I have an autograph book that was given to my grandmother (b. 2/5/1883) by her mother (Cynthia K. Close Pebbles Craft) on 12/25/1893. I was reading it again and recognized some names that have popped up on this mail list. So, I thought I would share some of the autographs with the list. I am including the actual rememberances because they are so interesting. I hope you enjoy, even if none of the names are of interest to you. Some are out of date order because I am listing in the order in the book and I'm using the spelling and punctuation, correct or incorrect. As a point of reference, my grandmother graduated from the Indiana Common Schools of District No. 2 in the School Township of Cass County of Greene on June 21, 1901. Her diploma was signed by Haney E. Cushman, Samuel M. O'Neal, and Levi J. Bauer. June 22, 1896 Newberry Ind It isnt the thing you do Nellie Its the thing you leave undone That causes the little heartaches from the seting of the sun Yours as ever A friend T.J. ?satrim Newberry Ind Jan 3rd 1894 Miss Nellie Craft "Walk as though you had a purpose" I command to you these words. M.W. Schuh Newberry Ind. Jan 10, '94 Miss Nellie Craft May your life be one of "peace happiness and prosperity" Is the sincere wish of Your Friend Carrie Shuck Newberry Ind Jan 7th '97 Friend Nellie Deem it not an idle thing, A pleasant word to speak, The face you wear the, Thoughts you bring, A heart would heal or break Ever your friend Harl (This might have been Harley Nickless, her first husband, whom she married 12/3/1904, Bloomfield, Greene, In. Harley died sometime before 1911 when she married my grandfather, in Colorado) Newberry Ind Jan 17 1894 Miss Nellie Honnor and obay your Father and Mother and you will reap a reward from them that will be more prechious to you through life than silver or gold Amos Musselman Newberry Ind Jan 13, 1897 Friend Nellye Look not mournfully upon the past It comes not again Yours Lula Quackenbush Jany 10 1894 Miss Nellie Carft Your Friend A.R. Shuh Compliments and Best Wishes of Nora Slinkard, Newberry Lula Tansey, Lyons Ind Latie Mileworth, Lyons Ind Maggie Dye, Lyons Ind Feb 1898 Newberry Ind Miss Nellie Do good and you will be good Flora Musselman Jan 17, '94 Dear Nellie Life's ocean lies before you. From it you will glean happiness respect and love or you will gather dissapointment, contempt and misery. Your own actions will determine which. Now, which shall you chose? Sincerely Will Bridwell 2/12/94 Nellie That the thorns along your pathway may be few is the wish of your friend and teacher. Nora L. Mackie Newberry Ind Jan 16th '94 Nellie: Be satisfied with doing well and leave others to speak of you as they will. Your Friend and School-mate Anna Woodhouse Newberry Indiana Jan 6, 1897 Nellie "Showers it be, it seems to me Tis only noble to be good Kind hearts are more than coronets An simple faith than Norman blood" Lovingly Grace Fields Bloomingfield Indiana January 17, 1894 Newberry Ind Feb 7, 1895 Dear Nellie In after years when This you see I wonder What your name will Be Your fiend and school mate Alice S. My Dear Friend Nellie Remember the bird Remember the nest Remember the one that you love best Your friend and school mate Frank Musselman Learning is better than silver or gold. Remember me Jan 17, 1894 Newberry Ind Dear Classmate, Kindness is the golden chains by which friendships is bound to gather. Your frind Jessie Mathews Jan 13, 1897 Newberry Ind Jan 13, 1896 Miss Nellie Craft; That life is longest if 'tis best; 'Tis ours to work, - to God belongs the rest He lives most who thinks most, Feels the noblest and acts the best May your every step be toward the goal of ideal womanhood. Your friend Oscar Dye The wisest man the world e'er saw, He dearly loved the lasses, O. Auld Nature swears, the lovely dears, Her noblest work she classes, O- Her 'prentice hand she tried on man And then - she made the lasses O- T.J.S. Newberry Ind Friend Nellie Live truly, and thy life shall be a great and noble creed. Yours Ethel Townsend Newberry, Indiana My friend Nellie Silently one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angles. May your deeds on earth Shine forth as the stars of heaven. Yours as ever Ethel Slinkard January 9, 1896 Newberry, Ind. Mar 26, '94 Sister Nellie:- May their be first enough clouds in your life; To make a beautiful sunset. Your Sister Iva Newberry, Feb 5 '98 Dear Friend Nellie How sad to part from those we love When not prepared to meet above Your friend Win Hornbeck Lyon Ind. Newberry Ind Jan 22, 1895 Dear Little Name-sake Good deeds shine as brightly on earth as the stars in heaven. Your friend Nellie Nugent Newberry Ind. Friend Nellie Some may wish you pleasure, And you may think them wise My wish for you is better for, "A home beyond the sky". Your friend Homer Faucette Jan 10, 1897 Newberry Ind, Jan 10, 1896 