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Surnames: Bennett, Whitehead, Little, Richards, Greaver, Allen, Creese, Meeks
Classification: Query
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Does anyone know anything about this family? I am trying to locate a living person from this family to see if they are related to me. Floyd was born March 26, 1917 and died May 1986 in Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. I believe his parents were Edward and Eunice Meeks Bennett and maybe grandparents were Jesse and Mary Cresse Bennett. (this I am not sure about)
He and Marthella had the following children:
Verlin, Floyd E. Jr., Gary, Diana (Little), Shirley (Richards), Geraldine (Greaver) and Helen (Allen).
Any info would be helpful. Thanks.
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Surnames: Tichenor, Barcus
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I believe I can add to your information about Bettie Belle Tichenor Barcus. In the 1920 census, "Betty T(ichenor?) Barcus," 55-year old divorced female who was born in Indiana, was residing at 1112 Dean Avenue, Apt. #221, in Brooklyn, N.Y., with Lela M. Childs, a high school teacher from Michigan.
This is not a guarantee, of course, but I do think it is a solid lead. Perhaps you have already checked it. Please let me know what you learn.
William Tichenor was practicing law in Indianapolis in 1910 and 1920 and daughters Barcus and Helen were still single and residing with their parents. Barcus Tichenor was a college librarian in both West Lafayette and Indianapolis that year. Helen Tichenor was a high school teacher in Indianapolis. The William Tichenor family lived at 276 Audubun Drive.
Good luck!
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My husband, Kit, is a great-great-grandson of Constant; Constant's son John was his great-grandfather, and Mary Mullen (wife of Bernard) was Constant's sister.
We actually became interested in the family history after someone sent us a copy of your column "Peddle's Recollections".
For the most part we've been able to acquire all the vital statics; however we are very interested in the lives of the Mancourts, as our branch of the family did not document the details concerning this family, Constant's daughter, Martha, is a member of the family we're very interested in.
I look forward to reading the books you mentioned and to any other information and/or photo's you may direct us to.
Thank you so much for your response.
Sincerely,
Barb
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Surnames: Barcus
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This is very interesting material, thank you. But I am still looking for information to what happened to JS Barcus wife, Bettie Tichenor Barcus.
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Is there any way we can have you email us the form as an attachment? We are unable to read the lines as they are laid out when we click on the link. We are very interested, as you do have an entry for Misner, but we are unable to read any of the details. Thank you!
ivanandjerry(a)bni.com
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Do you have his Civil War papers, they usually have very good information on them.
He is on the Civil War page @ http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm
I do have the adrress for a man that can get them for a reasonable price.
Mullen, Bernard F. Union Infantry
35th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
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Surnames: Mullen, Mancourt
Classification: Query
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In case you have not, be sure to read "The Medical History of Indiana." I also think there is reference to Mthe Mullen brothers in Ripley County histories.
During the Civil War, Col. Mullen was charged with defending the Town of Madison from possible invasion by John Hunt Morgan so any reference covering Morgan's raid (and there are many) may refer to Mullen's defense.
You may know all these things but I am offering this information in case you have not
I have written more extensively on Mullen but I cannot find the column(s).
What is your relationship to these people?
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Surnames: Mullen, Mancourt
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No. I am Vigo County Historian and have written two weekly local history columns in the Tribune-Star for 11 years. Dr. Mullen and Constant Mancourt are prominent in local history. I also am the author of "Terre Haute: Queen City of the Wabash," published in November 2005 by Arcadia Publishing Co.
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Thanks Mike,
I visited his grave last week and wished I knew more about his military service. Are you a relative?
Barb
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Mike,
Thank you for this information. I only have a small part of this from research. Samuel was my Gr.Grandfather and married Julia O'Herron. They lived in Marion County and moved to Terre Haute where he worked for Van Line. Their children were Nellie, Charlie, Nannie and David who was my Grandfather. I have not been able to find out what happened to Samuel or Julia. It is my understanding Julia died sometime after the birth of David which was 1882 in Indianapolis. They were members of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Samuel was from Virgina and I have not been able to locate the parents of samuel or Julia. Julia was born in Indiana and her parents were from Ireland.
If you have or can find more about them, contact me at:
WHJessee(a)insightbb.com
Thanks,
Bill
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Surnames: Isaacs/Patrick
Classification: Query
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Looking for any information on Wyatt Patrick married to Juritta Isaacs live in Vigo Co., 1840 to 1850's. Her mother also lived with them Patience Isaacs.
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Surnames: Barcus, Tichenor
Classification: Query
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From "Historical Perpsectives," by Mike McCormick, in April 14, 2002 issue of Terre Haute Tribune-Star:
So you live in Terre Haute but have never heard of James Solomon Barcus?
