Good afternoon, I am pleased to announce that we have made available the first 50 years of Preble County marriage images (1808-early 1859) available in a database format. Simply enter a surname (even a few letters) and a hit list of entries appear providing the year, record type and a hot link to the actual image. Now you can see and print out a copy from the original! Eventually it will continue various record types. Go to our genealogy page : http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/genealogy/index.htm Choose under Preble County Sources : Genealogical & Historical Records of Preble County Search hints and information about the codes used are provided on the first page. If we were uncertain of a spelling, it was entered a variety of ways. Check back often. We have already scanned images into the early 1900s and are working on the index. As both are complete data will be added. Susan -- Susan H. Kendall, Director Preble County District Library 450 S. Barron Street Eaton, OH 45320 voice: 937-456-4250 - fax: 937-456-6092 eLibrary: http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/

Is any one studying the family of this John Thomas? His estate packet is #282. Is this the John Thomas who married Lucinda Edwards in 1830? Sharon Mills

Happy Valentine's Day to All! Just in the nick of time for Valentine's Day, I have mounted on DCOWeb.org Billy Baker's latest gift to the Darke Co./Randolph Co. researchers! While he was transcribing the obituaries from the Union City Evening Times and the Union City Times-Gazette, he also transcribed the marriage license applications that were published in the newspaper between June 1934 and Dec. 1941. There are 1,738 applications which were made in Winchester, IN. They cover people from a wide geographical area. The paper published the names and ages of the applicants, their occupations, and their places of residence. Remember that these are only applications - probably some of the marriages didn't take place. So, as Billy says in the introduction, the application listing should be used as another "clue" and the Court Records should be checked. Again, I'm very grateful to Billy for all of his hard work and dilligence with his projects to aid us in our research! Hope you all have a Great Day! --Jane http://randolph.dcoweb.org/UCmarlic1.htm

Please reply ONLY on the Board (links below): ============================================ This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACE/263.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Dates given for Opal Coppess are 1889 - 19-- On same stone Frank's dates are 1887 - 19-- It looks like when New Teegarden Cemetery was read in 1965-1966, Opal and Frank were still living.

Please reply ONLY on the Board (links below): ============================================ This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACE/263.2 Message Board Post: Nancy and James Mendenhall are buried in the Greenville Cemetery mausoleum. Frank & Opal Coppess are buried at the New Teegarden Cemetery. Willard and Bertie Coppess are also at the New Teegarden Cemetery James M. Coppess is buried in the Greenville Cemetery mausoleum. Died 1938 I didn't find any information on Anna or Emma. This information came from the Short and Bowers cemetery books.

Please reply ONLY on the Board (links below): ============================================ This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: KRIEGER, CREAGER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACE/267.1 Message Board Post: Do you know anything else about your Alice Creager? I have three Alice CREAGERs within my data collection of various info. My CREAGER grandmother was from Darke Co., OH. Before that from Montgomery Co., OH and before that from Frederick Co., MD, being of the Johann Casper Krieger/Creager line. Audrey

Please reply ONLY on the Board (links below): ============================================ This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACE/267 Message Board Post: L@@king for info. Alice Creager b.abt. 1865 -1870 Darke Co. Ohio --m/ Isaac Harry Jones of Terre Haute IN. Thanks for Your time and consideration M.Peeples

Please reply ONLY on the Board (links below): ============================================ This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Templer, Carlisle, Mendenhall, Coppess Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACE/263 Message Board Post: I am searching for the burial locations of the following family members: Nancy C. (Carlisle) Mendenhall, b. 1841, d. 1925 James M. C. Mendenhall, b. 1839, d. 1912 Husband and wife, believed buried in Greenville area cemetery James M. Coppess, b. 1857, d. unk Emma L. (Mendenhall) Coppess, b. 1862, d. 1883 Anna D. (Mendenhall) Coppess, b. 1866, d. unk Two sisters, married to same husband at different times Willard S. Coppess, b. 1860, d. 1934 Bertie M. (Mendenhall) Coppess, b. 1864, d. 1899 Husband and wife Frank M. Coppess, b. 1887, d. unk Opal (Huddle) Coppess, wife of Frank All these family members lived in the Ansonia area. I would appreciate any assistance anyone can give to locate these family members in area cemeteries.

Hi Folks: Well the winter cold in North Central OH and snows lets one get absorbed in "search mode"....I got Family Tree for a Christmas present so am trying to put all the info I got into the program and into "the (computer) "puter." AND trying to do research too. Have not learned how about all the Bells and Whistles that came with this program, but am working on it. Anyhow --- I sent a request to DAR because I think I recall (as a child) my grandmother receiving DAR periodicals. Anyhow the research is still going on but the name/my question is: William Brock. There were some Brocks in Clark County but there are some in Darke County also (especially since a cemetery is named Brock) ---- does anyone know of a William Brock that might have been in the Revolutionary War? Just curious. June E. Hulit kerryoh@sssnet.com Wooster, OH

Garst Museum's opening has been delayed for another week. Opening weekend will be February 20-22, 2004.

