I recently obtained a copy of a death record for the sister of my 2nd great grandfather from the Switzerland Co. Health Department. It shows that Jane Windhauser Andrew (1833-1911) is buried at Spring Branch Cemetery. This cemetery isn't covered in Wanda Morford's book of cemetery inscriptions, but I'm guessing it's located in Craig Twp., as that's where she lived, according to the census reports. I'd like to confirm its location and wonder if this particular cemetery has ever been inventoried as I'm still hunting for the location of her husband's burial (William Andrew, d. 1880-1900). Thanks for any info, Kay Davidson

Kay Davidson, Since you think Catherine WINTIZER may have moved to Shelby Township, Jefferson County you should try contacting Ron Grimse who volunteers at the Jefferson County Historical Society, believe he is there on Wednesdays. Their historical society is very good, next time you are in this part of the Ohio River Valley you should visit them. You can contact Ron Grimes at the society's email: <<jchs@seidata.com>> Mr. Grimes is very helpful and is doing a great job helping organize and archive their collection. Sincerely, Barry Brown Switzerland County Public Library Local History & Genealogy Section

Thanks for the tip - may try to call them this afternoon. Kay

Thanks so much to everyone who responded to my inquiry on Long Run: Ardath, Charles & Wilma. When I was in Vevay in 2001, I checked the cemetery records and the death records at the Health Center. The notation on the pension application about Long Run was something I didn't pay attention to until I was re-reading my documentation in the last week. One of the Wintizer/Windhauser daughters, Jane (or possibly Carolyn Jane), married a William Andrew who was born in Scotland, in 1849. Most of their children lived in Craig Twp., but some later moved west to Shelby Twp., Jefferson Co. That'll be my next place to check. Thanks again! Kay Davidson

Charles Price wrote: >If I remember correctly Long Run is/was in Craig Township >just west of Vevay and before Five Points. Maybe one of >the cemeteries in Craig Township if there was a marker or >stone placed at the gravesite. >Charles Price > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INSWITZE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > Mr. Price, I just realized I sent the info on Switz.Co. burials to your address instead of the lady who asked the question about Wintizer. Sorry. Wilma Lohide

Charles Price wrote: >If I remember correctly Long Run is/was in Craig Township >just west of Vevay and before Five Points. Maybe one of >the cemeteries in Craig Township if there was a marker or >stone placed at the gravesite. >Charles Price > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INSWITZE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > I checked the "Switzerland County Indiana Cemetery Inscriptions 1817-1985" by Wanda Morford. There are a few Wintizer burials listed but none for Catherine. Wilma Lohide

If I remember correctly Long Run is/was in Craig Township just west of Vevay and before Five Points. Maybe one of the cemeteries in Craig Township if there was a marker or stone placed at the gravesite. Charles Price

I've been attempting to locate my widowed 3rd great-grandmother, Catherine Wintizer/Wintiser/Windhiser/Windhauser in the 1880 Switzerland Co. census. In her 1887 application for a Civil War widow's pension, she stated she lived at "Long Run". In the 1850, 1860 & 1870 censuses, she lived in Vevay. Haven't been able to locate her living with any children or grandchildren; have found no record of her death or burial. Any help appreciated! Kay Davidson Westminster, CO

Switzerland County deeds exist from the beginning of the county in 1814. -----Original Message----- From: dglenn@hal-pc.org To: INSWITZE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:52 PM Subject: [INSWITZE] Land Records Are land records available for the period 1820-1830 or earlier? Dean Glenn dglenn@hal-pc.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INSWITZE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.

I'm not sure what is available at the courthouse. For that early period you might want to search the original land patents online at http:www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Default.asp? all you do to start is pick a state and enter a last name. Try it for both Indiana and Ohio. Very early the land in Indiana was sold thru the office in Cincinnati. This is if you think that you might be looking for the person who bought it from the government. It is fun to look anyway. Charles Price FOX TINKER families

Are land records available for the period 1820-1830 or earlier? Dean Glenn dglenn@hal-pc.org

Does anyone have Elijah GRAHAM? He is mentioned on Switzerland Co Genweb website as born in 1809. Could this be a mistake? I'm desperate to find my Elijah but he was born abt 3 years earlier. His associates tie him to Lincoln Co, Kentucky. Input please Kay in CA

Can anyone tell me where George B. Garlinghouse and his second wife Serena are buried?? I found a photo of the gravemarker (very poor quality) at the Jefferson Co Library - but it did not state where they are buried. I can not locate them on the Jeff Co. website. Karen

Always in the search of new information regarding the Griswold's of Switzerland County. Respectfully, Jeffrey Holtz

Hello........... Bob Scott Wrote.............. Within the last year, an addition has opened and records have been moved (I guess courtesy of the casino money revenue coming into the county). The probate and will books, civil suit books (order books and complete records), marriage records and marriage application books are now all housed in a room in the basement labelled "Genealogy." There are some other records generally not of great use for family historians............... The new facility in the Vevay Courthouse described by Bob Scott sound quite nice. Unfortunately living in California, I don't think I will ever get the opportunity to visit. Does anyone on the list know of a reliable (and hopefuly inexpensive) person who does "research for a fee" in Jefferson and Switzerland Counties? Happy Holidays. Rebel Kreklow

To the origin of the county in 1814. -----Original Message----- From: dglenn@hal-pc.org To: inswitze@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:38 PM Subject: Re: [INSWITZE] Switzerland County Court House What would be the approximate dates of these records? Dean Glenn dglenn@hal-pc.org ----- Original Message ----- From: <bobwscott@aol.com> To: <Inswitze-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:53 PM Subject: [INSWITZE] Switzerland County Court House > Some time ago, there were emails exchanged about the state of records at the courthouse in Vevay. > > Within the last year, an addition has opened and records have been moved (I guess courtesy of the casino money revenue coming into the county). The probate and will books, civil suit books (order books and complete records), marriage records and marriage application books are now all housed in a room in the basement labelled "Genealogy." There are some other records generally not of great use for family historians. > > It is spacioius, has plenty of tables for working area, chairs, and the books have been placed in order. There are also new restrooms just outside in the same basement area and both stairs and an elevator to the first floor. > It's generally necessary to go to the recorder's office to have the genealogy room unlocked, but that wasn't a big deal. > > The deed books and deed indexes are still in the recorder's office, but they are in a new office on the first floor of the annex. > > The state of the record storage has gone from one of the worst, to one of the best (for a small courthouse) and one of the most pleasant working conditions to be had in a rural county courthouse. > > And you now longer have to worry about it being one time inside the courthouse and an hour earlier in town. Hopefully, fast and slow time will stay dead. > > Bob Scott > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INSWITZE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INSWITZE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.

You are correct about how nice the courthouse records now are. But one minor correction: go to the Clerk of Courts office on the main floor of the new addition for the key. The recorder possibly can also admit. I haven't gone that route, but the records in the "genealogy" room are the Clerk's responsibility. Bob also didn't mention that there is a copy machine in the room; pay for copies in the Clerk's office at 25 cents each. Ellyn Kern ----- Original Message ----- From: <bobwscott@aol.com> To: <Inswitze-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 7:53 PM Subject: [INSWITZE] Switzerland County Court House > Some time ago, there were emails exchanged about the state of records at > the courthouse in Vevay. > > Within the last year, an addition has opened and records have been moved > (I guess courtesy of the casino money revenue coming into the county). The > probate and will books, civil suit books (order books and complete > records), marriage records and marriage application books are now all > housed in a room in the basement labelled "Genealogy." There are some > other records generally not of great use for family historians. > > It is spacioius, has plenty of tables for working area, chairs, and the > books have been placed in order. There are also new restrooms just outside > in the same basement area and both stairs and an elevator to the first > floor. > It's generally necessary to go to the recorder's office to have the > genealogy room unlocked, but that wasn't a big deal. > > The deed books and deed indexes are still in the recorder's office, but > they are in a new office on the first floor of the annex. > > The state of the record storage has gone from one of the worst, to one of > the best (for a small courthouse) and one of the most pleasant working > conditions to be had in a rural county courthouse. > > And you now longer have to worry about it being one time inside the > courthouse and an hour earlier in town. Hopefully, fast and slow time will > stay dead. > > Bob Scott > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security > tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, > free AOL Mail and more. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INSWITZE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Wonderful news, I can't wait to make another trip down. Sheila Kell

What would be the approximate dates of these records? Dean Glenn dglenn@hal-pc.org ----- Original Message ----- From: <bobwscott@aol.com> To: <Inswitze-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:53 PM Subject: [INSWITZE] Switzerland County Court House > Some time ago, there were emails exchanged about the state of records at the courthouse in Vevay. > > Within the last year, an addition has opened and records have been moved (I guess courtesy of the casino money revenue coming into the county). The probate and will books, civil suit books (order books and complete records), marriage records and marriage application books are now all housed in a room in the basement labelled "Genealogy." There are some other records generally not of great use for family historians. > > It is spacioius, has plenty of tables for working area, chairs, and the books have been placed in order. There are also new restrooms just outside in the same basement area and both stairs and an elevator to the first floor. > It's generally necessary to go to the recorder's office to have the genealogy room unlocked, but that wasn't a big deal. > > The deed books and deed indexes are still in the recorder's office, but they are in a new office on the first floor of the annex. > > The state of the record storage has gone from one of the worst, to one of the best (for a small courthouse) and one of the most pleasant working conditions to be had in a rural county courthouse. > > And you now longer have to worry about it being one time inside the courthouse and an hour earlier in town. Hopefully, fast and slow time will stay dead. > > Bob Scott > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INSWITZE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Some time ago, there were emails exchanged about the state of records at the courthouse in Vevay. Within the last year, an addition has opened and records have been moved (I guess courtesy of the casino money revenue coming into the county). The probate and will books, civil suit books (order books and complete records), marriage records and marriage application books are now all housed in a room in the basement labelled "Genealogy." There are some other records generally not of great use for family historians. It is spacioius, has plenty of tables for working area, chairs, and the books have been placed in order. There are also new restrooms just outside in the same basement area and both stairs and an elevator to the first floor. It's generally necessary to go to the recorder's office to have the genealogy room unlocked, but that wasn't a big deal. The deed books and deed indexes are still in the recorder's office, but they are in a new office on the first floor of the annex. The state of the record storage has gone from one of the worst, to one of the best (for a small courthouse) and one of the most pleasant working conditions to be had in a rural county courthouse. And you now longer have to worry about it being one time inside the courthouse and an hour earlier in town. Hopefully, fast and slow time will stay dead. Bob Scott ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.