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1860 Plat Map of Aboite Township, Wayne County, Indiana		1860 Plat Map of Aboite Township, Wayne County, Indiana
For research purposes, this map will permit a future study to determine where Catharine and family lived as reported in the 1860 federal census. It appears that Andrew, her husband, was likely dead by this time. 		  
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A brief history of John Rudolph Waymire, from the recent publication 'The Quest for John Rudolph Waymire'		A brief history of John Rudolph Waymire, from the recent publication "The Quest for John Rudolph Waymire"
Status: Located.  		  
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A Brief History of the Hoover Family's Emmigration Taken from 'The History of Montgomery County, Ohio'		A Brief History of the Hoover Family's Emmigration Taken from "The History of Montgomery County, Ohio"
Status: Located. Daniel Hoover, Sr., and Hannah Mast were married on a farm situated upon the banks of the Uhwarri River, in Randolph County. N. C.. and came to this county with the colony of first settlers of Randolph Township.

Some of the men had made a trip north, seeking land, and finding at Cincinnati that the land office was not yet open, and that the… 		  
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A favourite poem...of Velma's		A favourite poem...of Velma's
Status: Located. You cannot pray the Lord's Prayer
And even once say "I."
Nor can you pray the Lord's Prayer
And even once say "My."
Nor can you pray the Lord's Prayer
And not pray for another
For when you ask for daily bread
You must include your brother
For others are included
In each and every plea;
From the beginning to the end of it
It… 		  
6 A Tribute to Andrew Smith Gibbons, Pioneer
Status: Located.  		  
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Birthday party for William Hedrick		Birthday party for William Hedrick
 		  
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Civil War Service Record of Company D, 90th Regiment, Fifth Cavalry, Indiana Volunteers		Civil War Service Record of Company D, 90th Regiment, Fifth Cavalry, Indiana Volunteers
Status: Located. Service record shows the action Company D saw during the Civil Ward. Thomas George and his brother Patrick both enlisted together, with Thomas surviving the action but Patrick was killed near Knoxville, Tennessee.  		  
9 DAR record of Thomas Patton
States he was buried in the Burk Cemetery; which is located several hundred feet from the west boundary of his farm. No record of his burial is found in the original Sextant's documentation; but this DAR record authenticates the belief that he was buried here. 		  
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Deed of Conveyance from G.W. Chapman to Catharine Riley— Roanoke, Indiana 		Deed of Conveyance from G.W. Chapman to Catharine Riley— Roanoke, Indiana
This indenture, Witnesseth, that George W. Chapman and Harriet Chapman, his wife, in consideration of the sum of twelve hundred dollars to them paid by Catharine Reilly of Huntington County in the State of Indiana, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, do hereby deed, convey, release and forever quit claim to the said Catharine Reilly her heirs and assigns forever. The following real estate in Huntington County and state of Indiana, and described as follows:

Commencing at the southeast corner of street sixteen on the original plat of the town of Roanoke, in the said Huntington County—thence running east in a line with second street in said town of Roanoke to Commercial Street one chain and twelve links—thence a north east course along Commercial Street to Third Street four chains thence west along Third Street to the northeast corner of Street Number Thirteen, on said original plat of Roanoke—two chains and fifty links thence south along the east line of Lots numbered 13, 14, 15 16 to the place of beginning—three chains and seventy links containing one hundred and twenty six square rods of land, more or less. And being that part of the mill lease (leased by the trustee of Wabash ad Erie Canal to Samuel G. Jones from the first of November 1846 to run thirty years, on which the dwelling house for the use of the mill on said least is situated together with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belong.

To have and to hold the said Catharine Reilly and her heirs and assigns forever on witness to hereof the said George W. Chapman and Harriet Chapman, his wife who hereby relinquishes her dower in said premises, have herento set their hands and seals this 20th day of November 1855 A.D,

G.W. Chapman (Seal)
Harriet Chapman (Seal)

NOTE!
A chain is 66’ in length, divided into 100 links of 0.66’
A rod is 16.5’
A square rod is 272,25 square feet

In the description above, 126 square rods = 34,303.5 sq. feet, or 0.788 acres.
 		  
11 Deed of conveyance to Andrew Riley,29 November 1848: Stark County, Ohio
Deed likely conveys land to Andrew Riley in 1848--4 years after his marriage to Catharine Hoover. Andrew and his family are found in the 1850 Stark County census. Further investigation is warranted to ensure that the land deeded corresponds to the locale specified within the census return. 		  
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Email from Stewart Dukes Clarifies birth date and other information.		Email from Stewart Dukes Clarifies birth date and other information.
 		  
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Extract from 1927 Wiggins Directory		Extract from 1927 Wiggins Directory
Provided detailed information about North Reston, Lincolnshire. 		  
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From 'The History of Whitley County' 		From "The History of Whitley County"
This entry details the military service of Joseph Fries and Franklin Freese; both listed side by side in this document. The name Franklin Freese appears on the Civil War memorial in front of the courthouse; but it does not contain the name of Joseph Fries. Even with differing spellings of the Fries surname, after a thorough examination of many records it is believed that these two were brothers.

There are conflicting records found in the Civil War records found on Ancestry.com; with one showing Joseph Fries was mustered out at the close of the civil war; and one record indicates he deserted. If he fought with General Sheridan against the indians after the Civil War, as stated in letter by Leo Joseph Fries, then it is unlikely that he was a deserter.

Joseph also went on to be a constable in Illinois, before settling with his wife to an agrarian lifestyle in Marion, Indiana. A search of military burial records does not turn up an interment for Joseph in the Marion National Cemetery; although George Fries states he is buried there. Further research is warranted. 		  
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History and Photo of the current New Bethel Baptist Church		History and Photo of the current New Bethel Baptist Church
Status: Located. This church was first organized in 1828, and it's location is only a mile or so from the Patton and Hoover farms. Much research has gone into this church--but we are still unsure if it was a church that the Hoovers or Pattons attended. Most likely, it is not--but research is continuing. 		  
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Incorporation information for Fulton County, Ohio		Incorporation information for Fulton County, Ohio
Provided for reference in future research. 		  
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Letter from Ralph Gates to Leo Whitley County Civil War Monument		Letter from Ralph Gates to Leo Whitley County Civil War Monument
Letter provided by Mary Lou Fries
"I was cleaning a closet and found a letter written by Ralph Gates to Leo. They both graduated from Columbia City High School in 1911. They were college roommates. Ralph was Indiana's Governor from 1945 through 1949. I thought you would be interested in the handwritten note about the Civil War Monument.

The copy of the envelope is Pappy's (Leo) writing. He had mailed his high school graduation program to his sister Rosa. Rosa married E. P. Regan. 		  
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Newspaper article on the Civil War Memorial Whitley County, Indiana		Newspaper article on the Civil War Memorial Whitley County, Indiana
Status: Located. Thomas Riley's name is engraved on one of the stones of this monument. 		  
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Newspaper clipping of a knife fight involving William Hedrick		Newspaper clipping of a knife fight involving William Hedrick
 		  
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obituary of Catherine (Ulerich) Fries		obituary of Catherine (Ulerich) Fries
Status: Located. Posted in the Columbia City Post
7 October 1930 		  
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Obituary of Velma Ruth Riley Snowden		Obituary of Velma Ruth Riley Snowden
Status: Located.  		  
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Obituary of William Riley -- Marion Leader Tribune, July 2, 1926. 		Obituary of William Riley -- Marion Leader Tribune, July 2, 1926.
Status: Located. RILEY FUNERAL ON SATURDAY

Funeral Services for William Riley, 43, former Marion man, who was accidentally electrocuted in South Bend Tuesday afternoon, will be held at the St. Paul's church of Marion at 8 o'clock Saturday morning with Father Durham in charge. Burial will be at the St. Paul of the Cross cemetery at Columbia City, where the electrocuted man was born.

The body arrived in marion last night at 5:05, and was taken to the home of a sister, Mrs. J.E. Walters, 622 Wabash avenue. 		  
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Passenger List Ship SS Saturnia 20 October 1923 Arrival Date		Passenger List Ship SS Saturnia 20 October 1923 Arrival Date
Agnes and children David, Sarah, Andrew, Janet and Annie apparently sailed from England to America themselves; with Robert presumably already in the United States. 		  
24 Peace at Last
Status: Located.  		  
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Photograph of Martha McBride		Photograph of Martha McBride
Status: Located. Martha McBride married Vinson Knight in 1826 at the age of twenty-one. Eight years later, while living in New York State, the couple met Joseph Smith and together they joined the church. In the spring of 1835, Martha and Vinson sold their property and joined the Saints in Kirtland. Thinking he had found the truth, Vinson wrote a letter to his Mother, “Now you think that your priests are holy...I do know that the foundation you stand on is an abomination in the sight of God”. He continued, “...we are blessed with the privelege of going to meeting such as we never had before.”

By 1841, Martha and Vinson were in Nauvoo, where Vinson was appointed Bishop of one of the three Nauvoo wards. About this same time, Joseph taught Vinson the doctrine of plural marriage and he soon took a second wife, Philinda Merrick. In mid 1842, Vinson became sick. Joseph Smith’s diary records, “Bro Knight has been sick about a week and this morning he began to sink very fast untill 12 o clock when death put a period to his sufferings.”

Less than a month after Vinson’s death, Martha married Joseph Smith. The details of the wedding and subsequent married life with Joseph are sparse. Joseph did inquire about Martha’s seventeen-year-old daughter, Almira, wondering if she would be willing to become a plural wife of his brother, Hyrum. Martha discussed the issue with her daughter, but Almira chose to marry another man instead, eventually leaving Nauvoo and the unfolding of polygamy. Martha’s other daughter, Adaline, would follow her mother’s path by entering polygamy. Many years later, Martha received a letter from Almira discussing her apprehension about polygamy: “I can never like [polygamy] for [it] has robed my Sister & her family of their just dues by dividing...substance between more than the law allows & what is still worse divided affection worse than none at all would have killed me in a vary little time but God spared me my heart bleeds for her... write soon from your affectionate daughter...”. Since Almira mentions her sister in this letter, she was perhaps unaware that her mother, Martha, was a plural wife of Joseph Smith.

After Joseph Smith was in killed in 1844, Martha obtained a cut of his hair, which she kept in a locket and treasured throughout her life. A few months later, she married Heber C. Kimball. Martha joined the westward migration to Utah, building friendships with several of her “sister wives”. For a few months she lived in Salt Lake City with three of Heber’s thirty-nine wives, although she lived most of her life with relatives in the Ogden and Weber County area, essentially living apart from Heber. At one point she wrote in a letter to her daughter Adaline, “ to tell you all my feelings would be hard to do but feel some like a wanderer for truly I have not a home on the earth. I do not know where I shall go nor what I shall do. I have no one to look to but the Lord alone...I trust in him and do not dispair”. Martha died in 1901.  		  
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St. Mary Ann's Parish Church		St. Mary Ann's Parish Church
Status: Located. A Short History of St. Mary Anne's

In 1706, owing to the lack of the established church on the northern shore of the Elk River, the colonial legislature and governor of Maryland established the North Elk Parish. As was the custom in England, the Lord of the Manor on which the parish was to be located, in this case, Henry Harford, the illegitimate son of Frederick, Lord Baltimore, set aside four acres of land for the establishment of the church buildings. Early survey maps indicate that sometime between 1709 and 1715 a wooden church was built on this land, the site of the present church, but no details about this first building are known.

The Reverend Jonas Auren, a Swedish Lutheran clergyman, came to New Sweden late in the 1600's and stayed in America until his death in 1713. Most of this time he was in Cecil County (founded in 1674), preaching for a congregation of English, Swedes, and Finns. This congregation became the congregation of St. Mary Anne's, and the Rev. Mr. Auren its first Rector.

Upon her death in 1714, Queen Anne bequeathed a sum to be used to establish the Anglican Church in the colonies. St. Mary's received a large Bible, a Book of Common Prayer, and a silver chalice and Paten from this source which are still used on occasion today. It is thought that gratitude for these gifts brought about the addition of Anne to the church's name, resulting in the unique name, St. Mary Anne's.

In 1743, the Vestry contracted with Henry Baker for the building of a brick church, at a cost of 300 pounds, to replace the old wooden structure. A detailed description of this building can be found in the minutes of the Vestry dated March 1, 1743, and, except for the bell tower, which was added later, the church which was built is the church you see today. 		  
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Story of Mariah's plight provided by Velma Riley Snowden		Story of Mariah's plight provided by Velma Riley Snowden
 		  
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Survivors of Company E, 17th Indiana Volunteers		Survivors of Company E, 17th Indiana Volunteers
Taken from "The History of Whitley County" the names of Joseph Fries and Franklin Freese are shown as survivors from Company E, 17th Indiana Volunteers. I is unlikely that Joseph would have attended the functions referenced had he been a deserter. 		  
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The Battle of Beecher Island		The Battle of Beecher Island
According to Leo Fries, the nephew of Joseph Fries: After leaving the fighting of the Civil War Joseph enlisted with General Sheridan to fight indians on the western frontier. According to Leo, Joseph was badly wounded, but survived the fighting. Following is the story of the Battle of Beacher Island.
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In an indecisive but bitterly fought battle at this site, a force of about 50 frontiersmen under Maj. George A. Forsyth engaged more than 1,000 Sioux and Cheyennes, led by Roman Nose, Pawnee Killer, and other chiefs. Pursued all the way from Fort Wallace, Kans., on September 16, 1868, the Indians turned on the troops, who entrenched themselves on a small sandy island in the Arikaree River. During the 9-day siege and the repeated Indian charges that followed, volunteers worked their way through enemy lines to obtain reinforcements from Fort Wallace, 125 miles away, who drove off the Indians. Casualties were heavy on both sides. Half the soldiers were wounded, Forsyth four times. The dead included Roman Nose and Lt. Frederick W. Beecher, after whom the island came to be named. Immediately after this battle, Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan began his 1868-69 winter campaign.

The island has long since disappeared because of shifting river channels, but a large monument near the post office at the town of Beecher Island commemorates the battle. 		  
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The Battle of Fort Henry, Tennssee. Erasmus Fries was critically wounded during this battle. --Leo Joseph Fries letter		The Battle of Fort Henry, Tennssee. Erasmus Fries was critically wounded during this battle. --Leo Joseph Fries letter
Status: Located.  		  
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The Obituary of Frank Friese From the Columbia City Post		The Obituary of Frank Friese From the Columbia City Post
Status: Located. Frank often spelled his name as Friese, while many of the family chose the abbreviated spelling of Fries. Other variations of the family surname also appear in public documents; likely because most name spelling was phonetic, with many persons in this era not fully literate in reading and writing. 		  
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The Passing of Grandma Riley--Rose Ann Fries		The Passing of Grandma Riley--Rose Ann Fries
Status: Located.  		  
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