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A Letter from the Editor Regional Sources & Stories Genealogy Across Indiana Family Records Notices & Queries Indiana on the Map

Vol. 40, No. 1 March 2000

THG_2000-03_VOL40_NO1 The Hoosier Genealogist is published quarterly by the Indiana Historical Society and is available only through membership in the Society. Categories of membership are Annual, $30 and Sustaining, $50. In addition to The Hoosier Genealogist members may receive the quarterly magazines Black History News & Notes, Indiana Magazine of History, Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History, and a bimonthly newsletter, The Bridge. Submissions for The Hoosier Genealogist should be sent to the editor, M.Teresa Baer.

The Hoosier Genealogist Thomas A. Mason, Publications Director M. Teresa Baer, Editor Ruth Dorrel, Contributing Editor Kathleen M. Breen, Assistant Editor Photography Kim C. Ferrill, Photographer Susan L. S. Sutton, Coordinator Administration Peter T. Harstad, Executive Director Raymond L. Shoemaker, Administrative Director Annabelle J. Jackson, Controller Carolyn S. Smith, Membership Secretary Susan P. Brown, Human Resources Director Genealogy Publications Committee C. Lloyd Hosman, Chair Patricia Johnson Susan Miller Carter Mary M. Morgan Jane E. Darlington Beverly Oliver Sharon Howell Indiana Historical Society Board of Trustees Michael A. Blickman Janet C. Moran Frank A. Bracken Larry K. Pitts Edward E. Breen William G. Prime Lorene M. Burkhart Robert L. Reid Dianne J. Cartmel Bonnie A. Reilly Thomas H. Corson Evaline H. Rhodehamel Daniel M. Ent Ian M. Rolland R. Ray Hawkins John Martin Smith Larry S. Landis P. R. Sweeney Polly Jontz Lennon Marilyn Moran Townsend H. Roll McLaughlin Michael L. Westfall Mary Jane Meeker William H. Wiggins Jr. Printing Central Printing Group

THG_2000-03_VOL40_NO1 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST CONTENTS The Indiana Soldiers ’ and Sailors ’ Children’s Home: Index and History M. Teresa Baer and Alan January 4 Sandra H. Luebking and the Willard Heiss Memorial Lecture of 1999 M. Teresa Baer and Sandra H. Luebking 7 African American Genealogy Research Wilma L. Gibbs 10 DEPARTMENTS A Letter from the Editor

Genealogy: The Road Back Home, M. Teresa Baer 2 Regional Sources & Stories Northern Indiana

Missionary Society Notes, Delphi, 1926 & 1929 15

Lake County Old Settlers, 1947 17

Monterey Sun Items, 1901 18

Letters at Peru Post Office, 1839 19 Whitley County, 1800s 21 Central Indiana

Cayuga News Items, 1902 24

Clay County Veterans, 1886 26

Land Grants, Montgomery & Fountain Counties, 1800s 27

Parke County Obituary, 1933 28

Union County News Items, 1874 29

Commencement at Fishers Switch, 1895 32 Southern Indiana

Jackson County J. P. Notes, 1878-1883 34

Ohio County Gold Rushers, 1850 38

Eben C. Poole’s Vanderburgh County Marriages, 1908 40 Genealogy Across Indiana

Indiana Korean War Casualties, Adams-Gibson Counties 43

Pioneer Ancestors Approved, 1998 49

Indiana State Medical Association Personals, 1908 51

Blind Institute Student Roster, 1861 53 Family Records

Goodbar Family Bible Record, Robert Van Buskirk 56

Two Hoosier German Families, Barbara Wolfe 57

Dunham Family Genealogy, Scott F. Hosier Jr. 58 Notices & Queries Notices 60 Queries 64 Indiana on the Map

A Steamboat Route and Canal Map of 1836, Leigh Darbee—inside back cover

Front cover: Class of 1900, Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home (details page 6).

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GENEALOGY: THE ROAD BACK HOME

M. Teresa Baer

When I was young, going home meant driving from the Hoosier capital to a storybook world—over a creek on a sandstone path, through dark woods that wound up a hillside until sunshine broke out over an ancient-looking clapboard house in Crawford County. Grandma and Grandpa appeared antique to me, too, she like a fairy godmother in her tidy apron and he like a stern old oak tree in his worn coveralls. How those two dear relatives, the last of my “forefathers,” fascinated me! Their farm seemed to me the last bastion of pioneer life—with no indoor plumbing, scant electricity, wood fuel, and the master bedroom in the front parlor. It was where I always wanted to be. Filled with Grandma’s delectable cooking, I settled into a routine as ancient as humans. “Tell me about the olden days,” I coaxed my own fairy godmother. And so, she wove a yarn back to yesteryears telling about the grandfathers who raised her when her parents died in an epidemic; about yearly visits from Canadian missionary nuns; about her Indian neighbors; about Dad and his siblings when they were young; about surviving the Great Depression; and about the harrowing days of the world wars. How I wish I had recorded my grandmother’s stories! But like most chil dren, I listened in a dreamy fog, unaware that someday soon my magical story teller would be gone forever. Years later, however, my fascination with the past led me to study global history to satiate my curiosity about how the world came to be the way it is. In international studies I learned the characteristics that make all people human and those that distinguish different groups. My master’s program added discipline and analytic and research skills. Internships and as- sistantships gave me experience as a documentary editor, as a historic bridge survey coordinator, as a teaching assistant, and as a lecturer and published author. Finally, I landed a job doing what I love most—working as a historical editor. As editor of The Hoosier Genealogist (THG), I meet and work with many of the 6,600 THG readers, who enjoy learning about the “olden days” through research into genealogy and family and local history. They are curious about their bloodlines and about the communities that their ancestors built. Ultimately, they crave a clearer window into the past in order to understand more deeply themselves, Hoosiers, and who Americans can be in the twenty-first century. This collective curiosity and the unending research that fuels it can inform the social history that today’s academics are writing. In turn, social history can provide the clues and context by which genealogists can break through their

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research blocks. The spectrum of interests revealed to me by genealogists necessitates a wide range of articles in THG. Thus, the journal will continue to publish an abun dance of source materials, with the addition of explanatory introductions re garding them. Leigh Darbee, curator of printed collections at the Indiana His torical Society (IHS) library will reproduce a rare Indiana map in each issue. The Hoosier Genealogist will report on IHS genealogy workshops and family history programs and contain how-to pieces and research bibliographies. It will also feature articles about the migration patterns and settlement histories of ethnic groups across Indiana throughout its history. I need your input. With your questions and concerns, wishes and interests, document copies, and completed articles, THG can nurture Hoosiers’ love of family and history and encourage new genealogists. Please send your com ments to me at the IHS address on the back cover, by E-mail at tbaer@ indianahistory.org. or by phone at (317) 234-0071. Help The Hoosier Genealogist be your partner in genealogy and family and Indiana history re search.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A Note of Thanks Several Society staff members have assisted me in my fledgling days as an editor. Thanks to Ruth Dorrel, the consummate genealogist and former THG editor, for mentoring me patiently and thoroughly; to Kathy Breen, the most capable assistant editor anyone could ever hope to in herit; and to the staff of Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History for their guidance as I redesigned THG. I am also grateful to the Library staff for their ongoing efforts to help me find source material and place it in historical context and to the Education Division, which graciously in cludes me in all genealogy programming plans.

A Good-bye to Former Colleagues The last year of the century was a sad one at the Indiana Historical Society. We lost three staff members, each a legend and a friend to those who knew them. The Hoosier Genealogist salutes the decades of schol arship and service performed by the former executive secretary Gayle Thornbrough, Education Division director and long-time THG editorial adviser Robert M. Taylor Jr., and editor Shirley McCord. Thanks. We miss you. M. Teresa Baer

3 THG_2000-03_VOL40_NO1 THE INDIANA SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ CHILDREN’S HOME: INDEX AND HISTORY

M. Teresa Baer and Alan January

On 31 October 1999, the Indiana Historical Society hosted a reception for its two most recently published genealogy reference books. One of these is volume 2 of the series Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana, edited by Ruth Dorrel and Thomas D. Hamm. The other is An Index to Records of the Indiana Soldiers ’ and Sailors ’ Children’s Home in the Indiana State Archives, edited by Ruth Dorrel. The latter book drew quite a crowd of alumni from the children’s home—folks who were excited and proud at the publication of a book in which they felt ownership and who were just plain glad for the opportunity to visit with one another. One of the highlights of the reception was an exhibit created by Alan January, Division Head of the Indiana State Archives. It featured photographs from the earliest days of the children’s home accompanied by a brief history of the home. In celebration of the publication of the index of the records of the children’s home, The Hoosier Genealogist is publishing on this issue’s cover a photograph of the home’s graduating class from one hundred years ago and the following excerpts from January’s history. The Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home in Knightstown, Indiana, developed from the state’s need to provide housing and care for its disabled Civil War veterans. By 1867, private efforts had proved insufficient for the task, so the State of Indiana took charge of facilities in Knightstown that had been purchased for the veterans. The facilities included fifty-four acres of land, a hotel, and other buildings, including a cottage that housed the following soldiers’ orphans: Ben Burris, John Burris, Albert Clark, Charles Clark, Emma Gray, Harriet Gray, Henry Gray, Will Gray, Kate Lewis, and Josie Phenis. The home was formally named the Indiana Soldiers’ and Seamen’s Home and it admitted veterans and veterans’ widows and orphans. In 1872 a fire destroyed the hotel, so the disabled veterans moved to the National Military Home in Dayton, Ohio. The veterans returned to Indiana in 1896 when the state opened the Indiana State Soldiers’ Home in Lafayette for disabled veterans and veterans’ widows. At the time of the fire, the orphans outnumbered disabled soldiers and sailors at the home and after 1872 the home in Knightstown housed only children. After a brief stint of running the children’s home in conjunction with the state’s Asylum for Feeble Minded Children, Indiana began broadening the mission of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home, as it was then known, to include care and education of children of all Indiana veterans who were unable

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to provide for their support. By 1929, the name of the institution changed to reflect this mission and settled into what it is today. By then, the home occupied 287 acres with thirty buildings, including a hospital, chapel, and separate cottages for boys and girls. The children’s home opened its first school in 1870 with separate departments for primary, intermediate, and higher education. Vocational training began in 1872 with the establishment of the Industrial Department, which offered chair caning. By 1888, this department provided training in printing, carpentry, sewing, baking, and shoemaking. The home provided agricultural and military training as well. After raising the discharge age from sixteen to eighteen, the home graduated its first four-year high school class in 1923 and erected Morton Memorial High School four years later. The Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans/Children’s Home began holding commencement exercises in 1890. Within two years, former residents formed an alumni association that remained active throughout the twentieth century. Notable graduates include U.S. Army general Paul Mayo, entertainer Monte Blue, journalist Frederick McCormick, and pro football player Tim Brown. In recent years the home’s mission has grown to include comprehensive care and education for a wide variety of “at-risk” Indiana youth. The home continues to offer college preparatory and vocational education, along with counseling, psychological and physical health care, spiritual development, and multiple social and recreational activities. Alumnus Richard L. Shields recently published an article about his experiences at the Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home. He and some of his siblings lived at the home during the 1940s. He describes the home as “a little village in itself. We had our own dairy barn, power house, laundry, bakery, storehouse, financial office, high school, chapel, dining rooms . . . dormitories, town hall, garage, carpenter shop, greenhouse, hospital, and swimming-ice skating lake to name some but not all [facilities].” He states that “each child was taught a trade.” Shields goes on to talk about the high school that featured a choir, dance and marching bands, rifle club, barber/beauty shop, photography club, and many other clubs. He explains about the disciplinary procedures and how the children could earn money with a system of merits and demerits for their behavior. Despite the discipline, Shields states that most orphans and children from broken homes “did like the Home and were better off than had they not been enrolled there.” In testament to this observation, he talks about his alumni group that contributes to the well being of the home’s current residents and he mentions the alumni’s annual “homecoming.”1

Shields’ story illustrates that the Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home is the family home for generations of Indiana residents who grew up in

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this “village.” Therefore, many of the alumni look upon Dorrel’s new index as much more than a key to Indiana State Archives records about the children who lived in the home— it is an every-name index to the members of their family. [Individuals interested in purchasing the index to the children’s home or the second volume of the Quaker records should call the History Market at (317) 234-0020/0026 (1-800-IHS-1830), or write to: The History Market, Indiana Historical Society, P.O. Box 664118, Indianapolis, Indiana 46266-4118.]

1 Richard L. Shields, “Growing Up in the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home,” Owen County History & Genealogy 8 (fall 1999): 85-86.

*Text for Alan January’s history comes from materials on file with the Indiana State Archives, including Catalogue: Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home, 1865-1909.

Front cover: Although the Indiana State Archives does not possess a legend of the students who appear in the Class of 1900 Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home photograph, there are numerous discharge entries regarding students who left the home in 1900. The home discharged students for several reasons—a relative’s or friend’s request, indenture, “continued absence,” or sadly, in rare cases, death. Those who were released under the category “Age Limit” are the ones most likely to appear in the photograph. These residents are listed alphabetically below after the place to which they moved: ILLINOIS—Areola: Russel Randell; Gatlin: Addie Riley; Joliet: Craig Wiseman; Pittwood: Blanche Andrews; INDIANA—Anderson: Charles English, Victoria Onstott, Anna Rose, Rose Sipple, Callie Wars; Atlanta: Mary Yost; Bloomington: James Cain; Bruceville: Ralph Holmes; Cadiz: Lucy Glaze; Carlisle: Bessie Davidson; Carthage: Lewell Brown, Zella Wrennick; Centerville: Logan Tibbitts; Clifty: Orma P. Natman; Columbus: Chas. Greenly; Connersville: Walter Burton; Danville: Etta Winter; Elwood: Clifford Coy; Evansville: Rosa Alberts; Fort Wayne: Mande Wallace; Greenfield: George Booker, Wm. Fleming, Willard Reeves, Charles Smith; Greentown: Vem Warden; Goshen: Fred Toms; Huntington: Agnis Crose; Indianapolis: Norman Berry, Jennie Bevis, Walter Cozatt, Joseph Crawford, Lillie Gilbert, Nora Hall, Carrie Humphries, May Justice, James Kinchloe, Carrie Leavitt, Ethel Moore, Jennie Risley, Will Sturm, Hazel Thrift; Jerome: Ida Rose; Kirklin: Mable Purdy; Knightstown: Jamie Alexander, Agnes Cross, Jessie Goff, Bettie Nicholson; Lafayette: Harvey Cummins, Doris Evans, Sadie Moffitt; Marcs: Melvina Thompson; Marion: Emma Kelley, Adella Wagner; Marshall: Henry Davis; Martinsville: Lillie Hartsock; McVille: Willie Williams; Muncie: Mary Lang, Charles Smith; Nappanee: Stella Crampton; Noblesville: Harry Gibbons, Ben Hartley; Nottingham: Lorena Clark; South Bend: John McElwee, Rosella McElwee; Terre Haute: Eva Boyer, Clifford Wheeler; Valparaiso: Effie Foster; Warsaw: Norman Loveland; MICHIGAN—Petosky: Jesse Holderman; OHIO—Cincinnati: Chas. Creassor; Forest: May Tellers. [Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Children’s Home Record of Discharges, Book 1 (1890-1976) (Indianapolis: Indiana State Archives), microfilm roll no. 2. The spelling of names and cities is as transcribed.]

THG_2000-03_VOL40_NO1 SANDRA H. LUEBKING AND THE WILLARD HEISS MEMORIAL LECTURE OF 1999

M. Teresa Baer and Sandra H. Luebking

Award-winning author Sandra H. Luebking, editor of Forum, the journal of the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), and instructor at Samford University’s Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, delivered the Willard Heiss Memorial Lecture at the Indiana Historical Society’s 79th Indiana History Conference & Annual Meeting on 6 November 1999. Her lecture comprised three sessions: “Journey into Genealogy,” “Uncommon Sources,” and “Circumventing Blocked Lines.” Luebking, who lectures nationally, covered basic genealogy topics such as evidence and documentation, home and local area sources, and government records during the first hour-long session. During the second hour, she presented a general approach to selecting and developing sources, offered new ways to look at common sources, and identified an assortment of uncommon sources. In the final session, Luebking discussed the symptoms of a blocked research line and several strategies to move beyond the blocks. She provided the approximately 150 attendees with handouts that not only highlighted the main points of her lecture, but also contained highly useful and ingenious bibliographies for each of the sessions.

For those readers who are just beginning their “journey into genealogy,” an excerpt from Luebking’s first lecture session appears below. For more experienced family history researchers who want to learn how and where to take the next steps in their ongoing investigations, Luebking will be lecturing at the 7th Annual Genealogical Institute of Mid America, from 10-13 July 2000 in Springfield, Illinois. For more information about this event, contact Julie Slack, Office of Continuing Education, University of Illinois at Springfield, P.O. Box 19243, Springfield, Illinois 62794-9243; Telephone: (217) 206-7464; or E-mail: [email protected].

Keys to Recording Names. Dates, and Places

1. Full name, surname capitalized, day, William Howard TAFT month, year in full, city, county, state b. 15 Sep 1857 pb. Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio 2. Maiden name used for females, day, Barbara Ann [Anne?] PIERCE month, year in full [brackets mean: your b. 08 Jun 1925 [maybe 1926] comments]

3. Special Cases: no middle name, Woodrow [no middle name] WILSON middle initial only, underline unusual Harry S. [only] TRUMAN spellings, etc. [underline means: “yes, Lvndon Baines JOHNSON yes, yes”]

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Tracking Bert Shawcross: How a Researcher Works

Begin by obtaining official and nonofficial records to verify what you “know” about yourself: when and where you were bom, names of parents, your marriage information (if applicable). At the very least, you should have your own birth and (if applicable) marriage certificate(s). Your birth certificate links you to

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parents, but you research their generation only after you have evidence proving your own generation.

For each of your parents, obtain all the evidence (official and non-official) you can. Match the sources, evaluate their content, carefully record the details on family group sheets, and cite the sources exactly before you file them. [Citation: the actual title of the record, date of filing or recording, and location where original was or will be found. Show the date you acquired the source and its exact location in your files.] Use these citations as footnotes on your family group sheets, as follows:

HUSBAND Bert [?] SHAWCROSS1

Information From: Dates Day Month Year Town, County, State 'Personal Birth 18 Sep 1874' Lebanon, Boone IN2 Knowledge 10/95 Marr. 04 Jan 1900' Lebanon, Boone IN2 interview 8/96 Death ca 1925' Ruth Shawcross Father John SHAWCROSS1

WIFE Susan1

3Photo marked Dates Dav Month Year Town. Countv. State Bums Studio, Birth Chicago. 1904. Death

CHILD Name Dates Dav Month Year Town. Countv. State 1 Dorothy2 Birth 1902-033 Chicago (?) Death

1 Regents of University of California, 1959; quoted in Noel Stevenson, Genealogical Evidence (Laguna Hills, Calif.: Aegean Press, 1980), 213; quoted in Sandra H. Luebking, “Journey into Genealogy,” (paper presented at the 79th Indiana History Conference & Annual Meeting of the Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, Ind., 6 November 1999), 6.

*Sandra H. Luebking, “Journey into Genealogy,” (paper presented at the 79th Indiana History Conference & Annual Meeting of the Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, Ind., 6 November 1999), 6-7. For further reading by Luebking, see Luebking and Loretto D. Szucs, The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1997); and The Archives: Guide to the National Archives Field Branches (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1988).

THG_2000-03_VOL40_NO1 AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGY RESEARCH Wilma L. Gibbs

African American family history has become increasingly popular over the past two decades. Author Alex Haley first serialized the family chronicle Roots in the Reader’s Digest. He wrote the novel and the subsequent screenplay that became the most watched television miniseries to that point (1977). Haley romanticized the family history search of a young, attentive boy in Henning, Tennessee, who grew up and traced his ancestors back to a village in West Africa. Roughly based on his life search, Haley captured the imagination of genealogists and crossed the formidable and brutal barrier of slavery. In April 1999, in its cover heading for an article series, “How to Search for Your Roots,” Time magazine declared, “Genealogy is America’s latest obsession. And thanks to the computer, it is as easy as one, two, tree.”1 Although computer programs and the internet have simplified access to some tools, developing family trees can be an arduous task. The following bibliography, with a focus on African American family history, provides numerous useful sources for anyone doing genealogical research.

Guides to Repositories

Cerny, John, and Wendy Elliot, eds. The Library, a Guide to the LDS Family History Library. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1988. Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library. Indianapolis: Indiana State Library Video Service Center, 1991. Video recording. Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library. Genealogy Subject Catalog. Indianapolis: The Library, 1976-1999. Neagles, James C. The Library of Congress, a Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1990. Newman, Debra L. Black History: A Guide to Civilian Records in the National Archives. Washington, D.C.: National Archives Trust Fund Board, General Services Administration, 1984. Parker, J. Carlyle. Going to Salt Lake City to Do Family History Research. Turlock, Calif.: Marietta Publishing Co., 1989. Szucs, Loretto Dennis, and Sandra H. Luebking. The Archives: A Guide to the National Archives Field Branches. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1988. Thackery, David T. Afro-American Family History at the Newberry Library: A Research Guide and Bibliography. Chicago: The Newberry Library, 1988. U.S. National Archives and Records Service. Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1982.

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Genealogical Guides

Baxter, Angus. In Search of Your Canadian Roots. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. Beasley, Donna. Family Pride: The Complete Guide to Tracing African-American Genealogy. New York: Macmillan, 1997. Blockson, Charles L. Black Genealogy. Baltimore: Black Classic Press, 1991. Braxton-Secret, Jeanette. Guide to Tracing Your African Ameripean Civil War Ancestor. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1997. Byers, Paula K., ed. African American Genealogical Sourcebook. New York: Gale Research, 1995. Casper, Gordon, and Carolyn Casper. The Genealogists Video Research Guide. Spanish Fork, Utah: Video Knowledge, 1994-1995. Video recording. Cooper, Kay. Where Did You Get Those Eyes? A Guide to Discovering Your Family History. New York: Walker, 1988. Crandell, Ralph J. Shaking Your Family Tree: A Basic Guide to Tracing Your Family’s Genealogy. Dublin, N.H.: Yankee Publishing, 1986. Croom, Emily Anne. Unpuzzling Your Past: A Basic Guide to Genealogy. Cincinnati: Betterway Books, 1995. Day, Johnnie M. A Quick Step in Genealogy Research: A Primer for Blacks, Other Minorities, and the Novice in This Area. Minneapolis: North Star and Day Publishing Co., 1983. Do Your Family Tree: Advanced Research. Provo, Utah: Horizon Home Video, 1992. Video recording.

Drake, Paul E. In Search of Family History—A Starting Place. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1992. Ferraro, Eugene. How to Obtain Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, & Adoption Records. Santa Ana, Calif.: Marathon Press International, 1989. Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of North Carolina and Virginia: Including the Family Histories of More Than 80% of Those Counted as “All Other Free Persons ” in the 1790 and 1800 Censuses]. Baltimore: Genealogy Publishing Co., 1994. How to Trace Your Native American Heritage.” Dallas: Rich-Heape Films, 1998. Video recording. Krause, Carol. How Healthy Is Your Family Tree? A Complete Guide to Tracing Your Family’s Medical and Behavioral Tree. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Linder, Billy Royce. Black Genealogy: Basic Steps to Research. Nashville, Tenn.: American Association for State and Local History, 1981. Out of Your Tree! Crazy about Genealogy. Austin: Rondo Films, 1993. Video recording. Pengra, Nancy. Family Histories: An Easy, Step-by-Step Guide to Capturing Your Family’s Precious Memories Now, before They’re Lost. St. Paul, Minn.: Family Histories, 1995. Redford, Dorothy Spruill. Somerset Homecoming: Recovering a Lost Heritage. New York: Doubleday, 1988. Reed, Robert D. How and Where to Research Your Ethnic-American Cultural Heritage: Black Americans. Saratoga, Calif.: Reed, 1979.

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Rose, James. Black Genesis. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1978. Schafer, Louis S. Tombstones o f Your Ancestors. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1991. Smith, Jessie Carney, ed. Ethnic Genealogy, a Research Guide. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1983. Smith, Lorna Duane. Genealogy Is More Than Charts. Elliot City, Md.: Life Times, 1991. Stryker-Rodda, Harriet. How to Climb Your Family Tree: Genealogy for Beginners. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1990. Szucs, Loretto D., and Sandra H. Luebking, eds. The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1997. Thackery, David, and Dee Woodtor. Case Studies in Afro-American Genealogy. Chicago: The Newberry Library, 1989. Walton-Raji, Angela Y. Black Indian Genealogy Research. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1993. Woodtor, Dee Parmer. Finding a Place Called Home: A Guide to African-American Genealogy and Historical Identity. New York: Random House, 1999. Young, Tommie M. Afro-American Genealogy Sourcebook. New York: Garland Publishing, 1987.

Putting Genealogy in a Historical Context

Ball, Edward. Slaves in the Family. New York: Ballantine Books, 1999. Black History News & Notes. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1979-1999. Bremer, Ronald A. Compendium of Historical Sources: The How and Where of American Genealogy. Bountiful, Utah: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1997. Danky, James P., and Maureen Hady, eds. African-American Newspapers and Periodicals: A National Bibliography. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1999. Gibbs, Wilma L., ed. Indiana’s African-American Heritage: Essays from Black History News & Notes. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1993. Greene, Robert Ewell. Black Courage, 1775-1783: Documentation of Black Participation in the American Revolution. Washington, D.C.: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1984. Ham, Debra Newman, comp. List o f Free Black Heads of Families in the First Census of the United States, 1790. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1974. Streets, David H. Slave Genealogy: A Research Guide with Case Studies. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1986. Thornbrough, Emma Lou. The Negro in Indiana before 1900: A Study o f a Minority. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1993. Woodson, Carter G. Free Negro Heads of Families in the United States in 1830. Washington, D.C.: The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, 1925.

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Genealogical Sources

U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of the Census. 1990 Census of Population. Ancestry of the Population in the United States. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993. Frisch-Ripley, Karen. Unlocking the Secrets in Old Photographs. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1991. Lawson, Sandra M. Generations Past: A Selected List of Sources for Afro-American Genealogical Research. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1988. Steuart, Bradley W., ed. The Soundex Reference Guide. Bountiful, Utah: Precision Indexing, 1990.

Indiana Genealogical Sources

Beatty, John D. Research in Indiana. Arlington, Va.: National Genealogical Society, 1992. Carty, Mickey Dimon. Searching in Indiana: A Reference Guide to Public and Private Records. Costa Mesa, Calif.: ISC Publications, 1985. Darlington, Jane E. Marion County, Indiana, Records Miscellanea. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1986. Ebony Lines. Bloomington: Indiana African-American Historical and Genealogical Society, 1989-1992. Gibbs, Wilma L. Guide to African American Printed Sources at the Indiana Historical Society. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1997. ______. Selected African-American History Collections. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1996. Heiss, Willard C. Working in the Vineyards o f Genealogy. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1993. Howard County Genealogical Society. Howard County, Indiana, Family History, 1844- 1994. Paducah, Ky.: Turner Publishing Co., 1995. Miller, Carolynne L. Indiana Sources for Genealogical Research in the Indiana State Library. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1984. Peterson, Roger A. African Americans Found in Owen County, Indiana Records, 1819- 1880. Spencer, Ind.: Roger Peterson, 1996. Robbins, Coy D. Forgotten Hoosiers: African Heritage in Orange County, Indiana. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1994. ______. Indiana Negro Registers, 1852-1865. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1994. ______. Reclaiming African Heritage at Salem, Indiana. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1995. ______. Source Book: African-American Genealogy in Indiana. Bloomington: Indiana African-American Historical and Genealogical Society, 1989. Robinson, Mona. Who’s Your Hoosier Ancestor? Genealogy for Beginners. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1992.

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Witcher, Curt Bryan. Bibliography of Sources for Black Family History in the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Department. Fort Wayne, Ind.: The Library, 1986.

Computer-Aided Genealogy

Clifford, Karen. Genealogy and Computers for the Advanced Researcher: Featuring Trade Secrets o f Professional Genealogists, Pre-1850 Primary Sources (Census, Probate, Vital, Land, Passenger Lists, Military, Other Records), New PAF 2.31

Techniques for Expanding Your Family Lines. Baltimore: Printed for Clearfield Co., Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. ______. Genealogy and Computers for the Complete Beginner: The PAF Computer Program, Automated Data Bases, Family History Centers, Local Sources. Baltimore: Reprinted for Clearfield Co., Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995. ______. Genealogy and Computers for the Determined Researcher. Baltimore: Printed for Clearfield Co., Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995. Cosgriff, John Cornelius. Turbo Genealogy: The Computer-Enhanced “How to Find Your Roots’’ Handbook. Christianburg, Va.: Progenesys Press, 1987. Crowe, Elizabeth Powell. Genealogy Online: Researching Your Roots. New York: McGraw Hill, 1996. Eastman, Richard. Your Roots: Total Genealogy Planning on Your Computer. Emeryville, Calif.: Ziff-Davis Press, 1995. Helm, Matthew, and April Leigh. Genealogy Online for Dummies. Foster City, Calif.: IDG Books Worldwide, 1998. Howells, Cyndi. Netting Your Ancestors: Genealogical Research on the Internet. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. Kemp, Thomas Jay. Virtual Roots: A Guide to Genealogy and Local History on the World Wide Web. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources, 1997. Nichols, Elizabeth L. Understanding Family Search; Personal Ancestral File (PAF), Family History Library Catalog, More Resource Files, and Using Them All in Harmony. Vol. 2 of Genealogy in the ComputerAge. Salt Lake City: Family History Educators, 1997. Przecha, Donna. Guide to Genealogy Software. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1993.

1 “How to Search for Your Roots” comprises several articles including Sandra Lee Jamison, “For African Americans: Uncovering a Painful Past,” Time 153 (19 April 1999).

*This article was reprinted and edited with permission from the author, Wilma L. Gibbs, Program Archivist for African American History, Indiana Historical Society, from Black History News & Notes (November 1999): 6-8. Gibbs may be contacted for questions regarding African American genealogical research by E-mail: [email protected]. or by phone: (317) 234-0049.

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Meeting Minutes from the Women’s Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church. Delphi. Indiana

The First Presbyterian Church of Delphi, Indiana, was organized in 1828. It moved to a new building in 1855 and again in 1908 to “a splendid church edifice” in Wilson’s Addition in Delphi. It had two main women’s organizations, both founded in 1873. The organizations shared many of the same members and officers.

The Women’s Missionary Society had a religious tone. Meetings opened and closed with prayer and featured one or more reports on varying aspects of foreign and domestic missions. In the foreign area, special attention was paid to Poland, Korea, Japan, and Mexico. In domestic missions, frequent mention was made of American Indians and Mormons, and also of Alaska, of African American professionals, and of “drifting” Jews who had left the synagogue. Very little mention was made in the minutes of raising money, except for one street fair and several “silver offerings.” Meetings concluded with refreshments, except for one in which the committee donated the refreshment money to a needy family. Attendance at meetings fluctuated between nine to fifty women.

The William Henry Smith Memorial Library of the Indiana Historical Society possesses records of the Women’s Missionary Society from 1923 through 1933. The records are usually handwritten minutes in a small, bound book. At least three of the meetings were mentioned in a local newspaper or newspapers. These accounts, which were pasted into the book and used in lieu of the regular minutes, are presented below along with newspaper references as they appear in the handwritten record.

Journal Report for Meeting of May 1926 About forty ladies were in atten[d]ance at the delightful Missionary Social which was held Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. B. B. Mayhill on West Front street. The program which had been well arranged consisted of the devotionals divided into three parts, the parts being taken by Mrs. Pearl Allen, Mrs. Retta Gardner, and Eva Dooley.

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The little Negro playlet read by Greta Robinson, which was interspersed by Negro Spirituals most beautifully sung by Lulu Fauber with appropriate music to accompany the reading at intervales, played by Mrs. Mary Smith, was greatly enjoyed. Refreshments were served by the committee consisting of Mrs. Will S. Smith, Mrs. Barnard and Mrs. Mayhill. They were assisted by Mrs. Pearl Allen, Mrs. Mary Smith and Nettie Gill. Plans were made to hold the June meeting at the country home of Mrs. Lorenz Hildebran with Mrs. Hildebran serving one of her famous dinners.

D Journal Report for Meeting of 15 June 1926 Thirty-six ladies attended the Presbyterian Missionary meeting which was held Tuesday at the hospitable home of Mrs. Lorenz Hildebran, in the country Tuesday. A sumptuous dinner was served at the noon hour by Mrs. Hildebran assisted by Mrs. Abe Burkholder, Mrs. Henry Martin and Mrs. Dora Thompson. After the dinner and a social hour which was enjoyed in the yard, Mrs. C. T. Amick the president called the ladies together for the program. Mrs. Sterling was in charge of the devotionals in place of Mrs. Charles Gros who had fallen on Monday injuring herself. All enjoyed the beautiful thoughts presented by Mrs. Sterling. Mrs. LeCount read a testimony which had been given by a Columbian woman and her experience in becoming acquainted with Christianity. Mrs. Eva Dooley gave a very interesting account of the Jews and their life in America. This was one of the most enjoyable meetings of this kind which had been held for some time.

Lafayette Journal Report for Meeting of 17 September 1929 The Missionary society of the De[l]phi Presbyterian church met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. John Todd on East Monroe street. The assistant hostesses were Mrs. Lytle Anderson and Mrs. Paul Quick. Mrs. Retta Gardner was in charge of the devotionals; Miss Mary Hinkle was in charge of the lesson which was on the subject “China.” She was assisted by Miss Nellie Haughey, Gretta Robinson, Ada Smith, Mrs. C. T. Amick and Mrs. Will S. Smith. At the business session plans were discussed for sending a box of clothing to the Southern Presbyterian Mission School at Bowling Green, Ky. Arrangements were also made for the making of surgical dressings and sending other articles as the societies opportionment for the mission hospitals.

*SC 2549, First Presbyterian Church (Delphi, Indiana) Records, 1916-1933, Indiana Historical Society. The introduction for this article was taken from the “Historical Sketch” for the collection guide written by Charles Latham, 3 April 1996.

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Prizes Given at the Old Settler and Historical Association of Lake County 1947 Meeting

Transcribed by Ruth Dorrel

The Old Settler and Historical Association of Lake County was organized in 1875. In 1947 it was open to all residents of Lake County who had lived there for more than twenty-five years. Descendants of pioneers who settled in Lake County before 1840 were also eligible. The association awarded the following prizes at its 1947 meeting: Oldest Man Born in Lake County: Sam B. Woods, Griffith Oldest Man Present: Peter J. Fagen, Crown Point Oldest Woman Present: Mrs. Emily Bryant, Hebron Couple Married Most Years: Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Childress (63 years), Lowell Oldest Married Couple (Total Ages): Mr. and Mrs. Norman Underwood, Crown Point Youngest Married Couple (Total Ages): Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Demmon, Hobart Newest Married Couple: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kuehl, Crown Point Youngest Person with Longest Ancestry Line of Lake County Heritage: Russell Kinney, Lowell Oldest Veteran of Any USA War: Dr. John W. Iddings, Crown Point Youngest Veteran of Any USA War: Floyd Demmon Jr., Hobart Oldest Farm Couple Still Farming (Total Ages): Mr. and Mrs. Cass Scritchfield, Lowell Schoolteacher with Longest Years of Teaching Service in Lake County: Miss Mary Hetlitz, Hammond First Lake County Schoolteacher: Mrs. E. C. Black, Crown Point Most Recent Couple to Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Thompson, Creston Largest Family Present: Dr. Neal Davis and family, Lowell First Lake County Businessman: P. J. Emsweiler, Gary

*Capitalization and punctuation have been standardized.

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Items from the Monterey Sun. 23 Mav 1901

Transcribed by Ruth Dorrel

Items from Page 1 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Overmyer attended the funeral of Mrs. Nellie Overmyer at Leiters Ford, Friday. Miss Grace Duff went to Chicago Sunday for a visit with her sisters, Mesdames B. W. Kleckner and B. W. Buehrle. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Overmyer and daughters Mesdames Schuyler Wentzel, Chas. Bitterling and Ed Lewis attended the G.A.R. encampment at Logansport Wednesday and Thursday. Samuel Allen returned home Monday morning from Marengo, 111., where he had been called by the serious illness of his daughter, Mrs. Hettie Stonebraker who expired from consumption on Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Haschel and children spent Sunday with the former’s father Fred Haschel, near Winamac. Dan brought back the good news that his father had received an increase in pension from $14 to $17 per month. On April 16 his father went before the pension examiner and within five weeks he was granted an increase. Jerry Allen of Cropsey, 111., attended the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Hettie Stonebraker here Tuesday. He returned to Illinois the following day. Mrs. Nellie Overmyer, wife of Dr. Overmyer of Leiters Ford, who committed suicide Wednesday of last week by drinking a large amount of carbolic acid, was buried in the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Leiters Friday. She was 48 years, 5 months and 2 days old. Poor health is said to have caused the woman to take her life. OBITUARY. Mrs. Hettie Stonebraker, wife of C. G. Stonebraker, died of tuberculosis on Saturday May 18, 1901, at her home in Riley, 111. The remains were accompanied here on Monday evening by her husband, her aunt Charlotte Rose and Rev. E. K. D. Hester. She was the daughter of Samuel Allen of this place, born March 10,1874, in Plymouth, Marshall county, Indiana, where she lived with her parents until 5 years old, when she moved with them to Monterey, Pulaski county, Indiana, where she resided until December 27, 1893, at which time she was united in marriage to C. G. Stonebraker. With her husband she went to DeKalb county, 111., residing there one year, after which they moved to McHenry county, 111., remaining there until death claimed her. By her death there are left to mourn their loss, a husband and two small sons, one aged 2 years and the other 4 weeks, besides a father, three brothers and one sister. At the time of her death she was 27 years, 2 months and 8 days old.

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Interment was in the Monterey cemetery. The following attended the funeral from a distance besides those who have been mentioned above: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Allen and son Harry of Bunker Hill, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Edgington and daughter and Mrs. Mary Edgington of Leiters Ford, Ind.; Mrs. Frank Dunham of Plymouth; Dr. Wiseman of Culver and C. E. Stonebraker of Huntington, Ind.

Items from Page 8 WINAMAC. Rudolph Sable and family made Wm. Sable’s a farewell visit over Sunday. They left for Oklahoma Tuesday evening where they expect to make their future home. ORA. Lena Rock of Logansport is at the home of her parents, John Greiner and wife on a visit.

*The Monterey Sun was published in Monterey, Pulaski County, from August 1897 until 1913. The original items for this article appear in the earliest known extant copy.

Unclaimed Letters at the Peru Post Office. 1839 Transcribed by Ruth Dorrel On 1 October 1839, Peru Postmaster E. H. Bruce submitted the following notice to The Peru Gazette. The Gazette published the notice on 5 October 1839, page 3. Remaining in the Post Office, at Peru, Indiana, on the 30th September, 1839: Brition R. L. Deckard Jacob Bain Wm. Donaldson Abel Bush John Deter Isaac Bardsall Joseph Feree John Babcock Nathan Fenimore Matthew Boon Jacob Fulwider James B. Brown Wm. Giltner Peter Bondet Gregour Hulen Peter Babble Peter Hale John (2) Blackburn Robert Hoover John Comnwell F. S. Johnson Rev. Asa (2) Conner James Kerr C. G. Cool William Lackey James Clerk of Miami Co[unty] ( 3) Leighty Jacob Carpenter Isaac Lowe Eli Casale James Miller Robert Chrisman Jesse Moore E. M. Coper John Marquis Mrs. M. Dalton Walter (2) Marquis David Donaldson Wm. Obrian Patrick

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Powell Bardia Southworth Augustus Peak Seneca Titus Almirim Price Mary Vanstover James Ryker J. S. Williams David Stanford Thomas Williams John Storm C. S. Wilkerson Jacob Sanders J. F. Woolpert Peter Bruce submitted the notice below to the Gazette on 4 January 1840. The Gazette published it the same day. Remaining in the Post Office, at Peru, Indiana, on the 31st December, 1839: Mary Alexander David Hiatt Paul Anderson Reuben C. Harrison Caleb B. Ash William Jett Mrs. Albilson & Co. Levi Jones Samuel Boon Henris King Miss Mary Beeson Peter Ki sling Isaac Byers (2) Frederick Long David Baggs Samuel Lukes Everly Blacketer Jacob Myers (2) Joseph Beaubieu John Myers A. Buck William Moss (3) R. L. Brittan Heinrich Meyer William Boyles Ira Mendenhall James Court R. L. McKinny Francis F. Cain John D. Miller Maria L. Cool Patrick O’Brian James Cox Thomas Pearson George Castator Robert Parks Harrison Coy Col. Wm. M. Reybum Joshua Caldwell Jesse Ryan Burrel L. Daniel John Richey William Davidson Thomas Smith Maxson Deules Cornelius S. Stormes John Dabney John Veal Benjamin M. Davidson John Wests George Deleal David Williams John A. Graham Joseph Wildman Samuel Glass (2) William Williams William Gardner John Wiseman Charles Gilbert Samuel Werts Nelson Hawley John M. Wilson George W. Harvey *Punctuation has been standardized and parentheses have been placed around the numerals that follow several of the names. These numerals may indicate the number of unclaimed letters addressed to these individuals.

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More Family Papers Yield Details of Early Whitley County History

The More Family Papers in the William Henry Smith Memorial Library hold a variety of interesting and useful documents. Among them are correspondence, essays, deeds, legal papers, and genealogy notes for the More family and for the families of Miami Chief Little Turtle and Captain William Wells, Little Turtle’s son-in-law, who was Indian agent at Fort Wayne from 1802 to 1809. The documents cover a period from the latter part of the eighteenth century through the nineteenth century.

The first More to settle in Whitley County was John W. More, who moved to Smith Township in 1836 and married Margaret Spear. He was the county’s first justice of the peace and its first assessor. John and Margaret’s son William C. More, born in 1829, served in Company B of the 74th Indiana Volunteers during the Civil War. William married Martha Compton, and one of their six children, Charles H. More, became interested in local and family history. Charles’s extensive notes constitute much of the genealogical information in the files.

What follows is a synopsis of the contents of folders 1-3 that reveals the names and civil positions of many early residents of Smith and Union Townships in Whitley County, Indiana. Future issues of The Hoosier Genealogist will contain information derived from folders 4-15, which include the research notes of Charles H. More about the lives of the Native Americans and early settlers in northeastern Indiana.

Tax receipts Tax receipts for state, county, and road taxes assessed against landed property of John W. More are signed by the following people:

R. Wale, Collector, Allen County, 1836 Benjamin Grable, Whitley County Treasurer, 1841-1845 and 1847 C. W. Hughes, Whitley County Treasurer, 1848, 1851, and 1854 J. T. Long, Whitley County Treasurer, 1855

Agreements Asa Thorp agrees to clear land in Butler Township for James Cole of DeKalb County, dated 26 Feb. 1841. The agreement mentions Robert Work owning land in the same area.

John W. More agrees to furnish the Logansport and Northern Indiana Railroad Company with “good, new, split rails, which may be of sound white, live, pin, burr, or pigeon oak, black walnut, blue ash, cherry, or locust timber . . . and to

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construct. .. all of the rail fence ... of said railroad, through or along” his lands in Whitley County by 1 July 1855. Agreement signed by L. S. Nash, chief engineer of the railroad company. On the back of the original agreement is a second agreement in which More sells his lands within the right-of-way along the railroad track to Anderson Corn and Ryland Jeffreys. Witnessed by J. S. Collins, 1 Apr. 1856.

Deeds and Indentures Deed: Harvey and Rebecca H. Seymour and David F. and Anne S. Robinson, all of Hartford County, Conn., sold 80 acres of land in Whitley County to William Smith of Whitley County. Recorded by Thomas Washburn, A[uditor], and R. Collins, Whitley County, Ind., 17 Mar. 1848. Deed: William and Christina Smith of Whitley County sold land in Whitley County to Elias James Bond. Attested by Milo Gradless, James Smith, and by James Welshimer, Justice of the Peace, Whitley County, 21 Oct. 1853. Recorded by R. Collins, Recorder], and S. [?] Wunderlich, A[uditor], Whitley County, 4 Dec. 1854. Deed: Elias J. and Margaret Bond of Whitley County sold land in Whitley County to James Smith. Attested by Asa H. Carter, Justice of the Peace, Whitley County, 29 May 1856. Recorded by C. W. Hughes, R[ecorder], and A. Y. Hooper, Auditor], Whitley County, 21 Jan. 1859. Indenture: Robert J. and Huldah A. Smith of Whitley County sold land in Whitley County to Wilson S. Bigbee. Attested by Adams Y. Hooper, Notary of the Public, 1 Nov. 1866. Recorded by C. W. Lamb, Recorder, and S. H. Wunderlich, Auditor, Whitley County, 1 Nov. 1860. Printed at bottom of deed: “A. Y. Hooper, Attorney and Notary Public, Columbia City, Ind., ‘Post’ Print.” Administrator’s Deed: John F. Depoy and Allison S. Briggs, executors of the estate of Nicholas Depoy who died in Whitley County, sold land in Whitley County to William C. More. Attested by James B. Edwards, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, Whitley County, 9 Mar. 1869. Recorded by D. A. Quick, Recorder, and S. [I.] Wunderlich, Auditor, Whitley County. Approved by Wm. W. Clapp, Judge, Court of Common Pleas, 19th District Ind. Deed: John W. and Mary More of Whitley County sold land in Whitley County to William C. More. Attested by J. M. Douglas, J[ustice of the] P[eace], Whitley County, 20 Aug. 1869. Recorded by D. A. Quick, Recorder, and S. [I.] Wunderlich, Auditor, Whitley County, 4 Oct. 1869. Indenture: John W. and Mary More of Whitley County sold land in Whitley County to William C. More. Attested by Edward A. Mossman, Notary of the

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Public, Whitley County, 30 Mar. 1880. Recorded by Wright Lancaster, Recorder, and Wm. H. H. Rutter, Auditor, Whitley County, 8 May 1880.

Quit Claim Deed: Alexander More and Sarah Ann and Andrew J. Briggs of Whitley County sold land in Whitley County to William C. More, brother to Alexander and Sarah. Attested by James S. Collins, Notary of the Public, 23 Jan. 1891. Recorded by John H. [Thilts?], Recorder, and [C. or W.] Souder, Auditor, Whitley County, 23 Jan. 1891.

Burial lot receipt Burial lot receipt for William C. More, dated 21 Mar. 1892, is signed by L. Welsheimer, Secretary of the Eel River Baptist Cemetery Association.

Road Taxes List of Road Taxes for District 1, Union Township, Whitley County, signed by Wm. E. Merriman, Township Trustee, 5 Sept. 1873:

Surname Given Name(s)/Initials Amount Bigbee John $0.93 Crider John $1.34 Depoy Nicholas $3.45 Depoy Nicholas S. $1.90 Gradeless Hiram B. $6.25 Gradeless Milo $2.91 Gradeless Wells T. $1.41 Jones Daniel $0.69 More John W. $5.58 More William C. $3.80 Pierce J. E. $0.04 Pierce Joseph $1.33 Pierce W. Y. B. $6.96 Starkweather Robert $0.68 VanMeter John $3.95 VanMeter William $1.75 Welsheimer James $5.06 Welsheimer Philip H. $0.18

*M 0296, OM 343, More Family Papers, 1836-1953, Indiana Historical Society. Information for the introduction to this article was taken from the collection guide written by Charles Latham, 8 January 1996, and from Andrew L. Cayton, Frontier Indiana (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996).

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Items from The Blue Pencil. Cavuga. Indiana. 14 March 1902

Transcribed by Ruth Dorrel

Page 2: Orpha Wigley Dead Mrs. Orpha Gibson, daughter of William Gibson, was bom in South Carolina, May 23, 1807, died March 11th, 1902, aged 94 years, 9 months, and 18 days. Her parents moved to Ohio while she was a small child and at the age of sixteen moved to this county [Vermillion] and settled on Heits prairie in 1823. Orpha had four brothers and four sisters. She was married to John Wigley at the age of 21. To this union were born eight children; five of whom survive their mother, viz: Mrs. Elizabeth Lashley, aged 72; William Wigley, 69; Mrs. Mariah Mason, 61; Mrs. Sarah Dicken, 59; and John Wigley, 55. There are 14 grandchildren, the youngest 14 years old and the eldest 33, and there are 9 great-grandchildren. Outside of her immediate family there is but one other relative to mourn her loss, and th[at] is John Teegarden, of Cates, aged 75 years. Her husband died at the age of 60 or about 30 years ago. He was a Pennsylvanian by birth and was left an orphan when very young. He could only remember one brother and never knew whether he had any other relatives. Mrs. Wigley joined the M. E. church when a very young girl and remained with them a number of years, but being situated so far from a Methodist congregation, she took out letters and joined the Cumberland Presbyterian church; she transferred to the United Brethren church in Newport where she has been a member the last thirty years. The last reunion of the survivors of her father’s family was held about eleven years ago when three sisters, Jerusha, 86 years old, Mary Ann, 71, and Orpha, 84, met at the latter’s home. The sisters at the time of their last reunion had been separated for a number of years. Orpha and Jerusha had not seen each other in 60 years, and Mary Ann had not seen her sister Orpha for 40 years. The two sisters died the next year aged 87 and 72 respectively. Funeral services were held at the Eugene Presbyterian Church Wednesday at 2 p .m . Rev. Nance officiating. Interment at the Eugene cemetery.

Page 4: Perrysville Paragraphs Bert Walt who is working in Lafayette visited his parents at this place last week.

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Nathan Jacobs moved to town last Friday. Assessor Cole will move to the farm vacated by Jacobs. J. L. Webster moved his household goods to Terre Haute this week. The town will probably go on just the same. Mike Crockett has sold his property here and will move to Westville to assist Mike Kelley in operating his large coal mine at that place.

Page 5: Local and Personal Mrs. Kate Patrick and children of Wingate, have been visiting relatives here this week. C. P. Darrough of St. Louis spent Sunday with Dr. Darroch. He and the doctor are cousins. Mrs. Laura Gasaway of Flora is here on a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Shallenberger. Nathan Frazier left Monday morning for Seattle, Washington where he will spend the summer. John Robertson of Bennett, Ind., was here Monday visiting Gould Vanhoutin. Mr. Robertson used to be hoisting engineer at the coal mines here. Postmaster C. F. Burton and wife were here from Silverton Wednesday night with Mrs. Burton’s sister, Mrs. John C. Dalrymple, who went on the C. & E. I. train to her home in Clinton. Ross R. Donovan, cashier in the K. of P. endowment office in Chicago stopped over with The Blue Pencil force Saturday on his return from the funeral services of his sister Bessie at Wingate. Uncle Samuel Reid was in to see us Monday, and stated that it was his 82nd birthday anniversary. He is the oldest man in the township and is apparently as hale and hearty as when he was but fifty. The chances are that he will reach the century mark. Leon Eliaschow received a letter from his brother, last week, who is a Boer prisoner with General Cronge. Mr. Eliaschow went to South Africa and became a citizen of the Boer republic and when the war broke out enlisted with his friends to fight for freedom.

Page 8: [Two Local Women Commit Suicide] Prefers Death to Loss of Her Home. Forsaken by her husband, without a home of her own, Mrs. Louisa McMinimy, forty-eight years old, committed suicide at the home of her step-daughter, Mrs. John E. Southall, 907 W. North st. Mrs. McMinimy lived in Terre Haute until recently, when she became separated from her husband, John McMinimy, and came to this city to live with

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Mr. McMinimy’s daughter, Mrs. Southall. She had no children. Three brothers survive: Samuel Todd of Cayuga, Ind., Newton Todd of Condell, Kas., and John Todd of Coffeyville, Kas.

Mrs. Lee Dinwiddie Ends Her Life at Fowler, Ind., March 9. Mrs. Lee Dinwiddie, aged 45 years, the wife of Lee Dinwiddie, president of the bank of Benton county, committed suicide yesterday. Her five year old daughter telephoned her father. She has two children.

Page 9: Eugene Mrs. F. M. Whipple went to Siddell Monday to attend the funeral of her nephew. Mrs. Wm. Hains and daughter Mrs. Roscoe Compton of Perrysville attended the funeral of Mrs. Wigley Wednesday. John Dove and family went Saturday to attend the funeral of his mother, who lived near Tangier. The funeral occurred Tuesday and they returned Wednesday. Miss Lela McDonald of Elmdale, is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. George Higgins. Frank Warren, of Paris, Tennessee, was a guest of H. E. Lincoln the first of the week. He is a cousin to Mrs. Lincoln.

♦These excerpts are from the only extant issue of The Blue Pencil.

Clav Countv Deaths: 1886 Veterans’ Enrollment

Transcribed by Ruth Dorrel Name Date Place Adamston, Lloyd 22 Dec. 1885 Harmony Alley, Benjamin F. Mar. 1881 Clay City Anderson, James M. 1865 Madison Austin, Almond D. 18 Aug. 1864 Knightsville Barker, Mahlon 9 Feb. 1885 Brazil Bates, Lorin 15 Nov. 1875 Martz Beal, William R. 5 Nov. 1875 Lewis Twp. Burk, Samuel J. Jan. 1886 Brazil Chambers, Samuel S. 31 Jan. 1883 Clay Co. Coffman, William D. 9 Oct. 1868 Memphis, Tenn. Cooprider, Jackson 17 Sep. 1876 Martz Cooprider, William 10 Apr.? Clay Co. Craig, Robert L. 30 Jan. 1886 Harmony Daniels, Stephen W. 12 Jul. 1853 Marietta, Ohio Diels, John 19 Aug. 1878 Jasper Co., 111. Donham, Joseph 9 Aug. 1881 Corey

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Name Date Place Duncan, C. W. 6 Feb. 1879 Middleberry Ellis, Richard 25 Feb. 1882 Harrison Twp. Harp, Thomas L. 19 May 1882 Brazil Hunt, James 24 Apr. 1878 Knightsville Irwin, Andrew 14 Dec. 1871 Clay Co. Johnson, Joshua 13 Jul. 187? Stockton Letsinger, William 24 Jun. 1873 How[e]sville Little, William H. Nov. 1883 Staunton McCullough, William 16 Mar. 1880 Harmony Moade, Elisha H. 20 Apr. 1876 Clay Co. Olds, Ezra 5 Jul. 1885 Brazil Oswalt, Henry 29 Nov. 1862 Harmony Potts, John 20 Aug. 1877 Harmony Priest, Nathan 19 Jun. 1884 Carbon Puckett, Joseph 30 May 1879 Lewis Twp. Purcell, Wolford 7 Jul. 1885 Knightsville Renfro, John B. 27 Aug. 1881 Brazil Rogerson, Charles 31 Mar. 1884 Martz Rouse, Elisha 20 Jun. 1874 Clay Co. Salts, John M. 20 May 1882 Calcutta Sanders, Jesse L. 9 Apr. 1880 Coffee Smith, Geo. W. 26 Jul. 1875 Martz Snody, William H. 15 May 1880 Staunton Starred, Ezra 16 Jun. 1882 Ashboro Stringfield, John B. 5 Mar. 1874 Harrison Twp. Tally, Henry Sarchet 1874 Chamberlain Co., 111. Tibbetts, Adam 19 Apr. 1874 Vigo Co. Trinkle, Leander 20 Jul. 1865 Clay City VanHom, Robert A. 30 Oct. 1872 Martz Watts, James 18 Aug. 1871 Martz Weatherwax, Lawrence 29 Jan. 1877 Owen Co. White, Edward 9 Jun. 1883 Clay City William, Samuel S. 20 Apr. 1875 Staunton Winn, Abram 9 Dec. 1879 Brazil

*Punctuation has been standardized.

Nineteenth-Centurv Land Grants in Montgomery and Fountain Counties

Land in Montgomery County, Indiana, Sold at Crawfordsville Isaac Miller of Montgomery Co., Ind., purchased S fraction of E 1/2 of sect. 29, in twp. 23N, ra. 5W, totaling 86 35/100 ac., 15 Mar. 1826, cert. no. 2968.

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Ephraim Catterlin of Montgomery Co., Ind., purchased NE quar. of sect. 32, twp. 23N, ra. 5W, totaling 160 ac., 10 Apr. 1826, cert. no. 3119.

Owen Jones of Montgomery Co., Ohio, purchased three parcels of land on 10 Jan. 1827: W 1/2 of SW quar. of sect. 33, twp. 21N, ra. 7W, totaling 80 ac., cert. no. 4654; W 1/2 of SW quar. of sect. 9, twp. 23N, ra. 7W, totaling 80 ac., cert. no. 4656; and N fraction of NW quar. of sect. 4, twp. 20N, ra. 7W, totaling 80 41/100 ac., cert. no. 4657,

Abel Janney of Tippecanoe Co., Ind., purchased E fraction of SW quar. of sect. 19, twp., 23N, ra. 5W, totaling 80 ac., 10 Apr. 1829, cert. no. 6665.

Land Transfer in Fountain County, Indiana On 8 Sept. 1885, Arthur C. and Elizabeth De [Havjen1 of Fountain County, Ind., mortgaged to the State of Indiana for the common school fund the S 1/2 of S 1/2 of SE quar. of NE quar. of sect. 31, twp. 20 N, ra. 8W, totaling approx. 10 ac. The De Havens failed to pay the mortgage. Subsequently, this land was offered at auction on 1 Mar. 1888 in the Attica Ledger, a weekly newspaper, and on the courthouse door in nearby Covington, Ind. On behalf of the State of Indiana, the auditor of the county sold the property to Benjamin Gardener for the appraisal value of $250 on 25 Mar. 1889. The land was deeded to Benjamin Gardener on 15 Feb. 1894, signed by: John G. Keefer, Fountain Co. Recorder, J. H. Elwell, Auditor, and [—] Sewell, Notary Public at Covington.

1 The collection guide processor, Chris Harter, interprets this surname as “De Warren” rather than as “De Haven.”

*OM 224, Indiana Land Grants Collection, 1825-1894, Indiana Historical Society.

Obituary from the Rockville Republican. Parke Countv. 1933

Transcribed by Ruth Dorrel

Thomas Mears, age 75, died at his home near Portland Mills. He was born in New York City; at age 4 he was sent west with a carload of orphan children to Rockville and was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. James Berry. In 1922 he married Eva Ball who survives. Nieces were flower girls: Lillian Ball, Mary Lois Ball, Lorene Ball, and Marydell Kendall. Nephews were pall bearers: George, Sherrill, Frank, Roland, Keith, and Raymond Ball. Buried in Thomas Cemetery. 16 March.

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Items from the West College Corner Cornerstone. 1874

Transcribed by Ruth Dorrel

8 April 1874 Page 3: Local Crumbs. It is a new barn that Aaron Richardson is building. Tom Clark has a brand new barber pole that is fine. Mrs. John Walton of Liberty is very sick at her home in Liberty of hemorage [sic] of the bowels. Gus Peters of Liberty did not go to Nebraska, but says he had a superb case of elongated jaws.

22 July 1874 Page 3: Local Crumbs. D. M. Johnson, a former native resident of this county, but now resident of West Liberty, Iowa, is on a visit among his friends of his youth. He is in a fine state of preservation and speaks incouringly [sic] of the Iowa country.

28 September 1874 Page 3: Local Crumbs. John Shanklin’s little boy, who has been seriously ill for some weeks past, is now improving very rapidly.

16 December 1874 Page 4: Commissioners Report of Union County, December Term, for 1874. On the first Monday of December, the Commissioners met in the Auditor’s office, with Sheriff Gould, Auditor Duvall, and Commissioners Wood and Barnard present, who proceeded to business by swearing L. L. Bond into office to fill the place of Bourne, whose term of office has expired. The viewers of the road for Eli Russell et al., reported the road of no utility and the cause was dismissed. Frank Stanton was employed as Superintendent of the poor, for the year commencing March 10th 1875, at the salary of $500 per year, payable quarterly.

Allowances J. H. McClung, sawing lumber for poor Asylum. $ 34.88 I. H. Harding, med. services for R. A. Hanna, Liberty tp. $ 52.50 Thos. Roach, repairing door of Clerk’s office $ 1.00 Dr. C. N. Gibbs, med. services, Geo. Jackson, Union tp. $ 38.50 A. Rose Billingsley, mdse, for poor $ 35.17 Jacob Davis, coffins for poor in Union tp. $ 34.00 Dr. C. N. Gibbs, med. ser. poor in U. tp. $ 24.00 Dr. E. C. Thompson, med. ser. to poor $ 19.00

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W. M. Casterline, services as co. clerk $ 5.50 Indianapolis Journal Co. for blanks $ 4.85 Anderson Lafuse & Bro., threshing wheat for poor $ 13.90 Dr. O. H. McDonnough, med. services in Harmony tp. $ 14.00 I. M. Test, boarding paupers $ 1.50 Sam Ballinger, mdse, poor $ 6.26 Gideon Gardner, blacksmithing for poor $ 2.35 E. H. Yaryan, repairing door of clerk’s office $ 1.00 C. W. Stivers, for printing $ 51.50 H. C. Peters & Bro., mdse, for poor house $ 15.21 H. C. Peters & Bro., mdse, for Courthouse $ 7.15 Well Dawson, mdse, for poor Brownsville tp. $ 24.75 Dr. J. J. Reufe, med. services to poor, Harrison tp $ 23.00 E. Crist, mdse., to poor $ 26.48 James Hawkins, board of poor Wm. Duvall, hauling gravel for hitch rack at Court House $ 30.50 Ezra Bullard, brooms for co. offices $ 3.00 W. T. Bowers, stamps, etc. for co. offices $ 36.95 Milt Maxwell, viewing road $ 3.75 Dr. A. Gardner, road viewer $ 3.75 Rife Fosher, road viewer $ 3.75 H. K. W. Smith, quar. salary, Supt. schools $ 200.00 G. W. Brown, blacksmithing for poor $ 15.35 Sam Leonard, blacksmithing for poor $ 13.30 Fosdick & Cully, mdse, for poor farm $ 54.33 Todd & Wallace, sawing wood for Courthouse $ 4.00 Henry Shriner, repairing wagon for poor $ 4.50 Dr. A. B. Hutchinson, med. services to poor in Liberty tp. $ 18.50 Frank Stanton, quar. salary as Supt. of poor $ 242.30 T. C. Ballinger, groceries for poor $ 72.44 E. B. Gould, repairing harness for poor $ 3.85 E. B. Gould, repairs on courthouse and official services $ 70.65 J. M. Duvall, services as Auditor $ 202.20 Frank Barnard, services as Commissioner $ 37.50 Frank Barnard, molasses for poor $ 22.50 Alex. Wood, ser. as Com. $ 35.00 Levi Bond, ser. as Com. $ 20.00 W. B. Lowe, coal for jail and Court House $ 37.37 Total amt. allowed for 3 mos. $ 1571.99

Page 3: Local Crumbs. Miss Annie Satler is spending a few days with her sisters in this place, Mrs. Voges and Mrs. Weidner. Her home is in Cincinnati. John Hack, who has been in the employ of Holz & Greenfield for the past three years, bid adieu to College Corner to-day. We are sorry to lose John, he was a good workman and a “hale fellow well met.”

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Page 3: Oxford Items. Mrs. L. E. Grennan has been quite sick, but is now recovered. Miss Ada Duvall was buried last Monday morning. Her afflicted mother has the heart felt sympathy of the entire community. Mr. Will Beaton from Michigan is home to spend the winter.

20 January 1875 Page 2: Oxford Items. Accidents: Mrs. Wing fell on the ice near her own residence, one morning last week severely injuring herself internally, and dislocating her hip. Fears are entertained that she will not recover. A gentleman by the name of Ratliff fell, and was supposed to have been severely injured, but was not. Mr. Bradford received a fall near the residence of Mr. Haskell, receiving a severe shock, besides bruising his side fearfully. He is yet unable to leave his residence, and is threatened with an attack of pleurisy. Mr. Fred Miller fell from the top of his house, during the burning of Barber’s Machine Shop, losing a finger, and receiving a few scratches, there by. Charlie Hayden, the Citizen devil was sick last week. Cheer up Charlie, sunny days will come again. A bird, by the name of A1 Sommers, got caged last Saturday night, by officer White, for being drunken and disorderly. Rumor has it that Mr. Henry Noland, living two miles North of Oxford, will sell his farm at auction and move to town.

Page 3: [Notices.] Notice to Heirs to Sell Real Estate. State of Indiana. Union County S. S.: William Smith, creditor of est. of George Paddock, deceased. Notice to Non Residents. State of Indiana. Union County. In the Union Circuit Court March Term 1875: John Pritchard and Martha A. Pritchard vs Priscilla Crawford, Elizabeth C. Crawford, Mary Johns and George W. Johns. Complaint for partition. Mary & George non. res. Notice to Non Residents. March Term 1875: Albert G. Ayers, Samuel Ayers, James D. Armstrong, Jackson Douglas, Joseph K. Steel, Robert P. Shanklin, Elihu Black, Abraham Holcraft vs Crittenden Cregmile, Margaret Cregmile, non. res.

*The format of all article headings and the punctuation within the “Allowances” list have been standardized.

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Program for the Annual Commencement of the Delaware Township Public Schools. Fishers Switch. 1 June 1895

Transcribed by Ruth Dorrel

March. Song—Fishers Choir.

Invocation...... Rev. R. S. Reed

Music—Orchestra. Graded Section “Social Distinction.” ...... Harry Alexander “The Road to Fame.” ...... John Myers “Our Bark upon the Stream.” ...... Mayme Caudle “The Will, The Way.” ...... Bennie Harrison “The Value of Labor.” ...... Gussie Clinton

Music—Orchestra. “Brooks by the Wayside.” ...... Fred Armfield “Counterfeiters.” ...... Philip Dunn “America.” ...... Nora M. Harold “Prophesy of the Twentieth Century.” ...... Frank Kemp “The Story of Roland.” ...... F. E. Trittipo

Music—Britton Quartette. “Life’s Brighter, Better Days.” ...... Elsie Caudle “The Power of Thought.” ...... Frank Rayle “Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day.” ...... Mattie Craig “The Farmer.” ...... R. L. Flanders

Intermission. Music—Orchestra. District Section “Habits.” ...... Nettie Justus “Our Quaker Poet.” ...... Marsella Humbles “Temperance.” ...... Lucian Eller “Finished Labors Are Pleasant.” ...... Myrtle Frazier “Outward Bound.” ...... Earnest Weaver

Music—Carmel Quartette.

“Graduation.” ...... PearlLott “Character.” ...... Terence West

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“Benefits of an Education.” ...... Myrtle Eller “Jewels That Sparkle.” ...... Sylvia Beckner

Music—Orchestra.

Class Address...... Miss Minnie Rhodes Presentation of Diplomas...... Supt. E. A. Hutchens

Decision of Judges.

Benediction.

G raduates. Mattie Craig, Philip Dunn, Frank Rayle, John Myers, Gussie Clinton, Elsie Caudle, Nora M. Harold, R. L. Flanders, Harry Alexander, Pearl Lott, Marsella Humbles, F. E. Trittipo, Myrtle Eller, Mayme Caudle, Fred Armfield, Earnest Weaver, Sylvia Beckner, Nettie Justus, Frank Kemp, Bennie Harrison, Myrtle Frazier, Lucian Eller, Terence West.

U shers. Edgar Llewelyn, Homer McKinstrey, Glennie Kinzer, Nettie Rowe.

School Officials. E. A. Hutchens, County Superintendent, Isaac M. Brandom, Township Principal, J. W. Moffitt, Trustee.

* Annual Commencement of the Delaware Township Public Schools to be Held at Fishers Switch, Saturday, June First, ‘Ninety-five. At 1:30 O ’Clock, P.M., Program, submitted by Richard L. Abney. Abney discovered this program among papers left by his grandmother, Maude (Stephenson) Abney, who graduated from the Delaware Township School System in 1894.

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Notes from a Jackson County I. P.. 1878-1883

Farmer and Jackson County native Noah S. Weddle fought in the Union army during the Civil War and served as justice of the peace for Carr Township from 1878 to 1883. After 1883, Weddle and his family with wife Cordelia Ann (Brown) Weddle moved to Kansas. Weddle died in Lindsborg, Kansas, in 1923.

The account book that Weddle kept while justice of the peace contains a hodgepodge of information—addresses, notes and accounts for legal cases, a surname list, and miscellaneous accounts and notes. Of particular interest are a pension account list and a list of marriages. The material appears below ac cording to information type, although the information within each entry retains Weddle’s original organization. Lengthy passages are summarized and dates, dollar amounts, and punctuation are standardized unless directly quoted.

Addresses and Notes with Addresses Smith & Owen, Attys at Law, Fowler, Ind. M. J. Richmond, Covington, Ky. Emery E. Raper, 105 Agness Street, Indianapolis Col. Fred Baggs, Revenue Col. 6 District, Indianapolis, Ind., “You will please Se[n]d me blank application and amount of Special Tax as Dealer in manufactored tobacco from First Feb to May 1st 1882” Coe Yonge & Co., 609 Walnut Street, St. Louis, Mo., Life and a[d]ventures of Frank & Jesse James by Hon. J. A. Dacus, Ph.D., Paper cover, Price [$0.]50 Henry Bennett, Robinson, Crawford Co., Ils. “April 26th letter Rote to R. M. Boardman, Louisville, Ky”

Notes and Accounts for Legal Cases L. D. Carpenter vs A. L. Weddle & L. L. James, 15 June 1881. “Credit the above Judgment nine dollars By order of L. L. James” “[—1 with Wm Hampson”—an account for preparing legal documents

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“State vs John Williams IstJudgt. $11.75 2nd “ $17.85 $29.60 Stay out March 26th 1882" “Feb 9th 1881, Licens of Wm T. Lane and Luke Earley[.] Transmitted by mail to Clerk of J. C. C.” “[T]anner vs James Judgt Rendered Dec 27h 1881 [.] Stay out Feb 27th [18] 82” “State vs Robert Hattabaugh Judgt Rendered Nov 7th 1881 [.] Stayed for 90 days[,] $4.00” “L. L. James to G. W. Beem Judgt Ren Jan 28th 1882”

Surname List Fenley, Alter, Weddle, Beem, Beezeley, Bennett, Richards, Tucker, Goss, Plummer, Sparks, Sullivan

Miscellaneous Accounts and Notes Notes regarding remittance of money ($8-15) to G. M. Ballard per regis tered letters on following dates: 22 Mar. 1880, 14 June 1880, 1 Nov. 1880, 23 Mar. 1881, 6 Mar. 1882, and 5 July 1882 Note regarding remittance of $11 to L. D. Carpenter per registered letter on 13 Jan. 1881 Collected for William Zike of John Mills [$]3.00 $3.00 Joel Weddle [$]3.60 3.00 Jerry Wheeler r$12.05 2[.]05 8[.]65 Numerous accounts and notes regarding work performed for J. H. Nixon “May 7th / [18] 81 collected of Wm M Harlow $2.15 in favor of W. R. Bolles on Note principal $2.00[,] Interest [$0.]15 / [$]2.15” “May 14th 1881, Reed of Eli Wray [$] 1.00 for rent on house, Mary B. Carr per N[oah] S. Weddle” Account of money received from William Howard on 12 Mar. 1881, 21 May 1881, July 1881, 16 Jan. 1882, 4 Mar. 1882, 21 Aug. 1882, and other dates without years that Weddle recorded

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“1881 Mar 26th Reed of Goen &McHargueon [B. H.]1 Burrel Note $26.60 and one dollar for attorney fees” “1881 March 25th Reced of G. W. Beem on act with W. R. Bolles $11.25” Emery vs Alexander—legal costs “1882 Wm Hampson in act with N[oah] S. Weddle” “Medora Ind July 17th 1882[,] Cash Paid out To W. H. Kremer for Rower & Meal 1 [.]25 To J. P. McMillan for Medicine [.]30 To Alter for Meat & Sugar 1 [.] 10 To Eddie [.]10" “McBarly saw bill 3[.]00 & atty fees 21.100 5[.]00" “Jackson Weddle, Lot No 156 $150.00 in 1 month” “Wendel Poor Borned December 27th 1799, moved to Iowa Sept 1854” “1880 Sept 4th Order to J. W. Holmes [$]1[.]26” “For L. D. Carpenter Collected of L. L. James on Charley Baughman Notes $ 10.00” “1880 Rent for Ballard Reed of William Howard for rent” “Remitted to G. M. Ballard [$]8.00” “Property Taxed at Fifty dollars assessnt on May 19th 1881 by Silas Beazley” Thompson H. Hudson

“Pensioner rate of, Per Quarter” Geo. W. Hunsucker $54.00 Margret Foster $24.00 Larkin Kenedy $24.00 Ira Sullivan $36.00 Isaiah Brown $12.00 Salmon H. Wright $ 6.00 Geo. W. Beeman $24.00 John Erwin $24.00 Joseph T. Pansey $12.00 Nancy Hubbard $24.00 James H. Persinger $12.00

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Joseph Beem $24.00 Sarah A. Tory Simpson Adams $42.00 William B. Deckert $24.00 Geo. Gi[b]bs Josepe C. Greg $93.75 Jacob Barnett $ 12.00 Abraham Gallion $ 6.00 Julia A. Pollock $24.00 Mary Mondon $24.00 Elizabeth J. Bales $24.00 M. V. Wilson Gardien $30.00 Henry H. Weddle $ 6.00 Mrs. M. Pool $90.00 Chas. D. Prow $30.00

Marriages Andrew J. Weddle to Rosie Summit, 22 Sept. 1878, $1.00 Will M. Fenley to Tina Lockwood, 22 Sept. 1878, $3.00 Joseph Stark to Narcissa Rogers, 13 July 1879, $1.00 James Truit to Sarah Croucher, 10 Aug. 1879, $1.00 Thomas Eglen to Malinda Reynolds, 30 Oct. 1879, $1.00 Sylvester McHargue to Margaret Godfrey, 12 Jan. 1880, $2.00 Lewis Oliver Bennett to Roxey Summit, 13 May 1880, $1.50 Jehue Wheeler to Mary House, $0.50 William [T. or L.] Erwin to Margaret [T. or L.] McHargue, 29 Sept. 1880, $ 1.00 William Thomas Lane to Mary Ellen Sp[u]rgeon, 6 Jan. 1881, $3.00 Luke Earley to Mary Helton, 9 Jan. 1881, $1.00 Joseph W. Reding to Anna Huffman, 2 Nov. 1880, $1.00 James Hubbard to Miss Addie Hall, 3 Mar. 1881, $1.00 Jno. Jefferson Cummins to Annie Brown, 6 May 1881, $1.00, “at 2 O Clock p. m . Red Mesage at 2-50 O Clock” John Conner to Marrietta Husley, 2 Sept. 1881, $3.00 Andrew J. Hughs to Maggie Kremer, $2.00 Lewis Westenhofer to Winnie E. Davis, 11 May 1882, $1.50, Medora, Ind.

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Jacob Cunningham to Lydia Ann Bryant, 3 Sept. 1882, $1.00 Douglas Hall to Georgie A. Tanner, 11 Nov. 1882, $2.00 Ephraim Goss to Amanda Weddle, 14 Feb. 1883, $5.00 Joseph W. Redding to Annie Hoffman, 21 Nov. 1880, $1.00

1 Noah S. Weddle supplies the initials “B. H.” in the index to his account book.

*M 0678, OM 361, Noah S. Weddle Papers, 1864-1923, Indiana Historical Society. Information for the introduction to this article was taken from the col lection guide written by Paul Brockman, 1 August 1996. Note: In the marriage list, there are two entries for a Joseph W. “Reding” or “Redding” with other slight differences in the spelling and in the dates.

