FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Vivian Moon (513) 705-0486 DEDICATION SET FOR FLAG POLE AND PHASE 1 OF MIDDLETOWN CEMETERY RESTORATION MIDDLETOWN – A dedication ceremony is set for Saturday, May 28, at Noon at the Middletown Cemetery, formally known as the Pioneer Cemetery, on First Avenue. City and community leaders, including Mayor Noah Powers, will recognize the new flagpole and the completion of Phase 1 of the cemetery restoration. Anyone with an ancestor in the cemetery and the general public are encouraged to attend. The cemetery, established in 1827, contains some of the city’s earliest leaders, for whom many city streets are name. Burials at the site actually occurred as early as 1818. With more than 7,000 burials, the cemetery contains early residents from all walks of life and races. The Middletown Cemetery Committee has been working since 2003 to improve the cemetery. Phase 1 included repairing dozens of tombstones, extensive landscaping, enhancing security and fencing, and establishment of utilities. The VFW, American Legion and Disabled American Veterans chapters in Middletown donated the flagpole and flag. In addition, Phase 1 included making photographic record of the tombstones in the Middletown Cemetery and transcribing original cemetery records for the Internet. DEDICATION SET FOR FLAG POLE AND PHASE 1 OF MIDDLETOWN CEMETERY RESTORATION Page 2 Phase 1 was completed with a grant from the Middletown Community Foundation and material and labor donations from: Dodd’s Monuments, Armbruster’s Garden Center, Diver’s Garden and Pet Supplies, Bern’s Nursery, Woodside Cemetery, Denny Lumber Company, Ted's Rental, Edwin F. and Marjorie Root Anderson, Steve Posie and many other individuals. “Our city’s forefathers would be proud of the community spirit demonstrated to complete Phase 1 of the cemetery’s restoration,” said Vivian Moon, chair of the Middletown Cemetery Committee. “Recent vandalism of the cemetery only served to strengthen our resolve and gain more support for the restoration.” Phase 2 of the restoration includes restoration of the 1870 burial vault at the cemetery and its grounds and more tombstone repair and landscaping. The Middletown Cemetery Committee is comprised of area residents Sam Ashworth, Corbett Cox, Caroline Huppi, Vivian Combs Moon, Deb Morrison and Mitchell Ballard. Donations for Phase 2 can be made in care of the Middletown Historical Society/Middletown Cemetery Fund, P.O Box 312, Middletown 45042.

Hi, I stumbled across this article I thought you all might like to see. It's from the Cincinnati Enquirer in Sept. 2002. http://www.cincinnati.com/local/westchester/G12_09062002_News_wchistory.ART_Late.html The URL is sort of long so you might have to copy and paste it in two sections. It looks like the .html is going to drop to another line. And those are underlines_ between the words, not dashes or just spaces. Norma

Sorry for not responding. I am actually working on scanning the ENTIRE book for posting on a website that another woman has built. She is the same one who posted the index for the book that I built. I have over 300 of the 800 pages scanned and it will probably take another month to get it all done. I'm hoping that Nancy can get what has been scanned posted as soon as possible. Gary King Batavia IL Researching in Knox, Licking, Perry Counties, OHIO: Butcher, Crotinger, Davis, McClurg, Wheatcraft, Cooperrider, Beckenbaugh, Neighbarger, Catt, Wilkin In Butler Co., Ohio: Stahlheber, Kippenberger, Beiser, Pater, King In Clermont Co., Ohio: King, Bartlett, Hall, Aylward. In Botetourt Co. Virginia: King, Bean, Dooley, Mayo, Fouts/Foutz/Fout In McLean Co., Illinois: Crotinger, Mickens, Bierbower, Jones, Buck. In Kane Co. Illinois: Gustafson, Maier, Butcher, Keifer, Lindgren Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.raogk.org/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 25 May 2005 06:38:20 EDT Subject: Re: [OHBUTLER-L] Memoirs of the Miami Valley - full postings Hi Gary, Any update on the listings? I just switched my e-mail addy, and was hoping I didn't miss anything new. Thanks for all your time and effort that you've stuck into this. Bonnie Schwab Hoiland. ==== OHBUTLER Mailing List ==== To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a message to: [email protected] or [email protected] Put SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE (whichever you want to do)

Hi Gary, Any update on the listings? I just switched my e-mail addy, and was hoping I didn't miss anything new. Thanks for all your time and effort that you've stuck into this. Bonnie Schwab Hoiland.

