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Do you use Ancestry.com in your genealogy research? If so, have you checked out one of their newest sources of shaky leaf hints: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current? Randy Searver’s instructions on how to access just the hints from this one source in his Using the ‘Mining Ancestry.com Hints from a Specific Collection’ Tool makes it easy to pull these hints. 

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I’ve been using this tool with great success — but have gone one step further: filtering by name. Since my recent research has centered on the descendants of James and Rebecca (Anderson) Crawford, I entered one of the descendant’s surname: Guthrie.

By using the mining tool for the obituary index and filtering the results by the surname Guthrie, I found a fabulous obituary for William Anderson Guthrie:
William GuthriePark Leader, Dies
Former Senator Recently Honored at Clifty Falls Ceremony on 85th Birthday

Dupont, Ind., August 6 (spl.) — William A. Guthrie, age eighty-five, for many years a member of the Indiana conservation commission and a former state senator, died at his home here last night.He was one of the early leaders in forming the state park system and because of his activity in establishing Clifty Falls state park near Madison, a plaque was placed on the new south gateway of the park in his honor. It was unveiled with ceremonies on his eighty-fifth birthday anniversary, with Governor Paul V. McNutt as principal speaker.Mr. Guthrie was born in Dupont, May 13, 1851, the son of Anderson Crawford and Anne Wilson Guthrie. He received his education at College Hill and Moore’s Hill College, which is now Evansville College. He married Sarah Lewis on October 28, 1875. Mrs. Guthrie died in 1925 in Cairo, Egypt.Lifetime RepublicanMr. Guthrie, a lifetime Republican, was active in the affairs of councils in Indiana and was one of the small coterie of state senators who brought about the first election of Albert J Beveridge to the United State senate. During this session, Mr. Guthrie devoted much time to obtaining passage of the pure food bill. In 1908, he was a delegate to the Republican national convention and a presidential elector in 1916 and 1928. During the world war, he served as vice-president of food production in Indiana and a short time later was vice-president of the deep waterway commission of Indiana.Mr. Guthrie was a Baptist. He was a member of the Academy of Science, an honorary member of the Nature Study Club of Indiana and of the Rotary Club of Madison.Mr. Guthrie was a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason, a member of the Odd Fellows, Mystic Shrine, Audubon Society, Columbia Club, Pioneer Society of Indiana and an honorary member of the Historical Society of Jefferson County.He served as vice-president of the Belt Railroad and Stock Yards Company and a member of the executive Committee. He held positions in the Fletcher Avenue Savings and Loan Association, the Guthrie-Thompson Company, the Federal Timber Company, and the Florida Orchard Company. He was president of the Freehold Company.For many years Mr. Guthrie had come to Dupont to spend the summer months at the family home here. He spent the greater part of the year at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis, where he had lived many years. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lucy Guthrie Crecraft of Akron, O., five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. W. B. Guthrie, a grandson is proprietor of Turkey Run hotel at Turkey Run state park.
“William Guthrie, Park Leader, Dies,” The Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, IN), 6 August 1936, page 8; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online October 2019). 

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1834 Deed John Crawford to Eli Guthrey

Bartholomew County, Indiana
Deeds, 1822-1887

Deeds, vols. D-E (to p.515), 1833-1837
FamilySearch Film 1301777 DGS 8059757

Book D page 406

Crawford to Guthrey

This indenture made this sixteenth day of March in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four between
John Crawford and Rebecca his wife of the first part of the county
of Bartholomew and State of Indiana and Eli Guthrey and William
Johnson of the County and State aforesaid of the second part
Witnesseth that the said party of the first part in consideration of the
sum of three hundred dollars lawful money to them in hand paid
by the said party of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged has granted bargained sold conveyed and confirmed and by
these presents doth grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the
said Eli Guthery and William Johnson their heirs and assigns forever
all the certain tract or parcel of situated lying and being in Bartholomew
County and State aforesaid in the district of land sold at Indianapolis
being the West half of the South West quarter of section thirty four
in township no. Ten north of range No. five East containing eighty
acres together with all and singular the hereditaments & improvements and
appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining together
with the rents issues and profits thereof To have and to hold the
premises hereby sold and conveyed together with the appurtenances to the
sole and only proper benefits use and behoof of the said Eli Guthrey
and William Johnson their heirs and assigns forever and the said John
Crawford and Rebecca his wife for themselves their heirs executors and
administrators and assigns the aforesaid tract of land with all and singul
ar the appurtenances thereunto belonging or unto Eli Guthrey and
William Johnson his heirs and assigns from the claim or claims of
every person whatever will warrant and forever defend
In Testimony whereof the said John Crawford and Rebecca his
wife have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first
above written.
John Crawford (seal)
Rebecca (her mark) Crawford (seal)
In presence of us
Witness
Corbley Guthrey
Samuel M Buckhanon

