Surnames: TRUSTER MCFALL POTTINGER KEFER WINTERSTEEN SWOPE KIRKPATRICK CUNNINGHAM HOFFMAN GENTRY HARDIN HADLEY CONROW FINLEY BEISER LEADWELL HANLON INMAN From: Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. III, 1919 pages 723/724Jerry Truster. At present a retired farmer of Collinsville, Jerry Truster has been one of the industrious men of Butler county, linking his name with all that is admirable in farming and wise and progressive in individual life. He has been a lifelong resident of the county, having been born on a farm in Wayne township, September 21,1861, a son of Louis and Margaret (McFall) Truster, natives also of Butler county, who were married at Somerville. Louis Truster was one of those adventurous souls who answered the call of the west and made the long and hazardous trip across the plains in quest of gold as a "forty-niner," but on his return was content to settle down to the peaceful pursuits of agriculture in Wayne township, dividing his time between farming and wagon making, the latter of which had been his trade in his earlier years. Subsequently he bought the old Pottinger place in the same township, and there occurred the death of his wife in 1866, following which! he removed to his home at Dayton, retired from active pursuits, and died at the age of seventy years. He was a man of some influence and importance in his community, and served in the capacity of township trustee, a position to which he was elected on the Democratic ticket. He and his worthy wife were consistent members of the Presbyterian church and the parents of: Louis, a farmer of Hanover township, married Rosa Kefer; Anna, the widow of William Wintersteen; Levi, who died in 1894, married Martha Swope; Emanuel, a farmer of Wayne township, who married Jennette Kirkpatrick; Frank, a farmer of Wayne township, who married Ella Cunningham; Lizzie, who married Jacob Hoffman, of Seven Mile; Ruth, who married George Gentry, of Miltonville, Ohio; and Jerry, of this notice. Jerry Truster is indebted to the district schools of his home community for his educational training, to which there has been added the experience and knowledge gained through observation during later years. H! e remained under the parental roof until he was twenty-one years of age, at which time he embarked upon a career of his own, and December 25 1884, was united in marriage with Clara Hardin, of Milford township, daughter of Giles and Mary (Hadley) Hardin, the former of Milford township and the latter of Hendricks County, Ind. Mr. Hardin, who was a farmer all of his life in Milford township, and a highly respected and public-spirited citizen of his community, as well as a staunch Republican, died in 1894, aged fifty-six years, in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal church. He and his wife, who survives him and resides at Richmond, Ind., had four children: Clara, who became Mrs. Jerry Truster; George, who was engaged in agricultural pursuits in Preble county, Ohio, married Catherine Conrow, and died at the age of fifty years; Lucinda, who is the wife of R. T. Finley, of Collinsville; and Lee, a resident of Newcastle, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Truster are the parents of the following ch! ildren: Edgar, a farmer at Collinsville, who married Bertha Beiser and has two children-Roy and Marion; Edith, who is the wife of William Leadwell, a farmer of Milford township, and has one child, Dorothy; Mary, the wife of John Gerber, of Milford township, with five children-Helen, Clara, Fred, Paul and Mary; Nellie, the wife of J. W. Hanlon, a telegraph operator at Somerville, Ohio, with two sons-Forrest and Kenneth; and Walter, who joined the U. S. Navy and sailed on the U. S. S. Longback for the Philippines. He also served for fourteen months with an aviation corps in France, and on his return to the United States, settled at Somerville, where he now lives with his parents. Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Truster settled on a farm north of Seven Mile, on which they resided for six years, then moving to the Jacob Inman place, where they lived for seven years. In 1898 they purchased the old Giles Hardin place of 119 acres, in Milford township, upon which they carri! ed on operations for thirteen years, but eventually built their home at Collinsville, where they have resided since, and disposed of the farm by sale in 1918. Mr. and Mrs. Truster are included among the most highly esteemed people of their part of Butler county, and have numerous friends. They are consistent members of the Presbyterian church at Collinsville, and Mr. Truster is an influential Democrat and at one time served as a member of the school board. -- Gary KingBatavia IL     Researching in Knox, Licking, Perry Counties, OHIO: Butcher, Crotinger, Davis, McClurg, Wheatcraft, Cooperrider, Beckenbaugh, Neighbarger, Catt, WilkinIn Butler Co., Ohio: Stahlheber, Kippenberger, Beiser, Pater, KingIn Clermont Co., Ohio:    King, Bartlett, Hall, Aylward.In Botetourt Co. Virginia: King, Bean, Dooley, Mayo, Fouts/Foutz/FoutIn McLean Co., Illinois: Crotinger, Mickens, Bierbower, Jones, Buck.In Kane Co. Illinois:   Gustafson, Maier, Butcher, Keifer, LindgrenVolunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.raogk.org/

Sorry Folks had the wrong address for the Middletown Historical Society it is 56 South Main Street See you there Deb Morrison ----- Original Message ----- From: Debra Ann Morrison To: [email protected] Cc: Jenny Shumate ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; Mark & Cathie Doty ; Lois Cochran ; Norma Adams ; Sam Ashworth ; sara cottongim ; [email protected] ; TAJ ; Vivian KK Moon Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 7:46 PM Subject: Butler County Chapter of The Ohio Genealogical Society Meeting The Butler County Chapter of OGS will be holding their March Meeting on Saturday March 12th beginning at 10:00 AM at the Middletown Public Library. There will be a short Business Meeting, and then the Members will make a short trip to the Middletown Historical Society, where Sam Ashworth, Director of the Historical Society, will give a guided tour. If you cannot make the Business meeting but would like to take the tour of the Historical Society please meet at the Historical Society, which is located at, 52 South Main Street in Middletown by 10:45 AM. Please RSVP by email to [email protected] if you plan to attend. Hope to see you all there Deb Morrison President BCCOGS

The Butler County Chapter of OGS will be holding their March Meeting on Saturday March 12th beginning at 10:00 AM at the Middletown Public Library. There will be a short Business Meeting, and then the Members will make a short trip to the Middletown Historical Society, where Sam Ashworth, Director of the Historical Society, will give a guided tour. If you cannot make the Business meeting but would like to take the tour of the Historical Society please meet at the Historical Society, which is located at, 52 South Main Street in Middletown by 10:45 AM. Please RSVP by email to [email protected] if you plan to attend. Hope to see you all there Deb Morrison President BCCOGS

