Thank you! I didn't look outside of the immediate area. The notation from the 1920 census of "clergyman-Methodist Episcopal" is consistent with him conducting a funeral at the East Greenwich church. Frances In a message dated 4/28/07 8:20:22 AM, wmcconne@bellsouth.net writes: > 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 > > > > > > > > ********* > 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 > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.