Hello all! Over the past week I've added more Irish, Italian and German passenger lists to my ships page. These are primarily 1840's, and 1870's through 1890's ships. There's over 100 ship lists on the site, plus links to the major ship sites like Olive Tree, ISTG, The Ships List and more...so be sure to scroll all the way down the page to the links section. http://khuish.tripod.com/ships.htm <A HREF="http://khuish.tripod.com/ships.htm">Firstmom's Genealogy Resources- Immigrant Ship Passenger Lists & Manifests</A> Hope this helps someone out there. Kathy Another link of interest to the list: http://khuish.tripod.com/indiana.htm

This book has no cover, and no index, and no author. I bought it on Ebay; it just has the insides, but it is full of Indiana biographies. I am not researching this family, just thought I would share. I do not know anymore about these families or these surnames. NOTE: I don’t know if there is any additional mention of this family in the book, it has no index. I do not want to sell this book. I am typing the biographies from it. Typed by Lora Radiches: Surnames in this biography: Pripps, Welter, Allen, Beckman, EDUARD MIX PRIPPS. Among the leading plumbing contracting concerns of Indiana, the establishment of the Pripps Company, of Gary, is considerably more than a local organization. Its patronage has extended for many miles surrounding the Calumet region and its reputation and prosperity have been built up through the energy and good management of its president, Eduard M. Pripps, who has been identified with this line of endeavor since youth and who has been a resident of Gary since 1910. He has been the architect of his own fortunes. Mr. Pripps was born July 31, 1884, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is a son of Fernando W. and Caroline Pripps. His paternal grandfather was Henry Pripps, a native of Hamburg, Germany, who immigrated to the United States in 1856 and took up his residence at Milwaukee, where he became private secretary in the office of the Evening Wisconsin newspaper, one of the earliest publications of the state. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Pripps was a Norwegian who came to the United States in 1838 and located at what is known as Wind Lakem, twenty-five miles north of Milwaukee. Fernando W. Pripps was a plumber by trade and followed that vocation throughout his life. He and his wife were the parents of three children: Eduard, Clara and Fred. Eduard M. Pripps attended the public schools of Milwaukee, and upon graduating from high school began his apprenticeship to the plumber’s trade under the preceptorship of his father. He remained with the elder man until January, 1910, at which time he came to Gary to cast his fortunes with the growing steel city, and from 1910 until 1912 was associated with a well-known plumbing concern. In 1912 he decided to enter business on his own account, and accordingly opened a modest, one-man establishment, with a small capital as to money, but with a full equipment of ability, enthusiasm and determination. From this small beginning Mr. Pripps has built up what is probably the largest individual business of this kind in the entire Calumet region, the working force now consisting of approximately fifty-five skilled mechanics. Mr. Pripps financed the building program for many of Gary’s most substantial buildings, among these being the Ritten Building, Bonier Apartments, Alex Nash Building, Townes Building and Weber Apartments. He was the plumbing contractor of the one hundred apartment building at Fourth Avenue and Washington Street, of the Lake Hotel and of the New Gary Hotel. He also has done other extensive work, including a number of school contracts, and has built up a solid reputation for honesty, ability and expeditious service. He built and for a time owned the Gateway Apartments, was secretary and treasurer of the William H. Welter Company for years, and has been active in the construction of some of Gary’s largest and most handsome office buildings and residences. Mr. Pripps is a Mason of high degree and a member of Orak Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S., of Hammond; and belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Lions Club, Gary Country. Club, Gary Commercial Club and Chamber of Commerce and the Medinah Athletic Club of Chicago. He and his family belong to the Central Christian Church bf Gary, and his wife is active in church work and in various women’s clubs. During the World war he was a “four-minute” man and took an active part in all of the drives, and during times of peace has always supported worthy civic measures. On June 29, 1910, Mr. Pripps was united in marriage with Miss Cora Allen, daughter of John and Mary (Beckman) Allen, the latter being a descendant of an old Knicker bocker family. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Pripps: Allen E., Eduard R., Marian Lucille and Harriet.

