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2026 Goals -- wish us luck :)

1 – 400 obituaries -

2 – At least 10 photos - (not including the yearbooks)

3 – Add more marriage articles, military; businesses (at least 10 of each of the three)

4 – Add at least 50 more newspaper clippings ...

5 – Add at least 5 Who’s Who ..

JUNE 2026 --Additions to Montgomery County INGenWeb

Obituaries: 67 items this month; 215 Year to Date; Total = 31,857: Allen, Achsa Davis; Bassett, Mary (2) - 1888;Birdcell, Amanda (4); Birdcell, John Martin (4); Blackford, John N.; Bratonn, William - 1892; Bunnell, Sarah Foster (Mrs. David); Canine, Jess W.; Coleman, Robert A.; Cord, William J.; Crane, Harry Lee; Davis, Isaac; Dodd, John Henry; Doran, Rebecca J.; Eckels, Anna; Gregory, George P.; Himes, Paul F.; Hostetter, Mary; Hurt, Thomas; Hybarger, Rufus C.; Hybarger, Avilla Emilin (2); Hybarger, Lt. Robert; Kessler, Irma Jean (2); Kernodle, Arrinda; Lindley, Capt. John-Civil War; Mahan, Thomas; Montgomery, Robert - 1931; Naylor, Isaac; Newton, male son of Isaac and Mary Beach Newton; Newton, Mary Beach; Pease, Charles H.; Porter, Mary; Roher, W.H. - 1892; Roll, Mary "Polly"; Sayler, James C.; Sharp, Nancy Rene Gates; Shelton, Richard B.; Shields, George W.; Shipp, Clara Austin; Smith, Anna Bell; Sparks, Mary "Molly" Koonce (4); Spruhan, John; West, Benjamin Franklin; West, Dorothy (6); Wise, George; Wren, Elizabeth (Mrs. W.F.); Wren, Isabel; Youkey, Robert C.; Zeigler, Alice;

Alumni- Schools -- _2_Added _7__ (YTD = 1,587 ) : South unit: 2 photos of a Teaching plank used at Ford School in Clark Township;

Biographies -- __1_ Added this month; TYD __1__ =Miller, William;

Births -- 2 (Ytd = 2 ) -Beaver, Mabel Rose; Grannon, Maud Bernice;

BUSINESSES _14___Added this month; 36 Year to date: TDF Brown Drugs & Medicines; Ross & White Cabinet and Chair ware-rooms; Robertson's; Boston Cheap Store; Elston & Lane; J. Graham & Bro; Wilhites & Crain; TH Winton- painter; William B. Keeney; Campbell, Galey & Harte; Partnership Sale; Match Factory; Kline Jewelwe-1896; T.G. Taylor;

Court Records:

Court Proceedings __1_ Added this Month: __1_ YTD: Habeas Corpus case of William H. Chesterson;

Divorce Records _ 2_ _Added: _6-YTD Names :McKinsey, Mary vs. Joseph McKinsey; AJ Henderson vs Phonia Henderson;

Marriage Records (includes announcements in newspapers) _22_ this month = (32= YTD) - Myrtle Alexander; Charley Benson; Helen Alward; Willard P. Dausman; John Barker; Katie Sexton; David H. Myers; Maud Gilkey; Dorothy B. Franklin; Charles F. Bastion; John C. Clemson; Lizzie Luman; Bennett Beard Engle; Willetta Shephard; Lewis Bannon; Minnie Eller; Sadie Schlosser; Andrew Smith; Clinton Pickett; Mamie Webster; Irene West; Manning W. Cox;

MILITARY - (Causalities and Other Data)___Added - (ytd = )

Civil War _3_ This Month; 3 YTD = - Tombstones Issued; Annual Reunion of Co. E, 72 Regiment Indiana Volunteers; Follow up on Co. E, 72 Regiment Indiana Volunteers
World War I = _ 2__ = items added -__ - : "War Deaths not listed in Government sources Yet; Saidla, John discharged-1891

NEWS 22 Added this Month; 60 Items YTD = Seattle ME Church; Harrington and Newlin arrested; Hugh Miller runs over Officier Waaldry; Henry Clay Lodge - Knights of Pythias - 1900; New Richmond Lodge F&A Masons - 1900; New Richmond Lodge IOOF - 1900; Ashland Temple Rathone SistersNo 160; Waynetown Masonic Lodge - 1901; Mrs. William Strange home Burgarlized - 1931;- Boes, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Fiftieth Anniversay - October 15 1900; John Saidla Discharged from Navy - 1901; Judd F. MeharryBreasks record for hauling corn load; Dr. BF West life events (4); Farmer's and Merchants Bank - A Report on the Condition - 1913; Bazil Tracy - Case 1893; Hamilton - fails to report "Scarlet Fever" - 1900; Grace McClain injured by curling Iron - 1900; Great Expoisition - 1900; Laura Thayer returns to job - 1900; Hickman politicking - 1900; Cliff Davis - Coaches - 1931; Indiana Air Tour - 1931;

PHOTOS __36___ Photos added this Month; 62 Added YTD:

