Yes, according to "A Brown County History" by Ray Mathis, the Brown County
Democrat would have been published during that timeframe. But if they lived
in Hamblin Township, I'd also check the Columbus papers. My relatives lived
in Hamblin and Washington Townships on the east side of the county. I've
had luck finding information in the Columbus papers. It's my impression
that people who lived in the eastern part of the county had stronger ties to
Columbus than to Nashville.
Several years ago an organization in Columbus - I think it was the
Historical Society - had microfilms of the Columbus papers. The State
Library in Indianapolis has lots of papers on microfilm.
I took a quick look through the books I have at home, but could not find any
references to your John Wesley or Charity. Have you tried looking them up
in the probate records?
Julia
----- Original Message -----
From: <VWhite0901(a)aol.com>
To: <inbrown(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: [INBROWN] Land records for Br.Co.IN early 1900's and bef.
Julia,
Thank you so very much for you kind offer to help, but after I wrote
that email I was digging around in papers that I had and found a land
description on some of the papers I have from when John Sr. had died.
Also a
cousin I
talked with who lived in Columbus said she would locate a map she
had and
we
could possibly find out where it was. So looks like we are heading
in
the
right direction.
Again.........thanks so very much for you offer. I do have another
question about Brown Co. though. My Gr Grandparents John Wesley
Anderson Jr
and his wife Charity Miller both died young.......1893 and 94
respectfully, and
since they were married 1884, they missed any census, so I have no
record
of them of any kind. I am so very curious about their deaths and
what
might
have happened to them. Do you know if there would have been any
local
papers
during that time period that might have had something in them about
their
deaths? I do know that Charity remarried to a Ambrose Wheatly, but that
is
about all I have on them......I believe that they most likely lived
in
Hamblen
Twp. as did their families before their marriage. His parents were
buried in
the Anderson/Moriah Cemetery , but I don't know where they were
even
buried??
thanks once again...........N.J.Skinner White
..........................original messages..................
The land records are in the county Recorder's Office. If my
understanding
is correct, the BLM only has the original purchases from the
government.
If
an individual sold Mr. Anderson the land, that transaction would not
be
on
the BLM site.
I need to pay forward some genealogical kindness to repay assistance I've
received recently, so here's what I'll do. If you will give me some
additional information about Mr. Anderson, I'll go to the Recorder's
Office
and see what I can find for you. I'll also look for a map that
has range
and township and section markings on it. I purchased a good one several
years ago, but don't know what's available now.
About John Anderson:
- Was he married and what was his wife's name?
- During what date range do you think he was in Brown County?
- Do you have any clues about what part of the county he was in -
township
name, post office, etc.?
Julia
----- Original Message -----
From: <VWhite0901(a)aol.com>
To: <inbrown(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 9:51 AM
Subject: [INBROWN] Land records for Br.Co.IN early 1900's and bef.
>
>
> I'm looking for the right place to find out about land owned in Brown
Co.
> circa early 1900's?
>
> I have the Circuit Court papers for Nov 1909 that says one John
Anderson
> deceased had land, but in looking at the BLM - ES, GLO
website, I did
not
find
> where he had purchased land in Brown Co.IN. Where can I find out
where
the
> land he owned was in Brown Co.?\
>
> thanks so much,
> N.J.Skinner White
>
>
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