William H. Churchman

William H. Churchman

• Sex: M
• Born: November 29, 1818 on "Pine Forest Farm", near Baltimore, MD
• Died: May 17, 1882 at the home of Francis M. Churchman, "Hillside" - six miles SE of Indianapolis, Indiana
• Buried:
• Notes: William lost his sight at the age of eighteen, but his blindness did not prevent him rising to a place of high distinction in his field of endeavor. He was a brilliant and talented man. In 1839 William moved West from Philadelphia and settled in Indianapolis in 1846. He was the founder, and for many years the superintendent of The Indiana Institute for the Education of the Blind. He retired from the position of superintendent in 1879.
  
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Father: Micajah Churchman, b. August 7, 1791

Mother: Elizabeth Sinclair -- daughter of John and Elizabeth Sinclair of Baltimore, MD.

Family 1: Mary Marshall, d. May 9, 1895 -- daughter of Samuel Marshall and Elizabeth Nichols of Philadelphia, PA.

• Married: September 2, 1841

1. Anna J. Churchman, (adopted) -- married Francis M. Churchman, William's half-brother
2. Jouette G. Churchman, d. July 27, 1901 -- married, but no children
3. Mary Emma Churchman, b. July 30, 1858 in Janesville, Wisconsin -- died January 28, 1939 in Colorado Springs, CO -- unmarried

Sources:

1. "So This Was Hillside" by Frank Lindley Churchman, 1979; Appendix - "Account of the Churchman Family", prepared by William H. Churchman; "History of the Churchman Family Continued" by Henry C. Churchman
2. Picture from "So This Was Hillside" by Frank Lindley Churchman, 1979
3. "The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 47, page 256