Research Tips:   Many ancestors were quilters. And, you may have a sampler and/or those quilts. Make sure you're taking good care of these artifacts. For advice on preserving antique needlework and textiles, consult a museum archivist. You can find help at the Society of American Archivists.(http://www.archivists.org) Meanwhile, be sure that you have photos for your family scrapbook or other legacy project.

	The King Family The King family is of English descent and a long lived family. Jesse King was a Virginian; born and raised. However, during the western migration, he and his family spent many years, first in Kentucky and then in Wayne County, Indiana. They were among the very earliest settlers into Wayne County where they purchased and cleared a tract of land and, after many years of arduous labor, made it into a fine farm. Daniel King, one of Jesse's sixteen children, was born in Virgina. He spent all his youth in Kentucky before moving with his parents to Indiana. Daniel was married to Maria McAlister, daughter of Alexander and Mary(Plackard) McAlister, both of whom were of Irish descent and natives of Pennsylvania. In 1850, they moved to Madison county and made their home from that time onward. William Milton King was the youngest of the seven children of Daniel and Maria King. He was born August 10, 1830 in Wayne County, Indiana. William began farming on his own when he was about 18 or 19 years old. In 1860, he purchased a sawmill in Monroe township and conducted a very successful business for four years. After giving up his sawmill business, he decided to go into the manufacture of tile for ditching and draining farm land. However, because many farmers did not understand the advantages of using tile, his business did not succeed. Once again, William, turned his attention to farming and through perseverance he became the owner of two hundred and eighty acres in 1856. This farm was located on the pike, three and one-half miles from the city of Alexandria. In 1867, William King married Cynthia Ann Norris, daughter of Stephen and Eleanor(Noble) Norris, natives of Madison county and early pioneers. William and Cynthia had four children: Wilder P. born November 30, 1867; Daniel S., born November 30, 1869; Maria and Eleanor(twin girls), born December 2, 1871. William is highly regarded throughout the county and his family was very popular in the social circles of their area.

	Cool Site Federal Land Patents The site offers researchers a source of information on the initial transfer of land titles from the Federal government to individuals. This information will allow a researcher to associate an individual with a specific location(Legal Land Description) and time(Issue Date). Available also are Federal survey plats and field notes.

	Boone Township Cemeteries Boone Township is bounded on the north by 1900N;  west by S.R. 37;  east by S.R. 9 and south by C. R. 1400N.  The pioneer cemeteries within these bounderies are the Carver, Forrestville and Rigdon.  Dickey cemetery was destroyed.  It was located on what is now the Martin farm just south of C.R. 1850N. Forrestville Cemetery The Forrestville Cemetery and a little hamlet of the same name were laid out in 1850 by pioneer settler, Rev. John W. Forrest, on land which he owned and donated. Forrestville had several houses, a church and a general store; however, the hamlet existed for only a very short time. The neighboring farmers and church members continued to use the Forrestville Cemetery. The cemetery is located on the north side of 1650N, between county roads 350W and 450W. Family names include the following:  Abbott, Abernathy, Adamson, Allison, Antrim, Armstrong, Ash, Bagley, Bailey, Bair, Ball, Banks, Barton, Beal, Bear, Beckley, Beeson, Bennett, Berkley, Biggs, Blair, Blake, Bobb, Bogue, Bohrer, Bouge, Bournique, Brattain, Bratton, Brown, Brummet, Brunner, Brunt, Bucy, Buey, Burris, Bushong, Call, Campbell, Carlton, Carney, Carpenter, Carr, Carver, Cates, Chaplin, Chauncey, Ckary, Clary, Cleaner, Cloud, Cochran, Coen, Cole, Coleman, Collis, Colemen, Conway, Cook, Corder, Cornelieus, Cox, Crabb, Craig, Crowell, Cullin, Cunningham, Custer, David, Davis, Day, Dean, Degolyer, Dickey, Douge, Down, Elba, Evans, Everling, Fennimore, Fiscus, Fisher, Forrest, Frances, Francies, French, Goen, Goin, Goins, Gossett, Graham, Graw, Gray, Greenlee, Griffee, Griffey(infant), Groover, Gwen, Hall, Hancock, Hart, Harting, Hasecoster, Hasecuster, Hasty, Hatt, Heater, Hiatt, Higgins, Himelick, Holford, Houston, Howerton, Hueston, Huges, Hughes, Hull, Hunt, Huston, Hutcheson, Jamison, Jarrell, Jefferies, Jeffrey, Jeffries, Johnson, Jones, Keller, Kelley, Kendall, Koon, Kratzer, Laycock, Leavitt, Lept, Linn, Little, Long, Love, Lyst, Markle, Marshall, McCaslin, McClerney, McDermit, McDermitt, McMahan, McMillin, McPhearson, McPherson, McRoberts, Meldrum, Meltner, Metcalf, Meyer, Millian, Minch, Mock, Moor, Moore, Morris, Neltner, Noble, O'Neal, Overshiner, Owen, Owens, Painter, Parkmurst, Parsons, Partee, Peters, Pike, Poehler, Pratt, Prutee, Puckett, Purtee, Purter, Quarles, Ramey, Reason, Reavis, Reed, Rees, Reid, Richards, Riggs, Riker, Rilea, Rittenhouse, Ritter, Robinson, Rohrer, Ross, Ryan, Savage, Seaton, Sebrell, Shaffer, Shields, Silvey, Skillman, Smith, Snodgrass, Snyder, Somerville, Sommerville, Spencer, Spenger, Spitzmesser, Stansberry, Staton, Stewart, Stigleman, Stone, Strader, Street, Stroder, Stroud, Sturgeon, Sullivan, Swaim, Swaine, Swanson, Tappan, Thomas, Thomlinson, Todd, Tomlinson, Townsend, Van Horn, Vetor, Walker, Wann, Warner, Waymire, Weaner, Wells, Whitacre, White, Williams, Wright, Young.

