List - To add to what Tom Hamm had to say, and to contibute further to the ancestry of a great Quaker scholar, Willard Heiss: Isaac William Thornburg, b.4 Dec 1822, OH; son of Isaac Thornburg (1773- ?) & Rebeccas Hodgson (1773-1832) d.11 Jun 1899, Randolph co,IN Marr. 10 May 1843, Cabin Creek MH, under auspices of Dunkirk Anti-Slavery MM, Randolph co,IN Rhoda Lamb, 16 Oct 1826, Wayne co,IN; dau of Hosea Lamb (1790-1857) & Mary Cook (1800-1877) d.14 Mar 1895, Randolph co,IN -Dunkirk/Cabin Creek (A-S) MM was discontinued in 1856 & members reverted to Sparrow Creek/Poplar Run (Orthodox) MM ------------- Restore Thornburg, 24 Mar 1851, Randlph co,IN; son of above; d.17 Jun 1934, Randolph co,IN Marr. abt 1876, Randolph co,IN Annette Cox, b. 1 Jul 1857; dau of Simeon Cox (c1830- ?) & Rosanna Hiatt (1831-1912) d. 9 Jun 1934, Randolph co,IN ------------- Simeon Cox, b.abt 1830, Randolph co,IN; son of John Cox (1802- ?) & Hepsa Hiatt (1808- ?) Marr. 15 Aug 1850, Randolph co,IN Rosanna Hiatt, b.13 Sep 1831, Randolph co,IN; dau of Richard Hiatt (1808-1860) & Charlotte Coats (1812-1888) Hepsa Hiatt was dau of Zachariah Hiatt (1779- ? ) & Anna Coffin (1777- ?) and not closely related to Rosanna Hiatt -------------- Regards, Jerry Richmond You are cordially invited to visit "The Quaker Collection" http://home.sprynet.com/~jrichmon/qkrcoll.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Hamm" <tomh@earlham.edu> To: <QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 1:14 PM Subject: Re: [Q-R] Thornburg, Heiss > Restore Thornburg married Annettie Cox. Calvin and Loretta > (Thornburg) Heiss's youngest son was Willard Heiss (1921-1988), who > was one of the great Quaker genealogists of the twentieth century, > and a good friend of mine. All of these families lived in Randolph > County, Indiana. Here at Earlham College we have Willard Heiss's > files and papers, with extensive information on all of these families. > > The Heisses were originally Lutherans. They moved to Randolph County > from Galion, Ohio. Their Quaker connections came with marriages into > Quaker families. > > > Tom Hamm > > >Hello, > > > >I am seeking information about the following family: > > > >Isaac W. Thornburg b. 1822 married Rhoda Lamb. Their son Restore Thornburg > >married _____Cox. They had a daughter named Lorette Thornburg b. > >1880 in IN. She > >married Calvin Heiss in 1899. The Heiss family lived in Randolph County, IN. > >I believe that the Thornburgs and Lambs also lived in Randolph County, IN. > > > >Does anyone know if this family was Quaker? Does anyone know anything else > >about them? Does anyone know if their were Quaker families in Randolph Co., IN > >with the last name of Heiss? I have the names of these couples other children > >if that would help. > > > >Does anyone know of a connection between them and a Quaker Pyle or Stout > >family? > > > >Thanks for any help! > > > >Sincerely, > > > >Susan E. Davis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST: Send an email to: > > QUAKER-ROOTS-L-REQUEST@RootsWeb.com > > The ONLY word in your message should be UNSUBSCRIBE. > > > ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST: Send an email to: > QUAKER-ROOTS-L-REQUEST@RootsWeb.com > The ONLY word in your message should be UNSUBSCRIBE. >