It's been a while since I listed my surnames. They are all in Lake County, OH and came in the 1810-1820 timeframe. DANIELS, HUNTOON, YOUNG, HASKELL, MANN. I have lots of information on these surnames and their collateral lines but the data looks like Swiss Cheese with significant holes. Aaron Daniels came from Keene, NY through Madison County, NY to OH. The YOUNG and HUNTOON folks came from NH. Anyone else have ties to these folks? Care

The latest "Lake Lines" has an article on Earmarks on page 36. Does anyone know whether these have been microfilmed by the LDS? One of the samplings is a HUNTOON, one of my surnames for this area. I have lots on Corbin HUNTOON (the individual in the sample) and am hoping there will be other HUNTOON and related folks in this interesting collection. Carolyn

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This little book was written by H U Johnson, Orwell, Ohio in 1896. I wish I could print some of the stories in this little book, but I am afraid of copyright laws. The book is not indexed but it does mention the following names that I have found: In the beginning it just mentions last names of people from Connecticut who came: Cleveland Stow Warren Spafford Porter Holly Pease T. Shepard, Dr. Tinker, boatman McIntyre Proudfoot Forbes Gray Hungerford Atwater Benton Sawtel Barber E.Gunn & wife Mason Coffin Davenport Agnew Benham Ayres Hall Goodin Harris Wilcox Dunham Shepard Beard Bryant Munson Landon Hamilton In a chapter titled First Events it mentions the following names: First burial on the Reserve - Col. Alex Harper First sermon preached - Rev. Joseph Badger at Austinburg, August 1800 First Wedding - 1800 - John Blackburn and Nancy Bryan by Judge Kirtland First School - 1801 Taught by Perly Brush Debating Society met at the home of John Struthers as early as 1803. First store - Foster or Montgomery in 1802. Before and after supplied by Jas. E. Caldwell Blast furnace - Daniel Eaton in 1803 First gristmill - 1799 by WW Williams & Major Wyant near Newburg First Ball -held in Cleveland July 4, 1801 in the log cabin of Major Carter. John and Benj. Wood and R.H. Blinn were managers and "Sam" Jones, musician. In 1808 a mail route was established from Erie, PA to Cleveland and John Metcalf carried the mail on foot, until 1811. First Troop Drill - music by Joseph Burke and Lewis Dill "Uncle Ben" Stevens, settled in Warren, from Vermont suggested the First newspaper to be changed from Triump of Fame to Western Reserve Chronicle - editor was Mr. Bissel Under a Chapter called Reminiscences and Anecdotes the following names are mentioned with little stories. If you have these names, write me, and I will tell you the story they tell. Ira TUTTLE MRS. ELIZER PECK THOM JOHNSON MRS. C I PECK RALPH FREEMAN VERNON & HARVEY ALLEN MRS. DANIEL HAZELTINE H F AUSTIN N E FRENCH JAMES KING, SR IRA CASE DR. JOHN W SEELEY JUDGE SLOAN STERNS DR. BRONSON ELISHA GIDDINGS TITUS HAYES DAVID HART JUDGE RAYEN OF YOUNGSTOWN S W JAMES, ASHTABULA PLATT R SPENCER "PRIEST" COWLES JUDGE TAPPAN STEPHEN OVIATT LORENZO DOW

Rev. Samuel Wire and his wife (Abigail Sherman) came to the Lake Co. area about 1834 from Yates Co., NY. I have had good luck (and lots of help) in finding information about 9 of their 11 children. My great-grandfather William Almeron Wire m. Carolyn Rosette Powers (daughter of Benjamin and Ann Cummings Powers) in 1853, and there are good marriage records for most of her siblings. I am particularly interested in finding where Samuel and Abigail lived between 1834 and 1840, as Abigail died in NY in 1842. I also need a death record for one daughter who died about 16 years of age, and a second daughter whose name we have not been able to find.

Hello, I have been researching my Beebe Family in Lake county for twenty years. I have the line of Lyman Clark Beebe from 1850 (in Lake County) to the present. I have dates back to 1796 for that family. Relatives of this family still reside in the area. I would like to place a copy of my research in a library there where it can perhaps help other members of the family or those that married into the Beebe Family. I would like to hear from you as to where I can send my papers. Thanks, Joanne Beebe Donk

