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GOALS FOR 2026

At least 300 obits - DONE

Add at least 30 marriage articles - DONE

Add at least 10 divorces - DONE

Add at least 30 “News” Items - DONE

Schools - Add ay least 10 - DONE

More War info on soldiers; units, etc

Add at least 10 pictures of people, places or things from the county.


** ADDED THIS MONTH - SEPTEMBER 2026  **

OBITUARIES = "This Month" = _51__; TOTAL Obits YTD = 292-- ;   TOTAL obituaries on the site 9,960 : ==Names Added:  Allen, Capt. William W. (2);  Appelby, James;  Algood, wife & child of Beverly (2);  Beckett, W.J.;  Bence, Dr. Robert (2);  Blaine, Walker;  Bond, Lora B.;  Buckles, Leander C. (2);  Buckles, Anna Phelps;  Buis, Elizabeth Francis Mullinex; (2);  Buis, John Willard (2);  Call, Leroy;  Claypool, Lucy G.;  Crawley, Lem;  Crodian, Phoebe A.;  Day, Bertha Jackson (2);  Everson, Annie Barnes;  Grider, Carria;  Hathaway, John Pickett;  Holtom, Nattie Alverson;  Hutcheson, Mary Ann Albaugh (2);  Judy, Mayme (2);  Lawrence, Mrs. ( given name not listed)  (2);  Nave, Ella M.;  Orchard, Mrs. A. A.;  Orrill, Philip D.;  Priest, George;  Pfeiffenberger, Louis G.-Sr.;  Philips, John;  Shields, William Hughes (4);  Steele, Mrs. W.N.;  Smiley, Smith;  Stuppe, Jennie;  Tabor (TABER), Cyrus;  Tobin, Nellie;  Townsend, Mrs. William - 1890;Welch, John;  Wyatt, William;  

Births (WPA) and Annoucements "This Month" = _1_; TOTAL Births YTD = 11-- ; Total Names = 19,316) -- Added:  Longdon - twins a boy & girl (father Prof H.B. Longdon);  

PHOTOGRAPHERS    "This Month" = __3_; TOTAL Photographers YTD = 5  -- :  Mr. Sweeney;  R.T. Jones - Retires;  Bower & Osgood's Photography Gallery;  

Biographies  "This Month" = _8__; TOTAL Biographies YTD = 38 -- ; total = 1,449  to date):    Allen, Lutitia;  Crose, Zillah;  Earp, William;  Gillespey, Thomas;  Hammond, G.S.;  OGG, Robert Alexander (3) photo;  

Businesses "This Month" = _1_;  TOTAL Businesses YTD = 85 -- ;   Allen's Drug Store - 1890;  

Churches   "This Month" = __1_; TOTAL Churches YTD = 5 -- ;      Proposed ME Church for Greencastle - 1927;  

NEWS  "This Month" = _11__; TOTAL News Items YTD = 76-- ;   Major Fultz-Cherry Picker;  Fight in the Saloon-1890 (4);  LaGrippe;  Kalberer, Cal - disappears;  Oxnam, Dr. G. Bromley-Visits Russia-1931;  Putnam County Court House-1894;  O`Hair - Four Generations Photo taken (no photo shown);    Professors attend Indiana Literary and Historical Club in Indianapolis-1890;  Poor Farm-Supervisor operates private stable;  

Marriages & Published Engagements: "This Month" = __24_; TOTAL Marriages YTD = 113-- ;- Total to Date = 1,048) - added:  Ashby, Thomas;  Brothers, Bettie;  Calloway, Leonard;  Coffman, Mary;  Cassel, John;  Nellie Turner;  Sutherlin, Clark;  Crosby, Etta;  Swolley, Abe;  Newman, Mary;  Downs, D.P.;  Miss Sullivan;  Ghormley, Lincoln;  Rich, Myrtle;  Rust, George H.;  Crosby, Etta;  Redd, Walter;  Gentry, Cora E.;  Case, Clarence D.;  Bowman;  Bowman, Minnie;  Hopkins, Thomas C.;  Farrow, Tena;  Masten, Jesse G.;  Gorham, Jennie P.;  

Divorces  "This Month" = _2__; TOTAL Divorces YTD = 30-- ;   MHamberlin, Dessie M. vs Vincent;  Hirt, Alfred vs wife;  


