THIS GENEALOGIST NEEDS YOUR HELP. NEED AN ACCURATE AND FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A NUNCUPATIVE WILL TO BE RECOGNIZED AS BINDING IN STATE OF OHIO. ... THIS MAY/SHOULD INCLUDE POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTIONS RE IMMENCY OF DEATH OR REASONS OF PERIL WHICH COULD BE VIEWED AS CAUSE FOR THE WILL TO BE STATED OR VALID. Thank you to all my widespread fellow genealogists. Some day many years from now the sun might shine again for us. God bless all. Lou

Hello Group, I was reading the Athens County newspapers abstracts- extracts and in the Athens Journal, 24 July 1890, p.8, col.1, it states: Melville DOUGLAS applied for a pension through H. H. Wickham. How would I go about finding the actual record of this pension? I believe this is my 3rd Great Grandfather, Melvin C. DOUGLAS ( born 21 March 1849 in Lodi Twp., Athens Co.,OH - died 15 Sept. 1913 in Athens Co.,OH) His wife was Lucretia H. RILEY (1852 OH - 1933 Athens Co.,OH) Thanks for any suggestions and help. ~Debby [email protected]

I am sending this message in hopes that someone knows a Teresa L. Ransom who may have been born in Athens County, Ohio. Teresa's birthday is September 07, 1947. I am trying to reunite a birth sister with Teresa. According to birth information Teresa L Ransom could be the person I am seeking. Any information would be appreciated! Debi Foster

Hi, Athens County Historical Society & Museum has a web site. http://wwwseorf.ohiou.edu:80/~xx024/bookstore.html Joy -- ÐÏࡱá

I also an interested in a Cemetery roster from the Hollister Cemetery in where else but "beautiful" Hollister! I have several relatives buried there and possibly more with missing tombstones. Any help is appreciated. Even telling me where to go look would be wonderful or who to contact. County Commissioner? Gayla > > Does any one have Cemetery inscriptions on Trimble Twp. by chance? > > Michelle > > ==== OHATHENS Mailing List ====

Michelle, Thanks for your offer re death records. Would you please look up: Charles Brown b.1845,m.4/19/1868, d.__________ Amy Mansfield b.2/26/1850, m. Charles Brown 4/19/1868, d._________ Laura Kelly, b.1827, m. charles b brown 3/17/1844, d._______________ Edith Ann Bodwell, b. 1823, m. john mansfield 3/18/1841, d.__________ Robert R Patterson, b.1850, m. Elizabeth Anna Sams 1870, d.___________ Elizabeth Anna Sams, b. 1852, m. 1870, d. ________________ Thank you so much for helping me to fill in any or all blanks. Pat Patterson

List members, For those of you who found the information helpful, here is a tip. The book is "Index to Athens County, Ohio Death Records 1867-1908" By Beveryl Schumacher and Rita Levering. This is only an index. The information I give you gives a volume number and page number. That is where the actual record is located. You can order it on Microfilm. There are three volumes I believe on one Microfilm and that is all this index covers. They are available at Probate court in Athens on microfilm, at Athens County Recorder Microfilm Dept. the Ohio University Library in Athens, the Ohio Historical Society in Colombus, and LDS Libraries. This is only an index. The original records on Microfilm MAY have other pertinent information, such as birth place, death place etc. I did this so I would not have to type it ten thousand times. I am thrilled to find out there are so many members on the list. I was beginning to believe I was the only one. One request from everyone. For all future requests use one surname per email. Send as many email as you like, just make them seperate. It's just easier for me. I already try to look up different variations in spellings and throw another name in the request, I would hate to forget it. Hope I am enlightening some people in breaking through some brick walls. Does any one have Cemetery inscriptions on Trimble Twp. by chance? Michelle

I have the Athens County Death Index for 1867-1908. I am willing to do lookups for anyone who is interested. Michelle

If Melvin Brooks from Mineral Ohio is receiving postings from Rootsweb please e-mail a high school friend of yours, Janet Goff Jenkins at [email protected] I would like to get your e-mail address. Signed, Janet Goff Jenkins

Hi Pam, 1856 a law was passed requiring the state to keep records of birth & deaths on the county level. But it was mandatory for the Probate Court to keep these records in 1867. 1850 Federal Census is real good. Have you checked in to the records LDS church has microfilmed at the Courthouse?. Taxes helped me a lot in Athens County. Joy Hyde Pam Villanueva wrote: > > Hi all! > > Can anyone tell me if there are any birth records available for 1846 > (give or take a couple of years)? > > If not, I'd really appreciate any suggestions for alternatives! > > Thanks!! --Pam in CA > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > ==== OHATHENS Mailing List ====

I am searching for the following surnames in Athens County Ohio: GOFF-RUSSELL- WITHERS-SWAIM-COX-BODEN-SMITH . Many of these surnames are from Waterloo Township. Also, searching in VINTON COUNTY OHIO: GOUGH or GOFF, MEYERS, BOWEN, DOWD, PENROD, BUSLER.

