Hi! Here is the obituary for Mary (Staton) Cox, the daughter of Simon and Margaret (Frazier) Staton. Mary was living in Red House, Putnam County, West Virginia in 1859 when she married George W. Cox. George was the son of William and Sarah (White) Cox. George and Mary and their children moved to Gallia County, Ohio in 1865, where he operated a dry goods store until 1912. MRS. COX DEAD Mrs. Mary Cox, widow of George Cox, a former well known merchant of this city, died Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sallie Kerr, following a long illness from paralysis. She was in her 82nd year. Two daughters, Mrs. Kerr and Mrs. J. C. McDonald, survive their mother. The funeral will be Thursday morning at the Presbyterian Church, interment following at Mound Hill cemetery. Gallia Tribune, Gallia County, Ohio, May 17, 1922

Gerald, I just type out what was in the obit, word for word, not knowing who the person or family is. Who ever gave the information to the newspaper made the mistake , I just type them as I see them. Cheryl Gerald Deckard <gdeckard@cox.net> wrote: Hi Cheryl, Great information on Enoch. I have his mother as Elizabeth Mossbarger..(1811- ) I have included my information of Enoch below. I have included your informaion into my information with the following exceptions: I have Enoh wfe as Catherine Allen, you have Kathryn Allen. We both agree that Enoch had ten children and I agree with seven of the children you identified, but I have: Allen A. Deckard (abt 1863 - ) Almira A. Deckard (abt 1865 - ) Elizabeth Deckard (abt 1870 - ) which does not match your Mrs Alice Hickerson A. L. Deckard A. N. Deckard Myra Kelly Jerry Deckard Be Well, Do Good Work , Keep In Touch --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!

Thank you. He was a gr,gr, gr. uncle. I will include this in my family history book. Joanne Galvin Researching Northup, Hampton, McCall, Phelps, Blake, Daggett, Syler, Berrridge,Plymale, Kinder, Cottrell, Gilbert

Hi Cheryl, Way to go, you go girl. Have a great day. Here's wishing you success. judi

In working on my family genealogy in Pennsylvania and Virginia, I have run across many listings for Allison, Boggs, Waddel and several others I recognize from the List. Should I forward this to the Society to replace the missing information? Also, Henny, you have worked on the Carter's for quite a few people over the years, the Ripley's and Allisons's as well. Would you please copy any of the information you have on file for the Library and main Society so that some of the information is replaced? I know that Ann Zimmerman and Carol Carter's works can never be replaced, however, we do owe it to them to do our best. Denise Ashleman

In a message dated 4/8/2005 1:33:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, MaryLAdams@comcast.net writes: What I've got is a copy of certificate # 1318 I got from the Gallia Recorders office found in V 19 P31 It's from the United States to Eben Donelson and filed in the Chillicothe office Sept 1, 1827. It grants patent to James Gilliland, the assignee of Ebenezer Donelson. I'm trying to understand what really took place with Mary, You gave the land descroption as: NE quarter of Sec 12 of Twp 6 Range 17, containing 160 acres of the lands directed to be sold at Chillicothe. Range 17 includes: in Lawrence Co. #1 &#2 Fayette, #3 Lawrence, #4 Aid, and #5 Symmes. Township #6 in Range 17 is Greenfield in Gallia Co. Madison Township of Jackson Co is #7 The townships listed above were all part of Gallia from 1803 until Lawrence and Jackson were formed about 1816/17. A standard township is six miles square, divided into 36 one mile square sections. In Range 17, they are numbered starting in the NE corner with #1, working across the north side to #6 in the NW corner. Drop down to the next row and number from west to east with #7 thru #12. Follow that pattern so that the section #36 is the SE corner. Sections 1-6 of Greenfield are part of Madison Twp in Jackson Co. The other 30 sections are part of Gallia. Therefore your section #7 is the NE section of what is now Greenfield Twp. Land in the sections is described by the dividing the section into quarters: i.e. NE, NW, SW, and SE. The standard one mile square section is 640 acres, a quarter section is 160 acres. This parcel of land ican be reached by following OH 141 from Gallipolis to OH 233. Proceed on 233 to a little wide spot called Gallia. Just north of Gallia, Gallia- Center Point road turns off to the east or right side. Follow that and between two and three miles from 233 you will be in the middle of the parcel. A creek runs from north to south thru the middle of the parcel. Rt 233 also connects with OH Rt 93 in Oak Hill The Ohio Auditor has a FREE booklet describing all Ohio lands and surveys, and info on reading descriptions.. Don Clark

