Individual Details

Date of birth in "Susannah and William and Nancy and John" is Dec. 17, 1794.

James applied for his pension and bounty land for service in the War of 1812, SO 10378, SC 13272. He served under Capt. Warfield, as a private for 3 months in the Mounted Volunteer Infantry of KY. His first application for bounty land is dated 2 Nov 1850, at which time he stated his age to be 58 years. He did receive 40 acres. On 20 Arp 1855, now age 60, and a resident of Vermillion Co IN, he applied again for bounty land. He had served under Benjamin Warfield, commanded by Richard M. Johnson of KY and had been discharged at Washington in Mason Co. He has received 40 acres which he deposed of, but is entitled to more. 16 Jan 1856, he received a warrant for another 120 acres. On 13 Apr 1871, now age 76, James applied for his pension. He had married Sabrina Haskill, 6 Jun 1851 and served a full period of 60 days in the War of 1812 in a Division from Fleming Co KY. He enlisted 30 Aug 1813 and was discharged Nov of 1813. He lived in Helt Township, Vermillion Co, IN. He received another 120 acres of bounty land, 24 Nov 1871, and was awarded $8 per month pension, 23 Feb 1872.

Moved to the "Wabash Country" of Vermillion County, IN in 1830
Land Patents to James in Vermillion Co IN dated 4 Jan 1831 and 7 Oct 1835.
Listed as Pensioner of War of 1812 in 1883, Vermillion Co IN: Certificate #13,272 See: Wishard/IN/122

James' first wife, died in 1847. There are two licenses issued in Vermillion Co, IN in 1849. The first of these, 26 Mar 1849, James L. Wishard and Mary Vanlandingham. The ceremony part was never filled in and presumably this marriage never took place. Then a second license was issued on 6 Jun 1894 to James L. Wishard and Sabrana Haskill. They were married on the same day by R. D. Robinson, Minister of the Gospel.

1850 Census, Vermillion Co IN, Holt
James Wishard age 55, born KY. Sebrana age 42, born New Hampshire.
Samuel age 15, born IN. Louis Beckman age 9, b. IN, Oliver C. Haskell age 14, b. VT and Hannah Haskell age 5, b. IN.

1860 Census, Vermillion Co, Holt
James L. Wishard, age 65, Farm, b. KY
Sabrina age 53, b. NH
Lewis Beckman, 18, b. IN
Hannah M. Haskall age 15, b. IN
Mary A. Wishard 9, b. IN

Son James H. Wishard, age 30, lived next door. Wife Elizabeth age 31, b. VA. James E. age 3 and Martha A. age 3 months.

23 Dec 1869. Vermillion Co, IN
James L. Wishard married Sarah J. Cargill

1870 Census, Vermillion Co. Holt Twp. Hh 285
James L. Wishard, age 75. Farmer, b. KY Father & mother of foreign birth
Sabrena, age 62. b. New Hampshire. [This is strange - her name had been erased, the name underneath appears to have been Elizabeth]
John H. Calvert, age 18, born in England is living with them and working as a farm hand.
Son James lives in the next household.

1880. James was apparently living with his son William; he gave his age as 88. b. KY. Parents born in Ireland.

Buried Higbee Cemetery, Vermillion County, Indiana

Birth	4 Dec 1794	Fleming County, Kentucky
Military	1812	Mounted Volunterers, KY Militia, War of 1812
Marriage	12 Mar 1818	Fleming County, Kentucky - Mary "Polly" Glenn
Marriage	6 Jun 1849	Vermillion County, Indiana - Sebrina Temple
Death	19 Feb 1884	Vermillion County, Indiana
Burial		Higbee Cemetery, Summit Grove, Vermillion County, Indiana

Spouse	Mary "Polly" Glenn (1797 - 1847)
Child	William Walter Wishard (1818 - 1906)
Child	Sarah Isabel Wishard (1821 - 1909)
Child	Archibald Glenn Wishard (1823 - 1856)
Child	Susannah Lytle Wishard (1827 - 1909)
Child	James H. Wishard (1830 - 1921)
Child	Margaret B. Wishard (1832 - 1929)
Child	Samuel M. Wishard (1834 - 1855)
Child	John Wishard (1837 - 1838)

Spouse	Sebrina Temple (1808 - 1879)
Child	Mary Adeline Wishard (1851 - 1865)

Father	WILLIAM WISHARD (1729 - 1814)
Mother	SUSANNAH LYTLE (1753 - 1795)
Sibling	William Wishard (1772 - 1830)
Sibling	Samuel Wishard (1774 - 1858)
Sibling	Annis Wishard (1775 - 1848)
Sibling	Jane Stuart Wishard (1777 - 1854)
Sibling	ABRAHAM "ABRAM" WISHARD (1779 - 1843)
Sibling	Henry Wishard (1780 - 1819)
Sibling	Nancy Agnes Wishard (1781 - 1876)
Sibling	Elizabeth Wishard (1783 - 1844)
Sibling	Joseph Wishard (1785 - 1811)
Sibling	Susannah\Susan Wishard (1787 - 1814)
Sibling	Ellis Wishard (1789 - 1809)
Sibling	Col. John Wishard (1792 - 1878)