This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/yYB.2ACI/3072.1.2 Message Board Post: Do you have any information on Alvin Smith's ancestors or descendants? I've dead ended on past Alvin's parents and I have no information about Julia's descedants. I have some information on Homer's downline and I think I sent you Harper information in the past. Hoping you can help, it sure is hard to research the Smith name and I can't seem to get past Alvin's parents, Julia and Lester. Thank you, Larisa Somsel

Hello Franklin County List. I would like to invite you to view our new address for the Green Lawn Cemetery Records. We ran out of space so had to find a new server. http://greenlawn.delawareohio.us/ You will now find over 61,000 name index for Green Lawn Cemetery and also, you will find a link to Leona Gustafson's great pictures of tombstones. She also has lists of other Franklin County Ohio Cemeteries. Our Webmaster is also the Webmaster for the Delaware Ohio Genealogical and Historical Societies, hence the location of Greenlawn.delawareohio. You will also find links to all the cemeteries in Delaware, Ohio Thank you for visiting Joe Fleshman --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.752 / Virus Database: 503 - Release Date: 9/3/2004

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/yYB.2ACI/2355.3260.1.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Patricia, I'm afraid I can't offer much info on your line. All I have on George Champe is his marriage date to Jane Eakin which is Aug. 21, 1798. Known siblings of George are Sgt. Major John m. Phoebe Barnard, William m. Elizabeth, Christopher (my line) m. Mary (Polly) Williams, Ann Elizabeth m. Terrence Popejoy, Frances (Frankey) m. James Shepherd. As far as the Ida Mae Judy book goes, of which I have a copy also, you can't rely alot on it because she confused Sgt. Major John with his father John and had the father married to the son's wife etc..And alot of researchers have based their lines on this book which just complicates things further. If I can be of any further help feel free to ask. Good luck on this researching this very confusing family. Regards, Brenda

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Noyer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yYB.2ACI/15128 Message Board Post: I am in need of a marriage lookup for the following: Groom: Robert Noyer Bride: Mary (do not know last name) They are husband and wife on the 1930 Franklin Co, OH census. They are both listed as being 24 years old and born in OH. Their "age at first marriage" is listed as "23", so perhaps they were married about 1929. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks, Cindy Kennedy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/yYB.2ACI/15127 Message Board Post: Seeking any information on Elijah "English" Thomas born in Franklin County, OH, on Feb 11, 1839. His father, also named Elijah Thomas, was born in Culpeper, VA...date unknown. Elijah's mother may be Mary Campbell, but there is no confirmation of this. Elijah "English" Thomas married Sarah Ann Jackson on May 18, 1867, at Pittsville, Pike County, IL. Elijah served in the GAR, and died in Brownsville, NE, on Sep. 20, 1910. Any information on this particular Elijah Thomas is appreciated. Thanks In Advance, Mike Thomas

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/yYB.2ACI/15125.1 Message Board Post: Valerie, You should cut and paste this message and repost it to the Batchelor surname section on Ancestry.com. Otherwise it will just get lost in all the files of Franklin Co. Someone outside of Franklin Co. may know where he is. Just a thought... Tina

Dear Jody: My cousin Jim Obert has been having trouble keeping the website up and running; why? I don't know. Anyway, if you are related to the Obert's and Meyer's we are kin. The first generation in America was Leopold Meyer, born Rust Baden December 11, 1826-died Prairie Twp., Franklin County January 22, 1908 and Cresentia Obert, born Rust Baden June 3, 1832-died Prairie Twp. December 12, 1903. They had 12 children, 11 of whom had descendants. Do these names ring a bell? Also, if they do, or if you are not sure, can you provide me with your Meyer ancestry as far back as you know it? I can check my records and see if you fit into this family. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jody & Rick Myers" <jmyers@cham-cor.com> To: <OHFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 10:20 AM Subject: Re: [OHFranklin] GENEALOGY WEBSITE > I tried getting on your web site and had no luck. > > Jody Myers > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JOHN BEERY" <bjmschmutzer@buckeye-express.com> > To: <OHFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 11:44 AM > Subject: [OHFranklin] GENEALOGY WEBSITE > > > > For those with the connections to the Obert and Meyer/Meier/Meyers > families of Franklin County please visit www.oberts.com > > In addition, I have some information, not included on the site, relating > to these families willing to share. Let me know. > > > > John Beery > > > > > > ==== OHFRANKL Mailing List ==== > > Franklin County, Ohio OHGenWeb > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/ > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHFRANKL Mailing List ==== > Franklin County, Ohio OHGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/ >

