Would like information on Greenwood cemetery , Belmont Co. Where it is located also if there is an individual listing. Betty Aber@kiski.net

Hello Donna, In the book Tombstone Inscriptions and Family Records by Esther Weygendt Powell it states: Pleasant Grove Cemetery Colerain Twp This cemetery is on Donley Hollow Road, off US 250, on the right going south, near the Jefferson County border, at town of Pleasant Grove. Donley Hollow Road is probably TR 452. Cemetery originated in 1854. I have found: Babb, Aaron 1826-1913 Martha 1831-1902 Babb, Charles H. 1856-1942 wife Irene (nothing listed) Good luck with your research, and your transfer. Sincerely, J.L. http://www.y2kfoods.homepad.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <DonnaCHamm@aol.com> To: <OHBELMON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 04, 1999 6:13 AM Subject: [OHBELMON-L] Need Help Really, Really Fast!!! PLEASE??? > Hi All, > I am REALLY DESPERATE! Due to unforeseen circumstances, I'm having to write > this at the very last moment and need help quickly! My husband and I are > leaving in a couple of hours for Ohio. We are in the military and are being > transferred to Nebraska in early August. This is our last time to visit > "home". I have been doing research on my husband's line. We are currently > stationed in Virginia and have made it to Ohio many times over the past six > and a half years for brief stays but never able to do any research. We > always visit his grandparents graves in Linwood Cemetery - Bridgeport. They > had lived in Barton. We are a tiny bit familiar with the area and generally > travel on 250. Thanks to this list and the Babb list, we have the > opportunity to visit the graves of his GGrands, GGGrands, and GGGGrands! > This is wonderful, but we will only have one day to do it, so I am desperate > for easy, clear, concise directions. We are hoping to see the graves of : > > GGrands - Charles H. Babb & Irene Stillwell > GGGrands - Aaron Babb & Martha Lewis > > (Both couples above are said to be buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in > Pleasant Grove, Ohio which I can't seem to locate.) > > GGGGrands - Peter Babb and Elizabeth Norris. Peter and his first wife > Jane Bell are said to be buried in "Friends Burying Ground - Shortcreek > Meeting House - Belmont County". I haven't a clue where that is! > > If you can help me, please, please, I'll be so very grateful! If not, no > problem, as I realize this is very short notice! > Thanks very much in advance! > Donna Hamm > DonnaCHamm@aol.com >

Surnames: STEWART BROWN RAKE Submitter: Anne Stewart Perry (asperry@hotmail.com) Date: 04 Jun 1999 Looking for information on W.T.M.(William) Stewart b ca 1824 d May 4 1870 in Monroe Cty OH (m Sarah Brown). Three known children are George b Jul 24 1853 d Jul 31 1895 Masterton OH (m Amanda Rake), John T. b Jan 4 1847 d 10 Feb 1902 ( m Jennie ? ca 1856-1936), and Maliff P. b 12 Jul 1849 d 19 Jul 1851. All of these folks are buried in Masterton Cemetery. I found John T. and Sarah in the 1880 Monroe Cty (Bethyl) census and George in 1880 Monroe Cty (Salem). I have a lot of information on George but cannot find W.T.M.s birth place or any other info on John T.

Hi Sallie, >From the book Tombstone Inscriptions and Family Records of Belmont Co., Oh, I found the following: Somerton City Cemetery, Somerset Twp Ensley, William 1848-1931 wife Elizabeth 1854-1926 This is all on the Ensley surname in this particular book.. Are you going to the genealogy Jamboree in Pasadena, Calif June 12 & 13? If you are let me know-I plan to be there. Good luck with your research. Sincerley, J.L. http://www.y2kfoods.homepad.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Sallie Cleave <sallie@vol.com> To: <OHBELMON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 7:04 PM Subject: [OHBELMON-L] Cemetery Info > Hi Listers: > > I'm trying to locate the name of the cemetery my g-grandfather is buried > in. His name was William Ross Ensley, he died Jan. 8, 1931. According > to the copy of his death cert. the place of death was Belmont Co., > Somerset Twp. and burial at Someton on 1/10/31. > > Can anyone tell me how I can get this info? I appreciate any help > offered. > > Sallie Cleave > California >

