In your cemetery book, certain people are listed as being on the same page. Does this mean they are buried in the same cemetery? Second question - Would it be possible to find more about a marriage that you have listed? - such as in which church it was performed, and any family connections? Thanks again, Jessie Deith

I certainly would appreciate any information you could contribute. I have a notation in my notes that Asa Carpenter is buried in the "Houstotter Cemetery" in Ripley Twp. I am not sure where this came from. Could this help us locate the actual church? I, also, don't live anywhere near the sources. (I'm in Washington state.) Eric Eyman -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 4:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OHHURON-L] Query I belive your ASA CARPENTER and my ORSON CARPENTER were brothers. Orson was born about 1807.According to his obituary he was "from York state" however from the census he was from Connecticut. So far I've not found his parents. Orson is buried in "Christian Church Cemetery" Ripley, Ohio. I'm trying to find the church that might have the old records of this church, in the hopes the marriage records might list the parents. So far there has been no reply. If you live close-by you might persue this avenue in person and get better results. (I'm in Illinois). I've asked my son to check for CARPENTERS in my grandmother's autograph book. If Asa is in there I'll let you know (you might like a photocopy) regards, Jessie Deith ______________________________

Through my library, I can use Heritage Quest. On it I found some CARPENTERS in 1830 census living in Fairfield. ASA CARPENTER has with him one son under 5 , himself - between 20 and 30, one male between 70 and 80, females - one under 5 , one between 20 and 30 and one between 60 and 70. Orson and his new wife have set up there own home on a later page. There is another CARPENTER listed in Faifield that I wonder might be another brother - HARRY CARPENTER. He also is in the same age bracket and has a young family. As I find more I'll let you know, ERIC EYMAN. regards Jessie Deith

In a message dated 2/11/2004 9:24:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj:RE: [OHHURON-L] Re: KEITH, CARPENTER, LYON, and BERT > Date:2/11/2004 9:24:41 PM Eastern Standard Time > From:[email protected] > Reply-to:[email protected] > To:[email protected] > Sent from the Internet > > > > The name CARPENTER caught my attention. ASA CARPENTER is my > ggg-grandfather. > Does anyone have any clues beyond what is here as to where they were born or > who their parents were. Family records indicate that ASA married ROXANNA (?) > SCOTT about Sept 1825. There was a second marriage in Feb 1836 to ABAGAIL > WEST. The census records indicate that all of the children are from his > first wife. Any additional information would be appreciated. > > Eric Eyman Hi Eric (and Jessie Deith) Here are a few more items on Asa Carpenter: 1. Ancestry.com shows Asa Carpenter in the 1840, 1850 and 1860 Censuses for Ripley Topwnship, Huron County, Ohio. 2. Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, by Scheuer Publications. Asa Carpenter m. Abigail West 15 Feb 1836, old book 1, page 285. Asa Carpenter m. Betsey Owen 10 Sep 1868, book 2, page 125. 3. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions Christian Church Cemetery, Ripley Township Page 813. Row 6. 1 Rosetta Carpenter, d/o Asa & Roxanna Carpenter d. 5 Nov 1844 age 18y 5m 2 Abigail Carpenter, w/o Asa Carpenter d. 9 Jul 1878 age 70y 3m 5d. 3 Asa Carpenter d. 15 Apr 1875 age 70y 1m 1d. (Note: Rev. C. L. Carpenter and wife Ester M. are buried in this same row. The initial letter "C." might be in error for "O." ??) 4. History of Huron County, Ohio, by A.J. Baughman, 1909. Vol. 1, Page 449. Biographical Sketch on Irving Carpenter: Includes following lineage: Irving Carpenter, b. 24 Oct 1870, Fairfield Twp, Huron County, OH. Parents: Alvin J. and Ollie (Hodges) Carpenter. Alvin b. 27 Dec 1854, Ripley Twp, Huron County, OH. Ollie b. Missouri. Grandfather: Leonard E. Carpenter, b. 21 Dec 1828, native of Fairfield Twp, Huron County, OH. Great Grandfather: Asa Carpenter-- also came from CT to OH at an early age in company with his father Daniel Carpenter who settled in Fairfield Twp, Huron County, OH. 5. 1870 Census Index, Huron County, Ohio Following Carpenters are found on census page 368, New Haven Township Read name, age and place of birth: Asa Carpenter, 65, CT Betsey A. Carpenter, 32, OH. Regards, Ken Shute ([email protected])

