I want to know who is Billy Baker and where he is! I want his phone number and I want to call him! I have finally been able to spend the last couple of evenings looking at those listings of Union City newspaper obituaries, and I am in awe! What a fantastic job he has done! I knew he had been praised, but I didn't realize the immensity of the project until this week! My husband and I are so happy with all that work! We have had fun reading them! Even when we found my husband's grandmother's name nearly unrecognizable, we realized that it probably was printed that way in the paper, and that's how Billy transcribed it. I love the beautiful old obituaries - what tributes they were to the deceased! They make the modern obituaries seem cold and dry. I noticed how they progressively were getting more brief and less informative as we moved up to 1941. I would love to have an opinion from an old newspaper-person on why they have evolved suchly. Probably matters of space, plus possibly matters of liability. I kept thinking as I was reading that those obituaries in the 30s were what sold those newspaprs! Did Billy actually do all that trascribing himself? How long did it take him to do those eight years? Is he continuing to do more Union City years? Can he be coerced into doing the same with other Randolph County newspapers? What a valuable service this is to those of us who are seeking! Maybe I am uninformed and there has been this service already done with listing other newspaper obituaries, but this is the first I have seen. Billy!! Please give me your telephone number so we can call you! Thank you, Nancy Hammer, Cheyenne Wyoming

Hi, Lynne! Were you related to the any of the Ramseys from Muncie Indiana? Nancy

Thanks! I am trying to figure out where my husband's lineage fits in with Cornelius Sutton. Are you saying that I can find a lineage chart or something like that? Thanks, Nancy

Otto Keever and Minnie McNees are my great grandparents. Are they in your line? I do not have much on the McNees side except her parents Marshall M. McNees and Regina M. Macy.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: sutton,clawson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/1528 Message Board Post: hello,i found where you have listed cornelius sutton sr born in england,i want to tell you that information,is incorrect,as a result of bad genealogy from some researchers yrs back, actually cornelius sr was indeed born in new jersey of amos sutton born in 1723,and his holland dutch wife jane clawson, see rootsweb of timothy suttons research on cornelius sutton, ive researched,and he wasnt born in england, ive checked tim suttons research and its very good, sincerly bob ray,descendant of cornelius sutton sr

Researching the following surnames: Byrum Cox Hale Harris Huffman Keever McNees O'Brien Ramsey Ulrich For those researching the Cox family, there is an excellent book entitled "Some Descendants of John Cox and Patience Piggott in The Old Northwest Territory" by J. Bernard Benson, published in 1976. I don't know if the Randolph County History Museum has a copy. I believe the Indiana State Library Genealogy section has a copy as well as the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne. My direct line from Benjamin Cox is through his daughter Ann who married David Haworth. Their daughter Ann Haworth married Isom Harris. Their son Cornelius Harris was my great grandfather. It appears that many of us are related through Benjamin Cox! Lynne Ramsey Durocher __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Bk.2ADE/213.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Hello Teresa. I am writing in regards to your post on Cornelius Sutton Sr. and Jr. I have found info different from yours...Cornelius Sr. was born in England..Jr. in NJ. I have also found other info that said Elizabeth's maiden name may have been Davis. I have yet to confirm that though. My line goes from Cornelius JR.'s son Thomas to his son Joseph to Joseph's daughter Martha who was my gg grandmother. I would love to be in contact with you and go over more info about Sr. and Jr.!!! Best wishes and happy hunting! Deann

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Bk.2ADE/1499.2 Message Board Post: Judy, Please respond..I am looking for my grandmothers family...Her mother was Mildred Annetta Mills, daughter of Emma Dugan and William Mills.. Hope to hear from you soon!!!!! Wanda LaBorde Larson

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/1527 Message Board Post: Could somebody tell me if this is the same book that is listed on RootsWeb / Randolph County? Thanks in advance. Paula Title: History of Randolph County Indiana with Illustrations.... Author: Tucker, E. Book Description: First Edition. Thick quarto, black library buckram with gilt spine title. Pp. xv, 508. Illustrated throughout with maps (some in color), portraits, "lithographic" views and sketches. A detailed history from "pre-historic" times. Includes sections on Civil War history, "Anti-slavery" and the underground railroad, "Colored People" and their "settlements", "Secret Societies" and "Temperance". A very tight, sound and clean volume with slight dustiness to endpapers. Near fine. Scarce.

