Searching for the parents and siblings of Rebecca Cunningham. She married Lemuel Franklin Eastes abt 1857 either in Grant or adjacent County.. They had four sons and one daughter.. Jasper Newton Eastes b: 3 March 1858, Charles Everett Eastes b: 18 June 1864 William Holman Eastes b: 7 May 1867 St Croix, WI Anna Belle Eastes B; date unknown Joseph Frank Eastes b: 9 May 1875 Lemuel enlisted there in the Army during the Civil . In later, Lemuel served as Post Master in Landissville for man years and died there in 1903. Rebecca died in an accident on the Bradford Pike north -East of Marion, Grant Co. abt 1879. Rebecca and husband Lemuel are buried in the Tinkle Cem at Landessville, IN. The headstones have been missing for a long time but I have photograhs of them. I know there were Cunninghams in Counties surrounding Grant Co. but need a lead to Rebecca's family. Best Regards Roy Eastes Gulfport MS

Hi All, does anyone in Grant Co.have ties to a Thomas Kirkwood,who married Ann Mccormick? Children; William Nesbitt Joseph Stewart [or maybe Stuart] James Lewis John Reed Elizabeth Margaret------married a Samuel Drennen Kirkwood.She was born in Fayette Co.,In. 3/18/1831.He 10/20/1832 in Grant Co.,Marion,In.he died 6/28/1911. Interested in the Mccormick`,Drennen` and Kirkwoods,this family has intermingled,for at least 100 years.Are there any of their relatives still left here? Have a lot of info,especially on the Mccormick`,be glad to share. Thanks, Norma [Losh] Runyon.

Seeking information regarding Andrew J Simpson who was residing at 1319 Ninth Street in Marion, Grant Co, Mr Simpson was thought to be a brother of a Ellen Margaret Simpson who married a Thomas Jefferson Garrett. Any information greatly appreciated.

Hi Nora, I have a Hannah Hiatt, b. Dec 12, 1810 - d. Nov 22, 1872, she is buried in Grant Co, Marion at the I.O.O.F cemetery. She was married to Jacob McCormick, on August 19, 1830 in Deleware Co. Do you know if there is a connection to Hannah? Kelly Nora Hiatt wrote: > I am looking for information concerning Bartley Hiatt and his wife > Drucilla Johnson. They were married in Grant Co IN in 1838. > Their children were: > > Melissa > Rachal > Benjamine > James > Lizzie > Oliver > Harley > Marcus > Perry aka Ted > William > On the 1850 census, Bartley was running a grocery in Jonesboro. > > Nora > -- > Mailto:Norahiatt@sprintmail.com > Andrew Manar WHERE ARE YOU???? > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/i/a/Nora-Ann-Hiatt-WA/

I am looking for information concerning Bartley Hiatt and his wife Drucilla Johnson. They were married in Grant Co IN in 1838. Their children were: Melissa Rachal Benjamine James Lizzie Oliver Harley Marcus Perry aka Ted William On the 1850 census, Bartley was running a grocery in Jonesboro. Nora -- Mailto:Norahiatt@sprintmail.com Andrew Manar WHERE ARE YOU???? http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/i/a/Nora-Ann-Hiatt-WA/

Hell-o; Is there a volunteer in Grant Co that will do a cemetery look-up for me? I am trying to find family graves to visit when I pass through on vacation this summer. The cemetery was once called the I.O.O.F and is the Estates of Serenity now. I am looking for the graves of William Reed Della Reed Sarah Estes Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Judy Keller

Can anyone tell me anything about Joseph Bright who was b. 1853 and lived near Lake Galatia? I believe they harvested peat moss there or something. Joseph was married to Sidney Barnhaus. Any information greatly appreciated. Matthew Shaw

Hello, I am hoping somebody may have some background information on "Hockett & Hartsook" Photography Studio out of Marion, Indiana. I would like to know what years they were in business. Thank you, Kelly

I am looking for the parentage of Sidney Barnhaus that married Joseph Bright. I believe she may've been b. in 1863, but the census gives no known date of birth. They are found in Fairmount Township, Grant County in 1900. Any help greatly appreciated, Matthew Shaw mshaw@teleplex.bsu.edu

Looking for any available information on the following: Dora David Kennedy, born 1879, Fairmount, died in Indianapolis, March 1950 Cora (Cornella) Rodman Kennedy died June 1909 in Fairmount Marriage of Dora David and Cora in 1899 in Fairmount William Marion Kennedy, born around 1850, married 1875 to Emily Powell, died 1916, all in Fairmount. Cornella K. Underwood, born 3-20-02 in Fairmount. TIA Rodman Underwood -- Rod and Carol Underwood Daytona Beach, FL. USA rodunder@earthlink.net http://home.earthlink.net/~rodunder

