Best place for quick maps of counties for any state that I found is quickfacts.census.gov Easiest way to do so is a search on google, type in the full name of the State (Ohio) then the words County Map. The one for Ohio is found at: quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/ohio_map.html You will see Shelby is in Western Ohio, about midway down.... Right click on map and "save as" if you want to save a map to your computer... Sie ----- Original Message ----- From: mary anne sutphin To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 9:23 PM Subject: Re: [OHFAIRFI-L] Shelby County, Ohio??? My Atlas does show a Shelby County and a town of Shelby in Ohio. I-75 runs through Shelby County.. It appears to join Logan County. Largest town is Sidney, Ohio. The town of Shelby looks to be near Crestline, Ohio, and on St. Rt. 96, near West Liberty. Hope this helps some one. Mary Anne [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 6:27 PM Subject: [OHFAIRFI-L] Shelby County, Ohio??? > There is currently no Shelby County in Ohio and I have never seen where > there ever was such a county. Listers, comments please. If there ever > was such a county, please enlighten us all. > Thanks, > Carol > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.13 - Release Date: 1/16/05

My Atlas does show a Shelby County and a town of Shelby in Ohio. I-75 runs through Shelby County.. It appears to join Logan County. Largest town is Sidney, Ohio. The town of Shelby looks to be near Crestline, Ohio, and on St. Rt. 96, near West Liberty. Hope this helps some one. Mary Anne [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 6:27 PM Subject: [OHFAIRFI-L] Shelby County, Ohio??? > There is currently no Shelby County in Ohio and I have never seen where > there ever was such a county. Listers, comments please. If there ever > was such a county, please enlighten us all. > Thanks, > Carol > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.13 - Release Date: 1/16/05

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hedges, Brumfield Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2VB.2ACE/482 Message Board Post: Looking for a photo of Dianah (Brumfield) Hedges' gravestone in the Hedges - Riegel Cemetery in Hocking Township. Thanks.

Yes, there is a Shelby Co. in Ohio. It is in northwestern Ohio. Counties bordering it are Miami, Champaign, Logan, Auglaize, and Darke. The county courthouse is located in Sidney, Yolanda Campbell Lifter Malabar, FL [email protected] Ohio Family Research http://www.ohiofamilyresearch.com Lifter Family http://www.lifterfamily.com Lifter Study http://www.lifterstudy.com Stoops Study http://www.stoopsstudy.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 3:27 PM Subject: [OHFAIRFI-L] Shelby County, Ohio??? > There is currently no Shelby County in Ohio and I have never seen where > there ever was such a county. Listers, comments please. If there ever > was such a county, please enlighten us all. > Thanks, > Carol > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by LRBCG.COM, Inc.] > >

Shelby County, Ohio was formed in 1819 from Miami County. It is located in west central Ohio; the county seat is Sidney. The Shelby County USGenWeb site is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohshelby/mnpg.html Amy Carol wrote: > There is currently no Shelby County in Ohio and I have never seen > where there ever was such a county. Listers, comments please. If > there ever was such a county, please enlighten us all. > Thanks, > Carol > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by LRBCG.COM, Inc.] > >

There is currently no Shelby County in Ohio and I have never seen where there ever was such a county. Listers, comments please. If there ever was such a county, please enlighten us all. Thanks, Carol --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by LRBCG.COM, Inc.]

According to the 1895 US Atlas online at: http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ There was a Shelby County in Ohio. The county seat was Sidney. It was located in the middle of these counties: Logan, Champaign, Miami, Darke, Mercer and Auglaize. Lois in Auburn, CA

