Allan and Jacob Ketcham papers
Collection
Identifier: L082
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters, tax receipts and legal documents, an account book including newspaper clippings, and a death notice from the Ketcham family members and local government officials in Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee, ranging from 1818 to 1896, regarding family matters, taxes, business matters and miscellaneous.
Dates
- 1818-1896
Creator
- Ketcham, Allan, 1879- (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
Jacob Ketcham was born in Tennessee in 1810. He married Rachel W. Heacock April 7, 1840 in Daviess County, Indiana. They had five children: Emily, Alfred, Hannah, Cyrus and Mary; and a grandson, Allen K., born in 1879. The family lived in Madison, Indiana in 1850. Ketcham died in the 1870s.
Allan Ketcham was born in November 17, 1879 in Indiana to Cyrus and Margaret Ketcham. He had three siblings: Alfaretta, May and Walter. He was the grandson of Jacob and Rachel Ketcham. Ketcham married Harriet Kirkpatrick on June 12, 1917 in Indianapolis, Indiana and they had a son, James Bennett who was born around 1919. Ketcham worked as an electrician at a power plant in Indiana in 1920, in Texas in 1930, and was widowed and retired by 1940.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Allan R. Ketchum." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Allan K. Ketchum." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Allan Ketchum." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Allan Ketchum." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Allen Ketchum." Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Allan Ketchum." U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Jacob Ketcham." 1850 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Jacob Ketcham." Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "James Bennett." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Allan Ketcham was born in November 17, 1879 in Indiana to Cyrus and Margaret Ketcham. He had three siblings: Alfaretta, May and Walter. He was the grandson of Jacob and Rachel Ketcham. Ketcham married Harriet Kirkpatrick on June 12, 1917 in Indianapolis, Indiana and they had a son, James Bennett who was born around 1919. Ketcham worked as an electrician at a power plant in Indiana in 1920, in Texas in 1930, and was widowed and retired by 1940.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Allan R. Ketchum." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Allan K. Ketchum." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Allan Ketchum." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Allan Ketchum." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Allen Ketchum." Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Allan Ketchum." U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Jacob Ketcham." 1850 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Jacob Ketcham." Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "James Bennett." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 19, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
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.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/06/19 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2015/06/19 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2024/05/17 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Ketcham, Allan, 1879- (Person)
- Ketcham, Jacob, 1810- (Person)
- Title
- Allan and Jacob Ketcham papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
