Here's something else that Lori Ammerman sent me. It's the information
from the brand book in Jennings. Kind of interesting trivia:
BRAND BOOK
JENNINGS COUNTY, INDIANA
Jones, William a crop and under bit in the left ear and a
split in the right
ear
9 Feb. 1837
Freeman, William smooth crop of each ear and a slit in
the left ear
11 Feb. 1837
Laturn (?), Joseph a slit in each ear
11 Feb. 1837
Botton, William a smooth crop of each ear and an underbit out
of the left
ear
6 Mar 1837
Brown, John a hole in the left ear and a swallow
fork in the right ear
18 Mar 1837
Jones, William A. a smooth crop of the right ear & a slit
in the left ear
14 Mar 1837
Moore, Richard a crop and slit in the right ear and a crop and
hole in the
left
28 Mar 1837
Jones, James K. a swallow fork and upper bit out of the right
ear and a crop
of the
21 Apr 1837 left ear
Dwyer, Edward a swallow fork in the left ear
27 Feb 1837 (this record was stricken from
the records)
Holsclaw, Jacob D. one underbit out of each ear & an upper
bit out of the
right ear
27 Feb. 1837
Moore, Mary a smooth crop of the right ear and two
slits in the same
11 Apr 1837
Burton, David a swallow fork in the left ear and a smooth
crop of the right
ear
4 May 1837
Woodson, William a smooth crop two slits & an underbit
in the right ear and
an upper
4 May 1837 half crop in the left ear
Dwyer, William a smooth crop of the right ear and a underbit
and upper bit
out of
15 May 1837 the left ear
Hartwell, Reuben two slits in the right ear and an upper
bit out of the left
ear
20 May 1837
Vawter, John T. (?) a crop of the left ear & a slit and
upper bit in the
right ear
26 May 1837
Cowell, Chauncey S. a crop of each ear and two slits in the
left
26 May 1837
Stuyvesant, Moses S. an under bit out of the right ear and a
slit and upper
bit out of the
1 June 1837 left ear
Frederick, Anton a swallow fork in the right ear and a
crop and slit in the
left ear
28 August 1837
Clark, James a smooth crop of each ear and a slit in
the left
10 June 1837
Barnum, Timothy a smooth crop of each ear and a slit in each
ear
14 July 1837
Boyer, August Coy a half crop of the under side of each
ear
17 Aug 1837 (this entry stricken from the
records)
Ewan, Joseph a smooth crop of the right ear and slit
in both ears
15 Sept 1837
Twadell, James a smooth crop of the right and a half crop of
the underside
of the 30 Aug 1837 left ear
Klapp, Daniel a smooth crop of the left ear
26 Sept 1837
McKenzie, William a smooth crop of the right ear and slie
ant upper bit out
of the
26 Sep 1837 left ear
Hood, Ephraim a crop and two slits in the left ear and a
slope of the
underside of
28 Sep 1837 of the right ear so as to bring the ear
to a sharp point
Hughart, William smooth of the right ear and a half crop
of the underside of
the left
30 Sep 1837
Grinstead, Richard a smooth crop of the right ear and an
under bit out of
each ear
4 Oct 1837
Lee, William crop off of the right ear and two slits
slope off of the left
ear
16 Oct 1837
Lewelling, Moses an under bit in each and a slit in the
right ear
25 Oct 1837
Eslsey (?), John W. swallow fork in the right ear and a
upper bit out of the
left ear
6 Nov. 1837
Pruet, David swallow fork in the left ear and a
smooth crop and two slits
in the 25 Nov 1837 right ear
Meek, Jeremiah N. a crop and slit in the left ear and a
swallow fork &
underbit out of 30 Dec 1837 the right ear
Seely, Jane a crop and underbit out of the right
ear and a swallow fork and
20 Jan 1838 upper bit out of the left ear
Smith, Mason a swallow fork in the left ear
20 Jan 1838
Beach, Joseph a swallow fork in the right & a split
in the left ear
27 March 1838
Cowell, Joseph a smooth crop of each ear and a slit in the
left ear
17 April 1838
Barnes, Willis crop off the right ear and a swallow
fork of the left
No date
Dolph, Stephen a crop of each ear and uper bit in each ear
20 Apr 1838
Grayson, John C. a three square hole in left ear
21 Apr 1838
Smith, Thomas a round hole in the right ear
5 June 1838
May, Tobias the left ear a swallow fork in the
right ear two under bits
1 April 1838
Ferron, Patrick H. an under half crop of the right ear and
a slit in the
left ear
20 Aug. 1838
Simpson, George two slits in the right ear and a crop of the
left ear
1 Oct. 1838
Marsh, Samuel crop of the left and a split in the right ear.
