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     Samuel Wise was born on 8 May 1812 in Montgomery Co., Ohio.^2,3 He died at age 17 on 8 October 1829 in Carroll Co., Indiana, when his horse shied, throwing him off. He had been riding down a hill to retrieve a deer he had shot.^2,3 His was the first burial at the Wise Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.^3,2

     Susanna Wise was born on 25 September 1814 (based on the death date and age at death of 75 years, 1 month, 24 days, on her grave marker, but the Wolf/Cripe genealogy says 24 September 1814) in Montgomery Co., Ohio.^2,3 She died unmarried on 18 November 1889 in Carroll Co., Indiana, at age 75.^4,2 She was buried at the Wise Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.⁴
     She lived with her sister Elizabeth and brother John in Deer Creek Twp., Carroll Co., Indiana.^2,5,6

     Elizabeth Wise was born on 11 October 1818 in Montgomery Co., Ohio.^2,3 She died unmarried on 19 January 1891 in Carroll Co., Indiana, at age 72.^2,3 She was buried at the Wise Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.²
     She lived with her sister Susanna and brother John in Deer Creek Twp., Carroll Co., Indiana.^3,4,5

     John Wise was born on 15 June 1820 in Montgomery Co., Ohio.^2,3 He died unmarried on 30 December 1900 in Carroll Co., Indiana, at age 80.^2,3 He was buried at the Wise Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.³
     He lived with his sisters Susanna and Elizabeth in Deer Creek Twp., Carroll Co., Indiana.^2,4,5

     Elizabeth Musselman was born on 31 May 1817 (the Wolf/Cripe genealogy says 18 February 1817, apparently computed from her age at death and the erroneous death date also in the Wolf/Cripe genealogy) in Ohio.^2,1 She married David Wise, son of Samuel Wise and Elizabeth Wolf, on 29 December 1836 in Carroll Co., Indiana.^3,1 She died on 13 September 1893 at age 76 (the Wolf/Cripe genealogy says 31 May 1893, apparently erroneously combining her birth day/month with her death year).^2,1 She was buried at the Wise Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.^2,1
     She and her husband David lived in Deer Creek Twp., Carroll Co., Indiana.^4,5

     Aaron Wise was born on 18 January 1839 in Carroll Co., Indiana.^2,3 He married Philipine Dock, daughter of Louis Dock, on 19 April 1870 in Carroll Co., Indiana.² He died on 14 September 1881 in Carroll Co., Indiana, at age 42.^2,3 He was buried at Nebo Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.^2,3
     He and Philipine had two known children, Charles E. (b 20 March 1871, d 30 August 1894) and Ida C. (b 10 May 1873, d 18 December 1951).^3,2

     Susanna Wise was born on 22 June 1842 in Carroll Co., Indiana.^2,3 She married David Blickenstaff, son of Jacob Blickenstaff and Susannah Ulery, on 10 February 1861 in Carroll Co., Indiana.² She died on 7 December 1914 in South Whitley, Whitley Co., Indiana, at age 72.^2,3 She was buried at Nebo Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.^3,2
     She and David had the following known children, all born in Carroll Co., Indiana: Elizabeth (b August 1862), Allen (b 28 December 1864, d 17 August 1927), Amanda (b 6 April 1867, d 12 January 1947), Robert (b abt 1874), David (b abt 1875), Levi (b 3 May 1878), Ella (b May 1878), Nelson (b January 1881).⁴

     Elizabeth Wise was born on 13 September 1845 in Carroll Co., Indiana.² She married Daniel A. Eller, son of Jacob Eller and Magdalena Peters, on 24 September 1882 in Carroll Co., Indiana.^3,2 She died on 23 September 1905 in Carroll Co., Indiana, at age 60.² She was buried at Musselman Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.²
     She and Daniel had no children.²

