I must have missed something somewhere..am I understanding correctly that the Fairfield Library might be willing to find and copy an obit? For what time periods?? I have been unable to find a death record for Charles E. Karnes (died in early 1909) or his father, George Grov Carnes or Karnes, who died sometime after 1895 and was living in Landcaster. I feel sure he must have had an obit as he had been a long time school teacher in the area. I was under the understanding that death records were maintained at the Ohio Dept of Health from Dec 1908 on, but just had my check returned with a letter stating that from Dec 1908-1945 the records would be in the local Dept of Vital Statistics??? The microfilm for this period at the OH Hist.Center in Columbus was unreadable. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Sandra in TX

Karen, When we write to the Fairfield Library for a copy of the obit, how much should we send for the obit. It takes them time to get it and make a copy. I always send an SASE, but how about cost? I have a couple I would like to send for. One of those was shown in the abstracts. Suzy

Hello all, Recently was told by another researcher that my 2nd G-Grandmother Clara Belle WELLS parents were: Isaac WELLS and Lucinda GRIFFIN I was wondering if anyone might have the 1880 Ohio Census available to look up my Isaac WELLS in Walnut Township, Fairfield County. CD Census Index said on page 436A. Thanks for look-up or any help with Isaac WELLS and/or Lucinda GRIFFIN. Keep Diggin' ~Debby GDebby@aol.com

Tho't the list might enjoy this that was sent by a friend: "From an advertisement in 1869... Now the truth comes out.... Enjoy... CINSES TAYKUR KNEEDED    Air cowntys groan purty fass in resent years and now in 1869 hits a hard an time consoomin job fur one feller to cownt all thez peepl.    The fedal govmint wants us tew cownt all peepl whut has cum to the frunteers of Txsis so they can no whur evrabody is an peepl fer yers to com can fin who an whur thur and sesters livd an we kned sumbodee whut can rit reel gud and kan spel purty good is kunsiderd a ass set to the job. an hit wud be a hep ifn yew had a gud mul to rid fer hit is a fer pece to walk a foot tew dew this mpotunt okeepayshun.    not jus enny body kan dew this here job. Hit tks sum body with a edakashun wich a gud meny peepl dont got rownd heer.    If'n yew tak this mportunt job fer the Yewnited Stats uv Amuracus govmint, yew kin cawnt them peepl sowth uv town and ile cawnt them in the northe part ov tha cowntee.    now theys a hole bunch ov thim Jermuns hav setled down in the sowth ind of this cawnty whut kant hrdlee talk amuracun ner kan they spel wurth nuthin so yew wil hav to do tha bes you kan with thim.    Dont wury bout thim narweeguns down there, they all say they name is yohansun enyhow, yew jest kowntum and put sum ledders afrunt uv yohansen an sum nummber tween 1 an a hunert as they haint meny ovem liv much pas a hunert enyhow.    bee reel keerful an git evarbode fer sum day sum body may wunt tew fin thur four bares an this wil bee tha plaze tew finum. sined: jHon Dayvuhsun        Cheef Cinses Taykur        Bayhar Cownte txsis (I think that dude hired most of the enumerators whose work I have tried to decipher!)" ...I AGREE

Here is the list of all county courthouses in Ohio http://www.familytreemaker.com/00000264.html mchism wrote: > I'm lost, too, Mike. Something must have happened with the mailings maybe. > > Can someone on the list tell me where I would go in Lancaster (Fairfield > Co.,Ohio) to obtain copies of marriage records, obits, etc.? > > Thanks > > Sue Moyer Chism > mchism@loganrec.com

Sue, I'm not sure if this is what your looking for? this is the county courthouse. Fairfield County P.O. Box 370 Lancaster, OH 43130 Telephone: (614) 687-7030 mchism wrote: > I'm lost, too, Mike. Something must have happened with the mailings maybe. > > Can someone on the list tell me where I would go in Lancaster (Fairfield > Co.,Ohio) to obtain copies of marriage records, obits, etc.? > > Thanks > > Sue Moyer Chism > mchism@loganrec.com

At 02:26 PM 10/1/98 -0700, Jan Jewell wrote: >This one wasn't easy to find.  I finally located it on: > > <http://www.fairfieldgenealogy.org/addrs.html>http://www.fairfieldgenealogy. org/addrs.html > >Fairfield County Probate Court >Hall of Justice, Main St., >Lancaster, Ohio 43130 >1-740-687-7090 > For those of you who are interested in finding obituaries in Fairfield County you must write to the Fairfield Co. District Library, 219 N. Broad St., Lancaster, OH 43130 or to The Fairfield Co. Chapter OGS, PO Box 1470, Lancaster, OH 43130-0570. When writing you will need to include the date of death because there is no index to the obituaries outside of those appearing in the Genealogical Abstracts From The Lancaster (Ohio) Gazette, Vols. 1,2 &3 which have been published by the Chapter. These cover the time period from 1826-1890. Karen S. Smith Corresponding Secretary, Fairfield Co. Chapter OGS

At 01:59 PM 10/1/98 -0700, Michael Creps wrote: >Why does it seem that I am only getting part of what is being discussed on >this list? > >No sarcasm intended, >Mike Creps, San Jose CA > >Sandra Karnes wrote: > >> But Marilyn...you could possibly help someone else with information you >> have gathered on the list & in other places.. > It is quite possible that there may be a problem. However, the list administrator is on vacation and won't be back until later this weekend. I will try to remember to let her know that there may be a problem. Karen S. Smith Corresponding Secretary, Fairfield Co. Chapter OGS

