I saw this posting on the Barnett List. I too am interested in finding out where the children went. My great-great-grandmother was Viola Barnett, b. 3-9-1872, who married Alva C. Hower. I have been unsuccessful finding out anything about her, other than she and Alva lived in the Decatur area according to the 1908 Adams Co. Directory. See below: >>Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 15:49:22 EDT >>From: MGODALPM@aol.com >>To: BARNETT-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Barnett of Indiana >>Looking for Samuel Barnett b. abt. 1830 in PA and >>married to Elizabeth Lewis. Samuel and Elizabeth >>settled in Montgomery Co., IN. In 1862 their five >>children were all left with different families and >>were raised by these families. They never saw their >>parents again. Don't know what happened to them. >>George Barnett, b. 1859 was left with Hugh Campbell >>and Atlanta Dain. >>Any info greatly appreciated. >>Linda I realize that these Barnetts went to Montgomery Co, but could the children have been given to Barnett family members in Adams Co? Thanks, Kristin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

Hi all! Is there anyone on this list who lives close enough to Decatur that they would be willing to look up a couple of families in the 1900 City Directory for Decatur for me? Steven J. Whitright Looking for WITTERECHT/WHITRIGHT Melbourne, Florida http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=swhitright

Hi! Could I talk someone into looking for some HARKLESS relatives in the Adams County marriage records for me? In case anyone on this list can help, here's who I'm looking for: HARKLESS, Samuel and MAGNER, Grace ca. 1896-1903 HARKLESS, Helen and WAGNER, Daniel ca.1926-1933 HARKLESS, Richard ca. 1917-1924 HARKLESS, James F. ca. 1935-1942 HARKLESS, Nellie ca. 1891-1898 HARKLESS, Henrietta ca. 1893-1900 Thank you for your help! Steven J. Whitright Looking for WITTERECHT/WHITRIGHT Melbourne, Florida http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=swhitright

Hi all! Is there anyone on this list who lives close enough to Decatur that they would be willing to look up a couple of families in the 1900 City Directory for Decatur for me? Steven J. Whitright Looking for WITTERECHT/WHITRIGHT Melbourne, Florida http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=swhitright

Hi! Could I talk someone into looking for some HARKLESS relatives in the Adams County marriage records for me? In case anyone on this list can help, here's who I'm looking for: HARKLESS, Samuel and MAGNER, Grace ca. 1896-1903 HARKLESS, Helen and WAGNER, Daniel ca.1926-1933 HARKLESS, Richard ca. 1917-1924 HARKLESS, James F. ca. 1935-1942 HARKLESS, Nellie ca. 1891-1898 HARKLESS, Henrietta ca. 1893-1900 Thank you for your help! Steven J. Whitright Looking for WITTERECHT/WHITRIGHT Melbourne, Florida

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Hi Rooters: I have a copy of the 1908 Adams County Directory which includes both business and private information. I would be willing to do look ups for anyone who is interested. Please understand that I am very busy and any replys may not be very prompt. Dan Shackley

I have the following MOSERs in my files. Do they connect with yours? Was Mary sister to James? Who were their parents? Thanks, Margie R. Pearce genealogy: www.angelfire.com/la/ancestors gymnastics: www.MnMgym.com 1 James Elmer Moser b: 08 Aug 1865 d: 20 Sep 1917 in Adams Co, IN . +Mary Losina Roop b: 10 Nov 1867 in Willshire, Van Wert Co, OH d: 12 Mar 1909 in Decatur, IN m: 10 Nov 1889 in Van Wert Co, OH Father: Frederick S. Roop Mother: Margaret Ann Thatcher .. 2 Ralph Moser b: Abt. 1892 d: 24 Apr 1924 in Adams Co, IN ...... +Cecil Andrews m: 29 Oct 1919 1 Mary E. Moser . +James A. Hower b: 06 Sep 1861 m: 24 Dec 1885 Father: John Hower Mother: Barbara Ellen Calvin

