I have been looking for who raised some Morton children in the early 1900's.
I did find reference to my cousins father on his marriage cert. He was
underage and the man who had raised him since age 6 put all that on the
marriage license. that he took the boy and raised him. He never took his
name tho and was raised as a Morton. We were thrilled to have found this
one. We never did find who raised the two girls but I know they stayed in
that area but were not adopted. Perhaps you can find out something in other
records. Just have to check everything. hope this will help someone.
Maybe even school or church records. char
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From: <DRadc24132(a)aol.com>
To: <INBOONE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 10:04 PM
Subject: [INBOONE-L] Adoption in Boone Co. in 1850's
Is anyone familiar with the adoption procedures in Boone Co. in the
1850's?
My g-grandfather, William Edward Bullock, and his younger brother, Squire
Lewis Bullock, were 14 and 10 years old respectively when their mother,
Cynthia Dale Bullock Elder died about 1858. They had been put into
guardianship with their 3 other siblings under Josiah C. Lane in 1853, the
year that Cynthia married Samuel Elder. I don't believe that the Bullock
kids lived with Cynthia and her new husband after her remarriage (he had
10
or 11 children already, and he and Cynthia had another one together).
None
of the Bullock children were living in with Samuel in 1860, nor were
they
living with Josiah Lane
The last mention I have of Squire is in 1858, when Josiah Lane was
reimbursed
for some clothing. Squire would have been about 10. William was
also
provided with an outfit in 1858, but there are also references to him in
1860
and 1861 for other matters. William also enlisted in the Army in
1861 in
Boone Co. However, I have no further references for Squire after August
1858.
I don't believe he died....when his sister, Elizabeth, died in 1854, her
shroudding, burial outfit and coffin were paid for out of the guardianship
account. The only other thing I can think of is that another family took
Squire.
Were adoptions closed back in the late 1860's? Would there be court
records,
or would it have been informal, the child just moving into a new
home,
possibly taking his adoptive family's name?
This has me really stumped. Help!
Donna
Ohio
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