oops i meant is'nt it fun to find distant cousins, sorry, Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: Carole To: OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 7:59 PM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county (Rootstown) Thanks, Lisa! Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa G." <lmg@hci.net> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 8:41 AM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county (Rootstown) > Isn't fun to find those distaNTcousins? That name does not ring a bell, we lived on Siefer Dr. down a bit behind the school. lisa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Carole > To: OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 5:51 PM > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county (Rootstown) > > > Lisa, > Many of the Riedingers are still in Ohio, some in Portage Co. I correspond > with my fifth cousin who I met researching genealogy on the internet. > Carole > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lisa G." <lmg@hci.net> > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 3:08 PM > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county (Rootstown) > > > > I was raised in Rootstown, my parents are still living and may be able to > remember some people from the 50's thru 70's especially, maybe earlier. LIsa > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: John Maylone > > To: OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 4:18 PM > > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county (Rootstown) > > > > > > > > I too am interested in Rootstown. I have a "brick wall" gg-grandmother > who > > was born there circa 1863. (Alice Maria Carter) > > > > > > John Maylone > > Tollhouse, California > > > > > > > > > > > > On 12/5/03 12:03 PM, "Carole" <twcldyke@eoni.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > My ancestors settled in Rootstown, Portage County. Does anyone have > people > > > in this town? Or do you have any history on it? > > > Thanks, > > > Carole > > > > > > From: "Marci" <Walden2962@NEO.RR.COM> > > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 11:42 AM > > > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > > > > > >> Deerfield, Diamond, are in Palmyre Township. > > >> Then there are towns Edinburg, Paris is a part of these townd a small > part > > >> of Ravenna, Charlestown, Diamond. > > >> It is very confusing. To keep track of the towns and cities her. > > >> Hope this help. If I had my book I could tell you more. > > >> Black Horse is just called that because of the bar but is actually > > >> Ravenna/Kent line > > >> Marci > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "jsfrmr" <jsfrmr@hotmail.com> > > >> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:59 PM > > >> Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > >> > > >> > > >>> Really? I could tell you a story about the Blackhorse Tavern. If > it's > > >> true, > > >>> it might hurt the feelings of good, decent living persons. If it > isn't > > >> true, > > >>> it ought to hurt no one ... > > >>> > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>> From: "B&B" <graynag@apk.net> > > >>> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:55 PM > > >>> Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> with a outside john lol > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> jsfrmr wrote: > > >>>>> Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been > > > there > > >>> (I > > >>>>> think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a > > >>> functioning > > >>>>> boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black > > >>>>> horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Jeff > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>>>> From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> > > >>>>> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM > > >>>>> Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Blackhorse. > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside > of > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Ravenna. > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush > > > Knolls > > >>>>> > > >>>>> right > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article > in > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Sunday's > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. > > >> There > > >>>>> > > >>>>> are > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, > > >> exactly? > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Are they > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If > > >>> someone > > >>>>> > > >>>>> lives > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from > > >> Ravenna > > >>> or > > >>>>>> Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What > > >> other > > >>>>> > > >>>>> ones are > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> there in Portage county? > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> A similar question is this: what is the difference between a > > > township > > >>> and > > >>>>> > > >>>>> a > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular > Ravenna? > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Other > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> cities have a village and a township, but both have the same > name. > > > I > > >>> know > > >>>>> > > >>>>> that > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township > (I > > >>>>> > > >>>>> think, at > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> least). > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Just something I've always wondered . . . > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Brian > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > >>>>>> Web page with info for this list - > > >>>>> > > >>>>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> ============================== > > >>>>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > >>> records, > > >>>>> > > >>>>> go to: > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > >>>>> Web page with info for this list - > > >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > >>>>> > > >>>>> ============================== > > >>>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > >>> records, go to: > > >>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >>>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > >>>> Web page with info for this list - > > >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > >>>> > > >>>> ============================== > > >>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > >> records, > > >>> go to: > > >>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > >>> Web page with info for this list - > > >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > >>> > > >>> ============================== > > >>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > > records, > > >> go to: > > >>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > >> Web page with info for this list - > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > >> > > >> ============================== > > >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > > go to: > > >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >> > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > > Web page with info for this list - > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go > > > to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Thanks, Lisa! Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa G." <lmg@hci.net> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 8:41 AM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county (Rootstown) > Isn't fun to find those distaNTcousins? That name does not ring a bell, we lived on Siefer Dr. down a bit behind the school. lisa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Carole > To: OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 5:51 PM > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county (Rootstown) > > > Lisa, > Many of the Riedingers are still in Ohio, some in Portage Co. I correspond > with my fifth cousin who I met researching genealogy on the internet. > Carole > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lisa G." <lmg@hci.net> > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 3:08 PM > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county (Rootstown) > > > > I was raised in Rootstown, my parents are still living and may be able to > remember some people from the 50's thru 70's especially, maybe earlier. LIsa > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: John Maylone > > To: OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 4:18 PM > > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county (Rootstown) > > > > > > > > I too am interested in Rootstown. I have a "brick wall" gg-grandmother > who > > was born there circa 1863. (Alice Maria Carter) > > > > > > John Maylone > > Tollhouse, California > > > > > > > > > > > > On 12/5/03 12:03 PM, "Carole" <twcldyke@eoni.