This book has no cover, and no index, and no author. I bought it on Ebay; it just has the insides, but it is full of Indiana biographies. I am not researching this family, just thought I would share. I do not know anymore about these families or these surnames. NOTE: I don’t know if there is any additional mention of this family in the book, it has no index. I do not want to sell this book. I am typing the biographies from it. Typed by Lora Radiches: Surnames in this biography: OVERMYER, Kemmerling, Collins, Davis, Wachtel, Longnecker, Elkins, Miller, Haines, CHESTER PETER OVERMYER. Confidence in his own powers, determination to win, and tireless industry have been potent factors in the successful career of Chester Peter Overmyer, president of the Overmyer Mould Company, of Winchester, Indiana. He was born in Marshall County, Indiana, February 22, 1888, a son of Hiram Ellsworth and Margaret A. (Kemmerling) Overmyer. The parents were both born in the vicinity of Freemont, Ohio, and married in Indiana. In profession a preacher of the Evangelical faith, he held charges in different places in Indiana, and died in 1895, being buried at Noblesville, Indiana. The aged widow survives him and resides at Brazil, Indiana. During the War Between the States he served in the Union army and was a brave and loyal soldier. The youngest of seven children, Chester Peter Overmyer went through the grades and had one year in high school, but the death of his father made it necessary for him to begin to be self-supporting. Therefore he arranged to work for a farmer, and to receive in return his board and clothing and opportunity to attend school. Feeling that the farmer did not live up to his contract, the youth ran away, going to Plymouth, Indiana, and for a few months worked on the farm of a cousin in that vicinity. In the fall of 1897 he went to Albany, New York, and there he worked in a grocery, carried papers, was printer’s devil, in fact did whatever he. Could find to do. In 1901 his mother and a sister came to Albany and the three went to Marion, Indiana, where he worked for a time making music racks; later becoming an apprentice in the glass works. After two and one-half years there a strike occurred, and Mr. Overmyer was given a union card and sent to Cincinnati, Ohio, to work. After going to Cincinnati, Mr. Overmyer met and married, April 27, 1904, Miss Hattie Alice Collins, a native of Warren, Indiana, and they became the parents of the following children: Harriet Elizabeth, who is studying dramatic art in the Stewart Walker Company of Cincinnati; Martha Christine, who attended Western College, and is now secretary for, her father; C. P. and J. Wilbur, both of whom are attending high school. Mrs. Overmyer died in June, 1915. On December 4, 1919, Mr. Overmyer married Gladys Marie Davis, who was born at Alexandria, Ohio, a daughter of Robert and Mollie (Wachtel) Davis, natives of Alexandria, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Overmyer have a son, Robert Davis Overmyer, who is attending the grade schools. Following his first marriage Mr. Overmyer worked at his trade in Cincinnati and other places from 1904 to 1916, and in the latter year he came to Winchester. Here he worked as a master mechanic for the Woodbury Glass Company until November, 1920, at which time he went into business for himself, making moulds for glass factories. As his business has grown his territory has widened and today he sells his product to factories all over the United States and foreign countries. When he established his plant it was upon a small scale, employment being given to only two men. A frame building was used, and it was a small one, forty by twenty-eight feet, two stories in height. Today he has a splendid modern plant of several buildings giving him 22,000 square feet of floor space, and employment is provided for 175 skilled workmen. In March, 1922, the business was incorporated as the Overmyer Mould Company, of which Mr. Overmyer has since been president; Morton Longnecker is secretary and treasurer; William Elkins is vice president; and J. D. Miller and Donald Haines, with the officers, form the board of directors. Mr. Overmyer is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is a trustee. He is a Republican, active in party affairs, and a member of the City Council. Fraternally he is a Knight Templar and Shriner Mason, an Odd Fellow; and socially he belongs to the Rotary Club. His residence is at 569 South Main Street. It is a source of great pride to Mr. Overmyer that he has been able to advance from a fatherless lad working for his board and clothing to president of a company owning the largest plant of its kind in the world, for be has done it by himself, without aid of any kind, and he could not have made such progress if he had not been a man of more than ordinary capability, and one willing to work and save until he was well established in life.