LETTERS   "This Month" = _1__; TOTAL Links YTD   1 = From Thomas E. Ash, editor of "Buckley, Washington" Newspaper on Working Conditions;  
         

** ADDED THIS MONTH - AUGUST 2026  **

OBITUARIES = "This Month" = _29__; TOTAL Obits YTD = 241-- ;   TOTAL obituaries on the site 9,909 : ==Names Added:  Beck, Charles W.;  Bradley, Sarah;  Brown, Anna McGuire;  Cheevis, Anna;  Elliott, John (2);  Estes, Roland;  Foster, William;  Foster, (given name not listed)-1897;  Johnson, Willie Noland;  Jordan, Carl;  Judy, Mayme (2);  Keen, Nora;  Kelly, John-1897;  Lonsberry, Leroy;  Meikel, Mary A. (2);  Miller, Cora (2);  Morris, Aaron Harlan(2);  Oliver, Clarence A.;  Sheckels, Lawrence H.;  Snyder, Otwla Grace;  Tucker, Bertha C.;  Vaughan, Josephine;  Webster, Oscar A.;  White, Prudence;  

Births (WPA) and Annoucements "This Month" = _1_; TOTAL Births YTD = 10-- ; Total Names = 19,315) -- Added:  Zeiner, John Robert;  

PHOTOGRAPHERS    "This Month" = __2_; TOTAL Photographers YTD = 2  -- ;  J.O. Cammack;  

Biographies  "This Month" = _1__; TOTAL Biographies YTD = 30 -- ; total = 1,441  to date):    Slavens, Dr. John;  

Businesses "This Month" = _48_;  TOTAL Businesses YTD = 84 -- ;   Greencastle Herald;  Collier House;  Elmore Plumber;  Palace Restaurant-1897;  Bell Clothing-1897;  PR Christie Shoes-1897;  While, Reeves & Carpenter Lawyers (3)-1897;  T. Abrams & Son Groceries-1897;  Samuel Allee, Livestock-1897;  Albert Allen, Druggist-1897;  Walter Allen, Drugs-1897;  Allen Brothers, Dry Goods-1897;  Bicknell Hardware-1897;  Alpheus BIRCH Groceries-1897;  Bryan & Vestal-Liveryman-1897;  Frand Cannon- Tailor-1897;  Chicago  Clothing Store-1897;  F. CONKLIN, Grocer-1897;  Joint American & Adams Express-1897;  Central National Bank-1897;  John COOK, Hardware-1897;  Cooper Hardware-1897;  First Natioon Bank-1897;  EA Hamilton, Grocer-1897;  FA Hays, Model Clothing Store-1897;  EA Hibbitt, Harness-1897;  EN Houck, Meat Business-1897;  W>W. Jones, Drugs-1897;  Charles Keifer, Baker and Groceries-1897;  Kelly & Sons, General Merchandise-1897;  C W Landes & Co., Drugs-1897;  AG Lester, Merchant Taylor-1897;  Louis & Haye, Shoes-1897;  HAYE & Louis, Shoes-1897;  Charles H. Meikel, Groceries-1897;  JW Moore, Groceries-1897;  AUT Murphy, Groceries-1897;  Piercy & Co., Druggists-1897;  H.S. Renick, Hardware-1897;  James Ricketts, Jewelry-1897;  A. Roth, General Merchandising-1897;  E. Shipley Merchandising-1897;  E. Shipley, Jeweler-1880,1894,1897;  Peter Stoner;  J W Sutherlin, Mens Furnishing-1897;  Tucker & Maloney, Furniture-1897;   

NEWS  "This Month" = __7_; TOTAL News Items YTD = 65-- ;   Bass Fishing on the TIPPECANOE-1897;  George W. Griffith-1895;  Grandparents at 34-1897;  Coterie Clib has meeting;  Poor Relief-a suit to test Relief Law-1897;  Thief at Hatfield Shoes;  Spencer Reunion-1897;  

Marriages & Published Engagements: "This Month" = _12__; TOTAL Marriages YTD = 89-- ;- Total to Date = 1,024) - added:  Case, Clarence D.;  Bowman, Minnie;  Matern, Emma;  Weaver, James Riley (2);  Minnick, Hallie;  Layne, Thomas;  Wander, Clara;  Linnville, John S.;  Allee, Thad;  Surface, Jessie;  Davis, Maude;  Haltom, Dora;  Miller, Geneva;  Higgins, Robert;  Black, George M.;  Black, Mrs. (remarried);  Hightower, Belle;  Greenman, Alfred;  Gorham, Jennie P.;  Masten, Jesse G.;  Kirkam, Dell;  Rector, T.S.;  Williams, Mattie;  Smith, W.L.;  

