Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Herald Telephone, June 16, 1955, Section 2, p. 4. NOTE: The item below was abstracted by Randi Richardson from the original. Jonathan Lindley, a 20-year-old George Washington University student, came to Paoli in order to be present for the dedication of a monument of his great great great grandfather, Jonathan Lindley who was identified as the founder of Paoli and one of the founders of Indiana University. The elder Lindley was appointed by the Indiana Constitutional Convention of 1816 as chairman of the committee that selected the Indiana township from which proceeds from land sales went to support Indiana Seminary, forerunner of IU. He also was appointed to serve on the infant institution's first board of trustees.
Chicago (IL) Day Book, June 20, 1913, p. 30. Bedford, Ind.-When suit for divorce from her young husband still pending, Marie Dulin (consider Dillon a spelling variant), 18, suicide. Poison.
Chicago (IL) Day Book, October 30, 1912, p. 25. Bedford, Ind.-Scaffold collapsed here. Curtis Chastine (consider Chastain a spelling variant) and James Connelly fatally injured.
Chicago (IL) Day Book, June 29, 1915, last edition, page 30. Bedford, Ind.-Farris Hassan, a Turk, killed John W. Fender, civil war veterans, while the latter was having bees on Turk's property; run down by a posse.
Chicago (IL) Day Book, March 21, 1914, last edition, p. 29. Bedford, Ind.-George Goldsback, 63, jokingly remarked to wife he was about ready to die. Dead few minutes afterward. Heart disease.
Chicago (IL) Day Book, March 13, 1914, p. 32. Bedford, Ind-two men held for murder, two for assault with intent to kill and nine for rioting at inquiry over riot at plant of Lehigh Portland Cement Company following lockout that resulted in one death and two serious injuries.
Terre Haute (IN) Daily Gazette, October 4, 1870. At Medora, Jackson County, nearly the entire membership of the United Brethren Church followed their late pastor, Rev. John W. Melton, into the Methodist Episcopal Church. Sixty in all went with him, including all the officers of the church, the latter conveying the title to the church edifice valued at $2,500, to the Methodists. Rev. Mr. Melton is an able and influential minister.
New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, October 21, 1895, p. 1. David Kyte, a pioneer farmer of Jackson County, is dead at his home near Seymour, aged 78.
Huntington (IN) Daily Democrat, August 26, 1893, p. 1. KILLED ON THE RAILWAY TRACK Seymour, Ind., Aug. 26-Benjamin Hess, a young farmer who resided with his widowed mother on a farm southeast of this city, was instantly killed Friday morning at 12:55 o'clock by being struck by a northbound freight train on the Pittsburg, Cleveland, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad.
Rushville (IN) Republican, December 5, 1889, p. 2. Mrs. Louisa Eglin died Thursday at Seymour, Ind., aged 109 years.
Indiana State Sentinel, June 13, 1883. JACKSON COUNTY AND VICINITY Seymour, Indiana, June 11-A cyclone of unusual severity and not over 100 yards wife struck the western part of this county last evening about six o'clock and completely demolished the farm residence of John W. Holmes and tore his orchard up by the roots and killed some very fine stock for Charles Esham. Another cyclone of signal severity struck and demolished the farm residence of a Mr. Ties six mile southwest of the city. Frank Mennng's barn, filled with old corn and agricultural implements, and his cribs were prostrated and carried to the four winds. No such storms have ever visited this county before.
Yes, I know there us a family in Indianapolis. That is what sparked the question! -----Original Message----- From: Jtrippneu via <in-south-central@rootsweb.com> To: in-south-central <in-south-central@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, Jun 29, 2015 7:12 pm Subject: [IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL] RE Name Vesterqvist Hello: I was intrigued by the name VESTERQVIST and found several with that spelling and surname on LINKED IN and on Facebook. There is a Michael Vesterqvist living in Indianapolis IN. I realize this does not answer the question of nationality, but it helps to know the spelling is correct. Judy Tripp-Neu Deputy Town Historian Springwater NY. 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
Hello: I was intrigued by the name VESTERQVIST and found several with that spelling and surname on LINKED IN and on Facebook. There is a Michael Vesterqvist living in Indianapolis IN. I realize this does not answer the question of nationality, but it helps to know the spelling is correct. Judy Tripp-Neu Deputy Town Historian Springwater NY.
Definitely Scandinavian, most probably Swedish. I found several Ole Vesterqvists when Googling the name. http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/obituaries/bcct/linus-j-vesterqvist/article_92c9623d-5483-5940-9d3f-4fc2f2d985eb.html Eleanor Message: 1 Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2015 15:43:43 -0400 From: Support Team <walth100@aol.com> Subject: [IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL] Name Information To: GERMAN-ALSATIAN@rootsweb.com, Inclark@rootsweb.com, in-south-central@rootsweb.com, kentuckiana@rootsweb.com, mo-stlouis-metro@rootsweb.com, ROEMJA@twc.com Message-ID: <8D27FF1DFF18DE9-D6C-10568@webmailstg-vd09.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Recently I located a family surname but have not been able to locate name heritage. The family name is Vesterqvist. Is this German of ? Thanks WH On Monday, June 29, 2015 3:01 AM, "in-south-central-request@rootsweb.com" <in-south-central-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: Today's Topics: 1. Name Information (Support Team) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2015 15:43:43 -0400 From: Support Team <walth100@aol.com> Subject: [IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL] Name Information To: GERMAN-ALSATIAN@rootsweb.com, Inclark@rootsweb.com, in-south-central@rootsweb.com, kentuckiana@rootsweb.com, mo-stlouis-metro@rootsweb.com, ROEMJA@twc.com Message-ID: <8D27FF1DFF18DE9-D6C-10568@webmailstg-vd09.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Recently I located a family surname but have not been able to locate name heritage. The family name is Vesterqvist. Is this German of ? Thanks WH ------------------------------ End of IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL Digest, Vol 4, Issue 174 ************************************************
William H. Roose, Indiana's Birthplace: A History of Harrison County, Indiana (New Albany, IN: Tribune Company Printers, 1911), p. 62-63. The closing act of the white cap drama (at Harrison County) was enacted in Conrad's Hollow in Boone Township on the night of Saturday, August 5, 1893. Samuel and William Conrad lived in a little log cabin here with their mother and sister. A few months prior to that date, their father, Edward Conrad had been found in a dying condition a short distance from his home. The two boys were accused of having murdered him, and they were arrested and tried at Corydon, but the evidence being insufficient, the trial resulted in a prompt acquittal. George K. Gwartney (sic) who is still practicing law in Corydon, was their attorney, and he received from them two shotguns in payment of his fee. Upon receiving an intimation that they would probably be whitecapped, Mr. Gwartney returned the guns to his clients. The Conrads returned to their home and when a few days later their dog was mysteriously poisoned, they realized that they would soon receive a call from the white caps. Secreting themselves behind an old fence, they patiently awaited the coming of the regulators and prepared to welcome them in an unexpected manner. After several nights of waiting and watching, the regulators quietly appeared and entered the cabin from the rear. After thoroughly searching the house, they appeared on the front porch when the two vigilant brothers promptly opened fired with shotguns charged with double loads of buckshot. Five men fell mortally wounded and the others fled. It was not until eight o'clock the next morning that the bodies were found. In the meantime, the Conrads fled to Kentucky where they now live. The men killed were Edward Huston, Lewis Wiseman, Willis May, John Timberlake and Alfred N. Howe. While all of the dead men were prominent citizens of the vicinity, the Conrads were never arrested. This was the last act of the (whitecap) organization that made Harrison County notorious as "The Whitecap County."
William H. Roose, Indiana's Birthplace: A History of Harrison County, Indiana (New Albany, IN: Tribune Company Printers, 1911), p. 61-62. On Friday, June 7, 1889, James Devin and Charles Tennyson of Floyd County went to the home of James Lemay four miles northeast of Corydon where they represented themselves to be stock buyers and asked for supper and lodging. They were given their supper and a sleeping room was put in readiness for them. While they were eating, their actions aroused Mr. Lemay's suspicions, and he armed himself with a revolver. When the men were told that their room was ready, one of them drew a revolver and ordered the family consisting of Mr. Lemay, his wife, his two nieces and a hired man, into a room and closed the doors. When the doors were closed, Mr. Lemay attempted to draw his revolver, and one of the men began firing at him. Mr. Lemay fired three shots and was wounded five times, and Miss Lucy Lemay was shot in the arm. After emptying his revolver, Devin ran out the door and Tennyson jumped headlong through the nearest window. Miss Matilda Lemay ran out and rang the farm bell for help, but the men escaped. They were captured at New Albany the next day and taken to Corydon where they were placed in jail to await trial. At midnight on the night of the 12th day of June, 1889, one hundred and fifty mounted men rode into Corydon and, after throwing guards about the vicinity of the jail, battered down the jail doors and took Devin and Tennyson to the bridge across Big Indian Creek at the west end of Walnut Street where they were hung.
William H. Roose, Indiana's Birthplace: A History of Harrison County, Indiana (New Albany, IN: Tribune Company Printers, 1911), p. 61. The first sacrifice of line in these hazardous (whitecap) expeditions occurred in Blue River Township on the night of April 26, 1880. Henry Long was termed a "Jackleg lawyer" and was accused of stirring up strife in the neighborhood. He was a man of well-known courage and, in order to avoid danger to themselves, the whitecaps had him arrested on some frivolous charge that they had trumped up and had the trial set at night. The trial was called before Squire Archibald Boston and a long array of witnesses prolonged it until a late hour. Toward midnight the whitecaps appeared. Long had been disarmed but some friend had secretly given him a revolver. The first man who attempted to enter the door was promptly shot by Long. The man lived but a short time and proved to be Louis Henriot, one of the leading citizens of the community. After the first shot, the revolver failed to fire. After being shot in the head, Long escaped from the regulators but he died in a few days from the effect of the wound.
New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, October 23, 1895, p. 1. SHOULD HAVE PAID THEIR TAXES Corydon, Ind., October 28-Richard Phillips and his two sons have been arrested for interfering with officers. Two deputy sheriffs went to their farm in Posey Township, this county, to make a levy on property for delinquent taxes. When Phillips and his sons saw the officers, they armed themselves and declared they would shoot anyone attempting to make such levy. The officers procured aid and overpower the men, placing them in jail.
Crawford County (IN) Democrat, January 29, 1903, p. 3. There was not a coffin in stock at Corydon of sufficient size to hold the body of Mrs. American Cline who died a few days ago at her home in Scott Township, Harrison County, and one had to be constructed. Mrs. Cline was 73 years old. A post mortem held on her showed her death had been caused by a cancerous tumor accompanied by fourteen gallstones.
Name ending in “qvist”: Believe this is likely Norwegian. From: Charlotte Sellers via Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 7:05 AM To: Support Team ; in-south-central@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL] Name Information Without more context I don't know if this is relevant but, if it's handwriting, could either V be U (especially second since it follows Q)? Also here in Jackson County we have Vehslage which I'm told was pronounced phonetically in German VEESLOGGA and in Hoosier FESSLOGGIE or FESSLOGGER where it also became Feslar and Fislar. Might be worth trying a variety of pronunciations (V=F or W) but I confess had I not been told I never would have guessed Fe/islar came out of Vehslage. Google Translate didn't help with either. Good luck with the search. Charlotte -- Charlotte Sellers Jackson County, Indiana historian / genealogist digging into local & family history On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Support Team via < in-south-central@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Recently I located a family surname but have not been able to locate name > heritage. The family name is Vesterqvist. > Is this German of ? > Thanks > WH