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Montpelier, Jay county,Indiana MORRICALs

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Montpelier, Jay county,Indiana MORRICALs

Steven Lee Morrical  (View posts) Posted: 7 Apr 2002 4:26AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Morrical / Dutton / Greene
Please,
Phil Morrical in the Cleveland,Ohio area; or Joan(Morrical)Livingston in Virginia : Tell me about OIL CITY , aka HELL, and SALAMONIA / ERIE CANAL (1790-1913) Morricals.

The same town and river interconnected via the St. Joseph river in northern Indiana ,southward through Metamora,Indiana area, and into the Ohio river.

And, the "Salamonia River" Passed through Montpelier and Portland, Indiana.

The river was the transport route for the Indiana Morricals.
Along the way was Lee County, Kentucky.

And from the Montpeiler area the Morricals split to the north, and to the south.

The River bankrupted the Indiana State Treasury (1840's).And this has not reoccured since.

The river was disconnected partially, and redirected through Portland, Indiana towards the west and the Wabash river.

The river was completely diconnected from the north ,and now is an unnavigateable stream, originating from Dark county,Ohio.

And by 1905 the OIL wells there had dryed-up.
And the infamous town ,with 13 brothels and surgeons and a 600 seat opera house. Along with 6 major industries , including Standard Oil, and Marathon and numerous banks and saloons WENT BUST! The largest town (5000 population)
of the county, predating the Portland, Indiana Morricals.

As I digress,

Nellie Bell Morrical (1875-1964) was the southern split's representative in Millersville,Illinois. She was married to a fine man named Charles Warren Dutton . The Morricals of the period followed OIL and are mostly buried in a HILLCREST cemetary in now defunct Red Key and Power station, Indiana. (Jay county, Indiana)

Nellie Bell Morrical was sister to Mary Ellen Morrical Pegg Greene.
Her brothers were Roy, Arthur, Dempsey.

Her son was my grandfather, Charles Nelson Morrical (1913-1978).

And he , I believe, was Guy Morrical's son:

Morrical Squared!

Thus , I am somewhat of a double helix mutagensis!
SubjectAuthorDate Posted
Steven Lee Morrical 7 Apr 2002 4:26AM GMT 
Phil Morrical III 30 Aug 2002 1:53AM GMT 
   

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