I think Teddy's charges for look ups is very reasonable. I order a lot of documents from various sources and I have never felt the fees were unreasonable. Some of my ancestors are in Oregon and I am in Ohio. Without those wonderful research angels I never would have found my "missing" aunt. I am still wondering why she went from Indiana to Oregon in the early 1920s -- seems like a very long trip. My message to Teddy - thank you for all of us you have helped.

Teddy, That would be great. My Great Grandfather was married to a Julia (Griffin) Crothers in 1876. They had a son Deverter who was born 1878. Sometime between his birth and the 1900 census he died. On the 1900 census Julia is listed as a widow. I have been to Parke County but never during the week when I can do research. Am planning on being there the middle of next month for a couple of days. I believe that he is buried in the Miller cemetery in Lodi but cannot confirm that. All the other family is buried there including Julia. I did find a grave stone there that had Elizabeth wife of Joseph Gill she died in 1865. But cannot confirm if this was a wife before Julia or not. This stone was located in the same area as Julia's stone so am assuming there is a possibility. Hope to find that out and maybe there might be a clue as to his parents. Been told that he was born in 1804 in Ohio, but searches thus far have turned up nothing in Ohio, so I am checking Ohio, KY and Ohio, Indiana, and I think there is also an Ohio, IL. Somewhere along the line it was noted that he may have been born in VA, but cannot prove that either. Was hoping to find a death certificate but no luck so far due to the fact that I do not know when he did die. So any help I can get along the way is most appreciated. Thank You! Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche Homepage: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/sharonv45/index.html"> http://www.geocities.com/sharonv45/index.html</A> E-mail: SharonV45@aol.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why is Leonard Peltier still in prison...??? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <A HREF="http://www.freepeltier.org">http://www.freepeltier.org</A>

I have one certificate, and two records for IN. that I got the information from the WPA books at the State Library, they are not listed at the marriage site, so even if you don't find them there, they still could be in the WPA books, it's just too much time to look for ones you don't even know the county. I have had people wonder why i WOULD CHARGE TO DO LOOKUPS, IT IS $7.00 FOR PARKING, NOT COUNTING THE TIME AND THE MONEY TO DO THE COPIES, SOMETIMES ONE DOESN'T COME OUT RIGHT, SO YOU HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN TO MAKE SURE IT LOOKS good enough to read them. If I had the sources here at home it would be a different thing. And I do something's for free also. Teddy Searching Brady, Bruner, Ford, Fulkerson, Vertrees

I wanted to search the 'Most Wanted' site! Thanks,Carleen

Parke Co. does have other sources, Will's and deeds I can't remember how large the drawer is, but I do know that there are some counties with little records, but Clay, and Vanderburg had marriage certificates, they even say that Vanderburg has divorces papers also. I can look and see if there is a Gill in the records of Parke Co. I know I looked at the Parke County records this last week. Teddy Searching Brady, Bruner, Ford, Fulkerson, Vertrees

In a message dated 3/7/2001 9:48:25 AM Central Standard Time, CCarnivale@aol.com writes: > Subj: Re: [INDIANA] Indiana Brick Wall Site??--Steve > Date: 3/7/2001 9:48:25 AM Central Standard Time > From: CCarnivale@aol.com > Reply-to: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com > To: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com > > Steve, > I can't get the surname list or surname helper search to work. I get an > Thanks for the heads up! I will drop a note to RootsWeb. In the meantime, The window that says "GenConnect at RootsWeb" is a link to the global surname search. Steve Norman - Web Master - Indiana's Most Wanted http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmstwnt/index.htm Norman Family Genealogy: http://normangenealogy.rootsweb.com/page0001.htm Beaver Genealogy: http://members.aol.com/beavergenealogy/page0001.htm Brown County, IN INGenWeb County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~inbrown/index.html Morgan County, IN INGenWeb County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmorgan/index.htm

Hello Elaine, Do you know when the Rockville courthouse burnt? This more than likely why I cannot find the information that I am seeking on my Great Grandfather, Joseph Gill. Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche Homepage: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/5115/Index.html"> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/5115/Index.html</A> E-mail: SharonV45@aol.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why is Leonard Peltier still in prison...??? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <A HREF="http://www.freepeltier.org">http://www.freepeltier.org</A>

Dear Jan, I don't know if this will help much but do know that the Rockville (Parke County) courthouse burned. My grandmother's birth cert. also unobtainable. My grandmother, mother and I born and raised in Burnett, Indiana, very near Terre Haute. Regards, Elaine.

