The Ohio Genealogical Society Library in Mansfield, OH will be closed April 23 & 24 due to the Annual Conference which will be held at the Toledo Hilton & Dana Center, Toledo, OH. Karen S. Smith, 3rd Vice President The Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org

Does anybody know where I might find a copy of the book "Portrait and Biographical Sketch of Auglaize, Logan, and Shelby counties, Ohio" published by the Chapman Brothers in 1892. I am looking for an article on Daniel Shawver. Thank you Joan

Just found a really great website - perhaps you already know of it, but it has a Search Forum format under individual surnames. If your surname isn't listed, you can request that they add your surname to their forum list. You may find a lot of listings under one surname, but you can look thru list to see if any are working on YOUR particular one. It's http://genforum.genealogy.com. Susan

I have received a treasure box of old photographs, including the wedding photo of John B. and Adora (McArthur) Morris taken in Springfield OH in 1868 and an individual portrait photo of John B. One of the children's photos could be one of their daughters. I have not found any descendants of John and Adora ... does anyone connect with the following? ....... or does anyone have any clues? JOHN B. MORRIS b 21 July 1839 Harmony Twp., Clark Co., OH, s/o James and Martha (Henry) Morris. John grew up on the family farm in Harmony Twp; his father died when he was 7, but his mother and older brothers kept the farm going. John enlisted in the OH VOLS (don't know which unit), fought in the Civil War, returned to Clark Co. and m ADORA McARTHUR in 1868. They moved to DeWitt Co., IL where he farmed; he died 20 January 1885 in DeWitt Co., IL He and Adora had 6 children; Adora and the children returned to OH after his death ... and that's where my info ends. Can anyone steer me to descendants of any of the following children? McArthur Morris b Feb 1870 Barnett Twp., DeWitt Co., IL Curtis Morris b c 1872 DeWitt Co., IL Martha Morris b c 1873 " " m Unknown MORGAN Olive Morris b c 1875 " " Bessie Morris b c 1877 " " m Unknown BIDWELL William H. Morris b c 1879 " " Also in the box of photos was one of John's mother, Martha "Patsy" Henry Morris (d/o William Henry and Elizabeth Johnson) taken when she was in her 80's ... I'd kill anyone who took my picture when I was that old, but I have it anyone ... she was once young and beautiful with masses of red hair, it is said! Michelle Rush/St. Charles, IL Rushlines@aol.com

>Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 13:57:47 -0500 >To: ALLEN Co.OH >From: Reilly <reilly@accnorwalk.com> >Subject: LOOK UP PARROTT > >I was wondering if someone could do a Look up for me. >I looking for a death cert. and dates for Volney A.PARROTT that may have died in Allen Co.OHIO some where between 1940 - 1978. >LEE E-Mail us personly at: reilly@accnorwalk.com USA-OHIO Researching surnames: REILLY from Ireland to NJ to OHIO WALSWORTH of OHIO MORRISON from KY to Lawence Co.OHIO ORPHEY from Germany to OHIOin abt: 1850 PARRATT/PARROTT from England to USA in Abt: 1841 LEE from England to USA in Abt:1841 SAMPLE from Newark,Linking Co.OHIO to Huron Co.OHIO in Abt:1800's JAY & LEE

>Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 16:10:14 -0500 >To: HURON Co.OH >From: Reilly <reilly@accnorwalk.com> >Subject: INFO.CLARK FAMILY > >More Info. on Cora Mae CLARK. >OBTS. VERMILION- Cora Mae PARROTT,86 West Darrow Road, died Saturday in Providence Hosp,Sandusky,OH following a Lengthy illness. >Born in Pero, Norwalk TWP.OHIO she resided the past three years with her daughter, Mrs.Joseph(Marjorie PARROTT)SIMS,Vermilion,OHIO. >she was former Wellington Resident coming from Lima,OHIO >she was a member of Rebecca Lodge of Wellington,OHIO. >Surviving in Addition to her daughter are a son, Norman PARROTT of Huntsville,OHIO; eight Grandchildren and 20 greatGrandchildren. >She was preceded in death by her husband, Volney PARROTT and three sister and two brothers. >funeral home was: Heaston - Gerber Funeral home 175 Benedict Ave in Norwalk,OHIO >services by Rev.Frank Storch, First United Presbyterian church. >burial place: Woodlawn Cem.Huron Co.Norwalk,OHIO. > >any Information on this family would greatly be appreciated. >LEE E-Mail us personly at: reilly@accnorwalk.com USA-OHIO Researching surnames: REILLY from Ireland to NJ to OHIO WALSWORTH of OHIO MORRISON from KY to Lawence Co.OHIO ORPHEY from Germany to OHIO PARRATT/PARROTT from England to USA LEE from England to USA SAMPLE from Newark,Linking Co.OHIO to Huron Co.OHIO JAY & LEE

>Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 15:30:20 -0500 >To: HURON Co.OH >From: Reilly <reilly@accnorwalk.com> >Subject: CLARK&PARROTT > >HI EVERYONE! > I'm researching the CLARK family that married into the PARROTT family. >CORA MAE CLARK born in Huron Co.Norwalk,OH on the 7 April 1891 >Daughter of James CLARK and Martha RICKEY >Cora Mae CLARK married Volney Aaron PARROTT in Huron Co.OHIO on 20 July 1909 >Volney PARROTT worked as a Telegrapher opr for NYC RR. >then they moved Elyria,OHIO somewhere around Berea,OHIO >they had two children that I know of name Norman PARROTT and Marjorie PARROTT. > >LEE E-Mail us personly at: reilly@accnorwalk.com USA-OHIO Researching surnames: REILLY from Ireland to NJ to OHIO WALSWORTH of OHIO MORRISON from KY to Lawence Co.OHIO ORPHEY from Germany to OHIO PARRATT/PARROTT from England to USA LEE from England to USA SAMPLE from Newark,Linking Co.OHIO to Huron Co.OHIO JAY & LEE

-----Original Message----- From: OHLOGAN-D-request@rootsweb.com <OHLOGAN-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: landbnelson@uswest.net <landbnelson@uswest.net> Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999 3:20 PM Subject: archive retrieval info >IMPORTANT! > Please make sure to start the Subject: of requests to the archive- > server with the word 'archive'. > Otherwise, your request may not work! >Unknown command List. > >This archive server knows the following commands: > >get filename ... >ls directory ... >egrep case_insensitive_regular_expression filename ... >maxfiles nnn >version >quit > >Aliases for 'get': send, sendme, getme, gimme, retrieve, mail >Aliases for 'ls': dir, directory, list, show >Aliases for 'egrep': search, grep, fgrep, find >Aliases for 'quit': exit > >Lines starting with a '#' are ignored. >Multiple commands per mail are allowed. >Setting maxfiles to zero will remove the limit (to protect you against >yourself no more than maxfiles files will be returned per request). >Egrep supports most common flags. >If you append a non-standard signature, you should use the quit command >to prevent the archive server from interpreting the signature. > >Examples: >ls latest >get latest/12 >egrep some.word latest/* >

Do you know about this index of Ohio Death Certificates (1913-1937) which can be searched very easily? Just use the internet address below and give it a try for any name, any (or all) Counties! You can order the death certificate as well! The Ohio Historical Society provides a wonderful service with this index. http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/dindex/search.cfm Aliese Johnson

To all: Concensus has been tthat cause of my Gt grM's death in 1877 due to "toncoultemia" is a septic infection caused by tonsils or by a complication of pregnancy. Both are within the realm of possibility & will considered as viable causes by family until an actual copy of death cert. can be obtained. Thx Again from the Bidwell descendants, Susan Bidwell Williams slw02@sprynet.com

Here is a site of old diseases, but i didn't see that one. http://www.netusa1.net/~hartmont/medicalterms.htm Joan Susan Williams wrote: > Time to put this out AGAIN - to see if anyone can come up with the cause of > death for my Gt grandmother....the word is copied directly from her Death > Record & we have never been able to decipher the word/definition. > Date of death: 7 Dec 1877 Age at death, 22 yrs > As it is written: Toncouyltemia > Thx Susan Bidwell Williams slw02@sprynet.com

Time to put this out AGAIN - to see if anyone can come up with the cause of death for my Gt grandmother....the word is copied directly from her Death Record & we have never been able to decipher the word/definition. Date of death: 7 Dec 1877 Age at death, 22 yrs As it is written: Toncouyltemia Thx Susan Bidwell Williams slw02@sprynet.com

Hello Everyone, I am researching the OLDFIELD and associated families that began in Muskingum County between 1830 to 1838 then on to HOCKING COUNTY from 1838 to the present. Several OLDFIELDs migrated into this county between 1860 to 1900. The associated families include: BIGGS, BROWN, BURGOON, CHILCOTE, COOK, COOPER, HOY, ILES, KALKLOSCH, LINDSAY, LOWERY, MARTIN, MAUK, MCELFRESH, MIRE, POLSEN(ON), PUCKETT, READY, SANDERSON, SATER, SAUERS, SCOTT, SIMS, SKIVELY, SPRING, STOUGHTON, THOMAS, WILLIAMS, WOODARD, ZEHRUNG. Whew! Please be sure to check out my OLDFIELD website for further information about the families listed at: http://www.oldfield.org/oldfield/oldfield.htm Thank you very much, Jim Oldfield Jr.

My husband and I want to come to Logan Co. - Bellefontaine - to do some research and wanted to know the best place to go - library, court house, genealogy society, etc. We would be looking for births, deaths, marriages, wills etc. Also we need to know if these places will be open or closed on Friday, April 2nd. (Good Friday). Thanks in advance. Dan & Sylvia Outland

I'm sorry - I placed Rodhouse family in wrong count - Wellington I understand it is not in Logan County - thanks for the notes - my original informant was mis-spoken and I should have double checked - Faye

My husband and I are looking for history and ancestors with the OUTLAND surname. We are interested in talking with anyone who may have some info on this branch of the family. My husband is from the Tennessee - Kentucky branc. Thanks for any help. Dan and Sylvia Outland

At 15 years old or so CRANDALL, Angeline Melissa boarded a covered wagon and headed out west so she would not have to marry an older man. Her father was a Mormon,I believe. She married BRUNTY, John T. (from Ireland?) and it is believed that may have been in Susanville, Lassen Co., CA where she also gave birth to her son, BRUNTY, John F. b. 21/04/1865, however, there seem to be no records in Lassen Co. as it was a goldrush town. (The "F" in my Grandfather's name stands for Francisco (as in San Francisco), and I believe it's because John T. might have left Ireland during the potato family and gone straight for the gold. I have no idea where to start, but had such a situation in TN and it seemes as though everybody seemed to rally 'round me. Hope you will help too.

Hi everyone, I have a letter which may be of interest to someone researching Logan Co. The writing is very faint, I am unable to make out the year of the letter for certain, I think perhaps it is possible 1857. I believe at one time this letter was in the possession of my husband's grgrandfather Frederick Boorom (1838-1921). Perhaps he was to deliver it and never did? In 1836 Caleb Hill married Barbara Ann Booram in Hamilton Co. OH. In 1840 they resided in Hamilton Co., but by 1850 they are found in Logan Co. Caleb is age 39, Barbara age 34 and the cencus lists the following children: Margaret J. age 13, Rebecca age 11, Jesse age 7, Nancy age 4 and Harriett age 1. This letter, however is written by a Nancy Hill to her parents Isaac & Jane Sickles in Butlerville, Warren Co. OH. I suspect that Barbara had died and Caleb had married again. I believe that Barbara Ann Booram Hill and Frederick Boorom were siblings, both children of Jesse Booram b. 1780-90 d. 1845, and grandchildren of Aaron Boram/Booram who b. 1760-66, d. Hamilton Co. 1846. I have more info, will share to all interested. Will also welcome comments/info on the letter and the people named within in it. The letter follows, Linda Boorom Hamilton Co. Oh LETTER: outside: Bellecentre Feb 9 addressed: Mr. Isaac Sickles Butlerville Warren County Ohio Feb the 8 1853 (or1857) Bellecentre Logan County Dear father and mother It is after my best respects that I set down this evening to inform of our good health at this time and I hope that those few lines may by the grace of god reach you all in good the bessts health. the friends and relations are all well as far as now. the times is getting better here. there has been quite a change here since you lef. Elisabeth wansickes (or was sick) and John ---te was married last week and I wish them well. we have had a Big Meeting here too weels ago. It lasted foreteen days they go sixty fore new memers. some I will tell you. James Moony and Wife. Jacob ringer and Wife. John Weler and Wife. daniel roof and wife. John Lamon and wife. William hull (?) and wife. Edward Willcox and wife. Lucinda Grenor and her too girls. John Pugh and his wife. Bitty and--ony -any C Leurinda Sesler and John E Sickes. H Plumer and Jacob Carter. Bitty Sesler --a-ther old joney van and ant sally van and Elisabeth van and the boys and mandy margaret Jane and Eliza Kirkland and A number of others that you know that I could mention but it is to tedious to mention. Samuel Maris and his wife. Grove Sesler. and the times is lively now. Brother Paul Preaches to us evry too weeks and we have meting three times week. they ahve not got Caleb yet but I hope now soo they may. tell PHerys and naps that Margaret would like to see them all the children. any way answer this when you get it. excuse this bad writing for my pen is bad and my ink very poor. give our best love to all the friends and except of it yourselves no more Caleb and Nancy Hill to Isaac and Jane Sickles

Can anyone provide me with any information regarding the family of Thomas Frederick Rodhouse of Wellington, Ohio - wife was a Julia Couch; one daughter was Mary Elizabeth Rodhouse (m Major Harold Creglow), also beleived to have had a brother Walter and a sister Julia. I also understand there was also an Ernest Rodhouse, wife was probably Sara - the time period would be mid to late 1800's - early 1900's. F.T. Rodhouse probably died in 1916 according to one source I have, his wife in 1914. All buried in Wellington - any help appreciated.

Hi Don, would your Miller sisters have had a brother--sorry, I don't have a given name--who would have been born between 1830-1835 or so, maybe earlier? I am a ggranddaughter of Harriet Cookston Reynolds. Harriet had an older sister, Sarah, who married a Miller. They had a son Howard, and a daughter, Laura who married a McCune. Any of this ring any bells for you?? Best of Luck. Suz (Susan Cruse, Ohioan in Oregon)