<< Found the following site regarding Henry Baldwin and thought some of you researchers might find it helpful. >> Nell, Thanks for sending that along to the list as several of us on the Owen Co list are researching Baldwin's......Our Henry b. 1700 I have not been able to get any further back than him, so this site might be useful, as I believe that he was b. England also....m. Mary ? then settleing in Anne Arudel Co.MD. Thanks again, N.J.Skinner White in MI.

Found the following site regarding Henry Baldwin and thought some of you researchers might find it helpful. Nell Langwell Gronberg <A HREF="http://members.tripod.com/ntgen/bw/bald_index.html#subs">Henry Baldwin of Woburn, Mass</A>

<< Does anyone have obit for Nancy J Baldwin, died 2-23-1919, Owen Co., In... Need parents... >> Dick, Is this the Nancy Jane that was married to Milton BALDWIN? I have them on the 1860 census in Taylor Twp, PO. Quincy.....they had a 2yr old child then.....So I just sent to Roger Peterson for a lookup for a marriage record on them and asked if there was a suppliment to it.....hoping to find her parents names. Will pass it along to you when I hear from Roger about it. I don't remember seeing any obit for her in the Baldwin family file at the library when I was there. Also another thought on finding out who her parents were would be the funeral records.....the Owen Co.Lib. has the funeral home records from West & Sons, but I'm uncertain what year they started? You might email Tammy Carney at the Library, as she would be able to assit you there. These records contain parents names, if the person supplying the info knew their names. Also on her death record, which you can order from the Health Dept. Good Luck, N.J. : ) in MI.

Have you ever given thought to what will happen to all the mountains of research after you are no longer,"guardian of the files"? There are I grant you several options -at the same time there are many problems with each one: 1.Children--Which one? many times there seems to be no real interest on the part of any of your children. 2.Grandchildren--This is great, but if they are very young now, who knows if this will be of interest to them later. 3.Library/Archival Holdings--This would be a useful thing to do, which one? what family line? >From my personal point of view, which is really all I can give you right now-- Even though, I know it wasn't really the way it was, it seems as if during my childhood I was drug into and walked through every cemetery in about 3 states, mostly Indiana. Didn't seem to have any real connection to me, these people had been dead quite some time. At ages 10-14 you always seem to have many more important things to do then walk through cemeteries, especially on vacation. Then there were the libraries, and the xerox machines. This was a little more interesting, although not much. Due to dire family illness, the genealogy was shelved for years, I married, had children and divorced. Then...I got it, the "bug". I knew it was there and I could get it at anytime, but really didn't think I would. There are no known vaccines for it, no instant cures, and to my knowledge no telethons raising money to cure the "bug". I started researching, now I could better comprehend the desire to roam the cemeteries, hang out at the libraries, talk in that strange language of: census,immigration, ship lists,I had to read obituaries,possibilities, speculations. My children (grown now) find it strange that mom actually not only takes photos of gravestones, she SAVES them. I find it odd that sometimes I can, given a name, regardless of time frame have recall of parents,dates,deaths. But bring me to the present and well, you all know...... What does this all have to do with who to leave your files to? Don't always assume that your children WON'T be interested at a future date. When I got the "bug" nobody had been prodding me it just "happened". I have three children. One would like the info,although as he puts it "you already have everything done, but I'd like to read it". One thinks its neat, but I can tell "really" doesn't want control of it. Then, there is the other child.. Most recently he has decided to borrow my familytreemaker and install it. He has asked for help and suggestions, he doesn't always have time to "get into it", BUT the "bug" is there, he has been bitten or he wouldn't be at the point he is. It is I grant you a tough decision as to who to leave the info to. I would like to make a copy for each of the children and for the grandchildren. But that still isn't the same as who will carry on the search. I would hate to see all the research just be read and not furthered. Of course you may all have comtemporaries who are also working on the family history and you feel that they understand the importance and the value of the research. But, of course you realize especially if they are older that in most likelihood they will be gone before you are. For me, the library is not an option as I don't wish for it to just sit there. I want it furthered. My suggestion, for what it is worth-- Look to the child of yours who had the most questions growing up, was the most curious, never could quite accept the reasoning "just because".The one who always dug just a little further into the why,how and where then all the other children in the area. My bet is this will be the child who later, has that desire to know. Who won't accept, "it was because it was." Everyone who is researching knows that it takes a certain amount of just not being able to accept everything they are told.Sure leave a copy to your grandchildren and to your children, but there is an inherent difference in a copy of the family history and your files. But then, as a final note, maybe I will be the first to have to have two burial plots. One will be for me and the other will have a stone saying "Her Files". We all know true genealogists never reach the end, after all once you leave this world, how are you going to ask all those questions,(wherever you are) without your files.......... Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

