Township Cemetery



Juda/Wallingford Cemetery (JUDA)

Located Crypt November 20th, 2005. Had been thought to be a crypt but there was no information that fit with the location. Recollections from local seniors placed the old cemetery location on the top of the hill. The crypt may have been relocated farther down the hill by farmers not knowing what the object was. However, the cemetery on the hill that was described may be the Kinser1 Cemetery thought to be close by just to the west. We will try to locate it this winter while the weeds and brush is down. (Tony Jeffries)

RESEARCHING SITE: THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS BEEN FOUND
Gravesite thought to be children of
-OR-
Samuel Daniel Judah (b1817) born in Kentucky, son of Samual & Elizabeth Judah
on March 18th, 1841 he married
Besty Ann Clarissa C. (Parks) Judah (b1813) born in North Carolina, Samuel D.'s "2nd" wife


Winepark Judah may have been Samuel's son or nephew? Unknown in March 2004.
He married Sarah J. (Patterson) Feb. 19, 1866.
Brothers/relatives (next generation)? Samual, Winepark, Isreal and John?

UPDATE MARCH 11, 2004
SAMUEL D. JUDAH was born Abt. 1816 in Montgomery County, Kentucky, and died
September 06, 1902 in Harrodsburg, Monroe County, Indiana. He married
BETSY ANN CLARISSA PARKS March 18, 1841 in Monroe County, Indiana, daughter
of WILLIAM PARKS and JEMIMAH BRANCH. She was born June 11, 1813 in North Carolina.
He married SARAH J. PATTERSON February 19, 1866.

Children of SAMUEL JUDAH and BETSY PARKS are:
i. NANCY A. JUDAH, b. Abt. 1842.
ii. WINEPARK JUDAH, b. Abt. 1843.
iii. WILLIAM JUDAH, b. Abt. 1845.
iv. JOSEPH JUDAH, b. Abt. 1846, Montgomery County, Kentucky.
v. ELIZABETH G. JUDAH, b. Abt. 1848.

Child of SAMUEL JUDAH and SARAH PATTERSON is:
vi. SAMUEL D. JUDAH.



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. Charles Blanchard, Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884. Monroe County Biographical Sketches, Salt Creek Township, p. 672

David B. JUDAH, farmer, is a native of Montgomery County, Ky., was born September 9, 1814, a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (JENNINGS) JUDAH, the former of Germany, the latter of Virginia, and respectively of German and German-Irish descent. Samuel JUDAH emigrated to the United States about the year 1790, and settled in Kentucky, where he lived more than thirty years, then moved to Lawrence County, this State, planted a crop of corn, returned to Kentucky for his family, and there sickened and died; this was in October, 1820. He associated preaching with farming, and was hostile to slavery. David B. JUDAH remained at home until he was eighteen years old, when he learned the tanner’s trade and worked thereat until 1840, at which time he established a tannery at Bloomington. January 31, 1836, he married Miss Emma Harriet, daughter of William and Jemima PARKS, to which union eleven children were bestowed, of which number five sons and two daughters are yet living - Samuel N., Winepark, Elizabeth E., Morris, Rodolphus, Francis M. and Emma H. Mr. JUDAH followed tanning until 1873, when he gave his attention to farming, with an experience of two years in the mercantile way; his farm is situated in Brown County. His sons, Morris and Francis, are proprietors of the only grist mill in this township, also one of the best water mills. Morris is likewise a practicing physician; both are influential citizens. Mr. and Mrs. JUDAH are members of the Christian Church

