I have been looking through church microfilm records at the parish that our STEVENS descendants attended while in Lafayette, but I have yet to find one branch of that family in those records. I'm thinking of sending for marriage certificates for two couples, to see what church affiliation, if any, might be recorded, as well as to glean any other info. But before kissing the $$ goodbye, does anyone know what info would be on marriage certs in the 1920s? It won't be worth it to me, if it only provides the info I already know from the marriage records indexes. The two couples I am working on right now are: Harriette STEVENS and Delmar BELLINGER, m Oct 25, 1922 (want to see info in church records to see if they had any children, as none are showing on his obit in 1970, and I can't find an obit for her) Lulu M. STEVENS and Jesse A. WOOD, m Feb 10, 1918. If anyone knows the items included in the info fields on the marriage app or cert for that time period in general, I'd appreciate the advice. Jacqi

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Hi.2ADI/2597 Message Board Post: My John Showalter born in PA married an Eliza Jane (?) born IN, maiden name unknown. They had a child in Putnam Co IL in SEP 1844. A search of the online database, Indiana Marriages to 1850, showed: John Showalter to Jane M. Crawford, Tippecanoe Co., 2 Aug 1843. Anyone have a Showalter or Crawford that could fit this description? cheers

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Hi.2ADI/2596.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Ruth, is this your Hoffman family??? 1900 Huntington, Huntington Twp., Huntington Co., Indiana Enumeration District: 81 Sheet Number: 132B Enumeration Date: June 8, 1900 Line: 94 Dwelling/Family: 308/316 Address: 35 Elm Street Hofmann, Henry - born September 1865, age 34, married 15 yrs., born in Indiana. Parents born in Germany. Occupation shoemaker in factory. " Edna - wife, born May 1866, age 34, married 15 yrs., 4 children/ 3 children living, born in Indiana. Parents born in Kentucky. " George - son, born September 1886, age 13, born in Indiana. " Edward - son, born May 1891, age 9, born in Indiana. " Earl L. - son, born June 1896, age 4, born in Indiana. " George - father, born December 1825, age 74, widowed, born in Germany. Parents born in Germany. Immigrated to US in 1867. Occupation landlord. ******************************************************* 1910 Huntington, Huntington Twp., Huntington Co., Indiana Enumeration District: 95 Sheet Number: 135A Enumeration Date: April 19, 1910 Line: 24 Dwelling/Family: 120/124 Address: 968 Henry Street Hoffman, Henry - age 45, married(#1) 24 yrs., born in Indiana. Parents born in Germany. Occupation shoemaker in repair shop. " Edna - wife, age 43, married(#1) 24 yrs., 4 children/ 3 children living, born in Indiana. Parents born in Indiana. " Edward - son, age 18, born in Indiana. Occupation brick mason. " Earl - son, age 14, born in Indiana. ****************************************** 1920 Huntington, Huntington Twp., Huntington Co., Indiana Enumeration District: 13 Sheet Number: 100B Enumeration Date: January 5, 1920 Line: 82 Dwelling/Family: 49/49 Address: 973 Henry Street Hoffman, Henry - age 54, married, born in Indiana. Parents born in Germany. Occupation shoemaker in shoe store. " Edna B. - wife, age 53, married, born in Indiana. Father born in Pennsylvania. Mother born in Indiana. " Earl L. - son, age 23, married, born in Indiana. Occupation office clerk. " Lois - daughter-in-law, age 19, married, born in Alabama. Parents birthplace unknown. ***************************************************** 1930 Ward 3,Huntington, Huntington Twp., Huntington Co., Indiana Enumeration District: 7 Sheet Number: 2B Enumeration Date: April 2, 1930 Line: 85 Dwelling/Family: 47/47 Address: 973 Henry Street Hoffman, Henry - age 64, married, age 20 when first married, born in Indiana. Parents born in Germany. Occupation shoe cobbler at shoe store. " Nora - wife, age 47, married, age 17 when first married, born in Michigan. Parents born in Michigan. ******************************************** Karen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Caplinger Hoffman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Hi.2ADI/2596.1.1 Message Board Post: Karen, thank you for all of the information! I really appreciate your effort and dedication to helping other family researchers. Edna Caplinger was my great grandmother's sister and I was trying to find more about her and her husband, Henry Hoffman. So far, I haven't been able to find Edna and Henry on the 1900 and 1910 census and I haven't looked for them on the 1920. So I think I will look for George on the 1900 census maybe they are living with him. Again thank you for your time and interest. Ruth Gaboury

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Hi.2ADI/2596.1 Message Board Post: 1870 Ward 5, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana Enumeration Date: July 22, 1870 Page: 211 Line: 38 Dwelling/Family: 165/159 Hoffman, George - age 44, stationary engineer, born in Saxony. " Lizzie - age 47, born in Saxony. " Lizzie - age 17, born in Saxony. " Christian - age 10, born in Indiana. (female) " Anna - age 7, born in Indiana. " Henry - age 4, born in Indiana. **************************************** 1880 Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana Enumeration District: 38 Sheet Number: 385A Enumeration Date: June 4, 1880 Line: 19 Dwelling/Family: 44/44 Address: 110 16th Street Hoffman, George - age 53, widowed, laborer, born in Saxony. Parents born in Saxony. " Christine - daughter, age 19, keeping house, born in Indiana. " Anna - daughter, age 17, born in Indiana. " Henry - son, age 14, works in shoe shop, born in Indiana. ********************************************** Indiana Marriage Index 1845-1920 Christina Hoffman m: April 26, 1886 - Tippecanoe Co., IN (Bk. C-18, pg. 135) Simon Martin Henry Hoffman m: September 23, 1885 - Tippecanoe Co., IN (Bk. C-18, pg. 22) Edna Caplinger Marriage Application: Name: Christina Hoffman Marriage Date: April 26, 1886 County: Tippecanoe Birthdate: 1861 Age: 25 Gender: Female Father: George Mother: Eliza Lroer Book: S-17 Page: 122 Name: Henry Hoffman Marriage Date: September 23, 1885 County: Tippecanoe Birthdate: 1864 Age: 21 Gender: Male Father: George Mother: Lizzie Trane Book: S-17 Page: 103 ***************************************** Hope this helps. Karen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Hi.2ADI/2596 Message Board Post: I am looking for information about the George Hoffman family who was residing in Lafayette, Indiana in the 1870s and 1880s. George born abt. 1827 in Saxony, Germany, his wife Lizzie born abt. 1823 in Saxony, their daughter Lizzie born abt. 1853 in Saxony, daughters Christine and Anna born in Indiana and son, Henry born abt. 1866 in Indiana. I would greatly appreciate any help with this family. Thank you! Ruth Gaboury

Good Evening, I am taking a wild shot in the dark here and hope that I can hit some luck. I do not know what county in OH this Joseph HARDESTY was born in, in fact I know very little about this gentleman except I found him living in Davis County, IA and that is where he died ca 1851. I believe he had a daughter Elizabeth that married a Joseph FOUNTAIN in Davis Co., IA as he was the administrator of the estate of Mary HARDESTY that was the wife of Joseph HARDESTY. She may have been the 2nd wife but I am not certain of this. There is a possibility that this family lived in IN prior to finally settling in Davis Co., IA Below please find the information that was on the 1850 census for Davis Co., IA. Joseph HARDESTY, age 57 , farmer born in OH Mary HARDESTY, age 44, born in VA Children: Joseph HARDESTY, age 21,, born in IA Nancy HARDESTY, age 19, born in IA Garrett L. HARDESTY, age 12, born in IA Jacob HARDESTY, age 9, born in IA Charity HARDESTY, age 7, born IA Any assistance, suggestions, etc. is greatly appreciated . Thanks and have a good evening, Patsy Hardesty-Sutton

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Jester, Huntsinger, Thorpe, Houston Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Hi.2ADI/613.1.1 Message Board Post: We are related through Isaac Jester through his Son Andrew H Jester b 1812 (with sibling Lucinda b 1825 married to Houston). Isaac was my great great great great grandfather. I have info on the Jester line down Andrew and some others as well. Please contact me.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Hi.2ADI/440.448.1.1 Message Board Post: The "Number Ten" refers to the Grange Hall located there. It is at the interesection of IN 26 & Jackson Hwy. The Grange Hall is still there along with the building for the little store (that probaly has not been open in 30 years) and the Weaver Chapel United Methodist Church.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Edwards Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Hi.2ADI/2595 Message Board Post: I'm not related to the following person, and have no further information about them, but I thought this may be of interest to someone: Thursday, February 1, 1884, THE NORTH STATE (Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C.) -Mrs. Elizabeth EDWARDS, aged 101 years, is now residing in Lafayette, Indiana. She is a native of North Carolina, having been born in Surry county, June 21, 1782. After marriage she removed with her husband to Clark county, Ky., and then afterwards lived in various parts of the State. She was the mother of eighteen children, all but four of whom are dead. Mrs. EDWARDS is blind, but possesses all her faculties. Over 1000 persons scattered through Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois call Mrs. EDWARDS grandma, and she has over 200 great grandchildren, more than thirty of whom reside in Gallatine (sic) county, Ky.

Thanks, again...more names I recognize. I went to school with Kirkpatricks that we know are distant relatives, going back to Kentucky. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacqi Stevens" <jacqistevens@comcast.net> To: INTIPPEC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [INTIPPEC] St. Ann marr 1909: Schilling & Winters, Dooley and Doody Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 20:48:20 -0700 > > Charles Schilling, 26 yo, of St. Boniface's church, s/o Anthony > Schilling and May Geizkie (?), m Beatrice Cath Winters, 18 years > from St. Ann, West Lafayette, d/o Harry Winters and Elizabeth > Durme, witnesses James Kirkpatrick and John Schilling on June 10, > 1909 > > William F Dooley, 51 (?), farmer from Hebron IN 6 mi west, s/o > James Dooley and Margaret Gleeson, m Mary E. Doody, 37 yrs, from > Lafayette, d/o Timothy Doody and Margaret Kane (?), witnesses Mich. > Carr and Mrs. Mich. Carr, on June 17 1909 ==== INTIPPEC Mailing > List ==== > Have you seen the > TIPPCECANOE COUNTY, IN BIOGRAPHIES PROJECT? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~intippec/TippBios.htm Randy Ritchie Shawnee, KS Researching the Brand, Edwards, Gray, Ray, Ritchie, Royer and Troncoso families See our family genealogy at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ritchiegenealogy/ -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10

Thanks, Jacqi! Besides the Schilling name, this is of interest to me, as Klemme is still a family that attends St. Ann's. One descendent was the secretery, working each evening in the rectory, when I was young. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacqi Stevens" <jacqistevens@comcast.net> To: INTIPPEC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [INTIPPEC] St. Ann marr 1917: Busch & Eckstrum, Klemme & Schilling Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 20:55:46 -0700 > > James J. Busch, tractor expert, from Racine W., s/o John Busch and > ? Meyer, m Alice Eckstrum of Elgin Ill., d/o Kelie (?) Eckstrum and > J. Kelley, witnesses Anthony Quinlan (?) and Mrs. Anna Quenland > (?), on Aug 30, 1917 (note in margin: Here temporarily on work and > about to leave for Ind'p'lis, dispensation obtained from bans) > > William Klemme, age 26, farmer from Barrydale, s/o John P. Klemme > and Mary Tully, m Veronica Schilling, age 21, domestic, from 606 N. > 4th St., Lafayette of Barrydale also, d/o Joseph Schilling and > Josephine Kohlmeyer (?), witnesses George Klemme and May Moynihan, > on Sept 19, 1917 ==== INTIPPEC Mailing List ==== > Help preserve Tippecanoe County Cemeteries. Find out how you can help- > visit the TIPPECANOE COUNTY, IN PIONEER CEMETERY RESTORATION PROJECT > http://www.rootsweb.com/~intcpcrg/Index.html Randy Ritchie Shawnee, KS Researching the Brand, Edwards, Gray, Ray, Ritchie, Royer and Troncoso families See our family genealogy at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ritchiegenealogy/ -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10