Dear Friend Nellie; I want to help you to grow as beautiful as God meant for you to be when he thought of you first, then I can feel that I have helped to do a noble work. Sincerely your teacher and friend, Stephen Slinkard Every tean is answered by a blossom, Every sigh with songs and laughter bless Apple blossoms upon the breezes toss them April knows her own is content S.W.S. (This one and the one above were on the same page and the initials are pretty much the same, perhaps they were written by the same person.) Newberry, Ind., Nellie - "Of all sad words of tongue are pen, The saddest of them it might have been." Every Yours, Jewett E. Fawcett Jan 8, '96 Jan 5th 1896 Nellie There is a silver lining to the darkest cloud Your friend Anna Keith Newberry Ind. Nellie Seek not mornfully upon the pst It comes not again Is the sincere wish of your friend Grace Newberry Nellie Remember the afternoon we wennt sleighriding Essie Shively Jan 23 1895 Newberry Ind Jan 11, 1897 My kind friend I would that thus, when I shall see The hour of death draw nigh to me, Hope, blossoming within my heart, May look to heaven and I depart. Bryan Yours Estella Armstrong God is always love Miss Nellie Craft: Truth is ever on the scafford, and wrong forever on the throne. But fear nothing and hope in all things as the Right alone may do securely every hour the thrones of Ignorance and ancient Night lose somewhat of their long usurped forever. Yours Mary T. Owen Jan 8, 1897 Newberry Indiana Jan 13, 1897 Dear Friend: - Remember me when far away, And only half awake; remember me on your wedding day, And send me a piece of cake. Your friend Marnie F. Woodhouse Newberry, Ind. Dearest Nellye, When you get old and ugly As girls always do. Remember you have a friend, Thats old and ugly too. Yours forever, Isabelle Jan 8, 1896 Ever Remember Jack Newberry Ind. Friend Nellie In each life, however lowly, There are seeds of mighty good. Still we shrink from souls appealing With a timid "If we could." - But God, knows all things Judgeth the truth is. "If we would." Ever your friend Maude E. Fawcette January 11, 1897 January 8, 1897 Dear Nellie As jewells incased in a Casket of Gold. Where the richest of treasures we hide The finest of thoughts be deep and untold Like the gems that are under the tide. Lovingly Clovis Fawcette Newberry Indiana Newberry Ind. Friend Nellie - Tomorrow will soon be to-day for us; if we make the day we live in now, the best we can , we need not fear for the to-morrows. Your Friend Ana Sherwood Newberry Ind. Nellie: - Alas for him who never sees The stars shine through his sypress trees: Who hopeless lays his dead away. Nor looks to see the breaking day Across the mournful marbles play: Yours ???? Baker Jan 8 '97 newBerry, Ind Jan 13, 1897 Dear Nellye, Remember care dear Nellye When on this page you look Remember it was Flora, Who wrote this in your Book. Your Friend and School-mate Flora Feb 11, 1898 Ever remember. John

I have an autograph book that was given to my grandmother (b. 2/5/1883) by her mother (Cynthia K. Close Pebbles Craft) on 12/25/1893. I was reading it again and recognized some names that have popped up on this mail list. So, I thought I would share some of the autographs with the list. I am including the actual rememberances because they are so interesting. I hope you enjoy, even if none of the names are of interest to you. Some are out of date order because I am listing in the order in the book and I'm using the spelling and punctuation, correct or incorrect. As a point of reference, my grandmother graduated from the Indiana Common Schools of District No. 2 in the School Township of Cass County of Greene on June 21, 1901. Her diploma was signed by Haney E. Cushman, Samuel M. O'Neal, and Levi J. Bauer. June 22, 1896 Newberry Ind It isnt the thing you do Nellie Its the thing you leave undone That causes the little heartaches from the seting of the sun Yours as ever A friend T.J. ?satrim Newberry Ind Jan 3rd 1894 Miss Nellie Craft "Walk as though you had a purpose" I command to you these words. M.W. Schuh Newberry Ind. Jan 10, '94 Miss Nellie Craft May your life be one of "peace happiness and prosperity" Is the sincere wish of Your Friend Carrie Shuck Newberry Ind Jan 7th '97 Friend Nellie Deem it not an idle thing, A pleasant word to speak, The face you wear the, Thoughts you bring, A heart would heal or break Ever your friend Harl (This might have been Harley Nickless, her first husband, whom she married 12/3/1904, Bloomfield, Greene, In. Harley died sometime before 1911 when she married my grandfather, in Colorado) Newberry Ind Jan 17 1894 Miss Nellie Honnor and obay your Father and Mother and you will reap a reward from them that will be more prechious to you through life than silver or gold Amos Musselman Newberry Ind Jan 13, 1897 Friend Nellye Look not mournfully upon