I am seeking information on the family of William Groves and Rebecca Moore. William was born in Maryland c. 1769. I do not know the names of his parents, though he had at least two brothers, Joseph and Barnet. Rebecca Moore was born c. 1769. I do not know where, nor do I know the names of her parents. The three Groves brothers all moved to Belmont County, Ohio c. 1800. William and Rebecca had at least eleven children, named below. Rebecca died c. 1831. On 15 March 1835 William married again, to Mary Dickison. William died in 1845. Mary survived him. I do not know how long she lived. Children of William Groves and Rebecca Moore [Order of birth not certain]: 1) Joseph Groves: b. 12 November 1795, probably in Maryland, perhaps in Pennsylvania. Married on 28 February 1822 to Elizabeth Fox (4 September 1793 - 21 April 1863). Joseph died 30 March 1876. Buried at Salem M.E. Church. Six children: William J. (4 June 1823 - 2 October 1902); Samuel (c. 1825 - 1890); Matthias (26 January, 1827 - 23 December 1899); Margaret (c. 1829 - 18 June 1858); Elmina (b. 1832) and Rachel (b. 1834). 2) William Groves: b. 15 April 1798, probably in Maryland. Married 18 April 1822 to Eleanor Fox (2 November 1796 - 21 November 1853). William died 2 January 1845. Buried at Salem Church. Three known children: Mary Ann (14 February 1829 - 7 March 1858); Nancy (28 January 1831 - 14 July 1853) and John (17 May 1833 - 10 July 1859). Possible children: Alveny Groves, b.c. 1823; Nathaniel Groves (c. 1826 - 4 October 1862), also buried on the same plot as William and Eleanor; William W. (b.c. 1834). 3) Barnet Groves: Possibly born as early as 1794, or as late as 1803. Married 8 April 1824 to Nancy Fox (2 March 1802 - 20 April 1883). Barnet died before 13 November 1830. Four known children: John (25 January 1825 - 9 April 1896); Rosanna (30 September 1826 - 13 February 1847); Lavina and Barnet (b.c. 1830). 4) Mary Groves: b. ? Married John Milligan on 19 September 1819. Probably moved to Livingston County, Illinois. d.c. 1852. 5) Rachel Groves: Probably b.c. 1800. Married on 29 February 1820 to Hiram Danford (12 January 1802 - 5 February 1890). Rachel died c. 1865. Fourteen children: Anne; William H. (c. 1822 - 1902); Jonas J. (25 May 1822 - 8 August 1894); Samuel P. (15 August 1824 - 9 October 1918); Isaac (15 August 1824 - 20 October 1900); David (b.c. 1826); Lewis H. (12 May 1828 - 4 December 1894); Nancy (c. 1830 - 1884); Elizabeth (6 March 1832 - 7 March 1909); Joseph (b.c. 1834); John Baldreg (17 May 1836 - 14 July 1884); Bathsheba (b.c. 1838); Peter (c. 1840 - 1924) and Rachel Rosannah (c. 1843 - 1916). 6) Sarah Groves: b. 23 October 1801, Belmont County. Married 24 March 1822 to John Major (c. 1798 - 7 February 1853). Sarah died 29 November 1871. Buried at Salem M.E. Church. Ten children: Lavina (1823 - 20 June 1891); Mary (25 February 1824 - 30 March 1906); Rebecca (9 October 1825 - 25 August 1902); Thomas (13 August 1827 - 30 August 1844); William G. (17 June 1829 - 9 March 1919); Robert (5 September 1831 - 16 August 1911); David (1833 - 1908); Nicholas H. (4 October 1835 - 28 January 1902); John Samuel (30 September 1837 - 1 May 1924) and James Alexander (1838 - 7 August 1864). 7) Martha Groves: Probably b.c. 1806. Married Samuel Wilson on 28 January 1824. No further info. 8) Rebecca Groves: b. ? Married Anthony Miller in Belmont County on 28 July 1825. No further information. 9) Nancy Groves: Probably b.c. 1809. Married Matthias Stottler. Belmont County marriage records contain an entry of a wedding between Nancy Groves and Matthias Stotler dated 1 January 1812. Either that marriage date is wrong, or Nancy was born much earlier than 1809. Nancy died c. 1872. No known children. 10) Margaret Groves: b.c. 1809. Married 11 April 1822 to Joseph Ball (1801 - 1854). Margaret died c. 1873. Buried at Salem M.E. Church. Six known children: William (b.c. 1827); Rebecca (c. 1830); Martha Jane (c. 1835); Isaac (c. 1839); James (c. 1842) and Margaret (c. 1844). 11) Lavina Groves: b.c. 8 or 9 January 1811, Belmont County. Married 10 December 1829, at Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, to Samuel Miller (8 December 1806 - 1 February 1873). Lavina died 2 August 1777. No known children. I am descended from Sarah Groves by way of her son, John Samuel Major. I would really like to fill in information on the other branches of this family.

