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An incident occurred at the conference which was held in Cincinnati, in 1813, which, in this connection, we will relate. There being no church on Sabbath large enough to hold the congregation, or rather the vast crowds which attended upon the ministrations of the occasion, we adjourned to the Lower Market Space, on Lower Market street, between Sycamore and Broadway. The services commenced 11 o'clock. The Rev. Learner Blackman preached from the third petition of the Lord's prayer: "Thy kingdom come." He was followed by brother Parker with a sermon on the fourth petition of the same prayer: "Thy will be done." After he had concluded, brother James Ward gave an exhortation after the manner of olden time. Then followed brother John Collins, who, from the same butcher's block whereon the preachers had stood, commenced, with a soft and silvery voice, to sell the shambles -- as only John Collins could -- in the market. These he made emblematic of a full salvation without money and without price. It was not long till the vast assembly were in tears at the melting, moving strains of the eloquent preacher. On invitation a large number came forward, and kneeled down for an interest in the prayers of God's people. We joined with them, and other ministers who were present, heartily in the work, and before that meeting On Thu, 28 Sep 2000 21:57:04 -0500 Tom & Carolyn Ward <tcward@columbus-ks.com> writes: > >Try the National Archives for War of 1812 1814 Capt Samuel Ross, > Pvt > >James Ward, > >Ohio company from Clermont Co. > > > > Herm, > > Thanks for the info, I'll try to check. Do you think that there > might have been an obit in the newspaper for him or some kind of a > deed record since it appears he died a year after his wife died. > Any > chance you'd have an index to check for will or probate? He might > even be the 3ggf I've searched for so many years. > > Best wishes and thanks for sharing, > > Tom > > Tom & Carolyn WARD > P.O. Box 77 > Columbus, KS 66725 > > (316)429-3475 > > tcward@columbus-ks.com

Hi, Would some kind soul please look up an obituary or death record for me? I need one for Jesse Cooper. The date would be October or November 9 (maybe 10th) , 1848. He fell into the flywheel at Kugler's Distillery. Thanks to R.M. I have a copy of a page from "Obituaries, marrriage notices and cemetery records of Madisonville 1829-1890. Copied from various records by Miss Sally B. Miller." that tells about this, but I was wondering if it made the newspapers in Clermont County or Milford (where he lived) also. Both my husband and I seem to remember reading it as a newspaper article possibly pasted on a 3x5 card. At one time, Jesse lived near Madison, but as of 1848 he lived in Clermont County. I'd like a little more info before I'm certain that he's my Jesse. I'll send this to the Hamilton Cty. list too. Thanks! Sharon Schwartz

TIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF THE WAYNESVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCHTIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF THE WAYNESVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (1807/08 - 2000) [ HB FAGLEY -the Waynesville,Oh Library has a great web site,that includes a history of Methodism. I found it at www.google.com and searh for "Learner Blackman" .As it is copyrighted,I cut,and pasted sections that deal most with Clermont Co's 1st ministers, but there are others,including a picture of Rev EDMUND BURDSALL,s Marathon,Oh, and mention of Rev Wm Simmons,buried Old Bethel,and his wife's kinsman,Rev Sam Latta. ] Before reading through the timeline of the United Methodist Church in Waynesville, you may like to look at http://www.gcah.org/UMC_timeline.htm, A Brief Timeline of the United Methodist Church and the American Heritage. If you like, you can study the History of the Waynesville United Methodist Church decade by decade. T72Methodism was introduced in Virginia. Thomas Smith (James Smith's father) and his family were among the first members. 1772Philip Gatch (1751-1835) was the second native American to become a circuit rider. He was assaulted, plastered with tar, which injured his health. He presided at the Fluvanna Conference in Virginia in 1779. Dec. 8, 1780Thomas Smith (1719-1786) held the Methodist conference in his home in Manakintown, Powhatan Co., Virginia. Philip Gatch emancipated his slaves at that time. Thomas Smith's daughter, Elizabeth married Philip Gatch in 1778. His three sons, George Stovall, George Rapin (or Rapeen) and James Smith, all became ministers; the first two were Baptists, and James became a Methodist minister. Dec. 24, 1784The Christmas Conference held in Baltimore, Maryland was the beginning of the Methodist Episcopal church. It was called a `Society' before that. Francis Asbury (1745-1816) and Thomas Coke were made superintendants. Philip William Otterbein, founder of the United Brethren church attended the Christmas Conference. 1787At the Conference, Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke became "Bishops". Bishop Asbury instituted the circuit rider system to reach the frontier regions. 1787George Callanhan was the first Methodist minister to preach in the Northwest Territory, at Carpenter's Fort, Jefferson County, Ohio. 1792The Republican Methodist Church seceded from the Methodist Episcopal church because of the title " Bishop". James Smith joined this group. At the time of his death he was more in agreement with the Methodist Episcopal church that his brother-in-law, Philip Gatch belonged to. He never held a pastoral charge, but preached wherever he could. 1793Francis Clark (d. 1799), of Kentucky crossed the Ohio River to preach to a few people at Fort Washington (now part of Cincinnati). Nov. 16, 1795James Smith (1757-1800) preached to neighboring families in a cabin of a settler named "Tolbert" living seven miles from Fort Hamilton. Oct. 1797James Smith arrived in Waynesville, Ohio on his second travel to the Northwest Territory and lodged with Samuel Heighway. In less than one year of the settlement he found fourteen families living in Waynesville. When he returned to Virginia he bought about 2000 acres of land east of the Little Miami River at the mouth of Caesar Creek, about 2 1/2 miles south of Waynesville. This is now 3500 Corwin Road where the Lonnie Thacker Family formerly lived. Part of the land is now in the Caesar Creek State Game Preserve. 1797Francis McCormick (1758-1836) removed from Kentucky to the North West Territory and settled on the forks of the Little Miami River where Milford now is located. He found the first Methodist church in the Northwest Territory. Aug. 2, 1798Bishop Asbury sent John Kobler (d. 1843) to the Northwest Territory to organize a new circuit called "Miami Circuit". He was the first circuit rider in the Northwest Territory. He was received, 1790 and located, 1801. Nov. 7, 1798James Smith, Philip Gatch, Ambrose Ransom, their families and others, came to the Northwest Territory. They landed at the mouth of Bullskin Run where there is a road yet called, "Smith's Landing Road" in Clermont County, Ohio. James Smith's family settled temporarily near Newtown, Hamilton County, called "Middletown station", between Columbia and Newtown. Here, their last son and tenth child, George J. Smith, who was to become a Judge, was born May 22, 1799. Feb. 1799After suitable homes were built and enough land cleared, Philip Gatch's family and others, settled on land near the Francis McCormick's settlement (what is now Milford, Clermont County, Ohio). Francis McCormick and Philip Gatch remained "Yokefellows" for the rest of their lives. Philip Gatch served as Judge of the Common Pleas Court, a Justice of Peace, and he was a member of the First Constitutional Convention in the Northwest Territory. 1799-1800Henry Smith (d. age 90), from Kentucky became a circuit rider on the Scioto circuit. He wrote "Recollections and Reflections of the Old Itinerant" about 1848. Circuit Riders: Sometimes they were called "itinerant preachers" or travelling preachers. They usually stayed no more than one or two years on the circuit at a time. The first circuit rider was the senior preacher who was ordained as elder and had authority to administer the sacraments, perform the marriage ceremony and other like duties. The second preacher was usually "a junior" who could only hold religious services. "P.E." is a presiding elder. 1800Philip William Otterbein founded the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. July 28, 1800James Smith (1757-1800) died of a billious fever. He was buried on his bro- ther-in-law, Philip Gatch's farm. "Old Gatch Yard" is now a part of Greenlawn Cemetery, Milford, Ohio. Dec. 1800"Widow" Smith (Elizabeth Porter Smith) (1763-1825), her nine living children and at least two of their former slaves, Ned and Caesar; now emancipated, removed to the nearly 2000 acres east of the Little Miami River and at the mouth of Caesar Creek, about 2 1/2 miles south of Waynesville. The log house built by Mr. Weeks was ready, but not completed yet. A brick house was built in 1825, which is still standing. 1801One of the first camp meetings held in America was near Paris, Kentucky, at Cane Ridge. Ministers of all denominations preached to thousands of people. James B. Finley and Peter Cartwright were converted by the Methodists preaching there. They became well-known Methodist circuit riders. 1801Miami Circuit was added to Scioto Circuit to cover the Ohio Territory. Henry Smith and Lewis Hunt were circuit riders. Henry Smith was received 1794. Lewis Hunt was received, 1799; died 1801. 1803Evangelical Church began. 