Posted on: Fayette Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Fayette/147 Surname: MARINE, TOBIN, ROSS, SPERRY ------------------------- Found the estate of Susan Slusher. 7 relatives are listed. Four kids and four Grandchildren. You aren't the Otis from KY that is mentioned in her will, are you? If you are interested, you know where to reach me and we can go from there! Thought this might interest you...
Posted on: Fayette Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Fayette/146 Surname: MARINE, ROSS, TOBIN, SPERRY ------------------------- Armstrong Allen married Jane McHenry in Madison County and then later came to Fayette. I would look in Madison County for his father, as the Allen family has been researched here quite a bit. There is no proof of a connection between Adam and Armstrong. There is a Probate File here in the Fayette Archives for Armstrong and it lists his wife and 6 of his eight(?) kids. I say this with a question mark as earlier in the file it states he has eight minor children, but later, only six are named. Mrs. Shaper, the other employee here, tells me that all the sons of Armstrong served with the same unit in the Civil War, but the actual unit escapes her. Also, she tells me that the Clark County Gnealogical Society, some time ago, did a feature article of Adam. That might be a good place to research. Write to the Clark county GS for a copy of hte article. In the Probate of Armstrong's estate, there is a debt mentioned that was owed to him by Aaron Allen, and he IS Adam's son, but again, there is no proven connection. Last, the reason that Jane and Armstrong are buried in two different cemeteries is because Armstrong died young and was buried in what is now called the Old Jeffersonville Cemetery. Simply put, the cemetery got full and they started burying people in the "New" Jeffersonville Cemetary. Jane died several years after Armstrong and they couldn't be buried together. She is buried in the Jefferson/Jasper Township Cemetery. This cemetery is also called the Koontz Cemetary.
David E Moore married Lorana Howell on April 23, 1890 in Fayette Co. They had four kids: Carrie, Elsie, David and Forrest. Lorena's parents were Levi Howell and Mary ann Polley. Can anyone connect to these names? Karen
Posted on: Fayette Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Fayette/144 Surname: MILLS, WAGGY ------------------------- Searching for the parents and birthplace of William F. Mills. It may be Fayette County. He was born on 8/15/1821 & married Sarah Waggy in Ross county, Ohio on 12/22/1844. Very interested in the religious ties and country of origin for Mills.Thanks for your efforts and time. Rich Heinz
I am looking for the ancestors of Lawrence CASH b 1/19/1896 Washington Court House, Ohio and Lena PEACOCK b 3/15/1898 unknown location I suspect both are descended from the Wyandot tribe. Thanks, Thomas
Also by the way, I am working on a Ross family in that part of Ohio too. Mary Ross married to Lewis Walker. I have some on her family. Let me know. Joan
I am coming to this late, who are you looking for in Fayette Co? I ordered the Fayette county land records at the local family history center. I suggest you order the index too. I was looking for land that was given to Benjamin Walker who was the aid de camp of washington for a year and was an aid of vonSteuben. VonSteuben received this land after the revolution and died shortly thereafter and willed his land to Benjamin Walker and a man by the name of North. I found the land records in these rolls. Joan Showalter
Posted on: Fayette Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Fayette/143 Surname: MARINE, TOBIN, ROSS, SPERRY ------------------------- In Fayetet County,and I suspect other counties, Bainter and Painter were used interchangebly. There is one Bainter here from several Generations back, that used both.
Posted on: Fayette Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Fayette/142 Surname: MARINE, TOBIN, ROSS, SPERRY ------------------------- Fayette County was part of the Virginia Military District, which was land given to soldiers from VA for service to the US government. George Washington was a purchaser of land in the VMD, as was John Quincy Adams and his wife. I would make the suggestion that you do a search of land grants at the Bureau of Land Management, to see if any of your names crop up. Most people assume that it is for service in the Revolutionary War, but soldiers form the War of 1812 also got land grants. There is also an excellent book that is available for free from the State Auditors Office called Ohio Lands. it gives a fascinating history of how Ohio was formed and it has some good information for those researching in Ohio. the links are as follows: Bureau of Land Management: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/search.asp State of Ohio: http://www.auditor.state.oh.us/ Ther eis a link for the Ohioi Lands book there. You can download and print it yourself or you can e-mail the auditors office and they will send you a copy.
Posted on: Fayette Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Fayette/141 Surname: MARINE, TOBIN, SPERRY, ROSS ------------------------- Lees Creek is in Clinton County. Was your relative a resident of Fayette County or did he live in Clinton County? The reason I ask is because there is a town in Fayette County that is also part of Clinton called Sabina. Your descendant might be from there. I'm going to see if I can find any Fayette records here, like a Probate file, maybe. Will let you know.
Posted on: Fayette Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Fayette/140 Surname: FRASIER, FRAZIER ------------------------- I am looking for information on John H. FRASIER/FRAZIER born and married in Virginia. He and his children appear in the Fayette County Census in 1860 but seem to disappear before 1870.
Posted on: Fayette Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Fayette/139 Surname: Johnson and Worthington ------------------------- I am looking for information about Jesse J. Worthington. Jesse was living in Fayette Co. Ohio in 1851, That is when Aaron C. Johnson died. Aaron states in his will that Jesse J. worthington is his natural son. Aaron C. Johnsons wifes name was Phebe Bloomer. Jesse was sheriff of Fayette Co. and Phebe was said to kept a hotel at Washington Court House. Can someone PLEASE help me with this puzzle... Thanks
Posted on: Fayette Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Fayette/137 Surname: Hardaway, Hix ------------------------- I'm trying to find the parents of Margaret Hardaway who was supposed to have been born in Fayette Co. in 1830. She married Joseph Hix in 1848 in Clark Co., IL. Any help would be appreciated.
