The County Commissioners is the one's that have to approve everything and it has been brought before them, only other people you could bring it to would maybe be the state or something. Schannon > > From: [email protected] > Date: 2004/04/10 Sat PM 01:05:26 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OHJACKSO-L] Jackson Clerk of Courts > > Yes, Bob Walton is very helpful... I have talked with him several times about > the problem... > I talked with him about the volunteers idea and I guess that is not possible > because of the liability... > It has to be brought to the attention of the higher ups ... > >

Yes, Bob Walton is very helpful... I have talked with him several times about the problem... I talked with him about the volunteers idea and I guess that is not possible because of the liability... It has to be brought to the attention of the higher ups ...

Since I started this whole discussion again, I would like to make known the fact that at least one county official is VERY interested in preserving the old records, and particularly in getting the ones out of the attic. This is the Clerk of Courts, Bob Walton. He is a very nice man who was appalled when I told him last spring what records are in the attic and how important they are. For those of you new to the list who perhaps didn't see those postings, the tax lists from the beginning of the county in 1816 are up there. Not only do they show the folks who owned property, but beginning in 1826 they also list personal property owners. This is where my folks are--too poor to own land, but being good farmers had horses and cows. Anyway, give credit where credit is due--we have a friend on our side with Mr. Walton, and I believe he could be a key player in getting these records into a safe place. Getting copies on a CD is a good start, but the originals need to be maintained as well. If there is no place in Jackson for them, then by law they cannot be destroyed, but must be given to the OH Historical Soc (local area archives is at Ohio University in Athens Co). If I lived there instead of in Colorado, I would certainly be willing to set up some meetings with Mr. Walton to get an idea of what is being done, what needs to be done, and what the priorities should be. He is willing and co-operative--apparently unlike many of the other"powers that be" there--so keep him as a friend! Tacy

No one feels it is the gals who work there that is the problem. They do all they possible can as it is... It is the higher ups that the genealogy people need to get the attention of!! I understand there is no money, but they find it for other things. It is a mess the council needs to address and won't if no one is bugging them about it. It is a real challenge in most counties... I guess the best thing would be a letter to the editor in the Telegram. Many letters.. lol This can be done by email... Susie