Divorces  "This Month" = _1__; TOTAL Divorces YTD = 28-- ;   Reeves, Charles W. vs Dora Reeves (2);  

Military       Added ( )
  • SPANISH AMERICAN WAR "This Month" = __1_; TOTAL YTD = 1  ;  rOACHDAE mILTIA cOMPANY FORMED;  

Schools "This Month" = _1__; TOTAL Schools YTD = 35-- ;    Bainbridge H.S.,  Pointers carrying Dreams to Semi-State;  

** ADDED THIS MONTH - JULY 2026  **

OBITUARIES = "This Month" = _52__; TOTAL Obits YTD = 212-- ;   TOTAL obituaries on the site 9,990 : ==Names Added:  Allen, Eliza Jane Mills (2);  Allen, Mary Jane;  Allen, William Harrison (2);  Blake, James;  Blake, Ruth;  Broadstreet, Lydia;  Brown, Velda Toole (2);  Bryan, Frances Clark;  Campbell. David~Civil War Vet;  Campbell, James Noble;  Ebert, Clarence Dean;  Elmore, Hubert (3);  Foudry, James;  Fox, William E.-1930 (2);  Haag, Leonard;  Hoover, Mary (3);  Knott, Jennie Barnett;  LArkin, Mariah;  Lisby, Howard (2);  Lynch, Lillian (2);  Magill, Catherine (2);   Moreland, Susan;  Masten, Madonna R.;  Moore, Alonzo W.;  McCullough, Verley E.;  McElroy, Frederick Hugh;  Peck,  Harriett;  Paris, Frances Grable (2);  Phrine, Mary Elizabeth;  Ragan, Emma Joslin (3);  Rush, Earnest Herbert (3);  Sands, Ida Frances Wharton;  Stoops, Eula A.;  Sutherlin, Lawrence;  Terry, Myrtle;  Young, William;  

Births (WPA) and Annoucements "This Month" = _1_; TOTAL Births YTD = 9-- ; Total Names = 19,314) -- Added:  Wanda Lu Eastman;  

TOWNS  "This Month" = _1__; TOTAL Towns YTD = 8 -- ;  To Date = 198:   Pleasant Garden - 100th Birthday;  

Biographies  "This Month" = __21_; TOTAL Biographies YTD = 29 -- ; total = 1,440  to date):    Clodfelter, Ray;  Davis, Clarence O.;  Downs, Lawrence Aloysius "Larry" (10);  Handy, W.T.;  Hensley, A.B.;  Herod, J.W.;  Lancaster, Fred;  McCullough, Virlie (2);  Marshall, Charles;  O`Daniel, Uriah Vaughn;  Sutherlin, John T.;  

Businesses "This Month" = _3_;  TOTAL Businesses YTD = 36 -- ;   Greencastle Herald;  Colier House;  Elmore Plumbing;  

Churches   "This Month" = __2_; TOTAL Churches YTD = 4 -- ;  Fillmore Christian Church;  Greencastle First Christian Church;    

NEWS  "This Month" = __13_; TOTAL News Items YTD = 58-- ;   Allee - Sells mortgaged Property;  Flood Relief Program - Talent Showw, locals to appear;  DePauw not fair;  Irwin wins prize for Chicken;  Duncan Home Burns;  Kalberer - Missing;  Burglars in Cloverdale;  Putnam County Poor Farm Inspected;  Post master Pictures;  Bascom "O`Neal - Suit Dismissed;  O`Daniel - 50th Anniversary;  

Marriages "This Month" = _12__; TOTAL Marriages YTD = 76-- ;- Total to Date = 1,012) - added:  Blanche Alexander;  Kenneth Bryan;  Mary Dickinson;  Allen Randolph;  Aileen Augustin;  DanDiel Fordice;  Lucille Gillespie;  J.J. Cameron;  Edna Ruth Harris;  Gilbert E. Pettit;  Minnie I. Cromer;  Harry Swank;  