There is also an older Butler County Yahoo group that isn't very active at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ButlerCoOH/ Nancy In a message dated 5/20/2005 12:24:23 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: I think you might be interested www.myfamily.com This site is free to join. Allows you to chat, list hobbies, recipes, photos, people you are looking for etc. Sandi Orlando, FL

After the map discussions yesterday on this list, I was surprised to see a road named "George", west of Okeana. Do any of you know the origins of the name of that road? My George ancestors - so far as I know - lived on South Dwyer, just north of George Road. I could be wrong, or maybe the road was named for them but they didn't actually live on that road??? Nancy _http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbutler/cem-geo.htm_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbutler/cem-geo.htm) (old George Burying Ground)

Thank you very much. I have Photoshop Elements so everything should work OK. I really do appreciate it. Monty Reed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Caroline Huppi" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 6:23 PM Subject: Re: [OHBUTLER-L] Butler Co. Map online > I'll dig through my CD's and get the picture for you. I will email it > ASAP. > The file will be large and best viewed in "some program" I use Photoshop > elements and let it make things as big as possible. > My kids are home from college so it will take a day or so for me to find > the > file(s) > Glad I can help. > > > > >> Caroline, >> I believe this is the correct location of the Shelby Palmer-Maud Palmer >> Garrett Ellington farm. Maud is the widowed daughter of Shelby who had >> married 2nd Lexton Ellington. The existence of two Section 9's have >> contributed to my confusion. Newspaper articles locate the scene of the >> fire as "1.5 mi. NE of Bethany...., farm is located on Hamilton-Lebanon > pike >> 1/2 mi. from Bethany and about 3 mi. from Monroe..." >> >> I would like to obtain a copy of the 1930 map if you have it available. >> >> Thanks to Charles Heath for the excellent map and Tod Sutton for pointing >> out two Section 9's exist, and all who responded with suggestions. >> >> Is this a great mail list, or what!!! >> >> Monty Reed -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.15 - Release Date: 5/22/2005

I'll dig through my CD's and get the picture for you. I will email it ASAP. The file will be large and best viewed in "some program" I use Photoshop elements and let it make things as big as possible. My kids are home from college so it will take a day or so for me to find the file(s) Glad I can help. Caroline ----- Original Message ----- From: "Monty Reed" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 3:54 PM Subject: Re: [OHBUTLER-L] Butler Co. Map online > Caroline, > I believe this is the correct location of the Shelby Palmer-Maud Palmer > Garrett Ellington farm. Maud is the widowed daughter of Shelby who had > married 2nd Lexton Ellington. The existence of two Section 9's have > contributed to my confusion. Newspaper articles locate the scene of the > fire as "1.5 mi. NE of Bethany...., farm is located on Hamilton-Lebanon pike > 1/2 mi. from Bethany and about 3 mi. from Monroe..." > > I would like to obtain a copy of the 1930 map if you have it available. > > Thanks to Charles Heath for the excellent map and Tod Sutton for pointing > out two Section 9's exist, and all who responded with suggestions. > > Is this a great mail list, or what!!! > > Monty Reed > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Caroline Huppi" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 2:34 PM > Subject: Re: [OHBUTLER-L] Butler Co. Map online > > > >I have looked at the 1930 Butler County Atlas from the library and > > photographed the Liberty Township map. > > > > The 1930 Map shows Shelby? Palmer owing land in the SE Quarter of Section > > 9. The west 1/2 of the SW Quarter is owned by Palmer and the east half by > > M > > Ellington?/ or perhaps M Pottington. This section 9 is in R3N and T2E. > > The > > access to this location is East of Cincinnati Dayton Road and North of > > Millikin road before Butler-Warren Road > > > > The Middletown Library and Hamilton Library have these maps.. I have > > attempted to photograph the maps on the fly and some of them turn out > > well/ > > adequately. I have a variety of images of Liberty Township from 1836 > > through 1930. > > > > Caroline Huppi > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.15 - Release Date: 5/22/2005 > > > ==== OHBUTLER Mailing List ==== > Butler County Archives and Records Center - > http://www.butlercountyohio.org/records/ >

Caroline, I believe this is the correct location of the Shelby Palmer-Maud Palmer Garrett Ellington farm. Maud is the widowed daughter of Shelby who had married 2nd Lexton Ellington. The existence of two Section 9's have contributed to my confusion. Newspaper articles locate the scene of the fire as "1.5 mi. NE of Bethany...., farm is located on Hamilton-Lebanon pike 1/2 mi. from Bethany and about 3 mi. from Monroe..." I would like to obtain a copy of the 1930 map if you have it available. Thanks to Charles Heath for the excellent map and Tod Sutton for pointing out two Section 9's exist, and all who responded with suggestions. Is this a great mail list, or what!!! Monty Reed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Caroline Huppi" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 2:34 PM Subject: Re: [OHBUTLER-L] Butler Co. Map online >I have looked at the 1930 Butler County Atlas from the library and > photographed the Liberty Township map. > > The 1930 Map shows Shelby? Palmer owing land in the SE Quarter of Section > 9. The west 1/2 of the SW Quarter is owned by Palmer and the east half by > M > Ellington?/ or perhaps M Pottington. This section 9 is in R3N and T2E. > The > access to this location is East of Cincinnati Dayton Road and North of > Millikin road before Butler-Warren Road > > The Middletown Library and Hamilton Library have these maps.. I have > attempted to photograph the maps on the fly and some of them turn out > well/ > adequately. I have a variety of images of Liberty Township from 1836 > through 1930. > > Caroline Huppi -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.15 - Release Date: 5/22/2005