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I belive your ASA CARPENTER and my ORSON CARPENTER were brothers. Orson was born about 1807.According to his obituary he was "from York state" however from the census he was from Connecticut. So far I've not found his parents. Orson is buried in "Christian Church Cemetery" Ripley, Ohio. I'm trying to find the church that might have the old records of this church, in the hopes the marriage records might list the parents. So far there has been no reply. If you live close-by you might persue this avenue in person and get better results. (I'm in Illinois). I've asked my son to check for CARPENTERS in my grandmother's autograph book. If Asa is in there I'll let you know (you might like a photocopy) regards, Jessie Deith

I would be happy to share my researcher's name - Hans-Peter Voss. He has web pages and you can find him http://home.t-online.de/home/hans-peter.voss/english.htm He lives in the northernmost part of Germany, Schleswig Holstein. That is the area he researches. My great grandparents came over from there and with Herr Voss's help, I know about relatives all up and down the North Sea coast and onto the islands and Denmark. I started out just knowing the towns my great grandparents were born in. I communicate by e-mail and pay via us check and the mail. A better way to pay for overseas things is ikobo.com. The receiver gets funds on a debit card and the cost is less. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 3:07 PM Subject: Re: [OHHURON-L] Thank-you for the Feedback (QUESTION) > If you are willing to share information on the German investigator, I would > be interested. Where does he/she live and how do you communicate with them? > Thank you, > Jim Pettit > > > ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== > SEARCH the OHHURON-L "archives". > All past posts to the mailing list can be found at > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Just type OHHURON in the box. > Then search on any keyword(s) you wish. >

If you are willing to share information on the German investigator, I would be interested. Where does he/she live and how do you communicate with them? Thank you, Jim Pettit

I just received a marriage record for Silas Bowers and Mary Ann Trux for January 6, 1833. They were married in Huron County but I think it was at the Richland Co. border and the Trux family was in Richland. I am still trying to identify the parents of Mary Ann Trux. I would appreciate any help available.

I pay a researcher in Germany $14 for each record he finds in church birth, marriage and death records. I tell him my interests and limits. If he has to pay to use records (often a $5 entry fee) I pay that because he might find nothing. I have paid him several hundred dollars over a two year period and have lots more information on my family in the 1600-1800 time range in several locations. I went to Germany and did my own research three times over a thirty year period (I always had other purposes for the trip too) and met cousins, but I would say I now have much more information from the researcher. I have been lucky and can afford the fee and I have shared it with a wide range of 1st, 2nd , 3rd and 4th cousins in the US. I have met several cousins by posting or sharing information and have stopped by to visit a few when we travel. My researcher has also directed me to free sources, and to some specialist researchers who have very inexpensive information, like a Danish census for $5. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [OHHURON-L] Thank-you for the Feedback (QUESTION) > Can I ask what anyone did to get $250.00 for research? I paid to have > research done from a wonderful woman in England and I never paid any where near that > much money. when I saw that amount I was floored. Did not know anyone got that > much, If that is true I must be in the wrong business. > Just curious. > Norma/Ohio > > > ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== > Join and support the Huron County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Soc. > We meet the 4th Monday of every month, save December. > 7:30pm at the Senior Center, Norwalk, Oh. >

