Is there anyone who can do an obituary look-up? I'm looking for a John T. Bennett who died on March 16, 1931 but wasn't buried til April 24, 1931. His death cert. says he died of suicide by drowning. He was 82 yrs old. He lived in Moscow , OH. If anyone has any info on the Bennetts they could share it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Darci R. Stephan ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

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I note the NJ >bACK CREEK,TO SW PA PRICKETT'S,SPRINGER'S, BOZARTH'S using Drusilla. Rachel Perin taught me,and we had Perrin's, but we thirdly had Perrine's from Cranbury,NJ, and [?] Staten Island,NY. I'll go with Perrines. Pear in is Perin. Per rind or Per rine for Perrine. I've never heard Perrin pronounced. rine like wine per like purr Can you tie Perrin to Malott\Marlott? South? Prigmore\Predmore 1778 oaths Washington Co,Md's Marsh hundred.People once on Staten Island,NY Runyon Bebout Bonham? On Mon, 8 Jan 2001 08:26:45 -0600 Corinne H Diller <cdiller@juno.com> writes: > F.Y.I. > I've corresponded with a fellow about the early PERRIN family, > who were French, and lived on the frontier pretty early. Following > is a combination of his notes, and mine: > > 1729, Aug 5, Pa., Lancaster, licensed to trade with Indians, Thomas > Perrin. > (Lancaster Co. Quarter Session 1729-1742, by Hawbaker, page > 3.) > > 1739, Md. petition, John Perrins. > (The Black Book, pages 60-61.) > > 1739, Nov. 20, Md., warrant 100 acres “Perrin’s Adventure”, #99 > (R:32.) > > 1740, patent, “Perrin’s Adventure” 100 acres. (Shaffer 2, page 64.) > > 1747, patent, “Perrin’s Adventure” 222 acres. (Shaffer 2, page 64.) > > 1753, Md., Frederick Co. debt books: > 37, John Perrin, “Perrin’s Adventure” 222 acres. > (MSA film # SR 7994.) > > 1754, Nov. 2, Md., Frederick Co., warrant to John Perryn, > 150 acres “Long Looked For”. > > 1757, Md., deed, Edward Cartledge, farmer of N.C., to Joseph > Chapline, > recorded 11 July 1763, by Isaac Baker & John Perrin. > (Frederick Co. Liber H, page 530-4.) > > 1759, Md., Frederick Co. debt books, > 105, John Perrin, “Long Looked For” 150 acres, west of South > Mountain. > (MSA film # SR 7995.) > > 1761, Md., had 3 grants. > > 1761, March 31, Md., Frederick Co. depositions: at the request of > Joseph Chapline, > to set boundaries of “Pile’s Delight” and “Hunting the Hare” > . . . > John Perin age 50 swore that Henry Enochs showed him a white > ash . . . > then came Joseph Chapline age 53 . . . > William Norris age 70 was present when Col. > Edward Sprigg bound a small white ash at the beginning … > (Land Records, G:158-160.) > > 1768, Md., Frederick Co. debt books: > 134, John Perrin, “Perrin’s Adventure” 222 acres (and more) > > (MSA film # SR 7997.) > > 1770’s, Virginia land patents in the area that became > Washington Co., Pa., in 1781: > Edward Perrin, 1773, Independence Twp. > > "Progeny of Capt. Griffin JOHNSON (1734-1805), by Ben S. Johnson, Jr > (deceased) of Aiken SC in 1988: > " ......Benjamin [JOHNSON] married Drusilla PERRIN, daughter of John > PERRIN, an early resident of Allegany Co., Penna., just across the > state line from Allegany Co., MD. John PERRIN (2-12-1722--7-13-1813) > was probably the son of another John PERRIN, who died in 1770 in the > same area. The younger John's first wife and baby were captured and > killed by Indians in a[sic] historic raid. He remarried at least > twice and reportedly fathered some 22 children, of whom I have the > names of only about 19. John PERRIN(PERRANE) was enrolled in 1782 > as a private in Fifth Class, Captain Patrick Hainey's Company, First > Battalion, Bedford County Militia. (Military Accounts (Militia), > Records of the Controller General, at the Division of Public > Records, Harrisburg, Penna.) The DAR at one time accepted this John > PERRANE as our ancestor John PERRIN (1722-1813); they now contend > that our ancestor was too old to have served in the Revolutionary > War. [He would have been 60.] Another of John PERRIN's daughters, > Elizabeth, married Benjamin JOHNSON's brother John. John PERRIN's > son, Jonathan, who never married, also migrated to Harrison Country, > Ohio, and took up land just a few miles from the homes of his two > sisters. The PERRIN ancestors came from France, although I don't > know just when. Drusilla PERRIN was regarded as a French woman by > my aunts, but she certainly must have been born in this country."

I'm 2 miles south of,1803,Isaac and Sophia Somers Higbee's sw Ohio home. Isaac Jr founded Provo,Utah. I'll guess on Samuel Clark. Likely akin to the Clark's my Blackman's were akin to. I can locate the Sooy's in NJ,and in sw Ohio my Sam Ely adjoined Isaac Higbee on the north. Sam had married,1804,Rachel Leeds at Leeds Point,NJ,and,1806 joined Isaac Higbee in Ohio. Downcreek 6 miles,at Batavia,Oho was George Ely, who had 2 Mount ties,and Wm Mount. se Princeton,NJ'S east Winsor township provided many to Batavia-Afton-Williamsburg-Marathon,Ohio carlely@juno.com ministered 10 years a church at the site the 1830's sw Ohio Morman's worshiped. Anyway,Sam Ely's 2nd wife was a widowed daughter,Elizabeth Kain,of Isaiah and Mary Sooy Johnson. 1793 locates Isaiah Johnson,in Little Egg Harbor Twnsp,Burlington Co,NJ. And just up the Mullica was Clark's Mills in NJ. On Sun, 07 Jan 2001 14:51:33 -0700 Thompson <meadow@burgoyne.com> writes: > Greetings, > Does anyone have information on Joseph Clark and his wife, > Elizabeth Sooy? > They are my fourth great grandparents. Their son, Samuel Clark > married Rebecca > Garner. Samuel and Rebecca's daughter, Mary, married John Mount > Higbee. Samuel > and Rebecca and their children joined the Church of Jesus Christ of > Latter-day > Saints and came west, via Nauvoo, Illinois, to Utah. John Mount > Higbee, his > parents, grandparents, and Higbee uncles and their families also > came west with > the Church. > Anyway back to Joseph Clark and Elizabeth Sooy--any information? > Thanks. > Sue Anne B. Thompson > > > OHCLERMO-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Subject: > > > > OHCLERMO-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue > 297 > > > > Today's Topics: > > #1 Re: OHCLERMO-D Digest V00 #294 [Edwin Nordin > <ednordin@copper.net>] > > #2 WARREN ["Karen J. Erickson" > <kje11@hotmail] > > #3 WARREN, MARSHALL ["Karen J. Erickson" > <kje11@hotmail] > > #4 Duplicate tax records ["John Charles Tippet" > <johntippet@] > > #5 Re: tax records ["John Charles Tippet" > <johntippet@] > > > > Administrivia: > > To unsubscribe from OHCLERMO-D, send a message to > > > > OHCLERMO-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > > > unsubscribe > > > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your > software > > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Subject: Re: OHCLERMO-D Digest V00 #294 > > Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 22:44:50 -0500 > > From: Edwin Nordin <ednordin@copper.net> > > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Penny:Happy New Year. Spent time in Library of Congress during > past week. > > Found Boys surname in Fayette Co., Pa.(1755) and in Bracken Co., > > Kentucky(1790). Believe Estella's paternal ancestors are related > to this Boys > > as the name is not all that common anywhere else in the original > 13 > > conlonies.Will write more if you are interested once I sit down to > work it > > out. Very tough. Ed Nordin > > > > OHCLERMO-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > > > Subject: > > > > > > OHCLERMO-D Digest Volume 00 : > Issue 294 > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > #1 Just Testing ["penny" > <penny@tele-net.net>] > > > > > > Administrivia: > > > To unsubscribe from OHCLERMO-D, send a message to > > > > > > OHCLERMO-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > > > > > unsubscribe > > > > > > and no other text. 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DOB: 1816, DOD: 1896. > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Subject: WARREN, MARSHALL > > Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 06:49:59 > > From: "Karen J. Erickson" <kje11@hotmail.com> > > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Need information on children of Thomas MARSHALL, born circa 1834 > and wife > > Mary WARREN, born circa 1837. > > > > Children: > > George, born circa 1863 > > William, born circa 1866 > > > > Lived in Loveland according to the 1870 census. > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Subject: Duplicate tax records > > Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 07:15:51 -0800 > > From: "John Charles Tippet" <johntippet@home.com> > > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > > > I am currently going through the Duplicate Tax Records of Clermont > County, > > Ohio for the years 1816 to 1824. Does anyone know the > significance of the > > term "Duplicate" in the context of tax records? > > > > John Charles Tippet > > johntippet@home.com > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Subject: Re: tax records > > Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 07:57:45 -0800 > > From: "John Charles Tippet" <johntippet@home.com> > > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Jacqueline: > > > > I am sitting in sunny southern California, but I have the > microfilm on loan > > at my local LDS Family History Center (the first one listed > below). The > > duplicate tax records are available on microfilm for the following > years > > from the LDS Church. They cost $3.50 per roll to order. They > usually take > > about a week to arrive and can be viewed for about 6 weeks. The > tax records > > prior to 1816 have not been filmed. Either they don't exist or > the LDS > > Church just didn't microfilm them. Does anyone on the list know > if the > > earlier tax records are available?: > > > > 1816-1824 FHL US/CAN Film 476476 > > 1825-1826 FHL US/CAN Film 476477 > > 1827-1828 FHL US/CAN Film 476478 > > 1829-1830 FHL US/CAN Film 476479 > > 1831-1832 FHL US/CAN Film 476480 > > 1833-1834 FHL US/CAN Film 476481 > > 1835-1836 FHL US/CAN Film 476482 > > 1837-1838 FHL US/CAN Film 476483 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jacqueline Wilson" <choir26@email.msn.com> > > To: "John Charles Tippet" <johntippet@home.com> > > Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 7:37 AM > > Subject: tax records > > > > > John: are you sitting in Clermont or are you on a program? > > > Lordy, how I need tax records for mine in Clermont. Jacqueline > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >

I recently received the wrong Samuel Smith with a bunch of Death Certificates that I had ordered from The Ohio Historical Society. There is quite a bit of information on this document and if anyone is searching this man will be glad to send it to you by attachment. Samuel E. Smith b. 11/23/1846 d. Dec 8, 1927 Sarah Smith wife, He was a mail carrier, lived in Pierce twp. Parents: Miles R. Smith & Mary Edington Mille

Greetings, Does anyone have information on Joseph Clark and his wife, Elizabeth Sooy? They are my fourth great grandparents. Their son, Samuel Clark married Rebecca Garner. Samuel and Rebecca's daughter, Mary, married John Mount Higbee. Samuel and Rebecca and their children joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and came west, via Nauvoo, Illinois, to Utah. John Mount Higbee, his parents, grandparents, and Higbee uncles and their families also came west with the Church. Anyway back to Joseph Clark and Elizabeth Sooy--any information? Thanks. Sue Anne B. Thompson OHCLERMO-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > OHCLERMO-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 297 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: OHCLERMO-D Digest V00 #294 [Edwin Nordin <ednordin@copper.net>] > #2 WARREN ["Karen J. Erickson" <kje11@hotmail] > #3 WARREN, MARSHALL ["Karen J. Erickson" <kje11@hotmail] > #4 Duplicate tax records ["John Charles Tippet" <johntippet@] > #5 Re: tax records ["John Charles Tippet" <johntippet@] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from OHCLERMO-D, send a message to > > OHCLERMO-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: OHCLERMO-D Digest V00 #294 > Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 22:44:50 -0500 > From: Edwin Nordin <ednordin@copper.net> > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > Penny:Happy New Year. Spent time in Library of Congress during past week. > Found Boys surname in Fayette Co., Pa.(1755) and in Bracken Co., > Kentucky(1790). Believe Estella's paternal ancestors are related to this Boys > as the name is not all that common anywhere else in the original 13 > conlonies.Will write more if you are interested once I sit down to work it > out. Very tough. Ed Nordin > > OHCLERMO-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Subject: > > > > OHCLERMO-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 294 > > > > Today's Topics: > > #1 Just Testing ["penny" <penny@tele-net.net>] > > > > Administrivia: > > To unsubscribe from OHCLERMO-D, send a message to > > > > OHCLERMO-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > > > unsubscribe > > > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > > > ______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Just Testing > > Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 21:24:35 -0800 > > From: "penny" <penny@tele-net.net> > > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Hadn't received anything for awhile, thought I'd test. Thanks, Cathy > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: WARREN > Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 06:46:35 > From: "Karen J. Erickson" <kje11@hotmail.com> > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > Seeking information on William A. WARREN and wife Lucretia. > > His parents were James K.P. WARREN and Rebecca FITZPATRICK. > > Grandparents were Lawson L. WARREN, DOB: 1813, DOD: 07 Feb 1867 and his wife > Sarah ? DOB: 1816, DOD: 1896. > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: WARREN, MARSHALL > Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 06:49:59 > From: "Karen J. Erickson" <kje11@hotmail.com> > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > Need information on children of Thomas MARSHALL, born circa 1834 and wife > Mary WARREN, born circa 1837. > > Children: > George, born circa 1863 > William, born circa 1866 > > Lived in Loveland according to the 1870 census. > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Duplicate tax records > Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 07:15:51 -0800 > From: "John Charles Tippet" <johntippet@home.com> > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > I am currently going through the Duplicate Tax Records of Clermont County, > Ohio for the years 1816 to 1824. Does anyone know the significance of the > term "Duplicate" in the context of tax records? > > John Charles Tippet > johntippet@home.com > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: tax records > Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 07:57:45 -0800 > From: "John Charles Tippet" <johntippet@home.com> > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > Jacqueline: > > I am sitting in sunny southern California, but I have the microfilm on loan > at my local LDS Family History Center (the first one listed below). The > duplicate tax records are available on microfilm for the following years > from the LDS Church. They cost $3.50 per roll to order. They usually take > about a week to arrive and can be viewed for about 6 weeks. The tax records > prior to 1816 have not been filmed. Either they don't exist or the LDS > Church just didn't microfilm them. Does anyone on the list know if the > earlier tax records are available?: > > 1816-1824 FHL US/CAN Film 476476 > 1825-1826 FHL US/CAN Film 476477 > 1827-1828 FHL US/CAN Film 476478 > 1829-1830 FHL US/CAN Film 476479 > 1831-1832 FHL US/CAN Film 476480 > 1833-1834 FHL US/CAN Film 476481 > 1835-1836 FHL US/CAN Film 476482 > 1837-1838 FHL US/CAN Film 476483 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jacqueline Wilson" <choir26@email.msn.com> > To: "John Charles Tippet" <johntippet@home.com> > Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 7:37 AM > Subject: tax records > > > John: are you sitting in Clermont or are you on a program? > > Lordy, how I need tax records for mine in Clermont. Jacqueline > > > > > > > >

and page 144-143 Parkers Page 65 is a roster of a 1793 militia company that I'm guessing was located south of Absecon,NJ,and north of Somers Point ,NJ- THEN,1793,Gloucester Co,and now Atlantic Co,NJ, or just sw of modern Atlantic City,NJ Capt James Williams, Lt Brazer Westrcoat, Ensign Wm French,Jr Privates,in part- Daniel Brandiff, John Dennis, Wm FairChile, Thomas Smiley, Andrew Smiley Joseph Sawing [Swing?] ,James Scull, David Cammel, Arch Cammel, several of my Champion's, Jeremiah Elwell, 6 Ackley's, several Williams, Abell Smith, Wm Leak,or Lake, James Clark, Jousha Parker, Joseph Parker,John Parker,Daniel Parker, Jesse Matox, James Ireland, Nicodemus Steelman, Elias Smith,Jr Jousha Smith,John Stuard, Fredrick Steelman, Daniel Ireland . How many Parker's and Steelman to Clermont Co,sw Ohio? How many of the others? Vol 3,page 144,then page 142. "Anna C Collins wrote that there was an 'earlier-page 143' church at Leeds Point, or Smithville,and that Blackman's Mills,Port Republic,and Wrangleboro were 1 name for a nearby Galloway Twnsp location. JUNE 20,1811 Richard and Abigail Higbee to Methodist church trustees Wm Newbury,Robert Leeds, Joseph Endicott, Richard Leeds, and Joseph Parker. Then,page 142-the earlier Methodist church whose members mostly went to Clermont Co, sw Ohio 1803 and + "Robert and Dorcas Leeds to John Collins, Asa Smith, Joseph Parker, Isaac Higbee,and Cornelius McCollum,and witnessed by Sam Peacock, Levi Collins, and privateer Micajah Smith. 1781 Benjamin Ely owned land here in NJ Lake Harsha flooded,1972, the homes of Higbee,Collins,McCollum,Ely's son, Who was Joseph Parker ? How many of his moved to Clermont Co,sw Ohio? Rev War battle of Chestnut Neck ,NJ was fought by the British attacking privateers houses nearby, 1782 [?]