Hello Judy, In the book Tombstone Inscriptions and Family Records of Belmont Co., Oh by Esther Weygandt Powell, I found the following information: Flushing Twp Pioneers George Brokaw b Pa., 3/22/1784, son of George, Sr., Rev War soldier, who came to Ohio 1800 with his 16 yr old son. In 1806 George, Jr. m Mary McCULLOUGH and had 11 ch. He served in War of 1812. Mary d 1851 and he m 2 more wives. His 4th son Isaac b 1818 m 1846 Nancy ARMSTONG and had: Geo., Mary, Joseph, Martha, & David. Presby mem. Crabapple Cemetery Wheeling Twp This cemetery is near the Harrison Co., border, 2 miles south of New Athens. It is on road north of Uniontown, off SR 9, in gouged stip mine area where the one road has been destroyed. This Presbyterian Church was first and largest in the twp. In 1803 Robert & William McCULLOUGH helped to organize the church. The first sermon preached by Rev. John REA, to a congregation of forty members, which included the McCulloughs, McKibbons, Campbells, Snedekers, BROKAWS, & Merritts. A plaque in the cemetery shows the following ministers: Joseph Anderson 1800-1804 John Rea 1805-1810 Thomas B. Clark 1813-1818 Salmon P. Cowles 1819-1826 Jacob Coon 1834-1838 Moses Allen 1839-1846 M. Williamson 1847-1853 W. R. Vincent 1853-1866 A Methodist Chruch may have been here later. Brokaw, Abraham dod 1825 age 69 ?? George dod 1842 age 87 George dod 1880 age 97 War of 1812 Nancy dod 1861 age 75 w/o George Mary dod 1851 age 69 w/o George Jane dod 1850 age 88 w/o George John 12/23/1793-1876 War of 1812 wife Sarah 9/19/1802-1883 Nancy dod 1853 age 21 John dod 1907 age 86 Maria dod 1905 age 76 Nancy dod 1876 age 76 (or 86) w/o George Benjamin 1822-1900 wife Elizabeth 1822-1900 Jacob 1814-1897 wife Mary 1817-1890 dau Mary dod 1860 age 11 (oe 17) Willaim 1809-1850 wife Ellen Campbell 1806-1897 son George 1834-1851 son Samuel 1839-1859 Lyle 1835-1858 Isabel dod 1834 age 10 dau of George & Mary Elizabeth dod 1861 age 12 dau of John & Elizabeth George 1813-1892 wife Jane 1813-1896 Mary 1833-1896 John 1833-1909 William 1844-1926 Sarah 1848-1928 Mary 1849-1918 John A. 1847-1900 wife Sarah 1848-1934 John M. 1842-1924 wife Elizabeth 1842-1918 John P. 1836-1914 wife Mary 1849-1918 George 1847-1894 Sarah 1802-1883 wife of John Isabella dod 1834 age 10 dau of George & Mary John L. dod 1845 age 2 son of J & M Lyle A. dod 1858 age 22 Mary dod 1844 age 1 Samuel dod 1859 age 20 3 ch of Wm & E. Good luck with your research. Sincerely, J.L. http://www.y2kfoods.homepad.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Weacon1@aol.com> To: <OHBELMON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 31, 1999 4:07 PM Subject: [OHBELMON-L] Crabapple Cemetery > I am looking for an ancestory who is buried in Crabapple Cemetery: > George BROKAW > > Can someone tell me if this cemetery is still there? Is there a list of > graves? > > Thanks so much, > Judy >

I am searching for any information on Eulah M. Tisher who, I believe, was born in Monroe County on 23 March 1894. She married Lawrence Ellsworth Malloy in Ohio County, WV in abt. 1917. Any information on her parentage would be greatly appreciated. Rob Martindale

I do not know if there is any connection or not, but my father, Samuel Boice Henderson was born in Monroe County, Ohio, January 18 1898. His parents were Joseph Leander Henderson and Margaret Missouri Smith Henderson. My dad's paternal grandparents were John Boice Henderson and wife Sarah. There must be some connection with the name Boice and in Monroe County. RONALD BOICE HENDERSON ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Surnames: STINE BOICE BOYCE Submitter: K. William Bailey (kwbailey@sssnet.com) Date: 30 May 1999 URL: http://pages.sssnet.com/kwbailey Michael Stine, d c 1825, lived in Greene County, PA, and reportedly had sons Michael (who moved to Monroe County), Isaac, John and Henry. Am seeking information as to whether Michael also had a daughter Mary who married Samuel Boice/Boyce. Wish to share information.

D. W. Smith (1858) was mayor of Woodsfield at his death in 1935. Can anyone tell me about his family and/or ancestry. He was my ggrandfather. Thanks! Larry Shafer North Canton, OH

Surnames: ABERSOLD Submitter: Betty Romito (aber@kiski.net) Date: 26 May 1999 I am doing research on the name Abersold. Would Would like any information on the date of arrival to USA and the port left from. The first name is John.

I have just recently discovered 2 ancestors who lived in your county during the 1880 census. They are James Worley, b. Aug 15,1858 and George M. Worley, b. March 17,1843. The township referenced for James is Wayne Township and for George is the Jackson Township. They have 6 other siblings who appear to be scattered throughout the state. Any help in furthering this search would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jim Worley jworley@aalas.org |-------------------| | J.C. Worley | | jworley@aalas.org | |-------------------|

Hello to all, About the Jamboree: For more information you can contact: Southern California Genealogical Society 417 Irving Drive Burbank, CA 91504-2408 Telephone: 818-843-7247 web site: http://www.cwire.com/scgs For those going I will be wearing a pink tank top and blue jeans. I will also have a maroon, USC backpack on. BTW-I am a female. Sincerely, J.L. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jo Hartman <johartman@home.com> To: <HOMESPUN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 1999 12:51 AM Subject: Re: S. Calif Annual Genealogical Jamboree > Hey! My MIL is coming to town just to work on her geneology with me! Maybe > she'd like to go. Any more details on it or website #? Our research has > been only on the computer, so having some live access to bodies and info > would be interesting and helpful I presume. > > Who all is going for sure? > > Jo Hartman > -----Original Message----- > From: DLHalsey@aol.com <DLHalsey@aol.com> > To: HOMESPUN-L@rootsweb.com <HOMESPUN-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Saturday, May 22, 1999 11:48 PM > Subject: Re: S. Calif Annual Genealogical Jamboree > > > I hope to be there on the 12th...would be nice to see some of you! > LaRae > > In a message dated 5/22/99 10:07:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > fmlyfndr@email.msn.com writes: > > << Hello All- > > To any of you in the Southern California area: The Southern California > Genealogical Society will host the 30th Annual Genealogical Jamboree at the > Pasadena Center, Pasadena, Calif on June 12 & 13. > I will be attending on the 12th. > > Hope to see you there!! Sincerely, J.L. > > http://www.y2kfoods.homepad.com >> > > > ==== HOMESPUN Mailing List ==== > +++++ The Emergency Relay System has its own website! Check it out at > http://www.angelfire.com/ks/windshipgenhelp/ers.html +++++ > > > > ==== HOMESPUN Mailing List ==== > @@@@@ Rootsweb requires that messages be sent ONLY in PLAIN TEXT. @@@@@ >

