The Bucher/Booker Family, 1686-1990: Chapter IV Part 1

David Booker and Theodosha Smith

David and Theodosia Booker are listed on the Shenandoah Co., VA c.1786 Tax list, Harrison Co., KY c.1796 – 1801, & Jefferson Co., KY c.1801 – 1818. The famil moved to to Sullivan Co., IN c.1818, died c.1819. Children:

Polly Booker married William Powell 12 Sept. 1816 in Jefferson Co., KY

Alexander Evan Booker s/o George W. to Jasper Co., IL c.1861

Abraham Booker to Jasper Co., IL c. 1880

Philip Booker to Piatt Co., IL c. 1881

James Booker to Crawford Co., IL c. 1841; to Macon Co., IL c. 1849

Ruel Booker s/o Isaac Booker married Levinia Booker d/o of William Jarrett

The George W. Booker and Mary (Polly) Padgett Family

(Son of David Booker and Theodosha Smith)

George W. (presumed to be William) Booker was the oldest son of David Booker and Theodosha Smith. The Bennett Genealogy, sent to me by Ralph Woodward of Carlisle, Indiana, states that George W. Booker was born on 31 January 1793 in Virginia, and died in Jefferson Township, Sullivan Co., Indiana on 7 [sic] September 1871. George is buried in the Indian Prairie Cemetery. Engraved on his gravestone are two other names and their dates of death. They are his wife’s and youngest daughter’s. I mention this only because I believe that the quotation of “80 years, 7 months and 8 days after George’s date of death is incorrect. The 1850 Census states George’s age as 56, the 1860 Census – 65, and the 1870 Census – 77. Since George died 9 September 1871 (according to two newspaper obituaries), his tombstone should read age 78. My guess is that when George W. Booker’s wife, Mary (Polly) died in 1895, George’s original stone was replaced by a newer one giving an incorrect age. Also, the Sullivan Democrat on July 19, 1871, listed all old citizens of the county over 70 years of age. In Haddon Twp., George Booker is listed as 78 years old; his brother, Jacob Booker is listed as 72.

George W. Booker married Mary (nicknamed Polly) Padgett most likely in 1821 in Sullivan Co., Indiana, their first child born in September of 1822. As of yet, there is no positive proof as to who might be the parents of Polly. I did find on the 1850 Census just above the George W. Booker family, a Lewis Padgett, age 30, listed with the rest of his family. Listed in Lewis’s family is a Henry Padgett, age 81, born in Virginia. Possibly this man is Polly’s father. Henry Padgett is buried next to his wife, Rachael, at the Pleasantville Cemetery in Sullivan Co., Indiana. His gravestone reads “died October 13, 1861, lived 88 years.” Rachael’s gravestone inscription reads “died March 10, 1836, age 55 years.”

On 21 March 1831 George bought 80 acres in Haddon Township, Section 7, East 1/2, NE 1/4. George and Polly had five children between 1822 and 1830 in Sullivan County and are listed on the 1830 Census, page 348, in the same county under George “Bokker.” Incidentally, all the Bookers listed on the 1830 Census of Sullivan Co., Indiana are found on the pages 340, 348, 352, 354, and 388 twice.

George and Polly were charter members of the First Missionary Baptist Church in southern Sullivan County. Henry Padgett was also a charter member. The church was established in the Indian Prairie neighborhood in 1832, but was destroyed by fire in 1875 (the present building was immediately erected and was dedicated in February 1876).

According to the Bennett Genealogy, Mary (Polly) Padgett Booker was born in Kentucky on 1 January 1801. She died 6 March 1895 in Sullivan County Indiana; on her gravestone (the same as George’s) is engraved “94 years, 2 months, 5 days.”

From the Sullivan Union, Wednesday, 13 September 1871: -Pleasantville Items-George Booker died last Saturday at a good old age.

From the Sullivan Democrat, Wednesday, 20 September 1871: -Died, on Saturday, the 9th inst., Mr. George Booker

By researching all Census’s between 1850 and 1870, all cemetery inscriptions, marriage records and death records in Sullivan County from 1850 to 1920, I have accumulated enough evidence to reconstruct George and Polly Booker’s family. Thanks again to Ralph Woodward who sent me a copy of Sullivan County Warranty Deed 70, pages 514-518, dated 17 July 1896, I have “fleshed” out George and Polly’s complete family. The children listed in the deed were:

Theophilus Booker and wife, Sop Booker to John W. Long and Nancy J. Long, husband and wife, Warranty Deed, dated July 14, 1896. Acknowledged before Daniel S. Monagham, Jr. N. P., Daviess County, Indiana, Recorded July 18, 1896…

