Familiar Places: Indiana, USA

Indiana, USA

Native Americans lived here for thousands of years before Indiana was even considered a territory.  The name Indiana even means "Land of the Indians" or "Indian Land." (1)

 

The French started exploring it in 1679.  They built a few trading posts and forts before the English decided they wanted to colonize it.  There were many wars between the Native Americans, French, and English.  Eventually the English won.  During the Revolutionary war America won it's independence from England and all of England's land south of the Great Lakes, which included what we know as Indiana today.  In 1787 the US called it the Northwest Territory.  In 1800 when Ohio became a state, the rest of the area became known as the Indiana Territory.  Then on 11 December 1816 Indiana became the 19th state of the USA.   (1)

 

Now Indiana is the 38th largest state and is 16th for the most people.  Those people are called Hoosiers.  There are many theories as to how Indiana got the nickname Hoosier but the Indiana Historical Society found some interesting things to support their theory.  The earliest known use of the word Hoosier goes back to Virginia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee.  It was the term they used to describe backwoodsman, a rough countryman, or a country bumpkin.  Basically is was the old slang term for what we now call a Red Neck. (1)

 

This is where Indiana is located at in the USA:

"Indiana in United States" by TUBS - Own workThis vector graphics image was created with Adobe Illustrator.This file was uploaded with Commonist.This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this:  Usa edcp location map.svg (by Uwe Dedering).This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this:  USA Hawaii location map.svg (by NordNordWest).This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this:  Canada location map.svg (by Yug).. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indiana_in_United_States.svg#/media/File:Indiana_in_United_States.svg

It's state boundaries have remained the same since 1816. (2)

 

Here is the state Flag:

"Flag of Indiana". Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Indiana.svg#/media/File:Flag_of_Indiana.svg

Here is the state seal:

"Indiana-StateSeal" by U.S. Government - ATSDR (part of the CDC) series of state-specific fact sheets. Bitmap versions have been seen on US Embassy websites. Direct PDF URL [1]. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indiana-StateSeal.svg#/media/File:Indiana-StateSeal.svg

People in my tree from here:

