Hello and greetings from Rochester New York. I am originally from Sandusky and Hancock County's OH Surnames that are in my family background being. Robbins, Miller, Fisher, Snider, Norton and Ward. I have been searching all over in Maine for more information regarding my GG Grandparents. Abigail J.Norton and Danial B. Ward. The 1850 US census has them living in Dresden Maine. My G Grandfather Zachariah Ward (their Son)is listed as being 10 years old in 1850. Zachariah's military service record lists him as enlisting with 20th Maine in Woolwitch Maine Aug 6th 1862 and upon being discharged, having moved to Wood County OH Talk about a small world. I signed up at the local high school here in Rochester for a evening genealogy course. The instructor indicated that he was originally from Norwalk Ohio. When I mentioned my Ohio Ward connection he said he remembers that there were a host of Wards in Huron County. When I got home, I remembered that previous information supplied by BGSU, said that my Grandfather Lewis Adam Ward was born in Norwalk Ohio. As I always wondered why Zachariah came to Ohio after the Civil War, and remembering that Lewis Adam Ward (Zachariah's Son) was born in Norwalk (Huron County).I went to the Huron County Genealogy page on the net.Huron County has an excellent page. They have even cataloged everyone buried in the county. After scrolling through a lot of names, Lo and Behold, there was Abigail Jones (Norton) Ward and Danial Brown Ward originally from Maine. There being so many Wards listed, now I wonder if perhaps more Wards from Maine came to Ohio during the civil war. Has anybody further information regarding the Wards from Huron County ? How do I determine what cemetery's to look for, that I might locate their graves ? I have much information on this Ward line , that I would be glad to share. Richard Robbins Rochester, NY

Hi Does the book have any references to Townsend or to any of the Barber family that resided in Townsend? Ann Clarke annieb437@yahoo.com Sunny Corvallis, OR --- Judy Kelble <jkelble@accnorwalk.com> wrote: > Hi All, > Just in case you didn't catch it the first time > around, I'm adding my > own sales pitch. <G> The following post is referring > to a magnificent book > that was put together by none other than my very own > surrogate son, Mr. Tom > Neel. If you are interested in the book (I have a > copy and it is really > worth twice what he is selling it for), please send > $13 (covers P/H) to Tom > at the address below. It has so very much rich > information about New London > and the surrounding area. You will not be > disappointed!!! > > _____0________ > The book "The Columns of William Byron Thom," for > $10 plus $3 > shipping/handling. He was a local > New London historian who published a column in > several newspapers in the > 1920's > and 1930's about the New London and Ruggles area. > Among the 350 plus pages > is a 3 > page article on this Alexander Porter. The softbound > book of these newspaper > columns, by the way, was compiled and published by > Huron Co Chapter member > Thomas > Stephen Neel in 1992, and there are a bunch of > copies left! > Tom Neel > 169 E Main St > New London OH 44851 > tito@accnorwalk.com > > > Peace, > Judy > > > > ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to stop by the Huron County, Ohio > Website > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

Thanks Cindy, for letting me know. Good luck! ~Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Owens" <cindyo@va.prestige.net> To: <OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [OHHURON-L] Fw: cemetary inscription look up/Cartwright > Nancy, I found the Cartwright info in the archives, so cross them off your > list! You must be going crosseyed! > Cindy > > Cindy Torres Owens > cindyo@va.prestige.net > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/o/w/e/Cindy-L-Owens/index.html > > > > ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== > You want to see what other mail lists are available? Go to: > http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html >

Will get back w/ you later, my mother-in-law passed away this morning. It was expected but still a lot to get done. However most of what I have on Solomon I believe came from you, I think we've discussed him before over on the Courtright list. But I do want to compare notes! Cindy Cindy Torres Owens cindyo@va.prestige.net http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/o/w/e/Cindy-L-Owens/index.html

Nancy, I found the Cartwright info in the archives, so cross them off your list! You must be going crosseyed! Cindy Cindy Torres Owens cindyo@va.prestige.net http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/o/w/e/Cindy-L-Owens/index.html

Whoops, can't do that with the older version, it works fine. If you could put up the newer one under another file name and email me with the address, I'll try what I just sent in my previous email. Steve McNutt <>< researching MCNUTT and DUNHAM in Huron & Erie Co. Judy Kelble wrote: > Hi All, > I still don't know what the problem was, but a lot of Netscape users > were not able to see much of the web site. I used Netscape tonight and > could not see any more of the site that those of you that were having > trouble. I usually use MS Internet Explorer and was having no problems with > that browser. I will be working to see if I can figure out what changed > with the newer file that caused the problems. About half of you reported no > problems, the other half were not able to see below the grandfather clock. > I have uploaded an earlier version and it seems to be working again. > Some of the drop down menus are there, but not all that I had recently put > on. For those that didn't realize that we had a lot of information on-line > to help with your research, I would invite you to go to > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron again and take a look around. I think > you'll be pleased with what you find there. > I apologize for the trouble this has caused and ask that you bear with > me. You are a great group and I appreciate everyone that took the time to > check out the site and let me know how it was going. > > Peace, > Judy Chapin Kelble > > Assistant State Coordinator OHGenWeb > http://www.scioto.org/OHGenWeb > Webmaster Huron County Chapter/OGS > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron > > List Owner Huron County Chapter / OGS mail list > Past President Huron County Chapter / OGS > > ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== > Join and support RootsWeb, home of the Huron County, Ohio list and many other genealogy lists and resources - go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/

I use Netscape and had a problem with another page a while back (I don't know if you remember). On that page, you were using a <table> command that had no </table>. I saved your page in my computer, added the </table> in the right place and then it pulled up fine when I had Netscape view it. I'll go to your main page and check it out for for you, just to see if it is a problem like that. I first said earlier that it looked fine, but I didn't know there was anything below the clock B-) . I will let you know if I find anything. Steve McNutt <>< researching DUNHAM, MCNUTT Judy Kelble wrote: > Hi All, > I still don't know what the problem was, but a lot of Netscape users > were not able to see much of the web site. I used Netscape tonight and > could not see any more of the site that those of you that were having > trouble. I usually use MS Internet Explorer and was having no problems with > that browser. I will be working to see if I can figure out what changed > with the newer file that caused the problems. About half of you reported no > problems, the other half were not able to see below the grandfather clock. > I have uploaded an earlier version and it seems to be working again. > Some of the drop down menus are there, but not all that I had recently put > on. For those that didn't realize that we had a lot of information on-line > to help with your research, I would invite you to go to > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron again and take a look around. I think > you'll be pleased with what you find there. > I apologize for the trouble this has caused and ask that you bear with > me. You are a great group and I appreciate everyone that took the time to > check out the site and let me know how it was going. > > Peace, > Judy Chapin Kelble > > Assistant State Coordinator OHGenWeb > http://www.scioto.org/OHGenWeb > Webmaster Huron County Chapter/OGS > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron > > List Owner Huron County Chapter / OGS mail list > Past President Huron County Chapter / OGS > > ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== > Join and support RootsWeb, home of the Huron County, Ohio list and many other genealogy lists and resources - go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/

I would loveee to get more info on Solomon--what do you have?? >^..^< @-->-->--- mm