Surnames: HINKLE FULTON HUTCHINS SELBY TELMAN KRAMER PAULLIN FARIES Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. III, 1919 pages 311/312 Benjamin Hinkle. The present generation has little conception of the great obstacles which had to be overcome by the farmers of a half a century or more ago, or appreciation of the changes that have taken place in agricultural methods, and which have transformed farm life to such an extent that today it offers greater inducements than at any previous time in the world's history. Butler county has a most interesting history, made equally so by the pioneers and those who came after them, and a family that has been important from pioneer times and has played its part in the development of the county is that of Hinkle, which is honorably represented by the venerable Benjamin Hinkle of West Middletown. Mr. Hinkle was born in Butler county, Ohio, December 24, 1827, and represents one of the pioneer families of the state, to which his paternal grandfather came during the closing years of the eighteenth century, before Ohio had been admitted to the Union. Joseph Hinkle, father of ! Benjamin, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1787, and five years later was brought to Ohio, where he passed the remainder of his life, dying July 3, 1881, the day President Garfield was shot. He was well versed in Indian lore and customs, having passed the early portion of his life in Ohio at a time when the Indians were more in evidence than the white settlers. The grandfather of Benjamin Hinkle was a half brother of the noted inventor, Robert Fulton. Four of his father's brothers were soldiers of the War of 1812, and his stepgrandfather, Gabriel Hutchins, was in the Revolutionary war. Throughout the active years of his life Benjamin Hinkle has been identified with agricultural matters in Butler county and has contributed materially to the growth of the industry and the elevation of its standards. He has resided on his present fine homestead farm near Middletown, since 1859, and has purchased and sold a number of other farm properties in Butler county. Through his upright l! ife and honorable dealings with his fellow-men he has won and holds the respect and confidence of the people, and few men are more worthy of the admiration and esteem of their townspeople. September 26, 1850, Mr. Hinkle married Nancy Selby, who was born March 18, 1830, in Butler county, a daughter of Middleton and Rachel Selby, and also a representative of one of the sterling old pioneer families of this part of the Miami valley. She died May 15, 1917, after having borne her husband eleven children and assisted him in partly rearing three others. Of their own children, three only survive: Mary; Bertha, the wife of Philip Telman of Dayton; and Benjamin, of Preble county. Mr. Hinkle and his daughter Mary occupy the old home at West Middletown, where his daughter, who had never married, renders him affectionate care and constant devotion in the evening of his life. She is one of the most highly esteemed women of her community, where her charities have been numerous and where! her many excellencies of mind and heart are recognized and appreciated. Belonging to this same family, is Miss Laura Hinkle, daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann (Selby) Hinkle, both deceased. She has four brothers and three sisters: Gustavus and Charles, of Monroe, Ohio; Sam of Kansas; Jacob, of Columbus, Ohio; and Jane, Mrs. Bernard Kramer, of Monroe; and two other sisters, Mrs. Rachael Paullin and Mrs. Elizabeth Faries, are deceased. Miss Hinkle was born in Madison township, Butler county, where she was reared on the home farm and attended the public schools. She remained single, tenderly caring for her parents during their declining- years, and now makes her home on the old farm homestead in Butler county, where she is widely known and esteemed and the center of a wide circle of devoted friends. Mrs. Elizabeth Hinkle, grandmother of Mary and Laura Hinkle, raised seventeen children of her own and three others. -- Gary KingBatavia IL     Researching in Knox, Licking, Perry Counties, OHIO: Butcher, Crotinger, Davis, McClurg, Wheatcraft, Cooperrider, Beckenbaugh, Neighbarger, Catt, WilkinIn Butler Co., Ohio: Stahlheber, Kippenberger, Beiser, Pater, KingIn Clermont Co., Ohio:    King, Bartlett, Hall, Aylward.In Botetourt Co. Virginia: King, Bean, Dooley, Mayo, Fouts/Foutz/FoutIn McLean Co., Illinois: Crotinger, Mickens, Bierbower, Jones, Buck.In Kane Co. Illinois:   Gustafson, Maier, Butcher, Keifer, LindgrenVolunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.raogk.org/

Surnames: HEDDING BLACK MITCHELL CURTIS JOHNSON GOLDMAN FARIES SELBY Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. III, 1919 pages 300/301 Hon. Wesley B. Hedding, who for many years has been a progressive and representative citizen of Middletown, was born at Milton, Northumberland county, Pa., in 1827, a son of William and Susan (Black) Hedding, and a grandson of William Hedding of New Jersey. The Black family originated in Ireland, while the father of Squire Hedding was born in Pennsylvania, and the parents came to Butler county in 1843, locating in Lemon township, where William Hedding continued to be engaged in agricultural pursuits during the remainder of his life. Wesley B. Hedding was sixteen years of age when the family came to Butler county, and here his education was completed in the country schools, following which time he was engaged in farming. Subsequently he mastered the trade of blacksmith, and while following this vocation was appointed postmaster at Lesourdsville, Ohio, a position which he held for two years. Moving to Middletown at that time, he resumed his trade, and during the administra! tion of President Buchanan was appointed United States deputy marshal, a capacity in which he took part in settling the difficulties with the negroes at Chillicothe. In August, 1862, he enlisted in the Union army for service during the Civil War, becoming a member of Company I, 83d Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and took part in many engagements, including the siege of Vicksburg and the fighting in the Gulf. After a brave and faithful service he was mustered out at Cincinnati, in 1865, and returned to Middletown, where he secured employment as a clerk in the grocery store of James H. Mitchell. Subsequently, he was with James P. Curtis for eighteen months, and was then connected with J. M. Johnson in the dry goods business for two years, and later for four years in the same line with Simon Goldman. During that time he was elected justice of the peace and held that position for a period of thirty-five years. His judgment, sagacity, knowledge of human nature and absolu! te sense of justice made Squire Hedding one of the most popular officials who ever discharged the duties of this office and brought to him public confidence and high esteem. Eventually, he was chosen mayor of Middletown, and his first term was followed by three re-elections. Every measure for the advancement of Middletown along material, social and intellectual lines received his endorsement and encouragement, and to him in no little degree are due a number of the advantages which the city now possesses. His means, advice and energy were often called upon arid freely given in matters of moment and importance. As a member of the school board, he worked faithfully in behalf of the children and for an elevation of school standards and the betterment of the system. As a Democrat, he gave his support to that party's candidates, and his fraternal affiliations are with the local lodges of the Masons and Odd Fellows, in both of which he is popular with his fellow-members, and h! is religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Hedding was married in 1869 to Miss Malinda Faries, daughter of Isaac C. and Mary (Selby) Faries, both born and reared in Butler county, and a granddaughter of Joseph Faries, also a native of this county, and great-granddaughter of Joseph Faries, who came from New Jersey. The Selby family was originally from Maryland. The strong traits in Squire Hedding's character have been such as to endear him to all with whom he has come in contact. -- Gary KingBatavia IL     Researching in Knox, Licking, Perry Counties, OHIO: Butcher, Crotinger, Davis, McClurg, Wheatcraft, Cooperrider, Beckenbaugh, Neighbarger, Catt, WilkinIn Butler Co., Ohio: Stahlheber, Kippenberger, Beiser, Pater, KingIn Clermont Co., Ohio:    King, Bartlett, Hall, Aylward.In Botetourt Co. Virginia: King, Bean, Dooley, Mayo, Fouts/Foutz/FoutIn McLean Co., Illinois: Crotinger, Mickens, Bierbower, Jones, Buck.In Kane Co. Illinois:   Gustafson, Maier, Butcher, Keifer, LindgrenVolunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.raogk.org/

