Hello, Crystal -- My great-great-grandmother was Sarah Cedora Helser, who married Sheppard Mechling. They lived in or near Glenford (Hopewell Twp.) all of their lives. I haven't done much research on the Helsers yet, so I know very little about them. "Family lore" within the Mechlings is that her family were Dunkards; she married out of the faith so was "shunned" by the family until after Shepherd's death in 1920. Sarah went by her middle name Cedora; she was born in Oct 1859 and died in about 1941 or so. My great-uncle (my grandfather's brother), who passed away a few years ago, recalled that Cedora and Sheppard were buried at St. Paul's Church near their son Frank; Frank has a large grave marker but no marker can be found for them -- don't know if it's missing, or if there was never one. At the present time (again, I haven't yet looked closely at this side of the family) I don't know who Cedora's parents were; I do know that she had an uncle Simon and an uncle who was a coffin maker. It could be that Simon and the coffin maker were the same person. If you ((or anyone else on the List)) would like information re: Sarah Cedora Helser's marriage and descendants, please let me know; I'll be glad to share. If anyone can share information on the family, it would be much enjoyed & appreciated! Take care, Mary Carroll Springfield VA ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jmechls@aol.com> To: <OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 5:26 PM Subject: [OHPERRY] Any Info On the HELSERS > Looking for any info on the Helsers who lived in Perry County Ohio. > > Crystal Lynn Echols > Researching: ECHOLS, HARGER, SHIELDS, HASTINGS, WALL, WARNER, PINKARD, > SHOEMAKER,SHUMAKER, TURNER, JONES, HELSER,COTTERMAN, HULL, STEWART, ENOCH > > > ==== 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/ > >