I found the obit and it was listed Winfield , WV, I just think that Jean maybe didn't see the WV. The other thing is that so many people from this area already knew that Winfield was down the Kanawha from Gallipolis. Her ancestor was a riverboat captain so, it is natural for the editor or reporter to just say Winfield especially when talking about the river. River traffic in those days was packets that went from Gallipolis to Winfield then on to Charleston and returned. It was very logical for people to only use the name of the town and not add the state, it was in their backyard so to speak. Cheryl Gobobcats22@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 3/27/2005 4:08:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, charlie@hazlett.net writes: On 3/27/2005, "Tom Griesan" wrote: >Hi! > I found a mention in a Gallia County obituary of the town of >Winfield. Where is the nearest community of Winfield? I found a listing of >several Winfields, the most likely being in Putnam County, West Virginia, >but also in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and in Marion County, West Virginia. > - Jean Griesan > Colorado Jean, I have found that when the town is in another state, it is included in the obit ie Winfield, WV. I would guess that Winfield is in Ohio. (Unless this was a West Virginia obit that was also posted in the Gallia newspaper.) ==== 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!? Make Yahoo! your home page