Doctor Grandma

Dolly’s mother was probably Potawatomi or Miami, if she also came from Indiana. Spent a lot of time today, nothing substantial coming from it. Very frustrating.

Learned that Dolly’s father’s name was Tom Haniford, or Hanniford. Haven’t found a thing on him yet. Acc. to Aunt Lucille, he was from Ireland, but was married once before. A son from that marriage name ED is who took Dolly after her Indian mother, & then her father both died by the time she was 2 yrs old. Haven’t found Ed Haniford yet either.

 

The Haniford family reunion was held in Rensalear, Indiana in 1941 & Aunt Lucille has a picture of Ed with Dolly, from that picnic……

 

The Potowatomi and Miami married with Catholics in Indiana, & we were told Dolly was taken to St. Ann’s Catholic church to be baptized, so that all works. Have a message left on phone of St. Ann’s & also trying to find out when Indiana birth records start. Renselear is a Catholic area of Indiana.

HOWEVER, we also have a photo of Dolly attending Hall School near Attica, Indiana, in 1892 when she was about 16. So she may not have moved to the area of Rensalear. All very frustrating.

Why would she be taken to St. Ann’s in Lafayette to be baptized?? No southern Indiana parishes? Did some family live in so. Indiana and others farther north & was she passed around? We know that on 31 Jan. 1897 at the age of 21,  she married John Morgan, & Julia was born 10 mos. later. And we know they lived near Attica, moving to the Lafayette area by 1930.

 

(Dolly is Julia Black’s mother.)