A wealthy man and a postmaster
An argument over a ditch
A revolver came out and several shots fired
Some of them never hit
A shed to hide
A suicide
The story of the attempted murder of John James Johnson by Coleman Hawkins in a nutshell. Just who were these men? Were they more than just neighbors?
John James Johnson
John J. Johnson, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Madison County’
Update on Rachel Blazer and Maurice Given
Posted in Life and Death, news, tagged aunt, Blazer, Given, Indiana, Madison County, marriage, newspaper on January 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This is an update to my post from July 24, 2008, Elusive Great-Great-Aunt Rachel, where I listed information I knew and what I had found concerning my maternal great-grandmother’s sister, Rachel Blazer. Rachel had married Maurice (or Morris – depending on the document) Given about 1897 according to the 1910 Census that lists them as [...]
Books for Genealogy
Posted in Carnival of Genealogy, challenge, geography, tagged Bigelow, books, Carnival of Genealogy, CoG, Coshocton County, genealogy, history, Hollister, Indiana, Loveland, Madison County, Ohio, research, Treat on September 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is my submission for the 56th Carnival of Genealogy being hosted by Lori Thornton at Smoky Mountain Family Historian. The topic is 10 essential books in my genealogy library.
Unfortunately I haven’t been able to buy a lot of the books I really should. Some I’ve checked (& re-checked) out of the local library. Others [...]
Migrations
Posted in Life and Death, geography, tagged Champaign County, Germany, grandfather, grandmother, grandparents, Greene County, immigration, Indiana, Madison County, migration, North Carolina, Ohio, Rush County, Wilkes County on July 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So many times when we locate an ancestor they have migrated from where they were born or married or built a home, to another area possibly a great distance away. What prompts these moves? What was it they were searching for or hoping to gain by moving?
There are many web sites dealing in reasons including: [...]
The Old House
Posted in Life and Death, tagged Connor Prairie, Coshocton, genealogy, home, House, Indiana, Madison County on June 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Back in the mid 1960’s during a reunion trip to Coshocton, my parents had discussed finding a house that my dad’s mother had grown up in (or was born in). I don’t remember which one. So we headed toward the country and rural areas and started looking for said house. Apparently my dad had been [...]
Katie’s Story
Posted in Life and Death, tagged buggy accident, epilepsy, Fairborn, Indiana, Indiana School, Johnson, Madison County, Ohio, Stoney Creek on May 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Born on September 20, 1864 in Stoney Creek, a township of Madison County, Indiana, Katie Blazer, would barely remember her father. Frank Blazer died when she was just five years old leaving her mother to raise three sons and three daughters under the age of 14. Katie’s grandparents, John and Martha Goul, lived nearby and [...]








