Individual Details

9/12 years of age in 1850 Census.

1860, Jackson Twp, Shelby Co, IN. John Wishard age 10, living with the family of Samuel Cutsinger:
Samuel Cutsinger, age 40, b. KY. Elizabeth, 39, b. KY. Children all born in Indiana: George 17, Edmondson, 15, Maria 12, Catherine 10, Hannah 6, Martin 4, Cooney 2, John Wishard age 10. Abraham McKinney age 23, b. IN; Stephen Hendrickson age 28, b. KY; both young men working as farm labor.
Elizabeth Harris married Samuel Cutsinger in Shelby Co IN on 12 Dec 1839.
In 1870, both John Wishard and Stephen Hendrickson were still living with the Cutsingers in Shelby Co IN.
Note: Elizabeth & Sarah Harris, mother of John, were sisters.

1870 Census. Jackson, Shelby, IN, Brookfield P.O
Samuel Cutsinger, 50. Elizabeth, 49
Hannah, 16. Martin, 14. Indiana, 11. Ivory H., 9. Elmore, 7. Williams, 4.
John Wishard
Stephen Henderson, 30

1880 Census. Amity, Johnson Co, IN, Hh 15
John T. Wishard, 37, Laborer, b. IN, father b. KY, mother's birth place unknown
Lizzie, 26, wife, b. IN

1900 Census. Franklin Twp, Johnson Co, IN, Hh 306
John Wishard, b. Aug 1851, age 48, married 20 years (he was born in 1849 - he was 9 months old in the 1850 census), Janitor of Court Hourse
Lizzie, wife, b. Jul 1854, 45, 3 children
Frank, son, b. Jan 1881, 19, Clerk at Grocery
Ivory, son, b. Aug 1882, 17, Clerk at Grocery
Clyde, son, b. Dec 1885, 14, at school

1905 Substitute Mail Carriers, Indiana
John Watson Wishard, born Indiana Johnson Co, 4th congressional district, Greenwood

1910 Census. Franklin Ward 2, Johnson, IN, Hh 298
450 Young Street
J. W. Wishard, 56, married once for 22 years, Janitor, Court House
Elizabeth, wife, 56, 3 children
Frank, son, 29, Watchman, Automobiles
Ivory, son, 27
Clyde, son, 23

1920 Census. Franklin Ward 2, Johnson, IN, Hh 393
450 Young Street
John W. Wishard, 69, Night Watch, At Mill
Elizabeth, wife 66
Frank, son, 39, divorced, Engineer, Mason's Home
Ivory, son, 37, Carpenter, Desk Factory
Clyde, son, 33, Clerk, Cigar Store

The Franklin Evening Star, Franklin, IN, 26 Aug 1925, Wednesday, p. 1
John W. Wishard Dies after Long Illness
Funeral Services Friday Afternoon at the Home
John W. "Chub" Wishard, one of Franklin's well known citizens and for more than eighteen years custodian of the Johnson County court house, died Wednesday at 8 o'clock at his home, 459 Young street, after an illness of more than two years from kidney trouble. While he had been ill this long period of time, still there were intervals when he would feel a great deal better and would be able to be up and about the house. His last illness had confined him to his home about three weeks.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the home. burial will be in Green lawn cemetery.
Mr. Wishard, or "Chub" as he was known to all of his friends, was born in Blue River township on august 15, 1850 (1849), and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Wishard, pioneers of that section of the county. When Mr. Wishard was a mere baby, his mother died and he was taken into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cutsinger, of near Edinburg, where he was reared to maturity. Mr. Wishard's mother and Mrs. Cutsinger were sisters and Mrs. Cutsinger reared him from an infant to young manhood, giving him the same care and attention as if he were her own son.
On March 6th, 1878, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Israel, a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William W. Israel, who with three sons, Frank, Ivory and Clyde, survive. One son died in infancy.
After his marriage, Mr. Wishard lived in Amity for a short time and when Samuel Cutsinger built the starch factory here in Franklin, the plant that is now occupied by the Franklin Food Products Company, he moved to Franklin to take a position in the new factory and he had lived here continuously since 1880. One of the first things he did after settling in Franklin was to buy a home and begin paying for it and with the help of his thrifty wife, he soon owned his home where he has lived for over forty years and where he has reared his family.
Mr. Wishard has been a member of the Franklin Christian church for forty years. He was also a member of the Franklin Lodge of Red Men. He was always courteous and kindly; a good friend and neighbor and a man who held the high regard of all who knew him for his honesty and integrity.
One of the coincidences of Mr. Wishard’s death is that it should follow within less than a week, the death of John E. Legan. Mr. Legan was for many years custodian of the Johnson county court house and when he retired from that position he was succeeded by Mr. Wishard, who held the position over eighteen years. Their deaths being so closely together recalls the fact that their terms of office were together, and their deaths occurred in the same order in which they held position at the Johnson county court house.


When son Frank W. Wishard married Mida Henderson, 30 Jun 1903, Marion, IN, he was age 24; Mida was 22. Frank stated his father as John Wishard, his mother's maiden name was Israel. Mida's father was Joshua Henderson; her mother's maiden name Burnett.

Birth	1849	Indiana
Marriage	6 Mar 1879	Elizabeth Israel
Death	26 Aug 1925	Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana

Spouse	Elizabeth Israel (1854 - 1946)
Child	Frank Wishard (1881 - 1947)
Child	Ivory Thomas Wishard (1882 - 1947)
Child	Clyde Wishard (1885 - 1947)

Father	Stewart Wishard (1825 - 1906)
Mother	Sarah Harris (1829 - 1850)
Sibling	William Thomas Wishard (1847 - )