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Besancon, Indiana .ChroniclesIssue No.9 March 1999

President's Message "Ancestral Charts" filled out and returned to theSociety so that they can be kept on file in our

It is now 6:00 a.m. and I find myself at my work archives. We want to preserve that informationtable which is located in a comer of our kitchen for posterity.,conveniently close to the coffee maker , .telephone, and refrigerator. There is a sheet of -This Fall a group from our Society will bepaper in the typewriter, and I am wondering what traveling to eastern France via Chicago andto write about. A number of thoughts come to Zurich. We will make the trip which took ourmind. immigrant ancestors months to make in seven

hours. We will be visiting many ofthe towns and_I recently had a bad scare. The doctor ordered villages from which our ancestors came.x-rays and a M.RI. While waiting for the results Continued· on page 2.of the test, I kept thinking "if worst comes toworst," as the old saying goes, God please let mefinishmy genealogies on the early French familiesofSt. ~uis Ch~ch:.....~?w about that for being a r----------------Igenealogy nun snmey was so sweet andaccommodating during this time. I am glad toreport that the news was good, and I will bedigging into genealogy for a few more years.

The Besancon. Indiana Chronicles is apublication of the Besancon HistoricalSociety. It is issued three times annually.

-This brieftimeofillness did bring to mind that ISSN 1097-9646.I did not want my work on genealogy to end orbecome lost, destroyed or forgotten. I want a The Besancon Historical Societyfinished product--if that is ever possible with 15535 Lincoln Highway Eastgenealogy. What all of this is leading to is this: New Haven, Indiana 46774-9679do not waste time! If you have completed afamilygenealogy, make sure that it is deposited at Gene Yoquelet, Presidenta research center or library where it will be Carlton Giant, Treasurerpreserved. The Allen County Library in Fort Barbara Gorney, Vice-PresidentWayne is an excellent place which is known Theresa Martin, Secretarythroughout the country for its genealogical Ralph Violette, Editor of Chroniclescollection. Also, the main purpose of theBesancon Historical Society is to preserve the The Society maintains a web page at:histories and genealogies of the early settlers ofeastern Allen county. We are growing into an http://www.ipfw.edulipfwhistlhistorgs/besanco.htm

archives and research center, and it is equallyimportant .that we have the materials andresources to support this center. Please get your L- -'

http://www.ipfw.edulipfwhistlhistorgs/besanco.htm

Schedule of Meetings for 1999

All meetings, unless otherwise noted, willstart at 9:3fJ a.m. in the St. Louis ParishConference Room in the parish officebuilding. Mark your calendars!

24 MarchPhoto work 'day, 9:30 to 3:30 p.rn. inSocietyArchives .

27 MarchBusiness meeting

14 AprilDiscussion and planning of trip to France in SocietyArchives

24 April"Besancon, France and the French Language"Speaker: Jeannine Jarrard, a native of Besancon,France and a French and Latin teacher in SouthBend.

22 MayPhoto work day, 9:30 to 1:00 p.m. in SocietyArchives

23 MayPhoto Gallery Showing and Open House between 12noon and 4:00 p.rn. in Society Archives

29 MayBusiness meeting

26 JuneSpeaker: Rev. James Lothamer

31 JulyBusiness Meeting

28 August"Frontier Faith"Speaker: Rev. George Mather

25 SeptemberBusiness meeting

(No meeting scheduled in October)

27 November9:00--Business meeting and election of officers11:30--Luncheon at Hall's Village of Coventry

*******President's Message Ceatinned.

eThe windows in St. Louis Church are a work ofart and would be impossible to replace. They arethe original windows in the second church andcontain the names of many of the first Frenchsettlers of this community. The Society maintainsa Window Fund for the sole purpose of

.maintaining these beautiful windows.Contributions to this fund are always appreciated.

e We have some great guest speakers scheduledin the remaining months ofthis year. Please markyour calendars and plan to attend. We also wishto thank Curt Witcher, director of the HistoricalGenealogy Department at the Allen CountyPublic Library for helping the Society set up itslibrary on the same system as the Allen CountyLibrary. Curt's time and effort were greatlyappreciated. We also extend a hearty welcome tothenew members of the Society and to Mr. JeanMiller, president, and Mr. Jacques Deliou,secretary, of the Montjoyce Association from oursister church St. Louis in Besancon, France. Weare looking forward to meeting members of thisassociation this Fall

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In recent issues of the Chronicles a series of articles has been initiated on French communitiesestablished in the J9'" century in various parts of the United States. In the December J998 issueof the Chronicles, Society member Joan Monnier began an article on the French settlement atCastroville, Texas. This is the concluding installment of that article. -ed.

Castroville, Texas: A French Alsatian Settlementby Joan J acquay Monnier

Building Castroville

The plans adopted for Castroville, Texas were typical of most European villages. The town was tobe built around a town square and a church, and the inhabitants of Castroville would live in town andfarm the countryside.

The architecture of the early homes of Castroville has beenrecognized as unique in the United States, and the area hasbeen designated as a National Historic District. Ninetyseven original homes remain today. (Castro's colonistsalso settled the nearby towns ofQuihi and Vandenburg in St. Louis Church. Photo by Joan1846 and D'Hanis in 1847.) Monnier

Buildings were constructed of local materials--limestonewith a lime/sand mortar. Many were later plastered onboth the outside and the inside and were white-washed.Wood shingles were used for the roofs and rocks wereused for chimneys and fireplaces. The kitchen was aseparate out-building.

