When you record an oral history, remember that you're an interested relative, not a hard-nosed reporter. Recording an oral history should be an enjoyable experience for everyone involved, and you're more likely to get good results if that's the case. Below are a few tips: 1.Schedule the oral history session in advance. Don't just show up on a person's doorstep unexpectedly. 2.Bring a tape recorder, or pen and paper, or both. If you want to use a tape recorder, make sure you get prior permission from the person you're interviewing. You may want to take a few notes even if you use a tape recorder, perhaps to get the correct spellings of places and people's names. If you use a tape recorder, be sure to test the recorder as well as the tape to make sure that each is working. 3.Make sure you record the date and location of the interview, as well as the name of the interviewer and the interviewee. 4.Ask questions to start things off, but don't be afraid to let the person you're interviewing talk "off the subject." You may get some of the best stories this way. If they really start rambling, gently steer them back to your questions. 5.Don't push for answers. If you're asking questions that seem to make the person uncomfortable, ask if they want to continue or if they would rather talk about something else. 6.If you ask "when" something happened, the answer will often be "I don't know, " because the individual doesn't recall the exact date or year. Instead of asking "when," ask the question in relation to another event. For example, did an event take place before or after the individual got married, or before or after the individual's parents died? You can also begin the question with "About how old were you when...." Using these techniques, you're more likely to get answers. 7.If you have any old pictures or other items that you have questions about, bring them along. You may get answers to your questions, and you will probably hear some good stories, too. 8.Keep the session relatively short, no more than one or two hours. Recording an oral history should be fun, not hard work. You can schedule another session at a later date if you want to continue recording the oral history. Michael Reck 2434 Forest Home Ave. Riverside, Ohio 45404-2410 E-Mail: moreck@juno.com "I owe my life to the Ancestors that I find" - Michael Reck !^NavFont02F07970007NGHHN99DC25 *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - Email From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Zimmerman Family Web Page: http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/index.html - For Updates on all my Ohio Pages join the Maggie_Ohio Maillist send an email to Maggie_Ohio-L-request@rootsweb.com - Ohio County USGenWeb Pages: **Erie Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/erie.htm **Franklin Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/franklin1.html **Knox Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Knox/primepg.htm **Medina Co. at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/index.htm **Miami Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/miami.htm *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

"If only the typewriter had been invented a few centuries earlier!" That's often the cry of people trying to read older records. Old fashioned handwriting often gives older documents charm, but it also can be difficult to decipher. Below are a few clues that may help you out. First, read slowly and with care. Make sure that the words make sense, and don't assume anything. Watch out for double S's. The first S in a pair was often written to look like a lower case F. The following capital letters often look the same: I and J, L and S, L and T, M and N, T and F, and U and V. Don't forget the possibility of abbreviations. Names were abbreviated quite often, as well as common words. For example, you may find "sd" for "said," "decd" for "deceased," "do" for "ditto," "chh" for "church," and "rect" for "receipt." Double letters were often written as single letters with a line or tilde above them. Name abbreviations usually consist of the first three or four letters plus the last letter. Both name and word abbreviations are normally written with the last letter of the abbreviation raised. If you're having trouble deciphering a word, try saying it out loud in several different ways. If you can, read the remainder of the sentence and try to figure out what word would make sense. Find other words in the document that you can read, and use the letters in those words to piece together the letters in the words that you can't read. Use a handwriting book to help piece the letters together. Two books that you can use are The Handwriting of American Records for a Period of 300 Years, by E. Kay Kirkham and Understanding Colonial Handwriting, by Harriet Strykker-Rodda. If all else fails, you may need to consult a handwriting expert. Michael Reck 2434 Forest Home Ave. Riverside, Ohio 45404-2410 E-Mail: moreck@juno.com "I owe my life to the Ancestors that I find" - Michael Reck !