Mr. Ritter, The Crites family, whom I said lived in Minot, North Dakota, also lived in a "Dunker" (church of the Brethren) community created by Kosciusko County folks in Live Oak, California. Live Oak is on Highway 99 north of Sacramento. Perhaps you might find other French family members in that area. Jerry Fecht Moorpark College Moorpark, California

Thanks Jerry for the David French anniversary article. The Kosciusko GenWeb page has a biography posted for David's brother Ezekiel D. French. Ezekiel was married to my gr grandfather's sister. Like David, they had no children, but raised one of the wife's nieces. Ezekiel, like David, also spent a few years in CA; he was listed in the 1870 census in the mining town of Monitor in Alpine Co. in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. I haven't found when Ezekiel or his wife died (maybe they moved to CA, too), but the article confirms that he must have died before 1905. At 08:30 PM 4/19/99 -0700, you wrote: >I may have posted this before. If I did, please excuse me. This was >among my Grandmother Leona (Weaver) Crites' memorbelia. She died in >North Dakota. I thought it might belong to someone in Kosciusko County. > >Jerry Fecht [email protected] > > >GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY > > The above picture of Mr. and Mrs. David French was taken on their >Golden Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday of last week February 23 (1905). >Mrs. and Mrs. French had planned for a big celebration but because of >ill health this could not be carried out, much to the disappointment of >themselves and their many friends who would have enjoyed spending the >day with them. > Mr. and Mrs. French were married on the William O�Brien homestead three >miles north of Pierceton, on what is know as the Kirkpatrick farm on >February 23, 1865, the ceremony being performed by Rev. H. J. Lacey of >the Methodist Church. It was a gay assemblage which attended the nuptial >ceremonies at the O�Brien home that day. John Humphreys of Pierceton, >acted as groomsman, but as Mr. and Mrs. French say, not many of the >other guests are left. > David French was born in Miami county, Ohio, on August 17, 1839 and >moved with his father Aaron French to Plain township in 1852. He was one >of a family of eight and is the only one of the family left. Miss Sarah >Elizabeth O�Brien was born on the home place north of town on September >17, 1847, being a native of the country where nearly her entire life has >been spent. She was the a daughter of the late William and Mrs. Eliza >Ann O�Brien. > M. O�Brien was native of Piqua county, Ohio, moving from there to Logan >county, and to Kosciusko County in 1842. He was a man held in the >highest esteem and served in the State Legislature in 1880-81. It was at >this home that the ties were formed which culminated in their marriage. >Mr. and Mrs. French have spend their entire married life in this county >except years spent in Bourbon and three years in California. One son was >born to them 49 years ago, who died in infancy. While they have a >beautiful home near Los Angeles, California, yet the association of >their friends at their old home is (perferred) to the golden west and >they have remained in Pierceton during the last winter. That they may >decide to remain here indefinitely is the wish of their many friends. > > >==== INKOSCIU Mailing List ==== >To UNSUBSCRIBE, address your email to [email protected] (or [email protected] if you receive the digest) >

I may have posted this before. If I did, please excuse me. This was among my Grandmother Leona (Weaver) Crites' memorbelia. She died in North Dakota. I thought it might belong to someone in Kosciusko County. Jerry Fecht [email protected] GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY The above picture of Mr. and Mrs. David French was taken on their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday of last week February 23 (1905). Mrs. and Mrs. French had planned for a big celebration but because of ill health this could not be carried out, much to the disappointment of themselves and their many friends who would have enjoyed spending the day with them. Mr. and Mrs. French were married on the William O’Brien homestead three miles north of Pierceton, on what is know as the Kirkpatrick farm on February 23, 1865, the ceremony being performed by Rev. H. J. Lacey of the Methodist Church. It was a gay assemblage which attended the nuptial ceremonies at the O’Brien home that day. John Humphreys of Pierceton, acted as groomsman, but as Mr. and Mrs. French say, not many of the other guests are left. David French was born in Miami county, Ohio, on August 17, 1839 and moved with his father Aaron French to Plain township in 1852. He was one of a family of eight and is the only one of the family left. Miss Sarah Elizabeth O’Brien was born on the home place north of town on September 17, 1847, being a native of the country where nearly her entire life has been spent. She was the a daughter of the late William and Mrs. Eliza Ann O’Brien. M. O’Brien was native of Piqua county, Ohio, moving from there to Logan county, and to Kosciusko County in 1842. He was a man held in the highest esteem and served in the State Legislature in 1880-81. It was at this home that the ties were formed which culminated in their marriage. Mr. and Mrs. French have spend their entire married life in this county except years spent in Bourbon and three years in California. One son was born to them 49 years ago, who died in infancy. While they have a beautiful home near Los Angeles, California, yet the association of their friends at their old home is (perferred) to the golden west and they have remained in Pierceton during the last winter. That they may decide to remain here indefinitely is the wish of their many friends.