As more .living area became necessary, lean-to structureswere often added to the rear of houses, thereby changingthe slope of the roof-lines. Later porches made from logsshaded the front doors and windows. Hand dug wells linedwith stones provided fresh water.

The Original Land Grants

By the original land grants Castro was promised a large parcel ofland if he persuaded 600 familiesor single men to settle on the land of a grant within three years. Each colonist would receive 640acres (320, if single) after building a cabin and cultivating at least fifteen acres for three years. Landwas also set aside for the erection of churches. The annexation of Texas to the United States in 1845delayed the distribution of deeds to the colonists. However Henri Castro and over 550 colonists

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Surnames .common to both Besancon andCastroville are GeantlGiant, Huth,Monier/Monnier, and SavageotlSavio.

received land certificates between 1850 and 1855.Some settlers who received land that was notsuitable for farming began to raise cattle andbecame ranchers. Others found occupations neededto create a community.

Monier House. Photo by Joan Monnier

To The Present

Castroville kept its quiet ways, marched in procession on Saint Louis Day, and kept its unwrittenAlsatian dialect for six or seven generations.

On May 30, 1975 Equisheim, Alsace and Castroville became sister cities. When Alsatian visitorscame to Castroville, they were amazed to learn they could understand the words spoken byCastrovillians in their Alsatian dialect. In 1995 the Alsatian Club was formed with the intention ofreviving the Alsatian language spoken by the older members of the community.

Although JuliaNott Waugh (1888-1958) published Castro-ville and Henri Castro, Empresario in1934, it was Ruth Curry Lawler, ateacher, who was instrumental inreviving the Alsatian heritage ofCastroville. In 1948 she organized aslogan contest whose winning entrywas "Castroville, The Little Alsace ofTexas" submitted by L.J. Haby. Thisremains today as the slogan forCastroville, Texas.

Stinebaugh House. This house was imported fromAlsace. Masons are currently completing the house,and students from the Lycee Agricole in Rouffach willdo the landscaping. Photo by Joan Monnier

Another prominent organization, theCastro Garden Club whose goal is tokeep Castroville beautiful, was formedat a tea hosted by "Miss Ruth" in 1952.

The association Jardin des Racinessponsored two projects for Castroville

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through the Lycee Agricole (Agricultural College) of Rouffach, France. In 1997 the college sentfaculty and students directed by Professor Paul Dulin to beautify a large area in Regional Park called"Jardin desRacines" (Garden of Roots). The students planted trees and shrubs around a plot in theshape of Alsace. In 1998 the visitors reconstructed the framework of an old Alsatian house that waspurchased by the association, disassembled and shipped to Texas. The site chosenfor the house waseast of the Medina River near the bridge and south of Highway 90. When the framework of thehouse was completed the students followed an old Alsatian custom of nailing a tree limb to the ridgepole. Now we know the reason for the prickly pear cactus we saw atop the frame of the roof of thisfuture tourist and cultural center!Sources:Castro Colonies Heritage Association, Inc. Medina County History 1994.Castroville Chamber of Commerce. Castroville Yistitor Guide.Crook, Cornelia E. HeDIY Castro and his Homestead.Texas State Historical Association, The New Handbook of Texas. 1996Texas Tour Book. AAA Publishing, 1998.Waugh, Julia Nott .. Castro-ville andHenry Castro. Empresario. 1934.Weaver, Bobby. Castro's Colony: EmpressarioDevelQPIIlentin Texas. 1842-1865.1985.

The Society is updating its records and has the following listed as Lifetime Members. Please notify the Society of anycorrections.

Joan E. Bai111701 West 102 Street Overland ParkKA 66214-2615Barbara Broach 18 Reliez Valley Ct. Lafayette CA 94549Michael Bowers 6414 Moore Road Monroeville IN 46773Joyce Crowl 5036 Abbey Land Shelby Township Ml48316Catherine Czurec 425 Columbia Road Valley City OH 44280Thomas Lombardi 300 West Houston Street Garrett IN 46738Gladys Lemont 4311 Girard Road New Haven IN 46774Jim Lomont 3606 Girard Road New Haven IN 46774Michael Lomont 5115 Girard Road New Haven IN 46774Annette Raaberg 14350 20th AvenueSan Francisco CA 94122

The editor has received the following letter ·from a genealogist in France. The original French isprovided in the event that the loose and partial translation is faulty.

En amateur je recherche actuellement 1es personnes originaires della region de Besancon qui ont emigre auxUSA au 19ieme siecle, J' ai trouve votre adresse par internet. J' ai note une quarantaine de personnes de rnafamille, toutes originaires de petits villages (Aissey, Lanans, Saint Juan Lanans situes dans un rayon de 10 KMa 25 KM de Besancon environ) qui se sont rendues aux USA Ces personnes qui avaient comme patronymeBoucard, Nolot, Voynet, Colin, Coeudevey, Corneille, Cornu, Deschamps, Picard, etc. se sont rendus pourcertains en Louisiane mais les plus nombreux dansl'Indianacomte de Harrison (FrenchTown) et dans lecomted'Allen (Fort Wayne). J'ai trouve des renseignements surtout grace aux archives notariees, Benevolement biensUr,je suis pra a vous servir de correspondant pour des recherches a Besancon. Je possede la genealogie deces personnes jusque vers 1720 minimum. Cependant j' aimerais si cela est possible que vou me reseigniez surIe devenir de mes parents. (Continued on page 13)

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Society member Sue Kratzman has compiled the following index of names appearing in Issues 1through 8 ofthe Chronicles. Periodic updates of this index will be provided in the future.