• ADAMS, Beulah Jane 1939-2012
• ALBRECHT, Doris Virginia 1913-1984
• ARMSTRONG, Karen Janeane 1942-2008
• ARMSTRONG, Ralph Gene 1914-2003
• AUSTIN, Reyburn K 1906-1969
• AUSTIN, Thula Jane 1930-1983
• BADEN, Francis H 1851-?
• BADEN, Joseph W 1859-1928
• BADEN, Louisa S 1863-?
• BADEN, Margaret 1846-?
• BADEN, Rose Ann 1852-1912
• BADEN, Samuel 1828-1891
• BADEN, Samuel 1856-?
• BADEN, Sarah J. 1848-?
• BADEN, William Henry 1824-1879
• BALL, living female x4
• BALL, Derrick Scott "Mouse" 1987-2010
• BALL, living male x2
• BATES, living? male
• BOWMAN, Doyle F. Buck 1913-1995
• BOWMAN, Robert 1887-?
• BOWMAN, Robert 1909-?
• BRENTS, Ruby Gertrude 1914-1999
• BROCK, Margret Loretta 1933-2010
• BURROUS, living male
• CAINE, living female
• CAINE, living male
• CALLIS, James Alton 1924-1972
• CHANDLER, living female x9
• CHANDLER, living male x14
• CHANDLER, Thomas Clinton "Sony" sr. 1931-1999
• COLE, John 1872-1936
• COLLINS, living female
• COOK, living? female 5
• COOK, Edith Caroline 1912-1981
• COOK, Elmer M. 1917-1980
• COOK, Lavada Geneva 1928-2002
• COOK, Mary 1912-?
• COOK, Myrtle M 1905-?
• COOK, Ordaz W. 1877-1965
• COOK, Wilber 1908-?
• COOLY, Norma Jean ?-2014
• CRICK, John G. 1816-1863
• DARLING, living female x3
• DARLING, living male
• DARLING, Clarence Clifford 1910-?
• DARLING, Claude Virgil 1912-?
• DARLING, Flossie Jane 1939-2004
• DARLING, George Vern 1904-2001
• DARLING, Glen Ivan 1917-1965
• DARLING, Jacob 1880-1965
• DARLING, Richard ale 1960-2005
• DARLING, Stephanie Danielle 1980-1989
• DAVIS, Alfred Emanuel 1928-2003
• DAVIS, living female x3
• DAVIS, Clara L. 1913-1984
• DAVIS, Jams Arthur 1915-1968
• DAVIS, Stella Irene 1913-1986
• DAVIS, living male
• DAVIS, William Carl sr. 1917-1977
• DEGRAFFENREID, living male
• DOWNEY, Barbara Elizabeth "Fauney" (OLINGER) 1769-1833
• DUKE, Charles Clyde 1908-1978
• DUKE, living male
• DUKE, Paul Henry 1921-1990
• DUKE, Sophia Bell 1912-1992
• EAKIN, James H 1929-1983
• EDWARDS, Ola Winifred 1909-2000
• ERWIN, Edna  1833-1871
• ERWIN, James 1842-1909
• ERWIN, Jane 1824-1898
• FEAREY, Robert H 1884-1930
• FORREY, Beverly Joan 1931-1992
• FOUST, John H 1882-?
• GREATHOUSE, living male x2
• HORN, Arletha 1880-?
• HORN, Edna Elizabeth 1853-1933
• HORN, Eva Gertrude Margarette 1905-1937
• HORN, Forest Harold Eugene 1907-1907
• HORN, Ivan Jacob William 1903-1971
• HORN, Jacob W 125-1899
• HORN, Jacob William 1874-1919
• HORN, James 1850-1892
• HORN, Jane "Jennie" 1864-1930
• HORN, living? male X2
• HORN, John 1823-1900
• HORN, Leon Madgelean "Madge" 1900-1985
• HORN, Martha 1858-?
• HORN, Nancy 1857-1891
• HORN, Robert Lee 1929-2008
• HORN, Ruben Arletha Francis 1898-1956
• HORN, Sarah 1805-1888
• HORN, Sharon Sue 1935-200
• HORN, living female
• HORN, Stephen A 1860-1919
• HORN, William 1876-?
• HORN, William 1925-?
• HORN, William 1846-1920
• HUFF, Mary M 18061890