This book has no cover, and no index, and no author. I bought it on Ebay; it just has the insides, but it is full of Indiana biographies. I am not researching this family, just thought I would share. I do not know anymore about these families or these surnames. NOTE: I don't know if there is any additional mention of this family in the book, it has no index. I do not want to sell this book. I am typing the biographies from it. Typed by Lora Radiches: Surnames in this biography: LUCAS, Taylor, Crump, Lincoln, Favorite, Stevens, CAPT. WILLIAM J. LUCAS was for long years a merchant and banker at Columbus and when death closed his career, in July, 1901, he left a record as a gallant soldier of the Union, a successful business man and a man whose generous character and constant friendliness made him loved by everyone in his community. Captain Lucas was born in Shelby County, Indiana, February 3, 1837. His father, Joshua B. Lucas, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1802, of English ancestry, and when young was taken to Highland County, Ohio, where he grew up and where he married Elizabeth Taylor, of that county. She was a native of Delaware. From Ohio they came to Indiana, locating in Shelby County in 1828. Joshua B. Lucas was a member of the Indiana Legislature from Shelby County in 1839-41 and was an associate judge of the County Court from 1843 to 1850. He and his wife had three sons, Francis M., Isaac F. and William J., all of whom were soldiers in the Civil war, Isaac having been killed during the Vicksburg campaign. William J. Lucas grew up on a farm in Shelby County, attended common schools there and was only seventeen when he turned his attention to the mercantile business at Edinburg. Later he located at Franklin, Indiana, and left his Business there at the outbreak of the Civil war to enlist as a private in Company G of the Third Indiana Cavalry. He was made second lieutenant, then first lieutenant and promoted to captain. He was in the Army of the Cumberland and participated in many hard-fought battles and campaigns during the course of the war. At the close of the war Captain Lucas engaged in the mercantile business in Bartholomew County. In 1880 he became cashier of the First National Bank, a year later was elected vice president and the following year became president, a position he held until his death nearly thirty years later. Everywhere he was regarded as a financier of exceptional judgment and integrity. He was a Republican but never sought public office. He was also a director and treasurer of the Orinoco Furniture Company. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and was always seeking out worthy causes for his support, one of the chief objects of his interest and benevolence being the Y. M. C. A. Soon after the close of the war, October 10, 1865, he married Miss Elizabeth Crump, daughter of Francis J. Crump, a pioneer business man and merchant of Columbus, who was born in Richmond, Virginia, and came to Bartholomew County about 1818. Mrs. Lucas since the death of her husband has continued to live in the family residence in Columbus, and since 1927 has been president of the First National Bank. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and for a number of years was on the board of the Frances Comfort Thomas Orphan Home. To Captain and Mrs. Lucas were born five children, one of whom died in infancy and four grew to mature years: Francis C., now deceased, who married Jessie Lincoln; Mary, wife of William H. Lincoln; George H., treasurer of the Orinoco Furniture Company, who married Naomi Favorite; and Elizabeth L. Stevens, of Pasadena, California, widow of Francis E. Stevens.

