Mr. Roth, I also have Griest relatives, apparently from areas around Pike, to Belmont Counties. My Grandmother Sonora Helen (Leeth) Wright b. 4/22/1905 Pike County D. 3/3/1966 Circleville, Pickaway County was believed to be named after her Grandmother Sonora C. Griest b. 1857 d. 1905 married James Hoover. Sonora Griest's father was Milton and his father,s name was John Griest . Have no dates on Milton or his father. There maybe some connection. Thanks for the opportunity to put some of my family names out there in electronic space. Everyone have a Great Day! Darryl Darryl Wright Grove City, Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Roth" <Genzen1@webtv.net> To: <OHPICKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 11:21 PM Subject: 1850 Census Pickaway Co. OH.. > Hi All, > > Looked up some ROTH relatives who lived in Washington Twp. Pickaway Co. > OH. Here are the families I found on the same page: > Very difficult to read. Xerox printout even more difficult to read: > Letters I'm unsure of or names I know but aren't on that page are within > (XXX) Some ages may be off a year or two: > > Dwelling #599: Joshua VALENTINE 52, Margaret 51, Jacob 19, Andrew 14, > Mary 13, M(i)linda 12, William ANDERSON 12 > > Dwelling # 600 : Saml (G?)ENKEL 60, > Mary 31, Saml 18, Reuben 13, John 30, Elizabeth 21 David EASTER 26 > > So faint, I barely read given names and surnames: Heads of Houselholds: > > Dwelling #601: HOFFMAN, > Dwelling #602: JOHNSTON, > Dwelling #603: BOOKWALTER, > Dwelling #604: YOUNG, > Dwelling #605: Henry LEIST, > Dwelling #606: David HOFFMAN, > Dwelling #607: Catherine unreadable, > Dwelling #608: Martin FOLK, > Dwelling #609: Lewis SYMS > Dwelling #610: Frederick (?)ENTINGER > Dwelling #611: Geremiah GEIST > Dwelling #612: Catherine EASTER > Dweliing #613: John FRADIES - Really unsure of that surname, > > Dwelling #614: Thomas WELLS 60, Margaret 54, , Catherine BAILEY 10 > > My 2gr-grandparents: > Dwelling #615: Thomas B. (Bradley) ROTH 41, Esther 24, Johnathan (Griest > ROTH) 14, William (Bradley ROTH) 11, Peter 9, Charles 8, Mary A. (Ann) > 7, John (C.) 5, Thomas (J.) 4, Henrietta (P.) 1, Mary WELLS 23 > > The Esther above had a middle name (unreadable)...however Thomas' wife > was Esther D. GRIEST who would have been 37 in 1850 and she had 4 more > children with him. So WHERE was she??? Johnathan Griest ROTH was their > eldest child...??? Their next child after Henrietta, my gr-grandfather, > Jonas Spatch (Specht) ROTH was born in Sept. of 1850. > > Dwelling #616: Isaac WELLS 59, Elizabeth 50, Benamin 21, Violetta 20, > Mary 17, Rachel 12, unreadable 10 & Catharine 8 > > Dwelling #617: Henrietta JONES (70? ), Michael ? (FRISH?) 60, Mary 37, > Walter 22, Louisa 18 > > My 3gr-grandparents: > Dwelling #618: Johnathan GRIST (actually GRIEST from York C. PA) 56, > Mary (MORRIS) 65, (Esher D.'s parents) > > Dweliing #619: John ? GRIST 48, Lucinda GRIST 37, Isaac GRIST 12, > Benjamin GRIST 9, John GRIST 7, Sarah Jane (GRAY?) 2, Mary MARTIN 18 > > John & Mary MORRIS_GRIEST (Dwelling #618) had 9 children : John was > eldest...would have been 14 in 1850, then Esther D. (my future > 2gr-grandmother, who married Thomas Bradley ROTH in 1836...3 girls were > born after Esther and before Isaac, but they are not listed??? 3 more > children were born before 1850...after Isaac (one died young) and THE > TWO REMAINING are not listed either??? Benjamin and John #2 are not two > of the 9 children??? Lucinda was their last b. in 1826..would have been > 24 NOT 37??? > So, I don't know who the GRISTs in Dweling #619 were??? > > Dwelling #620: Unreadable, Mary E, MORRIS 55, Sarah A. MORRIS 12 > > Dwelling #621: Samuel J. PONTIOUS 43, > Leah 41, (G)enny 19 > > My eyes are 53 years old and the microfilm machines were difficult to > read...I viewed them in 1998 and they seemed clearer then...??? Do > mcrofilms fade with age...or is just my eyesight? {:-( > > Regards, > Paul A, ROTH >