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Tristram Pike, the father of Daniel’s wife, Phebe Pike; and John Hancock, believed to be the father (or brother) of George Hancock, who married Samuel’s first daughter, Sally (Sarah). [Note 16] |
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John W. McAninch married Martha Ann Smith on 13 January 1850, in Hendricks County; they were married by “Jesse Woodard, L. Pr. M.E. Ch.”, according to the return filed with the county on January 19, 1850 [Note 17]. “L. Pr. M.E. Ch.” might mean “Licensed Pastor, Methodist Episcopal Church”, possible evidence that John and Martha might have been married at the Pleasant Hill M. E. Church [known as (Old) Pleasant Hill M. E. Church, and Pike Hill Church, but, no records have been found]. |
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Six months later, the 1850 census finds John W. and Martha in Clay Township, Hendricks County, along with “Pelena Smith”, age 13 (assume that Pelena Smith is related to Martha, but unknown) [18]. In 1853, he is also enumerated in Clay Township on the 1853 Male Census of Hendricks County [19]. And, in 1860, John W., Martha Ann, and the four boys are still in Franklin Township [20] [but, where is Sarah?; curiously, though, in the 1860 census, two other McAninch children, Sarah McAninch, age 5, and John McAninch, age 8, are enumerated with the family of Jeremiah Smith (Note 21)]. |
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During the 1850’s, John and Martha’s first five children were born, in Hendricks County -- |
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1. Samuel A. McAninch, born late 1850 or early 1851 (John and Martha married in Jan. 1850) [22]; |
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2. William McAninch, born 1852-1853 [23] (did he marry Louisa Neff, 6 Sept. 1874, Clinton Co.?); |
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3. Valentine J. [John Valentine(?)] [24], born 1853-1854 (probably June 1854) [25]; |
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4. Milton A. McAninch, born August 1856 [26], and |
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5. Sarah McAninch, born 1858-1859 [27] (these five born in Hendricks County, not Clinton County). |
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John’s father Samuel died on July 30, 1859, with no Will recorded, and Samuel was buried in the (Old) Pleasant Hill Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, in Franklin Township [28]. His land was the subject of a ‘friendly’ suit by some of the heirs, and the land was ‘Partition’d by Court Order on 16 Feb. 1861, with each heir receiving 1/13th of Samuel’s property [29]. John is listed “of Hendricks County” in the court records, and appears on the 1862 Draft Enrollment census in Franklin Twp., Hendricks County [30]. |
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The 1861 and 1862 membership records of the Coatesville Methodist Episcopal Church show that Daniel and Phebe (Pike) McAninch, his younger brother John W., and John’s wife Martha Ann (Smith) McAninch, were residents of Pleasant Hill, Franklin Township, and those records also show that John was the leader of ‘Class No. 6’ that meets in Pleasant Hill [31]. |
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During the 1860’s, John and Martha had two more children, presumably born in Hendricks County -- |
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6. Mary E. McAninch, born 1861-1862 [32] (married Isaac M. Davis, 13 Sept. 1883, Clinton County); |
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7. John Wesley McAninch, born August 1868 [33] (born in Hendricks County, not Clinton County); |
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In the 1870 census, John, Martha, and their family are still living in Hendricks County [34], so, it is believed that their first seven children were all born in Hendricks County. They had another child -- |
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8. Edgar, born 1870-1871 [age 9 in 1880 census] [probably (Louie) Edgar McAninch, born 22 Nov. 1870, who married Nellie Edna Wright, 9 May 1901, Russiaville, Howard County, Indiana (Note 35)]. |
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John and his family left the area, probably in 1873; membership records of the Coatesville Methodist Episcopal Church show John and Martha as “No[t] member since 1873” [sic] [31]. They moved north to Clinton County, Indiana, where their oldest son, Samuel A. McAninch, married Matilda J. Rollins, 1 Jan. 1874 [36], and their second son, William, (probably) married Louisa Neff, Sept. 6, 1874 [37]. |
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John W. McAninch (1823-1891), to Clinton County and Howard County, Indiana (2 of 6) |
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McAninch Family History NL, v.XI.n.2 April 2003 Copyright Frank McAninch page 2003-12 |
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