I am searching for the birth of my grandfather, Joseph John Arbogast, born November 17,
1873 or 4 supposedly in Cambridge City, IN. Parents were F. T. or Frederick Theodor and
Catherine Berst Arbogast.
I found his baptismal record in Ripley, Brown, OH, but all of his adult documents (draft
registration, Panama Canal employment, death certificate and many US census) list his
birth place as Cambridge City, Indiana. As a matter of fact, a birth in 1873 AD 1874 is
recorded for him in Ripley, Brown, Ohio!
The local Catholic church in Cambridge City did not have a record of his baptism.
I am getting ready to submit my 4-generation family tree as a first step towards my
ICAPCen accreditation. These little quirks of his birth are going to be difficult to
explain on my family tree.....
If I would want to look through old City directories to see if my Arbogasts ever lived in
Cambridge CIty, which directories would I search? My library did not have a directory for
Cambridge City and perhaps it is grouped in with a larger town?
Thanks, Buffy