The Frederick Rice Family reunion will be held July 1, 2000, on the old RICE homestead on the grounds of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC). Frederick RICE was the only son of Barnhart RICE, who immigrated from Germany between 1728 and 1746. After serving in the Revolutionary War, Frederick married Anna Catherine LAUFFER in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. They later moved to Wayne County, Ohio, near Wooster. A number of Frederick and Catherine RICE's descendants migrated to Indiana from Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania in the mid-1800s and settled in northeastern Indiana, particularly in the counties of Huntington, Allen, Whitley, Wabash, Wells, Adams, and Jay. The Frederick Rice Family reunion committee is preparing an update of the Genealogy of the Frederick Rice Family. If you are descended from Frederick and Catherine Rice, please contact the reunion committee and update your family information. You will find more about Frederick RICE and his family and more information about the upcoming reunion at the OARDC, accommodations and local attractions at these links: Frederick Rice Family homepage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~frederickrice/ Rootsweb WorldConnect Frederick Rice Family page http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=frederickrice Gary Rice Roanoke, Indiana

Could someone please send me the text of the following newspaper article? Roop Family Reunion, Sterls Park, Decatur, IN "Willshire Herald" 25 Sep 1913 Since the event took place in Decatur, perhaps the Decatur Democrat or another local newspaper also carried an article. I would love to know who the organizers and participants were. Thanks a bunch! Margie R. Pearce genealogy: www.angelfire.com/la/ancestors gymnastics: www.MnMgym.com

Hi all! I was wondering if there's anyone who lives in close proximity to either the Sugar Ridge Cemetery or the Stevenson Cemetery; I believe both are in Monroe Twp, either Adams or Allen County, or perhaps smack-dab on the county line, who'd be willing to do a little sleuthing for three people: Samuel WHITRIGHT (b.1818 d. after Apr 1891), Anna Nancy (COBLE) WHITRIGHT (b.1821 d. 1888), and Elias WHITRIGHT (b.1848 d. 1877). Please, please, PLEASE contact either me at sjwhitright@hotmail.com or my cousin, Elias's ggranddaughter Jean Fazzone at JEANFAZZ@aol.com if you would be willing to tackle this venture. Thanks! Steven J. Whitright WITTERECHT/WHITRIGHT Researcher Melbourne, Florida

Hello all! I am having no luck finding information on William and Mary Elizabeth (neé WHITRIGHT) CLAYTON, who married 27 Jun 1867 in Adams Co, IN, and had at least one child, Nettie, born 1871, who married Thomas J. SOLLERS on 11 May 1895 in Allen Co, IN. Is there anyone who is familiar with these names, perhaps is a descendant or researcher of these particular CLAYTONs or SOLLERSes, who could help me find the descendants of these ancestors? I have just listed every last fact that I know about the four of them. I don't even know if William and Mary had children. One problem I'm having is there were many English William CLAYTONs and Mary CLAYTONs at this time, so I've seen many dead ends! I have faith in someone being able to help -- these lists have been so helpful before! Thank you! Steven J. Whitright WITTERECHT/WHITRIGHT Researcher Melbourne, Florida mailto:sjwhitright@hotmail.com http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/h/i/Steven-Jerome-Whitright AIM Username: sjwhitright

Kimberly, In the 1932 Decatur Ravelings, Raymond Roop, FR, is my dad. I am not sure how George Roop, trainer, or Glen Roop, JR, are connected. There was another Roop family in Decatur that I have not been able to connect with. Maybe someone on the Adams Co list might know more about George and Glen. I am going to forward this message to the list and see what we can find out. Margie R. Pearce genealogy: www.angelfire.com/la/ancestors gymnastics: www.MnMgym.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph Boyle To: fungymm@i-55.com Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 1:13 AM Subject: Roop Hello, After reviewing your web site I am interested in learning more about the following people. George Roop, football trainer, page 46, Glen Roop, JR. pages. 34&50 and Raymond Roop FR, page 41. My name is Kimberly A. Roop, so we may be cousins.

