Well now, I am sure glad I decided to sign up recently with the Clermont List as not only am I working on the long-standing issue of finding the right DAY family of my [sons' paternal side] Sarah Ann Melvina DAY born Clermont Co., married Clermont Co. (will post separately about her), and now the recently discovered Levi and Rosannah (CASTLE) BARTHOLOMEW line in Clermont, but now I see folks looking for GRANT (presidential) kin. I have another long standing brick wall: on my [adoptive] mother's line, one of her great grandmothers was Sarah Jane GRANT, born 1820/IN or KY; Sarah Jane married James Harvey RALSTON (b 1810/Barren Co. KY; brother to Samuel RALSTON who was the father in law of Frank JAMES, of the JAMES Gang; sons of Matthew and Mary GALLOWAY RALSTON) in 1834/Morgan Co. IN. Apparently James and Sarah went back immediately to Barren Co. KY where they had children and remained until ca 1845 when James and his wife were "excommunicated" from the Peter's Creek Baptist Church over some matter I have not yet got to the bottom of; they went to Howard Co. IN by 1850, and to Hamilton Co. IN by 1856. From there they went to MO and AR. Family lore insists that Sarah Jane GRANT was kin [somehow] to the same GRANT line that gave birth to Pres. US GRANT. I have searched all the GRANTS in Morgan Co. IN and surrounding areas and around Barren Co. KY, but cannot tie any one line into Sarah's. I did find a faint possiblity for a brother of hers: 1850 Morgan Co. IN GRANT, David 34/NC Delila 31/IN Sarah 10/IN Hiram 4/IN Lafayette 2/IN This family rings a bell because Sarah and James RALSTON named two of their children "David" and "Delilah" and of course this David could have named one of his daughters "Sarah" after his sister. Unfortunately, I cannot find this family of David GRANT after this census, although I have looked in IN, MO, IL, AR. I know this query is not based in Clermont Co., but do any of you recognize anything here about this GRANT family of Sarah Jane GRANT RALSTON? If anyone knows the siblings of the father and grandfather of US GRANT, were there any that could have been in the area of Morgan Co. IN or Barren Co. KY during the period 1820-50s who might be possible father to Sarah Jane GRANT, born 1820/IN or KY (probably IN)? Thanks for all your help on all these things! What a nice group of folks. Robin So CAL ---------- From: Betty Jo Stockton [SMTP:bjstock@iag.net] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 4:12 PM To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Grant Family relations I have a nebulous connection to the Grant family... Mary (Polly) Levi [1808-1849], youngest daughter of Judah & Mary (McGraw) Levi of Mason Co, KY, married Roswell M. Grant. Roswell was the brother of Jesse Root Grant, who was the father of U.S. Grant. Roswell & Jesse were sons of Noah and Rachel (Miller) Grant. So Mary was married to Ulysses S. Grant's uncle and her children would have be his first cousins. My ancestor Elias Levi was the older brother of Mary (Polly) Levi. This Grant information came from: Grant,Arthur Hastings. THE GRANT FAMILY. Press of A. V. Haight, Poughkeepsie, NY. 1898 which I got through interlibrary loan at my local library. Betty Jo > _________ > Subject: Relatives of President Grant > Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 20:09:15 -0700 > From: Ruth Olson <rko51@uswest.net> > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > Greetings: > > Does anyone have information about the families of > Ulysses Grant's aunts and uncles? Family stories say > that my friend's gg grandmother was a first cousin of > Ulysses and that she lived in the same town as he > did. I don't know which family she belonged to, GRANT > or SIMPSON or one of the in-laws' families. > > One possible name is NANCY GRANT. And she (whoever > she was) married a man named JESSIE LUARK. The Luarks > were in Nebraska by 1891 at least. They were later in > Yakima, Washington. > > I've looked at several online genealogies for the Grant > family, but they don't seem to have complete > information about anyone but Ulysses and his direct > line. Has anyone worked on the rest of the family? > > Any help will be appreciated. > > Thank you. > > Ruth Olson > Council Bluffs, IA/Bellevue, WA > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >

Dear Betty Jo, The following web site on US Grant's genealogy may be of some help to you: http://saints.css.edu/mkelsey/gene.html Good luck, J.J. Long ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Jo Stockton" <bjstock@iag.net> To: <OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 7:11 PM Subject: Re: OHCLERMO-D Digest V00 #131 > I have a nebulous connection to the Grant family... > > Mary (Polly) Levi [1808-1849], youngest daughter of Judah & Mary (McGraw) Levi of > Mason Co, KY, married Roswell M. Grant. Roswell was the brother of Jesse Root > Grant, who was the father of U.S. Grant. Roswell & Jesse were sons of Noah and > Rachel (Miller) Grant. So Mary was married to Ulysses S. Grant's uncle and her > children would have be his first cousins. > > My ancestor Elias Levi was the older brother of Mary (Polly) Levi. > > This Grant information came from: Grant,Arthur Hastings. THE GRANT FAMILY. Press of > A. V. Haight, Poughkeepsie, NY. 1898 which I got through interlibrary loan at my > local library. > > Betty Jo > > > > _________ > > > Subject: Relatives of President Grant > > Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 20:09:15 -0700 > > From: Ruth Olson <rko51@uswest.net> > > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Greetings: > > > > Does anyone have information about the families of > > Ulysses Grant's aunts and uncles? Family stories say > > that my friend's gg grandmother was a first cousin of > > Ulysses and that she lived in the same town as he > > did. I don't know which family she belonged to, GRANT > > or SIMPSON or one of the in-laws' families. > > > > One possible name is NANCY GRANT. And she (whoever > > she was) married a man named JESSIE LUARK. The Luarks > > were in Nebraska by 1891 at least. They were later in > > Yakima, Washington. > > > > I've looked at several online genealogies for the Grant > > family, but they don't seem to have complete > > information about anyone but Ulysses and his direct > > line. Has anyone worked on the rest of the family? > > > > Any help will be appreciated. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Ruth Olson > > Council Bluffs, IA/Bellevue, WA > > > > ______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Rates for Probate copies? > > Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 00:10:49 -0700 > > From: "Robin's Nest" <aerobbins@earthlink.net> > > To: "'ohclermo-d@rootsweb.com'" <ohclermo-d@rootsweb.com> > > > > I need to order some probate copies from the Clermont Co. Probate Court for > > 1837. Can anyone tell me what the cost of copies from the court is? > > > > Robin > > So CAL > > > > ______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Parker School > > Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 05:39:40 EDT > > From: Ilikmyboat@aol.com > > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > > > The only reference I have in my PAF re: Parker School is: > > "...then attended Parker's Academy in Clermontville, Monroe > > Township,Clermont County,OH on the Ohio River before returning to farming. > > This school later became known as the Girl's Friendly School. As of 1999 > > there is only a marker where the school stood." > > > > I thought Herm would be in on this with a complete history by now. Hope he > > is OKI > > ______________________________

To All: I was at the Probate Office on Tuesday...... made copies of several wills.....cost was 50 cents per page.....I do apologize for any confusion.... was giving help based on my experience there on Tuesday. Best Wishes, Tammy In a message dated 05/25/2000 8:24:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kleinebh@fuse.net writes: << Robin, When I have been there the charge has been on the order of 10-15 cents per page. You can call them at 513-732-7243. Herman Kleine >> Hi Robin, Fees for copies from the probate court are as follows: 50 cents per page for wills , estates , guardianships , petitions , etc. $3.00 per birth , marriage and/or death records , as these must be certified. Clerk requests that you send a S.A.S.E. with each request . Before sending money , clerk suggests that you write with your request ,and they will let you know if they have found the document in question , and how much the total fee is. Address is: Clermont County Probate Court 76 S. Riverside Drive Batavia , Ohio 45103 513-732-7243 Best Wishes, Tammy Altman Clermont County Genealogy http://members.aol.com/clermont197/Index.html

Robin, When I have been there the charge has been on the order of 10-15 cents per page. You can call them at 513-732-7243. Herman Kleine -----Original Message----- From: Robin's Nest <aerobbins@earthlink.net> To: 'ohclermo-d@rootsweb.com' <ohclermo-d@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, May 25, 2000 12:10 AM Subject: Rates for Probate copies? >I need to order some probate copies from the Clermont Co. Probate Court for >1837. Can anyone tell me what the cost of copies from the court is? > >Robin >So CAL > >______________________________

The ANCESTORS series on PBS starting in June has a companion web site http://www.kbyu.org/ancestors Just thought I would share. Bev

