Brown County Obituaries 1914 - 1984

    Compiled by Helen H. & Kenneth J. Reeve,    1986

        2 Volume Set, 1708 pages, index, hard cover   $ 150 + $12 s & h

Brown County Obituaries 1984 - 1994

    Compiled by Helen H. Reeve,     1996

          Volume three, 750 pages, index, hard cover   $ 75 + $ 6.50 s & h

Brown County, Indiana Cemeteries

    Compiled by Helen H. & Kenneth J. Reeve, 1977, reprinted 2001

       365 pages, index, soft bound with plastic comb binding $ 30 + $ 3.25 s & h

Brown County Indiana Marriages 1836 - 1892

    Compiled by Helen H. Reeve,  1988, reprinted 2000

        187 pages, soft bound, plastic comb binding  $ 22 + $ 3 s & h

Brown County Indiana - Bond Funeral Home

    Compiled by Helen H. Reeve  1978, reprinted 1998

        261 pages, soft cover, plastic comb binding   $ 25 + $ 3 s & h

Brown County Indiana - Selected records from Funeral

    Homes of Columbus, Indiana

        Barkes, Inlow & Weaver 1935 - 1949

        Hathaway - Meyers 1907 - 1975

        Reed - Jewell 1891 - 1975

    Compiled by Helen H. Reeve,  1978, reprinted 1998

        164 pages, soft cover, plastic comb binding  $ 20 + $ 3 s & h

Brown County History and Families 1836 - 1990

    330 pages, index, over 600 pictures, hard cover  $ 65 + $ 5.50 s & h

Brown & Bartholomew County Surnames Include:

    Dunn (4), Hopper (27), Jones (11), Keller (3), Morse (18), Rogers (4), Siscoe (4)

Order from:    Susan Kellar Ratcliffe
                        94 W. Winter St.
                        Delaware, OH 43015

Send questions to: Susan Kellar Ratcliffe

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The book also includes information on the Pings in England, Old Letters, "Life History" by Jemima Ann (Ping) Smith and "Reminiscences" , a Civil War account by Robert W. Ping.

Price: $39.00 plus $ 5.00 s. & h.

Order from:    Donald Ping
                        P. O. Box 495
                        Warren, IN 46792-0495

This publications tells of early mining in Sullivan County, IN.  Also of four terrible mine disasters giving the names of the miners that lost their lives.  It is also a history and genealogy of the Richards-Woolley-Buckley families that come to Sullivan County, Indiana in 1860s and began coalmines in the area.  All these families come from England to America, some settling in Illinois also.  Also the story of Clement Richards that later comes into Vigo County from Sullivan County.  He and his wife lost their lives in the ship wreck of "The Empress of Ireland" on the St. Lawrence River as they were going home to visit their family in England. Their sons continued the mining business in the Vigo County area and later, Clement's nephew, Herbert I. Woolley come with his family to Vigo County.  John & Jane (Lester) Buckley resided in Alma, Illinois and he was in mining also.  John's brother settled in Sullivan County, Indiana.  John and Jane's daughter, Amelia, married Herbert I. Woolley.  Herbert's mother was a sister to Clement Richards.  All above were closely related.  A MUST to have if you are researching Sullivan County in the late 19th; and early 20th Century!   Soft Cover, 96 pages with 20 pages of photos.

Price - $ 26.00

Contains over 5,000 additions to the brides & grooms, some from the earliest to the latest marriages, giving parents, ages, birthdates, death dates & cemeteries in many cases.  Soft Cover, 526 pages.

3 Volume Set - Price - $55.00

Marriages from 1882 to 1920 has father, mother & age of the bride/groom; index (part I) gives father & bride/groom; index (part II) gives mother & bride/groom.  17000 entries.  Soft Cover, 549 pages.

4 Volume Set - Price $ 65.00

Edward Chapman of Ipswich, Mass. Includes the well known JOHNNY APPLESEED.  Through correspondence, stories written in the 1930s and 40s, news items and tradition, we bring Johnny to you. His father Nathaniel was a Captain in the Revolution.  Soft cover, indexed, 219 pps.

Price - $28.00

From England to America - Wills, obits, censuses, news items from England.   Through English Research , tells of two brothers who come to US in mid-19th century.  Vol. I - 131 pages, soft cover;  Vol. II - 131 pages, soft cover.

2 Volume Set - Price - $25.00

Two groups of Colliers' follow the same pattern of migration into Pulaski and Rockcastle Cos, KY  then to Southern Indiana.  Several move west.  Both  progenitors, Richard Collier & Eld. Stephen Collier, and their descendants inter-marry into the Brown County Elkins, Stogdill, and Deckard families and the Acton family of nearby Jackson County.

360 pps. soft cover, indexed with two genealogies.

Price -$28.00

Research on the Elkins' families from Virginia to Kentucky and then into Southern Indiana.   Information includes chronology of Elkins in Virginia from 1600s to 1800s.  Taken from written and  physical research by  compiler.  Includes: censuses, marriages, cemetery records , land records, correspondence,  etc.  Information on the North Carolina Elkins (early) included. Soft cover, 532 pages with table of contents.

2 Volume Set - Price - $38.00

This publication is an update of earlier chronologies and has additional information. Soft cover, 100 pages.

Price $12.00

An alphabetical listing containing 202 pages with soft cover.

Price - $15.00

These publications are formatted with index (all name) & assigned computer numbers.   The actual census is listed as the Ass't Marhal had taken it & the numbers line up as such (numerical).  To find an ancestor, check index and this number & zip, you have him!  Some books are set up in 2 volumes and others in one volume with index in back of book. All have soft covers.

1850 JACKSON CO, IN CENSUS     Price  $16.00

1860 JACKSON CO,  IN CENSUS      Price $16.00

1850-1860 BROWN CO, IN CENSUS (1 volume)     Price $30.00

1850 DAVIESS CO, IN CENSUS      Price  $16.00

1850 LAWRENCE CO, IN CENSUS      Price  $16.00

1850 MONROE CO, IN CENSUS      Price  $16.00

1810 Pulaski & Rockcastle Cos, KY Census     Price $10.00

This book is of the veterans who resided at this home and had served in the World Wars, as well as the  Civil and Spanish American Wars.  It dates from 1878 to 1980, giving name, company in which they served with along with date left (this could mean time of death or other.  This also has the women who served along with widows of the soldiers.  227 pages with soft cover.

Price - $24.00

Shipping & Handling: First book $ 6.00 with $1.00 for each additional book