9 Oct. 1838
Chace, Harvy underbit out of the right ear
10 Oct 1838
Henry, John a hole in the left ear and a half crop of the
underside of the
right
19 Oct. 1838 ear
Graves, Orin a mark with a crop of the right ear and
an upper bit out of
the left
10 Nov. 1838 ear
Day, Lewis a mark with W in the upper side of the
right and the same on the
21 Nov. 1838 under side of the left ear
Green, Nathan a crop of the right ear and a crop slit
in the left ear
24 Nov. 1838
Riggs, Martin Columbia Township, a swallow fork in
each ear and an under
???
29 June 1839 (some words lost under corner
of page)
Conner, Willoughby Vernon Township, A crop and slit in the
right ear and
crop and
1 Oct. 1839 crop and under bit in the left ear
Clarkston, Henry Vernon Township, a split in the left
ear
1 Oct 1839
Green, James Spencer Township, an underbit in the
right ear and ½ crop off
the
11 Jan 1840 left ear.
Hughes, James Vernon Township, a mark for his geese, a slit
in each foot
between
No date the outside toes & the right toe off of the right hind
foot.
Wright, Thomas Vernon Township, a smooth crop of the left ear
7 Mar 1840
Klapp, John smooth crop of the right ear and an upper bit
out of the same
7 Mar 1840
Carson, Daniel Campbell Township, crop and underbit in the
right, and a
swallow
30 Mar 1840 fork and under bit in the left ear.
Percell, Thomas records a mark with a swallow fork in the right
ear
30 Nov 1838
Tweedy, Francis records a mark with a crop of the left ear and
a slope of
the under
18 Dec. 1838 side of the right ear
E?rbsland, Joseph a mark with a swallow fork in the right
ear and a crop off
the left
19 Feb. 1839 and a slit in the same ear
Fitzgibeon, Thomas a mark with two crops and an under crop
in the left ear
1? Apr 1839
(?)Seming, John C. Montgomery Twp. a mark "A crop off the
left ear and a
slit in the
13 Apr 1839 right ear
Beck, Daniel Columbia Twp. a mark a smooth crop off each ear
and a slit in
each
?? May 1839
Hackey(?), Frederick Vernon Twp. three slits in the right
and a whole in the
left
10 Jun 1839
Bade, Michael a mark with two holes in the right ear
and a smooth of and a
hole
4 Jun 1840 in the left ear
Robertson, Adam a mark with a crop and hole in the right ear
15 Sep 1840
Gasper, John Vernon Twp. a swallow fork in the left ear
30 Oct 1840
Johnson, John T. Vernon Twp. his stock mark to wit, a
smothe crop off the
left ear
14 Jan 1841
Paterson, Thomas Bigger Twp. a smothe crop off each ear
and an under slit in
the left
15 Jan 1841
Clegg, William C. a round hole in the right ear
23 Jan 1841
Cox(?), William Durham a crop off the right ear & slit & under
bit in the
left ear
30 Jan 1841
Gasper, John Campbell Twp., a brand with the letters
B & C in the left hip
of all
19 Feb 1841 his stock
Torbett, John S. Vernon Twp. a crop and slit in the left
ear
22 Feb 1841
Bowen, William Vernon Twp. a smooth crop and hole in each ear
5 Mar 1841
Goodbody, William a crop and slit in the right ear and a
cross slit in the
under part of
13 Mar 1841 theleft ear
Reevs, Powel Spencer Twp. a crop and slit in each
ear
21 Apr 1841
Dunham, James D. Montgomery Twp. a slit in each ear
26 Apr 1841
Fable, John P. two crops and two slits in the ear ,
Spencer Twp.
8 May 1841
Gahn, Adam Spencer Twp. a crop and slit in the
right and upper bit in the
left, 8 May 1841 veman(?)
Woolf, Bastion Montgomery Twp. two slits in the left ear
12 May 1841
McClelland, Richard Montgomery Twp. a smoth crop off each
year a hole in the
right
12 May 1841 and an under bit in left
Brandt, John P. Montgomery Twp. a swallow fork and underbit in
the left ear
and a
12 May 1841 smothe crop off the right
Hooker(?), George a swallow fork in each ear and an
underbit out of the left
ear
15 May 1841
McCabe, William Campbell Twp. an underbit in each ear
20 May 1841
Winters, Trotwine Spencer Twp. with a hole and slit and
underbit in the
right ear
7 July 1841
Adams, Lewis Spencer Twp. a smooth crop off the left
ear
7 Aug 1841
Justice, David a smooth crop of the right ear and a
swallow fork in the
left
23 Aug 1841
Amick, Joel a crop off of the right ear and an
upper bit on the left ear
26 Aug 1841 (written over top of this is "This mark
is changed Aug. 11 1841
on account of Orin Graves recording the same mark 10 Nov. 1838
by request of
Joel Amick. W. ? Walker D/y R.?.C.)
