Nan, I'm not sure whether or not you got me on the list for Alexandria or Theresa. If not, I will be glad to help with this other project. Ruthanne Nancy Dixon wrote: > Thanks to everybody! The response was overwhelming, and my little chart > of towns shows a volunteer in each box! > > For you gracious volunteers who didn't get a town, there is another > project, much the same thing, only this time a city directory of > Watertown for 1855. If you would like a few pages of that to copy, let > me know, and I'll get copies to send. This is a treasure you won't find > in every library, copied by an alert observer (and volunteer) in the city > clerk's office. The city clerk of Watertown is also the city historian. > > I really didn't expect this response. Thanks again to one and all! > > Nan Dixon > -- > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/ > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com.

Thanks to everybody! The response was overwhelming, and my little chart of towns shows a volunteer in each box! For you gracious volunteers who didn't get a town, there is another project, much the same thing, only this time a city directory of Watertown for 1855. If you would like a few pages of that to copy, let me know, and I'll get copies to send. This is a treasure you won't find in every library, copied by an alert observer (and volunteer) in the city clerk's office. The city clerk of Watertown is also the city historian. I really didn't expect this response. Thanks again to one and all! Nan Dixon -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/

In a message dated 1/19/2000 7:27:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, NYJEFFER-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Dear Listers: We are starting a new project for the Jefferson County GenWebSite. If you are interested in typing, at your own pace with no deadline, we can use your help. After having completed the bios from Child's Gazetteer, I put it away and forgot it. For some reason I got it out a week or so ago, and found we just scratched the surface. Part 2 of Child's contains a business directory of some 300 pages, listing heads of households and businesses, with interesting genealogical tidbits thinly scattered throughout. Adams alone (the one I'm working with) has some 15 or so double columned single spaced pages, meaning LOTS of names. It is, however, one of the longer ones. At the very least, it looks as though we have an 1890 heads of household, census type list, giving the location of nearly every head of household, as well as a few family members in some cases, and occupations. The location of each person can be found with the Child's maps we have already on the site. As you may know, the 1890 census was destroyed by fire, except the small portion containing information about Civil War Vets and their survivors. There is no census for Jefferson County between 1885 and 1895, and this book was published conveniently in 1890. Let me know: 1. If you want to help 2. If you have access to Child's 3. If you need copies to work from 4. If you do want to help, what town(s) you would prefer. We'll give preference on a first come basis. Still available are Alexandria, Antwerp, Champion, Henderson, LeRay, Orleans, Philadelphia, Rutland, Theresa, and Worth. 5. If you mind having your name listed as volunteer on a volunteer page to be developed somewhere on the site. We get these NICE letters of appreciation, and I don't know what to do with them. If we had a volunteer page, we could put them up and you could see what a difference you make! The Town of Watertown is already in, and will be posted shortly, so that you can see what the project entails. Email me for instructions. This is an easy one: straight typing. Nan Dixon -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/ >> Dear Nan Dixon, In regards to your request for volunteers to type out information from the Child's Gazette. I would gladly be willing to help. I don't have a copy of the gazette and I live in Atlanta, Ga. I would be interested in the town of Philadelphia or Antwerp. If I qualify to help. Please let me know. Pat Bylock. Patmb@aol.com

I'm looking for a Jonathan Franklin and Polly Near in Sandy Creek I think he had a brother name John who was married to a Margaret she is buried in the Henderson Cemt where would I look for records on the brother between 1850-80? Jonathan moved to MN in 1857, Joyce

If you haven't found your Darius Grant contact me - I have a Darius Grant md Eunice Ellis. I deleted your message so can't return. Alice Corbett corbi@a-znet.com