Sandy, Do you have anything new since the last time I talked with you? I have some things, but nothing like what you gave me. I will have to sort things out and see what I can send you. I haven't worked at this much since late winter. I usually get into this when it's cold and you can't be outside. Dennis p.s I have a cousin named Sandy McSpadden in Oklahoma City, Okla. ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandra McSpadden <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 7:42 PM Subject: Lake Co. Families > I would like to exchange info with anyone researching the following > families; > > Alderman Baker HERRICK m/Theda Ann SWEET, 1825, Painesville. > Nehemiah GRAY m/Weatlhy JONES ca/1815, probably in Chautauqua Co., NY > and lied in Perry, OH. > Caleb and Catherine (Harroun) SWEET ca/1795 in NY and lived in Perry, > OH. > The SINCLAIR family of Perry, OH. > Ebenezer and Paulina (Ford) HAYES of Painesville, OH. > > Sandy McSpadden. >

Seeking info on the family of Dr. John Emery (born abt 1794) and wife, Elizabeth Wheeler (born 7 Dec 1796 in Columbia Co., NY) They lived in Lake Co., Ohio. 4 known children born between 1815 & 1821 - all died by 17 Dec 1821 and are buried in Unionville Cemetery, Lake Co., Oh. Don't have exact birth dates and only a few death dates. Does anyone have the records of the Unionville Cemetery? Thanks, Donna Cuillard for the Col. Alexander Harper Family Organization Genealogy Committee

I'm attaching a family record in response to the posting on the Gray family. Does this connect with your research? Toni Richard Turk [email protected] http://205.119.75.30 Descendants of Alanson P. (Lawrence) Gray Generation No. 1 1. ALANSON P. (LAWRENCE)1 GRAY was born Abt. 1827 in ,,NY, and died October 02, 1913 in Painesville, Lake, OH. He married WEALTHY D. HARDY December 22, 1852 in ,Lake, OH. Notes for ALANSON P. (LAWRENCE) GRAY: Alanson was a member of the famous band of Squirrel Hunters identified with the Civil War. 1870 census also gives p.o.b. as OH. This is also the source of the name Lawrence. 1. 1850 census - Geauga Co., OH: Hampden Twp. p. 196. 2. 1860 census - Gray. 3. 1870 census - Lake Co., OH: Painesville Twp., p. 21 [107A], 182/1 65 [farm laborer]. 4. 1880 census - Lake Co., OH: Perry, E.D. 88, p. 27 [445A], 293/311 [farmer]. 5. 1900 census - Lake Co., OH: Painesville Twp., p. 80A, 89/91. 6. 1910 census - Lake Co., OH: Painesville Twp., Fairport Rd., p. 6B, 139/143. 7. Obituary, "Painesville Telegraph," 2 Oct 1913. More About ALANSON P. (LAWRENCE) GRAY: Burial: October 04, 1913, Perry, Lake, OH Notes for WEALTHY D. HARDY: 1. 1870 census - Lake Co., OH: Painesville Twp., p. 21 [107A], 182/1 65. 2. 1880 census - Lake Co., OH: Perry, E.D. 88, p. 27 [445A], 293/311. 3. 1900 census - Lake Co., OH: Painesville Twp., p. 80A, 89/91. 4. 1910 census - Lake Co., OH: Painesville Twp., Fairport Rd., p. 6B, 139/143. 5. Obituary, "Painesville Telegraph," 10 Jun 1921. More About WEALTHY D. HARDY: Burial: June 11, 1921, Evergreen Cem., Painesville, Lake, OH Children of ALANSON GRAY and WEALTHY HARDY are: i. CAROLINE A. (CARRIE)2 GRAY, b. Abt. 1858, ,Lake, OH. Notes for CAROLINE A. (CARRIE) GRAY: 1. 1870 census - Lake Co., OH: Painesville Twp., p. 21 [107A], 182/1 65. 2. Mother's obituary. 3. Ancestral File. ii. ALBERT J. (ALMON) GRAY, b. Abt. 1860, ,Lake, OH. Notes for ALBERT J. (ALMON) GRAY: 1. 1870 census - Lake Co., OH: Painesville Twp., p. 21 [107A], 182/1 65. 2. Obituaries of father and mother. iii. NELLIE E. GRAY, b. August 09, 1864, Flint, Genesee, MI; d. January 15, 1893, Willoughby, Lake, OH; m. FRANK HENRY ROPER, June 13, 1885, ,Lake, OH. Notes for NELLIE E. GRAY: 1. 1870 census - Lake Co., OH: Painesville Twp., p. 21 [107A], 182/1 65. 2. 1880 census - Lake Co., OH: Perry, E.D. 88, p. 27 [445A], 293/31 1 [at school]. 3. [1890 census - ? - adult]. 4. Marriage record. 5. Divorce record, Geauga County, Common Pleas Court Record, Volume 4 9, pp. 381-382, 29 Oct 1888. (note: Nellie's whereabouts were unknown an d she had been gone for three years). 6. Death certificate [consumption]. 7. Obituary, "Painesville Telegraph," 18 Jan 1893. Notes for FRANK HENRY ROPER: Born on a Wednesday. "... his home on Court Street ... He began in 1880 as water boy wit h a section gang on the old P. & Y. narrow gauge railroad through Cha rdon, and later served as section foreman ... the railroad passed thr ough several ownerships until it became a part of the B. & O. syste m ... the Knight[s] of Pythias Lodge, of which ... an honored member. " -- obituary. 1. 1870 census - Geauga Co., OH: Chardon Twp., p. 5 [65A], 40/39 [Jul 1870]. 2. 1870 census - Geauga Co., OH: Chardon Twp., p. 5 [96A], 41/39 [Mar 1871]. 3. 1880 census - Geauga Co., OH: Chardon Twp., E.D. 68 p. 5 [31A], 5 2/58 [laborer]. 4. [1890 census - Geauga Co., OH: Chardon - adult]. 5. 1900 census - Geauga Co., OH: Chardon, E.D. 44, p. 1B [36B], 19/2 0 [day laborer on R.R.]. 6. 1910 census - Geauga Co., OH: Chardon, Court St., E.D. 56, p. 9 B [56B], 232/243 [section foreman on R.R.]. 7. 1920 census - Geauga Co., OH: Chardon, 141 Court St., E.D. 63, p . 11B [47B], 424/432 [foreman B. & O. R.R.]. 8. 1930 census - Roper = R-160. 9. Marriage records #1 & 2. 10. Divorce Record, Geauga County, Common Pleas Court Record, Volume 49, pp. 381-382, 29 Oct 1888. (note: Nellie's whereabouts were unknown and she had been gone for three years). 11. Death certificate [valvular heart disease]. 12. Obituary, 10 Feb 1937 (heart attack). More About FRANK HENRY ROPER: Burial: February 09, 1937, Chardon, Geauga, OH iv. IDELLA B. GRAY, b. September 1869, ,Lake, OH. Notes for IDELLA B. GRAY: 1. 1870 census - Lake Co., OH: Painesville Twp., p. 21 [107A], 182/1 65. 2. 1880 census - Lake Co., OH: Perry, E.D. 88, p. 27 [445A], 293/31 1 [at school]. 3. Parents listed with 3 children living in 1900 and 2 living in 1910.

