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

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 >

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/