1804-1805John Sale (1769-1827) and Joseph Oglesby (d. 1852), circuit riders of Miami and Mad River circuit; William Burke, presiding elder (d. 1870). William Burke was the first presiding elder of the Northwest Territory. He was secretary of Western Conference from 1800-1811. He was accused of treating an elder with contempt and was expelled in 1820. Joseph Oglesby was ordered in 1812 by the Methodist conference to emancipate his slaves that he inherited by marriage. He practiced medicine and became a well-known physician in Madison, Indiana. He afterwards had an Illinois circuit which stretched across the Mississippi River into Missouri. John Sale was received, 1797, died 1827. Joseph Oglesby was received, 1803 located 1836. William Burke was received 1792, expelled 1820. 1806John Thompson; John Sale, P.E. (1769-1827) John Thompson was received 1820, located 1826. 1807Adjet McGuire (b. c1778-1857), Isaac Quinn; John Sale, P.E. (1769-1827) Adjet McGuire was received to the Western Conference in 1803, located 1808. Isaac Quinn was received 1807, located 1817. Mad River circuit was made separate from Miami Circuit with 25/26 preaching places; Widow Smith being one of the stations. This is the first year it is recorded that she held meetings in her home. John Sale's brother, Robert Sale met Magdalene Smith at one of the meetings at Widow Smith's (Magdalene's mother). They were married Nov. 10, 1808 by John Sale. Judith Smith was married to Hiram Brown in 1817 by John Sale. May 23, 1807Quarterly meeting held at Mt. Pleasant near Mt. Holly. (Location unknown, but believe it is inside of Wayne Township, Warren County at the border of Greene County. So far no records can be found of their history.) Sept. 14, 1807The Western Methodist conference at Chillicothe, Ohio with Bishop Asbury and William Burke, secretary. 1808A log meeting house was built on Widow Smith's land, "one mile from the mouth of Caesar Creek, one third mile north of Widow Smith's house". "Money was collected to pay for a circuit rider to preach to all who came to worship." Widow Smith's share was $6.00 a year. George S. Sale, Rev. and Mrs. James Smith's grandson, describes the log meeting house: "There was no clearing near it except about one half acre in the center of which the cabin stood. The site was a high gravelly knoll over looking both the valleys of Caesar's Creek and the Little Miami. In dimensions it was about 20 feet by 18 feet by 9 feet high, blue ash logs hewn on bothsides, cabin gables, clapboard roof nailed on, no hoists or upper floor, one door, two windows, one on either side; the pulpit at the end opposite the door." "The most remarkable feature of the edifice was the device for warming the house. In the center of the floor was a brick hearth about six feet square on which to pile a lot of charcoal to be ignited on meeting days to warm the interior. The spaces between the logs were well chinked and daubed with lime mortar; there was a good tight door and no ventilation except through the roof. The roads to and from the church were only bridle paths with wild touch-me-nots on either side almost as high as a horse's back. The nearest clearing was one quarter mile distant. A small spring nearby was called, "the meeting house spring." After the little log church was no longer used, the building was moved to a spot where the Zell, Sale and Smith farms joined and a former slave named "Washington" lived there. 1808Thomas Milligan, William Mitchell, James Davidson,William Young; John Sale, P.E. (1769-1827) Thomas Milligan was received 1798, located 1809. William Mitchell was received 1807, expelled 1812. James Davidson was received 1804, located 1808. William Young was received 1808. He drowned 1812 while attempting to cross the Ohio River. Aug. 24, 1808Bishop Francis Asbury preached at Widow Smith's. This was the first place he preached in Warren County. 1809Hector Sandford, Saul Henkle (1782-1837); John Sale, P.E. Hector Sandford was a member of Chillicothe Methodist Episcopal church where Gov. Worthington worshipped. Hector Sandford was received 1806, located 1810. Saul Henkle was received 1806, located 1811. Saul Henkle's daughter, Catherine married James Smith Halsey, Judge of Clark County, Ohio, who was a grandson of Rev. James and Elizabeth Smith. Saul Henkle was Clerk of Common Pleas Court in Springfield, Ohio. He edited and published the "Gospel Trumpet" and wrote editorials for the "Western Pioneer". 1809Bishop Asbury preached at the Philip Goode house and stayed there overnight. Philip Goode's house was 1 1/2 miles east of Waynesville; east of his brother's Gaines and Burwell's homes. 1810John Clingan; Solomon Langdon, P.E. John Clingan was received 1807, located 1813. Solomon Langdon was received 1800, located 1813. Mad River and Xenia circuit was formed. Aug. 17, 1810First camp meeting was held on Philip Goode's land for several days. 1810-1811John Collins (d. 1845), Moses Crume, John Tateman; Solomon Langdon, P.E. John Collins founded Bethel church near Bantam, Clermont County, Ohio in 1808; one of the first Methodist churches in the Northwest Territory. He is buried there. A granddaughter, Sarah Eliza Simmons was born there; a daughter of William Simmons. She married Charles G. Meredith, who died in Lebanon while he was stationed there and they are buried in Lebanon cemetery. William Simmons and Charles Meredith were both Methodist circuit riders. John Collins was received 1806: Moses Crume was received 1808, died 1839. No record for John Tateman. Solomon Langdon was received 1800, located 1813. Aug. 1811Camp meeting held on Philip Goode's land for several days. In 1814 his family removed to Xenia, Ohio. Oct. 5, 1811The Western Methodist Conference was held at Cincinnati, Ohio with Bishop William McKendree (d. 1835) and Learner Blackman. Learner Blackman was a brother-in-law to John Collins. He came from Atlantic City, New Jersey. In August 1806, he helped administer the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper to the first Methodist Society held in Louisiana. William McKendree was received 1788, elected Bishop 1808 and died 1835. [Click here to read his Last Will & Testament] Learner Blackman was received 1800, died 1815. 1812The membership doubled in the Methodist churches in Ohio after the New Madrid earthquake. 1812-1813Benjamin Lakin, Adjet McGuire (b. c1778 - d. July 26, 1857) There were three camp meetings held on the circuit. Wilson Edwards was the leader in the Waynesville area. Benjamin Lakin was received 1795. Adjet McGuire was received 1803, located 1808. Benjamin Lakin lived at Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio. In 1810 he was a missionary to the Wyandot Indian Nation at Upper Sandusky, Ohio. He started his ministry in Kentucky. He went to the meeting house in his hunting shirt and moccasins. He never married and was a "local preacher". "Such was his thundering eloquence that he astounded his congregation wherever he went."