I recently read in Catherine Foreaker Fedorchak's book, "Family Research In Monroe County, Ohio, Volume 1, about my husband's 5th great-grandfather, William Shell. In a newspaper column written 1967, she states that William made a declaration of intention to become a citizen in 1839. In 1841 he was granted citizenship. His name was recorded as William Shal. I have written to Monroe Co. for records before and the reply was that the courthouse had burned. Could someone tell me if these records are kept somewhere some place other than the courthouse and where to write for copies. I don't mind doing the digging as I want to verify his citizenship. I am even willing to have someone look for these records and will be glad to pay for the service. There should also be records for wife Magdalena Shell/Shal/Schell and son Jacob. Thanks for any help. Carolyn Shell Cocoa, FL dcgld@quancon.com

Hello All- To any of you in the Southern California area: The Southern California Genealogical Society will host the 30th Annual Genealogical Jamboree at the Pasadena Center, Pasadena, Calif on June 12 & 13. I will be attending on the 12th. Hope to see you there!! Sincerely, J.L. http://www.y2kfoods.homepad.com

Submitter: Betsy French (BARKFrench@worldnet.att.net) Date: 16 May 1999 In older censuses where only the heads of household were listed, what was the convention for deciding who the H of H was? Specifically, if a widowed woman lived with an unmarried adult son, which would be listed as head of household? If the son was married but childless? If he and his wife had children?

Samuel Baker age 22 and Ellen Bishop age 31 married Feb. 10 1870 in Monroe Co. Ohio. Could anyone tell me who their parents are? Thanks, Pat PHERRON@prodigy.net

Hello Dale, I will check my books for your names, and I will list the books as I go through them: Monroe Co., Oh: The 1st 20 yrs Commissioners' Journal 1815-1835 No listings for any of the names listed Monroe Co., Oh Will abstracts Vol 1 & 2 Vol 1 Charlotte Huffman of Brownsville, Benton Twp, Monroe Co., Oh Will Book 1 Page 200 Signed 25 July 1872 Probated: 24 Dec 1872 Witnessess: Josiah Wilson, Benjamin Fawcett Spouse: Not named Devisees: Henry Freeman, son Wilhelmenia Hildbract, daughter Executor: Not named Book 2 Jacob Huffman (also Jacob M.) of Perry Twp, Monroe Co., Oh Will Book 2 Page 5 Signed: 30 March 1870; Probated: 5 February 1879 Witnesses: James R. Morris, Temperance V. Morris, N. Baker Spouse: Nancy Huffman Devisees: The following list of next of kin were to be notified in writing that the will had been filed: Thomas Huffman George H. Huffman Jacob M. Huffman Rosebery M. Huffman Nancy Martin Enoch Martin Martin Workman Stephen Huffman George Roland Nancy Roland Sarah Roland Jacob Roland William Roland Hannah Roland Lydia Roland Executor: Harvey Huffman, son and Enoch Martin, son-in-law Notes: Daughter Elizabeth Armstrong, wife of Robert Armstrong and son Erasamers had already received their share of the estate. They do not inherit more. Obituaries of Monroe Co., Oh Calvin Myers, son of the late Willaim & Susan Myers was born February 5, 1871, and departed this life January 3, 1937, being aged 65 yrs 10 months & 28 days. He was united in marriage 20 July 1901, to Mary romick who survives him with the following children: Mrs. Raymond Henderlong & Earl Myers, of Detroit, Michigan; Mrs. Herbert Wagenheim of Wheeling; Mrs. Geln Hoskinson of Canton; Miss Evalyn Myers of Wheeling; June & Merel of the home. there are also 13 grandchildren; one sister Mrs. Frank HUFFMAN and one brother, Joseph Myers, both of Sardis; besides a host of neighbors and friends. Henry L. Huffman, 82, of RFD 1, Sardis, Ohio, died Friday at noon at his home. He was born on Trial Run, OHio and 43 yrs ago moved to his present home. His wife preceded him in death two yrs ago. Surviving are three daughters and three sons, Misses Nola, at home; Bessie & Pearl Huffman of Paden City, W. Va; Manueal, at home; Clark, Marietta, and Dewey Huffman, of Sardis,and five sisters. The body was removed to the Rush funeral home in Sardis, Ohio. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. (Saturday, Dec 11, 1948) Services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock in chapel of the Rush funeral home, Sardis, O. followed by additional services at 2 p.m. in Mt. Olive Church, for Henry L. Huffman, RD1, Sardis, who died Friday in his home. The Revs. Smith and Mendenhall will officiate and interment will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery. (Sunday, Dec 12, 1948) Mrs. Bertha Victory Witlatch, 70, widow of John Witlatch and resident of 216 Poplar ave, Moundsville, died this morning at 10 o'clock in the Reynolds Memorial hospital in Glen Dale, to which sh was admitted yesterday. Surviving are a son, John Witlatch, of Ohio; two daughters, mrs. Bertha Hubbs of Moundsville, and Mrs. Lillie Anderson of Ohio; one brother, James Whetzel, and two sisters, Mrs. Cora Kerns of Clarington, O and Mrs. Madge VANDYNE of Moundsville. The body was removed to the Lutes funeral home, pending funeral arrangements. (Tuesday, January 6, 1948) Monroe Co., Oh, Newspaper Abstracts Vol 1, 2, & 3 TSD=The Spirit of Democracy Vol 1 TSD 10 Mar 1898 Jane Reeves d 5 Mar, w/o Elihu of Jackson twp, 82y9m20d, b Belmont Co 20 May 1815, d/o Robert FERGUSON who moved to Monroe Co in 1829, she the last one of 10 to d, buried in West Union cemetery TSD 16 Jun 1898 Harvey Juffman 10y, s/o B. A. of New Matamoras, drowned in Ohio River a few days ago. TSD 23 Jun 1898 Roy Ferguson 9 y, s/o Grant a conductor on B & O RR, drowned at Newark 11 June, nephew of Dr. R. A. Ferguson of Woodsfield F. A. LAMPING, 38y s/o late F. A. of Monroe Co., d at his home in Winona Minn 3 June, buried New Matamoras in Washington Co., OH TSD 19 Oct 1899 Francis Ferguson, d Sat at son's home U.G. of Newark, 68y, widow of A.J. who died in 1892, survive: Dr. R. A. of Woodsfield, Mrs Alice Clossman of McConnelsville, A. J. of Wheeling, WV & t.G. of Newark, buried Fairview Chapel between Zanesville & Chandlersville There are many listings for the surname of LAMPING in Vol 2 and only one for LAMP. Would you like LAMPING, also? To be continued Sincerely, J.L. http://www.y2kfoods.homepad.com -----Original Message----- From: dale smith <brendale@sccoast.net> To: J. L. <fmlyfndr@email.msn.com> Date: Monday, May 10, 1999 12:17 PM Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] Jeruslaem, Monroe Co., Ohio 1887 Part #1 >J.L., I have come to the conclusion, >that my relatives must not of done >anything except to stay home and hide. I >keep hoping that sooner or later you >will list something on the Gatten`s, >Lamp`s, Ferguson`s, Whitten`s, >Huffman`s, or Van Dyne`s. All of which >were in the Belmont Co. area, and I >think some still are. All that put >aside, I do enjoy reading the stories >that you do list. Thank you for doing >the little things, that I am sure, >should be helping some with connections. >Thank you, Dale >

One of the oldest houses of the town, is the two story brick standing at the southeast corner of this crossing. The oldest house, built by the founder of the town, stands at the northwest corner, and the second house in antiquity, occupied by Mr. MORRIS, stands a short distance from the southeast corner on Ohio street, near the Odd Fellows building. All the streets are lined with good stone sidewalks, and in front of Isaac HILL's store, corner of Ohio and Main, there is a pavement of Berea Sandstone. there was formerly a good brick building northwest corner of Washington and Ohio streets, occupied by JEFFERS BNros., which was burned in 1886. Near this spot thee is a new two story frame building in which the post office is kept. A little farther north is a residence of L. WOLLENWEBER, which he built fifty years ago and has ever since occupied as a residence and a place of business. Nearly opposite this building is the store and shops of THORNBERRY & Sons. Ohio street, the other original street of the town, is closely built up, east of the crossing of Main street, mostly with one and two story frame dwelling houses. There is considerable variety in the styles of the buildings, but very few are modern in their architecture, and they are mostly frame and bright with new paint and contrast strongly with the few weather beaten old wooden buildings to be found here in common with all other towns. The good sidewalks give evidence of thrift and public spirit. Well stocked stores, groceries, a plain but substantial school-house, three churches, several societies, a good mill, several blacksmiths and other tradesmen, make up the industries and social instrumentalities of the village. It is a substantial town, as evinced by the well dressed ladies and gentlemen to be seen on the streets, and the rosy children wending their way to school loaded with the too numerous books, tablets, slates, etc., required by the modern methods in these institutions. The town presents no marks of great antiquity, and there are living within its limits several persons whose birth antedates its beginning by several years. Citizen BEALL, the founder of the town, was born on Wheeling Creek, now West Virginia, and removed to Ohio, settling first on Captina creek. By a mistake at the land office in Marietta, the land he entered and on which he made a payment, was subsequently entered by another person who paid in full. BEALL relinquished his claim and entered the land, a part of section 6, township 5, and range 5, on which he laid out the town of Beallsville, in July 1825. The first settlement in the twp is said to have been made in 1813, though I am informed there is in the churchyard at the Baptist chruch, half a mile south of town, a grave marked by a stone the inscription on wihich states that the deceased, named BARRETT, died in 1811. It is difficult to fix the exact date of the arrival of BEALL on the scene but it was about 1820. Certain it is, that but little improvement had been made in the neighborhood. the site of the town was surrounded by the primeval forests, and where it was to stand, dead trees and stumps cumbered the ground. Nicholas KING was the surveyor who laid out the streets and alleys, and fixed the boundaries of the building lots. the east part of Washington Street was the alley that bounded the town on the west. The crossing of Main and Ohio streets was made the center of the village, and building lots were surveyed along the streets from that point. Citizen BEALL had built a part of the house on the northwest corner of Main and Ohio streets, now owned by Henry BROWN. Here was born, his daughter, Mary A. BEALL, the first child born in the place. She grew to woamnhood, and married a Mr. BEABOUT, but has been for some years dead. Shortly after the town was platted, an auction for the sale of lots was had. At this sale Richard TRUEX bought the lots now occupied by the school house, and Stillwell MELLOT the lot now occupied by Wm. MORRIS' residence. These lots were both built on about the same time, and (except the house built by BEALL before the town was founded) the house of Mr. MORRIS, on Ohio street, is the oldest building now standing in the place. At the same slae, or shortly after, Henry NEFF bought the lot on the south-east corner of Ohio and Washington streets, now owned by J. B. HILL. Judge John LYNN bought the lot where Isaac HILL's store stands. There seems to be a difference of opinion as to who started the first store. LYNN started a store where Isaac HILL is and BEALL kept the post office and run a store whree Henry BROWN lives, shortly after the founding of the village. It is likely BEALLpreceeded LYNN in the mercantile business by some years. Jasper MALLORY bought the lot on the south-east corner of Ohio and Main streets, and in 1834 built the two-story brick building still standing, the lower corner room of which is now occupied as a harness shop. The first hotel was kept in the BEALL property, and it seems to have numbered liquid refreshments among its attractions. This hostlery was run by Warren THORNBERRY in 1832. In 1832 John LYNN laid out what is know as LYNN's addition. The alley that formed the west boundary of the original town, on the section line, was widened into Washington Street and that portion of the town west of this street was added to the village. In the same year the Presbyterians built a small brick church on the gound now occupied by the present one. The same year Samuel SIMERAL established a blacksmith shop near the west end of Ohio street on the lot owned by Nellie OWENS. W.S. WILSON settled near thetown in 1830 and opened the first tailor shop in the place. He built the shop still standing on North Main Street. he remained here all his life dying in 1871. His widow, 83 years of age still lives here on West Ohio