Hi all! Can anyone tell me if there are any birth records available for 1846 (give or take a couple of years)? If not, I'd really appreciate any suggestions for alternatives! Thanks!! --Pam in CA ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

-Goodnews- Today I received my Great Grandmother's Death certificate which gave me her parents names; I had not known before. Lucretia (RILEY) DOUGLAS parents were: Sylvester RILEY (born in PA) and Margaret RICHARDS (born in IL) I did a little search in the census index and found : Sylvester RILEY 1870 Census Lodi Twp.,Athens Co., OH -page 181 A- Cylvester RILEY 1880 Census Canaan Twp.,Athens Co., OH -page 103 B- If anyone has an Athens Co. Census book listing the Lodi or Canaan Twp's, I would appreciate a Look-up under his family. Thanks ~Debby [email protected]

Descendants of John Kinnen Generation No. 1 1. John1 Kinnen was born February 06, 1825, and died August 26, 1920 in Athens County, Ohio. He married Mary Ann Lnu. Children of John Kinnen and Mary Lnu are: 2 i. John2 Kinnen. 3 ii. Henry Kinnen. He married Fnu Swallow. + 4 iii. Elizabeth Kinnen, born Abt. 1870. + 5 iv. Michael Kinnen, born 1860 in Athens County, Ohio; died 1950 in Athens County, Ohio. 6 v. Ambrose A. Kinnen, born 1861; died 1937. 7 vi. Catharine M. Kinnen, born 1863; died 1934. Generation No. 2 4. Elizabeth2 Kinnen (John1) was born Abt. 1870. She married Fnu Klingenberg. Children of Elizabeth Kinnen and Fnu Klingenberg are: 8 i. Anna3 Klingenberg, born Abt. 1890. 9 ii. Celia Klingenberg, born Abt. 1890. + 10 iii. Emma M. Klingenberg, born 1894; died 1965. 5. Michael2 Kinnen (John1) was born 1860 in Athens County, Ohio, and died 1950 in Athens County, Ohio. He married Mary Ann Weisenbach, daughter of Matthew Weisenbach and Mary Lnu. Children of Michael Kinnen and Mary Weisenbach are: + 11 i. Celia Elizabeth3 Kinnen, born November 07, 1910 in Athens County, Ohio; died August 10, 1996 in Meigs County, Ohio. + 12 ii. Anna Mary Kinnen, born July 05, 1896; died August 17, 1974 in Athens County, Ohio. + 13 iii. John Anthony Kinnen, born 1898 in Athens County, Ohio; died January 1964 in Athens County, Ohio. 14 iv. Mathew Aloyisus Kinnen, born July 24, 1902; died February 1978. + 15 v. Nellie Christine Kinnen, born June 27, 1908 in Athens County, Ohio; died March 29, 1994 in Athens County, Ohio. + 16 vi. Paul Kinnen, born October 11, 1912; died August 21, 1978 in Athens County, Ohio. Generation No. 3 10. Emma M.3 Klingenberg (Elizabeth2 Kinnen, John1) was born 1894, and died 1965. She married Ernest J. Howard. Children of Emma Klingenberg and Ernest Howard are: + 17 i. Ambrose4 Howard. 18 ii. Herman Howard. + 19 iii. Anna Howard. 20 iv. Rose Howard. + 21 v. Mary Catherine Howard. 22 vi. Genevieve Howard. 