----- Original Message ----- From: Ethel Zott To: nanpare@accnorwalk.com Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 11:40 AM Subject: HCC lookup cemetery book Nancy: I was wondering if you would be kind enough to look up in the Huron County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions for the following: Page No. 565 Cunningham, Carolyn E. Cunningham, Harvey B. If it is not too much of an imposition, and if you have the time, could you look up the following also: Wilkinson, Caroline Page 701 Wilkinson, Samuel Page 701 Wilkinson, Samuel A. Page 701 and 623 Thank you so very much, Nancy for any help you can offer. Ethel Zott Hebron, CT Hi Ethel, Huron County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions 1997 by the Huron County Chapter of the OGS. WOODLAWN CEMETERY, NORWALK TOWNSHIP page 565 Section 3 West - Ave A - Row 3 20 CUNNINGHAM, Carolyn E. w/o Harvey B. CUNNINGHAM 1839 - 1924 Harvey B. 1840 - 1927 SAME CEMETERY page 623 Section 18 - Ave N - Row 14 23 WILKINSON, Pearl 22 Apr 1907 - 18 Dec 1910 d/o S.A & E.M. WILKINSON 24 WILKINSON, Estella M. 9 Jul 1881 - 15 Jun 1955 Section 18 - corner of Ave G & M - Row 15 16 WILKINSON, Samuel A. 29 Sep 1876 - 3 May 1954 Pvt Co G, 5 Regt Ohio Inf [Sp Am War] 17 WILKINSON, David A. 1846 - 1914 Ellmira J. LAMOREUX 1853 - 1929 SAME CEMETERY burial cards page 701 WILKINSON, Caroline, bur. 3 May 1895 Samuel, bur. 11 May 1888 Samuel A., bur. 5 May 1954 Hope this helps. Cheers, Nancy If this information has assisted your research, would you consider sending a donation [sugg. $1. per name] to the Huron County Chapter of the OGS. They have produced a cemetery book that any chapter could use for an example. Over 1,000 pages and completely indexed. They do have a copyright but have graciously put their index on the Huron Web page to make it available to your research. Mail to:Huron County Chapter/OGS, PO Box 923, Norwalk, OH 44857-0923 OHHURON Mailing List Enjoy your stay in Huron County, Ohio. See more Huron County research at:http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron

----- Original Message ----- From: "Myrna Casey" <MYBILL@email.msn.com> To: <OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 8:10 PM Subject: Re: [OHHURON-L] Fw: cemetary inscription look up > Hi Nancy, > > Would you have the time to look up Henry A. Day and wife Minne R. Day, page > 421 of the Huron Co. Cemetery book? > > A very nice person will take a picture for me of their graves if we can find > out where they are. Thank you so much. > > Myrna Casey > Hi Myrna..... Huron County Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions 1997 by the Huron County Chapter of the OGS. GROVE STREET CEMETERY, NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP page 421 Section 1 - Row 10 3 DAY, Minne E., 1876 - 1967 4 DAY, Henry A., 1870 - 1931 Hope this helps. Cheers, Nancy If this information has assisted your research, would you consider sending a donation [sugg. $1. per name] to the Huron County Chapter of the OGS. They have produced a cemetery book that any chapter could use for an example. Over 1,000 pages and completely indexed. They do have a copyright but have graciously put their index on the Huron Web page to make it available to your research. Mail to:Huron County Chapter/OGS, PO Box 923, Norwalk, OH 44857-0923 OHHURON Mailing List Enjoy your stay in Huron County, Ohio. See more Huron County research at:http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron > > ==== 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. > >

My Courtright family is a major brick wall for me. My John Courtright & Mary Clark were married 1797 in Sussex Co., NJ. There has been a lot of research on this family in early NY/NJ. I know all the earliest history of this family but need my missing link to connect to the main line. In the Minisink area of NJ there were many Courtrights, Deckers, Westfalls & Clarks. They can be found on almost every page of the Reformed Dutch church records. I know all abt Solomon Courtright who died 1844 in Peru, Huron Co., OH. However he doesn't seem to be closely related to my John. At least I know he's not a sibling or parent & so of no help in my research. By 1800 John & Mary moved to Beaver Co., PA (near Pittsburgh), then across into Columbiana Co., OH in 1818. John was last in Jefferson Co., OH in 1830 as was his oldest son Jacob V. Courtwright. However by 1850 Jacob moved to Norwich Twp., Huron Co. His neighbors being Simon Westfall his wife Esther Brink & their daughter Jane Westfall who was married to Peter G. Decker, & their children James & Cornelia Decker. Most of Jacobs children seem to have moved over to Venice Twp., Seneca Co., OH, as well as James Decker. However Jacob's nephew James Courtwright (s/o Isaac) moved to Huron between 1901-1909 along w/ his wife Barbara Cook. To complicate matters further their daughter Martha , b. 12/12/1878 -1944, married Grant W. Courtright c1893. Now Grant was the s/o Harmon B. Courtright but I have no idea who he was!? If anyone knows of these families I would love to share information. Thanks, Cindy Cindy Torres Owens cindyo@va.prestige.net http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/o/w/e/Cindy-L-Owens/index.html

