I've been trying to find out if their was a Soldiers' Home in Franklin or Dearborn Counties, too. I received two suggestions: one, that a person from this area might have gone to Dayton, Ohio, and another suggested Tippecanoe County on the Wabash river, just north of Lafayette, IN. The 1873 newspaper article was in regard to a man who had died in the soldiers' home. There had been articles about this man in a few papers during the months prior to that. Since the editor seemed to assume that readers would know where it was, I thought it might be local. I hate to think of a person, in failing health, traveling so far by 1873 means from northern Dearborn County. If I learn more, I will share the info. Ruth Cox Schlemmer -----Original Message----- From: Joan & Wayne Wilton <panther@snoopy.ccia.st-thomas.on.ca> To: INFRANKLI-L@rootsweb.com <INFRANKLI-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, January 24, 1999 9:22 PM Subject: [INFRANKLI-L] Old Soldiers' Home? >Is there or was there an "old soldiers' home in Franklin Co? If so, where >would one find access to patients records? >

Is there or was there an "old soldiers' home in Franklin Co? If so, where would one find access to patients records?

Rootsweb, will not allow me to send the pics.....SO, they will be posted shortly...sorry Randy

There was a query posted on the Query board (where else) about the Old Baptist Church south of Brookville on US 52. So I thought I would send a couple of pics out...These will be up on the website shortly... I was injured today at wrestling school, so I should have a little bit of time to work on the website for the next 10 days :o).....nothing serious, just tore a muscle in the back of my leg....other than pain I am okay and ready to go again... I will shortly have a few more historical places in Franklin County on the website for the benefit of those living elsewhere that May not get back here... Randy Klemme Franklin County Genealogy Coordinator

There is a free list of War Of 1812 veterans at; http://www.sierrahome.com/familytree/records/ Believe it is only open through January. Dinah

Boy this list has been quiet, so here's a couple of new things.... BTW we now have gone over the 150 mark in people subscribed to this list. We have well over 400 genealogists with queries on the web site. Bonnie Stokes of West Harrison, IN has offered to assist in getting the obits up to date on the website. This is much appreciated. My time has been very limited with several personal and internet projects of late. Bonnie will be a big asset to the obit project. I have several new pictures of historical sites to get up on the website soon (hopefully). Mark Tebbe of Lebanon, Ohio has made a look up offer for those with families that lived in the St Mary's/Oak Forest area of Franklin County. Here's his explanation.... -------------- I would like to volunteer to do look-ups for St. Mary's of the Rock (Haymond,IN) / Oak Forest, IN. I got the copy of the "St. Mary's of the Rock & St. Cecilia 150 Years Celebration 1844-1994". The book contains a history of the St. Mary's of the Rock Catholic parish and St. Cecilia parish. There are many references to families from the early years to the present. ------------ Thanks to Mark we will also have a St Mary's Cemetery listing shortly on the website. Has everybody visited the Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project website and offered your signature to go towards legislation in Indiana to protect our pioneer cemeteries. There are several pending bills in the State Legislature that could help our cause, but we need signatures of not only those who still live in Indiana but those who live elsewhere and have families buried in Indiana. There is a downloadable petition on the website and an address to send it to our state coordinator. Time is of essence, because, the INPCRP will be called to testify in Indianapolis as soon as those bills come up. If you need the website address let me know. Thanks to everyone for your help. Maybe it is time to get the website cranked up again.....now back to the wrestling ring :o) Randy Klemme Franklin County Genealogy and PCRP Coordinator

Reference St. Mary's Cemetery: My great grandmother, Magdalena Wagner Zins is buried either in St. Mary's or in Morris, Indiana. I have searched the St. Mary's cemetery and found her husband Adam, but no Magdalena (Madeline). Is there anyone familiar with the two cemeteries who can give me some advice. Bob Zins, Newport News, VA

An article in The Harrison News (Harrison, Ohio), August 15, 1873, states: "William Cox, well know in the community as bard of Logan (Logan Township, Dearborn County,Indiana) died at soldiers home one day last week." Does anyone on the Franklin County list know where the "soldiers home" would be? Thanks, Ruth Cox Schlemmer

-----Original Message----- From: Lois Mauk <LawOfficeInformationSystem@worldnet.att.net> To: Recipient list suppressed <Recipient list suppressed> Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 8:11 PM Subject: Do you know of any abandoned or neglected pioneer cemeteries in Indiana? >I'm writing to ask you as the Owner of this list to post this message to >your group. I do not have a vested interest in this county except for my >larger-scale interest in pioneer cemeteries through Indiana. For that >reason, I am reluctant to post the message directly to your group as I don't >want to be accused of "spamming" these lists. > >If you do not feel posting this message to your list is appropriate, I >certainly understand your decision. However, I hope that you'll agree that >the protection and preservation of our pioneer cemeteries is an important >component of our mutual interest in family history research. > >Thank you. > >Lois Mauk >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Hello. My name is Lois Mauk <LoisMauk@usa.net>. I am the State Coordinator >of the Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project (the "INPCRP"). You >can visit our website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp > >The INPCRP is a network of people concerned and worried about the condition >of thousands of abandoned, neglected, desecrated and/or obliterated pioneer >cemeteries in the Hoosier State. > >We have been working diligently for almost two years to draw attention to >the plight of these neglected sites and, at least partly as a result of our >efforts, the Indiana General Assembly is presently considering at least a >half-dozen bills to address the crisis. (The bills of which we are >presently aware are summarized on the above website.) > >To date we have collected more than FIVE HUNDRED signatures (including a >couple of dozen from outside the state) on petitions urging the General >Assembly to address the fact that Indiana law does little or nothing to >protect pioneer family cemeteries -- especially the ones on private property >-- and, in fact, grants carte blanche authority for the DESTRUCTION of >pioneer cemeteries to those involved in agriculture or strip mining. > >(We are still collecting petition signatures, if any of you are interested >in participating. The form is available on the INPCRP website.) > >One of the other things we are trying to do is to establish a "HALL OF >SHAME" listing one or more abandoned, neglected cemeteries in each of >Indiana's 92 counties. The list presently consists of some SIXTY such >sites. We know full well there are many, many more and would like to >include at least one nomination from each of Indiana's 92 counties so we can >present this list to the General Assembly if we are permitted to appear >there in a couple of weeks to testify on these pending bills. > >At the moment, we have numerous counties for which no sites have been >nominated to the "Hall of Shame". > >We would like to ask the members of your group to let us know the: > > Name, > County > Township and > Condition > >of any abandoned, neglected or abused cemetery sites of which they are >personally aware in Indiana. Scanned pictures can also be submitted in JPG >or GIF images and forwarded to: > LoisMauk@usa.net > >BTW, the INPCRP has an e-mail discussion group on Rootsweb. Anyone who >would like to get involved can join by sending a one-word message consisting >of SUBSCRIBE to INPCRP-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com. > >Most of your questions can be answered by reviewing the INPCRP website. If, >however, you have other questions, please feel free to ask. > >Thank you for your time. And thank you for caring about Indiana's >endangered pioneer family cemeteries. > >Lois Mauk > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >Have you signed an Indiana Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project >PETITION TO THE INDIANA LEGISLATURE calling for revision of current >state laws regarding protection and maintenance of pioneer cemeteries? > See http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > >

I am forwarding this to all that is interested in preserving our pioneer cemeteries.....This is a major step forward in hopes of getting things back on our side when it comes to cleaning up our pioneer cemeteries. If you have questions feel free to ask..... Randy Klemme Franklin County Genealogy and PCRP Coordinator -----Original Message----- From: Lois Mauk <LawOfficeInformationSystem@worldnet.att.net> To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 9:52 PM Subject: [INPCRP-L] Rep. Cleo Duncan's House Bill 1422 >Run, do not walk, to your nearest telephone or computer! > >Write, telephone or e-mail Indiana State Rep. Cleo Duncan (R) today at: > > E-mail: R67@ai.org > > Telephone: (800) 382-9841 (State House) > (317) 232-9600 or (317) 232-9700 > > Mail: Rep. Cleo Duncan > District 67 > Indiana House of Representatives > 200 W. Washington Street > Indianapolis, IN 46204-2786 > >She has tendered a GENUINELY EXCITING bill to the House of Representatives' >Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development. It was >read for the first time on January 12, 1999 and referred to that Standing >Committee. > >HB 1422 is summarized on the Indiana Access website as: > > "Cemetery preservation. REQUIRES the board of > commissioners of a county to appoint a county > cemetery commission. CHANGES CONTROL of cemeteries > from the township trustee to the county legislative > body. Makes conforming amendments." [Emphasis > added.] > >The full text of the bill is available at: >http://www.state.in.us/cgi-bin/legislative/bills/commList.perl > >>From there, click on: > Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development > >>From there, click on: > HB 1422 Cemetery preservation. > >I can't include the full text of the proposed amendments to the statutes to >this message because I can't put in the overstrikes and bolded text used on >the State's site to reflect additions and deletions into a plain text e-mail. > >The major changes Rep. Duncan is proposing include: > >[1] Changing "were established before 1850" to "were established at least >fifty (50) years before the current year". > >[2] Changing "may" to "SHALL" in the sentence: "The board of commissioners >of a county SHALL appoint a county cemetery commission consisting of five >(5) residents of the county." > >[3] Changing "township trustee" to "county legislative body" in the >following section of IC 23-14-68-2: > Sec. 2. The county legislative body {not the Trustee} shall locate and >maintain all the cemeteries described in section 1(a) of this chapter that >are within the county {not the Township}. However, a cemetery association >claiming assistance under this chapter shall furnish a verified statement of >assets and liabilities to the county legislative body {not the Trustee}. > >[4] SECTION 4. IC 23-14-68-4 WOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: > Sec. 4. (a) The county legislative body {not the township} shall >appropriate enough money to provide for the care, repair, and maintenance of >each cemetery described in section 1(a) of this chapter that is located >within the county {not the township}. Funds shall be appropriated under this >subsection in the same manner as other county {not the township} appropriations. > (b) The county legislative body {not the township} may levy a county >{not township} cemetery tax to create a fund for maintenance of cemeteries >under this chapter. If a fund has not been provided for maintenance of >cemeteries under this chapter, part of the county general fund {not the >township fund} may be used. > >[5] SECTION 8. IC 23-14-69-3 WOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: > Sec. 3. A county legislative body {not the trustee} shall care for and >maintain each cemetery to which this chapter applies that is located in the >county {not the township}, keeping the cemeteries in a respectable condition by: > (1) destroying detrimental plants (as defined in IC 15-3-4-1 ), >noxious weeds, and rank vegetation; and > (2) removing all unsightly accumulations and debris. > >[6] This addition would be made to SECTION 15 of IC 23-14-69-8: > (a) Title to cemetery property owned by a township on June 1, 1999, is >transferred to the county in which the township is located on July 1, 1999. >After June 30, 1999, a reference to a township as owner in a title to >cemetery property must be construed as a reference to the county in which >the township is located. > (b) This Section expires July 1, 2002. > >Contact Rep. Duncan today to let her know you support her pioneering efforts >on behalf of Indiana's abandoned, neglected and abused cemeteries. > >Lois >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >Next meeting of the Clark County Cemetery Preservation Committee: > Saturday, Feb. 6, 1999 at 2 PM at Pleasant View Methodist Church on > Highway 60/111, near entrance to Deam's Lake, south of Borden > Website: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5881 > >Help us to distribute the Indiana Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project's >PETITION TO THE INDIANA LEGISLATURE calling for revision of current >state laws regarding protection and maintenance of pioneer cemeteries: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >Most of my family roots are underground. > >

Is there anyone on the list that gets the Brookville Democrat? I am debating on re-newing my subscription Still trying to get the obits to someone to work on. Trying to find the time to work on the website!!!! Randy Klemme

When I was going through information last week, I found two queries mentioning Moore King, Amy Morris, and John Morris. I contacted one (hamgen). Now I can't seem to retrace my steps and find the other. For some reason I thought the name was Michael Burch. (Could be my imagination.) Can anyone help me?