Does anyone have obit for Nancy J Baldwin, died 2-23-1919, Owen Co., In... Need parents... Dick Carter rcar37@prodigy.net

sounds like you need a new computer that doesn't crash so often. I deleted my whole system once windows and all I mean delete.. repairman spent three hours trying to fix it and lost everything I had added -- haven't had any problems since then just don't do anything I am not sure of now.. On Sun, 13 Aug 2000 22:11:59 -0700 "R. W. Smith" <dws@cet.com> writes: >My first crash was in '82 with a new computer. Never had a lick of >trouble (except wearing out floppies) after that until I bought my >first >IBM clone with windows. Since then--nothing but trouble. MAKE >Backups >at a minimum of each week. Daily if the material is hard to replace. >If nothing else make a complete back up at least once every week/two >weeks at most and an incremental back up every evening. >It will save a lot of frustration and heartburn. >Dick >Biggers and more >dws@cet.com > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <bass103@juno.com> >To: <INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 1:42 PM >Subject: Re: [INOWEN] Thanks > > >boy in 1982 did they have computers back then?? >> On Sat, 12 Aug 2000 23:51:58 -0700 "R. W. Smith" <dws@cet.com> >writes: >> >Debbie; >> >You just said the magic word, I have had few major crashes since I >> >started with my first computer in '82, and quickly learned to have >> >copies of everything including programs (its legal to make a >personal > > > >==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== >Been out of town? Check with the INOwen county Archives to see what >you missed. >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ________________________________________________________________ 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.

My first crash was in '82 with a new computer. Never had a lick of trouble (except wearing out floppies) after that until I bought my first IBM clone with windows. Since then--nothing but trouble. MAKE Backups at a minimum of each week. Daily if the material is hard to replace. If nothing else make a complete back up at least once every week/two weeks at most and an incremental back up every evening. It will save a lot of frustration and heartburn. Dick Biggers and more dws@cet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <bass103@juno.com> To: <INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 1:42 PM Subject: Re: [INOWEN] Thanks boy in 1982 did they have computers back then?? > On Sat, 12 Aug 2000 23:51:58 -0700 "R. W. Smith" <dws@cet.com> writes: > >Debbie; > >You just said the magic word, I have had few major crashes since I > >started with my first computer in '82, and quickly learned to have > >copies of everything including programs (its legal to make a personal

Looking for John Thomas Henry GASKIN. Place of birth unknown. Married Olliemay Florence Fogle (Flora) b 1 Sep 1880. They had 8 children b 1901 thru 1920. (I don't have the birthdates for 2 children so it may be a few years either side of the dates I gave). The family lived in Owen county during the years that the children were being born. In abt. 1922 he left the family and moved to (Missouri?) and married his sister's daughter...name unknown. The rest of the family stayed in Owen County. Supposedly he died around 1962 in Missouri, but I can't find info to back that up either. Children's names: Flossie May b 1901 James Henry b 1903 Dorothy Marie b 1909 Albie Ethel b 1912 Mary Catherine b ? Rachel Mildred b 1919 William Henry b 1920 Ruth Louise b ? If anyone knows where he was born, birthdate, his parents names, where he went to when he left, who he married next or where he died, I would appreciate it. He left when my grandfather was just 2 years old so none of the family can tell me any more about him and I can't find any records other than his name on the children's birth records.

Just for a matter of levity, but seriously folks this describes some of my feelings toward my records of ancestors. I kiddingly think my ancestors were a bunch of arsonists burning every court house in every place they lived in!! I particularly love the fourth and fifth one. Enjoy <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As genealogists, we are notorious for poking fun at ourselves. We joke about our obsession with family history, our computer addiction, and about the ploys our ancestors may have used to avoid our searches. But sometimes there is a grain of truth hidden in these jokes, and if we really think about them, we may discover a way around these truths. 1.My ancestors . . . (A) Must have swum across because I can't find them in any immigration records. (B) Were deposited here by aliens. (C) Were abducted by aliens. So many times when we feel we have searched every record type, we may believe there is a grain of truth in this joke, but it might just be that we are looking in the wrong location. For instance, if you have an ancestor who you have found record of in New York City, you might be tempted to assume that he came into the country through the Port of New York or Ellis Island. But your searches of New York City or Ellis Island immigration records may be in vain. Knowing the history of the area can help. Historically speaking, in some cases, it was cheaper and more convenient to enter the United States via Canada and the St. Lawrence; in fact, around 1850 it was actually encouraged. 2**The page of microfilm where your ancestor's name appears is unreadable and appears to have been filmed after a five-martini lunch. While it may be that the original filming of the document is the reason it is unreadable, many microform copies are made from other microfilms and they may be several “generations” removed from the original. For this reason, a copy in one repository may be of better or worse quality than a copy in another repository. Make a note of the film and page number, and when you have the opportunity to visit another repository that has that film, you might want to do a quick check to see if you have better luck there. 3.**The documentation you seek was . . . (A) Onboard the Titanic. (B) Burned in a courthouse fire. (C) Eaten by a dog. This is unfortunately often the truth. Records are often destroyed in fires, floods, or natural disasters. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, most of the city's records were lost. Many people had to reconstruct records in order to get their lives back in order. Millions of records had to be re-recorded to prove land ownership, citizenship status, or other life events. For this reason, a search of court records in later years can often yield substantial results. 4.**The courthouse clerk who holds your grandfather's naturalization papers has just been insulted by another genealogist. This can all too often be the truth, and for this reason it is very important for us to always be polite to the keepers of the records we seek, no matter how frustrated we become. But sometimes we can change bad impressions with a smile, a kind word, or a simple act of kindness. We will catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. 5.**You work for years to find the missing link in your family history. When you finally find it and tell your family, Uncle George says, "Oh, I knew that!" This underlines the importance of interviewing all living family members (I've tried interviewing the dead ones, but they don't always respond!). Even if you had interviewed Uncle George, though, did you ask the right questions? Many times those not familiar with genealogy may not realize the significance of these tidbits. Let him know what exactly what information will help you. Did you let him know what information you have? Sometimes by showing him a chart or a brief summary of what you know, he may be able to help you fill in the blanks. Have you kept him up to date with new information you have found? Sometimes new information will help to jog his memory and bring to light new information. 6.**You have finally located the marriage record for the John Smith in your family, and you find that his wife's maiden name is Smith too. 7.**You know you are a genealogy addict when your dining room table has been transformed into an office and the table has been pushed into a corner to make more room for your files. Hey, who's been peeking in my window?! Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

boy in 1982 did they have computers back then?? On Sat, 12 Aug 2000 23:51:58 -0700 "R. W. Smith" <dws@cet.com> writes: >Debbie; >You just said the magic word, I have had few major crashes since I >started with my first computer in '82, and quickly learned to have >copies of everything including programs (its legal to make a personal >backup copy and recommended by most software companies.) All the >crashes except the last two were totally unrecoverable, i.e. replace >the >drive and reinstall all software and backup files. The time before >last >I had a "current" backup tape and a boot disk. The last time I had >just >installed a extra hard drive (a full twin) and used the "DriveCopy" >program. Although most computers are very reliable it is only a >question of when, not if, it is going down. My last was strange >because >the only program and files that crashed were my genealogy files. >It's important that a backup system is used and a copy kept in a safe, >protected place. >The alternate is time consuming reconstruction! and a lot of Maalox. >Incidentally, some of the newer computers (all price ranges) have a >minimal power supply, and if to much extra components are install it >will cause all sorts of weird problems, mostly heat related due to the >overworked p/s. > >Dick Smith >Biggers and more >dws@cet.com >Spokane > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Debbie Jennings" <debj@comsys.net> >To: <INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 9:45 PM >Subject: [INOWEN] Thanks > > >> >> The cause for all I do with my files is 3 computer crashes have >taught >me to >> protect my files in whatever way I could. >> I have developed ways to do this through careful thought and trial >and >> error. > > > >==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > > ________________________________________________________________ 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.