Chronicles Indexby Sue Kratzman

The first number is thenumber of the newsletter. Thesecond number is the pagenumber.

AAdam, Rev. August---1-4,2-10Adams, Ella---2-14Ad1esperger, Rosa---4-4Allgeier, Rev. J. Nicholas---2-10Auer, Elisabeth---2-13Auer, Frank---4-9Auer, Mary---4-9Augustyniak, Charlotte-c-s-IAuIon, Mary Frances---5-7

BBacon, Adeline--- 7-3Bacon, Albert s.---7-4Bacon, Amanda---7-3Bacon, Anna B.---7-4Bacon, Arthur C.---7-4Bacon, Charles S.---7-4Bacon, Charles W.--- 7-3Bacon, Ephraim II---7-3Bacon, Ephraim 1.---7-4Bacon, Harvey---5-6Bacon, Ida M.---7-4Bacon, John---7-3Bacon, Laura--- 7-3Bacon, Louis 1.---7-4Bacon, Lucy---7-3,7-4

Bacon, Mary Louise---7-4,7-5Bacon, Michael---7-3Bacon, Samuel 1.--7-4Bacon, Samuel---2-3,7-3Bacon, Socrates=- 7-3Bainbridge, Esta---4-4"Bandelier; Franciela--- 5-6Banet, Alex---4-3Banet, Henry---4- 3Banet, lesse---4-3Barbaret, Lucienne--- 7-4Barbe, Catherine-4-5Barber, Marcus---7-6Barbier, Falista---4-4Barbier, Mary---4-4Barbier---7-8Barcio, Rev. Robert G.---6-5Beauchot, August--5-8Beauchot, Eugenie Reuille---5-7Becker, Blanche---4-1Beerbower.Albert ---5-5Beerbower, Olive---5-5-Behrman, Mildred--- 5-6Behrman, Pearl---5-6Behrman, William---5-6Belot, Frank 1.---4-3Benoit, Julian Rev.---3-8Bessonies, Rev. A---2-10,3-8Bidaux, Marianne---6-4Blanc, George-s- 3-3"Blazer, Clara---4-4Bobay---4-3Bodey, Eliza---2-13Bouchu, Bernadette---6-5Bouvier, Catherine-co- 7Bowers, -Elizabeth---2-3

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Bowers, Henry Castleman---1-3Bowers.Jobn=-t-SBowers, Michael---1-4Bowers, Stephen---5-6Bowser, Al---3-1Brady, .Hudson F.---7 c7Brady, James F.---7-7Brady, Kenneth--- 7-7Brady, Loretta---7-3Brady, Patrick D.---7-7Brady, Peter---2-12,2-13Brady, Stan H. --- 7-7Brady, Thomas E.---7-7Brockmyer, Phyllis---1-4,2-1Bron, Marie Jeanne---6-4Buege, Pauline---4-4

CCalkins, Lulu---4-4Carrier,1.C.---1-4Castleman, Brian--- 3-10Castleman, Ervin--- 3-10Castleman, Margaret---l- 3Castro, Henri---8-3,8-4Cayot, lesse---4-3Cayot, Pierre Francois---6-5Centlivre, Louis---4- 3, 6~11Champagne, Claude Joseph---6-2,6-5Champagne, lean Claude---6-5Chirac, Jacques---6-11Coeurdevey, Pierre---6- 5Coffee, Jerry---4-4"Coling, Bessie Stradley--.;.2-'14Collins, Elizabeth A.---4-8

Collins, Victoria---4-4 ••Command, Hortense=-a-SCommand, Justin Jr.---4-8Command, Justin---4-8Comment, Glenola---4-2Comment, Walter---4-2Converset, Alise Mary Lucy---1-3Converset, Annette Louisa---1-3Converset, Bennet Joseph---1-3Converset, Emma Genevieve---1-3Converset, Frances--- 5-6Converset, Frank C.---1-3Converset, Henry Bernard---1-3Converset, Henry Lewis---1-3Converset, Josephine--..,-3Converset, Louis Frank ---1- 3Converset; Mary---I- 3Converset, StephenAugustine---1-3Coonrod, Catherine---I- 3Coonrod, FrancisChristeen---l- 3Coonrod, Leslie---5-4Coonrod, Magdalene-v-l- 3Coonrod, Mary Melissa---I- 3Coonrod, Mathias---l- 3Coonrod, Peter Christopher---1-3Coonrod, Peter Wesley---I-3Coonrod, Warren Nicholas---1-3Corneille, Charles---4-3Corneille---7-8Coulardot, Hypolite---4-3Coulardot, Joseph---4-3Coullardot, Narcis---4- 3


Cox, Nancy Ann---7-4Cribbons, Jack ---4-4Crowl, Joyce Lomont---4-1,7-8,8-1Curts, Arlene--..4-1,5 .•1,5-9,'6-11,7-8Curts, Robert---7-8Curts---7-8

