Need to know: Can anyone identify Richard (59 bNC) and Melinda (49 b KY) PORTER or any connection with their family members who are given as Sally 26, Mary A 21, Caroline 12 and Jas A 10, all b in IN? Or, in same census, Wm PORTER (26) and wife Mary A (19) and Elizabeth E. (1).?

Need to know: What is the relationship of Wm and Sarah Brown to Liza J Sims, age 15, born IN, who appears with their family in Clay Twp, Owen Co, IN 1860 census, page 68?

Hello again, This is in regards to your posting last October. Did you ever post this to the Clay Co. list? It was such an interesting letter. I glance back at it from time to time. May I have your permission to post it (with your name as reference, of course)? We so often deal with dates and statistics. I love to hear the actual words and thoughts of these people we research. Thanks again for sharing, Brad Crabb ----- Original Message ----- From: <daviau1@juno.com> To: <INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 11:45 PM Subject: [INOWEN] Andersonville Letter > Decided this might be a great time to share the following letter, it was > written to my Grandfather, William D. Stevens & his brother, Jesse > Stevens. > > Noah Stevens/Stephens was my Great Grandfather, he died in the > Andersonville Civil War Prison along with his son, Levi Jackson > Stevens/Stephens. > > Would be interested in hearing from anyone connected to any of the > individuals mentioned. > Patti Daviau > > (Copied as closely as possible from original writing.) > > Lewis, Ind > Sept. 11,1910 > Well Boys, your letter here, all well, glad that I have found you Boys. > now Boys, from the time your Father & Levy J Stephens came to > Indianapolis Ind, to our camp, I done all of their writing for them & > Perry, as they none of them could write and after Noah & Jack, we all > called him Levy, was captured Dec 24, 1863 I wrote to your ma & told her > of the Sad occurrence. O that was a sad day for your Ma and a sad day for > us Boys, for there never was Braver Boys than your Father & Jack. Brave, > Noble, Good, Cheerful, Kind Harted, no Better Soldiers never lived than > they. they are Two Brave Boys that gave up wife, Brothers & Sisters & ma > to Fight for this Government. They willingly laid down their lives for > Their country. I can see those Two yet in my mind, as, > 2 > as they rode Past us on that Christmas Eve morning, going Guarding the > Wagon Train for Forage they were Chearfull, Laughing as they Rode Past > the Pickett Post that me and Perry was on. So a Bout 10 O Clock on Dec > 24, 1863 they got in the fight, the 81 of our Boys that was in the fight, > Killed & wounded 50 Rebels. Noah & Jack & 18 more of our Boys after they > had shot over 200 Rounds a Piece all the amuniction gone, had to, They > Being Entirely Surrounded, they had to Surrender to the 64 Virginia > Mounted Infantry Rebels. well Boys, when I wrote for your Father & Jack, > letters to send home, they allways had me to write some to you little > Boys at home, often said if you Boys was big enough to go to war you and > them would Tear the Rebellion in too. Now boys I am the only one that has > Seen where Poor Noah & Jack lays > 3 > now Jack either lays with the unknown or else he has bin assigned to Some > other State, as in the 14000 Solddiers that lay there in long rows, they > are some from all the Northern States. I will write to the Superintendent > out of the Andersonville GA National Cemetery and Try to find out where > Poor Jack Lays. Boys, on Thursday, Nov the 26, 1908, I with some 300 > Indiana Soldiers, with our then Governor J Frank Hanley, Stood & walked > all over the old Prison Pen, where 14000 Brave Boys lies. Govenor J Frank > Hanley Delivered the Greatest address I ever heard in all my life. O > those words he spoke, rings in my ears yet, he Told us that at