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William McCasland filed a pension claim in Jefferson County for his service with the Pennsylvania Volunteers between 1777-1781. In his claim #W21790 there are two bible pages, one from when he was still living, and the other that his wife Eleanor submitted after his death.

The second record was recorded on the backside of the title page of The New Testament, Printed in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1795 by Mark and Charles Kerr, His Majesty's Printers.

William McCasland was born March 8, 1758 and was married 1781
Jain McCasland was born February 14, 1782

Looking for any information on James Higgins & Alcinda Beard they were married in Switerland county 18 Sep 1879. James was also married to Celia Adams in Switerland county on 7 Sep 1860. Info for Alcinda & Celia is greatly appericated. Also info on James father Martin Higgins appericated. I have yet to find any burial information for Martin who died in Switerland county abt 5 Oct 1882.

I have an interest in Dearborn County in the Civil War. I have list of all soldiers that entered from Dearborn. I'm sure there will be a few that I missed but it is mostly complete. Some Men may have entered from other states and counties. I plan on entering names of those who died during war to this site. Info on Individual soldiers is appreciated.

Sgt Robert R. Pattison Died Otterville Mo. November 1861
James Barkley Died on the steamer Memphis June 1863
Sgt. Adam C. Loder Killed in Action October 7 1864

Any info on individual soldiers is appreciated.

1st Sgt. Peter Galen Killed @ Winchester March 23 1862
Hugh Alexander Cumberland Mo. Disease Dec. 16 1861
John Crozier Killed @ Fredericksburg Dec. 13 1862
Thomas Grogan Killed @ Manassas Plains Aug. 30 1862
James Hamilton Captured @ The Wilderness Died Andersonville Prison July 7 1864
John M James Killed @ Manassas Plains Aug 30 1862
Joseph Mitchell Captured @ Mine Run Died Andersonville Prison Oct 21 1864
Thomas Peak Killed near Petersburg by Guerrillas July 14 1864
William Ripking Killed @ Port Republic June 9 1862
James Robinson Killed @ Gettysburg Pa. July 2 1863

Married John Bell in Switzerland County in 1842. Believe that her father was William Eades. She had Brothers Thomas and James.

William Burke Killed at Winchester Kentucky March 23 1862
George W Canfield Killed at Laurel Hill May 12 1864
Samuel Davis Disease at Elkwater Va. December 8 1861
James Davis Killed at Bethesda Church [Petersburgh] June 1 1864
William Luke Killed at Port Republic Va. June 8 1862
Patrick Murphey Killed at Petersburgh Va. July 30 1864

Louis Amedé de Büren would leave Switzerland in June of 1829 and arrive in Madison, Indiana later that year. He bought a tract of land and settled down to farm. Not soon after his arrival in Madison he would marry in 1830 a fellow Swiss emigrant, Anna Bühler from La Neuveville on the Lake of Biel. Anna would give Louis seven children, but would die tragically in the delivery of twins in 1842. Louis would sell the farm in 1848 and would move onto Decatur, Tennessee.

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.

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.