This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: VIA Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/1348 Message Board Post: Looking for an obituary for Ella Mae Via, who died in Randolph Co. in January of 1987. She was married to Robert M. Via. What was her maiden name? Who where her parents? Sure could use some help.

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/1237.1 Message Board Post: I was doing a random search on the internet, and found your posting. These people are all my relatives! If you could let me know how I could get a copy of what you are talking about I would appreciate it! John Howard

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/1311.1 Message Board Post: This is my husbands family. My husbands father is Ora, his father is George A. and his father is Alonzo. I live in Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana. I am now researching my husbands family also and would be happy to copy you in on anything I find if you would like. Please email me at redrider813@aol.com anytime you like.

Thanks, Lora!

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/882.5.2.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Attn: Joyce We do not have a Thomas Dickson in our line as far as I know. Thank you for asking, tho. Ollie

Does anyone live around Vicksburg MS that could do a death lookup for me? John A. Leitner born 1838-39 died about 1888-89 time frame. Thank you so much. Lindsey

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: KITSELMAN, Starbuck, Orr, Crapo, Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/1346 Message Board Post: This book has no cover, and no index, and no author. I bought it on Ebay; it just has the insides, but it is full of Indiana biographies. I am not researching this family, just thought I would share. I do not know anymore about these families or these surnames. NOTE: I don’t know if there is any additional mention of this family in the book, it has no index. I do not want to sell this book. I am typing the biographies from it. Typed by Lora Radiches: Surnames in this biography are: KITSELMAN, Starbuck, Orr, Crapo, CARL MAITLAND KITSELMAN, Indiana manufacturer, was one of the men who developed at Muncie the extensive plants devoted to the manufacture of fencing and other wire and steel products, the output of which has been sold and used practically round the world. Carl Maitland Kitselman’s oldest brother, A. L., is still living and active in the business. Carl M. Kitselman died at his home in Muncie November 27, 1930, at the age of sixty-five. He was born at Ridgeville, Indiana, August 15, 1865, son of Davis S. and Mahala (Starbuck) Kitselman. He attended public school in Ridgeville, also Ridgeville College, and at the age of fifteen had qualified for a position in handling the telegraph key. His attitude toward life was always one of serious purpose, and to his every undertaking he devoted himself wholeheartedly. He was a telegrapher for five years, and then became a general merchant at Redkey, where for eight years he sold goods over the county to the local trade of the cou! ntryside. During the decade of the ‘90s the industrial age came to Eastern Indiana, transforming many rural villages into manufacturing towns and presenting special opportunities for the ambitious, the enterprising, the far-seeing. Among them were the Kitselman brothers, Alva L., David M., Edwin Fay and Carl Maitland. Kitselman Brothers as an organization put up a small factory at Ridgeville, where they manufactured roller skates. The roller skating craze was then at its height. They developed a fairly prosperous business as long as the craze lasted, but a single specialty was not enough for a permanent industry. In 1900 the Kitselman brothers moved to Muncie, already coming into prominence as a manufacturing center, and there put up a plant to make wire fencing. Kitselman brothers developed their business on a two-fold basis, as wholesale manufacturers and also as mail order dealers. They were judicious and extensive advertisers, and during the past quarter of a ce! ntury Kitselman fencing material has enjoyed a well-deserved reputation and a sale to all parts of the United States and in foreign countries as well. Their enterprise came to be represented by two large plants, employing hundreds of men and women. There were two business organizations, the Kitselman Brothers Company and the Indiana Steel & Wire Company. The late Carl Mäitland Kitselman was treasurer of both companies. The late C. M. Kitselman was also a director of the Merchants National Bank and of the Muncie Oil Engine Company. He was a member of the Exchange Club of Muncie, the High Street Methodist Episcopal Church, the Muncie Garden Club, and one of his hobbies was the culture of flowers, illustrated in his efforts at his beautiful home, which he erected in 1926 and also in a public way in the beautifying of Muncie’s parks. Mr. Kitselman was never active in politics. Aside from his business his chief interests centered in his home and family. He was devot! ed to his brothers, particularly his brother Fay, who preceded him in death only a few days, passing away November 10, 1930. Mr. Carl Maitland Kitselman married in 1892, at Redkey, Indiana, Miss Irene Orr, who survives him. There were two children, a much beloved son, Fred Davis, who died when seventeen years old, and a daughter, Mildred Elizabeth, who is now the wife of Fred M. Crapo. Mr. Crapo has for several years been associated with the Kitselman interests in Muncie. There are also three grandchildren, Catherine Elizabeth, Mildred Ann and Janet Carrell Crapo. One of the friends whose knowledge enabled him to go beneath the superficialities of a busy life wrote of him as “the gentle, kindly, human, loving personality of C. M. Kitselman. None who knew him but must have had a deep affection for him. The troubles of others touched him as if they were his own. His griefs were deep, too deep for his own welfare. The loss of his son affected gravely his whole! life afterward; that of his brother Fay, for whom he felt a love that was more than brotherly and rather like that of a father for a son, although the two were nearly of an age, appeared to him almost unbearable and it cannot be doubted that it had an effect that may have hastened his own end. To appreciate the character that was Mait Kitselman one should not only have known him, but also should have known the men and women with which he was associated daily throughout the years. To them his death is not that alone of a beloved employer or business associate, but rather that of a member of their intimate families. The monument to his memory is in their hearts. No such life as his can go unrewarded; no such good influence as his can ever die.”

