Joseph B. Agnew1

M, #636, * 22 Oct 1815, + 23 Dec 1895
FatherJoseph B. Agnew2 * 21 Dec 1788, + 11 Jul 1870
MotherMariam McKee2 * 2 Feb 1794, + 2 Jun 1869
Joseph B. Agnew (1815-)

Family

Louisa Boldrey * 25 Jan 1818, + May 1915
Children
  • Daniel Agnew15 * c 1837, + a 1915
  • William W. Agnew+20 * c 1839, + 21 Jun 1872
  • Mary Agnew4 * c 1840, + b 1860
  • Samuel Agnew15 * c 1843, + a 1915
  • Elisabeth Agnew15 * 29 Jul 1844, + 5 Nov 1931
  • Lucinda Agnew+1,5 * 8 Oct 1846, + 28 Apr 1905
  • Joseph B. Agnew+15 * 14 Dec 1848, + 24 Jun 1940
  • John Agnew15 * c 1852, + b 1905
  • Nancy Agnew15 * 3 Jun 1853, + 6 Oct 1914
  • Louisa Agnew15 * 28 Dec 1855, + 10 Apr 1905
  • Thomas Agnew15 * 26 Aug 1858, + 23 May 1900
  • Frank Agnew16 * c 1861, + 1933
     Joseph B. Agnew was born on 22 Oct 1815 in Butler County, Ohio.1 He married Louisa Boldrey, daughter of Samuel Boldrey and Elizabeth Ann Bentley, on 25 Feb 1836 at Ripley County, Indiana.3,4,5 He died on 23 Dec 1895 in Winamac6, and was buried in the Winamac Cemetery.6

Other information:
He and Louisa Boldrey moved c 1862 to Winamac from Ohio, after having moved into Pulaski County in the fall of 1850. However they probaby lived first in Ripley County, IN.5,4 Joseph bought on 1 Aug 1839 40 acres of land in Ripley County, located at "the North East quarter of the South East quarter of Section 7 in Township 9N, of Range 13E, in the District of Lands for sale at Jeffersonville, IN.7" On 3 Jan 1855 he bought another 40 acres of land in Pulaski County, located at "the North East quarter of the South West quarter of Section 32 in Township 31N, of Range 3W, in the District of Lands for sale at Winamac, IN.8" He bought 120 acres more on 5 Jun 1855. They were located in Pulaski County at "the North East quarter of the North West quarter of Section 32 in Township 31N, of Range 2W, in the District of Lands for sale at Indianapolis, IN.9"
     A biography:
Joseph B. Agnew, Sr., was born in Butler County, Ohio, October 22, 1815, one of the eight children born to Joseph B. and Mariam (McKee) Agnew, natives respectively of New Jersey and Virginia. Our subject left the parental roof at about the age of fifteen, to seek his own fortune. The fall of 1832 found him working by the day in Ripley County, Indiana; he then learned the millwright's trade. February 25, 1836, he married Louisa Boldrey. In May, 1847, he enlisted for the Mexican war in Company K, Fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. After his discharge he left Vera Cruz on Christmas Day and reached Ripley in Jan 1848, and there worked at his trade until the fall of 1850, when he moved to White County, and a few weeks later came to Pulaski, where he settled in Franklin Township and engaged in farming and stock-raising until the fall of 1867. He then came to his present place in Winamac, where he owns 137 acres of good land adjoining the town. He was a whig previous to the Mexican War, since when he has been a Democrat. In 1852 he was elected Clerk and Recorder, which office he held four years and then resigned to become Swamp Land Commissioner under an appointment by Gov. Willard, and in this capacity served four years. In 1874, he was elected and re-elected County Treasurer, serving four years. Since then he has been leading a retired life. Mr. and Mrs. Agnew have had born to them twelve children - Daniel W., William W. (deceased), Mariam S. (deceased), Samuel B., Lucinda, Elizabeth A., Joseph B., John M., Nancy M., Louisa, Thomas J. and Frank.2

