I'm researching the BROWN surname from Clay county also. Would the one you are researching be the descendants of Luke A. Brown? Jerry Brown jhbrown@midwest.net ---------- > From: Mary2gard@aol.com > To: INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Common Melungeon Surnames > Date: Saturday, September 18, 1999 10:41 PM > > Common Melungeon Surname List: > > North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia > > ADAMS ADKINS ALLEN ALLMOND ASHWORTH * BARKER BARNES BASS > BECKLER BELCHER > > BEDGOOD BELL BENNETT BERRY BEVERLY BIGGS BOLEN BOLLING > BOLTON BOONE BOWLIN > > BOWLING BOWMAN BRADBY BRANHAM BRAVBOY BRIGER/BRIDGER > BROGAN BROOKS BROWN > > BUNCH BULLION BURTON BUTLER BUTTERS BUXTON BYRD * CAMPBELL > CARRICO CARTER CASTEEL > > CAUDILL CHAPMAN CHAVIS CLARK CLOUD COAL COFFEY COLE > COLEMAN COLES COLLEY > > COLLIER COLLINS COLLINSWORTH COLYER COOPER CORMAN COUNTS > COX COXE CRIEL > > CROSTON CROW CUMBA CUMBO CUMBOW CURRY CUSTALOW * DALTON > DARE DAVIS > > DENHAM DENNIS DIAL DOOLEY DORTON DOYLE DRIGGERS DULA DYE > DYESS * ELY EPPS EVANS > > * FIELDS FREEMAN FRENCH * GALLAGHER GANN GARLAND GIBSON > GIPSON GOINS GOINGS > > GORVENS GOWAN GOWEN GRAHAM GREEN(E) GWINN * HALL HAMMON(D) > HARMON HARRIS > > HARVIE HARVEY HAWKES HENDRICKS HENDRIX HILL HILLMAN HOGGE > HOLMES HOPKINS HOWE > > HYATT * JACKSON JAMES JOHNSON JONES * KEITH(E) KENNEDY KISER * > LANGSTON LASIE > > LAWSON LOCKLEAR LOPES LOWRY LUCAS * MADDOX MAGGARD MAJOR > MALE MALONE(Y) > > MARSH MARTIN MAYLE MINARD MINER MINOR MIZER MOORE MORLEY > MOSELY > > MOZINGO MULLINS * NASH NELSON NEWMAN NICCANS NICHOLS NOEL > NORRIS * ORR OSBORN > > OSBORNE OXENDINE * PAGE PAINE PATTERSON PERKINS PERRY PHELPS > PHIPPS PRINDER POLLY > > POWELL POWERS PRITCHARD PRUITT * RAMEY RASNICK REAVES REVELS > REEVES RICE > > RICHARDSON RIDDLE RIVERS ROBERSON ROBERTSON ROBINSON RUSSELL > * SAMMONS > > SAMPSON SAWYER SCOTT SEXTON SHAVIS SHEPHARD SHEPHERD SHORT > SHORTT SIZEMORE > > SMILING SMITH STALLARD STANLEY STEEL STEVENS STEWART > STROTHER SWEATT SWETT > > SWINDALL * TALLY TACKETT TAYLOR THOMPSON TIPTON TOLLIVER > TUPPANCE TURNER * > > VANOVER VICARS VICCARS VICKERS * WARE WATTS WEAVER WHITE > WHITED WILKINS > > WILLIAMS WILLIAMSON WILLIS WILSON WISBY WISE WOOD WRIGHT > WYATT WYNN > > > ==== LAWSON Mailing List ==== > Over 5,000 Discussion Lists!!! USGenWeb and The USGenWeb Archives! > Special thanks to go to RootsWeb,your generous donations to > RootsWeb makes this all possible. Find out more! > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > > > > ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- > > > ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > This list brought to you by Rootsweb,be sure to check us out at > http://www.rootsweb.com/ >

This past week, I went through most of the 1870 census for clay County. There are always a few I can identify and this census is no exception. Maybe someone else has puzzled this all out. Page 54 William N. Luther 25 Indiana farming, Cassandra 25. anybody recognize this William N. Luther? Page 55 in the household of George Saulsberry, I see his wife's mother, Lucinda Luther age 45. This Lucinda was shown as a widow in 1850, so who are the two children, Mary E. 15 and Melissa 12, shown after her name so presumably named Luther also? Since her Luther husband was dead by 1850 it would seem someone else's Luther children have been taken in , but who? page 56 in the household of Solomon Ream, Sally Luther age 13. Who is she? Page 57, household Thomas J. Cooprider and wife Rebecca,Jarada Luther 13, I concluded she must be the daughter of Silas Luther. her sister, Rachel C. 11 was in the household of Peter T. Luther. Is this correct? Page 57 John Cole 26, wife Eliza. Who are they? Page 59 household of E W Williams, Martin Luther 17. Who is he? page 67 household of Elijah Church page 69 and wife Cynthia, found Joel D. Luther 16 born Indiana, farm laborer, real-estate $2480, personal property $200.This must be the son of John Jacob Luther who died 1861, and his wife Frankie Church, who died 1855. Are Elijah and Cynthia his grandparents? did he Marry margaret Frock in 1872, and Lucinda Huddleston in 1874? P. 111 and also p. 56, two questions involving Jessups.I wonder if there is an error in what has been handed down through Luther's.On page 56, Miles Jessup is married to Ann E, who was the widow of Jacob Luther. After he died, She Married Miles. Her son Jacob age 11 is in the household. Then on page 111, we find nancy Jessup 67, with Miles Luther 17, Charles Luther 15, and Mary J. Luther 10.They are the children of Jacob Luther and Maria Jessup, completely different Jacob. On the family group sheets I have from years ago, there is also a Jacob born 1858/9 listed in this family. I am wondering if there were really two boys named Jacob born 1859, or if someone just saw the Jessup connection and concluded Ann's son, Jacob belonged in the other family. Any clarification will be welcome on the family. p. 344 Peter T. Luther, 25, wife Mary E. And child Ormina (hard to read) 1. I have his children as James and Minnie, but I wonder if Ormina and Minnie are the same person? If so, the estimated year of Minnie's birth, 1875, needs to be changed. I will appreciate any comments.

Mary, did your Lawsons come to Clay Co? I would be interested in hearing from anyone whose family came to Clay Co from Pulaski Co KY, which I am told is in Melungeon "territory."

Sherri, I have been looking for the Braswell family, especially Aaron, and also Brazzells; and their parents, Henry Lacy and Nancy Berry. Hope you find something for me. Thanks Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: <Hoosier723@aol.com> To: <INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 1999 10:34 AM Subject: Encyclopedic Directory of Clay County, In > Hi List: > > While cleaning out my genealogy files, I discovered a booklet by The Hoosier > Heritage Press, 1971, The Encyclopedic Directory of Clay County, Indiana. > This booklet gives "A List of the Householders of the County, Their > Post-office Address, Occupation, Location, School District, Section Number, > Township, Politics, Religion, Assessed Value of Real Estate, Nationality, > Where Born, When Born, When (they) Came to Clay County." If anyone is > interested if their surnames might be listed, please email me privately at > Hoosier723@aol.com. This book also contains maps and photographs of some of > the citizens of Clay County. > > Sherri > > > ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > To contact the INCLAY list owner,send a message to; > fred@claynet.com > >

Sue, Are you interested in the John Hendrix Sr family from Brazil, IN? Mary

Sherri: Are there any BEATTY's and PEYTON's in your Directory? Jan B. in OKC

I would be interested in Hendricks and Jessups and Limps Thank you Sue (Barker) Bemiller -----Original Message----- From: Hoosier723@aol.com <Hoosier723@aol.com> To: INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com <INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, September 18, 1999 11:16 AM Subject: Encyclopedic Directory of Clay County, In >Hi List: > >While cleaning out my genealogy files, I discovered a booklet by The Hoosier >Heritage Press, 1971, The Encyclopedic Directory of Clay County, Indiana. >This booklet gives "A List of the Householders of the County, Their >Post-office Address, Occupation, Location, School District, Section Number, >Township, Politics, Religion, Assessed Value of Real Estate, Nationality, >Where Born, When Born, When (they) Came to Clay County." If anyone is >interested if their surnames might be listed, please email me privately at >Hoosier723@aol.com. This book also contains maps and photographs of some of >the citizens of Clay County. > >Sherri > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== >To contact the INCLAY list owner,send a message to; >fred@claynet.com >

Dear Sherri, I would really appreciate any information regarding Daniel Farley(Farrelly) or his wife Julia Dalton Farley. I know they resided in Carbon in about 1870- ? I know you have a lot of requests, and I am not in any hurry. Thank you for offering to check on these for us. I really appreciate your time. Very Sincerely, Sharon Tharp(Tharp7837@aol.com)

Common Melungeon Surname List: North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia ADAMS ADKINS ALLEN ALLMOND ASHWORTH * BARKER BARNES BASS BECKLER BELCHER BEDGOOD BELL BENNETT BERRY BEVERLY BIGGS BOLEN BOLLING BOLTON BOONE BOWLIN BOWLING BOWMAN BRADBY BRANHAM BRAVBOY BRIGER/BRIDGER BROGAN BROOKS BROWN BUNCH BULLION BURTON BUTLER BUTTERS BUXTON BYRD * CAMPBELL CARRICO CARTER CASTEEL CAUDILL CHAPMAN CHAVIS CLARK CLOUD COAL COFFEY COLE COLEMAN COLES COLLEY COLLIER COLLINS COLLINSWORTH COLYER COOPER CORMAN COUNTS COX COXE CRIEL CROSTON CROW CUMBA CUMBO CUMBOW CURRY CUSTALOW * DALTON DARE DAVIS DENHAM DENNIS DIAL DOOLEY DORTON DOYLE DRIGGERS DULA DYE DYESS * ELY EPPS EVANS * FIELDS FREEMAN FRENCH * GALLAGHER GANN GARLAND GIBSON GIPSON GOINS GOINGS GORVENS GOWAN GOWEN GRAHAM GREEN(E) GWINN * HALL HAMMON(D) HARMON HARRIS HARVIE HARVEY HAWKES HENDRICKS HENDRIX HILL HILLMAN HOGGE HOLMES HOPKINS HOWE HYATT * JACKSON JAMES JOHNSON JONES * KEITH(E) KENNEDY KISER * LANGSTON LASIE LAWSON LOCKLEAR LOPES LOWRY LUCAS * MADDOX MAGGARD MAJOR MALE MALONE(Y) MARSH MARTIN MAYLE MINARD MINER MINOR MIZER MOORE MORLEY MOSELY MOZINGO MULLINS * NASH NELSON NEWMAN NICCANS NICHOLS NOEL NORRIS * ORR OSBORN OSBORNE OXENDINE * PAGE PAINE PATTERSON PERKINS PERRY PHELPS PHIPPS PRINDER POLLY POWELL POWERS PRITCHARD PRUITT * RAMEY RASNICK REAVES REVELS REEVES RICE RICHARDSON RIDDLE RIVERS ROBERSON ROBERTSON ROBINSON RUSSELL * SAMMONS SAMPSON SAWYER SCOTT SEXTON SHAVIS SHEPHARD SHEPHERD SHORT SHORTT SIZEMORE SMILING SMITH STALLARD STANLEY STEEL STEVENS STEWART STROTHER SWEATT SWETT SWINDALL * TALLY TACKETT TAYLOR THOMPSON TIPTON TOLLIVER TUPPANCE TURNER * VANOVER VICARS VICCARS VICKERS * WARE WATTS WEAVER WHITE WHITED WILKINS WILLIAMS WILLIAMSON WILLIS WILSON WISBY WISE WOOD WRIGHT WYATT WYNN ==== LAWSON Mailing List ==== Over 5,000 Discussion Lists!!! USGenWeb and The USGenWeb Archives! Special thanks to go to RootsWeb,your generous donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible. Find out more! http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 ----------------------- Headers --------------------------------

