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Items Added in 2011

School Enumeration; Harrison County, Indiana 1846 and 1847 by Walter S. Beanblossom.

 Indexes are included for both 1846 and 1857; at the end of the book a seven-page index of the school enumeration for Harrison Co. 1852; Township 5S-R3E – Partial.  Excellent resource; donated by Elsie Smith & Carole Mayrose. 

The Early Funkhouser Pioneers and the Descendants of Jacob Funkhouser, Jr. by Daniel W. Bly.             Other surnames included are: Adair, Artz, Baker, Bauch, Beaty, Beatty, Beaver, Bishop, Bly, Boardwine, Boehm, Boger, Borden, Bott, Bowman, Briggs, Britt, Brown, Browning, Buckner, Callahan, Calohan, Carper, Chase, Christian, Clarke, Coffman, Cooley, Copp, Cotter, Couldbourn, Crahill, Craun, Creasy, Cullers, Davis, Day, Deck, Dellinger, Doll, Donovan, Drumm, Dundore, Edmonson, Elbon, Evans, Fadely, Fearnow, Ferguson, Figgat, Fitzsimmons, Fleet, Fletcher, Flippin, Force, Fox, Francis, Freudenthal, Garber, Garrett, Garrison, Gochenour, Golliday, Gordon, Grabill, Grandstaff, Grant, Grattan, Grove, Grubbs, Hamman, Hammerly, Hammock, Hansell, Harper, Henry, Henson, Hisey, Hockman, Hoover, Hosey, Hoskins, Hottel, Jackson, Jarrett, Jenkins, Johnson, Karnes, Keller, Keziah, Kiestr, King, Lee, Lehman, Lehyman, Lochmiller, Loftin, Long, Ludwig, Main, Manuel, Martien, Massie, Mathews, Hauck, McCreary, McGowan, McGowan, Mears, Millar, Miller, Moser, Mountz, Newcomer, Olivier, Orndorff, Panagos, Pangle, Parker, Payne, Peach, Peer, Perry, Pifer, Poage, Pratt, Propse, Racey, Ramey, Raitchford, Revercomb, Rexrode, Reynolds, Richard, Richstine, Ridings, Ritenour, Roberts, Robertson, Robeson, Robinson, Rudolph, Rudy, Scholla, Scott, Seal, Senseny, Senseny, Shambaugh, Sherman, Shinta, Slifer, Smallwood, Smith, Smoot, Snapp, Snarr, Soccino, Spiker, Spiggle, Spitzer, Staples, Statton, Stewart, Stickley, Stoneburner, Stoner, Stover, Stump, Swain, Sydnor, Tanner, Taylor, Turner, Van Ness, Veach, Virtz, Wake, Wakeman, Walden, Walker, Warrenfeltz, Wasdell, Watts, Weaver, Williams, Windle, Winter, Wood, Woodward, Wynn, Yates, and Young.     This book was donated by Elsie Smith & Carole Mayrose. 

Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana       Compiled and edited by Mrs. Roscoe C. O’Byrne, Chairman; Brookville, Indiana. Published by Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution  Included are the records of the Revolutionary Soldiers, List of men whose service has not been verified, Revolutionary Pensioners who later transferred to other states, and Indiana Pensioners in other Wars. This easy  to use book is full of information.  Donated by Elsie Smith & Carole Mayrose

  Surnames in this book of particular interest to various Clay County Genealogy Society Members are:

