1924 June 28, Lorain, Sandusky, Ohio: tornado swept through cities, causing 85 deaths. -----Original Message----- From: ohlorain-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ohlorain-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Patricia Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 10:50 AM To: ohlorain@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OHLORAIN] Palm Sunday Tornado Hi Cathy, I'll call the Lorain County Historical Society...and let you know what happens. Thanks. Patricia "martin.abba@juno.com" <martin.abba@juno.com> wrote: Hi Patricia, I'm sorry; I don't have it. Was in my early twenties then and didn't have enough sense to save such things. Just now tried to Google it, but it's hard to find newspaper articles that old. Probably the victims' names would be important to you, and I tried to Google for them, too. So far, no luck and I have to leave for a vet appt. and some other errands. Will try again later, and maybe you'd like to, also. Good luck! Cathy -- Patricia wrote: Hi Cathy, I'd love to have a copy of that article. Do you know how I might obtain it? Thanks, Patricia "martin.abba@juno.com" wrote: Hi Cheryl, Thank you for suggesting that possibility, but the farm was still there after the tornado. I felt so bad to hear what your friend Judy and her family went through during the tornado. I am so sorry that her father died and hope very much that her mother recovered from her injuries. What a wonderful story about Judy's dog pulling her out of the rubble! Think the tornado leveled Pittsfield, but I don't know how much damage there was in Penfield. I was in my early twenties and living in California when we heard the tornado was heading your way. Tried all night long to call my family in Wellington, but couldn't get through. The Los Angeles Times carried the story of the tornado on the front page. The writer included in that front-page article the name of every victim in far-away Ohio. Although, I didn't know anyone personally, many of the family names were familiar to me. Cathy -- "Cheryl Bakker" wrote: Just a thought about Penfield -- wasn't that the site of one of the hits by the Palm Sunday tornado back around 1965? I was in high school, and my 4-H club volunteered to help with the cleanup. We were helping in Grafton, but my friend Judy lived in Penfield (or maybe Penfield Juction - are they the same?), I believe. (Having a brain-freeze here!) Her father was killed, mother severely injured, and her dog pulled her out of the rubble. All that was left standing for miles was the statue. I can't remember any more than that, but it could be why things don't look the same. Cheryl ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 7:15 AM Subject: [OHLORAIN] To Shirley: Black River Church of the Brethren > Hi Shirley, > > I think my gg grandparents lived on Smith Rd. in Penfield from the > late 1840s until their deaths just a few weeks apart in 1903. It > sounds as if your family's farm was very near Penfield Cemetery on > Rt. 18 where my gg grandparents are buried, but they were probably > not alive by the time your family lived there. I hope very much that > others will have information about your family. Nancy Myers, who > lived in Penfield for awhile, has a wealth of information about the > area, and I see she has contacted you. > > Every generation of our family since my ggg grandmother is buried in > Penfield Cemetery. We just buried our mother there 15 months ago. > In the 70's we got to see the farm in Penfield where our gg > grandparents raised their thirteen children. I tried to find it a > few years ago, but couldn't. Don't know if it's gone or if I was > turned around in my directions and missed it. > > Good luck in your search for information and cousins! > > Cathy > > > -- Shirley Hunt wrote: > My grandfather's sister Eliza Gow Bobel and her husband Phillip lived > on Route 18 on a farm about a mile east of Rt 301. Their son and his > family also lived on that farm during the 1940's and 50's possibly > earlier. > The William Phelps Boise (wife Lydia Loring Severcool) family lived > on Jones road (I think) in the 1880's? > My grandfather Earl C. Gow (wife Josephine Boise) and his brother > Walter lived on farms about a mile south of LaGrange on Rt.301 in the > 1920's and into 1930's. > I am not sure about the Opfer family, other than them being in > LaGrange in the 1880s. > Any insite into these families would be great! > Thanks > Shirley > > "martin.abba@juno.com" wrote: > Hi Shirley, > > I don't know of any connections to these families. Do you, Carole? > Shirley, when did they live in Penfield? > > Cathy > > -- Shirley Hunt wrote: > This is such a sad story to hear about the fire. > I have a lot of ties to the Penfield area with surnames Bobel, > Boise, Gow, Opfer, and Severcool. Does anyone have connections to > these families? > Shirley Hunt > > "martin.abba@juno.com" wrote: > Thank you, Carole and thank you Jane Cahl for the articles you > sent. > Jane is one of my Amherst classmates and, for those of you who don't > know, Carole is my third cousin once removed. We have old photos of > my gg grandparents and ggg grandparents (Carole's gg grandparents). > In the photos, our ancestors are dressed in Brethren garb very much > like the Amish. At that time, Church of the Brethren was called > German Baptist Brethren. It is one of three historic peace churches > and, like the Amish, they believe in living simply with strong > emphasis on community. Once I clocked the distance from my gg > grandparents' farm in Penfield to the church in Chatham. Thirteen > miles -- quite a distance to go by buggy and the Brethren spent a lot > of time in church! I've wondered how they managed -- one buggy > wouldn't have been enough for the thirteen children in my gg > grandparents' family (it's easy to see why Carole and I have lots of > cousins in Lorain, Medina and Wayne Counties)! Those thirteen > children must have very sleepy on the buggy rides home -- especially > on the days the Brethren had their love feasts after their services. > Carole's great grandfather and my gg grandfather were brothers and > lived and worked together on adjoining farms in Penfield. They had > come from Wayne County where our Pennsylvania Dutch ancestors had > pioneered. The Neff side of our family were Mennonites who became > Brethren and married into the Lutheran Dague side of our family -- > all becoming Brethren. The Neffs were Swiss who moved to the Rhine > area of Germany, probably because of religious persecution. From > Germany, they immigrated to Philadelphia in 1717. > > Carole, would you like me to send you the articles that Jane sent? I > learned of the fire from John Shafer, member of a Brethren church in > VA. We had corresponded years ago because of his relationship to our > Neff/Schweinhardt family. As one of our family historians, you would > probably like to be in touch with him. I will send you his address > privately. > > Cathy > > -- "Carole J. Schetter" wrote: > There is information on the Christmas Eve fire in the Plain Dealer > and on > the Brethren Daily News list. I found them by "googling." What a > tragedy. > My ancestor, John Willis White was one of the founders of the > church. > > Carole Schetter > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHLORAIN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > FREE Reminder Service - NEW from AmericanGreetings.com > Click HERE and never forget a Birthday or Anniversary again! > http://track.juno.com/s/lc? > s=197335&u=http://www.americangreetings.com/products/online_calendar.p > d > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHLORAIN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > Shirley > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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