Salome Harriet BROWN b. 21 Mar 1825 in OH, probably Hamilton Co. She and her husband, Dr. William H. FOLMSBEE, spent a lot of time in Franklin Co., IN. One of his older brothers, Andrew "A.J." Folmsbee lived there. ("Andrew Falnsbe" in 1850 Census, Franklin Co. IN, Highland Twp. p. 337). Andrew married Lucretia THAYER. Also, another brother, Stephen Folmsbee, was married in Brookville in 1862 to Mary QUICK. Salome Harriet may be related in some way to ISAAC BROWN in Brookville Twp., as they both (Salome and Issac) eventually moved to Gallatin, Daviess Co., MO. I have information to share on these families.

Patricia O'Connor wrote on 1 Sept 1998 < Dr. Tom Family Tree Maker has books on line some of them from Franklin Co. > Can you tell me/us how you access Family Tree Maker? Phil

Wish that I knew you were in the area.... I would have liked to met with you, but I am glad you had an enjoyable stop. Franklin County has some beautiful sites.... Randy Klemme Franklin County Genealogy Coordinator HAPPYDI@aol.com wrote: > I visited Franklin Co. two weeks ago. I spent most of my time in Oldenburg. > Saw the houses that my grandfather Joseph SELLMEYER and grandmother Bernadina > DAHMUS and the house that my great grand father Eberhard WAECHTER lived in. > Being they were all Catholics I visited the Catholic Church and the Convent. > I spoke to a lady by the name of Rita Enniking. She was extremely helpful. > Gave me lots of birth dates and names of the parents. The tour of the > cemetery was less than exciting. Although it is well kept it was difficult to > read the old stones. > We met with cousin Tom Waecther who provided a guided tour of the town. He > was most hospitable. Not knowing us from Adam, we thought he took us in as > family. What a pleasure. Tom told us about the Nobbe cement batch plant on > Rt 229 South of town and North of I74. The cement plant is family operated. > The Sr. Mrs Nobbe has a complete reference library of the area. A complete > set of Germans to America and individual records that she either copied or > were given to her. She has books and books of "remembrance cards" from > funerals and events. There is no one there to do research but the file are > open to anyone who wants to look at them. What a resource. I hope they never > get lost. > We went to the courthouse in Brookville. The people there were friendly and > helpful in showing us where to find information I asked for. They also would > not do research. I was looking for records of citizenship. The writing was > too poor for me to read. I went to the library in town. It has lots of > microfilm, but only one reader. > As it was we were needing to get to a son's house in TN we only spent one day > and one night. > All in all worth the trip, if for no other reason than to see what a beautiful > area it is. For you who live there I say you are lucky to have it. > Regards to all > Phil Di Matteo > Searching for: SELLMEYER, DAHMUS, WAECHTER, Maria Enneking, John Ortman, Mary > A. Studor, Bernard Hooverkamp/Haverkamp, Caroline Cranzlor

Patricia O`Connor wrote: > > Dr. Thomas G. Wack wrote: > > > > Does anyone have access to the Franklin County marriage records? I am > > seeking details of the marriage of MARGARET BROTHERS in Franklin County > > about 1858. > > > > Many thanks. > > Dr. Tom > Family Tree Maker has books on line some of them from Franklin Co. > They show that Margaret Brothers married Thomas Genn on May 4, 1858. > Marr book 7, pg 387. > > Good luck, Patricia O'Connor Dear Patricia, If its not too much trouble, do you have any Hoaglands/ Hogland/ Houghlin's form 1840-1870 whoa re listed as married in Franklin? Ken in Wisc.

Dr. Thomas G. Wack wrote: > > Does anyone have access to the Franklin County marriage records? I am > seeking details of the marriage of MARGARET BROTHERS in Franklin County > about 1858. > > Many thanks. Dr. Tom Family Tree Maker has books on line some of them from Franklin Co. They show that Margaret Brothers married Thomas Genn on May 4, 1858. Marr book 7, pg 387. Good luck, Patricia O'Connor

Looking for information concerning a Winnie ROGERS who married John STRONG in Indiana about 1860. Anyone having information on these surnames please email me as I have no information other than the names and would greatly like to know more about these people. Thank you Sally Jo

