Allen County Library Celebrates Family History Month

The Allen County Public Library (http://www.acpl.lib.in.us) in Fort Wayne will be celebrating Family History Month in a big way! They have scheduled genealogy programs for literally every day in October, as listed below (take special note of their "Midnight Madness" on Friday, October 26, when their Genealogy Center will stay open from 6 pm to midnight for extended research):

Monday, October 1, 2007--"Using Ancestry.com"--Delia Bourne
Computer Classroom, 2 – 3 pm

Tuesday, October 2, 2007--"Irish Civil Registration & Other Vital Records Sources"--Steve Myers
Meeting Room C, 2 – 3 pm

Wednesday October 3, 2007--Daughters of the American Revolution--"Research Assistance for Membership"
Genealogy Center, 9 am – 4 pm

Thursday October 4, 2007--"Griffith's Valuation & The Land Ordinance Survey Maps—What They Are, Why They Are Useful, and How to Use Them"--Steve Myers
Meeting Room C, 2 - 3 pm

Friday October 5, 2007--"Genealogy Searching in the Online Catalog"--Don Litzer
Computer Classroom, 10 am – 11 am

Saturday October 6, 2007--"Beginning Genealogy"--Margery Graham, Instructor (sponsored by the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana). $10 fee (pre-registration required)
Meeting Room C, 9:30 am – noon

Monday October 8, 2007--"Image Restoration"--Kay Spears
Meeting Room C, 2 - 4 pm

Tuesday October 9, 2007--"Making Genealogy Contacts via the Internet"--Don Litzer
Computer Classroom, 10 – 11 am

Wednesday October 10, 2007--Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana Meeting--"Uses of Early Correspondence and Stampless-Folded Letters"--Speaker John Kalb on Indiana Postal History
Meeting Room, 7 pm

Thursday October 11, 2007--"Preserving Your Family History Through Scrapbooking"--Dena Williamson
Meeting Room A, 10 – 11 am

Friday October 12, 2007--"WeRelate – the Genealogy Wiki"--Mary Kraeszig
Computer Classroom, 10 – 11 am

Saturday October 13, 2007--"Indiana Court Records"--John Beatty
Meeting Room B, 10 - 11 am

Sunday October 14, 2007--"The History of the Bourbon Whiskey Industry in Kentucky"--Mary D. Kraeszig
Meeting Room C, 2 – 3 pm

Monday October 15, 2007--"Using Flickr to Document Your Genealogy"--Sara Patalita
Meeting Room C, 2:30 – 3:30 pm

Tuesday, October 16, 2007--"Who Went Where and Did What? Using Directories in One's Genealogical Research"--Curt Witcher
Meeting Room C, 2:30 – 3:30 pm

Wednesday October 17, 2007--Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana's Computer Interest Group Meeting
Meeting Room B, 7 pm

Thursday October 18, 2007--"Choosing and Using a Digital Camera for Genealogy"--Jeanne Stump
Meeting Room C, 7 pm

Friday October 19, 2007--"Genealogy Searching in the Online Catalog"--Don Litzer
Computer Classroom, 2:30 - 3:30 pm

Saturday October 20, 2007--"Picturing Your Past: Scrapbooking Workshop"--Dena Williamson
Meeting Room A, 2 – 4 pm

Sunday October 21--"Introduction to Scottish Research"--Jeanne Stump
Meeting Room C, 2 - 3 pm

Monday October 22, 2007--"Using PERSI (Periodical Source Index)"--Delia Bourne
Computer Classroom, 2 – 3 pm

Tuesday October 23, 2007--"Using the Online Catalogs for Genealogy"--Mary Kraeszig
Computer Classroom, 2 - 3 pm

Wednesday October 24, 2007--"Using Local Sources"--Delia Bourne
Meeting Room C, 2 – 3 pm

Thursday October 25, 2007--"Creating a Family History Website 101"--Mary D. Kraeszig
Computer Classroom, 2 - 3 pm

Friday October 26, 2007--"Midnight Madness" (extended research hours)
Genealogy Center, 6 pm – midnight

Saturday October 27, 2007--"Using Ancestry.com"--Delia Bourne
Computer Classroom, 2 - 3 pm

Sunday October 28, 2007--"What's in a German Place Name"--Don Litzer
Meeting Room A, 2 - 3 pm

Monday October 29, 2007--"Not Just Ancestry: Learning About Genealogy and the Internet"--Don Litzer
Computer Classroom, 2 - 3 pm