James J. Busch, tractor expert, from Racine W., s/o John Busch and ? Meyer, m Alice Eckstrum of Elgin Ill., d/o Kelie (?) Eckstrum and J. Kelley, witnesses Anthony Quinlan (?) and Mrs. Anna Quenland (?), on Aug 30, 1917 (note in margin: Here temporarily on work and about to leave for Ind'p'lis, dispensation obtained from bans) William Klemme, age 26, farmer from Barrydale, s/o John P. Klemme and Mary Tully, m Veronica Schilling, age 21, domestic, from 606 N. 4th St., Lafayette of Barrydale also, d/o Joseph Schilling and Josephine Kohlmeyer (?), witnesses George Klemme and May Moynihan, on Sept 19, 1917

Charles Schilling, 26 yo, of St. Boniface's church, s/o Anthony Schilling and May Geizkie (?), m Beatrice Cath Winters, 18 years from St. Ann, West Lafayette, d/o Harry Winters and Elizabeth Durme, witnesses James Kirkpatrick and John Schilling on June 10, 1909 William F Dooley, 51 (?), farmer from Hebron IN 6 mi west, s/o James Dooley and Margaret Gleeson, m Mary E. Doody, 37 yrs, from Lafayette, d/o Timothy Doody and Margaret Kane (?), witnesses Mich. Carr and Mrs. Mich. Carr, on June 17 1909

More registers, in inscrutable Latin... John Teunis Niemantoverdreit from Lafayette, s/o Teunis Niemantoverdreit and Elizabeth Beufelt, m Mariam Hellen Alice Culley from Lafayette, d/o Joseph Culley and Susan Clark, withnesses William Mohr and Hanna Molley (?) on Oct 14, 1896 Franciscum Schilling from Lafayette, s/o Francisci Schilling and Catherine Kurtz, m Elizabeth Casey from Lafayette, d/o Patrick Casey and Maria Farrell, witnesses Thoma Casey and Agnes Casey on Oct 28, 1896

More marriages from the St. Ann's marriage register: Rudolph A. Schilling from Lafayette, s/o Joseph A. Schilling and Theresa Emizer (?), m Anna O'Donnell from Lafayette, d/o Jacob O'Donnell and Maria Costelloe, witnesses John Carmody and Anna Costelloe on Nov 26, 1889 Michael Egars of Lafayette, s/o Patrick Egars and Margaret Nolan, m Louisa Shavey of Lafayette, d/o Jacob Shavey and Catherine Petit, witnesses Carrolus Palmer and Maria Palmer on Dec 1 1888 John Murtaugh of Chicago IL, s/o Michael Murtaugh and Catherine Gaynor, m Julua Farrell of Lafayette, d/o Michael Farrell and Margaret Regan, witnesses Caleb Maher and Elizabeth Farrell on Jan 8, 1890

