This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hamilton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4h.2ADI/1522 Message Board Post: My ancestor, William Hance Hamilton, bought land in 1818, in an area that became the Jefferson Proving Ground (E1/2SE, Sec 5, T6N, R10E). If I ever get to Indiana will it be possible to visit the area where he lived? It is just west of New Marion, I believe, close to the Jennings County line and the Graham Creek runs through it. Many thanks, Gail