State of Indian
Bartholomew County
Before the undersigned a Justice of the
peace within and for said county personally
came John Crawford and Rebecca his wife the within grantors and
being examined agreeable to the act in such cases made and provided
acknowledged the above indenture to be their voluntary act and deed
for the uses and purposes therein contained
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
the sixteenth of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty
five
John Pitcher Justice of (seal)
the peace
Recorded March the 17th 1835
Joseph McKinney RBC

Guthrie Patent

IN2880.019
Guthrie, Anderson C.
4/10/1848
Doc # 20167 – Indiana
Meridian – 2nd PM
Twp 6 N Range 9 E
W 1/2 SW 1/4 Section 35
Jennings County, IN

19
The United States of America
Certificate
No. 20167

To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:
Whereas Anderson Crawford Guthrie of Jefferson county, Indiana
has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a Certificate of the Register of the
Land Office at Jeffersonville whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said
Anderson Crawford Guthrie according to the provisions of the
Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled “An Act making further provision for the sale of the Public Lands,” for
the West half of the South West quarter of Section thirty five
in Township six North of Range Nine East in the District of
Lands subject, to sale at Jeffersonville Indiana containing
eighty acres
according to the official plat of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land Office by the Surveyor
General, which said tract has been purchased by the said Anderson Crawford Guthrie,
Now know ye, that the
United States of America, in consideration of the premises, and in conformity with the several acts of Congress,
in such case made and provided, have given and granted, and by these presents Do Give and Grant,
unto the said Anderson Crawford Guthrie
and to his heirs, the said tract above described: To Have and To Hold the same, together with all the rights
privileges, immunities and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said Anderson Crawford
Guthrie
and to his heirs and assigns forever.
In Testimony Whereof, I, James K. Polk
President of the United States of America, have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and
the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the tenth day of April
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight and of the
Independence of the United States the Seventy Second
By the President: James K Polk
By J K Stephens asst Sec’y
[S H Laughlin] Recorder of the General Land Office

Guthrie Land Sold

Ripley County, Indiana
Deed records, 1818-1889

Deed records v.N, Mar 1846-Nov 1846
FamilySearch Film #1312542 DGS 8059694

This Indenture made the 27 day of April in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty six between Anderson C Guthrie
and Ann Guthrie wife of said Anderson of the first part and Patsy
Miner of the second part witnesseth that the said parties of

the first part for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred
and twenty dollars lawful money of the Untied States to them in
hand well and truly paid by the said party of the second part the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted bargained sold
conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do grant bargain
sell convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part
her heirs and assigns forever the following piece or parcel of
ground situate lying and being in the county of Ripley and state
of Indiana and known and designated as follows to wit being the
North East quarter of the Northwest quarter of section no thirty
four (34) in township no six (6) north of Range No Ten (10)
East containing forty acres more or less also five acres off of
the west end of the north east half of the north east quarter
of said section no thirty four (34) in the township and range
aforesaid and adjoining the tract or parcel of grand first above
mentioned in the said county of Ripley and all the estate right
title interest claim and demand of them the said parties of the first
part of in and to the said premises and every part thereof together
will all and singular the privileges and appurtenances to the same be
longing or in any wise appertaining and the rents issues and profits
thereof to have and to hold the premises hereby bargained and sold or
meant or intended so to be with the appurtenances to the only proper
use and behoof of the said party of the second part her heirs and
assigns forever. And the said Anderson C Guthrie for himself his heirs
executors and administrators doth covenant promise and agree that
with the said party of the second part her heirs executors admin
istrators and assigns that he is the true and lawful owner of the
premises hereby granted and hath good rightfull power and lawful
authority to sell and convey the same in manner and force aforesaid
and further that he the said Anderson C Guthrie his heirs executors
administrators will warrant and forever defend the aforesaid [prom]