Divorces  "This Month" = _5__; TOTAL Divorces YTD = 27-- ;   Bradtke, Charles H.  vs  Irene;  Coffman, Florence E.  vs  Melvin C;  Gardner, Elza E.  vs  Dessie M.;  Snider, Marshall  vs  Daisy May Snider;  Surber, William F.  vs  Lina E. Surber;  

** ADDED THIS MONTH - JUNE 2026  **

OBITUARIES = "This Month" = _54__; TOTAL Obits YTD = 160-- ;   TOTAL obituaries on the site 9,938 : ==Names Added:  Albin, Ethel (2);  Bicknell, Edna (2);  Caldwell, Adelbert F. (2);  Campbell, James Noble;  Canine, Jesse W.;  Craig, James W. "Bill";  Cunningham, Lester;  Dodd, John Henry;  Eckels, Anna;  Fisker, Nancy A.;  Gillmore, Harry;  Hargraves, William L.;  Hayes, Claude;  Houstan, William K.;  Hurt, Clement C. (3);  Hurt, Thomas;  Johnson, Amanda Jane Rogers;  Kivett, Betty;  Lane, Frederick;  Lockridge, Andrew;  McMains, Mary O`Connor;  Noblet, Ruth Irene;  Nicoson, Mary Elizabeth (5);  Pierce, J. W. (2);  Ramsay, Susan Belle Harbison;  Roach, Cecil Frances (2);  Reynolds, Clarence Edward;  Rule, Thomas;  Saanchez, Vincent;  Smith, Matilda "Ida"  Allen;  Smith, Mary McKee;  Spruhan, John A.;  Wallace, David;  Williams, Sarah E.;  Youkey, Robert;  

Births (WPA) "This Month" = _2__; TOTAL Births YTD = 8-- ; Total Names = 19,313) -- Added:  Atkinson, Marion Albert;  Cox, Doris Eileen (adoption - Gleason);  

Photos  "This Month" = __1__; TOTAL Photos YTD = 2 -- ;  Broadie, Anna "Annie";  

Biographies  "This Month" = __2_; TOTAL Biographies YTD = 8 -- ; total = 1,419  to date):  Etcheson, R. W.;  Heath, Charles A.;  

Churches   "This Month" = _1__; TOTAL Churches YTD = 2 -- ;  Mt. Pisgah;  

NEWS  "This Month" = __18_; TOTAL News Items YTD = 46-- ;   Eaton, James (Rector Scholar);  Lakin, Otto F. (named Administrator of the Estate of Clement C. Hurst);  Bryan Baby Photo;  Blatchley, WS (Geologist and Entomologist=Plum Tree Pest);  McGaughy Department Surgeon;  Greencastle Rotary Club (Simpson Stoner-Speaker);  All Indiana Air Tour-1931;  Cliff Davis - coaches 1931;  Lt. Frank Irwin - Home for visit;;  Rev. MF Collier - Appointed head of County Orphans Home;  Pettyjohn, William - Held under Bond;  Politicians - 1901;  Queerist Pair of Chums;  O`Hair sells large Mules;  Poor Farm - Pauper Burials;  Patterson, Robert;  Witt, Charles Vernon-1931;  Charlotte Taylor - Mental Condition;  

Marriages "This Month" = _26__; TOTAL Marriages YTD = 64-- ;- Total to Date = 1,000) - added:  O`Hair, Thelma;  Eugene Hess;  Wheeler, ~not listed~;  Shideler;  Jones, Edna;  Beyer, Earl;  Beck, Clarence;  Walters, Josephine;  Bunten, Icy;  Bridges, Thaddeus P.;  Colliver, Mildred;  Johanson, Renar J.;  Mace, Florence;  Ferrand, Carl;  Kreege, Adaline;  Campbell, Eurton;  Huestis,Mary Elizabeth;  Mangans, Clinton;  Lee, Helen M.;  Rising, Paul;  Pauline;  Snively, Fred E.;  Allen, Lucile;  Summers, Paul W.;  Alward, Helen;  Dausman, William P.;  

Divorces  "This Month" = __5_; TOTAL Divorces YTD = 22-- ;   Breeden, Cleo vs William Spencer;  Bradtke, Charles vs Irene;  Talbott, Freydis vs Chester;  Rice, Ora E. vs Alvan O.;  Tuttle, Katheryn vs Manfred;  

Military       Added ( )
  • WW I = 1 "this month" ;  2 = TOTAL YTD: War Deaths mot listed in Governement sources as of September 21, 1918;  

