The Jackson County Genealogy Society meeting will be this Monday evening, April 19th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Jackson City Library. Nancy Aikens will be speaking on " Learn how to write your family history." The public is invited. Ruth H. ----- Original Message ----- From: Karen Davis <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 10:28 AM Subject: [OHJACKSO-L] misc. info from my files > This is misc. info from my files. Many surnames. > > Standard Journal Feb. 28, 1900 > > Burley - Milton C. Burley died at his home in Wellston February 17th aged 67 > years. He was a veteran of the Civil War. His funeral was held Monday > February 19. > > May - Miss Carrie May died at her father's home in this city February 20, > aged 46 years, 8 months and 14 days. Her last illness was of short duration, > lasting only from the Sunday before. Her funeral was held Thursday February > 22, at the M.E. Church, Rev. G.W. Burns officiating. Miss May was born in > Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and came to Jackson shortly after the war with her > family. She united with the M.E. Church, and continued a faithful member the > rest of her life. She was, during nearly the eintire time, a Sunday School > teacher, and her class deeply regret their loss. She leaves to mourn, her > father Mr. L. May, four brothers, and one sister, Mrs. James Fry of > Portsmouth. > > Jones- Little Gertrude Jones, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George > J. Jones of this city, died Thursday, February 23, aged two years, eleven > months and eleven days. She was taken sick several weeks ago, and her death > resulted from complications following measles, whooping cough and pneumonia. > Sunday night, the usual prayer meeting was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. > Jones, G.E. Williams, J.E. Kinnison, William D. Jones and Rev. D.H. Jones > participating. The funeral was held Monday at the Welsh church, and was (the > rest is cut off) > > F.O. Morris has gone to Columbus. > > Rev. D. Evans Jones is slowly imporving from his recent illness. > > D.T. Griffiths will work for Jones & Jones the coming summer. > > Dr. D.H. Morgan, dentist, formerly of this place, has located at Muskegon, > Mich. > > Mrs. Elizabeth Williams was called to Columbus first of last week by the > illness of her daughter Nora. > > It is proposed to hold a "Gymanfa Ganu" here the first Sunday in May. This > is the first Sunday in May. This is the Sunday following the local > Eisteddfod. > > Mr. John Morgan, Manager of the Aetna Fire Brick Co. of Oak Hill, never > forgets to come home every Saturday night. (River City B?) > > > > >