I operate alot with floppys in addition to my paper files. I have mail folders divided with each major surname and then one for miscellaneous to catch all the smaller lines. Then I have a few other mail folders: 1. General Info--this is for all those postings of an informational nature as in where to find this or that, and info regarding old occupations,etc.Any reference material I might recheck. 2. Tidbits--this is for any items of an unusual nature such as websites with chronicles of pioneers, age calculators, any out of the ordinary stuff.Any worthwhile tips for research I find go in here. 3. Lookups--this is for anyone who has done lookups for me in certain areas. I have a mail folder for non-connecting persons, ( at least at this point in time). I have a mail folder for queries I have sent and then I delete them once I recieve a satisfactory response. I repost them later if I don't get a response,this way they are all typed up. NOW, with this all said.... As I read my mail or scan it, all the mail can be placed into the appropriate file folders.Some I answer right then, others I just put in the folders.After I have gone through the mail (about 250 a day) then I go back an answer any unanswered ones. About every other day, I sit down and go through all those folders. I have floppys for each family surname(all of them not just the main ones); one for info,one for tidbits,one for nonconnecting; then I maintain some for persons I correspond with on a regular basis. I also have a floppy for each state that I do alot of research in--this one I use for any county info or maps,etc. I have floppys for the following categories: burials,marriages,maps I then take all those mail folders and place the items on the correct floppy.I in that way can: 1.Keep my items in categories 2.Not waste ink printing 3.Get it off my computer in case of a crash. About once every week or so, I take the box of floppys and go through them and place the data from the onto my familytreemaker file where it belongs.Whatever I can't place remains on the floppy. As I check one I then return it to the box,UPSIDE DOWN so I know I did that one. I am fortunate enough to have a zip drive and periodically transfer items to a zip disk. (I am working on obtaining a CD writer).I thereby empty those floppys to reuse. You would be amazed at the items that seemed so vital upon receipt, and then when you look again just really don't fit.Now if I think they "might" later I put it on the floppy for "non-connecting". Ever so often I just get BRUTAL. I go through my floppys with the attitude "I either place it or dump it". This system may sound difficult but really isn't once you get the hang of it.Once I set up the original amount of floppys within the categories I mentioned above I never have to buy new ones as they recycle. All the burials or marriages are on their own floppy so if I am searching for one I don't have to think "who" as I know "where". Next time: The value of Non Connectiing Files Debbie Jennings [email protected] "Following the footprints through time"

Hello Listmembers: Since this seems to be a slack time for postings due alot to vacations and to persons spending more time outdoors I thought I would promote some list activity with a few items: Since many of you have been researching for years and even if you are a beginner, I thought I would ask any of you for some of your tips and suggestions on organization of your files. This always seems to be a problem area with many researchers as the "small original folder" becomes a massive pile of papers and then a file cabinet. Many of you may just have some ideas that will help someone else. Please address these suggestions to the list. Debbie Jennings [email protected] "Following the footprints through time"

Does anyone have access to the 1840 Census for Scott Co? It will be quite awhile before I am able to get somewhere that has it available. I have been searching for the complete family of COZAD STARK for many years but cound never find him in the 1830 or 1840 census and by 1850 some of his children were gone. On a census index recently I saw a COBLE STARKE on p 505. I have never come across a COBLE and wonder if it could be him. At least I can get the number of children if this is him. He lived very close to an Edward/Edmund Dean. I would appreciate a look-up if anyone has access. Thank you so much. Betty Silfies

Hello Jean: Nice to hear of our connection. I have a Lucinda Phillips (DOB 1833) who married a Nathan Arbuckle on 4/10/1850 in Bartholomew County, Indiana. They had three children. Now she grew up in Jennings County as far as I know. I found the cemetery where her father in buried in that county. I will be waiting to hear from you again about our connection. Mike Phillips Lee's Summit, Missouri http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/users/p/h/i/Michael-L-Phillips/ -----Original Message----- From: Jean [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 11:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: ARBUCKLE << File: ATT00001.htm >> Mike I enjoy reading the posting from Scott Co and was reading your posting. What caught my attention was your last name. While researching my Arbuckle's I found a binder at the Scottsburg library of approx 200 pages of Phillips / Arbuckle's etc..Sadly the pages I was interested in was faded or poorly copied. I tried at one time to contact this Phillips family with no luck. At this time I am unable to dig that information out of my things, just released from hospital I am allowed a short time to sit up etc I have a care giver that is by the book ...In 3-4 weeks I should be able to dig but maybe you know about these people ? There was also a picture of the couple that done this. Must go Jean Stout

