Comments in blue are by Harold Eddleman, Editor
Estate of John Eddleman, Floyd County, Indiana,
Probate Book 1836-1846
His mother was Catherine Eddleman
who settled in Kentucky in 1778. His father may have been David
Eddleman.
Page 143, 151 - 1840 Sep 14 - Clerk of Probate Court appointment
Decedent: John Eddleman of Floyd, deceased, died intestate
Administrators: John Eddleman, his son, and William W. Swank
1840 Nov 9 - Comes now John Eddleman and William H. Swank to file their sale bill of said estate amounting to $544.64
1843 Nov 13 - Partition of Property: Court appointed Jacob Engleman, William Williams, and Gamaliel Garretoson as commissioners to divide the land SE 1/4 sec 19 Twp 2S Range 5E
1844 Feb 12, Monday, Page 299, Commissioners report to Probate Court
Lot 1 Mary Eddleman, widow, 55 acres.
Lot 2 - John Eddleman, son, 13 acres.
Lot 3 - John Cline and Julia Ann Cline, minor heirs of Elizabeth Cline,
daughter of John Eddleman, deceased, 14 acres
Lot 4 - Set off to James Pitman, Mary Pitman, and Andrew Pitman, and Wesley
Pitman, minor heirs of Katharine Pitman, deceased daughter of John Eddleman,
deceased, 14 acres
Lot 5 - Set off to Mary Eddleman, Nancy Eddleman and Christiana Eddleman,
minor heirs of Asa
Eddleman, deceased, son or John Eddleman, deceased, 13 acres.
Lot 6 - Set off to Noah Eddleman, son of John Eddleman, deceased, 13 acres.
Lot 7 - Set off to Christiana Swank (wife of William Swank and daughter
of said John Eddleman, deceased), 16.25 acres
Lot 8 - Set off to Nancy Harmon (wife of Matthias Harmon and daughter of
said John Eddleman, deceased, 17 acres.
Lot 9 - Set off to James Eddleman (son of John Eddleman, deceased) being
the mills and site, 3.75 acres. On 1844 Nov 1, James
Eddleman sold this lot to Samuel Cook.
There was a map of the division of the property. I hope to add this map some day. The widow got the west parcel and I assume it contained the Eddleman Cemetary; Cemetary not shown on the drawing.
Page 420 - 1845 May 13 - George Cline, guardian of Julia Ann and John E. Cline sold Lot 3 and any interest in Lot 1 to Noah Eddleman for $200. Appraised by George I. Wolf and Jacob Engleman.
Floyd County minutes Book F (I did not record
Year and date, but after 1867) page 176.
Her son John was the admistrator. Estate was cash only. Gives
auctioneers, etc, interesting
Page 274 Distribution of Mary Eddleman Estate Cash
1/8 to Christiana Schwank (dau), 1/8 to Nancy Harman (dau), 1/8 to Jim
Eddlman (son),
1/8 to John Eddleman (son).
1/8 to Mary, Sarah, James, and William Eddleman, heirs of Noah, deceased
1/8 to James, Andrew, and Westley Pitman (is Mary
their sister dead?)
1/8 to John Cline and Julia A. Smith, Childern
and George K. Clline, husband of Elizabeth Cline (Eddleman) deceased.
other 1/8 to heirs of Asa Eddleman, deceased, their names not now known.
Book F also has Noah Eddleman Estate $955.00
1/3 to Margaret Eddleman, widow
1/5 of 2/3 to each child of Noah and Margaret: Adam, James M., William
A, Mary A, Sarah J Eddleman.
I have been there a few times approx 1980, 1985,1991 last time trees had grown and lettering was badly etched away. I drew the map below at 7 pm on July 6 (year not given) so the line of graves is South to North. In the drawing of the plot I called the north grave #A. FS = xx ; xx is the inscription on the footstone.
A. George son of J. & M. Eddleman Born April 11, 1822. FS = GE. Not certain of the date.
B. Mary Daughter of J. & M Eddleman died June 15, 1812 Aged 2 yrs 6 M 18 days FS= ME
C. David son of J. & M. Eddleman Died Sept 18, 1829 Aged 25 Yrs 2 Mos 11 d FS= DE
D.Westley son of J. & M. Eddleman Died Oct 15, 1832 Aged 30 years FS= WE
E. ASA son of J & M Eddleman Died Oct 15, 1834 Aged 30 Yrs & 5 Months FS= AE
F. is a fragment lying on the ground 8 feet south of grave #E. The fragment reads Aged 6?6? Yrs 6mos 12 day.
Most of the letters were quite easy to read and I believe no errors except as noted. Next time I was there names were badly weathered away. I think Glenn Ray Eddleman was with me the day I copied the inscriptions. Perhaps it was 1978.
The headstones A to E are spaced 4 feet apart. There is a huge groundhog mound south of Grave E and covering E somewhat. The fragment F might be part of a stone for John Eddleman who buiilt the mills. I may work on clearing brush away from these graves unless experts tell me marble will last longer in the shade. ?The inscription dates suggest #C and #E were twins born 2 months apart?
I do not know the date of death of John Eddleman (mill builder). If that fragment that reads 66 (?) years and 6 months was his gravestone and the Estate was in Court soon after his death, then John Eddleman was born in early 1774. In the Census of ----- he said he was born in North Carolina.
To be continued.
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