Gene, Thanks for the acknowledgement, but I work at the Butler County Records Center. I talked to Audra on the phone on and explained to her what records were at the Records Center and although we could do some look-ups for her, we were not able to do in-depth research as we are not staffed to do that. The one lady that I find most helpful at the Lane Library is Audrey. Most of her Neilan family is in St. Mary's cemetery, but they do not have a record of John's father, Thomas Neilan. He is not at St Stephen's either. Will keep checking Linda Thompson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Williams" <genewill@sbcglobal.net> To: <OHBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 7:35 PM Subject: Re: [OHBUTLER-L] help please > Ask for Linda Thompson at Lane Public Library....lots of > info/knowledge..SW Ohio Genealogy society. > Call John Francis at New London Cemetery....Paddy's Run is Shandon, Oh, > and the New London Cemetery is at Shandon...plus there is another, older > cemetery in the middle of Shandon. St Alouisious Cathlic Church outside > of Shandon may have record of Thomas, since it looks like he might have > been a farmer around Paddy's Run (Shandon)....OR St Marys might be the > answer....my understanding is that the family is Irish Catholic?? > Before you leave home, go to the Butler County website through Genweb. It > has lots of info that may help you in figuring out which cemeteries that > you may want to concentrate your search. The official Butler County > (gov) website will give you all of the addresses for your searches. > The others are correct about the Hamiltonian. It will be the most > centrally located for your endeavors, since it is two or three blocks in > each direction from where you are wanting to go (the library, courthouse, > archive center, Veterans museum, easy access to any part of Butler Co from > that location). Venice Cemetery is at Ross. Bunker Hill is at Reily. > Millville Cemetery..St Charles Cemetery, on 129. Macedonia Cemetery on > Drewsburg Road, towards Indiana, but still in the general area of Paddys > Run, plus there are a lot of "family plots" scattered all through the > area. That is where the info from the Butler County website may save you > a lot of time hunting, once you determine what area Thomas might have had > as a final resting place. Most of the folks are real friendly and > helpful, especially when they find out you are one of us, a couple of > generations removed. And, of course, Neilan Blvd runs right along the > river from almost downtown Hamilton to Fairfield. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Audra4RLS@aol.com> > To: <OHBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 5:22 PM > Subject: [OHBUTLER-L] help please > > >> Hello, >> I really need some advise from any kind soul in regard to planning a >> trip >> to Hamilton City to work on genealogy. I have never been there and will >> be >> coming from Akron. It appears the only hotel is the Hamiltonian Hotel. >> Does >> anyone know anything about it? This hotel would be close to the museum, >> Lane >> library and probate etc. records right? Any ideas of things to do or >> must sees >> regarding genealogy or otherwise? Thanks you so much. >> Audra >> >> >> ==== OHBUTLER Mailing List ==== >> Butler County American History & Genealogy Project >> http://www.usgennet.org/usa/oh/county/butler >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/389 - Release Date: 7/14/2006 >> >> > > > ==== OHBUTLER Mailing List ==== > Butler County Archives and Records Center - > http://www.butlercountyohio.org/records/ > >

Thanks for the heads-up. It might keep me from looking like a total idiot later. A clue that Audra indicated earlier was that Thomas had a "Paddys Run" mailing address. That, in itself, leads me to believe that there might be record of Thomas between Ross and Scipio, probably on a farm, since it sounds like the background is Irish Catholic. If so, maybe Jill Evans, John Francis, or Tom Stander might have an inkling where he might have been located, if there is nothing being found in the Butler County records. I am told that my grandmother had a son, born dead, buried on the farm, yet there are no records that we have ever found of his existence, and our people have been at Shandon since the beginning, so, good luck searching. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Thompson" <Linda_72@fuse.net> To: <OHBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 4:15 PM Subject: Re: [OHBUTLER-L] help please > Gene, > > Thanks for the acknowledgement, but I work at the Butler County Records > Center. I talked to Audra on the phone on and explained to her what > records were at the Records Center and although we could do some look-ups > for her, we were not able to do in-depth research as we are not staffed to > do that. > > The one lady that I find most helpful at the Lane Library is Audrey. > > Most of her Neilan family is in St. Mary's cemetery, but they do not have > a record of John's father, Thomas Neilan. He is not at St Stephen's > either. > > Will keep checking > > Linda Thompson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gene Williams" <genewill@sbcglobal.net> > To: <OHBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 7:35 PM > Subject: Re: [OHBUTLER-L] help please > > >> Ask for Linda Thompson at Lane Public Library....lots of >> info/knowledge..SW Ohio Genealogy society. >> Call John Francis at New London Cemetery....Paddy's Run is Shandon, Oh, >> and the New London Cemetery is at Shandon...plus there is another, older >> cemetery in the middle of Shandon. St Alouisious Cathlic Church outside >> of Shandon may have record of Thomas, since it looks like he might have >> been a farmer around Paddy's Run (Shandon)....OR St Marys might be the >> answer....my understanding is that the family is Irish Catholic?? >> Before you leave home, go to the Butler County website through Genweb. >> It has lots of info that may help you in figuring out which cemeteries >> that you may want to concentrate your search. The official Butler >> County (gov) website will give you all of the addresses for your >> searches. >> The others are correct about the Hamiltonian. It will be the most >> centrally located for your endeavors, since it is two or three blocks in >> each direction from where you are wanting to go (the library, courthouse, >> archive center, Veterans museum, easy access to any part of Butler Co >> from that location). Venice Cemetery is at Ross. Bunker Hill is at >> Reily. Millville Cemetery..St Charles Cemetery, on 129. Macedonia >> Cemetery on Drewsburg Road, towards Indiana, but still in the general >> area of Paddys Run, plus there are a lot of "family plots" scattered all >> through the area. That is where the info from the Butler County website >> may save you a lot of time hunting, once you determine what area Thomas >> might have had as a final resting place. Most of the folks are real >> friendly and helpful, especially when they find out you are one of us, a >> couple of generations removed. And, of course, Neilan Blvd runs right >> along the river from almost downtown Hamilton to Fairfield. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <Audra4RLS@aol.com> >> To: <OHBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 5:22 PM >> Subject: [OHBUTLER-L] help please >> >> >>> Hello, >>> I really need some advise from any kind soul in regard to planning a >>> trip >>> to Hamilton City to work on genealogy. I have never been there and will >>> be >>> coming from Akron. It appears the only hotel is the Hamiltonian Hotel. >>> Does >>> anyone know anything about it? This hotel would be close to the museum, >>> Lane >>> library and probate etc. records right? Any ideas of things to do or >>> must sees >>> regarding genealogy or otherwise? Thanks you so much. >>> Audra >>> >>> >>> ==== OHBUTLER Mailing List ==== >>> Butler County American History & Genealogy Project >>> http://www.usgennet.org/usa/oh/county/butler >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/389 - Release Date: >>> 7/14/2006 >>> >>> >> >> >> ==== OHBUTLER Mailing List ==== >> Butler County Archives and Records Center - >> http://www.butlercountyohio.org/records/ >> >> > > > > ==== 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) > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/391 - Release Date: 7/18/2006 > >