Hello L.A. Clough, I am BIG TIME Hoosier all the way to 1831 or before! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! You ought to see the message I sent to Joseph Erner. I hope he gets it, because he'll think he's dreaming too! Now, is anyone on line from Hendricks County and are my families graves still safe? Sue Silver Hoosier blood in California - Yeah! ***************************************************************** Elvira Snodgrass, b. ca. 1857 in Indiana Posted by: Joseph Erner Date: June 04, 2001 at 12:32:48 of 1693 I'm researching the following Arner family, and I've hit a dead end. If anybody can help me with this family, especially with info about when and where James or Elvira died, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Joe. JAMES ARNER, born about 1858 in Pennsylvania (or Indiana?); married 22 April 1878 in Platte County, Missouri (FHL film #988414) to ELVIRA ELLEN SNODGRASS who was born about 1857 in Hendricks County, Indiana. [Elvira was the daughter of WILLIAM T. SNODGRASS (son of Benjamin Snodgrass and Margaret Herrin), born about November 1831 in Hendricks County, Indiana; married 23 February 1854 in Hendricks County (Book 4, page 426) to MARGARET SNODGRASS (daughter of Nathan Snodgrass and Hannah Herrin, and a cousin of William) who was born about 1833 in Hendricks County and died about 06 March 1870 in Kansas. 1850 Census: Benjamin Snodgrass, page 138, visit 817/827, Center, Hendricks, Indiana. 1860 Census: William Snodgrass, page 520, visit 298/300, Center, Hendricks, Indiana. 1870 Census: W. Snodgrass, page 007, visit 056/056, Reeder, Anderson, Kansas. 1880 Census: Wm Snodgrass, page 406, visit 042/045, Neosho, Coffey, Kansas. 1880 Census: James Arner, page 406, visit 043/046, Neosho, Coffey, Kansas. Known children, born in Kansas: DORA ARNER, born about August 1879. JAMES F. ARNER, born 12 May 1888; died 03 November 1966 at Burbank, Los Angeles, California. 1900 Census: James Arner (with uncle J.[James] F.[Franklin] Snodgrass), page 109, visit 170/170, Dexter, Cowley, Kansas. Followups: No followups yet

Sue, The Hendricks Co. cemeteries are on-line here: http://history.plainfield.lib.in.us/Cemeteries/CemeIndex.htm Or go to the search page here & enter the surname Snodgrass: http://history.plainfield.lib.in.us/Database/cemeteries.asp Looks like most are in Spring Hill & Maple Hill cemeteries, and a few others. Ernie At 11:58 AM 02/26/2002 -0800, you wrote >Now, is anyone on line from Hendricks County and are my families graves >still safe? > >Sue Silver >Hoosier blood in California - Yeah!