Luedders’ historical and pictorial city directory of Angola, Indiana for the year 1923, containing an historical compilation of items of local interest, a complete canvass of names in the city, which includes every member of the family, college students, families on rural lines, directory of officers of county, city, lodges, churches, societies, a directory of streets, and a classified business directory.
In the 1980’s a series of newsletters were published four times a year by Seneca County NY featuring historical information concerning Seneca county and her past residents. The current historian for Seneca County placed these online using PDF files. One of the main features of each edition were biographical sketches of early settlers of Seneca County. This is a list of those biographical sketches linked to the pdf copy of the newsletter.
The Caton sisters of Baltimore, granddaughters of the prominent Charles Carroll of Carrollton, became notable figures in early 19th-century society through their marriages into distinguished English families. Mary Caton married Robert Patterson, while Louisa wed Colonel Sir Felton Bathurst Hervey, gaining the title “American Graces.” Their social prominence was amplified by connections with notable historical figures like the Duke of Wellington. The sisters enjoyed transatlantic travels, lavish balls, and a life steeped in the refined culture of both America and England.
Jesse Caton, a Kentucky settler, arrived in Warren County in 1811, establishing his home near what is now Marthasville. He wed Miss Sparks, sister to Henry Bryan’s wife, and fathered ten children: Noah, Jonas, Jesse Jr., Elizabeth, Nancy, Jemima, Mahala, Rebecca, Fannie, and Hester. His sons and daughters formed various alliances through marriage, connecting the Caton lineage to notable families in the region, including the Bryans and Callaways, reflecting the interwoven social fabric of early 19th-century Kentucky.