bullet Samuel McReynolds MCREYNOLDS(4) was born on 7 Jan 1784. We now come to Samuel, the eldest son of Joseph and HenriettaMcReynolds. He was born in North Carolina, January 6th,1784. Although he had little schooling, he was a studious minded fellow, and was always considered one of the best informed men in the comunity. On October9th, 1804 he married Milbrey Dement. The first time she saw Samuel he was sitting on a bench in a large crowd at a camp meeting. He was exorting the people to repentance. He was a deeply religious man and a strong Presbyterian. Although there was no church of his choice near him, after locating in Indiana, he always worked heartily with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He donated the grounds for the campground, and then for the church, where Mt. Pleasant Church and Cemetary still stand. A short time after their marriage Samuel and Milbrey moved across the state line into Kentucky. They lived in Sumner Co. Tennessee at the time of their marriage.[ At least Sam did. Milbrey lived in Alabama, not far from Huntsville.] The Kentucky farm they first lived on was in the river valley and the land was very fertile. But it was unhealthy there. Their first two children were born there, Lucinda and James, and both diedi n infancy. Samuel had a most severe case of rheumatism. He lay helpless for many months. He had no idea he would ever get well again, but he finally began to improve. He still found he was a cripple for life. His legs were all drawn out of shape, and his knees would not bend. He was never able to dress himself again, and he could not walk without crutches.He owned two or three slaves and he returned to Sumner Co. Tennessee.He again tried to farm with slave labor, but it was entirely unsatisfactory as the slaves would not work when sent out alone, and he did not farm extensively enough to hire an overseer. In Tennessee four more children came. Matilda was born February 14, 1810,William October 6th, 1812, Samuel Davis April 10th,1814, and Joseph September 20th, 1816. Slave labor was so unsatifactory to him he often thought of moving to the free states north of the Ohio River. He had heard glowing accounts of the fertility of the lands in that region. After the battle of Tippecanoe, and the power of the Indians in that region was broken, the country was made perfectly safe for white settlers, so he decided to try his luck in that land. He sold his slaves and his other holdings in Tennessee and went on a prospecting tour of Indiana.He rode in a two-wheel cart or gig as he called it and had an attendant with him of course. The first land he looked at in Indiana was where Evansville now stands. Although it was covered with fine timber the area was too hilly to suit him. Then he came out into what is now Smith Township, Posey Co. and selected a tract of land about a half of a mile east of where Mt. Pleasant Church now stands. This land was all heavily timbered and it seemed a man as crippled as he was would have to have a strong heart to attemt to carve out a farm in that wilderness. But he went to Vincennes, paid the government a dollar and twenty-five cents per acre for the land and then returned for his family in Tennessee. He hired a young man who had recently married to go to Indiana and work for him. This man's name was Moses Dorset. All these people arrived in Indiana in the early autumn, and Dorset imediately began to cut poles with which to build a small cabin. This cabin was very small. The cracks were all chinked and daubed with mud. The roof was of split clapboards held on with weight poles. One end was a large fireplace with a chimney built of sticks heavily daubed with mud to keep from catching fire. The floor was of puncheon split out of the timber and smoothed with an adz. In this crude building made entirely of the forrest these two families lived through the winter. Dorset then began to clear a small field in which to raise a crop the following spring. He grubbed out the small brush and cut the small trees in the tract. He deadened the larger timber and in the spring he took his steel pointed wooden plow and tore up the fertile soil sufficiently to be able to plant it in corn. The corn came up nicely, but a great flock of blackbirds came out of the woods and pulled it all up. Dorset was very much discouraged. Samuel and his oldest son, now about six years old, drove to New Harmony, where a company of German Socialists from Pennsylnania had recently settled. They bought a shotgun and plenty of Shot. Then as soon as the corn began to peep through the soil, Samuel and his small son went to the field. The boy carried the gun and helped him load it, and together they killed a great number of birds and crippled many more. The cries of the other birds seem to scare them more than the gun. The birds left the field and the corn was this time permitted to grow. Of course no big crop was raised that year in such a field, but they did raise enough corn to feed themselves and all their stock, until they could raise enough of some other crop. In another year this field had been more perfectly cleared, and some other land also cleared. Meat was plentiful, for all Dorset had to do was go out in the woods with his rifle and in a short time he had all the meat he wanted. Deer was plentiful, wild turkeys, Pheasants, and squirrels were found in abundance.Dorset continued to work for Samuel for many years, and from the savings from his salary he was able to buy a farm adjoining the land then owned by Samuel. The two families were the best of friends.Samuel, in a short time, had built a comfortable log house near the cabin and lived there. He continued to buy other tracts of land until he owned about seven hundred acres. Much of this land was cleared and put into cultivation, all of course by hired labor until his sons were old enough to work the clearings. The neighbors soon found out that Samuel was well learned for that day in that region, and as they needed a school, Samuel was one of the first teachers in what is now Smith Township. A few years later he was elected associate judge of Posey Co. He served in that capacity for a number of years. There are old court dockets or records signed by Samuel McReynolds in the year 1832. The following children were born to Samuel and Milbrey after they came to Posey Co. Indiana: Nelson born Februaray 7th, 1819, Alexander A. born June 17th, 1821, Robert orn April 7th, 1825, and Nancy born March 31st,1828. Samuel, as well as his father before him was a democrat in politics and a strong Presbyterian. Samuel did not see fit to change his membership as there was no church of his denomination near. But the Cumberland Presbyterian organized a church at a very early date in the neighborhood,and Samuel always had his camp at the campgrounds.
Parents: Joseph MCREYNOLDS and Henrietta BROWNING.