C. W. wrote: > > Does anyone have information of John BROWN who married Margaret SHEPHERD > 1 Jan 1818 in Franklin Co., IN? I'm looking for a John and Margaret > Brown who may have had the following children: John C. Brown, Caroline, > and Salome Harriet, plus other children. This particular Brown family > may have been from either PA or VT. A Margaret Brown is shown in the > 1840 Census in Crosby Twp., Hamilton Co., OH with a family of older > children. I am also interested in the COIL family shown in the 1850 > Census, Franklin Co. IN: James COIL in Metamora Twp., p. 265 and Ellen > COIL, Brookville Twp, p. 305. Thanks in advance for any thoughts, Carol > Williams Responding to your Oct 15 posting. Kept a copy of your posting and delayed in responding because of e mail malfunction and wifes major surgery. There are many Browns and they are difficult to trace. But does this Brown history fit into your records. John and Margaret Shaw of Hempfield Twp of Westmoreland, Pa. had a son Andrew and a daughter Margaret Kyle wife of Isaac Kyle who moved from Westmoreland to Wayne Co. Ohio. The Kyles lived there all their lives. Andrew lived in Chippewa Twp of Wayne Co. Ohio in 1820. By 1830 he and his son John lived there. By 1840 Both were gone You mention that your John and Margaret had a son John C.Brown. Do you know what the C stands for. I am the descendant of John Brown the brother of Andrew who also has a son John C. Brown. Andrew and son John probably moved futher westward. Could we make a connection. Do you know the father of Your John who married Margaret. Maybe the C is a family signature. I'm still working on my Browns but know that they bought land in Westmoreland, Hempfiels twp in 1769 and settled there in 1770. John the father of Andrew and my John died in 1795. My John was born in 1780 and dies about 1851. Maybe you can put it together. Good Luck. Joseph Brown

To any of you who are interested. The Batesville library has a copy of my recent book, The Zins Families of Gros-Rederching, France, and St. Mary's, Indiana. I bet you will find a relative or two in it. Let me know what you think of it. Bob Zins, Newport News, VA

---------- > From: BobZins@aol.com > To: INFRANKLI-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [INFRANKLI-L] Zins Family of St. Mary's > Date: Saturday, January 09, 1999 1:24 PM HELLO THERE, CAN YOU GIVE US SOME SURNAMES OF ASSOCIATED FAMILY WITH THE ZINS? JANET > > > I have conducted extensive research, and have written a genealogical book, on > the Zins family of Gros-Rederching, France and St. Mary's, Indiana. I also > have much information on other related families. I would be glad to answer > any questions about the Zins family and their related families which I can. > > Robert R. Zins, Newport News, VA

I have conducted extensive research, and have written a genealogical book, on the Zins family of Gros-Rederching, France and St. Mary's, Indiana. I also have much information on other related families. I would be glad to answer any questions about the Zins family and their related families which I can. Robert R. Zins, Newport News, VA

I agree with Randy. Probably, most of us were too busy over the holidays to get the petition printed and distributed for signatures. In retrospect, I wish I had had it with me at the holiday gatherings! Ruth Cox Schlemmer -----Original Message----- From: Randy Klemme <randyk@si-net.com> To: INFRANKLI-L@rootsweb.com <INFRANKLI-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 1:29 AM Subject: [INFRANKLI-L] PETITION TO SAVE THE CEMETERIES >I am begging everyone on this list to take a moment and visit the below >website. We of the Indiana Pioneer Cemeteriea Restoration Project are >making an effort to gain signed signatures in hopes of getting legislation >through the Indiana General Assembly this year to save ALL cemeteries. >Please visit the website and if you feel compelled copy the petition and >follow the instructions....we need all the support we can get. While the >Franklin County PCRP has been somewhat dormant for a bit, it doesn't mean we >do not care.... > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp > >Randy Klemme >Franklin County PCRP and Genealogy Coordinator >

I am begging everyone on this list to take a moment and visit the below website. We of the Indiana Pioneer Cemeteriea Restoration Project are making an effort to gain signed signatures in hopes of getting legislation through the Indiana General Assembly this year to save ALL cemeteries. Please visit the website and if you feel compelled copy the petition and follow the instructions....we need all the support we can get. While the Franklin County PCRP has been somewhat dormant for a bit, it doesn't mean we do not care.... http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp Randy Klemme Franklin County PCRP and Genealogy Coordinator

This was sent to our discussion list, but since was not a subscriber and our list is closed to outside postings, I believe it was only sent to me so I am sending it on to the list.... Randy Klemme Franklin County Genealogy Coordinator -----Original Message----- From: Jorja51@aol.com <Jorja51@aol.com> To: infrankli-l@rootsweb.com <infrankli-l@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 6:14 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Gill >Looking for info on my great grandfather, name is Deverter (Diverter) Gill. >Could have been born in Indiana 8- 8- 1877 father was Joseph mother was Julia >(Henry, Griffin) Cruthers. If you have any info e-mail me at Jorja51@aol.com > >

To all the list members. My desire for you is the very best holiday season. May it bring goodness and a purpose of living. May the new year start a journey of joy that will be yours, all the days of your life. Clif Hinds