Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records: Joseph B. Kerlin and Family

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Deer Creek Monthly Meeting, Grant County, Indiana, United States
Surnames/tags: Kerlin Small Cook

Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Record: Joseph B. Kerlin and Family

Deer Creek Monthly Meeting

There are four cards for this family which include two references to other families. Each of these reference yields two additional cards and suggest a fourth name to consider, which in turn yields an additional card for a total of nine cards

The many of the dates are suspect, for example Naomi B. birth date. Her death certificate gives her death date as 11 Sep 1867, 1900 US Census guves her birthday as Sep 1867. Only Hinshaw gives 11 Mar 1867. The numerous correction indicate on the card also make it suspect.

Names and birth dates of family members (note misspelling of Joseph's name).

The next card tells an interesting story. Sarah, the daughter, is being courted by Isaac Small, a Quaker. According to Quaker custom, one is expected to chose one's spouse from within the Society of Friends. Thus, for Isaac to marry Sarah, Sarah needed to be accepted into the Society of Friends. This happened on 11 Feb 1871; Sarah is 18 years of age. In addition to being a friend, to marry Isaac she would have required her parents permission at her age. A year after she joined, on 10 Feb 1872, the rest of her family (with the exception of her big brother) were accepted in the the Society of Friends. And then seven months later, on 12 Sep 1872, Sarah and Isaac are married at the West Branch Meeting House, (Reportedly the only marriage celebrated there).

And finally to turn this into a cautionary tale, yes, in 1881 Joseph did resign from the Society of Friends (that is an interesting story in itself), but only after his wife's death in 1879 and not with his wife. We again see that all data from this index must be verified.

General Information about family's membership.

This card tells us that Isaac and Sarah are married on the 16 Oct 1872. For the full story we are refereed to the Small family. This provides two additional card which follow immediately

Sarah's marriage to Isaac Small

From the first Small family card we learn that (1) Isaac and Sarah first declared their intention to get married (dmi) on 12 Sep 1872 with Issac required to produce a certificate, (2) on 8 Mar 1873 Joseph was received on certificate from (rocf) the Mississinewa Monthly Meeting, (3) on 7 Dec 1876 Joseph and family were granted a certificate to (gct) the Mississinewa Monthly Meeting, and finally (4) on 6 Mar 1879 Isaac and family are received on certificate from the Mississinewa Monthly Meeting,

Isaac's and Sarah's entries under the name Small.

On the second Small family card we find the details of Isaac's and Sarah's family.

Isaac and Sarah's family.

This card tells us that William and Peggy Ann are married on the 21 Oct 1877. For the full story we are refereed to the Harvey family. This provides two additional card which follow immediately.

Peggy's marriage to William Harvey

The first of the Harvey family cards repeats the information concerning William and Peggy Ann's marriage.

Peggy's marriage to William Harvey

The second card of the Harvey family tells us that William and Peggy Ann resigned from the Society of Friends on 8 Oct 1885.

William and Peggy Ann resign from the Society of Friends.

Lydia Kerlin married Jason Cook, searching in the Cook family yields the following card giving the details of Jason and Lydia's family

Jason and Lydia (Kerlin) Cook's Family

Mississinewa Monthly Meeting

One card was found under the family Kerlin.

After Isaac and Sarah made known their desire to get married the Deer Creek Monthly meeting required Isaac to obtain a certificate. this the the record of his obtaining that certificate.

Isaac requires a certificate to marry Sarah.