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/485.509.1.1 Message Board Post: Wendy, this might be your connection; Walter Ruble, b. 1789 TN married Sarah Wright, b. 1793 VA Sarah was the daughter of Jonathan Wright and she had a brother named Samuel Wright, b. 1791 VA who married Sarah (unknown maiden name), b. 1792 SC, they had three children that I have found; Thomas - b. 1828 OH Elizabeth - b. 1829 MD Amos - b. 1834 OH Samuel and Sarah and children are in the 1850 and 1860 Indiana Census living in Randolph Co., White River Twp., Indiana. Could Samuel and Sarah Wright's son Thomas b. 1828 in OH be the same one who married Sarah Ruble? This is really all I have on the Wright Family as my line is through Walter Ruble (unknown parents/brothers/sisters) whose daughter Delila married my ancestor Jacob Fisher, and I have not pursued the Wright family with the exception of the information above. If you need more information on Walter Ruble and Sarah Wright decendants I would be happy to share it with you.

Or a dollar or two spent on "flowers" from Wal-Mart....that's all it takes. There are graves near my family members' graves that I never see anyone visit and never see flowers on them. Why not? Shirley ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathleen Burnett To: DEKENT-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 11:13 AM Subject: [DEKENT] Memorial Day - Lonely Graves For those of you who are visiting the cemeteries and graves of your loved ones, your ancestors this weekend and have a few extra flowers, think of placing them on one of the lonely graves which are never visited. Or, if you are living in an area where you have no one, think of visiting a cemetery and placing flowers by one of these lonely graves. I live in Logan Utah and tomorrow I will be visiting several local cemeteries and will be placing flowers on graves. Over the past years I have adopted these graves, these people and I hope that someone out there is doing the same for my loved ones. This is the day to remember those who came before us, who forged the paths that we now walk. Kathleen Burnett List Mom ==== DEKENT Mailing List ==== If you wish to unsubscribe from the Kent Co., DE Mailing list, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to DEKENT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM or if you are on the Digest List to DEKENT-D-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ============================== 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: DUNN, GRIFFIN, HORTON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/955.1 Message Board Post: Hi Billy, Atlas P. Dunn, father, was my g-grandfather's brother. He was born May 1851, GA. I just received the 1900 U.S. census Cherokee Nation, Indian Terr., OK listing the brothers and sisters of Atlas P. born 1888. If you would like to exchanging info. with me please e-mail at the above e-mail address. I have lots of info. on Atlas P. Sr. Laverne Dunn Elsey

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wright, Ruble, Thornburg, Mendenhall, Haworth or Hayworth Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/485.509.1 Message Board Post: Hi, Judy, I have Owen Ruble. Let's see if I can get this right: Samuel Ruble & Rachel Thornburgh also had a daughter (I think they might've had a lot of kids, right now I don't recall and it's 5 in the morning!), but anyway, this daughter also was named Rachel, and Rachel Ruble married Thomas Wright, and they had a son, Jonathan Ruble Wright, who had (among 6 others!) a son, Charles Louis Wright, who had a son, Kenneth Richard Wright, who is my father!! My name is Wendy Wright Contos, and I live in Pennsylvania. Interestingly, it looks like the Wrights originated around Philadelphia where I live, but I was born in Kentucky. (And my dad is from Nebraska, where the Wrights migrated from Indiana and previously from Ohio and South Carolina) I have more than a bit of information, depending on which way you've gone with this query. Let me know and I can send it . . . Wendy Contos P.S. There was also a Walter Ruble who married a Sarah Wright, but it's really unclear if it was the same Wright family, or if so how closely related they already were.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DICKSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/882.5.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Since most of my records are temporarily in storage, I would recommend that you contact Mark Dickson, who has much Dickson information or can refer you to a good source. His web site is: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/882.5.2.1.1.1 His e-mail is: mdickson@hotmail.com Best of luck with your search.

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/1340.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you so much for your help. This helps me to go back another couple of generations. I found some of it in the family Bible but this ties it together.