This is a topic that most persons don't understand completely. If genealogists have a flaw, and I am not saying we do, of course. But that flaw would be the unremitting thought that,"this could be the info with the gold mine!!" So many of us are so very excited and anxious upon recieving info,even though we know we should we don't really always STOP and really look at that attachment before opening.You may not want to admit it even to yourself but we have all been guilty of it. Most mailing lists frown on the Virus Warnings type of posts and mainly because alot of these are Hoaxes. But in this series of tips, I think it is very pertinent and essential. I would like to say that in all fairness, some persons passing along viruses are totally unaware of the situation.I try my best to watch for it on the list and unsub anyone who is passing them along.(Their request for subbing usually will carry some warning.) I would also like to stress that I have seen many times that persons WITH updated virus scans and protections have still incurred damaging through some glitch in the system, so some of the alert is up to us.I found the following piece on the Ancestry.com site and it seems to me to be the best explanation of the how and why. There are also links to sites for virus protection.This is not to dissuade any of you from exchanging files, just to info about the types not to accept. @-------->--------->-------------<-----------<-----@ Genealogists are great at exchanging information with one another. We mail photocopies back and forth, take photographs of cemetery markers, post information on message boards, exchange e-mail, and even send extracts from our computerized genealogy databases on disk or as attachments to e-mail messages. Despite all these good intentions, sometimes our exchange of electronic information carries a little 'bonus' as well--a computer virus. Imagine your horror at having all your years of computerized family history research destroyed in just a few moments by a computer virus. If you consider the time, energy and love that has gone into your research, I can't think of anything that would make you more heartsick than losing all of that effort in one fell swoop. WHAT IS A VIRUS?? A computer virus is generally defined as a program, which replicates and transmits itself from one computer to another. Viruses are created by people with a variety of motives, from the novice programmer who wants to prove his/her mettle to the outright cyber-terrorist wishing to wreak malicious destruction on computer users and their equipment. Some viruses act as soon as they are introduced into your computer, while others lurk until a specified date and time before activating themselves. Some viruses are benign, more of an annoyance than anything else. Others, however, may do irreparable damage by corrupting programs or deleting files. In a worst case scenario, a virus may reformat your hard disk, destroying all of your programs and data, and then go beyond that, altering the essential system code on the BIOS chip on your computer's motherboard. In that case, there is little hope for your computer other than to replace the motherboard and/or BIOS chip and then reinstall every program again. And hopefully you backed up your essential data. Otherwise you will have lost all your valuable data -- including all your computerized genealogical research materials -- forever! HOW ARE VIRUSES TRANSMITTED? What you must first understand is that computer viruses are executable programs, and their file name extensions are most often .exe (for executable program). Others are .com (command files) and, occasionally, .ovl (overlay files). UNDERSTAND TOO THAT THEY ARE NOT TEXT FILES -- those with a file extension of .txt in their name. THEY ARE ALSO NOT GRAPHIC FILES such as those with file extensions of .gif, .jpg, .bmp, .tif, or .tiff, and a variety of other graphics format files. Computer viruses can be transmitted between computers in several ways, all of which allow the executable files to be introduced and to run on your computer. There are literally thousands of viruses floating around in cyberspace, all acting a little differently. 1. A friend, colleague, or fellow researcher may provide you with a disk with documents or files on it. You may place this in your computer's floppy drive (A:) and copy the files to your hard disk. If there was a boot sector virus on the disk, one that affects your system's start-up files, you just introduced it to your computer. The next time you try to start your computer, you're dead. 2. Perhaps you didn't copy the files. Instead, perhaps you opened a GEDCOM file from your A: drive. There isn't a problem -- yet. However, you turn off your computer, leaving the disk in the floppy drive. If there's a boot sector virus there, the next time you turn on your computer, it tries to start itself with system files on the floppy disk in the A: drive. It then reads the virus and introduces it to the computer. 3. You have been exchanging E-mail with someone about your surname and they agree to share their GEDCOM file. When you receive the E-mail with the file attached., you notice the file is named JONES.EXE. You download the file to your hard disk and open it. Surprise! There's a file-infecting virus inside, and it may start working immediately to alter or destroy files on your computer. 4. Another person sends you a file that they tell you is compressed in a .ZIP format. ZIP files can consist of one or more files that have been compressed to eliminate spaces and therefore improve storage and transfer time. You download the file, but unfortunately this JOHNSON.ZIP file also contains a self-extracting facility that immediately starts the virus (that was also included in the little package) and devastation is on its way. 5. Another researcher sends you a Microsoft Word document as an attachment to an e-mail. At first glance, it looks great. The file is named WILSON.DOC and you download and store it on your hard disk. When you go to open it, a box is displayed asking you whether you want to Enable Macros or Open Without Enabling Macros. You select 'Enable Macros' and someone has just hit you with a virus, one that uses an advanced feature of MS-Word to run a set of program instructions that can wreak havoc on your computer. All of these are pretty scary. Not only can these scenarios happen, some viruses combine multiple techniques and attack in multiple ways. Some even hide in your computer's memory (RAM) or alter themselves in size and rename themselves to avoid detection. HOW WILL MY COMPUTER STAY VIRUS FREE? While there are many ways to catch a virus, there are a number of ways and places you will not contract a computer virus. 1. Prepackaged software sold in retail stores or from reputable locations on the Internet will not have viruses. If you go to a store and consider purchasing prepackaged software that has been opened and is on sale for a bargain price, think again. The person who returned the merchandise may have infected the software, on purpose or unintentionally. 2. Software and data files that you find at reliable genealogy sites such as Ancestry.com, the Genealogy Forum on America Online, CompuServe, and Prodigy, and some other sites are rigidly checked for viruses. You can download these files with confidence that they have been screened and that any viruses have been eradicated. 3. Files attached to e-mail that are text type files, bearing file names with the extension of .txt, are not executable programs and are therefore not viruses. HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF The most effective way to protect yourself against viruses is to know your source. Be careful about accepting disks and files from strangers, and be wary about where on the Internet you download files. Second, purchase and use a reputable anti-virus software program and check every single file you introduce to your computer, regardless of its location. The major software packages on the market are McAfee's VirusScan (http://www.mcafee.com/), Dr. Solomon's Anti-Viral Tool Kit (http://www.drsolomon.com/), and Symantec's Norton Anti-Virus (http://www.symantec.com/). A good anti-virus software package will detect different types of viruses, alert you to their presence, delete them and/or try to clean infected files. Make sure you obtain frequent updates/upgrades from these companies' Web sites or periodically purchase new versions of their software. With hundreds of new viruses discovered annually, you cannot afford to be lackadaisical on this subject. Third, make an emergency boot disk. In the event that a virus infects your system, you will be able to bypass the infected or damaged system files and restart your computer. See your computer manual or Windows 95/98 Help files for instructions. It's easy! Last but not least, back up all your important data on a regular basis. If a virus destroyed your genealogical research information stored on your computer, you would probably never be able to recreate it all. Invest a few minutes regularly to back up your data and you might save yourself many months of reconstruction and reentry of data. Be Prepared! Now that you understand what a virus is and what one can do to your computer, make certain you are prepared against this insidious form of cyber-terrorism. Invest the time to learn more about viruses, purchase and use anti-virus software, know your sources, be vigilant in your virus-checking routine, and regularly back up your data. This is another important way to preserve your family history. Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