Hello, Adams Co. rooters! I'm trying to narrow down when my GGGrandfather Samuel W. WHITRIGHT died in the late 1800s or early 1900s. Were there city directories in Decatur that I might research in to find him, from 1891 until 1900? And what years were the IN state censuses performed? Steven J. Whitright WITTERECHT/WHITRIGHT Researcher Melbourne, Florida mailto:sjwhitright@hotmail.com http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/h/i/Steven-Jerome-Whitright AIM Username: sjwhitright

Steven - one more time... Diana Lynn Wilson has a Carpenter Family Web page, and shows she is doing some Adams County Whitright research... ...her e-mail address... genealogy@afamilyquilt.com R. W. Welch - Tampa FL USA - 27.5n Long 82.3w Lat 14.3 Elev SOL 3 - Virgo Cluster - The Milky Way Galaxy Visit my WELCH Family Home Pages ---temp down 2/20/2000 WELCH - MAUCHLY - WITTWER - ZIMMERMAN http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/rwelch/welchfam.htm MALLORY - SMITH - HARDEE - BROOKS http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/ewelch/elwfam.htm WELCH OF NEW LONDON COUNTY CT 1750-1900 http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/rwelch1/jwelchmd.htm

Steven Second thought As your name is a variation of Winteregg...maybe the family used the Funeral Home at his death. They have excellent records, and maybe even have some prior buy-out records(Black)... Rich in Tampa R. W. Welch - Tampa FL USA - 27.5n Long 82.3w Lat 14.3 Elev SOL 3 - Virgo Cluster - The Milky Way Galaxy Visit my WELCH Family Home Pages ---temp down 2/20/2000 WELCH - MAUCHLY - WITTWER - ZIMMERMAN http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/rwelch/welchfam.htm MALLORY - SMITH - HARDEE - BROOKS http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/ewelch/elwfam.htm WELCH OF NEW LONDON COUNTY CT 1750-1900 http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/rwelch1/jwelchmd.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven J. Whitright <sjwhitright@hotmail.com> To: <INADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2000 9:05 PM Subject: [INADAMS] State Censuses and City Directories > Hello, Adams Co. rooters! > > I'm trying to narrow down when my GGGrandfather Samuel W. WHITRIGHT died in > the late 1800s or early 1900s. Were there city directories in Decatur that > I might research in to find him, from 1891 until 1900? And what years were > the IN state censuses performed? > > Steven J. Whitright > WITTERECHT/WHITRIGHT Researcher > Melbourne, Florida > mailto:sjwhitright@hotmail.com > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/h/i/Steven-Jerome-Whitright > AIM Username: sjwhitright > > > ==== INADAMS Mailing List ==== > > >

Steven I checked my Adams and Wells Will books thru 1880, and no Whitwright will was entered. The 1979 Adams County History states that Adam (his brother?) b. 1856 did not die until 1929. You might want to check his estate papers for any mention of Samuel. My 1908 City Directory shows Abe and Ida on 5th, with children Samuel and Abe. Ed and Blanche on Elm, with no children or boarders. No other Whittrights in the 1908 directory in other parts of the county. The 1989 Supplement shows that the Mrs. Whitright's Grocery on Adams and 7th Street was sold 2-21-1907. Maybe that was a significant date if Samuel/and or spouse owned the store??? No much but someetimes little things help trigger.... Rich in Tampa R. W. Welch - Tampa FL USA - 27.5n Long 82.3w Lat 14.3 Elev SOL 3 - Virgo Cluster - The Milky Way Galaxy Visit my WELCH Family Home Pages ---temp down 2/20/2000 WELCH - MAUCHLY - WITTWER - ZIMMERMAN http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/rwelch/welchfam.htm MALLORY - SMITH - HARDEE - BROOKS http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/ewelch/elwfam.htm WELCH OF NEW LONDON COUNTY CT 1750-1900 http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/rwelch1/jwelchmd.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven J. Whitright <sjwhitright@hotmail.com> To: <INADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2000 9:05 PM Subject: [INADAMS] State Censuses and City Directories > Hello, Adams Co. rooters! > > I'm trying to narrow down when my GGGrandfather Samuel W. WHITRIGHT died in > the late 1800s or early 1900s. Were there city directories in Decatur that > I might research in to find him, from 1891 until 1900? And what years were > the IN state censuses performed? > > Steven J. Whitright > WITTERECHT/WHITRIGHT Researcher > Melbourne, Florida > mailto:sjwhitright@hotmail.com > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/h/i/Steven-Jerome-Whitright > AIM Username: sjwhitright > > > ==== INADAMS Mailing List ==== > > >

