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The following is from Contributor: Lois Bopp Retherford (46581256) • sent on Dec. 9, 2018
Phoebe Long Retherford, daughter Phoebe Long Retherford stayed in Union County, Indiana, with her husband William Retherford.
William Retherford bought many items at Andrew Long's estate sale. His name is given as William, Jr. in each transaction. William and Phebe Long Retherford had known children Alexander, and Martha as found in census records in 1850 and later. Identifying their children has been problematic.
From census records before 1850 it appears that William Retherford had a first marriage that produced a son and a daughter and that Phoebe and William had only daughters until the birth of Alexander in 1831, so lacking married names for the daughters, we have not been able to locate them.
William "Ratherford" is found two doors from David Honeyman in 1830 in Union County, Indiana: 1 male 50-60, 1 male 15-20; 1 male 30-40, 1 female 15-20, 2 females 10-15, 2 females 5-10, and 2 females under 5. The next child was James Alexander born 1831. We apologize for having James and Alexander listed separately on the site before - they are one and the same as proven by James Alexander's tombstone in Mannon Cemetery (1831-1917). Bearing in mind that William and Phoebe married in 1815 it seems likely that the oldest male child and oldest female child in the 1830 census are children of William's by a first marriage. We suspect (but cannot prove) that the oldest son was William Retherford, born Nov 5, 1810 in Pennsylvania, and who migrated to New Boston Township at an early date. We hope to sort this out before preparing a Retherford page for the site. William Retherford, Sr., was quite a bit older than Phoebe according to the 1830 census and died before 1850 as we find Phoebe in 1850 in Washington Township, Decatur County, Indiana: #38 Phebe Retherford, 52, born Pa; Alexander, 19, In; Martha C., 13, In.
Phoebe Long Retherford married Robert Swann January 12, 1854, in Union County, Indiana, and she and daughter Martha are found with him in 1860.
William and Phoebe's son, Alexander Retherford, also migrated to Mercer County, but not until 1864 when he accompanied the Honeyman family. Alexander was living on the farm of his cousin Sarah Honeyman Eikenbary in the 1860 census in Union County, Indiana, evidently assisting her after the death of her husband, Zachariah Eikenbary. He married Mary West on 27 November 1862 in Union County. They are then found in New Boston Township in 1870: James Retherford, 37, farmer, born In; Mary, 27, In; William, 5, In; Jane, 3, In; George, 1, In. In later censuses he is listed as Alex or Alexander. Isabella Long Honeyman
The descendants of daughter Isabella Long Honeyman are chronicled on the Honeyman page. They too migrated to Mercer County in 1864, probably at the urging of Jane Long Malably Noble Honeyman whose children had remained in Mercer County when she returned to marry David Honeyman.
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The following is from Contributor: Lois Bopp Retherford (46581256) • sent on Dec. 9, 2018
Phoebe Long Retherford, daughter Phoebe Long Retherford stayed in Union County, Indiana, with her husband William Retherford.
William Retherford bought many items at Andrew Long's estate sale. His name is given as William, Jr. in each transaction. William and Phebe Long Retherford had known children Alexander, and Martha as found in census records in 1850 and later. Identifying their children has been problematic.
From census records before 1850 it appears that William Retherford had a first marriage that produced a son and a daughter and that Phoebe and William had only daughters until the birth of Alexander in 1831, so lacking married names for the daughters, we have not been able to locate them.
William "Ratherford" is found two doors from David Honeyman in 1830 in Union County, Indiana: 1 male 50-60, 1 male 15-20; 1 male 30-40, 1 female 15-20, 2 females 10-15, 2 females 5-10, and 2 females under 5. The next child was James Alexander born 1831. We apologize for having James and Alexander listed separately on the site before - they are one and the same as proven by James Alexander's tombstone in Mannon Cemetery (1831-1917). Bearing in mind that William and Phoebe married in 1815 it seems likely that the oldest male child and oldest female child in the 1830 census are children of William's by a first marriage. We suspect (but cannot prove) that the oldest son was William Retherford, born Nov 5, 1810 in Pennsylvania, and who migrated to New Boston Township at an early date. We hope to sort this out before preparing a Retherford page for the site. William Retherford, Sr., was quite a bit older than Phoebe according to the 1830 census and died before 1850 as we find Phoebe in 1850 in Washington Township, Decatur County, Indiana: #38 Phebe Retherford, 52, born Pa; Alexander, 19, In; Martha C., 13, In.
Phoebe Long Retherford married Robert Swann January 12, 1854, in Union County, Indiana, and she and daughter Martha are found with him in 1860.
William and Phoebe's son, Alexander Retherford, also migrated to Mercer County, but not until 1864 when he accompanied the Honeyman family. Alexander was living on the farm of his cousin Sarah Honeyman Eikenbary in the 1860 census in Union County, Indiana, evidently assisting her after the death of her husband, Zachariah Eikenbary. He married Mary West on 27 November 1862 in Union County. They are then found in New Boston Township in 1870: James Retherford, 37, farmer, born In; Mary, 27, In; William, 5, In; Jane, 3, In; George, 1, In. In later censuses he is listed as Alex or Alexander. Isabella Long Honeyman
The descendants of daughter Isabella Long Honeyman are chronicled on the Honeyman page. They too migrated to Mercer County in 1864, probably at the urging of Jane Long Malably Noble Honeyman whose children had remained in Mercer County when she returned to marry David Honeyman.
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