This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jswidener_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3028.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: That Sound like you have been working very hard on this. I am not of Much help but can give advice. Ripley County Historical Society. P.O. Box 525, Versailles, Indiana 47042 Email www.rchslib.org Can call them at812-689-3031 They are Open Weekdays From one to 4. Somedays Closed Not much Staff and Weather has been bad here. Also Batesville Memorial Public Library. Ask For Denean Williams I think she works on Monday or Tuesday Afternoons and thursday Afternoons. She may Be able to help you too. Hope you find the INformation that you are looking for. Thanks Sally Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RCBoss99 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3028.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have been searching for this family for yeras. Mariah Vanzile married Squire H Kmapp in Ripley County Indiana on either December 30, 1829 or December 31, 1829. Have records for both dates. Trying to take her family back though has proven very very tough. Various census state she was born in New York state. From the various census's she was born abouyt 1810 or so. It looks liuke two possible lines for her, Peter Vanzile and William Vanzile. Censuis records state they both were born in New York and were in Ripley Couhntry about the right time. The weird thing though is both men were born in the 1790's. This would make them teens at best when Mariah was thought to be born. In one instance the records state her father was born in Holland and her mother in New Jersey. That has noit been proven or disproven. I think that the Peter and William Vanzile's were maybe either brothers or cousins of hers. If this matches up with anyone or sounds familliar, any help will be very greatfu! lly appreciated. Thank Bob Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RCBoss99 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3032/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have been searching for this family for yeras. Mariah Vanzile married Squire H Kmapp in Ripley County Indiana on either December 30, 1829 or December 31, 1829. Have records for both dates. Trying to take her family back though has proven very very tough. Various census state she was born in New York state. From the various census's she was born abouyt 1810 or so. It looks liuke two possible lines for her, Peter Vanzile and William Vanzile. Censuis records state they both were born in New York and were in Ripley Couhntry about the right time. The weird thing though is both men were born in the 1790's. This would make them teens at best when Mariah was thought to be born. In one instance the records state her father was born in Holland and her mother in New Jersey. That has noit been proven or disproven. I think that the Peter and William Vanzile's were maybe either brothers or cousins of hers. If this matches up with anyone or sounds familliar, any help will be very greatfu! lly appreciated. Thank Bob Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jswidener_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3028.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi you are in speaking of the Information of David Dreyer. The only Pennsylvaniaberg That i know of is Penntown, Indiana near Sunman. I dont know of any others. you may want to Contact Denean Williams At the Batesville Memorial Public Library. She is the Genealogist there She may know more. Sorry i cant be of more help but would be interested to know what you find out on this. David Dreyer has done extensive history of Ripley county and I know him well. He lives in Natchez, MIssissippi But lived in this area all of his life. Denean is at the LIbrary on Mondays, Tuesdays and thursday afternoons. I dont know her email but you can Google Batesville Memorial Public Library and I am sure you will come up with her name. Now you got me Curious too. Thanks for the email Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Mona_Underhill Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3028.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Congratulations on your appointment. I have a question for you. In reading some history of Batesville, by a Dwyer, He mentions that Pennsylvaniaburg was the name of what is now Penntown, near Summan. However, some of the early census had some of my ancestors listed in Pennsylvaniaburg which would be on the west side of Ballstown,just south of Steamboat Landing, along 229. Do you have any other information on it? Thanks Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Can you give more information on lineage? I have a slew of Hyatts in my files, but do not have Gideon for some reason. I got into that line because of my Hester Ann Griffith who married Cyrus Hyatt in 1840 in Bourbon Co., KY & went to Ripley Co., IN. I looks like the ones I have listed goes back to 1717. It also looks like the migration route was from Port George, MD>VA>KY>IN (this is only speculative from the Hyatts that I do have listed) e-mail me direct if you want to communicate. My name is Carolyn Cowan O [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected])

I am looking for any descendants of Samuel and Susannah Boyd Stoneking. I'm descended from their son, Henry William Stoneking (married Cynthia Anna Willman). I find Samuel and Susannah in the 1850 Census, they have a couple of children in the 1850's and then in 1860 the children are with siblings. Other children of Samuel and Susannah are Mariah Stoneking Williams Pratt, Eliza Stoneking Truitt, Martin Stoneking, William Stoneking. Would love any information/photos any one has. Bev Stoneking Hildreth Sumter, SC

I see that there is plaque in the Court House with names of Revolutionary War soldiers and Gideon Hyatt is on that. I can not find him listed as a soldier anywhere. Does anyone have information on his service during the war? Thanks, Karen