	The Cookbook The little book has been carefully entombed in a 5"x 7" manila envelope and must be so gingerly removed for it is old and tattered. The red cover has been gouged out on the middle edge as if many fingers have turned the page many times. Written at the top of the first page is the name "Lillie Castor". And, further, above the "Bread" recipe is the notation, "went to housekeeping with this recipe book 1915". Obviously, one can assume, a wedding present for a new bride. Page 1: BREAD When a well-bred girl expects to wed, 'Tis well to remember that men like bread, We're going to show the steps to take, So she may learn good bread to make. First, mix a luke warm quart, my daughter, One-half of milk and one-half of water; To this please add two cakes of yeast, Or the liquid kind if preferred in the least. Next stir in a teaspoonful of nice clear salt, If this bread isn't good, it won't be our fault. Now add the sugar, tablespoonfuls three, Mix well together, for dissolved they must be. Pour the whole mixture into an earthen bowl, A pan's just as good, if it hasn't a hole. It's the cook and the flour, not the bowl or the pan, That "makes the bread that makes the man." Some people like a little shortening power, If this your choice, just add to the flour Two tablespoonfuls of lard, and jumble it about, 'Till the flour and lard are mixed without doubt. Next stir the flour into the mixture that's stood Waiting to play its part to make the bread good, Mix it up thoroughly, but not too thick; Some flours make bread that's more like a brick. Now grease well a bowl and put the dough in, Don't fill the bowl full, that would be a sin; For the dough is all right it's going to rise, 'Till you will declare that it's twice the old size. Brush the dough with melted butter, as the recipes say; Cover with a bread towel, set in a warm place to stay Two hours or more, to rise until light, When you see it grow, you'll know it's all right. As soon as it's light, place again on the board; Knead it well this time. Here is knowledge to hoard. Now back in the bowl once more it must go. And set again to rise for an hour or so. Form the dough gently into loaves when light, And place it in bread pans, greased just right. Shape each loaf you make to half fill the pan, This bread will be good enough for any young man. Next let it rise to the level of pans--no more, Have the temperature right--don't set near a door. We must be careful about draughts, it isn't made to freeze, Keep the room good and warm--say seventy-two degrees. Now put in the oven; it's ready to bake; Keep uniform fire, great results are at stake. One hour more of waiting and you'll be repaid, By bread that is worthy a "well-bred maid."

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	It is FUN to know..... Railroad Tracks: The U.S. standard railroad gauge(distance between rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. Why was that gauge used? Because that was the way they built them in England and English expatriates built the U.S. railroads. The first rail lines were built by the same people who built the pre-railroad tram ways in England and that is the gauge they used. Why did they use that gauge then? Because the people who built the tram ways used the same jigs and tools that they used for building wagons, which used that wheel spacing. Why did wagons have that particular odd wheel spacing? If they tried to use any other spacing on the wagon roads in England, the wheels would break. So, who built those old rutted roads? Imperial Rome built the first long distance roads in England and Europe for their legions. The roads have been used ever since. Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to match for fear of destroying their wagon wheels. Since the chariots were made for Imperial Rome, they were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing. The Imperial Roman army chariots were made just wide enough to accommodate two war horses. Now, the twist to the story: When you see a space shuttle sitting on its launch pad, there are two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These are solid rocket boosters, or SRBs. The SRBs are made by Thiokol at their factory in Utah. The engineers who designed the SRBs would have preferred to make them a bit fatter, but the SRBs had to be shipped by train from the factory to the launch site. The railroad line from the factory happens to run through a tunnel in the mountains, and the SRBs had to fit through that tunnel. The tunnel is slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad track, as you now know, is about as wide as two Roman war horses are wide. So...., the design of the most advanced transportation system in the world was determined over two thousand years ago!

	Word To The Wise: Transom  (a noun)   An opening above a door case. The opening could be closed or left open for better air circulation.

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