     John D. Wise was born in February 1850 in Carroll Co., Indiana.² He married Alice Ann Sellers on 19 December 1875 in Carroll Co., Indiana.² He died on 9 December 1915 at age 65.^3,2 He was buried at Camden Cemetery (Section C, Row 4) in Camden, Carroll Co., Indiana.^3,2
     He and Alice had the following known children, all born in Carroll Co., Indiana: Clarence S. (b August 1876), Elmer L. (b 9 December 1878, d 1946), Jessie F. (b September 1880), a male (b 17 January 1883), Gracie E. (b 14 May 1885, d 16 June 1964), Daisy May (b 15 March 1888, d 9 January 1900), Charles A. (b 20 February 1891, d 25 September 1974), William H. (b November 1893).⁴

     Hester Wise was born on 3 November 1856 in Carroll Co., Indiana.^2,3 She married Abraham Greider on 30 November 1879 in Carroll Co., Indiana.² She died on 3 July 1919 at age 62.^2,3 She was buried at the Wise Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.^3,2
     She and Abraham had the following known children, all born in Carroll Co., Indiana: Dora E. (b 11 November 1880, d 18 February 1976), Emma Elizabeth (b 12 April 1882, d 1918), William Arthur (b 6 May 1885, d 14 March 1892), Golda (b 3 March 1889, d 10 February 1956), John (b 15 November 1891, d 30 November 1891), Walter T. (b 10 August 1894, d 2 October 1957).^4,5

     Philipine Dock was born on 28 May 1846.¹ She married Aaron Wise, son of David Wise and Elizabeth Musselman, on 19 April 1870 in Carroll Co., Indiana.² She died on 11 December 1937 at age 91.¹ She was buried at Nebo Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.¹
     She and Aaron had two known children, M.^1,2

     David Blickenstaff was born on 27 February 1840 (the Wolf/Cripe genealogy says 22 February 1840) in Clinton Co., Indiana.^1,3 He married Susanna Wise, daughter of David Wise and Elizabeth Musselman, on 10 February 1861 in Carroll Co., Indiana.¹ He died on 12 January 1910 in Carroll Co., Indiana, at age 69.^1,3 He was buried at Nebo Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.^3,1
     He and Susanna had the following known children, all born in Carroll Co., Indiana: Elizabeth (b August 1862), Allen (b 28 December 1864, d 17 August 1927), Amanda (b 6 April 1867, d 12 January 1947), Robert (b abt 1874), David (b abt 1875), Levi (b 3 May 1878), Ella (b May 1878), Nelson (b January 1881).⁴

     Daniel A. Eller was born on 16 September 1854 in Virginia.² He married first Louisa Crook.⁴ He married second Elizabeth Wise, daughter of David Wise and Elizabeth Musselman, on 24 September 1882 in Carroll Co., Indiana.^1,2 He married third Elizabeth Ulery, daughter of Christopher Ulery and Susanna Musselman, on 6 December 1906 in Carroll Co., Indiana.^3,2 He died on 4 December 1926 at age 72.² He was buried at Musselman Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.²
     He and his first wife Louisa had the following known children: Florinda Rose, Melissa, Jacob Edward (b 22 August 1879, d 19 December 1960).⁵ He and his second wife Elizabeth had no children.²

     Elizabeth Ulery was born on 18 May 1852 in Carroll Co., Indiana.³ She married first Lewis W. Kuns, son of John Kuns and Hannah Wolf, on 1 September 1895 in Carroll Co., Indiana.^4,5 She married second Daniel A. Eller, son of Jacob Eller and Magdalena Peters, on 6 December 1906 in Carroll Co., Indiana.^2,1 She died on 1 April 1926 in Monroe Twp., Carroll Co., Indiana, at age 73.¹ She was buried at Musselman Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.⁶
     She and her first husband Lewis W. Kuns are listed in the census of 1900 in Willow Branch Twp., Piatt Co., Illinois, living next to Lewis's son Jacob.⁷

