At 07:10 PM 6/20/2001 -0500, you wrote: >I am interested in anything you find onWATSON. I have an ancestor, Eliza >WATSON, b. around 1804 in Ohio, likely Greene County. I have been at a >dead end for about a year now. Her husband was a BOWEN, also from Ohio. >They moved to Jones County, Iowa, in the 1830's. Please forward me anything Ah, the joys of tracing a relatively common surname back to "born in Ohio." Try looking at the family in the 1850 Federal census and perhaps the 1855 Iowa State census. Examine their neighbors for a couple of pages on either side, noting all of the families who were also "born in Ohio" and especially those who, by the children's birth info, would seem to have migrated at approximately the same time. Hopefully one of these families will have a less common surname. Even if not, look then at the 1830 Ohio census index for a county where you might find this group of surnames in close proximity. Good luck, Nedra Nedra Dickman Brill, Certified Genealogist [email protected] Historian, Henckel Family National Association Coordinator Pendleton County, WV, [email protected] CG is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board. http://www.bcgcertification.org/

I am interested in anything you find onWATSON. I have an ancestor, Eliza WATSON, b. around 1804 in Ohio, likely Greene County. I have been at a dead end for about a year now. Her husband was a BOWEN, also from Ohio. They moved to Jones County, Iowa, in the 1830's. Please forward me anything you may have. I have other links that lead me to believe that the WATSONS were from the South. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 5:23 PM Subject: [OHGREENE-L] WATSON - STOVER - BLAKELY/BLAKLEY & BOROFF > Hello Fellow Greene County Listers: > > Am searching the above lines in Greene County in preparation for a visit > there next month and would appreciate any assistance with the following: > > A. Lucinda Watson was the wife of John R. Blakely or Blakley, both spellings > appear through the years. Believe they would have married in the late 1840s > and that her father was John Watson. Would like to find Lucinda's mother and > if there were ant siblings. Lucinda was born 1826, died March 29, 1919, and > is buried in Jamestown Cemetery. Also would appreciate information on the > children of John and Lucinda, believed to number nine one of which, William > Ellis, is my ggf. > > B. Mary Stover or possibly Stoner, was the wife of David Blakley one of the > sons of John Blakley and Lucinda Watson probably born in the 1860s and that > is all the information for her. > > C. The Boroff family was in the 1860 Census, I believe in Beaver Creek Twp. > Am trying to learn where that line came from and are they related to the > Boroff Clan from Mercer and Van Wert Counties. > > As an aside, learned yesterday that Greene County, as well as several > adjacent, counties were part of the "Virginia Military District" which was > set aside to provide land to compensate Virginians for their participation in > the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Then in a book review in the > morning paper, it noted that by 1850, 54,694 Virginians had migrated to > Kentucky and an additional 85,762 Virginians had migrated to Ohio. Some > insight possibly into why my ancestors went from Augusta & Rockingham > Counties in Virginia to Greene County in the late 1820s, and your ancestors > as well. > > Hope to hear from some of you long time listers with any help, advise and/or > insights you might have concerning the line I am working on. > > Good hunting to all of you, and Cheers from OBX. > > Wm.R (Bob) Blakeley > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com >

Joanne Just for gigggles, you might check Ross Co. I do Shears/Bailey in Ohio, and my relatives lived in Chillicothe, Ross Co, Ohio, and later were in Greene Co. A John Thomas Shears, abt 1846,VA, died Jul 7, 1909, has as his parents Wm. Shears VA, and Lucinda Steel, VA . No E shown on death cert for JT and his sister Elizabeth Ann Shears, who are both in Cedarville Cemetery, Greene Co. Wm and Lucinda were from Hardy now Grant Co, WV. 1870 Ross Co.Census Steele, David 62 retired farmer VA Lucinda 43 PA John 13 OH Almeda 7 OH Mary 3 OH Steel, Benjamin 50 VA. 2 different spellings, as you can see, and to make your life more difficult. :>)) As an aside, have Miller in my Hughes line, Jackson and Mason Co, VA/WV. For resonable paid research, I would recommend Helen Ritenour <[email protected]>. She did a lot of Shears for me, and with her info I was able to sovle some unkowns. Nice lady. I too am looking for an early Greene county cemetery that have the grave of > John STEEL. He died 4 NOV 1821. He was born 22 OCT 1773. Would he have been > too old to be in the War of 1812?? He would have been 38/39 years old? > > He was married to Ann Miller. They had 9 children, Jenet, Ann, Margaret, > Mary, James, William, John, Samuel and Hugh. Hugh was born in 1821 in Green > County according to his military records. Does anyone know of this family? > > I can not find the burial place of James Steel/Steele either. He was born 23 > MAR 1811 and died 12 AUG 1838. I don't know if he was married. > > Any information of this family would be appreciated. I know most of them > marry in the area and almost all of them are in White County Indiana by 1850. > > Thanks > > Joanne Steele Johnson > Portland, OR > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > >

It is hidden behind the shopping center at the corner of Dorothy Lane and Woodman Dr. in Kettering, Oh. You must turn south at the Bob Evans and then turn left at the first street. It is a long block with other streets on the right, but businesses on the left. The cemetery is nestled in the trees on a knoll and the street that you are traveling on dead ends. Linda

Do you have his twp. address in Greene Co.? That would be on the Census? It would help to pin down a location of a possible cemetery. And age didn't deter them from going to war, because in looking at those lists, all ages went. Linda

Any one have an address to see this list as posted? Using OHGREENE-L as a search brings up Rootsweb, and the Greene list does not show what I get in email. Art Hughes Columbus,Ohio

I too am looking for an early Greene county cemetery that have the grave of John STEEL. He died 4 NOV 1821. He was born 22 OCT 1773. Would he have been too old to be in the War of 1812?? He would have been 38/39 years old? He was married to Ann Miller. They had 9 children, Jenet, Ann, Margaret, Mary, James, William, John, Samuel and Hugh. Hugh was born in 1821 in Green County according to his military records. Does anyone know of this family? I can not find the burial place of James Steel/Steele either. He was born 23 MAR 1811 and died 12 AUG 1838. I don't know if he was married. Any information of this family would be appreciated. I know most of them marry in the area and almost all of them are in White County Indiana by 1850. Thanks Joanne Steele Johnson Portland, OR

Hi! Where is Beavertown Cemetery located? Nadine

Does anyone know on the list where an early Greene Co. Cemetery would be in the area around what was once known as Fairfield? My husband's gr.gr.gr. grandfather was buried there in about 1813 or 1814. Would these have been family cemeteries only (with the possibilty of being plowed under as another list member mentioned) or would there have been something more permanent started in that area then? Are any of these early deaths listed anywhere at the Greene Co. library? We have two family members who died as a result of service in the War of 1812. A ggg grandfather, Michael WILSON, as well as his brother, William WILSON. Thanks for any information. Betsy Earley [email protected]

Thank you for the WILSON information from Fairfield Cemetery. These WILSON graves are later than I was hoping to find out about, but perhaps they are still related. Hope you get my correct e-mail address from this letter. Please write again when you get home. Betsy Earley [email protected]

I couldn't find any names people have asked for in the Cox Cemetery. The only name I found in Fairfield Cemetery is Wilson.One of my ancestors Sarah GREINER was married to a Wilson.I don't remember which one and my files are home in Michigan. I do have some information on that Wilson family I'll check it out when I get home and let you know.I tried sending Betsy an e-mail but it came back. Betsy,the Wilsons in Fairfield are: Samuel Wilson 1853-1907, Amanda 1857-1925, Isaac L. 1859- 1900,David A. 1850-1885.Infant son of U.& R Wilson died October 19,1864.Infant daughter of U. & L. Wilson died January 10,1856. Uriah Wilson 1827-1900,Lydia Malinda Wilson wife of U. died January 21,1856 25y 6m 18d. --------------------------------------------- This message was sent via GetMail Check your up.net email: http://getmail.up.net

http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/visitor/stateresearch.asp Will this help? Gives you all states. Tootsie [email protected] wrote: > I was afraid you would ask that! (Ten minutes later) I hate it when I file > something under its proper name and I spend time searching in my > "helter-skelter file" and there it is where it should be! > > I found it in Ancestry.com. site and they have a CD for it. > http://www.ancestry. com/search/rectype/inddbs/2077.htm Now, that is on the > explanation page telling about the "Pre-1908 Homestead & Cash Entry Patent > and Cadastral Survey Plat Index. This database contains the information from > over 100,000 land patents dated before 1908 for the state of Ohio. > > I think that I got to this before I joined Ancestry.com., but am not certain. > I have not checked at the Library for this same information. Two of the ones > for my Dorman relatives (I hope) were "Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820" Land > Office: Chillicothe and another was "Act or Treaty: August 10, 1790 and Land > Office: Ohio Linda > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