Whoa!!! Thanks folks for all of your responses....most informative. June E. Hulit kerryoh@sssnet.com

JeanH writes: ......Oh, that fake eBay has sent me a third request for personal info. Thank you. jeanh Okay --- there is lots of "internet" stuffs out there to take advantage of us.....but please fill me in --- what fake eBay??? How does one tell it is fake? June E. Hulit kerryoh@sssnet.com Wooster, OH

More and more scams are out there, and the current thing is to design these web sites which are impossible to tell from the real ones. If you receive mail from any of them, asking for personal information, do not respond. Some are coming from AOL, banks, department stores etc. and they want credit card numbers or other such data and say you must update, or your account will be dropped. No legitimate company is going to do this. If in doubt, phone them to be sure. We received notice last week of fake e-mail that had come out allegedly from SBC Yahoo, parent company for Prodigy. Entirely unrelated to computers, I will pass along something that is happening in the Phoenix area. Cars are being broken into expressly for the purpose of stealing the registration as it generally contains social security numbers. This is being used for identity theft. No doubt this is going on in many parts of the country, so avoid carrying that information in your car if you possibly can. If at all possible, do not have your S.S. number on your driver's license either. Also, with the cell phones that can take pictures--they say be aware of your surroundings when you write checks or use credit cards in the stores because people can use those phones to steal info. as well. Karen -----Original Message----- From: June E. Hulit [mailto:kerryoh@sssnet.com] Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 3:43 PM To: OHDARKE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [OHDARKE] Fake eBay???? JeanH writes: ......Oh, that fake eBay has sent me a third request for personal info. Thank you. jeanh Okay --- there is lots of "internet" stuffs out there to take advantage of us.....but please fill me in --- what fake eBay??? How does one tell it is fake? June E. Hulit kerryoh@sssnet.com Wooster, OH --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.574 / Virus Database: 364 - Release Date: 1/29/04

Due to some remolding delays Garst Museum will open a week late this year. Opening day is Friday, February 13, 2004. Remember Garst will only be open on weekends in February.

Does anyone live near the courthouse that they could find a marriage record for me please?? I'm trying to find what info might be in this: Mrs Rebecca ZIMMERMAN to William DAVIS, 29 August 1891 in Darke Co. Thank you so much for any help! Sharon Frank in Fl. sharon1@cfl.rr.com

I am trying to find the birth record so I can verify the idenity of his parents.

My aplogies to Wayne <wayfnic@hotmail.com> who wrote the message below. He posted from an alternate address and it didn't go through. While trying to get it to the list, I made a mistake and forgot that a re-send would strip his identifying information.... [I get 20 lashes!] ....and his information even applies to my own interests as Nancy is a distant cousin to me! At 1/12/04 11:14 AM, WAYNE wrote: >I just mounted, on my website, several picture for Nancy Stump. She wanted >and easy way to get these pictures to her brother and neices in Arizona so >I volunteered to put them on the web for her. Nancy has given permission >to give out the URL. Pictures are of the Grise and Bashore >families. http://www.100megsfree.com/waynic/Nancy/nancy.htm > >Wayne

I just mounted, on my website, several picture for Nancy Stump. She wanted and easy way to get these pictures to her brother and neices in Arizona so I volunteered to put them on the web for her. Nancy has given permission to give out the URL. Pictures are of the Grise and Bashore families. http://www.100megsfree.com/waynic/Nancy/nancy.htm Wayne

Please reply ONLY on the Board (links below): ============================================ This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Holmes, Rider, Thwaits, Twaits Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACE/261.1 Message Board Post: Is there any chance that you have information on Bertha A. Holmes, b Jan 1972, who was the daughter of Edwin Holmes and Loretta Rider? Bertha Married Benjamin Thwaits/Twaits in 1898 in Indiana. If so, I'd love to share info with you.

Christian (Christopher) Rush married 1. Linnia (Lavina) Suffield (Scofield), 2. Nancy Williams Powers. Sons: Ruben, Israel by 1st wife; Jonathan, Martin by 2nd wife. Jonathan Rush married 1. Mary Jane Brown, 2. Eliza Inez. Had eight children. Son James Rush by 1st wife. James Rush married Rachel Alice Kolstad. This is my Rush line. John Brown married Suzannah Bond. Daughter Mary Jane Brown. Mary Jane Brown married Jonathan Rush. This is my Brown line. Aaron Mendenhall married Miriam Rich. Daughter Sarah Mendenhall. Sarah Mendenhall married Joseph Bond. Daughter Suzannah Bond. Suzannah Bond married John Brown. This is my Bond line. I have more on the Bond line, but information on the Rush and Brown lines is very sketchy. Can you help? Tina