My Dad,who taught the high school maths at one time talked of a kinsman who was our Clermont Co,Ohio official surveyor,and knew no plane geometry. Archie Holland platted his survey readings on graph paper,and added the blocks,and partial blocks. Having said that,on this side of the Ohio those early surveys were very wrong in acerage. 50% and more. There came a day when Augusta,Bracken Co,Ky had a college. 1839-79,Parker's Academy operated at Clermontville,on the Ohio within 3[?] miles of nw Pendleton Co,Ky. On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 07:35:48 -0800 Kathryn Weiss <buckeye@thegrid.net> writes: > Hi Folks, > I am not exactly looking for the surveyor of the property. Like > Charles, I realize that just being a surveyor in 1800 doesn't > necessarily equate to an understanding of square root, cube root, > algebra & geometry, etc. Boone didn't have much of an education, > but > several of his nephews, including Squire Grant who was one-time > surveyor > in Campbell Co & elsewhere, did go to some sort of boarding school & > received some higher education - Squire Grant went in NC & another > nephew was sent to Kaskaskia. > > I am interested more in early education in Pendleton County, right > around 1800 or just before, and who might have taught high math, as > well > as who would have had a broad education in "the classics". Who > would > have taught such mathematics to a girl? I am looking particularly > for > anyone who lived within "neighboring" distance of the elusive John > Steele of Pendleton County. > > Thanks for trying, > Kathryn > > > ==== KYPENDLE Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain > letters, political announcements, current events, items for > sale, personal messages, flames,etc. (in other words - spam) > is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration > for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!
John Baker and his son, Samuel, were surveyors. Samuel went to school in PA. They lived in Campbell, not far from the Pendleton line. Jim > My Dad,who taught the high school maths at one > time talked of a kinsman who was our Clermont Co,Ohio > official surveyor,and knew no plane geometry. Archie Holland > platted his survey readings on graph paper,and added the blocks,and > partial blocks. > Having said that,on this side of the Ohio those early surveys were very > wrong in > acerage. 50% and more. There came a day when Augusta,Bracken Co,Ky had > a college. 1839-79,Parker's Academy operated at Clermontville,on the > Ohio > within 3[?] miles of nw Pendleton Co,Ky. > > On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 07:35:48 -0800 Kathryn Weiss <buckeye@thegrid.net> > writes: >> Hi Folks, >> I am not exactly looking for the surveyor of the property. Like >> Charles, I realize that just being a surveyor in 1800 doesn't >> necessarily equate to an understanding of square root, cube root, >> algebra & geometry, etc. Boone didn't have much of an education, but >> several of his nephews, including Squire Grant who was one-time >> surveyor >> in Campbell Co & elsewhere, did go to some sort of boarding school & >> received some higher education - Squire Grant went in NC & another >> nephew was sent to Kaskaskia. >> >> I am interested more in early education in Pendleton County, right >> around 1800 or just before, and who might have taught high math, as >> well >> as who would have had a broad education in "the classics". Who would >> have taught such mathematics to a girl? I am looking particularly >> for >> anyone who lived within "neighboring" distance of the elusive John >> Steele of Pendleton County. >> >> Thanks for trying, >> Kathryn >> >> >> ==== KYPENDLE Mailing List ==== >> NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain >> letters, political announcements, current events, items for >> sale, personal messages, flames,etc. (in other words - spam) >> is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration >> for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett >> kathleenburnett@earthlink.net >> >> ============================== >> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >> > > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > > > ==== KYPENDLE Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain > letters, political announcements, current events, items for > sale, personal messages, flames,etc. (in other words - spam) > is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration > for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 -- James R. Baker, Jr. (jrbakerjr) On-Line Shopping Mall Free Genealogy Databases http://www.jrbakerjr.com