Joseph Fisher was born about 1805 in Ohio. He was married approximately 1832 in perhaps Monroe Co OH as can't find him in any surrounding states and that court house burned. He married Judith Lappin a resident of Belmont Co. OH. In 1838 or so he moved to Morgan Co. Ohio where he was located in 1850 census in Marion Township. In 1852 he sold his land in Morgan Co, stating he was a resident of Washington Co. OH, but in searching both the land records, census records, death records, etc I can find no sign that he had ever been in Washington Co. OH. His children were as followed: John about 1832, Knight about 1833, Elizabeth about 1835, Thomas about 1838, Hannah about 1840, Mary J. about 1842, Rachel about 1844 and Ruth A. about 1847. These birth years are based on the 1850 census. I have no other information on this family other than perhaps son Knight was married in Fulton Co. IL in the 1858, but disappears in the 1870 census. His sister-in-law was in Fulton Co., but I don't seem to find him there. Other sister and brother-in-laws were in Wayne Co., Morgan Co., Belmont Co., and Indiana and Iowa, but no sign of this family near them. Any leads would be appreciated. I have checked deeds this past week in Jackson, Guernsey, Washington, Noble, Morgan and Vinton Co. OH in my search for this family. Thanks, Jerilyn Jerilyn Lappin Koskan Cook County, Illinois jlktrees@aol.com Searching the lines of BECKER (Lee Co., Illinois), BREWER (Daniel of Indiana Co., PA & Belmont Co., OH, CLAWSON (Westmoreland Co. and possibly Indiana Co., PA), DYE (David & Lucy & descendants of Greene Co., PA, Eastern OH, southern IL) , FISHER (Joseph & Judith last found in Morgan Co., OH), GRAY (Ogden & Mary last found in Morgan Co., OH or Fulton Co., IL), LAPPIN (all), LEAK/LEEK (Belmont & Monroe Co., OH west and originally from DC/MD area), MITCHELL (Greene Co., PA and Monroe Co., OH), MONROE (Nicholas descendants all PA born, Belmont Co., OH branch), SMITH (Descendants of Aaron, Bucks Co., PA), STARBUCKS (descendants of John and Ann of Belmont Co., OH), STARKEY (Phoebe, born PA 1810, wed Belmont Co., OH), STATES (all), TODD (Descendants of William and Rachel residents of Morgan Co., OH in 1850), WILSON (Robert & Margaret born Ohio early 1800s) and many more.

Believe it is in Pultney County on the upper side adjacent to Jefferson County. Steve Marsh Aurora, Colorado ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug and Patti Ensor" <ensor@spocom.com> > Can someone tell me what township(s) the Glen's Run water course is > in? It is listed in the early Belmont Tax Records as a location to > identify a taxpayer. > > Many thanks! > > Patti > >

I vote to have them off the list. I don't know on which list this happened, but I started receiving porno notes and IM messages from creeps and had to change all of my settings to stop it. If a researcher really wants to find out about the line they want, they will subscribe. If they don't their research may not be of value anyway. I am for eliminating any weirdos that we can. The world appears to be crawling with them! Marjory A. Austen

<< On 10/13/2000, Bill O'Neil wrote: For general information, the Taggert Cemetery at Lafferty is also known as The Associated Reform Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Wheeling Creek. And for the recognition due him, the gentleman who put the new stone on Samuel McWilliams' grave as well as the graves of many other veterans in the area, his name is Hiram Bowen.>> Bill, do you have access to any historical info on The Associated Reform Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Wheeling Creek? I am also interested in the Egypt Presbyterian Church. I wasn't sure whether Mr. Bowen wanted any publicity. I also understand that the local funeral home ( I forget their name) has assisted in this project. Again, thanks for your help. Jack Ehmer

On 10/11/2000, Jack Ehmer wrote <<<<>>>> For general information, the Taggert Cemetery at Lafferty is also known as The Associated Reform Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Wheeling Creek. And for the recognition due him, the gentleman who put the new stone on Samuel McWilliams' grave as well as the graves of many other veterans in the area, his name is Hiram Bowen. Bill O'Neil.

