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Thursday, August 11, 2011
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Conner Prairie - Indiana History - 1880s Economy
http://www.connerprairie.org/Learn-And-Do/Indiana-History/America-1860-1900/1880s-Economy.aspx
This is a great in depth article about the economy that the people of Indiana faced during the height of burial at Howard cemetery.
This is a great in depth article about the economy that the people of Indiana faced during the height of burial at Howard cemetery.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
How to Clean a Marble Tombstone
Cleaning a Marble Tombstone.
First always remember to keep the tombstone that you are working on constantly wet with clean water. We prefer to use a brand new weed sprayer to apply the water.
The cleaning solution we also apply with a weed sprayer; it is an easy effective way to apply the cleaner.
First wet the area with clean water that you are going to clean. The apply the cleaning mixture and scrub with a nylon brush, never metal; preferably white bristle, with small circular motions. Rinse, Scrub, Rinse, Scrub. Rinse Rinse; leave no residue.
Cleaning mixture is Ammonia and Water, which is a 1 to 4 mixture; one part ammonia to four parts water.
We clean the base from bottom to top, again keeping it always wet and well rinsed. Do not let the stone dry as you work.
If this first scrubbing does not give the desired results, then we use a mixture of Orvus and water scrubbing; this is not applied in a weed sprayer, but from a bucket. As with all cleaning, you need to rinse and rinse and leave not residue.
To restore the marble to it's polished glory; Nylox brushes on a drill with the Ammonia mixture can be used. These should only be used by skilled workers that know what they are doing, as damaging the stone by unskilled workers could result.
First always remember to keep the tombstone that you are working on constantly wet with clean water. We prefer to use a brand new weed sprayer to apply the water.
The cleaning solution we also apply with a weed sprayer; it is an easy effective way to apply the cleaner.
First wet the area with clean water that you are going to clean. The apply the cleaning mixture and scrub with a nylon brush, never metal; preferably white bristle, with small circular motions. Rinse, Scrub, Rinse, Scrub. Rinse Rinse; leave no residue.
Cleaning mixture is Ammonia and Water, which is a 1 to 4 mixture; one part ammonia to four parts water.
We clean the base from bottom to top, again keeping it always wet and well rinsed. Do not let the stone dry as you work.
If this first scrubbing does not give the desired results, then we use a mixture of Orvus and water scrubbing; this is not applied in a weed sprayer, but from a bucket. As with all cleaning, you need to rinse and rinse and leave not residue.
To restore the marble to it's polished glory; Nylox brushes on a drill with the Ammonia mixture can be used. These should only be used by skilled workers that know what they are doing, as damaging the stone by unskilled workers could result.
Monday, August 8, 2011
A portrait and biographical record of Boone, Clinton and Hendricks Counties, Ind. : containing biographical sketches of many prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all of the presidents of the United States, and biographies of the governors of Indiana (1895)
Amanda Doyal Frazee
Subject: Presidents; Governors
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Bowen & Co.
Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
Language: English
Call number: 31833017727279
Digitizing sponsor: Internet Archive
Book contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Subject: Presidents; Governors
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Bowen & Co.
Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
Language: English
Call number: 31833017727279
Digitizing sponsor: Internet Archive
Book contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Early life and times in Boone County, Indiana, giving an account of the early settlement of each locality, church histories, county and township officers from the first down to 1886 ... Biographical sketches of some of the prominent men and women .. (1887)
Perry Township Boone County Indiana
Author: Harden, Samuel, b. 1831, comp; Spahr, comp
Publisher: [Indianapolis, Ind., Printed by Carlon & Hollenbeck
Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
Language: English
Call number: 10099861
Digitizing sponsor: Sloan Foundation
Book contributor: The Library of Congress
Publisher: [Indianapolis, Ind., Printed by Carlon & Hollenbeck
Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
Language: English
Call number: 10099861
Digitizing sponsor: Sloan Foundation
Book contributor: The Library of Congress
Early life and times in Boone County, Indiana, giving an account of the early settlement of each locality, church histories, county and township officers from the first down to 1886 ... Biographical sketches of some of the prominent men and women ... (1887)
Author: Harden, Samuel, b. 1831 comp; Spahr, --, comp
Publisher: [Indianapolis, Ind. : Printed by Carlon & Hollenbeck]
Language: English
Call number: 31833023221820
Digitizing sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Book contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
The Lineage of Rachel Francis Turpin the wife of Reed Funkhouser
Sunday, August 7, 2011
A portrait and biographical record of Boone and Clinton Counties, Indiana : containing biographical sketches of many prominent and representative citizens ... and biographies of the Governors of Indiana (1895)
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Bowen & Co.
