Requesting information about land and other records for Franklin County,
Indiana.
Bible records indicate my great-great-grandfather William THARP was born in
Indiana in 1814, his father, John Tharp evidently was there at that time. I
have been unable to find the name of William's mother. However, the only
THARP marriage that took place in Indiana in time for the pair to be parents
of William was a John Tharp and Elizabeth DOLLAR, married in Franklin
County, Indiana in 1812.
My questions. 1.) Are there any tax or other records that would name family
members in Franklin County at that time? 2.) Would land records indicate the
wife's name? 3.) Can anyone give me a guidance on ways to determine names of
family members in Franklin County, Indiana in the 1810/20 time frame? I
believe they were members of the Baptist faith.
I have found William's father listed on William's marriage record in Fulton
County, Illinois, but I have never been able to determine his mother's name.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Don
detharp(a)feist.com