DDaniels, Emily---2-13De St. Palias, Bishop Maurice---1-4Demaison, Jean Nicolas Jr.---6-4Demaison, Jean Nicolas---6-4Demers, W. ---1-4DeMontaubricq, A.---1-4Dickerson, Gideon---I-4Didelot---6- 5Didier, Clem---4- 3Didier, Josephine---7-4Didier, Victor---7-4Ditzell, Marie Adele---2-3Ditzell, Susanne---2-3Ditzell, William--- 2- 3Dodane, Eva---5-6 ••Dodane, Gerald--- 3-10Dodane, Isabelle+-SstiDodane, I~abelle---5-9Dodane, Joseph---2-1O,5-6Dodane, Justine Monnot---5-6Dodane, Mae---5-6Dodane, Norma---4-2Dodane---6-1 0,7-8Donat, Clara---5-5Donat,Phoebe---5-5Dunn, James C.---4-4Dupont, Jean Claude--- 3-3Dupont, Jean---3-3Dupont, Laio (or Saio)---3-3

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Dupont, Marg--- 3-3Dupont, Marie---3- 3Dwight, William L.---3-3

EEarp, Anne--- 7-3

FFairbanks, Jonathan--- 7-3Fairbanks, Sarah--- 7-3Faivre (Favory)---5-4Faivre---6-IOFarre, Addie---5-6Farrell, Francis M.---5-8Farrell, Marie---5-8Featherspiel, Balzer---4-4Featherspiel, Magdalene---4-4Feltes, Rev. Charles J.---2-1OFinney, Laura Mae---2-14

.Fondeuer, Francoise M.---7-11Fraine, John--- 7-11Fraine, Mary E. ---7-11Fraine, Prosper---7-11Frane, Caroline---7 -11Frane, Charles---4- 3Frane, Clarence Simon--- 3-10Frane, Elizabeth---7 -11Frane, Elmer---3-IOFrane, Francis---3-10,7-10,7-11Frane, Francois---7-IlFrane, Jane=- 7-11Frane, Joseph---7-1OFrane,Josephine---7-11Frane, Jules--- 7-11Frane, Lester---4- 3 ,...Frane, Margaret--- 7-10Frane, Mary---7-107-I1Frane, Pauline--- 7-10Frane, Pierrette---7 -10

Frane, Prosper---7-:-10,7-11 1-+Frane, Theresa---7 -11Frene, Francis---4-2Fresne, Claude Francois X.---7-12Fresne, Claude Joseph--- 7-12Fresne, Jean Claude---7-11 ,7-12Fresne, Jean Pierre---7 -11Fresne, Jeanne Francoise---7-12Fresne, Jeanne Marguerite---7-12Fridez, Marie---6-4Fry, Melvin---5-6

GGagnon; J.---4- 5Gamber, Maria Magdalena---2-7,2-12Gauthier, John---5-8Gauthier, Mary Alice---5-8Gauthier, Mary Elise---5-8Geant, Jean Pierre---3-3Geant, Jean--- 3-3Geant, Louise=- 3-3Geant, Marg--- 3-3Geant, Marie-s- 3-3Gentelz, Theodore---8-4Gerardot, Adrian--- 3-10Gerardot, Bernard--5-6Gerardot, Charles---5-6Gerardot, Eddie---5-6Gerardot, Francis Mrs.---5-6Gerardot, Frank Mrs.---5-6Gerardot, Henry---3-1 0Gerardot, John---5-6Gerardot, Lawrence--- 3-10Gerardot, Leo---3-10Gerardot, Simon---5-6Gerardot---7-8


Giant, Carlton---1-4,2-2,5-1,5-9,6-11,7-2Giant, Charlotte---1-4Giant, Randolph--- 3-10Girard, Louis---5-6Girard; Mary---5 ..6Girardat, Adelaide---2- 3Girardat, Alexis Jr.---2-3Girardat, Alexis---2-J,4-9Girardat, AntQ1ne---2-3Girardat, Celestin---4-9Girardat, Edouard---2-3Girardat, Jean Pierre---2-3Girardat, JQseph---2-3Girardat, Louis C.---2-3Girardat, Louis---4-9Girardat, Virginie--- 2-3Girardot,:A1exis---7 ..4Girardot, Allen--- 3-10Girardot, Alphonse---4- 31-+Girardot, Clem---4- 3Girardot, Earl---4- 2Girardot, Edna---4-2Girardot, Elsie---4-2Girardot, Frances. Converset---5-6Girardot, Henry J.---4-3Girardot, Henry--- 3-10Girardot, Jane-« 7-4Girardot; -Joseph=- 5.•6Girardot, Mrs. Henry---4-2Girardot, Sarah---4-2Girardot ---6-10Gladieux, Alice-- ..4-2Gladieux; Amiel---4- 3Gladieux, Arthur---5-6Gladieux, Charles (Mike)---4 ..3Gladieux, Clem---5-6Gladieux, Francis---6-11Gladieux, Francois---2-6Gladieux, Frank ---4- 3

