Switzerland - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Vevay Newspaper Index

Familytreemagic — 2009-11-02 02:25:39Z

Thank you very much for your hard work. I really appreciate your willingness to index these papers. I know that it is not an easy job but please know that those of us with family in Switzerland County early really do appreciate your hard work.
Sincerely,
Maggie

Re: Thomas Heady - Esquire Heady

Familytreemagic — 2009-10-30 15:21:48Z

I am hoping that my Mother and I will have Edmond Cotton and Sally Dorsey's book ready to go the printer by the end of the year. It has thirty years of research along with court records that were found last year that provides all of Edmond's grown children. The book goes through all of Edmond's descendants that we know of. I would be happy to check your husband's line. You can send what you know and I will check it. We would be happy to add any photos or data that you would like to add. We are trying to make sure that this data gets out. We are not selling the books because of the price but we are putting together PDF files of the book and all supporting documents to go to libraries. My email address is familytreemagicatyahoodotcom. Replace at with @ and dot with . I do this to minimize the amount of spam that I receive.

Re: Thomas Heady - Esquire Heady

marnyrachel — 2009-10-30 13:36:54Z

Thank you!
this is my husband's line and all the people I can ask questions from have pasted on so I am kinda' going at this blind... His great grandfather was Adrian Lynch (1900-1921) he died when his grandfather was a baby so that is another hard line to confirm.
Adrian was the son of
Rhonda Emma Lamar (I have seen it as Emma Rhonda too)
who was the daughter of Nancy Cotton (1840-1870)
daughter of John Cotton
son of Sarah Dorsey (1776-abt. 1820)

Does this sound right?

Re: Thomas Heady - Esquire Heady

Familytreemagic — 2009-10-30 05:01:16Z

Margaret Cotton Spiry is my mother and I know that we do not have any record of Sarah Dorsey dying in France. We believe that that she died in Nelson County, Kentucky and that her husband Edmond Cotton died in Hancock County, Kentucky.

Re: James Frank Tague

AllanTurner23 — 2009-10-25 15:53:36Z

Paul,

I believe that your "James Frank" Tague is "Franklin James" Tague, born Dec 1865.

The 1900 census mistakenly has the last name as "Lague" and the 1920 census mistakenly has the last name as "Tagur".

William H. Tague seems to be the only offspring.

I left a message on your board that I have quite a bit of information on the Grahams as Martha Crosby Turner was one of my relatives. Please contact me.
AlTurner@comcast.net

Regards,

Al Turner

Re: Thomas Heady - Esquire Heady

marnyrachel — 2009-10-16 21:09:14Z

Does anyone know if Sarah Dorsey really died in France? And if so how did she end up in France?

Re: 1820s TAX ROLLS

J_Rill — 2009-09-25 15:20:36Z

I too am looking for Indiana tax lists around the same time period. I have read (and cannot remember where) that few lists have survived over the years. Jane Eagelsfield Darlington has published tax lists for a number of counties in Indiana (see Indiana Tax Lists), but the only list for Switzerland County in this book is for 1843. A list of delinquent land taxes for 1821, Switzerland County, can be found in the Indiana Genealogist. Fort Wayne IN: Mar 1998. Vol. 9 Iss. 1. That is all I have been able to find. It might be worthwhile checking with the county courthouse to learn whether they have any lists.

If William, John and Richard Burns were young men, you might also try to learn if any militia rosters for Switzerland Co. still exist.

Re: Robinson Family

DLewellyn6598 — 2009-09-22 19:36:37Z

Do you know of Amanda F. Robinson? Born Aug.26, 1846, Died April 2, 1894. Had 2 children, Infant- Willy Frances, 1822-1874, Ida May, 1881-1957.

Thank You

Re: Philips/Phillips/Harris of Switzerland Co. IN

DIANEE — 2009-09-19 04:14:19Z

I am looking for info on an Isaac H. Phillips who married Hannah L. Harris in Switzerland Co. IN in 1850. Their dau, Kate E. Phillips married Dr. Henry J. B. Wright, both of whom died in Santa Clara Co. CA. Any info on any of these people would be appreciated. I'm particularly interested in finding the parents for Hannah L. Harris & where she was born & died. Thank you.

Re: william lock

nancy306_1 — 2009-09-15 23:48:46Z

thank you shiela, im still on the hunt

Re: william lock

Kfurballkell — 2009-09-15 23:21:28Z

Here are Locks buried in the Long Run Baptist Cemetery on Long Run Road - from Wanda Morfords Switzerland County Cemetery lists book.

Lock John Sr., d. Apr. 10, 1899 aged 82 y 7 m 26 d
Elizabeth, wife of John Sr., d. Feb. 16, 1877 aged 77 y
John W., b. Dec. 10, 1835 d. Apr. 21, 1909
Malinda, wife of J.W., d. Jul. 25, 1889 aged 49 y 9 m
25 d
Saml., d. Sep. 7, 1978 aged 55 y 11 m 23 d} same
stone as Eliza
Eliza, wife of Samuel, d. Feb. 7, 1875 aged 55 y 4 m
6 d}
Samuel, b. Feb. 29, 1860 d. Sep. ?, 1887
Mary C., d. May 29, 1885 aged 31 y 5 m 15 d
Henry, d. Jan. 28, 1879 aged 50 y 4 m 9 d
William, son of Henry & Sarah d. Apr. 1, 1877 aged
16 y 8 m
Margaret, dau. of John W. & Hannah, d. Feb. 23, 18
(54)? aged 3 y 13 d
Godfrey A., b. Mar. 4, 1911 d. Apr. 27, 1963
Ashley A., b. Jan. 17, 1899 d. Aug. 22, 1908
Alexander, 1871-1975} same stone as Stella
Stella, 1880-1954}

Re: william lock

nancy306_1 — 2009-09-15 22:30:25Z

sorry for my response, crazy hours at work.i would like info on locks,henry and bessie are the the ones im pulled to. thanks

Re: william lock

nancy306_1 — 2009-09-15 22:21:37Z

i saw somrwhere that locks were buried on long run road. *

Re: william lock

Kfurballkell — 2009-09-11 03:00:34Z

Don, I would love to be able to give you that information but there is not a John Lock who married a Malinda in the book at all. The two John Locks listed are as follows, John A. Lock who married a Mary E. Pitman 21 Sep. 1861 and John W. Lock who married Corintha M. Blodget 5 Nov. 1871 - I was also curious so I checked the marriage records on ancestry with the same results. The same goes for Henry & Bessie?there are two Henry's listed one who married Sarah Jane Tower 11 Feb. 1855 and a Henry D. who married a Mary Rutherford 6 Dec. 1876 also nothing on ancestry of this couple. I know it was common to go to another County or to Kentucky back then but the Ancestry database having nothing is a problem the Indiana State Library no longer has the Indiana Marriage Collection up and neither does INGenWeb, but Ancestry does have the database 1800 - 1941 and no luck there.

Re: william lock

ERhodes1135 — 2009-09-11 00:56:41Z

Shiela. An not related, but for my own edification would like the info from the marriage of John Lock to Malinda ?, somewhere in the 1859-1860 time frame and of Henry Lock to Bessie ? in the 1895-1896 time frame. Thanks. Don

Re: william lock

nancy306_1 — 2009-09-10 22:40:22Z

thank you shiela, yes, but i dont know much before my grandparents, john harvey and alien. i dont have alot of relatives left that know any dates, i will get back with you if i get news

Re: william lock

Kfurballkell — 2009-09-10 12:35:01Z

Sounds like you are hooked, I also want to thank Don for his excellent help. Enjoy your search!

I knew your family should be there because I see the name Lock so frequently entering information on the Switzerland County INGenWeb site. I now have the book Switzerland County Marriage Records 1831 - 1885. It is an Index of names of brides and grooms. Records from January 1831 - Dec. 1853 (compiled by Mrs. James Knox) do not have a book or page number but the records from were 1854 (copied by Ruth M. Sleven) does have dates and book and page numbers. I will be happy to do look ups if anyone would like.

Re: william lock

nancy306_1 — 2009-09-09 22:16:45Z

thanks again don. i stumbled into this by seeing my name in the vevay ind web site. now i cant stop.i didnt know there were so many bill locks.ok, my grandmother was born around 1937,her name was alien, maiden,lothridge.the kids names were william,john h jr, beverly ann,larry gene, and anna dee.the oldest was besse jane.this dates to 1950s.i do know that we were related to scudders, chester and charley, my great uncles, they lived in indy ind.thank you don and shiela for your response. my address is nancy306@netzero.net

Re: william lock

ERhodes1135 — 2009-09-09 02:55:07Z

Sure. My address is drhodes5@cox.net. Incidently, I was born and raised right up the river in Lawrenceburg in Dearborn county, left there in 1953 to see the world and never went back. My grandmother's family, Corters were from Switzerland county. Don

