Martha, daughter of Oliphant Buskirk and Sarah Harrison, born 27 Nov 1846 in Monroe Co, married 16 Aug 1866 is last seen in the 1880 Census. She had at least 5 children - Sarah (no birth date), Albert E (b. 7 Apr 1869 - wife Sarah), Mary Josephine (b. abt 1871), William Jacob (b. 16 Feb 1874 - wife Alma D) and Anna (b. abt 1878). There's much confustion as to whether husband, John's last name was White or Wise - seeing him listed mostly as John White, but the sons listed both ways - both listed as Wise on their death certificate. It appears that John remarried about 1896, as he's shown with an Elizabeth and they're listed as having been married for 4 years (him being listed as in his 60's, her considerably younger). I've not been able to locate any indication when Martha died or where she might be buried. Since they lived near Clarington, I would expect to find her there, but never located a headstone (if there is one) and can't find her on any listing that I've found. Are there cemetery listings for Monroe County? I have the 2 CDs which show the Monroe Co. Death Records and unless her name's been grossly mispelled, she doesn't seem to be on them. Any ideas where to look next? Nancy

Nancy, Do you have the book COMBINED HISTORY AND ATLAS OF MONROE CO OHIO published 1882, 1898? I was looking for your Martha in it. It has a sketch on the DR. OLIPHANT BUSKIRK you mentioned in your query. It is always interesting to read what was written about a person by one of their peers. If you do not have this, I can scan it for you. Email me at kitchen2new@earthlink.net. SEE BELOW CAPITALS WITHIN YOUR TEXT FOR MORE INFO. -----Original Message----- From: ohmonroe-bounces@rootsweb.com Martha, daughter of Oliphant Buskirk and Sarah Harrison, born 27 Nov 1846 in Monroe Co, married 16 Aug 1866 is last seen in the 1880 Census. She had at least 5 children - Sarah (no birth date), Albert E (b. 7 Apr 1869 - wife Sarah), Mary Josephine (b. abt 1871), William Jacob (b. 16 Feb 1874 - wife Alma D) and Anna (b. abt 1878). I AM LOOKING AT THE 1870 CENSUS, SALEM TWP (WHICH INCLUDES CLARINGTON: JOHN WHITE 33 OH FARM LABORER MARY 23 OH KEEP HOUSE ALBERT E. 1 OH KATHARINE FINLEY 12 OH DOMESTIC LOOKING AT THE NAMES AND AGES OF THE PEOPLE ABOVE, DO YOU THINK THAT THIS "MARY" COULD BE YOUR MARTHA, THAT PERHAPS SHE WAS MARY MARTHA. NOT SURE OF THE BIRTHPLACE OF HER PARENTS, BUT SO MANY OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE WENT BY THEIR MIDDLE NAME. There's much confustion as to whether husband, John's last name was White or Wise - seeing him listed mostly as John White, but the sons listed both ways - both listed as Wise on their death certificate. It appears that John remarried about 1896, as he's shown with an Elizabeth and they're listed as having been married for 4 years (him being listed as in his 60's, her considerably younger). I AM NOW LOOKING AT: MONROE COUNTY OHIO MARRIAGES, 1867-1917, p 177. It has: White, John Gilmore, Elizabeth 13 June 1895 Is this the John and Elizabeth you mentioned? I LOOKED AT ALL MY CEMETERY BOOKS FOR MARTHA WHITE/WISE. DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THE MARY NAME IN THE 1870 CENSUS UNTIL AFTER I DID THAT. IF YOU THINK THAT MARY MIGHT BE CORRECT, I CAN LOOK AGAIN. I have the 2 CDs which show the Monroe Co. Death Records and unless her name's been grossly mispelled, she doesn't seem to be on them. FROM DEATH CD 1 DID YOU NOTICE: (PAGE 122) SARAH E. WHITE, DIED 1879 AUG 30, CLARINGTON, 10 MONTHS , 20 DAYS THIS COULD BE YOUR SARAH OF NO DATES. WILL CHECK THE BIRTH CD NEXT FOR HER. Okay, NOW I AM LOOKING AT BIRTH CD#1, PP 340/341. jOHN AND MARTHA BUSKIRK WHITE HAD TWINS: 1878 OCT 10 ANNIE A. CLARINGTON 1878 OCT 10 SARAH A. " Any ideas where to look next? I LOOKED AT THE MARY WHITES/WISE IN THOSE DEATH CD'S AND DIDN'T THINK I SAW ANY THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SHE; BUT YOU CAN CHECK THAT OUT TOO. HOPE THIS IS HELPFUL. BETTY Nancy ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message