Duane, Do not have the answer as to which quarry that bridge keystone may have come from but will take the question with me to the Feb. 27th. meetings about quarries. do have a couple of source people that I can check with. Maybe Jeff can answer this question for you. If not, Paul Justy, a knowledgable person on local quarries probably can. Wonder how many others had suffered with that silicosis you spoke of? -- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH

And before it became the "Grafton Stone Co.", William Webster, a first settler in that area, owned this quarry. He built the stone schoolhouse on Indian Hollow Rd. near the quarry, and the stone house across the road from the old school with stones from the quarry. My dad's older sisters attended school here in the 1920's. The old school was made into a home in the mid 1900's. The quarry was one of my dad's favorite swimmin' holes. Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "NM Meyers" <nmmeyers@centurytel.net> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 08:52 PM Subject: [OHLORAIN] Carlisle Twp.quarry swimming > Ken... > Forgot to include Carlisle Twp. to the previous message about LC > quarries. > I do recall that as late as 1975, seeing teens walk down the RR tracks > to the old stone quarry on lot 25 in the southeast corner of Carlisle > Twp. It was originally owned by the Grafton Stone Co., that was near > Hart's Station. See the 1874 atlas of LC. > I also once swam in a dangerous quarry, back in my home state of MI as > an adolescent & in my teen years. We were unaware of all the hazards > too. There were some who drowned there too & a couple young people that > became totally paralyzed from diving stunts gone wrong. > -- > Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH > Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > A proud RootsWeb Supporter > Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com > Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/ > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page > http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen >

In researching my SQUIRE(S) ancestors, I found in Warrantee Bk G Pg 589 that Ezra Squiers was paid $300 by Richard B. Campbell for 40 acres from the west part of 60 acres heretofore conveyed by Herman Ely to Benjamin Baker from Lot #20 in Elyria, Lorian County, Ohio. He reserved the right to enter and take one half of all mines and minerals on said tract. 11 August 1835. According to the map of Elyria, Lot #20 was on Telegraph Rd., just around the corner from Ezra Squires' home on the next road west of Murray Ridge Rd. Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Gooden" <goodenuf@nethere.com> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 08:22 PM Subject: Re: [OHLORAIN] Ancestor a quarry worker? > Nancy , There was a Mussy quart on the south end of Elyria . If I remember > right it was just North of 16 Street, Close to The Steel and Tube Plant . We > swam it gut it was fenced off and the police did occasionally patrol it. > Several Children lost their lives in it . The water was always extremely > cold. There is also a small Quarry on my uncle farm on the Telegraph Road it > near the west edge of the farm about 100 feet from the RR tracks right by > the overpass bridge. Ken > ----- Original Message ----- > From: NM Meyers <nmmeyers@centurytel.net> > To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 4:35 PM > Subject: [OHLORAIN] Ancestor a quarry worker? > > > > Fellow researchers, > > Not all of our ancestors were farmers, teachers or businessmen of some > > sort, but all did have to earn a living somehow. The stone quarries of > > Lorain County employed many very hard working men. Many were uneducated > > and some unable to speak English. Many lived in company houses and > > shopped at company stores with vouchers. > > There were quarries in Amherst Twp., Brownhelm Twp., Columbia Twp., > > Elyria, Grafton Twp., LaGrange Twp., Pittsfield Twp. and perhaps others > > that I am not aware of. > > If you live within driving distance of Amherst and would like to hear > > about the stone quarries, then please mark your February 27th on your > > calendar. There will be a presentation by a knowledgeable speaker, at > > the February meeting of the Amherst Historical Society at 7:30PM. > > BTW, Amherst was well known as the sandstone capital of the world. > > -- > > Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH > > Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > > A proud RootsWeb Supporter > > Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com > > Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/ > > > > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page > > http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > > > > > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Search the Archive of Messages for OHLORAIN Mailing List > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >

Ken... Forgot to include Carlisle Twp. to the previous message about LC quarries. I do recall that as late as 1975, seeing teens walk down the RR tracks to the old stone quarry on lot 25 in the southeast corner of Carlisle Twp. It was originally owned by the Grafton Stone Co., that was near Hart's Station. See the 1874 atlas of LC. I also once swam in a dangerous quarry, back in my home state of MI as an adolescent & in my teen years. We were unaware of all the hazards too. There were some who drowned there too & a couple young people that became totally paralyzed from diving stunts gone wrong. -- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen A proud RootsWeb Supporter Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/

The OLD LADIES HOME located at W.Second & West Ave. in Elyria opened about January 1,1902. It was a handsome three-story home. See photo on page 13 of PICTURESQUE ELYRIA, 1903. This was not a home for indigent people as the Lorain Co. Infirmary was. With the help of my fellow researcher, Nick Melhinch, we have complied a list of twenty-six ladies who died at the Old Ladies Home but are buried in various cemeteries within the county and some out of the county. This list covers deaths ranging from the year 1911 thru 1930, and their ages at the time of death, were from 72 years to 93 years. So if you are missing a little old lady in this time frame, mailto:nmmeyers@centurytel.net Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen A proud RootsWeb Supporter Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/

Fellow researchers, Not all of our ancestors were farmers, teachers or businessmen of some sort, but all did have to earn a living somehow. The stone quarries of Lorain County employed many very hard working men. Many were uneducated and some unable to speak English. Many lived in company houses and shopped at company stores with vouchers. There were quarries in Amherst Twp., Brownhelm Twp., Columbia Twp., Elyria, Grafton Twp., LaGrange Twp., Pittsfield Twp. and perhaps others that I am not aware of. If you live within driving distance of Amherst and would like to hear about the stone quarries, then please mark your February 27th on your calendar. There will be a presentation by a knowledgeable speaker, at the February meeting of the Amherst Historical Society at 7:30PM. BTW, Amherst was well known as the sandstone capital of the world. -- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen A proud RootsWeb Supporter Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/

Nancy , There was a Mussy quart on the south end of Elyria . If I remember right it was just North of 16 Street, Close to The Steel and Tube Plant . We swam it gut it was fenced off and the police did occasionally patrol it. Several Children lost their lives in it . The water was always extremely cold. There is also a small Quarry on my uncle farm on the Telegraph Road it near the west edge of the farm about 100 feet from the RR tracks right by the overpass bridge. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: NM Meyers <nmmeyers@centurytel.net> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 4:35 PM Subject: [OHLORAIN] Ancestor a quarry worker? > Fellow researchers, > Not all of our ancestors were farmers, teachers or businessmen of some > sort, but all did have to earn a living somehow. The stone quarries of > Lorain County employed many very hard working men. Many were uneducated > and some unable to speak English. Many lived in company houses and > shopped at company stores with vouchers. > There were quarries in Amherst Twp., Brownhelm Twp., Columbia Twp., > Elyria, Grafton Twp., LaGrange Twp., Pittsfield Twp. and perhaps others > that I am not aware of. > If you live within driving distance of Amherst and would like to hear > about the stone quarries, then please mark your February 27th on your > calendar. There will be a presentation by a knowledgeable speaker, at > the February meeting of the Amherst Historical Society at 7:30PM. > BTW, Amherst was well known as the sandstone capital of the world. > -- > Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH > Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > A proud RootsWeb Supporter > Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com > Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/ > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page > http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > >

Hi Gail, I have a Henry C. Avins (no dates) who married Rosa A. Linden (bp. 24 Feb 1895, Holy Trinity, Avon, died 8 Jan 1981) daughter of Jacob and Margaret Gilgenbaugh Linden. Is this the same person? I got this information from Edna Mary Avins Martinson, Henry's daughter. Dawn Linden ----- Original Message ----- From: "G M G" <dover@adelphia.net> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 7:38 PM Subject: [OHLORAIN] HARRINGTON & AVIN and other surnames... > Who is Mrs. Sarah E. HARRINGTON who married widower Charles H. AVINS, of > Avon Twp., Lorain County, OH, on 27 Aug 1878? > > Charles H. AVINS may be listed as Henry C. AVINS. I found this marriage > entry on a microfilm for Lorain Co and wondered if the Justice of the Peace, > C. H. Doolittle, practiced in the Avon Twp. area exclusively.... > > I have found this additional information: According to 1880 Census for Avon, > Lorain Co., OH, Mrs. Sarah HARRINGTON was born ca 1852 in England. She > brings into the marriage a daughter, Lillie L. HARRINGTON, b ca 1872, OH. By > ca 1883, Charles AVINS remarries - was Sarah deceased by this time and where > is Lillie? > > I have more information on the other lines that marry into the AVINS line: > GORDON, TOWNSEND, HUMES, BEARD, BENHAM, LOKER, LINDEN, KLINE. > > I welcome your thoughts > Gail, Ohio > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Search the Archive of Messages for OHLORAIN Mailing List > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >

I now have added to my personal at-home library, a list of women who lived at one time in Dover township, Cuyahoga County OH. Lorain county was once part of that area. The source of this information is "PIONEER WOMEN IN THE WESTERN RESERVE BEFORE 1850." If you need a lookup for a female ancestor from this area please mailto:nmmeyers@centruytel.net (privately) and to enhance this lookup, I also have the indexed 1852 landownership map of Dover and all of Cuyahoga County.This does not include owners of any smaller lots in or villages/towns. -- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen A proud RootsWeb Supporter Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/

Pittsfield weekly column... Mr.PICKWORTH is sick & Dr. AUSTIN attends him. Pitt McROBERTS of this place & H.H. BARNARD of oberlin have gone to Chattanooga TN. O.J.WHITNEY sold 54 grade Catswold & Sheapsdown lambs to T.SWENEY that weighed 90 lbs each. Price .0525 per pound. W.S.BETELEY, a sufferer for some time, was treated by Dr. ARMES of Cleveland with good results. Mr. H.E.CLARK, the dog & ferret man, has purchased a fiend draft horse to take the place of the one he lost this winter. Henry keeps good ones. A. HANMER is obliged to use a crutch & cane, with rheumatism & carbuncle being the cause. Wm. J. ROGERS, a former resident of this town & late of Norfolk VA died at the residence of his father Edward ROGERS on the 16th. Funeral is Tuesday. Desks for the new schoolhouse in special district No.2, have arrived. 32 pupils are answering at roll call in this district so says the teacher Mrs. S. TAYLOR. Among the sick: John BRAITHWAITE, Mrs. Samuel JORDAN, Mrs. John MARSHALL, James BALDWIN, & the whole Loman HARLEY family. Large amount of field drain tiles are being installed on farms. Most being installed by James BALDWIN of Turkey Ridge & O. WHITNEY. a doing a good second work. Richard MILLS, Esq. fell dead Monday morning with heart failure. Funeral was Thursday Jan. 21. Another good man is gone. -- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen A proud RootsWeb Supporter Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/

Ridgeville weekly column..... Mrs. J.P. REIDINGER is sick with the grip. Miss WHEELER closed her school to go home to her grandfather's funeral. Hiram FRISBEE is working in Cleveland, spent Sunday at the home of his parents here. Miss Eugene ROOT & her son Fred returned last week after a visit of several weeks. Mr. ROOT was a former resident & not prospers with a shoe store in Defiance Ohio. The 5 yr old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John SMITH died last Sunday after being confined to bed with scarlet fever for more than 10 weeks. Funeral was held here Thursday at St. Peters. -- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen A proud RootsWeb Supporter Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/

Brownhelm weekly column Charles BRANDAU has the grippe. Willie HORN has the brain fever. Miss Mary JOSLIN is on the sick list. Mrs. BACON of Dover, is visiting friends in this place. Miss Amelia BRANDAU is the guest of her brother Mr.& Mrs. E.H.BACON. Mr. J.P. BYRD has returned home from his trip to the South. Mrs. John SHOTTON and her family are the guests of her parents Mr.& Mrs. E.H.BACON. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen A proud RootsWeb Supporter Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/

