Granduncle Mark's Genealogy Parlor

In memory of

Clarence Noble Eddleman

(26 January 1909 - 25 January 1984)

Submitted by his grandson, Mark Ellsworth Hickman, PhD

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Many people around Monroe County, Indiana remember Clarence Noble Eddleman as the friendly truck driver with one hand.

His right hand was shot off by a drunk man who mistook Clarence for someone else, when Clarence was only 12 years old.

Subsequently, Clarence endured further pain when a school teacher would slap Clarence's hand with a ruler because Clarence was not able to write well with his remaining (left) hand. Clarence ultimately left school, and left his parents' home, and moved in with his Grandfather, George Washington Timmons, who was to be a powerful influence on Clarence's life.

Clarence did not concede that his missing hand was a handicap. He used to astonish his grandchildren as he carried a cup full of hot coffee on his stub. He worked hard, building roads with the WPA program in the 1920's and spending decades as a local-delivery truck driver in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana.

Grandfather loved nature, spending much time outside. He was an avid hunter of morels (honeycomb mushrooms) in the Springtime, a passion he learned from his Grandfather Timmons. He loved telling stories and he liked to laugh.

Although his formal education was cut-short following his school teacher's ridicule of Clarence having only one hand, Clarence was an avid reader and seized opportunities to learn things.

Clarence was very interested in family history. I have often wished that I could go back in a time machine one time and write down all of the names and places that he talked about. He would have been very enthuised about our family's genealogy project.

Clarence Noble Eddleman as a baby

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Clarence Noble Eddleman was born 26 January 1909 in Knox County, Indiana. He was the first of six children born to Alonzo (no middle name) EDDLEMAN (born 08 July 1871 in Indiana) and Frances Folsum (TIMMONS) EDDLEMAN (born 18 May 1888 in Indiana).

Clarence was the grandson of James Marion EDDLEMAN (born 05 January 1850 in Georgetown, Floyd County, Indiana)

and Mary Martha (TAYLOR) EDDLEMAN (born 24 January 1847).

Clarence's maternal grandparents were George Washington TIMMONS (born 07 December 1846 in Indiana)

and Martha Jane (MEDLEY) TIMMONS (born 22 December 1847 in Knox County, Indiana).

Clarence's great-grandparents were:

Noah EDDLEMAN (born 30 January 1807)

and Margaret (UTZ) EDDLEMAN (born 12 February 1814).



David TAYLOR (born 25 July 1819)

and Christine (BURKHART) TAYLOR (born 24 July 1820).



William TIMMONS (born 1821 in Ohio)

and Nancy (CASTEEL) TIMMONS (born about 1825 in Ohio).



Samuel A. MEDLEY (born in 1827 in Knox County, Indiana, and he was in the Union Army, Company E, 118th Indiana Regiment, U. S. Civil War)

and Elizabeth (CROOKS) MEDLEY (born 30 January 1826).

Some of Clarence's great-great-grandparents were:

John EDDLEMAN (born 1774)

and Mary (ZUMWALT) EDDLEMAN (born 1781).



John TAYLOR (born 1780 in Tennessee, a 2nd cousin of President Zachary Taylor. John Taylor died in 1844 in Indiana.)

and Rachel (_______) TAYLOR (born about 1780 in Tennessee. Died 1844 in Indiana.)



Jack BURKHART (from North Carolina)

and Barbara (_______) BURKHART (from North Carolina)



John Henry TIMMONS (born about 1793 in Maryland)

and Sydney (________) TIMMONS (born about 1803. Died 1860.)



Joseph MEDLEY (born between 1795 and 1804)

and Rachael (MORRIS) MEDLEY

Clarence's great-great-great-grandmother was Catherine Eddleman.

According to the helpful data and materials shared by Harold Eddleman, PhD
at http://www.disknet.com/indiana_biolab/eg800.htm
Clarence's great-great-great-grandfather probably was:

David EDDLEMAN. This is consistent with old written records passed down in my family which specify David and Catherine as my ancestors.



Catherine Eddleman had a 2nd husband named John Burger.



The August 13, 1783 edition of The Pennsylvania Gazette (PHILADELPHIA, August 13), provides a list of about 200 people who had been liberated from many years of captivity by several Tribes of Native Americans. This list was given by Captain Dalton, Superintendant of Indian Affairs for the United States. This list can be seen at http://www.shawhan.com/indianprisoners.html.

Included on the list are Katy Etelmaw, David Etelmaw and Daniel Etelmaw.

It seems likely that these are our Catherine Eddleman and her two young sons, John and Daniel. (Perhaps our John Eddleman was John David or David John. We know that our John Eddleman would have been about 6 years old at the time of the Ruddle's Station Massacre of 1780, which occurred at what is now Cynthiana, Kentucky.)

Clarence Noble Eddleman with his younger brother, George Elmer Eddleman

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Clarence had five siblings.

George Elmer Eddleman. (Born 04 April 1910 in Knox County, Indiana.)



Martha Marie (Eddleman) Bultman. (Born 27 March 1912 in Knox County, Indiana. Married Sylvester Maurice 'Pug' Bultman. Died 19 October 1992 at the Lodge of the Wabash, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana.)



Helen Irene (Eddleman) Jones. Born 19 August 1915 in Knox County, Indiana. Married to Joseph L. Jones. Died 18 July 1985 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana.)



Gladys Lorraine 'Lodie' (Eddleman) Theriac. (Born 1923 in Indiana. Married James Theriac.)



Robert James Eddleman. (Born 19 November 1927 in Knox County, Indiana. Married to Patty. Died 05 February 1996 in Michigan.)

Clarence with his first child, Winifred Jean Eddleman.

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Clarence had three daughters:

Winifred Jean (EDDLEMAN) HICKMAN. (Born 1930 in Indiana. Married on 24 April 1948 in Johnson County, Indiana to Harold Ellsworth Hickman. Died 25 August 1996 at her home in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana.)



Janice Sue (EDDLEMAN) WELLMAN. (Born 1932 in Indiana. Married 1953 in Indiana to Samuel Eugene Wellman.)



Elizabeth Ann (EDDLEMAN) HAZEL. (Born 1935 in Indiana. Married 1954 in Indiana to Carl Morris Hazel.)

Clarence Noble EDDLEMAN and Elda Elizabeth (ROUTH) EDDLEMAN.
With their daughters, Janice Sue, Elizabeth Ann and Winifred Jean

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Clarence had 10 grandchildren:


• Mark Ellsworth Hickman
• Susan Jean (Hickman) Sater
• Cathy Jane Hickman
• Debra Sue Wellman
• Brett Eugene Wellman
• Janna Lynn (Wellman) Shields
• Gloria Ann (Hazel) Calhoon
• Bruce Anthony Hazel
• Kevin Carl Hazel
• Jeffrey Scott Hazel

SOURCES

Documents archived at Indiana State Library

Floyd County, Indiana birth records

Floyd County, Indiana marriage records

Floyd County, Indiana death records

Knox County, Indiana birth records

Knox County, Indiana marriage records

Knox County, Indiana death records

Marion County, Indiana birth records

Marion County, Indiana marriage records

Monroe County, Indiana birth records

Monroe County, Indiana marriage records

Monroe County, Indiana death records

Obituaries from Herald-Times (formerly Herald-Telephone), Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Various funeral home flyers from funerals of Eddleman relatives

Family Bible Records of Clarence Noble Eddleman (born 26 January 1909)

Family birth, marriage and death records of Mark Ellsworth Hickman (born 1952)

Cemetery marker words from various cemeteries in Monroe, Floyd and Knox Counties, Indiana.

U. S. Census Records

Land records from Kentucky

Land records from Jefferson County, Indiana

Land records from Floyd County, Indiana

Harold Eddleman, PhD's Web site at: http://www.disknet.com/indiana_biolab/eg800.htm

Indiana Marriage Index prior to 1850, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis.

U. S. Civil War Records, Indiana Archives, Indianapolis, Indiana

First person accounts of Clarence Noble Eddleman (born 26 January 1909)

First person accounts of Ralph D. Eddleman (born 23 April 1908)

First person accounts of Orlando Eddleman (born 02 December 1910)

Identified photographs copied from Elda Elizabeth (Routh) Eddleman (born 26 August 1910)

Identified photographs copied from Helen Irene (Eddleman) Jones (born 19 August 1915)

Daguerretype photograph of our Ute ancestor

U. S. Civil War Records at Indiana Archives, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, Indiana.

August 13, 1783 edition of The Pennsylvania Gazette (PHILADELPHIA, August 13)