John Bixler & Caroline Lechner - Vanderburgh Co IN - FYI
This is not my direct line - Notes are FYI
John Bixler (s/o Jacob Bixler & Christina "Barbara" Rudy) b 8 July 1801 (some show b 1802)Lebanon/Dauphin Co PA d 11 Jan 1872 married on 27 March 1834 in PA to Caroline Lechner [(d/o Joseph Lechner Sr & Virginia Bruce) b 1 Sept 1815 Union Co PAd 15 April 1876 Vanderburgh Co IN].Some info shows John & Caroline buried at Calvert's Chapel, Cynthiana, Posey Co IN.
---1840 Vanderburgh Co INScott TwpRoll 96p679(who is the older male in this census? dbs)
John Bixler
1 m 30-40
1 m 20-30 1 f 20-30
1 f 5-10
1 f under 5
---BLM records
JOHN BIXLERLand ofc Vincennes
29185 IN2410.1945/25/1841 W 1/2 NW 21 4S 11W 80 acresVanderburgh Co IN
29186 IN2410.1955/25/1841 E 1/2 NE 20 4S 11W 80 acresVanderburgh Co IN
29285 IN2410.294 10/1/1840 NWNE 20 4S 11W 40 acresVanderburgh Co IN
29286 IN2410.295 5/25/1841 NWNE 20 4S 11W 40 acresVanderburgh Co IN
29287 IN2410.296 5/25/1841 E 1/2 SE 17 4S 11W 0 acresGibson Co IN & SWSE 17 4S 11W 120 acresGibson Co IN
---1850 Vanderburgh Co INArmstrong Township
440/142/14226 Sept 1850
Bixler, John 49 m carpenter 3000 PA
Caroline 37 f PA
Mary C 16 f PA
Virginia14 f PA sch
Benedick R 11 m IN
Nancy J 8 f IN sch
John H 7 m IN sch
Cornelia 3 f IN
Theopolis 2 m IN
---VANDERBURG CO IN - where is family in 1860?Should be in Armstrong Twp dbs
---1870 Vanderburgh Co INArmstrong TwpP O Armstrong
94/82/82-- July 1870
Bixler, John 67 m w farmer 7000/3000 PA cit
Caroline 56 f w kh PA
J F 21 m w farmer IN cit
Wesley m w 19 INsch
Enoch 17 m w IN sch
American 15 m w IN sch
Frances 10 f w IN sch
---Vanderburgh Co IN will index:Caroline BixlerBook C pg 2729/27/1876
CHILDREN OF JOHN BIXLER & CAROLINE LECHNER
MARY CATHERINE BIXLER (d/o John Bixler & Caroline Lechner)b 1834-1835 PA d 1876
VIRGINIA BIXLER (d/o John Bixler & Caroline Lechner)b 30 Oct 1836 PA d 24 Aug 1880 Owensville, Gibson Co IN md William Johnson
BENEDICT RUDY BIXLER (s/o John Bixler & Caroline Lechner)b 4 Dec 1838 Vanderburgh Co IN d 7 June 1917 Indiana md Martha Boren - see my previous posting
NANCY JANE BIXLER (d/o John Bixler & Caroline Lechner)b 1841 Vanderburgh Co IN d 1928
JOHN HENRY BIXLER (s/o John Bixler & Caroline Lechner) b 1843 Vanderburgh Co IN d 18 Dec 1884 md Nancy Catherine ? (b Sept 1847 IN)
---Soldiers & Sailors index:John Henry Bixler Union Infantry 60th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
---1870 Vanderburgh Co INArmstrong TwpP O Armstrong
94/84/84-- July 1870
Bixler, John H27 m w farmer 1000/1500 IN cit
Catherine 23 f w kpg house IN
Esy Ellen 3 f wIN
William 4/12 m w b JanIN
---1880 IN soundex
Bixler, John H v12 ed109 s18 l45
w m 36 IN
Gibson CoJohnson Twp
Bixler, Nancy C wife 32 IN
Lorretta dau 12 IN
William S son 10 IN
Ada dau 4 IN
Clarra N dau 1 IN
---1880 (from online transcription - LDS familysearch)Johnson, Gibson Co INpg 261B
Bixler, John H self md m w 36 IN PA PAfarmer
Nancy C wife md f w 32 IN KY INkh
Lorretta dau s f w 12 IN IN IN
William S son s m w 10 IN IN IN
Ada dau s f w 4 IN IN IN
Clarra N dau s f w 1 IN IN IN
---Pension index--John H Bixler
widow:Nancy C Bixler
serviceB 60 IN Inf
Invalid filed 1883 Oct 19from INapp 497929cert 330860
Widow filed 1887 Aug 27from INapp 359836cert 240402
---Newspaper Abstracts of Owensville & Gibson Co INCook 1978p 11Deaths:John H Bixler18 Dec 1884
---1900IN soundex
Bixler, Katev22 ed8 s8 L100
w Sept 184752 IN
Gibson CoMontgomery TwpOwensville
Bixler, Will S son Jan 187030 IN
Noailles dau May 1879 21 IN(dbs Clara Noailles/Nollais)
Elva dau Feb 188317 IN
Emerson, Jesse DSLSept 187227 IN
Ada I dau Aug 187524 IN
---Newspaper Abstracts of Owensville & Gibson Co INCook 1978
p 27 Marriages 1891-1903 Arthur M Keneip/Nollais Bixler14 Nov 1900
---1910Nancy C Bixler 62 f w INGibson CoMontgomery Tp350/3/119B
---1920 IN soundex
Bixler, Katev28 ed14 s7 L85
w 72 Indiana
Gibson CoSecond St, Owensville
Bixler, Elva dau 36 IN
CORNELIA ANNE BIXLER (d/o John Bixler & Caroline Lechner)b 16 Feb 1847 Vanderburgh Co IN d 1929 Owensville, Gibson Co IN md John Burke (also seen as Cordelia)
JONAS THEOPHILUS/THEOPOLIS BIXLER (s/o John Bixler & Caroline Lechner) b 3 Feb 1848 Vanderburgh Co IN d 14 Aug 1924 New Madrid MO md Lydia Ellen Yeager (b 18 Dec 1854 IN).Death record shows mother of J T as Caroline Lecner per Arah.
---1880 IN soundex
Bixler, Jonas T v12 ed107 s48 L1
w m 31 IN
Gibson Co, Barton Twp
Bixler, Lydia E wife 26 IN
Elva dau 8 IN (b 22 Dec 1872)
Carrie W dau 6 IN (Carrie Wells Bixler b 28 Dec 1874)
Ada B dau 1 IN
Bellmy, Lydia (A-aunt?)50 IN
Bellmy, Samuel (Ad)11 IN
---Newspaper Abstracts of Owensville & Gibson Co INCook 1978
p 24Miscellaneous
Henry Pullen, shot three times by Theophilis Bixler, but recovered 28 Sept 1881
---Pension index:
Jonas T Bixler
widow:Lydia E Bixler
service(G? or I?) 43 IN Inf
Invalid filed18(?9?)0 Dec 20 from KY app 979268 cert 951198
widow filed1924 Sept 15 from Tennapp 1223533 cert 956351
attorneyP O'Farrell
---Soldiers & Sailors Index:Theophilus Bixler Union Infantry 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry
---Bixler/Pixler mail shows from Gibson Co TN"Soldier Group Twelve" -
Willis Elmos BixlerPrivate328 Machine Gun, 81 Div, born Hickman KY, 7 Jan 1891;son of J T and L E Bixler; entered service 11 Oct 1917; served in Camps Gordon and Jackson; honorable discharge 5 Nov 1917.
---1920 MI soundex (this should be Joseph Ellsworth Bixler s/o JT & LE, and wife (Sydney Becton 1889-1963)
Bixler, Joseph E v97 ed798 s17 L96w 32IN
Bixler, Sidney Dv97 ed798 s17 L97w 30 Tennessee
Bixler, James Hv97 ed798 s17 L98w 9Tennesse
All at 248 Park Ave, Dearborn, Wayne Co MI
all roomers with Edwin J Marville
ELIAS WESLEY BIXLER (s/o John Bixler & Caroline Lechner)b 1851 Vanderburgh Co IN d 1879
ENOCH BEAL BIXLER (s/o John Bixler & Caroline Lechner) b 21 April 1853 Vanderburgh Co IN d 8 Mar 1928 bd Liberty Cemetery, Cynthiana, Posey Co IN md Nettie ? (b Sept 1866 IN)
---1900 soundex IN
Bixler, Enoch B v75 ed77 s3 L19
w Apr 185347 IN
Vanderburg CoArmstrong Twp
Bixler, Nettie wife Sept 1866 33 IN
Edna dau May 1888 12 IN
Rehrmann, William LaAug 1866 33 IN
Nancy La Sept 186336 IN
---1910 IN indexEnoch Bixler 56 m w Posey Co3wd Cynthia375/1/220B
---1920 IN soundex
Bixler, Enoch B v78 ed65 s3 L12
w 66 IN
Posey CoMain St, Cynthiana
Bixler, Nettiem 53 IN
EDSON AMERICAN b Oct 1855 Vanderburgh Co IN d 1940 md Ada ? (b May 1863 IN).
---1900 IN soundex
Bixler, Edson M v75 ed77 s3 L24
w Oct 185544 IN
Vanderburg CoArmstrong Twp
Bixler, Ada (?F)wife May 1863 37 IN
Roswell Cson Mar 1883 17 IN
Wesley H son Apr 188515 IN
Elverda C dau Oct 1887 12 IN
Bernace R dau June 1889 9 IN
Baxter R son Sept 1892 7 IN
Elizabeth A dau Apr 1895 5 IN
Melbourne E son July 1898 1 IN
---1910INEdson M Bixler 53 m w IN Vanderburgh Co Armstong Tp 382/3/10A
---1920 IN soundex
Bixler, Edson M v101 ed 8--?s7 L83
w 64 IN
Vanderburg Co
Bixler, Rosswell son 35 IN
Elverda dau 30 IN
Bernes R dau 28 IN
Rudy B son 25 IN
Elisabeth dau 23 IN
Mazo M dau 16 IN
---1920 IN soundex
Bixler, Wesley H v78 ed65 s2 L72
w 34 IN
Posey CoWhiting St,Cynthiana
Bixler, Dottie wife 33 IN(a query shows she is nee McReynolds dbs)
Leah M dau 12 IN
Leland son 9 IN
Robert son7 IN
---Baxter Rudy Bixler or Rudy Baxter Bixler (online info shows wife nee Meadows, d/o Gilbert)
SS record:Rudy Bixler b 30 Sept 1892 d June 1972 (Cynthiana, Posey, IN) (none specified) #issued Indiana
ELLA FRANCES (d/o John Bixler & Caroline Lechner)b 1860 Vanderburgh Co IN d 1919
Sources:As noted above, and:
Robt E Turman Papers
The Rudys of God's House
James Davis correspondence
Arah Wright correspondence