I thought this one would be helpful... it gives the children's names instead of initals Gallia Times November 30,1922 Taps Sound for Old Civil War Veteran Enoch Deckard , Pioneer of Gallia County , Dies at Bidwell. Enos Deckard, father of Ira Z. Deckard of Wellston, died at his home at Bidwell Monday at half past one. Mr. Deckard was 91 years old and his death was due chiefly to the infirmities of his advanced age. He was one of the oldest citizens in Gallia county, living first between Vinton and Centerville in the Brush settlement and later at Bidwell. A veteran of the Civil war, he had marched with Sherman to the sea, and had fought in many of the hardest battles of the great struggle. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. (G.A.R.) Seven children are bereaved by the death of their father, their mother having preceded him five years ago. The children are, Ira Z. of Wellston, Harrison C. of Chicago, Alonzo L. of Evansville, Ind. , Albert N. of Columbus, Mrs. Nancy J. Glenn of Bicknell, Ind., Mrs. Alice Hickerson of Rio Grande, and Mrs. Betty Egan who was at her father's home. The funeral services will be Thursday at 1:30 at the home , conducted by Rev. Wm. Fulton of VInton-- Wellston Telegram Be Well, Do Good Work , Keep In Touch --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!

Gallia Times December 7,1922 Enoch Russell Deckard Enoch Russell Deckard, son of George W. and Elizabeth Deckard was born on a farm in Gallia County, Ohio, Jan. 17, 1832, and departed this life Nov. 20, 1922, aged 90 years 10 months and 17 days. He was united in marriage with Kathryn Allen, June 18, 1853, and to this union were born ten children, seven of whom are living. They are H.C. Deckard of Chicago, Ill., A.L.Deckard, Evansville, Ind., I.Z. Deckard, Wellson, A.N. Deckard, Columbus, Mrs. Nan Glenn, Bicknell, Ind., Mrs. Alice Hickerson, Rio Grande, and Mrs. Bettie Egan, Bidwell. Two sons and a daughter have passed ahead to the unknown land. THe eldest son deparated this life in infancy, and George W. and Myra Kelly grew to manhood and womanhood before being called by their Master. He also leaves 31 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, and 2 great,great grandchildren, two brothers and one sister. Perry Deckard of Vinton and W.R. Deckard and Mrs. Polly Baker of Fostoria. At the age of 18 he united with the F. W. B Church and held that faith to the end. He was a kind father and a good neighbor, and willing to help in time of need. Living this community so many years he will be greatly missed . He enlisted during the Civil War in Co. K, 778th regiment and seved his country faithfully. Funeral services were held Nov. 23, at the family residence in Bidwell conducted by Rev. W. J. Fulton, who delivered an impressive sermon. Music was furnished by the Methodist Choir. The floral tributes were many and beautiful . The body was laid to rest in Fairview Cemetery by H.K. Butler to wait the great day when the faithful are rewarded. The children desire to thank the neighbors and friends who assisted in the care of their father during his illness , death and burial. Be Well, Do Good Work , Keep In Touch --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!

