I rec'd this on the Adams Co OH list.... May be of interest to a lot of you. Jeannie <>< -----Original Message----- From: Jan Gillespie [mailto:gillespie1949@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 3:04 PM To: OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [OHADAMS] Gretna Green Links and misc items as published in the Maysville Eagle 1881 and 1888 Hello list, I do not think that I sent this to the Oh Adams Co list - for the next few weeks I will be sending to Lewis Co what I can find regarding the Gretna Green marriages. <>< Articles typed as published in the Maysville Eagle - 11/8/1888 Gretna Green Links Squire Beasley, of Aberdeen, married the following couples between October 9th and November 1st: Henry King and Hattie Gardner, of Fleming County. George McCarter and Lucinda Saunders, of Fleming County. G. W. Adams and Susan Bruce, of Greenup County. Charles Piles and Eliza F. Carey, of Mason County. Turner Anderson and Lillie Day, of Bath County. Samuel Snedaker and Callie Horstman, of Bath County. Dillard C. Haggard and Tona M. Twyman, of Clark County. Robert Whitten and Bettie Gray, of Bath County. ______________ Letters remaining in the Post Office at Aberdeen, O., for the month ending October 31, 1888. Brown, Miss Bean, Nannie Brookover, Mary M. Campbell, Andrew (2) Covell, Mrs. George F. Caldwell, E. F. Chriswell, Miss Annie Dixon, John Dameron, Mrs. Jennie Eppenstiner, Frank Fee, J. A. harden, Jas. D. Hagerty., F. H. Hirien, Mrs. Adlaid Hardin, Frank (2) Kinner, S. King. Miss Cinda McCurdy, Cyrus M. McBride, Leslie M. Richardson, J. Rule, M. F. Swengle, D. F., D. D. S. Stroupe, Mrs. M. P. Sear, Jessie Shelton, George W. Turner, Rev. W. J. ================================== 9-20-1888 Gretna Green Links Squire Beasley, of Aberdeen, has married the following couples since September 8th: Charles Finch and Anna Moore, of Boyle County. John Wells and Anna Whaley, of Mason County. W. O. Fisher and Nannie R. Butler, of Bourbon County. Frank Ammermon and Fannie Riggs, of Harrison County. Ambrose Scott and Lucy Jacobs, of Brown County., Ohio. John S. Craig and Anna Lowery, of Bath County. Jefferson White and Isadore Christian, of Fleming county. Forrest Pope and Lizzie Clarke, of Bracken County. Charles C. Dinger and Lizzie B. Bradford, of Mason County. ============================ October 27, 1887 Old Gold Still Ahead Mrs. Jacob Metz, of dover, took the premium at the Germantown fair on the best yeast bread which was made of "Old Gold." This is the second time she has gotten the hioghest premium on brad made of this brand of flour. The cake that took the first at the Latonia fair at Covington was made of "Old Gold." ========================== 12/21/1881 ==== Janice L. Gillespie Still living in East Central Illinois, wanting to be in Adams Co., OH or Lewis Co., KY Coordinator Ky/Lewis Co. Obits, Deeds, Pensions Coordinator Ky/Lewis County Newspaper List Researching OSBORNE,SOWERS and a few others __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com ==== OHADAMS Mailing List === Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams Adams Co., OH at USGenWeb: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/OHAdams/ Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/