In about 1833 my GG-grandfather, Aaron Harrell (b.1795, NC; d. ca. 1835, Wayne Co., IN), moved to Wayne Co., IN from NC along with other members of his family, some settling in surrounding counties. Is there any record of his death or his burial location? Aaron and Nancy had the following children: Jethro; b.??, d. ?? Isaac; b. ??, d. ?? Deliah; b.??, d. ?? Aaron; b. 16 Mar 1826, NC; d. 4 Feb 1887, Effingham Co., IL Joshua; b. ca. 1933, Wayne Co, IN (not verified), d. ?? Does anyone have information concerning Jethro, Isaac, Deliah, and Joshua? Gene Harrell Dallas, TX Aaron Harrell Family: NC>IN>IL>USA

Hello All, I'm new to the list, and I was hoping if anyone could help me to find my G. Uncle Orlie Willard George b.July 04, 1914 in Laurel County, Ky and he passed June 1980 in Williamsburg, Wayne Co., IN, I'm interested in communicating with any of his family memebers. Thanks in advance. Kath

Hello all, this is my 1st time here. I have been trying to find a decendent of ORLIE WILLARD GEORGE (b. 1914 in Laurel County Ky) I believe he died in Williamsburg, Indiana, in June 1980. Can anyone help me find a decendent? I also would like to get his obituary...''please'' I would be ever so greatful. He was brother to my grandfather and I have been trying to find 2 of his sisters also---Ollie Gertrude and Lillion. Looking for help, ---------Sandy (George) sthoney@uplogon.com

Hello, I tried to contact David Youse for a cemetery lookup - but it bounced. Does anyone have his current address? Thank you. Here is the query: ________________________________________________ David, I am planning a trip to IN this month and would appreciate knowing if the following folks are buried in the Ridge Cemetery: Phebe E. Brown, d July 16, 1882 Wm Silver [Phebe's parents] Rebecca (Bates) Silver " Thank you very much for your efforts. Harold Clupper, Chester Co., PA

If you can help Melanie, please write to her at: MYaden@aol.com adTHANKSvance, Mike P, ye ol' list administrator -----Original Message----- From: MYaden@aol.com [mailto:MYaden@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 8:18 AM To: mmproctor@adelphia.net Subject: (no subject) Hi Mike, my name is Melanie and I just recently found my gg grandfather's buriel sight. He is buried in Valley Grove Cemetery which is in Wayne County on Rt1 just before you get into Milton, Ind. I was recently there and could not locate his grave site and I live in Ohio. Do you know how I would get in contact with someone in reference to finding his location in the cemetery? Also, I'm not sure how I can go about getting a copy (if there is one) of his obituary? He died in 1903. I have a copy of his death certificate. Thank you for you time. Melanie Case-Yaden MYaden@aol.com

I would appreciate advice on how to obtain an obituary for Judah H. Gilchrist who died 16 June 1915 in Springfield, Wayne County Illinois. I believe he is one of my missing family members. I am trying to determine who his parents were. Would marriage license or death certificate have his mother's and father's name? (He was married to Mary J. Allen in 1886 in Wayne County.) I believe he was born in Franklin County, IN in 1866 but to my knowledge birth records were not recorded at that time. Many thanks for any help you can offer. Dean W. Greenwalt

Hi everyone, I just joined this list hoping someone can find evidence my ancestor existed. Older members of my family tell me that Perry L. Long married Rose Karr b. circa 1874 OH OH OH. I cannot find any evidence. He was supposed to live in Richmond, Indiana and was buried there 14 Dec 1911. He was born 10 Dec 1860 in IN. Is he buried in Richmond? If so, is Rose Long with him? Thanks for your help, Nancy

I know this is a very long shot--but I am searching for George H. Clark and wife Ruth Clark and wondered if anyone -- just happened to remember them. He worked for Nat'l. Automatic Tool Corp (Natco) and a Richmond & Indiana Glove Corp. She was Vice President of a Day Nursury. They were listed in the Richmond town directory until 1969, when I have lost track. Would very much like to know what happened to them. Thanks very much. Joanne

There is a wedge of land (also called a "gore") in SE Indiana that starts on the Ohio/IN state line north of present day Wayne County (near Fort Recovery) and extends from that point south west to the mouth of the Kentucky River on the Ohio River. It was created by the Indian Treaty of 1795, known as the Greenville Treaty. The eastern 50% of present day Wayne County was included in this Sale of land in this area by the Federal govt began as early as 1804. My Stevenson family bought land in Wayne County IN in 1807. As to how to travel. The transcontinental railroad was built 1863-1869. Indiana became a state in 1816, so was well settled by the 1860's, and probably had its share of railroads to the east. Best guess would be that they traveled by railroad. Also, you have to take account of the Civil War period. My guess was that there was no travel between NC and IN which was part of the North during the years 1860-1865. Like the time after the revolution, the years after the end of the Civil War led to major movements of people, as Southerners that couldn't make a living after the war moved to places where they could. George Stevenson At 06:02 PM 8/16/2003 -0500, you wrote: >I am looking for ideas to help me locate missing family. Ayny ideas are >greatly appreciated. > >Here is my scenario: > >1860 my family is in Randolph Co., NC. > >1870 family is still there minus the father and oldest > child which happens to be a daughter, Ann(a). > >1874 Anna and husband John have a child in Wayne Co. IN. > >1880 a family resembling mine minus oldest children > appears in Clay Co. AR and my family disappears > from NC. > >Between 1860 & 1870 how does one travel from NC to the >west (IN and AR)? What means of transportation and route? > >Why would people go to IN and AR at that time? > >What happens if someone is traveling on census day? > > >Thanks, >Brenda in TX -------------- George Stevenson gstevenson@nc.rr.com

I'm no expert, but I can tell you about my family's similar history. My family (Moses Robbins) also was well entrenched in Randolph County, NC in the early 1800's, then showed up in Wayne County, IN in about 1816. I wondered the same questions, until I found the answer for them and quite possibly for your kin. Randolph County, NC was heavy Quaker Country in the early 1800's. Many Quakers, like my family, were so opposed to slavery that they uprooted and moved en masse, to Wayne County, IN where they later participated in operating the "underground railroad" under which slaves were smuggled out of the south by sympathizers, MANY of which were Quakers who had similarly relocated. Many Quakers remained in Randolph County and organized that end of the railroad, and many others moved to Wayne County, IN to operate MAJOR waystations on the underground railroad. (Wayne County is situated along the crossroads of the major north-south and east-west highways of the day). Though my family moved to Wayne County before the civil war, they may have been on opposite ends of the railroad from yours. Perhaps after the war, your family, their work done, may have made the move to be re-united with old friends. How did they get there? In the case of my family, they walked! Ten children, in-laws and friends. Herding their animals alongside the wagons, they spent months walking to their new home. Eventually, this situation resulted in cousins fighting on opposite sides during major battles of the Civil War. You didn't identify the names of your family; Was it also Kerr? A side note of interest about the Moses Robbins family. At the time of their involvement in the underground railroad, the son, Moses Robbins, Jr, (1804-1879) lost 5 children within 8 days to scarlet fever, while his brother Harlan Parker Robbins lost 2 children at the same time to the disease. I can't imagine the grief and pain. And we get angry if our computer doesn't download fast enough for us. Hope this helps. Steve Davis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles and Brenda Kerr" <hiredesign@houston.rr.com> To: <WAYNE_IN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 4:02 PM Subject: HELP! need ideas > I am looking for ideas to help me locate missing family. Ayny ideas are greatly appreciated. > > Here is my scenario: > > 1860 my family is in Randolph Co., NC. > > 1870 family is still there minus the father and oldest > child which happens to be a daughter, Ann(a). > > 1874 Anna and husband John have a child in Wayne Co. IN. > > 1880 a family resembling mine minus oldest children > appears in Clay Co. AR and my family disappears > from NC. > > Between 1860 & 1870 how does one travel from NC to the > west (IN and AR)? What means of transportation and route? > > Why would people go to IN and AR at that time? > > What happens if someone is traveling on census day? > > > Thanks, > Brenda in TX >

Robert A. Campbell married Levina Myers Nov 24 1832 in Morgan County, Indiana Levina Myers daughter of Lewis Myers & Catherine Cooper Levina born Mar 23 1813 Montgomery County, Kentucky died Wayne County, Indiana can anyone help me with any information on Robert A. Campbell? Susan

I am looking for ideas to help me locate missing family. Ayny ideas are greatly appreciated. Here is my scenario: 1860 my family is in Randolph Co., NC. 1870 family is still there minus the father and oldest child which happens to be a daughter, Ann(a). 1874 Anna and husband John have a child in Wayne Co. IN. 1880 a family resembling mine minus oldest children appears in Clay Co. AR and my family disappears from NC. Between 1860 & 1870 how does one travel from NC to the west (IN and AR)? What means of transportation and route? Why would people go to IN and AR at that time? What happens if someone is traveling on census day? Thanks, Brenda in TX

I'm trying to find any information about Daniel H. WILSON who married Delilah TAYLOR in Centerville, Wayne, IN Dec 17, 1868. There is a Daniel H. WILSON in the 36th IN Infantry. Is there any way to find out if this is my Daniel (g-g--grandfather). Any other information on that family is greatly appreciated. Thank You, Jenny Hamblin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com

In a message dated 8/4/2003 11:43:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, fishing@kiva.net writes: > I would love to visit Wayne County, but Saturdays are a very busy day . I > have several Goettels buried in Mount Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery and have > never found any one to check just how many, Goettels, are there. The Date > would be about 1850. Some day I will get the chance to try and find the > Cemetery. > Larry Goettel > Larry, Such records from the M.Z. church as survive are on Family History Library microfilm 1548949. I'm not sure whether they go back that far, though. Regards, Ted Snediker

I would love to visit Wayne County, but Saturdays are a very busy day . I have several Goettels buried in Mount Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery and have never found any one to check just how many, Goettels, are there. The Date would be about 1850. Some day I will get the chance to try and find the Cemetery. Larry Goettel

I would love to visit Wayne County, but Saturdays are a very busy day . I have several Goettels buried in Mount Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery and have never found any one to check just how many, Goettels, are there. The Date would be about 1850. Some day I will get the chance to try and find the Cemetery. Larry Goettel

Hello Marcia, This is a hands-on cemetery workshop. Most of the information is available on the Indiana Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project web site @ http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/ . If you are unable to attend this workshop, check out the web site. The fifteen dollars is to cover the cost of holding the workshop. That is an estimated cost per person. If we get a good turnout, it will probably be only $10 per person. Thanks, Tim Benner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcia Snyder" <m44as@direcway.com> To: "Tim and Sabrina" <brinatim@myexcel.com> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 10:00 AM Subject: Re: Cemetery Restoration Workshop > Hello, > This workshop really looks interesting. I live in TX and just 'belong' to > the Wayne Co IN list, so I will be unable to attend. > Do you think it will be possible to have someone give the list the correct > ways to take care of the tombstones? I am sure that I am not alone in not > knowing the 'correct' ways of doing all this. I have been to many > cemeteries of my ancestors, transcribing and cleaning up and hope to make it > more. > Any help will be appreciated by all. > Or perhaps, if I pay my $15, I can get a handout of the materials gone > over?? > Please let me know. Thanks very much. > Marcia Snyder > TX > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim and Sabrina" <brinatim@myexcel.com> > To: <WAYNE_IN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 11:54 PM > Subject: Cemetery Restoration Workshop > > > > Hello everyone, > > I was wanting to invite anyone who is interested in saving our pioneer > history, to a cemetery restoration workshop being held in Wayne County on > September 13. For many genealogists, cemeteries are a vital resource in > connecting to their family history. The only problem is that these > resources are diminishing. Through many years of neglect, a lot of our > earliest cemeteries are deteriorating. This workshop will show you how to: > clean lichen off of stones; reset fallen or leaning tombstones; and fix > broken stones properly. We need volunteers from all over to help save and > protect these cemeteries before it's too late. > > I have reserved the services of Mark Davis, from Stone Saver Cemetery > Restoration, to help teach these restoration techniques. If you are > interested in the workshop and/or in cemetery restoration in general, let me > know. There are many ways that you can help show the respect to the burial > places of our pioneers and/or ancestors that paved the way for us. > > For more information on the workshop, check out our flyer @ > http://www.geocities.com/wayneinpcrp/cemeteryworkshop.htm , located on the > Wayne County IN Cemetery Restoration Project web site. The Wayne County > INPCRP is in its beginning stages and we are looking for volunteers who are > concerned about the care of our pioneer cemeteries. To view some of the > projects in progress, check out our home page @ > http://www.geocities.com/wayneinpcrp/ . > > > > Thanks, > > Tim Benner > > > > >