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The name CARPENTER caught my attention. ASA CARPENTER is my ggg-grandfather. Does anyone have any clues beyond what is here as to where they were born or who their parents were. Family records indicate that ASA married ROXANNA (?) SCOTT about Sept 1825. There was a second marriage in Feb 1836 to ABAGAIL WEST. The census records indicate that all of the children are from his first wife. Any additional information would be appreciated. Eric Eyman - > > > > My thanks to Ken Shute. I have been looking for the right NATHAN KEITH > for along time and with his additional clues it is narrowed down, perhaps > as much as it will ever be. In Huron co I have a DELLA JANE LYON who was born to > DAVID LYON (1822 to1900) and his wife EUNICE CARPENTER. Eunice was > born to Rev. ORSON L CARPENTER and his wife ESTER (ESTHER) KEITH. She was born in 1813 > in Coventry, New Hampshire coming out to Ohio with her parents as a child. My > only clue to her parents that I have is a list of heads of households in > the town papers in 1811. The only KEITH mentioned is a Nathan. Now thanks to > Ken Shute I have some other family members who accompanied them and with that I > found a matching family in "The KEITH Book" by Larry Keith. I'm still > wondering about the ROSETTA KEITH that I've seen mentioned and wonder if > there is a conection. > Jessie Deith Hi Jessie, At the risk of duplicating what you already know, here are some more references from our Huron County, Ohio publications which seem to pertain to your forebears of interest: 1. Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, by Scheuer Publications. Esther M. Keith m. Orson Carpenter 3 Feb 1830, old book 1, page 116. David Lyon m. Eunice Carpenter 18 Nov 1852, old book 3, page 307. Della Jane Lyon m. George Bert, Jr., 30 Jun 1889, book 5, page 228. 2. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions Christian Church Cemetery, Ripley Township. Page 813. Row 6. 14 C. L. Carpenter, d. 15 Apr 1891, age 83y 10m 26d. Ester M. Carpenter, his wife, d. 7 Jul 1893, age 79y 9m 13 d. 3. History of the Firelands, by W. W. Williams, 1879 Page 353. Fairfield Township. "Asa and Orson Carpenter of New York State arrived (in Fairfield Township) in 1825, and the former purchased land in lot thirty-two, section 2. John Carpenter also came in an early date." 4. Plat Book of 1845, Huron County, Ohio Esther Carpenter, Fairfield Twp, section 1, lot 28, 50 acres, page 49. 5. Atlas of 1873, Huron County, Ohio Mrs. O. Carpenter, Fairfield Twp, section 1, lot 28, 50 acres, page 33. A.D. Carpenter, Fairfield Twp, section 1, lot 28, 50 acres, page 33. 6. Atlas of 1891, Huron County, Ohio Esther Carpenter, Fairfield Twp, section 1, lot 28, 50 acres, page 35. Aro D. Carpenter, Fairfield Twp, section 1, lot 28, 50 acres, page 35. 7. Huron County, Ohio Census Index, 1870. Carpenters listed below are found on Census Page 283, Fairfield Township. Read name, age and place of birth: Orson Carpenter, 63, CT. Esther M. Carpenter, 56, NH. Horace M. Carpenter, 23, OH. Regards, Ken Shute ([email protected]) ______________________________

In a message dated 2/9/2004 3:35:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj:[OHHURON-L] Getting back at it with my own brick wall of STOTTS! > Date:2/9/2004 3:35:47 PM Eastern Standard Time > From:[email protected] > Reply-to:[email protected] > To:[email protected] > Sent from the Internet > > > > Hi List, > > I am still looking for a tie between Reuben STOTTS (1806) of Huron County > and William STOTTS (1845) born to Rachel Clark and a Reuben STOTTS... Any > information would be appreciated! I do have a greatly appreciated amount of > research and info on Reuben of Huron County. I am so grateful to Ken Shute for > sending that onto me and all the work done on it.... Thank you so much Ken! > > Thank you again,... Karen STOTTS Myatt Hi Karen, Thanks for the kind words. >From what I found, it appears that the Huron County Reuben Stotts, b. 1806, is a different person than the Reuben Stotts who married Rachel Clark and had a son named William Stotts. The Huron County Reuben was born 1806, married a Martha Fisher in 1865, and was still married to her in 1880 according to the Federal census for Ripley Twp, Huron County, of that year. I found no record of any other marriage of this Reuben, either before or after 1865. His family in 1880 consisted of Martha, age 33; a daughter Ella, age 18; and a son Reuben, age 6. I could find no death date for Martha. The Reuben Stotts who married Rachel Clark was born about 1829. Rachel Clark was born in 1831 in Allegheny County, MD, died Oct 1870, and was buried in Tedrow Cemetery, Dover Twp, Fulton County, OH. They had one son named William W. STOTTS born 1845 in Wauseon, Fulton County, OH. William was listed as having four wives (sequentially, not concurrently). Apart from this Reuben being born about 23 years after the Huron County Reuben, his wife Rachel died in 1870, five years after Martha Fisher married the Huron County Reuben. Details: 1. Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, published by Scheuer Publications. Reuben Stotts m. Martha Fisher 18 Sep 1865, Book 1, Page 486. 2. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Insciptions Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk Township. Page 552. Section 1-- Ave C-- Row 7. 22 Reuben Stotts d. 20 Sep 1882 age 76y 3d. Jacob (Stotts) d. 26 Nov 1864 in his 80th year. Sarah S. (Stotts) d. 15 Nov 1870 age 1y 11m 22d. 3. Death Index, Huron County, Ohio, 1867-1908. Reuben Stotts d. 09/20/1882, Vol. 1, Page 100. 4. Ancestry.com Reuben Stotts appears in the Federal Censuses for Ripley Twp, Huron County, OH in the years 1860 through 1880. The image for the 1880 Census shows (read name, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth, place of birth of father, place of birth of mother: Reuben Stotts, 73, farmer, OH, __, __. Martha Stotts, 33, wife, keeping house, Eng., Eng., Eng. Ella, 18, daughter, at school, OH, OH, Eng. Reuben, 6, son, OH, OH, Eng. 5. Family Search.org. Family Group Record. Husband's name: Ruben Stotts Born: Abt. 1829 Place: <Allegany County, MD> Wife's name: Rachel Clark Born: 30 May 1831 Place: Allegany County, MD Died: Oct 1870 Buried: Tedrow Cem., Dover Twp, Fulton Co., OH. Father: Ebenezer Clark Mother: Mary Dye Children: William W. Stotts. Born: 2 Oct 1845 Place: Wauseon, Fulton Co., OH Died: 30 Oct 1925 Place: Liberty Center, Henry, OH Buried: 2 Nov 1925 Place: ( Heath Cemetery) Colton, Henry OH. And from an Individual Record for William W. Stotts, his Marriages included: Emma Barkdul, 5 May 1884 Jennie Lewis, 20 Jun 1900, Providence Township, Lucas, OH Lydia Buckmaster, 29 Sep 1870 Eliza. Were you interested in determining whether the Huron County Reuben Stotts was the same person as the Reuben Stotts who married Rachel Clark, or were you trying to determine if both Reuben Stotts had a common ancestor? Regards, Ken Shute ([email protected])

