I have a copy of Assessors Plat Book 1886 Posey Twp, Clay County, IN Section 1; Congressional Township No. 12, R. 7- outside Cloverland It lists to the north of Cloverland land owned by Ellen L. Modesitt -80 acres -due east of her is John Eppert Heirs with 157. 50 acres Then Ellen L. Modesit has another 10 acress * the town of Cloverland - Multiple owners in small tracts of land-Two roads going through this town 340 & US. 40 south and west of Cloverland is W.S. and Lotta R. Carpenter 10 acres & adjacent to further south is J. Robinson 88 acres- east of him is W.S. & Lotta R. Carpenter 79. 28 acres- directly east of Carpenter land is Oliver Hiriam Smith Heirs(my line) 80 acres- going directly north back towards Cloverland is J. E. Crouse 34 acres and John M. Lucas 40 acres. The Carpenter cemetery sits between J. S. Robinson's 88 and W. S.& Lotta R.Carpenters 79. 28 acres. (more on the Carpenter land than on Robinson land) Hard to understand without a map. There are other land owners on the map, but these are the largest for 1886 for this section. Muriel

will try to check out this Ellen L Modesitt.. give me a day or two.. On Tue, 16 May 2000 11:21:14 -0500 Dale White <dwhite@jdv.net> writes: >I have a copy of Assessors Plat Book 1886 Posey Twp, Clay County, IN > Section 1; Congressional Township No. 12, R. 7- outside Cloverland > >It lists to the north of Cloverland land owned by Ellen L. Modesitt >-80 >acres -due east of her is John Eppert Heirs with 157. 50 acres >Then Ellen L. Modesit has another 10 acress > >* the town of Cloverland - Multiple owners in small tracts of >land-Two >roads going through this town 340 & US. 40 > >south and west of Cloverland is W.S. and Lotta R. Carpenter 10 acres & >adjacent to >further south is J. Robinson 88 acres- east of him is W.S. & Lotta R. >Carpenter 79. 28 acres- directly east of Carpenter land is Oliver >Hiriam >Smith Heirs(my line) 80 acres- going directly north back towards >Cloverland is J. E. Crouse 34 acres and John M. Lucas 40 acres. > >The Carpenter cemetery sits between J. S. Robinson's 88 and W. S.& >Lotta >R.Carpenters 79. 28 acres. (more on the Carpenter land than on >Robinson >land) > >Hard to understand without a map. There are other land owners on the >map, but these are the largest for 1886 for this section. > >Muriel > > > > >==== 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.

This map is just for about 630 acres surrounding Cloverland, and most of these are not the original owners of the land. The Bowles, Modesitts, Bemis, and other families lived also in the area. Some of the Bemiss/Bemass families lived in Cloverland town proper. I believe that the Modesitts and Bowles intermarried and the Bemiss married into the McBride families. Very interesting community!!! Muriel bass103@juno.com wrote: > will try to check out this Ellen L Modesitt.. give me a day or two.. > On Tue, 16 May 2000 11:21:14 -0500 Dale White <dwhite@jdv.net> writes: > >I have a copy of Assessors Plat Book 1886 Posey Twp, Clay County, IN > > Section 1; Congressional Township No. 12, R. 7- outside Cloverland > > > >It lists to the north of Cloverland land owned by Ellen L. Modesitt > >-80 > >acres -due east of her is John Eppert Heirs with 157. 50 acres > >Then Ellen L. Modesit has another 10 acress > > > >* the town of Cloverland - Multiple owners in small tracts of > >land-Two > >roads going through this town 340 & US. 40 > > > >south and west of Cloverland is W.S. and Lotta R. Carpenter 10 acres & > >adjacent to > >further south is J. Robinson 88 acres- east of him is W.S. & Lotta R. > >Carpenter 79. 28 acres- directly east of Carpenter land is Oliver > >Hiriam > >Smith Heirs(my line) 80 acres- going directly north back towards > >Cloverland is J. E. Crouse 34 acres and John M. Lucas 40 acres. > > > >The Carpenter cemetery sits between J. S. Robinson's 88 and W. S.& > >Lotta > >R.Carpenters 79. 28 acres. (more on the Carpenter land than on > >Robinson > >land) > > > >Hard to understand without a map. There are other land owners on the > >map, but these are the largest for 1886 for this section. > > > >Muriel > > > > > > > > > >==== 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. > > ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > Visit the Clay County Indiana InGenWeb site at; > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclay/