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hi im trying to search for kin folk new at this but anyway is that lucinda williams your talking bout be from the james williams family.any help would be appreciated.
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Author: dragonofbeauty
Surnames: McGlone, Fried
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Would you happen to have a Mary Ann McGlone in this family that married a Franz Fried in 1868 (or 1866 not sure which)? It is possible that she was a McGlone widow and not a McGlone child. If she was a widow her maiden name would have been Bailey. I have been trying to find her prior to her marriage to Franz with no luck. She was born about Nov 6, 1837 in Indiana, but married Franz in Vigo County. She died 26 Nov 1902 in Terre Haute.
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Author: ThomPugh
Surnames: Staggs, McGlone, Liston
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It seems likely that Mary Staggs McGlone (c1785-a1823) fits into this family. She married William McGlone 16Feb1805 in Mason Co., Ky. Do you know of her? They lived in Vigo Co. and later in Curry Twp., northern Sullivan Co., Ind. Their daughter Keziah McGlone married Athel Liston on 4May1826 in Vigo Co. Of the 10 children of Athel and Keziah Liston, their youngest--Arrena Liston (1848-1918)--is my connection. I've had no luck in locating her Staggs line. Any information would be appreciated.
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Author: CynthiaClarke33
Surnames: Connersville, Indiana resident
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I have written a book and it just came out. You can buy it on Amazon.com
The book is called Memories of My Grandfather and offers genealogy on the Stacy's Combs, Walkers, and Bakers, It also has some Obituaries and is about a man (my grandfather) named John Walker who once lived in Hazard, Kentucky and moved to Connersville,Indiana. His father (also John) was the Rev. John Walker who was the first Baptist preacher in the area. His father fed, preached, kept up morale and entertained the entire town during the depression, then John's father died from injuries he suffered in an explosion in 1940 from a Virginia coal company while at an Ecology meeting. There are pictures from around Hazard, Kentucky as well. With links to other sites at http://walkerthewalker.googlepages.com/home.
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Author: karenwalker48
Surnames: Arthur, Keifner
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Earl ARTHUR
born 23 Dec 1912 Greene County IN, married Mabel Louise Keifner 19 Feb 1938 Vigo County IN
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Author: karenwalker48
Surnames: Blane, Raines, Kelsey, Romanik, Hill, Perkins
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BERNADINE BESSIE BLANE
daughter of John W. Blane (Raines) and wife, Bessie B. Rericha
born 3 Feb 1912 East St. Louis, St. Clair County IL; died Nov 2000 Terre Haute, Vigo County IN
married Joseph Romanik, Harry Hill, and Elmer George Kelsey
children: Estelle Romanik Perkins and Jerry Hill
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Joseph S. Crockett son of William & Sarah Sopher Crockett, born 12 Dec 1839 Vigo County IN, died 12 Dec 1919 Vigo County IN
married Katherine Harriet Rardin daughter of Peter Rardin & Josephine Wiley Rardin, born about 1850 Coles County IL, died Nov 1923 Vigo County IN
Children:
1.) Bertha Crockett born Jan 1880 Vigo County IN
married Paul J. Meredith
2.) Katherine W. Crockett born abt 1882 Vigo County IN, died Jul 1951 Vigo County IN; never married
3.) Joseph Edison Crockett born 20 Sep 1883 Vigo County IN, died Sep 1954 Vigo County IN
married Bertie
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Author: richardwstaggs
Surnames: Staggs
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The parents of Elijah Staggs (my GG Grandfather) were James and Phebe (Howell) staggs.
James Staggs: born: 1770-1774, New York
died: aft 1830 Fleming, Ky
Phebe Howell (Staggs)
born: abt 1755 New Jersey
died: aft 1850 Vigo Ind
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David,
Thank you so much for giving me a chance to read this article. I enjoyed
reading it this morning.
Mary Gardner
In a message dated 4/5/2009 9:51:10 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
davidbonnett(a)verizon.net writes:
INVigo readers:
Another Article by Mike McCormick, Vigo County Historian, on the history of
Vigo County IN
David L. Bonnett
Indiana County Genealogist-Vigo County
******************************************************************************
*************************
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: A look at the two Michel Brouillets: Father and son
By Mike McCormick
Special to the Tribune-Star
TERRE HAUTE — The name Michel Brouillet, spelled in a variety of ways,
recurrently appears in records, messages and reports written during the late 18th
Century and early 19th Century.
Pronounced “brooYET,” the name has been associated with the Wabash Valley
from the time it was part of the expanse known as “The Illinois Country.”