Dear Ken, WARNING! THIS LETTER IS LONG! I cannot express enough the gratitude I have to you for taking any interest at all in this project! You have been kind over and above. I have some comments about your observations! This Reuben STOTTS thing is very difficult! How appropriate was your subject line. 1. I have found no marriage record whatsoever for Reuben and Rachel. I would love to but I cannot. Rachel Clark was 13 when William (my great grandfather) was conceived and 14 when he was born. I can find no marriage her other than one to Nathaniel Riddle a mere 2 years after the baby William was born. I never saw him listed as a STOTTS on any census records. He was listed on the 1850 census and onward until adulthood as a Riddle if I am remembering correctly. The only marriage listed in the family Bible for her is the one to Nathaniel Riddle. 2. I cannot find one single reference anywhere to substantiate a birth for any Reuben in 1829. My own aunt was the one that submitted the work to the LDS Family Group Record. She admits she had no documentation at all! She guessed and based it on the birth of Rachel. Not very accurate. She admits the same thing for the place of birth. She just "figured" that he would have been born in the same place and time as Rachel. 3. I can find no earlier marriage for Reuben STOTTS before Martha Fisher. NONE! He was 59 years old when he married her. What was he doing those years previous to that? He traveled in various counties around Ohio and bought up properties. I have found a tax record in Williams County (I believe the same Reuben) right next to Fulton County. It looks to be a straight line of about 15-20 miles along the railroad to the Clark family farm. It is easy to speculate at the point. He also bought land in Hancock county and possible in LaPorte County, Indiana where Rachel's uncles bought. At least, some Reuben did. 4. I have seen some of the pictures of the Stotts people in Huron County or from there. There is a striking resemblance between a man named Abraham Stotts and my grandfather Lee STOTTS the son of William born to Rachel and Reuben. 5. There are more than a few physical things that need to be considered. Not the least of which is the diabetes that was a contributing factor in Reuben of Huron County and my William and my own grandfather (not dead yet but suffering with it nonetheless). I am ok if you think the following is silly. They were circus performers right. Ella, the daughter of Reuben was very limber and lithe. Runs in the family very strongly. I can still at the age of 47 do things I could do as a cheerleader in school. My sister too is like a ragdoll. Not big people it seems. I am 5'. William was 5'6 according to his military records. He had auburn hair and hazel eyes. My dad has both. My dad is 5'8 or so. 6. Personality traits. Oh yes, I have looked into this as well. I am going to say some things I would not want repeated anywhere. My STOTTS people are mean. My grandpa was extremely abusive and could not control his anger. I have strong and unpleasant memories of cousins and others in the family being literally beaten by him. No thought for anything but what he thought he needed to do. That family has a real problem with uncontrollable anger and bipolar or manic problems. Very interesting. I asked a psychologist in the family (1st cousin) if there was any merit to building a family profile on such emotional and psychological things and was told that many of these problems are indeed familial and to keep researching it to see if I can find a solid paper-type link. I am going for it. Oh, by the way, he knew nothing of these things I found, only about our own grandfather. I found a story about a STOTTS guy who was institutionalized "not because he was insane,! but for him inability to control his temper"... This man was from Huron County and ended up institutionalized in FT. Wayne, Indiana.... One Stotts man through his baby up against a wall because he would not eat. One abused his son so badly that the boy hung himself... did not die but was never the same again. Just stuff like that from the fringes of the STOTTS family in Huron County. Not to mention how Reuben STOTTS Junior took the farm away from his renters just because he wanted to come back.... Unfair. Probably enough of that. Ok, just one more thing... Reuben STOTTS parents were divorced. That was Jacob STOTTS and Matilda Clarry. She claimed (I was told anyway) that he beat her and slept around. Supposedly that is in the divorce papers. I have never read them, but the info was unsolicited and volunteered. 