Calista, I'm sorry I didn't find records for John or Jacob. These records aren't complete and do not include all counties. Also, Indiana did not require death records to be kept until the early 1900's. If your ancestor died before then, they might have a death record, but it was not required. It seems that death records were more common for people who lived in a town or city. -Cindy ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hi List, Seeking the family of JAMES A. MOWRE who was born in Kentucky in ca. 1826. He married MARGARET ANN HENDERSON(b. ca. 1831 in Indiana) and had these six children: 1. John W. b. 1848 in Iowa. 2. William b. 1851 in Iowa. 3. Mary Lucinda b. 1853 in Iowa. 4. Amanda E. b. 1855 in Iowa. 5. Catherine b. 1859 in Iowa. 6. Martha b. 1861 in Davis Co. IA d. 1936 in Perry Co. IL. She married Elsworth Brown and David Stowers. Margaret's parents were possibly Alexander Henderson and Sarah Dunlap of Blount CO. TN. He was born 1805 in Blount CO. TN and she was born 1805 in North Carolina. Alexander's father is Joseph Henderson. Alexander and family moved to Iowa (Appanose Co. IA and Davis CO.IA). Any help greatly appreciated. Please email me privately. Nancy Helvey Twin Falls, Idaho

Has anyone ever heard of Effiford Indiana??? On a death certificate the informant lives in what looks like Effiford Indiana. HELP!!! thanks darlene ******************************************************** * Free E-mail at http://webmail.klondyke.net * * Full Internet Services, Web Hosting and Design at * * Klondyke's Online Services - http://www.klondyke.net * ********************************************************

Search please, One (1) Birth to Louise Rottler and John Rund Jan.30 ? in Tippecanoe Co., IN. 1920 ? Does this record indicate Louise Rottler is the SAME lady as the one with Peter Lehman and Allen Cotton ? Thank you for any information. Really appreciate it.

Please search- help, 4 Births - to Louise Rottler and Peter Lehnan in Tippecanoe County. 1906,10, 12,15. Is there anything that indicates THIS Louise Rottler is the Same Louise Rottler in Marion County w/ Allen Cotton? Thank you much.

Please search: Birth M-W July21, 1895 to Louise Rottler & Allen Cotton.. in Marion Co.,IN. Any information concerning these persons will be appreciated! Thank you.

This is an English mapping site but you can get any country by clicking on "Maps & Directions' and then "World Maps' on the far top right. It even has a "sounds like" feature that comes up when they don't find your exact spelling. They print very well too, even though I did not, at first, see the "printer friendly" button! I copied and pasted on a letter form....will try the button next time! Hope this helps someone. Carleen

Hi List: Does anyone know where I can find a probate record or record of death in Indiana? I have a John Reece, b. 1755, d. 1840 in Bloomington, Monroe, Ind. He married Mary Smart who also d. in Bloomington. Any help will be very appreciated. Thanks, Carol Lay

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Historyof Rush County Indiana Brant& Fuller Chicago 1888 Page 777 Surnamesin this biography are:  Hinchman,Nickell, Blacklidge, Semons, JOHN T.HINCHMAN was born in Union Township, Rush Co. Indiana. April 21, 1825. He wasthe son of John and Nancy (Nickell) Hinchman, whose personal history appears inthis volume. Our subject spent his boyhood and youth on the farm, and receiveda common school education. He adopted farming as his life occupation. At theage of twenty-one, or on February 26, 1846, he was married to Sarah A.Blacklidge, daughter of John and Nancy (Semons) Blacklidge, who settled inUnion Township in 1823, and lived here until their deaths. Mrs. Hinchman wasborn September 23, 1826, and has spent her entire life here. They had two children:Roda A., deceased, and William M., now married and residing near his father.Our subject began housekeeping on the farm on which his brother Robert lives,but in December 1847, removed to the farm where he now resides. This hepurchased in the spring of that year. It was partly improved with ordinaryimprovements. It now consists of 160 acres under a high state of cultivation.His residence is a fine one. He began life a poor man, and by dint of industryhas been eminently successful, and can be classed among the leading farmers ofthe township. He and wife aremembers of the Christian Church. Politically, he is a staunch Republican, andfirmly upholds the principles of that party. He is one of the honest andupright citizens of Rush County.

History of Rush County Indiana Brant& Fuller Chicago 1888 Page771 and 772 Surnames mentioned in this biography are: Cook, Johnson, ROBERT B. COOK was born in Union Township, April 16, 1848.  His parents were James and Nancy Cook, old and honored residents of Union Township. His boyhood and youth were spent up on his father's farm, one-half mile west of Glenwood. He received a good common school education, but adopted farming as his life business. On October 17, 1871,he chose for his wife Frances D. Johnston, daughter of Atwell and Larinda Johnston, who were old residents of Richland Township, where Mrs. Cook was born in 1850.To this union were born three daughters: Laura, Attic M. and Fannie Ball, all of whom are living. Mr. and Mrs. Cook are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.           Politically,he is a staunch Democrat. In the spring of 1885, he was elected to the office of Township Trustee, which position he now holds. He has carefully managed the affairs of the township, and takes great interest in the schools. Mr. Cook owns a comfortable home near Glenwood, near where he was born and reared. He is an upright and industrious man.

Historyof Rush County Indiana Brant& Fuller Chicago 1888 Page 771 and 772 Surnames in the biography are: Fox, Carson, Penn, Heath, Burgess, Rich, and McFadden             WILLIAM CARSON FOX, son of Ellisand Mary (Carson) Fox, was born in Washington County, Pa., near Monongahela City, September 7, 1828. His father was a native of Maryland, and belonged to the Society of Friends. He was a descendant of the          Fox family who came to the United States with William Penn, in the Seventeenth century.Ellis (our subject's father) was the son of Joshua and Sarah (Heath) Fox, and Mary,his wife, was the daughter of William and Mary (Burgess) Carson. About the        year 1829 or 1830, Ellis came from Washington County, Pa., to Union Township, Rush Co.,Indiana and purchased a farm, carrying with him $600 in silver, and then returned to his Pennsylvania home, making the entire journey on foot. In the spring of 1831,with his wife and three children, viz.: Elizabeth, John, and William C. (the subject of this sketch), he began the journey toward his new home in the far west, and with the tide of western migration they floated down the Ohio River to Cincinnati, and in a few weeks located on the farm where William now resides.  During his young manhood, the father worked at the trade of stonemason. He was one of the original members of the Christian Church, which worshiped at Plum Creek, and during his entire life, his influence was on the side of truth, justice, and morality.  He died in 1852; his wife, Mary, followed him in July 1860,and together they rest in the burying ground at Fairview. On the 19th of September 1849, William C. married Margaret Rich, a daughter of Tillman and Martha (Carson) Rich, who came from Ohio to Indiana, in an early day. The children of this marriage are          Mary,married Joseph McFadden, 1870; John E. H., deceased, and Elgie. Mr. Fox has never been a candidate for any office is a quiet, unassuming gentleman, respected by his neighborsand usually votes the Democratic ticket. He is living a quiet life on the          farm where his father died.         

History of Rush County Indiana Brant & Fuller Chicago 1888 Page 772 Surnames in this biography are: Ging, Furry, Gray, Dick LAWRENCE GING is a native of Rush County, and is one of the leading citizens of Union Township, being at present actively engaged in the manufacture of drain tile, and farming. He was born in 1829, and has made this his home all his life. His parents, William and Anna (Furry) Ging, the former of Irish, and the latter of German descent, were among the pioneer settlers of Union Township, and were residents of the township at the time of their deaths. Our subject was reared amid the scenes incident to farm life, and received a fair education in the common schools. He began doing for himself after his maturity, and engaged in farming. In 1860, he was married to Mary J. Gray, daughter of John and Margaret (Dick) Gray, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and the latter of Ohio, but both were reared in Kentucky. Mrs. Ging was born in Bourbon County, Ky., in 1824, and accompanied her parents to Rush County, and located in Union Township in 1833. Here her parents died. This union was blessed with two children: John W. (deceased), and Margaret A., now at home. Mr. And Mrs. Ging are church members. Politically, Mr. Ging adheres to the Democratic Party, and has filled the office of Township Trustee. Mr. and Mrs. Ging have led useful, industrious lives, and have provided themselves with a comfortable home. In 1869, Mr. Ging engaged in the manufacture of drain tile, and this was about the first factory started in this county. His business has steadily increased, and there is no better tile manufactured in the county. His factory is capable of turning out 500,000 rods per year. A man of integrity, and upright in all the affairs of life, he is now one of the respected citizens of the township.

