Chloe was the daughter of Giles Sisson and Sarah Potter. They moved to Gallia County prior to 1820. Giles' 2nd wife was Mary Roush - they had a son John that married a McCarty. Is this the marriage you were refering too? Sue Ed --- Kathy Wilmot <kwilmot@atcjet.net> wrote: > Does Chloe Sisson connect w/the McCarty's & Sisson marriages? > > -----Original Message----- > From: cheryl enyart [mailto:trayne1837inc@yahoo.com] > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 3:59 PM > To: OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [OHGALLIA-L] 1848 - Newspapers in the area > > You are correct, I have seen articles that came out of Lawrence Co. > Cheryl > > Tom Griesan <griesantomjean@msn.com> wrote:Cheryl, > Knowing that, while you are going through the early papers, do you > ever run across obituaries or news from Lawrence County, Ohio? Those > newspapers could potentially be a source of news for Lawrence County > from > those days before 1852. > - Jean > > -----Original Message----- > From: cheryl enyart [mailto:trayne1837inc@yahoo.com] > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 8:41 AM > To: OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [OHGALLIA-L] 1848 - Newspapers in the area > > > Sue, > The Gallipolis newspapers are back to 1828 at least if not farther back. > I > will be at the library all day tomorrow doing research on microfilm. I > can > see if they put anything about him. The newspapers back then were not so > news worthy as you might think.. But I will give it a try . Cheryl > Enyart > VP of the Gallia County Genealogical Society > > > Tom Griesan wrote: > Hi Sue, > I can tell you that Lawrence County is a neighboring county to Gallia > County. I know that their paper, the Ironton Register, did not start > until > 1852. I do know that Washington County, Ohio, did have a newspaper that > started even before 1800. I'm not sure when the Gallia newspapers > started. I > hope that this helps a little. > - Jean > > -----Original Message----- > From: S Edwards [mailto:suze2300@yahoo.com] > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 6:18 AM > To: OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [OHGALLIA-L] 1848 - Newspapers in the area > > > I am looking for information on a death/accident that occured in Dec, > 1848. > > Giles S. Case drowned in the Ohio River under mysterious circumstances. > He > was a ferryman on the Ohio River, probably residing in Addison Township. > > In Dec 1848, a stranger came to the house and wanted to be taken across > the > river. Giles' young wife, Clarissa McAboy, didn't want him to go. He > left > her a gold coin (still in the family) for good luck, and never returned. > With the spring thaw, his body was found washed ashore on an island in > the > River (near Gallipolis, I believe). The boat and the stanger's (or his > body) > were never found. > > Giles was the son of Luther Case and Chloe Sisson. Luther died in 1829, > Chloe married twice after that - Robert Young (abt 1831) and Phineas > Mathews > (1839). > > Any help with additional information on this incident would be greatly > appreciated. Giles was my ggg-grandfather. > > Thank you, > SueEd > NY > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > > ==== 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. > > > > Be Well, Do Good Work , Keep In Touch > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. > > > ==== 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. > > > > > Be Well, Do Good Work , Keep In Touch > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > > > ==== 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 remember that your topic must relate to genealogical research > in Gallia County, Ohio. > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Sign up for Fantasy Baseball. http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/