Looking for help in obtaining the obits of the following people. Will pay postage/copies. Thanks for any assistance, aislingkat@aol.com Moses GRANDSTAFF; d. 4 Apr 1899, Hartford Twp.; bur. Hartford Cem. Amanda BOWERS Grandstaff; d. 8 Jan 1891, Licking Co.; bur. Hartford Cem. Alvin GRANDSTAFF; d. 3 Dec. 1925, Granville; bur. Maple Grove Cem.

Looking for the burial record for Johannes Dusthimer (John) and Mary Magdeline Prill Dusthimer who are said to be buried in Courson Cemetery, Linnville, Ohio. The Licking County Cemetery records show only a few burials in that cemetery. Is there anyone who has visited it? Could there be other burials there for which the tombstones have been lost? Any help appreciated. Wolfdm35@prodigy.net

The Computer Interest Group of the Licking County Genealogical Society met in the society's library at 2pm, Sunday, August 15th with 12 persons in attendance. The meeting was lead by LCGS President and Computer Chairperson, Ron Trager. Before holding a roundtable discussion, a video tape titled "Opening New Windows On The World - An Introduction to Computers and The Internet" was presented and viewed by the group. The nearly 45 minute long video was hosted by Richard Anderson from the cast of the TV series The Six Million Dollar Man and is part of the Microsoft Seniors Initiative program. The covered the basics in the following three areas: Computer Hardware, Computer Software and The Internet. For more information about the Microsoft Seniors Initiative program, the video, etc visit http://www.microsoft.com/seniors/ The group also filled out an evaluation form on their impressions of the videos. Topics of the roundtable discussion were: 1. Why LCGS Cig sign-in form has a place for the attendee's e-mail address? The sole purpose of wanting the e-mail address is to send out the notice of the next month's LCGS Cig meeting. 2. A discussion on junk e-mail was held and subscribing to mailing lists. 3. A discussion was held on connecting a computer, an answering machine and a phone to the phone line and what would be the best way to interconnect them. 4. A question was asked about the numbers shown when doing a search on the IGI (International Genealogical Index) at the LDS website at http://www.familysearch.org/ and how to get more information. 5. A member was having a problem when typing an answer to an e-mail - the screen would suddenly close. A discussion about internet providers time limits, key combinations, etc. ensued. 6. A discussion on printers not printing the last line of some e-mail messages from mailing lists. Using the copy and paste options between internet browsers and word processor programs was discussed as a work-around. 7. A question about adding user information to printouts in Family Tree Maker was asked. Some solutions were discussed. 8. It was announced that Ancestry has the Knox County, Ohio Vital Records database available for free searches for the next few days. 9. A question was asked about the how long the LCGS Cig group has existed and about programs that we have. The LCGS Cig has been in existence for at least 9 years and the normal format is a roundtable discussion. -- Bill Johns, member of Licking County (Ohio) Genealogical Society, Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. Visit the Licking County Genealogical Society Web Site at: http://newark.lib.oh.us/pub_lcgs_web/index.html, E-Mail: lcgs1@juno.com Visit the Licking County USGenWeb site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohlickin/ Visit my Home Page at: http://pages.prodigy.net/billjohns/index.htm and also at: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/h/William-A-Johns/index.html

Hello. Just thought I would check... anyone working on these surnames... 1.Rostofer Manley Stiger Mazelin Kommer Vadakin Monnett Artz 2. Anyone know anything about an old 'insane home' where the current CENTINNEL PARK is? 3. Info on St. Jacob's cemetary 4. Info on an old German Church built by local imigrants? Thanks in advance, MOnica Rostofer Woodworth MWOODWOR@GCFN.ORG

