Andrew B. DeBord

Other Events:

• Census: 11 Aug 1850, Palmyra township, Knox County, Indiana, USA; 1. Debord, Andrew B., 42, male, farmer, real estate $1000, personal $1000, Virginia 2. _____, Rebecca, 42, female, Ohio 3. _____, George, 20, male, farmer, Indiana 4. _____, Lucy J., 18, female, Illinois 5. _____, David, 14, male, Illinois 6. _____, Hannah, 13, female, Illinois 7. _____, William, 10, male, Illinois 8. _____, Isaac, 9, male, Illinois 9. _____, Isabell, 8, female, Illinois 10 _____, Lewis, 6, male, Illinois 11. _____, Reuben, 5, male, Illinois 12. _____, Martha, 3, female, Illinois 13. _____, Rachel, 7/12, female

Notes:

Died:
Vincennes city directory 1888 lists Rebecca Debord (wid Andrew B)

Family/Spouse: Rebecca Smith. Rebecca was born about 1818 in Ohio, USA; died on 12 Apr 1903 in Harrison township, Knox County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Alton Cemetery, Knox County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Parents: 1887 marriage index record for David H. DeBord names parents as "A. D." [A. B.] Debord and "Rebecca Smith." Are there two Davids here? Did he leave the first wife?
• Census: 19 Jun 1880, Harrison township, Knox County, Indiana, USA; 1. DeBoard, David, head, white, male, 23 [33?], works on farm, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana 2. _____, Mary, white, female, 23, wife, 23 [33?], keeping house, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana 3. _____, Lou E., white, female, 8, daughter, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana 4. _____, John, white, male, 1, son, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana
• Residence: 1890, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA; "DeBoard David, res w s 3d 3 n of Maiden Lane"

Notes:

Birth:
Alternately, about 1847?

1880 census lists him as 23 years old, wife Mary also 23 years old. However, Mary is seen in later census as 10 years older. Did the enumerator make an error in transcription here for both of them?

Residence:
This seems likely to be the right David H. Debord/DeBord/Deboard because of the presence of Rebecca Debord, widow of Andrew B. DeBord, also present in the same directory for Terre Haute.

David married Mary Thixton on 31 Aug 1878 in Knox County, Indiana, USA. Mary was born on 2 Oct 1847 in Indiana, USA; died on 4 Jun 1921 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Mollie E. Plumb on 23 Sep 1887 in Knox County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Parents: Marriage record names his parents as "David Deboard" and "Switzer." (partial name for mother) Death cert doesn't list parents. Soc Sec app lists parents as "David Deboard" and "Mary Thixton"
• Census: 19 Jun 1880, Harrison township, La Porte County, Indiana, USA; 1. DeBoard, David, white, male, 23, married, works on farm, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana 2. _____, Mary, white, female, 23, wife, keeping house, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana 3. _____, Lou E., white, female, 8, daughter, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana 4. _____, John, white, male, 1, son, Indiana
• Directory: 1904, 409 S. 5th, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, USA; Listed next to him: Dora DeBord, dom[estic], 302 Broadway Rebecca DeBord, dom[estic], 302 Broadway
• Occupation: 1904, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, USA; Painter
• NOTE_RESEARCH: 1906, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, USA; Murdered his wife.
• Court: 21 Jan 1907, Daviess County, Indiana, USA; Sentenced to life for the murder of his wife. [Change of venue.]
• NEWS: 9 Jun 1916, Washington, Daviess County, Indiana, USA; Description from The Daviess County Democrat, 9 June 1916: "Another man sentenced to the state prison for life from this county will also attempt to secure a pardon or a parole. He is John DeBoard, sentenced from Daviess county January 21, 1907 for life, for murder. DeBoard is a Knox county man who was tried and convicted here after a change of venue was taken from Knox county. While in a drunken rage he went home and shot his wife, killing her and her unborn child. DeBoard was confined in the local jail for several months. Relatives have been working for more than a year to secure his release and a brother made a trip to this county some months ago to interview the jurors who sentenced DeBoard and the prosecutor and sheriff, who were acquainted with DeBoard. Several of these men signed the petition for clemency for DeBoard while others refused to sign the paper."
• World War I Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana, USA; Nearest relative Mrs. Mary Johnson, Vincennes, Indiana.

Notes:

Name:
Got interested in him when I saw the article about his 1906 murder of his wife. All DeBoards essentially come from the same group, so decided to figure him out.

Found several newspaper articles, then a death certificate (died in prison), and gradually was able to piece together his parents and grandparents.

Died:
Died of heart disease. Body given to the Indiana University of Medicine, Bloomington.

Family/Spouse: [wife of John Henry DeBoard] [DeBoard]. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]