Hi again Ken, I didn't realize you didn't live in New London. Sorry about that, and thank you so much for all the information. This mail with the explanation came in after the picture you sent me personally. Now with a birth date for Martin, I have been able to tie him to Jonas Motter from the 1850 Ruggles Twp. Census. This is really great. Thank you so much. Jonas is the brother to our Balser Motter. If there is someone on the list that may know the building in New London I'm talking about, it's not the house of Martin's, but the VFW hall is in there now, that's the one I would like to know which Motter owned. It is close to the railroad tracks, I remember that. It's terribly run down, but has so much charm, I hope someone will refurbish it. I love places like this. We just don't have that many really old buildings out here in the Wild West. Ken, I'll send you a photo as an attachment, wish I could send it to the list, but know I can't, so if anyone else is interested I'll send them one personally. Thanks again, Myrna Singer Casey

Re: 1. History of the old house located behind the grocery store in New London. Re: 2. Brick building with name MOTTER in New London. Re: 3. Location of Gregory House in terms of present day New London. For Maureen, Myrna and Nancy. Perhaps I should have mentioned earlier, but since I live in Maryland about 400 or so miles from New London Twp, which I've never visited, I must admit to distance-impairment which gives me no first hand knowlege of the past and current structures, streets and general layout of New London. All; I know is what I read in our Huron County, Ohio publications. Re item 1. I'm afraid I have no idea regarding the "old house located behind the grocery store in New London." Re item 3. Our History of the Fire Lands describes the Gregory House as being built on the northeast corner of Rochester and Clarksfield Streets in New London in 1873. I find this intersection in our Atlases of 1873 and 1891 for New London, not far from where the C.C.C. & I. RR crosses Clarksfield Street. Our Huron County, Ohio, A Pictorial History, shows a picture of the west wall of the Gregory House being built facing North Main Street. Possibly, one or more of these earlier named streets was renamed, but again, I don't know what's currently standing at this location. Re item 2. In our Picturesque Huron County, Ohio, 1896, there is a picture of the residence of a Martin Motter in New London, page 194. It is a large two-story brick building. The caption reads: "Residence of M(artin) Motter, Rochester Street, New London. (A smaller version of this same picture is seen on page 69 with the caption: "Residence of Martin Motter, New London.") Since copyright restrictions do not apply here, I'll send you (Myrna) a private copy of the residence seen on page 194 as an attachment to a follow up email. You can then compare with your picture of the brick building that contains the name "Motter." In our Atlas of 1873, Huron County, Ohio, Martin Motter is listed in the business directory as: "Martin Motter, Proprieter of St. James Hotel, opposite depot (of the C.C.C.& I. RR.). This house is large and newly furnished. Good sample rooms on first floor." The St. James Hotel must have ben located fairly close to the Gregory House since the picture in our Huron County, Ohio Pictorial History, showing workmen working on the construction of the Gregory House in 1873, contains as part of the caption: :The large building on the right is the old St. James Hotel, which was built in 1871." In our Atlas of 1891, Huron County, Ohio, Martin Motter is shown owning a plot of land (#443) in New London, facing Rochester Street, with a large tract of land behind this plot and plots 444-451. There are 17 Motters listed in the index for the Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions book, including Martin Motter. Details for the latter: Grove Street Cemetery, New London Township. Page 433. Section 2-- Row 23. 5 Martin Motter 1846-1897. 6 Dollie Motter, d/o M. & L. Motter, d. (10) June1888 age 1(0)m 24d. Hope some of this may help. Happy Easter to all. Regards, Ken Shute