I would like to exchange info with anyone researching the following families; Alderman Baker HERRICK m/Theda Ann SWEET, 1825, Painesville. Nehemiah GRAY m/Weatlhy JONES ca/1815, probably in Chautauqua Co., NY and lied in Perry, OH. Caleb and Catherine (Harroun) SWEET ca/1795 in NY and lived in Perry, OH. The SINCLAIR family of Perry, OH. Ebenezer and Paulina (Ford) HAYES of Painesville, OH. Sandy McSpadden.

Announcing the Harper Reunion - July 7-8-9, 2000 in Harpersfield, Ashtabula Co., Ohio. All desc of James Harper & wife Jannet Lewis, who immigrated to Casco Bay, Maine in 1720 are invited. Also invited - related families of Bartholomew, Montgomery, Wheeler, etc. Database in progress. Donna Cuillard Col. Alexander Harper Family Organization Genealogy Committee

Hi everyone: I'm new to this list and wonder if anyone is researching a Seth Leander Jefferson who was born 1833 and died in 1900. Supposedly he is buried in Orangehill Cemetery in Cuyahoga County, near Chagrin Falls, but just learned that he died in Lake County. Any information would be appreciated. Also, can someone tell me how I might go about searching for Probate Papers or a Will for him in Lake County. What is the address that I would write to and do I need an exact date of death, or will the year alone work? Thanks Laura Hine [email protected]

Hi Everyone, I'm wondering if there's anyone out there researching the LYNCH family of Willoughby. David LYNCH was born in Ireland 1826 died 1877 and is listed as a farmer along with wife Margaret and several children. In 1870 he's again listed as a farmer with wife Johannah and several children, Margaret(Maggie) Edward, Richard, Catherine (Katy) David, Mary Johannna, and Patrick all born in Lake county. The reason I'm so interested in this family is that most ended up buried at St. Paul's cemetery in Euclid. Daughter Catherine marries Peter Curran and I have Curran family in Euclid. If anyone has other info I'd love to hear from you. Take care, Cindy

