Donna, I am the Perry Co. Chapter, OGS Treas. and Cor. Sec. I also have helped with the publishing of several books for the Chapter during my time as a member. The "Perry County Births, 1867 - 1908" was published by our group. One must realize that this is a "true copy" which means the data was Xeroxed and shrunk to fit a standard size book, not copied by hand. In my personal copy I see the birth in question, but mine reads that the mother was Vina Harlon. When the index at the Probate office was prepared (many years ago) the w was apparently misread as an n. These letters can be very similar in some of the older hand writing, so I can appreciate how the error could be made. Often the writing appears to be foreign if one has not had some experience reading it. In all fairness to the clerks at Probate, we need to realize that first, the girls working there now were not the ones who prepared the index; second they can not change official records without absolute verification; and third they are doing what is asked of them within their job duties. Most rules and regulations, prices, etc. are pre set. You would be surprised at how many requests are made of them based on someone's assumption or family lore that has no proof. :-( I have found errors, also. One in particular was in a collateral line of mine where the father -in- law is incorrectly listed as the groom on the marriage cert. (This was not a transcribed version, but a Xerox copy of the original.) I would not have known this was wrong had my Mother not known the individuals personally. Errors happen, and sadly, will happen again because we are human. Census records are a perfect example for many of us following the wrong trail because of someone's inability to spell correctly or misunderstanding what might have been said with an accent, taking data from a person who didn't know the facts, etc. As to the birth index that we offer for sale, I can make a notation of this in my personal copy and add it to a file I have for any corrections that need to be made to other publications that we print or reprint. This file may contain anything from misplaced punctuation mark to data that is incorrect. When we become aware of an error, we make every attempt to verify and correct it. Cemetery inscriptions are something that we strive to read very carefully, but old stones are often times very difficult to read. When possible we Xerox, scan or take digital pictures of data to avoid as many mistakes as we can. All in all, we feel we do the best that we can to preserve data and bring genealogical material to the public. Thanks Sue PCC OGS ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 10:39 AM Subject: [OHPERRY] Correction to the Perry Co., Ohio Birth Index > To those of you owning a book of births in > Perry Co., OH: > > Charles Walter COATES has the wrong mother > named in the index. Charles Walter COATES > was my grandfather, so I have spent the $30 > needed to get this corrected and have sent > the probate court proper documention. Isn't > that something? They made the error, but I > have to pay $30 to get it corrected. > > His mother was Vina HARLOW. The Perry Co. > books have his mother as Vina HARLAN. You > can't imagine how this can confuse a researcher > when trying to make the next left in generations. > It took me 1-1/5 years to get th correct name. > I was looking for Vina Harlan. > > Please note this correction: > CHARLES WALTER COATES > born: 16 Feb 1894 Perry Co., OH > parents: Charles T. COATES & Vina "Vinnie" Harlow > sources: Death Records, Marriage Records, Obits, > Censuses. > > If anyone knows how to get in touch with any > publishers having the incorrect information please > advise. > > Sincerely, Donna > > > ************************************** > See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.5/792 - Release Date: 5/6/2007 > 9:01 PM > >

Hi - I am looking to see if an Isaac or Susanna Hitchcock left a will or estate in Perry County, Ohio? The last record that is avaiable on Isaac while he was living was his Revolutionary War Pension application dated 1835 which was later rejected. At that time Isaac was living in Perry County, Ohio. I am trying to locate this information to help someone complete a supplemental in the Sons of the American Revolution. Thank you, Christopher T. Smithson State Genealogist, MD Society SAR ================================== Christopher T. Smithson 4219 Paddrick Road Darlington, MD 21034-1034 (H): (410) 836-3433 (F): (410) 457-5499 (C): (443) 807-4152 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 5:00 PM Subject: Re: [OHPERRY] Correction to the Perry Co., Ohio Birth Index > Donna, > I am the Perry Co. Chapter, OGS Treas. and Cor. Sec. I also have helped > with > the publishing of several books for the Chapter during my time as a > member. > > The "Perry County Births, 1867 - 1908" was published by our group. One > must > realize that this is a "true copy" which means the data was Xeroxed and > shrunk to fit a standard size book, not copied by hand. In my personal > copy > I see the birth in question, but mine reads that the mother was Vina > Harlon. > When the index at the Probate office was prepared (many years ago) the w > was > apparently misread as an n. These letters can be very similar in some of > the > older hand writing, so I can appreciate how the error could be made. Often > the writing appears to be foreign if one has not had some experience > reading > it. > > In all fairness to the clerks at Probate, we need to realize that first, > the > girls working there now were not the ones who prepared the index; second > they can not change official records without absolute verification; and > third they are doing what is asked of them within their job duties. Most > rules and regulations, prices, etc. are pre set. You would be surprised at > how many requests are made of them based on someone's assumption or family > lore that has no proof. :-( > > I have found errors, also. One in particular was in a collateral line of > mine where the father -in- law is incorrectly listed as the groom on the > marriage cert. (This was not a transcribed version, but a Xerox copy of > the > original.) I would not have known this was wrong had my Mother not known > the > individuals personally. > > Errors happen, and sadly, will happen again because we are human. Census > records are a perfect example for many of us following the wrong trail > because of someone's inability to spell correctly or misunderstanding what > might have been said with an accent, taking data from a person who didn't > know the facts, etc. > > As to the birth index that we offer for sale, I can make a notation of > this > in my personal copy and add it to a file I have for any corrections that > need to be made to other publications that we print or reprint. This file > may contain anything from misplaced punctuation mark to data that is > incorrect. When we become aware of an error, we make every attempt to > verify > and correct it. Cemetery inscriptions are something that we strive to read > very carefully, but old stones are often times very difficult to read. > When > possible we Xerox, scan or take digital pictures of data to avoid as many > mistakes as we can. All in all, we feel we do the best that we can to > preserve data and bring genealogical material to the public. > > Thanks > Sue > PCC OGS > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 10:39 AM > Subject: [OHPERRY] Correction to the Perry Co., Ohio Birth Index > > >> To those of you owning a book of births in >> Perry Co., OH: >> >> Charles Walter COATES has the wrong mother >> named in the index. Charles Walter COATES >> was my grandfather, so I have spent the $30 >> needed to get this corrected and have sent >> the probate court proper documention. Isn't >> that something? They made the error, but I >> have to pay $30 to get it corrected. >> >> His mother was Vina HARLOW. The Perry Co. >> books have his mother as Vina HARLAN. You >> can't imagine how this can confuse a researcher >> when trying to make the next left in generations. >> It took me 1-1/5 years to get th correct name. >> I was looking for Vina Harlan. >> >> Please note this correction: >> CHARLES WALTER COATES >> born: 16 Feb 1894 Perry Co., OH >> parents: Charles T. COATES & Vina "Vinnie" Harlow >> sources: Death Records, Marriage Records, Obits, >> Censuses. >> >> If anyone knows how to get in touch with any >> publishers having the incorrect information please >> advise. >> >> Sincerely, Donna >> >> >> ************************************** >> See what's free at >> http://www.aol.com. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.5/792 - Release Date: 5/6/2007 >> 9:01 PM >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message