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Someone asked for more stories of the olden days.
Thought you might enjoy this:
1. Corunna Town was my old town.
When I was but a lad
We'd climb in the old spring wagon
And ride to town with Dad.
2. The horses waded through the mud
And it took us near a day
The roads didn't get much better
Until the month of May.
3. One horse went lame and what to do
There really was no choice
We drove right in the blacksmith shop
And talked to John Du Bois.
4. We ripped the harness coming in
Geo. Miles agreed to sew it down
Told Dad-Go do his shopping
And show us boys the town.
5. We went to Milo Thomases store
For a hammer and a saw
Then Charley Tompkins sold some shears
And a dishpan for our Ma.
6. Course we liked to trade at Knauers
Cause Harvey liked us boys you see
And always gave some candy
To my brother Will and me.
7. That night down in Corunna town
We met a man name Case
Yep! I see him setting over there
Still running in the race.
8. We went to Dr. Mercer's
He got a bottle big and white
And dished out guanine powders
And wrapped each one nice and tight.
9. Pa said he'd mail his letters
With our postmaster Cremane
And then we'd have to hurry back
It looked so much like rain.
10.Pa run his fingers through his hair
As his lip began to pucker
Said "I most forgot my haircut
So I'll have to see Bill Tucker."
11.Now if Bill is gone a fishing
I'll have Doug Wallace cut my hair
You boys go to Henry Freeds drygoods store
And I will meet you there.
12.Pa met us then at Henry Freeds'
Bought some socks and a necktie
And sent us to the R. R. bridge
To watch the trains go by.
13.Pa said I'll soon come over
But I feel I'm getting chills
So I'll go to O. P. Rabers
And get a box of pills.
14.Course Pa believed in doctors
Said Dr. Rudolph cured his gout
And Dr.Snyder took him somewhere
And cut his pendix out.
15.And how well I yet remember
The livery barn behind the tree
Its stables filled with horses
That belonged to Al McKee
16.We most forgot the singletrees
Bill Leins for us mended
And then we started home again
Where soon our trip was ended.
17.Stories of Love in Corunna Town
Back in the days of old
Might get me into trouble
So I'll leave them all untold
18.Now I'm old with memory short
The light is fading from my eye
I hope with none forgotten
I bid you all Good-Bye
By Usiah Rienoehl who was born Feb. 19, 1873 and died
July 5, 1939
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What's New?
As of February 21, 2000
Biographies: MADDEN, Alpheus W. * MAY, George * MCCAGUE, James P. *
MCCLELLAN, James Y. * MCCLURE, Timothy * MCCORD, Howard B. * MCNABB, Warren
* MILKS, David * MILLER, Conrad * MILLER, Forest * MILLER, Lafayette J. *
MILLER, William C. * MONDHANK, Walter J. * MONTAVON, Colonel E. * MOTT,
Egbert B. * MOUNTZ, Walter W. * MUMAW, Samuel A. * MUSSER, Jesse J. *
MYERS, Franklin P. * NEBELUNG, Fred J. * NEWCOMER, Christian * NEWCOMER,
George W. * NIMMONS, Frank W. * NISBET, James R. * NODINE, Silas * NODINE,
William J. * NOIROT, George * NUGEN, S.H. * OBERLIN, John J. * OLINGER,
Frank W. * OLINGER, Jacob N. * OSWALT, A.M. * OTTO, John F. * PARK, George
W. * PEPPLE, Joseph * PETERS, Albert H. * PLACE, Reed F. * POMEROY, James
E. * POTTS, John S. * POWERS, A.S. * PROVINES, Alexander * PROVINES, James
* RALSTON, Andrew J. * REED, Charles R. * REMPIS, Theodore * REYNOLDS,
Melvin E. * RHOADS, Willis * RITTER, F.H. * ROCK, George * ROHM, Ezra *
ROHM, Simon * ROLAND, Levi * ROSE, James E. * SAYLOR, E.W. * SCHIFFLI,
Andrew * SCHIFFLI, Anthony * SCHOPF, Elias * SCHULTHESS, George * SEILER,
Franklin P. * SHAFFER, George * SHAFFER, Oliver E. * SHEETS, Martin C. *
SHERWOOD, John V. * SHOEMAKER, Emanuel R. * SHOEMAKER, Henry D. * SHONER,
George * SHOUDEL, John M. * SHOUDEL, Michael L. * SHOWALTER, Henry M. *
SHOWALTER, J.W. * SHOWALTER, Joseph E. * SHULTZ, Albert L. * SHURTS, P.A. *
SKILLING, J.R. * SNYDER, Jacob F. * SPROTT, Thomas H. * STAFFORD, Thomas C.
