tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47709394375321528822024-03-14T08:22:24.497-04:00Adventures in Brown County History & GenealogyDiscovering the history and genealogy of Brown County, Indiana.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212958696017508003noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770939437532152882.post-89295934555190098472013-09-07T10:06:00.000-04:002013-09-07T10:06:58.359-04:00The Book of Me - Prompt 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Book of Me, <span style="line-height: 1.714285714;">Written by You</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 1.714285714;"><i>Prompt 1</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">This group has been created by Julie Goucher of the </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://anglersrest.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Anglers Rest">Anglers Rest</a> </span><span style="color: #333333;">blog and she will provide weekly prompts to stimulate our writing. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: 1.714285714; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">So here is the <u>first prompt</u> –<b> Who Are You? </b>This is a recognized psychological test. Ask yourself the question 20 times – Who are You? Each time you should give yourself a different answer. The purpose is to see how you view yourself. It is alright if you come up with more than 20, but you need to find at least 20.</span></div>
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I am a local politician and elected County Councilwoman;<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212958696017508003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770939437532152882.post-17622728357720936702013-09-02T15:41:00.001-04:002013-09-02T16:13:51.812-04:00"The Book of Me, Written by You" Project Introduction<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; ">In the following weeks and months, GeneaBloggers (A blogging community of genealogists and family historians) is participating in<strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; ">The Book of Me, Written By You</strong> project created by Julie Goucher of the <a title="Anglers Rest" href="http://anglersrest.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; ">Anglers Rest</a>blog. The concept: a series of blogging and writing prompts that help family historians capture their own memories and write about themselves</em>. <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; ">Click <a href="http://www.anglersrest.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/the-book-of-me-written-by-you-prompt-1.html" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; ">here</a> for more information.</em></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; "><br></em></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; ">Stay tuned, as I endeavor to chronicle the most asked question in genealogy...."Who are we?"</em></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; "><br></em></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; ">*This project is a creation and copyrighted by Julie Goucher.</em></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212958696017508003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770939437532152882.post-29497544130461638562013-08-24T17:55:00.001-04:002013-08-24T17:55:36.840-04:00Day Four - FGS ConferenceI can't believe it's over! Today is the last day for the conference, but still so much to learn. <div><br></div><div>Started the day with Harold Henderson "Improving your Speaking Ideas". I realize that good speaking requires submitting to personal criticism, and boy does that hurt sometimes. But, I was encouraged (a little) by Harold's observation that "Criticism, phrased well, shouldn't hurt." Which also makes me consider how a deliver criticism to others. </div><div><br></div><div>Another gem I gleaned from Harold, is that "Ideas are a renewable resource." One idea can have many applications: a tweet, blog post, popular article, instructional article, technical article, local talk, regional talk, webinar, online video, etc. </div><div><br></div><div>I came away from today with "Get Inspired, Get Criticized. Get Improved." Thanks Harold, for the inspiration.</div><div><br></div><div>Ended the day with Lisa Alzo, " Cloud Based Tools Every Genealogist Can Use". Enough new apps to keep me busy for at least the next month. </div><div><br></div><div>Some of the apps I think I will try in the next few weeks include:</div><div><br></div><div>Living Organized</div><div>Workflowy</div><div>Writing Your Family History App (IPad)</div><div>Google Voice</div><div><br></div><div>That's all for the 2013 FGS Conference, making plans next for 2014 NGS in Virginia, then I am leaning heavily toward the combined 2015 FGS/RootsTech Conference in Salt Lake.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212958696017508003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770939437532152882.post-26543746369164209822013-08-23T21:40:00.000-04:002013-08-23T21:40:28.161-04:00Day Three - FGS ConferenceDay Three - Where to begin?<br />