7. Every other Reuben I found was so much older than her that is was disgusting or so much younger that it was impossible. You are right, this guy was what? 35 years older than our Rachel? Seduction? Rape? Stupidity? Who knows? The more I read and look at their pix, the more convinced I become. It is difficult be cause there seems to be no paper trail that I can really sink my teeth in. Every thing I have is circumstantial. Everything thusfar that is. Because of computer problems, I have lost many of the letters that told me these stories. Not sure if I copied them off of not before I lost them.... Need to look I guess. Do you know if there are any pix of Reuben Jr, the circus performer? I would love to compare them to my grandfather. If my hypothesis is true, they would be half brothers. I would love to see if there is a resemblance... Again, thank you so much for your interest in My STOTTS mess. I really do appreciate you. I have done my homework and am still doing it. I guess I will never be done with it! Karen Myatt PS... Where do you live? How do you pronounce your last name? My dad said he went to school with a boy by the last name of Shute there in Liberty Center, Ohio. They pronounced it shootee... with a long "e" sound on the end of it. ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 1:03 PM Subject: [OHHURON-L] Re:Will the real Reuben STOTTS please stand? In a message dated 2/9/2004 3:35:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> writes: > Subj:[OHHURON-L] Getting back at it with my own brick wall of STOTTS! > Date:2/9/2004 3:35:47 PM Eastern Standard Time > From:[email protected] > Reply-to:[email protected] > To:[email protected] > Sent from the Internet > > > > Hi List, > > I am still looking for a tie between Reuben STOTTS (1806) of Huron County > and William STOTTS (1845) born to Rachel Clark and a Reuben STOTTS... Any > information would be appreciated! I do have a greatly appreciated amount of > research and info on Reuben of Huron County. I am so grateful to Ken Shute for > sending that onto me and all the work done on it.... Thank you so much Ken! > > Thank you again,... Karen STOTTS Myatt Hi Karen, Thanks for the kind words. >From what I found, it appears that the Huron County Reuben Stotts, b. 1806, is a different person than the Reuben Stotts who married Rachel Clark and had a son named William Stotts. The Huron County Reuben was born 1806, married a Martha Fisher in 1865, and was still married to her in 1880 according to the Federal census for Ripley Twp, Huron County, of that year. I found no record of any other marriage of this Reuben, either before or after 1865. His family in 1880 consisted of Martha, age 33; a daughter Ella, age 18; and a son Reuben, age 6. I could find no death date for Martha. The Reuben Stotts who married Rachel Clark was born about 1829. Rachel Clark was born in 1831 in Allegheny County, MD, died Oct 1870, and was buried in Tedrow Cemetery, Dover Twp, Fulton County, OH. They had one son named William W. STOTTS born 1845 in Wauseon, Fulton County, OH. William was listed as having four wives (sequentially, not concurrently). Apart from this Reuben being born about 23 years after the Huron County Reuben, his wife Rachel died in 1870, five years after Martha Fisher married the Huron County Reuben. Details: 1. Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, published by Scheuer Publications. Reuben Stotts m. Martha Fisher 18 Sep 1865, Book 1, Page 486. 2. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Insciptions Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk Township. Page 552. Section 1-- Ave C-- Row 7. 22 Reuben Stotts d. 20 Sep 1882 age 76y 3d. Jacob (Stotts) d. 26 Nov 1864 in his 80th year. Sarah S. (Stotts) d. 15 Nov 1870 age 1y 11m 22d. 3. Death Index, Huron County, Ohio, 1867-1908. Reuben Stotts d. 09/20/1882, Vol. 1, Page 100. 4. Ancestry.com Reuben Stotts appears in the Federal Censuses for Ripley Twp, Huron County, OH in the years 1860 through 1880. The image for the 1880 Census shows (read name, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth, place of birth of father, place of birth of mother: Reuben Stotts, 73, farmer, OH, __, __. Martha Stotts, 33, wife, keeping house, Eng., Eng., Eng. Ella, 18, daughter, at school, OH, OH, Eng. Reuben, 6, son, OH, OH, Eng. 5. Family Search.org. Family Group Record. Husband's name: Ruben Stotts Born: Abt. 1829 Place: <Allegany County, MD> Wife's name: Rachel Clark Born: 30 May 1831 Place: Allegany County, MD Died: Oct 1870 Buried: Tedrow Cem., Dover Twp, Fulton Co., OH. Father: Ebenezer Clark Mother: Mary Dye Children: William W. Stotts. Born: 2 Oct 1845 Place: Wauseon, Fulton Co., OH Died: 30 Oct 1925 Place: Liberty Center, Henry, OH Buried: 2 Nov 1925 Place: ( Heath Cemetery) Colton, Henry OH. And from an Individual Record for William W. Stotts, his Marriages included: Emma Barkdul, 5 May 1884 Jennie Lewis, 20 Jun 1900, Providence Township, Lucas, OH Lydia Buckmaster, 29 Sep 1870 Eliza. Were you interested in determining whether the Huron County Reuben Stotts was the same person as the Reuben Stotts who married Rachel Clark, or were you trying to determine if both Reuben Stotts had a common ancestor? Regards, Ken Shute ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== Join and support the Huron County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Soc. We meet the 4th Monday of every month, save December. 7:30pm at the Senior Center, Norwalk, Oh.

