Hello Joan, I have looked everywhere I can think of and cannot find a Lake Jork/qork. Would it be possible for you to send me a copy of the entry? I might be able to figure it out from that. There is a lake outside Big Prairie called O'dell's Lake, and I am sure there are other small lakes that I don't know about. However, I don't believe they would be a postal address. By the way, I live in California now, I left Ohio in 1966. I do plan a trip back there next May for my 50th high school reunion and am planning to do some research while there. If I can look up something for you while I'm there, please let me know. Dottie -----Original Message----- From: Joan Oeck [mailto:JoanOeck@email.msn.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 4:10 PM To: OHHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OHHOLMES] Township information Hello Dottie, Thank you very much for the information - knowing the township will cut down on my searching time. I have another question you may be able to answer since you live in the area. Also in these administration papers is a daughter who is listed as having a P.O. Adress of Lake Jork or Qork, OH (the handwriting is very poor). I think this daughter lived in either Wayne, Holmes or Ashland County - do you know of a town/lake by the this name or something that ends in ork? I couldn't find anything with a similar name in my encylopedia (but it is old and doesn't have lots of the smaller towns). I do appreciate your giving me the township for Big Prairie - thanks again. Joan Oeck ----- Original Message ----- From: Harvy Miller <hardot@uia.net> To: <OHHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 3:28 PM Subject: RE: [OHHOLMES] Township information > Hi Joan, I graduated from Big Prairie High School in 1952. It is located > in Ripley Township............Dottie Miller > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joan Oeck [mailto:JoanOeck@email.msn.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 3:23 PM > To: OHHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [OHHOLMES] Township information > > I am doing research on the Whitfords in my Leyda family. A Leyda will > executed in Wayne Co., OH, in March 1880 has several of the Whitford's in > this family living in Big Prairie at the time the will was executed. I want > to try and find them in the 1880 census but I don't know which township Big > Prairie is located in. I've been to the Holmes Co. site but can't read the > township map well enough to find Big Prairie - if someone could help me on > this, I would really appreciate it. Thanks. > > Joan Oeck > Bellevue, WA > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp
Joan, If I am thinking right I believe there is a place called Lake Fork which is now a canoe livery on the Mohican River, probably named after a crossroads village of the past. If I am right, that is. Perhaps someone from down Lakeville, Loudonville way would be more sure of this than I am. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harvy Miller" <hardot@uia.net> To: <OHHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 2:02 PM Subject: RE: [OHHOLMES] Township information > Hello Joan, I have looked everywhere I can think of and cannot find a Lake > Jork/qork. Would it be possible for you to send me a copy of the entry? I > might be able to figure it out from that. There is a lake outside Big > Prairie called O'dell's Lake, and I am sure there are other small lakes that > I don't know about. However, I don't believe they would be a postal > address. By the way, I live in California now, I left Ohio in 1966. I do > plan a trip back there next May for my 50th high school reunion and am > planning to do some research while there. If I can look up something for > you while I'm there, please let me know. Dottie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joan Oeck [mailto:JoanOeck@email.msn.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 4:10 PM > To: OHHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [OHHOLMES] Township information > > Hello Dottie, > > Thank you very much for the information - knowing the township will cut down > on my searching time. I have another question you may be able to answer > since you live in the area. Also in these administration papers is a > daughter who is listed as having a P.O. Adress of Lake Jork or Qork, OH (the > handwriting is very poor). I think this daughter lived in either Wayne, > Holmes or Ashland County - do you know of a town/lake by the this name or > something that ends in ork? I couldn't find anything with a similar name in > my encylopedia (but it is old and doesn't have lots of the smaller towns). > I do appreciate your giving me the township for Big Prairie - thanks again. > > Joan Oeck > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Harvy Miller <hardot@uia.net> > To: <OHHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 3:28 PM > Subject: RE: [OHHOLMES] Township information > > > > Hi Joan, I graduated from Big Prairie High School in 1952. It is > located > > in Ripley Township............Dottie Miller > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Joan Oeck [mailto:JoanOeck@email.msn.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 3:23 PM > > To: OHHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [OHHOLMES] Township information > > > > I am doing research on the Whitfords in my Leyda family. A Leyda will > > executed in Wayne Co., OH, in March 1880 has several of the Whitford's in > > this family living in Big Prairie at the time the will was executed. I > want > > to try and find them in the 1880 census but I don't know which township > Big > > Prairie is located in. I've been to the Holmes Co. site but can't read > the > > township map well enough to find Big Prairie - if someone could help me on > > this, I would really appreciate it. Thanks. > > > > Joan Oeck > > Bellevue, WA > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > > ============================== > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >
Could it be Lake Fork in Ashland Co.? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harvy Miller" <hardot@uia.net> To: <OHHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 1:02 PM Subject: RE: [OHHOLMES] Township information > Hello Joan, I have looked everywhere I can think of and cannot find a Lake > Jork/qork. Would it be possible for you to send me a copy of the entry? I > might be able to figure it out from that. There is a lake outside Big > Prairie called O'dell's Lake, and I am sure there are other small lakes that > I don't know about. However, I don't believe they would be a postal > address. By the way, I live in California now, I left Ohio in 1966. I do > plan a trip back there next May for my 50th high school reunion and am > planning to do some research while there. If I can look up something for > you while I'm there, please let me know. Dottie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joan Oeck [mailto:JoanOeck@email.msn.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 4:10 PM > To: OHHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [OHHOLMES] Township information > > Hello Dottie, > > Thank you very much for the information - knowing the township will cut down > on my searching time. I have another question you may be able to answer > since you live in the area. Also in these administration papers is a > daughter who is listed as having a P.O. Adress of Lake Jork or Qork, OH (the > handwriting is very poor). I think this daughter lived in either Wayne, > Holmes or Ashland County - do you know of a town/lake by the this name or > something that ends in ork? I couldn't find anything with a similar name in > my encylopedia (but it is old and doesn't have lots of the smaller towns). > I do appreciate your giving me the township for Big Prairie - thanks again. > > Joan Oeck > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Harvy Miller <hardot@uia.net> > To: <OHHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 3:28 PM > Subject: RE: [OHHOLMES] Township information > > > > Hi Joan, I graduated from Big Prairie High School in 1952. It is > located > > in Ripley Township............Dottie Miller > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Joan Oeck [mailto:JoanOeck@email.msn.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 3:23 PM > > To: OHHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [OHHOLMES] Township information > > > > I am doing research on the Whitfords in my Leyda family. A Leyda will > > executed in Wayne Co., OH, in March 1880 has several of the Whitford's in > > this family living in Big Prairie at the time the will was executed. I > want > > to try and find them in the 1880 census but I don't know which township > Big > > Prairie is located in. I've been to the Holmes Co. site but can't read > the > > township map well enough to find Big Prairie - if someone could help me on > > this, I would really appreciate it. Thanks. > > > > Joan Oeck > > Bellevue, WA > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > > ============================== > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >