John Albert Maynard (1850-1921) and Rosa Belle Nealis (1860-1923)

John Albert Maynard was born 12 December 1850 on his father's farm near Vermillion, Madison Co., Indiana.  Vermillion was south-east of Alexandria.  John's parents were Barnabus Maynard and Lucinda Fuller.

He is found with his parents and siblings on the 1860 census in Monroe Twp., Madison Co., Indiana.  His age is given as 9 years.  He is found with his parents and siblings on the 1870 census in the same place, and his age is 19 years.  On the 1880 census he is listed as age 30, still living with his parents.

On 27 April 1881, he married Rosa Belle Nealis in Madison Co., Indiana.  Rosa was the daughter of Hugh Huston Nealis and Julia Caldwell.  She was born 11 April 1860 in Hancock Co., Indiana.  Some sources give their marriage as 1880, however the 1880 census shows Rosa as single and living with her parents and John Maynard as single and living with his parents. 

On the 1860 census, Rosa is shown at age 2 months with her parents and siblings in Hancock Co., Indiana.  On the 1870 census she is still with her parents in Hancock Co. and is 9 years old.

By 1880, the family had moved to Monroe Twp., Madison Co., Indiana.  The census shows the family with daughter Rosabell, age 19.

Rosa Belle Nealis

Compiled marriage records say that John and Rosa were married in April 1881.  Many of the Madison Co. records were destroyed, so I have not found an original document at this point, but given the census information showing them both single in 1880, I have accepted the 1881 date.

The reason I am cautious about the marriage date is that their oldest daughter, Maud, was born 5 March 1881.  Every record I have found about Maud gives this same date.  So if the marriage didn't take place until April 1881, then their daughter Maud was born a month or so before John and Rosa married.  Not an impossibility, of course, but something to keep checking other records about.

So, if the available records are to be believed, Rosa and her family moved to Monroe Twp. between 1870 and 1880.  In 1880, Rosa became pregnant with Maud.  Maud was born in March 1881.  Rosa and John married in April 1881.

On 7 August 1882, a daughter Pearl was born.
On 16 September 1884, a daughter Stella was born.
On 21 June 1886, a daughter Minnie Dolly was born.

John Albert was named in the will of his father, Barnabus Maynard, on 11 September 1888.

On 14 December 1888, John and Rosa's only son, Barney Hugh Maynard, was born.  He was named for his two grandfathers: Barnabus Maynard and Hugh Nealis.

On 10 December 1893, a daughter Cecil was born.
On 26 May 1896, a daughter Ada Dora was born.

John and his wife were Quakers and were active in the Vermillion Friends Church near their farm.

The 1900 census shows the family still in Monroe Twp., Madison Co., Indiana.  The household consisted of: John O Maynard, age 49, born Dec. 1850 in Indiana, married 20 years, father born KY, mother born VA; Rosy B Maynard, wife, age 40, born Apr 1860, IN; Maude Maynard, daughter, 19, born March 1881 in IN; Pearl Maynard, daughter, 17, born Aug 1882 in IN; Stella Maynard, daughter, 15, born Sept. 1884 IN; Minnie D. Maynard, daughter, 13, born 1886 in IN; Barnabus Maynard, son, 11 born Dec. 1888; Cecil M. Maynard, daughter, 6, born Dec 1893; Ada D Maynard, daughter, 4, born May 1896; Hugh Nealis, father-in-law, 68, born Dec 1831? in Kentucky, parents born Kentucky; Noble Nealis, brother-in-law, 37, born July 1863?.

On 1 June 1902, daughter Stella married William Dallas Marsh.  Stella was 17 years old.

On 12 October 1902, daughter Pearl married James Albert Kitterman.  Pearl was 18 years old.

On 22 February 1903, their oldest daughter, Maud, married George Washington Harnish in Madison Co., Indiana.  Maud was 21 years old.

John Albert Maynard family ca 1906: Left to Right Front row - John Albert, Ada Dora, Barney Hugh, Rosa Belle;  Back row: Pearl, Cecil, Maud, Minnie Dolly, Stella.

I estimate the above photo was taken about 1906 since Ada Dora (second from left in front) appears to be about 10 years old.

