I assumed that James D. Miles Sr died after the 1870 census but want to make sure. Bonita - is there a reference to this man in 1880???? Would like to know what date he and Tamar Pool actually died. I don't believe there was any obit but don't really know since I don't have exact date of death. Any deeds that would have happened because of death I would be very interested in. Also, I don't know where James and Tamar are buried. I believe years ago I wrote the courthouse to see if there was a will or estate papers and I don't think I ever got an answer. Family Group Sheet Name: James Duvall Miles Sr. ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1805 Shelby Co., KY Census: 1840 Jennings Co., IN Pg 463 110001-100001 Census: 1850 Jennings Co., IN Campbell Twp “Milles” household #1494 Census: 1860 Jennings Co., IN Campbell Twp Census: 1870 Jennings Co., IN Campbell Twp Death: aft 1870??????? Father: Reuben William Miles (1765-1845) Mother: Elizabeth (Duvall?) (-1863) Marriage: 1 Nov 1832 Jennings Co., IN[1] ————————————————————————————————————————————— Spouse: Tamar Pool ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 9 Jul 1810 Randolph Co, NC Death: aft 1870??????? Father: Thomas Pool (1786-1879) Mother: Rebecca Rush (ca1790->1860) Children ————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 M: Thomas R. Miles SR Birth: 1833 Jennings Co., IN Census: 1870 Jennings Co. IN, Campbell Twp Butlerville pg 14 Census: 1880 Jennings Co., IN Center Twp ** Bonita Welch lookup ******date of death appreciated or cemetery. Spouse: Sarah Frederick Marriage: 5 Nov 1856 Jennings Co., IN[2] ————————————————————————————————————————————— 2 M: William W. Miles Birth: 4 Jan 1837 Jennings Co., IN[3],[4] Military: 28 Feb 1865 Enr - Greensburg Mus - Baltimore, MD Census: 1870 Jennings Co., IN Campbell Twp Butlerville pg 14 Census: 1880 Jennings Co., IN Campbell Twp Butlerville Census: 1900 Jennings Co., IN Center Twp North Vernon Sheet #7a SD#4 ED#103 Death: 20 Dec 1910 Jennings Co., North Vernon, IN[3],[4] Burial: 22 Dec 1910 Jennings Co., IN Vernon Cemetery[3],[4] Spouse: Sarah Clarkson Marriage: 6 Jun 1866 Jennings Co., IN ————————————————————————————————————————————— 3 F: Elizabeth M. Miles Birth: 1839 Jennings Co., IN Birth Memo: ca 1839 according to 1850 census ******date of death appreciated or cemetery. Spouse: Enoch Parker Marriage: 18 Jun 1863 Jennings Co., IN ————————————————————————————————————————————— 4 M: James Duvall Miles Jr Birth: 12 Apr 1843 Jennings Co., IN Military: 148th Reg of Ind Vol Co K Death: 11 Sep 1893 Jennings Co., IN[5] Burial: Jennings Co., IN Brush Creek Cemetery[3] Spouse: Martha W. Clarkson Marriage: 1 Apr 1868 Jennings Co., IN[6] BONITA - Do you have this family in 1880? Thanks. ————————————————————————————————————————————— 5 F: Rebecca A. Miles Birth: 1847 Jennings Co., IN Census: 1870 Jennings Co. IN, Colombia Twp ******date of death appreciated or cemetery. Spouse: Ulysses H. Myers Marriage: 23 Sep 1865 Jennings Co., IN ————————————————————————————————————————————— 6 F: Martha E. Miles Birth: 1850 Jennings Co., IN WHATEVER HAPPEN TO THIS LADY????? Research Notes for James Duvall Miles Sr. James was one of three sons born to Reuben and Elizabeth. He moved to Indiana after 1821 with his sister, Martha Price. He married Tamar in Jennings Co. IN on 1 Nov 1832. He returned to Shelby Co. five years after his father's death to receive his interest of the estate which amounted to $77.50. Marriage License Bk 2 Pg 99 Subject: Re: 1860 IN census Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 From: KPhill2906@aol.com James D. Miles Gender: Male Age: 55 Year(s) Ethnicity: White Birthplace: Kentucky County: Jennings Township: Campbell Post Office: Butlerville Census Page Number: 0018 Census Line Number: 16A National Archive Series Number: M653 National Archive Microfilm Number: 271 Job: Farmer Job Code: 001 - Farmer Real Property: $1730 Personal Property: $300 Head of Household: Y Literate: Yes Family Number: 0123 Dwelling Number: 0123 Under GLO records he is listed as James DEVOL Miles 9-20-1839 Jennings Co 9-21-1835 31 acres 8-10-1837 40 acres 1840 1 under 5 1 5-9 and he is 30-39 1 female under 5 and she is 30-39 Research Notes for Tamar Pool Tamar was born in North Carolina. Her mother is from the Rush family. My research leads me to believe she is the granddaughter of Crafford Rush who died in Randolph Co in 1799. It is possibly thru his son John & Elizabeth Rush. If this is so the tree can continue on thru Crafford's wife Mary Broyles before 1596 in Germany. Thomas and Rebecca Pool left North Carolina and settled in Jennings Co. IN. Birth date given by Tom Taylor Notes for Thomas R. (Child 1) KPhill2906@aol.com Thomas R. Miles Gender: Male Age: 27 Year(s) Ethnicity: White Birthplace: Indiana County: Jennings Township: Campbell Post Office: Butlerville Census Page Number: 0018 Census Line Number: 29A National Archive Series Number: M653 National Archive Microfilm Number: 271 Job: Farmer Job Code: 001 - Farmer Personal Property: $75 Head of Household: Y Literate: Yes Family Number: 0126 Dwelling Number: 0126 Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 From:"Bonita Welch" <bwelch@seidata.com> To: INJENNIN-L@rootsweb.com This is the 1880 Center Township, Jennings County, Indiana, census reading as I copied it several years ago: #139 Miles, Thomas R. 47 Blacksmith Ind Ky NC wife Sarah 43 Keeping House Ind Baden Baden son James D 22 Laborer Ind Ind Ind dau Mary A 20 Lives at Home Ind Ind Ind son Charles C 18 Lives at Home Ind Ind Ind dau Rebecca E 16 Lives at Home Ind Ind Ind son William W 12 Ind Ind Ind dau Malinda 14 Ind Ind Ind son Thomas R 10 Ind Ind Ind son Augustus 7 Ind nd Ind son George L 4 Ind Ind dau ** 2 Ind Ind Ind **This name was not clear at all to me, although it COULD be Maud. There is a Maud Miles who married in 1895, and this 1880 two-year old would have been 17 in that year. The registrar at the county health department is a friend of mine and also also works part-time at the funeral home where I work. I'll have her look up the 1890 Georgie Miles death. Notes for William W. & Sarah (Family) Taken from microfilm of Jennings Co marriages at Indiana State Library Marriage License Bk 7 Pg 3 Notes for James Duvall (Child 4) Death records pg 13 #22 J.D. age 51 9-11-1893 Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 From: TerryEngel <tengel@sourceharvest.com> I took a look for your James Miles. I only found what must be James Jr. He was born 12 Apr 1843 and died 11 Sep 1893. He was in Co K 148 Ind Inf in the Civil War. He was married to Martha 23 Sep 1849- 12 Nov 1897. I found a tiny blurb in the newspaper when he died. >From the Banner Plain Dealer, September 13, 1893 James Miles, who has been so seriously sick for several months, died yesterday morning. His burial occurs at Brush Creek today. He was a worthy soldier and for many years has been an honest worker at mending shoes. In health, he was thought to be the happiest man in the community. Notes for James Duvall & Martha W. (Family) Martha W. CLARKSON & James D. MILES Lic 1 Apr 1868 bk 7 p180 Sources 1. Hoosier Journal of Ancestry Vol I 2. The Hoosier Journal - Jennings Co. Special #1 3. Morin, H. L., 1970, “1986 Vernon Cemetery Assn Records.” Jennings Co Cemetery Listings 4. “Birth & Death Certificates,” Marion Co., Indianapolis, IN, Indiana State Board of Heath / Vital Records Div 222 E Ohio St Indianapolis, IN 46204. Corrections: DEATHS: for Obe Miles (father is incorrect - Ulysses was his brother) 5. “General Affidavit.” 6. Slevin, Ruth comp., JENNINGS COUNTY INDIANA MARRIAGES 1866-1887, Books 7,8, & 9 Part I Grooms Part II Brides, Dmcgreehan <Dmcgreehan@aol.com>. ————————————————————————————————————————————— Last Modified: 13 Sep 2000 Created: 13 Sep 2000 ————————————————————————————————————————————— Please report corrections or additions to... Donna Carpenter 4375 Little Falls Rd Huntingtown MD 20639

Terry and Antoinette, I want to thank you for all the hard work you have done for this list. I know it has been difficult at times with children, husbands and such. Thank you !! You Rule !!!! Joni in Indy Terry wrote: > > The North Vernon Plain Dealer and Sun is now online! You can see it (and > this includes the weekly 100 Years Ago Today Column) at > http://www.northvernon.com. Antoinette and I will no longer do the > weekly lookups since you all can view the entire column yourselves. > However, if you don't have internet access, let me know. > > Terry > Jennings County INGenWeb Coordinator

Thank you Joni. One reason we try to do a good job is that we have such enthusiastic readers such as yourself. But Terry is the mainstream. Antoinette JONI wrote: > Terry and Antoinette, > I want to thank you for all the hard work you have done for this list. I know it has been difficult at times with children, husbands and such. Thank you !! > You Rule !!!! > > Joni in Indy > > Terry wrote: > > > > The North Vernon Plain Dealer and Sun is now online! You can see it (and > > this includes the weekly 100 Years Ago Today Column) at > > http://www.northvernon.com. Antoinette and I will no longer do the > > weekly lookups since you all can view the entire column yourselves. > > However, if you don't have internet access, let me know. > > > > Terry > > Jennings County INGenWeb Coordinator

Donna, This is the 1880 Center Township, Jennings County, Indiana, census reading as I copied it several years ago: #139 Miles, Thomas R. 47 Blacksmith Ind Ky NC wife Sarah 43 Keeping House Ind Baden Baden son James D 22 Laborer Ind Ind Ind dau Mary A 20 Lives at Home Ind Ind Ind son Charles C 18 Lives at Home Ind Ind Ind dau Rebecca E 16 Lives at Home Ind Ind Ind son William W 12 Ind Ind Ind dau Malinda 14 Ind Ind Ind son Thomas R 10 Ind Ind Ind son Augustus 7 Ind Ind Ind son George L 4 Ind Ind Ind dau ** 2 Ind Ind Ind **This name was not clear at all to me, although it COULD be Maud. There is a Maud Miles who married in 1895, and this 1880 two-year old would have been 17 in that year. The registrar at the county health department is a friend of mine and also also works part-time at the funeral home where I work. I'll have her look up the 1890 Georgie Miles death. Bonita ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom or Donna" <tacii@olg.com> To: <INJENNIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 3:13 PM Subject: Miles > Bonita, > > Could I get the 1880 record of Thomas and Sarah Miles? I did not have a > George listed for them. Just Mary Ann, William W., Rebecca E., Elizabeth, > Melinda, Charles and James D. > >

Posted on: Jennings County IN Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/Jennings/564 Surname: Spaulding ------------------------- I have been trying to find out the names of cemeteries in Vernon and Grayford. My 4th great grandparents were James and Kesiah Williams Spaulding, 3rd great were John Spaulding and Jane Bland, and great grandparents were George Washington and Barbara Elizabeth Stillinger Spaulding. I have searched for names of cemeteries to see if there is any record of the burial place of any of the Spauldings. Can anyone help me on this?

