Needing, very badly, an obit, or other record showing the death of Matilda Ann Carter, born 11-27-1831, Ky., died 1-27-1843, Owen Co In. She was daughter of John CARTER Jr., wife Eliza NUTTERFEE. Probably would be in Cloverdale, Spencer, or Greencastle papers, if they were printing at that time. Lived north of Quincy. Thanks very much. Dick Carter rcar37@prodigy.net Searching for parents of John CARTER, born 1-2-1813,in Ky.. died 2-27-1901, Putnam Co., Indiana

How do I find an index to wards of early orphanages in and around Indianapolis? My father Charles E. Foster, earlier known as Ernst B. Foster as late as 1920. In 1920 he was a ward in the home of John M. Quinkist of Madison Two, Putnam Co. IN. The ward Ernst B. Foster was shown as age 13. His birth date was February 1905 later he used Feb. 20 1906. By 1926 on a marriage questionnaire he wrote his father was George W. Foster, deceased. The mother he wrote was Louise M. ????, deceased. His birth record shows the mother was a Banks. At that time the boy had not been given a name. Later I learned the mother was Altha M. Banks. In 1926 June 26th Charles E. Foster married Marie Catherine Steele. She was the dau of William Ransom Steele and Amanda Richardson. I was told he always went to a reunion in southern Indiana. I would appreciate help finding this boy by the name of Ernst B. Foster during 1910. This could give an answer nearer the date of his placement in the orphanage. I have not been able to locate George W. Foster since the sons birth in 1905. Nor the mother Altha M. Banks. My only clue is a picture of them and written on the back that they would make their home in Mitchell, Indiana. The birth certificate that I located was recorded in Orange Co. Indiana due to the closeness of Orange to Mitchell. Altha M. Banks was the daughter, of Joseph Banks and Sarah Fleenor. After their divorce Altha M. Banks was a servant in the home of Cacthcart. Ia anyone can find a lead I would appreciate the help. Kitty Beck<shatara@cei.net>

I happen to have that book from our local library for a short time..... Page 43 has a sketch of three war-era musicians, and a list entitled: TO THE MEMORY OF SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTION BURIED IN PUTNAM COUNTY. Sorry to say there is no other information listed.... At 10:00 PM 7/5/02 -0400, Cindy Foster wrote: >Hi All, > >Does anyone have the book Putnam County History, published in 1966 by >the Putnam Co., Sesquicentennial Committee? On page 43 lists the >Revolutionary War Soldiers in Putnam Co. This page is referenced on the >Putnam IN USGenWeb site. I'm interested in knowing whether there is any >further information on the page other than a list of names. Berryman >Stokes, my 4th great grandfather is listed here. I didn't know he was a >soldier in the Revolutionary War and would like to research this >further. > >Thanks, >Cindy > > >==== INPUTNAM Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe follow the instructions in the welcome message. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi All, Does anyone have the book Putnam County History, published in 1966 by the Putnam Co., Sesquicentennial Committee? On page 43 lists the Revolutionary War Soldiers in Putnam Co. This page is referenced on the Putnam IN USGenWeb site. I'm interested in knowing whether there is any further information on the page other than a list of names. Berryman Stokes, my 4th great grandfather is listed here. I didn't know he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and would like to research this further. Thanks, Cindy

I am looking for a Maude Hoffman/Huffman. She is my father's great-grandmother. She had an illegitimate son which she named Stephen Fite, on June 7, 1877. The only other information I have on her is that she had the baby in the Rigdon, Madison Co., Ind. area. But that doesn't mean that is where she lived. The baby was given up and raised by a Sarah Richardson of Wheeling, Deleware Co., In. If anyone out there has any information it would greatly be appreciated. Thanks Christine Stout