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ises with their appurtenances and every part and parcel thereof unto
the said party of the second part her heirs and assigns against all per
sons lawfully claiming or to claim by from or under him them or any
of them or by from or under any other person whomsoever
In witness whereof the said parties of the first part (the said Anne
hereby relinquishing her dower have hereunto set their hands and seals
the day and year first above written
Anderson C. Guthrie (seal)
Ann Guthrie (seal)
sealed and delivered in presence of
Thomas Transdale Robert Miner
The State of Indiana Jefferson County ss Before me Thomas Trans
dail a Justice of the peace within and for said county this day per
sonally appeared Anderson C Guthrie and Ann Guthrie his wife
the above named grantors to me personally known as such and [person]
ally acknowledged the above deed of conveyance to be their voluntary
act and deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned
And having first made known to said Ann Guthrie the contents
and purport of said deed she acknowledged on a private examination
separate and apart from and without the hearing of her said husband
that she executed said deed of her own free will and accord and with
out any coercion or compulsion from her said husband.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of my office this 27 day of April in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty six.
Thomas Transdail Justice of the peace (seal
The State of Indiana
Jefferson County Sct I John H Taylor Clerk of the circuit court
of said county do hereby certify that Thomas Transdail Esq before
whom the foregoing deed of conveyance was acknowledged and who has
certified the same was at that time and still is an acting Jus
tice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qual
ified and that full [oath] and credit are due and ought to be
given to all his official acts as such and that the signature at
tached to the certificate purporting to be his is genuine. In testi
(seal) mony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of
said court at Madison this 15th day of June AD 1846.
Jos H Taylor Clk
Recorded August 6th 1846
C [Overtuss] RRC

Ripley County Land Sold

Ripley County Indiana
Deed Records 1818-1889

Deed Records v.N, Mar. 1846-Nov 1846
FamilySearch Film 1312542 DGS 8059694

Book N page 400

This Indenture made the fourth day of October in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five between Anderson
C Guthrie of the County of Jefferson and State of Indiana of the first
part and Willis [Linger] of Trimble Count Kentucky of the se
cond part Witnesseth that the said Anderson C Guthrie for and
in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars lawful money
of the United States to him in hand well and truly paid by the said
Willis [Linger or Singer] the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged has given
bargained sold conveyed and confined and by these presents does
grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Willis
[Singer] his heirs and assigns forever the following tract or parcel
of Land known and described as follows to wit seventy five
acres of the south half of the North East quarter of section thir
ty four in township six north of range No ten East lying and
being in the county of Ripley and State of Indiana in the dis
trict of lands subject to sale at the land office at Jefferson
ville Indiana and all the Estate right title interest claim
and demand of him the said Anderson C Guthrie of in and to

the said premises and every part thereof together with all and
singular the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging
or in any wise appertaining and the rents issues and profits there
of to have and to hold the premises hereby bargained and sold or [?]
or intended so to be with the appurtenances to the only proper use
and behoof of the said Willis [Singer] his heirs and assigns forever
And the said Anderson C Guthrie his heirs executors and adminis
trators do covenant promise and agree to and with the said Willis
[Singer] his heirs executors administrators and assigns that he is the true
and lawful owner of the premises hereby granted and has good right
full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in
manner and form aforesaid And further that he the said Anderson
C Guthrie his heirs executors and administrators will warrant and
forever defend the aforesaid premises with their appurtenances and
every part and parcel thereof unto the said Willis Singer his heirs and
assigns against all persons lawfully claiming or to claim by for
or under them or any of them or by from or under any other person
whomsoever. In witness whereof the said Anderson C Guthrie together
with Ann Guthrie his wife have hereunto set their hands and seals
the day and year first above written.
Anderson C. Guthrie (seal)
Ann Guthrie (Seal
Sealed and delivered in presence of
Thomas Transdail Robert Miner
The State of Indiana Jefferson County ss Before me the
undersigned a Justice of the peace within and for said county this
day personally appeared Anderson C Guthrie and Ann Guthrie his
wife the above named grantor to me personally known as such
and [sincerally] acknowledged the above deed of conveyance to be their
voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein men
tioned and having first made known to said Ann Guthrie the

page 401

contents and purport of said deed she acknowledged [on] a private examina
tion separate and apart from and without the hearing of her said husband that
she executed said deed of own free will and accord and without any
coercion or compulsion from her said husband. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this
fourth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and forty five
Thomas Transdail JPeace (seal)
The State of Indiana Jefferson County sct. I John H Taylor clark
of the circuit court of said county do hereby certify that THomas Trans
dail Esg before whom the withing and foregoing deed was acknowledged
and who has certified the same was at that time and still is an act-
int Justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and
qualified and that full forth and credit are due and ought to be
given to all his official acts as such and that the signature at
tached to the certificate purporting to be his genuine. In Testimony
(seal) whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said
Court ad Madison this 9th day of September AD 1846.
Jno H Taylor Clerk
Recorded Oct 8th 1846
C [Overtuss] RRC

1815 Guthrie Patent

189 141

Examined & Sent May 22d 1815

James Madison, President of the United States of America
To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

Know Ye, that William B Guthrie of Clark County Ind. Territory

having deposited in the General Land-office a certificate of the register of the Land-office
at Jeffersonville whereby it appears that full payment has been made for

the South West quarter of Section Twenty One of township Four North of
the Base line in Range Ten East of the Second principal Meridian

of the lands directed to be sold at Jeffersonville
by the act of Congress, entitled “An act providing for the sale of the lands of the United
States in the territory north-west of the Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river,” and
of the acts amendatory of the same: There is granted, by the United States, unto
the said William B Guthrie the quarter lot or
section of land above described: To have and to hold the said quarter
lot or section of land, with the appurtenances, unto the said William B Guthrie
his heirs and assigns forever

In Testimony whereof, I have caused these letters to be made
Patent, and the seal of the General Land-office to be hereunto affixed
Given under my hand at the City of Washington, the thirteenth
day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifteen and of the Independence
of the United States of America, the thirty-ninth

By the President, James Madison
Josiah Meigs, Commissioner of the General Land-Office

1824 Patent 1153

Bureau of Land Management
Patent No 1153

The United States of America
To all to whome these presents shall come, Greeting

Whereas William B Guthrie of Jefferson County, Indiana
has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Terre Haute State of Indiana
whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said William B Guthrie
according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitle “An act making further provision for the sale of the Public Lands,” for

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The West fraction of the South West quarter of section thirty one in Township nineteen, north of Range
three west in the District of Terre Haute and State of Indiana, containing eighty one acres
and forty two hundredth of an acre
according to the official plat of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land Office by the Surveyor General, which said tract has been pur
chased by the said William B Guthrie

Now Know ye, that the United States of America, in consideration of the premises, and in conformity with the several
acts of Congress, in such case made and provided, have Given and Granted, and by these presents do give and grant, unto the said William B. Guthrie
and to his heirs the said tract above described: To have and to hold the same, together with all the rights, privileges, immunities, and appur
tenances, of whatsoever nature, thereto belonging, unto the said William B Guthrie
and his heirs and assigns forever.

In testimony whereof, I James Monroe
President of the United States of America, have caused these letters to be made Patent, and the seal of the General Land office to be hereunto
affixed.

