Greetings Quiet Lewis Souls and a Happy New Year: It is time to start searching our ancestors and their descendants again. One way to get the 2002 ball rolling is to follow the lead of Oneida County's parallel site. A member proposed and many accepted the challenge of having an ancestry roll call. That means your subject line might read as mine will now do: Roll Call: [Best to place names in alphabetical, capitalized list of surnames except I forgot to capitalize!] EVERARD LaCHAUSSE BINTZ TISS (THISSE, THIESSE) MAGRA LINSTRUTH CHARTRAND HANNO FEISTHAMEL MONNET VERNON RONDEAU ZEHR Got the idea? If someone on this list wants to follow through and seek more information because they see a possible connection to any of my names above, they can do so. At that point more detail about a given surname can be exchanged. Let's hope this provides some connections for you and me. Ken Everard (in NJ) everardl@voicenet.com

Hi, My aunt recently found an article about a family reunion. The article has no date but I have narrowed it down to between 1931-1936. This is the article .... hope someone else will recognize these names. FINE REUNION HELD Fine, Aug. 5 --- The farm home of Mr. and Mrs. William Ford near Fine was the scene of the reunion of the Ford Family. A dinner was served. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ford, Mrs. William Boice, Mrs. Charles Allore and son, Thomas, of Saginaw, Mich,; Norman Ford of Syracuse, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sylver, Mrs. and Mrs Ezeb Paro and family of Watertown, Mr. and Mrs. William Gracy and daughter, Lamoine. Miss Julia Sayer of Black River, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Brewer and son Ford, of Carthage; Mr. and Mrs. Isac Hulsizer, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ford, Albert and Bessie Ford of Lowville, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lacross of Newton Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Malvin Durham and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Durham, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Durham of DeGrasse, Mr. and Mrs. Elam Hall of Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. William Ford and family and Aken Labardee and wife of Fine. If you should know anyone on this list or know someone who might be related....please contact me. Thanks, Sandy

I know of a Hubbard family site on MyFamily that has many members who have much information on the Hubbard family you are speaking of. If you would like to join, please contact me and I will forward your request to the site administrator. Have a Happy New Year......Linda at lindabird513@aol.com

Im looking for Freeman's that lived in Jefferson and Lewis Counties NY from 1750 to present. They lived in Champion, Great Bend and Lowville. Im looking for living relatives to interview also to see if any have some otherwise unknown sources. Im also looking for the connection to Strickland at the Freeman line. Abi Strickland, Abi Freeman and Abi james. Anyone with any connections or lines please advise. I can read all forms of Genealogical database material and have both Word and Wordperfect. Thanks Gary

Happy New Year to All: Seeking info on the couple, Thomas RETAN, b 1846/Canada, who married Emaline HUBBARD, b 1855/Great Bend, Champion, Jefferson Co., NY. They were married in 1873 in Black River. They had two children: Lewis, born 1875, Jefferson Co., and Grace, b 1877, Jefferson Co. I believe Thomas had a sister, Mary Jane RETAN, b 1842/Canada, who married William NOVELL in Watertown, NY in 1859 at the home of William and Tina MCNETT or MINETT. I think that Thomas and Mary Jane may have been orphaned at a young age. Both Emaline and Thomas had been residents of Champion, NY at the time of their marriage in 1873. Sometime after 1880 they moved across the county line to Lewis Co. NY. Thomas died in 1932/Copenhagen, Lewis Co., NY, and Emaline died after 1933 sometime. I know there was a pioneer HUBBARD family in Jefferson Co., brothers Joel and Noahdiah and others, but don't know how Emaline fits into these families. Thanks for any help! April Robbins aerobbins@earthlink.net

Im looking for Freemans that lived in Jefferson and Lewis Counties NY from 1750 to present. They lived in Champion, Great Bend and Lowville. Im looking for living relatives to interview also to see if any have some otherwise unknown sources. Im also looking for the connection to Strickland at the Freeman line. Abi Strickland, Abi Freeman and Abi james. Anyone with any connections or lines please advise. I can read all forms of Genealogical database material and have both Word and Wordperfect. Thanks Gary

Im looking for Strickland that lived in Jefferson and Lewis Counties NY from 1750 to present. They lived in Theresa and Pamelia as well as Bucks Co PA. Im looking for living relatives to interview also to see if any have some otherwise unknown sources. Im also looking for the connection to Strickland at the Freeman line. Abi Strickland, Abi Freeman and Abi james. Anyone with any connections or lines please advise. I can read all forms of Genealogical database material and have both Word and Wordperfect. Thanks Gary

