Josiah C. Lane may not have had a connection to the Bullock children. He
was guardian to 21 different families of orphan children between 1833-1875
and he was also the administrator for many estates. He was a local merchant
in Lebanon besides handling these guardianships and estates.
Marilyn Wall
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From: DRadc24132(a)aol.com
To: INBOONE-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [INBOONE-L] Adoption in Boone Co. in 1850's
Date: Fri, Apr 13, 2001, 9:04 PM
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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