• HULCE, Jesse Parshall 1794-1851
• HULL, Ida Lucielle 1905-1985
• HUNT, Catherine 1783-1859
• J, Mary 1902-1985
• JACKSON, John 1858-?
• JENKINS, Teresa Marie 1959-?
• JOHNSON, Eleanor 1799-1892
• JOHNSON, Rosa Ann 1884-1971
• JOHNSON, Sarah Ellen 1884-1970
• JOHNSON, Willie C. 1911-1973
• KAHLENBECK, John C 1878-1960
• KENNEDY, Rosella 1926-?
• KING, Grace F 1947-1987
• LANCE, John J. 1859-?
• LANG, Phoebe 1811-1867
• LEWELLEN, Eva 1938-2010
• LEWELLEN, Virginia Lee 1932-1996
• LEWELLEN, William Orris 1906-1973
• LUELLEN, Roy Oliver 1936-?
• LUELLEN, Waneta R 1940-?
• LYELL, Grant 1865-?
• LYNN, Bessie 1892-1993
• MAJORS, Robert Herman 1892-1971
• MARTIN, Lena Clay 1896-1986
• MARTIN, Vivian Elsie 1913-2001
• MCGEE, Justin Michael 1989-2015
• MCGEE, Keith Wayne 1968-200
• MCGEE, Rodger Dale Junior 1966-1997
• MCGEE, Truman Junior 1928-2014
• MILLER, Lillie Mabel 1889-1963
• MURPHY, living? female x3
• MURPHY, living? male X2
• MURPHY, Howard Pat 1905-1978
• MURPHY, John Howard 1930-1958
• MURPHY, Leo 1906-1967
• MURPHY, Leona 1906-?
• MURPHY, Loran 1912-1979
• MURPHY, Marie 1909-1987
• MURPHY, Robert Eugene 1935-2008
• MURPHY, Robert John 1920-1980
• NELSON, Donald Joe "Tiny" 1951-2009
• NELSON, living male x3
• NELSON, living female
• NELSON, Tom "Tommy" Lane 1947-1988
• NOAKES, Franklin P 1853-?
• NOAKES, Mary "Ella" 1878
• NOAKES, Roy 1885-?
• OLINGER, Andrew M. 1830-?
• OLINGER, Christian 1802-1855
• OLINGER, George Washington 1789-1845
• OLINGER, Henry John 1793-1846
• OLINGER, Johann Jacob 1763-1852
• OLINGER, Martha Jane 1828-1892
• OLINGER, Robert 1805-1850
• OLINGER, William 1798-1870
• OLIVER, living? male
• PAINTER, Frances Mary 1885-1978
• PAYTON, Arminta 1828-1908
• PAYTON, John L 1842-1920
• PAYTON, Roseanna 1836-1907
• PAYTON, Samuel 1799-1881
• PAYTON, Stephen Wesley 1836-1922
• PENCE, Anna Barbara 1783-1853
• PENCE, Sarah Salome 1786-1857
• PHILLIPS, Andrew Jackson 1889-1942
• PHILLIPS, Cecil Roscoe 1910-1977
• PHILLIPS, Cordia Elizabeth 1940-2011
• PHILLIPS, David ?-2015
• PHILLIPS, David Andrew 1915-1992
• PHILLIPS, Essel Lee Sr. 1909-1977
• PHILLIPS, Eugene 1924-2004
• PHILLIPS, living male
• PHILLIPS, James Thomas 1912-1971
• PHILLIPS, living? female X2
• PHILLIPS, Kenneth Roscoe 1930-1997
• PHILLIPS, McCoy Emery 1919-2010
• PHILLIPS, Nellie Evadine 1912-2007
• PICKETT, living female x2
• PRATHER, Marvin Joseph 1905-1991
• PRENDERGAST, Susie Elizabeth 1882-1976
• RAMOS, living female
• RANSEL, living female
• RAY, Adam 1839-?
• RAY, Ann Elizabeth 1845-1894
• RAY, Delila 1848-?
• RAY, Joseph 1808-1872
• RAY, Sarah E 1841-?
• REEVES, Brenda Joyce 1965-2005
• REEVES, Donald Ray 1957-1993
• REEVES, Joe Mack 1927-1989
• REEVES, Steve Allen 1955-2009
• RIDER, Dorothy 1918-?
• ROACH, living male x7
• ROACH, living female x4
• ROACH, Anna 1907-?
• ROACH, Helen 1928-1940
