I joined this board a short time ago and thought I was here all alone. I'm
glad to see some action today. My paternal grandmother was Mary Melissa
Anderson, b. 1869 in German Twp and d. 1910 in South Bend. She married my
grandfather David Ellsworth Blackford in 1895 in New Carlisle. While I know
a fair amount about her I know little about her siblings and parents. From
census records: father, James Anderson, b. OH 1835; mother Rebecca Wallace,
b. OH 1834; siblings, all born in Indiana, John, 1862; Emanuel, 1864;
Edward, 1865; Susan, 1866; James, 1871; and Ardilla, 1876. Any help with
this family would be greatly appreciated.
I do a lot of research on my wife's family of many generations in
California. In California two very useful tools are the CABI, Cal. birth
index, and the CADI, Cal. death index, which are online. Is there anything
similar on a county or state level in Indiana?
Mike Blackford