I ask: > >After reading posts on a couple lists for more than a year now, I've >noticed lots of folks from the Holmes Co, OH area moved to the northern >Indiana counties of St. Joseph, Marshall, Elkhart, and Kosciusko. > >Was there something special about this area of Indiana around the mid 1800s? > Thanks to the many folks that offered explanations; thought some of you might be interested in some of their thoughts...... 1. a movement to establish new churches 2. better farm land; flatter and richer 3. land grants given by the government

In a message dated 4/18/1999 11:19:22 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Cindy, theres STILL "something special about this area of Indiana," not just in 1850. (I miss it!) I think the clue is that someone led the way, sent word back about the great soil, etc., so others followed. My g-grandfather, Jacob Long, was born in Holmes Co., OH. He married in Coshocton Co., OH, then moved to Franklin Twp., Kos. Co., IN. He later moved to Newcastle Twp. in Fulton Co. When his first wife died, he went back to Holmes Co. to get his second wife. I've done lots of research on Coshocton Co., OH, and find that MANY families who were early settlers in Newcastle Twp, Fulton Co., came from there. They must have liked northern Indiana; they stayed! Justin Long Monroe, GA >> I had ancestors in Coshocton, OH and Holmes, OH, who came to Kos. and Elkhart Indiana also. The one thing they had in common was that they were old time Amish-Mennonites from Pennsylvania. That may be the common factor. Bill Bill Brauker / [email protected] ============================================== Brauker and Company Web Site Design and Marketing A business in the new millennium without a web site, is like a business in the 20th Century, without a telephone. www.brauker.com ==============================================

That's a good question. My Tribbey/Tribby family did the same thing. Warmest Regards, Pam "There is therefore now no condemnation, for those who are in Christ Jesus", Romans 8:1 http://www.nauticom.net/www/gennut/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: ckimes <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 1999 3:29 PM Subject: [INKOSCIU-L] OH > IN - Why? > After reading posts on a couple lists for more than a year now, I've > noticed lots of folks from the Holmes Co, OH area moved to the northern > Indiana counties of St. Joseph, Marshall, Elkhart, and Kosciusko. > > Was there something special about this area of Indiana ca 1850? > > Hoping someone has some ideas! > Cindy Kimes > > > ==== INKOSCIU Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE, address your email to [email protected] (or [email protected] if you receive the digest) > > > > > >

I also have wondered why so many of my ancestors from Columbiana Co. Ohio ended up in Kosciusco co. Indiana. Not only them, but a lot of their neighbors as well. My ancestors were MESSIMORE and FREED. Pat Owens Lorain, Ohio

After reading posts on a couple lists for more than a year now, I've noticed lots of folks from the Holmes Co, OH area moved to the northern Indiana counties of St. Joseph, Marshall, Elkhart, and Kosciusko. Was there something special about this area of Indiana ca 1850? Hoping someone has some ideas! Cindy Kimes

Cindy, theres STILL "something special about this area of Indiana," not just in 1850. (I miss it!) I think the clue is that someone led the way, sent word back about the great soil, etc., so others followed. My g-grandfather, Jacob Long, was born in Holmes Co., OH. He married in Coshocton Co., OH, then moved to Franklin Twp., Kos. Co., IN. He later moved to Newcastle Twp. in Fulton Co. When his first wife died, he went back to Holmes Co. to get his second wife. I've done lots of research on Coshocton Co., OH, and find that MANY families who were early settlers in Newcastle Twp, Fulton Co., came from there. They must have liked northern Indiana; they stayed! Justin Long Monroe, GA

Hi Kosciusko Co., This message is intended to give information regarding the 1989 death of Tommy Huffman, AKA JAMES THOMAS HUFFMAN, (b.Aug.24, 1919), who was the son of THOMAS HENDRICK HUFFMAN and ROXIE 'HOLLAND' HUFFMAN. His siblings were: Arthur Huffman, Eugene Huffman, and Forest Dell 'Joe' Huffman. Tommy Huffman was born in Scottsville, Kentucky, (Allen Co.), but moved to his Father's birthplace of Kosciusco Co.,(at the age of 3), after his Mother, (Roxie Holland), died in 1923. Tommy attended school in Sidney, Indiana and occasionally lived at his Grandmother's home in Sidney. His Grandmother was SUSAN MOORE HUFFMAN THAYER. James Thomas Huffman joined the Army and was at Pearl Harbor during WW-I and returned home to Sidney only briefly after the war, however he seemed to 'disappear' after about 1946. The next time I found him, he was buried at the County Cemetery in Miami, Florida! Tommy, (AKA James Thomas Huffman), died at 3:47 AM, Jan. 3, 1989, of Cardiac Arrest, while dining at a Denny's Resturant in Miami, Florida. He was taken to the Mt. Sinai Medical Center. No other person claimed to be his "next of kin", so his body was buried by the city at the County Cemetery. I never met this man and in fact only recently learned that he was connected to my own Father's side of the family from Kentucky! I came across the above information through intensive genealogical research. If anyone out there is seeking valid documentation regarding the birth or death of James Thomas Huffman, feel free to contact me. Mimi Huffman Alexander