In the Mexican War he served with Company K, 4th Reg., Indiana Volunteer Infantry. See here for a list of all soldiers in Company K.1,10
He is listed in the following.
1820 Fed. census (7 Aug): Household of Joseph B. Agnew, Morgan Township, Butler County, Ohio. Joseph B. Agnew was probably included in the Free Males under 10 years of age.11
1830 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Joseph B. Agnew, Morgan Township, Butler County, Ohio, (1830). Joseph B. was prossibly included in the Free Males 10-15 years of age.12
1840 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Joseph B. Agnew, Ripley County, Indiana. Household includes 1 male and 1 female 20-30 (Joseph and his wife Louisa), and 1 male under 5 (prob. Daniel, but where is William?)13
1850 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Joseph B. Agnew, (#217), Franklin Township, Ripley County, Indiana. Household consists of Joseph B., his wife Louisa and their children Daniel, William W., Miriam, Samuel, Elisabeth, Lucinda and Joseph B.14
1860 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Joseph B. Agnew, (#540), Franklin Township, Pulaski County, Indiana. Household consists of Joseph B., his wife Louisa and their children Daniel, William W., Samuel, Elisabeth, Lucinda, Joseph B., John, Nancy, Louisa and Thomas.15
1870 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Joseph B. Agnew, (#81), Monroe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana. Household consists of Joseph B., his wife Louisa and their children Louisa, Thomas and Frank. His children Joseph, John and Nancy live separately in house #83.16
1880 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Joseph B. Agnew, ED 154, Monroe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana. Household consists of Joseph B., his wife Louisa and their son Frank.17

Name variants: Joseph Boggett Agnew (full name.)18 Boggett Agnew (in the letter.)19

Citations

  1. [S137] Rick Jenkins, Jenkins, pg. 82.
  2. [S158] Weston A., M. McFarland, R. L. Harven, Ed A. Mossman, et al Goodspeed, Winamac, pg. 643. Biographical Sketches, City of Winamac. Online at http://archive.org/details/countiesofwhitep00faba
  3. [S540] Ripley, IN Marriages, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inripchs/marry-ab.html Index to marriages A-B.
  4. [S334] Jean C. & Wendell C. Tombaugh, Rochester Sentinel, Obituary Louisa (Boldrey) Agnew, 15 May 1915.
  5. [S137] Rick Jenkins, Jenkins, pg. 87. Obituary Lucinda Agnew Jenkins. Winamac Republican, May 4th, 1905.
  6. [S575] Joseph B. Agnew. Memorial #11840962, Find-A-Grave. Index and/or images online at http://www.findagrave.com/
  7. [S545] Land Grants, IN, Jeffersonville. Cert# 13681, 1 Aug 1839., online: http://ancestry.com
  8. [S545] Land Grants, IN, Winamac. Cert# 21674, 3 Jan 1855., online: http://ancestry.com
  9. [S545] Land Grants, IN, Indianapolis. Cert# 35799, 5 Jun 1855., online: http://ancestry.com
  10. [S158] Weston A., M. McFarland, R. L. Harven, Ed A. Mossman, et al Goodspeed, Winamac, pg. 643. Online at http://archive.org/details/countiesofwhitep00faba
  11. [S108] Fed. Census: 1820. Ohio. Butler County. Morgan Township. page 65, line 17 (NARA: M33, Roll 87, Page 65) Household of Joseph B. Ignew.
  12. [S108] Fed. Census: 1830. Ohio. Butler County. Morgan Township. page 164, line 3 (NARA: M19, Roll 127, Page 164) Household of Joseph B. Agnew (Shaker).
  13. [S108] Fed. Census: 1840. Indiana, Ripley County, Household of Joseph Agnew. (NARA: M704, Roll 92, pg 80).
  14. [S108] Fed. Census: 1850. Indiana. Ripley County. Franklin Township. page 256, line 14-22 (NARA: M432, Roll 169, Page 256) Household of Joseph B. Agnew.
  15. [S108] Fed. Census: 1860. Indiana. Pulaski County. Franklin Township. page 76, line 15-26 (NARA: M653, Roll 290, Page 1018) Household of Joseph B. Agnew.
  16. [S108] Fed. Census: 1870. Indiana. Pulaski County. Monroe Township. page 10, line 8-12 (NARA: M593, Roll 352, Page 482) Household of Joseph B. Agnew.
  17. [S108] Fed. Census: 1880. Indiana. Pulaski County. Monroe Township. ED 154, page 2B, line 39-43 (NARA: T9, Roll 305, Page 265B) Household of Joseph B. Agnew.
  18. [S270] Gilchrist, online: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=vjlizzie
  19. [S443] Jeff Blakley, 2008.
  20. [S137] Rick Jenkins, Jenkins, pg. 96.