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Before the Madison Court House burned in May 2009, I was able to look up some information about my family. I loved lifting the heavy volumes and turning the extra-large pages and finding my ancestors names, handwritten no less there in the lines of probate and property transfer history.

Joel Butler was born in MA in 1752, and served in the American Revolution as a Private in Col. Joseph's Regiment in 1777 in the Vermont Militia. Joel is listed by the D.A.R. as #142333, and is in the Vermont Militia Rolls which is cited in the * Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution buried in Indiana. Joel was one of the first in Jennings county, IN and is listed as the first school teacher, and also a Baptist minister. In *this source, he is listed in being buried in the 'Old cemetery near Scipio, Jennings County'.

Joel Butler was born in MA in 1752, and served in the American Revolution as a Private in Col. Joseph's Regiment in 1777 in the Vermont Militia. It seems that his brother James also served. Joel is listed by the D.A.R. as #142333, and his brother James is listed but there is no number in this source, the Vermont Militia Rolls which is cited in the * Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution buried in Indiana.

I have been able to trace my father's family back to James B Jenkins Sr in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana. But have not been able to find out who his parents are. I live in Virginia so do not have access to the Jefferson County Records very often. My husband and I were blessed to find newspaper articles at the Madison Public Library that helped flesh out some of the family. My father, Hollie Otheneal Jenkins was raised by his maternal grandparents and had very little contact with his father's side of the family.

Sorry about being behind this week with adding the new members to MIH.... I caught the chest cold that is going around at work, it slowed me down a bit. : (

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