Subj: Lake County Early Settlers Date: 98-11-24 16:19:26 EST From: cbeedle@telus.net (Cathy Scaife) To: anolelady@aol.com You were interested in finding descendants of the settlers of Lake County. I do have the 3 of the names mentioned in my family. They are: Simeon Beedle b. June 22, 1796 m. Sarah Hathaway Additional info on him: Per: Indiana Bureau of Land Management-Land Patent Report Document # 12306 Patantee name: Simeon Beedle Authority: April 24, 1820: Cash Entry Sale (3 Stat. 566) Signature Present: Y Signature Date: 04/10/1843 Nr. Aiquot Sec/Blk Township Range Fract. Meridian Acres Counties Parts Sect. 1 W1/2SW 5/ 32-N 9-W N 2nd Principal 80 LAKE Meridian Isaac M. Beedle b. May 31, 1797 m. Mary Riffle Isaac & Simeon were brothers. Children of: Joseph Beedle & Mary(Meeks) The H.M. Beedle that you have listed could be Hiram M. Beedle. Son of Abram Covalt Beedle & Nancy (Riffle). Abram Covalt Beedle was also Isaac & Simeon's brother. Any info that you might have on them would be very interesting. Here's how I descend from them. 1. Joseph Beedle & Mary (Meeks) 2. Isaac M. Beedle 2. Abram Covalt Beedle 2. Simeon Beedle & Sarah (Hathaway) 3. Abraham H. Beedle & Emaline (Ross) 4. Jacob Beedle & Bertha (McCracken) 5. Roy Beedle & Beaulah (Roszell) 6. Gerald R. Beedle & Lois (Peterson) 7. Cathy Beedle (self) & Robert Thomas Scaife