In a message dated 8/12/03 12:21:34 AM Central Daylight Time, jgest@powerup.com.au writes: > Hi List > I just received a obits from somebody in Cannelton, on a sister of my > line. She was Margaret Wilber nee JACKSON born 31 July 1831 > in Ripley. > My line is Mary Jane GEST nee JACKSON she is born about 1825 > in Ripley their father is John JACKSON. > > In the obits it has (Her father was a Presbyterian in religion &in the early > > days of 1800 or thereabouts with ox-team brought his family across the > Alleghenies > from Syracuse, N.Y. to Ripley county, Ind, near Osgood, where he spent the > remainder of his days on a farm). Also had he came from the Southern portion > of Ireland. > > Would anybody have anything on this John JACKSON? please. > > Also where is Osgood? &are there any records I could look at online for > there? > Jennette GEST nee BYRNE > Australia > > > Jennette here are 2 Ripleys web sites <A HREF="http://seidata.com/~rchslib/index.html">http://seidata.com/~rchslib/index.html</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~inripley/index.html">http://www.rootsweb.com/~inripley/index.html</A> Norma Ooley Herman