Helen I live in Jackson and I work with Karen on many thin's and where it is true that "Some" of the ladies at the courthouse aren't informaed or "equipped" to handle thing's aother's are not. I have nothing but success in all of my searches there and in them getting the information and copies that I need. If it isn't there it isn't there. If you have been to the courthouse then you have seen the way the old books look in probate and whereas there was a marriage or something that was once recorded it may not be able to be found because there ARE pages missing from these books. One of the nice ladies at the probate office was sent elsewhere to find an OLD file for the courthouse while in the process of looking for this she found Will Book A and returned it to the courthouse because so many people request thing's from there. I do not want to step on toes here but I think it is unfair to judhe the ladies working at the courthouse because they do the best that they can and I have left! long list of wills/estates etc and have gotten them looked up and every page copied and a courtesy call to come get them in around 2 days to a week. They help as much as they can there...along with doing their own jobs.If you look back through Jackson county history there has always been a problem in keeping and preserving records. There are many to blame in this. I have spoken with several people in Jackson about these thing's. Shane Goodman is the new Mayor and he seem's nice enough but I don't know at this time on his feeling's about the old records and thing's at the courthouse but I do know that several organizations were looking for storage space at one time for these records and said none were available in Jackson...what people don't know is that the Courthouse does have a storage somewhere because that is where the clerk found the old file and Will Book A. It has been brought to the Genealogy Society's attention as Karen and several other's have mentioned it to the! m, but their hands are pretty much tied until they get permission to o btain these records and then they too have no where to store these records. They operate out of the Jackson City Library and there is no room there and the Society does not make enough money to purchase a larger place to help in preservation of these records. I make weekly trips to the courthouse and the one's are in very bad shape in the various departments but the one's people should really throw a fit about is all the one's in the attic that are just throwed on the floor in piles, corners etc and have bird crap all over them and dust so thick you can barely breathe. I have seen many posts on this subject on the list and I am sorry if I offend anybody but I just wanted to throw in my two cents as well. I was told by one nice lady that there was "talk" of putting these records onto a "computer" somehow but no definate plans were made and that they were going to "look" for someone to do this for them, and that they were "supposedly" waiting on "approved" funds to get this do! ne. Last I talked to this person [who does work there} nothing has been planned or taken care of and they have heard nothing else. Plus in the last year as I have been in there, there have been several rude people come in demanding information on someone that they do not even know the correct name of and have no dates or anything and the ladies cannot help like that, because if they have nothing to go on or a correct name how can they find someone and there have also been a few people try to "walk out" with thing's there. One nice lady even took old photos off of the wall and made copies for a nice old man who came from way out of town. So I think they do a good enough job there, it isn't their fault that Jackson's Officials don't care about this stuff. Karen does try to do what she can but right now she has alot going on from where her husband had back surgery and all, but she does speak up when she can. Once again I am sorry if I offended anybody just thought I would thro! w in what I know and have seen. Schannon > > From: <[email protected]> > Date: 2004/04/10 Sat PM 12:07:17 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Re: [OHJACKSO-L] Courthouse records issue > > Hi Karen Davis, > > PS. I'll be through the area April 26. Thanks for help in cemeteries. > > Gallia Co has also given it's OLDEST wills/estate records to the Genealogical Society in Galliapolis. Unfortunately, the records are falling apart and I'm not sure IF they were microfilmed before they were donated to them. So this could result in them being unreadable very soon. Space could become a problem for a Genealogical society if they accept records. Gallia Co courthouse was writing a GRANT request in about 2001 to get some help on costs to microfilm. I'm not sure how that turned out. Why doesn't Jackson county look for OUTSIDE help? They never let their records be microfilmed by WPA or the Mormans. Surely Jackson Co could qualify for some funding. I even proposed this to the governor in 2003 when the cost of documents was being raised to $15.00 with no uncertified copies available because of the disportionate need of Jackson, Gallia, and Vinton County (# of requests vs. tax base ratio in those counties). > > (I know you're just the messenger, but I hope you can convey this info to the NEW MAYOR of Jackson Co. I don't think they realize how much travel (including gas/meals and possibly lodging) that folks do from out of town to do research in Jackson and it's one of the most "difficult" places to do research. Yes, they recently added a little room for folks at the courthouse at about the time the state raised the rates to $15.00 for b/d certificates. > > The Register of Deeds here where I moved, gives $5M BACK to the county just based on USER FEES alone, above their costs, to run their department. Counties like Jackson, Gallia (and possibly Washington County--the oldest in OHIO?) get a disportionate amount of requests since they are the OLDEST and instead of understanding the issue and going with the FLOW to make it work, they have dragged their heels, in the past, refusing modern but also cost effective ways to deal with the issue and turn it into a "plus" for visitors to come to Jackson. > > No statistics are kept at Jackson County on number of requests. Also, because they don't have a policy in the courthouse, nor understand the genealogy "process", they have ill-equipped the young ladies in the department to know what is a "REASONABLE" request and which requires a referral for "UNREASONABLE" requests to "paid researchers." The ladies are not required to "GIVE ME ALL YOU HAVE ON A SURNAME" or my "Aunt Jennie married sometime between 1800-1850. Find her." > > Because there is lack of understanding the young ladies in the department deam it a "chore" to respond. It is NOT the main focus of their job which is to serve the citizens of the community who are the current tax payers and to the attorneys who practice through this courthouse. BUT other counties have solved this problem, Jackson County needs a strategy, and a method to get funding to make it happen to enable them to reap economic benefits while serving the community. They have an untapped economic benefit in their genealogical records. They could host one more event (besides Apples Days, etc) for "Old Settlers Day." A day to encourage, FAMILY reunions by SURNAMES in the area, to open up the historical places (Buckeye, Welch Museum), to have the genealogical societies host "programs"--for small fees and to sell cemetery books, etc. to have someone present "talking history" of Fairmount Cemetery or "Ridgewood Cemetery". Their records could be a big PLUS. But again! ,i! > t is one of the worst counties for gaining access to records and I have been doing this for over 25 years in over 7 states and too many counties to mention and so speak from experience of comparison. If you now someone in government, please pass this along. There are people out here that would volunteer their TIME if they could solve their "vision" of what they think should happen to government records that they are ENTRUSTED to perserve. > > Helen > > > > From: "Kathy Hines" <[email protected]> > > Date: 2004/04/10 Sat AM 08:58:57 EDT > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [OHJACKSO-L] Courthouse records issue > > > > Karen, > > > > Depending upon how active your genealogy society is, perhaps they could act > > as the storage site. Here in Hardin County, once the records are > > microfilmed, the court has given us many of the original probate volumes. > > We have an entire room dedicated to court records begining with the chancery > > courts and including many probate documents. The probate court has also > > given us permission to copy all delayed birth records from the beginning of > > Hardin Co. recording them. In fact we have so many records that we are now > > in the process of refurbushing another room to hold the additional volumes > > that are being given to us. I invite anyone with Hardin County roots to > > visit the Hardin Co. Genealogy Society, you will be absolutely amazed at the > > amount of material we have. We are easy to find, if anyone is interested in > > finding us let me know. > > > > Kathy Hines > > > > > >

Hi Karen Davis, PS. I'll be through the area April 26. Thanks for help in cemeteries. Gallia Co has also given it's OLDEST wills/estate records to the Genealogical Society in Galliapolis. Unfortunately, the records are falling apart and I'm not sure IF they were microfilmed before they were donated to them. So this could result in them being unreadable very soon. Space could become a problem for a Genealogical society if they accept records. Gallia Co courthouse was writing a GRANT request in about 2001 to get some help on costs to microfilm. I'm not sure how that turned out. Why doesn't Jackson county look for OUTSIDE help? They never let their records be microfilmed by WPA or the Mormans. Surely Jackson Co could qualify for some funding. I even proposed this to the governor in 2003 when the cost of documents was being raised to $15.00 with no uncertified copies available because of the disportionate need of Jackson, Gallia, and Vinton County (# of requests vs. tax base ratio in those counties). (I know you're just the messenger, but I hope you can convey this info to the NEW MAYOR of Jackson Co. I don't think they realize how much travel (including gas/meals and possibly lodging) that folks do from out of town to do research in Jackson and it's one of the most "difficult" places to do research. Yes, they recently added a little room for folks at the courthouse at about the time the state raised the rates to $15.00 for b/d certificates. The Register of Deeds here where I moved, gives $5M BACK to the county just based on USER FEES alone, above their costs, to run their department. Counties like Jackson, Gallia (and possibly Washington County--the oldest in OHIO?) get a disportionate amount of requests since they are the OLDEST and instead of understanding the issue and going with the FLOW to make it work, they have dragged their heels, in the past, refusing modern but also cost effective ways to deal with the issue and turn it into a "plus" for visitors to come to Jackson. No statistics are kept at Jackson County on number of requests. Also, because they don't have a policy in the courthouse, nor understand the genealogy "process", they have ill-equipped the young ladies in the department to know what is a "REASONABLE" request and which requires a referral for "UNREASONABLE" requests to "paid researchers." The ladies are not required to "GIVE ME ALL YOU HAVE ON A SURNAME" or my "Aunt Jennie married sometime between 1800-1850. Find her." Because there is lack of understanding the young ladies in the department deam it a "chore" to respond. It is NOT the main focus of their job which is to serve the citizens of the community who are the current tax payers and to the attorneys who practice through this courthouse. BUT other counties have solved this problem, Jackson County needs a strategy, and a method to get funding to make it happen to enable them to reap economic benefits while serving the community. They have an untapped economic benefit in their genealogical records. They could host one more event (besides Apples Days, etc) for "Old Settlers Day." A day to encourage, FAMILY reunions by SURNAMES in the area, to open up the historical places (Buckeye, Welch Museum), to have the genealogical societies host "programs"--for small fees and to sell cemetery books, etc. to have someone present "talking history" of Fairmount Cemetery or "Ridgewood Cemetery". Their records could be a big PLUS. But again,i! t is one of the worst counties for gaining access to records and I have been doing this for over 25 years in over 7 states and too many counties to mention and so speak from experience of comparison. If you now someone in government, please pass this along. There are people out here that would volunteer their TIME if they could solve their "vision" of what they think should happen to government records that they are ENTRUSTED to perserve. Helen > > From: "Kathy Hines" <[email protected]> > Date: 2004/04/10 Sat AM 08:58:57 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OHJACKSO-L] Courthouse records issue > > Karen, > > Depending upon how active your genealogy society is, perhaps they could act > as the storage site. Here in Hardin County, once the records are > microfilmed, the court has given us many of the original probate volumes. > We have an entire room dedicated to court records begining with the chancery > courts and including many probate documents. The probate court has also > given us permission to copy all delayed birth records from the beginning of > Hardin Co. recording them. In fact we have so many records that we are now > in the process of refurbushing another room to hold the additional volumes > that are being given to us. I invite anyone with Hardin County roots to > visit the Hardin Co. Genealogy Society, you will be absolutely amazed at the > amount of material we have. We are easy to find, if anyone is interested in > finding us let me know. > > Kathy Hines > >

