Are there any Meadows, Meaders, Meders on the old settlers list? -----Original Message----- From: PWink42385@aol.com <PWink42385@aol.com> To: INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com <INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, November 27, 2000 7:21 PM Subject: [INOWEN] COMPLETE OLD SETTLERS LISTING & ARTICLE >Old Setters List, 8 August 1879 >Spencer, Owen County, Indiana > >(As printed in the "Owen County Journal" newspaper, 4 Sep. 1879. Listed are >the old settlers' names, place and date of birth and the year of removal to >Indiana. Individuals with just IN and a year were born in Indiana in that >year.) > >Thursday, Aug. 28, 1879, the day appointed for the meeting of old settlers at >Spencer, was propitious in all respected, and the good people, old and young, >to the number of several thousand, responded to the call and came out to >enjoy the proceedings appointed for that day. The arrangements previously >made were ample for the comfort of the crowd and the programme of exercises >gave general satisfaction. The speaking was above the average on similar >occasions, and the music by the Chapel and Spencer Bands was good enough for >any sort of gathering. > >The crowd assembled about the stand in the court house yard about 9 o'clock >A.M. and the exercises were opened with prayer by J.F. Allison. Then >followed short speeches by A. Henry, A.R. Mills, Wm Williams, J.F. Allison, >Jesse Vaughan and T. C. Franklin, which took up the time in the forenoon. The >speeches ere all interesting and related to early days, the hardships endure, >the difficulties encountered and overcome, the danger that were ever present >in the forms of wild beasts and wilder men, and also the sunny side of the >picture with its primitive pleasures and cordial enjoyments. > >In the afternoon Gov. J. D. Williams was the first speaker introduced. Being >an old settler himself he confirmed many of the tales told of pioneer life by >the speakers of the forenoon and gave a number of interesting early incidents >within his own experience and observation. The short speech of the governor >commanded close attention and it was well fitted to the occasion. > >J.W. Archer was next introduced and proceeded to read a lengthy and carefully >prepared paper on the early history of this country and its first settler. >The paper is valuable and contains historical and biographical facts that are >invaluable. During the reading the author was complimented with the undivided >[end ??] > >[For my own purposes I alphabetized the listing, and added comments. Pwink, >11/2000] > > CAME TO >NAME BORN DATE INDIANA COMMENTS >Adams, Lawrence Ire. 1801 1821 >Alverson, Wesley KY 1810 1829 >Anderson, W.G. NJ 1797 1835 >Archer, Margaret K. KY 1811 1817 >Arnett, Soloman NC 1806 1829 >Bain, William KY 1803 1822 >Barnes, Isaac OH 1801 1827 >Beem, Levi KY 1803 1810 >Beem, Sarah OH 1867[???] 1816 Mrs. Levi Beem, ne: Johnson >Blair, Martha OH 1802 1824 >Bolling, William NC 1817 1836 >Cassaday, Isaac KY 1815 1829 >Chaney, Mary VA 1800 1844 Possibly Mrs. W.M. >Chaney, W.M. NC 1818 1844 >Coffey, Hiram NC 1802 1822 m. Charlotte Stansburry, 4/19/1827 >Coffman, William KY 1811 1823 >Coley, Margaret SC 1805 1835 >Cressfield, William VA 1801 1831 >Devender, Daniel KY 1796 1846 (Elsewhere this name is VanDevender) >Devore, Henry KY 1814 1821 >Dickinson, Buckner KY 1806 1830 >Dunn S.W. KY 1804 1814 >Edwards, Isaac VA 1809 1839 >Evans, Mary IN 1814 >Franklin, Eliza IN 1825 >Franklin, Moses NC 1810 1825 m. Mary Johnson, 3/6/1831 >Franklin, Thomas C. NC 1801 1819 >Goss, James IN 1831 >Hedrick, Conrad NC 1792 1822 >Henry, Abraham VA 1814 1832 >Henry, Cynthia NC 1810 1814 Possibly Mrs. Abraham >Jackson, Martha IN 1811 >Jarvis, John MD 1810 1863 >Johnson, F.B. KY 1802 1807 m. Rebecca Beem, 8/5/1824 >Johnson, Lewis KY 1809 1822 m. Anna Ooley, 9/6/1829; m. Elizabeth > Wise, lic. 2/27/1834 >Kiplinger, Rachel KY 1820 1830 >Light, Hugh M. SC 1801 1808 >Maners, James E.TN 1812 1828 >McGuire, Thompson KY 1806 1819 m. Elizabeth Dyre [Dyer], 4/6/1831 >McIndoo, John KY 1807 1810 >Milam, George KY 1805 1818 >Mills, A.B. VA 1805 1825 >Mills, Diana VA 1795 1820 Possibly Mrs. A.B. >Moore, Margaret P. VA 1798 1821 Possibly Mrs. W.A. >Moore, W.A. IN 1822 >Neumeyer, ElizabethPA 1799 1847 >Parks, Elizabeth NC 1800 1820 Possibly Mrs. James R. >Parks, James R. NC 1801 1820 >Parrish, Zebedee NC 1816 1827 >Patterson, Nancy KY 1808 1853 >Potter, Gideon NC 1798 1830 >Powell, Elijah MD 1800 1835 >Price, Aaron VA 1805 1852 >Price, Daniel VA 1816 1840 >Price, T.G. DE 1811 1837 >Rader, Isaac E.TN 1819 1823 >Rone, John NC 1810 1834 >Rumple, James NC 1813 1832 m. Sarah Brock, 8/11/1833 >Rumple, Sally IN 1811 Possibly Mrs. James >Scott, Robert PA 1806 1838 >Sheppard, Harris NJ 1814 1838 >Sheppard, Susan VA 1797 1839 Possibly Mrs. Harris >Snodgrass, William WV 1806 1830 >Spear, J.S. OH 1828 1854 >Speas, H.I. IN 1822 [Possibly Spears ??)] >Stogsdill, Williamson KY 1810 1830 >Vaughan, Frances VA 1819 1822 Possibly Mrs. Jesse >Vaughan, Jesse NC 1807 1829 >Ward, Luke NC 1793 1820 >Westfall, Myranda IN 1806 >Williams, J.D., Gov. OH 1808 1818 >Williams, William F. IN 1803 b. Ft. Knox, IN, first white child >born in IN >Wilson, Thomas O. KY 1800 1823 >Wood, W.W. 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