Georgetown lawyer,and US Rep, and Mexican War Gen Thomas Hamer might have been the namesake,,as he was for the village Hamersville,but he lived in Georgetown,Pleasant Twnsp,not Hamersville,Clark twmsp. Eagle's a nw township adjoining Highland Co. US rT 62,AND RT 32 intersect in Eagle.Winchester,Adams Co is just east. Sardenia,Washington twnsp,Brown Co is west. Boyd,and Jefferson are south. Franklin is sw. On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 16:04:54 -0400 (EDT) [email protected] (DIANE) writes: > Hello List, > Don't know if this will sound right but I am looking for the "H" in > Thomas H. Burris, and birth record. > > I think ?? he is the s/o Johnathan and Elisa?? from the 1880 census > of > Eagle twp. And he married Mary E. Driskell in Highland county 1895. > > O.K. Hope this makes sense: > My grandfather was Pearl Hamer Burris s/o Thomas H. Burris, now I > believe the "H" is for Hamer in Thomas's name also and that they got > this middle name from "Hamersville" where Thomas may have been born. > > If I read the Brown county history right Hamersville would be in > Eagle > twp? > > My cousin and I are at odds over this "Hamer" He claims that the > name > come from Thomas's father (which I think is Jonathan) And the fact I > haven't found a "Hamer Burris" listed anywhere!!!!! > > Johnathan B:abt 1831 > Thomas H. B; abt 1870-71 > Pearl H. born 1904 > > Any help with the middle name or birth record, or a lookup for > "Hamer > Burris" would be so greatful. > > Thank you in advance, > Diane > Looking for Burris and Wilt family > > > ==== OHBROWN Mailing List ==== > List Administrator, give her the e-mail address you want to add, and > ask her to add you to the "Accept List." You will then be able to > post from that address without a second actual subscription. > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!