Re: william lock

ERhodes1135 — 2009-09-07 22:31:18Z

Nancy. Not related, just trying to help. I am going to take you backwards in time. In the 1930 census for Switzerland county, Craig township, Dist 2, page 5, the family was headed by Henry Lock, 56, married at 23, a farmer on a general farm, and included his wife Bessie, 53, married at 19, his son John Harvey, 15, and his daughter Mary Ione, 12. All born in Ind as were all parents. In the 1920 census the family was also in Craig township, Dist 170, page 7, and was headed by Henry Lock, 46, a farner on a general farm, and included his wife Bessie M, 43, his son Chester E, 20, his son John H, 5, and his daughter Mary I, 1 11/12. All born in Ind as were all parents. In the 1910 census the family was in Craig township, Dist 155, pg 7, and was headed by Henry Lock, 26, married 14 years, a farmer on a general farm, and included his wife, Bessie, 23, married 14 years, mother of 4 with 2 still alive, his son Charles, 13, and his son Chester, 10. All born in Ind as were all parents. In the 1900 census the family was in Pleasant township, Dist 140, page 12, and was headed by Henry Lock, 26, born Apr 1874, married 4 years, a farmer, and included his wife, Bessie, 23, May 1877, married 4 years, mother of 2 with all still living, his son Charley, 3, Jan 1897, and his son Chester, 10/12, Jul 1899. All born in Ind as were all parents. Unfortunately Switzerland county marriages for that time are not on line, but if I had to guess I would say that Bessie's maiden name was Scudder. Hope this helps. Don

Re: william lock

ERhodes1135 — 2009-09-09 01:38:45Z

O.K. Lets go further back. In the 1880 census the family was in Switzerland county, Pleasant township, Dist 170, page 11, and was headed by John W Lock, 45, a farmer, born in Ind, father in Ind and mother in Ky, and included his wife Malinda W, 40, keeping house, born in Ind, father in Scotland and mother in Ind, and the following children all born in Ind, daughter Nancy E, 20, at home (AH), - daughter Mary E, 19, AH, - daughter Emma, 17, AH, - son George W, 16, works on farm, - daughter Annettie, 15, AH, - daughter Jane, 13, AH, - son Harvey, 11, works on farm, - son Alexander, 10, works on farm, - son Harvey, 7, - daughter Lula, 3, and daughter Clara B, 7/12. In the 1870 census the family was also in Pleasant township, page 53, and was headed by John W Lock, 35, farmer, and included Malinda, 28, keeping house, - Nancy E, 10, - Mary E, 8, - Emma, 7, - George, 6, - Annetha, 5, - Jane, 4, and Harvey, 1. All born in Ind. In the 1860 census the family was also in Pleasant township, page 1, and was headed by John W Lock, 25, farmer, and included Malinda, 18, and Nancy E, 7/12. All born in Ind. In the 1850 census the family was also in Pleasant township, and was headed by John Lock, 43, farmer, born in Ind, and included Elizabeth, 45, born in Ky, and the following, all born in Ind, Henry, 22, farmer, - Elizabeth, 15, - John, 14, - Libella, 10, and William Holder, 12. Unfortunately prior to 1880 no family relationship were shown in any census. I believe this John Lock married Elizabeth Rogers in Switzerland county on 10 Mar 1824. Don

Re: Theopolis Pickett, b abt. 1830

wrbear — 2009-09-01 15:51:37Z

Wilma,

I am trying to research Theodore Lafayette Pickett married to Mary Ann Lee and am confused as to his paternity. I have seen it two ways and was needing help. Any information that you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Brown-Birkmeyer-Furnish

bsbolling — 2009-09-09 14:33:38Z

my great grand father was rudolph brown and my grandfather is the son of rudolph whos name is also rudolph brown i have more information if you would like it.

brown jones

bsbolling — 2009-07-27 00:03:54Z

rudolph brown and allean jones her father is conard jones and her mother is ollie powell

wagner family

bsbolling — 2009-07-26 23:54:39Z

looking for rhonda richards who might have information about wagner family

Re: william lock

Kfurballkell — 2009-09-08 22:38:32Z

Nancy;
Do you have a birthdate for John Harvey Lock or approximate birth date? There were a number of Lock's in Switzerland County. In the 1920 census there is a John Lock who is 12 years old his parents were Arthor/or Arthur Lock and Lillie Lock. I do have some Switzerland County Marriage records and find only 2 John Locks, one married a Corinthia M Blodgett on Nov. 5, 1871 the other married Mary E. Pittman Sept. 21, 1861. There is a William P. Lock who married Sallie Bristow on Sep. 11, 1873. Does any of this sound like it might fit your family.

Sheila Kell

Re: Chapel Ridge Cemetery

Kfurballkell — 2009-07-28 01:29:03Z

Here are some directions sent to me by Julia Miller, her daughter in law drove out there to get them.

Chapel Ridge Cemetery in Switzerland County the directions are when you get to the 4 way stop in the middle of Vevay turn North and go out over Vevay hill follow that out to Fairview Rd turn onto Fairview road follow to Arron Road turn onto Arron road for about 1/2 mile to 3/4 mile turn right on Chapel Ridge it's at the bottom of the small hill.

Re: Hawkins Genealogy

CW614 — 2009-08-16 15:30:24Z

Shawn, can you send me Ralph's E-mail i have lost it at cwcarter10@windstream.net.Thanks CW

Re: hawkins family

CW614 — 2009-08-16 15:09:12Z

Could you scan Anthony's obit & send it to me at cwcarter10@windstream.net? John Lewis Hawkins is my line. Thanks CW

Re: Directions to Mead Cemetery

JuliaMiller31 — 2009-07-28 17:35:13Z

No problem if you need anything concerning Switzerland County give me a yell I lived there many years and still have family in the area so can help find things if I don't now where they are.

Re: Quercus Grove Genealogy

unioncarpentergirl — 2009-07-31 17:48:05Z

I have been looking for info on Clarissa Lampton B. 1/19/1854 D. 3/3/1921. Querces Grove, IN. She married a Gurley.

Re: william lock

nancy306_1 — 2009-09-08 23:56:30Z

sheila thank you for your information. i didnt think i would get so much help

Re: william lock

nancy306_1 — 2009-09-08 23:48:57Z

thank you so much, all these names are my familey names. the last name scudder sealed it for me. bessie jane, sorry about spelling, was my aunt. she died from a gun shot, i think the earley 50s.chester was my grandfathers brother/john harvey. again thank you

Re: william lock

nancy306_1 — 2009-09-09 22:14:39Z

Re: william lock

nancy306_1 — 2009-09-09 02:16:22Z

thnk you again. i need to look into this here at home with what familey i have. i will get back with you. can we email

william lock

nancy306_1 — 2009-09-07 21:28:40Z

my name is william edwin lock jr.my fathers name was william edward lock sr.my grandfathers name was john harvey lock.our history go back to the 1920s thats all i know.i would like to know more pre20s history if anyone can help

william lock

nancy306_1 — 2009-09-07 21:26:03Z

my name is william edwin lock jr.my fathers name was william edward lock sr.my grandfathers name was john harvey lock.our histery go back to the 1920s thats all i know.i would like to know more pre20s histery if anyone can help

Harvey J. Jones m Jacqueline ?

katiemae48 — 2009-08-04 00:00:31Z

My query is of much more recent vintage than most. I'm looking for any available information concerning Harvey J. Jones and his 2nd wife Jacqueline LNU. Harvey was b Gallatin County 1 Nov 1921 (per death cert) and d 7 May 1967 at the Veteran's Hospital in Louisville. At the time of his death his residence was 707 Pike Street, Vevay, Indiana and he was buried in the Vevay Cemetery.

Following the divorce between Harvey and his first wife Rachel Beatrice Adams contact between the two children of the first marriage and their father ended. Those two children are now deceased, suffering early deaths, as did their father. So I am scratching and scrabbling for information.

Does anyone know the maiden name of Jacqueline? Were there any children of the second marriage? I don't know when Harvey J. Jones moved to Vevay and I do not know if that is where he married Jacqueline and if she is an Indiana native.

Any tidbits would be greatly appreciated.

Katie

Re: Jessie Teats

vsherwood_1 — 2009-07-29 19:58:38Z

Ron & Michele:
I'm reading this from work at lunch so I don't have access to all my research, but, I think George W. Teats is George Washington Teats, younger brother to my ancestor, William Teats, who died in 1905 in Williams County, Ohio.

Re: Jessie Teats

vsherwood_1 — 2009-07-29 19:02:01Z

Michele & Ron:
We just returned from a trip to Ohio, visiting the grave of Elizabeth Engle Teats White Crist in Williams County, Ohio and the graves of her husband, Lawrence Teats, and her father, Matthias Engle and Lawrence's father, Christopher Teats in Adelphi,Ross County, Ohio. I wasn't able to spend as much time as I'd hoped, but I'm happy to share if you will.
Ron, I'm sure your George W. Teats is the youngest son of Lawrence and Elizabeth Engle Teats.

1820s TAX ROLLS

FlJeeper — 2009-07-26 15:13:49Z

Is there a tax roll for the 1820s in Switzerland Co? I am trying to find if/when William Burns, John L Burns and Richard M Burns settled there.

Re: Theopolis Pickett, b abt. 1830

jpick666 — 2009-08-27 07:15:38Z

Hi Wilma,

If your offer of sharing information about 'Picketts of Switzerland County' is still open, Please let me know how we can proceed.

