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
- Wasson, Louise, 1857-1936 (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
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.
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.
Creator
- Wasson, Louise, 1857-1936 (Person)
- Wasson, Fleming P., 1807-1888 (Person)
- 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:
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