any moment > your Father & Brother would have taken the Oath to the Southern > Confederacy or Rebel Government they could have walked out of the Prison > pen a free man. But Rather than do that they Starved to death. > 4 > if they had a done that, they might have bin living yet. But No, they > Stood By & Starved to death. Died to Save the best Government on Earth. > Some days & nights 200 of the Brave Boys would be laid at the South gate > dead. they were Throwed on an old waggon cross ways like cord wood, 20 at > a load and hauled one half mile to the country, one half of the Naked. I > seen the old Nigger that hauled all to the Burying Ground. The Dirt was > throwed off a Strip 6 feet, By 40 Rods, all those Poor Boys laid close, > Side By side, then as they dug the other ditch the dirt was throwed on > them only 2 feet deep, no coffins, no Tears & one half of them stark > Naked, Their names put on a Book. Those Poor fellows will rest there till > Gabriel the Arc Angel will Sound his Trumppet, then those Poor fellows > will come forth, not Naked & Starved as they was hauled there, but they > will > 5 > be Robed in Richiousness of Pure white. God Bless their memory. Say Boys, > you cain't Compreehend the Suffering that those Poor fellows Suffered, > Naked, Starved for food & watter, Stink & Vermin. Taken cold Rains > nothing to cover them night & day. Burning up by day & chilled by a > night. Just think of 35000 men on 40 acres, eat, sleep and do all their > Business on it. Just think what a Smell. O Boys, you can't imagine What > your Father & Brother did Suffer. Say Boys, I have a History of the > Prison Pen written By M Clory of 14 Ill Cavalry he was in there with your > Father. I will loan it to you to Read, 400 Pages. Boys, when I Stood by > your Fathers Grave, I never had such a feeling in my Life. I cut a cane > in that Hell Hole, where 10 to 15 Boys died every night at stool. Jest > fell over dead. I will make you a Present of it, if you will come to see > me. > 6 > Boys, I could Talk all day & night with you. Come and see me, I will give > you all the men in Company M 6th Indiana Cavalry or Rough Riders, That > your father & Jack be longed to. You Boys are young, I am getting old, So > come to Bowling Green Bellaire Fleeder Dam, Old Hill to Lewis, my Farm > joined the Town of Lewis on Southern Ind RR or come West to Clay City, go > Srait 10 miles To Lewis. Joe Parr lives 2 miles South of me. I will Send > you some Coppys of Nationall Tribune, allso Yellow Jacket. I am Glad I > found you. where do you live from Poland. Come And see me. I will go to > Indianapolis to State Fair next Tuesday as I want a Buck sheep. have you > heard from your uncle Perry. He was a good soldier. I can tell you a heap > of fun a Bout Perry. Now Boys, no one, Big or little can say to me that > Noah or Jack done anything wrong in the army. They were good Boys there > 7 > (illegible) can't Express or Tell of half the suffering in those Too with > others suffered in those Hell Holes of a Prison. O the anguish, Starving > and being eat up with lice and Scurvey. Flesh half fell off of the Bones, > nothing but living Skeletons. Say Boys, I can't read the History of > Andersonville without Taking off my Meathodist Coat and walking the Floor > and Saying a few Cuss words and you can't either, I know. Well Boys, I > got a Piece of the old Prison Pen to make me a cane, So come Down, I will > give coppy of all the names of your Fathers Company. All I can say Boys, > be good. Republicans we was from 1861 to 1865 and we are right yet. There > are a lot of them rebels ought to be hung yet. I don't know what would > interest you. Best wishes to all. Come see me. I can talk better than I > can write. > J.K. Polk Stephens > write soon > > > ==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > > >

I'm trying to find out more info on the above couple, but I believe that Nancy's name might be EDGER not EGGER?? There is a Samuel SCOTT living in the household of T.J.WELLS, Wash.Twp. on the 1860 census listed as a laborer. Then he is listed as on the H of H index 1870 living in Wash. Twp......Also living in Wash Twp. was a Fanny EDGER? Could this be Nancy F. Egger listed above?? This is Samuel SCOTT s/o John SCOTT b. 1790 Ire and Ellen BEAVER b. 1802 PA. If anyone has any info on this couple I would like to exchange family info with you. Thanks so much, N.J.Skinner White in MI.....vwhite0901@aol.com

Looking for info on Effie TRUELOVE b. 1877 Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, m. 1897 Otis Tilford NEWSOM b 1872. Effie TRUELOVE is the dau. of Timothy TRUELOVE & Elizabeth JOHNSON m. 1853 Owen County, Indiana. I have not been able to find any additional info on this family. All help will be appreciated. Indiana Surnames - NEWSOM, BEAM/BEEM, NEELY, WALL, DYER/DYAR, STORM, HARTMAN, JOHNSON, TRUELOVE & more. Thanks for checking, Pat Wink Virginia

Looking for parents & sibs of Louisa HARTMAN (poss Vonhartman) b. abt 1820 m. 1846 in Owen County, John Storm BEAM/BEEM. Louisa's father was possibly Ludvig HARTMAN/VONHARTMAN. Indiana Surnames - NEWSOM, STORM, BEAM/BEEM, NEELY, WALL, DYER/DYAR, TRUELOVE, JOHNSON, & more. Pat Wink Virginia

I'm looking for any connections to the family of : Andrew JACKSON b. ca1817 KY m. Elizabeth ELLIOT b. ca1822 KY.....they were married 23 Jul 1835 in Morgan Co.IN. I would like to find the parents of Andrew....Did he come from KY to IN by himself? Or did his family move to this area too? The Elliot/Ellett family moved from Fleming Co.KY to Morgan/Monroe Co's in IN. Did the Jackson family make that move at the same time possibly? Census info would indicate that they lived in Owen Co.1840,1850,1860,Lafayette Twp. 1870 1880 Franklin Twp......in the Freedom Area. Elizabeth died bef 1858 as Andrew remarried to Martha McNaught a widowed neighbor 14 Jan 1858. Their children that I know of are listed on the family chart below.....If you have a connection to this line, I would like to share family info with you. Thanks......N.J.Skinner White Descendants of Andrew Jackson 1 Andrew Jackson 1817 - .. +Elizabeth Elliott 1822 - .. 2 William R. Jackson 1837 - ...... +Amanda Hockman .. 2 Daniel E. Jackson 1838 - ...... +Eliza A Putoff 1844 - .. 2 Mary Ann Jackson 1841 - 1924 ** My Direct line** ...... +William W. Scott 1839 - 1916 .. 2 Martha E. Jackson 1842 - ...... +John A. Putoff .. 2 Sarah E. Jackson 1844 - ...... +Peter Malloy .. 2 Harriet E. Jackson 1849 - ...... +Moses F. Hicks .. 2 Josephine W. Jackson 1854 - ...... +Athenus B. White *2nd Wife of Andrew Jackson: .. +Martha McNaught .. 2 Amanda Barnes 1854 - .. 2 George E. Gibson 1854 -

Searching for the parents of Daniel GRAY who married Elizabeth WILSON in Owen Co., IN., 1844. Known children of Elizabeth and Daniel are: John Amos GRAY, Alice GRAY KEIPER, Laura Ann GRAY COMBS (My gggrandmother), George GRAY, William GRAY and Parthenia GRAY. Daniel was born 1814 in OH and died 1864 in Owen Co., IN. Penny Smith cprstx@aol.com

Searching for parents of JESSE WEATHERLY b 1820 NC, d 1863 (Owen) IN. Married HARRIETT BOWEN (?) HAUSER b OHIO, d 1859 (OWEN) IN. Any info concerning this marriage or ancestors of either is greatly appreciated. This couple are my GG Grandparents. Elaine (Groomer) Petitjean Mineola, TX

If anyone has access to the 1870 census for Monroe, Putnam, Morgan, Owen Counties, I would appreciate a lookup. Seeking a Susan Mary or Mary Susan DUNKIN/DUNCAN. Age 14... Any help appreciated... DICK CARTER rcar37@prodigy.net

Debbie, I have and Ephraim Goss b. August 12, 1816 in my database. He was the son of Daniel Goss and Martha Ingram. Perhaps he was named after an uncle or grandfather??????? This is all I have on him. Terresa Debbjennings@aol.com wrote: > > I am searching for any information regarding an Anna > E. Workman who lived in and around the Rowan County NC > area about 1795.Anna was born about1776. She married Ephraim Goss on March > 23,1795 in Rowan county NC. They migrated to > Washington county IN about 1810 and then on to Owen > county IN in 1818. Anna died there on Sept 19, 1854. > This couple had 10 children and I would be interested > in sharing any data. I am trying however to locate who > her parents were or at least eliminate any > Workman/Wortman in the 1790 Rowan county NC census > > Debbie Jennings > Debbjennings@aol.com > "Following the Footprints through Time" > <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/in3/longagoandfaraway">LONGAGO~FARAWAY INDIANA RESEARCH</A> > > ==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > Genealogical research is supposed to be fun, please keep it that way! > To unsubscribe from this list, send to > INOWEN-L-request@rootsweb.com and write only one word > unsubscribe in the text field and send. > No other words, no signature, no fancy taglines.

