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From: Anita Gohl <>
Subject: Re: Roll call-Related?
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 19:39:42 -0700


Thank you, Karen,
Do you think that it means we're related?
Anita Jean Fish GOHL
fr. Northn Idaho

"Karen S. Stoll" wrote:

> Anita:
>
> I don't have any information previous to the time the Caleb Hargrove family
> came to Shelby County. Most of the Hargroves, including Caleb and Matilda,
> as well as Alexander and Mary Jane Smith Hargrove, your relatives, are
> buried in the Asbury Cemetery in Hanover Township.
>
> Karen
>
> >Karen Stoll,
> >Do you have the parents of Caleb, Alexander & Benjamin?
> >Could they have been Benjamin and Milcah Harrington? and
> >do you know where they were born/married/died?
> >Do you have ANY info on these people......sounds to me that
> >the Caleb, Alexander & Benjamin(Jr?) are the generation of
> >my Gr-gr-grandfather. What do you think?
> >Yours in searching and re-searching,
> >Anita Jean Fish GOHL
> >of No. Idaho
> >
> >"Karen S. Stoll" wrote:
> >
> >> Anita:
> >>
> >> I think there may be a connection because Caleb Hargrove named two of his
> >> sons Alexander and Benjamin. Perhaps he was a brother to your Alexander.
> >> The Hargroves married into the Cross family, my direct line. I have the
> >> following information about them:
> >>
> >> Caleb Hargrove
> >> b. 30 August 1803 in Delaware
> >> d. 24 January 1859 in Shelby County, Indiana
> >>
> >> m. Matilda Holden
> >> b. 22 May 1806 in Delaware
> >> d. 25 August 1851 in Shelby County
> >>
> >> They had the following children:
> >>
> >> Sarah Ann
> >> b. 17 August 1830 in Kentucky
> >> d. 25 February 1899 in Kansas
> >> She married Charles Wesley Cross
> >>
> >> John W. b. 1835
> >>
> >> George Caleb
> >> b. 15 March 1837 in Morristown
> >> d. 3 July 1891
> >> He married Eliza Ann Cross, a sister of Charles
> >>
> >> Matilda b. 1841
> >>
> >> Harriet b. 1843
> >>
> >> Benjamin F. b. 1845
> >>
> >> Martha J. b. 1847
> >>
> >> Alexander b. 1849
> >>
> >> Karen
> >>
> >> >Hi Karen, I notice in your list of surnames, the name "Hargrove". I
> >>have an
> >> >ancestor with that name, she is my
> >> >greatgrandmother, Anna Eliza Hargrove, b 25 Sep 1842, some-
> >> >where in Indiana?, married Alpheus Tyne on 4 Nove 1862 in
> >> >Shelby County, Indiana, d. 24 Jan 1921 in Morristown, Shelby
> >> >Co., IN. she was the daughter of Alexander M. Hargrove [b.
> >> >9 Dec 1814 in Maryland? m Mary Jane Smith 22 Sep 1837 in
> >> >Morristown, Shelby Co., IN and died 31 Oct 1896 in
> >> >Morristown, Shelby Co., IN. - Alexander was the son of
> >> >Benjamin HARGROVE - info scanty - b. ca. 1790, Married
> >> >Milcah Harrington ca 1813 in Maryland and died 1854 in
> >> >INdiana. Do you think we might have a match somewhere
> >> >back in the old days?
> >> >Yours in searching and re-searching,
> >> >Anita Gohl in Idaho
> >> >
> >> >"Karen S. Stoll" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I'm a little late in responding about my Shelby County genealogical
> >> >> research, but am hoping that I can make connections with people who are
> >> >> interested in my families. I live in Santa Fe, NM and had never been to
> >> >> Shelby County until May when I visited and received help from Melinda to
> >> >> find records in the vault. Thanks again, Melinda!
> >> >>
> >> >> The families that I am searching in Shelby County mostly lived in Van
> >>Buren
> >> >> and Hanover Townships. I have relatives in Blue River and Buck Creek
> >> >> Townships in Hancock County as well.
> >> >>
> >> >> Ebenezer Cross, born 1791 in either VA or VT
> >> >> d. 15 July 1868 in Shelby County
> >> >> buried: Kratzer Cemetery
> >> >>
> >> >> m 25 November 1821 in Switzerland County, Indiana
> >> >> Eleanor Davis, b. 1802 in PA
> >> >> d. 8 July 1853
> >> >> buried: Kratzer Cemetery
> >> >>
> >> >> Their children, all born in Shelby County:
> >> >> Hannah Ellen Cross b. 21 December 1826
> >> >> d. 30 June 1868, Shelby County
> >> >> m. 30 December 1846
> >> >> William A. Rafferty b. 29 May 1825
> >> >> d. 10 October 1897
> >> >>
> >> >> David Warren Cross, b. 1828
> >> >> d. 17 July 1890
> >> >> m. 05 January 1853
> >> >> Clystia (Calista) Miller
> >> >>
> >> >> Charles Wesley Cross, b. 3 January 1832
> >> >> d. 2 March 1908, Wabaunsee Co., Kansas
> >> >> m. 15 January 1854
> >> >> Sarah Ann Hargrove
> >> >>
> >> >> Sarah Jane Cross, b. 1835
> >> >> d. 1868
> >> >> m. 18 February 1857
> >> >> Joseph R. Hardy b. 1836
> >> >>
> >> >> Eliza Ann Cross b. 7 May 1841
> >> >> d. 23 March 1870
> >> >> m. 1 August 1858
> >> >> George Caleb Hargrove
> >> >>
> >> >> I am researching these families and their descendents which include the
> >> >> names, COLE, CROSS, DRAPER, HARDY, HARGROVE, LISHER,RAFFERTY, TALBERT,
> >> >> TRACY, TRIMBLE
> >> >>
> >> >> I am sure there are many people still living in Shelby County (and
> >> >> elsewhere as well) who are distant cousins and am hoping that some of
> >>them
> >> >> are interested in genealogy.
> >> >>
> >> >> Three couples were married in Switzerland County:
> >> >>
> >> >> Ebenezer Cross (above) m. Eleanor Davis
> >> >>
> >> >> Peter Cross b. 1794
> >> >> d. 1846 in Shelby County
> >> >> m. 11 January 1823 in Switzerland County
> >> >> m. Sarah Davis
> >> >> b. 4 May 1797 in Pennsylvania
> >> >> d. 7 February 1830 in Shelby County
> >> >>
> >> >> Richard Roan b. 17 March 1802
> >> >> d. 12 April 1887 in Shelby County
> >> >> m. 25 November 1821 in Switzerland County
> >> >> m. Alice Davis b. 25 January 1805 in PA
> >> >> d. 18 oct. 1855 in Shelby County
> >> >>
> >> >> I believe that Eleanor, Sarah and Alice Davis were sisters and that they
> >> >> also had a brother living in Shelby County:
> >> >>
> >> >> Varner Davis
> >> >> b. 25 Mar 1879 in PA
> >> >> d. 30 Aug 1860 In Shelby County
> >> >> m. 31 May 1827 in Shelby County
> >> >> m. Katherine Walton
> >> >>
> >> >> I would like to find out if Peter Cross and Ebenezer Cross were brothers
> >> >> and who their parents were.
> >> >>
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