>From: marci soukup <4spongecrew@sbcglobal.net> > >I'm doing research on my gt.grandmother Manetta Bessie Herrick >(Hearick). She was born 19 Jul 1871 in Patriot, switzerland, IN. >Parents are Artemus Herrick B=29 Jul 1825 D=Aug 1904 (both in >Patriot) & Sarah Elizabeth Pierce D=2 Nov 1877 in Patriot. Her >grandfather Bela Herrick came to Patriot with his brother in 1818 & >was the first postmaster for the town and also started the Patriot >Universalist Church. > >I can't find records of where they're buried in Switzerland co. or >anything. I don't have much else on this family. Any help would be >EXTREMELY appreciated!! > >Marci S. marci, i find the following at ancestry.com 1830 township not stated, switzerland co, indiana bela herrick had 2 males under 5, 1 male between 5-10, 1 male between 30-40 1 female under 5, 1 female between 5-10, 1 female between 20-30 sam? herrick had 2 males under 5, 2 males betweeen 10-15, 1 male between 30-40 2 females between 5-10, 1 female between 30-40 1840 census posey twp bela had 1 male between 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 40-50 2 females under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 30-40 1850 census posey, switzerland co, indiana bela herrick, age 55, born NY, occupation farmer alice, age 48 (can not make out state for birth) telestuo, male, age 27, cooper, (all children born indiana) artemas, age 25, cooper horris b, male, age 22, laborer eleanor age 20 hasia b, female, age 15 martha age 12 john w. age 5 1860 patriot, switzerland co, indiana alice herrick age 57? (ink is smeared) born NY bela age 66, farmer, born NY hosea B age 22, carpenter, born IN martha age 20, IN john age 15, IN Vienna Woods age 48 born IN Marion Woods age 20 born IN alice woods age 8 born IN in Indiana Marriages 1802 - 1892 is marriage for Bela Herrick to Else Wade on 1-13-1820 in Switzerland co, indiana. James Herrick Livinah Wade 1 May 1817 Switzerland 1870 census, posey twp, switzerland co, indiana artemus herrick age 45 born IN alice age 16 born VA elizabeth age 39 born VA eleanor age 18 born VA alice age 16 born VA mattie age 13 born IN (twin to below) hosea age 13 william age 6 eugene are 4 manetta age 1 ---- note this would make her born 1869 instead of your 1871 you might like to contact Patty at <seymour784@yahoo.com> as she has info at ancestry, bella born 8-10-1794, died 8-27-1881, father artemus herrick b 6-15-1757 and died 2-23-1860, mother eleanor peck b 1-21-1768 and died 12-16-1836. she says her information was from Roger Swan at <swanrlopj@pacbell.net> in 8/2003. chris moore, <chris_moore@hp.com>, says bela's wife was alice wade (instead of else wade, above) and marriage date she had was 1-16-1820. http://myindianahome.net/search/search.pl?nocpp=1&Match=1&Realm=All&Terms=herrick http://myindianahome.net/gen/switz/records/family/Herrick.html http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NYCHENAN/2000-02/0949943972 http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/CENSUS/Chau1820.htm this is 1820 census in chautauqua, NY showing Artemus Herrick, most likely bela's father. hope this helps some. i found no death info but it might be at the www.myindianahome.net site somewhere. karen in Calif. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.5/335 - Release Date: 5/9/2006