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > My ancestors settled in Rootstown, Portage County. Does anyone have > people > > > in this town? Or do you have any history on it? > > > Thanks, > > > Carole > > > > > > From: "Marci" <Walden2962@NEO.RR.COM> > > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 11:42 AM > > > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > > > > > >> Deerfield, Diamond, are in Palmyre Township. > > >> Then there are towns Edinburg, Paris is a part of these townd a small > part > > >> of Ravenna, Charlestown, Diamond. > > >> It is very confusing. To keep track of the towns and cities her. > > >> Hope this help. If I had my book I could tell you more. > > >> Black Horse is just called that because of the bar but is actually > > >> Ravenna/Kent line > > >> Marci > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "jsfrmr" <jsfrmr@hotmail.com> > > >> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:59 PM > > >> Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > >> > > >> > > >>> Really? I could tell you a story about the Blackhorse Tavern. If > it's > > >> true, > > >>> it might hurt the feelings of good, decent living persons. If it > isn't > > >> true, > > >>> it ought to hurt no one ... > > >>> > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>> From: "B&B" <graynag@apk.net> > > >>> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:55 PM > > >>> Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> with a outside john lol > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> jsfrmr wrote: > > >>>>> Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been > > > there > > >>> (I > > >>>>> think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a > > >>> functioning > > >>>>> boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black > > >>>>> horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Jeff > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>>>> From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> > > >>>>> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM > > >>>>> Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Blackhorse. > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside > of > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Ravenna. > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush > > > Knolls > > >>>>> > > >>>>> right > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article > in > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Sunday's > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. > > >> There > > >>>>> > > >>>>> are > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, > > >> exactly? > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Are they > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If > > >>> someone > > >>>>> > > >>>>> lives > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from > > >> Ravenna > > >>> or > > >>>>>> Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What > > >> other > > >>>>> > > >>>>> ones are > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> there in Portage county? > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> A similar question is this: what is the difference between a > > > township > > >>> and > > >>>>> > > >>>>> a > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular > Ravenna? > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Other > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> cities have a village and a township, but both have the same > name. > > > I > > >>> know > > >>>>> > > >>>>> that > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township > (I > > >>>>> > > >>>>> think, at > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> least). > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Just something I've always wondered . . . > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Brian > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > >>>>>> Web page with info for this list - > > >>>>> > > >>>>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> ============================== > > >>>>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > >>> records, > > >>>>> > > >>>>> go to: > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > >>>>> Web page with info for this list - > > >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > >>>>> > > >>>>> ============================== > > >>>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > >>> records, go to: > > >>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >>>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > >>>> Web page with info for this list - > > >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > >>>> > > >>>> ============================== > > >>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > >> records, > > >>> go to: > > >>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > >>> Web page with info for this list - > > >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > >>> > > >>> ============================== > > >>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > > records, > > >> go to: > > >>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > >> Web page with info for this list - > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > >> > > >> ============================== > > >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > > go to: > > >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >> > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > > Web page with info for this list - > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go > > > to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Isn't fun to find those distaNTcousins? That name does not ring a bell, we lived on Siefer Dr. down a bit behind the school. lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: Carole To: OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 5:51 PM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county (Rootstown) Lisa, Many of the Riedingers are still in Ohio, some in Portage Co. I correspond with my fifth cousin who I met researching genealogy on the internet. Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa G." <lmg@hci.net> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 3:08 PM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county (Rootstown) > I was raised in Rootstown, my parents are still living and may be able to remember some people from the 50's thru 70's especially, maybe earlier. LIsa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Maylone > To: OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 4:18 PM > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county (Rootstown) > > > > I too am interested in Rootstown. I have a "brick wall" gg-grandmother who > was born there circa 1863. (Alice Maria Carter) > > > John Maylone > Tollhouse, California > > > > > > On 12/5/03 12:03 PM, "Carole" <twcldyke@eoni.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > My ancestors settled in Rootstown, Portage County. Does anyone have people > > in this town? Or do you have any history on it? > > Thanks, > > Carole > > > > From: "Marci" <Walden2962@NEO.RR.COM> > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 11:42 AM > > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > > >> Deerfield, Diamond, are in Palmyre Township. > >> Then there are towns Edinburg, Paris is a part of these townd a small part > >> of Ravenna, Charlestown, Diamond. > >> It is very confusing. To keep track of the towns and cities her. > >> Hope this help. If I had my book I could tell you more. > >> Black Horse is just called that because of the bar but is actually > >> Ravenna/Kent line > >> Marci > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "jsfrmr" <jsfrmr@hotmail.com> > >> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:59 PM > >> Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > >> > >> > >>> Really? I could tell you a story about the Blackhorse Tavern. If it's > >> true, > >>> it might hurt the feelings of good, decent living persons. If it isn't > >> true, > >>> it ought to hurt no one ... > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "B&B" <graynag@apk.net> > >>> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:55 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > >>> > >>> > >>>> with a outside john lol > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> jsfrmr wrote: > >>>>> Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been > > there > >>> (I > >>>>> think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a > >>> functioning > >>>>> boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black > >>>>> horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. > >>>>> > >>>>> Jeff > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>> From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> > >>>>> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM > >>>>> Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said > >>>>> > >>>>> Blackhorse. > >>>>> > >>>>>> I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside of > >>>>> > >>>>> Ravenna. > >>>>> > >>>>>> I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush > > Knolls > >>>>> > >>>>> right > >>>>> > >>>>>> outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article in > >>>>> > >>>>> Sunday's > >>>>> > >>>>>> paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. > >> There > >>>>> > >>>>> are > >>>>> > >>>>>> others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, > >> exactly? > >>>>> > >>>>> Are they > >>>>> > >>>>>> officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If > >>> someone > >>>>> > >>>>> lives > >>>>> > >>>>>> in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from > >> Ravenna > >>> or > >>>>>> Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What > >> other > >>>>> > >>>>> ones are > >>>>> > >>>>>> there in Portage county? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> A similar question is this: what is the difference between a > > township > >>> and > >>>>> > >>>>> a > >>>>> > >>>>>> village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular Ravenna? > >>>>> > >>>>> Other > >>>>> > >>>>>> cities have a village and a township, but both have the same name. > > I > >>> know > >>>>> > >>>>> that > >>>>> > >>>>>> Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township (I > >>>>> > >>>>> think, at > >>>>> > >>>>>> least). > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Just something I've always wondered . . . > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Brian > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >>>>>> Web page with info for this list - > >>>>> > >>>>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >>>>> > >>>>>> ============================== > >>>>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > >>> records, > >>>>> > >>>>> go to: > >>>>> > >>>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >>>>> Web page with info for this list - > >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >>>>> > >>>>> ============================== > >>>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > >>> records, go to: > >>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >>>> Web page with info for this list - > >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >>>> > >>>> ============================== > >>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > >> records, > >>> go to: > >>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >>> Web page with info for this list - > >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >>> > >>> ============================== > >>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, > >> go to: > >>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >>> > >> > >> > >> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >> Web page with info for this list - > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >> > >> ============================== > >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > > go to: > >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >> > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > Web page with info for this list - > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > > to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Lisa, Many of the Riedingers are still in Ohio, some in Portage Co. I correspond with my fifth cousin who I met researching genealogy on the internet. Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa G." <lmg@hci.net> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 3:08 PM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county (Rootstown) > I was raised in Rootstown, my parents are still living and may be able to remember some people from the 50's thru 70's especially, maybe earlier. LIsa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Maylone > To: OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 4:18 PM > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county (Rootstown) > > > > I too am interested in Rootstown. I have a "brick wall" gg-grandmother who > was born there circa 1863. (Alice Maria Carter) > > > John Maylone > Tollhouse, California > > > > > > On 12/5/03 12:03 PM, "Carole" <twcldyke@eoni.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > My ancestors settled in Rootstown, Portage County. Does anyone have people > > in this town? Or do you have any history on it? > > Thanks, > > Carole > > > > From: "Marci" <Walden2962@NEO.RR.COM> > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 11:42 AM > > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > > >> Deerfield, Diamond, are in Palmyre Township. > >> Then there are towns Edinburg, Paris is a part of these townd a small part > >> of Ravenna, Charlestown, Diamond. > >> It is very confusing. To keep track of the towns and cities her. > >> Hope this help. If I had my book I could tell you more. > >> Black Horse is just called that because of the bar but is actually > >> Ravenna/Kent line > >> Marci > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "jsfrmr" <jsfrmr@hotmail.com> > >> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:59 PM > >> Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > >> > >> > >>> Really? I could tell you a story about the Blackhorse Tavern. If it's > >> true, > >>> it might hurt the feelings of good, decent living persons. If it isn't > >> true, > >>> it ought to hurt no one ... > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "B&B" <graynag@apk.net> > >>> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:55 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > >>> > >>> > >>>> with a outside john lol > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> jsfrmr wrote: > >>>>> Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been > > there > >>> (I > >>>>> think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a > >>> functioning > >>>>> boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black > >>>>> horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. > >>>>> > >>>>> Jeff > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>> From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> > >>>>> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM > >>>>> Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said > >>>>> > >>>>> Blackhorse. > >>>>> > >>>>>> I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside of > >>>>> > >>>>> Ravenna. > >>>>> > >>>>>> I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush > > Knolls > >>>>> > >>>>> right > >>>>> > >>>>>> outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article in > >>>>> > >>>>> Sunday's > >>>>> > >>>>>> paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. > >> There > >>>>> > >>>>> are > >>>>> > >>>>>> others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, > >> exactly? > >>>>> > >>>>> Are they > >>>>> > >>>>>> officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If > >>> someone > >>>>> > >>>>> lives > >>>>> > >>>>>> in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from > >> Ravenna > >>> or > >>>>>> Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What > >> other > >>>>> > >>>>> ones are > >>>>> > >>>>>> there in Portage county? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> A similar question is this: what is the difference between a > > township > >>> and > >>>>> > >>>>> a > >>>>> > >>>>>> village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular Ravenna? > >>>>> > >>>>> Other > >>>>> > >>>>>> cities have a village and a township, but both have the same name. > > I > >>> know > >>>>> > >>>>> that > >>>>> > >>>>>> Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township (I > >>>>> > >>>>> think, at > >>>>> > >>>>>> least). > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Just something I've always wondered . . . > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Brian > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >>>>>> Web page with info for this list - > >>>>> > >>>>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >>>>> > >>>>>> ============================== > >>>>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > >>> records, > >>>>> > >>>>> go to: > >>>>> > >>>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >>>>> Web page with info for this list - > >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >>>>> > >>>>> ============================== > >>>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > >>> records, go to: > >>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >>>> Web page with info for this list - > >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >>>> > >>>> ============================== > >>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > >> records, > >>> go to: > >>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >>> Web page with info for this list - > >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >>> > >>> ============================== > >>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, > >> go to: > >>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >>> > >> > >> > >> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >> Web page with info for this list - > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >> > >> ============================== > >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > > go to: > >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >> > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > Web page with info for this list - > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > > to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Joe; Diamond is in Palmyra township, and I believe it was the name of the railroad stop - the railroad had been abandoned for many years. It is the US Post