In the Clermont Co. Death Records on microfilm, I found an entry for Margaret YOUNG, died 25 July 1892 at age 86. It gave her place of death and place of residence as "Infirmary" and her place of birth as Germany. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could check the county cemetery books for her place of burial and for her husband, Michael E. YOUNG who died between 1880 and 1892. Does anyone know what the "Infirmary" referenced in the records might be? Kay Davidson Westminster, CO

My wife bought our 1st computer Dec 23,1991, and it was bought to " "talk" to other computers. As a real estate agent living 20 minutes from her office,it was bought so she could link to the Cincinnati [Real Estate Broker's] Multiple Listings Service computer 25-30 miles away, and to link to similar computers. And that 1st computer came with a free month of Prodigy software installed [similar to today's A.O.L.]. And it came with Windows 3.0 which meant it came with a small communications program called 'Terminal" installed. That 1st month, about all I could do was play 'Solitare" and explore "Prodigy" and just before the month was up,I found the section of Prodigy devoted to 'party-line" on-line genealogy queries. And answered a Justice querie in Jan,1992, which answer was seen,and replied to by 2 that I talk to today. Anyway, your own computer has a communications program as part of Windows now called "Hyper-terminal." "START" > "PROGRAMS" > "ACCESORIES" > "HYPER-TERMINAL' You can adjust 'HYPER-TERMINAL" so that it can dial, and then connect [handshake] with another computer, over Ma Bell's phone line. However,if that other computer is outside the area you normally make toll free calls ,you will pay MaBell toll fees. Even so, at off hours for Ma Bell tolls, we often called,quickly, long distance for short periods. A number I've called often over the years from my Hyper-Terminal was the Cincinnati Library's computer network. 1-513-369-3200 with baud rate set at 9600 and 8,no,1 as other settings. Since I'm local, it was 369-3200 or to turn off 'call waiting" *703693200 I'm sure the library has a web page today. Anyway,on it's Cincinnati and it's N Ky newspaper abstracts databases, one can check for the date of an obit, and sometimes abstracts of articles on a person,or event. You can also see if the library has a certain book from your own computer. But the Cincinnati lbrary has limited phone lines and modems attached to it's computer. At times,they are all busy. There was a network linking the big colleges and corporations, an that became,with modifications, the Internet. There was a 2nd national network called 'FIDONET' linking people's personal computers. Cruder,and slower,Fidonet reduced Ma Bell tolls by having 1 personal computer in each Ma Bell phone area acting as 'Hub" to collect messages from the other local computers,and once a day place a long distace call passing them on. It might take several days for the 'echo" messages to cross the country. Slow,but cheap. 3rd were personal computer bullition board programs. My own old computer was set up, nights,to recieve calls from genealogists-mostly Greater Cincinnati,-who could read and research the genealogy on my computer,or download same, or up-load data to me. A 4am lightning strike fried that computer. I must walk my Great Dane. But 1st, I PAID A SMALL fee to another Bullition board in e Cincinnati,that had many cd-rom players and cd-roms available for downloading. And who provided my 1st Fidonet,and then Internet link. Must go.

Hi Herman: I am confused, maybe you can straighten me out. I have >From Clermont co. Courier, April 2, l842 Married "On Sunday last, by the same Thomas Sheldon, Esq., Mr. David Homan of Williamsburg Twp. to Miss Abigail Steelman of Monroe Twp." page 54of Spitz Book" (This David Homan was the s/o Samuel Homan & Ann Jemima Compton Doughty) Then on Clermont County Census, Tate Twp. Page 374, 1850 Census Homan, David C. age 27 b. OH " Abigail " 28 b. NJ " Samuel H. " 7 b. OH " William " 6.b. OH " Elizabeth " 4 b. OH " Mary " 2.b. OH " Lewis C. 6 mo. b.OH Johnathan Parker age, 65, b. NJ This means that this Johnathan Parker was born in l785 in NJ but what relation would he be to the above Abigail Steelman Homan? Below is part of your e-mail that mentions these names. Any help would be appreciated. "I've just learned I share James Steelman m Susanah Toy, and Japhet Leeds blood with them. They have one of the 1803 colony-Edward Doughty,of Absecon, and also Jonathan Parker m Abigail Steelman,and Nehemiah Leeds m Ann Risley. Doughty was part of the 1803 colony from ,now,Atlantic Co,NJ to Clermont Co,Oh . Put the people kept coming. Parker may have moved here to Clermont Co,Oh in the 1830's. Maybe with Daniel Doughty " Mille

