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To: KENTUCKIANA-L@rootsweb.com Lois, thanks for providing information on the John Hay Center in Washington County, IN! To Clara and others interested in doing research at the John Hay Center in Salem, IN, as a member, I can tell you that the center is closed on Sunday and Monday. The hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., EST, not EDT. The last time I was there the charge for using the library to do research was $3.00 per day, unless you are a member. An individual may join the Washington County Historical Society, Inc. for $10.00/year and use the library for free. This is a WONDERFUL source of information, not only for Washington County, but for surrounding counties! Martha Bowers and her staff are helpful and pleasant! Have fun! Mary Jo

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Judy, With your Adam and Rebecca names you seem to be in the same family. Nicholas coons also had a daug Rebecca mar Nathaniel Staples in 1806 Jeff Co KY. I've looked but there is no Coons surname list on Rootsweb- darn- I already have 2 of my own. Where was your Adam Coons b 1765-84 and d bef 1825 where? Where was he from? A Ron Cornwell wrote me a letter a couple years ago with some good leads but unfortunately I didn't have the time then to follow up. He desc fr Nicholas 's son John. Ron sent info that Nicholas was s/o Adam + Rebecca. Adam started in Pa was in Bourbon Co KY in 1776, 1778 Ohio Co Va now Marshall CO W VA with Nicholas. There was a MArtin Contz in Ohio Co VA 1776- maybe Adam's brot?????/ More questions than answers right now. cindy Holsapple-Boone

Thanks to everyone who kindly offered suggestions about where to start in Washington County, IN. It looks like the John Hay Center Genealogical Library (or Stevens Museum) is the place to begin. Clara

Good Evening Everyone can some one help me i am going to be in Hardin and Green Counties in July doing some Research on my family what i need to know is what are the best places to do the research in those areas or would i be better off going to some of the big libraries in some other part of the state the time frame i am going to be looking for is around the 1754 ca,any help will be appreciated,thank you.. Ray Burkhart gburk@uswest.net To Know Where We Are Going-We Must Know Where We Came From. Researching Burkhart,Barker,Herod,Herrod,Hedrick,Williams.

Seeking info on the family of Nicholas Coons in Jeff co Ky 1789. Son John mar Anna MAria Bottorff and moved to Clark Co IN, dau Elizabeth mar Martin Pottorff and moved to Wash co IN. Is he s/o Adam Coons who died by Apr 1778 Ohio Co Va wife Rebecca?????? Cindy

In a message dated 98-05-16 01:34:37 EDT, you write: << John Hay Center Genealogical Library (Stevens Museum) 307 East Market Street Salem, Indiana 47167 812-883-6495 (No fee; donations accepted) I think the library is open Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays, >> It used to be closed on MOn- be sure and check cindy

In the first two weeks of May, I've added quite a bit of new information and photos to the Clark County Cemeteries website at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5881. Index of Bowery Cemetery [a/k/a Willey's Chapel] updated 05/03/98 Contact info on Charlestown Cemetery (added 05/13/98) Photos of Dietz Cemetery (added 05/02/98) Contact info on and photos of Eastern Cemetery (Chestnut Grove Cem.) (added 05/03/98) Photos of Espy Cemetery (added 05/10/98) Photos of Little Union Cemetery (added 05/02/98) Photos of McClintick Cemetery clean-up project (added 05/10/98) Photos of McCormick Cemetery (added 05/03/98) Photo of St. Anthony Cemetery (added 05/03/98) Contact info on St. John's Cemetery in Starlight (added 05/16/98) Photos of Mt. Zion Cemetery (added 05/02/98) Contact info on Sellersburg Cemetery (added 05/13/98) Info on Stoner descendants re Turner Cemetery (added 05/13/98) Photos of Utica Cemetery (added 05/10/98) Contact info on Walnut Ridge Cemetery (added 05/13/98) I've also revamped the main page and would appreciate your comments and certainly word of any broken links or graphics. Thanks. Lois - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5881/index.html Volunteers are still needed to help with Francis Wells and McClintick/Sylvester Cemeteries clean-up projects this spring. -----------------------------------------------------------------

Clara: Your very first stop in Washington County absolutely MUST be the: John Hay Center Genealogical Library (Stevens Museum) 307 East Market Street Salem, Indiana 47167 812-883-6495 (No fee; donations accepted) I think the library is open Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays, but I suggest you call ahead to confirm the hours. There are signs on the main drag through town pointing the way to the Hay Center. I personally would suggest going there before hitting the courthouse, etc. For others on the KENTUCKIANA list, if you haven't been to the Hay Center and either live here in Southern Indiana or will be visiting here, this is a tremendous resource that you should make plans to see for yourself. Lois At 05:06 PM 5/15/1998 -0500, Clara wrote: >I have no experience with Washington County records and would like to >know where to find the best LOCAL collection. > >I will probably visit the courthouse in early June when I have some time >off work. While I'm in the area, where else should I go (for research)? > >Thanks, > >Clara > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5881/index.html Volunteers are still needed to help with Francis Wells and McClintick/Sylvester Cemeteries clean-up projects this spring. -----------------------------------------------------------------