Surnames: GINGERICH MILLER SCHUBERT RANDALL PENDLETON HILL LONG LANIER HARRIS BROWN KASSEMAN SELBY Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. III, 1919 pages 256/257 George P. Gingerich holds secure prestige as one of the leading contractors and builders in the city of Middletown, where he has been established in business since 1903 and where his extensive operations as a contractor have included the erection of many of the finest residences that have been here built within that period, besides which he has erected a number of modern business structures and public buildings. In connection with his contracting enterprise he retains a large force of employees, including a number of highly skilled artisans, and he has amplified his activities by engaging also in the manufacture of cement blocks for concrete building construction. He has accumulated valuable real estate in Middletown, and is one of the city's substantial business men, with a reputation that constitutes a valuable business and social asset. As a young man Mr. Gingerich was actively identified with farm industry, from which he deflected himself to learn the carpenter's trad! e, and this vocation naturally led him eventually into independent contracting business-a line of enterprise through which he has gained independence and substantial prosperity. He has served as a member of the election board at Middletown, but other than this has not touched political service, though he is arrayed as a stalwart in the local camp of the Democratic party and is liberal and progressive as a citizen. He is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which order he has served for many years as trustee at Middletown, the Junior Order of United American Mechanics and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Mr. Gingerich was born in Butler county, Ohio, May 21, 1869, and is a son of Christopher and Mary Jane (Miller) Gingerich, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Jacksonboro, Ohio. Of the eight children, the firstborn, John, died in infancy; Elizabeth is the wife of Christopher Schubert, of Hamilton, Ohio; Clement V. resides at Westwood, a! suburb of the city of Cincinnati; Ellen is the wife of Joseph Randall, of Jacksonboro, Ohio; George Pendleton, subject of this review, was the next in order of birth; Eliza is the wife of Solomon Hill, of Middletown; Mima is the wife of Charles Long, of the same city; and David likewise resides at Middletown. March 21, 1892, recorded the marriage of Mr. Gingerich to Miss Daisy Lanier, daughter of William and Eleanor (Harris) Lanier, who are venerable and honored residents of Middletown and whose children are six in number: Minnie is the wife of Charles Brown, of Richmond, Ind.; Daisy is the wife of the subject of this review; Thomas M. and Edward reside in the city of Cincinnati; Ada is the wife of William Kasseman, of Middletown, where resides also Eva, who is the wife of Grover Selby. Mr. and Mrs. Gingerich have two sons: Earl, who was born January 4, 1902, is a student of Middletown High School, in 1919; and Glenn, who was born October 31, 1906, is attending the graded s! chools. -- Gary KingBatavia IL     Researching in Knox, Licking, Perry Counties, OHIO: Butcher, Crotinger, Davis, McClurg, Wheatcraft, Cooperrider, Beckenbaugh, Neighbarger, Catt, WilkinIn Butler Co., Ohio: Stahlheber, Kippenberger, Beiser, Pater, KingIn Clermont Co., Ohio:    King, Bartlett, Hall, Aylward.In Botetourt Co. Virginia: King, Bean, Dooley, Mayo, Fouts/Foutz/FoutIn McLean Co., Illinois: Crotinger, Mickens, Bierbower, Jones, Buck.In Kane Co. Illinois:   Gustafson, Maier, Butcher, Keifer, LindgrenVolunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.raogk.org/

