Friday, March 30, 2007

Crown Hill Cemetery Plot Mat - Cornelius King heirs

Trish Bliss was so kind to forward me a copy of the Crown Hill Cemetery Plot map for the heirs of Cornelius King in Section 31, Lot 338. From the map copy, it appears that the plot was purchase on April 15, 1887.

Burials listed in this plot include the following :
1. Cornelius King, buried April 15, 1887
2. Mary Ann Barnett King, buried May 4, 1887
3. William King, buried May 4, 1887
4. John King, buried May 4, 1887
5. Ida May King, buried May 4, 1887
6. Paul King, buried May 12, 1888 - removed to Lot 481, Section 39 on May 27, 1895)
7. George King Topp, buried Apirl 9, 1895
8. Amanda King, buried December 29, 1898
9. Frederick King, buried April 28, 1900
10. Mary E. Combs, buried June 15, 1915
11. Indiana King, buried April 14, 1920
12. James K. King, buried September 21, 1921
13. Flora A. King, buried September 22, 1925
14. Thomas King, buried December 24, 1925
15. Harry King, buried July 3, 1935
16. Charles C. Topp, buried February 8, 1941
17. Carrie E. Topp, buried April 12, 1944
18. Lora Alice King, buried June 29, 1946

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Daniel King Family - Madison Co., IN

Today I sourced the census records of the Daniel King family in the 1860 & 1870 census of Monroe Twp., Madison Co., IN. Daniel is my maternal 3rd great-grandfather.

In both records, Daniel is a farmer, with real estate valued at $4000 in 1860 and $14,500 in 1870, with a personal estate worth $1375 in 1860 and $6031 by 1870. His birthplace is listed as Indiana in 1860 and Ohio in 1870. His birthplace is given on his son David's 1900 census record as Maryland and in 1910 as North Carolina. Obviously, the fact that Daniel died so young (1876), many of his children were not sure just where their father was born.

Children of Daniel and Elizabeth (Shaw) King are as follows :
i. Mary Jane King b. December 8, 1849 Madison Co., IN., d. April 4, 1935 Madison Co., IN., m. Leroy Young, m(2) ________ Hicks
ii. Henrietta King b. April 16, 1851 Madison Co., IN., d. May 3, 1851 Madison Co., IN.
iii. Arvilla Samantha King b. April 1852 Madison Co., IN., d. after 1860 census
iv. David King b. December 4, 1854 Madison Co., IN., d. November 1, 1914 Madison Co., IN., m. Litha Ann Trumilis D'Amsel May
v. Eliza Margaret King b. November 22, 1857 Madison Co., IN, d. August 18, 1889 Madison Co., IN, m. James H. Dwiggins
vi. Suman Douglas King b. May 20, 1861 Madison Co., IN., d. January 9, 1950 Madison Co., IN., m. Amanda Louise Fox
vii. Sarah Ann King b. January 17, 1864 Madison Co., IN., d. before 1870 census
viii. James Alfred King b. September 10, 1865 Madison Co., IN., d. June 10, 1933 Los Angeles Co., CA. m. Ella Mae Lowery, m(2) Rosie M. Dill
ix. Ellen King b. August 24, 1868 Madison Co., IN., d. December 24, 1913 Madison Co., IN., m. John William Wright
x. Benjamin Zellen King b. October 15, 1871 Madison Co., IN., d. November 30, 1956 Madison Co., IN., m. Elizabeth Ann Schell.

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Crown Hill Cemetery - Indianapolis, IN

I've had a success recently with a FindAGrave.com volunteer who was willing to locate the tombstones of my KING relatives who are buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. Special thanks to Trish Bliss for all of her help & hard work.

Some of these King names have not yet been added to my database, as they are new names to me. Both Cornelius and David King were brothers of my ancestor, Daniel King.

