Memoirs of Wayne County chapter 5 page 45 In February , 1805 , Richard RUE , George HOLMAN , & his sons - Joseph aged 16 yrs - Joseph COX & Mary , his wife , [ the eldest daughter of RUE ] , Thomas McCoy , WILLIAM BLUNT , & Patrick O'HARA crossed the Ohionear the mouth of the Kentucky River to explore the new region just brought into the market by the Government & know as the ' seven mile purchase ' After 6 days spent in prospecting , RUE , George Holman , McCoy , & BLUNT returned to Kentucky to make arrangement for removal to the White Water Valley Didint know if this was possibly one of --> BLUNT

Memoirs of Wayne County - chapter 4 The discovery opf White Water Valley had been credited to Judge PETER FLEMING & Joseph WASSON - a Revolutionary soldier who accompanied the former from Kentucky - in 1804 & the first settlement in the valley was made in 1805 by George HOLMAN , Richard Rue & Thomas McCoy . page 36 1811 --- the county buisness being done by Judge - PETER FLEMING -> see previous e-mail for TURNER for article in its entirety

Chapter 4 Memoirs of Wayne County , Indiana page 36 By the same act of the Terriotrial legislature forming the County of Wayne , in 1810 , John COX , John ADDINGTON , & George HOLMAN , were commissioned to locate a County seat , on or before the first Monday in May 1811. Meanwhile , however , court was held at the rude residence of Richard RUE , as indeed it was susequent to locating the County seat , pending the building of a log court house. The first court was held 2-25-1811 but it was not a judicial session , the purpose being to divide the county into two districts or townships and appoint such officers as overseers of the poor & fence viewers , the county buisness being done by judges - Peter FLEMING , Aaron MARTIN , Jeremiah MEEK ; the clerk was George HUNT , the sherrif was JOHN TURNER & the prosecutor was James NOBLE .

I am looking for the family of John A. WILLIAMS b. 1850 in Indiana, presumably Wayne Co. I believe John is the son of Elihu WILLIAMS. about 1870 John married Anna DAVIS, b. 1849 in NC. John and Anna had 6 children, 4 living to adulthood: Rose WILLIAMS, b. 1874, married George H. BAKER. Albert WILLIAMS married (1)Alma ? (2) Lavinia ? Minnie WILLIAMS married Herbert FARMER Ida WILLIAMS married Roy PIPER Rose and George had 3 daughters: Verna BAKER married Glen ARMACOST Maud BAKER, b. 1900, married Wilbur BEEMER in 1920 Velma BAKER married Ward GOFFIN Brenda in TX

i'm still hoping to find if Jonathan Kindley and Hannah Pickett/Piggott had any other children besides Mary who married this information on children's birth years is from 1850 and 1860 census, showing differences between the 2 census. jonathan kindley marriage 1 to hannah pickett (5-28-1831 wayne co) (6-23-1831 to hannah piggott) (via ind.st.lib.gen.database, mgs thru 1850) known children: elizabeth 1832 Indiana marriage 2 to linda t. brown (4-30-1837 via wayne co, ind.gov't mg.license records) no known children marriage 3 to margaret briley (9-9-1841 montgomery co, ohio from genealogy.com) known children: sarah 1842-43 OH james w. 1845 OH john c 1846-49 OH guley e. 1848-51 OH laura c. 1853 OH mortitia m.1856 OH seth c. 1859 the 1860 spelling for guley was gulelima. Karen in CA

I would love to know if my family was listed in the early Quaker records. I have Leonard Stump born abt. 1766 he married Mary (Polly) Burger born about 1770 Their children were as follows. Leonard b. 1792 Kentucky John b. abt. 1794 Mary b. abt 1796 Joseph b. abt. 1797 Henry b. abt. 1800 Ohio, possibly in the Gore. Ann b. abt. 1803 Ind. Daniel b. abt. 1805 Ind Jacob b. abt. 1807 I know the family is mentioned in the early Gore records, and the mother, Mary's will was registered in Wayne County, where it is assumed that she died. I also have a Cookshank married into the family in about 1900. Any help would be greatly appreciated. LeRena Stump

ROLLCALL: SOWERS and GEPHART[Wayne County, IN]; RYAN and HERBERT([Wayne County, IN]may also be in Fayette County, IN); LONGENECKER, JARRETT, and RETZ[Wayne County, IN. Randolph County, IN. Delaware County, IN]. I know that the SOWERS and GEPHART families were Lutherans, the RYAN and HERBERT families were Catholic, and the LONGENECKER, JARRETT, AND RETZ families were Protestants including the Religious Society of Friends[Quaker]. All help is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. jeanh

My John Knoll m. Susannah Knipe who was the dau. of John and Sophia Knipe. This was about 1834. I have never found Sophia's maiden name and have been searching for many years. I think they were not Quakers but still they might be included in the 1911 History. Would appreciate it it you would check for them. They also lived in Union County, I believe and then went on to Owen County and they were in Putnamville when my grandmother Knoll was born in 1852. Thanks so much. Joan in Parke Co. In. sover@ticz.com

Researching above in youre COUNTY -- prior to 1850 . As soon as I receive my new resources { cemetery records ect } I will share with list . Does anyone have QUAKER ancestors in Indiana ? I have just obtained an old book - 1911 Indiana History . Mostly has bios on people who lived in Wayne County area prior to 1830 who were Quakers . Could we do a ROLLCALL of names ? I am new to list . My CROOKSHANK - MARMON - DICKS lived in mostly the Franklin County area prior to 1850 but were also in the other Counties at various times . I am looking for BURIAL records & other descendants . Happy Hunting :) sheri

If anyone can help Becky, please write to her at Mrmrsbonz@cs.com Happy Holidays !! Mike P _____ From: Mrmrsbonz@cs.com [mailto:Mrmrsbonz@cs.com] Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 11:34 PM To: mmproctor@adelphia.net Subject: re:BIRTH RECORDS Hello looking to find out how to find birth records for 1827 in Indiana Wayne co . area and Records for Indianopolis area 1830's Thank you Becky in Az

I am interested in any connections to this name. My husband's gg grandfather, Lewis Guthrie settled in Connersville and at one time we had the name "Sarah McLain" as the name of his wife, which has not been proven. He was from Shelby County KY and married his first wife there. Interestingly, the McLain name is very common in that county. I'm interested in any speculation or ideas on any of these people and those areas in KY and IN. Martha in Dayton (Ohio) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom" <thomc1945@comcast.net> To: <WAYNE_IN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:06 PM Subject: [Wayne Co Ind] Jane McLANE > Hi > I am still trying to 'nail down' the ancestry of Jane McLANE/McCLAIN who, > on 13 Jun 1838 married David LYKINS (shown as LYKINGS in the records). > For > a long time I believed that, her father was Archibald MCCLAIN of Wayne Co. > and later Delaware Co. IN. I am now not so sure. I am seeking any > marriage > records that might list her parents. I have a copy of their marriage > certificate but it does not give any of that information. Did IN require > any kind of bond or license at that time? > > Thanks > Tom > > >

Hi I am still trying to 'nail down' the ancestry of Jane McLANE/McCLAIN who, on 13 Jun 1838 married David LYKINS (shown as LYKINGS in the records). For a long time I believed that, her father was Archibald MCCLAIN of Wayne Co. and later Delaware Co. IN. I am now not so sure. I am seeking any marriage records that might list her parents. I have a copy of their marriage certificate but it does not give any of that information. Did IN require any kind of bond or license at that time? Thanks Tom

>Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 17:27:53 EST >From: SharonV45@aol.com >Descendants of Pyle > >1 Pyle b: in Kentucky >. +?? b: in Kentucky >.. 2 Mary Ann Pyle b: 27 Jun 1827 in Grant County, IN (or 1829 Delaware >Co--became Grant Co) d: 07 Mar 1912 in Fort Wayne, IN >...... +John R. Colvin b: 19 Sep 1820 in Montgomery Co., OH m: 11 Aug 1848 >in Rush County, IN by Thomas Smith, Preacher d: 26 Nov 1876 in ?: Whitley >Co, >IN or Wells Co, IN (Son Henry m: at his home there 1869) Father: Boswell >Colvin Mother: Lydia Hatfield >.. 2 Rebecca A. Pyle b: Nov 1834 in Indiana >...... +William Shrader b: Nov 1829 in Bentonville, Fayette, Indiana m: 14 >Oct 1852 in Fayette County, Indiana d: 08 Sep 1908 Father: Phillip Shrader >Mother: Martha Turner >.. 2 Sarah J. Pyle b: Dec 1844 in New Garden Township, Wayne County, >Indiana d: 1919 in Park Cemetery, Section 5D, Grant County, IN >...... +Madison Matthew Haynes b: 22 Oct 1844 in Andersonville, Posey >Township, Franklin County, Indiana m: 29 Aug 1883 in Grant County, >Indiana d: >19 Nov 1900 in Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana Father: Solomon >Haynes Mother: Chloe Andrews sharon, at ancestry i found someone (is it you?) that has numerous children of Mary Ann Pyle and John R. Colvin: Albert, Jesse, Henry, Lydia, Joseph, David, William and Catherine. unfortunately no parents for Mary Ann. in the 1850 census for Wabash, Jay Co., IN there is a Robert Pyle age 51, wife Mary A age 48 and children: andrew 21, robert 19, martha 18, george 14, john 12 and sarah 9. this would make this sarah born 1840-41 which isn't quite the 1844 you have listed but thought i'd throw it out to you. in the 1860 census for Cain, Fountain Co, IN there is a sarah j. pyle age 15 born PA living with jesse mendenhall age 43 and wife susan age 49. sarah is listed as "serving" so assume she is a servent. also in the household is george o. washburn age 23 listed as farm hand. this sarah would be correct age to be the one you listed although born PA instead of IN. at ancestry in 'family trees' i find two different people have sarah pyle married to madison matthew haynes: 1) sarah pyle born 12-1840 marion, grant co, ind., died 1919 fairmount, grant co., ind. lists father as james pyle. 2) sarah pyle born 1855 (i believe this is an error in the year) new garden, wayne co, ind., died 1919 fairmount. lists father as joseph pyle b 1804 fayette, pa., died 1854 washington, whitley, ind. mother abigail chenoweth b 1831 wayne co, ind., d 1855 washington, whitley, ind. don't know if any of this helps karen

Brenda, Wills are located in the county clerks office http://co.wayne.in.us/clerk/. Nancy At 08:32 AM 11/30/2004 -0600, Brenda & Charlie Kerr wrote: >I have not done a lot of research in Wayne County, so I am not sure where >to get info. >Where would I find copies of wills? >When did Wayne Co. start keeping records for birth, death, and marriage? >Where would I get those? >I am looking for info. on John A. WILLIAMS. It looks like he may be the >second child of Elihu and Evaline WILLIAMS. I need help making the connection. > >Thank you in advance for your assistance. > >Brenda in TX

I have not done a lot of research in Wayne County, so I am not sure where to get info. Where would I find copies of wills? When did Wayne Co. start keeping records for birth, death, and marriage? Where would I get those? I am looking for info. on John A. WILLIAMS. It looks like he may be the second child of Elihu and Evaline WILLIAMS. I need help making the connection. Thank you in advance for your assistance. Brenda in TX

Am searching for the ancestors of Sophie Knipe. She and her husband John lived in Wayne/Union counties, In. early 1800s. Their dau. Susannah m. John Knoll about 1834. John Knipe supposedly came from England to America. I believe William Knipe, one of their sons, was a Civil War soldier. Would love to hear from any relatives of the Knipes or from anyone who has information about Sophie's family. Joan in Parke Co. In.

Hello to all, I am new to this list and would like to inquire about the Pyle family that lived in Wayne county. I am including what I know at this time and of course any help would be most appreciated. Descendants of Pyle 1 Pyle b: in Kentucky . +?? b: in Kentucky .. 2 Mary Ann Pyle b: 27 Jun 1827 in Grant County, IN (or 1829 Delaware Co--became Grant Co) d: 07 Mar 1912 in Fort Wayne, IN ...... +John R. Colvin b: 19 Sep 1820 in Montgomery Co., OH m: 11 Aug 1848 in Rush County, IN by Thomas Smith, Preacher d: 26 Nov 1876 in ?: Whitley Co, IN or Wells Co, IN (Son Henry m: at his home there 1869) Father: Boswell Colvin Mother: Lydia Hatfield .. 2 Rebecca A. Pyle b: Nov 1834 in Indiana ...... +William Shrader b: Nov 1829 in Bentonville, Fayette, Indiana m: 14 Oct 1852 in Fayette County, Indiana d: 08 Sep 1908 Father: Phillip Shrader Mother: Martha Turner .. 2 Sarah J. Pyle b: Dec 1844 in New Garden Township, Wayne County, Indiana d: 1919 in Park Cemetery, Section 5D, Grant County, IN ...... +Madison Matthew Haynes b: 22 Oct 1844 in Andersonville, Posey Township, Franklin County, Indiana m: 29 Aug 1883 in Grant County, Indiana d: 19 Nov 1900 in Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana Father: Solomon Haynes Mother: Chloe Andrews I believe that Mr. Pyle and his wife possibly died in this county, this being the county last know where Sarah was born, would love to know what their names were and any information on them. Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche Homepage: _http://www.geocities.com/sharonv45/index.html_ (http://www.geocities.com/sharonv45/index.html) E-mail: SharonV45@aol.com Visit my Memorial to Family Veterans at: _http://www.freewebs.com/sharonv45/index.htm_ (http://www.freewebs.com/sharonv45/index.htm) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why is Leonard Peltier still in prison...??? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _http://www.freepeltier.org_ (http://www.freepeltier.org/)

Hi, I'm trying to locate any information about William Roosevelt Ramey and his wife Eula L. Ramey. This couple lived in Richmond, Indiana for many years, at least during the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s. However, I do not know where they came from or where they went when they left Richmond about 1971 or 72. I could not find a death certificate or obituary for either person. I do not know whether they had any children. This William Roosevelt Ramey was a cousin of my grandfather Elbert Homer Ramey b. about 1897 in Washington or Scott County, Virginia. I have been trying to find out who Elbert Homer's parents were or to find anything about his family. William R. Ramey seems to be the only link that I can find. Here is my site with a photograph from 1952 of this William (Bill) Ramey, his cousin Fanny Ramey Barker and her brother Melvin Oliver Ramey. In the accompanying Palladium Item article my grandfather Elbert Homer Ramey is mentioned. Does anyone know anything at all about any of these people? http://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=shasta4737&view=63&pid=328& photoindex=0 Any help would be greatly appreciated! Sincerely, Susan E. Davis

1910, Indiana, Wayne Co, Dalton twp Lundy, Martin S.-- Head, M, W, 26, M1, 4, IN, TN, IN Pearl M.-- Wife, F, W, 22, M1, 4, IN, MD, IN Dorothy M.-- Daughter, F,W,2, S, IN, IN, IN 1920, Indiana Henry, Perry, ED#77 Lundie, Martin-- Head, M, W, 36, M, IN, TN, IN Pearl-- Wife, F, W, 31, M, IN, IN, IN (D)ortha, Daughter, F, W, 11,S, IN, IN, IN Melba, Daughter, F, W, 5, S, IN, IN, IN 1900, Indiana, Henry, ED69 Smeltzer, William--Head, W, M, June 1847, 52, M, 23, MD, MD, MD Sallie-- Wife, W, F, looks like 1829 must be 1859 , 41, M, 23, 3 children 2 living,IN, PA, PA Lula--Daughter, W, F, Nov 1881, 18, S, IN, MD, IN Pearl--Daughter, W, F, Nov looks like 1888 or 1889, IN, Md, IN ROWENA McSHURLEY Once again the grim reaper, before whom all must bow, has garnered one of earth's finest flowers. A bright young life, rich in the promise of future blessings, has been taken and hearts that beat high with the hope of years of association have been left sad and desolate. Yet the Heavenly Father who feels and knows all human heartaches, has promised to wipe away all tears and to restore the loved one to our arms again in a brighter and better world. Rowena, daughter of Alonzo and Lula McShurley, was born in Sulpher Springs, Indiana March 13, 1904, and after what seems a bery brief stay, passed to her home beyond, July 13, 1921, aged 17 years, 4 months. A sister, Cophene, preceeded her in death, dying in infancy. At the age of three years, her parents moved to their present home near Millville. She began her school life at the old Shellbark school house, and after its abandonment, finished her common school work at Millville. She was intendsely interested in her school work and in spite of illness which caused her to miss almost two years of her common school, graduated and continue her studies in the New Castle High School for two years longer. It was her earnest intention to continue her studies futher, but an all-wise providence has prevented. Always bright and intelligent, her sunny disposition and ability to win friends endeared her to the hearts of her teachers and fellow students. She was ever bedieent to the slightest wish of her parents and thachers. She was prone to remember only the good in others and never seemed to speak of their shortcomings. She was faithful in her attendance at Sunday school and often expressed her faith in her Redeemer. Always bright and cheerful, even in affliction, her genial disposition won for her a host of friends who feel their loss keenly. She leaves to mourn her departure a heart-broken father and mother, a grandmother, Mrs. Sallie Smeltzer, several uncles and aunts, and a host of other relatives and frineds. She has fallen asleep, She is resting at last, The pulse has grown still, And the fever is past, She suffers no longer, In heart or in brain, And the pain that so racked her, shall not come again, She has fallen asleep, O, Mother, 'tis past; Thank God as you weep, She is resting at last. Edward E. Brumback.

Would anyone have the 1910 or 1920 Wayne Co., Indiana census. I would like to know where Martin Lundy and wife Pearl Smeltzer came from. At some point an older lady, Sally Smeltzer (Sarah?), presumably Pearl's mother, was living with them in Jackson Twp. a mile or so just off of St. Rd. 1, out of Hagerstown. I wonder if the three of them came from Grayson Co., Va. or a nearby county. Patience