I would love to visit Wayne County, but Saturdays are a very busy day . I have several Goettels buried in Mount Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery and have never found any one to check just how many, Goettels, are there. The Date would be about 1850. Some day I will get the chance to try and find the Cemetery. Larry Goettel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim and Sabrina" <brinatim@myexcel.com> To: <WAYNE_IN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 11:54 PM Subject: Cemetery Restoration Workshop Hello everyone, I was wanting to invite anyone who is interested in saving our pioneer history, to a cemetery restoration workshop being held in Wayne County on September 13. For many genealogists, cemeteries are a vital resource in connecting to their family history. The only problem is that these resources are diminishing. Through many years of neglect, a lot of our earliest cemeteries are deteriorating. This workshop will show you how to: clean lichen off of stones; reset fallen or leaning tombstones; and fix broken stones properly. We need volunteers from all over to help save and protect these cemeteries before it's too late. I have reserved the services of Mark Davis, from Stone Saver Cemetery Restoration, to help teach these restoration techniques. If you are interested in the workshop and/or in cemetery restoration in general, let me know. There are many ways that you can help show the respect to the burial places of our pioneers and/or ancestors that paved the way for us. For more information on the workshop, check out our flyer @ http://www.geocities.com/wayneinpcrp/cemeteryworkshop.htm , located on the Wayne County IN Cemetery Restoration Project web site. The Wayne County INPCRP is in its beginning stages and we are looking for volunteers who are concerned about the care of our pioneer cemeteries. To view some of the projects in progress, check out our home page @ http://www.geocities.com/wayneinpcrp/ . Thanks, Tim Benner

Hello everyone, I was wanting to invite anyone who is interested in saving our pioneer history, to a cemetery restoration workshop being held in Wayne County on September 13. For many genealogists, cemeteries are a vital resource in connecting to their family history. The only problem is that these resources are diminishing. Through many years of neglect, a lot of our earliest cemeteries are deteriorating. This workshop will show you how to: clean lichen off of stones; reset fallen or leaning tombstones; and fix broken stones properly. We need volunteers from all over to help save and protect these cemeteries before it's too late. I have reserved the services of Mark Davis, from Stone Saver Cemetery Restoration, to help teach these restoration techniques. If you are interested in the workshop and/or in cemetery restoration in general, let me know. There are many ways that you can help show the respect to the burial places of our pioneers and/or ancestors that paved the way for us. For more information on the workshop, check out our flyer @ http://www.geocities.com/wayneinpcrp/cemeteryworkshop.htm , located on the Wayne County IN Cemetery Restoration Project web site. The Wayne County INPCRP is in its beginning stages and we are looking for volunteers who are concerned about the care of our pioneer cemeteries. To view some of the projects in progress, check out our home page @ http://www.geocities.com/wayneinpcrp/ . Thanks, Tim Benner

Looking for any information about the John Knoll and the John Knipe family of Wayne County, In. John Knoll came to Wayne Co. about 1832 and m. Susannah Knipe a dau. of John Knipe. Am needing the maiden name of John Knipe's wife, Sophia. Joan in Parke Co., In.