Tuesday October 30, 2007--"Hidden Treasures: Genealogical Resources in Small Community Libraries"--Gregg Williamson
Meeting Room C, 7 - 8 pm

Wednesday October 31, 2007--"Haunted Fort Wayne"--Angie Quinn
Meeting Room A, 3 – 4 pm

Indiana Freedom Trails Launches Website

Indiana Freedom Trails (P.O. Box 2917, Indianapolis IN 46206) recently launched their own website at http://www.indianafreedomtrails.org

The group seeks to identify, preserve and honor the people and places of Indiana that were involved with the Underground Railroad and the freeing of African-American slaves.

Lake County Library Events

The Lake County Public Library (1919 W. 81st Ave., Merrillville IN 46410-5382; http://www.lakeco.lib.in.us) will celebrate Family History Month in October with genealogy-related events:

--On October 13 from 1 to 3 pm Marlene Polster will speak on "Lake County Historical and Genealogical Resources."

--On October 20 from 1 to 3 pm Richard Lytle will speak on "German Heritage in the Region."

For more information, or to register, please contact the library--phone (219) 769-3541 ext. 334

Vermillion County Library Launches Website

The Newport-Vermillion County Public Library (385 E. Market St., P.O. Box 100, Newport IN 47966) recently launched their own website at http://www.newportlibrary.info

Genealogy questions/comments and queries can be addressed to their Genealogy Department at genealogy@newportlibrary.info

Query:Turner/Vaughn of Johnson County

I am searching for any information about a Frank Turner. He was born in 1852 somewhere in Kentucky and died 27 April 1894. He is supposed to be buried in the Bargersville Cemetery in Johnson County, Indiana but I have not been able to confirm this. He is my great-great-grandfather. I know he was married to Rosella Vaughn and she was from a prominent Johnson County family. Does anyone have advice about how I can access local records? I want to know where Frank was buried or who his parents are.

Kim Gordon
4 Bixby Ct.
Rye, NY 10580
Kimbee88@aol.com

Query: Pegg/McIntosh of Miami County

I am looking for anything at all on Lorenzo Pegg. I have him married to Susannah McIntosh in Miami County, Indiana before the Civil War, but nothing after that. I am particularly interested in finding his parents, date of birth, and date of death.


Joyce Malcolm
2427 Meyer Ave. SW
Wyoming, MI 49519
jmalcolm@iserv.net

Marriage Indexing: No Marriage Date or Official's Name

We seem to be getting lots of marriage license applications now but with no marriage date and the only official's name is that of the county clerk.

DO NOT try to include a date or an official's name. Simply mark these fields as blank (CTRL+B). Doing anything else would be including some misleading or even false information in our index. Researchers will still be able to search by names of the bride and groom or even the county and find these records.

Query: Coy of Indiana

I am trying to find a place of death for a Barbara Coy who was born April 16, 1747 in Pennsylvania and died August 9, 1854 in Indiana (I do not know where). Her husband was Daniel Coy.

Mary Glider
P.O. Box 272
Berlin Heights, OH 44814
rmglider@verizon.net

Query: Chamberlain of Clay County

Looking for information on James H. Chamberlain, who was in the Civil War. He was a private in Company F of the 31st Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He enlisted September 21, 1861 in Clay County, Indiana and was discharged January 28, 1863. He is buried in the Fairview Cemetery, Madrid, Iowa. I have no other information on him. Who were his parents? Did he have a wife and children?

Is he the same as James Chamberlain who was born 31 December 1794 in Kentucky and died 13 January, 1887 in Douglas Twp., Boone Co., Iowa?


Danny Krock
29949 610th Ave.
Cambridge, IA 50046
dekrock@iowatelecom.net

Query: Gardner of Vigo County

I am looking for information on Elijah Thomas Gardner (born about 1842 in Indiana) who lived in Linton Township, Vigo County, Indiana in the 1870 census. He had a wife Elizabeth (born about 1847 in Kentucky) and children Sarah E. (born about 1865 in Indiana), Amanda J. (born about 1868 in Indiana) and Charles (born about April 1870 in Indiana). I am wondering what happened to him. I was told that all his family died close together and only young son Charles survived. Did they die from cholera?

Also, I would like to know when Elijah Thomas Gardener and Elizabeth got married. I found in a marriage index for Vigo County that a Charles Gardner (age 25) married an Ethel Burgan on July 28, 1895, and it listed his father as T. and his mother as Elizabeth Blair. This appears to correspond with a Thomas Gardner who married Elizabeth Blair on November 7, 1861 in Vigo County. Is he the same as my Elijah Thomas Gardner?


Frances Henderson
P.O. Box 1307
Vigo Park, TX 79088
franhenderson@midplains.coop

Query: Follick/Marsh of Fountain and Montgomery counties

A distant relative of mine, Eliza Follick, married a man by the name of James Marsh, and it is believed that they resided in Fountain County, Indiana. Before her marriage, Eliza lived with her mother on a farmstead near Waynetown in Montgomery County, which is to the east of Fountain County. Is there any record of her? Eliza would have been born about 1820, therefore, her death should have been in the years 1875 to 1895. I appreciate any assistance.


Thomas P. Frieburg
4 Inverness Dr.
Bloomington, IL 61701
tpfrieburg@aol.com

Query: Morris/Cultice of Delaware County

I am looking for information on a Nelda Morris born in approximately 1863. The Morris family supposedly lived in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. I am also looking for the marriage of April (or close that as a first name) Morris to a Harry Cultice, which possibly took place in 1875 or later, but no earlier than 1860. They had three children from this marriage, all females. Harry Cultice was an organist for a Protestant church in the Muncie area in the 1870s and 1880s.

I am also looking for a divorce announcement of A. Morris Cultice from Harry Cultice, and any cemetery information for the burial site of Nelda Morris or any of the people listed above.

Roberta Widmann-Foust
8905 Brockport Run
Fort Wayne, IN 46835
bobbiwe02@yahoo.com

Query: Evans/Mock of Randolph County

Looking for information on Edward William Evans, who was born about 1807. Some census records show his birthplace as Virginia, others show it as Ohio. He married Sally (Sarah) Mock in Randolph County, Indiana in 1830. Looking for information on the family (brothers, sisters or parents) of Edward.


Alan Hadley
15810 Golden Eagle Cove
Huntertown, IN 46748
achadley63@verizon.net

Query: Stallcop/Elson of Clay County

Looking for information on a David Stallcop (may also be spelled as Stalcop or Stalcup), husband of Elizabeth Elson. He was born in Kentucky and is believed to have died in Clay County, Indiana sometime after the 1840 census and before the 1850 census. He is said to be the son of Swithin Stallcop, but I have yet to find absolute proof of this. I have already checked for a will and it doesn't appear David had one. I found the marriage certificate for him and his wife in Lewis County, Kentucky.


LeeAnn McNabb
2053 Sutton Ave., Apt. 4
Cincinnati, OH 45230
leeannmcnabb@msn.com

Query: Farr of Wayne County

I am searching for the naturalization papers of my ancestor, John Farr. According to his gravestone, he was born 2 November 1836 (we think in Wales) and died 7 September 1875 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, where he is buried. He was married to Louise Feight in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana on 27 July 1868 (I have a copy of the marriage license, obtained from the Wayne County Clerk of Courts office).

There was another John Farr, whose naturalization papers I did obtain, but his birthdate does not match the one on my ancestor's gravestone. Also, it indicates that he was from Prussia, not Wales. The Wayne County Clerk of Courts office has no record of another John Farr other than the one who was from Prussia.


Marcia Farr
farr.18@osu.edu

Query: Sharp/Smith of Clinton and Madison counties

Looking for any information on Charles Sharp (born December 1867 in Indiana; died 1910-1920) and his wife Charlotte "Lottie" O. Smith (born March 1871 in Indiana; died after 1920), who married 7 April 1889 in Clinton County, Indiana. They lived in Hillisburg, Clinton County, Indiana. They were in Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana for the 1900 census and Anderson, Madison County, Indiana for the 1910 census. Lottie is a widow in the 1920 census, living in Kirklin, Clinton County, Indiana.

Charles and Lottie had children:
--Zerna A. Sharp, born 12 August 1889 in Clinton County, Indiana; married - no; death: 1981?
--Rush B. Sharp, born 26 September 1893 in Hillisburg, Clinton County, Indiana; married: 6 September 1922 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; death: in Fairfield, Butler County, Ohio
--Morris or Maurice Sharp, born July 1898 in Indiana; death: after 1920
--Leah K. Sharp, born 20 August 1901 in Clinton County, Indiana; death: after 1920


Timothy Cepluch
697 Schwartz Dr.
Hamilton, OH 45013
tcepluch@cinci.rr.com

Query: Branen of Indiana

I am doing research on my family tree. I have gotten as far back as a William Osborne Branen born 1820 in Indiana. All I have been able to find about his parents was that the mother's name was Martha born in 1792 and the father was born in England in 1788. I would appreciate any information you could provide.


