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The Trueblood Family In America
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dbeeler/Trueblood.html

Notes taken from

"The Trueblood Family in America" by Bula Trueblood Watson, copyright 1964.

"....He was a lad of fifteen years old when he came with his parents and other relatives to Washington County, Indiana, 1815....William Penn's farm joined the Friends' church ground on the north. This land has been in the hands of heirs of William Penn Trueblood since that time until 1948....He was visiting relatives in Florida when he died on 2-12-1880, and was returned to Indiana, where he lies in the Old Blue River cemetery beside Anna (White) Trueblood.
William Penn did not move to the Highland community as did some of his brothers. References are made to him by his father Joshua in his diary.

2-23-1842. Nathan and Mary left. William was here too.
4-16-1842. Sold my mare Bonney to Wm. P. Trueblood
11-28-1843. William kild his hogs. weighed 4548 lbs.
(Joshua was badly hurt by a sheep on 5-2-1844.)
5-5-1844. Thomas and Gulielma, Nathan and Mary, William and Anna was here today. I am bad off with my hurt.
6-19-1846. Pleasent day William and Anna tuck us in their carriage to B. Morris & Charles Brooks and our Nathans Wife and Anna left us and are returned home. My wife's birthday ages 75.

The above items indicate the closeness of the members of this early pioneer Trueblood family.
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Taken from "Obituaries- -Selected Newspapers of Washington County Indiana- -Vol V T-Z" Compiled and Edited By James E. Bolding- -Prepared for the Indiana Historial Society, Salem, Indiana 1992....

"William Penn Trueblood....(the Salem Democrat, February 18, 1880)
William Penn Trueblood died at the residence of his grand-daughter, Mrs. D. S. Place, in Wado, Florida, on Thursday morning last Fri. 12. He was born March 17th, 1800, in Pasquotank county, North Carolina, removed to Indiana territory in July, 1815, and has continuously resided near this place ever since until last October, when he went with his grand-daughter who was her visiting. His remains arrived yesterday in charge of Mr. Place and were interred in the old Quaker grave yard, two miles northeast of here.
William Penn Trueblood took out license to marry Ann W. White 26 April 1821.
Daniel S. Place married Amy Lindley 23 May 1867.
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William Penn Trueblood; born 19 March 1800; died 12 February 1880 (age 79 years and ? das); son of Joshua Trueblood and Mary Henley.......Washington 27
Note: Birth dates in article and Washington Township Cemetery Book differ.
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William Penn Trueblood....(The Salem Democrat, March 10, 1880)
We need not say a word as to the life and history of this vetern pioneer; wha at an early age immigrated from North Carolina and settled in this, then territory of Indiana. he was too well known by the people of this county for us to presume to add a word to his praise or to commend his example of a long and successful life to those who survive him. Yet the peculiar circumstances attending his last days and my connection with him has elicited many earnest inquiries from relations and others.
Hence, I have thought a few words in regard to his last hours might be of interest to all. Family relations at his new home in Salem became to him, as he said, unpleasant, and he desired a change. In view of this he accompanied his grand-daughter to her home in Florida, about the first of November last, where he arrived in fair health and continued in the enjoyment of the same, most of the time, until his last illness - three days before he died.
He found many sources of enjoyment mingling with with (sic) our people, many of whom came from his own native land, and some even as far back as the early days in which he himself emigrated to Indiana. he was also much interested in the novelty of our vigorous vegetable growth, and flowers blooming in mid winter. Thus he whiled the hours away apparently satisfied and happy. A circumstance occured a few days before his last illness that brought out an expression of the religious state of his mind, which was clear and satisfactory to himself and others. He expressed a firm belief in the principles and doctrins (sic) which he had tried to practice, and by which he had lived most of the long years of his life. Before going south he had settled all his business affairs. He desired, as he said, to be executor of his own will. He, at all times, seemed confident that the end was not far away. On the morning of the 9th of February he was taken with a severe pain in the breast, from which he never recovered. Yet on each succeeding day he was able to sit up part of the time. his mind was clear and he was satisfied that his spirit was about to return to Him who gave it. He arranged all the details for the return and burial of his remains. On the morning of the 12th of February the vital spark passed away without a struggle or mark of suffering. His last request was: "Let my body be buried by the side of my beloved wife, in the old Quaker burying ground." Which was so done. And his spirit is at rest.......D. S. Place
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William Penn Trueblood....(The Salem Democrat, February 25, 1880)
Mrs. Eliza Newby and her son William, of Shanghai, Ind., came down to Salem last week to attend the funeral of Wm. Penn Trueblood, and stopped a few days among relatives.
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Edmund Newby married Eliza Trueblood 1 November 1852
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William Penn Trueblood....(The Salem Democrat, March 3, 1880, Blue River Academy Items dated February 28, 1880)
Daniel F. Place, who brought the remains of Wm. P. Trueblood from Waldo, Florida, is spending some time with relatives and acquaintances, but expects to return to his home in the sunny South.
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William Penn Trueblood....(The Salem Democrat, March 31, 1880)
Notice is hereby given that Benjamin F. Nicholson has been appointed Administor of the estate of William P. Trueblood, late of Washington county, deceased. Estate is suppose to be solvent.
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William Penn Trueblood....(The Salem Democrat, January 4, 1882)
Notice is hereby given that Benjamin F. Nicholson, as Administrator of the estate of William P. Trueblood, deceased, has filed in the office of the Clerk of the Washington circuit court a final settlement of said estate.
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