Jesse Walden

Jesse, born about 1795, one of the freeholders of Chatham County who were ordered by the court to work on the road from Bell's Cross Roads to the County line near Goodwins by the Monday, February 1825 session. He married Martha Turner, 16 October 1828 Mecklenburg County, Virginia bond. He obtained "free papers" in Randolph County on 1 October 1834 and recorded them in Owen County, Indiana, on 2 February 1835. They stated that he was a "young man of colour," a laborer, "moving to some of the western states". He was head of an Owen County, Indiana, household of 5 "free colored" in 1840 and counted in the 1850 Owen County census: 55 years old, Black, born in Va., $250 estate, with Patsy, 35, Black, born in N.C., and nine children born in Indiana after 1834, whose names were Elias, Jack, Littleton, Robert, Richard, Simeon, Gillian, Martha, and Jesse Jr. Jesse married Mary Pruitt Scott on 4 Mar 1838, in Orange County, Indiana. They had 2 children born in Indiana, whose names were Betsy and Mary.

The children of Jesse Walden who migrated to the Lost Creek Settlement were:

LITTLETON WALDEN was born in 1838 in Indiana. He married (1) Jemima Anderson, daughter of Lewis Anderson and Mary Green, on 11 Sep 1861 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born in 1840 in Indiana. He married (2) Judea Anderson, daughter of Lewis Anderson and Mary Green, on 01 Oct 1863 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born in 1845 in Vigo County, Indiana. He married (3) Viola Southers Roper on 25 Oct 1900 in Vigo County, Indiana. Littleton Walden lived in Lost Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana in 1880. Judea Anderson lived in Lost Creek Twp in 1850 thru 1880. Littleton Walden and Judea Anderson had the following children:

ROSA WALDEN was born in 1864 in Indiana, and lived in Lost Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana thru 1880.

CORA WALDEN was born in 1866 in Indiana, and lived in Lost Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana, thru 1880.

MAHULDA J. WALDEN was born on 11 Mar 1869 in Lost Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana. She married George W. Norton, son of Zemorah Norton and Margaret Riley, on 23 Jan 1890 in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born in Oct 1851 in Indiana. He died on 19 Feb 1915 in Vigo County, Indiana. Mahulda died on 29 Jun 1940 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She was buried in the Stewart Lawn Cemetery of Terre Haute, Indiana. George and Mahulda lived in Nevins Twp, Vigo County, Indiana in 1900 and 1910. He was buried in Feb 1915 in the Roberts Cemetery of Terre Haute, Indiana. George W. Norton and Mahulda J. Walden had the following children:

AUSTIN TAZZWELL NORTON was born on 16 Oct 1890 in Nevins Twp, Vigo County, Indiana. He died on 12 Jun 1955 in Vigo County, Indiana. He married Ella Clarisa Anderson, daughter of Joseph Leonard Anderson and Lucy Augusta Bell, on 28 Feb 1910 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born on 27 Mar 1893 in Lost Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana. She died on 16 Jul 1996 in Vigo County, Indiana. Austin Tazzwell Norton was buried on 15 Jun 1955 in the Stewart Lawn Cemetery of Terre Haute, Indiana. Ella Clarisa Anderson was buried on 20 Jul 1996 in the Stewart Lawn Cemetery of Terre Haute, Indiana.

FRANK NORTON was born in May 1892 in Indiana. Frank Norton lived in Nevins, Vigo, Indiana, USA in 1900.

OTTIS WEBBER NORTON was born on 03 May 1894 in Otter Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana. He married Thelma Irene Cooper, daughter of John Cooper and Ida M. Jackson, on 21 Apr 1917 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born on 06 Oct 1899 in Indiana. She died on 27 Apr 1919 in Lost Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana. Ottis Webber Norton lived in Nevins Twp, Vigo County, Indiana in 1910. He lived in Lost Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana in 1930. He was buried in the Roberts Cemetery of Terre Haute, Indiana. Thelma Irene Cooper was buried in 1918 in the Roberts Cemetery.

PEARL NORTON was born on 01 Sep 1898 in Vigo County, Indiana. She died on 07 Jan 1946 in Vigo County, Indiana. She married Floyd Roberts, son of Fremont M. Roberts and Cornelia M. Anderson, on 19 May 1914 in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born on 27 Jul 1894 in Indiana. He died on 22 Jul 1976 in Terre Haute, Indiana (Age: 81). Pearl Norton lived in Nevins Township in 1910. She was buried in the Stewart Lawn Cemetery of Terre Haute, Indiana. Floyd Roberts lived in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1900. He lived in Lost Creek Township in 1930. He was buried on 26 Jul 1976 in the Stewart Lawn Cemetery.

MADIE NORTON. She died on 01 May 1896 in Vigo County and was buried in May 1896 in the Roberts Cemetery.