the past It comes not again Yours Lula Quackenbush Jany 10 1894 Miss Nellie Carft Your Friend A.R. Shuh Compliments and Best Wishes of Nora Slinkard, Newberry Lula Tansey, Lyons Ind Latie Mileworth, Lyons Ind Maggie Dye, Lyons Ind Feb 1898 Newberry Ind Miss Nellie Do good and you will be good Flora Musselman Jan 17, '94 Dear Nellie Life's ocean lies before you. From it you will glean happiness respect and love or you will gather dissapointment, contempt and misery. Your own actions will determine which. Now, which shall you chose? Sincerely Will Bridwell 2/12/94 Nellie That the thorns along your pathway may be few is the wish of your friend and teacher. Nora L. Mackie Newberry Ind Jan 16th '94 Nellie: Be satisfied with doing well and leave others to speak of you as they will. Your Friend and School-mate Anna Woodhouse Newberry Indiana Jan 6, 1897 Nellie "Showers it be, it seems to me Tis only noble to be good Kind hearts are more than coronets An simple faith than Norman blood" Lovingly Grace Fields Bloomingfield Indiana January 17, 1894 Newberry Ind Feb 7, 1895 Dear Nellie In after years when This you see I wonder What your name will Be Your fiend and school mate Alice S. My Dear Friend Nellie Remember the bird Remember the nest Remember the one that you love best Your friend and school mate Frank Musselman Learning is better than silver or gold. Remember me Jan 17, 1894 Newberry Ind Dear Classmate, Kindness is the golden chains by which friendships is bound to gather. Your frind Jessie Mathews Jan 13, 1897 Newberry Ind Jan 13, 1896 Miss Nellie Craft; That life is longest if 'tis best; 'Tis ours to work, - to God belongs the rest He lives most who thinks most, Feels the noblest and acts the best May your every step be toward the goal of ideal womanhood. Your friend Oscar Dye The wisest man the world e'er saw, He dearly loved the lasses, O. Auld Nature swears, the lovely dears, Her noblest work she classes, O- Her 'prentice hand she tried on man And then - she made the lasses O- T.J.S. Newberry Ind Friend Nellie Live truly, and thy life shall be a great and noble creed. Yours Ethel Townsend Newberry, Indiana My friend Nellie Silently one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angles. May your deeds on earth Shine forth as the stars of heaven. Yours as ever Ethel Slinkard January 9, 1896 Newberry, Ind. Mar 26, '94 Sister Nellie:- May their be first enough clouds in your life; To make a beautiful sunset. Your Sister Iva Newberry, Feb 5 '98 Dear Friend Nellie How sad to part from those we love When not prepared to meet above Your friend Win Hornbeck Lyon Ind. Newberry Ind Jan 22, 1895 Dear Little Name-sake Good deeds shine as brightly on earth as the stars in heaven. Your friend Nellie Nugent Newberry Ind. Friend Nellie Some may wish you pleasure, And you may think them wise My wish for you is better for, "A home beyond the sky". Your friend Homer Faucette Jan 10, 1897 Newberry Ind, Jan 10, 1896 Dear Friend Nellie; I want to help you to grow as beautiful as God meant for you to be when he thought of you first, then I can feel that I have helped to do a noble work. Sincerely your teacher and friend, Stephen Slinkard Every tean is answered by a blossom, Every sigh with songs and laughter bless Apple blossoms upon the breezes toss them April knows her own is content S.W.S. (This one and the one above were on the same page and the initials are pretty much the same, perhaps they were written by the same person.) Newberry, Ind., Nellie - "Of all sad words of tongue are pen, The saddest of them it might have been." Every Yours, Jewett E. Fawcett Jan 8, '96 Jan 5th 1896 Nellie There is a silver lining to the darkest cloud Your friend Anna Keith Newberry Ind. Nellie Seek not mornfully upon the pst It comes not again Is the sincere wish of your friend Grace Newberry Nellie Remember the afternoon we wennt sleighriding Essie Shively Jan 23 1895 Newberry Ind Jan 11, 1897 My kind friend I would that thus, when I shall see The hour of death draw nigh to me, Hope, blossoming within my heart, May look to heaven and I depart. Bryan Yours Estella Armstrong God is always love Miss Nellie Craft: Truth is ever on the scafford, and wrong forever on the throne. But fear nothing and hope in all things as the Right alone may do securely every hour the thrones of Ignorance and ancient Night lose somewhat of their long usurped forever. Yours Mary T. Owen Jan 8, 1897 Newberry Indiana Jan 13, 1897 Dear Friend: - Remember me when far away, And only half awake; remember me on your wedding day, And send me a piece of cake. Your friend Marnie F. Woodhouse Newberry, Ind. Dearest Nellye, When you get old and ugly As girls always do. Remember you have a friend, Thats old and ugly too. Yours forever, Isabelle Jan 8, 1896 Ever Remember Jack Newberry Ind. Friend Nellie In each life, however lowly, There