This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gswhite13 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.lawrence/3873.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I do not have a definite birth date for John W. or Martha Summers. I did see on an 1860 census that John was 14 years old, making him born in 1846. I found a picture of Martha's gravestone and it says she died February 12, 1889, and she was 29 years, 11 months and 9 days old. Do you have any other information on the family? Are you related? Did they have any other children other than Theresa? Thank you, Greg White Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

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Hello. Does this book have reference in front or back cover? If so would you please look for any Morrison please? Know Richard Morrison had two young sons in 185/60 census. Cannot remember their names any more<VBG> Gonna be 75 next week and so many daily things to remember!! Thanks much. Viola.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gswhite13 Surnames: Summers Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.lawrence/3873/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to find information on the family of John W and Martha Summers, Washington Township, Lawrence County, Ohio. Their daughter, Theresa, is my grandmother. I know John and Martha are buried in Olive Furnace Cemetery but that is about all I know. Did they have any other children? Who were their parents, etc? Thank you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi Guys, Please forgive this one last intrusion concerning Rome apples. I received an email today from a member of the list who said that my information about the Rome Beauty being yellow isn't correct. Since even modern apple orchards are confused with the issue and since the Coxs and Gilletts are from Lawrence County, and I had some other primary source documents that prove the point I thought I'd go ahead and send one more post to the list about the apples. I would agree with the gentleman if he's saying that the Red Rome was not yellow, but the Rome Beauty was yellow with bright red markings. Here is a description of the Rome Beauty being presented to the Cincinnati Horticultural Society. http://books.google.com/books?id=UzkYAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA235 The Magazine of Horticulture..., 1843 "Mr. A. H. Ernst presented the Society speciments of a new seedling apple, of great excellence and beauty...[from] the farm of Mr. Joel Gillett... above medium size, of bright red color, on yellow ground..." This actually gives a short history of the Rome Beauty, as of 1843. Elliot's Fruit Book, 1854 (Elliott & Company was a large Garden, Field, and Seed distributor out of Cleveland) describes it similarly to the others with a bit more emphasis on the ground. "Fruit, large; form, roundish; color, rich light yellow, mostly overspread and striped with shades of clear bright red..." http://books.google.com/books?id=aUUMAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover The revered Andrew Jackson Downing wrote The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America in 1859, in which he described the Rome Beauty as "Fruit large, roundish... skin yellow, shaded and striped with bright red, and sprinkled with little dots." His whole description can be found by going to http://books.google.com/books?id=o6saAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover So my original source, The Ohio Cultivator, 1855, that said it was "Fruit, large; form, roundish; color, rich light yellow, mostly overspread and striped with shades of clear bright red..." is well backed by numerous other well respected sources all prior to 1860. I didn't give the link to the Cultivator in my original post http://books.google.com/books?id=nrIYWV54UpYC&pg=RA1-PA So yes, the Rome Beauty was bright red, but on a yellow ground, just like my original post read. Which is why when Mr. Cox's Red Rome was described in 1921 (see my earlier post), it read "Red Rome, a Rome wherein dark red would appear as the dominant color factor." In other words, it appeared to be a Rome Beauty but differed in that red was now the dominant color -- the yellow ground was gone. The Red Rome was/is also frequently referred to (in the 20th century) as the Red Rome Beauty, so there is all the more confusion; but when taken in context with what my 1921 source said, it makes sense. A Rome Beauty in dark red skin = Red Rome Beauty. <grin> Anyway, I have more sources but they all say the same thing anyway. :-) Here are two modern orchards that have colored photos of the true Rome Beauty. http://www.woodbridgefruittrees.com.au/html/big%20and%20small.html http://wb7.itrademarket.com/pdimage/48/601448_apelmalangromebeauty-km.jpg Anyway, I hope I didn't bore everyone, but Rome Beauties and their offspring the Red Romes were born in Lawrence County, though from my reading the genealogy of the Rome Beauty is pretty much a brick wall. :-) Linda .

