Tracing the Life of Harrison William Soots Born 1902
My grandfather, Harrison William Soots, born in April 1902 in Madison County, Indiana, remains a bit of an enigma in our family history. Unlike the rest of the family, who stayed in Kokomo and Fort Wayne, Indiana, Harrison took a different path, one that led him far...
“Applejack and Wrath Moonshiners in Jail”
The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana Mon, Dec 21, 1891 · Page 6 newspaper.com U.S. Marshals bring in a pair of Harrison County Farmers. One of them is Peter Roth who threatened Revenue Collector Platt. Being a Moonshiner, Peter had a double floor in his house...
Peter Roth and Anna Barbary Miller
I became very interested in researching my great grandfather Peter Roth Jr. born in 1854 or 1850, depending on the record, when my favorite great uncle John Leo Roth died in 1970. During the probate of uncle John's estate, the attorney discovered 14...
Theresia Mary Roth
Theresia was the 3rd born of my great grandfather Peter Roth. I have been researching my paternal lines and I’ve always spent a lot of research time on Peter and his 20 plus children. I did not have any information on Theresa other then birthday and I had searched many times and I thought why not lets do a Ancestry.com search today and I found her. It is great that more and more records are being digitized and are available on line. I was excited.