In a message dated 12/01/01 19:11:05 Pacific Standard Time, lakg77@hotmail.com writes: > I just received a listing of deaths in Perry County from 1867 to 1908. The > list is limited, only these people are listed: Poorman, Popp, Porkelob, > Porter, Poskey, Post, Potempo, Pottel, Potter, Potts, Poulson, Poulton, > Powel, Powell, Power, and Powers. If you have an ancestor with one of > these > surnames, let me know and I'd be glad to tell you what it says. > > Lea Ann Golden > Thanks, POTTS please Tony

I just received a listing of deaths in Perry County from 1867 to 1908. The list is limited, only these people are listed: Poorman, Popp, Porkelob, Porter, Poskey, Post, Potempo, Pottel, Potter, Potts, Poulson, Poulton, Powel, Powell, Power, and Powers. If you have an ancestor with one of these surnames, let me know and I'd be glad to tell you what it says. Lea Ann Golden _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Comments on "Hopewell and Madison Township Cemeteries" - pp. 10-15Dean Harkness is reviewing and updating "Hopewell and Madison Township Cemeteries" - pp. 10-15. Published by the Perry County Chapter of the OGS. And I am also refering to Anna Maude Bowser 1877-1951 and the Jonathan Creek Brethren. This family history by Arthur H.Laube and B.J. Clark Laube, November, 2000, is in the OGS chapter's library at New Lexington and Mansfield. Dean - We are delighted that you are taking an interest in the so called Eversole Cemetery. If it is ever restored we would like to make a pitch for it to be renamed the Scofield Cemetery. In the Bowser family history page 196 a map reflects the fact that Elijah owned a quarter section, where the cemetery is located, in the early 1800's. As the Brethren minister who probably organized and led the neighbors who lived nearby, he no doubt buried some of them in his cemetery - even though later on they had a church building six miles or so distant in Mt. Perry. In our story of the Bowsers we speculate that Jacob Bowser and his son John who died in in the 1820's are probably buried there. Both widows and two of John's sons lived out their lives within a stones throw and we can see them - especially the widows walking to that shady knoll and resting a spell beside their husbands. There are no stones or other records to prove that story - but it is very real in our hearts -- This was the Jonathan Creek Brethren. The Scofield family arrived about 1810. Elija paid taxes in 1810 on his property - where he soon began a burial ground. Elijah Scofield owned the SE Quarter of section 1, where the cemetery is located. The Eversoles arrived a year or so later. In 1814, Peter purchased the west half of section1 - and as Dean points out, later they owned all of section 1 and the cemetery. Here is an excerpt from Page 78 of our family history story-- Elijah Scofield of the Flintstone Gap area, Allegany County, Maryland, was the husband of Ann Willison - from a Methodist family. The nearest Brethren congregation was a group of settlers along nearby Wills Creek. They never had a church building and were not able to be of much financial help when 22-year-old Elijah, in 1798, organized a group of Brethren to relocate to Ohio. He was soon joined by Daniel Snider who was also a Brethren minister. Later, Daniel's son, Jacob, also served the Jonathan Creek community as a Brethren minister. Elijah's Brethren settled in a large area in Ohio, and Elijah was well known as far west as Rush Creek, which is a tributary of the Hocking River. He encouraged other Brethren ministers to join him, and in 1809 Jacob Staley became the minister at Rush Creek.. Although the Jonathan Creek and Rush Creek congregations are the only ones named in the local or church histories, there is good reason to believe that Elijah, aided by other ministers like Daniel Snider, Jacob Snider and Jacob Staley, explored and ministered to Brethren living along Rush Creek and the larger tributaries of the Muskingum River: Jonathan Creek, the Licking River, the Walhonding River, the Tuscarawas River and Wills Creek. Elijah served this very large area of early Ohio for 38 years. For the first 12 years his growing family remained at Flintstone Gap in Pennsylvania. With Jesus the Christ as their example, these Brethren lived their lives so that their souls might one day return to God. Elijah Scofield died in 1836, Daniel Snider died in 1866 and his son, Jacob Snider, also a minister died in 1851. Although Anna Maude Bowser Orr (1877-1951) knew none of them, her character was preordained by the Brethren and their ministers who lived along Jonathan Creek in Perry and Muskingum County, Ohio, in the first-half of the 18th century. This is Betty Jean Clark Laube's (BJ) story of her maternal grandmother and as it is told one will see that Anna Maude was surrounded by Scofield and Snider descendants and other Brethren. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Also noted elsewhere in our family history- the first Brethren of the Jonathan Creek Community had no church building. Neither in Newton Township nor in Hopewell Township was their a building until 1816. It was there custom to meet in their homes and there were no doubt deaths that occurred before the church building in Mt. Perry was errected. The minister buried some of them on the once beautiful knoll overlooking a babbling brook, on his farm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dean asked about the Cheney stones. In September, 2000, Donald W. Nazelrod donald@alleganyinternet.net e-mailed me about this family. He reported that Elemuel was the son of Isaac Cheney and his wife, Lucy, of Murley's Branch Settlement, Allegheny County, Maryland, where Elemuel was born. (from memory I think I recall correctly that there were no known Brethren congregations in Murley's Branch, at that time. However, the presence in this cemetery of Elemuel and his daughter, Lucy, suggest that this Ohio family were Brethren - and Lucy was no doubt ministered unto and buried by Reverend Elijah Scofield in his farm cemetery. In 1850 the Cheneys lived across the nearby township line in Madison. He also may have owned property in Licking County. Elemuel's wife, Nancy North, was the daughter of George North, also of Murley's Branch. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In reviewing this with BJ, she noted the name North. In 1856 Ohio began collectiing taxes that they used for building school houses. By 1861 (from memory) the Hopewell trustees had erected six. Jockey Hollow was given the number One and we assume it was first. Not far away is North Star. BJ has always wondered why that name? Perhaps Nancy North Cheney had a little money she could call her own or other influence - unusual but it did happen. She lived nearby in 1850. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dean asked about the stones of Elijah and his son - they were reported by Barbara Jones from and an earlier reading. I have a copy of that original reading - sometme before 1851 - and from the way they are listed it seems likely that the Scofield stones were between Jane Eversole's stone-died 1896, and Joseph Plank's stone. I do not recall seeing them and made no note of them. ```````````````````````` I do have picture of the Hannah Cover stone - sitting upright in the creek. It reads " wife of Samuel Cover." By the way she is mentioned in the history of the Berachah Brethren church - which was nearby - as the major contributor to its building fund. There was a Cover researcher a few years back who wrote the Perry County chapter concerning this family. `````````````` As you note Mary (Bowser) Eversole, your gr-gr-grandmother, is buried their with her 4 young children. We did not know where her husband David was buried and you now add that "he was a Civil War veteran (Roster of Ohio Soldiers) who, in 1875, owned the property on which the cemetery sits. .... After Mary died, he married again. The Eversole Family Bible recorded that David married E.J. Atwell in 1887. .... He later moved into Mt. Perry. ... (died 1821) His body now rests by his 2nd wife in the Mt. Perry Methodist Church cemetery." (Yes, I see their listing in row 5 of section A - that old cemtery has both Brethren and Methodist burials - in other sections there are some more recent Presbyterians - sort of ecumenical.) Dean I hope you can help my wife resolve a litle mystery: BJ recalls that her mother, Ada, took her as a child to visit several times with Aunt Tillie Eversole in Mt.Perry. Mary Bowser Eversole was first-cousin of Ada's great-grandfather, Henry Bowser. Mary's children would not have been an aunt but they are possibilities. The visits occurred in the middle or late 1820's and Aunt Tille was fifty or maybe older. BJ also recalls that her paternal grandfather, Elmer Clark, also called on her. Elmer was for years a beloved Sunday School Superindentent of the Mt. Perry Methodist Church - yes they who bought the Brethren church building in 1837 - the year Elijah died. I believe Elmer taught in the building that is still there. Dean maybe you will have a Christmas present for BJ - she has been wondering about this childhood memory for at least 20 years. Best reagds to you Dean and to the lists....