Looking for Luke JENNINGS b abt 1815 Wilkes Co NC m bef 1838 Cassa BAUGUESS daughter of Henry BAUGUESS and Lydia SPARKS. Moved to Owen Co 1838-1840. Listed on the 1850 Marion twp, Owen Co IN census Children Lydia b 1841 Owen Co IN William Pet b 1844 Clay Co IN Henry b 1848 Owen Co IN Bryant b 1850 Owen Com IN moved to Crawford Co IL abt 1856. Jean Okla City

I am searching for any information regarding an Anna E. Workman who lived in and around the Rowan County NC area about 1795.Anna was born about1776. She married Ephraim Goss on March 23,1795 in Rowan county NC. They migrated to Washington county IN about 1810 and then on to Owen county IN in 1818. Anna died there on Sept 19, 1854. This couple had 10 children and I would be interested in sharing any data. I am trying however to locate who her parents were or at least eliminate any Workman/Wortman in the 1790 Rowan county NC census Debbie Jennings Debbjennings@aol.com "Following the Footprints through Time" <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/in3/longagoandfaraway">LONGAGO~FARAWAY INDIANA RESEARCH</A>

My line descends from Andrew EVANS and Elizabeth FAIN. Andrew EVANS b. 9-28-1759 in Mecklenburgh county NC and he and Elizabeth FAIN married about 1781 in Washington county TN. They later migrated to Owen county IN where Andrew died 12-5-1840. I am interested in finding the parents of Andrew EVANS. I have seen various claims that his lineage proceeds as: David Evans--father Peter--grandfather Lot Evans II--great grandfather Lot Evans I--gg grandfather. As of yet however, I can find no proof of this. Anywhere I have seen this listed there is never any clue as to the poster so I can write for documentation. Does anyone have any information on this line? Debbie Jennings Debbjennings@aol.com "Following the Footprints through Time" <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/in3/longagoandfaraway">LONGAGO~FARAWAY INDIANA RESEARCH</A>

I am searching for info on: Mary Susan/Susan Mary DUNCAN b. 12 Oct 1856 in either Owen or Morgan county IN d. 12 Dec 1930 Stinesville, IN She married on 15 Oct 1873 in Putnam county IN Morris CARTER b. 26 July 1851 d.9 Mar 1934. This couple had 9 children I am fairly sure she is of the line descended from John and Jemima(THOMAS)DUNKIN that settled in Owen county IN in 1821. Any help is greatly appreciated Debbie Jennings Debbjennings@aol.com "Following the Footprints through Time" <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/in3/longagoandfaraway">LONGAGO~FARAWAY INDIANA RESEARCH</A>

Thomas BALDWIN b. about 1774 in MD migrated to Nelson county KY about 1798 with his wife and about 4 children at that time. There were eventually 7 children.Thomas died unknown. Most all of these children ended up in the Owen county area. By the 1830 census taking, they had all arrived there.Many of them were members of the Little Mount Church and several are buried in the Little Mount Cemetery.The children all used a variety of spellings of the surname. They all lived in the Wayne,Harrison,& Montgomery twp areas. 1.James BALDWIN/BALDON b. 1791 in MD He arrived in Owen co. 1823.Married twice,(1)Hannah TRUAX (2) Matilda NUTTERFIELD.He helped found Little Mount Church and acted as JP. He died "about" 1878 in Owen county. 2.McKinney BALWIN/BALDON b.11-22-1792 in MD  He arrived in Owen co.and had filed land records by 4-20-1825. He married once to Mary Ann MURPHY. He died on 3-18-1856,Owen co. 3.Samuel BALDON b. 1796 in MD.He married once to Margaret LOVE and arrived in Owen co.by 1827 his first appearance in tax lists.Date of death is unknown 4.John BALDON b. 1797 in MD. He married once to Elizabeth THOMAS and first appears on tax lists of Owen co. in 1824. John later migrated to Montgomery co. IN 5.Thomas BALDON b.about 1800 KY. He married once to Polly LOVE and first appears on the tax lists in Owen co.in 1827 6.Elizabeth BALDON b.12-26-1801 KY. She married twice,(1)Samuel TRUAX(2)Jacob RUMPLE and joined the Little Mount Church in Owen co. in September of 1825.She died 1-13-1881 in Owen co. 7.Mariah Sarah BALDON b.10-12-1803 KY. She married once to James Allison TRUAX in Owen co. in 1827. She died 9-12-1838 in Owen co. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF Nancy WHITE and my father Dick CARTER: Are there any surviving members of any of these family lines on this mailing list? Associated Surnames are: CARTER,NUTTERFIELD,TRUAX,RUMPLE,LOVE, STAMPER,HALL,EVANS,MURPHY,COMBS,SMITH, ASHER,MEASEL,WHITAKER. Debbie Jennings Debbjennings@aol.com "Following the Footprints through Time" <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/in3/longagoandfaraway">LONGAGO~FARAWAY INDIANA RESEARCH</A>

