I have an ancestor James BALDON/BOLDON who was born in Maryland and then migrated with his parents to Nelson county KY. As an adult he migrated to Owen county IN. He became a Justice of the Peace there in the May 1834 session and performed many acts associated with the office,such as marriages,wills, being admin for wills, doing estate sales,etc. He also was one of the founding fathers of the Little Mount Baptist Church donating land for the building from his own property and also for the Old section of the Little Mount Cemetery.He had massive land holdings from just south of the Putnam county line extending to the Little Mount Church in Wayne twp. In the natural course of time he married(twice) his first wife Hannah TRUAX dying in 1834. He remarried to Matilda NUTTERFIELD after this. Now I am wondering why a man who played various roles in the beginning politics of a county would just "vanished" somewhere between the 1850 and 1860 census. There is no record,church record,burial,will on this man. Seems he would have joined another church or at the very least had a will.The book of History on Owen county states he died "about 1878". Does anyone have any records on this man?? Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

I think there has a been a misunderstanding about listing the cemetery records online. First off, the DAR did an excellent job recording all the tombstones that they could find. You cannot take their book, over 700 pages, and put it online. That is against the copyright laws. You can, however, REWALK, those cemeteries and place those online. This is true of other books that are still under copyright. Yes these are facts; but unless you abstract the records yourself, you can't use their format. The point that we lookup people would like to make is: We already volunteer to look in the book for names that you give us. Concentrate on those cemeteries that haven't been recorded. Get those online first, then if you want to rewalk the others, great. But by working on those that aren't done first new records will be added to the genealogy pool. I'm also going to add my two cents about the Myfamily site. There's nothing wrong with another Owen Co site, just remember that it's a "closed membership" site and not as easy to stumble into. Don't forget about the USGenWeb site for Owen Co where a lot of volunteers have worked hard to provide FREE information. Shannon Moore Jacksonville, FL mailto:mgm@gate.net

Thank you Shannon for your opinion on this topic as always it is interesting to hear from all forums on a subjects. However, I would like to point out that there would not be such a desire for the cemetery records if they were so readily available. The lookup volunteers are not as easy to find as you make it sound. Most of the wonderful sites you mentioned that work hard to provide FREE information, also have many lookup persons doing it for a fee. And in the way you put that statement about the FREE info you are implying that the info on the Myfamily sites are NOT free. While the myfamily.com sites might be a "closed membership" it is available to anyone wishing to ask for an invitation, there are no prerequisites for joining and no fees for anything. It is closed for the express purpose of maintain a secure environment for persons placing personal data on these pages that they may not want accessible to just anyone on the internet. Not everyone viewing these records on the internet has pure genealogical purposes in mind. And, oh were it were so that I could just take over 700 pages and stick them online. What we have on our pages is far from that. I have REWALKED many of the cemeteries in Owen county, Putnam county and Morgan county, and in some cases crawled up and down inclines. That fact showing in the case that many, many of the persons I have listed in the burials ARE NOT listed in the DAR records. While they are wonderful records, some are in error. As in the case of some of my ancestors who are marked in their records as "died", well, yes I know they died or they wouldn't be in a cemetery, and in those cases the dates are VERY clearly marked on those stones. I have those on video tape. It interests me that you should be so sure that I have not walked those cemeteries.I have walked cemeteries in the last 30 years in places you most likely have never heard of.Records placed on our page so far were from my personal files that I have recorded.Much from info of persons who were at the burials of those persons. Items I have asked for to be donated were of persons who may also have the same type of records and I truly cannot imagine any genealogist not having some. The page on myfamily.com would not have been created if there hadn't seemed to be a void existing in the materials already online. Would I have gone to the trouble in doing this page and putting up the records I have worked so hard to obtain if there were an existing source readily available? Also, the page was created as a companion piece for our mailing list to be used for persons donating items that were either too lengthy to be placed on the list or too varied in their content. I have to wonder why everyone is so very interested in this page, it was created for simple exchanging of data by like persons who were not finding pertinent info in existence. A pool of data, so to speak. I feel I have defended the page and its creation too much lately. We are not USGenWeb or of any organization, we have few persons in comparison,BUT that doesn't make it entirely wrong, and that doesn't take away its right or reason to exist.Anyone could create a similar page, I just saw a need and had a desire. I think there has been far too much discussion on this mailing list regarding this page. Those who are members know where to find us and those who care to join know how to do that also. Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

