Hello, Unfortunately I am not able to make a connection with the Beech Church, but I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed reading the emails and thank you for taking the time to send them. Cheri aadcmom@aol.com

I have my mother's "Centennial Beech Church" book August 7-11, 1968 and covers 1868-1968 and lists most members. The church started just up the road and was called Redbrush but when they outgrew the church they built Beech. It has the following contents: History of Beech Church Coal City, IN; Beech Families; Photograph section; Members of Beech Church 1868-1968; List of Beech Ministers; sources. If anyone would like me to send them pictures or info from the book, PLEASE EMAIL ME DIRECT. I don't want this to fill everyone's email with request for lookups. Beech is on the Clay/Owen County lines so I will post this in Owen County also. I appreciate all the help everyone gives on here and hopefully I will be able to help someone. Linda Bertram lbbertram@netdirect.net http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/e/r/Linda-S-Bertram/index.html

Was that old Redbush church on land owned by Jacob Furry/Ferry? I know there are members of the Furry family buried about a quarter mile south of Beech Church. My step grandmother Sophia Fury Orman Orman's parents are buried there as are her grandparents. Mary

First of all, apologies for the cross-post to those of you who see this letter more than once. My cousin Margy and I need some assistance in untangling a most infernal knot. The ancestors involved are Sarah RUNNELS and Benjamin HUDDLESTON. Ben and Sarah died in Kentucky in the 1880s, leaving 4 children: James Franklin, Thomas, Rebecca Jane, and Cynthia. Jim's death certificate (died in 1953) states that he was the son of Benjamin Huddleston II who was born in Clay County, Indiana. Jim's daughter, Ada Huddleston Miles (1906-1989) always said that her grandfather Ben had been born and raised in KENTUCKY and that he fought in the Civil War as a volunteer from Whitley County, Kentucky. Of course, so far we haven't been able to turn up any record of Ben as a soldier. Margy recently started digging through Indiana census records and has found, in 1850 in Clay County, a Huddleston family with a father named Ben and a son named Ben who could possibly be the father of Jim, Tom, Rebecca, and Cynthia. In Clay County in 1850, there are a number of Runnels families, and there is a Sarah Runnels who is about the right age. Has anyone researched the Huddleston and Runnels families of Indiana and/or Kentucky? If Ben and Sarah were born and grew up in Indiana, when did they go to Kentucky and why? I'm not even going to get into the Tennessee Huddlestons (a Ben born in 1843 in Campbell County, right across the state line from WHitley County, KY, where Ben and Sarah died), or the Tom/George Hamlin who raised Ben and Sarah's 4 kids after they died in an epidemic. If anyone has ANY clues whatsoever to the Huddlestons and Runnels of Clay County, Indiana, Margy and I would be most deeply appreciative. Donna B. in Raleigh, NC - Huddleston kin through BOTH grandmothers