I have looked at the 1930 Butler County Atlas from the library and photographed the Liberty Township map. The 1930 Map shows Shelby? Palmer owing land in the SE Quarter of Section 9. The west 1/2 of the SW Quarter is owned by Palmer and the east half by M Ellington?/ or perhaps M Pottington. This section 9 is in R3N and T2E. The access to this location is East of Cincinnati Dayton Road and North of Millikin road before Butler-Warren Road The Middletown Library and Hamilton Library have these maps.. I have attempted to photograph the maps on the fly and some of them turn out well/ adequately. I have a variety of images of Liberty Township from 1836 through 1930. Caroline Huppi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Monty Reed" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 10:29 PM Subject: Re: [OHBUTLER-L] Butler Co. Map online > Hi, > Speaking of Butler County maps, I have been trying to locate a Liberty > Township map showing section boundaries and numbers. I'm trying to pinpoint > a farm my grandfather Palmer bought in 1921 from Mr. Radabough. > > Legal description from the deed: "Situated in the County of Butler and in > the State of Ohio, and in the township of Liberty and bounded and described > as follows: Being in the Southwest quarter of section nine (9) in the Third > Township, third or Military Range between the Miami River, containing one > hundred and sixty (160) acres, more or less, and all the....." > > Handwritten on the deed above "Southwest" is "Southeast?" so someone > apparently questioned the exact location. > > Can someone point me in the right direction to obtain a map with enough > information for me to locate the farm? I visited the farm several times c > 1945-1949 but can't remember exactly how to get there.... I was too young > to drive. My grandmother lost her life there in January 1923 when the > family home burned to the ground. > > Appreciate any help. > > Monty Reed > > > > > > Hi, > > In this mornings paper the County Engineers office has an article that the > > new Butler County map is digitilized and is online at: > > http://www.bceo.org/onlinemap/ > > > > You can do a county search or a street search. And you can click on the > > map for a closer view. > > > > Norma > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.15 - Release Date: 5/22/2005 > > > ==== OHBUTLER Mailing List ==== > To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a message to: > [email protected] or [email protected] > Put SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE (whichever you want to do) >

When I scanned that map, I had to do it in two sections because of the size. (1/4 a newspaper sheet) The black line down the middle denotes the sections. If anyone wants to right click on each section of the map, you can save it to your own computer and print out each section as an 8x10. It probably will print better than it shows on the screen. Norma > >The east-west position is a little trickier. There is an 1875 map I >accessed through the Butler County site on OHGenweb >(http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/ButlerCounty.html) that appears to >indicate the western section 9 is in Range 2 east and the eastern section >9 is Range 3 east. That would seem to place your grandfather's property >in the eastern of these two sections but I am not certain of that. If so, >the property would currently be split by I-75 (if it was the SW quarter) >or abut the Warren County line (the SE quarter). > >Hope this helps.

Thanks, all. I've updated the local maps page on the OHButler site. Nancy

That's the map I put up to show the townships and locations. It's from an old newspaper the the Hamilton Journal-News published in 1975 for the 100 years of Butler Co. To give it more resolution, it makes it too big. In that section of the paper, it has each township on a page by itself, and has the names of the property owners. It's on film at the LDS Family History Centers. Norma At 08:04 AM 5/23/2005 -0700, you wrote: >on 5/23/2005 7:51 AM, [email protected] at [email protected] wrote: > > > Any one know of an on-line map with sections AND range numbers??? > > The 1875 map of Butler County at: > >http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/ButlerCounty.html > >has township and range, though the resolution makes it difficult to >decipher. > > Remember too that the boundary between Butler and Hamilton County was >shifted several times. T2 R2 sections were split between the two counties. >My ancestors lived in this area and its very confusing where their county >records were and are held. > > Michael Lewis > Santa Cruz, California > > >==== OHBUTLER Mailing List ==== >A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County Ohio ~ >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbutler/cyc/index.html

Any one know of an on-line map with sections AND range numbers??? Nancy In a message dated 5/23/2005 6:40:32 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: >Speaking of Butler County maps, I have been trying to locate a Liberty >Township map showing section boundaries and numbers. The new interactive map at... http://www.bceo.org/onlinemap/default.htm ... has section boundaries and numbers.