Hi, We will see you Wed. and yes Dale said to bring your fishing pole. He would like to try McDonald lake. Marilee ----- Original Message ----- From: <RMontgomery@eishome.com> To: <INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 4:34 PM Subject: [INRANDOL] William McGuire > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: McGuire > Classification: Death > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/1339 > > Message Board Post: > > A man identified as William McGuire, of Farmland, Ind., was killed by falling from a moving train on the Northwestern Road near the Fox crossing, a mile north of Oregon Thursday evening. Both of his legs were cut off, and death ensued soon after the accident. He had been stealing a ride. In attempting to jump from a box car into a old car he lighted on the track, the wheels passing over both of his legs. He was about 45 years old. > > August 4, 1909, The Enterprise and Tribune, p. 4, Evansville, Wisconsin > > > ============================== > 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 > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Alexander Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/1345 Message Board Post: Looking for information on any living descendants of Thornton J. Alexander, Sr. This is the same Thornton Alexander who with James and Sophia Clemens, used their farms as safe places for the Underground Railroad. He is one of the founding fathers of a settlement of free blacks called Greenville Negro (AKA Longtown). He donated the land that now houses the Union Literary Institute. His biography is detailed in the History of Randolph County by Ebenezar Tucker, 1882. Any information would be greatly appreciated!

Dear Mary Jo, Their graves are what we call the Swingley Cemetery south of Windsor. We have walked it several times, and there are very few stones. The cemetery was very overgrown and was in terrible shape, but I think it is slightly improved lately. I have some photos taken in it if you would like to see them. I would need to send them snail-mail to you. Nancy Hammer, Cheyenne

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/1261.1 Message Board Post: I am interested in the Cunningtons which may be listed in the book. Please contact me if you still have the book. Thank you.

You'll find listings of burials at the Windsor Cemetery on the web site now, thanks to the contribution of Mary Jo Bailey. Just click on the Cemeteries button at the top of the web site page. Tim Singleton, tsingleton@iclub.org Volunteer INGenWeb Coodinator Adams Co., IN - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inadams/ Randolph Co., IN - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thornburg, Beals, Amburn Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/796.3 Message Board Post: Martha Thornburg is the daughter of Nathan Thornburg and Phoebe Beals. George Wesley Thornburg is the son of Jonathan Thornburg and Elizabeth Amburn. George and Martha's children are..... Columbus b. 10-18-1861 Oliver b. 3-28-1863 Sparrow Creek Monthly Meeting,

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/1338.1 Message Board Post: look under woodlawn

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thornburgh, Slifer, Quigley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/796.2 Message Board Post: I wish I could help you find your Oliver's correct parentage. However, I thought you might be interested that my grandfather was also an Oliver Morton Thornburgh. His parents were William M. Thornburg and Josephine Slifer. He was born in 1844 near Hagerstown, IN, which is in Wayne County. Wayne is located directly south of Randolph County. He was an only child. Notice the "h" was added for my Oliver's generation. I think I read that "the" Oliver Morton was an extremely popular governor of Indiana and many people must have named their sons after him.

Does anyone know if there are any Rogers or Mosiers buried in Nettle Creek Baptist A.K.A Old South Losantville Cemetery? I tried to go there Sunday, but there is a huge ditch with water between the road and the cemetery. Gina

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/796.1 Message Board Post: I believe that Oliver Morton was born on August 31 1852 in Knightstown, Indiana to Milton Thornburg and Sarah Charles

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cox; Brown; Jefferis; Fisher Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Bk.2ADE/1230.2.1.1 Message Board Post: I show Robert Linsey Dixon b. 7 may 1812 d. 8 Feb 1878, mar. to Hannah Cox. I am a Cox descendant, and willing to exchance data. Please contact me at: susanm1215aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fisher; Jefferis; Brown, Cox Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Bk.2ADE/1230.3 Message Board Post: I am a granddaughter of George Fisher, who was the half-brother of Ida Jefferis, Squire's daughter by his first wife. I'm very interested in sharing data on this family. Please contact: susanm1215@aol.com

