Elias Henry BAYSINGER, Wives and Children


Elias Henry Baysinger was born 26 Dec 1832 in Breckinridge Co. Kentucky, son of Peter Baysinger and Elizabeth RICE. Warren county Iowa Advocate Tribune 9-30-1886 reports death of pioneer Peter Baysinger in Weede Co. Colorado on Sept 9, 1886. Reportedly buried Sedalia, Colorado, Bear Canyon Cemetery. Elizabeth

1840 Census
1850 Census

Elias married 1. Margaret JONES, 9 July 1854 in Warren Co. Iowa (Certificate #11, William P. Jenkins, J.P.). *Does anyone have any information about Margaret Jones - who her family were, when and where she was born, where she lived after the divorce, and when and where she died?*

Cousin Terri says that they were in Kansas 1854-1860, and that the couple was divorced 1858 in Kansas. Larry Payne wrote to the Baysinger list with this information, "An article in the March 2, 1858 issue of the Freeman's Champion of Prairie City, Kansas states

PETITION for DIVORCE - Elias H. Baysinger vs Margaret E. Baysinger

Defendant absent for more than two years. Defendant is
non-resident. Case to be heard October
Term in Lecompton U.S. District Court 2nd Jidicial Dist. K.T. (Kansas Territory)"

Elias was in Kansas with Peter, his father, and their part in "Bloody Kansas" is mentioned in Congressional Records of the time. It is intriguing that they are spoken of as "armed Missourians," not Iowans. I'll link to the images of a couple of pages where Peter and Elias are mentioned, from a book I read on the Making of America site, Political Speeches Partly in the House and Senate Dealing Mainly with Kansas and Slavery. I was shocked to discover that my ancestors wanted Kansas to be a slave state, and were willing to not only fight for that, but enter into a secret society to do so! Title Page, "Armed Missourians", "Vote at the Point of a Sword".

I believe this to be Elias in 1856 in KS:

Name: LIAS BAYSINGER
State: Kansas
County: Fourth District
Township: Terr. No Twp Listed
Year: 1856
Page: NPL
Database: KS 1856 State Census Index

By 1857, Elias' father is in Douglas Co. KS:

Name: PETER BAYSINGER
State: Kansas
County: Douglas
Township: Calhoun Twp.
Year: 1857
Page: 001
Database: KS 1857 State Census Index

and so is Elias, same township, same page:
Name: ELIAS BASINGER
State: Kansas
County: Douglas
Township: Calhoun Twp.
Year: 1857
Page: 001
Database: KS 1857 State Census Index

By 1859, Peter has moved (or the boundaries of the county have been redrawn):
Name: PETER BASINGER
State: Kansas
County: Douglas
Township: Palmyra Twp
Year: 1859
Page: 013
Database: KS 1859 State Census Index

Marilyn found Elias in the 1860 Census!

1860 Willow Springs, Douglas County, Kansas Territory page 141 or 145, July
30, 1860 line 10
P. W. BARINGER, age 52, male,farmer, $1800/$300, born VA
Elizabeth, age 46, female,KY
Elias, age 26, male, farmer, KY
Peter, age 21, male, farmer, KY
William, age 19, male,KY
Oregon, age 17, male, IL
Nancy M. age 14, female, IN, attended school within the year
Taylor, age 11, male, IA, attended school within the year

Living next door are Peter's daughter and son-in-law and their family
Daniel BARKER, age 32, male, OH
Eva, age 25, female, IL
Sarah M., age 7, IA, attended school
Nancy E., age 3, IA
Florence, age 1, NE
http://valorie.zimmerman.googlepages.com/PWBaringer1860DouglasCoKT.jpg

Elias and Margaret Jones had one child, Ferris (or Farris) I. Baysinger, born July 1857, according to the 1900 Census. Evidently he was raised by his mother and her second husband. Does anyone have a birth record for Ferris, a divorce or second marriage record for Margaret?

I see Ferris in the Iowa State Census, taken in 1895. Ancestry extraction lists him as Faris I. Baysinger, age 40, race white, birthplace: Clarke IA; residence: Ward, Clarke Co.

Farris Isaiah BAYSINGER married Jennie PATTERSON b. Sept 1877 PA in Clark City, Iowa. they were farmers near Osceola, Iowa, which is where he and Jennie are buried. They had 3 children:
  1. Robert Lindley Baysinger b. 4 Jan 1882 Clark, Iowa, d. 17 Jun 1979, married Maude Eva CLAVER 27 Mar 1907, Murry, Iowa (Eva was b. 17 June 1874, Clarke Co. Iowa, d. 1959, Mt Moriah, MO), both bur. in Sharon Chapel Cemetery, south of Mount Moriah, Mercer Co. Missouri
  2. Olive Baysinger b. July 1884 m. Pearl EIVINS 19 March 1906, in Iowa or Missouri, bur. Rose Hill Cemetery, Ridgeway, Missouri
  3. John Baysinger, b. Sept. 1886, died at age 23, never married, bur. Osceola, Iowa Cemetery.
More about Ferris and Jenny, and their children: http://genweblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/ferrisfarris-baysinger-jennie.html

Kansas Voter Registration Lists, 1854-56
Surname Given Name CITY District/County Precinct/Township Election Date Page #
Baysinger E. H. 4 Prairie City December 15, 1855 729
Baysinger E H 4 Prairie City January 15, 1856 774

Baysinger Peter 4 Prairie City December 15, 1855 729
Bassinger Peter 4 Willow Springs October 9, 1855 673
Source Information: Graden, Debra, ed. Kansas Voter Registration Lists, 1854-1856. [database online] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999. Taken from: Kansas Territorial Government. Territorial Census of 1855 and 1856. Leavenworth, KS: Kansas Territory, 1856. You can see at least the Prairie City list on the Making of America site listed above.

I have been unable to find Elias, Margaret or Ferris in the 1860 Census so far.

Elias returned to Indianola, Iowa in 1860 and married Sarah Goosic in 1861. Warren County, Iowa 15 August, 1861, Elias Henry Baysinger and Sarah Goosic, Bk 1 page 103.

9-4-1872 Warranty Deed Book, Warren County, Iowa. Andrew and Julia Goosic sold land to Elias Baysinger for $500. Center of section five in twp 75 range 23 west

Sarah Maria Goosic died 1 October 1882 in Warren County, Iowa. Elias and Sarah had nine children:

** Elizabeth J. Baysinger, born 23 September 1862, Warren County, Iowa; died 27 December 1892, Warren County, Iowa, buried Indianola, Warren County, Iowa.

** Phoebe Baysinger b. 1861 Indianola, Warren County, Otter Township, Iowa. Married Fletcher SNYDER; b. 1855, Iowa. Their children: *Samuel Snyder, *Frank Snyder, Charles Snyder, Sarah Loretta Snyder, Claude DeLoyd Snyder, Myrtle Snyder, Florence Snyder, Clara Snyder, Dora Snyder

In 1880, Fletcher was living in Bethany, Harrison Co. MO (where, coincidently, my Grandpa Harvey McBEE was from, who would eventually marry Phoebe's niece Anna) with his then wife and children:

Name: Fletcher Snyder
Home in 1880: Bethany, Harrison, Missouri
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Iowa
Relation to head-of-household: Head
Spouse's name: Bebee
Father's birthplace: OH
Mother's birthplace: OH
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Fletcher Snyder 25
Bebee Snyder 22
Samuel Snyder 4
Franklin Snyder 1

So Samuel and Franklin are not Phoebe's children. By 1900, Phoebe and Fletcher are in Oklahoma.

Name: Fletcher Snyder
Home in 1900: Valley, Grant, Oklahoma
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852
Birthplace: Iowa
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Phoebe A
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Fletcher Snyder 48
Phoebe A Snyder 44
Samuel F Snyder 24
Frank Snyder 22
Charles Snyder 20
Sarah L Snyder 17
Claude Snyder 14
May Snyder 11
Florance L Snyder 8
Clara B Snyder 5
Dora E Snyder 2
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Valley, Grant, Oklahoma; Roll: T623 1337; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 75.

In 1910, they are in Kansas.

Name: Fletcher Snyder
Age in 1910: 54
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Iowa
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Ohio
Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
Spouse's name: Pheaby A
Home in 1910: Wichita Ward 3, Sedgwick, Kansas
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Fletcher Snyder 54
Pheaby A Snyder 52
Florence L Snyder 18
Clara B Snyder 15
Dora E Snyder 11
Claud D Snyder 23
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Wichita Ward 3, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: T624_456; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 123; Image: 563.


** Mary Ellen Baysinger was born 1863 in Warren County, Iowa. She married 15 Feb 1881 William SIPPULT, son of Harrison SIPPULT and Elizabeth BOWERS, born 1856 in Mahaska Co. Iowa. Their children: Charles William SIPPULT b. 14 Dec 1881 Otter Twp., Burt Sipult, Lula Sipult, Mary Sipult, Ollie Sipult, Bud Sipult, Joy Sipult, Joe Sipult, Fred Sipult, George Sipult

ii. FEMALE SIPPUIT, b. July 10, 1883, Otter Township, Warren
County,
Iowa.

> ..... 2 Sarah Francis Baysinger d: October 24, 1942 in Warren Co,
> Iowa
> ......... +Elijah Jefferson Byers d: October 13, 1935 in Warren
> Co, Iowa
> ............. 3 Nora Elizabeth Byers
> ................. +Wade Anderson Clary
> ............. 3 Gertrude Mae Byers d: November 24, 1926 in Des
> Moines,
> PolK County, Iowa
> ................. +William James Lester d: December 10, 1965
> .................... 4 Blanche Mae Lester d: January 04, 1983 in
> Chula
> Vista, San Diego County, California
> ........................ +Grant Otto Duncan d: February 13, 1952
> in
> Waukesha, Wisconsin
> .................... *2nd Husband of Blanche Mae Lester:
> ........................ +Joseph Gargiulo d: December 29, 1993
> in
> San Diego, California
> .................... *3rd Husband of Blanche Mae Lester:
> ........................ +Ray Quinnes d: Unknown in ?
> .................... 4 Howard Emmanuel Lester d: April 13, 1913 in
> Warren Co. Iowa
> .................... 4 Ellen Lester
> ............. 3 Lou Byers
> ................. +William Aplin
> ............. 3 Charles William Byers
> ................. +Jessie Pearl Lees

> ..... 2 Peter A. Baysinger d: August 25, 1942 in Warren County,
> Iowa
> ......... +Matilda Byers d: October 10, 1937 in Warren Co, Iowa
> ............. 3 Farris Baysinger
> ............. 3 Grace Baysinger
> ................. +Olin Mosher
> .................... 4 Edna Mosher
> .................... 4 Joe Mosher
> .................... 4 Robert Mosher
> ............. 3 Alice Rachel Baysinger d: July 09, 1966
> ................. +Leslie Vanderlinden
> .................... 4 Guy Vanderlinden
> .................... 4 Karma Vanderlinden

**Elias William Baysinger was born 10 November 1869 in Indianola, Warren Co. Iowa, died 15 October 1923 in Carlisle, Warren Co. Iowa. He married Sarah Frances BORRALL 11 June 1893 in Indianola, Warren Co. Iowa, daughter of John BORRALL and Melissa BENNETT. She was born 10 July 1870 in Indianola, Warren Co. Iowa, died 7 February 1904 in Indianola, Warren Co. Iowa.
Gravestone: ELIAS W. BAYSINGER - Hammondsburg (AKA Cochran?) Cemetery, Warren County, Iowa (http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=188618)
b. 1869, d. 1923, h/o Sarah F. Baysinger

Children of Elias BAYSINGER and Sarah BORRALL:
1. Evelyn May BAYSINGER, b. 2 February 1894, Indianola, Warren Co. Iowa; d. 7 July 1966, Des Moines, Polk Co. Iowa, bur: Middle River Cemetery, Warren Co. Iowa. She married Fred Ellsworth PRALL.
2. Roy or Ray William BAYSINGER, b. 1895, Warren Co. Iowa m. Ruby SAUNDERS
3. William Roy BAYSINGER, b. 31 January 1897, Indianola, Warren Co. Iowa. May be same child as above.
* Bertha & Guy (listed in census as BAYSINGER), children of second wife Ida (--?--) and her first husband

Here is the family in the 1900 Census:
Name: William Beysinger
Home in 1900: Otter, Warren, Iowa
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Iowa
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Sarah F
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
William Beysinger 30
Sarah F Beysinger 29
Eva M Beysinger 6
Ray W Beysinger 3
Census image: Bottom of the page - on the same page as his father Elias & family, brother John and sister Sarah BYERS and their families.

