Volley Ann Phillips1,2

#10644, (14 December 1834 - before 17 July 1866)
Father*Elisha Phillips Sr.1 (1803 - 1875)
Mother*Volly Burlison1 (1808 - 1871)

Family

Joseph Nesler b. c 1829, d. 1889
Volley Ann Phillips was also known as Polly.3 
Her married name was Nesler.4 
Birth*14 December 1834She was born on 14 December 1834 at Posey Co., IndianaG.5 
6 August 1850She appeared on the census of 6 August 1850 in the household of Elisha Phillips Sr. and Volly Burlison at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.6 
Marriage*12 December 1850She married Joseph Nesler on 12 December 1850 at Posey Co., IndianaG.4 
28 June 1860She and Joseph Nesler appeared on the census of 28 June 1860 at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; neis. Hiram (26) and Lucinda (26) Nesler, fam. 830.7 
Death*before 17 July 1866She died before 17 July 1866 at Posey Co., IndianaG; (prob. bef. 11 Oct 1863.)8 

Citations

  1. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Elisha (45), farmer, b. NY; Volley (40), b. IN.
  2. [S30] Indiana Marriages 1780-1992 [index], online FamilySearch.org, Volly Ann Phillips and Joseph Nesler, Posey Co., 12 Dec 1850.
  3. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census.
  4. [S198] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database], Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research and Works Progress Administration, compilers, online Ancestry.com, Volly Phillips and Joseph Nesler, marr. Posey Co. 12 Dec 1850. Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol., W. P. A. Original record County Clerk's Office, Book C- 3, p. 244.
  5. [S46] John C. Leffel, History of Posey County (Leffel) (Chicago IL: Standard Publishing Company, 1913), p. 384.
  6. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Elisha Philips (45), b. NY, farmer; Volley (40), b. IN.
  7. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Joseph (31), b. IN, farmer; Polly (29), b. IN.
  8. [S198] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database], Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research and Works Progress Administration, Joseph Nesler and Nancy Black, marr. 11 Oct 1863, Posey Co. (County Clerk's office, book C-5, p. 350); Joseph Nesler and Catherine Rose, marr. 17 Jul 1866, Posey Co. (County Clerk's office, book C-5, p. 58). [Most likely the same Joseph in each case. Joseph and Catherine appear in the 1870 census with three Nesler children, ages 3, 2 and 5, in that order, with Martha A the oldest. In the June 1880 census, Martha's age is given as 13 so she is poss. the dau. of Catherine, but more likely the 1870 record is correct and her mother was Nancy, given the order in which the children are named. A Martha Nessler Tenison, age 26, marr. in Posey Co. in 1890, with her parents names given as Joseph Nessler and Nancy Perkins (County Clerk's office, book H-2, p. 31). Martha Nesler had marr. Daniel Tenison/ Tenson/Tennison in 1885, in White Co. IL]