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[Footnotes 1., 2., 3., and 4. by Raymond V. Banner (continued)]

3. Orphan trains were a means whereby orphans in the eastern cities of the United States were sent

west where they were adopted by mid-western families looking for orphan children that could help

with farm and family work. McAninch family historian Rosalie Schack has researched the Sherman

and Mary McAninch adoptions. Rosalie has done a lot of other research in Ringgold county on the

McAninch family. My thanks to her, Frank McAninch and Dick Schack, all who have been a source

of information on the larger McAninch family. Besides their combined assistance, I have spent

many hours personally researching this family in Ringgold county knowing that I have only covered

the surface. The intent of this study on the McAninch family, as with all the families in this book,

is to concentrate on those members that were most involved with the Ringgold City community.

4. It is possible, perhaps probable, that this was the same Edith that Sherman returned to the

orphanage, but the writer has no evidence. Her full name was Elizabeth. [Footnotes, pg. 80]

And two more end-notes added by Frank McAninch:

[5] Joseph and Elizabeth had already buried two other sons in old Pleasant Hill Methodist Cemetery,

Franklin Twp, Hendricks County, Indiana [MFHN v.V n 4 (Nov.) pg. 1997-31, burials 1 and 3]

1. Charles W. McAninch / died Aug. 8, 1865 / son of J. & E.J. McAninch / aged 2 yrs 8 mo 2 da

3. Hiram D. McAninch / died Jan. 18, 1859 / son of J. & E.J. McAninch / aged 2 yrs 8 mo 8 da

[6] both marriages actually in Hendricks County, Indiana [Hendricks Mar Bk 4 p.48, Mar Bk 5 p.133]

Additional information and comments from Rosalie Eben Schack, Owatonna, Minnesota:

[7] perhaps church was organized in 1872, but the building not built until 1874. “The little town of

Caledonia is still improving. Methodist Church is going up” (Ringgold Record, 21 May 1874, p.4)

[8] Florence Rodrek Atkinson’s family papers (Sept. 1980, Wisconsin, at her home), names the

twins Oma and Opal, born 1903. Oma died in 1903, and no death date for Opal. This could be

O F. and S O. The year is only off by one, as tombstone says the girls were born January of 1904.

[9] “I have seen the record and interpreted the writing as ‘Orey Harlan’ This is probably Oma. There

is always the chance there were two sets of twin girls though, one born in 1903 and one in 1904.”

[10] dau. Addie Mariah McA. (1874-1956) mar. Frank Shidler (1872-1939), 16 Nov 1904, Mt. Ayr;

they farmed in Washington Township, Ringgold County, and are buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery.

[11] “Mrs D. Wiggins passed away … at the home of her parents, Mr & Mrs C. C. McAninch. …

she had been a great sufferer from that dread disease - consumption. … She went with her

husband and family to Kansas several years ago, and from there they went to New Mexico,

hoping that the climate might prove beneficial to her failing health. She came back to Mt Ayr last

October and has since lived with her parents … leaves a husband and one son to mourn her death.

The funeral services were held yesterday at Ringgold.” (Ringgold Record, 8 Jan 1903, p.4)

[12] “have found four children: Charles Munroe, William Walter, Mamie Ann, and Leslie Allen;

they are the four listed in William’s probate file, so probably all there were.”

[13] they had lost either 3 or 4 sons at this point in time. Their fourth son was born and died in 1896,

the fifth born and died in 1903. Our family records said Jenny and Myrtle were adopted in 1895;

Joseph Eugene McAninch, son of Sherman, said the girls were adopted about 1896 or 1897.

[14] “The last one I know of was Bertha Elizabeth Overholser McAninch, wife of Ebon McAninch.

She died 31 Jul 1986 in the Clearview Home in Mt Ayr at age 88, having been a widow for 56 years.”

Ringgold City, 1844-2002: From First Settlement to Forgotten Community, Raymond V. Banner

McAninch Family History NL, v.X.n.3 July 2002 Frank McAninch, Editor page 2002-24