Office location. There was a 'Black Diamond' coal mine in the area many years ago, that my Dad talked about, and I think he used to get coal from that mine for our home furnace (I'm giving away my age!). Diamond is about 1.5 miles east of Palmyra Center on what used to be Ohio State Route 18, until I-76 was built about 1/2 mile north and paralleling the route. It is now a Portage County road. Dick Thomas Denver, CO (Born & Raised in Palmyra) Joe Orfant wrote: >Any chance anyone an shed some similar light on Diamond and the coal mine >that was there? Was there some kind of settlement? >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Patrick Manning" <shamrocku@yahoo.com> >To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 9:31 AM >Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] Black Horse, Cotton Corners - horse farm > > > > >>Hi Signe: >> >>The farm on Rt. 59 I think your referring to is >>Sunbeau Valley. It is on the north side of the street, >>right by the Black Horse bridge. >> >> >>Patrick in Ohio >> >> >>--- Signe Jacobson <signejacobson@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>>AW Patrick! >>>Thanks for bringing back memories of Cotton Corners >>>to me! It's been years >>>since I've been there...but it will always have a >>>place in my heart...as >>>does Blackhorse, by the way. Is the "horse >>>farm"..."Sunnybrook? (I can't >>>remember...it was Sunny something) still there??? >>>Signe (Cape Coral, FL) >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Patrick Manning" <shamrocku@yahoo.com> >>>Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:52 PM >>>Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] Little towns in Portage - >>>Black Horse, >>>Cotton Corners >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > >> >> >>>>Black Horse has always been my favorite of the >>>> >>>> >>>Portage >>> >>> >>>>small towns, as my grandfather worked on the Black >>>>Horse railroad bridge with the WPA in the 1930's. >>>> >>>> >>>The >>> >>> >>>>bridge isn't there anymore, but I still have told >>>> >>>> >>>my >>> >>> >>>>children about their great-grandpa's efforts. >>>> >>>>One other item I always wanted to know is whether >>>>Cotton Corners was ever an actual political >>>>jurisdiction. (Cotton Corners is the junction of >>>> >>>> >>>Rt. >>> >>> >>>>14 & Rt. 59/5, ro so I've been told). >>>> >>>>Patrick in Ohio >>>> >>>> >>__________________________________ >>Do you Yahoo!? >>Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard >>http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree >> >> >>==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>Web page with info for this list - >> >> >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > >>============================== >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >> >> >go to: > > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> >> > > > >==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Hi Carol, Mine were Winkler, Riedinger, and Rose (or Rohse, Rosen, etc.) from Germany. They were born in Hesse-Darmstadt, but they may have moved around some before coming to the states. Thanks, Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: <Fldollfin@aol.com> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 1:22 PM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] Rootstown, history & Mack surname > Carol, > > Who were your ancestors? When you reply, put the surname in the subject area. > > > My great great grandfather, Conrad Mack lived in Rootstown. He came from > Baden Germany and fought in the Civil War. > > Here is a link for the history of Rootstown: > > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohportag/hist015.htm">http://www.rootsweb.com /~ohportag/hist015.htm</A> > > Carol in FL. > > In a message dated 12/5/2003 3:02:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, > twcldyke@eoni.com writes: > > > Hi, > > My ancestors settled in Rootstown, Portage County. Does anyone have people > > in this town? Or do you have any history on it? > > Thanks, > > Carole > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Any chance anyone an shed some similar light on Diamond and the coal mine that was there? Was there some kind of settlement? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Manning" <shamrocku@yahoo.com> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 9:31 AM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] Black Horse, Cotton Corners - horse farm > Hi Signe: > > The farm on Rt. 59 I think your referring to is > Sunbeau Valley. It is on the north side of the street, > right by the Black Horse bridge. > > > Patrick in Ohio > > > --- Signe Jacobson <signejacobson@hotmail.com> wrote: > > AW Patrick! > > Thanks for bringing back memories of Cotton Corners > > to me! It's been years > > since I've been there...but it will always have a > > place in my heart...as > > does Blackhorse, by the way. Is the "horse > > farm"..."Sunnybrook? (I can't > > remember...it was Sunny something) still there??? > > Signe (Cape Coral, FL) > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Patrick Manning" <shamrocku@yahoo.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:52 PM > > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] Little towns in Portage - > > Black Horse, > > Cotton Corners > > > > > > > > > Black Horse has always been my favorite of the > > Portage > > > small towns, as my grandfather worked on the Black > > > Horse railroad bridge with the WPA in the 1930's. > > The > > > bridge isn't there anymore, but I still have told > > my > > > children about their great-grandpa's efforts. > > > > > > One other item I always wanted to know is whether > > > Cotton Corners was ever an actual political > > > jurisdiction. (Cotton Corners is the junction of > > Rt. > > > 14 & Rt. 59/5, ro so I've been told). > > > > > > Patrick in Ohio > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Was this her maiden or married name? My Rootstown ancestors were Winkler, Riedinger, and Rose (Rohse). Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Maylone" <mrkoala@netptc.net> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 1:18 PM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county (Rootstown) > > I too am interested in Rootstown. I have a "brick wall" gg-grandmother who > was born there circa 1863. (Alice Maria Carter) > > > John Maylone > Tollhouse, California > > > > > > On 12/5/03 12:03 PM, "Carole" <twcldyke@eoni.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > My ancestors settled in Rootstown, Portage County. Does anyone have people > > in this town? Or do you have any history on it? > > Thanks, > > Carole > > > > From: "Marci" <Walden2962@NEO.RR.COM> > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 11:42 AM > > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > > >> Deerfield, Diamond, are in Palmyre Township. > >> Then there are towns Edinburg, Paris is a part of these townd a small part > >> of Ravenna, Charlestown, Diamond. > >> It is very confusing. To keep track of the towns and cities her. > >> Hope this help. If I had my book I could tell you more. > >> Black Horse is just called that because of the bar but is actually > >> Ravenna/Kent line > >> Marci > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "jsfrmr" <jsfrmr@hotmail.com> > >> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:59 PM > >> Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > >> > >> > >>> Really? I could tell you a story about the Blackhorse Tavern. If it's > >> true, > >>> it might hurt the feelings of good, decent living persons. If it isn't > >> true, > >>> it ought to hurt no one ... > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "B&B" <graynag@apk.net> > >>> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:55 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > >>> > >>> > >>>> with a outside john lol > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> jsfrmr wrote: > >>>>> Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been > > there > >>> (I > >>>>> think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a > >>> functioning > >>>>> boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black > >>>>> horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. > >>>>> > >>>>> Jeff > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>> From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> > >>>>> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM > >>>>> Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said > >>>>> > >>>>> Blackhorse. > >>>>> > >>>>>> I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside of > >>>>> > >>>>> Ravenna. > >>>>> > >>>>>> I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush > > Knolls > >>>>> > >>>>> right > >>>>> > >>>>>> outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article in > >>>>> > >>>>> Sunday's > >>>>> > >>>>>> paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. > >> There > >>>>> > >>>>> are > >>>>> > >>>>>> others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, > >> exactly? > >>>>> > >>>>> Are they > >>>>> > >>>>>> officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If > >>> someone > >>>>> > >>>>> lives > >>>>> > >>>>>> in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from > >> Ravenna > >>> or > >>>>>> Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What > >> other > >>>>> > >>>>> ones are > >>>>> > >>>>>> there in Portage county? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> A similar question is this: what is the difference between a > > township > >>> and > >>>>> > >>>>> a > >>>>> > >>>>>> village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular Ravenna? > >>>>> > >>>>> Other > >>>>> > >>>>>> cities have a village and a township, but both have the same name. > > I > >>> know > >>>>> > >>>>> that > >>>>> > >>>>>> Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township (I > >>>>> > >>>>> think, at > >>>>> > >>>>>> least). > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Just something I've always wondered . . . > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Brian > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >>>>>> Web page with info for this list - > >>>>> > >>>>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >>>>> > >>>>>> ============================== > >>>>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > >>> records, > >>>>> > >>>>> go to: > >>>>> > >>>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >>>>> Web page with info for this list - > >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >>>>> > >>>>> ============================== > >>>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > >>> records, go to: > >>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >>>> Web page with info for this list - > >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >>>> > >>>> ============================== > >>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > >> records, > >>> go to: > >>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >>> Web page with info for this list - > >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >>> > >>> ============================== > >>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, > >> go to: > >>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >>> > >> > >> > >> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >> Web page with info for this list - > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >> > >> ============================== > >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > > go to: > >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >> > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > Web page with info for this list - > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > > to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi Signe: The farm on Rt. 59 I think your referring to is Sunbeau Valley. It is on the north side of the street, right by the Black Horse bridge. Patrick in Ohio --- Signe Jacobson <signejacobson@hotmail.com> wrote: > AW Patrick! > Thanks for bringing back memories of Cotton Corners > to me! It's been years > since I've been there...but it will always have a > place in my heart...as > does Blackhorse, by the way. Is the "horse > farm"..."Sunnybrook? (I can't > remember...it was Sunny something) still there??? > Signe (Cape Coral, FL) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patrick Manning" <shamrocku@yahoo.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:52 PM > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] Little towns in Portage - > Black Horse, > Cotton Corners > > > > > Black Horse has always been my favorite of the > Portage > > small towns, as my grandfather worked on the Black > > Horse railroad bridge with the WPA in the 1930's. > The > > bridge isn't there anymore, but I still have told > my > > children about their great-grandpa's efforts. > > > > One other item I always wanted to know is whether > > Cotton Corners was ever an actual political > > jurisdiction. (Cotton Corners is the junction of > Rt. > > 14 & Rt. 59/5, ro so I've been told). > > > > Patrick in Ohio __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree

For those of you researching Portage County ancestors, I'm working on a website that gives transcriptions of headstones, and pictures of each stone. I'm concentrating mostly on Portage County right now, although I'm also working on a few cemeteries in Cuyahoga and Summit counties, also. You can find the website here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ohiocem/ I've already transcribed the Olde Cemetery in Rootstown, which has a few 1776 vets, and many Civil War vets in it. Just go to Portage County, and each cemetery is listed separately. Interestingly enough, Ye Olde Cemetery in Rootstown is the first cemetery where my husband and I actually got a picture of a ghost, but that's another story :) This is also the first cemetery where a tombstone actually listed a date of death as February 30th. I usually spend spring and summer walking the cemeteries, and late fall and winter typing up the transcriptions and putting them on the web, so keep checking back, I have a lot of work to do this winter! Please feel free to contact me directly if you wish with questions about the cemeteries and the transcriptions. My goal is to eventually transcribe all of the 'small' cemeteries in Portage County (most of the very large cemeteries like Standing Rock and Maple Grove have cemetery sexton's keeping records), before they become totally effaced by the weather. Chris Lindegarde OHCemeteries@aol.com In a message dated 12/5/2003 6:09:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, lmg@hci.net writes: I was raised in Rootstown, my parents are still living and may be able to remember some people from the 50's thru 70's especially, maybe earlier. LIsa

Thanks for the update. If you ever get around to the Welsh Cemetery in Palmra I woud be very interested. ----- Original Message ----- From: <OHCemeteries@aol.com> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 7:14 PM Subject: [OHPort'ge] Cemetery transcriptions - Re: Little towns in Portage County > For those of you researching Portage County ancestors, I'm working on a > website that gives transcriptions of headstones, and pictures of each stone. I'm > concentrating mostly on Portage County right now, although I'm also working on a > few cemeteries in Cuyahoga and Summit counties, also. > > You can find the website here: > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ohiocem/ > > I've already transcribed the Olde Cemetery in Rootstown, which has a few 1776 > vets, and many Civil War vets in it. Just go to Portage County, and each > cemetery is listed separately. Interestingly enough, Ye Olde Cemetery in Rootstown > is the first cemetery where my husband and I actually got a picture of a > ghost, but that's another story :) This is also the first cemetery where a > tombstone actually listed a date of death as February 30th. > > I usually spend spring and summer walking the cemeteries, and late fall and > winter typing up the transcriptions and putting them on the web, so keep > checking back, I have a lot of work to do this winter! > > Please feel free to contact me directly if you wish with questions about the > cemeteries and the transcriptions. My goal is to eventually transcribe all of > the 'small' cemeteries in Portage County (most of the very large cemeteries > like Standing Rock and Maple Grove have cemetery sexton's keeping records), > before they become totally effaced by the weather. > > Chris Lindegarde > OHCemeteries@aol.com > > > In a message dated 12/5/2003 6:09:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, lmg@hci.net > writes: > I was raised in Rootstown, my parents are still living and may be able to > remember some people from the 50's thru 70's especially, maybe earlier. LIsa > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I was raised in Rootstown, my parents are still living and may be able to remember some people from the 50's thru 70's especially, maybe earlier. LIsa ----- Original Message ----- From: John Maylone To: OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county (Rootstown) I too am interested in Rootstown. I have a "brick wall" gg-grandmother who was born there circa 1863. (Alice Maria Carter) John Maylone Tollhouse, California On 12/5/03 12:03 PM, "Carole" <twcldyke@eoni.com> wrote: > Hi, > My ancestors settled in Rootstown, Portage County. Does anyone have people > in this town? Or do you have any history on it? > Thanks, > Carole > > From: "Marci" <Walden2962@NEO.RR.COM> > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 11:42 AM > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > >> Deerfield, Diamond, are in Palmyre Township. >> Then there are towns Edinburg, Paris is a part of these townd a small part >> of Ravenna, Charlestown, Diamond. >> It is very confusing. To keep track of the towns and cities her. >> Hope this help. If I had my book I could tell you more. >> Black Horse is just called that because of the bar but is actually >> Ravenna/Kent line >> Marci >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "jsfrmr" <jsfrmr@hotmail.com> >> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:59 PM >> Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county >> >> >>> Really? I could tell you a story about the Blackhorse Tavern. If it's >> true, >>> it might hurt the feelings of good, decent