street. Citizen BEALL spent his life here dying in 1863, and four of his daughters are still residents of the village. Their names are Mrs. HUDSON, Mrs. Rev. DARBY, Mrs. BLACK, & Mrs. MILLER. In 1836 Dr. Louis GRATIGNY, a native of France, who had married a Massachusetts lady settled in the town. He had studied medicine with JUDKINS & HAMILTON at Mt. Pleasant, Ohio. He spent his life here practicing medicine, dying in 1873 at 73 years of age. His sons still live in or near the village. Shortly after Dr. GRATIGNY took up his residence here he established a tannery in the south part of town. there seems to have been three tanneries started here about the same time. J. COE was proprietor of the second, and Alexander HUTCHINSON of the third one. HUTCHINSON's tanyard seems to have been in operation till some time after 1840, but all three of them have been so long out of use that they are almost forgotten. At a somewhat earlier day Warren THORNBERRY built a horse mill in the south part of town. Motion was communicated to the buhrs and other machinery by horses hitched to a sweep or lever. the building was a log concern with a great spread of clap-board roof. It was afterwards used as a tobacco house but has disappeared. This crude concern ground wheat and bloted the flour in good style for the times, but it is not likely their best producet was equal to the roller flour of today. In 1852 the town was incorporated and Isaac WELSH was elected its first mayor. Isaac WELSH was State Treasurer from 1872-1876, dying in office November 29th of the latter year. In 1865 HUDSON's addition was platted. This is an extension of Ohio street toward the east and reaches over the summit of the swell on the west slope of which the greater part of the town stands. Much of this addition has been built up with comfortable residences. DANIELS' addition was made in 1880, and is on the north part of the town, near the railroad east of the depot. Several good dwellings have been added to the town in this addition. When the Railroad was built Beallsville did its full share in bearing the burden of the cost of that improvement, and has reaped its reward. Instead of bing compelled to go to the B & O Railroad (my personal note: B & O Railroad was the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad) or to the river for freights, it has become a considerable shipping point and its facilities attract trade to the town. Produce is bought at prices very close to those offered in the leading markets, and goods are sold at a narrow margin. Though profits of trade are small, the increades volume of business compensates many times over for the cut in prices. The staple products of the surrounding country are corn, wheat, tobacco and wool, but like all this hill contry, poultry, eggs and butter attract a share of attention, and annually bring in no inconsiderable sum of money. Fancy poultry is bred by many fanciers near town, and eggs and fowls of fancy breeds are shipped to all parts of the United States, while in a few cases they have been shipped half around the world. The tobacco of the neighborhood is of a good quality, and though it is but a meager price this year, the money it brings adds much to the circulating medium of the town. There is in the town quite a collection of old citizens, who are not only old in years, but have been for long years residents of the place. The oldes of these is probalby Mrs. MORRIS, mother of Mrs. JAMES, who keeps the Eagle Hotel. Mrs. WILSON, widow of W. S. WILSON, has already been mentioned. Mr. John W. BLACK, and Mr. W. MORRIS, who have lived here half a century, and Mr. Aaron EVANS, brother of Judge EVANS, of Zanesville, who has been here nearly as long. Matthew STEWART, who though only a resident of the town for a few years, has lived near it for fifty-six years. Mr. Philip KING, the owner of the mill, who was on the gound when the original town was surveyed, and helped build the first Presbyterian church, has lived all the seventy-three years of his life near the place, but has only recently lived in it. Mr. Yearsly THORNBERRY, 82 years old, has lived near the town from early boyhood, and in it for 19 years. Mr. John WILLIAMS, to whom I am indebted, with others, for valuable information, has probably had the longest continuous residence in town. He came here in the spring of 1836, and has ever since been a resident of the place. Mr. WOLLENWEBER came here fifty years ago, and bought two town lots on the west side of Washington street for forty dollars. When these lots wre purchased the stumps of trees were still on them. It was only a short distance to the undisturbed forest. The town contained only sixteen or eighteen huses, and the roads that led through it wound among the trees and was confined to very narrow limits after passing out of the town. The inhabitants were soothed to sleep at night by hooting of owls and the barking of foxes, or the howling of an occasional wolf in the forests, that environed the village. The Methodist church was then in cours of construction. The year vefore his arrival a camp meeting had been held in the suburbs, and that same year the camp meeting was repeated. Mr. WOOLENWEBER had visited the town in 1833, and had returned to make it his residence. On the two lots purchased he built half a century ago, the house he still occupies. Here he did a tailoring business for 25 years , with him J. THORNBERRY learned his trade, many years ago. After 25 years in the tailor trade he embarked in the grocery and saloon business, which he followed bor another quarter of a century. Recently he became disgusted, quit the business, and reposes in the shade of his own roof tree enjoying the quiet so grateful to men in the vening of their days. Mr. WOOLENWEBER is 65 years of age,and a native of Germany. Part #3 to follow

