Post by nancs on May 28, 2008 8:37:10 GMT -5
Not really certain just what thread this belongs in. Given what there is in 'knowledge' decided that perhaps 'genealogy' offers the best chance for others to perhaps explore.
Yesterday I received, from my cousin, a copy of the Bartholomew County history, Volume 1, as she was 'downsizing' and didn't have room for it and even tho' I have my own copy of same, I will become the family caretaker of this second volume.
In my copy of same, my mom made many notes in the book. Thus, being curious, I searched to see if perhaps my aunt (my mom's sister-in-law) had done likewise. And yes, I did find one rather interesting notation.
Reference: page 225, an essay written by Warner R. Thompson about 'Plumstock.' From what I read 'Plumstock' was a part of/or located at what we know as Grammer. 'Plumstock' existed as a town from 1851 for about 30 years. He wrote this essay in 1926, when he was 15 years old, thus making him born in about 1911, and perhaps about 5 to 8 years older than my aunt, who also grew up in Grammer.
My aunt's notation says that apparently the family of Warner Thompson bought the house that was my aunt's home in Grammer. With her going on to say, that this 'area of Plumstock and/or the nearby creek' ran through the farm where she lived.
Further down in this 'essay' note is made by Warner Thompson that the last known resident of Plumstock was Peter Smith------------------my aunt's notation indicates that this Peter Smith (who died in 1925 in Columbus) was indeed her grandfather.
Which sort of brings me to my next thought------------or piece of the puzzle. When I was out and about in Columbus doing research with Richard, we met Chris West in one of the government offices in town and discovered that she was identifying old one room school class photos, and had, indeed, identified my aunt and her brother in a school photo from Grammer.
My interest in genealogy only goes as far as to put pieces together 'in a story.' With my aunt's notations referring to PETER SMITH, then one can put together his family tree, and know the whereabouts of his descendants in 2008. And truly they go from coast to coast, and as far as-----------6 generations that could be verified.
Have no clue how other pieces in this puzzle might go together, but did feel it 'worthy of posting.' Input anyone?
Nanc
Yesterday I received, from my cousin, a copy of the Bartholomew County history, Volume 1, as she was 'downsizing' and didn't have room for it and even tho' I have my own copy of same, I will become the family caretaker of this second volume.
In my copy of same, my mom made many notes in the book. Thus, being curious, I searched to see if perhaps my aunt (my mom's sister-in-law) had done likewise. And yes, I did find one rather interesting notation.
Reference: page 225, an essay written by Warner R. Thompson about 'Plumstock.' From what I read 'Plumstock' was a part of/or located at what we know as Grammer. 'Plumstock' existed as a town from 1851 for about 30 years. He wrote this essay in 1926, when he was 15 years old, thus making him born in about 1911, and perhaps about 5 to 8 years older than my aunt, who also grew up in Grammer.
My aunt's notation says that apparently the family of Warner Thompson bought the house that was my aunt's home in Grammer. With her going on to say, that this 'area of Plumstock and/or the nearby creek' ran through the farm where she lived.
Further down in this 'essay' note is made by Warner Thompson that the last known resident of Plumstock was Peter Smith------------------my aunt's notation indicates that this Peter Smith (who died in 1925 in Columbus) was indeed her grandfather.
Which sort of brings me to my next thought------------or piece of the puzzle. When I was out and about in Columbus doing research with Richard, we met Chris West in one of the government offices in town and discovered that she was identifying old one room school class photos, and had, indeed, identified my aunt and her brother in a school photo from Grammer.
My interest in genealogy only goes as far as to put pieces together 'in a story.' With my aunt's notations referring to PETER SMITH, then one can put together his family tree, and know the whereabouts of his descendants in 2008. And truly they go from coast to coast, and as far as-----------6 generations that could be verified.
Have no clue how other pieces in this puzzle might go together, but did feel it 'worthy of posting.' Input anyone?
Nanc