I was in Jackson Co last year and found all of the people so friendly . But I must agree with Helen. There could be more interest in your fine heritage as in a better record keeping system. I live in Jasper County Mo and the county has taken part of a county building and made a records dept out of it. They have shelved and boxed on the shelves all of the old Wills, Divorce papers, etc. You can walk in and go through Indexed books on Cemeteries,Wills, Tax Lists, Marriages, etc . Then if it is in the records there they can walk straight back to the box and pull the file you are looking for. The neat thing is it is ran by a gentleman that is into genealogy. So he is very knowlegeable of how to help you achieve those records. Also,there are women volunteers that do nothing but index and preserve records. They also will help you find those records. They are a little backward as far as letting the Mormons or anyone have access to thier records but they are preserving them. They have nice copiers and charge a donation of 20 cents per copy. If only someone in Jackson Co could get this ball rolling and others join in. Again,I have encouraged my cousins still living there to try to help find a solution to the storage problem. I know your courthouse is very small. Lopok to the wealthy or businessmen there to donate maybe some space . I really hope these records don't get totally destroyed as they are part of me also. I have lots of family roots there. I love you Jackson County !!! Elmer Thorn

Shannon, I would be very interested in what you have on the name RICE. Thank you and you are a saint. Happy Easter to you and you family. Polly

Applause, Applause to Helen. Last year I traveled the US starting from California - took us ten months and I hit every courthouse, and some times several, in each of the 38 states we visited. Jackson Courthouse was one of the worst in attempting to obtain any info. In fact, I got none and the family had been in the area since 1850 and are still there. Hopefully someone in the local area will get on the soap box to their mayors, legislatures and congressmen to get the courthouse into this century of technology. Sharon Kisor [email protected] wrote: Hi Karen Davis, PS. I'll be through the area April 26. Thanks for help in cemeteries. Gallia Co has also given it's OLDEST wills/estate records to the Genealogical Society in Galliapolis. Unfortunately, the records are falling apart and I'm not sure IF they were microfilmed before they were donated to them. So this could result in them being unreadable very soon. Space could become a problem for a Genealogical society if they accept records. Gallia Co courthouse was writing a GRANT request in about 2001 to get some help on costs to microfilm. I'm not sure how that turned out. Why doesn't Jackson county look for OUTSIDE help? They never let their records be microfilmed by WPA or the Mormans. Surely Jackson Co could qualify for some funding. I even proposed this to the governor in 2003 when the cost of documents was being raised to $15.00 with no uncertified copies available because of the disportionate need of Jackson, Gallia, and Vinton County (# of requests vs. tax base ratio in those counties). (I know you're just the messenger, but I hope you can convey this info to the NEW MAYOR of Jackson Co. I don't think they realize how much travel (including gas/meals and possibly lodging) that folks do from out of town to do research in Jackson and it's one of the most "difficult" places to do research. Yes, they recently added a little room for folks at the courthouse at about the time the state raised the rates to $15.00 for b/d certificates. The Register of Deeds here where I moved, gives $5M BACK to the county just based on USER FEES alone, above their costs, to run their department. Counties like Jackson, Gallia (and possibly Washington County--the oldest in OHIO?) get a disportionate amount of requests since they are the OLDEST and instead of understanding the issue and going with the FLOW to make it work, they have dragged their heels, in the past, refusing modern but also cost effective ways to deal with the issue and turn it into a "plus" for visitors to come to Jackson. No statistics are kept at Jackson County on number of requests. Also, because they don't have a policy in the courthouse, nor understand the genealogy "process", they have ill-equipped the young ladies in the department to know what is a "REASONABLE" request and which requires a referral for "UNREASONABLE" requests to "paid researchers." The ladies are not required to "GIVE ME ALL YOU HAVE ON A SURNAME" or my "Aunt Jennie married sometime between 1800-1850. Find her." Because there is lack of understanding the young ladies in the department deam it a "chore" to respond. It is NOT the main focus of their job which is to serve the citizens of the community who are the current tax payers and to the attorneys who practice through this courthouse. BUT other counties have solved this problem, Jackson County needs a strategy, and a method to get funding to make it happen to enable them to reap economic benefits while serving the community. They have an untapped economic benefit in their genealogical records. They could host one more event (besides Apples Days, etc) for "Old Settlers Day." A day to encourage, FAMILY reunions by SURNAMES in the area, to open up the historical places (Buckeye, Welch Museum), to have the genealogical societies host "programs"--for small fees and to sell cemetery books, etc. to have someone present "talking history" of Fairmount Cemetery or "Ridgewood Cemetery". Their records could be a big PLUS. But again,i! t is one of the worst counties for gaining access to records and I have been doing this for over 25 years in over 7 states and too many counties to mention and so speak from experience of comparison. If you now someone in government, please pass this along. There are people out here that would volunteer their TIME if they could solve their "vision" of what they think should happen to government records that they are ENTRUSTED to perserve. Helen > > From: "Kathy Hines" > Date: 2004/04/10 Sat AM 08:58:57 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OHJACKSO-L] Courthouse records issue > > Karen, > > Depending upon how active your genealogy society is, perhaps they could act > as the storage site. Here in Hardin County, once the records are > microfilmed, the court has given us many of the original probate volumes. > We have an entire room dedicated to court records begining with the chancery > courts and including many probate documents. The probate court has also > given us permission to copy all delayed birth records from the beginning of > Hardin Co. recording them. In fact we have so many records that we are now > in the process of refurbushing another room to hold the additional volumes > that are being given to us. I invite anyone with Hardin County roots to > visit the Hardin Co. Genealogy Society, you will be absolutely amazed at the > amount of material we have. We are easy to find, if anyone is interested in > finding us let me know. > > Kathy Hines > >