At 09:30 AM 8/6/00 -0700, you wrote: >I noticed that several list members were researching the Truax family >and I don't remember if I had passed this on. K. O'Brien and family are >researching it in several states, and I picked up on in on the Minnesota >circuit. I have not seen their names show up in the Owen County Lists >yet. There may be some mutual aid available there. >Debbie, If there is a spare hard copy of the 1870 or 1880 Owen County >census available I could give a shot at inputting it into a database. >My vision won't handle microfilm well. (leastwise not the ones I've >seen from the gov'nt.) >Dick Smith Hi, I recently attended a genealogy conference in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. One of the most exciting pieces of information I took from that conference was that digital images of all census records for all years and all states will soon be available on line, and CD, from Heritage Quest and Ancestry.Com. Heritage Quest expects to have the information availble by this fall. Ancestry.Com says it will take about six months to complete. Randi

The webpages are Owen county IN Jennings Place Kentuckiana PLEASE PLEASE let me know which page. PLEASE PLEASE let me know first and last names Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

For the benefit of subscribers who are new to our mailing list I would like to make it known that we have a webpage that we have created as sort of a companion piece to our mailing list. It does however require an invitation and a password being sent to you in order to access the website. We are trying to build our webpage with as much info as possible to create a one stop place for info. We have capabilities for displaying photos, files, and family trees and with the way it is set up to have a password this ensures security that it isn't available to everyone surfing the web, so your info is secure. It requires nothing special in order to recieve access. You only need to have or do 5 things. 1. Send to one of the following addresses and ask for an invitation: debj@comsys.net rcar37@prodigy.net Then a password will be sent to you. 2. Please specify which page you would like this invitation to. 3. Please include your first AND last name. 4. Have an avid interest in all areas of genealogy as we post many historical tidbits and bios. 5. Have a willingness to share data for others to see and use. I look forward to hearing from you and finding out how you like the page. Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

I wanted to respond to this also, yesterday, but I decided to keep my 2 cents worth to myself; this doesn't sound right to keep records that we could all use, unpublished. Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert at iggy29@scican.net; Martinsville, IN Debbie Jennings wrote: > > How on earth could it possibly be "more" useful to have the records > unpublished? > > Debbie Jennings > debj@comsys.net > "Following the footprints through time" > > ==== INOWEN Mailing List ====

Dick I appreciate the offer to input the 1870 or 1880 census and I may take you up on it but as of right now I can't find any kind of copy on it. Thanks again Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

Hello, Can somebody explain to me where Raglesville is? There is a cemetery here somewhere and I found out today that my ggggrandfather, Henry Harris is buried there. Henry was born Feb 1804 in Mifflin Co., PA and died in Owen Co., IN, 5 Feb 1881. Henry's father moved the family to Tuscarawas Co., OH. Henry Harris married Julia A. Deetz in Tuscarawas Co., OH in 1829. There they had my gggrandfather, Jacob S. Harris abt. 1840. Jacob grew up in Tusc. Co., OH and married Margaret Balder there in 1865. Then Jacob S. Harris and Margaret and family migrated to Owen Co., IN. Sorry, I got off the subject about where Raglesville is. Thank you Owen County, Carla charris@texas.net