I use to work with a gentleman by the name of Robert Booher in Fort Wayne, IN. Don't know if you would know him or not. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sally Bird" <birdhousemail@yahoo.com> To: <INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:55 PM Subject: [INRANDOL] Surname Roll Call: BOOHER, WAGONER, CURRY > I'm particularly interested in descendants of Philip > Booher. He appeared in the 1850 census with my great > great grandmother Mary Booher who was 4. No > relationship was given. Mary's mother Elizabeth > married William Curry. I do not know if Elizabeth was > a Booher by birth or by marriage. > > Sally Bird > Westland, MI > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus > > > ==== INRANDOL Mailing List ==== > How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were? --Sachel Paige > > Contributed By: Billy J. Baker > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

please remove me from you list. Thank you

>From Earl Kisling - cloudhoper@aol.com 1/14/04 Surname and years in county Bowers - 1835 to 1847 Kisling - 1845 to 1858 McCamey - 1845 to 1854 Elwood - 1845 to ? Wolf - 1835 to 1980 ? Troy Wolf, now deceased, of Randolph Co., IN, was a descendant of a Wolf/Bowers marriage abt. 1835 Earl Kisling

Gina I have Information on Philip Moister and Sarah Arnold. Sarah's Father Elijah Arnold is my gg grandfather. Her brother William Arnold was my g grandfather. I am searching for more information on William and Elijah but have run into a few Moisters in my search. My Grandfather Thomas Arnold was raised by his Aunt Mariah Moister and thought his name was Moister until his wedding day. Phil Arnold --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes

My Pierce family, my great-great-grandfather, Thomas Pierce came to Randolph county, about 1819 from Ross County, Ohio, to homestead. The land was 3 miles east of Winchester. Lydia came with her parents, Thomas Ward and Mary Margery Pickett Ward from Ohio. Thomas & Lydia were married in Indiana. Thomas Pierce was born to Samuel and Delilah Taylor Pierce in Virginia - they moved to Ohio when he was very young. He had an older brother, Burkett Pierce, who married a sister of Lydia, Elizabeth Ward. They went to Randolph county before Thomas, or about the same time. They all went there to homestead. Doris (Davis) Wolfe

Thanks,I will keep looking! Marge ----- Original Message ----- From: <ALWORTHEN@aol.com> To: <INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 11:43 AM Subject: Re: [INRANDOL] Surname Roll Call > Marjorie, > I only have Mary Hiatt who married Isaiah Cox. She was the daughter of Jonathan Hiatt and Rachal Williams. Osa Mae does not show up on my list. > > Al > > > ==== INRANDOL Mailing List ==== > To Forget One's Ancestors Is To Be a Brook Without A Source, A Tree Without a Root. - Chinese Proverb > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

I will look. I do not have a lot of info on the Hiatts; however, quite a bit on the Yorks. I will let you know what I find out. Marge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim and Sabrina" <brinatim@myexcel.com> To: <INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 3:05 PM Subject: Re: [INRANDOL] Surname Roll Call-Arba Cemetery > Hi, > I only have one Hiatt that is buried at Arba and that is Jabez Hiatt, born > 2/20/1808, died 6/21/1874. > I have two Yorks at Arba. William A. York, born 1873, died 1909. Then I > have his wife Viola E. York, born 1873, died 1927. After the death of > William, Viola apparently went on to remarry a Harrison. > I do not have any Darrahs in Arba. > > Let me know if you have a connection to these names. > > Sabrina > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marjorie Hoppas" <margkeybd@rexnet.net> > To: <INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 11:27 AM > Subject: Re: [INRANDOL] Surname Roll Call-Arba Cemetery > > > > My grandmother's maiden name was: Hiatt Her father's name was Frances. > > Also,My father's name was "York" There were quite a few York's in > Randolph > > County. My Mother's maiden name was "Darrah". Her and my father both > lived > > in Randolph County in their early years. I am not sure if any of my > > relatives are buried in that cemetery or not, but if you could send me > some > > information, I would be happy to look and if I find any, send back what > > information that I have. > > > > Marge Hoppas > > 5733 N. 350 East > > Columbia City, IN 46725 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tim and Sabrina" <brinatim@myexcel.com> > > To: <INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 2:55 PM > > Subject: [INRANDOL] Surname Roll Call-Arba Cemetery > > > > > > > Since we were having a roll call, I though this would be a good time to > > mention that after 2 1/2 years, I have finally finished transcribing Arba > > Cemetery. We are working on a website, and are actually compiling > > information for a book about the families of this area. In the meantime > > though, I have included a list of all the surnames at Arba. If you > suspect > > you have a relative buried there, I would be happy to send the > transcription > > of the tombstone, photos, and any info. that we have collected on the > > family. > > > Here's the list of surnames: > > > Anderson > > > Arnold > > > Austin > > > Bailey > > > Barnes > > > Beetley > > > Benge > > > Berry > > > Best > > > Bond > > > Bowen > > > Britten > > > Brown (lots of Browns) > > > Browne > > > Burgies > > > Burkett > > > Cadwallader > > > Cammack > > > Charles > > > Chenoweth > > > Clark > > > Clements > > > Clevenger > > > Colvin > > > Conley > > > Cook > > > Corbit > > > Corbitt > > > Cox > > > Crawford > > > Crew > > > Davis > > > Defibaugh > > > Dempsey > > > Denham > > > Dixon > > > Edgerton > > > Elliot > > > Ellis > > > Erwin > > > Fellow > > > Ford > > > Frazier > > > Fry > > > Fulghum (lots of Fulghums) > > > Gabriel > > > Gaffey > > > Galbreath > > > Garber > > > Gardner > > > Goggshall > > > Gonser > > > Haisley (lots!) > > > Harmon > > > Harris > > > Harrison > > > Henderson > > > Henzier > > > Hensley > > > Hiatt > > > Hill > > > Hodgin > > > Hoos > > > Horn > > > Horne > > > Houser > > > Hubbard > > > Hunt > > > Hutchens > > > Johnson > > > Hones > > > Jordan > > > Jordon > > > Kelley > > > Kennard > > > Ketring > > > King > > > Kinsey > > > Kunkle > > > Lewis > > > Locke > > > Long > > > Longfellow > > > Lott > > > Love > > > Macy > > > Maines > > > Manning > > > Marine > > > Marshall > > > Martin > > > Middleton > > > Mills > > > Moody > > > Moore > > > Moorman > > > Morgan > > > Murray > > > Myers > > > Newberry > > > Newsom > > > Newton > > > Nicholson > > > Nickols > > > Norris > > > Nuss > > > Odell > > > Outland > > > Overman > > > Parker > > > Peden > > > Peele > > > Pelle > > > Perkins > > > Petty > > > Pierson > > > Platt > > > Randall > > > Reece > > > Reynard > > > Riner > > > Robbins > > > Rodgers > > > Rogers > > > Rubey > > > Rush > > > Scarce > > > Sharp > > > Shores > > > Shreeve > > > Skinner (there are tons of Skinners in this cemetery) > > > Smith > > > Snively > > > Taylor > > > Teaford > > > Tharp > > > Thorton > > > Thorpe > > > Thomas(lots) > > > Thompson > > > Thorpe > > > Throckmorton > > > Turner > > > Vick > > > Warren > > > Wasson > > > Wiggs > > > Williams > > > Wilson > > > Woodruff > > > Worley > > > Wright > > > York > > > If you suspect that you may have relatives here, I can look at > individual > > names for you. I hope I can help someone with this info. > > > > > > Sabrina > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== INRANDOL Mailing List ==== > > > To Forget One's Ancestors Is To Be a Brook Without A Source, A Tree > > Without a Root. - Chinese Proverb > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== INRANDOL Mailing List ==== > > GENEALOGY:Where You Confuse The Dead And Irritate The Living! > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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I'm particularly interested in descendants of Philip Booher. He appeared in the 1850 census with my great great grandmother Mary Booher who was 4. No relationship was given. Mary's mother Elizabeth married William Curry. I do not know if Elizabeth was a Booher by birth or by marriage. Sally Bird Westland, MI __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus

Dear Randolph County Friends, The recent notes about Indiana people being buried in Vermillion County Illinois reminds us of our two “brick walls”! We have Fred Hammer 1885-1929, born in Farmland, married Edith, had son Ray Custer Hammer & lived in Indianapolis. The son Ray Custer Hammer may have dropped the Hammer name & gone by Ray Custer & may have stayed around Indianapolis. We were told that Fred & his family were living near Cleveland & Fred was working there when he died in a Cleveland hospital of ruptured appendix. He was buried 25 Jun 1929 at Maxville, age 44. We are unable to find an Indiana death record or an Ohio death record. The stranger part is that we have been unable to obtain a Randolph County obituary, although he was born & raised in Farmland & probably didn’t leave Farmland until in his 20s. Thornburg Funeral Home probably did both funerals, but Thornburgs lost all their records in the tornado. Our second “brick wall” is Fred’s brother, Ray A. Hammer 1888-1924. Like Fred, he was born & raised in Farmland. We don’t have any documentation that either of the brothers graduated from Farmland H.S., but we assume that they did. Ray married Erma, & he worked at American Can at Indianapolis. Ray age 36 was buried 14 May 1924, at Maxville, beside his brother Fred. We think Ray did die at Indianapolis, but we are unable to obtain an Indiana state death certificate or an Illinois death certificate. We think Erma continued living in Illinois & she married 2nd to Eldon Geiger. Ray & Erma had a son Natt K. Hammer born c 1920. We have a photo of Natt in a Boy Scout uniform taken in Decatur Illinois. We have a photo of Natt in an Army uniform c 1943. Natt married Eleanor c 1945 & they had four children, Jeff, Mike, Linda & Natalie Hammer. Natt worked at A.E. Stehly Co. in Decatur, Illinois. We think that the deaths of their two sons perhaps hastened the demise of the parents and that may be why there appear to be no records in the family. But with all the information that we do have, it seems very strange that we are unable to obtain obituaries or death records on either brother. We have corresponded with the states, with the newspapers, with the funeral home, & with Maxville Cemetery. If anyone out there can help us we would be grateful. Thanks a lot. Nancy & Roger Hammer, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5538/Bk.2ADE/1203.2 Message Board Post: Maria M Ludy (b. March 27, 1852, d. December 01, 1937) Maria M Ludy (daughter of Samuel Ludy and Elizabeth Miller) was born March 27, 1852 in Castine, Darke County, Butler Township Ohio, and died December 01, 1937. She married Daniel Burket on June 02, 1873 in Darke county Near Ft. Jefferson, Ohio, son of Levi Burket and Catherine Burns.  Notes for Maria M Ludy: In my grandmothers words, "Grandma Maria Ludy Byrket grew up at Fort Jefferson. Maria Burket was very small and very clean. She worked very hard and was very thrifty. She was a good woman. Her husband daniel burket was so honest that he was nicknamed Honest Dan Burkett. More About Maria M Ludy: Burial: Unknown, Arba Indiana. More About Maria M Ludy and Daniel Burket: Marriage: June 02, 1873, Darke county Near Ft. Jefferson, Ohio. Children of Maria M Ludy and Daniel Burket are: i. +Cara Margaret (Carrie) Burkett, b. December 14, 1881, Liberty Center W.C. Iowa, d. July 04, 1973. ii. +Elizabeth Delia Burkett, b. April 01, 1874, Weaver Station Darke County Ohio, d. date unknown. iii. +Nathaniel Levi Burkett, b. August 17, 1875, Weaver Station Darke County Ohio, d. December 28, 1950. iv. +Sada Ellen Burdetta Burkett, b. December 03, 1879, Weaver Station Darke County Ohio, d. November 09, 1961. v. +Dora Anna Clara Burkett, b. December 14, 1881, Liberty Center W.C. Iowa, d. date unknown. vi. Icy Elnora Burket, b. October 12, 1883, New Madison D.C.Ohio, d. December 26, 1883. vii. +Ruby Ethel Burkett, b. December 17, 1885, Hollenburg, D.C.Ohio, d. July 11, 1947. viii. +Silas Russell Burkett, b. June 06, 1889, Glen Karn, Darke County, Ohio, d. May 11, 1947. ix. +Rilla Susana Burket, b. October 23, 1877, New Madison, Darke County Ohio, d. July 11, 1947.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thorn-Love Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Bk.2ADE/674.719 Message Board Post: Tom, Paul's daughter gave me 80 pages of family history in Dec. If you haven't alked to Paula I will send you her address.