William A MajorAge: 89 years1848–1937
- Name
- William A Major
- Given names
- William A
- Surname
- Major
Birth | January 12, 1848 |
Death of a maternal grandfather | Alexander vanPelt May 27, 1849 (Age 16 months) |
Death of a sibling | Infant Major January 1850 (Age 23 months) |
Burial of a sibling | Infant Major January 28, 1850 (Age 2 years) |
Birth of a brother | Squier L Major February 2, 1851 (Age 3 years) |
Birth of a sister | Martha “Mattie” Major August 25, 1854 (Age 6 years) |
Death of a mother | Eliza Ann vanPelt November 26, 1862 (Age 14 years) |
Death of a sister | Margaret L “Maggie” Major about May 27, 1867 (Age 19 years) Note: Year from tombstone (broken) and reads 186- |
Burial of a sister | Margaret L “Maggie” Major Type: buried 1867 (Age 18 years)Cemetery: VanPelt Cemetery, Waldron - Odgen Cemetery |
Death of a paternal grandfather | Allen Major 1874 (Age 25 years) |
Death of a father | William Major August 6, 1877 (Age 29 years) |
Marriage | Martha “Mattie” Trees — View this family August 21, 1884 (Age 36 years) Note: Mollie Treese listed as spouse in Index of Marriages, Shelby Co, IN
1856 - 1920, Book 12, pg 413 |
Birth of a daughter #1 | Mildred Mae Major September 19, 1885 (Age 37 years) Note: Book: 18, Pg: 106 |
Birth of a son #2 | William Wallace Major May 22, 1887 (Age 39 years) |
Birth of a son #3 | Arthur Carey Major August 19, 1889 (Age 41 years) |
Death of a brother | Allan Alfred Major September 25, 1890 (Age 42 years) |
Burial of a brother | Allan Alfred Major 1890 (Age 41 years) Cemetery: VanPelt Cemetery, Waldron-Odgen Cemetery |
Birth of a daughter #4 | Muriel Ethel Major March 22, 1900 (Age 52 years) |
Census | Martha “Mattie” Trees — View this family June 8, 1900 (Age 52 years) Note: HF: 74/76, LN: 36/42, SD 6, ED 121, Sheet 4A, Shelby Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA by Harden H Wagoner
Transcribed as: MASSON
William Major, Head, W-M-JAN 1848-52-M-16, IN-IRE-OH, Farmer
Martha Major, Wife, W-F-SEP 1861-38-M-16, 4/4, IN-IN-IN, none
Mildred Major, Dau W-F-MAY 1885-14-S, IN-IN-IN, At School
Wallace Major, Son, W-M-MAY 1887-18 (?)-S, IN-IN-IN, At School
Athur C Major (Arthur), Son, W-M-AUG 1889-10-S, IN-IN-IN, At School
Ethel M Major, Dau, W-F-MAR 1900-2/12-S, IN-IN-IN, none
Alexander Major, Brother, W-M-AUG 1845-54-S, IN-IN?-IN, Farm Laborer |
Marriage of a child | Harry Milton Moberly — Mildred Mae Major — View this family October 5, 1905 (Age 57 years) Note: The Shelbyville Daily Democrat
Wednesday, September 20, 1905
Page 1
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Invitations are out announcing the wedding of Mr. Harry Moberly of Union township, and Miss Mildred Major of Shelby township. The wedding will occur at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Major, on Thursday evening, October the fifth, at eight o'clock. After the wedding the bride and groom will go to Ohio on a short trip.