I tried getting on your web site and had no luck. Jody Myers ----- Original Message ----- From: "JOHN BEERY" <bjmschmutzer@buckeye-express.com> To: <OHFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 11:44 AM Subject: [OHFranklin] GENEALOGY WEBSITE > For those with the connections to the Obert and Meyer/Meier/Meyers families of Franklin County please visit www.oberts.com > In addition, I have some information, not included on the site, relating to these families willing to share. Let me know. > > John Beery > > > ==== OHFRANKL Mailing List ==== > Franklin County, Ohio OHGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/ > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Champe, Harless, Eakin, Jones Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/yYB.2ACI/2355.3260.1.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: I am hoping that someone can help me with information on the Champe family. We are just getting back to some earlier research on the Champe family. My husband's grandmother was a Champe, Minnie Florence Champ Joiner, daughter of Porcius Champ(e) and Eliza A. Harless from Craig Healing Springs, VA. Porcius Champ(e) is said to be the son of James Champe and Sarah (Sally Jones). He was born 5 August 1850. James Champe is said to have been the son of George Champe and Jane Eakin. My husband was given a copy of the John Champe book written by Ida MaBelle Judy by Eliza Champe, the young girl pictured in the book.

I'm looking for an obit for Mary Ann Pfannebecker (nee Dreisigacker) died August 26, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio. The family may be Dreisigacker, Thirtyacre or Thirtyacker. In the records for Green Lawn, the name is spelled several different ways but Dreisig (Thirty) Acker (Field or acre) would seem the correct spelling. Thanks for any help. Joe --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.752 / Virus Database: 503 - Release Date: 9/3/2004

John, Don't know if the Oberts or Meyers fit into my family in Columbus but our families were friends with the Joe Oberts from Columbus. Joe Fleshman Cincinnati, Ohio -----Original Message----- From: JOHN BEERY [mailto:bjmschmutzer@buckeye-express.com] Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 11:45 AM To: OHFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [OHFranklin] GENEALOGY WEBSITE For those with the connections to the Obert and Meyer/Meier/Meyers families of Franklin County please visit www.oberts.com In addition, I have some information, not included on the site, relating to these families willing to share. Let me know. John Beery ==== OHFRANKL Mailing List ==== Franklin County, Ohio OHGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/ --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.752 / Virus Database: 503 - Release Date: 9/3/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.752 / Virus Database: 503 - Release Date: 9/3/2004

For those with the connections to the Obert and Meyer/Meier/Meyers families of Franklin County please visit www.oberts.com In addition, I have some information, not included on the site, relating to these families willing to share. Let me know. John Beery

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/yYB.2ACI/15126 Message Board Post: WOMAN HUNTS BROTHER SNATCHED AFTER '54 KILLING by Connie A. Higgins, Dispatch Staff Reporter Mary Cole's one wish is to find her long-lost brother. Fifty-five-year-old Cole of Bremerton, Wash., hasn't seen her only brother in more than 40 years. ''The only thing I remember is that Johnny had blond hair and blue eyes. He was fair and really cute,'' Cole said. On this day in 1954, Cole's mother, Elizabeth Batchelor, was found slain in her Columbus apartment. The night before, Batchelor's 26-year-old live-in boyfriend - Sgt. Clifton Dunaway, a military police officer - had pumped five bullets into her and then shot himself in the head, according to Columbus police. Batchelor, who died at age 43, was originally from Harvey, Ill., but had been living in Columbus for about 10 years. When her mother was killed, Cole was 13 years old and living with her father, James Batchelor, in Oak Park, Ill. Her parents were separated, and her brother, John Leonard, then 11, lived with Batchelor and Dunaway in an apartment at 396 1/2 N. Washington Ave. But at the time of the murder, Johnny was staying with a baby sitter who Cole believes took the child. ''Family members have looked for Johnny on and off throughout the years,'' Cole said yesterday by phone from Washington. ''But he's not registered for having a Social Security card or no records under his name. Whoever took him, we believe they've changed his name. The big mystery is, where did he go?'' On Sept. 1, Cole put an advertisement in The Dispatch as part of her search for her brother. She said her mother had been a nun before marrying her father, and the two had a rocky marriage. ''I remember my mother as a strong and loving person,'' said Cole. Her father, who died in the early 1980s, had custody of her and Johnny, but he let the boy live with his estranged wife because he suspected Johnny was not his biological son, she said. ''Father searched for him for a while. He would make comments about the military guy taking his son. He was always vague,'' Cole said. ''I guess he didn't want to talk about it because it was too painful.'' The last time Cole saw Johnny, she was 10 and he was 8. She was staying with her paternal grandmother in South Webster, Ohio. She remembers their mother bringing Johnny to visit, but the grandmother could not handle two children, she said. So for a short period, Johnny stayed with a woman in South Webster, Cole said. ''We were both switched around pretty much from one place to another. ''After my grandmother's death, things went bonkers,'' she said. ''I stayed in boarding schools and foster homes because my father worked a lot.'' Earlier this year, Cole learned a family secret, but it didn't give her any leads to Johnny. She has a half-sister, Ruthann Swindell, who lives in Ludowici, Ga. Batchelor bore Swindell in 1947 at St. Ann's Hospital and soon gave her up for adoption. Swindell learned about Johnny through birth records and found Cole, married and with a daughter, through relatives. The two sisters plan to meet soon. They are still hoping a reunion will include their brother. ''He's my full brother,'' Cole said. ''I pray every day that we all can be together.''

