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December 2008

Obituaries

School Records


November 2008

Death Records

  • Death Book H-19     - January to December 1900 deaths - most with burial information included

New Researchers

Obituaries

        -thanks to Karen Zach for most of these


October 2008

New Researchers

  •  Surnames - BALL, BURNSIDE, GINN, MCCLAIN, MCCUTCHAN, PORTER, SMILEY, SPENCER, STEELE, and STRAIN             Researcher  Rod Smiley

Obituaries

  • Mrs. Julia Ann Bradfield - 14 Aug 1935

  • Miss Caroline Sutton - 31 Oct 1923

  • John Beal - 19 Jan 1902

  • Mrs. Elizabeth Stark - 23 Dec 1914

  • Miss Della R. Lindley - 08 Jun 1921

  • Noah Blackmore - 07 Jun 1905

  • Mrs. Nancy Norman - 13 Sep 1893

  • Mrs. Nancy Hatfield - 20 Sep 1893

  • Mrs. Joe Skeeters - 17 Feb 1897

Surname Information

 


September 2008

Death Records

  • Book D-2    - new index for the 2nd Parke County Death Records Book also known as H-14.  Deaths recorded are from January 1889 to September 1896

Obituaries

  • 1900 to 1924 Index    - another great donation by the Rockville Library team, who are still hard at work on this project - be sure to thank them for sharing

 


August 2008

Obituaries

Mrs. John Mollis, Perry Hudson Skeeters, Luther A. Litsey, Joseph Graham, Ansel H. Cox, Lewis McMasters, Mrs. Isaac N. Cox, George Wilshire, Shan Alonzo Pollard, John Preston Stark, John Lear, Rebecca Crawford, Rueben D. Smith, Miss Emily Potts, Mrs. Jesse B. Connelly, S. P. Hancock, Miss Ruby Collings, Louis E. Havey, George Eggers, Bonner Hazlett, Miss Kitty Burks, Deward Barker, Cyrus Connor, George S. Sowers, Voorhees Huxford, Mrs. Charles Swaim, Robert H. Catlin, James C. Swaim

Photos

    - shared by John Payton, son of Esther & Jay D. Payton

Researchers

        Surname                    Researcher                                                Main Interest

Minter Lynda Minter  

 

July 2008

Biographies

  • Robert Warren Hawkins

  • Isaac M. Kalley

Church Records

Obituaries

  • Fred Shanks

  • Oliver Smiley

  • Elberta Russell

  • John F. Groves

  • Mrs. James Millaman

  • Dr. Marion Gross

  • Montague Jarvis

  • Clarence Boyd

  • Joseph L. Boyd

  • Robert F. Boyd

Researchers

        Surname                    Researcher                                                Main Interest

Alexander

John Wright

 John Alexander born about 1815 in Ohio, died 1880-1900 in Rockville & wife Sarah Michael born about 1819 in North Carolina, died 1870-1880 - they were married 12 January 1838


 

June 2008

Bible Records

Cemetery Records

Tombstone photos shared by Bob Blue

Obituaries

  • James McCutcheon - 28 November 1902

  • Hannah Boyd - 14 November 1902

  • Sarah Alvord - 14 November 1902

  • Mrs. Henry (Lily) Sutton - 29 August 1902

  • James Poling - 28 March 1938

  • Allen Robertson - 04 December 1902

  • Artie M. Taylor - 11 September 1903

  • Mrs. J. M. Neet - 04 December 1903

  • Silas Jacks - 29 January 1904

  • Louis Conrad - 04 March 1904

  • Thomas Yount - 02 December 1904

  • John Hesler - 17 February 1905

  • William C. Banta - 25 February 1905

  • Della Laney - 13 January 1904

Researchers

 


 

May 2008

Census Records

Death Records

  • Book D-1   - Oldest known county deaths recorded - 1882 - 1888


 

April 2008

Biographies

  • George W. Alexander

  • Benjamin F. Hudson, M.D.

  • Hiram F. Lear

  • John Garrison

  • Rev. A. H. Dooley

  • Elder Jacob Smock

  • John Boatman

Obituaries

  • John C. McCampbell - 23 June 1899

  • Mary N. Neet - 31 October 1988

  • Mildred E. Bers - 22 September 1993

  • James Richard Holler - 04 November 1998

  • Faye Anderson - 12 July 1982

  • Harry B. Long - 13 April 1961

  • Mrs. Genevieve Hamilton - 24 August 1967

  • Miss Mary Boyd - 18 December 1930

  • Robert Huey - 20 December 1934

  • Mrs. Carrie T. Boyd - 03 June 1948

  • Chas. Cornthwaite - 29 March 1928

  • Gilbert Newhart - 04 September 1947

  • Helen R. Newhart - 28 May 1984

  • Maynard Burton Welch - 03 May 1989

  • Burton David Welch 14 December 1944

  • Mrs. Martha Alice Long - 03 September 1959

  • Aileen Michael - 18 July 1983

  • Mary Lee Bradburn - 21 March 1983

  • Everett M. Eldridge - 01 June 1967

  • Mrs. Sarah Isabelle Noble - 01 October 1925

  • Mrs. Eliza Kidwell - 24 February 1899

  • William C. O'Dell - 30 June 1899

  • Miss Rena Rice - 20 December 1920

  • Mrs. John Rice - 06 May 1921

  • Doris Geraldine Tague - 13 June 1921

  • Mrs. Sarah Bruin - 05 January 1900

  • John D. Burks - 26 July 1901

  • Jessie Pearl Bricker - 06 September 1901

  • Bettie Hazel Dooley - 07 February 1907 - submitted by Karen Zach

 


March 2008

 

Biographies

Transcribed by Karen Zach:

Census Records

Obituaries

Will Records


 

February 2008

Census Records

Death Records

History

Newspapers

Obituaries

contributed by Sandra J. Lee KSFarms@aol.com :

contributed by Karen Zach

Researchers

  • Moore Surname - Brenda Black Watson -  1829 - Shelby Co.,KY to Parke Co.,IN to Douglas Co.,IL - 1834

School Records - ( Annuals;/Yearbooks shared by Mike Lewman  - they are large .pdf files )

Will Records

Transcription of Lewis Fisher Will - 1897 - submitted by Amy Berga

 


 

January 2008

Biographies

  • Fleura F. JAMES

  • Thomas R. RATCLIFF

  • David SHIRK

  • Charles H. CAUSEY

  • Elsworth H. CAHILL

  • Henry L. CONNERLEY

  • Rev. Daniel S. KALLEY

  • Levi WILCOX

  • Michael KELLY

  • John RATCLIFF

  • W. P. BLAKE

  • Col. Abel MITCHELL

  • Richard N. NEWTON

Census

Newspapers

Researchers