Because there are constantly new people joining this list, I thought it appropriate to resend this message: MESSAGE BOARD QUERIES. Posting queries on a RootsWeb/Ancestry Message Boards is an excellent way to find others who are researching the same or connecting families, and who may have information you seek. Today's online researchers are busy people, so make sure that your messages are easy to locate and understood. To accomplish this make proper use of the SUBJECT line, SURNAME box, and CLASSIFICATION menu when you post. SUBJECT LINE: Make the subject complete, concise, and specific in describing the content of your message. Do not use vague subjects such as "genealogy," "searching," or "looking for grandfather." It is assumed that anyone posting or reading these Message Boards is searching for genealogy-related information. Put yourself in the place of someone scanning through hundreds of posts on the Message Boards. Does your SUBJECT LINE identify the content of your query? "Seek parents of John Kelly, born 1842, Clay County, Kentucky" is good. A SUBJECT LINE can contain up to 53 characters, including spaces. If you are posting information (data as opposed to a query), make the SUBJECT LINE: "Will of James Smith probated 1873, Bell County, Texas" or "Obituary of Mary (Curran) Murphy, died May 1901, Dublin, Ireland." Women's maiden names are commonly put in parentheses to so identify them. Remember Message Boards are read and used by researchers around the world, so identify your ancestors and data, watch those abbreviations, and don't assume everyone knows where or what SF, CA is. Let there be no doubt, spell it out. SURNAME BOX ENTRIES: Enter only the surnames that you have included in the message you have posted in this box. Do NOT include a bunch of surnames just because you are researching them. List surnames one at a time and separate them with a comma. Example: Smith, Cousins, James, Kohlhammer, Van Allen, de la Croix, Wood, Woods. Whether you list the names in upper, lower, or mixed case is not important. Surnames that have common spelling variants such as Wood and Woods should be listed separately and NOT as: Wood(s) or Wood/Woods. The search engine will not pick them up correctly if they are shown in the latter two styles. The purpose of the SURNAME BOX entries is to enable Message Board searchers to use the ADVANCED SEARCH option and search ONLY on the names you have listed in the box indicating that they are surnames. It eliminates from searches words appearing elsewhere in a post (but not listed in the SURNAME BOX) such as the poster's name (Sally Smith may have posted numerous messages on the board and signed them with her full name in the message body), a common word (such as Cousins above), or given name (such as James above). Do not enter anything other than surnames in the SURNAME BOX. Do not enter any given (first) names or locations, and do not use descriptive words such as "and," "many more," "Jr.," or "etc." Avoid all punctuation (except for commas, which are used to form the separation between each surname entry) unless it is a part of a surname. CLASSIFICATION: The purpose of proper classification of messages is to enable Message Board users to view and/or search messages by data type. If you are posting a query or replying to a query, use the default classification of QUERY from the drop-down menu. If you are posting actual data, select the type that most closely matches the type of information you are posting: BIBLE, CEMETERY, WILL, DEED, PENSION, MARRIAGE, BIOGRAPHY, etc. (These are all listed under MESSAGE TYPE). If you post a question about a document, such as a deed or a marriage record, or if you request a lookup, it is classified as a QUERY -- not as a DEED, MARRIAGE, or LOOKUP. Only transcribed data are classified as one of the data types. To learn more about Message Boards, see also: "Message Board Solutions," (RootsWeb Review 5:29, 17 July 2002) "Meandering Through the Message Boards" (RWR 5:28, 10 July 2002); "Discovering Display Options on the Message Boards" (RWR 5:27, 3 July 2002); "Getting the Most Out of Message Boards" (RWR 5:26, 26 June 2002); and "Message Board Attach- ments" (RWR 5:23, 5 June 2002); and "Message Board Icons" (RWR 5:22, 29 May 2002) -- all issues of RWR are searchable and downloadable here: http://e-zine.rootsweb.com/ Previously published in RootsWeb Review: Vol. 5, No. 30, 24 July 2002 Remember that all postings on the Message Boards are automatically sent to this list. To reply to the message, you must click on the link included with the message sent to this list. DO NOT use your reply button, or the message may not get to the intended recipients. And proper "netiquette" is to type in upper/lower case, not all capital letters. Thanks, and good hunting. Tim Singleton, tsingleton@iclub.org Volunteer INGenWeb Coodinator Adams Co., IN - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inadams/ Randolph Co., IN - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/