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/yYB.2ACI/15125 Message Board Post: Fort Hayes GI Kills Woman Friend, Self A 26-year-old Army sergeant killed his 43-year-old woman companion with five pistol shots late Thursday night, then fired a sixth shot into his own head. The shooting, ruled homicide and suicide by Coroner Robert A. Evans, occurred in the couple's untidy apartment at 396 1/2 N. Washington Av. The apartment is across the street from Fort Hayes, where the dead soldier, Sgt. Clifton Dunaway, 26, of Irvine, Ky., was stationed with the Military Police. His victim, police said, was Mrs. Betty Max Batchelor, 43, the mother of two children. Police said the couple had lived together for some time and that numerous complaints of fights and arguments between the two had been recorded by police officers. The shooting, timed by police at shortly after 10:45 p.m., apparently followed another such argument. Although police found no witnesses who heard the shooting, the time and probable circumstances were established by testimony of two fellow soldiers of Sgt. Dunaway. According to Maj. Daniel F. Brewer, provost marshal of the Ohio Military District, the sergeant was to have served as guard on a bus taking military prisoners from Fort Hayes to Fort Knox, Ky. It was scheduled to leave at 11:10 p.m. Cpl. Raymond Watson, 31, of Springfield, told police he went to the apartment shortly before [continued on page 3, col. 1] 10:45 p.m. and was admitted by Dunaway. He said he noted the time as "almost quarter to 11" as Dunaway picked up a small clock near the bed. Watson told police he spoke to Mrs. Batchelor, who was seated on a living room couch, and that the couple began to argue as he left. Back on the post, Watson remarked to other soldiers that Dunaway and Mrs. Batchelor were "fighting again," police were told, and then made the prophetic comment "wouldn't it be something if they are shooting one another?" About 10:55 p.m., Cpl. Donald Landis, 22, of Detroit, Mich., went to the apartment. A member, with Dunaway and Watson, of Military Police Company 23064. Landis said he planned to summon Dunaway for the 11:10 bus assignment. The corporal told police he found the door of the second floor apartment ajar but got no response to his knock. A few minutes later, he said, he returned and knocked again with no result. Watson reported he returned a second time, about 12:10 a.m., knocked and called, then pushed open the door. He added, to police: "I know Dunaway was a heavy sleeper and thought maybe he didn't hear me. I stepped into the apartment and saw Betty on the floor between the living room and the bedroom, and I saw the blood on her chest and brassiere. "I took another step into the apartment and saw Dunaway. He was on the floor on the far side of the bed, right next to Betty but with his head near her feet." Watson said he hurried back to the post and reported to the desk sergeant, who called police. Mrs. Batchelor was clad in black slacks and a brassiere. Dunaway was in full uniform. THe three-room apartment was in disorder, police said, with dirty dishes and leftovers of a meal littering the kitchen. Coroner Evans said Dunaway fired a .22 caliber automatic pistol, which was found between the bodies. He said Dunaway apparently fired the first shot into his victim's abdomen and that other bullets struck her in the stomach, chest, jaw and forehead as she slumped to the floor. Officers at the scene included Patrolman Edward Waller, the first to arrive, Detective John McPeak of the Homicide Squad and Investigators Kenneth Page and Robert Gumbert of the ARmy's Criminal Investigation Division. Fort Hayes officials said Friday they accept the coroner's verdict without question but would proceed with their own investigation as standard Army procedure. Police said reports of disagreements between Dunaway and Mrs. Batchelor were nothing new to either police or Army authorities. Patrolman Waller said he took a shot gun from Dunaway "several months ago" after the soldier had threatened to shoot Mrs. Batchelor. A 12-gauge automatic shotgun, a .22 caliber rifle and boxes of shells were also found in the apartment. Police said they had found a letter, dated Sept. 22, written by Mrs. Batchelor to "Sis and family" in which she said she was "leaving Cliff." The letter stated she was tired of his bringing men to the apartment for whom she had to "furnish the beer and food" and that she received only $35 a month from Dunaway toward expenses. Police theorized the quarrel may have developed over Mrs. Batchelor's decision to move to another apartment. Patrolman Waller is assigned to the district where the shooting occurred and had met Mrs. Batchelor during his investigations of complaints at the apartment. He said he talked with her Thursday afternoon when he stopped at the Phinney & Smith Triangle Grocery, 343 Cleveland Av. where she was employed as a clerk. He said she told him she planned to move to an apartment on Nail Av. Police found a number of her suits and dresses piled on the bed in the apartment Thursday night, and some of Dunaway's uniforms on the bedroom floor. The couple sub-let the apartment from Sgt. Leroy Smith of the Columbus Detective Bureau. The Rev. John Costello, pastor of St. Patrick's Church, administered last rites to Dunaway and Mrs. Batchelor. The bodies were taken to the Egan-Ryan funeral home. Fort Hayes records show Dunaway entered the Army eight years ago and served in the Far Eastern Theater from October, 1950, to Feb. 20, 1952. He earned the Bronze Star and three battle stars for service in Korea between Nov. 15, 1950 and Jan. 24, 1951. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Susan Dunaway, Irvine, Ky. Mrs. Batchlor's survivors had not been located early Friday. Records found in the apartment show she had a daughter, Mary Theresa, 13, and a son, John Leonard, 11, and that she formerly lived in Hammond, Ind. Police said Mrs. Batchelor had been arrested once in Columbus on a minor offense. Columbus Dispatch 9/28/1954 Page 11A Funeral Rites The funeral service for Mrs. Elizabeth Batchelor, 43, who was found slain Friday in an apartment at 396 1/2 N. Washington Av, at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Egan-Ryan funeral home. Burial will be in Obetz Cemetery. Mrs. Batchelor was shot to death by Sgt. Clifton Dunaway, 26, of Irvine, Ky.