Gallia Times April 23, 1925 In Memory Of Theodore L Northup Mr. Theodore L. Northup passed away at his residence in Gallipolis, April 12, 1925, at the age of 76years. He was the son of Henry C. and Charlotte Gilbert Northup. Two brothers , George H. Northup and Gilbert Northup and three sisters, Mrs. John W. Howell, Mrs. Josiah McCall and Mrs. Wesley Stamper, preceded him to the great beyond. He was married to America VanVleck in 1869 , and to this union was born one daughter, Mrs. Lottie Evans. His wife died in 1896. He resided almost his entire life in Gallipolis and Gallia County , having been engaged in farming in his earlier life and in the broom manufacturing business in later years, operating the Northup Broom Works in Gallipolis. He spent some six or seven years in Washington, D.C., and Atlantic City engaged in the manufacturing of brooms. In 1909 he was married to Mrs. Sarah Wheatley of Ashland , Ky. He was a very industrious , noble, kind hearted and highly-respected citizen. His health began to fail some two years ago, but he still , conducted his place of business until six months ago when he was compelled to abandon it and he was , confined to his home the remainder of his life. He was a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics and of the Presbyterian church. Services were held at the church April 14th at 2:30 by Rev. John Glenn, with the Jr. O.U.A.M. in charge with interment by W.N. Hayward at Pine Street cememtery. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sarah Northup, and his daughter , Mrs. Lottie Evans... Be Well, Do Good Work , Keep In Touch --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. Learn more.

Just thought I would let you all in on a little secret of mine. I have just applied for my certification kit to become an APG. I want to thank Yoland Campbell Lifter for her information and encouragement . It will probably take me a little while trying to find classes to take. I did find some out of Brigham Young University, that are on line... so this should be a new adventure. So, when you see APG, it means I have joined the Association of Professional Genealogist and will be working toward my accreditation. Thought I might as well go for it... right.... ain't getting any younger or close to it without doing it. Cheryl Enyart, APG VP of the Gallia County Genealogical Society, OGS Chapter. 412 Second Avenue Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 740-446-7200 histsoc@zoomnet.net www.gchags.com Be Well, Do Good Work , Keep In Touch --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!

Judi, What is the full name? I will check immigration records. From the information listed, the papers were most likely filed in Virginia. I have copies of many of my ancestor's papers that came from Germany, Bavaria, Switzerland, etc. Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henny Evans" <hcevans@eurekanet.com> To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 1:26 PM Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] Question on records > Judi, many naturalization records are found in the Clerk of Courts office in > Gallia County. There are a few interspered here and there in Probate > Records. But many times when I've checked in the Clerk of Courts, I've been > told they were filed in Cincinnati, Ohio. Henny > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <JJwherebee@aol.com> > To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 4:47 PM > Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] Question on records > > > > Hi List, i have never looked for naturlization records or citizen ship > > records. My Taylor was born abt 1770 germany, dont know when he came to > > U.S. in > > 1797 botetourt va mar. lived in cabell co va abt 5 yrs or so . 1818 to > > gallia co > > ohio till abt 1830 . which area would you search for these records? did > > they > > have these records for the time period i am looking. thanks for any help. > > judi > > > > > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > > Check the address you are replying to before sending your message. > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > If you want to unsubscribe to the list, send an email to OHGALLIA-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe in the text of the email. >

Thanks for reply Henny, You guys are great at the society also. Very helpful in finding records and meeting with us when we come into town. Thanks so much for all the help you guys give us well appreciated by me and i am sure all of us. Cheryl, thanks for all the help you gave me when i came in for wills, and going to the library with me. Great bunch of people. Thanks so much for all your help. judi

I emailed Tony at WSAZ, the last webcam was damaged by winds and they are trying to get it back into service. My son in Arizonia likes to see the bandstand and tell what the weather is back home. It should be up and running soon. Cheryl Carol Austin <caustin@socal.rr.com> wrote:There used to be a webcam on the WSAZ site showing the bandstand, park, and the river beyond. I always enjoyed seeing what was going on in Gallipolis, and occasionally seeing a barge or riverboat going by. It has been removed, and I'm wondering if there are any plans for another webcam. Loved that thing! ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== Check the address you are replying to before sending your message. Be Well, Do Good Work , Keep In Touch --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Better first dates. More second dates. Yahoo! Personals

