Thanks Esther, I'm dissapointed, but at least I know to look elsewhere. Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Esther Mott" <emott6@comcast.net> To: "Kathy Rinke" <rinke16@greatlakes.net>; <OHHARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 12:16 PM Subject: Re: [OHHARRIS] Are there Harrison County Will Books? > I'm not sure volume "O" makes sense for Harrison County, either. > Family History Library Catalog (on line) -- Harrison Co., OH -- > Index to wills (original) Index to wills (transcript) Film No. 894182 > Will record v. A-C 1813-1878 Film No. 894183 > Will record v. D-E 1879-1892 Film No. 894184 > > Esther Mott > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kathy Rinke" <rinke16@greatlakes.net> > To: <OHHARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 9:38 AM > Subject: [OHHARRIS] Are there Harrison County Will Books? > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I was given this reference for a will: > > > > Francis MEDLEY > > 1780 - June 6, 1874 > > Guernsey County, Ohio; Vol. O, Pg. 172 - 173 > > > > But I have been informed that there is something wrong with the citation > for Guernsey Co., their will books go letters A,B,C,D and then start with > the number 1. A will probated in 1874 would be a will book #1 citation. > volume "O" reference doesn't make sense. > > > > Since Francis Medley is said to be buried in Smyrna Methodist Episcopal > Cemetery, Piedmont, Harrison County, OH. I am wondering if this is actually > a reference to Harrison County Wills. > > > > If anyone can tell me if there are will books for Harrison County or how I > would go about finding information or an index for wills, it would be > greatly appreciated. > > > > ______________________________ > > >

Just a suggestion: I provided a very helpful library with citations I had obtained from a printed source that stated the will I wanted was in Book X, page whatever and the library agreed to look it up. I also included the names and dates of the folks involved. A couple of weeks later I did receive the copies I was looking for but the librarian notified me that only one of the citations I provided her was correct. Since I had provided the names and dates, she just went ahead and looked them up and copied them for me. Don't despair that the documents you are searching for aren't there. They may be but remember the folks that made the indexes made mistakes too. I gave them 5 citations and 4 were wrong and not just by changing a D to an O!!! page numbers and everything were wrong. If you can pay someone to lookup the information or if you can order the microfilms from your local Family History Library you will probably find what you are looking for but under different book numbers and/or pages. I don't know if it matters, but for wills and such prior to 1850, the FHL has a microfilm with a BIG index of such records encompassing several counties. I even found several ancestors that had wills recorded in Hamilton County despite the fact that they died long after the county they lived in split from Hamilton County. I don't remember how it is titled, but if anyone is interested I will try and find my notes. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Rinke" <rinke16@greatlakes.net> To: <OHHARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 12:22 PM Subject: Re: [OHHARRIS] Are there Harrison County Will Books? > Thanks Esther, > > I'm dissapointed, but at least I know to look elsewhere. > > Kathy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Esther Mott" <emott6@comcast.net> > To: "Kathy Rinke" <rinke16@greatlakes.net>; <OHHARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 12:16 PM > Subject: Re: [OHHARRIS] Are there Harrison County Will Books? > > > > I'm not sure volume "O" makes sense for Harrison County, either. > > Family History Library Catalog (on line) -- Harrison Co., OH -- > > Index to wills (original) Index to wills (transcript) Film No. 894182 > > Will record v. A-C 1813-1878 Film No. 894183 > > Will record v. D-E 1879-1892 Film No. 894184 > > > > Esther Mott > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kathy Rinke" <rinke16@greatlakes.net> > > To: <OHHARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 9:38 AM > > Subject: [OHHARRIS] Are there Harrison County Will Books? > > > > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > > > I was given this reference for a will: > > > > > > Francis MEDLEY > > > 1780 - June 6, 1874 > > > Guernsey County, Ohio; Vol. O, Pg. 172 - 173 > > > > > > But I have been informed that there is something wrong with the citation > > for Guernsey Co., their will books go letters A,B,C,D and then start with > > the number 1. A will probated in 1874 would be a will book #1 citation. > > volume "O" reference doesn't make sense. > > > > > > Since Francis Medley is said to be buried in Smyrna Methodist Episcopal > > Cemetery, Piedmont, Harrison County, OH. I am wondering if this is > actually > > a reference to Harrison County Wills. > > > > > > If anyone can tell me if there are will books for Harrison County or how > I > > would go about finding information or an index for wills, it would be > > greatly appreciated. > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHHARRIS Mailing List ==== > Visit the Harrison County OHGenWeb pages at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohharris/ > >