>Belmont Co. Mail list: > >I would like your opinion. There seems to be more & more spam sent out >everyday. >Rootsweb filters some for us. Some gets through their filtering system. > >Currently people who are not subscribed to this list can still post >messages. (both those who are truly interested in Belmont Co. and then the spam(ers)) > >I can set the list so that no one (hopefully) can send messages to this list >unless they are subscribers. >We may miss a cousin or two by blocking non subscribers but may alleviate >some of the spam... > >What are your thoughts? >Block non subscribers from being able to post to the list? >Or >leave it the way it is? > >Please reply to me privately so we don't overload the list here. > >my e-mail address is: > >cmontrose@beol.net > >Carol > >

Sorry to be slightly off-topic, but I thought some of you might find this of interest. I have a webpage at MyFamily.com and got this in my "MyFamily.com Weekly update newsletter" and thought I would pass it on. Will be updating my page I think!! ~~~~~"Have you been meaning to update or create your Online Family Tree? Now is the perfect time. With the Online Family Tree "Trip to Your Homeland" Sweepstakes, you can win a trip to your homeland just for creating or updating your Online Family Tree. Plus, the more names in your family tree, the greater your chances of winning. Update your Online Family Tree before November 2 and you could be the winner. Germany, Peru, Japan - no matter where you want to go, MyFamily.com will give you the ticket to your heritage. Enter now! If you can't get to it by the above links - go to www.myfamily.com and you should find a banner or something there. Tami A. (Brewer) Church researching: BREWER, BIRCH, BRADY, BRIGGS, WATSON, GROHOSKI, PULASKI, PORTERFIELD, ECKLER, and many others!!

In a message dated 10/12/2000 6:15:43 AM US Mountain Standard Time, dcstevenson@yahoo.com writes: << How were you able to locate these letters, were they part of a pension claim package? >> I had some letters written during the Civil War included in a pension package I received from the NARA. It's the only one of many pension packages that has included any letters, but the mother had to document that the son had supported the family. Sharon

n a message dated 10/12/00 7:00:33 AM Mountain Daylight Time, dcstevenson@yahoo.com writes: << Jack; Congratulation on your hunting trips. How were you able to locate these letters, were they part of a pension claim package? Thanks Craig >> Craig, One was a letter from my 3g Grandmother, Jane Wilson McWilliams, written in 1851 (she was 91 at the time), requesting bounty lands for her husband's service in the Revolutionary War. The second was from my Great Grandfather, James Murdock, requesting an increase in his Civil War Pension, in which he related some of his experiences in the 11th OVC. The third was from his in-laws, my Great Great Grandparents, Thomas P. and Emma Stewart Wear, after James Murdock's death , stating that he had only been married to my Great Grandmother, Eliza Jane Wear. in support of her widow's claim. Jack

Jack; Congratulation on your hunting trips. How were you able to locate these letters, were they part of a pension claim package? Thanks Craig --- JackEhmer123@aol.com wrote: > I would like to heartily recommend the National Archives in Washington D.C. > to anyone who has ancestors who served in any of the 18th or 19th Century > Wars. I came away with copies of letters written by three of my ancestors as > far back as 1851. > Jack Ehmer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/

Hi, I am researching the surname Vandine and all of its variants of spellings. My line originally came from Virginia to Ohio around 1810-1820. I am descended from Charles Wesley Vandine b: 1799 who appears first in Jefferson County, then Perry Co. then Ross Co. He married: 1. Eva Palmer 2. Lucinda Brooks. I believe he is related to the Isaac and Walter Vandine listed in Brooke Co. Virginia/ of course now WV. It looks like Isaac may have been his father. Are the Vandines of Belmont Co. of this line? I suspect they are since most say they are b: Virginia. Any help at all would be appreciated. I have lots from Charles to the present. Vandine and Palmer families seemed to marry quite a bit. Thanks. Valerie

