Dear friends, This is Al Dawson in Berea, Ohio. I'm so glad there is finally a Geauga list! My Geauga ancestors were named SPRINGER and PURDY From: 1850 Ohio Census, Geauga County, Bainbridge Township, 303 GARRETT SPRINGER 39 m, Farmer born NY CHLOE SPRINGER 32, f, born NY CHARLOTTE SPRINGER 9, f, born NY JANE A. SPRINGER, 6, f, born NY E. G. SPRINGER, 3, m, born OH ELLEN M. SPRINGER, 1, f, born OH there is an error in this: Charlotte is really Charles (I'll bet the census taker's notes read "Chas" and he read them as "Char") - Charles died in the Civil War. Chloe (PURDY) Springer died in 1853. Her parents were Charles PURDY and Anthy FRENCH - I have quite a lot of information on these lines from my SPRINGER cousin Jane Jackson. Garrett married a second time. His second family reflected in this data from a wonderful book by Violet Warren and Jeannette Grosvenor (1983) INSCRIPTIONS AND INTERMENTS IN GEAUGA CO: A MONUMENTAL WORK pp 2-3 Maple Shade Cemetery in Auburn Corners LOT 39 - A. Springer [no dates] LOT 40 - H. M. Andrews [and other Andrews including...] ANDREWS, Homer M. 1849-1923; Ellen M., his wife (nee SPRINGER) 1849-1923 [Al's note: the Ellen M. Springer who was 1 in 1850 census Bainbridge Township, under Garrett and Chloe Springer] LOT 49 C. C. SPRINGER Clarence C. Springer 1869-1919 Edwin F. Springer 1847-1915 [Al's note: POSSIBLY the E. G. Springer of 1850 census quoted above, male of 3] Louisa F. Springer "Mother" [Al's note: Jane says she was Louisa Keeny] Garrett G. Springer "Father" 1814-1878 Sarah B. Springer 1865-1883 ---------------------------------------- Interested in meeting others related to these families. I know that Jane and I have a cousin Reed Willson in the area, who has been kind enough to reply to me and share his information. Thanks, Al Dawson