I am looking for any information on CORTLAND D HELMER. He was born in Sandy Creek NY in 1816. He died in 1913 in Henderson NY and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetary, Sandy Creek NY. His first wife was LOUISA C. ROBERTS (drowned in Sandy Pond while trying to save her daughter Helen) She had three children, HELEN b1854 Sandy Creek NY d 1862 ADELBERT b3/31/1856 Sandy Creek d 1/22/11930 LODEME L. b1858 Sandy Creek d unknown. I have no more info on her. His second wife was ALMIRA SIXBERRY. b12/6/1842 in Ellisburg NY d 7/18/1910 Sandy Creek NY daughter of HENRY SIXBERRY, Mother ABILGAIL CRONK. Children: 1. LOUISA CAPTIOLA b spring 1866 d 6/15/1911 wed PERLEY BREWER (unknown) 2. ELECTRA E. b 12/31/1866 d 10/4/1889 wed RILEY E. FRANKLIN 1/2/1884 3. MARIA b 6/17/1867 d. 3/27/1952 wed JOHN JACKSON 1/10/1886 4. BENJAMIN b7/7/1870 d. 9/3/1920 wed FLORA EDNA COLE 12/18/1892 5. POLY b1871 d. 5/2/1889 wed GEORGE FREDRICK DANA 11/16/1891 6. MARY ELIZABETH (LIBBY) b 2/17/1876 d. 3/14/1962 wed FREDERICK CRISMAN 2/14/1893 7. NORA b 1880 d 6/3/1926 wed FOSTER DANA 1/13/1897 8. EDITH MAY b 8/11/1886 d. 10/17/1956 (common law wife to JOHN C. SIXBERRY) 9. PEARL b 12/19/1889 d 7/10/1913 wed LULU BORROWS 8/26/1910 daughter of GILBERT BORROWS and MILDRED KING Any information will be greatly appreciated. Larry

Hi Nancy, I am willing to do some typing also. I would take the Henderson area If you didn't get a volunteer for it yet. What kind of typing is this? Is it information that you need typed on the computer or do you just need it typed onto paper from out of a book? You can use my name for a volunteer. I live in Pennsylvania, so you would need to send me copies of the information that you need typed. I am not a fast typist, but I try to be accurate. I'm formerly from Adams Center. Thanks Carol Covington 8298 Church Rd Felton, PA 17322 Nancy Dixon wrote: > > Dear Listers: > > We are starting a new project for the Jefferson County GenWebSite. If > you are interested in typing, at your own pace with no deadline, we can > use your help. After having completed the bios from > Child's Gazetteer, I put it away and forgot it. For some reason I got it > out a week or so ago, and found we just scratched the surface. Part 2 of > Child's contains a business directory of some 300 pages, listing heads of > households and businesses, with interesting genealogical tidbits thinly > scattered throughout. Adams alone (the one I'm working with) has some 15 > or so double columned single spaced pages, meaning LOTS of names. It is, > however, one of the longer ones. > > At the very least, it looks as though we have an 1890 heads of household, > census type list, giving the location of nearly every head of household, > as well as a few family members in some cases, and > occupations. The location of each person can be found with the Child's > maps we have already on the site. > > As you may know, the 1890 census was destroyed by fire, except the small > portion containing information about Civil War Vets and their survivors. > There is no census for Jefferson County between 1885 and 1895, and this > book was published conveniently in 1890. > > Let me know: > 1. If you want to help > 2. If you have access to Child's > 3. If you need copies to work from > 4. If you do want to help, what town(s) you would prefer. We'll give > preference on a first come basis. Still available are Alexandria, > Antwerp, Champion, Henderson, LeRay, Orleans, Philadelphia, Rutland, > Theresa, and Worth. > 5. If you mind having your name listed as volunteer on a volunteer page > to be developed somewhere on the site. We get these NICE letters of > appreciation, and I don't know what to do with them. If we had a > volunteer page, we could put them up and you could see what a difference > you make! > > The Town of Watertown is already in, and will be posted shortly, so that > you can see what the project entails. > > Email me for instructions. This is an easy one: straight typing. > > Nan Dixon > -- > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/ > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

Jere Hagadorn wrote: > > Nancy: I would be glad to help out. Could you send me > copies of Champion and I'll get them back to you as > soon as possible. > Thank you so much! I'll need a mailing address, please. Since we live out in the backwoods, and go to Watertown (our only city!) only once a week or so, it will be Saturday before we have a chance to make the copies, weather permitting, and send instructions then. May we use your name on the Volunteer page? Nan -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/

> Iwould be interested in the worth area to type or any other that would help > out. > GRAMS42@aol.com Thank you so much! I'll need a mailing address, please. Since we live out in the backwoods, and go to Watertown (our only city!) only once a week or so, it will be Saturday before we have a chance to make the copies, weather permitting, and send instructions then. May we use your name on the Volunteer page? Nan -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/

