Knox County IN Archives History .....Family Record Of Mary Burke 1921
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At Mrs Mary Burke's Main St Catecornered across from Christian Church, Monroe 
City, Ind:
Asel Colbert married 1st Louise Tisdale & married 2d Amanda Rodarmel. She was 
19 when married, was raised by her brother, Friend S. Rodarmel.
After the death of Friend S. Rodarmel on Apr 29, 1870, his widow Huldah on 
Sept 12, 1871 married Fay Byers & he was poisoned not long after that & an old 
woman living at same house was poisoned also at same time.  The woman's body 
was disinterred & poison enough to kill two people was found in her stomach.  
Huldah, the widow ran from the house & was caught in White River Swamps in a 
Hollow Sycamore tree & was put in jail where she remained 9 mos, but got free 
somehow.
Mrs Mary Jane Burke says she thinks she was 3 or 4 yrs old when her father, 
Asel Colbert married Amanda Rodarmel & she says she was born July 1, 1849 & 
her husband, who was present William Vardaman Burke says he was born June 3, 
1847 & Mrs Burke was raised by her stepmother Mrs Amanda R. Colbert


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