Notes:

Claude was raised by his grandparents, the Reynolds, along with histwin brother Clyde after his mother's death. His mother gave the boysto her parents right before she died. He wasn't a very talkative man. (Per Amy Hough Terry; great-granddaughter, 07 April 2005)

"A TRIBUTE
Published in the pages of
THE ANDERSON DAILY BULLETIN
ANDERSON, INDIANA
APR 25 1970
MEMORIAL OBITUARY
Entered Into Eternal Rest Friday, April 24, 1970
CLAUDE M. FRENCH
CHESTERFIELD - Claude M. French, 65, 125 N. Water St., died Fridayevening while a patient at Community Hospital in Anderson. Mr. Frenchwas a retired employee of the Miller Trucking Company in Gas City in1965 and the Brown Valley Christian Church. He was also an honorarymember of Local 135 Teamster and Chauffer Union. Surviving with thewidow Opal and father, Elmer French of Ladoga, are six daughters,Margaret Rambo and Mabel Bronnenberg of Anderson, Madonna Barkdull ofEscondido, Calif., Cherrie Dowell of Hanover, Ohio, Barbara Mitchellof Middletown and Carol Cade of Chesterfield; three sons, Lewis Frenchof Canton, Ohio, Randy French of Anderson, and Claude D. French, athome; three brothers, Earl French of Ladoga and a twin brother ClydeFrench of Oakwood, Ill., 23 grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at the Ballard andShirey Funeral Home in Daleville with the Rev. Leroy Hines,officiating. Monday at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in the MillerCemetery. The family will receive friends after 2 p.m. today at themortuary. Born: August 01, 1904 Died: April 24, 1970." [Transcribed26 Mar 2005, SLJuhl]

*Claude married Opal Beulah Douglass on 24 Nov 1923 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA. Opal (daughter of Lewis Louis Walter Douglass and Cora A. Wright) was born on 8 Sep 1906 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana; died on 2 Apr 1996 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana; was buried in Apr 1996 in Millers Cemetery, Middletown, Henry County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. *Margaret Lynn French was born on 17 Mar 1924 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana; died on 16 Jan 2006 in 82 Years Old; Anderson, Madison County, Indiana; was buried in Jan 2006 in Bronnenberg Cemetery, Chesterfield, Madison County, Indiana.

Notes:

SOURCE: MONTGOMERY COUNTY, INDIANA HISTORY BOOK, 929.2 1823-1988.
"THE FRENCH FAMILY
The Elmer French family, because of its numerous progeny, isassociated with many families in the area, with direct descendantsnumbering nearly 300 in 1989.
Elmer Edgar French, born Apr. 6, 1876, near Portland Arch in FountainCounty, died June 9, 1971 at Ladoga, was a son of James and AliceLaBaw French. James was born in 1852, a son of William and ElizaOsborn French. Eliza's father, Daniel Osborn, born in 1791, came toFountain County in 1824, where he ministered to the communalsettlement near Stone Bluff, north of Veedersburg. Daniel's parents,Cyrus and Esther Baldwin Osborn were natives of New Jersey, and latermoved to Ohio where they were among the founders of Middletown. Cyrusfought in the Indian Wars in Ohio, and helped bury the dead after St.Clair's defeat. Esther was a true frontiers woman, born in 1763, whogrew up in the midst of the Revolution. Cyrus died in 1805, andEsther eventually moved on to Indiana where she died at the age of 90.
Esther's immigrant ancestors included: John Ogden, Governor of EastJersey, William Meeker, a founder of Elizabeth, NJ, William Preston ofthe New Haven Colony, Cornelis Melyn, Patron of Staten Island, andRalph Dayton, Thomas Baker and Jacobus Schellinger, all among thefounders of East Hampton, Long Island. The Osborns were descendantsof Thomas Osborn, village tanner in New Haven and later East Hampton.
Elmer French's mother, Alice LaBaw French, 1858-1936, was a daughterof Benjamin and Elizabeth Smith LaBaw. Benjamin was a descendant ofPenelope Van Princin, who was ship wrecked at Sandy Hook off theJersey coast, later being rescued by friendly Indians and taken to NewYork where she married Richard Stout and in 1648 returned to MonmouthCo., NJ, as its first settlers.
Elizabeth Smith LaBaw was a descendant of the Martin and Otterbachfamilies, who were among the 13 families from Muesen, Nassau-Siegen,Germany, who emigrated to Fauquier Co., VA, in 1714 -- starting thefirst iron works in the Virginia Colony.
Elmer French was reared by his mother and step-father, Henry Douglas,near New Market, (Fountain County, Indiana) where he attended schooland belonged to the New Market Christian Church where he was baptized. He had three step-brothers: Aaron, Emmons, and Edwin Douglas, astep-sister, Sarah Amanda Gilliland, and three half-brothers, Walter,Homer, and Everett Douglas. A farmer and fence builder, he firstmarried Mabel Reynolds, 1881-1904, daughter of Lewis and Mary WrightReynolds of Brown's Valley. Elmer and Mabel had four sons: Earl, Sr.married Mary Gooding, Paul married Juanita Sparks, and twins, Claudemarried Opal Douglas, and Clyde married Charlotte Roberts. Mabel diedwhen the twins were ten days old and Elmer married secondly, LillieKinkead, 1883-1963, daughter of Stephen and Nancy Zimmerman Kinkead ofnear Ladoga. Stephen was a grandson of Matthew and Sarah GaleyKinkead, who settled in Brown Township in 1829. Elmer and LillieKinkead French had eight children: sons, Ernest Sr. married GarnetGause, Clarence, Ralph married Alleen Morrison, E. Edwin marriedEulalia Switzer; daughters: Helen married Howard Webb, Hazel marriedHoward Hartung, Opal married John McKinstry, and Gladys married JohnFletcher. By Larry J. McKinstry" [Transcribed 25 January 2006,SLJuhl]

