Stacy Templer (1782 - 1864)


The fourth of these children through whom we trace some descendants is Stacy Templer who was born 8 July 1782 in Loudoun County, VA. and died 29 October 1864 in Greene County, OH near Xenia and is buried in the Maple Corners Cemetery. He married Rachel Pettit, the daughter of Andrew and Margaret Pettit, on 30 December 1806 in Loudoun County, VA. She was born about 1784 in Loudoun County, VA and died after 1860 in Greene County, OH in or near Xenia. They moved their family to the Xenia, Greene County, OH area prior to 1820 and lived out their lives there. They had six children whose names and spouses are as follows:

   I- George Washington Templer was born 6 March 1812 in Loudoun County, VA, and
        died on 2 June 1886 in Portland, Jay County, IN. He married Hannah Shepard
        Medsker, daughter of Abraham Medsker and Elizabeth Shepard, on 30
        September 1834 in Xenia, Greene County, OH. Hannah was born 7 May 1816 in
        Highland County, OH and died 20 June 1899 in Portland, Jay County, IN. George
        was a farmer in the Jay County, IN, area from the time he acquired land in 1838
        until he died. They are buried at Green Park Cemetery in Portland, IN. They had
        the following eight children:

        A. James Newton Templer was born 8 February 1836 in Greene County, OH and
            died 3 February 1909 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN. He married
            (1) Ann Adair, daughter of John Jones Adair and Mary Ann Kreps, on 4 October
            1857. Ann was born 10 March 1838 in Ohio and died 15 March 1875 in Muncie,
            Delaware County, IN. They are buried at Beech Grove Cemetery in Muncie, IN.
            They had five children:
            1. Edward Rutledge Templer (b. 11 December 1858, d. 13 October 1932)
               married Addison St. Clair Givens on 6 January 1882. They had five children:
               a. James Newton Templer (b. 26 February 1883, d. 17 April 1967) married
                   Sarah Loretta Martin. They had four children:
                     i. Marian Elizabeth Templer
                    ii. Jane Templer
                   iii. Edward Rutledge Templer
                   iv. James Martin Templer
               b. Edna May Templer (b. 8 May 1888, d. 28 September 1888)
               c. Raymond Templer (b. 27 October 1896, d. 1 November 1896)
               d. Marian Louise Templer (b. 17 October 1897, d. 23 August 1986) married
                   Orville A. Clingan. They had one child:
                     i. Ann Adair Clingan
               e. Donald Joseph Templer (b. 10 June 1903, d. 29 December 1966) married
                   Martha Meranda Wolverton.
           2. Florence Templer (b. 1 December 1859, d. 15 January 1943) married
               Lorenzo Watson Thomas. They had three children:
               a. Emma Louise Thomas (b. 13 March 1882, d. December 1973) married to
                   Harry R. Greyer. They had one child:
                     i. Mary Louise Greyer
               b. Milton Newton Thomas (b. 14 September 1884, d. February 1963 ) married
                   to Genevieve Rose Thompson. They had one child:
                     i. Florence Jane Thomas
               c. Mary Ann Thomas (b. 15 February 1890, d. August 1969) married to Gordon
                   Aiken Ribble. They had three children:
                     i. Susan Ribble
                    ii. Sara Ribble
                   iii. Thomas E. Ribble
           3. Emma Templer (b. 4 February 1861, d. 16 August 1953) married Thomas J.
               Slinger on 25 January 1877. They had seven children:
               a. Alice A. Slinger (b. 19 May 1878, d. 1 September 1930) married to Van L.
                   Ogle. They had one stillborn child.
               b. Edward M. Slinger (b. 23 May 1881, d. 19 October 1969) married to Fleta
                   Bell Morton
               c. Mabel L. Slinger (b. 5 August 1883, d. ?) married to Jason
                   Edgar Craumer
               d. Florence Slinger (b. 13 August 1893, d. 2 October 1893)
               e. Infant Slinger (b. 14 July 1894, d. 16 July 1894)
               f. Mary Lorene Slinger (b. 18 December 1895, d. ?) married to Emory
                   Stillwagon
               g. Harry A. Slinger (b. 24 February 1899, d. 29 January 1944) married to
                   Lillian B. _____. They had one child:
                     i. Mary A. Slinger
           4. Minnie Templer (b. 24 December 1864, d. 17 February 1865)
           5. William Archie Templer (b. 6 May 1866, d. 17 August 1866)
          (2) James Newton married Susanna Shoemaker Kilgore on 9 July 1876. Susanna
          was born in 1837 and died 5 November 1917 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.
          They had no children.

