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>From the Philly list What Happened to the Signers of the Declaration of Independence ? Five signers were captured by the British and brutally tortured as traitors. Nine fought in the War for Independence and died from wounds or from hardships they suffered. Two lost their sons in the Continental Army. Another two had sons captured. At least a dozen of the fifty-six had their homes pillaged and burned. What kind of men were they? Twenty-five were lawyers or jurists. Eleven were merchants. Nine were farmers or large plantation owners. One was a teacher, one a musician, and one a printer. These were men of means and education, yet they signed the Declaration of Independence, knowing full well that the penalty could be death if they were captured. In the face of the advancing British Army, the Continental Congress fled from Philadelphia to Baltimore on December 12, 1776. It was an especially anxious time for John Hancock, the President, as his wife had just given birth to a baby girl. Due to the complications stemming from the trip to Baltimore, the child lived only a few months. William Ellery's signing at the risk of his fortune proved only too realistic. In December 1776, during three days of British occupation of Newport, Rhode Island, Ellery's house was burned, and all his property destroyed. Richard Stockton, a New Jersey State Supreme Court Justice, had rushed back to his estate near Princeton after signing the Declaration of Independence to find that his wife and children were living like refugees with friends. They had been betrayed by a Tory sympathizer who also revealed Stockton's own whereabouts. British troops pulled him from his bed one night, beat him and threw him in jail where he almost starved to death. When he was finally released, he went home to find his estate had been looted, his possessions burned, and his horses stolen. Judge Stockton had been so badly treated in prison that his health was ruined and he died before the war's end. His surviving family had to live the remainder of their lives off charity. Carter Braxton was a wealthy planter and trader. One by one his ships were captured by the British navy. He loaned a large sum of money to the American cause; it was never paid back. He was forced to sell his plantations and mortgage his other properties to pay his debts. Thomas McKean was so hounded by the British that he had to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Continental Congress without pay, and kept his family in hiding. Vandals or soldiers or both looted the properties of Clymer, Hall, Harrison, Hopkinson and Livingston. Seventeen lost everything they owned. Thomas Heyward, Jr., Edward Rutledge and Arthur Middleton, all of South Carolina, were captured by the British during the Charleston Campaign in 1780. They were kept in dungeons at the St. Augustine Prison until exchanged a year later. At the Battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr. noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the family home for his headquarters. Nelson urged General George Washington to open fire on his own home. This was done, and the home was destroyed. Nelson later died bankrupt. Francis Lewis also had his home and properties destroyed. The British jailed his wife for two months, and that and other hardships from the war so affected her health that she died only two years later. "Honest John" Hart, a New Jersey farmer, was driven from his wife's bedside when she was near death. Their thirteen children fled for their lives. Hart's fields and his grist mill were laid waste. For over a year he eluded capture by hiding in nearby forests. He never knew where his bed would be the next night and often slept in caves. When he finally returned home, he found that his wife had died, his children disappeared, and his farm and stock were completely destroyed. Hart himself died in 1779 without ever seeing any of his family again. Happy 4th, Carol Swinehart cshart@greenapple.com Admistrator of OHFAIRFI-L OHFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com Fairfield County OGS Webpage: http://www.fairfieldgenealogy.org Fairfield County Genweb: http://www.greenapple.com/~ksmith/que.html Searching Fairfield County Families: Swinehart, Homrighouser, Betz,Foltz,Quickel,Anspach,Spohn,Troutman,Zartman Church Archive Links: http://www.greenapple.com/~cshart/chlinks.html

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I've already thanked several people who in response to my query suggested web sites that might give me the location of a newspaper called the Herald-Advertiser that was being published in 1933. Unfortunately, none of the sites provided an answer for me. However, it has been suggested that I share some of the better websites that I visited in hopes they might help somebody else looking for Ohio newspapers. One that was suggested by a couple of people is the Ohio Historical Society Site, which has a list of the Ohio newspapers that it has in its collection. It's address is: http://www.ohiohistory.org/newspaper/home.cfm For some reason, I never was able to get the site's search by title function to work, but I accomplished the same thing using my browser's search function. Another good site for locating Ohio newspapers that are no longer published, as well as some that still are, is The Center for Archival Collections at Bowling Green State University. Again the listings are what the center has in its collection, which includes some newspapers from outside Ohio. It's address is: http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/intro.html If you're looking for a currently published newspaper, try http://datalist.idsite.com/npdirectory.html The list is divided by state for viewing on the web or they will sell you a national list. I did find at least one state link was bad (I wanted to go to Indiana and it sent me to Idaho), but if you know your postal state abreviations and you look at the URL, you can figure out what to change to get to the right list. -- Karl Seitz

If you would like a copy of the this list let me know at my e-mail address. Please do not send this request to the list. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF BATTLES DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR Ohio Society, Sons of the American Revolution, Columbus, Ohio 1922 Contributed by Vi P. Limric Carol Swinehart cshart@greenapple.com Admistrator of OHFAIRFI-L OHFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com Fairfield County OGS Webpage: http://www.fairfieldgenealogy.org Fairfield County Genweb: http://www.greenapple.com/~ksmith/que.html Searching Fairfield County Families: Swinehart, Homrighouser, Betz,Foltz,Quickel,Anspach,Spohn,Troutman,Zartman Church Archive Links: http://www.greenapple.com/~cshart/chlinks.html

I am seeking the following surnames Tussing - Tussinger - Tusing - Toosing ********************************************************* * * Darrell Tussing * 13210 Silver St. * Weston, OH 43569-9648 * * Phone 419-669-2861 Fax 419-669-4451 * *********************************************************

