In a message dated 2/21/2005 1:57:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, SHASTA4737@aol.com writes: > 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. I was born &raised in Randolph Co; my family were Quakers. My Father was a veterinarian and he used to do work for both Restore Thornburg and Cal Heiss. Both of these families were Quaker--and are listed in the White River Meeting records. I did not know who Restore's wife was, but according to the records was Annette COX. The youngest Heiss--Williard was a certified genealogist and Quaker Historian--and was the person responsible for getting the Indiana Quaker records that we all use published. According to a note in the White River records, Cal & family withdrew from that meeting to go to Christian church in 1921--the same year that Willard was born. However, I knew Williard (& wife, Virginia) and attended Meeting with them for many years here in Indianapolis. There were a lot of Thornburgs in Randolph Co--I don't remember so many Lambs in that county county though I'm related to a bunch from Miami County. I don't know if there are any Heiss family members in Randolph County that carry that name. Tom Hamm may know. I knew Willard's sister Elizabeth Heiss Keesling. They lived in that area and I went to school with their children. They had 2 boys, but not sure if either are still living around there. Regarding a connection to the Pyles or Stouts--I don't know. Joyce Joyce Overman Bowman Indianapolis, IN