Hi All, Just in case you didn't catch it the first time around, I'm adding my own sales pitch. <G> The following post is referring to a magnificent book that was put together by none other than my very own surrogate son, Mr. Tom Neel. If you are interested in the book (I have a copy and it is really worth twice what he is selling it for), please send $13 (covers P/H) to Tom at the address below. It has so very much rich information about New London and the surrounding area. You will not be disappointed!!! _____0________ The book "The Columns of William Byron Thom," for $10 plus $3 shipping/handling. He was a local New London historian who published a column in several newspapers in the 1920's and 1930's about the New London and Ruggles area. Among the 350 plus pages is a 3 page article on this Alexander Porter. The softbound book of these newspaper columns, by the way, was compiled and published by Huron Co Chapter member Thomas Stephen Neel in 1992, and there are a bunch of copies left! Tom Neel 169 E Main St New London OH 44851 tito@accnorwalk.com Peace, Judy

Hi All, I still don't know what the problem was, but a lot of Netscape users were not able to see much of the web site. I used Netscape tonight and could not see any more of the site that those of you that were having trouble. I usually use MS Internet Explorer and was having no problems with that browser. I will be working to see if I can figure out what changed with the newer file that caused the problems. About half of you reported no problems, the other half were not able to see below the grandfather clock. I have uploaded an earlier version and it seems to be working again. Some of the drop down menus are there, but not all that I had recently put on. For those that didn't realize that we had a lot of information on-line to help with your research, I would invite you to go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron again and take a look around. I think you'll be pleased with what you find there. I apologize for the trouble this has caused and ask that you bear with me. You are a great group and I appreciate everyone that took the time to check out the site and let me know how it was going. Peace, Judy Chapin Kelble Assistant State Coordinator OHGenWeb http://www.scioto.org/OHGenWeb Webmaster Huron County Chapter/OGS http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron List Owner Huron County Chapter / OGS mail list Past President Huron County Chapter / OGS

Can you translate in today's buildings where the Gregory House is that you are talking about in this email? Thanks. Nancy Plain www.ohioparks.net/countrystage > > I checked our publications for any further references to "Gregory House," > "New London Inn," and "Union Block." I did find a photo of the Gregory House, > also known as the New London Inn, in our Huron County, Ohio, A Pictorial > History, page 81. Editor of this publication was Kathy G. Root; Historian was > Henry R. Timman. It was published and copyrighted by The Norwalk Reflector, > 1993. The photo was submitted by Vaughn Neel. (I believe I was told once that > Vaughn is the father of Tom Neel). > > Surprisingly, I could find no other references to these terms (Gregory house, > etc.) in any of our other publications, including the Indexes to Henry > Timman's Just Like Old Times, six-book series, published originally in The > Norwalk Reflector. > > The caption to the photo mentioned above reads: " Construction of the Gregory > House, or New London Inn, began in 1873. Laborers and bricklayers work on > building the west wall of the structure, facing North Main Street. The large > building on the right is the old St. James Hotel, which was built in 1871. > (Photo courtesy of of Vaughn Neel)." > > At this point, maybe your best bet would be to go back to Tom Neel to see if > he might be aware of any other background details on the Gregory House/ New > London Inn/ Union Block. I'd be happy to furnish you a copy of the photo on > page 81 by email attachment separately, but I'm afraid I'm put off by the > copyright restriction. Perhaps you could see if you could get an interlibrary > loan of the book in which it is contained. > > Regards, > > Ken Shute