I was afraid you would ask that! (Ten minutes later) I hate it when I file something under its proper name and I spend time searching in my "helter-skelter file" and there it is where it should be! I found it in Ancestry.com. site and they have a CD for it. http://www.ancestry. com/search/rectype/inddbs/2077.htm Now, that is on the explanation page telling about the "Pre-1908 Homestead & Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index. This database contains the information from over 100,000 land patents dated before 1908 for the state of Ohio. I think that I got to this before I joined Ancestry.com., but am not certain. I have not checked at the Library for this same information. Two of the ones for my Dorman relatives (I hope) were "Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820" Land Office: Chillicothe and another was "Act or Treaty: August 10, 1790 and Land Office: Ohio Linda

The Springfield Newspaper obits are on-line at this site: http://www.ccpl.lib.oh.us/obits/ This is the website for the Clark Co. Library also. Betsy Earley New Carlisle, OH

Linda, you mentioned "the land records site for Ohio and see the names of purchasers of land in the military district and then see the names of the early settler." What is the URL for these records? _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Thank you for the idea of checking the Springfield paper for the obit of Granville Badgley. Do I have to go to the Springfield Library for that? As I am doing this e: mail, I can't lay my hands on the death certificate but will check the funeral home. Thanks! You know that Morris and Sons has records for over 100 years of burial and Tobias for 50? And Wright State Dunbar Library has Reisingers records from Montgomery Co. Thank you to the list for your help. Linda Swaney Sabin

Wm., you pushed my button! I am fascinated by this U. S. Military Reserves. On a map that I downloaded from Ansentry.com it says 1778-1816. So, I assumed that it was for vets of the Revolution and War of 1812, but not only for Virginians. My Moses Badgley came to Greene Co. in 1817 or so from NJ (unproven but suspected) and John Downey from KY and Md before that. Get to the land records site for Ohio and see the names of purchasers of land in the military district and then see the names of the early settler. It is fascinating. Also, I am interested in the Ohio Company, which I also downloaded. It was purchased land and yet that area of Ohio is the poorest now. Check for those maps. What pushes my button is my family and the history of the land that they were given. Until my father and mother in the late 30's, I see a huge gap in the ability to hold on to ownership of land from the 1870's to the 1940's, in my Downey family. On the Census it goes from farmer to laborer and then to wandering around from home to home with no roots. But then it is hard to get a good picture without family records and people who move a lot don't save records. And schooling made a difference. Many were unable to read and write according to the Census, which didn't matter to many farmers - just so one person could do so. But to the landless and looking for work, schooling was important. This genealogy is fun and fascinating. Linda Swaney Sabin

If you go to the Archives themselves you will have steps to climb, however they have installed a lift chair. I got to ride up not long ago and it is a hoot. I don't like heights but Chris the asst. Archivist made me feel comfortable. It really is a good place to hunt. Linda

Hello Fellow Greene County Listers: Am searching the above lines in Greene County in preparation for a visit there next month and would appreciate any assistance with the following: A. Lucinda Watson was the wife of John R. Blakely or Blakley, both spellings appear through the years. Believe they would have married in the late 1840s and that her father was John Watson. Would like to find Lucinda's mother and if there were ant siblings. Lucinda was born 1826, died March 29, 1919, and is buried in Jamestown Cemetery. Also would appreciate information on the children of John and Lucinda, believed to number nine one of which, William Ellis, is my ggf. B. Mary Stover or possibly Stoner, was the wife of David Blakley one of the sons of John Blakley and Lucinda Watson probably born in the 1860s and that is all the information for her. C. The Boroff family was in the 1860 Census, I believe in Beaver Creek Twp. Am trying to learn where that line came from and are they related to the Boroff Clan from Mercer and Van Wert Counties. As an aside, learned yesterday that Greene County, as well as several adjacent, counties were part of the "Virginia Military District" which was set aside to provide land to compensate Virginians for their participation in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Then in a book review in the morning paper, it noted that by 1850, 54,694 Virginians had migrated to Kentucky and an additional 85,762 Virginians had migrated to Ohio. Some insight possibly into why my ancestors went from Augusta & Rockingham Counties in Virginia to Greene County in the late 1820s, and your ancestors as well. Hope to hear from some of you long time listers with any help, advise and/or insights you might have concerning the line I am working on. Good hunting to all of you, and Cheers from OBX. Wm.R (Bob) Blakeley

Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 21:13:06 -0500 >> From: Donna Wickman <[email protected]> > I have a list of names of people buried in the Cox Cemetery and a partial > list for Fairfield Cemetery. > Hi Donna - Thank you so much for the kind offer. I am wondering if there might be any RUSH or TATMAN family buried in the COX Cemetery? Thanks again - Glenda Frank Moser