Rachael Branen
rae_443@yahoo.com

Query:Coy/Callahn of Indiana

I would like to find information on a Daniel Coy and his wife Barbara Callahan Coy. Barbara was said to have died in Indiana on August 9, 1854. Daniel was said to have gone back to Pennsylvania. I do not know what county in Indiana they were in.

Jackson County Publishes Cemetery Book

The Jackson County Genealogical Society (http://www.rootsweb.com/~injackso/resources/gensoc.htm) has just published Hamilton Township Cemeteries, Jackson County Indiana, the latest in their series of cemetery indexes for each township. The book is 325 pages and is spiral-bound. The cost is $40 +$3 shipping & handling. Make checks payable to Jackson County Genealogical Society and mail to: Jackson County Genealogical Society, 415 1/2 S. Poplar St., Brownstown IN 47220-1939.

Allen County Sponsoring Genealogy Workshop

The Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana (http://www.acgsi.org) is sponsoring a Beginner's Workshop on Saturday, October 6 from 9:30 am to noon at the Allen County Public Library (http://www.acpl.lib.in.us). The workshop will be held in Room C (on the library's 1st floor) and will include information on basic methods to begin successful searching, as well as proven methods to keep your searching on track. There will also be a tour given of the library's genealogy department.

The workshop costs $10 to attend, and pre-registration is required. Make checks payable to Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana and send, along with your name and contact information, to: Margery Graham, 13431 Ernst Rd., Roanoke IN 46783. If you have any questions, you may contact her--phone (260) 672-2585 or e-mail gramar57@aol.com

Query:Early/Jones of Delaware and Los Angeles Counties

I am looking for information on my Grandfather Cletus J. EARLY. He was born on 21 Febuary 1895 in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana. He married Martha Irene JONES of Muncie and moved to Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California by 1930. Cletus died an 1 April 1964.

Query:Crampton/Temple of Wayne County

Eunice CRAMPTON, probable daughter of Samuel and Anna Crampton, married Alexander TEMPLE on 25 March 1847 in Wayne County, Indiana. Samuel Crampton lived in New Garden, Wayne County, Indiana in 1840. By 1850, Samuel and Anna Crampton had moved to Salem Township, Henry County, Iowa and were neighbors of Alexander and Eunice (Crampton) Temple. Merrich and Joshua Crampton were also listed in the 1840 census in Wayne County. I am searching for more information about Eunice Crampton.


Contact: Richard Howick
789 Belmont St.
Belmont, MA 02478
RichardHowick@MSN.com

Job Opening: Newsletter Editor

The Indiana Genealogical Society is now accepting applicants for the position of Editor of the IGS Newsletter, to start work in January 2008. The newsletter is 24 pages long and contains time-sensitive information about genealogical news pertaining to Indiana, as well as regular columns. It is published 6 times a year. The editor is paid $300 for each of the 6 issues, for a total annual salary of $1,800 a year.

REQUIREMENTS:
--Ability to meet deadlines.
--Ability to generate Adobe Acrobat files.
--Experience with page layout.
--Ability to communicate electronically.
--Access to sources of genealogical and historical news, such as websites, blogs and other print publications.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
--Compile, edit and proofread each issue in a timely fashion.
--Keep informed of genealogical and historical news and write articles on relevant items as necessary.
--Receive regular columns (such as queries and “Once A Hoosier…” entries) and edit as necessary.
--Post relevant items to the IGS blog in a timely fashion.
--Coordinate with IGS board members, committee chairs, etc. to promote IGS activities in the newsletter, IGS blog and other media.

Prospective applicants should submit their name, contact information, and a resumé or listing of their relevant experience, plus a sample of their writing or editing work, to:

Meredith Thompson
1455 Cherry Tree Rd.
Avon, IN 46123
E-mail newsletter@indgensoc.org

Application materials will be received on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The IGS publications committee will review the application materials as they are received and make a decision.