Language: English
Call number: 31833017865582
Digitizing sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Book contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
David D. Doyal
http://www.archive.org/
Language: English
Call number: 31833017865582
Digitizing sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Book contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
David D. Doyal
A portrait and biographical record of Boone and Clinton Counties, Indiana : containing biographical sketches of many prominent and representative citizens ... and biographies of the Governors of Indiana (1895
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| David D. Doyal Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Bowen & Co. Language: English Call number: 31833017865582 Digitizing sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Book contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center http://www.archive.org/ |
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Dewey A. Funkhouser Obituary
Zionsville Times Aug 3, 1905
Miss Emma Smith returned from Advance Wednesday of last week, where she had been the past three weeks nursing a sick nephew. She was called by telephone Friday morning, the boy having suddenly grown worse. He died at 8:00 and was buried at Howard cemetery Sunday. He was the youngest son of Iverson and Lula Funkhouser.
Obituary provided by Lavern Wing a Smith family researcher.
Miss Emma Smith returned from Advance Wednesday of last week, where she had been the past three weeks nursing a sick nephew. She was called by telephone Friday morning, the boy having suddenly grown worse. He died at 8:00 and was buried at Howard cemetery Sunday. He was the youngest son of Iverson and Lula Funkhouser.
Obituary provided by Lavern Wing a Smith family researcher.
The Buck family April of 1901
It is hard to put into words that tragedy and the joy the Buck family experienced in 1901. Clara B. Smith had married Frederick Buck and is living in Zionsville Indiana in the early spring of 1901. The Buck family is expecting the birth of their fifth child. Then tragedy strikes, two of the Buck children comedown with the measles, a very common childhood illness and most children 1901 recovered. But, 400-500 of the 48,000 cases of measles prior to vaccine died of the disease. The Buck children Paul and Eldon did not recover, as most children did. The first to pass away was Paul Milton Buck on Apr. 5. 1901 His obituary follows
Zionsvile Times Apr. 11, 1901
Paul M., son of Fred Buck, aged two years, died April 5, from complications resulting from measles. The funeral occurred Sunday with interment at Mt. Tabor cemetery. At the time this child lay dead another son was born to the parents. Another son, one of the twins, was at the same time not expected to live, but was improving a the time of writing this notice.
The son that lay dying was Eldon E. Buck he passed away on Apr. 10, 1901 The son that was born to the family was Mayo Buck b. Apr. 5, 1901.
The obituary was provided by Lavern Wing a Smith family researcher. Mr. Wing also believes that the reporting on the burial place of being Mt. Tabor Cemetery; is in error, as all the Smith family is buried in Howard Cemetery and he knows of no reason why Mt. Tabor would be used for two burial away from the family.
Zionsvile Times Apr. 11, 1901
Paul M., son of Fred Buck, aged two years, died April 5, from complications resulting from measles. The funeral occurred Sunday with interment at Mt. Tabor cemetery. At the time this child lay dead another son was born to the parents. Another son, one of the twins, was at the same time not expected to live, but was improving a the time of writing this notice.
The son that lay dying was Eldon E. Buck he passed away on Apr. 10, 1901 The son that was born to the family was Mayo Buck b. Apr. 5, 1901.
The obituary was provided by Lavern Wing a Smith family researcher. Mr. Wing also believes that the reporting on the burial place of being Mt. Tabor Cemetery; is in error, as all the Smith family is buried in Howard Cemetery and he knows of no reason why Mt. Tabor would be used for two burial away from the family.
Clara B. Smith Obituary
The Billings Gazette Oct. 9, 1936
An illness of six months' duration due to complications caused the death of Mrs. Clara McDonnell, 60 in her home at 205 South Thirty-seventh street. Thursday at 4:45 a.m. Born in Indiana, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Smith. She spent most of her early life in that state and came to Montana 30 years ago. She had lived in and near Ingomar until coming to Billings five years ago. On July 26, 1922, she married Ed. F. McDonnell at Forsyth. Mrs. McDonnell was a member of the Church of the Little Flower here. Besides her widower, she is survived by three sons of a former marriage, Eugene Buck of Billings, V.S. McDonnell of Warrington, Org., and Emmett Buck of Olympia, Wash.; three sisters in Indiana and eight grandchildren. Mass for the deceased has been tentatively set for Saturday morning at the Church of the Little Flower with interment in Calvary Cemetery.
Obituary provided by Lavern Wing a Smith family researcher
An illness of six months' duration due to complications caused the death of Mrs. Clara McDonnell, 60 in her home at 205 South Thirty-seventh street. Thursday at 4:45 a.m. Born in Indiana, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Smith. She spent most of her early life in that state and came to Montana 30 years ago. She had lived in and near Ingomar until coming to Billings five years ago. On July 26, 1922, she married Ed. F. McDonnell at Forsyth. Mrs. McDonnell was a member of the Church of the Little Flower here. Besides her widower, she is survived by three sons of a former marriage, Eugene Buck of Billings, V.S. McDonnell of Warrington, Org., and Emmett Buck of Olympia, Wash.; three sisters in Indiana and eight grandchildren. Mass for the deceased has been tentatively set for Saturday morning at the Church of the Little Flower with interment in Calvary Cemetery.
