Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. It has been a good year for me genealogically, and I hope you all have had some success in your research. I found a deed dated Dec 1806 in Scioto Co, where my ancestor Samuel Clark was one of the witnesses to the signature of the wife of the gentleman selling a piece of land. That is the earliest I have been able to document the line in Ohio. I have a couple of other ancestor marriages in Belmont Co in 1805, and 1808. The is one in Gallia Co in 1811. I am a lifetime resident of Ohio, and all but six of those in Lawrence County. I hope we can see more queries from the subscribers next year. I invite all the subscribers to start 2010 by posting a list of all your Lawrence County families. This would be a great way to connect with other researching the same name, and possible a long lost cousin. It is amazing how many times I have been in the Hamner Room of Briggs Library and discovered that a researcher in from somewhere out west is a cousin. The fact that all of my families were in Lawrence County by the early 1860's should tell you that I have a lot of cross connections. My families are: Clark, Delawder, Rose, Lambert, Ellcessor, Morris, McComas, Sampson, Burns, Sowards, Halterman, Davis, Tagg, Dillon, Rhanor, Dunfee, Hesson, Lewis, Fowler, Adkins, Higgins, Heighton, Perkins. The Morris, Rhanor, Dunfee, Hesson, Coon, and Dillon families came to Lawco in the mid 1800's from the Belmont/Monroe Co, OH area. The Burns family came from Cabell/Lincoln Co, VA about 1860 then went back in the 1890's. I would be happy to compare notes and share info with anyone sharing any of these lines

Thank you. Merry Christmas to you and family. My Lawrence Co. lines are; BURNS, SMILEY, RHODES. I don't have much, but am fortunate to have a tin-type photo of my gr-gr-grandparents, William BURNS born abt. 1828, and Margaret RHODES, b. abt 1828. The 1860 census shows them in the Ironton Post Office, Elizabeth Twp., Lawrence Co. I'd be happy to share the photo. Their children were; Nancy A., Eden (male), Ebinezer, Willamina, James, Ella, and Frank. All born between 1850 - 1862. I know little about RHODES families. A cousin told me that Margaret RHODES had a twin brother. Your former Governer, James RHODES is supposedly descended from her brother.......not proven. SMILEY's were coal miners at one time in nearby Wellston, Jackson Co. They followed the mines to Farmersburg, Indiana near Terre Haute around 1902. Jim Douglas Michigan ----- Original Message ----- From: <Lawcoloreman@aol.com> To: <OHLAWREN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 1:59 PM Subject: [OHLAWREN] Greetings from the list admin > Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. > It has been a good year for me genealogically, and I hope you all have had > some success in your research. > I found a deed dated Dec 1806 in Scioto Co, where my ancestor Samuel > Clark > was one of the witnesses to the signature of the wife of the gentleman > selling a piece of land. That is the earliest I have been able to > document > the line in Ohio. I have a couple of other ancestor marriages in > Belmont Co > in 1805, and 1808. > The is one in Gallia Co in 1811. > I am a lifetime resident of Ohio, and all but six of those in Lawrence > County. I hope we can see more queries from the subscribers next year. > I > invite all the subscribers to start 2010 by posting a list of all your > Lawrence County families. This would be a great way to connect with > other > researching the same name, and possible a long lost cousin. It is > amazing how > many times I have been in the Hamner Room of Briggs Library and > discovered > that a researcher in from somewhere out west is a cousin. The fact that > all > of my families were in Lawrence County by the early 1860's should tell > you > that I have a lot of cross connections. > My families are: Clark, Delawder, Rose, Lambert, Ellcessor, Morris, > McComas, Sampson, Burns, Sowards, Halterman, Davis, Tagg, Dillon, Rhanor, > Dunfee, Hesson, Lewis, Fowler, Adkins, Higgins, Heighton, Perkins. The > Morris, > Rhanor, Dunfee, Hesson, Coon, and Dillon families came to Lawco in the > mid > 1800's from the Belmont/Monroe Co, OH area. The Burns family came from > Cabell/Lincoln Co, VA about 1860 then went back in the 1890's. > I would be happy to compare notes and share info with anyone sharing any > of > these lines > > ------------------------------- > 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 > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.1.0.447) Database version: 6.13950 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to everyone! Here are some of LawCo lines MURDOCK-PORTER-GIBSON-KITTS-GOODALL-DUNFEE-BRAMMER-FREEMAN-MOONEY-LAFFOON-WILGUS-MILLER-ADKINS _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/

Merry Christmas to all you family historians. My Lawrence County families are HAYES, HOLROYD, TOLD, FERRIS, LAMBERT, HALLOCK, WAKEFIELD, GILLETT, GRISWOLD. I would like to hear from you if we have families in common. Joyce Wagar wagarjd@earthlink.net 425 822 3737 (home) 360 331-5926 (beach) ----- Original Message ----- From: <Lawcoloreman@aol.com> To: <OHLAWREN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 10:59 AM Subject: [OHLAWREN] Greetings from the list admin > Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. > It has been a good year for me genealogically, and I hope you all have had > some success in your research. > I found a deed dated Dec 1806 in Scioto Co, where my ancestor Samuel > Clark > was one of the witnesses to the signature of the wife of the gentleman > selling a piece of land. That is the earliest I have been able to > document > the line in Ohio. I have a couple of other ancestor marriages in > Belmont Co > in 1805, and 1808. > The is one in Gallia Co in 1811. > I am a lifetime resident of Ohio, and all but six of those in Lawrence > County. I hope we can see more queries from the subscribers next year. > I > invite all the subscribers to start 2010 by posting a list of all your > Lawrence County families. This would be a great way to connect with > other > researching the same name, and possible a long lost cousin. It is > amazing how > many times I have been in the Hamner Room of Briggs Library and > discovered > that a researcher in from somewhere out west is a cousin. The fact that > all > of my families were in Lawrence County by the early 1860's should tell > you > that I have a lot of cross connections. > My families are: Clark, Delawder, Rose, Lambert, Ellcessor, Morris, > McComas, Sampson, Burns, Sowards, Halterman, Davis, Tagg, Dillon, Rhanor, > Dunfee, Hesson, Lewis, Fowler, Adkins, Higgins, Heighton, Perkins. The > Morris, > Rhanor, Dunfee, Hesson, Coon, and Dillon families came to Lawco in the > mid > 1800's from the Belmont/Monroe Co, OH area. The Burns family came from > Cabell/Lincoln Co, VA about 1860 then went back in the 1890's. > I would be happy to compare notes and share info with anyone sharing any > of > these lines > > ------------------------------- > 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 >