The administrator of Jeremiah Wiggins' estate held a second sale on March 4, 1839, to dispose of whatever hadn't been sold in Octobe...

This is the second and last page recording the sale of October 4, 1838. (Click on image to enlarge) Image courtesy of Alice Flora Smedst...

On October 4, 1838, settlers gathered at Wiggins' Point to buy up the worldly goods left behind by Jeremiah Wiggins, who had died about ...

Here is a nearly illegible item from the Jeremiah Wiggins estate papers: (Click on image to enlarge) Images courtesy of Alice Flora Smed...

This obituary appeared in the Hobart Gazette of December 18, 1896: Maria Amanda, wife of Samuel Lathrop, one of Ross township's oldest ...

(Click on image to enlarge) Image courtesy of the Hobart Historical Society, Hobart, Indiana. The stone in this photo marks the lonely g...

In my last post, I mentioned Abbie, the daughter of William and Abbie (Wood) Shedd, so I thought I'd post these photos of her from the W...