A sample issue of the newsletter is available at http://www.indgensoc.org/publications/IGSnewsletter.pdf

Southern Illinois Hosts Genealogy Conference and Book Fair

The Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois (http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgssi/) will hold their annual Genealogy Conference and Book Fair on Saturday, October 13, 2007 from 9 am to 4 pm at the Ray Hancock Conference Center of John A. Logan College (700 Logan College Rd., Carterville IL 62918-2500). Curt Witcher from the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne will be the featured speaker, with topics including "Using Military Records for Genealogical Research," "Mining The Mother Lode: Using Periodicial Literature for Genealogical Research," "Using Government Documents for Genealogical Research" and "Pain in the Access: Getting More From The Internet For Your Genealogy."

Registration is $30 if received by October 6; otherwise $35. There is a box lunch available for $9. A registration form and more information is available at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgssi/conf2007.html

Query: BARKLEY/DENTON of Harrison County

Looking for any information about Joseph Barkley of Harrison County, Indiana who married Barbara Denton in approximately 1843. He moved to Cedar County, Missouri and is first found there on the 1860 census (the name was misspelled as Bartley). The children in the 1860 census entry line up precisely to the entry in the 1870 census, less William C. (the oldest, who would have been age 24).


Cathy D.
130 Jeremy Dr.
Frankfort, KY 40601
shockg549@aol.com

Query: Jenkins of Vigo and Clay counties

Looking for information on David Godfrey Jenkins and his wife Mary and daughter Dorothy. He belonged to American Legion Post #2, Lodge #264 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. He was in the army in World War I. I think he may have died in 1954 in Vigo County, Indiana. He lived at 749 West Knight Street in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana. I am especially interested in finding out if he had an obituary. What happened to his wife and daughter?

Emma (Jenkins) Cardey
21711 Brazos Bay
San Antonio, TX 78259
BPENNA1@satx.rr.com

Query: Hockingsmith of Huntington County

Seeking information on Elmer Hockingsmith. His last known residence was Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. He was born approximately 1865 or 1866 and died approximately 1938 to 1940.


Dixie D. Jackson
P.O. Box 5147
Farmington, NM 87499-5147
jackson_dixie@yahoo.com

Query: Johnson of Clay County

Looking for information on a Jack L. Johnson who is listed on an Indiana title in 1976. The title inquiry from the State only shows Clay City, Indiana--there is no street address given.


Roxanne Volkman
14511 Old State Rd.
Evansville, IN 47725
tukidzmommie@insightbb.com

IGS Welcomes New Directors

The Indiana Genealogical Society is proud to welcome two new District Directors to its board:

--Darlene Anderson is the new Central District Director, representing Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and Tipton counties.

--Susan Bucove is the new South Central District Director, representing Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Orange, Scott and Washington counties.

Query: Fulling/Tieman/Hebbeler of Gibson County

Need information on Maria Elnora Fulling, third wife of Clamer Fulling. I believe she might have been previously married to a Mr. Tieman, and that her maiden name may have been Hebbeler. When were she and Mr. Fulling married? She and Clamer had two children: Henry, who married Caroline Thene, and Sarah Ann, who married Henry A. E. Dassel. She and Clamer are buried in Tabor Cemetery in Gibson County, Indiana. Maria died in June, 1895.

Sue Hebbeler
110 W. Maryland
Evansville, IN 47710

Query:Dickson/Dixon/Hancock/McCreary of Posey County

I am searching for information and origin of my maternal g-g-g-g-grandmother:
Elizabeth Dickson (probably Dixon, possibly Gypsy in origin), born about 1808, Indiana. Residence from 1830-1870 was Point Township, Posey County, Indiana.

Marriage: William Hancock, 1826, Posey County, Indiana.
Children from marriage: John 1826, Elizabeth 1831, Eli 1833, Nancy 1840

Marriage: Alexander McCreary (a.k.a. McCarry, McCleary, McCrery), 1843, Posey County, Indiana.
Children from marriage: Mary Jane 1844 (my ancestress), Thomas 1850, Sarah E. 1854.

By 1870, Elizabeth was using her maiden name once again. Ranch-hand James Morn or Morin also listed in home on census.

I very much want to know the death dates and burial places of Elizabeth Dixon (possibly Dickson) and Alexander McCreary, born 1821 in South Carolina, who may have separated and moved to Tennessee. I have no information on either Elizabeth's or Alexander's parentage. There were many Dixons in the area in 1830, two of which had daughters around the right age to be Elizabeth. There were two Dickson households in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana as well but I canot make a valid connection to any of these.