Hello - Are there any living descendants of Lorenzo Dow (s/o John P. and Margaret Morrison Eaton) and Minnie (Bay) Eaton of Lawrence Co, OH? Lorenzo Dow Eaton died 1949 at the home of his daughter in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV. Children of Lorenzo Dow and Minnie (Bay) Eaton include: George Dow (1890-1965) m to Hattie Tyler (1888-1976) Julian (1896-1914) and, there may have been a daughter, but my info is hazy about that. George Dow and Hattie (Tyler) Eaton had two daughters and three sons. Lorenzo Dow Eaton is the brother of my gggrandfa, John P. Eaton. I would very much like to connect with descendants of Lorenzo Dow Eaton to exchange information. Regards, Nancy Edwards - Georgia - nsedwards@bellsouth.net

Hi Linda! Thanks for the great e-mail with the awesome links! I will be able to peruse this later to see everything. My dad and my aunt will enjoy seeing this too, as will a number of my cousins. The Rome Beauty apple originated in 1817 (if you count when the original tree was planted - both my GGG Grandfather and my GGG Grandmother were there that day - they were courting), or possibly later if you count when it was "registered" (or whatever they do to have a new kind of apple). The Red Rome must be a different apple. Thanks for the links, Linda! And, Don, yes the Cox orchards are all around Pomeria Baptist Church. Nelson Cox was one of the founders of Pomeria, and it's virtually right across from his old house. Elton Cox's house is just down the road, and U.T. Cox's house is down the road a little farther the other way. There are still Cox descendants living on a little of Nelson's property up there on Greasy Ridge. :) - Jean -------------------------------------------------- From: "Linda Trent" <linda_trent@att.net> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 11:50 PM To: <ohlawren@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] The Rome apples > Hi Jean, > > So U.T. was your great grandfather? Cool! I wondered when I wrote that > up > if anyone was descended from him. Did you know that U.T. Cox was the Vice > President of the Ohio State Horticultural Society in 1903. He's listed as > being from "Bradrick, Ohio." A quick Google search shows there was/is a > Bradrick in Lawrence County. I don't know if you've seen it before, but > there is a 1904 Ohio State Horticultural Society book online at > http://books.google.com/books?id=ejwgAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA2#v=onepage&q=&f=false > It's on Google books. It mentions U.T. Cox and some of his awards with > the > Rome Beauty. I didn't check all the hits, but some of it is quoting him > about apples. > > There's another for 1906. Apparently Lawrence, Gallia, Scioto Ross and a > few other counties were in the Sixth District. But there are 12 hits for > U.T. Cox in that book. > http://books.google.com/books?id=DzlPAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA#v=onepage&q=&f=false > The page will show "image not found" but that's just page one, if you > scroll > on down you'll find the content. > > And finally one for 1908, though this is the one where he's listed as W.T. > Cox of Rockwood. I'm assuming this is the same guy since he's got apples, > and also in the awards is a E.G. Cox also of Rockwood. I'm assuming that > might be Elton? > http://books.google.com/books?id=twQTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA#v=onepage&q=&f=false > I > love it, W.T. gets best plate of Rome Beauty and E.G. gets second best. > Oh > the rivalry those two must have had. <grin> > > Each book has a search box on the left that you can put a word, phrase or > name into and it'll give you the number of hits. Just for "U.T. Cox" with > the quotation marks I got several hits. The hits show up above the text > of > the book, and you can click on them and go right to the page. I don't > know > what will happen if you search Uri or anything else. > > Anyway, Google books is something that really can be helpful with some > genealogy, especially movers and shakers like Cox and Gillett. Knowing > how > to use it to get the most out of it is another matter all together. <grin> > Part of my job when we were building a private museum was to research > period > fruits and vegetables and then find them, not just by name but by name and > appearance. Of course again, we stopped at 1863, and I just knew that the > Red Rome was a more modern apple. But I gained a lot of knowledge this > evening when I looked it up. > > Thanks to those who brought it up. The funny thing about history is, it > almost always ties in with genealogy. <grin> > > Linda.