Children were: Samuel Davis MCREYNOLDS.

He was married to Milbrey DERMENT on 7 Oct 1804. Children were: Lucinda MCREYNOLDS , James MCREYNOLDS, Mathilda MCREYNOLDS, William MCREYNOLDS, Samuel Davis MCREYNOLDS, Joseph MCREYNOLDS, Nelson MCREYNOLDS, Alexander MCREYNOLDS, Robert MCREYNOLDS, Nancy MCREYNOLDS.

bullet Sarah MCREYNOLDS Parents: Leonard MCREYNOLDS.

bullet Sarah MCREYNOLDS Parents: Joseph MCREYNOLDS and Elizabeth BLOOKWORTH.

bullet Sarah E. MCREYNOLDS was born in 1851. Parents: Samuel Davis MCREYNOLDS and Elizabeth WILSON.

bullet Stephen MCREYNOLDS Parents: John Ward MCREYNOLDS.

bullet Tabitha MCREYNOLDS

She was married to Joseph [Shaker Joe] MCREYNOLDS.(4) Children were: William [Bill Burly] MCREYNOLDS, John Berry MCREYNOLDS , MCREYNOLDS.

bullet Thomas MCREYNOLDS(4) Thomas, the oldest member of the James and Mary Bell family, moved
to North Carolina and died there in 1800 leaving a family. Several
of the other sons, including Benjamin, moved to Kentucky in Logan and
Butler Countys, in the earlier days. Their descendants are now
scattered in as many states as ours.
Parents: James MCREYNOLDS and Mary Bell.

bullet Thomas MCREYNOLDS Parents: Leonard MCREYNOLDS.

bullet Thomas MCREYNOLDS Parents: Joseph MCREYNOLDS and Elizabeth BLOOKWORTH.

bullet Wesley MCREYNOLDS Parents: Joseph MCREYNOLDS and Elizabeth BLOOKWORTH.

bullet Wilford MCREYNOLDS Parents: George MCREYNOLDS.

bullet William MCREYNOLDS Parents: Joseph MCREYNOLDS and Sarah DIXON.

bullet William MCREYNOLDS was born on 6 Oct 1812. Parents: Samuel McReynolds MCREYNOLDS and Milbrey DERMENT.

bullet William MCREYNOLDS Parents: Joseph MCREYNOLDS and Elizabeth BLOOKWORTH.

bullet William [Bill Burly] MCREYNOLDS Parents: Joseph [Shaker Joe] MCREYNOLDS and Tabitha MCREYNOLDS.

bullet Jim MCROBERTS

Children were: Ricky Lynn MCROBERTS , Robert Ray MCROBERTS, Mary Jo MCROBERTS, Steven Blythe MCROBERTS.

bulletMary Jo MCROBERTS was born on 7 Oct 1964 in Lawrenceville, Illinois. Parents: Jim MCROBERTS and Dixie Isabelle BYRD.

bullet Ricky Lynn MCROBERTS was born on 17 Apr 1961 in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. Parents: Jim MCROBERTS and Dixie Isabelle BYRD.

bullet Robert Ray MCROBERTS was born on 7 Jul 1962 in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. Parents: Jim MCROBERTS and Dixie Isabelle BYRD.

bullet Steven Blythe MCROBERTS Parents: Jim MCROBERTS and Dixie Isabelle BYRD.

bullet Dana Gwen MEANS was born on 14 Dec 1962. Parents: John II MEANS and Pauline Gwen CURRY.

bullet Elizabeth Ann MEANS was born on 8 Oct 1965. Parents: John II MEANS and Pauline Gwen CURRY.

bullet Jeffrey Scott MEANS was born on 29 Jul 1977. Parents: John II MEANS and Pauline Gwen CURRY.

bullet Jennifer Louise MEANS was born on 16 Aug 1969. Parents: John II MEANS and Pauline Gwen CURRY.

bullet John II MEANS

He was married to Pauline Gwen CURRY on 23 Dec 1961. Children were: Dana Gwen MEANS, Elizabeth Ann MEANS, Jennifer Louise MEANS, John Houston III MEANS, Jeffrey Scott MEANS.

bullet John Houston III MEANS was born on 12 Nov 1974. Parents: John II MEANS and Pauline Gwen CURRY.

bullet MELG MOLBHTHACH Parents: COBTHACH CAOL-BHREAGH.

