This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Betty_Cordial Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.guernsey/4463/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My ancestor (John Karr) migrated to Londonderry Township in 1834. In 1838 he purchased BLM land in Wills Township; in 1838 he purchased 73 acres from James Karr in Wills Township. In the 1840 Census James Karr (age 30-40) and family are living in Wills Township. They are gone by 1850. Can anyone provide me with some suggestions on further research for Wills Township? I've found lots of material on most other Guernsey County townships, but haven't as yet located anything on Wills. John Karr never moved or lived in Wills Township and died in Londonderry in 1844. James Karr had to be related to our John, but there is no record showing a James of this age range (earliest born in the 1860s). Any help with Wills Township records would be most appreciated. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

How funny. I was just about to post a question about Wills Township too. Where the heck is/was it and what if anything happened to it? I am looking for Hugh and Mary Stewart who in the 1850 census lived in Wills Township. They also lived in Gibson Station later and I can't find anything on either place. Betty, I will let you know if I come across anything in my research but maybe we will get lucky and find someone who knows more. THANKS ALL. Elizabeth > From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com > To: OHGUERNS-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:49:33 +0000 > Subject: [OHGUERNS] Wills Township > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: Betty_Cordial > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.guernsey/4463/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > My ancestor (John Karr) migrated to Londonderry Township in 1834. In 1838 he purchased BLM land in Wills Township; in 1838 he purchased 73 acres from James Karr in Wills Township. In the 1840 Census James Karr (age 30-40) and family are living in Wills Township. They are gone by 1850. > > Can anyone provide me with some suggestions on further research for Wills Township? I've found lots of material on most other Guernsey County townships, but haven't as yet located anything on Wills. John Karr never moved or lived in Wills Township and died in Londonderry in 1844. James Karr had to be related to our John, but there is no record showing a James of this age range (earliest born in the 1860s). > > Any help with Wills Township records would be most appreciated. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > ================== > To review all messages sent to the mailing list, visit http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ohguerns > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHGUERNS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Wills Twp - one of the original 5 - is located east of Center Twp, which is east of Cambridge Twp. There's an awful lot of information available on the Web; the absolute best is the Ohio GenWeb site: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/oh/county/guernsey/ , which contains a really well-written history and maps. The town of Washington (now "Old" Washington), which was the hub of the township, and a pretty lively place - possibly more so than Cambridge for a few decades. If you read the early Guernsey County newspaper, you get a pretty good idea of the number of people, businesses, and society of the early and mid-19th Century Washington, which was a major crossroads. And, of the apparent competitive relationship between Washington and Cambridge - one that was fairly political. Washington appears to have begun declining in the later 19th C, and is now a very quiet place. There's an exhaustive history of Guernsey County, including info on Wills Twp in Sarchet: http://contentdm.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2FFH2&CISOPTR=10732&REC=5&CISOBOX As for Gibson Station, take a look at this site: http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localProx.php?local=142917&locTGroup=Cemeteries&dist=7 Hope these links help others, as they've helped me. I knew nothing of the area when we visited briefly in April 2008, but want to go back and pursue leads to ten (maybe eleven) early Guernsey families, all of whom are my ancestors! Happy New Year, All! Elizabeth At 7:19 PM +0000 12/30/08, Elizabeth Garland wrote: >How funny. I was just about to post a question about Wills Township >too. Where the heck is/was it and what if anything happened to it? >I am looking for Hugh and Mary Stewart who in the 1850 census lived >in Wills Township. They also lived in Gibson Station later and I >can't find anything on either place. > >Betty, I will let you know if I come across anything in my research >but maybe we will get lucky and find someone who knows more. > >THANKS ALL. > >Elizabeth

THANKS SO MUCH! You've been very helpful. I can't wait to dig through these sources! HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Elizabeth > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:49:27 -0900 > To: ohguerns@rootsweb.com > From: jpcook@ptialaska.net > Subject: Re: [OHGUERNS] Wills Twp info sources > > Wills Twp - one of the original 5 - is located east of Center Twp, > which is east of Cambridge Twp. There's an awful lot of information > available on the Web; the absolute best is the Ohio GenWeb site: > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/oh/county/guernsey/ , which contains a > really well-written history and maps. > > The town of Washington (now "Old" Washington), which was the hub of > the township, and a pretty lively place - possibly more so than > Cambridge for a few decades. If you read the early Guernsey County > newspaper, you get a pretty good idea of the number of people, > businesses, and society of the early and mid-19th Century Washington, > which was a major crossroads. And, of the apparent competitive > relationship between Washington and Cambridge - one that was fairly > political. Washington appears to have begun declining in the later > 19th C, and is now a very quiet place. > > There's an exhaustive history of Guernsey County, including info on > Wills Twp in Sarchet: > http://contentdm.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2FFH2&CISOPTR=10732&REC=5&CISOBOX > > As for Gibson Station, take a look at this site: > http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localProx.php?local=142917&locTGroup=Cemeteries&dist=7 > > Hope these links help others, as they've helped me. I knew nothing > of the area when we visited briefly in April 2008, but want to go > back and pursue leads to ten (maybe eleven) early Guernsey families, > all of whom are my ancestors! > > Happy New Year, All! > Elizabeth > > At 7:19 PM +0000 12/30/08, Elizabeth Garland wrote: > >How funny. I was just about to post a question about Wills Township > >too. Where the heck is/was it and what if anything happened to it? > >I am looking for Hugh and Mary Stewart who in the 1850 census lived > >in Wills Township. They also lived in Gibson Station later and I > >can't find anything on either place. > > > >Betty, I will let you know if I come across anything in my research > >but maybe we will get lucky and find someone who knows more. > > > >THANKS ALL. > > > >Elizabeth > > ================== > To review all messages sent to the mailing list, visit http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ohguerns > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHGUERNS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message