Hello from Washington D.C. (well, actually the Virginia suburbs of DC) -- My apologies for the delayed response to your note; I normally get online a couple of times a week but it's been probably 2-3 weeks since I've had the chance to check e-mail and such. If you / your family are descended from Jacob Mechling, then I expect that we are distant cousins. My family line goes back to William Mechling; William and your Jacob had the same grandfather (they were cousins). Also, William's first wife was Jacob's daughter Hester (also spelled Esther, or Easter), Hannah's sister. my family line comes from William & his second wife. I'm not familiar with any of the Cooperrider families, other than recognizing the name as being quite common in the northwestern part of Perry County and knowing that many families intermarried. Are you familiar with the Mechling Historical Association? I believe they now have a website that includes a good deal of information on the various family lines of the Mechling family. I don't know what the website address is, but you can likely find it by searching for "Mechling Historical Association" or "Theobald Mechling" -- Theobald is the grandfather of Jacob and William, and is one of two Mechlings that arrived in America back in the early 1700's. If by chance you're interested in more information on my Mechling line, just let me know; I'll gladly share information I have. Take care, Mary Carroll Springfield VA maryecarroll@prodigy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Kingsk1117@aol.com> To: <OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 2:25 AM Subject: Re: [OHPERRY] MECHLING, COOPERRIDER, DUMBAULD, CROTINGER > In a message dated 2/20/02 1:21:35 AM EST, maryecarroll@prodigy.net writes: > > << My great-great-grandmother was Sarah Cedora Helser, who married Sheppard > Mechling. >> > > > Hello Mary, > > I don't have info on Heslers, but I noticed the tie to MECHLING, and thought > I would put my two-cents in. I tie-in through Jacob Mechling and his > daughter Hannah, who maried into the Cooperriders, their daughter married a > Dumbauld, and then their daughter a Crotinger. Looking to share any info > that crosses. > > Gary > Batavia IL > > > ==== 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 leave OHPERRY-D, do the same thing with OHPERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com. > >