Re: Doss/Cundiff Kentucky
Sending you some old as well as some new information on the Doss and Mikels of Montgomery County, Indiana.
Greenberry Doss, son of Stephen and Permilia Cundiff Doss; and his brother Elisha Doss. Moved to Indiana from Hardin County, Kentucky.
Seems Greenberry Doss moved to Indiana first; foloowed by brother Elisha Doss.
Included are early land records, marriage records, and census for Elisha Doss of 1850. (Of course Greenberry Doss was in Linn County, Iowa by 1849.)
Greenberry Doss marries Eliza Mikels Nov. 14, 1835. He receives land, 40 more acres, Nov. 20, 1835. I assume it is Eliza Mikels dowry. And since a John Mikels also owns land in section 14 of Franklin Township, could be Eliza Mikels brother or father. Although, William Mikels could be father too?
Another Mikels researcher could not define Eliza Mikels parents. There are a number of Elizas in the records of Montgomery County, Indiana. Do not think it is especially a short moniker name for Elizabeth at all.
Elisha Doss married Susanna Peterson March 6, 1839. Notice in the 1850 census for Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana....that Petersons are surrounding the Elisha Doss family. I assume Susannah Peterson's father is the Solomon Peterson.
I included the bio of Joe Ward Mikels because it was so interesting as a Mexican War veteran; and states his birth place was near Darlington, Indiana.
Lucetta Doss (1838-1887) and here brother Thomas Doss, children of Greenberry and Eliza Mikels Doss by Iowa records; also both born near Darlington, Indiana.
Several other men in Montgomery County, Indiana has the first name of Greenberry, and even just Berry.
Have never found burial or death of Eliza Mikels Doss. But Greenberry Doss re-marries in Linn County, Iowa in 1849; to an Elizabeth Cook. Maybe she died on the way to Iowa?
Lucetta Doss marries James Robbins...dau. Mary Ellen Robbins marries Henry Miller; Ruby Miller marries Art Russell; parents of Daren Russell, my father.
Steven Russell
Iowa
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BIOGRAPHY
Joe Ward MIKELS
Crawfordsville Daily Review
Jan 14, 1916
Darlington Jan 13
Joe Ward MIKELS, one of the two surviving Mexican War veterans in this county died Wednesday at the home of his son at Cerro Gordo, Ill. He had been a resident of Darlingtonnearly all his life and was known to a large number of people throughout the ocunty. Capt. Marks of Waynetown is now the only Mexicn veteran in the county. Joe Ward, as he was known to nearly all his friends here was born near Darlington Dec 3, 1828. When the trouble with Mexico heated into war he was one of the first to join the colors. After his return he married Miss Christina Smith in 1851. Before the civil war started several children had been born to them and for that reason he did not again go to the front. During his long residence in this township he farmed and worked at the carpenter trade. Sevearl years ago he left here for a short time to go to Missouri but returned and made his home in this city until going to live with his son about two years ago. His wife died in 1892. Three sons, Wesley of Rosedale; Milton of Cerro Gordo, Ill and Sol of Denver, Colorado survive. The body will be brought to Crawfordsville and will be taken to the undertaking establishment of Hunt & MUrphy Friday afternoon. Saturday morning the remains will be shipped to Darlington. The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock at the South Christian Church of which he was a member Mr. Mikles was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
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Early Land Owners
The People's Guide
Franklin Township
Montgomery County, Indiana
Name Section Acres Date Book Page
DOSS, Greenberry 14 40 11-20-1835 45 296
DOSS, Greenberry 14 40 8-15-1835 - -
MIKELS, John 14 40 11-11-1834 - -
MIKELS, William 23 80 11-15-1830 - -
Montgomery County, Indiana USGenWeb Project
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marriages
MIKELS CORNELIUS MCKEY CATHERINE March 14, 1844
MIKELS REBECCA MULLEN JAMES March 19, 1835
MIKELS CASSA A ENDECOTT JACOB March 21, 1847
MIKELS GEORGE SMITH HANNAH March 9, 1843
MIKELS NANCY WILLIAMS SAMUEL May 10, 1840
MIKELS WILLIAM P VAWTER MARY R May 2, 1850
MIKELS ELIZA DOSS GREENBERRY November 14, 1835
MIKELS JOEL W SMITH CHRISTIANA November 25, 1849
MIKESEL JOSHUA ASHBY MALINDA June 7, 1846
MIKESELL CHRISTOPHER MALTBIE MARY
DOSS ELISHA PETERSON SUSANNA March 6, 1839
DOSS GREENBERRY MIKELS ELIZA November 14, 1835
MIKELS, Joel, formerly of Darlington, Dec 3, 1828, NC, 87, Jan 13, 1916 (Mexican War Soldier)
Census
1850 Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
PETERSON Solomon 59 Farmer Virginia
Mary 36Kentucky
John 21 Farmer Ohio
Solomon 14Indiana
Margaret 12Indiana
Martha 2Indiana
David 1Indiana
PETERSON Samuel 34 Farmer Ohio
Mellie J 30Ohio
Alfred 10Indiana
Milletus 5Indiana
Parthena 3Indiana
Ann M 1Indiana
DOSS Elisha 33 Farmer Kentucky
Susanna 30Ohio
John 10Indiana
Isabell 6Indiana
William 4Indiana
Melissa J 1Indiana
PETERSON William 36 Farmer Ohio
Eliza J 24Ohio
Nancy J 12Indiana
Samuel H 8Indiana
Mary 1Indiana
David 16Indiana
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