^NavFont02F06120006NGHHM[C28F *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - Email From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Zimmerman Family Web Page: http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/index.html - For Updates on all my Ohio Pages join the Maggie_Ohio Maillist send an email to Maggie_Ohio-L-request@rootsweb.com - Ohio County USGenWeb Pages: **Erie Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/erie.htm **Franklin Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/franklin1.html **Knox Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Knox/primepg.htm **Medina Co. at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/index.htm **Miami Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/miami.htm *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Some of today's most familiar words had different meanings during colonial times. The change in meaning usually occurred in words referring to social relationships. For example, the word "cousin" often meant niece or nephew; and the title "Mrs." could show high social status, not marital status. There are a few other relationship terms that you should look out for: The terms "niece" and "nephew" spring from Latin words which meant "granddaughter" and "grandson," so you may find them used in that context. When we use the words "junior" and "senior," we normally think of a father and son relationship. However, in the past, these words were used much more liberally and could refer to an uncle and nephew, or even to two people with the same name who were unrelated. The words "brother" and "sister" also were used in different ways. Members of the same church often referred to each other as brothers and sisters, and a married couple would refer to their brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law just as brothers and sisters. The term "in-law" can also cause problems. In the past, "in-law" relationships could be either step relationships or the regular in-law relationship that we think of today. Misunderstanding and misinterpreting these terms can really twist the branches of your family tree, so when you're reading older records it is important to be cautious. When it is possible, verify information with other records. This is the best way to make sure that you have the correct information. In addition, look at the rest of the language in the document. The more arcane terms and spellings you find, the more careful you should be. Michael Reck 2434 Forest Home Ave. Riverside, Ohio 45404-2410 E-Mail: moreck@juno.com "I owe my life to the Ancestors that I find" - Michael Reck !^NavFont02F05D40007NGHHLD6E46A *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - Email From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Zimmerman Family Web Page: http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/index.html - For Updates on all my Ohio Pages join the Maggie_Ohio Maillist send an email to Maggie_Ohio-L-request@rootsweb.com - Ohio County USGenWeb Pages: **Erie Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/erie.htm **Franklin Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/franklin1.html **Knox Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Knox/primepg.htm **Medina Co. at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/index.htm **Miami Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/miami.htm *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Below is a list of household places where you may find genealogical information. You can probably think of a few other places to look, too. Ask your relatives if they have or know of any items like these that might be useful to your research. When you're looking for information at home, you may find items that are dated, but don't have years. For example, Thursday, March 8. This is especially true with diaries, letters, and clippings found in scrapbooks. You can figure out what the year is by using a perpetual calendar. Autograph books Bibles Books (check for inscriptions in them) Certificates (from schools or jobs) Closet doors (look for writing on the inside) Clothing and hats Cookbooks Diaries and day books Family trees Furniture (sometimes you'll find names and dates on the bottoms or backs of furniture) Photo albums Important papers (wills, titles, and deeds) Jewelry (such as pins, ID bracelets, charm bracelets, lockets, or anything else that may have an inscription or indicate membership in an organization) Letters Newspaper clippings Pictures (don't forget to look at the backs) Resumes School papers (report cards can have parents' signatures) Scrapbooks Sewing samplers, quilts, and other handmade items Trunks and chests Yearbooks Michael Reck 2434 Forest Home Ave. Riverside, Ohio 45404-2410 E-Mail: moreck@juno.com "I owe my life to the Ancestors that I find" - Michael Reck !^NavFont02F04990007NGHHK9B651C *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - Email From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Zimmerman Family Web Page: http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/index.html - For Updates on all my Ohio Pages join the Maggie_Ohio Maillist send an email to Maggie_Ohio-L-request@rootsweb.com - Ohio County USGenWeb Pages: **Erie Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/erie.htm **Franklin Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/franklin1.html **Knox Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Knox/primepg.htm **Medina Co. at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/index.htm **Miami Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/miami.htm *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Over time, many disease names have changed. Below is a list of some of the old terms that you may come across and their current names. Outdated Term Current Term apoplexy stroke bad blood syphilis blood poisoning septicemia (overwhelming bacterial infection) Bright's disease glomerulonephritis (serious kidney disease) consumption tuberculosis, pulmonary cretinism hypothyroidism, congenital dropsy congestive heart failure fatty liver cirrhosis glandular fever mononucleosis grippe influenza (flu) killed lots of people in 1918 jail fever typhus lock jaw tetanus lung fever pneumonia lung sickness tuberculosis plague/black death Bubonic plague podagra gout Pott's disease tuberculosis of the spinal vertebrae quinsy streptococcal tonsillitis scrofula tuberculosis of the neck lymph nodes toxemia of pregnancy eclampsia (high blood pressure & seizures) !