At 09:07 PM 11/29/2001, you wrote: >Thank you for your help..........I have a James Johnson married to a Ruth E. >Ross, d/o Harry Henry Ross & Lola Blanche Burley. Any connect ?? >Barb in MI Sorry, not that I know of. Amy

Thank you for your help..........I have a James Johnson married to a Ruth E. Ross, d/o Harry Henry Ross & Lola Blanche Burley. Any connect ?? Barb in MI ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy Johnson Crow" <amy@amyjohnsoncrow.com> To: <OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [OHPERRY] MAIN ST-CROOKSVILLE-1900 > At 02:10 PM 11/29/2001, B.David wrote: > >I am searching for a picture of Crooksville's Main St. in 1900. > >Apparently my gggrandfather, Thomas Ross was a "Saloon keeper" at that > >time/place............ > >Any ideas ?? > >Barb in MI > > You might want to contact the Ohio Historical Society www.ohiohistory.org > or the Perry County Historical Society http://www.netpluscom.com/~pchs/ > > Amy > > > ==== OHPERRY Mailing List ==== > Browse the OHPerry list archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ohperry >

Thank you for the link below...no picture of Main St. (as you said) however it does give info about the Burley Pottery Co., where my ancestor,gggggrandfather, Absalom Burley, was master potter......Also about Crooksville Pottery Co.....My grandmother,Erma Ross,lied about her age & started working there when she was about 10 y.o.... Thanks again. Barb in MI ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Hoye" <bhoye@columbus.rr.com> To: <OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 1:25 PM Subject: Re: [OHPERRY] MAIN ST-CROOKSVILLE-1900 > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tfisher/perrybook/perrybook32.htm > > This link and about the next 4 pages has a lot about Crooksville in > the late 1800's/early 1900's - but nothing specifically about a > saloon and no Main Street photos. > > That's the best I could find searching the internet. > > Bob > > > > >I am searching for a picture of Crooksville's Main St. in 1900. > >Apparently my gggrandfather, Thomas Ross was a "Saloon keeper" at > >that time/place............ > >Any ideas ?? > >Barb in MI > > > > > >==== OHPERRY Mailing List ==== > >To unsubscribe from OHPERRY-L, send mail to > >OHPERRY-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word unsubscribe in > >the message subject and body. To unsubscribe from OHPERRY-D, do the > >same thing with OHPERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com. > > > ==== OHPERRY Mailing List ==== > *** Perry County, Ohio Resources: *** > Perry Co. Ohio USGenWeb: http://www.perrygenealogy.net/ > Genealogy & Historical Info for Perry Co.: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tfisher/tefishermain.htm > OhioBicentennial.com: http://www.ohiobicentennial.com/ >

At 02:10 PM 11/29/2001, B.David wrote: >I am searching for a picture of Crooksville's Main St. in 1900. >Apparently my gggrandfather, Thomas Ross was a "Saloon keeper" at that >time/place............ >Any ideas ?? >Barb in MI You might want to contact the Ohio Historical Society www.ohiohistory.org or the Perry County Historical Society http://www.netpluscom.com/~pchs/ Amy

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tfisher/perrybook/perrybook32.htm This link and about the next 4 pages has a lot about Crooksville in the late 1800's/early 1900's - but nothing specifically about a saloon and no Main Street photos. That's the best I could find searching the internet. Bob >I am searching for a picture of Crooksville's Main St. in 1900. >Apparently my gggrandfather, Thomas Ross was a "Saloon keeper" at >that time/place............ >Any ideas ?? >Barb in MI > > >==== OHPERRY Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from OHPERRY-L, send mail to >OHPERRY-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word unsubscribe in >the message subject and body. To unsubscribe from OHPERRY-D, do the >same thing with OHPERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com.

I am searching for a picture of Crooksville's Main St. in 1900. Apparently my gggrandfather, Thomas Ross was a "Saloon keeper" at that time/place............ Any ideas ?? Barb in MI

