Benjamin Kercheval

Male 1777 - 1860  (83 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Kercheval  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Birth 17 Mar 1777  Berkeley, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850  Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1860  Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Burial 1860  Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 8 Aug 1860  Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • Since the 1850 census and Findagrave records indicate that Benjamin Kercheval's
      wife was named Nancy, I interpret this to mean tha wife Margaret died before 1850.
    Person ID I7967  MontyHistNotes_II | Hugh Montgomery and Eva Hartman
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2024 

    Family 1 Nancy Pound,   b. 9 May 1788, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1862, Madison, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F12358  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Margaret Montgomery,   b. 3 Oct 1803, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 28 Dec 1829  Decatur County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F3912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Mar 1777 - Berkeley, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Dec 1829 - Decatur County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1860 - Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Aug 1860 - Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S959] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Book: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT; Page: 1516965 & 1516616.

    2. [S953] Dodd, Jordan, Indiana Marriages to 1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997;).
      Record for Margaret Montgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=eamin&h=516707&indiv=try

    3. [S1777] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: M432_177; Page: 287B; Image: 588.
      Record for Benjamin Kerchevel
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=2435970&indiv=try

    4. [S2745] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Benjamin Kerchevel
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=85404613&indiv=try

    5. [S3446] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: M653_303; Page: 365; Image: 365; Family History Library Film: 803303.
      Record for Benjamin Kerchavile
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=13569566&indiv=try

    6. [S2969] O'Byrne, Mrs Roscoe, Compiler, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution, (Name: Clearfield; Date: 1999;), Buried in Indiana Published by Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution available on CD disk.

    7. [S2489] Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana; Date: 1903;; Date: 1903;), Chapter XV Pages 288-299- Montgomerys of Decatur County, Indiana Section: Montgomerys of Decatur County, Indiana Electronic Book .PDF 436 pages A_genealogical_history_of_the_Montgomery.pdf Also DBMontbgomery Index.doc.