I visited Franklin Co. two weeks ago. I spent most of my time in Oldenburg. Saw the houses that my grandfather Joseph SELLMEYER and grandmother Bernadina DAHMUS and the house that my great grand father Eberhard WAECHTER lived in. Being they were all Catholics I visited the Catholic Church and the Convent. I spoke to a lady by the name of Rita Enniking. She was extremely helpful. Gave me lots of birth dates and names of the parents. The tour of the cemetery was less than exciting. Although it is well kept it was difficult to read the old stones. We met with cousin Tom Waecther who provided a guided tour of the town. He was most hospitable. Not knowing us from Adam, we thought he took us in as family. What a pleasure. Tom told us about the Nobbe cement batch plant on Rt 229 South of town and North of I74. The cement plant is family operated. The Sr. Mrs Nobbe has a complete reference library of the area. A complete set of Germans to America and individual records that she either copied or were given to her. She has books and books of "remembrance cards" from funerals and events. There is no one there to do research but the file are open to anyone who wants to look at them. What a resource. I hope they never get lost. We went to the courthouse in Brookville. The people there were friendly and helpful in showing us where to find information I asked for. They also would not do research. I was looking for records of citizenship. The writing was too poor for me to read. I went to the library in town. It has lots of microfilm, but only one reader. As it was we were needing to get to a son's house in TN we only spent one day and one night. All in all worth the trip, if for no other reason than to see what a beautiful area it is. For you who live there I say you are lucky to have it. Regards to all Phil Di Matteo Searching for: SELLMEYER, DAHMUS, WAECHTER, Maria Enneking, John Ortman, Mary A. Studor, Bernard Hooverkamp/Haverkamp, Caroline Cranzlor

This is from the WPA index of Franklin County Marriages 1850 to 1920: Brothers, Margaret m. Thomas Genn May 4 1858 (Book 7 Page 387) In case it is applicable, there is one other BROTHERS entry: Brothers, Emeline m. Enos M McCready Dec 5 1864 (Book 8 Page 240) I hope this helps, Ruth Cox Schlemmer

A Margaret Brothers married Thomas Genn 5-4-1858. Franklin County Index to Marriage Records. Book 1, Vol. 1 1850-1920 7 387 Your welcome. No trouble Dinah

i'M GOING TO bROOKVILLE TOMMorrow? I look up the "stuff" Al -----Original Message----- From: Dr. Thomas G. Wack <drwackes@hgo.net> To: INFRANKLI-L@rootsweb.com <INFRANKLI-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 9:12 PM Subject: [INFRANKLI-L] Margaret Brothers Marriage >Does anyone have access to the Franklin County marriage records? I am >seeking details of the marriage of MARGARET BROTHERS in Franklin County >about 1858. > >Many thanks. > >

Does anyone have access to the Franklin County marriage records? I am seeking details of the marriage of MARGARET BROTHERS in Franklin County about 1858. Many thanks.

Seeking information regarding the following families from the Franklin County, Indiana and Hamilton Co, Ohio areas near Harrison, OH. Asel P. STONE b 7 Jan 1820 s/o W. M. STONE and Sarah MANN. Children of Asel and Margaret KENNEDY thought to be Edward, Eliza, Emma, Louesa, Mary, Orman, Rebecca, and Hannah. Edward STONE m. ? Reiner. Hannah E. STONE m. Harrison WATKINS, children: Endora, George, Ida and Harry (died as infant, buried Otwell Cemetery, Franklin Co, IN) . George WATKINS' children: Cecil, Clarence, Clifford, Delbert, Delos. Endora WATKINS (d/o Harrison and Hannah) m. Leonard BOGART. children: Clara, Crystal m. Harold H. HOLL0WELL, Omer m. Erma THOMAS .

Elizabeth MANN/James LOGAN m. 1823 Seeking descendents of James LOGAN who married Elizabeth B. MANN April 3, 1823. Elizabeth b. April 3, 1804 NY? d/o John MANN and Persia STRATTON who lived in Franklin Co, IN and are buried at the Otwell Cemetery.