There are many of us here,on-line, who have memory of the area that,1970-75 became federal Lake Harsha in East Fork State park. S E Batavia twnsp, sw Williamsburg twnsp, nw Tate twnsp [Bethel], and a tiny bit of Monroe twnsp went into the lake-park. This area was mostly settled by people from Atlantic Co,NJ and s e Princeton,NJ, though there were exceptions from Washington Co,sw Pa,Fayette Co,Ky etc. . Mostly Methodist. . But,by 1970, many of the farms were no longer owned by original families. No villages, but "neighborhoods" disappeared. If you look at a modern map, you see the lake shaped roughly like an hour-glass. The hamlet of Elk Lick was under the western bulge. Twin Bridges under the eastern bulge. Anti-Bantam at the park's edge south of Twin Bridges. Bantam south of Elk Lick. Concord east of Twin Bridges. Afton north of Elk Lick. Green Brier at the north end of the dam. Mt Holly not far south east.of the dam . Neighborhoods. Elk Lick once had Rev John Collins and his bro-in-law,James Blackman's grist and saw mills. In the narrow place between bulges was Isaac Higbee's and Cornelius McCollum's mill. At Macedonia,on the s e corner of the lake were once 3 mills owned by John Denham,Walter Burke,Timothy Sprague,-Deel, et al, and on the n e edge of the park was tunnel mills. Methodist churchs of Old Bethel,Green Brier,and Concord,were in,or at the park's edge[cemetaries,at least,survive. I think a 4th was in the park's campground. Salt was made at at least 2 licks-by the Jerseymen at Elk Lick,and by Waits,n of Concord church.At least Bantam and Concod had post offices. Bridges would be torn down at Elk Lick, Twin Bridges[2], Macedonia, Goggle Eye, and Tunnel Mills 1973-74. The latter 3 would not have been under water at normal lake depth. Many very early buildings were torn down,in both the lake,and the park area, 1970-75. Pictures were published in local papers of many of them,and 'Elk Lick"house was moved,board by board, to Sharon Woods Parks village,ne Cincinnati. Hermit John Allen had gold mines in a couple locations. I read about 1972,of a Batavia boy finding thoUsands of Indian artifacts in the Elk Lick bottoms...He must have foiund the lick. >From the 1870 and 1891 atlases,I can tell who owned which farm then. From the 1826 tax lists,I can locate maybe 1\2 the owners then. And,I know,roughly, the original 1798-1803-1806 owners. And several of us on-line can remember many of the 1950-70 owners of lands in the lake-park area. Still know some of them. By that time,some of the farms along the creek were owned by Cincinnati people for vacation homes. I started out to write an article about the people,but must tackle that later. I should mention that on the north side of the lake,a new highway,and older RR led to the building of a huge FORD transmission plant-now with new owners. .

My grandmother always said"from Little Egg Harbor" for people on the south side of the present Mullica [old Little Egg Harbor ]river. Port Republic-Leeds Point-Collins Mill-Clark's Mill,,Smithville,Galloway Twnsp, now Atlantic-was then old Gloucester Co,NJ. Today, the harbor is north of the mouth of the Mullica River. Some came here from the north bank of the Mullica,also .There are 2 changes to county lines on the north bank. Old Little Egg HARBOR TWNSP was in Burlington Co, but Burlington Co gave it's eastern portion to Ocean Co,or it's parent,old Monmouth Co. Then there are the people at the mouth of the GREAT EGG HARBOR river who came here. North of the river is Atlantic-was Gloucester Co. South of the river was Cape May etal counties. The point is that there are several counties,and 2 + Quaker Monthly Meetings that might have EGG HARBOR people's data. I live at Bethel,Ohio,on Ohio Rt 125, in an area settled by the "Jersey colony". Follow Rt 125 west across the Little Miami River,to where it joins with US RT 50,in Lynwood-Columbia,east Cincinnati,and you find a Ferris neighborhood. Look under 'All Databases" on www.ancestry.com for an H database,and select Hamilton Co,Oh and search for FERRIS for articles,or in this Clermont Co,an EZRA? FERRIS came from there to preach Baptist 1825-50 era nw of Batavia,Oh. A portion of our Jersey settlement came from the other portion of Old Gloucester Co,NJ. Woodbury-Swedesboo,mostly. When I played on the 1955-56 Bethel,Ohio high basketball team, I knew I shared Samuel Ely m 1804 Leeds Point,NJ Rachel Leeds blood with a team mate. But there were 4 Parker's and their Bill Phillips cousin on those Bethel high reserve and varsity basketball teams. And I've just learned I share James Steelman m Susanah Toy, and Japhet Leeds blood with them. They have one of the 1803 colony-Edward Doughty,of Absecon, and also Jonathan Parker m Abigail Steelman,and Nehemiah Leeds m Ann Risley. Doughty was part of the 1803 colony from ,now,Atlantic Co,NJ to Clermont Co,Oh . Put the people kept coming. Parker may have moved here to Clermont Co,Oh in the 1830's. Maybe with Daniel Doughty and James Ewan. Another basketball team mate was Roger Strickland. Debate whether his Michael Strickland, 1805, was from n Cape May,or Leeds Point,NJ. On Fri, 05 Jan 2001 22:15:14 -0500 HollySweet <hollysweet@mindspring.com> writes: > Hermon: > > I was very interested in your post about the 100+ families from the > Atlantic > County, New Jersey area to Clermont, Ohio. The legend in our family > about the > DEVINNEY family was that the family settled at Little Egg Harbor, > NJ. Two > brothers went west and one of them settled near Hamilton County, > Ohio. My brick > wall is Nelson DEVINNEY, who was married in Hamilton County in 1843 > to Cynthia > FERRIS. The earliest I have found him was in Fayette County, PA > where he > petitioned the orphan's court for a guardian in 1834 (Nelson was > born in PA in > 1822). According to the census, his father was born in New Jersey. > I could never > find out why he went to southwest Ohio, but maybe he had family from > New Jersey > there. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. > > Holly Sweet > > > Subject: [NJATLANT] Jonathan Parker m 1808 Abigail Steelman > > Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 08:08:03 -0500 > > From: HERMON B FAGLEY <hermfagley@juno.com> > > To: NJATLANT-L@rootsweb.com > > > ...we had 100+ families from old Gloucester Co,NJ here just east > of Cincinnati. > > So,this am,I'm found the couple that migrated from ,now,Atlantic > Co, NJ > > to sw Ohio. Gloucester Co marriages-Jonathan Parker m 1808 Abigail > > Steelman. And,their son would marry,here in Clermont Co,Oh a > grandaughter > > of Edward Doughty,1803-04 from Absecon,NJ > > On my James Blackman and Ruhama Champion side,I'm part James and > > Susanah Toy Steelman,who settled 1695 on Great Egg Harbor. > > And my Rev Jesse Justice,1805, sold farms,including one once Isaac > > [?]Steelman's, on Mantua Creek > > Who was Jonathan Parker? I know the Little Egg Harbor Quakers had > a > > Parker leaser. And that a Swedish family changed their name to > Parker. > > > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hermon, Several books list his name as William Bracken and state that he was an early settler of the area. These books do not, however, give any details about him. Barb Richards HERMON B FAGLEY wrote: > > I've read Bracken Co,Ky,formed 1796-98 from Mason Co was named for > an inhabitant,Mr - Bracken. Anyone know anything about him,if that's > true. > Local's call a ridge between North Fork of Indian Creek,and Stoney Run of > > Indian Creek,Washington Township, Clermont Co,Oh BRECKENRIDGE, > OR Bracken's Ridge. Did a Mr Bracken live on it,ever? > My Adam and Mary HATTON SIMMONS lived 1\2 mile north of Bracken Co,Ky > 1798-1802+ ,and they lived ,maybe ,3 miles west of Bracken's Ridge or > Breckenridge. > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

Grant, I have two David White listings in my database. One you probably have is David White married to Jane Shaw on Oct 22, 1818 in Clermont Co. OH. The source for this was an LDS film, the number of which I don't have at hand. The second is a David White who died Feb 18, 1835 in Franklin Co. KY. The source is Kentucky State Historical Society Register R976.9 K37; Kentucky Marriages and Obituaries Vol. Two Obituaries p57. In Hamilton Co. OH there was also a White's station in the late 1700's. In northern KY there are a number of early White's eg circa 1790-1800 these appear to be primarily from Virginia. I am descended from one of these George White b. 1804 in KY and he is our brick wall being unable to identify his parents. There was much migration back and forth across the Ohio river so when researching this area you cannot afford to exclude Kentucky. Herman Kleine -----Original Message----- From: Grant White <grantsw@swbell.net> To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com <OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 2:05 PM Subject: WHITE, Clermont County, Ohio: brick wall! >Hello, > >Hello, > >I'm writing with two questions with which I hope someone on this mailing >list can help me -- I apologize in advance for the length of this >posting. > >1. I am descended from David White, Sr. (ca. 1777-1851) of Ohio >Township, through his son Alexander (1810-1887) of Wabash Township, >Fountain County, Indiana, and his wife Hannah WHEELER (1808-1884). I >have been unable to get past the "brick wall" of finding David Sr.'s >place of origin. The Everts history (which itself contains some errors) >says Virginia, while he himself listed Pennsylvania in the 1850 federal >census. His son David Jr. (1808-1900) also listed Pennsylvania in the >1900 federal census. My guess is that he could have been from the part >of western Pennsylvania claimed by both Virginia and Pennsylvania in the >1770s and 1780s, but I have no proof. The early land deeds are of no >help, and there is no record in Adams County of his marriage (ca. 1795). >I have attempted to locate the records of the lawsuit pertaining to the >Waters survey on which David Sr.'s farm stood, but with no success. Are >there other Clermont County records I should be looking at? Or does it >appear that my next step is to comb records in western Pennsylvania? > >2. I have wondered if local descendants might have preserved some >traditions about the family's origins. To date I have located two, but >neither has any new information about David, Sr. I am now searching for >descendants of Chilton W. White, who died in Clermont County on 31 Dec. >1990. He was a son of Alexander White of Clermont County (1837-1906 -- >yes, those are the right dates!), a son of David White, Jr. His death >notice mentions a daughter, Mrs. Raymond K. (Ruth) White, and mentions a >grandson, three sisters, and three brothers -- but does not name them. > >Does anyone out there have suggestions about how I might go about >locating these descendants? I could cold-call every White now living in >Clermont County, but there has to be a better way! Of course, his >descendants might also have other surnames, in which case such calling >would be futile. > >Again, I apologize for the length of this message. I've been working on >this family a long time, and would love for 2001 to be the year I make >some progress. Thanks very much in advance for any help you can offer, >and I wish you all a 2001 of successful research. > >Sincerely, > >Grant White >grantsw@swbell.net >vehnapoika@hotmail.com > >______________________________

Amelia and Hamlet adjoin on RT 125 [Ohio Turnpike.] About 1950,they stretched about a mile along the highway,with very few side streets, for,unlike some towns like Bethel and Williamsburg, they were never surveyed into blocks. Most of the side streets are post 1950. [And mostly are dead end,I think. ] The local fire dept's name hints at a problem researching Amelia-Hamlet area. BMOP,for Batavia,Monroe,Ohio,and Pierce townships, [and s e Union township is also near. ] Ohio Rt 132 jogs across Rt 125. Batavia township once covered all Amelia-Hamlet north of Rt 125. Ohio,then Pierce township covered the south side. The C,G,+P RR and the I,R+T Interurban RR passed thru the village. Charles Carroll Brown's bio says he attended Amelia High School and Parker's Academy. He was just 16,when he enlisted,Feb, 1865,under Capt Robt B Simpson,so I guess Amelia offered higher education 1864 era. I guess Amelia's sports claim to fame was about 1951-52 when Lloyd Amburgy drove in the winning run for pitcher Kenny Gaskins and coach Stanley Ansteat [sp?] in the Ohio State high school base ball championship. Amelia was always known for baseball in my youth. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Did the noted collector, and interviewer of Ky-sw Ohio pioneers Rev John D.Shane, Presbyterian, once preach in very nw Clermont? A portion of Rev Shane's interviews was sold to collector,Lyman Draper, and makes the most interesting portion of Draper's 'Ky Papers" microfilms-and printed abstracts. 2nd,maybe 10 years ago, another book was published giving that portion-majority- of Rev Shane's collections stored in the Presbyterian Historical Society Library, Philadelphia. That included early recordsw of sw Ohio Presbyterian churches. Example- Rev Shane's interview with General Webb, 13CC75-79 [BETWEEN Newtown AND COLUMBIA-UNDATED MENTIONS - Foggy Clemens,Jacob Light,3 Flinn's, James Seward, Gordon children captured at Samuel Nelson's fort,Madisonville,1794, John Beasley wounded, Armstrong's mill,Henry Ball,et al. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Fellow Behymer researchers: Please be advised that I have just posted a major update to my web page. Point your browser to: http://members.home.net/johntippet/ Included with this update are the following: (1) I have altered my thinking on some of the children of John Behymer, Sr Vs those of John, Jr. Previously, I had Solomon, Daniel and Joel listed as sons of John, Jr. I now have them listed as sons of John, Sr. I have also added a daughter of John, Sr (name unknown) who married a Lower. I am not going to elaborate here on why I have made these changes. Rather, I am in the process of writing a detailed analysis of the key early records - this analysis forms the basis for my conlusions - it will be posted on my web page in the not too distant future (many thanks to Rick Phillips who particpated in many brainstorming sessions with me and whose insight was invaluable in helping to figure this out). I also had a David who married Elizabeth Sailor, listed as a son of John, Jr. I have moved this David to the missing links section of my web page based on Ruth Erhardt's information that Marshall Wingfield, in his book, "Marriage Bonds of Franklin County, VA, 1786 - 1858, incorrectly transcribed a marriage of David Picklesimer to Elizabeth Sailor (thanks Ruth for pointing this out). (2) I consolidated the three William Pickelheimers born circa 1800 (#s iii, iv and v, respectively, on the missing links section of my web page) into one, all the son of David and grandson of Jacob, Sr. The reasoning for this was previously explained in one of the Salt Lake City research reports that I posted to this list earlier this year. (3) I moved Jacob, Joel, Isaac and Solomon (#s vii, xi, xvii and xx, respectively, on the missing links section of my web page) to sons of Enoch and grandson of John, Sr. The reasoning for this was previously explained in one of the Salt Lake City research reports that I posted to this list earlier this year. (4) I moved Moses Sylvester Pickelheimer and David L Pickelheimer (# xxvi and xxix, respectively, on the missing links section of my web page) to sons of David and grandsons of Jacob, Sr. I also moved David Pickelheimer (#xxxi) to the son of William R and grandson of David. The reasoning for this was previously explained in one of the Salt Lake City research reports that I posted to this list earlier this year. (5) I deleted Washington Behymer from the missing links section of my web page and added a note to George Washington Behymer (son of Martin Behymer and Lucinda Beagle) that he was likely the bondsman for the marriage of James Rardin and Martha Stephens in Campbell County, KY on 26 Jan 1838. Thanks to Sallye Gundy Martin for pointing this out! (6) I corrected the name of the spouse who married missing link Mary Bhymer from Henry Buttes to Henry Butler. I also added new information on this line that I obtained from the Rootsweb web site. (7) I corrected the name of the husband of Anna Behymer, daughter of Samuel Behymer, b. 1763 to James Fitzpatrick (her father was incorrectly listed as Solomon Fitzpatrick). I also corrected the 1820, 1830 and 1840 "by name" census enumeration analysis of Anna's family. Many thanks to Karen Erickson for providing the new information on this line. (8) I added Catherine Pickelheimer (b. circa 1831) who married Jared Powers on 31 Jan 1850 in Clermont County, OH and Elizabeth Pickelheimer (b. circa 1838) who married Jacob Miller on 15 May 1860 in Clermont County, OH to the missing links section of my web page. If you know anything about these two, please contact me. (9) I added a section to my web page for Behymer transcribed tax records. Tax records currently posted are: (1) Campbell County, KY Tax Books 1795 - 1858 (including surname of Rardin), (2) Hamilton County, OH Duplicate Tax Records 1816 - 1826, (3) a preliminary cut at the Botetourt County, VA Personal Property Tax Lists 1783 - 1810 (I say preliminary because I am not quite through reading and transcribing the microfilm - all of the information for the Picklesimers is there and accurate, but I am still wading through some of the allied family names, such as Kinsey, Frantz, Weddle, etc.), and (4) a preliminary cut at the Botetourt County, VA List of Tithables 1770 - 1789 (this is even less far along than item (3)). Shortly into the new year, I will be finishing the Botetourt County, VA items as well as adding the Clermont County, OH Duplicate Tax Records 1816 - 1824 and Franklin County, VA Tax Lists 1786 - 1803 (both of the latter two microfilms I have in my posession on loan at my local LDS Family History Center. After I have gone through those microfilms, I will be ordering the tax records for Montgomery County, VA next. (10) I added two new biographies to the scanned images section of my web page: (1) Elhanen D McCord of Hancock County, IN (son of Mary Behymer, one of the Behymer missing links), and (2) Thomas Benton Behymer (son of Aaron Behymer). If anyone on the list is aware of other biographies that may exist, please contact me off list. If you would like to share them with others, I will add them to my web page. For example, I believe there was a short blurb on Henry Markeley Behymer (son of Samuel Behymer) that was published in a History of Denver. Henry Markeley was an undertaker and chief of police in Denver. I have not be able to find a copy of this biography, however. Also, there is a biography of A J Behimer (son of John Behymer and Jane Meeker) that is posted on my web page that comes from an IL history (Wayne or Richland County?). If anyone knows the source for this biography, I would very much appreciate it if you would contact me with the details. (11) I added 8 new obituaries to the scanned images section of my web page: (1) William R Pickelheimer (courtesy of Ruth Gaskins on this list - Thanks Ruth!), (2) Esther (Behymer) John, one of the Behymer missing links, (3) James John, husband of (2), (4) James Madison Behymer, (5) Edith (Oswald) Behymer, wife of (4), (6) Thomas Benton Behymer, and (7) and (8) Luella (Brown) Behymer, wife of (6). If anyone has obituaries that you would like to share with others, please contact me off list (note: I am only posting obituaries for Behymers born before 1850 because of the space that the scanned images take up). (12) I have updated the 1820 through 1880 census enumerations. The major changes are for the later years (especially for 1880 where I have added many of the IL census enumerations). (13) I added a first cut at the 1900 census enumerations. By first cut I mean that currently only the entries from the IN soundex are listed (not the actual enumerations). (14) I added a first cut at the 1920 census enumerations. By first cut I mean that currently only selected entries for Clermont County, OH are listed, i.e. those that I downloaded from the Ancestry.com web site over the holidays when the census images were being offered for free. (15) I updated the spelling of some of the names that I had listed as Beckelhymer to Behymer. These were primarily for the descendants of Elijah Behymer of Sangamon/Christian/Brown Counties, IL and a few other IL Behymers (descendants of Chapman Behymer and Alexander Beckelhymer of Fulton County, IL if I remember correctly). I still have many descendants of Abraham, Sr and Jacob, Sr still left to correct in this manner. (16) I updated the acknowledgements section of my web page to recognize the outstanding efforts of Rick Phillips. Enjoy and Happy New Year! John Charles Tippet johntippet@home.com

a while back last year, someone submitted some articles from a clermont county newspaper from back in the 1800's. i don't remember the name of the paper but it was very interesting. i thought that i had saved it but i cannot find it. if someone still has that could you please send it again? thanks

Grant: Here are a couple of suggestions: (1) Check the land transactions in Adams and Clermont County. For Clermont County, they go back to approximately 1800 (I am not sure about Adams County). A deed might show the place where your ancestor was living when he purchased land in Clermont County. (2) The LDS church has an index (I think it's called the AIS) that indexes surnames by timeframe and locality. There are likely to be a lot of David Whites listed since that is such a common name, however it might narrow down your search a bit. John Charles Tippet johntippet@home.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grant White" <grantsw@swbell.net> To: <OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 2:05 PM Subject: WHITE, Clermont County, Ohio: brick wall! > Hello, > > Hello, > > I'm writing with two questions with which I hope someone on this mailing > list can help me -- I apologize in advance for the length of this > posting. > > 1. I am descended from David White, Sr. (ca. 1777-1851) of Ohio > Township, through his son Alexander (1810-1887) of Wabash Township, > Fountain County, Indiana, and his wife Hannah WHEELER (1808-1884). I > have been unable to get past the "brick wall" of finding David Sr.'s > place of origin. The Everts history (which itself contains some errors) > says Virginia, while he himself listed Pennsylvania in the 1850 federal > census. His son David Jr. (1808-1900) also listed Pennsylvania in the > 1900 federal census. My guess is that he could have been from the part > of western Pennsylvania claimed by both Virginia and Pennsylvania in the > 1770s and 1780s, but I have no proof. The early land deeds are of no > help, and there is no record in Adams County of his marriage (ca. 1795). > I have attempted to locate the records of the lawsuit pertaining to the > Waters survey on which David Sr.'s farm stood, but with no success. Are > there other Clermont County records I should be looking at? Or does it > appear that my next step is to comb records in western Pennsylvania? > > 2. I have wondered if local descendants might have preserved some > traditions about the family's origins. To date I have located two, but > neither has any new information about David, Sr. I am now searching for > descendants of Chilton W. White, who died in Clermont County on 31 Dec. > 1990. He was a son of Alexander White of Clermont County (1837-1906 -- > yes, those are the right dates!), a son of David White, Jr. His death > notice mentions a daughter, Mrs. Raymond K. (Ruth) White, and mentions a > grandson, three sisters, and three brothers -- but does not name them. > > Does anyone out there have suggestions about how I might go about > locating these descendants? I could cold-call every White now living in > Clermont County, but there has to be a better way! Of course, his > descendants might also have other surnames, in which case such calling > would be futile. > > Again, I apologize for the length of this message. I've been working on > this family a long time, and would love for 2001 to be the year I make > some progress. Thanks very much in advance for any help you can offer, > and I wish you all a 2001 of successful research. > > Sincerely, > > Grant White > grantsw@swbell.net > vehnapoika@hotmail.com > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >

Hello, Hello, I'm writing with two questions with which I hope someone on this mailing list can help me -- I apologize in advance for the length of this posting. 1. I am descended from David White, Sr. (ca. 1777-1851) of Ohio Township, through his son Alexander (1810-1887) of Wabash Township, Fountain County, Indiana, and his wife Hannah WHEELER (1808-1884). I have been unable to get past the "brick wall" of finding David Sr.'s place of origin. The Everts history (which itself contains some errors) says Virginia, while he himself listed Pennsylvania in the 1850 federal census. His son David Jr. (1808-1900) also listed Pennsylvania in the 1900 federal census. My guess is that he could have been from the part of western Pennsylvania claimed by both Virginia and Pennsylvania in the 1770s and 1780s, but I have no proof. The early land deeds are of no help, and there is no record in Adams County of his marriage (ca. 1795). I have attempted to locate the records of the lawsuit pertaining to the Waters survey on which David Sr.'s farm stood, but with no success. Are there other Clermont County records I should be looking at? Or does it appear that my next step is to comb records in western Pennsylvania? 2. I have wondered if local descendants might have preserved some traditions about the family's origins. To date I have located two, but neither has any new information about David, Sr. I am now searching for descendants of Chilton W. White, who died in Clermont County on 31 Dec. 1990. He was a son of Alexander White of Clermont County (1837-1906 -- yes, those are the right dates!), a son of David White, Jr. His death notice mentions a daughter, Mrs. Raymond K. (Ruth) White, and mentions a grandson, three sisters, and three brothers -- but does not name them. Does anyone out there have suggestions about how I might go about locating these descendants? I could cold-call every White now living in Clermont County, but there has to be a better way! Of course, his descendants might also have other surnames, in which case such calling would be futile. Again, I apologize for the length of this message. I've been working on this family a long time, and would love for 2001 to be the year I make some progress. Thanks very much in advance for any help you can offer, and I wish you all a 2001 of successful research. Sincerely, Grant White grantsw@swbell.net vehnapoika@hotmail.com