NOTE FROM AMY TERRY: "When Elmer's wife Mable died, after twins wereborn, he married Lillie Kinkead. They then had 8 children. Elmer andLillie raised Elmer's two oldest boys, and the twins were raised bythe Reynolds." During World War II, he went to work for R.R.Donnelley and Sons where he worked until 1951. The family lived inPutnam County (Carpentersville, New Maysville and Roachdale area) fromabout 1907 to 1921, when they moved to the Ladoga area. In 1931, theymoved to Mace where they lived until 1963, except for a short time inLinnsburg. Elmer died at Ladoga Golden Manor Nursing Home and hisfuneral was conducted at Perkins Funeral Home in Ladoga with burial inthe New Ross Cemetery." From www.RootsWeb.com web site dated3/22/2005 under WorldConnect where Amy has submitted information onthe family, and from personel correspondence on 07 April 2005.[Transcribed 26 January 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

*Elmer married Mabel Martha Claire Reynolds on 10 Sep 1899 in 1st Marriage; Brown's Valley Christian Church;Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana; Rev. W.H. Brown Officiating. Mabel (daughter of Lewis Louis Washington Reynolds and *Mary Luenza Wright) was born on 28 May 1881 in Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana; died on 10 Aug 1904 in 23 Years Old; Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in Aug 1904 in Union Cemetery, Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"THE CRAWFORDSVILLE JOURNAL NEWSPAPER
AUGUST 1904
A BEAUTIFUL LIFE CLOSED
Mrs. Mabel Reynolds-French was born near Waveland May 28, 1881 anddied at the home of her father near Ladoga on August 10, 1904, agedtwenty-three years, two months and fourteen days. Her death came as agreat shock to the family, and numerous friends, and it is with afeeling of sadness and sorrow that we find we are compelled to recordher death, for we deeply deplore the loss of one so dear. Her demisewas wholly unexpected as she had improved rapidly for a week. Thefamily had not the least doubt of her recovery until a sudden relapsecame. After a few hours of intense suffering God whispered well donetou good and faithful servant and thus she fell asleep in Jesus havingher mind calm and composed until the last moment. She was the eldestdaughter of Lewis and Mary Reynolds and the devoted wife of ElmerFrench. To this union was born four boys, the oldest only about fouryears and two ten days old, for which the now angel mother sacrificedher life. Mabel, as her friends knew her, was naturally possessed ofa pleasant and cheerful disposition, always meeting her friends with asmile and jovial greeting, looking on th bright side of life at alltimes. She became a charter member of the Christian Church at Brown'sValley at its organization, entering immediately into the duties oflife in the church, and until recent years was ever at her post ofduty helping to advance the cause of Christ. In the Sunday school shewas always a willing worker, helping to make it a power for good andit is with sincere regret that one whose life was so pure and usefulas Mabels should be taken out of this great world where there is somuch need of the helpful and good. It is hard to see one so youngstricken down in the bright bloom of womanhood when life's morningseemed the fairest, but the all-wise Father, who alone can unveil thefuture knows best and we would say to the idolizing parents, husbandand two sisters that we know our feeble words of sympathy can renderbut little consolation and that nothing replace your loss. We extendour heartfelt sympathy in this dark hour of your life and pray thatGod will aid you and give you strength to endure the inevitable.There is one comforting thought to reflect upon that she lived in theatmosphere of heaven and its radiant beams of light were reflectedfrom her life int the pathway of many surely if all her friends couldcome and drop one single bud upon her grave, she would sleep beneath agreat avalanche of flowers. The funeral services were conducted byRev, W,H, Brown at the Christian church at Brown's Valley, whoofficiated at the wedding of the deceased but five years ago. Herwhite casket was ladened with flowers by loving hands. A largeconcourse of people were in attendance to pay their respects to onewho will be sadly missed. the interment was at Union near Waveland.
Gone was the life sustaining breath,
But oh, how beautiful was death,
Mortality had passed away,
And there a sleeping angel lay.
Mrs. N.R.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to extend our heartfelt thanks to our many friends who sowillingly assisted and consoled us during the illness and death of ouraffectionate daughter and wife Mabel and may you all be blest withfriends so true should sickness and sorrow come to you.
Lewis Reynolds and Family, Elmer French." Article is from Amy HoughTerry. [Transcribed 08 March 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

Notes:

He left his family when Elmer was 18 months old. Per his death recordprovided by Amy Hough Terry on 07 April 2005, it states that he was an80 years old, white male, when he died in Bloomington, at the McLeanCounty Farm in Illinois, plus that he was also buried on the farm aswell on 15 February 1932. His birth place and parents names were notgiven--stated "not available". The copy of this record is kept inthe Douglass Family Records.