Compendium of Biography Of HenryCounty, Indiana B. F.Bowen 1920 Page326,327,328 Surnames mentioned in this biography are: Daum, Cramer, Pressel, Crull, JOSEPH CRAMER.                      The subject of this sketch is a native of Franklin county, Pennsylvania, and the son of Philip and Elizabeth Cramer, both parents born in Germany. The father grew to mature years in the fatherl and and there married, his wife's maiden name being Elizabeth Daum. They kept a hotel in their native town and carried on the business with varied success for anumber of years, finally disposing of their house for the purpose of raising funds to immigrate to America. On coming to the United States Philip Cramer purchased land in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. He continued this vocation until his death, which occurred a few years after the family's arrival in the above state.  Philip and Elizabeth Cramer were the parents of fifteen children, only four of whom are living at the present time, the majority having died in infancy; Lynn, Charles, John and Joseph are the surviving members of this once large family. Joseph, the youngest of the children, was born on the 2nd day of September, 1858, and until twelve years of age attended the public schools of his native county. By  reason of his father's death he was early thrown upon his own resources and in his  thirteenth year began earning his own living by working in the iron mines of Pennsylvania. He was thus engaged for a period of five years, at the end of which time he  accompanied his mother and brother to Henry County,Indiana, settling on an   eighty-acre farm in Liberty township opposite to the place where he now lives. With  such assistance as her two Sons could render, Mrs. Cramer bought the farm, paying a part of the purchase price down and going in debt for the balance. The place cost four thousand dollars and Joseph remained with his mother managing the work and looking after her interests until every dollar of indebtedness was paid. In October, 188o, Mr. Cramer was happily married to Miss Margaret E.Pressel, whose birth occurred in Liberty Township, this county, on the 9th dayof February 1860. Her parents. Eli and Alzana (Crull) Pressel were well known residents of Henry county, moving here a number of   years ago from Pennsylvania, of which state they were natives. After marriage Mr. Cramer took charge of his mother's farm until her death, when the property was sold. He then rented land in LibertyTownship for three years, then purchased a part of the same farm on which he now resides, going in debt to the amount of twenty-five hundred dollars. By industry and thrift he succeeded in meeting his payments as they became due and in the course of a few years found his place free of all incumbrance. He added to his possessions until his farm now contains one hundred and ten acres of fine land, representing a value of ten thousand dollars, nearly all of which was earned by his own labor and successful management.  As a farmer and raiser of good livestock noone stands higher than Mr. Cramer and as a neighbor and citizen he has long been noted for his honorable, straight forward course, his influence always being on the side of right. His farm is highly improved and his home,comfortable and convenient in all of its appointments, is the abode of a generous hospitality only too rare in the present rapid age of selfishness and personal aggrandizement.   Nine childrenhave blessed the marriage of Mr.and Mrs. Cramer, namely, Ona M., Ivan C., Lena B., Maude A., Elsie E.,Jessie H. Edna P. Eunice D. and Margaret .J., all living and remarkably strong and healthy         specimens of American youth and vitality. Mr. Cramer is a Democrat in politics and as such was elected in November 1900, assessor of his township,the duties of which office he has since discharged in an able and praiseworthy manner. He belongs to the: Knights of Pythias at Hagerstown and for some years had been an active member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at the present time holding the position of the treasurer in his local lodge. His oldest daughter, Ona M.,is a leading worker in the Rathbone Sisters and also belongs to the Daughters of Rebekah.  Such in brief are thesalient facts in the life of one of Liberty Township's successful farmers and representative citizens. With his well-known reputation for integrity and energy, he has acquired by well-directed labor and honorable dealings an ample competence and can with propriety be safely classed with the foremost men of the community in which he has long claimed a residence. He is the embodiment of geniality and good fellowship, has made many warm friends and few if any enjoy a greater degree of popularity.                 