I am looking for some death dates for the following EVANS family members: CHILDREN OF DAVID EVANS & ELIZABETH McCULLOUGH 1. Margery Evans  b. 1805 in Pulaski co. KY m. Issac Hendricks 8-24-1825 Owen co. IN. d. sometime prior to 1861 ??? 2. Elizabeth Evans b. ?? in Pulaski co. KY  m. Abraham Henderson 7-13-1826 Owen co. m 2nd Zachariah Montgomery on 2-4-1837 Owen co. 3. Mary Ann Evans  b. in Pulaski co. KY  m Anderson Clark 10-8-1835 Owen co.and later to John Carter 4. Rachel Evans b. in Pulaski co. KY m. Bernard Jackman 10-1-1839 Owen co. Was living in Carroll Co. KY in 1862. 5. Andrew M. Evans b. 1818 in Pulaski co. KY  m Nancy Owen 3-31-1840 Owen co. d. sometime after 1881 in Taylor twp, Owen co. 6. Sarah Evans  b. 1820 in Pulaski co. KY m Arabian Asher 5-5-1847 Owen co. Any help appreciated Debbie Jennings Debbjennings@aol.com "Following the Footprints through Time" <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/in3/longagoandfaraway">LONGAGO~FARAWAY INDIANA RESEARCH</A>

John McCULLOUGH b. 6-17-1755 in Lancaster co. PA, he was the son of John. He migrated to Mecklenburgh and Carabbas county in NC and later on to Pulaski county KY, finally settling in Owen county IN where he died sometime around 1837-1840. Any info regarding this man would be most appreciated. Debbie Jennings Debbjennings@aol.com "Following the Footprints through Time" <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/in3/longagoandfaraway">LONGAGO~FARAWAY INDIANA RESEARCH</A>

Jesse JONES b. 10-6-1824 it is believed in NC. He married Sarah YOUNG on 4-25-1839. The couple resided in Owen county IN and Jesse died there on 1-9-1888 and Sarah died there on 11-10-1912. I would be interested in the parents of either of these persons...This is NOT the Jesse Jones that was the doctor in the Cunot area. Debbie Jennings Debbjennings@aol.com "Following the Footprints through Time" <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/in3/longagoandfaraway">LONGAGO~FARAWAY INDIANA RESEARCH</A>

I am searching for any info on: Jonathan MASSEY (son of Thomas) B. about 1773 in NC D. unknown in IN?? He married: Francis (Franky) DAVIS on November 2, 1797 in Grainger county TN Francis(Franky) DAVIS (dau of John and Elizabeth (?)DAVIS b.about 1777 in NC d. unknown in IN?? Jonathan and Franky are last found in the Owen county 1850 census taking listed as: Jonathan 77 years old Franky 73 years old both born in NC living in the household with them is: Jane age 26 born KY Lydia age 13 born IN With Lydia's birth that would place them in IN about 1837. The total of children for this couple is seven: Issac  born 1807 TN Lucy Ann born about 1809 TN Willis born about 1813  TN Jacob  born October 6, 1814 KY Elizabeth born about 1816 KY Jane born about 1824  KY Lydia born about 1837 IN ( I understand that Lydia was a grandchild of Jonathan and Francis Massey) I would like to fill in some of these blanks and some of the "abouts" also find the info on the parents of Jonathan and Francis (DAVIS)MASSEY. Thanks for any help Debbie Jennings Debbjennings@aol.com "Following the Footprints through Time" <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/in3/longagoandfaraway">LONGAGO~FARAWAY INDIANA RESEARCH</A>