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This book has no cover, and no index, and no author. I bought it on Ebay; it just has the insides, but it is full of Indiana biographies. I am not researching this family, just thought I would share. I do not know anymore about these families or these surnames. NOTE: I don’t know if there is any additional mention of this family in the book, it has no index. I do not want to sell this book. I am typing the biographies from it. Typed by Lora Radiches: Surnames in this biography: Dickey, McCullough, Noelke, Richards, Gysie, RICHARD J. DICKEY. In Richard J. Dickey, president of the R. J. Dickey & Sons, Inc., owner and manufacturer, at Columbus, Indiana, is found an individual who receives a ready welcome from other clear-visioned, practical business men in any community in which he may choose to locate. Such men bear with them the inspiring spirit of enterprise and the ability to plan well and substantially. Richard J. Dickey was born in Bartholomew County, Indiana, December 7, 1879, just forty years after his father, David Dickey, a native of County Cork, Ireland, arrived at Madison, Indiana. He was a sturdy, industrious youth who immediately found employment in a starch factory, but in later years, after the war between the states, in which he won praise for his soldierly conduct as a private in the Union army, he became a successful agriculturist in Bartholomew County, developing a valuable property through the exercise of great industry, the use of modern methods and the application of good business judgment In all of his affairs. He was a man of high character who had the confidence and esteem of his fellow-citizens. Mr. Dickey married Elizabeth McCullough, a native of Hamilton, Ohio, and to this union there was born five children, among whom Richard J. was one of the younger. From the country schools of his native neighborhood Richard. J. Dickey entered the Columbus High School and his educational record from there gave him superior standing when he became a student at Purdue University. At first he devoted much time to civil engineering, but later found himself more interested in structural engineering and finally made it his specialty. This opened up a long period of high class work, for he became an Expert, first, for ten years, with the Caldwell and Drake firm of ironmasters at Columbus, Indiana; subsequently for three years with the Noelke-Richards Iron Works at Indianapolis; and then, for ten years, was with the Republic Structural Iron Company at Cleveland, Ohio. During this long period in a dangerous occupation it is probable that Mr. Dickey gained knowledge of industrial accidents that might have been prevented by the use of reliable safety devices, and possibly an interest was thus first aroused which after careful investigation led him, in April, 1928, to invest a large amount of capital and become the proprietor and manufacturer of Everfast Window Cleaning Safety Devices. He located his main plant and headquarters at Columbus, Indiana, and has established branch offices in all the large cities of the country. The business has grown enormously, the sales territory covering the entire United States, and a large export trade has been built up, the company placing approximately $75,000 worth of material on the market annually, their manufactured articles including nineteen basic patented devices, all approved by the Underwriters Association of America. At Columbus, Indiana, Mr. Dickey was united in marriage with Miss Hazel Gysie, and they have two sons: John R., a graduate of the University of Michigan, who is associated in business with his father and accounted one of the energetic young men of the community; and Robert M., who graduated from the same institution as a member of the class of 1930. Richard J. Dickey became a member of the Sigma Chi Greek letter fraternity while at Purdue University and belongs to the Detroit Athletic Club, being greatly fond of all manly out-door sports and a golf enthusiast and player of no mean ability. During the World war he was engaged in shipbuilding with the United States Emergency Fleet Corps. He is a member of the Columbus Chamber of commerce and is interested in every civic movement that promises to be of substantial benefit to the city.

This book has no cover, and no index, and no author. I bought it on Ebay; it just has the insides, but it is full of Indiana biographies. I am not researching this family, just thought I would share. I do not know anymore about these families or these surnames. NOTE: I don’t know if there is any additional mention of this family in the book, it has no index. I do not want to sell this book. I am typing the biographies from it. Typed by Lora Radiches: Surnames in this biography: HATHAWAY, Smalley, Metzger, Kimsey, PAUL HATHAWAY IS a son of Walter Hathaway, of the firm Hathaway & Son, proprietors of the Hathaway Funeral Home at Columbus. Walter Hathaway, who bought out the old firm of Davidson & Henderson, which had been established about 1890, organized this business in 1912. Paul Hathaway has been an active partner in the firm since 1915. Paul Hathaway was born in Wayne County, Indiana, October 20, 1887. His father was born in Marion County, Indiana, son of Peleg Hathaway, born in Fayette County, where he followed farming. Walter Hathaway married Nellie Smalley, of Wayne County, and Paul is their only child. The latter attended school in Columbus, graduated from the Columbus High School and his first business experience was with the accounting department of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He was with that work for three years and for two years was assistant paymaster for the Metzger Motor Company of Detroit. On returning to Columbus, in 1912, he became associated with his father in the business. He is a former director of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Kiwanis Club, St. John’s Lodge of Masons, Knights of Pythias, B. P. 0. Elks, Improved Order of Red Men and the Moose. Paul Hathaway married Elma Kimsey, of Columbus, and they have two children, John K., in high school, and Charles Walter, in high school.

