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Surnames: Potts; Morrison; Richardson
Classification: Query
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Last night a 'brick wall' crumbled and we found an illusive ancestor in Vanderburg
Co. This is my first research in Indiana and I would appreciate some insight into these
townships, what kind of mining they might have been involved in, and suggestions for
further research avenues. Here is what I know:
The 1860 census for Perry Twp., pg. 28, shows our ancestor, Robert Richarson (the
'd' is missing), wife Ellen (Potts) and sons, John & Joseph. He is a miner.
In Pigeon Twp. we have Ellen's future 2nd husband, James Morrison, also a miner.
Robert Richardson was born in Scotland and according to family history he died in the
1860's. His widow, Ellen Potts, then married James Morrison and by 1869 the Morrison
family had left Indiana and moved to Oregon.
Thanks for your help.
Diane