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HI List, I am Jackie Penrod Thomas, President of the Grant Co. Genealogy Club. I want to answer questions.
The cemeteries have mostly been done, thanks to Sheila Watson, co-ordinator of this site.
Time is very limited for the Indiana Room's worker, but they will do look-ups. Also the Genealogy Club has a member, Kay Clemons that will do look ups for a donation to the club. The address is: Grant County Genealogy Club, 1419 W. 11th. St. Marion,In.46953
There are no Grant County Histories for sale, unless you happen to find an old one, they have not been in reprint. The club has the following books for sale, you can write to the same address as above.
Marriage Books
Vol.I Sept. 1831-Apr.1882 $20.00
Vol II Apr.1882 - May 15,1898 $20.00
Vol.III May 16,1898 - Jan.11,1910 $20.00
Vol. IV Jan.12,1910 - Oct.28,1924 $20.00
Vol. V. Oct.29,1924 - Dec. 31,1949 $25.00
Obituary Books
Vol. I 1867 - 1894 $22.00 Vol II 1895 -1897 $22.00
Vol.III 1898 - 1900 $22.00 Vol IV 1901 - 1904 $32.00
Vol.V 1905 - 1907 $32.00 Vol VI 1908 - 1910 $28.00
Vol. VII 1911 - 1913 $33.50 Vol.VIII 1914 - 1931 $33.50
Vol IX 1932 - 1934 $33.50 Vol X 1935 - 1936 $ 33.50
Grant County connections Vol I $ 27.00
Volumes ten and eleven of the Obituary books will be out sometime in the near future.
Vol. Two. of Grant County Connections is also in the making, so if anybody with Grant County connections is interested in submitting their ancestor charts please contact me.
A New History of Matthews, Indiana is out, you would need to contact the Matthews Lions club for this.
If I can be of any help, please let me know, I do looks ups with what resources I have here at home.
Jackie C. Penrod Thomas
grayston(a)comteck.com
I used to live very near Grant County, Indiana and I have actually seen the
"Grant County, Indiana obituaries and Survivors" at the Marion Library. It
is actually several volumes, going by years in which people died. They also
have Grant County History volumes there. If I still lived there, I would
be more than glad to go and do some look ups for you, but unfortunately I
now live in Canada and don't have access. However, the ladies who work
there in the Indiana room of the library are very nice and helpful, and I am
sure that if you wrote to them and enclosed a SASE, they would do some
lookups for you. (I've been there when they were working on lookup requests
other people had sent through the mail.) The address is:
Marion Public Library
600 S Washington St,
Marion, IN 46953-1992
Phone: (765)668-2900
They have a very nice genealogy section there. A man named Gerald Rhoades
has transcribed a lot of cemetery information and has indexed census info
for them. They also have a lot of County Death records on microfilm, also
newspapers and marriage licenses on microfilm.
Linda Chan
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From: "Michael Helm" <helm(a)fionn.es.net>
To: <INGRANT-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: Grant Co History look-up?
> MargBond(a)aol.com writes:
> > Anybody know where I can buy a copy of the Grant Co., IN History?
>
> I'm interested in this also.
>
> Another reference that I have heard of is
> "Grant County, Indiana: Obituaries and Survivors"
> I have a title page xeroxed, identifying the
> author & publisher as
> "Grant County Genealogy Club" and Selby Publishing & Printing.
>
> Anybody know anything about this?
>
>
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If someone has a copy of a History of Grant County, would you please look-up
Dr John Anderson? He was a physician in Swayzee from the 1890's, dying there
in 1914. Thanks very much!
Colleen McClain
St Paul, MN
MargBond(a)aol.com writes:
> Anybody know where I can buy a copy of the Grant Co., IN History?
I'm interested in this also.
Another reference that I have heard of is
"Grant County, Indiana: Obituaries and Survivors"
I have a title page xeroxed, identifying the
author & publisher as
"Grant County Genealogy Club" and Selby Publishing & Printing.
Anybody know anything about this?
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From: Vikki Ireland <PHFDma(a)Gateway.Net>
To: <INHOWARD-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 11:28 AM
Subject: Rivers, Andrew Jackson
> Posted on: Howard County Indiana Obituaries Forum
> Reply Here:
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/HowardObits/170
>
> Surname: RIVERS, GIBSON, LUCAS, ENDERS, SANDERS, WYRICK, DAVIS, BEADLES
> -------------------------
>
> ANDREW RIVERS, '61 VETERAN, DIES
>
> LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF HOWARD COUNTY PASSES AWAY AT HOME
>
> Andrew Rivers, aged 73 a Civil War veteran, died yesterday at 9:30 a.m.