are seeds of mighty good. Still we shrink from souls appealing With a timid "If we could." - But God, knows all things Judgeth the truth is. "If we would." Ever your friend Maude E. Fawcette January 11, 1897 January 8, 1897 Dear Nellie As jewells incased in a Casket of Gold. Where the richest of treasures we hide The finest of thoughts be deep and untold Like the gems that are under the tide. Lovingly Clovis Fawcette Newberry Indiana Newberry Ind. Friend Nellie - Tomorrow will soon be to-day for us; if we make the day we live in now, the best we can , we need not fear for the to-morrows. Your Friend Ana Sherwood Newberry Ind. Nellie: - Alas for him who never sees The stars shine through his sypress trees: Who hopeless lays his dead away. Nor looks to see the breaking day Across the mournful marbles play: Yours ???? Baker Jan 8 '97 newBerry, Ind Jan 13, 1897 Dear Nellye, Remember care dear Nellye When on this page you look Remember it was Flora, Who wrote this in your Book. Your Friend and School-mate Flora Feb 11, 1898 Ever remember. John

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ci.2ADE/4451 Message Board Post: My grandfather was Will R. Vosloh, attorney in Bloomfield for many years. Have info on family if anyone is related.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ci.2ADE/993.1069.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Ron. Just got message when I was searching on line. Long time since heard from you. I now live in Florida. Funny that now I would contact you. 1100 miles away. Did not know anyone else was looking up the ole family. Will save your number and will call soon. My e-mail address is Sleclercq78@cs.com love to hear from you. Will be home in April to babysit for grandkids. will tell DAd I heard from you. sal

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HUFFMAN, LESTER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ci.2ADE/4450 Message Board Post: THE BLOOMFIELD DEMOCRAT, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday April 19, 1900, Volume XXXII, Number 7, Page 4, Columns 4, “Death of Ranz I. LESTER.” [Transcribed 29 Mar 2002 from Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library’s IHS Microfilm Records.] Ranz I. LESTER died April 12, 1900 at his residence in Taylor Township of brain trouble. He was born June 26, 1868. He joined the church in 1884 and at the time of his death was an officer in the church at Simpson Chapel. He was married to Jennie M. HUFFMAN, October 28, 1893 and to them three girls were born who with their mother live to mourn the loss of a dear and kind father and husband. The funeral occurred Saturday and was largely attended. Mr. LESTER was born and lived all his life in the neighborhood where he died and he was loved and respected as a moral upright citizen, a good neighbor, a loving husband and a kind father who provided well for his own household. — NOTES—RLJ: (1) INDEX TO MARRIAGE RECORDS IN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1939, WPA, Page199, LESTER, Rhans I. To Jennie M. HUFFMAN, wed 28 Oct 1893, Book N, Page 531. (2) CEMETERIES OF EASTERN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1994, G.C.H.S., Taylor Township, Simpson Chapel Cemetery, Page 218, Column 3: LESTER, Rhanz, 28 Sep 1868—12 Apr 1900; LESTER, Margaret Jane, w/o Rhanz, 1877—1963.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MORGAN, WRIGHT Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ci.2ADE/4449 Message Board Post: THE BLOOMFIELD DEMOCRAT, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday April 19, 1900, Volume XXXII, Number 7, Page 4, Columns 4, “Dr. Morgan Dead.” [Transcribed 29 Mar 2002 from Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library’s IHS Microfilm Records.] Dr. E. MORGAN, of Wright Township died Wednesday night at 8 o’clock of heart failure at about the age of 70 years. He was sitting up at supper-time and his death was not only a surprise to his neighbors, but to his family as well. He settled on the farm where he died over forty years ago, and has doctored nearly everybody in that section of the county ever since. No man in Wright Township would be missed more than Dr. MORGAN will be. He stood high in social and political circles and honest and respected as a neighbor and a model upright citizen. The funeral will be held Saturday. Interment in Fairview cemetery. —Linton Call. — Link to an 1884 Biography of Dr. Ephraim MORGAN: http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/greene/grnbioref-15.htm#emorgan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FISHER, FOWLER, FORBES, HAIG Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ci.2ADE/4448 Message Board Post: THE BLOOMFIELD DEMOCRAT, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, May 31, 1900, Volume XXXII, Number 13, Page 3, Column 5, “Mrs. John Haig.” [Transcribed 