Hi, I have a situation in which I feel an "Announcement" needs to be made! The son of a long time Kosciusco Co., family, (who's lived there several generations), graduated from High School, then went to Pearl Harbor during WW-I, and returned to Kosciusko Co. briefly around 1946, only to then "disapear" from the face of the earth, so to speak! Not even his immediate family knew where James Thomas Huffman was! Through intensive genealogical research, I have uncovered the whereabouts of this person at a County Cemetery in another state! He died in 1989. It's my belief that other relatives, and/or researachers may appreciate knowing what happened to their ancestor! I have valid documentation. Mimi Alexander

Edmund Stanton LASH married Emma Lurinda ECKERT before 1884. I know of five children - Nettie, Raymond, Madge, Bessie and Wilson. I believe they stayed in the Mentone, Indiana area. Have letters from Emma to her sister Adaline Wilson in Colorado. Also pictures. Would love to find relatives. Don and Mary in Wyoming -----Original Message----- From: Victor R. Gulickson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, April 15, 1999 9:50 PM Subject: Re: [INKOSCIU-L] New to list >Hi Don and Mary > >Who are the LASH folks in your research. > >My wifes gg-grandmother was Mary LASH BEDELL SARBER, daughter of Phillip Lash >and Sunnah Stecher. Would love to contact someone in the BEDELL line also. > >Vic and Ginny SARBER Gulickson > >Don and Mary Saban wrote: >> >> Our primary surname in Kosciosko County, Indiana is ECKERT. Sullivan ECKERT >> and wife Rachael McFALL came there from Hancock County, Ohio. They had `ten >> children, one of which was Adaline - my great grandmother. >> >> Related surnames: STOUGH, GATES, GOODMAN, DORSEY, CREIGHTON, LASH, WILSON, >> HIBSCHMAN, STONE. >> >> We have lots of pictures we would like to share. >> >> Don and Mary in Wyoming >> >> ==== INKOSCIU Mailing List ==== >> Kosciusko Co, IN USGenWeb site http://user.ctlnet.com/gan155/kosco.htm > > >==== INKOSCIU Mailing List ==== >To UNSUBSCRIBE, address your email to [email protected] (or [email protected] if you receive the digest) > > > > >

Hi Don and Mary Who are the LASH folks in your research. My wifes gg-grandmother was Mary LASH BEDELL SARBER, daughter of Phillip Lash and Sunnah Stecher. Would love to contact someone in the BEDELL line also. Vic and Ginny SARBER Gulickson Don and Mary Saban wrote: > > Our primary surname in Kosciosko County, Indiana is ECKERT. Sullivan ECKERT > and wife Rachael McFALL came there from Hancock County, Ohio. They had `ten > children, one of which was Adaline - my great grandmother. > > Related surnames: STOUGH, GATES, GOODMAN, DORSEY, CREIGHTON, LASH, WILSON, > HIBSCHMAN, STONE. > > We have lots of pictures we would like to share. > > Don and Mary in Wyoming > > ==== INKOSCIU Mailing List ==== > Kosciusko Co, IN USGenWeb site http://user.ctlnet.com/gan155/kosco.htm

Our primary surname in Kosciosko County, Indiana is ECKERT. Sullivan ECKERT and wife Rachael McFALL came there from Hancock County, Ohio. They had `ten children, one of which was Adaline - my great grandmother. Related surnames: STOUGH, GATES, GOODMAN, DORSEY, CREIGHTON, LASH, WILSON, HIBSCHMAN, STONE. We have lots of pictures we would like to share. Don and Mary in Wyoming