Hi! Some time ago someone posted a query about the Women's Relief Corp in Madison. I had been told it was for wounded, disabled and indigent veterans, but now I am told it was just for Civil War widows. I have not been to Madison Historical Society yet, and I should do that, but does anyone know more about this and where the records for this large institution might be? The township does not have any cemetery records for their block of the Middle Ridge Cemetery. While reading the stones this week, and we are not done, the death dates seem to run from about 1896 to 1946. I had no idea it was such a recent organization. All the stones are small rounded-top marble of the grey streaked type that feel sandy. They have the first name on one line, the surname on the next and the years on the third. They are all almost identical. In other cemeteries, we have noted metal stickpin type markers from WRC 110. I wonder about their significance as well. The Ohio Cottage, as it says over the doorway, is on Middle Ridge Road, not far from the cemetery. It is a massive brick and stone block building with pillars. A friend says it was sold a couple of years ago to a small business for very little money due to the millions it would cost to renovate it. Because of the name, did it serve all of Ohio or what territory? Would love to hear what others know. Genially, Cynthia in Lake County ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Transcription: from the Painesvill Telagraph Obituary The death of Daniel Whelpley removes from our midst the oldest man in Kirtland. Born in New York; January 25, 1794. He was consequently more than ninety years of age. He was married in 1824 to Mabel Anderson. In 1820 he came to Western New York as a surveyor on the Erie canal. There were eleven of the company and he was the last surviving member. Six years of his life was spent in Batavia. In 1841 he went to Ohio, settling first in Trumbull county, where he staid one year, and then came to Kirtland. Seven years since his wife died, but she had kept even step with him for more than half a century. Henceforth there was to be for him no answering foot fall to the sound of his own. The life he spent on the Erie Canal was rough and full of incident. The canal traversed low, swampy grounds and much sickness prevailed among the men. It could not be otherwise as they slept without shelter for six months in the year during a period of six years. This was a long time to bear the hardships of such a life, but this he did and survived them all. When too old for active labor, he has felt and expressed the wish that it were better for him to depart than to remain and grow still older, and in his last sickness he many times remarked that he did not wish to get well. He died at the home of his son-in-law, Austin Damon. His funeral was held on Friday, August 22nd, the Rev. Mr. Thompson in attendance. His last days were peaceful. Very fortunate was this venerable man that in the feebleness, the second childhood of 90 years, his many necessities were administered to by the hand of his daughter, Mrs. Damon, whose watchful care and unwearied kindness smoothed his pathway to the grave. In person Daniel Whelpley was tall, and in his prime must have been of commanding presence. He was anti-slavery, when to be so required men of nerve and courage. He was radical on temperance, and, what is even better than these--better than lofty titiles--was an honest man. J.C. ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Hi Everyone, Since Rillene's great idea to post the Lake Co. obit I thought I'd post mine too. I must admit Lake County residents put the most informative obits in the Telegraph. MRS.CANDIS EDDY WAS PIONEER OF LAKE CO. Came to Painesville at the Age of Six and Has Lived Here 84 Years Mrs. Candis Eddy passed away Monday evening at the age of ninety years and seven months. Mrs. Eddy was born in Utica N.Y. and came to Painesville in a stage coach at the age of six years, spending the remainder of her life in this city. Three children are left to mourn her loss, James Eddy, Mrs. Francis Whitley, and Mrs. David Vorce, all of this city. There were also twenty-seven great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. The funeral sevices will be held at the home of her grandson Howard Buck 509 Liberty street at 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. Perhaps Rillene's idea to post informative obits is a good way to help others looking for Lake county families. Candace Eddy was the daughter of John Young, and niece to Brigham Young. She was married once before to ? Dresser and had two daughters. I can't locate a marriage license to? Dresser in either Lake or Geauga County. Any connections are appreciated. Cindy

Does anyone have this family in their research? SAMUEL N. ATWOOD and AGNES R. CARPENTER who were married in 1865. They had at lease one child, WILLIAM T. ATWOOD, born c. 1872. Or, if 'some kind soul' happens to be.ooking into Lake Co.'s marriage records of the 1860s, I would be ever so grateful for the information off the marriage record of Samuel and Agnes. It should be dated 28 Dec 1865. The info may contain some clues which may help answer genealogicalpuzzle I have been working on for nearly ten years. Here's hoping!! Thanks so much for your attention and help in this. I look forward to hearing from you!! Kathy Atwood

George and Marian Kendall Smith were married in Kirtland in 1837. Would like to exchange information with any Smith or Kendall related to this couple. George and Marian were grandparents of Percy K. Smith. Look forward to hearing from you.

does anyone out there have this book at hand? would you please check for Philip and Elizabeth Searles as well as Alfred Philip and Lucinda Searles? thank you. Cornelia

hello, I am looking for information on Philip Searles and his wife Elizabeth. all that I know about them is what I got from the 1850 Perry twp., Lake Co. Census. Philip was b. abt 1792 in VA (or TN) Elizabeth was b. abt 1783 in NY they have only one child with them on the 1850 census-Alfred Philip Searles, aged 24 b. in Ohio. can anyone shed light on this family? thank you. Cornelia