Thanks so much for the lookup! Queet

Hello Bonita, Would you tell me of any marriages for Hood or Pettiford from 1850 to 1890? Randy Greene

How many different names of NELSON are found in Jennings and Crawford County, IN in about1860? I am trying to find the parents of Julia Ann Nelson who married Asa Pennock in Crawford County . Thank You, Mionne in So. CA djathb@aol.com

Bonita, were there any more Miles marriages than the ones I requested from 1860-1934?

Bonita, Would you please look up and see if there is a surname for FRENCH in your marriage index records. Thank you very much, I would appreciate it. Louise ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

1818 - 1934 RIGGS marriages - Jennings County, Indiana Eliza Riggs - John Barr 05 June 1823 Book 1, page 16 Rachel Riggs - Valentine Brougher 27 Mar 1827 Book 1, page 29 Henry Riggs - Cyntha Prather 12 Apr 1827 Book 1, page 29 Nancy Riggs - John Kellar 25 Dec 1834 Book 2, page 239 Henry Riggs - Emmela May 28 July 1835 Book 2, page 280 Martin Riggs - Cyntha A. Eddleman 12 Apr 1838 Book 3, page 54 Martin Riggs - Catherine E. Uminsetter 04 Oct 1846 Book 4, page 160 Lettice A. Riggs - John Dickinson 11 Jan 1852 Book 5, page 97 Amille Riggs - Henry Klapp 29 Aug 1856 Book 5, page 423 John B. Riggs - Anna E. Boothe 03 Sep 1858 Book 5, page 567 Catherine D. Riggs - Guy T. Jackson 10 Nov 1859 Book 6, page 56 William W. Riggs - Martha Jane Savill 29 Jul 1860 Book 6, page 109 Hannah H. Riggs - George H. Walton 03 June 1861 Book 6, page 174 Jennie Riggs - James P. Burroughs 31 Mar 1868 Book 7, page 179 George Riggs - Jane Green 19 Aug 1869 Book 7, page 285 George Riggs - Emma Higgins 24 Aug 1884 Book 1879/1887, page 354 No RIGGS in the index after 1884 1818 - 1934 SAVILL marriages - Jennings County, Indiana Mary Ann Savill - Jacob P. Jones 20 Nov 1856 Book 5, page 441 Martha J. Savill - William W. Riggs 29 Jul 1860 Book 6, page 109 Peter Savill - Catherine Davis 02 Sep 1860 Book 6, page 118 Hannah E. Savill - Isaac H. Day 11 Jul 1863 Book 6, page 296 No SAVILLs in the index after 1863 Bonita Welch ---------- > From: Shanghai31@aol.com > To: INJENNIN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Marriages lookup > Date: Sunday, April 16, 2000 11:55 AM > > Could you please lookup any Saville marriages and also any Riggs marriages? > Thanks so much! > > Queet >

Barbara Chambers wrote - in response to Wm Deputy speech I thank you, too--very much! This was so enjoyable to read! My 2nd and 3rd great-grandfathers, John, Jr., and John, Sr. Chambers lived in Paris Crossing. John Sr. is buried somewhere around there, but haven't learned where yet. Barbara, I'm more than curious about your John Chambers. I have an Aaron Rowlison and Elizabeth McKnight who came from Rockbridge Co. VA to Jefferson Co., IN. Elizabeth was married first to John (Robert) Chambers on 5 Dec 1797 in Rockbridge Co. I have them with a daughter, Jane, born about 1799. Elizabeth's parents were George McKnight and Anne Alford. Elizabeth married 2nd, Aaron Rowlison on 14 Feb 1807 in Rockbridge Co., where they had three children, George M., Aaron Jr., and Martha L., before moving to Jefferson Co. IN perhaps as early as 1814. Jane Chambers later married Aaron's son by his first marriage, Nathaniel Rowlison. Does this sound like your John Chambers by any chance? I had to ask - did Elizabeth's first husband end up making the same move from Rockbridge Co, VA to Jefferson/Jennings Co., IN as she and her second husband did? Thanks, Jerry Johnson

Could the Clara Binnix by any chance be a Clara Sinnix? Just curious. Antoinette waughtel@oz.net Bonita Welch wrote: > 1818 - 1934 DONALDS marriages - Jennings County, Indiana. > > There are no other DONALDS marriages in my index. > > 1818 - 1934 MONTGOMERY marriages - Jennings County, Indiana > > > > > Charles W. Montgomery - Clara Binnix 27 Nov 1890 Book 1887/1895, page > 193 >

You're very welcome Barbara. My roots lie deep in Hoosier country - Scipio where my grandfather was born, and where my great grandparents and great great grandparents lived out their days. Although I live in, and am a native of, Tacoma, Washington, I love Scipio, Indiana. Antoinette waughtel@oz.net Barbrajc@aol.com wrote: > To Antoinette: > > I thank you, too--very much! This was so enjoyable to read! My 2nd and 3rd > great-grandfathers, John, Jr., and John, Sr. Chambers lived in Paris > Crossing. John Sr. is buried somewhere around there, but haven't learned > where yet. > > Barbra Chambers

1818 - 1934 DONALDS marriages - Jennings County, Indiana. Jane Donnald - Sam B. Carpenter 12 Oct 1831 Book 2, page 55 (This is the same marriage that was given as Jane Dunnold in the Carpenter listing.) There are no other DONALDS marriages in my index. 1818 - 1934 MONTGOMERY marriages - Jennings County, Indiana Matthew Montgomery - Nancy Bridges 30 Oct 1826 Book 1, page 27 Saloma Montgomery - Robert S. Jones 15 Feb 1849 Book 4, page 368 Morton Montgomery - Cyrena Jones 25 Apr 1861 Book 6, page 166 Sarah Montgomery - William Yost 28 Apr 1861 Book 6, page 168 David H. Montgomery - Sarah Ann Butler 2 Aug 1862 Book 6, page 242 Jane Montgomery - Dudley Walton 15 Feb 1863 Book 6, page 271 Thomas L. Montgomery - Savanna E. Butler 27 Sep 1865 Book 6, page 459 Sarah E. Montgomery - Joseph W. Gorrell 21 June 1866 Book 7, page 5 Robert Montgomery - Sarah Finch 01 Dec 1869 Book 7, page 315 Margaret Montgomery -William O. Bradburn Book 7, page 374 Thomas L. Montgomery - Alice M. Washer 19 Feb 1873 Book 7, page 565 Ellen Montgomery - Ezra Bradburn - 27 Dec 1877 Book 8, page 337 Elias Montgomery - Barbara Albright 03 May 1882 Book 1879/1887, page 185 Libby Montgomery - John N. Albright 14 Aug 1884 Book 1879/1887, page 345 Maggie Montgomery - Charles Shrewsbery 16 Sep 1888 Book 1887/1895, page 50 David Montgomery - Lizzie A. Boyd 13 Oct 1889 Book 1887/1895, page 126 Charles W. Montgomery - Clara Binnix 27 Nov 1890 Book 1887/1895, page 193 Henry Montgomery (Blk) - Mary Litzy (Blk) 02 Mar 1894 Book 1887/1895, page 408 George N. Montgomery - Nina L. Smith 10 June 1903 Book 8, page 546 John A. Montgomery - Ora I. Pravel 05 Oct 1904 Book 9, page 68 Frank M. Montgomery - Bertha E. Baker 31 Aug 1908 Book 10, page 477 Leo Montgomery - Edith Toloday 06 Apr 1911 Book 11, page 254 Lawrence L. Montgomery (Blk) - Bernice O'Neil 27 Feb 1927 Book 14, page 423 Clyde Montgomery - Mildred Helt 21 Dec 1929 Book 15, page 87 Lloyd R. Montgomery - Gladys L. Lacey 09 Nov 1932 Book 15, page 371 This concludes the BAKER, CARPENTER, DONALDS, and MONTGOMERY marriages that you asked me to look up in my index. I hope it has been helpful! Bonita Welch > From: GardnerTree@aol.com > To: INJENNIN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Truman Marriages Can you look up > Date: Sunday, April 16, 2000 2:02 AM > > Carpenter, Baker, Donalds, Montgomery, > Thank > > James R. Gardner E-mail > 5692 Ballenmoor DR > GardnerTree@aol.com > Memphis, TN. 38141 > My Home Page <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/James--R-Gardner/> >

Jerry--Think I sent this by mistake--I have a new computer, and am not quite used to it, yet. But I wasn't finished so, I will continue. My John Sr. was the son of David Chambers who came to the U.S. from Scotland about 1743. He married a German woman, whose name I don't know. They did go to Orange Co, VA, but then on to N.C. John Sr. was born in Va ca 1748. He and his 4 brothers served in the Revolution. He married a Mary ? Their son, John Jr. was born in Rutherford Co, N.C. about 1789. There were other children. The family went to IN by way of KY where they spent some time, due to the age and poor health of David and his wife. Settled near Paris Crossing, where John Sr and Mary spent the remainder of their lives. John, Jr. migrated to MO about 1845. Since all these Chambers families were large, our Johns could have been connected somehow. If you find any connection, please let me know, as I have quite a lot of info on these families. Barbra Chambers

Many, many thanks to Antoinette for typing this out: SPEECH ~ ~ ~ of ~ ~ ~ WILLIAM DEPUTY, Of Paris, Indiana, Delivered at the Old Settlers' Meeting held at Paris Cross- ing, Ind., on the 24th day of July, 1880, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Ladies and Gentlemen: I come on the stand this evening to try to give you a few outlines of the history of my life. But a few minutes were allowed me to do this, therefore I can but give you a condensed scrap, it must be here a little and there a little, but I will do the best I can. I will say to you that I was born in West Virginia, on the 5th day of September, 1807. In the fall of 1810, my father got in the notion to go to the Indiana Territory. He built a flat boat put his family, horses, farming and cooking utensils on board, and left to seek a home in the wilderness. We glided down the Ohio river, landed at Cooper's Ferry, five miles below Madison, on the 28th day of November, 1810. We moved out straightway, and stopped in the Coffee Creek Valley; put up a cabin, moved into it. And I would say our surroundings were of the lonesomest kind mixed with seen and unseen danger. I do not know how any one with less courage than a tiger could have stood it. My parents were religious people. They must have had their eye on the good promises of the good book. Tecumseh was now preparing for war. He had taken up the hatchet, and said he would never lay it down until death or victory. You may imagine the dangers for I haven't time to tell them to you. When the evening shades would come on we would go in the cabin and shut the door. The foxes began to bark, the wolves howl, the panthers mew and the whippoorwill cry from the dark forest. If there aint some loneliness I miss my guess. I pass. On the 10th day of June father died and left mother and six little children to combat with the world as well as we could. Now ladies, if mother didn't have a trial I don't know who did. She was way in the West, six or seven hundred miles from father or mother, brother or sister, in a little cabin in the wilderness, with six little children. Mother was a woman of good courage. Mother learned us to work to help make a living. We made a good living by work, not by wit. Mother kept her head up and her trust in the Lord. I have heard her sing "The more I pray the happier I am, and I love God glory hallelujah." I was raised in the bleak winds of winter and under a hot sun in summer, not in a school house. I was raised to work when I was little, I have thought if we are raised to work when little, won't dread it when big. I will say to you that I have had no opportunity of an education. You must look over my way of speaking. I pass to notice what I promised you in the outset. Now the Indians are all gone, plenty of neighbors; big farm cleared, so we had plenty and lived at home; and by this time I thought myself a man. I mounted a horse and went to Jeffersonville in March, 1827, and bought me piece of land. I came home, made a deadening on it, and by this time we had to go to plowing. We tilled a crop, gathered in our harvest; by this time it was toward the last of July. I went out to my land to clear off a spot. I came across a straight tree. I cut it down, cut off eighteen feet long, and squared it up nicely, and the first fellow that come along declared it was a house log, so the news flew around the neighborhood like fire in dry grass. So the first old woman that come to our house after that, wanted to plague me a little. She said to me "you are going to take a woman are you?" I said to her "that's my notion". "Well, said she, "such a one has got her cap set for you." That was good news to me that some lady had a cap set for me. This was the first Monday of August, '27. One month after I was twenty years old so the first day of the month, first day of the week, and early in the morning, I went to the barn and brought out a horse, put a new saddle on him, and started to hunt me a wife. You may know I was in earnest to start on Monday, and early in the morning. I told Mother I was going to the election in Jefferson county, and would be back that evening. I sped away, I stopped at a house within eighty rods of where the election was held. I went in. The gals looked friendly, the old folks too. There were three girls. I had my eye on one of them. We were well acquainted. The boys put my horse in the stall. I told them to lay my saddle on the grass; I would use it soon. I walked with the boys to the election, though little did I care for the election. While we were at the election a big rain came up. The old lady says to the girls: "Which of you claims him must bring in his saddle." So neither of them moved a peg. It began to rain, and the girl that I had my eye on went out, picked up my saddle, and come walking in with it. The other two girls laughing at her, seeing her so sober, seeing her so plagued, they laughed the more. When I came back these two girls had such a good joke. By the way, I found out this girl that I had my eye on claimed me. I thought then surely the Lord is on my side. I said to myself "just as sure as the grapes grow on the vine you are mine". I went home in a good humor, went out to cut house longs in earnest, and on the 5th day of Septemer, '27, I raised my cabin on the very day I was twenty years old, and on the 15th day of November, 1827, we were married, and the 26th day we moved home in the green woods. I was an able bodied young man. I could move almost anything that come before me. I took ax and mattock, and went out in the woods and slew every tree, big and little, that stood on five acres and thirty two square rods of land, that winter and spring. When Spring came, the sun could shine down upon us when night come, I took a seat on my shoe bench, made two pairs of shoes a week of nights, for which I got three days work, that made my weeks nine days long, instead of six. Now, I went to plowing. I soon bought one of my neighbors out. That added a little to my farm, and soon another, that added a little more, which made me 240 acres. I soon traded my 240 acres for 140 and got $650 to boot. I did not like the idea of coming down on acres. I moved to my 140. I kept on working. A neighbor had 50 acres he wanted to sell. I bought it. That made me 190. Another neighbor had 175 acres to sell. I bought it. That made me 365. Another had 120. I bought it. Another had 120. I bought it. Another had 80. I bought it, paid for it all. I had a score of horses and more than four score of cattle. So it took all my time and mind to manage my farm and stock. I was very worldly minded. I knew I had a soul to be saved or lost; but was not ready to day; I would put it off till next week. I was not ready then. I wanted to accomplish something else first. I said to myself: "God, thou knowest my foolishness, and my sins are not hid from Thee;" and I felt myself as a leaf before the blast. I felt that I might be cut off in an hour, and my doom fixed forever. I saw the promises in the Bible for the Godly and the ungodly. There was not a good promise for me unless I would turn to the Lord and repent of my sins. He says "The way of the ungodly shall perish;" "The ungodly are like the chaff that the wind driveth away;" "Thou hast rebuked the heathern. Thou hast destroyed the wicked. Thou hast put out their name forever and ever." "Upon the wicked He shall rain snare, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest, and this shall be the portion of their cup." These promises are enough to make a thinking man tremble. I now made up my mind to seek and serve God, and try to sow to the Spirit, that of the Spirit I might reap life everlasting. I now went humbly to the Lord, pleading with him to forgive all my sins, wean my affections from the world, and place them in Heaven. I felt that the Lord heard my petitions, and forgave my sins. I was then happy in the Lord. I felt then if I lived faithful to the end, standing at my post, bearing the cross, that the Lord would give me some good humble seat at his right hand in Heaven. Then I felt that I would be with Jesus, be with the good angels; eith the happied, sanctified and glorified, and range the new Jersulem, and sing the hallelujahs to God and the Lamb while eternity rolls. Friends, serve God! A word to the worldly minded. A goodly hope of living with Jesus in Heaven will give you more real enjoyment than every acre of land or every dollar I ever had. Consider this. I pass. I moved to Paris the 2nd day of September, 1852. I owned and lived in the big house that Henry Dixon now lives in. The railroad company got hold of me, and got six thousand dollars out of me. I never got discouraged. I held my head up and worked away. I believe it is man's duty to work and do all the good in this world he can. I would liked to have said many other things, scattered along through my little history, but time wouldn't allow it. Time passes and on the 14th day of April, 1861, I believe it was that Fort Sumpter was fired upon. The President calls for 75,000 men, and, on the 19th day of April, drums beat for volunteers, and one of my sons enlisted. I joined the home guards, uniformed and drilled. War progressed, and on the 22nd day of May, 1862, I got a dispatch that my son was hopeless, and on the morning of the 23rd I got on a train and started for Washington City, and on the 24th I was in Harper's Ferry, at the time of Bank's retreat, and on the same evening was in the Patent Office, in Washington, which was used for a hospita. My son was dead. The boys of his company had him embalmed and sent home. This was in the morning before I got there in the evening, and on the 25th night I was at the Relay House, and the 26th morning I saw a long train of cars loaded with men and muskets, cannon and ball, harnessed horses and wagons running with the speed of the wind to battle, and I heard one man swear he was bullet proof. I thought then that this world was wrecked. The cloud was getting darker and darker, death and destruction coming nearer and nearer. I thought men looked more like tigers and leopards than human beings, so eager to drench the earth in human blood. I hope I may never see the like again. This was on the 26th morning of May, 1862. We come to Harper's Ferry and the rebels had possession of the road at Martinsburg, so we went back to Washington. When I was in the Patent Office I looked out of the window over the Potomac towards Fairfax Court House. I was at the Navy Yard, three miles below Washington City on the Potomac. I looked in the whole of the Capitol. I saw Washington's Monument at Baltimore, stuck way up yonger, high enough to make your head swim if you were to look down. On the 28th of May, 1862, I was on the top of the Allegheny mountains. I came home. War still raged and the home guards were wanted to guard the prisoners at Indianapolis, and at the call, and at the age of 55, I started on the 26th day of July, 1863, for Camp Morton in the United States Service. The company wanted me and my son to cook for the whole company, and they would release us from duty, and give us fifty cents each once a month. We cooked one month and then went on duty. I have stood on my beat in the bull pen near the Comissary, as dark a night as I ever saw, with musket on my shoulder, and a navy revolver at my side, when the winds blew, and the thunders roared, and the vivid lightnings flashed, and the rain pouring in torrents. I thought then that this world was in a great commotion. On the first day of Septmeber, 1863, the prisoners were exchanged and sent to Dixie, and on the 2nd day we came home. War still raged. On the 11th day of July, 1863, Morgan's army of 5,000 marched through Paris, waving their caps and swearing they could whip the World. I thought every time I heard the like. Oh! World how you are wrecked. I would say now in the close that I claim to be the Oldest Settler in Jennings county. I have come through all the perils, privations and hardships of a wilderness life. I have helped to prepare the way smooth for those that may come after me. I have helped to maintain the Government. I feel that my days are almost numbered, my pilgrimage here below wound up. I soon will leave you, but before I leave I would give you a word of advice. A few words first. My wife kept house for me from the 20th day of November, 1827 until the 6th day of February, 1877. Then she laid down the toils and cares of the world, and I trust is at rest in Heaven. I am left behind, but I want to bear the cross till death shall set me free, then go home, a crown wear. And I would say to you now, this is the last time in all probability that I will ever meet you under this leafy grove, I will soon go away. You will see me no more, you will hear me no more. Now my advice is to live religious, that your names may be written in the Book of Life, that you may never see the second death, that when you are called henc, you may go on snowy wings to your immortal home, there to go in, to go out no more, and be forever with the Lord. Farewell, farewell. I now return my thanks for your attention.