^NavFont02F02E40007NGHHIE539AD *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - Email From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Zimmerman Family Web Page: http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/index.html - For Updates on all my Ohio Pages join the Maggie_Ohio Maillist send an email to Maggie_Ohio-L-request@rootsweb.com - Ohio County USGenWeb Pages: **Erie Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/erie.htm **Franklin Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/franklin1.html **Knox Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Knox/primepg.htm **Medina Co. at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/index.htm **Miami Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/miami.htm *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Hi Everyone! The new queries and/or surname registrations are now on view on the My OHGenWeb pages. Please go to the --Erie County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Erie/queries.htm --Franklin County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Franklin/queries.htm Visit the transcription of a small Brice Cemetery at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/cemnow2.htm. Visit the researchers page...a new Researcher was added. This is at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/resources.html. --Knox County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Knox/queries.htm --Medina County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/queries.htm --Miami County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Miami/queries.htm --The Free Lookup Database Queries have also been posted at http://www.rootsweb.com/Free/queries.htm. --I redid the following page in my Ohio County Section. Visit Medina County at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mmedina.html. --The 'Ohio Lands---a Short History" Publication can be ordered without charge by sending your name and address to Clinton Turner's Email - CSTURNER@auditor.State.OH.US. --I have added the Ohio Adoption Codes pertaining to Open Records on my page http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/adopt.html. --I have finished my section on Historic American Highways complete with maps of the trails, Ohio County Boundaries (separate maps for 1792, 1797, 1799, 1801, 1803, 1806, 1808, 1810, 1812, 1814, 1816), and Ohio Revolutionary Trails System. They all are available from http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/pioneer.html. --Notice: Darke County Gen. Soc. Seminar (September). Too early to register but you might want to keep this in mind: This year's date is Sept. 19, 1998. 8am - 4 pm. Tentatively, the main topic will be Virginia research. Vendors will be present. Address: Brick Room, Brethren Home, Chestnut St., Greenville Ohio. --Notice: Tenth Annual Genealogical Spring Jamboree. April 4, 1998. 8:00am - 4:00 pm At Piqua High School, Piqua Ohio. Edison Drive area, east of Piqua. (Near exit off I-75.) Keynote speaker will be Arlene Eakle, PhD., president and founder of the Genealogical Intitute. If you did not receive a registration form and would like to attend, send $10.00 to L. Croy, 18600 Ft. Lor.-Swanders Rd,, Sidney, Ohio, 45365-9216. After March 20, the cost is $12. **This is always a good seminar; various speakers and topics in addition to quite a few vendors-Adele** --I added a link to my genealogical links at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mlinks.html for John Fuller's Genealogy Resources on the Internet file at http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/internet.html. This is a great page and well worth a visit. --I redid the Miami County OHGenWeb resources page. Please go and check it out at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/resource.htm. I added Tom Brown and he has information on the Paulus, Brumbaugh, Hoover, Brown, Metzger and other Brethren families as they migrated from Bedford and Huntingdon counties, PA into Montgomery and Miami Counties, OH and on to Kosicusko, Henry and Elkhart IN. Please feel free to offer suggestions about how to make it easier. Some of the pages do take some time to load but you should be pleased with the information provided. Maggie *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - Email From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Zimmerman Family Web Page: http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/index.html - For Updates on all my Ohio Pages join the Maggie_Ohio Maillist send an email to Maggie_Ohio-L-request@rootsweb.com - Ohio County USGenWeb Pages: **Erie Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/erie.htm **Franklin Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/franklin1.html **Knox Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Knox/primepg.htm **Medina Co. at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/index.htm **Miami Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/miami.htm *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