Is the 1870 census online? I am looking for two families that I believe lived in Adams County at this time. Jacob Wable and wife Louisa Jacob Hahn age 1 year or younger (don't know his parents) Thank you, Gloria in Miami

Am trying to locate information on Anna Schroll and her mother and father. Here is what I have. She was born 1881 or 1882 in Berne Indiana. Her father's name is either Fred or Frank Schroll and her mother's name is either Josephine James or Jones. She was 1 or 2 when her father died. And she went and lived with a family named Habegger's in Berne. She married Henry Huston March 22-1902. She died in Monmouth Indiana Feb 1916. And she is buried in Willshire Cemetary,with her husband Henry Huston. Tried to get a birth certificate and Adams County said they had no record. Don't know where to look from there. Any one out there that can help would really be appreciated. And thanks connie ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Debra, I just recently found out about Elizabeth Kemp Roop's family with the aid of a couple of Kemp researchers. There is no direct proof that she is the daughter of David Kemp and Sarah Patricia Ward, but the circumstantial evidence is considerable: Her birthdate matches David's daughter in the census. David's daughter Elizabeth was listed as born in PA in one census and OH in another. The Kemp family moved to Seneca Co, OH about 1815, so Elizabeth Kemp Roop's birthplace of OH would be correct. Joseph Roop left Huntingdon Co, PA, in 1835, married EKR in 1836, in OH, and bought land within five miles of David and Sarah Kemp's farm in Venice Twp. Joseph had siblings (sister Elizabeth m. Wm. Lingafelter, brother Amos m. Rachel Croningnor, brother Jacob m. Nancy Lewis) all lived in Seneca Co, OH, in 1834. In the 1830 census of Seneca Co, Jacob Rupe and David Kemp are listed next door to each other in Venice Twp. David and Sarah Kemp were members of the United Brethren Church. EKR's obit stated that her funeral services were conducted by a the UBC. Joseph's obit stated he had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for 40 years. Both families followed the same line of migration: PA to OH to IN. I am satisfied that Elizabeth Kemp Roop was the daughter of David and Sarah Kemp. I have more information on David and Sarah. David's parents were John W. Kemp and Mary Miller. There is a lot of discussion on the parents of John and I don't know a thing about Mary Miller, except that John and Mary were married c1768 in Frederick Co, MD. I will be happy to share whatever information I have on the Kemp family. I have several Millers in my files, but have not tied them together. Can you shed any light on any of these Millers? Anna Maria Mueller Miller b: Abt. 1715 . +Johann Michael NEFF b: 23 Jul 1712 in Michelfeld, Germany d: 1799 in Heidelberg Twp, Lancaster Co, PA m: Bef. 1748 Father: Johann Michael Neff Mother: Anna Dorothea Saur Anna Maria Miller b: Abt. 1750 d: Aft. 1788 in OH . +Jacob BARNHART b: Abt. 1745 in Germany d: Bef. Apr 1826 in Fairfield Co, OH m: Abt. 1770 in Bedford Co, PA .. 2 Peter Barnhart b: 25 Sep 1772 in Bedford Co, PA d: 03 Feb 1848 in Fairfield Co, OH ...... +Maria Elizabeth Zimmerman b: Abt. 1775 m: 09 Sep 1795 in PA .. 