Does anyone have information on Hezikiah GARMAN or GORMAN of Paint Township of Highland County? He was listed on the 1850 census with wife, Sarah A. and two children: Nancy J, age 4 and John W, age 2. Thank you. jdrake@gulftel.com
[SOURCE: "Cemetery Inscriptions of Highland County, Ohio" - 563 pages/$40 - by The Southern Ohio Genealogical Society; Hillsboro, OH 45133; Reprinted 1990; Copyright 1954] pg 438 CEMETERY NAME: "Hulitt" LOCATION: Paint Township (Highland County, Ohio) "Remarks: On June 21, 1866...B.C HULITT and Elizabeth his wife conveyed to John ROADS 180 acres, 1 quarter, 31 poles, "one acre reserved for a public graveyard." Here is one of the beautiful views in this section, looking down into Paint Creek Valley at the mouth of Rocky Fork Creek and toward the Ross County hills. This cemetery is on the farm owned for many years by Richard HULITT and his heirs, and later by John ROADS and his heirs. Many of the old pioneer settlers of this part of Highland County are buried here. There are a few field stones for monuments. This cemetery is still used for burials." pg 440 GARMAN Isaac d. Mar 9, 1868, age 22 yrs, 3 mos G.W. "Member of Co. G. 33rd Reg. O.V.I. who was bodily wounded at the Battle of Perryville, Ky. Oct 8, d. Oct 29, 1862" age 21-1-12 [i.e. Years, Months, Days] Hiram d. Dec 5, 1869, age 21-9-6 Hezekiah d. Apr 11, 1875, age 53 years Sarah A., wife, d. Sept 13, 1889, age 64 yrs, 20 days George Sherman, son of H. & S.A., d. Feb 16, 1866, age 10 days Lydia Alice, dau of same, d. Mar 7, 1853, age 21 days John, Sen. d. July 15, 1873, age 59-2-4 Nancy, wife, d. Apr 1, 1877, age 63-3-1 Mary E., dau., d. July 6, 1852, age 1 yr, 22 days John d. Apr 23, 1870, age 26-5-24 [BIRTH DATE CALCULATOR: http://www.icubed.com/~ldill/utilities/BDCalc.html ] To use the Birth Date Calculator, you need to have 2 pieces of information: The death date The age at death Many older tombstones have only these pieces of information, so you may have to calculate the birth date from them. This applet makes the calculation easy. ...Taking for instance, John d. Apr 23, 1870, age 26-5-24. By using the above referenced site and typing in the needed 2 pieces of info, it is learned this gentleman has a Date of Birth: Oct 30, 1843. Regards, Barbara Jean ...@ "Rocky Fork Lake" in Highland County, OH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith Drake" <jdrake@gulftel.com> To: <OHHIGHLA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 9:55 PM Subject: [OHHIGHLA-L] GARMAN/GORMAN in Highland Co. > Does anyone have information on Hezikiah GARMAN or GORMAN of Paint Township > of Highland County? He was listed on the 1850 census with wife, Sarah A. > and two children: Nancy J, age 4 and John W, age 2. > > Thank you. > jdrake@gulftel.com