*James married Melissa Alice La Baw on 22 Aug 1871 in Fountain County, Indiana. Melissa (daughter of Benjamin B. Labaw and Elizabeth Ann Smith) was born on 20 Aug 1858 in Fountain County, Indiana; died on 23 Nov 1936 in Mellott, Fountain County, Indiana; was buried in Nov 1936 in Cemetery Near Osborne Prairie, Fountain County, Church. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A. Source: Records of Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins of Parke County,Indiana. You must contact compiler for further information. SLJuhl,compiler--sljuhl1234@yahoo.com.

One of the books on the LaBaw Family Record is in the safe keeping ofthis family (compiler's). Great Aunt Alice (Alice Margaret DouglassShappard) has a copy, and the Indianapolis Library has a copy at theIndiana State Library of these families, Crane, Tappan, LaBaw andFisher Records.

"ARTICLE, OUTSIDE DEATHS
ALICE LUDLOW
MELLOTT--(CNS)--Following a long illness of heart trouble, Mrs. AliceLudlow, 78, died at her home in Mellott at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov.23,1936. She had been a resident of Mellott five years. Mrs. Luslow wasborn Aug. 20, 1858, in Fountain County where she spent all her life,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LaBaw. She was thrice married, first toJames French, then to Henry Douglas, and after their deaths was unitedin marriage to Charles Ludlow Mar. 31, 1931. Surviving are thehusband; four sons, Elmer French, Mace, Ind.; Walter Douglas,Danville, Ill.; Homer Douglas, near Stone Bluff; and Everett Douglas,Kingman; one brother, Alonzo, LaBaw, Auburn, Ind. She was a member ofthe Nazarene Church at Hillsboro. Last rites will be at 1 p.m.Wednesday at Osborne Prarie Church, the Rev. Charles Howard, Sterling,Officiating. Burial in a cemetery near the church. J. Fred Parham,Veedersburg, in charge.
Obituary, November, 1936 in local newspaper." [Transcribed, SLJuhl,28 Oct 2005]

Notes:

OBITUARY: FOR LEWIS W. REYNOLDS
UNKNOWN DATE AND UNKNOWN NEWSPAPER NAME
OBTAINED FROM AMY HOUGH TERRY'S WEB SITE: http://www.myfamily.com on14 Jun 2005. Terry had posted it to her site on 07 Sep 2002.
"RITES HELD FOR LEWIS REYNOLDS--FORMER BROWN'S VALLEY MAN DIEDSUDDENLY HERE SATURDAY AFTERNOON---Funeral services for Lewis W.Reynolds, who died suddenly in the rear of a local resaurant Saturdayafternoon, were held Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Brown'sValley Christian Church. Rev. J.H. Wilson, pastor of the Firstchristian Church of this city, was in charge. Burial was in Old UnionCemetery near Waveland. Reynolds was born near Waveland, June 17,1856, the son of Andrew and Alice Reynolds. He was married to Mary T.Wright, December 7, 1878 (hard to read). She died in May, 1932. Onedaughter, Mrs. Mabel French, died in 1904. Survivors, in addition tothe two daughters, include fifteen grandchildren and thirteengreat-grandchildren. He was a member of the Christian Church."[Transcribed 08 March 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

"Lewis REYNOLDS
Waveland Independent, August 11, 1933;http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/
Lewis REYNOLDS, formerly of Browns Valley, who was well known here wasfound dead in the rear room of the Wolf restaurant in Crawfordsvilleon Saturday afternoon. He had been staying with his daughter, Mrs. LeoTHOMPSON but for the past few days had been at the home of Mrs. JohnGraham. Funeral services at the Browns Valley Christian Church onMonday were in charge of Rev. JH Wilson. Burial at Union Cemetery. Mr.Reynolds was born near Waveland June 17, 1856 and was the son ofAndrew and Alice Reynolds. He married Alice E. Wright Dec 7, 1870 whodied May 1932. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Thompson and Mrs.Dalton Connor of Covington. It is an interesting coincidence that hisold home in Browns Valley burned two days after his funeral."[Transcribed 27 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

A graveside photo taken at the Old Union Cemetery in Browns Valley,near Waveland, Indiana of Lewis and Mary's stones give his death dateas 1933. Obtained from Amy Hough Terry web site:http://www.myfamily.com On 14 Jun 2005.

Burial Source: Crawfordsville Public Library, Crawfordsville,Montgomery County, Indiana web site:
http://history.cdpl.lib.in.us/montcocem.html; Obtained 19 March 2007CDPL 1-132; DAR 4-107.
CDPL=the Crawfordsville Library's numbering system
DAR=the Daughters Of The American Revolution's numbering system afterwalking each cemetery and transcribing head stones.

WAVELAND INDEPENDENT, AUGUST 11, 1933
"Lewis Reynolds, formally of Brown Valley, who was well known here,was found dead in the rear of the Wolf Restraurant in Crawfordsville.He had been staying with his daughter, Mrs. Leo Thompson, but for thepast few days had been at the home of Mrs. John Graham. Funeralservices at the Brown Valley Christian Church on Monday were in chargeof Rev. J. H. Wilson. Burial at Union Cemetery. Mr. Reynolds wasborn near Waveland June 17, 1856 and was the son of Andrew and AliceReynolds. He married Alice E. (?) Wright December 7, 1870 who diedin May 1932. He is survived by 2 dau., Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. DaltonConner of Covington. It's interesting that his old home in BrownValley burnt two days after his funeral." Taken from the notes ofJoyce Lorraine Clore Elkins.

Lewis married *Mary Luenza Wright on 7 Dec 1870 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA. *Mary (daughter of *James Crawford Wright and Caroline Hill) was born on 30 Nov 1859 in Lyons, Clinton County, Iowa; died on 7 May 1932 in Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in May 1932 in Old Union Cemetery, Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

WAVELAND INDEPENDENT, MAY 13, 1932
"Mrs. Lewis Reynolds: Mrs. Lewis Reynolds, formally of Brown Valley,died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Leo Thompson while atCrawfordsville on Saturday evening. Survived by her husband and twodaughters, Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Carrie Conner. 15 grandchildren, 11great grandchildren. Services at Brown Valley Christian Church onTuesday morning. Burial at Union Cemetery. Attending Mr. & Mrs. J.L.Aldshue, Mrs. Leland Gooding." Notes of Joyces Lorraine Clore Elkins.

" Mary Luenza Wright
Crawfordsville Journal Review
9 May 1932, p 8; http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/
MARY REYNOLDS DIES NEAR CITY
RESIDENT OF BROWN'S VALLEY DIES AFTER TWO WEEKS' ILLNESS .
Mrs. Mary Wright Reynolds, age 72, died at the home of her daughter,Mrs. Leo Thompson, three miles west or Crawfordsville at 6 o?clockSaturday evening following an illness of two weeks due to influenza.Mrs. Wright was born in Lyon, Ia., Nov. 30, 1859, the daughter ofJames Crawford and Caroline Hill Wright. She was married in 1879 toLewis W. Reynolds, who survives her. She spent the majority of herlife in and around Brown?s Valley, becoming a member of the Brown'sValley Christian church. Those surviving in addition to the husband,are two daughters, Mrs. Carrie Conner, and Mrs. Pearl Thompson, bothliving near Crawfordsville; fifteen grandchildren; eleven greatgrandchildren and one sister Mrs. Rose Kesselring, of Alexandria. Onedaughter, Mabel Reynolds French, preceded her in death. Services willbe held at 10:30 0?clock Tuesday morning at the Brown?s ValleyChristian church. Internment will be at the Old Union cemetery nearWaveland.
File Created: Oct 09, 2007

Burial Source: Crawfordsville Public Library, Crawfordsville,Montgomery County, Indiana web site:
http://history.cdpl.lib.in.us/montcocem.html; Obtained 19 March 2007CDPL 1-132; DAR 4-107.
CDPL=the Crawfordsville Library's numbering system
DAR=the Daughters Of The American Revolution's numbering system afterwalking each cemetery and transcribing head stones.

"Mary Wright Reynold's birth certificate indicates that her mother'sname was Caroline Hill, an article written in Montgomery CountyHistory states her name was Caroline Mullin." Per Amy, Family GroupSheet, sent to this Compiler on 08 July 2008 per e-mail. [09 July2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

Notes:

http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/cairney/39.htm

Excerpt from the book of: Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland
An Ethnography of the Gael A.D. 500 - 1750
? C. Thomas Cairney, Ph.D,

You can purchase this book online at Amazon.Com
Visit the Authors Web Site http://www.cairneys.org/
Visit Willow Bend Books, the Publisher
Copyright ? 1989 C. Thomas Cairney.
Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland
X. The Vikings and Normans

The Vikings and Normans are ethnically linked because of their commondescent from the Norwegian group of Viking raiders and settlers of theninth to eleventh centuries. The Vikings per se came directly toIreland and Scotland during this period, and in Ireland theyestablished the first towns as coastal trading centers, as merchantactivity was a natural second stage to their original ferocious navalraiding. They became completely Gaelicized. The twelfth centurybrought Anglo-Norman settlers to Scotland, and Anglo-Norman invadersto Ireland. The Normans first appear as mixed Danish and Norwegiansettlers in tenth-century Normandy, a province of France which theseVikings wrested from the French and made a dukedom, and from whichprovince they subsequently invaded England in 1066. Their originalintroduction into the Frankish and Gallo-Roman world in Normandychanged military technology forever, for these acculturated Vikings,afterwards known as Normans, swept forward from Normandy into Englandand later Gaeldom with "Mote and Bailey" castles (where the Gaels hadraided, exacted tribute and then gone back to their own territory, theNormans confounded the Irish by actually squatting on the invaded landwith castles, thus physically denying it to its erstwhile owners). TheNormans also utilized disciplined and armored Frankish-style cavalry,thus introducing the mounted knight. They invaded both England andIreland with similar success, though in the Gaelic area they wereinfluenced as much as they influenced. They eventually became to avery large degree, "more Irish than the Irish," adopting Gaeliclifestyles, language and kinship patterns.
The Norman Families

The Normans came to Ireland mostly from the Welsh Borders, in the wakeof the Anglo-Norman invasion of 1169. They came to Scotland asguest-settlers and allies to the Kings of Scots (who prized them fortheir chivalry and for their military and administrative skills)beginning with the reign of David I in the first half of the twelfthcentury (see Chapter IV). They included families of
Norman, Flemish, Welsh and Breton descent, the military aristocracy ofEngland at the time. When these invaders met the disarrayed charge ofthe native Gaelic warriors on the open plains of Ireland, they usuallyswept the Irish from the field with their awesome three-prongedattack: First the deadly flight of arrows from the distant andinvulnerable Welsh crossbowmen, then the organized charge of that "newanimal," the charger-mounted armored knights with their long swords,and finally the follow-through onslaught by unrelenting lines ofdisciplined Flemish infantry. Combine these demonstrations of bold,courageous and creative military innovation with the savvy, pragmaticyet treacherous political machinations of the Normans and their RoyalEnglish masters and you have the result: Within 80 years nearlythree-quarters of Ireland was under Norman control.

