He is the fifth in a family of ten children born to John and Mary (Loman) Apple, who came to Orange County, Ind., in 1839. The parents were among the best citizens of the county, and John Apple, the father, owned a large amount of real estate. He took an active interest in the political affairs of his day, and served his township as Trustee several terms under the first public school system. Alfred Apple lived with his parents until his marriage and during his minority; acquired a good common school education. On the 25th of March, 1856, he was married to Sarah, a daughter of Henry and Rosanna (Huffines) Low. Their union has been blessed with six children, named and born as follows: Anderson, January 24, 1860; Galena, November 25, 1862; Horten, January 4, 1865; Columbus A., January 11, 1868; Alfred A. M., November 23, 1874, and Arnold E., October 27, 1877. Mrs. Apple was born June 11, 1837. Both the parents are members of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Apple has been a successful farmer, and now owns 840 acres of land; is a Democrat in politics, and takes considerable interest in county affairs. JOHN L. APPLE is a prominent farmer of Greenfield Township, Orange County, Ind., where he was born October 13, 1846. His parents are John and Mary (Lowman) Apple, who raised a family of eleven children, John L. being the ninth son, he received a common school education in the district schools of his neighborhood. Until four years after his marriage, which occurred March 26, 1868, he made his home with his parents and engaged in agricultural pursuits. Hitherto this has been his only occupation, and he owns a good farm of 300 acres, raising a considerable amount of stock. His wife is Nancy A., daughter of John and Elizabeth (McDonald) Parks, and by her he is the father of four children, named, Savanna, Mary E., Stella and John A. T. His wife is a member of the Baptist Church, and he belongs to the Christian Church, is a Democrat in politics, and one of the young and energetic farmers of the county who shares the high opinion of all who know him. SOLOMON APPLE is one of the prominent citizens of Greenfield Township, Orange County, Ind. He is a farmer and owns 455 acres of good land improved with ordinary farm buildings. His wife, Barbara J., is a daughter of George and Mary (Palmer) Teaford, and their marriage was celebrated, January 29, 1859. These eleven children are theirs: Andrew J., Milton, Mary P., Henry J., Elzora, Margaret, Edward, Clara A., Linus and two deceased infants. The parents are both members of the United Brethren Church, and active in supporting that and all other praiseworthy enterprises of the community. He is a Democrat in politics and belongs to one of the leading families in Orange County, and the same can be said concerning his wife. Mr. Apple is one of the ten children of his parents, who were John and Mary (Lowman) Apple, natives of North Carolina, where Solomon was born in Guilford County, May 10, 1838. Not long after this the family immigrated to Orange County, Ind., where their home has ever since been.

Some Personal notes and information about Nancy “Jennie” Apple:

Notes Barbara Lucile Ratcliffe had taken while talking to her Aunt Ethel, “Jennie” Apple’s eldest daughter.

Sometime after Grandma Jennie & Ray (Montague) separated & before mom (Lucile Ratcliff,) married in ’31, Grandma Apple (Mary “Mariah Bell Apple) pushed “Jennie” into going out into the country to help take care of Grandpa Apple who was bedridden.  (I’m assuming she is referring to George Thomas Apple, who died in 1934).  Grandma Jennie was probably in her 50’s.  Grandma Jennie worked in town and walked to work, gardened for Grandma Apple & all the time had heart problems & was poorly herself.  Then Aunt Hazel’s husband, Norman McQuithy, who had been giving Grandma Apple $5 per week to help out, got a lawyer to force the farm being signed over to him.  After Grandpa Apple died, (George Thomas Apple), Norman sold the farm (pictured left) and Hazel (Grandma Jennie’s sister), made Grandma Apple (Mary “Mariah” Bell), move to Terre Haute with them, so she could have her baby-sit for Norman Jr.  Mary “Mariah” Bell, Grandma Apple, died there in Terre Haute in 1940.  Hazel got everything there was to get & Grandma Jennie got nothing (except some dishes & silverware).  Grandma Jennie raised the garden and Hazel and Norman would come down & take it all.” 

From the Chapter Barbara Ratcliffe Smith wrote regarding the Apple line and genealogy: (my mother, Barbara Ratcliffe Smith at Michigan State, where she was going to college pictured left in the 50's).  “ I guess the first time I became interested in the family history was when I was staying with Grandma Jennie in 1953.  Granny was recuperating from a heart spell and I was staying with her so Mom could return to Michigan for a rest.  I found some old pictures in Granny’s chifferobe and she identified some of them for me, but not all of them.  They were the pictures I now have of the Montague's and Apples.  The Bell family bible was also there.  Evidently the bible itself was discarded when Granny died, because I later found out that the family sheet from it had ended up in the possession of Pat Montague (I visited them in California in 1989).  I told Granny I would like the pictures if she ever decided to get rid of them.  Evidently Mom saved them after Granny died.  We should all be glad she did, because Aunt Ethel had intended to burn all the old pictures.  Just before Mom died she gave the pictures to me, but she wasn’t able to identify all of them.”