Photos People: __26__ -- Names: James Clayton and Sarah TODD Family (18 Photos plus e-mail conversations between Karen and Gregg Branum who sent the photos) includes James Clayton Todd, Sarah Frances Mitchell Todd,Alfred Mitchell and Samantha Deer Mitchell, photo of people not named, Sue Todd Whittington, Thomas W. Glenn, Mary Ann Todd Glenn,Adam P. Hanna, Delilah Maddox Todd, George W. Hanna, Isaac S. and Delilah Todd, Isaac Shelby Todd, James Hanna JR., Johnson and Ruth Todd (2), Johnson Todd (2), Johnson and Ruth Todd with Child; George and Martha Glenn Family (18 photos also connected to the James Clayton and Sarah Todd Family),Thomas W. Glenn, Mary Ann Todd Glenn, Elizabeth Glenn (2), Evaline Glenn (2). Margaret Ann Glenn (2), Martha Hanna Glenn (2), Mary F. Glenn, Nancy Glenn, Thomas William Glenn, William & Rebecca Gleen Hinkle, William Thomas Glenn (3), Easley Family of Eva, Dan, CW, EB, GCV,and WF;

TOWNS: : __1_ : Total added - # 544- towns to date - Smoky Hills;

MAY 2026 --Additions to Montgomery County INGenWeb

Obituaries: 36 items this month; 148 Year to Date; Total = 31,790: Alexander, Robert (2); Allen, George W.; Bandel, Fred C.; Beck, ~female not named~; Birch, Emily; Brookshire, Martha; Bowen, Ralph E.; Coons, Sarah Elizabeth (3); Duncan, George (2); Galbreath, Joseph W.; Gray, Reed B.; Hancock, John (2) -1927; Johnson, Grant; Maxwell, Susie; McGill, Martha; McGill, Esther; McGinnie, Thomas (2); Milligan, Joseph; Milligan, Anna; Parnell, George; Philpott, Kathryn (2); Purcell, Hanibal; Sowers, Aldine Johnson; Stingley, Clarence Burl; Wilson, Leotis (2); Bryan, Pearl; Jackson, Scott; Brewer, Neely Gene;

Biographies -- __5_ Added this month; = 7 Year to date: Campbell, William; Conn, Samuel; Cox, William; Hall, James; Hiatt, Silas;

BUSINESSES _3___Added this month; 22 Year to date: Green, Dr. H.E. - 1897; M`Mains, Louis - 1897; Clark, H.H. Groceries - 1897;

NEWS 11-- Added this Month; 38 Items YTD = Dunn caught in Robbery in downtown Crawfordsville - 1859; Monroe Farm Auction; Washburn, Endora illness; Murder of Pearl Bryan; Waynetown Despatch of 13 June 1913 (7pages) contains information of Schools, Churches and Murders;

PHOTOS __26___ Photos added this Month; 26 Added YTD:

Photos People: __26__ -- Names: Herbert Moffett Pointer, Martha Emiline Routh Pointer, William Everett Pointer, Frank Ward (Dick) Pointer, Perry Dallas Pointer, Lawrence Isley Pointer, Rose Catherine Pointer, Grace Pointer, Samuel Hymer Shaver, Mary Gertrude Maxwell Shaver, Janet Pointer, Mabel Emiline Shaver, Richard Shaver Pointer, Edith Shaver, plus six others (Cotton's?) we did not receive a name sheet.;
Photographer information : Information on Hughes, A.S. - 1860;

APRIL 2026 --Additions to Montgomery County INGenWeb

Obituari:es: 25 items this month; 112 Year to Date; Total = 31,754: Bandel, Fred Conrad; Bannister, William; Biniford, David; Byrd, Donald; Cheek, Frances M.; Chislett, Fred; Cumberland, Jesse W.; Hawkins, Alexander; Hardy, William B.; Hunt, William F.; Kelsey, Albert; McClamrock, Grace; McClain, David P.; Morgan, Dr. D.B.; Mount, Jacob; Osborn, Hulda Crane (2); Ristine, Benjamin Taylor; Runion, Solomon; Tinsley, Joseph; Williams, Mary C. Stevens (2);

BUSINESSES _1___Added this month; 19 Year to date: Linden Drug Store - 1897;

Court Records:

Affidavits: Added__2_ Added this Month: _2__ YTD: Schendorf vs.Schlemmer; Estate of Mary F. Yeagley;

Divorce Records _ _1 _Added: _4-YTD Names : isher, John LR vs Eliza Disher;

NEWS 3-- Added this Month; 27 Items YTD = Attempted Burgley at Jas. Patterson & Son.; Jones, Lucinda Welch 82nd Birthday; Hawkins, John L. Housefire;