I thought I would share this list with those of you on the Clay County list. My Lawson family fits into this group of people. Mary

Hi Norma... >Dear Sherri, I would be interested in any Ooley's listed I'm not the one who has the book, but I wonder if your Ooleys were ever in Crawford Co., IN? In one of the Crawford County history books, there is an item about a William Briley who was murdered by a man named Ooley (James, I believe) in 1818 in Crawford County, Indiana. I believe that this William Briley may be the father of my ggggrandfather Absalom Briley and his brother James Briley. I have been unable to find any further information on William Briley OR the man who allegedly murdered him. Thanks! Diane

Thanks to everyone who responded to my posting. I had an overwhelming response! I would like to ask everyone who responded to be patient with me as there were almost 50 responses. I will answer EVERY request, but it may take a day or two! As much of my research is focused in areas far from where I live, I can sympathise with those who are not close enough to have access to the materials. This is my way of returning the favor for those who have helped me in the past! Thanks again for your response and patience. Sherri Hoosier723@aol.com

I have found this book to be very helpful, and the date on the one I have seen was 1896. Many public libraries in counties surrounding Clay probably have this resource. I have looked at it at both the Vigo County Public Library in Terre Haute and the Brazil Public Library. I'm sure the Clay County Genealogical library also owns a copy. 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 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

Hi Sherri... Would you mind looking up Storm? It is very thoughtful and time consuming for you to be be performing this service for everyone. I know we all appreciate it. Thankyou Ann

Sherri, How about any WELLS? Grace

Does anyone on the list possess this book and would be willing to do look ups ......Thanks Patrick ><>

What time frame is the names of the directory from?

Hi, I am interested in; Harshman and McCullough. Thanks for looking. Cheryl Powell (Harshman)

Very interested. The Carpenters of Cloverland included my grandmother, born there in 1876.. You don't mention what years the book covers, but here goes -- Carpenter, Pierce. Davis, Dorsey, Hodges, Webster, Swoyer?, Henderson,Keener or Keever, Garcia, Sourwine. All these married Carpenters or their descendants. They may not all be in Clay county, and others I haven't mentioned, especially from Vigo, may have moved into Clay, but I haven't burdened you with them. Carpenters and Pierces arrived about 1868 from Hyndman, Bedford County, Pennsylvania and Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Others I'm not sure of. --- You wrote: Hi List: While cleaning out my genealogy files, I discovered a booklet by The Hoosier Heritage Press, 1971, The Encyclopedic Directory of Clay County, Indiana. This booklet gives "A List of the Householders of the County, Their Post-office Address, Occupation, Location, School District, Section Number, Township, Politics, Religion, Assessed Value of Real Estate, Nationality, Where Born, When Born, When (they) Came to Clay County." If anyone is interested if their surnames might be listed, please email me privately at Hoosier723@aol.com. This book also contains maps and photographs of some of the citizens of Clay County. Sherri ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== To contact the INCLAY list owner,send a message to; fred@claynet.com --- end of quote ---

In a message dated 09/18/1999 10:38:42 AM Central Daylight Time, Hoosier723@aol.com writes: Dear Sherri, I would be interested in any Ooley's listed Thank you so much for the offer. Sincerely Norma Ooley Herman > Subj: Encyclopedic Directory of Clay County, In > Date: 09/18/1999 10:38:42 AM Central Daylight Time > From: Hoosier723@aol.com > Reply-to: INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com > To: INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi List: > > While cleaning out my genealogy files, I discovered a booklet by The Hoosier > > Heritage Press, 1971, The Encyclopedic Directory of Clay County, Indiana. > This booklet gives "A List of the Householders of the County, Their > Post-office Address, Occupation, Location, School District, Section Number, > Township, Politics, Religion, Assessed Value of Real Estate, Nationality, > Where Born, When Born, When (they) Came to Clay County." If anyone is > interested if their surnames might be listed, please email me privately at > Hoosier723@aol.com. This book also contains maps and photographs of some of > > the citizens of Clay County. > > Sherri >