I live on the Ohio Turnpike,3 miles from it's eastern end at Bethel. 10 feet due east of this computer is one of it's milestones from ,once,Ely's store, and,I note, Thomas Sheldon,father-in-law of Benj Ely was once secretary of the turnpike company . Maurice Witham,of the Maine settlement at I-275 -RT 125 -Withamsville was President. And,if I were to hunt,I know there are share[s] of stock in the Ohio Turnpike Co in this house,someplace. 1831,the turnpike company projected Cincinnati to Portsmout, but actually built 21 1\2 miles from Union Bridge over the Little Miami [RT 125 AND 32 intersection] [El Rancho Rankin' to Bethel. Withamsville and Lindale were Maine settlements on- near the Ohio Pike. Beechmont Ave, Ohio Pike,and St Rt 125 are modern names for the pike. 1955-56, - Kilgore,and Walt Ham, and a Hall boy from the grocery then in Hamlet drag raced this straight stretch of the Ohio Pike daily. 1820 Ohio township would have included Pierce Twnsp,the s w most in Clermont. So,LINDALE WAS IN Ohio twnsp. 1812 Maine people Coombs,Tibbetts,Doane, more. mixed among Nantucket-Martha's Vineyard ex whalers. Hiram born en route Maine>Ohio? Many,many Waits n e Williamsburg,just in Sterling Twnsp,Brown Co. 1830 school census shoiwed 1 1 room school almost all Waits. Angeline hints at Monmouth Co,NJ aNGIE French. On Tue, 21 Nov 2000 18:38:44 -0500 "lillian leedom" <lili@bright.net> writes: > Mr. Fagley, > I didn't have your home email address so I am going this route. > My Great Grandfather Hiram H. Hall and his son Jobe worked on the > Ohio > Pike. Can you tell me where did the Pike originate at and where was > its > ending Point? > I think the Father of Hiram was Job Hall, Job married to Rosemina > Hall in > Maine in 1814, and Hiram was born so his death certificate says in > Pa. I > can't find anything in Pa. on his birth. I know Hiram ended up in > Clermont > Co. > There is a Job Hall found in the 1820 census in Ohio Twp.. 1830 / > 1840 in > Miami Twp. 1850 Wayne Twp. then in 1851 Ohio Tax list. > Job married Ruth Rideout in 1828 in cleremont and Ruth was from > Stonelick > Twp. > Hiram married Mary Wiley in 1848 found this in your records down > there. > One of Hiram's sons Francis Hiram married a Rosetta Tucker daughter > of > Patrick Tucker and Angeline Waites Rosetta's Death Certificate > states her > Father was Patrck Tucker and Anna Waites. Patrick and Angeline was > married > in Highland County Ohio her death record says she was born in > Madison In. > We have looked in Madison County and think maybe they meant Madison > twp. > they were around Jay Co. and Randolph Co. In. > My Father William Francis can remember Francis Hiram telling how > he killed > a man over Rosetta and put his body in the River this I tend not to > believe > I think it might have just been a tale to tell the granchildren. > To make this long letter short can you give me an idea how to go on > with my > Quest? > A couple of Cousins and I are making a Book on the Hall's and would > love to > be able to go further back than just Hiram H. Hall > Thank you very much as I do enjoy the history that you give on > Clermont > Co. > Thank you again > Jo Hall Leedom > lili@bright.net >