Children were: IARN GLEO-THATHACH.

bulletMETHUSELAH was born in 687. He died in 1656. Parents: ENOCH .

Children were: LAMECH.

bulletRobert MEULLANT Count of Meullant died in 1108. He fought under William"The Conqueror in at Hastings in 1066. He in to King Henry I of England. (1)

He was married to ELIZABETH. (1) Children were: HENRY I KING OF ENGLAND.

bullet Sam MEYERS

bulletWilliam MIDCALF.

bulletPolish Duke MIESCO.

Children were: Gudhild MIESCO .

bulletGudhild MIESCO(1). Parents: Polish Duke MIESCO.

She was married to King od England SVEND "FORK BEARD" King of Denmark 986 913. (1) Children were: ASTRID.

bullet MILES

He was married to Ritah MCRAVEN. (6)

bullet Minnie L. MILES

Children were: Ruby Pearl MONCREIF .

bulletMILESUIS OF SPAIN. Parents: BILE.

He was married to SCOTA. Children were: HEREMON .

bullet Gladys Marie MILLER(26) was born on 10 Dec 1905 in Wabash County Mt.Carmel, Illinois.(10) She died on 15 Apr 1987 in General Baptist Nursing Home. (10) She was buried on 17 Apr 1987 in Highland Mem. Park Cemetary Mt.Carmel, Illinois.(10) Parents: Lee MILLER and Amy LITHERLAND.

She was married to Lawrence Oliver DEISHER on 3 Mar 1921 in Wabash County Mt.Carmel, Illinois.(26) She was married to Lawrence Oliver DEISHER on 3 Mar 1922. (10) Children were: Floyd Oliver DEISHER, Wilma Fern DEISHER, Mary April DEISHER, Velma Jean DEISHER, Esther Mae DEISHER, Betty Ann DEISHER, Loren Kenneth DEISHER, Loree Viola DEISHER, Lois Marie DEISHER, Kay Carolyn DEISHER, Lloyd Jonathan DEISHER, Donald Eugene DEISHER , Beverly Sue DEISHER.

bullet Lee MILLER

He was married to Amy LITHERLAND. Children were: Gladys Marie MILLER.

bullet Jean E. MOGLE was born on 13 Sep 1953 in Wichita, Ks. Parents: Mike Homer MOGLE and Dorotha Jane JONES.

She was married to Robinson Cook BRASELTON on 1 Jun 1974 in Enid, Oklahoma, Garfield County. Children were: Philip Nolan BRASELTON.

bullet Mike Homer MOGLE

Children were: Jean E. MOGLE.

bulletMOHUNDRO .

He was married to Alice MCRAVEN. (6)

bullet Romaine Nelson MONCREIF

Children were: Ruby Pearl MONCREIF .

bulletRuby Pearl MONCREIF was born on 23 Apr 1898 in Gosper, Co. Nebraska. Parents: Romaine Nelson MONCREIF and Minnie L. MILES.

She was married to Walter Henry WICKENCAMP on 29 Sep 1919 in Holdrege, Neb. Children were: Theodore Romaine WICKENCAMP, Ruth Garnet WICKENCAMP , Eunice Detta WICKENCAMP, Ronald Eugene WICKENCAMP, Paul Dean WICKENCAMP .

bullet James MONROE

bulletComfort MONTGOMERY was born in 1852. Parents: Prettyman Marvel MONTGOMERY and Melissa TRIBLE.

bulletElizabeth MONTGOMERY. Parents: Prettyman Marvel MONTGOMERY and Melissa TRIBLE.

bulletElizabeth MONTGOMERY was born on 14 Apr 1820. She died in Attica, Ind.. Parents: Robin MONTGOMERY and Patience MARVEL.

bulletGeorge MONTGOMERY was born in 1859. Parents: Prettyman Marvel MONTGOMERY and Melissa TRIBLE.

bullet George MONTGOMERY was born on 14 May 1834. He died in Cynthiana, Ind.. Parents: Robin MONTGOMERY and Patience MARVEL.

bulletJames MONTGOMERY was born on 7 Jan 1827. He died in Antioch Cem Gibson Co. Ind.. Parents: Robin MONTGOMERY and Patience MARVEL.

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