The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 11, Milford, Kosciusko County, 29 April 1987 — Page 22

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., April 29,1987

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Realtively Speaking -Z\ Seeking descendants of signers of the Constitution

I By DORIS M. CAMDEN Guest Feature Writer Descendants of the 39 signers of the United States Constitution are being sought by the “We the People 200 Comnfittee.” The descendants will take part in the bicentennial celebration planned in Philadelphia, Pa. Fifteen of the signers as of now will not be represented by descendants. They are Abraham Baldwin, Georgia; John Blair and James Madison, Virginia; David Brearly, William Patterson and Jonathan Dayton, New Jersey; Thomas Fitzsimmons and James Wilson, Pennsylvania; John Langdon and Nicholas Gilman, New Hampshire; Nathaniel Gorham, Massachusetts; William Samuel Johnson, Connecticut ; Richard Dobbs Spaight, Sr., and Hugh Williamson, both of North Carolina; and Charles Pinkney, South Carolina. If you are a descendant of any of these men or have any information, please write to: Descends nts, PO Box 54317, Philadelphia, Pa. 19105.

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The National Genealogical Society's annual conference will be in Raleigh, N.C., from May 13 to 16. Ninety classes covering all phases and levels pf .genealogy will be offered. The state arDORIS McMANIS CAMDEN chives and the Genealogical Services Branch of the North Carolina State Library will have extended hours from May 11 through 16. There will be bus tours in the area. For information

and registration forms, write to NGS Conference, 4527 17th Street North, Arlington, Va. 22207=2363. This should be done at once. 222. My great-great-grandfather, David Simonton, with his first wife, Mary Jane Huffman, and his second wife, Mary J. Leffle, lived in Kosciysko. between 1850 and 1912. He was a farmer. I would appreciate information and contact with family members. Joyce S. Schutt, 234 Knollwood Drive, Rocky Mount, Va. 24151. 223. Would like information about the following people: Thomas Rockhill married Mercy. Their children and birth dates were: Samuel, 1791, married Ann Willis; Robert, 1793; Thomas, 1795, married Harriet Grant; Ellis, 1799, married Anna Holloway, their son, Amos H. married Phoebe A. Woods; William Hudson, 1802; Joseph, 1805; David, 1808; Jamima, 1811 and Deborah, 1814. Were Joseph and Joel the same man? Which one married Euphernia Lawrence? Help with this Kosciusko County family will be

appreciated. Patricia M. Shook, 5033 Holbrook, Anaheim, Calif. 92807. 714-779-7329. 224. Jacob Kern and his wife, Chrigtina Walz, came from Wuertemberg, Germany; in 1832 to Stark County, Ohio, and to Kosciusko County in 1854. They died in 1868 and 1876 and. are buried in Syracuse, Their daughter, Elizabeth Kern Culler, my great-grandmother, stayed in Ohio. Other children were Jacob, Christiana Rapp, John* Catherine, Lewis and Annie. Would like to exchange information with descendants. Meredith Goetz, 145 Gross Street, Tiffin, Ohio 44883. 225. Would like to .contact anyone descended from William Gochenour and his wife, Katie Wilson, of Harrison Township, Kosciusko County. They married September, 1839, in Pickaway County, Ohio. Their daughter, Elizabeth, married first a Landis and second, Jacob Snyder, in March 1872. Believe Jacob’s father was Philip Snyder of Wayne Township. Linda Hosford, 8 West Lockport Street, Plain-

field, 111. 60544. 226. My great-grandparents, Thomas Reid and his Wife, Mahala Hedrick, left Springfield, Ohio, and moved to Indiana about 1835. They moved to Illinois about 1850. Their son, my grandfather, Joseph Reid, married Eliza Jane Dial in 1854 in Illinois. Her family was from Kosciusko her parents were Henry and Emilia Dial. <2> The children of Thomas and Mahala Reid were Joseph, born April 1830 in Clark County, Ohio; Philip, born 1834, Clark County, Ohio; Sarah, 1836; Lavina, 1839; William, 1842; Jane, born in Indiana; and James, born 1846, in Indiana, There may have been other children. Would appreciate contact with descendants. Mrs. E L. Lehi, 2450 Newell, Wichita, Kan. 67203. Your are welcomed. Please keep them brief, 50 words or less if possible. Print or type names and dates. Must pertain to Kosciusko County. Mail to: Doris Camden, PO Box 214, Warsaw, Ind. 46580.