The young couple will reside on a farm in Washington township and will carry to their new home the best wishes of a large circle of friends for a long and happy married life.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming |
Death of a wife | Martha “Mattie” Trees November 25, 1907 (Age 59 years) |
Death of spouse Martha Trees | November 25, 1907 (Age 59 years) |
Birth of a grandson #1 | Harry Major Moberly February 12, 1908 (Age 60 years) Note: Moberly, Harry Major - Harry M & Mildred Major, M W, FEB 12, 1908, H-13, 9 |
Census | Martha “Mattie” Trees — View this family April 26, 1910 (Age 62 years) Note: HF: 229/307, LN: 41/45, SD 6, ED 130, Sheet 9A, 149 West Hendricks, Ward 2, Shelbyville, Addison Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA by Edward S Van Cleve
William A Major, Head, M-W-62-WD, IN-IRE-OH, English, Farmer - Farm
Arthur Major, Son, M-W-20-S, IN-IN-IN, English, Pharmacy - Pharmacy Salesman
Wallace Major, Son, M-W-22-S, IN-IN-IN, English, Reporter - News Paper
Ethel Major, Dau, F-W-10-S, IN-IN-IN, none
Minnie Stewart, Servant, F-W-28-S, IN-IN-IN, Servant - House |
Birth of a grandson #2 | William Ralph Moberly July 22, 1911 (Age 63 years) Note: Moberly, William - Harry & Mildred Major, M, W, Jul 22, 1911, H-14, 22 |
Death of a grandson | William Ralph Moberly July 27, 1911 (Age 63 years) Note: Moberly, William Ralph: July 27, 1911 news, son of Harry Moberly died in Shelby Twp and was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery. Date of death: JUL 1911. |
Burial of a grandson | William Ralph Moberly about July 28, 1911 (Age 63 years) |
Death of a brother | Alexander vanPelt Major September 24, 1911 (Age 63 years) |
Burial of a brother | Alexander vanPelt Major September 1911 (Age 63 years) Cemetery: VanPelt Cemetery, Waldron-Odgen Cemetery |
Marriage of a child | Arthur Carey Major — Hazel Mae Heck — View this family May 21, 1912 (Age 64 years) |
Marriage of a child | William Wallace Major — Adele Lammereaude — View this family August 5, 1913 (Age 65 years) |
Birth of a grandson #3 | Warren Charles Moberly May 1, 1916 (Age 68 years) Note: Moberly, Warren C - Harry M & Mildred Major, M, W, MAY 1, 1916, H-16, 65 |
Census | Martha “Mattie” Trees — View this family January 12, 1920 (Age 72 years) Note: HF: 480/428, LN: 18/19, SD 6, ED 105, Sheet 13A, 227 XXchiers, Shelbyville, Addison Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA by Robert H Shaw
William Major, Head, O/No, M-W-71-WD, -/Y/Y, IN-IRE-OH, Overseer - Insurance Co
Ethel Major, Dau, F-W-19-S, -/Y/Y, IN-IN-IN, Bookeeper - Trust Company |
Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Marcella Jane Major April 17, 1920 (Age 72 years) |
Death of a sister | Martha “Mattie” Major December 2, 1924 (Age 76 years) |
Census | Martha “Mattie” Trees — View this family April 2, 1930 (Age 82 years) Note: SD 9, ED 73-3, Sheet 1A, 3rd Ward, 19 W South St, Shelbyville, Addison Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA by Mrs. Fannie E Proud
William A Major, Head, O/4000, M-W-82-WD-(36), N/Y, IN-IRE-OH, none
Mildred M Moberly, Dau, F-W-45-D-(20), N/Y, IN-IN-IN, Teacher - Public School |
Marriage of a child | Alpheus Percival Walker — Mildred Mae Major — View this family January 22, 1931 (Age 83 years) |
Death of a brother | Squier L Major December 13, 1936 (Age 88 years) |
Death | July 12, 1937 (Age 89 years) |
Family with parents |
father |
William Major Birth: December 24, 1807 — County Longford, Ireland Death: August 6, 1877 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA |
mother |
Eliza Ann vanPelt Birth: August 19, 1817 — Warren Co, Ohio, USA Death: November 26, 1862 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA |
Marriage: July 14, 1836 — Waldron, Liberty Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA |
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1 year elder sister |
Sarah Ann Major Birth: July 9, 1837 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA Death: |
21 months elder brother |