Hello Nan! Yes, I would love to help out! I do not have access to Child's so if you could send me copies to work from I would love to work on the Town of Rutland. I have no problem being listed as a volunteer. Thank you, ~ Lois Flack ~ ALHN - Town of Rutland Cemeteries - Jefferson, Co. NY http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/3702/rutlandcemeteries1.html Nancy Dixon wrote: > Dear Listers: > > We are starting a new project for the Jefferson County GenWebSite. If > you are interested in typing, at your own pace with no deadline, we can > use your help. After having completed the bios from > Child's Gazetteer, I put it away and forgot it. For some reason I got it > out a week or so ago, and found we just scratched the surface. Part 2 of > Child's contains a business directory of some 300 pages, listing heads of > households and businesses, with interesting genealogical tidbits thinly > scattered throughout. Adams alone (the one I'm working with) has some 15 > or so double columned single spaced pages, meaning LOTS of names. It is, > however, one of the longer ones. > > At the very least, it looks as though we have an 1890 heads of household, > census type list, giving the location of nearly every head of household, > as well as a few family members in some cases, and > occupations. The location of each person can be found with the Child's > maps we have already on the site. > > As you may know, the 1890 census was destroyed by fire, except the small > portion containing information about Civil War Vets and their survivors. > There is no census for Jefferson County between 1885 and 1895, and this > book was published conveniently in 1890. > > Let me know: > 1. If you want to help > 2. If you have access to Child's > 3. If you need copies to work from > 4. If you do want to help, what town(s) you would prefer. We'll give > preference on a first come basis. Still available are Alexandria, > Antwerp, Champion, Henderson, LeRay, Orleans, Philadelphia, Rutland, > Theresa, and Worth. > 5. If you mind having your name listed as volunteer on a volunteer page > to be developed somewhere on the site. We get these NICE letters of > appreciation, and I don't know what to do with them. If we had a > volunteer page, we could put them up and you could see what a difference > you make! > > The Town of Watertown is already in, and will be posted shortly, so that > you can see what the project entails. > > Email me for instructions. This is an easy one: straight typing. > > Nan Dixon > -- > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/ > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

YES, YOU MAY USE MY NAME ON THE VOLUNTEER PAGE. ADDRESS: ROBERTA CLEVELAND 625 COUNTY ROUTE 64 MEXICO,NY 13114

Nancy, What do you need done on Alexandria. My ancestors were there, bit not after 1870. Lisa Ecker Nancy Dixon wrote: > Dear Listers: > > We are starting a new project for the Jefferson County GenWebSite. If > you are interested in typing, at your own pace with no deadline, we can > use your help. After having completed the bios from > Child's Gazetteer, I put it away and forgot it. For some reason I got it > out a week or so ago, and found we just scratched the surface. Part 2 of > Child's contains a business directory of some 300 pages, listing heads of > households and businesses, with interesting genealogical tidbits thinly > scattered throughout. Adams alone (the one I'm working with) has some 15 > or so double columned single spaced pages, meaning LOTS of names. It is, > however, one of the longer ones. > > At the very least, it looks as though we have an 1890 heads of household, > census type list, giving the location of nearly every head of household, > as well as a few family members in some cases, and > occupations. The location of each person can be found with the Child's > maps we have already on the site. > > As you may know, the 1890 census was destroyed by fire, except the small > portion containing information about Civil War Vets and their survivors. > There is no census for Jefferson County between 1885 and 1895, and this > book was published conveniently in 1890. > > Let me know: > 1. If you want to help > 2. If you have access to Child's > 3. If you need copies to work from > 4. If you do want to help, what town(s) you would prefer. We'll give > preference on a first come basis. Still available are Alexandria, > Antwerp, Champion, Henderson, LeRay, Orleans, Philadelphia, Rutland, > Theresa, and Worth. > 5. If you mind having your name listed as volunteer on a volunteer page > to be developed somewhere on the site. We get these NICE letters of > appreciation, and I don't know what to do with them. If we had a > volunteer page, we could put them up and you could see what a difference > you make! > > The Town of Watertown is already in, and will be posted shortly, so that > you can see what the project entails. > > Email me for instructions. This is an easy one: straight typing. > > Nan Dixon > -- > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/ > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

