Jonas B. Berkey collection
Collection — Folder: S0110
Identifier: S0110
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 21 photocopies of materials from Salem, Indianan. Included are papers dealing with Morgan's Raid, stock shares in various Salem businesses and schools, and receipts. Also included is a 9-page copy of coffin accounts, 1873-1880, of Washington County, Indiana, listing coffin sales to individuals.
Dates
- 1852-1880
Creator
- Berkey, Jonas B. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Jonas B. Berkey was born in Berlin, Pennsylvania, on January 20, 1808, son of Christian and Fannie Berkey. The family migrated to Pigeon Roost, Clark County, Indiana, in 1809. Less than a year later, the family moved to Washington County, Indiana, followed by their final move to Jackson County, Indiana. On April 19, 1828, Berkey married Evaline Henderlider. Their children included Susan, Frederick Norton, Jonas Wright, Isabelle, Elizabeth, and Delilah. In 1845, Berkey opened his Berkey merchandise store, known as Berkey Brothers after his sons took over the business, in Salem, Indiana. He died on October 21, 1886.
Sources:
Stevens, Warder W. Centennial History of Washington County, Indiana. (Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen & Company, 1916), 706. Accessed June 16, 2016. http://www.archive.org.
Sources:
Stevens, Warder W. Centennial History of Washington County, Indiana. (Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen & Company, 1916), 706. Accessed June 16, 2016. http://www.archive.org.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Washington County Historical Society on 1967/03/18.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/05/05 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid created 2016/05/05 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid revised 2016/06/16 by Brittany Kropf.
- Banks and banking
- Business -- Indiana
- Businesspeople -- Indiana
- Caskets (Coffins)
- General stores
- Indiana -- Economic conditions
- Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Morgan’s Ohio Raid, 1863
- Railroads
- Salem (Ind.)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Universities and colleges
- Washington County (Ind.)
Creator
- Berkey, Jonas B. (Person)
- Title
- Jonas B. Berkey collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