• ROACH, James "Jim" Linville Jr. 1932-1954
• ROACH, James Linville 1900-1962
• ROACH, John 1879-1942
• ROACH, Kenneth W. 1955-1999
• ROACH, Rebecca Diane 1957-2011
• ROACH, Robert "Bob" 1935-2009
• ROBERSON, Alex "Pete" Sanford 1914-1979
• ROBERSON, Charles Eugene 1948-2006
• ROBERSON, Diana Kay 1960-1960
• ROBERSON, living? female x2
• ROBERSON, Laury Ann 1962-1963
• ROBERSON, Linda Sue ?-2015
• ROBERSON, Lloyd Rayburn 1939-200
• ROBERSON, Paul Elden 1942-2008
• ROBERSON, Rita Mae 1935-2003
• ROBERSON, William Edward "Eddie" 1931-1997
• ROBERSON, William Manuel 1901-1968
• RODMAN, Abel Thatcher 1831-1911
• RODMAN, Abel Theodore 1870-1937
• RODMAN, Elbinas W 1859-?
• RODMAN, George B 1860-?
• RODMAN, Gertrude A 1863-?
• RODMAN, Indiana Leurhetta "Rhetta" Didana 1880-1962
• RODMAN, Isaac 1800-1847
• RODMAN, Isaac 1841-?
• RODMAN, Isaac Benjamin 1866-1901
• RODMAN, John L. 1830-1916
• RODMAN, Margaret E 1861-?
• RODMAN, Reuben S. 1873-?
• RODMAN, William Isaac 1800-1848
• ROGERS, living female x2
• ROGERS, living male
• RUTH, I ?
• SCOTT, Cordie Vesteen 1913-1988
• SCOTT, Edwina 1932-1993
• SCOTT, James "Noble" 1888-1942
• SCOTT, living? female
• SELLERS, Infant ?-1924
• SELLERS, Benjamin Franklin "Frank" 1869-1944
• SELLERS, Charles E 1902-1977
• SELLERS, Ella B 1895-?
• SELLERS, Flossie J 1890-1956
• SELLERS, Fred Lawrence 1892-1985
• SELLERS, Freida Mary Jane 1919-1966
• SELLERS, Gladys L. 1909-1996
• SELLERS, John W. 1843-1873
• SELLERS, Mary Ruth 1898-1916
• SELLERS, Mildred Irene 1923-1985
• SELLERS, Roy 1905-?
• SHAW, living? female
• SHELTON, living male
• SHOPE, Norman Roger Sr. 1938-2013
• SHUTT, Raymond 1909-?
• SMITH, Eugene H 1913-1990
• SMITH, Howard Wayne 1927-2005
• SMITH, Jerry Leon 1935-2006
• SMITH, Laura 1922-2009
• SMITH, Martin Edgar 1924-1998
• SMITH, Mary K 1932-1996
• SMITH, Pauline 1911-?
• SMITH, Robert Edgar 1892-1968
• SMITH, Robert Leroy 1915-1993
• SMITH, Susanna Barbara 1880-1959
• SOULE, Harriet 1806-1872
• ST JOHN, Otto K 1879-1935
• TILLEY, Esther Viola 1916-1979
• TIMMONS, Amanda K. 1869-1953
• TIMMONS, Catherine 1870-?
• TIMMONS, James W 1863-?
• TIMMONS, James Wesley 1829-1882
• TIMMONS, Joshua 1853-?
• TIMMONS, Margret 1869-?
• TIMMONS, Mary A 1859-?
• TIMMONS, Matthew 1852-?
• TIMMONS, Rebecca Jane 1857-?
• TIMMONS, Sarah E. 1873-?
• TIMMONS, William Henry 1852-1920
• TUCKER, Viola 1921-1978
• UNDERWOOD, Loshia 1907-1988
• UNDERWOOD, Luther Edward 1908-1992
• WALLACE, Hannah Catherine 1837-1885
• WEST, living male
• WHEELER, Margaret Polly 1803-1882
• WILLIAMS, living female x2
• WILLIAMS, living male x2
• WILLS, James Edward 1940-1998
• WILSON, Lucinia "Sina Lou" 1892-1960
• WOODCOCK, Delilah Elizabeth 1832-1908
• WORLAND, living? male
• WRIGHT, living female
• Unknown, Dorothy 1914-2013
• Unknown, Eva F ?-1979
• Unknown, Nancy E. 1861-?
• Unknown, living female (maiden name unknown) x6 