Allan Alfred Major Birth: April 9, 1839 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA Death: September 25, 1890 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA |
21 months elder sister |
Margaret L “Maggie” Major Birth: January 3, 1841 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA Death: about May 27, 1867 |
3 years elder sister |
Sharlotte A Major Birth: May 13, 1844 Death: June 17, 1844 |
16 months elder brother |
Alexander vanPelt Major Birth: August 29, 1845 Death: September 24, 1911 |
2 years himself |
William A Major Birth: January 12, 1848 — Indiana, USA Death: July 12, 1937 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA |
sibling |
Infant Major Death: January 1850 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA |
younger brother |
Squier L Major Birth: February 2, 1851 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA Death: December 13, 1936 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA |
4 years younger sister |
Martha “Mattie” Major Birth: August 25, 1854 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA Death: December 2, 1924 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA |
Family with Martha “Mattie” Trees |
himself |
William A Major Birth: January 12, 1848 — Indiana, USA Death: July 12, 1937 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA |
wife |
Martha “Mattie” Trees Birth: May 25, 1861 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA Death: November 25, 1907 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA |
Marriage: August 21, 1884 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA |
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13 months daughter |
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20 months son |
William Wallace Major Birth: May 22, 1887 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA Death: January 14, 1940 — Broadview, Illinois, USA |
2 years son |
Arthur Carey Major Birth: August 19, 1889 — Indiana, USA Death: November 1971 — Denver Co, Colorado, USA |
11 years daughter |
Muriel Ethel Major Birth: March 22, 1900 — Shelby Co, Indiana, USA Death: February 10, 1959 |
Marriage | Mollie Treese listed as spouse in Index of Marriages, Shelby Co, IN
1856 - 1920, Book 12, pg 413 |
Census | HF: 74/76, LN: 36/42, SD 6, ED 121, Sheet 4A, Shelby Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA by Harden H Wagoner
Transcribed as: MASSON
William Major, Head, W-M-JAN 1848-52-M-16, IN-IRE-OH, Farmer
Martha Major, Wife, W-F-SEP 1861-38-M-16, 4/4, IN-IN-IN, none
Mildred Major, Dau W-F-MAY 1885-14-S, IN-IN-IN, At School
Wallace Major, Son, W-M-MAY 1887-18 (?)-S, IN-IN-IN, At School
Athur C Major (Arthur), Son, W-M-AUG 1889-10-S, IN-IN-IN, At School
Ethel M Major, Dau, W-F-MAR 1900-2/12-S, IN-IN-IN, none
Alexander Major, Brother, W-M-AUG 1845-54-S, IN-IN?-IN, Farm Laborer |
Census | HF: 229/307, LN: 41/45, SD 6, ED 130, Sheet 9A, 149 West Hendricks, Ward 2, Shelbyville, Addison Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA by Edward S Van Cleve
William A Major, Head, M-W-62-WD, IN-IRE-OH, English, Farmer - Farm
Arthur Major, Son, M-W-20-S, IN-IN-IN, English, Pharmacy - Pharmacy Salesman
Wallace Major, Son, M-W-22-S, IN-IN-IN, English, Reporter - News Paper
Ethel Major, Dau, F-W-10-S, IN-IN-IN, none
Minnie Stewart, Servant, F-W-28-S, IN-IN-IN, Servant - House |
Census | HF: 480/428, LN: 18/19, SD 6, ED 105, Sheet 13A, 227 XXchiers, Shelbyville, Addison Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA by Robert H Shaw
William Major, Head, O/No, M-W-71-WD, -/Y/Y, IN-IRE-OH, Overseer - Insurance Co
Ethel Major, Dau, F-W-19-S, -/Y/Y, IN-IN-IN, Bookeeper - Trust Company |
Census | SD 9, ED 73-3, Sheet 1A, 3rd Ward, 19 W South St, Shelbyville, Addison Twp, Shelby Co, Indiana, USA by Mrs. Fannie E Proud
William A Major, Head, O/4000, M-W-82-WD-(36), N/Y, IN-IRE-OH, none
Mildred M Moberly, Dau, F-W-45-D-(20), N/Y, IN-IN-IN, Teacher - Public School |
Note | Census Data:
1910 Ward 2, Dist. 6, Enumeration Dist. 130, Sheet No. 9A (#52)
Shelbyville, Addison Twp, Shelby Co, IN Ln 41-45
William A. Major, Head M, W, 62 Widowed (POB-Ind/F/M) IN, IN, OH
Eng, Farmer, Farm,
Arthur Major, Son M, W, 20 Single IN, IN, IN Eng, Pharmacy,
Pharmacy School,
Wallace Major, Son M, W, 22 Single IN, IN, IN Eng, Reporter News
Paper,
Ethel Major, Dau. F, W, 10 Single IN, IN, IN Eng, None, -,
Minnie Stewart, Servant F, W, 23, S IN, IN, IN Eng, Servant,
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Address: 450 West Ohio Street : Indianapolis , IN
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Father ?: William Major of Shelby County. Mustered in 1 OCT 1847, at
Madison, Indiana, by Lieutenant Rodman, mustered out 28 JUL 1848, at
Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff.
Last Will and Testament
of
John Vanarsdall
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, John Vanarsdall, of
Shelbyville Indiana, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do
hereby make and declare the following to be my last will and
testament, hereby revoking any and all former wills at any time
heretofore made by me.
Item 1. I will and direct that all my just debts including
expenses of my last sickness and funeral and the expenses of the
administration of my estate under this will be paid by my executrix
hereinafter named (can't read) of any money that may come into her
hands from my estate. I further will and direct that my said
Executrix shall purchase and have erected at my grave a monument at a
cost of not to exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, to be
paid for from my estate.
Item 2. I will, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Clara B.
Vanarsdall, in lieu of any rights or interest she may have or claim
in my estate, as my widow, under the laws of the State of Indiana,
all the residue and remainder of my estate, real and personal, for
and during the term of her natural life only; and I further will and
direct that at the death of my said wife, all proper and necessary
expenses incurred, and not paid, during her last sickness for her,
including all proper and necessary medical services for her and the
expenses of her funeral and burial, shall be paid out of such residue
of my estate so devised and bequeath to her by this Item.
Item 3. At the death of my said wife, I will, devise and bequeath
all the residue and remainder of my estate, remaining after the
payment therefrom of the debts, charges and expenses name and
provided for in the two foregoing items of this will, to my beloved
children and step-daughter, to wit: Orpha Fleming, Ruth Stewart,
Dolph Vanarsdall and Glen Allen Powell, in fee simple and
absolutely, share and share alike.
Item 4. I hereby nominate and appoint my beloved wife, Clara B.
Vanarsdall, as the Executrix of this my last will and testament and
expressly will and direct that she shall serve as such Executrix
without giving or being required by any Court to give any Bond in
connection with the administration and settlement of my estate. And
I further will and direct that my friend Albert F. Wray, if then
living, shall be employed by and not for her as her Attorney in the
Settlement of my estate under this will.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the
15th day of June 1918
John W. Vanarsdall [ seal ]
The foregoing instrument is this day signed, acknowledged and
declared by the above named John W. Vanarsdall, as his last will and
testament in our resence together and is hereby signed by each of us
in his presence and in the presence of each other and at his request
as attesting witnesses thereto.
This 15th day of June 1918
Geo. W. Vanlue
Wm. A. Major
State of Indiana, Shelby County, SS:
Be it remembered that on the 20th day of December A.D. 1919 the 66th
judicial day of the October Term of the Shelby Circuit in said year,
came into open court Albert F. Wray, Attorney and produces in Court
an instrument in writing purporting to be the last will and testament
of John W. Vanarsdall, deceased, and now moves the admittance thereof
to probate and record, and in proof of said will introduces George W.