Linda, also try this - http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl lets you search all queries from the list - just type in Durham and submit and then type a name or whatever in the next place, etc. ---------- From: LKJ200@aol.com Sent: Friday, August 28, 1998 4:10 PM To: INSWITZE-L@rootsweb.com; INFRANKLI-L@rootsweb.com; ALABAMA-L@rootsweb.com; RAN-CLAY-L@rootsweb.com; ALMADISO-L@rootsweb.com; KYNELSON-L@rootsweb.com; ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com; ALTUSCAL-L@rootsweb.com; KYNELSON-D@rootsweb.com; ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: the durham family Hello My name is Linda Joiner and my Family tree is loaded with Durhams. My Grandfather Fred Durham born somewhere in Kentucky was a member of the Mount Olive Church, Mount Olive, Kentucky he was a native of Middleburg Kentucky not sure of his birth but he died at 52 in Indianapolis he lived there for 35 years so that means he was about seventeen when he went to Indiana. He married Bertha L. Heady Durham she was born in 1902 January 18th some where in Kentucky as well and died april 3rd 1982 in Indiana. He had one sister that I know of Gladys Wright she married an Earl Wright. From the marriage of Fred and Bertha there were six children Melvin, Carl, Harold, Raymond, Betty & Lillian as far as I know most of them born in Indiana. Carl & Lillian & Raymond have past away and the rest I have tried to contact some of them but no one really responds and the one Uncle I talk to don't remember to much. But what I do know is that the Durhams we are related to are in Kentucky very wide spread. Before my Uncle Ray died he went to Kentucky and talked to alot of our relatives. Would really like to find out about my family. My Mother died as a result of a rare blood disorder and would like to find out how that is past on in the family. I would hope you could give me some direction to go or pass this on to others you run into. Also My Aunt told me that there was a road named Durham and that there was a Cemetary as well named Durham but she could not recall where,but where ever this was she said alot of our family was from there. Any information would be gratly appreciated. Thank you My E-Mail address is LKJ200@aol.com Thank You Linda Joiner ==== ALLAUDER Mailing List ==== Troy McCarley =========================Lauderdale County============================== mccarley@shoalsnet.com <http://www.shoalsnet.com/~mccarley/index.html>

Linda, to search a cemetery, city, creek, branch, whatever - go to: http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html and go from there - I checked on the Durham Cemetery listings and there are many! But the one listed in Kentucky was listed in Casey County. Go to Casey County by using Rootsweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~websites/usgenweb.htm and go to whatever state and then county and then look for volunteer look ups from that county. and - if that county is not listed, look at http://www.mit.edu:8001/geo to see what you might find - a neighboring county - and they usually have links to them. Hope some of this helps! By the way, we here in Tishomingo County Mississippi have Durham families but I will need a little something more to go on. Are you on the Durham mailing list? ---------- From: LKJ200@aol.com Sent: Friday, August 28, 1998 4:10 PM To: INSWITZE-L@rootsweb.com; INFRANKLI-L@rootsweb.com; ALABAMA-L@rootsweb.com; RAN-CLAY-L@rootsweb.com; ALMADISO-L@rootsweb.com; KYNELSON-L@rootsweb.com; ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com; ALTUSCAL-L@rootsweb.com; KYNELSON-D@rootsweb.com; ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: the durham family Hello My name is Linda Joiner and my Family tree is loaded with Durhams. My Grandfather Fred Durham born somewhere in Kentucky was a member of the Mount Olive Church, Mount Olive, Kentucky he was a native of Middleburg Kentucky not sure of his birth but he died at 52 in Indianapolis he lived there for 35 years so that means he was about seventeen when he went to Indiana. He married Bertha L. Heady Durham she was born in 1902 January 18th some where in Kentucky as well and died april 3rd 1982 in Indiana. He had one sister that I know of Gladys Wright she married an Earl Wright. From the marriage of Fred and Bertha there were six children Melvin, Carl, Harold, Raymond, Betty & Lillian as far as I know most of them born in Indiana. Carl & Lillian & Raymond have past away and the rest I have tried to contact some of them but no one really responds and the one Uncle I talk to don't remember to much. But what I do know is that the Durhams we are related to are in Kentucky very wide spread. Before my Uncle Ray died he went to Kentucky and talked to alot of our relatives. Would really like to find out about my family. My Mother died as a result of a rare blood disorder and would like to find out how that is past on in the family. I would hope you could give me some direction to go or pass this on to others you run into. Also My Aunt told me that there was a road named Durham and that there was a Cemetary as well named Durham but she could not recall where,but where ever this was she said alot of our family was from there. Any information would be gratly appreciated. Thank you My E-Mail address is LKJ200@aol.com Thank You Linda Joiner ==== ALLAUDER Mailing List ==== Troy McCarley =========================Lauderdale County============================== mccarley@shoalsnet.com <http://www.shoalsnet.com/~mccarley/index.html>

Hello My name is Linda Joiner and my Family tree is loaded with Durhams. My Grandfather Fred Durham born somewhere in Kentucky was a member of the Mount Olive Church, Mount Olive, Kentucky he was a native of Middleburg Kentucky not sure of his birth but he died at 52 in Indianapolis he lived there for 35 years so that means he was about seventeen when he went to Indiana. He married Bertha L. Heady Durham she was born in 1902 January 18th some where in Kentucky as well and died april 3rd 1982 in Indiana. He had one sister that I know of Gladys Wright she married an Earl Wright. From the marriage of Fred and Bertha there were six children Melvin, Carl, Harold, Raymond, Betty & Lillian as far as I know most of them born in Indiana. Carl & Lillian & Raymond have past away and the rest I have tried to contact some of them but no one really responds and the one Uncle I talk to don't remember to much. But what I do know is that the Durhams we are related to are in Kentucky very wide spread. Before my Uncle Ray died he went to Kentucky and talked to alot of our relatives. Would really like to find out about my family. My Mother died as a result of a rare blood disorder and would like to find out how that is past on in the family. I would hope you could give me some direction to go or pass this on to others you run into. Also My Aunt told me that there was a road named Durham and that there was a Cemetary as well named Durham but she could not recall where,but where ever this was she said alot of our family was from there. Any information would be gratly appreciated. Thank you My E-Mail address is LKJ200@aol.com Thank You Linda Joiner

Hello I am Linda Joiner and have been trying to find some of my relatives. This is what I know for a fact and you can let me know if there is a connection: My Grandmother was Bertha L. Heady Durham she was born in Kentucky somewhere and the other names I have I'm not sure if they were brothers,sisters,cousins,etc but the other names I have are as follows Charles Heady (brother), Anna Heady Baltzell, Clara Heady Herr,Wilma Sue Heady Lambirth, Tom Heady(brother), Lula Lucas Miller(sister) & George & Nellie Miller(sister). My Grandmother married a man Fred Durham also born in Kentucky. He was a member of the Mount Olive Church in Kentucky and worked for the Ohio & Baltimore Railroad he died at the age of 52 and my grandmother died in the 80's both in Indiana. From what I understand I have relatives all over from Indaina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida just all over. My E-mail lkj200@aol.com

Randy, At the risk of starting a war, I would like to suggest that the destruction of pioneer cemeteries has very much to do with Franklin County genealogy. Several current events involving Indiana's pioneer cemeteries have illustrated the need for better state legislation. Public awareness is key to getting the laws changed so that we can all rest assured that it truly is illegal to blacktop over cemeteries or bulldoze them out of the ground. Because someone does care, nearly all of the Franklin County cemeteries have been recently read and posted on the Franklin County page. A list like that would be quite useful if a cemetery should happen to be turned into a gravel pit. . . . There are more laws to control what we do in trying to restore a cemetery than there are to deter the destruction of one. Thanks for all you do. Ruth