Sometime ago there was a thread on this list about finding Catholic records. I found an excellent book that deals with that topic for sale at the WRHS library in Cleveland. Humling, Virginia U.S. Catholic Sources, A Diocesan Research Guide Ancestry c1995 A copy will be given to the Fairfield County District Library and hopefully they will catalog it soon (sometimes takes 6 months). Carol Swinehart cshart@greenapple.com Admistrator of OHFAIRFI-L OHFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com Fairfield County OGS Webpage: http://www.fairfieldgenealogy.org Fairfield County Genweb: http://www.greenapple.com/~ksmith/que.html Searching Fairfield County Families: Swinehart, Homrighouser, Betz,Foltz,Quickel,Anspach,Spohn,Troutman,Zartman Church Archive Links: http://www.greenapple.com/~cshart/chlinks.html

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Have you looked on the Ohio Historical Society Site which has a list of newspapers in Ohio. Address is: www.ohiohistory.org/textonly/resource/archlib/newsindx.html These may be only the newspapers that the OHS has but it is a searchable list via the find feature on your computer. > At 05:14 PM 06/28/98 -0500, Karl Seitz wrote: > >I've recently come into possession of a newspaper article on my great-grandfather, Enoch Beery Seitz, and his family that was written in 1933 to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. Unfortunately, there is no indication of where the newspaper was located. While it is possible that the article came from a newspaper syndicate and appeared in more than one newspaper rather than being written by the newspaper in which this copy appeared, the location of the newspaper would give me a starting point forfurther research. The newspaper is the Herald-Advertiser. Carol Swinehart cshart@greenapple.com Admistrator of OHFAIRFI-L OHFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com Fairfield County OGS Webpage: www.fairfieldgenealogy.org Fairfield County Genweb: www.greenapple.com/~ksmith/que.html Searching Fairfield County Families: Swinehart, Homrighouser, Betz, Foltz, Quickel, Anspach, Spohn, Troutman, Zartman Church Archive Links: http://www.greenapple.com/~cshart/chlinks.html

Try checking: http://www.ohiohistory.org/newspaper/home.cfm 1793-1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Catalog of microfilmed Ohio newspapers available for use in the Archives/Library Reading Room or through interlibrary loan. Search by NEWSPAPER TITLE, CITY, or COUNTY. Individual articles are not indexed here. John -- (:}) JWCramer-HillTopUSA jcramer@freenet.columbus.oh.us Also John.Cramer@das.State.OH.US Beware of the Genealogy Bug; It's bite can be addictive. Under Construction http://www.freeyellow.com/members2/jwcramer/ My Surnames: Cramer, Schmitt / Smith, Hipple / Hippel, Trick / Truck, Bulcher, Fisher / Frisher, Floyd, Foisinet, Foy, Gundish / Grandish, Kley, Kuntz, Loy, Martin, Pequignot, Ratliff, Riddle, Smith, Snider, Wampler, Wantz, Washington, Wolverton ---- To: "Darke County, Ohio, e-mail list" <darke-oh@indiana.edu>, Preble_Co_Oh-L@rootsweb.com, OHFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com cc: (bcc: John Cramer/HRD/DAS/OHIO) Subject: DCO- Newspaper location I've recently come into possession of a newspaper article on my great-grandfather, Enoch Beery Seitz, and his family that was written in 1933 to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. Unfortunately, there is no indication of where the newspaper was located. While it is possible that the article came from a newspaper syndicate and appeared in more than one newspaper rather than being written by the newspaper in which this copy appeared, the location of the newspaper would give me a starting point for further research. The newspaper is the Herald-Advertiser. It may have been in Ohio to which Enoch has several ties or it might have been elsewhere. Does anybody these lists know of a newspaper called the Herald-Advertiser that would have existed in 1933? If so, do you know if it still exists? -- Karl Seitz

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Does anyone have ready access to land records in Fairfield County? I have an index with my husband's HARTER ancestors' land agreements and would love to be able to find the actual records. Any suggestions? Linda in TX Location Year Surname(s) Given Name(s) Grantors Rng Twp Sec Town Lot 1853 Harter Charles Nicholas & Marianne Vagnier 19 15 13 1854 Harter Charles Bartholomew Vagnier *1860 Harter Emily, David, Mary A Sarah Harter 18 16 32 Catherine, Elizabeth, Maria 1864 Harter David Amos & Lydia Macklin 18 16 32 1872 Harter David Mary Stump See Rec 1872 Harter David Mary Stump Dumontsville 1 1879 Harter David, Elizabeth, Mary Jacob & Christena Bope 18 16 32 1879 Harter Elizabeth, Mary Ann David & Mary Harter 18 16 32 * - I have the 1860 record but none of the other years

I've recently come into possession of a newspaper article on my great-grandfather, Enoch Beery Seitz, and his family that was written in 1933 to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. Unfortunately, there is no indication of where the newspaper was located. While it is possible that the article came from a newspaper syndicate and appeared in more than one newspaper rather than being written by the newspaper in which this copy appeared, the location of the newspaper would give me a starting point for further research. The newspaper is the Herald-Advertiser. It may have been in Ohio to which Enoch has several ties or it might have been elsewhere. Does anybody these lists know of a newspaper called the Herald-Advertiser that would have existed in 1933? If so, do you know if it still exists? -- Karl Seitz

Hello! Surnames I am working on include: GRUBB, MILLIGAN, WRIGHT Brenda

Hi, What is the best place to start looking in Fairfield Co for birth and death records before 1867? I am researching FOX, FUNK, GRAY, HANNA, and KRAMER families from Fairfield Co. Thanks for your advice. Sheila skratze@bgnet.bgsu.edu

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