Gideon Funkhouser

  Gideon Funkhouser was born in Aug 1828 and in Virginia.  He is first named in the 1850 Census and is 22 years of age; living in District 7, Boone, Indiana

The Funkhouser household consisted of
Samuel B. age 54 is a farmer and his real estate is valued at 1100 dollars  born in Virginia
Matilda  age 41    born in Kentucky
Elizabeth age 23   born in Virginia
Gedeon/Gideon age 22   Farmer      born in Virginia
Mariah age 20      born in Virginia
Harriet age 18      born in Virginia
Abed Dillon age 19      Laborer  born in Kentucky
Annamae Snapp age 16  born in Virginia
John L Darnell age 20  born in Kentucky  he becomes Harriet's husband
It could be assumed that the mother of the children is Matilda, if not for her birth being in Kentucky.  Which sends up a red flag.  Yes the oldest is in the age range for Matilda to be the mother, but I do not assume she is.  Research into Samuel B. indicates that he marries a Matilda B. Dillion on 23 Dec 1849.  This is why we should never assume the parentage of children.  I also believe that the name Dillon is a married name for Matilda as there is a Abed Dillon, in the household.

Gideon Funkhouser marries Mary Ann Slagle on the 8th of December 1853.  His new family is counted in the 1860 Census living in Perry, Boone, Indiana.
Gideon is age 32 he is a farmer and has 250 dollars of personal property
Mary A. is age 25
Emma is age 5
Dudley is age 4
Josephine is age 2

Gideon served in the Civil War, and is on Homer Turpin Veteran  list.

I have not found the family in the 1870 Census of the date of this sketch.

The family is living in Perry, Boone, Indiana in the 1880 Census, the household name has been transcribed as Frankhouser, I have submitted a correction to this record.
Gideon is age 52  he is a farmer
Mary is age  45
Dudley is age 24
Josephine is age 20
Indiana is age 17
Jennie is age 15
Reed is age 12
Alvertia is age 10
Cleo B. is age 5

In 1900 the family is still living in Perry Township, but has shrunk in size
Gideon is age 71 he is still farming
Mary A. is age 64   states that she was the mother to 8 only 6 are living
Alverda M. is age 30
Cleo is age 25

In 1910 the family of
Gideon age 81 and
Mary A. age 71
The name is again transcribe wrong as Frankhouser, correction submitted to record.

This is the last census that the couple will be counted in, as they both died; Gideon in 1913 and Mary Ann in 1917, they share a stone in Howard Cemetery