I know that the opening of the Erie Canal made access to Michigan much simpler and aided settlement of that state.

It couldn't have been because of the Erie canal as much of it wasn't done at the time of the mass migration at the start of the 1800's. Were these people who had been depossessed by the towns burned in the East and had moved enmass to that part of New York? If that is true then when we are searching for people who came from the burned areas we could know to look in that part of New York, prior to their arrival in Ohio. It's a curiosity. Jessie Deith

In my own family research,I learned that the family was from Danbury ,Conn and vicinity, burned out by the British. Moved into western New York and I found them there in 1800 , and then in Huron Co. in 1823 or so. You can find name lists in local historys and lots of infomation than can lead you back to where they came from.The burned out familys started coming in to Ohio,the firelands, as soon as the land survey was done and the allotment numbers were given out.This is just a general view on my part, but I think it helps to get into local history as much as possible, to find clues. In "History of The Firelands....", I learned that my GGG Grandfather had the first brick house in Greenfield, Huron,Ohio. That was fun! I believe the area in New York was called the finger lakes area, and that was a good area to check census. [Owasco, Cayuga County] I found family groups there from two branches of my family , who then moved into the firelands.I seem to recall that area was set aside as a place for the burnt out familys, til they were settled in Ohio. ADuncan --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.651 / Virus Database: 417 - Release Date: 4/5/04

Hi my German ancestors came to Ohio in 1832. My grandfather told me they got on a flat boat in Buffalo and sailed along the Lake Erie short to Cleveland and then came up the Cuyahoga River. He Also Said there was one house on the West Bank. Ken -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 10:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OHHURON-L] query-- emigrants to Firelands It couldn't have been because of the Erie canal as much of it wasn't done at the time of the mass migration at the start of the 1800's. Were these people who had been depossessed by the towns burned in the East and had moved enmass to that part of New York? If that is true then when we are searching for people who came from the burned areas we could know to look in that part of New York, prior to their arrival in Ohio. It's a curiosity. Jessie Deith ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== Enjoy your stay in Huron County, Ohio! See more Huron County research at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron

In a message dated 4/5/04 2:11:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > > Was the Erie Canal opened that allowed easier travel? > ----- Original Message ----- I think my own family went there because their mother in New York died and the father remarried. There was land available. Others were possibly given grants for Revolutionary War service? This is from the Frontier State 1803-1825 ;by William Utter "Certain emigrants came with claims which gave them preferred treatment. The Virginia Mililtary District had been reserved by agreement between that state and Conress to satisfy the land warrants with which Virgniia had compensated her Revolutionary Veterans. The National Government was also rewarding soldiers with land grants, and a considerable section known as the U. S. Military District had been set aside for this purpose. Certain Canadians who had suffered loss because of sympathy for the American cause during the war were granted land within the strip known as the Refugee Tract. A half million acres, the so called Firelands, at the western end of Connecticut Reserve were set aside for citizens of that State who had suffered when her coast s were ravaged by war. " He cites H. Carpenter Origins and Locations of Firelands, of Western Reserved published in 1935 and the Ohio Land Grants

Was the Erie Canal opened that allowed easier travel? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 1:29 PM Subject: [OHHURON-L] query > In reading much of the stories of the people who moved to the firelands I > find many coming from Onondaga county, or Cayuga county, N.Y. Why would this > be? Was this a place many people went when their homes were burned during the > war, or was there a road that made it easier from there? Or did publicity > reach them more? > Jessie Deith > > > ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== > Want to help the volunteers who transcribe your queries for the webpage? > For messages that you want transcribed, use the word "Query" in the subject line and type surnames all in caps. > >

In reading much of the stories of the people who moved to the firelands I find many coming from Onondaga county, or Cayuga county, N.Y. Why would this be? Was this a place many people went when their homes were burned during the war, or was there a road that made it easier from there? Or did publicity reach them more? Jessie Deith

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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~parrottreilly/RipleyChurchandGraveYard.html Mrs. L. Reilly Northern OH

If you are researching MOSIER or MOSER in or near Bellevue Ohio or Cleveland Ohio. 1851 to date. I may be able to help you. There was a change in the spelling of the name. in 1851. Elizabeth (MOSER) Kirkpatrick

I have the nuber to Ripley Church they are very nice when I called asking info on family buried there --- brainiac1082 <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think she runs the church. I think I made a > mistake when I said > that. All I know is that her first name is Joette. > > --Andrew > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 10:05 PM > Subject: Re: [OHHURON-L] Fw: Ripley church info > > > > Andrew-Thanks. Who was the "lady who runs the > church"? > > > > > > ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== > > Enjoy your stay in Huron County, Ohio! > > See more Huron County research at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.624 / Virus Database: 401 - Release > Date: 3/15/2004 > > > ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== > Want to help the volunteers who transcribe your > queries for the webpage? > For messages that you want transcribed, use the word > "Query" in the subject line and type surnames all in > caps. > ===== Kris Speer __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html

I don't think she runs the church. I think I made a mistake when I said that. All I know is that her first name is Joette. --Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 10:05 PM Subject: Re: [OHHURON-L] Fw: Ripley church info > Andrew-Thanks. Who was the "lady who runs the church"? > > > ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== > Enjoy your stay in Huron County, Ohio! > See more Huron County research at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.624 / Virus Database: 401 - Release Date: 3/15/2004

I do not have any info directly related to you Edith Pearl Dillion but a little info on how that record was constructed. There was a person in each district that was responsible to report once a year in the month of May all births and deaths. This person came to the court house with a list that he made. How he got his info I don't know. So there are many mistakes and ommissions. That is why this record is called Birth and Death Record not certified birth and death. It isn't until 1908 that they are certified and more correct. In one of my ancestors the mother is listed but she is the aunt. My original thought was hanky panky. But I found out about this reporter and figured he made a mistake. The parents of this child probably never saw this record so it went undedected and/or corrected. Ruth At 03:00 PM 03/21/2004 -0800, you wrote: >Debbie, or anyone that can help! > >We were recently at the court house to research some birth >certificates. In looking on their computer database, I was looking >for my grandmother, Edith Pearl DILLON, b 8/25/1880 in Chicago Jct. >Her parents were George Marshall DILLON and Jane S. OGIER DILLON. > >I did not find her, but did find a Jane DILLON, b 8/18/1880 to George >and Jane. Edith is my grandmother, and my mother was sure of her >birth date. I'm wondering who Jane is, and what happened to Edith? >Any help? > >Karen Sinn > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. >http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > > >==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== >We have approximately 300 members subscribed to this list. > >