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------61892AC32F4A62C4EF409C33 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Some have e-mailed me to tell me that this cemetery stuff does not pertain to Franklin County...yeah you are right, but it should be of concern to each and every person that has relatives buried in cemeteries over 100 years old......Now with that said, this was posted this morning on the state PCRP website. After the weekend Indianapolis Star article, it is nice to know that some people DO have respect for the dead and are doing things right.... Just wanted to dabble the good in with the bad....Thanks Randy Klemme Franklin County Genealogy & PCRP Coordinator --------------61892AC32F4A62C4EF409C33 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from fp-1.rootsweb.com (fp-1.rootsweb.com [207.113.233.233]) by si-net.com (8.9.0/8.8.5) with ESMTP id SAA13261 for <randyk@si-net.com>; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 18:04:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by fp-1.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA16120; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 20:01:14 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 20:01:14 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <m0zBVpM-005D8NC@world.evansville.net> X-Sender: stnick@mail.evansville.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.2 Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 22:01:33 -0500 Old-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com From: Chris Myers <stnick@evansville.net> Subject: How to do it right. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Resent-Message-ID: <"qmLYEC.A.m4D.1p341"@fp-1.rootsweb.com> To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/343 X-Loop: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: INPCRP-L-request@rootsweb.com The Evansville Press August, 18, 1998 Graves found at site where Mater Dei planned to build By Patricia Swanson Staff reporter Remains of three or four graves, part of an abandoned West Side cemetery that predates the Civil War, have been found near Mater Dei High School in an area that was to become a landscaped terrace. Robert Weyde, president of the Evansville Interparochial High Schools (Memorial and Mater fbi), said a University of Indianapolis forensic archaeology expert is working with the diocese to locate the graves. He said the area will be treated to comply with church teaching demanding respect for the dead and their burial places. Eleanor Tenbarge, a member of the Tri-State Genealogy Society who has been researching the area, said about 250 graves are located in the area, just north of the school. The area where the graves have been found on a hill north of the school, is the outer edge of what was known as the Perry Township Graveyard. She's found deeds dating to 1855 that mention the graveyard, which apparently has been abandoned for years. Tenbarge said there is no known record of who was buried in the cemetery, although it appears some Civil War soldiers were buried there. Most of the tombstones are gone now, although there are a few in the back of the cemetery. That area, she said, is covered with brush and trees and it's difficult to see any tombstones until winter, when the greenery has died out a bit. The society became involved, she said, when Don and Karen Schoenbachler, whose father had been responsible for mowing the area decades ago, approached the group to see whether there were any records available about the cemetery. Karen Schoenbachler had told her that the cemetery had walnut trees around it and that she was responsible for going in front of her father, picking up walnuts while he pushed the mower. Tenbarge, who is a genealogy researcher, was asked by the society to investigate. She has found mentions of the cemetery on county plats and in some records, but no definitive record of when the land became a cemetery; although, she has found a record of a deed that transferred the land in 1955 to Perry Township trustee for $2. However, trustee records don't mention the cemetery, nor is there any record of when the last burial was held there, but it appears to have been many years ago, possibly soon after the turn of the century. Weyde said once the diocese learned of the possibility people had been buried there, Stephen Nawrocki of the University of Indianapolis was called in. Using radar and other equipment, he identified several sites which might have contained graves. Weyde said they were excavated yesterday and three or four showed what appeared to be grave sites. The area was to be terraced and landscaping as part of a Mater Dei expansion and renovation project, he said, However, given the fact graves are located there, the committee that is overseeing the construction is looking at two options now. The first would be to rebury the remains elsewhere in the area; the second is to redesign the terrace to avoid the grave sites and leave them alone. He said that a permanent marker will be erected, regardless of which option is chosen, to note that this was a cemetery and residents were buried there during the 1800s. ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== Remember to give us your project updates at monthly Roll-Call! --------------61892AC32F4A62C4EF409C33--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------80E799EEE19B18D5D6C24FCD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This is the response to one of my letters are sent by e-mail to my state representative...It is too bad this guy is a longtime family friend of mine....I am sure HE will never see my letter and Ms Bixler will conveniently file it.... Guess it's time for a PHONE CALL-----:o) Randy Klemme Franklin County Genealogy & PCRP Coordinator --------------80E799EEE19B18D5D6C24FCD Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from mailhub.isd.state.in.us (mailhub.isd.state.in.us [199.8.63.71]) by si-net.com (8.9.0/8.8.5) with ESMTP id FAA06610 for <randyk@si-net.com>; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 05:08:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: from gwnet.isd.state.in.us (isd-email01.isd.state.in.us [10.1.23.24]) by mailhub.isd.state.in.us (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA23170 for <randyk@si-net.com>; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 09:04:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from IGC-Message_Server by gwnet.isd.state.in.us with Novell_GroupWise; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 09:08:40 -0500 Message-Id: <s5e12d98.072@gwnet.isd.state.in.us> X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.2 Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 09:04:44 -0500 From: "Bob Hoffman (Angie Bixler)" <ABIXLER@iga.state.in.us> To: randyk@si-net.com Subject: Re: cemeteries Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by si-net.com id FAA06610 Thank you for the information regarding Indiana's pioneer cemetaries. I agree that this is an important topic. Should this issue be addressed during the next session of the Indiana General Assembly I will be sure to keep your comments in mind. Thank you for contacting me. Sincerely Bob Hoffman --------------80E799EEE19B18D5D6C24FCD--