Pell, William b. 1 Jan 1760 in Kent Co., Maryland; Price, Joseph b. 7 Feb 1758 in Huntington Co., New Jersey; Price, Thomas b 22 April 1750 in Frederick Co., Virginia; Price, Thomas b. 1763 in Culpepper Co., Virginia; STEINBERGER (STONEBARGER, STEENBARGER), John b 1760 in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia; Stevens (Stephens), Isaac b. about 1754 buried Vigo County, IN; Stevens (Stephens), Samuel b. June 1768 in Carlisle, Penn.; stevenson (stinson) James b. 10 Dec 1754 in Lancaster Co. Penn; Thomas, David b 1761 in Dinwiddie Col, Virginia, buried Union  Co. IN; Thomas, Evan b. 22 Feb 1757 in Frederick Col, Virginia; Thomas, Henry b. 3 May 1756 in Tulpehocken, Penn.; Thomas, John b. 11 Nov 1763 in New Jersey, buried Shelby Co., IN; Thomas, William b. 1758 Virginia, buried Vigo Co. IN; Thompson, David b. May 1766 in East Windsor, Conn.; Thompson, John b. 1760 in Caroline Col, Virginia., buried Knox Co. IN; Thompson, Lawrence b. 1755 in Dunmore Col, Virginia, buried Clay Co. IN.; Walker, John b. Dec 1754 in Antrim Co., Ireland, enlisted in Chester District, S. C.; Walker, Obadiah b. May 1760, enlisted in Wyoming, Penn.; WALKER, Samuel b. 1758 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia; Ward, Thomas b. 3 May 1759 in Guilford Co., N.C.; WARD, Timothy b. 10 March 1760 in Essex Co., N. J.; WARD, William b. 15  Mar 1758 in Virginia; WARD, Zebediah b. Dec 1755 in Essex Co., N. J.; West, John b 1748, enlisted 1780 in Spotsylvania Co., Virginia., buried Jefferson Co., IN; Williams, John b 1765 Orange Co., N.Y.; Williams, Remembrance b. 1758, marched from Hampshire, VT; Williams, Richard b. 16 Oct 1747 Scotland; Williams, William b. March 1762 S. S.; Williams, William D. b. 1760 in Brunswick Co (state not given) entered service Virginia. State Militia 1777; Wilson, Ephraim b. 18 July 1756 in Sussex Co. Penn; Wilson, Isaac b. 1747, buried Marion Co., IN; Wilson, James b 28 Aug 1761 in Frederick Co., Virginia; Wilson, Joseph b. 1742 or 1744 in N. Y.; Wilson, Michael b. about 1757, probably Virginia, buried Switzerland Co. IN; Wilson, Michael b. 1757, probably Virginia, buried Switzerland Co. IN; Wilson, Nathaniel b. 18 Oct 1766 in Cumberland Co., Penn; Wilson, William b. 7 Nov 1765 in Cumberland Co., Penn; Wilson, William b. 1739 in County of Armagh, Ireland, volunteered at Philadelphia as Boatswain on board the sloop of war “Luzerne.”

Items added in 2010

The Ancestors of Charles Sheldon MAXEY 1906 – 1995; compiled by Jeannette Spangler
Maxey 2010. Spiral bound, 118-page book with index and endnotes. Some of the surnames in the book are: BOWLES, CHASTAIN, COTTRELL, EBERT, EPPERT, FORD, FREY, HARPOLD, KIRK, MASON, MYERS, REEVE, STEWART, WELLS, and WILKINS. There are photographs, copies of obituaries, pedigree charts and much more. Excerpt from author’s introduction: “For the first Charles Sheldon MAXEY book, which I wrote in 2001, I decided to limit it to the first 5 generations I had researched. Now, I have taken the ancestors of Sheldon MAXEY back 11 generations; with some of the lines I have found arriving in what is now the United States in the 1600’s.”

The PECKHAM Family by Charles Wesley Peckham Sr., Ed. D., 2009. This well-researched book contains 833 pages with an additional 69-page index. The Peckham Family includes 13 generations beginning in England. A few of the many surnames indexed include: ADAMS, ANDERSON, BARKER, BENNETT, BREWER, BROWN, CARPENTER, CHURCH, CLARK, CLARKE, REYNOLDS, THOMPSON, TAYLOR, SLOCUM, and MYERS.
Excerpt from Chapter 1: “The ancient chronicles of England reveal the early records of the name of PECKHAM as a Norman surname which ranks as one of the oldest. The history of the name is closely interwoven within the majestic tapestry as an intrinsic part of the history of Britain. Duke William (The Conqueror) took a census of most of England in 1086, and recorded it in the Doomsday Book. …The surname PECKHAM emerged as a notable family in the county of Kent where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity seated as lords of the manor and estates in that shire.” The Library also has Mr. PECKHAM’s corrected Index for The Peckham Family Genealogy, which was made necessary by a computer glitch in the original index that caused the names and page numbers to be jumbled.