LIFE in the RURAL REGION of SOUTHEASTERN OHIO _________________ BEALLSVILLE MONROE COUNTY, OHIO AS A PLACE OF RESIDENCE ________________ THE GROWTH AND ITS PRESENT CONDITION DESCRIBED, WITH INCIDENTAL SKETCHES OF ITS BUSINESS MEN AND AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING, ETC. "How bless'd is he who leads a country life, Unvex'd with anxious cares, and void of strife! Who studying peace, and shunning civil rage Enjoy'd his youth, and now enjoys his age." The country villages of eastern Ohio are, for the most part, picturesque. Planted among hills of endless variety, no two of them are alike in their surroundings, yet each resembles all the rest. As a place of residence for those who prefer the quiet of rural life to the noise and hurry of the city almost any of them offer all the comforts of modern civilization along with unrestrained social intercourse with a people of superior average intelligence. Daily papers drop in on these places with regularity, so that sitting where you can look on the green pastures spotted with dandelions and nipped by flocks of sheep and cattle, the silence only disturbed, or its effect heightened by the bleating of lambs, you read undisturbed what has happened in all parts of the noisy world, apparently so far away, during the past day. No social barriers are set up, so that if you are for a few days a stranger it is your own fault if you are not soon received into society and made to feel that you are a welcome addition to the social life of the village. The old men delight to regale you with reminiscences of the early settlement of the country, rapidly hardening into tradition but not yet so remote but that the older ones have from first hands many entertaining stories of those rough days that preceded the introduction of the steamboat, the locomotive and the telegraph. These well dressed young ladies you see everywhere can talk books, paint in oil or water colors, or treat you to classic music rendered in fine style on the piano or organ that adorns almost every home. As you stroll the quiet streets of a summer evening through the open windows floats the words of a sacred hymn or a popular song, the stately measures of "Smith's March" or the classic combinations of the masters in music, all rendered with precision. Then if you have leisure and have the taste for hunting or fishing you can find squirrels in summer and rabbits and quail in winter and from the creeks an occasional bass is brought forth in triumph but furnishes more food for invention than for the human stomach. Tramping over the hills and inhaling the pure air amidst the forests that still line, the hill-sides begets an appetite that renders you capable of doing justice to the good things indigenous to the soil of these fertile hills and valleys. When it rains in summer or winter, there is difficulty in getting about without soiling your shoes, but then you can stay in-doors on such occasions, or select a town where there are sidewalks. It is amid such surroundings as these, that to live is a luxury, and life oftenest reaches it utmost limit. Beallsville has the sidewalks with the other advantages. Situated as it is on the watershed between Captina Creek and Sunfish, it is an easy matter to reach some wild scenery along these creeks where pines and cedars rooted among the rock on precipitious hill-sides give out the fragrance that is healing. Bass sport in these streams, and old sports seated on the banks, angle for them with indifferent success. The broad ridge on which the town stands is in a high state of cultivation. The surface is rolling, not rough, and the farms fringed with timber, dotted with orchards and good farm houses show careful keeping and are, to all appearance, the most desirable in the county. Here are raised spendid crops of wheat, corn, tobacco and vegetables. The site of the town on the broad ridge is between the heads of two small streams, one tributary to Captina creek and is called Piney fork of Captina; the other which has its head in the south suburbs of the village is Piny fork of Sunfish. these streams heading near together, the one running south the other north, cause a narrowing of the ridge at the spot where the town was built. South the descent into Piny fork valley of Sunfish is rapid, but not so steep as on the north towards the waters of Captina. The hills south-east, and east of the village slope of gently for some distance and are adorned with clusters of farm houses, while in the distance they arise to greater height, one ridge that shuts off the view in the distance to the east, terminates in an abrupt descent to the north while its bald sides, skirted with timber at the south resembles a mountain in the distance. West of the village a short distance a slight timbered elevation shuts off the view of the broad ridge in that direction, but beyond it lie beautiful fields diversified with orchards and white farm houses. The railroad climbs the hill from Crabapple north-east of town and passing through north of town, cuts through the cross ridge just west of the village, and so follows the broad ridge to Ozark where it plunges down the hill and crosses Sunfish. Half a mile across the valley, the white Pabtist Chruch on the ridge is visible through the bare boughs of the intervening grove of oaks that surrounds it, and that white frame house to the left on the hill is the residence of N. J. ISRAEL. Beallsville is built on two streets running north and south and two running east and west. Main and Washington Streets, in their southern course meet in the suburb, where the road leads down the valley of Piny fork of Sunfish. Ohio street, which is the longest, and is one of the original streets, crosses the railroad in the western suburb, and after a gentle descent again ascends the slope, and passes east over the slight swell,which is the site of the original town and so leads the way to Powhatan Point. The other street is a new one in the north part of the town near the depot. Near the crossing west of the town stands the Methodist Episcopal Church, on elevated gound; and by it is one of the cemeteries. The Presbyterian church is located on a natural mound on the west side of North Washington Street, which is the west street running north and south, and has the depot at its northern end. Here the view is down the steep hill that leads to the valley of the Piny fork of Captina. The Disciples church stands well towards the south end of this street, which has on its west side, in that neighborhood, some of the best residences in the town, the last one in that direction being the old HILL residence, a substantial, old fashioned brick building, standing just at the brink of the little bluff down which the street descends into the valley. These houses are shaded by evergreen or deciduous trees; the gounds are enclosed with neat fence and adorned with various sorts of shrubbery. Main street running parallel with this farther east, is one of the original streets of the town, and some of the dwellings strung along its sides give evidence of age. The school house stands at the crossing of this and Ohio street, on the top of the ridge. Part #2 to follow

