George Washington Plummer

1837 - 1918  (81 years)

• Name	George Washington Plummer
  Birth	23 Aug 1837	Starke County, OH
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Oct 1918	Tocsin, Wells, IN
  	GEORGE W. PLUMMER DIED SUNDAY AT TOCSIN Pioneer Resident of Lancaster Township Passed Away Sunday Morning George W. Plummer, a highly respected pioneer resident of Lancaster township, died at his home at Tocsin Sunday morning at 12:30 o'clock. He had been in poor health for some time and his death was due to diabetes. The deceased was a son of John and Lydia Plummer and was born October 23, 1837, in Stark County, Ohio. Had he lived until the 23rd of this month, he would have been 81 years old. Seventy of these years he was a resident of this county, coming here from Ohio. On December 18, 1866, he was united in marriage with Henrietta Trullender at the home of Jonathan Garton in Lancaster township, and they settled on a farm, and he followed the occupation of a farmer for years. He was one of the successful tillers of the soil and commanded the respect of his neighbors as an honest and hard worker. To this union there was born ten children, nine of whom, beside the widow, survive their father. They are Mrs. Roseta Mentzer, and Henry Plummer, Bluffton; William D., and Elmer T., of Tocsin; Miss Tyrtle (sic) Plummer, Craigville; Mrs. Mary Steele, Decatur; John F., Craigville; Charles F., Huntington; and James A. Plummer, who is in the war in France. He went to France about two months ago as a member of the motor supply and truck train No. 419. The deceased also has one sister living, Mrs. Mary Trenary, of Montpelier. Mr. Plummer was a civil war veteran and saw three years hard service during the war. He was a member of Captain Peter Studabaker's regiment, the 101st Indiana Volunteers, Co., G. He has been a member for years of the Lew Dailey G. A. R. Post. The funeral will be held Tuesday forenoon at 10:00 o'clock at his home just south of Tocsin. A G. A. R. committee will attend to preresent the Post. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery and the G. A. R. rites will be held at the grave.
  Burial	Bluffton, Wells, IN
  	Burial: Elm Grove Cemetery Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, USA Inscription: George W. Plummer 1837 - 1918
  Person ID	I22723	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2017

  
  

  Family	Henrietta Dare Trullender,   b. 25 Aug 1849, Wells County, IN d. 12 Mar 1933, Wells County, IN (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1866	Wells County, IN
  	Name: H. Trullender Spouse Name: George Plummer Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1866 Marriage County: Wells Source Title 1: Wells County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1837 - 1920 Inclusive Vol Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerks Of Book: C- 3 OS Page: 300
  Children	1. Rosetta Plummer,   b. 13 Sep 1867, Wells County, IN d. 28 Aug 1935, Wells County, IN (Age 67 years)   2. Henry D. Plummer,   b. 25 Jun 1869, Wells County, IN d. 23 Sep 1944, Bluffton, Wells, IN (Age 75 years)   3. William Dowell Plummer,   b. 30 Jul 1871   d. 11 May 1947, Ft. Wayne, Allen, IN (Age 75 years)   4. Elmer Theodore Plummer,   b. 9 Sep 1874, Lancaster, Wells, IN d. 2 Mar 1939, Bluffton, Wells, IN (Age 64 years)   5. Myrtle Plummer,   b. 26 Dec 1876, Wells County, IN d. 5 Dec 1943, Wells County, IN (Age 66 years)   6. Mary Maria Plummer,   b. 27 Nov 1879, Wells County, IN d. 14 Oct 1973, Decatur, Adams, IN (Age 93 years)   7. James A. Plummer,   b. 1880   d. 1973 (Age 93 years)   8. John Franklin Plummer,   b. 1 Aug 1882, Wells County, IN d. 15 Mar 1967, Ft. Wayne, Allen, IN (Age 84 years)   9. Charles Frederick Plummer,   b. 12 Jan 1885, Tocsin, Wells, IN d. 7 Dec 1959 (Age 74 years)   10. James Alfred "Gus" Plummer,   b. 17 Dec 1889, Tocsin, Wells, IN d. 5 Jul 1951, IN (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F7830	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Aug 1837 - Starke County, OH Marriage - 18 Dec 1866 - Wells County, IN Death - 13 Oct 1918 - Tocsin, Wells, IN Burial - - Bluffton, Wells, IN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Joann Ostrognai - Nov 1, 2006 (Roop site) I was fortunate to visit one of the living children of George W. and Henrietta Dare Trullender Plummer in June 1970 when she was age 90. I took some notes while she talked. She gave their correct birth order: 1. Rosetta ("Rosie")- b. 13 Sep 1867, first marriage was to Theodore Smalley 10 Aug 1891. Second marriage was to Nathaniel Mentzer of Bluffton. Their children were Anna from Theodore's marriage; others from second marriage? Loraine, Homer, and Robert. 2. Henry D. - b. 25 Jun 1869, married Catherine Daugherty (Dougherty?) who was b. 22 Jul 1877. Aunt "Kitty" as she was called was Jenny Daughtery's sister, the woman who married Paris Jones, his second marriage. The children born to them were Harold, Catherine, Mary Elizabeth, and Robert. Henry died 23 Sep 1944. Buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, near Bluffton, Wells Co., IN. 3. William Dowell - b. 30 Jul 1871, married Tida Ellen Jones on Christmas Eve 1896 (24 Dec 1896). "Will" as he was called was a carpenter, building houses, furniture, and other utilitarian pieces. He was a kind man who did work for people who couldn't pay for what he did for them. He died 11 May 1947. Buried at Elm Grove Cemetery, near Bluffton, Wells Co., IN. 4. Elmer or Elmo? T. - b. 9 Sep 1874, married Elsie Milroy. Elmer and Will were both carpenters and often worked together. (Edna Plummer Wasson inherited Elmer's 5-string banjo.) Elsie was quite a seamstress. She sewed for everyone in Tocsin. The children were Wendell and Olive May. Elmer died 2 Mar 1939. Buried in Prairie Grove Cemetery, Tocsin, Wells Co. IN. 5. Myrtle - b. 26 Dec 1876, lived at home, never married, and died 5 Dec 1943. Buried at Elm Grove Cemetery, Bluffton, IN. 6. Mary - b. 27 Nov 1879, married Charles ("Charlie") Steele of Decatur. Their children were Chalmer, edgar, Mary, Clyde, Dick, another girl, and Ralph. 7. John F.- b. 1 Aug 1882, married Emma Scrogham. The children were Wendell, John Jr., and Lucille. John died 16 Mar 1967. 8. Charles W ("Charley"). - b. 12 Jan 1884, married twice: Hottie Cheneworth, then Wiinnie Steele. Children were Georgia, another girl, Virginia. Charley was employed by the Erie Railroad and resided in Huntington, IN. 9. Hiram Samuel - b. ? and died in infancy 10. Alfred ("Gus") - b. 17 Dec. 1889, married Alta Ashcroft, no children. Gus served under the colors in France, WW I (and brought back a beautiful portrait plate for Edna Mae Plummer Wasson of Napoleon). George W. Plummer was in the Union Army in the Civil War (Compnay G, 101st Regiment Indiana Infantry, then Co. B, 1st U.S. Engineers). I have his military records and the pensions records. The birth dates I used are from his request for pension records which lists all the children with brith dates. After the War, he and Henrietta Dare Trullender married 18 Dec 1866 and settled in Lancaster Twp., Wells Co. He was both a carpenter and a farmer. He also received an invalid pension from war injuries.