29 Mar 2002 from Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library’s IHS Microfilm Records.] We copy the following from the McLean County Democrat published at LeRoy, Illinois as it well be of interest to many of our readers: “Mrs. Lillie May HAIG, wife of Dr. John HAIG, died at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, 1900, aged 41 years and 2 days. Mrs. HAIG had been sick less than two weeks. Her ailment, which was an obstruction of the bowels, would not yield to medicine, so an operation was decided upon. Dr. HILL and Mrs. Dr. YOLTON, of Bloomington performed the operation Tuesday forenoon, assisted by Drs. TUTHILL, TAYLOR, and SARGENT of this city. A gall stone was removed which measured 1½ inches in length, 1¼ inches wide and 1 inch thick. The stone was lodged in a small bowel, and being unable to pass, stopped the circulation of the blood, and this caused gangrene, presumed that this stone had been in her system ever since five years ago when she had a severe spell of sickness of similar character. While she recovered consciousness she could not survive the shock, and passed peacefully to rest a few hours after the operation was performed.” — NOTES—RLJ: (1) 1880 US CENSUS OF GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, Richland Township, 12 Jun 1880, Page 139 A, Dwelling 86, Family 86, Lines 19—22: FORBES, Lealdas (m, w, 67, Minister, OH, NY, NY), Rachel (w, f, wife, keeping house, PA, PA, PA), Lealdes S. (m, w, 22, son, farmer, IN, OH, PA), Lillie May (m, f, 21, Dau, Teacher, IN, OH, PA). (2) INDEX TO MARRIAGE RECORDS OF GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1939, WPA, Page 42: John HAIG to Lillie M. FORBES, wed 5 Sep 1882, Book L, Page 318. — Link to the Obituary of her mother, Rachel (FISHER) (FOWLER) FORBES: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene&m=3313 — Link to the Obituary of her mother-in-law, Mary (RICHARDSON) HAIG: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene&m=3433

James Helms was in the 1830-40-50 and 1860 census in Greene County. In 1850 his next door neighbor was Berryman Combs. He had sold some of his land to Berryman in late 1840"s. In 1859 Berryman sold his land and disappeared.In 1861 James Helms and his wife Elizabeth sold their land and disappeared. James was born in 1801 in Tennessee. His father was Johnathan Thompson Helms who died in Fountain County, Indiana in 1843. Elizabeth Combs was born in 1806 in Kentucky and she and James married in Vigo County, Indiana in 1823. Need to know who Elizabeth's parents were and what happened to Berryman Comba and family and James Helms and family after 1860. Thanks, Steve

Hi again everyone, In addition to the guidelines that are implemented effective today, I've also made some in-house administrative changes you'll probably notice: * Taglines are now at the bottom of each message. These are just simple list helps ~ nothing more. * In the subject line of each message you'll now see [INGREENE] added. Even without opening a message, you'll know which list one of our messages is coming from. * Digests are now set to be sent every 12 hours. This will help you receive messages much faster. * Message limits are set to 20,000 bytes. This helps prevent older computers from locking up and digest messages from being truncated. * For the number of people here (268), the list is extremely quiet. To generate discussion and ensure that answers to questions are seen by everyone, I've directed that all message replies go back to the list. If you wish a message to be private, please be sure you change the "To:" line in the email message form. Every Sunday all of my surname lists receive the Sunday Morning Coffee, a newsletter of sorts that I put out. It's my way of having coffee with everyone on my lists. However, my city, state and county lists don't receive it unless the individuals wish to. Here's your opportunity... The Sunday Morning Coffee encompasses social history, how-to's or just general topics geared toward genealogy, history, and/or geography. There may even be a short story, again geared toward our love of family history. No specific surname or region is discussed. It's not a "reply to" list, and normally only one message per week will come to you, that being the newsletter on Sunday morning. If you're interested you need to send an email to <SundayCoffee-subscribe@topica.com>, and plan to join me for coffee on Sunday! :) I wish you all a FANTASTIC Friday, full of fun! :) Colleen