Brighton, weekly column Mrs. David DAY is improving. D.M. HALL spent a day in Cleveland on business this week. The ladies Aid Society met with Mrs. Henry HARDY last Wednesday. Mrs. A.M. JOHNSTON is sick with la grippe but there are hopes for her hasty recovery. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was rendered by home talent at Rochester, with the house being full. The debate at the town hall was well attended. A number of Camden folks were present. The affirmative won. Dr. SMITH of Columbia expects to move here. Died on Feb. 3rd, Wm. FRENCH, of cancer in the stomach after a long illness. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen A proud RootsWeb Supporter Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/

South Ridge column.... Mr. Fred SNYDER has gone to Cleveland to be a blacksmith. Reba WITHERUP was quite sick with lung fever, but under the good care of Dr. REEFY has improved. Mr. Wm. FOWELL of LaGrange spent Mon. with his mother Mrs. J. FOWELL. Mr. & Mrs. ALLBRIGHT entertained a party of young people Friday. Miss SAVE closed her Murray Ridge school due to sickness in family. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen A proud RootsWeb Supporter Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/

Carlisle weekly column..... Dan COUGHLIN'S daughter is on the sick list. Miss Grace BRUCE has returned from her Cleveland visit. Mat SCHILFE expects to move to Grafton where he has a blacksmith shop. Charles BAILEY and wife have been attending the funeral of his mother in Huntington Township. Charley GARRETT moves on the old FULLER farm. Mr. Coon BRANDT moves on the Issac BRUCE farm. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen A proud RootsWeb Supporter Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/

LaPorte weekly newspaper column.... A new baby boy arrived at Frank SLAUTERS. Mrs. A.N. TWISS returned from visiting friends in Oberlin. A valentine party was held Fri. evening at John ALEXANDER's. Rhetorical exercises were held in Miss Mable WOOD's school on Sat. Mr. REISINGER of Grand Rapids is visiting relatives here. Mr. Conrad BRANT who has been successfully carrying on the large farm of the late Lorenzo CLARK, has rented Mrs. Issac BRUCE's farm on the Indian Hollow Rd. for three years. Capt.John BOOTH's health is not good this winter and has to keep indoors most of the time. Mr. Solomon STEPHENS of West Cleveland, one of the veterans of the 103rd O.V.I., was the guest of H.P.CHAPMAN over Wednesday night. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen A proud RootsWeb Supporter Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/

Todd, Hopefully you will get a response from another Boynton researcher... but just in case you don't, this is what I am able to tell you. There was a D.T.Boynton listed as property owner of lot 11, track 6 in Brighton Twp. in the 1857 atlas of LC. Did not find him listed in any census index but then he could have been in another's household and only the head of household was indexed in 1850 & 1860. The BOYNTON h/h in Elyria Twp.,in the 1860 index are: Clarinda p 358; Cobb C. p 378; John H. p 378; Joshua p 344 & 360; Simon p 359; Washington p 379. If you wish to check out all the BOYNTON's in Elyria Twp in the 1850 census, go to the following pages for your research: Bera p 1069; Elbridge p 1063; Joshua p 1069; L.C. p 1049; Simeon p 1076. Good luck in your quest! -- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH

Sharon, Glad you got a lot of response to your problem. Check out our list of URLs on the Lorain County Genealogy Page. You might find something else of use. http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen/URL.htm Sue -- Sue Strick, Lorain County Coordinator for OHGenWeb Lorain County Genealogy Page, http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen L.C. Mailing List, http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen/mail.htm

I'm looking for the family of Daniel T. BOYNTON in Lorain County in the 1850's to 1860's. Daniel T. Boynton was born 1807 in Maine where he married Harriet Laughton. About 1833 the family moved to Elyria where Daniel had a store. The family left about 1865 to Indiana. Does anyone have any info on the Boynton's in this time period? I'd really like to find the 1850 census listing for the family. Some of the various spellings of this name is BOYINGTON, BOYINGTEN, BYINGTON, etc... Thanks, Todd in IL

Sorry for the posting - I was trying to encourage this new friend about this line put the address up in the send to and did not notice Sorry again Marilyn