This is Elias W. & family in 1920. I did not know that he remarried; Sarah died in 1904. Does anyone have a marriage record for this couple? Guy and Bertha were Ida's children from a previous marriage. Notice that Fred PRALL is living two houses away -- He and Eva/Evelyn later marry. Awful image, I know. This is from HQ; Ancestry's is much worse.

Name: Elias W Baysinger
Age in 1910: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Iowa
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place: Iowa
Spouse's name: Ida M
Home in 1910: Richland, Warren, Iowa
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Elias W Baysinger 40
Ida M Baysinger 40
Bertha Baysinger 12
Guy Baysinger 15
Ray W Baysinger 15


Looking for these children in the 1870 Census:
Elias Basinger Otter, Warren, IA abt 1834 Kentucky White Male
Sarah Basinger Otter, Warren, IA abt 1843 O White Female
Phebe Basinger Otter, Warren, IA abt 1858 Iowa White Female
Mary Basinger Otter, Warren, IA abt 1864 Iowa White Female
Sarah Basinger Otter, Warren, IA abt 1866 Iowa White Female
Peter Basinger Otter, Warren, IA abt 1867 Iowa White Male
William Basinger Otter, Warren, IA abt 1869 Iowa White Male

Andrew & Julia Goosick are one household away; Sarah's parents. Nearby is Emma Scott, her husband Isaac and family, Sarah's sister.

** John Alfred Baysinger and his wives 1.Viola Belle Stephens, their son Arthur Baysinger; 2. Minnie Disney and children Carl, Annie/Anna, Leonard M., William L. Iva E., Ernest P., Ralph, Charles, Ray, Robert, George, and Katherine, are described here: http://genweblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/john-baysinger-viola-minnie-and.html

> ..... 2 Ada Bell Baysinger d: December 10, 1955 in Merino, Colorado
> ......... +Joe Dilley
> ............. 3 Joe Rice Dilley
> ............. 3 Madge Dilley
> ................. +George Hewitt
> ............. 3 Maggie Dilley
> ............. 3 Wade Dilley
> ............. 3 Jim Dilley
> ............. 3 Russel Dilley

> ..... 2 James Absalon Baysinger d: 1962 in Interior S.D.
> ......... +Ethel Mary Clary d: 1950 in Interior South Dakota
> ............. 3 Trilla Baysinger
> ................. +Lee Williamson
> ............. 3 Rilla A. Baysinger
> ................. +Albert Thompson
> ............. 3 Unnamed Baysinger d: April 24, 1914


10. James Absalom Baysinger was born 1873 in Warren County, Iowa, died 1962 Interior SD. He married Mary Ethel CLARY 1904 in Warren County, Iowa, daughter of Henry CLARY and Orcelia --?--. She was born 1885 in Warren County, Iowa, died 1950 Interior SD. Their children: 1. Infant BAYSINGER, b. April 25, 1914, Warren County, Iowa; d. April 1914, Warren County, Iowa, buried Hammondsburg, Iowa.

??? Nola Marie BURT (WILLIAM M BURT5, ELIza Ann BAYSINGER,
VALENTINE3,
JOHANN PETER2, JACOB (BAYSINGER)1 BESSINGER) She married EMORY SKIDMORE
TWEEDY.

Child of NOLA BURT and EMORY TWEEDY is:
i. VIVIAN WILMA7 TWEEDY, b. Abt. 1907.

1880 Census

> ..... 2 Laura Baysinger d: October 01, 1882 in Warren County, Iowa

The story I heard of Sarah and baby Laura's death, is that Sarah's dress caught fire, and she and the baby were both burned to death.