Judi, It was very nice to meet you, putting faces to email address is one of my favorite things to do. Next week a lady I have been working with is coming to Gallipolis for the very first time. So, I will be playing tourist guide and genealogist that day. We at the Gallia County Genealogical Society are there for you and we will try and help in any way we can. By the way Judi, I thing I have found some articles for you on one of your other families...Will get back to that later. Cheryl JJwherebee@aol.com wrote:Thanks for reply Henny, You guys are great at the society also. Very helpful in finding records and meeting with us when we come into town. Thanks so much for all the help you guys give us well appreciated by me and i am sure all of us. Cheryl, thanks for all the help you gave me when i came in for wills, and going to the library with me. Great bunch of people. Thanks so much for all your help. judi ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== Please remember that your topic must relate to genealogical research in Gallia County, Ohio. Be Well, Do Good Work , Keep In Touch --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page

Transcribed without making changes to spelling and grammar. Transcribed by Joyce Robinson Athens Messenger November 18, 1875 GALLIA Judge Kent, of Gallipolis, slipped and fell recently, injuring himself seriously. It is proposed to place a clock in the tower of the new M. E. Church, at Gallipolis. The jail at Gallipolis was burglarized on the night of the 8th inst., and an officers trowsers (sic) robbed of $16. Mr. Hiram Dale, who has long been a miller at the mill of R. Aleshire & Co., of Gallipolis, has removed to Fort Worth, Texas. Judge S. S. Knowles, we learn, has quickly worked himself in favor with the bar and estimable citizens of Gallipolis by his approved manner of judicial procedure. Deputy Sheriff Ripley, of this county, frustrated an attempted jail break from the jail at Gallipolis, on the night of the 9th inst., by creaping (sic) in just as the prisoners had made arrangements to creap (sic) out. Rev. F. Davis, of Rock River Conference, Ill., and son of Mr. Grasson Davis, of this county, has been appointed Missionary to India. His field of work will be at Magras (sic) and its vicinity. The Union Woolen Mills, of Gallipolis, have secured a contract for 100,000 or more yards of flannels. This will put this establishment to work again, and thus give employment to a large number of hands.

Transcribed without making changes to spelling and grammar. Transcribed by Joyce Robinson Athens Messenger October 28, 1875 GALLIA The recent vote was the largest ever polled in this county. Col. John F. Hoy, the popular and eloquent temperance lecturer, speaks in Gallipolis this week. Mr. Benson Woods, of Perry township, had a horse stolen from his pasture on the night of October 9th. Mr. E. L. Wood, of Charleston, formerly of Gallipolis, has been elected State Librarian of West Virginia. Messrs. Graham, Riggs and Clark, of Clay township, have started with two flat-boats with potatoes for the Southern market. Their capacity is about 5,700 barrels. A small two-story brick bakery on Front street, in Gallipolis, owned and occupied by J. R. Baxter, was burned at midnight last Friday night. Loss $5,000; no insurance. On the 16th the Republicans of Gallipolis and county celebrated the political victory by an imposing demonstration, characterized by fireworks, music and speeches. Subscription papers are in circulation, in Gallipolis, to build a steeple for the new M. E. Church, suitable alike to its grand proportions and for the location of a town clock. There is strong talk that the Point Pleasant Docks will be removed to Gallipolis, provided fourteen feet of water can be found below the wharf of that city. The object of the Dock Company in this, is to get the Docks closet to machine shops.

