Wow, Mary Beth! You never cease to amaze me with your wealth of information. Thank you so much for your speedy and informative reply. My sister has spent many, many hours on our Laughridge/Lockridge line. She was also historian for the Lokrig Association until this year when she had to give it up. I am forwarding your information to her to see if we can fit our families in with any of these in Lucas County. They certainly were in the right area of Indiana. Our Laughridge line is a mess as there were several families in and around Ripley and Bartholomew counties in Indiana before coming to Iowa and elsewhere. Apparently there was a fire in one of those counties about 1829 which burned the court records. We did not know Sarah's middle or maiden name until quite recently when I stumbled upon the marriage record while helping a friend so some research. Sarah Jayne Bozell appears to be the daughter of Henry Bozell and Lucretia unknown and was born in IN about 1837. John Laughridge/Lockridge was born abt. 1832 in Ripley Co., IN and appears to be the son of Samuel Lockridge. Samuel & John reportedly moved to Wapello Co., IA around 1849 and are listed in the 1850 census there. Supposedly John went back to IN, was in Bartholomew Co. for the 1860 and Ripley for the 1870. Then we lose track of him until 1900 when he is back in IA, this time in Cedar County. With Wapello County being so close to Lucas County and with the road that you mentioned, there seems to be a distinct possibility that these Boozell/Bozell/Busselle and Laughridge/Lockridge families are probably all connected. Oh, and from some of the Bozell trees I have looked at, apparently the name is also given as Boswell. I have not delved very deeply into this line yet and the only true facts I have are John and Sarah's marriage record and the census records mentioned. Would love to connect our families to the ones in Lucas County! Thanks again so very much, Mary Beth! Jayne Lovell Mundell

Hello Jayne, Glad you were able to find some good info or at least some leads, in what I had sent. There are a few Boswell's in the reference material. It sounds like you would benefit most by going further east and back further in time when there were so many in Indiana. In other words, who were the parents of those who settled in Ripley and Bartholomew Counties in Indiana? I imagine your sister delved into those records. Just took a quick look in the early Marriage Records for Lucas Co., p. 28: Two early Boozell gals were married in 1877: 25 Feb 1877 Aaron N. Lockridge, 20 m. Florence S. Boozell, 18 [ Florence R. Lockridge, 23, m. D. M. Marshall , age 24 on 11 Oct. 1882, p. 39. [ same Florence? both b. abt 1859. ]] 1 July 1877 Andrew H. Chance, 23 m. Arora Jane Boozell, 16. 2 Oct 1879 Thomas Lockridge, 20, m. Mattie Cook, 18. [p. 32] March 23, 1877, Edward Threlkeld, 19, [nephew to GG Grandma Sarah Threlkeld Davis, Mrs. John Davis] m. Lizzie Young, 19. [As you recall the Threlkeld's, et al, migrated from VA via Shelby Co., KY, Jackson Co., Indiana, Illinois to Iowa. ] Does Aaron Lockridge fit in your line ?? On might assume that Florence and Arora are sisters ?? There wer quite a few Lockridge marriages in the book, but no Sam or John. Have you canvassed Marion Co., ... between Wapello and Lucas Co.? There is a female, S. G. Laughren, who m. J. H. Spencer, male, on 4 Jan 1873 [no ages listed]. Might your Sarah J/G have remarried in Lucas Co., ?? :) There was a Samuel Lockard who m. Sarah A. Hale on 2 july 1864 [no ages listed]. Just watching for variations on a name -- possibilities. :) For your collection, I had saved the below article that Nancee sent out last year, about a 1906 fire. It mentions some Busselle names in it of possible interest to you. Subject:[IALUCAS] MIDNIGHT ALARMS - CHARITON FIRE. Date: 19:29:50 10.10.2004 From: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert <iggy29@rnetinc.net> To: IALUCAS-L@rootsweb.com The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, March 1, 1906 At about 10:00 o'clock on Monday night the fire alarm was given and the flames were seen issuing from the roof of the MCCOLLOUGH & BROWN Livery Barn, just south of the Christian Church. The fire company responded but it was evident that it would be an impossibility to save the building and all effort was directed to the surroundings after a short contest with the flames. The building belonged to L.H. BUSSELLE and was insured in full. The livery stock belonged to LON BROWN and ED. MCCOLLOUGH, which was uninsured. The rigs were got out but the hay, corn, harness, etc., were consumed. A number of horses and one cow perished in the flames and their charred carcasses presented a ghastly sight the next morning. The exact number of horses is unknown -- but a dozen or more. County Recorder HOLMES had his driving horse and rig in the barn at the time, and the BUSSELLE teams and the fine Shetland pony of E.D. VIERS were there meeting the same fate. Up to within a couple of weeks MR. BROWN owned all the livery stock but since that time MR. MCCOLLOUGH became part owner. As this fire was directly north of a half block of some of the best business houses and largest stores in Chariton, the hazards were great. Soon one of the ware rooms of the BUSSELLE BROS. was on fire and it and contents went down. The flames broke through into the shoe and cloak room of the Chariton Dry Goods Company and much damage was caused but by the heroic effort of the fire company all the buildings were saved. The store room of BREWER & BLAKE caught fire but it was soon extinguished. Goods were removed from the Chariton Dry Goods Co.'s Store the BUSSELLE Hardware establishment and from the BREWER & BLAKE Clothing establishment, but were replaced without further damage. The Fair, Flatt's and the grocery stock of F.C. STANLEY were in less danger and were unmolested. The losses are small compared to the insurance. The stock of the Chariton Dry Goods Company would invoice about $32,000, the firm receiving a shipment of $7,000 on the first of the month. The BUSSELLE Hardware and Implement stock would carry $15,000, a couple of car loads being placed this week. The BREWER & BLAKE stock was protected by $6,500 insurance, the only damage being disarrangement, which was the case in the other establishments, save the total consumption in the ware houses and cloak and shoe department. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert October 10, 2004 iggy29@rnetinc.net ==== IALUCAS Mailing List ==== David, railrider503@aol.com: Lucas County List Administrator, Website Coordinator, Lucas County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ialucas/Main.htm end article. Here's hoping you or sis find some value in what I sent. If you want me to check on someting else, let me know. Mary Beth in Wisconin Descendant of a whole lot of Lucas Co. folks. Just a random act of genealogical kindness. :)