If you were around between 1899 and 1905, you surely would have known about him. In October 1900, the Terre Haute Express wrote:
"It is probable that no citizen has ever been more talked about (or) received such recognition and consideration in all circles, in so short a time as J.S. Barcus "
A native of Sullivan County, Barcus was born March 18, 1863. Solomon, his father, was a blacksmith; his mother Martha was a granddaughter of Nathan Hinkle, the erstwhile Revolutionary War veteran.
As a youth, the Barcus family struggled to make ends meet. Barcus dropped out of school frequently to work on his parents' farm. He finally earned a teaching certificate and taught school near Hymera for three years.
To better himself, he became a traveling book agent, peddling his wares by horse and buggy to farmers, preachers, doctors and lawyers. With scarcely enough money to pay railroad fare, he enrolled at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Meanwhile, in 1884 he married Bettie Belle Tichenor, a native of Pierson Township in Vigo County. Bettie's older brother William attended the University of Michigan, graduating from its law school in 1893.
Barcus worked his way through college selling books. Sometimes he had to pawn his watch, a cherished heirloom, to advance freight expenses. By the time he graduated from Michigan in 1891, publisher R.S. Peale & Co. hired him. Soon he was a full partner.
Two years later he co-founded Clarke, Barcus & Co. in New York and secured the exclusive rights to print and distribute "The Century Dictionary and Encyclopedia." He also formed J.S. Barcus Co., a publishing firm, and was president of Globe Publishing Co.
Widely known by 1895, Barcus wrote "The Science of Selling," a practical guide for canvassers. The proceeds allowed him to enroll at Columbia University School of Law.
Solomon J. Barcus was a fervent Republican. Raised in a hotbed of conservatism, James "spent his childhood fighting Democrats." During the 1896 presidential campaign, he wrote "The Boomerang," a satirical analysis of one of Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan's speeches. The book was published by J.S. Barcus Co.
The volume earned high marks among Republicans. By the time he earned a law degree in 1899, Barcus was 36 years old, affluent, a member of the Republican Party's committee on national affairs and an officer of several New York social clubs.
Though admitted to the New York bar, Barcus made an unconventional decision. In July 1899, James and Bettie Barcus bought one of Terre Haute's finest residences.
The William D. Griswold mansion, at Fifth and Crawford streets, was built in 1855. It had been sold to the Sisters of Providence in April 1872 when the Griswolds moved to St. Louis. For three years, it was St. Joseph's High School for Girls. Stables on the property, which occupied an entire block, were converted into an elementary school.
The Sisters sold the home to local hardware dealer William E. Shryer in 1876 and, in 1889, the Shryers conveyed it to Elisha Havens, senior partner of Havens and Geddes department store. After the deadly Dec. 19, 1898, fire destroyed their store, Havens and Robert Geddes did not rebuild, relocating to Indianapolis.
Long before James and Bettie Barcus returned to Terre Haute, the city was abuzz about renovations being made at the palatial old Griswold homestead. No expense was being spared to make it the most luxurious residence-law office in western Indiana.
Conveniently, William Tichenor had been elected Vigo County prosecutor in 1896.
Barcus promptly became immersed in politics. When Republican Congressman George Washington Faris chose not to seek re-election in 1900, Barcus placed his hat in the ring to succeed him. Information about his Horatio Alger career was well-circulated.
Though he lost the nomination to Elias S. Holliday of Brazil by three votes, Barcus was Terre Haute's "self-made man." His campaign underscored his youthful dreams to spend his adult years in Terre Haute, the "most sophisticated city of its size in America."
Barcus maintained his New York publishing houses and acquired "Success," Orison Swett Marden's popular magazine. Its circulation skyrocketed. In addition, he established the Bureau of National Literature and Gravure Publishing Co. of Chicago.
In 1902, to support his political ambitions, he bought the Terre Haute Tribune.
Though elected to the Indiana Senate that year, Barcus spent much time in New York, Chicago and Indianapolis, leaving his brother-in-law to tend to Barcus & Tichenor.
"The Messages and Papers of Congress," a multi-volume set published by J.S. Barcus Co., made "enormous profit," triggering a congressional inquiry. As his bank account got larger, his marriage began to crumble. James and Bettie eventually divorced.
Re-elected to the state senate, Barcus again tried to secure nomination to Congress. To aid that effort, he bought the Terre Haute Gazette from William and Spencer F. Ball in 1904 and merged it with the Tribune, naming it the "Tribune-Gazette."
When Holliday received the nomination again, Barcus abruptly resigned as state senator in September 1905 and returned to New York. He sold 430 S. Fifth St. to Frank and Mary McKeen but retained his interest in the Tribune. Before his departure, he devised Publisher's Clearing House to allow institutions to buy book sets on the installment plan.