Hi, folks, Yesterday I went to a little festival in Gosport, Owen County, Indiana. While there, I visited their new museum. One of their displays, a rather large one, had to do with Hezekiah Wampler and his descendants. The display was prepared by Debbie Wampler who had married into the family. It consists of lots of genealogical information and pictures of various Wamplers, If you have a Wampler ancestor, you might want to check this out. Randi Richardson

Dick and rest of list: You are so right and I cannot stress strongly enough to have everything backed up. I don't think I know anyone who hasn't had some type of crash of the system. I realized from the start after the first crash, if I were loosing irreplacable items it was my own fault. I have been fortunate to have persons able to help me recover items not backed up such as personal addresses. My father and I keep copies of each others files just in case the other goes down. Recently upon my last crash many persons were very helpful in replacing addresses. My father,my great uncle and Nancy White, I also had offers from many others. I do hope everyone is considerate in these things as you never know, as Dick Smith said, "it isn't a matter of IF, but when". I know that Nancy White(VWhite0901@aol.com) recently had a crash and lost addresses and things and since I knew she would do it for me (and had) I was more than happy to return the favor. Incidentally, if any of you converse with her, you might want to send her your address just in case. I think the biggest loss (except your files of course) is the loss of addresses and look up persons. Look up persons are so invaluable and if you find a really great one, you hate to loose it. So now I keep those separate on a floppy. It's strange, cars wear out, clothes wear out, but most people think their computers won't. I do realize they are modern technology,BUT they are manmade and even brand new ones can have defective parts. If many of you are anything like most genealogists there are some items you carry around in your head with the thought of "one of these days, I gotta get that in my files", then you crash and when restoring without backups it is hard to remember (I always get crazy at that time) just exactly which of those little mental notes you did or didn't get into the file. Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