Karen, Thanks so very much for the information. If you find more please let me know. I'm beginning to feel a bit more hopeful, that I will eventually find this will. Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "kjwilli5" <kjwilli5@cox.net> To: <OHHARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [OHHARRIS] Are there Harrison County Will Books? > Just a suggestion: > I provided a very helpful library with citations I had obtained from a > printed source that stated the will I wanted was in Book X, page whatever > and the library agreed to look it up. I also included the names and dates > of the folks involved. > > A couple of weeks later I did receive the copies I was looking for but the > librarian notified me that only one of the citations I provided her was > correct. Since I had provided the names and dates, she just went ahead and > looked them up and copied them for me. > > Don't despair that the documents you are searching for aren't there. They > may be but remember the folks that made the indexes made mistakes too. > > I gave them 5 citations and 4 were wrong and not just by changing a D to an > O!!! page numbers and everything were wrong. > > If you can pay someone to lookup the information or if you can order the > microfilms from your local Family History Library you will probably find > what you are looking for but under different book numbers and/or pages. > > I don't know if it matters, but for wills and such prior to 1850, the FHL > has a microfilm with a BIG index of such records encompassing several > counties. I even found several ancestors that had wills recorded in > Hamilton County despite the fact that they died long after the county they > lived in split from Hamilton County. I don't remember how it is titled, but > if anyone is interested I will try and find my notes. > > Karen > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kathy Rinke" <rinke16@greatlakes.net> > To: <OHHARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 12:22 PM > Subject: Re: [OHHARRIS] Are there Harrison County Will Books? > > > > Thanks Esther, > > > > I'm dissapointed, but at least I know to look elsewhere. > > > > Kathy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Esther Mott" <emott6@comcast.net> > > To: "Kathy Rinke" <rinke16@greatlakes.net>; <OHHARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 12:16 PM > > Subject: Re: [OHHARRIS] Are there Harrison County Will Books? > > > > > > > I'm not sure volume "O" makes sense for Harrison County, either. > > > Family History Library Catalog (on line) -- Harrison Co., OH -- > > > Index to wills (original) Index to wills (transcript) Film No. 894182 > > > Will record v. A-C 1813-1878 Film No. 894183 > > > Will record v. D-E 1879-1892 Film No. 894184 > > > > > > Esther Mott > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Kathy Rinke" <rinke16@greatlakes.net> > > > To: <OHHARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 9:38 AM > > > Subject: [OHHARRIS] Are there Harrison County Will Books? > > > > > > > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > > > > > I was given this reference for a will: > > > > > > > > Francis MEDLEY > > > > 1780 - June 6, 1874 > > > > Guernsey County, Ohio; Vol. O, Pg. 172 - 173 > > > > > > > > But I have been informed that there is something wrong with the > citation > > > for Guernsey Co., their will books go letters A,B,C,D and then start > with > > > the number 1. A will probated in 1874 would be a will book #1 citation. > > > volume "O" reference doesn't make sense. > > > > > > > > Since Francis Medley is said to be buried in Smyrna Methodist > Episcopal > > > Cemetery, Piedmont, Harrison County, OH. I am wondering if this is > > actually > > > a reference to Harrison County Wills. > > > > > > > > If anyone can tell me if there are will books for Harrison County or > how > > I > > > would go about finding information or an index for wills, it would be > > > greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHHARRIS Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Harrison County OHGenWeb pages at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohharris/ > > > > > > > > ==== OHHARRIS Mailing List ==== > Visit the Harrison County OHGenWeb pages at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohharris/ > > >