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Wasson family collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: V024

Scope and Contents

This collection includes two volumes used by members of the Wasson family of Wayne County, Indiana. The first volume is an account book kept by Fleming Wasson containing entries ranging from 1870 to 1888 regarding his farm and the Cochran estate. The second volume was used to record entries ranging from 1877 to 1885 regarding the estate settlement of Ann P. Cochran and as a diary kept by Louise Wasson from October 1880 to February 1885. The collection also has one loose receipt from the Townsend's New and Used Furniture store of Richmond, Indiana for a chair purchased by Mrs. Norman Berry, Fleming Wasson's granddaughter (circa 1920s).

Dates

  • 1870-1888, circa 1920s

Creator

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

Fleming Wasson was the son of David and Elizabeth Wasson. Born on January 1, 1807 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, he moved with his family to New Paris, Ohio when still an infant. He married Priscilla Minor on April 10, 1834 and they had twelve children, including six who lived to adulthood: Frances, Josephine, Minor, George, Emma, and Louise. His grandfather Joseph Wasson settled on a quarter section of land near the Ohio border in Wayne County, Indiana around 1806 and Fleming later became the owner of this property. He continued to live on the family farm and was active in business pursuits until his death at the age of 81 on January 25, 1888.

Sources:

Inter-State Publishing Co. History of Wayne County, Indiana, Together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Towns. Vol. II. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co., 1884.

Limper, Harriet Neville. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: a History of Some of the Descendants of Joseph Wasson and Some Allied Lines. Baton Rouge, La.: H.N. Limper, 1988.

Young, Andrew W. History of Wayne County, Indiana, from its First Settlement to the Present Time. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1872.

Extent

0.2 Cubic Feet (2 volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records transfer from the Genealogy Division, Indiana State Library on 1968/08/30 of a donation originally made by Irene Wasson Berry.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2019/10/29 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2019/10/29 by Laura Eliason.
Title
Wasson family 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:
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