Since the list is kinda quiet I thought I'd offer an update on the activities of Hunter, Ohio on October 5, 1894. This article was found in the "Republican" newspaper of Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio dated October 5, 1894. If anyone wants an email copy let me know. HUNTER Mr. J. H. Philips, a practical teacher of Oskaloosa, Iowa, returned home this week from (sic) a visit to his old stamping (sic) ground. He likes his new home so well that we presume an appointment even by Grover would not cause him to leave it.........Mr. Johnson and family, of Somerton, now occupy part of the Brown property.....Geo Lambert has secured a set of smithing tools and will start in business at Lampsville......Plenty of our citizens as well as soldiers took in the Encampment at Pittsburg, and spoke of having a good time. We'll bet the beer flowed freely.....Miss Armstrong failed to get a certificate so our board met last Saturday and hired a Mr. Johnson to teach our primary.....The eclipse--well it was hardly worth looking at but perhaps it will be larger when it occurs again on Sept. 26, 1912. Remember the day and date....The old church house has been turned into a tobacco curing house. Well, well, wonder what next. [One at Barnesville was turned into a cigar factory. Later, however, it was changed to a laundry, which brings it close to its former high estate, since cleanliness is next to godliness.--Ed.].....Morgan Hatcher will shortly move to Bethesda, having rented his farm to James Gamble....Evan Saffrel has bought the Reuben Perkins farm at Pleasant Ridge....Mrs. Minerva Boyer and Laura Crew, of Iowa, have been visiting relatives here.....Mr. A. J. Smith is canvassing this section for a patent dish washer....Mrs. Nancy Jane Philips had the misfortune to be kicked by a cow, breaking her left limb just above the ankle....The first freeze of the season was Sept. 25; last year on the 3rd. Rain fell on 9 days and precious little at that, and on 13 days last year. Average temperature for last month, 61. Our warmest day for the season was Sept. 7--106.....When a man measures the Bible by himself the holy book is sure to be wrong, but when he measures himself by the Bible he has nothing to say. Strange, isn't it? Temperature past week, 72, which is quite a cooling off.....Mr. Edgar has bought a piece of timber on the Steward farm, north of here, and will commence cutting soon.....Dr. Burcher has gone back to Columbus to graduate and will set up in practice at Somerton.....A twelve-year-old son of Jno. Moore, of Horeb, died last Wednesday from the effects of burns caused by powder. He filled his coat pocket and accidentally set it off.....Mr. Elijah Steward was buried at Mt. Zion last Friday. His death was a sad ending. There are various rumors afloat as to how he came to his death. The exact facts as they occurred will perhaps never be known.....A family reunion was held at Mr. Elijah Perkins Wednesday in honor of his 103 birthday.....A dance in the hall last Thursday night netted 80 cts. Wonder how much of this fortune the trustees of the hall receive? Misses Ollie and Josie Deming start for Iowa next week for fortunes, favor and perhaps a -----,......Farmers are done seeding. Low prices of grain seems to not affect the acreage in this section as a large crop was sown. (end of article) Please let me know if you enjoy reading these articles. I will post more if there is positive feedback. Please email me and let me know either way at: Sha1948605@aol.com Sharen Bowers in Columbus, Ohio but my roots are in Belmont County