Finally I have the information on my CROMER Jesse Albert CROMER was the son of Thomas CROMER and Lydia COVAULT born in Newport, Shelby County, OHIO 22 Sept 1878 registered in Miami County,OHIO. Jesse's father died in 1881 and Jesse was raised in Lima, OHIO. No prove yet that Lydia remarried (she was 42 when Thomas died.) Thomas and Lydia were married in Shelby County, 15 July 1875 Half brothers and sisters - Elnathan Cromer aka Nathan Cromer, Charles Cromer, Thomas Cromer, and Margaret A. Cromer aka Luella Minkle.(adopted by Minkle family as an infant) THESE WERE THE CHILDREN OF THOMAS' FIRST MARRIAGE TO Margaret A. Buckles in MIAMI County 6 Aug 1864 Elizabeth Steinberger, Elmer Steinberger, Elias Madison Steinberger, John M. Steinberger, Rebecca Steinberger, Annie M. Steinberger, and Netti Steinberger ( THESE WERE THE CHILDREN OF LYDIA'S FIRST MARRIAGE TO Walter STEINBERGER Brothers and sister Otto Franklin Cromer 6 July 1876, and Abigail Cromer.1879 Thomas Cromer was the son of Abraham Cromer and Hannah Harless born in Miami County OHIO 18 Oct.1828. He was the youngest child of 10 children. Elnathan b 22 Sept 1808 in VA John b. 1810 David b. circa1812 Mary b. circa 1815 Samuel b. Nov. 1816 Owen b. 7 Feb 1819 William b. 13 May 1820 Abraham b. 1824 Jacob b. 4 Apr 1823 Thomas b. 18 Oct 1828 Jesse married Clara Belle FOWLER in Fort Wayne,Allen County, Indiana 10 Feb 1903 They had 4 children in Ft. Wayne James Elder - 14 Sept 1903 Goldie M.- 31 Oct 1904 Ralph Eugene - 31 Oct 1904 Helen Marguerite - 26 Oct 1906 The family lived in Fort Wayne till approximately 1908 and then removed to Cleveland, OHIO. After 1811 the family removed to Ehren, Pasco County, Florida where on 5 Jan 1913 Clara died from complications of pregnancy. The family returned to Allen County, OHIO after the death of Clara and the children were split up sent to different locations in and around Allen County. Jesse remarried a Neva Stevens in Lima . By 1920 most of the family was living in and aroound Toledo, OHIO. Appears that Neva and Jesse were split in 1920 as he is living with his son and Neva is up the street. In about 1932 the family relocated in Benton Harbor, MIchigan, all but Goldie who married Archibald FRAZER in Cleveland OHIO and relocated in Toronto, Ontario Canada around the same year (1932). Goldie and Archie had two children in Cleveland before relocating in Toronto, Margaret b.6 Apr 1925, and Archie Jr. b 12 June 1926. After in Toronto another daughter was born Sandra 29 Apr 1940. The family returned to Cleveland OHIO in 1954 with the exception of Archie Jr. who had a family and remained in Toronto Area. Any with questions on this or amendments or requires information on location of this information contact Lillian - [email protected]

Hi Debbie, I have a William Henry VANDAGRIFF (nicknamed Henry & Hank), b. 6/1854 in Morgan Co., OH, d. 1930 in Fairfield Co., OH, buried at Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Jackson Twp., Vinton Co., OH. Henry m. Letitia CARNES in Vinton Co. Letitia was b. 1868 in OH, d. 1946 in Fairfield Co., OH. She is also buried at Chestnut. I show their children as Chloe, Thucy, John, Minie/Neita, Augusta, Debrela/Debra, Harry & Phillip. I am related thru Henry's brother Hamilton. Please contact me if you would like more info. Christy Harvey ----- Original Message ----- From: Debbie To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [OHFAIRFI-L] Hi, I'm new to this and have been reading the correspondence sent to my email address with great interest. If I have sent only to an individual and not the group, please advise me. My ancestors go way back to the early 1800's into Fairfield county and other southeast Ohio counties as well. I have not been unable to find any information out on one particular line: the Vandergriffs. Hester D Vandergriff was born in Hocking County according to her daughter's birth certificate. Her father was Henry Vandergriff and her mother was Patricia Carnes. If anyone has any information on these people, it would be appreciated. Thanks a lot.