Hi Karen, Couldn't remember if I think you or not and wanted to be sure that I did. Thanks. Z Thomas Anderson wrote: > Another thought: Remember that all of these mailing lists have archives, so you can do a search to see if anyone has ever sent a query on that name. > > I believe the Url is http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html > > Or try http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ then click on maillist search and type in the exact name of the list, such as INKOSCIU (it may also require the -L. Haven't used it in awhile, but if one way says no match found, try to alternate one.) > > Karen > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, April 12, 1999 7:42 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [INKOSCIU-L] Re: LASH surname > > In a message dated 4/11/99 8:22:39 PM Central Daylight Time, Zeta Moore > writes: > > << I am trying to find the parents of Margaret C. Lash, born Jan. 1840 in > IN (do not know where). > > Found her & sister Marie/Mary (b 1843 in IL) for the first time in the > 1850 IL census living in the home of James and Margaret Bryant. > > When I checked the 1840 IN census, this is what I found: > > Philip Lash in Kosciusko Co............. > John Lash in Kosciusko Co.............. >> > > Hi Zeta, > > I think we may have communicated before. Philip LASH is my gggg-grandfather > and John is his presumed brother. Philip had no daughter named Margaret. > John did have a daughter named Margaret, however, she was born Jan 1, 1836 in > Wayne Co., Ohio (d. Oct 1854). I don't know her middle initial. Not likely, > but is it possible that you have the date and place wrong? Both Philip and > John lived in Ohio before going to IN and there were several LASH families > that stayed in OH. > > In 1840 there were LASHes in other IN counties. Have you checked those? > There were LASHes in Noble, Johnson, Clark and Wayne counties. The LASHes > were a prolific family as were many back then. If you have been reading the > LASH-list, you have seen how confusing it all can be. > > There were several LASHes in IL also. My own gggg-grandmother Susannah > Stecher LASH, wife of Philip, died in McLean Co., IL. That might be another > place to look. Also, have you checked land records? There were several > LASHes listed on the ILL federal land records database. > > I do not know of any connection to the BRYANT family in my LASHes. [ yet ;-) > ] > > Do you know anything more about Margaret besides her birth info and sister's > name? Maybe more clues would help other people recognize her. Your best bet > would probably be on the LASH-list. Just keep posting periodically--new > people join all the time. > > I don't know if I was any help--but good luck. > Evan O'Hara > > ==== INKOSCIU Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE, address your email to [email protected] (or [email protected] if you receive the digest) > > ==== INKOSCIU Mailing List ==== > Kosciusko Co, IN USGenWeb site http://user.ctlnet.com/gan155/kosco.htm

Hi Everybody: Be sure to watch the TV show "60 Minutes II" Wednesday night (tomorrow). There will be a segment on the Hairston family of Virginia and North Carolina. I just finished reading the book ("The Hairstons") written about this family and it was very interesting. The author (Henry Wiencek) spent many years researching the family tree of this family - both black and white - and the book tells of his research and findings. This book will be great reading for anyone interested in tracing any family who may have both white slave owner and black slave descendants. It gives a great deal of perspective and insight into how the different family members view the period of time when their ancestors were either owners or slaves - perspectives that I hadn't considered but now realize that I need to know as I begin contacting and researching the black descendants in my Allred family. The white author's "trial and error" method of contacting the black descendants of this family is very detailed and honest - very educational. Anyone wanting more info on this book, please let me know. Linda Allred Cooper

We're still looking for descendants of Joseph KIMES who lived in Kosciusko Co from at least 1840 to 1860. Joseph KIMES, b: 1818 PA, m. (Elizabeth) Jane DAVIS, b: 1823 OH, on 03 November 1843, Kosciusko Co, IN. Children: Francis W. KIMES b: 1845 IN Andrew J. KIMES b: 1847 IN Malvina KIMES b: 1848 IN Erashis (Arastis) W. KIMES b: June 1850 IN Joseph KIMES b: 1852 IN Nancy KIMES b: 1854 IA? Lavina KIMES b: 1857 IA? Joseph was a brother to my Jacob, b. 1814. Thanks. Cindy Kimes

