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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Vermont to Indiana and Beyond, ver. 2

Linn County, Iowa
Coming across "new" old information during the filing process and found this to be an interesting description of Rev. Erastus Lathrop's family's migration from Vermont to Indiana.  A journey that Russell's family took in 1837 to Decatur County.

Elkanah Lathrop's known children:

Armon b. ca. 1775 VT, d. ca.  1852
  • Vermont
  • Clay Co., IL by 1840
  • Effingham Co., IL by 1852
Rev. Erastus b. 1776 VT, d. 1827 Decatur Co., IN
  • Canada ca. 1800
  • Vermont 1812
  • Dearborn Co., IN 1817
  • Ohio Co., IN 1818
  • Decatur Co. IN 1821

Friday, March 17, 2017

Filing - Mom's Families



Here's the list of files in the red boxes - that is for mom's families. The eight main surnames are Colclasure, Edwards, Erkman, Fitzgerald, Gurley, Probst, Speer and Wilson.   I'm still working through dad's families . . . stay tuned.

Ali, Mohammad
All Branches:
  • Colclasure
  • Talbert
Anselment, Gregory & Samantha Hall
Armistead Family
Barr, Byron & Inez Colclasure
Barr, John & Ruby Gurley 
Berry, A.D. & Leona Reagan
Berry, Evans & Daisy Speer
Blankenship, Alexander & Lucinda Colclasure
Brewer family
Brooks, Caleb & Susannah Porter & Charity (--?--)
Brooks, Richard & Delinah Coy & Elizabeth Marshall
Brooks, William
Bullard, Danny & Diane Talbert
Burton, Harvey & Dolores Colclasure
Bushrod Family
Bushrod, John, d. 1720
Bushrod, John, d. 1760
Cagle – Miscellaneous
Cagle Family
Chapman, Bernard & Mabel Davis
Chrisman, Edward & Mildred Erkman

Saturday, March 11, 2017

Filing 20+ Years of Genealogy

This is what I've been doing since late December and why I haven't been blogging.  I've been sorting, doing data entry and filing about 20 years worth of files.  Over 2 cubic feet of records on all y'all and our ancestors.   Genealogist or stalker? You decide.

Genealogy database