This one wasn't easy to find. I finally located it on: http://www.fairfieldgenealogy.org/addrs.html Fairfield County Probate Court Hall of Justice, Main St., Lancaster, Ohio 43130 1-740-687-7090

I'm lost, too, Mike. Something must have happened with the mailings maybe. Can someone on the list tell me where I would go in Lancaster (Fairfield Co.,Ohio) to obtain copies of marriage records, obits, etc.? Thanks Sue Moyer Chism mchism@loganrec.com

Why does it seem that I am only getting part of what is being discussed on this list? No sarcasm intended, Mike Creps, San Jose CA Sandra Karnes wrote: > But Marilyn...you could possibly help someone else with information you > have gathered on the list & in other places..

But Marilyn...you could possibly help someone else with information you have gathered on the list & in other places..

I just thought we got a message by mistake that was intended for Marilyn only. Mary Lou Only a Genealogist regards a step backwards as "Progress" ************************************************************************************************ Mary Lou Clegg PO Box 10931 Fort Wayne, IN 46854 219-456-7252 http://www.acpl.lib.in.us ************************************************************************************************

If you are looking for information on the Draper Papers or the Boone Family you can get A Guide to the Draper Manuscripts by Harper, 464pp and the Boone Family by Spraker, 707pp from The Memorabilia Corner their Web site is "http://members.aol.com/TMCorner" Henry

GENEALOGY LOCK IN!!! FAIRFIELD COUNTY CHAPTER OHIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY GENEALOGY GROWS ON TREES IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY Friday, October 23, 1998 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight FAIRFIELD COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY 219 N. BROAD ST., LANCASTER, OHIO Have you ever dreamed of being locked in a library after hours to do research? Now is your chance to attend a Genealogy Lock In. Register today. Limited to first 50. Come spend the evening with other genealogists browsing through the genealogical materials, reading microfilm, and photocopying. Share your research experiences and find others willing to listen to your stories. Beverages will be provided. Please bring a snack to share. To ensure that everyone is able to make use of our reader printers, microfilm reader, microfiche readers, and the computer - Please specify that you wish to reserve a time. Regular library hours: Mon-Thur 9-9, Fri & Sat 9-5, Sun 1-5 More Information: e-mail ksmith@greenapple.com

Suzy, The Draper Manuscripts have been microfilmed. I know that one of the family history centers in Dayton, OH has the complete set on microfilm. I think the Cincinnati Library also does. I know there are a couple of finding guids to the manuscripts that I've seen - I've always asked the librarian or found it on their computers searching on the word "Draper". I suspect that there is a decent chance that a larger library (like perhaps a University) would have them. You could probably get them from the LDS main library - but I think there are quite a few microfilm reels. I'd at least check with a local library or family history center and ask about the Draper Manuscripts. For some general information, you might want to check out: http://www.chadwyck.com/mfcat/mf010.html & http://www.webpub.com/~jhagee/draper.html Charla, I do have a Deborah White in my family, but as she is my sister I don't think she'd like me saying she was born prior to 1838. :) Actually my WHITEs are from AR and I have only managed to track them back to GA circa 1810-1820. If there is a family relation to the WHITEs in Ohio, I do not know it. Sorry I cannot be of more help. Later, - Mike

Can anyone direct me? I am looking for mairrage records for Margaret Allen And Willard Horn (between 1894 and 1910). I am also looking for their divorce record (sometime after 1910). Would these records be at the genealogical library or the court house? Steve Allen Newark, Ohio

Thanks for all your help. I have finished my Ohio research so would you please now remove my name from your e-mailing list. Marilyn Jones marejones@aol.com

Hi Mike & Suzy I've heard the original Draper manuscripts are on file at the University of Wisconsin but expect there are copies at other libraries. Believe these are papers and journals of Lyman C. Draper which contain accounts of historical and some genealogical information. I'd love to know if they're "on-line." Mike, In the off-chance that you may be a cousin, I'd like to ask if you have a Deborah White in your family. Deborah married Peter Fox 4 March 1838 in Hocking County, Ohio. They were my gr-gr-grandparents. I've never been able to find Deborah in any of the White families in that area of Ohio. I know it's a long shot but had to ask. Happy researching. charla in nj marchpubs@juno.com or marchpubs1@aol.com

The Draper Collection is in our Genealogy library in San Francisco. LDS probably has a copy too. ---jan--- Jan Jewell Hollister, CA ///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\ CA: BRITTINGHAM, LENNON IL: BASHOR, BENTON, BRITTINGHAM, TUSSING IN: BRITTINGHAM KS: BRITTINGHAM, FRAME MD: BRITTINGHAM OH: BOSE, BRETTINGHAM/BRITTINGHAM, COON/KOON, CASTLE, CUMMINGS, DELL, EASTMAN, GERMAN, KILBERRY, KNAPP, LANE, MERRITT, PARISH, STOVER, TUSSING OR: BRITTINGHAM, O'BRIEN http://www.puffin.com/puffin/tree/britt.htm ///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\