Counties of interest:

• Adams
• Allen
• Bartholomew
• Benton
• Blackford
• Boone
• Carroll
• Cass
• Crawford
• Dearborn
• Decatur
• Delaware
• Fayette
• Fountain
• Fulton
• Gibson
• Grant
• Hamilton
• Hancock
• Harrison
• Howard
• Huntington
• Jefferson
• Jennings
• Knox
• Lake
• Madison
• Marion
• Marshall
• Miami
• Morgan
• Orange
• Parke
• Shelby
• St Joseph
• Sullivan
• Tippecanoe
• Tipton
• Vanderburgh
• Vigo
• Wabash
• Warren
• Wayne
• Wells
• White

 

Cities/Towns of interest:

• Atlanta
• Attica
• Bluffton
• Castleton
• Center
• Clay City
• Clifty
• Columbus
• Corydon
• Decatur
• Deer Creek
• East Chicago
• Eckerty
• Elwood
• English
• Ervin
• Evansville
• Fort Wayne
• Franklin
• Galveston
• Gas City
• Greentown
• Haddon
• Harrison
• Hartford City
• Hope
• Howard
• Huntington
• Indianapolis
• Jefferson
• Kokomo
• Lafayette
• Lawrenceburg
• Lebanon
• Liberty
• Logansport
• Marion
• Milford
• Monticello
• Montmorenci
• Mooresville
• Muncie
• New Waverly
• Noblesville Township
• North Manchester
• Oxford
• Peru
• Plymouth
• Prairie City
• Richmond
• Rochester
• Sandcreek
• Scott City
• Sharpsville
• Shelby
• South Bend
• Spencer
• Sullivan
• Taylor
• Terre Haute
• Tipton
• Union City
• Uniondale
• Vigo
• Waldron
• Warren
• Warrington
• West Lafayette
• West Middleton
• West Newton
• Williamsport
• Zionsville

These lists will be updated and grow as I dig further into my family tree.  I will also be linking people to their memorial pages as I make them for my direct ancestors.  I will also be linking the counties, cities, and towns as I complete the familiar places pages.

 

(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana
(2) http://www.mapofus.org/indiana/

 

 



Familiar Places: Miami County, Indiana, USA

Miami County, Indiana, USA

The picture below shows where Miami County is in Indiana.  It shows the current borders and they have remained unchanged since 1844. (1)

"Map of Indiana highlighting Miami County" by David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee.. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_Indiana_highlighting_Miami_County.svg#/media/File:Map_of_Indiana_highlighting_Miami_County.svg

Miami County was formed in 1832 from Cass County and other unorganized land.  It was named after a Native American tribe called the Miami.  Some Miami Native Americans still live in this area.  (1)

 

People of Interest:

• ARMSTRONG, Karen Janeane 1942-2008
• CHANDLER, living female
• CHANDLER, living male x2
• DAVIS, living female
• HORN, Robert Lee 1929-2008
• HORN, Ruben Arletha Francis 1898-1956
• HORN, living? male
• HULL, Ida Lucielle 1905-1985
• OLINGER, William 1798-1870
• ROBERSON, Lloyd Rayburn 1939-2006
• ROGERS, living male
• SOULE, Harriet 1806-1872

Cities/Towns of Interest:

• Deer Creek
• Jefferson
• Peru

These lists will grow as I go through my documents on Ancestry.com and it updates my lists in the Family Tree Maker software.  Also I will be making memorial pages for all of my direct ancestors and I will be linking the pages to their names.  So look out for future links.

 

(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_County,_Indiana



Familiar Places: Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA

Peru, Miami County, Indiana, USA

Peru is a city located in Miami County, Indiana.  Peru is the county seat of Miami County. Peru was founded by William N. Hood in 1834.  The movie "Little Big Top" was shot and directed in Peru.  Scenes show the "Mr. Weenie" restaurant and the Circus building.

 

Peru's nickname is the "Circus Capital of the World."  This is because many famous circuses like the Ringling Brothers, Hagenbeck-Wallace, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and others, made Peru their winter headquarters.  The International circus Hall of Fame is located in Peru, and the city still has a daily Amateur Circus show during the 3rd week of July which ends with a Circus City Festival and Parade.  Peru is the only place that still manufactures steam calliopes (whistles for steam instruments such as the steam pipe organ cart that is in the parade). (1)

 

Here is where Peru is located in Miami County and where Miami County is located in Indiana.

 

Here are some of my own pictures from the circus parade.

 

People of interest:

• ARMSTRONG, Karen Janeane 1942-2008
• CHANDLER, living female
• CHANDLER, living male x2
• DAVIS, living female
• ROBERSON, Lloyd Rayburn 1939-2006
• ROGERS, living male
• SOULE, Harriet 1806-1872

There are more people to include in this list but I need to go through my ancestry tree to make sure all documents' specific locations are noted so that it shows up in my Family Tree Maker Software.  This is what I have for now though, more to come.  All direct ancestors will have memorial pages associated with them in the near future, so look for possible linking in the names.

 

This page may grow as I research more of my family tree.