Data Entry Volunteer - Linda Jenkins Wensel


ALSO FOUND ON www.davidsdot.com
Samuel Judah and Elizabeth "Betsy" Jennings "Elizabeth Judah, Consort of Samuel Judah of Kentucky deceased..." Part of the epitath on Elizabeth's gravestone. About the only writings of any credibility concerning this Samuel Judah is an allusion in a profile of David Barrow Judah, a son of Samuel and Elizabeth: "Samuel Judah emigrated to the United States about the year 1790, and settled in Kentucky, where he lived more than thirty years, then moved to Lawrence County, this State, planted a crop of corn, returned to Kentucky for his family, and there sickened and died; this was in October, 1820. He associated preaching with farming, and was hostile to slavery."1 1790 was not the year of immigration to the states; more likely that was the year he moved to Kentucky. Also, I find no immigration and/or shipping lists to confirm that immigration. At the time the foregoing was published, at least two of Samuel's sons and a daughter--David Barrow, Samuel D. and Lydia--were living in the area and probably one or the other or all provided the source. The infamously inaccurate Carlock assigns Samuel as the son of Martin and Anna Barbara Adams. This of course is nonsense and done without any documentation. Another one of Carlock's improvisations. Other excerpts include: "Samuel (Sam) moved back to Baltimore Town, MD with his parents in 1779 or before. On or about 1798, Sam moved to Clark and Montgomery counties in Kentucky to visit his cousin, Martin (Tschudi) JUDY III and Elizabeth (Tschudi) JUDY, wife of Martin. Sam's marriage record is shown with a list of Judy-Judah-Juda marriages in Clark County, Kentucky (ref. Clark County Marriages 1790-1820, Vol. 1, pp. 260 and 261 by Geo. F. Doyle). The records show: "Sam (Samuel) JUDA (Judah-Tschudy-Tschudi) to Betsy (Elizabeth) JENNINGS on 19 Jun 1800. Betsy lived with her parents, Israel JENNINGS and Elizabeth MOUNT, in Montgomery County, Kentucky. Sam and Betsy lived for a while in both Clark and Montgomery counties, Kentucky. "Samuel N. JUDAH Sr., who combined preaching the Gospel, farming and other work, made a trip to Jackson, Lawrence and Monroe counties, Indiana in 1819 to visit his brother, John Jacob JUDAH. He liked Lawrence County and secured considerable acreage near Harrodsburg. During the summer of 1819, Sam put in a crop of corn and returned to Kentucky to get his family and possessions. In October 1820, Sam contracted the deadly "milk fever," prevalent in many states at that time, and died suddenly. His cousin, Martin JUDY III and wife, Elizabeth (Tschudi) JUDY, took charge of his funeral, checked his possessions and made a written report to the Probate Court (see the "History of Lawrence County, Indiana," published in 1884 and Probate Records of Clark County, Kentucky). Sam and his wife, Elizabeth (Jennings) JUDAH, had five known sons, and perhaps one daughter, Lydia JUDAH who married a Mr. Kinser. Verified by the 1830 US Census of Indiana."2 As usual, Carlock mixes a little of the truth with a lot of speculation to give his copy a sense of veracity. Here we go again with this middle initial bit--where is this documented? The assigned relationship of Samuel to Martin and Elizabeth is based on either an assumption or an invention. Also, there is no evidence that Samuel had a brother John Jacob let alone the John Jacob Judy that settled in Jackson county. Concerning Martin Tschudy and Anna Barbara Adams--they indeed did have a son John Jacob Tschudy who would become a bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church and may have had a church in South Carolina. Certainly not the John Jacob Judy who would remove to Jackson County, Indiana. Court records in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky appear to indicate that John Jacob was a first cousin to Samuel; his mother and Samuel's father being sister and brother. Well then, who were Samuel's parents? I think Carlock was closer to the truth at an earlier date and publication when he wrote [and why in upper case?]: "RECORDS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN KY. THAT SHOW THAT ONE SAM (SAMUEL) JUDA (JUDY) MARRIED BETSY JENNINGS (ELIZABETH) JENNINGS JUNE 19, 1800. AFTER MOVING TO INDIANA IN 1819, HE RETURNED TO MONTGOMERY CO. KY. TO GET HIS FAMILY AND HE DIED SUDDENLY IN OCT. 1820. MARTIN JUDY 3RD. AND WIFE ELIZABETH WERE IN CHARGE OF HIS ESTATE AND THEY LISTED HIS POSSESSIONS. HIS MARRIAGE IS LISTED WITH THE RECORDS OF THEIR CHILDREN. (See Clarke Co. Ky. Marriages by Geo. F. Doyle. Vol. 1, 1795 to 1820, Pages 260 and 261). This Author knows of no other Judy couple who could be Sam's parents."3 Martin III and wife Elizabeth, huh. Closer to the truth but still no cigar. The Winchester (Kentucky) library has a Judy file there which contains the birth and deaths of this Martin Judy III family from his bible. Surprise! No Samuel is listed. I believe Samuel to be the son of Martin Tschudi/Tschudy/Judy and Anna (Boni). Why? First of all, they did have a son Samuel, born October 15, 1769, possibly in York or Chester counties, Pennsylvania. Now this Samuel, according to Carlock moved to Philadelphia to work in his uncle Johannes' store. Carlock further asserts "hence in due time we find Samuel Judah, Sr. [Note that now 'Sr.' has been generously assigned by Carlock.] in the retail and wholesale mercantile business in or near New York City."4 Reading further, we find he is, through accident or design, clouding the truth by merging at least one other brood of Judahs--this one of Jewish origin whose roots could be traced to Portugal or Spain.5 Certainly not related to the Swiss Judah/Judy/Tschudi/Tschudy ancestry. All this, and more including a marvelous fable of how this Samuel and his brother Jacob assisted George Washington [no less!] at Valley Forge one harsh winter. Fancy that. It appears all of this fairy tale was construed to dupe us into claiming kinship to Samuel Judah, the Vincennes attorney--which we are not, as documented elsewhere in