2 Margaret Barnhart b: Abt. 1792 in Bedford Co, PA d: Aft. 1860 ...... +Jesse Spurgeon b: Abt. 1770 d: 1847 in Hocking Twp, Fairfield Co, OH m: 17 Feb 1824 in Fairfield Co, OH Elizabeth Miller b: 02 Jan 1790 in Hagestown, MD d: 05 Mar 1880 in E. Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH . +Michael SPANGLER b: 13 Oct 1783 in York Co, PA d: 29 Aug 1836 in E. Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH m: 11 Sep 1808 in Canton, Columbiana Co, OH Father: Michael Spangler Mother: Catherine Schweisgood Elizabeth Miller b: 02 Mar 1800 d: 08 Dec 1902 in Adams Co, IN . +John STRICKLER b: 08 Apr 1793 in PA d: 08 Jun 1881 in Adams Co, IN m: Abt. 1841 .. 2 Mary Matilda Strickler b: 16 Mar 1855 in St. Mary's Twp, Adams Co, IN d: 14 Jul 1946 in Willshire, Van Wert Co, OH ...... +Jacob Lewis Roop b: 25 Mar 1845 in St. Mary's Twp, Adams Co, IN d: 28 Nov 1913 in Willshire Twp, Van Wert Co, OH m: 03 Sep 1874 in Adams Co, IN Father: Jacob Roop Mother: Nancy Lewis .. 2 Sarah Jane Strickler b: Abt. 1847 in Fayette Co, PA d: in Adams Co, IN ...... +John B. Drummond Mary Frances Miller . +George Martin COFFMAN b: Abt. 1842 Father: Noah Whitehouse Coffman Mother: Rhoda Williams Thomas E. Miller b: 25 Mar 1851 d: 12 Mar 1919 . +Lydia Anna ROOP b: 17 Dec 1851 in Willshire Twp, Van Wert Co, OH d: 29 Dec 1915 in OH m: 29 Oct 1871 in Van Wert Co, OH Father: Samuel Roop Mother: Margaret Frisinger .. 2 Grace Miller b: Dec 1885 in Van Wert, Van Wert Co, OH ...... +Floyd E. Hull b: 08 Mar 1878 in Adams Co, OH o: 1905 Farmer .. 2 Lillie "Ilo" Miller b: 25 Feb 1888 in Van Wert Co, OH ...... +Charles Beck b: 13 Nov 1885 in Delphos, Allen Co, OH m: 12 May 1909 in Van Wert Co, OH o: 1909 Barber James M. Miller b: 1861 in Celina, Mercer Co., OH d: 1940 . +Sarah "Sadie" ARCHBOLD b: 1865 d: 1947 m: 1891 Father: Jonathan Archbold Mother: Ellen Mallonee .. 2 Zilla Miller b: 1890 d: 1906 .. 2 Son Miller b: 1899 d: 1899 .. 2 Daughter Miller b: 1901 d: 1901 John Miller b: 1868 d: 1955 . +Inez ANDREWS b: 1868 d: 1930 m: 1893 in East St. Louis, St. Clair Co., IL Father: Lewis H. Andrews Mother: Jane Quinn Henry Miller . +Martha BOEHM .. 2 Goldie A. Miller b: 28 May 1886 in Geneva, IN d: 24 Jun 1975 in Decatur, Adams Co, IN ...... +Daniel O. Roop b: 22 Mar 1882 in Van Wert Co, OH d: 10 Sep 1941 in Decatur, Adams Co, IN m: 18 Dec 1912 o: School teacher Father: William F. Roop Mother: Lovina Shiltz A. Bryan Miller b: 17 Mar 1894 in DeWitt, AR d: 24 Feb 1960 in Stuttgart, AR . +Desdemona May ANDREWS b: 24 Nov 1889 in Adams Co, IN d: 18 Aug 1977 in Batesville, AR m: 29 Jan 1911 in Arkansas Co., AR Father: Hazel Clella Andrews Mother: Samantha Arvilla Smith Margie R. Pearce genealogy: www.angelfire.com/la/ancestors gymnastics: www.MnMgym.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Debb0709@aol.com> To: <mpearce@charter.net> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [OHVANWER-L] Roop and others > Hi Margie, > I was wondering if you could tell me if you have any info. on the Elizabeth > Kemp that married Joseph Roop. I have been looking for several years for > info. on an Elizabeth Kemp. Also, what Millers do you have in you line? > thanks for any info. Debra Miller Pierce > Debb0709@aol.com