Posted on: Jennings Co. IN Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs//genbbs.cgi/USA/In/JenningsObits/281 Surname: Stanley, Vernon ------------------------- Mrs. Belle Stanley, whose home has been for years with the family of the late Thomas O. Vernon,died of consumption on Sunday last. Her remains were taken on Tuesday to the Bear Creek Cemetery for interment. North Vernon Plain Dealer 5/5/1886

Posted on: Jennings Co. IN Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs//genbbs.cgi/USA/In/JenningsObits/280 Surname: Smyth ------------------------- James S. Smyth died Tuesday evening, February 9, 1886, at half-past eight o'clock at his residence in this place, in his 87th year. Mr. Smyth was born July 24, 1799, in Wythe County, Virginia. In 1826 he became a resident of this county at Paris, and later moved to Vernon where most of his life since has been spent. About a year ago he came to North Vernon. While at Vernon, he served for some years as assistant revenue collector, and for seven years was postmaster there. He a man of splendid character and was greatly esteemed by all who knew him. Of late he had been infirm, but his last illness was very short. North Vernon Plain Dealer 2/3/1886

Posted on: Jennings Co. IN Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs//genbbs.cgi/USA/In/JenningsObits/279 Surname: Shepherd, Wykoff ------------------------- Miles Arlington Shepherd was born July 3, 1811; died at his home near Dupont July 3, 1886, aged 75 years. He had lived in Jennings County nearly all his life. He was married on November 16, 1833, to Serena Wykoff. They died within six months of each other and have six grown chilren. They were quiet, good people, well-respected and loved by all who knew them. North Vernon Plain Dealer 7/14/1886

I'm not sure if they are archived or not. The paper just came online today. I would suggest you contact the Plain Dealer and Sun and ask them. Terry Tom or Donna wrote: > Are these being archived? How can one see other days??? Donna

Posted on: Jennings Co. In Biographies Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs//genbbs.cgi/USA/In/JenningsBios/101 Surname: Tweedy, Batchelor, Morris ------------------------- OBIT ~ ~ Venon Banner October 29, 1890 GEORGE B. TWEEDY, Was born on the 6th of Nov., 1862, and died on the morning of Oct. 20th, 1890, aged 27 years, 11 months, and 14 days, and was buried in the Vernon cemetery. Beneath the sod of the Vernon graveyard, There are those numbered with the dead, To severely make me think of a home In this solemn city of the dead. The voice of God is calling me, Beware! for, in the morning of life, You may reach an eternal home In this solemn city of the dead. Twice I have heard the curfew bell, Ringing me down the lonely lane, As the Divine power was spoken And my heard was sad and broken. One by one, we are falling; One by one, we are perishing; Yes! One by one, we pass >From life into death. And from this solemn city of the dead, Can the churchman only rise, To be with the Master in paradise? Oh, no! 'Tis of the soul never said. I never discovered in the mind or the heart of my dead brother, a desire to do evil. He, in the fresh morning of his life, has passed away without a blot or blemish of character. Two years ago in the State of Texas, the same dread disease bore him almost into the grave. His friends there watched him tenderly and, by the skill of two eminent physicians, his life was spared. Since that time and up to his death I oftentimes noticed the presentment that his days were numbered and were but few. I noticed how he so often enjoyed to talk with me about the future when we were alone. I learned that the continual prayer of his heart was to do right. He gave the cares of his life to none other as he gave them to me. His was a fixed purpose, his was a strong resolve and he could not be turned from the aim of his life. He moved steadily and firmly toward the mark he had fixed; he patiently endured, he nobly met the troubles of his life. Those who saw his face the last time on earth must have thought something of his suffering. The dread disease had wasted nearly every tissue of his body. He endured his sufferings for six weeks, without a murmer, without a word of complaint. He was resigned. On the morning before his death, he said softly, calmly and quietly, "I'm going to die, Ben, it's hard for us to sperate." These are the last words I ever heard from the lips of my brother and I saw nothing in his face, I saw nothing in his words to indicate anything but a happy future and on the following morning he passed gently and quietly into the sleep from which men never awake after he had taken the last look of love at his aged mother. His great soul was around and about us and we saw the intense burning of his love. My dear brother, I had to bid you farewell, but we will meet by and by beyond the river where you and Elmina dwell. Little did I think this last winter and spring when we so often talked together that before the snows fell again I would be writing such a sketch of a life and a death as this. George began life for himself at about the age of nineteen, beginning by selling books for Dickerson & Co., of Detroit. He afterward sold for the Anchor Publishing Co., of St. Louis, but having a distaste for this business he was about to abandon it for the farm. However, he drifted into canvassing for pictures to be copied and enlarged and prospering beyond his most sanguine expecations, he organized the Model Copying Co., of Indianapolis. You will find pictures enlarged by this company in any town of the South and hundreds of young men have been given employment. Whenever my brother saw a young man who suited the business and who had no means, he furnished the money, and in a number of cases took these young men to the store and clad them from head to foot, so that they would be in shape for business. Some of them succeeded and some did not. Soon the Model Copying Co., had agents everywhere and the profits of the business in a little while reach thousands each year, and my brother was earning a fortune. He was a complete master of his business. But the close work and hard toil undermined his constitution and after his sickness two years ago he was never able to push business with the usual strength and vim. I induced him to establish in connection with Judge Thomas C. Batchelor and John S. Morris, the Bank of Scott county at Scottsburgh. This business at the time of his death was prospering. He was intending, and probably did, organize a copying house in the city of Louisville, believing it to be a good point from which a very profitable business could be done, but alas, he can never realize his plans for he has fallen. I have met a heavy loss, I have lost a noble brother and this is the saddest bereavement of my life. I have sympathized with him in trouble and I have rejoiced with him in success. Many a time he has played with my little boy and fondled over my little baby girl and it made my heart glad. The glee of the baby and the pleasant smile of the brother can never again make that home happy where I dwell. What is death? BEN F. TWEEDY.

Are these being archived? How can one see other days??? Donna

Bonita, Could I get the 1880 record of Thomas and Sarah Miles? I did not have a George listed for them. Just Mary Ann, William W., Rebecca E., Elizabeth, Melinda, Charles and James D.

The North Vernon Plain Dealer and Sun is now online! You can see it (and this includes the weekly 100 Years Ago Today Column) at http://www.northvernon.com. Antoinette and I will no longer do the weekly lookups since you all can view the entire column yourselves. However, if you don't have internet access, let me know. Terry Jennings County INGenWeb Coordinator

Donna, There is a George T. Miles listed on the Brush Creek Cemetery records as 1882 - 1891. This is an old reading done about 35 years ago, and it has many errors. The 1880 census of Jennings County shows a George L. Miles, age 4, son of Thomas R. and Sarah Miles. George L. would have been 14 in 1890, and probably would not have been called "Little Georgie." Also, this Miles family lived in Center Township, and Butlerville is in Campbell Township. Bonita Welch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom or Donna" <tacii@olg.com> To: <INJENNIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 6:44 PM Subject: Miles - help > > BUTLERVILLE ~ ~ October 20, 1890 > > > > > Little Georgie Miles died at his home here the 12th inst. of typhoid > > fever. Remains were interred at Brush Creek. > > ____________________________________ > Does anyone have copy of Brush Creek cemetery to find out birth date for > George? Is he listed in 1880 census???? Thanks. Donna > >

> BUTLERVILLE ~ ~ October 20, 1890 > > Little Georgie Miles died at his home here the 12th inst. of typhoid > fever. Remains were interred at Brush Creek. > ____________________________________ Does anyone have copy of Brush Creek cemetery to find out birth date for George? Is he listed in 1880 census???? Thanks. Donna

The following was posted to the list for the 110 years ago today, being 22 Oct 1890: "The best quality of Pittsburg Coal is sold by C. C. Jordan." I am interested in the parents and siblings of Mr. C.C. Jordan, and especially any connection with Mary Elizabeth Jordan who m. Benj Franklin Pyles in Bartholomew Co., IN 3 Aug 1879. Thank you. Marc Partlow mpart74960@aol.com

Hello: My, Philomen was born in Guilford County, as near as we can tell, in 1790. He is my BRICK WALL. I know he left and went to Montgomery County, Ky. Then on to Jennings County, In. in 1840. So the years don't seem to match, but you never know, so will keep your Msg. On file and maybe we can hook it up sometime in the future. Good Luck. See below for an article written in the Brownsburg, Indiana newspaper in 1914, which we just have come across. THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN IN THE BROWNSBURG NEWSPAPER IN THE FALL OF 1914: PHILLIPS REUNION The Descendants of Philemon Phillips and Alexander Wilson Met Sunday The Phillips reunion was held at the home of Milton Phillips in Indianapolis Sunday, August 30th. The day being an ideal one the relatives with beaming faces from all directions to the number of 53 had gathered. Milt and Emma had looked forward to this day for almost a year and so had everything in tip top order having stretched a large canvas in the yard. Under this stood a long table groaning with all the good things which were possible to cook and there was fried chicken and then more fried chicken which the hungry crowd did certainly enjoy. After eating of the good things to their hears content, Milt opened a big freezer of ice cream and it is needless to say what happened then. Those present were: S.M. Phillips of Victor, Colorado, Harry Phillips and wife, Charles Phillips, James Barnes, wife and daughter of Scott country, Alfred Stout of Dupont, Wood and Paul Phillips, and Julia Ogdon and children of Columbus, James and Clarence Phillips and their families of Brown township, Mellvile Phillips and wife, John Waters and wife, Ed Watts and wife of Pittsboro, Iva Bell and daughter, Samuel Amick and wife, of Brownsburg, F.B. Hopkins and family of Clayton, George Peak, wife and son Raymond, Almet Wilson, Albert Wilstec and family, Omer Delong and family and Charles Tinsley and family. After the dinner hour the time was spent in music, singing and a general good time. Mrs. Samuel Amick read an interesting paper which she had prepared on the descendants of the Wilson and Phillips families, which will publish in next week's issue for the benefit of those who were not present. The crowd then began to leave for their respective homes hoping to meet again a year from that day at the tome of Ed Watts in [rest of article is missing]. THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THAT APPEARED IN THE BROWNSBURG NEWSPAPER IN THE FALL OF 1914: The Brownsburg Newspaper FAMILY HISTORY The following is a history of the Phillips family which was delivered at the reunion, August 30, 1914. WILSON DESCENDENTS Alexander Wilson's father was brought from Ireland when quite a small boy, he being picked up by sailors in the old country, and brought to America and sold for his fare across the water. Of him, we are unable to give any further account. Only that his son, Alexander Wilson, married Mary Dixon, and lived in North Carolina in the early pioneer days. Coming from there to Kentucky in the year 1804, they crossed the Ohio River, coming to Madison, Indiana. There was just one house and a blacksmith shop in Madison at that time. To this union, eleven children were born, whose names are as follows: Nellie, Julia, Robert, John, Martha, Elizabeth, Mary, Margarette, Nancy, Moses, and Susan. They came from Madison to Jennings County, four miles from Dupont, where he entered 160 acres of land where he lived till his death. In the early days, he would take his family and go to a fort several miles away built as a protection from the Indians. Phillips Descendants Philemon Phillips and Rachel Ballard were married in North Carolina, in the early days about the year 1808. They came from North Carolina to Kentucky on horse back, and from there to Indiana. They having at that time three small boys, Thomas, the eldest; Media; and Philemon, Jr., who was four years old at that time. They made the trip through the new country on horse-back bringing two horses, two feather beds and three children. Philemon and Rachel, came to Indiana, and settled in Jennings County, near Paris. The children of Philemon and Rachel Phillips were Thomas, Media, Philemon Jr., Verlinda, Hester, Rachel, Washington and Julia. They endured many hardships in the early pioneer days. At one time Rachel, his wife, killed a deer with an ax and dressed it while her husband was away. At another time while he was away the wife and children found a bear up a tree near the house and minded it there until the father came home and killed it. Julia, now well known to us as Aunt Julia Hulsizer, then only a small child, her mother carried on her shoulder as they would go back and forth trying to mind the bear till her father came would look back and say "Run, Mamma, the Booge, is coming." Philemon's wife dying in Jennings County, he married Nancy Wilson and moved from there to Hendricks County, about four miles north of Brownsburg, on a farm where Nancy, his wife, died. Philemon living to be quite an old man died at the home of his daughter, Julia Hulsizer in Boone County. Thomas Phillips, eldest son of Philemon and Rachel Phillips, was married to Susan Wilson and lived six miles from Paris, Jennings County. To this union eleven children were born: Newton, James, Wood, Loucinda, Susan, Rachael, Martha, Melville, Thomas, Milton, and Daniel. Thomas, the father, died October 30th, 1851, age 41 years and 14 days, leaving Susan, his wife with ten small children. She endured many hardships raising her family alone and when the war broke out three of her sons enlisted in the war: Wood, Thomas, and Melville. In the Spring of 1864 Thomas came home on a sick furlough and died March 9th, 1864, age 17 yrs., 8 mos. and 8 d. Lucinda and Rachel, both married and away from home came at this time to see their brother who was stricken down with spotted fever. They also were stricken down with the same dreadful disease and died; Rachel leaving a small child, Lucinda leaving four small children. When the war was over Wood came home and lived with his mother and took care of her, they moving in a few years to Hendricks County, where she died July 31, 1891. She was born July 15, 1815, making her age 76 years and 16 days. Her troubles and afflictions were great having been a cripple for some years, but she was patient through it all, always expressing her faith in her blessed Savior and as always leaning on his blessed promises. Of her eleven children, six are living, five are with us today. They are Newton, of Scott County; James and Melville, of Hendricks County; Wood, of Columbus, In! d.; Susan Peak and Milton Phillips of Indianapolis. Newton who is nearing his 80th year was too feeble to make the trip. THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS (author believed to be Iola Phillips, granddaughter of Walter G. Phillips) WERE ADDED TO THE TYPEWRITTEN VERSION OF THE ABOVE ARTICLE, SENT TO WALTER G. PHILLIPS, TUSCOLA, ILLINOIS ON FEBRUARY 27, 1936: Washington Phillips, youngest son of Philemon and Rachel Phillips, married Isabelle Lawhead, and they lived in Indiana. They moved to the southern part of Illinois. To this union five children were born: John, David, Thomas, Alvy, and Walter. [SIC: They also had two daughters: Elizabeth and Ida.] Walter Phillips, youngest son of Washington and Isabelle Phillips, won a teacher's certificate at the age of 18. In 1891 he came to Douglas County and worked on a farm for R.C. Macy, former prominent local resident who now lives in California. He married Jennie Rees in 1894. To this union four children were born: Adrian, Clell, Pearl, and Emma. He continued to return to Jasper County to teach during the winter school term. Later he worked for eight years for C.R. Lewis, drainage boat operator. He then farmed for a time on the farm of the late Edward Owen near Macedonia, which is located on the mail route he was later to cover. From the farm he went into the mail service in 1915. For four years he carried the mail on rural route 4 and was then transferred to route 3, which he has carried ever since, until he reached the retirement age of 65 last year. His daughter, Mrs. Pearl Crowdes, has kept house for him since the death of his wife eight years ago. Another daughter, Miss Emma, is a supervising nurse at the Burnham hospital in Champaign. The two sons, Adrian and Clell are engaged in farming west of Hayes. He has seven grandchildren. Mike Phillips Lee's Summit, Missouri http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/users/p/h/i/Michael-L-Phillips/ -----Original Message----- From: The Sitlers [SMTP:csitler@spitfire.net] Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 9:51 PM To: MPhillips1@kc.rr.com Subject: Phillips family << File: ATT00001.htm >> Saw your page on genealogy.com. I am not a descendant of Philomen Phillips. However, I am a ggdaughter of Richard H. Phillips, born in Guilford Co., NC on 8 Oct. 1840, who migrated to Rush Co., IN. He was the son of William Phillips, born 28 May 1800, Surry Co., NC, and Esther Vickrey. I have a wealth of info on Esther Vickrey and her lines, but no more than you see on William Phillips. I believe Richard also had a brother, Lewis R. Phillips, who also migrated to Indiana, but not to Rush County. I wondered whether our lines might connect in North Carolina. Do you have any info that far back? Thanks for any input.... Penny Sitler Knightstown, IN Researching Rutherford, Clements, Wissing, Phillips, Sitler, Sutherlin, Shepard, Hill, and more...

Here's the first of the 1890s from Antoinette. 110 YEARS AGO NORTH VERNON BANNER North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana October 22, 1890 ~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~ Hon. John R. Lynch, of Mississippi (colored) will speak at the Court House, on Friday night, Oct. 24th. Everybody should hear him. _________________________________ Senator A. M. Kennedy of Rush county, will address the people of Hayden on Wednesday, Oct. 22d, at 7 o'clock p.m.; and the citizens of Lovett on Thursday, Oct 23d, 7 o'clock p.m. _________________________________ Hon. J. B. Rebuck, of Versailles, will address the people as follows: Grayford, Wednesday night, Oct. 22d. Ridge school house, Northeast part Geneva township, Thursday night, Oct. 24th Brewersville, Friday night, Oct. 25th Hege school house, Monday Oct. 27 San Jacinto, Tuesday Oct. 28 Hopkins school house, Wednesday, Oct. 29 Deer Creek school house, Thursday, Oct. 30 Nebraska, Friday, Oct. 31 __________________________________ Hon. John Worrell Republican candidate for State Statistician, will speak at Commiskey, Thursday night, Oct. 30. __________________________________ The best quality of Pittsburg Coal is sold by C. C. Jordan. J. R. Parker will shortly receive a car load of the best Pittsburg coal. Leave your orders with him. He will not be undersold. The Vernon township teachers will institute at the school building next Saturday. Stephen P. Skinner and wife went to Clifford, Ind., on Saturday for a short visit to relatives. M. R. Montgomery, wife and son, of Shelbyville, visited her sister Mrs. Chapin Wagner, over Sunday. FOR SALE ~ ~ A faithful, trusty work mare and a good milch cow. Enquire of Rev. T. A. Childs, Vernon, Ind. Hon. John R. Lynch, the eminent colored orator of Mississippi will speak at the Court House next Friday night. Don't fail to hear him. County Auditor Cope went to Indianapolis on Monday to represent Muscatatuck Tribe No. 99, I.O.R.M., in the Great Council, now in session there. Col. Wm. W. Dudley, of this State, for four years Commissioner of Pensions, temporarily in Washington, D.C., engaged in the practice of law, has been very successful in obtaining pensions for ex-soldiers. See his card in another column. Abram Wagner, of Indianapolis visited his mother here over Sunday. Mr. Wagner called Monday for a friendly chat and paid up his dues on the BANNER. Rev. Mr. Read and wife, of Columbia, Ky., are here on a visit to Prof. D. G. Fenton. He preached two very able sermons in the Presbyterian Church on Sabbath. People who complain that their homes and farms are excessively taxed for State purposes should vote for Fielden Lett for Joint Representative. The Republican party is pledged to a new system of taxation. Frank F. Frecking, who has been at work several years past getting up a complete abstract of titles to real estate in this county, is about to complete his work, and is now able to furnish an abstract on short notice. A. D. Hamrick and Miss Annie Crist will be married at the home of the bride's mother near Grayford this afternoon. Mrs. Minerva Spears wants all the news of the county and has ordered the BANNER sent to her address at Commiskey. Clerk Wagner went to Indianapolis this morning to receive the official state ballots from the state Board of Election Commissioners. S. Burchal, the clever merchant and accommodating postmaster at San Jacinto, called on Wednesday and ordered the BANNER sent to his address. Fred J. Wright, a solid Republican and rustling farmer of Bigger township, while in town trading on Saturday, called and renewed his subscription for another year. J. A. Hall, a wide-awake farmer of Lovett township was in town trading on Wednesday, and called for a social chat and ordered his name placed upon the BANNER'S subscription list. Mrs. Sarah Vawter and Mrs. Maggie Hutchings were called to Indianapolis on Monday morning to attend the bedside of Mrs. Vawter's sister, Mrs. McKeehan, who was reported to be in a dying condition. Our readers should not forget that on next Tuesday, there will be a grand closing out sale of the entire Oak Grove Stock consisting of 78 head of high bred trotting stock at public auction, on the Fair Grounds at North Vernon. The stock is the property of the late J. B. Curtis and the pedigree of every animal sold will be guaranteed to be correct. __________________________________ DIED. TWEEDY ~ ~ On Monday morning, October 20th, 1890, at the home of his parents, South of Vernon, Mr. George B. Tweedy, in the 28th year of his age. The funeral services were conducted in the Presbyterian church on Tuesday afternoon, by Rev. S. E. Barr, after which the remains were interred in the Vernon Cemetery. Juliett Riley, wife of Joseph L. Riley, was born October 16th, 1851, and departed this life at her home in Vernon, Oct. 16th, 1890, after a lingering illness, aged 39 years. A sketch of her life will appear after the memorial service to be held in memory of the departed at the Baptist church, on Sunday, November 2nd, 1890, at 6:30 p.m. ___________________________________ RUSH BRANCH ~ ~ October 20, 1890 Henry Mix, jr., is sick. J. N. Callicott attended a grand rally at Scottsburg, Saturday. The singing class conducted by Prof. Whitsitt is well attended. Nut-gathering seems to be the principal occupation of our citizens. Abner Woolman, of Kansas, who recently lost his wife, is on a visit to his sister, Mrs. J. N. Callicott. The infant child of George Spencer, who recently moved here from Jefferson county, was buried in the cemetery here on Friday. Mr. Spencer and wife have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement. ____________________________________ BUTLERVILLE ~ ~ October 20, 1890 Candidates are in our midst. Dud Andrews is at home on a visit. O. P. Sprong is clerking for James Heath. A grand ball is talked of for the near future. Frank Allee is working in J. E. Murphy's livery stable. J. H. McIlroy is having a new engine placed in his saw mill. Miss Kate Helmich returned Thursday from a short visit in Tennessee. The Sons of Veterans are preparing for an entertainment to be held sometime next month. Little Georgie Miles died at his home here the 12th inst. of typhoid fever. Remains were interred at Brush Creek. ____________________________________ CHERRY PARK ~ ~ October 20, 1890 Jim and Ed Fields visited their sister, Mrs. H. C. Patrick, Sunday. Dr. Will Richardson and wife visited her father, Wm. Burkit, Sunday. Miss Nellie Patrick is on an extended visit to relatives in Ripley county. Miss Lizzie Spencer, of Vernon, was the guest of her brother, Fountain, last Sunday. S. Daubenheyer and wife, of Ripley county, were guests of Mrs. Miles Patrick Monday. Protracted meeting commences at Ebenezer Monday night, Oct. 20. Let everybody attend. Mrs. Miles Patrick returned home last week after a pleasant visit with relatives in Ripley county. Miss Ora Jordan returned home from Cincinnati on Thursday after a six weeks' sojourn with friends. ___________________________________ PARIS CROSSING ~ ~ October 17, 1890 Tom Kay is preparing to build a new residence. Several children in this vicinity have scarlet fever. W. S. Leeds is attending dental college at Cincinnati. Clifford Fish, of Indianapolis, is visiting relatives here. Miss Emma Stewart will go to North Carolina for her health. Sol Deputy, jr., has sold out here and moved to Marion township. W. F. McGuire has moved on the farm Wm. Lilly purchased of Solomon Deputy. Morgan Jolly and wife have returned to their home in Arkansas after a visit to friends here. Charles Wykoff, a prominent young man of Bear Creek, died of typhoid fever on Tuesday. Rev. Powell, Miss Ella Nelson and Mrs. Lotta Forberer attended the Baptist State Convention at Muncie last week. The schools of this township opened last Monday with the following corps of teachers. Miss Vinnie Shepherd, Miss Cora Taulman, James Lewis, Grant Lewis, A. M. T. James, A. S. Deputy and J. H. McGuire. __________________________________ CENTERVILLE ~ October 21, 1890 Mrs. Millie Young is improving slowly at this writing. Ed Jordan is at home on a visit from Horrace, Ind. Katie Billou visited Hattie Wetzel a few days last week. Bert Jordan went to Lett's Corner last Saturday to work this coming winter. Lizzie Ochs and Birdie Dawson visited Phoebie and Lizzie Gahn, Saturday and Sunday. Misses Maggie Wilson, Anna Jordan, and Hattie Wetzell visited Anna Simpson last Sabbath. Byron Green who has been visiting at this place, returned to his home at Elnora, Ind., last Thursday. E. S. Wetzel is progressing nicely in building his residence. The carpenters are Mr. Fisher and Sam Reed. There was a surprise birthday dinner last Monday at the residence of Marion Spencer, it being Mrs. Spencer's fifty-fifth birthday. A number of relatives and friends assembled and a pleasant day was spent. After they partook of their dinner they all returned to their homes feeling that a social and happy day had been spent, and wishing Mrs. Spencer many more happy birthdays in the future. Died. ~ ~ On Monday morning, October 20th, 1890, at his home one mile east of this place of typhoid fever, after a brief illness, Mr. George Tweedy. In his death we have lost one of our estimable young men, one who was well known and highly respected by all. We hope our loss will be heavens gain. He leaves behind him an aged father, mother, four brothers and two sisters and numerous other friends and relatives to mourn his departure. __________________________________ SAN JACINTO ~ ~ October 20, 1890 Mrs. Joseph Ralston has purchased an organ. One of Mrs. Stanley's hogs went mad last week. Miss Ethel Hand is very sick with typhoid fever. Sam Anderson has purchased a fine span of mules. James Giddings is plastering Thomas Bland's house. F. J. Wright made a business trip to Vernon last Saturday. Ed Thomas has bought the Dr. Spencer property at this place. Miss Jennie Cox is teaching a very successful school at Fairview. John F. Hayden is in Kansas looking for a suitable location to move. Ed Thomas purchased a span of mules of Fransaco Mason, of Needmore. John F. Hayden has sold his farm and store to a Rexville gentleman. N. DeVeray of Vernon was in this neighborhood quail hunting last week. Wm. Stanley has gone to Tennessee to look after the interests of his large farm there. Sam Sullivan was accidentally shot while quail hunting last Friday. Not seriously hurt. Valentine Hess, Henry Hinchman and Mr. Redmond were in this vicinity viewing a road last week. Wm. D. Morris, Esq., one of Jennings county's old and respected citizens, died very suddenly of heart trouble on Sunday morning at 6 o'clock in the 66th year of his age. He was well known by a large number of people in every part of the county. A family reunion, with a sprinkling of outsiders, gotten up as a surprise party, assembled at the residence of George Hand last Sunday, the same being the 34th anniversary of his wife's birth. A most sumptuous dinner prepared by the guests was partaken of, over fifty persons being present at the feast. Mrs. Jesse Hand made herself useful as well as ornamental, rapidly and dexterously waiting on the guests, not a rattle of a spoon or a tapping of a plate escaping her observation, while Mrs. George Hand made it her special business to see that no one left the table with a capacity for another mouthful. She was the recipient of many valuable presents, after which all departed for their respective homes.