On the 1910 census, the family was in the same location.  The household consisted of: John M. Maynard, 60, born Indiana, parents born Virginia, married 30 years; Rose Maynard, wife, age 50, born Indiana; Dolly Maynard, daughter, age 23, born Indiana; Barney Maynard, son, age 21, born Indiana; Cecil Maynard, daughter, age 16, born Indiana; Ada Maynard, daughter, age 14, born Indiana.

On 26 June 1915, son Barney married Hazel F. Thompson.  Barney was 26 years old.

On 15 August 1916, daughter Minnie Dolly married Francis Herbert Larmore.  Minnie was 30 years old.

The 1920 census shows the family living in Anderson, Indiana's Ward 1.  The household consisted of: John Maynard, age 69, born in Indiana, married to Rosie Maynard, renting his home, father born Kentucky, mother born Virginia; Rosie Maynard, wife, age 59; Cecil Maynard, daughter, age 26; Adah Maynard, daughter, age 23; Jas Ketterman, son-in-law, age 38; and Pearl Ketterman, daughter, age 37.

Cecil, Ada, and Dolly Maynard (date unknown)

On 16 March 1920, John and Rosa's youngest daughter, Ada, died at the home of her sister, Maud (Maynard) Harnish, in Alexandria.  She was 23 years old and had never married.  She died of blood poisoning.  The following was published on 16 March in the Alexandria Times Tribune:

"ADA DORA MAYNARD, 23, PASSES AWAY THIS A.M. HOME OF HER SISTER - Ada Dora Maynard, 23 years, nine months and twenty days, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Maynard, who reside in Anderson, passed away this morning about 9 o'clock at the home of her sister, Mrs. George Harnish, 1202 South Harrison St., Alexandria.  She was sick about three weeks with a complication of diseases.
    She is survived by Mrs. George Harnish, Mrs. Frank Larmore, Mr. Barney Maynard, of Alexandria; Mrs. Albert Kitterman, Miss Cecil Maynard, and her parents, all of Anderson.  Deceased was a member of the Friends church, 8 1/2 miles southwest of Alexandria from which place funeral will take place Thursday at 2 pm.  Services will be held by Rev. Fred Bouse, of Monroe, Ind., and the Rev. Joseph Youngs, of Marion.  Burial in Park View cemetery, Alexandria."  Here is a link to her Find A Grave Memorial page.

John Albert Maynard (date unknown)

John Albert & Rosa Belle (Nealis) Maynard (date unknown)

Rosa Belle (Nealis) Maynard (date unknown)

John Albert Maynard died 13 July 1921 at the home of his daughter, Pearl, at 711 S. Harrison Street, Alexandria, Indiana.  He was 70 years old.  Cause of death was "prostratic hypertrophy."  His obituary follows:

"THE GRIM REAPER COMES TO CLAIM MR. JOHN ALBERT MAYNARD, AGE 70 ---- John Albert Maynard passed away this morning at 4'oclock at the age of 70 years, 7 months and 12 days.  Death came to him at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Pearl Kitterman, 711 South Harrison Street.  Mr. Maynard had been ill for a year or more, his death being caused by a complication of diseases. He was born on his father's farm in the Vermillion neighborhood, southeast of Alexandria, and lived there practically all his life.  He was married to Miss Rosie B. Nealus about forty years ago.  To this union were born seven children, six of whom are living. Mr. Maynard was known for the generosity of his nature, no one ever appealing to him for assistance that ever came away empty handed.  He was one of a family of seventeen children, of whom only one survives, Mrs. Samuel Vermillion, who still resides on the farm southeast of Alexandria.   Deceased is survived by his wife and five daughters and one son, namely, Mrs. Maude Harnish, Mrs. Pearl Kitterman, Mrs. Stella Marsh, Dolly Larimore and Miss Cecil Maynard, and Barney, all of Alexandria.  The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 at the Vermillion Friends church, southeast of Alexandria.  Revs William Richards of Matthews and Joseph Young of Marion, will conduct the services."

He was buried in Parkview Cemetery, Alexandria.

Rosa died on 22 January 1923 in Alexandria, Indiana, of breast cancer.  She was 62 years old.  Her obituary follows:

"PASSES AWAY - Mrs. Rosie B. Maynard Succumbs to Cancer This Morning at Daughter's Home - Mrs. Rosie B. Maynard, widow of the late John Maynard, died early this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Albert Kitterman.  Death was due to cancer, from which the deceased had been a sufferer for many years, having had numerous operations in the hope of bettering her condition but to no avail.  Mrs. Maynard was 62 years, 9 months and 12 days of age at the time of her demise.    Deceased was born in Hancock County, Indiana.  She, with her husband, lived in the neighborhood of the Friends church for more than 21 years.  They moved to Alexandria about three years ago.  Mr. Maynard passed away in July, 1921, and the deceased had since made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Albert Kitterman, 711 South Harrison Street, this city.   Mrs. Maynard is survived by six children, namely, Mrs. George Harnish, Mrs. Pearl Kitterman, Mrs. Stella Marsh, Mrs. Dolly Larrimore, Miss Cecil Maynard, and one son, Barney Maynard; 13 grandchildren.  Three brothers also survive: John C. Nealis, Elijah B. Nealis, and George Alvin Nealis; three sisters, Mrs. Paulina Noble, Mrs. Rush Fish, and Mrs. Julia Abbott.   The funeral services will occur Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Friends church, five miles south-east of this city.  Rev. Joseph Young, of Shirley, Ind., will have charge of the services, assisted by Rev. Polly Couch.   Interment will take place at Park View cemetery, this city."

Rosa Belle (Nealis) Maynard (date unknown)

Cecil Maynard and Pearl (Maynard) Kitterman

Cecil Maynard

Daughter Maud (Mayard) Harnish died 2 February 1925 in Alexandria, Indiana of "parathyroid tetna," apparently a disease of underproduction by the parathyroid.  She was 43 years old.  A blog post about Maud and her husband, George, can be found HERE.

Daughter Minnie Dolly (Maynard) Larmore died 21 December 1931 in Yorktown, Delaware County, Indiana, of uterine cancer.  She was 45 years old.  She was buried in Parkview Cemetery, Alexandria, Indiana.

Daughter Pearl (Maynard) Kitterman died 9 May 1936 at her home in Alexandria, Indiana.  She was 53 years old.  Cause of death was pneumonia.  Her obituary from the Alexandria Times-Tribune follows:

"Widely Known Woman Expired at Home Today --  Mrs. Pearl Kitterman, of South Harrison Street, Pneumonia Victim -- An illness of a week with pneumonia ended at 8:15 a.m. today in the death of Mrs. Pearl Kitterman, 53, at the family home at 711 South Harrison Street.  Her funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Friends Church, at Canal and Tyler streets, of which she was a member.  Interment will be in Park View cemetery.
    Mrs. Kitterman was a daughter of the late John and Rosa (Nealis) Maynard, and was born near Alexandria on August 7, 1882.  She had lived in this community all of her life. 
   In 1902, in the same house where she died, she was married to James Kitterman, who preceded her in death in 1933.  They had always lived here, twenty-five years of their married life being spent in the South Harrison street home.
   No children were born to them, and Mrs. Kitterman is survived by a brother, Barney Maynard, of Anderson; two sisters, Miss Cecil Maynard, who lived with her, and Mrs. Stella Marsh, R.R. 2, Alexandria in addition to a number of more distant relatives and friends.
   She was widely known throughout the community, and her passing is mourned by a wide circle of friends who held her in high esteem."

Daughter Stella (Maynard) Marsh died 29 March 1960 in Alexandria.  She was 75 years old.  Cause of death was pneumonia.

Her obituary from the Anderson Daily Bulletin follows:

"Stella Marsh, 75, Alexandria, Dies. ALEXANDRIA - Mrs. Stella Marsh, 75, died at 2 a.m. Tuesday at her home at 816 N. West St.  Mrs. Marsh suffered a stroke two years ago and suffered a broken hip in a fall last Nov. 18.  She had been in failing health since the fall.
  Mrs. Marsh was the daughter of John Maynard and Rose Caldwell Nealis [note: Caldwell is incorrect].  She married William D. Marsh, who died 10 years ago.  She had been a resident of Madison County all of her life and was a charter member of the Alexandria Friends Church.
  Surviving are: four daughters, Mrs. Gladys Mittendorf and Mrs. Nancy Roth, both of Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Mabel Beard, Alexandria, and Mrs. Katherine Pershing, Indianapolis; three sons, Kenneth Marsh, Indianapolis; Ralph Marsh, Anderson, and Barney Marsh, Cocoa, Fla; a brother, Barney Nealis [note: should be Maynard, not Nealis], Chesterfield; a sister Miss Cecil Nealis [note: should be Maynard, not Nealis], who made her home with Mrs. Marsh; 18 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
   Friends will be received after 7 pm Wednesday at the Davis and Stricier Funeral Home.   Services will be conducted at 2 pm Friday at the Alexandria Friends Church with the Rev. Ollie McCune, pastor, officiating.  Burial will be in the Park View Cemetery at Alexandria."

 Son, Barney Mayard died 12 March 1964 in Anderson, Indiana, due to lung cancer.  He was 75 years old.  His obituary from the Anderson Daily Bulletin follows:

"Maynard Dies Here Thursday.   Barney H. Maynard, 75, 122 Lake St., Chesterfield, a toolmaker for 36 years and retired president of the Mounds Machine and Tool Company, died Thursday afternoon at St. John's Hospital following a short illness.
  Mr. Maynard, who worked at Delco-Remy Division for 13 years, organized the Mounds firm in 1946, retiring in 1963.  He was a member of the Vermillion Friends Church near Alexandria, a charter member of the Chesterfield Optimist Club and a member of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce and the Indiana Manufacturers Association.
  His wife, Hazel, died in 1949.  Survivors are a son, John F. Maynard, Chesterfield; three daughters, Mrs. Maxine Raper, Mrs. Margaret Jenkins, and Mrs. Mildred Henderson, all of Anderson; a sister, Miss Cecil Maynard, Alexandria; 11 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
  Friends will be received at the Harold F. Ferelle (?) Funeral Home after 7 pm Saturday and services will be held there at 10 am Monday by the Rev. Harold R. Clark of the Chesterfield Christian Church.  Burial will be at East Maplewood Cemetery."

 John and Rosa's last surviving daughter, Cecil Myrtle Maynard, never married.  She died 20 September 1980 in St. John's Hospital, Anderson, Indiana.  She was 86 years old.  Cause of death was pancreatic cancer.  Her obituary from the Anderson Daily Bulletin follows:

"Cecil Maynard.  Alexandria - Cecil M. Maynard, 86, 107 E. Van Buren St., died Friday at St. John's Hospital in Anderson after an extended illness.
  Retired from evangelistic work, she was a charter member of the Friends Church here.
  She is survived by a niece, Mrs. Mabel Beard of Alexandria.
  Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Friends Church with the Revs. Ollie McCune and Arthur Hollingsworth officiating.  Burial will be at Park View Cemetery."

Descendants of John Albert Maynard and Rosa Belle Nealis:

John Albert Maynard (5372), b. 12 Dec 1850 at Madison County, IN, d. 13 Jul 1921 at Madison Co., IN

+Rosa Belle Nealis (5373), b. 11 Apr 1860 at Hancock Co., IN, m. 27 Apr 1881 at Madison Co., IN, d. 22 Jan 1923 at Madison Co., IN

├── Maud Maynard (5351), b. 5 Mar 1881 at Madison Co., IN, d. 2 Feb 1925 at Madison Co., IN

│   +George Washington Harnish (5350), b. 11 Sep 1881 at Jay Co., IN, m. 22 Feb 1903 at Madison Co., IN, d. 7 Mar 1958 at Madison Co., IN

│   ├── Thelma Bell Harnish (5346), b. 21 Mar 1904 at Madison Co., IN, d. 24 Aug 1961 at Delaware Co., IN

│   ├── (--?--) Harnish (8919), b. 14 Jan 1906 at Madison Co., IN

│   ├── Alma Lucile Harnish (5354), b. 1 Jun 1907 at Madison Co., IN, d. 17 Jan 1978 at Delaware Co., IN

│   ├── Otis Burl Harnish (5365), b. 7 Nov 1909 at Madison Co., IN, d. 11 Mar 1974 at Orange Co., FL

│   └── Dollie Faye Harnish (5366), b. 16 May 1915 at Madison Co., IN, d. 13 Jun 1994 at Carroll Co., GA

├── Pearl Maynard (5375), b. 7 Aug 1882 at Madison Co., IN, d. 9 May 1936 at Madison Co., IN

