1900 Lorain Co, OH, Brighton, ED 72, sht 4A, (page 230) Thomas L. McConnel 37 OH OH OH minister Kathlene (wife) 32 MA MA MA (index says Cathlene, actual record says Kathlene) Earl C. (son) 6 OH OH MA Ralph T. (son) 4 OH OH MA (census gives age as 8, but birthyear is given as 1896) 1920 Sandusky Co, OH, Green Creek, ED 84, sht 5B Thomas McConnell 56 OH OH OH clergyman-Methodist Episcopal Kathrine (wife) 52 MA MA MA Abbie Tilton (aunt) 77(single) MA MA MA I'm not connect to these McConnell's. Bill Mc ----- Original Message ----- From: <Vsk03@aol.com> To: <mcconnell@rootsweb.com>; <Vsk03@aol.com> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 5:58 AM Subject: [McConnell] Rev. Thomas McConnell, Savannah, Ohio > The records of the first VanScoy-Knapp reunion, held October 10, 1907, near > Nova, Ashland County, Ohio, refers to "Rev. McConnell of Savannah" Ohio. > > Here are excerpts from the minutes: > Rev. McConnell of Savannah then offered Prayer. . . . > Mrs T L Mc Connall sang a solo the Old barn window ??? which was fine. > While she sang T W Fancher took a Collection to defray the expenses. Mrs Emma > Hale then read a partial history of the Vanscoy & Knapp familys which was > very interesting. after reading of this history Rev T L McConnall sang a very > touching sole Your Mothers apron string . . . . > it was then moved and seconed that Rev and Mrs T L McConnell be accepted as > Honorary members. . . . > Saved by his grace was then sang by Rev and Mrs McConnell followed by a short > prayer by Mrs Geo Ford. Rev Mc Connell then dismissed us by the > Benediction. . . . " > > They also are mentioned in the minutes of the 1909 reunion. > > I've found the following the following family in Village of Savannah, Clear > Creek Tonwship, Ashland County, Ohio, in the 1910 census. > McConnell, Thomas L, head, m w 46 m1 18, Ohio Ohio Ohio, own income > " Kathleen, wife, f w 42 m1 18, mother of 2 children both living, > Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts > " Carl, son, m 2 15 s, Ohio Ohio Massachusetts > Ralph T, son, m w 13 s, Ohio Ohio Massachusetts > > I have not yet found them in the 1900 or 1920 census records. > > The 1910 obituary of Rachell Ann (Bennett) ( Van Scoy) Ford says "The funeral > services were held at East Greenwich Church conducted by Rev. T. L. McConnell > of Savannah. " > > I'd like to know more about Rev. McConnell. I'm especially interested in > learning whether he was the pastor of the East Greenwich Church, which I think > was a Methodist church also known as the Nineveh Church in Greenwich Township, > Huron County, Ohio. That congregation long ago disbanded and the building > was torn down. The cemetery remains and is known as the Nineveh Cemetery. I > have seen the monument for Rachel Ford in that cemetery. > > Frances Van Scoy, francesvanscoy@aol.com > VanScoy-Knapp reunion, vsk03@aol.com > > > > ************************************** > See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MCCONNELL > ********* > Messages posted to the RootsWeb/Ancestry MCCONNELL Message Board are gatewayed to this Mailing List. Remember that the author of gatewayed messages may not be a list subscriber so please reply to gatewayed messages by clicking on the link and replying on the board. > ************ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MCCONNELL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.1/778 - Release Date: 4/27/2007 1:39 PM > >