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My head is spinning! So much to process.....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212958696017508003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770939437532152882.post-8650074980897770792013-08-23T08:51:00.001-04:002013-08-23T08:51:35.530-04:00Day Two- FGS ConferenceThursday (Day Two of the FGS Conference) brought lots of interesting information on the subject of DNA Testing. WOW! I felt like I was back in a College Anatomy Class. In addition to DNA or 'Genea-Genetics' there were also presentations on Midwestern Genealogy Collections, Libraries, and Archives. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212958696017508003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770939437532152882.post-59774655088704475622013-08-21T17:39:00.001-04:002013-08-21T17:39:26.879-04:00Day One - FGS ConferenceLots going on today! Started the Day with Cyndi Ingels Howell creator of the genealogy megalist www.cyndislist.com. Then it was on to listen to Rachel Popma, Indiana Genealogical Society Quarterly Editor, " Content Development for Society Publications". D. Joshua Taylor was entertaining with "Overcoming 'We Have Always Done It This Way' syndrome". <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lkcfUQQ4gko/UhUzi92VLNI/AAAAAAAAAig/YxkwDzwr6G0/s640/blogger-image--126536187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lkcfUQQ4gko/UhUzi92VLNI/AAAAAAAAAig/YxkwDzwr6G0/s640/blogger-image--126536187.jpg"></a></div>Tina Lyon, (above) Indiana Genealogical Society VP, gave a great presentation on "Social Media for Our Societies", and I ended the conference day with "Funding Projects Large and Small". <div><br></div><div>Now, getting ready for Conference "After Hours" - tonight looks like dinner with Rachel Popma and Tina Lyons. We only get to see each other during a genealogy function, but they have become friends, so it is dinner out with "the girls"! </div><div><br></div><div>Lots to learn, and I can see many applications, not just to my local genealogy society, but several other organizations as well. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212958696017508003noreply@blogger.com0Grand Wayne Convention Center 120 West Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne41.07634 -85.140334tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770939437532152882.post-39885320982273416602013-08-18T17:07:00.000-04:002013-08-18T17:07:17.637-04:00<br />
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">So this week (Tuesday-Sunday) I am headed to Fort Wayne, Indiana for the </span><span style="font-size: small;">Federation of Genealogical Societies National Conference. </span><a href="https://www.fgsconference.org/" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;">FGS Conference</a>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">I rarely take this much time off, but the prospect of going to a National Conference just four hours from home was too great to pass up! Today, I am planning my conference schedule, and looking at seminar descriptions. I am looking forward to learning more about how to incorporate social media into the many roles I play as a local family history volunteer.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then there is DNA! DNA testing for Genealogy, Using DNA to Trace Lines of Descent, AncestryDNA: Making the Connection. DNA is a new tool in the Genealogy Community, and I will admit that it can be very overwhelming to process all the information that is circulating about it.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then, there are the Scanning and Digital Imaging Workshops, Organizing your Digital Images, and using Cloud-Based Tools to make your Family History Writing EASIER! (Yeah, well...maybe!)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">All of this is taking place just across the street from the Second Largest Genealogy Library in the USA - the Allen County Public Library. </span></span><br />
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Gee....Where has the time gone? It has been over a year since I posted anything on my blog, but life has a way of, well, getting in the way! </div>
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Much has happened in my life in the last 16+ months. I took care of my Dad for about 7 months, until we finally put him in the local nursing home. I lost my little brother to a sudden heart attack on New Years Eve. I married off my youngest daughter in May, and was elected to Brown County Council.</div>
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During this REBOOT, I want to refocus my blog postings to include some of the interesting things I discover while researching in the Brown County History Center Archives.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212958696017508003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770939437532152882.post-58598117343485649882012-02-18T13:29:00.000-05:002012-02-18T13:29:15.567-05:0052 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy - Week 4Week #4 - Genealogy Education<br />
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You don't have to go to big national conventions to get a good genealogy education, there are also many online webinars and resources, that I will post links for a little bit later.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212958696017508003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770939437532152882.post-51804592479067382242012-01-28T18:10:00.000-05:002012-01-28T18:10:00.470-05:0052 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy - Week 3<h2 style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: -0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; text-align: left;">Week #3 – Free Online Genealogy Tools</h2><div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; text-align: left;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Week 3 – Free Online Genealogy Tools</strong><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">: Free online genealogy tools are like gifts from above. I have many FREE online favorites, but if I would have to pick just one, I would have to</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> go with </span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gUiofyq8-1Q/TyR-MrMJWDI/AAAAAAAAAHg/72AmSBEWeS8/s1600/safe_image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gUiofyq8-1Q/TyR-MrMJWDI/AAAAAAAAAHg/72AmSBEWeS8/s1600/safe_image.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">https://www.familysearch.org/</span></a> </div></div><div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">If you do not have Genealogy Software, then you can download a FREE version of Personal Ancestral File (PAF), I don't use PAF exclusively, but there are some reports that I prefer in PAF's format.</span><br />
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www.wvculture.org - I will post about my discoveries in another post, but let's just say it was a "Brick Wall Busting Moment"!!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">***</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.geneabloggers.com/tag/52-weeks-of-abundant-genealogy/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(154, 161, 174); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #677284; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy">52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy</a> by <a href="http://wetree.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(154, 161, 174); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #677284; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Amy Coffin</a> is a series of weekly blogging prompts (one for each week of 2012) that invite genealogists and others to discuss resources in the genealogy community including websites, applications, libraries, archives, genealogical societies and more. <em>You do not have to be a blogger to participate</em>. If you do not have a genealogy blog, write down your thoughts on your computer, or simply record them on paper and keep them with your files.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212958696017508003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770939437532152882.post-59646889359934147762012-01-11T16:54:00.000-05:002012-01-11T16:54:46.396-05:0052 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy - Week 2<h2 style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: -0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; text-align: left;">Week #2 – Paid Online Genealogy Tools</h2><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; text-align: left;"><strong>Week 2 – Paid Online Genealogy Tools</strong>: Which paid genealogy tool do you appreciate the most? What special features put it at the top of your list? How can it help others with their genealogy research?</div><div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">In the past I have subscribed to a number of genealogy sites and tools, but the one "paid tool" that I have consistently utilized is my subscription to www.ancestry.com </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uZLIVQI_cMQ/TwzOcBZllRI/AAAAAAAAAHM/P9gfsdi78Qo/s1600/ances_logo.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uZLIVQI_cMQ/TwzOcBZllRI/AAAAAAAAAHM/P9gfsdi78Qo/s1600/ances_logo.gif" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">While some may complain about the monthly fees or even paying annually; I split the difference and choose the quarterly payment option. I can handle $50 every three months, for something I use almost everyday. </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">For those that may be financially challenged there are abundant resources available at the sister site www.rootsweb.com</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Geneablogger's Thomas MacEntee together with the creative genealogy genius of WeTree's Amy Coffin, are the brains behind the 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy blogging prompts. Just the thing to kick our brains in gear and get bloggers blogging.</span><br />
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Six months ago, I was gainfully unemployed, or maybe recreationally employed; but since last June, I have increased my participation in the family business and combined with my other obligations this blog was unfortunately neglected.<br />
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So, 2012 is a fresh start and a new year, join me as I bring you weekly contributions to 52 Weeks in Abundant Genealogy, as well as some other interesting information along the way.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212958696017508003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770939437532152882.post-52912700156117363472011-06-01T19:24:00.001-04:002011-06-01T19:24:10.048-04:00INFERENTIAL GENEALOGY - Chasing the 'cosmic rabbit trail' of genealogy research<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>WHAT IS INFERENTIAL GENEALOGY? </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
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According to Elizabeth Mills in Evidence Explained (p.824) "An <i>inference </i>is a 'fact' that is deduced from information that implies something that the document/research does not state outright."<br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nfzlsxubgi8/Tea7xwVEa8I/AAAAAAAAAFI/6ycSVacDRoE/s1600/RabbitTrail2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nfzlsxubgi8/Tea7xwVEa8I/AAAAAAAAAFI/6ycSVacDRoE/s320/RabbitTrail2.jpg" width="320" /></a> In the course INFERENTIAL GENEALOGY, (that I spoke about in the previous post) we were challenged to come up with our own definition of Inferential Genealogy (IG) . <br />
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My concept of IG is the idea of "chasing the proverbial bunny down the cosmic rabbit trail of genealogy research", leaving no document unturned. I regularly make use of federal land grants and probates to discover early family connections here in rural south-central Indiana. Sometimes, these documents run you around in circles, through various branches of families and out the other side. When the dust finally settles, you discover that by using uncommon documents pertaining to an extended family leads you to the answer for the original question that you posed in the first place.<br />
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This past January, I received a simple query through RAOGK,<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Do you show a grave site for a John</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffff88; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Whitaker</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">(1799 to 1836) in Brown County? John was my great great grandfather's brother and supposedly died in some type of epidemic there</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also FWIW...he married an Elizabeth RIPPE...and from what I read, he may have followed his wife's family to Indiana. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Thank you"</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The first problem that I saw with this request is that the man in question died in the same year that our county was formed. Whitaker is not a common name in our county, even now, so IF he existed here prior to the formation of our county the only place to look for him was in "Federal Land Grants of Brown County, Indiana" and so my tale of the 'rabbit trail' beginnings.....</span></span><br />
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<div>Gary -</div><div>This is long, but be patient, I found a 'gold nugget', not exactly the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.... but it was a little exciting for me!</div><div> </div><div>I have not found any specific listing for the gravesite of John <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffff88; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">Whitaker</span>, however, I did find him listed on the record of early Brown County Land Grants. I am looking for the exact information. Keep in mind that Brown County did not become a recognized Indiana county until 1836.</div><div> </div><div>**More about possible grave location at the end of email, I found something else**</div><div> </div><div>------------------------------<wbr></wbr>------------------------------<wbr></wbr>--------------------</div><div>(About three paragraphs)</div><div>Below is an excerpt about the early formation of Brown County:</div><div> </div><div> The United States acquired the land from the Indians, part of which forms the southwest section of what is now Brown County, in the 1809 treaty of Fort Wayne. By the treaty of St. Mary's in 1818 considerably more territory became property of the government and this included some Brown County Land. No settler was allowed in the area until the government survey was completed in 1820. The first white man known to arrive was a German, Johann Schoonover, who lived for a short time on the creek later named for him to trade with the Indians, about 1820. In that same year William Elkins, the first pioneer, built a log cabin and cleared land in what became Johnson Township.</div><div><br />
</div><div> The earliest pioneers came from Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and the Carolinas. They crossed the Ohio River and traveled north on narrow Indian trails through dense hardwood forest with wagons drawn by oxen. Many made their way to Bloomington, then east to hilly country, or they reached Jackson County and came north into future Brown County on the Sparks Ferry Road, or west from Columbus in Bartholomew County. Pioneers who had settled on lowland near Columbus came to the hills to escape malaria. Others deliberately chose the hills having lived in mountains before they made the trip to Indiana in search of new land. By 1830 an estimated 150 settlers had arrived; the United States census of 1840 reported 2,364 people.<br />
<div> </div><div> By 1828 the Indiana State Legislature had divided the land of present day Brown County between Monroe, Jackson, and Bartholomew counties. In 1835 settlers presented a petition to the Legislature requesting a new county. Brown County was formally recognized in 1836.</div><div>------------------------------<wbr></wbr>------------------------------<wbr></wbr>------------------</div><div><br />
</div><div>Gary -</div><div>In looking for your relatives in the Brown County area during this time frame, you should also look to the Monroe County Census of 1830, as well as the Bartholomew and Jackson County Census. I would also look at the Bartholomew County Marriage Records, as well as Monroe County and Jackson County.</div><div> </div><div>Given the Land Grant Information,your ancestor John <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffff88; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">Whitaker</span> lived in the area near Story, Indiana, west of Gravel Creek Road in Section 30, Range 8, Township 3. </div><div> </div><div>John's wifes family the Rippee lived east and a wee bit south of Story.</div><div>----------------------------</div><div>Now back to the LAND GRANT -</div><div>Filed December 11, 1832</div><div>John <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffff88; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">Whitaker</span> 40 acres in SE1/4, NE 1/4 8-3-30</div><div>John <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffff88; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">Whitaker</span> 40 acres in NE1/4, SE 1/4 8-3-30</div><div> </div><div>This area is located in what is now the west side of Gravel Creek Road, just west of Story, Indiana. Gravel Creek Road actually runs along the eastern boundary of the section. (I have access to early land records, not sure what I can find, possibly a transfer, in that he owned land, I need to also check the old Probate records at the Brown COunty Historical Society Archives, and see if a Probate still exists (doubtful due to an early fire, but there are a few old scattered records)</div><div> </div><div>You mentioned the Rippee Family, and in glancing at the Land Grants I noticed several Rippee's having Land Grants in this same area. These appear to be Elizabeth''s younger brother's and perhaps her father. </div><div> </div><div>There is only one confirmed cemetery listing for a Rippee/Rippy relative, an Amanda (nee-Berry Rippy) Noblet, who is listed as the wife of William Rippy (married 6-30-1836, in Bartholomew County Marriage Records), there could be more information about when William died on her marriage license in 1852 to Levi Noblet in Brown County, Indiana (If this is of interest to you let me know and I will go look it up, depends on what form they used that year as to how much information is available.)</div><div> </div><div>The Rippee Family - Land Grants:</div><div>NIBL= North of Indian Boundary Line (There is a treaty Line called the Ten O'Clock Line) that passes through the FAR NE Corner for Section 33.</div><div> </div><div>John Rippee Lot #1 NIBL (containing 82.60 acres) in 8-3-33 Filed Dec. 1, 1833</div><div>John Rippee 39.655 acres in NE 1/4, NW 1/4 8-3-33 Filed Dec 14, 1833</div><div>John Rippee 40 acres in NW 1/4, NW 1/4 8-3-33 Filed Nov 9, 1835</div><div> </div><div>HIram, Arthur, James, and William all have Land Grants in the area north and east of Story, Indiana along what is now State Road 135 South. (If you want this information let me know, and I will get it for you. Could help establish a time line for births and deaths anyway.</div><div> </div><div>------------------------------<wbr></wbr>---</div><div> </div><div>OK - now here is the 'gold nugget'....</div><div> </div><div>In looking at the area surrounding the sections where John <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffff88; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">Whitaker</span> lived , as well as the Rippee Family, There are four old cemeteries that contain MANY unmarked graves of early settlers. </div><div> </div><div>My first thought was the Polley Hill Cemetery, no longer accessible by car, as it is the closest to John <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffff88; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">Whitaker</span>'s original property and in fact, sits in the very far SW corner of his section.</div><div> </div><div>THEN, in looking at the information on Amanda Noblet (born Amanda Berry), married to William Rippy (1836), 2nd marriage to Levi Noblet (6-9-1853) Amanda died June 12, 1903 aged 88 y, 7 m, 29 d. on same stone as Levi Noblet. They were buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, just northeast of Story, Indiana</div><div> </div><div>NEXT, I looked at Levi Noblet's grave information, He died Jan 24, 1872, aged 72 y, 8 m. (On same stone with 2nd wife Amanda M.) Levi was married to first wife Catherine, who was buried ca. 1850 Noblet Cemetery in unmarked grave.</div><div> </div><div>Never one to leave a 'rabbit trail' without exhausting all possible side trails.... I looked up the Noblet Cemetery information for Catherine Noblet, the first wife of Levi Noblet, who married Amanda Berry Rippy, who was the widow of William Rippy, who was the brother of Elizabeth Rippy, who was married to YOUR John <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffff88; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">Whitaker</span>.... hows that for a rabbit trail?</div><div> </div><div>The Noblet Cemetery was surveyed by the Historical Society December 12, 1971. It is noted as follows:</div><div> </div><div>"From Story, Indiana drive 4/10 of a mile NE to State Road 135. The graves are on a wooded hill a few hundred feet NE of the junction if State Road 135 and the side road that runs up to Freese Hollow. All stone are fallen and some were found under several inches of leaves and soil. There are many unmarked graves in this long abandoned cemetery. Levi Noblet, whose first wife is said to be buried here, entered land in this section as early as 1839." </div><div> </div><div>There were only a few gravestones that were found with enough information to identify.</div><div>Including:</div><div> </div><div>Peter Headrick (The progenitor of the Brown County HEDRICK families. This is one of the familys that founded and built the town of Story. </div><div> </div><div>Catherine Noblet (buried here, unmarked grave) appeared in 1850 census, died in 1851. 1st wife of Levi Noblet buried in Mt Zion Cemetery.</div><div> </div><div>Elizabeth Tabor "In Memory of - consort of Joshua Tabor departed this life Nov 1, 1851, age 19years (Daughter Levi & Catharine Noblet) Married Joshua Tabor April 11, 1851</div><div> </div><div>THEN----- at the bottom of the listings for NOBLET CEMETERY:</div><div> </div><div>"5 fallen, crude fieldstone markers, only two bearing inscriptions:</div><div><br />
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</div><div>J. W. 1836 ********** I THINK THIS IS IT!!!</div><div>and</div><div>W 36 "</div><div><br />
</div><div> </div><div>While not exactly a 'smoking gun' I believe there is enough correlating evidence to at least assume that this is the gravesite for John <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffff88; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">Whitaker</span> and that he died in 1836. There were so few families living in this area at that time frame, and there are no records of anyone else even having those initials in that time frame.</div><div> </div><div>-------------------------</div><div>So what to do now?</div><div> </div><div>In that he owned land, there should have been a Probate filed at his death, I will look but due to an early fire many records were lost prior to the 1870's.</div><div> </div><div>Loren Scott Noblitt, (who did the 1971 survey of the cemetery) also authored a book called "Down the Centuries with the Noblitts" published in 1956. Not sure if it is still available. But the Noblitt family is a highly researched family in this area, and you might discover incidental research that crosses over into your Rippy/<span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffff88; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;">Whitaker</span> line. </div><div> </div><div>This was a rabbitt trail, for sure! LOL! but then again, I love rabbit trails.</div><div>Take some time to print this out and digest it, then let me know of there is any followup that you would like to do.</div><div> </div><div>KINDEST REGARDS,</div></div><br />
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</div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 7px;">Family Search has a variety of educational courses available for <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/learn/researchcourses">FREE on there website</a>. Click on the word FREE and it should take you directly to Educational Resources section of Family Search. </div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 7px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6r0y6MnIgic/TeaCqtyNueI/AAAAAAAAAFA/xfI_VWBRyAo/s1600/Stamp+%25281%2529.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="90" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6r0y6MnIgic/TeaCqtyNueI/AAAAAAAAAFA/xfI_VWBRyAo/s200/Stamp+%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a>Everything from Beginning Genealogy: Where to Start-type courses to the more advance stuff like the study of the <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/learn/researchcourses">INFERENTIAL GENEALOGY</a> course by Thomas W. Jones, is available for free at <a href="http://www.familysearch.org/">www.familysearch.org</a></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 7px;"><br />
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So, exactly what is SECOND LIFE? Well, it is a virtual realty kingdom where one can interact with real people from all over the world. Its a little awkward at first, and can be a little intimidating while you are finding you way around, but the FB Group is a big help.<br />
Last night, in SECOND LIFE (SL) Pat Richley-Erickson, also known as DearMyrtle, in SL she is known as Clarisse Beaumont, (I think I have all of that correct), anyway the long and short of it is this - I was able to attend a wonderful discussion on the importance of INFERENTIAL GENEALOGY (more about the class in the next post) with at least 35 other people from all over the country, taught by one of the leading genealogy speakers in the country and I didn't have to leave the comfort of my own living room. The potential for this type of technology is staggering, and in the genealogy world it means greater access to top level instructors, classes, there is even an APG (Association of Professional Genealogists) Chapter in SECOND LIFE. Check out the FB page for a weekly schedule of meetings and events. There seems to be something just about everyday.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212958696017508003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770939437532152882.post-40548098764873374842011-05-25T13:52:00.002-04:002011-05-25T13:52:40.804-04:0052 Weeks to Better Genealogy - Week 20 - General Land Office Records<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WCXleXSLlTY/Td07zvQ1KCI/AAAAAAAAAEw/xyO-GLCEpqc/s1600/blm_banner_home.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="99" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WCXleXSLlTY/Td07zvQ1KCI/AAAAAAAAAEw/xyO-GLCEpqc/s640/blm_banner_home.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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From now until <strong>June 30, 2011</strong>, the Indiana Genealogical Society will MATCH any donation (up to the first $10,000). That means that if you give $10, IGS will give $10; if you give $100, IGS will give $100.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: center 3.25in;"><span style="color: #191919; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">While Thomas applied this lesson to genealogy societies, look at these ideas in terms of your family. Have you thought about a Facebook page for your Family Reunion Association? My family has a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Harry-Ketchum-Smith-Family/102521893166776">“Harry Ketchem Smith Family” Facebook Page,</a> we are posting old family pictures, updating a family members spread sheet, providing links to our family trees on Ancestry, etc. There are many ways to convert this information from the society level to the individual level. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: center 3.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: center 3.25in;"><span style="color: #191919; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The availability of Social Media and Social Networking is quickly changing the landscape of what we have always known as being traditional genealogy interactions. The advancement of social networking and social media within the genealogy setting is opening up lots of new doors, to a new generation of genealogy enthusiasts. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: center 3.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: center 3.25in;"><span style="color: #191919; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Start networking with other local genealogists on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brown-County-Genealogical-Society/147905291927996">Brown County Genealogical Society Facebook page,</a> and look for new ways to connect with others who share your passion for genealogy and family history.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: center 3.25in;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">MOTIVATION MONDAY:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Taking the lead from Tina Lyons at the <a href="http://genwishlist.blogspot.com/">GenWishList Blog</a> (Tina is also the new Indiana Genealogical Society Vice President, as well as a fellow <a href="http://www.geneabloggers.com/">Geneablogger</a>), I am trying to stay focused on all my <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>genealogy projects by organizing them into a list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started a couple weeks ago, after the<a href="http://www.ingensoc.org/"> IGS </a>Annual Meeting by just listing projects. NOW, I need to sort these projects into a Timeline with real world goals and deadlines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is how this week is shaping up in terms of “Stuff I gotta get<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> done!”</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</style> <![endif]--> </div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. Prepare new edition of Tales & Trails book for printing. ASAP-YESTERDAY!!! edit new edition for 175th Brown County Anniversary. </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /> 2. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Write IGS Newsletter – Brown County Submission for District News (5/15) </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /> 3. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finalize MAY Presentation for BCGS, “Real Estate Genealogy: Does your house have a history?” (Due May 10th) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Investigate getting a new CPU for library genealogy computer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well, this ought to keep me busy for a few days! We will see...lol!</span><br />
<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212958696017508003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770939437532152882.post-14214702172105708242011-04-26T18:07:00.000-04:002011-04-26T18:07:17.047-04:00"A Judge Judges Mushrooms"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NgohsVOo8Yk/TbdBQ8kQjkI/AAAAAAAAAEU/lXsu8Al_5wg/s1600/morels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NgohsVOo8Yk/TbdBQ8kQjkI/AAAAAAAAAEU/lXsu8Al_5wg/s200/morels.jpg" width="139" /></a></div>With all the talk in the last few days about MOREL MUSHROOMS, I am reminded of a book written in 1982, by Brown County Circuit Court Judge Samuel L. Rosen, entitled, "A Judge Judges Mushrooms".<br />
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Brown County is, without a doubt, experiencing one of the best mushroom seasons that I can ever remember.<br />
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Brown County State Park Naturalist, Jim Eagleman recounts his Judge Rosen story in this May 2008 story published in <a href="http://www.ourbrowncounty.com/0508s2.htm">Our Brown County</a>.<br />
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Judge Rosen offered this advise when looking for morels, "Just remember "PETSBASH" ...Look near Pines, Elms, Tulips, Sassafras, Beech, Ash, Sycamore, and Hickory trees." Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212958696017508003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770939437532152882.post-15763541619140129872011-04-26T17:08:00.000-04:002011-04-26T17:08:38.796-04:0052 Weeks to Better Genealogy - Week 17<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:DoNotShowRevisions/> <w:DoNotPrintRevisions/> <w:DoNotShowMarkup/> <w:DoNotShowComments/> <w:DoNotShowInsertionsAndDeletions/> <w:DoNotShowPropertyChanges/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TFSATgQQKyc/Tbcz0f0q9II/AAAAAAAAAEQ/lXLrXUYSM3U/s1600/McDonald+%2526+Long+Children.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TFSATgQQKyc/Tbcz0f0q9II/AAAAAAAAAEQ/lXLrXUYSM3U/s320/McDonald+%2526+Long+Children.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Label Family Photos</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span> </span>Set aside a day, get out your family photos and label them!!! <span> </span>You’ve seen them a million times because they’re YOUR photos, but what happens when they’re passed down to others? Will those people know the names of everyone in the pictures?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span> </span>Some families use their family reunion as a means of getting photos identified, you may not know the people in the photo, but your mother’s great aunt Bertha might.<span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span> </span>Another means of identifying photos, is to create a Family Facebook Page. One of my lines has a Facebook Page, where we post and share photos.<span> </span>You might not know everyone in the family Christmas Photo from 1963, but you can post it, and let others in your family tag the photos with the names of your forgotten great-great aunts and great-great uncles.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212958696017508003noreply@blogger.com0