___________________________________ GRAYFORD ~ ~ October 20, 1890 Miss Mattie Grimes visited at Mrs. Jane Ale's last Friday. Emma Held visited friends in this neighborhood Sunday. A. D. Hamrick went to Madison on business last Thursday. Miss Maude Stewart visited her parents at this place Friday. Miss Lillie Rogers was the guest of Miss Nellie King last Sunday. Mr. Ziegler lost a fine horse last Monday week by falling into a well. Willie Rogers started for Kansas City last Wednesday, where he will remain the coming winter. Rev. McCoy filled his regular appointments at Freedom church Saturday and Sunday. George Lockley is thinking seriously of having a patent fastening put on his pocket so his pocket book won't escape. Several of this neighborhood are attending the singing at Rush Branch conducted by Prof. Whitsett and are progressing finely. _____________________________________ BREWERSVILLE ~ ~ October 21, 1890 Mr. and Mrs. Hobson are visiting at Mapleton. G. R. Davis went to Elizabethtown last Sunday. We can feel winter with his chilly blasts approaching. S. I. Stearns and family were visiting at Hartsville last week. Quite a number of our young folks were out cart riding last Sunday. Mr. Malcomb thinks he will get into his new home by the 1st of November. Chase Vincent is trying to regain possession of his place which he sold recently. All voters interested in the political questions of the day should come out and hear them ably discussed by Mr. Rebuck, next Friday night. Republicans that are thinking of scratching their tickets ought to bear in mind that not one, (nay not half a one) Democrat will scratch a single man from his ticket. Treat your party like they treat theirs. _____________________________________ BENVILLE ~ ~ October 20, 1890 BORN ~ ~ To Ike Perkins and wife ~ ~ a fine boy. Sam Ryker has his house about completed. Ike Perkins has moved on the McCammon farm. John F. Hayden has gone to Kansas to look for a new location. Henry Holton has returned to Kansas after visiting relatives here for several weeks. There will be preaching at Bethel on Saturday and Sunday by Rev. J. M. Swarthout of Hayden. Sam Richardson has returned to Ripley county from Nebraska, where he has been for several years. Mrs. Eliza Haines and son William have gone to Oregon, on a visit to her son Grant, who recently married. John F. Hayden has sold his farm to William Alfrey of Ripley county, for $2,000. We hate to lose Mr. Hayden. ___________________________________ QUEENSVILLE ~ ~ October 20, 1890 Walter Carson is teaching the school at this place. Esquire Buchanan holds court now regularly every week. Rev. McCallum held baptismal sercices at Scipio last Monday. J. W. Corya has taken his oath of office as postmaster of Queensville. Miss Dillie McNicholson has gone to Seymour to make her future home. The quail hunters of Cincinnati killed most of the birds hereabouts on Thursday and Friday. Rev. H. A. Tritt, of Columbus, will preach here Thursday night, October 23d, in the interest of the Christian Foreign Missionary Society. J. C. Curtis, G. P. Campbell and J. B. Smith attended the Seymour fair. Mr. Campbell had his trotting colt entered in three classes and took three premiums. Lovers of fine stock should remember the sale of 78 head of the best horses Jennings county ever produced, to be at the Fair Grounds October 28th, the property of the late J. B. Curtis. _____________________________________ FIELDEN LETT. The subject of this sketch, Mr. Fielden Lett, is now before the voters of Jennings and Scott counties as a candidate for Joint Representative at the ensuing election in November next. Said voters may well ask as to his antecedents as a man of business and as a citizen. He was born September 25th, 1817, in Owen county, Ky. At the age of ten years he removed, with his father's family, to Jennings county, Indiana, and located on a tract of land which is now a part of his farm. Daniel Lett furnished his son Fielden with a suit of buckskin clothing and a grubbing hoe, and he was kept busy for the next nine years helping to clear and cultivate the farm. Fielden, by his father's permission, then commenced working on the Madison and Indianapolis railroad, then in course of construction, which was 1836. With the money earned at this work, he entered forty acres of land, which he still owns to-day. This purchase was the last thing he did before his father's death. By his good management and industry he soon acquired another eighty acre tract, making in all 120 acres in his possession before he was 21 years of age. He then married and moved onto his farm which was the basis of his future business operations. In time this small farm was increased by subsequent pruchases until Mr. Lett was the owner of two thousand acres of land, but of course these lands were not in one body or farm. In conjunction with his farming he introduced into this county mule raising, and realized handsomely from it, as well as those who subsequently engaged in it. As a boy he was fascinated with the art of veterinary surgery, and in manhood his practice in this art caused him to visit the farms of his neighbors, those of other counties, and later, as his fame spread, he had frequent calls to adjoining States to practice the art. He being a profound thinker and very close observer, his mind was every day being cultivated in business interests pertaining to farms, farming, stock and stock raising of all kinds. His efforts toward bringing Jennings county to the front in the way of raising fine stock has been untiring, and to this fact the people of the county, and of the State, can point with pride. ____________________________________

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