Names were in Latin, so I'm hoping I have the correct English versions. None of these are my relatives. Hope this helps: George Spaulding, non-Catholic and non baptised, from Lafayette, s/o Robert Spaulding and Jennie Felix, m Margaret Sheehan from Lafayette, d/o Timothy Sheehan and Mary O'Brien, witnesses Peter Clard and Minnie Nugent on Nov 13, 1887 Hermanium (?) Ray, non Cath., from Crawfordville IN, s/o Henry Ray and Rodie Smith, m Marie Ann O'Brien of Lafayette, d/o Nicholas O'Brien and Normah (?) McMahon, witnesses George Shible and Hannah O'Brien, on Nov 22, 1887 Jaannisa (?) T. Mahn from West Virginia, d/o Patrick Mahn and Marie Downes, m Margaret A. McCauley from Lafayette, IN, d/o Thoas McCauley and Anna Pryor, witnesses Owen Collins and Maria Collins, on Jan 9, 1888

Recently, I've been going through the microfilmed records from St. Ann's in Lafayette. Since the copies I've made of our family records include some others, I thought it might help to archive them on the list, just in case anyone else is researching these lines. Of course, being that the records are handwritten--and in Latin, of which I know nada--you must take these entries with a large grain of salt...or whatever. Rather than insert question marks all over the place for unsure entries, remember these are all approximations to the best of my ability! Hope this helps. Obviously, the STEVENS entry is ours, but I'm not related to the others. Since the list is long, I'll break it up into segments and post the rest later. William T. Buckeridge, age 25, clerk in auto-works, from Detmu (this is really a ??) or New Castles IN, s/o Marshal Ney Buckeridge and Anna J. Murphy m Mary Adeline Lumley, age 22, from Lafayette, d/o Thos. Lumley and Margaret Palmer on Nov 22, 1913 Lewis A. O'Connell, age 25, saloon man, from St. Lawrence parish, s/o James O'Connell and Milanda Nicholson, m Mary Stevens, age 24, sales lady, from St. Ann Parish, d/o Stevens E (not filled in--if anyone knows, pls contact me!) on Nov 24, 1913 August J. Beiler, age 24, a clothes cleaner, from Lafayette, s/o Will Beiler and Mary Hess, born in Cin. Ohio, m Ellen A. Tulley, age 23, a Banydale girl who came to Lafayette three yrs ago, d/o John Tulley and Martha Murphy (side note about groom: he was baptized a Cath, in Cin. when a baby but had not made his 1st Com)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Hi.2ADI/2592.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Laura, I live in Lafayette. When I get the chance I will go to the library and look for that obit. Karen Dismore Sprunger

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Koonse, Kountz, Quivey Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Hi.2ADI/2592.1.1 Message Board Post: Karen, Oh, thank you so much for the information you sent (IN Marriage Application and 1930 Census). It was very helpful to me. I am amazed how much info I am able to gather in a short time and with only the snippet of info from that obit in the Nebraska newspaper. I really think it was placed there for my benefit, or I would NEVER have found any of the siblings of Sarah and Naomi Koonse (or Kountz). I see that Lafayette is directly north of Owen County, Indiana, where Naomi lived for a time in the 1860s. I wonder if there was train service there. That might explain the siblings living nearby but not in the same town/township. It is my theory that the parents of Sarah and Naomi left Columbiana County, Ohio with several of the children and went to Owen County, Indiana. There was a large migration from Holmes, Coshocton and Tuscarawas counties in Ohio, and Columbiana was very nearby. If Naomi was possibly married in Coshocton county (I don't know for sure yet), then that might help to explain why SHE went to Owen County. Sarah had married and moved to St. Louis, MO by the mid-1850s. I don't know anything about any of the other siblings. But, now, this J.P. shows up in Lafayette... hmmm. My other theory about the parents is that they both passed away and several of the children moved west because nothing was holding them back. The only time I can find the family together is the 1850 Columbiana county, Ohio census. If there is anyone on the list who would look for the full obituary of Dr. J.P. Koonse, who died 17 April 1906 in Lafayette, IN, I would appreciate it if you would contact me. If not, that's fine, I'll try other resources. I have been distracted from this a bit this week, and haven't exhausted all resources yet. Thanks again, Karen. I really appreciate your time and effort. Laura