Surnames: FAUST CUNNINGHAM SCHENCK WHITE HELWIG NILS KEEVER PERINE JONES LAMB YEAGER TULLIS THOMPSON GEPHART SWARTZEL, WITZ BANKER BARKELOW SELBY CHAMBERLIN Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. III, 1919 pages 210/211 Robert C. Faust. In the late Robert C. Faust, Butler county had a citizen who contributed to its upbuilding a number of years of industrious work as an agriculturist and the development of a valuable and well-cultivated farm. Although many years have passed since he joined the great majority, July 1, 1890, his methodical and upright life is recalled as a useful lesson by the many friends and associates who survive him and who, like himself, recognize the value of principle as a valuable financial asset. Mr. Faust was born in Hamilton county, O., April 21, 1836, a son of Peter and Rebecca (Cunningham) Faust, of the same county. His father was originally a carriage and wagon maker of Hamilton county, later secured a farm in Warren county, and finally moved to Middletown, where both he and Mrs. Faust passed away. Their five children were: Robert C.; Lucy, deceased, who was the wife of James N. Schenck of Middletown; Amanda, deceased, who was the wife of William White, of Day! ton; Carrie, deceased, who was the wife of the late Capt. Frank Helwig; and Abbie, the widow of John Nils, of Cincinnati. Robert C. Faust was educated at College Hill, O., and in his youth learned the trade of carriage and wagon maker in his father's shop. Later he became a merchant at Pisgah, but disposed of his interests there when his father became a farmer and accompanied the elder man into the vocation of agriculture. He was married in Warren county, Ohio, to Miss Elvira Keever, of Union Village, O., a daughter of Thomas and Mary A. (Perine) Keever, both of Warren county, although the latter’s parents were natives of Kentucky. Thomas Keever was a son of Abraham and Margaret (Jones) Keever, of Pennsylvania, the latter of Scotch descent. Abraham Keever, one of the pioneers of Warren county, settled in the heavy timber, cleared a farm and made a home, and rounded out a long and useful agricultural career. He and his wife were the parents of twelve children: Joe, An! thony, John, Philip, Joseph, Abraham, George, Thomas, Elizabeth, Lavina, Mary and Hannah. Thomas Keever lived at Union Village, in Warren county, where he owned a farm of 300 acres, but sold this in 1863 and thereafter lived at the homes of his children until his death in July, 1895. He was a Republican in his political views, and Mrs. Keever was a member of the Baptist church. They were the parents of seven children, as follows: John, who died at Lebanon, O., married Ruth Lamb; Mary Ellen, who married Benjamin Yeager, of Lebanon; James, a former farmer and county commissioner who retired to Lebanon and there died: Margaret, the wife of William Tullis, residing at Franklin; George, a member of Company A, 35th Regiment, O. V. I., who met a soldier's death on the battlefield of Chickamauga during the Civil war; Mrs. Faust; and Martha, deceased, who was the wife of James Thompson, a Civil war veteran. In 1873 Mr. and Mrs. Faust moved to Madison township, Butler county, and ! bought the Isaac Gephart farm of eighty acres, in section 35. There they made numerous improvements, developing an excellent property, and Mr. Faust continued to follow general farming until the time of his death. He was a Republican in his political affiliation and a man who was universally esteemed wherever known. He and Mrs. Faust became the parents of three children: Elmore C., born March 9, 1870, who formerly was employed at the tool works at Hamilton, but now a grocer at Germantown, married Mary Swartzel, and has one son, Robert, married Myrtle Witz July 21, 1915; Mary, born September 6, 1874, who died in 1876; and Clarence K., born August 25, 1879, who has always remained on the home farm, married November 19, 1902, Miss Helen Banker, daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Barkelow) Banker, of Madison township. Mr. Banker was a farmer of that township, where he died in 1888, and Mrs. Banker now resides at Memphis, Tenn. There were three children in the Banker family: Berth! a, who married Frank Selby, of Madison township; Wilson, a salesman of Memphis, Tenn., who married Hattie Chamberlin; and Helen, Mrs. Faust. Mrs. Robert C. Faust, who survives her husband and resides on the home farm, is one of the best-known residents of Madison township, where she has numerous friends. -- Gary KingBatavia IL     Researching in Knox, Licking, Perry Counties, OHIO: Butcher, Crotinger, Davis, McClurg, Wheatcraft, Cooperrider, Beckenbaugh, Neighbarger, Catt, WilkinIn Butler Co., Ohio: Stahlheber, Kippenberger, Beiser, Pater, KingIn Clermont Co., Ohio:    King, Bartlett, Hall, Aylward.In Botetourt Co. Virginia: King, Bean, Dooley, Mayo, Fouts/Foutz/FoutIn McLean Co., Illinois: Crotinger, Mickens, Bierbower, Jones, Buck.In Kane Co. Illinois:   Gustafson, Maier, Butcher, Keifer, LindgrenVolunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.raogk.org/

Surnames: CORNTHWAITE COWGILL BONE CARR KERR PECK BUSENBARK GOOD WILLIAMS JUDY SCHULL GOEBEL KING Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. III, 1919 pages 133, 134, 135 Harry Edson Cornthwaite, whose ownership of 240 acres of productive Butler county farming land places him in the substantial agricultural class of his community, has been a resident of Wayne township throughout his life, and both as a progressive farmer and a public-spirited citizen has contributed to the growth of the locality interests. Mr. Cornthwaite was born in St. Clair township, at Overpeck Station, December 22, 1869, a son of Frank Cornthwaite. The paternal grandfather of Mr. Cornthwaite, Frank Cornthwaite the elder, was born in England and as a small boy came from the family home at Kendal to the United States, with his parents, the family settling at Trenton, Ohio, among the first settlers of that community. Letters written from friends in England, bearing the date of 1789, and with the regular 25 cents postage fee attached, are now in the possession of Harry E. Cornthwaite, and are in a good state of preservation. Locating west of Trenton, the family secured G! overnment land, on which they erected a brick house which remains as one of the landmarks of the locality, and there the grandfather continued to follow the pursuits of agriculture until his death, April 27, 1867. He was first married April 13, 1820, to Mary Cowgill, who was born January 6, 1798, and died June 28, 1828, and his second wife, with whom he was united June 25, 1829, was Peggy Bone, born July 16, 1805, who died May 1, 1883. There were six children in the family of Frank and Mary Cornthwaite, namely: Jane, born January 30, 1821, who married Israel Carr and died September 23, 1841; Isabelle, born August 4, 1822, who married Stephen Carr and died April 19, 1842; Thomas, born March 1, 1824, married Rhoda Kerr; Elizabeth, born October 10, 1825; Sarah Ann, born February 14, 1827, married a Mr. Peck; and Mary, born June 21, 1828, married Reading Busenbark. By his second marriage, Mr. Cornthwaite had eight children: Robert Lytle, born November 8, 1830, married a Miss ! Good; Samuel Elander, born October 2, 1834; William Henry, born September 13, 1837, married Tabitha Williams, and died November 23, 1861, his wife dying December 2, 1864. Francis, father of Harry E., born April 11, 1840; David, born February 26, 1842 at Somerville, Ohio, a farmer, married a Miss Judy; Augustus, born September 17, 1844; John, who died at the age of fifty-seven years; and Edward, who died aged eighty-one years. The father of Harry E. Cornthwaite, Francis Cornthwaite, was born April 11, 1840, and was educated at Trenton. He was married February 11, 1869, to Rebecca Isabelle Patten, who was born October 30, 1848, and following their union located at Overpeck, in which community he was engaged in farming for nine years. Removing then to Wayne township, he settled on the farm now occupied by his son, the old Thomas place, in section 23, where he secured eighty acres and continued to apply himself to the pursuits of tilling the soil and reaping the harvests. H! e carried on general farming, operated a threshing outfit, and also bought and sold stock, being remarkably successful in all his undertakings, due no doubt to his great industry, his good management, and the confidence which he inspired in his associates through his strict integrity. He died August 31, 1885, on his farm, which was occupied by his widow until March, 1899, when she located at Seven Mile, subsequently moving to her present home at Trenton, Ohio, where she died May 1, 1919. She was a faithful member of the Presbyterian church. While Mr. Cornthwaite was a stalwart Republican he never desired public office. The only child of his parents, Harry E. Cornthwaite received his education in the local public schools, and has always lived at home, having been the occupant of his present farm for forty-one years. He now has a property of 240 acres, which he is operating in a skilled and successful manner, and this property has been highly cultivated and made greatly v! aluable through the erection of substantial and attractive buildings and the installment of modern improvements. In addition to carrying on general farming, he raises all kinds of live stock, including horses, cattle and hogs, and operates a threshing outfit during the season, in addition to which he was for eight years engaged in the butchering business. He is an energetic and progressive man, always ready to give a trial to any innovation which promises to make a step forward in agricultural standards. His political beliefs make him a Republican, and for two terms he served capably in the office of assessor. Formerly he was a member of the Knights of Pythias at Seven Mile. Mr. Cornthwaite was married September 15, 1891, to Emma Elisa, daughter of Martin and Ann (Schull) Goebel, farming people of Madison township, Butler county, who lived southeast of Hamilton, where both died. To Mr. and Mrs. Cornthwaite there have been born seven children: Frank, born March 7, 1894, ! who married Anna Marie King, and is a farmer in Wayne township, and also follows the occupation of threshing; Gordon, born October 21, 1896, in the United States Army, Eighteenth Regiment, F. A. R. D., Battery F, Camp Jackson, S. C.; Lee G., born May 21, 1899, now with the Rock Island Plow company as an expert on plowing; Mildred, born August, 1901, attended a commercial college at Hamilton and is now with the First National bank of Hamilton; Wilbur G., born September 9, 1903; George G., born January 20, 1907; and Glenn, born December 26, 1910. The children have all been given good educational advantages in the home schools. -- Gary KingBatavia IL     Researching in Knox, Licking, Perry Counties, OHIO: Butcher, Crotinger, Davis, McClurg, Wheatcraft, Cooperrider, Beckenbaugh, Neighbarger, Catt, WilkinIn Butler Co., Ohio: Stahlheber, Kippenberger, Beiser, Pater, KingIn Clermont Co., Ohio:    King, Bartlett, Hall, Aylward.In Botetourt Co. Virginia: King, Bean, Dooley, Mayo, Fouts/Foutz/FoutIn McLean Co., Illinois: Crotinger, Mickens, Bierbower, Jones, Buck.In Kane Co. Illinois:   Gustafson, Maier, Butcher, Keifer, LindgrenVolunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.raogk.org/

