The entrance, from a postcard postmarked 1934:
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All images in this post courtesy of the Hobart Historical Society.
In 1931 the Dormans hosted a ceremony dedicating a monument to 150 pioneers of Hobart and Ross Townships. The program for the ceremony listed the pioneers they had in mind.
*sigh* Most of these men had wives. But there were no women pioneers.
Leaving aside that little injustice, I notice some familiar names on this list. I've already written about, or at least mentioned, Morgan Blachly; Henry Chester and his father, Charles; Charles Gernenz; Horace Marble; William Potter; Cyrus Smith; Henry Nolte (there were two who could qualify as pioneers); and Patrick Sullivan.
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Hello! I guess I will have to start at the very beginning of your blog because I missed this post...I guess I never thought about the origin of the name of IR...this must have been quite a party, wonder who showed up and if the marker is still there??...this is not related but I have a question about a reference in an obit from 1902 about the funeral being held at Blachley's Corners...I see that at one time they had lots of land in one spot on 73rd, but I think that was later on...and why would a funeral be held there...thought you may have heard a reference to this. Hope you got all your bushes pulled out! :) Regards, Suzi
As many times as I've seen Blachley's Corners mentioned in the old newspapers, I still don't know where it was! My best guess at the moment is that it was maybe near the Blachly (it doesn't help that there are so many different spellings of the name) cemetery just over the county line in Porter County. You can see that cemetery on the north side of Route 30 as you get near Valparaiso. But that's just a guess, I really don't know.
I have scarcely begun to pull out all the trees that need pulling out. Evil buckthorn trees. :(
Well I'm thinking that maybe Blachly's had some kind of little building, chapel? on that property, because she was buried down the road west of there at Mosier Cem. where her parents are buried. The young woman who died was the first wife of my grand-aunts husband. I had no idea that both my grand aunt and her husband had spouses die young before they got married. Evidently, he had moved to Colorado with his first wife and 2 little boys to benefit her health. Upon visting, her mother recognized how ill she was and brought her home on the train. They got to Chicago and the obit states she died "while waiting at the Union depot for the train to Hobart". How awful that must have been! She was 26. Her father had just died 5 yrs. earlier at the age of 51. So sad. Her mother lived to the age of 78. I guess back then you were either tough and healthy, or frail and unhealthy. Thanks for your input, I appreciate it. Don't work too hard. My husband is out in the yard now hauling and cutting wood (neighbors took down a locust tree) while I'm in here drinking coffee and having fun on the computer! hahaha!
I just realized that my memory was failing me up there -- I have seen the Mosier Cemetery referred to as the Blachly's Corners Cemetery (see the story about Thomas Murray, http://ainsworthindiana.blogspot.com/2011/07/homemade-war.html). I still don't know exactly what was considered Blachly's Corners, though.
I'm wondering about that poor young woman of yours, whether she had tuberculosis. I know people sometimes went to the mountains or the western plains to try to cure their consumption. Something about the air in those regions being especially dry or pure.
This is very interesting, Do you know anything about the Morton Vincent cited on the third page?
I'm speculating it should be Martin Vincent, the original owner of the Patrick Sullivan homestead and namesake of "vincent Schoolhouse" In Martin's obituary it reads pioneer of Lake County, it seems odd they wouldn't have included him as a pioneer of Hobart as well.
I believe you are correct, and "Morton" is a typo. I can't find any Morton Vincent in the early records of Ross Township -- only Martin.
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