Great group, just taking a break! Frances Faulkner Browning Family Names: FAULKNER, ROUTH & TYSON http://www.geocities.com/bartontyson

William&Shirley Rowe, You will enjoy doing the research, even with all the frustrations. Along the way you are going to pick up many little tid bits of information wondering where it fits. Don't stew over it, just do as Debbie recommends: keep a good file system. For your Misc. "wonder where it fits" file, add the following. Sarah Bigger, b. Dec 14, 1860 wife of "??" Ritter, (1st husband) had 2 children. Lulu born b. April 1881 married a William Wood in 1898. One of my cousins from Sarah's line (2nd husband) is researching her line. I will pass your message on and see if she has anything else. Beginning in 1850, the census records included the names of all members of a household. Dick Smith Biggers and more dws@cet.com Spokane ----- Original Message ----- From: "William&Shirley Rowe" <matilda@express-news.net> To: <INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 11:45 PM Subject: [INOWEN] WOOD, COFFEY, IMHAUSEN, BERRY > Hi all, > > I'm new to this list and to genealogical research in general but have found people to be so friendly and willing to share knowledge and information that I thought I would try to start my research on this family line. > > My father, Lyman Wood, was able to do some research on his family roots before his death and I'm trying to pick up where he left off. > > Here's what I have so far: > > Lyman WOOD, born in Gosport, IN on May 14, 1919. Lived most of his adult life in Detroit, MI. Returned to Gosport, IN in 1980. Died 3 Jan 1996. Buried in Gosport, IN > Father, Ulie Forice WOOD, born in IN in Aug 1895. Married Beulah May 31, 1916 in Owen County. Changed name to Clarence Patterson. Died in 1957 in Spokane, WA <snipped the rest>

Posted on: Owen Co. In Biographies Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/OwenBios/28 Surname: Culver, Bray, Mills ------------------------- SAMUEL W. CULVER, farmer, is the youngest son of James and Nancy (BRAY) Culver, of Maryland and Kentucky respectively, and of Irish descent. He was born in Vevay, Ind., September 18, 1830. His parents came into Owen County in the year 1850, and with the exception of about three years, he has since made his home in Clay Township. December, 1851, he was married to Elizabeth MILLS, by whom he has had born to him five children -- Nancy Jane (deceased), Marietta, John William, Melvin Ellsworth and Minnie Maud. Our subject and wife are both members of the Missionary Baptist Church, with membership at Spencer, Ind. Mr. C. was reared upon a farm, and received the rudiments of an English education at the neighborhood schools. He owns a nice farm of forty acres, nearly all in cultivation, and well-improved. He has fought the battles of life unaided, except by his ever patient, Christian wife. He educates his children, votes the Democratic ticket, is a good citizen, a kind neighbor, and enjoys the esteem of the people among whom he has spent most of his life.

Posted on: Owen Co. In Biographies Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/OwenBios/26 Surname: Coffey, Alloway-Strange, Wilson ------------------------- ARCHELAUS COFFEY, an old citizen and farmer of Clay Township, Owen County, Ind., eldest son of James and Hannah (ALLOWAY-STRANGE) Coffey, of North Carolina, was born in Wilkes County, that State, March 1, 1810. He came with his parents into Indiana in the year 1834, and located in Monroe County, where he lived until 1860, removing thence into Owen County, where he purchased the land upon which he has since resided. He was reared upon a farm, and educated at the subscription schools of his native state. January 23, 1834, he was married, in Ashe County, N. C., to Rachel WILSON, who bore him eleven children - an infant died not named; Sallie Ann; James D.; John W.; Jonathan, deceased; William A.; Zacariah, deceased; Noah; Joseph M.; George M. and Levi W. With the exception of a small inheritance from the estate of his father, who died in 1869, subject has been dependent upon his own labors for the competency he has acquired. He owns a fine farm of 200 acres, nearly all in cultivation, well improved, stocked and fully equipped with the necessary agricultural implements and machinery. Though upward of seventy years of age, he enjoys good health, is in possession of all his faculties, keeps mind and body occupied, and bids fair to live yet many years of usefulness in a community where he is universally known and esteemed.