Linked with the “terre haute” (high lands) of the Wabash and later Fort
Harrison, “Brouillet,” as a proper name, is linked with historic personalities
such as George Rogers Clark, William Henry Harrison, Henry Hamilton, Tecumseh
and Zachary Taylor.
Commonly spelled “Brouillette” or “Brouillett,” the appellation remains
geographically affixed to a creek that meanders through Vermillion and western
Vigo counties of Indiana into Brouillette Creek Township of Edgar County,
Illinois. The Brouillet chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in
Clinton, Ind., honors its legacy.
There were two men named Michel Brouillet associated with Vigo County:
father and son. To understand their respective roles, the writer enlisted the
assistance of a genealogical resource and Richard Day, curator of “The Old French
House — The Home of Michel Brouillet” in Vincennes.
Day has spent months studying and writing about the Brouillet family. Built
in about 1809, “The Old French House” is the only surviving example of a
French Creole-style residence in Indiana. Rediscovered in 1974 and restored by a
not-for-profit organization, it opened to visitors in 1976. It now includes
an Indian Museum. It was built by Michel Brouillet, Jr., born in Vincennes on
Aug. 14, 1774, the oldest son of Michel and Marie-Barbe (Bonneau) Brouillet.
Michel Brouillet, Senior, was born July 14, 1740, in St. Joseph, Chambly,
Quebec.
The elder Brouillet first came to the Illinois Country in about 1761 and
established a trading post on a creek at the highlands (or “terre haute”) of
the Wabash.
When cartographer Thomas Hutchins surveyed the area in 1767-68, he found
that the waterway was popularly referred to as “Riviere a la Brouette,” which
means “river of the wheelbarrow,” or “Riviere a Brouette,” which means “
Brouette’s river.”
“Brouette” is one of several common spellings Michel Brouillet’s proper
name.
On May 1, 1773, Brouillet purchased an unfinished house on First St. in
Vincennes from his father-in-law. Michel Brouillet, Jr., was born in that home
about 15 months later.
At the time Michel was born, the area including the present-day communities
of Vincennes and Terre Haute was under control of England as a result of the
Treaty of Paris on Feb. 10, 1763 ending the French and Indian War.
In 1777, the elder Brouillet was commissioned lieutenant in a British
militia by Edward Abbott, lieutenant governor of Vincennes and the first Brit to
occupy a Wabash village.
On Feb. 3, 1778, Abbott directed construction of Fort Sackville to replace
Fort St. Ange, its French predecessor, but resigned without warning and
returned to Detroit.
Col. George Rogers Clark took advantage the situation by capturing Kaskaskia
and Cahokia and enlisting Father Pierre Gibault and others to urge Vincennes
residents, including Brouillet, to renounce allegiance to England and raise
the American flag.
Lt. Brouillet was commissioned lieutenant in an American militia on Dec. 13,
1788. Unfortunately, he and three other soldiers were captured two days
later by Miami chief Pacane and the DeQuindre brothers, scouts accompanying
British Lt. Gov. Henry Hamilton of Detroit and his 750-man army bent on
recapturing the fort at Vincennes.
Brouillet was carrying with him the commissions he had received from Abbott
and Clark, a deceit that enraged Hamilton. But the “Hair-Buying General”
accomplished his goal on Dec. 17, 1788 and, then, stupidly, dismissed his army
for the winter. Clark recaptured Fort Sackville with 130 men on Feb. 25, 1779,
one of the more heroic episodes of the American Revolution.
Though he had sworn allegiance twice to the British, Lt. Brouillet was
promoted to captain in the American army on June 24., 1779.
In 1785, Father Gibault relocated to Vincennes and founded the first school.
Michel Brouillet, Jr. probably was one of his students. In 1790, at age 16,
he was a member of the First Regiment of the Knox County militia headed by
his father. He was employed in 1795 by fur trader Antoine Lasselle, uncle of
Hyacinth Lasselle, an original proprietor of the Terre Haute Company. Hyacinth
worked for his uncle, maintaining a trading post at the confluence of the
Wabash and Vermillion rivers.
As a result of his work as a clerk for the Lasselles, Michel developed a
liaison with a Miami woman born and raised in a village on the Wabash near Fort
Harrison. In 1796, she gave birth to Jean Baptiste Tahquakeah Brouillette,
who became a Baptist minister and a son-in-law of Frances Slocum, known as
Maconaquah.
Michael Brouillet, Sr., died Jan 6, 1797 at Vincennes. For awhile, young
Michel resided with his mother and, after her death on Oct. 8, 1802, with his
brother-in-law, Joseph Barron. However, he continued to spend several months
each year fur trading. On Dec. 12, 1801, he received a license to trade with
the Miami at their town of “Renaud.”
