Does anyone know anything about Pauline at [email protected] - she was going to do some research for me in September and I have e-mail her a couple times since and no answer - wonder if she is ill or has family illness -- Marge

Is anyone researching Jackson Woods and his children? After a hard slog, I have tracked down daughters Nancy Jane and Margaret. Am most will to share. I am also interested in research to extend Jackson's ancestry, which I feel runs back thru James S. Woods and Mary Jackson.

CHARLES C. WILLIAMS was the son of Alfred S. Williams (1822-1882) and second wife Sarah M. Roberts (1836-1914). He was born circa 1869 in Brown Co. He is not the Charles Williams who married Eva Jane Hague in 1896. What happened to Charles? Where did he go? When/where did he die?

Filmore H. WILLIAMS (born ca 1851) and Ruth WILLIAMS (born ca 1853) were the children of Alfred S. Williams (1822-1882) and first wife Nancy Ann Mathis (1823-1865). They were present in the 1870 census but after that I find no trace of them. What happened to Filmore? to Ruth?

ANDREW J. WILLIAMS was the son of Alfred S. Williams (1822-1882) and first wife Nancy Ann Mathis (1823-1865). He was born circa 1847 in Brown Co. He married there 7 Mar 1868 Elizabeth MATHIS. What happened to Andrew? Where did he go? When/where did he die?

EMMARINE WILLIAMS was the daughter of Alfred S. Williams (1822-1882) and first wife Nancy Ann Mathis (1823-1865). She was born 23 Aug 1845 in Nashville. She married there 19 Nov 1865 Thomas J. TAGGART. They wereliving in Cisne, Wayne Co, Illinois in 1886, after which I cannot trace them. What happened to Emmarine? When/where did she die?

Posted on: Brown County In. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/Brown/813 Surname: PERCIFIELD, THOMAS ------------------------- I am seeking formation on the marriage of Caroline PERCIFIELD b. ca 1859, who was a daughter of Sampson T. & Sarah A. Garrison Percifield of Brown Co., and Martin VanBuren THOMAS.

Posted on: Brown County, IN Biographies Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/In/BrownBios/5 Surname: Walker ------------------------- DISCLAIMER: The following information is being posted for data purposes only. I am not doing genealogical research on any of these families and will not answer any email in regards to such. -- Cecilia E. Brown. ***************************************************************** "The Statutes at Large of the United States of America, from December, 1883, To March, 1885, and Recent Treaties, Postal Conventions, and Executive Proclamations"; Volume XXIII; Washington, Government Printing Office; 1885; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forty-Eighth Congress. Sess. I. Ch. 237. Page 552: CHAP. 237.--An act for the allowance of certain claims reported by the accounting officers of the United States Treasury Department, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the several persons in this act named, the several sums mentioned herein, the same being in full for, and the receipt of the same to be taken and accepted in each case as a full and final discharge of, the several claims examined and allowed by the proper accounting officers under the provisions of the act of July fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, since january sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, namely: Page 580: To Nancy Walker, widow of Samuel Walker, deceased, of Brown County, fourteen dollars.

Posted on: Brown County In. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/Brown/810 Surname: Brummett, Stephens, Richardson ------------------------- A couple of corrections to my previous response: I said that Nancy Jane was the eldest daughter of William Brummett & Margaret Jane Richardson. The eldest known daughter was Elizabeth; Nancy Jane was next oldest. I also said that William died 1898. A book on Brown County wills lists a probate record for the estate inventory dated 1898. However, he died either in 1891 (according to Mabel Harp & Anna Stanger) or in 1892 (tombstone inscription as published in 'Brown County, Indiana Cemeteries'). Don Zimmerman

Thanks to Chris, Gilbert, Annette and others for helping to identify Cook's Park found in an old photo I have. Chris, the post card of the "Casino at Cooks Park" is the same buliding in my photo except that the lights are not apparent. I suppose what I thought was a lake was actually Pegion Creek. Now I need to indentify the young lady in the photo. Her name is written as Ethel Traylor and information on the back of the photo says she is 17 and it is dated as 1918. My family line of Traylors are from around Evansville and Indianapolis. No one in my family can identify who Ethel Traylor is or how she fits into our line. Some of my folks are in their 90s. I am sending this note to all the Indiana lists that I subscribe to in an attempt to find a connection. If you receive more then one copy of this communique please disregard all except one. Again, thanks to all those that have helped, Paul Traylor Milwaukee Wisconsin [email protected]

