Fogleman family papers
Collection
Identifier: L251
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, postcards, telegrams, genealgoy material, newspaper clippings, photographs, an autograph book, an account book, a memory notebook, financial documents, and other papers from Ida, David, and Maggie Fogleman, ranging from 1859 to 1950 and undated, concerning family, work, and school life, friendships, and estate planning.
There is also David Fogleman and Margaret W. Moore's marriage certificate dated December 30, 1869 (OB084).
There is also David Fogleman and Margaret W. Moore's marriage certificate dated December 30, 1869 (OB084).
Dates
- 1859-1950
Creator
- Fogleman family (Family)
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
David Fogleman was born July 17, 1828 in Guilford County, North Carolina. He and his parents moved to Hendricks County, Indiana in 1835. He was a farmer and a mill worker by trade. His first wife was Mary M. Conduitt, whom he married February 14, 1857. She died in October of 1867.
His second wife, Margaret "Maggie" Worthington Moore, was born May 22, 1833 in Mooresville, Indiana to Samuel and Eliza Moore. Samuel Moore founded Mooresville where David and Margaret lived. The couple were married on December 30, 1869 and had one daughter, Mary Ida. David Fogleman was very active in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He died on December 5, 1906 and was buried in the Mooresville Cemetery. Margaret, who was also very active in the Methodist Episcopal Church after her conversion, died August 12, 1907.
(Mary) Ida Fogleman was born November 25, 1872 to David and Margaret Fogleman in Mooresville, Indiana. She attended school in Terre Haute, Greencastle, and Bloomington, Indiana and taught school in Mooresville. She was a foster mother to Mary Ellen Simmons, who married Norman Richhart, Sr. When Mary Ellen died in 1929 leaving two baby boys without a mother, Fogleman raised the boys as her own. Norman was listed as her son-in-law in her obituary. Ida Fogleman died October 21, 1953 and is buried in Mooresville.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "David Fogleman." 1870 United States Census. Accessed May 9, 2006. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "David Fogleman." 1880 United States Census. Accessed May 9, 2006. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "David Fogleman." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed May 24, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23255963/david-fogleman.
FindaGrave.com. "Mary Ida Fogleman." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed June 24, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23259391/mary_ida_fogleman.
Richardson, Clara S. A Brief History of Mooresville, 1824-1974. Mooresville, IN: Dickinson Printing Company, 1974.
His second wife, Margaret "Maggie" Worthington Moore, was born May 22, 1833 in Mooresville, Indiana to Samuel and Eliza Moore. Samuel Moore founded Mooresville where David and Margaret lived. The couple were married on December 30, 1869 and had one daughter, Mary Ida. David Fogleman was very active in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He died on December 5, 1906 and was buried in the Mooresville Cemetery. Margaret, who was also very active in the Methodist Episcopal Church after her conversion, died August 12, 1907.
(Mary) Ida Fogleman was born November 25, 1872 to David and Margaret Fogleman in Mooresville, Indiana. She attended school in Terre Haute, Greencastle, and Bloomington, Indiana and taught school in Mooresville. She was a foster mother to Mary Ellen Simmons, who married Norman Richhart, Sr. When Mary Ellen died in 1929 leaving two baby boys without a mother, Fogleman raised the boys as her own. Norman was listed as her son-in-law in her obituary. Ida Fogleman died October 21, 1953 and is buried in Mooresville.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "David Fogleman." 1870 United States Census. Accessed May 9, 2006. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "David Fogleman." 1880 United States Census. Accessed May 9, 2006. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "David Fogleman." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed May 24, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23255963/david-fogleman.
FindaGrave.com. "Mary Ida Fogleman." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed June 24, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23259391/mary_ida_fogleman.
Richardson, Clara S. A Brief History of Mooresville, 1824-1974. Mooresville, IN: Dickinson Printing Company, 1974.
Extent
0.35 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box, 1 medium oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from the Ida Fogleman estate in 1954.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2006/05 by Benjamin Clark and 2015/11/16 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid created 2016/06/24 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised on 2021/10/15 by Lauren Patton. EAD reprocessing completed 2024/12/03 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid revised 2024/12/03 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Fogleman family (Family)
- Title
- Fogleman family 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