St. John’s Cemetery; donated by Carolyn Dierdorf

Center Point Cemetery; donated by Carly Dierdorf

Clay County Yesterdays; written by Hildred Cook

Canal Society Newsletter; donated by Mark Barnhart

MAHAN, BALL Bible; donated by Samuel Butts

Kate ROGER’s Genealogy; donated by Ann K. Rogers

Indiana Historical Sites & Structures for Crawford Co.; Muncie, IN; Delaware Co.; Floyd Co.; La Grange Co.; Parke Co.; Steuben Co.; Tipton Co.; Union Co.; and Washington Co. and 1000 card catalog cards; donated by Anne Harshbarger

Brazil Centennial 1966; donated by Pauline Joslin
1954-55 Clay Co., Rural Directory; donated by Pauline Joslin

Sherfey & Kidd book; donated by Pauline Joslin

Centennial Celebration Zion’s Evangelical Reformed Church, Poland, IN 1940; donated by Rhonda Tincher

Julian John MIKOLAITIS Genealogy; donated by Rhonda Tincher

Obits from Zion United Church Poland; donated by Rhonda Tincher

Copy of Thomas M. ROBERTSON’s Scrapbook of 1860’s; donated by Steve Staley
 

BOOTH Information: this three-ring binder is filled with interesting information concerning John Wilkes BOOTH’s connection to Clay County and his purported escape to India, where he died an old man. Yes, the John Wilkes BOOTH, who assassinated Abraham LINCOLN. Some of the documents and information included are: John Wilkes BOOTH & Martha D’ARCY, Marriage Certificate; Report of Andrew G. POTTER on Investigation of Wilkes of India; Interview of Martha MILLS, Indianapolis; John Byron WILKES Will dated September 12, 1883, Bombay, India; The Story of John B. STEVENSON. Once you start reading this information, you cannot stop!

Today; June 14, 1973; Clay City Centennial Souvenir Edition

Descendants of KARLBER Family Chart; donated by Sonya Wetnight

FARRIS Family; donated

Indiana Source Book VII; donated by Cheryl Vencel
BROWN Family (female folder); donated by George Brown

Descendants of Richard PELL, Sr.; donated by Darlene Clark & Charles McKinley

Index to Finial Rolls of Indiana Tribes; donated by Tamie Dehler

Final Rolls of Indians; donated by Tami Dehler

Peter HIGGINS & Related Families; donated by Richard Snyder

Park Co. Atlas 1908; donated by Jean Seville

BOOTH (John WILKES); donated by Robert Longo

History of Park & Vigo Counties 1880; donated by Jean Seville

HARDEN Family; donated by Clay County Historical Society

COMER Family; donated by Clay County Historical Society

McKINNEY Family; donated by Clay County Historical Society

Lonnie SNYDER Family; donated by a. Richard Snyder

Generations – KAELBER, compiled by Shirley Linderman of Terre Haute, IN; donated by Sonya Wetnight
This is a two-volume set which contains descendants of John Christian KAELBER & Barbara Michael RADER from Wuerttemburg, Germany. The first page of the first volume contains the Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States; it was dated October 5, 1868, and the applicant was 42–year-old Godfreit KALBER, who migrated from Haverdgrof, Germany, and arrived in the U.S. on April 1, 1868.
There is considerable information about these families: Charles KAELBER & Christiana BERLYOUNG, Gottfried KAELBER & Phoebe Eva MILLER, Elizabeth KAELBER & Adam KRACK, John Christian KAELBER & Catharine GRAHAM, Catherine KAELBER & Ludwig Maier E. HARTS, Phoebe Jacobine KAELBER & John F. LENZ, Barbara KAELBER & Augustus SIEGFERMAN, Maria KELBER & Joseph DRAER, Gottilieb KAELBER, Louis KAELBER, Sophia KAELBER, Hannah KAELBER, & Phoebe KAELBER.

Index to Miscellaneous Clay County Marriage Records

Some time ago we were the grateful recipients of 8 Clay County marriage books. Thanks to Suzanne Mace there is now an index to the 10,000 names listed in the books. The dates of the books are:

#21 Dec 4, 1918-May 5, 1920
#25 Sept 16, 1924 - May 26, 1926
#27 Feb 11, 1928 – April 14, 1930
#29 Sept 29, 1932 – May 7, 1935
#37 Sept 4, 1948 - Dec 13, 1953
#38 March 30, 1961 – March 19, 1964
#43 Dec. 15, 1971 - April 30, 1974
#53 June 28, 1985 – Dec 28, 1987

Descendents of Vincent Hedge LOWDERMILK, donated by Doneta Campbell

GREEN, MILLIGAN, MUNCIE, MYERS, et al, donated by V. Austermiller.