Hi everyone, This will be a rather long read and for that I apologize in advance. However, I ask that you read all this. There is very important data inside both that you need to be made aware of. I won't do this to you again, I promise! :) You might want to print this message out and keep it by your computer. Topics include: 1. Who I am 2. How I operate the lists 3. List guidelines 4. The usual administrator nit-picky stuff * Virus messages * Chain letters * Me too! messages 5. Chat forum 6. Subscribe/unsubscribe procedures 7. To post messages to the list 8. If you go on vacation 9. Contacting me WHO I AM I didn't get to introduce myself properly to you on Tuesday, and I'd like to do so here. My name is Colleen Pustola [2-l's and 2-e's in Colleen, please]. I'm an Army wife and the mother of five terrific kids with two still at home. My pseudonym, Lady Audris, comes from one of my former obsessions :) as a living historian/teacher of the medieval period. I've been researching my lines for 25 years, teaching this science for 18, and guest-speaking at genealogical seminars and in schools for 13. Though I'm not Mormon, I did receive the bulk of my formal training from them so reciprocate by volunteering in their Family History Centers whenever we live near one. I've published my first book, the "Bower/Winchcomb Connection" and am currently working on six others including an update of the first. I am also the discussion coordinator for 39 other Rootsweb lists, 30 Rootsweb message boards, and have been a coordinator since August 1998. You now know my whole life in a nutshell! :) HOW I OPERATE A LIST Frankly, I don't like dictatorial listowners! They make me nervous and afraid to post! So, I guess you could say I'm rather laid-back. The only time I get "freaky" is if you break one of the first two guidelines. Basically, I run the list with respect and consideration for everyone. I hope you'll participate in the same way. 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Bloomington (IN) Progress, Jun 8, 1892, p. 2. Farrell Long, of near Newark, Greene County, well known here, committed suicide by blowing out his brains with a shotgun one day last week.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ci.2ADE/1258.1365 Message Board Post: Although these names aren't familiar to me, I can't help but wonder if they are related somehow to the same Harpers I'm looking for: Lawrence Harper (ca. 1893) married Jennie Hemminger Warns (ca. 1990), I'm trying to find information on Lawrence and his brother John, and I believe his mother's name was Frances. I have no dates, but they lived in Muncie, Indiana in the 40s and 50s. Anything you could tell me would be greatly appreciated. I hope you find the ones you are looking for.

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BLAND, MCDANIEL Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ci.2ADE/4447 Message Board Post: THE BLOOMFIELD DEMOCRAT, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, April 19, 1900, Volume XXXII, Number 7, Page 2, Column 2, “Obituary--MCDANIEL.” [Transcribed 28 Mar 2002 from Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library’s IHS Microfilm Records.] William MCDANIEL was born in Tennessee on December 10, 1824, and died at his home in Highland Township, April 12, 1900, aged 75 years, 4 months and 2 days. On the 30th of November 1851, he was united in marriage to Mary BLAND, a sister of the late Simon BLAND. To this union was born 7 children, 4 sons and 3 daughters, all of whom are living. Mr. MCDANIEL was a carpenter and a wagon maker, and also spent a portion of his time farming. For strict honesty, no man stood higher than he did. For the greater part of his life he enjoyed good health, but as age advanced he realized that his strength was declining, and for the two months immediately preceding his death, decline was rapid. On the day of his death he seemed unusually cheerful, eating heartily at the noon hour; but soon after 1 o’clock he complained of a pain in the region of the heart, and by 2 o’clock p.m. his spirit had taken its flight into the great beyond. Though a plain man, who moved in a humble sphere, yet he reared for himself a noble monument, a character that will grow brighter as the years roll by. We honor his memory. His remains were interred Friday in the Simon BLAND graveyard. — Link to the Obituary of his son, Wesley MCDANIEL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene&m=3131 — NOTES—RLJ: (1) 1850 US CENSUS OF GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, Beech Creek Township, 28 Sep 1850, Page 329B, Dwelling 709, Family 709, Lines 30—39: Aron MCDANIEL (56, M, Farmer, $1000, NC), Anne (50, f, TN), William (24, m, Laborer, TN), John (22, m, Laborer, TN), Susanna (20, f, TN), Jacob (18, m, TN), Stephen (16, m, TN), Elisha (14, m, TN), James (12, m, TN), Malinda (4, f, IN). (2) 1880 US CENSUS OF GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, Highland Township, 1 Jun 1880, Page 34C, Dwelling 217, Family 220, Lines 16—20: MCDANIEL, William (w, m, 55, farmer, TN, NC, NC), Mary (w, f, 47, Wife, keeping house, IN, NC, NC), Mourning (w, f, dau, at home, IN, TN, IN), John H. (w, m, 16, son, works on farm, IN, TN, IN), James H. (w, m, 6 Son, IN, TN, IN). Also, Aaron MCDANIEL (w, m, 85, Father, retired farmer, NC, VA, VA) was living near in household of Elisha MCDANIEL. (3) DEATH RECORDS OF GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, Health Department, East Spring Street, Bloomfield, Indiana; Book ! R-5, Page 64: Wm MCDANIEL, died 12 Apr 1900 in Highland Township; buried 13 Apr 1900 in Bland Cemetery. Father—Aaron MCDANIEL, b. unknown; Mother—Unknown, b. unknown. (4) Wm MCDANIEL was not listed in the Bland Cemetery.