Crawford County (IN) Democrat, January 5, 1899. Rev. D. B. Whimster returned from the sick bed of his son, Dr. W. C. Whimster of Louisville, and occupied his pulpit on Sunday evening. He is holding a series of meetings each night except Saturday during this week. He will preach at Milltown on Sunday and at English on Sunday night. His family is expected to arrive today.

Crawford County (IN) Democrat, January 5, 1899. Thomas Job, Sr., aged 79 years, died on Thursday of last week at home at West Fork. He leaves a widow, eight children and a large number of grandchildren to mourn this loss. Mr. Job was a prominent merchant at one time but has confined himself to farming these many years.

Jackson Citizen Patriot, January 3, 1900, p. 4. KEPT DRUNK TILL HE FREEZES John Glass, 45 years old, of English, Indiana, kept drunk from Christmas even till Thursday night by his stepsons, John and William Greggans, and then left out in the cold, died Sunday night. The boys, who treated alternately, kept sober. Glass had been married scarcely a month. The boys have fled.

Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel, August 25, 1865, p. 2. Crime still rages at Jeffersonville, Indiana, and no one is arrested. Last Tuesday the body of a negro soldier was found in the suburbs who had been shot through the head by some person unknown. On Monday morning another colored soldier was found in Port Falton (difficult to read, consider Falten as a spelling variant) pinioned to the ground with a bayonet. This crime was also committed by some person unknown.

A number of 1812 pension and bounty land applications for veterans of the War of 1812 are available free of charge at www.fold3.com. The information noted below was abstracted by Randi Richardson from the documents available online for George Armstrong. George Armstrong enlisted in the War of 1812 at Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana, on February 27, 1813, and was discharged April 12, 1813. He had dark hair, blue eyes, a fair complexion and was 5’8” tall. On April 7, 1840, he married Sarah Ann Wells in Oldham County, Kentucky. Sarah was the widow of Francis Ishmael Wells who died in Lagrange, Kentucky, March 21, 1839. George Armstrong died at West Port, Kentucky, on March 11, 1850. After George died, Sarah continued to reside in West Port. About 1854 she applied for and received bounty land. In 1879, age the age of 69, she applied for a widow’s pension.

Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, December 12, 1853, p. 1. Jeffersonville, Indiana—A man named Peter H. Stall committed suicide at Jeffersonville last week. He called at a private boarding house, ate supper and went to rest, and at nine o’clock was found lying on his bed in a pool of blood, quite dead. From an examination of his body, it appears that he had made horrible gashes with a razor across both legs and, in like manner, had nearly severed both arms. Among his papers was found a bank notice from Messrs. L. A. Benoist (difficult to read) & Co., St. Louis, notifying him of $5,000 being due at their house between the 15th and 21st of October.

Cincinnati (OH) Daily Times, July 16, 1874, p. 1. JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. Arrest of Corbin and Gordon—Public Indignation at the Murder Jeffersonville, Indiana, July 16—Ed Corbin and Mike Gordon were arrested at New Albany today and are now in jail here. Their victim, Joseph Boyer (difficult to read, consider Bayer as a spelling variant), died this morning. The coroner is now holding a post mortem examination. Great indignation is expressed against Corbin and Gordon, and there is some fear that an effort will be made to lynch them tonight.

Southern Car Company Declares Bankruptcy Cincinnati (OH) Daily Gazette, January 21, 1876, p. 4. The Southern Car Company of Jeffersonville, Indiana, filed a petition in bankruptcy yesterday.

Brown County (IN) Democrat, April 2, 1914, p. 6. HE FORMERLY LIVED HERE Philip J. Yockey, a former resident of Nashville, died at his home in Columbus last Saturday afternoon. He was 76 years of age and was born in Woodsfield, Ohio, and about eight years ago came to Nashville, he and his family living just northwest of town for about a year. When 14 years of age he became a member of the German Lutheran Church, but since moving to Columbus he had affiliated with the M. E. Church. Deceased leaves a widow and ten children: Mrs. Charles Rice, Loren Yockey and William Yockey of Indianapolis; Mrs. Harry Truitt, Martha Yockey and Laura Yockey of Columbus; Thomas Yockey and Emma Mahoney of Woodsfield, O., and two children near wheeling, W. Va., by a previous marriage. He was a brother to Henry Yockey who resides in Jackson Township. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Lowther of the Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon and the remains were interred in the Garland Brook Cemetery.

Brown County (Indiana) Democrat, April 2, 1914, p.6. MRS. ALICE MCCOY IS DEAD Mrs. Alice McCoy, age 32, wife of Lewis McCoy, died at the family home at Trevlac Sunday evening at six o’clock. She had been ill for some time, but her condition had not been considered dangerous until a few days before her death. She was a member of a large family of boys and girls who early in life were left without a mother and a short time later without a father. Fourteen years ago she was married to Lewis McCoy and to them four children were born, three of whom with the husband, survive—Nettie, age 13; Samuel, 12; and Joseph, 6. The other child died in infancy. She is also survived by five sisters and three brothers. The sisters are: Mrs. Willis Richards, Mrs. Neal McCoy and Mrs. Samuel Chitwood of Trevlac; Mrs. Lewis Prosser of Helmsburg; and Rosa Allen of Arkansas. Her brothers are William of this county and George Croddy of Ellettsville, and one who is absent. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Jacob Frownfelter Tuesday forenoon and was largely attended. The remains were buried in the Toney Cemetery on Bear Creek.

Brown County (Indiana) Democrat, April 2, 1914, p.6. “I have taken this,” said Mrs. Mathis as she held an empty bottle in her outstretched hand. “I HAVE TAKEN THIS,” Said Mrs. Mathis as She Held an Empty Bottle in Her Outstretched Hand We secure the particulars of the suicide of Mrs. Charles Mathis, a brief notice of which we had last week from the Gilman (IL) Star. Seldom are we called upon to chronicle a death so pitifully sad as that of Mrs. Charles Mathis who on Monday morning took her own life by the use of carbolic acid. Only a few weeks ago Mr. and Mrs. Mathis suffered the loss of their little two and one half year old son, Harry, his death being the first break in the happy circle. Although three other children were left in the home one an infant of only six months, the fact of the little dead son and his prattling voice were ever with the grief-stricken mother, and the result was a mental condition in which she was not accountable for her acts. When Mr. Mathis returned to the house after doing his work early Monday morning, he found breakfast prepared and waiting and his wife in the kitchen. He went to the bedroom to dress one of the children, and she followed him to the bedroom door and raised an empty bottle said, “I have taken this,” and immediately became unconscious. A physician was hastily called but reached the house to find Mrs. Mathis beyond all earthly help. The case is one of the saddest in the history of Gilman, and expressions of sympathy for the bereaved husband and children and the sorrowing relatives are heard on every side. The funeral services for Mr. Mathis were held at the M. E. Church yesterday at 2 PM and the remains of the wife and mother were laid to rest by the side of the little son who had preceded her. Anna Mathis was born near Nashville, Indiana, on August 15, 1888. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Roberts of Columbus, Indiana. The deceased came with her husband last September to Gilman. She was married to Charles Mathis on May 19, 1906. To this union four children were born. Nolan, age 7; Elmer, age 4 years; little Harry, 2 ½ years old; and baby Ruth, 5 months. Only four weeks ago little Harry was buried. The deceased leaves her husband, three children, her father and mother, three sisters and two brothers. She identified herself with the church. She passed away at her home in Gilman on March 23 at 6 AM. Those from out of town who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Roberts, parents of Mrs. Mathis; Mrs. Lillie Laurie, Nashville, Ind., sister; Mrs. Walter Mathis of Nashville, Ind., mother of Mr. Mathis; Ambrose Mathis, brother, of Columbus, Ind.; Earl Stimson and wife, Anchor; Robert Greenlee and wife, Colfax; Jessie Smith and wife, Colfax; Myrtle Johnson, Colfax; and Walter Smith and wife of Lahogue. _________________________________________________________________________________

John F. Slinkard Died Brown County (Indiana) Democrat, April 2, 1914, p.6. John F. Slinkard, age 64, a prominent business man and well known democratic politician of Greene County, died last Tuesday night at his home in Bloomfield. Mr. Slinkard was the contractor who built the Nashville and Columbus gravel road and had numerous acquaintances in Brown County. He was a brother-i-law of Hugh T. Adams of Nashville.

Brown County (Indiana) Democrat, April 2, 1914, p.6. James L. Rogers, a native of this county, died t his home in Oklahoma City, March 11, 1914. Deceased was a son of William Rogers, one of the earliest inhabitants of the Jackson Creek neighborhood seven miles west of Nashville. He was a brother of William P. Rogers, dean of the law school of Cincinnati University, and of Samuel B. Rogers of Seattle, Wash. He served during the Civil War as a member of the 159th Indiana Vol. Infantry

Mary Marlett to Work in Terre Haute Columbus (IN) Evening Republic, February 11, 1897, p. 8. Miss Mary Marlatt writes to friends here that she has an elegant position in the schools at Terre Haute. She instructs four classes in Latin and is a private secretary to the principals (sic

Columbus (IN) Evening Republic, February 11, 1897, p. 8. Mrs. George Johnson is critically ill at the family home on Third Street. Her mother, Mrs. Merrick, arrived from Shelbyville this morning.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Courier, May 5, 1911, p. 3. GIRL ESCAPES FROM GYPSY CAMP “Save me from them people,” said a 16-year-old girl to Chief of Police Cooper at Columbus, Ind., on entering police headquarters yesterday. The girl said she had escaped from a band of gypsies at Seymour, with whom she had been since her babyhood, and that the gypsies beat her and compelled her to steal. She said her name was Jessie Mayes, but that the gypsies had given her their name. She said she had no knowledge of her parents or of their whereabouts. An effort is being made to find a home for the girl.