glad to hear this because that was my thoughts and I am not even related to Truax line I don;'t think ... did any of them marry into the John Wesley Williams families he was married 4 times so it is possible.. or Sanford Modesitt he was married three four or five times we lost count haha On Sun, 6 Aug 2000 17:36:52 -0700 "R. W. Smith" <dws@cet.com> writes: >Charlotte, >I don't think there's such a thing as horning in (unwanted intrusion) >on >sites such as this. You never know where the little bit of >information >could come from, usually from where you least expect it. The bit on >the >Traux family occurred because I remembered the name from this site >while >reviewing info from some research I am starting in the Land of 10000 >Lakes. I personally don't have any reason to research the line yet, >but >I know several of Owen County are and thought it of interest. If you >run into records on James Bigger and family (wife Jane/Nancy Stewart, >son Stephen and daughters Abigail and Minerva in your area of research >in the years between 1800 and 1810, please post it. There are about >three or four branches of his family looking for more on his history. >Dick Smith >Biggers and more >dws@cet.com >Spokane, WA. >----- Original Message ----- >From: <MacsLewin@aol.com> >To: <INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 4:51 PM >Subject: Re: [INOWEN] Fw: Truax Parentage > > >> Hi, >> I don't mean to horn in on your Truax conversation but I've been >researching >> Belmont and Monroe County, Ohio in the 1800 to 1850 era for my >Powell >family. >> There is lots of information about the Truax family available on the >web and >> through a variety of books. I have Belmont County before 1830 and >the >first 3 >> three books written by Catherine Fedorchak on Reseach Your Family in >Monroe >> County. The Truax family is in those books. If you are interested >let >me >> know. I'd be happy to do a look up for you. >> >> Charlotte Lewin >> macslewin@aol.com >> >> >> ==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== >> >> > > >==== 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.

Hi, I don't mean to horn in on your Truax conversation but I've been researching Belmont and Monroe County, Ohio in the 1800 to 1850 era for my Powell family. There is lots of information about the Truax family available on the web and through a variety of books. I have Belmont County before 1830 and the first 3 three books written by Catherine Fedorchak on Reseach Your Family in Monroe County. The Truax family is in those books. If you are interested let me know. I'd be happy to do a look up for you. Charlotte Lewin macslewin@aol.com

How on earth could it possibly be "more" useful to have the records unpublished? Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

Charlotte, I don't think there's such a thing as horning in (unwanted intrusion) on sites such as this. You never know where the little bit of information could come from, usually from where you least expect it. The bit on the Traux family occurred because I remembered the name from this site while reviewing info from some research I am starting in the Land of 10000 Lakes. I personally don't have any reason to research the line yet, but I know several of Owen County are and thought it of interest. If you run into records on James Bigger and family (wife Jane/Nancy Stewart, son Stephen and daughters Abigail and Minerva in your area of research in the years between 1800 and 1810, please post it. There are about three or four branches of his family looking for more on his history. Dick Smith Biggers and more dws@cet.com Spokane, WA. ----- Original Message ----- From: <MacsLewin@aol.com> To: <INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 4:51 PM Subject: Re: [INOWEN] Fw: Truax Parentage > Hi, > I don't mean to horn in on your Truax conversation but I've been researching > Belmont and Monroe County, Ohio in the 1800 to 1850 era for my Powell family. > There is lots of information about the Truax family available on the web and > through a variety of books. I have Belmont County before 1830 and the first 3 > three books written by Catherine Fedorchak on Reseach Your Family in Monroe > County. The Truax family is in those books. If you are interested let me > know. I'd be happy to do a look up for you. > > Charlotte Lewin > macslewin@aol.com > > > ==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > >

thanks a great deal. On Sun, 6 Aug 2000 07:20:16 -0700 "Russ Bickers" <bickers@earthlink.net> writes: >I have a copy of the Defore Cemetery (completed in the 1970s, I think) >which >I'll be glad to transcribe & post. I've just got to find it. > Russ Bickers, West Hollywood, California. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Dick Carter [mailto:rcar37@prodigy.net] >Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 5:32 AM >To: INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [INOWEN] Re: Cemetery records... "The BOOKS" > > >Perhaps we can findout who has the "Books", or records for the Various >cemeteries in the county, and some of those in neighboring counties, >perhaps >those persons would make the information available for transcribing >thru >scanning, or Photocopying and snail mail to LISTOWNER. Cemeteries >such as >Samaria, in Morgan County, Walters, west of Eminence, in Morgan >County, >Olive Hill, Ratts at Plano in Morgan County,Cloverdale, in PUTNAM >County,Gosport, and Chambersville, etc... If the local people will >check >with their church members, perhaps these records can be found, and >made >available. Also, perhaps volunteer transcribers can be found to take >some of >the load off of Debbie. I cannot type well enough... It would take me >at >least 6 months to copy what she has in the last week. (Do I hear an >"I >WILL")? > >______________________________ > > >==== 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.

the census I have is a complete census with names and children's names and all On Sun, 06 Aug 2000 08:26:30 -0500 Jim Heath <jim@haiku.mdn.com> writes: >Isn't there an 1870 census index on the Owen County Historical (or >genealogical?) web site? > >Jim Heath > >At 08:06 AM 8/5/00 -0500, you wrote: >>we all recognize the wonderful Job Debbie does and envy her a little >I >>suppose that she has this talent.. I know that sounds like a bunch of >>ballyhoo but she has really helped so many.. I just wish she could >do >>the 1870 census like she did the 1850 and 1860. also wish there was >a >>1860 mortallity schedule. >>On Sat, 5 Aug 2000 07:31:53 -0500 "Dick Carter" <rcar37@prodigy.net> >>writes: >> >Perhaps we can findout who has the "Books", or records for the >Various >> >cemeteries in the county, and some of those in neighboring >counties, >> >perhaps >> >those persons would make the information available for transcribing >> >thru >> >scanning, or Photocopying and snail mail to LISTOWNER. Cemeteries >> >such as >> >Samaria, in Morgan County, Walters, west of Eminence, in Morgan >> >County, >> >Olive Hill, Ratts at Plano in Morgan County,Cloverdale, in PUTNAM >> >County,Gosport, and Chambersville, etc... If the local people will >> >check >> >with their church members, perhaps these records can be found, and >> >made >> >available. Also, perhaps volunteer transcribers can be found to >take >> >some of >> >the load off of Debbie. I cannot type well enough... It would take >me >> >at >> >least 6 months to copy what she has in the last week. (Do I hear an >> >"I >> >WILL")? >> > >> > >> >==== 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. >> >> >>==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > >------------------------------------------- > >"All these moments will vanish in time. >Like tears in rain." > Roy (Bladerunner >mailto:jim@haiku.mdn.com > > >==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== >To get the most out of your posting please use your subject lines >effectively and don't recycle others. > ________________________________________________________________ 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.

Several people have the Owen County DAR cemetery book and are willing to do lookups, myself included, so I think it would be more useful to have unpublished or not so easily available information on the Owen County IN Page website, especially those cemeteries outside the county, near the Owen County lines. Glorianne

Russ, we would appreciate that very much... Thanks Dick Carter rcar37@prodigy.net

I noticed that several list members were researching the Truax family and I don't remember if I had passed this on. K. O'Brien and family are researching it in several states, and I picked up on in on the Minnesota circuit. I have not seen their names show up in the Owen County Lists yet. There may be some mutual aid available there. Debbie, If there is a spare hard copy of the 1870 or 1880 Owen County census available I could give a shot at inputting it into a database. My vision won't handle microfilm well. (leastwise not the ones I've seen from the gov'nt.) Dick Smith Biggers and more dws@cet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <User683614@aol.com> To: <dws@cet.com> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 8:14 AM Subject: Re: Fw: Truax Parentage > Thank you, Richard! I'm hoping to hear something from New York or Ohio this > weekend. I'll definitely pass the results along to you. By the way, do you > know of any early photos or paintings associated with the Truax' or Van > Schaick connection? > Thanks, > Kevin O'Brien >

That would be just great Russ and thanks!! Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

Yes Jim there is a 1870 INDEX I would rather put the actual records on the page.And the index only has head of household. Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"