I got this from the lady who runs the church. I figured some of you may be interested in it. --Andrew ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- OUR HISTORY On January 18, 1851 a group of residents of Ripley Township, Huron County, in the Firelands Area of Ohio, "with prayer and 4fc consultation," organized The Free Congregational Church of •' Ripley. They expressed their belief that " the cause of Christ P. demanded the formation **** of such church." The church records of that year list names of the nine members who "were examined on their faith and hope in Christ" and who adopted Articles of Faith and Covenant. Those nine members were Harvey Hubbard, his wife Frances Hubbard, Sarah W. Brown, Joel Hail and his wife Mary Hall, Clarissa Edwards, Justus Brown, Sarah Hall and Henry E. Brown. Articles of incorporation were filed in Columbus, Ohio on March 20, 1851. May 3, 1851 Joseph Edwards and Clarissa Edwards, his wife, deeded to the church one-acre of land "as a site for a meeting house and burying ground." The Rev. Mr. Joseph Edwards served the church as its first minister. Mrs. Clarissa Edwards was one of the nine original members who organized the church. A house of worship was built upon the land given by the Edwards Family. The building cost $1000. The New England Congregational Union furnished $300 of that sum, the remainder was provided by subscription. On February 11, 1854 the new Meeting House was dedicated. The burying ground continues to be known as Edwards Grove Cemetery. In 1910 the church building was remodeled, enlarged and refurnished. There were new stained-glass windows, and a basement with furnace and lighting plant. A rededication service was held December 18, 1910. On Sunday, June 24, 1951, the One Hundredth Anniversary of The Ripley Congregational Church was celebrated. In 1954 the property on Edwards Road across from the church was purchased for the parsonage. A neighboring residence was purchased in 1954 for use as a parsonage. Payment in full of indebtedness on that property was celebrated in January, 1957. May 14, 1961 the church voted to become part of the United Church of Christ, a merger of Congregational Churches with the Evangelical and Reformed Churches. A building fund, begun in 1957, had grown to $3200 in 1964. Long preparation led to a building fund drive on March 21, 1965, Canvass Sunday. Contributions and pledges together with the existing Fund made a potential total in excess of the $20,000 estimated cost of a building expansion program. Ground breaking ceremonies took place May 9, 1965. The final building cost was $36,000 PLUS many, many, volunteer hours of labor. Worship services were held at a school building on New Street in Greenwich while the church basement was deepened and additional construction work was begun. The congregation returned to the partially completed building on Decembers, 1965. Part of the Hugh and Hattie Lewis bequest to the church in 1971 was the present property on US 224 for a parsonage. The property on Edwards Road was sold to Richard and Judith Runkle in 1972. In 1990 Ripley Church purchased 6.457 acres north of the church building from the Village of Greenwich. This has allowed for the expansion of the parking lot, playground area, and future expansion of the building. Expansion of the building in progress as of 2002. The addition will house offices, classrooms, a library and choir room. The current sanctuary will also undergo modifications to allow for more seating,. OUR PASTORS The Free Congregational Church of Ripley was organized January 18, 1851. It was incorporated by a Special Act of the Ohio Legislature March 20, 1851. Joseph Edwards) Joseph Edwards, Jr.) 1851 George Paine) to Rev. Baird) 1874 J. P. Preston) J. C. Thompson) A. H. Leonard....................... December, 1874 - 1895 C. B. Felton .......................... April, 1895 - 1899 Rev. Spence.......................... April, 1899 - January, 1900 Rev. Boyce........................... .February, 1900 - October, 1901 George Wier......................... .October. 1901 - April, 1903 Ruel Roberts......................... .May, 1903 -June. 1905 Ernest Altvater...................... June, 1905 - July, 1906 A. J. Wolf............................... April, 1907 - December, 1907 Marion Snook........................ December, 1907 - October, 1910 O. E. Harris............................ .November, 1910 - January, 1913 F. D. Jackson.......................... June, 1913 - June, 1914 J. Newton Brown................... August, 1914 - July, 1915 W. C. Detling.......................... October, 1915 - January, 1918 Marion Snook......................... January, 1918 - September, 1924 The following were students from Oberlin Graduate School of Theology: W. Q. Swart.............................September, 1924 - September, 1925 Ralph Claggett........................ September, 1925 -March, 1926 Rolland E. Wolfe.....................April, 1926 - October, 1926 Rea A. Warner.........................October, 1926-May, 1928 Paul L. Carpenter.....................June, 1928 - May, 1929 The following were students from Ashland Theological Seminary: Orville A. Lorenz......................June 1, 1929-May 6, 1934 Kenneth Ashman.................... June 1, 1934 - October, 1937 I. D. Archibald..........................October3, 1937-November 13, 1938 W. Clayton Berkshire.............. December 28, 1938 - August 3, 1941 Wayne Swihart.........................September 1, 1941 -August 29, 1943 D. Richard Wolf.......................October 3, 1943 - February 20, 1949 Robert Bischof.........................February 27, 1949 - May 28, 1950 Harry Mac Arthur..................... June 4, 1950-May 31, 1953 The following were students from Oberlin Graduate School of Theology: John H. Remaly............... ..........November 1, 1953 - February 10, 1957 James W. Taylor....... ................ .February 24, 1957 - May 25, 1958 N. Duncan Sinclair.. .............. .....June 1. 1958 -June 11/1961 May 14, 1961 the church voted to become part of the United Church of Christ. M. Michael Morse......................June 12, 1961 - August 18, 1963 John H. Koch......................... August 18, 1963 - July 15, 1964 James H. Brammer.......... ........ October 11, 1964- July 3, 1966 Ordained at Ripley William M. Kennedy........ ......October 15, 1966 - January 11, 1967 First full-time minister January 8, 1967 the membership voted to change the name of the church to The Ripley Congregational United Church of Christ. Frank J. Lowenbergh...... ....... August 1, 1967 - January 5, 1970 First actual full-time pastor John D. Perl........... ............. .....April 8, 1970 - December 1, 1972 Eddie A. Bray.. .................. ......May 1, 1973 -January 4, 1976 Started as a student from Ashland and was ordained here Marian R. Plant.and.. ............. ...August 1, 1976 - February 15, 1983 David G. Plant............ . ........ . .husband of Marian; both were students; ordained at Akron - home church Eldon J. Sheffer............ ............ June 1, 1983 - September 15, 1995 Student at Ashland Seminary and ordained at Ripley January 20, 1991 the church voted to withdraw from the United Church of Christ. The name of the church changed to The Ripley Church. ROBERT HUDBERG............... ....... January 21, 1996 - present Stephen Bauer.. ..................... .Intern Youth pastor for summer; June 17 - November, 1998 David E. Life........................ Associate Pastor to youth and spiritual education; April 11, 1999 - May 10, 2000 Paul E. Stanley... ....Assoc. Pastor and Theological student; September 17, 2000 – December 2003 Jason R. Hudberg... ...............Intern Youth Pastor; January 7, 2001 - September, 2001 Larry Brown…. Assoc. Pastor and Theological student November 2003 – present Kyle Shepherd… Interim Youth Pastor, January 2004 - present --Andrew

