Sorry, I forgot to thank you. I really appreciate your responding to the query. ----- Original Message ----- From: "julie freeman" <jffree1@hotmail.com> To: <MCELROY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: July 01, 2002 10:51 PM Subject: Re: [MCELROY-L] Geaugau County, OH | Marc, | | This line is well and extensively covered in "Scotch-Irish McElroys in | America", beginning on page 53, under the chapter titled "Big Spring (PA.) | McElroys". | If you don't have access to this book, let me know. I can send you a file | on all, of this family, who are mentioned in the book. | | Julie Freeman | jffree1@hotmail.com | | | From: "Whetsel" <emwhetsel@worldnet.att.net> | Reply-To: MCELROY-L@rootsweb.com | To: MCELROY-L@rootsweb.com | Subject: [MCELROY-L] Geaugau County, OH | Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 13:26:04 -0400 | | I'm trying to identify this James McElroy and family who settled in Geaugau | County, Ohio. Any connections ? | | Marc Whetsel | | "James McElroy emigrated from Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, and settled on | lot forty-six, in February, 1816. His family were: Isabella, his wife, and | John, Polly, Glenn, Sarah, and Meander, children. Living where first settled | about five months, then moving up Swine creek one mile, made a short stop, | and moved further up the creek near Young's saw-mill, on lot forty-eight, | and after a short stop moved, in the fall of 1817, into the house of James | Heathman, and the next spring moved back to lot forty-six, one mile | northwest of Bundysburgh; lived there seven years; sold out to John Porter, | and moved on lot thirty-seven, and there died, September 26, 1826. The rest | of the family, except Polly, who married Silas Evans, of Parkman, returned | to Pennsylvania. John and Sarah came back to Middlefield, and Sarah became | the wife of William Glendenning." | | Geaugau Gazette, Tuesday, April 28, 1829 - "Married in Parkman on Thursday | last by Nathaniel Moore, Esq., Mr. Silas Evans to Miss Polly McElroy, all of | Parkman." | | | --- | Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. | Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). | Version: 6.0.371 / Virus Database: 206 - Release Date: 06/13/2002 | | | ==== MCELROY Mailing List ==== | Remember it will help if you post in the subject line, the primary name, | area of interest and dates, when making a query. Example: James McElroy, | Franklin, TN, abt. 1856! | | | | _________________________________________________________________ | Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com | | | ==== MCELROY Mailing List ==== | Have you considered becoming a Census Translator or Proofreader? USGenWeb will accept offers of assistance. See: | http://www.usgenweb.org/projects/projects.html | for more information on offering your help. | | --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release Date: 06/20/2002