Greetings to Brown County list members: I am considering a visit to Brown County during the week between Christmas and New Year's, which is one of the few times that I can be away from my work. Does anyone know what genealogy resources will be open and what will be closed? And if the Historical Society will be closed, is there any chance of arranging to use it by appointment? Can anyone suggest a least expensive motel? (this latter should probably be sent to my e-dress and not to the list.) I would appreciate any suggestions on what to do and whom to contact. I am looking for information on my g3-grandparents, who are presumably Samuel SHANNON (born c.1785 NIR - died after 1870 Brown County census) and his wife (probably a second one) named Margaret __?__. They had children Alexander, Margaret and James, all born in western PA, as well as (presumably but not proven) my g2-grandfather Robert (born 1820 in MD - died about 1903 in MN). The family came to Hamblen, Brown, IN, in the early 1840's, from a Richland, OH (there were about 10-12 such named locations in Ohio in 1840-1850). Robert married Sarah Susan GRAY, daughter of Andrew Samuel GRAY and Nancy BASS, in Brown County on June 18, 1846. Margaret married Nathan RAWLINGS, son of Thomas RAWLINGS and Rebecca WILSON, on September 10, 1857. Alexander also married, but I have not been able to figure out the name from the census page. I do not have any information on what became of Margaret, Alexander or James! I have not found information about whether Alex, James or Nathan R. served in the Civil War. Sarah Susan GRAY's parents are buried in the Bethel Baptist Cemetery in Hamblen Twsp. I do not know where the Shannons might be buried. There was also an "Uncle Will and Aunt Mary" who reportedly "settled down" in Ohio (there were about 10-12 such named locations in Ohio in 1840-1850). In the census records, near the Samuel Shannon household is a William SHANNON (born c. 1811 in NIR) married to a Mary A. PROSSER, in Brown County on May 14, 1841. (I understand that there was a Prosser family that migrated from Richland County, OH, but in this case both the wedding and the settling down happened in Brown, IN) I am guessing that this is the Will and Mary mentioned in sketchy family memoirs. William is older than Robert, but Robert is identified as the "oldest in a moderate-sized family." William may have been a son of Samuel by a previous marriage, or perhaps a much younger brother??? I have had queries about these people posted on the Brown County GenWeb pages for several years now, without a nibble. I would appreciate any leads on how to proceed with this search, and particularly how to research most effectively (at the busy holiday time!) in the area. I have never been to Nashville, Bean Blossom, etc., so any touristy tips would be fun too, expecially since it is off-season. Or should I just forget about going there in December and come back in the summer?!? Thanks, David Shannon [email protected]

Posted on: Brown County In. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/Brown/808 Surname: Brummett, Richardson, Stephens ------------------------- According to research of Mabel Harp and Anna Stanger published in 1989, Nancy Jane Brummett (25 Jan 1836 Brown Co-27 Apr 1896) married Benjamin B. Stephens 2 Apr 1857. Stephens is a family long associated with the Brummets with a number of intermarriages. Nancy Jane was the eldest daughter of William "Whispering Billy" Brummett and Margaret Jane Richardson, who m. 15 Dec 1831. Margaret Jane d. 1876 and William remarried. William was called "Whispering Billy" because he had a very loud voice. He was the son of George "Grancer" Brummett and was b. about 1809-11 and d. about 1898. George is believed to have been the son of James & Agnes Brummet, but there is no proof. George's wife is unknown, and was NOT Mary French as is often asserted; she married a different George Brummett. Margaret Jane Richardson is said to have been the daughter of Thomas Richardson and Nancy Quesenbery. I don't have anything further on them. There is family lore that George's brother married a part-Cherokee woman and that a son of that brother had Indian friends. Hadn't heard anything like that about this line, though. Connection with the southern Indian tribes could have occurred when the Brummetts lived in Tennessee or Virginia. The 1880 census shows my widowed GGgrandmother, Esther Brummet, living with William & his family. Don Zimmerman

Posted on: Brown County In. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/Brown/807 Surname: Lawles, Graham ------------------------- I am wondering if Sarah Ann Lawles born either 1825, Maryland or ~1817 is familiar to you? Her father is Jacob Lawles, no other information. She married Harrison Graham June 25, 1840, Brown Co., Indiana. Children were Maria, b. 1842, Jacob, b. 1844, Merrick "Americus", b. September26, 1846, at Indiana, Rebecca, b. 1848, and John W. b. 1855 at Illinois.