looking for information on a James Lovell married to a Mary Gibson gave birth to a son Washington Malon Lovell dec 30 ,1828 in Clermont County Ohio records in Batavia Ohio, can not locate anything on parents

Hi Again, I must have been asleep when I did my last message. The URL for my Brown County Ohio page is http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mbrown.html. Maggie *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - Email From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Zimmerman Family Web Page: http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/index.html - For Updates on all my Ohio Pages join the Maggie_Ohio Maillist send an email to Maggie_Ohio-L-request@rootsweb.com - Ohio County USGenWeb Pages: **Erie Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/erie.htm **Franklin Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/franklin1.html **Knox Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Knox/primepg.htm **Medina Co. at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/index.htm **Miami Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/miami.htm *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Hi Everyone! The new queries and/or surname registrations are now on view on the My OHGenWeb pages. Please go to the --Erie County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Erie/queries.htm --Franklin County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Franklin/queries.htm Visit the transcription of a small Brice Cemetery at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/cemnow2.htm. Visit the researchers page...a new Researcher was added. This is at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/resources.html. --Knox County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Knox/queries.htm --Medina County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/queries.htm --Miami County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Miami/queries.htm As you have noticed I have made many changes in the appearance of the pages attached to Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust and Genealogy Fever. Please take a few moments to check out the special things that have been created. --You can read about and view Valentine's Day Graphics at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Holidays/h1index.html or learn about President's Day at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/5/prindex.html. --The Free Lookup Database Queries have also been posted at http://www.rootsweb.com/Free/queries.htm. --I redid the following pages in my Ohio County Section. Visit Adams County at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/madams.html, Brown County at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/brown.html, and Montgomery County at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mmontgomery.html. Please feel free to offer suggestions about how to make it easier. Some of the pages do take some time to load but you should be pleased with the information provided. Maggie *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - Email From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Zimmerman Family Web Page: http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/index.html - For Updates on all my Ohio Pages join the Maggie_Ohio Maillist send an email to Maggie_Ohio-L-request@rootsweb.com - Ohio County USGenWeb Pages: **Erie Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/erie.htm **Franklin Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/franklin1.html **Knox Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Knox/primepg.htm **Medina Co. at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/index.htm **Miami Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/miami.htm *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

THIS IS LONG BUT LOVELY!! I thought it was so sweet. John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn't, the girl with the rose. His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner's name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II. During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was budding. Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn't matter what she looked like. When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting - 7:00 PM at the Grand Central Station in New York. "You'll recognize me," she wrote, "by the red rose I'll be wearing on my lapel." So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he'd never seen. I'll let Mr. Blanchard tell you what happened: A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her blonde hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. I started toward her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose. As I moved, a small, provocative smile curved her lips. "Going my way, sailor?" she murmured. Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her, and then I saw Hollis Maynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl. A woman well past 40, she had graying hair tucked under a worn hat.. She was more than plump, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own. And there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible, her gray eyes had a warm and kindly twinkle. I did not hesitate. My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her. This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment. "I'm Lieutenant John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?" The woman's face broadened into a tolerant smile. "I don't know what this is about, son," she answered, "but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!" It's not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell's wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. "Tell me whom you love," Houssaye wrote, "And I will tell you who you are." !^NavFont02F0BE30007NGHHRE5F2F3 *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - Email From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Zimmerman Family Web Page: http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/index.html - For Updates on all my Ohio Pages join the Maggie_Ohio Maillist send an email to Maggie_Ohio-L-request@rootsweb.com - Ohio County USGenWeb Pages: **Erie Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/erie.htm **Franklin Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/franklin1.html **Knox Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Knox/primepg.htm **Medina Co. at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/index.htm **Miami Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/miami.htm *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Hi All, This came and I just thought I would send it on to you all. Maggie GENEALOGY VOCABULARY Although this is not a comprehensive list, it will give you definitions for some of the more common terms, especially those used in legal documents. I hope it will be helpful! ABSTRACT: a brief statement of the main parts of a document. ABSTRACT OF TITLE: a condensed history of the title of a piece of real property, including any liabilities to which it may be subject. ADMINISTRATOR: one legally authorized by the court to manage and settle an estate when the deceased has not left a will and named and executor. (female, ADMINISTRIX) AFFINITY: a relationship by marriage, rather than by blood. ANNO DOMINI: a Latin term meaning "in the year of our Lord". APPURTENANCE: something that belongs to something else. Example: the buildings on a piece of real property would be appurtenances. APPRENTICE: a person, often a minor, bound (sometimes by law) to a master for the purpose of learning a trade. ARCHIVES: a place where records are kept. ATTEST: to bear witness to something and affirm formally with your signature that it is true. BANNS: public announcement, especially in church, of intention to be married. BENEFICIARY: a person for whose benefit a trust is created. BEQUEATH: to give personal property by a will. BEQUEST: a gift of personal property by a will. CENSUS: a count of population which includes various kinds of statistics. CERTIFIED COPY: a copy of a document signed and certified as a true copy by the officer to whose custody the original was entrusted. CHILD OF TENDER YEARS: a child under age 14. CHRISTEN: to baptize an infant. CODICIL: a P. S. to a will. COLLATERAL: belonging to the same ancestral stock, but not in the direct line of descent. (i.e. aunts, cousins, etc.) CONSANGUINITY: a relationship by blood. CONSORT: wife or husband of a living spouse. CONVEYANCE: the granting of real property to another party. DEED: a legal document that contains the record of transfer of real property, or some other bargain or contract concerning the property. DECEDENT: deceased person. DESCENDANT: offspring to the furthest generation. DEPONENT: person who gives evidence, especially in writing. DEVISE: a gift of real property by will. DEVISEE: a person to whom real property is given by will. DOWER: the property to which a widow has claim upon the death of her husband. (There is no dower in community property states.) ESTATE: the total of a person's property, both real and personal. ET AL: a Latin term meaning "and others". ET UXOR: a Latin term meaning "and his wife". EXECUTOR: a person appointed by a testator (person writing will) to carry out the directions and bequests in the will. (female, EXECUTRIX) GAZETTEER: a geographical dictionary. GENEALOGY: an enumeration of the history of the descent of a family. GRANT: a general term applicable to all transfers of real property. GRANTEE: the person to whom a grant is made. GRANTOR: the person by whom the grant is made. HEIR: the person(s) who succeeds, by rules of law, to an estate upon the death of his ancestor by right of relationship. INDENTURE: a deed to which two or more persons are parties, and in which these enter into reciprocal and corresponding grants or obligations towards each other. INFANT: a minor, a person not of full legal age. (This legal term does not apply only to babes in arms.) INTESTATE: a person dies without a will. ISSUE: all lineal descendants of a common ancestor are his issue--not just his children. LEGACY: a bequest or gift of personal property by last will and testament. LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION: often known as ADMON. The instrument whereby the probate court appoints someone to administer an estate of a person who died without leaving a will. LINEAL: being in direct line of ancestry. MARRIAGE LICENSE: a license whereby permission is granted by a public authority for persons to be married. MORTGAGE: conditional transfer of title to property, as security for