> at the home of his daughter, (Bertha E.) Mrs. William Enders, seven and
> one-half miles northeast of this city. Leakage of the heart was the cause
> of his death.
> Mr. Rivers had been a lifelong resident of this county, and was well known
> throughout this section. He leaves two daughters, (Bertha) Mrs. Enders,
> with whom he made his home, and (Nettie) Mrs. Henry Lucas of Marion: three
> sons, Lloyd of Tipton, Luther of east of this city, and Omer, of this
city.
> Three sisters also survive, as follows: Mrs. William Sanders, of this
city,
> Mrs. Nathan Wyrick of Greentown and Mrs. Anna Davis of this city.
> Throughout the Civil War, Mr. Rivers served vailantly with the Union
forces.
> He was a member of the G.A.R. and his comrades will have charge of the
> funeral, which will probably be held Tuesday.
> -----------------------------------------------------------
>
> ANDREW RIVERS DIES
>
> CIVIL WAR VETERAN SUCCUMBS AT HOME OF DAUGHTER.
>
> DEATH RESULTS FROM LEAKAGE OF THE HEART--WELL KNOWN AND VERY WIDELY
RESPECTED.
>
> Andrew (Jackson) Rivers, a Civil War veteran, died at 9:30 o'clock this
> morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Enders, living seven
> and one-half miles northeast of this city. Mr. Rivers was 73 years old
> and had been in falling health for some time. Death was directly due to
> leakage of the heart.
> The deceased is survived by two daughters and three sons. They are: Mrs
> William Enders, Mrs Henry Lucas, Marion: Lloyd Rivers, Tipton: Luther,
> living east of this city. The funeral arrangements have not been made.
> Mr. Rivers was a member of the local post of the G.A.R. and the funeral
> will be held under the direction of the Kokomo post.
> When but a young man Mr. Rivers heard the call of his country and enlisted
> as a volunteer to fight in the Civil War. His life was one of usefulness,
> singular devotion to his family and upright principles. He was well known
> in the county and city where he had lived practically all his life, and
> was wifely respected and beloved by all who knew him.
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> NOTE: From the Death Certificate of file in Howard County, Ind. Andrew
> Jackson Rivers died February 21, 1920, White, Male, Widowed wifes name
> Anna Rivers: Date of Birth March 05, 1844 (Johnson County, Indiana)
Retired
> Farmer: Parents John Rivers and Lamenta Beadles Burial Hopewell Cemetery
> NOTE: From Marriage record on file in Howard County, Indian Andrew J.
Rivers
> married Anna Gibson October 06, 1874...
> NOTE: Civil War Records enlist date March 20, 1862 Co K 60th Reg. Inf.
> Indiana: enlist date February 15, 1865 Co. H 153 Reg. Inf. Indiana...
> NOTE: Andrew Rivers is buried in Hopewell Cemetery next to his mother
Lamenta
> (Beadles) Rivers.
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
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Hi to the List,
I sent the following to a researcher in response to her simple query.
Something that I have never run acrossed is a mention of the fact that
there may be a will in an estate file that does not appear in the will books.
I have found this on two occasions of my husband's ancestor's estates, as
well as my step-father's. It appears from the first two cases mentioned,
the executor named in a will chose not to serve in that capacity or did not
qualify (was deceased, lived out of state...), an administrator was then
appointed, and reference is made in the administrator's report of the "will
attached" and was filed in the estate file, but not recorded in the "big"
book. Regarding my step-father's will, my mother was not mentioned in his
will, even though they had been married for 25 years. He was senile the last
five years and died at the age of 97. He wanted to leave everything to his
"unattentive" children who lived out of state (a fact, not meaning to being
derisive). A step-son by his former marriage was named as executor in the
will. The attorney advised him that my mother, according to law as the
surviving spouse, was entitled to $10,000 off the top, regardless of the
will, and if the will was probated, my mother could break the will, in which
case she would then (also?) be entitled to 1/3 of the estate. The attorney
suggested not probating the will, if all of the legatees would agree to this,
then disposing of the balance of the estate according to the terms of the
will. If they could not agree, the will would be probated, and court costs
and attorney's fees contesting the will could deplete the estate. All agreed
not to probate the will.
Another point I would like to make is that on more than one occasion,
even though the will had been recorded, it was not included in the index to
the book!
Then another point, a husband mentions "his dearly beloved wife" who is
nameless, and you wished he had given her a name. Well, generally speaking,
immediately following the recorded will is an "election of the widow" to
accept the terms of the will, which gives her name, however, this "election"
may have been recorded following the recording of several other wills in
between, and generally speaking again, this "election" does not appear in the
index in the "big" book.
I wondered if any of you have encountered these points, or if you have
anything additional to add that you have encountered.
Lou in Indiana
I would appreciate it if someone could tell me how to go about getting a copy
of a marriage record for Frederick Clevinger and Malinda Garrett dated August
19, 1889.
Thanks,
JN
I forwarded the Benbow interest to the list. Awful. Sorry. I cut and pasted
the initial portion and resending it. Hope this is better.
From: Lora1957(a)aol.com
To: INHENRY-L(a)rootsweb.com
Compendium of Biography
Of
Henry County, Indiana
B. F. Bowen 1920
ADAM V.HARTER
Adam V.Harter, the present recorder of Henry County, Indiana, was
born in Honey Creek, Fall Creek Township,this County, November 2, 1876, his
parents being Ferdinand A. and Mary E. (Benbow) Harter. Mrs. Mary E.Harter
being a native of Henry County, a record of her genealogy will first be
given. Adam V. Benbow, father of Mrs. Harter, was born in North Carolina and
was of Welsh ancestry, his grandfather having been one of three brothers who
together came in a sailing-vessel over the ocean to America and were sold
under what was known in early days as the “apprenticeship” system—that is to
say,they had no funds with which to pay their passage money at the start and
the captain of thevessel which brought them to a port in the new
world “sold” their time and labor to any person in want of “help,” the
length of service and rate of wages being adjusted to Suit the circumstances.
Of the three brothers, it is known that one settled in Maryland, one in
North Carolina, but of the third nothing definite is known as to his
destination or fate. Of the North Carolina “apprentice” the Benbow family of
Indiana are lineal descendants. Barclay Benbow, grandfather of Mrs. Harter,
came from North Carolina to Henry County, Indiana, in an early day,
accompanied by his son Adam V., entered land in Prairie Township and there
passed the remainder of his life.
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Compendium of Biography
Of
Henry County, Indiana
B. F. Bowen 1920
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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 ADAM V.HARTER
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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Adam V.Ha=
rter, the present recorder of Henry County, Indiana, was=20
born in=C2=A0=C2=A0 Honey Creek, Fall Creek Township,this County, November 2=
, 1876, his=20
parents being=C2=A0Ferdinand A. and Mary E. (Benbow) Harter. Mrs. Mary E.Har=
ter=20
being a native of=C2=A0Henry County, a record of her genealogy will first be=
=20
given.=C2=A0 Adam V. Benbow, father of Mrs. Harter, was born in North Caroli=
na and=20
was of Welsh ancestry, his grandfather having been one of three brothers who=
=20
together came in a sailing-vessel over the ocean to America and were sold=20
under what was known in early days as the =E2=80=9Capprenticeship=E2=80=9D s=
ystem=E2=80=94that is to=20
say,they had no funds with which to pay their passage money at=C2=A0the star=
t and=20
the captain of thevessel which brought them to a port in the new=20
world=C2=A0=E2=80=9Csold=E2=80=9D their time and labor to any person in want=
of =E2=80=9Chelp,=E2=80=9D the=20
length of service and=C2=A0rate of wages being adjusted to Suit the circumst=
ances.=20
Of the three brothers, it is=C2=A0=C2=A0known that one settled in Maryland,=20=
one in=20
North Carolina, but of the third nothing definite is known as to his=20
destination or fate. Of the North Carolina =E2=80=9Capprentice=E2=80=9D the=20=
Benbow family of=20
Indiana are lineal descendants. Barclay Benbow, grandfather of Mrs. Harter,=20
came from North Carolina to Henry County, Indiana, in an early day,=20
accompanied by his son Adam V., entered land in Prairie Township and there=20
passed the remainder of his life. Ferdinand A. Harter, father of the=20
subject, was a son of David Harter, a native of=C2=A0Virginia, who settled i=
n=20
Preble County, Ohio. David Harter was a blacksmith by trade, which he worked=
=20
at until leaving Preble County, Ohio. From Preble County, Ohio, he moved to=20
Wayne County, Indiana, where his son Ferdinand A. was born. When David Harte=
r=20
came to Henry County, Indiana, he entered land in Jefferson Township,cleared=
=20
tip in course of time two farms, and was extensively engaged infarming. He=20
died in 1887, when past eighty years of age.=C2=A0 Ferdinand A. Harter was m=
arried=20
in JeffersonTownship, purchased the old Harter homestead, and with him his=20
father spent thelast eight years of his life. Ferdinand A died May 13, 1900,=
=20
in his seventieth year, and his widow now lives with her son, Adam V., in Ne=
w=20
Castle. Ferdinand A. passed his earlier years in farming, and also erected a=
=20
sawmill on his farm. He and his father also ran the first steam thresher in=
=20
Henry County about 1860.The engine was made in Richmond. Indiana, and in=20
connection with the thresher was a chaff separator.=C2=A0 In 1884 they built=
a=20
sawmill, in which the thresher boiler was utilized in conjunction witha new=20
one, and their services were largely in requisition in Henry and adjacent=20
Counties. Ferdinand A. and his father were both Republicans in politics.=20
David was a Dunkard in religion, while Ferdinand A. and wife were among the=20
originalmembers of the Christian church at Mount Summit, of which Adam Benbo=
w=20
was a prominent member. Peter Harter, a brother of Ferdinand A., lost his=20
life in the battle of Chickamauga, and two brothers, John and Oliver, still=20
live in Jefferson Township in the vicinity of Sulphur Springs. To Ferdinand=20
A. and MaryE. (Benbow) Harter have been born nine children, namely: Theodore=
,=20
a farmer at Honey Creek: John, a mechanic at Mount Summit: William also a=20
mechanic and at present in=C2=A0Arkansas; Frank, principal of the East schoo=
l at=20
New Castle; Adam V., the subject of this memoir; Elmer, in New Castle:=20
Lillie, wife of Frank Lester, on the old farm: Rose, wife of Fay Rader, of=20
Sulphur Springs: and Ethel, who is deputy recorder. Adam V.Harter was=20
educated in Sulphur Springs and early became an accomplished musician. He fo=
r=20
about nine years taught piano and organ playing in nearly every part of Henr=
y=20
County, In November 1900, he was elected county recorder on the Republican=20
ticket, and took possession of the office on the 17th of the same month.=C2=
=A0 The=20
duties of the office are performed by him self and sister and have given=20
entire satisfaction to the public. In fact, all the male members of the=20
family are Republicans, and Frank Harter has succeeded in=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 keeping=20
the party intact in his district, although living in a strongly Democratic=20
Township. Frank was also in his early days a schoolteacher and followed the=20
vocation=C2=A0fifteen years. The two brothers, the sister and the mother liv=
e=20
together as one family=C2=A0and are held in the highest possible esteem in t=
he=20
social circles of the city and township. Adam V. still owns a part of the ol=
d=20
homestead, which consisted of one hundred=C2=A0and sixty acres and was first=
owned=20
by his grandfather
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Hello to the list, This is rather lengthy, but if you a a newby genealogist
to Grant Co, it should be worth bearing with me.
From : Handy Book for Genealogists, Everton Publishing Co., Logan, Utah
(Every serious genealogist needs easy access to this book.)
Knox Co was formed in 1790 from the Northwest Territory.
Clark Co was formed in1801 from Knox Co.
Dearborn Co was formed in 1803 from Clark Co
Wayne Co was fromed in 1811 from Clark & Dearborn Co's
Randolph Co was formed in 1818 from Wayne Co.
Delaware Co was formed in 1827 from Randolph Co
Grant Co was formed in 1831 from [present day]Delaware, Madison & Grant.
So as one can see, prior to Grant, search Delaware Co
Prior to Delaware Co search Randolph Co, etc,
A point to consider here is that at some point, a southern portion of Grant
(I think it was only a couple of miles) was cut off and became part of
Madison Co. I don't have this date at hand or the actual amount. Perhaps
someone can enlighten us.
An 1820 map in the front of the book, Indiana 1820 census, ed. by Willard
Heiss and published by the Indiana Historical Society, shows that present day
Delaware and Grant Co's were within the Delaware Co (unorganized territory).
Please note that the Delaware County in the 1820 census, and which both
Delaware and Grant Co is shown a part of, is not what is present day Delaware
Co organized in 1827 and for which there are no county records previous to
that date. It is very confusing to say the least for new researchers.
It is too bad that there is no explanation of the unorganized Territory of
Delaware (IN) in the Handy Book. Of course it does not seem from any source
searched that much of anything is known of this territory. One source
suggested that the seat of justice was probaly in Bartholomew Co. I have
done research in Bartholomew Co, but was not concerned with the early time,
so didn't pursue to see if there were actually any records there pertaining
to the territory.
In the 1830 census for Delaware Co is a township called Mississenaway.
Most of the persons living in this township lived in the area of present day
Grant Co, of which many of whom were Quakers from, Wayne & Randolph Co's,
previously from the Carolinas.
URL for the Delaware Co listserve - INDELAWA-L(a)rootsweb.com
URL for IN marriages to 1850 -
http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/mirr.html
Generally speaking one will not find Quaker marriage license in county
records, but some notes regarding some Quaker marriages are shown on this
site.
Hope this will be of help to some of you. Lou in Indiana
DATABASES OF THE DAY (Free for 10 Days!)
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HARTFORD CITY AND MONTPELIER, INDIANA DIRECTORY, 1895
Hartford City and Montpelier are both located in Blackford County,
and Hartford City is the county seat. This database is a
transcription of a city directory originally published in 1895. In
addition to providing the residents' names, it provides their
addresses and occupational information. Also included in this
database is the "Gazetteer of Landowners of Blackford County, 1895."
The database includes more than 2,500 names, mostly heads of
household.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. "Hartford City and Montpelier,
Indiana Directory, 1895." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com,
2000. Original data: "Hartford City and Montpelier, IN, 1895."
Hartford City, IN, 1895; "Gazetteer of Landowners of Blackford
County, 1895." Anderson, IN: Columbia Direct, 1895.
To search this database, go to:
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5414.htm
This database is also included in the 1890 Census Reconstruction
Project and can be searched through its main page at:
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/1890sub/main.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Grant County subscribers: You might be interested in the above
database. Blackford Co. is one of the bordering counties of Grant Co.
As per my files:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Chan" <lindachan1347(a)telus.net>
To: <INGRANT-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: Grant County history question
The Grant County website, which can be found at the following link:
http://ww1.comteck.com/~tdtw98a/grant.htm
contains this information:
Grant County was at one time a part of the county of Knox, but at the time
of its organization was included within the limits of Delaware County.
The inconvenience to the settlers of transacting county business at Muncie
became so great that in 1831 a petition was presented praying for the
organization of a new county.
The County of Grant was approved February 10, 1831 by the General Assembly
of the State of Indiana.
The county seat was located in May, 1831, and was named by the county
commissioners in honor of the "Swamp Fox" of the Palmetto State, General
Francis Marion.
The first term of commissioners' court was held in Grant County at the house
of David Branson, Monday September 5, 1831, and continuing three days.
Jeremiah Sutton was elected president. Commissions of Jesse Vermilya, clerk,
and Benjamin Berry, sheriff-elect were presented and received the oath of
office.
David Branson was appointed county treasurer and Nathan Branson county
agent.
----- Original Message -----
From: <LDEAA(a)aol.com>
To: <INGRANT-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 2:29 PM
Subject: Grant County history question
> I know that Grant County was formed from one of its contiguous counties.
> Does anyone know which county that was and when Grant County was formed?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Larry
>
>
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And so, how did Grant County get started? Janni
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From: <LDEAA(a)aol.com>
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Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: My Grant County question
> Thanks to everyone on the list who responded to my question about Grant
> County history and the origins of Grant County. I have received several
> replies, for which I am very grateful. This will help me in my search for
my
> ancestors who came to the "Grant County area" a few years before 1831.
I've
> been looking in the wrong place!
>
> The only editorial comment I want to make is the information I received is
> varied in its answer to Grant County's beginnings. Some say Knox County,
> some say Delaware County, some say Madison County and some say a
combination
> of Delaware, Madison and Cass. Despite the differing opinions, the
> information will be helpful.
>
> Thanks, again.
>
> Larry
>
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Thanks to everyone on the list who responded to my question about Grant
County history and the origins of Grant County. I have received several
replies, for which I am very grateful. This will help me in my search for my
ancestors who came to the "Grant County area" a few years before 1831. I've
been looking in the wrong place!
The only editorial comment I want to make is the information I received is
varied in its answer to Grant County's beginnings. Some say Knox County,
some say Delaware County, some say Madison County and some say a combination
of Delaware, Madison and Cass. Despite the differing opinions, the
information will be helpful.
Thanks, again.
Larry
I know that Grant County was formed from one of its contiguous counties.
Does anyone know which county that was and when Grant County was formed?
Thanks,
Larry
Thought the list would be interested in this:
A data base, based on the Universal Masonic Record and Directory, published by Leon Hynaman in 1860.
This is free on Ancestry.com until 11 Feb.1001
To search this database go to.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4960.htm
Happy Hunting
Jackie
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