The French family were in Montgomery County before 1820, check out this link to the Montgomery County Public library . This will be very helpful to you. http://www.cdpl.lib.in.us/lh/index.html regards kim wainscott Deputy Clerk Montgomery County > 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/2625.1.1.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Scott, > > I suppose the French family could have been Cherokee. The only census that > indicated race was the 1870 census and Mary is listed as "white". > > There were no French families living in Tippecanoe Co. in 1840 or 1850, but I > did find an Adam M. French in Union Twp., Montgomery Co. in 1840 & 1850. In > checking the occupants in the 1850 census he did have a daughter, Mary, but she > was only 6 yrs old in 1850 and your Mary French was already married in 1850. > > Have you contacted the Tippecanoe Co. Health Dept. to see what her death > certificate says? Depending on when she died, it may say who Mary's parents > were. The older death records here in Tippecanoe Co. don't contain much > information. > > If you haven't already, you might try the Alameda McCullough Library & Archives > through the Tippecanoe Co. Historical Society. You might find some info there > that could help in your search. Below is a list of archived material they have: > > The Library consists of books, vertical files, court books, microfilm, CD-ROMs, > and has patron access to the Internet. The subject collection of books and > materials focus on Tippecanoe County history. Other materials include family > history, general state history, and reference materials on antiques and subjects > that support the aim of the Association. A significant collection of books and > materials on Native American and early trading in the area, especially history > of Fort Ouiatenon, add to the broad scope of materials included in the > collection > > An extensive collection of materials for use in genealogical searching is > maintained and collected in the Library. Staff and volunteers have compiled > surname files for families who lived in the county. The library has an extensive > collection of books that have been written by individuals detailing family > history. Materials such as cemetery records, WPA indexes, census records and > indexes, obituary notices from the local newspaper, marriage, estate and probate > records are all available. > > Records and books that were once part of the county courthouse collection have > also been amassed in the Library. Marriage applications and marriage records, > probate and estate files and books, naturalization records, and mortgage books > are all available for searching. Specialized papers such as guardianship books, > funeral home records, Civil War enlistment data, and obituary indices have also > been collected. All of these materials have been indexed and arranged for easy > searching by the user. > > The Library does not have death or birth certificates. > > Good Luck..................Karen > > > > ==== INTIPPEC Mailing List ==== > Join the TIPPECANOE COUNTY AREA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Today! > Visit their site for a membership form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~intcags/Membership.html >