Bonita, If you get a chance, could you look up Elizabeth Davis (1885); I'm also curious if you have Ann Davis and a Morgan Davis about that time and a Howard Davis from about 1900. thanks, Joe Bonita Lock wrote: > I purchased the book at the Portage County Historical society and it is 329 > pages with both Edinburg and Palmyra cemeteries. The Palmyra section is 187 > pages. I could purchase the book and mail it to you if you would like. The > book was $29.75 plus whatever the cost of postage to mail it to you. > Otherwise I'd be happy to look up any names and e-mail that information back > to you. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "shirley a whitfield" <sandj31@juno.com> > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:58 PM > Subject: Re: [OHPORTAG-L] Re:Davis Family in Portage County (Palmyra) > > > BONITA, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN SEND ME WHAT YOU HAVE FOR THE > > PALMYRA CEMETERY. I HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE BURIED THERE THAT I JUST FOUND > > OUT ABOUT THIS YEAR. THANKS LOADS. SHIRLEY > > > > > > On Sat, 24 Aug 2002 08:50:01 -0400 "Bonita Lock" <block@ald.net> writes: > > > 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) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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)

I found the following Elizabeth Davis'. The Ann Davis' all died in the mid 1800's. No Howard or Morgan Davis is listed, however, I have found some names that do not appear in the index and am making notes to submit to the historical society for corrections. Portage County, Ohio - Cemeteries - Volume V - Edinburg Township and Palmyra Township 1805-1993 Published by The Portage County Genealogical Society, Ravenna, Ohio 1993. The people below are buried side by side. Palmyra West Cemetery, Section 1, Row 18 - Page 123 Otis Davis, died December 4, 1889 age 36 years Elizabeth, wife of William Davis, died July 11, 1846 David, son of William and J. Davis died June 25, 1849 age 2 yrs Palmyra West Cemetery, Section 1, Row 22- Page 128 John Davis 1832-May 14, 1890 Elizabeth Davis September 13, 1868 - October 18, 1886 Sister Palmyra West Cemetery, 2nd Section, Row 17- Page 172 John D. Davis 1862 - 1954 Elizabeth 1868 - 1956 Palmyra West Cemetery, 3rd Section, Row 29 - Page 229 Rees T. Davis 1870-1955 Elizabeth B. 1884-1968 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Orfant" <orfant@gis.net> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [OHPORTAG-L] Re:Davis Family in Portage County (Palmyra) > Bonita, > If you get a chance, could you look up Elizabeth Davis (1885); I'm also curious > if you have Ann Davis and a Morgan Davis about that time and a Howard Davis from > about 1900. > thanks, Joe > > Bonita Lock wrote: > > > I purchased the book at the Portage County Historical society and it is 329 > > pages with both Edinburg and Palmyra cemeteries. The Palmyra section is 187 > > pages. I could purchase the book and mail it to you if you would like. The > > book was $29.75 plus whatever the cost of postage to mail it to you. > > Otherwise I'd be happy to look up any names and e-mail that information back > > to you. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "shirley a whitfield" <sandj31@juno.com> > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:58 PM > > Subject: Re: [OHPORTAG-L] Re:Davis Family in Portage County (Palmyra) > > > > > BONITA, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN SEND ME WHAT YOU HAVE FOR THE > > > PALMYRA CEMETERY. I HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE BURIED THERE THAT I JUST FOUND > > > OUT ABOUT THIS YEAR. THANKS LOADS. SHIRLEY > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 24 Aug 2002 08:50:01 -0400 "Bonita Lock" <block@ald.net> writes: > > > > 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) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 ==== > To contact Mark Roberts, Listowner, click below: > mailto:n0pfy@pclink.com >

Thanks for the lookup. None of these are mine unfortunately. Bonita Lock wrote: > I found the following Elizabeth Davis'. The Ann Davis' all died in the mid > 1800's. No Howard or Morgan Davis is listed, however, I have found some > names that do not appear in the index and am making notes to submit to the > historical society for corrections. Portage County, Ohio - Cemeteries - > Volume V - Edinburg Township and Palmyra Township 1805-1993 Published by The > Portage County Genealogical Society, Ravenna, Ohio 1993. The people below > are buried side by side. > > Palmyra West Cemetery, Section 1, Row 18 - Page 123 > Otis Davis, died December 4, 1889 age 36 years > Elizabeth, wife of William Davis, died July 11, 1846 > David, son of William and J. Davis died June 25, 1849 age 2 yrs > > Palmyra West Cemetery, Section 1, Row 22- Page 128 > John Davis 1832-May 14, 1890 > Elizabeth Davis September 13, 1868 - October 18, 1886 Sister > > Palmyra West Cemetery, 2nd Section, Row 17- Page 172 > John D. Davis 1862 - 1954 > Elizabeth 1868 - 1956 > > Palmyra West Cemetery, 3rd Section, Row 29 - Page 229 > Rees T. Davis 1870-1955 > Elizabeth B. 1884-1968 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe Orfant" <orfant@gis.net> > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 9:06 PM > Subject: Re: [OHPORTAG-L] Re:Davis Family in Portage County (Palmyra) > > > Bonita, > > If you get a chance, could you look up Elizabeth Davis (1885); I'm also > curious > > if you have Ann Davis and a Morgan Davis about that time and a Howard > Davis from > > about 1900. > > thanks, Joe > > > > Bonita Lock wrote: > > > > > I purchased the book at the Portage County Historical society and it is > 329 > > > pages with both Edinburg and Palmyra cemeteries. The Palmyra section is > 187 > > > pages. I could purchase the book and mail it to you if you would like. > The > > > book was $29.75 plus whatever the cost of postage to mail it to you. > > > Otherwise I'd be happy to look up any names and e-mail that information > back > > > to you. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "shirley a whitfield" <sandj31@juno.com> > > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:58 PM > > > Subject: Re: [OHPORTAG-L] Re:Davis Family in Portage County (Palmyra) > > > > > > > BONITA, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN SEND ME WHAT YOU HAVE FOR THE > > > > PALMYRA CEMETERY. I HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE BURIED THERE THAT I JUST > FOUND > > > > OUT ABOUT THIS YEAR. THANKS LOADS. SHIRLEY > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 24 Aug 2002 08:50:01 -0400 "Bonita Lock" <block@ald.net> > writes: > > > > > 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) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 ==== > > 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)