Happy Holidays! If anyone would be willing to do a lookup in the 1855 Lewis County Census for the town of Lowville, please contact me; I would be glad to reciprocate with an Onondaga County lookup. Blessings, Kim

Marilyn: I have a Mary Hanley who married Luke Murray in Lewis County. Their children were: Anthony, Anna, Mary, John, Luke and James. Can you conenct to this? Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: marilyn O'Leary <olear15@attglobal.net> To: <NYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 9:53 PM Subject: [NYLEWIS] O'LEARY of High Market area > Thought I'd repost my genealogy research interest. > > Family of George O'LEARY, 1803, Co. Cork, Ireland and Ellen DESMOND, 1808. Arrived in High Market bet. 1835 and 1837. Related families: CROFOOT, REARDON, BARRY, HANLEY, MCHALE, CAREY, MURPHY > > Marilyn in Michigan > > > > > > > ==== NYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > List Mom for Lewis County, NY is Jan Cortez. My email is cristian@netonecom.net. If you have any concerns, send me a note, otherwise enjoy the list and post often. It helps get your message out. > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

Below is a portion of the letter that I sent to the State Coordinator Holly Timm and Assistant Coordinator Martha Magill regarding my retirement from the NYGenWeb System. I share it with you to keep everyone up-to-date. "I have given this a great deal of thought after taking a look at my priorities and accomplishments. I assumed the responsibilities of the Otsego County NYGenWeb site in September 1996 and the Lewis County site a month after that. So, for over five years I have dedicated thousands of hours developing, maintaining and improving the quantity and quality of materials available on the two NYGenWeb sites. It has been a fun trip. I don't regret the time spent in the least. I've met thousands of great people and I have worked with hundreds of great volunteers. However, during these five years, I have put my own genealogy aside to help others. It's now time to get back to my own personal genealogy research and time to let someone else take over. Please accept this note as official notice of my intention to retire as Volunteer Coordinator of both the Otsego and Lewis County NYGenWeb web sites. In order to give you time to line someone up, I am setting the date of February 28 as the effective date of my retirement. I will continue to maintain the two sites and add new material until that date and if the replacements are on-board before that time, I will assist each one to make a smooth transition. If the new coordinator(s) is/are ready to go before that date, I will move the date up to accommodate a speedy switch-over." Interested candidates for the position should be in contact with Holly Timm or Martha Magill. Their addresses can be found on the New York GenWeb Main site. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/ Jerry E. Reed e-mail: jerry@jerryreed.com Volunteer Coordinator Lewis and Otsego County NYGenweb Sites

Most of the men were either William James or William Joseph, and sometimes there's a disagreement about which name goes in which generation. William James White was supposed to have been born in NY in 1847. He married Catharine Julia Walsh in NY, and that's where the names Mount Bay and Londonberry come in. We think (from really lousy written notes) that the couple were marriedi n Mount Bay, and she may have been from Londonberry. Again, any help wonderful!! Linda in Utah ----- Original Message ----- From: Al White Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 6:16 AM To: LINDA GRAHAM Subject: RE: [NYLEWIS] Mount Bay and Londonberry, NY Do you have any given names on the Whites who passed through Lewis County? I had a ggrandfather and family that lived in Lowville but don't think the family went west. Thanks.. Al White alwhite@cvn.net

Thank you very much for the help! I did find a John P. Zimmer who died in Holmes county at the right time. I did send to OHS for his death certificate yesterday. If that one doesn't pan out, I'll check out the Zimmer listing that you sent my way. Thanks again, Tina >______________________________X-Message: #4 >Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 17:00:09 -0500 >From: "Alice" <alice@ncweb.com> > >Ohio birth, marriage and death records are open public. not like New York >state. > >Zimmer, Peter died Cuyahoga County Jan 14, 1913 >Volume 969 certificate number 1293 > >Zimmerman Peter died June 13, 1915 >Montgomery County >Volume 1676 certificate number 35176 ----snip------ > >Alice Henry >alice@ncweb.com >

Cuyahoga County Probate Court has 14 marriage records for Peter Zimmer marriage records list bride and groom now with social security numbers, parents names and addresses, prior marriages, divorce case number, minor children names and ages occupations of bride and groom very old records may have bride's father or mother signing permission to marry, even for adult brides (show girls are "property" of parents) church records can be obtained by looking at name and address of minister or priest performing marriage old records are maintained in Columbus (state capitol) Ohio for locations (church) of minister and priests licenses, I have written for old church records for Catholic churchs. Priests could read and write to clear records were kept. Alice Henry alice@ncweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Alice <alice@NCWEB.COM> To: <NYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 5:00 PM Subject: Re: [NYLEWIS] Zimmer & Morgan > Ohio birth, marriage and death records are open public. not like New York > state. > > Zimmer, Peter died Cuyahoga County Jan 14, 1913 > Volume 969 certificate number 1293 > > Zimmerman Peter died June 13, 1915 > Montgomery County > Volume 1676 certificate number 35176 > > write > death index > state archives > Ohio Historical Society > 1982 Velma Avebye > Columbus Ohio 43211 > > I have written the Ohio archives for death records. the answer (copy of > death recordz0 is mailed in about 3 -4 months. cost $1.00 uncertified. > > on Internet http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/ > > marriage records for Cuyahoga County are on Internet. > Cuyahoga County Probate court > Ohio calles court probate > New York calls court surrogate > > all public > > Cuyahoga County is Cleveland and immediate towns cities. > > Cuyahoga County Archives > 2905 Franklin Blvd > Cleveland Ohio 44113 > 216-443-7250 > > you can write for public records. > > Alice@ncweb.com > > Alice Henry born Lowville, now living in Willoughby Hills Ohio > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tina Hursh <ribbit@clubnet.isl.net> > To: <NYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 12:13 PM > Subject: [NYLEWIS] Zimmer & Morgan > > > > I'm trying to find the following families: > > > > John Zimmer and his family immigrated to Mohawk Hill,NY from Baden, > Germany > > in 1829 possibly along with the Guenther family that his daughter had > > married into. I do not have any dates on John nor do I know who his wife > > is. All I know is that he had at least three children: > > > > 1) Elizabeth Catherine b. 1793 & married to Peter Guenther. (my line) > > > > 2) John Zimmer. It is unknown who he married, but he is rumored to have > had > > 6 boys all named John. One of the boys was John Peter b. 1835 in > > Booneville, Lewis Co., NY and died in 1915 in OH. > > > > 3) Unknown daughter Zimmer. Possible married a Mr. Baker. > > > > > > The other family that I am searching for is the family of Matthew & > > Elizabeth Morgan. Elizabeth was born 1788 and died 1861. I do not know > how > > long the family may have been in NY. Their daughter, Cordelia, was > married > > to Peter Guenther 27 July 1836 in Mohawk Hill, NY. Their children are: > > > > 1) Cordelia > > 2) Philip (1816-1857) > > 3) Adam > > 4) Mary > > 5) Catherine > > 6) Barbara Ann B. 1822 > > > > Thanks, > > Tina Hursh > > ribbit@clubnet.isl.net > > > > > > ==== NYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > > List Mom for Lewis County, NY is Jan Cortez. My email is > cristian@netonecom.net. If you have any concerns, send me a note, otherwise > enjoy the list and post often. It helps get your message out. > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== NYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > List Mom for Lewis County, NY is Jan Cortez. My email is cristian@netonecom.net. If you have any concerns, send me a note, otherwise enjoy the list and post often. It helps get your message out. > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 >

Ohio birth, marriage and death records are open public. not like New York state. Zimmer, Peter died Cuyahoga County Jan 14, 1913 Volume 969 certificate number 1293 Zimmerman Peter died June 13, 1915 Montgomery County Volume 1676 certificate number 35176 write death index state archives Ohio Historical Society 1982 Velma Avebye Columbus Ohio 43211 I have written the Ohio archives for death records. the answer (copy of death recordz0 is mailed in about 3 -4 months. cost $1.00 uncertified. on Internet http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/ marriage records for Cuyahoga County are on Internet. Cuyahoga County Probate court Ohio calles court probate New York calls court surrogate all public Cuyahoga County is Cleveland and immediate towns cities. Cuyahoga County Archives 2905 Franklin Blvd Cleveland Ohio 44113 216-443-7250 you can write for public records. Alice@ncweb.com Alice Henry born Lowville, now living in Willoughby Hills Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: Tina Hursh <ribbit@clubnet.isl.net> To: <NYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 12:13 PM Subject: [NYLEWIS] Zimmer & Morgan > I'm trying to find the following families: > > John Zimmer and his family immigrated to Mohawk Hill,NY from Baden, Germany > in 1829 possibly along with the Guenther family that his daughter had > married into. I do not have any dates on John nor do I know who his wife > is. All I know is that he had at least three children: > > 1) Elizabeth Catherine b. 1793 & married to Peter Guenther. (my line) > > 2) John Zimmer. It is unknown who he married, but he is rumored to have had > 6 boys all named John. One of the boys was John Peter b. 1835 in > Booneville, Lewis Co., NY and died in 1915 in OH. > > 3) Unknown daughter Zimmer. Possible married a Mr. Baker. > > > The other family that I am searching for is the family of Matthew & > Elizabeth Morgan. Elizabeth was born 1788 and died 1861. I do not know how > long the family may have been in NY. Their daughter, Cordelia, was married > to Peter Guenther 27 July 1836 in Mohawk Hill, NY. Their children are: > > 1) Cordelia > 2) Philip (1816-1857) > 3) Adam > 4) Mary > 5) Catherine > 6) Barbara Ann B. 1822 > > Thanks, > Tina Hursh > ribbit@clubnet.isl.net > > > ==== NYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > List Mom for Lewis County, NY is Jan Cortez. My email is cristian@netonecom.net. If you have any concerns, send me a note, otherwise enjoy the list and post often. It helps get your message out. > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 >