AMANDA KING
Burial: 12/29/1898 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 338

CORNELIUS KING
Burial: 04/24/1887 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 338

FLORA ALICE KING
Burial: 09/16/1925 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 338

FREDERICK KING
Burial: 04/28/1900 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 338

HARRY KING
Burial: 07/03/1935 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 338

IDA MAY KING
Burial: 05/05/1887 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 338

INDIANA KING
Burial: 08/14/1920 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 338

JAMES U. KING
Burial: 09/22/1921 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 338


JOHN KING
Burial: 05/05/1887 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 338

LORA ALICE KING
Burial: 06/29/1946 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 338


MARY ANN BARNETT KING
Burial: 05/05/1887 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 338

THOMAS KING
Burial: 12/24/1925 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 338

WILLIAM KING
Burial: 05/05/1887 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 338

CARRIE E. TOPP
Burial: 04/12/1944 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 338

CHARLES C. TOPP
Burial: 02/08/1941 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 338

GEORGE KING TOPP
Burial: 04/09/1895 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 338

And located not far from the Topps are:

CHARLES TOPP
Burial: 09/17/1908 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 318

JOHANNA TOPP
Burial: 04/02/1895 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 318

THELMA MAE RUTH TOPP
Burial: 11/24/1971 Section: 31
Marker: N Lot: 318

Which going by the dates seem like this is Charles (Carrie's husband) father. Just a guess. But they are buried in close proximity.

DAVID KING
Burial: 01/03/1900 Section: 18
Marker: N Lot: 60

NANCY M. KING
Burial: 08/26/1883 Section: 18
Marker: N Lot: 60

You can see all of my FindAGrave.com records here.

World Connect Postem : Crockett Family

I received a couple of updates to my data on WorldConnect through their post-em options; one for David Crockett b. February 1853 who married Elizabeth Jernigan. They had a son named William.

It's always nice to get updates to family data and to share this way.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Mary Heck (b. March 13, 1803)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 4th-great grandmother, Mary Heck.

Mary was born March 13, 1803 in Ohio, the daughter of Godfrey and Elizabeth (Kimmer) Heck. Mary married August 29, 1822 in Brown Co., OH to William Shaw. William was born January 28, 1800 in Pennsylvania and died September 25, 1849 in Madison Co., IN. Mary died August 12, 1890 in Madison Co., IN.

Known children of William and Mary (Heck) Shaw are as follows :
i. John Shaw b. August 20, 1827, d. September 12, 1897 Madison Co., IN., m. Sara Webb.
ii. Elizabeth Shaw b. October 1827 (?) d. October 10, 1900 Madison Co., IN., m. Daniel King
iii. Nicholas H. Shaw b. February 28, 1832 Fayette Co., IN., d. January 3, 1917 Denver, CO., m. Elizabeth Yeamon.
iv. Thomas Shaw b. ca. 1835 Indiana
v. James Shaw b. ca. 1837 Indiana
vi. Samantha Shaw b. ca. 1839 Indiana
vii. El Shaw b. ca. 1842 Indiana
viii. William Godfrey Shaw b. December 7, 1843 Madison Co., IN., d. bet. 1910-1920, m. Mary Jane Young
ix. Douglas Shaw b. ca. 1846 Indiana

I descend from William and Mary (Heck) Shaw through their daughter, Elizabeth, as follows :
Mary Heck and William Shaw
Elizabeth Shaw and Daniel King
Ellen King and John William Wright
Virgil Lee Wright and Edna Muriel Pierce (my great-grandparents)

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Luman Walker Lemasters Sr. (b. March 11, 1808)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 3rd-great grandfather, Luman Walker Lemasters.

Luman was born March 11, 1808 in Mason Co., VA (now WV), the son of Jacob and Hannah (________) Lemasters. Luman married January 19, 1832 in Shelby Co., OH to Nancy Young, daughter of Phillip and Nancy Ann (McLane) Young. Nancy was born June 2, 1812 in Pickaway Co., OH, and died August 26, 1904 in Salamonia, Jay Co., IN. Luman died April 15, 1888 in Jay Co., IN. Both are buried in the Salamonia Cemetery.

Luman was a farmer and Methodist Episcopal minister. His residence in the 1840 & 1850 census was in Shelby Co., OH, and the family moved to Jay Co., IN. around 1854.

