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Southern Indiana Genealogical Society Quarterlies Table of Contents
2008-2010
 

January 2008 Vol XXIX Nr. 1    downloadable PDF Page
A Message from the Editor 3
Genealogy Information Exchange 4
SIGS Scheduled Speakers 5
New Members 6
Address Changes or Corrections 7
With Sincerest Sympathy 7
Ancestor Submissions 8
Lifetime Achievement Award, Doris Byrd Leistner 9
Donna Foster Receives Volunteer Award 10
Fairview Cemetery, November Presentation, by Mr. Joe Hook 11
Sehlbrede Family Bible, submitted by Connie McCafferty Strandberg 15
Marker Dedications, William Prewitt and Isaiah Cuzzort, 22
submitted by Doris B. Leistner
Philip Engleman, Revolutionary War Soldier, 24
submitted by Donna Foster and Anna McKim Frederick
Huff Cemetery, Buried Tombstone Located 25
My DNA Experience, by Don Evans 25
Morgan's Raid – Battle of Corydon, from papers of Albert Redden 26
The White Caps, from papers of Albert Redden 28
Floyd Co. Asylum Record Bk 1, 1866- 1877 (List of inmates 1866-1870), 29
submitted by Anna Frederick
Marriage records transcribed by Julie Hornung 34
Floyd County Wills, 36
transcribed and submitted by Bonnie Clark
Benjamin Conner 1852 36
William C. Conner 1858 37
Pedigree Chart for Beverly Lynne Stuart 38
Queries from our members 39
Our Newest Publication – 40
   Selected Floyd County Birth Announcements & Decrees
Tell City's Founding Was Planned 102 Years Ago, 41
edited and submitted by Doris Byrd Leistner
Fairview Cemetery, Plat Owners – Plat 1, Ranges 7, 8, 9 45
   
April 2008 Vol. XXIX Nr. 2     downloadable PDF Page
Society News 55
President’s Message 55
Upcoming Meetings for 2008 55
A Victorian Chautauqua 56
Upcoming: Family History & Genealogy Conference by HIS 57
Burned Counties, by Michael John Neill 58
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, aka I. O. O. F. 60-62
Tell City's Founding, Part II, abstracted by Doris B. Leistner 63
submitted by Anna Frederick
Back in the Grove, submitted by Jim Munford 67
Descendants of Jehue Burkett, submitted by Anna McKim Frederick 68
A Sale Bill of the Personal Property of Jehue Burket, 70
by Anna McKim Frederick
Asylum Record Book I, 1871 – 1875, Floyd County, Indiana, 73
The County's Poor, from New Albany Ledger-Standard, 5 Oct 1878 77
Harrison County, Indiana Asylum of the Poor, 81
abstracted by Donna Kepley Foster
Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Ind., 83
   Plat Owners – Plat 1, Ranges 10-22 and Beeler Gore
Fairview Cemetery in the News – Early Clippings, 87
Abstracted by Sue Carpenter
Crawford County Herald Facts, 88
submitted by Mary Bayer Stauble and Carol Seales
Floyd County, Indiana Wills, abstracted by Bonnie Clark
   Davis, Squire 90
   Dayton, Caleb C. 91
   Diebel, Mary 93
   Didelot, George 94
   Drysdale, Thomas 95
Information from the Family Bible of Mrs. Eva Shaw Ross, 96
submitted by Steve Ross
   