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Gladieux, Jean Pierre---2-6Gladieux, Josephine---2-6Gladieux, Louis J.---4-3Gladieux, Louis S.---4-3Gladieux, Mary Ida---5-3Gladieux, Nelson---4-2Gladieux, Philippe---2-6Gladieux, Rose---2-6Gladieux, Virgil---4- 2Gladio, Francis---2-6Gladio, Josephine---2-6Gladio, Lester---2-6Gladio, Peter---2-6Gladio, Phillip---2-6Gladio, Rosanna---2-6Gladio, Victoria---2-6Godard, Jeanne Francoise---7-11Gollner, Rev. Lawrence---2-10Gorney, Barb---5-1,5-9,6-11,8-1,7-2Gorney, Terri---4-3,5-1,5-5,5-9,6-11,8-1,7-8Graham, Margery M. ---4-1Grant, Hattie---4-4Gremaux, Arsane---4- 3Gremaux, Marie-s- 7-11Gremot, Catharine---4-8Gremot, Francis Jr.---4-8Gremot, Francis---4-8Grevin, Rev, Louis---1-4,2-10Gromeaux, Clifford---3-10Gromeaux, Joe---3-10Gromeaux, Kenneth--- 3...10Gromeaux, Louis=- 3-10Guerin, Mother Theodore---3-9Guillemin, Frederic---6- 2,6- 5

HHackman, Frank ---4-4Hahn, Margaret---6-11Hall, Karen---6-11Hammond, Mary Alice---4-4Harris, John---6-11Hart, Agnes---6-9, 6-10Hart, Peter---6-5Heidet---6-5Heine Albert---5-6,.Heine, Emma---5-6Heine, Herbert---5-6Heine, Mate---5-6Henry, Bemard=-ScfHession, Rev. Edward---2-10Hession, Rev. Joseph---2-10Hoevel, Rev. Robert J.---2-1OHoover, Myrtle---7-5Horve, George, William---2-6Houston, Samuel---8-3Hughes, Anderson---4-4Hugo, Victpr---1-2Huth Louis-~-8-4, ,

Huth, Ludwig---8-4

IIsabey, Pierrette Melitene---4-4Isaby---7 -8

JJacquay, He1en---1-4Jacquay, Ralph---3-10Jauris Anna Ursula---7-8, '.Jeanney, Georges---6-9, 6-10Johnston, Cordelia---4-4Johnston, JoAnne---5-9Jourdain, Jeanne Marie---7-12Jurline, Emma---2-14


KKays---7-8Kennirk, Bertha---5-6Kennirk, Frank---5-6Kennirk, John---5-6Kenrick, Rev. Francis---6- 3Killens, Thomas B.---4-1Kleinreichert ---4- 3Kline, Frank ---4- 3Knecht, Moniea=-a-IKratzman, Sue---3-1,5-1,5-9,7-8,8-1

LLachat, Anne Marie---6-4Lambelin, Pierre=- 3-3Lamblin, August A.---3-10Laurent, £yri1---6-5Lauyer, Francis---5-8Lauyer,Frank---5-8Lechler, Ethe1-..,..2-14Lechler, James---2-14LeLourdy, Jacques=- 7-12Letot, Joe---4- 3Lewis, William-s- 7-6Linder,ClariceLothamer---2-13Litot, Rev. Edward---2-1OLombardi, Rev. Thomas---1 ...4,2-1,2-9,2-10,2 ..11,3-1,5-9Lomont, Arthur---5-6Lomont, Carolyn---2-14Lamont; Catherine---2-14Lomont, Charles---4- 3Lomont, Charlotte---5-6

I .Lomont, Claude Francoise---4.•1Lomont, Clem---4- 3Lomont, C1etus---2-14Lomont, Delores Gerardot---3-10

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Lomont, Edna=- 2-14Lomont, Ernest ---4-3Lomont, Esther---2-14Lomont, Francois Theopbile---4-1Lomont, Frank E.---4-3Lomont, Gladys---1-1,1-4,3-1,4-2Lomont,Jesse---5-6Lomont, Jim---3-1,4-1,5-1,8-1Lomont, Joseph---2-14Lomont, Justin---2-14Lomont, Manford---3-10Lomont, Marsh---2-1Lomont, Mary---2-14Lomont, Mick---2-2Lomont, Monica---2-14Lomont, Robert---2-14Lomont, Ursula---2-14Lomont --.,..6-10Lortie, Dominick ---4-4Lortie---7 -8Lotehamer, Joseph---4-9Lotehamer, LouisLester---4-9Lothamer, Albert---2-14Lothamer, Andrew---2-14Lothamer, Carl---2-14Lothamer, Catherine---2-14Lothamer, Charles Oliver---2-14Lothamer, Clarice---2-14Lothamer, Donald---2-14Lothamer, Edward---2-14Lothamer, Eliza Ann---2-14Lothamer, Emma---2-14Lothamer, Ernest---2-14Lothamer, Esther---2-14Lothamer, Evelyn---2-14Lothamer, Gladys---2-14,4-2Lothamer, Hazel--.:.2-14

Lothamer, Helen---2.,.14Lothamer, Irene---2-14Lothamer, James--2-14Lothamer, Jean---2-14Lothamer, Jesse---2-14Lothamer, Jessie---2-14Lothamer, John---2-14Lothamer, Joseph---2-14Lothamer, Julllun---3-10Lothamer, Lela--.,.2-14Lothamer, Lester Lewis---2-14Lothamer, Louis-- ..2-14Lothamer, Marie--2-14Lothamer, Mildred--- 2-14Lothamer,Ogden---2-14Lothamer,Oscar---2-14Lothamer, Rev. Jesse---2-10,2-14Lothamer, Robert-c-z-l-lLothamer, Sarah Sophia---2-14Lothamer, Ted---2-14Lothammer, Agatha---2-7Lothammer, Anthony=z- 7Lothammer,Catherine---2-7Lothammer.Eliza=-z-?,Lothammer, Ignatius---2-7,2-12Lothammer, Joseph A---2-13Lothammer, Joseph---2-7,2-12,2-13Lothammer, Magdalena---2-7Lothammer, Mauriceflvlorris)---2-7,2-12Lothammer, Rev, James W.---2-7Lothammer.Rev. Jesse---2-13Lothammer, Theobald Jr"---2-7;2-12