In a message dated 4/8/2005 9:54:32 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, MaryLAdams@comcast.net writes: Hi Neil, Do you know if there were any military bounty land warrants issued in Gallia Co.? I thought all of the county was part of the Ohio Company. I've been all over the BLM web site and can't find any info about this parcel of land. When I search by the certificate # the results show a different legal description located in Lawrence Co. Where did you find the Gilliland patent for this piece. I see him as having patent on two pieces of Gallia Co land, but not for this same legal description. My Eben Donelson was in the war of 1812, but not much info exists on his service. I've never found anything on him receiving a military warrant for land in the indices, but there incomplete. If this land wasn't a military warrant, would the procedure have been that an interested party would find a piece of land they wanted, apply to have it surveyed, then pay to have a warrant issued? What was the purpose of the warrant? Was it a right to buy or putting a hold on the land, or purchase? Could someone have intended to sell the right to purchase without actually ever having purchased it themselves or taken possession? Thanks again for the help. Mary North Bend, WA > There were three steps that were required in order to obtain land from the > federal government. 1. Survey. The applicant first had to apply to have > the > land surveyed. 2. Warrant. After the survey, a warrant was obtained. > There was a fee involved. This gave the applicant access to the land. > 3. > Patent. A patent granted full title to the land and involved a final > fee. > Sometimes there was just a brief period between obtaining the warrant and > getting > the patent. Sometimes it was years or even decades. If the land was > abandoned before obtaining patent, I believe the land would revert back > to the > federal government. > > Much of the land in Gallia County was initially obtained from the federal > government by the Ohio Company, which in turn then sold it in much smaller > parcels to settlers. The land that was not initially owned by the Ohio > Company > was acquired by settlers by the survey, warrant and patent process. > Copies of > the patents are available from the BLM web site. For a small fee, you > can > even obtain certified copies, and the very earliest patents (I think > before > about 1840 ) even bear the actual signature of the president of the > United > States. > > Neil E. > Folsom, CA > > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > If you want to unsubscribe to the list, send an email to > OHGALLIA-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe in the text of > the email. > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== Please keep your topic related to genealogical research in Gallia County, Ohio. The warrant gave the person the right to use the land. Often there were certain conditions that had to have been met before patent could be obtained. For instance the 1862 Homestead Act required that a certain amount of the land had to be in agricultural production the first year, and that some improvements had to be made before patent was issued. There was a five year waiting period before patent could be obtained. Most of the federal land that was obtained by settlers in Ohio, however, was obtained under a land act that was passed in 1820, and the requirements were different. For instance for a higher price the land could be obtained after only about a six month waiting period. Military bounty land was not necessarily given in the same county where the person resided, and it was very common for the recipients to sell the warrant, with the patent then ultimately going to the person who bought the warrant. The land my gg-grandfather got in 1855 was near Cincinnati. The rules for bounty land from the War of 1812 changed several times, and in 1855 those who had as little as two weeks of active service became eligible. You should be able to obtain the warrant number from NARA from the person's War of 1812 military file. Ask for the complete file. Often they just send selected parts. It's possible the BLM didn't manage bounty land. Maybe someone else on the list would know. A John Donelson obtained a patent in 1846 in that same township (section 31 instead of section 12). Townships and ranges in Gallia County must be skewed by some sort of correction line, because I have never been able to figure out just where those land descriptions fall, so I don't know which township that was in. (Hint--it would be a nice project for the historical society to develop a simple map showing the townships with their respective township and range numbers) Neil E. Folsom, CA

Judi, many naturalization records are found in the Clerk of Courts office in Gallia County. There are a few interspered here and there in Probate Records. But many times when I've checked in the Clerk of Courts, I've been told they were filed in Cincinnati, Ohio. Henny ----- Original Message ----- From: <JJwherebee@aol.com> To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] Question on records > Hi List, i have never looked for naturlization records or citizen ship > records. My Taylor was born abt 1770 germany, dont know when he came to > U.S. in > 1797 botetourt va mar. lived in cabell co va abt 5 yrs or so . 1818 to > gallia co > ohio till abt 1830 . which area would you search for these records? did > they > have these records for the time period i am looking. thanks for any help. > judi > > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > Check the address you are replying to before sending your message. > > >

Mary, in all the years that I have researched land records I have only found one connected to a bounty land property in Gallia Co. I've always understood that there was not supposed to have been bounty land in Gallia County and yet there was that one instance of which I am aware. Neil is right in that not all of the county was covered by the Ohio Co. The rest was purchased directly from the government. Sometimes, as it appears in this case, the deed was filed in a nearby land office, such as Chillicothe, rather than in Gallia Co. Sometimes with BLM if you can not find the piece of land, it means that the person was at least a second owner...not getting it directly from the governement. Henny Evans >

There used to be a webcam on the WSAZ site showing the bandstand, park, and the river beyond. I always enjoyed seeing what was going on in Gallipolis, and occasionally seeing a barge or riverboat going by. It has been removed, and I'm wondering if there are any plans for another webcam. Loved that thing!