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HAYES, MCGINNIS, WRIGHT Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ci.2ADE/4446 Message Board Post: THE BLOOMFIELD DEMOCRAT, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, May 31, 1900, Volume XXXII, Number 13, Page 3, Columns 4 & 5, “Obituary.” [Transcribed 28 Mar 2002 from Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library’s IHS Microfilm Records.] With sorrowing hearts we record the sad story of the death of Cecil HAYS, which occurred on last Friday, May 25, after a short illness. He was taken violently sick while at work on Monday with his stepfather, Mr. Hugh MCGINNIS, and in four days was dead. He was the only son of Andrew HAYS of Taylor Township, who died about seven years ago, and who was well known and respected in this locality. Cecil was past 20 years of age, was a congenial friend, and obedient and dutiful son, a loving and affectionate brother, a bright, cheerful and pleasant associate, whose pleasant smile and happy disposition was an inspiration to all who met and knew him. But to him, as well as to all of us, there came the time when the tender care of a loving mother, nor the fond caress of an affectionate sister, nor the kindness of friends and associates, could save him from death. God called and he answered the summons. How sad to be taken so suddenly and so early in life. Let us who are left to mourn this loss learn from this the importance of so living that we may be ready to answer the summons whenever it may come. — NOTES—RLJ: (1) DEATH RECORDS OF GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, Health Department, East Spring Street, Bloomfield, IN, Book R-5, Page 65: Cecil HAYS, age 20, born in Indiana, died 25 May 1900 in Taylor Township, buried in Taylor Township, Father—A. J. HAYS, b. IN; Mother—M.G. WRIGHT, b. IN. (2) CEMETERIES OF EASTERN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1994, G.C.H.S., Taylor Township, Quillen Cemetery, Page 200, Column 1: HAYES, Cecil H. 28 May 1880—25 May 1900; HAYES, Andrew J. 26 Nov 1860—14 May 1893. — Link to the Obituary of his mother, Mary E. (WRIGHT) (HAYES) MCGINNIS: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene&m=2631 — Link to the Obituary of his step-father, Hugh MCGINNIS: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene&m=3978 — Link to the Obituary of his grandfather, David Milton WRIGHT: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene&m=3106

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ci.2ADE/4445 Message Board Post: Need info on Jackson Burris b 1876 married when and where Frances Padgett she b 1882.Lived Linton Indiana area.Later to Dugger area.Buried Hickroy Cemetery Sullivan Co In. Will exchange info Thanks Dord

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CARMICHAEL, DAGLEY, HOLDEN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ci.2ADE/4444 Message Board Post: THE BLOOMFIELD DEMOCRAT, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, April 5, 1900, Volume XXXII, Number 5, Page 3, Column 5 “OBITUARY.” [Transcribed 27 Mar 2002 from Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library’s IHS Microfilm Records.] Again, the grim destroyer death has visited us and taken from our midst one who was yet in life’s greenspring and in full anticipation of great joy and happiness in the future, with her loving husband and loveable little ones. Such was the hope of Mrs. Cora (CARMICHAEL) DAGLEY. Cora has gone. The summons has called her. She, although in the bloom of life, has answered the bidding of one that shapes the destiny of all, both great and small. She had scarcely passed the twentieth milestone and seemed to be in the best of healh, but a few hours, she was no more. She has left, not only, a widowed mother, a brother, a sister and husband, but two little ones, a boy of two and one half years old and a little tiny girl that had seen the light only two days when its mother was called away. Yet it may be that death gives us all there is of worth to life. Perhaps if those we fondly embrace could never die that love would wither from the earth and all would rather live and love where death is king, than have eternal life where love is not. To the bereaved husband, mother, sister and brother the sympathy of all who knew her goes out