Sara, I sent along the URL address for the Indiana Index of Marriages through 1850 as you had requested; however, someone has been most helpful and sent along the URL for the INDIANA STATE LIBRARY GENEALOGY SECTION, a great resource for those of us researching in Indiana. We are so lucky to have all this information at the touch of a fingertip! Good Luck in all your searches! Marilyn

Just this week, I learned that an ancestor, Matthias MUELLER / MILLER was in Washington County, Indiana before buying land and moving to Perry County, IN in 1856. My best information is that he and his family came to the US in 1853 from Germany. I have no experience with Washington County records and would like to know where to find the best LOCAL collection. I will probably visit the courthouse in early June when I have some time off work. While I'm in the area, where else should I go (for research)? Thanks, Clara

Hi all, Anyone who is researching Williams - Sturges - Farmer: I recently purchased a first edition _History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Co.'s Indiana_ and inside I found a couple things. One is a letter to Mrs. Beddow from J. Braddock Sturges of Boston, Mass. dated December 29, 1940. In it he is asking for help from Mrs. Beddow in tracing his family tree. There isn't alot of information in the letter, but it is interesting. His grandmother Sturges had taken him and his siblings to Indiana when he was young to visit family. His grandmothers father was Elkanah Williams, Elkanah's wife was a Farmer. He also says that his grandmother "is so old now that she has trouble in remembering..." Also in this book I found an old clipping of the obituary for Elkanah Williams penciled in is the date Oct. 8, 1888 This obit doesn't mention any survivors, only the bearers, who were other Dr's in the area. I will be posting this on my site this evening. If anyone is descended from Elkanah please let me know. I'll mail these things to you. I have no use for them and I'm afraid they would only get misplaced if I keep them. Thanks, Dee Listowner for KENTUCKIANA-L Kentuckiana Genealogy http://www.aye.net/~dee1234/

I enjoy this list very much. I am not very familar with Kentucky. I am looking for ancestors of my maternal grandmother Bertha Ann Gray, b 1888 in Coyville KS. Her parents William GRAY b 1862, Elizabethtown KY married to Philena CRAIG ?Elizabethtown Her grandparents William B GRAY b 1837 Elizabethtown KY married 1861 to Louise MILLER. Matthew Craig married to Margaret WINSOR. Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks Sandy Heinrich FL

http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/genmenu.html This is for Indiana Marriages Before 1850 ---------- > From: Dan / Marilyn Garrison <dmgarrison@stlnet.com> > To: KENTUCKIANA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [KENTUCKIANA-L] Indiana marriage base > Date: Friday, May 15, 1998 8:57 AM > > Hi, Could you give me the URL of DATABASE TO INDIANA MARRIAGES TO 1850? > I > do thank you for your time and attention. Best regards, Sara Deatherage > sara.d@townsqr.com > > > > > Glad to! > > http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/mirr.html > > > I would also recommend using Cyndi's list--the Indiana section--to help > out with research in the state..if you don't already do it. > > The URL: > > http://www.CyndisList.com/ > > Just move on down to INDIANA and there possibly will be something else > to help you along. I especially like to have the courthouse addresses > and other information handy. > > > ==== KENTUCKIANA Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to send your queries through! > the list e-mail addy is KENTUCKIANA-L@rootsweb.com > > >

http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/genmenu.html This is for Indiana Marriages Before 1850 ---------- > From: Sara Deatherage <sara.d@townsqr.com> > To: KENTUCKIANA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [KENTUCKIANA-L] Indiana Marriages > Date: Friday, May 15, 1998 8:31 AM > > Hi, Could you give me the URL of DATABASE TO INDIANA MARRIAGES TO 1850? I > do thank you for your time and attention. Best regards, Sara Deatherage > sara.d@townsqr.com > > > > > ==== KENTUCKIANA Mailing List ==== > Never look a gift horse in the mouth.....she may bite! > > >

In a message dated 5/15/98 3:33:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, KENTUCKIANA-D- request@rootsweb.com writes: << Never assume your email messages are private nor that they can be read by only yourself or the recipient. Never send something that you would mind seeing on the evening news. >> Can someone please explain why? Thanks, Linda

Hi, Could you give me the URL of DATABASE TO INDIANA MARRIAGES TO 1850? I do thank you for your time and attention. Best regards, Sara Deatherage sara.d@townsqr.com Glad to! http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/mirr.html I would also recommend using Cyndi's list--the Indiana section--to help out with research in the state..if you don't already do it. The URL: http://www.CyndisList.com/ Just move on down to INDIANA and there possibly will be something else to help you along. I especially like to have the courthouse addresses and other information handy.

Hi, Could you give me the URL of DATABASE TO INDIANA MARRIAGES TO 1850? I do thank you for your time and attention. Best regards, Sara Deatherage sara.d@townsqr.com

I don't have any information for you on the Ray family as such; however, I needed to check something out on the DATABASE TO INDIANA MARRIAGES TO 1850 this morning and checked for you on the marriage of James Ray to Jane Newkirk. They were married in Crawford County, IN, on August 16, 1838. That may help in some way to get started...there seemed to be a lot of Rays in Indiana getting married during the years on the database; however, Crawford County wasn't popular. Do you know where he was in 1840? Perhaps the census can help. Good Luck. Marilyn