23 vii. Ernest Paul Howard, born October 21, 1922; died December 23, 1944. 24 viii. Charles William Howard, born 1930; died 1930. 11. Celia Elizabeth3 Kinnen (Michael2, John1) was born November 07, 1910 in Athens County, Ohio, and died August 10, 1996 in Meigs County, Ohio. She married Gordon Collins. Children of Celia Kinnen and Gordon Collins are: 25 i. Shirley4 Collins. 26 ii. George Collins. 27 iii. Larry Collins. 28 iv. Charles Collins. 12. Anna Mary3 Kinnen (Michael2, John1) was born July 05, 1896, and died August 17, 1974 in Athens County, Ohio. She married John Isadore Montle, son of Henry Mantel and Mary Smith. Children of Anna Kinnen and John Montle are: 29 i. John Henry4 Montle, born July 16, 1919; died July 16, 1919. 30 ii. Reta Marie Montle, born July 23, 1920. She married Paul Robinson November 22, 1938. 31 iii. Irene Helena Montle, born August 24, 1922 in Athens County, Ohio; died August 14, 1950. She married Joseph Hargraves April 22, 1950 in Athens County, Ohio. + 32 iv. Basil Sylvester Montle, born March 04, 1924 in Athens County, Ohio. + 33 v. Ralph Vinton Montle, born February 07, 1927 in Athens County, Ohio; died September 20, 1975 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. + 34 vi. Ellen Joan Montle, born November 14, 1928. + 35 vii. Joseph Michael Montle, born October 29, 1930; died September 29, 1959 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. + 36 viii. Barbara Susan Montle, born May 22, 1940. 13. John Anthony3 Kinnen (Michael2, John1) was born 1898 in Athens County, Ohio, and died January 1964 in Athens County, Ohio. He married Lola Sinclair in Athens County, Ohio. Child of John Kinnen and Lola Sinclair is: 37 i. Roger Leon4 Kinnen, born 1936 in Athens County, Ohio; died 1956 in Athens County, Ohio. 15. Nellie Christine3 Kinnen (Michael2, John1) was born June 27, 1908 in Athens County, Ohio, and died March 29, 1994 in Athens County, Ohio. She married Arnold Edward Bernard Abt. 1935 in Athens County, Ohio, son of George Bernard and Sarah Taylor. Children of Nellie Kinnen and Arnold Bernard are: + 38 i. Ralph Paul4 Bernard, born October 06, 1936. 39 ii. James Arnold Bernard, born October 31, 1942. He married Elnora Walters November 22, 1969. 40 iii. Ruth Mary Bernard, born June 20, 1941 in Athens County, Ohio. She married David Junior Stephenson April 29, 1972. + 41 iv. Daniel Richard Bernard, born October 12, 1937 in Athens County, Ohio. 16. Paul3 Kinnen (Michael2, John1) was born October 11, 1912, and died August 21, 1978 in Athens County, Ohio. He married Gladys Koehler. Child of Paul Kinnen and Gladys Koehler is: 42 i. Donnie4 Kinnen. and more................ any connections? Cindy Ahle/Ehle, Fleming, Gardner, Kinnen, Mantle/Montle, Weiss, Woodyard