hello there are 22 returns in the 'family trees' section of ancestry.com on taylor webster with wife hannah jackson, some have parents of taylor listed. this seems to be general consensus, email of submitter is <[email protected]> generation 1 1.taylor webster was born 11-18-1748 in plainfield, nj, and died about 1800 ross county, ohio. he was son of 2. john webster and 3. anna taylor. he married hannah jackson 2-22-1769 in plainfield, nj., daughter of john jackson and sarah doty. she was born 3-2-1744 in ross co. ohio and died in ross county, oh. generation 2 2. john webster was born 4-22-1718 in plainfield, union co, nj and died 10-21800 in plainfield, union co, nj. he was son of 4. william webster and 5. susannah cowperthwaite. 3. anna taylor was born 5-28-1726 in woodbridge, nj and died 5-20-1762. she was the daughter of 6. thomas john taylor and 7. sarah hartshorne. generation 3 4. william webster was born 1-19-1693 in woodbridge, middlesex, nj and died 6-9-1774 in plainfield, union co, nj. he was buried in plainfield, union co., ny. he was the son of 8. william sr. webster and 9. mary unknown 5. susannah cowperthwaite was born 1699 in woodbridge, nj and died 2-2 1777 in woodbridge, middlesex, nj 6. thomas john taylor was born 6-19-1690 middletown twp, monmouth co, nj and died 1736 in middletown, monmouth co, nj 7. sarah hartshorne was born 9-3-1687 in middletown, monmouth, nj generation 4 8. william sr. webster was born about 1664 in amboy, scotland and died after 1715 in woodbridge, middlexex, nj 9. mary (unknown) was born about 1667 in scotland did not find a webster to doty marriage. perhaps someone else will. karen in ca

Surnames mentioned: BYRUM, TARAL, SIMONTON, GOOD, KOERDEL, WEBER, NABOR, RAMSEY, From Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. III, 1919 page 104/105 Robert Lincoln Byrum. Among the far-seeing and alert young business citizens of Middletown, one who has been prominent among the activities which have brought prestige to this thriving city of Butler county is Robert Lincoln Byrum. A resident of Middletown since 1901, he has passed his entire career as an employee of the American Rolling mill, but has found time from his duties in that big plant to devote to other activities. Mr Byrum was born July 19, 1882, at Newport, Ky., a son of John and Lydia (Taral) Byrum, of Greensburg, Ind. About the time of the breaking out of the war between the forces of the North and the South, the Byrum family moved to Kentucky from the Hoosier State, and John Byrum fought as a soldier throughout that struggle. He died in 1912. Mrs. Byrum, who survives her husband, and is a resident of Newport, Ky., was the daughter of Oscar Simonton, a man well respected by all who knew him. He brought his family to Middletown, and being a business man en! gaged himself in the grocery business. There were six children in the Byrum family: Robert Lincoln; James, a resident of Middletown; Alice, who is the wife of Benjamin Good, of Dayton; Jane, who is the wife of Henry Koerdel, of Newport; Elizabeth, who married Jacob Weber, of Newport; and Flora, the wife of William Nabor, of Cincinnati. Robert L. Byrum attended the public schools of Newport, Ky. When ready to enter upon his career, he chose his trade as an ironworker, and after his decision was once made passed through the various stages of preparation until placed in his present position at the plant as a roller. He has been successful in establishing himself in the good graces and confidence of his employers and his fellow-employees recognize in him a sincerity and integrity that make him a general favorite. He is a wide-awake young man as regards business opportunities, and as a result holds stock in several paying business concerns, with the result that he is able to ! give his family luxuries that the less alert cannot afford. From boyhood he has been a friend of athletics, baseball being his favorite sport, and at present he is manager of the Middletown Baseball club, a snappy, fast fielding and hard hitting aggregation which has better than held its own among the fast clubs of the Miami valley. Mr. Byrum is a Republican and a member of the Methodist church. As a fraternalist, he is affiliated with the local lodges of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Masons, holding membership in the Jefferson Blue Lodge, No. 20; Middletown Chapter, No. 87, R. A. M., and the Hamilton Commandery, No. 41, K. T. His support is given to all beneficial movements, whether educational, civic or charitable. Mr. Byrum was married April 2, 1902, at Newport, Ky., to Laura, daughter of Oscar and Isabel (Ramsey) Simonton of that city and to this union there have been born five children: Ruth, Robert, Gladys, Luell! a and Jack. Mr. And Mrs. Byrum and their family reside in a handsome home on Linden avenue, which was purchased by Mr. Byrum in 1917. -- Gary KingBatavia IL     Researching in Knox, Licking, Perry Counties, OHIO: Butcher, Crotinger, Davis, McClurg, Wheatcraft, Cooperrider, Beckenbaugh, Neighbarger, Catt, WilkinIn Butler Co., Ohio: Stahlheber, Kippenberger, Beiser, Pater, KingIn Clermont Co., Ohio:    King, Bartlett, Hall, Aylward.In Botetourt Co. Virginia: King, Bean, Dooley, Mayo, Fouts/Foutz/FoutIn McLean Co., Illinois: Crotinger, Mickens, Bierbower, Jones, Buck.In Kane Co. Illinois:   Gustafson, Maier, Butcher, Keifer, LindgrenVolunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.raogk.org/

