You'll have to tell me which cemeteries in Crooksville and Zanesville Mt Horeb is in Belmont Co in Wayne Twp NW 1/2 S 10, T 6, R 5. On road north of TR 521, just west of CR 92 Barbara At 08:30 PM 7/1/01 -0700, you wrote: >Hi, >I was wondering if anyone can help me. I'm trying to find out the >locations of some cemeteries but am not having any luck; Crooksville, >Zanesville, and Mt. Horeb Cemeteries. >Thank you, >Melissa > > >>From: "Cindy Courtier" <CCourtier@russreid.com> >>Reply-To: OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com >>To: OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [OHPERRY] A letter from Perry County 1854 >>Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 16:15:46 -0700 >> >>The following is a copy of a letter written to Rebecca Hall Durnal Taylor >>by her son in law, Josiah Wilson on April 26 1854. While it does >>contains few references to other families, I think it gives a wonderful >>picture of life in Perry County in the 1850's. >> >>"Portersville Ohio April 26 1854 >> >>Dear Mother >> >>All well & in good cheer except myself. I have been unwell a few days >>tho still able to work a little and eat hearty. The general health of >>the neighborhood has been good the past winter tho some deaths have >>occurred recently. >> >>James Moore died last Thursday with lung fever after a sickness of 6 or 7 >>days, William Berry (who lived in the Stone House 4 miles east of us on >>the McConnelsville Road) went in company with his older brother James >>Berry to Iowa to look for land & both died suddenly soon as they got into >>Iowa. It is supposed they died with calery (cholera?). >> >>There was an awful occurrence in Deavertown last Saturday while >>exhibiting some Negro performance under a canvas. Lightening struck the >>center pole and killed one man dead and knocked down from 20 to 25 men, >>women & children of which some are seriously injured & may not recover. >> >>Times are pretty good here and land is rising in value tho you may tell >>Abner (Durnal) that there is much better bargains here than his farm at >>eighteen hundred dollars. If he does not believe it so be it. But if he >>will come out I will show them and charge nothing for it. >> >>I would have written sooner to you but we did not now where you was till >>a few weeks since we received a letter from Abner stating you was at >>Samuel Durnals. >> >>Now I will give you a few items in respect to how we get along. We try >>to use all honest means to make a living. I use the mattock axe & mall >>more than the pen tho I was reelected Justice of the Peace this spring. >> >>I cleared five or six acres of land last winter while the boys went to >>school, this spring we have made about 3000 rails our selves. Wesley >>does the plowing, the boys work very well. Shannon grows fast. He is as >>tall as his Mother. The girls grow fast. Harriett is taller than Wesley. >>Phebe is well off for help. Harriett & Rebecca can't be beaten for >>business for anything of their size & age in sixteen counties. >> >>Now there is four yet that I have not said anything about that bids fair >>to be worth raising. Miley is rather a runt & Phebe thinks he will do >>for another year for a baby better than none. >> >>I built a nice smoke house this spring and have some bacon in it. No >>milk and butter at present but expect two cows to fresh in a few days. >> >>Frost has been very heavy here this spring tho there is a fair prospect >>for a crop of fruit yet, except peaches are ciled (chilled) on low lands. >> >>Rebecca has just returned from school and bring the inteligence that >>another man has died from the shock of lightening in Deavertown that I >>refered to on another page, and a third a female is speachless and her >>case hopeless. >> >>Now all tho in my variety I have said some things diverting, I wish in >>conclusion to tell you that we are still trying to live right to train up >>our children in the fear and admonition of the Lord that when we die we >>may get to that better world. Pray that our faith fail not. >> >>I do not know that I will be up to see you this summer as I expect it >>will be a busy summer with me. Phebe sends her love to you all, I must close. >> >>Yours truly, >> >>Josiah Wilson >> >>Please give my respects to George Douglas, Joseph Hall and their familys. >> >>Tell Abner if he will come out soon I can show him a farm about 8 miles >>from McConilsville and 4 from here containing 170 acres lays well good >>soil good timber plenty of good water two orchards one of which is >>grafted fruit. Hundred acres of cleared land nearly all in clover. And >>under good fence well situated in reference to road neighborhood &c >> >>Price three thousand dollars. A good latt (?) in Portersville in the >>bargain. >> >>Also 120 acres at 2000 dollars one mile from here on the Zanesville road >>lays butiful with good timber good soil good water and orchard and >>comfortable cabin buildings. Now tell him if he wont have such bargains >>he may stay on Soap Creek for all I care. >> >>J.W. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>==== OHPERRY Mailing List ==== >>Browse the OHPerry list archives at >>http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ohperry > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > >==== OHPERRY Mailing List ==== >Browse the OHPerry list archives at >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ohperry