VIGA WALDEN was born in 1872 in Indiana, and died in Jun 1965 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was buried on 19 Jun 1965 in the Stewart Lawn Cemetery of Terre Haute, Indiana.

JOHN WALDEN was born in 1876 in Indiana, and lived in Lost Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana thru 1880.

STELLER WALDEN was born in 1878 in Indiana, and lived in Lost Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana thru 1880.

RICHARD WALDEN was born in Dec 1840 in Indiana. He married (1) Lear Evans, daughter of George Evans and Mary Evans, on 31 Mar 1859 in Vigo County. She was born about 1834 in Indiana. He married (2) Wilhelmina Jane Stewart, daughter of Tazewell Stewart and Delana Harris, on 11 Aug 1870 in Vigo County. She was born in Feb 1855 in Indiana. Richard Walden lived in Van Buren, Clay County, Indiana in 1880. He lived in Brazil, Indiana in 1900. Wilhelmina Jane Stewart lived in Nevins Twp, Vigo County, Indiana in 1850 and 1860. She lived in Van Buren, Clay County, Indiana in 1880. She lived in Brazil, Indiana in 1900. For some unknown reason, Richard Walden opted to change the spelling of his surname to Waldon. (perhaps a family feud over his marriage to Lear Evans) Richard Waldon and Lear Evans had the following children:

MAY E. WALDON was born about 1862 in Indiana. She lived in Van Buren, Clay County, Indiana in 1880.

MARTHA A. WALDON was born about 1866 in Indiana. She lived in Van Buren, Clay County, Indiana in 1880.

FRANCIS M. WALDON was born about 1866 in Indiana. She lived in Van Buren, Clay County, Indiana in 1880.

Richard Waldon and Wilhelmina Jane Stewart had the following children:

ULYSSES GRANT WALDON was born on 11 Mar 1870 in Vigo County, Indiana. He died on 04 Jan 1943 in Brazil, Indiana. He married Emma Mary Griffin on 11 Mar 1892 in Clay County, Indiana. She was born in Apr 1868 in Clay County, Kentucky. She died in Mar 1961 in Brazil, Indiana. Ulysses Grant Waldon lived in Van Buren, Clay County, Indiana in 1880. He was counted in the Brazil, Indiana censuses of 1900, 1920, and 1930. He was buried in the Stewart Lawn Cemetery of Terre Haute, Indiana. Ulysses Grant Waldon and Emma Mary Griffin had the following child:

THOMAS G. WALDON was born on 12 Dec 1892 in Laurel, Kentucky. He died on 25 Feb 1966 in Brazil, Indiana. He married Christina Belle Anderson, daughter of Joseph Leonard Anderson and Lucy Augusta Belle, on 13 Jul 1918 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born on 18 Jan 1899 in Lost Creek Township. She died on 11 Feb 1921 in Vigo County. Thomas G. Waldon was counted in the census in Jun 1900 in Brazil, Indiana. He was counted in the census in 1920 in Otter Creek Township. Christina Belle Anderson was counted in the census in 1920 in Otter Creek Township.

CURTIS R. WALDON was born in Apr 1876 in Clay County, Indiana. He died on 28 Aug 1936 in Vigo County, Indiana. He married Blanche Allen on 01 Dec 1904 in Clay County, Indiana. She was born in 1877 in Virginia. She died on 23 Nov 1953 in Vigo County. Curtis R. Waldon lived in Van Buren, Clay County, Indiana in 1880. He lived in Brazil, Indiana in 1900. He was counted in the census in Apr 1930 in Brazil, Indiana. Blanche Allen was counted in the census in Apr 1930 in Brazil, Indiana.

JESSE F. WALDEN was born in 1850 in Indiana. He married Margaret 'Maggie' McGoff. She was born in 1859 in Indiana. Jesse F. Walden and Margaret 'Maggie' McGoff had the following children:

MARY B. WALDEN was born in 1899 in Indiana.

GLENFORD WALDEN was born on 10 Jun 1901 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He died in Apr 1974 in Vigo County. He married Bertha Vivian Ross, daughter of Frank Ross and Rebecca Jane Green, on 23 Nov 1925 in Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan. She was born on 14 Dec 1902 in Lost Creek. She died on 14 Aug 1930 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Glenford Walden lived in Terre Haute, Indiana on 01 Apr 1940. He was buried on 09 Apr 1974 in the Stewart Lawn Cemetery. Bertha Vivian Ross lived in Lost Creek in 1910. She was buried on 14 Aug 1930 in the Stewart Lawn Cemetery. Glenford Walden and Bertha Vivian Ross had the following child:

GLENFORD FRANK WALDEN was born on 13 Aug 1930 in Terre Haute. He died on 31 Jan 2012 in Vigo County. He married Charleene Paschal, daughter of Jiles Paschal and Dorothy Louise Clements, on 01 Jun 1957. She was born on 09 Jun 1936 in Terre Haute. Glenford Frank Walden was buried in the Stewart Lawn Cemetery.