Dear Becky, Thank you so much for your kindness and help. This is the best lead I have had for over 20 years. What a Blessing. Could you tell me where I would send for this info? Thank you so much. I will let you know how it turns out. Have a Blessed week. Rev. >From: KEVBEX@aol.com >Reply-To: INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com >To: INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: INCLAY-D Digest V99 #119 >Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 16:26:30 EDT > >In a message dated 9/26/99 3:15:08 PM US Eastern Standard Time, >INCLAY-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > ><< Father William Austin Born in Indiana 1927 or 1928. I can get no info >from > Vital Records because I do not have Birth date Parents names or anything > else. This was all that was on my Birth Certificate. Here is all the info >I > have. >> > > >I did a search on a program I have available to me and this is the closest >I >came to the year of birth you gave. I sure hope this comes through for >you: > >Lake County and Crown Point, Indiana Index to Birth Records A-Z 1921-1941 > >Austin William F Male White birthdate: Aug 28 1925 >Father: William A >Mother: Almerta L Wyant >Book: H-27 >Page: 27 > >Again, good luck to you! > >Sincerely, > >Becky > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== >To remove your address from this list visit; >http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclay/list.htm > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Dear Roy, Thank you for your kindness and help. I have sent for the record. I Pray it is not him. Have a Blessed week. Rev. >From: "Roy T. O'Conner" <joanroy@apci.net> >Reply-To: INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com >To: INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: (Austin) Looking for my father and family. >Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 15:10:07 -0500 > >Rev. Austin, > >Could this be him? He was listed on the Social Security Death Index. It's >the only one I found in 1927 or 1928, when I limited the search to Indiana >issues. > >WILLIAM AUSTIN b.30 Jan 1927 d.Feb 1972 Residence:(No Location Given) >Last Benefit:(No Location Given) SSN: 314-28-5559 Issued: Indiana (Before >1951) > >Good luck in your search. > >Roy O'Conner > >At 03:08 PM 9/26/99 EDT, you wrote: > >Father William Austin Born in Indiana 1927 or 1928. I can get no info >from > >Vital Records because I do not have Birth date Parents names or anything > >else. This was all that was on my Birth Certificate. Here is all the info >I > >have. > > > >My name is Rev. Dennis Keith Austin I am 44 years old my fathers name is > >William Austin he would be around his early 70's he has a daughter name > >Twila she would be around 51 to 53 and a son around my age. He had Curly > >Auburn hair he lived in and around Monterey Park, California. He worked >at a > >gas station. This info is 44 years old. My mothers name is Barbara > >Ballenger. He was not married at the time he and my mother had a > >relationship and when she got pregnant he left. I have no other family > >brothers and sisters except on the Austin side. My mother saw him again a > >year after I was born and he was married and had a little baby with him. >If > >you could be of some help it would be a Blessing. Please contact me one >way > >or the other. Thank you and have a Blessed weekend. > >In His Grace, > > > >Rev. Dennis Austin > >7577 Margate Court #104 > >Manassas, Virginia 20109 > >1-800-650-3238 Toll Free > >cevm@erols.com > > > > > >______________________________________________________ > >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > >To contact the INCLAY list owner,send a message to; > >fred@claynet.com > > > > > > > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== >To remove your address from this list visit; >http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclay/list.htm > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Well, good. Any idea who Charles B Cole was? His family, birth place?

Hi Folks, The Genealogy Society still has copies of the "Cory Story" available for purchase. I think it sells for $35 plus postage. There are also copies of the Harrison Twp. book with Index available. If you bought the Harrison Township book sometime ago, there is now an Index for it that is well worth having in your home library. Take a look at all the materials available at the web site Email--ccgslib@ticz.com http://www.rootsweb.com/inclay/ http://www.Ticz.com/~ccgslib/ You can also write the library at P.O. Box 56 Center Point, IN 47840 Mary

The book you need is "The Cory Story" which is an area in Clay Co.. This book has two full pages of just Names of MODESITT people and it also has the COLE you referred to in your note. Clay Co. Historical Soc. published a rather large book (which has been sold out for some time - I wished I'd known about it earlier so I could've gotten one) and this book has not only family histories but in some cases photo's of the family. This is how I found a photo of my 2nd GGF John Nicholas MILLER. If you get ahold of the Clay Co. Genealogy Soc. they can help you out. They're a great group and friendly. Jan B. in OKC

No, they had a large family by that time, per Rebecca Bass.

