Jerry Brown jhbrown@midwest.net ---------- > From: KEVBEX@aol.com > To: INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: THOMAS ALEXANDER CRAIG > Date: Thursday, February 24, 2000 3:26 PM > > Hello everyone, > > I've just been contacted by a distant relative who gave me some info that I > have been needing for a long time! My brick wall has just moved a little. > YIPPEE!! > > Anyway, Thomas Alexander CRAIG b. 8/15/1839 d. 1906 > Married 1) Rhoda Neal > Married 2) Pelena Jane Swagerty > > I have more info from one of Tom and Jane's (Pelena) gr. grandchildren. > > The list below will show the brothers and sisters of Tom "Alexander" Craig: > > John Davis b. 6/15/1854 in Crawford Co., Illinois d. 1938 he married > Drewsilla (last name unknown) both buried at Sanders Cem. > > Mary Ann (twin to Martha) > > Martha (twin to Mary Ann) > > Lucinda > > Charles married Amanda (last name unknown) 6 children born to them. > > Isabelle > > And probably could have been a few other little girls that died young. > > Parents to Thomas Alexander Craig: > > Thomas J. CRAIG Eliza (short for Elizabeth?) INMAN > > The story goes that the children came with Thomas J. and Eliza from Illinois > to Clay Co., Ind. and was left to be orphans. > Thomas J. was supposed to have been a minister. > > Thomas Alexander Craig was supposed to have been in the Civil War and was > captured and spent time in Libby prison. When the children would ask him > about it, he wouldn't talk about the war. > > If anyone sees a connection, please e-mail me. > > Thanks all, > > Becky > > > ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > Visit the Clay County Indiana InGenWeb site at; > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclay/ >

On the Indiana Clay Rootsweb page, once you choose Clay County Genealogy Online, as you scroll down, there is a choice of clicking on Clay County Deaths. When I did so, I found a death for: Cress, Harrison, Oct. 6, 1890 age 6 mos This seems VERY likely to be Harry Criss, born the same year. I then sent off to the Clay County Health Dept. for a death certificate. They can't find him under several suggested spellings - Cress, Criss, etc. He does not appear in the WPA death records for Clay County. Does anyone know where this information on the web page came from? It is very important, in that I think he is the last child of my great-grandfather, John C. Criss, whom he calls "Harry" in a list of his children that was written in 1915. I did not know this child existed until the Civil War records came from the National Archives. After Harry's name it says "dead". Harry was born Apr. 13, 1890. A WPA birth record shows a different mother for him than my great-grandmother, but that could be a mistake like many others in the records. So why can't I find a death record if he appears in this Clay County Deaths list? But then, why doesn't he appear in the WPA records? If I could obtain a death certificate, it might clear up as to who really was his mother - Annie Elizabeth Kendall Newton Asbaugh Criss or Mary Henley. So my first priority is to find out where the website info came from, if anyone can help. Laura E. Mitchell lmitch@iquest.net 2522 College Ave. lmitchell@vigo.lib.in.us Terre Haute, IN 47803 (812) 234-0692 Visit the Vigo County Public Library Webpage at: http://vax1.vigo.lib.in.us or http://www.vigo.lib.in.us Genealogists: Check the VCPL webpage for an index of obituaries in the Terre Haute newspaper, 1903-1966, http://vax1.vigo.lib.in.us/~obits/index.htm VCPL now has the 1820 census of Vigo County online: http://vax1.vigo.lib.in.us/1820/index.htm

Hello there, My name is Heather Mitchell and I'm new to this list thing. I've been watching the messages for awhile now and I was wondering if there is anyone out there that can help me. I am a granddaughter of William Thomas McClain b. 26 Sept. 1923, son of Wm McClain b. 15 Sept. 1894 That's all the information I have on the McClains. Has anyone done any research on this family?