>From: INPCRP-D-request@rootsweb.com >Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 10:22:17 -0700 (PDT) >Subject: INPCRP-D Digest V99 #125 >X-Loop: INPCRP-D@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <INPCRP-D@rootsweb.com> archive/volume99/125 >Precedence: list >To: INPCRP-D@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >X-UIDL: 8357125bd630d4c92fe56d12991cf342 > > >Content-Type: text/plain > >INPCRP-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 125 > >Today's Topics: > #1 [INPCRP-L] Gov. O'Bannon and HB 15 ["Lois Mauk" <LawOfficeInformationS] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from INPCRP-D, send a message to > > INPCRP-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >______________________________ >X-Message: #1 >Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 00:14:56 -0400 >From: "Lois Mauk" <LawOfficeInformationSystem@worldnet.att.net> >To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <009401be9b65$4b4b97c0$2b08fea9@lois> >Subject: [INPCRP-L] Gov. O'Bannon and HB 1522 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Just wanted to let you know that Gov. O'Bannon will be formally signing >House Bill 1522 into law tomorrow, Tuesday, May 11th, at 1:00 (Indy time). > >I have been invited to be present for this ceremony and was told I could >bring TWO guests. I worried for quite a while over who to ask. My first >instinct was to invite U.S. District Court Judge Hugh Dillin, whose >ancestors were disinterred last summer from Wilhoit Cemetery >(http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/HallofShame/wilhoitcem.html) to make way >for a subdivision and which remains are STILL in a laboratory at the >University of Indianapolis. Unfortunately, Judge Dillin has a trial >tomorrow and can't join us. > >Our dear friend and veteran cemetery restorer Ron Baldwin from Monroe County >will be attending with me, as will little Ashley Loweth, the 8-year-old who >testified with us before the Indiana House of Representatives earlier this >year. (Ashley's moving speech to the House is on the INPCRP website.) >Ashley's family cemetery was blacktopped a number of years ago to build a >strip shopping center. Her great-grandfather and other ancestors are today >buried under several inches of blacktop in the parking lot >(http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5881/halemcbridecem.html). > >Bill Shaw, the Indianapolis Star reporter who wrote so poignantly about the >obliteration of Rhoads Cemetery (see INPCRP Hall of Shame, Marion Co.) and >of Wilhoit Cemetery, will be meeting us at the Capitol tomorrow, where we >will also be joined by Ron Baldwin's wife Mary Jane, their friend Dave >Foster, Ashley's mother and her paternal grandparents. Though they won't be >able to join us in the Governor's office for the ceremony itself, they'll be >there to share our collective sense of accomplishment in getting at least >one Bill safely through the 1999 General Assembly. > >I wish I could take every one of you with us tomorrow to impress upon the >Governor and the Legislators the fact that House Bill 1522 is an important >FIRST STEP in protecting our pioneer cemeteries in this state. There is >still a LOT to be done. The sad truth is that nothing in HB 1522 would >prevent the travesties at Rhoads, Wilhoit or Hale-McBride Cemeteries from >happening today because both were "legally" destroyed. > >What WILL House Bill 1522 do? > >(1) It will REMOVE the long-standing exemption granted to those involved in >agricultural activities which permitted them to legally obliterate all >visible signs of a cemetery's existence on private property. Most of us are >familiar with one of more cemeteries that "vanished" when the stones were >destroyed or used for fill and the cemetery cultivated or turned into >pasture. (See Tucker Cemetery in Shelby Co., IN ><http://www.shelbynews.com/insideNewsstand.asp?ID=3783>.) > >(2) It will make it illegal to traffic in stolen cemetery art. This has >been a sporadic problem in Indiana to date, but as the demand for such "yard >art" continues (see Omaha World Herald article at >http://omaha.com/OWH/StoryView/1,1344,139990,00.html and the recent Internet >brouhaha over Ebay listing "used" grave markers for sale), it will doubtless >become a greater problem here. With this new statutory language, the >authorities will have a mechanism for prosecuting the possession and sale of >stolen cemetery art in Indiana. > >(3) It will make "disturbing, defacing or damaging" gravestones, markers, >etc. a prosecutable crime. If the damage exceeds $2,500, the crime will be >a Class D felony. Lesser damage will be a Class A misdemeanor. Those of us >who have been intimately involved in repairing stones know full well that it >won't take a lot of damage to exceed $2,500 if the repairs are done by a >commercial enterprise such as a monument company. (Here in Jeffersonville, >it recently cost $300 to have a monument company come in with a wench to put >a single three-piece monument back together and none of the pieces in that >instance were broken.) > >(4) It will require anyone lawfully removing (or moving) a grave memorial to >file a detailed report with the County Recorder. > >Admittedly, HB 1522 makes no strides toward solving the problem of >maintaining or restoring pioneer cemeteries that have been abandoned and >neglected. This will be the main focus of our attention for the Year 2000 >session of the General Assembly. > >If you haven't done so lately, take a look at the "Needed Legislation" page >on the INPCRP website and see if you have any additions to suggest. These >ideas will be important when we next meet with our Legislators as they begin >their 1999 Summer Study Program on the subject of protecting pioneer >cemeteries. > >I've said it before, but it can't be said often enough: "Thank you for all >your support in this effort." Your petition signatures, telephone calls, >e-mails and letters were all very important in persuading the Legislators >that this situation could not be ignored any longer. We're making progress, >though these things never happen fast enough to suit most of us. > >With thanks and best regards, > >Lois >- ------------------------------- >Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp >

For anyone whose Melungeon ancestors might have been connected to the Saponi tribe, there is a Saponi Forum established at Delphi. http://forums.delphi.com/preview/main.asp?sigdir=saponi I am looking for James Jeffries in Tennessee, Alabama, Virginia, Ohio and Indiana. James was born about 1786, probably in Greensville, VA. He married Ruth (?) about 1835. Children were James born about 1838, Wiley born about 1839, Elizabeth born 1840 in Alabama, and Martha (Patsy) born about 1842 in Ohio. Wiley married Minerva Traylor in Greene Co, OH in 1868. They located in Whitley Co, IN about 1876. Children of Wiley and Minerva are Minnie B. born about 1874, John born about 1876, Charles and Ruth. Minnie B. had one daughter, Wilma born 1895. Wilma's father was William Klinger. Minnie married 1904 to James Tomlin in Grant Co, IN. I am looking for any information about Minnie and James Tomlin. TIA, Annette netandmike@nni.com http://users.nni.com/dehoff

I am looking for any information on Sidney Barnhaus Bright. She was, I believe, b. in 1865 in Missourri to John and Martha Barnhaus. She married Joseph Bright, son of Daniel Bright, and they lived in Grant County, IN. Does anyone have a death death for Sidney Bright or any positive birth date? Any information would be appreciated, Matthew Shaw mshaw@teleplex.bsu.edu

I am looking for any information regarding the parents of my great grandfather, Alexander Hiatt, born in 1852 in Grant Co. IN. IT is believed his mother was Mary Broderick and perhaps the father, William Hiatt. Both are listed in the 1850 and 1860 census. The trail gets cold after that except Alex moved to Sullivan Co. IN inthe late 1860's and married Louisa Goodman in 1872 in Sullivan Co. Thank you, Don Hiatt dhiatt@ez2.net

I am looking for any information on (Irish Martin's that resided in Indiana) anywhere. I am looking for my birth father named Robert Martin with red hair and born between 1931 to 1934. If you could share any information it would be greatly appreciated. I am also happy to share all the information that I have accumulated on my Martin's from Indiana.

I am searching for the parents and siblings of Rebecca Cunningham. She married Lemuel Franklin Eastes abt 1857 They had four sons and one daughter.. Jasper Newton Eastes b: 3 March 1858, Charles Everett Eastes b: 18 June 1864 William Holman Eastes b: 7 May 1867 St Croix, WI Anna Belle Eastes B; date unknown Joseph Frank Eastes b: 9 May 1875 In the 1860 Census for Van Buren Twp, Madison Co., IN shows Rebecca age 20. This would place her birth abt 1840. Rebecca died in an accident north near Marion, Grant Co., IN abt 1879. Rebecca and husband Lemuel are buried in the Tinkle Cem at Landessville, IN. According to family stories, Rebecca was part Indian but it has naver been confirmed. Any information on Rebecca’s family will be most welcome LeRoy F. Eastes Gulfport, MS (Leastes2@aol.com)

My ISP had a problem and my messages bounced saying "Usser Unknown". Rest assured I have not changed my email address. Charlotte Lucas

Would anyone have access to the list of those buried in the Park Cemetery in Fairmount, Grant Co., IN? Or know where I could find the list. I am looking for all the Titus's that are buried there. Any help would be appreciated, Dianne Titus wdt@spitfire.net

Does anyone know what religion the Knox Chaple Church in Rigdon, Grant Co., IN was?

Would anyone have access to the list of those buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Marion? I am looking for all the Titus's buried in that cemetery. Or does someone know where I could access this info and I can look it up myself. Would the Marion Library have this info? Any help would be appreciated, Dianne Titus wdt@spitfire.net