Hi Licking Co Researchers, My journey in tracing my g - gg - and ggg-grandfather has taken me from VA thru WV, KY and now OH and possibly on to IN. I hope someone can help me. In a listing for the 1840 census for Licking Co., Newark TWP there is listed a Henry Riffey and a Andrew Riffey. What I don't have is: are they listed as being in the same household or as neighbors, and, if neighbors, who was in each household along with ages, etc. If anyone has a copy of this census that can fill in the info for me or even if you just have some general info about either one of these men I would greatly appreciate it. It is possible that Henry Riffey may be the father of Andrew, and this Andrew Riffey could be the father of my g-grandfather. Andrew was born in VA. and Henry was also from VA. In the VA census for 1820 Henry shows up as Henry Rife with 3 male children under the age of 10. All three having been born between 1810 and 1820. There are no names mentioned but Andrew was born in VA in 1818. Henry then moved from VA thru WV, KY and then on to OH before Andrew grew to manhood. In OH, Andrew married a Margaret, last name unknown, and later they moved, after having a child, my g-grandfather, to IN in the Co of Carroll. My g-grandfather then moved back to VA at the start of the Civil War. He was a member of Co. B, 11th VA Cavalry and settled in Hardy Co, WV after the War. I don't know what happened to Henry after 1840, but I do know that Andrew eventually moved with his family to Carroll Co. in IN. He shows up there in the census for 1850. I'm checking that lead as well. I know that this is alot to say and ask, and I do apologize for taking up so much time, but I'm up against a brick wall in trying to put together all of the pieces. Is there anyone out there that can help me? Glenn mailto:gc1@mindspring.com

Can someone give me the names of cemeteries in or around Hanover, Ohio? Also is there a listing of the graves at these sites? Any help will be appreciated. Ron Smith

Anyone researching the John Zellhart family of Licking County. They are on the 1870 census invillage of luray, Union township but cannot find them after> can someone help here. Harry Cleveland

I am searching for descendents of Simon Hill died 1820 Licking Co. Oh. Simon was born in Stafford Co. Va. son of William Hill and Catherine Stacy. Simon married Margaret ? had son Jesse Hill, daugther Sally and possibly a daughter Catherine. Simon migrated from Fauquier/Shenandoah Counties in Va. to Licking Co. Oh. I have much information to share on Simons parents and brothers and sisters. Thank you, Valerie Holmes Thomas vthomas@otn.net http://members.xoom.com/holmes2/holmes.htm

>Reply-To: "ronney" <pronney@sprynet.com> >From: "ronney" <pronney@sprynet.com> >To: "Jim & Donna Bowman" <bowman2@midwest.net> >Subject: Re: Samuel Bowman >Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 21:08:37 -0700 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 > >Dear Jim and Donna, > >Being on the mailing list I caught your response to the Bowman question. >The part below, I have more of an interest in. > >My ancestors reportedly came from the Shenendoah Valley area to Licking, But >from what I have found they came via Pennsylvania. Is that part of the >route? Do you know more, or can you refer me to a source? > >Patty in So Cal >Belt, Park, McMillen, Wilson, Showman (and maybe some others I don't know of >yet!) >PLUS Renssalear Tuttle a different line > >> >>As you stated--many of the settlers of the Praire and Licking Townships of >>Crawford Co. Il. came from the Shenendoah Valley via the Licking Co. Oh. >>area, then to Ill., and appeared to migrate together, and I feel this to be >>the area to search for their ancestors. >> >>Again, Thank You >> >>Jim >> >> >>==== OHLICKIN Mailing List ==== >>OHLICKIN email and website services are volunteered by >><http://www.rootsweb.com/>Rootsweb, >><http://www.usgenweb.org/oh/>OHGenWeb and >><http://www.usgenweb.org/>US GenWeb. >> >>============================== >>Search more than 274 MILLION NAMES and find your ancestors at Ancestry.com! >>Get started today at http://www.ancestry.com/rootswebtext.asp >> Hello Ronney: I have found Everton's "Handy Book For Genelogists) to be most helpful. It is available at nearly any Genealogy Library, or can be purchased from Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, Logan, Utah 84321. It has a very informative section about migration trails. One of the heavily used trails for the Midwest was The National Trail from Baltimore, Md. to St. Louis, Mo. It came through Somerset, Fayette, and Washington Co. Pa.,---through Muskingham,Licking, etc. in Ohio,----through central In. and S.Central Ill. Jim