These articles are wonderful..please continue.. anne > Since the list is kinda quiet I thought I'd offer an update on the activities > of Hunter, Ohio on October 5, 1894. This article was found in the > "Republican" newspaper of Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio dated October 5, > 1894. If anyone wants an email copy let me know. > > HUNTER > Mr. J. H. Philips, a practical teacher of Oskaloosa, Iowa, returned home > this week from (sic) a visit to his old stamping (sic) ground. He likes his > new home so well that we presume an appointment even by Grover would not > cause him to leave it.........Mr. Johnson and family, of Somerton, now occupy > part of the Brown property.....Geo Lambert has secured a set of smithing > tools and will start in business at Lampsville......Plenty of our citizens as > well as soldiers took in the Encampment at Pittsburg, and spoke of having a > good time. We'll bet the beer flowed freely.....Miss Armstrong failed to get > a certificate so our board met last Saturday and hired a Mr. Johnson to teach > our primary.....The eclipse--well it was hardly worth looking at but perhaps > it will be larger when it occurs again on Sept. 26, 1912. Remember the day > and date....The old church house has been turned into a tobacco curing house. > Well, well, wonder what next. [One at Barnesville was turned into a cigar > factory. Later, however, it was changed to a laundry, which brings it close > to its former high estate, since cleanliness is next to > godliness.--Ed.].....Morgan Hatcher will shortly move to Bethesda, having > rented his farm to James Gamble....Evan Saffrel has bought the Reuben Perkins > farm at Pleasant Ridge....Mrs. Minerva Boyer and Laura Crew, of Iowa, have > been visiting relatives here.....Mr. A. J. Smith is canvassing this section > for a patent dish washer....Mrs. Nancy Jane Philips had the misfortune to be > kicked by a cow, breaking her left limb just above the ankle....The first > freeze of the season was Sept. 25; last year on the 3rd. Rain fell on 9 days > and precious little at that, and on 13 days last year. Average temperature > for last month, 61. Our warmest day for the season was Sept. 7--106.....When > a man measures the Bible by himself the holy book is sure to be wrong, but > when he measures himself by the Bible he has nothing to say. Strange, isn't > it? Temperature past week, 72, which is quite a cooling off.....Mr. Edgar > has bought a piece of timber on the Steward farm, north of here, and will > commence cutting soon.....Dr. Burcher has gone back to Columbus to graduate > and will set up in practice at Somerton.....A twelve-year-old son of Jno. > Moore, of Horeb, died last Wednesday from the effects of burns caused by > powder. He filled his coat pocket and accidentally set it off.....Mr. Elijah > Steward was buried at Mt. Zion last Friday. His death was a sad ending. > There are various rumors afloat as to how he came to his death. The exact > facts as they occurred will perhaps never be known.....A family reunion was > held at Mr. Elijah Perkins Wednesday in honor of his 103 birthday.....A dance > in the hall last Thursday night netted 80 cts. Wonder how much of this > fortune the trustees of the hall receive? Misses Ollie and Josie Deming > start for Iowa next week for fortunes, favor and perhaps a > -----,......Farmers are done seeding. Low prices of grain seems to not > affect the acreage in this section as a large crop was sown. (end of > article) > > Please let me know if you enjoy reading these articles. I will post more > if there is positive feedback. Please email me and let me know either way > at: Sha1948605@aol.com > > Sharen Bowers in Columbus, Ohio but my roots are in Belmont County

> Subject: > [BROWNING] Family Discovery > Date: > Fri, 26 Jan 2001 13:55:49 -0600 > From: > Jack Cox > To: > BROWNING-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Well, Family Discovery is back at it. These two kids from Cedar Rapids > Iowa are charging $43.00 to 59.00 for "unlimited access to their > website. The only problem is that their website is a conglomoration of > OTHER PEOPLE'S research. They put all the links they can find on their > site - even linking to other peoples personal web pages. > > Further, most of their data "cells" are empty. They claim to have > census, marriage, land records, etc., and they do . . . kind of . . . > > For example, for Illinois, all they have are: > > A link for marriage, cemetery and death records (which doesn't work) > > A link for Civil War regiments - which takes you to the Illinois Civil > War Project > > Civil War regiment nicknames - which takes you to the Illinois Civil War > > Project > > Casualty lists for the Korean and Viet Nam war - which takes you to NARA > > records. > > If you're even tempted to buy this service, you may want to take a look > here: > > http://www.familydiscovery.com/members/ > > ______________________________ > >

The Higgison Book Co., has the following offer for the book: History of the Upper Ohio Valley (COLUMBIANA CO.) HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY, with Historical Account of Columbiana Co. With family history & biography. 2 vols., 487+442p. (Brant & Fuller; 1891) 1997. $49.00/vol. or $95.00/set For information on ordering and shipping go to: http://www.higginsonbooks.com/order.htm They also offer a few other books concerning Belmont Co. For a complete listing of all books for sale concerning OH, go to: http://www.higginsonbooks.com/nctook.htm#ohio Happy Genealogy Searching! Carol McNary Gregg __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/

I found this article today in the Barnesville Whetstone Newspaper dated Thursday, June 28, 1934. "Annual Reunion of Older People Well Attended" Thirteen from Barnesville, Eighty-one Registered, Average age 81 years. The seventh annual reunion of the "Three-quarter Century" club which was held at Epworth Park, Bethesda last week, was well attended. Eighty-one persons all over the eligible age, 75 years, registered, the average age being 81 years. All women eighty-five years or over were given a pair of silk hose and other awards were given the oldest and youngest. The 1935 reunion will be held at the same place and on about the same date. Those registered were: Barnesville- T. C. Lightfoot, 78; E. E. Hall, 80; A. F. Hunter, 77; John T. Gilliland, 80; George W. Henderson, 82; James Cassells, 83; Charles Dobbins, 84; Wilbur Nace, 79; E. S. Hawkins, 81; Alex Moore, 78; William Steer, 78; William Sears, 78; Miss Sarah Edgerton, 81. Bethesda- Mrs. Martha Turner, 75; W. L. Gideon, 84; John G. Yaus, 84; Z. D. Lovejoy, 75; W. T. Wilcox, 88; John Phillips, 86; Alonzo Burns, 80; Mrs. Lavina Kinney, 82; J. L. Douglass, 86; Joe Wilcox, 76; Mrs. Margaret Copeland, 81; C. J. Heskett, 78; Mrs. Harriet Michener, 85; L. H. Smith, 80; Mrs Anna Powell, 76. St. Clairsville- Mrs. Lora Bewley, 80; J. A. Orr, 83; Mrs. Maria Denham, 79; Mrs. A. J. Keyser, 86; Z. Fawcett, 85; Mrs. Mary E. Young, 82; Mrs. Ella Hammerle, 84; George S. Lentz, 75; E. W. Boggs, 75. Bellaire- Mrs. Lena George, 79; Mrs. King White, 85; Mrs. Anna M. Thompson, 82; Dr. H. C. Kemple, 90; Mrs. Adda Morris, 82; J. W. Heatherington, 84; F. S. Waddell, 82; Mrs. Alma Strahl, 76. Belmont- J. E. Morrison, 85; W. H. Fowler, 79; W. A. Jones, 78; Mrs. Harriet Dunfee, 78; Albert McAllister, 84. Flushing- Mrs. Henry Taylor, 87; Mrs. W. H. Wilson, 79; W. H. Wilson, 80; F. A. Kirk, 83; Mrs. F. A. Kirk, 83. County Home- Mrs. Liza Bennington, 75; Miss Sarah Wilson, 85; Luther Darby, 80; J. T. Darby, 76. Warnock- W. W. Piper, 79; George T. Fulton, 75; Jacob Parkinson, 80. Fairpoint- Mrs. W. L. Patton, 84; W. L. Patton, 85. Hendrysburg- Mrs. James Hare, 81; Mr. James Hare, 82. Morristown- J. T. Shepherd, 78; Pharlow Barnes, 78. Holloway- G. W. Holliday, 79. Tacoma- Mrs. Isabelle Foreman, 80. Bannock- M. Daniel, 78. Dayton- Mrs. Mary Heatherington, 86. New Athens- Mrs. Emma Caldwell, 80. Muncie, Ind. - Mrs. Charles J. Gill, 81. Chicago- Mrs. Elizabeth Turnbull, 76. Cameron, W. Va.- P. R. Chapman, 79. Miss Lou Barnes, 77; John Turner, 84; John McCormick, 82. End of article. Email me off list if you want a copy of the actual article. I'll email it back to you. Hope you've found some of your OLDER PEOPLE at the reunion. Sharen Bowers in Columbus, Ohio but my roots are in Belmont County

Lynn, I don't have the obit, but I can give you the death record as transcribed in "Death Records transcribed from the Bellaire Health Dept., Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH, Vol. I (1904-1935): OSWALD, Anna (WILLIAMS) Death Date: 29 May 1934 Burial: Rose Hill Birth: 15 Jan 1846 West Wheeling OH No parents listed. This book was transcribed by the Cumberland Trail GS. -- Bonnie Burkhardt <burkhard@flash.net> <bburkhardt@juno.com> PAlbe74721@aol.com wrote: > Would truly appreciate the obit of Anna Oswald of Rock Hill, Belmont County, > Ohio. She died May 29 or 31 st of 1934. She was married to John Oswald and > they were buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Bellaire, Ohio. I truly > appreciate any help or suggestions on how to get this obituary. - Lynn - > Calif. > > > >