        B. David Templer was born 28 July 1837 in Xenia, Greene County, IN and died 3
            June 1879. He married Elizabeth A. McGriff who was born about 1841 in Ohio
            and died about 1862 in Jay County, IN. They had two known children:
             1. Arthur O. Templer (b. abt 1860, d. 3 March 1862)
            2. Cora Blanche Templer (b. 21 April 1862, d.?) married Morris P. Wood

        C. Abraham M. Templer was born 4 November 1839 in Jay County, IN near
            Portland and died 28 January 1928 in Adrian, Bates County, MO. He married
            Eliza Ann Stanton on 27 January 1866. Eliza was born 24 April in Wainsbell, OH
            and died 1 December 1911 in Adrian, Bates County, MO. Abraham was a Civil
            War veteran in the 34th Indiana Infantry serving as Captain at his release.
            They are buried at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Bates Co., MO. They had four
            children:
             1. Ida May Templer (b. 1 April 1867, d 1950) married Joseph Edward Blow.
                They had one child:
                 a. Glenn Clarence Blow (b. 15 September 1894, d. 23 January 1973) married
                     Lovey Dell Allison. No children of this union.
             2. Clara Dell Templer (b. 29 November 1868, d. bef 1870)
             3. Laura Lilly Templer (b. 10 October 1871, d. 1946)
             4. Harry James Templer (b. 20 October 1873, d. 21 June 1903)

        D. Ann Elizabeth Templer was born 15 August 1841 in Jay County, IN and died
            27 January 1907 in Ottawa, Franklin County, KS. She married Hervey Walker
            Coulson on 11 October 1864 in Jay County, IN. He was born 27 January 1844
            in Columbiana County, OH and died 12 June 1916 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
            County, KS. Hervey served in the 141 st Regiment of the Indiana Infantry in the
            Civil War and is buried at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Ann is buried at
            Highland Cemetery in Franklin County, KS. They had two known children:
            1. Estella Belle Coulson(b. abt 1869, d.bef 1900) married Henry Russell Smith
                on 12 September 1886 in Williamsburg, KS., and later moved to Texas. They
                had one known child:
                a. Carl C. Smith (b. March 1889, d. ?) married Ellen ?
            2. Norman Elder Coulson (b. 21 March 1873, d. 29 November 1914) married
                Nellie Mae Aldrich on 15 December 1901 in Ottawa, KS. They had three
                children:
                a. Ruth Agnes Coulson (b. 17 July 1902, d. 13 August 1988)
                b. Lois Lucille Coulson (b. 26 March 1905, d. 4 January 1988) married (1)
                    John Harry Hoskinson and (2) Miller Walker. Marriage (1) resulted in one
                    child:
                       i. Margie Ann Hoskinson
                c. Dorothy Ann Coulson (b. July 1909, d. 14 July 1973) married Robert Likai.
                    They had one child:
                     i. Thomas D. Likai

        E. Robert Templer was born 14 August 1843 in Jay, Jay County, IN and died 29
            March 1896 in Clinton County, OH. He married Serena Powell Elliott West,
            daughter of William Elliott, Jr. and Rachel A. Beam, on 2 May 1877. Serena was
            born 22 April 1848 in Painters Crossing, Highland County, OH and died 19
            February 1924 in Sabina, Clinton County, OH. Robert served in the Civil War in
            Company B, 34th Indiana Infantry, the same unit where his brother, Abraham,
            served. They are buried at Lee's Creek Cemetery in Clinton, OH. They had five
            children:
            1. George William Templer (b. 11 June 1880, d. 18 March 1958) married Anna
               May Burkhead on 18 January 1911. They had one child:
               a. Robert Christopher Templer (b. 2 November 1911, d. 24 February 2005)
                   married (1) to Margaret Campbell and (2) to Margaret Schultz.
            2. Bertha Templer (b. 16 September 1882, d. 1984) married (1) Dr. _____
                Cooper and (2) G. W. Weidner
            3. Clara Mirian Templer (b. 25 March 1887, d. 23 January 1978) married John
                Ellis Evans. They had five children:
                a. William Templer Evans (b. 27 December 1912, d. 28 January 1975)
                    married Katheryne Rebecca Beatty. They had two children:
                       i. Martha Alice Evans
                      ii. William Beatty Evans
                b. John Templar Evans (b. 13 February 1915) married Mary Alma Sjobeck.
                    They had two children:
                       i. Albert Ellis Evans
                      ii. Pamela A. Evans
                c. Rachel Evans (b. abt. 1917, d. abt. 1918)
                d. Robert Templer Evans (b. abt. 1917, d. abt. 1918)
                e. Jennie Serena Evans (b. 04 December 1922) married Edgar Updegraff.
                    They had four children:
                       i. Katherine Jane Updegraff
                      ii. Christine Margaret Updegraff
                     iii. Emily Louise Updegraff
                     iv. John Edgar Updegraff
            4. Haidee Templer (b. 27 January 1889, d. 13 November 1905)
            5. Hannah Templer (b. 4 August 1891, d. 15 December 1961) married Frank
                Ross Spurgeon in March 1916. They had two children:
                a. June Elizabeth Spurgeon (b. 05 January 1919) married Donald G. Gray.
                    They had three children:
                       i. Janis Ann Gray
                      ii. Marilyn June Gray
                     iii. Nancy Gray
                b. Janet Lee Spurgeon (b. 18 January 1922) married Henry Lewis Gire.
                    They had three children:
                       i. Linda Lee Gire
                      ii. Frank Spurgeon Gire
                     iii. David Edward Gire