WALKER, ARTHUR State: IN Year: 1850 County: Putnam County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Clinton Township Page: 444 Database: IN 1850 Federal Census Index Walker, Arthur IN Putnam Clinton Township 1850 167 444 Walker, Arthur 52, born IN $1600 prop value Walker, Elenor 55 cannot read or write born GA? Walker, Ruth 25 " born IN " Rache 22 " " " ********************************************************* WALKER, ARTHUR State: IN Year: 1860 County: Putnam County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Clinton Township Page: 054 Database: IN 1860 Federal Census Index WALKER, ARTHUR State: IN Year: 1840 County: Putnam County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Greencastle Township Page: 371 Database: IN 1840 Federal Census Index*********************************************** WALKER, ARTHUR State: IN Year: 1830 County: Putnam County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: No Township Listed Page: 199 Database: IN 1830 Federal Census Index ************************************************************ Database: Civil War Service Records Surname Given Name Middle Initial Company Unit Rank - Induction Rank - Discharge Notes Allegiance Walker Arthur H 18 Indiana Infantry. Private Private Union Walker Arthur M. D 137 Indiana Infantry. (100 Days, 1864.) Private Musician Union Putnam County, Indiana Index to Marriage Records 1850 - 1920 Part Two H - P Inclusive Original Record Located in the County Clerk's Office Greencastle Compiled by Indiana Works Progress Administration: 1939 Recopied Indianapolis 1965 County: Putnam Name: Rosa Z Harmon Spouse: Arthur L Walker Marriage Date: 18 Nov 1906 Birth Date: 02 Apr 1888 Book: 12 Original Source Page: 394 Putnam County, Indiana Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Part Three Q - Z Inclusive Original Record Located in the County Clerk's Office Greencastle Compiled by Indiana Works Progress Administration: 1939 Recopied Indianapolis 1965 County: Putnam Name: Arthur L Walker Spouse: Rosa Z Harmon Marriage Date: 18 Nov 1906 Birth Date: 23 Dec 1886 Book: 12 Original Source Page: 294 ************************************************************ Does anyone happen to relate to Arthur Walker of Putnam County, Clinton Twp., IN? My Father lived on the land as a boy that Mr. Walker purchased in 1830's and I have the land certificate papers for 2 purchases he made one in 1834 and one in 1835. They were found in the attic there in the house. My Dad's sister & husband bought the house & property after her parents died. They must have been given these land certificates. The certificates from the Land Office at Crawfordsville, IN are what I have. They are pretty large.. maybe legal size? If anyone relates to this family, please contact me. I will somehow make sure you could get a copy of these papers or at least the info from them. Mary Lou

I should have mentioned the book I was quoting from: "BLAZING THE WILDERNESS ROAD WITH DANIEL BOONE" By Carl R. Green 128 pages, easy reading. There are a lot of books available, check your library. Along with a good biography of Daniel Boone, you will get a feel for what our ancestors went thru opening this country up. Also, The Wilderness Road they refer to is the one thru the Cumberland Gap - the first road into Kentucky, accessed from Virginia and the Carolina's. The Cumberland Road or National Road did not cut thru the Cumberland Gap, but opened the way West from Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, it was a much easier path to follow and bypassed Kentucky.

In a history I'm reading they mention that by 1818 the Cumberland Road aka the National Road was carrying a steady stream of settlers into the western territories. Kentucky was filling up, and newcomers were attracted to the wilderness north of the Ohio River. They quote an English immigrant, Morris Birkbeck, who wrote this description of the traffic: "Old America seems to be breaking up and moving westward. We are seldom out of sight, as we travel on this grand track towards the Ohio, of family groups, behind and before us, some with a view to a particular spot; close to a brother, perhaps, or a friend, who has gone before, and reported well of the country. Many, like ourselves, when they arrive in the wilderness, will find no lodge prepared for them......" They also cover the fact that, in the rush to settle Kentucky, between the various land speculators and their various ties to the British and the eventual USA, dealings with the Indians, and faulty survey work, along with faulty records, many of the original settlers who hacked out a homestead in Kentucky, had to fight in the courts to keep their property. Many of them ended up being renters on lands they thought they owned because the courts favored the rich speculators in their decisions. The country North of the Ohio was opened on the "Wisconsin Rule". The land was surveyed into townships before is was sold. After their bad experiences in Kentucky, this had to be a powerful incentive to pull stakes and move across the river.