Vanlue one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, who being duly sworn
by the Clerk of said Court, on oath, declare and testify as follows,
that is to say: That on the 15th day of June 1918 he saw the said
John W. Vanarsdall sign his name to said instrument in writing as and
for his last will and testament, and that this deponent, at the same
time, heard the said John W. Vanarsdall declare the said instrument
in writing to be his last will and testament, and that the said
instrument in writing was, at the same time, at the request of the
said John W. Vanarsdall and with his consent attested and subscribed
by the said George W. Vanlue and William A. Major in the presence of
said testator, and in the presence of eacvh other, as subscribing
witness thereto, and that the said John W. Vanarsdall being at the
same taime of the signing and subscribing of said instrument in
writing, as aforesaid, of full age (that is, more than twenty-one
years of age) and of sound and disposing mind and memory, and not
under any coercion or restraint, as the said deponent verily, and
further deponent says not.
Geo. W. Vanlue
Sworn to and subscribed by the said George W. Vanlue before me
Gordon Thurston Clerk of said Court, at Shelbyville Indiana the 20th
day of December 1919
Gordon Thurston, Clerk
Whereupon it is ordered, and adjudged and decreed by the Court that
said instrument in writing purporting to be the last will of John W.
Vanarsdall deceased, is the last will and testament of John W.
Vanarsdall deceased, and is hereby admitted to probate and record in
this Court.
Gordon Thurston, Clerk
State of Indiana, Shelby County, SS:
I, Gordon Thurston Clerk of the Circuit of Shelby County, do hereby
certify that the within annexed will and testament of John W.
Vanarsdall has been duly admitted to probate, and duly proved by the
testimony of George W. Vanlue one of the subscribing witnesses
thereto, that a complete record of said will, and of the testimony of
the said George W. Vanlue, in proof thereof, has been by me duly made
and recorded in Book 7 page 454 of the record of wills of said
County.
In attestation whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and
affixed the seal of said Court, at Shelbyville, Indiana, this 20th
day of December, 1919.
Gordon Thurston, Clerk
Circuit Court, Shelby County
Transcribed by Jann Rapp DeMeire
For more information on this family, please contact Phyllis Miller
Fleming
History of Noble Township
Noble Twp, Shelby Co, IN: Township 11 North - Range 7, 8 East
This is Indian Rock, subject of Ron Hamilton's article in The
Shelbyville News.
It is located on county road 200 East in Noble Township.
Picture contributed by David Craig
THE SHELBY DEMOCRAT
December 31, 1903
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The Sulphur Hill Knights of Pythias lodge will give a
banquet in the lodge room Thursday evening.
Copied by Phyllis Miller Fleming
Bert McDonald, Deputy Treasurer, c 1910
THE SHELBYVILLE DEMOCRAT
Tuesday, September 2, 1913, page 2
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NO BIDS FOR BONDS.
County Treasurer Bert McDonald was offering $6,400 worth
of Noble township bonds for sale today, but not a single bid was
submitted. The money is needed for the improvement of the Norvell
road ordered recently by the county commissioners.
Copied by Phyllis Miller Fleming, Jan 2001
Image (left) scanned from Boetcker's Picturesque Shelbyville.
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Early Settlements - Southeast Shelby Co.
It is probable that there were no squatters in the
southeastern portion of the county, but soon after the land was
surveyed Alexander Van Pelt came with his family and settled at the
mouth of Conn's Creek, in what is now Noble Township. Others who
came about the same time were
Arthur Major
Isaac Avery
Josiah and Daniel Williams
William Major
Mathias Floyd
John and Anderson Winterrowd
Peter Bailey
Jonathan Paul
The last named was a conspicuous figure in the settlement of both
Shelby and Decatur counties.
History of Shelby County, Indiana, Chicago, Brant and Fuller, 1887,
page 303.