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/1340.1 Message Board Post: Hi. I found some census info and this marriage-most likely your grandparents: Randolph County-Indiana Marriage Records 1882-1891 Part I- 1882 : 1887 Part II- 1887 : 1891 Compiled by Margaret Snyder 1967 County: Randolph Name: William Swank Spouse: Ella Davis Marriage Date: 19 Aug 1887 Performed By: J. P Name/b>: H. V. Sipe Original Source Page: 45 also found the 1920 census info: this shows Nancy's mother living with them: Swank, William Age: 58, Year: 1920 Birthplace: Indiana, Roll: T625_434 Race: White, Page: 7A State: Indiana, ED: 97 County: Grant, Image: 1034 Township: Marion image states: Marion City, Center twnshp-3rd precinct, line 27, at 2925 So Branson(sp), taken 7th J??, SWANK William, h/h, owns, mortgaged, 58y, M, b.IN, parents b.IN, occup(hard to read)Railroad ??, Ella, wife, 55y, M, fa.b.PA, mo.b.?can't read(must be PA as below), Ronald, son, 23y, sngl, b.IN, parents b.IN, occup/hard to read, DAVIS ?i?i?a (hard to read), mother in law, 89y, Wid, b.PA, parents b.PA. and this is the 1930 census info: Swank, William Age: 67, Year: 1930 Birthplace: Indiana, Roll: T626_589 Race: White, Page: 5B State: Indiana, ED: 14 County: Grant, Image: 0428 Township: Marion Relationship: Head Center twn, Marion City, line 51, at 128 37th Street, taken Apr. 7th, SWANK William, h/h, owns, $4500, has radio, 67y, M, age at 1st marriage 26y, b.IN, Saw filer, Truck factory, " Ella, wife, 64y, M, age at 1st marriage 22y, b.IN, fa.b.OH, mo.b.PA, HOWELL Grant, boarder, 35y, sngl, b.IN, parents b.IN, Salesman, Autos. and: Swenk, Ronald E View Image Online Age: 35 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Indiana Roll: T626_589 Race: White Page: 7A State: Indiana ED: 7 County: Grant Image: 0215 Township: Marion Relationship: Head actually Marion city, Franklin twnshp, line 16, at 1312 3rd St, taken Apr 8th, note: index as SWENK but image looks like SWANK, Ronald E. h/h, rents, $37.50, has radio, 35y, M, age at 1st marriage 26y, b.IN, parents b.IN, Auditor, truck factory, Mary E, wife, 31y, M, age at 1st marriage 23y, b.OH, parents b.OH, Jack R, son, 2y 9?m, b.IN, fa.b.IN, mo.b.OH, WILSON Martha, grandmother-in-law, 85y, Wid, b.OH, parents b.OH, BLANCHARD Clara, mother-in-law, 50y Wid, age at 1st marriage 20y, b.OH, parents b.OH, Nurse, Practice nurse, This could be Ella, William and mother/Kesiah in 1880 census: from www.familysearch.org Source Information: Census Place Ward, Randolph, Indiana Family History Library Film 1254306 NA Film Number T9-0306 Page Number 22C Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace John S. GROVE Self S Male W 60 PA Farmer PA PA Kesiah DAVIS Sister S Female W 51 PA House Keeper PA PA William DAVIS Nephew S Male W 25 IN Farm Laborer OH PA Ella DAVIS Niece S Female W 16 IN At School OH PA Hope this info is helpful.

I found the marriage for William and Nancy, and the 1920 census info, if you can email me I will send them along. I tried to email to you but it bounced back. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: <jacks@sgv.net> To: <INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 12:11 AM Subject: [INRANDOL] Grandparents > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Davis, Swank > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/1340 > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for information re Nancy Ellen Davis, B Randolph County, IN 22 May 1864, Married William Swank, birthplace unknown. Children Ronald Earl Swank, Reta Muriel Swank, twins, B Bluffton, IN 31 January 1896. I don't have much more info.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davis, Swank Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/1340 Message Board Post: Looking for information re Nancy Ellen Davis, B Randolph County, IN 22 May 1864, Married William Swank, birthplace unknown. Children Ronald Earl Swank, Reta Muriel Swank, twins, B Bluffton, IN 31 January 1896. I don't have much more info.

