In a message dated 10/23/2003 9:38:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj:Re: [OHHURON-L] Marriage lookups! > Date:10/23/2003 9:38:43 AM Eastern Standard Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > Thanx Ken for your offer. I am mostly looking for Stotts(es) who married > Dyes, Clarks or Wells. I think it most definitely would have been between 1815 > and 1850. > > For Karen STOTTS Myatt Hi Karen, I've checked our Huron County, OH publications, and some online resources, but have been unable to find a connection between the Reuben Stotts of Ripley Twp, and the Reuben Stotts who married Rachel Clark of Fulton County in 1845. First, I could find no marriages between any STOTTS, and any DYEs, CLARKs or WELLs, in our Huron County Marriage Book (Brides and Grooms). However, I did find some references to the Ripley Twp Reuben Stotts that you might not have (and some you probably do have). I get a picture of contrasts: In Atlases of (ca) 1845 and again in 1873, the Ripley Reuben is seen as a landowner and farmer of 162 acres of land in Ripley Twp, and presumably a responsible, hard- working toiler of the soil Yet later, in a posting on Rootsweb.com, he is rumored to be a stage ventriloquist, and his daughter Ella was a snake charmer,with the conjecture that they might have worked with a circus Also, in an article written by Henry Timman for the Norwalk Reflector in 1984, there is mention that in 1894, Reuben, Jr.,the son of Ripley Reuben, was part of a "theatrical act" with his sister Ella Barnes. Reuben, Jr. was also mentioned as owning a farm in Ripley Twp at that time. Here are the findings on Ripley Reuben: 1. From our Marriage Book: Reuben Stotts m. Martha Fisher 18 Sep 1865, Book 1, Page 486. Martha Stotts m. Tolliver D. Jacobs 29 May 1890, Book 5, Page 718. (Martha, possible widow of Reuben??) 2. From our Cemetery Inscriptions Book: Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk Twp Page 552. Section 1-- Ave. -- Row 6 24 Sarah S. Stotts d/o R. & M. Stotts d. (13) May 1890 age 10 m 20 d. 25 "Jacob" Stotts (See row 7) 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/o R. & M. Stotts d. 15 Nov 1890 age 1y 11m 22d. (Note the discrepancies in the dates and ages for the two Sarah S. Stotts above) 3. Our Death Index, 1867-1908: Reuben Stott d. 09/20/1882 Vol. 1, Page 100. 4. Our 1870 Census Index, Huron County, OH Census page 549, Ripley Twp. Read name, age, and place of birth: Ella Stotts, 3, OH Martha Stotts, 23, England Reuben Stotts, 61, OH Sara S. Stotts, 1, OH 6.Birth Index. 1867-1908, Huron County, OH Sara S. Stotts b. 12/25/1868. Vol. 1, Page 17. 7. Ancestry. Com Census, 1880. Ripley Twp, Huron County, OH. Enumerated 8 Jun 1880. (Read name, age, relation, occupation, place of birth, POB of Father, POB of mother.) Reuben Stotts, 73, Farmer, OH, _,_ Martha Stotts, 33, wife, keeping house, Eng., Eng., Eng. Ella Stotts, (18??), daughter, at school, OH, OH, Eng. Reuben Stotts, 6, son, OH, OH, Eng. 8. Plat Book of (ca) 1845, Huron County, OH Reuben Stotts, Ripley Twp, section 2, lot 6, 81 acres, and section 2, lot 12, 81 acres 9. Atlas of 1873, Huron County, OH R. Stotts, Ripley Twp, section 2, lot 6, 81 acres. 10. From Ancestry.com's World Tree project. Contact Mark Lozer-- [email protected] Reuben Stotts m. Rachel Clark b. 30 May 1831 in Allegheny Co., MD Children: William Stotts, b. 2 Oct 1845 in what would become Clinton Twp, Fulton Co., OH Rachel Clark (wife): Father: Ebenezer Clark b. 15 Sep 1801 in PA; Mother: Mary Dyer b. 11 Nov 1809 in Allegany Co., MD. William Stotts d. 30 Oct 1925 in Liberty Center, Henry Co., OH. "They (Reuben and Martha) do NOT appear to have been married. William's birthdate is 2 Oct 1845. It is always listed as Clinton, Fulton, OH, even though there was no such county until 1850." Other contacts listed for this same information: Caryl Lamont Munson--- [email protected], and [email protected] John McKelvey-- [email protected] Bethany Heilman-- [email protected] Craig Shatton-- [email protected] .com. 11. Ancestry.com's Ohio Census, 1790-1890 Source: 1860 Federal Census Index Name: Reuben Stotts State: OH Co.: Huron Twp: Ripley 12. Ancestry.com's Norwalk, OH, Directory, 1892-1893. Reuben U. Stotts, paper hanger, 22 East Main St., Norwalk, OH, 1892-1893. (Possibly Reuben, Jr.??) 13. Ancestry.com's 1920 Federal Census Index, OH Reuben W. Stotts, age 46, OH, Norwalk, Huron Co. (Probably Reuben, Jr.) 14. FamilySearch.com (online IGI) Reuben W. Stotts, b. 21 Jan 1873, Huron, OH Father: Reuben Stotts Mother: Martha Fisher 15. Rootsweb.com Board. From Google Search Stotts- L Archives Subject: Reuben Stotts Posted by: R.D. Stotts ([email protected]) Date: 12 Jan 2000 Some excerpts from the posting: Reuben Styotts was born 2 Sep 1806 in Jefferson Co., OH to Jacob and Matilda Stotts. He was first seen in 1830 in Huron County. He purchased land there from Jacob in 1834. He married Martha Fisher 20 Sep 1865. He had a son Reuben, a daughter Ella, and another daughter Sarah who died young. It is said that Reuben was a stage ventriloquist. My father knew about this. His daughter (Ella) was a snake charmer.Maybe they worked in a circus. Their was some talk about this. 16. Just Like Old Times, Book V by Henry Timman, published originally in the Norwalk Reflector, Norwalk, OH. The article is titled "Stottses livened up Ripley Township," dated March 23, 1984. Excerpt: "In 1894, another cousin of the Stotts family created a sensation in Ripley. Reuben Stotts was part of a theatrical act known as Stotts and Barnes, with his sister Ella Barnes as the other partner. He also owned a farm in Ripley which he had leased to Daniel and Anna McLaughlin. The theatrical act was stranded at some point and decided to return to Reuben's farm in Ripley. They forcibly ejected the McLaughlins and their furniture from the house. That night the neighbors held an Indignation Meeting and went to eject Stotts, Ella Barnes, and a W.J. Holmes. Firearms were brought into play and Holmes was seriously injured, but the intruders held the fort. The McLaughlins then sued for $10,000 in damages. The were awarded $24.95 in damages and had to split the cost with the defendents, according to court records." So while I could find no link between the RipleyTwp Reuben Stotts and the Fulcon County Reuben Stotts, there appears to be a great deal of missing information between 1806, when the Ripley Reuben is said to have been born in Jefferson County, OH, and the early to mid-1840's when he is seen as a property owner in Ripley Twp, so the link may exist--- just not found yet. Regards, Ken Shute ([email protected])

Hi Ken, I cannot begin to express my gratitude for the work you did and the info you sent. That was a lot and I am so grateful to you for it. I am almost (is that fair) sure that this Huron County Reuben is the right one. I have a few reasons too: 1. The physical resemblance between the Huron County ones and ours is absolute. I had a picture up of Abraham Stotts on my computer and my husband walked by and said, "wow, did you realize this man looks like your dad?" hummmm 2. Reuben Stotts of Huron County died of diabetes. My grandfather has it. I know that can be considered flimsy by itself, but when put together with all these other things, I think a picture begins to emerge. 3. This Reuben is the only one who is anywhere near a right age to have fathered the child. Of all of the 4-5 I have found, he alone is the only one who is not 70 years younger, or 9-10 years older. He was 24 years older than Rachel Clark, disgusting, but possible. 4. Certain personal characteristics are undeniable. I asked my psychologist cousin if it is possible to use personality traits as a means of research and he said absolutely as many of the psyche traits are familial etc. It is very interesting some of the patterns I see in the Huron County Stotts people and my own people. 5. The sister Ella was a circus performer it is true. Somewhere I got the idea that she was somewhat of a contortionist. Well, I am one of the most limber people I know. So are some of my sisters and other Stotts women that I know. I used to do all kinds of contortion type things (not on the grand scale of Ella I am sure, but you get the idea!) in gym class when in H.S. (a long time ago). I am still quite flexible at the age of 47. I cannot think of anything else at this time except there were truly a lot of little details in that info that you sent that I did NOT know. I am so grateful. Thank you again, Karen STOTTS Myatt