…Delila Bennett and Charles F. Bennett, her husband; Silas Booker and Rebecca Booker, his wife; Dorcas Bedwell and S. J. Bedwell, her husband; Nancy Booker, single; Louvisa Cox, widow; children of Geo. Booker, deceased, and Allen Booker and Minnie Booker, his wife; Mary Bowen and James Bowen, her husband; William A. Booker, and Nancy Booker, his wife; Martha R. Wells and Clark Wells, her husband; James L. Booker, single; Thomas B. Jones (widower), Mary Goodman and James Goodman, her husband; Caroline Goodman and Eli Goodman, her husband; George W. Padgett and Eli J. Padgett, his wife; Joseph Padgett and Rosa Padgett, his wife, grandchildren of the said George Booker, deceased,

Convey and Warrant to John W. Long and Nancy J. Long, husband and wife, Dated July 17, 1896, Acknowledged before J. Hurley Drake, N. P. Sullivan County, Indiana…

…Harriett Booker, widow; George Booker and Delila, his wife; Grooms Booker and Anna R. Booker, his wife; Albert Booker and Emma A. Booker, his wife; and Ulyssius Jones, single, to Jno. W. Long and Nancy J. Long, husband and wife,… , Acknowledged before H. A. Eidson, N. P., Jasper County, Illinois, recorded July 16, 1896

The following are the children of George W. Booker and Mary Elizabeth Padgett.

The Delilah Booker and Charles T. Bennett Family

Source for the following information on the Bennett family comes from “The Bennett Genealogy” compiled by a Headley (a Bennett descendant) in Kansas, first name unknown. The manuscript is in the possession of the Sullivan County Historical Society of Sullivan County, Indiana.

Delilah Booker married Charles T. Bennett on 23 May 1842 in Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana. Charles was the son of Wingrove Bennett, born in Virginia, and a Miss Carrico (first name and birthplace unknown). Charles was born near Carlisle, Indiana on 20 April 1823, and was a Civil War veteran. He died on 12 November 1906 near Carlisle, age 83 years, 6 months, and 22 days. According to Bennett descendant, Don Wilson, Delilah Booker Bennett was living with her daughter, Martha Plummer, when she died in 1910. Any pictures of Delilah or Charles Bennett could possibly be found in the Plummer Family of Sullivan County, Indiana. Both Charles and Delilah are interred in the Trimble Cemetery. Their children are as follows:

Mary A. Bennett

Mary A. Bennett, daughter of Delilah Booker and Charles T. Bennett, married twice, and had no children by either marriage. Her first marriage was to Ranson Ashbrook, who was born 28 February 1832. Ranson died 4 October 1885 and was interred in the Trimble Cemetery in Carlisle, Indiana. Mary then married Charles Shake. Nothing is known of Charles’death, but some claim that Charles Shake was the first husband of Mary A. Bennett. Although her estate was settled as Shake, apparently Ranson Ashbrook was the first husband as Mary is buried at the side of Ranson Ashbrook in the Bennett Family Plot in Trimble Cemetery.

The Wingrove Bennett and Margaret Ann Dunbar Family

Wingrove Bennett married 26 November 1871 at Carlisle, Indiana to Margaret Ann Dunbar, born 15 June 1848 at Carlisle, daughter of Alexander and Susan Dunbar. Margaret Ann died 22 November 1885 near Carlisle, and was buried in the Trimble Cemetery. Wingrove then remarried Mary Jane Cox Booker, widow of George W. Booker (See Chapter III, The William J. Booker Family). Mary Jane Cox Booker Bennett died in 1919 and was interred in Bethany Cemetery. From his first marriage to Margaret A. Dunbar, there were nine children born:

The Juley Ann Bennett and Thomas Atticus Headley Family

Juley Ann Bennett, daughter of Delilah Booker and Charles T. Bennett, married 29 July 1870 near Carlisle, Indiana to Thomas Atticus Headley. Thomas was born 3 February 1848 near Richmont, Ohio, son of John Graham and Priscilla Larea Neal Headley. Thomas departed this life 25 March 1925 near Mountain Grove, Missouri. Interment was in the Union Chapel Cemetery southeast of Mountain Grove. Juley Ann died 19 January 1926 near Mountain Grove, and she was interred next to her husband. Thomas and Juley Ann had eight children:

Newton Alfred Headley, son of Juley Ann Bennett and Thomas A. Headley, married 2 February 1901 at Hartville, Missouri to Dosha Florence Lathrom. Dosha was born 14 January 1879 near Hartville, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Susan Lathrom. Dosha died 6 September 1946 at Dawson, Missouri, and Newton in 1947; both interred in the Dawson Cemetery. To this marriage seven children were born:

Juley Ann Bennett and Thomas A. Headley’s fourth child, Delila Jane Headley married 25 February 1903 to Isaac Marion Bittick, born 20 July 1880. Isaac died 15 July 1922 in Douglas County, Missouri at the young age of 41 years, 11 months and 15 days, and was interred in the Mount Ararat Cemetery, east of Topaz, Missouri. Delila died over thirty years later in 1958 in Carthage, Missouri, and was buried next to her husband in Topaz. Before his death in 1922, Isaac and Delila had six children:

Thomas’s and Juley Ann’s next child, Emma Florence Headley, married 23 September 1906 at Mountain Grove, MO to James Henry Stillwell. James was born 10 May 1881 at Mountain Grove, the son of Samuel Ross and Clementine Nelson Stillwell. James died 7 January 1958 at Sanger, California with interment held in the Sanger Cemetery. Emma departed this life 4 October 1960 and was interred next to her husband. James and Emma had nine children:

George Wesley Headley, son of Juley Ann Bennett and Thomas A. Headley, married 5 September 1909 at Topaz, Missouri to Stella May Barnes. Stella, daughter of Elijah and Martha Bell Haddock Barnes, was born 3 September 1890 in Texas County, Missouri. George died 28 July 1949 near Mapleton, Kansas with interment in the Mapleton Cemetery. Stella Kay died 9 January 1966 at Lawrence, Kansas, and was buried next to George. George and Stella had nine children:

Jessie Daniel Headley, next child of Juley Ann Bennett and Thomas A. Headley, married on 19 August 1909 in Wright County, Missouri to Clennie Bell Taylor. Clennie, born 17 July 1889, was the daughter of Thomas and Laura Taylor. Clennie died 19 March 1932 in Springfield, Missouri, and was interred there in the Maple Park Cemetery. Jessie died in Concord, California in 1959, but was interred next to his wife in Springfield, Missouri. Jessie and Clennie had eight children:

Last child of Juley Ann Bennett and Thomas A. Headley, was Ollie Evelyn Headley who married on 5 March 1913 at Ann, Missouri to Charles William Stillwell. They had two children. Ollie married for a second time on 8 February 1947 at Vancouver, Washington to Clarence Vail. Charles William Stillwell departed this life on 22 November 1950. Clarence Vail died 11 May 1954 at Fruitland, Oregon. Ollie’s two children by Charles W. Stillwell follows:

The George Bennett and Florence Miller Family

George Bennett married Florence Miller in the late 1870’s in Sullivan County, Indiana. George and Florence are found on the 1880 Census with their family in Jefferson Township, Sullivan Co., Indiana, just below the Charles T. and Delilah Bennett family. George is listed, age 27, and Florence, age 23. Two children are also listed, Charley Bennett, age 2, and Wesley, age 11 months. The information on George’s and Florence’s children in “the Bennett Genealogy” does not match the census information. George was married three times, but all his children were born by his first wife, Florence. Florence died sometime before 1889, and was buried in the Woodward Cemetery at Dugger, Indiana. George’s second wife was Mary (Molly) F. Bivens whom he married in Sullivan County, Indiana on 6 October 1889. Molly died 15 February 1908 in Sullivan County, and George remarried to Flora B. Herbert on 12 July 1908 in Sullivan County. George died 8 February 1936 in Sullivan, Indiana, and was buried in The Trimble Cemetery northeast of Carlisle. George and his first wife, Florence, had three children:

I. Oscar Bennett b. 8/7/1881 Sullivan Co., IN, d. 22/12/1956 Pleasantville, IN. Moriah Cemetery, Pleasantville, IN. Marr. 29/1/1905 to Zilpha Bell Isabell. Three children:

II. John Wesley Bennett b. 26/11/1883 (most likely 1879), Marr. to ?. Three children:

III. Charles Bennett b. 2/7/1885 (most likely 1877), d. 16/12/1903 Jefferson Twp., Sullivan Co.. Indiana, bur. Trimble Cemetery, northeast of Carlisle

The Louvisa Bennett and Herman Milburn Family

Louvisa Bennett, daughter of Delilah Booker and Charles T. Bennett, married 8 September 1878 at Carlisle, Indiana to Herman Milburn. Herman, born in Germany on 4 November 1854, was the son of Henry and Mary Milburn. Although they are not found on the 1870 Census of Sullivan County, the 1880 Census of Sullivan County, Indiana, show that Herman’s father’s family came to Indiana from Tennessee just before the 1870 Census. Herman died 1 August 1929 in Sullivan County and was buried in the Center Ridge Cemetery at Sullivan, Indiana. Louvisa died 25 March 1932 at Sullivan, Indiana, and was also interred in the Center Ridge Cemetery. Herman and Louvisa had eight children.