Monty, If you haven't gotten enough help already, the BCEO map shows two section 9s in Liberty Twp. Those are the red numbers that show on the map. Milliken Road is the southern boundary for both sections so that would have been the property line for your grandfather's property. A section is (usually) 1 mile square and it appears both of these are about that size. The 160 acre quarter section is then 1/2 mile by 1/2 mile; the property would then have extended 1/2 mile north of Milliken Road. The east-west position is a little trickier. There is an 1875 map I accessed through the Butler County site on OHGenweb (http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/ButlerCounty.html) that appears to indicate the western section 9 is in Range 2 east and the eastern section 9 is Range 3 east. That would seem to place your grandfather's property in the eastern of these two sections but I am not certain of that. If so, the property would currently be split by I-75 (if it was the SW quarter) or abut the Warren County line (the SE quarter). Hope this helps. Monty Reed <[email protected]> wrote: Hi, Speaking of Butler County maps, I have been trying to locate a Liberty Township map showing section boundaries and numbers. I'm trying to pinpoint a farm my grandfather Palmer bought in 1921 from Mr. Radabough. Legal description from the deed: "Situated in the County of Butler and in the State of Ohio, and in the township of Liberty and bounded and described as follows: Being in the Southwest quarter of section nine (9) in the Third Township, third or Military Range between the Miami River, containing one hundred and sixty (160) acres, more or less, and all the....." Handwritten on the deed above "Southwest" is "Southeast?" so someone apparently questioned the exact location. Can someone point me in the right direction to obtain a map with enough information for me to locate the farm? I visited the farm several times c 1945-1949 but can't remember exactly how to get there.... I was too young to drive. My grandmother lost her life there in January 1923 when the family home burned to the ground. Appreciate any help. Monty Reed > > Hi, > In this mornings paper the County Engineers office has an article that the > new Butler County map is digitilized and is online at: > http://www.bceo.org/onlinemap/ > > You can do a county search or a street search. And you can click on the > map for a closer view. > > Norma -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.15 - Release Date: 5/22/2005 ==== OHBUTLER Mailing List ==== To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a message to: [email protected] or [email protected] Put SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE (whichever you want to do) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

on 5/23/2005 7:51 AM, [email protected] at [email protected] wrote: > Any one know of an on-line map with sections AND range numbers??? The 1875 map of Butler County at: http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/ButlerCounty.html has township and range, though the resolution makes it difficult to decipher. Remember too that the boundary between Butler and Hamilton County was shifted several times. T2 R2 sections were split between the two counties. My ancestors lived in this area and its very confusing where their county records were and are held. Michael Lewis Santa Cruz, California

On Sun, 22 May 2005 22:29:24 -0400, "Monty Reed" <[email protected]> wrote: >Speaking of Butler County maps, I have been trying to locate a Liberty >Township map showing section boundaries and numbers. The new interactive map at... http://www.bceo.org/onlinemap/default.htm ... has section boundaries and numbers. -- Dennis M. Kowallek [email protected] ******************

This web site is for the Men and Women who served in the Kentucky Civil War. http://www.geocities.com/civil_war_in_ky/index.html Lisa

Linda, I sent the info on Capt John Robinson !! Did you get it ?? Chas.

Hi, Speaking of Butler County maps, I have been trying to locate a Liberty Township map showing section boundaries and numbers. I'm trying to pinpoint a farm my grandfather Palmer bought in 1921 from Mr. Radabough. Legal description from the deed: "Situated in the County of Butler and in the State of Ohio, and in the township of Liberty and bounded and described as follows: Being in the Southwest quarter of section nine (9) in the Third Township, third or Military Range between the Miami River, containing one hundred and sixty (160) acres, more or less, and all the....." Handwritten on the deed above "Southwest" is "Southeast?" so someone apparently questioned the exact location. Can someone point me in the right direction to obtain a map with enough information for me to locate the farm? I visited the farm several times c 1945-1949 but can't remember exactly how to get there.... I was too young to drive. My grandmother lost her life there in January 1923 when the family home burned to the ground. Appreciate any help. Monty Reed > > Hi, > In this mornings paper the County Engineers office has an article that the > new Butler County map is digitilized and is online at: > http://www.bceo.org/onlinemap/ > > You can do a county search or a street search. And you can click on the > map for a closer view. > > Norma -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.15 - Release Date: 5/22/2005