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Sources
1. Title:   Marriage Records, Switzerland County
Page:   Book 2, p. 36 - 37

Notes
a. Note:   for [email protected]@[email protected]@Book A
 Violette Cemetery -- up Taterbug road, starts up hill from Zion Cemetery.
 Not able to find it.
 Cemetery records show Edward Violette (Sr.), Mary Ann wife of Edward and Nancy B. wife of Edward Jr. buried there. Edward Junior should also be there.
 1812 Edward Violet in militia company. (age 15?)
 1812 Edward Violet and father worked fields at mouth of Indian Creek (Craig Twp.) Dufour: History of Switzerland County
 Jefferson County Deed Book A p.2
 Know all men by these presence (sic) that I Edward Violett of the County
 of Jefferson and Territory of Indiana for and in consideration of the sum
 of five hundred dollars to me in hand paid the receipt whereof I do
 hereby acknowledge, do hereby release my son Edward Violett from all
 services due by him to me as his natural Guardian he being now of the age
 of fifteen years and do by these presents forever acquit the said Edward from all his obligations to me as his parent and do further empower the
 said Edward to act contract and conduct as completely and entirely as if
 no natural connexion existed betwseen him and myself and do hereby grant
 him his free agency in all his conduct to all intents and purposes in Law
 and in fact to buy sell and barter on his own account and for his own
 benefit and behalf but will in no case nor any any account be chargeable
 with any part of his conduct or contracts.
 In Testimony whereof ... etc. 18th day of February, 1812
 (signed) Edward Violett
 1820 IN Census -- Switzerland Co., Edward Violette (Sr.) Male 45+,
 another male 16-26 (probably Edward Jr.)
 Also female 45+, female 10-16 and female 16-26 (could be Nancy
 Jones Violette).
 Also Thornton F. Violette, Head of Household, male 16-26 and
 female 16-26. Reportedly a cousin from Woodford Co., KY, b. 1800, acc. to
 letter from Clark Dean, 8-17-82.
 1830 IN Census -- Switzerland Co., Edward Violet, age 30-40, with male 10-15, female 30-40 (Nancy) and female 5-10. Thornton V. w/ wife and 5
 children on same page in census.
 1840 IN Census -- Switzerland Co., same household, everybody 10 years
 older.
 1850 IN Census -- Switzerland Co., Craig Twp. Edward 53, farmer, Nancy
 52, Nancy LaClare 20, Ind.
 Also Flemming Jones, 11, of Ind. and Edward Jones, 2, of Ind.
 1860 IN Census -- Switzerland Co., Craig Twp. Edward, Nancy and Flemming
 (spelled Feleming) M. Jones age 19.
 1870 IN Census -- Switzerland Co., Craig Twp. Edward 76 and Nancy 73 on $3,000 real estate value, next door to Fleming and Julia Jones.
 1880 IN Census -- Switzerland Co. Nancy B. Violette (age 83) boarding
 with Robert & Sarah LeClerc.
 DEEDS
 Dec. 8 1832 -- As one of trustees for regular Baptist Church known by
 name of Bethel Church, bought half acre in NW quart of Sec. 29-2-3 and SW
 corner of quarter for 50 Cents from John & Rachel Buchanan. Also bought
 half acre in SW quarter of Sec. 29-2-3 from Henry D. and Elen Banta, for 50 Cents. Book E-528, 529
 Sept. 14 1861 -- Gave 2 A in Sec. 28-2-3, along upper side of road
 leading to Vevay, "in consideration of natural love and affection towards
 Nancy Wakefield, wife of Robert Wakefield, formerly Nancy Leclerc." Not
 to be sold or leased during the lifetime of Edward and Nancy Violette.
 Book W-399 (Nancy lived w/ Edward and Nancy at age 20, 1850 Census)
 Switzerland Co. Will Records, Book 4, pp. 294-296 (Excerpt -- see full copy in files)
 I Edward Violett of Switzerland County, State of Indiana... do make ordain and publish this my last will and Testament...
 I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Nancy B. Violett all the
 personal property of which I may be possessed at the time of my death, to
 use, enjoy, and dispose of the same for her own proper use and benefit.
 I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Nancy B. Violett the farm
 on which I now reside, at the mouth of Indian Creek in Craig Township,
Note:   Custom Field:<_FA#> 1812Age 15, given release from guardianship by Edw. V. Sr.


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