In a message dated 09/04/2001 10:39:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time, kdholland@earthlink.net writes: > I'm researching the Cunninghams and Murphys of Logansport, between the > years 1860 and 1910. > > Kathy Holland I am researching ALLEN and VAN TASSELL in Cass County 1840ish to 1872 Kathy My 3rd great Grandfather Henry ALLEN m Clarissa VanTassell 1868 in Cass County. They had 3 children - William (b November 30, 1871), Anna (b: before 1871) and Grace (b: abt latter part of 1873). Clarissa died January 1874. Anna & Grace went to live with an aunt in Kankakee County, Illinois and William was sent to a foster home in Cass County. The family name was MURPHY. They eventually adopted William and raised him as their own, changing his name to William MURHPHY. Around 1890 William found out about his adoption and had his name changed back to ALLEN. Any chance that the family my William ALLEN was adopted by is your MURPHY'S? Suzanne Thornton

Wish someone could tell me if there is a divource decree between John and Bessie (Bowman) Hartgrove - probably in the 30's.John was my grandmother's brother. a Railroad conductor on the Pennsy Line. Helen Rennazus@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 09/04/2001 10:39:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > kdholland@earthlink.net writes: > > > I'm researching the Cunninghams and Murphys of Logansport, between the > > years 1860 and 1910. > > > > Kathy Holland > > I am researching ALLEN and VAN TASSELL in Cass County 1840ish to 1872 > > Kathy > > My 3rd great Grandfather Henry ALLEN m Clarissa VanTassell 1868 in Cass > County. They had 3 children - William (b November 30, 1871), Anna (b: before > 1871) and Grace (b: abt latter part of 1873). > > Clarissa died January 1874. Anna & Grace went to live with an aunt in > Kankakee County, Illinois and William was sent to a foster home in Cass > County. The family name was MURPHY. They eventually adopted William and > raised him as their own, changing his name to William MURHPHY. Around 1890 > William found out about his adoption and had his name changed back to ALLEN. > > Any chance that the family my William ALLEN was adopted by is your MURPHY'S? > > Suzanne Thornton > > ==== INCASS Mailing List ==== > @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- > Did you know you can search the Cass County INGenWeb Site? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~incass/search.html > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

Sorry, Suzanne. I don't have any Williams in my group. Best of luck to you! Kathy Rennazus@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 09/04/2001 10:39:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > kdholland@earthlink.net writes: > > > I'm researching the Cunninghams and Murphys of Logansport, between the > > years 1860 and 1910. > > > > Kathy Holland > > I am researching ALLEN and VAN TASSELL in Cass County 1840ish to 1872 > > Kathy > > My 3rd great Grandfather Henry ALLEN m Clarissa VanTassell 1868 in Cass > County. They had 3 children - William (b November 30, 1871), Anna (b: before > 1871) and Grace (b: abt latter part of 1873). > > Clarissa died January 1874. Anna & Grace went to live with an aunt in > Kankakee County, Illinois and William was sent to a foster home in Cass > County. The family name was MURPHY. They eventually adopted William and > raised him as their own, changing his name to William MURHPHY. Around 1890 > William found out about his adoption and had his name changed back to ALLEN. > > Any chance that the family my William ALLEN was adopted by is your MURPHY'S? > > Suzanne Thornton > > ==== INCASS Mailing List ==== > @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- > Did you know you can search the Cass County INGenWeb Site? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~incass/search.html > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2