The Clay County Genealogy Library has the records from several Funeral Homes in their files. This information may have come from those cards. I haven't seen the the Clay County pages, so I don't know who might have posted them. Mary

Hello everyone, I've just been contacted by a distant relative who gave me some info that I have been needing for a long time! My brick wall has just moved a little. YIPPEE!! Anyway, Thomas Alexander CRAIG b. 8/15/1839 d. 1906 Married 1) Rhoda Neal Married 2) Pelena Jane Swagerty I have more info from one of Tom and Jane's (Pelena) gr. grandchildren. The list below will show the brothers and sisters of Tom "Alexander" Craig: John Davis b. 6/15/1854 in Crawford Co., Illinois d. 1938 he married Drewsilla (last name unknown) both buried at Sanders Cem. Mary Ann (twin to Martha) Martha (twin to Mary Ann) Lucinda Charles married Amanda (last name unknown) 6 children born to them. Isabelle And probably could have been a few other little girls that died young. Parents to Thomas Alexander Craig: Thomas J. CRAIG Eliza (short for Elizabeth?) INMAN The story goes that the children came with Thomas J. and Eliza from Illinois to Clay Co., Ind. and was left to be orphans. Thomas J. was supposed to have been a minister. Thomas Alexander Craig was supposed to have been in the Civil War and was captured and spent time in Libby prison. When the children would ask him about it, he wouldn't talk about the war. If anyone sees a connection, please e-mail me. Thanks all, Becky

Everyone! I appreciate all of your thanks! Even though I don't live in Clay Co., my family on both my fathers and mothers sides did. I wanted to give something back to everyone who has given me help and to the others that are "just out there!" :o) I am looking forward to getting this whole census completed as soon as I possibly can so everyone can have access to it! Again, thank you for the thanks and you are ALL WELCOME! I'm very pleased to have helped so many now and so may more in the future to come. Good luck all and enjoy! Becky Horvath Craig/Harlan Cahall/Reece

Becky - I too want to say "Thank You" for doing such an excellant job. You folks don't realize just how much you're helping us out of state people who can't do alot of travel but still love working on family history. Jan in OKC

I am new to this list and in hopes of filling in a few blanks and finding ancestry info ... Charlene email: mihnbu@aol.com Descendants of John CLOYD 1 John CLOYD b: 1800 in Clay Co IN . +Mary (unk maiden name) b: 1810 in Kentucky .. 2 Robert CLOYD b: April 04, 1836 in Terre Haute IN d: June 10, 1902 in Farnam Frontier Co NE ...... +Ann RANDALL b: April 29, 1838 in Ohio d: February 10, 1879 in Glengary Fillmore Co NE m: March 31, 1859 ...... 3 Emma Jane CLOYD b: February 12, 1860 in Terre Haute IN d: July 30, 1902 in Joplin Jasper Co MO .......... +Henry Taylor FOLDEN b: July 17, 1864 in Wymore, NE d: October 08, 1903 in Memphis, TN m: February 20, 1883 ...... 3 John Orem CLOYD b: January 14, 1862 in Terre Haute IN d: October 12, 1944 in Nampa Ada Co ID .......... +Sarah Catherine SCHUPBACK m: January 22, 1888 ...... 3 Ann Laura CLOYD b: March 27, 1864 in Terre Haute IN d: June 20, 1865 in Terre Haute IN ...... 3 William Harvey CLOYD b: January 06, 1866 in Oskaloosa Manhaska Co Iowa d: January 15, 1954 in Sanders County MT .......... +Sylvia Ursula TEMPLETON m: January 28, 1888 ...... 3 Mattie Ella CLOYD b: March 23, 1869 in Oskaloosa Manhaska Co Iowa d: March 14, 1953 .......... +Everett MULLIKEN W ...... *2nd Husband of Mattie Ella CLOYD: .......... +James PALMER m: May 22, 1887 ...... 3 Jefferson Franklin CLOYD b: June 14, 1871 in Nebraska d: November 01, 1951 .......... +Ida Mae FLETCHER m: March 03, 1897 ...... 3 George Albert CLOYD b: October 22, 1873 in Fillmore County NE d: August 03, 1957 .......... +Gladys E CURTIS m: September 02, 1903 ...... 3 Cora Bell CLOYD b: October 08, 1877 in Fillmore County NE d: January 03, 1921 in Moorefield Frontier Co NE .......... +Ernest F HULEN m: March 17, 1897 .. 2 Joseph CLOYD b: Abt. 1838 .. 2 Franklin CLOYD b: Abt. 1841 .. 2 Susannah CLOYD b: 1846 .. 2 Marshall CLOYD b: 1849

Reply in CAPS in the message: ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary E Gardner <mary.gardner@juno.com> To: <INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 6:58 PM Subject: Re: Thank you > Bill, > > Some one, or group, needs to tell us who did this work. We certainly > appreciate all the volunteers who work to help us in our search. > 1900 CENSUS IS BEING DONE BY BECKY HORVATH.. > Did you notice the date of the entry for Calvin Mattox? Keep in mind, > some tombstones are set many years after the burial. Sometimes they are > marked from memory and not from dates written and stored. > THE STONE HAS DEC 23, 1899 AND IT IS IN GOOD SHAPE. AM BETTING THAT IT WAS DONE FROM MEMORY AND THEY ARE OFF BY A YEAR. PLANS ARE TO GET A COPY OF THE DEATH CERT NEXT TIME I AM OVER THERE. I KNOW OF ONE OTHER STONE IN SANDERS THAT IS IN ERROR ON THE DATES.... STONES LIKE SO MANY OTHER SOURCES ARE SUBJECT TO ERROR, AS YOU SAY.. > Mary > > On Sun, 20 Feb 2000 19:35:08 -0500 "William Strahle" > <photobuff@argphotoshop.com> writes: > > To whomever put up the 1900 Clay Co Census, my heartfelt thanks. It > > did raise an eyebrow, though. I have a photograph of the tombstone > > for Calvin Mattox with the date Dec 23, 1899 as the date of death. > > Imagine my surprise when I find him listed in the 1900 census! Just > > who do you believe these days...*laugh* So, I placed his census > > record in my computer file after his death date... > > > > Anyway, thanks again... > > > > Bill Strahle > > > > > > ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > > To contact the INCLAY list owner,send a message to; > > fred@claynet.com > > > > > ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > Be sure to visit the InGenWeb site for links to all Indiana Counties; > http://www.ingenweb.org/ >

Bill, Some one, or group, needs to tell us who did this work. We certainly appreciate all the volunteers who work to help us in our search. Did you notice the date of the entry for Calvin Mattox? Keep in mind, some tombstones are set many years after the burial. Sometimes they are marked from memory and not from dates written and stored. Mary On Sun, 20 Feb 2000 19:35:08 -0500 "William Strahle" <photobuff@argphotoshop.com> writes: > To whomever put up the 1900 Clay Co Census, my heartfelt thanks. It > did raise an eyebrow, though. I have a photograph of the tombstone > for Calvin Mattox with the date Dec 23, 1899 as the date of death. > Imagine my surprise when I find him listed in the 1900 census! Just > who do you believe these days...*laugh* So, I placed his census > record in my computer file after his death date... > > Anyway, thanks again... > > Bill Strahle > > > ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > To contact the INCLAY list owner,send a message to; > fred@claynet.com >

Becky, Thank you! It took a great deal of your time to complete the great task of copying the 1900 Clay County Census. I look forward to using Van Buren and Washington Townships when you are finished. I tried to copy it to Index Cards when it first was released so I know what a chore it was and how time consuming. I want to take this opportunity to personally and publicly thank you, for a job well done. Mary Gardner

The reason I asked about the date, was that I was reading the 1910 census today for Harrison Twp., and I found dates for January 6, thru May 7! So why not get started a little early? Mary

maybe his spirit lived on -- On Sun, 20 Feb 2000 19:35:08 -0500 "William Strahle" <photobuff@argphotoshop.com> writes: >To whomever put up the 1900 Clay Co Census, my heartfelt thanks. It >did raise an eyebrow, though. I have a photograph of the tombstone >for Calvin Mattox with the date Dec 23, 1899 as the date of death. >Imagine my surprise when I find him listed in the 1900 census! Just >who do you believe these days...*laugh* So, I placed his census >record in my computer file after his death date... > >Anyway, thanks again... > >Bill Strahle > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== >To contact the INCLAY list owner,send a message to; >fred@claynet.com > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

I too have to thank whoever put up the 1900 Census. Although I did not think there were any more of my kin still in Clay County in 1900, I decided to look and see. I too was surprised to find my husband's Great Grandfather, Andrew Jackson McNamar, listed with his son James. The real surprise was that all sources I had up til then had his death about 1882 and I had never thought to look for him in 1900 and in a township he had not lived in before. Now I have some more research to do. Pat Dallas.