The Frenchs (de Freins). The ancestors of the Irish Frenchs were oneof the original Norman families in England, a branch of which settledin County Wexford about 1300. A branch of the Wexford family settledin Galway in the early fifteenth century, where they became one of themore prominent of the tribes of that city. Walter French becameSovereign (Mayor) of Galway in 1444.

*William married Eliza Jane Osborn about 1850 in Indiana, USA. Eliza (daughter of Daniel Osborn and Rebecca French) was born on 6 Dec 1832 in Fountain County, Indiana; died on 2 Sep 1915 in Fountain County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A. Source: Records of Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins of Parke County,Indiana.
There is no doubt what so ever that the LaBaw, Stout, Burk, Smith,Douglass, French, and all of the families listed below in Indiana arerelated.
I am a direct descendant of all of them. My grandmother's maiden namewas Douglass and my mother's maiden name was Clore and my father'ssurname was Elkins. The Douglass intermarried with LaBaw, French,Reynolds, Smith, Redenbaugh, Sparks, Burk. The Clore's intermarriedwith the Martin, Otterback, Rector families. My father's Elkinsfamily intermarried with the Clore's, Sparks, Rector, Deer families.My folks were third cousins, so I am related by descent to all of thefamilies.
My mother's (Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins) research was exemplary andconcise. She knew many of the older family members as well in almosteveryone of the above families. Mother gathered source informationfrom those family members and then backed it up with biographies,obituaries, census records, marriage & death records, etc.... thesources are so multiple that I have not listed all of them in mynotes, but be assured there is a reference source somewhere amongstall of the many volumes of her work that I now own throughinheritance. I have endeavored over the last ten years to also updaterecords when time allows. When I do update, the sources are usuallyincluded in the notes of the person being updated in my Family TreeMaker program. The families are so multiple in origin with hundredsof branch families that putting all of the information into thecomputer has been a work in progress, and it continues even now.There are more than 12 books on the different families that I haveworked on so far already at the Crawfordsville Public Library.
You must contact SLJuhl, Compiler & FamilyGenealogist--sljuhl1234@yahoo.com for further information.

A. Source: Records of Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins of Parke County,Indiana. Joyce was my mother, who researched the family for more than30 years, and also, I inherited her records. She spoke with manyfamily members and I do have a photo of Uncle Elijah LaBaw, the son ofBenjamin & Phoebe Crane LaBaw. Mother knew his family and children.She grew up near them.
B. Source: The LaBaw Family Book, information gathered from familyreunions, and documented by three family members, which includes theCranes.
C. Source: Photos and more census, marriage, death, birth,etc...records.
D. Source: Other Family Researchers, Amy, Cheryl, Ann, Dave,Lucille, Kenneth, etc...
[25 April 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler - sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

LA BAW FAMILY RECORD--August 1956
" Benjamin B. La Baw was born October 2, 1808, the son of David L. andSarah Barkalow La Baw, and is the first generation whose history isrecorded here. He married Phoebe Crane, daughter of Jonathan andKeziah Tappan Crane, on September 10, 1832. They came by coveredwagon route from Montgomery County, Ohio about 1835, and settled on afarm in what is now known as Shawnee Township, Fountain County,Indiana. They were the parents of twelve children. Phoebe Crane LaBaw died April 24, 1852. Elizabeth Smith La Baw died and ElizaArheart was his third wife, and two children were born of thismarriage. He died April 7, 1867, thus closing the record of the firstgeneration." (Page 3, para. 2) The LaBaw Family Record, August 1956.[Transcribed SLJuhl, 25 Dec 2005]
"The following pages of this book are devoted entirely to recordingthe family history of the 18 children born of the first, second andthird marriages of Benjamin B. La Baw.", (Page 3, para. 3) The LaBawFamily Record, August 1956. [Transcribed SLJuhl, 25 Dec 2005]
The La Baw Family Record Book committee members are: Myrtle La BawNewman, Lillian La Baw Clark, and Anna Leak La Baw, August 1956; A LaBaw Family reunion was held the fourth Sunday of August each year,usually in the Park at Covington, Fountain County, Indiana. The bookwas printed by Lucille Cave Buckner 2844 Punto Alto Court,Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

Three sons died during the Civil War: Benjamin F. La Baw, Derrick V.(B) La Baw, and David L. La Baw.