Children of Luman Walker and Nancy (Young) Lemasters are as follows :
i. Hannah Lemasters b. November 22, 1832 Shelby Co., OH., d. November 21, 1838 Shelby Co., OH.
ii. Nancy Ann Lemasters b. July 29, 1834 Shelby Co., OH., d. November 21, 1838 Shelby Co., OH.
iii. Phillip Lemasters b. June 10, 1836 Shelby Co., OH, d. after 1910 m. Elizabeth C. Hoover
iv. Rachel Lemasters b. July 16, 1838 Shelby Co., OH, d. March 13, 1913, m. William Cunningham
v. Catherine E. Lemasters b. June 26, 1840 Shelby Co., OH., d. 1911 Jay Co., IN, m. John P. Wehrly
vi. Luman Walker Lemasters b. October 19, 1842 Shelby Co., OH., d. November 18, 1931 Jay Co., IN., m. Mary Keziah Chew
vii. Jacob Lemasters b. April 16, 1845 Shelby Co., OH., d. Valley Co., NE., m. Sarah Ann Halfhill.
viii. Phebe Jane Lemasters b. April 16, 1847 Shelby Co., OH, m. William R. Wilson
ix. Mary Lemasters b. February 26, 1849 Shelby Co., OH., d. December 28, 1929 Jay Co., IN.
x. Martha Julesa Lemasters b. June 27, 1852 Shelby Co., OH., d. 1936 Valley Co., NE., m. William Wade Loofbourrow
xi. John Stevens Lemasters b. April 22, 1855 Jay Co., IN., d. after 1920, m. Sarah I. Wilson

I descend from Luman Walker and Nancy (Young) Lemasters through their son, Luman, as follows:
Luman Walker Lemasters and Nancy Young
Luman Walker LeMasters and Mary Keziah Chew
Luman Cooper LeMasters and Barbara Isabelle Wehrly (my great-grandparents)

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Cornelius King Family - Marion Co., IN

Today I finished sourcing the data for the Cornelius King family in the 1860 & 1870 census of Marion Co., IN. Cornelius was my maternal 3rd-great granduncle, the son of William and Sarah (Sullivan) King.

Cornelius was a lumber dealer, whose real estate value was $65,000 by 1870 and his personal estate was listed at $10,000. Between the 1860 census and approx. 1865, Cornelius' first wife Mary Ann died, and he remarried to Indiana.

An interesting note is that Cornelius & family are listed twice in the 1870 census of Marion Co., IN, both times in the 2nd ward of Indianapolis. One listing includes his domestic servant, Rachel Dean, aged 25, born in Indiana.

Cornelius KING b. 1816 Indiana, d. April 6, 1887 Marion Co., IN., m. September 9, 1841 Marion Co., IN to Mary Ann BARNETT; m(2) between 1860-1865 to Indiana [________]. Mary Ann b. 1821 Ohio, d. bet. 1860-1865; Indiana b. ca. 1836 Indiana, d. after 1870 census.

Known children of Cornelius and Mary Ann (Barnett) King are as follows :
i. John King b. ca. 1842 Indiana, d. after 1860 census
ii. William King b. ca. 1844 Indiana, d. after 1860 census
iii. Thomas King b. ca. 1850 Indiana, d. after 1860 census
iv. Eli King b. ca. 1854 Indiana, d. after 1870 census
v. James King b. ca. 1856 Indiana, d. after 1870 census
vi. Warren King b. ca. 1859 Indiana, d. after 1870 census

Known children of Cornelius and Indiana (________) King are as follows :
i. Albert King b. ca. 1865 Indiana, d. after 1870 census
ii. Carrie King b. ca. 1867 Indiana, d. after 1870 census
iii. Henry King b. ca. 1868 Indiana, d. after 1870 census

Joseph Maxson (b. March 10, 1691/92)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 6th-great grandfather, Joseph Maxson.

Joseph was born March 10, 1691/92 in Westerly, RI, the son of Joseph and Tacy (Burdick) Maxson. Joseph married ca. 1715 to Bethia Maxson, daughter of John and Judith (Clarke) Maxson. Bethia was born July 31, 1693 and died 1747 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ. Joseph died 1747 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ.

Joseph and Bethia led a band of faithful to Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ to establish the Seventh Day Baptist Church in that area.

Known children of Joseph and Bethia (Maxson) Maxson are as follows :
i. Bethia b. October 19, 1716 Westerly, RI, d. June 18, 1754, m. Thomas Davis
ii. Mary b. August 28, 1718, d. 1797, m. Joseph Stillman
iii. Judith Maxson b. September 17, 1720, d. 1778, m. James Davis
iv. Joseph Maxson b. January 20, 1722/23, m. Elizabeth Davis
v. Zebulon Maxson b. August 15, 1725, d. September 8, 1787 Monmouth Co., NJ, m. Experience Davis
vi. Simeon Maxson b. August 25, 1727 Westerly, RI, d. February 26, 1802, m. Mary Babcock
vii. Mosher Maxson b. March 6, 1729/30 Westerly, RI., d. December 24, 1787 Monmouth Co., NJ, m. Tacy
viii. Content Maxson b. December 31, 1732, d. October 24, 1815, m. George Potter
ix. Nathan Maxson b. September 30, 1736 Westerly, RI., m. Elizabeth Brown
x. Ephraim Maxson b. 1743 Monmouth Co., NJ, d. September 10, 1795 New Salem, VA, m. Elisabeth Davis

I descend from Joseph and Bethia (Maxson) Maxson through their son, Ephraim, as follows :
Joseph Maxson and Bethia Maxson
Ephraim Maxson and Elisabeth Davis
Jesse Maxson and Sarah Sutton
Prudence Maxson and Elizabeth Smith
Olive Jane Smith and William P. Wehrly
Barbara Isabelle Wehrly and Luman Cooper LeMasters (my great-grandparents)

Friday, March 09, 2007

John Stanley (b. March 9, 1571/72)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 12th-great grandfather, John Stanley.

John was born March 9, 1571/72 in Ashford, Kent, England, the son of Peter and Joane (Masterson) Stanley. John married February 10, 1589/90 in Ashford, Kent, England to Susan Lancocke. Susan was born 1574 in Ashford, Kent, England and died September 10, 1619 in Ashford, Kent, England. John died September 10, 1619 in Ashford, Kent, England.

Known children of John and Susan (Lancocke) Stanely are as follows :
i. Christopher Stanley b. 1603 England, d. March 27, 1646 Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA., m. Susannah ________

I descend from John and Susan (Lancocke) Stanley through their son, Christopher, as follows :
John Stanley and Susan Lancocke
Christopher Stanley and Susannah ________
Mary Stanley and Zechariah Field
Zechariah Field and Susan Webb
John Field and Mary Bennett
Bennett Field and Elizabeth Spofford
Bethiah Field and Seth Pierce
Gordon Pierce and Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce and Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce and Catherine Groenendyke
William Francis Pierce and Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce and Virgil Lee Wright (my great-grandparents)

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Joshua Hadley (b. March 6, 1702/03)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 8th-great grandfather, Joshua Hadley.

Joshua was born March 6, 1702/03 in Kings Co., Ireland, the son of Simon and Ruth (_______) Hadley. Joshua married in 1735 to Patience Brown, daughter of Jeremiah and Mary (Royales) Brown. Patience was born 1712-5mo-25d and died 1783-5mo-23d in Chatham Co., NC. Joshua died circa 1760 in Chatham Co., NC.

They were members of the Society of Friends (Quaker) church, and some of my dates may not reflect accurately the Quaker dating system.

Known children of Joshua and Patience (Brown) Hadley are as follows :
i. Simon Hadley b. March 5, 1736/37
ii. Mary Hadley b. 1739-1mo-30d Newcastle, PA., d. 1810-10mo-31d, Orange Co., NC., m. Benjamin Piggott.
iii. Jeremiah Hadley b. 1741-1mo-7d, m. Mary ________
iv. Joshua Hadley b. 1743-5mo-23d Newcastle, PA., m. Ruth Lindley
v. Deborah Hadley b. December 29, 1747, m. ________ Little
vi. Hannah Hadley b. 1749-2mo-26d Augusta Co., VA., m. Jesse Johnson
vii. Catherine Hadley b. September 24, 1752
viii. Lydia Hadley b. 1756-11mo-24d Orange Co., NC., m. Samuel Holladay

I descend from Joshua and Patience (Brown) Hadley through their daughter, Mary, as follows:
Joshua Hadley and Patience Brown
Mary Hadley and Benjamin Piggott
Hannah Piggott and Charles Davis
John W. Davis and Mary Barker
Mary Davis and John T. Beals
Nathan Thomas Beals and Elizabeth Caroline Poe
Pearl May Beals and Charles Wilson Lambertson
Clemon Beals Lambertson and June Kirk Davis (my great-grandparents)

John Woolston (b. March 6, 1662/63)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 8th-great grandfather, John Woolston.