living persons. If it isn't >> true, >>> it ought to hurt no one ... >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "B&B" <graynag@apk.net> >>> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:55 PM >>> Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county >>> >>> >>>> with a outside john lol >>>> >>>> >>>> jsfrmr wrote: >>>>> Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been > there >>> (I >>>>> think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a >>> functioning >>>>> boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black >>>>> horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. >>>>> >>>>> Jeff >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> >>>>> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM >>>>> Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said >>>>> >>>>> Blackhorse. >>>>> >>>>>> I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside of >>>>> >>>>> Ravenna. >>>>> >>>>>> I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush > Knolls >>>>> >>>>> right >>>>> >>>>>> outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article in >>>>> >>>>> Sunday's >>>>> >>>>>> paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. >> There >>>>> >>>>> are >>>>> >>>>>> others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, >> exactly? >>>>> >>>>> Are they >>>>> >>>>>> officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If >>> someone >>>>> >>>>> lives >>>>> >>>>>> in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from >> Ravenna >>> or >>>>>> Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What >> other >>>>> >>>>> ones are >>>>> >>>>>> there in Portage county? >>>>>> >>>>>> A similar question is this: what is the difference between a > township >>> and >>>>> >>>>> a >>>>> >>>>>> village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular Ravenna? >>>>> >>>>> Other >>>>> >>>>>> cities have a village and a township, but both have the same name. > I >>> know >>>>> >>>>> that >>>>> >>>>>> Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township (I >>>>> >>>>> think, at >>>>> >>>>>> least). >>>>>> >>>>>> Just something I've always wondered . . . >>>>>> >>>>>> Brian >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>>>>> Web page with info for this list - >>>>> >>>>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >>>>> >>>>>> ============================== >>>>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >>> records, >>>>> >>>>> go to: >>>>> >>>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>>>> Web page with info for this list - >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >>>>> >>>>> ============================== >>>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >>> records, go to: >>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>>> Web page with info for this list - >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >>>> >>>> ============================== >>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >> records, >>> go to: >>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>> Web page with info for this list - >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >>> >>> ============================== >>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, >> go to: >>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>> >> >> >> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >> Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >> >> ============================== >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

AW Patrick! Thanks for bringing back memories of Cotton Corners to me! It's been years since I've been there...but it will always have a place in my heart...as does Blackhorse, by the way. Is the "horse farm"..."Sunnybrook? (I can't remember...it was Sunny something) still there??? Signe (Cape Coral, FL) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Manning" <shamrocku@yahoo.com> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:52 PM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] Little towns in Portage - Black Horse, townships, Cotton Corners > Hi Brian: > > As for townships, when the Western Reserve was > surveyed originally, they used the "township and > range" system. The surveyed land was set out into > townships 5 or 6 miles square. These subdivisions > still exist, but are more notable in counties which > still have rural character, like Portage or Geauga. > Cuyahoga and Summit Counties also have the same > townships, but because most of those counties are > urban, the incorporated city boundaries comprise the > majority of jurisdictions, etc. You can have a city > within a township (such as Kent city within Franklin > Township), and they will each have their own > governance. Township administration usually disappears > when the areas are merged or acquired by a growing > city area. > > As for small towns in Portage, I think you may claim > to be a resident of Black Horse, but you will have a > Ravenna zip code, and will pay taxes to either Ravenna > city or the township(although townships are limited in > their taxing authority). > > Black Horse has always been my favorite of the Portage > small towns, as my grandfather worked on the Black > Horse railroad bridge with the WPA in the 1930's. The > bridge isn't there anymore, but I still have told my > children about their great-grandpa's efforts. > > One other item I always wanted to know is whether > Cotton Corners was ever an actual political > jurisdiction. (Cotton Corners is the junction of Rt. > 14 & Rt. 59/5, ro so I've been told). > > Patrick in Ohio > > --- SpruceGuy@aol.com wrote: > > I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a > > sign that said Blackhorse. > > I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there > > right outside of Ravenna. > I guess I'm wondering what are > > these towns, exactly? Are they > > officially recognized as towns? What are they > > classified as? If someone lives > > in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered > > to be from Ravenna or > > Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little > > towns? > > > > A similar question is this: what is the difference > > between a township and a > > village? Other cities have a village and a > township, but both have the same name. > > > > Just something I've always wondered . . . > > > > Brian > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Carol, Who were your ancestors? When you reply, put the surname in the subject area. My great great grandfather, Conrad Mack lived in Rootstown. He came from Baden Germany and fought in the Civil War. Here is a link for the history of Rootstown: <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohportag/hist015.htm">http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohportag/hist015.htm</A> Carol in FL. In a message dated 12/5/2003 3:02:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, twcldyke@eoni.com writes: > Hi, > My ancestors settled in Rootstown, Portage County. Does anyone have people > in this town? Or do you have any history on it? > Thanks, > Carole

I too am interested in Rootstown. I have a "brick wall" gg-grandmother who was born there circa 1863. (Alice Maria Carter) John Maylone Tollhouse, California On 12/5/03 12:03 PM, "Carole" <twcldyke@eoni.com> wrote: > Hi, > My ancestors settled in Rootstown, Portage County. Does anyone have people > in this town? Or do you have any history on it? > Thanks, > Carole > > From: "Marci" <Walden2962@NEO.RR.COM> > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 11:42 AM > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > >> Deerfield, Diamond, are in Palmyre Township. >> Then there are towns Edinburg, Paris is a part of these townd a small part >> of Ravenna, Charlestown, Diamond. >> It is very confusing. To keep track of the towns and cities her. >> Hope this help. If I had my book I could tell you more. >> Black Horse is just called that because of the bar but is actually >> Ravenna/Kent line >> Marci >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "jsfrmr" <jsfrmr@hotmail.com> >> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:59 PM >> Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county >> >> >>> Really? I could tell you a story about the Blackhorse Tavern. If it's >> true, >>> it might hurt the feelings of good, decent living persons. If it isn't >> true, >>> it ought to hurt no one ... >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "B&B" <graynag@apk.net> >>> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:55 PM >>> Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county >>> >>> >>>> with a outside john lol >>>> >>>> >>>> jsfrmr wrote: >>>>> Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been > there >>> (I >>>>> think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a >>> functioning >>>>> boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black >>>>> horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. >>>>> >>>>> Jeff >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> >>>>> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM >>>>> Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said >>>>> >>>>> Blackhorse. >>>>> >>>>>> I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside of >>>>> >>>>> Ravenna. >>>>> >>>>>> I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush > Knolls >>>>> >>>>> right >>>>> >>>>>> outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article in >>>>> >>>>> Sunday's >>>>> >>>>>> paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. >> There >>>>> >>>>> are >>>>> >>>>>> others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, >> exactly? >>>>> >>>>> Are they >>>>> >>>>>> officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If >>> someone >>>>> >>>>> lives >>>>> >>>>>> in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from >> Ravenna >>> or >>>>>> Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What >> other >>>>> >>>>> ones are >>>>> >>>>>> there in Portage county? >>>>>> >>>>>> A similar question is this: what is the difference between a > township >>> and >>>>> >>>>> a >>>>> >>>>>> village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular Ravenna? >>>>> >>>>> Other >>>>> >>>>>> cities have a village and a township, but both have the same name. > I >>> know >>>>> >>>>> that >>>>> >>>>>> Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township (I >>>>> >>>>> think, at >>>>> >>>>>> least). >>>>>> >>>>>> Just something I've always wondered . . . >>>>>> >>>>>> Brian >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>>>>> Web page with info for this list - >>>>> >>>>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >>>>> >>>>>> ============================== >>>>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >>> records, >>>>> >>>>> go to: >>>>> >>>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>>>> Web page with info for this list - >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >>>>> >>>>> ============================== >>>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >>> records, go to: >>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>>> Web page with info for this list - >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >>>> >>>> ============================== >>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >> records, >>> go to: >>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>> Web page with info for this list - >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >>> >>> ============================== >>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, >> go to: >>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>> >> >> >> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >> Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >> >> ============================== >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi, My ancestors settled in Rootstown, Portage County. Does anyone have people in this town? Or do you have any history on it? Thanks, Carole From: "Marci" <Walden2962@NEO.RR.COM> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > Deerfield, Diamond, are in Palmyre Township. > Then there are towns Edinburg, Paris is a part of these townd a small part > of Ravenna, Charlestown, Diamond. > It is very confusing. To keep track of the towns and cities her. > Hope this help. If I had my book I could tell you more. > Black Horse is just called that because of the bar but is actually > Ravenna/Kent line > Marci > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jsfrmr" <jsfrmr@hotmail.com> > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:59 PM > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > Really? I could tell you a story about the Blackhorse Tavern. If it's > true, > > it might hurt the feelings of good, decent living persons. If it isn't > true, > > it ought to hurt no one ... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "B&B" <graynag@apk.net> > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:55 PM > > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > > > > with a outside john lol > > > > > > > > > jsfrmr wrote: > > > > Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been there > > (I > > > > think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a > > functioning > > > > boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black > > > > horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. > > > > > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> > > > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM > > > > Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said > > > > > > > > Blackhorse. > > > > > > > >>I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside of > > > > > > > > Ravenna. > > > > > > > >> I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush Knolls > > > > > > > > right > > > > > > > >>outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article in > > > > > > > > Sunday's > > > > > > > >>paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. > There > > > > > > > > are > > > > > > > >>others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, > exactly? > > > > > > > > Are they > > > > > > > >>officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If > > someone > > > > > > > > lives > > > > > > > >>in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from > Ravenna > > or > > > >>Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What > other > > > > > > > > ones are > > > > > > > >>there in Portage county? > > > >> > > > >>A similar question is this: what is the difference between a township > > and > > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > >>village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular Ravenna? > > > > > > > > Other > > > > > > > >>cities have a village and a township, but both have the same name. I > > know > > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > >>Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township (I > > > > > > > > think, at > > > > > > > >>least). > > > >> > > > >>Just something I've always wondered . . . > > > >> > > > >>Brian > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > > >>Web page with info for this list - > > > > > > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > > > > >>============================== > > > >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, > > > > > > > > go to: > > > > > > > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > > > Web page with info for this list - > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, go to: > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > > Web page with info for this list - > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I'm trying a new tactic to track down info on my family in Palmyra in 1880. Bleary eyed from scanning census entries, it's become pretty clear to me that Palmyra had to be something on the order of 2/3 Welsh in 1880. So, I'm wondering of anyone has any information on the families living on either side of my great grandparents on the assumption that proximity could indicate familiarity! Anyone sound familiar? Dwelling # Family# 143 148 William Williams 34 Wales Coal Miner Margaret Williams 28 Wales David J 4 Ohio Mary H 2 Ohio Evan W 3mos Ohio Evan S. Davis 23 Wales Boarder 144 149 (my family) Evan E. Davis 35 Wales Coal Miner Elizabeth 33 Wales John 13 Wales Morgan 7 Wales Mary 5 Ohio Ann 3 Ohio 145 150 David Davis 59 Wales Farmer Hannah 60 Wales Otis 26 Ohio Juliet 19 Ohio

Deerfield, Diamond, are in Palmyre Township. Then there are towns Edinburg, Paris is a part of these townd a small part of Ravenna, Charlestown, Diamond. It is very confusing. To keep track of the towns and cities her. Hope this help. If I had my book I could tell you more. Black Horse is just called that because of the bar but is actually Ravenna/Kent line Marci ----- Original Message ----- From: "jsfrmr" <jsfrmr@hotmail.com> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:59 PM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > Really? I could tell you a story about the Blackhorse Tavern. If it's true, > it might hurt the feelings of good, decent living persons. If it isn't true, > it ought to hurt no one ... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B&B" <graynag@apk.net> > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:55 PM > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > with a outside john lol > > > > > > jsfrmr wrote: > > > Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been there > (I > > > think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a > functioning > > > boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black > > > horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. > > > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> > > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM > > > Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > > > > > > > > >>I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said > > > > > > Blackhorse. > > > > > >>I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside of > > > > > > Ravenna. > > > > > >> I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush Knolls > > > > > > right > > > > > >>outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article in > > > > > > Sunday's > > > > > >>paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. There > > > > > > are > > > > > >>others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, exactly? > > > > > > Are they > > > > > >>officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If > someone > > > > > > lives > > > > > >>in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from Ravenna > or > > >>Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What other > > > > > > ones are > > > > > >>there in Portage county? > > >> > > >>A similar question is this: what is the difference between a township > and > > > > > > a > > > > > >>village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular Ravenna? > > > > > > Other > > > > > >>cities have a village and a township, but both have the same name. I > know > > > > > > that > > > > > >>Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township (I > > > > > > think, at > > > > > >>least). > > >> > > >>Just something I've always wondered . . . > > >> > > >>Brian > > >> > > >> > > >>==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > >>Web page with info for this list - > > > > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > > >>============================== > > >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > > > > > go to: > > > > > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > > Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Ohhhhhh Marci : I think you are slightly confused! As someone else stated recently, the Western Reserve was laid out (surveyed) into ranges and townships, with a Range being 30 miles square, consisting of 6x6=36 townships, each 5 miles square. Deerfield, Palmyra, Edinburg, Paris, Charlestown, and Ravenna(Twp, as opposed to City) are each individual townships, and not a part of each other. Diamond is an exception, being the name of the railroad stop, which IS in Palmyra township. Diamond center is about 1.5 miles due east of Palmyra center, and the mailing address (Post Office) for most of Palmyra, is Diamond, Ohio. The PO was originally located in Diamond because of the railroad. As a side note, Paris, Palmyra, Deerfield, Edinburg and Charlestown make up Southeast School district, formed in the 1950's from the 5 independent township schools, and so named because the 5 townships lie in the southeast corner of Portage County. I haven't lived in the area for quite a few years, but I think that the City of Ravenna has still not grown beyond the boundaries of Ravenna Township, unlike many other, larger cities which today encompass multiple townships, or parts of several: Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, Youngstown, . . . Dick Thomas Denver, CO Born & raised in Palmyra; SHS, '60 Marci wrote: >Deerfield, Diamond, are in Palmyre Township. >Then there are towns Edinburg, Paris is a part of these townd a small part >of Ravenna, Charlestown, Diamond. >It is very confusing. To keep track of the towns and cities her. >Hope this help. If I had my book I could tell you more. >Black Horse is just called that because of the bar but is actually >Ravenna/Kent line >Marci > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "jsfrmr" <jsfrmr@hotmail.com> >To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:59 PM >Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > >>Really? I could tell you a story about the Blackhorse Tavern. If it's >> >> >true, > > >>it might hurt the feelings of good, decent living persons. If it isn't >> >> >true, > > >>it ought to hurt no one ... >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "B&B" <graynag@apk.net> >>To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:55 PM >>Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county >> >> >> >> >>>with a outside john lol >>> >>> >>>jsfrmr wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been there >>>> >>>> >>(I >> >> >>>>think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a >>>> >>>> >>functioning >> >> >>>>boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black >>>>horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. >>>> >>>>Jeff >>>> >>>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> >>>>To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM >>>>Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Blackhorse. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside of >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Ravenna. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush Knolls >>>>> >>>>> >>>>right >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article in >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Sunday's >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. >>>>> >>>>> >There > > >>>>are >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, >>>>> >>>>> >exactly? > > >>>>Are they >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If >>>>> >>>>> >>someone >> >> >>>>lives >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from >>>>> >>>>> >Ravenna > > >>or >> >> >>>>>Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What >>>>> >>>>> >other > > >>>>ones are >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>there in Portage county? >>>>> >>>>>A similar question is this: what is the difference between a township >>>>> >>>>> >>and >> >> >>>>a >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular Ravenna? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Other >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>cities have a village and a township, but both have the same name. I >>>>> >>>>> >>know >> >> >>>>that >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township (I >>>>> >>>>> >>>>think, at >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>least). >>>>> >>>>>Just something I've always wondered . . . >>>>> >>>>>Brian >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>>>>Web page with info for this list - >>>>> >>>>> >>>>http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>============================== >>>>>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >>>>> >>>>> >>records, >> >> >>>>go to: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>>>Web page with info for this list - >>>> >>>> >>http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >> >> >>>>============================== >>>>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >>>> >>>> >>records, go to: >> >> >>>>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>>==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>>Web page with info for this list - >>> >>> >>http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >> >> >>>============================== >>>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >>> >>> >records, > > >>go to: >> >> >>>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>Web page with info for this list - >> >> >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > >>============================== >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >> >> >go to: > > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> > > >==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Really? I could tell you a story about the Blackhorse Tavern. If it's true, it might hurt the feelings of good, decent living persons. If it isn't true, it ought to hurt no one ... ----- Original Message ----- From: "B&B" <graynag@apk.net> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > with a outside john lol > > > jsfrmr wrote: > > Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been there (I > > think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a functioning > > boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black > > horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. > > > > Jeff > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM > > Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > > > > >>I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said > > > > Blackhorse. > > > >>I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside of > > > > Ravenna. > > > >> I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush Knolls > > > > right > > > >>outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article in > > > > Sunday's > > > >>paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. There > > > > are > > > >>others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, exactly? > > > > Are they > > > >>officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If someone > > > > lives > > > >>in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from Ravenna or > >>Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What other > > > > ones are > > > >>there in Portage county? > >> > >>A similar question is this: what is the difference between a township and > > > > a > > > >>village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular Ravenna? > > > > Other > > > >>cities have a village and a township, but both have the same name. I know > > > > that > > > >>Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township (I > > > > think, at > > > >>least). > >> > >>Just something I've always wondered . . . > >> > >>Brian > >> > >> > >>==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >>Web page with info for this list - > > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > >>============================== > >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > > > > go to: > > > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >> > >> > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >