Am presently in the process of changing my e-mail address and am finding major problems. My original post office will no longer send any of my messages because of a firewall in the programming. This prevents me from sending an 'unsubscribe' message in the manner Rootsweb's computer wants it. Had I realized the problem was even possible, I could have easily avoided it by sending the message a day or two before making the change. Now I have to pester the list administrator to get it done. If anyone has a future benefit from this, then I guess it is worth going thru. Otherwise - it's been the 'pits'. Kathy

Good Morning, I would like to be in touch with Smith descendants to try to find our family's connection. My 4th great grandparents, Jeremiah SMITH and Regina or Rowena ARNOLD SMITH moved to this part of Ohio around 1826. The only child I know of was their daughter, my great, great grandmother, Maria or Mariah SMITH, born about 1824. She married Frederick DAGUE of Wayne Co. Frederick was the son of Frederick Dague and Catherine HARSH Cathy Martin ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Good Morning, I am seeking descendants of the Harsh (Hirsch, Hirsh, Heash, Hearsh, Hearsch) family in Carroll county and surrounding areas. They were originally from PA -- Montgomery Co (members of the Goshenhoppen Reformed church there) in the mid 1700s. In the late 1700s they lived in Washington Co., PA. Sometime in the early 1800s, they moved to Carroll Co. and surrounding areas. Cathy Martin ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Margie, I am not sure if this is your family or not. Following is a list of the births in Wayne Co., OH. ("Birth Records From The Wayne County, Ohio Probate Court 1867-1908) hope this helps. John Kelly-Sarah Patton Stark Co., OH. Edward, M b. 9 Apr. 1879 John Kelly-Mary Hart Wooster Twp., Wayne Co., OH. Mary M., F b. 6 Dec. 1872 Martin Roger Victor, M b. 12 Feb. 1876 Minnie G., F b. 27 June 1879 John Kelly-Elizabeth French Fredericksburg, Wayne Co., OH. Herbert, M b. 23 Nov. 1873 Patrick Kelly-Marcella Huffman Wooster City, Wayne Co., OH. Mary, F b. 9 Apr. 1884 Jane, F b. 16 Oct. 1885 Helen, F. b. 16 May 1888 Florence, F. b. 12 July 1890 John, M. b. 12 June 1892 Margaret, F. b. 19 Jan. 1897 Robert M. Kelly - C. Knapp West Salem, Wayne Co., OH. Myrta, F. b. 1 Jan. 1873 Maude, F. b. 12 Dec. 1875 Samuel B. Kelly-Amanda Garn Plain Twp., Wayne Co., OH. Sherman L., M b. 3 June 1869 Rebecca V.C., F b. 27 Oct. 1870 William Kelly-Anna Johnson Congress Twp., Wayne Co., OH. Anna Mary, F b. 9 Mar. 1885 Olion Ray, M b. 18 Oct. 1887 William Kelly-Margaret Finley New Pittsburg, Wayne Co., OH. David Solomon, M b. 16 Jan. 1880 W. H. Kelly-E.H. VanNimon Congress Twp., Wayne Co., OH. Lake J., M b. 9 Sept. 1877 William Kelly-Mary Hasel Congress Twp., Wayne Co., OH. Ruby Fern, F. b. 17 June 1893

I too have a kelly family in my research. I am looking for Willaim Oscar Kelly (Kelley) b 1873, m Margaret Hendricks 3 Jan 1892 in Wirt Co West Va. Children : George 1896,James F. 1899 died in New Athens, Vaughnita, 14 Nov 1910 at Hamiltonia West Va, married Mr. Farmer, Ruth Josephine m. Fred Gunn 21 Nove 1909, Snowden, Lawrence, William S, Howard, Marie and Garrett McClain b 1903 in Spencer West Va. Margaret Alberta Hendrick Kelly died @ 1975 in Harrison or Jefferson County I need some help with this one. Anybody researching this family, please contact me. Martha

You may want to check Harrison Co. Oh. next door to Jefferson Co. Harrison was formed from Jeff. in 1813 could be your Kelly's are from there. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [ohjeffer] William Kelly and Catherine Cameron > Hi Jeanette, > > Thank you. I'm including the descendants of Lewis Taylor Kelly and William > Kelly, who I am sure are brothers but I don't have proof. They seem to move > to the same areas and lived across the road from each other in Wabash County, > Indiana. William's descendants also attended the family reunion of Lewis > Taylor Kelly. I am still looking for the marriage date for Lewis Taylor > Kelly and Catherine Koffel/Kuffel. Catherine is the grandchild of Adam Poe > and Betsey Matthews through their daughter Sarah Poe. The Poes died in Stark > County and I have information on them but the Kelly family seems to be a > brick wall for me. I'd appreciate any help you can give me. > > Margie Bell > > Descendants of Lewis Taylor Kelly (my ancestor) > 1. LEWIS TAYLOR2 KELLY (UNKNOWN1) was born October 01, 1806 in Jefferson > County, Ohio, and died April 22, 1862 in Paw Paw Twp, Wabash Co, Indiana. He > married CATHERINE KOFFEL Abt. 1839 in Probably Ohio, daughter of ADAM KOFFEL > and SARAH POE. She was born October 26, 1813 in Wayne Twp., Columbianna Co, > Ohio, and died February 29, 1892 in Paw Paw Twp, Wabash County, Indiana. > Census: 1840, Wayne Co., Ohio2 > Residence: 1851, Family moved to Milford, Indiana > Marriage: Abt. 1839, Probably Ohio > > Children of LEWIS KELLY and CATHERINE KOFFEL are: > i. MARGARET JANE3 KELLY, b. July 29, 1840, Ohio; d. June 04, 1864, > Wabash Co, Indiana; m. DAVID J. SICKAFUS, April 14, 1861, Wabash Co, Indiana. > > ii. GEORGE WASHINGTON KELLY3, b. December 04, 1841, Wooster, OH; d. > August 16, 1927, Pleasant Twp, Wabash County, Indiana3; m. (1) JUSTINE FODGE, > February 10, 1867, Wabash Co, Indiana; d. August 25, 1872; m. (2) REBECCA > JANE WHITE, June 15, 1873, Wabash Co, Indiana; b. March 24, 1837, Randolph > County, IN; d. May 18, 1921, Pleasant Twp, Wabash County, Indiana4. (my > ancestor) > > iii. ADAM GEORGE KELLY, b. December 01, 1843, Ohio; d. July 30, 1930; > m. EUNICE FODGE, February 01, 1871. > Marriage: February 01, 1871 > > iv. SARAH ANN KELLY, b. May 27, 1846, Ohio; d. September 18, 1935, > Laketon, Wabash County, Indiana; m. WILLIAM HENRY KLINE, May 07, 1865, Wabash > Co, Indiana; b. December 23, 1837; d. July 06, 1920, Laketon, Wabash County, > Indiana. Marriage: May 07, 1865, Wabash Co, Indiana > > v. LEWIS TAYLOR KELLY, b. October 28, 1848, Near West Salem, Ohio; d. > October 18, 1927; m. CAROLINE HANN, October 16, 1881. Marriage: October 16, > 1881 > > vi. MILLARD FILMORE KELLY, b. Abt. 1852, Ohio; m. ELLA ATCHISON, July 07, > 1875.Marriage: July 07, 1875 > > vii. OLIVER FRANKLIN KELLY, b. Abt. 1854; m. LORENA UNKNOWN. > > > Descendants of William Kelly > 1. WILLIAM2 KELLY (UNKNOWN1) was born August 31, 1800 in Virginia, and died > November 25, 1872 in Pleasant Twp., Wabash Co., Indiana. He married > CATHERINE CAMERON April 06, 1826 in Jefferson County, Ohio1. She was born > March 07, 1807 in Ohio, and died December 03, 1872 in Pleasant Twp., Wabash > Co., Indiana. Marriage: April 06, 1826, Jefferson County, Ohio1 > > Children of WILLIAM KELLY and CATHERINE CAMERON are: > i. JONATHAN3 KELLY, b. July 07, 1828, Carroll County, Ohio; d. March 14, > 1905; m. (1) CAROLINE JONES, February 1859; d. October 1861; m. (2) SARAH > SMITH, April 07, 1874, Pennsylvania; b. Pennsylvania. > > ii. JANE KELLY, b. February 20, 1832, Stark County, Ohio2; m. JOHN ROBERT > POLK, February 28, 1858, Wabash, Wabash Co, Indiana2; b. October 11, 1832, > New Castle, Henry County, Indiana2; d. October 21, 1875, Wabash, Wabash Co, > Indiana2. > > iii. GEORGE KELLY, b. Abt. 1838. > iv. SARAH A. KELLY, b. Abt. 1842; m. GEORGE W. REED, July 06, 1867; d. > October 12, 1912, Elwood or Lafayette, Indiana. > > v. WILLIAM KELLY, b. July 27, 1844; d. June 11, 1866. > >

Thanks, Jean. I never thought of that. I'll check it out. Margie

Thanks, Jeanette. I'll keep this information handy for future developments. They may very well be related. Margie