Frank Sechrist Abandoned His Bride Columbus (Indiana) Evening Republic, February 11, 1897, p. 2. NOTE: Consider Secrist and Secrest as spelling variants of Sechrist. Frank Sechrist has aroused Millwood by leaving his bride of two weeks for parts unknown. Columbus (Indiana) Evening Republic, February 11, 1897, p. 2. NOTE: Consider Secrist and Secrest as spelling variants of Sechrist. Frank Sechrist has aroused Millwood by leaving his bride of two weeks for parts unknown.

Columbus (Indiana) Evening Republic, February 11, 1897, p. 2. The infant child of Mr. Joseph Wolfslegg died at the residence of its grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Malloy, on West Fourth Street. The remains were taken to Madison for burial.

The number of descendants is amazing! I figure each of his grandchildren had to have 18-19 children each to come up with 1006 great grandchildren. WOW! Mary Eve 1735 Gardner Lane [Shipping] PO Box 100 [Mail] Corydon, Indiana 47112 Direct: 812-738-5354 Fax: 888-521-1266 -----Original Message----- From: in-south-central-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:in-south-central-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Randi Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 8:33 AM To: in-south-central@rootsweb.com Subject: [IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL] Washington County: Jacob Tash Died Salem (IN) Democrat, May 4, 1881, from the earliest bound volume of transcribed obits available at the John Hay Center, Salem, Indiana. NOTE: The item below was abbreviated from the transcription as noted by the ellipsis. There was additional information below the obit and it appears to have been provided by the transcriber rather than a part of the obit. The information pertains to the marriages of eight of the Tash children: Rachel married Christian Souder; Martha married Isaac Hinkle; Lydia married Henry Davis, Jr.; Sarah married Joel Coombs; Louisa married John Elrod; Nancy married William Packwood; Henry married Anna Collins Collins; and David married Catharine Souder. I There died on the 13th of April 1881, one of the old pioneers of Washington County. Jacob Tash was an old man and had a large number of descendants. He was born February 15, 1790, in Rowan County, North Carolina. He married in that state to Mary Stanley and two children were born to them there. In 1816 he left the old North State and started over the mountains for Indiana. He settled on the middle fork of Blue River near Pekin, Washington County, in 1816, where he resided until 1874 when he went to reside with his son, David Tash, in Scott County. Mary Tash, his wife, died in 1834. The children by the marriage were ten in number, seven of whom still survive. Two boys died young, and one daughter died recently in Missouri. Jacob Tash married a second time to Martha Roe by whom he had no children. She died May 26, 1880. Jacob Tash had numerous descendants when he died. There were living as the offspring of his body seven children, 54 grandchildren, 1,006 (sic) great grand children and fourteen great great grandchildren, making 1,081 descendants. Jacob Tash was a member of the regular Baptist Church for about 50 years. He was an honest, industrious, economical man and had a peaceful and quiet life, and died respected by all who knew him. In politics he was a Democrat of the strictest sort. He voted for every Democratic candidate for president from James Monroe down to and including Gen. Hancock. The IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL Rootsweb list is for genealogists and historians who have an interest in the south central district of Indiana, as defined by the Indiana Genealogial Society, including the counties of: Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harris, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Orange, Scott and Washington. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Carolyn, I agree. Ancestry isn't perfect but at least you can make some corrections. Family search (in my family anyway) is full of errors. On 6/21/2012 7:48 PM, Carolyn Jones wrote: > Personally I don't understand why everyone gets so upset about ancestry.com charging for research; there are plenty of other pay sites, ancestry is not the only one. > I have paid for ancestry for years and consider it a great bargain! Its less than 50cents a day for the US research, a little more for international. How much do some of you pay daily for a soda, a coffee??etc. > Please put this in perspective. I for one find I find things much faster on ancestry than on family search; saving me a lot of time. > Thanks for listening; I just needed to say this. > Carolyn Jones > The IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL Rootsweb list is for genealogists and historians who have an interest in the south central district of Indiana, as defined by the Indiana Genealogial Society, including the counties of: Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harris, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Orange, Scott and Washington. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message