In a message dated 10/11/00 9:02:28 AM Mountain Daylight Time, OHBELMON-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Glenns Run starts near the town of Coleraine, and enters the Ohio at Florence. It is in Coleraine Twp. at the upper end, and Pease Twp. at the lower end. I also noticed that there is a town of Glen Run not too far to the north (on Short Creek) in Warren Twp. of Jefferson Co. Ohio. Scott >> Scott, Where near Colerain does Glenns Run start? I grew up there and can't remember where it is although the name is quite familiar. Jack

After spending the Summer roaming Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., and six weeks catching up on my work, I would like to thank all those people who helped me so much in making this such a productive trip. In particular, I would like to thank Bill O'Neill, who first told me about my 3g grandparents, Samuel McWilliams and Jane Wilson, and Donna@indian run, without whose help I never would have found Egypt Cemetery where my great great grandparents, John Wiley and Sarah McWilliams, are buried. Unfortunately, their headstones had been destroyed by vandals, but I was able to locate several other members of the McWilliams family. I was also able to locate the graves of Samuel McWilliams (1752-1825) and Jane Wilson McWilliams (1760-1853) and many other members of the McWilliams clan at the Taggart Cemetery near Lafferty. Both stones were still clearly legible. Imagine my shock at finding a brand new stone at Samuel's grave, honoring his Revolutionary War service. I was able to find out that a gentleman from Barnesville was placing new stones on graves of Revolutionary War veterans. What a wonderful generous gesture. I would like to heartily recommend the National Archives in Washington D.C. to anyone who has ancestors who served in any of the 18th or 19th Century Wars. I came away with copies of letters written by three of my ancestors as far back as 1851. Jack Ehmer

On Sunday, October 8, 2000, Doug and Patti Ensor <ensor@spocom.com> wrote: > Can someone tell me what township(s) the Glen's Run water course is > in? It is listed in the early Belmont Tax Records as a location to > identify a taxpayer. Glenns Run starts near the town of Coleraine, and enters the Ohio at Florence. It is in Coleraine Twp. at the upper end, and Pease Twp. at the lower end. I also noticed that there is a town of Glen Run not too far to the north (on Short Creek) in Warren Twp. of Jefferson Co. Ohio. Scott

looking for information on Jessie A McMillen b 1877 believe married Nelson Neff d 1961 had daughter Eleanor who married a Cope living in Neffs, OH in 1961 also need marriage of Annie J McMillen b 1874 & Rufus C McMillen b 1861 thanks for any help Linda

Has anyone every heard of the following book? Ault Heritage (history, biographies, portraits and stories) by Mary Ruth Wright published in 1992. I don't know who the publisher was. Regards, Peggy

Correct me if I am wrong, but "landowner?" -----Original Message----- From: OHBELMON-D-request@rootsweb.com <OHBELMON-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: OHBELMON-D@rootsweb.com <OHBELMON-D@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 1:03 AM Subject: OHBELMON-D Digest V00 #272

I am slightly confused, I read all the emails to the list concerning death certificates but don't feel my question was answered by reading them. I would like to order a copy of my great-grandfather's death certificate. His name is Eugene TANEYHILL and he died April 28, 1941 in Barnesville, Belmont Co. Ohio. Where do I send my request, the Belmont Co. Courthouse or Belmont Co. Health Department, and how much do I make my check out for? Also should I pursue the Probate Court in Belmont Co. or would these be the same records. Thanks for the help - Elizabeth Ruygt (researching TANEYHILL and JUDKINS in Belmont Co.)

Researching following families who migrated from Hunterdon County, NJ., to Belmont and Clermont Counties, Oh.(Later to Grant, Delaware, Madison, and Hamilton Counties, Indiana) Wishing to make contact with anyone who will share information...Schuyler, Hoffman, Philhower,Tiger,Apgar, etc Dick Carter rcar37@prodigy.net Dick Carter rcar37@prodigy.net