I'm trying to find the following families: John Zimmer and his family immigrated to Mohawk Hill,NY from Baden, Germany in 1829 possibly along with the Guenther family that his daughter had married into. I do not have any dates on John nor do I know who his wife is. All I know is that he had at least three children: 1) Elizabeth Catherine b. 1793 & married to Peter Guenther. (my line) 2) John Zimmer. It is unknown who he married, but he is rumored to have had 6 boys all named John. One of the boys was John Peter b. 1835 in Booneville, Lewis Co., NY and died in 1915 in OH. 3) Unknown daughter Zimmer. Possible married a Mr. Baker. The other family that I am searching for is the family of Matthew & Elizabeth Morgan. Elizabeth was born 1788 and died 1861. I do not know how long the family may have been in NY. Their daughter, Cordelia, was married to Peter Guenther 27 July 1836 in Mohawk Hill, NY. Their children are: 1) Cordelia 2) Philip (1816-1857) 3) Adam 4) Mary 5) Catherine 6) Barbara Ann B. 1822 Thanks, Tina Hursh ribbit@clubnet.isl.net

My 5th gr-grandparents are Peter Guenther Sr. & Elizabeth Catherine Zimmer. The family immigrated to New York from Hertsom, Alsace, (France) Germany in 1829 and settled in Mohawk Hill, New York. Peter Guenther b. 1790 Hertsom, Alsace, (France) Germany d. 2 Nove 1862 Mohawk Hill, NY Elizabeth Catherine Zimmer b. 1793 Hertson, Alsace, (France) Germany d. 28 april 1872 Their children are: 1) Peter Guenther (my line) b. 1813 in Germany m. 1836 Mohawk Hill to Cordelia Morgan This branch of the family moved to Glenmont, Holmes county, OH 2) Nicholas Guenther b. 1815 Germany d. 20 Aug 1881 in Mohawk Hill, NY He married Katharine Ann _?_ & Walburga Rheinhurt. His children are unknown. 3) Katharine Guenther b. 22 April 1822 Germany Married to John Guelden. No other information is known of her or her family. 4) Unknown Female Guenther b. 1828 It is said that she married twice. Once to Gregory Geiskopt and second to a Mr. Hoffman. I've also been told that she was still alive in 1914 in NY. 5) Unknown Female Guenther Married to a Mr. Koehler. Nothing more is known of her. 6) Unknown Female Guenther Married John Miller. Unknown Female Guenther. 7) Helen Guenther It is said that she died at age 17 in Mohawk Hill,NY. If anyone knows has any further information on the family, I'd love to hear from you. Thanks, Tina Hursh ribbit@clubnet.isl.net

Tina, Mohawk Hill is in the township of West Turin. It is located on NY Rte 26 south of Constableville. My wife's great grandparents, John Kampnich and Catherine Claiser were married there in in a double wedding ceremony in 1865. The other couple was John's sister, Catherine Kampnich, and Henry Grunert. Lee Harris

Ooops! Sorry about that. The family that settled in Lewis County were the Hillmans. The ones that "passed through", and for whom these place names are given, were the Whites, who went from NY to IL, to MN, to Clay Center, Kansas. Part of the family went on to Washington State. Quite the travellers! Thanks for the reminder. ----- Original Message ----- From: PNUTREG@cs.com Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 8:06 PM To: Lindag1947@msn.com Subject: Re: [NYLEWIS] Mount Bay and Londonberry, NY Hi Linda You never mentioned the Surnames of your Ancestors. It is very possible that they had passed through Lewis County prior to their migration elsewhere. Another possible thought is that they had siblings (brothers or sisters) who settled in Lewis County. Perhaps the Surname would give us a clue. So share it with us and we might get a connection. Pat

Does anyone know what township Mohawk Hills is located in? Thanks, Tina

Hello from Hugh Schnacky now living in fairport NY .. does Info about the SCHNACKY family ??? all help is needed so thanks very much HUGH