A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
NameColonel Thomas Hendricks 521,1
Birth23 Jun 1773, Westmoreland Co, Pennsylvania521,522,11
Death31 Mar 1835, Greensburg, Decatur Co, Indiana Age: 61
BurialSouth Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co, Indiana532
Spouses
Birthabt 1770, Westmoreland Co, Pennsylvania1
Death18271 Age: 57
BurialSouth Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co, Indiana
FatherThomas Trimble (1756-1806)
MotherElizabeth Crow (1756-1827)
Marriage17991
ChildrenMary (1800-1833)
 Ann (1801-1849)
 Abraham (1802-1880)
 Eliza (1802-1860)
 Rachael (1804-)
 Thomas B (1805-)
 Sarah (1815-1834)
Birth15 Mar 1800, Hardin Co, Kentucky1
Death12 Jul 1876, Greensburg, Decatur Co, Indiana1 Age: 76
BurialSouth Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co, Indiana1,533
FatherJonathan Paul (1770-1836)
MotherEunice Griffin (~1783-<1830)
Marriage6 Sep 1827, Decatur Co, Indiana475,1
ChildrenEunice A (1833-)
 Sarah Elizabeth (1835-1892)
Notes for Colonel Thomas Hendricks
On June 14, 1822, Col. Thomas Hendricks founded the town of Greensburg, Indiana, which is the county seat of Decatur County. He was also a veteran of the War of 1812. He came from Westmoreland, Pennsylvania and built the first cabin in the town. His first wife, Elizabeth Trimble, chose the name Greensburg, after her native town in Pennsylvania.1


Hendricks, Thomas (1773-1835) Brother of William Hendricks and John
Hendricks; father of Abram Hendricks; uncle of William Hendricks, Jr.,
Thomas Andrews Hendricks and Abram W. Hendricks. Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., January 28, 1773. Member of Indiana state house of
representatives, 1823-1825, 1827-1831; member of Indiana state senate,
1831-1834. Died in Greensburg, Ind., March 31, 1835. Burial location
unknown.
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