Hello Does anyone have a Bowman married to an OMAN in Findlay OH -----Original Message----- From: Jim & Donna Bowman <bowman2@midwest.net> To: OHLICKIN-L@rootsweb.com <OHLICKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, August 13, 1999 10:02 PM Subject: Re: Samuel Bowman >>Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 11:09:45 -0500 >>From: Sue Jones <suezque@frs-l.com> >>Reply-To: suezque@frs-l.com >>X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) >>To: Jim & Donna Bowman <bowman2@midwest.net> >>Subject: Re: Samuel Bowman >> >>Hi :) I don't know if this will help you or not. I've been watching the >Licking >>Co. site for any reference to my Brubakers who came orginally from >Lancaster, PA, >>to Rockingham Co. VA to Licking Co., OH and then to Crawford Co. IL. I have >>realized several families traveled this route together. They all seemed to be >>Brethern, and several originated their trek from Rockingham, VA. We even >have a >>township named for Licking Co., OH. >>My Abraham Brubaker appears in Crawford Co., 1850 census #543. Well, so >do the >>Bowman family. #407, 503, and 509. >>#407 >>David Bowman 35 m. farmer 1500 PA >>Mary Bowman 32 f OH >>Ivey A. 11 f OH >>James R. 10 m OH >>Ei 9 m OH >>Elizabeth 7 f IL >>Catharine 5 f IL >>William H. 3 m IL >>Emeline 1 f IL >> >>#503 >>John Bowman 42 m Cooper 800 Delaware >>Mary 34 f OH >>Elizabeth 20 f PA - in school >>Mary A. 18 f OH >>Catherine 15 f OH >>Julia A. 13 f OH >>Claraissa T. 8 f OH >>Samuel R. Twining 12 m OH >> >>#509 >>Samuel Bowman 28 m laborer 150 OH >>Lydia 24 f OH >>Elizabeth A. 6 f OH in school >>David A. 4 m OH >> >> >>Jim & Donna Bowman wrote: >> >>> >Reply-To: <sue@kaiconsulting.com> >>> >From: "Sue Koller" <sue@kaiconsulting.com> >>> >To: <bowman2@midwest.net> >>> >Subject: Samuel Bowman >>> >Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 15:23:19 -0600 >>> >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >>> >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 >>> >X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 >>> >Importance: Normal >>> > >>> >Hi >>> >Back in may you sent out a message to Ohio Licking Co, board. you were >>> >asking about exchanging info. on Samuel Bowman. Do you happen to know any >>> >more about this Samuel? I too have a Samuel Bowman, who was probably >born in >>> >Rockingham Co., VA. He is related to my Shaver line and this family >>> >eventually left VA for Licking County. I don't have any other >information on >>> >my Samuel but that his father was Joe Bowman, and would love to connect >him >>> >to a wife, etc.. If you think that these Samuel's might be the same >please >>> >let me know and we can exchange other information. >>> >Thanks for any help. >>> >Sue K. >>> > > >Hi Sue K. and Sue J. > >Thank you for the reply > >The # 407 David Bowman (1813-1894) was a brother to my ggfather Samuel >Bowman(1808-1877). I have been told #503 John Bowman (1807-1877) was also >their brother, but have never tried to prove this. Their parents were >James Robert Bowman(1778-1866) and Ann (Graves) Bowman (1778-1867). > >The # 509 Samuel Bowman, (1821-1855) was married to Lydia (Gordan) Bowman, >and they had a son, David Austin Bowman (1845-1917). After Samuel's death >in 1855, she married Reuben Leach. According to a published Bowman Family >History in my possession (The Bowman's--Sep 21, 1934--#16252 from the >Genealogical Society of Utah), his father was George Bowman, b. 1779, Perry >Co., Oh. I don't know if he is related to the above Bowman family. > >I also know of other Samuel Bowmans, but none with a father named Joseph. > >As you stated--many of the settlers of the Praire and Licking Townships of >Crawford Co. Il. came from the Shenendoah Valley via the Licking Co. Oh. >area, then to Ill., and appeared to migrate together, and I feel this to be >the area to search for their ancestors. > >Again, Thank You > >Jim > > >==== OHLICKIN Mailing List ==== >OHLICKIN email and website services are volunteered by ><http://www.rootsweb.com/>Rootsweb, ><http://www.usgenweb.org/oh/>OHGenWeb and ><http://www.usgenweb.org/>US GenWeb. > >============================== >Search more than 274 MILLION NAMES and find your ancestors at Ancestry.com! >Get started today at http://www.ancestry.com/rootswebtext.asp >

>Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 11:09:45 -0500 >From: Sue Jones <suezque@frs-l.com> >Reply-To: suezque@frs-l.com >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) >To: Jim & Donna Bowman <bowman2@midwest.net> >Subject: Re: Samuel Bowman > >Hi :) I don't know if this will help you or not. I've been watching the Licking >Co. site for any reference to my Brubakers who came orginally from Lancaster, PA, >to Rockingham Co. VA to Licking Co., OH and then to Crawford Co. IL. I have >realized several families traveled this route together. They all seemed to be >Brethern, and several originated their trek from Rockingham, VA. We even have a >township named for Licking Co., OH. >My Abraham Brubaker appears in Crawford Co., 1850 census #543. Well, so do the >Bowman family. #407, 503, and 509. >#407 >David Bowman 35 m. farmer 1500 PA >Mary Bowman 32 f OH >Ivey A. 11 f OH >James R. 10 m OH >Ei 9 m OH >Elizabeth 7 f IL >Catharine 5 f IL >William H. 3 m IL >Emeline 1 f IL > >#503 >John Bowman 42 m Cooper 800 Delaware >Mary 34 f OH >Elizabeth 20 f PA - in school >Mary A. 18 f OH >Catherine 15 f OH >Julia A. 13 f OH >Claraissa T. 8 f OH >Samuel R. Twining 12 m OH > >#509 >Samuel Bowman 28 m laborer 150 OH >Lydia 24 f OH >Elizabeth A. 6 f OH in school >David A. 4 m OH > > >Jim & Donna Bowman wrote: > >> >Reply-To: <sue@kaiconsulting.com> >> >From: "Sue Koller" <sue@kaiconsulting.com> >> >To: <bowman2@midwest.net> >> >Subject: Samuel Bowman >> >Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 15:23:19 -0600 >> >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >> >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 >> >X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 >> >Importance: Normal >> > >> >Hi >> >Back in may you sent out a message to Ohio Licking Co, board. you were >> >asking about exchanging info. on Samuel Bowman. Do you happen to know any >> >more about this Samuel? I too have a Samuel Bowman, who was probably born in >> >Rockingham Co., VA. He is related to my Shaver line and this family >> >eventually left VA for Licking County. I don't have any other information on >> >my Samuel but that his father was Joe Bowman, and would love to connect him >> >to a wife, etc.. If you think that these Samuel's might be the same please >> >let me know and we can exchange other information. >> >Thanks for any help. >> >Sue K. >> > Hi Sue K. and Sue J. Thank you for the reply The # 407 David Bowman (1813-1894) was a brother to my ggfather Samuel Bowman(1808-1877). I have been told #503 John Bowman (1807-1877) was also their brother, but have never tried to prove this. Their parents were James Robert Bowman(1778-1866) and Ann (Graves) Bowman (1778-1867). The # 509 Samuel Bowman, (1821-1855) was married to Lydia (Gordan) Bowman, and they had a son, David Austin Bowman (1845-1917). After Samuel's death in 1855, she married Reuben Leach. According to a published Bowman Family History in my possession (The Bowman's--Sep 21, 1934--#16252 from the Genealogical Society of Utah), his father was George Bowman, b. 1779, Perry Co., Oh. I don't know if he is related to the above Bowman family. I also know of other Samuel Bowmans, but none with a father named Joseph. As you stated--many of the settlers of the Praire and Licking Townships of Crawford Co. Il. came from the Shenendoah Valley via the Licking Co. Oh. area, then to Ill., and appeared to migrate together, and I feel this to be the area to search for their ancestors. Again, Thank You Jim

Dave it was good to get to talk to you...am amazed that you have found all the info you have....I would like to get up that way one day soon. Would be great to meet distant relatives..... anyhow here is some stuff: The Cemetery Deed Cover sheet shows the following: No.1496 Greenlawn Cemetery to James Dabzell Columbus Ohio Certificate of ownership : Lot 162 Section S registered in the Greenlawn Records on Page 45 Dated: December 15,1868 J.Dowdall Secretary Who this was I have no Idea..but Dad kept it so must have had some tie to the family. The Licking County site is :www.OHLICKIN-L@rootsweb.com The Paf site is: rmeservy.byu.edu/ Just click on S then look for Scofield,Albert 1828 and go from there. Article about my Grandfather Alanson P.Scofield says his gg Granfather was a Captain in the Revolutionary war. Will make some copies of this a few other things and send them to you. As best that I know my grandfather was born in Licking county and his father Albert Scofield was a farmer there all his life.....my father was born in Mechanicsburg Will forward a couple of Emails from Tammi Mockus who has been kind enough to look up info at the Courthouse inReynoldsburg.... Maybe it will give you some more insight into the family history..... Your Couosin Bob Scofield