Joseph D. ZIMMERMAN Family Group Sheet, donated by Joe Donald Zimmerman

Descendants of KAELBER Family Chart, by Sonya Wetnight.

Pedigree Chart for Caroline OWEN, donated by Genevea Taylor

Town of Harmony, old magazines, and papers, donated by Robert Modesitt

AYDELOTT Pedigree, donated by Charles Clark

134th Anniversary of 2nd Missionary Baptist Church; donated by Virginia Strong.

 

Items Added in 2009

A Pastoral Record of Zion Poland Church (1895-1906); contains baptisms, confirmations, weddings & deaths. Donated by Rhonda Tincher and son, Mickey.

The following items were donated by David M. Burns:

Crawfordsville, IN newspapers
Indiana Magazine of History
Indiana DAR Patriot Index 1966-1979
Society of Indiana Pioneers (4 yearbooks)
Ohio Newsletters Researchers
Illinois Newsletters Researchers
Indiana Genealogy Society Newsletters
Misc. Indiana fliers
Illiana Genealogy and History; Vermillion County
The St. Genealogy Society Quieer; Sagamon
The Iroquois Stalker; Iroquois County

TENER Family Tree; donated by Jim Hauser

Growing Up Country (Morgan Co.); donated by Wilma Modesitt

Capt. T. M. ROBERTSON’s Scrapbook with clippings from the Clay County Democrat newspapers 1860-1861, which was printed in Bowling Green, Indiana; donated by Mark Barnhart

Picture of Ashboro School before 1824; donated by Robert G. Killion

Maps of Indiana Counties in 1876; donated by Mark Barnhart

Family History; donated by Dr. Farid

History of Evansville, Indianapolis, & Terre Haute Railroad; donated by Kenneth and Mary Reed

Jacob N. GARD Civil War discharge 1865; donated by Cindy (Gard) Anderson

The following items were donated from the Margreta Harr collection:
Atlas of Vigo Co., IN 1871-1874
Atlas of Monroe Co., OH 1898
Atlas of Dearborn Co., IN 1875-1899
Indiana & the Civil War

Clay County Birth Records 1921-1928 and Index; compiled by CCGS volunteers

BURNS Genealogy; donated by David Burns

Miscellaneous information of the RHODES family in Illinois and Indiana; donated by Carole Mayrose

1880 History of Madison Co., Indiana; donated by Elsie Jane Smith

Birth Certificate and Military Record; donated by Terry Evitts

Pictures and CAMERON information; donated by Janice Modesitt

Descendants of William BENNETT; donated by Wanda K. Tiefel

MCKINLEY NEWSLETTERS; donated by Darlene Clark

Genealogy of the WINKELBLECH WINKLEBLACK WINKLEPLECK Family in America  by Aaron M. Winklepleck of Connersville, IN. If you are related to Winklepleck index to the book. Included in the book are pictures, family charts, references, and facts concerning the Winkleblech immigrants and early generations. There are three interesting suggestions of the meaning of Winkleblech: “angled tin” or “squared tin”; “angled logs,” “squared logs,” or “hewed log;” and “corner place.” Bill and Joan Neal donated this useful book.

A few of the numerous Clay County surnames in the book are:
Adams Alcorn Arnold
Barnes
Bell
Bowman Boyce Brookshire Brown
Butler Buzzard Clark Edmondson Elliott
Ellis
Fisher Gentry Griffith Harper Jackson Keller
Kern
King
Lowe Lybarger Miller Mitchell Perry Waggner Walker
West
White Williams Witt
Zenor

1880 History of Madison County, Indiana, and 1901 Atlas. In addition to a general history of Madison County, there are individual histories of each of the townships. Included are plat maps of each township with the names of the landowners. There are many drawings and photographs of various township sites and persons of note. There is a list of senators and representatives from 1823 to 1879 and a list of township trustees. There are city, village, and general maps; portraits and biographies; pictures and info of physicians and surgeons of Madison County; and much more. If you have any Madison County connections, you will want to spend time looking through this 219 page book.

BAUGHMAN-DIERDORFF Family Newsletters (1997-2002); donated by Carole Mayrose. The RHODE Family News (2 newsletters); Iroquois County Historical Society (13 Watseka, IL, newsletters); Warren County Reflections (newsletter from Williamsport, IN); Indiana Genealogist (Vol. 15, Issue 4, Dec. 2004); Facts About Watseka, Iroquois County; donated by Carole Mayrose.