July 2008 Vol. XXIX Nr. 3    downloadable PDF Page
SIGS Member Mary Clipp Recognized as Gold Leaf 107
at Volunteer Recognition Luncheon
Upcoming SIGS Monthly Membership Meetings 107
Genealogical Workship 107
January 2000 Membership Meeting Cancelled 108
Upcoming Neighborhood Events 108
Glenwood Place 109
Silver Grove Neighborhood Association 109
Indiana Historical Society Hosts Midwestern Roots 2008 Conference 110
Where Did TheyGo?, - Obituaries, submitted by Lon Fink 111
Asylum Record Book 1, 1871-1875, Floyd Co., IN 112
Fairview Cemetery Plat Owners – Plat 2, Ranges A, B, 1, 2, 3 123
Wills, transcribed by Bonnie Clark 127
   Gottlieb Eismann, Floyd Co. 127
   Jonathan Ellwanger, Harrison Co. 130
   Catherine Freeman, Floyd Co. 131
   Marshall Mason Fitch, Floyd Co. 132
   John Farrell, Floyd Co. 134
   Theodore Elliott, Floyd Co. 129
   David Foutz, Harrison Co. 136
Grayfriar-McMillan Graveyard, by Homer and Norma Cole 137
More Pioneers of Georgetown, Newspaper article, Sept. 1879 139
Queries from Our Members 141
   
October 2008 Vol. XXIX Nr. 4    downloadable PDF Page
Editor's Corner, by Sue P. Carpenter 151
Beginning Genealogy, by Vic Pfau 152
Southern Indiana Genealogical Society 161
   Joins New Albany Floyd County Public Library in
   Presenting A Workshop in Beginning Genealogy
   Photos taken during the workshop)
Upcoming Events 162
Floyd County Historical Society 162
Christmas Open House and Victorian Tea (Scribner House) 162
Queries from Our Members 163
Around and About, extracted from the Public Press, 24 Jun 1902, 164
abstracted by Sue Carpenter
Fairview Cemetery Lot Owners 169
from Plat 2, Ranges 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 (Continued)
Back in the Grove, submitted by V. Munford 173
Wills from Floyd and Harrison Counties, submitted by Bonnie Clark
   Jacob Funck - (Harrison Co.) 174
   Sophia Garletz - (Floyd Co.) 175
   John P. Gillig - (Floyd Co.) 176
   Francis Graff - (Floyd Co.) 177
   Joseph Hagan - (Floyd Co.) 177
   Ann Haslett - (Floyd Co.) 178
   Stephen Hedden - (Floyd Co.) 179
   Frank Henn - (Floyd Co.) 180
   Alexander Hamilton - (Floyd Co.) 181
Asylum Record Book I - 1871-1875, Floyd Co., IN, 182
   from the Commissioner's Office, (continued from July issue),
submitted by Anna McKim Frederick
January 2009 Vol. XXX Nr. 1     downloadable PDF Page
Editor’s Corner 4
Sincere Sympathy 5
New Members for 2008-2009 and E-Mail Address of Some SIGS Members 6
Ancestor Listing 7
Parsons Indiana Counties Project, by Michael Parsons 9
Officers of Floyd County, Indiana, Georgetown Township,
    submitted by Sue P. Carpenter 10
Free Queries in the New Albany Tribune and Genealogy Exchange File 17
Perry County Funeral Notices, submitted by Doris B. Leistner 18
Floyd County Wills:  
      BASEDOW, Frank L. 19
      BAUMGART, Maria (Weigand) 20
      BAUR/BAUER,Walburger (Will) 21
      BOHM, Talitha (Poehlein) 22
      HUGGER, Charles/Carl 23
      FROEHLICH, Johanna (Strub) 24
      HERMANN, Andreas/Andrew J. 25
Appointments of Preachers of Indiana Conference,
   submitted by Mary B. Stauble 26
Newspaper Tidbits from the Courier Journal, Feb. 1899,
   submitted by Mary B. Stauble 29
Queries From Our Members 32
Family Group Sheets:  
      VINE, Edward Charles Vine 33
      BYRNE, James E. Byrne 34
      BYRNE, Spencer Byrne 35
      BYRNE, Raymond Spencer Byrne 36
      FUNK, Abraham Clark Funk 37, 38
      HOLLIS, Tillmon Hollis 39
      PRIEST, Fielding L. Priest 40
      SHARP, SHARPE, Joseph 41
      SPERZEL, Lewis 42
      BLACK, William 43, 44
The Y. M. C. A. Really Isn't Something New in New Albany,
   New Albany Tribune, Sept. 1912 38
   