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

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/2.106.184.203.214.302.491.1.2.1 Message Board Post: email is stmcken9@aol.com for Rozina fraze family. Sorry

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fraze Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/2.106.184.203.214.302.491.1.2 Message Board Post: Please send me any info on Fraze family. Iam very interested in Rozina on back. stmcken92aol.com

I am finally getting back to these members regarding Spence and related families. Shelley: mamaBear@hotelLafayette.com Billy: billybak@erols.com Tim: tsingleton@iclub.org Jane: jetorres@indiana.edu Dear Shelley, I knew she was not a Martha, but I had Natha for Clyde’s wife, but if she was your grandmother you must know that it really was Matha, so I will change it. You said Matha Britt was born in Carlo - is that actually Carlos IN? I do the Parker High School alumni records, so the one I am most interested in is Oscar Britt grad P 1904; an old alumni list shows him at Trenton New Jersey. I see in the obit from Billy: Oscar Britt listed in 1940 in Washington D.C. I wonder if you have any dates, family, or other information on Oscar Britt. Tim, do you think your Mabel Ethel Iliff is the one who was married to my Oscar Britt? If you know his dates as being 1886-1956, then it would have been “right on” for him to have graduated from Parker in 1904. I have only very simple questions: What is his date of birth, what is his date of death, where did the family live when Oscar graduated in 1904 from Parker High School, where did they work, did they have children, where are they buried, etc., etc.! (Tee-hee!) Tim, do you think the Mabel Britt 1890-1981, which Billy found, is your Mabel? Shelley, You listed Joshua Chamness Britt b 1859 Wayne Co m Delphina Hardwick 1861-1940. Delphina’s 1940 obit lists her as widow of James C. Britt. Is it the same one? The only thing I had on Chamness was Betty Chamness, who graduated from Stoney Creek H.S. in 1941. Jane, Please tell me who the Jewel/Jule Spence is? Thank you, Nancy

1b. GENEALOGY CONSUMER TOCSIN: Scams at the Speed of Light By Ted Pack tedpack@thevision.net http://www.tedpack.org/ In the old days, back when mail crossed the country in days, sooner or later every genealogist would get a letter from the "American Something- or-Other Institute." It claimed to have accumulated tons of data on your specific family, oddly enough, which you could have, for a fee. What you got was a list of famous people with the surname in question, culled from an encyclopedia, and a list of people in the United States with that surname, culled from telephone company databases. It left the exact relationship of all of these people as an exercise to the gullible. The scam artists changed their name every couple of years, but the game was the same. Today, e-mail crosses the country at the speed of light. The crooks do too. If you do genealogy on the Internet, sooner or later you'll get an e-mail offer from a scam artist. If you do, put one hand on your wallet and back away slowly. Typically they promise millions of names (sometimes billions) in hundreds of databases. They take your money, then give you links to RootsWeb and other free sites. They change names a lot and often have "genealogy," "gen," or "family" in their titles. They promise a 5-, 7- or 10-day free trial, but ask you for a credit card number. They ask you to sign up for a month, with the option to cancel, if not satisfied. Once they get your credit card number, it is virtually impossible to cancel your subscription. How can you tell if the e-mail is from these scam artists with yet another name? A couple of ways. Typically these outfits use a Yahoo, Hotmail, Juno, or some throwaway e-mail account. If you reply to this e-mail, your message either bounces or is never answered. The website itself has neither a customer service mail link nor a toll-free telephone number. So, if you get e-mail saying, some outfit "may" have data you asked for on the SMITH board (for example) just last month, and all you have to do is sign up for a trial subscription. Be warned. It's a lie. * * * [Editor's Note: Check "Consumer Protection" topic at Cyndi's List under Myths, Hoaxes & Scams: http://www.cyndislist.com/myths.htm#consumer * * * Previously published in RootsWeb Review: Vol. 6, No. 19, 7 May 2003 Tim Singleton, tsingleton@iclub.org Volunteer INGenWeb Coodinator Adams Co., IN - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inadams/ Randolph Co., IN - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/

Hi, I don't have any information on your SUNDAY or SOMERVILLE, but I do have relatives buried in Maxville Cemetery. Information I have says it is 'just east' of Farmland, IN in Randolph county. At google.com it was also referred to as Woodlawn. http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/randcem/resa.htm#388 Maxville/Woodlawn Cemetery Location: White River Twp., Randolph Co., IN. Located at the intersection of CR 625W and the Maxville Rd. (CR 80N). Location Map Cemetery Photograph Hope this helps. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: <lenorabelle@charter.net> To: <INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 2:28 PM Subject: [INRANDOL] SUNDAY, Benjamin Frankiln & SOMERVILLE, Cynthia Ellen > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: SUNDAY; SOMERVILLE > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/1338 > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for burial of above-named individuals of Randolph County. They are listed in the Farmland Town, Monroe Twp. Census of 1920. Benjamin died in Sep 1923, and Cynthia died in 1933. Previous information said they were buried in the Maxville Cemetery, but I don't locate any cemetery by that name. Any help concerning their exact death dates and cemetery information would be greatly appreciated.