Shelby County, Indiana. If you had ancestors who lived in Shelby County, Indiana, you will want to use the Shelby County three-ring binder available in the library. Information included: Shelby County marriages 1822-1829; 1830-1836; 1864-1900; and 1853 marriages May 5th through August 4th. Court divorce record abstracts from Book A, 1823-1832; Book B, 1823-1832; Book C, 1835-1838; Book D, 1839-1841, are proceeded by an article, ”Using Shelby County, Indiana’s Old Tax Records.” Copies of the Shelby Co. Trustee report of enumeration of children (by name) between the ages of 5 and 21 for 1864 can be found in the binder. Cemeteries with lists of those buried are: Sand Hill or Keith Cemetery; Spurlin Cemetery; Simmons Cemetery; Ellis-Fisher-Moore Cemetery; Center Cemetery; Shelbyville City Cemetery; and Snyder Cemetery. There is also a list of Marion Township teachers from 1873-1883.  

1930 Memoirs: Coalmont High School; donated by Dannie Jenkins, Jasonville, IN.
This particular yearbook is unique in that it lists the members of all graduating classes from 1913 to 1930. It also gives the occupations, women’s married names, and residence of past graduates; photographs of students and teachers; and a wealth of other information such as school pictures of the following schools: Bogle School grades 5-8 (Mrs. Oda GORDON, teacher); Buchanan Grade School (Miss Nellie GORBY, teacher); Bogle School grades 1-5 (Miss Mahala CHURCH, teacher).  

The late Lela K. BULLERDICK was a dedicated genealogist and member of CCGS.  She donated the following materials to the Clay County Genealogical Library:

Zion Poland Church & McKinley Inn Pictures; donated by Rhonda & Mickey Tincher

PROCTOR; donated by Bob Proctor

STUNKARD; donated by Bob Proctor

Early Churches 1829-1969; donated by Betty Herbert

Family Group Record, Isaac Quincy ANDERSON; donated by Ellen Ringler

Growing Up Country (Banta, IN) by H. Wayne Dillman; donated by Wilma Modesitt

Pontiac School (Van Buren Twp. Clay Co., IN) donated by Nancee H. Jackson & Phyllis H. Walters

TENER Family Tree; donated by Jim Hauser

Nelson Eddy donated the following materials:

RENTSCHLER: A Brief Look at Over 400 Years of Our Family History, by John C. Kingler; March 2004: donated by Jane Rentschler Byers.

This 468 page, spiral bound book is beautifully done with a U.S. map showing the locations of Rentschlers covered in the text. Colored charts clarify the descendants of each generation. Photographs abound, the majority of which are in color. Among the surnames included in the index are: ADAMS, ATKINS, ALLEN, ANDREWS, BAKER, BARNETT, BARNHART, BENELL, BLAIR, BOONE, BROWN, BRUHN, BYERS, CARPENTER, CARTER, COPELAND, DAVIS, FISCHER, HEATH, HELTON, HILL, MARTIN, MAYROSE, MORRIS, PAYNE, PERSINGER, PHILLIPS, PRICE, RAWLEY, SHEPARD, SHEPERD, SHEPHERD, SMITH, STARKEY, SIGLER, SWAN, WARRICK, WHITE, WILSON, and YOUNG.

SCHMIDT to SMITH: My Father’s Side of the Story, by Harold Joe Smith.
The text begins with Andreas Schmidt, who was born in Bingen, Bavaria, Germany on Christmas Day 1807. He married Elizabeth MAUER; by the birth of their second child in 1835, their plans were being finalized to immigrate to America. Informative text, pedigree charts, and photographs make this a very useful book. Other surnames in this book are: MYERS, BLACKBURN, WRIGHT, WILSON, SHORT, CHESTNUT, TOMEY, MCGUIRE, and BAKER to name a few.

NELSON & TRUEBLOOD Family Tree; by Jim and Ada Houser
Pedigree charts, Family Group records with copious notes, and copies of census records make this binder a treasure trove of information. Some of the other surnames in this book are: CLAPTON, SIBLEY, SHATTUCK, PAGE, MORRIS, SYMONS, DAWSON, BOWEN, and GREGG.

