Randi,
I for one, want any information that can be found about my folks! Thank you for posting
what you have found in the records. Skeletons in the closet can be found sometimes and it
can offend us, but our ancestors and their friends were humans. Sometimes they had bad
judgement.
Keep looking Randi! If you find any of my family in ANY record, I hope to see it!
Researching: John G. Long, Christopher Staley, Jasper Orman, William Comer in Owen County,
IN.
Mary Gardner
-----Original Message-----
From: gftl <gftl(a)bluemarble.net>
To: inowen <inowen(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sat, Dec 17, 2011 3:38 pm
Subject: [INOWEN] Owen County Officers of the Ku Klux Klan—1925
Dick,
It is, indeed, unfortunate that the KKK ever existed, and it is my
pinion that many people who belonged to the KKK were, perhaps, naive in
nderstanding the ideals of the group, at least initially. Because I'm
aturally curious, I think it is interesting to know who might have been
nvolved. Perhaps someone, either now or later, might also be curious
f their ancestor belonged to the organization.
Genealogy research uncovers all kinds of information including a few
keltons in the closet. KKK membership would qualify as one of those
keltons and does not necessarily reflect on the interest or quality of
hose descended from the members.
Randi Richardson
The information
On Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:25:10 -0800, Dick Carr wrote:
Nancee, Randi and all others:
Unless there is some sort of genealogical significance to information
regarding such a despotic organization as the KKK, would someone
please tell me why it is appearing on my genealogical pages.
The information noted below pertaining to the 1925 officers of the Ku
lux Klan in Owen County, Indiana, was extracted from a document titled
U KLUX KLAN OFFICERS, IDIANA RECORDS, 1925, compiled by Paul Brockman
n 1994. It is available at the Indiana Historical Society under call
umber SC2419.
Brockman noted that the Klan met monthly at an unspecified location.
he county population at the time was 13,000 and the Klan membership was
ot noted.
Because each office of the Klan was identified with a unique name
tarting with the letter “K,” and because those names do not fit any
nown positions of management, the office name was excluded herein.
owever, the names of the individuals are in order of their appearance
n the document and a level of importance is suggested by their
ierarchy.
Theodore E. Slinkard
. J. Hickman
lex Fulk
rnest Summerlot
erry Keyes
ark Johnson
ussell R. Coffey
ohn Baugh, Jr.
ohn H. Hummel
r. I. P. Hilburg
ohn R. Shouse
ay L. Burns
orton Mugg
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Thank you for reminding me. After consideration, I agree.
Dick carr
-----Original Message-----
From: inowen-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:inowen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mary
Gardner
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 9:03 PM
To: inowen(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [INOWEN] Owen County Officers of the Ku Klux Klan—1925
Randi,
I for one, want any information that can be found about my folks! Thank you for posting
what you have found in the records. Skeletons in the closet can be found sometimes and it
can offend us, but our ancestors and their friends were humans. Sometimes they had bad
judgement.
Keep looking Randi! If you find any of my family in ANY record, I hope to see it!
Researching: John G. Long, Christopher Staley, Jasper Orman, William Comer in Owen County,
IN.
Mary Gardner
-----Original Message-----
From: gftl <gftl(a)bluemarble.net>
To: inowen <inowen(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sat, Dec 17, 2011 3:38 pm
Subject: [INOWEN] Owen County Officers of the Ku Klux Klan—1925
Dick,
It is, indeed, unfortunate that the KKK ever existed, and it is my
pinion that many people who belonged to the KKK were, perhaps, naive in
nderstanding the ideals of the group, at least initially. Because I'm
aturally curious, I think it is interesting to know who might have been
nvolved. Perhaps someone, either now or later, might also be curious
f their ancestor belonged to the organization.
Genealogy research uncovers all kinds of information including a few
keltons in the closet. KKK membership would qualify as one of those
keltons and does not necessarily reflect on the interest or quality of
hose descended from the members.
Randi Richardson
The information
On Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:25:10 -0800, Dick Carr wrote:
Nancee, Randi and all others:
Unless there is some sort of genealogical significance to information
regarding such a despotic organization as the KKK, would someone
please tell me why it is appearing on my genealogical pages.
The information noted below pertaining to the 1925 officers of the Ku
lux Klan in Owen County, Indiana, was extracted from a document titled
U KLUX KLAN OFFICERS, IDIANA RECORDS, 1925, compiled by Paul Brockman
n 1994. It is available at the Indiana Historical Society under call
umber SC2419.
Brockman noted that the Klan met monthly at an unspecified location.
he county population at the time was 13,000 and the Klan membership was
ot noted.
Because each office of the Klan was identified with a unique name
tarting with the letter “K,” and because those names do not fit any
nown positions of management, the office name was excluded herein.
owever, the names of the individuals are in order of their appearance
n the document and a level of importance is suggested by their
ierarchy.
Theodore E. Slinkard
. J. Hickman
lex Fulk
rnest Summerlot
erry Keyes
ark Johnson
ussell R. Coffey
ohn Baugh, Jr.
ohn H. Hummel
r. I. P. Hilburg
ohn R. Shouse
ay L. Burns
orton Mugg
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