Hi Jeanette, Thank you. I'm including the descendants of Lewis Taylor Kelly and William Kelly, who I am sure are brothers but I don't have proof. They seem to move to the same areas and lived across the road from each other in Wabash County, Indiana. William's descendants also attended the family reunion of Lewis Taylor Kelly. I am still looking for the marriage date for Lewis Taylor Kelly and Catherine Koffel/Kuffel. Catherine is the grandchild of Adam Poe and Betsey Matthews through their daughter Sarah Poe. The Poes died in Stark County and I have information on them but the Kelly family seems to be a brick wall for me. I'd appreciate any help you can give me. Margie Bell Descendants of Lewis Taylor Kelly (my ancestor) 1. LEWIS TAYLOR2 KELLY (UNKNOWN1) was born October 01, 1806 in Jefferson County, Ohio, and died April 22, 1862 in Paw Paw Twp, Wabash Co, Indiana. He married CATHERINE KOFFEL Abt. 1839 in Probably Ohio, daughter of ADAM KOFFEL and SARAH POE. She was born October 26, 1813 in Wayne Twp., Columbianna Co, Ohio, and died February 29, 1892 in Paw Paw Twp, Wabash County, Indiana. Census: 1840, Wayne Co., Ohio2 Residence: 1851, Family moved to Milford, Indiana Marriage: Abt. 1839, Probably Ohio Children of LEWIS KELLY and CATHERINE KOFFEL are: i. MARGARET JANE3 KELLY, b. July 29, 1840, Ohio; d. June 04, 1864, Wabash Co, Indiana; m. DAVID J. SICKAFUS, April 14, 1861, Wabash Co, Indiana. ii. GEORGE WASHINGTON KELLY3, b. December 04, 1841, Wooster, OH; d. August 16, 1927, Pleasant Twp, Wabash County, Indiana3; m. (1) JUSTINE FODGE, February 10, 1867, Wabash Co, Indiana; d. August 25, 1872; m. (2) REBECCA JANE WHITE, June 15, 1873, Wabash Co, Indiana; b. March 24, 1837, Randolph County, IN; d. May 18, 1921, Pleasant Twp, Wabash County, Indiana4. (my ancestor) iii. ADAM GEORGE KELLY, b. December 01, 1843, Ohio; d. July 30, 1930; m. EUNICE FODGE, February 01, 1871. Marriage: February 01, 1871 iv. SARAH ANN KELLY, b. May 27, 1846, Ohio; d. September 18, 1935, Laketon, Wabash County, Indiana; m. WILLIAM HENRY KLINE, May 07, 1865, Wabash Co, Indiana; b. December 23, 1837; d. July 06, 1920, Laketon, Wabash County, Indiana. Marriage: May 07, 1865, Wabash Co, Indiana v. LEWIS TAYLOR KELLY, b. October 28, 1848, Near West Salem, Ohio; d. October 18, 1927; m. CAROLINE HANN, October 16, 1881. Marriage: October 16, 1881 vi. MILLARD FILMORE KELLY, b. Abt. 1852, Ohio; m. ELLA ATCHISON, July 07, 1875.Marriage: July 07, 1875 vii. OLIVER FRANKLIN KELLY, b. Abt. 1854; m. LORENA UNKNOWN. Descendants of William Kelly 1. WILLIAM2 KELLY (UNKNOWN1) was born August 31, 1800 in Virginia, and died November 25, 1872 in Pleasant Twp., Wabash Co., Indiana. He married CATHERINE CAMERON April 06, 1826 in Jefferson County, Ohio1. She was born March 07, 1807 in Ohio, and died December 03, 1872 in Pleasant Twp., Wabash Co., Indiana. Marriage: April 06, 1826, Jefferson County, Ohio1 Children of WILLIAM KELLY and CATHERINE CAMERON are: i. JONATHAN3 KELLY, b. July 07, 1828, Carroll County, Ohio; d. March 14, 1905; m. (1) CAROLINE JONES, February 1859; d. October 1861; m. (2) SARAH SMITH, April 07, 1874, Pennsylvania; b. Pennsylvania. ii. JANE KELLY, b. February 20, 1832, Stark County, Ohio2; m. JOHN ROBERT POLK, February 28, 1858, Wabash, Wabash Co, Indiana2; b. October 11, 1832, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana2; d. October 21, 1875, Wabash, Wabash Co, Indiana2. iii. GEORGE KELLY, b. Abt. 1838. iv. SARAH A. KELLY, b. Abt. 1842; m. GEORGE W. REED, July 06, 1867; d. October 12, 1912, Elwood or Lafayette, Indiana. v. WILLIAM KELLY, b. July 27, 1844; d. June 11, 1866.

I'm sorry; I didn't realize that this went to the list. I thought it was set to go to the sender and must have written it in too much haste to see that it didn't. I apologize to the list for the intrusion and inconvenience. Cathy Martin. On Sat, 6 Jan 2001 13:44:55 -0500 [email protected] writes: > Hi Serena, where in Michigan do you live? During the 70s I lived in > Grand Rapids, where I worked on the editorial staff of Zondervan > Publishing House. Was from Ohio originally and now live in the Lake > Lanier area north of Atlanta. > > Cathy > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hi Serena, where in Michigan do you live? During the 70s I lived in Grand Rapids, where I worked on the editorial staff of Zondervan Publishing House. Was from Ohio originally and now live in the Lake Lanier area north of Atlanta. Cathy ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Margie, Do you have any other names at all? I live in Wayne Co., OH. and after checking the birth records there are