Virgil Stegner Diary Names California Gold Rushers from Ohio Countv Area

In the year 2000, midwesterners flock to Rising Sun, Indiana, to try their luck at gambling on the riverboat there. But in 1850, folks from the Rising Sun area left on a riverboat to seek their fortunes in the goldfields of sunny Califor nia. One of these adventurous few was Virgil Stegner. Although nothing is known about Stegner’s life in Indiana, he kept a diary of his trip, which gives daily details of his voyage on the Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri Rivers and of the challenges of life on a wagon train from Kansas Territory to California Territory. The diary ends as Stegner de scribes his activities as a prospector. Along the way, Stegner notes the actions and attitudes of his fellow Hoosiers. He also maintains a log of the dates on which he and his traveling company reached various locations and other information that may signify miles trav eled daily and accumulated miles in the overland portion of the journey. Tran scripts of the first and last of Stegner’s diary entries and highlights from the log are given below.

Page 1, First Entry May. 4th 1850. Our company consisting of W. J Dickinson[,] Joshua Crouch[,] Voleny Smith[,] Rob1 Cole, Jos. Brumly, Orpheus Baily[,] Frank Tudsberry[,] Wm Dawsy[,] Timothy Grace[,] Garret Denton[,] Washington Wintzel & son[,] Wm Sharp[,] Alonzo Dibble. Olliver Mitchelf] John Munroe. Beuler N Sterns and Abraham Rector embarked on board the Steamer Duchess at Rising Sun. Som[e] of the Co. enjoyed themselves verry much whilest others looked grave and serious. Rec. & myself spent the evening in singing[,] Profes sor Dawsey examined a few heads, and the remainder of the company played

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Euchre[.] at 11, oclock I feeling unwell and retired to bed—it was dark and rainy during the night[.] maney times have I left my home, but none with such feelings as the present—pictures of disapointment and hardships present themselves[.] My dear sisters, the home of my youth and all that I love and are left behind to seek a fortune in a foreign land[.]

Page 116, Last Entry Tuesday the 30th & Wedensday Oct Is [1850] & Thursd I waked on the dam[.] ThursFryday 2 Went a prospecting with D. Cl[u?]e[.] We came to Dutch creek at Sundow[n] & found a large party of our co Min[in]g[.] Mr Tham had bin among the lucky diggrs[.] Saturday We went to green wood Valey[.]

Excerpts from the Trip Log Left St. Lo[uis, Missouri] May 18 Left Bluffs [Council Bluffs, Iowa?] May 23 Big Blue May 28 Little Blue June 1 Fort Turney [Fort Kearny, Nebraska?] June 5 Ash Hollow June 13 Fort Larimie [Fort Laramie, Wyoming] June 20 Sweet Water June 29 Independen rock July 1 Paciffic Springs July 7 Green River [Colorado and Utah] July 9 Humbolt Riv [Humboldt River, Nevada] August 1 Reached the Meadows August 13 Reached Karson River [East fork, Carson River is in California]1 August 17 Crossed Karson pass [Carson Pass, California] August 23 Reached Webervill August 27

1 Mario Malvino, “Wild River, Desert Springs: A Mountain-To-Desert Run on the Remote East Fork of the Carson River,” Canoe & Kayak, www.canoekayak.com/issues/august/carsonriver.htm. 1998. Information for locating other places in Stegner’s log come from: Indians of North America (National Geographic Society, 1979; reprint, 1989) map; and Rand McNally 1992 Road Atlas (Rand McNally, 1992).

*SC 2626,Virgil Stegner Diary, 1850, Indiana Historical Society. Informa tion for the introduction to this article was taken from the collection guide written by Paul Brockman, 8 September 1997.

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Transcribed by Ruth Dorrel

Date G r o o m Bride 8 Jan. Eakins, Alvey 1 Eakins, Sarah 1,2,3 8 Hettick, John H .4 Foster, Ethel5,6 25 Henshaw, Herbert Lee 7 Mitchell, Emma Spaulding 7 8 30 Felker, John Jr.5 Schrieve, Nellie 2 5

3 Feb. Sandefur, Jean 5 Woodard, Mattie 5,9 10 Wallace, Carroll Ray 10 Smith, Truman 10,11 12 Poole, James B. 12 Baker, Tillie 2’ 13 12 Hopkins, Arthur S.5 Ashley, Mary F.5,14 22 Jordan, Henry L .5 Lockhart, Quinnie A .2,5 26 Hall, Wm. J. J. 15 Carlile, Goldie 2'5,15

2 Mar. Chandler, Ezra 16 Chandler, Clara 2■16 4 Rogers, Sherman 17 Gamer, Ruby 18,19 9 Phillipps, Jesse 20 Wood, Dona B. 2,20 14 Schmitt, John 5 Kerr, Ada 5'19 17 Ward, Harry 5 McKinley, Hattie5,19 17 Byms, J. Gilbert5 Haynie, Hazel K .4,21 19 Byrd, Daniel H. 22 Prow, Arthusa 19,22 19 Gregory, Le Moine 5 Tindall, Nora Belle 5,19

8 Apr. Winters, William F.5 Davis, Emma J .2,5 15 Baham, Edward 23 Esman, Katie M .2,5

9 May Rehm, Sam P.24 Allen, Eva 25,26 11 Tyson, Horace 5 Vanmeter, Virgie 2•27 12 Hayes, Ollie L .5 Grant, Nellie Gertrude 5,28

16 Jun. Smith, Frank H .5 Pingleton, Lula D .5,29

2 Jul. Garris, George 30 Helmerich, Lucinda 2,5 4 Feary, William 31 Griffin, Beatrice 19,32 14 Compton, Morton 5 Richeson, Helen 2,33 14 Carter, Sylvester V.5 Laird, Belle 5 31 Letcher, Fred G .5,34 Jones, Arnetta 2,5,34

3 Aug. Le Masters, Thomas D. Weinbach, Elizabeth 11 21 Jagler, John H .5 Rupertus, Magdalena L .2,5 26 Pidcock, James P.20 Lyons, Ernestine 20,35

2 Sep. Betebenner, O tt36 Clodfelter, Cora A. 35,37 3 Manning, Julian 38 Deggs, Effie A .2,38 7 Gamblin, Lanna B .20 Cobb, EuraM. 19,39

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Date Groom Bride 9 Sep. Pervis, Marion 5 Savage, Mary 2,5 Christenburg, 15 Catherwood B .5 Hopkins, Lucy 2,5 17 Stallings, Roy 5 Gassaway, Florence5,40 19 Kueber, Joseph C .41 David, Celia 11,41 24 Baldwin, Raymond J .42 Justin, Ora M. 19,42 26 Riggs, Jesse 43 Turner, Ida 2■44 28 Shelby, William B .5 Spencer, Hallie 2,5 30 Jones, John R .5 Singleton, Anna 2,5

3 Oct. Creamens, Thomas 5 Bryant, Della5 4 Gary, Elijah 45 Embry, Drue 19,45 15 Hansford, Minor 46 Coomes, Regina M .2,47 26 Caudelle, Charles 5 Fitzgerald, Irene 5,48 26 Webster, Thomas A .5 Jones, Myrtle 5,35 27 Bean, John William 49 Hicks, Cora 2,49 28 Embry, Postal50 Ashby, Verna R .2,50 31 Jeffries, Walker L .5 Sullivan, Lula 2,5

5 Nov. Radford, Ben 51 Waters, Roxie 2,51 7 Talbott, Wm. C .5 Irving, Gertrude J .2,5 11 Baker, Samuel52 Butler, Pearl2,52 11 Nichols, Ralph 53 Strole, Cleo 2•53 11 King, Basil54 Wert, Sarah 2-54 14 Adams, Thomas 55 Ball, Mayme 2,55 14 Walker, Smith 5 Millay, Emma2,5 25 Brendel, William 5 Hall, Virginia 2,5,56 26 Evers, John B. 5 57 Howel, Theresa Mary 58 26 Hancock, Walter55 Eblen, Leslie 35,55 27 Hutchison, Walter 59 Power, Nora L .59,60 30 Boyd, Bennett (22)61,62 Chambers, Pearl (17)35,63 28 Luckett, John 5 Engelhart, Lillie 5-19

1 Dec. Banyeard, Joe F.5 Johnson, Fannie 5,64 2 Buchanan, Guy 65 Killough, Alice 65,66 3 Spears, William 67 Nation, Pearl2,67 15 Kellar, William L .68 Williams, Matilda 35,68 15 Pierson, Robert 10 Omer, Ruby 2•10 15 Carney, Andrew J .5 Gettings, Jennie 5,69 17 Haggerty, John M .70 Burkes, Alice 2,5 18 Thompson, Richard F.5 Marshall, Lee 5,71,72 19 Williams, Dud5 Austrew, Edna 5,11 22 Koepke, Oscar5 Ferrell, Cynthia 5,73 23 Caton, Harvey S.74 Wilson, Evelyn B .2 25 Alvey, Walter5 Farmer, Effie 5,75 28 Meyer, Charles J .5 McCray, Mattie 19 31 Cotton, Joseph 1 Eakin, Luna 1,76

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Notes 1. Robards, Ky. 39. Greenville, Ky. 2. At office. 40. At 3121/2 Lincoln Ave. 3. Husband’s brother’s widow. 41. Posey Co. 4. Paducah. 42. Lynnville. 5. Evansville. 43. Vincennes. 6. At 210 Vine St. 44. Princeton, Ind. 7. Union Co., Ky. 45. Tilford, Ky. 8. At New Vendome Hotel. 46. Calhoun, Ky. 9. At 14 Lower 5th St. 47. McClain Co., Ky. 10. Sturgis, Ky. 48. 1129 Riverside Ave. 11. At 800 Blackford Ave. 49. Ledford, 111. 12. Louis Creek, Ind. 50. Ohio Co., Ky. 13. New Harmony, Ind. 51. Earlington, Ky. 14. In Sheriff’s office. 52. Stewartsville, Ind. 15. Spencer Co. 53. Jasper Co., 111. 16. Webster Co., Ky. 54. Henderson Co., Ky. 17. Barnhill, 111. 55. Henderson, Ky. 18. Poseyville, Ind. 56. Age 24—Birthday. 19. At clerk’s office. 57. Fireman. 20. Hopkins Co., Ky. 58. At 205 Putnam St. 21. At clerk’s office, 8 p.m. 59. Mt. Vernon, 111. 22. Johnson, 111. 60. At T. A. Webster’s; 410 William. 23. Evansville/Cincinnati. 61. Printer. 24. DeKoven, Ky. 62. Dawson Springs, Ky. 25. Hinshaw, Ky. 63. Hopkinsville, Ky. 26. At G. C. Foster’s house. 64. Marriage in new office. 27. Owensboro, Ky. 65. Dixon, Ky. 28. At office, 8 p.m. 66. At 1104 E. Iowa St. 29. At office; Court house, 8 p.m. 67. Equality, 111. 30. Wadesville. 68. Eldora, 111. 31. Peedee, Ky. 69. At Court house. 32. Christian Co., Ky. 70. Howell. 33. Shawneetown, 111. 71. E. M. Kelley. 34. Nig. 72. At Room 6, Court house. 35. At Ruston Hotel. 73. At 11 Walker Street. 36. Lancaster, 111. 74. Boxville, Ky. 37. West Salem, 111. 75. At 1134 Up. Ind. St. 38. Madisonville, Ky. 76. At clerk’s office, 9 p.m.

*BV 1902, Eben Poole’s Marriage Book, vol. 2, Indiana Historical Society. Numbers in parentheses are presumed to be ages. Footnotes are transcribed as written in original document.

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INDIANA KOREAN WAR CASUALTIES: A TRIBUTE TO ALL HOOSIER KOREAN WAR VETERANS

Submitted by Douglas E. Clanin

The year 2000 is the fiftieth anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War. The staff of The Hoosier Genealogist (THG) salutes all the men and women from Indiana who participated in the Korean conflict—as part of the United States armed forces or in any of the supporting groups, such as the American Red Cross or the United Service Organizations (USO). In tribute to these brave individuals, THG is publishing the names of the soldiers, sailors, and airmen and women from Indiana who died as a result of the war.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has published on its web site the names of 887 Hoosiers who died in the Korean conflict. One-fourth of their names will appear in each 2000 THG issue. The army lists personnel by county, while the other military branches list them by city or place. Thus, the Hoosiers below appear first in order of place of legal residence at the time of their service, and in alphabetical order within each place. The NARA notes that “for persons who died while missing or captured, the date of casualty is the date [the person] died or [was] declared dead, not the date [he or she was] declared missing or captured.”

Rank B ranch D ate o f C ategory N am e G rade Service H om e C asualty C asu alty1 Donovan, Derrick F. PFC Army Adams 06/02/51 KIA Franz, Edwin F. PVT Army Adams 04/20/51 KIA Kendall, Richard PVT Army Adams 07/11/50 DWC King, Ralph E. PFC Army Adams 07/12/50 DWC Myers, Max L. CPL Army Adams 09/20/52 KIA Andrews, Kenyon E. PVT Army Allen 08/04/51 KIA Angus, Ernest M. PFC Army Allen 01/01/51 DOW Baker, Paul E. PVT Army Allen 02/15/51 KIA Chappel, Richard A. PFC Army Allen 11/02/50 DWM Delong, Clayton C. PFC Army Allen 12/12/50 DWM Emrick, Howard W. PVT Army Allen 07/20/50 DWM Friedly, Donald A. PFC Army Allen 02/12/51 KIA Harrison, Bannie, Jr. PFC Army Allen 12/01/50 DWC

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Rank Branch D ate o f C ategory N am e G rade Service H om e C asualty C asualty Hatch, Gene N. CPL Army Allen 12/01/50 DWC Hatfield, Jerome D. CPL Army Allen 05/23/52 KIA Hedrick, Ralph CPL Army Allen 06/15/52 KIA Hicks, Arb, Jr. PFC Army Allen 02/14/51 KIA Hines, George H. CPL Army Allen 08/03/51 KIA Kerns, Thomas F. PVT Army Allen 09/16/51 KIA Knapp, Edward G. PFC Army Allen 06/10/52 KIA Lee, George W. CPL Army Allen 07/29/51 DOW Murchland, Orlin T. CPL Army Allen 01/07/51 KIA Picken, Russell B. PFC Army Allen 07/20/50 DWM Robinson, James N. PFC Army Allen 07/26/50 KIA Rysiawa, Frank C. PVT Army Allen 09/04/50 KIA Shipman, Howard I. PFC Army Allen 03/15/51 KIA Steininger, Obed N. PFC Army Allen 07/20/50 KIA Summers, Allen PFC Army Allen 09/12/51 KIA Thieme, Jack J. CPL Army Allen 02/13/51 DWC Towell, Joseph N. PFC Army Allen 08/18/51 KIA Buddenburg, James W. PFC Marines Anderson 08/19/52 KIA Snoddy, Robert R. PFC Marines Anderson 10/02/52 KIA Toops, William W. 1LT Air Force Anderson 06/16/52 KIA Storey, Leroy G. PFC Marines Aurora 11/30/50 KIA Bums, Forrest, S. 1LT Army Barthlmw 08/30/52 KIA Jones, Edgar D. PFC Army Barthlmw 08/07/50 KIA Kinney, Grover D. PFC Army Barthlmw 09/23/50 KIA Tatem, Glen W. SGT Army Barthlmw 08/13/50 KIA Demiere, Kenneth E. PFC Army Benton 03/28/52 KIA Maxson, Joseph S. PFC Army Benton 06/04/51 DOW McCaffery, Sherman PVT Army Blackford 09/01/50 KIA Van Camp, Leo F. PFC Army Blackford 07/27/50 KIA Wine, Robert L. PVT Army Blackford 07/12/52 KIA Eads, Donald W. PFC Marines Bloomgtn 03/26/53 KIA Gregory, Robert E. CPL Army Boone 10/16/52 KIA Sims, Robert W. SGT Army Boone 08/27/51 KIA Titus, James R. PFC Army Boone 07/02/53 DOW Whittaker, Eugene CPL Marines Boonville 06/19/51 DOW Frakes, Edward L. 1LT Marines Branchvll 12/15/53 KIA Smith, David, Jr. PFC Marines Bremen 05/25/52 KIA Dowell, Richard L. CPL Army Brown 02/05/51 DOW Goe, Clyde MSGT Army Brown 11/30/50 DWM Bames, Bernard E. CAPT Air Force Bumettsvll 09/02/52 DWM Mullett, Richard E. GSGT Marines Butler 12/17/53 KIA Hayden, Orville L. CPL Army Carroll 05/23/51 KIA Baber, James M. PVT Army Cass 07/08/53 KIA Barker, Donald L. CPL Army Cass 11/26/50 KIA

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Rank Branch Date of Category Name Grade Service Home Casualty Casualty Bolen, Robert A. CPL Army Cass 03/25/51 KIA Dewitt, Stanley L. CPL Army Cass 12/06/50 DWM Ellis, Richard D. PFC Army Cass 11/30/50 DOW Ginn, Alver H. PFC Army Cass 08/09/50 KIA Marler, Walter L. CPL Army Cass 07/19/53 KIA Patterson, Richard PVT Army Cass 09/27/52 KIA Ulerick, Onis L. SFC Army Cass 05/23/51 KIA Widener, William J. SFC Army Cass 11/30/50 DWC Robinson, Rex F. PFC Marines Centerville 03/26/53 KIA Perigo, Jack R. SGT Marines Chandler 06/22/51 DOW Allen, Paul L. SGT Army Clark 08/27/51 KIA Bottorff, William G. PFC Army Clark 12/08/51 KIA Ettel, Herbert G. PFC Army Clark 07/19/50 KIA Foster, Kimble H. SGT Army Clark 07/10/52 KIA Johnson, William H. PVT Army Clark 12/03/50 DWM Landreth, Robert E. PVT Army Clark 10/04/51 KIA Le Force, Charles R. PVT Army Clark 10/25/52 KIA McDonald, Jack PFC Army Clark 07/20/50 KIA Plue, Marvin S., Sr. CPL Army Clark 06/14/51 KIA Rankin, Millage PFC Army Clark 08/12/50 KIA Archer, Robert G. PFC Army Clay 12/02/50 DWC Eldridge, Donald E. PFC Army Clay 07/10/53 KIA Griffin, Frank M. PFC Army Clay 10/16/52 DOW James, John W. PFC Army Clay 02/14/51 KIA Mercer, Earl S. PFC Army Clay 08/27/51 DWC Mishler, James E. PVT Army Clay 11/30/50 DWC Neiswinger, Thomas PFC Army Clay 09/06/50 DWM Riley, Ray 0. MSGT Army Clay 07/06/51 KIA Bartley, Lawrence H. PVT Army Clinton 02/12/51 KIA Bauer, Lester W. PFC Army Clinton 07/27/50 DWM Hammond, Frank E. PFC Army Clinton 07/24/53 KIA Robbins, William B. PFC Army Clinton 09/21/50 KIA Columbia Ruby, Gene R. PFC Marines City 11/30/50 KIA Green, Avery J. MSGT Air Force Columbus 11/09/50 KIA Ostick, John F. SGT Marines Columbus 07/12/53 KIA Sturgeon, Gene A. CPL Marines Connersvl 11/28/50 KIA Hibbs, Rollo D. AB Air Force Corydon 11/29/50 DWM Cline, Otis H. CPL Army Crawford 07/24/50 KIA Eaton, John O. PFC Army Crawford 07/20/50 DWC Jackson, James R. SFC Army Crawford 04/04/51 DOW Hayworth, Leonard E. CPL Marines Crown Pt. 09/24/50 KIA Bowling, Karl F. PFC Army Daviess 05/29/51 KIA

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Rank Branch D ate o f C ategory N am e G rade Service H om e C asualty C asualty Faith, Don C., Jr. LTC Army Daviess 12/02/50 KIA Frans, Jack M. PFC Army Daviess 02/12/51 DWM Hamm, Donald L. CPL Army Daviess 11/28/50 DWM Kirby, Robert E. SGT Army Daviess 11/29/50 DOW Perkins, Jesse L. CPL Army Daviess 04/25/51 KIA Petty, Alvin R. CPL Army Daviess 10/14/52 DOW Raney, Donald D. PFC Army Daviess 07/31/50 KIA Seal, William O. PFC Army Daviess 08/31/50 KIA Wilson, James V. CPL Army Daviess 07/29/50 KIA Combs, Forrest G. PFC Army Dearborn 01/26/51 KIA Goble, Bernard J. PFC Army Dearborn 06/08/51 KIA Hastings, Robert A. CPL Army Dearborn 02/24/51 KIA Liddle, Harry H., Jr. PFC Army Dearborn 06/11/52 KIA Reed, Clarence CAPT Army Dearborn 07/09/53 KIA Runner, Leroy J. PFC Army Dearborn 05/29/51 KIA Slayback, William A. PVT Army Dearborn 08/10/50 KIA Becker, Robert R. PFC Marines Decatur 09/16/51 KIA Darby, William E. PFC Army Decatur 09/19/50 DOW Low, Charles R. PFC Army Decatur 07/14/50 KIA White, Robert L. CPL Army Decatur 11/30/50 DWM Anspaugh, George SGT Army De Kalb 05/17/51 DWM Beckwith, Darwin P. PFC Army De Kalb 02/12/51 KIA Bowerman, William J. PFC Army De Kalb 12/02/50 DWM Castro, Joseph M. 2LT Army De Kalb 05/17/53 KIA Dickson, Franklin P. PFC Army De Kalb 06/23/51 KIA Grimm, Allen E. SGT Army De Kalb 10/10/51 KIA Howey, Ross L. SGT Army De Kalb 09/22/51 KIA Ross, Edward F. CPL Army De Kalb 04/25/51 DWM Bartle, Joseph E. PFC Army Delaware 05/09/52 KIA Bertram, Charles E. PFC Army Delaware 05/17/51 KIA Bonshire, Jacob H. CPL Army Delaware 09/06/50 KIA Clark, Gene F. CPL Army Delaware 11/02/50 DWM Conrad, Jack D. PVT Army Delaware 07/31/50 KIA Conrad, Richard L. PVT Army Delaware 07/31/50 KIA De Busk, Raymond D. CPL Army Delaware 05/18/51 KIA De Witt, Robert E. SFC Army Delaware 12/30/51 KIA Dickerson, Norman E. CPL Army Delaware 11/13/50 DOW Flora, Paul E. SGT Army Delaware 09/12/51 KIA Goodall, Robert PVT Army Delaware 02/12/51 DWC Hahn, Harry E. PFC Army Delaware 03/24/51 KIA Johnson, Darrel V. PFC Army Delaware 09/01/51 KIA Kimberlin, Kenneth CPL Army Delaware 02/12/51 KIA Lutes, Raymond E. PVT Army Delaware 08/02/50 KIA Meadows, Robert H. CPL Army Delaware 02/14/51 KIA

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Rank B ranch D ate o f C ategory N am e G rade Service H om e C asualty C asualty Metzcar, R. Maurice CAPT Army Delaware 04/25/51 DWC Miller, Robert E. SFC Army Delaware 05/29/51 KIA Moore, Merle M. PVT Army Delaware 01/14/51 KIA Morris, Russell F. CPL Army Delaware 02/13/51 DWM Ogburn, Joe H. PFC Army Delaware 08/04/50 KIA Oliver, Walter H. PVT Army Delaware 09/02/50 KIA Riley, Charles D. PFC Army Delaware 11/28/50 DWC Shaw, David W. PFC Army Delaware 09/02/50 KIA Spangler, Donald E. PVT Army Delaware 11/02/50 DWM Vining, Jack L. SGT Army Delaware 10/14/52 KIA Whitmire, Robert M. SGT Army Delaware 07/10/50 KIA Wiseman, Jack V. SGT Army Delaware 02/06/53 KIA Bash, Charles R. SN Navy Dixonville 10/02/51 DWM Dittmer, George E. PFC Army Dubois 07/07/53 KIA Calhoun, Stanley L., Jr. FN Navy Dunkirk 10/02/51 DWM Baugher, Allen E. PVT Army Elkhart 08/31/51 KIA Boling, Roy L. PFC Army Elkhart 08/04/52 KIA Bowman, Richard E. MSGT Army Elkhart 09/07/51 KIA Brown, Thomas J. PFC Army Elkhart 05/18/50 DWM Clifford, Clyde R. PFC Army Elkhart 07/26/50 DWM Cummins, Carl E. PFC Army Elkhart 10/06/52 KIA Dinerboiler, Milton PVT Army Elkhart 12/02/50 DWC Grogg, Willis D. QMC Navy Elkhart 06/14/51 KIA Jacobs, Norval E. MSGT Army Elkhart 11/07/50 KIA Miller, Orville D. CPL Army Elkhart 12/04/51 KIA Pugliese, Vito R. PFC Army Elkhart 05/27/51 KIA Reed, Robert E. CPL Army Elkhart 02/12/51 KIA Stewart, Weldon W. CPL Army Elkhart 02/12/51 KIA Weaver, David L. PFC Army Elkhart 07/29/50 KIA Brizius, Martin C. PFC Marines Evansville 03/09/51 DOW Elliott, John M. CPL Marines Evansville 10/01/50 KIA Flentke, Donald L. CAPT Air Force Evansville 09/11/51 DWM Griffith, Jack W. LT Navy Evansville 05/25/54 DWM Nolan, Marlin T. CAPT Air Force Evansville 10/20/50 DWM Stewart, Carl N. PFC Marines Evansville 10/26/52 KIA Watson, Byron E. PFC Marines Evansville 05/31/51 KIA Wilder, Robert D. CPL Marines Evansville 10/06/52 KIA Freeman, William F. CPL Army Fayette 09/18/51 KIA Rathburn, Ralph G. PVT Army Fayette 08/12/50 KIA Worley, Jack E. PFC Army Fayette 08/27/51 KIA Worrell, Melbem W. PFC Army Fayette 10/15/52 KIA Andres, Edward C. PFC Army Floyd 10/07/51 KIA Davis, Marvin L. CPL Army Floyd 09/03/50 KIA

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Rank Branch D ate o f C ategory N am e G rade Service H om e C asualty C asualty Hanger, Darrell G. SGT Army Floyd 10/10/50 KIA Johnson, John N. CAPT Army Floyd 12/01/50 DWC Leist, John E. PFC Army Floyd 07/20/50 KIA McIntyre, James T. PFC Army Floyd 07/11/50 DWC McPheeters, Willia MSGT Army Floyd 05/20/51 KIA Robison, Paul L. PVT Army Floyd 09/15/50 KIA Wolfe, Lloyd E. PFC Army Floyd 02/13/51 KIA Frankart, Ned C. 1LT Air Force Ft. Wayne 12/31/53 DWM Graske, Lawrence R. CPL Marines Ft. Wayne 12/06/50 KIA Henkenius, Leo J. PFC Marines Ft. Wayne 11/28/50 KIA Ilic, Thomas M. CPL Marines Ft. Wayne 10/26/52 KIA Kennedy, Carl R., Jr. SSGT Marines Ft. Wayne 09/03/50 KIA Linnemeier, Floyd P. CPL Marines Ft. Wayne 06/27/52 DOW Meckstroth, Paul G. SGT Marines Ft. Wayne 04/16/52 KIA Montgomery, Ray M. CPL Marines Ft. Wayne 09/03/51 KIA Myers, Donald W. PFC Marines Ft. Wayne 12/04/53 KIA Olcott, Richard L. 1LT Air Force Ft. Wayne 10/18/51 DWM Roehm, Emanuel G. PFC Marines Ft. Wayne 04/23/51 KIA Schafenacker, Edward F. SSGT Marines Ft. Wayne 12/08/50 KIA Krout, Ernest R. PFC Army Fountain 09/19/52 KIA Moore, Moris G. PFC Army Fountain 10/14/51 KIA Scott, Marie D. PFC Army Fountain 11/29/50 KIA Fee, Denver PFC Army Franklin 02/06/53 KIA Graham, Robert B. CPL Marines Franklin 09/24/50 KIA Palmer, James 0. PVT Army Fulton 11/13/51 KIA Schindler, Jack W. PFC Army Fulton 10/09/51 KIA Coleran, James R. FCS Navy Gary 09/26/50 KIA Erler, Theodore R. SGT Marines Gary 08/12/50 KIA Morris, Clarence T. PFC Marines Gary 12/01/53 KIA Redigonda, Philip A. PFC Marines Gary 10/02/50 KIA Rider, Alexander D. SSGT Marines Gary 12/06/50 KIA Garrigus, Charles SGT Army Gibson 12/01/50 KIA Hurst, James PFC Army Gibson 09/02/50 KIA Jaynes, Edward R. PVT Army Gibson 12/01/50 DWM Martin, Herbert O. PFC Army Gibson 09/05/50 KIA Tucker, Robert J. PFC Army Gibson 11/26/50 DOW

1 KIA=Killed in Action; DWC=Died While Captured; DOW=Died of Wounds; DWM=Died While Missing.

*“U.S. Military Personnel Who Died from Hostile Action (Including Missing and Captured) in the Korean War, 1950-1957, Listed by Home State, Then Place, Them [sic] Name,” National Archives and Records Administration Center for Electronic Records, www.nara.gov/nara/electronic/inhrlist.htm. 3 August 1998.

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Compiled by Ruth Dorrel

The applications for membership in the Society of Indiana Pioneers contain a wealth of information and references concerning the early settlers of Indiana. In 1983 the Indiana Historical Society, in cooperation with the Society of Indiana Pioneers, published a list of approved ancestors from 1916 through 1982. Response to this publication, available from the Indiana Historical Society, resulted in a larger than usual amount of applications, proving both previously accepted and new ancestors. The number of ancestors accepted since 1982 is not great enough to warrant a new edition of the publication at the present time, but persons seeking information should be informed of the added ancestors. The approved ancestors for 1983-1986 are published in the 1990 THG issues; approved ancestors for 1987-1990 are published in the 1991 THG issues; approved ancestors for 1991 are published in the September 1992 issue; approved ancestors for 1992 are published in the March 1993 issue; approved ancestors for 1993 are published in the September 1994 issue; approved ancestors for 1994 are published in the December 1995 issue; approved ancestors for 1995 are published in the June 1996 issue; approved ancestors since 1996 are published in the March issues of the following years.

The application for membership and for additional lines of descent give lineage, tracing back to the pioneer ancestor, and dates to prove the pioneer’s residences by the dates stated. The Society of Indiana Pioneers permits inspection in person of the applications. Send requests for application information to: Society of Indiana Pioneers, 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-3269. Include a self-addressed, stamped business envelope.

B irth B irth Ind. Co. D ate Previous A ncestor Place D ate R esidence Settled R esidence Allee, John Va. 1764 Putnam by 1830 Ky. Brookshire, Jane N.C. 1789 Wayne 1822 N.C. Burnett, John Ohio ca. 1796 Harrison by 1818 Ohio Burnett, Sarah (Wilson) Ky. ca. 1798 Harrison by 1818 Ky. Comer, Martha (Harvey) Wayne Co. 1819 Comer, Stephen, Sr. N.C. 1773 Wayne by 1809 S.C. Comer, Stephen, Jr. Wayne Co. 1816

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B irth B irth Ind. C o. D ate Previous A ncestor Place D ate R esidence Settled R esidence Gordon, Charles, Sr. Del. 1766 Wayne by 1814 N.C. Harmon, William F. Ky. ca. 1791 Clark ca. 1815 Ky. Harvey, Martha Wayne Co. 1819 Harvey, Michael N.C. 1786 Wayne by 1810 Ohio Hawkins, John, Sr. Pa. 1744 Wayne by 1808 Ohio Humphries, James Marshall Ky. 1812 Jefferson by 1814 Ky. Humphries, Nancy P. Jefferson (Moore) Co. 1816 Humphries, Samuel Cabell Va. 1782 Jefferson by 1814 Ky. Hurst, Leah Va. ca. 1782 Dubois by 1820 Tenn. Kemp, Rachel N.C. 1766 Wayne 1814 Tenn. King, John N.C./Tenn. 1800 Gibson by 1819 N.C./Tenn. Lake, William1 N.J. 1786 Dearborn by 1816 N.J. Lanman, Elias Perry Co. 1817 Lanman, John N.C. 1783 Perry by 1817 Ky. Lanman, Martha (Thrasher) Va. 1788 Perry by 1817 Ky. Lanman, Nancy L. (Miller) Perry Co. 1820 Leonard, George Washington Mass. 1790 Jefferson by 1821 Mass. Lewelling, Cyrena/ Sirena (Wilson) Ohio 1817 Henry by 1827 Ohio Lewelling, Jane (Brookshire) N.C. 1789 Wayne 1822 N.C. Lewelling, Meshach/ Meshack N.C. 1787 Wayne 1822 N.C. Lewelling, William N.C. 1817 Wayne 1822 N.C. Lindsey, Leah (Hurst) Va. ca. 1782 Dubois by 1820 Tenn. Lindsey, Lydia Tenn. ca. 1803 Dubois by 1820 Ky. Lynch, Thomas N.C. 1794 Crawford by 1817 Ky. Miller, Nancy L. Perry Co. 1820 Mitchem, Andrew Ky. 1812 Harrison by 1815 Ky. Jefferson Moore, Nancy P. Co. 1816 Olmstead, William2 Conn. 1778 Vanderburgh by 1819 N.Y. Payne, Lydia (Lindsey) Tenn. ca. 1803 Dubois by 1820 Tenn. Payne, Thomas Ky. 1792 Dubois by 1820 Ky. Reece, Rebecca Va. 1798 Henry 1827 Ohio Crawford Rothrock, Amos Co. 1823

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B irth B irth Ind. C o. D ate Previous A ncestor Place D ate R esidence Settled R esidence Tash/Tush/Tesch, Jacob N.C. 1790 Washington by 1816 N.C. Thrasher, Martha Va. 1788 Perry by 1817 Ky. Williams, James N.C. ca. 1794 Lawrence by 1816 N.C. Williams, Rachel (Kemp) N.C. 1766 Wayne 1814 Tenn. Wilson, Cyrena/ Sirena Ohio 1817 Henry by 1827 Ohio Wilson, Michael C., Jr. N.C. 1789 Henry 1827 Ohio Wilson, Rebecca (Reece) Va. 1798 Henry 1827 Ohio Wilson, Sarah Ky. ca. 1798 Harrison by 1818 Ky.

1 In War of 1812. 2- Judge.

THE JOURNAL OF THE INDIANA STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION , “ PERSONALS,” 15 JANUARY 1908

Transcribed by Ruth Dorrel

Dr. E. O. Buress has located at Portersville. Dr. H. C. Knapp, of Vincennes, has located in Huntingburg. Dr. W. R. Boggs, formerly of Illinois, has located at Salem. Dr. G. W. Anderson has begun the practice of medicine at Cossuth. Dr. W. R Alexander has removed from Camden to the new town of Gary. Dr. Wm. F. Rush, of Holland, is at St. Louise, Mo., doing postgraduate work. Dr. E. S. Baker and family, of Lafayette, are spending the winter in California. Dr. W. S. Campbell has been reappointed health officer for Tippecanoe County. Dr. Allison Maxwell, of Indianapolis, left the latter part of November for Europe. Dr. L. C. Cline, of Indianapolis, recently started on a pleasure trip around the world. Dr. R. B. Earp, of Dunkirk, left December 17 for an extended tour of the west.

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Dr. P. R. Urmston, Valparaiso, and Louis M. Tillotson, Bay City, were mar ried Oct. 29, 1907. Dr. Earl Van Reed, of Lafayette, formerly interne at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, has located in Lafayette. Dr. E. P. Easley, of New Albany, is in Philadelphia] and other eastern cities taking postgraduate work. Dr. A. B. Knapp, of Washington, is spending the months of January, Febru ary and March in California. Dr. C. E. Caylor has opened a hospital for the public at Pennville. It has accomodations for eight patients. Dr. and Mrs. Frank W. Foxworthy, of Indianapolis, have returned from a four months’ sojourn in Europe. Dr. Noah D. Berry, of Muncie, on Dec. 16, 1907, sustained a Colies fracture of the right wrist, due to a fall on an extended hand. Dr. Edward Gordon, coroner of Lake County, announces as his deputies for 1908 Drs. E. M. Shanklin, W. F. Houk and H. L. Iddings. Dr. Richard B. Wetherill, of Lafayette, started, on October 15, for a trip around the world. He expects to be gone about ten months. Dr. W. C. Cauble, secretary of the Washington County Medical Society, has been elected secretary of the Washington County Board of Health. Dr. Harvey Mitchell, retired, Delaware County’s oldest physician, fell at his home Dec. 21, 1907, sustaining a fracture of the neck of the left femur. Dr. Cyrus W. Campbell and wife, of Hammond, have gone to California to spend the winter, with the hope that the doctor will regain his failing health. Dr. Geo. R. Green, of Muncie, sustained a Colles fracture of the right wrist, due to accidental release of crank while cranking an automobile on Nov. 9, 1907. Dr. Joseph Rilus Eastman, of Indianapolis, who has been in Europe for more than a year, has returned and resumed his work in the Indiana Medical College. Dr. W. W. Wood, formerly a practicing physician at Angola, has abandoned the practice of medicine and taken a position as traveling salesman in the New England States. Dr. E. E. Eiffert, a graduate of the Indiana Medical College, class of 1907, and Dr. A. F. Gutzsell, a graduate of the Kentucky School of Medicine, class of 1907, have located at Jasper. Dr. George W. McCaskey, of Fort Wayne, delivered the address on medicine at the sixty-third meeting of the Northwestern Ohio Medical Associa tion, held at Toledo, Ohio, December 11.

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Dr. J. D. Hillis, Health officer for the city of Lafayette, has been systemati cally enforcing the new pure food law, with the result that Lafayette is showing a marked reduction in the amount of illness in the city. Dr. John W. Sluss, of Indianapolis, has been appointed secretary of the Marion County Board of Health at a salary of $1,200 per annum, succeeding Dr. Carl McGaughey, who, in turn, becomes deputy coroner. Mrs. Lillian Stoltz, wife of Dr. Charles Stoltz, of South Bend, died on December 7. Mrs. Stoltz was prominent in social and educational affairs in South Bend and, like her husband, enjoyed the friendship and esteem of a very large circle. Drs. Wm. Shimer and H. R. McKinstry have completed their terms of ser vice as internes at the City Hospital and located in the city of Indianapolis for practice, the former at 316 North Meridian street and the latter at the comer of Thirtieth and Illinois streets. Dr. Kenneth Jeffries, for several years physician to the Eastern Insane Hos pital, has resigned his position and gone to New York for a few months of clinical work, after which he will practice in Indianapolis with his father, Dr. W. E. Jeffries, 814 Virginia avenue. Dr. Thomas J. Beasley and Miss Nellie Loomis, of Indianapolis, were united in marriage at Indianapolis, Dec. 11, 1907. Dr. Beasley is a recent graduate of the Indiana Medical College and now has charge of the Rockwood Sanitarium for Tuberculosis near Danville. Dr. Guy R Levering, of Lafayette, coroner of Tippecanoe County, with his bride, left on a wedding trip to Europe June 15. Deputy Coroner W. M. Reser, of Lafayette, followed the example of the coroner by marrying on October 16. Dr. Reser and bride took a wedding trip, which included visits to numerous Eastern cities.

INDIANA INSTITUTE FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE BLIND: STUDENT ROSTER, 1861

Transcribed by Ruth Dorrel

Cause of Names Residence Blindness Margaret E. Barnes Decatur County Congenital Sarah C. Barnes Decatur County Congenital Robert Cope Jefferson County Congenital William T. Toombs Scott County Congenital Benjamin F. Toombs Scott County Congenital

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Cause of Names Residence Blindness Thomas L. Goodwin Montgomery County Congenital Catharine McKinsey Clinton County Congenital Rose A. Garrison Morgan County Congenital Phoebe Garrison Morgan County Congenital Susan E. Garrison Morgan County Congenital Melissa Garrisoff Morgan County Congenital Jonathan Marquart Allen County Congenital Philander Cranor Wayne County Congenital Helen Ayers Switzerland County Congenital Rebecca Sedam Johnson County Scarlet Fever Lucina E. McLellan Sullivan County Inflammation Mahala French Wabash County Scarlet Fever Joseph M. Perry Marion County Small Pox Frederick Schlaw Dearborn County Inflammation Thomas Sullivan Adams County Op[h]thalmia Louisa Briggs Clark County Amaurosis Catharine E. Dixon Delaware County Erysipelas Naomi Ewing Hendricks County Scarlet Fever Anna Cullen White County Scarlet Fever Margaret L. Fitzpatrick Delaware County Cataract Mary Maloney Madison County Op[h]thalmia Jane Smith Montgomery County Scarlet Fever Juliette G. Bryant Lawrence County Scrofula John T. Gray Marion County Inflammation Fanny Livingston Marion County Teething Polina J. Thomas Hancock County Inflammation Julia Curtis Elkhart County Inflammation George F. Ross Adams County Inflammation Margaret E. Hamilton Boone County Inflammation Luke Walpole Hancock County Scarlet Fever George S. Dunlap Vigo County Inflammation Hamlin T. Merrifield Lagrange County Inflammation James McFadden Scott County Accident George M. D. Newland Marion County Inflammation Robert A. Newland Marion County Inflammation Minerva B. J. Hungate Washington County Inflammation J. Quincy Donnell Decatur County Amaurosis Almira Huffman De Kalb County Inflammation Mary J. Huffman Greene County Inflammation

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Cause of Names Residence Blindness John Stutzman Elkhart County Accident Hudson G. Winterrowd Shelby County Accident Helen J. Aldrich Steuben County Amaurosis Eliza Phenes Union County Cataract Frances H. Condiff Putnam County Cataract Wm. W. lames Delaware County Inflammation John W. Best Huntington County Amaurosis William M. Manning Hendricks County Measles Levi S. Walton Martin County Cataract Louisa E. Wingate Delaware County Cataract Susan Turner Rush County Congenital Hannah O. Edwards Spencer County Inflammation Julia A. Kelly Hamilton County, Ohio Scrofula Frederick Winters Ripley County Scrofula Minnie Winters Ripley County Scrofula Napolen Mode Harrison County Amaurosis Thomas W. Huckin Montgomery County Congenital Cynthia A. Green Fountain County Congenital Elizabeth Green Fountain County Congenital Emily J. Lewelling Henry County Unknown Cynthia E. Baugh Monroe County Accidental Frederick Thies Ohio County Cataract William E. Watts Hamilton County Inflammation Wesley Lemon Elkhart County Congenital Hester Lemon Elkhart County Congenital Henry Lemon Elkhart County Congenital Louis Bechdolt Whitley County Accidental Jonathan L. Dix Parke County Typhoid Fever Sarah J. McKain Crawford County Congenital Mary E. Stafford Marion County Inflammation Anna S. Stafford Marion County Inflammation Eliza H. Green Fountain County Congenital George Benedict Lapierre, Michigan Inflammation

* “Catalogue. List of Pupils in Attendance during the Year Ending October 31st, 1861,” Fifteenth Annual Report of the Trustees and Superintendent of the Indiana Institute for the Education of the Blind to the Governor (Indianapolis: Berry R. Sulgrove, State Printer, 1862), 165-166. Note: Extraneous periods have been deleted and the word “county” has been capitalized throughout.

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GOODBAR FAMILY BIBLE RECORD

Submitted by Robert Van Buskirk

Harvy Goodbar was Born the 13. of July 1808 Died August 18/1851 Louisa Goodbar Wife of Harvy Goodbar was Born the 15. December 1816 Died Sept 23/1886 Elizabeth L Goodbar Only Daughter of Harvy Goodbar was Born the 4 March 1836. Died July 1st 1914. Albert L. Goodbar Son of Harvy Goodbar was Born the 23 of June 1838. Died April 19th 1911. Andrew M. Goodbar Son of Harvy Goodbar was Born the 8 of December 1839. Died Mch 13/1865. John H. Goodbar Son of Harvy Goodbar was Born the 1 June 1843. Died Dec 23 1920 O. P. Badger Born on Jan 9/1819—Died June 7— 1891. Martha A Jester wife of O. P. Badger Born Apr 7/1820—Died Mch the 1/1900. Ann Eliza, wife of A. L. Goodbar Born Jan 4/1840 Died May 7— 1897 Emma S. Wife of A. L. Goodbar Born April 2/1857. She being his 2d Wife Lawrence H. Goodbar Son of A L. & Eliza Goodbar was Born July 31st 1860. Mattie B. Goodbar. Only Daughter of A. L. & Ann Eliza Goodbar Was Born On Sept 8— 1862—Died Aug 21— 1864 John H. Goodbar—Father of Harvy Goodbar was born in Virginia on July 8— 1783. And Died on July 22, 1870. Rachel. John H’s wife, was Born on May 15— 1786 Died on July 11 1863. Harvy Goodbar died August the 28th a . d . 1851 Andrew. M. Goodbar died March the 13th 1865 Louisa Goodbar died September 23, 1881. Olivia, wife of John H. Goodbar died Sept 13th 1885 Ann Eliza Goodbar Wife of A. L. Goodbar died May the 7th 1887. Mattie B—Daughter of A. L. & Eliza Goodbar Died August 21/1864— Wm. N. Crow Born June 24th 1829 Dide Sep 29th 1861 Harvey H. Crow Son of Wm N Crow Born April 29th 1855 Albert E. Crow Born July 8th 1858 John W. Taylor Born July 2th 1810

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A. L. Goodbar united with the Christian Church at Greencastle Ind in 1868— Served as Clerk of the Church for 12 yrs, and afterward united with the Christian Church at Ladoga Ind & was elected Deacon in 1898, and on March the 11/1900 was Ordained Elder of the Church Harvey Goodbar and Louisa Lockridge was Married March the 5th 18.35 And Came to Indiana Same Year, to Make it their future home—John Goodbar & Harvy, his Son, came to Indiana & Selected a home in the Spring of 1829. And they Moved to Indiana in fall of 1829. Harvy returned to Kentuck & Married there to Louisa Lockridge and Came back to Indiana with The Lockridge family & others fall of 1835. William N. Crow and Elizabeth L. Goodbar was Married December the 29th 1853. Albert L. Goodbar and Anna Eliza Badger was Married November the 23rd 18,58 Andrew M. Goodbar and Mollie Cummings was Married March the 4th 18.63. John H. Goodbar and Olivia Dollis was Married March the 24th 18.64 Married Apr 30/1895 in Crawfordsville Ind by Rev Frank Fox A. L. Goodbar and Emma S. Clare

RECORDS OF TWO GERMAN HOOSIER FAMILIES

Transcribed by Barbara Wolfe

Powell Family Opposite title page: George W. Powell Was Borned December 10, 1817. In Daffen County Co Pensilvany john Powell Wose Born july the 7 ad 1838 Marthey Ann Powll Wose Born febury the 20 ad 1844 Lydia Jayne Powel was Born March the 16 ad 1849 William Edward Powell Was Born on Sunday October, the, 6th 1860

Stelzer/Stelser Family Geburten. Logansport Ind April 25th 1876 Emma. S. Stelzer ift guborun Iun 18 Abril 1867 Edward Petter Stelser ift gaborun Iun 17 Mai 1871 Otto. Clemens Stelser ift guborun In 19 Sep 1877 *These family records appear in German-language bibles.

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Submitted by Scott F. Hosier Jr.

Family Bible Record

[First Marriage] David Dunham, a son of Elisha and Elizabeth Dunham born 2 Mar 1762 Elinor Holenshead, wife of David Dunham, born 13 May 1772 David Dunham and Elinor Holenshead married 14 Aug 1796

Ira Holenshead, a son of David and Elinor Dunham, born 22 Aug 1797 Elisha Dunham, a son of David & Elinor, born 26 Aug 1799 Elizabeth Dunham, a daughter of David & Elinor, born 27 Mar 1802, died 4 hrs. 30 minutes Elinor, wife of David Dunham, died 13 Feb 18011 in childbed; funeral preached by Rev Patterson Matthew 24:42

Second Marriage David Dunham, and Hannah Brummagh were married 1 Sep 1802 Hannah Brummagh, daughter of John & Hannah Brummagh, born Sep 1784 John Brummagh Dunham, son of David & Hannah, born Feb 1803 First Quentin, son of David & Hannah, born 1 Sep 1804, died week old Elinor Olive, daughter of David & Hannah, born 14 Jul 1806 Second Quentin, son of David & Hannah, born 4 Mar 1808 David Freeman, son of David & Hannah, born 21 Mar 1810 Valentine, son of David & Hannah, born 20 June 1812 Azwell, son of David & Hannah, born 23 Nov 1814 Henry, son of David & Hannah, born 21 Aug 1817 Elizabeth, daughter of Hannah & David, born 24 Jan 1821 Oleane, daughter of Hannah & David, born 3 Feb 182- Wesley, a son of Elisha & Elizabeth Dunham, died 20 Sep 1840 Hannah Dunham, wife of David, died 21 Oct 1844

Azwell Dunham, son of David & Hannah, died 12 Aug 1841 Quentin Dunham, son of David & Hannah, died 15 Nov 1839 Freeman D., son of David & Hannah, died 3 Jul 1881

Elizabeth Longacre, wife of Wesley Dunham, born 13 June 1828 Wesley Dunham and Elizabeth Longacre married Aug 1847 Nancy Ementine, daughter of Wesley & Elizabeth, born 13 June 1849 John Henry, born 6 Mar 1851

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Family Information from Janet Dunham Saxon

David Dunham came to Union Co., Ind., from Warren Co., Ohio. In 1834 David Dunham moved to Madison County, Ind., probably with Wesley. (Anderson was then known as Andersontown.) Wesley Dunham became the mayor of Anderson, and lived until 14 Mar. 1910. His first wife was Elizabeth Longacre (married 1 Aug. 1847). They had a daughter Nancy who married into the Johns family (it was with this branch of the family that Janet Dunham Saxon’s mother found the Dunham family Bible and copied the information above). James Wesley Dunham, born 4 Apr. 1859, was the son of Wesley and Elizabeth (Longacre) Dunham. James Wesley Dunham married Catherine A. Dugan, 2 Dec. 1890. (Catherine’s mother was a Campbell.) James Wesley and Catherine (Dugan) Dunham had a daughter, Jennie, who died as a child; a son; and another daugh ter, Catherine Marie, born 13 May 1894 or 1896. Catherine Marie Dunham married Olin Glenn Saxon (who came from South Carolina and was part of the Fuller family). They had three children: Olin Glenn Saxon Jr., Philip Dunham Saxon, and Janet Dunham Saxon. The children were all born in New York City and raised in New Haven, Conn., where Olin Glenn Saxon was a professor at Yale University. Olin Glenn Saxon and wife Catherine Marie (Dunham) Saxon died in New Haven. Olin Glenn Saxon [Jr.] lives in Bethseda, Md. His children are Catherine, Elizabeth, and Victoria. Philip Dunham Saxon’s children are Philip Dunham Saxon Jr., Carolyn, and Janet. Philip Dunham Saxon Sr. died about 1991 in Wilmington, Del.

1 Note the apparent contradiction in the dates of the deaths of Elinor (Holenshead) Dunham, 1801, and her daughter, Elizabeth, 1802. Also, there is a possible error in the listing of Wesley Dunham. It appears that he died in 1840 and in 1910.

*In 1992 Janet Dunham Saxon sent a copy of the family Bible record, tran scribed by her mother, Catherine Marie (Dunham) Saxon, in 1920, to Scott F. Hosier Jr, who submitted a copy to THG.

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NOTICES

Indiana Historical Society Upcoming Programs

Basic Genealogy Research Workshops. As part of the recent expansion of the Indiana Historical Society, the Education Division is increasing and enhancing family history programming in Indianapolis and around the state. In order to do so, the Society’s Genealogy Program Committee is in search of local historical organizations that would like to cohost daylong basic genealogy workshops. If your organization would be interested, please contact Margaret Bierlein by phone: (317) 234-0033, or by E-mail: mbierlein @ indianahistorv.org. For registration details, see the current issue of The Bridge or contact Carrie Johnson by phone: (317) 233-5659, or by E-mail: [email protected].

25 March 2000. At Lawrenceburg Public Library, Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Cosponsored by the Lawrenceburg Public Library and the Dearborn County Historical Society. Presenters: Doris Leistner, Roger Peterson, and Chris McHenry.

25 March and 14 April 2000. At IHS headquarters, Indianapolis, Indiana. Presenters: Lloyd Hosman and a representative from the Indiana State Library Genealogy Division.

Interactive Distance-Learning Program. On 25 and 26 April 2000, the Indiana Historical Society and IMAX Theater in downtown Indianapolis will present a collaborative distance-learning program, “Who Do You Think You Are?” The program’s format will allow adults and children to work together on documenting and celebrating family history. The IMAX will broadcast the program to students, educators, and community members at Indiana middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools from 9 to 10 a.m., 10 to 11 a.m., and 11 a.m. to 12 m. EST. The program focuses upon the families of the students and of pioneer families who settled in Indiana. Through several interactive exercises, the participants will have a better understanding of where their ancestors came from, why they came to Indiana, how they maintained their religious and ethnic heritages, and the contributions and sacrifices that families made to improve Indiana and the United States. This genealogy distance-learning program will show how the federal government processed immigrants at Ellis Island and how it processes immigrants today. Participants will be able to assess information from a variety of sources and to learn how to ascertain the credibility of information and information sources. Students will have an opportunity to

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serve as team members or leaders in materials preparation. The program will also provide a context in which viewers may debate the various sides of issues and learn to draw valid conclusions and make informed judgements through reasoning and logic.

The registration deadline for this joint Indiana Historical Society-IMAX program is 24 March 2000. Charges for the interactive program are $65 plus line charges; viewing only charges are $40 plus line charges. Interested persons should contact Michael O’Connor or Tiffany Sipe at the IMAX Theater by phone: (317) 232-0757.

Out-of-Print IHS Genealogy Publications Now Available on Microfilm

Last year the Indiana Historical Society gave the Genealogy Society of Utah permission to microfilm the IHS’s out-of-print publications. In exchange, the Genealogy Society of Utah provided the IHS with one master negative of each publication it filmed. The IHS is thus prepared to create microfilm of its out- of-print publications upon request. To place an order for any of the Society’s genealogy titles listed below, phone the History Market at (317) 234-0020/ 0026 (1-800-IHS-1830), or write to: The History Market, Indiana Historical Society, P.O. Box 664118, Indianapolis, Indiana 46266-4118.

R eel Item Title 2055584 5 Admission Records, Indiana Asylum for Friendless Colored Children 2055584 14 Fayette County Estray Book 2055584 11 Genealogical Use of Catholic Records in North America 2055587 2-9 Genealogy (numbers 1-100) 2055584 2 Index to Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana 2055584 6 An Index to Indiana Naturalization Records Found in Various Order Books of the Ninety-Two Local Courts Prior to 1907 2055587 1 The Indiana Gazetteer, or Topical Directory 3 1 Indiana Genealogical Directory (numbers 1 and 2) 2055588 5 Indiana Newspaper Bibliography 2055587 15 Land Claims, Vincennes District

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Reel Item Title Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana: 2055586 5 Part 1 2055584 3 Part 2 2055584 4 Part 3 2055586 6 Part 4 2055586 7 Part 5 2055584 1 Part 6

Indexes, to Names of Persons and of Firms in Indiana: 2 4 Marshall County 2055588 4 Martin County 2055586 1 Miami County, volume 1 2055586 2 Miami County, volume 2 2055588 3 Monroe County 3 8 Montgomery County 3 2 Morgan County 4 1 Morgan County 2 6 Ohio County 2055584 7 Orange County 2055586 4 Parke County 2055586 3 Perry County 1 3 Porter County 1 1 Posey County 1 4 Pulaski County 3 9 Putnam County 2055586 8 Randolph County 1 2 Ripley County 4 3 Rush County 1 5 Scott County 2 2 Spencer County 2 5 Starke County 3 5 Sullivan County 4 2 Switzerland County 2 1 Tippecanoe County 4 5 Tipton County 2055588 2 Vermillion County 2 3 Vigo County, two volumes 3 6 Wabash County 2055588 1 Warren County 3 4 Warrick County 3 3 Washington County 4 4 Wayne County, two volumes 2 7 White County

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Books Received

The editor of The Hoosier Genealogist accepts contributions of books regarding Indiana genealogy and family history to list in the “Books Received” segment of THG. These books are placed in either the William Henry Smith Memorial Library of the Indiana Historical Society or in the Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library.

Evans, Loretta Luce. Descendants ofSerenus Burnett, 1787-1858, and Jane Burnside, 1794-1864, of Trumbull Co. and Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, with Descendants in Knox Co., Indiana. Idaho Falls, 1999.

Miscellaneous Notices

African American Genealogical Research Institute. For information regarding this new organization contact: AAGRI, RO. Box 637, Matteson, Illinois 60443-6370.

Cemetery Preservation Law. On 1 July 1999, the Indiana General Assembly passed a law to help preserve and protect the state’s numerous, small cemeteries. Among other provisions, the law stipulates that before an individual removes any grave marker, monument, or gravestone, he or she must memorialize it by recording its location and the information on it, and by photographing the marker and the site of its location. For further information, see the article “Cemetery preservation law takes effect July 1” on the State of Indiana’s official web site, Access Indiana Information Network, at www.state.in.us/index.html.

Indiana Genealogical Society (IGS). The IGS will hold its annual meeting and conference on 8 April 2000 at the Holiday Inn Airport in Evansville, Indiana. Lloyd D. Bockstruck, Fellow of the National Genealogy Society, will be the featured speaker. For registration information, phone M. L. Bevers at (812) 423-7983.

Palatines to America (Pal-Am)-Indiana German Heritage Society (IGHS) Genealogy Conference. The Indiana chapter of Pal-Am and the IGHS will hold a joint meeting on 18 March 2000 at the Athenaeum, 401 E. Michigan St., Indianapolis. Speakers for the conference include Robert Selig, historian of Europe, and several others. For registration information, contact Nancy I. Meyer, 234 W. Jefferson St., Tipton, Indiana 46072-1850.

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Seek individual or group photos of Albert Harwood ANNESS (b. Sand Creek Twp., Decatur Co. 20 Oct. 1851, d. Liberty, Union Co. 14 Feb. 1901). He was Marshall of Liberty, an employee of Rudes Bros. Mfg. Co., and active in the Union Co. Republican Party. Contact Albert R. Anness, 73 Oakmont PL, Apt. 183, Batesville, Indiana 47006. (812) 933-5468.

Looking for info, about Benjamin GARRISON and brother-in-law Van R. W. H. KING. Barren Co., Ky., 1820 census; Owen Co., Ind., 1830 census; then moved to Morgan Co., Ind. Contact Bradford Garrison, 1477 S. Kitley Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana 46203.

Seeking info, on Rev. Frederick Augustus HEURING of Gentry ville, Ind. (1827-1907). Methodist minister who served at Rockport Circuit, Moores ville, Jonesville, Brownstown, Carlisle, Center Point, Putnamville, Worthington, Ellettsville, and Corydon. Also Chaplain of the 25th Ind. Volunteer Infantry (1861-1864). Desire info, and photos on men who served in the 25th IND. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY during Civil War. Contact W. N. Emmick, 3913 E. Diamond, Evansville, Indiana 47115. [email protected].

Searching for info, about Josiah JONES (b. N.Y. ca. 1811); moved to Cass Co., Ind., and m. Emily O. UPDERGRAFF, 7 Oct. 1852. 2 children: Jennie Jones, b. (?) and d. (?); and Henry Clay Jones, b. 10 Aug. 1855. Jennie m. John W. BURKIT. Need the names of parents for Josiah and further info, about his children. Contact Michelle M. Mazzocchetti, 5924 Hillside Ave. East Dr., Indianapolis, Indiana 46220-2414. [email protected].

Want info, re parents of Aaron STEPHENSON (b. Ohio 1797, murdered Warren Co. 19 Apr. 1883). Also need mother’s name (surname is possibly Beverly) for Amanda Jane BALLARD who m. Silas Thomas CLINE, Boone Co., Ind., 20 Feb. 1851. Amanda’s father was Joseph B. Ballard. Contact Kathleen S. Moellenhoff, 12461 SE Virginia Ct., Sandy, Oregon 97055-7512.

Need info, on Caleb VEST (b. ca. 1772 Va., d. 1855 Clay Co., Ind.), s/o Thos. Vest and 1st wife. Caleb m. 3 times. 12 sons and 3 daughters. Need the names of some of his children. He lived w/ Phoebe BILLITER in 1860. Was she his granddaughter? One of his daughters was Rhoda MCBRIDE. Contact Mrs. Norman Terando, 9431 Pinecreek Dr., Indianapolis, Indiana 46256.

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STEAMBOAT ROUTES AND CANALS, 1836

Submitted by Leigh Darbee

*Henry Schenck Tanner, A New Map of Indiana with Its Roads & Distances, (Phila delphia, 1836), Indiana Historical Society. Size of original: 34.1 x 27.2 cm. (about 13 3/8 x 10 5/8 in.); scale approx. 1:1,680,000. This map was first published in Tanner’s Universal Atlas. To assist immigrants to the state, the map includes a “Profile of Wabash & Erie Canal” on the right-hand side, and on the left, steamboat routes—Louisville to Pittsburgh and Louisville to New Orleans. In addition, the map displays representa tions of canals and railroads, both existing and proposed, and of major roads.

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Indexes for Naturalization Records Online IHS Genealogy Workshops Native American Genealogy Research

Departments

Regional Sources & Stories Genealogy Across Indiana Family Records Notices & Queries Indiana on the Map

Vol. 40, No. 2 June 2000

THG_2000-06_VOL40_NO2 The Hoosier Genealogist (THG) is published quarterly by the Indiana Historical Society and distributed as a benefit of membership. Membership categories are Annual $30, Sustaining $50, and Student (under age 25) $10. In addition to THG, members may receive Black History News & Notes, Indiana Magazine o f History, Traces o f Indiana and Midwestern History, and The Bridge. Single copies of THG may be purchased from the IHS History Market for $4. The editor welcomes submissions to THG, but accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts submitted without return postage. All sources for THG articles must be thoroughly documented.

The Hoosier Genealogist Thomas A. Mason, Publications Director M. Teresa Baer, Editor Kathleen M. Breen, Assistant Editor Ruth Dorrel, Contributing Editor Photography Kim C. Ferrill, Photographer Susan L. S. Sutton, Coordinator Administration Peter T. Harstad, Executive Director Raymond L. Shoemaker, Administrative Director Annabelle J. Jackson, Controller Carolyn S. Smith, Membership Secretary Susan P. Brown, Human Resources Director Genealogy Publications Committee C. Lloyd Hosman, chair Patricia K. Johnson Susan Miller Carter Mary M. Morgan Jane E. Darlington Beverly Oliver Sharon Howell William H. Wiggins Jr. Indiana Historical Society Board of Trustees Michael A. Blickman Janet C. Moran Frank A. Bracken Larry K. Pitts Edward E. Breen William G. Prime Lorene M. Burkhart Robert L. Reid Dianne J. Cartmel, chair Bonnie A. Reilly Thomas H. Corson Evaline H. Rhodehamel Daniel M. Ent Ian M. Rolland R. Ray Hawkins John Martin Smith Larry S. Landis P. R. Sweeney Polly Jontz Lennon Michael L. Westfall H. Roll McLaughlin William H. Wiggins Jr. Mary Jane Meeker Printing Metro Graphics/Central Printing Group

Indexes of Naturalization Records on Indiana State Archives Web Site M. Teresa Baer 66

IHS Genealogy Workshops M. Teresa Baer 70

Native American Genealogy Research in Indiana M. Teresa Baer 73

DEPARTMENTS Regional Sources & Stories Northern Indiana Legal Documents, Newton and Tipton Counties, 1833-1925 79 The Community Farm News, Kosciusko County, 1931 85 Central Indiana Reform Presbyterian Church Records, Fayette County, 1811—1875 88 General Store Ledger, Zionsville Area, 1864-1871 94 Poll Book, Owen County,1849 97 Southern Indiana Stiles Family Records for Martin County, 1847—1868 99 Ophthalmologist's Accounts for Warrick and Spencer Counties, 1868-1871 104 Scott County Formation, 1800s, Dorothy Rice 106 Veterans Enumeration, Brown County, 1886, Ruth Dorrel 107

Genealogy Across Indiana Indiana Korean War Casualties, Goshen, Ind.-Lake County 108 Hoosiers in Neosho County, Kansas, Mary Blair Immel 114 Jefferson State Prison Deaths, 1854, Ruth Dorrel 121

Family Records Reynard Family Bible, Willard C. Heiss 122 Stout Family Bible, Karen Parish Glasser 123

Notices & Queries Notices 124 Queries 127

Indiana on the Map County Boundary Changes, Leigh Darbee 128

Front cover: Photo identification from naturalization records for Joe Zuppardo (complete document and details on page 68). 66

INDEXES OF NATURALIZATION RECORDS ON INDIANA STATE ARCHIVES WEB SITE M. Teresa Baer Becoming a naturalized citizen has traditionally been a multistep process, and before the 1950s candidates could file the necessary paperwork at any court from the federal level down to the local level. Therefore, researchers looking for naturalization records must be aware of the categories of naturalization records and where they are located. Currently in Indiana, naturalization records fall into two categories: “naturalization documents,” which are manuscript items such as forms, certificates, and bound naturalization books; and “naturalization proceeding notes in court order books,” which are notes about court proceedings jotted down by court clerks. Naturalization Documents at the Indiana State Archives Naturalization documents encompass paperwork for four steps of the naturalization process: 1) alien report and registry (few, if any of these documents appear in Indiana records), 2) declarations of intention to become a citizen, 3) petitions for naturalization, and 4) stubs for certificates of naturalization. Clerks of the circuit court in each Indiana county retained these documents until the 1980s when the Indiana Supreme Court mandated that the counties give the paperwork to the Indiana State Archives. To date all but thirty-seven counties have turned these four types of naturalization documents over to the Archives. Therefore, although most of these documents are located at the Archives, some are still held by clerks of various circuit courts. In an ongoing project since 1997, Archives staff members and volunteers have been indexing the naturalization documents and publishing the indexes on the Archives web site: www.state.in.us/icpr/webfile/ archives/homepage.html. Indexes have been completed for Dubois, Elkhart, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Jefferson, Marshall, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Putnam, Randolph, Switzerland, Wayne, and Whitley Counties. The indexes are cross-listed for spelling variations such as for people who Americanized their names or for women who arrived in the U.S. under one name, but subsequently married and were naturalized under the second name. Information online consists of names of persons being naturalized; their nationalities, ages, and dates of arrival in the U.S.; and the volumes and page numbers of the naturalization records in which their names are located. If a researcher finds an ancestor here, he or she should contact the Archives online: [email protected]: by phone: (317) 232-3660; or by letter: Indiana State Archives, 140 North Senate Avenue, Room 117, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. ASK THE ARCHIVES STAFF TO PULL THE NATURALIZATION RECORDS FOR THE GIVEN c o u n t y , s t a t i n g t h e v o l u m e ( s ) a n d p a g e n u m b e r ( s ) . The naturalization documents that the Archives possesses may identify wives and children, list NATURALIZATION RECORDS 67

dates and ports for departure to and arrival in the U.S., and sometimes include photographs. Archives staff will photocopy the material for a nominal fee depending on the number of pages in the record. Photograph reproductions may also be purchased for an extra charge.

Excerpts from the Naturalization Records Index for Whitley County Indexed by Denise Deboy

Name Nationality Age Arrival Date Vol., Page Adams, John Germany 61 1870/03/09 4,4 Adams, John Wurttemberg 69 1870/03/09 4, 45 Ahuemann, Henry Germany 62 1856/00/00 4, 6 Anderson, Adolph E. Sweden 22 1880/05/03 1,214 Astley, Henry England 34 1886/02/12 1,220 Augustine, Aloise France 24 1852/10/10 1,5 Authdes, Philip Prussia 2, 16 Bada, Ernst Prussia 70 1880/04/13 1, 178 Baker, George England 30 1879/08/00 1,215 Baker, John Wurttemberg 35 1849/11/02 1, 41 Ball, Philip J. France 29 1854/10/24 1, 81 Ball, Wendelin Prussia 21 1872/07/02 1, 160 Excerpts from the Naturalization Records Index for Hamilton Countv Indexed by Ann L. Skene

Name Nationality Age Arrival Date Vol., Page Laderman, Henry France 37 1855/10/05 1, 15 Laflame, George Canada 54 1867/08/15 1, 145 Lange, Otto Prussia 32 1879/12/15 1, 78 Larsen, Hans Norway 21 1889/03/05 1, 88 Larson, Godfrey Sweden 25 1902/08/13 1, 149 Latherman, Henry France 37 1855/10/05 1, 15 Lawrence, John Wurttemberg 22 1856/02/14 1,39 Leblain, Peter France 22 1867/07/10 1,47 Leblanc, Spasie France 22 1856/04/18 1,27 Leonard, Owen Ireland 33 1846/06/03 1, 50 Lewis, Benjamin Poland 47 1907/04/25 3,2 Lewis, George Canada 36 1864/07/12 1,44 Excerpts from the Naturalization Records Index for Switzerland County Indexed by Ann L. Skene

Name Nationality Age Arrival Date Vol., Page Sites, George Bavaria 26 1839/00/00 1, 10 Soudah, Peter E. Palestine 28 1931/02/12 2, 26 Strautman, Henry F. Hanover 40 1888/03/01 2, 2 Strautman, Henry F. 45 3,9 Titkemeyer, Henry Hanover 58 1883/05/02 2, 7 Titkemeyer, William Hanover 48 1888/03/28 2, 6 Unser, Charles Baden 27 1854/06/01 1,5 68 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Name Nationality Age Arrival Date Vol., Page Warmus, Lee France 64 1867/09/00 2, 8 Whlmann, Fred Germany 68 1873/06/03 2 ,4 Whlmansick, William Hanover 57 1863/07/10 2, 1 Wormus, Lee 68 3,3 Wulf, John Prussia 22 1856/11/16 1,9

TRIPLICATE (To be given to declarant) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Subscribed and sworn to before me.ufni the! foqb of oath shown above in office of the Clerk of said Court, at Indlinapolls, Ind * this „**??.2n4 day ^ ______anno Domini, 10__ H i- Certifica tion No. ..S..S..2.H 63SR he Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization showing the lawful entry of the declarant for permanent residence on the date stated above, has been received by me. The photograph affixed to the duplicate and triplicate hereof is^-likeness of tho declaranip c U. 8, District

Declaration of Intention filed in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis, 2 January 1941. The original is in the Indiana State Archives. The Hoosier Genealogist’s cover photograph comes from this document. NATURALIZATION RECORDS 69

Naturalization Proceeding Notes in Order Books at the County Courts The second category of naturalization records in Indiana encompasses notes regarding naturalization proceedings in order books at the county courts. Each time an immigrant took a step in the naturalization process, a court clerk noted that the proceeding occurred in an order book of the court for which he or she served. The note is called a “filing” or a “pleading” if it states that an immigrant filed a declaration of intention to become a citizen or a petition for naturalization; and the note is called a “final order” if it states that a judge ordered that an individual is officially a citizen. Clerks of the circuit courts in Indiana’s counties retain the order books that contain these filings/pleadings or final orders. In order to obtain a copy of one of the notes, a researcher must know which county clerk to contact. The best way to begin this research is to consult the Indiana Historical Society publication An Index to Indiana Naturalization Records Found in Various Order Books of the Ninety-Two Local Courts Prior to 1907. This book is an index to filings/pleadings and final orders in Indiana from 1906 and before for four types of courts found in both the civil and probate court systems: superior, common pleas, probate, and circuit. It contains an alphabetized list of immigrants. Next to each immigrant’s name is the county where the immigrant completed a step of the naturalization process, the type of court order book (superior, common pleas, pro bate, or circuit) that contains the filing/pleading or final order, and the volume, page(s), and year(s) where the note is located in the order book. If a researcher finds an ancestor listed in this index, he or she should call or visit the circuit court for the county indicated and ask the circuit court clerk to pull the civil and PROBATE ORDER BOOKS FOR THE TYPE OF COURT LISTED (SUPERIOR, COMMON PLEAS, PROBATE, OR CIRCUIT) AND STATE THE VOLUME, PAGE(s), AND YEAR(s) OF THE filing/pleading or final order. (To avoid confusion, Do N ot askfor “natural ization records. ”) Excerpts from An Index to Indiana Naturalization Records Found in Various Order Books of the Ninety-Two Local Courts Prior to 1907 Name County Court Vol. Page Years Grear, John Vigo Supferior] 27 97 Green, Michael Faye[tte] Com. [Pleas] 1 228 19]00 Greenwood, Josiah Dearfbom] Pro[bate] 6 436 [18]47-[l 8]49 Greer, Andrew Gibs[on] Cir[cuit] 2 189 [ 18]61 —[ 18]65

'An Index to Indiana Naturalization Records Found in Various Order Books o f the Ninety-Two Local Courts Prior to /907(Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1981), microfilm edition, 1999. For further research, see John J. Newman, American Natural ization Processes and Procedures, 1790-1985 (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Soci ety, 1985), updated version, American Naturalization Records, 1790-1990: What They Are and How to Use Them (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998).

The author thanks the following people for their generous assistance with the foregoing ar ticle: John Newman, Supreme Court o f Indiana; Alan January and Steve Towne, Indiana State Archives; Kathy Breen, Ruth Dorrel, George Hanlin, Judy McMullen, and Eric Mundell, Indiana Historical Society. However, the author retains the sole responsibility for the article. 70

IHS GENEALOGY WORKSHOPS M. Teresa Baer

Larry Goss’s Computer Workshop Series Larry Goss, director of the Industrial Management Program at the Univer sity of Southern Indiana, presented two computer workshops at the Society’s headquarters in Indianapolis on 4 December 1999 and 26 February 2000. Goss, a fourth-generation genealogist and a computer expert who has maintained family history on computers since 1983, informed attendees how to conduct research with a computer, gave in-depth explanations of hardware and soft ware, and offered a wealth of tips for beginning and experienced computer genealogy researchers. Approximately 150 people attended each workshop. The morning session in December began with basic genealogy research issues—how to start a search, where to find records for family members, and so forth. It quickly moved into record-keeping fundamentals and research organization. The afternoon ses sion featured demonstrations of family research software: Family Tree Maker, Family Origins, Brothers Keeper, Reunion, and Ultimate Family Tree. At tendees especially enjoyed watching Goss work from basic computer records to a full-blown family chart. The morning session in February covered the Internet—from a discussion of how the net works to details of the web sites that help researchers find the indexes and/or records that genealogists need to access, including “Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet,” the Bureau of Land Management, and SOUNDEX searches. Goss ended the morning session by identifying Internet hoaxes and frauds and offering tips for separating fact from fiction on the web. In the last session, Goss demonstrated imaging technology. Topics ranged from the Seattle Film Works web site to the qualitative differences of various digital cameras, videotape recorders, scanners, and image software. He also discussed computer file storage, including zipped files, zip drives, and CD-ROM writers. The Indiana Historical Society will sponsor Goss’s genealogy computer workshop series again next winter. Look for announcements in The Bridge and The Hoosier Genealogist. Basic Genealogy Workshop in Lawrenceburg The Indiana Historical Society, the Lawrenceburg Public Library, and the Dearborn County Historical Society presented a Basic Genealogy Research Workshop on 25 March 2000 at the Lawrenceburg Public Library. The work shop was organized into three sessions: “Genealogy 101: How and Where Do I Start?” by veteran genealogist and lecturer Doris Leistner, “Courthouse Records: Seldom Thought Of, Seldom Used” by Owen County archivist and IHS GENEALOGY WORKSHOPS 71 historian Roger Peterson, and “Dearborn and Ohio County Resources” by Dearborn County historian, genealogist, and author Chris McHenry. A ques tion and answer session followed the last presentation. Leistner opened the workshop with an engaging lecture on beginning gene alogy, advising attendees to start research with what they know about their families, to talk to relatives and document what they relate about family his tory, and to leam about local history and traditions. She discussed the deposi tories that hold vital records, government records, old newspapers, military and pension records, and more. Leistner also offered suggestions for writing one’s personal history and provided a selected bibliography of how-to geneal ogy research sources. Peterson presented the second lecture at the workshop in Lawrenceburg. His topic, the massive amount of family information available in county court houses, will be discussed at length in an upcoming issue of 77/(7. McHenry delivered the final lecture about the source material available to family history researchers in the southeast section of the state. She compiled and distributed information about the holdings of several organizations in the area, particularly the public libraries in Aurora and Lawrenceburg and the Dearborn County Historical Society. The Aurora Public Library possesses at least thirty local genealogies, information regarding cemeteries and burial data for Dearborn and Ohio Counties, several local histories, a Dearborn County vintage postcard collection, newspapers from 1836 to 1999, high school class publications dating from 1868, and vertical files regarding floods, Hillforest and other local historic homes, local churches and businesses, maps, pictures, and biographies of local residents. The Lawrenceburg Public Library houses microfilm of censuses, and church records for Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, and Switzerland Counties. It has Lawrenceburg newspapers dating back to the 1820s, several hundred files re garding Dearborn and Ohio County families, and approximately one hundred published genealogies, most for Dearborn County families. The Lawrenceburg library also perpetuates a vital records file that contains thousands of obituar ies and a few birth and marriage notices from Lawrenceburg newspapers dat ing from the 1870s. Other sources on file in Lawrenceburg include histories for several Indiana counties and for Boone County, Kentucky, as well as ge nealogical publications for eastern states such as Pennsylvania and Virginia, publications by the IHS and the Indiana Historical Bureau, and vertical files about Dearborn County history, landmarks, industry, and so on. The Dearborn County Historical Society has microfilm records that were filmed by the Genealogy Society of Utah. Its collection includes marriage records from 1826 to the 1930s, deeds and grantee/grantor records from 1826 to 1982, will and estate records from 1826 to 1942, probate records from 1826 to 1915, guardianship records from 1826 to 1942, coroner’s records from 1884 to 1912, Civil War soldiers, widows, and orphans records from 1886 and 1890, 72 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST naturalization records from 1838 to 1905, and birth records for Hoosiers bom prior to 1882 whose births were documented between 1941 and 1952. McHenry supplied contact sheets for research institutions and genealogy- related organizations in southeastern Indiana. A few entries are listed below. Lawrenceburg Public Library Dearborn County Historical Society 123 W. High St. 508 W. High St. Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 Lawrenceburg, IN 47025-1916 (812) 537-2775 (812)537-4075 www.lpld.lib.in.us www.dearborncountv.org/historv/dchs.html Dearborn County Courthouse Tri-County Genealogical Society High and Mary Streets (Decatur, Franklin, and Ripley Counties) Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 P.O. Box 118 (812) 537-1040 Batesville, IN 47006-0118

A Tribute to IHS’s Family History Volunteers The preceding article highlighted two of the several genealogy programs and workshops that the Indiana Historical Society offered to its members and to the public during the last year. The staff of the Society could not sponsor, fund, and produce these popular programs without the aid of its numerous volunteers. Therefore, the genealogy program staff and The Hoosier Genealogist staff extend their heartfelt THANKS to the Society’s members and cosponsors who make the genealogy programs possible and successful. For the past year’s genealogy workshops the IHS is grateful to Patricia Doyle, Frances Egner, Don Gibson, Larry Goss, Rebecca Haga, Charles Hill, Lloyd Hosman, Doris Leistner, Chris McHenry, Carolynne Miller, Roger Peterson, Colleen Ridlen, and Jim Talley, and to its cosponsors, the Dearborn County Historical Society, the Fountain County Genealogy Society, and the Lawrenceburg Public Library. The family history publishing program, the annual meeting, which features state and national genealogists and family historians as lecturers, and genealogy conferences such as the Grand Opening Genealogy Conference held at IHS’s new headquarters in July 1999 rely, in part, on the guidance and assistance of the Society’s two genealogy committees for publications and programs. Special thanks go to these groups. During the last year, the Genealogy Publications Committee comprised Susan Miller Carter, Jane E. Darlington, C. Lloyd Hosman (chair), Sharon Howell, Patricia K. Johnson, Mary M. Morgan, Beverly Oliver, and Thomas Pittman. The Genealogy Program Committee consisted of James Feit, Joseph E. Fuller, Doris Leistner, Carolynne Miller, Maisie Eden Power, Colleen Ridlen, Diane Sharp, Betty L. Warren, and James C. Talley (chair). Congratulations and warm appreciation go out to retiring committee members Jane Darlington and Doris Leistner who served nearly a half century collectively. Looking forward, the genealogy publications and program staff extend a warm welcome to IHS Board member, William H. Wiggins Jr. who joined both genealogy committees in May 2000. 73

NATIVE AMERICAN GENEALOGY RESEARCH IN INDIANA

M. Teresa Baer

In the 1990 federal census, more than 12,000 Hoosiers claimed Native American ancestry. According to Jeannie Regan-Dinius, Executive Director of Historic Forks of the Wabash in Huntington, Indiana, being an Indian is a popular aspiration at the turn of the millennium. Many people cherish stories that depict an Indian as part of their ancestors’ families and hope that the stories are true, even though the details have been lost over time. There is something at once romantic and noble about Native Americans. Their belief in the spiritual nature of all life beckons to folks in this supertechnical age. Ironically, many Americans want to recapture the meaningful culture that their government tried to supplant. Regan-Dinius and Nick Clark, Executive Director of the Museums at Prophetstown in Lafayette, Indiana, caution that Native American genealogy research must start at the same place all other such research starts—with what a person knows about today’s generation. Researchers should work their way back with documented proof of each predecessor’s birth date and place, mari tal information, and so forth, until they come to the ancestor who united with an American Indian. At this point, the researcher might find the Indian ances tor on a tribal roll—if they know the ancestor’s tribal affiliation. An under standing of the migratory history of Native Americans in Indiana since the late 1700s will help to determine the tribal group to which the native ancestor likely belonged. During the 1790s the U.S. government began using military tactics to ac quire land in the Old Northwest Territory. Several groups of native people lived in the region that would become the state of Indiana. Elizabeth Glenn and Stewart Rafert locate various groups in their chapter of the book Peopling Indiana: The Ethnic Experience. The Miami, Delaware, and Shawnee had vil lages in the area of Kekionga (near Fort Wayne); the Wea and Kickapoo, which absorbed the remnants of the Mascoutens at this time, resided at Ouiatenon (near Lafayette); and the Piankashaw and some Kickapoo lived near Vincennes. The Potawatomi were expanding out from their villages in the north near the St. Joseph and Kankakee River trading posts. Concentra tions of Potawatomi and Wea resided in the regions near the mouths of the Tippecanoe and Eel Rivers, respectively. New groups migrated to Indiana at this time. Among these were bands of Delaware, including the Munsee and a small group of Nanticoke from the eastern United States and Wyandot and Ottawa from the northern Great Lakes area. Summarizing several county his tories’ reports about Native Americans, archaeologists Ellen Sieber and Cheryl Ann Munson locate several native groups in the Hoosier National Forest re gion for a few short decades after 1770. Piankashaw and Delaware groups 74 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST reportedly lived in what are now Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, and Orange Counties. Shawnee resided in Jackson, Lawrence, and Orange Counties. Potawatomi lived in Lawrence and Monroe Counties. Bands of Wyandot re sided in Jackson, Orange, Perry, and Crawford Counties, and some Miami lived in Monroe and Perry Counties. After glorious victories led by Miami Chief Little Turtle and the Shawnee war leader Blue Jacket, the Indians, who had lost British support, were de feated by Gen. Anthony Wayne in 1795. Subsequently, indigenous leaders signed the Treaty of Greenville and the tribes began dispersing—the Shawnee to Ohio and what is now southeastern Missouri, the Delaware to the White River, and the Miami to the upper Wabash. From 1803 to 1809, territorial governor William Henry Harrison signed treaties with tribal leaders that gar nered the southern third of Indiana and portions of east and west-central Indi ana for the United States. In the War of 1812, Harrison and his troops de stroyed at least twenty-five Indian villages in Indiana. After the war, the Piankashaw and the majority of the Wea and Kickapoo settled in Illinois or Missouri, but the rest of Indiana’s indigenous populations remained. The United States moved rapidly after the War of 1812 to obtain the rest of the Indian-held lands in Indiana. In the New Purchase Treaty of 1818, the Indians ceded all lands south of the Wabash River except the Big Miami Re serve and smaller Potawatomi reserves adjacent to it in north-central Indiana. In subsequent treaties between 1821 and 1832 the Potawatomi and Miami Indians relinquished land north and west of the Wabash and Miami Rivers. Two years later, the Miami reserve shrunk. The Potawatomi gave up their reserves and many of them moved west. The federal government forcibly re moved the rest to Kansas in 1838. By 1840 the Miami owned only a small reserve named for Miami Chief Meshingomesia and several individual allot ments. All but a few of the Miami moved to Kansas. Those who stayed were the families of chiefs Jean Baptiste Richardville, Francis Godfroy, Metocina (fa ther of Meshingomesia), and white captive Frances Slocum and her Miami husband Shepaconah. Other Miami soon returned to Indiana. By 1850 ap proximately 250 lived in Indiana and as many lived in Kansas. They resided in Miami, Wabash, and Grant Counties and near the cities of Fort Wayne, Hun tington, and Lafayette. Living near rivers, this small group of Indiana natives resumed their traditional lifestyle of hunting, fishing, horticulture, and gather ing edible and medicinal plants. Regan-Dinius and Clark depict the time of removal as a time of widespread dispersal of Indians. While thousands of natives marched the trails of tears and death to western places such as Oklahoma and Kansas, many escaped by run ning in every direction, hiding among other tribal groups or posing as white or black people. Therefore, tracing an Indian ancestor from the mid-nineteenth century can be difficult. Although individuals had always traveled, migrated, NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH 75 and intermarried with other tribes, before the 1830s Indians most likely lived among their own people, and their tribes’ descendents may have recorded their membership. During the removals, however, any native from a traditionally eastern or southern tribe might be found anywhere—or not be found if he or she never recorded their true ethnicity on a government document, like a cen sus or marriage record. Indians who moved to reservations or stayed in Indiana were not included in federal censuses because they were not American citizens. However, in order to determine which individual natives were to be given annual allot ments to fulfill the terms of the numerous Indian treaties, the U.S. government documented tribal membership on tribal rolls. The annual allotments stretched thinly over the tribal populations. Thus, when the government took a roll of the Miami Tribe of Indiana for an 1854 treaty, the tribal council insisted that an individual or group could only be included on the roll by consent of the council. Two groups that the Indiana Miami refused to add to their tribal rolls were Miami who had moved to the Indian village Papakeechi in Michigan in order to avoid removal in 1840 and the family of Richardville’s half-sister, Josetta Beaubien. During the ensuing 150 years, numerous groups, some like these displaced Miamis and others with less substantial claims, tried and failed to prove their kinship with one of the federally recognized tribes or petitioned the govern ment to recognize them. A current list of these groups appears in the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) “Index to Federal Acknowledgment Petitioners” at the web site: www.doi.gov/bia/statsndx.htm. The tribal rolls for the years 1885— 1940 can be found on National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm record group M 595, which is available by interlibrary loan through most public libraries or directly from the Great Lakes Regional NARA branch in Chicago. The data on the rolls varies, but usually includes the English and/ or Indian name, age or date of birth, gender, and relationship to the head of the family. The rolls taken after 1930 include degree of Indian blood, marital sta tus, place of residence, and other information. The NARA also has tribal school and allotment records. After the time of the removals, the most important migration by Native Americans to Indiana occurred after World War II. Native Americans, similar to other Americans, moved to industrialized cities in order to secure jobs. Thus, there are Native Americans in Indiana from every national region, although individuals from tribes that were originally from the eastern United States comprise the bulk of the state’s native population. People who claim Ameri can Indian ethnicity are spread around the state evenly at a rate of approxi mately 0.2 percent except in the northern third of Indiana where they represent from 0.3 to 0.4 percent of the population. Cherokee, who are concentrated in east-central Indiana, are now the largest indigenous group and the Miami are second. Another important group is the Pokagon Potawatomi in the South 76 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Bend area, which is currently the only group in Indiana with federal recogni tion. In 1992 Gov. Evan Bayh created a state Indian Commission to address Native American concerns and to raise public awareness about the state’s in digenous population. Several American Indian organizations arose in the last two decades as well to foster intertribal communication and to rejuvenate na tive culture. These groups sponsor powwows, such as those held on the lawn of the Eiteljorg Museum in downtown Indianapolis each May, to celebrate and teach their culture. Notices of upcoming powwows appear on Native American internet sites, for instance, at www.powwows.com or at the web site for the Museums at Prophetstown listed below. The latter organization also publishes a free, intertribal internet newsletter as do numerous North Ameri can Indian groups. As Regan-Dinius and Clark state, the best way to research a native ances tor is to determine who in the family partnered with one, at what time, and in what place. If the research does not indicate the tribal affiliation of the native ancestor, determine which native groups lived in the area at the time. Then search the tribal rolls for those groups. Once the research has progressed this far—and only at this point—can federally recognized tribes assist in the search. Contact information for Indiana’s indigenous groups (supplied by Clark), for the federally recognized Cherokee tribes, and for Regan-Dinius and Clark are listed below. For a list of all recognized tribes, see the Federal Register 65, no. 49 (13 Mar. 2000): 13298-13303, on the BIA web site at: www.doi.gov/bia/ tribes/entrv.html. Clark also supplies a list of useful sources for researching Indiana natives, and excerpts from it are reproduced at the end of the article. The IHS Library has extensive collections, too. A quick search using the key word “Indian” produces a list of more than 600 entries, including manuscripts, rare books, maps, references, and visual sources.

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians P.O. Box 948 Tribal Enrollment Office Tahlequah, OK 74465 P.O. Box 455 (918) 456-0671; fax (918) 456-6485 Cherokee, NC 28719 (704) 497-2771; fax (704) 497-2952 United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians (UKB) Judy Agusta P.O. Box 746 Pokagon Potawatomi Nation Tahlequah, OK 74465-9432 714 N. Front Street (918) 456-5491; fax (918) 456-9601 Dowagiac, MI 49047 (616) 782-8998 [email protected] NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH 77

Miami Indian Nation of Indiana Julie Olds Tribal Offlce/Peru Cultural Center Miami Tribe of Oklahoma P.0. Box 41 P.O. Box 1326 Peru, IN 46970 Miami, OK 74355 (765) 473-9631 (918) 542-1445

Jim Rementer Mark Peters Delaware Tribe of Eastern Oklahoma Munsee Delaware 220 N. Virginia R.R. 1, P.O. Box 325 Bartlesville, OK 74003 Muncey, Ontario (918)336-5272 Canada N01IY0 (519) 289-5396 Lamont Laird Cultural Coordinator Ron Sparkman Eastern Shawnee Vice Tribal Chairman P.O. Box 350 Loyal Band Shawnee Nation Seneca, OK 64865 P.O. Box 149 (918) 666-2435 Miami, OK 74355 (918) 542-7006 Sabrina Littleaxe Absentee Shawnee Nation Curtis Simon 2025 S. Gordon Cooper Dr. Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas Shawnee, OK 74801 P.O. Box 271 (405) 275-4030 Horton, KS 66439-0271 (785) 486-2131 Enrollment Officer/Historian Peoria Nation of Oklahoma Jeannie Regan-Dinius (Peoria, Wea, Kaskaskia, and Executive Director Piankashaw) Historic Forks of the Wabash P.O. Box 1527 P.O. Box 261 Miami, OK 74355 Huntington, IN 46750 (918) 540-2535 (219) 356-1903 [email protected] Nick Clark Executive Director Museums at Prophetstown 22 N. Second Street Lafayette, IN 47901 www .prophetstown. org 78 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Indiana’s Native Americans; Excerpts from a “Casual Reading List” Compiled by Nicholas L. Clark Alley, D. Peorias: A History o f the Peoria Indian Tribe o f Oklahoma. Peoria Nation of Oklahoma, 1991. Always a People: Oral Histories o f Contemporary Woodland Indians. Rita Kohn and Lynwood Montell, eds. Indiana University Press, 1997. Anson, Bert. The Miami Indians. University of Oklahoma Press, 1970. Atlas o f Great Lakes Indian History. Helen H. Tanner et al., eds. University of Okla homa Press, 1987. Clifton, James A. The Pokagons, 1683-1983: Catholic Pot aw atomi. University Press of America, 1984. ------. The Potawatomi. Chelsea House Publishers, 1987. Edmunds, R. David. Potawatomis: Keepers o f the Fire. University of Oklahoma Press, 1978. Gipson, Lawrence H. The Moravian Indian Mission on White River. Indiana Histori cal Bureau, 1938. Grumet, Robert S. The Lenapes. Chelsea House, 1989. Howard, James. Shawnee! The Ceremonialism o f a Native American Tribe and Its Cultural Background. University of Oklahoma Press, 1981. Johnston, Basil. Indian School Days. University of Oklahoma Press, 1988. Kinietz, W. Vernon. The Indians o f the Western Great Lakes: 1615-1760. Univer sity of Michigan Press, 1940, reprint, 1996. Lurie, Nancy O. Wisconsin Indians. State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1980. Ourada, Patricia K. The Menominee Indians: A History. University of Oklahoma Press, 1979. Sugden, John. Tecumseh: A Life. Henry Holt and Company, 1997. Tanner, Helen H. The Ojibwa. Chelsea House, 1992. Weatherford, Jack. Native Roots: How the Indians Enriched America. Crown, 1991. White, Richard. The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815. Cambridge University Press, 1991. Article sources: Nicholas L. Clark, “Casual Reading List, Native Americans: Their History in the Wabash Valley” (paper for the Museums at Prophetstown, Lafayette, 17 June 1999); Elizabeth Glenn and Stewart Rafert, “Native Americans,” in Peopling Indiana: The Ethnic Experience, Robert M. Taylor Jr. and Connie McBirney, eds. (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1996), 392-418; Alan McPherson, Indian Names in Indiana (Kewanna, Ind.: By the author, 1993); NARA web site: www.nara.gov/publications/microfilm/amerindians/indians.html; Stewart Rafert, The Miami Indians of Indiana (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1996); Ellen Sieber and Cheryl Ann Munson, “Cultures in Transition: Native Americans, 1600-1800,” in Looking at History: Indiana’s Hoosier National Forest Region, 1600-1950 (Washing ton, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1992; Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994), 16-24; U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Popula tion: General Population Characteristics United States (Washington, D.C.: Economics and Statistics Administration, 1992). REGIONAL SOURCES & STORIES

NORTHERN INDIANA

Newton and Tipton County Legal Documents in the Barnes Collection

The Barnes Manuscripts Collection in the William Henry Smith Memorial Library comes from the Detroit Public Library, which donated the material to the IHS because of its Indiana focus. The collection contains general corre spondence for several nineteenth-century Hoosiers, Charles J. Finney, Frank Morris, Carrie E. Thomas, and Senator and Judge D. D. Dykeman, and legal correspondence for several state legal firms. It also incorporates legal forms for fifty-four Indiana counties, dated 1833-1925, including warranty deeds, mortgages, bonds, title abstracts, memos of agreement, estate inventories, and court proceedings. More than half of the legal forms for Newton and Tipton Counties are abstracted below.

Newton County Land Deeds Warranty Deed: Sarah and George N. Mills of Adams County, 111., sold 160 acres of land in Newton County to John T. Graham of Montgomery, County, Ind., for $1,200.00 on 19 Feb. 1866. Recorded by John Peacock, Recorder, and John Ade, Auditor, Newton County, 17 July 1866. Warranty Deed: Amos and Mary White of Newton County sold Lot 5 in Kentland, Newton County, to Elmore McCray of Newton County for $800.00 on 18 Sept. 1868. Recorded by John Peacock, Recorder, and Alex Ekey, Au ditor, Newton County, 28 Sept. 1868. Deed for School Lands: John S. Vlatch, Auditor, Newton County, sold approx. 80 acres of the school section in Kentland, Newton County, to E. and G. McCray on 4 Apr. 1873. This deed was executed because the McCrays filed a certificate of purchase for the land dated 17 Jan. 1857, signed by Turner A. Knox, Auditor, Jasper County, “in which was then the said county of New ton.” The 1873 deed deemed the McCrays as “the legal owners of said certifi cate, by assignment from S. M. Houston and J. H. McCullough and they by assignment from . . . Randolph Marsteller.” Witnessed by John B. Schissler, Notary Public, Newton County. Warranty Deed: Constantine B. and Mary L. Cones of Kentland, Newton County, sold land and property in Kentland, Newton County, to John Kenoyer of Newton County for $3,000.00, on 16 Feb. 1874. Witnessed by John Pea cock, Notary Public, Newton County. Recorded by Ezra B. Jones, Recorder, and John S. Vlatch, Auditor, 5 Mar. 1874. 80 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Warranty Deed: Constantine B. and Mary L. Cones of Newton County sold land in Newton County to J. Monroe Crawford of Marion County, Ind., for $11,000.00 on 30 July 1874. Witnessed by Peter [H.?] Ward, Notary Public. Recorded by Ezra B. Jones, Recorder, and Jno. S. Vlatch, Auditor, 10 Aug. 1874. Warranty Deed: Alexander J. and Rosamond C. Kent of Newton County sold Block 1, Lot 27 in Kentland, Newton County, to Greinberry W. McCray and James [W.?] Ritchie of Newton County for $300, on 8 June 1875. Wit nessed by James T. Sannderson, Notary Public. Recorded by Ezra B. Jones, Recorder, and John S. Vlatch, Auditor, 7 July 1875. Warranty Deed: James W. and Phoebe D. Ritchie of Newton County sold Block 1, Lot 27 in Kentland, Newton County, to Greenbery W. McCray of Newton County for $300, on 27 Nov. 1875. Witnessed by Peter [H.?] Ward, Notary Public. Recorded by Ezra B. Jones, Recorder, and John S. Vlatch, 2 Dec. 1875. Warranty Deed: James Peterson, “an unmarried man” from Kankakee County, 111., sold Block 26, Lots 5 and 6 in Kentland, Newton County, to John Ade, Greenberry W. McCray, and E. Littell Urmston of Newton County for $250.00, in May 1876. Recorded by Ezra B. Jones, Recorder, Newton County, 25 May 1876. Warranty Deed: Richard P. and Orinda Harden of Newton County sold land in Newton County to John Ade, Greenberry W. McCray, and E. Littell Urmston of Newton County for $2,800.00 on 22 Feb. 1876. Witnessed by John Peacock, Notary Public. Recorded by Ezra B. Jones, Recorder, 23 Feb. 1876. Grantees assumed mortgage of sellers with Travellers Insurance Com pany. Warranty Deed: Joseph and Eliza J. White of Newton County sold approx. 160 acres in Newton County to John Ade, Greenberry W. McCray, and E. Littell Urmston of Newton County for $6,400.00, on 21 Mar. 1876. Witnessed by [H.?] D. Thayer, Justice of the Peace, Newton County. Recorded by Ezra B. Jones, 24 Mar. 1876. Deed on Decree: On 28 Nov. 1877, John Ade, Greenbury McCray, and E. Littell Urmston of Ade, McCray & Company purchased land and two frame houses in Newton County from Charles W. Davis, which property had been forfeited in the Mar. 1876 term of the Newton County Circuit Court by James Kenoyer. Executed by Jira Skinner, Sheriff, Newton County. Wit nessed by John Z. Johnston, Auditor, Newton County. Recorded by Ezra B. Jones, Recorder, 30 Nov. 1877. Warranty Deed: Elizabeth Sorrell, widow of John Sorrell, of Newton County sold approx. 80 acres in Newton County to Fredrick [H?]oober of Newton County for $2,800.00, on 20 Nov. 1876. This land was sold to John Sorrell by NORTHERN INDIANA 81

Eliza Goodrich and was mortgaged to a person named Higby in Illinois. Wit nessed by Nathaniel L. Dike, Justice of the Peace, Newton County. Recorded by Ezra B. Jones, Recorder, and John Z. Johnston, Auditor, 27 Jan. 1877. Quit Claim Deed: George and Ruth Ann Bartie of Newton County sold approx. 126 90/100 acres in Newton County to John Ade, Greenberry W. McCray, and E. Littell Urmston of Newton County for $86.00, on 5 Nov. 1878. Witnessed by A[nerell?] Hess, Justice of the Peace, Newton County. Recorded by Ezra B. Jones, Recorder, and John Z. Johnston, Auditor, 6 Nov. 1876. Warranty Deed: James E. and Lydia Watt of Newton County sold approx. 160 acres in Newton County to John Ade, Greenberry McCray, and E. Littell Urmston of Newton County for $8,000.00, on 20 Apr. 1878. The land was mortgaged by Mr. and Mrs. Constantine B. Cones to the Travellers Insurance Company. Witnessed by John Peacock, Notary Public. Recorded by Ezra B. Jones, Recorder, and John Z. Johnston, 26 Apr. 1878. Warranty Deed: Eugene and Margaret Park of Jasper County, Ind., sold approx. 126 90/100 acres in Newton County to John Ade, Greenberry W. McCray, and E. Littell Urmston of Newton County for $3,200.00 on 2 Sept. 1878. Witnessed by John W. Deaver, Justice of the Peace, Newton County. Recorded by Ezra B. Jones, Recorder, 3 Sept. 1878. Tax Certificate: Ade, McCray & Urmston purchased approx. 80 acres in Newton County for $45.41 by a private sale held by John Z. Johnston, Audi tor, Newton County, on 25 Apr. 1879. The land had been forfeited by G. N. Stewart for taxes due for 1875-1878. Warranty Deed: Thomas and Rebecca Buswell of Newton County sold 36 64/100 acres in Newton County to John Ade, Greenberry W. McCray, and E. Littelle Urmston of Newton County for $999.20, on 17 Apr. 1879. Witnessed by John Peacock, Notary Public. Recorded by Ezra B. Jones, Re corder, and John Z. Johnston, Auditor, 17 Apr. 1879. Warranty Deed: John F. and Barbara L. Myers of Newton County sold land in Newton County to John Ade, Greenberry W. McCray, and E. Littell Urmston of Newton County for $800.00 on 22 Dec. 1879. Attested by Andrew Hall. Notarized by John Peacock, Notary Public. Recorded by Ezra B. Jones, Re corder, and John Z. Johnston, 23 Dec. 1879. Quit Claim Deed: Alexander E. and Annie S. Woodin of Newton County sold approx. 80 acres in Newton County to William H. Ade of Newton County for $2,200.00 on 30 Sept. 1879. Witnessed by E. Littell Urmston, Notary Pub lic, Newton County. Recorded by Ezra B. Jones, Recorder, and John Z. Johnston, Auditor, 31 Dec. 1879. 82 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Warranty Deed: Julia A. Watson, “an unmarried woman over twenty-one years of age,” of Iroquois County, 111., sold approx. 116 7/100 acres in Newton County to John Ade, Greenbery W. McCray, and E. Littell Urmston of New ton County for $4,665.00 on 22 Sept. 1882. Notarized by William Cummings, Notary Public, Newton County. Recorded by Geo. M. Bridgeman, Recorder, and A. Sharp, Auditor, 2 Oct. 1882. Illinois State Warranty Deed: James B. and Ellen R. Frame and William L. Frame of Newton County sold land in Newton County to Irene E. Kenoyer of Newton County for $50.00 on 6 Mar. 1882. Witnessed by John Beckwith. Notarized in Iroquois County, 111.

Tipton County Legal Documents Deposition: Deposition of James H. Mitchel for Tipton Court of Common Pleas taken at office of Clerk of Decatur Circuit Court on 25 Feb. 1854 in the matter of William Workman vs Newry Whitesel and others regarding MitcheFs real estate dealings in Tipton County with Joseph Workman or Patsy Work man. Mitchel stated that in 1850 or 1851 he had “traded a house and lot in .. . Tipton, Tipton C[ount]y, I[ndian]a” to Joseph P. Workman for a tract of land north of Tipton. Joseph Workman asked Mitchel if he would assign the deed for his property to Patsy Workman. Mitchel said it made no difference to him. Statement certified by Henry H. Talbott, Clerk, Decatur Circuit Court, Greensburg, Ind. Documented by John S. Scobey. Power of Attorney: Solomon Balmer gave power of attorney to John McLish and authorized N. R. Overman of Tipton, Ind., to deliver a bounty check to McLish for Balmer. Notarized in Tipton County by Geo. W. [—]wly, 3 Aug. 1867. Power of Attorney: J. Ephraim Ashcraft assigned power of attorney to N. R. Overman to pay $35.75 from Ashcraft’s pension to M. V. B. Newcomer. Witnessed by Wm. L. [Foster, Froste, or Taste?] and notarized by E. A. Over man in Tipton County, 26 May 1869. Power of Attorney: J. Daniel Yoke assigned power of attorney to John Shaw Jr. to receive bounty from Wm. Hannaman for Yoke. Witnessed by N. P. Means and R. S. Fish. Notarized by E. A. Overman in Tipton County, 20 Jan. 1868. Notes written on form: “Daniel Yoke Private Co ‘G’ Capt Joseph T Smith 75’ Regt Ind Vols” and “John Shaw Jr New Lancaster Ind.” Receipt: “Tipton Ind Sept 1870 Reed of E. A. Overman the Pension certificate of Eunice Stewar[t] by order of Mrs Stewart (the pensioner) William Jones for Eunice Stewart.” Bond Certificate: Judgment rendered by Thomas Howell, Justice of the Peace for Wildcat Twp., Tipton County, in matter of “Peter Cary A.D.M of Wm. Ray Deceased” (plaintiff) vs William Farrow and William Freeland, NORTHERN INDIANA 83 defendants. Noted at bottom: “D C Beesons const fees on Execut [0.]90.” Stamped “filed Aug 6 1875 Joseph A. Moore, Clerk.” Warranty Deed: Elisha M. Marman of Tipton County sold approx. 40 acres in Tipton County to Mary N. Freeling and the heirs of William Freeling of Tipton County for $800.00 on 19 Mar. 1873. Notarized by William Jones, Notary Public, Tipton County. Recorded by Arch E. Sewall, Recorder, Tipton County, 22 Mar. 1873. Noted on form: “Warranty Deed Enos Sills & Elizabeth Sills To William Freeland Jan 12th 1869.” Warranty Deed [for same land as last deed]: William and Mary N. Freeling of Tipton County sold approx. 40 acres in Tipton County to Elisha M. Marman of Tipton County for $800.00 on 19 Mar. 1873. Notarized by William Jones, Notary Public. Recorded by Arch E. Sewall, Recorder, 22 Mar. 1873. Indiana State Supreme Court Opinion: In the Nov. 1877 term, Chief Justice Horace P. Biddle and Judges William E. Niblack, George V. Hawk, James L. Worden, and Samuel E. Perkins considered an appeal for the Tipton Circuit Court case of Josiah M. Leeds vs Effa Boyer et al. Judge Perkins rendered the judgment denying the appeal on 27 Mar. 1878. Certified by Gabriel Schmuck, Clerk, Indiana Supreme Court, 27 May 1878. Execution of Transcript: Wm. R. Albright, Sheriff of Tipton County, levied an execution against William Freeland for 40 acres in Tipton County in payment to Peter Carey, who had won a judgment against Freeland on 28 Oct. 1873 for $ 106.96 and court costs, which suit was brought before Justice of the Peace Thomas Howell of the Tipton County Circuit Court. Witnessed by Joseph A. Moore, Clerk, Tipton County Circuit Court, 4 Nov. 1875. Execution levied by Albright on 4 May 1876 and filed by Moore on 13 May 1876. Execution of Transcript: On 23 Mar. 1877, David O. Freeman, Sheriff of Howard County, Ind., levied a writ upon real estate in Kokomo, Howard County, owned by Josiah M. Leeds, in payment to Thomas Jones, who had won a judgment against Leeds in Tipton Circuit Court on 15 Nov. 1871 for $1,836.00 and court costs. Freeman advertised the property for sale in the weekly news paper, Kokomo Saturday Tribune, for three weeks beginning 21 July 1877, but no bidders appeared to purchase the property. Note at bottom of writ: “Phillip & Son Printing $12[.]00 L. W. Leach 2[.]00 T Lindley 2.00.” Court Judgment Copy of Record: Judgment of Judge James O’Brien, Tipton Circuit Court, 15 Nov. 1871, regarding “Complaint for Recission of Contract by Thomas Jones vs Josiah M. Leeds, tried on 30 Oct. 1871.” Also concerns “defendant Effa Boyer,” whom the court found to be an “innocent purchaser” of 80 acres of land worth $1,650.00 on 25 Dec. 1869, and who, by this judg ment, recovered the said 80 acres. Judge O’Brien granted Leeds the right to 84 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST appeal this verdict and Leeds offered as surety a bond of $3,600.00. Certified by Andrew B. Pitzer, Clerk, Tipton Circuit Court, and deemed “wholly un paid” by Leeds on 6 Jan. 1879. Note on side of document page states that there was a $300 lien against the property won by Boyer for attorney fees, signed by D. Moss and N. R. Overman, 20 Nov. 1871. Paragraph of Complaint: Complainant Ezra N. Todd, represented by attor neys Gifford & Gifford, requested that the court order the defendant Elijah Perry to remove obstructions on the road leading to Todd’s property, which road adjoined Perry’s property. Both Todd and Perry purchased their land from the Windfall Land and Manufactoring Co., by Pres. Samuel Young, and Sec. A. E. Harlen—Todd purchasing 82 acres in 1894 and Perry purchasing 59 acres in 1895. The land was just west of the city of Windfall, which ad joined it. Windfall is described as “a populous town of some 1500 inhabitants situated in the gas belt” that was “rapidly growing and improving.” In the complaint, Todd stated that on his property he built “a dwelling house the value of $2500,” a steam sawmill and planing mill and that he “engaged in the manufactoring of lumber and in selling shingles and other building materials.” Further on Todd stated that “his trade and business was almost entirely located in and around said Windfall city.” Todd described the road as a private way that ran near John Nutter’s land above the west bank of Commissioners Court Ditch No. 178 known as Round Prairie Ditch. Todd also stated that the land that Perry purchased excluded one-half acre containing a gas well and included part of Turkey Creek. The complaint was stamped “Filed” by V. D. Ellis, Superior Clerk of Howard County, 4 Nov. 1885. A typed version of this docu ment is signed by witness Carl N. Gifford, Notary Public, and stamped “Filed in open court May 18 1896 Andrew T. Fielding Clerk Tipton C. C.” Indenture: Mary B. Summers leased “her farm of 26 2/3 acres situated in Wildcat” Twp., Tipton County, to P. C. Armstrong for one year beginning 1 Mar. 1891 for $90.00, but she resumed “the right to sow wheat. . . among the com,” 21 Feb. 1891. Court Proceedings: In the Sept. 1895 term of the Tipton Circuit Court, Judge Lex J. Kirkpatrick granted a change of venue from Tipton to Howard County to Elijah Perry in the case of Ezra N. Todd vs Perry (see above). Certified by A. T. Fielding, Clerk, Tipton Circuit Court, 14 Oct. 1895.

Newton County: box 3, folders 56, 57; Tipton County: box 4, folders 72, 73, Bames Manuscripts, 1833-1925, M 0011, Indiana Historical Society. In formation for the introduction to this article was taken from the collection guide written by Charles Latham, May 1985. NORTHERN INDIANA 85

Items from The Community Farm News, Kosciusko County, 24 September 1931

“The Oldtimer Recalls (From the Files of the Tri-County Gazette)” Forty Years Ago |ca. 1891]. Elmer Eddinger, L. S. Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Turner and J. H. Taber go to Fort Wa[y]ne to see the races. Miss Minnie Hibschman and Chas. Ellis are united in marriage. The Willing-Workers meet at the home of Mrs. Isaac Mollenhour. Mrs. Ella Hisey of Sevastapol and Elvin Jones of Burket are united in marriage. John Aughinbaugh, who has been working in Mr. Rea’s hardware shop returns to his home in North Manchester. Mrs. L. P. Jefferies visit[s] in Fort Wayne.

Twenty Years Ago [ca. 1911]. Frank Laird is to sell his farm six miles south of Mentone at a public sale. Lea Valorus Bybee of Mentone is nominated by Congressman Barnhart for a cadetship at West Point Military Academy. Cha[r]les Clark buys the Kizer restaurant. Mr. Kizer retains the bakery business. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Mentzer attend the Plymouth Home-Coming. Cal Shinn sells his meat market to Charley Dillingham. John Aughinbaugh has an apple sixteen inches in circumference. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Whetstone attend the Whetstone, Shaffer and Romshe reunion at Buckland, Ohio. Howard Teel is taking a pharmacy course at the Valpariso [sic] college.

Ten Years Ago [ca. 1921]. I. H. Sarber purchases the grocery store of J. E. Burket. Senator J. Fred Masters and Fred Litchenhour of Indianapolis are spending the week at the Fred Busenburg home. The Rev. J. S. Johns of Mentone speaks at Palestine. Thomas Warren of Silver Lake spends Sunday with C. G. Carter and family. The Mentone Baseball team defeats Silver Lake by a score of 1 to 0. Yantis, DeRose and Fervada star for Mentone.

“Mentone Items” [ca. 1931] Page 9. Mrs. F. R. Bums suffered an attack of influenza the first of the week. Donald VanGilder was the guest of relatives near Leesburg Thursday and Friday. Charlotte Vandermark is spending her vacation in New York and Washington, D.C. Miss Mabel Sarber and Miss Eileen Mollenhour have entered Butler college at Indianapolis. 86 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Mrs. Stauffer of Akron, district president of the Rebeccas, met Wednesday of last week with the Rebeccas of the Mentone lodge. Mrs. Martha Kinsey and son, Robert, left Saturday for their home in Provi dence, R.I., after spending the past few weeks with Mrs. Kinsey’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cattell and Miss Elma Cattell. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Mollenhour entertained Mabel Sarber, Francis Rush[,] “Bud” Norris, Walter Fenstermaker, and Donald VanGilder at a 7 o’clock dinner Friday evening, Sept. 11, in honor of their daughter, Miss Eileen, who left Sunday for college. Page 10. Mrs. Charles Welch fell and broke her hip last week. Miss Greta Latimer has accepted a position as housekeeper for Mrs. Wreatha Herendeen. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Johnson of Fort Wayne and Mr. and Mrs. James Welch took supper with Mr. and Mrs[.] George Borton last Wednesday evening.

“Son Is Born to Mr., Mrs. Poor” Mr. and Mrs. Roger Poor of south of Etna Green are the parents of a son, bom on Sept. 12. The baby has been named Richard Louis Poor.

Two-Page Depression-Era Advertisement “COME TO MENTONE FOR FREE SUGAR! Saturday Night Sept. 26th—at 8:45 P. M.” The Patrons of the Busines[s] Men Sponsoring These FREE SUGAR Events Will Receive 200 Pounds of FREE SUGAR Every Sat urday Night for Eight Weeks[.] You are cordially invited to make Mentone your trade center. We offer you Free Sugar Distribution and a Courteous, Money-Saving Shopping Center. Get your Sugar FREE. PATRONS MUST BE PRESENT WHEN FREE SUGAR IS AWARDED! PATRONIZE THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS MEN, WHO ARE SPONSORS FOR THE FREE SUGAR EVENTS[:] CLARK’S STORE Dry Goods—Groceries—Shoes KETROW’S VARIETY STORE Notions—Toys—China ware SHAFER & GOODWIN Your Druggists for 34 Years FARMERS’ STATE BANK Mentone, Indiana. MAYER GRAIN CO. Grain—Seed—Feed NORTHERN INDIANA CO-OPERATIVE ASS’N Feeds, Supplies and Equipment NORTHERN INDIANA 87

E. J. CARTER Radios, Gas, Oil, Tires, Accessories MENTONE BATTERY SHOP Welding—Standard Gas THE COMMUNITY FARM NEWS “Your Home Newspaper” SARBER’S GROCERY Groceries—Lunch and Cured Meats MENTZER’S I. G. A. Store C. F. FLECK’S MEAT MARKET Fresh and Smoked Meats THOMPSON CIGAR STORE Tobacco, Cigars and Candy JONES’ GROCERY Groceries and Meats BURNS—THE—BAKER All Kinds of Baked Goods W. W. WHETSTONE Merchant Tailor DAVE’S SHOE HOSPITAL Shoe Repairing—Wear You Well Shoes L. P. JEFFERIES Furniture and Undertaking LAKE TRAIL CAFE Regular Meals and Short Orders REED’S HARDWARE STORE Hdw., Implements, Tractors, Harness BECKNELL’S BARBER SHOP Work For The Whole Family MENTONE CAFE Groceries—Meals—Short Orders

The Community Farm News (Kosciusko County, Ind.), 24 September 1931. 88

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Presbyterian Church Migration from Fayetteville, Tennessee, to Fayette County, Indiana, in 1832

The March 1978 issue of Lincoln Co. Tennessee Pioneers published an ar ticle about a church group in Tennessee that removed en masse to Indiana in 1832 due to the “evils of slavery.” It offers rich source material about the congregation’s members before they moved to Indiana. The article also re minds readers that slavery and religion formed compelling push/pull factors for migration in the antebellum United States.

Hephzibah Reform Presbyterian Church in America, Contribu[t]ed [to Lincoln Co. Tennessee Pioneers] by Ruth Morgan, Fayetteville, Term. HEPHZIBAH. This once flourishing congregation was situated along the Elk river, near Fayetteville, in Lincoln County [Tennessee], As early as the year 1807, the families of Alexander Morton, John Paul, John Murdoch, and others, from South Carolina, located in this vicinity, and were visited by the Rev. Thomas Donnelly. In 1809, and in 1810, other families from South Caro lina joined them, and the Rev. John Kell preached to them. The congregation was organized June 12, 1812, as the Elk congregation, by Rev. John Reilly, of South Carolina, and elder William Edgar, of Duck river, with eighteen mem bers. At this time Samuel Little and Alexander Morton were chosen mling elders. The sacrament of the Lord’s supper was administered in the open woods, God’s first temple, beneath the shade of a wide spreading beech. In 1815, they were visited by Robert Lusk, licentiate, and, in 1818, they called the Rev. Samuel Wylie, but he declined on account of the prevalence of slavery. In the spring of 1822, Hugh McMillan, and in [the] fall of the same year, Gavin McMillan, came and preached with much acceptance to the people. Rev. Gavin McMillan declined a call tendered him. The Rev. Robert Lusk dispensed the next communion in a grove, in October, 1822, at which time James Blair, John Carithers and James Morton were added to the session, the former elders hav ing removed to Illinois. In 1823, they erected a log church. In 1825, the Rev. Robert McKee, licentiate, preached six months and received a unanimous call. He declined on account of the prevalence of slavery. In 1826, the Rev. James Faris visited them, and the congregation had grown to one hundred members. In 1828, Revs. James Faris and Ebenezer Cooper dispensed the sacraments, and Thomas Morton, Thomas Blair, Andrew Carithers and William Wyatt were added to the session. Mr. Cooper was now called to the pastorate, accepted, returned to the Northern Presbytery, and was ordained in June, 1828. When he came back to the congregation for settlement, which now changed its name from Elk to Hephzibah, he declined being installed pastor, giving as reasons CENTRAL INDIANA 89 the prevalence of slavery and the great distance from his ministerial brethren. In 1832, Mr. Cooper, and the great majority of the congregation, emigrated to Fayette County, Indiana, on account of the evils of slavery. In 1833, the soci ety became identified with the New School body, and is now about extinct. DUCK RIVER. A few families from South Carolina settled along Duck river, in Hickman County, southwest of the city of Nashville, in 1810, but afterwards removed to Illinois and Indiana.1

Register of Baptisms Date Names Parents Name[s] [1819] By Mr. Kell 1819 Thomas Paul John & Mary Paul [1819] Elizabeth Campbell Fullerton John & Margaret Fullerton [1819] Robert Fullerton John & Margaret Fullerton [1819] Abraham A. Tate John & Sarah Tate [1819] William B. Fullerton [Thomas Fullerton] [1819] John M. Fullerton [Thomas Fullerton] [1819] Robert Small Fullerton Thomas Fullerton [1819] Thomas Fullerton [Thomas Fullerton] [1819] Elizabeth Fullerton [Thomas Fullerton] [1819] Margaret Blair James & Jane Blair [1819] John Blair [James & Jane Blair] [1819] John Galaspie Elizabeth Galaspie [1819] Thomas Galaspie [Elizabeth Galaspie] [1819] Margaret Brackenridge John Brackenridge [1819] Rachel Murdock John and Polly Murdock [1819] Ibby Doke Milliken John & Peggy Milliken [1819] Margaret Cary Robert & Sarah Cary (Carey) [1819] Isabella Carey Robert & Sarah Carey [1819] Elizabeth Parkinson John & Elizabeth Parkinson [1819] Isabel Rebakah Carithers John & Elizabeth Carithers [1819] Easter Asenath Carithers [John & Elizabeth Carithers] 1822 By Rev. Mr. Lush [Lusk] Thomas Neil Blair James & Jane Blair [1822] Samuel Galaspie Elizabeth Galispie John Carey Robert & Sarah Carey 1822 Samuel Wiley Blair James & Jane Blair [1822] Richard Wyat West Rhodes & Elizabeth West [1822] John Lusk Milligan John & Peggy Milliken [1822] John Brackenridge Morton James & Mary Morton [1822] Elizabeth Cassena Carothers John & Elizabeth Carothers [1822] Mary Jane Paul John & Mary Paul 1824 By Reverend C. Maddon [1824] Andrew French Caruthers John & Elizabeth Caruthers [1824] William C. Blair James & Jane Blair 90 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Date Names Parents Name[s] [1824] Richard Fullerton John & Mary Fullerton [1824] James M. West Rhodes & Elizabeth West [1824] Jane B. West [Rhodes & Elizabeth West] [1824] James I. Tate John & Sarah Tate [1824] William Tate [John & Sarah Tate] [1824] William M. Wham Joseph & Isabella Wham [1824] Martha I. Parkinson John & Elizabeth Parkinson [1824] Agness Galaspie Elizabeth Galaspie [1824] Nancy M. Paul John & Mary Paul [1824] Margaret J. Morton James & Mary Morton [1824] Mary A. Milliken John & Peggy Milliken [1824] Synthia J. Clark Matthew & Elizabeth Clark 1826 By Reverend Samuel Wylie [1826] Samuel W. Paul John & Mary Paul [1826] Alexander W. Morton James & Mary Morton [1826] Terga M. Blair James & Jane Blair [1826] James Milliken John & Peggy Milliken [1826] John C. Blair Thomas & Jane Blair [1826] James McAdams Abraham McAdams [1826] Margaret A. West Rhodes & Elizabeth West [1826] James A. Carey Robert & Sarah Carey July 1828 By Rev. C. Maddon 1828 John M. Wham Joseph & Isabella Wham [1828] John C. Carithers John & Elizabeth Carithers [1828] Alvira L. Carithers [John & Elizabeth Carithers] [1828] Amanda M. Carithers Andrew Carithers [1828] Parthina C. Carithers [Andrew Carithers] [1828] John N. Blair James & Jane Blair [1828] William M. Blair Thomas & Jane Blair [1828] Monica Tate John & Sarah Tate [1828] Sarah A. West Rhodes & Elizabeth West [1828] Margaret I. Milliken John & Peggy Milliken [1828] James F. Morton James Morton [1828] Martha A. Morton Thomas & Jane Morton [1828] Robert McMillen Wham Joseph & Isabella Wham [1828] John E. Campbell John & Mary Campbell [1828] William H. Boyd Henry & Margaret Boyd [1828] Thomas A. Boyd [Henry & Margaret Boyd] [1828] John B. Gillham Jacob & Mary Gillham [1828] Isabella E. Clark Matthew & Elizabeth Clark [1828] Easter T. Carithers John & Elizabeth Carithers 1829 By Rev. Ebenezer Cooper [1829] Sarah Margaret Paul John & Mary Paul [1829] Josiah C. Carithers John & Elizabeth Carithers [1829] Mary Bingham John & Rebecca Bingham [1829] Jane G. Bingham [John & Rebecca Bingham] [1829] William C. West Rhodes & Elizabeth West CENTRAL INDIANA 91

Date Names Parents Name(s) [1829] Isabella J. Wyatt Thomas & Isabella Wyatt [1829] Margaret Mary Adams Abs & Nancy Adams 1830 July 31st [1830] J. Alexander Morton William Morton [1830] Polly Milliken John & Peggy Milliken [1830] James F. Blair James & Jane Blair [1830] James M. Wyatt Thomas & Isabella Wyatt [1830] James M. Blair Thomas & Jane Blair [1830] Mary A. Carithers Andrew Carithers [1830] Mary Ann Clark Matthew Clark [1830] Sanuel Wiley James & E. Wylie [1830] — Bingham John R. Bingham [1830] — Bingham [John R. Bingham] 1832 William G. Wyatt John & Mary Wyatt [1832] James A. Morton William Morton [1832] Nancy Jane Morton [William Morton] [1832] Martha Blair Thomas & Jane Blair [1832] Margaret Blair [Thomas & Jane Blair] [1832] Alexander Mastin Thomas & Jane Maston [1832] James R. Fullerton John & Mary Fullerton [1832] John H. Milliken John & Margaret Milliken [1832] Sarah May Wyatt James & Elizabeth Wyatt [1832] Margaret A. Wyatt Thomas & Isabella Wyatt [1832] John C. West Rhodes & Elizabeth West

A Register of Those Admitted into the Church[,] 1832 Margaret G. Wyatt (examination) William Morton (certificate)

A Register of Those Who Are Separated from the Churchf,] 1832 Departed this life Mar. 14, 1832 Elizabeth Campbell Removed to another part Thomas Blair & wife [Removed to another part] Elizabeth Brackenridge [Removed to another part] James Blair & wife [Removed to another part] Jane Wylie Departed this life July 25, 1832 John Morton [Departed this life] Aug. — 1832 Jacob E. Gilleham [Departed this life] Dec. 20, 1832 William Blair

Register of Marriages[,| 1832 Jan. 10, 1832 Luke H. Rawles to Sarah Spence James M. Brackenridge to Margaret Blair Jan. 19, 1832 James Morton to Mary Parkinson Jan. 26, 1 832 John Brackenridge to Martha Blair April 3, 1832 Alexander Morton to Sarah Morton [M]ay 3, 1832 92 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

[Miscellaneous Register, 1811-1875] January 30, 1830 Hugh Spence & wife regular members moved to Blount County Tenn. Want letter to where providence send them, signed William Wyatt

Jan. 15, 1830 Mrs. Sarah Macartney rec. by Covenanter -signed John Clark A. E.

Aug. 1, 1837 Mrs. Catherine F. Gamer wife of William Fullerton on two character letters signed Plias Fairis & J. L. Lauderdale, Lauderdale County, Alabama

May 25, 1849 Jane B. Kennedy member of reform Presby. Church of Hephzibak con gregation worthy to be received into any Church of Christ free of scandal signed: William Wyatt

April 29, 1875 Margaret Gordon Letter duly received.

1811 prayer by James Wilson - met in Richard Wyatt’s house 1812 [prayer by] Archibald Boyd - met in Alexander Morton’s house 1816 [prayer by] John Brackenridge - met in John Fullerton’s house

1. Departed this life Elizabeth — 2. [Departed this life] Abraham - 3. [Departed this life] Feb. 1, 1813 Richard — 4. [Departed this life] Feb. 1, 1813 Sarah Brackenridge 5. [Departed this life] Dec. 14, 1819 Nancy Boyd 6. [Departed this life] Feb. 8, 1822 Peggy Wham 7. Removed to another part Samuel Little 8 . [Removed to another part] Jane Little 9. [Removed to another part] William Edgar 10. [Removed to another part] Mary Edgar 11. [Removed to another part] Samuel Nisb— 12. [Removed to another part] Nancy Nisb— 13. Departed this life Jemima Let— 14. [Departed this life] Jemima Ea— 15. [Departed this life] Mar. 7, 1824 John L. M— 16. [Departed this life] Oct. 3, 1824 Elenor — 17. Removed to another part 1 825 James Blair 18. [Removed to another part] 1 825 Jane Blair 19. [Removed to another part] 1825 Elizabeth Galaspie 20. Departed this life July 2, 1825 Elizabeth J. Wham 21. [Departed this life] Feb. 19, 1826 John M. Wham 22. [Departed this life] Sept. 17, 1 [8] 17 Jane Blair 23. [Departed this life] June 5, 1827 James McSonan 24. [Departed this life] Jan. 25, 1828 Mary F. Morton 25. [Departed this life] June 20, 1825 Sarah McSonan 26. [Departed this life] Nov. 24, 1825 Enoch Brackenridge 27. [Departed this life] Dec. 28, 1825 Margaret A. Wylie 28. [Departed this life] Nov. 8, 1825 John Morton 29. [Departed this life] Aug. 18, 1829 Alexander Morton -Age 60 CENTRAL INDIANA 93

30. [Departed this life] Sept. 24, 1829 John Morton Age 28 31. [Departed this life] Nov. 24, 1829 Isabella Wham Age 25 32. blank 33. [blank] 34. Departed this life 1830 Peggy Wham 35. [Departed this life] Levi Paul 36. Cut off by church censure James Gleghom 37. [Cut off by church censure] Sarah Gleghom

The following are a list of those Baptized by Wm. Madden 1824 Andrew French Carithers William Riley Blair Richard Wyatt James Madden West James Johnston Tate William Tate William Marten Wham Martha Jane Parkinson Agness Gillaspee Nancy Manerva Paul Jane Blair West Margaret Jane Morton Mary Davis Milliken

38. Departed this life January 25, 1 830 James Morton 39. [Departed this life] August 9, 1830 Mary Gillham 40. [Departed this life] Feb. 28, 183-31? James McLonan

“Hephzibah Reform Presbyterian Church in America,” Lincoln Co. Tennessee Pio neers (March 1978), Ruth Morgan, submitter, 67-72. 1

1 The introductory material for Morgan’s article comes from: W. Melancthon Glasgow, History o f the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America (Baltimore: Hill & Harvey, 1888), 375-377. Glasgow’s history was transcribed directly for the introduction to this article in order to verify the integrity of Morgan’s article. The Duck River section was added from Glasgow’s history. Glasgow gives brief biographies of most of the ministers from this article in his book. Morgan does not indicate where the congregation’s registers originated or how she came to transcribe them for her article in the Tennessee journal. The transcription of names here follows Morgan’s spellings. The Hoosier Genealogist thanks Rev. Keith Magill of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of South Side Indianapolis and Dr. Roy Blackwood and his secretary, Suzanne Turner, of the Second Reformed Presbyterian Church in Zionsville for their assistance in locating and sharing a copy of Glasgow’s history for this article. 94 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

James F. Hornadav Ledger Details Post-Civil War Life in Zionsville Area

In the vast collections of the Smith Memorial Library lies the “James F. Homaday ledger.” It is so titled because someone wrote the name over and over inside the front cover of the ledger and on a few pages within it. What appears to be the oldest signature is on the first page in the upper-right comer and underneath it is the word “Zionsville.” This is often repeated with the signature, but the word “Indianapolis” also appears in some cases. The Homaday ledger is divided into at least three sections. The first two hundred pages contain accounts for a grocery/general store, dated 1864-1871. These pages list customers’ names, dates of purchase and payment, items pur chased, and amounts charged and received. Between pages 200 and 315 in the middle section are accounts of rental properties and of work performed and compensated. Entries in this section may be in more than one person’s hand writing. Throughout these pages a descendent of Homaday’s, J. R. Homaday Sr., penciled in notes dated 1975 about Homaday genealogical relationships. One of his notes states, “Isaiah and J. F. Homaday Sr. were real estate part ners in Indianapolis 1874-5—according to courthouse records.” The accounts in pages 200-315 may be part of that venture. Pages 315-333, which com prise the last section in the ledger, contain the records of a boardinghouse in the Richmond, Indiana, area from 1900 to 1901. Apparently, a Mrs. L. S. Elliott owned the boardinghouse. The collection guide indicates that she was the wife of James F. Homaday prior to these tum-of-the-century accounts. The names that are indexed below appear in the grocery/general store ac counts in the first section of the Homaday ledger. In order to determine the location of the store, census records and indexes to county records were con sulted.1 Several Homadays, including three or four of the Homadays whose names appear in the index below are listed in the 1870 Hendricks County census. Other names mentioned in the index appear in land records for Wayne and Pike Townships in Marion County, and in late-nineteenth-century Boone County sources. In addition, a thorough examination of the Homaday ledger reveals that whoever kept the accounts for the grocery/general store also rented property, conducting at least some of this business in Indianapolis later in his or her career. Several entries in the middle section of the ledger list the amount of “fair” (fare) for trips to Indianapolis and one of these lists the “fair” imme diately after for a trip to Zionsville. These tantalizing entries indicate that the ledger keeper did not live in Indianapolis, but probably lived near Indianapo lis. The ledger’s clues and research of some of the names documented in it strongly suggest that the grocery/general store and its owner resided in the Zionsville area. CENTRAL INDIANA 95

The grocery/general store records provide a fascinating glimpse into the consumable goods available in a rural area of post-Civil War Indiana. The store sold food, household goods, clothing, sewing supplies, and a variety of miscellaneous items. Just like a well-stocked grocery today, the store carried eggs, potatoes, rice, apples, meat, fish, oysters, crackers, syrup, “crout,” mo lasses, and many spices. It also stocked lard, brooms, soap, candles, coal oil, starch, paper, matches, [lamp?] chimneys, tacks, camphor, table linen, and slates. Customers could purchase gloves, socks, hats, hose, shoes, dresses, shawls, suspenders, and corsets. Seamstresses could buy muslin, calico, thread, lace, buttons, needles, ribbon, bonnet trim, flannel, ticking, and silk. A few of the other items bought and sold at the store were bales of hay, bushels of com, tobacco, barrettes and combs, whale bones, laudanum, rubber, comforters, birdseed, hair oil, knives, nails, and more. It was just the place for one-stop shopping!

Names Indexed in the General Store Accounts of the Hornaday Ledger Albert, J. W. Lucky, Geo. Amos, Samuel Lynn, Adam Arbuckle, Mathew Mann, J. [F. or T.] Arbuckle, Samuel Marsh, H. O. Arbuckle, Thomas Marshall, B. Y. Askins, Pat Marshall, Edd Ballenger, Mrs. C. O. Marshall, James Barrett, Joseph Marshall, John W. Blue, Mrs. Martindale Braman, A. C. Mathews, J. K. Briant, C. C. Mills, Laten Brown, Mrs. John Montgomery, Mr. [rent only] Bumham, Dr. Moore, Dr. Butterfield, Dr. S. A. Myres, Jacob C. Cain, Capt. John Myress, James [H.?] Campbell, Mrs. Niswanger, Mr. Carr, Patrick Oilschlager, O. Benj. Carson, G. W. Pearson, [J. P.?] Chester, Mr. Pentecost, Mr. Cimmerman, Geo. Phipps, Henry Clark, Hugh Pickerel Close, Mrs. Pressell, Mrs. Coon, Mrs. Hellen Preston, Litton Cosby, R. M. Reeves, C. C. Craig, William Reynolds, Mr. [rent only] Cropper, Samuel Ringer, Mrs. Crow, C. C. Robbins, John Day, John E. Robison, Joseph H. Daysies, John E. Ryan, Adison Dixon,John Shawver, Mrs. Alexander Doyel, Elisha Shucraft, Mr. Duzan, Wm. [U.?] Sickels, Mr. 96 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Eastman, Samuel Smelser, Mrs. Fenner, Mr. [rent only] Smith, Prof. Cirus Fiscus, Andy Smith, James C. Gallegher, Patrick Smith, Mrs. Gorden, Maj. Sparks, Alfred Halbert, J. D. Spiegel Henderson Spiegel, Christian Henry, Mrs. Mary Springer, David Herrell, Martin Spurgen, J. M. Hitchens, John Stiles, Mrs. Hodges, Mrs. Stokman, G. E. Hollingsworth, Luther Strong, Sam [note] Homaday, Anson Swann, Mrs. Homaday, Isaiah Swindler, Mrs. J. H. Homaday, James F. Taylor, R. A. Homaday, John Tichenor, Joseph Homaday, William Todd, David Howard, Henry Todd, John M. Hubbell, Mrs. F. E. Veach, Mr. N. Huggins, William Veach, S. P. Ince, Mrs. Venable, William Jenkins, Geo. Vincent, Mrs. Ann Johnson, Jasper [signature] Wal[l]ace, Mrs. Gov. [David?] Johnson, P. A. Warner, Edwin R. Keefer, Mr. Weber, Mr. King, George Wilkins, Peter Kingsbury, John Wilson, Miss Becca Lemon, P. H. Wilson, Shelby Lipperd, Henry [T., F., or U.?] Winchell, Mrs. Litton, Preston Witt, B. F. Losey, W. H. Wright, Alfred Loucks, Chris Wyley, Mrs. [mention] Lowe, Mr. Young, Jacob

James F. Homaday Ledger, 1864-1901, SC 2451, Indiana Historical Soci ety. The collection guide was written by Charles Latham, 28 October 1994. Many of the names in the index above appear more than once in the ledger and with variations in their completeness and spelling. The ledger keeper indexed the customers at the front of the ledger and this index was used to determine when variant spellings indicated one person. The most complete and/or most often-used variant of each name is reproduced here.1

1 Boone County, Indiana, Index o f Names of Persons and of Firms, (India napolis: WPA, 1938); Index to 1870 Census o f Hendricks County, IN, Meredith Thompson, transcriber (USGenWeb at: www.rootsweb.com/ ~inhendri/census/l 870/280a.htm. 1999); Marion County, Indiana, Records Miscellanea, Jane Eaglesfield Darlington, compiler and transcriber (India napolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1986). CENTRAL INDIANA 97

1849 Owen County Poll Book

A handwritten “poll book” from an 1849 Owen County election forms a minor portion of the papers of David Beem, a lawyer and banker who lived in Owen County from 1837 to 1923. The three-page document appears to be written in one hand, which is presumably not Beem’s since he would have been only twelve years old in 1849. Although the document lists 141 names, several of them are partially illegible due to large stains on the paper. The entire poll book is transcribed below.

“Indiana to Wit, Owen County Washington Township, Poll Book of an Elec tion held at Spencer in & for Washington Township on Monday the 2d day of April 18[4]9 for the purpose of Electing one county Commis[si]oner four Constables one Inspector of Elec[tio]ns & two fence Viewers & for Voting for or [ajgainst License to retail spirituous Liquors in & for said Township at said Election the following named persons Voted to wit”:

Names Names Harlin Richards Geo. Bull John Getty Harrison O. Halbert Isaac E. Johnson Mathw H. Bates John Tompson John Mclndoo Joshua Isaacs William Gipson Thomas Hancock A. F. Powell Charles [Crosser or Croper] Henry Hayman Richard Green Ithanen Medaris Samul McCormac A. P. Howe Wm Wells Alfred Kirk Levi Beem Benjamin Watts F. B. Johnson John W. Jett John B. Jfohnson?] Isaac G. Eson James W[ood?] Eligah Powell G[eo.?] Pa[—] Barnabas Cain John Y[—]is Joseph Green Richard [L.?] 0[v]erstreet James Green Robert [—]vans Abraham Harris John S. B[eem] William Galloway John Kirk Dison Gipson Isaac Braket James Thomas Land[rumm?] David Harris David Shook Geo W. Cummi[n?]s Joseph Layman Courtney Lawson William Scott Thomas Franklin Joseph [Anderson or Ambrose?] John Layman John Miln Miles Cline Samuel D[—]del James Scott John G.Johnson Gideon Farris D[—]ch Do[b]sen James Gallety Rubin M[o]rris 98 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Names Names Henry Cully Isaac [—]ers James Westfall Wm Mayfield Fountain Thomas John Dum Sr Absolun Jean Clinton Jacob John Crisp Stephn Brown James Wa[r?]d Isaac Brown Othniel [Breene or Bruner?] Cabel W. And[erson?] Joseph Gregory James M. Bauers William Kelly Wm Cummins Isaac Green John Harris Jans. W. Dobsen Benjamin Leonard Jacob Abrill Edmund Jean Jessee F. Hardin Cornelius N. Scott Albin Thomas James M. Archer Rufus F. G. Moore Stephn L. Dickerson Daniel Pricer Jr Westley Ah[—]rn Joshua Kelly William Dryder Alexander Craig Joh[n?] [ - ] Rufus Cline Co[ ] [ - ] Joseph Reed S. W. [ - ] Daniel Thompson Jobnthan M[—] Abihn Anderson Wil[li]am Fletcher Ephraim McCarver 0. C. Gallup Amos Ragsdell David Mull David Allen George Dean James Allen Richard Gilbert Samuel Hooper Wm Glover Geo. Hickman Nicholas Maner Zachjeus?] Chambers Robert T. Stimpson Balis Ke[ll]y George Walker William D[—]am John R. K. Dum John L. [—]s John Hyden Harris Shepp[er]d George Grimes Richard H[—] Carter Gipson Isaac Mayfield Elijah E[—]s Uriah Pollard Richard [—]iten Washington Dean James C[—] James Sill Isaac Ch[—] William Thrasher Andrson [Sjmith Charles Dean Edward [—] Garrison Dean

David Enoch Beem Papers, 1821-1923, and 1954, M 0015, box 2, folder 23, Indiana Historical Society. The introduction for this article was taken from the collection guide written by Alexandra S. Gressitt, July 1996. 99

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Records of Stiles Family from Guernsey County, Ohio, to Martin County, Indiana

The Indiana Historical Society possesses more than three million manu script collections, and the library staff has not yet created collection guides for all of them. The Jonathan Stiles collection falls into this group. In order to discover who Jonathan Stiles was and what his collection entails, the researcher must peer into the papers and piece together the bits of the Stiles story that arise from the scant accounts, diary items, receipts, and genealogical details that have survived Jonathan Stiles and some of his children. The task of re creating lives from documents like these is similar to unraveling a mystery— fascinating and tedious at the same time. Often enough, however, the rewards of this work include a harvest of names, dates, places, and intimate details of the lives of ancestors and other eras. The Stiles manuscripts offer such a har vest. The first folder in the Stiles collection contains a “birth record” of Jonathan Stiles’ fourteen children and a typed note by a descendent of the family from the post-1940 era with the initials “J. V. S.” The note states that the birth record “was brought into Martin County, Indiana, in April of 1864 by Jonathan Stiles, Jr., where he and three brothers, George, Thomas and Lewis settled.” The list of children is written on a large, rough-cut piece of paper to which someone glued a second piece of paper. Except for the last two entries, all the names and dates appear to be written with the same ink and in the same hand. The last two names, which are in green ink, may be in another hand. The list is transcribed below. List of children John Stiles bom may 23th 1800 Stepan Stiles bom march 4th + 1802 William Stiles born February 1th + 1804 Andrew Stiles bom march 18th — 1806 Thomas Stiles born may 6th 1808 Simon Stiles born june 16th 1810 Mary Stiles bom june 28th 1812 Jacob Stiles bom july - 31th 1814 George Stiles born august 6th 1816 Margaret Stiles bom december 14th 1818 Jonathan Stiles born november 9th 1820 deborah Stiles [eld?] born October 9th 1822 Jonathan Stiles born November 9th 1824 Lewis Stiles bom November 9 1824 Eliza Stiles born April 3 1827 100 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

A small account book accompanies the Stiles children’s birth list. It appar ently belonged to Jonathan Stiles Sr. from Guernsey County, Ohio. The en tries in it are in pencil and ink. Entries for 1847-1849, 1850-1854, and 1860 appear to be in one handwriting, but later entries for 1865 and 1870 appear to be in a different hand. The earlier entries in the booklet indicate that Jonathan Stiles was a cobbler. They contain names, dates, quantities and descriptions of boots, shoes, soles, and so forth, and amounts charged or received for them. Some accounts suggest that Stiles also worked as an agricultural laborer. These entries depict types and amounts of produce and/or work accomplished; for example, bushels of wheat thrashed, number of days spent planting com, stack ing grain, moving horses, raking oats, and so on. Folder 2 includes more accounts of farm labor and some occasional shoe work. Two documents signed by Stiles reveal that he was clerk of Jefferson Township in Guernsey County in 1862 and 1863. Another document contains two receipts to Jonathan and Lewis Stiles for taxes paid on 218 acres of land in 1863 and 1864. A handwritten note shows that Jonathan and Lewis Stiles owed a total of $174.71 to five people on 11 August 1864—the year that J. V. S. states that Jonathan Jr., Lewis, and two other Stiles brothers moved to Martin County, Indiana. Were they settling their debts in preparation for migrating? A “day book” in folder 3 of the Stiles collection records the costs and the route for migrating from Guernsey County in east-central Ohio, to Martin County in south-central Indiana. The journal begins on 6 April, which begs a question about the debts the Stiles brothers left behind in Ohio. Travel ex penses consisted of “Nights lo[d]ging,” “Tole [toll] Expence,” “Bread & Meet [meat],” com, and whiskey for a total of $54.26. By 18 April 1864, the journal conveys that George and Lewis were stocking up on provisions—72 pounds of flour (@ 3 1/2 cents per pound), 31 pounds of bacon (@ 15 cents per pound), and 1 bushel of corn. Presumably, they had arrived in Martin County. A brief phrase written between the dates of 29 May and 1 June confirms their arrival by this point, stating simply “After Settlement.” The rest of the journal con tains accounts for the remainder of 1864 through 1865 and March 1851. It includes items purchased and work performed, both agricultural labor and work on shoes, so Jonathan Sr. must have passed the skill of cobbling on to some of his children. Apparently, both George and Lewis used the daybook because it is written in at least two hands and both of these brothers’ names appear spo radically at the top of different pages. A few other names also appear in the book, probably from Martin County: Mr. Loyd, Mr. E. Force, Francis Ruggles, Ezekiel Davis, Wm. Luke, David Gybson, and Fran[ci]s Bame. The remaining documents in folder 3 appear to belong to Jonathan Stiles Jr. Most of them list names of people who lived near the Stiles brothers, which these papers reveal to be in the vicinity of Columbia Township, Martin County, SOUTHERN INDIANA 101

Indiana. The first of the documents are lists for meat distribution. They are reproduced below along with the transcript for a bill of lading.

Shoal[s, Halbert Township, Martin County,] Ind Feb 20th 1866[,] R Mitchell[,] Account with Jonathan Stiles By 403 lbs. Meat to be solid in Commission B[y] R Mitchell [Name] No lbs [Charges] B. Johnson 8 [l]/2 [$]1[.]36 Wm. Allen 6 1/2 [$]1[.]04 Mrs Reid 3 3/4 [$0.]60 Leonard Gray 19 [l]/2 [$]3 [.] 15 Wm. Allen 5 3/4 [$0.]90 G. Tindle 6 1/4 [$]1[.]00 W Trantir 12 1/2 [$]2[.]00 Miss Lucus 2 1/2 [$0.]50 William Allen 16 1/2 [$]2[.]00 Geo Tindle 6 1/4 [$]1[.]00 Gake Dinkins 16 [$]2[.]56 [—] Reid 3 1/2 [$0.]55 [—] Holt 31 /4 [$]5[.]00 Wm. Allen 8 [$]1[.]30 Geo Tindle 6 1/4 [$] 1 []00 Stewart 7 3/4 [$]1[.]25 Wm Allen [—JShoulder 15 [$]2[.]40 Joseph Gerkin [—] 14 1/2 ham 14 1/2 [$]2[.]61 Mrs Brown 15 [$]2[.]48 B C Johncen 15 1/2 [$]2[.]74 Hussy 17 [$]2[.]70 R Mitchell 98 [l]/2 [$] 17[.]73 Brown 16 [$]2[.]56 R. Mitchell 15 [$]2[.]70 William Allen 16 [$]2[.]56 July 31st 1866 Reed, of Jonathan Stile[s] on commission 100 lbs Side Bacon at 18 or 20 cts. [cents per pound] [Name] [No. lbs.] [Charges) Wm. A Miller 10 [l]/2 lbs. [$]2[.]10 Mr. Hamersly 9 [$]1[.]80 G Hawk 10 1/2 [$]2[.]30 Hickler 20 [$]4[.]00 Stringer 8 1/2 [$]1[.]70 Olhio Huffman 9 [$]1[.]80 3 lbs Bacon[—]A11 eja 3 [$0.]60 Wm Allen 9 [$]1[.]84 Pugh 10 [$]2[.]00 Bledsaw 5 [$]1[.]00 Esom 4 1/2 [$0.]90

Jonathan Slites [s/c] Meat ape.. 102 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Adams Express Company. Express Forwarders. Domestic Bill of Lading. August 23[,] 1867[,] Received from Johnathan Stiles One Package Sealed and said to contain Three Hundred & Fifteen Dollarsf.] Addressed Alexr Luzadder[,] Bloomington Ind. ... [Signed] For the Company, Otho Hoffman agt[-] All but one of the rest of the documents in folder 3 concern work on roads and bridges. A couple of these pages list the number of days and the amount of money that a crew was paid for working on a bridge and the days and amounts charged for overseeing the project. This account stipulates that one day was spent at “Doverhill,” Center Township, Martin County. Within these papers is one dated 23 December 1868 that explains Jonathan Stiles’ position regard ing the road work: To the supervisor of Dis No 1 Mr Stiles [I?] have received an order from the Commissione[r] of Martin Co to have that Bridge fixed at Sams Creek forth with and report you must Call out hands enough to fix it[.] the Com missioner Pays John hawkins for the flooring[.] I have $6 Dollars more Road fund to expend which you can get on receipt which you can expend and then re[c]eipt for next year. Anthony Way Two separate documents list the names of “hands in District No 1,” prob ably for repairing the roadways. Since all of the names on one list are included in the second list, only one list is transcribed below. List of hands in District No 1 Collumbia T.P. In Martin. C.O Isaac Fulk Thomas Dugless Thomas S. Charles Fr[e]drick L. Beckler Aderson Miers John L. Beckler Albert S. Ragsdel Andrew M Hamilton George Hawkins J[o]hn Cooper John Hawkins Michel Kelley P C Hawkins Wm. Charles Davis Emmons Eli muffitt Hesikiah Chany James Boll Robert Harris John McQuary Wesley Cook Joseph Charles Hiram Henry WP Hall Wesley Simmons Benjamin Taylor Joseph Allen J E Jones Andrew Allen Charles F Henslar John Cutsinger Thomas Denney Robert Morris W P Stopper John Neal Thomas Parson John Denney Thomas Archer Thomas Denney Jonathan Stiles Work done on the following days 12, 13, 15, 16 17, 18, 19, 20 & 23 of June AD 1868[,] Jonathan Stiles Sup SOUTHERN INDIANA 103

The next document in folder 3 is a map of “Road district No 5.” The docu ment describes this district as “composed of the South west qr of sec 13, the S. half of Sec 14[,] East half of 17[,] [W?] half of 18 and the west half of Sec 23.” It is re-created below.

Plat of Road District No 5

Barnes Lake Jacob John Henderson Wm. Stiles Lake John Andrew Com Clark L[und?]an Enoch Stiles Andrew

Barnes Francis Stiles Simon

Stiles Scott Charles Jonathan & Lewis

Griffith Willis Resin Edward

Warren Thos. & Jacob

The last document in the Stiles collection, folder 3 is the constitution and bylaws of a “musical cabonet” from the area around Natchez, Columbia Town ship, Martin County. It is transcribed below. Daniel Simmons),] Constitution and by Laws of the musical cabonet of Natchez and the vircinity roundabout Arct 1th There shall be one President),] Vice President),] Secretary & Treasurer 104 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Arct 2 It shall be the duty of the President to call the Society to order and preserve the Same Arct 3 It s[h]all be the duty of the treasurer to keep the lights and furnish each eve[n]ing a Sefishent quan[t]ity of light Arct 4 Any person can become a member by Signing there name and bare their equal prop[or]tion of expence Arct 5 no person is aloud to carry aw[a]y light [Signatures] Jonathan Stiles Harvey powl Harry Simmons Joseph Simson William Simmons Thomas powl James Latten William westfall [—] J. Hall Archibal lynch P W simmons Samuel ktel lytle Y P lytle John Day James A. Charles William lynch

Jonathan Stiles Account Books and Papers, 1847-1868, SC 1826, Indiana Historical Society.

Ophthalmologist Accounts for Warrick-Spencer County Area

The collection guide for the Dr. J. A. Newton Records, 1864-1881, states that Newton was an oculist from Boonville, Warrick County, from the 1860s through the 1880s. His 150-page account book lists patients from Kentucky, southern Indiana, and a few from other states, the dates he attended them, and a column that appears to be his charges. Numerous articles are pasted in the book’s leaves. Most of the articles deal with health matters, but the ledger also contains pieces on such subjects as the cultivation of grapes, the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, rules for measurement, and prescrip tions for treating all kinds of health ailments. Newton also wrote health rem edies into his account book, for instance, a recipe for ague pills: (An excellent Tonic Pill for Ague) Quinine 90 gr Sulph Ferri 60 [gr] Arsenic 3 [gr] Strychnine 2 [gr] Mix WELL and Form 45 Pills. Dose one 3 times per day till chills are broken & for some time after Dr N. The following abstract contains the listings for patients in Indiana from the first fifteen pages of Newton’s ledger. Most of these accounts are for people in Warrick and Spencer Counties. SOUTHERN INDIANA 105

Date Name Place [Charges? 1868 Mar 25 Bennett T. J. French Island P.O. Ind. 40/00 [Mar] 30 Harman D. Rockport [Spencer County] Ind Apr 1 Rhoads Riley Boonville [Warrick County] Ind 40/00 [Apr] 6 Fay Charles Yankeetown [Warrick County] Ind 35/00 [Apr] 19 Broshears Christopher Boonville Ind 35/00 [Apr] 23 Day America [Boonville Ind] 25/00 May 6 Spillman Mary [Boonville Ind] 35/00 [May] 23 Stephens Asmina (E. P. Madden St[e]pFath[e]r) Lynnville [Warrick County] Ind 50/00 [May] 28 MLaughlin Thos A. Boonville Ind. 50/00 [May 28] Davis Marther Ann Boonville Ind 10/00 [May 28] Taylor George L. (son of) Boonville Ind 20/00 [June 8] Baker Mrs Mary (Willis Baker) Boonville Ind 60/00 [June] 12 Evans H. H. Polk Patch [Warrick County] Ind 20/00 [June] 15 Logston P. S. Boonville Ind 40/00 July 7 Roggers Henry French Island Ind 30/00 [July] 13 Glenn M. D. [French Island Ind] 50/00 Nov 21 Robison James H. Boonville Ind Dec 25 Owen John Rockport Ind 50/00 1869 Jan 4 Brown Asberry Boonville Ind 2[5?]/00 [Jan] 6 Boarer Boonville Ind 10/00 [Jan] 30 Roggers Andrew J E[ureka?] [Spencer County] Ind 30/00 Mar 2 Hendson James Boonville Ind 5/00 [Mar] 9 Hessen Samuel W. Oakland [Spencer County] Ind 25/00 Rush Thomas Boonville Ind 20/00 May 10 Hendson Miss Boonville Ind 20/00 June 12 Austill Madison Folsomville [Warrick County] Ind 35/00 July 18 Parker Jacob French Island 25/00 MCord William Boonville Ind 30/00 [July] 31 McWain W. T. French Island 25/00 Aug 14 O-Neal Heisakiah [French Island] 25/00 [Aug] 21 Clark Wm French Island 30/00 Sep 15 Massy J. H. Boonville Ind 30/00 [Oct] 31 Gregory J. C. French Island Ind Nov 15 Clark Charles Gentryville [Spencer County] Ind 50/00 Clark R[—]da [Gentryville Ind] 50/00 Nov 24 Carter L. A. Boonville Ind 1870 Feb 1 Adkinson Phillip Boonville 5/00 [Feb] 7 Bennett Ira H. Eureka [Spencer County] Ind 25/00 Jan 6 Carlisle Washington Petersburg [Pike County] Ind 50/00 [Feb] 17 Pierce Sarah E. (Jessie.A daughter of) Boonville Ind 35/00 106 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Date Name Place [Charg [Feb]17 Pierce Joe (Geo W Pierce son of) Boonville Ind 30/00 [Feb] 12 Williams Wm A. (son of) Boonville Ind 25/00 [Feb] 20 Crowder A. F. Gentryville Ind 50/00 [Feb] 28 Davis Mrs Mollie A. (wife of Joseph Davis) Linnville Ind 30/00 [Mar] 29 Clayton D. W. Linnville Ind 40/00 [Mar 29] Bingham Morris [Linnville Ind] 5/00 [Aug] 10 Kissell Frank Boonville 5/00 [Aug] 16 Ross Alexander Taylorsville [Warrick County] Ind 35/00 Oct 7 King Rebecca Newtonville [Spencer County] Ind 35/00 [Oct] 28 Ha[rr?]ison G. W. Linnville Ind 30/00 Dec 5 Skelton Elijah Oakland Spencer Co Ind 30/00 [Dec] 24 Rouch Henry Boonville Ind 10/00 1871 Jan 19 Butcher Robert Millersburg[h Warrick County] Ind 35/00 [Feb] 8 Cohoon Wm Folsomville Ind 40/00 Mar 25 Carter Melvina J. (Wm B. Carter) [Foisomville Ind] 40/00 [Mar] 23 Clinton Jane Lynnville Ind Apr 8 Gasaway Wm Gentryville Ind 40/00 Apr 19 Griffith F. A. Gentryville Ind 30/00

Dr. J. A. Newton Records, 1864-1881, BV 2106, Indiana Historical Soci ety. Information for the introduction to this article was taken from the collec tion guide written by Paul Brockman, 23 May 1991. The county names that are added to the first mention of each town under “Place” were determined using the Maps o f Indiana Counties in 1876, reprinted from Illustrated His- torical Atlas of the State of Indiana (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1968).

The Formation of Scott County Dorothy Rice Where do you look for your ancestors if they were here before Scott County became a county in 1820? Indiana had only fifteen counties when it became the nineteenth state in 1816. Scott County was not one of the fifteen. Scott County was formed from Clark, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, and Washing ton Counties. Present-day Indiana has ninety-two counties. The Lexington area [of Scott County] was part of Jefferson County, Indi ana, so if your ancestor lived in that area, you would search the Jefferson County records at Madison, Indiana, for marriages, deeds, probates, wills, and court actions. Your ancestor may have served on a jury, or been in charge of the construction of a road, or bought an item at an estate sale. SOUTHERN INDIANA 107

If your ancestors lived in the southern and central part of the county, you may find them in the Clark County records at Jeffersonville. If they lived in the northern part of the county, look in Jennings County records at North Vernon or Jackson County records at Brownstown. If they resided on the west side of the county, look for them in Washington County records at Salem, Indiana. Abstracted with permission from: Scott County Genealogical Society News letter, Dorothy Rice, ed., January 2000, 3. *Be sure to see the INDIANA ON THE MAP section in the back o f this issue for more information about county boundary changes.

Brown County Deaths. 1886 Veterans Enumeration

Compiled and Transcribed by Ruth Dorrel

Name Date Place Baker, John B. 25 Dec. 1870 Morgantown Campbell, James 10 Feb. 1880 Brown County Daggy, Samuel A. 8 July 1885 Jackson Twp. Davis, John 2 Sept. 1880 Mt. Liberty Elkins, Lewis Feb. 1882 Brown County Fleetwood, James 9 Nov. 1876 Brown County Hatten, M. A. 11 Dec. 1876 Brown County McGrayel, Michael 18 May 1885 Nashville Morrison, John 14 Mar. 1865 Van Buren Twp. Noblett, William 18 May 1862 Evansville Parks, Samuel 17 Feb. 1883 Brown County Poling, Enoch 31 Mar. 1877 Needmore Powell, Richard 20 June 1880 Pike’s Peak Richardson, James D. 15 Nov. 1863 Jackson Twp. Singleton, Lewis 1 May 1870 Jackson Twp. Taylor, G. W. 17 ?1878 Brown County Thompson, William P. 4 Feb. 1874 Monroe County Whishanand, Jas. M. July 1883 Nashville Zimmerman, Wm. 1868 Brown County

Enrollment of Soldiers, Widows and Orphans, 1886, Indiana State Archives, microfilm. A card file of soldiers’ names from 1886 is available in the Indiana State Library, Genealogy Division. The enrollment lists, compiled for pension benefits, are arranged by county, township, and alphabetically by veterans. They list each veteran, the unit(s) and war(s) in which the veteran served, the number of veteran’s children under age sixteen at the time of the veteran’s death, and wounds or illnesses the veteran contracted during service. GENEALOGY A CROSS INDIANA

INDIANA KOREAN WAR CASUALTIES: SEARCH UNDER WAY FOR MIAs Submitted by Douglas E. Clanin The family of Charles E. Sizemore from Rushville, Indiana, has been wait ing to hear information about Sizemore since November 1950 when he was declared missing in action (MIA) in North Korea. Finally, on 28 January 2000, North Korean officials stated that they had located Sizemore’s military tags while conducting a land reclamation project. The tags were among remains for more than 400 people whom the officials stated might be American ser vicemen. The officials admitted, however, that the dog tags could not be linked immediately to any of the remains. So, the Sizemore family continues to await news of Sizemore’s fate, as do thousands of other families and friends of the approximately 8,200 Korean War MIAs. The North Korean reports agreed with U.S. estimates of 500 plus “poten tially recoverable remains” in the area where Sizemore’s tags were found. Since 1996, a joint American-North Korean task force has discovered forty- two sets of remains in this area and remains of American casualties elsewhere in North Korea, too. American officials have also found hundreds of docu ments relating to U.S. prisoners among North Korean wartime military records. Scientific and technological breakthroughs in use by the army at its Central Identification Labratory are invigorating the search for MIAs. These include the use of DNA to identify bodies, a Computer-Aided Post Mortem Identifica tion Dental Database to match biological information from remains to MIA records, and Computerized Digital Radiography, which creates X-rays of teeth that technicians compare digitally against oral X-rays taken of service person nel prior to their military enlistments. While the search persists, The Hoosier Genealogist is commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Korean War by publishing the names of all the Hoosiers who died or were missing in action in that conflict. Casualties from Goshen, Indiana, to Lake County, Indiana, ap pear below.1 Name Rank Branch Home Date of Category Grade Service Casualty Casualty2 Dennis, Marvin J. CPL Marines Goshen 02/04/53 DOW Coyle, Adrian G. PVT Army Grant 10/10/50 DOW Davis, Ezekiel A. PVT Army Grant 02/11/51 DWM Fogle, Billy G. CPL Army Grant 11/04/50 DWC Glover, Ralph L. CPL Army Grant 02/12/51 DWC King, Charles E. CPL Army Grant 09/07/50 KIA GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA 109

Name Rank Branch Home Date of Category Grade Service Casualty Casualty Losure, Arthur E. PVT Army Grant 07/11/53 KIA McCoy, Carl R. PFC Army Grant 10/17/51 KIA Stebbins, Alvin L. PFC Army Grant 12/02/50 DWM Stephenson, Chester SFC Army Grant 09/01/50 KIA Titus, Robert E. PVT Army Grant 07/16/50 DWC Woliung, John G. CAPT Air Force Greencastle 10/28/53 DWM Caddell, Donald PVT Army Greene 01/12/52 KIA Cox, Kenneth R. PFC Army Greene 09/15/50 DOW Goodman, Wendell R. PFC Army Greene 08/10/50 KIA Hamilton, Donald S. CPL Army Greene 12/02/50 DWM Kirkley, Lawrence E. PVT Army Greene 09/24/50 KIA Mowery, Jackie L. PVT Army Greene 09/21/50 KIA Stanton, Earl D. PFC Army Greene 05/30/53 KIA White, Donald R. SGT Army Greene 12/01/50 KIA Childress, Charles CPL Army Hamilton 05/22/51 KIA Christy, John F. PFC Army Hamilton 10/14/52 KIA Copple, Robert T. PFC Army Hamilton 04/23/51 KIA Ireland, Malcolm D. PVT Army Hamilton 03/31/51 KIA Kenley, Charles R. SFC Army Hamilton 07/22/50 KIA Roudebush, James F. PFC Army Hamilton 07/27/50 KIA Enright, William C. SGT Marines Hammond 12/02/50 KIA Moore, Claude A., Jr. SSGT Marines Hammond 01/25/51 KIA Thomas, Robert J. 2LT Air Force Hammond 04/21/51 DWM Conger, James M. SGT Army Hancock 11/27/50 DWC McNally, Joseph L. MSGT Army Hancock 11/02/50 DOW Brown, Charles W. PFC Army Harrison 07/20/50 KIA Johnson, Kenneth M. PFC Army Harrison 10/06/51 KIA Loveless, Larry PFC Army Harrison 08/11/50 KIA Troncin, Robert D. CPL Army Harrison 01/03/51 KIA Gamer, Maurice M. CPL Army Hendricks 05/18/51 KIA Mendenhall, Robert PFC Army Hendricks 09/27/52 KIA Roe, Emory L. PVT Army Hendricks 02/23/51 KIA Sechman, Gene PVT Army Hendricks 01/04/51 DWC Bailey, Ralph E. PFC Army Henry 10/16/51 KIA Bertram, Robert L. SGT Army Henry 09/02/50 KIA Cox, Ernest W. PFC Army Henry 07/12/50 KIA Davis, Richard E. PFC Army Henry 11/06/52 DOW Jones, Robert C. CPL Army Henry 08/11/50 KIA Kissick, Richard E. PFC Army Henry 10/27/51 KIA McCoy, Gerald V. PFC Army Henry 10/23/52 KIA Millis, Richard E. CPL Army Henry 06/30/50 KIA Nicholson, Richard PFC Army Henry 09/06/50 DWM Rasor, Robert PFC Army Henry 07/30/50 KIA Surber, James A. PFC Army Henry 10/09/51 KIA White, Robert L. PFC Army Henry 11/30/50 DWC Wyatt, Dillard C. MSGT Army Henry 03/09/51 KIA Van Til, Donald G. PFC Marines Highland 03/11/52 KIA Decker, Raymond A. 1LT Air Force Hobart 12/31/53 DWM 110 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Name Rank Branch Home Date of Category Grade Service Casualty Casualty Baker, Donald L. PFC Army Howard 09/06/50 DWC Bassett, William S. PFC Army Howard 09/01/50 KIA Brown, Marvin G. PFC Army Howard 04/04/52 KIA Dockerty, Lawrence PVT Army Howard 09/08/51 KIA Gammans, James E. SGT Army Howard 09/18/50 KIA Kelley, Russell E. CPL Army Howard 07/11/50 KIA Lockard, Donald E. PFC Army Howard 02/12/51 KIA McKim, Robert B. PFC Army Howard 08/09/50 KIA Mitchell, William A. SGT Army Howard 02/01/51 KIA Morford, Raymond E. PFC Army Howard 11/17/50 KIA Stewart, James E. PFC Army Howard 04/23/51 KIA Warwick, Billie F. CPL Army Howard 04/23/52 KIA White, Raymond P. CPL Army Howard 09/12/50 KIA Edwards, Thomas D. SGT Army Huntington 01/26/51 KIA Guynn, John E. PFC Army Huntington 11 /04/5 0 DWC Hosier, Robert E. PFC Army Huntington 11/28/50 DOW Hubartt, Ralph E., Jr. PFC Army Huntington 11/27/50 DWM McVoy, Carl R. CPL Army Huntington 11/30/50 DWC Sands, Ralph E. PVT Army Huntington 07/20/50 KIA Sturdivant, Charles PVT Army Huntington 02/12/51 DWM Welches, John E. PFC Marines Huntington 06/19/5 1 KIA Davis, Norman G. SSGT Air Force Hymera 02/28/54 DWM Benjamin, Robert K. 2LT Marines Indpls. 10/26/52 KIA Brock, Kenneth W. PVT Marines Indpls. 01/01/50 KIA Bustle, Richard E. PFC Marines Indpls. 07/24/53 DOW Byrd, Glenn H. PFC Marines Indpls. 03/11/51 KIA Clapper, Norman H. PVT Marines Indpls. 12/02/50 KIA Heckman, Charles W. PFC Marines Indpls. 08/08/50 KIA Hinds, Robert L. PFC Marines Indpls. 12/07/50 KIA Holman, Charles R. LTJG Navy Indpls. 08/01/52 KIA Lucas, Bobby D. PFC Marines Indpls. 12/11/50 DOW Marsh, Robert L. PFC Marines Indpls. 07/24/52 KIA Meuse, Charles A. PFC Marines Indpls. 02/24/51 KIA Miles, Harry R. PFC Marines Indpls. 09/08/50 KIA Munson, Warren L. PFC Marines Indpls. 10/27/52 KIA Nickel, Ronald L. PFC Marines Indpls. 10/17/51 DOW Pothast, Bobby L. PFC Marines Indpls. 06/13/52 KIA Pritchard, Walter 0. PFC Marines Indpls. 11/24/52 KIA Ralston, James D. PFC Marines Indpls. 09/23/50 DOW Rasmussen, Allen E. PFC Marines Indpls. 12/10/50 DOW Ribble, Larry D. CPL Marines Indpls. 07/09/53 KIA Richardson, Lue D. PFC Marines Indpls. 01/10/53 KIA Russel, Herman PFC Marines Indpls. 10/26/52 KIA Schwegman, John J. PFC Marines Indpls. 05/31/51 KIA Speedy, George, Jr. PFC Marines Indpls. 05/29/51 KIA Worley, Ronald PFC Marines Indpls. 09/03/50 KIA Acton, Floyd N. PFC Army Jackson 05/17/51 DWM Brock,Joseph H. SGT Army Jackson 02/12/51 KIA GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA 111

Name Rank Branch Home Date of Category Grade Service Casualty Casualty Hawn, Roscoe L. PVT Army Jackson 07/10/52 KIA Holmes, John R. S. CPL Army Jackson 04/25/53 KIA McKain, Marshall F. PFC Army Jackson 10/21/51 KIA Cox, Wesley G. PVT Army Jasper 06/15/53 KIA Marlatt, Donald L. PFC Army Jasper 11/28/50 DWM Northcutt, Virgil L. PFC Army Jasper 05/18/51 KIA Williams, Ellis E. SGT Army Jasper 06/19/52 KIA Brenner, Fred A. PFC Army Jay 08/19/50 KIA Franks, Henry A. PFC Army Jay 07/28/50 KIA Hamilton, Howard B. CPL Army Jay 10/10/50 DOW Johnson, Cassius E. PFC Army Jay 09/01/50 KIA Martin, Albert F. PFC Army Jay 10/29/52 DWM Pontius, Robert D. 1LT Army Jay 07/09/53 KIA Branch, Charles S. MSGT Army Jefferson 12/01/50 DWC Cox, Glenn L. PVT Army Jefferson 09/01/50 KIA Harmon, Marcus L. MSGT Army Jefferson 09/11/50 KIA Marshall, Wendell W. PVT Army Jefferson 05/25/51 KIA Robinson, Alvin PFC Army Jefferson 02/20/53 KIA Sims, Shelby T. PFC Army Jefferson 11/26/50 KIA Sooy, Ralph E. SFC Army Jefferson 07/10/52 KIA Cozad, Kenneth L. CPL Army Jennings 07/30/50 DWM Dick, William L., Jr. PVT Army Jennings 08/15/50 DWM Jines, Marvin H. PFC Army Jennings 03/05/53 KIA McDaniel, Charles SFC Army Jennings 11/02/50 DWM Pratt, Elmer PVT Army Jennings 08/19/50 DOW Rayburn, Robert L. SGT Army Jennings 12/21/52 KIA Sandlin, James E. SGT Army Jennings 04/27/53 DOW Byrd, Milton C. PVT Army Johnson 10/06/51 KIA Caplinger, Dayton L. PFC Army Johnson 09/25/50 KIA Fisher, William M. PVT Army Johnson 10/15/52 KIA Harper, Claude L., Jr. PVT Army Johnson 03/18/52 DOW Heath, Mayo S. 1LT Army Johnson 02/15/51 KIA Neville, Robert B. PVT Army Johnson 07/23/53 KIA Danzer, Arthur L. PFC Marines Kendallvlle 04/24/51 KIA Gillan, James L. PFC Marines Knightstn 08/09/52 KIA Morgan, Lloyd E. PFC Marines Knightstn 03/26/54 KIA Youse, Burl R. PFC Marines Knightstn 09/25/50 KIA Bond, Ralph A. PFC Army Knox 06/01/51 KIA Cole, Edward L., Jr. PFC Army Knox 11/25/51 KIA Deckard, Paul W. SGT Army Knox 09/24/50 KIA Dickman, Jack L. PVT Army Knox 02/22/53 KIA Dunn, James R. SGT Army Knox 11/02/50 DWM Fields, Dwaine E. SFC Army Knox 05/27/51 KIA Hawkins, Wilson, Jr. PVT Army Knox 05/08/51 KIA Inman, Richard G. 2LT Army Knox 07/07/53 KIA Leffler, Everett W. PFC Army Knox 11/30/50 DWM Scott, Robert L. PVT Army Knox 04/09/51 KIA Tapley, Thomas L. PVT Army Knox 09/01/50 DOW 112 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Name Rank Branch Home Date of Category Grade Service Casualty Casualty Weber, Jack E. PFC Marines Kokomo 07/15/53 KIA Abbott, Wilbur E. CPL Army Kosciusko 04/04/51 KIA Alderfer, Lloyd H. PVT Army Kosciusko 12/30/51 KIA Day, Glen R. PVT Army Kosciusko 05/24/51 KIA Gagnon, Arnold G. CPL Army Kosciusko 08/14/52 KIA McFarren, Edward Q. PVT Army Kosciusko 11/28/50 DWM Barney, William, Jr. PFC Army La Porte 10/15/52 KIA Beemon, Bernard A. PVT Army La Porte 11/28/50 KIA Caddell, James D. PFC Marines La Porte 07/06/52 KIA Doran, William SGT Army La Porte 09/08/50 KIA Groach, Frank A. CPL Army La Porte 01/15/51 KIA Krueger, Donald D. PFC Army La Porte 09/24/51 KIA McKeehan, Herbert PFC Army La Porte 11/02/50 KIA Merth, Philip F. CPL Army La Porte 07/14/50 KIA Roeske, Richard L. PFC Army La Porte 01/04/51 KIA Uhls, Jerry E. PFC Army La Porte 09/01/50 KIA Finch, Robert C. 1LT Air Force Lafayette 12/31/53 DWM Selman, Clifford G. 1LT Air Force Lafayette 05/18/54 DWM Abraham, Norbert J. PFC Army Lake 06/21/51 DOW Anderson, Perry A. PFC Army Lake 07/12/50 KIA Bac, Edward J. PFC Army Lake 02/05/52 KIA Baker, David PVT Army Lake 11/28/50 DWM Bellar, Lowell W. PFC Army Lake 12/01/50 KIA Bloom, Charles PVT Army Lake 09/03/51 KIA Brazell, George, Jr. PVT Army Lake 03/10/51 KIA Brazil, James PVT Army Lake 03/09/51 KIA Certa, Joseph SGT Army Lake 09/07/50 KIA Chmielewski, Alban PFC Army Lake 04/24/51 KIA Chulibrk, Dan D. PFC Army Lake 06/11/53 KIA Conde, Louis B. CPL Army Lake 01/29/52 DWM Crago, William E. PFC Army Lake 07/26/51 KIA Cranor, George E. PVT Army Lake 11/28/50 KIA Cummins, Robert L. PVT Army Lake 05/17/53 KIA Currin, Willie L. CPL Army Lake 11/20/50 DOW Durakovich, Joseph SFC Army Lake 11/28/50 DWM Edwards, Victor M. CPL Army Lake 10/04/51 KIA Farmer, James W. CPL Army Lake 10/13/50 KIA Fierro, Jesse F. CPL Army Lake 09/05/50 DOW Fitzpatrick, Michae PFC Army Lake 08/18/51 KIA Harper, Bill F. PVT Army Lake 07/20/50 KIA Harris, Wilkie, Jr. PVT Army Lake 10/03/51 KIA Henderson, Harold L. CPL Army Lake 03/17/52 KIA Hodge, William M. PVT Army Lake 07/26/50 DWM Hukill, Paul F. PVT Army Lake 11/30/50 DWC Jasperson, Charles PFC Army Lake 11/26/50 DOW Johnson, James W. PVT Army Lake 05/29/51 KIA Jurkowski, Robert J. SGT Army Lake 11/26/50 DOW Kapitan, Steven C. SGT Army Lake 12/07/51 KIA GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA 113

Name Rank Branch Home Date of Category Grade Service Casualty Casualty Kelly, Thomas PVT Army Lake 05/25/51 KIA Killar, Paul M. PVT Army Lake 07/09/53 DWM Kleinfeldt, Harold CPL Army Lake 09/01/50 KIA Kopscick, George, Jr. 2LT Army Lake 09/02/50 KIA Korem, George R. PFC Army Lake 07/20/50 KIA Kotur, Branko PFC Army Lake 05/18/51 KIA Kresno, Joe C., Jr. PVT Army Lake 04/22/51 KIA Kyles, William S. PVT Army Lake 02/14/51 KIA Lane, Brink E. PFC Army Lake 11/30/50 KIA Latanation, Mike SFC Army Lake 07/20/50 KIA Leeper, Gene N. PFC Army Lake 03/24/53 KIA MacAdam, Richard W. PFC Army Lake 11/21/51 KIA Mace, Rolette PVT Army Lake 06/1 8/53 KIA Mastabayvo, Steve A. PVT Army Lake 08/14/52 DWM Matson, Howard L. PVT Army Lake 02/04/51 KIA McQuiston, Vance R. SFC Army Lake 09/24/50 KIA Mitchell, Donald K. CPL Army Lake 11/30/50 KIA Moore, John D., Jr. CPL Army Lake 11/27/50 DWC Pederson, Le Roy O. PFC Army Lake 12/01/50 KIA Riggins, Earl L., Jr. PVT Army Lake 02/04/51 KIA Sanchez,Jose PFC Army Lake 11/24/51 KIA Scheidt, Carl J. CPL Army Lake 09/23/51 KIA Schuster, Eugene A. PFC Army Lake 03/08/51 KIA Serratto, Jose M. PVT Army Lake 11/22/51 KIA Serwise, Luther D. SGT Army Lake 02/12/51 DWM Short, John W. PFC Army Lake 12/01/50 DWC Strzelecki, Henry T. CPL Army Lake 09/09/51 KIA Talley, James W. PVT Army Lake 11/26/50 KIA Toth, Sigmond L. MSGT Army Lake 04/09/51 KIA Voight, John H. PVT Army Lake 06/03/51 DOW Wasiak, Richard L. PFC Army Lake 12/02/50 DWM White, Sherman H. SGT Army Lake 11/04/50 KIA Willardo, Joseph W. PVT Army Lake 07/08/51 KIA Wilson, Roy S., Jr. PFC Army Lake 07/10/53 KIA Yuritic, George PFC Army Lake 08/07/52 KIA Zekucia, Bernard M. CPL Army Lake 08/27/51 KIA Compiled from “U.S. Military Personnel Who Died from Hostile Action (Includ ing Missing and Captured) in the Korean War, 1950-1957, Listed by Home State, Then Place, Them [s/c] Name,” National Archives and Records Administration Cen ter for Electronic Records (3 Aug. 1998), at: www.nara.gov/nara/electronic/inhrlist.htm. “For persons who died while missing or captured, the date of casualty is the date [the person] died or [was] declared dead, not the date [he or she was] declared missing or captured.” 'Introduction sources: Bob Brewin, “IT Fills in Puzzle of Korean, Vietnam War MIAs,” Federal Computer Week (24 Nov. 1999), at: IDG.net: Steve Randall and Jan Voiles, “Hoosier GI’s Remains Found after 49 Years,” The [Anderson, Indiana] Herald Bulletin, 2 Feb. 2000, B8; “Remains of U.S. Servicemen Recovered in North Korea,” Air Force News 114 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

(14 May 1999). at: www.af.mil/news/Mavl999/nl9990514 990971 .htm; and “U.S. Proposes to Renew Casualty-Recovery Talks with North Korea,” CNN.com, U.S. News (4 Feb. 2000). 2KIA=Killed in Action; DWC=Died While Captured; DOW=Died of Wounds; DWM=Died While Missing.

HOOSIERS IN NEOSHO COUNTY, KANSAS Compiled and Transcribed by Mary Blair Immel The following article was contributed by Mary Blair Immel, a teacher and award-winning storyteller and author from Covington, Indiana. While con ducting research for a book in 1989, Immel compiled brief, biographical sketches of fifty-six people who were either bom in Indiana or who lived in Indiana before migrating to Kansas. Information for the sketches comes from biographical files in the Chanute Public Library in Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas. The files contain obituaries, newspaper articles, and some manuscript items. In a cover letter accompanying the article, Immel states that compiling biographies on the Hoosiers transplanted to Kansas was “a labor of love in appreciation for all those generous persons who have given me a hand on the climb up my family tree.” Adams, Cordia: b. 21 Oct. 1875, Ind. To Neosho Co. as child, m. Jeff Wertz, d. Aug. or Sept. 1934, Chanute, Kans. Survived by 2 brothers: John [Adams], Laomi, 111.; J. R. [Adams], Chanute; and 3 sisters: Mrs. O. M. Bristow, Chanute; Anna Shurtz, Enid, Okla.; and Minnie White, Bartlesville, Okla. Allen, A. P.: b. 15 Jan. 1829, near Greencastle, Putnam Co., Ind. s/o Robert Newton and Elizabeth Allen. Graduated from Asbury College, m. 3 July 1855, New Lebanon, Sullivan Co., Ind., to Rachel Josephine Dodds (d. 19 Aug. 1896). To Kans., 1891. d. 4 Feb. 1917, near Erie, Neosho Co. ch.: Eva B. [Allen] (d. as infant); Mary C. Beck (d. June 1916); Will T. [Allen] and Mattie [Allen], Erie, Kans.; Samuel E. [Allen], Washington, D.C.; Arthur N. [Allen] (b. 13 Nov. 1866, Mount Vernon, Ind. d. Dec. 1933, Chanute. m. 1896 to Nettie M. Cross); and Mrs. Geo. R. Cooper, Hillsboro, 111. Brothers: Judge Henry Clay Allen (formerly of Neosho, d. May 1928, Indianapolis, Ind.); J. M. [Allen?]; and Robert Newton [Allen?] (b. 26 Nov. 1846, Putnam Co., Ind. d. Sept. 1914, Kans.). Allen, Claude D.: b. 17 April, Putnam Co., Ind. To Kans., 1870. d. April 1936. Survived by brother: A. P. Allen, Chanute; and by sisters: Mrs. J. J. Hurt and Ella Allen, Chanute; and Mrs. C. J. Waterhouse, Tampa, Fla. GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA 115

Balch, Sarah: b. ca. 1846, Ind. To Lawrence, Kans., 1863; to Neosho Co. with husband, 1869. d. 1928. Sons: O. M. and G. T., Chanute. Daughter, Emma Hull, Chanute. Bloomheart, Charles: b. 2 Dec. 1858, Fayette Co., Ind. s/o Peter Bloomheart. To 111., 1861; to Mo., 1867; to Kans., 1868 (settled Big Creek Twp., S. of Chanute). m. 1884 to Addie Dunagan (d. ca. age 50). Charles and son Clyde (b. 1886) d. Jan. 1940 in hotel fire, Bartlesville, Okla. Daughters: Zella McKirihan, Tulsa, Okla.; and Geda Maud Runyan, Bartlesville, Okla. Brothers: Bill [Bloomheart] and Dan [Bloomheart], Oakland, Calif. Sis ter: Mae Durall. Boerstler, Dayton F.: b. 2 Aug. 1862, Adams Co., Ind. To Kans., with parents, 1869. d. Sept. 1934. Brothers: Walter [Boerstler] and Oscar [Boerstler], Chanute; Lee [Boerstler] and Ross [Boerstler], Elsmore, Kans. Sisters: Ida Boogs, Phoenix, Ariz.; Cora Huss, Elsmore; and Bessie Boerstler, Henryetta, Okla. Camp, Charles C.: b. 22 Nov. 1866, Ind. To Kans. from Mo., 1903. d. 1935. Wife (d. 1915). Sons: W. L. [Camp], Chanute; W. E. [Camp] and B. C. [Camp], Gary, Ind. Daughters: Mrs. A. W. Donham, Iowa City, Iowa; and Mrs. Albert Rush, Chanute. Caveness, James M.: b. 29 Mar. 1842, Monrovia, Ind. To Lawrence, Kans., 1856. d. 13 June 1919. Widow: Isobel [Caveness]. ch.: Mrs. J. Luther Taylor, Pittsburg, Kans.; Herbert [Caveness] and Wilfred [Caveness] (state senator and newspaper publisher, d. 1963, age 88), Chanute. Cole, Lemuel H.: b. 14 May 1843, Switzerland Co., Ind. s/o Edwin H. [Cole] (d. 1872, age 51). To Jackson Co., Mo., 1857; to Neosho Co., Aug. 1859. Father and son [Edwin and Lemuel] in Civil War: Co. D, 9th Cav. d. 31 July 1916. 2 m. lstm . ch: Augie [Cole], Addie [Cole], Amy [Cole], and son (d. ca. age 20). 2nd m. to Niece D. Cole. Son: L. Ray [Cole]. Brothers: [Malek or Melick? Cole] and George [Cole]. Cole, Mary Jane: b. 17 Mar. 1856, Edinburg[h], Ind. d/o John Wesley Cole. To Kans., 1868. m. 24 Dec. 1874 to Samuel Stanfield (d. 16 May 1908). To Houston, Tex., 1914. d. 26 Apr. 1935, Tex. Son: W. W. [Stanfield], Houston. Daughters: Mrs. Alonjo Braden, Chanute; and Mrs. E. N. MacArthur, Houston. Brothers: E. W. [Cole], Henryetta, Okla.; and C. F. [Cole], Kansas City. Sister: Harriet R. Adams, Kansas City. Cunningham, El Bethel: b. 11 July 1843, Ind. Civil War: Co. I, 60th Regt. Ind. Inf. m. 1866 to Anna McConnin (d. 1916). To Kans., 1870. d. 5 July 1935, age 91. Sons: J. R.[Cunningham] and Lewis [Cunningham], Pittsburg, Kans. Daughters: Mrs. P. W. Cummings, Erie, Kans.; Pearl Hallenberg, Chanute; and Mrs. D. F. Pittser, Pittsburg, Kans. Brothers: 116 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

G. D. [Cunningham], Chanute; W. S. [Cunningham], Humboldt, Kans.; and M. R. [Cunningham], Iola, Kans. Sister: Mrs. A. Baker, Chanute. Cunningham, Lewis Nelson: b. 23 Sept. 1853, Daviess Co., Ind. To Kans., with parents, 1870. m. 14 Sept. 1879 to Mary Peery. d. 1932 or 1933. ch: Earl [Cunningham]; Nora [Cunningham] (a poet); Elsie [Cunningham]; and Rolla [Cunningham], Wichita. Duncan, Mrs. Frances Kysor: b. 26 June 1855, South Bethany, Ind. m. 23 Dec. 1880, Nashville, Ind., to Dr. Marion A. Duncan (m. again in 1940, at age 70+). To Wilson Co., 1885; to Chanute, 1900. d. 24 Mar. 1939. Sons: Dr. E. C. Duncan, Fredonia, Kans.; and Arthur F. [Duncan], Kansas City. Daughter: Mrs. Golda Meyers, Mount Vernon, Mo. Brother: Enoch M. Kyson [sic], Coffeyville. England, J. W: b. 8 Feb. 1855, [Hartford City, Ind.?] m. 1878, Hartford City to Delilah Marshall (d. 1891). To Kans., 1895. Son: S. E. [England], Monmouth, 111. Daughters: Mrs. C. J. Huffman, Cassoday, Kans.; Mrs. W. H. Criswell and Bessie Fulps, Chanute. Ermey C. P.: b. 20 June 1852, Greensburg, Ind. m. 11 Apr. 1875, Greensburg to Angeline Spears. To Kans., 1878; to Chanute, 1904. d. 10 Nov. 1934. Sons: J. W. [Ermey], Burbank, Calif.; Joseph [Ermey], Charles [Ermey], and Mark [Ermey], all of Chanute; and George [Ermey], Erie, Kans. Daugh ter: Eda Anderson, Erie. Brothers: Jacob [Ermey], Arkansas City; E. E. [Ermey], Walnut, Kans.; Charles [Ermey], Tulsa, Okla.; and Frank [Ermey], Chanute. Sister: Lizzie Rice, Kimball, Kans. Ferguson, Luella: b. 4 Mar. 1855, Spencer Co., Ind. To Chanute, 1876. m. 11 Apr. 1872, Rockport, Ind., to Charles F. Prange (d. May 1934). d. 1935, Kansas City; buried in Elwood Cemetery. Son: Allen L. [Prange] (d. 7 Oct. 1935). Daughters: Mrs. Watson Stewart, Chanute; Mrs. A. I. Seigel, Mrs. Hugh K. Bolin, and Mrs. Wm. B. Moore, all of Kansas City. Fletcher, Harriet: b. 18 Sept. 1847, Martinsville, Ind. d/o Rev. Isaac Fletcher. To Erie, Kans., with parents, 1864. m. Nov. 1865 to Henry Lodge. 5 chil dren. d. Dec. 1934. Survived by son: Arthur [Lodge], Los Angeles, Calif.; and daughter: Mrs. Fred Johnson, Erie, Kans. Friedley, Anna: b. 2 May 1842, Harrison Co., Ind. m. 7 June 1868 to Wm. Carson. To Kans., ca. 1868; to Neosho, 1870. ch: Frank J. [Carson] (b. 18 Mar. 1869); Hattie [Carson] (b. 8 Jan. 1872. d. 9 Sept. 1872); Emma L. [Carson] (b. 22 Feb. 1873. m. Frank Lamerstson); David F. [Carson] (b. 7 June 1875); Harry [Carson] (b. [10 Jan. 1878?]. d. 1 Jan. 1899); Wm. E. [Carson] (b. 31 Jan. 1886); and Anna [Carson] (d. Mar. 1917). Gifford, Margaret Ann: b. 13 Mar. 1843, Putnam Co., Ind. To Shaw, Kans., 1884. Member: Christian churches at Greencastle and Shaw. 2 m. 1st GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA 117

m. 1860, Fil[l]more, Ind., to Anderson Springer (d. 1887). ch: Hattie Bell, Shirley Douglas (d. 1885), John [Springer], Samuel [Springer], Myrtle Howell, Winifred [Springer] (d. 1888), and [Fonticilia? Springer] (d. 1874). 2nd m. 1889 to John Haviland of Shaw (d. 1910). Green, Amanda: b. 25 May 1849, Ind. m. 25 Jan. 1865, Albany, Ind., to W. M. Green. ToKans.,ca. 1865. d. 1935. Sons: C. N. [Green] andH. A. [Green], Altoona; T. W. [Green], Fredonia; H. H. [Green], Chanute; and A. G. [Green], Lubbock, Tex. Green, Robert M.: b. 10 Jan. 1872, Gosport, Ind. m. 1915 to Alice Parsons, d. 20 July 1927. Guilliams, Lydia: b. 25 May 1849, Putnam Co., Ind. m. 24 Dec. 1868, Russellville to Jacob Leonard (d. 1921). To Kans., 1884 (farm 3 1/2 mi. W. of Earlton, Wilson Co.); to Chanute, 1919. d. 1928; funeral at Chris tian church; buried in Thayer at husband’s side. Son: Jacob Leonard Jr. Daughters: Mrs. Charles Hamilton, Eldorado [El Dorado]; Grace [Leonard], Elsie [Leonard], Anna [Leonard], Ida [Leonard], and Lula [Leonard], all of Chanute. Harpster, Harriet Lois: b. 20 Feb. 1840, grew up in Ind. m. 10 Mar. 1859 to Norman C. Church, d. 1928. 4 sons and 7 daughters. Survivors: S. Eliza beth Timmon, Gentry, Ark.; Sarah Jane Sloop, East Jordan, Mich.; Lorena A. McGinnis and Mae Church, Chanute. Jackson, Minerva J.: b. 9 Oct. 1856, near Logansport, Ind. 3rd ch/o Richard and Margaret [Jackson], To Kans. [111.?], fall 1858 with three other fami lies: Harlen Cole, Henry Jennings, and Charles Jennings; to Kans., 1869 from 111. m. 1 Oct. 1871 to Andrew Baird, ch: W. A. Baird, John Wesley Baird, and Margaret Baker. Siblings: Manda [Jackson], Eli [Jackson], William Turner [Jackson], and Andrew [Jackson]. Kelley, E. E.: b. 1861, Warren Co., Ind. To Woodson Co., 1877. Newspaper columnist and Assistant Kansas State Printer, d. 31 Jan. 1940. Kimmey, J. H.: b. 23 May 1842, Sussex Co., Del. Served: Co. F, 9th Del. Inf. m. 19 Feb. 1867 to Eliza Russell (d. 3 Oct. 1911). ch: Mrs. W. W. Hanks, Sterling; Mrs. E. J. Hutchinson, Chanute; William [Kimmey], Erie; Alfred F. [Kimmey]; and Lillie C. [Kimmey] (d.). Kimmey, William: b. 28 Feb. 1875, Plymouth, Ind. s/o J. H. Kimmey (above). To near Erie, Kans., 1881. m. 27 Mar. 1896 to Bessie Isenhour. Sons: Dr. Virgil [Kimmey], St. Louis; and Allen [Kimmey], Chicago. Daughter: Reevel Kimmey, K[ansas] C[ity]. Loring, S. J.: b. Ind. m. 1868, Kans., to F. M. Abbott, d. July 1921. Survived by husband and son: F. M. Abbott Jr., Dallas, Tex. 118 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

McCoy, Charles Luther: b. 9 Mar. 1863, Rensselaer, Jasper Co., Ind. To 111., then to Kans., with parents, 1896. m. 7 Mar. 1888 to Eliza Jane Dooley, ch: Justus [McCoy] and Della Angleton, Urbana, [Kans.?]; Stanley [McCoy] and Ceva Yockey, Erie; Irma Hudson, Shaw; and Luther [McCoy]. Brothers: Thomas [McCoy], Oak Hill, 111.; Edward [McCoy], Brimfield, 111.; John [McCoy] and Sam [McCoy], Urbana. Sister: Jane Dawson, Urbana. McGown, Matilda Jane: b. 16 Oct. 1852, Waveland, Ind. m. 25 Oct. 1871, Waveland to Dr. C. M. McGown (d. Sept. 1925). To Thayer, 1882; to Chanute, ca. 1901. d. Feb. 1935. ch: Letha Hawkins, Chanute; and Harry I. McGown, Houston. Sister: Mrs. W. H. Johnson, Omaha, Neb. McKeever, Nellie: b. 22 June 1875, Lagro, Ind. To Kans. as child, m. 17 Aug. 1892, Chanute to Charles J. Beach. Sons: Homer [Beach], San Francisco; Ralph [Beach], Atlanta; and Eugene [Beach], K[ansas] C[ity], Mo. Daugh ters: Mrs. Floyd Daigh, Madison; and Nina Wood, K[ansas] C[ity], Mo. Brothers: Harry [McKeever], Ottawa; and James [McKeever], Olathe. Sisters: Lizzie Pearl, Salina; and Mrs. Clarence Grebe, Chanute. McReynolds, Menecie Catherine: b. 4 Oct. 1849, Gibson Co., Ind. To Menard Co., 111., as child; to Wilson Co., Kans., 1869; to Chanute, 1904. m. 23 Aug. 1868, Menard Co., 111., to B. H. Killion. Daughters: Eva J. Williams and Pearl Peyton, Chanute; and Abigail Lovelace and Belle Killion, K[ansas] C[ity], Mo. Overbay, Sarah A.: b. ca. 1846, Attica, Ind. m. 1877. To Chanute ca. 1877. d. [7?] Sept. 1925, Chanute (husband d. “several years ago”). Member: Chanute Christian church, ch: R. C. Overbay, Mrs. John Hale, and C. D. Overbay, Chanute. Phillips, W. M.: b. ca. 1859, Arlington, Rush Co., Ind. To Chanute, 1870. m. Alma [Phillips], d. 1928. Daughter: Mrs. John Shell. Brothers: Victor A. [Phillips] and W. B. [Phillips], Chanute; and Geo. [Phillips], Ness City, Kans., or Loveland, Colo. Sister: Ada Sheldon. Priest, Sarah: b. 27 Jan. 1856, Mercer Co., 0[hio]. m. 1876, Ind., to Charles Priest. Lived in Ottawa, Kans. To Chanute, 1895. d. 11 June 1935. Son: Richard [Priest], Joliet, 111. Sister: Mary Coulson (d. Feb., Chanute). Step brother: Perry Mote, Chanute. Reeves, John Wesley: From 1870 census, Neosho Twp.: John Wesley, b. Ky., age 51, farmer; Lorinda [Reeves?], b. Ky., age 48; Caleb [Reeves?], b. Ind., age 24; Sarah [Reeves?], b. Ind., age 21; Charles [Reeves?], b. Ind., age 16; John W. [Reeves?], b. Ind., age 12; Benj. [Reeves?], b. Ind., age 10 (daughter: Ada L. Richardson, Chanute in 1984); Dora L. [Reeves?], b. Ind., age 6; and Elmer [Reeves?], b. Ind., age 3. GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA 119

Rowland, Harriet Caroline: b. 29 Jan. 1846, Dearborn, Boone Co., Ind. To Kans., Feb. 1868. m. 11 Nov. 1868 to Rev. J. R. Chambers (d. 1916). Sons: Dr. H. L. Chambers, Lawrence, Kans.; and D. W. Chambers, Red Bluff, Calif. Daughter: Mrs. S. E. Starr, Tucson, Ariz. Sister: Sue M. Rowland, Quincy, 111. Sailors, Abram A.: b. 13 Apr. 1868, Rush Co., Ind. s/o Wm. and Louisa (Miller) Sailors. To Kans., with parents, age 16. m. 20 May 1895 to Anna Dale Rea (d. 1947). d. May 1951. Daughter: Doris Rea McClure, Stark, Kans. Brother: T. C. Sailors, Stark. Sister: Alma Zimmerman, K[ansas] C[ity]. Sare, Mary: b. 19 Oct. 1864, near Greencastle, Ind. To Kans., with parents, 1870. m. Oct. 1884, Erie, Kans., to Joseph Trammel, d. July 1934, Par sons, Kans. Sons: Forest Trammel, Parsons; and Vearl Trammel, Erie. Daughter: Lillie Edwards, Parsons. Brothers: R. P. Sare, Gulfport; D. W. [Sare] and L. F. [Sare], Chanute. Smith, [—]: b. 4 Jan. 1862, Rushville, Ind. d/o W. L. and Drusilla Smith. To Kans., 1881. m. 30 Mar. 1884 to B. S. Justice, ch: C. L. [Justice], Tucumcari, N. Mex.; Mrs. Cecil Gardner and Wm. Raymond [Justice?], Chanute; and Mrs. John Wilson, Norman, Okla. Snow, Mary Ellen: b. 1 Apr. 1847, Rockford, Ind. d/o Major George C. Snow (“Lincoln”s Secretary of Interior and Indian Agent” [Immel could find no corroborating evidence for this assertion.]) and Lydia Harlan. To Kans., with parents as child, m. 7 Sept. 1873, Neosho Falls to William W. Sain (d. 14 Aug. 1920). To Chanute, 1920. Daughters: Lydia [Sain] and Mrs. Parks Helmick, Chanute. Brother: Cyrus C. Snow, Eatonville, Wash. Sis ters: Dr. Ann Snow Turner, Berkeley, Calif.; Florence L. Snow and Emma Snow, Lawrence. Snyder, K. C.: b. 18 Nov. 1886, Angola, Ind. m. 1917, Kansas City to Jewel Weidemeyer. d. age 78. Sister: Vera Beckholt, Fort Wayne, Ind. Southard, Whig: b. ca. 1847, Ind. d. 27 Nov. 1916. Daughter: Mrs. E. A. Davis, Chanute. Springer, Martha Ann: b. 4 July 1848, near Columbia City, Ind. d/o Samuel Springer, “an early settler [of] Whiteley [jic] Co., Ind.” m. 15 Nov. 1866, Columbia City to Joseph E. Plummer (b. 22 Jan. 1838, Preble Co., 0[hio]. d. 14 Dec. 1916). To Kans., 1869. Infant son (d. 1867). Sisters: Mary L. Larimer, Topeka; and Phoebe J. Fullerton, Chanute. Terril, John L.: b. 11 July 1864, Brazil, Ind. m. [1883 or 25 Dec. 1885?], Ind., to Letha Della Jenkins (b. 17 June 1864, Brazil, d. 10 Aug. 1938. Sisters: Mrs. L. Watson, Danville, 111.; and Mrs. Sam Deffibaugh, Chanute). To Kans., 1885. d. Apr. 1939. Son: Gatch M. [Terril], Chanute. Brothers: Wm. [Terril] and James [Terril], Ind. 120 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Thomas, Rosabelle: b. 30 May 1864, Carroll Co., Ind. To Kans., 1869. m. 22 Aug. 1883 to J. W. Daughty. d. 1933. Survivedby husband and sons: J. A. [Daughty], Rose; C. O. [Daughty], Albuquerque, N. Mex. 1 daughter (d.). Brother: Fred Thomas, Dunlap, Kans. Sisters: Mrs. S. V. Irwin, Mrs. L. E. Edwards, and Mrs. Matt Quimby, all of Chanute; and Anna Bernard, Dunlap. Trammel, Mrs. James B.: b. 25 July 1856, Lawrence Co., Ind. 2 m. 1st m. 7 Feb. 1871 to Samuel J. Bartlett. 9 children. To Fredonia, 1884. 2nd m. 1 Apr. 1907 to J. B. Trammel of Chanute. Surviving ch: Maude Walters, Eldorado [sic]; Margery Spear, K[ansas] C[ity], Kans.; Minnie Payne, Independence, Kans.; Millie Doop, Muskogee, Okla.; Murtie Lauren, Chicago; and Orlan Bartlett, Chanute. Tucker, Anna Louisa: b. 1841, Elkhart, Ind. 2 m. 1 st m. just before Civil War, Rock Island, 111., to H. R. McGraw (d. of wounds). To Kans. with children and aunt just after war. ch: Mrs. Charles Cox and W. M. McGrew [sic]. 2nd m. 1866 to Dr. Samuel Sharp Warner (d. 1944). d. Nov. 1916. Van Sandt, Samuel L.: b. 9 Aug. 1842, Hamilton Co., Ohio, s/o John Van Sandt (who was “immortalized in Uncle Tom’s Cabin as John Von Trompe”). After John Van Sandt died, Samuel’s mother moved to Maysville, Ind., until Samuel was age 16; Samuel returned to Ind. after Civil War; to Kans., 1870. d. 18 Aug. 1920, Chanute. 3 m. 1st m. 1867, Iowa, to Clarinda (she and infant son d. same year). 2nd m. 1873 to Martha E. Jackson (d. 1876). Son: James Warren Van Sandt, Chanute. 3rd m. to Martha E. Washington, ch: Harrison [Van Sandt] (d.) and Olive Alcock. Wiley, Lucretia Alice: b. 7 Dec. 1853, Hendricks Co., Ind. m. Dec. 1871, 111., to John Nelson Purdy. To Fort Scott,Kans., 1872.d. lOMay 1921, Chanute. Survived by husband and ch: Mrs. John W. Lapham, E. A. Purdy, Lester Purdy, and Ralph [Purdy] (k[illed]on Santa Fe). Brother: W. A. Wiley, St. Joseph, Mo. Sisters: Mrs. M. G. Young, Savonburg; Mrs. A. L. Coover, Erie; Mrs. J. C. Coover, Woodward, Okla.; and Myrtle Rowan, K[ansas] C[ity]. Wilson, William L.: b. Feb. 1833. Civil War: Co. F, 178th Ind. Inf. d. 1 June 1921. Daughter: Mrs. John L. Jones. Winfield, Samuel: b. 14 Sept. 1844, Wabash Co., Ind. Graduate of Butler University, 1867. 2 m. 1 st m. 25 Nov. 1870, Warsaw, Ind., to Mary Agnes Manley (b. 24 June 1848, Ofhio]. d. 2 June 1898, Eldorado [sic] Springs, Kans.). ch: India [Winfield] (d. as infant), Mrs. Winifred Traughber, Manley [Winfield] (d. 1896 or 1897), and George [Winfield]. 2nd m. ca. 1899 to Mrs. Robert King. Brother: Raymond [Winfield], Deming, N. Mex. 4 sisters [unnamed], Ind. GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA 121

Winterrowd, T. W.: b. 6 Apr. 1861, Shelby Co., Ind. To Mo., 1870. m. 2 Sept. 1889, Chillicothe, Mo., to Mary Rutherford. To Kans., 1906; to Chanute, 1912. d. Oct. 1933. Sons: Ray [Winterrowd], Carthage, Mo.; and Walter [Winterrowd], Fredonia. Daughters: Mrs. W. B. Marley, Denver; and Mrs. S. G. Moffatt, Chanute. Brothers: Noble [Winterrowd], Buffalo, Kans., and John [Winterrowd], San Diego. Sisters: Emma Riehl, Chanute; Mrs. Hiram Wilson, Braymer, Mo.; and Mrs. Asa Newton, S.W. of Chanute. Woodyard, John W.: b. 22 Mar. 1844, Rush Co., Ind. Served: Co. K., 34th Regt., Ind. Vols. d. 8 Sept. 1934, Chanute. Yockey, John David: b. 2 Dec. 1845, Bremen, Ind. m. 1864 to Sarah Bowser (d. 1919). To near Urbana, Kans., 1876. ch: Mrs. T. H. Schmutz, Chanute; Henry [Yockey], Garden Grove, Calif.; George [Yockey], Osawatomie; and son (d. in infancy). Brothers: C. C. [Yockey], Erie; Schuyler [Yockey], Parsons; and Ben [Yockey], Urbana, Kans. Sister: Tillie Stanley, Erie. Yockey, Mary J.: b. 16 Mar. 1854, Marshall Co., Ind. To Mo., 1865. m. 15 Sept. 1874 to Allen Shepherd. To Kans., 1878. d. 23 May 1917. ch: Wm. Shepherd, Idaho; David [Shepherd], Wichita; Lakey [Shepherd], Jacob [Shepherd], Etta Bowker, and Charles [Shepherd], all of Chanute; Eva Richman, Urbana; and 1 child (d.). Brother: B. L. Yockey, Urbana, Kans. 4 other brothers and 1 sister, all unnamed. Mary Blair Immel to Rebah M. Fraustein, Editor, The Hoosier Genealo gist, 25 Oct. 1989. Information about Immel’s career comes from David R. Yanner, “Camp Tippecanoe Civil War Roundtable,” on “Dave Yanner’sHome Page,” 26 Mar. 2000, at: http://cherrv.dcwi.com/~vannerdr/programs.html. Edi tor supplied brackets and some bracketed material.

DECEASED CONVICTS AT JEFFERSON STATE PRISON, 1854 Transcribed by Ruth Dorrel

Name Date of Death James Arbuckle Jan. 2, 1854 Peter Farland Mar. 1, 1854 Milo A. Danly Apr. 2, 1854 Curtis Donigan Sept. 9, 1854 R. B. Ross Sept. 23, 1854 Thomas Woods Oct. 2, 1854 George Marshal Oct. 4, 1854 Eighth Annual Report of the Warden of the Indiana State Prison, for the Year ending November 30, 1854, to the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, 1854. FAMILY RECORDS

REYNARD FAMILY BIBLE Transcribed by Willard C. Heiss

Marriages Jesse Reynard & Anna Diggs m. 6-6-1842 Eunice Reynard & Elisha M. Johnson m. Dec 10-1 870 Angeline Reynard & Andrew Edwards m. — Thomas C. Reynard & Hannah J. Leonard m. Oct 10-1866 Elisha W. Reynard & Louisa Hurst m. Aug 24-1875 Wm S Reynard & Mahala Bolinger m. July 1, 1884 WmS Reynard & Rosa M Huffman m. Jan 22-1895 Ira Clinton Reynard & Bell Huffman m. (Aug 7-1879?) Leila Reynard & Lee M Mendenhall m. Apr 8-1896 Minnie Edwards & Wilbur Benson m. — Della Reynard & Sam Amburn m. Jan 1-1900 Edna Reynard & Sam Lucas m. Sept 23-1906 Jesse Edwards & Bessie Clements m. Aug 20-1904 Frank Reynard & Lola Smith m. Dec 10-1919 Births Jesse Reynard - son of Solomon & Rachel b. 6-20-1819 Anna Reynard - dau of Wm & Charlotte Diggs b. 2-23-1819 Charlotte D - dau of Jesse & Anna Reynard b. 4-2-1843 Eunice M [- dau of Jesse & Anna Reynard] b. 5-31-1846 Thomas C - son of [Jesse & Anna Reynard] b. 10-26-1848 Angeline - dau of [Jesse & Anna Reynard] b. 7-29-1852 Elijah - son of [Jesse & Anna Reynard] b. 2-3-1857 Elisha - [son of Jesse & Anna Reynard] b. 2-3-1857 Wm S - [son of Jesse & Anna Reynard] b. 2-24-1859 Ira Clinton Reynard - son of Eunice Reynard1 b. 12-7-1865 Leila - dau of Thomas C & Hannah Reynard b. Apr 26-1870 Minnie - dau of Andrew & Angeline Edwards b. Aug 25-1875 Jesse - son of [Andrew & Angeline Edwards] b. — Solomon Reynard - son of Adam & Catharine b. Jan 21-1798 Rachel G - dau of Jesse & Sarah Green b. 1802 Della - dau of Elisha W & Louisa Reynard b. Jan 25-1877 Nellie [- dau of Elisha W & Louisa Reynard] b. May 3-1878 Edna O - dau of Wm S & Mahala Reynard b. Oct 12-1884 Frank S - son of [Wm S & Mahala Reynard] b. July 28-1886 Eunice May Smith - dau of Clyde & Anna Reynard b. Sept 1-1882 Mary M - dau of Lee & Leila Mendenhall b. Mar 17-1897 Mildred A [- dau of Lee & Leila Mendenhall] b. Aug 27-1899 Roger Amburn - son of Sam & Della Amburn b. Feb 23-1901 Charlotte - dau of [Sam and Della Amburn] b. Apr 4-d. Nov 15? Theona Monks dau of Della Amburn2 b. Mar 7-1908 FAMILY RECORDS 123

Andrew Benson - son of Wilbur & Minnie b. Oct 31 1903 Ruth Benson - dau of [Wilbur & Minnie] b. Feb 15-1908 Wm L Lucas - son of Sam & Edna Lucas b. Oct 6-1907 Fred A [Lucas] - [son of Sam & Edna Lucas] b. Jul 11-1918 Deaths Charlotte Reynard d. 6-10-1845 Elijah Reynard d. 5-14-1857 Anna Diggs Reynard - wife of Jesse Reynard d. Sept 5-1885 Jesse Reynard d. Jan 31-1892 Angeline Edwards d. Mar 9-1894 Thomas C Reynard d.June 3-1906 Louisa - wife of Elisha W Reynard d. May 29-1909 Eunice M. Johnson d. Apr 4-1911 Mahala - wife of Wm S Reynard d. Apr 1-1887 Solomon Reynard - son of Adam & Catherine d. Jan 5-1861 Nellie - dau of E W & Louisa Reynard d. May 15-1875 Charlotte - dau of Sam & Della Amburn d. — Hannah J Leonard d. July 9-1915 Rachel Reynard d. Apr 20-1885 Charlotte Adamson d. 9 mo 28-1876 1 His father was supposed to be a Starbuck. 2 Her father was supposed to be a Monks, but she went by the name of Ambum. Thomas D. Hamm submitted this transcription from the Willard C. Heiss Papers, Earlham College Library Archives. The Bible was published in Philadelphia in 1831. Mrs. Guy Fisher, Winchester, Randolph Co., Ind., owned it in 1964. Heiss transcribed the family records from the bible in Sept. 1964.

STOUT FAMILY BIBLE Submitted by Karen Parish Glasser

James Stout b Dec 2 1838 Margaret Stout Sept 16, 1840 Nirlinda/Virlinda May 6, 1865 Ida V Stout Aug 11, 1866 Filaura Stout Feb 27, 1868 Geo E Stout May 23, 1870 Infant Stout May 21, 1873 Nancy H Stout June 4, 1874 Mary G Stout Dec 12, 1876 Viola M Stout May 26, 1878 Alonzo Stout Jan 24, 1884 Transcribed from an Oxford Bible which belonged to Nancy Hanks Stout, who married Frederick Thomas Parish before 1900. NOTICES & QUERIES

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Indiana Historical Society Programs Genealogy Research Consultations at the Fair. Diane Sharp, the head of the Genealogy Division, Indiana State Library, will be in IHS’s Talking Books Booth in the Senior Citizens Building at the Indiana State Fair, 10 August 2000, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sharp will answer questions about genealogy re search—from beginning the search to moving past stumbling blocks in the search. The IHS will also distribute free genealogy handouts. Women’s History Research. On 5 March 2000 the IHS, the Indiana Women’s History Archives, Inc. (IWHA), and the Indiana Commission for Women cosponsored a program entitled “Our History: From Women of the 20th Century to Women of the 21st.” The program celebrated the creation of the Women’s History Archives in the Smith Memorial Library. Information about the archives can be obtained from the IHS Guide to Women’s History Materials in Manuscript Collections at the Indiana Historical Society, which is available from the IHS and can be accessed through the IHS’s web site at: www.indianahistorv.org/wombib.htm. The IHS and the IWHA also created a traveling exhibition about women’s history that is currently touring the state. The IWHA encourages women to preserve their papers and records by donat ing them to IWHA at IHS or to another professional archival institution. To have your collection evaluated, call IHS Curator of Manuscripts and Archives Glenn McMullen at (317) 234-0047. Notices from THG Readers New Editor Needed. SHELHORN-SHELLHORN-SCHELLHORN clear ing house is looking for a new, computer-smart Editor. John and Lydia Kemble Shelhom arrived in Franklin Co. [Ind.] by 1819 and settled on 1,400 acres in Decatur and Rush Counties (descendents of Matthais Schollhorn, William Kemble, and Daniel Garwood, New Jersey Quakers). Contact Jack Lines, 924 S. 16th Ave., Yakima, Wash. 98902: [email protected]. Worldwide Blanton Convention. The twelfth annual convention and ge nealogical workshop of Blantons, related lines, and friends will be held on 21-23 Sept. 2000 at the Super 8 Motel, 1307 Murfreesboro Rd., Franklin, Tenn. 37064; (615) 794-7591; fax: (615) 794-1042. Activities will inch: guest speakers, workshop meetings, socials, an auction, and dinner and a live band NOTICES 125

on Sat. night. Make your reservations early. For more info., contact Col. Mary Louise Blanton Attal, President, Worldwide Blanton Convention, 1501 Poke- berry Way, Orange Park, Fla. 32073-7057; (904) 278-2401. Name Correction. The article “Prizes Given at the Old Settler and Histori cal Association of Lake County 1947 Meeting” in the March 2000 issue of THG listed Mary Hetlitz of Hammond as the schoolteacher with the longest years of teaching service in Lake Co. Richard L. Abney originally submitted the article. He states that the proper spelling of the woman’s name is “Herlitz.” Abney writes that “Miss Herlitz was my 6th grade teacher (1943-44 school year) at Washington School, Hammond, IN (Lake County).”

Books Received The editor of The Hoosier Genealogist accepts contributions of books re garding Indiana genealogy and family history to list in the “Books Received” segment of THG. These books are placed in either the William Henry Smith Memorial Library of the Indiana Historical Society or in the Genealogy Divi sion of the Indiana State Library. Donated in 1998. Donald F. Clayton donated the following family history to the Indiana State Library Genealogy Division on 3 Aug. 1998: Ancestors, Descendents and Other Relatives of Jeremiah Clayton (1829—1874) of Bradford, Yorkshire County, England, and Greene County, Indiana, and the Writings o f His Father, George Clayton (1795-1852). Current Donation. Ralph Waterman (1901-1978, Hamilton Co., Ind.). I Have Done All These Things by Ralph Waterman (A Hoosier Farmer). Don Granger, ed. 2000.

Notices from Around Indiana National Genealogy Conference in Fort Wayne. The Allen County Pub lic Library, the Allen County Public Library Foundation, and the Grand Wayne Center Historical Genealogy Department are sponsoring a national genealogy conference, “Celebrating the Century: The Millennium Conference,” 19-22 July 2000 at the Grand Wayne Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. The conference will host more than ninety lectures, scores of vendors (inch IHS), midnight mad ness extended research hours at the Historical Genealogy Department, and an opportunity to meet and talk to genealogists and family historians from across the country. For registration info, and a brochure, contact the Allen County Public Library at: The ACPL Millennium Conference, Historical Genealogy Department, P.O. Box 2270, Fort Wayne, Ind. 46801-2270; phone (219) 421 - 1225; visit the library’s web site at: www.acphlib.in.us; or E-mail Curt Witcher at: [email protected]. 126 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Cemetery Registration Law. The Indiana General Assembly passed House Bill 1184 in March. It provides for the survey and registration of all cemeteries and burial grounds in Indiana by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and for the establishment of a trust fund for the survey. The law, which takes effect 1 July 2000, stipulates that individuals or organizations that wish to disturb burial grounds must file plans and gain DNR approval before beginning projects. Other parts of the law concern procedures for recording details of cemeteries and of the remains within them. The law also states that it is a misdemeanor to disturb, deface, or damage the burial grounds in a cemetery. The full text of House Bill 1184 is available at: www.state.in.us/ serv/lsa billinfo?vear=2000&request=getBill&docno^l 184. Hancock County Public Library. The Greenfield Public Library became the Hancock County Public Library last July. In September 1999 the State Budget Committee awarded the library $400,000 from the “Build Indiana” funds, which are derived from state lottery profits and used to finance local infrastructure projects. The Hancock County Public Library is located at 700 North Broadway, Greenfield, Ind. 46140-1741. It is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays; from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays; from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays; and it is closed on Sundays. For more info., contact Director Susan M. Waggoner at (317) 462-5141; or visit the library’s web site at: www.hancockpub.lib.in.us.

National News National Genealogy Conference in Utah. The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and the Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) present “A World of Records: FGS/UGA 2000,” 6-9 Sept. 2000, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. For info, contact FGS at P.O. Box 200940, Austin, Tex. 78720-0940; phone toll free: 888-FGS-1500; E-mail: [email protected]: or visit FGS’s web site at: www.fgs.org. Contact UGA at P.O. Box 1144, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-1144; phone toll free: 888-INFO-UGA; E- mail: [email protected]: or visit UGA’s web site at: www.infouga.org. GENTECH: Genealogy and the Internet. GENTECH’s mission statement: GENTECH is a nonprofit, all-volunteer corporation, which facilitates communication among persons interested in genealogy and technology. Through presenting national conferences, sponsoring programs with other societies, and publishing white papers based on analyses of problems of common interest to genealogists and technologists, GENTECH seeks to maximize the movement of knowledge among the members of its constituencies. To find out more about GENTECH, visit its web site at: gentech.org. 127

QUERIES Seeking info, about Civil War military service of Benjamin Franklin ALTER (153rd Ind. Regt., 1864). Alter came from Forrest, Ind. Contact Alter’s great- grandson Jack Alter, [email protected]. Seeking info, on INDIANA TOLL ROAD at Sugar Grove Rd. and Rte. 38, Greens Fork, Wayne Co., Ind., ca. late 1800s-early 1900s. Did the Sykes brothers ran it? Contact Arlene Holmquist, P.O. Box 800, Hinsdale, N.H. 03451-0800. Seeking pre-1813 info, on Paul KESTER(b. 11 Apr. 1781, Pa. m. Sophiah [Kester] before 1813. To Washington Co., Ind. Terr., from Ky. or N.C., 1813. d. 31 Oct. 1855, Washington Co., Ind.). Contact James R. Kester, 108 E. St. Clair St., No. B, Indianapolis, Ind. 46204. Seeking info, on Isaac NORDYKE, farmer and/or teacher, Wayne Co., Ind., ca. early 1800s (daughter: Nancy [b. ca. 1812. m. Robert Murry, 1831]). Contact Donna L. Smart, 255 S. Main St., Brattleboro, Vt. 05301. Seeking copy of POWELL family history by Addison M. Powell, ca. 1910. History concerns family of Thomas W. Powell, who emigrated from England, ca. 1760-1790 (d. 1835, Boone Co., Ind.). Contact Dale D. Powell, P.O. Box 3337, Idyllwild, Calif. 92549; (909) 659-8568. Need father’s name for Levi [Tillman or Tilghman] ROSS (b. Nov. 1846, Parke Co., Ind. s/o [Eliza or Alice]). “Tilghman” used as given name several times in Parke Co., inch s/o William Ross. What is name’s source? Contact Nancy B. Foster, 12145 Thames PI., Cincinnati, Ohio 45241-6019. Would like info, about David (b. Ohio) and Ann SPINKS, who are listed in the Greene Co., Ind., 1860 and 1870 censuses. James (b. Ohio. [Son: Edward A.: b. ca. 1860, Greencastle, Ind. d. 1917?]) and John Spinks (b. Ohio) are also in the 1860 and 1870 Greene Co. censuses and may be David’s brothers. David and Nancy Ann Spinks’s daughter, Cordelia Ann Spinks (d. 1904), m. 23 June 1890, Harrison, Ark., to Charles Albert Stine, ch: Claud Albert; Paul Cornelius; Vinnie and Teddy Lee (b. 1903), adopted out after 1904; and James David (b. 20 Aug. 1891, Natural Dam, Ark. m. July 1912 to Lizzie Litaker. d. Jan. 1929, Wilburton, Okla. Son: Quinton Haskell [b. 21 Feb. 1928, Wilburton, Okla.]). Contact Annie L. Stine, 10306 N.E. 7th, Midwest City, Okla. 73130. Seeking descendents of Switz. natives: Johannes TANNER (b. 14 Sept. 1823. m. 24 July 1848 to Elisabeth Wagner. Sons: Emil, Karl, and Reinhard); Johannes Tanner (b. 6 Feb. 1827. m. 6 Mar. 1854 to W. Elisabeth Kaderli); Johannes Tanner (b. 6 July 1839. m. 5 Apr. 1864 to Margaretha Degan); Johannes Adam Tanner (b. 12 Sept. 1839. m. 7 Dec. 1868 to Chistine Dunkel); and Martin Tanner (b. 28 Apr. 1824. m. 22 Nov. 1852 to Rosina Horand). For family history in Switz. Contact Lois Tanner Dietz, 2200-1st Ave., No. 206, Seattle, Wash. 98109-2353. INDIANA ON THE MAP

COUNTY BOUNDARY CHANGES Leigh Darbee Family historians are aware of the importance of county history to genea logical research, but some may not realize that the history of a county’s forma tion can affect one’s success in locating information. County boundaries are not static. Although they do not change significantly any more, during much of Indiana’s history one boundary or another was changing almost all of the time. An extremely useful resource on the changes in Indiana county bound aries is Indiana Boundaries: Territory, State, and County. The compilers out line why such a book is needed for Indiana: “Unlike some commonwealths, Indiana did not, upon admission to statehood, lay out a framework for the future county organization of her entire territory. Nor did county organization in Indiana follow any other carefully prepared plan.... [County] organization actually followed irregularly behind the lines of Indian cessions and pioneer settlements.”1 Scott County can be used to demonstrate how boundary changes might af fect research. Following is a summary, taken from volume 2 of the Historical Atlas and Chronology o f County’ Boundaries, 1788-1980, of how the shape of Scott County has changed since its founding: February 1, 1820: Scott County created from Clark, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, and Washington Counties December 26, 1820: Lost land to Washington County January 22, 1 830: Gained land from Jefferson County February 16, 1839: Gained land from Clark and Washington Counties December 5, 1 842: Lost land to Clark County February 13, 1851: Gained land from Jefferson County The compiler of this volume lays out why changes like those Scott County experienced may be of concern to researchers: Counties or their equivalents cover nearly all the territory of the coterminous forty- eight states and operate as the highest level of local government and administra tion. They are the primary units for the administration of justice, the assessment and collection of taxes, the recording of births, deaths, marriages, and wills, the organization of census data and other kinds of statistics, and they have long served as the basis for national and state legislative apportionment. Any change in county boundary lines can effectively “move” people and resources in the affected area from one county to another.2 As one can see, although families may have lived in a particular county at a given time, they may not have stayed there—even if they never moved! 1821 Map of Scott and Surrounding Counties 1838 Map of Scott and Surrounding Counties Fielding Lucas Jr., Indiana (Baltimore, 1821), detail. T.G. Bradford, Indiana (Boston, 1838), detail.

'George Pence and Nellie C. Armstrong, Indiana Boundaries: Territory, State, and County, vol. 19, Indiana Historical Collections (Indianapolis: Indiana Histori cal Bureau, 1967), 28.

2 Historical Atlas and Chronology of County Boundaries, 1788 -1980, vol. 2, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Stephen L. Hansen, comp. (Boston: G. K. Hall, 1984), 1, 250.

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THG_2002_VOL42_NO3_ The Hoosier Genealogist (THG) is published quarterly by the Indiana Historical Society and distributed as a benefit of membership. Membership categories are Annual $30, Sustaining $50, and Student (under age 25) $10. In addition to THG, members may receive Black History News & Notes, Indiana Magazine o f History, Traces o f Indiana and Midwestern History, and The Bridge. Single copies of THG may be purchased from the IHS History Market for $4. The editor welcomes submissions to THG, but accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts submitted without return postage. All sources for THG articles must be thoroughly documented.

The Hoosier Genealogist Thomas A. Mason, Publications Director M. Teresa Baer, Editor Kathleen M. Breen, Assistant Editor Ruth Dorrel, Contributing Editor Photography Kim C. Ferrill, Photographer Susan L. S. Sutton, Coordinator Administration Peter T. Harstad, Executive Director Raymond L. Shoemaker, Administrative Director Annabelle J. Jackson, Controller Carolyn S. Smith, Membership Secretary Susan P. Brown, Human Resources Director Genealogy Publications Committee C. Lloyd Hosman, chair Patricia Johnson Susan Miller Carter Mary M. Morgan Sharon Howell William H. Wiggins Jr. Indiana Historical Society Board of Trustees Michael A. Blickman Mary Jane Meeker Frank A. Bracken Janet C. Moran Edward E. Breen Larry K. Pitts Lorene M. Burkhart William G. Prime Dianne J. Cartmel, chair Robert L. Reid Thomas H. Corson Bonnie A. Reilly Edgar Glenn Davis Evaline H. Rhodehamel Daniel M. Ent Ian M. Rolland R. Ray Hawkins John Martin Smith Larry S. Landis P. R. Sweeney Polly Jontz Lennon Michael L. Westfall H. Roll McLaughlin William H. Wiggins Jr.

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Indiana’s Metal Bridge Contractors and Abutment Builders Joseph P. Saldibar III and M. Teresa Baer 130 Genealogy-Related Collections at the IHS Library Eric Mundell and M. Teresa Baer 134 How Good Is Your Source? Analyzing the Accuracy of Research Material, Richard A. Enochs 137 DEPARTMENTS Regional Sources & Stories Northern Indiana Barnes Collection Documents, Huntington County, 1901-1918 143 BLM Land Patent Records, Benton County, 1820-1908 146 Grist Mill Accounts, De Kalb County, 1860-1865 150 Central Indiana Physician’s Records, Warren County, 1842 153 IOOF Roll Book, Hancock County, 1874-1886 155 Wabash Star, Clay County Items, 1896, Ruth Dorrel 157 Midwife Casebook Index, Jay County, 1862-1900 158 Southern Indiana Naturalization Records Index, Jefferson County, 162 Court Records, Posey County, 1829 166 Court Minutes Index, Knox County, 1796—1799, Richard A. Enochs 168 Genealogy Across Indiana Indiana Korean War Casualties, Lawrence to Porter, Indiana 173 Marion Normal College Autograph Book, 1911, Joyce Overman Bowman 179 Family Records McClure Family Narrative, Anne E. Allen 184 Woods Family Record, Barbara Wolfe 186 Notices & Queries Notices 187 Queries 191 Indiana on the Map County Atlases, Leigh Darbee 192

Front cover: Mariah Mendenhall, Jay County midwife, 1840-1900 (IHS, Visual Collections, Indiana Personal File). See Mendenhall’s story and an index to her casebook, page 158. 130

Iron bridge over White River at Thirtieth Street in Riverside Park, Indianapolis, 1906. (IHS, Bass Photo Collection, #7146)

INDIANA’S METAL BRIDGE CONTRACTORS AND ABUTMENT BUILDERS Joseph P. Saldibar III and M. Teresa Baer Bridges are vital for connecting towns and roads and for encouraging commerce and settlement, and yet, once they are in place, people easily take them for granted. Although in the present day, upkeep of bridges is considered the government’s responsibility, that was not the case a few generations ago. Prior to 1855, men in an area most often built wooden bridges using local timber and patented designs. Many of the latter types of bridges were covered to protect the trusses, and they became gathering places for neighbors to visit and for travelers to rest sheltered from the weather. From 1830 to 1880, county commissioners organized area residents, each of whom owed a certain number of days of labor or cash equivalents annually, to build and maintain roads and bridges. With the advancement of railroads, numerous local railroad companies sprouted in order to deal with the local responsibility for transportation issues. However, large eastern enterprises quickly gained control of the local companies, and out-of-state bridge builders quickly gained control of metal bridge building in Indiana. The advent of railroads caused bridge designers to use metal rather than wood for their bridges. The construction of bridges became increasingly scientific, too, leading to the standardization of parts such as beams, angles, and channels. Nearly all of Indiana’s metal bridges were constructed between 1860 and the 1930s. By 1900 Purdue University and BRIDGE BUILDERS 131

Rose Institute of Technology of Indiana were graduating hundreds of engineers. Also by the turn of the last century, Hoosier firms were building the majority of the state’s bridge trusses; Hoosier contractors were erecting them; and Hoosier stonemasons were constructing the abutments. Hoosier bridge companies operated mainly from the northern and central parts of the state, Vincennes Bridge Company being a notable exception. They included: Attica Bridge Company, Elkhart Bridge Company, Indiana Bridge Company in Muncie, Lafayette Bridge Company, New Castle/Central States Bridge Company, Pan American Bridge Company in New Castle, Rochester Bridge Company, Wabash Bridge & Iron Works, and Western Bridge Works in Fort Wayne. In 1900 the American Bridge Company consolidated one-half of the nation’s fabricating capacity in one company with two plants—one in Pennsylvania and the other in Gary, Indiana. Since the 1980s, Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA) in conjunction with the Indiana Department of Transportation has been conducting surveys of the state s extant historic metal bridges. Historian James L. Cooper is in charge of gathering historical, engineering, and photographic evidence of the metal bridges, and the DHPA maintains a database of this material. Cooper’s research has yielded among other valuable information, the identities of many of Indiana’s local bridge contractors and abutment builders, men who helped to develop Indiana’s economy by erecting and maintaining the state’s intrastate and interstate connections. Their names are listed below along with their places of residence if known, the extant bridges each man is known to have helped build, the county where each bridge is or was originally located, the type of bridge, and the year each bridge was built. For more information, see Cooper’s book, referenced below, or contact the DHPA, 402 West Washington Street, Room W274, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204; (317) 232-1645/1646. Bridge Contractors. Residence Bridge No., Type, Date E. J. Albrecht, unknown Lake Co. #1031, 1937 E. R. Campbell, Sandbom Jennings Co. #1406, 1933 J. A. Crosbie, Bluffton Huntington Co. #19, Parker Through, 1928 Wells Co. #60, Pratt Through, 1918 E. H. Crowell, Crown Point Lake Co. #71, Plate Girder, 1917 Lake Co. # 134, Warren Pony, 1915 R. K. Ellis, Alexandria Montgomery Co. #3342, 1941 John R. Gates, Fort Wayne Shelby Co. #1994, 1940 W. P. Harrison, Parke County Montgomery Co. #45, Pratt Through, 1913 George Harvey, Danville Putnam Co. #3172, 1941 Albert B. Hash, Sandbom Carroll Co. #87, Warren Pony, 1932 F. N. Hoffman, unknown Miami Co. #73, Warren Pony, 1932 Miami Co. #76, Pratt Pony, ca. 1920 Miami Co. #99, Pratt Through, 1924 Gilbert Howell, Wabash Pulaski Co. #196, Warren Through, 1914 William Ireland, Parke County Montgomery Co. #45, Pratt Through, 1913 132 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Bridge Contractors. Residence Bridge No.. Type, Date Robert H. King, Danville Vermillion Co. #3492, 1948 Sullivan Co. #3636, 1946 (abutments) Switzerland Co. #208, Parker Through, 1927 Wilbur Lutes, unknown Jackson Co. #97, Warren Pony, 1919 James A. Martin, Sullivan County Sullivan Co. #121, Pratt Through, 1886 Thomas McQueen, unknown Lake Co. #1030, 1935 Olo E. Nichols, Hebron Lake Co. #35, Warren Pony, 1921 Lake Co. #63, Warren Pony, 1921 Newton Co. #7284, Camelback Through, 1914 George M. Notter, Worthington Clay Co. #186, Pratt Through, 1899 Greene Co. #108, Pratt Through, 1907 Greene Co. #237, Pratt Pony, 1908 Greene Co. #311, Warren Pony, ca. 1894 W. B. Nowling, Parke County Montgomery Co. #62, 1913 M. L. Oberhotlzer, Indianapolis Elkhart Co. #401, Warren Pony, 1930 R. P. Olinger, Huntingtonburg Jackson Co. #1677, 1941 Jackson Co. #3370, 1948 Pike Co. #706, 1933 Scott Co. #3235, 1940 Scott Co. #3236, 1940 James M. Peirce, Carroll County Carroll Co. # 8, Warren Pony, 1908 Carroll Co. #16, Pratt Through, 1901 Carroll Co. #81, Warren Pony, 1908 Carroll Co. #121, Pratt Through, 1898 Carroll Co. #151, Whipple Through, 1891 Wilbur C. Scheirer, Frankfort Boone Co. #1791, 1941 R. L. Schutt, Indianapolis Bartholomew Co. #3360, 1941

Jackson County Bridge #193 over East Fork White River on County Road 375 West at Vallonia. The Indiana Bridge Company built this two-span, wrought iron Whipple Through Truss in 1887. (M. T. Baer) BRIDGE BUILDERS 133

Bridge Contractors, Residence Bridge No., Type, Date R. L. Schutt, Indianapolis Bartholomew Co. #3363, 1941 Carroll Co. #3653, 1947 Morgan Co. #1564, 1940 Pulaski Co. #3454, 1949 I. E. Shriver, unknown Montgomery Co. #57, Pratt Bedstead Pony, 1889 Thomas Slattery, Crawfordsville Pulaski Co. #196, Pratt Through, 1883 I. E. Smith, Richmond Dearborn Co. #1987, 1938 Jackson Co. #1775, 1936 Harold Tharp, Fountain City Bartholomew Co. #1068, 1932 Starke Co. #1252, 1933 George Todd, Wabash Pulaski Co. #196, Warren Through, 1914 J. E. Williams, Vevay Switzerland Co. #27, Warren Bedstead Pony, 1900 Switzerland Co. #33, Warren Pony, 1900 Switzerland Co. #56, 1900 Abutment Builders, Residence Bridge No., Type, Date William Bargain, unknown Hendricks Co., Whipple Through, 1875 A. Boden, Cambridge Wayne Co. #122, Whipple Through, 1881 A. Burghamoon, unknown Greene Co. #60, Pratt Pony, 1884 Henry Clements, unknown Montgomery Co. #233, Pratt Pony, 1890 James Coyne, Delphi Carroll Co. #85, Bowstring Arch Pony, 1873 Alanzo U. Doty, unknown Kosciusko Co., Chinworth Bridge, 1891 William Hartshorn, unknown Miami Co. #52, Bowstring Arch Through, 1874 Thomas P. Kelley, Anderson Madison Co. #507, Pennsylvania Through, 1904 George Lynch, unknown Montgomery Co., De Witt Bridge, Pratt Pony, 1903 John A. McGreevey, unknown Carroll Co. #97, Warren Through, 1908 Daniel Milner, unknown Montgomery Co. #57, Pratt Bedstead Pony, 1889 Charles Minnix, unknown Carroll Co. #96, Pratt Through, 1906 William Moellering, unknown Allen Co. #32, Whipple Through, 1883 Allen Co. #290, Whipple Through, ca. 1895 John C. O’Connor, Carroll County Carroll Co. #102, Parker Through, 1906 Carroll Co. #121, Pratt Through, 1898 Henry C. Paul, unknown Allen Co. #242, Pratt Through, 1883 Allen Co. #290, Whipple Through, ca. 1895 Charles A. Rhodes, Cory Clay Co. #182, Pratt Through, 1917 Jesse O. Smith, Carroll County Carroll Co. #54, Warren Pony, ca. 1910 H. W. Tapp, Fort Wayne Allen Co. #268, Whipple Through, 1894 G. A. Webber, Morocco Newton Co. #57, Warren Deck, 1915 John L. Wilhoite, unknown Hendricks Co., Whipple Through, 1875 Henry Wolf, Logansport Carroll Co. #85, Bowstring Arch Pony, 1873 Article sources: James L. Cooper, Iron Monuments to Distant Posterity: Indiana’s Metal Bridges, 1870-1930 {DePauw University, Federal Highway Administration, Indiana Department of Highways, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, 1987); George E. Gould, Indiana Covered Bridges thru the Years (Indianapolis: Indiana Covered Bridge Society, 1977). Joseph P. Saldibar III served as the Indiana State Historic Bridge Survey Coordinator at the DHPA from 1998 to 2000. M. Teresa Baer held this position from 1997 to 1998. 134

GENEALOGY-RELATED COLLECTIONS AT THE INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY LIBRARY

Eric Mundell and M. Teresa Baer The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) has sponsored genealogy programs for decades. Continuing in that tradition, the IHS is enhancing its workshops and offering more of them in its spacious new building and at regional events as well. Last spring, Lloyd Hosman, chair of the Society’s Genealogy Publications Committee and a renowned genealogist, lecturer, and newspaper columnist from Knightstown, Indiana, led two workshops in Indianapolis. Hosman instructed attendees on the basics of family history research. Then representatives from the Society’s William Henry Smith Memorial Library and the Indiana State Library Genealogy Division talked about the resources available in their collections. In a series of articles beginning with this issue, the THG will highlight each organization’s presentations and discuss the holdings at the Indiana State Archives and records in Indiana’s courthouses, too. Eric Mundell, head of IHS Reference Services, delivered the presen tation about the Society’s library. Mundell started by talking about what our library does not have: While the Indiana Historical Society has programs, conferences, lectures, workshops and publications, including The Hoosier Genealogist (THG), that assist family historians, our collection at the Smith Memorial Library is decidedly not strong in vital records, and with good reason. The IHS is just one block away from one of the premier genealogy collections in the state, located in the Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library. We do not presume to replicate this fine facility where researchers can find some of the cornerstones of genealogical research, including birth and death record indexes, marriage and cemetery transcriptions, microfilmed census records, many county records, compiled and published family histories, notes of family researchers, and countless other resources useful in tracing one’s family history. IHS IManuscript Collection Once Mundell began to discuss genealogy-related materials at the Society’s library, however, it became clear that family historians would find a wealth of interesting and useful sources within the facility. As Mundell states, the Smith Library’s greatest strength is its ability to provide materials that paint a backdrop of the times when our ancestors flourished. The IHS owns more than three million manuscript collections, more than one-and-a- half million visual images, and a vast collection of rare books, publications, and maps. Manuscripts such as letters, diaries, journals, notebooks, scrapbooks, ledgers, business accounts, and many other personal items are original sources that cannot be found elsewhere. Mundell mentioned subject areas in which the Smith Library’s manuscript collections are particularly IHS LIBRARY 135 valuable. These include Civil War collections, which are organized by regiment, and collections devoted to the history of African Americans, women, social organizations, and ethnic communities. In addition, the IHS has an assortment of local history primary sources, such as tax lists for some Indiana counties, and treaties and related documents that reveal military negotiations and clarify settlement patterns. IHS Visual Collection and Rare Books The visual collection at the IHS library contains photographs, drawings, posters, postcards, and portraits, among other images. It is strongest in items from Indianapolis and certain other areas of the state, in architectural and business items, and in a select number of Civil War-era likenesses. The printed collections include rare books such as original county histories for nearly every county in the state. The Society is developing its local history collections to include church and religious histories as well. The Smith Library also owns unusual publications such as catalogs of businesses; for example, furniture-maker catalogs, car catalogs, and so forth. Immigrant guides are another highly useful source for family research. The early nineteenth-century guides were written to assist immigrants with their journeys in America and provide maps with the best overland and waterway travel routes, giving advice on what to expect in Indiana and the Old Northwest Territory. Other printed sources about migration show who migrated to Indiana at particular times, where they settled in the state, and what their lives were like. IHS Map Collection Mundell spoke at length about the Society’s impressive map collection. We have folio-sized atlases, some which are originals that are not available elsewhere, and published atlases that compare with the state library’s collection, but are not the same. The Smith Library also has Library of Congress microfiche of maps for Indiana that are no longer in widespread circulation. The microfiche maps cover about one-third of Indiana counties, and many are from the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Among other helpful information, atlases show local places and post offices, many of which no longer exist. The IHS also has the 1988 United States Geological Survey (USGS) Gazetteer for Indiana, which is a geographical guide to the state, documenting churches, cemeteries, creeks, riverbeds, culverts, ditches, and more. A popular source is the statewide collection of Sanborn Insurance maps that depict the locality of businesses and homes and the physical attributes of buildings, many of which are long gone. In addition, the Society houses maps that show areas of Native American settlement, the National Road, migration routes, stagecoach routes, and boat routes for the Ohio and Wabash Rivers. Mundell explained that uncataloged maps are organized chiefly by date and location. Many are very large, and thus, cannot be photocopied. Nevertheless, they are definitely worth a visit to the Society’s library in order to gain a visual 136 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST sense of where and how people came into Indiana and the uses they made of the state’s land. IHS Printed Reference Sources Below is a list of a few of the Smith Library’s printed reference sources that are useful for genealogy research: > Census indexes (only), including: ■ Indiana: 1807, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1860 ■ Kentucky: 1810, 1820, and 1830 > Reference works, including: ■ Dictionaries on slang and colloquial terminology such as regional English and Colonial American English ■ Newspaper bibliography guides for Indiana, Ohio, and Nebraska ■ The County Courthouse Book, featuring addresses and contacts for county courthouses nationwide > Source material, including: ■ City directories for key metropolitan cities, including Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Lafayette, Kokomo, Marion, Terre Haute, and Evansville ■ Jane Darlington’s Indiana Tax Lists > Biographical sources, including: ■ Biographical Directory o f the Indiana General Assembly ■ Indiana Authors and Their Books > Civil War material, including: ■ Rosters and regimental histories in W. H. H. Terrell’s Report o f the Adjutant General o f the State o f Indiana ■ Select published histories of some Indiana regiments > IHS publications, including: ■ A complete run of The Hoosier Genealogist ■ The Indiana Source Book series, a compilation of source material from THG complete with every-name indexes ■ Pioneer Ancestors o f Members o f the Society o f Indiana Pioneers ■ Abstracts o f the Society o f Friends in Indiana ■ An Index to Indiana Naturalization Records Found in Various Order Books o f the Ninety-Two Local Courts Prior to 1907 ■ Abstracts o f Obituaries in the Western Christian Advocate, 1834- 1850

Mundell and the staff of the Smith Memorial Library invite re searchers to visit the library and explore the riches of the IHS collections. Regular hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 A.M. to 8 P.M. and Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. (Researchers who use the collections register with the library annually.) The library is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Researchers may consult with staff for specific questions. The telephone numbers are: (317) 232-1879, Information; and (317) 234-0321, Reference. Visit the library’s web site at: www.indianahistorv.org/lib.htm. 137

HOW GOOD IS YOUR SOURCE? ANALYZING THE ACCURACY OF RESEARCH MATERIAL

Richard A. Enochs

Information extracted from a source can be no better than the source itself. Asking, “How good is your source?” is another way of asking how well qualified is the source. Is it original evidence or a later human layer placed over the original? A later layer could be an index of topics and/or names from the original, an abstract or summary of the original, or selected extracts or a verbatim transcript from the original. Any of these layers can serve a good purpose. The indexer’s contribution allows the researcher quicker access to passages of interest. Abstractors and extractors select what they believe to be the salient points from original texts and compress the material into less space. Less space permits commercial publication that provides broader distribution of the condensed material. The original evi dence may be difficult to read due to an older script style, paper deteriora tion, fading ink, or bleeds through from the reverse page. In addition, the custodial repository’s security policy or geographic location may restrict accessibility. Therefore, extracts and verbatim transcripts increase legibility and provide more accessible formats.

Indexes While the researcher is indebted to any individual who has contributed a layer that improves legibility and access, he or she must judge the risk of error in each layer of human involvement. To qualify a given source, peel back one layer at a time and analyze each layer for accuracy and authentic ity. The top layer is usually the index, which is published at the back of a publication, in back of each volume of a publication, or in a separate book. Consider who created the index. Was it the compiler or an associate, or someone working independently at a later time? The greater the distance be tween compiler and indexer, the greater the chance for error. A cross- referenced index suggests greater effort by the indexer than one without. Even when alternative spellings are provided, the researcher is ultimately responsible for considering all possible variations. In addition, the re searcher needs to ascertain how the index treats the material. Is it indexed by pagination of the abstract, of selected extracts, of the verbatim transcript, of the original source, or by another system such as assigning entry or case numbers as in land or probate records? A good index will provide an expla nation of the pagination at the beginning of the index section and will also establish the time frame of the source that is indexed. 138 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Abstracts Many published sources contain only portions of the original text, called abstracts if the original text is paraphrased or summarized, or called extracts if the original material is transcribed verbatim. These types of lay ers are often identified in the book’s title, by words such as “Abstracts o f’ or “Extracts from.” Either should specify the source that was abstracted, ex tracted, or transcribed. When this information is not given in the title, it should be included in the introduction.

An abstract has the greatest latitude in varying from the original; therefore, abstracts require the greatest scmtiny. An abstractor of local re cords who is unfamiliar with family names of the subject area is likely to commit errors in spelling those names. To evaluate a source, consider how it was created. For instance, an abstractor of recorded wills scans each will for the name of the testator (person who left the will) and his or her benefi ciaries. The abstractor may overlook information that falls outside of these parameters even though some of it might be unique to the will and would be of importance to a researcher.

An example recently occurred in research conducted on a client’s be half. In one book of abstracts of an Indiana county’s will book, the abstrac tor faithfully reported two sons named in a will. The research subject, a third son, Alexander, was not mentioned. Rather than stop the inquiry at this point, the researcher proceeded to qualify the source by accessing the will book that was abstracted, which was on microfilm. The abstract was com pared with the will book—not only for what it documented, but also for what it did not document. In this case, the name of the testator and those of the beneficiaries matched. The latter included three named daughters and the two named sons, a predeceased son David and a surviving son Gideon. But the will also provided for the balance of the testator’s personal estate “to be divided equally between my three sons and three daughters.” Ana lyze what this means. The testator had a third son who was mentioned, but not named in the will. So, the researcher thought, “Might there be a cor roborative source that names the third son?”

A published history of the county provided several references to the testator. The history revealed that his sons, David and Alexander, scouted the county prior to their family’s move. The testator and a neighbor set out for their new home with the testator’s sons, Alexander and Gideon. During this trip, Alexander axed a way through the forest and brush for the wagons. The testator left his son, Alexander, in the new county while he returned to his former home for his wife and other family members. When Indians stole the testator’s dog, Alexander and Gideon found it. Thus the research sub ject, Alexander, was established as both the son of the testator and the brother of the two sons who were named in the will. The information that ANALYZING RESEARCH MATERIAL 139 the testator had a son not mentioned in the abstract became known only by examining the actual will. And the identity of the son unnamed in the will became known by seeking a corroborative source that named him.

Extracts and Transcripts As opposed to an abstractor, an extractor or a transcriber has no lati tude in varying from the original source. Paraphrasing is not allowed. Any interpretive statement or annotation should be separated from the tran script’s text and so identified. For the researcher, qualifying extracts or tran scripts is the same procedure as qualifying abstracts. The original source should be accessed and compared with the extracts or transcript. However, as the following narrative relates, finding an original source is not always a simple task.

In the “Southern Indiana” section of the “Regional Sources and Stories” department of this issue of THG is an every-name index of volume 1 in a se ries of early Knox County court records. Although the series starts with the county’s formation in 1790, events prior to 1790 are mentioned, and, except for one interruption from February 1792 to January 1796, this series of county court records mns through November 1813. Due to the absence of marriage records prior to 1807 and deed records prior to 1814 in Knox County, this se ries may provide a researcher with the earliest extant evidence to establish a person in the county during the preterritorial period.

The original court records were transcribed as a part of the 1940-1942 Indiana Historical Records Survey conducted by the Works Project Admini stration (WPA). Copies of all transcripts, except the 1790-1792 record, are available in seven volumes at the IHS’s William Henry Smith Memorial Li brary. Because of their size, several of the volumes have been divided and bound separately, accounting for the series of seven volumes appearing in eleven books or parts. It is not known if the 1790-1792 record was tran scribed, but the original was included in a WPA microfilming project. A copy of the microfilm is available at the Indiana State Archives.

The 1940-1942 transcription is labeled as the unproofed transcript of the Common Pleas Court Minutes, Knox County, Indiana, 1796-1799. Ex amine the two underlined words. The transcript is honestly labeled as un proofed. There has been no attempt to remove any accidental errors of omission or commission by the human layer of participation during tran scription. The second key word, Indiana, shows a lack of historical perspec tive in the Indiana Historical Records Survey. Knox County was a part of the Northwest Territory during the 1796-1799 period. Indiana did not be come a territory until 1800, nor a state until 1816. Another reason for cau tion appears on page 222 of volume 1 of the transcript, in the case of Pierre Lafure vs. Luke Decker in the May 1799 court term. Only eight names are 140 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST given for a jury of “twelve good and lawful men.” The researcher realized from these clues that the transcript might contain serious errors, and deter mined to examine the original record. (Incidententally, volume 1 is one of the volumes that was bound in two books, titled “Part 1” and “Part 2”; how ever, the pagination from Part 1 to Part 2 is continuous.)

Initially, a microfilm of the original was thought to be at the Indiana State Archives. But the microfilm, entitled “Knox Co., IN, reel no. 60, Item No. 7,” proved to have different pagination than volume 1 of the transcript at the Smith Library. For example, page 21 of the transcript corresponded to page 15 of the microfilmed version of the record, and yet the microfilm contained a paraphrase of the same court case on its page 6.

It was then noted that the title of the microfilmed version was Minutes of the Common Pleas Court, 1796-1801, Knox Co. However, the title of volume 1 of the transcripts at IHS was Common Pleas Court Minutes, 1796- 1799, Knox Co. Notice the differences between the two titles. Not only are they worded differently, the time covered in the microfilmed version is two years longer than that covered in volume 1 of the transcript version. Return ing to the IHS’s Library, it was discovered that the microfilm title matched the title for volume 2 of the transcript series, and that the microfilmed ver sion matched the pagination and the text of the transcript in volume 2. In fact, a search of the microfilmed series showed that the filmed version matched the transcript version for all but the 1796-1799 record as tran scribed in volume 1 of the IHS version. At this point, Alan January, the head of the Indiana State Archives, suggested contacting the Knox County Records Library in Vincennes for help in locating the original record for volume 1 of the transcript.

Brian Spangle of the Knox County Records Library explained that the original court record books had been transferred from the Knox County Courthouse to his library where each book was stored in a separate archival box. He furnished a list of the original record books in his possession from the labels on each box. Unfortunately, the desired title was not included. Upon requesting suggestions of a possible alternative location for this origi nal, Spangle noticed an archival box that was not labeled. Investigating the contents of that box, Spangle found the original record for volume 1 of the transcripts. Spangle photocopied requested pages from the original 1796- 1799 record, which the researcher checked against corresponding pages in the transcript. In this manner, it was verified that the original record book that was transcribed for volume 1 of the series by the Indiana Historical Re cords Survey is housed and may be accessed at the Knox County Records Library. ANALYZING RESEARCH MATERIAL 141

Remember the concern about serious errors in the unproofed transcript of volume 1? Compare the following two listings of the same jury: From transcript, volume 1, part one, page 222: “a jury to wit, Claudius Coupin, Joseph, Borries, Jacques Cardinal, Daniel Smith, Lognor, James Black, and Elias Biddle twelve good and lawful men.” From original at Knox County Records Library, 1796-1799, page 184: “a jury to wit: Claudius Coupin, Michel Joseph, Lambert Borrois, Jean Bet. Bonham, Alexander Vallie, Gabriel Hurst, Lorient Bazadone, Jacque Cardinal, Daniel Smith, Francois Lognor, James Black, & Elias Biddle twelve Good and lawful men.” One immediately notices that the latter provides the names of four jurors omitted in the transcript: Bonham, Vallie, Hurst, and Bazadone, as well as first names for some of the jurors that volume 1 of the transcript over looked.

Short of accessing the original record in person or by photocopy, a minor sticking point may be resolved by correlating the text of volume 1 with that of volume 2, which was found upon inspection to probably be a transcript of an abstract of the original that remains in Knox County. Vol ume 1 contains a run of two less years and yet has 130 more pages than volume 2. As logic dictates the greater likelihood of material being deleted rather than added in a later version, volume 1 is judged to be the older, thus more accurate and complete version. But although the trustworthiness of volume 2 is qualified because it represents a transcriber’s interpretation of a summarized version of the original text, it is nevertheless a viable, although lesser, source.

Both “original” records, those in Knox County and the abstracted ver sion on microfilm at the Indiana State Archives, and hence both transcript volumes—volume 1 that is an unproofed transcript of the original and vol ume 2 that is a transcript of the microfilmed abstract of the original— follow the chronological order of the court’s business. Thus the report of the court’s business on a given day in volume 1 is also reported as being on the same given day in volume 2. The exact correlation of dates is useful when trying to determine the likely correct spelling of a name that appears in sev eral variations. For instance, in the court case of Robert Johnston vs. Wil liam Linn in February 1799, in volume 1, page 352, a juryman is given as Tebulon Hogue. Within volume 1, the researcher sees that some of the other references to this man vary in the spelling of Hogue, but all agree that Hogue’s first name was Zebulon. Correlating this information with refer ences to the same man in volume 2, the researcher finds Hogue listed in the 142 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST same jury of the same date in the same case on page 143. This listing con firms the first name should be Zebulon, not Tebulon.

Checking both transcript volumes also provides more complete infor mation even though not all passages of volume 1 are replicated in volume 2. For example, the shortened jury list in the case of Pierre Lafure vs. Luke Decker in the May 1799 court term reported in volume 1, page 222, is also reported in volume 2, page 72. The latter source, however, provides the complete jury list, as verified above by the original in Knox County.

Many late-eighteenth century residents of Knox County were French. Often an English-speaking scribe or a later American transcriber would have difficulty in spelling or reading a French name. In such instances, ad ditional external sources may be required to fully verify and correctly spell names. Some suggestions of useful sources in these cases follow: Albert G. Overton, “Census of Post Vincennes, 1787,” Midwestern Genealogy 1, no. 3: 10-14, and 2, no. 4: 7; Land Claims Vincennes District (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1983); and Knox Co. Probate Records, reel no. 1, 1790-1813. The last source is abstracted and indexed in The Northwest Trail Tracer, volumes 10-12, 17, and 18, published by The Northwest Trail Genealogical Society, Lewis Historical Library LRC 22, Vincennes Univer sity, Vincennes, IN 47591. All of the suggested sources are available at the Indiana State Library Genealogy Division.

For photocopies of individual pages of Knox County records, mail in quiries to: Brian Spangle, KCPL Historical Collection, Knox County Re cords Library, 819 Broadway, Vincennes, IN 47591. There is a cost of ten cents per page plus postage and handling. As the cost per page is inexpen sive and the postage and handling costs are not known in advance, it would be appropriate to remit payment in excess of the estimated cost. Any over age may be applied as a donation to the library. If one desires a personal visit, it is recommended to phone ahead at: (812) 885-2557.

Richard A. Enochs is a professional genealogical and historical re searcher. He has written several articles regarding research and transcrip tions o f original sources for the Indiana Genealogist (Indiana Genealogical Society [IGSJ), for THG, and for other publications, as well as two books: Rowan County, North Carolina Vacant Land Entries, 1778-1789 (1988) and From A to B: Migration Research (1994). He is a member of the IHS, the Friends of the Indiana State Archives, and the vice president of IGS.

*Enoch’s index of volume 1 o f the WPA transcript o f the Knox County Court Records from 1796-1799 appears on page 168 o f this issue of THG. NORTHERN INDIANA

Huntington County Documents in the Barnes Collection The Bames Manuscripts Collection in the Smith Memorial Library comes from the Detroit Public Library, which donated the material to the IHS because of its Indiana focus. The collection contains general correspondence for several nineteenth-century Hoosiers and legal correspondence for several legal firms. It also incorporates legal forms for fifty-four Indiana counties, dated 1833-1925, including warranty deeds, mortgages, bonds, title abstracts, memorandums of agreement, estate inventories, and court proceedings. Legal and government documents for Huntington County are abstracted below. Warranty Deed: Ella Z. and Frank Poorman of Huntington County sold lot 148 in the George Bippus Englewood Addition in the city of Huntington to Sarah A. Helen of Huntington County for $500.00 on 22 Jan. 1901. Notarized by Eli E. Allen. Documented by George Weller, Huntington County Recorder, and W. T. Wamsley, Auditor. Printed on bottom, front of form: “E. E. Allen . .. Real Estate, Insurance and Loans ... Huntington, Ind.” Undated petition: “To the Honorable Board of Town Trustees of the Town of Warren: We, the undersigned citizens of the town of Warren, believing that the location of the Old People’s Home and Orphanage upon lands near the town of Warren will be of incalculable value to the citizens of the town in years to come, and wishing to do all in our power to secure such location, hereby petition your board to agree, with the persons having such location in charge, that the town of Warren shall furnish free of cost to the institution water and lights as long as the town owns and operates the present municipal water and light plant under such conditions as in the judgment of the members of the Board shall protect the best interests of the citizens of the town and shall be satisfactory with the parties having said Old People’s Home and Orphanage in charge.” Petition Signatures W. D. Bonifield John S. Sprowl A. L. Shideler W. Alexander H. J. Garrett E. R. Swethurst C. E. Eastes G. S. Good J. E. Christy Geo. E. Swethurst H. S. Smith Ross H. Swethurst A. H. Towell C. A. [Frash or Frank?] H. B[—] Adam [Yeart or Frank?] 144 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Petition Signatures A. P. Benson H. K. G[nourt or reens?] O. C. Whitting Philip Smithurst W. H. Brown Rufus A. Crandel J. [M. or W.?] Gard Thomas R. Black [P]ete[r] Minnich Geo. D. Krieg[baum?] Ralph Myers E. M. Ruble Monroe Wiley John M. Roush James Cun[st]in J. H. Murphy W. S. Shull R. C. Stocks[d]al[l or e] [T. or F.] H. Kunkel C. A. Griffith Albert H. Coles Wm. L. Bolin G. M. Fleming Moses Johns[o]n R. D. Trusler Dean Finkle P. H. Beck Henry King B. F. Young Charles H. Good O. M. Goss L. S.Jones W. H. Hic[ker]son J. L. Priddy E. P. Miller S. C. Armour J. W. Sweringham J. E. Weaver John P. Sti[t or l]es K. F. E[wart?] A. L. Gorman Frank Christman James F. Good F. B. Tam J. A. Carnahan J. C. McKinney John B. Benbow Frank M. Smithurst Flavius E. Shultz C. S. Black A. Rand[o or e]ls[o or e]n C. E. Minnich Lemuel Colbert E. B. Elliott D. C. McCord H. E. Laymon E. L. Lee T. N. Bonifield Ernest Holmes J. T. Morris. Sec. 2.6.6.[th or 7r?] Levi L. Simons Ray McAdams Ira F. Brown G. A. Bergman Frank E. Andrew Samuel Pardue T. H. G[or?]butt Alpheus J. Good L. K. Runkle William G. Sutton Arthur Foust Elihu Crandel J. W. Buffington [Slengrh?] Alexander Frank E. Parcells H. W. Roush S. H. Sla[d]i[r or n] John I. Williams Chas. Rohn J. Good Isaiah Barnes J. W. Andrew Resolution: “Confirming an Agreement heretofore made by this [Warren] Board of Trustees with patrons of the Electric Light Plant, and with those having purchased their own electric light meters.” Signed by Frank Canaday, J. W. Beard, board president, and Ray Johnson, Town Clerk, on 21 Dec. 1905. Appeal Bond: “We the incorporated town of Warren, by John H. Gill, Alpheus T. Good, Morgan E. Ware, and John G. Click, its Board of Tmstees as NORTHERN INDIANA 145 principals, and Frank Canaday its Sureties” . . . ask Huntington County Board of Commissioners to annex unplatted territory to Warren’s corporate limits. Appeal denied. Attested by F. E. Shultz, Warren Town Clerk, 22 Feb. 1906. Petition: Samuel C. Roush, owner and “occupant of the South part of Out lot No. 3 Subjoining Jones Third Addition to the Town of Warren,” petitioned the Warren Board of Tmstees to have Joshua Morgan, owner of “the West half of Lot 6 in Jones Third Addition,” move an outbuilding that partially obstructed an alley that ran between the two properties. Dated 1 May 1906. Letter: Letterhead of “The Bluffton & Marion Construction Co.” with the names of the Directors: Samuel Bender, W. A. Kunkel, H. C. Arnold, L. C. Justus, T. C. McReynolds, J. Wood Wilson, G. Max Hofmann, L. A. Williamson, and L. C. Davenport, Secretary R. F. Cummins, and Town Clerk F. E. Shultz. Dated “Bluffton, Indiana. June 1st, 1906.” Ordinance Amendment: The ordinance grants “a franchise to the Marion, Bluffton & Eastern Traction Company, for the construction, operation and maintenance of a street and inter-urban Railway” . . . between Warren and Marion, Ind. Signed by Jacob Finkle, A. B. Wire, Elijah Morrison, and M. E. Ware, Tmstees, and by F. E. Shultz, Town Clerk. Dated 21 July 1906. Engineer drawings: Two drawings signed by Levi L. Simons, Special Engineer], 18 Dec. 1917. Notice: Notice to property owners regarding Assessment Roll by Warren Board of Tmstees in The Warren Tribune on 19 Dec. 1917 for “grading, graveling and improvement of Railroad street” between Main and Frederick Streets, which was completed “under the contract of Jacob F. Huffman. Signed by Elijah Huffman, board president, and by M. T. Shultz, Town Clerk. Proof of publication signed by Monroe Wiley, 3 Jan. 1918. Minutes: “Hearing and Approval of Railroad street Assessment Roll” mentions Chas. H. Frick as resident affected by Roll. Signed by Elijah Huffman, Rufus A. Crandel, J. Mohang, and Amos Schwab, Trustees, 3 Jan. 1918. Railroad Street Gravel Improvement Assessment Roll: Name of owner Lot or Out Lot No. Charles H. Frick North 1/2 out lot 4 Mary E. Crandel, Elihu Crandel Out lot 5 Cline Lumber Co., A. B. Cline & John G. Click Out lot 6, W. pt. out lot 15 Mary C. Foster S. pt. out lot 7 Lorinda Webb N. pt. out lot 7 Charles W. Click, Lillie M. Click E. pt. out lot 15, E., pt. Frac.lot 25 Charles W. Click & Lillie M. Click was Desrie Pitzer Lot 24 Naomi Sloniker, Frank Slaniker Lot 17 Effie Smith Lot 16 Addie Long Lot 9 146 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Name of owner Lot or Out Lot No. Lewis Long Estate, Catherine Long, widow, John M. Long, et al. Lot 8 Marian Enyeart Lot 1 Jerry W. Woods Lot 4, lot 5 Joseph Straup Lot 8 Assessment North side of Railroad street: Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad Co., Walter L. Ross, Receiver. Local agent Frank E. Spaulding Lydia A. Wearley Frac. lot 17, Frack. lot 18 James C. McKinney Frac. lot 19, Frac. lot 28 Fred Wilgrube Lot 27 Hanna Kline Frac. Lot 29 Leander J. Haines, Haines wife Frac. Lot 30 County Legal Forms, Box 3, Folder 40, Huntington County, Barnes Manuscripts, 1833-1925, M 0011, Indiana Historical Society. Information for the introduction to this article was taken from the collection guide written by Charles Latham, May 1985.

Benton County Land Patents on the Bureau of Land Management Web Site (Part 1 of 2) The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hosts a web site that provides live database access to more than two million federal land title records issued for the eastern public lands from 1820 to 1908. The site gives information on the initial transfer of land from the federal government to individuals including legal land descriptions, names, and dates. Researchers can obtain certified copies of land patents using the online document request form. The following index of Benton County land patents comprises names beginning with “A” through “L.” The remainder of the index, “M” through “Z,” will be published in this section of the December 2000 issue of THG. These indexes contain only one entry for any given name. However, the BLM’s complete index contains multiple entries when an individual purchased multiple pieces of land. For more information about the entries, visit the BLM’s web site at: www,glorecords.blm.gov/default.asp. Benton County Land Patent Index, A-L Patentee Name Issue Date(s) Adams, Ephraim 09/09/1834; 09/16/1835 Adams, William W. 09/16/1835 Alexander, Desire 11/10/1840 Alexander, George 03/30/1837 Alexander, Jane 11/10/1840 Alexander, Noah 09/10/1838 Alexander, Robert 03/30/1837; 09/10/1838 NORTHERN INDIANA 147

Patentee Name Issue Date(s) Alexander, Sabra 11/10/1840 Allen, John 04/01/1848 Anderson, John C. 04/01/1848 Anderson, Jonas M. 05/10/1848 Andrew, Jesse 09/16/1835 Argabright, George 03/18/1839 Bach, Gotlob 04/10/1848 Bailey, Horatio J. 07/01/1852 Bair, Samuel 05/10/1848 Bell, Henry D. 09/09/1834; 09/16/1834 Berry, Richard 09/16/1835 Bewley, Calvin F. 09/16/1835; 09/10/1838 Bewley, Jacob 11/10/1840 Bewley, James 11/10/1840 Bingham, Augustus W. 11/10/1840 Boswell, Pamam 02/01/1851 Boyd, James M. 05/15/1837 Boyer, Ichabod 04/01/1848 Boynton, Francis 10/09/1845 Brady, James 09/16/1835 Brittenham, Elijah 04/01/1848; 05/10/1848 Brown, David 04/01/1848; 05/10/1848; 02/01/1849 Brown, Peter W. 05/10/1848 Brown, Simon 11/01/1849 Brown, William 10/14/1834; 03/20/1837 Buck, William 05/10/1848; 02/01/1849 Burch, John 09/16/1835 Bushong, John A. 07/01/1852 Byard, John 09/16/1835 Byard, Margaret 08/10/1841 Byerd, John 09/09/1834 Cabot, Joseph S. 05/15/1837 Campbell, John C. 05/01/1854 Chauncey, Isaac 05/15/1837; 05/30/1838; 09/10/1838 Cobum, Henry P. 05/01/1854 Cochran, William 05/10/1848 Cockran, William 05/10/1848 Coleman, Isaac 05/10/1848 Collins, Thomas 05/15/1837 Colman, Isaac 11/10/1840 Colman, Samuel 11/10/1840 Crawford, James S. 07/01/1852 Daugherty, Michael C. 03/20/1837 Dawson, Charles 07/01/1852 Dawson, John 07/01/1852 Dayton, Aaron 0. 05/10/1838 Denton, Elijah 07/01/1852 Denton, James 0. 05/15/1837; 09/10/1838; 04/01/1848; 02/01/1849 148 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Patentee Name Issue Date(s) Denton, Joseph 04/01/1848 Denton, William 05/15/1837; 07/01/1852 Devore, James 11/10/1840 Dodge, Hiram 07/01/1852 Dunn, Samuel M. 09/16/1834 Dunshee, Thomas 04/01/1848 Earl, Joseph 02/01/1849 Ellis, Isaac 05/15/1837 Ellsworth, Henry 02/01/1849 Ellsworth, Henry L. 05/15/1837; 05/05/1845; 02/01/1849; 02/01/1851; 07/01/1852 Elston, Isaac C. 09/16/1834 Emerson, James 03/20/1837; 03/30/1837; 09/10/1838 Emmerson, James 03/30/1837 Ensminger, Henry 09/16/1835 Evins, Enoch 09/09/1834; 10/14/1834 Fenton, John E. 05/10/1848 Fields, John 09/16/1834 Filling, Samuel 09/16/1835 Finch, Aaron 10/21/1834 Flood, Noah 09/10/1838 Foresman, George 05/10/1848 Foster, James 04/01/1848 French, John J. 07/01/1852 Gage, John 05/10/1848 Garland, John 05/10/1848 Gefuey, Thomas 05/10/1848 Goodwine, James 09/16/1834 Gray, James M. 04/01/1848 Grayson, William J. 03/20/1838 Griffin, Thomas 05/10/1848 Groom, William 09/10/1838; 11/10/1840 Guest, William 04/01/1848 Guider, Sherraden 07/01/1852 Haigh, Job 04/05/1837 Hand, Joseph W. 09/10/1838 Hanna, Joseph S. 05/10/1848 Harman, Jacob 04/01/1848 Harris, Charles S. 05/10/1848 Harris, Charles T. 09/02/1839; 04/01/1848; 02/01/1849 Harris, Clark 09/09/1834; 10/14/1834; 09/16/1835 Hassenpflug, Joseph 02/01/1851 Hawkins, Joseph 04/01/1848 Hawkins, Robert 02/01/1849 Hawkins, Thomas 04/01/1848; 02/01/1849 Hawkins, William 02/01/1849; 07/01/1852 Heath, Robert 04/01/1848 Heath, William P. 04/01/1848 Hemphill, Thomas 09/30/1834 NORTHERN INDIANA 149

Patentee Name Issue Date(s) Herron, Samuel 05/10/1848 Hewitt, Hannaniah 11/10/1840; 08/10/1841 Hewitt, John 05/10/1848 Hoffman, George F. 05/10/1848 Holmes, James 09/03/1834; 09/16/1834; 09/30/1834: 03/20/1837 Hopper, John 05/10/1848 Howell, Jonathan W. 02/01/1851 Howell, Joshua 11/10/1840 Hunt, Harper 09/16/1835; 03/18/1837; 03/20/1837: 03/30/1837; 05/15/1837 Hunt, James D. 09/10/1838 Hunter, Johnsey B. 05/15/1837 Jackson, Magnus 09/16/1835; 09/10/1838 Jackson, Nathan 10/21/1834; 01/01/1835; 05/15/1837 Jennings, Henry 09/16/1834; 09/16/1835; 05/15/1837 Jennings, Milton 10/14/1834; 05/15/1837; 05/10/1848 Jennings, Peter S. 10/14/1834; 05/15/1837 Johnson, David 05/15/1837 Johnson, William R. 08/10/1841; 04/01/1848; 05/10/1848 Johnston, Charles 04/01/1848 Johnston, Thomas 04/01/1848; 05/10/1848; 02/01/1849 Jones, Clement G. 09/16/1835 Jones, Jacob 07/01/1852 Jones, Jarvis J. 05/10/1848 Justus, Basil 09/16/1835; 05/15/1837 Karr, Thomas 08/10/1841 Kidney, Minet 10/14/1834; 03/18/1837 Lane, David 04/05/1837 Lane, George 02/01/1849 Lane, John W. 04/01/1848; 05/10/1848 Lervis, Jonathan 10/30/1834 Lever, James W. 05/15/1837 Lewis, Benjamin 09/09/1834 Lewis, Caleb 09/16/1835; 03/20/1837 Lewis, Eli 05/15/1837 Lewis, John 03/20/1837; 05/15/1837 Lewis, Thomas 09/30/1834; 01/01/1835 Lewis, William 10/07/1834; 05/15/1837 Litter, Nathan 05/10/1848 Littler, Elisha 05/10/1848 Locke, Elam 05/01/1854 Locke, Rachel C. 05/01/1854 Longnecker, Charles J. 11/10/1840 Lowe, Peter 03/20/1837 Lowrey, Henry 09/16/1834; 09/30/1834; 10/07/1834 Lowrey, John 09/16/1834; 09/30/1834; 10/07/1834 Luse, Jacob 05/10/1848 150 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Grist Mill Building Accounts from De Kalb County, 1860-1865

Like most repositories, the Smith Library has not yet entered all of its collections into its computer files. The library’s card catalog documents collections that have not yet been processed completely. For instance, the section in the card catalog for De Kalb County offers ledgers gathered under the heading “Hawk family and Mongo Mills, Lagrange County account books, 1849-1920, 6 volumes.” A look at the first volume quickly reveals why the ledgers are cross-filed under De Kalb and Lagrange Counties. Pasted to the front of the volume is the following typewritten note: Account book of Christopher Lewis Hawk[,] Mongo, La Grange County, Indiana[.] The early dates (1847, etc) were at Findlay, Ohio where he worked as a young man for john and eliza bishop. In 1858 he and his wife, sarah johnson wyckoff hawk (married in 1847) moved across the state line to Orangeville, Indiana (De Kalb County) where he operated a grist mill. In 1866 the Hawk family moved to Mongo, La Grange County, having purchasex [sic] the water rights. Here they eventually built a new mill. . . . A. Grace Hawk Two letters written in the 1950s and originally filed with the six volumes show that A. Grace Hawk was the granddaughter of C. L. Hawk. She used the account books to write an article for the Lagrange Evening Standard about grist mills in northeastern Indiana.1 Some time during or after 1957, Grace Hawk donated the ledgers to the IHS library. Thanks to her donation, researchers may learn about the materials, time, and labor it cost to build a grist mill in De Kalb County in the 1860s, and genealogists may discover the names of men in the area of Orangeville, Indiana, during this period.

The ledger gives enough information to verify that the accounts were for C. L. or Lewis Hawk for a mill in Orangeville. On the page before a page dated “New Mill Worke in 1860,” the following entry appears: “Man bois Franklen Hawk is the son of Lewis and Saryah Hawk[,] Bom in the County of Hancock [Findlay, Ohio?].” One page is headed “Orangeville Ind. Dec. 12 th 1860.” Another is headed: “C. L. Hawks Mill Expenses May the 7 : 1861.” A page headed “Orangeville Indiana April 24th AD. 1863” features an account settlement signed by Lewis Hawk and Wm. E. Hamilton.

The entries for Orangeville mention hauling (“haling”) poles, flo[o]ring, olt lumber, posts, graveal, stone, casings, mill s[t]one, but[t]emut and walnut lumber, brick, lath, truck, timber, and windows. They document the bo[a]rding of hands at ten cents per meal [“mele”] or thirty cents per day. They record trips to Defiance and Antwerpe, possibly in nearby northwestern Ohio. The entries list the taxes paid for the years 1860 through NORTHERN INDIANA 151

1862. They also give itemized accounts of materials and their costs, including: spikes, nails, a file, shinkeles [shingles?], grin[d]stone, paind [paint?], oil, brass, frate [freight?], washers, terbentine [turpentine], sandpaper, w[h]ite wool lumber, scr[e]ws, “21 yarts of hying,” trim[m]ings for bolts, oke lumber, siding, pudey [putty], window sashes, lard for mill grece [grease], “wite leate,” le[a]d for “ballince,” plaster, window lites, locks for “dore,” pounds of eiron [iron?], moskrats, mill picks, tallow, and twenty-four feet of poplan [poplar or poplin?].

C. L. Hawk’s accounts for 1860-1865 state that workers began framing the mill on 7 May 1861. Lists of workers and wages indicate that Hawk paid each worker between $0.75 and $1.75 per day and paid at least one boss (“bose”), John Kirk, $2.50 per day while building the mill. Labor included “giting out,” drawing, squaring, and “scrabing” timber, plowing, hauling materials (for which two men were paid $3.00 per day in June 1864), and building and maintaining the mill and a dam. Other expenses included buying a horse and cart, “youse” of a stable for two winters ($30.00 total), and blacksmithing fees. From 1864 through 1865, several pages contain headings about repairing the mill and the dam, which leads one to wonder if problems with flooding induced the Hawk family to move and build a new mill in Lagrange County. The Orangeville accounts also provide workers’ names. An index of these names follows.

An Index of Names in Christopher Lewis Hawk’s Account Book for Orangeville, Indiana, 1860-1865 Akin, John Frand,Jacob Akins, Christopher/Christ/Crist Frank, W. Andrews, Jarey Franklen, William Ball, David Franks, Bansaman Bams, Bms, David/D. Franks, David/D. Bams, Bms, Samuel/Sam Franks, Isaac Beery, George/G. Franks, John/J. Beery, Mandas/M. Franks, Man Boyer, William Fusalman, Nalce/Nase Brown, George Fusalman, Quince Burley, Harb Gee, Harlo Burley, Zeail Grabil, Abraham Cecler, Rudolph Grist, David Chilson, Harison Grist, John Cobam, Henrey/Henry Hach, Hiram Colberson Hack Cole, Andrew/A. Hamalton, James Cotrill, George Hamaltohn/Hamalton/Hamilton, Cotrill, Hugh/H. John/Jo./J. M./J. Cotrill, John Hamalton, L. Crist/Krist, John Hamalton/Hamilton, William/ Draggoo, Peter/P. Wm..E./W. E./W. Edgar/Edger, John Hawk, Franklan 152 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Elles/Ellis, Mr. Hawk, Lewis/C. L. Emhoff, Lige/Ligh Hawk, William/Wm Engle/Ingle, John/J. Heise, David Hill, Eligy/E. Sirts, William Houghs Sleceman Hughs, Artas Smeith, Charls Hull, Mose Smeith/Smith, George Hull, Yil Smeith/Smith, Joseph/J. Kirk, John Smeith/Smith, Phylando Lannan/Lannen/Lannon, Charels Smith, F. Lannan/Lenon, John Staffart, Nate/Nath Laranc/Larance, Alver Stofer/Stover, William Lee, David/D. Sutliff, John Lewis, Osher Thomas, Chock/C. Likans/Likens, Jarey/Jaramier Thomas, Franklen/F. B. Maxville/Maxwell/Maxwill, Thomas, Jacob Henry/H. Thomas, James Maxville, Hugh Tiffaney, Lewis Maxville, Thomas Wade, Thomas Milaman/Milliman Warner, William Monroe/Monrow, William/W. Widney, John Paul, Mister/Mr. Witney, Oliver Place, James/J. Witney, Samuel Sapp, Lameal/Samuel Wood, Cameil Sayler/Saylor, Loran Wyett, Danuel Sayler, Samuel Wyett, John Sechler/Seckler/Sicler, Wm Wyett, Nate Selay/Seley, Amsi Wyett, Samuel Shaw, William/Wm Wyett, Wm Shell, Elven Yamel/Yarmel, J. Shirk, W. Yamal/Yamel, Jacob/J. Shirts, W.

Hawk Family and Mongo Mills, Lagrange County Account Books, 1849-1920, vol. 1, BV 70, Indiana Historical Society. Many of the names in the index above appear more than once in the ledger and with variations in their completeness and spelling, all of which are reproduced here. 'There is a town called “Orange” in the northeastern comer of Concord Township, between St. Joe and Newville Post Office, along the St. Joseph River, on the map of De Kalb County in Maps o f Indiana Counties in 1876, reprinted from Illustrated Historical Atlas o f the State o f Indiana (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1968). 153

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Records of Theophilus Stembel., Warren County Physician, 1842 Nineteenth-century medical records provide fascinating clues about pioneer health practices, the costs of medical care in terms of money and payment in kind, and the names and whereabouts of patients. Theophilus Stembel’s physician account books are a good example. A history of Benton County, Indiana, by Jesse S. Birch states that Stembel served as a doctor along the Benton-Warren County border from 1842 to 1859, residing first in Rainsville, Warren County, and after 1846 near Oxford, Benton County, where he owned a farm. Birch states that Stembel’s “calls were often from a long distance and frequently he was away from his office two to three days at a time.” A second Benton County history names Stembel as the first president of the first bank in Oxford in 1873. Birch adds that Stembel died in 1902.1 Stembel’s account books cover the period from 1842 to 1852. He used a numbering system to indicate the person responsible for payment for each of his patients, which was usually a man or a widow, but he did not always use it consistently. Women are listed as “Lady”; children as “son(s),” “daughter(s),” or “children”; and some patients are listed as “ser,” possibly indicating a servant. Stembel listed the amounts due next to the names of the responsible parties, most services and medicines costing less than $5.00. Only occasionally did he mark an entry as paid. Some of these were paid in kind; for instance, with hay or beef. He also noted his treatments in what appears to be some sort of personal code. The following examples of entries show the pattern of his record keeping: “Rainsville Oct 10th 1842 / +20 / Isaac Templeton / To Cough Mix Lady / [$0.]25”; “Rainsville Nov 17th 1846 / Stephen Herraman / ser / To Epis et Cath [J?]eff / [$0.]50”; and “Oak Grove August 11th 1848. / +16D / Robert Foster/ To vt Cal jal Lady / [$]1[.]00.” The list below is an index of Stembel’s entries for Rainsville from 19 July to 20 December 1842. It contains the name of each person responsible for payment along with Stembel’s indications of the people in the person’s household who were his patients during this five-month period. Aldridge, Cira Bartlet, Thomas [Beaver or Bever], Henry—Lady Best, Henry [Boyington or Boynton], Francis—Lady, children, son Brotte, James Brown, Dawson 154 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Bruce, William Bulger, James—children, daughter Clark, Silas—Lady, children Coffenberry, Aaron—Lady, children Conell, David Critzer, John—Lady, children, son Dawson, [Wad or Waddle]—Lady, children Farris, [Andrew, James, or James Andrew] Farris, John—son Garlen, Jesse—children Garlen, William—children Gray, Wesley—children Gray, William—Lady, son, daughter Gregory, Col. James—Lady, daughter Gregory, Leroy—Lady, two children Harlin, Jesse—children Harris, Charles T.—Lady Hencock, Harmon Herryman, Stephen—Lady, children, sons, daughter, wife, ser Hilton, John R.—children Hooker, James—Lady Hooker, William—Lady, ser Howell, Joshua—Lady, son, daughter Indacutte, Jesse Justice, Basil—daughter Lane, David—Lady Lesley, Oliver Lewis, Madison Matthews, John—Lady, children, sons [Tim and Job?], daughter McConell, Thomas McConell, Widow McConell, William Mills, Jacob—children Mills, John—Lady Mitchell, Edward—Lady, two children, son, daughter Mitchell, Henry—children Montgomery, Walker—Lady, sister [Piatte, Piotte, or Pyotte], James—Lady, children [Read or Reed], James—children Robertson, John H.—Lady Robinson, Henry St. John, Samuel—children Smith, Benjamin—children Sutser Templeton, Isaac—Lady CENTRAL INDIANA 155

Thornton, James—son [Waddle or Waddles], L. W. Waldrup, Wesley West, John—daughter Physician Account Books, 1842-1852, BV 2243-2244, Indiana Historical Society. 1 Jesse Setlington Birch, History o f Benton County and Historic Oxford (Oxford: Craw & Craw, 1928), 64; “History of Benton County,” pt. 3 of Counties of Warren, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical (Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., 1883), 307.

Index of Roll Book of Greenfield Lodge #135, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 1874-1886

The William Henry Smith Memorial Library houses a manuscript collection containing the records of the Improved Order of Redmen, Wenonah Tribe Number 182, 1867-1969, from Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana. Lodge 182 was founded in Greenfield in March 1893 with forty-five charter members. The lodge owned and conducted meetings in a building at the southwest comer of East and Main Streets in Greenfield. Other lodges and branches of the Redmen organization that conducted their meetings there were the Wenonah Haymakers Association Number 132 1/2, organized in March 1899, with sixteen charter members; Oronoco Council Number 59, Degree of Pocahontas, organized in December 1895, with forty-five charter members; Greenfield Lodge No. 135, Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), founded in July 1853; Manitou Lodge and the Manitou Haymakers from Fortville; the Lenape Lodge Number 224 from Mohawk; Oneta Lodge Number 305; and Papago Number 305. The collection contains records from several of the organizations that conducted meetings in the Greenfield building. Records for Wenonah Tribe Number 182 include meeting minutes, account books, attendance records, newsletters, question books, club room accounts, and correspondence with other lodges and with the national branch of the Improved Order of Redmen, 1901-1969. Records for the other organizations include meeting minutes, death records, and question, roll, account, and cash books. The roll book for the Greenfield Lodge Number 135 IOOF, 1874-1886, is indexed below along with all the other information documented for each member. Anderson, Chas.—Initiated age 35, 9 July 1869 Barnett, War.—Initiated age 39, 9 Jan. 1879 Beckley, E.—First Degree Soldier; Second Degree Rober; Third Degree Warden 156 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Bodkins, Bro.—Soldier Bohm, John—First Degree Soldier; Second Degree Rober; Third Degree Priest of Initiatory Degree Bohn, Thomas—RSS; First Degree Lad; Second Degree Conductor Butler, J. O.—Initiated age 29, 6 Feb. 1880 Carter, J. W.—Soldier; Conferred degrees in subordinate lodge on 12 Nov. 1886; Listed under 1886 List of Officers Chapman, Henry C.—Initiated 26 Aug. 1854 and 10 Mar. 1866 Cochran, Charles [J. or T.]—First Degree; Soldier; Conferred degrees in subordinate lodge on 12 Nov. 1886; Lodge Secretary, 1886 [Commins or Cummins], M. K.—LSVG; Conferred degrees in subordinate lodge on 12 Nov. 1886 Cook, John—RSVG; First Degree Soldier; Second Degree Rober; Third Degree Boner Berer Cooper, J. W —Assistant [Master]; Second Degree Samaritan; First Degree Master of Ceremonies; Johnathan; Conferred degrees in subordinate lodge on 12 Nov. 1886; Noble Grand, 1886 [Eagan or Egen], Bro.—Third Degree Priest of Second Degree Elsbury, Wm.—First Degree King Fisk—Listed under 1886 List of Officers Fort, John H.—Third Degree Boner Berer; VGS Furry, Sanford—Conferred degrees in subordinate lodge on 12 Nov. 1886; Vice Grand, 1886 Gordon, S.—Third Degree Priest of Third Degree Hart, Edward—Lodge Warden, 1886 Hart, John E.—First Degree Soldier; Second Degree Rober; Third Degree LSNG; Soldier; Conferred degrees in subordinate lodge on 12 Nov. 1886 Harvey, [T. J. or J. T.]—Warden; Third Degree RSNG Herron, Ambrose J.—Drill Master; NG; Conferred degrees in subordinate lodge on 12Nov. 1886; Third Degree Master of Ceremonies, 1886 Hook, Samuel—Initiated age 37, 18 Oct. 1878 Hunt, Henry C.—NG; Second Degree Priest; Third Degree Conductor; OC; Conferred degrees in subordinate lodge on 12 Nov. 1886; Lodge Conductor, 1886 Kirkpatrick, Christian M.—PG; First Degree Johnithan; Second Degree [J or I]G; Third Degree LSVG; Lad; Fourth Degree Priest, 1886 Lace, Edwar—Soldier; Conferred degrees in subordinate lodge on 12 Nov. 1886 Lacey, J. H.—LSNG; First Degree Soldier; Second Degree Levite Lally, J. H.—Third Degree Boner Berer Miller, John—VG; First Degree Soldier; Second Degree Rober; Third Degree RSVG Mitchell, J. F.—Initiated age 21,4 Dec. 1874 Mitchell, Thomas—Initiated age 21, 4 Dec. 1874, and on 6 Feb. 1880 [Paulus or Paullus], M. L.—Conductor; King; Conferred degrees in sub ordinate lodge on 12 Nov. 1886; Listed under 1886 List of Officers CENTRAL INDIANA 157

Peters, Bro.—-Third Degree Priest of First Degree Rariden, [J. or I.] C.—Second Degree PG and Inn Keeper; Third Degree PG; Past Grand Royer, Wm.—First Degree VG; Second Degree VG; Third Degree HP Aaron Smith, Bro.—VG Smith, James L.—Third Degree NG; First Degree Priest, 1886 Smith, Marshal—LSS; Third Degree Boner Berer Spangler, Bro.—Soldier; Listed under 1886 List of Officers Thomas, Bro.-—Herald Thomas, James—First Degree NG; Third Degree VG; Conferred degrees in subordinate lodge on 12 Nov. 1886; Lodge Chair and Third Degree Priest, 1886 Thomas, W. C.—Initiated age 21,8 June 1867 Walker, Lee—Third Degree High Priest Aaron Webb, W. W.—RSNG; First Degree Warden; Second Degree NG; Third Degree [J or I]G; Third Degree Priest of First Degree; Conferred degrees in subordinate lodge on 12 Nov. 1886; Second Degree Priest, 1886 Welkins, Bro.—VGS Wiley, Samuel—Initiated age 22, 2 May 1873 Roll Book, Greenfield Lodge #135, 1874—1886, BV 2275, of Improved Order of Redmen, Wenonah Tribe #182 Records, 1867-1969, M 0473, Indiana Historical Society. Information for the introduction to this article was taken from the collection guide written by Paul Brockman, 27 March 1987. Information for each IOOF member appears as it did in the roll book.

Clay County Items in the Wabash Star, 1896 Transcribed by Ruth Dorrel 3 September 1896 Thomas Knox, a Scotchman, died of injuries received a few days ago at the plant of the Chicago Sewer Pipe Company of Brazil. His back was broken by a large piece of falling clay. William H. Turner, a wealthy resident of Center Point, has entered suit for divorce from his wife Abbey. He alleges that she married him only for his money, and boasted of this to others, that she induced him to give her $ 1,000 in cash and on March 11 abandoned him during his absence, and taking with her all their valuables and household furniture. 8 8 October 1896 Alva Evans, living two miles west of Carbon, committed suicide by shooting himself with a gun. He was a single man, 25 years old. 158 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Casebook of Jay County Midwife, Mariah Mendenhall, 1862-1900 Part 1, William Adams to Sam Gray Mariah Mendenhall was bom in Pennsylvania, on 2 May 1813 to Lutherans Jacob and Mary Bowersock. During her childhood she attended school less than six months and moved to Ohio when she was twelve. She married William Farrington at age eighteen, and moved to Jay County, Indiana, in October 1838. The Farringtons and their family of seven children lived a pioneer life in the wilds of Jackson Township—building a cabin, clearing the forest for farmland, and hunting wild game. Five years after moving to Indiana, William Farrington died of “milk- sickness” (poisoning through milk or meat products). Mariah was a widow for a little more than a year before marrying William Mendenhall, who had six children. Together they had their fourteenth child and adopted a “weakly little girl,” whom Mariah “doctored” into a “stout, hearty girl.” The Mendenhall family lived in Penn Township, raising sheep and spinning and weaving the wool to make their own clothing. They also grew flax from which they made linen. Mariah began her career as a midwife in 1840 and continued to serve mothers and babies for sixty years. Some time during the mid-1890s she calculated that she had assisted in 980 births. She also nursed her neighbors through illnesses, spending weekslong stretches in the homes of the sick, or caring for patients in her home. In her memoir, she mentions an outbreak of bloody flux and patients with milk sickness and diphtheria in 1849. After nearly thirty-eight years of marriage, William Mendenhall died, leaving Mariah widowed for the second time. She lived thirty more years, continuing to work as a midwife and nurse through age eighty-seven. Jay County lost its pioneer midwife on 19 May 1911. The Mariah Mendenhall collection consists of a typewritten index of one of Mariah’s midwife casebooks along with biographical material compiled by Dwight F. Smith. Dwight L. Smith donated the collection to the IHS in 1962. Dwight F. states that the original casebook was in the possession of Mariah’s granddaughter, Harriett M. Smith of Penn Township, but he does not state at what time Harriett owned it. Dwight F. explains that Mariah was illiterate and therefore depended on other people to write the entries in her casebooks. The present book contains a lapse between 10 July 1881 and 13 June 1892. Dwight F. states that Mariah’s grandchildren believed that the entries for this period were in another of Mariah’s casebooks. The family believed that there were three books altogether. Neither the collection nor the accessioning materials credit the person who created the index, portions of which will appear in this and the next two issues of THG. The index consists of a parent’s name, the date of a birth, and the gender of the child or children who were bom. Part 1 follows. CENTRAL INDIANA 159

Parent DOB Gender Adams, William 12-31-1866 F Allen, R. 2-25-1864 F Amett, Lewis 9-[—]-1876 F Arnett, Lewis 3-29-1879 M Avra, Will 9-10-1900 M Bailey, Charles 4-26-1893 F Bales, Carl 3-28-1899 F Bams, Widow 4-1-1865 M Batten, Frank 4-6-1898 F Bectal, Jake 7-16-1871 M Bectal, Mace 11-24-1869 M Bectal, Sam 7-[—]-1877 M Berdman, Alfred 7-23-1874 F Betts, William 1-24-1879 M Birdsell, Joel 9-2-1862 F Bishop, William 2-15-1896 F Black, John 4-10-1900 M Blackledge, Frank 1-6-1875 F Blackledge, Joseph 8-25-1867 F Bourne, Alonzo 5-11-1880 M Bourne, Arthur 11-8-1876 F Bourne, Arthur 4-10-1880 M Bourne, Arthur 1-8-1893 M Bourne, Charles 8-4-1879 F Bourne, M. A. 5-23-1898 M Bourne, Sanford 6-1-1881 M Bouse, Joseph 7-9-1868 M Bouse, Joseph 2-6-1870 M Bowers, Rube 7-24-1871 M Boyd, Amor 9-23-1873 F Boyd, Cyrus 4-8-1870 F Briggs, Charles 12-21-1870 F Brown, John 11-11-1862 F Brown, John 10-30-1867 M Brown, John 11-20-1870 M Bruer (Brewer?), Cull 12-9-1879 F Brunson, Albert 3-9-1873 F Brunson, Albert 7-5-1874 M Brunson, Albert 9-3-1876 M Brunson, Albert 12-1-1878 F Brunson, Jerome 4-18-1879 M Brunson, Jerome 1-1-1881 M Brunson, Sam 11-22-1872 M Brunson, Sam 7-3-1874 F Brunson, Sam 7-18-1876 F Brunson, Sam 3-4-1878 F Brunson, Sam 3-15-1880 F Butterworth, John 9-22-1877 M Byers, Samuel 2-27-1895 MF 160 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Parent DOB Gender Camell (Campbell?), William 7-8-1881 M Campkell, W. G. 12-10-1893 M Carmon, James 7-15-1875 F Cannon, James 3-25-1878 M Cannon, James 12-11-1880 M Canoll, James 9-18-1873 M Cash, Charles A. 6-2-1893 F Cash, Hamilton 3-20-1867 M Cash, Hamilton 10-4-1870 M Cash, Hamilton 6-19-1874 F Cash, Hamilton 8-31-1878 M Cash, Lonnie 6-20-1897 F Ceares (Sears?), John 10-21-1876 F Cline, Frank 10-8-1895 F Collier, Asa 2-28-1881 M Collins, Howard 6-13-1898 F Cox, Sylvester 10-22-1893 F Crow, Abe 5-4-1870 M Crowe, F. Lewis 7-28-1897 M Cubison, John 7-9-1866 F Cubison, John 1-13-1868 F Cubison, John 11-12-1869 F Daily, Alpheus M. 11-17-1893 M Daily, Alpheus M. 5-2-1895 M Daily, Alpheus M. 10-31-1896 F Danforth, Frank 7-9-1895 F Davenport, Carl 1-14-1899 F Davis, King 10-12-1881 F Dawson, Albert 8-13-1872 M Dehoff, Abe 1-16-1875 M DeWees, B. L. 6-3-1879 F DeWees, B. L. 7-31-1880 F Downing, Alvin 11-18-1899 F Earehart, Stephen 12-1-1892 F Eberly, William 2-27-1874 M Eberly, William 11-15-1875 F Eberly, William 12-6-1879 F Edmundson, Elwood 9-27-1897 M Edmundson, John 10-20-1864 M Edmundson, John 12-11-1866 M Edmundson, L. W. 1-21-1894 M Edmundson, Wm. 12-20-1879 F Edmundson, Wm. 1-21-1894 F Engle, Joseph 11-6-1897 F Engle, Joseph 4-5-1899 M English, E. O. 1-10-1894 F Farrington, C. 3-4-1863 F Farrington, Elihu 8-9-1862 M Farrington, Elihu 11-16-1866 M CENTRAL INDIANA 161

Parent DOB Gender Farrington, Elihu 7-1-1870 F Farrington, Jesse 9-22-1862 F Farrington, Jesse 9-8-1864 F Farrington, Lewis 11-28-1877 M Franklin, Charlie 6-29-1900 F Gardner, Elihu 6-7-1872 F Gardner, Frank 9-7-1867 M Gardner, Jesse 9-1-1898 F Gardner, Jesse 4-13-1900 M Gardner, Wm., Jr. 7-15-1893 F Gardner, Wm., Jr. 5-12-1895 M Gardner, Wm., Jr. 3-2-1898 M Gardner, Wm., Jr. 5-18-1899 F Gardner, Wm., Sr. 1-287-1864 F Gardner, Wm., Sr. 6-19-1866 M Gardner, Wm., Sr. 5-8-1871 F Gardner, Wm., Sr. 11-13-1876 M Gardner, Winfield 8-23-1875 F Gardner, Winfield 8-25-1877 F Gardner, Winfield 8-13-1879 M Gilmore, Harvey 9-28-1881 M Gove, Joel 5-22-1873 M Gove, Joel 4-11-1875 M Gove, Joel 9-27-1879 M Grabill, Solomon 3-24-1895 F Gray, Emery 4-18-1868 M Gray, Emery 6-22-1872 F Gray, Emery A. 4-7-1893 F Gray, Emery A. 7-14-1898 M Gray, Frank 11-22-1895 F Gray, Frank 5-28-1898 M Gray, Irvin 9-8-1898 F Gray, Jesse 5-8-1864 F Gray, Lilbum 5-5-1864-5 M Gray, Lilbum 9-2-1867 M Gray, Lilbum 6-20-1870 M Gray, Lilbum 12-26-1873 F Gray, Morris 4-13-1898 F Gray, Pete 12-13-1862 M Gray, Reece 6-2-1862 F Gray, Reece 3-25-1866 M Gray, Sam 9-1-1874 M Maria[h] Bowersock Mendenhall (1813-1911) Papers, 1862-1900, SC 2142, Indiana Historical Society. Information for the introduction was taken from “Sketch of Mariah Mendenhall’s Life,” in Reminiscences o f Adams, Jay & Randolph Counties, Indiana, Martha Lynch, comp, and ed. (Knightstown: The Bookmark, 1979; reprint, Fort Wayne: Lipes, Nelson and Singmaster, 1896), 189-192. 162

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Index to the Indiana Naturalization Records in the Indiana State Archives: Jefferson County Name Nationality Arrival Folder Date Adler, Albert Mecklenburg 1850/06/01 A-B Agin, John Ireland 1848/11/14 A-B Allister, John W. Ireland 1845/11/31 A-B Auswiler, Henry Baden 1847/01/28 A-B Barrett, Peter Ireland 1845/08/27 A-B Barton, James Ireland 1830/00/00 A-B Beams, John Ireland 1850/05/00 A-B Bevan, Philip England 1843/09/25 A-B Blair, Thomas Scotland 1835/06/00 A-B Boden, Jacob Prussia 1837/00/00 A-B Boylan, Patrick Ireland 1848/01/01 A-B Bradley, Daniel Ireland 1849/12/04 A-B Brady, Thomas Ireland 1850/04/20 A-B Brannin, Michael Ireland 1840/05/12 A-B Branum, Michael Ireland 1847/03/25 A-B Brown, Martin Ireland 1850/05/00 A-B Bruner, Jacob France 1848/09/19 A-B Burke, James Ireland 1847/04/00 A-B Bums, John Ireland 1848/10/00 A-B Bums, Thomas Ireland 1851/02/02 A-B Byms, Edmund Ireland 1849/02/31 A-B Calway, Edward Ireland 1851/05/00 C-D Clark, James Ireland 1849/02/10 C-D Clark, Martin Ireland 1850/05/11 C-D Clashman, Lawrance Bavaria 1838/09/00 C-D Clashman, Matthew Bavaria 1838/09/00 C-D Cleaver, Joseph Bavaria 1847/09/02 C-D Coil, Michael Ireland 1846/08/00 C-D Collins, Daniel Ireland 1848/10/00 C-D Connell, Anthony Ireland 1851/04/14 C-D Connelly, Michael Ireland 1851/09/00 C-D Conner, Bryan Ireland 1849/11/02 C-D Conner, Patrick Ireland 1851/08/00 C-D Connety, Thomas Ireland 1849/02/00 C-D Coon, George Prussia 1845/08/10 C-D Cussor, James Ireland 1841/02/00 C-D Dickson, Roger Ireland 1845/07/00 C-D Diederick, Conrad Hesse-Cassel 1848/06/24 C-D Distel, George Hesse 1851/08/00 C-D Dolan, Michael Ireland 1849/03/20 C-D Dolan, Thomas Ireland 1848/11/00 C-D Donnelly, Patrick Ireland 1850/12/00 C-D SOUTHERN INDIANA 163

Name Nationality Arrival Folder Date Donnelly, Thomas Ireland 1850/12/00 C-D Doud, Peter Ireland 1851/09/00 C-D Dow, James Ireland 1849/01/24 C-D Drey, Patrick Ireland 1848/06/25 C-D Dunlavey, Michael Ireland 1849/01/00 C-D Ebert, Henry Prussia 1850/09/01 E-F Eckler, Andrew Bavaria 1840/07/15 E-F Ellble, Philipp Baden 1847/06/00 E-F Erkel, Jacob Prussia 1848/07/03 E-F Fahrez, John Hesse-Darmstadt 1850/06/00 E-F Farp, John Ireland 1847/05/00 E-F Farrell, William Ireland 1846/09/00 E-F Feerick, Patrick Ireland 1850/05/17 E-F Fehrres, John Hesse-Darmstadt 1850/06/?? T-Z Fehrres, Michael Ireland 1850/05/00 E-F Ferguson, Thomas Ireland 1845/06/24 E-F Ferrell, William Ireland 1846/09/?? T-Z Flaherty, Thomas Ireland 1849/08/30 E-F Francis, Michael Ireland 1844/06/00 E-F Franck, George Bavaria 1847/06/00 E-F Ganihan, William Ireland 1847/11/00 G-H Ganley, James Ireland 1850/12/12 G-H Garraty, Michael Ireland 1847/11/00 G-H Gaughin, Richard Ireland 1850/10/17 G-H Giesler, Ignatious Baden 1837/08/15 G-H Gill, Thomas Ireland 1851/04/00 G-H Glynn, Patrick Ireland 1848/05/01 G-H Gorman, Thomas Ireland 1847/06/17 G-H Graby, John Ireland 1852/02/00 G-H Graham, James Ireland 1847/10/22 G-H Gray, John S. Ireland 1840/05/00 G-H Hagan, Michael Ireland 1852/01/01 G-H Hagarty, Patrick Ireland 1946/05/13 G-H Haily, Patrick Ireland 1852/10/00 G-H Hanaley, Patrick Ireland 1851/05/01 G-H Heitz, Zadoc Baden 1831/12/00 G-H Hess, John Prussia 1847/07/00 G-H Higgins, John Ireland 1849/11/10 G-H Hoffman, Christopher France 1848/12/24 G-H Hoffman, Nicholas France 1847/12/24 G-H Horan, Patrick Ireland 1850/02/00 G-H Horgan, Cornelius Ireland 1851/04/00 G-H Horgan, Michael Ireland 1847/05/00 G-H Houlster, John Ireland 1851/12/18 G-H Houppert, Francois France 1849/01/12 G-H Hussy, Michael Ireland 1850/11/00 G-H Hynes, Thomas Ireland 1845/10/02 G-H Irwin, James Ireland 1843/01/13 I-J 164 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Name Nationality Arrival Folder Date Isenhart, Sebastian Wiirttemberg 1852/08/22 I-J Johnson,Joseph England 1847/05/12 I-J Judge, Martin Ireland 1851/05/00 I-J Kahn, Adam France 1847/08/11 I-J Kahn, Jean France 1847/08/11 I-J Kalmer, Martin Baden 1836/05/04 I-J Kelly, James Ireland 1847/05/00 I-J Kelly, John Ireland 1850/12/00 I-J Kelly, Michael Ireland 1851/01/15 I-J Kelly, Michael Ireland 1851/10/31 I-J Kelly, William Scotland 1848/07/02 I-J Kenney, Thomas Ireland 1849/08/16 I-J Kientzle, Frederick Wiirttemberg 1841/06/20 I-J Kilker, John Ireland 1846/06/00 I-J Kinstle, Frederick Wiirttemberg 1841/06/20 I-J Kremer, John P. Prussia 1844/12/00 I-J Kuhn, Georg Prussia 1845/08/10 T-Z Lawmon, Patrick Ireland 1848/05/23 L-M Leigh, John Baden 1849/06/26 L-M Leonard, Patrick Ireland 1851/03/20 L-M Lobe, Michael Ireland 1844/04/04 L-M Loftus, Martin Ireland 1848/08/22 L-M Logan, Luke Ireland 1849/11/16 L-M Lynch, Patrick Ireland 1851/12/13 L-M Lyons, Andrew Ireland 1850/06/06 L-M Mallen, John Ireland 1851/03/20 L-M Manion, Malachi Ireland 1847/08/20 L-M Martin, Nicholas France 1847/04/15 L-M McCandia, Anthony Ireland 1847/10/17 L-M McClure, James Scotland 1842/11/00 L-M McDonald, Michael Ireland 1850/12/00 L-M McDonald, Stephen Ireland 1851/09/17 L-M McFadden, James Ireland 1849/10/24 L-M McHugh, James Ireland 1848/12/25 L-M McHugh, John Ireland 1850/02/03 L-M McKay, James Scotland 1848/07/22 L-M McMillan, John Scotland 1849/07/03 L-M Mee, Dominick Ireland 1850/12/20 L-M Miller, Edward Prussia 1851/09/16 L-M Mitchell, Thomas Ireland 1849/02/14 L-M Morrin, William Ireland 1851/02/00 L-M Morris, Patrick Ireland 1850/11/08 L-M Mullen, Patrick Ireland 1852/01/01 L-M Mullen, Patrick Ireland 1851/10/00 L-M Murphy, Martin Ireland 1850/03/00 L-M Murphy, Michael Ireland 1849/04/06 L-M Nally, Edward Ireland 1848/04/20 N-Q Neeven, Michael Ireland 1849/06/12 N-Q SOUTHERN INDIANA 165

Name Nationality Arrival Folder Date Nestor, Michael Ireland 1851/02/10 N-Q Noan, Patrick Ireland 1851/05/01 N-Q Noon, Thomas Ireland 1850/01/00 N-Q O’Brien, John Ireland 1850/06/14 N-Q O’Connor, John M. Ireland 1851/09/15 N-Q O’Neal, John Ireland 1848/11/05 N-Q Quinn, Anthony Ireland 1848/11/05 N-Q Raftery, Thomas Ireland 1851/11/01 R-S Rech, Mathias Prussia 1846/06/28 R-S Roek, Timothy Ireland 1845/11/00 R-S Ryan, Patrick Ireland 1854/11/01 R-S Schillinger, Michael Wurttemberg 1840/08/01 R-S Schultz, Lawrence Prussia 1848/05/01 R-S Schwab, Daniel Switzerland 1851/04/28 R-S Sealcrout, John Prussia 1846/07/26 R-S Shehan, Patrick Ireland 1847/07/12 R-S Shore, George England 1851/05/25 R-S Smith, John Bavaria 1837/06/00 R-S Sweeney, Thomas Ireland 1845/04/15 R-S Tate, James Ireland 1845/07/25 T-Z Teukle, Charles Wurttemberg 1840/05/00 T-Z Tevis, Jacob Prussia 1840/04/00 T-Z Thompson, Joseph England 1842/05/25 T-Z Turk,Joseph Ireland 1849/05/18 T-Z Ulmer, John W. Wurttemberg 1848/08/28 T-Z Van Oosterhout, John C. Netherlands 1846/12/25 T-Z Walder, Thomas Ireland 1847/04/05 T-Z Wands, James Scotland 1845/07/03 T-Z Wands, John Scotland 1850/09/18 T-Z Ward, Thomas Ireland 1851/12/28 T-Z Webb, Thomas Ireland 1844/06/10 T-Z Weber, Peter Switzerland 1848/09/03 T-Z Whitmer, Silas Baden 1848/07/12 T-Z Wilson, William England, 1835/09/24 T-Z Witmer, Sales Baden 1848/07/12 T-Z

The Indiana State Archives staff and volunteers are indexing the naturalization records in their possession and publishing them on the Archives’ web site at: www.state.in.us/icpr/webfile/archives/homepage.html. For more information about this project, see the article entitled “Indexes of Naturalization Records on Indiana State Archives Web Site,” in the June 2000 issue of THG. Contact the Archives at (317) 232-3660, or by mail: Indiana State Archives, 140 North Senate Avenue, Room 117, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. 166 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Posey County Court Records, 1829

The Smith Memorial Library owns a small collection of Posey County court records that it purchased from Mullins Books in Indianapolis in 1985. The collection consists of writs, summonses, bonds, receipts, and court verdicts from 1823 to 1845. Among the recurring names in the collection are: Thomas Brown, Oliver Evans, Daniel R. Jacobs, and John Schnee. Following are extracts from court account lists for 1829 that contain the names of numerous Posey County residents. Court Fees List: New Harmony 1829 / Adam Moffett Dr / To Constables fees on John Schnees Docket / [To] Adam Moffett Assigner of Thos Adams vs Ephraim Herring $[0].74 l/4[:] same vs Thomas Jorden [$0.]54 / same vs Charles Travis [$0.]62 same vs Anthony Park [$0.]41 / same vs James wells [$0.]92 The same vs Isaac Kimball [$0.]57 / Do [the same] vs Nathan overton subp[oen]a [$0.]97 / Do vs - John Bennet [$0.]62 Do vs Job Colvin [$0.]78 1/2 / Do vs Hormon Riester [$0.]45 Do vs Ezekiel overton [$0.]78 1/2 / Do vs John is Endicott [$0.]94 1/2 Do vs Thos Smith [$0.]34 / Do vs Wm Newsum [$0.]45 Do vs John Burket [$0.]78 1/2 / Do vs. John Williams [$0.]58 Do vs Wm Rogers [$0.]35 / Do vs Isaac widows [$0.]05 Do vs James vandevire [$0.]42 / Do vs Jesse Jorden [$0.]45 Do vs Gorham Lumis [$0.]69 I have Reed, the above bill in full T G. Dyre Notes and Accounts: Recvd. of Adam Moffett the following Notes & Accts. Which I promise to collect as quick as the Law Will admit of or account for to A. Moffett I place in the Hands of Wm. Nichols Constable of Harmony Township for Collection given under My hand & Seal this 27th January 1829 viz assigned by Thos. Adams [Due 20 November 1828:] a Note on Jacob Vamer $9.90 / a Ac [on] Ephm. Herring & Archibald Hodge [$]4.00 / a Ac [on] George Mootre [$]8.00 [a] Ac [on] Jas. Wells [$]5.00 / [a Ac] Se. B Curbow [$]2.25 [a Ac] Peter [Je]ttsman [$]4.45 / [a Ac] Richard Patter or Patten [$]5.00 [a Ac] Joseph Price (Not to be sued 27 Dcc)-May 23 1829-Reed baek -D. [R. or R.] [I or J] [$0.]4T Also the following Accts to be collected for Benefit A. Moffett viz [:] an a/c on Ezekiel Overton fee [$]2r62 / [an a/c] Nathan Overton [$]2t35 / [an a/c] John Grada [$]20.68 [3/4?] [an a/c] Richd. Sand [$]2.55 / [an a/c] Hazel Brittain [$]1.00 [an a/c] Killian Lighteberger [$]3.87 / [an a/c] John A Endicot [$]74.70 [an a/c] Mix Neal [$]3.37 / [an a/c] Wm. Files [$]52.42 [an a/c] John Staley [$] 1.00 / John A Price a/c $6.87 Harman Reister [a/c] [$] 1.87 / Isaac Kimball Gibson County SOUTHERN INDIANA 167

[$]3.62 1/2 / Ennis Cooper [$]3.00 Write Stallings / Wm. Nichols [$]2.00 David Moore [$0.]81 / Leonard or Lemon McReynolds [$]3.37 1/2 Thos. Murphy [$]4.97 1/2 / Rose Wclldefurr [$] 11.68 3/[4] John Bennet [$]&Q9 / Thos. F Johnson [$]5.75 Job Calvin [$]2r00 / John Maclure [$]9.87 1/2 John Williams [$]21.14 / Jonathan Moutrey [$]3r00 James Owen [$]4.00 / Thos. Jordan [$]4.12 Wm. Mfeesum?] [$]2^0 / Thos. Smith [$]5.77 1/2 Wm. Harris [$]3.50 / Allen Moutrey [$]2.50 Wm. Rodgers [$]1.25 / James Vandiver Novr. 1828 $4.06 John Files [$] 104.40 / Jordan Butter [$]3.75 James Walker [$]9.00 / James Wells [$0.]37 1/2 Joseph McReynolds [$] 1.00 / Sami. G Minard [$]38.56 Charles Vandiver [$]46.82 / Asa Levit [$]8.16 John Varner [$] 18.37 1/2 / Archibald Hodge [$]5.50 Isaac Widows [$]4.25 / Wm. Karabaugh [$] 1.37 1/2 Benjamin Coates [$]3.50 / Emanuel Edwards [$]4.12 1/2 Benjn. Stoker [$] 18.50 / Joseph Endicot [$]6.00 John Burket [$]t3D6 / David Durlin [$] 1.17 Maidlow & Cooper or 3 Comunity [$] 142.55 / Charles Traverse [$]3.87 1/2 Also A Moffetts accts & Notes[:] an a/c on Chas. Vandiver [$]3.50 / [an a/c on] Jas. Wells $1.94 Peter Sattsman [$]6.71 / Note on L. E Cartright 15 Novr. 1828 [$]5.20 [—14] Ac [on] Ac from L. B. Kinchdoc 20 Deer. 1828 [$]5.00 [Signed] John Schnee Accounts: May 25th 1829 New Harmony / Reed of Dl. R Jacobs for and on ac/c of A. Moffett the following act/cs wich I will Collect or acount for acording to Law[:] Ignatius Levett $14.25 / Mary Jolly This ac/c was Paid in Part Deer 11th 1828 [$] 11.33 1/2/Geoe. Wilson [$]2.25 Turner Nelson [$]3.58 1/2 / Abrahom Breedlove [$]2.70 John-Dunbar [$]11.45 / Robert Wells [$]2.30 Larkin Price [$]6.60 1/4 / Wm. Dunlop & Wm. Black[,] Illinois[,] Note due 25 Novr. 1828 [$]8.05 / Charles Fite [$]1.75 Sollomon Curbow Runaway [$]3.12 1/2 / Jacob Varner [$]5.18 3/4 [Signed] John Schnee

Court Records, Posey County (New Harmony), 1823-1845, SC 1963, Indiana Historical Society. Information for the introduction to this article was taken from the collection guide written by Charles Latham, December 1985. 168 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

An Index to Common Pleas Court Minutes, 1796—1799 , K n o x Co [untyl, Volume L Part 1, Abbott to Foley Richard A. Enochs Knox County, formed in 1790 as the fourth county in the U.S. Territory north and west of the Ohio River, was the first of Indiana’s present ninety-two counties. The Indiana Historical Records Survey of 1941-1942 created seven volumes of unproofed transcripts from the county’s early court records. The transcripts are bound in eleven books and are available at the IHS’s William Henry Smith Memorial Library. [See feature article in this issue o/THG entitled “How Good Is Your Source? ] The every-name index published in this and the next two issues of THG covers the first two of the eleven books. The index provides ready access to the 1796-1799 court records when Knox County covered all of present-day Indiana and was a part of the Northwest Territory. The index has been spot-checked but not proofed. Entries of an individual acting in an official capacity, such as justice or sheriff, are limited to the earliest appearance in that role. Minor spelling variations and supplemental data appear in parentheses. Transcript page numbers are repeated with pages 179 and 416. The second pages are indexed as “ 179A” and “416A,” respectively. The original record does not contain pages 252 or 326-328. In the index, the transcript pagination appears first, and the original pagination follows in brackets. Abbott, James, transcript: 239 [original: 196, 197] Adam, David, transcript: 135 [original: 112] Adams, George, transcript: 171, 291 [original: 145, 232] Addison, William (Taylor), transcript: 65, 66 [original: 50] Allan, Louis (of River du Shee), transcript: 67 [original: 51,52] Allen, John, transcript: 379, 382 [original: 295, 297] Amak, Joseph, transcript: 325-328 [original: 257-259] Andre, James (minor, son of Joseph), transcript: 179A, 239 [original: 152, 196] Andre (Andrew), Joseph, transcript: 179A, 268, 352-354, 382 [original: 152, 216, 275, 276, 297] Armstrong, Archibald, transcript: 414, 416 [original: 324, 325] Auktree (Acketree, Ocktree, Ockletree), John, transcript: 21, 101, 104, 107, 111, 122, 323, 333, 348, 352, 354, 359, 361,379, 404 [original: 15, 82, 85, 88, 92, 101, 112, 115, 255, 263, 272, 274, 276, 280, 281, 295, 316] Baily (Bailey), John, transcript: 395, 398, 412 [original: 308, 311, 322] Baily (Bailey), William, transcript: 395, 398, 412 [original: 308, 311,322] Baird, John, transcript: 111, 122, 135, 138 [original: 92, 101, 112, 115] Baird, Joseph, transcript: 21, 36, 42, 50, 51, 179, 205, 254, 257, 261,277, 343, 375 [original: 15, 26, 30, 37, 38, 152, 172, 207, 208, 211, 222, 269, 292] Baltis (Balthis), George, transcript: 171, 172, 193,281 [original: 145, 163,225] Barber, David, transcript: 285 [original: 227, 228] SOUTHERN INDIANA 169

Barger, Frederick K. (gdn), transcript: 54, 55, 241, 348, 352, 354 [original: 40, 41, 198,272, 274,276] Barger, John (minor), transcript: 241 [original: 198] Barger, Peter, transcript: 21, 234, 236, 241, 341, 364, 371 [original: 15, 192, 194, 268, 283, 288] Barkman, Henry, transcript: 395, 398 [original: 308, 311] Barrackman (Barkeman), Abraham, transcript: 77, 101, 104, 107, 231, 291, 314, 348, 352 [original: 60, 82, 85, 88, 190, 232, 248, 272, 274] Barrois (Borrois, Burrois, Rarras), Lambert, transcript: 210, 214, 216, 219, 222, 224, 227, 229 [original: 176, 179, 180, 182, 184, 185, 187, 188] Bass, Elisha, transcript: 297 [original: 237] Bass, Ethelred, transcript: 303, 306, 363, 391 [original: 241,243, 283, 305] Bazadone, Lorient (Laurence), (Merchant, Trader), transcript: 30, 32-34, 49, 68-74, 77-79,94, 111-114, 145, 146, 158-160, 193-195,214,216,219, 224, 227, 228, 237, 240, 247, 281 [original: 22-25, 36, 53-58, 61-63, 75, 92-96, 122, 123, 134-136, 163, 164, 179, 180, 182, 185, 187, 188, 195, 197, 202, 223] Beckes, Benjamin, transcript: 21,46, 250 [original: 30, 34, 204] Bender, Robert, transcript: 295 [original: 235] Bergand, Dominique (alias John Lewis, deed.), transcript: 315-318 [original 249- 251] Berizoe, Francois, transcript: 382 [original: 297] Biddle, Elias, transcript: 193, 202, 208, 212, 219, 222, 224, 227, 229, 238, 303, 306, 321,322 [original: 163, 170, 174, 178, 182, 184, 185, 187, 189, 195,241,243, 254, 255] Biddle, William (Mason), transcript: 8, 42, 45, 46 [original: 6, 30, 33, 34] Bill (or William, Negro boy about 14 yrs.), transcript: 84 [original: 67] Black, James, transcript: 150, 219, 222, 224, 227, 229, 291, 395, 398, 402 [original: 127, 182, 184, 185, 187, 189, 232,308,311,314] Black Jenny, transcript: 295 [original: 235] Blackburn (of Jeff. Co., KY?), John, transcript: 155, 176, 177, 187, 188, 234, 236, 238, 250, 254, 257, 303, 306, 354, 363, 371,377 [original: 131, 149, 150, 158, 159, 192, 194, 195, 204, 207, 208, 241,243, 276, 283, 288, 293] Bleakly, Joiset, transcript: 119 [original: 99] Boddier, Aaron (Yeoman), transcript: 51, 52 [original: 38, 39] Bolon, Amable, transcript: 273, 278 [original: 219, 283] Bolon, Gabriel, transcript: 349, 363 [original: 273, 283] Bonham (Bonnom), Jean B., transcript: 214, 216, 219, 222, 224, 227, 229 [original: 179, 180, 182, 185, 187, 188] Bono, Pierre, transcript: 297, 303, 306, 357, 363 [original: 237, 241, 243, 279, 283] Borrois, John B., transcript: 214, 216 [original: 179, 180] Borrois, also see Barrois Boye, Transway, transcript: 377 [original: 293] Boyer, Francois, transcript: 261,263, 266, 272, 278 [original: 211,212, 215, 218, 219, 223] Bradley, Samuel, transcript: 189-191 [original: 160-162] Braidy, John (deed.), transcript: 232 [original: 191] Breson, Louis, transcript: 254, 257 [original: 207, 208] Brullet (Brouillette), Michael, transcript: 234, 236, 238, 285 [original: 192, 194, 195,228] 170 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Buntin, Robert (Prothonotary), transcript: 1,2,4,91-93, 120, 121, 147, 149, 180, 239,249,250,284,292,386,397,413 [original: 1-3,73-75,99-101, 124, 125, 153, 196, 203, 227, 233, 301, 310, 323] Burresseau, Pierre, transcript: 349 [original: 273] Burrois, see Barrois Byershon, Nicholas, transcript: 273 [original: 219] Cabazior, Pierre, transcript: 341 [original: 268] Campanel (Companel), Bartolome, transcript: 375, 376 [original: 292] Cardill, John, transcript: 111, 124, 150, 157, 174, 175 [original: 92, 103, 115, 127, 133, 147, 148] Cardinal, Jacque, transcript: 214, 216, 219, 222, 224, 227, 229, 297, 303, 306, 363 [original: 179, 180, 182, 184, 185, 187, 188, 237, 241,243,283] Carrethers (Cruthers), William, transcript: 291, 391 [original: 232, 305] Carsey, see Garzee Carson, Richard, transcript: 61, 62 [original: 47] Carter, John, transcript: 21, 22 [original: 15] Carter, William, transcript: 382 [original: 297] Cartier, Mr., transcript: 353 [original: 275] Cassidy, Henry, transcript: 234, 236, 238, 314 [original: 192, 194, 195, 248] Cathalon (Catalon), Francois, transcript: 356, 358 [original: 278-280] Catt, George, transcript: 94, 97, 101, 104, 107, 117, 118, 122, 322, 333 [original: 75, 79, 82, 85, 88, 97, 98, 101, 255, 263] Catt, Phillip, transcript: 15, 18, 42, 193, 201, 202, 208 [original: 10, 13, 30, 163, 169, 174] Caupin (Coupin, Cupin), Claudius (Claudias), transcript: 214, 216, 219, 222, 224, 227,229,234, 236,238,344-346 [original: 179, 180, 182, 184, 185, 187, 192, 194, 195,270, 271] Chabatte, Josette, transcript: 341 [original: 268] Chambers, William, transcript: 202, 203 [original: 170, 171] Champigne, Geurie (deed.), transcript: 198, 199 [original: 167] Champigne, Madame (of New Orleans), transcript: 198, 199 [original: 167, 168] Chapaton (Champatos), John Bt., transcript: 246, 268, 279 [original: 201, 216, 223] Chatigmo (Chatigne), Ignace (Trader), transcript: 47, 214, 328, 329 [original: 34, 35, 198, 263] Chew, Mary, see Lisa, Mary Chew Chew, Samuel Lloyd (deed., of MD), transcript: 84 [original: 67] Churchill, John, transcript: 158 [original: 133] Clairmont, see Lardoize & Clairmont Clairmont, Michael, transcript: 241, 242 [original: 198] Clamargan Louise & Co., see Louise, Clamargan & Co. Clancy, John, transcript: 209 [original: 176] Clark, George Rogers, transcript: 158, 240 [original: 134, 135, 197] Claypool, Jeremiah, transcript: 281,404 [original: 225, 316] Coffman, John C., transcript: 201,208, 284, 294 [original: 170, 174, 227, 316] Collins, William, transcript: 322, 323 [original: 255, 263] Compacho’ (a Negro), transcript: 240 [original: 197] Companel, see Campanel Conger, Jonathan (John), transcript: 50, 51, 77, 111, 122, 134, 138, 154, 155, 166, 333,359,362,363,367 [original: 37, 38, 60, 92, 101, 112, 115, 130, 131, 141, 263, 280, 282, 283, 286] SOUTHERN INDIANA 171

Connoger, see Connoyer Connoyer, Agnes (Extrx. of Pierre, deed.), transcript: 102, 103 [original: 83-85] Connoyer, Angelique, transcript: 314, 315, 325 [original: 248, 249, 256] Connoyer (Connoger), Pierre (deed.), transcript: 58, 80, 102, 103 [original: 43, 63, 83-85] Connoyer, Walgreth, transcript: 314 [original: 248] Constant, John Baptiste, transcript: 134 [original: 112] Constant, John Pierre, transcript: 108 [original: 89] Contelmy, Francois (Yeoman of Vincennes), transcript: 77, 78 [original: 61, 62] Contelury, Francois, transcript: 241 [original: 198] Coulter, Thomas, transcript: 412 [original: 322] Coupin, see Caupin Coy, Jean B., transcript: 364, 377 [original: 283, 293] Coye, Charles, transcript 389 [original 303] Craighead, Thomas B., transcript: 410 [original: 320] Crawford, John (Weaver, of River du Shee), transcript: 39, 67, 97, 150, 156 [origi nal: 28, 51, 52, 79, 127, 131, 132] Cruthers, see Carrethers Cupin, see Caupin Curts, Jacob, transcript: 284 [original: 227] Dagenais, Francois, transcript: 193 [original: 163] Dagne (Dagene, Dagenet, Dayne), Ambroise, transcript: 94, 120-122, 124, 125, 234, 236, 238, 245, 250, 273 [original: 75, 99-101, 103, 104, 192, 194, 195, 201,204, 219] Dapron, Pierre, transcript: 225 [original: 186] Dameale, J. (see also Darquelleur), transcript: 161 [original: 137] Darquelleur (Dargwellier, Damelle), John (Jean Pierre, deed.) (see also Dameale), transcript: 96, 97, 108, 133, 134, 198, 199, 253-257 [original: 77-79, 89, 111, 112, 167, 168, 206-209] Dartriese, Joseph, transcript: 124 [original: 103] Davis, Gideon, see Pendleton, Gideon Davis Davis, Richard, transcript: 42 [original: 30] De Jean (Defon, Defor, Dejon, Devoore), Phillip, transcript: 254, 257, 261, 263, 266, 272, 278, 359, 371 [original: 207, 208, 211, 212, 215, 218, 219, 223, 280, 288] (de) Lisa, see Lisa de Richardville, see Richardville De Spangenberg,______, transcript: 342 [original: 268] Deb (Negro girl, about 13 yrs.), transcript: 84 [original: 67] Decker, Abraham, transcript: 357, 410-412 [original: 279, 321,322] Decker, Abraham (Sen., Yeoman), transcript: 10-15, 362 [original: 7-10, 282] Decker, Chasen (Sen.), see Decker, Moses (Sen.) Decker, Isaac, transcript: 65, 77, 333, 342, 371 [original: 49, 60, 263, 268, 288] Decker, Jacob, transcript: 193, 202, 208, 395, 398 [original 163, 170, 174, 308, 311] Decker, Joseph, transcript: 35, 36, 122, 135, 138, 250 [original 26, 101, 112, 115, 204] Decker, Joseph (Jun.), transcript: 15-18, 21, 94, 97, 116, 117, 156, 415, 416 [origi nal: 10-12, 15, 75, 79, 96, 97, 131, 132, 324, 325] Decker, Joseph (Sen.), transcript: 39, 404 [original: 28, 315] 172 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Decker, Luke (Justice, Admr.), transcript: 1, 98-104, 106-116, 130-133, 135, MO- 144, 181,214, 215, 217, 220, 221, 223, 225, 263, 275, 276, 410 [original: 1, 80-83,85-96, 109-111, 113, 116-121, 153, 179-181, 183-186,213,221, 320] Decker, Moses (Jun.), transcript: 364 [original: 283] Decker, Moses (Chasen) (Sen.), transcript: 21, 263, 404 [original: 15, 213, 315] Defon, Defor, Dejon, see De Jean Delarge (Deloage, Deloge), Louis, transcript: 357, 364, 377 [original: 279, 283, 293] Delisa, see Lisa Denogon, see Donogon Denoyer, Louis, transcript: 349 [original: 273] Dequindre (Doquindre), Daneaux, transcript: 377 [original: 293] Deroseere (Dearoseere, Derozier), Beneaventure, transcript: 49, 50, 392, 392A [original: 36, 306] Devoore, see De Jean Dodge,_____, transcript: 292 [original: 233] Donogon, Angelique (wife of Louis), transcript: 57, 58, 80 [original: 43, 44, 63] Donogan (Denogon), Louis (Yeoman), transcript: 40, 42, 56-59, 80 [original: 29, 30, 42-44, 63] Dorsey, Betis, transcript: 389 [original: 303] Drury, James, transcript: 357 [original: 279] Du Lard, Antoine, transcript: 42 [original: 30] Dubois, Gousaint, transcript: 94 [original: 76] Dubois, Joseph, transcript: 357 [original: 279] Dubois, Louis, transcript: 230 [original: 189] Dubois, Nicholas, transcript: 179A, 364, 377 [original: 152, 283, 293] Dubois, Tousaint, transcript: 9, 42,62,64,95-97, 119, 132, 133, 135-137, 198, 199, 204, 205, 243, 253-256, 285, 318, 343, 352, 354, 360, 361 [original: 6, 7, 30, 47,49, 77-79, 99, 110, 111, 113-115, 167, 168, 172, 173, 199,206-208,228, 251,269,274, 276,280,281] Dulette, Augustine (Taylor of Vincennes), transcript: 90 [original: 72] Duly, John, transcript: 323, 348, 352, 354, 390, 395, 396 [original: 255, 272, 274, 276, 303, 309] Dunn, James, transcript: 232 [original: 191, 192] Duquet, Francois (Merchant), transcript: 48 [original: 35] Durham, John, transcript: 261, 263, 266, 272, 278, 322 [original: 211,212, 215, 218, 223, 255] Durham, William, transcript: 372 [original: 289] Dushen, Charlotte (wife of John B.), transcript: 92 [original: 73] Dushen, John B. (heir of Ouilitt), transcript: 92 [original: 73] Easter, George, transcript: 412 [original: 322] Edeline, Louriant, transcript: 357, 364 [original: 279, 283] Edeline, Louis (Justice), transcript: 1, 180 [original: 1, 153] Edeline, Nicholas, transcript: 166, 263, 266, 272, 278, 356, 358 [original: 141, 212, 215,218,219,223,278, 279] Ewing, Nathaniel, transcript: 147, 149 [original: 124, 125] Fall, Daniel M., transcript: 333 [original: 263] Falls, John, transcript: 323, 354 [original: 255, 276] Felps (Felt), Asa (Corporal), transcript: 19, 20 [original: 13, 14] Foley, Bailes (Bayliss), transcript: 379, 401 [original: 295, 313] INDIANA KOREAN WAR CASUALTIES: HOOSIER MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT, CORPORAL CHARLES G. ABRELL Submitted by Douglas E. Clanin Two of Indiana’s Korean War casualties, Corporal Charles G. Abrell and Lieutenant Colonel Don C. Faith Jr., received the Medal of Honor posthumously. The American War Library’s Internet web site, http://members.aol.com/veterans/, provides complete texts of the citations for all Medal of Honor recipients along with limited information about each recipient. Abrell’s citation appears below, and Faith’s citation will be published in the December 2000 issue of THG. The library’s files state that Abrell was a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps, Company E, Second Battalion, First Marines, First Marine Division (Reinforced). He entered the service at Terre Haute, Indiana, where he was bom on 12 August 1931. He received his medal for services performed at Hangnyong, Korea. His citation reads as follows: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a fire team leader in Cofmpany] E in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 10 June 1951. While advancing with his platoon in an attack against well-concealed and heavily fortified enemy hill positions, Cpl. Abrell voluntarily rushed forward through the assaulting squad which was pinned down by a hail of intense and accurate automatic-weapons fire from a hostile bunker situated on command ing ground. Although previously wounded by enemy hand-grenade fragments, he proceeded to carry out a bold, single-handed attack against the bunker, exhorting his comrades to follow him. Sustaining two additional wounds as he stormed toward the emplacement, he resolutely pulled the pin from a grenade clutched in his hand and hurled himself bodily into the bunker with the live missile still in his grasp. Fatally wounded in the resulting explosion which killed the entire enemy gun crew within the stronghold, Cpl. Abrell, by his valiant spirit of self-sacrifice in the face of certain death, served to inspire all his comrades and contributed directly to the success of his platoon in attaining its objective. His superb courage and heroic initiative sustain and enhance the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country. As part of its ongoing commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Korean War, The Hoosier Genealogist is saluting the courage and dedication of all Korean War veterans by publishing the names of all the Hoosiers who died or were missing in action in that conflict. Casualties from Lawrence to Porter, Indiana, appear below.1 174 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Name Rank Branch Home Date of Category Grade Service Casualty Casualty2 Fortner, Donald PFC Army Lawrence 03/07/51 KIA Hancock, Milton, Jr. PVT Army Lawrence 10/15/52 KIA Moore, Thomas E. PFC Army Lawrence 07/20/50 KIA Nicholson, Franklin CPL Army Lawrence 04/11/51 KIA Stockton, Cecil R. PFC Army Lawrence 01/30/51 KIA Tanksley, James N. PVT Army Lawrence 03/24/53 KIA Price, John W. PFC Marines Logansport 06/14/52 KIA Turner, Robert W. ENC Navy Logansport 07/09/51 DWM Jones, Thomas L. PFC Marines Lowell 09/19/51 KIA Booth, Herbert H. PFC Army Madison 07/30/50 KIA Boyer, Howard E. CPL Army Madison 09/05/52 KIA Clay, Robert E. PVT Army Madison 08/10/50 KIA Clem, Kenneth A. CPL Army Madison 07/20/50 KIA Cox, Clarence J., Jr. SGT Army Madison 11/10/50 DWM Douglas, William PVT Army Madison 10/17/51 KIA Farley, Jack, Jr. PVT Army Madison 08/21/50 KIA Haney, Andrew J., Jr. CPL Army Madison 10/07/51 KIA Hooper, Floyd E. PFC Army Madison 02/04/51 DWC Jeffries, Victor L. PFC Army Madison 02/01/51 KIA Lamb, William E. PFC Army Madison 08/23/51 KIA McCreary, Addison CPL Army Madison 10/19/51 KIA Miller, John L. PVT Army Madison 04/09/51 DOW Morris, David W. PFC Army Madison 02/12/51 DWC Porter, Oscar, Jr. CPL Army Madison 04/26/53 KIA Smith, Calvin SGT Army Madison 06/16/51 KIA Smith, Paul R. PVT Army Madison 02/12/51 DWC Snyder, Donald E. CPL Army Madison 10/14/52 KIA Stuller, Charles E. SGT Army Madison 09/01/51 KIA Waples, Charles L. 1LT Army Madison 04/05/51 KIA Dennis, Gene A. 1LT Air Force Marian 12/31/53 DWM Albert, Gilbert W. SGT Army Marion 03/07/53 KIA Allen, Donald E. PFC Army Marion 07/22/51 KIA Anderson, Charles E. SGT Army Marion 09/25/51 KIA Atherton, Kenneth E. CPL Army Marion 01/14/51 KIA Beed, Milton M. SGT Army Marion 02/12/51 DWC Beene, Wilson J., Jr. CPL Army Marion 07/27/52 DOW Bender, Victor Y. SGT Army Marion 11/27/50 DWM Bemloehr, Robert L. PVT Army Marion 03/16/51 KIA Bowers, Harold C. CPL Army Marion 02/03/51 KIA Bowers, Paul B. PVT Army Marion 09/06/51 KIA Bowling, Charles F. PFC Army Marion 05/21/51 KIA Brown, Eugene F. PVT Army Marion 07/25/50 KIA Brown, Herbert F. PVT Army Marion 11/11/50 KIA Brown, Kenneth PFC Army Marion 08/14/52 KIA Bruggner, Rudolph T. CPL Army Marion 10/08/51 KIA Bryant, William F. PVT Army Marion 10/07/51 DOW Buckhom, Lawrence PVT Army Marion 05/18/51 KIA Bugg, John R. PVT Army Marion 07/24/50 KIA GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA 175

Name Rank Branch Home Date of Category Grade Service Casualty Casualty Byard, Billie J. PFC Army Marion 11/29/50 KIA Chansler, Delbert SGT Army Marion 09/01/50 KIA Clanton, John N. PFC Army Marion 05/24/51 KIA Clark, Harold R. PVT Army Marion 02/13/51 DWC Clarke, Wilson D. PFC Army Marion 10/12/52 DOW Coglan, Cecil K. PFC Army Marion 08/16/50 KIA Conley, James T. PFC Army Marion 10/01/51 KIA Constant, James L. PVT Army Marion 09/08/50 DWM Coulter, Douglas B. PFC Army Marion 05/18/51 KIA Criger, Charles R. PFC Army Marion 10/04/51 DOW Curtis, Robert L. PFC Army Marion 12/19/51 KIA Doody, James T. CPL Army Marion 07/17/52 KIA Eggers, Herbert P. PVT Army Marion 07/16/50 DWM Everling, James R. SGT Army Marion 08/04/51 KIA Frantz, George A. PVT Army Marion 07/11/50 DWC Gillaspy, Paul J. PVT Army Marion 06/06/51 DOW Goodloe, Thomas PVT Army Marion 06/02/51 KIA Griffin, James E. PVT Army Marion 12/01/50 DWC Griffith, William S. PVT Army Marion 02/15/51 KIA Groves, Robert, Jr. PFC Army Marion 08/29/50 KIA Harvey, George W. 2LT Army Marion 02/15/51 KIA Henderson, Delbert CPL Army Marion 11/02/50 KIA Holland, Arlie PFC Army Marion 03/28/51 KIA Holle, Joseph F. PFC Army Marion 07/08/53 DWM Hybarger, Richard K. PVT Army Marion 08/22/50 KIA Jester, William F. 1LT Army Marion 07/12/50 DWC Jones, Herbert E. PFC Army Marion 08/14/50 KIA Kane, James J. SGT Marines Marion 06/19/51 KIA Kopp, Robert E. PVT Army Marion 08/12/50 KIA Lawlis, Donald F. CPL Army Marion 11/02/50 DWC Luke, Lee F. CPL Army Marion 12/01/50 DWC Mahone, Eddie R. PVT Army Marion 11/29/50 KIA May, Donald R. PFC Army Marion 11/30/50 KIA McCammack, Robert SGT Army Marion 11/26/50 KIA McClain, Earl E. CPL Army Marion 09/04/50 DWM Meshulam, Morris PFC Army Marion 12/01/50 DWC Metcalf, Edward M. PFC Army Marion 02/12/51 KIA Mitchell, William C. PVT Army Marion 06/17/53 KIA Moore, Floyd E. PFC Army Marion 02/09/53 DOW Moore, Laymon, Jr. CPL Army Marion 06/02/51 KIA Moore, Robert M., Jr. CAPT Army Marion 07/16/50 KIA Neff, Robert E. PFC Army Marion 02/22/53 KIA Nokes, Joseph J. SFC Army Marion 09/03/50 KIA Plummer, Max L. PFC Army Marion 04/20/51 KIA Redford, Chester W. PFC Army Marion 09/09/50 KIA Reeves, Otto PFC Army Marion 07/30/51 KIA Richardson, Donald PFC Army Marion 11/25/50 KIA Richardson, Wilbert PFC Army Marion 02/14/51 KIA 176 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Name Rank Branch Home Date of Category Grade Service Casualty Casualty Ruddick, Jack E. PVT Army Marion 08/03/50 KIA Sears, John A. 2LT Army Marion 07/27/50 KIA Sharon, John F. PFC Army Marion 03/01/51 KIA Shea, Jeremiah J. PFC Army Marion 09/24/51 KIA Shields, Charles P. CPL Army Marion 07/30/50 KIA Simmons, Wallace, Jr. SFC Army Marion 12/06/50 DWM Smith, Eugene E. PFC Army Marion 02/14/53 KIA Smith, Robert J. CPL Army Marion 11/05/50 KIA Soots, Walter R. PVT Army Marion 07/25/50 KIA Stafford, Richard PFC Army Marion 11/05/50 KIA Surber, Harold P. PFC Army Marion 05/18/51 DWC Thompson, Eugene H. PVT Army Marion 08/11/50 KIA Wagner, Sim PFC Army Marion 07/11/53 KIA White, Chester A. PFC Army Marion 08/08/50 KIA White, Howard E. PVT Army Marion 09/11/50 KIA Willis, Cornell F. PVT Army Marion 03/09/51 KIA Wilson, Forest M. PFC Army Marion 11/30/50 DWC Wilson, Frank, Jr. PFC Army Marion 07/15/53 KIA Wilson, Robert E. PFC Army Marion 09/03/50 KIA Ayers, Harmon H. SGT Army Marshall 02/04/51 KIA Bruno, Robert P. CPL Army Marshall 09/05/50 KIA Butler, Eldon D. PFC Army Marshall 10/13/50 KIA Kuhn, Raymond J. PVT Army Marshall 07/28/52 KIA Miller, Edison W. PFC Army Marshall 08/05/51 KIA Miller, Johnny J. SGT Army Marshall 09/03/50 KIA Powell, Waldo A. PFC Army Marshall 09/04/50 KIA Williams, Darwin M. PVT Army Marshall 09/23/51 KIA Brothers, Richard D. PFC Army Martin 01/16/51 KIA Jones, Dwight D. SGT Army Martin 09/12/50 KIA Phillips, Virgil L. CPL Army Martin 11/02/50 DWM Brakes, Edward F. PFC Army Miami 09/11/51 KIA Cain, John M. PVT Army Miami 07/27/50 KIA Krantz, Marshall E. SGT Marines Mich. City 01/22/52 KIA Tabaczynski, Edwin F. 2LT Air Force Mishawaka 08/01/52 DWM Burks, Donald W. PFC Army Monroe 07/27/50 KIA Chandler, Robert C. PFC Army Monroe 02/12/51 DWC Clayton, Phillip A. PFC Army Monroe 12/02/50 DWC Eads, Jerry J. MSGT Army Monroe 07/18/53 KIA Fisher, Kenneth C. PFC Army Monroe 06/02/51 KIA Gillaspy, James W. CPL Army Monroe 07/02/52 KIA Harris, Elmer, Jr. PFC Army Monroe 11/28/50 DWM McDoniel, Raymond 1LT Army Monroe 11/28/50 KIA Miller, Roger L. CPL Army Monroe 09/05/50 KIA Pogue, James A. CPL Army Monroe 09/10/50 KIA Richardson, Charles SGT Army' Monroe 10/04/51 KIA Stewart, Harold E. PFC Army Monroe 08/18/51 KIA Stewart, William L. PFC Army Monroe 08/10/50 DOW Terman, Joseph W. MAJ Army Monroe 08/22/50 KIA GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA 177

Name Rank Branch Home Date of Categi Grade Service Casualty Casua Daugherty, William B. SGT Marines Monroevlle 11/28/50 KIA Delp, Robert L. PVT Marines Montzuma 11/17/52 KIA Brown, Earl PVT Army Montgmry 09/10/50 KIA Cedars, Howard F. PVT Army Montgmry 07/16/50 KIA Eubanks, Robert R. PVT Army Montgmry 06/06/51 KIA Manion, Everett D. PFC Army Montgmry 07/22/50 DWM Meadows, Kenneth W. PFC Army Montgmry 07/19/50 DOW Morgan, Charles C. SFC Army Montgmry 11/04/51 KIA Murdock, Jackie L. PVT Army Montgmry 07/06/50 DWC Northcutt, Charles PFC Army Montgmry 07/20/50 DWM Pearson, Raymond E. 2LT Army Montgmry 07/14/50 DWC Sechman, Donald R. PFC Army Montgmry 07/20/50 DWM Shanklin, John W., Jr. CPL Army Montgmry 08/06/50 KIA Teague, Kennith J. PFC Army Montgmry 08/03/50 KIA Beck, William E. PFC Army Morgan 03/09/51 KIA Chitwood, Floyd V. MSGT Army Morgan 02/12/51 KIA Dake, Russell E. PVT Army Morgan 04/23/51 KIA Losh, John L. PFC Army Morgan 09/10/50 KIA Mohney, Gene A. PVT Army Morgan 05/25/51 DOW Russel, Louis E. PFC Marines Mt. Vernon09/09/52 KIA Branson, Clythell PFC Marines Muncie 05/28/52 KIA Moore, Samuel E. PFC Marines Muncie 10/21/52 DOW Skinner, Charles E. CPL Marines Muncie 10/07/52 KIA Middleton, Harry R. CAPT Air Force Nappanee 04/24/52 DWM Crabtree, Billie R. 2LT Air Force Nashville 08/30/50 DWM Blasdel, William S. CPL Marines NewAlbny 10/28/53 KIA Pleiss, Lewis P. 1LT Air Force NewAlbny 12/31/53 DWM Burch, Hugh M. SSGT Air Force NewCarlsle 01/31/54 DWM Mark, Hubert D. CPL Marines New Castle 11/29/50 KIA Binge, Charles F. PFC Army Newton 07/15/53 DWM Hand, Manley R. CPL Army Newton 09/23/51 KIA Lindahl, John J. PFC Army Newton 01/22/51 KlA Lowe, William R. PFC Army Newton 06/26/51 KIA Walker, Jack O. PFC Army Newton 09/30/51 DOW Lindsay, Raymond L. PFC Army Noble 09/12/50 KIA Schlabaugh, Russell PVT Army Noble 04/11/52 KIA Nutter, William J. SGT Marines Noblesville 11/29/50 KIA Fitch, Robert S. PFC Marines OaklndCty 04/23/51 KIA Bohm, Neil H. CPL Army Ohio 11/27/50 KIA Kinman, William L. CPL Army Ohio 07/16/50 KIA Peters, Leonard L. PFC Army Ohio 02/13/51 DOW Asher, Jack D. CPL Army Orange 02/15/51 DOW Kellams, Jack E. PVT Army Orange 02/12/51 KIA McKeighen, Jack D. CPL Army Orange 01/29/51 KIA Miller, Lloyd E. PFC Army Owen 01/03/51 KIA Rigsby, Chester E. PVT Army Owen 08/05/52 KIA Steele, Robert R. PVT Army Owen 05/19/51 KIA Thacker, Roy L. PFC Army Owen 02/12/51 KIA 178 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Name Rank Branch Home Date of Category Grade Service Casualty Casualty Chaney, Charles R. PVT Army Parke 10/04/51 KIA Grimes, Keith H. CPL Army Parke 10/13/50 KIA Harper, Wilbert R. PFC Army Parke 08/11/52 KIA Hutson, Robert D. PVT Army Parke 06/02/53 KIA Scott, Melvin A. 1LT Army Parke 02/01/51 KIA Fleming, Gearold D. SGT Marines Pekin 12/10/52 DOW Clement, Raymond T. MSGT Army Perry 03/25/53 KIA Gude, Edward A. PFC Army Perry 11/19/50 DWM Lawrence, Emory T. CPL Army Perry 11/14/50 KIA Miller, Arthur L. PVT Army Perry 05/26/51 KIA Smith, James E. PFC Army Perry 09/04/50 KIA Young, Gilbert F. PFC Army Perry 07/24/50 KIA Lewis, Jack H. PFC Marines Peru 01/22/53 KIA Scott, Richard D. BM1 Navy Peru 10/02/51 DWM Shropshire, Arthur J. 1LT Marines Peru 09/29/50 KIA Scherer, John F. PFC Army Pike 06/04/53 KIA Sharp, Donald W. PVT Army Pike 07/27/53 KIA White, John, Jr. PVT Army Pike 11/03/52 KIA Andresen, John S. CPL Army Porter 10/18/52 KIA Emery, Robert L. PVT Army Porter 10/15/50 KIA Harrigan, William E. CPL Army Porter 03/23/53 KIA Kleist, John W. PVT Army Porter 06/21/52 KIA Lee, Robert M. PVT Army Porter 04/24/51 KIA Mace, Delbert U. SFC Army Porter 12/12/51 KIA Michaels, Melvin J. PFC Army Porter 09/07/51 KIA Payne, Robert L. PFC Army Porter 07/24/50 KIA Rice, Donald R. CPL Army Porter 05/18/51 DWC Soderstrom, Marvin PVT Army Porter 09/09/51 DWM Walsh, Donald E. PVT Army Porter 07/20/50 KIA

Compiled from "U.S. Military Personnel Who Died from Hostile Action (Including Missing and Captured) in the Korean War, 1950-1957, Listed by Home State, Then Place, Them [.sic\ Name," National Archives and Records Administration Center for Electronic Records (3 Aug. 1998), at: www.nara.gov/nara/electronic/inhrlist.htm. "For persons who died while missing or captured, the date of casualty is the date [the person] died or [was] declared dead, not the date [he or she was] declared missing or captured." 'introduction sources: “Medal of Honor, Korea,” on The American War Library’s web site at: http://members.aol.com/veterans/; and “Korean War Medal of Honor Recipients,” on the Korean War Commem orative web site by the U.S. Department of Defense, at: http://korea50.armv.mil/personnel/mohkorean.html. 2 2KIA=Killed in Action; DWC=Died While Captured; DOW=Died of Wounds; DWM=Died While Missing. 179

AUTOGRAPH BOOK FROM MARION NORMAL COLLEGE, MARCH 1911 Transcribed by Joyce Overman Bowman

Esther Garnet Thomas Overman was bom on 29 November 1893, the youngest of eight children, to Quakers Isaac Thomas and Eliza Jane Shockney Thomas. She at tended school in Amboy, Indiana, where she progressed quickly and graduated at the age of sixteen. Esther’s older brothers were college graduates with advanced degrees by this time, and she wanted to go to college, too. However, her parents thought she was too young to go very far from home, so she enrolled at Marion Normal (Teachers) College, in Marion, Indiana, attending two terms and receiving an Indiana State Teacher’s License in 1911. Esther taught in Miami County schools from 1911 to 1914. She then attended Earlham College from which she graduated in 1918. The following school year she once again taught at a school in her home county. In 1919 Esther traveled to Arkansas, about Esther Garnet Thomas, age 16 sixteen miles from Helena, years, high school graduation, where she taught at a boarding Amboy High School, Amboy, and day school for black Miami County, Indiana, 1910. children called Southland, Photograph courtesy of which was started by Indiana Joyce Overman Bowman Quakers after the Civil War. During the 1920-1921 school 180 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST year she taught at Westtown Friends School near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the end of the term in 1921, Esther left Philadelphia with her husband-to-be, Vernon Overman, who was also a native of Amboy, Indiana. They were married on 14 June 1921 at the home of Esther’s brother, Wilbur Thomas, in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. She resumed her teaching career in 1946 in the schools of Lynn, Indiana, from whence she retired in the 1960s. Autograph Book Transcription When Esther Thomas finished her second term at Marion Normal School, forty-four of her colleagues and acquaintances at the school signed and wrote notes to her in a small “Royal Memorandum Book.” It appears that only one person wrote on each of the pages, which measures 3 3/4" x 4 1/2." This autograph book is in the possession of Esther’s daughter, Joyce Overman Bowman, who provides the transcription of it below. [Inside front cover:] Esther Thomas, Amboy, Indiana Marion Ind Mar 1, 1911 Dear Esther, Ever remember me as a [sjchoolmate at M.N.C. Cleo Wilson, LaFontaine, RR #1 Ind. Dear Esther: Dont forget how you had to keep me awake in Method class, And the night you stayed in the “Dorm” how we changed with “Casey” [signed] “Chubby” Bessie Woodfill, 1021 S. Washington St: Kokomo Indiana your M.N.C friend, Elizabeth Butler, Stockwell, Ind. Your seat mate in Arithmetic at M.N.C. Claribel Tegarden Colfax Ind. She loves the rose When her heart is glad; But no love doth show When her heart is sad. Florine Downing, Salamonia, Ind. Marion, Ind. Dearest Esther: Remember me as one of the Negus’ occupants. Your friend Jayne Roberts, Venedocia, Ohio Only 15 minutes yet. Don’t forget poor old “NR” Sincerely Your M.N.C. friend Edythe Hadden, Hartford City Ind. Best Wishes of an M.N.C. friend Bessie Landis Marion, Ind. R.R. #10. Box 66. Remember me as an M.N.C. friend with best wishes for your future. Ethel McDaniel, Jonesboro, Ind. Orrell Lucile Negus. GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA 181

[In different handwriting—looks like a child’s:] Lowell Mrers Megus [5/c] March 1, 1911. Dear Friend: - When you get old and cannot see put on your specks, and think of me. From Griff Roberts Venedocia, Ohio Marion, Ind. Recuer do de una Amiga. Herminia Morell Camny, P.R. Haydn Evans Venedocia Ohio. Best Wishes M.N.C. John E. Hughes, Venedocia, Ohio. M.N.C. Winter Term 1910-1911. Clara Reynolds, Redkey Ind. March 1 - 1911 Marion, Ind. Dear Friend: - whatever you do in all you[r] life, please don’t forget the night you and I had our flight from 38th Street (& why?) Your Table-mate, Pearl, Salamonida, Indiana. Marion Ind 3/1 Compliments and best wishes from your friend Russell Dillman Louisville Illinois Marion Ind. March 2, 1911. Dear Classmate. That your life may be bright and happy is the wish of Edith Shaw, R.R #4. Vevay Ind.. Marion Ind., Mar 3/1911 Dear Ester. I wish you success in all your work, Sincerely Mrs. Negus M.N. C. Mar. 2, 1911 Dear Esther Remember me as your “pesky” old roommate and some of the jolly good times our house had. Think of me with as kind a feeling as you think I deserve. A true Friend Virginia Maple May Redkey. Ind. Your M.N.C. friend Mary Dillon, Fairmount, Ind. Dear Ester - Lives of students all remind us - We can make our lives sublime. And departing leave behind us - Every solitary dime - Edith Bogan, Colfax Ind. Dear Esther When far far away And friends are few Remember me And I will you Friend, Cora Williams Venedocia Ohio. 182 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Mch. 2. Dear Esther Ever remember our good times and laughs at the boarding house. Bertie Trook, Swayzee March 1-1911 Your Album is a garden spot - Where all your friends may sow And I will plant - “Forget me not To see if it will grow.” John R. Roberts. Venedocia, Ohio. Marion Ind Mar 1st 1911 Remember me early Remember me late Remember the Inight Stra[—] stood at the gate Elliott Marion, Ind FebMch. 2, 1911 Compliments of an M.N.C. Friend and Class-mate R. H. Lambert Madison. R. #.9. Ind Marion Ind. March 2 1911. Comps of Wilbert C Fields Otisco Ind. MNC March 2, 1911. Dear Friend: Don’t forget the girl that was benefltted by your information at the beginning of the term. Dola Garman Bruce Lake Ind Union City, Ind., March 3, 1911 Friend from Amboy: Poor old Strait, He stayed too late, Old lady called Esther she balled. “15” G. Hinkle. Marion, Indiana, Mar. 1, 1911. Dear Friend - . MSchool mates are like ships That pass in the night A moment isare seen Then pass out of sight, an M.N.C. Friend Fannie Bames, Dunkirk, Ind. In memory of the “dorm” dinners rasb, syrup and etc. H. B. Morrow, Versailles. Indiana. R.R. 2. Ever remember me as your M.N.C friend Hattie Taber 503 Warren & Manchester Ave. Wabash Ind. M.N.C. 3-l-’ll. May you ever walk Strait And always have plenty of sweets (syrup) Martha Payne Salem Ind Almeda Mason Pennville Indiana. March. 2. ’ll. Remember me as an M.N.C. friend. Elva E. Rogers Thomtown Indiana. GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA 183

Dear Friend, Ever remember your friend and class-mate at the M.N.C. Cleo Massena, Marion, Ind. 3/1/1911. Dear friend. - Remember me as a “Method” classmate at M.N.C. Grace M. Burrous Lincoln, Ind. Marion Ind Mrc[—] 1, 1911 Dear friend. Ever remember me as your classmate in the M.N.C. of the Winter term Wynona McFarland Marion. Indiana R.R. 9 Box 160. Marion, Ind. Mar. 1, 1911. Miss Thomas In the golden chain of memory Regard me as a link. Oh! You grammer class. Yours. Hazel Stanley. Carthage, Ind, #21. Marion Ind. Feb. 28, 1911 Friend Ester: Best wishes for your future success. Edmond Williamson Muncie Ind. R.R. #3. Marion, Ind. Mar. 1. With my Compliments Sincerely A. W. Markley Keystone, Ind. Be careful how you use the Davenport. (4 is company) Ever remember the good old times spent in the Negus House, and the one who gave you lessons. Feb, 26, 1911. Marian Brown Granville New York. [Written upside down across the comer:] Ester why do you wear slippers.

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MCCLURE FAMILY NARRATIVE

Transcribed by Anne E. Allen

The transcriber of the family narrative below is Anne E. Allen. Anne’s great-grandmother, Jane (McClure) Logan, had a brother named David McClure. David had at least two children. One of David’s sons wrote the family narrative (Anne speculates that the author may have been either William J. McClure [b. 1804] or R. Marshall McClure [b. 1817]). According to the first sentence in the narrative, a nephew or a niece of the author had the narrative in his or her possession at one time—which would have been in the mid-nineteenth century, which, with statements in the narrative, dates the narrative to that time period as well. A copy of the McClure family narrative came to Anne through her uncle George B. Bayless of Greensburg, Indiana. She believes it to be a copy of a letter that the Jefferson County DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) transcribed for a Jefferson County history. Anne believes that her version is a copy, not the original, because the DAR s transcription has an additional page. Jane (McClure) Logan had a daughter Mary who married Robert Elliott. They settled in Jefferson County, Indiana. Robert’s son of the same name is Anne’s father. Anne’s transcription of the McClure family narrative follows.

This statement was written by my father’s brother [William J. McClure or R. Marshall McClure?] a few years ago, & you will see from reading it why we have no more definite record. “My great grand father’s name was Alexander or William I am not positive which but believe it was Alexander. Lie immigrated to this country with a colony from County Down Ireland, about the year 1768 or 1770, and settled in Sherman’s Valley Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Carlyle [sic] being the County seat His family consisted of himself, wife and ten children, seven sons and three daughters—his sons were John, James, Alexander, George[,] Charles, Robert, and William, William was my grand father, his daughters were Jane, Martha, and Mary. Jane marrie[d] an Officer Martha a Logan and Mary a Townsand. FAMILY RECORDS 185

My great grand father and his seven sons were all in the army of the Revolution—My grand father [William] being the youngest son he and his father after being in the army some time were called home to take charge of his Mill to furnish supplies for the Army. They continued until the Army disbanded and were paid off in Continental money which the government never has made good— Grand father [William] McClure moved with his family to Kentucky in 1783. All of his children came with him except uncle John who remained in Pennsylvania till about 1800 when he moved to Ohio and settled in Butler Co[unty] and settled near Hamilton. My grand father [William] owned 400 acres of what was known as the Viley Farm in Scott County Kentucky, as good land as there is on earth. My grand fathers children were John, James, Jane, Alexander, William, David, George and Martha. George was drowned in the Maume[e], Uncle Alexander was a merchant in Georgetown and died in about 1800 leaving no family. My father, David, married Ruth Glass soon after Uncle Alexander’s death and the family moved to Ohio in about 1801—Uncle James locating in Butler [County] and Uncle William in Montgomery [County] (Dayton) each representing their respective Counties in the territorial legislature held at Chillicotha [sic]. Grand father [William] McClure bought 1200 acres of land in Montgomery County [Ohio] & entered 160 acres, built a house and he and [his daughter] Aunt Martha [McClure] lived together. The house took fire and burned down with entire contents [presumably why “no more definite record” existed]. $50 000 in Continental money and $1500 in gold & silver. The hard money was found in a melted condition in the cellar. Grand father always contended that the Government would make good his Continental money though his vouchers were all burned in the house. Uncle John married his own cousin; his wife was a Logan, and Aunt Jane [McClure] married her own cousin Anthony Logan [The cousins must have been children of Martha (McClure) Logan]. Uncle John’s family consisted of his wife and four children, William, John, Mary and Jane. John when a young man while carrying a log to place on the fire, as it was icy & frozen, slipped recieving injuries so severe that one of his legs had to be amputated. He was a very large man, was Auditor of Butler County Ohio for many years. He was the father of John and James the two boys what were left orphan at his death. My father [David] sent brother William to Hamilton [Ohio] with two horses and brought them to our house where they remained about a year, when Cousin William [John’s son; William’s grandson], their Uncle, came and took them to his home in Fountain Co. Ind and raised them to be men, John studied law and James learned the sadlers trade; located in Crawfordsville [Indiana?] was in business there many years finally went west, Iowa. 186 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Of my great grand father’s sons, two remained in Pennsylvania, Two came to Kentucky one of whom settled in Bath Co; the other in Scott [County], who was my grand father [William], One went to [Virginia One to Tennessee and one went to Vincennes [Indiana?]. His daughters who married Office and Logan [Jane and Martha, respectively] cam[e] with the [William and ?] McClures to Kentucky. His daughter who married Townsend [Mary] settled at Zenia and a daughter of hers married Major Galloway.

Information for the introduction comes from a photocopy of the handwritten copy of the original, from Allen’s transcript, and from correspondence from Allen to the editor of THG. Except for the sics, all bracketed material is supplied by the editor.

WOODS FAMILY RECORD

Submitted by Barbara Wolfe

M arriages. Isaac N Woods and Elizabeth A Bumethy Married November 20 1849

B irths. Isaac N Woods was Bom April 3 1830 Elizabeth A Woods Bom January 9 1832 Amaricann Woods Bom September 30 1850 Phebe Jane Woods Bom October 26 1852 Henry Theader Woods Bom October 19 1854 Rebeca Elen Woods Bom Feb 17 1857 Thomas Luther Woods Bom March 19 1858 Emma Serado Woods Bom Sept 22 1861 John Laray Woods Bom March 27 1864

Deaths. [Henry Theodore Woods?] Died Feb Rebecca Ellen Woods Died Feb 25 1857 Henry Theadore Woods Died Feb 27 1857 Thomas Luther Woods Died Feb 16 1864 Emma Serada Woods Died July 11 1870 John L Woods Died May 18 1890 Isaac N. Woods Died March 14th 1900 Phebe Jane Woods Died Dec 12. 1907 Elizabeth Ann Woods Died Aug. 1 1920 ' 5 7 W “ "V* i

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Indiana Historical Society Programs Lyceum 2000 The IHS, Traditional Arts Indiana, and groups from northwestern Indiana are hosting a different kind of history conference in the Calumet Region—a lyceum. While the lyceum incorporates components of a traditional history conference, it also includes a series of interactive workshops (including some family history-related topics), conversations, performances, and a bus tour—Friday through Sunday, 29 and 30 September 2000 and 1 October 2000, at Merrillville High School, Merrillville, Indiana, and other sites throughout the Region. Genealogy Workshops Basic Genealogy Workshops. Choose a daylong primer to learn how and where to start researching your family history—Saturday, 9 September 2000, or Friday, 13 October 2000, 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M., at the EHS, Indianapolis. Registration deadlines are 25 August and 29 September, respectively. Regional Basic Genealogy Research Workshop. This daylong workshop, sponsored by the Genealogy Section of the Fulton County Historical Society and the IHS, demonstrates how to start researching family history, use information at Indiana county courthouses, and locate Fulton County and Potawatomi Indian resources—Saturday, 21 October 2000, 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., at the Fulton County Historical Society, Rochester. Registration deadline is 13 October. Family History Computer Workshop. This workshop gets you started with genealogy resources on the Internet. It covers finding the best sources, searching, and separating fact from fiction—Saturday, 18 November 2000, 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M., at the IHS, Indianapolis. Family History Computer Software Demonstration. See demon strations of family history computer software packages: “Family Tree Maker,” “Family Origins,” “Brothers Keeper,” and “Ultimate Family Tree”—Sunday, 19 November 2000, 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M., at the IHS, Indianapolis. Indiana Historical Society Annual History Conference Attend a full day of presentations planned to appeal to a multi- generational audience. There will be sessions on family history, presentations by authors of new and upcoming Society publications, and much more. 188 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Dr. David Thelen of Indiana University, Bloomington, will give the keynote address, and nationally known genealogist Christine Rose will present the Willard Heiss Memorial lecture. Rose, who has been active in the field of family history for forty years, is an award-winning Certified Genealogist, Certified Genealogical Lecturer, and a Fellow, American Society of Genealogists. Throughout her career Rose has published numerous genealogies and articles and books for or about genealogy research. Rose is on the faculty of the Samford University Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research. She also conducts research for clients at courthouses and repositories across America and lectures nationwide. Enjoy Rose’s lecture series or attend some of the other genealogy and history sessions at the eightieth annual IHS conference on Saturday, 4 November 2000, at the IHS, Indianapolis. Cole Porter Room Film Series Explore Indiana history through film on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00 P.M. and 4:45 P.M., at the IHS, Indianapolis. Topics change each week. Family historians and genealogy researchers may be interested in the following films: “The Amish,” 12 and 14 September 2000; “Jewish Immigrants,” 10 and 12 October 2000; “Haughville,” 17 and 19 October 2000; “Greek Immigrants,” 24 and 26 October 2000; and “Growing Up in Evansville,” 7 and 9 November 2000. Contact Information for IHS Programs For more information about upcoming IHS programs, contact Carrie Johnson, Education Division. Reach her by phone at (317) 233-5659, or E- mail her at [email protected].

Notices from Around Indiana The African/African-American Historical Museum. The African/ African-American Historical Society is an organization formed to promote African and African American heritage and culture in Allen County and northeast Indiana. Organized on 17 May 1998, the society’s mission is to educate and promote a better understanding and appreciation of Black History by acquiring and maintaining a safe and permanent place, accessible to all, where resources about Black History can be collected, preserved, and displayed. The society opened its museum on 1 February 2000 with exhibits including “Coming to America” and a “Black Inventors Gallery.” The museum has a store where local African American artisans and craftsmen can display and sell their creations. The museum is located at 436 East Douglas Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802, and is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. and Saturdays from 12:00 M. to 4:00 P.M. For more information or to schedule an appointment for a Sunday visit, phone (219) 420-0765, or fax (219) 426-9773. Indiana and Ohio Newspaper Searches by CompuGen Systems. Newspapers are an invaluable tool for the serious genealogy/local history NOTICES 189 researcher. Notices of births, deaths, marriages, and other important events are recorded daily. Finding these notices means many hours of searching through old, crumbling papers or straining the eyes reading rolls of microfilm. Since 1985 CompuGen Systems has been indexing the vital records from current and back issues of Indiana and Ohio newspapers. To date the company has indexed 4 million Indiana events and 2.2 million Ohio events. CompuGen Systems provides printed reports listing the newspaper vitals on a surname basis. This unique service is available for anyone researching a particular family surname. For more information on this service, select “Indiana and Ohio Newspaper Searches” from the CompuGen Systems web page at: http://members.aol.com/CGSvstems. or write to CompuGen Systems, P.O. Box 15604, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46885. Obituaries and Libraries on the Indiana State Library Web Site. Did you know that obituary files at the Indiana State Library (ISL) are kept in the Indiana Division, not the Genealogy Division? For more information about the holdings in the Indiana Division, check out the division’s page on the ISL’s web site at: www.statelib.hb.in.us/WWW/INDIANA/INMENU.HTML. If you need to research material at one of Indiana’s public, academic, institutional, or special libraries, find library addresses, hours of operation, and phone numbers via the ISL’s web site at: http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/ldo/libdir.html.

National News The Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois 2000 Fall Conference. Genealogy researcher, lecturer, and editor Birdie Monk Holsclaw will be the featured speaker at the 2000 Fall Conference sponsored by the Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois. The conference will be held at John A. Logan College, Carterville, Illinois, on 14 October 2000. Sessions will include “An Introduction to American Land Records,” “Homestead and Related Records,” ‘“Beginning at a Black Oak’: Reconstructing Your Ancestor’s Neighborhood with Plat Maps,” and “Neighborhoods: Correlating Land and Census Records.” For more information or to register for the conference, contact Rick Allen, R.R. #2, Box 138, Golconda, Illinois 62938, or E-mail Allen at: [email protected]. Immigration History Research Center. The University of Minne sota houses one of the United States’ most outstanding resources for American immigration and ethnic history research—the Immigration History Research Center (IHRC). According to its web site, the IHRC’s collections comprise more than 23,000 books, 900 newspaper titles, 3,000 serial titles, and 900 manuscript collections, covering the period from the mid-nineteenth century until the present and consisting primarily of documents that immigrants generated to record their migration experiences. 190 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

The IHRC publishes scholarly works and sponsors programs, as well. One of its projects for 1999-2001 is the Race, Ethnicity, and Migration (REM) Seminar, which engages speakers, provides grants to students, and is beginning an online journal. The REM Seminar and the Immigration and Ethnic History Society (a professional organization for migration researchers) are cosponsoring an international conference entitled “The United States in a Global Context,” 16-18 November 2000, at the Holiday Inn Metrodome, 1500 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. Among topics that would interest THG readers are a session about law and immigration policy, a paper by Jack S. Blocker Jr., of the University of Western Ontario, entitled “Opportunity, Community and Violence in the Shaping of Indiana’s African-American Migration, 1860- 1930,” and several papers relating to Latin American immigration to the United States, such as “Family Composition and Internal Migration in Mid- Size American Cities: The Case of Latino Families,” by Debra Scleef, from the University of Richmond. For more information about the IHRC or the REM Seminar, visit the IHRC web site at: www.umn.edu/ihrc. phone (612) 625-4800, or write to: Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota, 311 Andersen Library, 222 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0439. The IHRC is open to researchers free of charge 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. weekdays and also replies to written inquiries. (Published with permission of IHRC.) Monument to Indiana Civil War Troops in Louisville, Kentucky. Preservation efforts are under way to restore a limestone monument to German-American troops from the Thirty-second Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, who died as a result of the 17 December 1861 battle of Rowlett’s Station, Kentucky. The monument was hand carved by August Bloedner, a veteran of the battle, and was originally placed at Fort Willich. Under a design featuring an eagle, cannon, and American flags, Bloedner engraved a German-language account of the battle and the names and birth dates of his fallen comrades. In 1867, as part of an operation to bury all Union soldiers in national cemeteries, the monument and fourteen sets of remains belonging to the Thirty-second Indiana Regiment were moved to Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. Over time, the monument deteriorated badly. Thus John M. Trowbridge, Manager of the Kentucky Military History Museum, is leading efforts to preserve the memorial, which is one of the earliest Civil War monuments in the nation. For more information about the preservation movement, contact Trowbridge at the museum at 100 West Broadway, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931, or E-mail him at iohn.trowbridge@ mail.state.ky.us. Also, see the upcoming December 2000 issue of THG for a feature article about the Thirty-second Indiana Regiment by Michael A. Peake, who has been researching the unit, and who submitted the information for this notice. 191

QUERIES Would appreciate any info, about family of Joseph BA RK ER (b. ca. 1830, Knox Co., Ind. m. in Term, to Elizabeth Wright Barker [d. 27 June 1915]. To Tipton Co., Ind., 1866. 5 or 6 ch.: Elizabeth Ella [b. 1855. m. Jerd McKay], Richard O. [Lived in Nevada, Ind.], William M. [Lived W. of Kokomo, Ind.], Jesse Jacob [b. 27 June 1857. m. 6 Apr. 1881 to Atlanta Pierce, d. 13 Oct. 1935], Joseph d. 1878-1880, 111.). Contact Donald E. Barker, 108 Walnut Dr., Gas City, Ind. 46933; [email protected]. Seeking info, about parents of Byram M. BARNETT (b. ca. 1798, Ky. Grandparents may have been Byram Barnett and Isabella Monroe. 2 m. 1st m. 1817, Jefferson Co., Ind., to Margaret Monroe. 2d m. 1840, Jefferson Co., Ind., to Mrs. Priscilla H. Monroe Woodward. [Both wives were ds/o Geo. Monroe and Elizabeth Chambers.] Byram was in War of 1812. d. After 1870 census of Jefferson Co., Ind.). Also need info, about parents of Juda Barnett (b. 1795-1800. m. Osborne Monroe [b. 1789, Rutherford Co., N.C. Probably s/o Arthur Monroe {d. After 1840 census of Jefferson Co., Ind.}. Osborne in War of 1812. 2 m. 2d m. 1837, Jefferson Co., Ind., to Susannah Monroe {d/o Phillip Monroe and Mary Thexton/Thixton}. Osborne d. 1868, Scott Co., Ind.]. Juda d. 1835, Jefferson Co., Ind.). Contact Mrs. Norman Terando, 9431 Pinecreek Dr., Indianapolis, Ind. 46256. Looking for parents of BEAMGARD/BEAMGUARD ch.: Delano William “Bud” (b. 24 Nov. 1853, New Albany, Floyd Co., Ind.), John H. (m. Eliza Wells. Idaho census states that John’s father b. in Pa., and Eliza’s father b. in Ind.), Andrew, Belle, Mary (m. Geo. Dillman), Olive (m. Collins), and Edward. Any relation to brothers Godfrey and Adam Beamguard in Carolinas, to Philip Beamgard in Ind., or to Art Beamguard? Contact Bob Beamguard at: [email protected]. Looking for info, about John HARTM AN and Ann Bishop, parents of John Hartman (b. 12 June 1804, Adams Co., Pa. m. 7 Feb. 1828 to Louisa Alter, d. 26 May 1890, Randolph Co., Ind.). Contact Tony Meeks, 9424 Notre Dame Dr., Apt. D, Indianapolis, Ind. 46240; [email protected]. Seeking info., photographs, and/or Civil War-era letters or diaries pertaining to John T. STERLING (b. Edgar Co., 111. Company D, 11th Ind. Regt. Vols. Lived most of life in Vigo Co., Ind.). Contact Thomas E. Rodgers, 6411 Broadway Ave., Evansville, Ind. 47712; (812) 426-0183; [email protected]. Searching for families of and info, for James W ITTERS (b. 1 Dec. 1827. Member of Zion Church, d. 26 June 1891, Logansport, Cass Co., Ind. Probably buried in Mt. Hope cemetery) and Elizabeth Carroll Witters, James’s wife (d. 27 June 1901, age 71 years. Buried in Zion Church cemetery near Lucerne, Harrison Twp., Cass Co.), parents of Addison Taylor Witters. Contact Addison’s granddaughter, Marian B. Melim at: [email protected]. COUNTY ATLASES Leigh Darbee County atlases can be a valuable source for family history information. Michael P. Conzen, an historian of the county atlas, summarized its function as follows: it “was built on the principle of showing the ownership of all land parcels within the rural parts of a given county, set in the context of the area’s main natural and cultural features such as rivers, hills, roads, railroads, towns, and administrative boundaries.”1 There were over seven hundred county atlases published between 1862 and 1886. Most of the seven hundred were published in the 1870s, with 1875 being the peak production year. Two-thirds of the atlases covered the areas north of the Ohio River and in the upper Mississippi River valley. Indiana counties garnered over fifty atlases of this total.2 Atlases were sold by subscription. Therefore, salesmen persuaded many county residents to pay for the atlases in order to have their biographies, portraits, and pictures of their farms and/or prize livestock included. These atlases were published before photographically illustrated books were common, so the largely lithographed illustrations were originally hand drawn. Because the cartographic entrepreneurs needed a certain critical mass of population to turn a profit, many areas of the United States were never documented in atlases, while other areas—like the booming Midwest—had an abundance of volumes. The content of atlases gradually became standardized. A majority of volumes produced during the heyday of county atlases included most of the following features: a state map; a county map; page-sized maps of individual townships; towns and city plats done on a large scale to show detail; natural and man-made features such as rivers and roads; names of land owners and number of acres owned; locations of churches, schools, stores, businesses, factories, rail lines and facilities, and so on. As you search for mention of your ancestors and their landholdings in county atlases, pay attention to other features that may tell you something about your ancestors’ lives: Who were their neighbors? Where did they establish their farms, not only in relation to towns, but also to schools, churches, and woodlots? How close did they live to rail lines, major roads, or other transportation routes? Imagine how their location in relation to these other features might have affected their daily lives. 'Michael P. Conzen, “North American County Maps and Atlases,” in From Sea Charts to Satellite Images: Interpreting North American History through Maps, ed. David Buisseret (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990), 186. 2 2Walter W. Ristow, American Maps and Mapmakers: Commercial Cartog raphy in the Nineteenth Century (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1985), 420. Leigh Darbee is curator o f printed collections at the Indiana Historical Society and a contributing editor for Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History. Indiana Historical Society Nonprofit Org. THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST U.S. Postage 450 West Ohio Street PAID Indianapolis, IN 46202 Indianapolis, Ind. Permit No. 3864 THE eoo IER

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The Hoosier Genealogist Thomas A. Mason, Publications Director M. Teresa Baer, Editor Kathleen M. Breen, Assistant Editor Ruth Dorrel, Contributing Editor Photography Kim C. Ferrill, Photographer Susan S. Sutton, Coordinator Administration Peter T. Harstad, Executive Director Raymond L. Shoemaker, Administrative Director Annabelle J. Jackson, Controller Carolyn S. Smith, Membership Secretary Susan P. Brown, Human Resources Director Genealogy Publications Committee C. Lloyd Hosman, chair Patricia Johnson Susan Miller Carter Mary M. Morgan Sharon Howell William H. Wiggins Jr. Indiana Historical Society Board of Trustees Michael A. Blickman Mary Jane Meeker Frank A. Bracken Janet C. Moran Edward E. Breen Larry K. Pitts Lorene M. Burkhart William G. Prime Dianne J. Cartmel, chair Robert L. Reid Thomas H. Corson Bonnie A. Reilly Edgar Glenn Davis Evaline H. Rhodehamel Daniel M. Ent Ian M. Rolland R. Ray Hawkins John Martin Smith Larry S. Landis P. R. Sweeney Polly Jontz Lennon Michael L. Westfall H. Roll McLaughlin William H. Wiggins Jr.

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© 2000 Indiana Historical Society. All rights reserved. ISSN 1054-2175 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-3269 www.indianahistorv.org THE HOQSIER GENEALOGIST CONTENTS Family Stories from an Iowa Farm Illuminate the Legacy of Early Scandinavian Hoosiers Peter T. Harstad and M. Teresa Baer 194 Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library Randy Bixby 200 Civil War Monument for Indiana German Regiment at Cave Hill National Cemetery, Michael A. Peake 205 DEPARTMENTS Regional Sources & Stories Northern Indiana A Letter from Noble County, 1850 209 BLM Land Patent Records, Benton County, 1820—1908 211 Naturalization Records Index, Howard County, A-B 214 Central Indiana Receipts from Sullivan County, 1862-1869 218 Dead Assets List, Johnson County, 1864-1899 221 Midwife Casebook Index, Jay County, 1862-1900 225 Southern Indiana Crawford County Account Book, 1876 229 Physician’s Daybook, Washington County, 1875 231 Court Minutes Index, Knox County, 1796-1799 Richard A. Enochs 236 Genealogy Across Indiana Indiana Korean War Casualties, Portland to Whitley County 240 Indiana Emigrants, Judith Q. McMullen 246 Family Records Bible Records of Alzina Coleman Moore Walker Kathryn R. Walker Huelster 250 Notices & Queries Notices 252 Queries 255 Indiana on the Map The Township and Range Survey System, Leigh Darbee 256

Front cover: Peder Gustav Tjemagel wrote the Follinglo dog stories for his children: standing, left to right, back row: Erling Martin (1900-1958), Elizabeth (1899-1976), Herman Arnold (1898-1987); standing, middle row: Alfred Gustav (1902-1987); seated, left to right: Bertha Margarethe (1907-1910), Otto Alfred (1896-1958), Olaf Johan (1905- 1970), and Martha Karina (1904-2000). Martha was the mother of IHS executive director Peter T. Harstad. See Iowa farm family story, page 194. (Photo courtesy Peter T. Harstad) 194

Family Stories from an Iowa Farm Illuminate The Legacy of Early Scandinavian Hoosiers

Peter T. Harstad and M. Teresa Baer When the Vikings swept boldly out of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden from the eighth to the eleventh centuries, they were looking chiefly for farmland. Following the time-honored tradition of Germanic peoples who fled the craggy Scandinavian lands as they became overpopulated time and again, the Vikings left home in order to survive. They traveled throughout the western world, settling everywhere from Iceland and Greenland in the north and west, to Constantinople and Kiev in the south and east. Widely feared for plundering European coastlines, they also earned fame for their ingenuity. Eventually their bloodlines and their political customs blended with and changed forever those of the other European peoples. The Viking age—that time of violent Scandinavian migrations—was closing peacefully as the last new millennium dawned. Only legends about the Scandinavians who had “gone a-viking” continued to inspire admiration and cold shivers. But like people from every place and time, the Scandi navians continued to emigrate from their lands when faced with rising populations, dwindling resources, and other problems. Once the United States opened up its heartland for settlement in the nineteenth century, some Danes, Swedes, and Norwegians elected to move west across the Atlantic Ocean. Like thousands of European immigrants, they decided to try their luck in North America. Thus, more than two million Scandinavians came to the United States between 1840 and 1930.1 Relatively few Scandinavians moved to Indiana, however. In 1910, the peak year for total foreign-bom Scandinavians in the state, they represented less than 5 percent of Indiana’s foreign-bom population. Alan H. Winquist, author of a chapter about Scandinavian Hoosiers in Peopling Indiana, relates that two of the main push factors for nineteenth-century Scandinavian emigrants were religious oppression and lack of arable farmland. During the 1860s and 1870s, severe crop failures exacerbated the latter problem in Norway and Sweden. However, the best farmland in Indiana was taken early in the century. What was available after 1840 was expensive compared to land farther west. This also helps explain why Scandinavians were drawn to the upper Middle West at this time—to Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Michigan, and Illinois—where cheap land was still available. Winquist states that Indiana also failed to actively recruit Scandinavian immigrants at the end of the nineteenth century, while states such as Minnesota were doing so. It is logical then that prior to 1860 the Norwegians and Swedes who came to Indiana settled where they could find arable farmland. The western counties of Benton, Jasper, and Newton drew many of these immigrants, and FARM FAMILY STORIES 195

by 1860 half of Indiana’s Swedes were settled in the counties just south of them, Warren, Fountain, and Tippecanoe. However, as Winquist states, a radical shift occurred in the center of the Scandinavian-Hoosier population over the next twenty years. By 1880 the majority of Indiana’s Scandinavian immigrants lived in the northwestern region of Lake, Porter, and La Porte Counties laboring in the construction and timber industries. The move away from farming and toward industry continued over the next half century as Norwegians and Swedes moved not only to the northwestern region, but to other counties that offered employment, especially northern counties such as Elkhart and Allen. St. Joseph County Swedes were actively recruited by the Studebaker Wagon Works, the Oliver Chilled Plow Works, and the Bendix automobile and aviation companies. At the same time, Marion County became home to numerous Danish construction workers.

Carpenter and wagonmaker C. G. Peterson and his wife Christina came to Attica, Indiana, from Sweden in 1854. Their photographs and story were featured in the Jubilee Album for the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church in Attica in 1908. (IHS pamphlet collection)

The Scandinavians in late-nineteenth-century Indiana who abandoned farming in order to live urban lives with industrial jobs carved out a pattern that would be followed decades later by other Scandinavian Hoosiers and the populace at large. In 1920, for the first time, the census counted more Hoosiers residing in cities than in mral areas. After World War II, Indiana became one of the nation’s leading manufacturing states. Accompanying this economic change was a large migration from farms to Indiana cities.2 Thus, although most early Hoosier immigrants, including the state’s relatively few 196 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Norwegians and Swedes, came to Indiana to farm, when farming was not a viable option, they chose to live and work in the cities. The migration patterns of early Scandinavian Hoosiers were echoed by other Scandinavian Americans as well. In a paper titled “Children and Dogs of Follinglo Farm: An Approach to Family History,” IHS executive director Peter T. Harstad talked about his Norwegian-American family at the Society’s annual history conference on 4 November 2000. Peter’s great-grandfather Ole Andreas Larson Tjemagel came to America in 1856 and settled on a farm on the Iowa prairie by the end of the Civil War. The farm, named Follinglo after his wife Martha Karina’s maiden name, prospered well into the twentieth century, sustaining members of four generations until 1968 when it was devastated in the crash of a national guard jet. Known as the family farm by all the Tjemagels who sprang from its roots, Follinglo could not support all the Tjemagel descendants. In 1936 only eight of fifty living descendants of the second generation of Tjemagels lived at Follinglo. By 1996 the total descendants of the farm’s founders numbered 550 and lived in twenty-five countries. Among them were musicians, Lutheran ministers, medical prac titioners, teachers, and more than one historian. Their varied lives resemble an account about late-nineteenth-century Swedes in Attica, Indiana, by a contemporary newspaper. Winquist relates the paper’s description of local Swedes as “blacksmiths, musicians, grocers, carpenters, teachers, janitors, hotel clerks, as well as farmers.” Peter’s family stories offer more than an outline of family fortunes that parallels the family outlines of many Scandinavian Hoosiers and numerous other Americans. The stories provide insight into the values and lessons that Scandinavian-American farm families such as his passed down to their descendants. Peter soaked up the stories of his family that would eventually be published in The Follinglo Dog Book from his mother, Martha Karina (Tjemagel) Harstad, who heard them from her father, Peder Gustav Tjemagel, one of Ole and Martha’s sons, who wrote down the stories in 1909.3 Peder Gustav, Peter’s grandfather and namesake, died before his grandson’s birth, and yet as Peter eloquently writes, he “knew” his grandfather. “I have walked the fields that he tilled, milked Shorthorn cows from bloodlines that he developed, visited buildings and rooms that he built, handled items that he made out of wood, viewed pictures of him, read his writings, and spent time with his next of kin.” Peter had been raised on his grandfather’s stories and nurtured by extended childhood visits to Follinglo Farm, from whence the stories arose. The stories and the visits to the family homestead profoundly influenced Peter, who wrote the prologue and epilogue to The Follinglo Dog Book. Near the end of his epilogue, Peter tells some stories of his own. Imbedded within them are experiences that many of his generation and his children’s FARM FAMILY STORIES 197 generation share, experiences borrowed from another time that link all Americans, Scandinavian or not, back to their farming ancestors: During the early years of my life, our family visited Follinglo Farm nearly every summer, usually at grain-threshing time. . . . I was particularly pleased when my visits coincided with those of first cousins of my approximate age. Playing with them and my siblings in the bam, shocking grain, drinking cold water from the artesian well, feeding pigs and shorthorn calves, learning to make a milk stool, and “helping” our cheerful uncles were unforgettable experiences for city boys and girls. Grain threshing involved all available hands. During the period of my memory, Follinglo Farm owned its own threshing machine. Mounted on lugged wheels, an ancient Oliver tractor inched into position. The giant belt connecting it to the threshing machine was given one twist, then tightened. Supplying belt power was the only function that prevented the Oliver from becoming scrap metal to aid the Allied cause during World War II. Belts, pulleys, wheels, and chains began to whirl. Where there was undue friction [granduncle] Martin applied lubricant. Men fed bundles of grain from hay wagons into the pulsating beast; out of the stack on the opposite end came straw and chaff. Golden grain (whether oats, wheat, rye, or flax) poured out of a side hopper and ran like liquid into a tight wagon box or was bagged. There were somber times, too. The lives of God’s creatures, great and small, even those of chickens for the Sunday dinner table, were to be respected. One morning while I was at the farm, one member of the team of grays tangled a hind leg in a barbed wire fence while rolling on its back in the pasture. During efforts to break free, the horse nearly severed its hoof below the pastern. There was no chance for recovery, and the animal had to be destroyed. As was the custom at Follinglo Farm, a neighbor came in for such duty. Banished to the house, I sobbed when the shot rang out. When I returned to the scene there were tears in my uncles’ eyes. Stories abounded when [granduncles] Lewis, Martin, and Gus came to Follinglo Farm with their families on Sundays to mingle with the houseguests. . . . One of the stories that was told and retold involved Mother’s youngest brother, Sigurd. It dated from the late 1920s and involved the then incumbent canine and the Lutheran minister. This particular dog had the aggravating habit of scratching at the porch door until someone let it in. One Sunday afternoon the minister came calling while Sigurd napped on a horsehair couch in the living room. Sigurd heard what he thought was the dog at the door and told it to go away. The tapping persisted and he shouted, “Go away you son of a bitch!” But it was the minister, not the dog, and he was out to court Sigurd’s 198 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

sister Martha. The courtship withstood this temporary setback and resulted in the fifty-seven-year marriage of my parents.

An aerial view of Follinglo Farm, 16 September 1968, less than three months before it was destroyed. The horse bam is out of view to the right of the picture. (Photo courtesy of Peter T. Harstad)

Conversations around the dinner table were more restrained than those outdoors by the smokehouse. The presence of Grandmother, Tante, and Unko [of Peder Gustav’s generation] ensured decomm. To my young mind it seemed that these three had been associated with Follinglo Farm from time immemorial and would be forever. I was present at Follinglo Farm in August 1945 when the United States dropped the two atomic bombs on Japan, followed by the emperor’s announcement of surrender on 14 August. This news FARM FAMILY STORIES 199

brought jubilation to Follinglo Farm. It was now unlikely that Uncle Olaf, the fighter plane propeller mechanic on the western front, would be transferred to hazardous duty in the Far East. Uncle Peder’s way of celebrating was to get the shotgun and fire several rounds into the air between the house and the cow bam—to the cheers of his assembled nieces and nephews. While spending time at Follinglo Farm during the 1940s and early 1950s, it dawned on me that I, Peter Tjemagel Flarstad, am part of a greater whole, and that, in certain settings, my status as an individual is subordinate to my place in the lineage. . . . I am a link in an unbroken chain of generations going back on the Tjemagel side through my mother . . . to my great-grandparents Ole Andreas and Martha Karina, the founders of Follinglo Farm . . . [who] had come to this country from Norway. Reading Ole Rolvaag in high school only strengthened what I already knew. There once were “Giants in the Earth,” who transformed the native prairies of the American heartland into the most productive farms on earth. . . . A rich, diverse, and layered heritage, greater than the sum of its parts, is available for me to draw upon and to pass on to the next generation. Sensitive yet practical people, my Tjemagel forebears strove to live at least a portion of their existence in a zone between the spiritual realm and the world of unrelenting daily toil—a place where beauty and utility go hand in hand. That is part of what [granduncle] Nehemias had in mind when he concluded, “Unless there be music and poetry in a man’s soul, there will be no loveliness about his yards or buildings.” Grandfather attended to the more structural applications of this principle and Grandmother to the adornments. Long after they were gone, their successes remained evident in the values and character of their progeny and in the appearance of their farmstead.

1 Information regarding Scandinavian Americans comes from Alan H. Winquist, “Scandinavians,” in Peopling Indiana: The Ethnic Experience, eds. Robert M. Taylor Jr. and Connie A. McBimey (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1996), 474-A96. 2 James H. Madison, The Indiana Way: A State History (Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press and Indiana Historical Society, 1986), 235, 262- 287. 3 Information regarding the Tjemagel family and Follinglo Farm come from Peter T. Harstad, “Children and Dogs of Follinglo Farm: An Approach to Family History,” (paper presented at the IHS annual history conference, Indianapolis, 4 November 2000), and from Harstad’s prologue and epilogue in The Follinglo Dog Book: A Norwegian Pioneer Story from Iowa by Peder Gustav Tjemagel (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1999), xv-lx, 161-172. 200

Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library Randy Bixby The Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library (ISL) houses one of the Midwest’s major collections of family and local history. Emphasis is on Indiana and the states from which Indiana was settled, particularly Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania, but there are also significant holdings on other Mid-Atlantic states, New England, Germany, and Great Britain. Holdings are less extensive for states west of the Mississippi River. Vital Records One of the Genealogy Division’s great treasures is the set familiarly known as the "red books," or WPA indexes to Indiana births, deaths, and marriages. These indexes were compiled by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) between 1939 and 1941, from records in the various county clerks’ offices or county health departments. Sixty-seven of Indiana’s ninety-two counties are included in this set. WPA birth and death indexes span the years 1882 through 1920 for most counties; births and deaths were not officially recorded in Indiana until 1882. WPA marriage indexes usually cover 1850 through 1920. The indexes include the person’s name, date of the event, and the record book and page number in which the event is recorded at the county level. Citations for births give parents’ names, including mother’s maiden name. Indiana marriage records prior to the 1880s do not usually give parents’ names or birth dates of the bride or groom. From the 1880s through 1906, a supplemental form contained this information. The WPA indexed these supplemental records for many counties. After 1906, birth dates and parents’ names were part of the marriage record itself. For counties not included in the red books, other indexes usually exist for marriage records. Birth and death records are less likely to be indexed. From printed indexes and other sources, the Genealogy Division has compiled a statewide index to pre-1850 Indiana marriage records. This index is available in the reading room as a card file and also as a searchable database on ISL’s web page. The Genealogy Division has few indexes to Indiana vital records for years more recent than 1920. The Indiana State Board of Health maintains a statewide index of Indiana births that occurred after October 1907 and deaths that occurred after 1900. For a fee, the State Board of Health will search their indexes and can provide copies of the records. Be aware that recent birth records are considered private, and access is restricted by law. The State Board of Health has also created statewide bride and groom marriage indexes for each year beginning with 1958. The Genealogy Division has ISL GENEALOGY DIVISION 201

copies of the indexes from 1958 through 1995. The marriage records can be obtained from the appropriate county clerk’s office. Federal Census Records When the Founding Fathers mandated a decennial census in the Constitution, they inadvertently created an invaluable tool for family history research. The federal census locates a family in a specific county at the time of the census, and from 1850 on, gives information on each person in the household, such as age, birthplace, and education. The Genealogy Division has all available federal population schedules and indexes for Indiana from 1820 through 1920; population schedules and Soundex indexes for all other states through 1880; and population schedules for most states surrounding Indiana from 1900 through 1920. Will and Probate Records Will and probate records not only give family information by listing spouses and heirs, they also indicate a family’s social status or wealth. Because wills are usually filed soon after an individual’s death, a close approximation of the death date can be determined by comparing the date the will was written and the date it was filed. The Genealogy Division has printed indexes of many Indiana counties’ will records, and some microfilm copies of actual wills. The division also holds printed indexes to wills for many counties in states other than Indiana. Probate records are not as straightforward as wills, in that the probate process can take months or years to complete, so there will likely be more than one probate entry for a person in the county records. Probates can be especially helpful when someone died without a will (probate is required if a person’s estate exceeds a certain dollar value). There may also be wonderful details about the deceased’s property, in the form of inventories. Probate records are more complex than wills, and many probate records are loose papers filed in bundles or drawers in the county clerk’s office rather than recorded in books; therefore they are less often indexed than wills. The Genealogy Division has printed indexes to and microfilmed copies of some Indiana counties’ probate records. The microfilm often contains an index. Cemetery Records Cemeteries have always fascinated genealogists, and many dedicated groups, from Boy Scouts to Daughters of the American Revolution, have painstakingly recorded tombstone inscriptions for cemeteries across Indiana. The Genealogy Division has extensive listings of tombstone inscriptions for Indiana cemeteries. There are few countywide indexes to burials; most compilations are for single cemeteries, or sometimes for all the cemeteries in a township. The information in these listings can be extremely helpful, especially if a death occurred before there were official death records. Cemetery records may be the only way of finding a death date for someone who "disappeared" between census years. In addition to the death date, other 202 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

details can often be found on a tombstone, such as military service, maiden name, birthplace, and so forth. The Genealogy Division has compiled a Cemetery Locator File, arranged by county, then by name of cemetery, which gives the call numbers of items in our collections pertaining to specific cemeteries. This file is available in the reading room as a card file, and it is also available as a searchable database on ISL’s web page. At this time the database does not include the names of the people buried in each cemetery. Land Records Land records, in the form of deeds or patents, are another source of family information. They document years during which a family lived in a county, can give family relationships, and also indicate the family’s financial status. Deed records are kept at the county level. The Genealogy Division has printed indexes of deeds for many Indiana counties as well as some counties in other states. Many Indiana deed books have been microfilmed, and the microfilms can be found in the Genealogy Division. If your ancestors were very early Indiana settlers, they may have bought their land directly from the federal government. The Genealogy Division has printed indexes to most original federal land sales in what is now Indiana. Another excellent resource for federal land sales is the Bureau of Land Management’s searchable database, which is on the Internet at: www.glorecords.blm.gov/default.asp. It can be searched by name of patentee, county, or legal land description (section, town, range). Passenger Lists and Naturalization Records If a researcher has been able to identify an immigrant ancestor, passenger lists and naturalization records can provide further clues about the country of origin. In 1820 the federal government began keeping records of passengers on ships entering American ports. Passenger lists are arranged by port of entry,* then by date. The National Archives has indexed and microfilmed many passenger lists. The Genealogy Division has microfilmed indexes for most eastern seaboard, southern, and gulf coast ports for various years, and a few copies of passenger lists themselves. Passenger lists are more difficult to find for pre-1820 voyages, but the Genealogy Division has printed indexes to many lists that are published in books or periodicals. After the American Revolution, immigrants who wanted to become American citizens had to undergo the naturalization process, which involved at least three steps: the Declaration of Intention to become a citizen, the Petition for Naturalization, and the Final [Court] Order of Naturalization. The original records for most Indiana counties’ declarations and petitions have been transferred to the Indiana State Archives, where volunteers are indexing them for online and print publication. The Indiana Historical Society’s book, An Index to Indiana Naturalization Records Found in ISL GENEALOGY DIVISION 203

Various Order Books o f the Ninety-Two Local Courts Prior to 1907, indexes the Final Orders, which can be found in Indiana’s county courthouses. The Genealogy Division has printed indexes to declarations and petitions from many Indiana counties, and microfilm copies of some of these records. It also has a few scattered indexes to naturalization records for counties in other states. Military Records Military records can provide a wealth of information on ancestors who served in the armed forces, not only from the time of the American Revolution, but also in the colonial period. Prior to the Revolution, most military service was performed in locally organized militia units. Their records usually reside in the archives of the states formed from the original colonies. The Genealogy Division has many books and printed indexes of colonial military records. Most records for service in the Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican War, Indian wars, Civil War, and Spanish-American War are kept by the National Archives in Washington, D.C. The Genealogy Division has many printed indexes related to military service from the Revolution through the Civil War, and microfilmed pension indexes for Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War service. The Index to Indiana Enrollment of Soldiers, their Widows and Orphans, 1886, 1890, and 1894, is a card file prepared by the Indiana State Archives from a special survey of veterans residing in Indiana in those years. The surveys themselves are held by the State Archives. Church Records Church records can often fill gaps in civil records, especially during the years when births and deaths were not officially recorded. A church record can provide a child’s parents’ names, give an idea when a family moved into or out of an area, or present a picture of a family’s involvement and standing in its community. The Genealogy Division has printed indexes of many Indiana church records, some records for churches in other states, and extensive collections of pre-1850 English church records. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has microfilmed many Indiana Catholic Church records; these records are available in the Genealogy Division. Computer Sources ISL has its own web site, and each division within the library has a web page with links to in-house databases and other sites of interest. The State Library’s web site can be found at: www.statelib.lib.in.us. The library’s online catalog is also accessible from the home page. It includes Genealogy Division books received since 1976 and citations for materials in other divisions of the library. Pre-1976 genealogy books can only be accessed through the manual card catalog in the reading room. Several public Internet terminals are available in the reading room. 204 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

The library has paid subscriptions to Ancestry.com and First Search, accessible through any Internet terminal within the library building. Ancestry.com has hundreds of databases, ranging from Civil War pensions, to birth indexes, census records, local histories, and more. First Search consists of over 100 databases, many of them subject-specific, for example, humanities or medicine. One database of particular interest to genealogists is the World Catalog, which contains citations from libraries and archives across the country. It is useful for identifying titles of local and family histories not held by ISL. A great body of genealogy has also been published on CD-ROMs. The Genealogy Division has CDs from several publishers, including Family Search (Latter Day Saints), Family TreeMaker, and Family Quest. Another very useful CD-ROM database is PERSI, the genealogy periodical index compiled by the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Periodicals are one of the least-utilized resources for genealogy information. PERSI makes it very easy to search for articles by family name, county, or other subject. The Genealogy Division has hundreds of magazines and newsletters that are indexed in PERSI. Miscellaneous Other materials useful to genealogists include maps, pamphlets, family and local histories, heraldry, and manuscript collections. Whether a researcher is a beginner or has years of experience, the Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library has resources that will advance the work of the family historian. The Indiana State Library is located at 140 N. Senate Avenue in downtown Indianapolis. The Genealogy Division is in Room 250. Genealogy hours are 8:00 A.M.—4:30 P.M. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; 8:00 a.m.-8:00 P.M. Tuesday and Thursday; and 8:30 A.M.—4:00 P.M. most Saturdays. Other divisions of the library are open 8:00 A.M.-4:30 P.M. Monday-Friday, with no evening or weekend hours. The library is closed on all state holidays, and on the Saturdays of holiday weekends. A library-wide renovation project began in fall 2000, but all divisions will remain open throughout the project. For more information, call (317) 232-3689, or see the web page at www.statelib.lib.in.us.

Randy Bixby is a reference librarian at the Indiana State Library, Genealogy Division. [For an example of a land record index from the Bureau of Land Management’s online records, see “BLM Land Patent Records, Benton County, 1820-1908,” part 2, this issue of THG. For more information about naturalization records, see M. Teresa Baer, “Indexes of Naturalization Records on Indiana State Archives Web Site,” THG (June 2000). Ed.] 205

CIVIL WAR MONUMENT FOR INDIANA GERMAN REGIMENT AT CAVE HILL NATIONAL CEMETERY

Michael A. Peake In a brief, but bloody, battle at Rowlett’s Station on 17 December 1861, eight companies of the Thirty-Second Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment defended their recently built pontoon bridge over the Green River near Munfordville, Kentucky. By holding this area in west-central Kentucky until nearby reinforcements arrived, the regiment insured the movement of Union troops and supplies on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. The 32nd Ind. troops held their ground against a much larger force of Texas Rangers, supported by infantry and artillery, and yet nearly 70 percent of the estimated 131 casualties were from the southern army.1 This engagement marked the beginning of the distinguished career of the first Indiana German-American regiment, which was created by volunteers primarily from Indiana, and from surrounding states as well. It was known informally as the First Indiana German Regiment. While stationed at Munfordville after the battle in January 1862, August Bloedner, a private in Company F of the 32nd Ind., acquired a block of local limestone and sculptured a beautiful monument to honor his comrades who were killed in action. Bloedner, whose name appears in documentation alternatively as Bloetner, Bludner, and Blottner, was a carpenter in Cincinnati, Ohio, before the war, and a stonecutter in Cincinnati after the war.2 The monument he created was placed in Munfordville at Fort Willich, which was named for the commander of the 32nd Ind., Col. August Willich. Carved in relief near the top, Bloedner placed an eagle with wings spread full, clutching a brace of cannon. Two stacks of cannonballs were paired below the artillery with American flags flanking each side, and an olive sprig and an oak branch bordering the recess at each end. Just below this frieze Bloedner formed the tablet on which he engraved an account of the battle in German and listed the names and birth dates of his twelve comrades who had been killed in the battle. Following is the inscription and the list of soldiers as translated from a German-language newspaper of 1871: Here rest the first men of the 32nd First German Regiment of Indiana who gave their lives for the free institutions of the Republic of the United States of North America. They fell on 17 December 1861 in the encounter at Rowlett’s Station, Ky., in which 1 regiment of Texas-Rangers, 2 regiments of infantry and 6 camions of the Rebels, more than 3,000 strong, were beaten into flight from the battlefield by 500 hundred German soldiers. 206 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

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Lt. Max Sachs, bom 6 October 1826 in Fraustadt, Prussia Richard Wehl, bom 28 March 1832 in Leipzig Fried. Schumacher, bom 14 Jan. 1834 in Harvenfeld, Hannover Chas. Knab, bom 6 Feb. 1843 in Miinchberg, Bavaria John Fellermann, bom 12 Jan. 1842 in Menzen, Hannover Georg Burkhardt, bom 14 Jan. 1844 in Kieselbach, Saxony Wm. Staabs, bom 16 May 1826 in Coblenz, Pmssia Carl Kieffer, bom 18 Feb. 1817 in Hennville, France Christoph Reuter, bom 1 Jan. 1818 in Markstedt, Bavaria Ernst Schiemann, bom 26 Feb. 1826 in Steindorfel, Saxony Theo. Schmidt, bom 8 Feb. 1839 in Hemkirchen, Hessen-Kassel Daniel Schmidt, bom 12 March 1834 in Grabowa, Pmssia4 Recent research in government publications reveals that at least fourteen members of the 1st Ind. German Regt. were buried at Fort Willich. The remains of two of the soldiers whom Bloedner memorialized, Sachs and Theo. Schmidt, were transported home to CIVIL WAR MONUMENT 207

Cincinnati after the battle. The rest laid in common graves by Bloedner’s marker, which lay flat on the ground, until 1867, when efforts were begun to recover all Union dead for reburial in national cemeteries. During that summer, the remains of the soldiers from the 1st Ind. German Regt. who were casualties of the Battle of Rowlett’s Station were removed to Cave Hill National Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky, along with the remains of four other soldiers from the regiment who died for various reasons after the battle. These four were: Xavier Blodier, Stephen Brafke/Brofke, Henry Lohse, and John Zolley/Zolly.5 Bloedner’s stone now rests upright on a memorial base with an inscription in English that states: “In memory of the First Victims of the 32. Reg. Indiana Vol. Who fell at the Battle of Rowlettd [sz'c] Station Dec. 17, 1861.” A second German inscription at the top of the stone states that the men were removed from Fort Willich, Munfordville, Kentucky, and reburied at Cave Hill on 6 June 1867. Because of the porosity of the limestone, this icon to a battle fought long beyond recall has suffered considerable damage over the many decades. Preservation efforts are accelerating in Kentucky and Indiana to save the memorial for the 1st Ind. German Regt. John M. Trowbridge, manager of the Kentucky Military History Museum at Frankfort, Kentucky, has established a committee to determine the best course of action to preserve this important piece of American heritage. One option suggests that two granite replicas be made, one to replace the existing stone at Louisville and the other to be placed at Fort Willich, the original site of interment. The Bloedner memorial would be transported to Munfordville and placed inside the new Hart County Historical Society Museum. A historic marker or interpretive panel is also proposed for the Cave Hill burial site to provide a translation of the German inscriptions. Funding for the monument will come mainly from the private sector; the Kentucky Civil War Sites Association will accept donations for that purpose. For more information, contact Tom Fugate, Civil War Sites Manager, at: Post Office Box 1042, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1042; or E-mail him at: tom, [email protected].

1 “Battle Summary: Rowlett’s Station, KY,” American Battle field Protection Program, National Park Service (16 Aug. 2000) at: www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp; United States War Department, The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation o f the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, vol. VII, Chap. XVIL (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1880-1901), 19-20. 208 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

2 John M. Trowbridge, Kentucky Military History Museum, research notes regarding the life of August Bloedner, typewritten copy in possession of THG editor. Trowbridge used federal censuses, Cincinnati city directories, and other sources for his research. An article in the Indianapolis Daily Journal, 31 Jan. 1862, verifies that Bloedner’s monument was in place in Munfordville by the end of January. See an excerpt of the article in Indiana Battle Flags and a Record of Indiana Organizations in the Mexican, Civil and Spanish-American Wars (Indianapolis: Indiana Battle Flag Commission, 1929), 231. 3 Letter from Jim Lewis, National Park Service, to Michael A. Peake, 7 August 2000. Photocopy in possession of THG editor. 4 “32nd Ind. Monument at Cave Hill,” Taeglicher Louisville Anzeiger, 31 May 1871, translated by Joseph R. Reinhart and Eberhard Reichmann. This article verifies that “Aug. Blottner” of Cincinnati was the sculptor of the monument. For an alternate translation of Bloedner’s inscription without the list of soldiers see Samuel W. Thomas, Cave Hill Cemetery: A Pictorial Guide and Its History (Louisville, 1985), 18. The National Park Service report in footnote 1 estimates only 1,350 Confederate troops at the Battle of Rowlett’s Station, less than half the number that Bloedner documented. 5 Indiana Adjutant General’s Office, Report o f the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana (Indianapolis: State Printer, 1865-1869), and United States Quartermaster’s Department, Roll of Honor, Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the American Union, Interred in the National Cemeteries, Numbers I-VI (1868; reprint, Baltimore: Gene alogical Publishing, 1994). A native o f Kentucky, Michael A. Peake has been researching the 32nd Ind. Vol. Inf Regt. since 1996 when he saw Bloedner’s crumbling memorial for the first time and began contributing to preservation efforts for it. He is currently writing a history o f the regiment entitled “Indiana’s German Sons: A History o f the 1st German, 32nd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. ” The first book in the series, available at the IHS History Market, is Baptism of Fire: Rowlett’s Station, 1861, volume 13 o f Publications in Print by Max Kade German-American Center & Indiana German Heritage Society (Nashville, Ind.: Max Kade German-American Center, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, and Indiana German Heritage Society, 1999). Peake served as a consultant for a display about the 32nd Ind. at the Col. Eli Lilly Civil War Museum in Indianapolis in October 1999. [Special thanks to the outside reviewers of this article, Stephen E. Towne, Indiana State Archives, and Douglas E. Clanin, IHS. Ed.] REGIONAL SOURCES & STORIES

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Horse Thieves, Plank Roads, Deaths, Marriages, and “Callifornia” Gold: A Glimpse of Noble County in 1850

As the title to this article implies, the following letter from Arba L. Hardy of Wolf Lake, Noble County, Indiana, to his cousin Arba L. Hardy in New Lexington, Scott County, Indiana, is bursting with news. It is also a gem for genealogical researchers because it mentions fifteen people by name. Wolf Lake is in Noble Township, approximately three and a half miles due west of Chain-O-Lakes State Park. According to archival material placed with the collection, the 1850 census for nearby Jefferson Township in Noble County lists a household with the following family: Arby Hardy, farmer, real estate [worth] $6,000, bom in Ohio; Melissa, age 28, bom in Ohio; Galon and Sylvester, age 6, bom in Indiana; and Almon, age 7, bom in Indiana. The archival material also states that the index to the 1850 census lists an Arba Hardy in Scott County. The letter is presented here in a transcription as close to the original as possible including misspellings. For ease of reading an extra space has been added where punctuation marks are missing at the end of sentences or dis crete thoughts, and extra space has been added between paragraphs. Bracketed material is supplied by the editor.

Feb 17" 1850 Noble County la [early abbreviation for Indiana] Dear Cousin I received the letter you and Mr Wallings sent me I was glad to hear from you, we congratulate Amanda [Hardy or Wallings?] on the acknowledement of a Husband, We wish her and husband happiness and prosperity and all the good luck imaginable &c You can tell Mr Wallings I seen Mr Clapp and paid the five dollars he sent and that the other party had done nothing as yet that he would write to him &c Send our best respects to Mr Wallings Since I last wrote to you death has taken some of our friends away Uncle Newman Scarlett died the 30" of Dec with the consumption he was sick about nine months suffering a great deal, 14 days after Ephraim Scarlett died verry suddenly with the quick consumption he was taken on thoursday 210 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

evening and died on Saturday about noon. He had been ailing all fall John Young has been building a large frame house which seems like he has something to do it with which will answer a question in a letter you wrote before the last one you wrote Abner Scarlett had one of his horses stolin this winter he followed the thief into Ohio and caugh[t] horse and thief together with Bristols Saddle and bridle the fellow his now in Jail awaiting his trial. They took Bristol up on the same scrape and he was bound of over to court under 400 dollars bonds Old So Ryon was bound over to court under 200 dollar bonds for killing one of Abners cows Ellick Swaney has left the country for taking Abners horse to Jo Bristols and for snapping a loaded gun at a young fellow. And last of all Henry Allen has dissolved partnership with his wife and he has drove her away and heas has sold evry thing off he abeused her wondefully. O what a wretch It has been a verry mild winter in this country Potter Head has married the widow Carter the one where Mills lived when you was here Wheat is 80 cts com 25 potatoes 37'/2 Ft Wayne market Plank roads is all the toast in this country this winter there is one finished from Wayne about twenty five miles out north. The talk is that there will be one from Wayne to Goshen by Wolf Lake Our winter wheat looks verry well I have thirty acres out I raised ofver five hundred bushels of com this last year I am building a shop this winter for turning or any thing else The boys dont get married yet but their is some talk of it I have seen a piece of Callifomia gold about as bigg as the little end of nothing I should like to see some of the yellow g fellows passing around I have no more to write at the present time I want you to write to me soon. Our best wishes to you and lady and all enquireing friends Arba, L. Hardy to Arba, L, Hardy [Postmarked:] Wolf Lake / Feb 27 Free [Addressed:] Mr Arba L Hardy / New Lexington / Scott Co / Indiana

Arba L. Hardy, 17 February 1850, letter from Wolf Lake, Noble County, SC 690, Indiana Historical Society. NORTHERN INDIANA 211

Benton County Land Patents on the Bureau of Land Management Web Site (Part 2 of 21 On its web site, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) provides database access to more than two million federal land title records issued for eastern public lands, 1820-1908. Information on the initial transfer of land from the federal government to individuals includes legal land descriptions, names, and dates. Researchers can obtain certified copies of land patents using the online document request form available at: www, glorecords .blm. gov/default. asp. The following index of Benton County land patents comprises names beginning with “M” through “Z.” Part one of the index, “A” through “L,” was published in the September 2000 THG. These indexes contain only one entry for any given name. However, the BLM’s complete index contains multiple entries when an individual purchased multiple pieces of land. Benton County Land Patent Index, M-Z Patentee Name Issue Date(s) Maddox, Frederick 04/05/1837 Malone, Ransom 03/30/1837 Martin, James 05/10/1848 Martin, Leah 11/10/1840 Martin, Thomas 09/16/1834; 09/16/1835; 09/10/1838 May, William F. 01/03/1855 McConnell, David 09/16/1835; 03/18/1837; 5/10/1848; 02/01/1849 McConnell, Hugh 04/01/1848; 05/10/1848 McConnell, James A. 04/01/1848 McConnell, John 05/10/1848 McConnell, John L. 05/10/1848 McConnell, Samuel 03/18/1837; 05/15/1837; 05/10/1848 McConnell, Thomas 11/10/1840; 05/10/1848 McConnell, William 03/18/1837; 05/15/1837; 04/01/1848 McCoy, James 09/09/1834 McDade, Hugh 04/01/1848 McDade, James 05/10/1848 Mcllvain, Samuel 05/10/1848 Mcllvain, William 04/01/1848 McKinney, Joseph 04/01/1848; 02/01/1849 Mears, William 05/15/1837 Metzker, Jacob 04/01/1848; 05/10/1848 Milholland, David 05/01/1854 Milholland, David W. 05/01/1854 Miller, John 04/01/1848 Minear, George 01/01/1835; 03/30/1837 Monahon, William 07/01/1852 Monohon, William 07/01/1852; 08/01/1853 Montgomery, James 07/01/1852 Moore, Walter G. 04/01/1848; 05/10/1848 212 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Patentee Name Issue Date(s) Mulhollen, John 09/16/1835 Mulhollen, Joseph 10/14/1834 Nichol, Benjamin W. 09/16/1835 Nichol, George 09/16/1835 Noble, Lazarus 01/03/1855 Noland, Thomas 05/15/1837 Nolin, Thomas 01/01/1835; 03/30/1837 Norris, Ralph W. 03/30/1837 Northcraft, Edward 05/15/1837 Nutt, John K. 02/01/1851 Nye, William H. 05/01/1854 Odell, Hiram 08/01/1853 Ogbum, David 05/10/1848 Osbom, John G. 02/01/1851 Osbom, Simeon 11/01/1849; 07/01/1852 Oungst, Henry 02/01/1849 Parker, James F. 05/10/1848 Pearce, Joseph D. 05/10/1848 Peck, Ezekiel 09/14/1911 Peniston, William 05/10/1848 Perigo, Isaiah H. 11/10/1840; 05/10/1848 Peter, John A. 02/01/1849 Porter, Albert G. 05/01/1854 Pratt, Joseph 09/10/1838 Quest, Baker 05/10/1848 Renick, Benjamin 05/15/1837 Ritenour, John 04/15/1839 Robb, Bolivar 05/01/1854 Robertson, Henry 03/30/1837; 09/10/1838; 11/01/1849; 07/01/1852 Robertson, John H. 03/30/1837; 09/10/1838 Robertson, Samuel 09/10/1838 Romig, Solomon 05/15/1837 Ruckle, Amanda C. 05/01/1854 Runner, Isaac 05/10/1848 Russ, Charles J. 09/10/1838 St. John, Seth 04/01/1848 Saunders, Washington 05/15/1837 Schermerhom, John F. 01/01/1835; 03/20/1837; 05/15/1837 Scott, Andrew 06/05/1858 Serwilleger, Matthew 09/10/1838 Sever, James W. 05/15/1837 Sheaty, John 05/10/1848 Shedden, Matilda C. 06/30/1838 Sheets, John 04/01/1848; 05/10/1848 Sheety, John 05/10/1848 Sheetz, John 02/01/1849 Sheetz, Robert K. 03/30/1837 Shelby, Isaac 05/15/1837 NORTHERN INDIANA 213

Patentee Name Issue Date(s) Shelby, Joseph 05/15/1837; 05/10/1848 Shelby, Oliver 05/10/1848; 02/01/1851; 07/01/1852 Shelby, Rezin 05/10/1848 Shiel, Allen 07/01/1852 Shinner, Homer F. 05/01/1854 Sickler, Jacob 02/01/1851 Simmons, Joshua 04/01/1848 Simmons, Thomas 03/30/1837 Smalley, William 04/01/1848; 05/10/1848 Smiley, James 02/01/1849 Smiley, Thomas 09/16/1835 Smith, Elias 05/01/1839; 04/01/1848; 05/10/1848 Smith, James 05/10/1848 Smith, John 04/01/1848; 05/10/1848 Smith, Josiah 03/30/1837 Smith, William 09/16/1834; 03/30/1837; 05/15/1837; 05/10/1848 Stallard, Jacob 05/10/1848 Stallard, Jacob M. 05/10/1848 Stanley, Cyrus 04/01/1848; 05/10/1848; 02/01/1849 Stembel, Theophilus 05/10/18481 Stephens, Abner 05/10/1848; 04/01/1848 Stephens, Thomas J. 04/01/1848 Stevens, Abednego 06/01/1845 Stokes, Frederick 02/01/1851 Stroup, Daniel 10/14/1834 Stultz, Lawrence 11/01/1849 Terwilleger, Mathew 09/30/1834; 03/30/1837 Terwilleger, Matthew 10/30/1834; 03/30/1837 Thornton, Er 01/01/1835; 09/16/1835 Thornton, Levi 10/14/1834; 10/21/1834; 09/16/1835 Thornton, Lot 01/01/1835 Timmons, Basset 09/16/1834 Timmons, Benjamin 03/30/1837 Timmons, Joseph 05/15/1837 Timmons, Joshua 04/01/1848; 02/01/1851; 07/01/1852 Timmons, Robinson 04/01/1848 Timmons, Stephen 09/10/1838 Timmons, Thomas 09/16/1834; 10/14/1834; 03/30/1837 Tower, Sylvomus 05/10/1848 Tulbott, Richard C. 05/01/1854 Turvey, William M. 08/01/1853 Vance, Robert 04/01/1856 Vanham, Jonathan 05/10/1848 Van Horn, Johnathan 04/01/1848 Vanhorn, Jonathan 05/10/1848 Vanover, Asa 11/01/1849 Walden, Milton 02/01/1849 Waldrip, Westley 05/10/1848 214 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Patentee Name Issue Date(s) Walker, Jacob 01/01/1835 Ward, Ephraim G. 01/03/1855 Ward, Joseph 05/10/1848 Waters, William A. 04/01/1848; 02/01/1849 Watkinson, David 05/15/1837; 05/05/1845 Watkinson, Robert 05/15/1837; 09/02/1839 Watkison, David 05/15/1837 Wenrick, Matthias 03/18/1837 White, Amos 03/30/1837; 04/01/1848 White, Reuben 09/16/1835 Wiggins, George D. 05/10/1848 Wilkinson, Hiram 04/01/1848 Williams, Harrison 05/15/1837 Williams, Lewis 09/30/1834 Williams, Philip 10/07/1834; 10/14/1834; 05/15/1837 Williams, Philip S. 03/18/1837 Williams, Samuel 09/10/1838 Willson, Samuel C. 02/01/1851 Wilson, Solomon 09/16/1835 Winn, Jacob 04/01/1848 Wooderson, William M. 09/10/1838 Wright, Isaac 11/10/1840 Wright, Isaac H. 06/01/1845; 02/01/1849; 11/01/1849 Wyckoff, Nicholas 09/03/1834 'See “Records of Theophilus Stembel, Warren County Physician, 1.842,” THG (September 2000): 153.

Index to the Indiana Naturalization Records in the Indiana State Archives; Howard County, Part 1: A-B Indexed by Ann L. Skene Name Nationality Arrival Date Volume, Page Adaeus, Eli J. Belgium 1903/12/11 2, 70 Adams, Eli J. Belgium 1887/04/01 1,329 Agathokli, Theador Turkey 1920/11/05 12, 288 Albor, John Romania 1903/07/30 1,361 Alexander, Florence Romania 1921/07/11 12,292 Alexandre, Guerre Germany 1907/10/25 3, 53 Ally, Salli Syria 1915/10/20 5, 174 Amore, Alphonso (Alfonso) Italy 1902/12/27 1,410 Amore, Angelo Italy 1912/03/19 5,99 Amore, Innocenvo Italy 1901/10/24 1,333 Amore, Innocenzo 10,271 Amore, Joe Italy 1901/10/24 1,336 Amore, John Italy 1901/10/24 1,335 Amore, Tony Italy 1901/10/24 1,334 NORTHERN INDIANA 215

Name Nationality Arrival Date Volume, Page Amore, Vincenzo Modica Italy 1913/09/14 5, 115 Ancello, John Italy 1908/12/15 5,5 Anderson, Allison Conqueror England 1889/09/15 1,289 Angelo, Pasquale 7,9 Annoot, Honore Belgium 1893/04/15 1,314 Anwyll, Joseph Austin England 1885/12/23 1, 195 Arif, Abaki Albania 1915/06/20 12,275 Assuras, Peter Greece 1901/03/09 5,38 Atherton, Thomas England 1887/05/12 1, 134 Augello, Pasquale Italy 1912/08/14 5, 147 August, Marcus Russia 1904/11/05 3, 15 Babet, George Romania 1903/01/12 1, 365 Bachman, J. W. Sweden 1884/04/05 2, 63 Bagley, Elfriede Germany 1948/11/08 12,314 Bagnall, Edward England 1886/09/00 1, 192 Bahm, Andreas Austria-Hungary 1905/02/05 5,36 Bainier, Emile Alsace 1886/10/03 1, 171 Bakkevold, Maja Norway 1912/10/01 12, 281 Baltgalvis, Brigita Alise Latvia 1949/05/12 12, 350 Baltgalvis, Marija Malvine Latvia 1949/05/12 11,745 Baltgalvis, Melita Alma Latvia 1949/05/12 12, 349 Baltgalvis, Zanis Latvia 1949/05/12 11, 744 Banciu, Niku Romania 1903/08/29 1,360 Banner, Sydney England 1904/04/10 3,64 Banner, Sydney England 1904/04/10 4, 34 Barberi, George Italy 1892/05/24 1,330 Bardosie, Joan Hungary 1907/11/15 3,94 Barlow, Mary 7, 19 Barnes, Richard England 1888/04/16 1,207 Barthelemy, Desire Belgium 1889/03/28 4, 42 Bates, Andrew James England 1885/08/18 1,396 Bauer, John Gottlieb Germany 1864/10/00 1, 121 Baum, Isaac 8, 8 Bauman, Julius Joseph Germany 1926/12/04 12,289 Bayer, Andy Germany 1901/06/15 5, 152 Bayer, Peter Prussia 1888/01/28 1, 178 Beatty, John England 1883/05/17 1,257 Beatty, Thomas England 1883/05/17 1,252 Beichuart, Julian Belgium 1884/09/01 1,91 Bell, Louis Germany 1882/02/16 1, 104 Benfield, Minnie Gertrude Edna Brown Canada 1948/12/28 12,320 216 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Name Nationality Arrival Date Volume, Page Bennett, Samuel England 1892/05/11 1,255 Berdosh, John Romania 1907/10/00 11,738 Berger, Cristof Prussia 1870/07/15 1, 1 Berghia, Trimie (Krimie) Austria-Hungary 1907/11/20 3,78 Bergstrom, Charles Andy Sweden 1887/05/20 5,204 Bergstrom, Sven Alfred 7,6 Bematt, John Lithuania 1913/01/02 5,224 Bemawt, John Lithuania 1913/01/02 5,224 Beshire, Abraham Turkey 1905/06/20 5, 193 Betura, John Italy 1912/10/08 5,94 Beuch, Nick Romania 1903/08/29 1,360 Bianchi, Giovanni Italy 1901/04/04 1,340 Bianchi, John Italy 1901/04/04 1,340 Bichen, Dan Romania 1904/11/23 3,39 Bickerstaff, Arthur England 1906/05/01 3,5 Bickerstaff, Arthur England 1906/05/01 31, 5 Bienke, John Netherlands 1889/06/08 1, 180 Billagauder, Lucus Italy 1849/12/06 1,263 Bioji, Stanislas France 1888/11/01 1, 190 Bionka, John Netherlands 1889/05/08 1, 180 Birdosu, John Hungary 1907/11/15 3,94 Biris, Joseph Romania 1906/10/18 3, 87 Birkett, C. England 1881/06/15 1,237 Bisheu, Dan Romania 1904/11/23 3,39 Bissi, Francesca Italy 1929/05/06 9, 725 Blariss, George Macedonia 1907/11/18 3,92 Blenko, William J. England 1892/12/10 1,264 Blenko, William J. England 1894/03/22 2, 56 Bobb, Joe Austria-Hungary 1914/04/16 5,69 Bobets, George. Romania 1903/01/12 1,365 Boheme, Charles H. Bohemia 1888/11/04 1, 310 Bohm, Andras (Andrew) Hungary 1911/04/24 4,50 Bolemann, Henry Germany 1891/08/11 1,215 Bolger, Kathleen 8,22 Bordosu, John Romania 1907/10/00 11, 738 Bores, Charley Austria-Hungary 1906/06/12 5, 133 Bosson, Thomas England 1912/08/14 5, 195 Boulliez, Jules France 1887/10/18 1, 122 Boumique, Adolphe France 1874/05/15 1,358 Boyd, William Scotland 1896/06/00 1,346 Boyor, Tony Austria-Hungary 1907/06/11 5, 73 Brancazio, Cosmo (Cosimo) Italy 1909/03/07 4, 19 Branch, Edward England 1878/06/01 1, 235 Branch, Edward J. England 1880/08/16 5, 198 NORTHERN INDIANA 217

Name Nationality Arrival Date Volume, Page Brata, Dionisie Hungary 1904/01/22 3,28 Bratu, George Romania 1912/02/01 5,251 Bremen, Henry Germany 1878/05/06 2, 23 Brett, Malicha Ireland 1869/10/03 1,7 Brichart, Julien Belgium 1884/09/01 1,91 Briers, Victor Leopold England 1910/05/16 5,64 Briggeman, William 7,5 Bma, George Austria 1910/02/12 5, 161 Brobourge, Charles L. Sweden 1888/04/16 1, 127 Broburg, Charles L. Sweden 1888/04/16 1, 127 Brock, Doris Mary England 1946/04/27 12,328 Broo, Jan F. W. Sweden 1892/08/01 1,243 Broo, John F. W. Sweden 1892/08/01 1,243 Broo, John F. W. Sweden 1893/01/06 2,54 Brookfield, Albert England 1894/12/28 1,283 Brown, Eleanor Elizabeth England 1923/11/01 12, 297 Brown, John W. England 1888/09/28 2, 12 Brown, Matthew England 1892/02/25 1,259 Brown, Thomas England 1892/10/03 1,287 Bruggeman, William Hanover 1879/08/22 1, 389 Bruno, Charley Italy 1907/11/12 5,4 Bruno, Gerlando Italy 1905/04/29 5,47 Bruno,Joseph Italy 1905/04/12 1,407 Bruno, Tony Italy 1909/11/29 5, 106 Buchard, Morris Switzerland 1894/04/24 1, 312 Buchart, Maurice Switzerland 1894/04/24 1, 312 Buckley, George England 1878/07/01 1,236 Bullock, Sam England 1911/05/30 5,66 Burr, Oswald Skeen 8,26 Burroughs, Fred England 1884/01/29 1, 145 Burrows, Fred England 1884/01/29 1, 145 Burrows, James England 1884/10/00 2,31 Burrows, John England 1872/09/25 1,279 Burrows, Thomas England 1884/10/28 2, 40 Burrows, William, Jr. England 1885/02/01 1, 186 Burton, Arthur England 1889/02/20 1, 123 Burton, Dorothy May Great Britain 1944/10/07 12, 295 Busek, Gwyneth Olive England 1946/05/10 12,315 Bush, Frank Austria-Hungary 1913/07/28 5, 172 Buttice, Mike Italy 1906/07/22 5, 129

The Indiana State Archives is publishing indexes to Indiana naturalization records on its web site: www.state.in.us/icpr/webfile/archives/homepage.html. See “Indexes of Naturalization Records on Indiana State Archives Web Site,” THG (June 2000): 66. Contact the Archives at (317) 232-3660, or by mail at: 140 North Senate Avenue, Room 117, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. The second installment of this article will appear in the March 2001 issue of THG. 218

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Sullivan County Receipts from Uriah Coulson Papers, 1862-1869

During his varied career Uriah Coulson was a lawyer, postmaster, newspaper editor, and farmer in Sullivan County, Indiana, where he moved in 1856 at the age of nineteen. He served for a short time as a first lieutenant during the Civil War, and he was a member of the Republican party and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was married twice, to Margaret A. Kerr, who died in 1865, and later to Jane (Carr) Maxwell. Coulson had one child by his first wife and three by his second wife. Coulson’s papers, housed in the Indiana Historical Society library, contain many documents that would be useful to family historians in Sullivan and surrounding counties. His correspondence, from 1861—1881, concerns legal and tax matters. There is an account book for 1886, miscellaneous items dated 1871-1881, and five folders of receipts—for taxes, for payments on accounts of his deceased mother Ann, and for various other indeterminable reasons. Transcribed below are the receipts in folder four from the 1860s. The originals are handwritten and, as indicated below, a few of them are written on forms.

“For value r[ecei]ved on or before the 21s[t] [da]y of May 1862 I promise [—] Joshua Hays [—] dollars & 16/100 G[—] [—Jaining [—] & & apprai[s]—]t cans [Signed:] [Rob?]ert K H A mill” “Reed of S Coulson for U Coulson one hundred and fifty five dollerfs] on claim due Mr asher of My Son J S Mo[o]re died from the U.SG March 26. 1863 [Signed:] Valentine Moore” Forms for the “Evansville & Crawfordsville Railroad Co.”: 1) 8 Apr. 1863 to M Coulson from Agent James Kelly; and 2) 29 Apr. 1863 to U Coulson from James Kelly “Sullivan, Ind a__July 28th 1863. Received of U. Coulson, Esqr. Ten Dollars and 45 cents on account of rent due to J. V. Dufficy — [Signed:] John J. Gunn / Agent Form: “Office of the Sinking fund, Indianapolis, August 11th 1863, Clay Co Received of James Spillers by U Ciulson Seven dollars and — cents, being amount of one years interest, from March 12th 1863 on $100 by him borrowed from this Fund. [Signed:] H. Clay / Receiver of the Sinking Fund.” CENTRAL INDIANA 219

“Sullivan, Ind - Sept. 14th 1863 / Received of U. Coulson Esqr the sum of Six dollars in full of rent due to John P. Dufficy to date — [Signed:] John J. Gunn.” “Clay Co Ind / on or before the first - day of August 1864 for value received I promise to pay to Millson Culberson on order the sum of seventy five Dollars waiving valuation or appraisement Laws with ten per ct Interest from date This 2 — day of November 1863 [paper tom]” “Sullivan Ind / Jan 4th 1864 / U Coulson Seven Dollars Twenty Five cents on act Coffin for his M[o]the[r] [Signed:] Overhelse & Condif ’ “Received January 23d 1864 of Benjamin Coulson Five dollars on Book Acct of Ann Coulson Deceased / [Signed:] [—] Johnston” “Received Jan 30 - 1864 of U Coulsen Two & 50/100 dollars in full of Account of Ann Coulsen Decsd / [Signed:] [—] Johnston” “Received of Uriah Coulson three dollars & Sixty-five cents in full of account against Ann Coulson Deceased Sullivan Ind Feb 20th 1864 [Signed:] S S Coffman U D” Form: “Published by the Ledger, New Albany, Indiana $112.50 / April 4 d 1864 / One year after date I promise to Pay to the Order of Samson Shatter one hundred & twelve 50/100 Dollars, For value received, without any relief whatever from Valuation, Appraisement or Stay Laws with Interest from [receipt tom]” “Received of Uriah Coulson Two Days Work on Road in District No 11 pr John Robbins / Sullivan June 17 1864 / [Signed:] Wm G Borders Sup -” “Reed, of U Coulson one county o[ve?]r on Sullivan Co IN - approp[ria?]tion Made for volunteers Oct [—] 1864 caning for Und [One?] Hundred Dollars drawn in four of Wm. S. Mor[re?] of Jefferson Tp / June 20 / d 1864 [Signed:] Lewis R. Wood” Form: “No. $15 — Treasurer’s Office, Sullivan County, Sullivan, Ind. July 20 1864 / Received, on Tax List No. 221, of Hamilton Township, fifteen dollars and — cents, which is this day credited on the Books. / [Signed:] John Giles Treasurer of Sullivan Co” “Mrs Alfred Case [—] pay to U Coulson on order the sum of two dollars and this shall be your receipt for the same Aug 4th 1864 / [Signed:] Josiah Standely” Form: “Printed and Sold by Wm. Braden, Indianapolis. Treasurer’s Office, Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind., Dec 31 1864 / Received of Coulsonf,] Uriah the sum of Two dollars and Seventy cents, in full for State, County, School, Township, Specific School, Sinking Fund, Military and Road Tax for the year 1863, on Poll and Personal Property, $ of 0, and on 220 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Description of Land. Ball paid in full & 10.90 [Dol?] $19[.]61. / [Signed:] Jno Giles Treasurer of Sullivan Co.” “Received of Coulson Twenty Dollars in full [o]n his my interest in back pay & B[—]ty due John Dodd Deed, / Febry 11th A D 1865 / Attest E. Logan / [His mark:] William [Dood or Dodd?]” Forms for “Adams Express Company, Great Eastern, Western & Southern”: 1) “$142, 90/100 / Sullivan Feb 15 1865 / Received from U Coulson one P[a] Sealed and said to contain Certificate Addressed Daniel McCline / Paymaster Indianapolis / [Signed:] For the Company, J B Wilson”; 2) “$35,00 / Sullivan Feb [21?] 1865 / Received from U Coulson one Pa Sealed and said to contain thirty five Dollars / Addressed Elizabeth Qu[i]ck / Carlisle Ind / [Signed:] For the Company J B Wilson”; and 3) “$200.00 / Sullivan Feb 22 1865 / Received from U Coulson one Pa Sealed and said to contain Two Hundred Dollars / Addressed Elizabeth Quick / Carlisle Ind / [Signed:] For the Company J B Wilson” Form: “Co. Clay / Office of the Sinking Fund, / Indianapolis, Apl 26th. 1865 / Received of James Spillers by U Coulson seven dollars and — cents, being amount of one years interest, from Mch 12th 1865 on $100 by him borrowed from this Fund. / $7.00 [Signed:] S V. Clay Receiver.” “Reed, of U Coulson twenty four Dollars in full of the interest of Sarah J Dodd in the Bounty & Back of her Brothe[r] John Dodd Ded — this 28th day May 1865 / [Signed:] Jas R. Dodd” “Reed, of U Coulson fifty-six and 87/100 the full amount of pay due Nathaniel Carter Ded Co [8?] 115 / d Regt IN ------& payable to his Bro & Sisters this 6[th] Day of June ( )65 / [Signed:] Joshua Carter” Form for “Adams Express Company . . .”: “$44 90 / Sullivan Apl 10 1866 / Received from U Coulson One Pkg Sealed and said to contain Forty four & 90/100 Dollars $44 90 / Addressed Mrs. Margaret Moses / Carlisle Ind / [Signed:] For the Company, J B Wilson” Form: “Co Clay / Office of the Sinking Fund, / Indianapolis, May 10th 1866 / Received of James Spiller by C Hamlin seven dollars and — cents, being amount of one years interest from March 12th 1866 on $100 by him [tom] / $7,00 [Signed:] N. Hayam for [tom]” “Sullivan Ind / Sept 15 1866 / Uriah Coulson Esq / Please pay to James R[—] [tom] The Amount of My Gover[n]ment Claim in your Hands of One Hundred Dollars [—] Ten Dollars when you r[e]ceive The amount from Goverment / Witness S. L. Carrithers / [Signed:] Lafayette. Hartley” Form: “Haddon Gill Township. / $ 11 [.] 14 / Treasurer’s Office, Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind. / Received of Fisher[,] Charles the sum of Eleven dollars and 14 cents, in full for State, County, School, Township, CENTRAL INDIANA 221

Specific School, Sinking Fund, Library, Road and Bounty Tax, for the year 1867, on poll and personal property, $ —, and on W 1/2 NE 34 7 10 80. $9[.?]20—- amount Including Penalty Intrest & Cost in full for 1866 & 67 $32,39 / [Signed:] W H Griffin Treasurer of Sullivan Co.” Stationery: “United States Internal Revenue, Ass’t Assessor’s Office, 7th District, Indiana. Calculation made . . . March 3d 1869 — Milton Youngs Taxes $35.75”

Uriah Coulson Papers, ca. 1859-1883, M 0721, Indiana Historical Society. Information for the introduction to this article was taken from the collection guide, processed by Chris Harter, 31 August 1998.

Account Book from Johnson County Yields Abundance of Names, Part 1: “Dead Assets,” 1864-1899

The Alice Moore French Collection in the Smith Memorial Library contains a wealth of early documentation for the American War Mothers, an organization that French founded during World War I, which continues today. The collection also offers quite a bit of biographical material for French, including a folder of receipt and account books that apparently belonged to her or her family. The word “Grocer” is embossed on the front cover of the book with the earliest accounts recorded in it. It comprises two lists with the heading “Notes” that date from 1864. Since French was bom in 1863, it is likely that the Grocer book belonged either to her father, Joseph Moore, or to her brother, Frank F. Moore. Joseph “operated first a country store and then a department store in Trafalgar, Indiana,” and “amassed a considerable amount of land in Johnson County,” according to the collection guide. French’s papers reveal that Frank was a lawyer who practiced in Frankfort, Indiana, during the 1880s and in Indianapolis after 1900, where French then resided. Frank died in 1929 and an “Executor’s Current Report” regarding his estate is included in French’s papers. The report shows that Frank owned at least 315 acres of land in Johnson County and another 80 acres in Jasper County. A note scrawled sideways on the last page of the Grocers book suggests that the account book could be for land rents collected by Frank. It states, “Farm rented from F. F. 1908.” However, although the two lists in the book are divided by time, neither is in any discernible order—either chronological or alphabetical. The first list that appears in the book is entitled “Live Assets.” It lists amounts for life insurance, bank stock, and “Farmers Bank” before listing 131 dates, names, and amounts for 1879-1910 under the “Notes” heading. The second list entitled “Dead Assets” includes amounts for “Tracline/Traction stock” and stock, then contains dates, names, and amounts for 94 notes dated 1864-1899. Since Frank probably was not conducting business in 1864, the book may be a listing of Joseph’s assets that someone 222 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

documented in or after 1910. Another possibility is that the book records notes for both Joseph and Frank. Frank’s estate report indicates that the names in the book may be from Jasper or Johnson County. However, in a check of thirteen of the names from the earlier list against an 1860 census index and marriage records for Johnson County prior to 1882, seven of the names appeared.1 This check and the fact that the Moore children came from Johnson County and that Frank continued to hold acreage there after 1900 when French lived in Indianapolis and Frank worked in the state capital strongly suggest that most if not all of the names in the “Grocers” book are for early Johnson County residents. The Dead Assets list of notes is transcribed below. The transcription of the Live Assets list will appear in the March 2001 issue of THG. Dead Assets—Notes—First Page [Dates] [Names] [Amounts] 12.24.1887 Robt Coffman 6|93 9.14.1899 Jos F. Green 5|05 12.28.’86 Alonzo Clemmer 51130 12.24 ’94 James Badgley 12|75 12-25-’98 Geo U. Core 600|00 12.25’950 John [Bowk or Bowls] 7.50 4.14.’99 Chas H Carey 86|68 9.10-’98 Joe Beaty 86 56 2.1.74 Daniel Britton 15 06 12.25’93 A. Alexander 138 07 12.28.91 Israel Bell 13|62 12.25-95 G. W. Green 9|30 12-25 91 [J or Z]allie Baker 9|33 12-24 87 H. D. Bridges 48|00 10-8-73 John J. Bishop 7|00 12.25.72 Amos Clark 105|25 |434 Second Page [Dates] [Names] [Amounts] 2.2.’74 James M. Buckner 65|50 12.25.76 [J. or I.] Bass 8|00 12.25-91 W. B. Alexander 14|69 9.1-77 J. A. Coffaman 9|81 12-25.88 Robt Baker 25|58 12.25,86 Mell Campbell 18|20 3.31.’94 Hamsen Fulk 4 15 12.25’82 James Frazier 9|25 12.25-93 Greenup Frazier 4|505 5.6.’88 11.2.’91 H. H. Duke 12|06 11.19.’91 John [C. or G.] Dillman 7| 19 12.25.88 Henry Smyser 31128 CENTRAL INDIANA 223

12.25.88 Wm [U. or W.?] Wilson 12|22 12-25-93 John N. White 129|98 12-25-94------Daniel 12-25-82 S. S. Miller 12| 16 “94 Notes”

Alice Moore French Collection, 1892-1941, M 0458, box 1, folder 5, Indiana Historical Society. Information for the introduction to this article was taken from documents in the first five folders and from the collection guide. Kim Rivers processed the collection in July 1986. 1 The names “Jsoeph” S. Green and Peter Green appeared in “Early Settlers of Johnson County,” an online index to the 1860 census for Johnson County. The names Daniel W. Britton, Israel Bell, James A. Buckner, Robt. W. Baker, and two James K. Badgleys appeared in “Marriages before 1882,” an online index of early Johnson County marriages. The indexes are published on the “INGenWebpage” entitled “Johnson County, Indiana Genealogy,” which is administered by Cheryl Zufall Parker. CENTRAL INDIANA 225

Casebook of Jay County Midwife, Mariah Mendenhall, 1862-1900 Part 2, Thomas D. Gray to Sail Oler Parent DOB Gender Gray, Thomas D. 11-6-1863 M Gray, Thomas D. 11-30-1867 F Gray, Thomas D. 7-24-1871 F Gray, Thomas D. 12-4-1875 M Gray, Thomas I. 2-10-1867 F Gray, Thomas I. 3-7-1872 F Gray, Thomas L. 7-27-18762 M Gray, Thomas L. 8-13-1864 F Gray, Thomas L. 6-4-1870 M&F Gray, Wesley 29-21-1862 M&F Gray, Wesley 9-24-1864 M Gray, Wesley 8-11-1866 M Griest, Daniel 6-5-1863 F Griest, Daniel 1-31-1865 M Grisell, Hiram 6-4-1863 F Grisell, Hiram 2-21-1865 F Grisell, Hiram 7-26-1866 M Grisell, Hiram 11-23-1867 M Grisell, Hiram 5-7-1870 M Grisell, Hiram 8-29-1872 M& Grisell, Hiram 11-26-1873 F Grisell, Lawrence 8-14-1866 M Grisell, Lowell P. 5-24-1896 M Grisell, Theodore 12-22-1866 F Grisell, Theodore 8-9-1868 M Grisell, Theodore 8-8-1870 F Grisell, Theodore 11-23-1874 M Grissom, Hiram 11-8-1894 M Grissom, Hiram 9-9-1897 M Grogg, Herbert 5-14-1893 M Grogg, Herbert 9-27-1895 M Grogg, Herbert 9-25-1898 M Grogg, Jesse 9-3-1892 F Grogg, Jesse 1-7-1895 F Grogg, Jesse 11-5-1898 F Grogg, Jonas 12-21-1893 M Grogg, William 3-25-1896 2F Gunkel, — 5-19-1875 M Haffner, Mary 0. 12-28-1871 M Haffner, Mary 0. 6-4-1880 F Haffner, Wilson 8-4-1868 M Haffner, Wilson 10-6-1870 F Haines, Edwin E. 1-27-1893 M Haines, Isaac 4-4-1864 M Haines, Joseph 7-20-1875 F Hanlin, Robert 9-16-1896 M 226 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Parent DOB Gender Harker, John 8-4-1872 M Harper, Miles 1-14-1897 M Harris, Albert W. 1-24-1894 M Harris, Albert W. 1-17-1896 F Harris, C. C. 1-3-1894 M Hartley, Ed. 2-6-1898 M Hawks, Adams 6-2-1878 M Henry, Cy 7-16-1876 F Hiatt, Allen 9-11-1876 M Hiatt, John 5-11-1862 M Hoover, David 4-15-1867 M Hoover, David 11-18-1872 F Hopkins, Bennie 10-4-1863 M Hopkins, Bennie 11-13-1866 F Hopkins, Bert 7-27-1879 M Hopkins, Jerome B. 1-24-1872 F Hopkins, Jerome B. 2-21-1873 F Hopkins, Jerome B. 8-7-1874 F Hopkins, Jerome B. 5-11-1876 F Hopkins, Jerome B. 11-11-1877 F Hopkins, Jerome B. 3-16-1881 F Hopkins, Jerome B. 11-26-1892 M Hopkins, J. R. 2-12-1876 F Hopkins, J. R. 11-20-1879 F Hopkins, J. R. 9-27-1881 M Horn, I. M. 12-2-1893 M Horn, I. M. 1-19-1895 M Horn, William 2-14-1864 F Horn, William 4-21-1866 F Hoskins, J. M. 10-23-1877 F Hoskins, J. M. 1-22-1879 F Hoskins, J. M. 8-18-1880 F Hoskins, J. M. 3-24-1893 M Huffman, David 1-3-1879 F Hunt, MahWlon 5-13-1864 F Hunt, MahhJlon 4-18-1866 M Hunt, MahWlon 3-18-1868 M&F Hunt, Miles 10-16-1896 M Hunt, Miles 9-8-1898 F Hunt, Sylvester 2-21-1863 F Hunt, Sylvester 7-28-1864 F Hunt, Sylvester 8-19-1868 M Hunt, Sylvester 10-3-1877 M Hunt, Warner 12-19-1880 F Hutzler, James 9-10-1896 F Hutzler, James 8-21-1899 M Irey, Alfred 7-16-1862 M&F Irey, Oliver 3-15-1867 F Irey, Oliver 3-6-1872 F CENTRAL INDIANA 227

Parent DOB Gender Irey, Phineas 3-8-1870 F Irey, Phineas 5-22-1878 F Irey, William 7-31-1879 F Irey, William 2-7-1893 F Johnson, Lewis 12-20-1862 M Jones, Hiram 9-6-1867 F Jones, Hiram 10-20-1871 M Jones, Hiram 12-4-1873 F Jones, Hiram 4-13-1876 F Jones, Hiram 3-12-1879 F Jones, Hiram 7-10-1881 F Jones, Josiah 4-20-1862 F Jones, Josiah 10-17-1864 M Jones, Mahlon 9-4-1871 M Jones, Mahlon 5-3-1876 F Jones, Willie 1-16-1898 F Keese, Nathan 8-22-1864 M Keese, Willis 7-15-1865 M Keese, Willis 4-1-1867 F Keese, Willis 11-13-1869 M Kilpatrick, Thomas 6-28-1867 F Lacy, John 1-18-1868 M Lake, Roy 8-12-1899 M Lanning, Robert 8-5-1874 M Lanning, Robert 7-4-1879 F Letts, Aaron 2-5-1870 F Letts, Aaron 5-26-1873 F Letts, Aaron 6-26-1875 M Letts, Aaron 8-26-1877 M Letts, Aaron 7-24-1879 F Letts, William 2-11-1863 F Letts, William 9-22-1866 F Lewis, Edwin W. 12-21-1894 F Lewis, Ensley 8-9-1862 M Lewis, Granville 11-16-1878 M Lewis, Irey 8-2-1862 F Lewis, Irey 5-17-1864 M Lewis, Irey 3-21-1870 M Lewis, Joseph 4-14-1880 M Lewis, L. Q. 8-2-1896 M Lewis, L. Q. 10-6-1898 F Lewis, M. 4-9-1876 F Lewis, Morgan M. 10-21-1866 F Lewis, Morgan M. 3-20-1870 F Lewis, Oscar 7-26-1877 M Lewis, Willie 10-22-1897 F Linton, James 1-6-1893 M Linton, James 1-28-1894 M Linton, James 8-8-1896 F 228 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Parent DOB Gender Macklin, Frank 11-23-1896 F Macklin, James F. 11-28-1894 F Manly, George 6-3-1866 F Manly, Jerry 1-28-1866 F Marker, Jake 7-11-1879 F Martin, Albert 6-19-1873 F Mason, Florence 5-18-1900 M Mason, John 3-1-1873 M Mason, John 8-21-1875 F Mason, Will 11-14-1895 M Mendenhall, Wm. F. 11-28-1871 M Mendenhall, Wm. F. 5-29-1873 M Mendenhall, Wm. F. 3-14-1875 F Mendenhall, Wm. F. 3-30-1877 M Miller, Henry 1-28-1872 M Miller, Robert 2-9-1874 F Misner, Levi 9-6-1879 2M Moore, Ellis 11-12-1872 M Mores (Moore?), A. J. 5-7-1863 M Mores (Moore?), A. J. 7-22-1865 M Morrow, Dick 10-14-1872 M Morrow, Dick 2-26-1874 F Morrow, Peter 11-4-1871 M Morrow, Peter 6-2-1876 M McClish, John 3-26-1895 M McClish, R. 3-28-1867 M McClish, William 9-16-1893 M McClish, William 12-20-1896 F McFarland, Will 4-12-1873 F McKuras, Wm. 12-15-1876 M McKuras, Wm. 3-4-1894 F McKuras, Wm. 1-25-1898 M Ninde, Fred 6-14-1872 F Oblinger, David 8-9-1876 F Oblinger, Wash 6-6-1880 F Ogan, Will 4-22-1898 M Oler, Ben 7-10-1864 M Oler, Branson 10-18-1871 M Oler, Branson 10-6-1874 M Oler, Martin 2-26-1881 F Oler, Perry 12-17-1876 F Oler, Perry 11-1-1878 F Oler, Sail 3-18-1873 M Maria[h] Bowersock Mendenhall (1813—1911) Papers, 1862-1900, SC 2142, Indiana Historical Society. According to the collection’s accession card, Dwight L. Smith or Dwight F. Smith may have created the index to Mendenhall’s casebook. See the introduction and the first part of the index in the September 2000 THG. The last part of the index will be published in the March 2001 issue. 229

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Hollcroft & Sons Account Book, Crawford County, 1876 On the banks of the Ohio River at the eastern edge of the Hoosier National Forest sits the town of Alton, Crawford County, Indiana. The Smith library has an account book from Alton that once belonged to H. R. Hollcroft & Sons labeled “Book 4.” The accounts in the book fall into two categories. With few exceptions, pages 1-132 comprise accounts for individuals and include names, items sold, and dollar amounts for each item. Dates are given infrequently and range from 12 September 1876 to 28 December 1880. An examination of the items sold suggests a general store; for example: Spools [$0.20] 1 Bottle ink [$0.10] Bar soap [$0.10] 1 Pair shoes [$2.50] 1 Dozen buttons [$0.20] “Sulpher” [$0.25] 1 Dozen eggs [$0.15] Powder & fuse [$0.30] 1 Pair suspenders [$0.50] 1 Necktie [$0.35] 2 Pair socks [$0.75] 1 History [book? $1.00] 4 [pounds] “Coffey” [$1.00] 1 Bucket [$0.50] 1 Spelling] book [$0.20] “Bill for Jack Johnson’s Burial” [$16.45] 1 Galflon] Sorghum [$0.35] 1 Broom [$0.20] “1 # horse nails” [$0.30] “1 Corsett” [$0.75] The top of page 135 documents, “John J Peckinpaugh in a/c with Hollcroft and Sons (new firm).” The accounts following this heading and on pages 133-134 deal with businesses such as “J Bacon and Sons,” Ouerbacker Gilmore & Co.,” “S. A. McClung and Co.,” “Wm Cadick and Son,” Bamberger Bloom & Co.,” “W. W. Hite & Co.,” and “Louisville Cider & Vinegar Works.” Dollar entries in this part of the book are for larger amounts and merchandise and drayage are often mentioned. These entries date from 20 July 1887 to 6 May 1901. The Hollcroft & Sons Account Book is an ideal candidate for indexing completely. It contains a wealth of names for residents in the Alton area and the names of companies from southern Indiana and northern Kentucky that probably conducted business with the Hollcrofts. The earlier portion offers meticulous lists of consumer goods and the prices charged for them during the latter half of the 1870s. Presented below is an indexed list of the names recorded for 1876 from pages 1-22. All variant spellings of a name found in these pages are included in its entry. As some entries show, this account book is an effective reminder that the spelling of names was not standardized in the nineteenth century, and that the person recording names was oftentimes unsure how to spell them. Andrews, Mrs. Mollie, Aunt Beard, A Murphy, Lit Bennett, W A Murphy, S 230 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Bemada/Bemaddy/Beraaidi/ Myers, A C [“per wife”] Bemardy, John Myers, Cole Bird, Sam Myers, Zane Brooks, Asa Nelledrus, Mose Bullington, M[att?] Newhouse, J Dean, Mrs Newman, Mrs Dilgers, T Osborn, Hiram/H Duffy, John, & Co. Papham, A D Eaton, Geo Peck, W T Enlow, W Peckinpaugh, A N Forris, Mrs. Peckinpaugh/Pekinpaugh, Fowler, W Eleanor/Ellnor Fullinwider, H H [Peckinpaugh?], Eva Fullinwider, R H [Under Eleanor Peckinpaugh, Fullinwider, W H pages 4 and 16] Gaither, P. G. Peckinpaugh, John J/J J Gaither/Gaithr/[Gartha?]/Garther/ [Peckinpaugh?], Pauline, Goethe/Gorthe/Gorther/ [Appears under “A N Gotthe, R B Peckinpaugh,” pages 5 and 7] Gaither, T S Perkins, John/Jno Garther, James Raiser/Reaser, G N S/G George, Senr Reasar, W Ginder, Jno Roberts, A B Grant, P Roberts, James Hawkins Children[:] Roberts, Jno John Searsy, Lew Jonnie Sheckell, Abe/A Lee Simmons, G H Nellie/Nelly [Si]skell, H Heath, John/Jno Smith/Sam/S Hensly, Sam Smith, W T Hill, Miss Stell, T Hollcroft, W R, & Son Still, Enoch/E Hursley, Sam Still, Jno Jeffries, Harrison Still, Thad/[T?] Jeffries, [Horn] Stills, Mrs Jeffries, Millard Story, James Jenkins, R Story, Jno Johnson, A1 Teeple, Bob/Robt Johnson, Doc Wilbem, Mrs Johnson, Zach/Zack/Z Wiseman, Will/W. Lewis, [H N?] Woolfol[k] & Co Lewis, Wm. Yates, Jim SOUTHERN INDIANA 231

Mar [us?] field, Mr [Y or Z]effers, [N?] McLane, Wm Zanes, Geo Hollcroft & Sons Account Book, Alton, Ind., 1876, BV 2583, Indiana Historical Society.