Hello Lani: Thank you for your response, Yes I have been to the Plainfield library also. My Father was from Brownsburg and we still have relatives there. The reason I am trying so hard to find this article is that Philomen Phillips is my brick wall. The article said in the following weeks newspaper ( must have been a weekly) they would publish a follow-up on the descendants. In the state library they did not have the Brownsburg paper for 1914. I was hoping that someone might have access to the Vernon Banner for that period. I know that Scottsburg had a good paper as I have found a great article in 1916 about the murder of Ancil Phillips. Mike Phillips Lee's Summit, Missouri http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/users/p/h/i/Michael-L-Phillips/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 6:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [INSCOTT] Search for the Newspaper Hello Mike; Saw your Kentuckiana posting. Belleville, Clayton and Brownsburg are all Hendricks County towns. I did forward your posting to Susan Carter, my favorite genealogical/historical librarian. The Plainfield Public Library has a great deal of genealogical info for Hendricks County. This county is adjacent and to the west of Marion County which would have Indianapolis. I saw your second posting that said you had been to the state lib. Did you notice in the microfilm veiwing room that there were ring binders on the one table in the middle of the room? One of those binders has a by county listing of which newspapers cover communities in that county. By 1913 the Scottsburg paper would have had that kind of chattty newspaper clipping & one of the family members was from Scott Co. However, if it was that relative who submitted the info to the newspaper I believe that they would have identified their town or "outside of such and such town". I doubt that the Madison papers would have carried a Scott County article as I have not been able to find obituaries for Scott county people in Madison paper during that time frame. The Indianapolis News was the evening paper and I think had/has more "local color" type of articles rather than the morning Indianapolis News. I am at home & have not looked up "The Flyer" to see when they started to see if it was around in 1913. I will let you know when I hear from Susan. On another approach to researching this, do you know the church affiliation of this family, as many of the mainstream churches from that era are still here and active. You might be able to find info in old church directories, photos etc. Or what about school year books, or those find your class mates sites. bye for now, Lani

Thank you for the quick responses, Yes, I have been to the Indiana State Library a couple of times. They have most of the old papers on file. The last time I search for several hours but could not find the article. But I did not know all the names of the locale papers that it might have been. This family lived in the mid 1800s in Jennings County. Maybe the paper in Vernon might have been the one, I don't remember if it was one I checked. Mike Phillips Lee's Summit, Missouri http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/users/p/h/i/Michael-L-Phillips/

The following newspaper article has been passed down in the PHILLIPS family for some years. We have not been able to locate the paper this article appeared in, in the first week of September 1914. Can anyone help pin point the paper it was in? The following is an article that appeared in an Indiana newspaper around the time period of 1913-1917. We have not been able to locate the source of this article and sure would like to as it would be of a great help in our search for our family roots. As noted by the story about the Kish Army, my best guess would be the first week of September 1914, as "Sunday, August 30" would have been in 1914. "HEADLINE" PHILLIPS REUNION The Descendants of Philemon Phillips and Alexander Wilson Met Sunday The Phillips reunion was held at the home of Milton Phillips in Indianapolis Sunday, August 30th. The day being an ideal one the relatives with beaming faces from all directions to the number of 53 had gathered. Milt and Emma had looked forward to this day for almost a year and so had everything in tip top order having stretched a large canvas in the yard. Under this stood a long table groaning with all the good things which were possible to cook and there was fried chicken and then more fried chicken which the hungry crowd did certainly enjoy. After eating of the good things to their hears content, Milt opened a big freezer of ice cream and it is needless to say what happened then. Those present were: S.M. Phillips of Victor, Colorado, Harry Phillips and wife, Charles Phillips, James Barnes, wife and daughter of Scott country, Alfred Stout of Dupont, Wood and Paul Phillips, and Julia Ogdon and children of Columbus, James and Clarence Phillips and their families of Brown township, Mellvile Phillips and wife, John Waters and wife, Ed Watts and wife of Pittsboro, Iva Bell and daughter, Samuel Amick and wife, of Brownsburg, F.B. Hopkins and family of Clayton, George Peak, wife and son Raymond, Almet Wilson, Albert Wilstec and family, Omer Delong and family and Charles Tinsley and family. After the dinner hour the time was spent in music, singing and a general good time. Mrs. Samuel Amick read an interesting paper which she had prepared on the descendants of the Wilson and Phillips families, which will publish in next week's issue for the benefit of those who were not present. The crowd then began to leave for their respective homes hoping to meet again a year from that day at the tome of Ed Watts in [rest of article is missing]. "NEXT HEADLINE" KISH ARMY GETS READY Britain Requests United States Cure For England's Interests Mike Phillips Lee's Summit, Missouri http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/users/p/h/i/Michael-L-Phillips/