Lothammer, Theobald---2-7,2-12Lothammer, Theresa---2-7,2-13Louen, Rev. Michael---1-2Lupkin, -William L.---2-2Lynch, Annette L.---6-2,6-5

MMajor---7 ·-8Maldeney, Henry---7-5Markley, Betty---5-1

- Martin, Catherine Bouvier---5-7Martin, Theresa 1.---4-1,5-1,5-9,6-9,6-11Martin, Theresa---7-2Martin, Ursula Gerardot---3-10Martin, Woodrow---3-10Mathias, Amelia---8-3Maujay.Constance-c-l-qMayers, Mary---4-4McBirney, Connie A.,.,.-3-4,5-5McClure, Frank- 4-4McCormick, Elizabeth Ellen---7-5McCormick, Ellen-.,-7-4McCormick Ezra---7-4 7-5, ,McCormick, John Louis---7-5McCormick, Lucy Marie---7-5McCormick,Margaret---7-4McCormick, Mary B.---7-4McCormick, Mary Louise---T..$McCormick, Patrick Joseph---7-4McCormick, Peter--- 7-4McCormick, Rebecca Ann---7-4

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McCormick, Rose Ann---7-5McCormick, Samuel Peter---7-5McCormick, Thomas B.---7-4McDivitt, Virgil--- 7-6McGowan, Mary---4-4McMullen, John---8-4Meyer, Charles J.---4-4Mignault, A ---1-4Miller, Fred---7-5Miller, Lillie May---2-13Monnier, Bernard--- 3-10Monnier, Elmer---4- 3Monnier, Elsie---4-2Monnier, Ethel---4-2Monnier, Geraldine=- 3-10Monnier, Joan Jacquay---1-4,2-6,3-3,4-1,4-5,5-3,8-3Monnot, Albert Francis---4-8Monnot, Celestine---4-8Monnot, Eugene-c-l-BMonnot, Justine---5-6Monnot, Louise---4-8Monnot, Ottilia---4-8Mooney, Jacob---1-4Moore, Robert---4-4Moorman, Rev. George---2-10,4-2Morrow, Alyce Jane--'-5,..7Mosika, Christina---4-4Moulin, Jean Pierre---3-3Moulin, Pierre---3-3Moulin---6- 5Mourey, Francis---4-2Mourey, Frank---4-3Mourey, Paul---4-2Mourey, Raymond---4-3

NNageotte, Francois Joseph---6-4Nageotte, Francoise---6-4

Nageotte, Louis---6-4Nageotte, Michel---6-4Neuman, Otto---4-4Noise, Nicolas---4-5Noll, Rev. John Francis---2-4,2-10Notbush, Albert---4-4

oOberley, Arnold-3-1OOberley, Arthur-s- 3-10Oberley, Elmer Jr.---3-1OOberley, Ehon--- 3-10Oberley, Russ,ell---3-10Oberley, Wilbur--- 3-10Odin, Bishop Jean Marie---8-4Owen, Robert:---3-4

pPailloz, Alexander---4-4Pailloz, Anna Mary---4-4Pailloz, Charles Edward---4-4Pailloz, Charles---4-4Pailloz, Emma Henrietta---4-4Pailloz, Francis (Frank)---4-3,4-4Pailloz,FrankAlexander(Alec)---4-3,4-4Pailloz, Frank Dominic---4-4Pailloz, Frederick Jacob---4-4Pailloz, Hattie---4-4Pailloz, Henry, Alfred---4-4Pailloz, Jane Jennie---4-4Pailloz, Jean Baptiste---4-3Pailloz, Jean Pierre---4-3Pailloz, John Wesley---4-4Pailloz JoOOWilliam---4- 3,Pailloz, Joseph Julian---4-4Pailloz, Joseph Justin---4-3Pailloz, Julian Joseph---4-4


Pailloz, Justine---4-4Pailloz, Lenora Jane---4-4Pailloz, Margaret Josephine---4-4Pailloz, Marie---4-4Pailloz, Mary Ellen---4-4Pailloz, Mary Louisa---4-4Pailloz, Mary---4-4Pailloz, William Joseph---4-4Pailloz, William Justin ..--4-4Pailloz, William---4-4Pailloz, Xavier Joseph---4-4PaillozlPio---7-8Pangbum, Kenneth---7 -6Parnin, Francis---1-4Parrot, Joseph---4- 3Pepe, Amiel---4- 3Pepe, Florence---4- 2Pepe, Mare-s- 7-11Pepe, Wilbur---4-2Pernin---6-10Pernot, Constant ---1-4Perrey, Antoine Joseph---6-5Perrey, JohnE.---4-1Perriguey, Marie Louise---2-3Perry; CaptainE.---8 ..4Petitjean, Jean Pierre---3-3Pio, Albert ---4-4Pio, Edward Chailes---4-4Pio,Ellen---4-4Pio, Emma--'-4-4Pio, Jda---4-4Pio, Lillie---4-4Pio, Mrs.---1-2Pio, William---4-4Pion, Charles---4- 3Pion, Louis---4- 3Platter' Bill--- 2-1,Porchet, Joseph---6-5Poux, Paul T.---6-5Prenat, Constant---6-4Prenat, Francoise---6-4

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Prenat, Jacques (Jacob)---6-3,6-4Prenat, Jean Jacques---6-4Prenat, Marianne---6- 3Prenat, Pierre Fidel---6-4Prenat, Pierre Francois---6-4Prenat, Pierre---6-4Prenat (Perrenat), Richard---6-3

RRausis, Francis Nicholas---7-8Rausis, Marie Cesarine---2-3,7-8Rausis, Marie Louise---2-3Rausis, Mary Alexandria---7-8Rausis, Mary Louise--- 7-8Rausis, Morris Felix---7-8Rausis, Mourice Nicholas---7-8Reed, Sarah---4-4Reisel, Joseph---2-6Reisset, Antoine---2-6Reisset, Elisa---2-6Reisset, Joseph---2-6Reisset, Pierre---2-6Renier, Herbert---4-2Reset, Marianne---6- 3Reuille, Charles---5-7Reuille, Clifford=- 3-10Reuille, Eugenie---5-7Reuille Francis--- 3-10,Reuille, Henry--- 3-10,5-7Reuille, James---5-7Reuille, John---3-11Reuille, Joseph---4·:3 ,5-7,5-8Reuille, Jules or Julian---5-7Reuille, Lawrence---3-11Reuille, Narcis---4-2Reuille, Viola---4-2

Reuille (Roy), Clara---5-8Reverd, Anne Francoise---7-12Rhinearson, Myrtle---4-4Richard, Elmer---5-6Richman, William---5-6Rivard, Marie---2-3,7-4Robbins, Mark---1-4,2-11Roberts, William---4-4Rodey, Pierrette--- 7-11Rondot, Dorothy---7-6Rorick, Joseph---3-11Rorick, Justin--- 3-11Rorick, Margaret ---4-4Rose, Frank---5-6Rose, Maurice---4-2Rosselot, Fred Jr.---4-3Rosselot, Fred---4- 3Rosselot, lIarry---4-3Rossworm, Glenn---l- 3Roussel, Aldon---5,.3Roussel, Prances-s-a- 5Roussel, Francois--4-5Roussel, Jean Francois---4-5Roussel, John Francis--4- 5Roussel, Juanita=-o- 3Roussel, Lilliosa---5-3Roussel, Louis Jr.---5-3Roussel, Louis---4-2,4-5,5-3Roussel, Marie Piere---4-5Roussel, Wllbur---5-3Roussel---6-10RousselllRussell, Wilbur---3-11 -Roussey, Adrian---3-11 ,4-2Roussey, Amiel---4-3Roussey, Claude Joseph---4- 3Roussey, E~ther---4-2Roussey, Frank---3-11,4-3Roussey, Marie Josephine---4-3Roussey, Wil1iam---4-3


Roy, Clarence---2-10Roy, Jean Baptist---7-11Ruble, Daisy--- 2-14Ruis, F .M.---1-4Rupley, George---4-4Ryan, Edith---5-6Ryan, Julia---5-6Ryan, Lawrence---5-6

SSabine, Adeline---2-14Sallot, Elizabeth Jeanne--,..7-11Sallot, Jean Francois--- 7-11Sarrazine, Charles---4- 3Savageot, Victor---6-5Schipper, Rebecca---2-9Schrader, JohnMrs.---5-6Schroff, Judy---3-1,5-1,5-9,7-8,8-1Schuler, Mary Ann---4-4Schwegel, Camline---4-4Smith, Albert 1.---5-6Smith, Charles---5-6Smith, Isabelle Dodane---5-6Smith,Phyllis M.---7-6Sneider, Eliza---4-9Snyder, Anna---2-13Snyder, Catherine---2-13Snyder, Eliza---2-12,2-13Snyder, Elizabeth---2-13Snyder, Emma---2-13Snyder, George---2-13Snyder, Isaac Jr. ---2-13Snyder, Isaac---2-13Snyder, Joseph---2-13Snyder, Lewis---2-13Snyder, Lydia---2-13Snyder, Noah---2-13Snyder, Rebecca---2-13Snyder, Rev. John---2-13Snyder, Rose---2-13

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Snyder, Sarah---2-13Snyder, Valentine---2-13Socie, Mary---5-5Sordelet, Adelia---4-4Sordelet; Catherine---4-4Stump, James E.---4-1Stump, Jeanne---4-1Stump, Rita Mae---4-1

TTatman, Alice Mary--- 7-6Tatman, Bernard C.---7-6Tatman, Clarence W.-- ...7-6Tatman, Edith M. ---7-6Tatman, Elsie M.---7-6Tatman, Elwilda (Willie)---7-6Tatman, Esther L.---7-6Tatman, Evelyn Rita---7-6Tatman, Floyd---7-6Tatman, lloyd---7-6Tatman, Rosella B.---7-6Tatman, Velma Elizabeth---7-6Tatman, William--- 7-5Taylor, Marie Eugenie---2-3Taylor, Robert M. Jr.---5-5Taylor, Robert M.---3-4Temet, Charles-,.-4-3Temet, Francis---5-5Temet, Herman---3-11Ternet, John Baptist---4-8Ternet, John Emest---5-5Temet, Louis---3-11Tittle, Charles--- 7-5Touisaint, Joseph---4- 3Touisaint, Ju1es---4-3Townsend, George---4- 3Townsend, William---4- 3Treuchet, Pidgy---4- 3Tyndall, Olive Beerbower---5-5

