Thanks for the input. A couple of others have suggested the same - so I think that must be it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Coy Smith <cwsmith@nts-online.net> To: <OHHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [OHHOLMES] Township information > 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 > > > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >