>From: "G Swoik" <gds@springnet1.com> >I'm trying to sort out some info on the Elias Courtney & Mary >(Polly) Pavy family in early 1800's. This family resided in the >Pleasant Twp area and it appears that Elias and Mary may have died >bet 1850-1860. > >I'm attempting to find some confirmation on their son Jesse b. abt >1815. According to my notes, he may have married twice 1)Keziah >Sturgeon abt 1837 2) Penina Sturgeon abt 1847. Does anyone have any >info on a marriage index that might support these marriages? Any >cemetery info? jesse appears in 1860 census in pleasant twp, age 41 so birth abt 1819. do you have this? jesse born KY, wife Penina age 35 born IN, all children born IN: matilda 209, david 14, julius 12, wesley 10, mary 8, eliza6 and william 2 2 houses away are Elias Courtney age 60 born VA with wife Sarah age 55 born KY i find in "Kentucky Marriages 1802-1850" a marriage for Elias to Polly Pavy on 3-17-1808 in Harrison Co, KY then in "Indiana Marriage Collection 1800-1941" an Elias Courtney to Sarah Mills on 5-20-1856, county not given. in 1850 elias and mary are in household of bluford courtney in pleasant twp. you have this? in 1880 are the following in whitewater, hamilton co, OH jesse b 1823 KY plina 1826 IN eliza 1857 IN william 1859 IN kimber 1863 (son) IN charles 1865 IN john 1867 IN in the 1900 census for tonganoxie, leavenworth co, kanasa is your jesse jessie b march 1825, 75 yrs, KY KY KY, they had been married for 51 years mary e born 9-1830, 69 yrs, KY unknown unknown, she'd had 8 children with 6 living elmer born 11-1866, 33 years, KS KY KY cora m., daughter in law, born 11-1867, 32 years, MO MASS NY jesse e., grandson, born 6-1893, 6 yrs, CA KS MO rufus b., grandson, born 10-1895, 4 yrs, CA KS MO right next door is william courtney born 5-1871, age 29, married 7 yrs, KY KY KY dora (wife) born 6-1872, age 27, had one child with 1 living, KS IL IL rufus T, born 5-1894, age 6, KS KS KS not finding a keziah sturgeon or penina sturgeon as such. hope this helps. don't forget to search google with these names in quote marks. karen clanin -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.0/290 - Release Date: 3/23/2006