Family history
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 178 Collections and/or Records:
Ira and Albert Hubbard papers
Collection — Folder S692
Identifier: S0692
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed, signed letters from Albert, Gertie [Gertrude], Ira, Leslie, and Mary Hubbard in Gering, Nebraska ranging from 1890 to 1893 regarding family matters and daily life.
Dates:
1890-1893
Isaac Newton McMillan collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0899
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostat correspondence, certificates, and newspaper clippings relating to the McMillan family ranging from 1860 to 1874 relating to Civil War experiences and family matters.
Dates:
1860-1874
James F. Simpson family papers
Collection
Identifier: L355
Scope and Contents
This collection includes hand-written correspondence, newspaper clippings, real estate and insurance papers, photographs, family history, and account books from James F. Simpson ranging from 1810 to 1942, regarding life, business, Switzerland County, and Civil War veterans, pensions, battles, and reunions. Notable items include barbed wire from Fort Pompelle in France and 6th Indiana regiment flag fragments.
Dates:
1810-1942
James M. Guthrie collection
Collection — Folder S1887
Identifier: S1887
Scope and Contents
The collection includes a family history of some of the first settlers of Lawrence County, Indiana beginning with John and Daniel Guthrie and their brothers-in-law, Jacob and William Flinn. The history begins with their move to Kentucky in 1809, followed quickly by their move into Indiana in 1811. The history discusses the construction of their settlement, Leesville, and includes a description of a Pottawatomie Indian raid which was the only major Indian conflict in the county. During the raid...
Dates:
1967
James O. Leas letters
Collection — Folder S2681
Identifier: S2681
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two letters written from Eaten to “My Dear Children.” The letters, dated January 30, 1864 and March 27, 1865, discuss family news and health.
The letters reference Ella, Call Vandoren, Al Hubbard, Mitchell Walters, Kate Staggs, Aunt Elize, Hope Redman, Margaret Bruce, and George.
The letters reference Ella, Call Vandoren, Al Hubbard, Mitchell Walters, Kate Staggs, Aunt Elize, Hope Redman, Margaret Bruce, and George.
Dates:
1864-1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James O. Leas letters
James S. Terwilliger collection
Collection — Folder S1295
Identifier: S1295
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photocopies of letters and papers regarding James S. Terwilliger in Indiana, Ohio and Arkansas, ranging from 1838 to 1890, regarding family life and business concerns.
Dates:
1838-1890
Janice Musselman collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1003
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of poems, songs, scriptures and corrrespondence of the Mallery, Sallee, and Emmons families (1834 -1892). Several letters are written by Moses E. Sallee while he was with Company L, Indiana 8th Cavalry Regiment during the U.S. Civil War. Also included is the account book of J.M. Mallery of Noblesville, Indiana is (1835-1858). Some of the photocopies are illegible.
Dates:
1834-1892, undated
John Englebrecht Bruns collection
Collection — Folder S2515
Identifier: S2515
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of eleven letters written to and from Paul H. Bruns between July 27 and August 9, 1977, documenting his efforts to find records on his father, John Englebrecht Bruns, particulary his arrival in the U.S., his activities, and acquisition of citizenship. The letters have information about Paul's mother, Sonora Smith, her father, her sister Adeline, and her brothers, Lyman and James.
Dates:
1977
John Hamilton biography
Collection — Folder S0576
Identifier: S0576
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a handwritten biography of John Hamilton by his great-granddaughter, Mayme Jacobs (circa 1927). The biography relates brief family history; describes how Hamilton got into the whiskey making business; and describes the movements of General William Henry Harrison's forces from Terre Haute to Prophetstown prior to the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Dates:
circa 1927
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Hamilton biography
John Huff papers
Collection — Folder S698
Identifier: S0698
Scope and Contents
This collection includes printed, typed, and autographed, signed letters and documents from various authors in New Albany, Indiana and elsewhere ranging from 1925 to 1969 and undated regarding family matters, genealogy, financial ledgers, and business contracts.
Dates:
1925-1969
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Huff papers