Nelda, I looked in the Hamilton Co. IN early marriage records for 1833- 1846 and could not find a marriage for any GILPIN, BATES or GRAVES or GUNN's reaghgeny@aol.com

Hello List, I am seeking the parents and siblings of GEORGE W. BURNETT, Birthplace, Indiana. I have no idea the county. That was all I could find on census, death certificate, etc. On a tape, made when she was very old, his wife Mary told this story. George's mother was killed in an accident or died suddenly, when he was an infant. There were other children, don't know ages or how many. George was adopted by Shoemaker/Shumaker/Shoebaker??? He lived with them until the courthouse burned. It destroyed the adoption records. I don't know his age at the time this occurred. He must have been fairly young, because he was in Kansas by April 14, 1900. He married Mary M. Bell on that day. He said he couldn't have left if the records were still available for his adoption. Reason unknown. When he left Indiana, he took back his birth name Burnett, and continued to use it until his death. This is a brick wall. I would really appreciate any help or advise you could provide. If you have any information, you may Email me at JANETSQUAW@aol.com Thank you in advance for your help. Respectfully yours, Jan

Hi List Members, I am Nelda L. Percival, nee GILPIN. I am researching in Hamilton Co., In for any information on these people. Can any of you help? people listed below: John G. Gilpin - 5. Son of First name unk Gilpin & First name unk Gilpin, maiden name unk. Born 14 Aug 1828 in Ohio. Died 7 Feb 1880 in Clay Township, Hamilton Co., Indiana ®11. Buried in Old Little Eagle Creek Cemetery, Carmel, IN. Occupation Farmer, proprietor of sawmill. Religion Methodist owned 80 acres of land in Hamilton Co. He was a Republican. He first married Mary Ann Bates - 6, 3 Dec 1846 in Belmont, Ohio. Born 1 Jul 1830 in NY. Died 17 Jan 1872 in Hamilton Co, IN. Buried in Old Little Eagle Creek cemetery, Carmel, IN. Occupation Housewife. They had the following children: 3 i. John G. (Jr) Gilpin b 1849 Ohio (NOTHING ELSE) ( QUESTION THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE DEATH HERE AND REMARRIAGE AS #6 SARAH GILPIN'S DEATH CERTIFICATE STATES MARY ANN GRAVES AS MOTHER, NOT MARY ANN BATES.) 4 ii. Edmund, W. Gilpin Born 1851 in Hamilton Co., Indiana; He married Mary E. Gunn - 90, 28 Feb 1874 in Bk. 4, p.386 Hamilton Co., IN. 5 iii. Frank Gilpin Born in Carmel, IN. (NOTHING ELSE) 6 iv. Sarah Ann Gilpin Born 6 Aug 1855 in Carmel, Hamilton Co., Indiana. Died 23 Aug 1942 in Carmel, Hamilton Co., IN. She married James Howell Eskew, son of Amos Howel Eskew & Mary Ann Thomas, 13 Apr 1873 in Carmel, Hamilton Co., IN. Born 9 Feb 1844 in Rush Co., IN. Died 6 Jun 1905 in Carmel, Hamilton Co., IN. 7 v. Margaret L. Gilpin Born 1858 in Indiana. She married John A Maple, son of Wilford Maple & Eliza Thomas, 11 Mar 1880 in Hamilton Co., IN (BK6 pg 162). Born 1846. (WERE THE TWO THOMAS WOMEN SISTERS/COUSINS?) 8 vi. Francis Gilpin Born 1860 in Indiana. (NOTHING ELSE) 9 vii. James Gilpin (NOTHING ELSE) 10 viii. John Thomas Gilpin (THERE IS A LOT OF INFO MY LINE- BUT A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT LIVING IN TN BEFORE MARRIAGE TO MARTHA JANE (MATTIE) CUPP) 11 ix. Joseph Marshall Gilpin Born 11 Jan 1872 in Carmel, Hamilton Co., Indiana. Died 7 May 1943 in Ft Scott, KA. Row 4 Evergreen Cemetery, Family Plot. He married Malinda Jennie Carter, Gilpin, Rosedale, daughter of William H. Carter & Margaret (?). Born 5 Sep 1874 in Chariton Co MO. Died 6 Sep 1943 in Pamona Ca. Buried in Mt Olive Cemetery (?)for state. He second married Lucy C. Juell - 56, 29 Nov 1873 in Marriage records for Hamilton County IN Bk.4, p.350. (NEED INFO FOR LUCY) They had the following children: 12 i. William Gilpin (NO INFO) 13 ii. Wessley Gilpin (NO INFO) I have information on some and would share any and all I do have, but I am at a loss for some of the others. thank you Nelda, IBSSG @ @ ^ List manager @ rootsweb.com for: BEATTIE, BEATTY, BONSTEIN, GILLOCK, GILPIN, TN-MEMORIES and ourancestors@egroups.com also yahoogeocities web rings: Our GILLOCK families, CUPP family genealogy, Bonstein family genealogy Go look at my website with over 6000 names at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/8731 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Steve, I can't get the surname list or surname helper search to work. I get an 'error' message.