* STONE, Samuel G. * STROH, Adam * SWARTS, David J. * SWARTZ, Melvin
1860 Census Union
Korean War Veterans Program
In search of information on a ROBERT CRAWFORD m to a MABEL BUCKLEY.
Evidence points to the time period of 1840-1860.
There children were CLARE CRAWFORD b approx 1860-61, JOHN CRAWFORD; CLAUDIA
CRAWFORD.
Cannot pinpoint location or migration of this family prior to 1890.
Only lead is that CLARE CRAWFORD married BENJAMIN HARRIS b Coldwater, MI
around 1886-90.
My father BENJAMIN F. HARRIS was b to CLARE on 17APR1893 in Butler, DeKalb
County, Indiana.
DeKalb County is in northeast corner of Indiana on the Ohio border not to
far south of Coldwater, Michigan in Branch County.
I am at dead-end on this CRAWFORD family whom could have migrated from
anywhere in the US.
Any names sound familiar please contact me.
Cheryl,
I have no evidence that my line went to NC. I may have some of that
info however, so if you tell me what specific name you're looking for I'd be
happy to check or at the very least, keep it in my mind as I search. Thanks
for all the tips.
Regards,
Andrea (ALBRIGHT) Palmer
I came across a book last summer that was helpful for me in my Clear/Clapp
research when I was stuck in Darke Co., OH. and Randolph Co., IN.
Anyway the book's name is:
Joseph Harvey Vance, Albright, Clapp, Burk families, including Philip and
Anna Christina (Clapp) Albright, their ancestors and descendants,
(Lombard, Ill (310 N. Garfield St., Lombard 60148): 1987).
and it lead me to Guilford Co., NC (and as it turns out I have Albright
ancestors, too.)
Also if your not sure of where in Ohio, I have found that the
Miami Valley Genealogy Index
http://www.tdn-net.com/genealogy/mvgi/mvgi-idx.htm#start
to be helpful in giving possible leads.
And if you know the exact dates of death I would try and get the obituaries
if they're available.
You may also want to see if GenForum has an Albright page
http://genforum.genealogy.com/
If so, you could look for your ancestor in the queries or post a query
yourself.
And check
http://www.familysearch.org/
Good luck,
Cheryl
Here's some sites to check out too:
Firstmom's Ship Lists -25 ships I transcribed, links leading to thousands
more.
http://members.tripod.com/~KHuish/ships.htm
<A
HREF="http://www.worldwide-top100.net/tops5/rankem.cgi?action=in&id=ancestry">
Top 100 Genealogy Sites</A> closer to top 500 sites really.
Firstmom's Military links for genealogy- includes War of 1812 all the way to
Veitnam era. Categorized by wars, and also states in the Civil War. Also
includes links and info on getting military records from the National
Archives.
http://members.tripod.com/~KHuish/military.htm
Freebies for Genealogists- includes links forms/letters in various languages
for sending requests for records overseas, and also forms to print free to
keep track of your own genealogy data, graphics, clip-art, volunteer lookup
sites, places to get free family homepages, Gedcom readers, just lots of neat
stuff!
http://members.tripod.com/~KHuish/free.htm
Hi Andrea,
Have you looked for your ancestors in the 1850, 1860, and 1870 Indiana (or
Ohio or Penn.) Census Index. Once you find him in the index that will tell
you what microfilm to look in (County, township and page) to see what
children were enumerated with him. Prior to 1850 the Census only gives the
name of the head of household and the number of males and females in his
household. Even that gives you an idea of how large a family and how many
boys and girls he had, and therefore how many people you are looking for and
their approx. ages.
Census records are a valuable, even critical first step.
Steve
Yes, I have come to a dead end in my ALBRIGHT research. Cannot seem to get
past my ggggrandfather. Some of the "given" names are so repititious it's
hard to link to the correct line. I'm very new at this. Where should I post
a query?? The name I am looking for is my ggggrandfather Philip ALBRIGHT b.
abt 1800 OH or PA & d. 1872 Dekalb Co., IN. He was md. in OH 1825 to
Catherine BICKEL who died Dekalb, IN 1892. It is the parents & siblings iof
above named Philip that I seek.
I would like to know more about early Dekalb Co. and it's people. Stories of
everyday life in those early days would be interesting.
Thank you,
Andrea Palmer
Lucy,
I was finally able to talk to Dave Albright and he gave me some names of
the Shaffer Family who are buried in Corunna Cemetery. I was wondering
if you had anything on them I don't have dates only names.
David Shaffer ----- wife's g-grandfather I have his information.
George Shaffer
Lewis Shaffer ----- possibly wife's gg-grandfather
Roy Shaffer
I'm planning a trip to the Dekalb area at the end of April or early May.
from what Dave told me Kendalville is close by so I may stop there also
looking for my Thorp/Sharp connections. Any tips on where to stop when
I'm in the area would be appreciated and if there is any information on
the above names would be appreciated also.
Thanks,
Steve
Have you come to a Dead End in some of your research?
What kind of assistance would benefit you?
What would help in the form of a discussion on the
DeKalb Mailing list?
The research problems or questions, would not
necessarily have to pertain to DeKalb County. By
sharing our thoughts, problems and questions, we may
be able to make some inroads in the research and
improve our Web site.
Many of you have placed queries on the query page,
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it comes to research.
Your response will be appreciated.
Lucy
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As of February 6, 2000
· 1860 Census Stafford
· 1850 Census Stafford
· Biographies: HANES, G.W. * HARDING, L.C. * HARDING, Verne E. * HARMES,
George E. * HARTMAN, Ezra D. * HARTMAN, Joel E. * HARWOOD, Thomas W. *
HAVERSTOCK, Samuel G. * HAWVER, Benjamin F. * HEBEL, John * HEITZ, Joseph
P. * HEMPSTREET, Jeremiah * HENDERSON, John W. * HIGH, Samuel M. * HIGLEY,
Luther H. * HINES, Francis M. * HINE, Sheldon H. * HINMAN, William H. *
HIXSON, Forest A. * HODGE, Chester P. * HOFFELDER, Frank C. * HOFFELDER,
John * HOFF, Frank A. * HOFF, John P. * HOGUE, Francis A. * HOGUE, Frank *
HOHL, Joseph * HOLLISTER, Wellington H. * HOSE, Walter R. * HOUGHTON, C.A.
* HULL, Joseph A. * HULL, Russell L. * HUSSELMAN, Adam W. * HUSSELMEN,
Henry * JACKMAN, Isaac M. * JACKMAN, Jefferson W. * JACKMAN, John *
JACKMAN, Norman T. * JONES, John W. * JONES, Milton C. * JUDSON, Harvey T.
* KEGGEREIS, Joseph * KELLEY, Alfred * KELLEY, Douglas * KELLY, Eugene *
KETTERING, William C. * KIMSEY, John M. * KIPLINGER, Michael * KNAUER, J.H.
* KOCH, John C. * KOSHT, David R. * KOSHT, Simon P. * KRAMER, Albert A. *
KRAUS, John * KRONTZ, John H. * KUHLMAN, Aubrey L. * KUHLMAN, George W. *
KUTZNER, Myron S. * LAWHEAD, James G. * LEAS, Byron * LEAS, Daniel L. *
LEAS, John * LEAS, Obediah * LEASURE, John H. * LEASURE, Lida * LEAS,
William H. * LEHMBACK, Charles * LEIGHTY, Fred B. * LEIGHTY, Jacob D. *
LEINS, Adam * LITTLE, Edward O. * LOCHNER, John C. * LOCKHART, Robert W. *
LOCKHART, William M. * LOCKWOOD, Reuben * LONG, J.P. * LONG, Jackson A. *
LOWER, Jacob * LUNG, Noah A. * LUTZ, Jacob * LUTZ, John
I am interested in MEESE lines in DeKalb Co., IN. John Meese, Jr
(1803-1861 DeKalb Co., IN) and spouse Sarah ROBERSON (1806- ) . I
don't have a death date on Sarah (Roberson) MEESE and would like to
learn as much as I can about their children.
Descendants of JOHN MEESE, Jr
1 JOHN MEESE, Jr 1803 - 1861 b: 1803 in PA d: January 26, 1861 in
Dekalb Co, IN
. +SARAH ROBERSON 1806 - b: 1806 in PA
........ 2 William MEESE 1828 - b: 1828 in OH
............ +Margaret NORTON ? 1830 - b: 1830
........ 2 Margaret MEESE 1829 - 1902 b: September 03, 1829 in OH d:
January 21, 1902 in DeKalb Co., IN
............ +James MCDANIEL
........ 2 FRANCES ELIZABETH MEESE 1831 - 1913 b: July 02, 1831 in
Lawrence Twp, Stark Co, OH, (on a farm) d: August 02, 1913 in Stark
Co, OH
............ +WILLIAM KIRK 1830 - 1896 b: 1830 in PA d: 1896 in
Lawrence Twp, Stark County, OH
........ 2 Jane R MEESE 1832 - b: August 1832 in OH
............ +John M PORTER b: in OH
........ 2 Thaddeus MEESE 1841 - 1922 b: 1841 in OH d: 1922 in
WHEELER CO, NEB
............ +Laura E BAILEY b: in OH
........ 2 Isaac MEESE 1844 - 1931 b: April 03, 1844 in OH d: April
16, 1931 in DeKalb Co, IN
............ +Amanda MELTON 1844 - 1910 b: December 13, 1844 in
Concord Twp, DeKalb Co., IN d: December 03, 1910 in DeKalb Co, IN
........ 2 Aaron MEESE 1846 - b: 1846 in OH d: in Washington twp,
DeKalb County, IN, (1880)
............ +Elizabeth PACKER
........ 2 John Robinson MEESE 1849 - 1930 b: September 06, 1849 in
Stark Co., OH d: October 16, 1930 in ae 81.1.10, Dekalb County,
Wilmington Twp-Auburn, OH
............ +Alice CLINGAN - 1901 d: February 09, 1901 in Aurora,
NE
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I have been in search of the CRAWFORD & HARRIS connection for quite awhile.
My grandfather, b 1857-60 possibly in Coldwater, MI married a CLARE M.
CRAWFORD & lived in DeKalb County.
My Father BENJAMIN F. HARRIS ll was born 17APR1893 in Butler, IN.
I notice that a G. W. CRAWFORD performed many marriages in DeKalb County
in the 1870s. Does anyone have info on or be willing to do a lookup on GW
CRAWFORD & family to see if any connection exists between he & my grandmother
CLARE M. CRAWFORD (believe M stood for Martha) . Any help we be greatly
appreciated
Richard Harris
There's a story such as yours that has been told around the Warsaw IN area
for years. I'm not from around here but if you will give me some time, maybe
I can find someone with more details.
----- Original Message -----
From: THOMAS P. TARANTINO <rowie(a)parrett.net>
To: <INDEKALB-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 4:34 PM
Subject: [INDEKALB-L] Morty McNabb
> Hi,
>
> I have a family tradition/mystery I cannot solve. I was always told
> that my gg grandfather, John Oliver McNabb had a son named Morty.
> I can find no trace of Morty. I've checked the 1870 census and the 1880
> census. John O. McNabb was there along with his other children, but no
> Morty. Family tradition has it that at the age of 14 or 15, Morty tried
> to hop a freight train. He didn't make it and fell under the wheels.
> He lived for just a short time. It was said that the night he died,
> that gg grandpa John Oliver just walked the streets, and shortly after
> Morty's death, he moved into the Indiana State Soldiers Home in
> LaFayette, Indiana.
> John's last child listed on the census was Ada, born in 1872. John went
> to the Indiana State Soldiers home in 1896. My guess, based on these
> dates, is that Morty would have to have been born about 1880 (of course,
> after the census!)
> Has anyone ever come across a story like this in an old paper, or does
> anyone have any ideas how to find Morty? HELP!!!
>
> Yours in Christ,
> Debbie
>
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Hi,
I have a family tradition/mystery I cannot solve. I was always told
that my gg grandfather, John Oliver McNabb had a son named Morty.
I can find no trace of Morty. I've checked the 1870 census and the 1880
census. John O. McNabb was there along with his other children, but no
Morty. Family tradition has it that at the age of 14 or 15, Morty tried
to hop a freight train. He didn't make it and fell under the wheels.
He lived for just a short time. It was said that the night he died,
that gg grandpa John Oliver just walked the streets, and shortly after
Morty's death, he moved into the Indiana State Soldiers Home in
LaFayette, Indiana.
John's last child listed on the census was Ada, born in 1872. John went
to the Indiana State Soldiers home in 1896. My guess, based on these
dates, is that Morty would have to have been born about 1880 (of course,
after the census!)
Has anyone ever come across a story like this in an old paper, or does
anyone have any ideas how to find Morty? HELP!!!
Yours in Christ,
Debbie