MARCH 2026 --Additions to Montgomery County INGenWeb

Obituari:es: 52 items this month; 87 Year to Date; Total = 31,729: Baker, Emma Brooks (2); Ballard, Alice Harper (2) plus link to Find~A~Grave photo; Ballard, John; Bowen, Sampson; Cadwalader, Isaac; Cedars, Opal; Clark, Donald Crose; Clark, Louis O.; Coffing, Theodore "Ted" - 1993; Crutchfield, Forest Rice (2); Davis, Wilford Merle (2); Dodson, Elmer; Drury, Jere; Edmonds, William Fulton; Eyler, Ida May; Emmert, Fannie New; Gossett, Nettie Coombs (3); Gott, daughter of William (2); HArshbarger, Mary Myers; Hart, Elizabeth Kelly; Herr, Nancy (3); Himes, Laura Zimmerman; Huber, Freddie; Jones, Mrs. John - 1899; Kennedy, Florence Boraker; Loucks, Mildred - 1887; Long, Mrs. John - 1887; McCoy, Sarah; Miller, Jesie Corbin; Pefley, Myrtle Leona Smith (2), Rice, Sam; Sillery, Grace Crump; Simmerman, Frances Dukes Cox; Stockton, Barker; Thompson, William H. - 1887; Tip, Susie (2); Todd, Mary, Eva Wancleave (2); VanSickle, Isaac N.;

Alumni- Schools -- _4_Added _5__ (YTD = 1,585 ) : SOUTH: Alamo School Construction Fund request because of overruns - 1899; NORTH: Breaks Consolidated School Fire (includes photos) - 1906;

BUSINESSES _17___Added this month; 18 Year to date: New Ross Mail; Hashbarger (sp), Milton - Photographer 1899; Johnson's -1859; Ladoga Laundry; Ladoga Leader; Galey, B.V. -1 1887 Dental & Undertaking; Wildop Tailor- 1899; "Heaton's Book Store" - 1859 (3); Deighton's Varriage Factory - 1859; The Marble Works - 1859; Marks, Isaac - Oysters - 1860; Hay's Eating Saloon - Fresh Oysters - 1860; D.E. Craig & Company - 1860; Cassell & Company - 1860; Patterson, James - Watchmaker - 1861; 2

Divorce Records _ _1 _Added: _3-YTD Names : Booher (Booker?), Nancy M. vs. Flavius J.;

Marriage Records (includes announcements in newspapers) _6_ (10= YTD) - Ellis, Sol Ellison and Mattie Hall; Larrick, Isaac and Calista Harper; Miller, Rev. Wayne and Mae Hull;

NEWS 20-- Added this Month; 24 Items YTD = Chadwick, Crattie Elsie - 90th Birthday; Robbery of Lee's Grocery; Colored Singers - April 1887; Poisoning of Perry Richardson - 1887; Holden, Albert struck by train - 1911; Bibel, John - Forgery ; Wood, Will shot himself; Veach, Jap - lost finger tips; Whitesville Store Burns - 1887; Davis, Abigail - moves - 1887; Crawfordsville Beauties - 1887; Evans, Mrs. Willie - Declared Insane - 1887; Crawfordsville Cleanup - 1899; Edwards, Charles - 1899; Waveland receives a request to vacate alley from Marcus O. Sullivan; Ladoga downtown has fire - 1899; Faith Cures in court - 1899; Military Experiences of Frank Davidson - 1898; Probate Court Actions - 1887;

FEBRUARY 2026 --Additions to Montgomery County INGenWeb

Obituari:es: 31 items this month; 35 Year to Date; Total = 31,677: Barton, Catherine; Boyd, Christopher; Bruce, Nancy P.; Carrigan, Dolsen; Cobb, Olive Macy; Cox, George; Doan, Ephraiam; Douglas, Anna; Drake, Charles H. -2 (Spanish-American War); Fine, Goldie; Frazee, Samuel; Gregory, Frank M.; Grimes, Ella Clouser; Kinder, Lydia Dinn; Knox, Nancy; Long, Ida J.; Manson, Caroline Mitchell; Moore, Willis E.; Oxley, Sarah A.; Shelly, Elizabeth -2; Slazas, Cleo I. Glover; Slaughter, George; Spears, Willis; Snyder, Miss Ollie; Taylor, Mable E. Smalley; White, Horace M.-2; Wood, Ziba W.; Young, Elizabeth Caldwell;

Divorce Records _ _2 _Added: _2-YTD Names : Booker, Nancy J vs Ephraim; Tague, Samuel vs the Mrs.;

Marriage Records (includes announcements in newspapers) _4_ (4= YTD) - Booher, Goldie; CI Inskeep; Greist, Oliver Howard; Mina Wilkinson;

NEWS 4-- Added this Month; 4 Items YTD = Darlington Brass Band forming; Underage smoking in Crawfordsville; Vandalia - Midland Railroad; Waveland Independent Newpaper;

JANUARY 2026 --Additions to Montgomery County INGenWeb

Obituari:es: 4 items this month; 4 Year to Date; Total = 31,646: Taylor Dunbar (4 Articles);

Alumni- Schools -- _1_Added _1__ (YTD = 1,582 ) : Ripley Township Schools `1908 Commencement Program ( 8 pages);

Biographies -- _1 this month = 1 YTD = Henry K. Lee;

BUSINESSES _1___Added this month; 1 Year to date: Farmers' & Merchants Trust Co.-Henry K. Lee;