Family history

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

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Eggleston and Gaunt family papers

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

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Elijah A. Gladden collection

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 / 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 / Eva Doty collection

Eva MacDougall papers

Collection

Identifier: L292

Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, travel diaries, itineraries, photographs, legal and real estate papers, and genealogy reserach from Eva MacDougall and family in Indianapolis, Indiana, the United States, and Europe, ranging from 1855 to 1978, regarding MacDougall's career and family, travel, and history of nursing.

Dates: 1855-1978

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / 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

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Ezra G. Hayes personal narrative

Fatout family papers

Collection — Folder OBD002

Identifier: OBD002

Scope and Contents This collection contains the marriage license of Oliver Otis Watson and Sarah Irene Fatout and 6 photographs. The images were taken in the early 20th century. At least two were taken in Indianapolis between 1904 and 1905. The subjects of the photographs are: Florence Fatout, Robert Watson, Eunice and Ruth Brundrett, and Pearl Fatout Adamson. The largest photograph is of the Fatout-Hosbrook reunion in Indianapolis on September 5, 1914.

Dates: 1901-1914

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Fatout family papers

Ferris, Scovell and Northam family collection

Collection — Folder S3073

Identifier: S3073

Scope and Contents The collection includes family papers dating from 1815 to 1908 from various members of the Scoville, Northam, and Ferris families. Primary correspondents are Almira Gates, Marvin Smith, Amherst D. Scovell, and Lucy Scovell. Also included are genealogical papers listing births, deaths, and marriages of members of the Scovella nd Northam families, and wills and related documents from the Ferris family.

Dates: 1815-1908

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Ferris, Scovell and Northam family collection

Florence Adell Carter genealogy

Collection — Folder S3243

Identifier: S3243

Scope and Contents This collection includes typed, printed and written letters and genealogical materials from Florence Adell Carter and others in Indiana ranging from 1832 to 1946 regarding the Blackman, Carter, Daggett and White families.

Dates: 1832-1946

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Florence Adell Carter genealogy

Florence Emerson Heffley manuscript

Collection — Folder S624

Identifier: S0624

Scope and Contents This collection contains a draft of the manuscript, "A Little Girl of the Sixties," by Florence Emerson Heffley. The manuscript is 48 typewritten pages and includes handwritten corrections and a few pages of additional notes. Heffley's narrative relates stories and genealogical information about her great-grandparents, Abraham and Sarah Dayton Jacobus, her grandparents Hettie and Luke Allen Emerson, and her mother, Almira Georgiana Herbert, the "Little Girl of the Sixties," from 1818 to 1938. ...

Dates: 1818-1938

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Florence Emerson Heffley manuscript

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