** ADDED THIS MONTH - MAY 2026  **

OBITUARIES = "This Month" = __53_; TOTAL Obits YTD = 106-- ;   TOTAL obituaries on the site 9,884 : ==Names Added:  Bicknell, Sarah;  Curtis, Mary;  Colson, Elmer;  Coons, Sarah Elizabeth Beck (2);  Clodfelter, Mary E.;  Dragoo, Robert Estaill;  Donahue, Mary A.;  Donahue, Joseph T.;  Fyke, Margaret;  Gibbs, Baxter;  Hay, Andrew - WWI;  Hanna, Belle;  Herbert, Isaac (2);  Herndon, William;  Hoover, C.S.;  Huber, Jacob;  Johnson, James W.;  Martin, David;  Maulsby, Adelia;  Mitchel, James G (2);  Miller, Helen;  McGinnis, Thomas J.;  McGuire, Patrick;  Nelson, Eliza Jean Brannan (2);  Porter, John W.;  Pyke, Margaret L. (photo);  Pullen, William E.;  Ricks, Grace;  Robinson, Louise (2);  Roll, William -Mexican & Civil War Veteran;  Raybolt, Oscar;  Smith, Pearl G (2);  Smythe, Dr. Albert;  Sutherlin, Talbott;  Smith, John William;  Snoddy, John McNeal;  Smith, John William;  Sutherlin, Talburt;  Tuggle, Otis J.;  Vermillion, John;  Walker, Elizabeth (3);  Whitcomb, Harry H. (3);  Williams, Clarence E.;  

Births (WPA) "This Month" = _1__; TOTAL Births YTD = 6-- ; Total Names = 19,311) -- Added:  Sublett, David Geraldine Linville;  

Photos  "This Month" = __1__; TOTAL Photos YTD = 1 -- ;  J.H. Prather and Frank Newline;  


Biographies  "This Month" = __1_; TOTAL Biographies YTD = 6 -- ; total = 1,417  to date): Weik, Jesse;  

Businesses "This Month" = _3_;  TOTAL Businesses YTD = 33 -- ;  Dorr, J. M. - Attorney;  Miller, Floyd - Reliable Cleaning and Pressing;  Barbers:  Grant Grooms and Harry Singer (2);  

NEWS  "This Month" = _15__; TOTAL News Items YTD = 28-- ;  Faris, James;  Monon Railroad;  Estate of A. Crane- 1857;  Estate of John Jones - 1857;  Cox, Tracy win fight-1931;  Murder of Pearl Bryant;  Freed, Jesse on trial for Murder-1912;  Lost: a Bay Mare;  Jones, Darren Hall-Sentenced for stealing;  Blacksmith searches for wagon maker;  Myers, Mary LF appointed guardian of Nancy J Myers;  Terry, Thomas;  O`Neel, Edwin buys Newspaper; Sheriff's Sale of Harrison and Eliza Wilson property;  Pursuent to an Order of Greed;  

Marriages "This Month" = __14_; TOTAL Marriages YTD = 38-- ;- Total to Date = 974) - added:  Bastin, Lester Denver;  Ashe, Blanch Virginia;  Doctor, P.M.;  Macy, Bessie;  Hood, Jabez E.;  Ferguson, Ruby;  Huffman, Bert;  Coffman, Grace;  Ogborn, Charles H.;  Merida, Fannie P.;  Klinger, Allen; Leachman, Effie;  Wright, Hamilton Hamlin;  Hinton, Lucy Wilma;  

Divorces  "This Month" = __9_; TOTAL Divorces YTD = 17-- ;   Campbell: Elias vs Minerva E.  (2);  Kelly: Mary Ella vs James (2);  O`Hair, Bascom vs Blanche;  Martin: Abe vs Mrs Abe Martin;  Dotson:  Mollie vs Levi;  Gompf: Fred vs Louise;  Webb: James vs Cora;  

Military  1     Added ( )
  • War of 1812  1 "This Month"; TOTAL YTD = 1 ;  Roll, William;  
  • Mexican War 1 "This Month"; TOTAL YTD = 1 ;  Roll, William;  
  • WW I = 1 "this month" ;  1 = TOTAL YTD: Hays, Andrew added a color photo;  