FRENCH FAMILY HISTORY, PAGE 164;HAND WRITTEN AS PER JOYCE LORRAINECLORE ELKINS: Benjamin LaBaw (M. Elizabeth Smith) was a descendant ofPenelope Van Princin, who was ship wrecked at Sandy Hook off theJersey coast, later being rescued by friendly Indians and taken to NewYork where she married Richard Stout and in 1648 returned to MonmouthCounty, New Jersey as its first settlers." [Transcribed, SLJuhl, 29Oct 2005] [Please see stories in notes of Richard and Penelope KentStout]

"01 August 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Simon Labaw
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
Birth Place: Iowa
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Shawnee, Fountain, Indiana
Household Members: Name Age ------NOTE: Large transcription error -The children were actually all born in Fountain County, Indiana, notIowa.
Benjamin Labaw 5 IA
Benjamin B Labaw 43 value 8000, OH (father)
David Labaw 14 IA
David D Labaw 74 Farmer, NJ (grandfather)
Jonathan Labaw 11 IA
Lewis Labaw 3 IA
Phebe Labaw 39 OH (mother)
Phoebe I (J) Labaw 2 IA
Richard Labaw 9 IA
Sarah Labaw 15 IA
Simon Labaw 7 IA
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Shawnee, Fountain, Indiana;Roll: M432_145; Page: 91; Image: 544; Dwelling 77/77; . Ancestry.com.1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:The Generations Network, Inc., 2005." [Transcribed 01 April 2008,SLJuhl, Compiler, sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

"18 August 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Simon Labaw
Age in 1860: 18
Birth Year: abt 1842
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1860: Shawnee, Fountain, Indiana
Gender: Male
Post Office: Rob Roy and Portland
Household Members: Name Age (Alas!! More transcription errors.)
B B Labaw 51 male, farmer, value 11000/5800 Ohio
Elizabeth Labaw 30 Ind.
Derrick Labaw 20 farm laborer, Ind.
Simon Labaw 18 farm laborer, Ind.
Benjamin Fabaw (LaBaw) 16 farm laborer, Ind.
Lewis Fabaw (LaBaw) 14 Ind.
Jane Fabaw (LaBaw) 13 Ind.
John Fabaw (LaBaw) 10 Ind.
Elijah Fabaw (LaBaw) 8 Ind.
Alonzo Fabaw (LaBaw) 4 Ind.
Elizabeth Fabaw (LaBaw) 2 Ind.
Alice Fabaw (LaBaw) 1 Ind.
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Shawnee, Fountain, Indiana;Roll: M653_258; Page: 668; Image: 147; Pages 146-147. Ancestry.com.1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:The Generations Network, Inc., 2004." [Transcribed 01 April 2008,SLJuhl, Compiler, sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

Benjamin married Elizabeth Ann Smith on 6 Dec 1852 in Fountain County, Indiana. Elizabeth (daughter of *Asa Smith and Hanna Jane Finkland) was born in 1831 in Fountain County, Indiana; died on 24 Dec 1861 in Fountain County, Indiana; was buried in Dec 1861 in Browns Chapel Cemetery, Fountain County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Per Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins; Taken from the French Family History: "Elizabeth Smith LaBaw was a descendant of the Martin and Otterbachfamilies, who were among the 13 families from Muesen, Nassau - Siegen,Germany, who emigrated to Fauquier County, Virginia in 1714 - startingthe first iron works in the Virginia Colonies." [Transcribed, SLJuhl,29 Oct 2005]

"FRENCH FAMILY HISTORY, PAGE 164; Crawfordsville Public Library,Montgomery County, Indiana
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, INDIANA HISTORY BOOK, 929.2 1823-1988
ELMER FRENCH'S mother, ALICE LABAW FRENCH, 1858-1936, was a daughterof Benjamin and Elizabeth Smith LaBaw. Benjamin was a descendant ofPenelope Van Princin, who was ship wrecked at Sandy Hook off theJersey coast, later being rescued by friendly Indians and taken to NewYork where she married Richard Stout and in 1648 returned to MonmouthCo., NJ, as its first settlers.
BENJAMIN LABAW (m. Elizabeth Smith) was a descendant of Penelope VanPrincin who was ship wrecked at Sandy Hook off the Jersey coast, laterbeing rescued by friendly Indians and taken to New York where shemarried Richard Stout and in c.1648 returned to Monmouth County, NewJersey as its first settlers.
ELIZABETH SMITH LABAW was a descendant of the Martin and Otterbackfamilies, who were among the thirteen families from Muesen,Nassau-Siegen, Germany, who emigrated to Fauquier County, Virginia inc.1714 - starting the first iron works in the Virginia Colony." Thisinformation is from a handwritten note of Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkinsa direct descendant.
[Transcribed 29 April 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler & daughter ofJoyce-sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

Sources: Covington Library at 622 - 5th Street, Covington, Indiana765-793-2572;
Fountain County Genealogy Society, Inc., West Central IN GenealogyResearch Library 405 North Mill Street, P.O. Box 273, Veedersburg, IN. 47987, 765-294-4954 with this e-mail site: FoCoGenSoc@netscape.netand this website use:
http://www.k-inc.com/~darliercenter/fcgslibindex.html

Source:www.Germanna.com

Source: Crawfordsville Library site, Montgomery County, Indianawww.cdpl.lib.in.us
Crawfordsville District Public Library
222 South Washington Street, Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933,765-362-2242

The connection between the above families has been found. Pleasereview the register reports and follow the family lines for (1).Benjamin B. Labaw & Elizabeth Ann Smith, (2). Elizabeth Martin &Berryman Smith, and the couple (3). John Joseph Martin & MariaCatherine Otterbach. Elizabeth Ann Smith's grandmother is ElizabethMartin who is a direct descendant of John Joseph Martin from Muesen,Nassau - Siegen, Germany who settled in the first Germanna Colony ofFaquier County, Virginia in 1714. The family line has been tracedback to John Joseph Martin. A Michael Clore, a part of the Douglass/LaBaw descendants, or vice-versa (the families have extensivehistories of their own), is one of the first settlers to the samecolony in Faquier County, Virginia in 1717, just a few years later.These families are all related to each other through differentgenealogy lines. Conclusion: The families all had to have known eachother well for it was a very small community and they had all workedtogether and lived in the Fort together at Germanna, Virginia fornearly ten years until their passages to the new world were paid off.[SLJuhl, 30 Oct 2005]