Bowsers of Perry Co. OHDean - we are so glad that you are taking an interest in the cemetery commonly, bit incorrectly. referred to as the Eversole Cemetery. Two of the earliest burials were the Reverend Elijah Scofield - July 5, 1836 and the next year his son Elijah, Octobert8, 1837. The burial ground at that time was on property owned by Elijah Scofield. It is the SE quarter of Section 1. Range XVI. See map page 211, Anna Maude Bowser 1877-1951 and the Jonathan Creek Brethren - by A. Hal Laube and Betty Jean Clark Laube. and Perry County, Ohio, Hopewell and Madison Township Cemeteries Vol 2 1989. Both available at the Perry County Chapter of the OGS at New Lexington. Mary Bowser was the daughter of Abraham, a member of the Jonathan Creek Brethren (German Baptist) Church as were the Eversoles. John Eversole's son, David, married Mary Bowser. You will find everything we know in the above book about my wife's grandmother. Someone told me that Rev. Elijah Scofield came with this group of German Baptists from Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., PA to Perry County. (I have found not documentation for this.) In that bookyou will consdierable detail about the Scofield family. We have good reason to believe that he came from Willis creek area in PA not far from Twiggtown in MD - Cumberland area. Please keep in touch- you no doubt have a John Bowser - died 1829 - in common with my wife. I would guess at 6th cousins. After you look at the Bowser book let me know. Very best regards cousin - Hal

----- Original Message ----- From: Patsy Moyer To: OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 12:23 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} John Moyer Lydia Shaw family Wish to correspond with any descendents of John Moyer b 1798 Lydia Shaw b 1804 Children: Cahtrine Moyer b. 1821 married Jacob Diller Nancy Moyer b. 1822 married Perry Cooper Sarah Moyer b. 1824 William Moyer b. 1826 married Keziah Cooper Samuel Moyer b. 1828 David Moyer b. 1831 married Sarah Ann Davis Andrew Moyer b. 1833 married Susan Mahale Davis Peter Moyer b. 1835 married Susannah Brown and Margaret Dye Mary Elizabeth Moyer b. 1837 married William T. Wilcox Susannah Moyer b. 1840 married Gabriel Ream Harmon Jacob Moyer, b. 1842 married Martha Frances Howard John Moyer b. 1846 married Miranda Scott Williamson Please contact Patsy Moyer moddoll@earthlink.net

I do not have a note whether I contacted you or not. Sometimes messages get lost. I have surveys that were filled out by descendants of Charles and Minnie Schmelzer in 1926 time frame. This is Daniel Webster Crist File 79 and is in the current Crist Update (Nov 2001). Here is a brief synopsis: John A. Crist of Cumberland MD. bn 15 Jun 1893mar Mary Kronenberg in 24 Nov 1914. Ch: Rosemary, John, Chas., Joseph, and Paul bn Nov 1925 died Mar 1926. John lists his own brothers and sisters as: Chas. Alta Canada; Paul Bloomington ILL; Catherine Sholl Washaington Ind. ; Wm. Danville ILL; Joseph, Davenport Iowa and Frank of Huntington WV. Charles Crist of Coronation Canada bn Jun 30 (no date on survey) mar Anna Mary Wedding in Larncville ILL Sep 1897 ch: Charles Roy 1898; Joseph Silvester 1902; James Alvin 1904 and Russel Rostin 1910.A letter from this Charles CHRIEST with an explanation of why they added the "h" and "e" Margaret Calvin. >I am a descendant of Charles CRIST married to Frances Philumena "Minnie" >SCHMELZER shown in the 1880 census for Corning, Perry County, Ohio. He >was shown as 30 years old, born in Germany. They had two children, >according to the 1880 census, Charles and Pawley (Paul), age 1. From the >family I believe that Charles was known as Arthur, rather than as >Charles. Children born to Charles and Minnie (SCHMELZER) CRIST after >their move to Columbus, Ohio included Catherine, Frank and my >grandfather, John Anthony CRIST. It is believed that Frank later moved >to Wheeling, W.Va. Also, Minnie's mother was Margaret KELLER, married to >Anselm-3 SCHMELZER (Jacob Blazius-2, Josef-1). Margaret KELLER in 1860 >says she was born in France. In 1880 she said she was born in Germany. > >From this I believe she may have been Alsatian? Was there an Alsatian >community in Perry, Fairfield or Hocking County. Anselm SCHMELZER had a >brother, John Nepomuck SCHMELZER married to a Gertrude MEISER or MYSER, >who also said she was born in France. Is there anyone working on the >MYSER family? Is it Alsatian? > > >==== OHPERRY Mailing List ==== >*** Perry County, Ohio Resources: *** >Perry Co. Ohio USGenWeb: http://www.perrygenealogy.net/ >Genealogy & Historical Info for Perry Co.: >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tfisher/tefishermain.htm >OhioBicentennial.com: http://www.ohiobicentennial.com/

