Something I want to share with you all... I went to the Ohio Historical Musuem resently. I was a little over-confident that I knew what I was looking for, since I had already written the Portage Courthouse, etc. for info. After spending all of my time wading through microfilm newspapers and census, the volunteer there asked if I had checked military enlistment records and death records. I nodded and said I had already checked directly with Ravenna's courthouse. The clock struck closing time and he said "Well, they sent us a lot of their records... the originals. So if they tell you they have nothing on him, they're probably partly right... they gave it to us." I could kick myself for not checking there earlier.