John
Updike
Born in Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of John Updike
and Sarah (Blew) Updike
Brother of
Mary (Updike) Crist [half], Annie Updike, Samuel Updike, Elizabeth (Updike) Kingry, Morris B. Updike, Benjamin Vastene Updike, James M. Updike, Levi Updike, Isaac D. Updike and Sarah (Updike) Wamsley
Husband of
Margaret (Armstrong) Updike
— married
26 Feb 1821 (to 10 Mar 1847) in Pennsylvania
Husband of
Sarah (Barkley) Updike
— married
13 Oct 1847 in Decatur, Indiana, United States
Descendants 
Father of
James Armstrong Updike, Sarah Jane (Updike) Whiteman, Margaret (Updike) Kennedy, Mary Ann (Updike) Fear, Catharine Almira (Updike) Roberts, Joseph Updike, Sarilda (Updike) Wilson, John Wiley Updike, Thomas B. (Updike) Updyke, Henry A. Updike, Esther Ida (Updike) Kelly and Samuel Eugene Updike
Died
at age 80
in Decatur, Indiana
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Apr 2016
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Biography
John was born in 1800. John Updike ... He passed away in 1881.
He was a farmer at Whitcomb, and later moved near St. Maurice, Decatur County, Indiana. He was twice married; had 18 children, of whom 6 died in infancy and 11 married. [1]
Residences
- Whitcomb, Indiana.
- Saint Maurice, Indiana.
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #52522293
- Opdyke, Charles. The Op Dyck Genealogy, containing the Opdyck--Opdycke--Updyke--Updike American descendants of the Wesel and Holland families (Weed, Parsons Co., Albany, New York, 1889). Pages 291, 293. Entry D0035.
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