Lynn, I looked them up for you: 1880 Belmont Co., Pultney Twp. NA # T9-0994 Sheet 197B 2 Jun 1880 Enumerator is George M. Wise 16-16 Jno A. Wise 36 Married Farmer OH OH PA Agnes M. 32 W Married Keeping House OH OH Wales Kitty (I.?) 11 D Single OH OH OH James W. 9 Single OH OH OH Edgar E. 7 Single OH OH OH Next door: 15-15 Wm. A. Wise Sr. 73 Farmer PA Ger Ger Jane A. 70 W Keeping House PA PA PA On the other side of Wm. Sr.: 14-14 Wm. A. Wise Jr. 28 Married Farmer OH PA OH Lizzie 28 W Married Keeping House OH OH OH Walter L. 3 S Single OH OH OH Places of birth are wrong...as Jno's father was born in OH while Wm. Wise Sr. was born PA, but they could have been given wrong. Belmont Co., Bellaire 3rd Ward, 136 Union St. NA # T9-0994 Sheet 258D 3 Jun 1880 33-41 John Oswald 54 Married Hotel Keeper Eng Eng Eng Anna 34 W Married Keeping House OH WV WV John 23 S Single Cabinet Maker PA Eng Eng Anna 18 D Single At School OH Eng Eng Harry 9 S Single At School OH Eng OH 7 unrelated people - 4 boarders and 3 servants. -- Bonnie Burkhardt <burkhard@flash.net> <bburkhardt@juno.com> PAlbe74721@aol.com wrote: > I would greatly appreciate if someone would do a 1880 census, Belmont County, > lookup for me. I am looking for John A. Wise possibly in Rock Hill, Ohio. > Wife is Mary Agnes - I trying to find out where her parents were born and it > should say on the 1880 census. > The other one is John Oswald and wife Anna in Belmont County - possibly > Bellaire - not real sure. > I truly appreciate ANY help or suggestions on how to get his information. > Thank you so very much! Lynn in California > > > >

If you had a ancestor or descendent that may have moved to Oregon, I have Death Records on cd, 1903-1998, I can do some look-ups for you---first and last name preferred, unless a unusual name....John Lewis

I am just curious how many on the list are doing research in York Township abt 1800 - 1830 (and which names). Also does anyone know where records for that place (York Township) are kept if one is looking prior to 1800 when Belmont became a county. Thanks Carolyn Surnames: DAVIS, SPROULES/SPROLES/SPRUILL/SPRUEL/ETC., CLIFTON, BROWN, REED, RAMSAY, HITES, ORVIS, NICCUM, RITCHEY/RITCHIE

Hi Listers, I'm looking for the parents of America Mae Woods, born in Belmont County about 1888 and died about 1914 at the age of 26. She married James "Wirt" Pettit and they had 4 children Walter Pettit, born 1908, died 1965 Beryl Pettit, born 1909, died 1999 Ruth Pettit Forrest Pettit, born 1912 America Mae had twin sisters Elsie Woods Ella Woods also lived in Belmont County. Thanks for an information. Pat Saemmer Shop online without a credit card http://www.rocketcash.com RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary

Can someone tell me when Mead Twp was formed, and from what other Twp's? Thank you, John Lewis

Would truly appreciate the obit of Anna Oswald of Rock Hill, Belmont County, Ohio. She died May 29 or 31 st of 1934. She was married to John Oswald and they were buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Bellaire, Ohio. I truly appreciate any help or suggestions on how to get this obituary. - Lynn - Calif.

I would greatly appreciate if someone would do a 1880 census, Belmont County, lookup for me. I am looking for John A. Wise possibly in Rock Hill, Ohio. Wife is Mary Agnes - I trying to find out where her parents were born and it should say on the 1880 census. The other one is John Oswald and wife Anna in Belmont County - possibly Bellaire - not real sure. I truly appreciate ANY help or suggestions on how to get his information. Thank you so very much! Lynn in California

