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

Mt. Horeb, Harrison Twp. NE 1/4 S13 & NW 1/4 S18. 1 Mi. SE of Saltillo on South side of SR669 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa Lee" <hopper1977@msn.com> To: <OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 11:30 PM Subject: [OHPERRY] Cemetery Help > 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 >

Melissa, Mt. Horeb Cemetery IS in Perry County & lies between Crooksville & Saltillo on Rte.669. Crooksville Cemetery is at the edge of the small town & just off Rte 93. As to Zanesville Cemeteries I cannot help. For directions in both Counties you may contact the Genealogy Societies. I think the Perry Co. Society has a map available. You may want to check their web site. Anyone in Crooksville can give you detailed directions to the Cemetery if you are planning a visit. Carole