Daybook of Dr. John S. McPheeters, Washington County, 1875 The guide to the IHS collection of John S. McPheeters’s papers gives a succinct account of McPheeters’s life. Bom in 1837 in Fredricksburg, Washington County, Indiana, he moved to nearby Livonia in 1852. In 1860 McPheeters received a medical degree from the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, married Mary J. Holmes, and returned to Livonia to practice medicine. From 1862 until the end of the Civil War, McPheeters served in the 23rd Indiana Regiment as a surgeon. In 1881 he retired from his practice in Livonia, becoming a farmer in Hardinsburg, Washington County. Shortly before retirement his wife died. He married again the following year to Mary F. (McIntosh) Raney. He had one child by each wife. McPheeters was a Presbyterian and a member of the Republican party. The McPheeters collection consists of several folders of corre spondence from the Civil War period, a history of the 23rd Indiana Regiment, and a ledger. Helen McPheeters Rice, a granddaughter, placed a note in the front of the ledger or daybook that aptly describes its contents: Day Book of my Grand father, Dr. John Snyder McPheeters, who practiced medicine in Livonia, Washington Co., Ind, 1875-1880 in this book. . . . Also other items as follows: p 353 - Notes concerning pension claims of soldiers whom he had served as Asst. Surgeon of the Ind. 23rd. Vol. during the Civil War. p 404 - List of soldiers buried in the jurisdiction of McPheeters Post G.A.R. Cemeteries located at Hardinsburg, Fredericksburg, Mt. Gabor, Breedlove, Big Spring, Homer’s Chapel, Mt. Carmel, Palmyra, etc. (1812, Mex and Civil)[.] p 416 - Accounts of special school fund, Board of School Tmstees, Hardinsburg. from 1891-1895, 1898[.] Accounts of estates of Hugh Holmes Jan ’94[,] N. K. McPheeters Feb ’98 and - - Richardson 1885. The section in the daybook with the pension notes is the most inter esting. The notes give personal and medical information about the veterans they concern. Some of the entries are copies of statements that McPheeters apparently sent upon request to other doctors and to the government describing the medical histories of the men in question and sometimes descriptions of their social or moral characters as well. He often starts these notes by saying that he has known the person in question since the person was a child or a young man. Although brief, the notes are thoughtful and give an impression of McPheeters as a wise, kindly man. 232 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

As Rice indicates, the first 352 pages of the daybook contain patient accounts. McPheeters listed little information except for dates and names in this section. Particularly helpful is the fact that he often recorded women by their given names and sometimes recorded the names of children. The first one hundred pages, indexed below with ledger page numbers, is dated from 1875 with scattered notes about payments added during the 1880s. Aughey, John H., 16 Martin, Alexr. C., 68 Baker, Isom, 27 Martin, Allan, 30 Baker, James, 14 Martin, Greenbury, 53 Bank, H., “Lucas at H. Bank’s Martin, John, “Perry’s son,” 21 place,” 18 Martin, Mrs. Polly, 8; “Nr. Banks, Claudius, 69 Livonia,” [Under Martin’s Banks, Edward, 36 name:] Mellissa, 42 Banks, Henry, 70 McBroom, Archd., 41 Banks, Samuel, 54 McBroom, Wm., 83 Barnard, James, 3 McCoy, Alexander, 75 Beard, David, 44 McCoy, Benjamin, 50 Black, Louisa, 73 McCoy, Gilderoy, 20 Blanchard, David, 32 McCoy, Jackson, Jr., 83 Breiver, Mrs. Margaret, 41 McCoy, Jackson, Senr., 78 Brengle, George, 32 McCreary, Joseph, 39 Brengle, Lawrence, 14 McCullough, James S., 85 Brengle, Mrs., 14 McCullough, Jeremiah, [Under Brengle, Thomas, 89 McCullough’s name:] Ben, Brown, William, “at 82 Harmon’s,” 48 McGrew, Mrs. Nancy E., [Under Buchanan, Jasper, 37 McGrew’s name:] Jno, Bueley, George, 30 John, 52 Burgess, Dawson, 14 McKinney, George, Jr., [Under Burgess, John, 31 McKinney’s name:] Betty, Burgess, William, 49 Sussie, 93 Burress, Betsy, 40 McNamara, John, “Nr. Livonia,” Burress, Jefferson, 40 20 Butler, Thomas, 53 McPheeters, A. A., 48 Carter, Millard, 68 McPheeters, Alexander, 4 Carter, Sandford, 7 McPheeters, C. H., [Under Carter, Sandford, Jr., [Under McPheeters’s name:] Jay, 50 Carter’s name:] Babe, McPheeters, H. F., 98 Alva, 51 McPheeters, Hugh K., [Under Cathcart, William, 13 McPheeters’s name:] Frank, Chapman, Chas. G., 41 79 Chastain, Abner, 19 McPheeters, James, 68 Chastain, Barnett, 88 McPheeters, James A., 8 Chastain, Calvin, 14 McPheeters, Mrs. Mary, 71 SOUTHERN INDIANA 233

Chastain, John, 2 McPheeters, Rebecca, 5 Chastain, John, “old Barnetts McPheeters, T. P., [Under son,” 31 McPheeters’s name:] Emma, Chastain, Peter, Senr., 29 Will, Babe, 59 Chastain, Valentine, 6 Meredith, Andrew, 28 Clark, Henry A., 44 Miller, Andrew B., 80 Clark, Mrs., “Widow of Christ Moore, Charles, 55 Clark,” 16 Newby, Elijah, 23 Clark, Nelson, 40 Newby, Elisha, 27 Clarke, Isom, 30 Newby, James, 5 Clements, Miss Margt., 58 Newby, John, 5, 45 Conklin, Wm., 2 Newby, Mrs. Mary, 38 Connor, John, 21 Newby, Miss Nancy, 20 Cornwell, Shelvy, 49 Newby, Paul, 44 Crane, Mrs. Minerva, 33 Newby, Wesley, 36 Crane, Mrs. Mollie, [Under Nicholson, Wm., 17 Crane’s name:] Allie, Northcraft, William, 44 Edgar, 64 Nugent, F. R., 37 Crane, Thomas J., [Under Ollis, Aaron, 34 Crane’s name:] John, Babe, Owens, Harvey, 9 Chari, 64 Owens, Mrs. Mary, 12 Crane, Wm. N., Senr., 10 Parker, Andrew, 7 Crane, Wm. W., Jr., 74 Patton, B. F., 12 Dailey, Daniel, 41 Patton, David, Jr., 69 Davidson, Asa M., 18 Patton, F., 32 Davidson, Thomas, 38 Patton, Frank, Jr., 87 Davis, James C., 30 Patton, Malinda, 3 Davis, Robert, 22 Patton, Wm. F., M.D., 66 Dennis, Wm., 14 Pavey, Evan, 21 Dewey, Marion, 61 Pavy, Mrs. Mary A., 3 Dillard, Frank, 55 Pennington, Walter, 17 Dillard, John, 17 Perrigo, Fleming, 48 Doan, Isaiah, 40 Perrigo, Mary, 10 Doane, Wm., 83 Perrigo, Robert, 28 Dodd, Mrs., 48 Perrigo, William, 26 Dodd, N., 93 Peters, Benjamin, 9 Dotts, Philip, 31 Poison, Henry, [Under Poison’s Dotts, Wm., 9 name:] Willie, James, Duncan, Fleming, 16 Wes, Matt, Babe, Carrie, Duncan, Mrs. Nancy, 17 95 Dumil, James, 37 Quillin, John, 2 Evelsizer, William, 26 Richardson, Jacob, 68 Fisher, Clement, 40 Richardson, James, “at Patton’s,” Frakes, Teressa, 6 35 Galloway, William, [Under Rigny, Isaac, 11 234 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Galloway’s name:] James, Robbins, Thomas, 21 Chari, Babe, 94 Roll, Miss E., 32 Gardner, George, Senr., 96 Rutherford, H. H., 41 Gardner, Henry, 72 Rutherford, Joseph, 62 Gardner, Prudence, [Under Ryan, John, 17 Gardner’s name:] Tilly, Shanks, Walter, 51 Lon, John, 96 Shepherd, Belle, 21 Godby, John, 21 Shepherd, Miss Huldah, 23 Gray, Wm., 17 Shepherd, James, 52, 55 Greenslach, John, 2 Shepherd, John T., 54 Gresham, Bery, 43 Sherrow, Reuben, 43 Gresham, Jacob, 68 Smith, Mrs. Emeline, 19 Gresham, P.,11 Smith, Geo., 16 Gresham, Simon B., 11 Smith, Hugh C., 81 Grigsby, Thomas, 61 Smith, Miss Kit., 30 Guy, Elizabeth, 35 Smith, Peter, 23 Guy, Mahalia, 34 Standiford, Miller, 26 Guy, Margaret, 34 Standish, Polly A., 43 Guy, William W., 48 Stark, James W., 19 Hall, Asa, Junr., 38 Stephenson, Eli, [Under Hall, Bluford, Junr., [Under Stephenson’s name:] Babe, Hall’s name:] Francis, 32 Bud, 35 Hall, John, 21 Stewart, George W., 86 Hall, Wm., 35 Stone, James, 36 Hammond, Alexr., 61 Stout, John, 14, 57 Hammond, Lewis, 49 Stout, Mrs., [Under Stout’s name:] Hancock, John, 73 Lizzie, Ellen, [Elija or Eliza], Harbeson, Mrs., [Under 70 Harbeson’s name:] John, Strange, Berry, 6 Charly, 53 Strange, Miss Bet, 45 Hardin, Andrew, 11 Strange, Mrs. Fannie, 41 Hardin, Bill, 41 Strange, George, 80 Hardin, John, Sr., 11 Strange, Henry, 81 Hardin, John J., 34 Strange, John, [Under Strange’s Hardin, Vanburen, 84 name:] Millersby, 16, 57 Harmon, B. F., 15 Strange, Joseph, 17 Harmon, Mrs. Elizabeth, 36 Strange, Peter, 72 Harmon, Hiram, 39 Strange, William, 63 Harmon, Joel, 3 Sullivan, James, 50 Hatfield, James, 51 Taylor, Virgil, 34 Hauger, John, 6 Thixton, Edward, 21 Hauger, Peter, 73 Thomerson, Isaac, {Under Hoar, Jesse, [Under Hoar’s Thomerson’s name:] Mat, name:] Charley, 99 Jim, John, Jas., Babe, 23 Hoar, T[h]eophilus L., 60 Thrall, Frank, 99 SOUTHERN INDIANA 235

Hoar, T. Silas, [Under Hoar’s Trinkle, Henry, 25 name:] Lipman, 33 Trinkle, Sami. G., 16; Samuel, 91 Hogen, Albert, 12 Trinkle, William, “Samuel’s Son,” Holmes, Joseph L., 1 58 Huff, Green, 46 Turley, John, 41 Hungate, Mrs. Fannie, 4 Vancleave, Cambem, 27 Hungate, Iraton, 2 Vancleave, George P., 15 Hungate, Polly, 6 Vancleave, James, [Under Hunter, Henry, 33 Vancleave’s name:] Hutchinson, Sami., 94 Priscilla, Walt., Babe, 39 Hutton, Wm. C., 40 Vancleave, Wm. B., 92 Jones, Frank, 23 Van Cleve, James A., 88 Jones, William, 84 Vickry, John, 29 Kelso, James, 23 Vickry, Nelson D., 48 Kelso, Mrs. Quincy, 30 Voyles, Thomas or Widow, 13 Kelso, Quincy A., 30 Voyles, Worth, 57 Kimbrel, William B., 97 Warren, William, 18 King, Edward, 65 [Webb or Wible], Francis M., Lagenaur, Philip, 81 [Under this name:] Clara, Lane, Wm., 10 Babe, 44 Leach, Pleasant, 19 [Webb or Wible], Joseph C., 100 Lee, Dempsey W., 45 Webb, Samuel S., [Under Webb’s Lee, Mrs. Malinda, 7 name:] children, Babe, Lee, Miss Sallie, 23 Wesly, 25 Long, Richard, 30 Wells, Abraham, 47 Lowery, Mrs., 26 Wilkins, Daniel, 22 Lowry, George, 42 Wilson, Alexr., 16 Lowry, James, 42 Wolf, Lewis, 65 Lowry, John, 46 Wolfe, Mrs., 21 Lowry, Widow, 46 Wolfe, Peter, 18 Loyd, Clarke, 14 Wright, James, [Under Wright’s Loyd, Wm., 12 name:] Effie, 90 Mabry, Mrs., “Old Lady,” 56 Wright, Mrs. Matilda, 53 Mabry, Mrs. L. J., [Under Wright, Walter V., [Under Mabry’s name:] Walter, Wright’s name:] Fannie, Albt, Lizzie, 56 Babe, Ettie, Jessie, 67 Magill, Robert, 19 York, Isaac, 19 Magill, William, 56 York, John, 19 Magrew, Ezra, 22 Young, Jess, [Under Young’s Magrew, Mary E., 6 name:] Charly, 65 Marshall, Riggs, 3 Young, Wm., 40 Ledger, 1875-1910, BV 0271 from John S. McPheeters Correspondence & Records, 1863—1910, M 0198, Indiana Historical Society. Information for the introduction to this article was taken from the collection guide, processed by Paul Brockman, 15 July 1997. 236 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

An Index to Common Pleas Court Minutes, 1796-1799, Knox Cal untv I. Volume 1, Part L Folson to Lafevre Richard A. Enochs Knox County, formed in 1790 as the fourth county in the U.S. Territory north and west of the Ohio River, was the first of Indiana’s present ninety- two counties. The Indiana Historical Records Survey of 1941-1942 created seven volumes of unproofed transcripts from the county’s early court records. The transcripts are bound in eleven books and are available at the IHS’s William Henry Smith Memorial Library. [See feature article in September 2000 issue o/THG entitled “How Good Is Your Source? ”] The every-name index published in the last issue, this issue, and the next two issues of THG covers the first two of the eleven books. The index provides ready access to the 1796-1799 court records when Knox County covered all of present-day Indiana and was a part of the Northwest Territory. The index has been spot-checked, but not proofed. Entries of an individual acting in an official capacity, such as justice or sheriff, are limited to the earliest appearance in that role. Minor spelling variations and supplemental data appear in parentheses. Transcript page numbers are repeated with pages 179 and 416. The second pages are indexed as “179A” and “416A,” respectively. The original record, which is housed at the Knox County Records Library, does not contain pages 252 or 326-328. In the index, the transcript pagination appears first, and the original pagination follows in brackets. Folson (Felson), John, transcript: 182, 183 [original: 154, 155] Fontain (Fortain), Nicholas, transcript: 254, 257, 261,263, 266, 272, 273, 278 [original: 207, 208, 211, 212, 215, 218, 219, 223] Foshe (Foucher, Fouchet), Boneventure (Yeoman of Vincennes), (see also Toucher), transcript: 80, 195, 209 [original: 63, 164, 176] Fox, Reuben, transcript: 21 [original: 15] Frederick, Louis (Lewis), transcript: 42, 111, 395, 398 [original: 30, 92, 308, 311] Frederick, Peter (Yeoman of River Dushe), transcript: 77, 98-100, 122, 254, 257, 261,263,266,272, 278, 281,291 [original: 60, 80-82, 101,207, 208,211, 212, 215, 218, 222, 223, 225, 232] Frederick, Sebastian, transcript: 21, 122, 359, 412 [original: 15, 101, 280, 322] Froute, Edeline, transcript: 297 [original: 237] Gamelin & Phealon, transcript: 325 [original: 256] Gamelin, Madame Margaret (Widow), transcript: 217, 246 [original: 181, 201] Gamelin, Paul (deed.), transcript: 217, 218, 246 [original: 181, 201] Gamelin, Pierre (Justice), (see also Voudry, Ursule), transcript: 8, 282, 292, 347, 349,400 [original: 1,226,232,271-273,311,312] Ganechan, T. (deed.), transcript: 198 [original: 167] Garzee (C/Garsey), John, transcript: 131, 132 [original: 109] Gerow (Geru, Gerue, Gerve), Laurance (Lourient), (see also Larue) transcript: 94, 104, 107, 263, 382 [original: 75, 85, 88, 212, 297] Gilmore, Robert, transcript: 333 [original: 363] SOUTHERN INDIANA 237

Gilmore, Robert (Jun.), transcript: 333 [original: 363] Godere, Pierre, transcript: 365 [original: 283] Godere, Rene, transcript: 251, 252 [original: 205, 206] Gonzales, Lunou, transcript: 240 [original: 197] Gonzalies (Gonzalia), Simon, transcript: 204, 205, 208, 243, 257-259, 277, 375, 377, 380-382, 388, 393, 394, 405^107 [original: 172, 175, 199, 222, 223, 268, 270, 271,290,301, 302] Grand Blue (Indian), transcript: 186 [original: 157] Gray, David, transcript: 209, 210 [original: 176] Grayson, James, transcript: 146, 147 [original: 123] Greater, Frederick, transcript: 196, 261, 341, 342, 345, 346, 373, 387 [original: 165, 166, 212, 222, 223, 268, 270, 271, 290, 301, 302] Gregory (Greggery), Daniel, transcript: 166 [original: 141] Gregory, Samuel, transcript: 193, 202, 250, 361, 382 [original: 163, 170, 204, 282, 297] Gregoire, Joseph (Trader of Vincennes), transcript: 72-74 [original: 56-58] Grimard, Geneveive (Widow), transcript: 92 [original: 73] Grove, John, transcript: 382 [original: 297] Guenioles, Janot (Jean) (Trader), transcript: 58, 59 [original: 43, 44] Guinell,_____, transcript: 85, 87, 88 [original: 68-70] Guinell, Francois (Yeoman of Vincennes), transcript: 86, 87 [original: 69] Hainclton, see Hamilton Hamelin, Joel, transcript: 267, 284, 287, 340 [original: 215, 216, 227, 229, 268] Hamelin, Joseph, transcript: 212 [original: 177] Hamilton (Hainclton), Robert, transcript: 259, 265, 280, 360, 383, 408, 409 [origi nal: 211, 214, 223, 224, 281, 319, 320] Harbin, John, transcript: 21, 60, 61, 65, 341, 390-392, 401,402 [original: 14, 46, 49 268,304, 305,313,314] Harbin, Joshua, transcript: 97, 135, 232, 250, 390 [original: 79, 112, 191, 204, 304] Harbin, Joshua (admr.), transcript: 232, 341 [original: 191, 268] Harbin, Joshua (deed.), transcript: 232, 341, 390 [original: 191, 268, 304] Harper, Francois, transcript: 234, 236, 238 [original: 192, 194, 195] Harrison, Richard (of MD), transcript: 83, 84 [original: 66, 67] Hart & Rochester, transcript: 60 [original: 45] Hays, Johnson, transcript: 229 [original: 189] Hays, Solomon, transcript: 242, 275, 281, 324, 343, 349, 350, 375, 386 [original: 198,221,225,269,273,292,301] Hebert (La Conch), Gullaume, transcript: 62-64 [original: 48, 49] Hebert, William, transcript: 136, 137 [original: 113-115] Henry, Moses (deed.), transcript: 319, 320, 352, 353, 355 [original: 253, 254, 275- 277] Higgins, John (Sgt.), transcript: 261, 262 [original: 212] Hill, Valentine, transcript: 412 [original: 322] Hoffman, John, transcript: 193 [original: 162] Hogue, John, transcript: 348 [original: 272] Hogue (Hoge, Hogg), Zebulon (Tebulon), transcript: 348, 352, 354, 357, 362 [origi nal: 272, 274, 276, 279, 282] Holder, Thomas, transcript: 362, 371 [original: 282, 288] Holker, John, transcript: 283, 307-309 [original: 226, 243-245] Holland, Charles, transcript: 250 [original: 204] 238 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Howard, David, transcript: 371,416 [original: 288, 325] Howell, Jacob (deed.), transcript: 131 [original: 109] Huberteise, Zacharias (deed.), (see also Thertabese), transcript: 146 [original: 123] Huff, Lawrence, transcript: 65 [original: 49] Hughston, Maxwell, transcript: 211 [original: 177] Humas, Solomon, transcript: 150 [original: 127] Huno, Joseph (Jun.), transcript: 210 [original: 176] Hunot, Gabriel, transcript: 214, 216, 224, 227, 229, 314, 315 [original: 179, 180, 182, 185, 187, 188,248,249] Hurst,______(Attorney), transcript: 379 [original: 295] Hurst, Henry, transcript: 254, 283, 288, 301-303, 315-317 [original: 207, 226, 229, 239-241,249-251] Indian, see John (an Indian) Jamison, Isaac, transcript: 250, 341, 390 [original: 204, 268, 304] Jared, Lawrence, transcript: 101 [original: 82] Jenny, see Black Jenny Jerue, see Larue John (an Indian), transcript: 297, 314 [original: 233, 248] John Baptiste (a Mulatto), transcript: 53, 54 [original: 40] Johnson (Johnston), G. W. (General M., General Washington, George W.), ( P. J.), transcript: 87, 88, 104, 111, 127, 129, 141, 143, 144, 153, 157, 158, 167, 178— 180, 187, 188, 190-192, 194, 202, 204, 205, 211, 214, 216, 219, 222-225, 227, 230, 232, 235-237, 245, 246, 251, 253-255, 258, 259, 262, 263, 265, 268, 270-272, 277, 291, 325, 341, 347, 348, 370, 384, 386, 389, 392, 392A [original: 70, 71, 85,91, 106, 108, 115, 119-121, 129, 133, 141, 150, 158, 159, 170, 172, 173, 177, 179, 180, 182, 184-187, 189, 191, 193-195,200, 201, 205-207, 209, 210, 212-214, 216-219, 222, 232, 257, 268, 271, 272, 299, 301,303,306] Johnson (Johnston), James (Justice, Sheriff), transcript: 1, 10, 11, 15-18, 119, 178— 179A, 251, 291, 292, 397 [original: 1, 7-12, 50, 58, 59, 99, 151, 152, 205, 232,310] Johnson, John, (see also Johnston), transcript: 65, 77, 150, 214, 216, 229, 250, 272, 278, 323, 333, 359, 402 [original: 49, 60, 127, 179, 180, 188, 204, 219, 223, 255,263,280,314] Johnson (Johnston), Robert (Justice), transcript: 101, 104, 107, 111, 122, 135, 166, 194, 214, 215, 242, 247-249, 291, 295, 296, 320, 348, 350-355, 372, 384, 385, 398, 408, 409, 413, 414 [original: 82, 85,88,92, 101, 112, 115, 141, 164, 179, 199, 202, 203, 231,235, 236, 253, 272-277, 289, 299, 300, 311, 319, 323, 324] Johnson (Johnston), William, transcript: 142-144, 232, 249, 281, 290-292, 303, 306, 363, 371, 384, 413, 414 [original: 119-121, 203, 225, 231, 241,243, 283, 288, 299, 323, 324] Johnston, Gabriel Jones, transcript: 161, 162 [original: 137] Johnston, John, (see also Johnson), transcript: 65 [original; 49] Jones, James, transcript: 291 [original: 232] Jones, John Rice, transcript: 182, 184 [original: 154, 156] Jones, Thomas (Trader), transcript: 47, 170, 171, 227, 241, 267, 295, 373, 374, 388, 402 [original: 34, 35, 144, 145, 187, 188, 198, 215, 235, 290, 291, 302, 322] Jordan, Ephraim, transcript: 65, 77, 101, 104, 107, 397, 404, 412 [original: 49, 60, 82, 85,88, 295,316,322] SOUTHERN INDIANA 239

Jordan (Jourdan), Thomas, transcript: 15, 18, 97, 101, 104, 107, 111, 124, 193, 202, 208, 395, 412 [original: 10, 13, 79, 82, 85, 88, 92, 103, 162, 170, 174, 308, 322] Joseph (a Negro), transcript: 56 [original: 41, 42] Joseph, Michael (Mitchel, Joseph), transcript: 201, 214, 216, 219, 222-224, 227, 229, 251, 252, 282, 356, 358 [original: 169, 170, 179, 180, 182, 184, 185, 187, 188,205,226, 278,279] Jourdan, see Jordan, Thomas Jourdin, Pierre, transcript: 230 [original: 189, 190] Justane, John, transcript: 343 [original: 269] Joyes, Patrick, transcript: 174, 175 [original: 147, 148] Kuykendall, Jacob, transcript: 275, 276 [original: 221] La Belle, Joseph (deed.), transcript: 250 [original: 203] La Conch (La Conet), see Hebert La Grave (Segrave), Louis, transcript: 227, 228 [original: 187, 188] La Jaye (La Joys), Samber, transcript: 89 [original: 71] La Tiade, see Le Feade Labrainoy, Jacque, transcript: 240 [original: 197] Lacassache, M. (deed.), transcript: 283 [original: 226] Lacassagne, Michael (deed.), transcript: 301, 302, 304-313 [original: 239-247] Laderoutte, Elexis (heirs), transcript: 243, 244 [original: 200] Lafevre (Lefevre), Antoine, transcript: 323 [original: 256] Lafevre (Lafure), Pierre, transcript: 220-223, 240, 279, 367 [original: 183-185, 197, 204, 286] Lagault, Pierre, transcript: 347 [original: 271] Lagault, Rene, transcript: 347, 348 [original: 271, 272] Lagnon (Lagmon, Lognor, Logon, Loignoun, Sogonon), Francois, transcript: 214, 216, 219, 222-224, 227, 229, 234, 236, 238, 281, 341 [original: 179, 180, 182, 184, 185, 187, 188, 192, 194, 195, 225, 268] Lajoice, Mons, transcript: 206, 207 [original: 173, 174] Lamott (Lamath), Joseph (deed., alias Joseph Lamoureax), transcript: 121, 167, 168, 185, 225, 226, 237-239, 246, 247, 293, 294, 331-340 [original: 101, 142, 143, 157, 186, 187, 195, 196, 201,202, 234, 261-267] Lamotte, late wife of, see Page, Marie Joseph Lanquidox, Charles, transcript: 318 [original: 251] Laplant, _____ , transcript: 341 [original: 268] Laplant, Joseph, transcript: 325-328 [original: 257-259] Laquide (Lequide), Pierre, transcript: 250 [original: 204] Lardoize & Clairmont, transcript: 241 [original: 198] Lardoize, Anabel, transcript: 245 [original: 201] Larkins, Presley, transcript: 185 [original: 157] Larue (Jerue, Larve), Lourient, (see also Gerow), transcript: 254, 257, 261, 357 [original: 207, 208, 211, 212, 279] Latour (Latree, Lature), Pierre, transcript: 254, 257, 261, 263, 266, 272, 278 [origi nal: 207, 208, 215, 218, 219, 223] Latrimoulle, Jacque, transcript: 249, 250 [original: 203] Lauremere, Louis, transcript: 360, 361 [original: 280, 282] Le Feade, Pierre, transcript: 51, 52 [original: 38, 39] Lee, William, transcript: 173, 182 [original: 154, 164] Lefevre, see Lafevre GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA

INDIANA KOREAN WAR CASUALTIES: HOOSIER MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT, LIEUTENANT COLONEL DON C. FAITH JR.

Submitted by Douglas E. Clanin Two of Indiana’s Korean War casualties, Cpl. Charles G. Abrell and Lt. Col. Don C. Faith Jr., received the Medal of Honor posthumously. The American War Library’s Internet web site, http://rnembers.aol.com/veterans/, provides complete texts of the citations for all Medal of Honor recipients along with limited information about each recipient. Abrell’s citation appeared in the September 2000 issue of THG. Lieutenant Colonel Faith was the commanding officer of the First Battalion, Thirty-Second Infantry Regiment, Seventh Infantry Division, in the United States Army. He entered service in Washington, Indiana, where he was bom on 26 August 1918. Faith received the Medal of Honor for his activities in the vicinity of Hagam-ri, North Korea. His citation reads as follows: Lieutenant Colonel Don C. Faith Jr. commanding First Battalion, distinguished himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity in action above and beyond the call of duty 27 November to 1 December 1950, in the area of the Chosin Reservoir. When the enemy launched a fanatical attack against his battalion, Lt. Col. Faith unhesitatingly exposed himself to heavy enemy fire as he moved about directing the action. When the enemy penetrated the positions, Lt. Col. Faith personally led counterattacks to restore the position. During an attack by his battalion to effect a junction with another U.S. unit, Lt. Col. Faith reconnoitered the route for, and personally directed, the first elements of his command across the ice-covered reservoir and then directed the movement of his vehicles which were loaded with wounded until all of his command had passed through the enemy fire. Having completed this he crossed the reservoir himself. Assuming command of the force his unit had joined he was given the mission of attacking to join friendly elements to the south. Lt. Col. Faith, although physically exhausted in the bitter cold, organized and launched an attack which was soon stopped by enemy fire. He ran forward under enemy small-arms and automatic weapons fire, got his men on their feet and personally led the fire attack as it blasted its way through the enemy ring. As they came to a hairpin curve, enemy fire from a roadblock again pinned the column down. Lt. Col. Faith organized a group of men and directed their attack on the enemy positions on the right flank. He then placed himself at the head of another group of men and in the face of direct enemy fire led an attack on the enemy roadblock, firing his pistol and throwing grenades. When he had reached a position approximately thirty yards from the roadblock he was mortally wounded, but continued to direct the attack until the roadblock was overrun. Throughout the five GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA 241

days of action Lt. Col. Faith gave no thought to his safety and did not spare himself. His presence each time in the position of greatest danger was an inspiration to his men. Also, the damage he personally inflicted firing from his position at the head of his men was of material assistance on several occasions. Lt. Col. Faith’s outstanding gallantry and noble self-sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty reflect the highest honor on him and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Army. As part of its commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Korean War, The Hoosier Genealogist has been saluting the courage and dedication of Indiana’s Korean War veterans by publishing the names of all the Hoosiers who died or were missing in action in that conflict. The final list with casualties from Portland to Whitley County, Indiana, appears below.1

Name Rank Branch Home Date of Category Grade Service Casualty Casualty2 Martin, Carl E. CPL Marines Portland 04/08/53 KIA Barter, Charles T. MAJ Army Posey 07/14/50 DWC Conlin, Paul D. 1LT Army Posey 01/03/51 KIA Goldman, Elmer E. PFC Army Posey 11/26/52 KIA Will, Francis J. SGT Army Posey 07/08/53 KIA Bleicher, George H. PVT Army Pulaski 07/30/51 KIA Hopkins, Donald W. CPL Army Pulaski 09/17/50 KIA Davies, Everett E. PVT Army Putnam 04/22/51 KIA Gilley, Billy J. PVT Army Putnam 04/22/51 KIA Reynolds, Melvin E. PFC Army Putnam 06/15/53 KIA Taylor, William E. PVT Army Putnam 07/20/50 DWC Terry, Herbert R. PFC Army Putnam 10/06/52 KIA Truesdale, Harold PFC Army Putnam 08/31/50 KIA Green, Billy F. PVT Army Randolph 02/05/51 KIA Huffman, Gerald L. SFC Army Randolph 08/26/51 KIA Lee, Elvin M. 2LT Army Randolph 10/30/50 KIA Lykins, Earl P. PFC Army Randolph 07/20/50 KIA Mason, Joseph E. PFC Army Randolph 12/01/50 DWC McKinley, John, Jr. PFC Army Randolph 01/08/51 KIA Neal, Clarence J. PFC Army Randolph 08/16/50 KIA Reynolds, Bernard C. PFC Army Randolph 05/18/51 DWM Herr, George SSGT Air Force Remington 07/28/50 KIA Davis, William E. PFC Marines Richmond 03/27/53 KIA Griffin, Walter L. PFC Marines Richmond 07/24/53 KIA Fischer, James F. PFC Army Ripley 09/23/51 KIA Franklin, Hiram PFC Army Ripley 11/02/50 DWC Halcomb, Douglas I. PFC Army Ripley 03/09/53 KIA Houston, James M. PVT Army Ripley 08/10/50 KIA Jinks, Leonard W. E. PFC Army Ripley 07/16/50 DWM Kleimeyer, Gerald J. PFC Army Ripley 10/06/52 KIA Poore, Fred C. SGT Army Ripley 10/15/52 DOW Selke, Lester C. PVT Army Ripley 10/11/51 KIA Garrett, Franklin D. PFC Marines Rockport 07/16/52 KIA Hammon, Keith E. TSGT Air Force Rockville 11/09/53 DWM 242 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Name Rank Branch Home Date of Category Grade Service Casualty Casualty Reynolds, Johnnie CPL Marines Rockville 11/01/52 KIA Ross, Robert Lewis SSGT Air Force Rockville 02/28/54 DWM Sizemore, Charles E. PFC Army Rush 11/02/50 DWM Clampitt, William H. CPL Army Scott 09/03/50 DOW Fluhr, Peter P., Jr. PFC Army Scott 09/03/50 DWM Lindler, Quinton E. MSGT Army Scott 12/04/50 DOW Parrott, Ray PFC Army Scott 07/20/50 KIA Adams, Robert E. PFC Army Shelby 03/08/51 KIA Buell, Roy E. PVT Army Shelby 08/07/50 KIA Lawson, Robert C. PVT Army Shelby 08/12/52 KIA Schaekel, Walter J. PFC Army Shelby 10/26/52 DWC Shrader, Louis C. PFC Army Shelby 10/15/52 KIA Debaun, George, Jr. CPL Marines Shelbyville 07/26/54 KIA Davis, Dan Ruben PFC Marines SouthBend 05/31/52 KIA Epperson, Robert Lee PFC Marines SouthBend 08/13/52 KIA Ferrell, Kermit M. PFC Marines SouthBend 08/13/52 KIA Radziszewski, Chester PFC Marines SouthBend 02/06/53 DOW Skwiercz, Walter L. SGT Marines SouthBend 06/02/51 KIA Cummings, Chester E. SGT Marines SouthBend 12/05/50 DOW Jenkins, Thomas K. PFC Marines Speed 07/24/53 KIA Bell, Vemard G. SGT Army Spencer 08/07/52 KIA Crawford, Charles F. PFC Army Spencer 09/12/51 KIA Hill, James F. LTC Army Spencer 12/01/50 DOW Hoheimer, Marvin J. CPL Army Spencer 01/26/51 KIA Southwood, Garland PFC Army Spencer 02/19/51 KIA Anderson, Clinton L. PVT Army St. Joseph 09/10/50 KIA Balog, Richard J. PFC Army St. Joseph 10/10/51 KIA Bradley, Eldon R. PFC Army St. Joseph 11/02/50 DWC Cooper, Roland E. 1LT Army St. Joseph 10/26/52 KIA Crabb, Dean R. PFC Army St. Joseph 02/19/52 KIA Davis, Jack A. PVT Army St. Joseph 02/12/51 DWM Dewitt, Jack L. SGT Army St. Joseph 02/14/51 KIA Driver, Cleve PVT Army St. Joseph 10/27/51 KIA Foley, Duane L. PVT Army St. Joseph 09/18/52 KIA Gibson, Clifton E. PVT Army St. Joseph 10/15/52 DWM Gustin, Ralph S. 1LT Army St. Joseph 08/11/50 KIA Hutchison, Robert W. PFC Army St. Joseph 07/04/52 DOW James, Charles E. PFC Army St. Joseph 07/16/50 KIA Kowalski, Leonard P. CPL Army St. Joseph 09/11/52 DOW Lawson, Robert R. SFC Army St. Joseph 07/03/51 DOW Maas, Wayne B. PFC Army St. Joseph 08/13/50 KIA Maenhout, Robert F. PVT Army St. Joseph 10/10/51 KIA McCreary, Mark F. SFC Army St. Joseph 02/13/51 KIA Modos, Emery L. PVT Army St. Joseph 11/30/50 KIA Nowakowski, Bert J. PFC Army St. Joseph 02/08/51 KIA Pearish, Andrew D. PVT Army St. Joseph 10/25/52 KIA Penrose, Percy L. CPL Army St. Joseph 04/17/53 KIA Plump, James SFC Army St. Joseph 11/27/50 KIA GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA 243

Name Rank Branch Home Date of Category Grade Service Casualty Casualty Ruff, Walter E. CPL Army St. Joseph 05/09/52 KIA Sanderson, Robert J. PVT Army St. Joseph 07/31/50 KIA Smith, Charles E. PVT Army St. Joseph 07/27/50 DWM Taylor, James E. PFC Army St. Joseph 07/18/53 KIA Wade, Mearl L. PFC Army St. Joseph 09/02/50 KIA West, Donald L. PFC Army St. Joseph 02/25/51 DWC Williams, Arthur I. CPL Army St. Joseph 10/05/51 KIA Hickman, Robert R. PFC Army Starke 02/12/51 KIA Stephens, Arnold E. PVT Army Starke 09/07/52 KIA Dally, Kenneth H. SFC Army Steuben 12/01/50 DWC Smith, Leland F. PFC Army Steuben 11/28/50 DWC Strawser, Paul P. PFC Army Steuben 07/06/50 DWC Craft, Raymond SGT Army Sullivan 11/24/51 DOW Gibson, Willard M. CPL Army Sullivan 12/01/50 DWC Zellars, Robert E. PFC Army Sullivan 06/11/51 KIA Jester, William R. PFC Army Switzerlnd 07/11/50 DWC Schirmer, Robert R. PVT Army Switzerlnd 03/08/51 KIA Thomas, Harvey H. CPL Army Switzerlnd 04/13/51 KIA Abrell, Charles G. CPL Marines Terre Haut 06/10/51 KIA Cowger, John H. CPL Marines Terre Haut 11/28/50 KIA Harmon, Gilbert L. PFC Marines Terre Haut 07/26/53 KIA Reed, Thomas E. PFC Marines Terre Haut 07/07/52 KIA Susong, William H. SGT Marines Thomtown 05/30/52 KIA Adams, James D. CPL Army Tipecanoe 11/29/50 KIA Beever, James E. SFC Army Tipecanoe 10/17/51 DOW Chadwell, George R. PVT Army Tipecanoe 12/12/50 DWM Dalton, Howard PFC Army Tipecanoe 04/27/51 DWM Dowell, Clarence M. PFC Army Tipecanoe 08/31/51 KIA Hines, Frank D. PFC Army Tipecanoe 03/04/51 KIA Hinkel, Robert N. MSGT Army Tipecanoe 08/09/50 KIA Idle, Wilbert R. PFC Army Tipecanoe 07/20/50 KIA Minniear, Robert G. PFC Army Tipecanoe 11/30/50 DWC Potter, Leroy W. PFC Army Tipecanoe 10/04/51 KIA Shelton, Harry D. PVT Army Tipecanoe 07/25/50 KIA Shields, Andrew CPL Army Tipecanoe 09/03/50 KIA Voyles, Eugene R. PFC Army Tipecanoe 08/16/50 KIA Wilson, Merble E. PVT Army Tipecanoe 02/15/51 DWM Roberts, Eugene I. PVT Army Tipton 05/31/51 KIA Shepler, Gerald I. PFC Army Union 11/29/50 DOW Lucas, Charles PFC Marines Union City 03/27/53 DOW Beck, Leo D. PFC Army Vandrburg 09/19/50 KIA Berry, A. D. MSGT Army Vandrburg 12/02/50 DWC Decorrevont, Floyd SFC Army Vandrburg 11/27/50 KIA Devault, Thomas H. PVT Army Vandrburg 02/09/53 KIA Fisher, Jewell R. PFC Army Vandrburg 03/17/53 KIA Greene, Joseph P. PFC Army Vandrburg 02/14/51 KIA Herrmann, Eugene H. PFC Army Vandrburg 10/13/51 KIA Jochim, Cornelius A. SGT Army Vandrburg 11/28/50 DWM 244 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Name Rank Branch Home Date of Category Grade Service Casualty Casualty Lander, Lawrence E. CPL Army Vandrburg 12/01/50 DWC Magnus, Donald F. PFC Army Vandrburg 07/12/50 DWC Martin, Charles C. PFC Army V andrburg 12/11/50 KIA Morgan, Dale C., Jr. 1LT Army Vandrburg 07/30/50 KIA Pinkston, Virgil F. PFC Army Vandrburg 11/05/50 KIA Presley, Noah, Jr. PFC Army Vandrburg 06/05/51 KIA Scheller, Ervin A. SGT Army Vandrburg 01/30/51 KIA Walker, William E. PFC Army Vandrburg 11/21/51 DOW Watson, Charles W. CPL Army Vandrburg 01/31/51 KIA Woodbum, Fred SFC Army Vandrburg 03/24/51 KIA Lang, Robert David PFC Marines Veedrburg 11/20/52 KIA Beard, Robert A. 1LT Army Vermillion 11/26/50 DWM Clark, Charles W. CPL Army Vermillion 06/09/51 KIA Coleman, James A. SFC Army Vermillion 04/25/51 KIA Skorich, Steve CPL Army Vermillion 06/15/52 KIA Akers, Herbert D. PFC Army Vigo 12/01/50 DWC Bellinger, William SGT Army Vigo 02/28/51 DOW Cooper, Norwood C. PVT Army Vigo 04/25/51 DWC Cunningham, William PFC Army Vigo 12/02/50 DWM Drake, Charles E. PFC Army Vigo 10/11/51 DOW Everson, William B. CPL Army Vigo 02/11/51 KIA Johnson, Cecil E. PVT Army Vigo 02/24/53 DOW Livingston, Raymond PFC Army Vigo 03/20/51 KIA Orman, Robert L. PVT Army Vigo 08/12/50 KIA Pierson, Taylor 0. PVT Army Vigo 09/08/50 KIA Shorter, Jack A. PVT Army Vigo 11/06/52 KIA Smith, Myron D. 2LT Army Vigo 08/10/50 KIA Stephens, Jerome PFC Army Vigo 09/10/50 DOW Williams, Charles E. PFC Army Vigo 04/04/51 KIA Wittenmyer, William PFC Army Vigo 10/18/52 DOW Edwards, Robert B. PFC Marines Vincennes 09/12/51 DOW Bone, Jessie C. P. CPL Army Wabash 02/03/51 KIA Brim, Daniel L. CPL Army Wabash 08/26/51 DOW Eltzroth, Edward H. PVT Army Wabash 07/12/50 KIA Lambert, Richard L. PFC Army Wabash 08/10/51 KIA Myers, George W. PFC Army Wabash 08/11/50 KIA Olinger, Joe A. PVT Army Wabash 08/15/50 KIA Rooksberry, Robert 1LT Army Wabash 11/30/50 KIA Leonhard, John J. 2LT Marines Walkerton 07/24/53 KIA Williams, Grover Lois CPL Marines Walkerton 11/28/50 DWM Bender, Harold V. PVT Army Warrick 05/18/51 KIA Graves, Paul E. PFC Army Warrick 09/20/50 KIA Hobson, William R. CPL Army Warrick 09/04/50 KIA Roby, Donnie F. PFC Army Warrick 11/28/50 KIA Shoemaker, Edward L. PFC Marines Warsaw 07/17/52 KIA Clark, Charles L. PFC Army Washingtn 10/05/51 KIA Criswell, Reed A. PFC Army Washingtn 02/13/51 DWC Curtis, Virgil M. PFC Army Washingtn 02/01/51 KIA GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA 245

Name Rank Branch Home Date of Category Grade Service Casualty Casualty Drew, Donald D. PFC Army Washingtn 07/20/50 DWM Freed, Marvin E. PVT Army Washingtn 10/26/51 KIA Kemp, Don L. SFC Army Washingtn 02/02/51 KIA Newton, John Eugene PFC Marines Washingtn 09/14/52 KIA Rodman, Marvin L. SGT Army Washingtn 10/20/52 DWM Bravard, Harold R. PFC Army Wayne 07/27/50 KIA Corl, Raymond F. SGT Army Wayne 09/12/52 KIA Davis, Alfred D. PVT Army Wayne 10/03/51 KIA Hay, Kenneth V. PFC Army Wayne 03/19/51 DWC Mason, Robert G. PVT Army Wayne 08/18/50 KIA Miller, Charles D. PVT Army Wayne 11/05/51 KIA Newman, Cecil A. SGT Army Wayne 07/18/53 KIA Oakley, James CPL Army Wayne 02/22/51 KIA Perkins, Robert E. PVT Army Wayne 02/12/51 DWC Schroy, Merl A. PVT Army Wayne 05/22/51 KIA Shaffer, Jack W. PFC Army Wayne 01/28/51 KIA Smith, Carl E. PFC Army Wayne 09/15/50 KIA Thomas, Howard F. PFC Army Wayne 07/21/50 DOW Moore, Richard L. PVT Army Wells 07/20/50 KIA Bray, Joseph Albert CPL Marines W.TerHaut 09/30/51 KIA Conrad, Robert D. SFC Army White 08/10/50 KIA Estes, Robert V. PFC Army White 11/30/50 DWC Harris, Max E. SGT Army WTiite 12/12/50 DWC Lafevers, Arthur J. PVT Army Wfiite 02/04/51 KIA Southworth, Richard PVT Army White 08/06/50 KIA Wagner, Gene L. PFC Army White 07/16/50 KIA Markus, George Joe PFC Marines Whiting 09/11/51 KIA Scherer, Edward D. CPL Marines Whiting 09/10/51 DOW Debolt, David J. SFC Army Whitley 01/28/51 KIA Joy, William G. PFC Army Whitley 11/24/50 KIA Kemery, Glen G. PFC Army Whitley 09/21/51 KIA Wasson, John R. 1LT Army Whitley 06/25/53 KIA Compiled from "U.S. Military Personnel Who Died from Hostile Action (Including Missing and Captured) in the Korean War, 1950-1957, Listed by Home State, Then Place, Them [s/c] Name," National Archives and Records Administration Center for Electronic Records (3 Aug. 1998), at: www.nara.gov/nara/electronic/inhrlist.html. "For persons who died while missing or captured, the date of casualty is the date [the person] died or [was] declared dead, not the date [he or she was] declared missing or captured." 'introduction sources: “Medal of Honor, Korea,” on The American War Library’s web site at: http://members.aol.com/veterans/; and “Korean War Medal of Honor Recipients,” on the Korean War Commemorative web site by the U.S. Department of Defense, at: http://korea50.army.mil/personnel/mohkorean.html. 2KIA=Killed in Action; DWC=Died While Captured; DOW=Died of Wounds; DWM=Died While Missing. Douglas E. Clanin is an editor in the Publications Division at the IHS. 246

Indiana Emigrants

Compiled and transcribed by Judith Q. McMullen

Extracts from “The 1884 Great Register.” compiled by Louise Meredith Calawav, in The Searcher: Journal o f the Southern California Genealogical Society and Family Research Library

March/April 2000: City of Pomona [Los Angeles County] Beecher, Simpson M., Age: 38, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: June 2, 1884 Corwin, Lewis M., Age: 54, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Land Agent, Voter registration: April 3, 1884 Harvey, James, Age: 44, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: Aug. 9.1884 Hathaway, Arlando S., Age: 41, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Carpenter, Voter registration: June 3, 1884 Hurd, Charles, Age: 32, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Mechanic, Voter registration: Aug. 25, 1884 Johnson, Cassius C., Age: 30, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Naturalization: May 31, 1884 Mosbaugh, George J., Age: 44, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Bookkeeper, Voter registration: July 15, 1884 Neal, William A., Age: 39, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Laborer, Voter registration: May 3, 1884 Paynes, Jesse, Age: 34, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: July 15.1884 Reed, David Calvin, Age: 22, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Clerk, Voter registration: April 8, 1884 Teague, Crawford P., Age: 60, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: May 19, 1884 Teague, David C., Age: 36, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: May 2, 1884 Willis, Stephen R., Age: 31, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Shoemaker, Voter registration: June 12, 1884 Young, William S., Age: 35, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: May 17, 1884 GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA 247

May/June 2000: City of Pasadena [Los Angeles County] Barcus, William J. F., Age: 39, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Orchardist, Voter registration: April 11, 1884 Bufker, Thomas Kirk, Age: 44, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Fruit grower, Voter registration: Aug. 9, 1884 Bumight, Fletcher, Age: 64, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: May 1, 1884 Dougherty, Oliver Rush, Age: 57, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Orchardist, Voter registration: Mar. 17, 1884 Edwards, Alexander, Age: 56, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Orchardist, Voter regi stration: April 6, 1884 Eliot, Isaac W., Age: 46, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Physician, Voter registration: June 26, 1884 Ellis, John, Age: 38, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Real Estate Agt., Voter registration: April 10, 1884 Ellis, Joseph M., Age: 51, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: April 10, 1884 Goldman, Isaac S., Age: 34, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Jeweler, Voter registration: Mar. 7, 1884 Green, John B., Age: 33, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Minister, Voter registration: July 11, 1884 Green, Perry M., Age: 46, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Orchardist, Voter registration: Mar. 17, 1884 Gripper, Edward D., Age: 39, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: June 21, 1884 Harry, William, Age: 27, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: June 21, 1884 Hiatt, Robert C., Age: 39, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: April 14, 1884 Hisey, Jacob, Age: 57, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Carpenter, Voter registration: June 7, 1884 Knight, William T., Age: 47, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Orchardist, Voter regi stration: Mar. 12, 1884 Meharry, Geo. Erwin, Age: 38, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter regi stration: Mar. 24, 1884 Millard, Elisha, Age: 49, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Carpenter, Voter registration: May 3, 1884 248 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Morgan, Thomas L., Age: 37, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: June 16, 1884 Porter, Andrew O., Age: 64, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Orchardist, Voter registration: April 15, 1884 Stigenwalt, Richard Thos., Age: 30, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Carpenter, Voter registration: Sept. 22, 1884 Thomson, Williell, Age: 33, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Minister, Voter registration: Mar. 7, 1884 Townsend, Stephen, Age: 35, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: Mar. 24, 1884 Underwood, Francis M., Age: 35, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Plasterer, Voter registration: Apr. 1, 1884

July/August 2000: Santa Ana [Los Angeles County] Baker, Daniel M., Age: 42, Born: Indiana, Occupation: Publisher, Voter registration: July 22, 1884 Barber, Ellis, Age: 23, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Carpenter, Voter registration: June 9, 1884 Barr, George W., Age: 46, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: June 6, 1884 Berry, Chas. Edmond, Age: 48, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Tinner, Voter regi stration: June 7, 1884 Cobler, Theodore, Age: 30, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Merchant, Voter regi stration: Aug. 14, 1884 Cox, Solomon, Age: 45, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: Aug. 16,1884 Edwards, Eugene E., Age: 48, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Attorney, Voter regi stration: May 26, 1884 Franklin, Jesse C., Age: 46, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Fruit grower, Voter regi stration: June 26, 1884 Holzgrafe, Ferdinand, Age: 27, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Carriage Bsdfcef, Voter registration: Sept. 15, 1884 Huff, Stephen E., Age: 21, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Merchant, Voter registration: July 10, 1884 ' i l l ' ' Insley, George T., Age: 30, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Merchant, Voter registration: July 18, 1884 _ ’ , 1 1 " , Johanning, Henry F., Age: 29, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Carpenter, Voter registration: Sept. 24, 1884 GENEALOGY ACROSS INDIANA 249

Jones, Erastus C., Age: 41, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Carpenter, Voter registration: June 7, 1884 Kemodle, Harvey G., Age: 39, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Physician, Voter regi stration: Oct. 6, 1884 Lindsay, Calvin, Age: 42, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Teacher, Voter registration: Aug. 2, 1884 McNeal, Samuel T., Age: 34, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: Aug. 12, 1884 Mellette, Josiah, H., Age: 31, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Teacher, Voter regi stration: June 7, 1884 Miller, Samuel S., Age: 63, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: June 7, 1884 Reynerson, Jacob, Age: 56, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Blacksmith, Voter regi stration: June 6, 1884 Robertson, Thomas W., Age: 58, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Bee man, Voter regi stration: Aug. 14, 1884 Ross, Jacob, Age: 37, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Fruit grower, Voter registration: April 24, 1884 Ross, Josiah, Age: 39, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: May 14,1884 Ross, Samuel, Age: 41, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: April 26, 1884 Shanks, William Walker, Age: 43, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: April 8, 1884 Sheffer, Francis D., Age: 45, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: May 12, 1884 Sundermann, George, Age: 22, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter regi stration: Sept. 26, 1884 Taylor, William P., Age: 26, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter registration: Aug. 27, 1884 Williams, Aden Dyer, Age: 36, Bom: Indiana, Occupation: Farmer, Voter regi stration: Sept. 13, 1884 This article was published with permission by Louise Meredith Calaway and die Southern California Genealogical Society and Family Research Library. Judith Q. McMullen is an editorial assistant in the Publications Division of the IHS. She is on the staff of Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History and also teaches in the English Department at Indiana University- Purdue University at Indianapolis. FAMILY RECORDS

Bible Records of Alzina Coleman Moore Walker Submitted by Kathryn R. Walker Huelster Marriages John Martin and Margaret Mann Harrisburg, Pennsylvania October 10-1786 Isaac Lambert and Juliann Martin Picaway County Ohio May 2-1809 John Coleman and Sarah Lambert Honey Creek Vigo County Ind. January 9-1831 By Jacob Bumip William D. Gibbs and Almira E. Coleman Black River Falls Wis March 10-1850 William Moore and Alzina L. Coleman Black River Falls Wis February 16-1851 Art A. Pulliam and Jesse Lee Walker West Union Nebraska William D. Sherwood and Almanza M. Coleman Black River Falls Wis April 21-1864 T. B. Elmon and Elyzabeth L. Coleman Black River Falls Wis July 2-1863 Isaac A. Coleman and Eunice C. Ormsby Black River Falls Wis May 11-1869 John W. Coleman and Mis Ping[—] Walter C. Bedwell and Emma E. Moore Hixton Wis Sep 10-1878 Charles A. Wheelock and Mary A. Moore Black River Falls Wis July 19-1877 John L. Walker and Alzina L. Moore Black River Falls Wisconsin January 5-1874 J. Lambert Walker and Lucy B. Tarleton Walworth Nebraska, October 18, 1899 Births John Martin bom in Ireland May 27, 1766 Margaret Mann Wife of John Martin Harisburg, P.A. January 31-1770 Isaac Lambert Sr State Virginia Aug 20-1784 Juliann Martin Wife of Isaac Lambert, Pennsylvania Nov 14-1788 Sarah Lambert Columbus, Ohio February 23-1810 John Coleman Harrisburg, Pennsylvania September 4, 1806 Almira E. Coleman Vigo Co. Honey Creek Ind March 11-1832 Alzina L. Coleman Vigo Co. Honey Creek Ind October 16-1834 Almanza M. Coleman Knoxville Knox Co. Ill June 19-1837 Elisabeth L. Coleman Knoxville, Knox Co. Ill Aug 18-1840 Isaac A. Coleman Knox Co. Ill April 9-1843 Juliann[a?] Coleman Knox Co. Illinois September 16-1845 Alice C. Coleman Black River Falls Wisconsin Dec 29, 1847 Charles Carroll Coleman Black River Falls Wis July 24-1850 John W. Coleman Black River Falls Wisconsin Sep 24-1853 William Moore Posey Co. Ind. September 8-1827 William P. Moore Black River Falls Wis Jan 24-1852 John B. Moore Black River Falls Wisconsin May 26-1854 Emma E. Moore, Black River Falls, Wisconsin July 19, 1856 Mary A. Moore Black River Falls Wis May 15-1858 John Walker Tere Haut Indiana May 25-1828 Jessie Lee Walker Black River Falls Wis Nov 16-1874 J. Lambert Walker, Hixton, Wisconsin July 7-1878 FAMILY RECORDS 251

Deaths Margaret Mann March 8-1842 Knox Co. Illinois John Martin, Jan 28-1827 Ohio Isaac Lambert Sr Brush Creek, Indiana Dec 13-1827 Julian[n] Lambert Yates City Illinois Jan 28-1872 John Coleman Black River Falls, Wisconsin Jan 26-1872 Sarah Coleman Black River Falls, Wis Jan 1-1893 aged 82 Almira E. Gibbs Brennesville [Bamesville?] Minnesota April 15-1855 Buried at LaCrosse Wis William D. Sherwood, Hixton Wis June 14-1897 Julianna Coleman Knox Co. Ill August 29-1846 Alice C. Coleman Black River Falls, Wis June 22-1864 Chalres [s/'c] Carroll Coleman Minneapolis, Minnesota in City Hospital July 19-1893 William Moore killed by Confederates near Larksville Allabama July 4-1862 Emma E. Bedwell Mema, Nebraska September 16-1892 John B. Moore Black River Falls, Wis Nov 26-1854 aged 6 mo Thadon[7] B. Elmon Black River Falls, Wis April 15-1897 Ancestors of Kathryn Ruth Walker Huelster Kathryn is a descendant of Alzina Coleman Moore Walker and John L. Walker of Vigo County, Indiana. Kathryn’s father was Vernon Clair Walker, b. March 30, 1903[,] in Walworth[,] Nebraska. He died on November 24, 1986[,] in Indianapolis, Ind. Vernon’s father was J. Lambert Walker, b. July 7, 1878[,] in Hixton, Wisconsin. J. Lambert died on January 25, 1944[,] in Joplin, Mo. Vernon’s mother was Lucy Belle Tarleton, b. December 13, 1878[,] in Blair, Nebraska. J. Lambert and Lucy married on October 18, 1899[,] in Walworth, Nebraska. Lucy died April 29, 1973[,] in Joplin, Mo. J. Lambert’s father was John L. Walker, b. May 25, 1828[,] in Terre Haute, Ind. He died on February 12, 1912[,] in Kansas City, Mo. J. Lambert’s mother was Alzina Lucille Coleman Moore, b. in 1834 in Terre Haute, Ind. She died about 1914 in Kansas City, Mo. Lucy Belle Tarleton’s mother was Ann Lovina Nichols, b. August 8, 1850[,]in Iowa. Ann died January 24, 1912[,] in Nebraska. Lucy’s father was Nathanial Charles Tarleton, b. April 15, 18.48[,] in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He died about 1912 in Sargent, Nebraska.

Correction: The Family Records Section of the September 2000 issue of THG erroneously reported that Robert Elliott Jr. was the father of Anne E. Allen, who submitted the article “McClure Family Narrative.” Elliott was Allen’s great- great grandfather. Elliott’s parents were Robert Elliott Sr. and Mary Logan Elliott. Mary’s parents were Anthony Logan and Jane McClure Logan. Anthony and Jane were married in 1784 at the Centre Presbyterian Church in Shermans River Valley, in what is now Perry County, Pennsylvania. Anthony and Jane eventually settled in Montgomery County, Ohio, where Robert Elliott Sr. and Mary Logan were married. The correct name of Allen’s father is Dr. Forrest Lester Denny. Ed. NOTICES & QUERIES

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IHS Education Programs Basic Genealogy Workshops. James Feit will present the reference tools needed to unlock your family’s past, including birth, death, marriage, church, probate, and newspaper records. In addition, a representative from the Indiana State Library (ISL) Genealogy Division will discuss the wealth of resources available at the ISL—30 and 31 March 2001, at the IHS, Indianapolis. Each workshop is $20 for IHS members, $30 for nonmembers, and $ 15 for students eighteen years or younger. Cole Porter Room Film Series. Explore Indiana history through film on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00 M. TO 1:00 P.M. and 4:45 P.M. to 5:45 P.M., in the IHS Cole Porter Room, Indianapolis. Topics change each week. Family historians and genealogy researchers may be interested in the following film: Hoosiers All, a film for all ages that explores what it means to be a Hoosier and examines major themes in Indiana history by featuring students telling their family stories, 26 and 28 December 2000. No admission fee. Genealogy Lecture. Registered genealogist Lloyd Hosman will present “Doing Research Using Census Records,” a lecture covering how to use the census for genealogy research and how to get the most out of census records—20 January 2001, 10:00 a .m . to 12 M., at the IHS, Indianapolis. The lecture is free to IHS members and $5.00 to nonmembers. Photography Series. Joan Hostetler of Heritage Photo Services will give informal talks and hold consultation sessions. Leam the basics of digital photography on 16 December 2000, 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.; or reserve an appointment for a personal consultation for 19 December 2000, 4:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M., IHS Exhibitions Gallery, Indianapolis, Free. Registration/Contact Information for IHS Education Programs. For more information about upcoming IHS programs, contact Carrie Johnson, Education Division. Reach her by phone at (317) 233-5659, or E- mail her at [email protected]. NOTICES 253

IHS Library Programs Personal Conservation Consultations. The IHS library conservation staff teaches how to care for your personal collection of documents, books, and photographs—First Friday of each month, 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M., IHS Second floor conference room, Indianapolis. Free. Appointments required, call: (317) 234-0084.

Notices from Around Indiana Blackford County Pioneer Book Available. At the time of Blackford County’s sesquicentennial, Francois Godffoy Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored a Pioneer Certificate Project honoring individuals who settled in the county prior to 1888. The application for a certificate consisted of a biographical outline of the pioneer, along with a lineage chart tracing the lineage of the applicant back to the pioneer ancestor. Applications were received from throughout Indiana and the United States, documenting the presence of 159 early settlers. Information from the applications filed at that time has been compiled into book form and a limited number of copies have been printed. They are available through Old Richardville Publications, Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, 220 North Union Street, Kokomo, Indiana 46901-4614; telephone: (765) 457-3242. The price of the 660-page hardcover book is $50.00 for Indiana residents (which includes taxes, shipping, and handling charges) and $47.75 for non-Indiana residents (includes postage and shipping charges). Genealogy Bits and Bites. Marjorie Blocher Kinsey, southwest district director of the Indiana Genealogical Society and genealogy columnist for the Evansville Courier and Press, has published the first two and one half years of her column, “Tri-State Roots,” in a 120-page book titled Genealogy Bits and Bites. The book is meant to be useful to beginning family historians and genealogists as well as those who have been working on their family tree for some time. The book has a soft cover and is indexed by subject and name. Copies are available from MBK Publications, 1612 Southeast Boulevard, Evansville, Indiana 47714. The cost is $10.95 plus postage of $1.30. Indiana residents should add 5 percent sales tax to the purchase price. House of Heritage. Are you looking for your last name’s origin and meaning or for your family coat of arms? House of Heritage, a new business based in South Bend, Indiana, welcomes you to its web site at www.houseofheritage.com, where such personalized products may be produced into frames, bookmarks, and key chains. First name origins and meanings are also available. For more information, contact proprietor Ron Bryan at [email protected]. 254 THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST

Washington County Cemetery Project. The Washington County Cemetery Commission has charged supervisor Richard Dixon with the task of photographing all two hundred cemeteries in the commission’s care. Copies of each photograph will be stored in the commission’s files and at the Stevens Museum in Salem, Indiana. {Newsletter, Washington County [Indiana] Historical Society, June 2000.) Women’s History Conference. The second annual Women’s History Conference, “Discovering Indiana Women’s Voices,” sponsored by the Indiana Women’s History Archives (IWHA) and the IHS will be held on 10 March 2001, 8:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., at the IHS, Indianapolis. For more information contact the IWHA, c/o the IHS, 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-3269.

National News Genealogy Course Online. The National Genealogical Society (NGS) is offering a beginning genealogy course on the Internet. Designed for beginners, it covers genealogical research and terms of relationship, how to record names, dates, and places, vital records, online finding aids, and more. The cost is $35 for NGS members or $50 for nonmembers. For more information, visit the NGS web site at: www.ngsgenealogy.org/. NGS offers other home courses as well; for information telephone the NGS at: (703) 525-0050, or visit the NGS’s web site. Library of Congress. The Family History Division of the Library of Congress mails printouts of family histories it has on file for particular surnames. For a printout, mail only one or two surname requests with a self- addressed, stamped envelope to the division in Washington, D.C. 29541. {Lines and By Lines, Louisville Genealogical Society, summer 2000.) United States Census Records Online. SierraHome and its affiliate Heritage Quest will launch a new web site at: www.genealogydatabase.com that will contain the first online collection of digitized U.S. census images from 1790 to 1920. The collection, which will provide images of the original records, is scheduled to be available for use in December 2000.

International News Hamburg: Link to Your Roots. The Hamburg Emigration Lists are a data bank that will include the personal data of five million people who emigrated via Hamburg, Germany. The first phase of the project will include data on emigrants from 1890 to 1914. At a later date the entire period from 1850 to 1934 will be covered. The data bank is accessible via the Internet at: www.hamburg.de/LinkToYourRoots. Currently it includes only the years 1890 to 1893. 255

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Need info, on Isaiah Coulter (b. ca. 1804, Ky. 2 m. 1st m. wife [d. 1836-1849, Ind.]. Isaiah and 1st wife moved to Appanoose Co., Iowa, bef. 1860. ch.: Wm. H. Coulter. 2nd m. 1850, Washington Co., Ind., to Mary Ann Monical [d. after 1860 census, Appanoose Co., Iowa], ch.: Aletta, Cordelia, Eliza A., Isaiah, and Rachel E. [ch. b. 1851-1857, Washington Co., Ind., m. and d. in Iowa, Kans., and Okla.]. The elder Isaiah Coulter d. after the 1860 census, Appanoose, Co., Iowa). Also need info, on elder Isaiah’s firstborn son, Wm. H. Coulter (b. 1840, probably Washington Co., Ind. m. Iowa, to Amanda E. [b. 1841, Ind. d. after 1900]. ch.: Charles E., Edward J., Eliza A., Martin L., and Viola J. [m. 1888, Lawrence Co., Ind., to Stephen W. Roberts]). Contact Mrs. Norman Terando, 9431 Pinecreek Dr., Indianapolis, Ind. 46256.

Searching for info, about Susan Dingman (b. 1846, Allen Co., Ind., d/o Isaac and Mary/Polly Bennet Dingman). Last known residence Tippecanoe Co., Ind., 1865. Edward Stead, Susan’s guardian and brother-in-law, filed final guardianship papers. Contact Nadine Dingman, 1623 Sparboe Ct., Webster City, Iowa 50595-2735.

Searching for info, on James Hatton (b. 6 Mar. ca. 1789/1792. d. 16 June 1844) and Rebecca Malone Hatton (1795-1887), m. 31 July 1817, Ross Co., Ohio, ch.: Richard Armstrong Hatton/Hatten (b. Fountain Co., Ind. Civil War. m. Sarah Kerr). James and Rebecca lived and died in Fountain Co., and are buried in Newtown Cemetery, Newtown, Ind. Contact Helen Aker, 7820 Wallaba Lane, New Port Richey, Fla. 34653.

Seeking info, about Jacob Murray and his wife, Anna Schock Murray (m. Pa.). They came to Ind. from Lancaster Co., Pa., 1844. Also seeking info, about family of Rebecca Huber of Wayne Co., Ind., grandmother to Charlotte Boling. Contact Boling at: [email protected].

Interested in sharing info, about Schroer and Wiesmann families, esp. Heinrich Wilhelm, who arrived at port of New York, May 1836, with wife Catharina Elisabeth Schroer. Settled in Cincinnati, Ohio; Jackson Co., Ind.; and Dubois Co., Ind., by 1850. Particularly interested in village of origin, Heinrich. Contact Carol Blohm at: [email protected], or at 612 Oregon Ave., West Dundee, 111. 60118. INDIANA ON THE MAP

The Township and Range Survey System

Leigh Darbee

From an airplane, one can see that at some point in history a definite change occurred in the American system of property division. That point was marked by the Land Ordinance of 1785, which called for a new method of surveying. Prior to that date in North America, in Europe, and especially in England, local experience guided surveying. Thus, land boundaries consisted of trees, rocks, brooks, and other natural features. The system was highly irregular and idiosyncratic. Nevertheless, Americans used it until the late eighteenth century when the United States government decided to begin selling land in the Old Northwest Territory. The United States needed to survey the land in a much more exact and even-handed way in order to encourage settlement and the eventual establishment of states. The 1785 ordinance set out a scientific system for surveying that was more uniform than the traditional method, while less expressive of natural variations. The basic unit of the new system was the township, which was set at six square miles, or 640 acres. Townships were created east and west of prime meridians and north and south of baselines, and they were subdivided into thirty-six one-square-mile sections. These sections could be further subdivided into land parcels of any desired size. The basic township division is shown in graphic form in the accompanying illustration (top). The bottom illustration gives examples to show how fractions of a township are described in land records. Land records can be an invaluable source for family historians, although using them successfully may take some practice. One author has summarized their importance: [Land records offer] a means of locating persons before the first decennial federal censuses were taken in sparsely settled areas. Even when such persons can be found in the censuses, the area covered by original counties frequently comprised half a state and places of residence were often ambiguously described in the censuses. . . . [A land survey] usually locates these early settlers precisely, making it possible to identify the modem county of settlement and, consequently, to enter the many county records of interest to genealogists.1 6 5 4 3 2 1

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