Daine: Thank you for your response. I would be very interested in "The book listing burials in that Township lists a few of these names as do the surrounding Townships of Monroe, Coal, and Pike. An even better source of members of these families are the sets of books that list births in Perry County in the time periods 1867 - 1908 and in 1909 - to the 1940's and beyond." Please send info on how to obtain them. Thanks again for the reply. Shirley

Hi Shirley, Did you receive any response to this query of 10-12-01 RE Shawnee and the Purdum, Longstaff and Butterfield families? I usually try to keep up with these OH-PERRY-L Queries, but my calendar has been in overload during the last few weeks. Shawnee is in Salt Lick Township. The book listing burials in that Township lists a few of these names as do the surrounding Townships of Monroe, Coal, and Pike. An even better source of members of these families are the sets of books that list births in Perry County in the time periods 1867 - 1908 and in 1909 - to the 1940's and beyond. About 20 Butterfield births, for example, are listed in those 2 sets of books with the child's name and the names of the child's Father as well as the maiden name of it's Mother. If you would like more information on theses books, please contact me at the e-mail address below or the Perry County Chapter - OGS Corresponding Secretary at : PCC-OGS P.O. Box 275 Junction City, OH 43748-0275 Daine Maxwell DCMAX2@aol.com PCC-OGS Internet Coord.

Well I guess I better get the guy who has a record player copy it for me to tape I no longer remember all the words I will work on getting this done soon for the list Thanks Cyndi Simpkins

Great Story! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Laube" <zurlauben@mindspring.com> To: "OHPERRY" <OHPERRY-D@rootsweb.com>; "RayH Hazlett" <RHaz945593@cs.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 4:34 PM Subject: Fw: Jockey Hollow School > Ray Hazlett, a graduate of Jockey Hollow, answered a note from Jessica > Gordon a student at Muskingum. Jessica's Axline ancestors lived near and > attended Jockey Hollow - Ray's comments may give some of you a hint of > what life was like in the first quarter of the last century. Before Henry > Ford sold everyone a black box on four wheels. I can see those girls riding > in their pony cart to school every day. Their father built a horse stall > across the road from the school - where the pony could wait out of the > weather - > > Ray took the photograph of the school which is on Maggie's Ohio Web site. > If only there were a way to teach some of the values my wife and Ray and > others learned in that one-room school to the kids in the modern > computerized class room of today. Regards to those of you who were blessed > with such an education - you have made our country a better place in which > to live - thanks. Hal > > PS Also note that there is no generation gap between those of us interested > in our family histories! Hal > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <RHaz945593@cs.com> > To: <Zurlauben@mindspring.com> > Cc: <jgordon@muskingum.edu> > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 8:17 PM > Subject: re: Jockey Hallow School > > > > I have read with great interest about the Axline girls and their pony. > This > > pony was very "high life", and as soon as he was hitched to the pony he > would > > start as fast as his legs would go. I remember one evening, Lucille and > > Mary`s uncle Ralph stopped, by for some reason I do not know, and help > hitch > > the pony to the cart. As soon as the girls were in the cart the pony took > off > > on his usual fast gate. The girls were only 7 or 8 years old and naturally > > did not have enough strength in their arms to hold the pony under control. > > Ralph quickly saw the unsafe situation and took after the girls on a high > > speed foot race. > > At about 300 feet he caught up and jumped on the cart and took control of > the > > lines to the pony`s mouth and quickly brought the pony under control, in > fact > > he pulled so hard that the pony actually walked on his rear legs for a > short > > period. The girls did have accidents with this pony and cart but I do not > > remember the details as this occurred nearly 75 years ago and I was about > 13 > > at the time. > > > > Robert Gordon also came to the school by riding his pony, somewhat larger > > pony than the Exline`s pony. He kept his pony in Ollie Campbell`s barn, > about > > a 1/4 mile from the school.and we did not see much of this pony. Robert`s > > father was Charles Gordon and lived about 3 miles from the school. My > father > > and mother made a statement that the Hazletts were to be especially > courteous > > to Robert because Charles was on the school board for Hopewell Twp. I do > not > > believe that Lucille`s husband, also a Gordon was any relation to the > Robert > > Gordon of Jockey Hollow, but I could be wrong. > > > > It is nice hearing from relatives of Jockey Hollow. I live, with my wife > > Larna, in Dublin at the Friendship Village Retirement Center, 6000 > Riverside > > Dr./ Apt A-239. > > > > I grew up on the farm across the Jonothan creek and railroad tracks and > could > > very well see the home of Cora and Ed Exline. I often worked at their farm > > helping to put up the hay by riding the horse to the hay fork.I also > worked > > for Clarence by doing some carpenter work with him. > > >