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/2VB.2ACE/481 Message Board Post: Dear Listers, I picked up this little bit of information from an online index: Licking County Marriages: Mary Ida Jane GOINS married Levi Valentine 19 Novmber, 1884 Hernando G.GOINS married Jessedora LOVE 13 November, 1887 Mary and Hernando GOINS are the children of Riley and Clarrisa GOINS who are in the 1880 Census for Licking County, Ohio. Perhaps the surname appears as GOENS, GOINGS, GOWEN or GOWANS I am in need of any more or other information in the Censuses, Death, or Birth records for these individuals. Thanks in advance!

Linda The Fairfield Chapter OGS has a new office and research center in Lancaster Ohio. We moved from downtown just over a year ago. We are now located on the west side of Lancaster off of West Fair Avenue; about a ten minute drive from the Fairfield County Library. The office is open 4 days a week (see hours below) and is staffed with volunteers who will be happy to help you with your research. If you plan to visit, I might suggest that you call ahead to verify that someone will be available to assist you. Driving Directions: From US 33, turn West onto Fair Ave and drive 1.4 miles to Shasta Drive. (second left after crossing the RR tracks) Take Shasta into the sub-division and turn at the third LEFT onto Mulberry Street. The Center will be on your LEFT at the next corner with the parking lot off of Mulberry. Address: 503 Lenwood Drive PO Box 1470 Lancaster Ohio 43130 Telephone Number 740-653-2573 Hours: Monday 10am to 5pm Tuesday 9am to 4pm Wednesday 6:30pm to 9pm Saturday 10am to 2pm Web Pages: http://www.fairfieldgenealogy.org/ http://www.fairfieldgenealogy.org/newbuilding.htm Hank Cradduck Fairfield County OGS Library volunteer -----Original Message----- From: dhayes [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 10:21 AM To: Hank Cradduck Subject: fairfield co branch of OGS Good morning, I saw this message on the Farifield Co site. Is this branch of the OGS open to the public for research? If so, was wondering where it is? Have done some research at the library in. Thank you for your time! Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: Hank Cradduck <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 11:16 PM Subject: RE: [OHFAIRFI-L] Original Counties > Lori > > I believe it was Washington but the formation of Fairfield predates the > State of Ohio by 3 years; so you're looking around the time of the Northwest > territory and the original land grant records. > Irrespective of which county Berne township came from originally, the > records, if they still exist, SHOULD now be in Fairfield. The records for > the land generally moved to the new county being formed. > > Maybe I can find something at the library or the Fairfield County branch of > the Ohio Genealogical Society next time I'm down there. What name are you > looking for and what piece of property? > > Hank Cradduck > Fairfield County OGS volunteer > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lori [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 7:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [OHFAIRFI-L] Original Counties > > > My ancestor lived in Berne Twp in Fairfield Co. I have the property records > that show where he sold his land, but not where he actually bought the land > in the first place. I was puzzled, but then I realized the Fairfield wasn't > the original county, so the purchase may appear in Ross or Washington > County. > > My question is which one? Which county was Berne Twp in before Fairfield > Co. was formed. > > Lori > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Skinner/Welborn/Tillet/Garland Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2VB.2ACE/80.115.2 Message Board Post: Interested in exchanging information with you. Your name, Wellborn, is also a part of the Skinner history and I am wondering if we have a connection. I have also done some tracing to Perry, OH, but am unable to verify.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mason, Meason Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2VB.2ACE/480 Message Board Post: I don't claim any relation, but am posting these data because of the Mason/Meason name switch--could just be census taker's quirk. 1850 OH Census Fairfield Co. Greenfield Twp Line 29 Dwelling 346 Family 350 J. W. Mason, age 41 Ohio [b. abt 1809] Emily C. Mason, age 33 New Jersey. Martin L. Mason, age 15 Ohio Felix W. Mason, age 14 Ohio [page split - notice spelling change] Isaac Meason, age 8 Ohio Nancy A. Meason, age 4 Ohio 1870 OH census Ancestry.com Emily Meason Greenfield, Fairfield, OH abt 1817 Ohio White Female age 53 Felix Meason Greenfield, Fairfield, OH abt 1837 Ohio White Male Infirm Martin Meason Greenfield, Fairfield, OH abt 1835 Ohio White Male Infirm Netta Meason Greenfield, Fairfield, OH abt 1846 Ohio White Female helps mother Source: Ancestry.com