The late Lela K. BULLERDICK was a dedicated genealogist and member of CCGS.  She donated the following microfiche and microfilm materials to the Clay County Genealogical Library:

Items Added in 2008

Family Maps of Clay County, Indiana: With Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More, by Gregory A. Boyd, J.D., 2007 (Deluxe Edition).
This is a wonderful book, which lists Clay County land patents. Accompanying each map group is an index of names (both given and surname), section, section part, date issued, and more info. The meridian/township/range for each land parcel is given. It is interesting to see who lived in the vicinity of your ancestors and possibly make other family connections. Be sure to ask to see this book the next time you visit the library.

Nathan WALKER/MUSTARD Cemetery; pictures and captions on cemetery stones completed by Phyllis Hunter and her family.

PARSONS of Clay County 1820-1930 with Various Data pre-1830 and post-1930; From the Desk of Michael D. Parsons. Information includes marriages, births, deaths, census information, and family group sheets.

Descendants of George & Emmaline (COOPRIDER) STORM; donated by Jerry Crodian. George STORM was born in 1836 in Coschooton, Co., Ohio; Emmaline COOPRIDER was born in Martz, Indiana, in 1837. Surnames of their children’s spouses include MUMAW, SCHIELE, MIDDLETON, ROSS, LANKFORD, MORRIS, and HARDEN. There are written stories about maternal ancestors, the Middletons, and the courtship of Judson and Julia MIDDLETON STORM. If you are related to this family, you will find a great deal of information including information about the children of Sarah MIDDLETON after her death from typhoid fever.

 Genealogy & History of the PRULHIERE Family. “Descendants of this family are eligible for DAR; NSSAR; National Society Daughters of the Am. Colonists, and The National Huguenot Society. Qualifying ancestors are listed.”

Center Point “The Biggest Little Town in Indiana” 1856-2006; edited, revised, and donated by Anne Harshbarger.

Methodist Episcopal Church Record Book; donated by Anne Harshbarger

The History and Descendants of John PELL and Nancy HARRISON PELL of Fairfax County, Virginia; information compiled by Edna PELL and Genevieve SEWELL. Donated by Shirley Pell Koehler. This 271-page book includes an index of 40 pages; among the surnames listed are HEATON, WEST, THOMAS, ARNOLD, WOLFE, WOLF, BOGGESS, COOK, CLINE, DICKSON, DOUGLAS, LOVE, MERCER, HARRISON, HOOD, HILL, and WETNIGHT. In addition to births, deaths, and marriages, the contents include maps, pictures, stories, news articles, and copies of legal papers.

PELL/HARRISON; donated by Shirley Pell Koehler. Collected information of Pell and Harrison families.

St. John’s Church Records 1864-1910. Information can be found on births/baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths. They are recorded in German Schrift, mixed German/English script, and English. “The Canal Dover, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio Churchbook contains many entries of our ancestors while they were living in that town.” St. John’s is a lovely church located on State Highway 42 north and east of Center Point.

Pierce Family History Book; Earl Lee PIERCE and Bessie Helen SAWYER, by Thelma Francis Pierce Hurst. Donated by Jim Pierce. This 151-page binder contains news articles, stories, obits, and photos of Earl PIERCE & Bessie SAWYER; most of their 16 children were born in and near Brazil, IN. Twelve were raised to adulthood. Some of the other surnames in the book are BAKER, EVANS, SCHULTZ, SAWYER, LUMSDOM, COOK, and MOORE.

Edmond TILSON at Plymouth, N. E. 1638 to 1911; with brief sketches of the family in England back to 1066, by Mercer V. Tilson. This is a huge book packed with information and an index. Also, included is a “brief account of WATERMAN, MURDOCK, BARTLETT, TURNER, WINSLOW, STURTEVANT, KEITH and PARRIS families, allied with the parents of the author.”

NELSON & TRUEBLOOD Family Tree; donated by Jim and Ada Hauser. This is a “must see” book, if you have any of the following surnames in your ancestry: NELSON, TRUEBLOOD, BOWEN, GREGG, ROSE, WILSON, DAWSON, CARTWRIGHT,

MORRIS, PENDLETON, SYMONS, SHATTUCK, SIBLEY, and CLAPTON. This book is a wealth of information that includes family group record, stories, and interesting notes.

Family History: Our Family Ties. Center Point Union UB Church Book; donated by Ralph Sutton.

Croy Creek Cemetery Layout & Index; donated by Dick Hall.

