Sherry and list PIQUA is a town in Miami County Ohio, Pickaway is a county as you stated. your dilema now is to decide whether the writer correctly spelled PIQUA, then incorrectly called it a county. ;-) Isn't this fun!! Good Luck, Vic Sherry wrote: > > Hi listers, > > This obit was sent to me..SNIP > Sherry > > ***** > Hi Sherry, > I found the obit for John M. James. <snip> Their old microfilm machine won't make copies, so I had to write it > down. I did skip a paragraph about joining with the church, didn't specify what church, and a paragraph about being member of GAR post. Think I got all the good stuff, wish I could find an obit like this for all of my people. Feel free to pass on to any other James researchers. Also Note!! > I typed as written, and I assume that the county of birth given is a unique > spelling of Pickaway. You're also welcome to send it through the Kosciusko > list if you think it would be of interest. Oswego is in Kosc. Co., several > names mentioned. > > Take care, > Barb > > Harrison Co. Missouri > Bethany Republican > 6 June 1907, page 5, column 1 > > Death of an Old Citizen > > John M. James was born in Piqua County, Ohio September 29, 1825, and died > in Bethany, Mo., June 3, 1907, aged 81 years, 8 months and 4 days. > > In early life he moved to Indiana where he was married at the age of 21 to > Miss Amanda Wade. To this union eight children were born. Two of these, > Mrs. Hattie Mock, buried at Huntsville, Alabama, and Orville, buried at > Otswego, Indiana, preceded him to the other shore. The surviving children > are Lafayette of California, Abner, of Eugene, Oregon, Geo. T., of Oswego, > Ind., Mrs. Anna Thomas, of Sherman Township, this county, Mrs. Ella McDonald > of Concordia, Kansas, and Mrs. Mattie Neff, of this city. On Sept. 29, > 1869, this splendid wife and mother passed to the great beyond. In 1870 Mr. > James was again married to Miss Catherine Carper, who survives him. During > his declining years this noble woman industriously, patiently and lovingly > administered to his every need. To this union three children were born, two > dying in infancy, the surviving one being J. Roy James, of this city. > > In 1864 he enlisted in Company H., 129 Indiana Volunteers, and served his > country until the close of the Rebellion. He was slightly wounded at the > Battle of Resaca. > > In 1880 he moved with his family to a farm in Sherman Twp. Harrison Co. Mo., > and in 1890 to Bethany where he has since resided. > > (James is buried at the Miriam Cemetery in Harrison Co. MO) > > ==== INKOSCIU Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE, address your email to [email protected] (or [email protected] if you receive the digest)