unrestrained. If all those to whom she had spoken a kind word or done a loving deed were to return to her last resting place and there place a rose upon her grave, she would sleep beneath a wilderness of flowers. From the wondrous tree of life buds, and blossoms fall with the ripened fruit and is common bed of earth, patriarchs and babes sleep side by side. When the time shall come that each and all shall drop from the tree of life and fall into that dreamless sleep which kisses down forever their eye-lids still. May it be said of them as it is often been and all the loved ones gone. “Speak no more of their renown,” Lay your earthly fancies down, And in the vast cathedral leave them. God accepts them, Christ receives them. — NOTES—RLJ: DEATH RECORDS OF GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, Health Department, East Spring Street, Bloomfield, IN, Death Record Book R-5, Page 63: Cora DAGLEY, born in Indiana, age 20 years 7 months 24 days, died 28 Mar 1900 in Center Township, Buried 29 Mar 1900 in Carmichael Cemetery; Father—Thomas J. CARMICHAEL, born IN; Mother—Mary Jane HOLDEN, born IN. (2) CEMETERIES OF EASTERN GREENE COUNTY, Center Township, Section 24-7-3, CARMICHAEL CEMETERY, page 66: DAGLEY, Cora 1879—1900; DAGLEY, Hildred 1900—1901; DAGLEY, H.L. 1876—19??; CARMICHAEL, Thomas J. 19Jan 1847—30 June 1893; CARMICHAEL, Mary J. 15 Dec 1848—22 Nov 1920.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: EANS, LOCKWOOD, STROPES Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ci.2ADE/4443 Message Board Post: THE BLOOMFIELD DEMOCRAT, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, April 5, 1900, Volume XXXII, Number 5, Page 3, Column 5, “OBITUARY—EANS.” [Transcribed 27 Mar 2002 from Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library’s IHS Microfilm Records.] Mrs. Abigail EANS of Terre Haute came down here recently to visit her brother J. L. STROPES, and took sick and on Monday died, age seventy-seven years and sixteen days. Rev BLANKENSHIP conducted the funeral services at the residence of Mr. STROPES Tuesday afternoon and her remains were interred in the Bloomfield Cemetery. Her maiden name was STROPES and her girlhood days were spent in Bloomfield. — NOTES—RLJ: (1) DEATH RECORDS OF GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, Health Department, East Spring Street, Bloomfield, IN, Book H-6, Page 9: Abigail EAUS, age 77, born in Bloomington, IN, died 2 April 1900 in Bloomfield. Father was Adam STROPES, b. VA; Mother was Phoeby LOCKWOOD, b. NY. — Link to the Obituary of her brother Jeremiah Lockwood STROPES: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene&m=2430 —

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ABRAMS, HANSON, MAY, SCARBROUGH Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ci.2ADE/4442 Message Board Post: THE BLOOMFIELD DEMOCRAT, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, April 5, 1900, Volume XXXII, Number 5, Page 3, Column 5, “OBITUARY—ABRAMS.” [Transcribed 27 Mar 2002 from Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library’s IHS Microfilm Records.] Mr. Elias ABRAMS departed this life at his residence near Matamoras, March 30th, at the age of 68 years 10 months. Mr. ABRAMS came to this state when a small boy with his parents and settled in Martin County. They lived there for a number of years then moved to Monroe County where he was married to Sarah HANSON in 1854. To this union was born nine children, four sons and five daughters. His wife and six children have preceded him to the spirit land. One son and three daughters are still living to mourn their loss. He was again married to Elizabeth MAY August 24, 1888. They lived in peace about eleven years. There was no children born to this union. Mr. ABRAMS enlisted in the army and served his country a faithful soldier for three long years. He enlisted as a private in CO A 97TH REGIMENT INDIANA VOLUNTEERS; he fought under General John A. LOGAN and was in all of the battles of the 15TH corps. Mr. ABRAMS confessed a hope in Christ a short time before death and said, “I will have to bid you all farewell. The funeral was conducted by Rev. MANNIS, after which he was taken to his last resting place at Ridgeport and laid to rest to await the resurrection morn. Mr. ABRAMS will be missed by many dear relatives and friends to mourn their loss, but our loss is heaven’s gain. The bereaved widow has the sympathy of the entire neighborhood. — NOTES—RLJ: DEATH RECORDS OF GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, Health Department, E. Spring Street, Bloomfield, Indiana, Death Record R-6, Page 24: Elias ABRAMS, age 69, born Lexington, KY, died 8 miles northeast of Bloomfield on 30 Mar 1900, buried 31 Mar 1900 in Ridgeport Cemetery, he was son of Elias ABRAMS and Elizabeth SCARBROUGH.

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