Obituary provided by Lavern Wing a Smith family researcher
Nora Black Obituary
Zionsville Times Dec. 23, 1943
Mrs. Nora Black, age 75 years passed away Thursday at the Long Hospital. Mrs. Black had been in poor health for the last two years, but has been seriously ill for the past two weeks. Mrs. Black leaves one sister, Mrs. Lula Funkhouser of Jamestown and several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Miss Emma Smith, who taught school here for several years, and is also an aunt to Gilvie and Cecil Smith of the this place. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Phillippi funeral home with the Rev. G.J. Daniel officiating. Burial was held at the Howard cemetery near Fayette.
Obituary provided by Lavern Wing a Smith family researcher.
Mrs. Nora Black, age 75 years passed away Thursday at the Long Hospital. Mrs. Black had been in poor health for the last two years, but has been seriously ill for the past two weeks. Mrs. Black leaves one sister, Mrs. Lula Funkhouser of Jamestown and several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Miss Emma Smith, who taught school here for several years, and is also an aunt to Gilvie and Cecil Smith of the this place. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Phillippi funeral home with the Rev. G.J. Daniel officiating. Burial was held at the Howard cemetery near Fayette.
Obituary provided by Lavern Wing a Smith family researcher.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Ground Penetrating Radar 101
The use of ground penetrating radar to detect graves is not an exact science. Unlike an x ray machine you are not going to see bones or anything under the ground of that nature. What you do see is cut marks from the excavation of the ground from the digging of the grave. So an unmarked grave would be identified by it edges, to show where the burial site would have been. The radar could also see when a burial area had a vault or concrete cover; this was identified as upside down U on the radar display. I had a great time helping Mr. Swift as his plot marker. Now more work comes, all the red flags that I placed need to be measured and plotted. I am so glad next week is supposed to be cooler; as I know my Mom will have us at the cemetery as soon as my grandfather's surgery is completed.
Monsanto Corporation A BIG THANK YOU!
We know we have mentioned on this blog and in on our social media sites that the project was started by a grant provided by the Monsanto Corporation. If it would not have been for the Monsanto's contribution, we could have not had such a successful project. It is their commitment in providing funding for youth community service that has benefited both our 4-H Club Perry Future Farmers and the community of Boone County.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Jim Swift Thank You
We want to Thank Jim Swift and the Boone County Surveyor for donated their time and technology to the Howard Cemetery Restoration and Preservation Project. The radar picked up a number of areas that look like graves that have not marker. All the areas have been marked and will be measured, plotted and cataloged.
Jim gave the group a detailed overview of how the radar system works and what he is looking for when he read the screen. Rayke learned a lot about the radar unit and Jim even let him push it, but mostly Rayke was the flag placer; which I tried to do; but Jim and Rayke had a system, and Moms sometimes just get in the way. Yes. I am the Mom so I get to say that.
Jim had given his time yesterday to tweak the machine so we would hit the ground running, but the rain the night before meant he needed to tweak a little more; Indiana weather never does want to cooperate.
We are so truly Thankful for all the work.
I was so happy that we had a nice turnout from both our 4-H Club and Boone County Genealogical Society. I could have talked about the cemetery all day and was grateful to have a group enthused about the day.
Jim gave the group a detailed overview of how the radar system works and what he is looking for when he read the screen. Rayke learned a lot about the radar unit and Jim even let him push it, but mostly Rayke was the flag placer; which I tried to do; but Jim and Rayke had a system, and Moms sometimes just get in the way. Yes. I am the Mom so I get to say that.
Jim had given his time yesterday to tweak the machine so we would hit the ground running, but the rain the night before meant he needed to tweak a little more; Indiana weather never does want to cooperate.
We are so truly Thankful for all the work.
I was so happy that we had a nice turnout from both our 4-H Club and Boone County Genealogical Society. I could have talked about the cemetery all day and was grateful to have a group enthused about the day.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Female Smith NAMED
Wow what a good early morning this has been; we have found the name of the daughter of Aaron M. Smith and Littie Lee Scott; drum roll please she is Vern Smith and she died 16 Nov 1895. May she Rest in Peace. She was born 9 Nov 1890. Both her birth and death record can be found on Ancestry.com
Ground Penetrating Radar
Aug 3rd starting at 9:30 am we are having the cemetery surveyed with ground penetrating radar to find any unknown and lost burial sites and markers.
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