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LIONS FROM all over-the state of Indiana gathered last weekend in Fort Wayne for the organization’s 69th state convention. Lions from a number of clubs from the greater Lakeland area were in attendance with three of them shown in photos elsewhere in this issue. The photo with this column show the rally held for Past District Governor James Cameron of Urbana on Saturday morning. Behind the bagpiper is Emmet Manley of the Elkhart Club as he led the parade of Lions and wives in the convention hall. Cameron was at the Milford Club in December of 1986 to present a program on his latest trip to Guatemala. He plans to return to that country in October of 1987. At the convention Cameron was seeking the right to represent the Lions of Indiana in Denver, Colo., in the summer of 1988 as a candidate for International Director of the world’s largest service organization. He was successful in the election over four other candidates. The second photo shows State Council Chairman William Lovell of Lafayette with the convention speaker, Second International Vice President Austin Jennings of Woodbury, Jennings spoke on the importance of Lionism and service to others. < —o— Township Trustee Marcia Baumgartner is reminding persons to pick up their dog tags or send selfaddressed, stamped envelopes so she can mail them. She is also reminding persons that tax forms need to be filed prior to May 15. The trustee’s office has moved since last spring and is\now located on South Main Street. Tfie ~ Baumgartners have a sign iiT'' their yard. Persons wanting more information or wanting to set up an appointments should call the trustee at 658-9686. —o—- — WILDFLOWER walk will be held on Saturday, May 2, at Bonneyville Mill Country Park in Elkhart County. Participants will learn to identify the common wildflowers of the region and come to know their beauty and splendor. This relaxing walk will begin at 10 a m. at the park’s information booth. MAXINE BREMBECK has sold her Waubee Lake home to Victor and Geraldine Barbara of Woodland, HL, and will be making her home at Oakwood Park, Lake Wawasee. She plans to leave Friday, July 10, with a tour group of 70 persons sponsored by the Manchester College Alumni Association for the USSR. Early plans call for a visit and tour of Helsinki, Finland, then of Leningrad, Moscow and

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other major points of interest in the USSR. The group will be gone until July 25. Mrs. Brembeck visited Alaska in the summer of 1985, and the Canadian Rockies in the summer of 1986. —O’KEN BEARDSLEE of f j was the parade marshal last weekend for Maple Syrup Festival held in his hometown of Vermontville, Mich. Beardsley is a graduate of Vermontville High School and is well-known in baseball circles. He and Charlie Maxwell have been nominated for the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame for 1988. J Beardsley shared parade marshal honors with two women, one has done considerable research on Vermontville’s heritage and the other was the writer of Vermontville Heritage, published for the town’s susquicentennial (where have we heard that word before) last year. An article, “Future Baseball Hall of Famer returns to Vermontville as honorary grand marshal,” told of his accomplishments. The article was printed in the 19th annual Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Extra. » THE MILFORD High School "Alumni Association Banquet is slated in the junior high gym on Saturday, June 6. The classes of 1937 and 1962 will be honored. The WHS Jazz Band will entertain. The social hour will be at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 and the program at7:3op.m. Invitations have been mailed. Any graduate of Milford High School who did not receive an invitation should contact Mrs.

James Brooks at P. 0. Box 282, Milford. —o— MARGUERITE AND Bob Hoerr are proud of their grandson Marc Pelath, son of Dick and Becky (Hoerr) Pelath. He was recently featured in the Michigan City News-Dispatch in an article done by staff writer Jeff Hodson. Hodson’s article says, “To Marc Pelath, math comes as easy as whistling. " v An eighth grader at Krue'ger Junior High School, Marc received one of the highest scores in the nation on the American Junior High School Mathematics Exam taken in'December. He was one of 20 students in the nation to score 24 out of a possible 25 points. Only three of the 140,000 students who took the test received perfect 255. The average, Hodson wrote, was eight. He will go to Washington, D. C., in May to receive his award from President Reagan. Marc has won a number of academic awards and participates in math contests and quiz bowls. Syracuse officer attends school Officer Calvin Kline of the Syracuse Police Department attended a two-day school in Indianapolis. The school, which is hosted by the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police and the Indiana University Police, is called “Death Investigation V.” The classes began Tuesday, April 21. Officer Kline studied crime scene evidence fronif bodiesX handling and presenting cases, and learning-inter-viewing and interrogation.techniques. Babbitt in New Hampshire MANCHESTER, N.H. - Former Arizona Gov. Bruce Babbitt began an admittedly “unconventional and unorthodox" campaign for president by proposing “bold and different" policies affecting Social Security, home mortgage interest and a variety of programs affecting children.