Thanks

James Pickett

ancestry (at) No1in.US

Re: Jessie Teats

Dunwoodie — 2009-07-27 20:22:07Z

I have a George W. Teats, 19 Oct 1827, wife Evelin. I don't know where he was born but died in Veavy. He was the father of my Step Grandfather Uly Teats. I don't have any info back from George W., would appreciate any that you may have.
THANKS
RON DUNWOODIE
rwoody1@tamdpabay.rr.com

Re: William Lock, 1779 (VA) - 1854 (Switzerland Co.)

J_Rill — 2009-07-27 23:22:08Z

I do not know very much about William Lock of Switzerland Co. I and several other Lock researchers are following several Lock males (Peter, William, Benjamin, Samuel & Girardus) who lived in Mercer & Lincoln Counties, KY prior to 1800. We are attempting to determine the parents of 3 Lock males: Robert L. Lock, David Lock, and Thomas Lock all of whom were born in these KY counties prior to 1800. Descendents of these 3 men have taken the 67 marker DNA test and match on 66 out of 67 markers, suggesting that Robert, David, and Thomas were likely brothers or first cousins.

I believe that the William Lock who married Elizabeth Teague in Shelby Co., KY in 1797 was probably the same William Lock who lived with presumably his second wife Nancy Keith in Switzerland Co., but I cannot prove it. Everything that I know about the William Lock of KY is summarized in a Nov. 23, 2008 message that I posted on Rootsweb's Lock mailing list.

(Please note that in the mailing list message I indicated that the 1799 Shelby Co. tax assessment indicated that William was 21 or older at the time which, if accurate, would suggest that William was not the same man as the William Lock of Switzerland Co. I have since learned that the 1800 Shelby Co. tax assessment taken on May 18 indicates that William was between 16 and 21. The William Lock of Switzerland Co. would have turned 21 in July of that year. It appears that one of these tax assessments is in error regarding William's age.)

That is about all I know. I have not focused much on William because it does not appear that he was the father of Robert, David, or Thomas Lock. Sorry that I cannot be of more help.

Re: Directions to Mead Cemetery

susanadkins46 — 2009-07-28 17:23:45Z

Thanks for the offer. But I did find it, with a little help from a person working in his yard the day I went. Appreciate it anyway.

Re: Chapel Ridge Cemetery

susanadkins46 — 2009-07-26 16:02:09Z

Go to Findagrave.com. You can search by cemetery name,and there is a map at the bottom of the page. Chapel Ridge is north of 250, and branches off northeast of Aaron Road.

Re: Directions to Mead Cemetery

JDMiller56 — 2009-07-28 17:15:41Z

I will see what I can find out for you I used to live in Switzerland County I will check around and see what I can find out for you.

Re: Quercus Grove Genealogy

JDMiller56 — 2009-07-28 17:12:10Z

Hi I would be very interested in information on Scott, Jones, and Turner familes you have since all are connected to me and my husband. Thank you

Re: Hazel Lucky

JDMiller56 — 2009-08-01 20:38:05Z

Hello

I am the daughter of Hazel Lucky if there is anything I can do to help you with information please feel free to contact me at j_miller46@yahoo.com

Re: Theopolis Pickett, b abt. 1830

wilmalohide84 — 2009-09-03 02:50:00Z

Theodore Lafayette Pickett was b. 2 Mar 1819 in Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. He was the son of John H. "Jack" Pickett and Caroline M. Back Pickett. The John H. Pickett family came to Switzerland County, IN in 1826, spent a few years in Hamilton Co., OH but returned to Switzerland County in the late 1830s.
John H. & Caroline Pickett had ten children. Theodore Lafayette and Mary Ann Lee Pickett had nine children. I can list them for you if you need them.
My sources for Theodore's father:(l) A newspaper account of Theodore Pickett's death on Nov. 16, 1890 gives his date and place of birth but does not list his parents name. It states "He came to Switzerland County with his parents when he was six years old." (2)Vevay Reveille, 23 May 1889 - Gives an account of a surprise birthday celebration for Jeptha D. Pickett, aged 65, and lists among those present, is only brother THEODORE, and his three sisters Mrs. Peter McMAkin, Mrs. Jonathan Myers, and Mrs.Ben Woolf. (3) Vevay Reveille, July 10, 1875 - "Died,Picket - At the residence of his son Jeptha Picket, near Vevay, July 5th, JOHN H. PICKETT, aged 85 years.
I believe this is proof enough that Jeptha and Theodore were brothers and that John H. was their father.