Many contradictory records exist on this individual. I give the links below without further comment:
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=700083700487&lds=1®ion=11®ionfriendly=North+America&frompage=99http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=500103271859&lds=1®ion=11®ionfriendly=North+America&frompage=99
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=700144818959&lds=1®ion=11®ionfriendly=North+America&frompage=99
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=700002824955&lds=1®ion=11®ionfriendly=North+America&frompage=99
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=700002824956&lds=1®ion=11&frompage=99
This birth year matches her husband's closely, and makes at least some sense - seems a *little* far back - but there are, fascinatingly, later births in the same county with the same name that are even a little better timed. I list these for whatever purpose:
A servant of A.A. Sulcer, borh in 1864 and 16 at the time of the census:
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/individual_record.asp?indi_code=1880US%5F7273757%5F3&lds=5®ion=0®ionfriendly=1880+US+Census&frompage=99Record of her birth 15 Nov 1863 in Ridge Farm, Vermilion, Illinois to William Swisher and Margaret Gephart, died 28 Nov 1937 (was William a brother of our Armilda?):
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=100056505970&lds=1®ion=11®ionfriendly=North+America&frompage=99Confirmation this is a different Armilda - a record of her marriage 23 Sep 1891 to Claus Axel Anderson - but gives her death now as 28 Nov 1947 rather than 1937:
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=700083377552&lds=1®ion=11®ionfriendly=North+America&frompage=99A further record gives her death in the 1947 date, and lists the location as San Bernardino, CA. It adds that the marriage occurred in Riverside, CA.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=700126399723&lds=1®ion=11®ionfriendly=North+America&frompage=99Then, to throw things off even more, the birthyear of a possibly same person is given 10 years earlier - 1854 on Sep 28, with a death in Kansas on 9 Jan 1944 - but here (with an exact 10 year gap) is the daughter of William (Wilhelm) Swisher and Ruth Ann Hathaway!?!?!? She is then shown as having married a Joseph Hathaway!?!?!
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/PRF/individual_record.asp?recid=130806671&lds=2®ion=-1®ionfriendly=&frompage=99
The same submitter, though, added this other page, which falls more in alignment with everything else shown above, but possibly because it came from the LDS records:
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/PRF/individual_record.asp?recid=130807768&lds=2®ion=-1®ionfriendly=&frompage=99For Wilhelm Swisher: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/PRF/individual_record.asp?recid=130803495
For Ruth Ann Hathaway and her parents: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/PRF/individual_record.asp?recid=130805182
For Joseph Hathaway: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/PRF/individual_record.asp?recid=130807355
But I don't think these are related... I think it's a wrong road.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/individual_record.asp?indi_code=1880US%5F6164491%5F2&lds=5®ion=0®ionfriendly=1880+US+Census&frompage=99
Obit Monday, April 14, 1947 - Clarence Eshelman - Rochester News-Sentinel - provided by Dennis Eshelman: Last rites for Clarence ESHELMAN, 72, who died Sunday afternoon at his home northeast of Rochester, will be read at 2 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Alvin ESHELMAN, Peru, assisted by the Rev. Benjamin THOMAS, of this city in Trinity Evangelical United Brethren Church. Burial will be in the Akron IOOF cemetery. A lifetime resident of Fulton county, Mr. Eshelman was born June 21, 1874, in Henry township, the son of Jacob and Mary ESHELMAN. He married Nancy Evalene CLEMENS, Sept. 18, 1895. He was a member of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren Church. Survivors include the wife; two sons, Albert and Jay [ESHELMAN], Rochester; two daughters, Mrs. Marie HORN, Huntington, and Miss Hattie ESHELMAN, at home; and eight grandchildren. The body will be removed to the residence today by the Foster Funeral Home.
1874 - Born, Fulton Co., IN
1888 Aug 25 - Mother died, Fulton Co., IN
1895 Sep 18 - Married Clarence Eshelman, Fulton Co., IN
1896 Nov 16 - Son Albert born, Akron, IN
1908 - Daughter Hattie born
1929 - Father died, Fulton Co., IN
1947 May - Husband died, Rochester, IN
1954 or '55 - Died, Huntingon, INhttp://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/PRF/individual_record.asp?recid=300341951&lds=2®ion=-1®ionfriendly=&frompage=99
Some variation on the tombstone: http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Tombaugh/Cemeteries/Fulton%20County/Html/FC%20Cem%20-%20Henry.htm
"ESHELMAN
(1) Eva, 1874-1955
(2) Clarence, 1874-1947"
http://www.askart.com/artist/E/jacob_eshelman.asp?ID=110515
False trail on possible parents, but contemporary: http://www.b17.com/family/lwp/ged2html/d0082/I2942.htmlOur Jacob Eshelman, positively identified, was born in Ohio as was is wife, and listed his occupation as farmer in 1880.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/individual_record.asp?indi_code=1880US%5F6164491%5F2&lds=5®ion=0®ionfriendly=1880+US+Census&frompage=99Notice that both of his parents were reportedly from Ohio as well.