Once, I brought up a Spanish land grant to an Elizabeth Dixon in the Indiana Territory, several decades earlier, but I can no longer find it and cannot establish a link to my ancestress.

Can anyone help me? I'm open to suggestions.

Barbara Baszler
P.O. Box 267
Hoopa, CA 95546
freyas_daughter@hotmail.com

Query: Blackburn of Washington County

I am seeking proof that my great-great-grandfather William M. Blackburn (who was born in 1816 in Washington County, Indiana) is the son of Joseph Blackburn and Mary/Polly May. In the 1810 census Joseph Blackburn was in Henry County, Kentucky. In the 1820 and 1830 censuses, Joseph was in Washington County, Indiana.

Verna Blackburn Daniel
30 Turner St. #203
Clearwater, FL 33756
vdaniel@ij.net

Query:Snipes/Thrift/Campbell of Jennings County

Searching for a Jesse Snipes born 1874 and reportedly last seen living in Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana. His wife was Elizabeth Thrift. Son Nathan Snipes, Sr. lived in Indiana also, with his wife Margaret Campbell.

Any information on Jesse Snipes, Elizabeth Thrift, Margaret Campbell and relatives would be appreciated, as well as notes of Jennings County.


Robert Snipes
Baumgarten 39
35385 Giessen
Germany
E-mail robertsnipes1942@aol.com

Query:Butler of Allen County

I am trying to discover my maternal geneology. My grandparents were Ivan and Erma Butler. They had two daughters, Barbara Erma Butler and Connie Butler. They resided at 1915 Kentucky Ave., Fort Wayne, Indiana. Any help or direction you can give me in this area would be greatly appreciated. I believe my grandfather passed away in September 1975 and my grandmother in 1985? I am sorry but I have very little information.


William Edwards
19059 Preston Rd. #312
Dallas TX 75252
wl.edwards@gmail.com

Query:Lang/Border of Harrison County

I am searching for information on John and Elizabeth (Border) Lang married 13 November 1856 in Harrison County. From census research it looks like they had 6 daughters. Also it would appear that Elizabeth died between 1870 and 1880 as I don't find her in any censuses after the year 1870. I also believe that John's parents may have been Francis and Nancy Lang as I have found them in District 45, Harrison County, Indiana in 1850. John and three of his daughters had moved on to Kansas by 1885. Family rumor has said that John left for Kansas after killing his neighbor in Indiana over a boundary dispute and the fact that the neighbor had killed his dog.


Lorena Linder
404 Shasta
Taft, CA 93268
ladyl@bak.rr.com

Query:Elliott/Kington of Harrison County

Trying to locate parents of Samuel Elliott born between 1770-1780 in Virginia and died between 1845-1846 in Harrison County, Indiana. He married Mary Polly Kington in Nelson County, Kentucky on 24 February 1799. Mary was born in 1782 in Maryland and died after 1852 in Harrison County, Indiana. I have a copy of Samuel's will listing the following children: Herod, Richard, Gasoway, Lorenzo D. , Elizabeth, James, Gaylon, Mahala, Mildred and John Votan Elliott.

Samuel was a farmer but may have also been a circuit rider for the church.

Tracye Hughes-Carson
10627 Denton Ave.
Hudson, FL 34667
hott_moma_1958@yahoo.com

Query:Anderson/Jones of Owen County

I cannot locate any info on Thomas Gillaspy Anderson. On his son Charles Otho Anderson's application for Social Security I found it listed his father as Thomas Gillaspy and his mother as Mesie Jones and said Charles was born in Owen County, Indiana in 1880. I'm wondering if Thomas didn't migrate from another state.



Thomas Robeson
2170 Fruitland Rd.
Sunset, TX 76270
tandbrobeson@hotmail.com
http://www.robeson.us

Query:Grove of Putnam, Ripley, and Howard Counties

I am searching for any information of Windle Grove born April 23, 1776 in Virginia and died October 8, 1856 in Putnam County, Indiana. I am specifically looking for who his wife and children were. He is seen in the 1840 and 1850 census as Windle Grove and Windell Groves in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana. His next door neighbor is George B. Grove. I am hoping to connect him to my Wendle Daniel Grove, born 20 September 1825 ? and found in Ripley (1850) and Howard (1860, 1870) counties.


Mike Keller
8645 Alden Ln.
Windsor, CA 95492-9172
jmichaelkel@comcast.net