Genealogies of Virginia Families (5 volumes); donated by Joyce E. Oehler.

Scottish Origins; Family of John Thomas McCREA; pub. Date 1985; donated by Bob Moore

Virginia Soldiers of 1776. Vol. 1, 2, & 3; donated by Joyce Oehler.

Virginia’s Colonial Soldiers; donated by Joyce Oehler.

LUTHER History; donated by Richard Synder.

History of RINGO Farm in Photograph Album; donated by Linda Stigler Chaney.

Index of Naturalization Records; donated by Doris Thomas.

Brazil Centennial 1966; donated by Betty Ann Barnett.

The Family of Douglas Sanford Hauser; donated by Jim Hauser

Segerstrom Descendants of David Thomas; donated by Jim Hauser

Warner, Beeler, Hadley, Fry; donated by Joyce Oehler

Kincaid Family History; donated by Marcella Kincaid Campbell

Zoar Star newsletters from Warren Co., Ohio; donated by Lynne Lingenfelter

Van Buren yearbooks (3) and Brazil High School yearbooks (4); donated by Historical Society

Barley research information; donated by Betty D. Funk of South Bend, IN

Boyer, etc. families information; donated by Ed. Boyer of Michigan

Currier Family (9 volumes); donated by Phillip Currier of New Hampshire

Dunagan’s Newsletter; donated by Dick Dunagan

Will of Elizabeth Shultz; donated by Delores Shultz

Administration of Peter Shultz Estate; donated by Delores Shultz

Brazil Times 60 rolls of microfilm July 2, 1951 through December 31, 1968 and June 1, 1989 through September 30, 1989; purchased by the Society.

Zenor Cemetery information with pictures of tombstones; compiled and donated by Doris Thomas

Henry Mann History; donated by Pete Mann

Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia and other States Vol. II; donated by Joyce Oehler

Items Added in 2007

Calcutta Cemetery Book Spiral Bound for sale

Niedlinger Cemetery Book created by Doris and Fred Thomas

Putnam County Death Index 1880-1920; donated by Grace Cohn & Carolyn Branson

The Bradshaw Family of Clay County; donated by Ann Bradshaw

Niedlinger Cemetery Pictures; taken and printed by Doris & Fred Thomas

Miscellaneous Obits; donated by Carolyn Dierdorf

DOAS Highlights; donated by Richard Dunagan

Civil War letters regarding Turners; donate by Dixie Kline Richardson

Pictures of Staunton High & Grade School 1921; donated by William Maxey

Charles Sheldon Maxey Information; donated by William Maxey

Adams Family of South East Kentucky; donated by Sally Gardner Krauss

Adams Addenda 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, & 1995; donated by Dorothy A. Griffith

Rogerson’s in Indiana; donated by Judith (Rogerson) Rhude

The Whittington’s & Bells of Clay County; donated by Marilyn Sheese Whittington

Slavens -  Fritz – Rogers – Maners; donated by Joyce E. Oehler

Hults & Hixon Families; donated by Joyce E. Oehler

Rutherford Family; donated by Gary Rethford

Clay County’s Answer; donated by Bran Sanders & Roy Smith

Singers Glen Music Heritage Festival; donated by Judy Edwards

St. John’s Cemetery; donated by Carolyn Dierdorf

Stigler & Related Families; donated by Roxie Rentschler Family

Veit Family Bible Information; donated by Mrs. Jack Knox

Items added in 2006

Related Families of Donald L. SINK & Maria Antonia ZIEGER (2 books);   donated by Donald L. & Maria Sink

Gaar Turner Rardin pictures from album; donated by Barbara Rector Hill

Copy of Ezekiel DYER’s Family Bible; donated by Susan Boyd

State Census Records; donated by Tamie Dehler

Italian Roots; donated by Tamie Dehler

Tracing Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes; donated by Tamie Dehler

Locating Union and Confederate Records; donated by Tamie Dehler

73^rd Annual Old Settlers Reunion; donated by Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Kennedy

John GUMRE Descendents; donated by Ellen (Gummere) Alexander

John M. JACKSON Information; donated by Bill and Anita Jackson

Jackson Twp. Community Band Photo 1918; donated by Ben Ogborn

SCHERB Family; donated by Ben Ogborn

CD of Clay County Cemetery Photographs; donated by Donald L. & Maria Sink

MODESITT Information; donated by Frank Rader

Michael McMILLAN Group Sheets; donated by R. Biggs

KILLION Cemetery Album of Tombstone Photographs; compiled and donated by Doris Thomas

Items added in 2005

Daniel SHUSTER 1752-1818; Genealogical and Historical Records of his Descendents to 1943. Publication authorized at the meeting of the SHUSTER-TRESSEL Reunion, New Cumberland, Ohio, August 22, 1943. Donated from the estate of Roxie Rentschler.

Daniel SHUSTER 1752-1818; Genealogical Records of his Descendants to 1972. Publication authorized at the meeting of SHUSTER-TRESSEL-WINGATE Reunion, Malvern, Ohio,
August 1, 1971. Donated from the estate of Roxie Rentschler.

The Whittington’s & Hoffman’s of Clay County, Indiana with 49 pages including index, written and donated by James Whittington Gray and Kathleen Winstead Reynolds.

Indiana Land Entries Vol. 2 Vincennes District Part 1: 1807-1877, by Margaret R. Waters; donated by Carolyn Thomas
The book has 234 pages plus 40-page index. Counties included are all of Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Martin, & Pike Counties; about half of Monroe & Lawrence Counties (Excluding the Donation, Canal, Swamp, Saline, & School lands not sold at the Vincennes Government Land Office.)

Indiana Magazine of History; donated by Carole Mayrose.
Number 1 of March 2005; Numbers 1-4 for 2003; Numbers 2 & 3 of 2005; Numbers 2 & 4 of 1976;
Number 2 of 1971.

Indiana History Bulletin (Feb. 1968; Apr. 1969; Oct. 1971; donated by Carole Mayrose.

Outdoor Indiana; donated by Carole Mayrose

Furnas Family; donated by Geri Peterson

Addendum to John Snyder History; donated by Dick Snyder

The Boman Family; donated by Jack Boman

The Canal; donated by Dixie Richardson

Mary Gardner donated the following items:
1740 Census of VA on CD
Crawford County Genealogy Society Illinois
Pulaski County Historical Society Kentucky
Pulaski Co., KY Cemetery Records Vol. 1, 2, & 3

Roxie Rentschler donated the following items:
Latham Family
Metz Family
Barnhart Family
Material for family files

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Selby donated the following items:
1850 Census of Edgar Co., Illinois
1870 Census of Parke Co., Indiana
1850 Census of Clay County Co., Indiana

Genealogy of W. Va. Families; donated by Joyce Oehler

The Family of Charles & Frances Burns Modesitt; donated by Betty F. Modesitt Barnett

Ray-Rhea Family; donated by Joe& Mary Rhea

Vicki Mace donated the following items:
Life Magazines with Jimmy Hoffa information
Hoffa: The Real Story by James R. Hoffa
Hoffa’s Man
Out of the Jungle

Family of James S. & Sarah Siddons; donated by Walter & Linda Siddons

The Senior Student 1943; donated by Robert Orman

Darin Dillman donated the following items:
Genealogy of the Houk Family
Genealogy of the Auman/Orman Family
Descendants of Simon Hadley

Jimmy’s Brazil, donated by Gordon Englehart.

Charles Modesitt & Family; donated by Jean and Maurice Kennedy

Moore Memos & Lorain County Researcher; donated by Bob Knierim

Hoosier Genealogist (13 books); donated by Helen Tarvin

Ancestors of Carol Fay (Odell) Murphy; donated by Carol Murphy

The Lemmons Family History; donated by Robert E and Lucinda R. Liggett

W. H. Pell Funeral Books; donated by Dennis Knierim, DDS

The Gard Family; donated by Maradean McDonald

Ancestors of Norman & Ludema Gard McDonald; donated by Mardean McDonald

Scrapbook of Soldiers in WW II….newspapers; donated by Mary E. McKenzie

Annunciation Catholic Church and School; donated by Bob Knierim.

LAWSON/SLACK FUNERAL HOME RECORDS

Our society is indebted to the FRENCH family and to Grace COHN. When the French family took over management of LAWSON/SLACK Funeral Home, they gave us access to many of their old records. This is valuable material for researchers. Grace COHN has transferred information we are allowed to give the public onto file cards. She has nearly completed the task, and the cards are in our Funeral Home File. Handwriting all that information has taken much, much time! We hope you will come
check out this addition to our resources. When you do, please keep in mind the generosity of the French family and the diligence of Grace.