According to "Ohio Towns and Townships to 1900: A Location Guide" by Julie Overton (Ohio Genealogical Society, 2000), Quaker Bottom was in Union Township and was a "post office set up by 1850 near Proctorville." Amy Tom Griesan wrote: >Hi Mike, > Honestly, I believe that Quaker Bottom was in Rome Township, and >that it was filled with wonderful farms and orchards. The dirt there was >very rich from occasional flooding of the Ohio River. Nelson Cox was my >great great grandfather. He owned property in Windsor Township and Union >Township. His house was in Windsor Township. His farm was always >considered a "hill farm." I'm wondering if it was a misstatement to state >that he was from Quaker Bottom. Perhaps someone else can straighten us out. >Thanks! > - Jean > >-----Original Message----- >From: michael trowbridge [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 3:45 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] Nelson Cox's Fruit Stand > > >Jean, >I hope that I am right ! Is Quaker Bottom south of Athalia? >If it is I can remeber when I was a child traveling south of that area my >parents talking about the fruit orchards that used to be in the area. Mike >Trowbridge > > >>Hi! >> Here's another little tidbit. >> - Jean Griesan >> Colorado >> >> "Nelson Cox, of Quaker Bottom, was awarded 46 premiums last week, on >> >> > > > >>his great variety of fruit and farm products. He has a fruit stand >>next to D. Nixon on 3d street where the best can always be had. Give >>him a call." >> >>Ironton Journal, Wednesday, September 22, 1869 >> >> > > >==== OHLAWREN Mailing List ==== >Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/lawrence.html > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > >