I am trying to track down the family of James M. Thompson and Mary C.
City. According to the Indiana marriages before 1850, they were married
12/9/1847 in Greene County. I have been unable to find them in the 1850
census. I think I found them in Cass twp., Sullivan Co., IN in 1860.
At that time, they had the following children: Charles, Sarah, Steven,
Rachael C., Stacy and Laura. I believe that Rachael married Henry
Zackaria Neal 10/28/1882. Family legend says she had a daughter, Ida,
when they were married. Is there any source to find out who the father
was? After Henry died 12/6/1893, Rachael married Arterman Corbett Rowse
in 1896.
Was there a general procedure for unwed mothers during this period?
Would Rachael have been sent to live with her grandparents? I have an
autobiography from one of my aunts that says Rachael was living in
Greene County, but not the township when she married Henry Neal in Lewis
twp., Clay County.
At any rate, I don't know who James' parents were. I have been unable
to find James and Mary in either Greene or Sullivan Co. in the 1870 and
1880 census. I have been told that the county lines changed during this
period. I am guessing that Cass twp., Sullivan Co. is near where
Shakamak State Park is now and Lewis twp., Clay Co. and Wright twp.,
Greene Co. come together. Can anyone tell me more about this? Did part
of Cass twp., Sullivan County, become part of Wright twp., Greene County
or Lewis twp., Clay County between 1860 and 1870 or did they just move.
If I have the correct James and Mary Thompson in the 1860 census, they
told the census taker that they were both born in VA. Mary's parents,
Christopher City (Citty) and Rachel C. Miller came to Wright twp.,
Greene Co., in from VA either Pittsylvania or Bedford County.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Jim Heath
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Duncan, Elleman, Embree, Harmon, Harris, Harry, Hastings, Heath, Hines,
Hostetler, Jones, Jordan, Leonard, Longdon, Love, Merrill, Minor
(Miner), Neal, Miller, (O')Mooney, Owen(s), Phillips, Retherford,
Shaffer, Shuey, Straw, Thompson, Underwood, White
Wife - Allan, Bennington, Bigham, Gregory, Hamilton, Herrington, Howard,
McHarry, McCuen, Morrow, Nicholas, Pond, Shugarts, Stockwell, Swanson,
Wods (Woods)
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