His success persisted. Names associated with Barcus' publishing triumphs include "The Classic Library of Famous Literature" and "The Consolidated Library."
On April 13, 1914, "The Governor's Boss," an original play written by Barcus, opened at Charles Frohman's Gerrick Theater at 35th and Broadway in New York starring Charles Laite, Frank Anderson, George Fawcett, John E. Kellard and Richard Gordon.
The next year, The Governor's Boss Photoplay Co. released a screen version of the play featuring Sidney D'Albrook, Dorothy Kingdon, Edward P. Sullivan and Terre Haute native Edward Roseman. The silent movie was directed by Charles E. Davenport.
Before his death in Newark, N.J., at age 57 on May 3, 1920, Barcus wrote the novel, "The Repentance of Croesus," and published "The Governor's Boss" in novel form.
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Surnames: Carver
Classification: Query
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I believe that Richard S. Carver (not Robert) was president and general manager of the Tribune Publishing Company during that timeframe. It published the Terre Haute Tribune. He (and his family) lived at 626 South Center Street. The Vigo County Public Library has virtually all issues of the Terre Haute Tribune on microfilm so it should be easy to find when he departed. Andrew C. Keifer acquired a major interest in that newspaper in 1911 and became general manager.
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Surnames: Jessee
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I presume that someone already has responded to your question but, in case no one has:
Samuel Jessee was an engineer for the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad, popularly known as the "Vandalia Line." It was Terre Haute's largest employer and so well-known that city directories frequently shortened that term to read: "Van Line." The president of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad, a/k/a Vandalia Line, between 1867 and nearly 1900 was William Riley McKeen. McKeen sold the TH&I to the Pennsylvania Railroad West of the Alleghenies on August 15, 1893 but was retained as president for several years.
Jessee resided at 932 North Eighth St.
Mike McCormick,
Vigo County Historian
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Surnames: Mancourt
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Here are a few Mancourt references from various "Historical Perspective" columns I have written over the years in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star:
12/22/1996 - Constantin Mancourt as partner with Horatio Keyes, Samuel H. Thompson and John H. Sykes
07/13/1997 - Constantin and Simeon Cory exhibit hardware at 1867 Indiana State Fair in Terre Haute (see pages 45-46 of "Terre Haute: Queen City of the Wabash")
04/28/2002 - Constantin assisted W.E. Miller in putting new Hinkley & Drury locomotive together upon its arrival in Terre Haute in April 1851 for future use on Terre Haute & Richmond Railroad
09/29/2002 - Edward Mancourt as vice president of Consolidated Coal Co. of Washington, D.C.; Martha Mancourt conceives innovative bus motorcade plan for D.C. tourists
Also I have written at least one column about City Controller and acting mayor Charles Mancourt closing Terre Haute's houses of ill fame in August 1917 (See also "Terre Haute: Queen City of the Wabash," pp. 108-109)
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Surnames: Mullen
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Dr. Bernard Mullen served in the 35th Indiana Regiment during the Civil War and was commandant of Camp Harrison, a temporary Confederate prison located in Terre Haute. After the war, he moved to Terre Haute and was running for the elective political office as State Librarian when he died in Indianapolis. He is buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Terre Haute. Col. Mullen is mentioned in the recent book, "Terre Haute: Queen City of the Wabash."
The obit index is on the Vigo Co. Library site. There is a small fee to
order obits from the library collection of newspapers. We have had wonderful
results with this over the years as we researched the Conovers and
Snedekers. The library staff is super. Marie
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From: <McGeesGirl(a)aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 7:43 AM
Subject: [InVigo] Tribune star archives?
> Dear Listers.
> At one time I found a site for old vigo obits on here but our tribune star
> doesn't seem to have it and I cant find the same site.
> Does any one have access to that?
> Im looking for an obit on a Dianna Titus, early 1900s
> Thank You for any info
> Dianne
>
>
> ==== INVIGO Mailing List ====
> Visit the Vigo County Site.
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> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more.
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http://165.138.44.12/
JJ
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Subject: [InVigo] Tribune star archives?
Dear Listers.
At one time I found a site for old vigo obits on here but our tribune star
doesn't seem to have it and I cant find the same site.
Does any one have access to that?
Im looking for an obit on a Dianna Titus, early 1900s
Thank You for any info
Dianne
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Visit the Vigo County Site.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~invigo/vigo.htm
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Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more.
Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx
Dear Listers.
At one time I found a site for old vigo obits on here but our tribune star
doesn't seem to have it and I cant find the same site.
Does any one have access to that?
Im looking for an obit on a Dianna Titus, early 1900s
Thank You for any info
Dianne