William Henry Harrison, first governor of the Indiana Territory, appointed
Brouillet as an interpreter at treaty negotiations in Fort Wayne during June
1803, which resulted in the establishment of the precise boundaries of tracts
previously relinquished by Native Americans to the U.S. He also was an
interpreter during treaty negotiations with the Piankeshaw in December 1805.
In late 1806, Brouillet married Marie Louis Drouet de Richardville. Soon
thereafter, the Old French House was built. The latest estimate is 1809. Six of
their eight children survived infancy and were raised there..
Meanwhile, in 1809, Gov. Harrison assigned Brouillet, who spoke several
Indian languages, to Prophet’s Town, near the Tippecanoe River, to measure Native
American sympathies. The Indians suspected him to be a spy and called him “
an American dog.” In June 1810, he notified Harrison that secret plans for a
major attack were being hatched.
After Fort Harrison was built in October 1811, he stayed at the fort. He was
not at the Battle of Tippecanoe in November but interviewed Indian
participants to their account. During the War of 1812, he was a scout, carrying
messages between Fort Harrison and Vincennes
After the war, he served as an Indian agent at the fort and purchased lots
in the village of Terre Haute. He died in Vincennes on Dec. 26, 1838, having
spent the last 15 years of his life in the grocery business.
~--~
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INVigo readers:
Another Article by Mike McCormick, Vigo County Historian, on the history of Vigo County IN
David L. Bonnett
Indiana County Genealogist-Vigo County
*******************************************************************************************************
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: A look at the two Michel Brouillets: Father and son
By Mike McCormick
Special to the Tribune-Star
TERRE HAUTE — The name Michel Brouillet, spelled in a variety of ways, recurrently appears in records, messages and reports written during the late 18th Century and early 19th Century.
Pronounced “brooYET,” the name has been associated with the Wabash Valley from the time it was part of the expanse known as “The Illinois Country.”
Linked with the “terre haute” (high lands) of the Wabash and later Fort Harrison, “Brouillet,” as a proper name, is linked with historic personalities such as George Rogers Clark, William Henry Harrison, Henry Hamilton, Tecumseh and Zachary Taylor.
Commonly spelled “Brouillette” or “Brouillett,” the appellation remains geographically affixed to a creek that meanders through Vermillion and western Vigo counties of Indiana into Brouillette Creek Township of Edgar County, Illinois. The Brouillet chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Clinton, Ind., honors its legacy.
There were two men named Michel Brouillet associated with Vigo County: father and son. To understand their respective roles, the writer enlisted the assistance of a genealogical resource and Richard Day, curator of “The Old French House — The Home of Michel Brouillet” in Vincennes.
Day has spent months studying and writing about the Brouillet family. Built in about 1809, “The Old French House” is the only surviving example of a French Creole-style residence in Indiana. Rediscovered in 1974 and restored by a not-for-profit organization, it opened to visitors in 1976. It now includes an Indian Museum. It was built by Michel Brouillet, Jr., born in Vincennes on Aug. 14, 1774, the oldest son of Michel and Marie-Barbe (Bonneau) Brouillet.
Michel Brouillet, Senior, was born July 14, 1740, in St. Joseph, Chambly, Quebec.
The elder Brouillet first came to the Illinois Country in about 1761 and established a trading post on a creek at the highlands (or “terre haute”) of the Wabash.
When cartographer Thomas Hutchins surveyed the area in 1767-68, he found that the waterway was popularly referred to as “Riviere a la Brouette,” which means “river of the wheelbarrow,” or “Riviere a Brouette,” which means “Brouette’s river.”
“Brouette” is one of several common spellings Michel Brouillet’s proper name.
On May 1, 1773, Brouillet purchased an unfinished house on First St. in Vincennes from his father-in-law. Michel Brouillet, Jr., was born in that home about 15 months later.
At the time Michel was born, the area including the present-day communities of Vincennes and Terre Haute was under control of England as a result of the Treaty of Paris on Feb. 10, 1763 ending the French and Indian War.
In 1777, the elder Brouillet was commissioned lieutenant in a British militia by Edward Abbott, lieutenant governor of Vincennes and the first Brit to occupy a Wabash village.
On Feb. 3, 1778, Abbott directed construction of Fort Sackville to replace Fort St. Ange, its French predecessor, but resigned without warning and returned to Detroit.
Col. George Rogers Clark took advantage the situation by capturing Kaskaskia and Cahokia and enlisting Father Pierre Gibault and others to urge Vincennes residents, including Brouillet, to renounce allegiance to England and raise the American flag.