History of Rush County Indiana Brant& Fuller Chicago 1888 Page 773 and 774 Surnames in this biography are: Gray, Purdy, Dick, Allen, Kirkpatrick, Parish, McCrary, JOHN T.GRAY, the subject of this biography, is the grandson of John Gray, who, with, his family, was among the first pioneer settlers of Union Township in the fall of 1833. They came from Bourbon County, Ky., the family consisting of six children. They          were:Samuel and Margaret, by his first wife, whose maiden name was Jane Purdy; Jane, William J, Elizabeth D. and Alice A., by his second wife. Prior to his removal, John Gray had purchased a part of the farm now owned by John T. Gray, his grandson.  Here he resided until his death. During life, his principal occupation was farming; but he also gave some attention to stock-raising.  He died in the fall of 1854, a member of the Presbyterian Church.  His wife survived him until March. 1871. Her maiden name was          Margaret Dick. William, who was the fourth child, and who was the father of John T. Gray,was born in Bourbon County, Ky., on September 17 1825. At the age of eight years he came to this county. At the age of twenty-one he began life on his own responsibility, and on September 19, 1846, was united in marriage with Cynthia A. Allen, daughter of Johnand Susan (Kirkpatrick) Allen. The former was born in Virginia, and the latter in Kentucky,but were married in Green County, Ohio, where Cynthia was born November 2, 1820. In 1834 they came to Rush County, and settled in Washington Township. William Gray and wife began  housekeeping in a log house which stood on the farm owned by our subject. He resided in this county until the spring of 1870, when he removed to Daviess County, Indiana, and thence to Tennessee, in the spring of 1875, locating near Gallatin, where he died on July 17, 1876. His wife still survives him. He was a member of the Christian Church. During life he owned some very fine horses: Aleck,Charley and Tuckahoe, which he purchased at the sale of his father's personal property.Tuckahoe lived until he was twenty-four years old. These horses were sired by a horse owned by Joseph Gray, known as Aleck, then by William Gray; Jerry, of          Archy-Lightfoot stock; Dick, of Bedford stock; Tom, of Gray Traveler stock; Jake, of Proud American stock; and from the latter he raised three stallions, and last Tom-Hal, sired by Shawhan.  Tom Hal, sired by Bald-Stocking, who paced ninety miles in ten          hoursand forty minutes. Bald-Stocking was sired by an imported Torn-Hal, a bay-roan horse fifteen and one-half hands high. Bald Stocking lived to be thirty-two years old, and was never known to lie down until the day of his death. Gray's Tom-Hal was purchased by William Gray when he was four years old, and was kept in the Gray family until he was twenty-seven years and six months old, when he died. His last season was the most successful,and he was owned by John T. Gray at the time of his death. He was of fast          stock,and his colts have developed good speed. He was the sire of the dam of St.Denis, record 2:23; Buffalo Girl, 2:12W; Jerome Turner, 2:17 1/4; and sired Little Gipsy,record 2:22;Limber Jack, pacer, 2:18W; Bay Billy, pacer, 2 :I3 1/4; Mattie Bond, pacer,2:27k; Syalger,trotter, 2:3I~4. John T. Gray was born in a log cabin on the farm where he now resides,July 11, 1847. He was the oldest in a family of five Sons: John, Joseph V.,James W.,Washington and Garrett D., of whom Washington is deceased.  John grew to manhood on the farm, receiving a fair education. As his father was a horseman, it became necessary for John, in early life, as he was the eldest, to assist in caring for the horses. Therefore his early training in this respect was exceedingly good, and has placed him among the foremost horsemen in the county at the present time. On August 13, 1868, he was married to Mary C. McCrary, daughter of Samuel and Elsie (Parish) McCrary,the          former a native of County Antrim, Ireland, and was a boy when he came to this country. Samuel and Elsie McCrary were married September 11, 1828, in Fayette County, and the former resided in this vicinity until his death, March 19, 1881. His wife still survives him. Mrs.Gray was born in Washington Township, February 2, 1851, and was reared here. This union has been blessed with four children; Charlie I., Flora M., Bessie Pearl,and Samuel W., all living. Mr. and Mrs. Gray are members of the Christian Church; also Charlie and Flora. Mr. Gray, besides caring for his farm, owns and controls probably the most noted breeding barns in the county. It was established by John Gray in 1835,and has continued ever since. After him came William Gray, and then his son, John T., who owns it at present. It now contains six stallions, two imported draft horses: Favory and Coco, the former one of the most noted Norman draft horses in America; two Hambeltonian general purpose horses named Medock, Sr., and Medock, Jr.; Frank          Hale,one of the best bred horses in the west, sired by Ben Franklin, by Daniel Lambert, by Ethan Allen, by Black Hawk, dam by Lapham's Horse, by Hill's Black Hawk, and sired and raised in Vermont, and is five years old; he is 15 hands high and weighs          1080 pounds; Tom Hal, a two-year-old, sired by Gray's Tom Hal; dam by Davy Crocket, and shows great speed as a pacer. Mr. Gray gives his whole attention to his fine horses. He is an honest and upright citizen, and owns a comfortable home. Politically, he is a          Democrat.         

Cindy, I believe that John Wesley Gaines was in or around Tippecanoe. Jacob Fredrick Wagner was in Warren County. Thank you for your time. Calista ----- Original Message ----- From: <cat2397@juno.com> To: <INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 9:38 PM Subject: Re: [INDIANA] Death Index > Calista, > I have one entry for Gaines and several for Wagner. Do you know what > county they were in? > > -Cindy > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > ============================== > 9 Health Tips for Computer Genealogists > http://www.thirdage.com/features/tech/ouch/ > > >

Historyof Rush County Indiana Brant& Fuller Chicago 1888 Page 775 and 776 Surnames mentioned in this biography are: Hinchman, Vinson, Nelson, Nickell, JAMES HINCHMAN was a native of Monroe County, Va., born January 24, 1800. He was the fourth in a family of eleven children born to John and Sarah (Vinson) Hinchman, the former a native of Maryland, where the Hinchmans settled during the time of the        Calverts.The latter was a native of Shenandoah County, VA. At the age of fourteen, John Hinchman removed to Monroe County, Va., where he married Sarah Vinson, where they continued to reside until their deaths. James Hinchman was reared amid the scenes         incident to farm life, and owing to his limited educational advantages was not enabled to attend school more than a year and a half during his youth. But in after life, byself- application,he obtained a fair English education. On April 11, 1822, he chose for a life          companion Nancy Nickell, daughter of George and Margaret (Nelson) Nickell, natives of Monroe County, Va., where Mrs. Hinchman was born, September 5, 1804. At the time of his marriage Mr. Hinchman received $250 from his father, and with this money he resolved to seek a home in the west. He accordingly started for Indiana on horseback,and finally purchased 160 acres of land in Section 14, Union Township, Rush County, Indiana,and returned for his young wife. They put what few cooking utensils they had          into a two-horse wagon and started overland to their far-off home in the western wilderness.Arriving here November 14, 1822, they moved into a rude log cabin, which had been erected on one of his eighty-acre tracts. Soon afterward he built a more substantial house, in which he lived happily for many years. When he arrived here he had some fears as to whether or not he would succeed, but he went to work with a will and his first crop of corn averaged him ninety bushels to the acre. This assured him of success, and here solved to make Rush County his future home. The family circle was blessed with fourteen children, viz.: George N., John T., Andrew, William N., Joseph V.,James R.,Carey, Alvin B., Jesse G., Sarah, Robert N., Amos C., Margaret and Nancy, o fwhom George N., John T., Joseph V., James R., Sarah H., Margaret, Alvin B., Carey, Amos C., Nancy,Jesse G., and Robert N. are still living. Mr. Hinchman began life a poor man, and after paying the expense of his trip to this county he found he had only $10 left,which he          expended in provisions for the winter. He was very successful in his chosen occupation, and a tone time owned over 1,000 acres of land in Rush County, besides 2,200 acres in Missouri and Iowa.  He was liberal with his children, assisting them to get homes, and          was a public-spirited man, encouraging, with time and money, railroads, canals, or any other improvement for the benefit of the public. Politically, he was a Republican,and in 1844 was elected to the Indiana Legislature, which position he held two terms. He          was Probate Judge of Rush County for three years, and held the office of County Commissioner two years. He was a firm friend of the schools, and advocated the employment of the best teachers.  On August 28,1883, he passed away — a time honored pioneer and citizen. He had been a member of the Christian Church since its          organization in this county. His life companion still survives him, and is in remarkable good health for one of her age — eighty-three years.         