Dear Listers: We are starting a new project for the Jefferson County GenWebSite. If you are interested in typing, at your own pace with no deadline, we can use your help. After having completed the bios from Child's Gazetteer, I put it away and forgot it. For some reason I got it out a week or so ago, and found we just scratched the surface. Part 2 of Child's contains a business directory of some 300 pages, listing heads of households and businesses, with interesting genealogical tidbits thinly scattered throughout. Adams alone (the one I'm working with) has some 15 or so double columned single spaced pages, meaning LOTS of names. It is, however, one of the longer ones. At the very least, it looks as though we have an 1890 heads of household, census type list, giving the location of nearly every head of household, as well as a few family members in some cases, and occupations. The location of each person can be found with the Child's maps we have already on the site. As you may know, the 1890 census was destroyed by fire, except the small portion containing information about Civil War Vets and their survivors. There is no census for Jefferson County between 1885 and 1895, and this book was published conveniently in 1890. Let me know: 1. If you want to help 2. If you have access to Child's 3. If you need copies to work from 4. If you do want to help, what town(s) you would prefer. We'll give preference on a first come basis. Still available are Alexandria, Antwerp, Champion, Henderson, LeRay, Orleans, Philadelphia, Rutland, Theresa, and Worth. 5. If you mind having your name listed as volunteer on a volunteer page to be developed somewhere on the site. We get these NICE letters of appreciation, and I don't know what to do with them. If we had a volunteer page, we could put them up and you could see what a difference you make! The Town of Watertown is already in, and will be posted shortly, so that you can see what the project entails. Email me for instructions. This is an easy one: straight typing. Nan Dixon -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/

Florence Secor wrote: > > Scott, > > I have been typing from Child's Gazeteer the Town of Ellisburg section for a > project. > Saw your yesterday's posting. Gave it to Eric Anderson, Pres., Henderson > Historical Society, at our meeting yesterday. On page 99: > > "Grant, Darius, (Belleville) r 18, retired farmer. > > Grant, Willis, (Belleville) r 18, farmer 11." > > I don't know the year of the book publication. If Nan Dixon sees this msg, > I believe she can tell you. Belleville is 5 mi. from Henderson. > Unfortunately, the Henderson Historical Society will not open 'til spring. Child's Gazetteer of Jefferson County was published 1890. Some of the material is from 1888. Nan Dixon -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/

Nancy: I would be glad to help out. Could you send me copies of Champion and I'll get them back to you as soon as possible. Jere Nancy Dixon wrote: > Dear Listers: > > We are starting a new project for the Jefferson County GenWebSite. If > you are interested in typing, at your own pace with no deadline, we can > use your help. After having completed the bios from > Child's Gazetteer, I put it away and forgot it. For some reason I got it > out a week or so ago, and found we just scratched the surface. Part 2 of > Child's contains a business directory of some 300 pages, listing heads of > households and businesses, with interesting genealogical tidbits thinly > scattered throughout. Adams alone (the one I'm working with) has some 15 > or so double columned single spaced pages, meaning LOTS of names. It is, > however, one of the longer ones. > > At the very least, it looks as though we have an 1890 heads of household, > census type list, giving the location of nearly every head of household, > as well as a few family members in some cases, and > occupations. The location of each person can be found with the Child's > maps we have already on the site. > > As you may know, the 1890 census was destroyed by fire, except the small > portion containing information about Civil War Vets and their survivors. > There is no census for Jefferson County between 1885 and 1895, and this > book was published conveniently in 1890. > > Let me know: > 1. If you want to help > 2. If you have access to Child's > 3. If you need copies to work from > 4. If you do want to help, what town(s) you would prefer. We'll give > preference on a first come basis. Still available are Alexandria, > Antwerp, Champion, Henderson, LeRay, Orleans, Philadelphia, Rutland, > Theresa, and Worth. > 5. If you mind having your name listed as volunteer on a volunteer page > to be developed somewhere on the site. We get these NICE letters of > appreciation, and I don't know what to do with them. If we had a > volunteer page, we could put them up and you could see what a difference > you make! > > The Town of Watertown is already in, and will be posted shortly, so that > you can see what the project entails. > > Email me for instructions. This is an easy one: straight typing. > > Nan Dixon > -- > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/ > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

In a message dated 1/18/00 7:32:36 PM Central Standard Time, nandixon@gisco.net writes: << -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/ >> Iwould be interested in the worth area to type or any other that would help out. GRAMS42@aol.com

