Greetings one and all. Let me introduce myself to this message forum. This is the first time I've written to you. The last names I research in Putnam County, IN: McGaughey, McGahuey, McGahey. My William McGaughey, born abt. 1752 was married to Prepare Clark. William was a Rev. Soldier. My great great great grandfather was William McGaughey the second child of three known. He was born in about the year 1762, in either York Co., Pa. or County Cork, Ireland. He died on September 22, 1829 in Putnam Co., In. On December 2, 1788 in Cumberland Co., Pa., he was married to my great great great grandmother Prepare Clark, who was born in 1771 and died on May 16, 1835 in Putnam Co., In. William and Prepare are buried in the Blakesburg Cemetery, near Russellville, In. William was the first to be buried at the Blakesburg Cemetery. It is not know exactly where William McGaughey was born, but he was living in Pennsylvania when he to joined the Revolutionary War. William was married to Prepare Clark of Montgomery Co., Ky. on December 2, 1788. Bath County was formed out of Montgomery County by the Legislature of Kentucky on January 13, 1811. Bath County was the 56th county to be organized in the state and was named because of the numerous mineral springs being located there. William and his family came to Indiana on horse back. It is said a Wilson family traveled with them. They followed the old Indian Trail through Putnam Co., In. Traces of this old trail can still be found near Fincastle, In. They had an old horse, a few possessions; one which was Prepares highly prized Dutch oven. I believe that William and Prepare originally lived in Cairo, In. The cross roads village of Cairo lingers in the memory of Russell Township by the name still being applied to that vicinity. Now only a cornfield and pasture land remains. When the little village started is unknown. The first known store was built in the southwest corner and operated by Charles B. Bridges in 1854. His son, Milton, was the clerk and kept the store for a few months. In 1864, W. L. Donehue had the store there and Dr. S. H. Witt had an office. Fifteen years later there was a paint shop, probably still the store, and less than half a dozen houses. Down the road west a short distance was School No. 6 or old Cairo School. For some time there were houses along the road south and about the crossing giving some credence to the claim here was a village. There were few settlers in these days. Families had moved in the year before and made a settlement called Cairo (pronounced, Kay-row). The town has long disappeared, but spoken of as though it were still standing. In trying to find Cairo, they got to Ramp Creek, going too far west, they crossed Raccoon Creek. That night they made camp at an old spring in the hollow. They made a lean-to with bark from a large fallen elm tree; there was plenty of game, so they decided to build a cabin and homestead. William and Prepare moved to Blakesburg, In. The location of their cabin is not exactly known, but from information received from McGaugheys still living on the original homestead of William and Prepare it was to have been one or two hundred yards NW of the Blakesburg Cemetery, on top of a knoll, in what is now a large corn field. William's name appears as one of 33 names on a wall tablet in Putnam County Courthouse, Greencastle, In., that was erected by the Society of Sons of the Revolution in Indiana to the memory of Soldiers of the Revolution buried in that county, dedicated by the Daughters of the American Revolution. His name is spelled William McGaughey. The other name I research is my Greatgreatgreatgrandfather Lodwick Davis buried at the Hebron Cemetery. But I know very little if anything about his parents. Has anyone ever researched the cemetery or individual. It appears his stone is one of the oldest stones at the cemetery. I hope you or anyone can help. Please write. Wayne McGahuey of Capon Bridge Hampshire Co. website: http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/hampco/index.htm My Homepage website: http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/index.htm