John was born March 6, 1662/63 in Northamptonshire, England. He married December 6, 1683 in Burlington Co., NJ. to Lettice Newbold, daughter of Michael and Anne (Clayton) Newbold. Lettice was born October 14, 1659 in Yorkshire, England and died before 1709 in Burlington Co., NJ. John died 1713 in Northampton, Burlington Co., NJ.

Known children of John and Lettice (Newbold) Woolston are as follows :
i. Samuel Woolston b. 1687 Burlington Co., NJ., d. bef. June 13, 1761 Burlington Co., NJ., m. Susanna Budd
ii. John Woolston b. 1686 Burlington Co., NJ., m. Hannah Tencher

I descend from John and Lettice (Newbold) Woolston through their son Samuel, as follows :
John Woolston and Lettice Newbold
Samuel Woolston and Susanna Budd
Samuel Woolston and Cyllania Woolston
Lettice Woolston and Abel Briggs
Beulah Briggs and John Woolston
Abel B. Woolston and Rachel Woolston
Caroline Bishop Woolston and Ezekiel Cooper Chew
Mary Keziah Chew and Luman Walker Lemasters
Luman Cooper LeMasters and Barbara Isabelle Wehrly (my great-grandparents)

I descend from John and Lettice (Newbold) Woolston through their son John, as follows :
John Woolston and Lettice Newbold
John Woolston and Hannah Tencher
Cornwell Woolston and Hannah Aaronsen
John Woolston and Beulah Briggs

Benjamin King family - Madison Co., IN

Today I finished sourcing the census records for the Benjamin King family in the 1900-1920 census of Orestes, Monroe Twp., Madison Co., IN. Benjamin was my maternal 2nd-great granduncle, the son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Shaw) King.

Benjamin was a factory worker, listed in various records as either working at a tile factory or tin plate factory. Later in life he was a worker at a glass factory. He owned his home free of mortgage and lived on First Street in the town of Orestes. In the 1910 census, wife Elizabeth is listed as the mother of six children, all of whom were still living.

Benjamin Zellen KING b. October 15, 1871 Madison Co., IN., d. November 30, 1956 Madison Co., IN, m. August 5, 1893 Madison Co., IN to Elizabeth Ann SCHELL, daughter of George and Elizabeth (________) SHELL. Elizabeth b. February 22, 1873 Madison Co., IN, d. October 13, 1948 Madison Co., IN.

Children of Benjamin Zellen and Elizabeth Ann (Shell) King are as follows :
i. Georgie Elizabeth King
ii. Hazel Lucille King
iii. Ruby Virginia King
iv. Mabel Mae King
v. Harry Daniel King
vi. Zelma Valentine King

Lydia Bacon (b. March 6, 1655/56)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 9th-great grandmother, Lydia Bacon.

Lydia was born March 6, 1655/56 in Newton, Suffolk Co., MA, the daughter of Daniel and Mary (Reade) Bacon. Lydia married December 9, 1680 to Samuel Pierce, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Cole) Pierce. Samuel was born April 7, 1656 in Woburn, Middlesex Co.,MA and died July 5, 1721 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA. Lydia died December 5, 1717 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA.

Known children of Samuel and Lydia (Bacon) Pierce are as follows :
i. Samuel Pierce b. November 25, 1681 Middlesex Co., MA., d. January 26,1774 Windham Co., CT., m. Abigail Johnson
ii. Lydia Pierce b. May 25, 1683 Middlesex Co., MA., m. Timothy Snow
iii. Joseph Pierce b. March 28, 1685 Middlesex Co., MA
iv. Isaac Pierce b. March 22, 1686/87 Middlesex Co., MA., m. Grace Tucker
v. Abigail Pierce b. February 27, 1688/89 Middlesex Co., MA., m. Peter Waite
vi. Sarah Pierce b. June 22, 1691 Middlesex Co., MA., d. August 16, 1717 m. Peter Waite
vii. Ruth Pierce b. February 14, 1692/93 Middlesex Co., MA., m. Abraham Hill
viii. Tabitha Pierce b. August 28, 1697 Middlesex Co., MA., d. September 30, 1697 Middlesex Co., MA.
ix. Tabitha Pierce b. March 10, 1699/00 Middlesex Co., MA.