a lot of Kelly's. Need more information to help. Jeanette ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: mmmm/06/2001 8:43 AM Subject: [ohjeffer] William Kelly and Catherine Cameron > Hi List, > > I am a new subscriber and I am looking for information on William Kelly, b. > 8/31/1800 in Virginia. His brother, Lewis (my ancestor), was born in > Jefferson County, Ohio 10/1/1806. William married Catherine Cameron on > 4/6/1826 in Jefferson County, Ohio. I am interested in finding connections > to family members who may have stayed in the area of Jefferson County. I > know that William and Lewis Taylor Kelly eventually continued on to Wabash > County, Indiana via Wayne County, Ohio. > > I haven't had any luck finding the parents of these two or any other > siblings. One article that I've read on William's son states that his father > (William) was "orphaned at an early age" > > I know that Lewis was living in Wooster, Ohio in 1841 when my ggrandfather > was born in 1841. > > Hope you can help me find info on them or siblings who may have stayed in the > area. > > Margie Bell > >

Hi Marge, I realize that this is an extremely long shot, but there are Kelly's living in Toronto, Ohio(which is in Jefferson county.) Also, in Steubenville, Ohio, there is a Historical Society and a Genealogical Society. I believe that you can find them via GenWeb. Maybe they can help you. It's worth a shot, anyhow. Susan Crawford ----- Original Message ----- From: To: [email protected] Sent: 1/6/01 8:44:52 AM Subject: [ohjeffer] William Kelly and Catherine Cameron Hi List, I am a new subscriber and I am looking for information on William Kelly, b. 8/31/1800 in Virginia. His brother, Lewis (my ancestor), was born in Jefferson County, Ohio 10/1/1806. William married Catherine Cameron on 4/6/1826 in Jefferson County, Ohio. I am interested in finding connections to family members who may have stayed in the area of Jefferson County. I know that William and Lewis Taylor Kelly eventually continued on to Wabash County, Indiana via Wayne County, Ohio. I haven't had any luck finding the parents of these two or any other siblings. One article that I've read on William's son states that his father (William) was "orphaned at an early age" I know that Lewis was living in Wooster, Ohio in 1841 when my ggrandfather was born in 1841. Hope you can help me find info on them or siblings who may have stayed in the area. Margie Bell --- --- [email protected] --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

David C. Porter (b. abt 1848) married and divorced Elizabeth Jane Mc Connel. She was born 1852 and died 1939 in Toronto. They had two children, Ann Mae b. Mar 1872 and Lottie Z. b. Apr 1880. Lottie died 1933 in Steubenville. David may have lived in Hancock Co., West Virginia. Does anyone have any information on this guy or his daughters? Serena in snowy Michigan [email protected]

I am cleaning up some of my data base. Can anyone help me with this family? Calvin Warren was married to 1st Dorothy Brown and 2nd to Virginia Riggs and his brother Thomas Warren married Golda York. I don't know if any of these women are still alive, but I would like to know if they are and also who their parents were. Serena in Snowy Michigan [email protected]

Hi List, I am a new subscriber and I am looking for information on William Kelly, b. 8/31/1800 in Virginia. His brother, Lewis (my ancestor), was born in Jefferson County, Ohio 10/1/1806. William married Catherine Cameron on 4/6/1826 in Jefferson County, Ohio. I am interested in finding connections to family members who may have stayed in the area of Jefferson County. I know that William and Lewis Taylor Kelly eventually continued on to Wabash County, Indiana via Wayne County, Ohio. I haven't had any luck finding the parents of these two or any other siblings. One article that I've read on William's son states that his father (William) was "orphaned at an early age" I know that Lewis was living in Wooster, Ohio in 1841 when my ggrandfather was born in 1841. Hope you can help me find info on them or siblings who may have stayed in the area. Margie Bell

I am trying to find information on John B. Adams who was listed in the 1830 and 1840 census records as being in Richmond, Jefferson Co. He had three sons that I know of; James, Joseph and Charles W. James and Joseph served in the Civil War from Iowa. All three sons were in NE in 1870. Charles W. was born in Richmond in 1848. Can anyone tell me what happened to this family between 1848 and 1870. Where was John B. Adams in 1850 and 1860? Faith S. Libelo [email protected]

Dear Bobbie and Gerry, First of all, you need to put something in the Subject line of your message. I almost deleted the message without looking at it. A look of researchers do not even open a message if there is nothing in the subject line. The URLs below might get you started in your search: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohjeffer/ http://www.rootsweb.com/ http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ http://genforum.genealogy.com/ http://istg.rootsweb.com/ - scroll down to ISTG Compass and insert surnmane it should bring up all the ships with that particular surname. http://www.heritagepursuit.com/ - scroll down to the search engine, insert given and surname and select "exact phrase". This should get you started. Aileen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobbie Reihsen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 2:28 PM Subject: Unidentified subject! > > Hello, > This forward from the research folks in Ireland is just to let you know what > we have to work on in our search for John W. THOMPSON in Ireland. > John W. Thompson emmigrated to Jefferson Co. OH in 1804, died in 1849 in > Jefferson Co. OH. > Four children b. in Co. Tyrone, Ireland, married in Jefferson Co. OH were; > William m. 1 Jan. 1832 to Mary EKEY. > Matthew m. 27 Dec. 1821 toHannah SCOTT. > Margaret m. 10 Jul 1823 to Peter EKEY. > John m. 2 Jun 1827 to Maria ROSS. > > Moore Thompson b. 1809 in Jefferson Co. OH , married 23 June 1836 to > Harriet Davis. > James b. 1810, Jefferson Co. OH m. 14 Sep 1837 to Mary WALKER, > Nancy b. 1818 JeffersonCo. OH > Richard b. 1820 Jefferson Co. OH m. 17 Jun 1851 toHannah D. JOHNS > Thomas b. 1825 Jefferson Co. OH > Mary b. 1828, Jefferson Co. OH. > > So far, they feel we do not have enough info for them to work further and > they suggest that we look for a list of 7 things before we renew our > contract with them. I would very much appreciate any help in finding any > of the seven items that could help them. > > 1st.a gravestone inscription and or newspaper obituary. d. ca 1845-50 > 2nd is a death or marriage cert. Would have to be a death cert. > 3rd. Immigration papers. > 4th.Census returns. > 5th. Naturalization papers > 6th. Will or probate - have these, but they do not tell much, other than > the children's names. > 7th. Family letters, bibles etc. > > If you can help or pass on this letter to someone who might have the > information for a complete search by this Irish group, we would really > appreciate your help. > If you know how we can get the above documentation, I would most > certainly appreciate your advice. > > Thank you so much, Bobbie and Gerry Reihsen > > Please scroll down. > > > >From: Eneclann <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Genealogical assessment > >Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 18:13:53 +0000 > > > >Bobbie Riehsen > >4021 Cambridge Circle > >Jefferson City > >Maryland 65109-5735 > > > >Dear Bobbie Reihsen, > > > >Thank you very much for your request for a genealogical assessment. > > > >The purpose of this initial assessment is to review the information you > >have given us on your Irish ancestors and, if possible, to develop a > >search strategy. As I am sure you will understand, we do not like to > >recommend commissioning research if we are not confident of finding more > >material about the family. It may take further correspondence between us > >to establish what research we are able to undertake. Unless we can > >establish certain information about the family