payment of debt. NUNCUPATIVE WILL: a will which depends merely upon oral evidence, having been dictated or declared by the testator in his last sickness before a sufficient number of witnesses, and afterward written down. PEDIGREE: recorded ancestry or line of descent...often in chart form. POSTERITY: descendants. POWER OF ATTORNEY: When a person isn't able to act for himself and appoints another to act for him, the document by which he does so is call a "power of attorney" or "letter of attorney". The person appointed becomes "attorney in fact". PRESENTS: means literally "this document or instrument". The phrase "by these presents" is used to refer to the document or instrument in which the phrase occurs. PROBATE: the act or process of proving a will. Also used as an inclusive term referring to all matters under the jurisdiction of the probate court. QUITCLAIM DEED: an instrument by which a person releases all title, interest, or claim which he may possess in real property without making a warrants thereto. RELICT: a widow or widower, the surviving spouse. PROGENITOR: an ancestor in the direct line. TENANT: a person who possesses the lands by any right or title. TESTABLE: capable of making a will. TESTAMENTORY: pertaining to a will. TESTATE: one who dies leaving a valid will. TESTATOR: one who makes a will. TO WIT: namely. TRACT: a piece of land of any size. TRANSCRIBE: to write a copy of. TRUST DEED: This is a type of mortgage. VITAL RECORDS: statistics relating to birth, death, marriage, etc. WARRANTY DEED: a deed whereby the grantor warrants the title and should the title become faulty for any reason, the grantor (or his heirs) can be sued on the warranty. WILL: a legal expression of a person's wishes as to the disposition of his property after his death. YOUNGER CHILDREN: all children not entitled by rights of the eldest son--this includes daughters even though they may be older than the eldest son. !^NavFont02F13410007NGHHZ438763 *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - Email From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Zimmerman Family Web Page: http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/index.html - For Updates on all my Ohio Pages join the Maggie_Ohio Maillist send an email to Maggie_Ohio-L-request@rootsweb.com - Ohio County USGenWeb Pages: **Erie Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/erie.htm **Franklin Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/franklin1.html **Knox Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Knox/primepg.htm **Medina Co. at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/index.htm **Miami Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/miami.htm *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. 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Hello All, Anyone else working on the following families in Erie Co? PAUL-Lorin b. 1788 in Woodstock, CT m. Susan WALTER on 5-27-1827 in Bucyrus, OH. they had 7 children including Ainsworth b. 2-24-1832 in Oxford Twp, Erie Co, Oh who married Almira LEE in 1853. Her parents were James LEE and Elizabeth MCVEIGH. Jeanette Paul d/o Ainsworth m. Charles GOODSITE s/o John and Mary also of Oxford Twp. BLACKMAN-Wiliam, Capt. b. 1775 in MA. m. Philenda CURTIS. He died in Florence Twp, Erie Co, OH on 5-9-1855. Their dau. Phillida M. George CASE in 1832. Like to hear from anyone working on these families. Thanks, Ron Garner of Friday Harbor, WA

I tried this, a couple of weeks ago and got no response but, what the heck, I might as well try again. My first post to OHERIE. I know nothing about Erie County except that in 1808, when it was Huron County, some men including a Nathaniel BURDUE came from PA in a crude boat full of Moonshine and farming gear and landed somewhere in or around what is now Milan Township. Nat settled shortly after in Berlin (Heights, now)at a place that was to be, in 1976, the home of a fellow named Gary Limbird on East Main Street. I suspect old Nat as being my 3G Grandfather, and of course need to know more of him including, of course, his wife's name and their offspring. He was about 89 when de died in 1837, so if he had any children with him in Berlin, they were probably born back in PA. I'm anxiously waiting to GET some posts from this group. Thanks, Dave Bardue

Hi Everyone! The new queries and/or surname registrations are now on view on the My OHGenWeb pages. Please go to the --Erie County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Erie/queries.htm --Franklin County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Franklin/queries.htm --Knox County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Knox/queries.htm --Medina County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/queries.htm --Miami County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Miami/queries.htm As you have noticed I have made many changes in the appearance of the pages attached to Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust and Genealogy Fever. Please take a few moments to check out the special things that have been created. --You can read about and view Valentine's Day Graphics at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Holidays/h1index.html or learn about Groundhogs Day at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Holidays/hindex.html. --There is also a section on Adoptions at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/adopt.html. --The Free Lookup