Folks I've added a new page to the Scott Co. INGenWeb page called Scott Co. Potpourri. It's a place for letters, family stories and memories, local history, etc. The first thing I've added is a letter from Civil War soldier John McTarsney to his wife Celia. Names mentioned are Mallon, Renalds, Broshers, Ulmer. This letter was contributed for the page by Cheryl Bierer, Kay Hamlyn and Delores Julian. Also, I've been out of circulation since my husband broke his elbow in Mid-May and developed Guillaim Barre Syndrome. He spent quite some time in intensive care but is finally recovering and is home. If you sent me information to post or had questions from May 15 on, and I haven't responded, please send again. There was a lot of mail I just couldn't deal with...(in excess of 1,000 emails during this time period!*LOL*) Pat Mount CC Scott Co. INGenWeb

Seeking decendants of Daniel Reynolds b @ 1808-09 Ky. He his wife Eliza & 3-4 kids came to Scott Co Ind in the late 1820's. They had 10 kids: Mahlon m. Ester Rice, Mary Ann m. Cline, Milton m. Sarah Beavers, Nancy m. John Parks, David m. Sarah Hough, John m. Narcissa Chambers, Wm m. Nancy Elizabeth Hough, Manford Newton m. Harriet Chasteen, & last Arabella m. Wm C Davis. They settled in Lexington Twnsp of Scott Co Ind. Daniel died 4/1/1870 in Scott Co. Daniel Reynolds lived in Scott Co in 1850. Living in same township of Lexington is Martha Reynolds who I believe was widow of a Barnaby or Barney Reynolds. He married Martha MATHES of KY in 1824 in New Washington, Clark Co. Any info on these Reynolds would be appreciated. I believe they may be related to those in Clark & surrounding Cos. Also related to BEAVERS & BENNETT families. Thanks, Grace Reynolds > Descendants of Daniel Reynolds > > 1 Daniel Reynolds b: Abt. 1808 in Kentucky > .. +Elizabeth Ann ? b: in Indiana m: Abt. 1829 > ......... 2 Milton Jackson Reynolds b: Abt. 1836 in Indiana > ............. +Sarah Beavers b: 1842 in Indiana > ......... 2 Mahlon B. Reynolds b: Abt. 1830 in Indiana > ......... 2 Mary Ann Reynolds b: Abt. 1832 in Indiana > ......... 2 Nancy A. Reynolds b: Abt. 1838 > ......... 2 David M. Reynolds b: Abt. 1841 > ......... 2 John A. Reynolds b: Abt. 1843 > ......... 2 James M. Reynolds b: Abt. 1846 > ......... 2 William T. S. Reynolds b: Abt. 1849

Thanks to each and everyone of you who responded to my humble message... I had over 100 responses, and all but 2 were in agreement.Both were list admistrators... ONE, WCKY, DIDNT FEEL IT BELONGED ON THE LIST, AND THE OTHER, PENNSYLVANIA-ROOTS TOLD ME I WAS NOT AUTHORIZED... I DIDNT REALIZE THAT PENNSYLVANIA-ROOTS WAS A RESTRICTED LIST...Where I wasnt authorized to post, SO, I UNSUBBED...... I offered my apologies, and forgot it. It is nice to know that so many have the patriotism to respond irregardless of "rules". Dick Carter [email protected]

We should all take a moment to reflect upon what this holiday is all about, other than babeball, cookouts, and family reunions. As a Veteran, I am proud to be an American, and to be able to reflect on the true meaning of the 4th of July. Dick Carter [email protected]

I have several Rev. War soldiers that I descend from. They too made sacrifices. Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history books never told you a lot of what happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't just fight the British. We were British subjects at that time and we fought our own government! Some of us take these liberties so much for granted...We shouldn't. So, take a couple of minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid.............. ===== Debra Jennings [email protected] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/

Listmembers: I am having problems of an undetermined nature with my server. For some reason I am being prevented from 'sending' mail to any aol.com addresses although I seem to have no problem receiving it. So for the time being if any of you write to me and have an aol.com address then the answer to you will be on the list as it is the only way I have of getting through to you and I would much rather do that then you to think I am deliberately ignoring you. So since there have been some of you who have written my since Friday when this started and I haven't answered you I am very sorry and will try to get an answer to you. Debbie Jennings Listowner I am currently using the email address of [email protected] until the problem is resolved __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/

