Notebook - Indiana No. 4

Allen County Public Library. "Indiana Co. A-L," nd - bibliography of books with call numbers.

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Allen County Public Library, "Indiana Co. M-W," nd - bibliography of books with call numbers.

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Allen County Public Library. "State & Subject Snapshots," website of bibliographies.

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An Atlas of Gibson & Pike Counties, Ind., Philadelphia, PA: D.J. Lake & Co., 1881.

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Barrett, Marilyn & Charles Barrett. 1860 Federal Census Gibson County, Indiana, Plainfield, IN, nd. 

Page 1086, Patoka Twp., 21 July 1860
61/3/613 - Fitzgerald, Johnson, 69 farmer, 3600 Real estate 600 Personal estate Va
Fitzgerald, Wiley Ann, 45, Ky
Smith, America 12 Ind
Alsop, Mary J. 16 Ind. 

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Biographical & Historical Record of Putnam County, Indiana, Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Co., 1887. 

Wright, Denny

In Memoriam - Larry Wiggins

Larry Gale Wiggins 

Born: Jan. 24, 1948, Wayne Co., IL
Died: Aug. 17, 2017, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN

Buried: Aug. 22, 2017, Thomason Cemetery, Wayne City, IL

Married: 1) Carolyn Lowery and 2) Sharon Doty

Children:
Tim md. Gloria (--?--)
Josh
Austin
Rod
Jeff md. Christal (--?--)
Shawna
Andrea

Larry G. Wiggins, 69, of Fairfield, died at 6:59 p.m. on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.  He had been a truck driver for over a forty years, working for several area farmers.  Larry was born January 24, 1948 to Chester and Margie (Shaw) Wiggins. He was married to Sharon (Doty) Wiggins. 

In Memoriam - Opal Erkman Hall

Opal Fern Erkman

Born: July 28, 1918, Hamilton Co., IL
Died: August 12, 2017 McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL

Buried: Garrison Cemetery, Hamilton Co., IL

Married: Marshall Hall, June 1, 1943, St. Louis, MO

Children: 
Ilene Kay Hall b. 1947, d. 1990, md. Dannie McKinney 1965

• Tonia md. John White 1988, children: Hunter, Marshall & Tanner
• Kelby md. 1) Samantha Bass, 2) Gara Rubenaker, children: Kaylee & Taj

Ahnentafel #326 - (--?--) Denny

(--?--) Denny

Born: ca. 1725
Died: unknown

Married: unknown

Possibilities:
1722 - Samuel Denny born in Virginia, lived in Albemarle County, said to have married Sarah Elizabeth Suddarth.  Elizabeth named one of her children Suddarth. This makes for an interesting possibility.

1729 - Sarah Elizabeth Suddarth born

1748 - Apr. 5 - 

• John Denny owned 181 acres on the north side of Staunton River, Brunswick Co., VA. 
• John Denny owned 150 acres on the south side of Staunton River, down the said River and including Mush Island, Brunswick Co., VA

Research Log - Hanover County, Virginia, ver. 2

Hanover County, Virginia was created November 26, 1719 from St. Paul's Parish of New Kent County.  I-295 on the north side of Richmond is a significant portion of the county's southern border. The York River forms the northern boundary between Hanover and Caroline County.  It is the probable crossroads of six families - Meeks, Priddy, Butler, Denny, Henry and Robertson/Robinson.

Our relevant line:

