Madison's Courthouse

Fri, 05/22/2009 - 4:50pm — Ruth Hoggatt
We just returned from Richmond, Virginia last night where our son was married on May 16th. We soon learned about the fire damage to Madison's courthouse. I imagine you felt the same as I did. The fire destroyed the roof, rafters and cupula. I know this will be rebuilt, because this is who the people of Madison are. Even though the fire did not get to the first or second floors, the water used to put out the fire may have damaged the record books. Some of the books had previously been moved to the basement where afterwards about three feet of water stood.

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Sun, 02/15/2009 - 3:29pm — Ruth Hoggatt
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Welcome

Sun, 09/28/2008 - 4:11pm — Admin - Brad

Hoosier Genealogy and History


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Bonta/Banta Family

Sat, 01/23/2010 - 5:48pm — giraffelove

I am looking for information regarding Rev. Edward Eden Bonta, b. 18 Sept. 1844, probably in Jefferson County, Indiana. He married Elizabeth Mathis (or Matthews) 21 Sept. 1865 in Madison County, Indiana. He died 25 Aug. 1908, probably in Ireland, Dubois County, Indiana. He is buried at the Shiloh Pioneer Cemetery in Ireland, Dubois County, Indiana.

I am searching for his parents and/or any siblings.

Digitizing Records

Thu, 12/17/2009 - 11:49am — kelleywilson

Before the Madison Court House burned in May 2009, I was able to look up some information about my family. I loved lifting the heavy volumes and turning the extra-large pages and finding my ancestors names, handwritten no less there in the lines of probate and property transfer history.

The Lanham House, Madison IN

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 9:58pm — Nancy

Does anyone know the history of The Lanham House in Madison? I am interested in finding out who built it, if it was John C. Lanham. Thanks......Nancy

Union Branch, Reorganized Latter Day Saints. Smyrna Township: Members

Wed, 09/09/2009 - 12:52am — BobWScott

The Reorganized Latter Day Saints were a group that split form the Latter Day Saints. They did not call themselves Mormons or practice polygamy. But that distinction was probably lost on their enemies when the began organizing in Jefferson County in the 1870s.

One of the more success churches was the Union Branch, which took its name from the Union Schoolhouse near Wirt, where it first met. It apparently later constructed its own building and dissolved after 1900.

McKendree Chapel members. Jefferson County.

Wed, 09/09/2009 - 12:43am — BobWScott

McKendree Chapel was a virtually forgotten Methodist Church located in Milton Township. The cemetery associated with the church was transcribed as the McHenry or McKenzie graveyard by the John Paul Chapter of DAR, but that was probably a simple mishearing of the name McKendree (also McKendry), after a prominent Methodist Bishop.

Milton Baptist Cemetery: Milton Township, Jefferson County.

Tue, 09/08/2009 - 11:04pm — BobWScott

Milton Baptist Church Cemetery

Transcribed by John Paul DAR in 1941 it was transcribed again with additional stones by Lee, Randall, and Lynn Rogers in the 1980s and by Robert Scott in 2007 and 2009. Collated by Robert W. Scott

Ryker's Ridge Presbyterian Church: Jefferson County

Tue, 09/08/2009 - 9:46pm — BobWScott

The Ryker's Ridge Presbyterian Church existed from roughly 1826 until about 1836, but may have existed earlier as a mission as there was reportedly preaching by a Presbyterian minister at the home of Samuel Ledgerwood in 1818.