Hi: Don't know too much but I know the Hendersons and Fultons both lived in Clinton Twp., Franklin Co., OH and L.P. Henderson married into my Walcutt family. These are two of the earlest settlers in Franklin Co., OH. John At 06:43 PM 9/3/2004, you wrote: >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/yYB.2ACI/15123 > >Message Board Post: > >Can anyone help??? Alexander HENDERSON died and in his will he listed the >following heirs: > >John CURRY >Alexander, James, Samuel and David FULTON heirs of Hugh Fulton, >Robinson HUNTER >Anne THOMPSON >Elias and Harriet HINKLE >Margaret ROBB or ROSS >and another James FULTON > >If anyone is reasearching the above families please let me know how they >all connect with each other >Thanks > > > >==== OHFRANKL Mailing List ==== >Franklin County, Ohio OHGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/

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/yYB.2ACI/15124 Message Board Post: Looking for information on ancestry and descendants of Nellie White Sherwood. Nellie is mentioned as the great niece in the obituary of Hallie Hamilton Roberts(1840-1933), who died in McConnelsville, Morgan County Ohio, March 1933. There is a Fred Sherwood in the 1920 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio census, with wife Nellie and daughters Helen, Ruth, and Florence. Not sure if that is her family though. Hallie Hamilton was our g-g-aunt. Hallie's sister Anna Hamilton married John W. White.

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/yYB.2ACI/15123 Message Board Post: Can anyone help??? Alexander HENDERSON died and in his will he listed the following heirs: John CURRY Alexander, James, Samuel and David FULTON heirs of Hugh Fulton, Robinson HUNTER Anne THOMPSON Elias and Harriet HINKLE Margaret ROBB or ROSS and another James FULTON If anyone is reasearching the above families please let me know how they all connect with each other Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: REAMES, HOLYCROSS, PORTER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/yYB.2ACI/14493.1 Message Board Post: I have a ton and a half of REAMES info, including the wrong line (German line). I have Charles REAMES and his wife Cora PORTER, Elizabeth HOLYCROSS and others. Please write judithpricegray@netzero.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/yYB.2ACI/999.2 Message Board Post: Hi Angeline I am working on the Risley family of Columbus, OH. Maybe we can exchange notes. Email me at: floridasearch@tampabay.rr.com

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/yYB.2ACI/15122 Message Board Post: Looking for Catholic Church facility or branch that would have handled an adoption in 1941. Most likely hosting an unwed mother giving birth to a child and then handling the adoption to a local family. Any direction on this would be most helpful. Thank you, Lee in CA