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This book has no cover, and no index, and no author. I bought it on Ebay; it just has the insides, but it is full of Indiana biographies. I am not researching this family, just thought I would share. I do not know anymore about these families or these surnames. NOTE: I don’t know if there is any additional mention of this family in the book, it has no index. I do not want to sell this book. I am typing the biographies from it. Typed by Lora Radiches: Surnames in this biography: Jones, McConnell’s, Stevenson ‘s, Norris, Stobo, Butler, Sohn, PAUL S. JONES is president of the Columbus Abstract Company, a business founded sixty years ago, the first and the oldest abstract firm in Bartholomew County. In this business Mr. Jones is affiliated with his father, Henry C. (Harry) Jones, who is an attorney by profession. Mr. Jones represents the fifth generation of the Jones family in America. He is a descendant of Samuel Jones, who was born in Wales, in 1762. He came to the American colonies when a boy and was living near Frederick, Virginia, when he enlisted at Winchester to serve in the war for independence. He was in the army with the Colonial troops four years, part of the time in Captain Stevenson ‘s company. After the war he moved to Ohio, and died at Georgetown in that state in 1837. Tarpley Jones, son of the Revolutionary soldier, was born at Georgetown, Ohio, and enlisted there as a member of Captain McConnell’ s Company of the Ohio Militia for service in the War of 1812. He served four years. After his death his widow, Phoebe Jones, applied for and was granted bounty land for his service. Samuel M. Jones, grandfather of Paul S. Jones, was a son of Tarpley and Phoebe Jones. He was born at Georgetown, Ohio, in 1824 and carried on the military record of the family by serving in the Mexican war, as first lieutenant and then captain of Company I, Thirteenth Indiana Volunteers, under General Zachary Taylor. Later, in 1861, he joined the Union army during the Civil war. For many years his home was in Versailles, Indiana. Henry C. Jones, a son of Samuel M. and Elizabeth Jones, was born at Georgetown, Ohio, grew up in Indiana, was educated in Moore’s Hill College and graduated from the law Department of Indiana University. He was admitted to the bar in 1878 and for seven years practiced law. In 1885 he went to Washington and for twenty-one years was an employee of the treasury department. Since returning to Indiana he has practiced law at Columbus and is a partner with his son in the Columbus Abstract Company. Henry C. Jones married Alta Norris, a native of Kentucky, and they were the parents of five children. Paul S. Jones was born at Washington, D. C., May 3, 1896, and attended school in the national capital. He was in high school at Versailles, Indiana, and then went east to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology of Boston and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute at Worcester Massachusetts. During his junior year, in May, 1917, he enlisted for service in the navy, was made an ensign in the Naval Aviation Corps, and served until May, 1921, after which for four years he remained in the United States Naval Reserve Force. During the war he was located at Norfolk, Virginia, and for six months was an instructor in heavier-than-air machines at Pensacola, Florida. In 1921, on returning to Columbus, Mr. Jones and his father bought the David Stobo Abstract Company from W. H. G. Butler. They changed the business name to the Columbus Abstract Company. This business was established in 1870. Henry C. Jones is a member of the Indiana and County Bar Associations and the Sons of the American Revolution. Paul Jones belongs to the American Legion and is affiliated with the B. P. 0. Elks and Phi Sigma Kappa. Paul Jones married Charlotte Ann Sohn, of Columbus, and has two children, Myrton and Albert.

