Glad to see recent activity on this list. And I wish that more folks participated, because I have a real dead end in Ripley and maybe someone out there knows something that might help. My second-toughest brick wall met her maker in Ripley County around 1840-50. Her married name was Tirzah Williams, wife of Simeon Williams. Tirzah was spelled several different ways, which has made searching for her tons of fun. She was last seen in the 1840 census in Otter Creek, Ripley County: 1840 Otter Creek, Ripley IN census Terzah/Terzah Williams next to Charles Knapp (her son-in-law) and near Adin Williams (her youngest son.) In the 1840 census, Charles and Susan (Williams) Knapp live next door to Tirzah Williams, a head of household with members: one female 70-80, one female 50-60, two males 40-50 and 60-70, both engaged in farming. If one of them were her husband, she probably would not have been the head of household. If Simeon were alive, he would be 77. Perhaps he was dead and the 70-80 woman is the mother but not named Tirzah. Could the head of household be a daughter in law? Adin Williams was a head of household in 1840 living near them. In January 1836 he bought land in section 12, twn 8, north range 10 east. James Williams (perhaps no relation?) bought land in same area in June 1836. According to an 1896 family letter, she died about 1853, her maiden name may have been Knight (although the letter could have been transcribed incorrectly.) She was born about 1765, in Massachusetts according to the later census data of her children. I have tried to obtain death certificates for all of her children, but only one, my gg-grandmother, lived long enough to have a death certificate in her jurisdiction (Rush County IN) and for some reason, the mother's name was left blank on that, although I did obtain the father's name, Simeon Williams, from that. The children of Simeon and Tirzah: John S. born 1786 VT, died after 1860 Middleport NY, married Polly Haven, no children Dyer b. 27 May 1790 in VT, died 15 Mar 1876 Muscatine Iowa, married Orenda Burr Dudley b. 1792 NY died 1850-1860 Ripley IN, never married Lois b. 1794 NY, died Dearborn, IN, married 1st Ezekiel Nelson, 2nd James Cameron, 3rd Gideon Cummins, 4th ? Ross Susan b. 1795/ 1788 VT, died 1850, Ripley, IN, married Charles Knapp Fannie b. 1796 NY, died in 1845 in Michigan, married Ezekiel Strong Henry C. b. 1806 NY, died in Niagara NY, never married Sarah H. b. 1806 NY, died 26 Jan 1889 Rush County IN Adin b. 1810 NY, d. in CA after 1880 census, on CA voter rolls in 1888, married Mary McLean The family letter gave some clues about her family (ties to the judiciary in the Connecticut River Valley) but I have not been able to find a Knight family with a daughter named Tirzah. Always hoping that something will turn up on her and maybe it will come from Ripley. Kate

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: chn0205 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3028.4.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for replying and trying. 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: Kfurballkell Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3028.4.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am the IGS Genealogist for Jennings County, and I just watch for posts on our list where I can help and answer the post on the list. I watch this list because so many people moved back and forth across the county lines. You never know when I will learn something. Sheila Kell 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: chn0205 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3028.4.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: E-mailed this subject over year ago. Never had reply. Is anybody out there? 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: farmgirl6977 Surnames: kinnett Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/193.291.294.741.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There are some kinnett's in carbondale and auburn kansas area I date a Perry kinnett that had a grandfather named perry oliver or oliver perry his wife is still living and he had a son and one daughter call me if you want I would be happy to put you in touch they are big on family reunions 785 210 6955 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: javenes Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/109.874.1000.1005/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Websters, There was a branch of the family in and around Frankville Iowa. I don't know if I am the only one left, but I am a descendant of Thomas Lee Webster who talk about confusion married two consecutive Sara Jane 's. There must have been something about his departure from Ripley County. None of the obituaries or other records include parents. I tracked you down using birth dates in an old Bible. 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: CraigEdward3001 Surnames: Marshall Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/823.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dick or Lorna, I would very much like to contact you regarding Norris Marshall. I have an ancestor, Lyman Marshall, born in Mendon, NY in 1827 to a Norris Marshall. This Norris died in 1830 at only 30 years of age. I wonder if your Norris is Lyman's brother. Thanks, Craig 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: Alvinfrancisburas777 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/347.1.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am also gathering info. on our Wuest family. If you would send a copy to me of the obit it will be appreciated. A lot of the Wuest family is buried in Ripley County,Indiana. I beleive some were from Adams Town and Morris,Indiana My email is [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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Alvinfrancisburas777 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/347.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I believe you are correct. Contact me if you wish. [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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Alvinfrancisburas777 Surnames: Buras,Meister, Wuest Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/347.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My name is Alvin Francis Buras. I am a descendant of Johan George Wuest and Sophia Schwartz. My grand Mother is Pauline S. Wuest Meister. A cousin of mine from Ohio told me that someone is in the process of publishing a book on our Wuest family. I would like to get a copy of it when it is published.I was also told that some of our Wuest family members lived in Morris, Indiana. [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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aeframe Surnames: Johnson, Hinds Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/788.1011.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Reizin Johnson b. 1823,Rising Sun, Ohio (or Ohio County, Indiana) was my Great great grandfather. My line is from Maria White, his second wife, through their son, Ulysses Grant Johnson,b. July 4, 1863, and recently I ran across a note, handwritten, including a copy of his obituary. At the end of this was a note that said,""His mother was a Hinds." I don't know why I hadn't ever seen this before, but both the obit and the note about the mother were written in my great aunt's hand at the back of a notepad, stuck in a box of family momentoes. So if you have any way of tracing this, I'd love to know also. 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: MountnSong Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3071/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Anyone have info on who Rumpke bought the land from on 1100 N, RR1, Batesville? Current family is Caudill who bought it from Rumpke. Years ago there was a Charles family who lived there. I'm seeking information, trying to get info on this family. 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: MountnSong Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3070/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Seeking info on James C. Charles, born in Greece, had (don't know if he owned or rented) a farm on 1100 N, RRI Batesville, IN in 1942. His Draft Registration Card showed his address, his self-employed as a farmer, and that he was born in Greece in 1887. Anyone have info on this family? 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: bhutchings31 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3069.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My gg grandpa is William S Gray b abt 1842 d March 26 1940. He married Sarah Griffith in 1867 and they had 10 children, Ollie Mae Gray is my g grandma. In my search I've found William's parents Henry L Gray and Elizabeth Sullivan, the 1850 census list children-Mary, Ezekiel, Edward, William, John W., and Henry M. The census list Henry and Elizabeth born in Tennessee but I have no idea where in Tennessee. Thanks Brandy 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: SCFassbender Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3069.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There are a couple of Gray families in Ripley County, my family descending from the Joseph Gray line. Do you have more information? 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: bhutchings31 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/3069/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Has anyone researched the Gray family from Ripley County? This is my family but I haven't had much luck and I don't live in the area. I would be interested in any information or suggestions. I haven't been doing geneology long so I'm not sure outside of this website where to go for info. Brandy 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: lauralight1972 Surnames: Riehl, Golde Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/738.900.1020.1027.1168.1184.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I would love to get a hold of some of these names? Did anyone put this family online? My mysterious Riehl, is John who married Ida Golde, and their son Charles Joseph Riehl(who was buried up in MN). 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: tonjabrown93 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/433.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hey, there. I noticed on another post that Minerava married Erastus Brown. Is this where the Brown/Heiner(Hiner) line starts? So far I got back as far as my GG Grandfather Robert Milton Brown. 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: kellid96 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/1749.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank yo so much Ryan. I can't quite figure out why I'm so intent now on finding out about Robert Adam. He seems to have just appeared when he married E. Scales! Good luck with your move & I will be in contact soon. ~Kelli 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: Ryan_Muckerheide Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.ripley/1749.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Kelli, I'd be happy to share what I have, but I'm in the middle of a move and don't have that info immediately handy. My desktop has been packed, and I don't have the files on my laptop. I promise that I'll get back to you, but it might take a week or two. If you don't hear from me in a couple of weeks, send me an email and bug me about it. I have some info about Peter and his family from when they lived in WV, and a bit from NC. There's some about Robert's wife's family (Scales), too. Peter's wife (Mary Jane Hite) has a much more well-documented (and historic) background. I have pics of Peter and Mary's gravesite, if you want those. Ryan 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.