Henry Francis Applegate

Other Events:

• Voress Number: 5F4B5B9
• Residence: 1870, Wayne Township, Fulton County, Indiana, USA
• Residence: 1886, Lawrence County, Arkansas, USA
• Occupation: 1900
• Residence: 1900, Nettleton, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA

Henry married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Moore 23 Dec 1886, Lawrence County, Arkansas, USA. Mary was born Feb 1868. [Group Sheet]

1. David Claude Applegate was born 13 Jun 1889, Arkansas, USA; died Sep 1964.
2. Albert William Applegate was born Aug 1895, Arkansas, USA.
3. Jefferson Applegate was born Jan 1898, Arkansas, USA.

Other Events:

• Voress Number: 5F4B5B
• Occupation: 1870
• Residence: 1870, Wayne Township, Fulton County, Indiana, USA

Notes:

Occupation:
Farmer

John married Sarah Bruce Indiana, USA. Sarah was born 06 Jun 1828, Kentucky, USA; died 04 Jan 1897, Portia, Lawrence County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1870, Wayne Township, Fulton County, Indiana, USA

Other Events:

• Voress Number: 5F4B5
• Occupation: 1850
• Residence: 1850, Union Township, Fulton County, Indiana, USA
• Residence: 1851, Fulton County, Indiana, USA
• Residence: 1870, Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana, USA

Notes:

5F4B5 Benjamin Franklin [or “W” according to his bounty land application. ~sta] Applegate, born Sept. 12, 1795 in Henry Co., Ky. (Service Record of Son-Voress-“born Pa.”—ED); died in Frankfort, Clinton Co., Ind. on June 6, 1881. He married in 1815 to Mary Goodwin, born 1797 in Ky. (Notes-Jeannette-Voress-“O.”—ED); died in Fulton Co. (An unknown researcher whose effects were found amongst Voress’ papers-“Frankford, Clinton Co.”—ED), Ind. on _____. Benjamin was a Methodist Minister and a farmer. (Gertrude F.A.-Voress-He was an “early settler in Shelby Co.”—ED)


(Gertrude F.A. writes that there was a son not listed in the following named “Kirt”, and that he never married. We will hold off on listing this as an ebtry as “Kirt” does not sound like a proper name from the early 1800’s.—ED)

APPENDIX
BOUNTY LAND APPLICATION OF BENJAMIN W. APPLEGATE
No. 52480

State of Indiana }
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Fulton County }

On this the Seventh day of January A.D. one thousand Eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for Said County and State aforesaid Benjamin W. Appelget [sic] Aged fifty Six years a resident of Fulton County in the State of Indiana who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the Identical Benjamin W. Appelget who was volunteer [crossed out] private In the company commanded by Captain ----- Ball (the first name of whom this affiant has forgotten as also the name of the Regiment) (But this affiant believes that the Regiment was commanded by [illegible initial]. M. Johnson) In the war with Great Britain declared by the United Sates on the 18th day of Jun 1812. That he volunteered at New Port in the State of Kentucky sometime during the month of April or May A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirteen for the term of Twelve Months. That the affiant with the rest of his company rendesvoyed [sic] at Frankfort on [sic] Said State of Kentucky. That this affiant with the company to which he belonged on account of the excess of companies was remanded home with Instructions to be in readiness for actual service at a moments warning. That sometime in September of the year aforesaid he was called into actual service in said war under Captain Ball and continued in actual service under said Ball in the war aforesaid for the term of three months, after which term of service the said company was again remanded home with orders to be in constant readiness while the term for which this affiant had volunteered but was never thereafter called upon to enter the service and as a consequence never obtained a discharge.

He [crossed out] makes [crossed out] all of which this affiant thinks will appear by the muster rolls of said companies.

He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act granting bount land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States passed September 28th 1850

s/ Benjamin W Appelgat

[verifications omitted]

Occupation:
Farmer

Residence:
in the household of his son Harvey B Applegate

Benjamin married Mary Goodwin 1815. Mary was born 1797, Kentucky, USA; died , Fulton County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1850, Union Township, Fulton County, Indiana, USA

Other Events:

• Voress Number: 5F4B

Benjamin married Phebe Grimes 10 Feb 1785, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA. Phebe was born 24 Jul 1768, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA; died 1848, Shelby County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]