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Author: coetting57
Surnames: Beal, Jones
Classification: queries
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I am looking for information from a Pulic land record from the Indiana State Digital
Archives. Rachel Beal filed for land on 1836/12/15 at the land office then located at Fort
Wayne. The land description is for E1/2SW1/4 Sec 33 Twp32N R08E. No county was listed as I
believe the county of Whitley was formed in 1839. I went to the National Archives and
looked at the record and saw the original document issued to Rachel Beal on 8/20/1838. The
land was obtained through a cash sale with the government according to the land law April
24, 1820. I haven't figured out the township yet. later records for possibly this
Rachel Beal's daughter Rachel Beal was born in 1823 and married my gr gr granfather
Samuel Jones. I cannot find this marriage record but they are in the 1850 census record
for Fall Creek, Madison, Indiana. I believe I found this Rachel's tombstone also in a
cemetery in Madison county-died 1859. My gr grandmother, her daughter Virginia F. Jones
was born abt 1855. I have a!
ll of her records back but none for the years 1855-1860. I can tell you Virginia lives
with a Beal who lists her as his niece 1870 on. I am looking for this Rachel's family
history. This may be her mother or a relative. any help is greatly appreciated! Cindy
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