Ross, John a hole in the right ear and a slit in
the left ear
8 Nov 1841
Hern, John Sand Creek Twp. a slit in the right ear
and the tail cut off
Not dated
Knaub, Ballhasan Columbia Twp. a crop off the right ear
and a slit in the
under side
23 Nov 1841 of the same ear and a swallow fork in the left
ear
Hemberger, John Columbia Twp. an under bit in each ear
23 Nov 1841
Comstock, Nelson a square crop of the right ear and a
swallow fork in the
left ear
1 Dec 1841
Woferd(?), Mathias Columbia Twp. a smooth crop off each
ear
8 Dec 1841
Gassaway, Richard Vernon Twp. a smooth crop and an under
bit in the left ear
13 Dec 1841
House, Samuel Spencer Twp. a swallow fork in the left ear and
a cross slit
in the
15 Dec 1841 under side of the right ear
Vitsil, Philip Montgomery Twp. an under bit in each
ear
3 Jan 1841
Hughs, Isaac Bigger Twp. a crop & split & under bit in each
ear
24 Feb 1842
Deal, John Spencer Twp. a crop and two splits
7 Mar 1842
Lamon, Philip Spencer Twp two splits in each ear
7 Mar 1842
Holfrich, John P. Spencer Twp a round and square hole in
the left ear
13 Apr 1842
Bar, Anda Geneva Twp. a crop and slit in the left
ear and a hole in the
right
25 Nov 1842 ear
Snyder, Adam Columbia Twp. a hole in the left ear and the
top cut off of the
right
23 Dec 1842 ear
Tate, James Spencer Twp. a swallowfork in the left
ear and a smooth crop
off
19 Jan 1843 the right ear
McCalpin, Patrick Sand Creek Twp. a smooth crop of each
ear and an under bit
in the
23 Feb 1843 right ear
Spright, Pleasant Sand Creek Twp. a hole in the left ear
and a smooth crop
off the
3 Mar 1842 right
Twaddle, Hiram Vernon Twp. a round hole slit out at the end of
the right ear
& an
16 Mar 1843 under bit in the same
Payton, Adonijah Vernon Twp. two under bits out of the
right ear & a smooth
crop
16 Mar 1843 off of the left ear
How, Jacob Vernon Twp. a round hole & slit in the
left ear & an under bit
in
17 Apr 1843 the same
Sheilds, James Vernon Twp. a round hole & slit in the right
ear & a slit in
the left 17 Apr 1843 ear
Griffith, John Spencer Twp. a smooth crop of each ear
31 May 1843
Johnson, Benj. Campbell Twp. a crop and slit in the right ear
28 Jun 1843
Graham, Samuel Bigger Twp a crop of the left ear & a nick &
crop the under
side of 11 Aug 1843 the right ear
Snowden, Charles Geneva Twp. a crop and slit in the left
ear and an upper
bit out of 14 Aug 1843 the right ear
Miller, Christian Geneva Twp. a smooth crop off each ear
and an underbit in
each 23 Oct 1843 ear
Rockwell, Asa Geneva Twp. a crop and a hole in each
ear
16 Dec 1843
Marsh, David Sand Creek Twp. a half crop in the
underside of the left ear
and
20 Dec 1843 an underbit in the right ear
Wright, Levi Bigger Twp. a smooth crop off the right
ear
27 Dec 1843
Amick, William Geneva Twp. a crop and slit in the right ear &
an upper bit
in the
3 Feb 1844 left
Johnson, John of colour(?) a smooth crop off the
right ear
21 Feb 1844
Lovet(?), Christopher Sand Creek Twp a round hole in each ear
28 Feb 1844
Duffy, Patrick Sand Creek Twp an underbit & hole in
the right ear
13 Mar 1844
Janingar(?), Peter Sand Creek Twp a round hold in each ear
4 Apr 1844
Filgis(?), Leonard Vernon Twp. a round hole in the right
ear
4 May 1844
Oldham, Absolem Columbia Twp two slits in the left ear & one
slit in the
right ear
18 May 1844
Klapp, Henry B. Geneva Twp. a crop of the right ear & an under
bit in the
left
8 Jun 1844
Wilcox, William Spencer Twp. a slit in each ear
5 Dec 1844
Decker, George Vernon Twp. a mark for his dumb Broots as
follows with a
smooth
12 Dec 1844 Crop off the left ears
Gasper, Joseph Sand Creek Twp. a crop & under bit in the left
ear & a split
in the 27 Dec 1844 right ear
Gasper, Charles Sand Creek Twp. a swallow fork in the right ear
and a smooth
crop
27 Dec 1844 of the left ear
Earl??, Jacob Montgomery Twp. a crop & split in the
right ear & a hole in
the 23 Jan 1845 left ear