Shell loader probably worked at the Powder Plant in Kings Mills. > -----Original Message----- > From: Bkradar@aol.com [mailto:Bkradar@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 8:56 AM > To: OHBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [OHBUTLER-L] Looking to connect with Keever's of > Butler/ Warren county > > Hello I am helping a friend in search for the family of a May > C. Keever born in 1893- I am copy/pasting a letter from her > to explain circumstances - > thanks for any help that anyone might be able to offer. Beth W. > > Letter: > I am searching for my paternal grandmother, May C. Keever. I > did find > >listings of her as a employee at the Dayton State Hospital from > >November > >1915 till 1918 at the Ohio Historical society a couple of > years ago. > >She was also listed in the Dayton Ohio phone book during > those years. > > > >She gave birth to my father on October 20, 1915 in Dayton (Miami > >Valley Hospital). I have my father's birth certificate as > well as a > >copy of the adoption papers. > > > >I've been searching for my grandmother since 1983, when my > father, who > >was terminally ill, told me about his birth parents. I > have been unable to > >find a birth listing for May. I think she may have been > born in 1896 (If > >she told the truth on my father's birth certificate). I've > spent days > >and days in both Lebanon and Dayton government offices searching > >through old books containing birth dates, marriage dates and death > >listings and have found no trace of her. > > > >I do know that: > > > >She lists Mason, Ohio as her place of birth > > > >She listed her occupation at that time as a shell loader > > > >She went to Dayton to give birth to my father > > > >She was unmarried. The father was Ralph LeFever (I have found this > >family and even have pictures of Ralph and keep in contact > with one of > >his daughters from his marriage to Belle Nixon) > > > >I think maybe she had an open adoption and knew the family that > >adopted my father (Lonie and Lillie Franks from Dayton) > > > > > >Some the obstacles have been: > > > >I don't know who her parents are > > > >I don't know where she went after the employment at Dayton St. > >Hospital in 1918. > > > >I don't know if she ever married and changed her name > > > >I don't know if she remained in Ohio or moved away > > > >I don't know when she passed away > > > > > >After all these years, there's three things I'd like to > find (1) her > >birth date and her parents' identity (so I know which > Keever line I'm > >from) (2) Somehow find a picture of my grandmother and (3) > Find her > >grave so I can say hello and goodbye to her. > > > >I thank you. > > > > ==== OHBUTLER Mailing List ==== > To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a message to: > OHBUTLER-L-request@rootsweb.com or > OHBUTLER-D-request@rootsweb.com Put SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE > (whichever you want to do) >