I'm looking for info on the RARDIN family from Clarks Chapel around 1870.

Descendants of John Fleming Generation No. 1 1. John1 Fleming was born 1777, and died 1841. He married Christina Smith. Notes for John Fleming: In 1819, he came to Ohio, having purchased an interest in the Ohio Land Company's grant. Being possessed of considerable means, he contributed liberally in the upbuilding of the country. Knowing of the scarcity of money in the west, he brought several hundred dollars in silver, mostly of the denomination of one dollar, which were carefully divided in half or quartered, as the case demanded, in making change. After remaining in Ohio six years, he returned to New York City, taking his family with him. John Fleming died there in 1841, and his wife, Christina (Smith) Fleming, died in Ames township in 1863. In the Amesville Census for 1820, John Fleming is shown to be over 45, Christina, his wife, is shown to be 26-45. They had four children, two boys under 10, two girls under 10. More About John Fleming: Fact 1: Buried in unknown cemetery, New York More About Christina Smith: Fact 1: Buried in Gardner Cemetery, Ames Township, Athens County, Ohio Children of John Fleming and Christina Smith are: + 2 i. Jane2 Fleming, born Abt. 1810. 3 ii. Martin Fleming, born 1813; died January 08, 1896. He married Christina Wagner December 13, 1857. More About Martin Fleming: Fact 1: need to prove his relationship to Daniel Fact 2: Date of Death from Athens County Death Records. 4 iii. Samuel Fleming, born 1814; died 1888. More About Samuel Fleming: Fact 1: need to prove his relationship to Daniel + 5 iv. Daniel Fleming, born October 22, 1822 in Bishopville, Ohio; died 1912 in Florida. Generation No. 2 2. Jane2 Fleming (John1) was born Abt. 1810. She married Charles Weed. Children of Jane Fleming and Charles Weed are: 6 i. Charles H.3 Weed. 7 ii. William M. Weed. 5. Daniel2 Fleming (John1) was born October 22, 1822 in Bishopville, Ohio, and died 1912 in Florida. He married Lucy P. Gardner May 16, 1846, daughter of Thomas Gardner and Margaret Smith. Notes for Daniel Fleming: ******************** Daniel Fleming was born in Athens county near Bishopville, October 22, 1822. He is the son of John and Christina Fleming. John Fleming was born in Germany in 1777, and came to the United States and settled in New York at the age of fifteen. Our subject attended the public and private schools of New York until about seventeen years of age, when he secured work on a sailing vessel plying between New York and New Orleans, making several trips between those points. Becoming acquainted with the engineers of the "New York and Harlem" Railway, then being built by George Law, one of the few millionaries of that day, he engaged as fireman on one of their crude, but at that time wonderful engines. He was afterwards sent to the "Mohawk and Hudson" Railway, which connected Schenectady and Albany. In this position, he was an engineer and ran the "John Bull," an engine which was built in England, and which was exhibited at the Columbian Exposition held at Chicago in 1893. He was also employed on the steam vessel, "Oregon," which, owing to her size and the fact that she was propelled by steam, was an object of much curiosity. In 1845, Mr. Fleming returned to Ohio and the scenes of his childhood, and purchased a farm of fifty acres; he was married May 16, 1846 to Lucy P. Gardner, daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Smith) Gardner. Thirteen children were born to them, seven of which survive- Joseph, William, John, Theodore, Lincoln, Julia, and Edith. SOURCE: " The Centennial Atlas of Athens County, 1905, p. 128" Cindy Ahle/Ehle, Mantel/Montle, Fleming, Woodyard, Weiss

Does anyone know where there may be an index to the Hooper Ridge Cemetery in Amesville Athens Ohio?? Thanks Debbie Still searching for all Driggs/Robinson/Conant/Connett in Athens Co.

I already sent Rosemary the 1920-1929 and 1940-1949 obituaries on these names which pointed to the Millfield Mine Disaster, so if someone could research the more recent additions. There is currently no 1930-1939 or 1950-1969. I like you Bonnie already sent her phone lists and she did get in contact with some of her people. Rosemary, you can become a member of the Athens county genealogical society for ten dollars a year and you get 30 minutes of free research of a name. You can also find out about other people researching the same name. You can also hire them to do further research if you are unable to go their yourself or you can purchase their publications which are many!. Athens County Genealogical Library 65 North Court Street Athens, Ohio 45701 Open 1-4 weekdays. Sandra Quinn~volunteer lookup person for Athens County on Ohio Gen Web, Member of First Families of Athens County, Ohio, Member of Athens County Genealogical Society

Thanks to a wonderful lady, Mrs. Jean Lermer of Toledo, who shared some of her family data with me, within it I found some new information on my lines. I am still searching for the parents of Benjamin F. Robison b. WV m. Charlotte Conant. Married March 8, 1846- Ames Twp. In the Athens County, Ohio Birth Recrods, 1867 - 1881 I found: William F. Robinson who was married to Melona Durfee or (Malony Jany Durphy), they are the same person. Ames Twp. had two children: Aaron B. Robinson 1/28/1881, and Charles H. Robinson b. 1/2/1879. Ames Twp. J. Robison married Ruth A. Dright (the correction to this Extract should be to Driggs) who had George O. Robinson 2/25/1878 and George Robinson 4/9/1879 Ames Twp. Lots of Ames Twp, here. If anyone has any information on Durphy/Durfee/Robison/Robinson of Ames Twp, would you please pass it on to me. I sure would appreciate it. Also, What newspaper would have been covering Ames Twp. in 1820 - 1890. Where would I be able to browse them or get parts of it, here in CA? Thank you in advance, Debbie

Hi , I have a 4th great grandmother named Jane Maria WAKEFIELD who was born somewhere in Ohio about the year 1826, since she was 24 and 34 years old in the 1850 and 1860 censuses in Richmond, Indiana, which stated her birthplace as Ohio. I have a copy of her marriage record from Allen Co., Indiana, which only states the couple's names and the date of marriage--6 May 1844. Her husband, John Patterson REID was born in Richmond, Indiana, 28 Apr 1822. I would like to find out who her parents are and where in Ohio she was from. Do any of you have any clues?? I really appreciate any assistance you can give to me. Thank you, Jonni [email protected]