Notes:

This families biography was obtained from Montgomery County,Crawfordsville Public Library book #929.2; page 282; "Reynolds Family& Reynolds and Miles of Waveland". A person who is discussed in theBiographys--An excerpt from the biographys may sometimes be noted ineach persons notes.
All information on this family is in the Douglass Volume I under the"Reynolds" section that was compiled per Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins.Excerpt:
"...Andrew, born 1824, settled near Old Union Church and had fourchildren. Son Lewis and family settled in Browns Valley....".

Burial Source: Crawfordsville Public Library, Crawfordsville,Montgomery County, Indiana web site:
http://history.cdpl.lib.in.us/montcocem.html; Obtained 19 March 2007CDPL 1-132; DAR 4-106.
CDPL=the Crawfordsville Library's numbering system
DAR=the Daughters Of The American Revolution's numbering system afterwalking each cemetery and transcribing head stones.

"Montgomery County, Indiana USGenWeb Project;http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/
BIOGRAPHY
William Reynolds
Reynolds migrated to area in 1830
By Bessie Armstrong
Montgomery Magazine,
February 1979 Issue Pages 19-20
EXCERPT:
"The eldest son, Andrew J. (b. 1824 Ky. Married Ellis Miles in 1846)worked as a tenet farmer west of Old Union Church. His children wereWilliam (b. 1849), Mary E. (married Newt Shepard), Jesse (died age14), and Lewis Washington of Browns Valley, who married Mary LuensaWright."
[Transcribed 27 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

Andrew married *Alice Ellis Miles on 22 Dec 1846 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA. *Alice (daughter of *George W. Miles and Paulina Thorne) was born on 14 Sep 1825 in Henry County, Kentucky; died on 25 Jun 1905 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

WAVELAND INDEPENDANT JUNE 29, 1905
"Mrs. Ellis Reynolds, the mother of T.N. Sheppard died at the home ofher son, Louis Reynolds, near Ladoga, on Sat. The funeral at Union onMonday was conducted by Rev. L.F. Galey of Crawfordsville. Mrs. EllisMiles of Crawfordsville, born in Henry County, Kentucky, September 14,1925 (1825). She married Andrew J. Reynolds December 22, 1846. 3sons, 1 dau. Mary E. Sheppard and Louis J. survive her. 5 brothersand 1 sister living. She was a member of Baptist Church for 50years."

Notes:

"08 June 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: James C Wright
Age in 1860: 22
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1860: Elk River, Clinton, Iowa
Gender: Male
Post Office: Elk River
Household Members: Name Age
James C Wright 22 m, farmer, values 2000/300, IN
Caroline Wright 25 f, OH
Mary L Wright 6.12 f, IA
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Elk River, Clinton, Iowa;Roll: M653_316; Page: 12; Image: 241; page 12; dwelling 81/81; lines38-40. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004."

"22 August 1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Jas C Wright
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
Age in 1870: 32
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1870: Union, Parke, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Bellmore
Household Members: Name Age
Jas C Wright 32 m, w, farmer, values 3000/1200, IN
Caroline Wright 36 f, w, keeping house, OH
Mary L Wright 10 f, w, IA
George F Wright 5 m, w, IN
Oscar L Wright 10/12 m, w, IN
Dennis Wright 63 m, w, KY
Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Union, Parke, Indiana;Roll: M593_349; Page: 194; Image: 389; page 4; dwelling 29/29; lines35-40. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003."

"16 June 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: James Wright
Home in 1880: Waveland, Montgomery, Indiana
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Caroline
Father's birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's birthplace: Indiana
Occupation: Farming
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
James Wright 42 m, w, farming, IN, KY, IN
Caroline Wright 46 f, w, wife, keeping house, OH, OH, PN
Mary L. Wright 20 f, w, dau., dress maker, IA, IN, OH
George Wright 14 m, w, son, laborer, IN, IN, OH
Rosa Wright 7 f, w, dau., IN, IN, OH
James C. Wright 5 m, w, son, IN, IN, OH
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Waveland, Montgomery,Indiana; Roll: T9_300; Family History Film: 1254300; Page: 473.3000;Enumeration District: 109; Image: 0587; page 26; Enum. 109; Super 4;Dwelling 109/112. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005."

"20 June 1900 United States Federal Census
Name: James C. Wright
Home in 1900: Brown, Montgomery, Indiana
Age: 62
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Indiana
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
James C. Wright 62 mar. 17 yrs., IN, KY, IN, occup. teamster,reads/writes, owns farm; the way the birth year is written it'sdifficult to tell if it's Dec 1831 or 1837.
Mary Wright 62 Jan 1834, white, female, wife, mar. 17 yrs, 3 child/3living, IN, IN, KY
NOTE: George & Margaret Wright are living next door to his fatherJames C. & Mary (step-mother) Wright. Source Citation: Year: 1900;Census Place: Brown, Montgomery, Indiana; Roll: T623 393; Page: 9B;Enumeration District: 97; Super 9; Enum. 97; Sheet 9B; Dwelling141/193; Lines 69-70. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.,2004."

"Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920
Name: James C. Wright
Date: 23 Jul 1905
Location: Parke
Age: 67 yr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Source Location: County Health Office Rockville
Source Notes: The source of this record is the book H-23 on page 12within the series produced by the Indiana Works ProgressAdministration.
Ancestry.com. Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT,USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004."

"E-mail From: Adhough1@aol.com
Date: 07/09/08 21:00:18
To: gsjuhl@peoplepc.com
Subject: Re: Wright Genealogy
Yes, I originally had his birth year as 1837, but then the deathcertificate stated 1831. It's kind of strange because his parentswere Married in 1836. I wonder if someone wrote down the wrong dateas 1831 on the death certificate? Amy"

"Parke County Deaths 1882 - 1920; http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/
Deceased Sex Race Age Date Location Book Page
JAMES C WRIGHT M W 67 SEP 23 1905 PARKE H-23 12"

SOURCE-EMAIL: From: (Amy) Adhough1@aol.com
To: gsjuhl@peoplepc.com (compiler)
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 4:36 PM
"I just got back from Parke Co, and Montgomery Co. Some new info onthe Reynolds side, Mary Wright Reynold's was the daughter of James C.Wright and Caroline Hill Mullen. I went and found the info on James'death in Parke Co. I don't know if you need any of this, but I knowsince you have info on the Reynolds, you might want the Wrights.
Death info:
James Crawford Wright died 9-1905 in Parke Co. IN (my records hadshown that he died in March)
birth: 12/22/1831 (I had him born in 1837 considering hisparents were married in 1836)
father: Dennis Wright born in KY
mother: L Crawford, born in IN
wife: Caroline Mullen ( she died before he did)
Cause of Death: Conclusion of the brain caused by a kick in the headby a horse hoof
Buried: Waveland
Not sure what it meant by Waveland. I checked all the Montgomery Corecords, and also visited a cemetery in Waveland and couldn't findhim. I suspect he doesn't have a grave.
I also have an obit which I can scan and email to you. I also foundthat James' father, Dennis, owed 40 acres in Union Township, Parke Co.in 1832. And according to the obit, James had an Uncle James H.Wright who lived in the area and died a year before. I did find aJohn H Wright who died within the same year on the census's, not sureif it's the same person." [Transcribed 07 July 2008, SLJuhl,Compiler]

SOURCE-OBITUARY: Sent per SOURCE-EMAIL: From: (Amy) Adhough1@aol.com
To: gsjuhl@peoplepc.com (compiler)
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 4:36 PM
"James C. Wright, age 78, died at 1 o'clock last Saturday afternoon asthe result of an injury received earlier in day. For some time Wrighthas been living in a tent with his son George and wife just belowWildman's hollow on the Montezuma road where he owned a few acres ofground. That morning he was trying to assist a horse, which hadfallen down in a little hollow and was lying on its back, to get upwhen the animal in its lunging struck him on the right side of thehead with one if its front feet. Very soon he became unconscious fromconcussion of the brain in which condition he remained until death.Dr. Rogers was called but could do nothing for him. The body wastaken to Waveland where it was buried Monday. Wright formerly livedin or about Portland Mills. He was a nephew of James Wright Sr. whodied probably less than a year ago. He came from Waveland to thiscounty. His wife has been dead for some time." NOTE: No newspapername was given, but was probably in the Rockville Tribune, ParkeCounty, Indiana. [Transcribed 07 July 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]
Please check this: _MDCL: CONC per obituary notice; See Notes.

(Medical):"Concusion" of the brain caused by a kick in the head by a horse hoof,

*James married Caroline Hill on 20 Sep 1856 in Clinton County, Iowa. Caroline (daughter of Daniel Hill and Mary Ann Philips) was born on 20 Jan 1834 in Probably Clermont County, Ohio; died on 18 Dec 1882 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
Name: Caroline Mullen
Census Date: 1856
Residence County: Clinton
Residence State: Iowa
Locality: Elk River
Birth Location: Ohio
Family Number: 30
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1834
Line: 33
Roll: IA_51
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Charles E Langford 40
Hannah Langford 40
CAROLINE MULLEN 22 FEMALE, WIDOWED, IN STATE OHIO "0" YEARS (she musthave just arrived in Iowa at the time of the census in c.1856 A.D.)
Helen Langford 15
Edwin Langford 14
Anna Langford 11
Mary Langford 10
Thomas Langford 6
Charles E LangfordJunior 1
Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007."[Transcribed 08 July 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

From: Adhough1@aol.com
To: gsjuhl@peoplepc.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: James C. Wright
"I tracked CarolineHill Mullen Wright from Ohio with her family to herfirst marriage to a Mullen. She and Mullen went to Iowa, and he diedshortly there after. Her parents then came to Iowa, which is wherethey remained until their deaths. Caroline and James C. Wright weremarried like within a year of her first husband's death. I am notsure why James went to Iowa though." [Transcribed 09 July 2008,SLJuhl, Compiler]

"Mary Wright Reynold's birth certificate indicates that her mother'sname was Caroline Hill, an article written in Montgomery CountyHistory states her name was Caroline Mullin." Per Amy, Family GroupSheet, sent to this Compiler on 08 July 2008 per e-mail. [09 July2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]