The cemetery book for Grandview Cemetery in Bloomfield IN lists the following: Flaningan, Marie: 12 May 1831 - 14 Sep 1903 Flaningan, Arison C.: 25 Dec 1829 - 29 Aug 1894 Quoting "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: carolestclairgrant > Surnames: Flanningan, Flaningan, Flaningam, Crecelius, Sinclair > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene /9979/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for information on Arison Crecelius Flaningam/Flaningam who was > living in Bloomfield, Greene County, in the 1870 and 1880 censuses with his > wife and children. > > He was born in Harrison County in 1828 and is believed to be the son of > Arison Flaningam born in New Jersey and Mary Polly Zubrotin Crecelius who > died in Jan 1828 in Harrison County. This Arison would also be half-brother > of Jesse Gaines Crecelius of Mississippi, son of Mary and an unknown father. > > Father Arison Sr. remarried Letitia Sinclair in Aug 1828 in Harrison County. > > There is a land purchase on record for an Arison Crecelius Flaningam who > purchased 40 acres in 1844 near the White River in Greene County. It is > likely the purchase was made by Arison Sr. since Arison Jr was barely 15 in > 1844 at the time of purchase, and he followed this family to Burleson County > Texas in 1860. But, I have come across conflicting information that claims > Arison Sr.'s middle name was John in a book called "The Descendants of Jesse > Gaines Crecelius 1815-1900". This middle name has not been proven. > > It appears that Arison Jr. left Texas and came back to Indiana where he > stayed and raised his family and died in 1894. > > Any information on this family, including obits, would be greatly > appreciated. > > Thank you! > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would > like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and > respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >