Family history
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 178 Collections and/or Records:
D. W. Welty collection
Collection — Folder S1384
Identifier: S1383
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of hand-written letters and lists of members of the Welde, Welty, and Bowstead families ranging from 1889 to 1890, concerning detailed genealogical information with family names, dates, and places. There is also an invitation to the wedding of Olive M. Wilhite to Hugh S. Hadley on October 26, 1890 in Lake Valley, Indiana.
Dates:
1889-1890
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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D. W. Welty collection
David Barr Robb collection
Collection — Folder S1121
Identifier: S1121
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photostats and typed pages which include family charts, a page from the family Bible, an 1830 speech about Mr. Robb given by Eliza Brownlee, undated genealogical information, and biographical information about David Robb and Joseph Eckley.David's father, Captain James Robb, was a merchant in Ireland but was arrested and sent to prison for transporting sassafras, during the tea crisis with the colonies. James escaped and came to America. Mr. and Mrs. Robb had...
Dates:
1812-1907
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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David Barr Robb collection
Dill family papers
Collection — Folder S1819
Identifier: S1819
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the commissions and appointments of James and Alexander Dill for the
Indiana Territory and State of Indiana.
Dates:
1803-1837
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Dill family papers
Edith Silver collection
Collection — Folder S2205
Identifier: S2205
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other documents of Edith Silver ranging from 1939 to 1980. The collection includes a unique May 23, 1939 birth announcement from her sister, Gladys, that includes a blueprint of her sister's house in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and "announcing occupant of nursery, Richard Robertson Barr"; a newspaper clipping regarding her nephew (circa 1950s); copies of the May 11, 1944 and February 8, 1962 Arsenal Technical High School student...
Dates:
1939-1980
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Edith Silver collection
Eggleston and Gaunt family papers
Collection — Folder S0853
Identifier: S0853
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of family correspondence of the Eggleston and Gaunt families of Greensburg, Indiana ranging from 1829 to 1888. Correspondence sent to Eliphalet and Amy Eglestone (Eggleston) includes three letters sent by Amy's brother Asa Eddy (August 20 & August 30, 1829 and September 20, 1834) and a letter from Calvin and Amy Whitmarsh (March 18, 1830). James and Hannah Gaunt received letters from Richard and Ann Stivers from Mount Sterling (May 31, 1850); from John...
Dates:
1823-1888
Elijah A. Gladden collection
Collection — Folder S0516
Identifier: S0516
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a series of true stories, written by Elijah A. Gladden, to be published for his grandchildren, ranging from 1923 to 1934.
Dates:
1923-1934
Ellis J. Baker letter
Collection — Folder S1027
Identifier: S1027
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a September 22, 1973 letter written by Ellis J. Baker of Tucson, Arizona to Edwin V. O'Neel of Hagerstown, Indiana regarding information about the Amos Butler family of Hanover, Indiana. Baker also shared information about his grandfather, Dr. Theophilus Parvin, a well-known authority in the field of obstetrics in the 1800s.
Dates:
1973/09/22
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ellis J. Baker letter
Eva Doty collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: G-058
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters and publications collected by Eva Doty relating to the genealogy of various families. The family history files are for the names of: Peter Anthony and Mary Jane (Meeks) and Grace Mitchell Collins. The Collins material includes family tree charts. There are twelve folders dedicated to "Chambers Helping Chambers," a genealogy periodical published by Claudette Maerz of Bloomington, Indiana from 1981-1992. Also included are Mitchell family files,...
Dates:
1804-1992
Found in:
Genealogy
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Eva Doty collection
Eva MacDougall papers
Collection
Identifier: L292
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters from Eva MacDougall and relatives in Indianapolis, Indiana and elsewhere; newspaper clippings; European trip itineraries; travel diaries; photographs; abstracts and titles; and genealogies ranging from 1855 to 1978 regarding family and professional matters, travel, history of nursing, and land ownership.
Dates:
1855-1978
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Eva MacDougall papers
Ezra G. Hayes personal narrative
Collection — Folder S614
Identifier: S0614
Scope and Contents
This collection contains three typewritten copies of the life story of Ezra G. Hayes that he dictated to Caroline M. Hayes. Hayes' narrative ranges from 1705 to the early 1900s. This collection was made from a copy owned by Mrs. Jacob Bauer of Lawrenceburg, Indiana in 1933 and it includes Mr. Hayes' family history, his many business pursuits, early history of Dearborn County, Indiana, and his viewpoints on the politics and elections during his lifetime. Also included are three copies of a poem...
Dates:
circa 1910
