I have received several requests from people searching for Davis families in Paris and Palmyra. I offered to post all my cemetery information on the USGENWEB site and Chris Lindegarde, the Ohio Tombstone Project Coordinator has graciously accepted. I promise to work on it this week. I have to confirm with him that the upload would be okay as I have both the information in both Excel spreadsheets and MS Word documents. In the meantime, when I find Davis information that may help you, I will post it on the Portage County, rootsweb site. Please be patient as I search. I also am happy to photograph tombstones in Paris and Palmyra Townships for anyone from out of town using my digital camera and e-mailing the photographs. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Orfant" <orfant@gis.net> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [OHPORTAG-L] Re:Davis Family in Portage County (Palmyra) > My ggrandfather, Evan Davis emmigrated from somewhere in "South Wales" about > 1875 with his wife Elizabeth (Williams) my grandfather John and another son > Morgan. They may have come through Johnstown PA but they were definitely in > Palmyra in 1880 (census data.) Both my grandfather and ggrandfather were coal > miners so I've been hoping that someone else might have similar pattern that > might point to an origin on the assumption that friends and family tended to > emmigrate together. My ggrandmother is thought to have died in 1885. > > Other children in the family born in the US were Ann, Mary, Tom and Howard. > Does any of this fit any of the information you might have? > > Thanks, > Joe > > Bonita Lock wrote: > > > I am the local historian for Paris Township which is the sister township to > > Palmyra. I have information on numerous Davis settlers from the 1850's to > > 1900's for both Palmyra and Paris. My research involves old township > > trustee records, cemetery and school records, etc. from Paris and old > > cemetery records for Palmyra. About 15 years ago I found a grave in Palmyra > > for a lady in Wales and if you give me more information, I might be of some > > assistance. Bonita Lock....Paris Township > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Joe Orfant" <orfant@gis.net> > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 7:18 PM > > Subject: [OHPORTAG-L] Re:Davis Family in Portage County (Palmyra) > > > > > Just reposting my old query for any info on Davis family who emmigrated > > from South Wales to Palmyra about 1875. Anyone else have any Welsh > > emmigrants from that time? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > > To contact Mark Roberts, Listowner, click below: > > > mailto:n0pfy@pclink.com > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > To contact Mark Roberts, Listowner, click below: > > mailto:n0pfy@pclink.com > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > You can unsubscribe by clicking below for the regular list: > mailto:OHPORTAG-L-request@rootsweb.com > Click below for the digest list: > mailto:OHPORTAG-D-request@rootsweb.com > In the BODY include only one word: unsubscribe > (Please turn OFF your signature file when sending the message) >
Thanks thats very kind of you! Bonita Lock wrote: > I have received several requests from people searching for Davis families in > Paris and Palmyra. I offered to post all my cemetery information on the > USGENWEB site and Chris Lindegarde, the Ohio Tombstone Project Coordinator > has graciously accepted. I promise to work on it this week. I have to > confirm with him that the upload would be okay as I have both the > information in both Excel spreadsheets and MS Word documents. In the > meantime, when I find Davis information that may help you, I will post it on > the Portage County, rootsweb site. Please be patient as I search. I also > am happy to photograph tombstones in Paris and Palmyra Townships for anyone > from out of town using my digital camera and e-mailing the photographs. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe Orfant" <orfant@gis.net> > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 10:48 PM > Subject: Re: [OHPORTAG-L] Re:Davis Family in Portage County (Palmyra) > > > My ggrandfather, Evan Davis emmigrated from somewhere in "South Wales" > about > > 1875 with his wife Elizabeth (Williams) my grandfather John and another > son > > Morgan. They may have come through Johnstown PA but they were definitely > in > > Palmyra in 1880 (census data.) Both my grandfather and ggrandfather were > coal > > miners so I've been hoping that someone else might have similar pattern > that > > might point to an origin on the assumption that friends and family tended > to > > emmigrate together. My ggrandmother is thought to have died in 1885. > > > > Other children in the family born in the US were Ann, Mary, Tom and > Howard. > > Does any of this fit any of the information you might have? > > > > Thanks, > > Joe > > > > Bonita Lock wrote: > > > > > I am the local historian for Paris Township which is the sister township > to > > > Palmyra. I have information on numerous Davis settlers from the 1850's > to > > > 1900's for both Palmyra and Paris. My research involves old township > > > trustee records, cemetery and school records, etc. from Paris and old > > > cemetery records for Palmyra. About 15 years ago I found a grave in > Palmyra > > > for a lady in Wales and if you give me more information, I might be of > some > > > assistance. Bonita Lock....Paris Township > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Joe Orfant" <orfant@gis.net> > > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 7:18 PM > > > Subject: [OHPORTAG-L] Re:Davis Family in Portage County (Palmyra) > > > > > > > Just reposting my old query for any info on Davis family who > emmigrated > > > from South Wales to Palmyra about 1875. Anyone else have any Welsh > > > emmigrants from that time? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > > > To contact Mark Roberts, Listowner, click below: > > > > mailto:n0pfy@pclink.com > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > > To contact Mark Roberts, Listowner, click below: > > > mailto:n0pfy@pclink.com > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > You can unsubscribe by clicking below for the regular list: > > mailto:OHPORTAG-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Click below for the digest list: > > mailto:OHPORTAG-D-request@rootsweb.com > > In the BODY include only one word: unsubscribe > > (Please turn OFF your signature file when sending the message) > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > You can unsubscribe by clicking below for the regular list: > mailto:OHPORTAG-L-request@rootsweb.com > Click below for the digest list: > mailto:OHPORTAG-D-request@rootsweb.com > In the BODY include only one word: unsubscribe > (Please turn OFF your signature file when sending the message)