W. J. MOORE Mr. MOORE was a native of Pittsburgh, was in such a haste to get out of the smoke of that place, that he came to Monroe county at six years of age, and is now only thirty-two. He first lived near Ozark, but came to Jerusalem in 1876, and was associated with J. C. GATCHELL in business. In his present rooms, for five years, when GATCHELL retired and opened the store at the depot. The rooms he occupies are the historic ones of the place, and have served as a place of business for many successive individuals and firms. The building is a quaint old one and monopolizes the only corner in the village. It has a "corner" on the corners. There is an old fashioned stoop with a roof across the front. This is elevated several feet above the street. A row of narrow glass runs across the front close up to the ceiling. I suspect the windows are modern. This front room is 36 x 20 feet. to the right and left on each counter are show cases containing the smaller notions, while on the shelves on both sides are arranged the dry goods. towards the rear on the right hand side as you enter, is a part of the stock of groceries, the bulk of the heavier goods being kept in the ware-room, that has its door on this side. This ware-room is 16 x 20 feet. To the left rear of the front room a door opens, that leads to the room up stairs which occupies the whole size of the building 50 x 20 feet. Here is kept the stock of boots and shoes and clothing, with other heavy goods too bulky for the room below. Mr. MOORE buys wool each year and annually buys from 125 - 200 hogsheads of tobacco. Dealing in these two staples brings him trade and tends to enlarge his business. His ample capital, combined with his experience, enables him to keep a full stock of such goods as are wanted by his trade without overbuying, so his customers habitually expect to find what they want at MOORE's. Plows and farm machinery generally, are a part of his stock. Mr. MOORE has associated with him as a salesman C. B. BLACKLEDGE who is a native of Jerusalem, and has had long experience as a salesman, working last for J. A. BROWN, of Ozark from 1881 - 1884, when he came here. "Ci" is general favorite and a fixture in the store. D. K. LUTHY D. K. took his nativity in Monroe county thirty years ago, and after educating himself, began teaching in 1873 and has followed it generally ever since. Some time ago he opened a store near the depot in a neat white building just east of GATCHELL's. The building is a two story structure, the upper part being occupied by the family, and below a room 18 x 30 feet is occupied by a stock of Furniture, Hardware, Tinware and books. The open front of the room looks out toward the railroad. Mr. LUTHY teaches the school and leaves the business at the store in care of a salesman. His aim is to keep anything in his various lines that can be called for, and he succeeds. Such furniture as is most in demand is always on hand, and anything in that line can be supplied on short notice. The stock of tinware and hardware is complete, and the stock of books comprise a list by the best authors. Mr. LUTHY is a live business man, alert and prompt. He has bought the property now occupied by I. B. CARLETON, and will remove to it April 1st. Isaac B. CARLETON. Mr. CARLETON is a "native to the Manor born" and has spent his life, so far, in Jerusalem where he began it in 1850. He learned the carpenter trade in early life and mane an enviable reputation in his trade. Tiring of his occupation he began the grocery business in 1885 on Main street nearly opposite the corner store. His front room is 16 x 25 feet. This is well stocked with dry goods with such groceries as cannot find space in the front room. Mr. CARLETON makes a special effort to secure the best of everything in which he deals. He is a cash buyer and get the advantage that cash always commands. His stock is kept full so that anything to be found in a first-class grocery is here. Mr. CARLETON is an amateur printer and employs his spare time printing such jobs as come to his hand. Always courteous and polite. "Ike" is a general favorite. D. D. BONAR Mr. BONAR was born in Monroe county, Ohio, thirty-eight years ago, and has spent his life so far on a farm. For some years he has given his attention to buying and shipping stock more particularly turning his attention to the handling of cattle and sheep, though he occasionally buys and ships horses and hogs. Hi is a liberal buyer, paying close up to what he can get, being satisfied with a small profit. He usually makes a weekly shipment to Wheeling. Dealers in Buggies Evans and Seal, the blacksmith and wagon makers, have a partnership for the purpose of handling buggies. They keep their stock at the shop of Seal on Main Street. They handle the goods at one firm, the celebrated firm, F.P. HADDOCK, Cincinatti. They keep their make of buggies on hand at all times and if the thing desired is not in stock, it can be furnished by the firm on short notice. There is no use of going farther than here to secure a buggy of the finest pattern and finish at a price that cannot be beaten. WAGONS & BUGGIES Geo. W. EVANS is a Monroe county man, and is in his prime at forty years of age. His broad shoulders and deep chest suggest strength,and his work as a wagon and carriage maker attest his ingenuity as a mechanic. He learned his trade at New Castle, and came here in 1881. The building where he does the wood work of buggies, wagons, etc., is on Main street, near the tobacco house. This room is 16 x 22 feet. He also occupies the second floor of Seal's shop for storage purposes and for a paint room. He he keeps a sufficient stock of the best timber, perfectly dried, ready to be converted into buggies, barouches, wagons, or any other sort of vehicle. His shop further down street is perfectly equipped wit all the tools necessary in his trade. here he turns out work that for symmetry of form and beauty of finish equals that from any shops, and excels most. Seal irons his work in the best style of the art. Evans is a popular workman, because the work of his hands stands the racket of Monroe county roads. Blacksmiths J.H. SEAL is one of a numerous race of estimable people of the same name about Beallsville, where this particular one took his origin about 31 years ago; there he learned his trade of blacksmithing with G. W. CARPENTER. He started a shop of his own here in 1880 on the spot where L. B. CARLETON now has a store. In 1883 he built the two-story building farther up Main street, where he works on the ground floor and uses a part of the up stairs for buggies, which he handles in company with Evans. This shop is furnished with two forges, but at present only one is in use. Seal is specially neat and ingenious in doing iron work to buggies. His shop is perfectly equipped with all tools necessary to his trade, and he knows their use as well. In addition to working at his trade he keeps a stock of plows, mowers, reapers and other farm machinery. In the more than six years he has been in the place he has made himeself a necessity to the village and is permanently established. C. C. McCLEARY Mr. McCLEARY took his being in Belmont county, Ohio, and inherited his trade from his father, with whom he worked at Loydsville till he was master of it in all details. Then he went in partnership with his farther and continued with him till 1885. He then worked at Flushing one year when he again changed his base and established himself in the shop near the depot in April, 1886. His shop is a two story frame 22 x 32 feet. Wagons are manufactured up stairs and ironed on the gruond floor. But McCLEARY makes special boast of his skill in horse shoeing. He is just in the bloom of youth and equipped with the muscles so necessary in his trade. His shop is completely stocked with the best tools used by the trade, and those who are compelled to go to the blacksmith shop can do no better than take their work to the shop at the depot. Miscellaneous. Among the institutions of the town may be reckoned G. C. BEACH, the tobacco packer. He was raised near Woodsfield and came here in 1865. Fifteen years ago he developed into a tobacco packer and has followed it continuously ever since. Much experience has left him nothing to learn in his trade, which is an indispensible one here. S. C. SIMERAL Mr. SIMERAL is a good companion to BEACH, because he has spent his life making tobacco hogsheads, and still continues the business. the two are to some extent cooperative in their employments, and are a mutual help to each other. SIMERAL lives in and owns the larger, two-story frame dwelling, to be seen from the station. W. H. PROBASCO Mr. PROBASCO is an engineer by trade, but at present employed on bridges and trestles by the B. Z. & C. railroad. The Hotel If after viewing the town you are hungry, go to Smith's Hotel and get a good square meal. If you are tired - (and I think you are) - ask for a bed at the same place, and W. D. SMITH will introduce you to a clean, comfortable one in an upper room where, amid the quiet of a well regulated house, you can refresh yourself with a nap. Mr. SMITH took charge of this house in 1881, and has won golden opinions as a host. The house is in part what used to be the Quaker chruch, but has been so metamorphosed that it bears no resemblance to a church whatever. It contains furteen comfortable, well-furnished rooms, and the table is always supplied with an abundance of well-cooked food, while by the proprietor you are always welcomed with public house hospitality. ***************** I want to express my sense of appreciation of the uniform courteous bearing of the people of Jerusalem, in all the relations, both social and business, in which it has been my fortune to encounter them. They are always polite, and never forget they are ladies and gentlemen. A. R. P. Jerusalem, OHio, February 11th, 1887 The Monroe Gazette, Woodsfield, Ohio Volume XIV, No. 31