Maxville cemetery was a small cemetery on the north side of State Road 32 Southeast of Farmland. It started in 1824. Woodlawn started across the Maxville road from the Maxville cemetery in 1873, Woodlawn bought the Maxville Cemetery and now they are kind of combined. The Sexton for Woodlawn live in a house next to the last church that was built there. They have all the records for this cemetery and I believe about 8 other cemeteries. Their names are Mr. and Mrs. Bob Swoveland Phone # 765-468 6292. She is in the process of entering all the info in a program and eventually will have a web site. Mrs. Swoveland has been a big help to me, and is great at letting you dig through the records. Gina ----- Original Message ----- From: <lenorabelle@charter.net> To: <INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 1:28 PM Subject: [INRANDOL] SUNDAY, Benjamin Frankiln & SOMERVILLE, Cynthia Ellen > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: SUNDAY; SOMERVILLE > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/1338 > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for burial of above-named individuals of Randolph County. They are listed in the Farmland Town, Monroe Twp. Census of 1920. Benjamin died in Sep 1923, and Cynthia died in 1933. Previous information said they were buried in the Maxville Cemetery, but I don't locate any cemetery by that name. Any help concerning their exact death dates and cemetery information would be greatly appreciated. > > > ============================== > 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 >

Thanks, Tim. I did get a "spam" from them. Marian

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SUNDAY; SOMERVILLE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/1338 Message Board Post: Looking for burial of above-named individuals of Randolph County. They are listed in the Farmland Town, Monroe Twp. Census of 1920. Benjamin died in Sep 1923, and Cynthia died in 1933. Previous information said they were buried in the Maxville Cemetery, but I don't locate any cemetery by that name. Any help concerning their exact death dates and cemetery information would be greatly appreciated.

I found one who was 3 in Wayne Township. The age at the time of enlistment could be wrong, some lied about their age. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Gross" <confederate@worldnet.att.net> To: <INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 8:05 PM Subject: [INRANDOL] Civil War Cavalry Trooper > Greetings Group, > > I'm researching a Civil War trooper from Company B of the 7th Indiana > Cavalry Regiment. His name is John Murphy, rank private, his age at > enlistment in 1863 is shown as 18, and he was born in Randolph County. > > Listed after his name on one of the documents in his file at the National > Archives is the word "free", and his physical description states he had > black eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion. This leads me to wonder if he > was a free black man? The thing is the 7th Indiana Cav was a white regiment. > > What records can I pursue to determine if he may have been black? (I would > GUESS census records?). Who might I be able to contact to research this for > me? Can anyone recommend an Indiana researcher? > > Thank you. > > John Gross > confederate@worldnet.att.net > > > ============================== > 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 >

John, I looked on the 1850 Census for a John Murphy, and couldn't find one. I will continue to look though, Good luck on the search of his race. I have a few lines from Randolph that were listed as mulatto, and sometimes as white. But they could have been Indian also, and so far have no way of proving it. Gina ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Gross" <confederate@worldnet.att.net> To: <INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 8:05 PM Subject: [INRANDOL] Civil War Cavalry Trooper > Greetings Group, > > I'm researching a Civil War trooper from Company B of the 7th Indiana > Cavalry Regiment. His name is John Murphy, rank private, his age at > enlistment in 1863 is shown as 18, and he was born in Randolph County. > > Listed after his name on one of the documents in his file at the National > Archives is the word "free", and his physical description states he had > black eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion. This leads me to wonder if he > was a free black man? The thing is the 7th Indiana Cav was a white regiment. > > What records can I pursue to determine if he may have been black? (I would > GUESS census records?). Who might I be able to contact to research this for > me? Can anyone recommend an Indiana researcher? > > Thank you. > > John Gross > confederate@worldnet.att.net > > > ============================== > 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 >