History of Rush County Indiana Brant& Fuller Chicago 1888 Page772 and 773 Surnames mentioned in this biography are: Gray, Nichols, Rayburn, Nickell, Nelson, Nichols,Gerard, JAMES GRAY was born on the farm where he now resides February 8, 1834. His parents were James and Mary (Nichols) Gray, natives of Monroe County, W. Va., of Anglo—Saxon origin mixed with Scotch blood. The former was the son of John and          Mary(Rayburn) Gray, the former of whom was a very prominent worker in political circles.He was Circuit Judge, and held office in the Legislature for fourteen years.His parents were among the pioneer settlers of Virginia. James Gray, the third child of John Gray,was born in Monroe County, W. Va., May 23, 1797, and was reared on the farm. In April,1816, when but nineteen years of age, he was united in marriage with Mary Nickell,daughter of George and Margaret (Nelson) Nickell, natives of West Virginia, where Mary was born October 8, 1798. They located on a rented farm, and in the fall of 1822, resolved to seek a home in the west and removed to Union County, Indiana, but,in 1824,Mr. Gray bought a part of the tract of land, which our subject now owns in Union Township,Rush County, Indiana. He paid $I55 for eighty acres. Here he made a home and resided until their respective deaths. James, our subject, was raised on the farm and          has adopted farming as a life occupation. He received a good education in his youth; and on December 20, 1857, was married to Miss Martha Jane Nichols, daughter of James and Sina E.(Gerard) Nichols, natives of Franklin County, Indiana, where Mrs. Gray was principally reared. This union was blessed with twelve children: John H., William H., RebeccaC., Nancy, George, Andrew, Vincent, Adda, Cary, Minnie, Mary and Madison, of whom George, Mary and Madison are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Gray are members of the Christian Church. Politically, Mr. Gray is a Republican. He owns the old Gray homestead,which was settled in 1824, and upon which he has spent his entire life. Here he has brought up a large family of sons and daughters, half of whom have grown to maturity.         

Calista, I have one entry for Gaines and several for Wagner. Do you know what county they were in? -Cindy ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

History of Rush County Indiana Brant& Fuller Chicago 1888 Page 775 and 776 Surnames mentioned in this biography are: Hall, Yelton, Welsh, Peak, HENRY HALL a native of Bourbon County, Ky., and was born September 16, 1828. His parents were Daniel and Milly (Yelton) Hall, the former a native of Harrison County, Va, and the latter of Kentucky; where they were married on March 26, 820. In 1828, they came to Rush County, and settled on the farm where our subject now resides. Henry was only six weeks old when his parents came here. He was reared on a farm and received a fair education in his youth. At the age of twenty he began life on his own responsibility. On September 30, 1860, he was married to Miss Lucy J. Peak, daughter of Samuel and Susannah(Welsh) Peak. Lucy was born in Fayette County, Indiana, May 21, 1825, but principally reared in Rush County. They were blessed with one child, Charles C., born June19, 1862, and died August 30, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are members of the Christian Church, with which they have been united twenty-six years. Mr. Hall has acted in the capacity of Deacon most of this time. In 1867, he purchased the old homestead of 178 acres; the improvements have been made on it by himself and father. His residence is one of the best in the township, and he has a comfortable home. In politics, he is a Democrat, but never sought political honors.