Here he is: http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Tombaugh/Cemeteries/Fulton%20County/Html/FC%20Cem%20-%20Henry.htm
His Fulton Co. marriage application in 1896 states he was age 46 - this confirms the stated 1850 birth date. This was for his second marriage, to Jemima Pontius.One entry in the graveyard reference lists him as 1849-1928 - that's consistent with the age calculations above also.
From Fulton Co. Indiana Handbook - Schools P-Z - by Wendell C. and John B. Tombaugh http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/genealogy/Tombaugh/Fulton%20Co.%20Handbooks/Html/Handbook%20Schools%20P-Z.htm
MEMORIES OF PRAIRIE UNION SCHOOL by Ralph Whittenberger as told to Velma Bright Prairie Union School was located one mile west and one-half mile south of Akron and was known as District 16 School. I attended this school for eight years and my father before me attended Prairie Union. My grandfather always told me that the first election in Henry Township was held in this schoolhouse. When the second schoolhouse was built, all of the work was donated except the actual building of the structure. The men of the community took their wagons and hauled the bricks to the site. The first school stood about 100 rods west of the second building which is still standing. The families which made up the school community were those of Mason Grogg, Elmer Heltzel, Philip Arter, Isaac Sriver, Elias Shriver, Peter Miller, John Davis, Rueben Whittenberger, William Sausaman, Jacob Eshelman, Nathan Pontius, Aaron Cutshall, Philip Kreig and Jacob King. Many times when the children married they would settle in the same community or move in with the parents, thus, several generations of one family would attend the school. Other families would at times move into the community and their children would then attend the school. Some of the boys in the family wouldn't get to go to school until all the wood was cut for winter and the corn was husked so it would take them longer to get through school.
Her birthplace is listed as Ohio in census records of 1880 for her son and husband.
Obit of her brother Ira from 1933 - source not specified - quoted by Dennis Eshelman raises conflict on name (even though the "Putnam" name was very common in that part of the state).
Mary's obituary from Rochester News-Sentinel, Wednesday, June 16, 1937 - Mrs. Mary ESHELMAN, aged 83, passed away at noon Wednesday at the home of her son, Clarence ESHELMAN, a mile and a half northeast of this city. Death resulted from complications. Although Mrs. Eshelman had been in failing health for several months, her condition did not become serious until last Wednesday. Mrs. Eshelman who was born in Ohio had been a resident of Fulton county for practically all of her life. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob PUTMAN. The deceased was a member of the Methodist church. The survivors are a son, Clarence, and three sisters and a brother. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon, 2 o'clock at the Clarence Eshelman home, with Rev. ESHELMAN of Akron officiating. Burial will be made in the Akron I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Some elements here are reconstructed, including parentage. As I wrote Brian: "Magdalena is listed as a daughter of John and Barbara - in one place, it says she died 1861 - then there is a Magdalena, daughter of J. and someone, who died in 1884 - on my birthday! - and was presumably someone else. Best guess is that this is Jacob's daughter, named after her late aunt and dying as an infant."
See: http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Tombaugh/Cemeteries/Fulton%20County/Html/FC%20Cem%20-%20Henry.htm
"ESHELMAN, Magdalena, dau of J. & B., d. Sep 19, 1861, ae 3m-19d (broken stone)
ESHELMAN, Magdalena, Infant dau of J. & ?., d. Oct 10, 1884?, ae----- (not readable)
[NOTE: This stone read by compilers of this book in 1974, but not located by them in November, 1975.]"
1846 - Born, Henry Twp., Fulton Co., Indiana
1869 Apr 4 - Married Nancy Margaret Bryant, Fulton Co., IN
1874 - Daughter Eveline born
Unk - Daughter Flora born
1876 - Son Thomas born
1881 May 1 - Father died, Athens, IN
1888 Aug 25 - Wife died, Fulton Co., IN
1895 Sep 18 - Daughter Eveline married, Fulton Co., IN
1910 Aug 7 - Mother died, Athens, IN
1929 - Died, Fulton Co., INhttp://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:HmTxQ5Jgk2cJ:www.fulco.lib.in.us/Tombaugh/Cemeteries/Fulton%2520County/PDF/FC%2520Cem%2520-%2520Henry.pdf+%22clarence+eshelman%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/PRF/individual_record.asp?recid=300341855
1848 Apr 25 - Born
1869 Apr 4 - Married Harlan J. Clemens, Fulton Co., IN
1874 - Daughter Eveline born
Unk - Daughter Flora born
1876 - Son Thomas born
1888 Aug 25 - Died, Fulton Co., INNAME DISCOVERED HERE:
http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:HmTxQ5Jgk2cJ:www.fulco.lib.in.us/Tombaugh/Cemeteries/Fulton%2520County/PDF/FC%2520Cem%2520-%2520Henry.pdf+%22clarence+eshelman%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/PRF/individual_record.asp?recid=300341949