Surnames included: GINGRICH, MORNINGSTAR, MILLER, BARR From Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. III, 1919: page 255David Gingerich. Among the progressive business men of Butler county should be numbered David Gingerich, who has been identified with contracting at Middletown since 1903. In his special line of business he has met with marked success and by the energy and zeal which he has manifested has won the confidence, esteem and patronage of the public. Mr. Gingerich was born at Jacksonboro, Butler county, Ohio, in 1879, a son of Christian and Mary (Miller) Gingerich, the former a native of Pennsylvania who came to Butler county as a young man. The district schools of Butler county and the public school at Jacksonboro furnished Mr. Gingerich with his educational advantages; and his boyhood and youth were passed in an agricultural community, although he did not decide on farming when he chose his life career. Instead, he turned his attention to the educator's profession, and for two terms taught school in Butler county, but this period was sufficient to assure him or the f! act that teaching was not his forte, and he accordingly sought another avenue of endeavor in which to work his way to substantial position. The business of contracting in a fast growing community seemed to offer opportunities, and as he had some knowledge which fitted him for this business he embarked therein in a small way, and in 1903 came to Middletown. Here he had gradually enlarged the scope of his activities and the volume of his business until he is one of the leading men in contracting in all kinds of brick, stone and frame work. He has numerous large structures to his credit, and has contributed materially to the upbuilding of the community. Mr. Gingerich is the owner of a fine home, located in the Maple Park addition. He was married in 1901 to Clara, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Barr) Morningstar, and to this union there have been born four children: Ralph, a resident of Middletown; and Roy, Mildred and Walter, at home. Mr. Gingerich is a Democrat, but is incli! ned to be liberal in his views and is not active as a party man. However, he has been helpful and constructive in his work as a citizen, particularly in the way of educational affairs, as he has been a member of the school board for seven years, and was mainly instrumental in securing the installation and erection of the new school building at Middletown. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the Masons and the Knights of Pythias, and he and the members of his family belong to the Baptist church. -- Gary KingBatavia IL     Researching in Knox, Licking, Perry Counties, OHIO: Butcher, Crotinger, Davis, McClurg, Wheatcraft, Cooperrider, Beckenbaugh, Neighbarger, Catt, WilkinIn Butler Co., Ohio: Stahlheber, Kippenberger, Beiser, Pater, KingIn Clermont Co., Ohio:    King, Bartlett, Hall, Aylward.In Botetourt Co. Virginia: King, Bean, Dooley, Mayo, Fouts/Foutz/FoutIn McLean Co., Illinois: Crotinger, Mickens, Bierbower, Jones, Buck.In Kane Co. Illinois:   Gustafson, Maier, Butcher, Keifer, LindgrenVolunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.raogk.org/

I'm searching for the ancestors of Taylor Webster, b. 18 Jan 1747/48, Plainfield Union Co. NJ, m.Hannah Jackson 22 Feb 1769, d.ABT 1802 Butler Co Ohio, father of William Webster. Also searching for a Webster-Doty marriage/connection in or around Lebanon Ohio. Taylor's son William was b. 3 Jan 1773 Plainfield NJ, m Mary Marsh 30 Aug 1795 Fayette Co PA, d.29 Dec 1849 Monroe, Butler Co. Ohio. Subsequent generations are: Elias Webster 1805-1891; Dr.William Webster 1830-1894; Dr.Frank Webster 1854-1916;Dr. Howard H Webster 1880-1958; Howard Hamilton Webster 1915-1990; and me=Elizabeth Marshall Webster b. 1 Feb 1949 in Dayton Ohio, m.1971, and now living with my husband in Tasmania Australia. Hi and Thanks to all.

I need your help and support...Please show them that you care. The Middletown Cemetery Committee will be meeting with the City of Middletown next Wednesday at 2 p.m. to discuss ways to secure the Middletown Cemetery and stop the damage. If you have family members buried in the Middletown Cemetery or are concerned about the damage that is occurring in these historical cemeteries please email the City of Middletown this weekend and let them know. Bill Becker, City Manager http://www.ci.middletown.oh.us/apps/contact/contact.asp?id=11 Noah Powers, Mayor http://www.ci.middletown.oh.us/apps/contact/contact.asp?id=3 Thank you Vivian Combs Moon Middletown Cemetery Committee March 5, 2005 Middletown Journal, Middletown, Ohio Monuments at local cemetery vandalized By Lauren Pack Vandals periodically strike in the downtown Middletown cemetery filled with the city’s founders and forefathers, but those trying to restore the cemetery say the damage is becoming more frequent and costly. “When I came out here and saw this, I just about cried,” said Vivian Moon Friday as she surveyed the toppled tombstones at Middletown Historical Pioneer Cemetery on First Avenue. Eight large stones, some dating to the early 1900s, were ripped from their pedestals and laying in the grass. One had been spray-painted. Moon is a member of the Middletown Cemetery Committee formed to clean up and restore the downtown cemetery, where 7,000 people are buried, 233 of them veterans. Moon has been photographing stones for a database that is being established at the Middletown Historical District (should be Society) to account for who, and exactly how many, people were buried in the cemetery. “So I come out here often,” she said, estimating the latest vandalism occurred in the past two weeks. This spring the committee plans to landscape the cemetery and rehab the older stones. Moon said the committee has applied for a grant to fund the project and is planning a fund-raiser soon. “But if we can’t secure it, I don’t see how we can restore it,” Moon said. A couple years ago, multiple stones were vandalized by juveniles who eventually were charged by Middletown police. Because the cemetery is dark, surrounded by businesses that close at night and full of large monuments that can be uses as hiding spots, it is often the site of criminal activity, including a murder and robbery a few years ago, Sgt. Jim Cunningham said. Moon and Cunningham said juveniles use the cemetery as a shortcut after school and adults cut through at night going to and from downtown establishments. None of them are using the front gate; most are gaining access through holes in the fence that is in ill repair, Moon and Cunningham said. Cunningham said officers often patrol the cemetery but can’t be near the site all the time. “We are working with her (Moon) to address the security,” Cunningham said. “To develop an environmental design to help the problem.” Moon said she wants residents of the area to be vigilant and call police when they see suspicious activity. “This has gotten beyond a Halloween prank,” she said. “It is costing thousands of dollars several times a year. It needs to stop.”

Joseph Hill, b. about 1778, "formerly of Adams Co., Pa.", d. Sept. 2, 1862, Butler Co., Ohio, aged 84. Margaret, wife of Joseph Hill, d. 1860, Butler Co., aged 67. Who were Joseph's children? Was his first wife Jane Hill? Bill Moore Cochranton, PA

Joseph Hill, b. about 1778, "formerly of Adams Co., Pa." d. Sept. 2, 1862 in Butler Co., Ohio. Margaret, wife of Joseph Hill, d. 1860 in Butler Co., aged 67. Who were his children? Was his first wife Jane Meredith? Bill Moore in Cochranton, Pa.

Hello, I know that some people from Bell County, KY. settled up here so I wanted to tell you about a new group that I formed on yahoogroups for Bell County, KY. genealogy. It is called _bellcountykyfamilies_ (mailto:[email protected]) . If anyone would like to join, let me know and I will send you an invitation. Thank you, Charlotte Miller

I would like information on names and dates of the connection (marriages) of the following families. Iutzi, Ehresman, Summers, Bender and Jotter families. They are listed in "Everyname Surname Indes to Memoirs of the Miami Valley".

Hello I am seeking information about 2 brothers who lived in Butler Co/Wayne Twp 1) John Morris Daugherty died abt 1821 married Sarah Hunt - I think he had 2 sons Samuel and John but cannot confirm this. 2) Nathan Ignatius Daugherty died abt 1858 married Sarah Hunt 1813, had the following children: Nathan b-abt 1813 Rosanna b-abt 1828 married Dr. Abraham McKinney Sarah Jane b-abt 1830 married Nathan Truby Elizabeth b-abt 1833 Andrew Jackson b-abt 1839 married Sarah Jones Nathan is possibly buried in Baptist Cemetery - Butler Co Any additional information on this family or confirmation of the information that I have would be wonderful. Thanks Diana --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we.

In Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. III, 1919: on page 26:in bio on Thomas Bailey, Sr., had a daughter, "Berenice, the wife of Morris BAKER of Detroit." on page 27:in bio on Thomas B. Bailey, jr., the same reference to Berenice marrying Morris BAKER above. There are full bios of the following BAKER names:Albert Milton BAKERIsaac C. BAKERNicholas BAKER on page 32:Albert Milton Baker, subject of this sketch, and son of Andrew B. and Hannah (Kline) Baker, was born in Armstrong county, Pa., February 11, 1883, and married Rose Bletzacher, born January 25, 1880, a daughter of Martin and Catharine Stalter, of Somerset, Ohio, June 25, 1905.  Five children were born to this union: Louella, Bernadine, Albert, jr., Agnes and Edward. Mr. Baker had ten sisters and brothers: William and Carrie, deceased; Ira, of Hyde Park, Pa.; Merle, in France; Kate, Mrs. Jack Cunningham, of LaPorte, Ind. ; Lola, Mrs. Irving Blystone, deceased; Sadie, Mrs. William Bahmith, of Vandergrift, Pa.; Mildred, of Leechburg, Pa.; Ora, Mrs. E. McLane, in Canton, Ohio; Wilda, of Hyde Park, Fa.  The parents live in Hyde Park. Mrs. Baker has four sisters: Florence, Mrs. John Dittoe, of Somerset, Ohio; Lizzie, Mrs. Jess Green, of Columbus, Ohio; Mary, Mrs. William Carney, and Clara, Mrs. Omar Schneider, both in Somerset. Mrs. Baker's parents came from Alsace-Lor! raine. Her father died March 12, 1908, at Somerset, Ohio. He was a miner, but also owned a farm on which the mother now lives.  For a number of years, Mr. Baker was employed in the Rolling mills in his home place. He next went to the mills in Zanesville for a short period and September 21, 1905, took a position as shearman in the plant of the American Rolling Mill company at Middletown. Mr. Baker has substantial interests in Middletown, and owns a splendid property on Woodland avenue, which is the home of the family. He is a member of Holy Trinity church and also a member of the order of Eagles, and politically votes the Democratic ticket. on page 32:Isaac C. Baker. Among the men elected to political position in Butler county, November 8, 1918, one whose previous record, general qualifications for ability and character gave every ground for his successful career as prosecuting attorney, was Isaac C. Baker. Mr. Baker has the reputation of being an indefatigable worker, combining scholarship with an active energy and forceful personality. These qualities have been much esteemed in his new position, where, at the outset, the citizens of Butler county hoped to place a man who would lend thorough integrity and practical efficiency to the administration. Mr. Baker was born at Hamilton, October 9, 1888, a son of Benjamin and Jennie (Mee) Baker. He belongs to a family which settled at an early date in this country's history in New Jersey, from which state his great-great-grandfather, Daniel Baker, enlisted for service in the Revolutionary war, in which he acted as an aide-de-camp to General Washington.  The family lat! er became pioneers of Milford township, Butler county, where was born Benjamin Baker. The latter entered upon his career as a farmer, but subsequently turned his attention to the profession of law, and after studying at Miami university and the Cincinnati Law school, was admitted to the state bat-, and for a number of years practiced at Hamilton and Somerville, at which latter place his death occurred, and he was buried there. They had three children: John, is single; Isaac C.; and Benjamin, who is still attending school. Isaac C. Baker attended the public school of Hamilton, and in 1911 was graduated with his degree of Bachelor of Law from the law department of Ohio State University. He immediately entered upon the practice of his profession, at first with his father at Hamilton and Somerville, at which place he resides.  When he was twenty-one years of age he was elected mayor of Somerville, and this position he retained until November 5, 1918, when he was elected prosecut! ing attorney of Butler county. He has had practice in all of the courts and experience in divers and many important cases. A strong and forceful speaker, he has been active on the stump during political campaigns, and in the war period was most effective as a "Four Minute Man." Fraternally, he holds membership in the local lodges of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Pythias, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Loyal Order of Moose. Mr. Baker married Ruth, daughter of E. C. Muff, of Somerville, and they have one child: Carlyle, born May 25, 1911. Mr. and Mrs. Baker are members of the Methodist church. on page 33:Nicholas Baker, founder of the Baker family, was born and grew to manhood in Hesse Cassel, Germany. There he met and married Christina Eckhart. Shortly thereafter he sold his patrimony and on receiving that money he and his young wife sailed for America. They landed in Philadelphia 150 years ago, and traveled from there to the Moravian settlement, in Northampton county, where both lived and died, and they had there born to them sons and daughters. The son Jacob was the father of George Baker, sr., and he removed to the Iron bridge, on Jacob's creek, in Fayette county, Pa., where he died. His sons were Nicholas Daniel, Peter, David, George and Jacob. At Iron Bridge, the elder Baker married a second time, his wife being Nancy Howell McCauley, daughter of John and Nancy (Howell) McCauley. She was the daughter of Griffith Howell, of Baltimore, and sister of John Howell, said to be the architect of the old Baltimore courthouse destroyed in a riot in that city. Her sist! er married David Cannon, founder of Cannonsburg, Washington county, Pa.  George Baker, great-grandfather of our subject, and his brother, Jacob, removed to Armstrong county, Pa., about the year 1838. Jacob, who was married to Elizabeth Klingensmith, was a soldier in the war of 1812. George Baker bought 600 acres of land in Armstrong county, Pa., on the site now known as Cochran's mills, and lived and died there. His sons and daughters were: Griffith, born July 16, 1809; married Christene Klingensmith; they had three sons and four daughters; David, born March 14, 1811, married Janet Rutherford Query, they had two sons and one daughter; by his second marriage to Anna Myers, he had one son and one daughter; Jane, born January 9, 1814, married George Martz, left no children; Priscilla, born March 23, 1816, married Armour Speer, they had five sons and four daughters; John, born April 1, 1818, married Catherine Grinder, they had five sons and three daughters; George, born March 26! , 1820, married Mary Willburn, they had one son and eight daughters; Mary Ann, born March 19, 1822, married George Miller, they had one daughter; Jacob, born March, 1824, married Jane Kirkland, they had two sons and three daughters; Lovina, born March 13, 1827, died, May 27,1864; Jehu Howell, born January 14, 1829, married Sarah McCutcheon, had three sons and three daughters. on page 182:in bio of William C. DOWTY, it mentions that he worked under Chief Adam BAKER of the Hamilton Fire Department. on page 184:in bio of Martin DRUCK, it mentions one of his children, Mrs. Elizabeth BAKER. on page 241:in bio on Peter C. Gardner, it mentions one of his daughters, "Lena, who married Mr. Clayton BAKER, a farmer of Butler county, and have two children, a daughter, Ruth, and a son, Elwood BAKER." on page 286:in bio on Walter D. Hancock, M.D., being the son of Alfred and Emeline (DeCamp) Hancock.  . . . . "Emeline DeCamp was a daughter of Walter and Sally (Bird) DeCamp.  Walter DeCamp was a son of Ezekiel and Mary (BAKER) Decamp, who came from Westfield, N.J.  Her paternal ancestor was Capt. John BAKER who came from England in 1660 and was chief miliatry officer by appointment in 1665 at Albany.  Daniel BAKER, a descendant, was a Revolutionary soldier.  He was the great-great-grandfather of Ezekiel DeCamp, who was born in New Jersey and came overland to Riley township." on page 350:in bio on Jacob A. Inman, he married Sarah M. Frazee, who was born in 1849, at Bi8llingsville, Ind., daughter of Edwin and Hannah (BAKER) Frazee, natives of New Jersey who came early to Ohio. on page 516:in bio on E. C. Muff, mentions his daughter Ruth C., the wife of Isaac C. BAKER, and attorney of Somerville. on page 555, in bio on Joshua B. Owsley, M.D., mentions his siblings, one of which is Mrs. Jospeh Baker, of Eaton, Ohio. on page 695:in bio on Charles W. Stephan, have one daughter, Beausie, Mrs. Carl D. BAKER, of Dayton, now deceased. on page 730:in bio on Benjamin Harrison Upton, mentions his siblings, one of which is Margaret, wife of Fred BAKER. There was no overlap between the BAKER and GARDNER names. Please let me know if you need furhter info on these entries.-- Gary KingBatavia IL     Researching in Knox, Licking, Perry Counties, OHIO: Butcher, Crotinger, Davis, McClurg, Wheatcraft, Cooperrider, Beckenbaugh, Neighbarger, Catt, WilkinIn Butler Co., Ohio: Stahlheber, Kippenberger, Beiser, Pater, KingIn Clermont Co., Ohio:    King, Bartlett, Hall, Aylward.In Botetourt Co. Virginia: King, Bean, Dooley, Mayo, Fouts/Foutz/FoutIn McLean Co., Illinois: Crotinger, Mickens, Bierbower, Jones, Buck.In Kane Co. Illinois:   Gustafson, Maier, Butcher, Keifer, LindgrenVolunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.raogk.org/

Norma, Thanks for the information. That's my John Clark family for sure. Are there cemetery books/lists for the various cemeteries around Somerville...including Oxford? Thanks again. Judith State College, PA searching for McClellan/d, Barr, Giffin, Clark, Smith (Gideon, Thomas), Seward, Pitman all in Butler Co. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Sign up for Fantasy Baseball. http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/