Obituary: Doris McCullough

DANA- Doris J. McCullough, 82 of Dana died at 8:35 pm Sunday July 17, 2005. She was born June 25, 1923 in Vermillion County, Indiana to the late Claude Campbell and to Geneva Stokesberry Campbell. Survivors include her husband of 57 years Maurice McCullough whom she married Jan. 4, 1948 in Dana; three daughters, Nancy McMahon and her husband Wilburn McMahon of Covington, Rebecca Lawson and her husband Steven Lawson of Dana and Karen McCullough of Indianapolis; two granddaughters, Amy (Ben) Biddle of Lebanon and Janet (Nathan) Benzing of Fairmount, Illinois; two great-grandchildren; She was a 1941 graduate of Dana High School. She and her husband farmed together in Dana for over 40 years, retiring in 1988. She attended the Montezuma Independent Baptist Church. Services are 11:00 am Wednesday, July 20, in Overpeck-Gooch Funeral Home at 225 Maple St. in Dana with Pastor Keith B. McIntyre officiating. Burial is in Bono Cemetery in Dana. Visitation is from 4-8 pm on Tuesday at Overpeck-Gooch Funeral Home, and before services on Wednesday. Memorials should friends so desire, may be made to the Independent Baptist Church, PO Box 335, Montezuma, IN 47862 in her memory.

Campbell Family Has Reunion

(note: this was a newspaper clipping hand dated 1981)

Descendants of Claude and Geneva Stokesberry Campbell gathered at Covington City Park September 20 for a reunion and carry-in dinner. The reunion was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Landis of Kingman, Mr. and Mrs. David Landis and Bryan of Covington, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Kurowski of Plymouth and Linda Landis of Houston, Texas.

The Campbell family had not been together for a reunion for approximately ten years and it is planned to have annual reunions in the future.

Those attending were Owen Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice McCullough and Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lawson, all of Dana; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rettig, Janet Rettig, Mrs. Ruth Blackwell and Karen McCullough, all of Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Balen and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Craig Widener and son and Alice Balen, all of Danville, Indiana; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rettig of Plainfield.

Also Mr. and Mrs. Paul Campbell and Susan of Chrisman, Illinois and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Teuscher and family of Atlanta, Indiana. A special guest was Mrs. Paul Bennett (Mildred Campbell) of Bismark, Illinois.

The next reunion will be in Danville, Indiana, September 19, 1982, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Bolen and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rettig.

Regiment Records

Here is a copy of the regiment records. It tells of the battles that the regiment participated in. Page 183 records information about Isaiah. There is no mention of his being wounded or captured. John Biddle a regiment musician was captured at Winchester. From this information the only way Isaiah could have been at Gettysburg would be is he had become attached to another regiment while his had been disbanded. The battle at Winchester preceded Gettysburg by just over two weeks and Isaiah would have had to travel only 86 miles in two weeks to have been at Gettysburg. However, it does not appear that his regiment was there as an active unit.

There was never indication that Isaiah participated in anything but a reserve and supporting role at Gettysburg.

However, from this regiment history, they were in the thick of the fighting at Antietam. Bloody Lane was considered a horrendous party of the fight. When we studied the Civil War in school there were some shocking pictures of the bodies piled up at Bloody Lane.

I'm continuing the search. - Dad

Not Worth Much in 1912

Found a listing of the Merrick Security and Trust Company's Credit Guide and Directory for September 1912. Isiah Biddle is correctly listed as 60 years old, but his wife's name is Ella. He's also listed as the Justice of the Peace. Two firms rate him as "prompt to pay" but his total estimated worth is rated less than $300.

The only thing that confuses me is the wife's name. I'm not sure how you get Ella out of Sara Catherine Pearse but I really have little info on her.

George Gordon McMahon, 1920

FTGeorge Gordon McMahon, 1920

Born on December 19, 1919 in Arkansas, Gordon was a child of the Dust Bowl. He married Mary Jane Gertrude Dore on September 14, 1936 in Hugo, Oklahoma. They traveled the Grapevine (The Mother Road) bringing their family to Arizona and finally Bakersfield, California. He died on December 8, 1987 of Alzheimer's.

We have one of the pipes he used to smoke. Being Irish Catholic, I'm not sure if the beads pictured are a rosary or just a pacifier. It could be a picture of his christening too.