** ADDED THIS MONTH - APRIL 2026  **

OBITUARIES = "This Month" = _21__; TOTAL Obits YTD = 103-- ;   TOTAL obituaries on the site 9,831 : ==Names Added: Allyn, Dr. Robert;  Baird, Richard Cosby;  Cheek, F.M.;  Coffman, Orville;  Counts, William (2);  Darnall, Nancy "Nannie" Francis Colliver (2);  Gill, Syntha;  Gibson, Delbert Clinton;  Hadley, James;  Herring, Maurice;  Layton, William;  Moler, Joseph;  Moss, Grace May Green; Procter, Flora;  Sebring, Cora;  Sewell, Sanford;  Sherrill, Mary Josephine;  Starr, James Albert;  Wilson, Eva;  

Births (WPA) "This Month" = _2__; TOTAL Births YTD = 5-- ; Total Names = 19,310) -- Added: Worthy, TWIN Boys of Jacj & Matilda Worthy;

TOWNS  "This Month" = __5_; TOTAL Towns YTD = 7 -- ;  To Date = 128:   Black Hawk;  C. Broker Ridge;  Egypt;  South Clinton;  Tarbutton Branch;  

Biographies  "This Month" = _4__; TOTAL Biographies YTD = 5 -- ; total = 1,416  to date): Bryan, Pearl;  Cooper, John;  Herod amily;  Stevenson, Thomas H.;  

Businesses "This Month" = _24_;  TOTAL Businesses YTD = 30 -- ;  Hanna, John - Attorney at Law;  Ragan, Ragan, Reuban S. - Attoney at Law;  Jennings, John S. - Attorney at Law;  Kightley, Dr. A.T. - Dental Surgery;  T.J. Johnson and Co.;  Cloud, D. - Surgeon and Mechcanial Dentist;  Stevenson, James D. - Hardware;  Cook's Drug Store;  Hammerly, J.M. (2) - City Shoe Store;  Greencastle Carriage Factory;  Flour and Feed Store;  Thompson, G.J.;  Hanna & Black - Livery and Sale Stable;  Stevenson & Peck - One Price Cash Store;  W C Harris & Brother - Dry Goods & Grocery;  Hyten, Dr. W.H.;  Ellis, Dr. H.E.;  Pitchlynn, Dr. H.H.;  Hamlin, Carlin - Attorney at Law;Millinery - Langdon D.;  Osborn, Col. John - Postmaster;  Walls, John - Saddle and Harness maker;  Greencastle Flour - "Golden Rule Brand" Gage & Son;  Hall & Denny - Farm Implements;  

NEWS  "This Month" = __7_; TOTAL News Items YTD = 13-- ;  Hanna, Tilghman H. and wife Murdered;  Knights Templars;  Mass Group - no 17 R & SM;  Masons, Tmple Lodge No 47, Free and accepted Ancient Rite;  PT Barnum - Book;  Nailey House in Sherriff's Sale;  RAM, Greencastle Chapter No 22;  Poultry Show Awards - 1912;

Marriages "This Month" = _6__; TOTAL Marriages YTD = 24-- ;- Total to Date = 960) - added: Slavens, LC Esq.;  Shelby, Sallie B.;  Stone, Walter;  Smith, Nadge;  DeVore, Clarence;  Reeves, Grace;  

Divorces  "This Month" = __4_; TOTAL Divorces YTD = 8-- ;  Thompson: Louisa vs James - 1861;  Wilson: Nancy J. vs Harrison - 1871;  Howard: Leonard D. vs Nancy F.;  Smith: Irene vs Albert L.;  

Legal Notices "This Month" = __1_; TOTAL Legal Notices YTD = 1-- ; Houck, Lloyd qualified as Executor of Jonathan Houck;  
         
LINKS      "This Month" = _1__; TOTAL Links YTD = 1 -- ; The Hanna-Evans Murder;

Schools "This Month" = _1__; TOTAL Schools YTD = 34-- ;  Asbury Female Institute - 1861;  


** ADDED THIS MONTH - MARCH 2026  **

OBITUARIES = "This Month" = _37__; TOTAL Obits YTD = 82-- ;   TOTAL obituaries on the site 9,810 : ==Names Added: Baldwin, Lorene McCammack;  Berry, Mary Elizabeth Shingledecker;  Bivin, Claude;  Boswell, Francis - WW II;  Collins, Lee Roy - WW I;  Curtis, Francis;  Day, Ezra;  DeLong, John Henry - WW I vet;  Guillum, Charlie;  Guiliams, James A. - Civil War vet;  Hart, Elizabeth Kelly;  Hixon (Hickson), Fred;   Houlehan, Frances;  Houston, Mary Alice Hart Faller;  Joyce, Frank Melville (Col.);  Lambert, Serena Josephine Tincher Downey;  Lineberry, Eva;  Lybyer, Dr. Paul Carroll;  MIles, Edith;  Moran John;  Nichols, John Henry;  Porter, Charlotte;  Robinson, Pearl Goode;  Rumley, Jesse C.;  Sandy, Clara;  Sillery, Grace Crump;  Sillery, Frank E.;  Staggs, Julia Dean;  Stewart, Hazel Forest Worrell;  VanCleave, Eva;  Volkers, Clyde Erman Reed;  Wilbert, John S.;  Young, Charles;  

TOWNS  "This Month" = __2_; TOTAL Towns YTD = 2 -- ;  To Date = 121:   Foshers Mills (Blakesburg);  Rock Road;  

Biographies  "This Month" = _1__; TOTAL Biographies YTD = 1 -- ; total = 1,412  to date): Gilliams, James A.

Churches   "This Month" = __1_; TOTAL Churches YTD = 1 -- ; Roachdale Presbyterian Church, Rev. Herbert Doran;  

NEWS  "This Month" = __1_; TOTAL News Items YTD = 6-- ;  Gasaway, Vriah, 101st Birthday and Mexican War vet;

Marriages "This Month" = _10__; TOTAL Marriages YTD = 18-- ;- Total to Date = 954) - added: Neal, James Curtin;  Grimes, Winifred R.;  Amidon, ollis D.;  Gostage, Rebecca;  Sutherlin, Russell W.;  Ader, Vivian L;  Loveless, James Clifton;  KIng, Edris;  Sandy, Inman B.;  Hurst, Pauline.;  

Divorces  "This Month" = __2_; TOTAL Divorces YTD = 4-- ;  Gibson, Roy Edward vs. Clara M.  Gibson;  Murray, Goldena Pear vs Carl Russell Murray;  

Military       Added ( )
  • WW I = "this month" = 2  ; TOTAL YTD = 2 : KIA - Hays, Andrew with photo;  McCammack, Raymond - Added "Gold Star Information" and Re-Internment;   
  • Viet Nam = "This Month" = _1_; TOTAL YTD = 1 : Baldwin, Ronnie Lance Corporal - Letter sent home;  

Schools "This Month" = _33__; TOTAL Schools YTD = 33-- ;  33 images of the "Russell Township - School Enumeration Report of 1896-1901";  


Information for February was uploaded, however I forgot to load it here.  There goes my next pay raise.

** ADDED THIS MONTH - JANUARY 2026  **

OBITUARIES = "This Month" = _20__; TOTAL Obits YTD = 20-- ;   TOTAL obituaries on the site 9,748 : ==Names Added: Allgood, Phillip;  Beals, Harry;  Bishop, John V.;  Burnett, Samuel;  Dobbs, Glen;  Carpenter, Joseph;  Chaplin, Susan;  Farrow, William "Homer";  Goodwin, Charles F. (4); Hughes, Mr. (given name not listed);  Layne, George;  Layne, Fanny (Mrs. Franke W. Layne);  Marrs, Mary;  Nuttle, Margaret Ann Hunter;  Riley, Frank;  Saddler, John R.;  Sheets, Edward P.;  Unger, George;

Businesses "This Month" = _2__;  TOTAL Businesses YTD = 2 -- ; Greencastle <amufacturing Company;  Roachdale Bank;

NEWS  "This Month" = _5__; TOTAL News Items YTD = 5-- ;  Bainbridge Fair Association;  Advertisement;  Hanna's Furniture - ad;  Branham, William 1896 work accident;  Noah Strother;  

Marriages "This Month" = _6__; TOTAL Marriages YTD = 6-- ;- Total to Date = 944) - added: Wood. Enos A.;  Horn, Mary;  Trail, James W.;  Coffman, Sarah I.;  Burns, Charles Francis;  VanCleave, Nellie Agnes;  

Divorces  "This Month" = __1_; TOTAL Divorces YTD = 1-- ;  Wise, John vs. Cora Wise;  


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