This book has no cover, and no index, and no author. I bought it on Ebay; it just has the insides, but it is full of Indiana biographies. I am not researching this family, just thought I would share. I do not know anymore about these families or these surnames. NOTE: I don’t know if there is any additional mention of this family in the book, it has no index. I do not want to sell this book. I am typing the biographies from it. Typed by Lora Radiches: Surnames in this biography: Cery, Ayers, Puskur, Beckman, Edbeck, HAROLD Cery. Many of the biographies appearing in this work are of men of mature years who have reached their goal only after long years of arduous struggle. These men, by the very reason of their labors in building up their own fortunes and at the same time advancing the interests of their community, occupy a permanent place in the history of the cities in which they reside. Of the younger generation there are many who have achieved in a much shorter time the success that came to their elders, and probably in their way have done as much for their respective communities. In the latter class is found Harold Cery, a self-made man who in 1920 established the business known as the Cery Cleaners, and has built it up to be the leading establishment of its kind in the city. Mr. Cery was born at Anderson, Indiana, September 27, 1897, and is a son of William and Emily (Ayers) Cery. His parents, natives of England, were reared, educated and married in that country, and came to the United States in 1895, settling at Anderson, where Mr. Cery obtained employment in the tin plate mill. A man of industry and energy, he was a stable and reliable workman, but did not live long enough to gain success, dying four years after his arrival in this country, in 1899, and being buried at Wheeling, West Virginia, where he had gone to take employment. His widow is still living and a resident of Elwood, Indiana, where she is held in the highest respect and esteem. There were three children in the family: Edith, the widow of Michael Puskur, of Pennsylvania, who now makes her home at Gary; Harold, of this review; and Carl, who is manager of the Cery Cleaners. Harold Cery was only two years of age at the time of his father’s death and his educational advantages were limited to attendance at the public schools of Elwood, Indiana. On completing the graded schools he secured employment in the steel mills, in a humble capacity, and for the next thirteen years worked faithfully and industriously, always saving a part of his earnings with the end in view of some day being the owner of a business of his own. In 1917 he came to Gary as an employee of the Illinois Steel Company, and soon decided that this city furnished the opportunities for success that he had sought so long. However, he did not immediately embark in business, for he wished pl enty of time to make all preparations and to look the ground over carefully. Accordingly, he continued to work for the steel company for three years longer, but by 1920 had his plans completed, and in that year opened the Cery Cleaners in a modest manner. Good workmanship, faithful service, courteous treatment of all customers, reasonable prices and expeditious soon gained him recognition, and from that time forward his career was and has been one of continued success and development. He is now the owner of the largest business of its kind at Gary, situated in a modern plant at 625 West Eleventh Avenue, and his patronage covers the entire city. While his business has grown to great proportions, Mr. Cery still maintains the policy that started him on his way to success, and keeps the personal element in his work, supervising everything that passes through his establishment in order that there be no dissatisfied customers. While he is a busy man, engrossed in the affairs of his personal enterprise, he finds time to give attention to civic matters, and is an enthusiastic and working member of the local Rotary Club and the Commercial Club and Chamber of Commerce. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Loyal Order of Moose. Politically he is a Republican, and his religious connection is with the First Presbyterian Church. At Crown Point, Indiana, July 26, 1923, Mr. Cery was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Beckman, daughter of Albert and Emily (Edbeck) Beckman, of Chicago, Illinois, the former of whom for years has been a machinist connected with the Marks Manufacturing Company of that city, where the parents still reside. Mrs. Cery was educated in the grade and high schools of Chicago and is a business college graduate. As bookkeeper for the Cery Cleaners she is of great assistance to her husband, but she also finds time to be active in the work of the First Presbyterian Church, the Woman’s Club and the Vivian Society.