Hi Jean, So U.T. was your great grandfather? Cool! I wondered when I wrote that up if anyone was descended from him. Did you know that U.T. Cox was the Vice President of the Ohio State Horticultural Society in 1903. He's listed as being from "Bradrick, Ohio." A quick Google search shows there was/is a Bradrick in Lawrence County. I don't know if you've seen it before, but there is a 1904 Ohio State Horticultural Society book online at http://books.google.com/books?id=ejwgAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA2#v=onepage&q=&f=false It's on Google books. It mentions U.T. Cox and some of his awards with the Rome Beauty. I didn't check all the hits, but some of it is quoting him about apples. There's another for 1906. Apparently Lawrence, Gallia, Scioto Ross and a few other counties were in the Sixth District. But there are 12 hits for U.T. Cox in that book. http://books.google.com/books?id=DzlPAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA#v=onepage&q=&f=false The page will show "image not found" but that's just page one, if you scroll on down you'll find the content. And finally one for 1908, though this is the one where he's listed as W.T. Cox of Rockwood. I'm assuming this is the same guy since he's got apples, and also in the awards is a E.G. Cox also of Rockwood. I'm assuming that might be Elton? http://books.google.com/books?id=twQTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA#v=onepage&q=&f=false I love it, W.T. gets best plate of Rome Beauty and E.G. gets second best. Oh the rivalry those two must have had. <grin> Each book has a search box on the left that you can put a word, phrase or name into and it'll give you the number of hits. Just for "U.T. Cox" with the quotation marks I got several hits. The hits show up above the text of the book, and you can click on them and go right to the page. I don't know what will happen if you search Uri or anything else. Anyway, Google books is something that really can be helpful with some genealogy, especially movers and shakers like Cox and Gillett. Knowing how to use it to get the most out of it is another matter all together. <grin> Part of my job when we were building a private museum was to research period fruits and vegetables and then find them, not just by name but by name and appearance. Of course again, we stopped at 1863, and I just knew that the Red Rome was a more modern apple. But I gained a lot of knowledge this evening when I looked it up. Thanks to those who brought it up. The funny thing about history is, it almost always ties in with genealogy. <grin> Linda.

Rockwood is the easterm area of Chesapeake. The Rockwood Baptist Church is at the city limit sign. The 1887 Lake Publishing co atlas of Lawrence Co even has an insert for Rockwood, showing it as the area east of Symmes Creek. This is all in Union Township. The Cox orchards in Windsor Twp, were on Greasy ridge (County Rd 2), near Pomaria Baptist church. In a message dated 1/31/2010 11:05:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, linda_trent@att.net writes: A little sleuthing on Google and I found that W.T. Cox lived in Rockwood, Ohio. So a Google search revealed that Rockwood was in Lawrence County. A search of the 1920 census and there is indeed a man W [illegible] T Cox age 53 married to Maude. He's listed of all things, Fruit farmer. <grin> So anyway, the Rome Beauty that we associate with Capt. Gillett is a yellow apple, while the Red Rome, which we now can associate with Mr. Cox, is a deep red. If this is the same W.T. Cox (and I find it hard to believe it's not) he lived in Windsor Township according to the census. So it should have been the Red Windsor. <grin> Can anyone confirm that the old town of Rockwood as in Windsor Twp? Well, that's your history lesson for today <grin> Yeah, 19th century apples are one of my favorite topics, though admittedly I never looked into the Red Rome all that much. It's later than the period that I specialize in.

> Ever hear of Rome Apples? Rome township is where the apples originated > from. A little known fact about the Rome apple. The Ohio Cultivator: A Semi-Monthly Journal, Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and Domestic and Rural Economy published out of Columbus on Jan. 1, 1855: The Rome Beauties produced by "Capt. H. N. Gillett, of Lawrence Co... Fruit, large; form, roundish; color, rich light yellow, mostly overspread and striped with shades of clear bright red... flesh, yellow, crisp, mild, sub-acid... season October to December." The Red Rome is a much more recent addition to the world of apples, but appears to have come from Lawrence County as well. It is believed to be the offspring of the Rome Beauty, but according to the Annual Report: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Oregon Horticultural Society (1921) it says of the Red Rome, "a Rome wherein dark red would appear as the dominant color factor... in the orchard of Mr. W. T. Cox of Ohio, when the Red Rome, a product of bud variation, made it's appearance a few years ago. So far as anyone can determine, the Red Rome is merely a Rome embellished with a bright red covering." A little sleuthing on Google and I found that W.T. Cox lived in Rockwood, Ohio. So a Google search revealed that Rockwood was in Lawrence County. A search of the 1920 census and there is indeed a man W [illegible] T Cox age 53 married to Maude. He's listed of all things, Fruit farmer. <grin> So anyway, the Rome Beauty that we associate with Capt. Gillett is a yellow apple, while the Red Rome, which we now can associate with Mr. Cox, is a deep red. If this is the same W.T. Cox (and I find it hard to believe it's not) he lived in Windsor Township according to the census. So it should have been the Red Windsor. <grin> Can anyone confirm that the old town of Rockwood as in Windsor Twp? Well, that's your history lesson for today <grin> Yeah, 19th century apples are one of my favorite topics, though admittedly I never looked into the Red Rome all that much. It's later than the period that I specialize in. Linda.

