Heartland Genealogy

  Beverly Vawter 1 was born on 28 Sep 1789 in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia. 1 – 7      He lived in Jefferson, Indiana Territory, United States in 1811. 6 He served in the military as a Sargent in Capt. Elisha Golay's Company during War of 1812. 8 – 9       Beverly was the parent of Pascal Vawter. 6 , 10 He of Jefferson county has made full payment for the Southeast quarter of section 29, Township 4, range 10 East on 9 Oct 1813 in Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States. 11 In 1818, he advertised 175 acres of land on the Clifty within 2 1/2 miles of in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States. 12 Beverly was the parent of Rebecca Vawter. 6

Jefferson County, Indiana Deed Records, 1812-1891 Deed Record v. X, July 1846-May 1846 / Deed Record v. 1. May 1846-Mar 1847 FamilySearch Film 1310277 DGS 8059622 Image 597 Volume 1 Page 528 to 529 Beverly Vawter and Elizabeth Vawter to Thomas Blair page 528

Jefferson County,Indiana Deed Records, 1812-1891 Deed record v. N. Feb 1837-Sep 1837 / Deed record v. O sep 837 - June 1838 FamilySearch film 1310272 DGS 8059617 image 266-267 Volume N page 515

Jefferson County, Indiana Deed Records, 1812-1891 Deed record v. H, cont. July 1833-Nov 1833 / Deed Record v. I Nov 1833 - Jan 1835 / Deed record v. J Jan. 1835 - Oct 1835 / Deed Record v. K Oct 1835 - Jan 1836 FamilySearch film 1310270 DGS 8059615 Vol. J page 275 vol. I starts on image 74 vol. J starts on image 346 Image 487 page numbers hard to read may be page 275 for the start of first deed second deed would then start on page 276 and end on page 277 Image 487 - right side of image - likely page 276

Jefferson County, Indiana Deed Records, 1812-1891 Deed record v. H, cont. July 1833-Nov 1833 / Deed Record v. I Nov 1833 - Jan 1835 / Deed record v. J Jan. 1835 - Oct 1835 / Deed Record v. K Oct 1835 - Jan 1836 FamilySearch film 1310270 DGS 8059615 Vol. J page 275 vol. I starts on image 74 vol. J starts on image 346 Image 487 page numbers hard to read may be page 275 for the start of first deed second deed would then start on page 276 and end on page 277 Middle of page on left side of image 487

The World of Society Mrs. Harris and Mr. Pickett To Be Married Today Other Weddings of the “Best Day of All” — A Debutante Lunch- eon - Notes Mrs. Sallie Vawter Harris and Mr. Theo- dore J. Pickett are to be married at 4 o’clock this afternoon at the residence of the brother-in-law and sister of the former, Judge and Mrs. William A.Milliken, 2017 Massachusetts avenue. The Rev. Frederick D. Power of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church will officiate. There will be no at- tendants, and Judge Milliken will give the bride away. As both the bride and her sis- ter are in mourning, only the immediate members of the family are to be present. The bride has been engaged for several years in journalistic work, and has a wide acquaintance in society, to whom the an- nouncement of her marriage will have a great interest. She is a native of Kentucky, the daughter of the late Rev. Philemon and Mrs. Martha Humphreys Vawter. She belongs to the Beverley, Humphreys, Jamie- son and Vawter familie...

"Social and Personal," The Washington Post (Washington, District of Columbia), 14 November 1906, page 7; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online September 2019). Mrs. Sallie Vawter Harris and Mr. Theodore J. Pickett will be married at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Harris' brother-in-law and sister, Judge and Mrs. William A. Milliken, 2017 Massachusetts avenue. There will be no attendants. On account of mourning, the ceremony will be witnessed only by the immediate members of the family. IT will be performed by Rev. Frederick D. Power, pastor of the Vermont avenue Christian Church. Mrs. Harris is a native of Kentucky, a daughter of the late Rev. Philemon Vawter and of the late Mrs. Martha Humphreys Vawter. She belongs to the Beverley, Humphreys, Jamison, and Vawter families of Virginia, Ken- tucky and Mississippi. Mr. Pickett, who is the son of the late Col. John T. Pickett, of Confederate fame, was in t...

While trying to verify a death date, I cam across a wonderful article on the VAWTER family that actually provides clues about the Crawford family. These clues are surnames of a potential FAN club for my Crawford research. Newspapers.com The Star Press (Muncie, Indiana) 14 Nov 1909, Sun page 14 “About Our Ancestors” by Eleanor Lexington The Vawter Family

Do you use Ancestry's 'leaf' hints? If so, do you occasionally find a hint or two that have information that doesn't fit with what you already know about the person or family? I usually find such hints among the multitude of hints for the people in my trees. Usually, those 'incorrect' hints are 'way off'. These 'way off' hints are for events in England when the person/family is living in the United States. Today, however, I came across a hint for a death date that was a few months off of the date shown on Find a Grave. The hint was and index record with reference to a film number on Family Search for District of Columbia Deaths and Burials, 1840-1964. Even though the death date was different, the family names matched.

Jefferson County Will Record B Mar 1872-Jul 1884 Page 15 (Image 37) Will of Beverly Vawter

Do you research the spouses of your ancestor's siblings? If you are like me, you don't spend much time identifying let alone researching the parents of an ancestor's sister-in-law. However, with my Crawford research, I'm finding valuable clues from published genealogies. Many of those published genealogies are for the families of women who married into the Crawford family. There are a couple of McPheeters genealogies that include the family of Alexander and Mary (McPheeters) Crawford. These works have helped me separate my Crawford line from the descendants of Alexander Crawford.

Jennings County, Indiana Deed record v. A Apr 1818-Nov 1828 Family Search Film 1305298 DGS 8059848 Book A Page 115 J Vawter to deed James Crawford

Jefferson County Indiana Deeds Deed record V. A (corrected version) Mar. 1812-Aug. 1817 FS Film 1310264 DGS 8059609 Book A page 152