Awhile back I was motorcycling through Cincinnati on US Hwy 52. I was flabbergasted to see DONHAM AVE. on a street sign at about the 4000 block of Kellogg Ave. Does anyone know how the street was named, or where I could go to find out? My ancestors came from Clermont County (I think) to Vigo and Clay County's in Indiana. Thanks for any help. Don Donham Bloomington, IN

Marilyn: Mathis Waits m. Margaret Howe, Sep 16, 1848 by Geo. McLefresh, J. P. Reuben Waits & Susan Moore were his parents. Reuben's parents were Charles Waits, Sr. & Catherine Hickman If you were the one who wanted to know about Enos K. Waits, his father was David Waits, & AnnEva Livingood. His grandfather was James Waits Sr. & Margaret Livingood. I can't find who he married. Mille

I'm about to import the chapter on Rev Learner Blackman from Rev James B. Finley's book on early Methodist Rev's. His sister,and husband,lead the 1803 Jersey colony to Old Bethel,and,1815,was followed by his brother,my James Blackman. Learner drowned just after a visit with them,and a Methodist conference meeting in Cincinnati. 1970's,the Wesleyn Methodist church on East 5th,downtown Cincinnati, was destroyed so that Procter and Gamble could build their new head quarters towers. And I have a newspaper article of Rev Learner Blackman's tombstone being found beneath the church floor, and picture of same. Downtown Cincinnati had [has?] for years,a private club called the L.B. Harrison club. The L.B. was Learner Blackman. The Harrison portion,my Mon said,was the 2 US President's Harrison's. Several other boys were named for Learner Blackman. And many for the ecentric Rev Lorenzo Dow,with whom Blackman rode the Natchez Trace about 1803. I don't agree entirely with the following,but as Rev Finley wrote,1847- CHAPTER 14 LEARNER BLACKMAN The subject of our present sketch was born in the state of New Jersey; but in regard to the exact date of his birth we have no opportunity of knowing. He was descended from pious parents, and many members of the family, at different periods of life, became religious. Our acquaintance with brother Blackman commenced in the year 1808. He was a brother-in-law of the Rev. John Collins, through whose instrumentality he was brought into the kingdom of grace, and made an heir of salvation. The personal appearance of Blackman was prepossessing, and impressed one, in looking upon his tall, slender form, and dark, flashing eye, that he had genius and eloquence; but when engaged in conversation, the brilliance and fascination of his manners would demonstrate that fact in a remarkable degree. To judge of his eloquence, however, he must be heard; and none who were permitted to listen to his silvery voice, when engaged in description, or its impassioned strains when in declamation, would go away without being impressed with his power over the heart. He may have taken the pathetic Collins for his model as a pulpit orator. Of this, however, we can not speak assuredly; but whoever was his model, or whether he had any that he copied after, one thing is certain, he was an eloquent divine. We have been favored with a description of western preachers by one who has lived to witness what he calls the various phases through which the pulpit style has passed in his day. Among the, first class of Methodist preachers there was a marked, if not an exclusive attention and devotion to doctrinal preaching. In all their sermons the distinctive doctrines of Methodism occupied the chief place. Repentance, faith, justification, sanctification, the possibility of falling from grace, with the doctrine of the atonement as contradistinguished from the Calvinian view, and occasional brushes at Church polity and ordinances as held by other denominations, formed the staples of the sermons of these early preachers. But not only was Calvinism attacked; Arianism, Universalism, and other forms of error were made feel the lash of these sturdy pioneers of the faith of Wesley. The next class which immediately succeeded these, in a great measure lost sight of polemic theology, and turned their attention to the graces of oratory. Their sermons were profusely interlarded with poetry, and some of the preachers possessed a peculiar penchant for blank verse. We recollect to have heard it said of one of the preachers of this class, that "he would break a square any time to make a jingle." Nicely-rounded periods, beauty of expression, and fine, rhetorical flourishes, were regarded as of more importance than orthodoxy itself. Still, however, there were exceptions to this general rule, as also in regards to the first class. This class had its day, and was followed by a third, and succeeding one, whose characteristic consisted in a didactic style of preaching. Their sermons, though not elaborately ornamented with poetry and flights of fancy, were, nevertheless, illustrated, from beginning to end, with anecdotes and incidents, some of which were so appropriate, that they are told by preachers of this class with thrilling effect, even to this day. A well authenticated anecdote or incident, in the hands of a skillful preacher, will frequently accomplish more in arresting the attention and stirring up the soul to action, than the most powerful declamation itself. We shall have occasion, in another part of this book, to relates some of these. This peculiar style of preaching, however, did not last always. It served its allotted time and gave way, not to a new class, but to the revival of an old one; and it seems that it did not stop in a medium in regard to its predecessors, but bounded back to the old stock, and revived the good old doctrinal style, mixing it up, however, with a little more of the, historical and exegetical. How far this applies to the Methodist pulpit of the present day, your old friend will leave some graphic delineator of the times to describe. We do not profess to wield such a pen as would claim for us the qualification to enter upon the task of describing the Methodist pulpit of the present day, though were we to assume it we would not be disposed to consider it as being marked by any one striking characteristic distinguishing it from the pulpits of other denominations. We believe the Methodist pulpit to have vastly more learning at the present time than at any former period; but whether it possesses more zeal, and devotion, and wisdom, such as is adequate to win souls to Christ, is a question we shall not at present discuss, only so far as to say that our Church seems, in the hands of the present ministry, to be enlarging her borders beyond all precedent, in every section of the country. But we ask pardon of our readers for having digressed so far from our subject, and shall resume our sketch of the young and talented Blackman. At the early age of nineteen he commenced his itinerant life. He was admitted on trial in the year 1800, and sent to Kent circuit. After this he traveled in regular succession Dover, Russell, New River, and Lexington circuits. Concerning his labors in these respective fields we have no information. In the year 1805 he was sent as a missionary to Natchez, thus passing rapidly over a vast extents of country. The new field of labor to which he was destined was then the farthest west. To reach his appointment it was necessary for him to travel through a wilderness seven or eight hundred miles in extent, untenanted, except by savages and beasts of prey. But no, there were worse men than savages and beasts of prey -- more cruel than the panther. We allude to those Indian traders who, to rob the red man of his skins and furs, would give them ardent spirits to drink and make them drunk, so that they would, in turn, rob and murder the traveler. It is the example of the white man that gave to the Indian character its desperate savageness; and as an old soldier and statesman, well acquainted with the history and policy of the nation, the other day remarked in Congress, "In every treaty that has been violated by the Indians the white man has been the aggressor." Nothing daunted, our young hero missionary started on his journey. For fourteen days and nights he traveled alone and unattended through the wilderness. At night he would hitch his horse, and taking his saddlebags for a pillow and his blanket for a covering, he would lie down in the woods, commending himself to the keeping of his God. At length he arrived at the place of his destination. Methodism had scarcely gained an existence in the place. Yet there were a few who had been awakened and converted to God through the labors of Rev. Tobias Gibson, and they were struggling to keep alive the spark of grace in the midst of the superabounding wickedness. Notwithstanding there were some reputable persons friendly disposed to religion and morals, yet it was a lamentable fact that the vast majority were totally bankrupt in morals, and their proud hearts and vicious lives made them decided opponents of the Gospel of Christ; but their opposition was more strictly arrayed against those who preached it. At one time, when a plain, unlettered man was preaching, the wicked portion of the audience had great merriment on account of his ignorance of correct language. It seems that they had set themselves up to be judges, not hearers, of the word. We have such hearers at the present day. They will make a man offend for a word, and they will tax their shallow brains so much to recollect that, such is their anxiety to criticize, that if one should ask them about the division of the subject, or even the text itself, their feeble brains can not recall it. They are unable to hold but one idea at a time. At one time the grammar of this preacher was at fault, at another time his rhetoric, and then his logic, besides his gestures were awkward, etc. They did all they could to hedge up the poor man's way, and said he was not competent to preach. However, he was not to be intimidated by the laugh and sneer of his ungodly hearers. On one of his visits he took for his text the following: "Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell!" Then said he in tones of thunder, "Gentlemen, is that grammar?" he was divinely assisted in his sermon, and having greatly the advantage of his censors, who sat as if taken by surprise, he kept it by pouring upon them passage after passage of divine denunciation upon the wicked, frequently asking the annoying question, "Gentlemen, is that grammar?" So successful was that effort, that ever afterward there was a studied silence in regard to the preacher's defects, and his grammar never afterward was called in question. In the midst of such society young Blackman commenced his labors in that distant region. He was a stranger in a strange land, far from home and kindred. There were then no missionary funds to aid the itinerant in planting the Gospel in destitute places, and all the support upon which he could rely was the naked promise, "Lo, I am with you alway, even to the end of the world." He shared largely in the labors, privations, and reproaches incident to his calling, as a minister; but he realized the fulfillment of the promise in the presence of his Master, and the consolations of his grace. Occasionally the bright and happy scenes of home would flit across his memory, and the temptation to return to the loved ones he had left would be presented to his mind. "Surely," would the tempter say, "Your God is not a hard master, and he does not require you to preach the Gospel to these who will neither receive nor support it." But "The vows of God were on him, And he dare not turn aside to Pluck terrestrial fruit, or play with Earthy flowers." What if they did not receive him; they also rejected his Master, and the servant must not be greater than his Lord; so in faith, and patience, and hope he labored on in the service of his King and Savior. In the year 1806 he was appointed presiding elder of the Mississippi district. Now laborers were brought into the field, which, while it proved a source of mutual encouragement, enabled them to present a stronger front to the enemy. The strongholds of sin and infidelity were attacked; errors, incrusted by time and fortified by custom, were destroyed; prejudices, the most inveterate, were driven away; and the light of the Gospel began to shed its cheering beams upon the long night of darkness which had reigned. Sinners were awakened and converted to God, houses of worship were erected, Churches organized, and the institutions of religion established; in fine, "the wilderness and solitary places were made glad, and the desert to rejoice and blossom as the rose," through the instrumentality of these faithful, self-denying heralds of the cross. In all the bounds of his present field of labor, when he first entered upon his work, there were but seventy-four whites and sixty-two colored members; and after three years labor he was permitted to see embraced in the same field an entire district, with five circuits and a large increase in the membership. But the itinerant system required him to cultivate other fields, and he left the lowlands of Mississippi, where he was beloved and respected by a numerous host of friends, whom God had raised up as the fruits of his labors, and went to Tennessee to preside on the Holston district. Here he continued two years, and from thence was removed to the Cumberland district, where he also remained two years, and at the expiration of which time he was placed, by the authorities of the Church, on the Nashville district. On all these fields he was in labors more abundant, and God crowned those labors with success, by making them effectual in bringing into the Church a rich harvest of souls. Perhaps under the labors of no one, in his day, were the borders of Zion more enlarged in the lengthening of her cords and the strengthening of her stakes. In the year 1815 he was reappointed to the Cumberland district. In the mean time he had married; and desirous of visiting his relations in Ohio, among whom was brother Collins, who had married his sister, he took a few days of spare time for that purpose. He was again at his home and surrounded by the scenes of his youth -- surrounded by the friends of other days, whose presence called up hallowed associations. After enjoying their society for a short time -- for he could spare but a little while to turn aside and greet his friends -- he bade them adieu and started for the field of his labors. Many tears were shed at parting, but none knew that they were the tears of a last farewell. None knew that in a few hours that tall, graceful form would be cold in death, and that dark but kindly eye, which beamed with such happiness, would close its light on earth forever. But the ways of God are inscrutable; "Impervious shadows hide The mystery of heaven." The minister and his young, blooming bride, on their return, reached Cincinnati. Here they must cross the Ohio; but no proud steamer, as now, with its spacious guards spread out to the beach, is waiting to receive the passengers and ferry them over. A crazy craft, with sails and paddles, in that olden time, was all the means possessed for keeping up a communication between Ohio and Kentucky. Alighting from the carriage, the horses were driven into the flat, and it was pushed from the shore. Brother Blackman stood in front of his horses to hold them. When all was clear, and the boat was a short distance from the shore, the ferryman commenced hoisting his sails, the sight or flapping of which frightened the horses. Blackman made every effort to hold them, but before assistance could be had they plunged overboard, taking him with them. He had a strong arm and was a good swimmer; but, alas! neither strength nor skill can avail when the work of man is done. Till that hour he was immortal, but the time had come for the termination of his labors and his release from earth. He sank to rise no more a living man, till Jesus shall wake his saints from the sleep of death and call them up to heaven. Thus ended the laborious life of the young and talented Learner Blackman; and though the waters of the river, which roll yonder, quenched his life and drowned his dying words, yet we believe he sleeps in Jesus.

Hi all, I haven't ask in awhile. I'm trying to learn the names of the children of James and Elizabeth WARD who are buried up next to the church in the Mt. Moriah Methodist Cemetery in Clermont Co. Tombstone gives James date of death 12 Jun 1843 in the 79th year of his life. Elizabeth's says she died 14 Mar 1842 in the 79th year of her life. An affidavit James gave mentions that he is a Methodist Minister and he mentions living in Berkeley Co VA now WV as a child in his father's household during the Revolutionary War. The 1880 History of Clermont Co OH by EVERTS on page 444 mentions that James WARD settled in Clermont about 1799 and remained until death. Also that most of his family removed from the area but that a daughter married Elias T. FISHER one of the first postmasters. Is Michael Lindsay WARD b 1810 probably Clermont Co one of the sons of James and Elizabeth WARD?? Michael married Elizabeth BOLANDER in Clermont Co. She is the daughter of Peter BOLANDER and Mary APPLE. He moved to Hancock Co IN when he purchased land there in 1835, later moving to Marion Co IN and then to Clinton Co IL. where he died, he died 3 Dec 1890 age 79. Emanuel WARD probably born between 1804 and 1816 married Jemima/Jessamine SMITH b OH in 1831 Fayette Co IN. Emanuel WARD, Ephraim WARD b 1816 TN my g g gf, and Michael Lindsay WARD all purchased land in Hancock Co IN in 1835 within a few months of each other. Any assistance in determining the children of James and Elizabeth WARD would be greatly appreciated. Best wishes, and happy to share Tom & Carolyn WARD P.O. Box 77 Columbus, KS 66725 (316)429-3475 tcward@columbus-ks.com

I've just the past week talked to the caretaker of the Tate Township cemetary here at Bethel,Clermont Co,Oh, and their paper records only mention who purchased the cemetary lot,not those buried within said lot. Could well be the purchaser was buried some other location. On Thu, 28 Sep 2000 12:53:55 -0400 "Delsey Knoechelman" <delseyk@bright.net> writes: > Carol brought up a good point... > <snip from previous question> > > there is one question that i have about the cemetery books ....... > are > they > > a list of only the headstones there or do they also include the > names of > > those buried who did not get a marker ....... > > To by knowledge, our cemetery books most generally only list those > headstones found. But I remember one of the ladies saying that they > actually > looked at Township Cemetery books or other cemetery records to see > if there > were any of the unreadable or missing headstones listed. I will be > sure and > ask next week at our meeting and see if I am right or wrong. > > From personal experience in the Meigs Twp book, my grandfather James > McClanahan (d.1896) is not mentioned. My grandmother remembers his > grave > being there but we can not find one, so it was probable gone in the > 70's. We > could not find any McClanahan grave markers and yet the book gives > some of > his children. Therefore, I don't know if the markers were there or > if they > got the info from another source. > > Thanks, > Delsey Knoechelman > Adams Co. Genealogical Soc., > Vice President & Newsletter Editor > > > Knoechelman Development Group > http://www.knoechelman.com > > > ==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== > Help Instructions at: > http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net > Donations to Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com makes this all > possible. > Archives: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Mille, Is your John CURLIS s/o my Asher? I know there are several John's and Asher's listed in the US Census which makes it difficult to piece people together. Marilyn Curliss Hild ---------- From: OHCLERMO-D-request@rootsweb.com To: OHCLERMO-D@rootsweb.com Subject: OHCLERMO-D Digest V00 #222 Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 2:00 PM

W. O. Curlis, b. 1838 marr. Sarah Jane Homan 26 Oct 1860 Cler. Co. Marr. William O. enlisted Aug l, 1862 in 89th Ohio Vol. Inf. (History of Cler Co.P 224) He was s/o John Curlis & Rosanna Hayes In 1910 Census of Wmsbg. Twp. Cler. Co. OH, he was 71 yrs, living on Spring St. Head of household married 49 yrs. Sarah Jane Curlis age 72, b. OH, & Dortha D. Duckworth,, age 15, grand daughter. The Curlis children were: William, Magnetta, George O. Arthur K, Roselie Curlis ( Roselie Curlis was b. Sep 14, 1861 and died Oct. 18, 1863 entry in Homan Bible.) Mille

My GGGrandfather Asher CURLIS m. Sarah DRUMMOND came from NJ. Their children were John; Mary, Wesley, & Daniel (my GGrandfather). Marilyn Curliss Hild

Between 1805 & 1837, there were 7 (seven) Charles Waits alive in Cler. Co. & Brown Co. Most lived within less than 5 miles of one another. about 1837/38 one died & one went to Missouri--but another was born in 1840. Their lives in Ohio cover a 96-yr span 1805-1901. It is small wonder that professional historians & genealogists get them mixed up. All these Charles Waits were sons or grandsons of three early settlers. Richard, Charles, & James. Richard stayed in Pa. All were born in Virginia, came to Pa. then migrated to Brown Co. James Sr. & Charles Sr. lived in Sterling Twp near Crosstown.near village of Marathon, Richards son Charles settled in Wmsb. Twp. James' son Charles lived in Marathon. James Sr. & Charles Sr. were born in Hampshire, Berkley Co. Va. stayed a while in Pa. then to Oh in 1805. All were still alive in 1839, so it probably depended on where your Thomas Cox's property was as to who witnessed the deed. Since Thomas Homan (born NJ) was married to Dorcas Cox in 9 Sep 1823 in Cler. Co. Marr. I believe I have been told the Coxs also came from NJ. after Thomas died, Dorcas marr. Daniel Perrine 17 Mar 1844 I think the Curlis' also came from NJ. Mille