I've had many helpful responses to my question about the republishing of this book. Thought I'd pass along some of the information I received. ----------------------------- I can not help with the publisher listed, but does your patron know that the original book, copyright 1890, Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wisc. is online? Linda Cunningham Fluharty ( <LCFlu@aol.com> ) does the Ohio CO., & Marshall CO., WV pages. She has put the book online <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvwags/huov.htm> If your patron is interested only in the newly published version, maybe Linda might have heard. Hope this helps. Nancy Reynolds --------------- And from Stephen Marsh, I received this: LBS/Archival Products P.O. Box 1413 Des Moines, IA 1-800-526-5640 --------------------- I haven't verified that is indeed back in print, just going by what my patron suggested. Patty __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/

LBS/Archival Products P.O. Box 1413 Des Moines, IA 1-800-526-5640 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patty Drummond" <prettypurr@yahoo.com> To: <OHBELMON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 10:33 AM Subject: [OHBELMON-L] History of the Upper Ohio Valley > Hello fellow listers, > > I work at the Bellaire Public Library in Bellaire, > Ohio. I am writing in behalf of a patron who has > heard that the book "History of the Upper Ohio Valley" > is being republished by LBS Archival Products. He > asked that we try to track down the address of this > publisher, anyone else hear of this? Can you help me > out? > > Warmest regards on a chilly Tuesday afternoon, > > Patty Drummond > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ >

In a message dated 01/24/2001 11:13:57 AM Central Standard Time, KzooCannon writes: > > Hello List Members, > > I need your expertise in locating information on this family. The > information I have indicates they were in Harrison and Belmont Counties > during the 1840,50 and 60s. > > William Pierce b.1824 in Harrison County (need his parents) > + Sarah Jane Mansfield married 7/16/1844 in Harrison County (need her > parents) > 1. David b. 1847 > 2. Lucinda b. 8/10/1848 I find them in the 1850 Belmont Census > 3. John W. b. 8/6/1850 > 4. Alexander Henderson b. 6/22/1852 married Rebecca D. Brock 12/7/1873 > 5. William Jr. b. 6/15/1854 married Sarah Emma White 10/11/1877 > Belmont Co. > 6. Martha b. 4/25/1856 > 7. George b. 8/30/1858 > 8. Harriet b. 9/5/1860 married a Jones > 9. Tempest C. b. 11/15/1863 married a McGinty > 10. Grant b. 4/25/1865 > 11. A. Lewis b.10/23/1867 > 12. Julia b. 9/20/1875 married Will L. Shepherd > > I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has any information on any of > these people. Thanks for taking the time to read this plea. > > Hugh Seivers > >

Patty, this book is on line on the Marshall County, WV web page. Here's the link: <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmarsha/marsh.htm">Marshall County, WV Genealogy Page</A> Hope this helps. Joyce :)

Hello fellow listers, I work at the Bellaire Public Library in Bellaire, Ohio. I am writing in behalf of a patron who has heard that the book "History of the Upper Ohio Valley" is being republished by LBS Archival Products. He asked that we try to track down the address of this publisher, anyone else hear of this? Can you help me out? Warmest regards on a chilly Tuesday afternoon, Patty Drummond __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/

I am searching for the family of James Thomas Davis b - Jan 15 1856 in West Wheeling, Ohio and d - 1927 in Ohio. He married Martha Ann McAllister. I know they lived in Bridgeport, Ohio and I am searching for their children's names. I would truly appreciate any help, comments or suggestions!!! Lynn - Calif.

John Calvert married Sarah Daniel in Belmont County, OH. According to her obituary published in Appanoose County, IA, Sarah was born in VA in November, 1809. Belmont County marriage records list her as Mary Daniel when she married John on November 13, 1828. It would appear that Mary's father was Samuel Daniel (m. Sarah Hunt) as he was the only Daniel living in Belmont County as of the 1830 Federal Census. Samuel Daniel was a Quaker who moved to Belmont County, OH from Loudon County, VA. His eldest daughter, Matilda, married John Calvert's brother, Jacob in 1834 in Belmont County, OH.. Problem: Samuel Daniel does not have a daughter named Sarah or Mary who were born in 1809. Samuel's daughter Mary Ellen was born February 23, 1822. His daughter Sarah Anne was born January 9, 1816. Samel's brother, William Daniel (m. Jane Love), has daughters of that name, but I do not have dates for their births and William does not appear to have moved to Belmont County until after 1830. Does anyone have a record of this family? .Lynn Pegelow has been most helpful in sharing her research, but she does not have the dates of birth of William Daniel's children.