we may not be able to do > >any research on your behalf. > > > >Your initial information concerned John W Thompson from Co Tyrone, > >possibly the town of Omagh. His family were originally Scottish. He was > >born about 1760-80, married about 1795 and had the folloing children: > >William, Matthew, Margaret and John. The family emigrated to the US > >about 1804. > > > >This research is likely to be very difficult owing to several obstacles. > >The first is that records prior to the 1850s are patchy. For research > >pre-1800, there are very few comprehensive sources. Very few parish > >registers date back that far, and there were no comprehensive censuses > >(in fact, the only surviving comprehensive census is the one from 1901). > > > >Another problem is that the name Thompson is quite common in Co Tyrone. > >In the 1850s, about 120 families of the name were recorded. So if we > >find any records on the Thompson family, it is unlikely that we shall be > >able to establish whether they were the correct ones. > > > >You said that the family came from Scotland originally, though did not > >give a source for this information. If this is the case, it is quite > >likely that the family were Presbyterian. There are some surviving > >Presbyterian records from this time. These are kept in Belfast, but a > >computer index has been made of some of them, which is kept by an > >organisation called Heritage World. Their address is: 26 Market Square, > >Dungannon, Co Tyrone and they charge a fee for searching their database. > >They have also indexed some Anglican parish records, which may be the > >right ones. > > > >The only other source that might be worth consulting is the Registry of > >Deeds. This keeps records of land transactions dating back to 1708. > >However, it generally only records major transactions. It is more than > >likely that the Thompson family had rented land so, even if it was > >leased, it is unlikely that there is a record. But there is an outside > >chance that we would find something. > > > >At this stage, I would recommend that you do some more research in the > >US before commissioning any research in Ireland. The following sources > >are those we generally recommend consulting, though this search may be > >too early for most of them: > > > >1) A gravestone inscription or newspaper obituary. These often give the > >person's place of origin in Ireland. > >2) A death certificate or marriage certificate. In the US, these > >normally give the names of the parents. > >3) Immigration papers. After 1883, immigration papers gave quite > >accurate information about the person's place of origin. However, > >earlier ones can be of use in indicating whether the person was married > >at the time, or the number of children that arrived in the US. These > >papers are kept in the > >National Archives in Washington DC. Their e-mail address is: > >[email protected], or see their web site, > >http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/immigration/immigrat.html - this will tell > >you > >which records they have. > >4) Census returns from the late 19th century can be a useful source of > >genealogical information. > >5) Naturalisation papers are kept in the courts where naturalisation > >took place. Although they are generally not as informative as the > >immigration papers, they can be of help. > >6) Will / Probate / Administration papers. These can be a useful source > >of more general family information. > >7) Family letters / bibles. Through talking to relatives, people often > >find that old papers are still in existence that can help with this > >research. > > > >I am sorry that we cannot give any more positive recommendation at > >present. However, the nature of genealogical research is such that it is > >necessary to work methodically backwards from each generation to the > >previous one. The more information you find on the family in the US, the > >more likely we are to be able to focus the research in Ireland. > > > >When we hear back from you, I hope that we shall be in a better position > >to develop a search strategy (you do not need to complete another search > >assessment form). > > > >Yours, > > > >Mark Tottenham > > > > > >-- > > ___________________________________________________ > > Eneclann Ltd. > > Innovation Centre, > > The O'Reilly Institute, > > Trinity College, > > Dublin 2, > > Ireland > > > > Tel: +353 1 6082391 > > Fax: +353 1 6710281 > > e-mail: [email protected] > > Web: http://www.eneclann.tcd.ie/ > > ___________________________________________________ > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > >

Hello, This forward from the research folks in Ireland is just to let you know what we have to work on in our search for John W. THOMPSON in Ireland. John W. Thompson emmigrated to Jefferson Co. OH in 1804, died in 1849 in Jefferson Co. OH. Four children b. in Co. Tyrone, Ireland, married in Jefferson Co. OH were; William m. 1 Jan. 1832 to Mary EKEY. Matthew m. 27 Dec. 1821 toHannah SCOTT. Margaret m. 10 Jul 1823 to Peter EKEY. John m. 2 Jun 1827 to Maria ROSS. Moore Thompson b. 1809 in Jefferson Co. OH , married 23 June 1836 to Harriet Davis. James b. 1810, Jefferson Co. OH m. 14 Sep 1837 to Mary WALKER, Nancy b. 1818 JeffersonCo. OH Richard b. 1820 Jefferson Co. OH m. 17 Jun 1851 toHannah D. JOHNS Thomas b. 1825 Jefferson Co. OH Mary b. 1828, Jefferson Co. OH. So far, they feel we do not have enough info for them to work further and they suggest that we look for a list of 7 things before we renew our contract with them. I would very much appreciate any help in finding any of the seven items that could help them. 1st.a gravestone inscription and or newspaper obituary. d. ca 1845-50 2nd is a death or marriage cert. Would have to be a death cert. 3rd. Immigration papers. 4th.Census returns. 5th. Naturalization papers 6th. Will or probate - have these, but they do not tell much, other than the children's names. 7th. Family letters, bibles etc. If you can help or pass on this letter to someone who might have the information for a complete search by this Irish group, we would really appreciate your help. If you know how we can get the above documentation, I would most certainly appreciate your advice. Thank you so much, Bobbie and Gerry Reihsen Please scroll down. >From: Eneclann <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Genealogical assessment >Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 18:13:53 +0000 > >Bobbie Riehsen >4021 Cambridge Circle >Jefferson City >Maryland 65109-5735 > >Dear Bobbie Reihsen, > >Thank you very much for your request for a genealogical assessment. > >The purpose of this initial assessment is to review the information you >have given us on your Irish ancestors and, if possible, to develop a >search strategy. As I am sure you will understand, we do not like to >recommend commissioning research if we are not confident of finding more >material about the family. It may take further correspondence between us >to establish what research we are able to undertake. Unless we can >establish certain information about the family we may not be able to do >any research on your behalf. > >Your initial information concerned John W Thompson from Co Tyrone, >possibly the town of Omagh. His family were originally Scottish. He was >born about 1760-80, married about 1795 and had the folloing children: >William, Matthew, Margaret and John. The family emigrated to the US >about 1804. > >This research is likely to be very difficult owing to several obstacles. >The first is that records prior to the 1850s are patchy. For research >pre-1800, there are very few comprehensive sources. Very few parish >registers date back that far, and there were no comprehensive censuses >(in fact, the only surviving comprehensive census is the one from 1901). > >Another problem is that the name Thompson is quite common in Co Tyrone. >In the 1850s, about 120 families of the name were recorded. So if we >find any records on the Thompson family, it is unlikely that we shall be >able to establish whether they were the correct ones. > >You said that the family came from