Hi Linda, Thanks for the posting. Rome Beauty apples are near and dear to my heart! I descend from Joel Gillet who was the man who bought the apple trees to be planted on his property in Lawrence County. Joel noticed that one of the trees was different from the others; it was a runt. Joel was a strong Whig, and he gave it to his 14 year-old son, Alanson, and told him, "Here, you can plant this one. This one's a Democrat." Alanson planted it down by the river (this was 1817), and after a few years, everyone noticed that the apples were different from the others. They were nice and large and the tree was prolific. Pretty soon, H. N. Gillett, who ran a nursery in Lawrence County for many years came and took a graft of this tree, and he sold these trees for many years. H. N. Gillett was a first cousin of Alanson's. H. N. Gillett's son, Preston, took some seedlings with him when he moved to Oregon, and pretty soon, these trees were across the United States. I don't descend from Alanson, but from his big sister, Chloe, who married Thomas Gardner. Thomas also had an orchard, and he had many kinds of fruit, including many different kinds of apples. Thomas's daughter, Lydia Catharine "Kate" Gardner married Nelson Cox, who also ran an orchard on the border of Windsor Township and Union Township. He was very successful as a farmer. He had two sons, Elton Cox, and Uri Tracy "U.T." Cox, who also farmed apple orchards in the area. I believe that where U.T. (he was my great grandfather) and Elton lived was called Getaway (at least that's what it was called when my grandmother was born there in 1923). U.T. Cox built the large house on the hill that is, if she is still there, the residence of Mrs. Ater, the widow of Judge Ater. The homes of Nelson Cox and Elton Cox are still there as well. I could go on and on. If anyone needs any more details about the apples or the Cox/Gardner/Gillett family, I'd be happy to share whatever I have. I do have a cousin who is starting up a "heritage farm" in the southern Ohio/Cabell County area, and she is probably incredibly knowledgeable about these old kinds of apples and other fruits and vegetables. - Jean (Donham) Griesan griesantomjean@msn.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Linda Trent" <linda_trent@att.net> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 8:19 PM To: <ohlawren@rootsweb.com> Subject: [OHLAWREN] The Rome apples >> Ever hear of Rome Apples? Rome township is where the apples originated >> from. > > A little known fact about the Rome apple. > > The Ohio Cultivator: A Semi-Monthly Journal, Devoted to Agriculture, > Horticulture, and Domestic and Rural Economy published out of Columbus on > Jan. 1, 1855: > The Rome Beauties produced by "Capt. H. N. Gillett, of Lawrence Co... > Fruit, large; form, roundish; color, rich light yellow, mostly overspread > and striped with shades of clear bright red... flesh, yellow, crisp, mild, > sub-acid... season October to December." > > The Red Rome is a much more recent addition to the world of apples, but > appears to have come from Lawrence County as well. It is believed to be > the > offspring of the Rome Beauty, but according to the Annual Report: > Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Oregon Horticultural Society > (1921) > it says of the Red Rome, "a Rome wherein dark red would appear as the > dominant color factor... in the orchard of Mr. W. T. Cox of Ohio, when the > Red Rome, a product of bud variation, made it's appearance a few years > ago. > So far as anyone can determine, the Red Rome is merely a Rome embellished > with a bright red covering." > > A little sleuthing on Google and I found that W.T. Cox lived in Rockwood, > Ohio. So a Google search revealed that Rockwood was in Lawrence County. > A > search of the 1920 census and there is indeed a man W [illegible] T Cox > age > 53 married to Maude. He's listed of all things, Fruit farmer. <grin> So > anyway, the Rome Beauty that we associate with Capt. Gillett is a yellow > apple, while the Red Rome, which we now can associate with Mr. Cox, is a > deep red. If this is the same W.T. Cox (and I find it hard to believe > it's > not) he lived in Windsor Township according to the census. So it should > have been the Red Windsor. <grin> > > Can anyone confirm that the old town of Rockwood as in Windsor Twp? > > Well, that's your history lesson for today <grin> Yeah, 19th century > apples > are one of my favorite topics, though admittedly I never looked into the > Red > Rome all that much. It's later than the period that I specialize in. > > Linda. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Ever hear of Rome Apples? Rome township is where the apples originated from. I lived just outside of Miller Ohio, between Miller and Crown City. I attended Fairland High School and would travel through Rome township going to and from school. The apples were named after the township. Do a search for Rome Apples and check out Wikipedia for more. Lora In a message dated 1/30/2010 6:08:12 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, griesantomjean@msn.com writes: Hi Viola, There is a Rome Township in Lawrence County, supposedly named because the county has numerous hills such as the seven hills of Rome. I had a number of ancestors who lived in Rome County as well. It had great farming there so close to the Ohio River. - Jean Griesan Colorado -------------------------------------------------- From: "viola seward" <lolav@arvig.net> Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 4:39 PM To: <ohlawren@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] ROME IN LAWRENCE COUTY<OHIO???? > Hello. Have heard my Richard Morrison family lived in Rome, Lawrence > county,OH. Does any one know if there is a Rome there? > Thank you. > Viola. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hopefully someday the bypass will start at Chesapeake and Rt 7 will be four lanes all the way to Athalia (or at least to the proposed Ohio river bridge just east of that Fairland East Elem building (site of the former Rome High School). The state already has Rt 7 double marked from Chesapeake as both State Rt 7 and County Rd 107. Rt 7 now turns left at the Proctorville bridge and up the ramp to the bypass. County Road 107 (Old Rt 7) continues east thru the village and ahead to the Elememtary school where it meets new Rt 7 and deadends. State Rt 243 now ends at the traffic light at Bradrick. What used to be part of Rt 243 from the fairgrounds east past Rome Cemetery and including Beulah Lane, is now County Rd 411. The 3/4 mile of State Rt 775 from Proctorville north to the bypass (where it deadends just past Halls Funeral Home), is now county Rd 775. In Lawrence County terms, all of the bypass is new. It was first talked up in the late fifties as soon as they had Rt 52 four laned from South Point to Chesapeake. The first addition was to extend the four lane road about a mile and build an interchange straight back from the "6th St bridge" (that bridge has been rebuilt, is 4 lanes, and in Huntington now drops onto 5th st south bound, and starts from 6th st northbound). The next section was a connector from the Proctorville bridge north to what became Irene Road ( I don't remember its number), near Riley's Cliffview apartments. The first part of Irene Road was a connector from Rt 7, just east of Paddy Creek, to Rt 775, built by American Elec. Power for transporting 4 gigantic transformers to the ultra high voltage substation the built about 3.5 miles north of Proctorville. As part of the bridge connector stage, this was extended to connect to the new main road. The last step so far has been to build two lanes of the bypass that connect to the bridge section, connect to 775 as previously mentioned, and continue past Big Paddy Creek Road and meet Rt 7 where they stopped years ago when the raised the section from Rome High School to Athalia to eliminate the lowest spot between Proctorville and Gallipolis. This latest section opened about 2 to 3 years ago, and immediately became Rt 7. The state ran into so many cost overruns on this stage that they are redesigning the Chesapeake to Proctorville section to minimize some of the type of cuts that caused the problems. Don Clark In a message dated 1/31/2010 11:04:42 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, nsedwards@bellsouth.net writes: Hey Don - Trying to get my bearings here, so let me just make sure I understand how the roads are numbered/named today. Are you saying that what was Rt 7 when are ancestors were living and probably when I was a kid in the 40's and 50's is now County Road 107? And the road (Beulah Lane/Rt 243) that curves around from the Fairgrounds to Rome Cemetery and back out to Beulah Bapt. Church and old Rt 7 is now County Rd 411? When you say that 107 "was State Rt 7 until they opened the new bypass road", are you referring to the bypass road as being "new" way back when it was first built, or is there another new bypass road in that area? It was easier when I was young and being carted around by adults. I just recognized what roads my relatives' houses were on, but I didn't know or need to know the names of the roads. ;-)

Hey Carl - Thanks for the offer. I do appreciate it. Yes, I do remember where the cemetery is, but what I meant to say is that I don't recall exactly where in the cemetery the specific burial plot is. Again, thanks for all your help. Oh - and by the way. I know there is another Mary GARDNER or Alice Mary or Mary Alice there, but that one was a d/o Ostius GARDNER, and her death date would be much later - in the 1940's or 50's I believe. Just wanted to alert you that there are several GARDNER's in that cemetery, and the one I'm interested in at the moment died in 1882. Regards, Nancy Edwards - Georgia - On Jan 31, 2010, at 2:14 PM, carl murdock wrote: > > > If you can remember passing the Lawrence County Fairgrounds you were > in Rome. Beulah Baptist is in the same area as well as the Rome > cemetery/ > I can check for you once the weather improves as I am now located only > a few miles from there.(From the cemetery) > > > > > > > >> To: ohlawren@rootsweb.com >> From: nsedwards@bellsouth.net >> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:55:42 -0500 >> Subject: [OHLAWREN] Mary GARDNER gravestone inscription Beulah Bapt. >> Church Cemetery - >> >> Hello - >> >> If anyone is able to check the inscription on the Beulah Baptist >> Church >> cemetery gravestone of Mary Alice GARDNER, d/o Roswell and Nancy >> Ophelia (DELAY) GARDNER, I'd sure appreciate it. I've recently >> discovered a discrepancy in the death info that I wrote down when I >> was >> in the area in 2001 and the death info on the LawCo cemetery cd, >> although the year of 1882 is the same. I don't recall the exact >> location of the gravesite, but since this is a small cemetery, I hope >> this won't be a problem. Yes, I now wish I had snapped a pic of it to >> go along with all the many other gravestone pics I have from LawCo, >> but >> I didn't. >> >> Thank you very much. >> >> Nancy Edwards >> - Georgia - >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

If you can remember passing the Lawrence County Fairgrounds you were in Rome. Beulah Baptist is in the same area as well as the Rome cemetery/ I can check for you once the weather improves as I am now located only a few miles from there.(From the cemetery) > To: ohlawren@rootsweb.com > From: nsedwards@bellsouth.net > Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:55:42 -0500 > Subject: [OHLAWREN] Mary GARDNER gravestone inscription Beulah Bapt. Church Cemetery - > > Hello - > > If anyone is able to check the inscription on the Beulah Baptist Church > cemetery gravestone of Mary Alice GARDNER, d/o Roswell and Nancy > Ophelia (DELAY) GARDNER, I'd sure appreciate it. I've recently > discovered a discrepancy in the death info that I wrote down when I was > in the area in 2001 and the death info on the LawCo cemetery cd, > although the year of 1882 is the same. I don't recall the exact > location of the gravesite, but since this is a small cemetery, I hope > this won't be a problem. Yes, I now wish I had snapped a pic of it to > go along with all the many other gravestone pics I have from LawCo, but > I didn't. > > Thank you very much. > > Nancy Edwards > - Georgia - > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/

Hello - If anyone is able to check the inscription on the Beulah Baptist Church cemetery gravestone of Mary Alice GARDNER, d/o Roswell and Nancy Ophelia (DELAY) GARDNER, I'd sure appreciate it. I've recently discovered a discrepancy in the death info that I wrote down when I was in the area in 2001 and the death info on the LawCo cemetery cd, although the year of 1882 is the same. I don't recall the exact location of the gravesite, but since this is a small cemetery, I hope this won't be a problem. Yes, I now wish I had snapped a pic of it to go along with all the many other gravestone pics I have from LawCo, but I didn't. Thank you very much. Nancy Edwards - Georgia -