>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. Terry

To Antoinette: I thank you, too--very much! This was so enjoyable to read! My 2nd and 3rd great-grandfathers, John, Jr., and John, Sr. Chambers lived in Paris Crossing. John Sr. is buried somewhere around there, but haven't learned where yet. Barbra Chambers

Sorry to be so late in getting back to you. There's nothing busier than a mom of 7 at Easter time (except maybe a mom of 7 at Christmas time). Happy Easter everyone. Anyway, back to your question. There is very little information sources for deaths for 1837 or 1838. There were no newspapers that early in Jennings county. Do you have a copy of the probate? Have you read that? The library has a copy of the earliest probate records and it might be in there. Do you have any other information on it? Terry NChallis@aol.com wrote: > Terry, > Could you please guide me in the direction on where I could find death > information in Jennings Co. for the years 1837 or 1838? Probate was Nov. > 1838. Thanks. > Doris Challis

I'll take a look when I'm at the library next. I'll send you any info that I find on them. Terry

Allthough I have no conection to this person, I enjoyed it very much. It kind of make you feel closer to your ancestors!!!! Debi dkepford@worldnet.att.net ----- Original Message ----- From: TerryEngel <tengel@sourceharvest.com> To: <INJENNIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 8:25 AM Subject: William Deputy Speech > Many, many thanks to Antoinette for typing this out: > > SPEECH > ~ ~ ~ of ~ ~ ~ > WILLIAM DEPUTY, > Of Paris, Indiana, > > Delivered at the Old Settlers' > Meeting held at Paris Cross- > ing, Ind., on the 24th day > of July, 1880, > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Ladies and Gentlemen: > > I come on the stand this evening to try to give you a few > outlines of the > history of my life. But a few minutes were allowed me to do > this, therefore > I can but give you a condensed scrap, it must be here a little > and there a > little, but I will do the best I can. I will say to you that I > was born in > West Virginia, on the 5th day of September, 1807. In the fall > of 1810, my > father got in the notion to go to the Indiana Territory. He > built a flat > boat put his family, horses, farming and cooking utensils on > board, and left > to seek a home in the wilderness. We glided down the Ohio > river, landed at > Cooper's Ferry, five miles below Madison, on the 28th day of > November, > 1810. We moved out straightway, and stopped in the Coffee Creek > Valley; put > up a cabin, moved into it. And I would say our surroundings > were of the > lonesomest kind mixed with seen and unseen danger. I do not > know how any > one with less courage than a tiger could have stood it. My > parents were > religious people. They must have had their eye on the good > promises of the > good book. Tecumseh was now preparing for war. He had taken up > the > hatchet, and said he would never lay it down until death or > victory. You > may imagine the dangers for I haven't time to tell them to you. > When the > evening shades would come on we would go in the cabin and shut > the door. > The foxes began to bark, the wolves howl, the panthers mew and > the > whippoorwill cry from the dark forest. If there aint some > loneliness I miss > my guess. I pass. > > On the 10th day of June father died and left mother and six > little children > to combat with the world as well as we could. Now ladies, if > mother didn't > have a trial I don't know who did. She was way in the West, six > or seven > hundred miles from father or mother, brother or sister, in a > little cabin in > the wilderness, with six little children. Mother was a woman of > good > courage. Mother learned us to work to help make a living. We > made a good > living by work, not by wit. Mother kept her head up and her > trust in the > Lord. I have heard her sing "The more I pray the happier I am, > and I love > God glory hallelujah." I was raised in the bleak winds of > winter and under > a hot sun in summer, not in a school house. I was raised to > work when I was > little, I have thought if we are raised to work when little, > won't dread it > when big. I will say to you that I have had no opportunity of > an > education. You must look over my way of speaking. I pass to > notice what I > promised you in the outset. Now the Indians are all gone, > plenty of > neighbors; big farm cleared, so we had plenty and lived at home; > and by this > time I thought myself a man. I mounted a horse and went to > Jeffersonville > in March, 1827, and bought me piece of land. I came home, made > a deadening > on it, and by this time we had to go to plowing. We tilled a > crop, gathered > in our harvest; by this time it was toward the last of July. I > went out to > my land to clear off a spot. I came across a straight tree. I > cut it down, > cut off eighteen feet long, and squared it up nicely, and the > first fellow > that come along declared it was a house log, so the news flew > around the > neighborhood like fire in dry grass. So the first old woman > that come to > our house after that, wanted to plague me a little. She said to > me "you are > going to take a woman are you?" I said to her "that's my > notion". "Well, > said she, "such a one has got her cap set for you." That was > good news to > me that some lady had a cap set for me. This was the first > Monday of > August, '27. One month after I was twenty years old so the > first day of the > month, first day of the week, and early in the morning, I went > to the barn > and brought out a horse, put a new saddle on him, and started to > hunt me a > wife. You may know I was in earnest to start on Monday, and > early in the > morning. I told Mother I was going to the election in Jefferson > county, and > would be back that evening. I sped away, I stopped at a house > within eighty > rods of where the election was held. I went in. The gals > looked friendly, > the old folks too. There were three girls. I had my eye on one > of them. > We were well acquainted. The boys put my horse in the stall. I > told them > to lay my saddle on the grass; I would use it soon. I walked > with the boys > to the election, though little did I care for the election. > While we were > at the election a big rain came up. The old lady says to the > girls: "Which > of you claims him must bring in his saddle." So neither of them > moved a > peg. It began to rain, and the girl that I had my eye on went > out, picked > up my saddle, and come walking in with it. The other two girls > laughing at > her, seeing her so sober, seeing her so plagued, they laughed > the more. > When I came back these two girls had such a good joke. By the > way, I found > out this girl that I had my eye on claimed me. I thought then > surely the > Lord is on my side. I said to myself "just as sure as the > grapes grow on > the vine you are mine". I went home in a good humor, went out > to cut house > longs in earnest, and on the 5th day of Septemer, '27, I raised > my cabin on > the very day I was twenty years old, and on the 15th day of > November, 1827, > we were married, and the 26th day we moved home in the green > woods. I was > an able bodied young man. I could move almost anything that > come before > me. I took ax and mattock, and went out in the woods and slew > every tree, > big and little, that stood on five acres and thirty two square > rods of land, > that winter and spring. When Spring came, the sun could shine > down upon us > when night come, I took a seat on my shoe bench, made two pairs > of shoes a > week of nights, for which I got three days work, that made my > weeks nine > days long, instead of six. Now, I went to plowing. I soon > bought one of my > neighbors out. That added a little to my farm, and soon > another, that added > a little more, which made me 240 acres. I soon traded my 240 > acres for 140 > and got $650 to boot. I did not like the idea of coming down on > acres. I > moved to my 140. I kept on working. A neighbor had 50 acres he > wanted to > sell. I bought it. That made me 190. Another neighbor had 175 > acres to > sell. I bought it. That made me 365. Another had 120. I > bought it. > Another had 120. I bought it. Another had 80. I bought it, > paid for it > all. I had a score of horses and more than four score of > cattle. So it > took all my time and mind to manage my farm and stock. I was > very worldly > minded. I knew I had a soul to be saved or lost; but was not > ready to day; > I would put it off till next week. I was not ready then. I > wanted to > accomplish something else first. I said to myself: "God, thou > knowest my > foolishness, and my sins are not hid from Thee;" and I felt > myself as a leaf > before the blast. I felt that I might be cut off in an hour, > and my doom > fixed forever. I saw the promises in the Bible for the Godly > and the > ungodly. There was not a good promise for me unless I would > turn to the > Lord and repent of my sins. He says "The way of the ungodly > shall perish;" > "The ungodly are like the chaff that the wind driveth away;" > "Thou hast > rebuked the heathern. Thou hast destroyed the wicked. Thou > hast put out > their name forever and ever." "Upon the wicked He shall rain > snare, fire > and brimstone, and a horrible tempest, and this shall be the > portion of > their cup." These promises are enough to make a thinking man > tremble. I > now made up my mind to seek and serve God, and try to sow to the > Spirit, > that of the Spirit I might reap life everlasting. I now went > humbly to the > Lord, pleading with him to forgive all my sins, wean my > affections from the > world, and place them in Heaven. I felt that the Lord heard my > petitions, > and forgave my sins. I was then happy in the Lord. I felt then > if I lived > faithful to the end, standing at my post, bearing the cross, > that the Lord > would give me some good humble seat at his right hand in Heaven. > Then I > felt that I would be with Jesus, be with the good angels; eith > the happied, > sanctified and glorified, and range the new Jersulem, and sing > the > hallelujahs to God and the Lamb while eternity rolls. Friends, > serve God! > A word to the worldly minded. A goodly hope of living with > Jesus in Heaven > will give you more real enjoyment than every acre of land or > every dollar I > ever had. Consider this. I pass. > > I moved to Paris the 2nd day of September, 1852. I owned and > lived in the > big house that Henry Dixon now lives in. The railroad company > got hold of > me, and got six thousand dollars out of me. I never got > discouraged. I > held my head up and worked away. I believe it is man's duty to > work and do > all the good in this world he can. I would liked to have said > many other > things, scattered along through my little history, but time > wouldn't allow > it. Time passes and on the 14th day of April, 1861, I believe > it was that > Fort Sumpter was fired upon. The President calls for 75,000 > men, and, on > the 19th day of April, drums beat for volunteers, and one of my > sons > enlisted. I joined the home guards, uniformed and drilled. War > progressed, > and on the 22nd day of May, 1862, I got a dispatch that my son > was hopeless, > and on the morning of the 23rd I got on a train and started for > Washington > City, and on the 24th I was in Harper's Ferry, at the time of > Bank's > retreat, and on the same evening was in the Patent Office, in > Washington, > which was used for a hospita. My son was dead. The boys of his > company had > him embalmed and sent home. This was in the morning before I > got there in > the evening, and on the 25th night I was at the Relay House, > and the 26th > morning I saw a long train of cars loaded with men and muskets, > cannon and > ball, harnessed horses and wagons running with the speed of the > wind to > battle, and I heard one man swear he was bullet proof. I > thought then that > this world was wrecked. The cloud was getting darker and > darker, death and > destruction coming nearer and nearer. I thought men looked more > like tigers > and leopards than human beings, so eager to drench the earth in > human > blood. I hope I may never see the like again. This was on the > 26th morning > of May, 1862. We come to Harper's Ferry and the rebels had > possession of > the road at Martinsburg, so we went back to Washington. When I > was in the > Patent Office I looked out of the window over the Potomac > towards Fairfax > Court House. I was at the Navy Yard, three miles below > Washington City on > the Potomac. I looked in the whole of the Capitol. I saw > Washington's > Monument at Baltimore, stuck way up yonger, high enough to make > your head > swim if you were to look down. On the 28th of May, 1862, I was > on the top > of the Allegheny mountains. I came home. War still raged and > the home > guards were wanted to guard the prisoners at Indianapolis, and > at the call, > and at the age of 55, I started on the 26th day of July, 1863, > for Camp > Morton in the United States Service. The company wanted me and > my son to > cook for the whole company, and they would release us from duty, > and give us > fifty cents each once a month. We cooked one month and then > went on duty. > I have stood on my beat in the bull pen near the Comissary, as > dark a night > as I ever saw, with musket on my shoulder, and a navy revolver > at my side, > when the winds blew, and the thunders roared, and the vivid > lightnings > flashed, and the rain pouring in torrents. I thought then that > this world > was in a great commotion. On the first day of Septmeber, 1863, > the > prisoners were exchanged and sent to Dixie, and on the 2nd day > we came > home. War still raged. On the 11th day of July, 1863, Morgan's > army of > 5,000 marched through Paris, waving their caps and swearing they > could whip > the World. I thought every time I heard the like. Oh! World > how you are > wrecked. > > I would say now in the close that I claim to be the Oldest > Settler in > Jennings county. I have come through all the perils, privations > and > hardships of a wilderness life. I have helped to prepare the > way smooth for > those that may come after me. I have helped to maintain the > Government. I > feel that my days are almost numbered, my pilgrimage here below > wound up. I > soon will leave you, but before I leave I would give you a word > of advice. > A few words first. My wife kept house for me from the 20th day > of November, > 1827 until the 6th day of February, 1877. Then she laid down > the toils and > cares of the world, and I trust is at rest in Heaven. I am left > behind, but > I want to bear the cross till death shall set me free, then go > home, a crown > wear. And I would say to you now, this is the last time in all > probability > that I will ever meet you under this leafy grove, I will soon go > away. You > will see me no more, you will hear me no more. Now my advice is > to live > religious, that your names may be written in the Book of Life, > that you may > never see the second death, that when you are called henc, you > may go on > snowy wings to your immortal home, there to go in, to go out no > more, and be > forever with the Lord. > > Farewell, farewell. I now return my thanks for your attention. > > > > > >