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http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:HmTxQ5Jgk2cJ:www.fulco.lib.in.us/Tombaugh/Cemeteries/Fulton%2520County/PDF/FC%2520Cem%2520-%2520Henry.pdf+%22clarence+eshelman%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
1816 Jan 11 - Born, Bellefontaine, OH
1843 Apr 8 - Married Hannah Biggs, Fulton Co., IN
1846 - Son Harlan born
Unk - Daughter Minerva born
Unk - Son Alonzo born
Unk - Son James born
Unk - Son Floyd born
Abt 1850 - Mother died
Abt 1853 - Father died
1881 May 1 - Died, Athens, INhttp://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/PRF/individual_record.asp?recid=300341412
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3235120&id=I638394210
See newspaper article about buggy accident. See Cemetery list for Mt. Hope. See 1850 Census, Henry Twp., Fulton Co., IN; Age 35. See 1860 Census, Henry Twp., Fulton Co., IN; Age 43 See 1870 Census, Henry Twp., Fulton Co., IN; Age 53 See 1880 Census, Henry Twp., Fulton Co., IN; Age 64 info from Greg Estep and WFT (grestep@attbi.com) 02/15/2002. According to Blancke Morrisey, David, Thomas and Nicholas came to Indiana when thery were young men. David and Nicholas settled in Henry Twp., Fulton Co., In. thomas in Allen Twp., Miami Co., IN. Ref.: Helen K. Clemans, grandaughter of Thomas Alonzo Clemans . Ann Sheetz, Great Grand daughter of James Clemans. Cemetery records and marriage records of Fulton, Co. From Helen K. Clemans letter: "My great grandfather drove a log wagon from Michigan City, Indiana to rochester, Indiana. When he arrived at Michigam City, he had a foxz pelt which he sold for $8.00. Someone stole all but 5o cents from him. Eventually he took a land grant for 160 acres near the village of Athens, Indiana. The deed is written on sheepskin signed by President Van Buren, 1837. You asked about books, ets. I had a family history 1926 -- which said our family came to Virginia shortly after the Colony was founded. We had a grant of 2000 acres from the King of England and it had been leased to Bethleham Steel for 99 years. When I went into Nurses training in the fall of 1927, my mother cleaned everything out of my room, thus destroying this docujment. this Elizabeth Carpenter -- so this paper said -- had ---- mony in London which was never paid." Note to the above ....from minnie McWhorter notes in WVU Library: "Jacob Carpenter son of David Carpenter and grandson of Nicholas Carpenter wrotea Carpenter family history. The above must have been a copy of that family hisotry: ......B. W. Sometime prior to 1881 when David died, Hannah, unbeknownst to him made an appointment to have their pictures taken in Rochester. David had never wanted to have his picture taken and she insisted that they have it made. He always complained that she had tricked him into having a picture made in his oldest and worst clothes. The picture was placed in the casket with Hannah but was retrieved by a daughter-in-law. Rose Funk Clemans, later Rose Carruthers, and is now owned by Blanche Morrissey, who loaned it for copying purposes in December 1967.
1820 Aug 2 - Born, Christiansburg, VA
1843 Apr 8 - Married David Clemens, Fulton Co., IN
1846 - Son Harlan born.
Unk - Daughter Minerva born
Unk - Son Alonzo born
Unk - Son James born
Unk - Son Floyd born
1881 May 1 - Husband died, Athens, IN
1910 Aug 7 - Died, Athens, IN
Married George G. Craig, also given as Kreig
http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:HmTxQ5Jgk2cJ:www.fulco.lib.in.us/Tombaugh/Cemeteries/Fulton%2520County/PDF/FC%2520Cem%2520-%2520Henry.pdf+%22clarence+eshelman%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Lived in Miami County, IN
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http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=500103271860&lds=1®ion=11&frompage=99
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=500103271861&lds=1®ion=11&frompage=99
Abt 1779 - Born, New Jersey. Mother may have died same year.
1801 Feb 3 - Married Elizabeth Carpenter, Harrison Co., WV
1816 Jan 11 - Son David born, Bellefontaine, OH
1843 Apr 8 - David's marriage was in Fulton Co., IN
Abt 1850 - Wife died, Fulton Co., IN
Abt 1853 - Died, Henry Twp., Fulton Co. INhttp://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=:3235120&id=I638394792
Includes many children not yet added here
Abt 1785 - Born, Harrison Co, WV
1801 Feb 3 - Married Isaac Clemans, Harrison Co, WV
1816 Jan 11 - Son David born, Bellefontaine, OH
1843 Apr 8 - David's marriage was in Fulton Co., IN
Abt 1850 - Died, Fulton Co., INhttp://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3235120&id=I638393936
1850 Census for Henry Twp, Fulton Co, IN, age is given as 65 and born in VA. Elizabeth was sister of Barbara Carpenter, wife of Isaac's brother Abel. Info from John Matta, grandson of Von William Van Lue. Info from Greg Estep and WFT (grestep@attbi.com) 02/15/2002. Info from Thomas Ebling - tgebling@verizon.net - in register shared Nov 2005. Neighbors in Logan Co., OH to her brother Thomas and wife Meacy .