Dear List: Thanks so much to all of the kind folk who provided info on the Probate copies of Clermont Co. I have gone ahead and written to them with the Book and page numbers and have asked them to bill me. BTW, while I have been searching the family of DAY and CHURCH in early Clermont and Brown Counties OH for some time now, I recently found another Clermont family on another line I am researching, unrelated to the other lines, that was in Clermont from ca 1815 to at least 1850. Does anyone know these folks?? BARTHOLOMEW, Levi and Rosannah (maybe Elizabeth middle name, surname CASTLE), born ca 1775/CT, who migrated first to Chittenden Co. VT, then to Coventry, Chenango Co., NY, then to Clermont between 1811 to 1819, had at least three sons: Bradley B (b 1804/VT; married Harriet WARD); Benjamin B (b 1810/NY; married Sabrina JOHNSON), and William Winnen (b 1821/Clermont; married Emily Jane BROWN). Bradley was a physician who settled in Hendricks Co., IN; Benjamin was in Hendricks Co. IN as well. William and Emily lived in Benton and Page Counties IA and William died in Page Co. 1878. The father, Levi, died in Clermont in 1837; don't know what happened to the mother. I might have found her in the 1850 census of Monroe Township, Clermont as a 71 year old living alone, no apparent kinfolk living around her. I am assuming she died in Clermont, but have not found a record to date. Robin in So Cal

Robin, If you find out how much the probate records cost, please let me know. Also, tell me how to order them. Thank you Henry Stultz MVJW58A@aol.com

I have a nebulous connection to the Grant family... Mary (Polly) Levi [1808-1849], youngest daughter of Judah & Mary (McGraw) Levi of Mason Co, KY, married Roswell M. Grant. Roswell was the brother of Jesse Root Grant, who was the father of U.S. Grant. Roswell & Jesse were sons of Noah and Rachel (Miller) Grant. So Mary was married to Ulysses S. Grant's uncle and her children would have be his first cousins. My ancestor Elias Levi was the older brother of Mary (Polly) Levi. This Grant information came from: Grant,Arthur Hastings. THE GRANT FAMILY. Press of A. V. Haight, Poughkeepsie, NY. 1898 which I got through interlibrary loan at my local library. Betty Jo > _________ > Subject: Relatives of President Grant > Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 20:09:15 -0700 > From: Ruth Olson <rko51@uswest.net> > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > Greetings: > > Does anyone have information about the families of > Ulysses Grant's aunts and uncles? Family stories say > that my friend's gg grandmother was a first cousin of > Ulysses and that she lived in the same town as he > did. I don't know which family she belonged to, GRANT > or SIMPSON or one of the in-laws' families. > > One possible name is NANCY GRANT. And she (whoever > she was) married a man named JESSIE LUARK. The Luarks > were in Nebraska by 1891 at least. They were later in > Yakima, Washington. > > I've looked at several online genealogies for the Grant > family, but they don't seem to have complete > information about anyone but Ulysses and his direct > line. Has anyone worked on the rest of the family? > > Any help will be appreciated. > > Thank you. > > Ruth Olson > Council Bluffs, IA/Bellevue, WA > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Rates for Probate copies? > Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 00:10:49 -0700 > From: "Robin's Nest" <aerobbins@earthlink.net> > To: "'ohclermo-d@rootsweb.com'" <ohclermo-d@rootsweb.com> > > I need to order some probate copies from the Clermont Co. Probate Court for > 1837. Can anyone tell me what the cost of copies from the court is? > > Robin > So CAL > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Parker School > Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 05:39:40 EDT > From: Ilikmyboat@aol.com > To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com > > The only reference I have in my PAF re: Parker School is: > "...then attended Parker's Academy in Clermontville, Monroe > Township,Clermont County,OH on the Ohio River before returning to farming. > This school later became known as the Girl's Friendly School. As of 1999 > there is only a marker where the school stood." > > I thought Herm would be in on this with a complete history by now. Hope he > is OKI

Hi Robin, Fees for copies from the probate court are as follows: 50 cents per page for wills , estates , guardianships , petitions , etc. $3.00 per birth , marriage and/or death records , as these must be certified. Clerk requests that you send a S.A.S.E. with each request . Before sending money , clerk suggests that you write with your request ,and they will let you know if they have found the document in question , and how much the total fee is. Address is: Clermont County Probate Court 76 S. Riverside Drive Batavia , Ohio 45103 513-732-7243 Best Wishes, Tammy Altman Clermont County Genealogy http://members.aol.com/clermont197/Index.html In a message dated 05/25/2000 3:12:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, aerobbins@earthlink.net writes: << I need to order some probate copies from the Clermont Co. Probate Court for 1837. Can anyone tell me what the cost of copies from the court is? Robin So CAL >>

I need to order some probate copies from the Clermont Co. Probate Court for 1837. Can anyone tell me what the cost of copies from the court is? Robin So CAL

The only reference I have in my PAF re: Parker School is: "...then attended Parker's Academy in Clermontville, Monroe Township,Clermont County,OH on the Ohio River before returning to farming. This school later became known as the Girl's Friendly School. As of 1999 there is only a marker where the school stood." I thought Herm would be in on this with a complete history by now. Hope he is OKI

Greetings: Does anyone have information about the families of Ulysses Grant's aunts and uncles? Family stories say that my friend's gg grandmother was a first cousin of Ulysses and that she lived in the same town as he did. I don't know which family she belonged to, GRANT or SIMPSON or one of the in-laws' families. One possible name is NANCY GRANT. And she (whoever she was) married a man named JESSIE LUARK. The Luarks were in Nebraska by 1891 at least. They were later in Yakima, Washington. I've looked at several online genealogies for the Grant family, but they don't seem to have complete information about anyone but Ulysses and his direct line. Has anyone worked on the rest of the family? Any help will be appreciated. Thank you. Ruth Olson Council Bluffs, IA/Bellevue, WA

Warrene, I'm completely in the dark about this, will research and see what I can find, Bruce Wforgeron@aol.com wrote: > Herman or Bruce or listers > > Read the post from the man in Ca. about Parker School, I have been reading my > Thompson Genealogy book (just got it) and am wondering is Parker School and > Clermont Academy, one in the same school? I understand Priscilla (Mulloy) and > Daniel Parker started Clermont Academy on their farm, what do you know about > these schools ? Warrene

I am looking for the heritage of the Fryburger clan before they went to Clermont Co., Ohio. There was one newspaper article stating they were Jewish from Snyder Co., Penn. Does anyone have any more information about that? Also, does anyone have any more information on the Wagners? Has anyone proven where Jacob Reeder's,( the Rev. Soldier) ancestors came from.? Ginger

Can anyone hlp me with Greenbriar Cem. --- any listings for Reynolds ---also where is the cemetry located - thanks Harriet Reynolds Rariden in Decatur, IL

Need to find husband of Sarah Smith b.1801-N.J. and father of Jacob b. 1828, Anna b. 1831, Erastus b. 1833, Mary b. 1837 and Lewis b. 1839, all born in Ohio. They are located in the 1850 Clermont Co. census in Miami Twp. with no husband or father listed. Need to know if Jacob Smith found in 1840 Clermont Co., Miami Twp. could be the right man? Appreciate any help given.....Thanks..

Herman or Bruce or listers Read the post from the man in Ca. about Parker School, I have been reading my Thompson Genealogy book (just got it) and am wondering is Parker School and Clermont Academy, one in the same school? I understand Priscilla (Mulloy) and Daniel Parker started Clermont Academy on their farm, what do you know about these schools ? Warrene

I would like to know more about an area called the Scotch settlement and the Presbyterian Church of Monroe. Does anyone have a list of the original church members? I am researching the family of John and Rebecca HERRON, their children: David, James, William, Andrew, Anna, Rebecca, James and Joseph. Regards, Ed in CA

I am researching the HERRON family in Clermont County. Does anyone have information regarding the HERRONs or Parker Academy? Regards, Ed in CA

"Brown's Plague" and "SPRING GARDEN" were once lands of my Mom's George and Mary Stevenson Brown's.,1743+ at Westminster,n mid Md. However, the Flegle-Fleagle are "not' my Dad's Fagley's. George Brown,mentioned,with a 1730's birth date would be uncle of my Capt-Lt-Rev-JP George Brown,d 1814 m Elizabeth McQueen. Henry Brown mentioned would not be the Madison Co,Ky-Clermont Co,Oh til 1810 Henry Brown, sire of [Geo ]Washington Brown m Jousha McQueen's gal,1803. He would also not be the Henry,son of Geo and Mary Stevenson Brown, whose son,Edward Brow n m 1st a Durbin. I'VE SEEN diffebaugh or De Firebaugh with my Brown's on the frontiers of Weirton,WV,and Pike Co,Oh. One went with George Crogan to Illinois 1765-70 era,or with George Morgan . Kaskaskia,ILL G On Tue, 23 May 2000 19:09:27 -0400 Richard Koch <rtkoch@newaccess.hereintown.net> writes: > FLEGLE / FLEAGLE > > Charles, Valentine, Jacob John FLEGLE ..vs.. Lawrence Mary BURKHART > > Valentine FLEGLE d/ 1801 in Frederick (now Carroll) County > Children - > 1. Charles > 2. Valentine Jr > 3. Jacob > 4. John > 5. Anna? w/o Daniel ZACHARIAS > 6. Catharine w/o John COVER > 7. Polly w/o David STONER > 8. Mary w/o Jacob DAGEY > > Land - Tracts "Brown's Plague", "Spring Garden", "Resurvey on > Molly's > Industry" purchased 17 Nov 1773 containing 149 3/4 acres. Land was > said > to be near Krider's Church. The four brothers claimed the land had > been > divided off for each to have a section upon their father's death. > The > three elder brothers had in fact lived on the land with Valentine Jr > and > > Charles having built log cabins on it. After Valentine Jr asked to > have > the land deeded to him and Valentine refusing, Jr then moved to > Reisterstown, outside of Baltimore, and took the cabin apart and > rebuilt > > it there. All three of the brothers later moved off the land but > Jacob > returned and moved into the house that Charles had built about a > year > before his mother died and remained there until the summer of 1798 > when > Valentine by jury had Jacob evicted from the land. (Act of 1793, > Chapter > > 43 - Dispossession of Tenant at Will). > > Valentine's wife died about 1797 and he being alone and helpless > (needing two canes to walk at times), hired a housekeeper. The > siblings > being concerned over losing their inheritance beat the housekeeper > and > drove her off. However, Valentine was able to convince her to return > and > > then asked her to marry him, this about 18 months after the death of > his > > first wife. The young woman he married was Mary FLYDON (about 20 yrs > old) although he was in his 70's. (Mary FLYDON had been poor and had > been bound out as a servent to a Mr SWISHER) > > This complaint had been filed as early as 25 Jul 1799 when Valentine > gave testimony. Valentine sold part of the land to Henry BROWN @ > 1800, > about a year after Valentine's second marriage. The proceedings > continued even after his death until 1810. > > Depositions were taken at the tavern of Peter SHOEMAKER on 18 Nov > 1805. > Those who gave testimony - John WAMPLER (age 32 then), John BENDER > (age > 50 then), John SLIFE (age 49 then), Dewalt YOUNG (age 48 then), > Daniel > ZACHARIAS (age @ 28 then, gr/son). Court was adjourned til the 29th > of > November at Taneytown in the house of Eli BENTLEY where John BENDER > testified - about 24 years ago, Valentine, the father, had divided > all > his land into four parts for his four sons and set stones at the > corners > > and had entered into a written agreement with them and in return > they > would maintain him in separate house; he left this agreement in the > house of Henry MYERS for safe keeping. At some point, Valentine went > to > Henry MYERS (only English clerk in the area and Chief of Writings > for > the neighborhood) under the pretence of wanting to hear it read and > snatched it and destroyed it. Unfortunately the said Henry MYERS has > moved on to an unknown location. Testimony revealed both son John > and > son-in-law Danial ZACHARIAS had offered to have Valentine live with > them. Valentine however felt his sons had treated him badly and > didn't > want to live with any of them, he wanted to disinherit them and had > offered to sell his land to son-in-law Daniel ZACHARIAS. > > Court adjourned and again met on in Jan 1806 back at Peter > SHOEMAKER's > Tavern. Depositions were heard from: John MARKER (age @ 50 then), > William DURBIN Jr (age @ 32 then), John MITTIN (age @ 63 then), > George > BROWN Sr (age @ 74 then), Daniel KLINE (age @ 65 then), Henry BROWN > Jr > (age @ 35 then), Henry STEVENSON (age @ 66 then), John DIFFEBAUGH > (age @ > > 39 then), John WARNER (age @ 67 then), William DURBIN, Merryman > STEVENSON (age @ 37 then - had a tavern about a mile from > Valentine's > house). Testimony states Valentine's daughter Catherine and her > girls > had beaten Mary FLYDON and tried to run her off > in fear she would marry him and take everything. Valentine was > angered > by this and out of spite went to have a will made in order to > dissolve > the agreement with his sons. He had decided to give his new wife > everything and his children nothing. The court ruled to go by the > wishes > > of the will and all property was given to his second wife, the now > Mrs. > Lawrence BURKHART. Final decree was issued 31 Mar 1810. > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Frederick County, Md - Chancery Case # 1759 dtd Feb 1810 > (Md State Archives, MdHR 17, 898-1759, 1-36-1-87) > *************************************************** > > > >