1818 - 1934 CARPENTER marriages - Jennings County, Indiana Samuel B. Carpenter - Jane Dunnold 12 Oct 1831 Book 2, page 55 Jonathan Carpenter - Lucinda Robinson 22 Apr 1834 Book 2, page 195 Orange I. Carpenter - Sarah J. Keith 01 Sep 1836 Book 2, page 332 Rufus Carpents - Frances Twaddle 24 Sep 1839 Book 3, page 111 Sally J. Carpenter - Daniel Lewis 19 Feb 1840 Book 3, page 129 Dudley Carpenter - Verlinda Vance 21 May 1844 Book 3, page 307 Asal Carpenter - Martha J. Trulock 30 Nov 1851 Book 5, page 89 Wattis G. Carpenter - Martha Ann Hinton 26 Feb 1852 Book 5, page 101 Catherine Carpenter - John Pherigo 18 Apr 1852 Book 5, page 107 Clarissa L. Carpenter - William Gibony 08 Apr 1857 Book 5, page 464 Jane Carpenter - Isaiah Beedle 26 Dec 1858 Book 6, page 2 Allen Carpenter - Mary Cash 13 Mar 1859 Book 6, page 17 William carpenter - Anna Himelick 18 Oct 1860 Book 6, page 130 Mary Ann Carpenter - John M. Pherigo 06 Nov 1860 Book 6, page 133 Sarah E. Carpenter - Luther Beedle 13 Dec 1862 Book 6, page 264 Asel H. Carpenter - Margaret C. Gregory 13 Mar 1863 Book 6, page 277 Samuel Carpenter - Nancy Little 17 Sep 1864 Book 6, page 372 Hester Ann Carpenter - John Pherrigo 04 Nov 1866 Book 7, page 47 Saphrona E. Carpenter - Charles W. Allison 01 July 1872 Book 7, page 507 Nancy A. Carpenter - William Taulman 03 Oct 1872 Book 7, page 555 Samantha Carpenter - John F. Ross 15 Oct 1876 Book 8, page 246 Martha J. Carpenter = William R. Bedel 12 Feb 1880 Book 1879/1887, page 16 Anderson Carpenter - Emma T. Bauerly 08 Oct 1881 Book 1879/1887, page 143 Lucinda Carpenter - William L. Ross 07 Sep 1882 Book 1879/1887, page 207 Margaret Carpenter - Francis M. Foster 23 June 1883 Book 1879/1887, page 265 Amanda J. Carpenter - John E. Vance 05 Apr 1888 Book 1887/1895, page 29 Lydia L. Carpenter - William H. Ross 08 May 1889 book 1887/1895, page 98 Amos Carpenter - Jennie C. Judd 12 Nov 1889 Book 1887/1895, page 134 Lucy Carpenter - Grant Schuyler 07 June 1890 Book 1887/1895, page 170 Frances Carpenter - Oliver E. Shepherd 30 Nov 1892 Book 1887/1895, page 332 Katie E. Carpenter - Charles Smith 26 Nov 1893 Book 1887/1895, page 397 Mahala E. Carpenter - J. M. Everhart 21 Oct 1894 Book 1887/1895, page 452 Elmer E. Carpenter - Ada P. Spencer 03 July 1896 Book 8, page 35 Florence Carpenter - Richard Kelly 22 Oct 1899 Book 8, page 280 Ora Carpenter - Jennie Spencer 09 June 1900 Book 8, page 327 Laura E. Carpenter - David H. Stearns 03 Nov 1901 Book 8, page 427 Samuel B. Carpenter - Agnes Little 01 Apr 1903 Book 8, page 531 Melissa Carpenter - Charles Dowling 19 Feb 1913 Book 11, page 478 John Carpenter - Avis Berry 20 Aug 1913 Book 11, page 534 Carrie Carpenter - Leo Dieringer 23 Feb 1916 Book 12, page 249 Mabel C. Carpenter - Thomas E. Morrison 09 Sep 1916 Book 12, page 317 Grace Carpenter - Leo Reasoner 14 Feb 1917 Book 12, page 383 Jennie Carpenter - George D. West 16 July 1918 Book 12, page 541 Nettie Carpenter - John W. Acra 2nd M 31 Dec 1919 Book 13, page 98 Ruth Carpenter - Gerald Mousa 31 Mar 1923 Book 13, page 520 Gladys M. Carpenter - Ralph H. Mousa 19 Apr 1924 Book 14, page 72 Ernest Carpenter - Anna Gerth 22 May 1926 Book 14, page 311 Amos Carpenter 2nd M - Harriet C. Loy 2nd M 07 Dec 1929 Book 15, page 86 Goldie Elizabeth Carpenter - Mitchell Mouse (Mousa?) 16 June 1930 Book 15, page 130 Fred H. Carpenter - Daisy M. Haney 14 Sep 1931 Book 15, page 248 Bonita Welch ---------- > From: GardnerTree@aol.com > To: INJENNIN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Truman Marriages Can you look up > Date: Sunday, April 16, 2000 2:02 AM > > Carpenter, Baker, Donalds, Montgomery, > Thank > > James R. Gardner E-mail > 5692 Ballenmoor DR > GardnerTree@aol.com > Memphis, TN. 38141 > My Home Page <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/James--R-Gardner/> >