JERICHOFRIENDS MEETING And It's Community Randolph County Indiana 1864 The people of a community make its history. If there are no people, there is no history. The folks who lived and worked near Jericho are the center of interest for us. Other matters have importance only as they affect these folks.  Some caution must be used in determining just who did and did not live in this early community. First to be eliminated are those absentee land owners who may be classed as land speculators. There were several of these. Next it must be realized that some individuals who entered land never lived on it, or at any rate not at or near the time of entry. Benjamin Cox, Richard Mendenhall. John and Henry Lawman. John Coats and perhaps Joseph Hickman are examples of this type. Next there were those who lived in the neighborhood, but due to lack of money or to other causes, did not enter land for some time after occupying it. Such folks depended upon making enough money as squatters to be able to purchase the land, before it was purchased by some one else. Neighborhood sentiment often frowned on attempts to purchase land, which had been so occupied, and thus protected the          squatter,to an extent, till he had opportunity to effect his purchase.  The residents of the first Jericho Community (prior to 1830) are listed with considerable caution. In determining the families to be included, the following sources have been depended upon: Land entries.  Tucker History; Genealogicalrecords; Minutes of the White River MM.         Marriage Records; and other sources. It is believed that the listing is reasonably accurate. These people are shown in Table II, with their families, where these could be found.            The first group of people, whoentered Government land near Jericho, did so by the end of the year 1826. Two or three purchases appear later, but no more entries of government land till 1831. Entries began in 1818. There was thus a considerable period when activity was stagnated, due perhaps to the post war depression, which followed          the war of 1812. This early group was then isolated for perhaps half a generation andso will betreated as a group to themselves. Abram Peacock, his son Amos, his son-in-law Henry Hill, and Henry's brother, Benoni were the first to arrive in the spring of 1818. The Hills and the Peacocks were from Guiliford County, North Carolina, where they belonged to the Back Creek Friends Meeting.All of these families settled first in Wayne County, Indiana, and spent a year         there. They left Wayne perhaps partly under the influence of Jeremiah Cox, one of the first settlers in Wayne, who lived on the present site of the city of Richmond, and who was averse to the establishment of the town. He purchased Government land at Jericho, also in 1818, though he did not move here till later. It is probable that this group came up to Jericho from Wayne by way of the Quaker Trace, which passed a short distance to the east and had been laid out only a year previous.

Lora1957 The message #1 on the Indiana site on Mar. 3, 2001, is unreadable to me. Can you send it in another form?

Thanks for the Indiana's Most Wanted Site. Jan

Please give URL for Indiana's Most Wanted. Thank you.

In a message dated 3/6/2001 10:56:01 PM Central Standard Time, julialeach@webtv.net writes: > Subj: Re: [INDIANA] Indiana Brick Wall Site?? > Date: 3/6/2001 10:56:01 PM Central Standard Time > From: julialeach@webtv.net > Reply-to: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com > To: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > --WebTV-Mail-2894-3063 > Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit > > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmstwnt/index.htm"> Indiana's Most Wanted</A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmstwnt/index.htm Steve Norman Webmaster

Jodi, I don't have any way of finding your man. The marriages I found for her you can get yourself on this site. Sorry. Carleen <A HREF="http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/mirr.html"> INDIANA MARRIAGES TO 1850</A>

--WebTV-Mail-2894-3063 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit What is the URL please? --WebTV-Mail-2894-3063 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from smtpin-102-4.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.55) by storefull-176.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Tue, 6 Mar 2001 20:36:18 -0800 (PST) Received: by smtpin-102-4.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) id 757C3103; Tue, 6 Mar 2001 20:36:22 -0800 (PST) Delivered-To: julialeach@webtv.net Received: from lists2.rootsweb.com (lists2.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.32]) by smtpin-102-4.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) with ESMTP id D81E6191; Tue, 6 Mar 2001 20:36:20 -0800 (PST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists2.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id f274JlU19984; Tue, 6 Mar 2001 21:19:47 -0700 Resent-Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 21:19:47 -0700 X-Original-Sender: ReaghGeny@aol.com Tue Mar 6 21:19:47 2001 From: ReaghGeny@aol.com Message-ID: <66.cbf1797.27d710dc@aol.com> Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 23:19:40 EST Subject: Re: [INDIANA] Indiana Brick Wall Site?? Old-To: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Disposition: Inline X-Mailer: AOL 6.0 for Windows US sub 10505 Resent-Message-ID: <uEuRCD.A.A4E.jbbp6@lists2.rootsweb.com> To: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/487 X-Loop: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: INDIANA-L-request@rootsweb.com Indiana Most Wanted Web Page, is an excellant page, and has many great links to research in Indiana genealogy and history. Pat H. reaghgeny@aol.com to all my friends on the Indiana-L discussion list my email address will change on Friday, March 8th. to reaghgeny@home.com make a note of it. I am going DSL ============================== Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history learning and how-to articles on the Internet. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library --WebTV-Mail-2894-3063--

Indiana Most Wanted Web Page, is an excellant page, and has many great links to research in Indiana genealogy and history. Pat H. reaghgeny@aol.com to all my friends on the Indiana-L discussion list my email address will change on Friday, March 8th. to reaghgeny@home.com make a note of it. I am going DSL