Copied by Judith Lucero
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Noble Township is bounded on the north by Addison and
Liberty Townships, on the east by Decatur County, on the shouth by
Bartholomew and Decatur Counties, and on the west by Washington
Township. It is the extreme southeast corner of Shelby County. The
face of the country is rolling and undulating, and the land is well
watered by numerous streams. Flat Rock, Conn's Creek, Lewis Creek,
Tough Creek, and Duck Creek are the principal. All varieties of soil
found in the county are found here, and all of the best quality.
Much ditching and tilling has been done, and the land is everywhere
rich and productive. The houses, barns and fencing are equal to any
in this part of the State. Those of
Benjamin Buxton
Thomas Moore
Edmund Cooper
Andrew Winterowd
Halleck VanPelt
George Cuskaden
and the estates of Mr. Alfred Major deserve especial mention.
There are seven churches in Noble Township, and twelve
schools. Eight of the latter have handsome brick buildings. The
first settlers were
Arthur Major
Alexander VanPelt
Isaac Avery
Josiah and Daniel Williams
William Major
Mathias Floyd
John and Anderson Winterowd
Peter Bailey
In 1835, came the brothers William and George Reid, both
men of energy and worth. Alexander VanPelt entered his land at the
first sales in Brookville in October, 1820. The following spring, he
brought his family from Warren Co, Ohio, and settled at the mouth of
Cam's Creek [Conn's Ck-plf]. He was from the start, and for many
years, a prominent man. His father had been a soldier in the
Revolutionary war, and lost his life in the battle of Long Island.
He himself had been in the Indian wars of 1812, under Gen. William
Henry Harrison. His first wife was the oldest sister of the
celebrated statesman, Thomas Corwin, of Ohio. He always took a deep
interest in public affairs, and was one of the first County
Commissioners and Justices of the Peace. He was born April 24, 1773,
and died in 1849. His sons, Matthias, Sutton, Halleck, Harvey and
Squier L., became leading citizens.
The late William Major, father of Squier Major, our
present County Superintendent of Public Instruction, settled here in
1830, and was to the day of his death, in 1877, a man that commanded
univeral respect and confidence. he was born December 24, 1807, in
County Longford, Ireland; was married to Eliza, daughter of Alexander
VanPelt, July 8, 1836; elected Justice of the Peace in 1837; served
in that office sixteen years, was Township Trustee a number of times,
and was a member of the State Legislature three times --- in 1847,
1852 and in 1856.
The first store in the township was on the place now owned
by Mr. Alfred Major, and occupied by Mr. William Reid. This was the
second store in the county, Mr. James Wilson's, at Marion, being the
first. This was the settlement and home of Arthur Major, an Irish
gentleman. Here was the post office, called Morwen, and this for
many years was the center of deep interest for a large section of the
surrounding country.
The town of Geneva, in the western part of the township,
was laid off by Louis Kline, October 28, 1853. It is situated on
Flat Rock River, one mile from the western township line. It
contains two stores, a Methodist Episcopal Church, an excellent
school building and a post office. The town of St. Paul was
originally laid out by Jonathan Paul, in Decatur County. Mr. Paul
was one of the pioneers of this region, and a man of remarkable wit
and popularity. He built the first mill in the early days, and from
many miles around, the people came to it. The part of St. Paul in
Shelby County was organized April 24, 1856, by Stephens. It has
become a flourishing place. It is advantageously situated on the
Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette Railroads; is seventy-eight
miles from Cincinnati, thirty-seven from Indianapolis, and is the
half-way station between Greensburg and Shelbyville. It is on the
west bank of the Flat Rock River. At this point are located the
famous limestone quarries, from which stone is being shipped all over
the country. The stone for the new State House of Indiana and for
the United States Custom House at Cincinnati, is from this quarry.