Whole passel of Slavens up from Montgomery Co. KY moved up, with grand ol' patriarch Isaiah leading the mob in 1830. Went straight to Putnam Co. 2nd Migration--Civil War refugees from Missouri--1862-1865 Slavens branch that had settled in MO and were Union,came up and "stayed over" with the Putnam Slavens relations until the war was over. At one point area up around Portland Mills was abundant with Slavens doctors--4 of them Somebody on this list once quoted a county history of some sort about the Scotch Irish that moved into the area- how they generally moved in large family groups, were heavily religious,independent sorts. Anyone remember this?

I just returned from a trip to Indiana. I visited Putnam and Washington Counties and the indiana state library. As a result, i have just made an update adding 2,312 relatives, 1,350 direct descendants and have added much additional data, all with sources. I have also solved a FTM problem which caused the sources to be eliminated. If you click next to the name or fact, you will see the source. Updates include adding descendants of the following among others: 1. Celia Wright/Andrew Ratts 2. John Bush/Mary Phillips 3. James Hinds/Catherine Wright 4. Paschal C. Leonard/Ludica Wright 5. William Moss/Martha Wright 6. Eli Zink/Jane Hebbard 7. George Wright/Sarah McPheeters 8. Rebecca Wright/Adam Sears 9. Thomas Wright/Delilah Hedrick 10. Jeremiah Zink/Rosetta Harmon 11. John Wesley Hedrick/Martha Wright 12. Claude Albert Zink/Stella Cauble 13. Allen Vincent Wright/Maranda Taylor 14. Wigfall O'Hair/Beatrice Smith 15. Oliver Perry Wright/Rosa O'Hair 16. Michael O'Hair/Catherine Zink 17. Jacob Wright/Rachel Denny 18. John Henry Ratts/Mary Ann Hinds Julia A. Tucker wife of Elijah Wright corrected to Julia Ann Wright, Additional info and corrections appreciated. Herb Arkin Web page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~herbarkin

When we talk about counties, the borders changed from time to time, large counties were broken up into smaller counties, etc... LINKS TO COUNTIES WHICH BORDER MONTGOMERY OR OBTAINED LAND WHICH USED TO BE PART OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY Bath County <http://www.mindspring.com/~kyblue/bath/> Bourbon County <http://www.pastracks.com/states/kentucky/bourbon/> Breathitt County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kybreath/breath.html> Clark County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyclark/> Estill County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyestill/> Floyd County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyfloyd/floyd.htm> Harlan County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyharlan/index.html> Knott County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyknott/> Lee County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kylee/lee.htm> Leslie County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyleslie/> Letcher County <http://webpages.metrolink.net/~bcaudill/kygenweb/letcher.htm> Madison County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymadiso/madison.html> Magoffin County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymagoff/> Menifee County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymenife/> Morgan County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymorgan/morgan2.htm> Perry County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyperry/index.htm> Pike County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kypike/> Powell County <http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ky/county/powell/> Wolfe County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kywolfe/> Depending what years your family was there, it could have been called by any one of the above. I think we might consider this one general area of research......

Does anyone have information on either one of these families?? Any help is appreciated. 1840 Putnam County, IN 1840 Putnam County Census Clinton Township Nancy Cartmill Page 408 1 male under 5, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 20-30 1 female 10-15, 1 female 40-50 1840 Putnam County, Indiana Census Russell township John Cartmill Page 400 1 male under 5 ( 1835-1840), 1 male 5-10 (1830-1835), 1 male 10-15 (1825-1830), 1 male 40-50(1790-1800) 2 females10-15 (1830-1835), 1 female 30-40 (1800-1810) And What happen to them after 1840?? Cartmill Clearing House http://home.att.net/~earliene/ Founder: Earliene Kaelin 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324

Subject* Murray M. Mallory Father* Charles Thomas Mallory (1801-1872) Mother* Rachel Logan (1808- ) Birth* 10 Mar 1850 Putnam Co., IN. Census* __ Jun 1850 With Charles T., age 3/12, Cloverdale Twp., Putnam Co., IN. Census: __ ___ 1870 With Charles T., age 19. Works at saw mill., Jefferson Twp., Morgan Co., IN. Note* cir __ ___ 1896 Gosport, Owen Co., IN; Excerpts from "Memories of my boyhood days in my old home town - Gosport, Owen Co., IN" by Mason, Charles, R. (1876-1969) "... There were some old timers like Chub Smith, Hood Mallory, and Jimmie James...." "...Hood Mallory used to take off up the Monon railroad tracks and walk to Greencastle or maybe up the L. & V. and walk to Martinsville, not because he didn't have the fare -- he just didn't like to spend it...." I think Hood was Murray. - wjm. Census: __ ___ 1900 Living with Nettie (Mallory) Pottorff and Merrifield Pottorff, Gosport, Owen Co., IN. Census: __ ___ 1910 Living with Nettie (Mallory) Pottorff and Merrifield Pottorff, Gosport, Owen Co., IN. Census: __ ___ 1920 Was counted in, Wayne Twp., Owen Co., IN; Single, 69, living with sister Nettie (Mallory) Pottorff. Death* 05 Oct 1936 Gosport, Owen Co., IN. Burial* 07 Oct 1936 Gosport, Owen Co., IN.

MATKINS - 1820 LEWIS - 1820 WALKER - 1830 MILLS - 1830 GADBERRY - 1850 CROSS - 1850 They were in Putnam Co. IN at these years. Some of their children married and stayed there some of them moved to Cumberland County, IL. Kate Keller Bourland

----- Original Message ----- From: Sharon Bryant To: Omegaway2@aol.com Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 7:07 AM Subject: Re: [INPUTNAM] MIGRATION ROUTES The Putnam Co., IN GenWeb site is located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inputnam/. Near the bottom of the screen in the lower left corner is a Migrations icon with the message "Use this link to record your ancestor(s) travels across America." Click on the word link and it will take you to the Migrations website. Good luck. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: Omegaway2@aol.com To: SharonBryant@worldnet.att.net Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 12:35 AM Subject: Re: [INPUTNAM] MIGRATION ROUTES In a message dated 6/20/2002 8:12:06 PM Mountain Daylight Time, SharonBryant@worldnet.att.net writes: Have you considered entering your ancestors in the Migrations database? There is a link on the Putnam County GenWeb site. Sharon .. Good idea.. what is the website? Ellie S.

GIBSON from Halifax Co. VA to Stokes Co. NC to Buncombe Co. NC to Whitely Co. KY to Green Co. KY to Putnam Co. IN (to IL ?) to Boone Co. MO to Buchannan Co. MO to Jefferson Co. KS. I expect that some Gibsons where left with their property in each of these locations, but as they are collateral relatives, I have not searched them out yet. McNorton (McNaughton, same pronounciation) SC to Putnam Co. IN to Montgomery Co. IN to Jefferson Co. KS They seem positively sedentary compared to the Gibsons.

My husband and I have different familes that came, but they all came in 1830's. Richard and Keziah Owen and her brother, Francis Owen and families came from Clark Co., KY. in 1830's. Some of my Rivers Family came from Taylor Co., KY. in 1828, I think. My husband's McCloud and Morphew's came in the 1830's from Ashe Co., NC. Janeen Davis Proctor <A HREF="http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=janeen">RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Proctor- Davis Ancestors</A> <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/janpro77/index.html">Welcome To Our Place</A>

In a message dated 6/20/2002 6:19:36 PM Mountain Daylight Time, cmn@ee.duke.edu writes: > The Bridges family were in Rowan Co., NC at one time; some of them moved on > to KY and thirty years later to Putnam Co. > When were your Bridges in Rowan Co. NC? And did they go thru Washington Co. IN first? Ellie S.

In a message dated 6/20/2002 2:15:05 PM Mountain Daylight Time, iobrist@mail.win.org writes: > MOSS > My Wm MOSS family came from Rowan Co. NC.. by way of Washington Co. IN and on to Putnam Co. IN..

In a message dated 6/20/2002 1:26:21 PM Mountain Daylight Time, IGarza@TrammellCrow.com writes: > Would it make sense to do some sort of Roll Call for the migration routes we > know various families used? > I think that is an excellent idea.. a cousin and I can't find where our John W. Russell who m. 1862 in Putnam Co. IN to Elizabeth Moss, hailed from.. Also can't find who the parents and kin were of our Wm Moss who lived in Putnam Co.. m. in Iredell or Rowan Co. NC... Ellie S.