Scotland originally, though did not >give a source for this information. If this is the case, it is quite >likely that the family were Presbyterian. There are some surviving >Presbyterian records from this time. These are kept in Belfast, but a >computer index has been made of some of them, which is kept by an >organisation called Heritage World. Their address is: 26 Market Square, >Dungannon, Co Tyrone and they charge a fee for searching their database. >They have also indexed some Anglican parish records, which may be the >right ones. > >The only other source that might be worth consulting is the Registry of >Deeds. This keeps records of land transactions dating back to 1708. >However, it generally only records major transactions. It is more than >likely that the Thompson family had rented land so, even if it was >leased, it is unlikely that there is a record. But there is an outside >chance that we would find something. > >At this stage, I would recommend that you do some more research in the >US before commissioning any research in Ireland. The following sources >are those we generally recommend consulting, though this search may be >too early for most of them: > >1) A gravestone inscription or newspaper obituary. These often give the >person’s place of origin in Ireland. >2) A death certificate or marriage certificate. In the US, these >normally give the names of the parents. >3) Immigration papers. After 1883, immigration papers gave quite >accurate information about the person’s place of origin. However, >earlier ones can be of use in indicating whether the person was married >at the time, or the number of children that arrived in the US. These >papers are kept in the >National Archives in Washington DC. Their e-mail address is: >[email protected], or see their web site, >http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/immigration/immigrat.html - this will tell >you >which records they have. >4) Census returns from the late 19th century can be a useful source of >genealogical information. >5) Naturalisation papers are kept in the courts where naturalisation >took place. Although they are generally not as informative as the >immigration papers, they can be of help. >6) Will / Probate / Administration papers. These can be a useful source >of more general family information. >7) Family letters / bibles. Through talking to relatives, people often >find that old papers are still in existence that can help with this >research. > >I am sorry that we cannot give any more positive recommendation at >present. However, the nature of genealogical research is such that it is >necessary to work methodically backwards from each generation to the >previous one. The more information you find on the family in the US, the >more likely we are to be able to focus the research in Ireland. > >When we hear back from you, I hope that we shall be in a better position >to develop a search strategy (you do not need to complete another search >assessment form). > >Yours, > >Mark Tottenham > > >-- > ___________________________________________________ > Eneclann Ltd. > Innovation Centre, > The O'Reilly Institute, > Trinity College, > Dublin 2, > Ireland > > Tel: +353 1 6082391 > Fax: +353 1 6710281 > e-mail: [email protected] > Web: http://www.eneclann.tcd.ie/ > ___________________________________________________ > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Thanks for your response. I copied pertinent pages from that book - found at the SAR Library in Louisville, KY. Also at: http://www.genweb.net/~leesue/Pottsth.htm (almost 300 pages). However, I've never found reference to the contents of John's will. June in AZ "T. Grant Maple" wrote: > There is a "Potts Family Genealogy" by Thomas Maxwell Potts, 1901, > which has references to John Potts, aide to Gen. George Washington > during the Rev. War and grandfather of Gen. Benjamin F. Potts, Gov. of > MT Terr. appointed by Pres. Grant; 1870; served as Gov. 1870-1883. > Perehaps the information on John Potts will is given there. > > T. Grant Maple > [email protected]