I descend from Samuel and Lydia (Bacon) Pierce through their son, Samuel, as follows :
Lydia Bacon and Samuel Pierce
Samuel Pierce and Abigail Johnson
Seth Pierce and Elizabeth Nye
Seth Pierce and Bethiah Field
Gordon Pierce and Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce and Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce and Catherine Groenendyke
William Francis Pierce and Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce and Virgil Lee Wright

Monday, March 05, 2007

Elizabeth Cole (b. March 5, 1607/08)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 10th-great grandmother, Elizabeth Cole.

Elizabeth was born March 5, 1607/08 probably in England. Elizabeth married May 6, 1635 to Thomas Pierce, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (________) Pierce. Thomas was born 1608 in England and died November 6, 1683 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA. Elizabeth died March 5, 1687/88.

Known children of Thomas and Elizabeth (Cole) Pierce are as follows :
i. Abigail Pierce b. August 16, 1639
ii. John Pierce b. May 7, 1643, d. 1720, m. Deborah Convers
iii. Thomas Pierce b. June 21, 1645, d. December 8, 1717 Woburn, MA, m. Eliza ________
iv. Elizabeth Pierce b. December 25, 1646, m. Thomas Whittemore
v. Joseph Pierce b. September 22, 1648, d. February 27, 1648/49
vi. Joseph Pierce b. August 13, 1649, d. 1716, m. Mary Richardson
vii. Stephen Pierce b. July 16, 1651 Woburn, MA, d. June 10, 1733, m. Tabitha Parker
viii. Samuel Pierce b. February 20, 1653/54, d. October 27, 1655
ix. Samuel Pierce b. April 7, 1656 Woburn, MA, d. July 5, 1721 Woburn, MA, m. Lydia Bacon
x. William Pierce b. March 7, 1657/58 Woburn, MA, d. August 22, 1720, m. Abigail Warrin
xi. James Pierce b. May 7, 1659 Woburn, MA, d. January 20, 1741/42, m. Elizabeth Kendall
xii. Abigail Pierce b. November 20, 1660, d. September 7, 1719, m. George Reed
xiii. Benjamin Pierce d. September 25, 1739 Woburn, MA., m. Mary Reed

I descend from Thomas and Elizabeth (Cole) Pierce through their son, Samuel, as follows :
Elizabeth Cole and Thomas Pierce
Samuel Pierce and Lydia Bacon
Samuel Pierce and Abigail Johnson
Seth Pierce and Elizabeth Nye
Seth Pierce and Bethiah Field
Gordon Pierce and Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce and Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce and Catherine Groenendyke
William Francis Pierce and Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce and Virgil Lee Wright (my great-grandparents)

Saturday, March 03, 2007

NARA Fees - Pension Records

This email came to me through one of my lists. Believe me, I went to NARA and commented. It wasn't that long ago that the fees went from $15 to $37 for a pension record, now this proposal. Let's hope it's defeated.

On the NARA pension records price increase from $37 to $125, comments
to the proposed rule may be posted online by April 27, 2007.

Go to: http://www.regulations.gov In the search box, type "NARA Reproduction Fees."

The Proposed Rules and the Rules will come up. You can click on the text to read them.
Then click on the yellow emblem by the first line - Proposed Rules - and fill out your name, zip code, etc., and make your comment.

Friday, March 02, 2007

John W. Jones Family - Madison Co., IN

Today I sourced the 1920 census record of the John W. Jones family in Lafayette Twp., Madison Co., IN. John was married to my maternal 2nd-great aunt, Margaret Pierce.

John was a farmer who owned his own free of mortgage in 1920. The family appears with two children, Herman and Neal. There is a 10 year age gap between the two of them, I'm not sure if there were other children who may have died young.

John W. JONES b. ca. 1868 Indiana, d. after 1920 census, m. March 1, 1903 Madison Co., IN to Margaret PIERCE, daughter of Edmund G. & Catherine (GROENENDYKE) PIERCE. Margaret b. April 1873 Madison Co., IN, d. June 11, 1923 Madison Co., IN.

Known children of John W. and Margaret (Pierce) Jones are as follows :
a. Herman Jones b. ca. 1904 Indiana
b. Neal W. Jones b. August 14, 1914 Madison Co., IN.