Database Queries have also been posted at http://www.rootsweb.com/Free/queries.htm. --There is a new section on Ohio Migration Trails at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Gwen/migration.htm. Please feel free to offer suggestions about how to make it easier. Some of the pages do take some time to load but you should be pleased with the information provided. Maggie *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - Email From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Zimmerman Family Web Page: http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/index.html - For Updates on all my Ohio Pages join the Maggie_Ohio Maillist send an email to Maggie_Ohio-L-request@rootsweb.com - Ohio County USGenWeb Pages: **Erie Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/erie.htm **Franklin Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/franklin1.html **Knox Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Knox/primepg.htm **Medina Co. at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/index.htm **Miami Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/miami.htm *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Hi, The new queries and/or surname registrations are now on view on the Erie County, OHGenWeb page. Please go to the <a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Erie/queries.htm">Erie County Ohio USGenWeb Page</a> at <a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Erie/queries.htm">http://www.roo t sweb.com/~ohfrankl/Erie/queries.htm</a> and check them out. Regards, Maggie *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - Email From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Zimmerman Family Web Page: http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/index.html - For Updates on all my Ohio Pages join the Maggie_Ohio Maillist send an email to Maggie_Ohio-L-request@rootsweb.com - Ohio County USGenWeb Pages: **Erie Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/erie.htm **Franklin Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/franklin1.html **Knox Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Knox/primepg.htm **Medina Co. at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/index.htm **Miami Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/miami.htm *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Hello, I'm looking for info on the following surnames: GILLIS NOYES SHURTLEFF RAILSBACK FARRIS McCULLOCK FENSTIMAKER DAUMBAULD HARBOUGH HALL WEBBER MANLIEF CHASE MERRILL WHEELER MILLIKEN KETCHAN PRINCE STATEN KUNSHIER GROSS or GRACE Most of these names are end of the line names I would like to Thank any one for any help what so ever. Frances Gillis Gossett grams@ohiovalley.com

Susan I find no reference to Moyer Ohio in any of my stuff. I'm quite sure that it is not in Erie County. You could try the section on former town names on the Ohio GenWeb main page. I forget what it's called. But it is a good source for looking up towns that are defunct or have changed their names. Carol A. Steele

Susan, I can't find it in any of my county specific atlases for Ohio. Are you sure on the spelling and have you looked in the Old & Defunct Place names in Ohio section on the OHGenWeb page? Maggie !^NavFont02F009E0007NGHHGA0A031 *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - Email From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Zimmerman Family Web Page: http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/index.html - For Updates on all my Ohio Pages join the Maggie_Ohio Maillist send an email to Maggie_Ohio-L-request@rootsweb.com - Ohio County USGenWeb Pages: **Erie Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/erie.htm **Franklin Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/franklin1.html **Knox Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Knox/primepg.htm **Medina Co. at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/index.htm **Miami Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/miami.htm *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Hi everyone, I know this list is for Erie Co., but I am desperate to find out what county MOYER, OH is in. I even broke down and bought a whole United States Atlas and it's not listed. Thank you all so much. Susan jastwo@pacbell.net Searching CHORBA, C~ORBA, TEREK, LAKATOS, BENO, FARKAS (and GREER in Moyer)

Hi All, I did the page updates late last night as I will be out of town over the weekend. Feel free to check them out at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Erie/queries.htm. Maggie !^NavFont02F00970007NGHHG9932B2 *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - Email From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Zimmerman Family Web Page: http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/index.html - For Updates on all my Ohio Pages join the Maggie_Ohio Maillist send an email to Maggie_Ohio-L-request@rootsweb.com - Ohio County USGenWeb Pages: **Erie Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/erie.htm **Franklin Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/franklin1.html **Knox Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Knox/primepg.htm **Medina Co. at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/index.htm **Miami Co. at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/miami.htm *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* - God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*