Individual Details
Rev. James Ketchum
(1816 - 22 Dec 1880)
James Ketchum married a full blood Delaware woman by the name of Loa Tai O Qua, who was born in 1823. They had five children: Hester Ann, born 1849, died in 1942 at age of 93; Virginia A., born 1852, died1898; Mary E., born 1855, died at age 18; Thomas E., born 1856, died 1928; and Amanda Ketchum, born 1859, died 1872, age 13 years. After Loa Tai Oqua's death, Rev. James Ketchum married Elizabeth Swannock Connor, born 1827 (died 1925). Elizabeth had one son by a former marriage to Alexander Connor [Delaware?]. James and Elizabeth Ketchum, were the parents of four children: Casandra , born 1862, died 1863 at age 7 year; James, Jr., born 1866, died in 1886 at age 20 years; (both are buried at Ketchum Cemetery); Jane Ann Ketchum, born 1870, died 1947; and Lucinda, named after Lewis Ketchum's daughter who died five years preceding her birth in 1872, died 1947.
James and Lewis were half brothers, but they were close. Lewis was 10 years older than James, and between the two of them they had 21 children to carry on the Ketchum name. James Ketchum and his son-in-law, T. Wyman Thompson, husband of Jane Ann, were instrumental in establishing the first post office at Ketchum, which was named for James Ketchum.
"Ketchum, James and Lewis Children," F534
From Chief Thomas Swiftwater HaHn.
James and Lewis were half brothers, but they were close. Lewis was 10 years older than James, and between the two of them they had 21 children to carry on the Ketchum name. James Ketchum and his son-in-law, T. Wyman Thompson, husband of Jane Ann, were instrumental in establishing the first post office at Ketchum, which was named for James Ketchum.
"Ketchum, James and Lewis Children," F534
From Chief Thomas Swiftwater HaHn.
Events
| Birth | 1816 | ||||
| 1862 Allotment | 1862 | Wyandotte County Kansas |  |  | |
| Burial | 1880 | ketchum cemetary, Craig, Oklahoma, United States | | ||
| Death | 22 Dec 1880 | he died from pneumonia | |||
| Marriage | Elizabeth "Swannock" Conner | ||||
| Marriage | Loataooqua |
Families
| Spouse | Loataooqua (1823 - ) |
| Child | Hester Ann Ketchum (1849 - 1942) |
| Child | Virginia Sa Ketchum (1852 - 1898) |
| Child | Mary E. Ketchum (1855 - 1873) |
| Child | Thomas E. Ketchum (1856 - 1928) |
| Child | Amanda Ketchum (1858 - 1872) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth "Swannock" Conner (1827 - 1925) |
| Child | Cassandra Ketchum (1862 - 1869) |
| Child | James Ketchum Jr. (1866 - 1886) |
| Child | Jane Ann Ketchum (1870 - 1947) |
| Child | Jucinda Ketchum (1871 - ) |
| Father | George Ketchum (1787 - 1831) |
| Mother | Sara A. Ketchum (1790 - ) |
| Sibling | William Riley Ketchum (1827 - 1880) |
Notes
1862 Allotment
175. James Ketchum [Reverend], age 44, E/2 NW/4, 5-11-24, 64.65 acres and Lots 7 & 8 NE?/4 , 18-10-24, 21.70 acres [total 76.35 acres]in the allotment he is number 175. James Ketchum [Reverend], age 44, E/2 NW/4, 5-11-24, 64.65 acres and Lots 7 & 8 NE?/4 , 18-10-24, 21.70 acres [total 76.35 acres]
Burial
East Center Section: James Ketchum: Born 1816 Died: December 22, 1880.Reverend Ketchum was a Methodist minister, as were his father and grandfather before him in Kansas. His daughter, Jane, said that he died from pneumonia at age 55, but according to his grave marker he died at age 63 or 64. He is now buried in Plot #105, Grave #310.
Endnotes
1. Chief James Swiftwater Haun (added by Kirt Fetterling), Chief James Swiftwater Haun, 1862 Allotment (http://www.lenapedelawarehistory.net/mirror/allotment_maps.htm : accessed ), .