Adam Monroe Eddleman

823   - Adam Monroe Eddlman biography; Civil War Soldier, Farmer, Milltown IN
823b - Genealogy of Sarah Jane Baylor, wife of Adam Monroe Eddleman
823c - Letter from Claude S. Eddleman, Jr. of Louisville about progeny of AME
823d - A family Chart supplied by Claude S. Eddleman with the above letter

Adam Monroe Eddleman was born, reared, and died in Crawford County, Indiana around Milltown and Marengo. He never left Crawford County except for the 3 horrible years he spent serving in the 81st Regiment, Indiana Volunteers during the Civil War. Our family does not know a lot about him because the wives got angry over a cradle and forbid contact between the families. He was known as 'Uncle Ad' to the childern of Isaac Windell Eddleman.

His proven lineage is Adam Monroe Eddleman (Civil War private and farmer) <== James Eddleman (farmer of Milltown IN) <== John Eddleman (miller of Georgetown IN, KY, NC) <== Catherine Eddleman (Her husband may have been David of PA, MD, and NC). See page 800 for his most likely lineage to Alsace Germany.

Because of the fued between the wives and the distant generations, I did not hear much about Adam Monroe Eddleman when I was growing up.

Growing up on a Farm NW of Milltown

See eg817 for the boyhood days. Not yet written because I can't find much.

The Civil War Years (1862 -1865)

A Card at the Indiana State Library states:
Francis Marion Eddleman (There should be a similar card for Adam Monroe Eddleman, but I did not copy it. Meanwhile you can look at this. They were in the same company.)
Private, Company A, 81st Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, served 3 years
Enrolled: 1862 Aug 12, Milltown, Indiana, by Captain Stout who was commander of Company A. Captain Stout was later Major Stout
Regiment was mustered 1862 Aug 29 at New Albany Indiana, Eddleman was mustered in by Lt. Morris. Eddleman served until a few days before the regiment was musterd out after a hero welcome in Indianapolis. Eddleman was mustered out 1865 June 13 at Camp Hrker in Tennessee. The History of the regiment is told in Report to the Adjutant General, State of Indiana, Volume III (1866) pages 37 to 44.
Eddleman was 20 years old. Eyes: black, Hair: black, height: 5 ft - 7 in, complexion, dark, farmer, born in Floyd County, Indiana.

Farming in Eddleman Bend of Big Blue River

The following is from the Bible of James Eddleman in the hands of Minnie Eddleman (~1978)

CAUTION: This chart is for James Marion Eddleman and is being converted to AME

Family of Adam Monroe Eddleman was not in the bible of James Eddleman

Remarks on the above Table

The Census of 1880 gives the following informations:

The table below is for Marion Francis Eddleman -- I want to convert it to AME

Comments on the Above Census Report

• Notice the error in second line. It says father of Francis Marion was born in NC, but IN is correct as shown line 8 where James, father of Francis, says James was born in Indiana.

Retirement in Milltown

Photographs:

Dorothy Eddleman Harvey Bland, first child of Caude Eddleman has these pictures:

• Cora Eddleman - looks nice, about age 14
• Cora and Etta Eddleman - girls about 8 or 10
• Kitty Wells Eddleman - wife of Chauncey
• Oliver Eddleman, brother of Claude Eddleman - boy with dog, one of the best pictures.
• Emma Eddleman Haines
• severa pictures of Shelby

Minne Eddleman had these pictures:

• Some one in the door of the log cabin down by Blue River. Flat sawed logs about 20 inches wide.
• separate pictures of Fracis Marion and Adam in Civil War uniforms taken at a studio in Tennessee

Claude Eddleman had these pictures:

• His mother Lavina - washing clothles on a scrub board at the farm on Eddleman Bend

Milltown Cemetery - owned by the town

The following markers were present. About 1995 vandals broke some of these.

John Eddleman (son of J and M Eddleman
    Born Feb 12, 1803
    Died July 28 1876 age 73

James Eddleman
    Born May 26, 1813
    Died Nov 30, 1881
Mary Eddleman, his wife

Oliver Eddleman
    born June I, 1878
    Died June 15, 1878
son of FM and L J Eddleman, Died age 14 days

Cora Eddleman 1884-1892

James T. Eddleman 1879 - 1903

Francis Eddleman 1841-1903

Lavina J Eddleman 1850-1926

Marry E. Eddleman, infant, died Aug 3, 1876

Adam W. son of F.M. and L.J.
    born Jul 5, 1868
    died Feb 15, 1874

Civil War Record of Adam Monroe Eddleman

This info is from Claude Eddleman Sr of Louisville KY who said family history is traced back to Hesse in Germany.

Adam Monroe Eddleman Born 1844 Feb 9 Died 1919 May 30

Civil War Record:

Company A, 81 Regiment, Indiana Volunteers

Discharged 1865 June 13
was in 18 battles
Wounded at Murphysboro 1863 Jan 1
When wounded was in Libby Prison 31 days

Harold Eddleman added the following:

Adam M Eddleman married Sarah J Baylor 1870 Sep 29 Book C page 524 Crawford County IN

81st Regiment, Company A being Milltown kids
Mustered 1862 Aug 12
Mustered out 1965 Jun 13

Letters from Supt Crawford County Schools 1884, 1885

To: Supt of Washingon County, Indiana dated 1884 May 2

Subject: List of childern for school purposes in Congressional Township 1 South and Range 2 East (part of Whiskey Run Township, Indiana) whose funds are administered in your county.
E. J. Bye, Supt of Crawford County
Christian Atz, Trustee of Whiskey Run Township
[I do not know where I found this list. Perhaps I saw it at the home of James Edward Atz of Milltown whose grandfather Christian Atz was Trustee of Whiskey Run Township.]

On the above list are:

A. M. Eddleman - 2 males, 1 female

There was a similar list for 1885 which has:

A. M. Eddleman - 2 males, 1 female

This A. M. Eddleman is Adam Monroe Eddleman (the father) and the childern would be _______ -- This comment added by Harold Eddleman, Compiler of this page..