Does anyone have access to this book? 1889 biographical and historical souvenir, Jennings County, Indiana / by W.... LC Control Number: 78103278 Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) Brief Description: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892? 1889 biographical and historical souvenir, Jennings County, Indiana / by W. H. Perrin. Knightstown, Ind. : The Bookmark, 1977. 73 p. in various pagings ; 24 cm. CALL NUMBER: F532.J53 P47 1977 Copy 1 -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Bldg General or Area Studies Reading Rms -- Status: Not Charged

Bonita - I read with interest your BAKER marriages and I am most interested in the ones with PONSLER - are you able to get copies of the aps for these or how would I go about getting copies - I will delete the ones I am not interested in -- Bonita Welch wrote: > more BAKER marriages: > > Virgil D. Baker - Alsuna Ponsler 29 Sep 1867 Book 7, page 122 > > Della B. Baker - Ira D. Ponsler 05 Dec 1900 Book 8, page 370 > > Minnie A. Baker - Ernie Ponsler 02 Mar 1907 Book 10, page 278 > > Cecil Baker - Carrie Ponsler 09 Jan 1913 Book 11, page 460 Antoinette waughtel@oz.net > > > > > > > This concludes the BAKER marriages from my 1818 - 1934 index of Jennings > County marriages. > > Bonita Welch > > ---------- > > From: GardnerTree@aol.com > > To: INJENNIN-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: Truman Marriages Can you look up