I am wondering if anyone can give me any information or advice on the following two families, siblings of my g-g-grandmother: William SHORT, married Lucy BAKER (sister of my g-g-grandmother, Nancy Baker [Wall Grenzeback]) in 1827 in Hampshire Co., WV (then VA); they moved to Adams Co. sometime after 1830 and had children, of whom I know nothing; would love any info on them. Jesse Stockwell BAKER (brother of my g-g-grandmother), b. 1817, married Sarah Ann BAKER (no relation) in Hampshire Co. in 1841; they moved to Adams Co. sometime after 1850. Jesse died in Adams Co. 18 Aug. 1907; Sarah died there 22 April 1896. Don't know what township or where they are buried. Their children: Thomas David John William (m. Caroline MERRIFIELD) Franklin Jesse (m. Nancy Jane DOGGETT) Sarah Ellen (William John BAKER--no relation. What a family these Bakers are!) I'm particularly interested in finding out if there were other Baker siblings or relatives or associated families who also moved from Hampshire Co. WV to Adams Co. Lucy, Jesse, and Nancy were children of Peregrine and Deborah (Stockwell) BAKER. Thanks for any insights! Martha Grenzeback graymatters@ibm.net

I have about 2,700 in my database. The Joel Bailey family that moved to Adams Co in 1799. Rich

Reson Brown's tombstone is in the Rome-Procterville,Oh area. Some- time his son,OSCAR THOMPSON BROWN became skilled in apple growing,and,Yes,I know the ROME BEAUTY apple was found at Rome. [For what was Chesapeake,Ohio named-a colony? the RR?] Anyway, Oscar Thompson Brown would row the Ohio River in about 1890's to work at Huntington,WV. I think he helped boxcars. Anyway,he had a daily quota of driving 1 keg of nails a day. I see from WWW.ANCESTRY'S census that Irish Catholic potato famine immigrant,Michael Thornton, was in Huntington in the 1890 census. I suppose his dau m OSCAR THOMPSON BROWN on the Huntington WV side. Any thought's on 1890's marriage records on either side of the river. Maybe Catholic,thought I don't think OT Brown was Catholic. SE ADAMS CO,Oh RESEARCHERS. -Michael Thornton,ABOVE IS BURIED ON SUNSHINE RIDGE,Adams Co. Were there other Irish from Huntington WV in se Atlas. I have the reprint 1880 atlas of Adams Co,Oh. Will somebody pinpoint Sunshine Ridge for me? Anybody know my friends,Dan and Jeanie Henderson,of Bidwell? ___________________________________________________________________ Why pay more to get Web access? Try Juno for FREE -- then it's just $9.95/month if you act NOW! Get your free software today: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

In a message dated 12/21/99 5:30:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, EUBANKS123@aol.com writes: << 9. Mary E. b_____, 1882, _______OH married Sept, 1902 husband: A.M. Freeland >> Hi Bob, do you have the name of A.M. Freelands parents, I think he might have been the son of one of my g-grandfather, Robert Freeland's brothers. Sandy