I. Eva May Milburn b. 19/1/1880 Sullivan Co., IN, d. 10/8/1962 Warren, IN. Never married. Bur. Center Ridge Cemetery

II. Allie Arthur Milburn b. 16/7/1881 Sullivan Co., IN, d. 22/9/1946 Jasonville, IN. Marr. Nora Mishler (d. 1/3/1961 in Indianapolis, IN; bur. Center Ridge Cemetery). No children. Allie interred Center Ridge Cemetery

III. Eddie Addison Milburn b. 7/3/1883 Sullivan Co., IN, d., Marr. Stella Lenhart. Three children:

IV. Pearl Milburn b. 20/10/1886 Emison Station, IN, d.. Never married

V. Earl Milburn b. 20/10/1886 Emison Station, IN, d. 24/8/1963 Poland, IN. Bur. Poland, Indiana Cemetery. Marr. 20/11/1907 at Poland, IN to Lydia May Heath, b. 1/9/1887 at Poland, dau. of James Marshall and Lydia Delilah Heath. Four children:

VI. Blanche Milburn b. 1/9/1888 Emison Station, IN, d.. Never married

VII. Emma Ardella Milburn b. 9/10/1891 Bruceville, IN, d., Two marriages, (1) 29/7/1909 at Linton, IN to John Peter Fougerousse (b.7/2/1889 at Washington,, IN, s/o Frank & Mary Coleman Fougerousse). John Peter d. 1/12/1950 at Jasonville, IN; interment in the Lebanon Cemetery there., (2) 9/10/1954 at Jasonville, IN to Thurman Christ. All children by first marriage:

The Vance Bennett and Mary Jane Headley Family

Vance Bennett, the next child of Delilah Booker and Charles T. Bennett, married 21 September 1876 in Sullivan County, Indiana to Mary Jane Headley. Mary, born 29 October 1856 in Sullivan County, was the daughter of John Graham and Priscilla Larea (Neal) Headley. Note that Mary’s parents were the same parents of Thomas Atticus Headley who married Juley Ann Bennett, Vance’s older sister. Mary Jane departed this life on 2 January 1930 near Shelburn, Indiana, and was buried in the Hickory Cemetery near Dugger, Indiana. Vance, despondent over his wife’s death, drowned himself on 2 August 1930. He was interred next to his wife. Vance and Mary Jane had six children:

I. Delilah Bennett b. 25/9/1877 Sullivan Co., IN, (1880 Census list birthplace as Ohio) (Don Wilson, Delilah Bennett descendant, states she was born in Missouri) d. 28/4/1929 Sullivan, IN, Marr. 27/10/1903 at Sullivan, IN to Elva Farr, s/o Levi and Elizabeth Bolin Boatman Farr. Three children:

II. Julia Bennett b. 1/5/1879 Carlisle, IN, d. 6/9/1917 Sullivan Co., IN. Interred Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dugger, IN. Marr. 14/2/1904 at Sullivan Co., IN to Edward Cecil Alsman b. 27/11/1883 at Sullivan Co., IN, s/o J. D. and Nancy Borders Alsman.. Seven children:

III. Charles Thomas Bennett b. 22/4/1881 Sullivan Co., IN, d. 29/11/1921 Sullivan Co., IN. Bur. Hickory Cemetery, near Dugger, IN . Marr. 31/12/1902 at Sullivan, IN to Mary Alice Shipman. Five children:

IV. Martha Alice Bennett b. 25/9/1883 Pleasantville, IN, d. 16/11/1939 New Lebanon, IN. Bur. Hickory Cemetery, Dugger, IN. Marr. 11/11/1900 at Sull. Co., IN to Thomas Roseberry, s/o Pilton and Mahalia Roseberry (Thomas d. 1941, bur. Hickory Cemetery). Eight children:

V. Infant son Bennett b. 15/12/1885 Sullivan Co., IN, d. 15/12/1885 Sullivan Co., IN. Bur. Trimble Cemetery, Carlisle, IN.

VI. Everett Vastine Bennett b. 13/11/1889 Sullivan Co., IN, d. 4/3/1962 Pueblo, CO. Bur. Mountain View Cemetery, Pueblo, CO. Marr. 15/10/1910 at Sullivan, IN to Osa Opal Clark, d. 2/3/1944 Pueblo, CO. Bur. Mountain View Cemetery, Pueblo CO. One child:

The Bucher/Booker Family, 1686-1990 © 1990 Charles Lee Booker Jr.