I don't know where your friend got that information about they were not to be built on, Henny. Please advise. All this information has been very helpful and of great interest to me. Thanks so much to Denise, Henny and Cheryl. Thanks to Denise, I now know that Margaret Baltzell's maiden name is WARE, born in Morgantown, VA, now WV, so I am ecstatic that I have another surname to add to my genealogy! I have also learned that Daniel Baltzell was born in Frederick, MD. I did a Mapquest so I could see a route between Frederick, MD and Morgantown, WV and can see they trekked a long way in those days, then I am trying to see how they went from Morgantown to Gallipolis. Of course, I know the Ohio River flat boats took them the last leg. If Daniel and Margaret died in Dix, IL, I can also see the route down the Ohio to the Mississippi and then up it. Does anyone have a death record for Daniel and Margaret Baltzell in Gallipolis? They are my gggg grandparents. If there is no death record in Gallipolis, then I must assume there was another reason why Daniel alone made a life estate conveyance to his daughter, Harriet Baltzell Gates and her husband, Moses Haskell Gates. Maybe he did it, "just in case" he came back from yet another move, to Dix, IL! All speculation at this point! Sharon In a message dated 3/29/2005 1:00:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, OHGALLIA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: A friend tells me that garden lots were close to the river and not to be built on. Henny

Most likely, from Morgantown they got on a boat and floated down to Gallipolis. Monongahela River to Pittsburgh, then the Ohio River the rest of the way...and easy, very easy route. Of course they might have climbed over those mountains which I have sworn I will never drive over again ! ;-) On 3/29/2005, "SGates1949@aol.com" <SGates1949@aol.com> wrote: > > >I don't know where your friend got that information about they were not to >be built on, Henny. Please advise. All this information has been very >helpful and of great interest to me. Thanks so much to Denise, Henny and Cheryl. >Thanks to Denise, I now know that Margaret Baltzell's maiden name is WARE, >born in Morgantown, VA, now WV, so I am ecstatic that I have another surname to >add to my genealogy! I have also learned that Daniel Baltzell was born in >Frederick, MD. I did a Mapquest so I could see a route between Frederick, MD >and Morgantown, WV and can see they trekked a long way in those days, then I >am trying to see how they went from Morgantown to Gallipolis. Of course, I >know the Ohio River flat boats took them the last leg. If Daniel and Margaret >died in Dix, IL, I can also see the route down the Ohio to the Mississippi >and then up it. Does anyone have a death record for Daniel and Margaret >Baltzell in Gallipolis? They are my gggg grandparents. If there is no death >record in Gallipolis, then I must assume there was another reason why Daniel >alone made a life estate conveyance to his daughter, Harriet Baltzell Gates and >her husband, Moses Haskell Gates. Maybe he did it, "just in case" he came >back from yet another move, to Dix, IL! All speculation at this point! >Sharon > >In a message dated 3/29/2005 1:00:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, >OHGALLIA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > >A friend tells me that garden lots were close to the river and not to be >built on. Henny > > > > > > > > > >==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >Check the address you are replying to before sending your message. >