Posted on: Brown County In. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/Brown/806 Surname: Brummett ------------------------- I am researching Nancy Jane Brummett b.1836 in Brown Co., Ind. married to Benjamin Baker Stevens in 1857. Family lore has indicated that Nancy Jane was part American Indian (Choctaw). I have not been able to find any evidence of this. I need help. Mary Vedder

Posted on: Brown County In. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/Brown/805 Surname: Culley, Davenport, Douglass ------------------------- Need info for Woodford Culley, b.1833, possibly Brown Co., as living with him in the 1860n census was Robert Culley, b. 1835 in Brown Co. - Robert's parents were Henry and Rebecca Douglass Culley. Also living with Woodford in the 1860 census were James Davenport and Eliza Davenport, children of Margaret Culley & Edward Davenport, married 10 March 1840 in Brown County Any info appreciated. Marge

Are you SHIPLEY researchers aware of the Family Study done by Ken and Helen Reeve? http://www.rootsweb.com/~inbcgs/studies/reeve.htm Sarah Clevenger, President Brown County Genealogical Society

Posted on: Brown County In. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/Brown/804 Surname: John Henderson and Theodosia Diament ------------------------- Hi, Looking for a John Henderson b. 1795 in Bridgeton, NJ. but lived in Brookville, Indiana in 1819-1828. His wife was Theodosia Diament, she died in 1825. They had a son John Henderson b. 1825. I am looking for any info about these people. I am also looking for a John Henderson listed as being b. in 1707 in Indiana fishe? Does anyone know of this person? Loralee Thank you.

Hi I can't remember if I have posted this information. My Grandmother came to Brown County when a child and they settled at the foot of Bear Wallow Hill. The post office was in a small building next to their home. It was called Wakeup, Indiana. I have tattered remains of her wedding certificate that shows the location as Wakeup. Her maiden name was Parker and her husband Bush. Her grandfather's name was Tillman Bush and married to Mary Conard. Monty

Hello List, Here is what I have on Isaac Shipley and his descendents. This is not my line but I have information I have researched before I knew this. I am interested in the Croslows of Brown County. The Shipleys married into this family. Thanks. Isaac Shipley was born Aug. 6, 1870, however, some records show Aug. 26, 1872. He was the son of Jesse W. Shipley and one of three wives, Sylvania Ann Crider. Siblings were *Catherine, born Sept. 24, 1863, *Mary (Polly), born Dec. 3, 1866, *Levi, born Sept. 10, 1868, died 1946, buried in Bridgeport Cemetery. *Ellender, born April 23, 1872. Some records show April 3, 1871, *James Jacob (Jake), born April 6, 1875, *Charles, born Jan 1, 1876, *Nora, born Dec. 20, 1877, *Florence Ninerva, born June 25, 1879 and *Jesse W. Jr., born May 8, 1881. The earliest we find Isaac was on a tax list in Knox County, Kentucky in 1818. He owned two horses valued at $40.00. Next, we find Isaac in 1830 in Salt Creek Township in Jackson County, Indiana. Brown County was not created until 1836. He didn't move, but the county lines changed. He does not appear on the 1840 Census and is believed to have died by that time. Elizabeth was head of the household in Brown County in 1840. Elizabeth was his widow and I believe that Polly was a nickname and not a surname. According to Census, as best as can be figured, Isaac and Elizabeth's children were *Hiram, born 1811 *Margaret, born 1812 *Jesse, born 1821 *Mary, born 1825 *John, born 1826 *Nelson, born 1828 *Samuel J., born 1834 There may have been other children between Margaret and Jesse because of the ten year spacing there. Also, Elizabeth may have been a second wife, but no proof of this. Isaac died after 1834 and before 1840. Elizabeth raised the family alone. A trememdous struggle. By 1860, Elizabeth was living in Bartholomew County, which was also formed from Jackson and Brown Counties. By the 1870 Census, she was gone. She probably died by that time. The Bridgeport Cemetery has many Shipley burials. I believe this cemetery is in Brown County There is a Shipley Cemetery in Washington Township in Brown County. Jesse (Isaac and Elizabeth's son) is buried there. I don't know where Isaac and Elizabeth are buried. The Shipley Cemetery sounds like a good bet, but I don't know for sure. Corrections appreciated. Lois Arthur in Indiana [email protected]

Posted on: Brown County In. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/Brown/802 Surname: Clevenger, Levi, Kennedy, Mosier, Mukai - Hawaii, Tada - Hawaii ------------------------- Loralee - I don't recognize any of the names you mentioned, except the County name in Tennessee - Greene. I've printed out your responses and will keep them in case I run across any of them.