Try: _http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inripchs/hyatt.htm_ (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inripchs/hyatt.htm) and: _http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inripchs/tanglewood.html_ (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inripchs/tanglewood.html)

I am hoping someone can help me. I see on Ancestry.com that Elizabeth Gordon Hyatt died in Ripley Co., IN on 15 Nov 1892. I have not been able to locate her on the 1860, 1870, & 1880 census records. Did she re-marry after his husband Shadrack Hyatt died in 1851? Hope to hear from someone. Thanks! Karen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bobboss55 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3031.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Don, That's kinda what I have come to the conclusion. This group is very wierd...Trying to tie down her and her husbands families.. what a nightmire. I think it is time to just drop it all and start this line from current and go back again. Maybe it will make sense then. Thanks Bob Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ERhodes1135 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3031.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Bob. Two different people. In the 1850 census Maria Knapp, wife of Squire Knapp is still in the county. There was also a young lady named Maria Vanzile, 22, born in Indiana, daughter of Peter Vanzile, 55, a brickmason, born in NJ and his wife Ruth, 48, NY. She was probably a niece of the elder Maria. Don Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hello: I am wondering if any one know when Gideon Hyatt, his son Shadrack, and Shadrack's wife, Elizabeth are buried? Thanks! Karen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bobboss55 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3031/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Traceing back one line and it starts to get a little confusing. I had a Maria Van Zile who was born in Concord, Erie, New York and married Squire Hill Knapp in Ripley County on December 31 1829 (she is list as Mariah Vanzile pn the Ripley County marriage records. Today I find a Maria R van Zile married William H Breurn on October 30, 1852. Now I am starting to get just a little confusec. Did she get married a seconf time? Why does the second marriage use her maiden name? Is it really the same persaon? Any help will be gladlyt appreciated. Thanks Bob Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Once the weather improves somewhat, I would like to make a trip to Benham Cemetery and take some photos. I see that it is quite a large cemetery and I am wondering if anyone has a "plat" of the location of the markers. I am specifically looking for Robinson Benham and his wife Sarah. Also, James Beham and Mary Robinson Benham. I would be great to know where to look instead of having to walk the whole cemetery. Hope to hear from somone! Thanks, Karen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: prrichardson Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/1716.2.1.1.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks to all of you for this wonderful information on my Dad's (Robert Richardson, Jr., grson to Hezekiah) side of the family. I was beginning to wonder if the Richardsons just sort of fell off the Indiana earth. When the weather warms again, I'll be making another trip to Ripley county. At least now I have good information for more research. Thanks again to all of you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: r_a_green Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3030/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Indiana Gazetteer or Topographical Dictionary of the State of Indiana 1850, Third Edition, 440 pages E. Chamberlain, Indianapolis, Indiana http://www.historic-atlas-series.com/1850_IN_Gaz_index.html This is a digitally reproduced version of the 1850 Indiana Gazetteer or Topographical Dictionary of the State of Indiana. Historians, genealogists and researchers of mid 19th century Indiana will find the vast amount of information in this book invaluable. This book contains topographical and historical profiles of the cities, towns and villages of 1850 Indiana. Indiana places and place names, many of which no longer exist in contemporary literature or on current maps are identified and discussed in this excellent early Indiana resource. The book is organized in two parts: Part First - General View of the State: * Boundaries, Extent and Area * Natural Divisions * Face and Peculiarities of the country * Natural History * Lakes and Rivers * Public Lands * Internal Improvements * Agricultural Productions * Manufactures and Commerce * Climate and Health * Education * Political Institutions - Civil Divisions * Population * Religious Denominations * Antiquities * History * State Institutions Part Second - Topography and Statistics: This is an extensive 290 page section of the book containing the description of many county, city, villages, places and place names too numerous to list here. The following is a partial list of cities and towns profiled in this part: Adams County - Allen County - Anderson - Angola - Attica - Auburn - Aurora - Bartholomew County - Bedford - Benton County - Blackford County - Bloomington - Bluffton - Blue River - Boone County - Brookville - Brown County - Brownstown - Brownsville - Cambridge City - Cannelton - Carlisle - Carroll County - Cass County - Centreville - Charlestown - Clark County - Clay County - Clinton County - Columbus - Corydon - Covington - Crawford County - Crawfordsville - Danville - Daviess County - Dearborn County - Dekalb County - Delaware County - Delphi - Driftwood - Dubois County - Dunlapsville - Edinburgh - Eel River - Elkhart County - Evansville - Fayette - Connersville - Flat Rock - Floyd County - Fort Wayne - Fountain County - Frankfort - Franklin County - French Lick - Fulton County - Gibson County - Goshen - Gosport - Grant County - Greene County - Greencastle - Hamilton County - Hancock County - Hanover - Harrison County - Hendricks County - Henry County - Howard County - Huntington County - Indianapolis - Jackson County - Jasper County - Jay County - Jefferson County - Jeffersonville - Johnson County - Knox County - Kosciusko County - Lafayette - LaGrange County - Lake County - LaPorte County - LaPorte - Lawrence County - Lawrenceburgh - Lebanon - Levenworth - Liberty, Union County - Logansport - Madison County - Madison, Jefferson County - Marion County! - Marshall County - Martin County - Martinsville - Miami County - Michigan City - Mishawaka - Monroe County - Montgomery County - Monticello - Morgan County - Muncie - New Albany - New Harmony - Noble County - Noblesville - Ohio County - Orange County - Owen County - Parke County - Pendleton - Perry County - Peru - Petersburgh - Pike County - Porter County - Posey County - Princeton - Pulaski County - Randolph County - Richmond - Ripley County - Rising Sun - Rochester, Fulton County - Rockford - Rockport - Rockville - Rush County - Rushville - Scott County - Shelby County - South Bend - Spencer County - Spencer - Starke County - Steuben County - St Joseph County - Sullivan County - Switzerland County - Terre Haute - Thorntown - Tippecanoe County - Tippecanoe River - Tipton County - Union County - Vanderburgh County - Vermillion County - Vernon - Vevay - Vincennes - Wabash River - Wabash County - Warren County - Warrrick County - Washington County - Salem - Wayne County - W! ells County - White County - White Water - Whitley County - Winamack Engravings found throughout: * State House, Indianapolis * State Bank, Indianapolis * Deaf and Dumb Asylum, near Indianapolis * Asylum for the Blind, Indianapolis * Insane Hospital, near Indianapolis * State University, Bloomington * Wabash College, Crawfordsville * Court House, Connersville * Franklin College, Franklin * Asbury University, Greencastle * Hanover College, Hanover * First Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis * Wesley Chapel, Indianapolis * Hon. 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Historians, genealogists and researchers of mid 19th century Indiana will find the vast amount of research material in this book and its accompanying maps invaluable. The 144 page book is a companion to the 6 segment series of Colton's Maps of Indiana included on this CD. The book contains topographical and historical profiles of the cities, towns and villages of Indiana in 1852. Indiana places and place names, many of which no longer exist in contemporary literature or on current maps, are identified and discussed in this early Indiana resource. Excerpts from the book advertisement: This little book has been prepared to accompany COLTON'S MAPS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA, and to illustrate the geography, statistics, and institutions of that important portion of the American Union. 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Every available source of accurate information, indeed, has been consulted, and the publisher has no hesitation in saying that there is no other work on the same subject, and within the same compass, that furnishes so much valuable information as is contained herein... ...maps are engraved in the best style of art, and are colored in a handsome manner. A REFERENCE INDEX, by the aid of which any place on the maps may be readily found, is appended to this work. New York, April 15, 1852 Table of Contents (40K PDF) pages are available for download: http://www.historic-atlas-series.com/1852_IN_TOC.pdf Colton's Maps of Indiana: The original full size map was engraved on six plates, and when assembled was 66 x 48-inches in size. It contains the full surveys in sections, the general topography of the state, the internal improvements, and all the information usually found on the most elaborate maps. 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Sample map section (224K JPG) near Vincennes, Knox County: http://www.historic-atlas-series.com/site_images/1852_sample_1.jpg ------------------------------------------------------------------ Historic Atlas Of Indiana Counties (Zones 1-11 complete set) http://www.historic-atlas-series.com/in_map/in_index.html The Zone 1-11 Atlas is a complete set of 1876 Indiana county maps on one CD. Each Zone consists of a series of 8 or more bordering county maps making up all 92 Indiana counties. Each Zone Atlas contains high resolution scanned images of vintage 19th century county maps that are presented in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). All (11) individual Indiana Zones are available separately. 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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ELLinSpain Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/1851.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: To Joan & Kathleen I thank you sincerely for your input - However, what Dave is needing is living relatives of this family If you know of them, please advise them of the work that Dave & Apple do Many thanks Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KathleenEsposito Surnames: Messang, Grossman Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/1851.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a Frank Messang, b. abt in Adams twp., Ripley Co., that married one of my Grossman connections. He married Catherine Grossmann in 1894. I know of one child that they had, Josephine, that became a nun. Kathleen Esposito Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: riehle Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/1851.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you are looking for RIEHLE (not Rellie), I am a Riehle researcher and can connect your Messang family through the father, Jacoh Messang and his wife,Maria Magdalena Riehle. Please advise if you need further data. Joan Riehle Ruse [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.