5. Grace Butler b. 1912, Wayne City, IL, d. 1980 St. Louis, MO

10. Morton Butler b. 1883 Jefferson Co., IL, d. 1953 Wayne Co., IL

11. Mary Anna Robertson b. 1882 Wayne Co., IL, d. 1967 Wayne Co., IL

20. George Butler b. 1861 Illinois, d. 1946 Marion Co., IL

21. Florence Gentle b. 1862 Edgar Co., IL, d. 1938 Jefferson Co., IL

22. James Robertson b. 1839 Lawrence Co., OH, d. 1929 Wayne Co., IL

23. Mary Maulding b. 1847 Hamilton Co., IL, d. 1910, Wayne Co., IL

40. Minor Butler b. ca. 1822 Kentucky, d. after 1880 Illinois

41. Mary Williamson b. 1826 Illinois, d. ca. 1873 Illinois

44. David Robertson b. 1800 Virginia, d. 1872, Illinois17

45. Rebecca Clark b. 1804 New Jersey, d. 1873, Illinois

80. James Butler b. ca. 1782, d. after 1840 probably in Kentucky

81. Elizabeth Meeks b. ca. 1788, living 1840 Kentucky

88. David Robertson b. ca. 1775 Virginia, after 1834 Illinois

89. Mary Ann Henry b. ca. 1779 Virginia, after 1830 Illinois

162. Priddy Meeks b. 1746 Hanover Co., VA, d. after 1820 probably in Kentucky

163. Elizabeth Denny b. ?, d. after 1820 probably in Kentucky

178. John Henry Sr. b. ? probably Virginia, d. ? probably in Virginia

324. William Meeks b. ca. 1725 probably Virginia, d. after 1768 possibly in Hanover Co., VA

325. Molly Nolin b. ?, d. after 1768 possibly in Hanover Co., VA

648. William Meeks b. England?, d. possibly in Hanover Co., VA

The St. Paul's Parish register contains the following entries regarding processioning which was an annual review of boundary lines.

Ahnentafel #325 - Molly Nolin

Mary Nolin may have been Nowlin

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Buried: unknown

Married: William Meeks 

Children:
Priddy
John
Susanna
Athe
Jesse
Nacy
Martin
Sarah
Littleton
Candice

Will update as I find more information. 

Notebooks - Dad's Families No. 3, Part II

Roberts, Gary. English Origins of New England Families from the New England Historical & Genealogical Register in Three Volumes, Vol. I, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1984.

Will of John Huckstep the elder of Tenterden, County of Kent, yeoman, 4 Nov. 22, James I [1624]. Proved 17 Feb. 1624/5.  Contested, but upheld 5 April 1625.  Legatees:

• kinswoman Lydia Tilden, wife of Nathaniel Tilden, £5
• Thomas, son of my brother Stephen Huckstep £5
• brother Stephen Huckstep £3
• kinswoman Susanna Witherden wife of Henry Witherden £10
• Richard Witherden son of Henry & Susanna, £20 at age 21
• son Lawrence Huckstep, residue of goods and chattels, at age 21
• executor John Huckstep

This is probably Lydia (Huckstep) Tilden's uncle, brother of her father Stephen. 

Will of John Huckstep of Tenterden, County of Kent, yeoman, 6 Nov. 6 Charles I [1630]. Codicil 15 Aug. 1631 makes provision for possible posthumous child.  Proved 2 Dec. 1631. Legatees:

• wife Alice £30, household goods, clothes, etc.
• brother Thomas Huckstep £10
• daughter Sara £40 at age 19 or marriage
• daughter Joane £40 at age 19 or marriage
• son Stephen at age 21 lease of farm
• father Stephen £16 per year
• son Thomas at age 21 land in Appledore called Barneland
• son Nathanaell
• son William
• son Joseph
• son John
• Samuel Curtis witness
• Nathanaell Tilden witness

This is probably Lydia (Huckstep) Tilden's brother. 

Ahnentafel #324 - William Meeks

William Meeks

Born: ca. 1725
Died: after ca. 1768

Buried: unknown

Married: Mary Nolin / Nowlin ca. 1745

Research Log - Residence Chart - Distaff

Residence chart for mom's families. The "first" residence in the line is the last place the person lived. 

These four charts are for the Erkman, Gurley, Colclasure and Fitzgerald lines.

The Erkman line is quite short:
Gen. 1 - (me) - Kentucky - North Carolina - Kansas - Missouri - Illinois
Gen. 2 - Illinois
Gen. 3 - Italy - Africa - Kentucky - Illinois - Indiana - Illinois
Gen. 4 - Illinois - Oregon - Illinois
Gen. 5 - 6 - Illinois - Indiana - Ohio - Germany
Gen. 5 - Illinois - Indiana - Germany
Gen. 6 - Indiana - Germany