After Sarah's death, Elias married 3. Lydia SCOTT, Sarah's sister's sister. A source of great confusion is that Elias referrs to his wife "Mary J." in his will of 1900, shortly before his death. Elias died 8 November 1900 in Warren County, Iowa

Warren Co Newspaper 2-18-1886 "Elias and Lydia Baysinger married last wk in Mo. A guardian had been appt. for her that she was not competent to manage property. Her neighbors say a great injustice was done by appointment of a
guardian and his treatment of her and her property. He made a futile attempt to prevent her marriage only to be laughed at for his pains." *We need to find the court proceedings of this guardianship case.* I would love to get this newspaper on microfilm, and read the whole darn thing, ads and all.


> *3rd Wife of Elias Henry Baysinger:
> .. +Lydia Scott d: April 03, 1904
> ..... 2 Isaac Baysinger d: August 08, 1964
> ..... 2 Nancy Ann Baysinger
> ......... +Joe Patterson
> ..... 2 William A. Baysinger



1879 Directory of Otter Township
BAYSINGER, E.H., farmer, and brick-maker, Sec. 4; P.O. Indianola; was born in Breckenridge county, Kentucky, in 1833, and removed to Illinois in 1835, and afterwards to Indiana, and came to this county first in 1852; he is a farmer and owns 90 acres of land; he spent six years in Kansas, from 1854 to 1860, and was in the John Brown raid; after his return to this county, he engaged in brick-making, and has made the largest portion of the brick used in the buildings of Indianola; he has held township offices; he married Miss Sarah Goosic, in 1861; she was born in Ohio; they have eight children: Phebe A., Mary E., Sarah F., Peter A., William, John F., Eda B., James. - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iawarren/1879hist/otter-twp.htm
The same information is in the History of Warren County, Iowa, Des Moines: Union Historical Company, 1879.

1880 Census

Iowa State Census

1900 Census
1900 Census Warren County, Iowa Otter Twp Sheet 1. Elias, Lydia, divorced son Peter (a blacksmith) and William who helped on the farm lived together, along with the young ones Isaac H. & Nancy A. Elias could read and write and owned his farm. John and James lived near by, and his daughter and son-in-law Sarah and Jeff BYERS lived next door. John Baysinger and his family lived on the next farm and next was James Baysinger.

Iowa census for Warren County in June 1900 lists Elias, 67, and Lydia A., 50, married 13 years to Elias. That means they were married in 1887. William A. is shown as 19 yrs old, so he apparently was not the son of
Elias. In that same 1900 census, Isaac is 12 and Nancy is 10. William is actually of the age to be the son of Elias and Sarah Goosic Baysinger so don't know about "their 3 children" of the will. Lydia is the mother of 3 children, 3 living. Has anyone found the birth records for these 3?

Will of Elias Henry Baysinger
1-9-1901 Will proved Warren Co, Iowa Peter A Baysinger and Elias W. Baysinger were executors. Will states all property in wife's name to remain hers and at her death to be equally divided between their 3 children, William A, Isaac H and Nancy A. It further states that wife, Mary J. Baysinger to receive 2 bay mares "Tobe and Belle". The remainder of his real estate, 213 acres to be equally divided between his children: Peter, Elias, John, James, Phoebe Snyder, Mary Ellen Sipault, Sarah Frances Byers, Ada Belle Dilley and Ferris
I Baysinger.

BAYSINGER
Ferris H. 1902-1933
Roberta L. 1904-1989
Belmont Cemetery, Warren County, Iowa
( Roberta L BAYSINGER listed: http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php/id_81625 )

from Doris Ceradsky:

Children of ELIAS BAYSINGER and SARAH GOOSIC are:


7. iv. MARY ELLEN BAYSINGER, b. 1863, Warren County, Iowa.
v. SARAH FRANCES BAYSINGER, b. 1865, Warren County, Iowa; m. JEFF
BYERS.
8. vi. PETER ANDREW BAYSINGER, b. 1867, Warren County, Iowa; d. 1942,
Warren
County, Iowa.

viii. JOHN ALFRED BAYSINGER, b. December 1872, Warren County,
Iowa.
10. ix. JAMES ABSOLOM BAYSINGER, b. 1873, Warren County, Iowa.
x. ADA (EDA) BELLE BAYSINGER, b. 1875, Hartford, Warren County,
Iowa; d.
December 10, 1955; m. JOHN SAMUEL DILLEY, June 17, 1892, Warren County,
Iowa;
b. April 30, 1849, Belpre Township, Washington County, Ohio; d. February
14,
1909, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.