If this is the man...I understand you can send for copies of the SS registration form that the person filled out at the time of application and get more information on him. Dem bones. ---------- From: Roy T. O'Conner <joanroy@apci.net> To: INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: (Austin) Looking for my father and family. Date: Sunday, September 26, 1999 3:10 PM Rev. Austin, Could this be him? He was listed on the Social Security Death Index. It's the only one I found in 1927 or 1928, when I limited the search to Indiana issues. WILLIAM AUSTIN b.30 Jan 1927 d.Feb 1972 Residence:(No Location Given) Last Benefit:(No Location Given) SSN: 314-28-5559 Issued: Indiana (Before 1951) Good luck in your search. Roy O'Conner At 03:08 PM 9/26/99 EDT, you wrote: >Father William Austin Born in Indiana 1927 or 1928. I can get no info from >Vital Records because I do not have Birth date Parents names or anything >else. This was all that was on my Birth Certificate. Here is all the info I >have. > >My name is Rev. Dennis Keith Austin I am 44 years old my fathers name is >William Austin he would be around his early 70's he has a daughter name >Twila she would be around 51 to 53 and a son around my age. He had Curly >Auburn hair he lived in and around Monterey Park, California. He worked at a >gas station. This info is 44 years old. My mothers name is Barbara >Ballenger. He was not married at the time he and my mother had a >relationship and when she got pregnant he left. I have no other family >brothers and sisters except on the Austin side. My mother saw him again a >year after I was born and he was married and had a little baby with him. If >you could be of some help it would be a Blessing. Please contact me one way >or the other. Thank you and have a Blessed weekend. >In His Grace, > >Rev. Dennis Austin >7577 Margate Court #104 >Manassas, Virginia 20109 >1-800-650-3238 Toll Free >cevm@erols.com > > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== >To contact the INCLAY list owner,send a message to; >fred@claynet.com > > > ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== To remove your address from this list visit; http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclay/list.htm

Does anyone have parents or other info on: Gertrude May MODISETT, b. 1880; died March 1, 1903 Clay Co, IN. Married T. Ross ROBISON on October 5, 1898. Brenda Robison Indianapolis, IN

Rev. Austin, Could this be him? He was listed on the Social Security Death Index. It's the only one I found in 1927 or 1928, when I limited the search to Indiana issues. WILLIAM AUSTIN b.30 Jan 1927 d.Feb 1972 Residence:(No Location Given) Last Benefit:(No Location Given) SSN: 314-28-5559 Issued: Indiana (Before 1951) Good luck in your search. Roy O'Conner At 03:08 PM 9/26/99 EDT, you wrote: >Father William Austin Born in Indiana 1927 or 1928. I can get no info from >Vital Records because I do not have Birth date Parents names or anything >else. This was all that was on my Birth Certificate. Here is all the info I >have. > >My name is Rev. Dennis Keith Austin I am 44 years old my fathers name is >William Austin he would be around his early 70's he has a daughter name >Twila she would be around 51 to 53 and a son around my age. He had Curly >Auburn hair he lived in and around Monterey Park, California. He worked at a >gas station. This info is 44 years old. My mothers name is Barbara >Ballenger. He was not married at the time he and my mother had a >relationship and when she got pregnant he left. I have no other family >brothers and sisters except on the Austin side. My mother saw him again a >year after I was born and he was married and had a little baby with him. If >you could be of some help it would be a Blessing. Please contact me one way >or the other. Thank you and have a Blessed weekend. >In His Grace, > >Rev. Dennis Austin >7577 Margate Court #104 >Manassas, Virginia 20109 >1-800-650-3238 Toll Free >cevm@erols.com > > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== >To contact the INCLAY list owner,send a message to; >fred@claynet.com > > >

According to information I have prepared by several Modesitt researchers, Charles B. Cole is the husband of Elizabeth Mahala Modesitt. Elizabeth was the 2nd child of Uriah Modesitt and Johannah Cole of harrison County Virginia. Charles C. Modesitt, Nathanial H. Modesitt and James W. Modesitt were her brothers. Are there any other Modesitt reserchers out there? I descend from Nathanial. Heather -----Original Message----- From: LouPero@aol.com <LouPero@aol.com> To: INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com <INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, September 26, 1999 10:00 AM Subject: Modesitt/Cole >In Book E p 325 of land records, Charles C Modesitt, James W Modessit, >Nathaniel H Modesitt, Marin Bowles, Peter Emmpert and Charles B Cole post >$2000 bond for Charles C Modesitt, who was elected Circuit Court Clerk. Who >was Charles B Cole? > >I would like to add that there are numerous Modesitt deeds, I copied this one >because of Cole connection. I don't really know anything about Modesitt. > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== >This list brought to you by Rootsweb,be sure to check us out at >http://www.rootsweb.com/ >