        F. Alice Templer was born 21 April 1846 in Portland, Jay County, IN and died 7
            December 1923 in Wayne County, IN. She married James P. Reid. James was
            born about 1842 in Indiana and died 18 February 1921 in Wayne County, IN.
            They had six known children:
            1. Nettie Reid (b. abt 1869, d. 4 February 1924)
            2. George Andrew Reid (b. 12 October 1871, d. December 1937) married to
                Rachel Minerva Graham. They had two children:
                a. Ruby M. Reid (b. 16 January 1891, d. 10 April 1970) married Walter
                    Pennicke Snavely. They had two children:
                       i. Mary Louise Snavely
                      ii. John Reid Snavely
                b. Carl Edgar Reid (b. 19 September 1893, d. 9 October 1958) married
                     Mertis M. Stone. They had four children:
                       i. Pauline M. Reid
                      ii. Mildred Lucille Reid
                     iii. George A. Reid
                     iv. Eva Jean Reid
            3. Raleigh N. Reid (b. 11 October 1875, d. 23 October 1965) married:
                 (1) Bertha Johnson and had one child.
                      a. Clifford A. Reid (b. 7 December 1907, d. 14 December 1940)
                 (2) Alice M. Hoormaert and they had one child.
                       a. Ruth Ann Reid (b. abt 1914, d. ?)
            4. Erla Myrtle Reid (b. abt 1878, d. 13 February 1951) married Thomas Mason
                Byer
            5. Harry Templar Reid (b. 2 June 1886, d. 1 September 1960) married Edith E.
                Edmundson. They had one child:
                a. Norman T. Reid (b. abt 1916, d. ?)
            6. James P. Reid (b. abt 1888, d. abt 1888)

        G. Clayton Benton Templer was born 10 June 1850 in Portland, Jay County, IN and
            died 8 June 1925 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN. He married Clara Ireland in
            February 1878. Clara was born 7 February 1854 and died 7 February 1878 in
            Muncie. They had no known children.

        H. Mary Esther Templer was born 31 August 1855 in Portland, Jay County, IN and
            died 8 June 1925 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN. She married Adam Hamilton
            Finch. Adam was born 7 September 1838 in Wayne County, IN and died 23 May
            1923 in Jay County, IN.

  II- James Templer was born on 22 July 1814 in Loudoun County, VA, and died on 5
         September 1894 in Marion County, IN. He married: (1) Balsora Gregg, daughter
         of Thomas Gregg and Naomi Whitacre, on 3 April 1830 in Loudoun County, VA.
         Balsora was born 25 March 1813 in Loudoun County, VA and died 21 July 1836,
         probably in Loudoun County. She is buried in the Goose Greek Burying Ground in
         Lincoln, Loudoun Co. VA. In earlier years, James is shown as a millrite while in
         later years he is reported to be a carpenter. They had three children:

        A. Amanda Caroline Templer was born 15 January 1831 in Loudoun County, VA and
            died 12 November 1875 in Fairfax County, VA. She married Julius J. Peck on 1
            February 1853 in Loudoun Co., VA. Julius was born 28 May 1829 in Loudoun
            County, VA and died 15 June 1853 in Fairfax County, VA. They are buried in
            Flint Hill Cemetery in Fairfax Co., VA. They had four known children:
            1. Unnamed girl Peck (b. 1854, d. 7 February 1854)
            2. John Asa Peck (b. 3 December 1855, d. ?)
            3. James T. Peck (b. abt 1858, d. bef. 1870)
            4. Clement A. Peck (b. 8 February 1862, d. 13 March 1875)

        B. John Thomas Templer was born 13 October 1832 in Loudoun County, VA and
            died 24 September 1910 in Virginia, probably Loudoun County. He was seriously
            injured in the Battle of Ball's Bluff during the Civil War and, after recovering
            from those wounds, went west where he is found in the same area as James
            Templer, his father's first cousin and the son of John J. Templer, in Nevada
            County, CA., in the late 1800's. He is buried in Goose Creek Burying Ground
            in Loudoun Co., VA.

          C. Emily Catherine Templer was born 15 January 1835 in Loudoun County, VA and
            died 30 August 1907 in Lincoln, Loudoun County, VA. She married Francis Hague
            Janney on 18 June 1853. Francis was born 28 June 1831 in Alexandria, Fairfax
            County, VA and died 22 June 1883 in Loudoun County, VA. He is the son of
            Abijah Janney and Mary Mitchell. They are buried in Goose Creek Burying
            Ground in Lincoln, Loudoun Co., VA, as are many of their family members. They
            had ten children:
              1. Henry Thornton Janney (b. 2 September 1854, d. 10 January 1923) married
                  Cosmelia Janney Hoge on 22 June 1887. They had one child:
                  a. Ella Hoge Janney (b. 26 November 1888, d. 19 July 1889)
              2. Millard Fillmore Janney (b. 14 March 1857, d. 20 March 1926) married
                  Annie B. McGavock on 25 October 1887. They had two children:
                  a. Francis Lamar Janney (b. 14 July 1888, d. April 1965) married Esther L.
                      Brueninger. They had one child:
                        i. Lewis Lamar Janney
                  b. Alice McGavock Janney (b. 7 June 1891, d. 1948)
              3. Mary Mitchell Janney (b. 24 March 1859, d. 5 August 1859)
              4. Cornelia Janney (b. 10 May 1860, d. 19 April 1934) married William Thornton
                  Martin on 18 December 1883. They had three children:
                  a. Clara Wyndham Martin (b. 16 February 1885, d. October 1974) married
                      George Lawton Estes. They had one child:
                        i. George Lawton Estes, Jr.
                  b. Laurence Janney Martin (b. 27 September 1888, d. 10 November 1956)
                      married Josephine Emma Marshall. They had three children:
                        i. Marcella Martin
                       ii. Lillian Page Martin
                      iii. Jane Wyndhan Martin
                  c. William Thornton Martin (b. 3 April 1901, d. October 1980) married
                      Virginia Bird. They had two children:
                        i. Peter Bird Martin
                       ii. Margery Mitchell Martin
              5. Emily Catherine Janney (b. 20 August 1862, d. 11 June 1909)
              6. Jane Janney (b. 13 December 1864, d. 8 July 1865)
              7. Charles Chester Janney (b, 2 June 1866, d. abt 1920) married Lucy E.
                  Atwood.
              8. Asa Moore Janney (b. 1 September 1868, d. 25 March 1940) married
                  (1) Sarah P. Hughes and (2) Blandina E.Lutz. In the marriage with Blandina,
                  they had two children:
                  a. Asa Moore Janney, Jr.(b. 19 April 1908, d. 11 June 2002) married Evelyn
                      Arlene Grow. They had four children:
                        i. Asa Moore Janney, III
                       ii. Rachel Ellen Janney
                      iii. John Felix Janney
                      iv. Hannah Lucille Janney
                  b. Werner Lutz Janney (b. 19 October 1912, d. 19 December 2000) married
                       Anne Meade Hubbard
               9. Amanda Caroline Janney (b. 26 December 1871, d. 25 September 1899)
             10. Lucie Janney (b. 27 March 1874, d 28 October 1929)) married William
                   Frederick Peabody on 24 November 1908.

        James married (2) Emily Mandeville Wright on 15 February 1844 in Greene
        County, OH. Emily was born 20 December 1819 in Ohio and died 24 June 1888 in
        Marion County, IN. They had one child:
        A. George William Templer was born 25 November 1844 in Ohio and died 31
            October 1866 probably in Marion County, IN.

III- Joseph Templer was born in 1817 in Ohio, thus somewhat dating the arrival of
         Stacy's family, and died on 19 August 1903 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN. He
         married: (1) Phoebe Ketterman on 16 November 1843 in Greene County, OH. She
         was born 20 May 1820 died on 20 March 1856 in Greene County, OH. Joseph
         was a farmer and also had land in Delaware County, IN, where he died. They had
         three children:
              A. Albert Templer was born 27 May 1846 and died 16 February 1850 in
                   Greene County, OH
               B. Caroline Templer (b. abt 1848, d. ?)
               C. Martha Templer (b. abt 1852, d. ?)
         Joseph married (2) Elizabeth Babb on 9 January 1859 in Greene County, OH.
         Elizabeth was born 16 November 1817 in Clinton County, OH and died ?. They had
         one child:
              A. Mary A. Templer was born 9 March 1860 in Greene County, IN and died 12
                  August 1860 in Greene County.

   IV- William Templer was born 1818 in Ohio and died in 1819.

     V- John Templer was born in 1820 in Greene County, OH and died in 1822 in Greene
          County.

   VI- Stacy Templer, Jr. was born in 1823 in Greene County, OH and died in 1824 in
          Greene County.

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