Thanks to all of you who wrote to answer my question. I went back through my file and saw that years ago I made copies of some old deeds which I found on film at LDS. While they aren't deeds of the ancestor in question, they were the deeds of other family members/neighbors and Chilicothe was mentioned. So that's likely where I can look. It was in The Handy Book for Genealogists that I saw Fairfield was formed from Washington and Ross. That's why I thought records might be in those respective county seats. That's why I wondered which county Berne Twp would be in. Something else, while we're on the topic of land records - my ancestor James S. Collins, Jr. bought a parcel of land from his father for $1. The amount I don't question - it was his age. I believe he was b in 1808 and the date of the deed is 1823. He was 15. Was this common? Lori

Lori, You want to look at the Chillicothe Land Records. The land which lies in present day Fairfield County was sold by the federal government to the original purchasers at Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. These records are now at the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio and many have been microfilmed. In some cases, the land patents were later recorded in Fairfield County. Or, the patents were mentioned in later deeds when the land was sold. Also, in some cases, the original owner was just a land speculator. At one time, a portion of Berne Township was given to Hocking County. If you find your ancestor owning land in what is now Hocking County, don't panic. It is possible. Barb Rowles

Lori I believe it was Washington but the formation of Fairfield predates the State of Ohio by 3 years; so you're looking around the time of the Northwest territory and the original land grant records. Irrespective of which county Berne township came from originally, the records, if they still exist, SHOULD now be in Fairfield. The records for the land generally moved to the new county being formed. Maybe I can find something at the library or the Fairfield County branch of the Ohio Genealogical Society next time I'm down there. What name are you looking for and what piece of property? Hank Cradduck Fairfield County OGS volunteer -----Original Message----- From: Lori [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 7:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OHFAIRFI-L] Original Counties My ancestor lived in Berne Twp in Fairfield Co. I have the property records that show where he sold his land, but not where he actually bought the land in the first place. I was puzzled, but then I realized the Fairfield wasn't the original county, so the purchase may appear in Ross or Washington County. My question is which one? Which county was Berne Twp in before Fairfield Co. was formed. Lori

My ancestor petitioned for land in Fairfield County in 1799. He received a deed to his property in 1805. He was on the tax rolls beginning in 1806. His daughter's 1802 marriage was one of the first recorded events in county history. If Fairfield County was a part of some other county before that, I am not aware of it. As far as I know, Fairfield County was a part of the Northwest Territory prior to the land being opened up to petitioners in the late 1790s. The exact county lines may have changed somewhat over time, but I think Fairfield was an original county.

From the Fairfield County GenWeb site: Fairfield County, eighth county to be formed in the Northwest Territory, was created by the Governor and Council of the Northwest Territory, and was proclaimed by Governor Arthur St. Clair on December 9, 1800. Both county and seat of justice are older by three years than the State of Ohio. The land area of the new county included the present counties of Delaware, Knox, and Licking, with large portions of Franklin, Perry, Pickaway, and Hocking.

My ancestor lived in Berne Twp in Fairfield Co. I have the property records that show where he sold his land, but not where he actually bought the land in the first place. I was puzzled, but then I realized the Fairfield wasn't the original county, so the purchase may appear in Ross or Washington County. My question is which one? Which county was Berne Twp in before Fairfield Co. was formed. Lori

Hello, I am looking for information about my gr. grandmother, Ruth Ellen Anderson b. 8-6-1848, d. 1-2-1916 and married Emanuel Keller Shumaker on 10-10-1874. They lived in Fairfield County, W. Rushville, Ohio. I can't find her parents or her siblings. Can someone advise me where or how to look for this info. Thanks for your help in advance. Kay Researching Brandt, Mohler, Sheumaker, Kagy, Seifert, Davey, Harris & Reed families