Scott, I have been typing from Child's Gazeteer the Town of Ellisburg section for a project. Saw your yesterday's posting. Gave it to Eric Anderson, Pres., Henderson Historical Society, at our meeting yesterday. On page 99: "Grant, Darius, (Belleville) r 18, retired farmer. Grant, Willis, (Belleville) r 18, farmer 11." I don't know the year of the book publication. If Nan Dixon sees this msg, I believe she can tell you. Belleville is 5 mi. from Henderson. Unfortunately, the Henderson Historical Society will not open 'til spring. Florence -----Original Message----- From: Scott Chafin <schafin@pdq.net> To: NYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com <NYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 8:10 AM Subject: [NYJEFFER-L] Darius Grant, Sr (1772-1848), et al >Darius Grant, Sr (1772-1848) and wife, Eunice Ellis (1776-1858) moved to >Henderson, Jefferson Co, NY from Massachusetts between 1810 and 1820, >perhaps as early as 1813. They had at least seven children, and I have >identified three: Darius Grant, Jr (b.c. 1812, who married "Fidelia"), >Willard Grant (b.1813), and "Almia" Grant (b.c.1803, who was still >living at home in 1850, although she could have been the widow of >another son). There was also a "Warren" Grant in the 1850 census (the >name was hard to read; that's my best guess) who may have been another >son. Both Darius Grants, Sr and Jr, were farmers. Willard Grant >attended the Black River Literary and Religious Institute in Watertown, >became a teacher, and in 1842, emigrated to Jefferson Co, WI, where, in >1847, he married Sarah Dye, also a former-resident of Jefferson Co, NY. >I am interested in learning more about the family and descendants of >Darius Grant, Sr. Thanks very much. > >Scott Chafin >Houston, Texas > > > >============================== >The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >12.8 million individuals and counting. >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > >

Scott, I'll email my Mom and aske her if she recalls the names of the present owners. Maybe you could then contact them. Mark Scott Chafin <schafin@pdq.net> on 01/18/2000 11:33:48 AM Please respond to NYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com To: NYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com cc: (bcc: Mark Wentling/HQ/NGS) Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER-L] Darius Grant, Sr (1772-1848), et al Mark, I'm told that, perhaps, it's from the same family of Grants. The burning of the barn is the clue. That's what another person, formerly from Henderson, told me. This family is new to all of us. Until very recently, while we knew Willard Grant was from "New York," we didn't know where or who his parents were. We now know more, but, of course, we want to know LOTS more. And unfortunately (well, maybe not this time of year), I'm a LONG way from Jefferson Co, NY. Thanks for the info. With my mapping software, I can find the precise location. Scott Chafin Houston, Texas Mark Wentling wrote: > Scott, > > Do you know if your Grants were related to the Grants who had a farm for decades > at Baggs Corners (intersection of Rte. 3 & Old Salt Point Rd.) in Hounsfield > (the town next to Henderson)? I remember the barn burned down in the mid-80's. > I went to elementary school with one of the kids, and my grandparents lived a > couple miles down the road from them. > > Don't know much else, but thought I'd alert you to them if you don't already > know about them. > > Very nice people. . . . > > Good luck! > Mark A. Wentling > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ ============================== Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

Mark, I'm told that, perhaps, it's from the same family of Grants. The burning of the barn is the clue. That's what another person, formerly from Henderson, told me. This family is new to all of us. Until very recently, while we knew Willard Grant was from "New York," we didn't know where or who his parents were. We now know more, but, of course, we want to know LOTS more. And unfortunately (well, maybe not this time of year), I'm a LONG way from Jefferson Co, NY. Thanks for the info. With my mapping software, I can find the precise location. Scott Chafin Houston, Texas Mark Wentling wrote: > Scott, > > Do you know if your Grants were related to the Grants who had a farm for decades > at Baggs Corners (intersection of Rte. 3 & Old Salt Point Rd.) in Hounsfield > (the town next to Henderson)? I remember the barn burned down in the mid-80's. > I went to elementary school with one of the kids, and my grandparents lived a > couple miles down the road from them. > > Don't know much else, but thought I'd alert you to them if you don't already > know about them. > > Very nice people. . . . > > Good luck! > Mark A. Wentling > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

Scott, Do you know if your Grants were related to the Grants who had a farm for decades at Baggs Corners (intersection of Rte. 3 & Old Salt Point Rd.) in Hounsfield (the town next to Henderson)? I remember the barn burned down in the mid-80's. I went to elementary school with one of the kids, and my grandparents lived a couple miles down the road from them. Don't know much else, but thought I'd alert you to them if you don't already know about them. Very nice people. . . . Good luck! Mark A. Wentling