The Indiana Pioneers

1. I, Carolyn Sue Moore, was born at Monroe County, Ind., on 29 April, 1946. Married at Marion County, Ind., on 14 June 1962, to Harold Stanley Harves who was born on 25 June, 1931 at Evansville, Ind.

Proof:birth certificate-marriage application-marriage certificate.

2. I am the child of Raymond W. Moore born on 20 Aug 1911 at Brown County, Ind. died at Monroe Co., Ind. on 30 March 1947 and his wife Gladys Katherine Cox born on 8 Nov 1925 at Indiana, (living) married at Monroe Co., Ind. on 24 Feb 1943

Proof: death certificate-marriage certificate

3. I am the grandchild of Pearl May Cordell born on 6 March 1883 at Freetown, Ind. died at Bartholomew Co., Ind. on 1 Aug 1947 and her spouse George Washington Moore born on 28 Jan 1878 at Brown Co., Ind. died at Bartholomew Co., Ind. on 18 May 1957 married at Brown Co., Ind. on 13 May 1901

Proof: death certificate-obituary-marriage certificate-family letters-brothers death certificate-obituary for George.

4. I am the great grandchild of Thomas Tobias Cordell born on about 1849 at Ohio died probably Jackson Co., Ind. on about 1889 and his wife Mary Canzada Shortridge born on about 1863 at Jackson Co., Ind. died at Unknown on Unknown married at Jackson Co., Ind. on 23 July 1881

Proof: marriage certificate-1880 census for Tobias and Canzada-family records

5. I am the great-great grandchild of Eli T. Shortridge born on May 1839 at Jackson Co., Ind. died at Jackson Co., Ind. on 14 Jan 1909 and his wife Hanna E. Elkins born on March 1845 at Indiana died at probably Jackson Co., Ind on 1900-1913 married at Jackson Co., Ind. on 10 Jan 1861

Proof: marriage certificate-1900 census-WPA death records

6. I am the great-great-great grandchild of Joseph Elkins born on 13 Feb 1823 at Brown Co., Ind. died at Freetown, Ind. on 20 May 1913 and his wife Tabitha Ferguson born on about 1820 at Kentucky died at probably Jackson Co., Ind. on 1850-1856 married at Brown Co., Ind. on 10 March 1840

Proof: History of Jackson County, Ind.-1850 census-1900 census- Brown Co. Marriages-obituary

7. I am the great-great-great-great-grandchild of William Elkins born on 1816 at Pulaski Co., Kentucky died at Unknown on unknown and his wife Rhoda Stevens born on unknown at unknown at Kentucky married at Pulaski Co., Kentucky on 1816

Proof: History of Jackson Co., Ind.

My personal notes after this application:

Hanna E. Elkins , b 1841, d Jan 1910, Jackson Co., Ind. After Eli's death, she married Richard Collier. Buried at Bagwell Cemetery, with Joseph, as Hanna E.S. Collier.

William Elkins was (I believe, anyway) murdered in Washington Co., Ind. An old book found at a small library stated that two men were charged with his murder. No witnesses as to what happened. They were set free. I've never persued this to establish if it was my William Elkins.