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Martin James Clevenger Veteran

Birth
Osgood, Ripley County, Indiana, USA
Death
Mar 1878 (aged 40–41)
Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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The son of John & Mary Ann (Levi) Clevenger, Martin married Nancy Ann Tucker on 29 Mar 1855 in Osgood, Ripley Co IN, the daughter of Thomas & Jane (Gibson) Tucker of Osgood, Ripley Co IN.

Children with Nancy:
1) Ira Clevenger (1856-1921); m1. Emma Levi; m2. Missouri Levi (1861-1899); m3. Leora Bell Frondorf (1880-1944) (Ira & Leora are my Gr-Grandparents).
2) Albert Clevenger (1859-bef 1900).
3) Cora "Clorie" Alice Clevenger (1861-1894); m. John Creekmore (1856-1904).
4) Josephine "Josie" Clevenger (1864-1901); m. William Franklin Pea (1853-1928).
5) Martin "Mart" Clevenger (1865-1953); m1. Josephine "Jossie" Anna Levi (1870-1903); m2 & m3. Edith R Abernathy (1887-1966).
6) Mary Clevenger (1868-1869).
7) Joseph Clevenger (1870-1880).
8) Ora "Crabby" Clevenger (1871-1945); m1. Ida May Levi (1873-1912); m2. Stella "Telly" May Lyons (1880-1932); m3. Sophia Jane Wentworth (1883-1962).

Ripley Co Marriage Records, Vol. 6, pg. 145:
"License issued 28 Mar 1855. Married by Philip Anthony, J.P. Ripley Co IN. A civil wedding."

Martin is mentioned in the Will of his father, John Clevenger, whose estate was administered by Henry L Gray on 7 Apr 1839 in Ripley Co IN.

1862 Civil War Index, Rush Co IN:
Martin enlisted in the Union Army, 22nd Battery Indiana Light Artillery. Entry states "never mustered", but the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors records show he served.

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System:
"Martin Clevenger
Regiment: 22 Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
Side: Union
Company: [blank]
Soldier's Rank In: Pvt.
Soldier's Rank Out: Pvt.
Film Number: M540 roll 14"

Ripley Co Probate Order, Bk B, Pgs. 58 & 75, 18 Mar 1878:
Martin's estate is settled in Rush County Probate Court, indicating he died just prior to that date.

"Clevenger Families of Kentucky & Their Descendants" by S Clevenger, 1997:
Martin's birth year is listed as 1837.

A small Biography for Martin can be seen in "Let Us Die to Make Men Free, Civil War Soldiers of Rush County, Indiana," a Rush County Genealogical Society Publication, 2011, Pages 22 & 23; composed by Bob Lee and myself. Rest in peace Bob.

Burial location is per a close family member.
The son of John & Mary Ann (Levi) Clevenger, Martin married Nancy Ann Tucker on 29 Mar 1855 in Osgood, Ripley Co IN, the daughter of Thomas & Jane (Gibson) Tucker of Osgood, Ripley Co IN.

Children with Nancy:
1) Ira Clevenger (1856-1921); m1. Emma Levi; m2. Missouri Levi (1861-1899); m3. Leora Bell Frondorf (1880-1944) (Ira & Leora are my Gr-Grandparents).
2) Albert Clevenger (1859-bef 1900).
3) Cora "Clorie" Alice Clevenger (1861-1894); m. John Creekmore (1856-1904).
4) Josephine "Josie" Clevenger (1864-1901); m. William Franklin Pea (1853-1928).
5) Martin "Mart" Clevenger (1865-1953); m1. Josephine "Jossie" Anna Levi (1870-1903); m2 & m3. Edith R Abernathy (1887-1966).
6) Mary Clevenger (1868-1869).
7) Joseph Clevenger (1870-1880).
8) Ora "Crabby" Clevenger (1871-1945); m1. Ida May Levi (1873-1912); m2. Stella "Telly" May Lyons (1880-1932); m3. Sophia Jane Wentworth (1883-1962).

Ripley Co Marriage Records, Vol. 6, pg. 145:
"License issued 28 Mar 1855. Married by Philip Anthony, J.P. Ripley Co IN. A civil wedding."

Martin is mentioned in the Will of his father, John Clevenger, whose estate was administered by Henry L Gray on 7 Apr 1839 in Ripley Co IN.

1862 Civil War Index, Rush Co IN:
Martin enlisted in the Union Army, 22nd Battery Indiana Light Artillery. Entry states "never mustered", but the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors records show he served.

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System:
"Martin Clevenger
Regiment: 22 Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
Side: Union
Company: [blank]
Soldier's Rank In: Pvt.
Soldier's Rank Out: Pvt.
Film Number: M540 roll 14"

Ripley Co Probate Order, Bk B, Pgs. 58 & 75, 18 Mar 1878:
Martin's estate is settled in Rush County Probate Court, indicating he died just prior to that date.

"Clevenger Families of Kentucky & Their Descendants" by S Clevenger, 1997:
Martin's birth year is listed as 1837.

A small Biography for Martin can be seen in "Let Us Die to Make Men Free, Civil War Soldiers of Rush County, Indiana," a Rush County Genealogical Society Publication, 2011, Pages 22 & 23; composed by Bob Lee and myself. Rest in peace Bob.

Burial location is per a close family member.


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