The Ben Inman Mystery

One of Jeanette's great-grandfathers was named Benjamin Inman. We started off knowing very little about Ben, or where he was born, or who his ancestors were, or about his wife, Lucy Ann (Jennings) Inman. Jeanette's cousin, Mike Herder, is also researching the Inmans and has provided some helpful clues to their origins and migrations. Any cousins who might know something about Ben and Lucy Ann are welcome to send us E-MAIL. We'll post here whatever you wish to contribute and maybe solve these mysteries sooner.

Discoveries:

• Jan 2004. We locate an 1860 census record in DeKalb county, Indiana, and an 1870 census record from Logan county, Illinois, which list Ben, plus his parents John and Julia Inman, and some siblings. All family members are listed as being born in Ohio.
• Jan 2006. An 1850 census record turns up in Mercer county, Ohio, which is obviously for the same family. Mercer county is only about 75 miles from DeKalb county, on the far side of the Fort Wayne metropolitan area.