Oliver P McCullough (3rd great-grandfather) was born circa 1825 in Kentucky.  He married Eliza Grimsley in 1843 in Daviess County, Indiana.  As best as can be determined, they had four children: James, Mary, Perlina and Jesse.  The 1850 census has them in Elmore Township in Daviess County, then in 1860 they had relocated southward to Steele Township.  Oliver’s wife is listed as Rebecca in 1860, so it is unclear if this is Eliza or another wife.

Indiana marriage records has Oliver wedded to Rachel Frost in Knox County, IN, in July 1862.  This is  one month before he mustered with the 83rd Infantry, Company F in southeastern Indiana as a lieutenant.  He mustered out less than a year later, in June 1863.  In 1870, the McCulloughs could be found in Richland Township, Greene County (Bloomfield), along with Oliver’s mother Elizabeth.  In 1880, they were back in Daviess County.  Oliver and Rachel had the following children:

1. Sarah (1863-?)
2. William (1868-?)
3. Emily Arabelle (1870-ca. 1904) m. Frank Cox (2nd great grandparents)
4. Perry (1873-?)
5. Thomas (1875-?)
6. Miranda (1879-?)

Little is known about Oliver’s parents other than his mother’s first name was Elizabeth and she was born ca 1798 in Kentucky.  I have not been able to locate Rachel prior to 1862 and her parents are a mystery as well.  Oliver and Rachel’s whereabouts are also unknown after 1880.