In a message dated 9/26/99 3:15:08 PM US Eastern Standard Time, INCLAY-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Father William Austin Born in Indiana 1927 or 1928. I can get no info from Vital Records because I do not have Birth date Parents names or anything else. This was all that was on my Birth Certificate. Here is all the info I have. >> I did a search on a program I have available to me and this is the closest I came to the year of birth you gave. I sure hope this comes through for you: Lake County and Crown Point, Indiana Index to Birth Records A-Z 1921-1941 Austin William F Male White birthdate: Aug 28 1925 Father: William A Mother: Almerta L Wyant Book: H-27 Page: 27 Again, good luck to you! Sincerely, Becky

Hello. No relation, but a fact reference Modesitt which may interest you, though the spelling is different in the sentence below. The last paragraph of the Oath of Allegiance taken by my ancestor Sebastion Job reads as follows: "In testimony where of I have here unto set my hand and office the seal of said court at Bowling Green this 8th day of Oct 1844. (signed) C. C. Modesitt by B. W. Osborn, Dep." "Said court" is the Clay Circuit Court. I do not have the original; it's a hand-copied paper. Roy O'Conner Glen Carbon, IL At 09:59 AM 9/26/99 EDT, you wrote: >In Book E p 325 of land records, Charles C Modesitt, James W Modessit, >Nathaniel H Modesitt, Marin Bowles, Peter Emmpert and Charles B Cole post >$2000 bond for Charles C Modesitt, who was elected Circuit Court Clerk. Who >was Charles B Cole? > >I would like to add that there are numerous Modesitt deeds, I copied this one >because of Cole connection. I don't really know anything about Modesitt. > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== >This list brought to you by Rootsweb,be sure to check us out at >http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > >

Father William Austin Born in Indiana 1927 or 1928. I can get no info from Vital Records because I do not have Birth date Parents names or anything else. This was all that was on my Birth Certificate. Here is all the info I have. My name is Rev. Dennis Keith Austin I am 44 years old my fathers name is William Austin he would be around his early 70's he has a daughter name Twila she would be around 51 to 53 and a son around my age. He had Curly Auburn hair he lived in and around Monterey Park, California. He worked at a gas station. This info is 44 years old. My mothers name is Barbara Ballenger. He was not married at the time he and my mother had a relationship and when she got pregnant he left. I have no other family brothers and sisters except on the Austin side. My mother saw him again a year after I was born and he was married and had a little baby with him. If you could be of some help it would be a Blessing. Please contact me one way or the other. Thank you and have a Blessed weekend. In His Grace, Rev. Dennis Austin 7577 Margate Court #104 Manassas, Virginia 20109 1-800-650-3238 Toll Free cevm@erols.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi Lou, You need to send the last post to the library. Mark it for submission as a query and include your snail mail address. I think there is still time to get it into the next researcher which is being prepared now. If it is too late, it can go into the next one. Mary On Sun, 26 Sep 1999 09:59:28 EDT LouPero@aol.com writes: >In Book E p 325 of land records, Charles C Modesitt, James W Modessit, > >Nathaniel H Modesitt, Marin Bowles, Peter Emmpert and Charles B Cole >post >$2000 bond for Charles C Modesitt, who was elected Circuit Court >Clerk. Who >was Charles B Cole? > >I would like to add that there are numerous Modesitt deeds, I copied >this one >because of Cole connection. I don't really know anything about >Modesitt. > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== >This list brought to you by Rootsweb,be sure to check us out at >http://www.rootsweb.com/ >

In Book E p 325 of land records, Charles C Modesitt, James W Modessit, Nathaniel H Modesitt, Marin Bowles, Peter Emmpert and Charles B Cole post $2000 bond for Charles C Modesitt, who was elected Circuit Court Clerk. Who was Charles B Cole? I would like to add that there are numerous Modesitt deeds, I copied this one because of Cole connection. I don't really know anything about Modesitt.

Do you suppose he went back to Barbour County to marry Elizabeth and then returned to Clay County? Mary