Thank you for the kind offer of the CARPENTER picture., however I don't know of anyone by the names of Elfa or Lera, so don't think I can claim it. I've written to my older brother, as he often remembers something I have forgotten. Also I did a quick search on Heritage quest, which I can use through our library, but did not find them. Elfa ,the mother's name , could be a nickname. Elfrada comes to mind. It seems to me there was a popular song in my father's day that was "Sweet Alfrada" If I find a connection I'll let you know. Regards Jessie Deith

Hello List, I have a one photo of some carpenter. Four generation photo There is four females in this photo but only two names listed. Elfa Carpenter - mother Lera Carpenter - baby Any connection to your Carpenters ? Mrs. L. Reilly Northern OH

My gr grandfather, Jerome C. Nelson, is buried on the grounds of the Ohio Veterans Home. He, too, was a Civil War Vet. Did you know that the Home has an online site? http://ovh.ohio.gov/index.htm

My grandmother(I'm72) was born in Ohio. She had an autograph book, which I have passed on to my son. There was her grandfather ORSON CARPENTER and his brother - Asa -in it. They came from Connecticut according to the 1860 census, however Orson's obituary claimed he came from "York state". Orson was born about 1807, and Asa 2 years before, so they were of the same generation as your CARPENTER. I will ask my son to check the autograph book for any other CARPENTERs, but I do not remember a Clarissa. regards, Jessie Deith

Does any one know who the parent of Clarissa Carpenter b. abt. 1815 (1850 census gives name as Clarinda age 35 b. in Mass) might have been. Clarissa married John Hopkins(b. Sep 21, 1810) Nov 8, 1848 in Huron Co., OH. She was John's second wife and they had 3 children, but I do not know who her parents were. Both are buried at Edwards Grove Cemetery in Ripley Township. This post peaked my interest. Debby Boone great-great daughter of John Hopkins and first wife Levica Mott -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 8:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [OHHURON-L] Re: KEITH, CARPENTER, LYON, and BERT In a message dated 2/6/2004 7:51:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj:[OHHURON-L] query > Date:2/6/2004 7:51:32 PM Eastern Standard Time > From:[email protected] > Reply-to:[email protected] > To:[email protected] > Sent from the Internet > > > > My thanks to Ken Shute. I have been looking for the right NATHAN KEITH for a > > long time and with his additional clues it is narrowed down, perhaps as much > > as it will ever be. In Huron co I have a DELLA JANE LYON who was born to > DAVID LYON (1822 to1900) and his wife EUNICE CARPENTER. Eunice was born to > Rev. > ORSON L CARPENTER and his wife ESTER (ESTHER) KEITH. She was born in 1813 > in > Coventry, New Hampshire coming out to Ohio with her parents as a child. My > > only clue to her parents that I have is a list of heads of households in > the > town papers in 1811. The only KEITH mentioned is a Nathan. Now thanks to > Ken > Shute I have some other family members who accompanied them and with that I > found a matching family in "The KEITH Book" by Larry Keith. I'm still > wondering about the ROSETTA KEITH that I've seen mentioned and wonder if > there is a > conection. > Jessie Deith Hi Jessie, At the risk of duplicating what you already know, here are some more references from our Huron County, Ohio publications which seem to pertain to your forebears of interest: 1. Huron County, Ohio Marriages, 1815-1900, by Scheuer Publications. Esther M. Keith m. Orson Carpenter 3 Feb 1830, old book 1, page 116. David Lyon m. Eunice Carpenter 18 Nov 1852, old book 3, page 307. Della Jane Lyon m. George Bert, Jr., 30 Jun 1889, book 5, page 228. 2. Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions Christian Church Cemetery, Ripley Township. Page 813. Row 6. 14 C. L. Carpenter, d. 15 Apr 1891, age 83y 10m 26d. Ester M. Carpenter, his wife, d. 7 Jul 1893, age 79y 9m 13 d. 3. History of the Firelands, by W. W. Williams, 1879 Page 353. Fairfield Township. "Asa and Orson Carpenter of New York State arrived (in Fairfield Township) in 1825, and the former purchased land in lot thirty-two, section 2. John Carpenter also came in an early date." 4. Plat Book of 1845, Huron County, Ohio Esther Carpenter, Fairfield Twp, section 1, lot 28, 50 acres, page 49. 5. Atlas of 1873, Huron County, Ohio Mrs. O. Carpenter, Fairfield Twp, section 1, lot 28, 50 acres, page 33. A.D. Carpenter, Fairfield Twp, section 1, lot 28, 50 acres, page 33. 6. Atlas of 1891, Huron County, Ohio Esther Carpenter, Fairfield Twp, section 1, lot 28, 50 acres, page 35. Aro D. Carpenter, Fairfield Twp, section 1, lot 28, 50 acres, page 35. 7. Huron County, Ohio Census Index, 1870. Carpenters listed below are found on Census Page 283, Fairfield Township. Read name, age and place of birth: Orson Carpenter, 63, CT. Esther M. Carpenter, 56, NH. Horace M. Carpenter, 23, OH. Regards, Ken Shute ([email protected]) ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== We have approximately 300 members subscribed to this list.