Hello, I'm hoping someone can help me with a lookup from CD #145. I have requested the information from the CD lookup site...but it has been over two weeks...and one repeat request, and no response. If someone out there has CD 145, I'd greatly appreciate it if they would check for: Buckner CANDEL and Absalom CANDEL I believe this may be a VERY elusive ancestor in my Caudle line....but would like a bit of information on them. I have found the Caudle name misspelled Candle as well as Candel Any help would be great. Thank you Hope Freeman Carnicle Phoenix, AZ

I'm looking for any information regarding Eliza Ann Merritt Lea, born on February 2, 1819, in Clermont County. I understand part of this county was changed to Brown County in 1818, but I don't know exactly where Eliza lived. Eliza's father was Thomas Merritt, born October 23, 1773 in Amherst County, Virginia. Her mother was Morning Mahoney Merritt, also born in Amherst County, Virginia on February 4, 1785. Eliza had a number of siblings: Lucy W., James J., John H., Sarah L., William K., Martha Ann, Mary P., Signthia Jane, Katherine M., and George W. Mary P. was also born in Clermont County May 20, 1817. Signthia Jane and Katherine M. were born in Hamilton County, Ohio in 1821 and 1823. George W. was born in Cincinnati in 1826. Eliza was married to Charles Lea. I don't have any informaton about Charles. Any light that can be shed on any of these people would be wonderful. Thanks! Nan nancyh@cvc.net

In a message dated 09/DD/YYYY 10:14:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, RGross4935@aol.com writes: << Could someone with access to early Clermont County marriage records lookup a marriage between a James Stout and Mary Tatman. They were married around 1860. Would like to know if there is another listing for this same Mary having been married before to a Tatman. Thanks Rose >> Hi Rose, I looked in Clermont County Marriages 1850 - 1874 and could find no listings at all for a James Stout. There were two Mary Tatman entries: Mary Tatman , age 28 to John McNair , age 30 , 14 Mr , 1864 Mary Tatman ,age 18 to William J. Sharis , age 23 23 Oct 1854. Best Wishes, Tammy Altman <A HREF="http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=5647408&siteid=27621178&bfpag e=homepage2">Search 600 million names at Ancestry.com</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/clermont197/Index.html">Clermont County , Ohio Genealogy</A>

I am looking for information on the following family: Nathan KEYT: b.1798 Clermont Co. m. Martha ESKHAM: b. 1816 ENG. They had 5 children all born Clermont Co. Francis D. KEYT: b. 1834 ; Anna C.KEYT: b. 1836; William H.H.KEYT: b. abt 1839; Mary L. b. 1842; Eliza Fisher KEYT: b.abt 1846. Anna m. David AGNEW in 1870 and they had 3 sons: Nathan AGNEW: b. 1872 William AGNEW: b. 1873 David AGNEW: b. abt 1875. What happened to this family and where did they die? Anna wrote a book in 1886 called: "Out From Under A Cloud". Does anyone know where I can obtain a copy to read or to purchase? Any help very much appreciated. Twylah

I am looking for info on the KEYT families that lived in Clermont Co.in the 1800's. John KEYT: b.1755, m. Elizabeth CARTER: b. abt 1760 in Clermont Co. Does anyone know who her parents were, or anything else about her? John and Elizabeth had 9 children. I have no information on 2 of them: Joel KEYT: b. abt 1800, and Ichabod KEYT: b. about 1805, both in Clermont Co.OH. Any help will be much appreciated. Twylah

Could someone with access to early Clermont County marriage records lookup a marriage between a James Stout and Mary Tatman. They were married around 1860. Would like to know if there is another listing for this same Mary having been married before to a Tatman. Thanks Rose

I saw Mille's posting to Marilyn regarding Enos K. WAITS, son of David, son of James. This is not my direct line as far as I know but I find a James WAITS and Charles WAITS as witnesses on a Deed written in 1839 for property Thomas Cox was selling to a Jacob Sprague in Clermont County, OH. Do you know if the James you mention was in Clermont Co., at that time and do you know of a Charles? Knowing that families migrated in groups, I was hoping this might help me find where our Thomas Cox came from. Two censuses say Maryland and a sheet written a long time ago by a family member says NC. You also mention Curlis (s). I found Thomas Cox in the 1850 census living next to several Curliss'. It appears this family came from New Jersey? I know this Cox family also married into the Homan, Mc Guire, Iler, & Perine famililes. Other names on the above deed as owning land next to Thomas Cox were Walter Warfield, Joseph Jones, Robert Dandrid, Thomas Stone and a Holly Raper ( Roper?). Where did these families migrate from? Any clues would be greatly appreciated. Shari Cox