April 2009 Vol. XXX Nr. 2     downloadable PDF Page
Scheduled Meetings 51
Book Review: The Bruner-Robinson Family History and Genealogy, by Gerald J. Bruner 52
"Valuable Gift – Bound Volume of Old Newspapers Present to Library" . . .  
   New Albany Argus 1837-1839 and New Albany Gazette of 1842  -  
   Includes an Index to the parts that are connected with the History of
   New Albany and Floyd County. 53
News From Indiana – Feb. 12, 1899, submitted by Mary Bayer Stauble 66
Hoosier Flashbacks – Early Days of the Floyd County Fair,
   submitted by Donna K. Foster 69-72
Queries from Our Members 70
Newspaper Tidbits 72
Wills, Transcribed and submitted by Bonnie Clark: 73- 76
   Annie Kirkwood, Floyd County, Indiana  
   Mrs. Francis Lake, Floyd County, Indiana  
   Thomas Lane, Sr., Harrison County, Indiana  
Perry County Ancestors, By Doris B. Leistner 77-79
   
July 2009 Vol. XXX Nr. 3     downloadable PDF Page
A Walk Through Fairview Cemetery, by Sue P. Carpenter, Editor 83
Upcoming Meetings 84
Obituaries for Two of Our SIGS Members 85
Upcoming Events 86
Re: Microfilmed KY Death Certificate Collection –
   Louisville Free Public Library 86
Our Heroes' Tree 87, 88
Book Review: Walnut Hill Cemetery, Borden, Indiana
   "The Golden Book of Names" 89
Free Queries in the New Albany Tribune and Genealogy Exchange File 90
Early War Pension Records, by Susan Covey 91
Newspaper Tidbits [1899], submitted by Mary Stauble 95
Wills, submitted by Bonnie Clark 99-105
   Harrison Co.:
David Huston
John Leffler
   Floyd Co.:
Mary Hicks
Andrew F. Israel
Frances Jennings
Peter Kegler
Gregore Kihn
Perry County Ancestors, (Part 2),
   submitted by Doris B. Leistner 106
Indiana Soldier Tells Civil War Experiences, 1864,
   submitted by Beth Day Nolan 109
Outhouses, by Jim Fieldler, submitted by Susan Covey 114
Queries 116
   
October 2009 Vol. XXX Nr. 4     downloadable PDF Page
Happenings, submitted by Susan Covey 123
Letter from the Editor 123
Guardian Bonds, submitted by Doris Leistner 124
Land Grants, submitted by Susan Covey 125
Roll of Honor, from New Albany Daily Ledger 30 Aug 1862 129
Sick Indianians in Hospital, from New Albany Daily Ledger 20 Aug 1862 130
Asylum Rec. Bk. 1, 1871-1875, Floyd Co., from Commissioner's Office,
   submitted by Anna McKim Frederick 131
Receipt from Briggs Hardware Store, submitted by Susan Covey 136
Wills transcribed by Bonnie Clark 137-152
       Harrison Co.:  
       John McGinnis  
       James Miller  
       oseph Rice  
   Floyd Co.:  
       Garrett Mallory  
       John Merriwether  
       Michael Missy  
       Francis R. Nelson  
       John Nicholson  
       George W. Payen  
       Sally Ann Plumer  
       Wm. Plummer  
       Isaac Redmamn  
       Cornelia Reilly  
       Henry Rice  
Hebron Church/Concord Church, Staples Neighborhood, Scott Co., IN,
   submitted by Jeannie Noe Carlisle 153
Scott County Tidbits, submitted by Jeannie Noe Carlisle 154
Queries 157
   
January 2010 Volume XXXI Nr. 1     downloadable PDF Page
Society News Inside front cover (pg. 2)
Society Name Change 3
Editor's Corner 4
Proposed Topics for 2010 Membership meetings 5
New to the Indiana History Room 6
Attention: Researchers (Louisville Free Public Library) 7
New SIGS Members 2009 8
Deceased SIGS Members 8
Address Corrections 9
E-mail Addresses for some SIGS Members 9
Ancestor Listings From Our Members 10
Wills, submitted by Bonnie Clark  
   Isaac Richards 17
   Nicholas Stein 19
Perry County Land Records, (Barger & Terry Families),
   by Doris B. Leistner 20
Marengo – Facts,
   from the Polk City Directory 1882-1883 22
Deaths of Indiana Soldiers Who Died at Andersonville
   Daily Ledger, 23 Nov 1864 23
Asylum Records Book 1 1871-1875 (continued),
   submitted by Anna McKim Frederick 27
   
April 2010 Volume XXXI Nr. 2     downloadable PDF  
Society News 39
Letter from the Editor 39
E-Mail Submissions; Address Changes; Queries 40
Proposed Topics for 2010 Continued 41
Did you Know – New Albany Floyd Co. Public Library
   Offers Wireless to the Public 42
Free Queries in the New Albany Tribune 42
Wills – Peter Ross, Senior, Floyd County; Rebecca Rough, Floyd County 43-46
Picturesque New Albany, Representing the Business, Official, Religious, Educational and Social Relations
   Book Compiled by S. Holmes Wood – 1923,
   submitted to SIGS by Donna Kepley Foster 47
Newspaper Tidbits, Scott Co., IN,
   submitted by Steve & Jeannie Noe Carlisle 55
Pullout section – Membership Renewal Form and List of Publications
   for Sale by SIGS 57-60
Newspaper Tidbits, Scott Co., IN,
   submitted by Steve & Jeannie Noe Carlisle (cont'd) 61
A Panther Fight, by C. F. Harrod,
   submitted by Steve & Jeannie Noe Carlisle 62
Facts from the Polk City Directory, 1890,
   submitted by Doris Leistner 63
Asylum Record Book 2 1888-1884 (continued),
68
   
July-October 2010 Volume XXXI Nr. 3 & 4
(combined issues) Page
Society News and Announcements, Name Additions and Corrections 83
Queries from Our Members 84
Southern Indiana Genealogical Society, Inc. Monthly Meetings,
   by Susan Covey 85
Upcoming Monthly Meetings 85
2010 Recipients of the Annual Gold Leaf Award
   Angelia Barger and Sue Carpenter 86
New Albany Bicentennial – 2013 "City By the River",
   May Presentation, by Doris Leistner 88
Digitizing Your Family History – June Presentation,
   by Donna Kepley Foster and Alex Clements 89
Indiana Room Resources - Presentation, by Nancy Strickland 94
John & George Kepley Brothers, My Most Unforgettable Ancestor,
   by Donna Kepley Foster 96
Dedication Program of the United States Post Office, New Salisbury, IN,
   by Donna K. Foster 97
The Wood – Kepley Murder and Suicide, by Donna Kepley Foster 98
Division Street School, October Presentation, by Vic Meginity 99
Perry Lindsey, Tuskegee Airman, World War II 104
Polk Family Diary- Part 1, submitted by Susan Covey 105
Harrison County, Indiana Wills
  Elizabeth Simler, Timothy Wheeler, Simon VanArsdale 116
Floyd County Commissioner's Records – Floyd Co. Asylum Book 2
   1877-1884, submitted by Anna McKim Frederick 119
Yarbrough Family Research, submitted by Margaret Lamb Atchley 124
Scott County, Indiana Items, submitted by Jeannie Carlisle 129
Strawberry Industry Has Interesting History – by Al Scharsberg,
   submitted by Donna Foster 131
Memories of Men and Events in Crawford Co.,
   by S. A. Beals, submitted by Basil Kimes 132
Aydeville 133
Cannelton Commissioned High School, Cannelton, Indiana,
   submitted by Susan Covey 134
Real Estate Transfers, from the Public Press 2 November 1915 141
Index to Southern Indiana Genealogical Society Quarterly Volume XXXI
   Nr. 3 & 4 142

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