     Alice Ann Sellers was born on 12 November 1854 in Indiana.^1,2 She married John D. Wise, son of David Wise and Elizabeth Musselman, on 19 December 1875 in Carroll Co., Indiana.¹ She died on 8 January 1924 at age 69.^1,2 She was buried at Camden Cemetery (Section C, Row 4) in Camden, Carroll Co., Indiana.^3,1,4
     She and John had the following known children, all born in Carroll Co., Indiana: Clarence S. (b August 1876), Elmer L. (b 9 December 1878, d 1946), Jessie F. (b September 1880), a male (b 17 January 1883), Gracie E. (b 14 May 1885, d 16 June 1964), Daisy May (b 15 March 1888, d 9 January 1900), Charles A. (b 20 February 1891, d 25 September 1974), William H. (b November 1893).⁵

     Abraham Greider was born on 30 April 1858 in Indiana.^1,2 He married Hester Wise, daughter of David Wise and Elizabeth Musselman, on 30 November 1879 in Carroll Co., Indiana.¹ He died on 19 October 1934 (the Wolf/Cripe genealogy says 20 October 1934) at age 76.^2,1 He was buried at the Wise Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.^2,1
     He and Hester had the following known children, all born in Carroll Co., Indiana: Dora E. (b 11 November 1880, d 18 February 1976), Emma Elizabeth (b 12 April 1882, d 1918), William Arthur (b 6 May 1885, d 14 March 1892), Golda (b 3 March 1889, d 10 February 1956), John (b 15 November 1891, d 30 November 1891), Walter T. (b 10 August 1894, d 2 October 1957).^3,4

     Catherine Eyman was born on 8 August 1816 (based on her age at death of 55 years, 7 months, 9 days) in Ohio, or possibly Virginia.^{2,1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12} She married Leonard Wise, son of Samuel Wise and Elizabeth Wolf, on 7 November 1836 in Carroll Co., Indiana.^13,1 She died on 17 March 1872 in Carroll Co., Indiana, at age 55.^2,1 She was buried at the Wise Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.²
     She went by the nickname "Kitty."¹ She and her husband Leonard lived in Deer Creek Twp., Carroll Co., Indiana.^3,4,5

     Peter Eyman was born on 17 February 1794 (based on his age at death of 57 years, 10 months, 29 days) in Virginia.^3,4 He married first Susanna (?).^1,3 He married second Elizabeth Kuns, daughter of John George Kuns Jr. and Elizabeth Cripe, in 1851 in Cass Co., Indiana.⁴ He died on 15 January 1852 in Cass Co., Indiana, at age 57.^3,4 He was buried at Camden Cemetery (Section A, Row 16) in Camden, Carroll Co., Indiana.^3,4
     In many records his surname appears as Iman.²
     He was a minister in the second degree in the German Baptist Brethren Church. Members were known as German Baptists, or more colloquially as Dunkers, since the founding of the first American congregation in 1723, but the name "German Baptist Brethren Church" was not officially adopted until 1871. The name was again changed in 1908, to the Church of the Brethren.^5,6
     In 1828 he and his first wife Susanna moved to Carroll Co., Indiana, from Montgomery Co., Ohio, settling on Deer Creek near what is now the town of Camden.⁵ A congregation of the German Baptist Church was established at Deer Creek, probably in 1830, and Peter Eyman was ordained as an elder (i.e., minister of the third degree, or head minister).
     Disagreements soon arose between Eyman and Peter Replogle, a congregation member who had become a minister in 1829. As a result, in 1838 the congregation was split geographically, but with an irregular dividing line to accommodate the followers of both sides. Replogle became the head of the Deer Creek church, and Eyman became the head of a new congregation at Bachelor Run. The Bachelor Run congregation became the larger group, encompassing most of Carroll Co., plus parts of White Co. and Howard Co.
     After a time Eyman, "a man of considerable influence and ability," became dissatisfied with some of the church's rituals and beliefs. His preaching, along with that of a younger minister in his congregation named George Patton, caused much controversy. To address the issues a general conference, the first ever held in Indiana, met at John Kuns's house near Delphi in Carroll Co. from 23 to 27 September 1848. The findings of the conference with respect to the troubles were summarized in the minutes as follows:
While some of the followers of Eyman and Patton did eventually return to the established church, the two leaders did not, and they were "disfellowshiped" during a council meeting held in Jacob Flora's barn.
     At a meeting held at Peter Eyman's house, but led by George Patton, the breakaway group decided to establish their own church. They took the name Church of God, sometimes colloquially referred to as New Dunkers. Eyman died not long afterwards, in January of 1852, and Patton became their leader. The new church grew slowly, and existed without an actual building until 1872. Congregations were eventually organized in Indiana in Carroll, Cass, Henry, Pulaski, Wayne, and White counties, and the membership grew to perhaps 1500. Over time membership declined, however, and the church was formally disbanded in August 1962.^5,6,7
     Peter Eyman, his wife Susanna, and their daughter Elizabeth, are listed in the 1850 census in Jackson Twp., Carroll Co., Indiana.⁸

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     Susanna (?) was born about 1792 (based on her age at death of 59 years).² She married Peter Eyman, son of Peter Eyman and Hannah Whetstone.^1,2 She died on 17 May 1851.² She was buried at Camden Cemetery (Section A, Row 16) in Camden, Carroll Co., Indiana.²
     Her surname may have been Henderson; there's a marriage record for Peter Iman and Susana Henderson, on 2 September 1814 in Urbana, Champaign Co., Ohio.³ In 1828 she and her husband Peter moved to Carroll Co., Indiana, from Montgomery Co., Ohio, settling on Deer Creek near what is now the town of Camden.⁴ They and their daughter Elizabeth are listed in the 1850 census in Jackson Twp., Carroll Co., Indiana.⁵

     Samuel Wise was born on 4 September 1838 in Carroll Co., Indiana.^2,3 He married first Elizabeth Studebaker, daughter of Samuel Studebaker and Catharine Metzger, on 26 July 1863.² He married second Catharine (?) about 1899.^2,4 He died on 24 March 1919 in Carroll Co., Indiana, at age 80.^2,3 He was buried at the Wise Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.^3,2
     He served as a deacon in the Old German Baptist Brethren Church, Deer Creek Congregation.²

     John P. Wise was born on 20 October 1840 in Carroll Co., Indiana.^2,3 He married Mary C. Rosenberger, daughter of Henry Rosenberger and Lydia Funkhouser, on 3 September 1867 in Carroll Co., Indiana.² He died on 2 May 1896 (the Wolf/Cripe genealogy says 24 May 1896) at age 55.^3,2 He was buried at Nebo Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.^3,2
     He and his wife Mary lived in Tippecanoe and Carroll Co., Indiana.²

     Leonard Wise was born in October 1840 in Carroll Co., Indiana.^2,1 He married Louisa (?) about 1891.² He died in 1905 in LaPlace, Piatt Co., Illinois.¹
     He and his wife Louisa are listed in the census of 1900 in Cerro Gordo Twp., Piatt Co., Illinois, with their sons Leo and Laurin.²

     Elizabeth Wise was born on 23 August 1843 in Clinton Co., Indiana.² She married John W. Kuns, son of Lewis W. Kuns and Catharine Wolf, on 12 September 1875 in Carroll Co., Indiana.² She died on 17 January 1917 in Carroll Co., Indiana, at age 73.² She was buried at Musselman Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.²
     She and her husband John lived for a time in Piatt Co., Illinois.²

     Isaac Wise was born on 4 August 1846 in Carroll Co., Indiana.^2,3 He married Susannah Metzger, daughter of Isaac Metzger and Susannah Olinger, on 4 January 1874 in Clinton Co., Indiana.² He died on 8 May 1911 (the Wolf/Cripe genealogy says 7 May 1911) at age 64.^3,2 He was buried at the Wise Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.^3,2

     Elias Wise was born on 24 March 1850 in Carroll Co., Indiana.^2,3 He married Esther Wenrick, daughter of Thomas B. Wenrick and Kathryne Hardman.² He died on 4 December 1929 at age 79.^2,3 He was buried at the Wise Cemetery in Carroll Co., Indiana.^3,2