UUrbain, Maria-~-4-9Urbine, Anna Josepbine---2-3Urbine, Augustine=-z-SUrbine, Louis---4- 3Urbine, Pet~r---4-3Urbine, Russel---4-2

vVandevennet, A.J.M. ---1-4Venderley, Manford--- 3-11Venderly, George--- 7-11Venderly, Louis---3-11Veniard, Fe1ix~--1-4Verdy, Angelique Marie---4-1Vernier, Claude Francoise---4-3


Vernier, Jeanne Claude---4-3Vernier, Jeanne Pierrette---7-12Violette, Ralph---1-4,2-5,2-9,2-11,3-2,3-4,3-12,5-5;u-9 ;u-lO,7 ",8Voirol, Clarence---3-11Voirol, Edmund---3=11Voirol, Elmer--,.3-11Voirol, Eugene=-S ...11Voirol, Eugenie---4-8Voirol, Florant---1-4Voirol, Frank---3-11Voirel, Jules--·A-8Voirol, Kenneth---3-11Voirol, Lawrence---3-11Voirol, Leonard-i- 3-11

Voirol, Louis---3-11,4-3Voirol, Norbert---3-11Voirol, Richard---3-10,3-1lVoirol, Viola---5-4Voors, Dianna---1-3,1-4,2-1,2-2,2-9,2-10

WWalker, Paul---5.,.6Weilemann, Albert---5-6Weilemann, Rudo~h---5-6Westrick, Teresa Susan---2-14

yYoquelet, Clarence--- 3-11Yoquelet, Gene---3-12,7-2,7-10

Continued from page 5: Vous n'etes pas sans savoir que leprochain congres de genealogieinternational dans l' an 2000 se passera a Besancon. La societe de genealo gie CEGFC dont je faispartie sera bien entendu de la partie.,

Jean Cuche19 Rue de la Cassotte25000 Besancon [email protected]

Translation: I am researching individuals from the region around Besancon who emigrated to theU. S. in the 191h century. I have found about forty people from my family, all of whom came fromsmall villages (Aissey, Lanans, Saint Juan Lanans located from 10 to 25 KM from Besancon) whowent to the U.S. Some of these whohadthesumames Boucard, Nolot, Voynet, Colin, Coeudevey,Corneille, Cornu, Deschamps, Picard, etc. settled in Louisiana, but most settled in Harrison(Frenchtown) and Allen (Fort Wayne) Counties in Indiana. I am willing to correspond with anyoneconducting research in Besancon .Ipossess the genealogy of individuals at least as far back as 1720.In return, Iwould like to obtain informatienonmy relatives [who emigrated to the United States].Jean Cuche

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Miscellany

The Society has initiated a subscription to French Ancestors, a bimonthly newsletter dedicated toexploring the French heritage of western Ohio, This publication focuses on the genealogicalbackground of the ancestors of the Ohio French from Alsace, Lorraine, Franche Comte andbordering areas who settled in Darke and Shelby counties in the nineteenth century. The publicationnot only contains a wealth of information on the genealogies of these settlers, but it presents well-researched articles on the customs, clothing, food, architecture, religious observances, etc. of thesettlers and the regions from which they came. Those desiring additional information can contact theeditor Marianne R. Doyle at 2923 Tara Trail, Beavercreek OH 45434-6252, (937) 429-2979,[email protected].

The 1998 issue of the Old Fort News (Vol. 61, Nos. 1 & 2) published by the Allen County-FortWayne Historical Society is devoted entirely to Jean Baptiste Drouet de Richardville, a Miamichieftain of French ancestry who was one of the wealthiest men in the West in his lifetime and whosehouse still exists on Bluffton Road in Fort Wayne. The issue contains an article on Richardville byLois Shepherd Headings, a retired South Side High School Social Studies teacher. The issue alsocontains several primary documents dealing with a variety of subjects, including land.

Ohio Migration Trails. Ever wonder what route your ancestors took to reach Indiana? A newsite on the internet traces the path of six trails which were extensively used to cross Ohio in thenineteenth century. The routes of six trails are indicated:• Lake Trail or Lake Shore Path• Great Trail or Great Path (which goes thr-ough Stark County)• Vincennes and Indianapolis Road from Detroit• Maysville Pike (to Cincinnati)• Scioto Trail (to Portsmouth)• Zane's Trace (from Wheeling West Virginia to Mason County, Kentucky)

The URL for this site is bttp:llwww.infmet.coml~dzimmermlGwenlmigration.ht

Want to learn more about the Franche-Comte, the region of France where Besancon is located?Detailed information is available on the/four modem departements into which this region isdivided--Jura, Doubs, Haute Saone, and Territoire de Belfort--at a Web site maintained byInterfrance at http://www.interfrance.comlfr/fc/franche-comte.btml. Another web site withmuch useful genealogical information on the region of France from which most Besancon familiescame is the site maintained by the Centre d'Entraide Genealogique de Franche-Comte athttp://www.geocities.comlParislRue/3002/cegfc.html#deb_cegfc

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http://www.interfrance.comlfr/fc/franche-comte.btml.

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