 

(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru,_Indiana

 



Familiar Places: Howard County, Indiana, USA

Howard County, Indiana, USA

Howard County is located in Indiana. The county was organized in 1844 and was called Richardville County.  It was named after Jean Baptiste Richardville, a chief of the Miami.  His native name was Pe-che-wa which means "Wildcat", the local creek the Wildcat Creek may have been named after him.  Just 2 years later in 1846 the county was renamed to Howard County to honor General Tighman Howard, a U.S. Representative from Indiana, who died in 1844. (1)

 

Here is the county seal:

"Howard County, Indiana seal" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Howard_County,_Indiana_seal.png#/media/File:Howard_County,_Indiana_seal.png

Here is where Howard County is in Indiana:

"Map of Indiana highlighting Howard County" by David Benbennick - The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee.. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_Indiana_highlighting_Howard_County.svg#/media/File:Map_of_Indiana_highlighting_Howard_County.svg

 

 

People of interest:

• CHANDLER, living male
• BOWMAN, Doyle F. Buck 1913-1995
• COOK, Elmer M. 1917-1980
• DARLING, George Vern 1904-2001
• ERWIN, Edna 1833-1871
• ERWIN, Jane 1824-1898
• HORN, Ivan Jacob William 1874-1919
• HORN, Jacob W 1825-1899
• HORN, Jacob William 1874-1919
• HORN, James 1850-1892
• HORN, Jane "Jennie 1864-1930
• HORN, Leona Mary Madgelean "Madge" 1900-1985
• HORN, Nancy 1857-1891
• HORN, Ruben Arletha Francis 1898-1956
• JOHNSON, Willie C. 1911-1973
• MARTIN, Vivian Elsie 1913-2001
• PAINTER, Frances Mary 1885-1978
• ROBERSON, Laury Ann 1962-1963
• RODMAN, Abel Thatcher 1831-1911
• RODMAN, Abel Theodore 1870-1937
• RODMAN, Indiana Leurhetta "Rhetta" Didana 1880-1962
• SELLERS, Benjamin Franklin "Frank"
• SELLERS, Charles E 1902-1977
• SELLERS, Ella B 1895-?
• SELLERS, Flossie J 1890-1956
• SELLERS, Fred Lawrence 1892-1985
• SELLERS, Freida Mary Jane 1919-1966
• SELLERS, Gladys L. 1909-1996
• SELLERS, Roy 1905-?
• TIMMONS, Amanda K. 1869-1953

I know there are more but this was created using the Family Tree Maker Software, I need to go through each person's documents to make sure they show the specific locations.  This is what I have for now though.  I will be making memorial pages for each direct ancestor so be on the look out for these names to be linked in the future.

Cities/towns of interest:

• Greentown
• Kokomo

This page will grow as I dig further back on my family tree.

 

(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_County,_Indiana

 

 







Familiar Places: Greentown, Howard, Indiana, USA

Greentown, Howard, Indiana, USA

Greentown is located in Howard County, Indiana, USA.  It is home to the Howard County Fair Grounds.  It was incorporated as a town in 1873.  A popular version of how Greentown got it's name is that prior to Liberty township's formation the area was known as Green Township.  The locals that were living during that time wanted to preserve the name of the township in some way, so when the area was incorporated as a town it was called Greentown.  Also there was a local Native American Chief called Green, so it could have been named after him as well. (1)

 

"Howard County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Greentown Highlighted" by Arkyan - My own work, based on public domain information. Based on similar map concepts by Ixnayonthetimmay. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Howard_County_Indiana_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Greentown_Highlighted.svg#/media/File:Howard_County_Indiana_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Greentown_Highlighted.svg

 

This is where Greentown is located in Howard County, and Indiana.

 

Historical events of interest:

• Indiana earthquake of 30 Dec 2010

People of Interest:

• CHANDLER, living male

This page may expand should I run across more people who lived here and different time periods, as I go through my family tree.