thanks On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 17:55:55 -0500 "William Strahle" <photobuff@argphotoshop.com> writes: >I don't think it is complete as yet, but a lot is already on line. It >is at >the InGenWeb Clay Co site,,, > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclay/ > >Look for the 1900 census.. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <bass103@juno.com> >To: <INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 4:51 PM >Subject: Re: INCLAY-D Digest V00 #36 > > >> how do we get this 1900 census?? >> On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 09:17:41 EST KEVBEX@aol.com writes: >> >Bill, >> > >> >You are most welcome for the 1900 census! I am enjoying the great >> >responses >> >I've heard about the census. It makes me very happy to know I'm >> >helping so >> >many others with their research. >> > >> >Good luck to you and I hope you can find many more surprises! :o) >> > >> >Becky >> >Craig/Harlan/ Phipps/etc..... Cahall/Reece/etc.... >> > >> > >> >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== >> >Help support Rootsweb,become a member at; >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >> > >> >> ________________________________________________________________ >> YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! >> Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! >> Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: >> http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. >> >> >> ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== >> Visit the Clay County Indiana InGenWeb site at; >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclay/ >> > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== >To remove your address from this list visit; >http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclay/list.htm > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

William.. One time that happen to me...and lo behold...I found out that I was looking at the father instead of the son...we thought that the father stayed in England..to my surprise when the light bulb came on..couldn't wait to call a cousin long distance and she went up there to look at the records..to verifiy it..We were both surprised. She been researching much longer than I had...it just never occured to us that the father came to America (they had the same first names).. Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: William Strahle <photobuff@argphotoshop.com> To: <INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2000 6:35 PM Subject: Thank you > To whomever put up the 1900 Clay Co Census, my heartfelt thanks. It did raise an eyebrow, though. I have a photograph of the tombstone for Calvin Mattox with the date Dec 23, 1899 as the date of death. Imagine my surprise when I find him listed in th > > e 1900 census! Just who do you believe these days...*laugh* So, I placed his census record in my computer file after his death date... > > Anyway, thanks again... > > Bill Strahle > > > ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > To contact the INCLAY list owner,send a message to; > fred@claynet.com

Bill Strahle: Are your Strahle family originally from Germany? The reason I asked is when we were stationed there in A'Burg, Germany we had German friends with that last name only they spelled it with an O instead of the A and we were told that before WWII they were known as Von Strohle. Jan Baldwin in OKC

This site has info. for Brazil , Cass , Dick Johnson , Harrison , Jackson and Lewis and Perry Townships only. http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclay/census/1900/clay.htm bass103@juno.com wrote: > how do we get this 1900 census?? > On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 09:17:41 EST KEVBEX@aol.com writes: > >Bill, > > > >You are most welcome for the 1900 census! I am enjoying the great > >responses > >I've heard about the census. It makes me very happy to know I'm > >helping so > >many others with their research. > > > >Good luck to you and I hope you can find many more surprises! :o) > > > >Becky > >Craig/Harlan/ Phipps/etc..... Cahall/Reece/etc.... > > > > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > >Help support Rootsweb,become a member at; > >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > Visit the Clay County Indiana InGenWeb site at; > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclay/

I don't think it is complete as yet, but a lot is already on line. It is at the InGenWeb Clay Co site,,, http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclay/ Look for the 1900 census.. ----- Original Message ----- From: <bass103@juno.com> To: <INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 4:51 PM Subject: Re: INCLAY-D Digest V00 #36 > how do we get this 1900 census?? > On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 09:17:41 EST KEVBEX@aol.com writes: > >Bill, > > > >You are most welcome for the 1900 census! I am enjoying the great > >responses > >I've heard about the census. It makes me very happy to know I'm > >helping so > >many others with their research. > > > >Good luck to you and I hope you can find many more surprises! :o) > > > >Becky > >Craig/Harlan/ Phipps/etc..... Cahall/Reece/etc.... > > > > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > >Help support Rootsweb,become a member at; > >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > Visit the Clay County Indiana InGenWeb site at; > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclay/ >

how do we get this 1900 census?? On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 09:17:41 EST KEVBEX@aol.com writes: >Bill, > >You are most welcome for the 1900 census! I am enjoying the great >responses >I've heard about the census. It makes me very happy to know I'm >helping so >many others with their research. > >Good luck to you and I hope you can find many more surprises! :o) > >Becky >Craig/Harlan/ Phipps/etc..... Cahall/Reece/etc.... > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== >Help support Rootsweb,become a member at; >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.