Hi, I am from Perry County and I have never heard of it! I would love to hear it or at least know what the words are! Vickie Masek ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam & Cyndi Simpkins" <simpkins@tampabay.rr.com> To: <OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 1:49 PM Subject: [OHPERRY] Perry Hills Records > Hi all > > I just found in an old box a record a stereo record an old 45 small size > called Perry County. I remember this old song being funny and it is sung by > Ron Mills the label name is Perry Hills Records. Does anyone know of this > old song? I do not have a way of playing this record unless I find someone > who could but I thought maybe it would be fun to hear and or share with > others from Perry county does anyone have access to this song or know of it > and can share it ? > > Thanks for any info > I will be searching the net for it today. > > Cyndi Simpkins > simpkins@tampabay.rr.com >

Hi all I just found in an old box a record a stereo record an old 45 small size called Perry County. I remember this old song being funny and it is sung by Ron Mills the label name is Perry Hills Records. Does anyone know of this old song? I do not have a way of playing this record unless I find someone who could but I thought maybe it would be fun to hear and or share with others from Perry county does anyone have access to this song or know of it and can share it ? Thanks for any info I will be searching the net for it today. Cyndi Simpkins simpkins@tampabay.rr.com

Ray Hazlett, a graduate of Jockey Hollow, answered a note from Jessica Gordon a student at Muskingum. Jessica's Axline ancestors lived near and attended Jockey Hollow - Ray's comments may give some of you a hint of what life was like in the first quarter of the last century. Before Henry Ford sold everyone a black box on four wheels. I can see those girls riding in their pony cart to school every day. Their father built a horse stall across the road from the school - where the pony could wait out of the weather - Ray took the photograph of the school which is on Maggie's Ohio Web site. If only there were a way to teach some of the values my wife and Ray and others learned in that one-room school to the kids in the modern computerized class room of today. Regards to those of you who were blessed with such an education - you have made our country a better place in which to live - thanks. Hal PS Also note that there is no generation gap between those of us interested in our family histories! Hal ----- Original Message ----- From: <RHaz945593@cs.com> To: <Zurlauben@mindspring.com> Cc: <jgordon@muskingum.edu> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 8:17 PM Subject: re: Jockey Hallow School > I have read with great interest about the Axline girls and their pony. This > pony was very "high life", and as soon as he was hitched to the pony he would > start as fast as his legs would go. I remember one evening, Lucille and > Mary`s uncle Ralph stopped, by for some reason I do not know, and help hitch > the pony to the cart. As soon as the girls were in the cart the pony took off > on his usual fast gate. The girls were only 7 or 8 years old and naturally > did not have enough strength in their arms to hold the pony under control. > Ralph quickly saw the unsafe situation and took after the girls on a high > speed foot race. > At about 300 feet he caught up and jumped on the cart and took control of the > lines to the pony`s mouth and quickly brought the pony under control, in fact > he pulled so hard that the pony actually walked on his rear legs for a short > period. The girls did have accidents with this pony and cart but I do not > remember the details as this occurred nearly 75 years ago and I was about 13 > at the time. > > Robert Gordon also came to the school by riding his pony, somewhat larger > pony than the Exline`s pony. He kept his pony in Ollie Campbell`s barn, about > a 1/4 mile from the school.and we did not see much of this pony. Robert`s > father was Charles Gordon and lived about 3 miles from the school. My father > and mother made a statement that the Hazletts were to be especially courteous > to Robert because Charles was on the school board for Hopewell Twp. I do not > believe that Lucille`s husband, also a Gordon was any relation to the Robert > Gordon of Jockey Hollow, but I could be wrong. > > It is nice hearing from relatives of Jockey Hollow. I live, with my wife > Larna, in Dublin at the Friendship Village Retirement Center, 6000 Riverside > Dr./ Apt A-239. > > I grew up on the farm across the Jonothan creek and railroad tracks and could > very well see the home of Cora and Ed Exline. I often worked at their farm > helping to put up the hay by riding the horse to the hay fork.I also worked > for Clarence by doing some carpenter work with him. >