│   +James Albert Kitterman (5470), b. 21 Mar 1881 at MO, m. 12 Oct 1902 at Madison Co., IN, d. circa 23 Sep 1933 at Madison Co., IN

├── Stella Maynard (5374), b. 16 Sep 1884 at Madison Co., IN, d. 29 Mar 1960 at Madison Co., IN

│   +William Dallas Marsh (880), b. 19 Apr 1875 at Noble Co., OH, m. 1 Jun 1902 at Madison Co., IN, d. 22 Oct 1949 at Madison Co., IN

│   ├── Kenneth Eugene Marsh (21370), b. 28 Aug 1905 at Madison Co., IN, d. 1 Mar 1972 at Hancock Co., IN

│   ├── Gladys Lovonia Marsh (21371), b. 17 Nov 1908 at Madison Co., IN, d. 5 Dec 2004 at Los Angeles Co., CA

│   ├── Mable Beatrice Marsh (21372), b. 24 May 1911 at Madison Co., IN, d. 26 Dec 2004 at Madison Co., IN

│   ├── Ralph Marsh (21373), b. 28 Oct 1913 at Madison Co., IN, d. 19 Nov 1975 at Prince George's Co., MD

│   ├── Katherine L Marsh (21374), b. 4 Aug 1916 at Madison Co., IN, d. 8 May 1995 at Orange Co., CA

│   ├── Barney Hugh Marsh (21375), b. 14 Dec 1918 at Madison Co., IN, d. 29 Nov 1982 at Brevard Co., FL

│   └── Nancy M Marsh (21376), b. 25 Apr 1921 at IN, d. 25 Jun 1999 at Maricopa Co., AZ

├── Minnie Dollie Maynard (5376), b. 21 Jun 1886 at Madison Co., IN, d. 21 Dec 1931 at Delaware Co., IN

│   +Francis Herbert Larmore (5473), b. 20 Jun 1889 at Henry Co., IN, m. 15 Aug 1916 at Madison Co., IN, d. Dec 1970 at Delaware Co., IN

│   ├── Ethel May Larimore (21388), b. 8 Aug 1917 at Madison Co., IN, d. 8 Jul 2000 at Randolph Co., IN

│   ├── Edna Ruth Larimore (21389), b. 18 Mar 1919 at Delaware Co., IN, d. Mar 1981 at Delaware Co., IN

│   ├── Herschel Eugene Larimore (21390), b. 7 Mar 1922 at Madison Co., IN, d. 16 Dec 1982 at Greene Co., OH

│   ├── Virginia Crystal Larimore (21391), b. 13 Oct 1923 at IN, d. 13 Dec 2007 at Delaware Co., IN

│   ├── Georgina Pearl Larimore (21392), b. 8 Aug 1925 at Madison Co., IN, d. 11 Apr 2001 at Delaware Co., IN

│   └── Luella Belle Larimore (21393), b. 5 Apr 1927 at Madison Co., IN, d. 23 Apr 1967 at Delaware Co., IN

├── Barney Hugh Maynard (5378), b. 14 Dec 1888 at Madison Co., IN, d. 12 Mar 1964 at Madison Co., IN

│   +Hazel F. Thompson (8597), b. Sep 1894 at IN, m. 26 Jun 1915 at Madison Co., IN, d. 25 Aug 1949 at Madison Co., IN

│   ├── Marjorie Maxine Maynard (8917), b. 20 Feb 1916 at Madison Co., IN, d. 7 Feb 2001 at IN

│   ├── Margaret M. Maynard (8916), b. 20 Jun 1917 at Madison Co., IN, d. 11 May 2007 at Madison Co., IN

│   ├── Mildred M Maynard (21398), b. 14 Jun 1920 at IN, d. 26 Oct 1999 at Madison Co., IN

│   └── John F Maynard (21402), b. 21 Jun 1921 at IN, d. 4 Jul 1996 at Madison Co., IN

├── Cecil M. Maynard (5377), b. 10 Dec 1893 at Madison Co., IN, d. 19 Sep 1980 at Madison Co., IN

└── Ada Dora Maynard (5438), b. 26 May 1896 at Madison Co., IN, d. 16 Mar 1920 at Madison Co., IN