Hi, All, I am adding this information to an earlier thread since we went back to the little cemetery in Indiana where Zerilda and Martha E. Hadley are buried. Sadly this cemetery is in a serious state of decay. We discovered that the Elias Hadley is also buried there. Elias Hadley's stone is badly chipped and we were unable to get much detail. Year of death is 1850 something - the last number is chipped off as is some of but the second letter is appears to be an O and the last is a V. Since Zerilda's stone says "Wife of Elias Hadley" so he must have died after her between 1857 and 1859. Although Zerilda's stone is against a tree and Elias' stone is nearby we are assuming that her grave is probably right next to his. Next To Elias is William C. Hankins, Son of Geo & L Hankins who died in 1856. Next to William is Martha E. Hadley. Closer examination of Martha's stone reveals that she died on Nov 25, 1853 at 3 mos 5 days. Zerilda died Dec. 31, 1857 at 27 yrs. 3 mos and 8 days As I mentioned, Elias's stone is badly chipped. We hope to get back to Indiana to try to work on it and reset Zerilda's stone next month. He was probably born in Nov (it appears to be the 7th) in 185something and died at 37 yrs 1 mo and 21 days. After some searching we found the cemetery listed on Carol's Parke County Cemetery project as the Causey Cemetery (http://members.tripod.com/~Karoann/CAUSEY.html). Although some of the dates are not the same as what we brought out with a great deal of effort the listing is really good. If there is anyone who is not familiar with the project please check out (http://members.tripod.com/~Karoann/letter.html). Their website is a great resource and a real work of love. Cemetery location: N39° 51.735'W87° 20.086'- CR 540W Parke County Indiana Linda -----Original Message----- From: Jerry Richmond [mailto:jrichmon@sprynet.com] Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 6:29 AM Subject: Re: [HADLEY-L] Zerilla Hadley ??? Linda & List - This Elias Hadley either went undetected in Census of 1850 & 1860 in Indiana or slipped in and out again between the Censuses. My best guess for identification would be Elias Hadley, b.13 Nov 1826, Orange co,NC, son of Jacob Hadley (1786-1878) & Ruth Hadley. I don't have a marriage recorded for him in my Quaker Hadley database. His brother Simon Hadley (1810-1896) & wife Eunice Hobson appear in Census of 1850, Washington twp, Parke co,IN; hh#540; also in Census of 1860, Washington twp, Parke co,IN; hh#1097. So this "guess" is supportable. If the wife Zerilda died also in 1858, he may have gone on to Iowa; many people did so. Regards, Jerry Richmond You are cordially invited to visit "The Quaker Collection" http://home.sprynet.com/~jrichmon/qkrcoll.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cox, Linda" <lindacox@uiuc.edu> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 9:42 PM Subject: RE: [HADLEY-L] Zerilla Hadley ??? Further research on ancestry.com turned up information in the Indiana Marriages Database, 1845-1920. There is a listing for Zerilda Hankins and Elias Hadley married in Parke County on 03 Oct 1852 - (Original Source Page 99). The dates match since it looks like the date that their daughter Martha E. Hadley died was Nov. 25, 1858. I will verify this when we get back to check the stones again. Linda Cox -----Original Message----- From: John Hadley [mailto:agchem5@gte.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 12:41 AM Subject: Re: [HADLEY-L] Zerilla Hadley ??? PS I have looked through the data base trying to find these folks but no luck. There is a Zerilda Hadley listed but the dates are too late for this one you have found. There are a lot of Elias Hadleys listed, also, quite a few Martha E Hadleys, but I could not match these up. Frustrating !!!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cox, Linda" <lindacox@uiuc.edu> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 12:04 PM Subject: [HADLEY-L] Zerilla Hadley ??? > We found the stone for (we are guessing here) Zerilla Hadley, wife of Elias Hadley and their daughter, Martha E.Hadley (died 1858). Unfortunately, we did not get a very clear picture of the stones but we will be going back soon to clean the stone and get better pictures. In the meantime I have posted the pictures we did take on my website at: http://www.lindamclark.net/Family/pictures/hadley/index.htm. > Linda