Diton Jackson Maple (1831 - 1885)

Born 4 Feb 1831 in Ohio, United States

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Died 28 Jul 1885 at age 54 in Knox County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Notes of T. Grant Maple:^[1]

"Diton Jackson Maple b. Feb. 4, 1831, near Steubenville, Jefferson Co., OH; d. July 28, 1885 near Purcell Stn., Knox Co., IN; bur. W. Salem C. P. Ch., Knox Co., IN.

m. Grace Madison, Aug. , 1856, dau. of Hugh and Sallie Madison, b. Jan. 26, 1837, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA; d. July 25, 1880; bur. W. Salem C. P. Ch., W. Salem, Knox Co., IN.

No male survivors of Maple name."

"Children of Diton Jackson and Grace (Madison) Maple:^[2]

148F1. Nancy Ann Maple b. Aug. 16, 1857, Knox Co., IN; d. 1863; bur. W. Salem C. P. Ch., W. Salem, IN.

148F2. Mary Elizabeth Maple b. Sept. 11, 1860, Knox Co., IN. m. S. W. Sampson, Nov. 6, 1879, Purcell Stn., IN.

148F3. Benjamin Franklin Maple b. Feb. 22, 1863, Knox Co., IN; d. Apr. 27, 1892; bur. W. Salem C. P. Ch., W. Salem, IN. Never married. d.s.p.

148F4. Martha Pea Maple b. Oct. 14, 1866, Knox Co., IN. m1. Oliver W. Wilson, 1886. m2. Robert Ray West, 1900.

148F5. Margaret Maple b. Dec. 1, 1868, Knox Co., IN. m. Robert Henry Stokely, 1891; d. 1899.

148F6. John Nelson Maple b. Feb. 7, 1871, Knox Co., IN; d. Mar. 1879.

148F7. Melvina Grace Maple b. Nov. 14, 1874, Knox Co., IN; d. Oct. 26, 1878; bur. W. Salem C. P. Ch., W. Salem, IN.

148F8. Helen Victoria Maple b. Jan. 18, 1879, Purcell, Knox Co., IN; d. Aug. 7, 1920, Tuxora, AR; bur. W. Salem C. P. Ch., W. Salem, IN. m. Walter Nightingale, Nov. 16, 1898, Lawrenceville, IN, son of Robert Edward and Elizabeth C. (____) Nightingale; b. July 23, 1880."

Excerpt from "Genealogy of the descendants and allied branches of John A. Winegar, Revolutionary War soldier":^[3]

These are the children of Dyton Maple and Grace Madison. They were married in North-eastern Ohio near Pittsburg. Grace is the daughter of Hugh Madison & Sarah Bridge (see part 3).

Elizabeth "Lizzy" Maple born Sect. 11, 1860 in Petersburg, Pike Co. Ind. died Aug. 31, 1942 in Pike Co. married in 1880 to Soloman Sampson.

John Maple born in 1871, died in infancy

Benjamin Franklin Maple, born Feb. 22, 1863 in Knox Co. Ind died 1882 of heart failure. He was engaged to be married.

Helen Victoria Maple, born Jan 18, 1878 and died Aug 7, 1920. She married 'Walter Nightengale

Martha "Mattie" Maple born 1858, died 1938 is buried at Hamlin Chapel in Knox Co. In,. She was married first to Rev. Oliver Wilson, after his death married Robert West.

Margaret Mails Maple, born Nov. 30, 1868 died Dec. 26, 1950 She is buried at Hamlin Chapel, She married Robert Henry Stokeley on Sept. 15, 1891 in Knox Co. In.

The Maple children grew up south of Monroe City at a village called Willis Grove in Knox Co. Ind."

1860 US Census - Johnson Township, Knox County, Indiana (Family #198):

Diton Maple (age 28) Farmer - born in Ohio

Grace .......... (age 22) - born in Kentucky

Nancy A. ..... (age 3) - born in Indiana

1870 US Census - Johnson Township, Knox County, Indiana (Family #101):

Mapel, Diton (age 35) Farmer - born in Ohio

........... Grace (age 32) - born in Pennsylvania

........... Mary E. (age 10) - born in Indiana

........... Benjamin F. (age 8) - born in Indiana

........... Martha P. (age 4) - born in Indiana

........... Margaret (age 2) - born in Indiana

Sources

1. ↑ Telford Grant Maple, "Genealogical History of the Maple/Mapel Family in America", Penobscot Press, 1993, page 115.
2. ↑ Telford Grant Maple, "Genealogical History of the Maple/Mapel Family in America", Penobscot Press, 1993, pages 121-122.
3. ↑ , Deborah Gregory Silveira, Genealogy of the descendants and allied branches of John A. Winegar, Revolutionary War soldier: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/494218/?offset=&return=1#page=184&viewer=picture&o=ocr&n=0&q=