This book has no cover, and no index, and no author. I bought it on Ebay; it just has the insides, but it is full of Indiana biographies. I am not researching this family, just thought I would share. I do not know anymore about these families or these surnames. NOTE: I don’t know if there is any additional mention of this family in the book, it has no index. I do not want to sell this book. I am typing the biographies from it. Typed by Lora Radiches: Surnames in this biography: Longwith, Sowers, Goodman, Ball, Oliver, Howell, Burns RAY VERN Sowers, president of the Tyler Manufacturing Company at Muncie, is one of the prominent industrial executives in that city, and not only carries on a successful business of his own but has been a live influence in the organizations representing the commercial and industrial activities of the city. Mr. Sowers was born at Portland, Indiana, December 13, 1890, and is a son of Thomas M. and Rebecca (Longwith) Sowers. His father, who was born and educated in Hancock County, Ohio, has spent all his life in industrial work. For several years he was with the fl-Handle Factory at Portland, and is now a resident of Union City, Indiana, connected with the Backstay Machine & Leather Company. His wife, Rebecca Longwith, was born near Portland, attended school there, and is an active member of the United Brethren Church in Union City. Her father, James L. Longwith, was an early settler near Portland, acquiring land before the civil war. He was a Union soldier. James Longwith was a cousin of Nicholas Longworth, Sr., father of the well-known Ohio statesman and speaker of the House of Representatives. James Longworth died about 1910 and he and his wife are buried at Portland. Thomas M. Sowers and wife have three children: Ray V.; Nellie, wife of Fred Goodman, of Lima, Ohio; and James L., in the advertising agency business at Dayton, Ohio. Ray Vern Sowers was educated in public schools at Portland, at Decatur and at Lima, Ohio, and graduated from the high school of Union City, Indiana, in 1908. After a business college course at Muncie he was in the employ of the Ball Brothers establishment of that city until 1917. In November, 1917, he joined the colors, was in training at Camp Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the field artillery and was assigned to the Seventh Regiment. He was held in camp until after the armistice and received his honorable discharge January 6, 1919. After returning to Muncie Mr. Sowers was with the Warner Gear Company in the sales department for a year and a half In November, 1920, he and associates bought the Tyler Manufacturing Company, of which he has since been president. This is one of the industrial establishments of a city noted for the importance and range of its manufacturing interests. The Tyler Manufacturing Company make an extensive line of kitchen utensils and house furnishings, and maintains a corps of traveling salesmen for disposing of their products to jobbers and retailers. Mr. Sowers was secretary of the Muncie Rotary Club for the year 1925-26, is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, served one year as its vice president and for one year was president of the Dynamo Club. He is a member of the Delaware Country Club, the American Legion, is a Republican in politics, and for three years was deacon in the First Presbyterian Church. Mr. Sowers married at Muncie, June 2 1920 Miss Florence Oliver, of that city, daughter of H. L. and Fannie (Howell) Oliver Her mother died in 1924 and is buried in the Beech Grove Cemetery. Her father is vice president of the Tyler Manufacturing Company and also president of the Delaware Trucking Company of Muncie. Mrs. Sowers was educated in the grade and high schools of Muncie. She is a Presbyterian and a member of the Psi Iota Psi sorority. They have one daughter, Evelyn, who is a pupil in the Burns Model School of the Ball Teachers College.

There is a National Archive at Denver, that's a lot closer to you in Arizona. Pat > I do know the pitfalls of research and I only seeked help from those that > said they could and would help me. They were sure that I had missed > something. Well I did and that is what I learned 5 months ago that my > ancestor needs someone to put his name in for Patriot status and that is to > send for the records themselves. Which at the new cost of the national > archives infomation I just don't have the money to do that. It is cost > prohibitive for me to go to DC as I live in Arizona and the closest I get to > DC is Indiana.

Hope, Here is your 1880c. Carleen Census Place: Aboite, Allen, Indiana 1880 Source: FHL Film 1254264 National Archives Film T9-0264 Page 316D Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Benjamin HAINES Self M M W 52 OH Occ: Farmer Fa: NY Mo: VA Margaret HAINES Wife F M W 40 OH Occ: Keeping House Fa: OH Mo: OH Mary HAINES Dau F S W 14 IN Fa: OH Mo: OH Peter HAINES Son M S W 13 IN Occ: Farming Fa: OH Mo: OH William HAINES Son M S W 12 IN Fa: OH Mo: OH Henry HAINES Son M S W 10 IN Fa: OH Mo: OH Wilson HAINES Son M S W 8 IN Fa: OH Mo: OH Lucy HAINES Dau F S W 5 IN Fa: OH Mo: OH Tilden HAINES Son M S W 8 IN Fa: OH Mo: OH Lillie B. HAINES Dau F S W 1 IN Fa: OH Mo: OH

Go to the Owen County, Indiana site for research on the Young family of the Young settlement near Gosport.

How does the Keever fit in? I am researching Keever. Lorraine Schwartzkopf-Panozzo

-----Original Message----- From: Regi Milan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [VERMONT] NEW & IMPROVED IGI ON FAMILYSEARCH.ORG! Dear Listers.... I only subscribe to 3 mailing lists, so if you subscribe to others in addition to one of the above, please pass this important information along: You may have recently noticed the familysearch.org site was having some frustrating problems these past 3 weeks. Well, there's a very good reason why and I'm sure you'll be very happy to hear it! I currently serve as a family history consultant for the LDS Church and here is the memo (in part) we received about the recent changes that took place on the site. "A new version of the International Genealogy Index (IGI) is now available on www.familysearch.org, the LDS Church's Family Search Internet Site. This new version contains the following enhancements: --Additional Names - More names have been added to the index. These names were received since the last release in January 2000. (Reminder that this does not mean the database is complete. They are still playing catch-up on some records, so keep checking back). --Regular updates - The index will be updated regularly as new information is received. No longer will the wait be the usual 3 years for an update. Note: For those individuals you know you do not have Internet access and visit a local LDS Family History Center to review the IGI, etc., please let them know that the Internet's version of the IGI will be more updated than the Centers will. Not all centers have Internet access and still rely on the typical 3-year updates for their information. --Individuals linked as families - Some names are linked into families and can be displayed on family group records and pedigree charts (previously offered only in the Ancestral File). The number of linked individuals is relative small, but is expected to grow significantly in the future. You can also download family group records and pedigree charts. --Additional Event Information - All events that were in original user submissions are now displayed and can be used as search criteria. --Improved searching - You can now search the index by given name, surname and state, and more types of events, even across regions. The processes used to find individuals in spite of spelling and other differences in the name have also been improved. --Information to describe the source - When you display an individual's records, you will see messages that describe the source of information. Also, the batch number and film number searches have been simplified." FOR LDS MEMBERS ONLY... --Ordinance information soon to be available - Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will soon be able to view ordinance records in the IGI on the familysearch.org Web site. This service will entail a special registration process which will require certain membership information to gain access to this sacred data. Watch for ward and stake announcements about this in the next few weeks. I know what the requirements are, but have chosen not to publicize it here to do my part in protecting these holy records. Well, that's it! Enjoy the new and improved familysearch.org and happy hunting! Regi ___________________________________________________________________________ REGI MILAN Orem, Utah My genealogy can be viewed on Rootsweb.com's World Connect Project at: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=rmilan "Remember, sometimes you have to reach a bit to grab on to that right branch." ==== VERMONT Mailing List ==== Guidelines for the list can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/VermontWelcome.html

Looking for death information on Carrie A. MORRIS, last known in Owen Co., IN in 1900 _____________________________________________________________ Get email for your site ---> http://www.everyone.net _____________________________________________________________ Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get [email protected] w/No Ads, 6MB, POP & more! http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag

http://www.usabmc.com/abmc5.htm or http://www.abmc.gov/ A site to good to miss.thanks Cathy !! ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 7:00 AM Subject: [INLAWREN] American Battle Monument Commission > Sorry, I left out a letter, try this address. > htp://www.usabmc.com/abmc5.htm > > Cathy > >

Beej: There are other NARA sites. One in Laguna Nigel, CA and another one in TX. They would also have the records. Jan

In a message dated 10/13/02 4:20:01 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << No index is absolutely complete! I have found this over and over again searching through records. To be sure you must check the records them selves. Only you know your family!!! All of us who do look up's do our best to help others, but we are not infallible, we miss things, connections, family, etc you might have found. >> I do know the pitfalls of research and I only seeked help from those that said they could and would help me. They were sure that I had missed something. Well I did and that is what I learned 5 months ago that my ancestor needs someone to put his name in for Patriot status and that is to send for the records themselves. Which at the new cost of the national archives infomation I just don't have the money to do that. It is cost prohibitive for me to go to DC as I live in Arizona and the closest I get to DC is Indiana. I drove in Baltimore to DunDok, up the coast to Call of the Wild, Maine and several other large cities delivering RV's and conversion vans and at 71 I do not desire to drive in congested traffic zones. I am still working on getting the records but it will take some time yet. It will be a toss up which is first my toes or the records. <G> Beej