Hi Phyllis,
Is there any way to find out who is buried at your Little Blue Cemetery? I
have access to a family bible that wrote "buried at Little Blue Cemetery" so
this could be the one, but I am told there are no real records that go back
as far as I need to. Perhaps you would know--specifically, I am looking for
the resting place of my GGG grandfather William Glidewell b.1760, d.1836
Shelby Co. IN, and his wife Susannah (surname unknown) b.1763, d.1830 Shelby
Co. IN. I had no idea there were so many "little Blue" cemeteries. I have
circumstantial evidence that they may have been Quakers.
Thanks,
Diane
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-----Original Message-----
From: Phyllis Fleming [mailto:plfleming@shelbynet.net]
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 8:54 AM
To: INSHELBY-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: Little Blue cems
Yes, Little Blue Friends is a Quaker meeting. It was originally called
Walnut Ridge Meeting (very descriptive) and initially part of Duck Creek
Monthly Meeting (1834). As population built up in the area, its care
was transferred to Carthage Monthly Meeting. It remained part of
Carthage MM until 1969, and is now under Spiceland MM (Henry Co IN).
The name was changed to Little Blue River Friends in 1884 (also
descriptive). It is in Posey Twp, Rush Co, although the PO address is
Morristown (Shelby Co)! It is north and slightly west of Manilla and
still an active meeting. The meetinghouse and the burial grounds are in
Rush Co. It is in a secluded area and quite lovely.
As you can tell, I am quite attached to my Quaker roots. None of my
family lived in this area, but my husband's maternal ancestors fill the
burial grounds at Little Blue River: BARNARD SWAIN LINVILLE RIGSBEE.
P
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