Decker, Abraham

Birth Name Decker, Abraham
Gender male
Age at Death about 71 years, 3 months, 10 days

Narrative

History of Gibson Co, IN, says first settlers to White River were Joseph, Jacob, and Luke in 1800..."one of the next settlers was Abraham Decker from Kentucky".

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1784 Hampshire, VA    
Death 1855-04-11 Clay, Pike, IN   1a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Decker, Tobiasbetween 1740 and 17451802-09-27
Mother Chamberlain or Westfall?, Sarah1742before 1802
    Sister     Decker, Barbara 1765-02-10 1818-09-24
    Brother     Decker, Jacob 1768 before 1841-06-16
    Brother     Decker, Joseph about 1771 between 1813 and 1820
    Brother     Decker, John about 1775
    Brother     Decker, Luke 1778 1835-03-23
         Decker, Abraham about 1784 1855-04-11
    Brother     Decker, Isaac Tobias 1786 1824

Families

Family of Decker, Abraham and Catt, Nancy
Married Wife Catt, Nancy ( * 1794 + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1814-02-28 Knox, IN   2
  Narrative

Just guessing that Lucy was their daughter since she said her father from KY and mother from VA in 1880 census. . Abraham is the only Gibson Co, IN Decker said come from KY (in "History of Gibson County, Indiana")

Home in 1860: Clay, Pike, IN (Nancy living with nephew? Amos Catt and son, George)

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Decker, Lucy1817-07-171885-12-03
Decker, Nancy1830-02-061909-04-30
Decker, Georgeabout 18351888-07-06