Question, Listers: If a widower had to put a child in an orphanage in the Greene County, OH, area in the late 1870s, where would that orphange most likely be? My great-great grandfather Joseph F. Pickering was widowed in Missouri in 1877, when his children ranged in age from 10 months to 5 years. He moved back to Ohio, where his late wife was from and where it seems they both had family and friends. Joseph is in the 1880 census in Caesor Creek Township as a single blacksmith; the two older children, Margaret and Charles, are in it in other households. But I can't find hide nor hair of my great grandfather, John Franklin Pickering, then 3 or 4. He comes of age in the area, marrying a Warren County girl on a Greene County lincense in 1898 and appearing in censuses in Greene County, OH, in 1900 and 1910 and in Montgomery County in 1920. I'm wondering if, since he was still an infant when his mother died, he ended up in an orphanage. God forbid it was back in Missouri (no offense, Show-Me State, just trying to search manageable parameters), but assuming he came east with his brother, sister and father where might he have been? Dayton? Researching these 8 greats: Pickering-Snyder-Roach-Teegardin-Hodges-Evans-Kantner-Shifflet + these contributing Pickering/Snyder lines: Orndorff-Kinsey-Beall And, of course, many more! Peruse our entire GEDCOM at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kpickering&I11.x=34&I11.y=8 ONWARD AND BACKWARD! Kurt Pickering, IBSSG La Vergne, TN _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Kurt, Don't limit yourself to Greene County for orphanges though. My Aunts were born and lived in Clark and went to Columbus, Franklin County orphange. I started looking in Clark as it made sense. So discount sense, I guess. Good luck. Tootsie Kurt Pickering wrote: > Question, Listers: > > If a widower had to put a child in an orphanage in the Greene County, OH, > area in the late 1870s, where would that orphange most likely be? > > My great-great grandfather Joseph F. Pickering was widowed in Missouri in > 1877, when his children ranged in age from 10 months to 5 years. He moved > back to Ohio, where his late wife was from and where it seems they both had > family and friends. Joseph is in the 1880 census in Caesor Creek Township > as a single blacksmith; the two older children, Margaret and Charles, are in > it in other households. > > But I can't find hide nor hair of my great grandfather, John Franklin > Pickering, then 3 or 4. He comes of age in the area, marrying a Warren > County girl on a Greene County lincense in 1898 and appearing in censuses in > Greene County, OH, in 1900 and 1910 and in Montgomery County in 1920. > > I'm wondering if, since he was still an infant when his mother died, he > ended up in an orphanage. God forbid it was back in Missouri (no offense, > Show-Me State, just trying to search manageable parameters), but assuming he > came east with his brother, sister and father where might he have been? > Dayton? > > Researching these 8 greats: > Pickering-Snyder-Roach-Teegardin-Hodges-Evans-Kantner-Shifflet > + these contributing Pickering/Snyder lines: > Orndorff-Kinsey-Beall > And, of course, many more! > > Peruse our entire GEDCOM at > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kpickering&I11.x=34&I11.y=8 > > ONWARD AND BACKWARD! > Kurt Pickering, IBSSG > La Vergne, TN > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

Kurt, I have a list of all the 1880 Ohio Orphanages with the census volume and page that I'd be happy to send to anyone who wants it. It's Word table attachment. Email me privately please. Also, there was an Orphanage in Xenia (Greene County) at that time. There are some records at the Greene County Room (one of the best anywhere!) at the Library. I'll try to get there this week-end to look if I can. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tootsie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 2:10 PM Subject: Re: [OHGREENE-L] Orphanages > > Kurt, > Don't limit yourself to Greene County for orphanges though. My Aunts were born and > lived in Clark and went to Columbus, Franklin County orphange. I started looking > in Clark as it made sense. So discount sense, I guess. > Good luck. > Tootsie > > Kurt Pickering wrote: > > > Question, Listers: > > > > If a widower had to put a child in an orphanage in the Greene County, OH, > > area in the late 1870s, where would that orphange most likely be? > > > > My great-great grandfather Joseph F. Pickering was widowed in Missouri in > > 1877, when his children ranged in age from 10 months to 5 years. He moved > > back to Ohio, where his late wife was from and where it seems they both had > > family and friends. Joseph is in the 1880 census in Caesor Creek Township > > as a single blacksmith; the two older children, Margaret and Charles, are in > > it in other households. > > > > But I can't find hide nor hair of my great grandfather, John Franklin > > Pickering, then 3 or 4. He comes of age in the area, marrying a Warren > > County girl on a Greene County lincense in 1898 and appearing in censuses in > > Greene County, OH, in 1900 and 1910 and in Montgomery County in 1920. > > > > I'm wondering if, since he was still an infant when his mother died, he > > ended up in an orphanage. God forbid it was back in Missouri (no offense, > > Show-Me State, just trying to search manageable parameters), but assuming he > > came east with his brother, sister and father where might he have been? > > Dayton? > > > > Researching these 8 greats: > > Pickering-Snyder-Roach-Teegardin-Hodges-Evans-Kantner-Shifflet > > + these contributing Pickering/Snyder lines: > > Orndorff-Kinsey-Beall > > And, of course, many more! > > > > Peruse our entire GEDCOM at > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kpickering&I11.x=34&I11. y=8 > > > > ONWARD AND BACKWARD! > > Kurt Pickering, IBSSG > > La Vergne, TN > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > ============================== > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >

At 08:55 AM 6/27/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Question, Listers: > >If a widower had to put a child in an orphanage in the Greene County, OH, >area in the late 1870s, where would that orphange most likely be? The Greene County Infirmary housed old and young alike. My family had infants there, unwed mothers, and my great grandfather died there. The records are located in the Archives at Wright State University in Dayton. I would also suggest that you look around the neighborhood for him in 1880. Formal adoptions did not exist but often children were raised in the household of a married brother or sister, aunt/uncle, neighbor, cousin, etc. Picture the census taker who asked for the name and age of the head of household, answer John Brown, 40. Wife--similar answer. Any children living in the household? Oh sure, Johnny aged 8, Susie aged 5, Junior aged 1. The question may not have been asked if all the children had the same last name and it was obvious in many cases that the census taker assumed it was the same. 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 know of a Frank Snyder B abt 1870 M Rittie ?, they lived in Ross Co. and moved to differents town around that. They had several children Clay, Foster, Warren B 1906 , David ,Marion , Frank Jr. and two daughters Marie and Ruth. Also William G. Beal married Mary Admanda Bargdoll in 1860, they had these children Clara Jane, Joseph F. Mary A. & William H. Beal. Let me know if this helps and maybe we could trade information Thank you Kurt Pickering wrote: > Question, Listers: > > If a widower had to put a child in an orphanage in the Greene County, OH, > area in the late 1870s, where would that orphange most likely be? > > My great-great grandfather Joseph F. Pickering was widowed in Missouri in > 1877, when his children ranged in age from 10 months to 5 years. He moved > back to Ohio, where his late wife was from and where it seems they both had > family and friends. Joseph is in the 1880 census in Caesor Creek Township > as a single blacksmith; the two older children, Margaret and Charles, are in > it in other households. > > But I can't find hide nor hair of my great grandfather, John Franklin > Pickering, then 3 or 4. He comes of age in the area, marrying a Warren > County girl on a Greene County lincense in 1898 and appearing in censuses in > Greene County, OH, in 1900 and 1910 and in Montgomery County in 1920. > > I'm wondering if, since he was still an infant when his mother died, he > ended up in an orphanage. God forbid it was back in Missouri (no offense, > Show-Me State, just trying to search manageable parameters), but assuming he > came east with his brother, sister and father where might he have been? > Dayton? > > Researching these 8 greats: > Pickering-Snyder-Roach-Teegardin-Hodges-Evans-Kantner-Shifflet > + these contributing Pickering/Snyder lines: > Orndorff-Kinsey-Beall > And, of course, many more! > > Peruse our entire GEDCOM at > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kpickering&I11.x=34&I11.y=8 > > ONWARD AND BACKWARD! > Kurt Pickering, IBSSG > La Vergne, TN > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2