Given under my hand, at the city of Washington, the twentieth day of February, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty four, and of the Independence of the United States the
forty eighth.
By the President, JCM
Gre Graham, Commissioner of the General Land Office

1824 Patent 1152

142
Certificate No. 1152 Exc

The United States of America

To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

Whereas William B. Guthrie of Jefferson County, Indiana
has deposited in the General Land office of the United States, a certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Terre Haute, State of Indiana
whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said William B Guthrie
according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled “An act making further provision for the sale of the Public Lands,” for
The East fraction of the South West quarter of section thirty one in Township nineteen North of Range
three West in the District of Terre Haute and State of Indiana containing eighty acres.

according to the official plat of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land Office by the Surveyor General, which said tract has been pur
chased by the said William B. Guthrie
Now Know ye, that the United States of America in consideration of the premises, and in conformity with the several
acts of Congress, in which case made and provided, have Given and Granted, and, by these presents do give and grant, unto the said William B Guthrie
and his heirs the said tract above described: To have and to hold the same, together with all the rights, privileges immenities and appur
tenances, of whatsoever nature, thereto belonging, unto the said William B Guthrie
and his heirs and assigns forever.

In testimony whereof, I, James Monroe
President of the United States of America, have caused these letters to be made Patent, and the seal of teh General Land Office to be hereunto
affixed.

Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the twentieth day of February in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty four, and of the Independence of the United States the
forty eighth.

Source:
United States Bureau of Land Management, “General Land Office Records,” database with images, BLM.Gov (http://glorecords.blm.gov : viewed online July 2019), William B Guthrie, document 1152.

1838 Patent

Bureau of Land Management
Land Patent

207
The United States of America
Certificate
No. 13245

To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:
Whereas William Brown Guthrie of Jefferson County, Indiana

has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a Certificate of the Register of the Land
Office at Jeffersonville whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said

William Brown Guthrie according to the provisions of
the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled “An act making further provision for the sale of the Public Lands,” for
the East half of the South West quarter of Section twenty-eight in
Township three North of Range nine, East in the District
of Lands subject to sale at Jeffersonville, Indiana contain
ing eighty acres

according to the official plat of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land Office by the Surveyor
General, which said tract has been purchased by the said William Brown Guthrie

Now know ye, that the
United States of America, in consideration of the Premises, and in conformity with the several acts of Congress, in
such case made and provided, Have Given and Granted, and by these presents Do Give and Grant, unto
the said William Brown Guthrie

and to his heirs, the said tract above described: to have and to hold the same, together with all the rights,
privileges, immunities, and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said William Brown
Guthrie and to his heirs and assigns forever

In testimony whereof, I, Martin Van Buren
President of the United States of America, have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and the
Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.

Given under my hand at the City of Washington, the fifteenth day of August
in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight and of the
Independence of the United States the Sixty third

By the President: Martin Van Buren
by M. Van Buren Jr Sec’y
J S Wilson[astrig] Recorder of the General Land Office
ad interim

Source:
United States Bureau of Land Management, “General Land Office Records,” database with images, BLM.Gov (http://glorecords.blm.gov : viewed online July 2019), William Brown Guthrie – S28T3NR9E.

1838 Guthrie Patent

The United States of America
Certificate No 13045
To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:
Whereas William Brown Guthrie of Jefferson County
Indiana
has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States a Certificate of the Register of the Land
Office at Jeffersonville whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said
William Brown Guthrie according to the provisions of
the Act of Congress of the 24th of April 1820, entitled “An Act making further provisions for the sale of the Public Lands,” for
the North West quarter of the South East quarter of 
Section twenty-six in Township four North of range nine
East in the District of Lands subject to sale at Jeffersonville,
Indiana, containing forty acres

according to the official plat of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land Office by the Surveyor
General, which said tract has been purchased by the said William Brown Guthrie
Now Know ye, that the
United States of America, in consideration of the Premises, and in conformity with the several acts of Congress, in
such case made and provided, have given and granted, and by these presents, do give and grant, unto
the said William Brown Guthrie
and to his heirs, the said tract above described: To have and to hold the same, together with all the rights,
privileges, immunities, and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said William
Brown Guthrie and to his heirs and assigns forever
In testimony whereof, I Martin Van Buren
President of the United States of America, have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and the
Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the fifteenth day of August
in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight and of the
Independence of the United States the sixty third
By the President: Martin Van Buren
A Van Buren, Sec’y
Jos s Wilson acting Recorder of the General Land Office

Source: United States Bureau of Land Management, “General Land Office Records,” database with images, BLM.Gov (http://glorecords.blm.gov : viewed online April 2019), William Brown Guthrie.