these pages. And so, I contend that Samuel, son of Martin and Anna Boni, did not stay in Pennsylvania, but rather made the migration to Kentucky with the other members of his family, including brothers Martin and Winepark. On June 17, 1800, a marriage bond in the amount of $50.00 [or £50] of Samuel Juda and Betsy Jennings was posted in Clark County, Kentucky. The mandate begins, "Know all men by these present that we Samuel Juda & Winepark Juda are hereby and firmly bound unto..." and then later "if the brother [italics mine] give lawful cause to obstruct the same then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full force." This document is cosigned by Samuel and Winepark. Now, I ask, who were this Samuel and Winepark? The indication is that they were brothers. That seems to be explicit. Furthermore, I interpret the preceding that this Samuel who was marrying Betsy talked his brother into cosigning a bond. According to the Clark County, Kentucky General Index to Deeds, in 1812 Samuel Judy and Martin Judy deeded to each other power of attorney (book 8, page 288). This is an act more likely to take place between brothers in the same locality--not cousins living hundreds of miles apart. Upon Samuel's death, his assets and liabilities were listed either by probate of a will or other legal document January of 1822, at the sale of his estate. Previously, an inventory had been taken during an appraisement of his estate on October 6, 1821. Samuel's wife, Elizabeth ("Betsy") is listed as the administrator of the estate. In some manner, a Martin Judy/Judah is involved, for his signature is also there. Now, these are not parents as Carlock was so certain of in his earlier fantasy or cousins as he would later have us believe. This was certainly Elizabeth, his widow and probably Martin, his older brother who was still living. To set the record straight, this probate took place in Montgomery County, which was formed from Clark County in 1797. I am not alone in my contention that Samuel was the son of Martin and Anna (Boni). Brian Llewellyn Young writes that a list of heads of families in Clark County in 1810 lists among the Judys: John, Martin, David and Winepark. These appear to be the sons of Martin and Anna (Boni), and Young describes each as "brother of our Samuel N. Judah ."6 About 1900, another family historian wrote "To Martin Judy [II, husband of Anna] there were born at least ten children who reached maturity--namely--Martin, John, Jacob, Samuel, Wynepark, David, Henry, Elizabeth, Katherine and Nancy. All of these children probably passed from Virginia to Kentucky, settling in Montgomery and adjacent counties."7 To my knowledge, the exact date of Samuel's death and the place of his burial remain unknown. I would like to believe he was put to rest at the old Judy Cemetery, near Wades Mill, Clark County Kentucky along side other members of his family. Elizabeth "Betsy" Jennings was born March 7, 1776 to Israel Jennings and Elizabeth (Mount). The place of birth is unknown, perhaps from Virginia. I have also seen it listed as Breckenridge County; however, that is more toward the central part of Kentucky and there is no evidence she or her family lived in that area let alone the likelihood she was born there. Gravestone of Elizabeth "Betsy" Judah Sometime after the death of Samuel and prior to 1840, Betsy moved to Lawrence County, Indiana. The 1830 census (November 4, 1830) indicates a Martin, Isreal and Eli--all males 20-30--living there with what appears to be their families. These would be three of her sons. Also, that same census counts a Henry Judah (another sibling?). Again, on page 352 of the 1840 Federal census for Lawrence County, we find Elizabeth Judah, Israel Judah, John W. Judah and Martin R. Judah. Also, on page 350 of that same census is listed Elizabeth and Israel Jennings, and so it appears that Betsy's mother and father (and possibly a brother--Washington) have also moved to Indiana. This family settled in the northern part of Lawrence County, Indiana near the community now appropriately named "Judah" and sometimes erroneously referred to as "Judahtown." Nearby is the town of Guthrie founded and layed out by Winepark Judah, a grandson of Samuel and Betsy. Also nearby are two cemeteries, the Judah cemetery and the Mt. Zion cemetery. Many members of the family are interred in the two graveyards. Betsy was buried in Mt. Zion along with her father. The inscription on Betsy's gravestone reads "Elizabeth Judah, Consort of Samuel Judah of Kentucky deceased. She was born March 7th, 1776 and departed this life August 7th, 1841. Mother's request: Come my children. . .[words are unreadable]. . .doctrine of Christ that you all may be with your father and me to enjoy eternal life." See photograph these pages. The cemetery has been neglected and the sands of time and animals (and no doubt, vandals) had nearly destroyed the gravestones by spring of 1999. As an end note, the tombstone of Israel Jennings was rescued (or missappropriated, depending on your point of view), restored and is on display at the musuem in the Lawrence County courthouse by the Lawrence County Historical Society. Part of the inscription reads, "Sacred to the memory of Israel Jennings. He was a Revolutionary soldier of '76, who was born March 10, 1752 and died January 1, 1842."


Copied to our site without permission, our e-mail returned and his site is down on 3/13/2004.


May have been located on the/or property may have been purchased by Samuel Wallingford.

Note:

Bloomington Telephone, January 27, 1883, p. 1.
Samuel Wallingford was home over Sunday from Abbeville, S. C., and returned on Monday with two car loads of stock, expecting to reach the South on Friday. During the season he will sell 300 head of mules, and so far has been very successful. He promises that the readers of the Telephone shall hear from him occasionally.

Unknowns markers. Have not been able to locate. If you can help contact trustees office.










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