Hi Listers! I'm new to this list as of today and am wondering if anyone can help me. I got a lookup from someone on the Internet from which I learned that a possible ancestor of mine was naturalized in Scott Co., IN. This was information gleaned from "An Index to Indiana Naturalization Records." When I contacted the Scott Co. Circuit Court to get the full details about my ancestor, Michael Cain, I was told that they did not now nor ever have they had naturalization records in their office. Well, if they don't, who does? They suggested that I contact Indiana Information Service so I did. Indiana Information told me that they don't have those records and suggested that I contact the INS in Indianapolis. I called the toll-free number that they gave me and all I got was a recording offering choices none of which pertained to naturalization records in the 1850s. No one seems to know where the naturalization records are, but they must've existed at one time or there wouldn't be an index to them. Are there any current Scott County residents out there who've found naturalization records? HE-E-E-E-E-L-P me P-L-E-E-E-A-SE someone. I feel as if I'm going in circles. Valerie

For those of you who may be interested in this topic: Ancestry.com and Rootsweb has announced yesterday a merger of these two companies. Many persons seem to be concerned about this, but I think in all fairness we should wait and see what, if any changes will occur. I have been assured that the Rootsweb lists and associated items on the internet will remain free access and as they have always been. MyFamily.com is a subsidiary of Ancestry.com and many of you use this or have used it. There has been alot of talk on alot of mailing lists regarding this. If you choose to discuss it, then please do it among yourselves and not on the list. Both companies are promising no changes in the mailing lists so lets not let it take over our list, leave this for research. I am posting this only as a way of keeping you informed, many of you should not even notice a difference. Below is in part what has been sent to the listowners. The is a link at the bottom for any further information. Thanks Debbie Jennings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~insert~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 21 June 2000 SPECIAL EDITION ----- MyFamily.com and RootsWeb.com Join Forces: Alliance Allows Free Genealogy to Continue on the Web ============================================================ MYFAMILY.COM AND ROOTSWEB.COM JOIN FORCES <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ============================================================ MyFamily.com, Inc., the leading online family network, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire RootsWeb.com, the oldest and largest free community genealogy site. RootsWeb.com will continue to be free to all users and will maintain its own unique URL at http://www.rootsweb.com. "This is truly a winning combination for both organizations and for the millions of users who make up our audiences," said Greg Ballard, CEO of MyFamily.com, Inc. The union will provide RootsWeb.com with the financial backing to expand and the business structure needed to focus on preserving, sharing, and exchanging family history records. As part of the MyFamily.com network of sites, the RootsWeb.com site will be able continue its tradition of free access to information with additional technology tools, increased family research content, and a greater range of genealogical resources. "RootsWeb.com fits well with the MyFamily.com vision of creating the largest and most active online resource for families and family history research," said Dr. Brian Leverich, founder of RootsWeb.com. "This agreement will expand the number of RootsWeb.com users and content contributors. At the same time, we have ensured that RootsWeb.com content, services, mailing lists, and Web pages will remain free, while allowing the site to provide more functionality and resources to a larger audience as a result of our being part of the MyFamily.com network." Ancestry.com, part of the MyFamily.com network, has a seventeen-year history of publishing award-winning books, magazines, and CDs, and currently offers more than 600 million records and over 2,500 databases. More than half of the data is freely accessible to all Web users. Ancestry.com also hosts, free of charge, the Ancestry World Tree and Online Family Tree software, which allow users to connect and collaborate with other researchers who are working on the same lines. Ancestry.com users retain ownership of their data, and the company pledges never to charge for access to that data or to publish it. For those who prefer to keep their information a little closer to home, sister site MyFamily.com allows users to create free, private sites that can be used to post family history data, share news and photos with family, chat online, and much more. RootsWeb.com is a valuable resource for family historians, with interactive guides, discussion lists, and numerous tools for tracing one's ancestry; it hosts more than 17,000 independently authored Web sites and about 19,000 mailing lists. All of these services will remain free to users. As part of its ongoing commitment to the genealogical community, MyFamily.com, Inc. will also continue to support RootsWeb.com-affiliated volunteer, non-profit organizations, such as The USGenWeb Project, Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild, The Free Births, Marriages, and Deaths Projects, and other groups that provide free genealogical content. The MyFamily.com acquisition of RootsWeb.com promises to make it easier than ever for family historians everywhere to discover their heritage. For the full press release, see http://www.ancestry.com/home/celebrate/rootsrelease.htm. MYFAMILY.COM, INC. URLs:

John Carter Jr, born 1-2-1813 and Eliza NUTTERFEE/NUTTERFIELD, born 5-26-1810. Reportedly married between 1828 and 1832... Unable to find any record of same. When, where, or, did they in fact marry... They had 13 kids, and were in Owen County Indiana from about 1831.

