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Posted on: Brown County, IN Obituaries
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Surname: WRIGHT, ROBERTSON, PERRY, FEIGH, STEELE
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NANCY ANN WRIGHT
Died last Friday at the home of her son , JASPER X. WRIGHT, Columbus,
aged 72. She was a resident of the Eastern part of Brown county, she
died while visiting her son. Surv. are her husband , JOSEPH G. WRIGHT &
8 Children, Mrs. MARY M. ROBERTSON, Smithfield, Kentucky, Mrs. ALBERTA
PERRY, Bartholomew County, Mrs. KATIE FEIGH, Waymansville, Mrs. MALINDA
STEELE, Brown County, HARRISON WRIGHT, Madison, JOSEPH WRIGHT, Edinburg,
SAMUEL WRIGHT, Bismark, Ill, JASPER WRIGHT, Columbus
Buriel was in Ohio Ridge cem.
Bartholomew County
Brown County. democrat, April 22, 1920
Hi I am doing family research on the following surnames, and would
appreciate any help..
Fishel, McCoy, Fox, Nugent. If you can help in any way, I would very
much be in your gratitude. I have a book written on the Fox family I got
from the Brown County genealogy society, so if there is anything else
available, thanks for it.
Sue Fox
In response to Ron Robertson's posting of 14 May, 2000 regarding Sadifer
& Thompson, I have nothing on these two names but I have some scattered
data on the Brownings {Nathan, Grace (Hawley) Browning, and Grace's
husband, Everett Browning}.
Seems that this family is connected with my Poling & Hawley families. If
anyone is interested, I will be glad to share what little I have.
Keith Johnston
Lubbock, TX
Posted on: Brown County In. Query Forum
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Surname: Beaver, Beavers, Garloch
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The Beavers Den, located in either Brown County or Jackson County. This
was a tavern owned and/or operated by my grandfather, Jesse E. Beavers
circa 1930. I would appreciate any information regarding this subject.
Posted on: Brown County In. Query Forum
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Surname: Beaver, Beavers, Garloch
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Beavers in Brown County. I'm lookig for information on my great-great grandfather,
William Beavers. He was born in Nashville, Indiana, which is in Brown County.
William was married to Louisa J. Beavers. Louisa was born 2/13/1854 and
died 5/23/1904. Both are buried at Becks Grove Christian Church Cemetery.
Notice something new?
The Brown County IN Query Forum is now being gatewayed to the Brown County IN
mail list. This gives a wider distribution to the posted queries and makes it
more efficient for those who want to keep up on the postings. It seems like a
great new service by rootsweb.
Sarah Clevenger
Posted on: Brown County In. Query Forum
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Surname: Kellar, Hatton, Morse
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I'm looking for the descendants of Benjamin and Catharine Kellar Hatton.
Benjamin was born about 1780 and married Catherine Kellar in Fairfax Co.,
VA about 1805. He served in the War of 1812 and had several children...Robert
was one I've found who lived in Champaign and Union Co., OH.
Benjamin had a brother, Boling, who married Catherine's sister, Margaret
Kellar, and they moved to Noble Co., OH in 1825 from Strasburg, VA. I have
a lot of their descendants.
One of the Kellar daughters married Hiram Morse and moved to Brown Co about
1850, and I have to wonder with all the Hattons in Brown Co if they were
her cousins. These Kellars descend from Michael and Catharine Monroe Kellar,
both born about 1760 in VA.
Any ideas on their connections?
Posted on: Brown County In. Query Forum
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Surname: Hatton, Kellar
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I'm interested in knowing who Sarah's parents were. I'm looking for the
children of Benjamin and Catherine Kellar Hatton of Loudoun Co and Fairfax
Co, VA. Benjamin was born about 1780, served in the War of 1812, and was
80 in the 1860 VA census. They had several children---I haven't discovered
them yet, but they did have a son, Robert, who married in Strasburg, VA
and lived in Champaign and Union Co, OH. Is he related to Sarah?
Benjamin's brother, Boling Hatton, married Margaret Kellar and moved to
Noble Co., OH (next to Monroe) in 1825.
Hattons and Kellars seem to show up together...and again here in Brown
Co.
Can anyone define these families for me or add to my Hatton collection?
I have lots to share.
Posted on: Brown County In. Query Forum
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Surname: Tull Levin Tull, Mathis Rueben
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Levin Tull b. 1794-1800 (1794) N.C., d. betweem 11 July 1860 and August
1865 Andrew County, Missouri, m.1st. est. about 1823 to Laurana Mathis
b. est. 1801-1810 N.C., d. by September 1846 in Brown County, Indiana,
m.2nd. 16 September 1846 to Luvina(Melvina)Reynolds b. 14 February 1821
Tennessee, d. 27 February 1909 Spokane, Washington.
1. Looking for where Laurana Mathis Tull is buried at in Brown County,
Indiana. There will be also be two small boys graves by her.
2. Her father was Rueben Mathis Sr., looking for where he is buried? Did
he die in Brown or another county?
Thanks, look forward to hearing from you
Hello Brown County:
I would appreciate some help in identifying these families. This is what
I have on them:
Taken from Brown County Health Department Cerificate of Death:
William Sandifer b. 1870 d. April 7, 1895 at Brown County, IN
Age at death: 25 yrs Married
Cause of death: Consumption
Certificate signed by: Nathan Browning, Needmore, IN
Place of Burial: No name given, Brown County IN
Date of Burial: April 9, 1895
Record Filed: April 7, 1895
Taken from Returns of Marriages, Brown County IN Brown County, IN
Marriage Bk 1882-1894:
Name fo Groom: William Sandifer
Place of residence: Brown County, In
Occupation: Farmer
Age at next Birthday: 25
Race: White
Place of Birth: IN
Fathr's Name: Thomas Sandefur (SIC)
Mother's Maiden Name: Poling or Pohing
Name of Bride: Rosa Thompson
Place of Residence: Brown Co., IN
Age at next B'day: 18
Race: White
Place of Birth: IN
Fathers Name: William Thompson
Mother's Maiden Name: Hester David
No. of marriages: One
Where and when married: Brown Co. IN Nov 19, 1893
By David White
Date of return: Jan 19, 1894
Rosa Thompson is my grandmother. She married Pleasant E. "Sonny"
Robertson (My Grandfather) in Monroe County after the death of William
Sandifer, in 1895.
Rosa and William had one son, Ira Sandifer, b. unknown
Any information on either the Thompson or Sandifer Families would be
greatly appreciated. Thaks in advance.
Ron Robertson
Atlantic Beach, FL
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Hello,
I'm new to the list and researching the names Beaty and Watson from Brown Co.
Anyone researching the same?
Also, does anyone have access to the names in Zion Methodist Cemetery, Brown
Co, Indiana?
Thanks in advance,
Cindy Beatty
I'm interested in the Winkler information referred to by James Winkler
in a posting here recently, but I cannot access his site noted in the
posting. Apparently the URL is incorrect. Could you contact me?
Thanks. Keith Johnston
How To Identify a Hindostan Whetstone Marker
Erik Kvale
Richard L. Powell
Indiana Geological Survey
Whetstone headstones are characterized by three distinct physical
qualities. All three of these physical features must be present before one can
be certain the marker in questions is actually a Hindostan Whetstone marker.
First, they are generally more weather resistant than contemporary
local sandstone markers and far more weather resistant than limestone and marble
markers that supplanted them in the early 1850's. Most of the pre-Civil War
marble headstones are no longer legible and vintage limestone markers are little
better. Most of the whetstone markers
appear as if they were engraved a few years ago rather than 150 to 170 years
past because their fine-grained nature and resistance to weathering allowed for
the carving and preservation of some exquisite motifs and
lettering. "Hindostan" whetstones owe their resistance to weathering from
its composition of predominantly quartz grains. Quartz is a mineral that is very
resistant to weathering. These grains are cemented together by a "glue" also
composed of quartz. The whetstone monuments contrast
markedly from the marble and limestone material used later in the 19th
century by monument dealers. The marble and limestone materials are composed
primarily of calcium carbonate or lime that is very reactive to acid rain. As a
result these younger monuments are very weathered
and, in most cases, difficult to read.
Second, the color of a whetstone monument, usually tan, but
including off-white, buff, light brown and some partly rust streaked, is n
contrast to the darker brown and red sandstones or white to gray marble or grey
limestone. Whetstone headstones can typically be distinguished
from other types of markers from a few hundred feet away.
Third, but most important, when viewed on-edge, each marker exhibits a
sequence of relatively thick and thin layers that are characteristic of
Hindostan Whetstone. The alternate thick-thin siltstone layers resemble stacked
interleaved thick and thin cardboard sheets. A thick-thin pair is often
referred to as a "couplet." Besides forming couplets, the layers show a
progressive overall pattern of thickening and thinning. The Hindostan Whetstone
siltstones formed on an ancient tidal flat when Indiana had beach-front property
approximately 300 million
years ago during a period of time referred to as the Pennsylvanian Period.
The formation of the couplets and the progressive thickening and thinning was a
direct result of twice-a-day fluctuations in flood-ebb tidal currents as the
sediments were deposited on a silty tidal flat. Although it is not necessary to
understand how the whetstone thick-thin layers formed, it is very important to
be able to recognize them for no other material used for grave markers in
southern Indiana is known to have this characteristic. The number of couplets
(one thick and one thin layer) seen on whetstone headstones has been as few as
nine and as many as 32 within the space of about two and a half inches.
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More information about the whetstone gravestones.
Sarah Clevenger
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Help is needed.
The Indiana Geological Survey wants to know the locations of grave markers made
from Indiana whetstone. They are easy to recognize. Even though they were made
150-170 years ago, they are still very easy to read. I found one the other day
in the Weeping Willow Cemetery in Beanblossom in Brown county. Where else were
these markers used?
The stone was shipped around the mid-west probably throughout the inland
waterways - even down to Louisiana. For more information see the Survey's web
page:
http://adamite.igs.indiana.edu/indsurv/research/index.htm
When you get there, click on "wherstone gravestone". No one know how far
the stone was shipped from southern Indiana.
Thanks for your help and spread the word.
Sarah Clevenger
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Help is needed.
The Indiana Geological Survey wants to know the locations of grave
markers made from Indiana whetstone. They are easy to recognize. Even
though they were made 150-170 years ago, they are still very easy to
read. I found one the other day in the Weeping Willow Cemetery in
Beanblossom in Brown County. Where else in Brown County were they used?
And where else in the area? The stone was shipped around the mid-west
and even down to Louisiana. For more information see the Survey's web
page:
http://adamite.igs.indiana.edu/indsurv/research/index.htm
When you get there click on "wherstone gravestone". No one know how far
the stone was shipped from southern Indiana.
Thanks for your help and spread the word.
Sarah Clevenger
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