Karen, Depending upon how active your genealogy society is, perhaps they could act as the storage site. Here in Hardin County, once the records are microfilmed, the court has given us many of the original probate volumes. We have an entire room dedicated to court records begining with the chancery courts and including many probate documents. The probate court has also given us permission to copy all delayed birth records from the beginning of Hardin Co. recording them. In fact we have so many records that we are now in the process of refurbushing another room to hold the additional volumes that are being given to us. I invite anyone with Hardin County roots to visit the Hardin Co. Genealogy Society, you will be absolutely amazed at the amount of material we have. We are easy to find, if anyone is interested in finding us let me know. Kathy Hines

iwould be interested in carter information thank you shelby

The Nichols that I have starts with Hugh Nichols born 1804 in PA had a son Chilton Carl Nichols b. 1824 d. 9-10-1872 Chilton married Nancy Lake. They were in Brown Co.Oh for awhile and then some of them came into Jackson Co.Oh sound like there may be a connection? If so I can send what I have. Schannon > > From: [email protected] > Date: 2004/04/09 Fri PM 03:22:29 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OHJACKSO-L] names > > Schannon, > > I would be interested in any Nichols info that you have. > > Thanks, > Leanna Grey > > >

The Nichols that I have starts with Hugh Nichols born 1804 in PA had a son Chilton Carl Nichols b. 1824 d. 9-10-1872 Chilton married Nancy Lake. They were in Brown Co.Oh for awhile and then some of them came into Jackson Co.Oh sound like there may be a connection? If so I can send what I have. Schannon > > From: "Phil and Mona Nichols" <[email protected]> > Date: 2004/04/09 Fri PM 03:17:09 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OHJACKSO-L] names > > Schannon: > I would be very interested in the "Nichols" information you have. Thanks!!! > > Phil Nichols > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, 09 April, 2004 12:50 AM > Subject: [OHJACKSO-L] names > > > While going through my genealogy files to organize them I have come across some that I had forgotten about that I have been working on for other people some of these are: > Nichols,Enoch Russell, Tilley & Rice which both tie into me. Carter,Landrum {very little info. but some}Dulaney{little info}McKeever{little info}Miller{little but some}Richendollar{little but some...with some documents}I probably have more but this is all that I have found to date. I do have other names that have OH,KY,&WV ties in them. > Schannon > > >

Hi Karen, Thanks for passing this wonderful information along If this comes to pass, this will be wonderful to have these old records preserved, and once again have easier access to them to help in one's Jackson County ancestor research. Please keep this list informed as other news comes to light on this. All of us interested in Jackson Co. would e most grateful. Judi n Indiana

Karen, If this is done, can people/organization's volunteer to take the OLD paper documents after they are digitized? Helen > > From: "Karen Davis" <[email protected]> > Date: 2004/04/09 Fri PM 04:22:09 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: [OHJACKSO-L] Courthouse records issue > > >From April 8, 2004 Wellston Telegram > > > Storage of old records is a growing problem for Jackson County. The > > Courthouse, Annex on Portsmouth Street, and former Brown Publishing > Company > > building are bulging with records dating back to the 1800s. > > Auditor Clyde Holdren told Commissioners on April 5 that under the current > > system retrieval of old records is difficult. He described conditions in > the > > Courthouse attic which are far less than organized or clean. > > To that end a new system is being tested. A bill from the Ohio House > allows > > counties to transfer documents to CDs as a permanent record. > > 3SG Corporation of Dublin has made a proposal to the County to take > > documents to their headquarters and create CDs. Cost is expected to be > about > > 12 cents a page, depending on page size. > > 3SG's Mike Sperry met recently with Holdren and Clerk of Courts Bob Walton > > to discuss details. Certain documents under Walton's care have now been > > transferred to the Dublin office as a test case. Clerk of Courts Office > will > > pay for this initial transfer of information. > > The Commissioners noted that other companies' offerings are being reviewed > > before any final decisions are made. > > > >

Schannon, Does your Miller info include William Thomas & Mary M (Rutherford) MILLER, Olen (Owen,Olin) & Anna Maude (Pritchard) Miller or Edward Olen & Audrey (Gill) MILLER? If so I would really appreciate anything you can send me. Thanks, Mark -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 1:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [OHJACKSO-L] names While going through my genealogy files to organize them I have come across some that I had forgotten about that I have been working on for other people some of these are: Nichols,Enoch Russell, Tilley & Rice which both tie into me. Carter,Landrum {very little info. but some}Dulaney{little info}McKeever{little info}Miller{little but some}Richendollar{little but some...with some documents}I probably have more but this is all that I have found to date. I do have other names that have OH,KY,&WV ties in them. Schannon

Thank you for the information. In the meantime, is there still an opportunity for us to visit the Courthouse to do research and view these records? I have not been able to find information concerning my John BRADY and family, who lived in Coalton, Jackson Co. (1800 thru 1900....) through the folks who work at the Courthouse, where I have found the records looking on the microfilm available myself [I wrote to Jackson regarding the marriage record of daughter Urilla to Oliver Grove - received letter in return stating the record did not exist... made trek to OHS found notice in newspaper regarding marriage, ordered film from LDS found license application]. I do not fault the folks who work there - they seem not to have the funds or personnel to do look ups. It would seem more a more appropriate to my request might have been "We apologize, but do to lack of funding, personnel, resources, we are unable to do a more thorough search for your records at this time....." as opposed to, "the records you request are not found". It seems as though I will have to make a trip to Jackson to look through Land records and Estate records on my own.... which I will make time to do, but if those records will be unavailable do to microfilming..... Does anyone know a timeframe? Not living close to Jackson County, I need to make vacation plans to accomplish this task.... Any ideas, please let me know. Thank you for your time and advise! Lisa

Karen, I thought the computer industry hasn't decided the shelf life of cd's yet? Isn't this a little risky? Cheryl Brandt

Just chekcing back with you to see if you had come across the Tolbert/Talbert surname in your research. Talberts were in Bay City Michigan in early 1900 and came from Jackson Co., Ohio area. -----Original Message----- From: Kirk Brandt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 8:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OHJACKSO-L] re: Coalton Cemetery Peggy, The name is familiar to me. Let me check my personal records and those of the society. I will get back to you in a few days. Cheryl

From April 8, 2004 Wellston Telegram > Storage of old records is a growing problem for Jackson County. The > Courthouse, Annex on Portsmouth Street, and former Brown Publishing Company > building are bulging with records dating back to the 1800s. > Auditor Clyde Holdren told Commissioners on April 5 that under the current > system retrieval of old records is difficult. He described conditions in the > Courthouse attic which are far less than organized or clean. > To that end a new system is being tested. A bill from the Ohio House allows > counties to transfer documents to CDs as a permanent record. > 3SG Corporation of Dublin has made a proposal to the County to take > documents to their headquarters and create CDs. Cost is expected to be about > 12 cents a page, depending on page size. > 3SG's Mike Sperry met recently with Holdren and Clerk of Courts Bob Walton > to discuss details. Certain documents under Walton's care have now been > transferred to the Dublin office as a test case. Clerk of Courts Office will > pay for this initial transfer of information. > The Commissioners noted that other companies' offerings are being reviewed > before any final decisions are made.