This was sent to me by my dear cousin. Can anyone till me about this family living in Licking Co.OHIO LEE >>ANOTHER CENSUS >>1830 - OHIO - UNION TOWNSHIP - LICKING COUNTY PAGE 438 [FILM 337945] >>RUSH, JACOB >> 2 males - 5 and under 10 >> 1 males - 10 and under 15 >> 2 males - 15 and under 20 >> 1 male - 40 and under 50 >>and >> 2 females - 10 and under 15 >> 1 female - 40 and under 50 NORTHERN OHIO -MR.JAY & MRS.LEE- E-Mail us at: reilly@accnorwalk.com :)

Can anyone tell me what churches were in the Etna/Licking County area in the early and mid 1800's? My g.g. grandfather Clarence F. Scott was born in Etna in 1848 and I would to find any church records for the family. I would also be interested in knowing the what was the dominant religion in the area was. Thanks. Mark S. Ellis R.T. (R), (MR), (CT) ProView Functional Analyst Cerner Corporation 2800 Rockcreek Parkway Kansas City, MO 64117 Phone 816.201.3527 Fax 816.936.9527 email mellis@cerner.com

Where would I get a list of past mayors of Croton, Licking Co.? My great grandfather was Albert T. O'Harra and family stories say that he had been a mayor. I'm assuming in Croton. He lived in Licking Co. in the late 1800's, to early-mid 1900's. I lost alot of genealogy info in a flood in our town several years ago so I'm sorry for sketchy info. He was married to a Catherine Beatty and their daughter(my grandmother) was Ena O'Harra Nearpass. Ena died in her early 20's in 1914 in Indiana, but was born in Licking Co. Ohio. Any info on the O'Harra family line in Licking Co. Ohio would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Roxanne Nearpass Lake email: karmalake@aol.com

I am new to the list and am searching information on the following surnames in Licking Co in the early 1900's. ELLINGTON; STEEN; AND SPROUSE One specific item I am having difficulty with is: George Lewis Ellington, a resident of Newark, marries Alma Irene Steen on June 14, 1917. The courthouse tells me they have no record of it in Licking Co and I can't find out where Alma was from, so I'm looking for where this marriage took place. The only clue I have about Alma is that she may have been born in Columbus, Ohio but they have have no record of the birth there in 1900. Any help on this question would be appreciated. Also would love to correspond with anyone searching these other surnames. Mary Whitaker Davis Lake City, Fl

For new listers I'm still looking for ancestors and siblings of my g-g-grandfather Abraham Baker. He was born in Johnstown, OH on March 4, 1822. He married Mary Ann Norman, Aug 10, 1842, and shortly after moved to Warsaw, IN before comming to Minnesota in 1864. He died in Fillmore County, MN on Jan 24, 1906. Death record says his father was Jacob and was born in Virginia and his mother born in Pennsylvania, but wasn't named. He is known to have a sister, a œ sister and two œ brothers, names unknown except for Aaron. Also looking for decendants of Aaron Baker. He was also born in Johnstown, OH on March 6, 1830. He emigrated from OH to Indiana, from there to Iowa, from Iowa to Minnesota, then to Madison S.D., where he lived a number of years when he returned to Minnesota. He died Sept 8, 1901. He had a wife and six children not named in his obituary. Thanks for any help. Larry ___________________________________________________________________ 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.

Seeking the ancestry of Florence Isaiah Swift, who appears in the 1850 census for Licking County with his wife Lanner qne wix children. She was Lanner Bowers, probably the daughter of John Bowers. They lived next door in Jacksontown to James Swift, who may have been his father. Ken Hart kenhart@thegrid.net

Is there anyone working on the Willey surname in Licking? I have a fair amount of data on the descendants of William Willey(born England, originally from Culpeper Co., VA)and would be glad to share. -Bill Utterback

Hi everybody, Is there anyone who could do a look up for me? My gggrandfather was Joseph H Dent (born latter part of 1700's - year unknown) in Lincolnshire England.He resided in Delaware Co, New York State until about 1817, moved to Licking County, remarried and had a son named "Edwin" with his second wife (name unknown). Joseph died about 1831 in Licking County or possibly Knox County. His older sons, born in England in the 1790's, were George A Dent and John T. All were known to have resided in the Licking Co/Knox county area/ and Johnstown, OH during the 1820-1830's. John was known to be a missionary and a singer who traveled. Any and all information would be most appreciated, as I have very little on these ancestors. Regards, Sheila Dent