Posted on: Fayette Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Oh/Fayette/136 Surname: Grimsely ------------------------- Search is for Milton Grimsely, date of death April 29, 1971. Mother's maiden name was Bean. He died in Washington Court House, Ohio and is buried at the Les Creek Cemetary. Has bros. Jimmy, Harry, Bobby, and Jody; sis's Jane, Mildred, Mary and Elisa. Any information on this man would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Posted on: Fayette Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Oh/Fayette/135 Surname: Grimsley ------------------------- Looking for information on Milton "Jack" Grimsley, died April 1991 in Washington Court House, Ohio. Don't have DOB, spouse, anything. Any information is greatly appreciated
Looking for information on any SMITHS residing in Fayette Co prior to and including 1850....trying to find siblings/parents of: William M Smith b. 12 Aug 1817 poss Halifax, VA d. 13 Feb 1896 Clinton Co, IN m. 7 Oct 1839 in Fayette Co to Mary Ann COCHRAN They stayed in Fayette Co until 1851 and then moved to Indiana. Anyone else working on SMITHs? Robin
Posted on: Fayette Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Fayette/134 Surname: HAGERTY, CROOKS, HICKSON, O'BRIANT, IVERS ------------------------- I am looking for any information (not listed below) on my father's extended family(s). Dad's family lived in Washington Courthouse beginning around 1900. They were shoemakers and I believe that I saw something in an old city directory about The Hagerty Shoe Co. Michael HAGERTY b. 1861 (death?) was the second of four children of Patrick HAGERTY(death?) and Mary (maiden name?). Michael moved his family(wife Lillian (IVERS?) and three (?) children) from Cincinnati to Washington Courthouse between 1900 and 1910. Michael's second child, John b.21-Feb-1889, d.18-Jan-1961 (Toledo) was my "grandfather". Grandpa John may have been married to someone named Inga (maiden name?) who died right before he married my grandmother (who preferred "Mimi" and always fibbed about her age) Dorothy CROOKS HICKSON (sp?) b. 12-Oct-1904, d. 15-Jan-1972 (Toledo). Mimi had a child, Richard b.29-Jul-1928 (in Wash. Crthse.), d.20-Jun-1987 (my father) from a previous marriage to someone named HICKSON (complete unknown). Michael also remarried, in the 1920s after Lillian's death, to someone named Estelle (?) and according to aunt Ann (dad's sister) they also had a son named Richard.
Posted on: Fayette Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Fayette/131 Surname: Fry, Mabra, Desair ------------------------- I am searching for info on Allen Fry who married Mary E Mabra on December 5,1861 in Fayette, County Ohio. I am searching for a possible son named James Fry(e) who would have been born in 1861-62. James moved to Kansas by the late 1890s and married an Ida "Addie" Desair. Any help with making this connection would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Posted on: Fayette Co. Oh Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Fayette/130 Surname: Tracy, Merryman, Babb, Lower, Mongold, Featherland, Featherline ------------------------- In response to Solomon, William And Warnel Tracy. I have no info on Solomon And William except they were sons of John and Rebecca Merryman Tracy. Warnel was born May 6, 1770 and died April 6, 1851, buried in Cochran Cemetery, New Martinsburg, Ohio. Warnel is my 4th greatgrand father. He married Elenor Lemmon abt 1790 and had 3 children. Married Mary Babb abt 1804 and had nine children. I have names and dates if requested.
We would like to invite you to visit The POORHOUSE STORY website (a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American poorhouses)at http://www.poorhousestory.com Thanks to many of the Ohio "listers" who volunteered to do the transcribing, we have a Holiday Gift. For history fans and genealogy buffs alike ... we think you will enjoy these. Here is a description: --------------------------- During the 1930's and 1940's the Work Projects Administration (WPA) began the process of inventorying County Archives of Ohio. Their work was cut short when funding elapsed prior to World War II, but several volumes were published. The Columbiana County edition states: "The inventories produced by the Historical Records Survey Program attempt to do more than give merely a list of records--they attempt further to sketch in the historical background of the county or other unit of government, and to describe precisely and in detail the organization and functions of the government agencies whose records they list. The county, town, and other local inventories will, when completed, constitute an encyclopedia of local government as well as bibliography of local archives." ... While these records may no longer be stored in the vault, it is proof that they did exist at the time the book was compiled. It may take some digging, but chances are good that the records can be found. The WPA Inventories were never totally completed for all counties in Ohio. ... They are unavailable today except in most major Ohio libraries, where a complete set will usually be found. page 60 OHIO GENEALOGICAL GUIDE 6th Edition by Carol Willsey Bell, C.G. --------------------------------- Note: Of the 27 counties whose WPA Inventories included Infirmary (poorhouse)records ... we have just posted the excerpts from 8 of them and are working on the others. We have posted: ASHLAND COLUMBIANA FAYETTE HANCOCK LUCAS MONTGOMERY PIKE STARK If you have recently visited the site, you may need to click on REFRESH when you get to relevant pages in order to see the NEW material. If you are new to the site, DIRECTIONS: At the homepage (linked above) click on POORHOUSES BY STATE, then OTHER STATES, then OHIO on the table of states. The WPA Inventories' link is at the top. Hope you enjoy! Happy Holidays Linda Crannell (aka=The Poorhouse Lady)