> Dear Mr. Laube, > I just wanted to say thank you for the website on Jockey Hollow > one-room school house. My grandmother Elma Lucille Axline Gordon and my > Great-aunt Mary Axline were two of its students and I have only an oral > record of their childhoods. Thank you for your note - my wife Betty Jean Clark of Glenford was also a Jockey Hollow student - as I suppose you saw her name in the list. And she is rightly very proud of the education she received there. We have written a family history honoring six of our eight-grandparents. Her maternal grandmother is Anna Maude Bowser Orr. You probably know that your great-grandmother was Cora Ida Bowser. She married Edward Clarence Axline March 28, 1894, in the Methodist Episcopal Parsonage in Somerset. Cora was the great-granddaughter of a John Bowser (1783-1829), a Brethren, who bought land in Hopewell Township, along with his father, Jacob, in 1814 and 1816. In those days and for several generations the Bowser families were important members of the Jonathan Creek Brethren community. They were well to-do sheep farmers. BJ's grandmother, Anna Maude Bowser, was also the greatdaughter of John Bowser. Anna Maude and Cora were second cousins. And BJ's mother Ada Bowser Clark was third cousin of Cora's children, that is, your Elma Lucille and Mary. BJ remembers Mary very well. In about 1926 when the Charleston was becoming popular - Mary was quite expert at it. And eight-year-old BJ so wanted to be able to do that. Today we are pretty good ballroom dancers but we do not do the Charleston. In our Bowser book we only go to Cora and Edward. You may want to find this book at the Perry County OGS library in Lexington. You could add a page of Axline data to the Perry County Copy - if you send me a copy I will insert it in my file copy. > I remember the story about the pony cart. We are delighted. > I have my grandmother's graduation class picture if you would like > to add it to the site (I can scan it from home). OK - please send me a gif or some such file. Also take a look at the Bowser Book first. I think we added some names to the book that are not on the web site. And you might want to put a copy of the graduation photo in that book also. And the stories would be very interesting to a lot of people. You might consider publishing the stories on the Perry County rootsweb. They would be very welcome I am sure. I hope you don't mind but I am posting a copy of this letter on the Perry County list. >I noticed that Gordon was also a name listed. We think that name must have come from Ray (Reynold) Hazlett. He took the photograph and contributed names to the Jockey Hollw Story. BJ recalls the name bu can add nothing else. Ray may know - I am sending him a copy of this note and your original posting. You will see his e-mail address on this note to you. Also Evan Clark lives in the Buckeye Lake area - he lived in Thornville for years - Clark's Appliance's or some such name. > Thank you, > Jessica Gordon > Thornville, Ohio Jessica we are delighted to make your acquaintance - There are maps in that Bowser book - and you will be able to locate where your great-grandparents farmed - a stone's throw from the Bowser farm. With very best personal regards -- Hal and BJ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jessica's letter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jessica Gordon" <jgordon@muskingum.edu> To: <Zurlauben@mindspring.com> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 5:23 PM Subject: Jockey hollow > Dear Mr. Laube, > I just wanted to say thank you for the website on Jockey Hollow > one-room school house. My grandmother Elma Lucille Axline Gordon and my > Great-aunt Mary Axline were two of its students and I have only an oral > record of their childhoods. It was so nice to see this history written > down. I remember the story about the pony cart. > I have my grandmother's graduation class picture if you would like > to add it to the site (I can scan it from home). I also have some dates > (birth, death, graduation, etc.) Between my family and I, think we > might be able to recall a few more of the stories she told. I noticed > that Gordon was also a name listed. My grandfather was James William > Gordon his family was also of the Sommerset area. He is the son of > Edward and Josie (Richie) Gordon though I don't believe any of them > attended the school at all or much beyond elementary years. > Please let me know if you would like any further information from me > or if you can provide any more information about that part of my family. > > Thank you, > Jessica Gordon > Thornville, Ohio > >