Notes for JOHN SAMUEL DILLEY:
Burial: Indianola IOOF Warren County, Iowa. 2 children unnamed Female
6-2-1893, Male 1-25-1895.

xi. LOUIE BAYSINGER, b. Abt. 1879, Otter Township, Warren County,
Iowa.
xii. LAURA BAYSINGER, b. October 01, 1882, Otter Township, Warren
County, Iowa; d. October 01, 1882, Otter Township, Warren County, Iowa.

Notes for LAURA BAYSINGER:
Burial: Indianola, Warren County, Iowa

Children of ELIAS BAYSINGER and LYDIA SCOTT are:
xiii. WILLIAM6 BAYSINGER, b. Abt. 1879.

Notes for WILLIAM BAYSINGER:
William possibly a child of Lydia's that was adopted by Elias. He is
too old
to be a child of Elias and Lydia's.

xiv. ISSAC BAYSINGER, b. May 22, 1887.
xv. NANCY BAYSINGER, b. July 14, 1889; m. JOSEPH PATTERSON.

5. WILLIAM M BURT5 BURT (ELIZA ANN4 BAYSINGER, VALENTINE3, JOHANN
PETER2,
JACOB (BAYSINGER)1 BESSINGER) He married MARTHA ANGELINE BRECKRIDGE.

Child of WILLIAM BURT and MARTHA BRECKRIDGE is:
11. i. NOLA MARIE6 BURT.


Generation No. 4



8. PETER ANDREW6 BAYSINGER (ELIAS HENRY5, PETER ASA4, VALENTINE3,
JOHANN
PETER2, JACOB (BAYSINGER)1 BESSINGER) was born 1867 in Warren County,
Iowa,
and died 1942 in Warren County, Iowa. He married MARTHA MAY BYERS
October
11, 1891 in Warren County, Iowa, daughter of ELIJAH BYERS and ELIZA
MARTIN.
She was born 1871 in Warren County, Iowa, and died 1937 in Warren
County,
Iowa.

Notes for PETER ANDREW BAYSINGER:
Burial: Peter and Martha are buried in the Motor Cemetery at Warren
County,
Iowa

Children of PETER BAYSINGER and MARTHA BYERS are:
i. GRACE7 BAYSINGER, b. September 15, 1892, Otter Township, Warren
County, Iowa; d. May 30, 1979.

Notes for GRACE BAYSINGER:
Burial: Manoah, Iowa

ii. ALICE BAYSINGER, b. November 18, 1897, Otter Township, Warren
County, Iowa.


This picture of Elias Henry Baysinger was sent to me by Duane Baysinger. Click the small picture to see the original large version. I don't know when this was taken, or if Duane has the original, or where he got it! If I once knew, it is lost in the mists of time.



If you are "lost in Iowa", here is Warren County. Click on that for a map of 1895 Iowa. (large map is 2MB)

There is also a Map of Indianola online, a link from the USGW History & Geography of Warren County page, which includes History, Maps, and Photographs.


Death of Emma Basinger, age 1 in the U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880
Name: Emma L Basinger
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Place of Birth: Iowa
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Age: 1
Month of Death: Mar
Cause of Death: Croup congestion lungs
Place of Death: (City, County, State)
Otter, Warren, Iowa
Census Year: 1880
Source Citation: Census Place (City, County, State): Otter, Warren, Iowa; Roll: A1156_62; Page: ; Enumeration District: 235; Line Number: 7.

Comments

Renee said…
Hi,
My Great grandfather was Isaac Henry Baysinger.
I have more information on Lydia Ann first child.
I can confirm this information.Isaac married Grace Archer...they still have living children who have given me information.Please email me.
Larry Baysinger said…
Greetings,

Elias Henery was the brother of my GG Grandfather, W.H. Baysinger. The picture you posted was sent from my brother, Duane. In your comments you stated "I was shocked to discover that my ancestors wanted Kansas to be a slave state". I think you have misinterpreted what he said. He was testifying to the investigators what the Missourians had said to him, which was that "they were bound to have Kansas a slave state, if they did it at the point of a sword". When the Missourians asked him how he would vote, he replied "I would vote the free-State ticket"

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=moa;cc=moa;g=moagrp;xc=1;q1=peter%20bassinger;rgn=full%20text;idno=AFK4445.0001.001;didno=AFK4445.0001.001;view=image;seq=0146

Larry Baysinger
Larry Baysinger said…
Greetings,

Elias Henery was the brother of my GG Grandfather, W.H. Baysinger. The picture you posted was sent from my brother, Duane. In your comments you stated "I was shocked to discover that my ancestors wanted Kansas to be a slave state". I think you have misinterpreted what he said. He was testifying to the investigators what the Missourians had said to him, which was that "they were bound to have Kansas a slave state, if they did it at the point of a sword". When the Missourians asked him how he would vote, he replied "I would vote the free-State ticket"

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=moa;cc=moa;g=moagrp;xc=1;q1=peter%20bassinger;rgn=full%20text;idno=AFK4445.0001.001;didno=AFK4445.0001.001;view=image;seq=0146

Larry Baysinger
Valorie said…
Unfortunately, Renee didn't leave contact information. I hope she joins the Baysinger list and shares her information there.

Larry -- thanks so much for the clarification. That makes so much more sense, considering that EH's brother was murdered by a pro-slavery gang after the war. I hope you are on or will join the Baysinger list also: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Baysinger-L.htm
Shelly said…
Hi Valorie,
I have some info about the Basinger's you have posted about. I am a decendant of Elias and Lydia, Isaac Henry was my great-grandfather. I believe Renees' grandmother and my grandmother are sisters. Please email me. I am eager to share information with you. :-)
Unknown said…
Hi. I'm not a Baysinger but am a part of the Warren County Historical Society in Indianola, Iowa. We have just written a book about Warren County and the Civil War. I had been doing research on Elias Henry Baysinger and John Brown. John Brown had gone through Iowa several times. So was confused by the comments in this blog about Elias and father Peter being supporters of slavery. Would appreciate any information relatives have about Elias being an abolitionist. An underground rail route went through Indianola before the Civil War.

Which Baysinger was murdered by a pro-slavery gang after the war and where did it happen?

Would appreciate any information as we are trying to learn more about Warren County, Iowa abolitionists before the Civil War.

Linda Beatty, Indianola, Iowa
Unknown said…
I am not a Baysinger but help at the Warren County Historical Society in Indianola, Iowa. We just sent a book on Warren County, Iowa and the Civil War to the printer. I had been doing research on Elias Henry and John Brown for the book and was surprised to read in this blog that Elias and Peter might have been for slavery in Kansas. Would be interested in any family information you would share about Elias, John Brown (who made several trips through Iowa) or Elias' abolitionist activities. An underground rail route went through Indianola before the Civil War.

Thanks.
Linda Beatty, Indianola,Iowa
Larry Baysinger said…
Linda, the Baysingers were not pro slavery. Some rode with John Brown. Some fought for the Union during the civil war including Sergeant Peter W Baysinger. Peter W was Elias's brother. A year after the civil war he was married and trying to sell his house near Ottowa KS, when a couple of men lured him out of the house under the pretence of buying the house. They accused him of being a horse thief, took him into the woods, tied him to a tree and pistol whipped him. They hung him before dawn. The men that were captured and appeared before the judge were insurgent members of the pro-slavery Kansas militia. Peter senior settled in Kansas territory with his family in 1854. There were slave traders trying to expand west. Most of the people were against slavery and there was a lot of conflict. The federal government determined that the people of Kansas territory would decide with a vote. Caravans of slavers from Missouri showed up heavily armed in the communities on the day of the vote. One of those caravans stopped by Peter senior's house, came into his house uninvited and tried to intimidate him into voting for slavery. That type of activity is what lead to the Kansas-Missouri border wars that preceded the civil war.
Unknown said…
Thanks for the information. After writing my question I found information in old newspapers and in some Kansas historical documents about the Baysinge families abolitionist activities.
Elias came back to Indianola, Iowa where he made and laid bricks. He made bricks for the 2nd Warren County Courthouse and many of the stores around the Indianola Square.

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