Thanks, Suzanne Brayer, for the explanation of the "tavern" of its time. I am hoping someone who knows Owen County history will know something about this Ohio House, or have read about it. I really would love to know if it can be tied to the Criss family. As I said before, I was dubious about some of the info in the document - for example, it starts out by saying that William Criss and Nancy France were born in Sweinburg, Germany, and married there, then emigrated to America. But in the 1850 and 1860 censuses, they say they were born in Virginia and Pennsylvania respectively. So, I would love some proof that the Ohio House had something to do with them, or even that someone remembers it, or remembers their grandparents talking about it. Laura E. Mitchell lmitch@iquest.net 2522 College Ave. lmitchell@vigo.lib.in.us Terre Haute, IN 47803 (812) 234-0692 Visit the Vigo County Public Library Webpage at: http://vax1.vigo.lib.in.us or http://www.vigo.lib.in.us Genealogists: Check the VCPL webpage for an index of obituaries in the Terre Haute newspaper, 1903-1966, http://vax1.vigo.lib.in.us/~obits/index.htm VCPL now has the 1820 census of Vigo County online: http://vax1.vigo.lib.in.us/1820/index.htm