 

(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greentown,_Indiana



Familiar Places: Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana

Kokomo is the county seat of Howard County, Indiana. (1) On 01 January 2012 Kokomo annexed more than 7 square miles on the south and west sides of the city which included Alto and Indian Heights. (1) Kokomo was named after the Native American Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo (meaning Black Walnut) who was called "Chief Kokomo." (1) He was not a Chief though, he was one of four sons of Chief Richardville, the last of the Miamis Indian Chiefs. David Foster was known as the "Father of Kokomo" and claimed he named the city after the "orneriest Indian on earth" because Kokomo was "the orneriest town on earth." (1)

On 06 October 1886 they found natural gas in Kokomo. This caused an increasing number of industries to be interested in Kokomo, which resulted in many industrial and technical achievements. (1) Kokomo is considered a pioneer of automobile manufacturing in the U.S. with the first successful trial run of Elwood Haynes' "horseless carriage." The first push button car radio was developed at the Delco Radio Division in Kokomo. The Kemp Brothers Canning Co. developed the first canned tomato juice. The first mechanical corn picker was developed here. The first Ponderosa Steakhouse opened here. The first McDonalds with a diner inside was opened here. Other things that first happened in Kokomo was: the pneumatic rubber tire, aluminum casting, Kingston carburetor, Stellite cobalt-base alloy, stainless steel table ware, the Howitzer shell, aerial bomb with fins, Dirilyte golden-hued tableware, all-metal life boats and rafts, signal-seeking car radio, transistorized signal-seeking car (hybrid) radio, all transistor car radio. (1)


Here is where Kokomo is located within Howard County, and where Howard County is located in Indiana:

"Howard County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Kokomo Highlighted" by Arkyan - My own work, based on public domain information. Based on similar map concepts by Ixnayonthetimmay. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Howard_County_Indiana_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Kokomo_Highlighted.svg#/media/File:Howard_County_Indiana_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Kokomo_Highlighted.svg

Here is the city seal:

"City of kokomo seal" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:City_of_kokomo_seal.JPG#/media/File:City_of_kokomo_seal.JPG

 

Here are the current city limits:

https://www.maptechnica.com/us-city-boundary-map/city/Kokomo/state/IN/cityid/1840392

Here are the city limits as they were prior to the 2012 annex:

http://indiana.hometownlocator.com/in/howard/kokomo.cfm#boundarymap

This was the closest I could find.  Home town locator has old boundaries shown on a current map.  I know this because as you can see I show the current boundaries above.  However the new 31 didn't go around the town and the old 31 relabeled 931 until 2013.  As you can see the annex allowed Kokomo to claim most of the new US 31 and the part of IN 26 that runs through the area.

As I go through my family tree I am sure I will have more to add to this page.  Many people in our family lives or lived in this area through out the ages.

People of interest:

• CHANDLER, living male

(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokomo,_Indiana

CCs Genealogy Today

I have been doing some major restructuring of my blogs.  For now, I am going to continue to post my genealogy research on this blog.  Eventually as I figure out how to move my previous research over, I plan on making a dedicated genealogy blog.  I feel this will allow for more organization for my readers.

A couple of weeks ago I decided to work on some places pages for my son's family history book.  I decided to start with Virginia.  I organized my thoughts by making a "Familiar Places" page for each location in Virginia that I wanted to focus on.  For now I just put interesting information for my son.  As I go through my family tree, and further back in history, I plan on expanding upon these pages to include more of the history that is relevant to each specific time period.  Go ahead and check them out:

• Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
• Portsmouth, Virginia
• Norfolk, Virginia
• Virginia

I hope to include all of this information on one page for our family history book, using My Canvas.

Now to go get working on that.

Now I have my "Places in Virginia" page done:

I wanted to include Norfolk's seal and motto and a few other things but this is all I could fit onto one page.  Since it pertains to a living person, and only contains a brief, nuts and bolts type of history...I wanted to get them all onto one page.  Trying not to waste supplies while doing this book.

Now I need to work on Virginia's main page which will most likely expand as I go through the family tree.

Keep a look out for my upcoming blog dedicated to just genealogy.

I just got my page on Virginia done too!

Now to work on my places in Indiana.  To gather my thoughts I will be making some more, Familiar Places posts.