Lt. Brouillet was commissioned lieutenant in an American militia on Dec. 13, 1788. Unfortunately, he and three other soldiers were captured two days later by Miami chief Pacane and the DeQuindre brothers, scouts accompanying British Lt. Gov. Henry Hamilton of Detroit and his 750-man army bent on recapturing the fort at Vincennes.
Brouillet was carrying with him the commissions he had received from Abbott and Clark, a deceit that enraged Hamilton. But the “Hair-Buying General” accomplished his goal on Dec. 17, 1788 and, then, stupidly, dismissed his army for the winter. Clark recaptured Fort Sackville with 130 men on Feb. 25, 1779, one of the more heroic episodes of the American Revolution.
Though he had sworn allegiance twice to the British, Lt. Brouillet was promoted to captain in the American army on June 24., 1779.
In 1785, Father Gibault relocated to Vincennes and founded the first school. Michel Brouillet, Jr. probably was one of his students. In 1790, at age 16, he was a member of the First Regiment of the Knox County militia headed by his father. He was employed in 1795 by fur trader Antoine Lasselle, uncle of Hyacinth Lasselle, an original proprietor of the Terre Haute Company. Hyacinth worked for his uncle, maintaining a trading post at the confluence of the Wabash and Vermillion rivers.
As a result of his work as a clerk for the Lasselles, Michel developed a liaison with a Miami woman born and raised in a village on the Wabash near Fort Harrison. In 1796, she gave birth to Jean Baptiste Tahquakeah Brouillette, who became a Baptist minister and a son-in-law of Frances Slocum, known as Maconaquah.
Michael Brouillet, Sr., died Jan 6, 1797 at Vincennes. For awhile, young Michel resided with his mother and, after her death on Oct. 8, 1802, with his brother-in-law, Joseph Barron. However, he continued to spend several months each year fur trading. On Dec. 12, 1801, he received a license to trade with the Miami at their town of “Renaud.”
William Henry Harrison, first governor of the Indiana Territory, appointed Brouillet as an interpreter at treaty negotiations in Fort Wayne during June 1803, which resulted in the establishment of the precise boundaries of tracts previously relinquished by Native Americans to the U.S. He also was an interpreter during treaty negotiations with the Piankeshaw in December 1805.
In late 1806, Brouillet married Marie Louis Drouet de Richardville. Soon thereafter, the Old French House was built. The latest estimate is 1809. Six of their eight children survived infancy and were raised there..
Meanwhile, in 1809, Gov. Harrison assigned Brouillet, who spoke several Indian languages, to Prophet’s Town, near the Tippecanoe River, to measure Native American sympathies. The Indians suspected him to be a spy and called him “an American dog.” In June 1810, he notified Harrison that secret plans for a major attack were being hatched.
After Fort Harrison was built in October 1811, he stayed at the fort. He was not at the Battle of Tippecanoe in November but interviewed Indian participants to their account. During the War of 1812, he was a scout, carrying messages between Fort Harrison and Vincennes
After the war, he served as an Indian agent at the fort and purchased lots in the village of Terre Haute. He died in Vincennes on Dec. 26, 1838, having spent the last 15 years of his life in the grocery business.
~--~
Seeking parents of Arthur Atkinson, b. 1827 Orange Co. Indiana. He may be the grandson of my ancestor Thomas Atkinson. None of the family seems to have a birth date and the information I got from Orange Co. does not indicate whether Arthur was a Quaker.
Jerrym
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From: David Bonnett
To: invigo(a)rootsweb.com
Cc: specialcollections(a)vigo.lib.in.us
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [INVIGO] seeking relative of Eber M. Drake
Carolyn:
May I suggest that IF we do not find a relative of Eber M. Drake, we give
the photo to Special Collections Department of the Vigo County Public
Library in Terre Haute, IN.
In that way, if someday an Eber family descendent decides to do the family
history, it will be there for that person......never let an identified photo
"go away".
Email Nancy Sherrill or David Lewis at VCPL
specialcollections(a)vigo.lib.in.us <specialcollections(a)vigo.lib.in.us>
David L. Bonnett
Indiana County Genealogist-Vigo County
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From: "Carolyn" <cbranson(a)ccrtc.com>
To: <INVIGO(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 10:01 AM
Subject: [INVIGO] seeking relative of Eber M. Drake
Hello,
I am seeking family of Eber M. Drake, Born Oct 1895 Died Jan 1959.
I am a volunteer at Clay County Genealogical Library. We had a lady contact
us about this family. Eber had a sister Helen Cooksey living in Vigo County
in 1959.
If anyone knows any relatives of Helen or Eber that are still living, Please
contact me. The patron has a picture of Eber she would like to give back to
his family.
Thanks in advance for any help.
carolyn
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