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 > 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 >

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

New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, October 17, 1895, p. 4. Shadrack Kates, colored, who served one year in the Prison South for stealing a sheep, was released this morning at the jail door by Sheriff Strack.

New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, October 17, 1895, p. 4. Henry Leaf, aged 17 years, died last night at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Leaf, on Thomas Street, of liver trouble. The remains will be taken tomorrow to New Middletown, Harrison County, for interment.

New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, October 17, 1895, p. 1. YOUNG HEARTS JOINED Edward C. Seabrook and Miss Mary Doughten United in Marriage Last Night The marriage of Corrie Seabrook and Miss Mary Doughten occurred last night at 8:30 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents on West Spring Street. It was a most delightful and happy social event. The house was filled with relatives and friends of the two well-known young people. The ceremony was pronounced by Rev. H. C. Clippinger, pastor of Wesley M. E. Church, and was the simple but always beautiful ritual of the discipline of the church. After hearty congratulations had been extended Mr. and Mrs. Seabrook, a wedding supper was greatly enjoyed by the guests. The wedding presents received were exceedingly pretty and useful and when one looked upon the generous display of gifts, it was easy to see that these young people were held in high regard by many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Seabrook go to housekeeping at once in a neat cottage on West Main near Third Street. They have the heartiest congratulations of all who know them and their best wishes for a happy life together and the TRIBUNE counts as one of these.

New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, October 16, 1895, p. 4. Mrs. Ella Wilcoxson left today for Franklin, Ind., to attend the marriage of Miss Edith Craft, formerly of this city, and James Berryhill.

New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, October 16, 1895, p. 5. Mrs. R. P. Main of Greenville left this morning for Dallas, Texas, to visit her mother, Mrs. John Knefley.

Crawford County (IN) Democrat, January 15, 1903, p. 3. Glen Borden, 10-year-old son of Ira Borden, met with an accident Friday last while coasting with other scholars on the grounds at Leavenworth which caused his death Saturday. The attending physician reported his death by concussion of the brain caused by the fall. The little fellow was an exemplary boy, and his sudden death was a pain to the entire school and the bereaved parents have the sympathy of the public in their loss. The funeral it is reported was very large.

Indiana State Journal, Indianapolis, December 27, 1899, p. 1. English, Indiana, December 20-Albert Wolfe of Petrona shot and probably mortally wounded his stepson, Henry Fraley, last night while the boy was burglarizing Wolfe's safe. Fraley, who is about 19, has been absent more than two years and his whereabouts was unknown until last night. There was more than $2,000 in the safe in a room adjoining his mother's bedroom.

Indianapolis (IN) News, February 19, 1880, p. 2. Adam Ketzner, a wealthy and widely known farmer of Milltown, Crawford County, started to cross Blue River near Whiteman's dam Sunday afternoon to visit a friend over the river. While crossing, he was seized with apoplexy and, falling into the river, was drowned.

Noted below is a list of pensioners (names and ages) from Crawford County, Indiana, as noted in the book 1840 CENSUS OF PENSIONERS FOR REVOLUTIONARY OR MILITARY SERVICES. (Available online at http://us-roots.org/colonialamerica/census/1840/index.html). Some of the spellings seem very odd, so the information should be used with caution. Black, Alexander, 80 Keesucker, George, 90 Ruth, John, 89 Toney, Jesse, 78

Indiana Historical Collections, Vol. 6: Indiana World War Records-Gold Star Honor Roll (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission) 1921, p. 234. Charles H. Bird-Private. Son of Martin and Millie Jane Bird; born June 1898, Crawford County, Ind. Farmer. Enlisted in U S. Regular Army May 7, 1917, Evansville, Ind. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; assigned to Company A, 6th Infantry; Company A, 53rd Infantry, 2nd Training Battalion, 26th Infantry; Company D, 26th Infantry. Sailed for France January 12, 1918. Killed in action July 20, 1918, Soissons, France. Place of burial not known.