Hi all, I'm new to this list and to genealogical research in general but have found people to be so friendly and willing to share knowledge and information that I thought I would try to start my research on this family line. My father, Lyman Wood, was able to do some research on his family roots before his death and I'm trying to pick up where he left off. Here's what I have so far: Lyman WOOD, born in Gosport, IN on May 14, 1919. Lived most of his adult life in Detroit, MI. Returned to Gosport, IN in 1980. Died 3 Jan 1996. Buried in Gosport, IN Father, Ulie Forice WOOD, born in IN in Aug 1895. Married Beulah May 31, 1916 in Owen County. Changed name to Clarence Patterson. Died in 1957 in Spokane, WA Father, Ezra Emmet WOOD, Born in Owen Co., Sept 1868. Married Melinda on Mar 2, 1895. Died in Adel, Iowa, 1954. Father, Nathan WOOD, born in Indiana abt 1839, Married 19 July 1860 Mother, Sarah A. MAY, born in Indiana abt 1840 Mother, Melinda Izora COFFEY, Born in Indiana 21 Jan 1870, Died in Adel, Iowa, January 1946 Father, William A. COFFEY, Born in Indiana about 1845, Married 20 Dec 1866. Mother, Mary Amanda FRANKLIN, Born in Indiana about 1842. Mother, Beulah IMHAUSEN, born in Gosport, IN on July 31, 1898. Moved to Detroit, MI. Remarried Frank Kupersmidt. Died March 6, 1964. Buried in Cadillac Memorial Gardens East, MI Father, Albert IMHAUSEN, born in Hausen, Germany in 1857. Immigrated to U.S. in 1878. Naturalized in 1884. Married in 1886. Moved to Gosport in 1902. Died in 1934. Seven children. Mother, Melissa Elizabeth BERRY, Died 1959? I have her dates but can't find them right now. Father, Mathias BERRY. Married in 1850. Native of North Carolina Mother, Mary BELL. Had ten children. We have census records showing that Nathan and Sarah WOOD had 7 children in 1880 but do not know what happened to any of the siblings of Ezra. Basically we have the above information but not much on the rest of the family line - aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. It would be interesting to find out more. Have already started reading the history of the area - wish I lived closer so I could visit some of the sites. If anyone has any suggestions on how I can find out more on any of these, please let me know. Thanks in advance. Shirley Wood Rowe San Antonio, TX

Non--Connecting Files I had always just hung onto pieces of info that "never quite fit in" although it seemed as if they should have. I now have a floppy on Non-Connecting and use it as follows: If I receive something that seems as if it fits but there are a few generations missing, or it sounds correct but not enough to place in my family file. I stick these in the Non Connecting and with some frequency I go through it to see if anything fits yet. You would be surprised at something that seemingly didn't fit last week or last month now fits. I began doing this as the result of saying way too many times,"I had something on that, now where did I put it?" So now I save things JUST IN CASE. If it still doesn't fit after a reasonable amount of time of I recheck it and it really doesn't fit after all I discard it. I do try to make sure I have past the point on a line that the questionable info would cover. Maybe this isn't the best of systems but it saves loosing items that later become useful. Don't misunderstand I don't do all my research on floppys, I do also maintain a notebook of Family sheets,pedigrees,etc. I want just one more back up if I were to loose all on the computer. Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

Debbie; You just said the magic word, I have had few major crashes since I started with my first computer in '82, and quickly learned to have copies of everything including programs (its legal to make a personal backup copy and recommended by most software companies.) All the crashes except the last two were totally unrecoverable, i.e. replace the drive and reinstall all software and backup files. The time before last I had a "current" backup tape and a boot disk. The last time I had just installed a extra hard drive (a full twin) and used the "DriveCopy" program. Although most computers are very reliable it is only a question of when, not if, it is going down. My last was strange because the only program and files that crashed were my genealogy files. It's important that a backup system is used and a copy kept in a safe, protected place. The alternate is time consuming reconstruction! and a lot of Maalox. Incidentally, some of the newer computers (all price ranges) have a minimal power supply, and if to much extra components are install it will cause all sorts of weird problems, mostly heat related due to the overworked p/s. Dick Smith Biggers and more dws@cet.com Spokane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Jennings" <debj@comsys.net> To: <INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 9:45 PM Subject: [INOWEN] Thanks > > The cause for all I do with my files is 3 computer crashes have taught me to > protect my files in whatever way I could. > I have developed ways to do this through careful thought and trial and > error.