Jan,
The Gibson County Historical Society had reprinted that and several other
Gibson County history books and maps. They also print a monthly
newsletter, "County Lines", that contains various Gibson County history in
each issue. To see what books are still available and inquire about
membership, write to:
Gibson County Historical Society
P.O. Box 516
Princeton, IN 47670-4946
Gen. John Gibson Chapter DAR has reprints of Tartt's 1884 History and
Stormont's 1914 History of Gibson County, IN. available. The Tartt's is
$37.50 ,The Stormont's History is $65.00. The Shipping and Handling is
$5.00 for each book. Both books are indexed. Write to:
Sherry Newton
Book Chairman
RR#1 Box 506A
Ft. Branch, IN 47648-9764
Ernie
At 09:50 AM 03/08/2003 -0600, you wrote:
Ernie you and Donna have been a God send. Thank you so much for your
help.
I have a copy of Leonard's Military records and also Pension records. I
would love to purchase a copy of L.O. Emerson's book "Looking Back at Gibson
County" Is it still in print? If so, where can I get it?
Jan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ernie & Connie Lasley" <elasley(a)sigecom.net>
To: <INGIBSON-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [INGIBSON] Rueben Emerson
> Jan,
>
> Donna has cited one of the best references for Gibson County History and
> has about the same information that found in Stormont's History, another
> good reference. I did find that some references have an "h" and an
"e" in
> the name, Rhineheart. I found where Leonard Rhineheart served as a Pvt.
> with Co. "B", 58th Inf. and was mustered out on 11 Nov 1864.
>
> Len Rinehart is also mentioned a couple of times in the book "Looking Back
> at Gibson County", by L.O. Emmerson. One of the articles is about men who
> made their living by buying up surplus chickens (and probably other goods)
> and shipping them by river to New Orleans. Len Rinehart is mentioned in
> this article as one of the men who followed the river trade.
>
> Ernie
>
> At 01:54 AM 03/07/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >Jan,
> >
> >I have no known connection to Reuben Emerson, so won't be able to answer
any
> >questions about what I'm sending you. I'm just feeling in a helpful
mood
> >tonight and have some rare "free" time. So, for what it's worth
[brackets
> >are mine - Tartt is a little confusing sometimes], here's what I found
about
> >Reuben...
> >Donna in Kansas
> >---------
> >from Tartt's History of Gibson County (1884)
> >
> >p. 61 - Reuben Emerson, brother of Jesse, came to the county in 1813, and
> >settled in Sec. 32, T 3 R 11, where he made his home until his death in
1832.
> > He reared a good-sized family, and left quite a large estate. James L.
> >Emerson, residing on the old homestead, Lucilla Rosborough, and Thomas
> >Emerson, of Owensville, are the only members of the family now living.
> >
> >p. 173 - there is quite a lengthy bio of Reuben Emerson
> >highlights: family was from Virginia, later Lincoln Co., KY, then to
> >southern part of Gibson Co. in 1813. Reuben died 1831 [conflicts with
above
> >date of 1832.] He married Elizabeth Logan, who was also a Virginian by
> >birth, born in 1780. She died in 1864. By that union there were 7 sons
and
> >4 daughters. Of the sons was Jesse, the father of the subject of this
sketch
> >[i.e., there's an "old" Reuben and a "young" Reuben -
younger is son of
Jesse
> >according to Tartt.] He [Jesse] was born in Lincoln Co., KY in 1811 -
came
> >to IN in his 2nd year. After he grew to manhood he farmed on a tract of
land
> >south of the old homestead. He lived there until 1864, when he moved to
a
> >place north of Owensville, on the road to Princeton, and there remained
until
> >his death, in 1879.
> > He married Margaret Ann Redman, dau of Absalom & Elizabeth (Smith)
> > Redman.
> >She was b in Adair Co, KY in 1813, and came to this county in 1833. She
> >still survives her husband and is a resident of the old farmstead. The
> >offspring of the union of Jesse and Margaret A. Emerson were 8 children,
5 of
> >whom are now living.
> >Reuben is the oldest of their children. He was born on the farm in
Gibson
> >Co., where his father first lived after his marriage Nov. 29, 1834. He
grew
> >to manhood in the country, and remained at home until 1854, when he
married
> >and went to farming on a place 4 miles north of Owensville, on which farm
he
> >continued until 1880, when he came to Princeton and engaged in the drug
> >business, in which he continued until 1830 (sic). On the 1st of March
the
> >same year he commenced the furniture and undertakers business, in which
he is
> >still engaged. On the 19th of October, 1854, he m Lucinda J. Mauck, dau
of
> >Joseph & Grace. She was b in Gibson Co. Her parents are natives of
> >Washington Co., TN, and came to IN in 1826. Mrs. Emerson died Apr 4,
1879.
> >There were 2 sons: Thomas and Calvin. The former married Martha, dau of
> >William Woods. On 27 Sep 1880, Mr. Emerson married his present wife, who
was
> >Mrs. Mary A. Montgomery nee Robb. She was b in Posey Co., IN and is the
dau
> >of Thomas & Minerva Robb. Both Mr. & Mrs. Emerson are members of the
> >Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
> >
> >p. 197 - "Montgomery Township"
> >Jesse Emerson, afterward associate judge, and a very prominent and
> >influential man in the county, came here from KY in 1811, and settled on
the
> >road leading from Owensville to Princeton, in the northwest quarter of
Sec
> >28, T2 R 11. He reared a large family, of whom Henry Emerson, at
Haubstadt,
> >is the only one living. Reuben Emerson, brother of the above, came to
the
> >county in 1813, and settled in what is now Johnson Township.
> >
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