Jeffersonville (IN) Weekly Journal, March 5, 1897, p. 1. A REMARKABLE FEAT Of a Dog That Follows a Shanty Boat by Swimming Sixty Miles There arrived at the foot of Towhead Island yesterday afternoon a shanty boat, the occupants being Bush Anderson and wife of Jeffersonville. Anderson, for more than a year, has been trapping among the cliffs of the Kentucky River in the vicinity of High Bridge and is enroute to Green River where he expects to follow his vocation. While at High Bridge, Anderson purchased a beagle hound named "Lillie" paying for her a good price, and the dog is possessed of more than ordinary intelligence and will do almost anything her master tells her. Sunday afternoon Anderson, his wife and the family dog, together with the shanty boat, pulled out from High Bridge and floated to Carrollton where they landed to purchase provisions enough to supply the table until their destination was reached. While at Carrollton, the dog in some way became separated from his master and Anderson lost several hours in the hope of finding Lillie but in vain. He gave the dog up as lost and decided to leave without her. At three o'clock yesterday morning the shanty boat with its occupants, minus the dog, left Carrollton and floated down the big river until Towhead was reached when the boat was made fast to the bank, the Andersons coming to Jeffersonville in their skiff to visit relatives. Reaching the foot of Wall Street, Anderson espied in the middle of the stream a distant object two-thirds under water with its head pointed for the Indiana shore. Another look at the object convinced Anderson that it was his dog and when the animal reached the shore the meeting between dog and master was a happy one. By the dog turning up, it developed that when she became separated from her master in Carrollton she saw the shanty boat in the river and decided to follow by swimming down the stream in the hope of overtaking it. Aside from being chilled to the marrow, the beagle hound suffered no inconvenience after having been in the water twelve hours and performing the remarkable feat of swimming from Carrollton to Jeffersonville, a distance of sixty miles. Anderson is remembered as the champion trick skater in this section and has been received with an ovation everywhere here he has exhibited.

Jeffersonville (IN) Weekly Journal, March 5, 1897, p. 1. FUNERAL OF MRS. FRY The funeral of Mrs. Bertha Prather Fry took place this afternoon from the residence, East Market Street, and the remains interred in Walnut Hill Cemetery. The obsequies were conducted by the Rev. W. T. Wells, pastor of the Christian Church of which denomination deceased was an ardent member. He spoke feelingly of the deceased, of her excellent traits of character and esteem for others with whom she mingled. The flowers placed by tender hands around the bier were beautiful, devoid of ostentation and were there as recognition of the pure life exemplified by this once loveable woman.

Jeffersonville (IN) Weekly Journal, February 22, 1897, p. 3. ARRESTED ON A SERIOUS CHARGE Rosa Warman Alleges that William Shaw Criminally Assaulted Her; Goes to Jail William Shaw, charged with an attempt to commit a criminal assault upon Rosa Warman, was arrested this morning by Capt. Cisco and Patrolman Chapman. Shaw was arraigned before Magistrate Ware. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded to jail in default of $500 bond. The attempt, if any, was committed at Shaw's house February 15. Both parties reside in Port Fulton.

Jeffersonville (IN) Weekly Journal, February 22, 1897, p. 3. The jury in the case of Joseph Nicholson vs. Jane Nicholson brought in a verdict this morning declaring the defendant to be of sound mind. This is a case in which a son endeavored to have his mother declared insane and a guardian appointed. The mother resisted, and a trial in court with the above result followed.

Jeffersonville (IN) Weekly Journal, February 22, 1897, p. 2. CHARLES CLERFERT CRITICALLY ILL Wealthy Man and an Uncle of Mrs. Charles P. Collins of This City Charles Clerfert continues dangerously ill at Norton Infirmary. Mr. Clerfert is an uncle of Mrs. Charles P. Collins, 52 East Market Street, and for two years has been boarding at the Galt House, Louisville. Mr. Clerfert came from San Francisco where, for thirty years, he with Senator Fair conoducted the Lick House. He is suffering from softening of the brain, is eighty-one years old and wealthy. It is said that he has one of the finest art galleries on the Pacific slope.

Jeffersonville (IN) Weekly Journal, February 19, 1897, p. 6. JABEZ COLE SLIGHTLY INJURED Jabez R. Cole, who is employed at Howard's Shipyard as a carpenter, fell from a scaffold Saturday a distance of 14 feet, receiving slight bruises. He will be able to resume work in a few days.

Ellettsville (Monroe County, Indiana) Farmer, May 7, 1896, p. 1. A bill has been introduced in Congress to make the Fourth of July a national holiday.

Bloomington (IN) Weekly Star, August 12, 1932, p. 6. Ray Schatz, 14, son of Mrs. John Schatz, south of Nashville, accidentally shot himself in the hand last Friday while toying with a cocked gun. He was taken to the Bartholomew County Hospital.