Mel, Yes they were in Perry Co. but mostly in Harrison. Elias BARCROFT, gguncle was Treasure of that county and in real estate.. Ralph's father was a merchant tailor, his mom a seamstress, and I suppose my ggrandfather must have had some adventure in his soul to take off for California. Thank you for the HTM on the 49's. I'll check it out right away as I have not heard a reply from the list in Harrison yet. Harriet Hey gang, here is a link to get to someinfo on Buckeyes (oHIo) who came to the goldfields. http://www.genealogy.org/~smoore/marion/49ers.htm they are mostly from Marion county Oh. But I am thinking, Franklin Oh could very well mean Franklin County, home to Columbus. Harriet, as much research as I do in Ohio, I have seen Barcroft many times..... not in Marion Co., but in Perry, Licking and Fairfield counties. Mel