Howard County, Indiana

Posted Queries for April thru June 1997

Posted by Nancy (Laws) Edersheim sedersheim@ccipost.net on Thursday, April 3, 1997

Iam looking for any information on WILLISON in this county.I have reason to believe that some of my ancestors are from Howard county.
From what I am told there was a Myrtle (WILLISON)PRICHARD. She has 4 children.Ellen MARTIN,Norman PRICHARD,Edward PRICHARD,and a Doris BYRD.
Any help with this info would be greatly apprieciated. Nancy (Laws)Edersheim

Posted by Jean A. Cox -- UNKNOWN emaild on Saturday, April 5, 1997

I am looking for children & grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs.Louis COOLEY ,his wife's name was Marie STANFIELD COOLEY.
She was B.1896.They had several children and lived in Kokomo,In. Sometime in the 1930's,Marie later lived in Joliet,Il.One of Marie's sisters was Lorene Gardner(my Mother)
I know Marie did a family history,so I am looking for help.

Posted by Pat Erwin paerwin@AOL.com on Sunday, April 13, 1997

13 April, 1997 Pat Erwin paerwin@aol.com
Margaret Catherine (STEWART) BESICKER was born in Hampshire Co. WV about 1842 and married John Moses BESICKER about 1862. The next record I have of them is that Margaret died in Howard Co. IN, in Oct. 1901.
Is there a cemetery index for Howard County or an obituary file in the library that would give information on Margaret or her family?
I have one son listed for them as Perry BESICKER but do not know if this is correct. If there is anyone working on this line, I would be happy to hear from them. Thank you. Pat

Posted by Brad Bair bum@mail.bright.net on Monday, April 21, 1997

We don't have much info just a name, Linus STROUP, he would have been born in the early 1900's. He moved to Ohio for sometime and married A Viola P.BEARD in Defiance Oh. She was also originally from Kokomo In.
They divorced sometime after 1936 right after a son (my wifes father) was born. He then moved back to Kokomo In.,
we understand that he may have moved later to Indianapolis and operated a florist shop.
He apparently had another family, with children named Dennis, David and Diane STROUP
We did hear that he did die, but my wife is interested in finding out any information on the family.

Posted by Janet Javorka -- UNKNOWN email on Tuesday, April 22, 1997

Do you have any info on Bert B. PERRY, wife Gretchen DAY PERRY, or their son, Elijah D. PERRY? The first 2 were my grandparents, the latter my father.
I was born in Kokomo on 6-6-1933, one of twins - the first born in that town in about 4 years. I am interested in learning any infor you might have.

Posted by Maggy Chastain -- UNKNOWN email on Sunday, April 27, 1997

lester SNYDER dob-9/15/1897, approx. dod 10/75. i do not know much about him. he is my grandfather although never married my grandmother.

Posted by Irene L. Shaw slshaw@ibm.net on Wednesday, April 30, 1997

I have found the Henry JORDAN and Robert GIBBS families on the 1850 census of Carroll County. How far back do the death records go for Carroll County? Howard County? and Cass County?
Also, I am curious to know if the Miles GOODWIN is the father of Margaret GOODWIN JORDAN and the father-in-law of Henry Jordan. Henry and Margaret were married in Preble County, Ohio in 1834.

Posted by Paul Stevens -- UNKNOWN email on Saturday, May 3, 1997

Looking for information, stories and pictures of SWISHER/SWITZER families of Howard County. Wish to correspond with descendants of any family descending from Swisher ancestors.

Posted by Bob Hogue MMXX21A@prodigy.com on Monday, May 19, 1997

Does anyone have information on the HOGUE family. They moved from Rockbridge County Virginia in 1820 to Shelbyville, In. Shelby Co.
I understand that James R. Hogue died in Jun 1887 in Howard Co.
I am looking for addition information on James.

Posted by T. McClain tmcclain@netusa1.net on Sunday, June 8, 1997

Seeking information on Mrs. HAMPTON BROWN.
All I know is her husband founded the city of Jerome in Howard County and named it after one of their sons.
Would like any other information I could get

Posted by Irene L. Shaw slshaw@ibm.net on Wednesday, June 11, 1997

PRUITT, Carl born in Carroll or Howard Co. on July 5, 1889. Died in the late 1960's? buried in Kokomo's Memorial Park Cemetery?
Need date of death (not internment) and a copy of his obit. if possible. He was a resident at Gateway Gardens before his death. Carl was a descendant of Archibald, Pleasant, and Joseph PRUITT. Requested by Irene L. Shaw, great-niece.

Posted by M Abresch mabresch@netusa1.net on Wednesday, June 11, 1997

I am looking for any and all ABRESCH family members. You may reach me at mabresch@netusa1.net
Since the name is so unusual, anyone carrying that name is related and I am trying to find out how we are all related. I know that our grandfather was Harry O. ABRESCH and He married Lucille SOLOMON.
All the people in Howard County with the name Abresch are related in some fashion.
I would like to get information on other Abresch's throughout the United States. Any information will be GREATLY appreciated.

Posted by Julie Cooper -- UNKNOWN email on Sunday, June 22, 1997

QUERY ANSWERED _ NEW INFO FORTHCOMING
Search for information on the following:
Allen D. MOORE, born in Livingston County, KY....probably in 1854. Lived in Howard County, IN in 1880. Occupation listed as a sawmill worker, and later as a farmer. Married Savannah Smith on Jan.13, 1881.
Savannah SMITH, born in Randolph County, IN or possibly Rush County.
Harrison HOOVER, also in Howard County in 1880 with his wife Julia A., who may be the mother of Allen Moore.
Nancy MULLIN or MULLINS. Born in Tennessee or North Carolina about 1810.
Ellen J. SMITH or Jane SMITH, wife of Thomas SMITH, born about 1830 in North Carolina.
William SMITH, son of Ellen and Thomas. Probably born in 1876.
Thomas SMITH, born about 1830 in KY. Thomas and Jane or Ellen J. Smith lived in Rush County, IN in 1860.
Also interested in ANY information on Alice MOORE, Walter D. MOORE and Edith MOORE, children of Allen D. Moore and Savannah Smith Moore.

Posted by Gwen Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com on Friday, June 27, 1997

Searching for the PATTON family in Clinton Co. after the 1860 census which has Thomas and Mila PATTON with their children: Lewis age 10, Martin age 5, John age 3, Milton age 1/2.
His brother John PATTON is living with them. His mother Lydia PATTON and brother Isaac PATTON are living with his sister and brother-in-law, John and Rachel ELLIOTT.
The father of the family, William PATTON and wife Lydia ESSLEY were 1820 Fayette Co., 1830 Franklin Co., 1840 Delaware Co. and 1850 Howard Co.