I have a ggg grandfather who died in Portage County, OH in 1838. He and his wife, Sarah, and son, Ezekiel, moved to the Portage and Trumbull county area about 1825. How would I find if their names are included in this Pioneers Association records? Thanks. Doug Shepherd >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [OHPORTAG-L] "Summit and Portage County Pioneers Assoc" >Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 08:37:48 EST > >The Portage and Summit County Pioneer Association was organized in 1874, >and the soft cover book was copyrighted in 1972 by Peggie Seitz James. I >have a copy of the book. Briefly: the idea was first presented at a >Haymaker Family Reunion, shortly after the Civil War. The families in >attendance were Portage County families. They agreed to discuss this at a >future reunion but the deaths of some of the key persons cancelled the >reunions. >Finally a date was set for 20 Feb 1874 and a number of relatives and old >residents of Portage & Summit Counties met in the home of Samuel Olin. The >first official meeting was 20 Oct 1874, and this was held at Christian >Cackler's, who was elected the first president at 83 years of age. There >was a display of pioneer relics and old time records, most of which were >later given to the Congregational Church of Tallmadged Ohio (Summit >County). The last record of a meeting was the 64th on 5 August 1938 at >Brady Lake. Less than 40 persons attended. A collection of over 300 >photos of people and scenes were lost in a fire on 3 April 1906 when Samuel >Williard's home burned. >The Articles of Incorporation are dated 31 Oct 1887. >The information listed for each settler (if known) is: Date joined, name >of member, age, married (date), settled and residence. I believe the first >column might be date of death, but it is not labeled. >Page 51 is "A few names of the old men and women who have died in Summit & >Portage Counties, whose names are not on the record book - 1922-23. Page >52 - a few of the names of the oldest members who have died in Portage Co >during 1923-24, and Ravenna members 80 and past. > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com