Hi! My proble is sorting out SMITHs---especially before the 1850 census---and even after!!! I'm looking for a William SMITH---do you know why your William DEMENT has the middle name of SMITH? Have you ever wondered and tried to research the reason? Must have been a SMITH there somewhere. The William SMITH I am looking for was related some way toTownley SMITH of Scioto Co, OH. Townley had brothers Joel , John D., sisters Rebecca Mikal (unmarried), Sarah (Hogan), Winifred (Calvert), and possibly other siblings. Most came to Scioto Co. in early 1820s. Deeds, and estate papers mention a William SMITH also. He was either a son or nephew of Townley SMITH. Townley b. around 1782 in Prince William Co., VA., son of Peter SMITH and Elizabeth. Townley SMITH came to Scioto Co in 1817 from Stafford Co, VA. Could one of the William SMITHs be the father of Angeline (SMITH) EDWARDS, born 1815 in VA., , who married Jesse B. EDWARDS in Scioto Co in 1850? (She was the widow of Isaac MCLAUGHLIN and John FREEMAN before marrying Jesse. ) Angeline and Jesse B. named a son William. (Jesse B. was the grandson of Rev War veteran Jesse EDWARDS Sr. of Adams & Scioto Cos. ) Many many SMITH families and lots of William SMITHs in Adams and Scioto Co in the period 1815-on. How can they be sorted out, especially before the 1850 census??? Any info on William SMITH family connections will be appreciated. Thanks, Joanne in CA erictem@earthlink.net ------------------------ > After reading your "post" about the Demint's in Adams Co. ---I checked my >notebook for your names. William son of Andrew and Hannah is a good >"possibility" for your William born in 1861. Our ancestor was William Smith >Dement/Demint and his wife Malinda (Thornburg) who also lived in Jefferson >Twp. but removed to Scioto Co., Ohio. >Hope this helps. > >Carleene > > >In the 1870 Adams County, Ohio Census; >Jefferson Twp. Town of West Union; >#209 #215 $5,000.00/$400.00 valuation; > >Andrew Demint 41yr. farmer All the following >born in Ohio. >Hannah " 29yr >WILLIAM " 10yr. (YOUR WILLIAM????) >Mary C. " 8yr. >Henry C. " 6yr. >Samuel " 4yr. >Alvada " (male) 1yr. > >(Andrew (above) was the son of James and Mary Demint) > >#210 #216 no valuation >Mary Demint ( widow) 74yr, All the >following born in Ohio >Rebecca Mahaffew 28yr. (Mahafey) >William " 2yr. >Mary Demint; 20yr. > >(Mary Demint was the widow of James and mother of #209 Andrew Demint) > > >Carleene (Olds) Roe >Kettering, Ohio >CARLEENEROE@prodigy.net > >----- Original Message ---- > > > >From: <Inyansa4@aol.com> >To: <OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, September 19, 1999 2:33 PM >Subject: Re: [OHADAMS] birth cer. > > >> Guess what everyone. Know how I've been looking for my grandfathers >(Herschel >> DeMint) parents. they have been found. Yes, on the 1900 census in >Jefferson >> twp. the Adams County gen. soc. sent me a letter on sat. OK you ready here >it >> is. the fathers name is William born 1861, remember all I knew that his >Mom >> was called Lu. Well, her this her real name louella born 1868 her maiden >name >> is still in the ups as to if it is mcgowen/mcgowan, but we'll work on it. >> smile. And the siblings are homer B: 1883, Sheridan n. B: 1892 and Ethel >b: >> 1898, there is still a Joseph William unaccounted for but he may have been >> born later. I'm so excited. I cried. smile. I'd like to thank everyone who >> has helped me get this far if it wasn't for all of you, here i go crying >> again. well you know what i mean with out getting all mushier deep inside >my >> heart i thank you. but no one warned me. i thought after i found who his >> parents are I'd stop looking cause i found what i wanted. no one told me >that >> this is addicting, now I want to see if this line goes to the benoni >DeMint >> line. why why didn't anyone warn me. haha, smile. thanks again to every >one. >> >> >> ==== 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 >> Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >> Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >> > >______________________________