I was talking to a friend J.A.Brown,whose ggrandma was Kizzie Fagley, about his Clermont Co,Oh Brown's from Lawrence Co ,Oh. He said he went to the PROCTERVILLE-ROME-CHESAPEAKE ,Lawrence Co mid s Ohio River area to see the tombstone of his Reson Brown, b [what?] 1827 or 37. Resin had a son,Oscar Thompson Brown,who was a noted Bethel,Clermont Co,Oh apple grower,d 1945 era. O.T.Brown worked across in Huntington,WV rowing the Ohio River,and must have followed the river,to marry,at the 2nd Rome,Oh Adams Co,Oh Michael Thornton's dau. She was from Sunshine Ridge towards Blue Creek. [By huge chance my friend's farm adjoins that once owned by Wallace Clark Fagley's widow,Fanny,of Rev Isaac Holmes Brown-mom a Md Debruler]. Wallace was supt of the Hanging Rock,and then died, 1890's as supt of Ironton,Oh schools. ] Anyway I knew Rezin=resin=reson a Md 1st name. A search of Colonial Md wills for RESIN turned up Col Resin Hammond,and research on him showed his estate west of Annapolis,Md adjoined the "Brown's Forrest" and he willed part of "Brown's Addition. And a later generation will contest shows intermarriage between the families as in- CHANCERY COURT (Chancery Papers) 1816/06/12 347A: Richard Mackubin vs. John H. Brown, Juliana Brown, Mathias Hammond, Eliza Hammond, William Rezin Brown, Clarise Brown, and Philip Brown. AA Estate Basil Brown - Providence, Prospect Plains. Recorded (Chancery Record) 101, p. 613. Accession No: 17,898-347A-1/2. MSA S512-399 1/35/5/ CHANCERY I've about worn out my copy of Warfield's ' Founders of Anne ARUNDAL and Howard Counties,Maryland 'over the years. Warfield concentrated on several Browne families,and I find him nearly impossible to understand without a good map of those 2 counties,and adjoining. Anyway, where he talks of Resin Hammond, p 167,he talks of Valentine [s] Brown's. I'm just giving a source for Valentine 'Felty" Brown researchers. I think myself of George and Mary Stevenson Brown[e]. However,in our family was an Ohio River steamboat man,in -law of Capt James Campbell Powers.-Charles Carroll Brown, b 1847. He was noted for cleaning up Portsmouth Ohio about 1900. I would be lax not reporting the following from Warfield," 'Col Edward Gaither,JR,who witnessed Charles Carroll's will" himself willed to Col Rezin Hammond,friend, horse,sword,and ring. So any Valentine researchers out there,like those researching in the Filson Club,keep your eyes open for several RESIN BROWN. mORE THAN 1 RESIN HAMMOND; MORE THAN 1 Valentine Brown. I would not be shocked if my own Westminster,Md BROWN'S had roots also on Severn Bay,Annapolis, ___________________________________________________________________ Why pay more to get Web access? Try Juno for FREE -- then it's just $9.95/month if you act NOW! Get your free software today: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

SUE SISK wrote: > Ancestry.com is giving FREE access to their entire > site from 12-20-1999 untill 1-4-2000 > > Check it out! > http://www.ancestry.com/home/celebrate/holidays.htm > > Sue Sisk

I would appreciate any information on this family. Happy holidays to you all, Bob Eubanks Please reply to: eubanks123@aol.com John Wesley Eubanks born in 1838 in Nicholas County, KY married Alice Louise Bolen in 1858, raised a family and moved to Adams County, Ohio around 1875. Francis M. Eubanks (my gg-father) born 1837 somewhere in KY, married Nancy Arnett in 1860 in Nicholas County, KY started a family, moved to Adams County, Ohio around 1863. He married his second wife, Anna Elizabeth Paris in 1870. She was also from Nicholas Co, KY. In 1901, Granville Eubanks, a son of John Wesley Eubanks, was in Peebles, Ohio when his daughter, Ada was born June 26. In 1901, Marion Stephen Eubanks, (my grandfather), a son of Francis M. Eubanks, was in Peebles, Ohio when his daughter Augusta was born Aug 14. I'm sure these families are connected but I have not found the missing link yet. I have some old family photos on our webpage, please take a look. If you see a familiar face, please let me know. The address is: http://members.aol.com/eubanks123/index.html Bob Eubanks Leesburg, FL FAMILY HISTORY CHART Francis M. Eubanks b ______Dec, 1837, ______,KY d_________ married #1, 30Aug.1860, Nicholas Co, KY, wife: Nancy Arnett b___________.KY moved to Ohio between 1862 and 1865 married #2_______,1870, wife: Anna Elizabeth Paris b 4 May 1847, _________,KY Listed in the 1880 and 1900 census in Adams County, Ohio Anna Elizabeth Eubanks listed in Greene Co,Ohio in 1910 census Children: 1. George N. Eubanks b _____, 1862,_______KY 2. James b _____, 1865,_______OH 3. Oscar b _____, 1867,_______OH 4. Cyrus R. b _____, 1871,_______OH married Dec, 1891 wife: Angilene Hamilton 5. Marion Stephen b 22 Mar, 1873, Buena Vista, Adams Co, (Sciottio Co), Ohio married 12 Dec 1895 wife: Nancy Alice Bondurant b 30 Nov 1873, Burlington, Boone Co, KY 6. John b _____, 1875, ______ OH 7. Sarah E. b 10/21, 1877,Adams Co, OH married ________ husband: Tarrillous Sidney Mitchell 8. William H. b _____, 1880, _______OH 9. Mary E. b_____, 1882, _______OH married Sept, 1902 husband: A.M. Freeland 10. Edward T. b _____, 1883, _______OH 11. Walter U. b _____, 1892, _______OH

Can anybody explain to me how to "get into" something that says "Reference 1, 2 ? virginia Crystal vcrystal@earthlink.net Delsey Knoechelman wrote: > Sue, I think this is the page you were looking for... > > http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/OHAdams/adrefcat.html > > By the way, if anyone is on this list can not access the internet, only > their email. Let me know and I'll send you what it says. > > Good Luck And Happy Holidays, > Delsey > > ==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== > Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net > Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams > Adams Co., OH at USGenWeb: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/OHAdams/ > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! > Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/

MaryAnn, Kind of in reference to another posting, is to check out this page... But if you can't this is the e-mail address for the guy who will do a lookup in Green Twp Cemeteries book. Be sure and put "Green Twp Cemeteries" in the subject line. RealMac@aol.com My other suggestion is looking at the censuses record for 1880 in Green Twp., this book is sold by the Adams Co. Genealogical Society for $10, the same for the Cemetery book. I also suggest if your ever in our wonderful area to be sure and stop at the Adams County Heritage Center in West Union, Ohio. We have tons of old records and all the censuses for Adams Co., and most of the surrounding Counties. Here's our address... The Adams County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 231 West Union, Ohio 45693-0231 PS-Ohio Residents must add 6% tax. I was going to suggest writing them and asking about their Bible Records but I have a list of their Index and their were no Verax's. I don't know but they may have a surname file on Verax. Good Luck, Delsey K. A.C.G.S. Vice President

Sue, I think this is the page you were looking for... http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/OHAdams/adrefcat.html By the way, if anyone is on this list can not access the internet, only their email. Let me know and I'll send you what it says. Good Luck And Happy Holidays, Delsey

Dear Adams County Friends: We've hit a brick wall regarding researching my g-g-grandfather. His name was Edmond Veredic Verax, and he lived in Green Township, Adams County, Ohio from 1876 until 1894 when he died. I have been given a copy of his obituary from the newspaper. However, it does not list a funeral home or church, just that that the services were conducted by a Rev. Wm. M. Shively. Where on earth would I search for a copy of his death record? We know nothing of Edmond's past (parents' names, etc.) and thought that a death record may list some important information. Also, I noticed that there are a few Shivelys listed in the Stout/Rome area in the phone directory. Could any of these people be related to Rev. Shively? If anybody can provide leads, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. MaryAnn Verax Meyer

Here is a link to a really good site. People that own books and are willing to do look-ups for researchers. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~bwo/ But I`m afraid you will be disappointed on a book that is offered for Adams Co.,Ohio. 1)Once you locate the section for Adams Co.,Oh. you will see a long impressive list of what appears to be the books available for look-ups. 2)Once you enter to give your request you will see that the only book available is: Mr.Griffis:A Study Of The Griffis Family Of America 1657 To Present Unless you are a "Griffis", or can connect your ancestry to a Griffis-forget it. I thought it was all misleading and I made a complaint to the editor. Sue Sisk

I am searching for information on the following families in Adams County: Verax (descendants of Edmond), Hitter (descendants of Henry or Carrie), Thornton (descendants of Elizabeth Ann Verax Thornton). If you are a member of one of these families, please contact me. If you know someone who is part of these families, please pass this message on to them. Thank you. MaryAnn Verax Meyer

In a message dated 12/14/1999 5:19:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, hitti@ecr.net writes: << http://vax1.vigo.lib.in.us/~jmounts/cendates.htm >> Sue thanks for the chart- what a nice tool to share...Happy Holidays CJS in San Diego

Hi All, Looking for marriage record for Elizabeth DILLINGER. Elizabeth m/John H. FLINDERS about 1835 and I'm guessing they were married in Adams County. Any help is appreciated. Terry

> > Here is a chart being passed around list to list, > > thought you all my like this one. > > > > > http://vax1.vigo.lib.in.us/~jmounts/cendates.htm > > > > Sue Sisk > > Hitti@ecr.net > > Surnames:Cox,Owens,Chain,Carter,Bradford

Dear All.. I am currently reading and very much enjoying a book called "That Dark and Bloody River - Cronicles of the Ohio River Valley" by Allen W. Eckert The book contains actual stories from settlers and pioneers besides some wonderful history...A must read for genealogist!! Put this one on your Christmas list!! Darla Dunkin Ushler Marysville, Washington Looking for any Dunkin clan from Virginia(1750) Pennsylvannia (1790) Ohio (1810) to Indiana (1830)

hi. my name is jerry farley, I live in lancaster, ohio. my g. grandfather james j o`rourke, his brother michael o`rourke, and cousin ( by marrage) josuah spencer moved to adams co. around 1859. I`m told josuah spencer joined the 70th OVI in 1861, in adams co. does anybody have a roster of the 70th OVI to see if james & michael o`rourke inlisted with him. gfarley@greenapple.com

--part1_0.8e596c7d.25870d48_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_0.8e596c7d.25870d48_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: SpiceyCJ@aol.com From: SpiceyCJ@aol.com Full-name: Spicey CJ Message-ID: <0.27a36b2c.2587090c@aol.com> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 21:44:28 EST Subject: Fwd: Hurd/Heard/Herd To: Scioto-Valley-OH-D@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="part2_0.8e596c7d.2587090c_boundary" X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 45 --part2_0.8e596c7d.2587090c_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part2_0.8e596c7d.2587090c_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: SpiceyCJ@aol.com From: SpiceyCJ@aol.com Full-name: Spicey CJ Message-ID: <0.a1313509.2585c839@aol.com> Date: Sun, 12 Dec 1999 22:55:37 EST Subject: Re: Hurd/Heard/Herd To: Rod.Bias@asu.edu CC: Scioto-Valley-OH-D@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 45 Thanks for the info...Sarah Herd b. abt 1800 married Levi Kirkendall..they had a daughter Sarah A. Kirkendall b. Sept.27, 1824 who married James Bealor Dement of Adams Co. on Oct.22,1846..rumor has it that a Dement was the first white man in Cinnantti, Ohio and A Dement had the first white baby in Sprinfield, Ohio....this would the grandparents of James Bealor...So with your info. the Hurd and the Kirkendall families must be from another state..according to a deed book record Book 42 p.469, 545239 Sarah Kirkendall received property from her father George Herd Dec. 23, 1859 in Adams County..also part of the property went to members of the Russell family..George Herd was a fur trader and supposedly farmed a few acres in the Ohio ..Scioto /Adams County..thats all I know ...any suggestions for furthur checking...would love to find the Herd or Kirkendall connections... --part2_0.8e596c7d.2587090c_boundary-- --part1_0.8e596c7d.25870d48_boundary--

Forget the quizzes- I think we`re all waiting and wondering if you had something important to say. Sue OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com wrote: > Well - everybody liked the quizz of the counties across the Ohio River -lets > have more of those! v crystal > > Kellie Bertrand wrote: > > > Lewis, Mason and Bracken Counties in KY. > > > > Kellie > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Michael Howerton <mikeh@vbe.com> > > To: <OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, December 11, 1999 9:36 AM > > Subject: [OHADAMS] accross the river > > > > > Can anyone tell me the names of the counties across the river from Adams, > > > Brown, & Clermont Counties in Kentucky? > > > Mike Howerton > > > mikeh@vbe.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== > > > Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > > > or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net > > > Archives: > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams > > > Adams Co., OH at USGenWeb: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/OHAdams/ > > > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! > > > Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > ==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== > > Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > > or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net > > Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams > > Adams Co., OH at USGenWeb: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/OHAdams/ > > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! > > Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > ==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== > Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net > Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams > Adams Co., OH at USGenWeb: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/OHAdams/ > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! > Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/