Hi Ken, I just can't resist asking about another building I saw last June when I was fortunate enough to be able to come back there and do some research. I was only able to come up to New London from Ashland on our last day of vacation, so couldn't do any further research, but I'm interested in the brick building that is on the same street as you would drive on from the south (Ruggles/Nova area) entering town. I'm sure it would be on the N.E. side, and it's very old, but at the top it has in bricks the name "MOTTER". The IOOF, I believe, is headquartered in the building. I've asked Tom Neel, and he offered to try to find it when he has time, but I thought perhaps since your very knowledgeable on the historical areas, maybe you or someone else on the list may know the background on this building. It is in the first block past the East/West main street of town I believe. I do have a photo of it if needed. Such a charming place. Sure wish I would of had more time to check it out. I have Motter's in my ancestry from this area, so was curious if it may of been one of them who owned the building. Thank you so much. The book sounds interesting. One more I will try to get from Inner Library Loan. Myrna from WA

Thanks Ken for that information. Maybe this will help me to decide to come out to New London to research there. The Gregory house is not the same house as the one behind the grocery store is it? I don't know the streets in New London except Main street. I'm curious as to the history of that house. thanks again, Maureen

In a message dated 4/14/01 8:02:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Maurs97@aol.com writes: << Subj: Re: [OHHURON-L] Date: 4/14/01 8:02:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: Maurs97@aol.com Reply-to: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com To: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com Thank you Ken Shute for your information. Would you or anyone on the list happen to know about "The Gregory House, and what is known as the Union Block, > on the northeast corner of Rochester and Clarksfield streets, was erected by > C.W. Gregory, A. Porter, A. McClellan and R.C. and A.A. Powers, in the year > 1873." Is this structure still standing? Anyone know the history of the old house located behind the grocery store in New London? Maureen >> Hi Maureen, I checked our publications for any further references to "Gregory House," "New London Inn," and "Union Block." I did find a photo of the Gregory House, also known as the New London Inn, in our Huron County, Ohio, A Pictorial History, page 81. Editor of this publication was Kathy G. Root; Historian was Henry R. Timman. It was published and copyrighted by The Norwalk Reflector, 1993. The photo was submitted by Vaughn Neel. (I believe I was told once that Vaughn is the father of Tom Neel). Surprisingly, I could find no other references to these terms (Gregory house, etc.) in any of our other publications, including the Indexes to Henry Timman's Just Like Old Times, six-book series, published originally in The Norwalk Reflector. The caption to the photo mentioned above reads: " Construction of the Gregory House, or New London Inn, began in 1873. Laborers and bricklayers work on building the west wall of the structure, facing North Main Street. The large building on the right is the old St. James Hotel, which was built in 1871. (Photo courtesy of of Vaughn Neel)." At this point, maybe your best bet would be to go back to Tom Neel to see if he might be aware of any other background details on the Gregory House/ New London Inn/ Union Block. I'd be happy to furnish you a copy of the photo on page 81 by email attachment separately, but I'm afraid I'm put off by the copyright restriction. Perhaps you could see if you could get an interlibrary loan of the book in which it is contained. Regards, Ken Shute

----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia O'Dell" <podell88@earthlink.net> To: <nanpare@accnorwalk.com> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 10:34 PM Subject: Huron County Cemetery Lookup > Nancy, > > When you get a moment, could you look up Benejah Odell and Sarah Wells in > Olena Cemetery, pg 6 or lot 6. Any information you have would be greatly > appreciated. Also could you look up Amasa Dolbee. Thank you. > > Patti O'Dell Hi Patti.... The only reference I find to Sarah with a Benejah O'DELL is on page 10. I didn't find anything on page 6. EST BRONSON - OLENA CEMETERY, BRONSON TOWNSHIP page 10 Tier 6 21 ODELL, Sarah w/o Benijah ODELL, d. 22 Apr 1852 aged 76y 8m 3d There is another Sarah mentioned on this page married to Samuel. Those two are the only Sarah ODELL mentioned in the book. Cheers, Nancy > >