Hey Don - Trying to get my bearings here, so let me just make sure I understand how the roads are numbered/named today. Are you saying that what was Rt 7 when are ancestors were living and probably when I was a kid in the 40's and 50's is now County Road 107? And the road (Beulah Lane/Rt 243) that curves around from the Fairgrounds to Rome Cemetery and back out to Beulah Bapt. Church and old Rt 7 is now County Rd 411? When you say that 107 "was State Rt 7 until they opened the new bypass road", are you referring to the bypass road as being "new" way back when it was first built, or is there another new bypass road in that area? It was easier when I was young and being carted around by adults. I just recognized what roads my relatives' houses were on, but I didn't know or need to know the names of the roads. ;-) Thanks, Nancy Edwards - Georgia - On Jan 31, 2010, at 5:55 AM, Lawcoloreman@aol.com wrote: > That is the Rome Township Volunteer Fire Dept., and it has two > stations, > one on Rt 7 in Miller (formerly Millersport), and one on what is now > County > Road 107 near the eastern end of Beulah Lane (Old State Rt 243 that > became > County Rd 411 from the Lawrence County Fairgrounds to Beulah Baptist > Church > and Cemetery). > County Road 107 was State Rt 7 until they opened the new bypass road > from > Proctorville east to near the Fairland East Elementary building. I was > born in "47" and grew up 5 miles north of Proctorville. The old Rome > Township > High School stood where the Fairland East building now stands. The > Proctorville Schools were merged with the Rome Township Schools to > form the > Fairland Local School District, with the first Fairland High School > building > opening about 1957. That building has been expanded and remodeled > several > times, and is now the Middle School > > >

I have family that lives there too, but no Morrison.  ________________________________ From: Jean Griesan <griesantomjean@msn.com> To: viola seward <lolav@arvig.net>; ohlawren@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, January 30, 2010 7:07:52 PM Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] ROME IN LAWRENCE COUTY<OHIO???? Hi Viola,     There is a Rome Township in Lawrence County, supposedly named because the county has numerous hills such as the seven hills of Rome.  I had a number of ancestors who lived in Rome County as well.  It had great farming there so close to the Ohio River.         - Jean Griesan         Colorado -------------------------------------------------- From: "viola seward" <lolav@arvig.net> Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 4:39 PM To: <ohlawren@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] ROME IN LAWRENCE COUTY<OHIO???? > Hello. Have heard my Richard Morrison family lived in Rome, Lawrence > county,OH. Does any one know if  there is a Rome there? > Thank you. > Viola. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hey Linda - Thank you for your email and the link. Having relatives in both Athalia and Proctorville as a kid, then there were evidently many car rides right by/through that tiny community. Appreciate your help. Regards, Nancy On Jan 31, 2010, at 4:00 AM, Linda Trent wrote: > Hi Nancy, > > Traveling south from Gallia County, Rome is a tiny community just > before > Proctorville on State Rt. 7. I don't know if this link will work, > but if > not you can search Google for "Rome, Ohio" and it should give you a > hit with > an interactive Google map where you can zoom in and out. Here's the > link, > if it works http://ohio.hometownlocator.com/oh/lawrence/rome.cfm > > Linda > (who drives past the Rome Fire Department quite often) > > > >> Where is it specifically, Carl? How long has it been a community in >> Rome Twp? >> >> Thank you. >> Nancy Edwards >> - Georgia - > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

That is the Rome Township Volunteer Fire Dept., and it has two stations, one on Rt 7 in Miller (formerly Millersport), and one on what is now County Road 107 near the eastern end of Beulah Lane (Old State Rt 243 that became County Rd 411 from the Lawrence County Fairgrounds to Beulah Baptist Church and Cemetery). County Road 107 was State Rt 7 until they opened the new bypass road from Proctorville east to near the Fairland East Elementary building. I was born in "47" and grew up 5 miles north of Proctorville. The old Rome Township High School stood where the Fairland East building now stands. The Proctorville Schools were merged with the Rome Township Schools to form the Fairland Local School District, with the first Fairland High School building opening about 1957. That building has been expanded and remodeled several times, and is now the Middle School In a message dated 1/31/2010 4:00:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, linda_trent@att.net writes: (who drives past the Rome Fire Department quite often)