Andrew-Thanks. Who was the "lady who runs the church"?

Bill, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in New London maintains a cemetery record book for their Holy Cross Cemetery as well as church records. These date from the 1870s onward, although there are some earlier dates on the stones. They give the list of burials in each lot and often a drawing of where the graves are located. These Catholic cemetery records were consulted when I typed up the Holy Cross Cemetery listings in the 1997 book, Huron County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions, currently being sold by the Huron Co Chapter OGS. I think there was one entry that they asked me not to put in - some illegitimacy problem or something like that - but everything else in the cemetery records are noted. I have not viewed the church records beyond the cemetery ledger but I am sure they will be helpful if you visit. Thanks. Tom Neel, New London [email protected] wrote: >X-UIDL: <[email protected]> > >Subject:Re: [OHHURON-L] taking over churches page > > >In a message dated 3/22/2004 11:01:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohwcl/HuronCountyChurches > > >Greetings > >I have relatives buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, New London, Ohio (Owen >BRAHANY, his wife Delia, his son Martin BRAHANY, etc.). I was wondering if you have >access to any cemetery records. I was also wondering if there is a church >associated with this cemetery because I don't see any listed on your page you >posted. > >I live in Auburn, NY and I am planning on taking a research trip to your area >this summer. Any suggestions? > >Thanking you in advance for any assistance/information you might provide. > >Sincerely > >Bill Brahney > > >==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== >Don't forget to stop by the Huron County, Ohio Website >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron > > > > > > >

Hey guys, I dont know if any of you knew this but St. Paul's Catholic Church in Norwalk, OH is online at http://www.stpaulchurch.org/ I believe I ran into St. Paul's Episcopal but have lost the link. --Andrew

Karen, I didn't find anything different than what you did. The only other DILLON I found around that time was a Flora born to Lloyd and Anna (STANTON) DILLON on 26 Aug 1880. She was actually born in Muskingum County, but they registered her birth in Huron County. They also lived in Chicago Junction. Sorry I can't be of any help. :( Deborah Orth Norwalk Public Library Norwalk, OH -----Original Message----- From: Karen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 6:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OHHURON-L] Dillon inquiry - Huron Co. Debbie, or anyone that can help! We were recently at the court house to research some birth certificates. In looking on their computer database, I was looking for my grandmother, Edith Pearl DILLON, b 8/25/1880 in Chicago Jct. Her parents were George Marshall DILLON and Jane S. OGIER DILLON. I did not find her, but did find a Jane DILLON, b 8/18/1880 to George and Jane. Edith is my grandmother, and my mother was sure of her birth date. I'm wondering who Jane is, and what happened to Edith? Any help? Karen Sinn __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== We have approximately 300 members subscribed to this list.

Hello, Thanks for the info. I believe you are the third person to notify me about the Ripley Church. I will defiitely add it once I get everything set up. --Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 10:29 PM Subject: Re: [OHHURON-L] taking over churches page > In a message dated 3/22/04 11:01:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohwcl/HuronCountyChurches/ > > There is a church on Edwards Rd. in Ripley Twp. which is the location of the > Edwards Grove Cemetery. The church was a Congregational Church when I was > growing up in that area. I think it is a United Church of Christ now. > > > ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== > We have approximately 300 members subscribed to this list. > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.624 / Virus Database: 401 - Release Date: 3/15/2004