The graded school, an excellent two-story building, having a corps
of five teachers, is pronounced one of the best schools in the
county. There are three churches --- Methodist Episcopal, Catholic
and Christian. All the usual branches of mercantile business are
represented in its thirty-two stores and shops. Drs. F. M. Howard,
R. J. DePew and D.J. Ballard, represent the medical, and I. W.
Fugit and A. L. Sweet, the legal profession. In 1861 (April 18), an
interesting local paper was started here by J.W. Haymond & Co., which
continued for a number of years. J.W. Hankins is now publishing the
St. Paul Register, a bright, entertaining little paper, in the
interests of this place.
From the Atlas of Shelby Co, Indiana, Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co,
1880, page 14.
Submitted by Phyllis Miller Fleming.
THE SHELBY UNION BANNER
June 16, 1864
Page 3
OFFICE INDIANA SANITARY COMMISSION, ]
Indianapolis, June 7, 1864. ]
Mr. S. A. Gorgas --- Sir: We have received from Noble
Township, Shelby county, the following lot of goods:
20 lbs rags, 8 shirts, 175 yds bandages, 14 towels, 4
pillow-cases, 5 handkerchiefs, 1 pillow, 69 pads, and 12 cans fruit --
- all in good order and very acceptable.
We did not know who to address, but tho't you would know
the donors. If so, please notify them of the receipt of their
shipment, and thank them kindly in the name of the soldiers for it.
The demand for stores of every kind is very urgent. Yours
truly,
Wm. Hannaman, Pres't
Ind. San. Com
Copied by Phyllis Miller Fleming, Jan 2001
SHELBY UNION BANNER
April 14, 1864
Page 3, col 2
Township Elections -- Official.
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NOBLE.
Trustee.
Union Copperhead
Michael Theobalt....52 .....................
Constable.
John H. Kuhn........92 .....................
B. F. Vance.........96 .....................
Henry Neeb..........51 .....................
Albert J. Vance......3 .....................
Wm. Hester...........1 .....................
Copied by Phyllis Miller Fleming
Transcription of an early document about a church building in Noble
Twp, Shelby Co.,
copy sent to me by Annabelle Kelly of Waldron. [Don T. Mitchell]
"We the undersigned subscribers do here subscribe our Names and the
following amounts for the purpose of building a meeting house on the
South West corner of John Wrights Land this the 21st February
1852. Said Meeting House to be free for the use of all the Religious
Denominations
William Buxton
$50.00
Mulford Corwin
$2.00
Benjamin Buxton
$25.00
Stephen Major
25.00
John Briggs
30.00
Johnathan Ogden
2.00
Wm. Wright
20.00
Sophia Avery
5.00
Joel Barns
2.00
James McCarty
5.00
Elijah Barnes
20.00
Washington Mitchell
5.00
John Reed
XXXX
John W. Benson
2.00
Joel Gregory
XXXX
R. H. Bentley
15.00
Charles Gregory
XXXX
John F. Lewis
XXXX
Peter Monfort
20.00
Wm. S. Kelley
3.00
Elisha Crosby
2.00
A. L. Ross
2.00
Asa Lake
5.00
Jos. L. Martin
2.00
John Weidner
35.00
Evan Lewis
10.00
Wm. Reed
5.00
Jos. R. Means
Green B. McCarty
5.00
half the lime for said
meeting house
Wm. S. Briggs
25.00
Mrs. Briggs
5.00
Stephen Ridlen
Jos. Pierson
2.00
to give the privalege
of rock in the
James Brinston
5.00
Pierson quarry so
far as his Interest
John Wright
25.00
in the same
Wyette Barnes
5.00
Misses Major
5.00
Squire L. VanPelt
5.00
William H. Downy
8.00
"
Notes:
1. There are notations indicating which pledges were paid. XXXX
means the amount was marked over making it unreadable, but "Paid"
was written by each of these names.
2. The location of John Wright's land would make this document for
useful.
3. George Washington Mitchell (1827-1855), Noble Twp farmer and
Geneva storekeeper, was my great great grandfather. Submitted by Don
T. Mitchell
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