For anyone related to the BERRY, KIMBERLIN, or MEEKS family who might be interested, I have scanned the pages of the original Bible, printed in 1844, which originally belonged to Clarissa BERRY MEEKS KIMBERLIN. Clarissa was a daughter of Seymour BERRY and Kesiah DURBIN, Seymour being born in Virginia, and Kesiah in Kentucky. I have further information about the BERRY family, since I descend from Clarissa's brother, William Riley BERRY, but I'll just list the information pertaining to Clarissa here. Clarissa BERRY b. 18 Feb 1822 in Ohio, d. aft 1870 in Scott Co., IN. married first Charles MEEKS on 22 Nov. 1849 in Scott Co., IN. Charles was b. 15 Sep. 1810 in VA. d. 28 Aug 1856 in Scott Co., IN. and had the following children known to me - Offelia MEEKS b. 8 Nov 1851 in IN. Sarah Ann MEEKS b. 9 Dec. 1852 in IN. Isabeler MEEKS b. 13 Jan. 1854 in IN. Clarissa married 2nd Daniel KIMBERLIN on 12 Dec 1856 in Scott Co., IN. Daniel b. abt 1833 in Indiana, d. 31 Aug. 1863 during the Civil War while serving in Co. K, 66th Indiana Infantry. They had the following children - Hannah Arabel KIMBERLIN b. 6 Jul. 1858 in IN. George Riley KIMBERLIN b. 21 May 1861 in IN. d. 21 Aug. 1863 Scott Co., IN. All spellings of names listed above are as shown in the Bible. I'll be happy to provide, free of charge, copies of these pages to anyone who might be related to these families. Gene Whitley

Just a reminder everyone! If you really and truly have a desire to have your posting to the Roll Call for the list actually read and not just deleted without a second thought, try to avoid just placing "ROLL CALL" in the subject line. There are many many persons who will just hit delete, delete, delete when they see it say ROLL CALL with no other info. In my book, it is bad enough to receive no answers to your posts and queries. BUT...what is even worse is to not have that post even be read. Because it could be the person not reading it and just deleting JUST MIGHT be the person who has all the answers you need. Debbie Jennings

Listmembers: It has come to my attention that since there are alot of new subscribers to the list that many are unfamiliar with the term "roll call" and don't know exactly what is wanted of them or what is meant by how to list posts in the subject line. So for the benefit of the newer persons I will try to explain it better. A roll call is simply me trying to generate some activity on the list. Occassionally the list gets slow and when several new persons subscribe or when persons start asking if they are still subscribed as they are receiving nothing from the list I post for a roll call. Its a time when all the subscribers go through their files and post any and all queries they may have relating to that list. I also encourage persons to answer any that they see from other people. A typical posting might look like this below: Searching for info on Charles Bushey born probably around 1840 who married Elmira LaCroix prior to 1861. They had 6 known children:Mary Jane,Burton L.,Charles,George,Dolph,Marshall. Does anyone have this family line or is anyone tracing it? In the subject line would be: CHARLES BUSHEY/Franklin county VT/1840 As there may be hundreds of Charles Bushey's the subject line tells other, exactly which Charles, where the one I am interest in was at and in what time frame, so I have a better chance of making a connection on the right one. Of course, persons do also post: Looking for the BINGHAM and the SMITH surnames in VT. This is also fine but will limit the chances that you will receive info on the one you are looking for and also if persons have to write back and forth asking exactly "which Smith" sometimes they loose interest in assisting you, so therefore you have lost a potential link in your research. Always try to enclose in your query as much identifying info as you can, this only helps you. If you don't have that much on them, then post what you have. Post an approximate time frame, or any possible spouses you think might be there. I hope this clears it up for alot of you and I look forward to the posting!! Debbie Jennings

If anyone knows of a reunion related to the Kentuckiana area, let us know and we will place it on the webpage we are making. We need: Surname,Place,Date,Time any other pertinent info such as costs/food Debbie