Another thought: Remember that all of these mailing lists have archives, so you can do a search to see if anyone has ever sent a query on that name. I believe the Url is http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html Or try http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ then click on maillist search and type in the exact name of the list, such as INKOSCIU (it may also require the -L. Haven't used it in awhile, but if one way says no match found, try to alternate one.) Karen -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 12, 1999 7:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [INKOSCIU-L] Re: LASH surname In a message dated 4/11/99 8:22:39 PM Central Daylight Time, Zeta Moore writes: << I am trying to find the parents of Margaret C. Lash, born Jan. 1840 in IN (do not know where). Found her & sister Marie/Mary (b 1843 in IL) for the first time in the 1850 IL census living in the home of James and Margaret Bryant. When I checked the 1840 IN census, this is what I found: Philip Lash in Kosciusko Co............. John Lash in Kosciusko Co.............. >> Hi Zeta, I think we may have communicated before. Philip LASH is my gggg-grandfather and John is his presumed brother. Philip had no daughter named Margaret. John did have a daughter named Margaret, however, she was born Jan 1, 1836 in Wayne Co., Ohio (d. Oct 1854). I don't know her middle initial. Not likely, but is it possible that you have the date and place wrong? Both Philip and John lived in Ohio before going to IN and there were several LASH families that stayed in OH. In 1840 there were LASHes in other IN counties. Have you checked those? There were LASHes in Noble, Johnson, Clark and Wayne counties. The LASHes were a prolific family as were many back then. If you have been reading the LASH-list, you have seen how confusing it all can be. There were several LASHes in IL also. My own gggg-grandmother Susannah Stecher LASH, wife of Philip, died in McLean Co., IL. That might be another place to look. Also, have you checked land records? There were several LASHes listed on the ILL federal land records database. I do not know of any connection to the BRYANT family in my LASHes. [ yet ;-) ] Do you know anything more about Margaret besides her birth info and sister's name? Maybe more clues would help other people recognize her. Your best bet would probably be on the LASH-list. Just keep posting periodically--new people join all the time. I don't know if I was any help--but good luck. Evan O'Hara ==== INKOSCIU Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE, address your email to [email protected] (or [email protected] if you receive the digest)

In a message dated 4/11/99 8:22:39 PM Central Daylight Time, Zeta Moore writes: << I am trying to find the parents of Margaret C. Lash, born Jan. 1840 in IN (do not know where). Found her & sister Marie/Mary (b 1843 in IL) for the first time in the 1850 IL census living in the home of James and Margaret Bryant. When I checked the 1840 IN census, this is what I found: Philip Lash in Kosciusko Co............. John Lash in Kosciusko Co.............. >> Hi Zeta, I think we may have communicated before. Philip LASH is my gggg-grandfather and John is his presumed brother. Philip had no daughter named Margaret. John did have a daughter named Margaret, however, she was born Jan 1, 1836 in Wayne Co., Ohio (d. Oct 1854). I don't know her middle initial. Not likely, but is it possible that you have the date and place wrong? Both Philip and John lived in Ohio before going to IN and there were several LASH families that stayed in OH. In 1840 there were LASHes in other IN counties. Have you checked those? There were LASHes in Noble, Johnson, Clark and Wayne counties. The LASHes were a prolific family as were many back then. If you have been reading the LASH-list, you have seen how confusing it all can be. There were several LASHes in IL also. My own gggg-grandmother Susannah Stecher LASH, wife of Philip, died in McLean Co., IL. That might be another place to look. Also, have you checked land records? There were several LASHes listed on the ILL federal land records database. I do not know of any connection to the BRYANT family in my LASHes. [ yet ;-) ] Do you know anything more about Margaret besides her birth info and sister's name? Maybe more clues would help other people recognize her. Your best bet would probably be on the LASH-list. Just keep posting periodically--new people join all the time. I don't know if I was any help--but good luck. Evan O'Hara

Cindy, Do you have anything on Sylvester WILKINSON, b. 1850 Shelby Co, OH & resided Noble Co, IN? Father was Thomas per Whitley Co, IN 1907 history. His brother John was a resident of Pierceton, IN in 1907. Sylvester married 1871 to Amanda BELCH & had the following kids: 1. Edwin S., m. Emma Pearl BUCK & lived (1907) in Noble Co, IN; most likely father of Virgil O. listed later on as the object of my search. 2. Nettie, m. Marion RIDER & lived (1907) Etna twp, Kosc Co, IN 3. Amelia, m. Theodore CLINGMAN & lived (1907)Noble Co, IN Sylvester m-2. 1883 to Caroline HINDBAUGH & they had 8 children: Merrel, Alvernis, Arbie, Ernest, Mary, Otho, Joseph & William. Because born after 1882, these sons are all probably too young to be the father of Virgil O. born c1900. Sylvester was a member of the Church of God at Wilmot in Noble Co, IN. It's likely that one of his sons had a son named Virgil O. Wilkinson, b. 1900, who married Ruth SNAPP about 1918. Ruth, who's part of my MENZIE family, died 1919 in Kosciusko Co, IN. She's buried at Wilmot beside Everett Wilkinson 1897-1907, s/o LA & IA (do you know who they might be?). A Miss Leon Bumgartner of Warsaw attended Ruth's funeral. Hope you can help me or direct me to a Wilkinson researcher with Noble Co, In connections. Thanks. Brenda Robison Indianapolis, IN