Terre Haute (IN) Daily Gazette, September 3, 1870. There is a big excitement in Salem over the disappearance of one Randall Boling, son-in-law of Mr. John Ryman. He disappeared last Friday night suddenly and mysteriously from his residence two and a half miles from Salem. On the same night a letter was received by Mr. Ryman purporting to come from the Seymour Vigilance Committee and stating that unless Ryman deposited in the Boling school house, so that the vigilantes could obtain it, $1,500-one half immediately and the remainder within one month-Boling, who was a prisoner in their hands would be put to death. On Sunday Mr. Ryman received a second letter from the same source demanding the immediate deposit at the above designated place of $3,000 accompanied by a threat that if the demand was not acceded to that night Boling would be murdered and his house, barn, etc., burned. Mr. Ryman declined to accede to the strange demand. Some parties believe the letters are genuine while others think they emanated from Boling himself. The latter has always been regarded as one of the best citizens of Washington County.

Randall (Randolph), son of Jesse Boling and Sarah Hobbs, was a 1st cousin of mine (3x removed) was born in 1825 and didn't die until 1912. His wife was Martha Jane Reymen, dau of John and Martha Lindley Reymen. Randall divorced in 1980. Any additionial information would be appreciated. Jim Hill cotogolfer@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: Randi Richardson via <in-south-central@rootsweb.com> To: IN-South-Central <IN-South-Central@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, Jul 15, 2015 4:03 am Subject: [IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL] Washington County: Randall Boling Kidnapped for Ransom Terre Haute (IN) Daily Gazette, September 3, 1870. There is a big excitement in Salem over the disappearance of one Randall Boling, son-in-law of Mr. John Ryman. He disappeared last Friday night suddenly and mysteriously from his residence two and a half miles from Salem. On the same night a letter was received by Mr. Ryman purporting to come from the Seymour Vigilance Committee and stating that unless Ryman deposited in the Boling school house, so that the vigilantes could obtain it, $1,500-one half immediately and the remainder within one month-Boling, who was a prisoner in their hands would be put to death. On Sunday Mr. Ryman received a second letter from the same source demanding the immediate deposit at the above designated place of $3,000 accompanied by a threat that if the demand was not acceded to that night Boling would be murdered and his house, barn, etc., burned. Mr. Ryman declined to accede to the strange demand. Some parties believe the letters are genuine while others think they emanated from Boling himself. The latter has always been regarded as one of the best citizens of Washington County. 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

Thanks for the update, Jim. I'll keep an eye out for items related to Boling and Reymen. Randi -----Original Message----- From: in-south-central-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:in-south-central-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim Hill via Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 11:29 AM To: gftl@bluemarble.net; in-south-central@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL] Washington County: Randall Boling Kidnapped for Ransom Randall (Randolph), son of Jesse Boling and Sarah Hobbs, was a 1st cousin of mine (3x removed) was born in 1825 and didn't die until 1912. His wife was Martha Jane Reymen, dau of John and Martha Lindley Reymen. Randall divorced in 1980. Any additionial information would be appreciated. Jim Hill cotogolfer@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: Randi Richardson via <in-south-central@rootsweb.com> To: IN-South-Central <IN-South-Central@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, Jul 15, 2015 4:03 am Subject: [IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL] Washington County: Randall Boling Kidnapped for Ransom Terre Haute (IN) Daily Gazette, September 3, 1870. There is a big excitement in Salem over the disappearance of one Randall Boling, son-in-law of Mr. John Ryman. He disappeared last Friday night suddenly and mysteriously from his residence two and a half miles from Salem. On the same night a letter was received by Mr. Ryman purporting to come from the Seymour Vigilance Committee and stating that unless Ryman deposited in the Boling school house, so that the vigilantes could obtain it, $1,500-one half immediately and the remainder within one month-Boling, who was a prisoner in their hands would be put to death. On Sunday Mr. Ryman received a second letter from the same source demanding the immediate deposit at the above designated place of $3,000 accompanied by a threat that if the demand was not acceded to that night Boling would be murdered and his house, barn, etc., burned. Mr. Ryman declined to accede to the strange demand. Some parties believe the letters are genuine while others think they emanated from Boling himself. The latter has always been regarded as one of the best citizens of Washington County. 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 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